"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 first match of the Dark Tournament's final round, Kurama,
having become a Yoko, had Karasu under pressure.
However, after taking Karasu's ferocious counterattack head-on,
Kurama returned to his original form.
Faced with a desperate situation,
Kurama squeezed out the last of his energy and shot out a plant from the Demon Realm.
It appeared as if the two had finished each other off, until...
I'm alive...
Intimidation! Bui Removes His Armor
Contestant Kurama has done it!
Risking his own life in the attack, he has defeated contestant Karasu!
All right! That's our first win!
That was a great come-from-behind win, Kurama!
Mm-hmm, you've done well.
That's our first win, then...
Are you okay, Kurama?
Y- yeah...
Kurama!
I'm sorry, Yusuke.
It was all I could do just to kill him...
What? What do you mean?
I mean that I wasn't able to win against him.
The match is over!
Contestant Karasu is the victor!
W- what!?
W- what's this? Contestant Karasu has been designated as the victor!
How in the world could this possibly be?
How come!? Kurama eliminated Karasu, didn't he?
I- it sure looked that way...
Dammit...
Hey, you! How come Kurama lost!? Explain that to me!
By ten-count down.
Ten-count down? I didn't hear any of that!
It's true. I do my job right, after all!
What the hell are you talking about!?
At that moment, all you were doing was cowering in a heap, weren't you!?
No! If you'll watch the VTR playback, you'll see! There is no mistake!
Y- you're serious?
I'm serious!
Is that right, Kurama?
Y- yeah...
(What, what is it? What's going on?)
(Which one of them won? Make it clear, you bastards!)
Er, ladies and gentlemen, a moment ago,
I inadvertently declared Contestant Kurama to be the victor.
However, according to the judgment of Juri-san,
devoted to her work as she is, Contestant Karasu is the winner.
And so, as the VTR tape has just arrived,
Iet's now watch it for confirmation.
Contestant Kurama is down! I will begin the count! 1...
Indeed. A count has definitely been declared here...
5... 6... 7...
8... 9...
10!
There is no mistaking it!
Contestant Kurama counterattacked while he was still in the down state,
and it was after Juri-san had completed her ten-count!
Contestant Kurama lost to the count.
Y- you can't mean it!
I- it can't be!
That does it! Karasu has turned the tables again!
Now the Toguro Team needs only two more wins to be the champions!
Two more wins! Two more wins!
(Two more wins!... Two more wins!...)
We're going to win next. Make sure you take the count.
Can you stand, Kurama?
Yeah...
Shut up, you all!
He may have lost the match, but he won the fight!
With him still alive, this is all ours!
He doesn't get it, does he?
He may have survived, but your fate remains unchanged.
The road to hell remains open, waiting for you.
W- what!?
Have you forgotten?
That each member of the champion team will receive their prize?
Let me tell you what my wish is-- death for all of you!
Kill them! Kill them!
Now look here, Kazu! Don't you let him get the last word in like that!
She's right! Give him a good solid talking-back to! A good solid one!
How pathetic!
Yukina-san is weeping over you!
Huh? But I'm not weeping...
It's all right, it's all right.
(Kill them!... Kill them!... Kill them!...)
You all shut up! Quiet the hell down!
Dammit, cut it out already!
Let me tell you what my desire is.
The lives of every puppet master behind this tournament,
so that I may never be called to this ridiculous game again.
The puppet masters behind the tournament, huh?
Indeed, there were such folks around at one time...
Apparently, I've already granted his wish on the house, huh?
So then, since you're all going to meet your deaths at some point anyhow,
it would make us feel so much better to carry them out directly.
Who shall we have become our first victim, then?
What's this, Bui? Are you saying you want to go?
That's unusual for you, to become so affirmative...
Very well.
Go out there and let them have a good strong taste of the terror of death!
All right! I'm going to go put on a good show for Yukina-san!
I'm going this time!
All right, then. And I'll gather up your bones afterwards.
Don't you go saying such off-putting things, you pacifier-chewing bastard!
Yusuke...
I wanted to go against black-glasses there,
but out of consideration for Genkai, I'll concede him to you.
Hiei...
H- huh?
I'll make do with that one.
What? Hiei's going to go?
Your life has been spared, huh Kuwabara?
Why, you! I'm seriously going to kill you!
In the second match, for the Urameshi Team, Hiei!
For the Toguro Team, Bui!
And so, the second match of the final round is about to begin!
Will it be Contestant Hiei or Contestant Bui
that the goddess of victory smiles upon?
Both contestants appear to be concealing some power,
and we cannot take our eyes off them for a second!
Oh, my!
Contestant Bui has produced the same axe that he used in the previous match!
It's one unbelievably gigantic axe!
"O- oh, no!"
It's even bigger than before, isn't it?
We're counting on you, Bui!
Hey, use that axe to cut that pipsqueak clean in half!
That's your weapon, is it?
My, my, you intend to treat me like a small fry?
What's that?
His bandages are wrapped even tighter than before!
Hasn't his right arm healed up yet?
No, that wrapping is after the Ijutaiho (bound abominable spell) manner.
It is done in something of a self-styled, forcibly bound way, though.
Kurama, are you sure you're okay standing up?
Y- yeah...
So what is this "Ni-se-tai-ju-taku" (intergenerational house) style of wrapping?
Don't tell me that in this short a time, he was able to...
...to master the Ensatsu Kokuryu-ha technique...!
The second match of the final round, Bui versus Hiei! Begin!
It is Contestant Bui who makes the first move!
Act like you mean it!
I don't even feel like fighting back.
Contestant Bui mounts a massive attack!
It's so outrageous that he should be flinging tiles from the ring about!
It looks like Bui is enjoying himself.
That's because his opponent is so incomparable to the one he had in the semifinals.
Indeed. Killing someone like that is so much fun!
As I recall, that was the man who used the Kokuryu-ha technique.
Yes.
I'd like to see that again.
You think you can toy around with me, do you?
Jao ensatsu rengoku-sho!! "Jao Immolation Scorch of Purgatory"
Yikes!
He's had it.
Enough already!
No matter how many of those axes you produce, it won't do you any good!
I- incredible! Contestant Hiei has vaporized Contestant Bui's axe!
H- he melted that enormous axe like it was a helping of Monjayaki!
He's some astonishing guy, huh?
That's it, all right! The force of his flames has gone up several times over!
What's more, he has ample Yoki, and yet it's still rising!
Right now, Hiei is capable of releasing enough Yoki to be able to summon a Kokuryu Dragon!
I told you to come at me like you mean it.
Do you think that non-Yoki-conducting scrap iron will be of any use against me?
I've just about reached my limit with you!
The time is upon us, I think.
That was sooner than I expected.
Indeed...
You don't appear to be an opponent I can beat with my armor in place.
Oh? Ladies and gentlemen, did you hear that?
The iron-masked Contestant Bui has spoken for the first time at this tournament!
He has a rather nice, refined voice.
I have been defeated in battle only one time before.
I had only intended to remove this armor when I fought that man once again.
You're sure about this? You'll end up taking my attacks dead-on.
Not to worry.
What's with this armor!? That's no ordinary weight!
Just how many hundreds of kilos has he been fighting under up to now!?
This is your chance! Your chance!
If you put him away right now, you could win, you know! Right?
Think about Hiei's personality, would you? He would never do that.
Besides, this is a fight between men, after all.
If he were to do such a gutless thing, what fun would that be?
Right, right!
I wish I hadn't said anything...
Usually, armor is worn in order to defend against attacks from the outside.
But in my case, it's a little different.
I wear it in order to suppress my own power.
A terrible power that not even I am able to reign in.
(Whoa! This is something else!)
(Hey, you puny monkey!)
(You'll re-think that big-shot attitude of yours once you're dead!)
W- what an awesome aura!
Battle Aura--his fighting spirit...
So you mean that's Bui's true armor?
Yeah... but this is the first time I've ever seen one so intense that it could levitate the person's whole body.
You get serious too. We'll make this something to remember.
You're right. I think I'll do just that.
What!?
Aura Battle Cross Attack!!
All right...!
He did it!
He took his own technique head-on!
There's no way even he could be in good shape after that!
Mm-hmm. That was a brilliant way of fighting fire with fire.
What!?
I told you to get serious.
Did you think that such cheap tricks would get you anywhere?
My temper is short.
If you're going to continue to act so full of yourself,
I'll kill you before you can use your Kokuryu-ha!
Is that so? You want to see it that badly, do you?
You're going to regret this.
Hey, Kurama, Hiei is taking off his bandages!
It's that Nisetaijutaku thing!
That's "Ijutaiho." It's the same as with Bui's armor.
By using those special bandages to seal up his spell,
he's been suppressing his own power.
Once he releases it, he'll have more terrible power than he can control...
If those two powers collide, this whole stadium will be blown away!
There's no turning back now. I've forgotten how to wrap it up again.
The time has finally come for Hiei to use his Ensatsu kokuryu-ha technique.
Has Hiei truly mastered it? And what sort of hidden force does it possess?
A death battle where both opponents expend all of their energies is just about to begin!
The black dragon, blazing within the flames of the Demon Realm,
once again appears!
Hiei, you finally have gotten a handle on it, haven't you?
When you released the seal and your powers collided,
your true strength was exhibited!
Is your Kokuryu-ha capable of burning it all up?
Next time: "The Ultimate Secret Technique! Howl of the Kokuryu-ha"
The roar of the Kokuryu is calling you.
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.