Target 171 Revenge
Tsunayoshi-kun.
This is our chance!
You've defeated Torikabuto,
and the Phantom Knight, disguised as Saru,
is currently battling Yamamoto-kun.
That leaves Kikyo,
who hasn't located this base unit yet because of the decoys.
You should head for the enemy target now while their guard is down.
Got it.
Yamamoto, I'm counting on you...
The rain swallow combined with Shigure Kintoki to form a long blade!
Yamamoto-san is so cool!
Tsuna-kun's lion was a surprise,
but Yamamoto-kun's also pretty amazing.
That is Master Yamamoto's Vongola Box...
The real surprise is yet to come.
Takeshi Yamamoto...
He has a completely different air
compared to when he thought the Vongola mafia was just a game.
Is that the difference in his resolve?
The flames from that blade...
It seems that this isn't the same Takeshi Yamamoto I fought before.
I'm ready to go, Phantom Knight.
Very well.
I acknowledge that you're a swordsman worthy of defeating with my full power.
But you better not regret it!
I will no longer show you any mercy!
That's the Hell Ring!
Eek!
It's a monster!
Skeleton!
Scary!
The Hell Ring is amplifying his strength.
That's right. The Phantom Knight has fed his own spirit to the Hell Ring.
His own spirit...
The Phantom Knight's power is rapidly growing!
At this rate, Master Yamamoto will...
Don't panic.
Yamamoto doesn't scare so easily.
And there it is.
Full power!
My strength has multiplied!
But why?!
Why am I not recognized even though I wield so much power?!
Why is Torikabuto the real Mist Funeral Wreath when I am better?!
What is the Phantom Knight talking about?
I am clearly best-equipped to serve as the Guardian
of the Mist Ring, for God... for Lord Byakuran!
So why?! Why not?!
What's with him? He started rambling all of a sudden!
He fed his spirit to the Hell Ring and is losing his grip on reality.
Why am I serving them?!
Byakuran, he's saying all these things.
That's why I love Phanny.
I love it when people's minds are of such low caliber.
Simple minds fit perfectly into my hand.
I am in a bad mood!
I'm going to tear you apart!
I'll tell you a secret.
I wasn't at my full strength when I lost to Tsunayoshi Sawada!
I was distracted by the look in his eyes and using only half of my power!
Wh-What does he mean?
The Phantom Knight isn't necessarily lying.
Those eyes...
Those eyes bring back such wretched memories...
And paralyze me.
The Phantom Knight was certainly acting strangely during that fight.
Which means the Phantom Knight is stronger than he was
when he fought Master Sawada.
Yamamoto-kun...
Prepare yourself!
It wouldn't be any fun otherwise.
Impudent brat!
Take this double attack from my sword and Spettrale Nudibranc!
You should hide, Jiro.
Danza Spettrale Spada!
What an intense attack!
And there are illusionary missiles as well!
Shigure Soen Ryu.
Defensive stance 4:
Seasonal Rain.
Seasonal Rain
Ya-Yamamoto-san disappeared!
No, he's dodging at an extremely high speed.
Seasonal Rain is a defensive secret technique
for dodging a foe's attacks by matching his movements.
And the Vongola Box is helping him jet around.
He's not gonna get hit.
Interesting...
The buildings, which are twenty times harder, have cracked!
That just shows how powerful those attacks are.
No problem! As long as he doesn't get hit!
I dodged them all.
Fool!
Multiply it another ten times!
Extra Danza Spettrale Spada!
That's an incredible mass of flame energy!
He won't be able to avoid it!
Go, scum!
Shigure Soen Ryu.
All-in-One.
All-in-One?
He's putting everything together.
Is he charging in?!
Rainy Metamorphosis!
Rainy Metamorphosis
Wh-What?!
This is Shigure Soen Ryu, All-in-One...
He stopped the missiles and sword attacks!
No.
If you look closely, they're inching along, like they're in slow motion.
Y-You're right.
He's hit every sword attack and illusionary missile
with tranquilizing Rain flames,
stopping them as much as possible.
However, even with the strength of a Box Weapon,
hitting all of them requires...
What are you saying?
This is Takeshi Yamamoto.
Curse you, impudent fool!
Takeshi Yamamoto!
Where have you run off to?!
My own sword attacks are getting in the way!
I don't have enough power after splitting up!
Where are you, Takeshi Yamamoto?!
It's true that I lost to you once before...
But that was because of my inexperience.
My old man's Shigure Soen Ryu
has always been perfect and its power is second to none!
Attacking from the front?
Fool.
Fast!
No, that's not it.
He isn't fast!
My movements have become slow!
Curses! Rain flames from my swings have latched onto me!
Shigure Soen Ryu.
Offensive stance 8:
Pouring Rain!
Pouring Rain
I did it, old man...
Yeah! Good job!
Wow!
Yamamoto-san won!
Yes, that's right.
Uh-oh.
Heh...
He did it.
Yeah, Yamamoto's really powered up since Merone Base.
Phew.
Good work, Kojiro.
Yamamoto!
Yamamoto, you won!
Why?
First the Vongola...
Now you...
Why don't you finish me off?
That's because we aren't fighting for the sake of taking away people's lives.
Yamamoto...
Damn it, scum...
You'll regret it.
I vow to achieve my goal for the sake of Lord Byakuran...
I swear it!
That's our Phanny.
Yeah, I wouldn't have it any other way.
You just wait...
O-ho.
You've got very good luck, Phantom Knight.
We were about to lose the strongest swordsman in the Millefiore.
Kikyo?
I have heard your story.
A critical factor in the founding of the Millefiore
and Lord Byakuran's background right-hand man.
You have successfully carried out many covert operations
and are always deployed to the front lines in critical battles such as this one.
A man Lord Byakuran relies on greatly.
Naturally...
Lord Byakuran knows everything.
That is why he granted me a miracle...
He trusts me enough to know I am more worthy
than anyone else of such a miracle.
This flame...
Kikyo's Cloud-class flowers?!
O-ho.
Don't think badly of me, Phantom Knight.
I inserted Campanula di Nuvola,
which grow when fed Cloud flames,
into your armor, so I could dispose of you after you outlived your usefulness.
At Lord Byakuran's command.
Lord Byakuran...?
Don't lie to me, Kikyo!
I'm not lying.
This was Lord Byakuran's idea.
He gave the command when you were assigned to me as Saru.
Impossible!
Lord Byakuran would never eliminate me!
Allow me to talk with Lord Byakuran!
Open a line of communication!
I cannot allow that.
Choice participants are not allowed to communicate with the spectators.
It's your decision to believe me or not,
but you were just a pawn as far as Lord Byakuran was concerned.
Enough of your nonsense!
Lord Byakuran would never abandon me! Never!
The one who saved me from the depths of despair...
The one who saved me from the terrors of death...
Level 5 infection.
Unfortunately, this patient is already...
Yes, and he was just a traveler.
Wh-Who are you?!
You aren't even wearing a protective suit!
This room is contaminated!
A pleasure to meet you, Phantom Knight.
Oh...
So this is the incurable disease with no vaccine that's been going around.
I heard there were acute symptoms, but this state in two days;
it seems to advance quickly.
By the way, I asked the cute nurse at the front desk,
and she told me that you've been sobbing in silence since you were carried here.
There's no reason to be ashamed.
Even the best swordsmen are scared of death.
Don't you find God to be cruel?
He doesn't grant a longer life to those who do good.
These benevolent doctors and that cute nurse were easily killed.
And he turns a blind eye
to an admirable and virtuous swordsman on the verge of death
because of an epidemic in the area he happened to be training in.
If I were God, I wouldn't let that happen.
If you serve me, you will be properly rewarded.
Yeah?
I'll cure your disease.
You can figure out the rest yourself.
After that, a miracle happened.
He saved my life...
He gave me a vaccine that didn't exist at the time.
I had originally cursed God for giving me this disease,
but it became apparent that I had a different master to serve.
On that day, I vowed to devote all my strength to a new God.
And I followed every given order for the sake of that God.
God... Lord Byakuran knows this better than anyone!
He could never abandon me...
Hey! Phantom Knight!
What is it?! What's wrong?!
Yamamoto-kun, what's happening to the Phantom Knight?!
Plants are growing from his body.
I can't sense any hostile intent...
And this isn't one of the Phantom Knight's illusions!
What did you say?
Poison Scorpion.
Huh?
I'd like something to drink.
Okay.
There's a fridge in the other room.
Let's go.
L-Lord Byakuran would never abandon me!
Kikyo! You tricked me!
Listen to what he's saying.
He always jumps to conclusions.
Phanny's done an excellent job.
Considering his simple mind...
But I've lost interest, so he gets dropped.
Too bad, Kikyo!
Lord Byakuran will save me again!
I, the Phantom Knight, am Lord Byakuran's most loyal servant!
You can never be saved...
You are too pure.
I stand with Lord Byakuran!
I am no longer scared...
I do not fear death...
I feel at peace...
For God is on my side.
Phantom Knight!
Phantom Knight...
Phantom Knight!
The Phantom Knight's flame reading has vanished.
N-No way...
This is...
This is the true nature of our enemy, the Millefiore...
Of Byakuran-san!
Let's win.
The stuff about saving the world and 7³ Policy didn't affect me personally,
but it's clear that Byakuran's doing terrible things to everyone!
Sawada...
Boss...
Tsuna...
Tsunayoshi-kun...
Okay, let's rush them!
We win if we defeat their target first!
At the moment, it's five versus two, us.
Numerically speaking, we can defeat their target
2-to-1 much faster than they can defeat our target 1-to-3.
And the enemy attacker, Kikyo, is still distracted by the decoys
and unaware of my position.
This is...
A perfect chance.
Gokudera-kun should remain on defense!
Tsunayoshi-kun and Yamamoto-kun should
head straight for the target through the air!
Yeah!
Th-This is bad!
Just you wait, Byakuran...
We're definitely going to win!
Ciao-su.
And now for the horoscope segment I'm sure you've all missed.
Who'll be lucky today?
Here are the top three.
First, in third place:
Pisces Pay attention and you can become popular.
Pisces.
Hey! I'm happy to hear that!
I'm going to take off!
Next, in second place:
Libra A present with a green ribbon will bring good luck.
Libra.
Naturally.
I've never been unlucky.
And finally, in first place:
Aquarius A morning rendezvous is the key to good fortune!
Aquarius.
That's a good omen.
Romario and my men will be glad to hear this.
See you next time!
Horoscope: Keiko Han
Were you the lucky ones?
We'll see you next time then!
Next Episode
Tsuna's team is fully intent on winning after witnessing Byakuran's cruelty.
The Vongola have the advantage at the moment,
but don't let your guard down.
Kikyo has sped up abruptly.
And something's wrong with Tsuna's contact lenses.
I've got a bad feeling about this.
Next time on Reborn:
Kikyo's Assault.
Watch like your life depends on it.
See you next time!