This is the king of the underworld Satun, one of the gods who were going extinct.
He had immersed himself in researching immortality
and had taken the lives of many of his people.
He believed that there was a clue to immortality
in the fact that living creatures bore children to extend their lives,
and so he took a human wife,
and had three children.
The oldest, Desha, was a superhuman who inherited his father's superpowers,
while his second son, Despa, inherited just a little bit
and was a powerless human being.
His third son, Ouken,
possessed great physical ability,
but he did not inherit the least bit of any superpowers.
In time...
...the cruel Satun was defeated by his three sons,
and peace came to the kingdom.
But then...
...when Ouken turned 25, the power of immortality arose within him.
Brother, I don't want to lose who I am!
Help me! Please help me!
However...
And so Ouken was captured...
...and became a criminal of the underworld.
Right now, there is someone choking back tears
Shake off the power that comes from malice
Sure, you can't hear
But right now the hero doesn't need power
Let yourself be
Watch these tiny hands now
Everything I've fallen in love with
And the curse that fell upon me, too
All of the feelings of falling in love
Give me enough light to protect them
Shake off the power that comes from malice
Sure, you can't hear
But right now the hero doesn't need power
Let yourself be
The shadows are closing in, asking "What are you?"
"Ranking of Kings"
"Episode 17: The Curse of Immortality"
I won that race by a longshot, huh?
Don't make excuses. You still have a lot to learn, Bojji.
Ah! No fair, Bojji!
Whoo!
There's someone collapsed over there!
It's...
...that guy who saved you before.
He seems to still be alive, but what happened to him?
Well, whatever the case, let's take him to the old biddy.
Come to me, Ouken.
He broke his bones?!
This is bad!
Oh, no!
Shirasampe!
I can't move!
Ouken...!
Pull harder, Bojji!
Hey, are you okay? What happened?
Moreover, what's going on around here?
There were magic beasts, and criminals from the underworld running around free.
Did they get you, too?
Bojji, can this guy not talk, either?
What gives?!
Prince Bojji, you should run away from here.
What are you talking about?
Everything is going as Lady Miranjo wishes.
She wants Queen Hiling dead, and...
...the kingdom to fall...
Why does she want that?
Prince Bojji's father, King Bosse...
...has come back to life, using King Daida's body.
Back to life?!
All to achieve Lady Miranjo's dream...
Dream?
She simply wants to remain at King Bosse's side...
To be with an untroubled King Bosse
and go off on another journey alone with him.
That's why this is happening?
It is something invaluable to Lady Miranjo.
Forgive me, Prince Bojji,
but I cannot go against her wishes.
And that's why you're trying to kill the old biddy?!
I owe Lady Miranjo a great debt.
Who cares?!
In that case...
...I'm going to have to take you on, Prince Bojji.
Prince Bojji, what in the world did you do?
Bojji has changed. He's gotten unbelievably stronger.
He's overcome a lot of hardships and had Despa of the underworld train him.
Don't underestimate Bojji!
Despa...
Is that right?
I can sense the self-confidence in you now.
The power to believe in yourself.
Also,
you encountered someone who makes you believe in yourself.
What a wonderful thing.
I also have someone like that.
Go on, now... down whatever path you believe in.
Bojji...
Yes, Prince Bojji. You endured so much sadness by yourself.
I drew a lot of courage from you.
And now, you have grown much stronger.
Ah, you could be the hope of this kingdom.
Prince Bojji, please...
...please take them all--including Lady Miranjo--and save them...
I...
...was unable to do a thing...
This way, Queen Hiling.
This is an old guardhouse, but it's the perfect place to hide in.
Bojji, let's start by beating up those criminals.
And finish it by taking care of your daddy and Miranjo!
We'll end this quick and easy!
We don't have time for indecision, Bojji.
Okay!
Ouken?!
Don't tell me the captain and his men got wiped out!
This is the gateway to the underworld.
It's the same as that kid...
The shadow clan.
Such a tragic people. Exploited again, even in death.
That kid is a survivor from that clan, isn't he?
Used, betrayed, and then nearly completely destroyed.
Only their bad reputation remains. But from what I hear,
they seemed to be a pure-hearted people.
I've got a bad feeling about this.
We've carried out our promise to King Bosse.
Let's hurry back to Prince Bojji.
Right.
What do you plan to do with me?
Well, I'm just playing this by ear.
I'm not gonna do anything to you,
but I would like to know what you really want.
There's no need for you to know.
As long as you do no harm to me, you are free to do as you like.
And if I say I will harm you?
Then I'll kill you.
O-ho-ho, how scary. That man who was accompanying you is dead.
What are you gonna do? You're powerless to stop me.
You're here.
Huh?
What are you doing? Are you siding with her?
Hold up, Bojji.
Something seems off here.
S-Stop! This guy's bad news! We don't wanna turn him against us!
Bad news? This guy?
A-Are you controlling him?
Those who have no rationality are easy to control. This is my servant.
The mirror is talking.
Shall I prove it by killing you?
What? What for?
Because your crime of killing one of my favorite students is a grave one.
Ouken...
What is this? Are they turning on each other?
Th-This is awful!
Right.
What do you think you're doing, kid?!
Get in my way and I'll cut you down!
What the...?
You're bad news, too!
Ho...
Hold on! Hold on! Look, I give up! I won't fight back.
But the other guy is coming from behind!
For mercy's sake, help me!
What's that?!
How do you like that?!
Huh? That didn't affect you at all?
What's going on here?! It's highly poisonous!
That jerk! What a dirty trick!
Human poisons don't work against giants.
Come to think of it, Despa did say that Bojji's stomach was built tough.
Bojji really is the greatest!
Damn it!
You got it!
That's my friend, Bojji. And I'm Kage. Who are you?
You're one of the shadow clan?
I knew I caught a whiff of tragedy from you.
What did you just say?
Ouken!
Kage, you must not let Bojji fight Ouken!
Bojji can never defeat him!
He'll be killed!
What could that mouse be up to?
Bojji! Take Ouken down, too!
Oh, he was throwing things at you?
He's at a superhuman level now.
That's right! He's incredible!
He really is the greatest! Nobody can stand against him!
Is that right? Did you draw this power out of him?
Huh? No, no. A man named Despa did.
People can do anything if they have someone who believes in them
in a pure, unadulterated way.
But there are other times...
...when it works against them.
Whoo-hoo!
Huh? He's not knocked out!
Bojji! Did you mess up?
Huh?
N-Not again!
What is that? Is he laughing?
It looks like he realized that the boy's swordsmanship won't work on him.
Huh? It won't work? What's up with that guy?
It's all right. Bojji still has a special move. He'll be so surprised!
Get him, Bojji!
But will it work against Ouken?
Got him! That's the fight!
What was that?!
Bojji! H-Hang in there!
He should run away.
Yeah. You're right! Thanks!
Bojji!
Why did I offer that advice?
No more, Bojji!
Run!
Bojji...
He's too confident in himself and will get himself killed. What foolishness.
You're wrong! Bojji thinks...
Bojji thinks that if he doesn't stop him, everyone else will get killed.
Bojji isn't thinking about himself.
Bojji has always thought about others.
You dumbass!
Bojji! Bojji!
What is it?
Bojji is planning to strike at his vital points and kill him!
That won't work.
Ouken is immortal.
Immortal? You mean, he can't die?
There is no way to defeat him. You should tell your friend.
Aw, man...
Bojji! Bojji! Bojji! That guy is immortal!
You need to rest up! Get up on top of the wall where Ouken can't follow you!
That's it, Bojji!
H-Help me!
Bojji!
Hey! Hey! Isn't there some way to beat him?
And also, how do you even know that he's immortal?
Who are you?
I am... Miranjo.
You're behind all of this?
Today tried to stay ahead, to not be swept away
But it got absorbed by yesterday
Today put its feelings off until later with a sigh,
but as always you leaped in with a smile
So I pushed back the deadline I'd decided was final
If the view changes after one more step...
If something changes...
Be the first to shine, even when others laugh,
because I will be holding your hand
It can't be just someone, it must be you
Only you can wipe those tears
Shine on toward a yet-unseen tomorrow
I'll be singing for you, waiting for you
I'll be singing here for you, waiting for you