Takara Fansubs Translation: Shippothekit
Takara Fansubs Encoding: Bader
Look up at the stars
An infinite number of scattered lights
Floating above the ring
Today rainbow-coloured sweat will fly
It's not bright tonight! My life
At this moment is only small
Like a lit firework
Our red faces flare up
I don't understand tonight! Now I'm
Suited for this lonely smell
Hit the waves and break them
Things like kindness have no meaning
You've given us enough trouble.
Stop it, now. I'm not telling you to stop boxing.
You've passed from bantamweight into featherweight.
Everything will be fine. Understand, Joe?
Gramps, bantamweight is the category... of Wolf, Carlos and José.
And also Rikiishi's.
To fight against me,
Rikiishi was 2 categories above me
and fasted at the risk of his life.
He did everything to descend to that class.
You see...
You see, Gramps...
The bantamweight category is important to me!
So I can't... I can't give up!
Joe!
Joe! Joe, where are you going?!
Joe!
Who is it? It's late.
Open up.
I'm a regular visitor of the gym.
- You're... - Lend me the key to the room in the basement.
That area is off limits.
Mr. Yabuki, wait!
Please wait!
No, Mr. Yabuki!
Episode 21: Rikiishi... I Hear the Song
Joe didn't come home, in the end.
Really... I don't know how to describe
how hard it is to fast.
I remember... It's been a long time,
since I had to fast. I was exhausted,
I secretly ate noodles every night.
And when Joe found me,
he gave me a punch
and then a second one...
Until this day, I remember the face that Joe made...
He looked so sad and hurt as if he himself was guilty.
It affected me.
I didn't talk about his punches,
but his emotion made me sick at heart.
That was when
I seriously got into boxing.
Life is strange,
Joe is suffering from fasting, now.
If only Joe was capable of eating in secret,
he'd suffer less.
Miss Shiraki!
Yabuki is in my gym.
How is it that Joe's with you?
Last night, he asked for the key to the room in the basement.
And it is locked.
The basement? That's where...
Yes. Exactly.
That's where Rikiishi locked himself up voluntarily
to make his fasting very strict.
You alright, Gramps?
Joe!
Idiot!
Do you want to end up like Rikiishi?
You're really an idiot!
Ow!
Gramps, you alright?
Did you break your foot?
Gramps!
No doubt about it!
I will do everything to prevent him from replicating the tragedy of Rikiishi.
I will never let him do that!
Nishi, get me a hammer!
Huh, a hammer?
Yes! I'm going to break down the door!
Okay!
Excuse me. Let me through.
Mr. Tange...
I must apologize.
I've known for a while now
that Yabuki's been suffering because of his weight.
I should have warned you earlier.
I never imagined he'd suffer so much.
No, even if I knew earlier, nothing would've changed.
It's not your fault, Miss.
Excuse me! Can you move for a second?
Damn door!
Will you stop it, Gramps?
I can't think about anything other than my weight.
So please.
Don't worry about me. Leave me alone.
Idiot. You shouldn't have opened the door.
I decided to stop listening to your crap!
Come on, let's go back to the Bridge of Tears!
You're practically a cripple,
but I'll bring you back by force if I have to.
Stop, please.
Don't disturb me.
No. I won't give up.
Come on! You're going back!
You're going back, now!
Shut up!
It would bother me to knock out a sick person
but I will bring you back, even on a stretcher.
How cute, getting in your fighting pose...
Fine. You'll see...
Keep up your delusion, and you can forget Kim.
You can't even beat me.
I'll prove it!
I'll kill you.
If you come back, I swear I'll kill you.
Gramps... Here.
- Nishi... - Yes?
Return to work with the Hayashis.
Miss Shiraki and the Shiraki gym members,
please, leave me alone with Joe.
It's been six days since he's stopped eating.
I don't think it'll be long,
tonight at the latest, he'll start to lose it.
He'll scream and writhe, and the pain will be excruciating.
I don't want you to witness it.
When he can no longer endure the pain,
if there's only me outside,
then perhaps the shame won't stop him from opening the door.
Do you understand?
I'm ready, Joe. I'm right here to witness your plight.
I didn't expect that you'd ask me to leave...
Yabuki's in trouble, it seems.
Yes.
He doesn't want to give up being bantamweight?
The tenacity of Yabuki was what motivated Rikiishi
to fast at the risk of his life just to fight against him.
Open up! Open the door!
Water! Give me water!
I'll give it up...
It's over, I'm done fasting!
Water! Give me water...
Water...
Who... Who did this?
Damn!
Here too...
I was the one who did it.
I'm sorry.
I knew it would end like this.
According to the doctor, you shouldn't drink cold water
when you're dehydrated.
So I blocked all the faucets.
But I brought warm water.
You can drink.
Rikiishi...
You're quitting fasting because of the pain of thirst.
But I'm not disappointed.
Actually, I'm glad.
I am very happy to learn that you have weaknesses,
like everyone else.
Here, drink.
Drink now and become like you were before, full of life.
Thanks, Miss.
I'm grateful for your kindness.
I almost... lost. But I'm back to my old self.
I'm not a sentimental
but your tears have strengthened my willpower.
I only have my dehydrated skin and bones,
but I will make a good fight against Joe Yabuki.
Thank you, truly, Miss.
I think I'm going to sleep well.
Good night.
Rikiishi!
Let's go, Yoko. We shouldn't drink too much.
Let's go.
Yes.
Water...
Here we go, it's starting.
It's hard, I admit it...
Joe!
Mr. Tange.
President Tange...
We've made you a meal.
Come eat.
A meal?
You haven't eaten since you arrived.
Thanks, but I'm not very hungry.
But thank you.
Ah okay...
It was an order from Miss Yoko...
Thank you for your kindness.
According to the Shiraki gym,
Gramps stopped eating and drinking to be like Joe.
What will become of them?
It's been three days.
Gramps forbid me to go there.
I want to do something but I don't know what to do...
What if we played cards?
Or with a spinning top?
Or we could have a sumo tournament: Slum tournament!
Skits, anyone?
Apparently not, huh?
Stop whining!
Yabuki is on a diet?
Yes, it's very strict from what I heard.
Good, tell me the details.
Okay.
Kim, continue! I didn't tell you to stop!
Yes, colonel!
Mr. Tange, what's that noise?
He trains in the dark like a fool,
twice a day for one hour.
I can't see so,
that noise alone proves to me that he's alive.
It's incredible.
Since he locked the window,
he hasn't groaned once.
But the human body has its limits.
The more we mistreat it, the more we suffer.
And if we go too far, it's death.
Joe! Listen to me!
I was wrong.
I understood how much you want to stay bantamweight.
I understand!
I can't stop you anymore.
Just get out of there, please.
Rather than stopping you, I'm willing to help you fast.
Joe! Your perseverance made me change my mind.
I give up!
Come on, get out of there, Joe. The match is getting closer.
We'll lose in advance if you stay angry.
Even before you enter the ring.
We'll overcome this ordeal together, at the Bridge of Tears!
And then... We will conquer the Eastern Title! Joe!
Great... Gramps!
I've been waiting to hear you say that...
These are the symptoms...
Come on, let's go home.
Let's go back to the Bridge of Tears...
Hey, that was Joe, right?
Did you see his face?
Joe!
He's completely dehydrated.
According to Gramps, when the body is severely short of water,
your mouth and tongue become dry and swell up like sponges.
It's hard to talk.
Hey! You're weak in the knees!
Keep Out
One more week! Hang on!
Well, Gramps?
Just a bit more. You lost 1 kg in a day.
Really?
Here, just to moisten your mouth.
Don't swallow the cotton, okay?
Good isn't it? Good...
Oh!
Is Nishi here?
Yes, inside.
Nishi!
- Can you do me a favour? - What?
You know the scale seller, outside the station?
Yes.
I want you to run over there.
To the scale seller? Why?
Look.
This is the 5 kg plumb-bob from the scale in the gym.
Take that...
and ask the seller to make one right away
exactly the same but less heavy.
What!?
I can hardly believe it! You want to lie to Joe?
Idiot!
To save his life I'm ready to steal or commit fraud.
Go, do this for me, Nishi.
Alright.
Sad memories are hidden by your shoulders
You are walking alone in life
Now sweet comfort
Shouldn't hurt your back
Bitter tears overflow
Just pretend you don't notice
Bitter tears overflow
Just pretend you don't notice