Competitor Rinne with a fearsome KO victory!
Competitor Rinne certainly is amazing.
Not that that match was worth any praise.
Chantez, Sein, let's go.
- Yup. - You got it.
I'll accompany her to the hospital.
I'll get Ix-chan to come as well.
- Okay. - Thanks, sorry for the trouble.
I'll return to the waiting room after I wash my face.
- Of course. - Will you be fine by yourself?
Want me to come with you?
I'm fine. Excuse me.
Let's do what the princess says and go back.
Ah, right.
Those were amazing strikes.
It was a close one.
I wasn't able to change my style to suit.
It's frustrating!
Thanks for earlier.
But I still won.
And I just need to continue winning from here on out.
I will forever embrace the destiny we swore upon.
誓い合った 約束(うんめい) ずっと 胸に 抱いて
Now that we're here I won't run anymore.
ここまで 来た もう 逃げはしない
You and I; we'll face the here and now together.
今と 向き合うために 行こう 君と 共に
The season we shared together when we were young,
幼い日 二人で 過ごした 季節
laughing together as we chatted about our dreams for the future.
夢(みらい) 語って 笑い合っていた
The cruel time apart snatched everything away,
離れていた 時間は 無情なほどに 全て 奪った
including the smile you had that day.
あの日の 君の 笑顔も
The vivid memories,
鮮明な 記憶と
and your gaze at that instant,
刹那の 眼差しが
brought us to the crossroads marking the distance between us.
交差しては 二人を 避ざける
To start the hands of time moving again, I will now
止まっていた 時計(じかん)を 取り戻すために 今
surpass those days spent apart
すれ違った 日々を 超える
with the bonds from that day.
あの日の 絆で
I will forever embrace the destiny we swore upon,
誓い合った 約束(うんめい) ずっと 胸に 抱いて
unleashing it all in this strike.
全て込め 撃ち抜く ストライク
I won't be afraid anymore!
何も 恐れはしない
Let's go! Together, you and I!
行こう 君と 共に
「Takamachi Vivio」
Sorry I'm late!
No problem. How's Miura-san?
She's fine.
She woke up before boarding the ambulance.
Ix is by her side.
Um... Who is this "Ix-san"?
Did we not mention it?
Ix-san is a church healer.
She's quite capable.
- Let's go visit her after the match. - Yes!
Competitor Einhart!
- Please stand by. - Got it!
The final match of the first round in D Block!
In the red corner: the Dendrobium Class World Ranker,
Competitor Janice Goat is here to tackle the DSAA's open-weight division!
190 centimeters and 180 kilograms!
Expectations abound from that large frame!
Ready! Set!
And in the blue corner!
DSAA Under 15 World Champion!
Trained in the ancient Hegemon school!
Competitor Einhart Stratos!
A majestic entrance with the championship belt on her shoulder!
- Our champion's super popular, right? - Uh, yeah.
Here we go, Teo.
Don't be intimidated, Janice!
Let's show her the pressure of facing a ranking wrestler!
Right!
Seconds out.
It's just like usual.
- Show her how a champion fights. - Right!
What? A tackling stance?
Isn't wrestling below the belt prohibited in this tournament?
She's trying to add more pressure.
From here, it'll be decided in an instant.
That's it!
- Yes! - The number of Competitor Einhart's KO victories continues to grow!
And this concludes all matches for the first day of the Winter Cup!
The live broadcast will also end momentarily.
Of the 40 participants, only eight managed to squeeze through.
Tomorrow's stage will feature the rankings of those eliminated in the second round,
as well as the four Block Finals matches!
Saint Aldila Hospital
- Yes? - Sorry for intruding, Miura-san.
Thanks for visiting me.
How are your injuries?
No abnormalities in my checkup.
They said my bone fractures should heal soon too.
All thanks to Ix-san's first aid!
Thank goodness!
That said, the match itself was full of flaws.
Since she didn't go down with clean hits, I got frustrated and started trading blows.
It was a good match fought in your style!
You were pushing her from the start!
It really was a close one.
- I sure hope so. - That goes for my instructions too.
- Fuuka-san... - Y- Yeah?
- I'm sorry for not fulfilling our promise. - No, that's not...
I'll leave that promise to Vivio-san.
You can count on me!
Okay.
Now, I know it's a bit rushed, but we all have preparations to make for tomorrow.
I'll see you off.
Okay then. Miu-san, please rest well.
Have a good night!
Take care!
All right, you're dismissed for today.
We'll meet at the gym at 10 a.m. tomorrow,
do our final checks before the fights,
- and then head to the stadium together. - Got it!
Chairwoman.
Is it okay if I practice a bit at the gym tonight?
Yup. That's fine with me.
Einhart-san, what are you going to do?
I'll go back and review the footage of my opponents' fights.
Fuuka, why don't you join me?
O- Okay!
In that case, could we join you as well?
- I'll be the commentator to make it lively. - Sounds good.
Vivio too. If you need us, just call us, okay?
We'll go straight to the gym for you!
Sure!
It's been so long since I was the only competitor in here!
True, since Fuuka's usually here these days.
Hey, Nove.
Doesn't this remind you of the old days, when it was just us practicing together?
Sure does.
Vivi-san has known the chairwoman the longest, right?
That's right! I wonder if I had a picture...
Vivi-san's so tiny!
The chairwoman's young too!
She's been coaching since all the way back then?
Due to health issues, she was forced to give up her career as a competitor.
Coach Jill is the same.
She was seriously injured during practice, so she gave up on her fighting career.
But the chairwoman always says she set up the gym for Vivio in the first place.
Is that true?
A long time ago, the chairwoman was just Vivio's personal trainer.
After we met, it really was just the two of us.
When we trained at the park, the custodian chewed us out!
Right. That's when we got passes to a private dojo, wasn't it?
- Yep, yep! - Thinking back, I really have spent a lot of time with you.
And I thought I was pretty busy back then.
You're just too kind, Nove.
Vivio introduced me to the chairwoman and we all started training together.
Then I joined and Einhart-san showed up right after that.
Back when Einhart-san was causing all that trouble, it was Vivio-chan that settled it, right?
That... did happen, didn't it?
We went through a lot, huh?
We did, indeed.
And we still have a lot to go!
Corona and Rio's tournament,
Einhart-san and Miura-san breaking into the Under 19 as newcomers,
and my goal to take that vacant title of Under 15 Champion!
So you can't take tomorrow's match easy either.
I'm still concerned about Rinne-san.
There are so many things I want to ask and talk with her about.
But it's stuff she won't even tell Fuuka-san, her childhood friend.
There's no way she'll open up to me.
That's why...
First I have to win to make a chance to talk with her!
I'll be fine.
I'll avoid all her strikes tomorrow while I land all of mine!
That's my style that you taught me, Nove!
That's right!
Um... Don't you think this is a bit much?
Dr. Ix's aftercare instructions were not to walk long distances or touch the fractures, right?
- Just behave. - Fine.
Huh? What, you're all here too?
No kidding.
Coach Jill invited us.
You too?
Yeah. What about Sieg?
Not here, it seems.
That's just like her.
So, how the matches look today to you guys?
Einhart will take D Block, of course.
And Fuuka-san for B Block, if she can realize her full potential.
The kicker is Rinne and Vivi then.
It'll be Rinne, judging purely by specs.
Care to put dinner on that?
I say Vivi wins with a knockout.
Based on my personal feelings and analysis, I'll say Vivio-san wins by decision.
What about you?
I...
Now, the first match and we're already to the climax!
These two are once more united here at the Winter Cup after their fight at this summer's Inter-Middle!
Power and technique! Softness and hardness!
These two polar opposites... quietly enter the ring.
Let's go, Chris!
Sacred Heart!
Set Up!
Scuderia, Set Up.
At the summer's Inter-Middle,
after a full round of fights,
Vivio was declared the winner by decision!
That loss is the only blemish on Competitor Rinne's otherwise spotless record.
On the other hand, Competitor Miura, defeated by Competitor Rinne yesterday, is a senior at Competitor Vivio's gym.
Making this a revenge match for both sides!
Now, the gong of destiny...
has rung!
You cannot take your eyes off this fight.
You'll lose them in an instant.
Right.
So... fast...
A lightning flash!
Rapid fire from long distance! A storm of flicker jabs!
Left hook!
Competitor Rinne strikes back!
Each strike a glancing blow!
But Competitor Vivio...
Continues to avoid them!
And goes back to flickers!
- Competitor Takamachi definitely has great technique. - Indeed.
Right!
That was a direct hit!
A long time ago,
I said to her majesty,
"You're pretty weak and not the type to be able to take hits."
I told her she wasn't fit for martial arts.
But her majesty just smiled at me and said,
"Even so, I still like martial arts."
In place of her unimpressive build,
she had better eyes than anyone.
She made up for her powerlessness with precise strikes and counters.
A defense technique that embraces her inability to take a hit.
Since I was always with her, I know.
She made it her own through desperate practice.
That's right. Vivio's Strike Arts,
the techniques she obtained by that fervent belief,
will reach out to the world!
Techniques supported by grueling practice and passion.
I understand it well.
However...
Rinne also trains hard and has the will to become stronger.
I finally got you.
A hit!
Competitor Rinne scores her first clean hit of the match!
- Not good! - Vivio!
The same pattern as with Miura.
This looks pretty bad.
Vivio-san...
Be strong, be strong.
Stronger than anyone else!
Coach's training was rigorous.
I reached my limit every day... and then surpassed it.
I threw up and fainted every day.
But I still continued.
I could endure the pain and suffering as long as I remembered that day.
Vivio, get away! Get around her!
I see this dream often recently.
On a small path where beautiful flowers bloom,
Grandpa is waiting for me.
He won't turn no matter how much I yell.
I can't reach him no matter how hard I run.
He seems so sad, waiting all alone.
It hurts!
I want the strength that would've freed me from the malice and violence that occurred that day.
I want the strength that makes it impossible for anyone to look down on or belittle me.
I want the strength to make my caring Father and Mother never worry about me again.
I want the strength... to never sadden kind people again!
So anyone that hinders me,
no matter who they are...
Rinne-san,
I'm sure you don't like martial arts.
It's like you're seeking strength in order to run away from your pain.
You remind me of one of my dear seniors from not long ago.
She also got lost and brooded over her own suffering.
- So what? - I still don't really know much about you, Rinne-san.
And I know I'm not even in a position to butt in.
Down.
But I'll win today.
I'll win, and leave you to Fuuka-san.
And after that, I would love to be friends with you too, Rinne-san.
I gaze at your trembling back as you yearn to become stronger,
強くなりたいと 震えている 背中を 見つめて
making a wish on the cold and the blooming flowers
凛と 咲く花に 願い事
"Please allow me to protect you."
「君のことを 守りたい」
I realized I couldn't walk those sleepless streets alone,
一人じゃ 歩けないと 気付いた 眠れない街で
but the warmth from the hands of that special someone softened my heart.
大切な 人の 手の 温もりで 僕は 優しくなれた
I'm soaring now; no longer lost.
飛び立てるよ もう 迷わない
If I gaze up, the endless stars are guiding us.
見上げれば 果てない 星を 僕ら 照らして
Within the spirals of time, a sprouting hope spins,
巡り巡る 時間(とき)の 中で 芽生えた 願い 紡いてく
those sad memories becoming a seed of courage
悲しみの 記憶は 勇気の 種になる
to pierce through with the light of hope.
希望の 光 貫いて
I have the key to your locked away heart.
閉じ込めた 心の 鍵は
I'll show you when I open it wide.
僕が 開けてみせる
Drawing the map that leads to our shining future
描き出す 未来の 地図よ
lies within our hands clasped tightly together.
強く 輝いて 繋いだ手の 中で
「The Victor and The Defeated」
Rinne-san really reminds me of the old Einhart-san.
What?! Haru-san is stronger, cooler and her style... Well, Rinne might have her there.
- Fuuka! - I'll overwhelm you next week too.