Let's go to the field of sea with the tailwind
Raise the sails high up in the sky
We're adventurers who have the same hearts
Much faster and at full speed
I will manage to catch any waves
Go over the clouds and go under the rainbow, our world will be there
Yahoo! Let's give a cheer and go!
To far and away
Yahoo! We will just stay on this road that leads to what's beyond this sea
Oh, did I swing it too strong?
In any case, you should dodge it!
It's a miracle! I got one bar of signal!
God gave me one bar since I'm gonna die soon!
Oops. It disappears if I'm not in this position.
I have to hurry up and call.
Hm? E-mail? Who's that from?
"Niijima" Hm? E-mail? Who's that from?
"Niijima" Ugh! Niijima?!
People who get picked on were born to be picked on.
Who becomes a leader... Who gets bossed around...
Those things are properly decided based on their place at birth.
But you shook that belief of mine to its very core.
"Safety First"
"Shinpaku Federation"
Let's ride this out by ourselves!
Molotov cocktails?!
This is crazy! I've heard of being surrounded, but this is overkill!
Are you guys idiots or what?!
Elder, I have to go back to the town right away.
Hmm... Well, if it's delinquents in town, he's at an okay level.
Thor is on the scene!
Thor... How dare you...
I'm here based on the earnest request by my best friend, Siegfried!
I'll participate in Shinpaku from today on!
What?!
I knew he'd come for us!
Elder! Is this method what you meant by "not guaranteeing my life"?!
Yeah. I carry you on my back and run at full speed from start to finish!
This is precisely the shortest route.
I-It sure is fast, but...
...once my hands get numb, that's the end for me... right?!
Darn, they're already here...
Ragnarok is... dead!
Wh-Who the heck are those crazy looking people?!
They're the strongest Greatest Fists who were secretly gathered and trained.
The new Eight Greatest Fists!
And our new leader...
Berserker... You're the best suited.
I'll be satisfied with the No. 2 position.
I hereby declare that we form a solemn, sacred group,
Holy Ragnarok!
H-How dare you!
Go, Niijima! I swore to Sieg that I'd protect you!
What the heck?
Ow, ow, ow...
Elder, please drop me off more gently.
Are you okay, everyone?!
K-Kenichi!
Commander Shirahama!
Kenichi Shirahama...
Good grief. You're as persistent as you used to be!
So they're fighting at that closed plant?
Yes.
I see smoke rising from there.
- Pic... ni... c. - Yahoo!
Let's see... There are many people.
What?! Where?! Where do you see them?!
Apa, you're right!
It's too far for an ordinary person to see. Here, use this.
What I wanna know is, what are you trying to look at every day with that?
Ugh! B-Birds, of course!
Be safe, my friends... my dear king of the demons!
Whoooa!
Hi everyone. It's been a while. I just got back.
Ah, Grandpa. Welcome back.
Apa!
Wh-Who the heck is this elderly man who runs like wind? The wind god?
I thought I saw you guys on our way back to Ryozanpaku.
So I stopped by. Sure enough, I was right.
Oh? What about Kenichi-san? Where's the Kenichi-san we've been waiting for?
Mr. Kenichi?! So Mr. Kenichi is back?!
I... I dropped Ken-chan on my way here...
What?!
Just kidding.
I threw him right into his enemy's midst.
Old man, nothing you say sounds like a joke.
It's not a joke at all if you threw him into his enemy's midst.
Ahh... it's been a while since I've had some tea.
Now, look carefully... It's around the warehouse where the smoke is rising.
I can barely even make people out.
Although he's just come off from his training, he's fired up and ready to go.
As I thought, it seems like Ragnarok and Shinpaku are fighting.
Why is even Thor-san here?
I don't understand what's going on at all.
Niijima! Explain!
Geez... You come when I tell you not to come.
What's going on?! I see only a couple Shinpaku Federation members here.
What happened to Takeda-san?!
- He died in battle! - What?!
Well, he didn't really die or anything.
What about Ukita-san?!
He died in battle!
What about Mizunuma-kun?! What about Kamioka-kun?!
And Sieg-san?!
They all died in battle! We're the only ones who survived.
Let me reiterate that they're not really dead, okay?
D-Did you do that, Ryuto?!
Humph. Why would I go to the trouble of dealing with such small fries myself?
What?!
That was... me.
Every single one of them was like a snail.
They moved around slowly and when I stepped on them they got crushed.
Calm down, Ken-chan. Remember "calm" and the "serene state of mind."
My bad. I got consumed by the anger I felt.
All right! It's Kenichi Shirahama!
Rumor says that we can become a Greatest Fist if we defeat him!
Let's take him down!
Sphere of control!
His way of handling his enemies...
Don't tell me that he's mastered
how to fight using the sphere of control in such a short time...
Hey, hey... Don't you two get all worked up by yourselves.
Just hold on a sec, Berserker.
This isn't your fight! You keep out of this, Kenichi!
Let me do it!
Shut up!
You secluded yourself and trained in the mountains in order to defeat Odin, right?
So think only about defeating him!
Ah, I've just noticed... Tanimoto-kun...
What?
What're you doing here?!
Eh?!
Uhm, well... I came to get even with that bastard Loki.
But then, Berserker got to him first and...
Well... so I somehow...
Ahhh! Shut up!
Don't ask me questions! I'll kill you!
I'm sorry. Did I ask something I shouldn't have?
Are they fighting among themselves?
He came to save the Shinpaku Federation from our crisis...
...together with Commander Thor!
Commander Tanimoto is one of us after all!
- Tanimoto-kun... - That's not true!
You're still tired from the training in the mountains as it is.
If you fight two of the Three of Cards now,
if things go wrong, you'll become unable to do martial arts for the rest of your life.
If that happens, you and I won't be able to hold a return match, right?
On top of that,
if that happens, I don't know what that nagging sister of yours would say.
Grrrr!
Tanimoto-kun...
That's a heartwarming talk with your friend, Kenichi,
but when did I say I'd fight you?
What?!
You don't qualify to fight me as you lost against me once.
In addition, guys like you two... he can take care of both of you by himself.
Hermit!
Tanimoto-kun!
Humph! That attack was so slow that I was getting tired of waiting for it.
Oh? Your skills have improved even more, Hermit.
Blood?
Did you think that Kenichi was the only one who has been training?
Since I left Ragnarok, I've been undergoing hellish training.
Berserker! You're a perfect opponent for me to see the results of my training.
What'd you do that for?!
It's a mark. I'll land loads of punches there!
H-He's strong...
He's not called "the unbeatable brawler" for nothing.
"Brawler"?
Yeah... He's never learned any martial art officially.
With nothing but his natural talent, he's taken down many martial artists.
Rumor says that he's never been defeated in a fight.
Tanimoto-kun!
Amazing! He got sent flying!
I knew it. No matter how strong Hermit is, he's only the ex-Sixth Greatest Fist.
There's no way he can match the Three of Cards.
Oh? To see he parried all Berserker's attacks...
Humph! What's the matter? I thought you said you'd land punches here.
Don't lump me in with the bogus martial artists you've fought all this time!
My master is Sogetsu Ma, a killer who's called the Demon Fist!
Have a taste of the real martial arts, Berserker!
Too slow.
All right!
There are attacks that you can't evade even when you can see them.
Those techniques use humans' reflexes against them.
Real martial artists are those who learned techniques like that
after so many years of training.
I see... It's true that in a fight where techniques like that are thrown around,
even Berserker, who's got excellent reflexes, is...
No, rather, that's exactly the reason why he can't evade them.
As I thought, he's strong.
I also heard that when he fought me last time, he was hiding a big injury.
Now, what're you gonna do, Hermit? Even if your master was great,
he didn't teach you how to deal with attacks from straight overhead, did he?
Don't take me lightly!
Tanimoto-kun!
Or how to deal with him when he kicks you while he rolls?
Have you ever been afraid to fight?
What?!
You must have. That's how an ordinary person is.
Shut up!
But there's something I fear more than losing in a battle... That's being bored.
I fear a boring everyday life without thrills more than that.
This is unfortunate... I was having fun for the first time in a while.
This is... it!
- Commander Tanimoto! - Hermit!
Tanimoto-kun!
Bulls-eye...
- Hermit! - Commander Hermit!
- Hermit was! - Tanimoto-kun!
Hermit!
Hermit... I expected more from you... but I guess you're a snail, too, huh?
Kenichi Shirahama, do me a favor. Seriously, I'm asking you.
Would you satisfy me at least? I haven't felt fired up lately, so...
Kenichi! Get revenge for Hermit for sure!
Not possible!
Don't give up before you even fight!
Wheeling... Arms!
See what I mean? It's not possible, like I said.
Tanimoto-kun is someone who'd do what he said he would.
Sorry. Different from a certain someone who seeks thrills and excitement,
I can never afford to be defeated... since I vowed it to myself!
Big Brother... don't give in.
Here's the payback for earlier!
Uh-oh... Now he's done it.
Listen well, Berserker!
The weakness of geniuses like you is...
...that you guys lack the tenacity to win!
But my master, Sogetsu, hammered the idea that a defeat means death into me.
I'd never let my guard down until I give my finishing blow to my opponent!
I told you, didn't I... that I'd land loads of punches?
Dammit! When did you...
When did he attack?!
It looked like Tanimoto-kun completely had the upper hand!
Whoa... that brat...
Hmm... He is a typical kinetic type.
But he's consumed by his own power.
You wouldn't call that his ideal state.
Cool... This is fun, Hermit.
You're different from the other snails after all.
I hope you'll give me ephemeral thrills!
I will...
...along with defeat and despair!
He's fast! Although they're random, his punches are so fast!
And... I can't read their rhythm at all. They're completely random strikes!
Hey, wasn't that a left punch first?
Yeah, it looked that way to me, too, but it was a right punch when I noticed it.
His attacks have no style. They have neither patterns nor a certain flow.
That's why...
An illusion occurs.
When your eyes follow movements, you anticipate their directions unconsciously.
But that man's attacks are so ever-changing
that they make his opponent go under an illusion.
Here you go.
I'm happy to see that you got through those attacks...
Then, how about this?!
What?! He's showing his back to his enemy?!
Looks like he's in a berserk mode.
Once he becomes like this, nothing can stop him.
Move away from him, Commander Hermit!
No... It's affecting his legs!
Tanimoto-kun!
What's the matter?! Entertain me more!
It's not fun if all you do is defend!
Everyone moves around slowly.
Watching mediocre people make me irritated!
Hermit! Are you the same?! Are you the same?!
Ah, no! The match is already over!
Indeed, the winner is already decided.
This is the finishing blow!
Just as I planned...
When you throw your finishing blow, you become confident and overact!
I was waiting for that moment.
Taking a tactical defeat to gain a victory...
People often talk of it, but it's rare to see someone who actually does it.
I told you, didn't I?! Our level of tenacity towards winning is different!
At the very least, he's my brother Sogetsu Ma's disciple.
It's just a matter of course that he can do that much.
It's true that he's rough, as expected of your brother's disciple.
Striking in the solar plexus with an elbow can kill if things go wrong.
Either way, that man can't stand up now.
Probably not... Hm?
- Oh? - Hm?
He's secreting large amounts of adrenaline.
He probably doesn't even feel pain now.
He closed in on him! Oh, I see!
He switched to Bajiquan, which is for close-range battles!
Once he's fighting so close, Berserker can't change his thrusts!
Surrender, Berserker. You're just brawling.
Real martial arts are fearsome.
Are you an idiot? I'm having fun right n...
Ah... Just as you'd expect from Hermit.
He disjointed Berserker's arm without any hesitation.
How dare you!
It may be true that a hundred efforts yield to a talent.
He punched using his disjointed arm!
But then, how about a thousand efforts? Ten thousand efforts?
Why have martial arts been passed down for thousands of years?
That's because in the world of martial arts...
...effort surpasses talent!
All right!
But, of course, I do have talent and work hard on top of that.
I can bet on this. Even if you fought Shirahama, you still would've lost.
You bastard!
I can't move my body.
On top of that, what's this feeling welling up from deep inside that I can't explain?
That's what you call the feeling of defeat.
A-Amazing! Commander Tanimoto!
To see he really defeated Berserker...
Yeah.
Ken-chan's friend is quite good, too.
? All right! All right! That's Hermit for you!?
Now I completed my role as a herald.
Tag.
It hurts!
I'm always right there, by your side
I can hear the beating of your heart
Whether it's today, tomorrow, or any other time
There'll always be only one answer
Even if I'm unable to see the future
I'll think of you without any hesitation
I love you
I only have eyes for you
I want to tell you how I feel about you
You don't need to say anything
Just that smile is enough
Then some day, take that world that exists for us alone
and make it bright
I'm gonna straighten you out now! Take off your glasses, Ryuto!
It seems that you can fight a little better now, Kenichi. I'm glad.
But are you really sure it's okay for me to take off my glasses?
What?!
You'll end up learning why I'm called Odin the hard way.
I've trained all this time in order to defeat you!
I can't back down now!
How foolish... Then experience my fist, the Legendary Spear, thoroughly!