"Yu Yu Hakusho"
In a crowded city, as I bump shoulders, I'm all alone.
On an endless prairie, as the wind whistles by, I'm all alone.
Which one is it that makes me want to cry more, I wonder.
Marking it with twin circles, I feel a bit more grown-up!
It must be, that when I run into these terribly difficult walls,
and unexpectedly, for whatever reason,
The courage and power to break through rises up from within,
All because of how, when I run into these terribly difficult people,
they show me kindness, I bet!
Thank you very much!
In order to keep the secrets of the Reihado master Genkai
from falling into the hands of the Yokai Rando,
Spirit Realm Detective Urameshi Yusuke has slipped into the contest
to determine who will be the initiate to receive those secrets.
Together with Kuwabara, Yusuke has won his way through harsh trials,
and along with the other remaining top seven,
he will now compete in the fourth screening.
Yusuke's trials continue...
"Death Battle in the Dark! Kuwabara's Reiki Sword"
So, the Yokai Rando is among us, huh?
For the fourth screening you will do actual fighting.
This will be your arena.
I will have you fight until only one remains.
Hey, Ba-san, we can't see nothing in here, can we?
How do we fight our opponents if we can't even see them?
You will fight the first round in the dark, as you seek out your opponent's Reiki.
I will also allow the use of tools and weapons.
The only way to win is to defeat your opponent and come back here.
What's wrong, Kuwabara?
You're not afraid because you just heard you'll be fighting one-on-one, right?
I'm getting an awful terrible feeling about this.
Kind of creepy, you might say.
All the while since we came from the forest,
it's been looming over me, and I can't shake it.
It's almost as if some wild animal or monster was lurking at my side.
Well then, that means the Yokai Rando is still among us,
trying to get the master's secrets.
Rando? Who's that?
Ah, don't worry about it.
It would take too long to explain. More importantly,
this feeling you have, it's coming from one of the other six people here, right?
Yeah, probably. Not sure which one.
I think he's doing a good job of hiding himself,
but there's still a scent in the air,
as if someone had spilled something that stinks.
Like when someone lets one rip in a crowded train car?
Yeah, like that.
Now then, before we decide on the match-ups,
Iet me have you introduce yourselves.
I am Musashi, a fourth-degree master of the Shinbatto style of Kendo.
Utilizing my spiritual capacities, I am a demon slayer.
Likewise I am a spiritual practitioner, named Shorin.
I hold a Shodan rank in Kenpo, and travel the land in training.
I am Kibano, a martial artist.
I have mastered all forms of combat, and am challenging the limits of the body.
I am Chinpo, a wanderer from China.
I am Kazemaru, descended from ninja.
I serve as bodyguard to VIPs.
I am also an expert in modern ninja techniques.
I am Kuroda, an assassin. A master of the knife.
I am Sarayashiki Middle School's number-one delinquent, Kuwabara Kazuma!
Urameshi Yusuke!
Sarayashiki Middle School's special number-one super-delinquent!
Pick any arrow you like.
It will be the lot you draw to match up against in the tournament.
Koenma-sama, I need your stamp on these documents...?
What's going on?
It appears this is no time to be working.
Koenma-sama, the match-ups for the tournament have been decided!
What are the spiritual powers...
...involved in the first match?
Right... Kuroda has a spiritual responsiveness
giving 12 wins and 3 losses.
His spiritual attack power is 142 points,
and his spiritual capacity is 40 points.
Kazemaru has a spiritual responsiveness giving 12 wins and 3 losses.
His spiritual attack power is 130 points, and his spiritual capacity is 100 points.
So, they're evenly matched. This ought to be interesting.
The first match is Kuroda vs. Kazemaru.
There's one thing I want to ask.
Owing to my profession,
I have come here with the assumption that there would be killing.
Moreover, my first opponent is also a business rival. I will not hold back.
As I said, this is a serious fight.
I would have thought those who fear for their lives
would have gone home at the third screening.
Oh, one other thing.
Even if I do win, you're not going to tell me
you aren't going to turn over your secrets to an assassin, right?
Whoever is chosen, no matter what kind of man they might be,
I will hand over my secrets to them if they are qualified.
No matter how evil a character he may be.
What a preposterous old woman!
Now more than ever, I can't afford to lose!
I'm relieved to hear that.
Now I don't have to worry about obtaining your secrets.
I must say, you bark well, like a weak dog.
Are you quite finished with your prattling?
What!?
I'm staking my life on my profession.
--As am I... --So when you lose, it will mean death for both.
Begin!
Damn! Can't tell what is going on in there like this!
Which one of them has the upper hand in this fight?
That assassin bastard is doing slightly better.
What? You can see?
Yeah, just a little bit.
Was that a Rei-Gun just now?
No, that was a lot bigger than my Rei-Gun, and used incredible Reiki...
The victor is Kazemaru.
I didn't think I would have to use that technique during the first match!
What was that technique?
It looked like he shot out a mass of Reiki at him.
A mass ofReiki... So, it's a Rei-Gun after all...
The principle is the same.
That voice...!
Hey, Urameshi, where are you going?
It's you all right, Botan. What are you doing here?
I came because I'm worried about you.
That Kazemaru guy can probably launch Reiki from his entire palm.
Seeing as how he could spend that unusually large volume of Reiki
must mean the technique requires a lot of training.
What's more, even though he shot that much Reiki,
he still has plenty of it left.
Which means there's no way to beat him with Reiki, huh?
You betcha.
Urameshi! If you don't hurry back, the next fight is gonna...
Who's this chick here?
Urameshi! You've got Keiko-chan, and yet... why, you...!
Relax, Kuwabara. T- this is...
Asst. Spirit Realm Detective Botan! Pleased to meet you.
Although, I've seen you many times over, Kuwabara-kun.
Whoa, she's f- floating in mid-air...!
I told you, right?
She's the guide to the Spirit Realm,
and the ringleader who's forcing me to serve as a Spirit Realm Detective.
--Spirit Realm Detective? --Yeah.
Kuwabara, you said that you were getting a bad feeling
from one of those other six, right?
Seems that this frightening Yokai named Rando
has changed himself into one of them.
My job this time around
is to make sure that old lady's secrets don't fall into his hands.
Hmm. I don't get all of this, but in any case,
it means that this chick isn't your girlfriend, right Urameshi?
I- in- in that case...
W- what are you looking at me like that for?
Please, come along with me, with the prospect of marriage in mind.
My heart burns like an inferno for you-- huh?
Are you planning on forfeiting your matches!?
If you wish to be disqualified, then stay right there!
--No, you can't do that, Ba-san! --Coming right now!
I'll remember this later, you hag!
They are Koenma's men, huh? Even so, I will choose my pupil fairly.
Second match...begin!
Yow, that was a close one...
Well, with his three spiritual power levels,
he was just a little bit above his opponent in each area.
You'd expect him to win.
The third match will be Kuwabara vs. Musashi!
Try your best not to get killed!
I'm not gonna be dying until I've beaten you!
I hope Kuwabara-kun is okay.
He might not be able to beat me, but he's still got considerable guts.
I'm sure he'll be all right.
If you're going to retire, now's your chance, boy.
Now that she has declared this a serious fight,
as a man, I will not hold back.
Don't toy with me, old man!
It may not look it,
but when it comes to fighting experience and spiritual sensitivity,
I've got it all over you!
As proof, even surrounded in this darkness,
through my Reiki, I can see you clear-- huh?
Whaa--?
S- so there you are!
W- what?
Why is he disappearing?
I know that your spiritual responsiveness is higher than usual.
However, through training, I have learned to block off my Reiki!
Where the hell is he?
There in no chance of your winning a battle in the darkness!
Why, you...!
Kuwabara-kun, hang in there!
You bastard, don't just whimper in there, give it to him good!
Shut up! Don't worry about it!
Rather than fuss about others, start worrying about your own match next!
Don't act so tough!
After the kind of assault you've just taken, it must be all you can do just to stand up.
Don't make me laugh! Your fairy punches don't have any effect on me!
Not that I'm bragging,
but I'm the man who kept taking Urameshi's killer punches day after day!
That really isn't anything to brag about.
In that case, you leave me no choice.
--A wooden sword? --This is no ordinary wooden sword.
Being made from the immortal wood of a tree over a thousand years old,
and polished with holy water,
it is a sword of miraculous force against the wicked,
and means certain death to the demons that I slay!
He's disappeared again!
Shinbatto-ryu Koshi-ken!!
Shinbatto-ryu Koshi-ken "Shinbatto-style Photon Sword"
What!?
My sword against wickedness has broken!
You indeed possess incredible untold spiritual power!
I- I can still keep going!
You still have the power to stand, do you?
Even so, this next Koshi-ken will finish you off!
With that fragment of my sword against wickedness, you can do nothing!
T- that's certainly true. I just happened to pick it up,
but as short as it is, I can't even take his blow with it.
What do I do?
You're mine!
What!?
Impossible!
W- what's this!?
You're telling me you created a sword out of your Reiki!?
Materialization ability...
What's that?
Among spiritual powers, it's usually hidden in the shadows,
but when faced with real danger,
his strong spiritual powers guided him to create a sword of light,
in reality, an actual physical object!
A sword of Reiki... Seriously, did I make this?
And with this tool of his spiritual powers,
his true powers have been directed through.
This boy will become much, much stronger.
The victor is Kuwabara!
From an unexpected place, an unexpected enemy appeared, huh?
That's what makes it fun, doesn't it?
Don't you lose before you run into me, got it?
Don't talk so big when you're that beat up!
The fourth match will be Urameshi vs. Kibano.
It's your turn.
Shut up, I know!
I won't hold back.
Urameshi, what are you doing?
What's wrong, have you lost your nerve?
No... I was just praying that you'd rest in peace.
What are you showing off for!?
Moron!
Whoa...
You fool around, and I'll consider you to be forfeiting the match!
Ba-san, if you want to see me in a match, I guess I can get down to it.
Once you come in deeper here, you really can't see nothing, huh?
But my opponent won't be able to see anything either.
That won't be so.
I can tell where you are like it was the back of my hand.
Don't you bluff with me!
Unlike Kuwabara, your spiritual responsiveness isn't all that high!
You just took a step back.
H- how did you...?
That bastard! When did he cover up his head with that strange mask?
Fighting in the dark suits me fine!
By cutting off my own sensory organs with this mask,
it's possible for me to sense my opponent's whereabouts even more keenly!
You've seen your fair share of battlegrounds...
However, that also serves to tell me your location.
There's a fierce fighting energy emanating from your entire body.
As a martial artist, I am able to sense that from you.
There you are!
Ho, you're pretty tough.
Don't get too carried away!
Dammit, where did you go!? Come on out!
I heard you! You're this way!
You're mine!
--He got him! --It's too soon to celebrate.
What!?
You would appear to have located me by sound,
but without knowing exactly where I am,
I will not take any decisive damage from you!
It's no use, it won't work!
That mask also works to shield against attack!
In an ordinary fight, that would definitely be unfavorable.
Instead, Yusuke is the only one who cannot see his opponent!
If he doesn't find a way to figure out where his opponent is,
then Yusuke doesn't have a chance of winning!
About time we decided this.
What!?
His arm is getting abnormally huge!
What is that...?
He's taking the Reiki that circulates outside his body and storing it up inside,
making his attack power several times greater!
W- which way is he coming from?
This will finish you!
Daiwan-kobakusho!
Daiwan-kobakusho "Great Arm Hard Explosive Smash"
It's said that those who hide strong spiritual powers develop them,
particularly during a crisis.
But is Yusuke's spiritual power already at its limit?
What was that Daiwan-whatever!?
I've never taken a punch that strong before!
Besides, fighting in the darkness
is seriously demanding!
This is no time for me to be having trouble with this guy!
I have a mission to find Rando!
I can only use my Rei-gun once! If I miss, I'm through!
Next time: "Yusuke's Hard Battle! A Bruised and Bloodied Counterattack"
The Other World's not watching for nothing!
The second hand is sharp again tonight, as it chops up time,
Chi chi chi...
I'll never be able to finish this homework, so I toss it away!
Son of a gun!
It's the dreams that tumble away, oh,
That are the ones I want to go after,
And if I stop, they will get away, oh,
So I can't ease up on them!
It's the dreams that tumble away, oh...!