The Hero Wars are white-hot now!
This will be the final match of the A block's first round!
The powerful martial artist, Karate Deiku:
Tetsunosuke Kanagata takes the stage!
Finally! I've been waiting!
He'll be facing the "Black Wolf,"
The Dostorbrewski: Rohan Yuri!
It looks like I'll be able to settle this at last!
That's the guy from the other day...
His nickname was Black Wolf, though!
Big Bro Kintetsu!
Finish this up right away
and let's have a new hire welcome party for Long!
New hire...
..welcome party, though?
Bankfon G, activate!
Job change!
Karate Deiku!
Karate Deiku
Job change!
The Dostorbrewski!
The Dostorbrewski
Here we go!
The Hero Battle has begun!
HERO BANK
Round 2! Adults Have Their Own Problems!!
Round 2!
Adults Have Their Own Problems!
You look like a sturdy guy,
but I'm sure you're no match for my strength!
Karate Deiku launches a one-sided attack!
Overwhelming! He's completely overwhelming him!
Will this be settled in a single stretch?!
Just you watch, Kaito!
I'll keep shooting to the top until I have my match with you!
This is the end!
What's up?!
What's up?! What's up?! What's up?!
What's Up Now?!
What?
Did a bug land on me or something?
Impossible...
What's Up Now failed?!
I don't have time to worry about scrap metal like this.
Russian Crisis!
I-It's over!
The winner: The Dostorbrewski!
A single hit!
He floored Karate Deiku in a single sit!
No way.
Big Bro Kintetsu...
Now then, on to the next match-up.
They're announcing the round 2 match-up, though.
Kaito Gosho
Hot-blooded 5th Grader Big Money Company President
Kakarimachi Tometoshi
Lucky Fight Leader Fighting Father
Kaito-kun, Kaito-kun!
Huh?
It's your next opponent!
Y-Yeah!
"Dead End Section Chief" (Kakarichou Domari)?
Sort of a miserable name, though.
But he is a fight leader who won his way into the Hero Wars.
Negligence is your worst enemy.
Yeah..
I'll definitely win, then fight that guy
and get revenge for Big Bro Kintetsu!
Never mind the new hire welcome party.
Let's devise countermeasures for the next fight.
No, that guy's more important...
I've got to think of a way to beat him.
To oppose that sort of strength...
What can we do?
Oh, yeah, Long.
You're good at kung-fu, right?
Huh?
Teach me the secrets of kung-fu!
Long-kun again?
Well, it might be good for reference, though.
The secrets of kung-fu...
Become nothingness.
Suppress your emotions in order to become stronger.
To become nothingness.
Nothingness?
The only way to become stronger is to become nothingness.
Make thine autonomy weency.
Make my wee-wee weency?
How does making it tiny help, though?
But, there is some truth in it.
They say casting away excessive emotions
like pride and greed for victory and anxiety for defeat,
and possessing an empty heart is the foundation of martial arts.
There is merit in trying out special training in becoming nothingness!
All right! Let's give it a shot, then!
Becoming nothingness will be simple!
Hey, Kaito-kun!
Wait, though!
The Karaoke Singing Voice Shop
Don't Make Me Take Off My Hero Suit ♥ Ojanko Club
Don't make me take off my Hero Suit!
Yeah! Yeah!
Hey, what is this?
A welcome party for our new hire, Long-kun.
He joined Big Money Company, so we had to do it, though.
That's not a very nice way to put it.
And what's he doing?
Trying to become nothingness, though.
Nothingness?
If he can reduce his presence to nothingness at the new hire welcome party,
he'll be able to grasp the fundamental principle of martial arts, though.
No, that isn't what "becoming nothingness" means...
Oh, this song!
Hero Buy Band
Hero!
When I turn into a Hero Suit!
And job change!
Into a Hero!
Hey, Gramps! That's my song!
What do you think you're doing singing it?!
Fool!
What's wrong with a grandfather singing his grandchild's song?!
"Nothingness" is a lost cause.
A lost cause, indeed.
A lost cause, though.
Darn!
Didn't you say it would be simple?
Utterly illogical.
Yeah, butt-erly illogical!
Becoming nothingness is more difficult than I thought.
If you can't, then don't.
What's impossible is impossible.
But if it's essential for becoming stronger, then I can't give up!
It's for Big Bro Kintetsu's sake...
And for Big Money Company's sake, too!
Kaito!
Kaito-kun!
But first, the bathroom!
The dog that walks finds the butt!
Pratfall!
Men
Women
Refreshed, cheeky, and a real gas!
Sorry about that.
My glasses, my glasses...
Mister, I've seen you somewhere...
I am truly sorry.
I was careless to have not noticed you one bit.
Huh, you didn't notice me?
Does that mean I was nothingness?
My Bankfon is wet!
It isn't working!
I won't be able to participate in the Hero Wars!
This is super bad!
You're in the Hero Wars, too?
Oh, uh, well...
I am sorry!
I will absolutely reimburse you.
Hey, Mister, don't cry.
What's the matter all of a sudden?
Uh, yes!
The truth is I am participating in the Hero Wars, as well.
Strange, isn't it?
That someone like me would enter the Hero Wars...
No, that's not true—
Would you listen to me?!
Our meeting here is some sort of fate!
I-I get it, so stop crying!
Despite how I look now,
I was wed to my wife after a passionate affair.
Huh?
My wife is quite the striking beauty.
Oh, I may not look it,
but in my youth I was pretty popular myself.
We fell in love,
got married in no time,
and got the home of our own we always yearned for!
With a 35-year loan, of course...
We were blessed with a son, too.
I frantically threw myself into my work,
and my wife supported me.
I was so blessed.
But...
At some point, we found ourselves speaking less and avoiding each other...
Before long, the company declined due to failed financing,
and before I knew it, I had no place at work or at home...
No, see...
Suddenly, my wife started to spend every day chasing down idols...
I can deal with having 20 years left on the home loan, but...
The Hero Wars are—
That's where it begins!
One day, my son...
said he didn't want to turn out like his dad...
Mister...
I participated in the Hero Wars with my mind set on
not wanting my son to look at me that way,
Big Money Bank
but between the preliminaries and first round,
I used up all my fight money in the blink of an eye.
So now I'm working part-time at a karaoke shop, and yet...
I can't believe I broke a customer's Bankfon!
Don't cry!
I'm at fault, too.
Don't worry about reimbursing me!
It's okay! They say even kappas' butts get washed away, right?
At times like this, just let everything roll off your butt!
I don't understand what you are saying very well,
but are you sure it's okay?
A warrior never goes back on his word!
Thank you. Thank you so much!
What?!
Your Bankfon was damaged?!
What will we do, though?!
The match is tomorrow, though!
Even if you sent it for repairs right now, it might not be ready by tomorrow!
Actually, we don't have the money to get it fixed, either.
And you can't use our Bankfons, either, though.
I'll do it.
Long-kun, you can fix it?
Show me.
I can manage a repair like this in a night.
In my country, kids tampering with Bankfons is normal.
It doesn't seem very normal to me, but maybe it's just my imagination.
All right! I'm counting on you, Long!
Yeah.
Now for round 2 of the A block!
I'm here with the Everyday Salaryman who miraculously advanced this far,
Dead End Section Chief-san (Kakarichou Domari-san).
Uh, no, I'm Tometoshi Kakarimachi.
Are you feeling motivated today?
My son is here to watch me for the first time today,
so I want to win by all means, and show him my cool side.
Section Chief has made fair use of fanatic prostration tactics and come out on top.
I'm anticipating what sort of accident he'll show us today!
She's being awfully harsh on him.
There's no way he'll lose to an opponent like this.
An instant kill, yes?
Long-kun is late.
It's about to start already.
It's time. We're ready for you!
Huh?
Section Chief takes the stage.
No, like I said, it's "Kakarimachi."
Moving on... Huh?
Enter the Gold, Kaito Gosho, isn't entering.
What's going on?
At this rate, "Dead End Section Chief" will win by default.
What do we do, though?
I'm sure he couldn't repair it, Kaito-kun!
I knew it was unreasonable to leave it to Long-kun.
Sorry I'm late...
I believed you'd make it in time.
You don't want to test it?
You repaired it, so there's no problem!
Sorry for the wait!
Jeez! What were you doing?
You're...
Mister! A match is a match!
No hard feelings, no matter what happens!
Of course.
Let us both do our best.
Bankfon G, activate!
Job change!
Enter the Gold!
Enter the Gold
Job change!
Fighting corporate warrior,
Everyday Salaryman
Everyday Salaryman!
Here we go!
Hero Wars round 2!
Enter the Gold, Kaito Gosho, with enough energy to knock down birds in flight,
versus the hard-working Japanese salaryman, Tometoshi Kakarimachi!
Hero Battle!
Fight!
No effect!
Everyday Salaryman's attack has absolutely no effect at all!
Then how about this?
Mister, are you all right?
Idol Star
Why did he think he could enter the Hero Wars?
There's no way he'll win.
You're right.
What a waste of money.
I don't even feel like cheering him on.
It looks like he'll be able to win no problem.
The match is his, though!
Pretty boring as far as battles go.
Oh, what's the matter with Enter the Gold?
It looks like he doesn't even have the will to attack!
What's the meaning of this?
Kaito-kun!
I can't attack like this!
Enter the Gold abandons the battle!
It would indeed be difficult to attack an opponent this pathetic!
What are you saying, Kaito-kun?!
If you don't win, it'll be the end of Big Money Company, though!
Th-That's right.
I've gotta win.
Mister, I'm sorry!
I'll finish this in one shot, so don't resent me!
I guess that's as far as a warrior's mercy goes!
Right-side Rising Uppercut!
Wh-Wh-What?!
His special attack fired back on himself!
Could it have been a bug?
A bug?
I can only imagine he hit himself with his special attack because his Bankfon is broken.
I knew Long-kun's repairs wouldn't be enough!
S-Seriously?
This was your doing?
You messed with his Bankfon's system
and configured it to attack himself when he used a special attack, didn't you?
That was unnecessary.
It wasn't for you.
I did it because I was ordered to.
The Money Ghost?
I thought it was stupid of him to make you get close to them as a spy...
Does that brat scare him that much?
I might be able to win.
Job switch!
Section Manager Salaryman!
Section Manager Salaryman
Nice shot!
Whoa! Everyday Salaryman was promoted to Section Manager Salaryman!
No, he job switched!
Please. Becoming a section manager won't help.
Polite Bowing Crush!
Golf with Umbrella!
Whether it's cool or not, it's effective!
This time it's certainly effective!
If I can't use my special attacks,
all I can do is defend.
If it's come to this, I just have to do what I can!
Still planning to keep going,
even though you can't use any special attacks?
Obviously!
How could I give up just because I can't use my special attacks?
Don't underestimate elementary schoolers!
Understood.
In that case, I'll fight to the end, as well!
Polite Bowing Bombardment Crush!
Crush! Crush! Crush!
Kaito just keeps taking hits, though.
The bug appeared via special attacks.
There's no telling what would happen if he attacked poorly or job switched!
What's this?
Section Manager Salaryman took damage, too!
He's hurting himself with the burden of his furious attacks!
That's right.
There's no way he's skilled enough to deal with being a section manager.
I'm aware...
I can't become a section manager in real life...
But, I...
can't lose!
Neither can I!
Job switch!
Department Manager Salaryman!
Approved
Department Manager Salaryman
You can't be a department manager!
Do you want to die?
Dad!
Noboru!
Your dad won't stop at just being a section chief!
I'll show you the man in front of you isn't a quitter!
Stop it, Mister!
If you do any more, you'll...
I won't stop!
Even if the world laughs at me,
even if I have no place at work or at home,
my family is still my treasure!
Don't underestimate middle-aged men!
I can't lose, but I don't want him to lose, either!
Don't think about anything unnecessary!
Bring your heart to nothingness, though!
That's it!
Become nothingness!
Nothingness... Nothingness...
Become nothingness...
I can become nothingness!
Become nothingness already!
Nothingness...
Don't steal my song!
Incredible!
Department Manager Salaryman's Hero Suit has finally vanished!
He's helpless!
No!
If you've got no Hero Suit, then I don't need mine, either!
It's a fist to fist...
Butt to butt...
Man to man match!
I'll accept!
Don't pull your punches just because I'm an elementary schooler!
Don't hold back just because I'm a middle-aged man!
Ow!
It's over!
The winner is Kaito Gosho!
Thank you.
I feel I've learned something important thanks to you.
Oh, don't make me blush.
They came to take you home?
See ya later.
Dad.
Noboru.
Let's go home together.
Yeah.
Dear.
M-Miyuki...
Sorry to keep you.
Also, thanks, Long.
You said it, right?
If you can't, then don't.
What's impossible is impossible.
It's just like you said.
I'll do what I can.
They say "the last drop makes the butt run over."
If you're going to say that, it's "makes the cup run over."
That sounds like Kaito, so it's fine, though.
Next week will be a fierce fight with one's own flesh and blood!
No, it'll be a fierce fight fought with flesh and butt!
Don't say "butt this, butt that" while we're eating!
If you say that, I'm done for!
"Heavy Attire! The Dostorbrewski!!"
Next time: "Heavy Attire! The Dostorbrewski!!"
Let's rake in the dough!