"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!
The Urameshi Team, having advanced to the semifinals,
visited the stadium to have a look at who their next opponents would be.
There, they were provoked by the Toguro Team.
And so, having confirmed the difference in powers between Yusuke and Toguro,
Mask called Yusuke out alone, and revealed that she was Genkai.
The way you are now, you will lose, one hundred percent!
And not just to Toguro...
...but to me as well!
The Greatest Trial From Genkai
That's a whole different league from what the force of my Tei-gun is in!
When Teihaido is raised to its highest level, the cells are activated,
and the body is temporarily changed.
So then, I will now present you with a trial.
It will be the final, as well as the greatest trial I give you.
A final, greatest trial?
Old age...
I can't even release as much power as that any more.
The next time, I will have to risk my life...
Old age befalls everyone.
As the years pass, your techniques may become more polished,
and your tactics may also grow more shrewd,
but as far as standing up to overwhelming power goes,
the day will surely come when you can no longer do so.
For example, the kind of power that Toguro has...
Ba-san, are you saying Toguro is stronger than you!?
As much as I've gotten older, he is.
But there's nothing I can do about that.
I will live the way the flow takes me, and then I will die.
I believe that doing so is fine for me.
So long as I can leave my hopes up to the next generation, that is.
Now then, I will ask you one more time:
Is your desire to become stronger the same as it was before?
Yeah. Even greater than before.
Can you withstand anything you have to do?
Anything at all!
Good...
In that case, killing me...
...killing me is something you could do, right?
What did you just say?
Unless you are able to kill me, you cannot pass this trial.
I will be waiting in that cave up ahead. When you are prepared to kill me, come in!
B- Ba-san...
H- how could I? How could I kill Ba-san?
Hound Claw!!
She took that in my place!
Everything that has made me stronger up to now has been thanks to Ba-san.
She's my master...
What the hell do I do?
Urameshi hasn't come back to the hotel. Where the hell has he gone?
Indeed...
Still, there's no way around it, the semifinals are next.
Beginning with the semifinals, I hear we will move to a different arena,
so the conditions will be more severe too.
No doubt about it.
Fine with me! Let them bring arrows and guns against us, I say!
We've come to visit you!
Forgive the intrusion.
What are you guys doing? We're having a serious talk here.
Hey now, what are those playing cards doing in your hands?
T- these? Don't look!
Have your injuries been okay since earlier?
Oh! I'm fine! Won't you play some cards with us?
What's with his difference in attitudes?
Um, where is Yusuke?
Yusuke had something to do, so he's out right now.
Really?
For some reason, Puu-chan isn't feeling well, so I've been concerned...
Well now, why don't we get revved up for the semifinals
by throwing a real blast for ourselves!?
Yeah!
Be sure that you enjoy yourself in particular,
since this might be your last bash in this world.
I can't believe you would talk that way to your only brother!
Cool! I've got the Seven of Diamonds again, so I get to go first!
This is a lot of fun. Won't you play with us?
No, I won't!
You find it too easy to adapt yourself!
Ba-san...
Have you prepared yourself, then?
Well, come on, already! Time won't wait for us.
Ba-san!
What is it?
I can't do it. I just can't do it.
The whole... the whole time, I stood out there thinking...
It was the most I've ever used my head in my whole life...
But I just can't do it, even though I do want to get stronger...
I guess I'm not qualified to be your pupil, huh?
Well, I'll manage something on my own.
I'll at least bust his sunglasses, you'll see.
All right, you pass!
What are you wearing that dumbfounded expression for?
Come on in, so I can present you with the trial.
Hey, j- just a minute! I thought I couldn't do this if I couldn't kill you!
Did you think I would hand down my secrets
to anyone who came to the conclusion...
...that they could kill their master in order to become stronger?
I equally dislike those who are so untainted
that they would turn me down without taking the trouble to consider it.
That's why, Yusuke, you have passed.
Dammit, now I'm pissed off!
Let me at this trial, and anything else you have!
Do not forget the words you just said.
Now then, let's begin.
Right.
There is something that I will now give you.
The only one who can hold it
is the legitimate successor to the Teikohado-ken techniques.
It's so hot! It's as if Ba-san's body was the sun!
What is it?
Brother, it appears that this tournament is going to become even more interesting.
To be honest, it is ten years too soon for you to be accepting this,
even if you do have such exceptional propensities.
This is my deepest secret, my Ball of Spiritual Light, the Teikogyoku!
"Reikogyoku"
This is an energy ball of Teiki, condensed to its very limits.
The successor is examined by his own mind and body
as to whether they are to be the true successor.
If your body is not up to the task of accepting this energy,
which is like a small sun, then it will be torn apart!
The pain of succession is beyond imagination, and could go on for several days.
If it does not go well, then it's possible you may never recover,
or suffer a mental breakdown, or in the worst case, even die.
You don't have to tell me. I openly welcome this trial!
All right, here goes!
Hey, that was nothing at all!
M- my body!
Endure! Endure this, Yusuke!
Here, here, I've got fifth-floor tickets!
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for waiting.
I will be serving as your referee from the semifinals on.
"Juri" My name is Juri.
"Juri" It's a pleasure!
Now then, the semifinals are about to start. From the semifinals on,
I, Koto, will be concentrating only on delivering play-by-play!
And now,
I will direct you to matters that will require your attention during the matches.
Koenma-sama, this arena is incredible, huh?
From it's outward appearance to the design on the inside, it's utterly eerie!
This is the all-weather dome of darkness, which they just finished this year.
Somehow, without the sky, it seems almost suffocating, huh?
It's like it's alive, with all this excitement.
First, we would like to introduce the four teams
to have won their way into the semifinals, the Best Four!
First, the Gorenja Team!
Next, the Toguro Team!
Onto the Uraotogi Team!
Finally, the Urameshi Team!
Burn in hell, Urameshi!
Don't you come out here, you bastards!
Those are the four teams. Now, please look at the tournament card!
The first match of the semifinals will be the Urameshi Team versus the Uraotogi Team!
And now, the contestants will enter the arena!
Huh? What's this? There aren't enough people on the Urameshi Team!
Hey, what's going on? There's only three of them!
Koenma-sama, Yusuke and Mask are not here.
That's to be expected. He is receiving his trial from Genkai.
There's no reason for him to come back so easily.
What are we going to do? Their opponents are powerful enough to be in the Best Four,
so for them to fight with just the three of them...
They'll just have to manage something.
Still, I wonder if Yusuke is all right...
So Yusuke and Mask never came back after all, huh?
There must be some substantial reason for it. In any case, all we can do is wait for them.
Those guys are going to be a walk in the park, even without Urameshi!
Let's go!
Yusuke, endure this! Endure this pain that seems to be ripping your body apart!
If you do not, you cannot become my successor.
Now, with only five minutes before the start of the matches,
the excitement within the stadium has grown even higher.
And so, with our attention on who will win this first round,
be it the Uraotogi Team, or be it the Urameshi Team,
"all we see before us is vanity," as in an "assault by extreme force,"
we witness something "more unique than anything else," that being a "Yakiniku Combo Platter..."
er, rather, "survival of the fittest."
I've gotten so excited, I don't even know what I'm saying...
The dome's interior lighting has been turned on,
and the semifinals are just about to get underway!
However, what could this mean?
I don't see the all-important Urameshi Yusuke or Masked Warrior with the Urameshi Team.
Could this mean that Contestant Hiei and Contestant Kurama
will have to fight twice each?
Y- you stupid bastard! I'm all it will take to handle these guys!
Looks like we're being looked lightly upon. What happened to the other two?
They said you were beneath them.
Now then, please decide the manner in which you will match up.
Enough talk. Let's hurry and get this started.
Aren't you the feisty one, kid? You're going to be first?
And I will be last. I can do this all by myself.
Lately, I've been in a foul temper. Stress has been building up, you see...
Look, don't get so upset.
How about we use these to determine the opponent match-ups?
They're dice, which have each of our names written on them.
If "Free choice" is rolled, you can freely choose your warrior.
You can fight as many times as your name comes up. As long as you're alive, that is.
How leisurely of you. Whatever you like.
If Yusuke or Mask's names come up, I'll fight in their place.
And so, with the consent of both teams,
we will have one-on-one fights, according to the dice!
Okay then, let's go!
Hiei and Makintaro, huh?
Your cheap tricks have backfired on you.
You're just a runt who's all mouth!
It has been decided that the first match will be between
Contestant Hiei and Contestant Makintaro!
Begin!
That's it for this match.
Stop playing around!
What's the matter!? Did you get scared and wet yourself?
You're such a cretin. Haven't you even realized?
What kind of nonsense are you talking about?
Come on! Come and get it!
Hmph. I already have.
My hand! My hand, my hand!
Idiot! He took him too lightly.
You bastard! That was incredibly quick!
Did you see that?
No... not at all...
Give up, already.
Yuck!
My arm! Why you!
Why, you! How dare you!!
Masakari-ken!!
Masakari-ken "Demon Hunting Foment Attack"
You're mine!
Gotcha!
That was an afterimage.
Die.
Awesome!
Koenma-sama, did you see all of that?
Yes, I did... at least I think so...
--I've had it! --My eyes are getting all red.
The winner is Hiei!
Contestant Hiei put Contestant Makintaro away in the blink of an eye!
We now continue on to the second match!
Now then, roll the dice! I have a feeling I'll come up again.
Having received the greatest of trials from Master Genkai,
Urameshi Yusuke writhes in pain.
However, even during that time, the semifinals proceed further and further.
Will Yusuke indeed be able to assume the Teikohado-ken?
Dammit, that Hiei bastard is showing off all by himself!
Are those dice rigged somehow?
Even so, this Kuromomotaro guy looks like he's going to be some trouble.
I've got a bad feeling about those mysterious millet dumplings that he carries.
If you keep leaving yourself open like that, you're going to get hurt!
Next time: "Hiei Battles Consecutively! Shoot Your Kokuryu-Ha!"
Huh? By the way, where has Urameshi gone?
As my heart is about to burst,
the mild wind that blows against us is gentle.
Facing each other, hand in hand,
the usual twilight envelops us, and melts away.
Isn't it funny? They're not even the slightest bit alike,
your smiling face, and mine. But right now,
it feels like I'm looking in a mirror.
I am not feeling sad; everything is fine, after all.
There, hiding within an offhanded greeting, lies a "thank you. "
Sayonara, bye bye, take care of yourself,
this is the line I'm drawing between us,
so catch it, if you would.
Sayonara, bye bye, take care of yourself.