No way~!
No! No!!
No! No!! Nooo~!!
I'm certain they'll try to poison me during the dinner!
No, don't kill me!
No, I swear to you... No, don't kill me!
No, I swear to you...
I don't trust you at all!
No, no, no!
I'll never go!
Can't you do something? The dinner party is about to start.
Unless his poison tester is to return,
there is nothing anyone can say to convince His Majesty.
But, Commander Jin, can't you do anything to convince him?
It's impossible.
I'm off.
B~But...!
Commander Jin!
The men who were tracking Li Yong~Jian were all found dead in a restaurant in Ginza.
What?!
One of them was found completely exploded.
A death like that...
The ultimate technique of internal explosion, Hokuto Shinken!
The master of that style can only be...
Yan~Wang!
Where is Yan~Wan ?!
Yan~Wang is the only one who can protect me!
Yes, Yan~Wang must have been there.
If we tell His Majesty, he will surely calm down!
Stop! Release me!
Let go! Let go of me~!
No, don't tell him anything. Let go! Let go of me~!
Yan~Wang!
Where is Yan~Wang?!
Sensei!
Good morning!
Kasumi~sensei!
Good morning!
Good morning, everyone!
Back in Shanghai, you were feared as Yan~Wang, the King of Hell!
It's quite a surprise to see you working as a professor in a women's university here in Tokyo!
The great vagabond hides in the Imperial Court.
The lesser vagabond hides in the castle core.
I can move around unnoticed when I blend into the crowd.
However, the situation at the restaurant is likely to cause you problems, isn't it?
No, there are many ways in getting around it.
Don't worry.
But, when I think about Pan...
...and all the other members of the Qing~Bang who were killed.
I don't believe it, I never would have imagined this could happen.
That night, three years ago.
Hey, where do you think you're going?
Pan!
I can't believe this...
Don't tell me you plan on leaving Shanghai without saying a word!
Hey, Kenshiro!
I was informed that the legendary Yan~Wang killed all the Hong~Hua~Hui leaders who wanted me dead!
That was fast...
You shouldn't have done that!
I did it on my own.
It won't cause you any trouble.
I knew you would say that!
But why?! Why did you help the Qing~Bang?
''Darkness devours darkness''.
That's the law of Shanghai's underworld.
You're all gangsters, but the Hong~Hua~Hui doesn't follow any law.
That's why.
At least you and the Qing~Bang have a code of honor!
If someone has to control Shanghai, I would prefer it to be you.
In that case, don't leave Kenshiro!
You're one of us!
I can make you a gang boss!
Don't joke with me!
Why?!
Aren't you all just a bunch of gangsters?
I'd never join a gang of assassins!
Wait a minute!
Aren't you the one that butchered all the leaders of the Hong~Hua~Hui?!
I am an expert in martial arts.
The death of an adversary is a logical outcome in battle.
What? Isn't that called murder?!
Gangsters kill for pleasure...
I'm not like that.
That's a joke!
You've always been good at talking shit!
Kenshiro...
Thanks to you, Shanghai is in my hands.
But, don't forget, half of it belongs to you!
I don't want it!
What?
Why's that? How can I repay my debt to you?!
It's fine, I don't want anything.
What?!
You're my Peng~You...
You're my Peng~You... aren't you?
T~That's right, Peng~You...
You and I are...
Peng~You!
Yes, Peng~You help each other out of loyalty.
And they never seek to take from the other.
That's what it means to be a Peng~You!
Kenshiro!
I will never forget those words.
You can come back whenever you like...
You can come back whenever you like... Peng~You!
How could a man like Pan be killed?
Li~san, please tell me.
What happened in Shanghai?
It was the Hong~Hua~Hui!
The Hong~Hua~Hui?!
But, I had...
Ken~san, I suppose you remember.
The Chief of Police of the French Concession, Gitendhal.
Back then, he protected the Qing~Bang and we were able to fight without restriction.
But one day they found his body floating in the Huang~Pu river along with a Russian prostitute.
Probably a double murder...
The Hong~Hua~Hui killed him!
His replacement, the new chief, had ties with them.
That's how the Qing~Bang became helpless and were stripped of everything.
Wait a minute!
If Pan and the other members of Qing~Bang were killed, then...
Don't tell me...!
Well, actually, Ken~san...
Sensei! Well, actually, Ken~san...
Sensei!
Kasumi~sensei!
Class is going to start any minute now!
Sensei! Hurry up, quickly!
Come on, sensei!
Yes, I'm coming! Come on, sensei!
Yes, I'm coming!
On that note, Ken~sen, I must go.
Where are you going to go?
I will leave this campus and continue my work as a taster.
If I don't return, they might come back...
Taster?
Li~san, you can't continue doing that!
But, if...
Li~san, don't go back there!
Stay with me, you're safe here.
Besides, I need to know more...
Besides, I need to know more... about what happened.
Very well...
Wait for me in the teacher's quarters.
You'll find my room in there.
Sorry for the disturbance.
See you!
Come on, sensei, what were you doing?
Sorry, sorry!
You are so late!
She's right!
It's true, it's true! She's right!
It's true, it's true!
What were you doing, sensei?
Ken~san...
What were you doing, sensei?
I apologize, I was preoccupied with my guest.
Ken~san has a new life here in Japan.
I can't disturb him any more than I already have.
That' right, you have already done more than enough for us.
Farewell.
Farewell...
Farewell... Ken~san!
Have you determined who killed our men?
No, not yet.
However, we know that a man named Li was also there.
A fork?
There must be witnesses to an incident like this.
No one who was at the scene remembers anything.
So the other man was Yan~Wang after all.
For him it would be easy to erase memories of that moment.
Look!
This man's head was exploded from the inside.
This must be the legendary Hokuto Shinken!
Keiraku Hikou.
The human body has 980 of these points.
The ultimate essence of Hokuto Shinken is to send your ki into those points and destroy the body, not from the outside, but from the inside.
What's the dragon have to do with it?
I don't understand!
Pressure points?
An ultimate art that can strike them?
T~That kind of thing...!
What's wrong? You look pale.
The destroyed body has no external wounds.
Hokuto Shinken's true nature is the art of an assassin.
Which means...!
Right, the ability to eliminate any leader.
Given time, the ultimate assassin's art is more fearsome than an army of tens of thousands!
So this is where Ken~san lives.
Mister!
Wait, Mister!
Kasumi~sensei asked me to take you over to his apartment.
He really knows how to embarrass me...
Y~Yu~Ling!
What? Yu~Ling?
Oh, nothing, it's not important...
What a beautiful apartment!
Isn't Kasumi~sensei such a tidy person?
He hasn't changed a bit.
I'll bring you some tea in a little bit.
I don't want to be any trouble.
I see, Ken~san found someone else.
With this, I no longer need to worry!
Well then, let me write him a short letter.
I don't want Ken~san to worry.
What's this?
Yu~Ling!
I see, thank God!
Isn't that wonderful, Yu~Ling!
Ken~san still thinks about you!
But, it's enough...
I can't ask Ken~san to return to Shanghai.
Ken would undoubtedly return if I told him about you...
Yes Ken~san always said...
"Loyalty, there is nothing more precious than a person who puts his friends before himself."
But, if he returned, only death would await him.
Shanghai is now under the control of the Hong~Hua~Hui.
I believe...
I believe... my time has come.
This is strange...
What's going on?
These, the personal guards to the Eastern Emperor,
should all be showing me absolute loyalty.
But they haven't said anything about replacing Li, my poison tester.
This stinks...
Alright.
Hey, you guys, why don't you come drink with me?
No, we couldn't!
Just as I thought...
None of my men are willing to come and share a drink with me.
It looks as though I've become a disliked Emperor.
N~Not at all! It looks as though I've become a disliked Emperor.
We always have Your Majesty in our hearts.
Really?
Y~Yes!
I see, I see! Then drink up!
Let's all talk about something.
We hardly deserve it!
Now, now, let's have fun and talk about something.
I promise I won't get mad.
I~I see...
Your Majesty, you really won't get angry?
I won't! Not at all!
I might even reward you.
Go ahead, talk about whatever you like.
Then we have something to tell you.
To tell the truth, the men we sent after Li were all killed.
And since Li has disappeared, maybe Yan~Wang has shown up.
What?
Why didn't you tell me?
Well, the military police told us not to say anything.
YOU FOOLS!
That's...
But, we were told...
Are you dogs from Japan's army?!
You should be following my orders!
You said you wouldn't...
You said you wouldn't... get mad!
I see something is bothering you.
This is bad...
What happened?
Yan~Wang is angry with us.
What do you mean?
The Qing~Bang is governed by honor,
and Yan~Wang is a man who lives for honor.
In Shanghai, the Hong~Hua~Hui tried to kill his Peng~You.
That's the reason why Yan~Wang massacred all the leaders of the Hong~Hua~Hui.
After that, Yan~Wang disappeared without a trace.
But as fate would have it...
Now Li, one of his Peng~You, became His Majesty's taster,
and we used him to force Yan~Wang to join the Imperial Guard.
What are you saying?
Impossible, Yan~Wang is after His Majesty?!
Stop the car!
What is it?!
Look.
It seems that luck hasn't completely abandoned us yet.
Shit~!
Shit, shit!
They're all making fun of me!
Shit, shit!
Shitty stars!
Hokuto, you have always protected the Emperor!
Isn't it your duty to protect me and ensure my safety?!
Damn you, Hokuto!
Do you dare turn your back on me?!
Hokuto! How dare you?!
Do you have a problem with the Hokuto? Hokuto! How dare you?!
W~Who's there?
Are you of the Imperial Guard?
If you have a problem, tell it to me.
Who are you?
I don't recognize your face, are you new?
If you have a problem with Hokuto, tell it to me.
What are you talking about?!
I am the Emperor, kneel before me!
Th~That's impossible!
All of my martial arts experts...
In Shanghai, I was known as Yan~Wang.
Yan~Wang?
What's this?
What's this? The stars of Hokuto made my wish come true!
You really came to me!
It hurts!
W~What are you doing?!
I... I am the Emperor!
Blah, blah, blah! Shut it, you little fool!
Once they die, all human beings are nothing but sacks of shit!
Shit?
S~S~Sacks of shit? I'm a sack of shit?!
Yeah, do you want to die?
W~W~Why do I have to die?!
I haven't done anything to deserve Yan~Wang's wrath!
This has nothing to do with hatred!
You tried to kill my Peng~You, Li Yong~Jian!
Peng~You?!
Peng~You?! That taster is your Peng~You?
No, no way! Th~That's impossible!
How could that old geezer be the Peng~You of Yan~Wang?!
Silence!
To you he is a simple taster, to me he is irreplaceable.
He is my irreplaceable, dear Peng~You!
Stop!
To support each other,
To support each other, live together,
To support each other, live together, and live in honor and loyalty.
This is what Li Yong~Jian lives by, my Peng~You!
I~I~I understand, but I only ordered my men to find you...
...so that you could join the Imperial Guard!
Your dirty dogs...
They were out to kill me and collect the price on my head.
What was that?
That's impossible, it can't be right!
I~I~I didn't t~t~tell them to do that!
It's not my fault!
Quit your whining!
When a dog bites somebody,
When a dog bites somebody, it's the master who has to pay!
Ken~san...
Watch where you're going, old man!
Im' sorry, Ken~san.
To think that I found you again, but I don't have much time left.
I was an assassin of the Qing~Bang.
When Idie, I want to die like a piece of trash, without anyone knowing.
The next world is looking pretty good now.
My friends are all waiting for me there.
My friends, I'm on my way!
Farewell, Ken~san!
Farewell!
Wait! I beg of you, please wait!
Tell me!
What?
Did you really come to kill me because of a simple taster?
Listen to me very carefully!
Taster or Emperor, I couldn't care less.
I'm acting on my code of honor.
That's what it means to be Peng~You.
Peng~You?
Is that...
Is that... Is that what makes Yan~Wang act?
Is being a Peng~You that strong of a feeling?
Li is very lucky, I envy him.
I also... I also would have liked to have had a friend like that.
I see, so that was it.
I've failed in my position as the Emperor.
Hokuto was from time immemorial the protector of the Chinese Emperor.
But I, Chin, have forgotten myself and have been betrayed by my men.
Of course I would incur the wrath of Yan~Wang.
What attachment do I have to this world now?
However, I am also a man!
If I die, then I'd prefer to die in battle!
What grace!
Is that the brightness of Hokuto?
Now I finally understand...
I could never have received the protection of this man of Hokuto.
How bitter...
However,
However, I have no regrets!
T~Take this...
I give to you this dagger.
It is the only thing that remains...
It is the only thing that remains... of my old Chinese Empire.
Accept it as a sign of respect for having fought me like a man.
Yan~Wang...
You wish...
You wish... for me to live on?
Man of Hokuto...
I would have liked...
...to call you my Peng~You.