Head strike!
Men!
W-
What...?!
Round Two!
W-
Wait a second...!
Men!
Head strike!
We did it, Bureiba!
I knew we would win, Bureiba!
Senpai?
Kojirou...
Will you let me have a match?
But you said there'd be no point in us fighting...
Well, I'm okay with it, but just let me get my gear on-
I didn't mean with you.
What is your name?
It's B-Burei...
What is your name?
I am Kawazoe Tamaki, a Muroe High School freshman.
I am Ishibashi Kenzaburo.
Kawazoe Tamaki, I want to have a match with you.
Episode 7
Sushi and Fried Katsu
A match?
Sensei...
What's he saying...?
What's wrong?
Won't you accept?
W-What are you saying, Bureiba?
Really, you should stop lying.
We all know you're not Kawazoe Tamaki from the first match.
Don't listen to her!
Dude, you can stop the act.
It's just a practice match.
We've known each other for a while...
so I won't rag on you for making her fight two bouts.
I didn't give you enough time to prepare, either.
It's my fault for rushing, and setting the practice match date so soon.
I made her fight two bouts?!
What on earth are you talking about, Senpai?
I haven't the slightest at what you're getting at!
Dude, cut the crap already.
Anyways, we can leave the current match results as-is.
But the victor will be decided in a match between Kawazoe Tamaki and me.
Senpai, do you want the trophy that badly...?
Trophy?
Ah yes.
I guess there's that too.
But why do you want to fight her?
Why?
You should know why!
Are you telling me that you feel nothing when you look at her?!
I can't hold myself back.
I need to fight her now,
or I feel like I'm gonna lose it!
So, won't you have a match with me?
Uh...
Sensei?
I'm cool with whatever you decide, Tama.
Senpai was pretty skilled, back in the day.
This'll be good practice for you.
That's where you're wrong, Kojirou.
I still am skilled!
I've never missed a day of practice at my clubs!
In fact, I'm way more skilled now than I was years ago!
Take a good look!
Go on, Tama-chan.
Yeah.
You haven't even broken a sweat yet!
I wanna see!
I wanna see you fight more!
Yeah, I wanna see you fight against an adult!
Okay.
I accept.
Yay!
S-Sensei...
Why does he have to fight her?
Interesting!
Do her in!
Avenge me, Sensei!
Here, have some tea.
Thank you very much.
We've got it rough, eh?
Both our instructors putting us through this crap...
Of course not.
This has been a good lesson for all of us.
Yuuji and I will be the referees for this match.
Okay.
Kojirou, I'm sorry about all this.
Tamaki, go wild.
Understood!
Go go, Tama-chan!
Do your best!
Sensei, you better not lose!
Begin!
Men!
That guy's really scary!
He's gonna kill her!
Holy crap, he sent her flying!
Sensei, you're going a bit overboard!
Tone it down, your opponent isn't a guy!
You fools...!
She'd floor me in an instant if I wasn't going all out!
Sensei... Why did you want to fight her so much?
It's because men have these times...
when they just act on an instinct...
they've kept supressed!
Is that true?
That's a fact.
She's mature...
She's so mature!
Tama-chan, are you okay?!
Something's different about her now...
Begin!
Amazing!
And she's still just a freshman!
This is amazing!
But what's most amazing...
is her concentration!
Her eyes are focused on me!
She's watching my every move!
I envy her!
Her concentration and skills are beyond belief!
If only I had her skills back then...
Men!
I can't let her break my concentration!
I can't afford to lose this match.
A match between a man and a girl...
means that there's a huge gap in the levels of strength.
The difference between our striking distances are too great!
She cannot defeat me!
Men!
Head strike!
Good job!
What?
Contact was too light!
Doesn't count!
How come that doesn't count?
She struck him with one hand, so the impact of the strike was weakened.
Usually, people accept the use of one-handed strikes.
Actually, girls never use one-handed strikes.
Sensei, you're a baffoon!
Baffoon, you hear me?!
Shut up!
Don't complain, I'm trying to be neutral!
So, you don't like my verdict, Tama-chan?
Begin!
I didn't think his judgement could affect her focus!
Still a child, I see.
She even left herself open!
This match is mine now!
Men!!!
She dodged the attack and countered with a one-handed head strike!
That was too cool!
S-She's incredible...
That's the first time I've ever seen that done...!
She did it!
All right already!
Head strike!
Unchallenged!
Yay!!!
This doesn't look good...
I may actually lose!
Beat him, Tama-chan!
Do your best!
Round Two!
Despite her short height, she's an excellent swordswoman.
It's game over.
Senpai is finally serious.
Not even Tamaki has a chance now.
What's that stance?
It's the ascension stance.
He's entered the ascension...!
I've never seen him enter that stance!
He's never gone into that stance, even when practicing with guys!
Show us, Tama-chan.
Show us your true strength!
Show us!
Mother...!
You should enter ascension with a joke first.
You rule!
Mother...!
Hey.
Are you daydreaming?
I'm sorry.
What happened?
She lost her focus as soon as I entered the ascension stance.
That's enough.
Senpai?
Again, I'm sorry about my sudden request for a match.
You must be exhausted, since you fought three matches today alone.
Senpai, are you sure 'bout this?
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
Kojirou.
We're going out for sushi tonight.
Oh yeah!
To celebrate our match today, here's a little something from me.
These fried katsu are from my family's deli.
Are you sure?
Awesome!
I was starting to get hungry!
Weren't you in pain from eating too much, Yoko-tan?
My stomach's always fine after I get some exercise.
This tastes so frickin' good!
The meat inside is totally juicy!
And the crisp coating is just right!
It's so good!
C'mon everybody, eat up.
Y'all must be hungry by now.
Yay!
Chow time!
Thankssomuch!
Too tasty!
Here.
Help yourself, Tama-chan.
Eat up.
You must be hungry after fighting all those matches.
I-I can't tell them...
that I snacked on a rice ball when I snuck out.
Okay...
Then I'll take one...
Since you fought three bouts,
you should take three of 'em.
Three?!
The fried katsu my family's deli makes will still taste good, even after they've cooled.
Hey, let me have one too.
Man, eating after exercising so much feels amazing!
But Yoko-san, weren't you offed a few seconds into your match?
Speak for yourself, you lost too.
Yeah... the only person who won one for us was Asakawa.
Oh yeah...
Still, she should just die.
Hey, that's enough of that talk.
Hey Kojirou!
Let's pay Matsu-high a visit.
Y'mean Matsumoto high school?
What for?
I heard this crazy strong dude just joined their Kendo club.
Oh really...
Sounds good to me!
Time to turn on the heat!
Let's go!
Afterwards, we'll challenge other schools' Kendo clubs!
Damn straight, man!
I knew you'd understand me!
Alright, let's move out!
Time for a beat down!
Get back here!
Hell yeah!
Let's go!
Too delicious!
Guys, hurry up and eat.
Whenever you're in the neighborhood, stop by my family's deli!
We'll give you guys a discount!
Bye-bye!
Hey, Kojirou,
I'll see ya later tonight.
Senpai,
what about the trophy?
Oh.
It's all yours.
That jerk...
Damn him...
Damn that jerk...
Mother...
Here it is, Tama!
It's all yours!
I brought the genuine article from my parent's house, and it's something many collectors don't have!
You'll love it so much that your tears won't stop!
I guarantee it!
Video disc?
VHD?
Explanation time!
The VHD was a videodisc format that was first released in 1983.
It had a reasonably high amount of video data storage, and like the Laserdisc, was much sought after by collectors.
It's a legendary media where idol videos, anime and original contents were released.
It doesn't fit.
I guess I'll do my homework.
We're here.
Dear little sushi rolls, you're all mine!
Huh?
We're eating here.
What's wrong, man?
Eat up.
Hey, salmon roe!
What happened to our deal?
Wasn't it for real Tokyo-style sushi at your dad's place?!
Tokyo-style!
Your dad's place doesn't have a conveyor belt in it!
It's not his anymore.
Did he go out of business?
Of course not, it's a well known restaurant after all.
It just doesn't belong to him anymore s'all.
He passed it on to another guy.
The guy in question has been working with us for a while,
but in just four years, he made sushi that tastes exactly like my dad's.
My dad, the shop regulars, and even my brother, who was gonna succeed my dad, approved of him.
"We can leave the restaurant to him,"
said the old man, and he retired from the business.
My brother agreed, and withdrew his succession.
I swear, this world is full of skilled individuals.
I don't give a damn about that!
What about our deal?!
Where's my year supply of free sushi?!
I can't do anything about that.
The deal was that you'd get free sushi at my dad's restaurant...
Which is exactly why I said we should've had the match earlier.
You reap what you sow.
Now, give back my salmon roe.
Wait just a frickin' minute!
You knew the whole time, and you still promised me a year's worth of sushi?!
If you would've told me that your dad was gonna pass it on to some guy sooner...!
Urk!
"Urk?!"
Did I hear that right?!
That's just cheap, man!
You're the one who proposed that we have a bet!
And it was all a lie?!
What the hell, man?!
You should be grateful that you're eating at a sushi-go-round!
Did it slip your mind already?!
I told you that I had another Kendo club I teach at!
I told you already, that I was teaching at two schools.
W-Wait a second!
Are you saying...
that the practice match was for my club against both of your clubs?!
You wouldn't have kept your end of the bargain unless I beat both your clubs?!
Excuse me.
Could I get a plate of halibut, steamed shrimp, and sardine?
I'm sorry sir.
We're fresh out of sardine.
All right then, what else should I get?
Kojirou, order something already.
How about you listen to me?!
Answer my damn question!
Okay, you're right, that's how it was gonna go.
Cut me a break, will ya?
I figured you wouldn't have a chance in hell of beating me, so I threw that bet together.
You're a fucking cheapskate!
Speak for yourself!
Sirs!
Please, do not disturb the other customers,
and please, keep it down.
We're sorry.
Speak for yourself!
What the hell are you talking about?!
That girl, Kawazoe Tamaki!
Who the hell is she?!
She's like some super-high ranking athlete!
Which dojo did you kidnap her from?!
I didn't kidnap her...
I mean, he fell from the sky.
She fell from the sky?
No.
The vice principal did.
Make sense you twit...
Backing up now, you're just asking for trouble by making her fight two bouts!
All right already.
We've both wronged each other, so it's even now.
Excuse me!
Could I get a plate of seared tuna, albacore tuna, large sweet shrimp-
Hey!
Those are all 525 yen per plate!
Take it easy man!
I can't, since I only get sushi today!
I've only got today!
Sirs!
Owwie...
What'cha doing, Miyako?
Scraped the underside of my foot.
It hurts when I walk.
Oh yeah, you joined your school's Kendo club.
How surprising.
Shut up.
I think it's fine.
It suits you.
Dunno 'bout that.
Miyako-chan.
I'm hungry, so could you make dinner?
Didn't you hear what I said?
My foot hurts when I walk.
Oh well.
It's been a while since I've cooked for us.
What do you wanna eat?
Carbonera?
Minestrone?
We've got some eggs.
Want scrambled eggs?
Actually, I think I'll cook.
I don't want my health to decline any further.
Hey, it's dinner time.
Holy crap, her ass is gonna crush my DS!
Get off!
Hurry and get off!
You stupid fatso!
What the hell are you doing?!
C'mon, let's go eat dinner.
All done.
I'm so glad I stayed up late to finish these training menus!
I feel like a responsible team captain!
I even made menus for everyone!
The team captain is great!
Ah, I forgot about Toyama-kun and Iwasa-kun.
Oh well.
Bed time.
I fell asleep...
I forgot...
to turn off the TV.
Next Episode
Hey everybody, I'm Yuuji.
Last week, Kojirou-sensei ran outta time and couldn't finish reciting his wordplay.
So this week, I'll finish it for him.
Useless adult, can't even finish his own wordplay...
Ba! "Bashi" is the sound you hear when you strike at the head!
N! "Nhmmm" is the sound your coach makes when you fail to make an effective followthrough!
Bu! The sound the ref makes when criticism comes his way, and feels it's unfair!
Re! Only more practice (renshu) awaits!
Good, that finished nicely.
Next time on Bamboo Blade: Tama-chan and Her Part-time Job.
Tama-chan and Her Part-time Job
P.S. Next time, the last girl will finally make her appearance!