I always found an excuse
So I didn't have to deal with what I didn't like
It's quite meaningless, isn't it?
No matter what kind of master they are
they didn't become masters just in one day
Embrace the ideal image in the heart
Without saying meaningless things
Without looking aside
But if I feel like bursting into tears, giving it up
and losing to my own weakness
I put myself in a bird cage
and push it into the valley
For those who believe in me more than anyone else and for my belief
I can be strong
I just have to stick to it
Don't thrown them around too much.
What would you do if they died?
Shut up! I'm sick and tired of your way anyway!
When I'm pissed off,
I don't care who you are, I'll throw your ass around!
I'm a delinquent because I can do that!
Please give me a break!
Well, I guess I can say the same about myself.
Stop it!
Let go of my classmate!
See? I told you!
Is he some kind of idiot?
Human beings basically prefer to do the right thing.
But you know, Shirahama-kun, people like that are nothing but fools!
The look in his eyes suddenly changed!
We have been ordered to just bring you in,
but considering how much you've messed around with us already,
we can't just invite you there, you know.
Right?
P-Please stop it! There's no reason why we should fight each other!
You wasted a month of our time!
So we have every reason to fight you!
Oh? Trying to stop Ukita's famous shoulder throw?
You little shit! Now you really pissed me off!
C-Calm down! Let's just calm down and talk about this!
And when you get closer,
you take my neck and kao loi (finish)!
That was just a conditional response! What have I done?
You can kick or throw me. Do whatever you like.
Let's go with a ten count, three knock down rule.
In other words, you lose by KO if you go down three times in one round.
He's laughing... He's pretty confident!
Now that it's started, there's nothing I can do about this!
I'll show him the Muay Thai that was passed down to me by Apachai-san!
Down!
Now let's count. 1! 2!
What was that just now?
He's using only his right hand,
but he hit me at least one... two... three times!
I have to somehow land a punch and stop his movement!
Looks like you know a little about karate.
Come on.
Damn it!
Although in my opinion you're nothing but an amateur!
This isn't the same as sparring with Miu-san,
but I still can't even graze him.
He not only has quick punches, but also he's got the perfect defense!
I need to land a punch!
Oh, no!
I-I can't... I am no match for him!
That's the second down. One more down and you will lose.
I was trying to tell you.
You should've just dumped your friends in the first place.
What do you think? Have you changed your mind?
It feels like I'm drifting out of consciousness.
Huh?
- What was it? - 1! 2!
- Oh well, I guess it was a bit too much for an amateur, huh?
- Apachai-san was saying something about... - Oh well, I guess it was a bit too much for an amateur, huh?
A boxer's punches are...
"Boxer"?
That's right... It's a boxer... It's a boxer's weakness...
You can still get up, huh? Very good.
A boxer's weakness is...
Ti lan!
A low kick?
Whoa!
Was attacking on my knee just a feint? How clever!
Anyway I thought he was a wuss, but...
You bastard!
His lower body strength is incredible!
Besides, it doesn't seem that karate is the only thing he knows...
What's the deal with this guy?
The boxer's weakness is...
The lower body!
Did it work? Apachai-san, the ti lan worked!
Not bad...
This is exactly what I learned! Suddenly the way he moves became slow!
Ti kau kon!
What's wrong? Why did you stop?
The gong rang. We're supposed to take a 3-minute break, right?
What?
You really are stupid, you know that?
What?
It's one minute. It's a one-minute break.
Oh, right.
Isn't it better for you to sit down? You won't recover.
I'm not tired at all. Don't put me in the same category as you amateur.
Damn, are you kidding me? I will never be able to get up if I sit down now.
At any rate, the force of his low kick was...
Kenichi Shirahama...
Who are you?
Apachai-kun, what are you doing?
I'm putting up a good luck charm in hopes that Kenichi
will make it back here safely.
I don't know why I'm feeling uneasy today.
I have a bad feeling about this.
That curse... I mean, that charm... Did Shigure show you how?
Ahem!
I certainly hope nothing bad happens to Kenichi-kun...
Now that I think about it,
this guy really has been fighting only with his right hand.
Who knows, he could be more honest than I thought.
He smashed the chalk up in the air? What a sharp jab!
I used to be a professional boxer.
As a handicap, I'll fight you only with my right hand.
Excuse me. Can I ask you one thing?
What is it?
Why did you quit boxing?
You don't have any problem asking someone a hard question, do you?
You'll end up losing friends if you're not sensitive about stuff like that.
I'm sorry! I won't ask again.
Well, I guess you wouldn't mind losing friends.
After all they're the kind of people,
who would abandon you after you came to rescue them.
W-Wait up!
Besides it's nothing better than having no friends.
If you don't have any, you'll never end up looking like a fool.
Just like how it happened to me.
I don't mean to brag, but I used to be a pretty promising rookie boxer.
Looking good, Takeda!
You, too, Ikeshita.
And I used to have a friend whom I went through intensive trainings with
and aimed for the top together.
That's right. To me, Ikeshita was a comrade in a war.
Good luck to you on tomorrow's match!
Hey, Ikeshita!
Ikeshita! Ikeshita!
Ikeshita!
Just hang in there!
To be honest with you, I hesitated about going to help him.
I had a very important match on the following day.
I couldn't afford to cause any problem for myself.
Well, it's time to resume the fight.
Hey, wait! I want to hear the rest of the story!
You're pretty persistent, aren't you?
The outcome is pretty obvious, don't you think?
Th-That was close! I was really getting into his story...
A boxer's weakness is the lower body.
I'm going to stop him with a low kick!
It's okay that he can dodge them, as long as I can have him
focused on the lower area!
Give me a break!
He's trying to make me go down using a wide-open high kick?
Don't mess with a boxer!
He is fast after all... I couldn't see a thing!
Crap...
M-Man, you scared me!
What a punch! It was so fast I couldn't see it!
In that case, you look at your opponent's shoulder and guess the speed.
I think it's about time for me to finish you off!
If it goes on any longer, my legs will give out on me.
Don't tell me he just predicted my punch!
So this is the power of a professional boxer?
If I hadn't had the sparring practice with Apachai-san,
I would've been finished already for sure!
About the story you were telling me earlier...
You ended up going to help him, didn't you?
Of course.
You wouldn't abandon your friend when he's in trouble, would you?
But I was naive...
Hey, Ikeshita! Are you all right?
Why you!
Takeda!
You son of a bitch! Die!
Are you all right, Ikeshita?
Damn it! There were just too many of them!
We managed to fight off those thugs, but...
But of course, I wasn't able to go to the match on the following day...
And all the other matches after that...
My life as a boxer ended with the injury.
But my friend...
He steadily pursued the path as a professional boxer...
Yo, Ikeshita! I heard that you've been doing pretty well!
Oh, yeah... Sorry, I'm in the middle of practice.
What do you think? It's pretty pathetic, right?
That's why...
That's why I just have to make guys like you,
who believe in the illusion of friendship, realize the truth!
Those two you tried to protect are long gone!
What you are doing right now is completely meaningless!
Get it now?
That's not true...
I didn't come here for anyone particular.
I came here for myself!
Why you...
I couldn't stand the idea of abandoning my friends more than getting beat up!
So to me, it doesn't matter if those two aren't grateful
to me or if I suffer a loss!
Shut up!
I don't ask for anything and I have no regrets!
Shut up!
Because...
Friendship isn't negotiable!
Hurry! Climb up!
Damn it! How could this happen?
"Class 1-E"
Pansies are also known as tricolor violets.
Did you all know that?
Ono-sensei, please stay on the subject!
He sure is taking long... This isn't right.
He hasn't returned ever since he left for the restroom,
and the class is about to end.
I wonder what the piece of paper said... If I could see it I'd be able to...
No way. Reading it without his permission is the rudest thing I could do...
"Dangerous"
May I go to the bathroom?
Sudden urge, huh? It's okay, you can go.
I must hurry!
Hurry up and use your left hand! We're not fighting anymore, you know!
Use your left hand and pull yourself up!
Sorry, but I can't move my left arm!
You can't move your left arm?
I told you, remember?
I fought for my friend and made a fool out of myself.
Because of the injury I suffered in that fight, my arm is dead.
I didn't quit boxing! I couldn't box anymore!
Let go of my hand. You're gonna fall, too!
Don't put yourself at risk just to help others!
You'll surely regret it!
What the...
Who was that and from what class? Huh?
This is strange.
Not good. Especially not now!
I'm running out of time!
It's okay! I'm not going to make it!
Stop it! You've done enough! You're gonna fall, too!
It's not going to work! There's no way you can pull me up!
What? What the hell?
What the hell are you two doing?
You're gonna die if you fall!
Kenichi-san!
Now I'm mad!
Why you!
What the hell?
What are you doing, attacking me all of a sudden?
"Koetsuji Bonesetter's Clinic"
Please see him!
Oh, there you are! I've been waiting.
Miu-san went a little crazy...
Boy, she's an unbelievably powerful girl.
I might fall in love with her.
I-I didn't do anything wrong! Hmph!
Now I'm done treating Kenichi-kun and the judo guy over there.
"Healthy"!! Now I'm done treating Kenichi-kun and the judo guy over there.
"Healthy"!! The problem now is you right there.
"Healthy"!! Uh...
Judging from your physique, I'm guessing you're a boxer...
Huh? Yeah...
Don't worry about me.
I'm used to having injuries like this.
Not that injury.
I'm talking about the older injury.
The left arm that you can't seem to move.
How do you know about it?
I don't recall ever telling you about it!
I'm a professional after all.
You must've had a lousy doctor.
It seems that they only treated the fractured bone.
However, the reason why you can't move your left arm is because
of the compressed nerves caused by your disjointed spinal cord.
What do you think you're doing?
What's going on? It just moved! It really moved! Right?
It did!
I'm a professional.
Y-You mean my left arm can be fixed?
Of course it can, just like it's supposed to be.
In my opinion, it won't take much to fix it.
There he goes again with his own common sense!
Um... But I can never box again, right?
Boxing? You must be kidding me!
You can even aim for the world championship in arm wrestling!
All right!
"Ryozanpaku"
It seems like Kenichi managed to get through it okay.
I'm so happy! The lucky charm Shigure showed me really worked!
Now, let's continue with the treatment.
It's going to hurt a little, so I'll do it on the count of three.
Okay.
One! Two!
"Koetsuji Bonesetter's Clinic"
You liar!
You can call me whatever you want.
It works better that way because your body is more relaxed.
Now let's do it again.
Hold on just a second!
How many times are you going to do that?
This is my own bonesetting method.
It's nothing. It'll hurt only 732 times!
Hang in there! Think about it! You'll get to box again, you know!
You can do it!
You say that because this is not your problem!
I don't know why...
Why am I feeling the way I am feeling right now towards someone
I was fighting against until just a little while ago?
Hang in there, Takeda-san!
Your life as a boxer isn't over just yet!
Even if it's hidden by rain
The sun must be there
I had even lost a dream
I will never forget the smile that gave me courage
I keep on believing because I have you
Light starts flowing out of my heart
Just like a flower with no name on the street
When I stumble and fall
I will get up on my own
The guy with crazy hair from earlier... Tsuji, was it?
He's probably stronger than Ken-chan right now.
I knew it! We have to chase him quick!
What are you going to do when you catch up to him?
Are you going to beat him up for Ken-chan again?
What? Well, that's...
That's going to hurt Ken-chan.
Miu, you must understand
that unnecessary support could end up hurting him instead.
But at this rate, Kenichi-san is going to... Kenichi-san!!