"You're dead, Baki!"
"I'm coming for you!"
"Die, Baki!"
Baki...
Hanma Baki...
I have NO idea where he is or what he's up to now...
Things sure have gotten quiet around here since he up and Ieft...
Baki...
"Him"
When I first met him, I noticed his eyes...
He had this glare of a hunger for something...
No other kid's ever had that Iook...
I wanted to know him. I wanted to be there for him.
With those eyes of his...
But all he did was fight without sayin' a thing!
--The rumors were true, Kido-san- --Yeah---
But what's going on?
Is some kid planning a suicide run?
Just be quiet, novice-
Yes, sir---
He's here?!
--He's alone! --Thinks he's so badass!
Baki!
Bring it on! Or are you afraid?!
Naito-san!
Why, you---!
Think you're tough, huh?! I'll cut you in two, you little--
Idiot---!
Kitazawa-san!
He was strong. Really strong!
The stronger the opponents, the happier Baki challenged them!
Even if it was 100 people!
You little runt!
--He's strong! --Attack him all at once!
Fools.
We're on the same side!
--You brat! --How dare you---!
Only four people can attack him at once- Smart-
But Kido-san! 100 guys is no laughing matter!
Kido-san!
Got 'im!
--He's gettin' away! --After him!
Kido-san! Shouldn't we stop them?!
--I don't want any more false teeth- --Kido-san!
That's it, huh?
Hey, you! What's going on here?!
--Crap! It's Kido! --Let's get outta here!
It's past your bedtime, kiddo! Run on home!
You're just going to let them leave?!
Hey, Baki-
Kido-san!
--Oh, it's you--- --Kido-san!
You're under arrest for assaulting an officer!
That makes five-
Not another dentist appointment- Gimme a break, here-
--Kido-san--- --I'm alright-
Baki- You lost-
You only creamed about--
I never did figure out why he had that glare...
He just kept gettin' hurt...
Aw, man- Only 37?
I was hoping for at least 50---
Kids eager to fight usually get scars to show other people...
You could even call 'em cries for attention...
But not him.
He got scars, but never showed 'em to anyone.
I'd wager he never even showed his old Iady.
Come to think of it, she was pretty hot stuff---!
--Mom---! --She's your mom?!
I've decided to do things my own way-
Now I can do things how I want,
and I'm not going back to your gym!
Even if everything IS top-quality, I still--
Grow strong, Baki-
Grow even stronger, like your father-
Learning that his old Iady was Akezawa Group's Ieader,
Akezawa Emi, was a heck of a shock.
And when I saw on the news that she died of a mystery illness...
He vanished at exactly the same time, so I figured something was up,
but I had no way to check into it; I'm just a flatfoot.
What're you up to, Baki? Will we ever meet again?
Baki--
My name is Kuriyagawa- Might you be Kido-san?
Yeah---
I see- So you ARE Detective Kido-
Master Baki spoke of you- He referred to you as "the annoying cop-"
--So, you're Akezawa Emi's-- --Yes- I worked for her-
--I got something to ask you- --Yes?
About Baki- What's he up to now? Where is he?
--I don't know, either- --What on earth happened to him?!
It's--
Please! Tell me! Why'd he disappear?!
Very well-
Master Baki fought a certain man-
His father, Mr- Hanma Yujiro-
To earn a bond with his mother-
A bond with his mother---?
A bond with his mother-
In the 13 years Master Baki has lived, his constant fights to get stronger
was to fulfill his mother's desire for him to grow strong like his father---
It was undoubtedly to gain his mother's love-
Seriously---?
It was tough on me, as well--- but it's a fact-
She never noticed him at all; only Mr- Yujiro---
I'll use anything I have to!
Even my own child! That's how crazy I am for him!
A mother-son bond? Ha! Get real! Who cares about that?!
Hanma Yujiro is the world's greatest man!
Everything is meaningless before him!
Why? Why won't he fall in love with me?!
Do I have no womanly charm?!
Mom---
Because you're weak! It's because you're so weak!
It's your fault! Why did I have such a weak child?!
How can-- How can anyone do that to a 13-year old kid?!
That's just--- too much---!
And then he fought him-
His father, Hanma Yujiro-
THAT'S Yujiro---!
He gets so immersed---!
Madam---!
I win---
I know that you love him more than me, more than anyone---
I know that I'm making you sad because I'm weak---
But if I beat him, will you finally love me?
--Love me---! --Idiot!
Just a tiny bit of your love for him---
Please--- Love--
I'm so stupid---!
Yujiro!
Now you fight me!
I was stunned-
She challenged Mr- Yujiro to a fight to protect him---
As a true mother would!
To think you'd give up womanhood for motherhood---
Wow, that's nothing special at all---
What a great woman---
Good night---
Sleep tight---
My sweet little boy---
Off to sleep you go---
Off to sleep--- you go---
Off to--- sleep---
Must've been hard on ol' Baki---
The moment they bonded was the moment they parted ways---
While he wasn't able to obtain that bond,
Master Baki has many others-
--Many others? --Yes-
Yuri Chakovsky-
Hanayama Kaoru-
The Yasha Ape-
And Gaia-
He bonded with them by fighting them---
And then he left on a journey to gain the strength to overcome Yujiro-
I'm sure he will form many more bonds during it-
I see---
He's grown to the point where I don't need to help him anymore---
--This must remain a secret--- --Gotcha-
You can have one of mine---
Nah, I gave it up-
--It was nice meeting you- --Likewise-
--Good night, then- --Yeah-
--Kuriyagawa-san- --Yes?
What're you gonna do now?
I will simply watch everything that has passed and will pass-
So long, Baki-
Well, guess I'll have me a drink and head on home-
"Next Episode"
The spirit wanders, the wounds Ieft in the past.
The eyes fixed on the father are no Ionger what they once were.
At the end of the path just begun is a Iight in search of strength.
In search of his goal, the reborn boy heads to the holy Iand of fighting.
"Next Episode: Path to the Holy Land"