"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 the battle for the Demon Realm,
with control over the entire land at stake,
most of Yusuke's friends had been beaten, one after the next,
by those of the Demon Realm who were more powerful.
In the midst of them, Kurama, who had advanced to the second round,
fought against the Demon Realm Physiotherapist, Shigure.
In order to resolve things between himself and his involvement with the Demon Realm,
he stood by his own power,
and though he had a difficult battle, he in turn won admirably.
And so, the mighty contenders who are after victory in the tournament
are about to face each other.
"Showdown! Hiei and Mukuro"
I didn't think Kurama would have such a hard time.
He doesn't have any spectral power left.
I'm concerned about his next confrontation.
I'm more concerned over whether Yusuke and the others can win.
Who is against whom next?
Hey, you, who's up against who next?
Let's see...
Okay then, the next battle in the second round will be in D Block--
the fight between Contestant Hiei and Contestant Mukuro!
Contestant Hiei already appears to be ready.
This is a contest between two members of Mukuro's forces, then.
This pairing is a lucky one for us.
I thought I told you to stop thinking about it like that!
Yes, but...!
Incidentally, did you win?
N- no, not exactly...
In any case, just keep quiet and let's watch on.
Kurama, you should go to the infirmary.
He's right. You should admit yourself at once.
Come on, let's go.
I'm okay... Please, let me be.
We can't.
I want to watch the fight between Hiei and Mukuro.
Okay then, the match between Contestant Hiei and Contestant Mukuro begins!
Hiei, have you found your answer? You said you had no purpose in life.
I don't need any answer. It doesn't matter to me anymore.
Really?
Of all the consciousnesses that I have touched,
yours has been the most pleasant one so far.
This time, you touch my consciousness.
I was abandoned soon after I was born. It was just like being sold.
When I realized what had happened, I was a prisoner.
I didn't know who my father, my mother, or even who I myself was.
Already, I did not have any freedom.
In desperation, I ran away.
I fled from the circumstances I was in.
No matter what I tried, I could not get my shackles off.
However, I decided to make them a token of my hatred.
Even now, they remain on my arms.
After that came my days of fighting.
I gathered up my hatred toward everything around me,
and sacrificed anything to continue fighting.
Before I realized it, I had obtained some followers,
and had become influential enough to oppose Raizen.
However, I...
Here we go!
What are you living for?
You're the one who can't release yourself
from those unpleasant memories of your past, aren't you?
From the time we were born, neither you nor I
have been the recipients of what could be called affection.
All we've had are cold looks that shunned us.
Along the way, we came to live so as to fend off such looks.
And so, for whatever reason, I get along with you.
After all, it's only during battle that you and I both realize who we are.
Incredible!
This is different from normal...
What is, Koenma-sama?
They're butting their thoughts against each other in battle,
rather than exchanging any dialogue.
Mukuro! Why aren't you fighting at your full power!?
You obtained your freedom by fighting, right?
It shouldn't bother you to take pride in that.
Is it because there's something you cannot leave behind
that keeps you from doing so?
Don't say that!
You are no longer under any curse.
If anything, it's just the effeminate notions you have about yourself...
about being a woman!
What a wretched bastard...
Contestant Mukuro lands a terrific counterstrike!
Here goes...!
Ensatsu-ken!
Ensatsu-ken... It's ironic that you, being born in the Land of Glaciers,
should have a Yoki of flame, huh?
That's right. It has been my curse from the beginning
to have been born with a differently natured power.
With a hatred which I cannot do anything about sustaining me,
I melt the ice with fire!
Hatred? That's not what it is. You never held any resentment from the start!
What you're harboring is an intense yearning for your homeland!
He's taking it toward a fistfight!
Has Contestant Hiei chosen a frantic fistfight!?
Hiei has the advantage, right? He's doing all the attacking, after all!
I don't know. It feels like he's being forced to attack.
If you can't catch me with just two eyes, you'd better open your Jagan!
The Jagan that Shigure provided you with!
Dammit...!
Your Jagan...
You may have originally had it afforded to you to search for your Hiruiseki stone,
but there's something else that you must see with that eye, isn't there?
Yes.
You must find yourself.
Isn't that right, Hiei!?
What is that line?
She's cutting through space.
Through space?
I've heard stories about this--
about how Mukuro can cut through even space.
What's goin' to happen?
There's no kind of material that can elude that.
Mukuro's right arm can cut through it, space and all!
Hiei!
The space that Mukuro cut through remains cut!
If you make contact with it, you and the space you're in get split!
Let's bring this to an end. I don't want to go on fighting you forever.
The longer we go on, the greater the advantage I'll have.
What will it be, Hiei?
Apparently, it won't do me any good to run away.
It looks like I'll have to use this.
I- i- is that...?
This is a Demon Realm Flame Technique by nature!
By using it here in the Demon Realm, it should run even more wild!
Hiei, born of the Land of Glaciers, is this how badly you crave flames?
Then lets have it!
I didn't want to have to use this technique against you, if possible!
Jao ensatsu kokuryu-ha!!
Is she thinking of taking it on!?
Mukuro!
Hiei!
What!?
Do you feel better now, Hiei?
As someone who was born in the Land of Glaciers,
that great technique was too hard on you.
It was too much for your body to bear.
Hiei, you've lost.
I'll admit that now.
Did you hear that? Contestant Mukuro is the victor!
Contestant Mukuro will advance to the third round!
H- Hiei lost... I can't believe it! How could his kokuryu-ha not be of any use?
Still, those two both appear to be satisfied.
Hiei...
That was awesome, you guys.
Hiei, don't go saying that defeating me has become your reason for living.
That would be too sad.
I won't ever fight you again.
All of your hatred is now in the past.
You shouldn't have need of it any longer.
It's still too soon to leave everything behind...
both for you, and for me...
Yeah.
During a fierce exchange,
he started to demonstrate a difference between our powers
that I could do nothing about.
Heh, I'm starting to feel happy about it.
How could anyone be as strong as this?
But still, I want to win against him!
Next time: "My Power-- This is My All!"
The Other World's not watching for nothing!
Behind closed eyes, only longing arises,
as to the sleeping season I bid good-bye.
More than kindness that sparkles in the distance,
I'd rather have just one thing that I want.
Having passed through a city of cold glass,
I want to touch your hands, and confirm your feelings.
It's just a dream I'm having with my eyes open,
for me to be hugging you so tightly.
Although the wind may blow, the rain may fall, and my heart may waver,
if it's a dream I'm having with my eyes open,
it's okay if now I get hurt.
I can be as gentle as the sky is unpredictable.
If it's a dream I'm having with my eyes open,
it's okay if now I get hurt.
I can be as gentle as the sky is unpredictable.