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
Let me get right to the point. I want you to be my subordinate!
What?
I've heard that Kisara's fighters have been messing with you lately.
And I don't have half-ass men like them in my group.
You know they're planning to destroy you.
If you join us, they won't be able to mess with you.
So, what do you say? I like strong guys.
I'll be sure to take care of you.
What is it that you want to do?
Isn't it obvious?
The value of a man is determined by the number of men who are under him!
I'm going to grow my group bigger and bigger,
and one day it will become the top of the Ragnarok!
And what will you do once you become the top?
You can't go on being a delinquent after you graduate from high school.
Even the guys who are under you will have to go out and get a job one day!
"Sound Argument"
B-Boss, take it easy!
Please calm down!
How dare you give me that complicated crap, Shirahama?
Can't you understand the man's greatest ambition?
To men, it's all about freedom, you know!
Freedom is everything except what harms others.
In other words,
as long as you delinquents are doing whatever you want
and causing trouble for others, that's not-
Freedom!
That's tyranny!
Oh, no, it's started...
I guess I'd better take this. This is our disciple's fight.
Now bring it on, you little brat!
He did it!
B-Boss!
Good punch.
That wasn't good enough?
All right! All right!
Here comes another one!
Nice move!
Why you!
Heh, way to go, Shirahama! Come on, man!
I'll let you punch one more time.
What's the matter? You chickened out?
Come on, go ahead and punch me.
Wh-What's up with this guy?
Heh, you can't do it?
You coward!
Why you!!
M-My fist!
At this rate, Ken-chan will lose.
I sure took that one hard... And I even saw it coming.
Get up. You're a man, aren't you?
That was a pretty good punch
So you can still talk smack like that, huh?
All you have to do is be obedient and become one of my guys.
Otherwise, it'll really be unfortunate...
To have to destroy you!
Wh-What's the deal with this guy?
I would've been able to defeat him by now,
but my attacks aren't working at all! Why?
That crazy hair guy...
It looks likes he's a lot more experienced in fighting than Ken-chan.
Huh?
No matter how skilled you are,
there is a certain knack for fighting that you can only gain through experience.
Then we'd better do something to help him!
It's still too early for that.
Oh, no...
So this is it, huh?
I didn't expect you to be so boring.
Hey!
Huh?
Who said this is over? It has just started!
Huh, you've got some guts.
As of this moment, I recognize you as a man.
And now that I've recognized you as a man,
I'll show you no mercy!
It's a big, swinging punch. I got this!
Crap! I'd better get back into a proper stance!
He's got my leg!
Dummy!
You've sure got a proper way of fighting, Shirahama!
Fighting is all about-
Your instinct!
Another lucky charm?
Uh, yeah.
That's right.
I got a really bad feeling
when I went to pick up stuff after Miu asked me to.
Kenichi is in danger. This time it's for real!
Oh, Shigure-kun... About the lucky charm...
Pray 100 times.
Uh, I meant...
If you do it 100 times, it works.
Eight! Nine! And so many more!
Oh, well... Good luck to you.
Okay.
Apachai, is that you again?
- Oh? - Apa?
Have you pounded nails into my precious pine tree?
Apapapapa!
You sure can take a lot of beating! But...
He's reached his limit! Let's go help him now!
Not yet.
You finally went to sleep?
It's still too early to go to sleep.
You idiot! That's my line, you tohenboku (blockhead)!
I am a human!
I'm not a strange tree from China!
Huh? I don't know what the hell you're talking about!
Are you stupid or what?
You don't even know the origin of the word "tohenboku"!
You're the one who's stupid!
Look at that guy! He got up again!
Not only that, he called our boss stupid!
He's really going to get killed now!
You little shit!
My right fist... it's hard to attack him with a punch...
Kouho!
Haiho!
Huh? Those are the stepping methods that I taught him
at the very beginning!
The basics!
I did it!
Hmm, he let his guard down. Now-
What?
Take this!
I guess Ken-chan loses.
Oh!
Hmph! Did you think you're the only one, who can take a lot of beating?
Sorry man, but as long as you refuse to become one of my guys,
I have to destroy you!
I'm going to take this leg!
I can't believe that I'm so powerless against him!
To think I'm going to get defeated by a man like him
after all the training I've gone through...
Sensei... I'm sorry...
I'm going now!
Not yet!
What are you talking about? Kenichi-san is-
Look at that.
Huh?
As always your fighting style is sloppy.
Who's that?
I heard that you were going to destroy Shirahama.
I figured that you'd be here, Shinnosuke Tsuji-kun.
I-Ikki Takeda! Why you!
How dare you raise your hand against our boss Tsuji
who's the executive member?
Do you realize what you have done?
Takeda-san, we can't let even you get away with that!
Sorry, but it doesn't concern me.
Because I've decided to quit the Ragnarok.
Hey! Do you even know what it means to quit Ragnarok?
You'll get a farewell beat-up!
We're gonna make sure you'll never be able to stand again!
Die!
Why you!
I don't care what you say! I'm not going to walk away from this!
That's because I owe Kenichi-kun a debt for not only having saved my life,
but also having saved my life as a boxer!
Hey, your left hand!
That's right! My illusive left is back!
So if you don't want to be greeted by it,
save the farewell beat-up for some other time!
Takeda-san...
By the way, you're heavier than I thought, Kenichi-kun.
S-Sorry...
All of you, don't let him get away!
Y-Yeah!
Well, I can crush your jaws with one hit from my left for sure.
Later!
You morons! Why didn't you beat him up?
He was just bluffing!
If it was completely healed, he would've used it from the get-go!
Damn it!
Wait!
Damn you boxer wannabe!
That was a good punch.
So heavy! What's your body made of anyway?
Hold it! You bastard!
Crap! They might catch up to us!
Don't look back! Keep going!
F-Fast!
What's with this old man?
Ken-chan did a good job, so he gets a little help from me.
Wh-What the hell is going on?
My feet can't touch the bottom! This river is deeper than I thought!
Don't tell him, okay?
Actually he might not know how to hold back on his power...
He's not all that different from Apachai-san in that sense...
I looked all over for you, Kenichi-kun! I just wanted to thank you!
Koetsuji-sensei told me that I should be able to start boxing now.
So I figured that I should start roadwork again!
Are you listening to me?
He's awake!
Apa!
Wh-Where am I?
It's the third block of hell.
How dare you let a delinquent kick your ass?
Looks like you need training that makes you wish you were in hell, huh?
What are you talking about? Kenichi-san fought well!
But he lost!
I bet this is what's going to happen now!
Because of this one loss,
all the delinquents will come out, looking for a fight with you.
Your name should've been recognized among those delinquents by now.
"Crazy Hair" Once they hear a rumor about how this crazy hair guy got you, those guys,
"Crazy Hair" who've been annoyed by you,
"Crazy Hair" will take this opportunity and start attacking you.
After all, when you lose once, you'll be jinxed to lose more.
Right. And there are often many who just can't break the jinx.
If only I was able to count to 100,
then the good luck charm would've worked!
Well, we just wanted to tell you that today.
Take care of yourself, Kenichi-kun.
I don't mean to scare you,
but you'd better watch your back at school tomorrow.
You are scaring me!
I'm sure you'll be fine! Um, yeah, you'll be okay.
A groundless consolation is a lot more like a threat!
Huh? Now that I think about it, how did I get here?
If I remember correctly, I think Takeda-san was...
Yup.
If that boxer guy didn't show up, you would've had your leg broken.
Ma-sensei?
A fight is always a ruthless event.
A split second decision can cause you to lose everything.
Remember this?
This moment you thought you won and let your guard down.
Hey! Why is it on video?
Don't tell me you were hiding somewhere and watching this?
Hey!
Well, I have to go to the club now.
Okay.
Please be careful on your way home.
The wounds from yesterday haven't even healed yet.
Right.
Are those delinquents really going to come after me?
What are you sneaking around for?
Don't you scare me like that, Niijima!!
I was just asking you why you were sneaking around.
I-It's none of your business!
Oh, yeah. I've heard that you got beaten pretty badly by
the executive member of the Ragnarok.
Wh-Where did you hear that?
And m-more importantly, how wide have you been spreading the information?
What do you think? I've told the entire school about it.
Kenichi Shirahama is right here!
The wounds from the other day haven't healed yet!
Now is the chance!
Stop it! I don't care if you're just joking! Just stop it!
Good job, Niijima. We finally found him.
So you're Shirahama, eh?
You sure have been acting like a hot shot around here.
No, I haven't... You just think I have. That's all!
- You bastard! - Why, Niijima?
You're a bad friend, but I thought we were friends at least!
Hey, get back here!
Hmph... It's just that I have a high expectation of you.
Can a person change?
Can a bullied guy really become a hero?
And I don't care what happens to anyone, as long as it's entertaining!
Lord, bring great suffering upon him!
What's wrong with him? So creepy!
Looks like this is a dead-end.
What are you going to do now? There's no running away for you now.
H-How insulting?
I don't recall ever running away! This is a part of my strategy!
Being cornered is a strategy?
But you would consider launching a pincer attack a strategy, wouldn't you?
Not that we planned this.
Three guys against one injured guy?
Boy, don't you think it's kind of pathetic?
Y-You're Ikki Takeda!
If you're thinking of laying a hand on Kenichi-kun,
you'll have to deal with me first!
Hmph! Your smack talk doesn't mean shit!
You left the Ragnarok, didn't you? You don't have anyone to back you up now!
I've heard that even the Ragnarok has been after you, too!
Enough of your nonsense! Are you gonna do this or what?
Damn! We're letting you off today!
That's exactly what's called "the bark of a toothless dog!"
Um, I don't know what to say... Thank you so much.
No big deal.
Doing things like this for you once or twice wouldn't be enough
to repay you for what you've done for me!
I'll start going to the boxing gym starting next month.
What? Really? That's great!
It's all thanks to you and Koetsuji-sensei.
But, at any rate, just don't get beat up
by some petty bullies on the street.
After all, you're the guy, who defeated me.
I'm sorry...
I tend to lose all my confidence when I'm up against someone,
who obviously looks like a delinquent...
Hold it right there!
Y-You are-
Hey, Ukita.
Takeda, are you sure you're leaving the Ragnarok?
Yeah.
Um, let's not have internal discord.
I've never liked you to begin with.
You always seemed somehow different from the rest of us.
But now I finally figured out what it is!
You're no delinquent! But you're a sportsman!
You should box.
Your left arm is working again, right?
I'll buy some time until the farewell beat-up.
You'd better get yourself in the best condition by then.
Hey...
So long, Takeda the puncher.
Thank you, Ukita the thrower.
What a wonderful friend you have! Not at all like my friend...
Now, I'd like to begin the Ryozanpaku summit meeting!
If our disciple continues to carry on by half measures,
it'll be a disgrace to all of our respective martial arts!
It seems that we may have been too soft on Kenichi-kun up until now.
Therefore, I would like to move forward with a plan that we had
put on the backburner!
I call it...
"Apparently deadly!! Transformation into fighter plan!"
Harakiri! Sukiyaki! Harakiri!
So, what do we do exactly for that plan?
First, we'll make him move into Ryozanpaku.
And we'll infuse the teaching of martial arts
into every aspect of his everyday life.
We'll even use martial arts to relieve his stress of training in martial arts.
And we make him recognize that he is the product of martial arts.
He'll experience a life of martial arts for martial arts through martial arts!
He will have no choice but to choose among a choice of two...
Martial arts or death!
Basically we're going to make Kenichi-kun
a resident disciple of Ryozanpaku, correct?
Yes, sir.
Finally, the real training will begin!
Wh-What is this? All of a sudden I felt a chill run through me!
You've got a cold, Big Brother?
Honoka, those are my pajamas that you're wearing!
Oh, come on! It's no big deal. We're siblings, you know!
Even if we're siblings, there are certain things you just don't do!
Hurry up and change. Or you'll catch a cold!
All right! All right! You want me to change, right?
Hey, hey, hey, hey!! I didn't tell you to change right here!
Then I'm not going to change!
Come on, don't say that! Those are my pajamas!
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
That's it for today's training.
It's not good to push yourself too hard, you know.
What? But it just started...
How are you feeling? Does it hurt anywhere?
Because if it does, I'll be sure to take care of that.
Kind words that show such consideration for me...
Something's up.
There's something fishy going on with the masters today.
You guys are plotting something, aren't you?
You see, starting tomorrow you're going to live here
and start your special training.
It'd be no fun if you hurt yourself before that, you know.
What do you mean by that?
I live here and start the special training?
No one told me about this!!