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
That's the end of this team.
Another team that defies Ragnarok has now been eliminated.
Mop up the remaining members.
Yes, ma'am!
"Ryozanpaku"
I think it's about time for Kenichi-kun
to begin the training for the real techniques...
What do you think?
"Ufufufu" Well, it is a very harsh training, but I guess it's time.
Hey, hey, it's not like Kenichi has a body for it.
He's just a kid after all.
If you rush him into the training...
He'll die.
If you take your time and train him... I think Kenichi can survive it.
The only reason why Kenichi always looks like he's about to die
is because everyone pushes him too hard.
You should be the last person to make that comment.
Um... Guys...
Could you not talk about whether I would live or die when I'm in front of you?
Well, I was just wandering what your take is on this matter.
It's in-depth training for the techniques. What do you think?
Is it very hard?
Yes, it is.
Can you please wait just a little longer?
How long is "just a little longer"? Is it tomorrow?
Akisame must be very anxious to...
...start the training.
Training for the techniques, huh?
Kenichi-kun!
Hi! You look great!
Takeda-san! Are you off to do roadwork?
Yeah. I took advantage of the recovery of my left arm
and joined the school's boxing club.
So you've been avoiding the Ragnarok's "farewell beat-up"?
Well, it seems that they've been pretty busy
with the things within the organization.
I guess they have other things to worry about.
Oh, I see. So you're okay for the time being, huh?
But if something happens... happens...
I-I-I w-w-will... f-f-fight with you...
It means a lot to me that you offered. But I'll be okay.
I should take care of my own business!
Well then. Say "hello" to your kick-ass girlfriend!
Good luck!
That's cold.
Hey, Niijima! What were you doing there?
Hmph. I enter data at a place where no one can see me.
Then do it somewhere else!
Humph. You sure are cold.
Oh, yeah, Kenichi.
Supposedly, Kisara Nanjo will be joining the Great Seven Fists in the near future.
What? Who is "Kisara"?
You don't know?
Well, I've heard her name a couple of times before,
but I've never actually met her, so...
What do I do with you? All right, let me tell you then.
Kisara Nanjo. She's a second year student of our school.
She's a female executive member who's been steadily
gaining power in the Ragnarok.
Sh-She's a student of this school?
You really don't know anything, do you?
She's the boss of all the guys who came after you!
She's a female Taekwondo artist, who's known as "Valkyrie."
"Valkyrie"? Isn't that the name of the goddess from Nordic Mythology
that guides the souls of dead warriors?
Well, you sure are very knowledgeable as usual
when it comes to useless information.
You're correct.
Kisara takes in whomever she defeats and makes them her henchmen.
Man! I knew that she'd advance pretty fast,
but I never thought she'd make it into the Greatest Seven Fists this fast!
What is "the Greatest Seven Fists"?
It's an elite group of fighters,
that are chosen among the best of the Ragnarok,
that operate directly under the control of the Leader.
These are the seven fighters
who drive fear into the hearts of all the other fighters in the Ragnarok.
"Seven Greatest Fists" They are the Seven Greatest Fists!
Wait. If Kisara joins, that makes it "Eight Greatest Fists," I guess.
Uh, that sounds pretty scary...
You dimwit! Do you think it has nothing to do with you?
She's gained power because you haven't defeated her already!
It's none of your business!
My plan is starting to derail slightly...
What do you mean "your plan"?
Well, anyway.
You need to have a return match with Shinnosuke Tsuji and defeat him.
"Shinpaku Federation Plan" You need to have a return match with Shinnosuke Tsuji and defeat him.
"Shinpaku Federation Plan" What?
I bet he's devastated right now,
as Kisara stole the position of the Eighth Greatest Fist,
that he's been seeking for a long time.
That kind of makes me feel bad for that crazy hair guy.
You moron!
What makes you think you can afford to sympathize with that guy?
Listen! The guy who's been appointed to take care
of Takeda's "farewell beat-up" is,
Shinnosuke Tsuji!
If you defeat Tsuji, you might be able to take Tsuji off Takeda's back!
And I'm willing to help you with that too.
I might be able to help Takeda-san... The fight to help others...
But if you lose, that'll be the end of everything.
I'm going to collect more information on the Eight Greatest Fists and Tsuji.
And while I do that, I want you to improve your skills. Later!
It feels like I just got talked into this, but oh well...
Kenichi-san, you seem to have gotten tougher lately.
Well, I had to go through some hell in that isolated island.
I never thought I'd have to fight a shark...
Well, it's good to experience everything.
But thanks to that, I gained a lot of courage!
I feel like I can take on anything now.
Even that crazy hair guy, you know!
Oh, if that's the case, this is perfect! Speak of the devil.
Huh?
What do you want to do? Are you going to challenge him?
W-W-W-Wait a minute!
I don't think it'd hurt if we just watch and see what's going on here
before I decide what I'm going to do.
I guess you're right.
I'll never approve of that! You're the Eighth Greatest Fist?!
I thought that the physical skill level,
is the only decisive factor for the ranking in the Ragnarok!
That's right, and that's why I was chosen.
What?
Hmph!
You bastard! Fine!
Why don't we have a fight right here, right now?
I'm not going to hold back just because you're a girl!
Girl? What does that have to do with anything?
Kenichi-san?
Stop it!
You crazy hair!
Th-That was a pretty amazing surprise attack.
Son of a bitch!
How dare you?
Well... That was a pretty good surprise attack.
Amazing! He managed to defeat that crazy hair guy,
and two other guys, all at one time.
Although, that was a surprise attack.
Um, are you okay?
That was pretty good, kid.
If I remember correctly, your name is Shirahama or something, right?
Oh... Have we met somewhere before?
You took care of my guys time after time, remember?
Oh, yeah! How are you doing?
I am Kisara... Kisara Nanjo.
Huh?
What? K-K-K-Kisara Nanjo?
So you're the guy who defeated the "three technique trio"?
I've been dying to fight you for quite some time.
Well-developed quadriceps.
I'd say her martial art style uses a lot of kicks.
And the way she holds her stance to her advantage...
I can tell she's a highly skilled fighter!
Kenichi-san, don't let your guard down. She's good.
What? "Don't let my guard down"? But she's a girl.
Yeah, I'm a girl, but so what?
Oh, it's just that it's against my policy to raise a hand against a girl.
That makes it sound like I'm not a girl...
Well, I mean, in your case, I can't even hit you.
What? So you haven't even been trying to hit me?
No, it's not that. I've been trying to touch your rather than hit you.
"Touch me"?
Huh? Well, um...
Sex has nothing to do with this.
Crap like that annoys me more than anything!
You'd better not let it go to your head
just because you defeated Tsuji with your surprise attack.
What? Surprise attack?
I-I'm so sorry! Wh-What have I done?
W-Well, you only did it to protect a girl, so...
Hey, you! You're wide open! Don't be looking away!
I'm sorry! Please wake up!
This kid sure throws me off...
I've got stuff to do today. I guess I'll let you off for now.
What?
But you know what, kid?
I'll take care of you along with Takeda sooner or later,
so you'd better be prepared.
What do you want from Takeda-san? You should leave him alone!
I'll consider that if you can defeat me.
This is a problem. I already told her that I won't fight girls.
Even if you had fought, you would've been defeated.
What?
Technically speaking, her level is a lot higher than yours.
She's quite experienced.
That means I won't be able to help Takeda-san the way I am right now.
I'd say you need to at least be good enough to score a point against me.
Otherwise, you won't even be able to lay a finger on her.
Maybe I should go ahead and start the in-depth training for the techniques...
Are you over there? Come out!
What the hell? Just one?
No.
It's 8 of us.
Those are gripples.
Those are the gloves that are given only to the Ragnarok's greatest fighters...
S-So they are the Eight Greatest Fists!
That ain't funny!
What the hell do you think you can do with only 8 of you? Eh?
I've got more than 50 men over here!
I thought that today is the day to settle the score between us!
Don't get the wrong idea.
It's not even necessary to use all 8 of us,
to take every single one of you out.
What did you just say?
We're actually here today to test out the abilities of our new member.
The Sixth Greatest Fist, Hermit.
The Fourth Greatest Fist, Loki.
You two assist her.
You son of a bitch! Are you trying to make fun of me?
Hey, kill them all!
J-Just three of them?
Th-They wiped out 50 men with just three of them?
Th-That's the Ragnarok's Eight Greatest Fists!
Everyone! Breakfast is ready!
Apa!
Kenichi, you're still not ready to get on
with the training for the techniques yet?
Thank you for the food!
Well, I have to go to school. Miu-san, let's hurry!
What? We still have some time...
Damn, he ran way.
Good grief... What's the point in fearing new training
after all the training he's gone through so far?
So should we force him into it?
Now, now. It doesn't help if you force something
on someone who doesn't want it.
Don't worry. He's a man who will always come around in the end.
Yeah. I took advantage of the recovery
of my left arm and joined the school's boxing club.
These are the seven fighters
who drive fear into the hearts of all the other fighters in the Ragnarok.
"Seven Greatest Fists!" They are the Seven Greatest Fists!
Wait. If Kisara joins, that makes it "Eight Greatest Fists," I guess.
But you know what, kid?
I'll take care of you along with Takeda sooner or later,
so you'd better be prepared.
Even if you had fought, you would've been defeated.
What's the matter? Is something bothering you?
Not really... I was wondering if the training for the techniques
will be harder than the current training.
That's strange. Usually people would be happy to move on
to the practical training from the basic training.
To tell you the truth,
it's not just that I'm simply scared of harsh training.
What?
You know I'm not talented.
Well, yeah...
You know, I've been training like hell until today.
If I learned the techniques, but didn't get stronger at all,
I figure that the masters would be very disappointed in me.
Actually that's what I'm afraid of the most.
I don't think they'd be disappointed in you at all!
What?
Because to be disappointed in someone means to give up on someone.
The words "give up" are not in their vocabularies, you know!
Y-You're right!
All it means is that the training will get tougher, I think.
What?
If that's the case, I just want them to go ahead and give up on me already!
Turn to your right!
Don't be showing up out of the blue, you alien!
Do not go down this street. Turn to your right!
I don't understand what you're talking about!
Move! And go back to the planet you came from!
Actually, Shinnosuke Tsuji has been waiting for you down this street ahead!
You'd better turn back!
What, that crazy hair guy is...
He's very pissed off that you,
Kenichi Shirahama, defeated him with a surprise attack!
Well, you did it to protect a girl, so...
Not only that,
I added lots of extra icing on the news about your victory against him,
"Koryo High Newspapers 3 against 1!!" "Ragnarok's Shinnosuke Tsuji Defeated?!" so that he'd never be able to recover from it!
Being dumped by his own men from his own group,
he's so outraged right now that he could even kill a lion!
You'd better turn back and take a detour!
How could you do that do me? You Satan!
You information junkie! You're the worst kind of alien!
Go on! Praise me more!
Anyway, get out of my way! I need to talk to that crazy hair guy.
You idiot! I just warned you that he's down the street, waiting for you!
Are you stupid or what?
I have to go and see him!
Shut up! He's really strong once he gets pissed off!
It's as clear as day that you'll lose to him!
Don't waste the win you earned with that sneak attack.
I don't care what you say! I'm still going!
If I turn around right now, that means I'm running away!
A-At this rate my magnificent plan will be...
If you insist on going down this street, you'll have to defeat me first!
With no hesitation...
Go ahead and get killed, you asshole!
- You dumb ass hopeless son of a bitch! - That guy is always funny.
Boss, that's him!
Huh?
There you are, you coward!
I'll pay you back for what you did to me the other day!
I've heard that you've been running your mouth about it all over the place!
Thanks to you, my crew is gone! And all that's left are these two guys.
It's all your fault!
I apologize about that surprise attack!
But, Mr. Crazy Hair, about the false information...
Who the hell are you calling "crazy hair"?
You damn bastard! You frickin' son of a bitch!
I'm not interested in your sorry excuses!
All I want is one thing!
I want you to fight me fair and square again!
Fine.
If I fight like I should, I'll win!
You're very proper as usual, Shirahama!
- Boss! - Boss!
I-I blew him away!
That's good kung fu for starting the training for the techniques!
What? "Kung fu"?
It means you've realized
the power and strength derived from your training so far.
The fact that they're suggesting for you to start the training for the techniques,
means that basically, you already have enough strength to endure it.
I've been going at it like crazy without even having a moment
to think about it...
Ryozanpaku sure is something to be feared!
Boss!
Boss Tsuji!
Are you okay?
What the hell happened to me...
I-I see... I was completely defeated. I won't make excuses this time.
You two should go and join some other team!
You won't gain anything by sticking with me any longer!
Come on, Boss!
But we're your bodyguards!
All those guys that I used to have under me are now gone!!
And I have been defeated in such a disgraceful way!
The Tsuji crew is finished.
A man's worth is determined by how many guys he has under him.
Now, I have nothing left for me!
- Boss! - Boss!
What are you talking about?
What?
You have something far greater than a hundred henchmen.
Friends you can trust! That's right, you have two of them!
Kenichi!
I knew you would win for sure!
I've always believed that you're that kind of guy from the very beginning!
On the other hand, my friend is...
He's right! You still have us!
Boss! Let's rebuild the crew!
You two...
All right, then! The Tsuji crew will temporarily separate from Ragnarok!
Yes, sir!
I'm with you wherever you go!
Hey, Shirahama.
Yes?
Your other friend, that Takeda...
I heard that they're going to carry out the "farewell beat-up" for him soon.
What?
The group that's going to do it is the Kisara crew.
And as a witness there's going to be another person
from the Eight Greatest Fists.
Another person from the Eight Greatest Fists?
The Sixth Greatest Fist, AKA Hermit!
Be sure to watch out for that guy. Later!
H-Hermit...
Do you know him, Niijima?
Yeah... I saw it. I saw the Eight Greatest Fists!
Just three of them managed to wipe out 50 men!
Kenichi-san?
We're back!
Oh? Welcome back, you two.
Master Koetsuji!
Huh?
Starting today,
I'd like to ask you to start the in-depth training for the techniques!
I don't know what happened,
but the look in your eyes is completely different from the one from this morning.
Well, shall we begin?
Yes, sir!
It's not bad to go crazy
"Daily Devotion" It's not bad to go crazy
"Flap" "Flap" It's not bad to go crazy
If it's exciting I have to do it
"I wonder when Miu actually trains." If it's exciting I have to do it
"Hmm, what can I do to make ends meet?" If it's exciting I have to do it
"Hmm, what can I do to make ends meet?" Stop hesitating already
"Hmm, what can I do to make ends meet?" "She's training at all times!" "Swish" Stop hesitating already
"Hmm, what can I do to make ends meet?" "She's training at all times!" Stop hesitating already
"The kitchen knife doesn't cut so well anymore..." Stop hesitating already
"You don't know what you're doing." Stop hesitating already
Even when my smile is about to get cloudy
"Shkeeen!" Even when my smile is about to get cloudy
"Shkeeen!" "Shkeeen!" Even when my smile is about to get cloudy
"Glint" "That's my Shigure-san!" Even when my smile is about to get cloudy
As long as I have faith
"Split..." As long as I have faith
"Split..." "Is she a master swordsmith or what?" As long as I have faith
"Swimming club's determination!"
I can do it
"Ready!"
"Hmph, you're in for serious water resistance with those big boobs!" Wow, wow
"Beep!" The overflowing feelings that are dazzling and shining straight through
"Beep!" "Whirl" "Whirl" The overflowing feelings that are dazzling and shining straight through
"That wasn't swimming!" "I'm short." The overflowing feelings that are dazzling and shining straight through
"The Titsy"
will surely change into strong power
"Gulp Gulp" "Honoka" "Fine! Bring it on!" I don't want to regret it without even trying it first, so...
"Hog hog chomp chomp" "Hahaha, what's going on, Honoka? Trying to be a sumo wrestler?" I don't want to regret it without even trying it first, so...
"Yah!" "Wham!" "Shock!" "N-Nice dropkick..." As long as there's tomorrow I will keep going
"The Mightiest Tochumaru" As long as there's tomorrow I will keep going
"Bam!"
"Nah..." "That wasn't you."
Takeda-san, the people of the Ragnarok are really planning to destroy you!
Please be careful!
Hmm, is that so? Thanks for the warning!
And, this is my cell phone number. Call me if anything happens to you!
Wow, it's like we're dating or something! You're making me blush!
But seriously, you don't have to do this. I'll be fine.
Takeda-san is a very important friend to me.
No matter what happens to him I promise I'll protect him!