Wait!
Hold it, all four of you!
You guys must be Lupin and his gang!
Gotcha! Finally I caught the lil' brat, Lupin!
Hey, you monkey face! You're well disguised as Son Goku!
You're not him! Wh-who the heck are you?!
We are with the International Folk Academy.
So you're all scholars?
Wait a minute. I remember reading a newspaper article.
Right. We dress like this and travel the same route...
to faithfully re-enact the Great Journey from 1,300 years ago...
for our studies.
You attacked us out of the blue! Outrageous!
I... I am so sorry.
To tell you the truth, I received a tip that Lupin was in the area.
So I sincerely apologize!
Kathmandu
Why did you make us come all the way into the mountains like this?
Go ahead and watch this first.
Hey, are you gonna climb Mt. Everest or something?
No, that's not it.
There is a country called Kima-sankoku...
about 100 kilometers from here on the other side of that mountain.
A huge amount of treasure is said to be hidden in the palace.
Why should we leave them alone?
I believe it's a mysterious country that's not even on the map.
On top of that, the country has been closed for over a thousand years.
And there is only one entrance.
It's over there.
I went to check it out myself yesterday.
I see. So no one can get in.
However, there's a group of people who recently received...
an entry permit into the country for the first time in 1,300 years.
Only those guys received special visas.
Inspector, it's not necessary to escort us anymore.
But there is something that bothers me.
Like what?
My sixth sense tells me Lupin is also trying to get into Kima-sankoku.
Right on, Pops! I'm impressed with your insight!
Ugh! Your voice sounds...
Here!
When did you guys?
Just five minutes ago.
You didn't notice, Pops? We got their visa, too. See?
Well, we need to get going, Inspector.
Damn! Those guys are making a fool out of me!
Oh, hey! Wait, Lupin!
Damn!
Huh? That's the visa? It looks like a pawn for Shogi.
Hey, Honorable Sanzo Hoshi is here to get in!
Lupin, wait!
Lupin, don't go into that country!
No one has ever gone in and come out alive!
There is always an exception to everything. See ya!
Lupin, do you want to die? Come back!
"Lupin's Great Journey to the West" (Lupin No Dai Saiyu-Ki)
So, this is Kima-sankoku.
It looks like a pretty nice place.
Oh, look!
- This is gold!
- What?!
Whoa! You're right!
Ah! There is plenty more over there! Amazing!
Don't even bother!
If there is gold everywhere along the streets...
the treasures at the palace must be far better.
All right! All right! There is more over there!
Women can be quite greedy.
Hey, someone is coming.
Whoa! Pretty ladies!
You must be the scholars from the International Folk Academy.
Our Maharajah Kinkaku and Ginkaku have sent us to welcome you.
Kinkaku and Ginkaku?
Which means... the characters from the story of Saiyuki?
So, you're Son Goku?
Yeah. I'm Goku!
Is... Is that a gourd?
This is just a sake container.
You, sir, in the Son Goku costume, please take your monkey mask off...
and have some sake to relax. Here, please.
Ugh! This is not a mask. I was born with a monkey face!
Oh, no. I'm so sorry.
thanks.
Hey, hold it. How come you're so soft on women?
What do the Maharajahs want from us?
They want you to play a game of Shogi with them.
Shogi?
Shogi was brought into our country by Sanzo Hoshi...
and it's been our most respected national game.
Could you please come with us?
Oh, yes, yes, yes. No problem.
Hey, what are you saying?
You don't even know the easiest version of Shogi well enough!
It's all right.
Since they are inviting us in, we don't have to sneak in ourselves.
What? What the heck is this?
Lupin? Where did they all go?
They must be trying to monopolize the treasures...
and keep me out of the loop!
How dare they?!
So, Lupin, you're finally here.
You're Gangster Joe.
You're Dom the Assassin, aren't you?
I see. Everyone snuck in...
to get their hands on the treasures and got caught. Huh?
All right!
Ugh! It tastes awful.
There's no salt in it.
That's been bugging us, too.
This is a mountain country and they can't produce salt at all.
Do you have any salt with you?
Duh?! Who would bring along table salt on a heist?
What? What in the world?
Are you surprised, Lupin? You guys are dwarfs now.
The sake that was offered to you contained "Shrink-Humans" gas.
We're dwarfs?
That's impossible!
You still don't believe me?
We turned the citizens into dwarfs to control the country.
Damn it!
Oops!
Lupin!
Don't move!
If you move even an inch, Lupin will end up in small pieces.
Damn! You tricked me by saying you wanted to play Shogi with me!
If you want to play Shogi so much, you can play to your heart's content!
I'll let you play a Human Shogi.
A Human Shogi?
We will decide the next Maharajah with a Human Shogi.
We didn't have enough Shogi pieces...
so we set a snare, and you guys walked straight into the trap.
Now you'll be a Shogi piece!
Listen, Kinkaku, it's not much fun to bet on just the Maharajah's position.
Why don't we bet on the treasures, too?
You mean those treasures?
That's right. The treasures our ancestor robbed...
from Sanzo Hoshi 1,300 years ago.
Very well. I'll win anyway.
Now, let's battle! Fu (Pawn) at 7-6.
Fu (Pawn) at 8-4!
Ginkaku (Silver General) at 6-8!
What the heck is this?
I guess I need to resort to Operation Badger.
Kyo (Lance) at 9-2!
Hey, that's you! Do as I say.
All right...
Goemon, are you all right?
Bastard!
Don't move on your own!
Aye-yi-yi!
OK. Then Kaku (Bishop) at 4-3!
Go, Kaku (Bishop)! Take Hisha (Rook)!
Whoa! This is dangerous! Run!
Oh, no! No! I don't want to!
Yeah! Go ahead! Kill him!
That's right! Put your heart into it!
Kaku (Bishop) at 4-3 was taken down! Now, can you beat that?!
Who do you think you are? You'll pay soon enough!
Jigen, this is Murder Shogi!
Right. We'll get killed sooner or later.
It'll be even worse if they make us fight against Goemon.
We'd better watch for a chance and run!
You'll end up the same way if you try something stupid.
You guys will fight until you die.
Keima (Knight) at 2-6, take a Kyo (Lance)!
Are you guys trying to kill each other?
No way! It's a put-up job.
Wait! Hold it!
You guys aren't doing it seriously.
You can't fool us!
Hey, Jigen! Goemon!
- What is it? - What is it?
Jigen! Goemon!
When one responds to me...
the vacuum suction device is automatically engaged.
They should have already dissolved in the sulfuric acid.
Jigen! Goemon!
2-7 Hisha (Rook)! Lupin, check!
Joe!
Damn it!
3-6 Gin (Silver), go!
What a gigantic palace.
I'm sure Lupin is in here.
Job well done, Lupin.
He's ready to fall. This is to finish him off.
A Kaku (Bishop) at 5-5 takes your Hisha (Rook) and that's check!
Hey, that's against the rules! What a coward!
Hold it!
Hey, no "hold it" allowed.
Once wouldn't hurt!
Do you have a problem with that?
Well, go ahead and take your time. Lupin is a sacrifice piece anyway.
I'm gonna take a little break.
Damn!
Isn't there any way to overturn this?
Is this the treasure box?
There has to be a good move.
Run! Now!
What? All the pieces are gone!
You bastards! I won't let you get away!
Bastards!
Lupin!
Fujiko!
Lupin, hurry!
Fujiko, they turned you into a dwarf, too?
A dwarf? What are you talking about?
Well, I'm glad. Hurray!
It's a monster!
Where are Jigen and Goemon?
They died. They were dissolved in acid.
What?!
They are in there.
We should at least retrieve their bones to take back home.
Ginkaku!
Here he comes!
Ginkaku! Hey, wake up! Ginkaku! Wake up!
Um... what is it?
Listen, the Lupin piece ran away!
What? He can't have gone far!
Damn! They are controlling their giant robots from in there!
They are so evil!
Lupin, I already loaded the treasure box onto our carriage.
Let's get going!
No. I can't leave like this.
Now, please hurry!
Oh, I know. I'll respond to myself.
Lupin? Yes!
Jigen! Goemon! How sad!
Lupin...
The skull is talking?!
Over here! We're over here!
Ah! You guys are alive!
Lupin, hurry up!
Oh? This time we have a female piece.
Lupin, help me!
Lupin!
He must have dissolved by now.
Even their bones seem to have dissolved.
Lupin, you bastard, how did you?!
Oh, it was really easy.
That's what happened. Understand?
If you do, say something, Ginkaku!
Yes!
G-G-Ginkaku! Ginkaku!
You bastard!
How dare you do that to my little brother?!
You bastards! Wait!
Lupin, he's gonna catch up with us!
Then throw away some heavy stuff!
Aah! Golden nuggets! What are you doing, you idiot?!
Ouch! You're so greedy!
Don't you think we have enough?
Damn it!
Phew. That was close.
We'll never go to that country again!
- Heave-ho! - Heave-ho!
Diamonds? Rubies?
What? Pops!
Well, Lupin, I'd love to arrest you...
but I'll let you go just for today, as a token of new year's celebration.
Then I should probably give you 50 or 60 diamonds, right?
Humph! I'm not gonna claim a share of stolen property.
What the heck is this?!
Bleah! It's salt!
I see. Salt was the most precious treasure in that country.
Oh, how disappointing.
You idiots!
You guys risked your lives to steal something like this?
Are you out of your minds?!
There!
There is your "piece" of mind!
Casino Paradise is an off-shore gambling paradise.
The owner of the casino egged me on to steal the money in his safe.
I accepted his challenge and broke into the safe.
But, suddenly, the entire island turned over!
The next episode is "Games of Chance." (Casino Island, Reversal after Reversal.)
See ya!
"Casino Island, Reversal after Reversal"