"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!
A threatening letter has arrived for Koenma from Demon City,
a world where the most evil of Yokai live.
If their demands are refused,
it says that several thousand Makaichu bugs will possess some people,
and the Human Tealm will be destroyed.
Having received orders from Koenma, Yusuke, along with Kuwabara,
have charged into Demon City,
where they join up with powerful allies Kurama and Hiei.
However, they soon found themselves plunged into calamity!
"Beautiful Dance of the Rose! The Elegant Kurama"
That gateway can tell how much power those who are supporting it have,
and press down with just enough force so that they can endure it.
If even one of you withdraws their power, it will squash you flat! Squash!
If one of you betrays the others and tries to escape,
all the others left behind will be crushed.
You may also rely on each other,
and eventually your power will fail you, and you will all die!
Only he who would betray the others is capable of entering the castle.
You are free to choose what to do.
You piece of crap, toy with us, will you!?
Hey, you got that!? Betray us, and you won't get off for free!
But if we just stay here like this, then when our strength is gone, we all die.
We'll what!?
Cut it out! This is no time to be arguing!
We have to reset that lever!
Hiei!
Raise that lever over on the wall for us!
The fastest one here among us is you, Hiei!
You dumbass, Urameshi! Are you out of your mind!?
You go! I think that guy's detestable!
What that guy with the pushed-in face says is right.
Pushed-in...? Hey, who are you calling-!?
You sure you can trust me? I'm a man who tried to defeat you once.
I might just skip out on you like this.
If you were going to defeat me, you would do it directly.
If I release all of my Teiki,
I can support your part as well for a short time. Go on, Hiei!
I'm leaving it up to you!
What's the matter!? Hurry and raise the lever!
There is no reason for you to stray.
With me to lead the way, we can leave them here, and go on inside the castle.
The Four Holy Beasts would gladly take in a criminal such as yourself.
How about it? Together, let us take over the Human Realm.
W- why, you... Come on, runt!
Urameshi trusted you and left this up to you! Are you going to betray him!?
What are you laughing for!?
Those guys are so utterly dense...
Why, you...!
Yes, that will do nicely!
There is no call for a gentleman such as yourself
to die together with those insignificant folk!
Hiei!!
So then, allow me to be your guide. This way.
Don't think you can make an ass of me!!
It stopped!
Hiei!
Tell them this from me-
If they're going to beg for their lives, now is the time!
Are you okay, Urameshi?
I thought my veins were going to burst!
You saved us, Hiei! Thank you!
You gave us quite a scare there! You're quite the actor, huh?
Looks like your bad disposition hasn't changed!
I didn't necessarily do it to save you. Don't get me wrong.
Jerk!
"The more people we have, the easier it will be to defeat them," goes for me, too!
That's just his own way of saying thanks. Pay it no mind.
Yeah.
What's the deal with that bastard?
They've broken their way through the Gateway of Betrayal, have they?
What shall we do, Suzaku-sama?
It means we may be able to enjoy them. Somebody go play with them.
Miserable Hiei! He's telling us to beg for our lives?
What nerve! I'll go and tear them apart!
Hold on!
Leave this to me, Genbu, the one who sees over the lowest rooms of the castle.
I will be sure to bring back their four dead bodies with haste,
and we will string them up as a warning to the Spirit Realm!
Don't scare me like that! What do you have there?
When I was coming to Demon City, Botan gave it to me.
Yusuke, this is Botan in the Human Realm. Over.
--R- right... --Hi, Botan-chan!
Your man Kuwabara is helping the weak, crushing the strong,
and making every effort to protect Urameshi!
I'm relieved to hear that!
There hasn't been any disorder on this end either as of yet.
The Makaichu bugs can only be hosted by those who have shady minds, after all.
I'm sure that such people are few, so the bugs must be unable to find hosts.
I hope that's true. Be careful!
Yep. What's more, I caught another one of the small-time Yokai from Demon City!
Hey, behind you!
It's okay! These guys are weak. More importantly,
the Makaichu bug problem is far more serious.
I've spent the whole day today looking around, and I've only found 15 of them.
15 out of several thousand, huh? That's just a drop in the bucket.
On top of that, once they become parasitic,
I'll have to take them on as humans, right!?
I won't be able to do this!
Understood. We'll take the bug flute and destroy it without a moment's delay!
Don't overdo it! That's all, end of communication!
Ah, one more, I found you!
See for yourself, this is the power of Spirit Realm pesticide!
"Resource Room" Koenma-sama! Koenma-sama!
I'm sure it's supposed to be here...
Koenma-sama!
We've just received word!
Yusuke and the others have overcome the Gateway of Betrayal!
Oh, really, really?
Koenma-sama, what exactly is it that you're doing?
I'm looking for materials to tell me what kind of guys these Four Holy Beasts are.
You mean you sent out orders to Botan-san,
Yusuke and the others without even knowing the true nature of the enemy?
That's right.
How irresponsible! That's terrible! You've gone too far!
I had no choice, you know! There's no one else I could have asked!
Unless, maybe, you'd rather go in their place?
No, no! Not at all!
Well then, you can look with me! You take over there!
R- right!
Really, I wonder what kind of guys they are...
Kurama, by the way, what kind of guys are these Four Holy Beasts?
Like, what are our opponents' powers or techniques?
I was in such a rush, I didn't ask anyone.
We don't know any of that either.
Seeing as how the Spirit Realm sealed them up in the Demon Realm,
we know that they are a considerably dangerous group.
That's all!?
They have been kept pretty far away from humans, so it might be surprising.
Thank you for such words of praise!
What's that!? What's that!?
You guys are finished here!
In here?
How good of you to come!
What is that thing!?
Of the Four Holy Beasts, I, Genbu-sama, the one with the greatest power, will now teach you a lesson!
This is one of the Four Holy Beasts?
The only stairway up is in here.
You'll either beat me and go up them, or become corpses and go up them!
You can all attack me at once! That will save me some trouble as well!
Y- you've gotta be kidding!
How are we supposed to fight against a monster like that!?
--I'll take him. --Kurama!
So long as we don't know the true nature of our opponent,
it's dangerous for us to all go.
Besides, I can't allow Hiei to be the only one to look cool, you know!
You'd like to die one at a time, huh? That's okay too.
Hey, this is crazy, Kurama!
Why don't we instead look for some kind of opening and run upstairs-?
You guys don't know what strength Kurama has.
Let me tell you why I teamed up with him-
It's because I wouldn't want to make him my enemy.
His overwhelming coolness toward those who would do him harm
is greater than my own.
Anyhow you look at him, he doesn't appear all that strong, though...
So then, be my guest, from anywhere you like...
Hey, there's something funny going on with that bastard's tail, isn't there?
What?
Kurama!
I can integrate myself with the rock and move around!
By passing through the rock, moving only my tail is a piece of cake!
W- what a monster!
In other words, this entire room is me!
There is no way you can escape!
Kurama! Are you okay!?
He's in for it, isn't he?
You don't need to worry. It's just a scratch.
He took me unawares, and I was a little startled.
Ha! We'll see how long you can keep talking so big!
From now on, it will be the real thing!
This time his whole body is sinking into the floor!
What the hell is going on!?
He's completely hidden himself!
Now we can't tell where he's coming from!
Behind me again!?
His tail is in front!
He's gonna be caught from in front and behind!
Where did he go this time!?
You'll never beat me just by running away!
What you say is certainly true...
A rose!?
Hey, don't tell me you're thinking of giving that rose to the monster as a present!
Of course, this is no ordinary rose!
Tose Whip!
"Rose Thorn Whip Blade" Tose Whip
The scent of roses is filling the room...!
What an ostentatious bastard! He even spoke English!
Kuwabara, you hate everyone that's cooler than you are, huh?
You shut up!
Oh, how beautiful...
To think that Kurama had this technique...
How do you suppose it smells?
Fool! Do you think you'll have the time to draw your whip against an opponent
if you don't know where he's coming from!?
If that's what you think, then go ahead, from any direction!
How interesting! I'll tear you apart with a single blow!
From above!
What!?
He got him!
The thorns on that whip are sharp enough to cut through iron!
Kagon retsuzan-shi!
"Elegant, Harsh Limb-Severing Attack" Kagon retsuzan-shi!
H- how did you know where I was?
From your smell. In this room, bathed with the scent of roses,
your Yoki stinks something terrible.
You got him! It was Genbu that got beaten in one blow!
Hey, creep! That guy was pretty weak, wasn't he?
Idiot! It's only because Kurama was there that he appeared to be so easily beaten.
If it were you, you would have been dead after the first strike.
You really know how to irritate someone, you know that!?
Listen, I have enough power that I came in a respectable third place
in the tournament to succeed Master Genkai.
Moron.
What!?
Look, you guys, cut it out, or I'll settle it for both of you!
Anyhow, we need to hurry and move forward.
Apparently, not just yet...
It's no use! No matter how much you may cut me, you cannot beat me!
That bastard! You cut him up, and he still returns back to normal! Is he immortal!?
Not only can I return back to normal, I can split myself up as well, like this!
Take this! Bakuretsu gansho-dan! (Exploding Rock Shock Bombshell Attack)
Kagon retsuzanshi!
He did it! This time he's rubble!
Don't you get it when I tell you it's no use?
Not even that did any good!?
I'm done playing around. Die! Bakuretsu gansho-dan!
--He's coming around again! --Kurama!
What's the matter!? What are you planning to do!?
To think you would make yourself a target like that-are you mad!?
What are you laughing about? I'll put you out of your misery right now!
Wha-? He's upside-down!
What's this!?
You've got some huge balls there, huh!?
That's gotta be too heavy for you to even walk!
I- it can't be! You've taken my...!
This?
T- that!
This is the stone that acts as the command pylon
to return your dismembered body back to normal, right?
You did a good job of hiding this from my view,
but its glow when sending out power could not escape my notice.
Finding things that people are trying to hide is one of my specialties.
I am a professional thief, after all.
W- w- wait! Don't hurt that!
Stop that!
No!
You did it! Take that!
Kurama! Way to go!
Kurama!
Kurama, to think you were wounded this seriously!
Yusuke, I'm sorry.
Hey, now, just leave the rest up to us!
Yeah! I'll take the next one!
Thanks to Kurama's actions, Genbu has been defeated.
However, he was only one of the Four Holy Beasts.
What kind of Yokai lie in wait before Yusuke and the others?
Interesting. I will be your next opponent!
"Four Holy Beasts: Byakko" Shiseiju Byakko
Kuwabara, are you seriously going to take on the next opponent, Byakko!?
He's quite a monster!
Kuwabara's sword of Reiki has grown longer!
That's a real serviceable sword you've got there!
You don't do too badly yourself! All right, Kuwabara, go run wild against him!
Don't get too cocky on us!
Next time: "Extend, Spirit Sword! Kuwabara: A Man's Fight"
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...