"THE STRONGEST GUY ON THIRD STREET"
Another perfect score for today, too!
You're up next, Koma.
Aye-aye! I can do it if I try!
That's high!
What's wrong?
If you can't do this, I won't let you join my expedition team.
I guess you're not up to the challenge?
Well, you're still a pipsqueak.
Just because you can do it doesn't mean anything!
There are a lot of cats stronger and more impressive than you, Tora!
Like who? Let's have some names.
Um...
Like Nora!
You rate Nora ahead of me?
Nora is amazing!
Even the stray cats on First Street respect him!
When he sets paw on First Street,
all the cats literally sing his praises in three-part harmony.
N-No way...
Who else is on your expedition team?
That's personal information so I can't be specific, but there are about 100 members!
I'm serious!
Wh-Why are you looking at me like that?
Oh, that's right! You should see how many people Tome knows!
When he's at a "site," all of these other humans gather around
and they do whatever he tells them!
And he can make huge houses just from logs, so Tome is much greater than your Nora!
Well, Momo is incredible, too!
She has more than a hundred thousand followers on Petstagram, and is the idol of her café!
When she looks up at a customer and goes "Meow-meow,"
they order everything off the menu!
Since it's come to this, let's make it clear who the strongest one on Third Street is!
You read my mind!
Can you beat my mighty cards?
A line like that is an omen of failure!
Start the battle!
Bull, the Solitary King of Destruction!
"COMMUNICATION: 1 NAIVE: 7 SENSE: 1 TEENAGER-NESS: 5"
The Lost Main Character, Tama!
"POOR SENSE OF DIRECTION: 6 AGILITY: 4 COURAGE: 5 MAIN CHARACTER: 2"
In the qualifying first match, it's...
Bull versus Tama!
"QUALIFYING MATCHES SUMO" Bull versus Tama!
Why sumo?
Why? Why is Bull so into it?
He's a sure bet!
Even against Tama, don't hold back!
I don't know what this is about, but if it's a fight,
that'll get the Solitary King of Destruction's blood racing!
Hey, Koma.
If I win, you really will give me a year's supply of bonito flakes, right?
Yeah, sure!
Your ear just twitched!
That's your usual giveaway that you're lying, Koma!
Ready? Go!
Wait a second!
I'm not mentally prepared!
Whoa!
That's the way! Get him, Tama!
Nice move, Tama!
Aw, it was nothing...
Carelessness is the greatest enemy!
Your goose...
...is cooked!
"WINNER: BULL WINNING MOVE: PUSHING OUT OF THE RING" Yes!
That's one win for starters!
Start the battle!
The expert on taking walks, Beh!
"MP: 7 ESCAPE: 6 NATURAL AIRHEAD: 5 SLEEPINESS: 4"
The lofty loner, Nora!
"INTELLIGENCE: 5 CHARISMA: 5 NATURAL AIRHEAD: 3 LONE WOLF: 5"
The second match is...
Beh versus Nora!
Come on, take this seriously!
The fight's about to start!
Please, Nora!
All you have to do is the ceremonial leg raise and stomp and then just beat him!
What are you talking about?
Don't you guys want to be at the top of Third Street?
Let's do this before Beh falls asleep!
Ready? Go!
I'm not interested.
I'm leaving.
"WINNER: BEH WINNING MOVE: STEPPING OUT OF THE RING"
If Nora tried, he'd have a real shot at being the strongest.
"WINNER: BEH WINNING MOVE: STEPPING OUT OF THE RING" I won, but it sure doesn't feel like it.
Start the battle!
Pochi.
"TOFU POWER: 5 COURAGE: 0 CLUMSY: 5 GENUINE WONDER: 8"
The carefree cat in a cardigan and glasses, Gon!
"WISDOM: 5 CALM: 4 KANSAI ACCENT: 4 GLASSES: 5"
The third match is...
Pochi versus Gon!
I got dragged into what now?
I can't do sumo!
I don't do painful or scary things!
Pochi.
This fight's mine!
Hey, you in the broadcasting seats! I can hear you!
Sorry about that!
Ready? Go!
No! I'm scared!
Have mercy on me, Gon!
He's energetic today. I can't catch up to him.
The running-around-to-keep- the-opponent-off-guard strategy!
Pretty shrewd, Pochi!
Look! Gon's moving!
Stay away from me, Gon!
Pochi, if you don't want to get hurt, stand still.
There you go.
"WINNER: GON WINNING MOVE: LIFTING OPPONENT OUT OF THE RING BY BELT"
It didn't hurt!
"WINNER: GON WINNING MOVE: LIFTING OPPONENT OUT OF THE RING BY BELT" Thank you, Gon!
"WINNER: GON WINNING MOVE: LIFTING OPPONENT OUT OF THE RING BY BELT" Think nothing of it.
Yes! My first victory!
The loser doesn't thank the winner, Pochi!
Start the battle!
"STAMINA: 4 INTELLIGENCE: 3 FRESHNESS: 5 ELITE: 4"
The elite, hot-blooded dog, Kuro!
"AFFECTION: 6 INTELLIGENCE: 4 DIET: 2 COLD: 5"
The idol of Third Street, Momo!
The fourth match is...
Kuro versus Momo!
Oh, Koma! I was in the middle of a shift!
Well, after all, this match is a battle between the beauties!
And what if this poor sweet girl gets injured doing your ultimate battle thing?
Now that you mention it...
I won't let you get hurt.
A strong man protects girls, right?
I train every day so I can get stronger.
I start by running 100 km in the morning.
--And then 500 squats, followed by a thousand sit-ups... --Okay! Ready? Go!
You're wide open!
What are... the rules?
"WINNER: MOMO WINNING MOVE: THRUSTING DOWN THE OPPONENT"
I knew you could do it, Momo!
Hey, Kuro's not breathing!
Hey, Tora.
We're running out of time, so for the semifinal, why don't we have these four do a free-for-all?
Then let's have it where the winner is decided quickly, too.
Start the battle!
The semifinal is a sprint, huh?
I wish I could participate in it.
I'm itching to join them!
Shouldn't you be lying down?
Kuro, you're our special commentator!
When I think of running, I think of me, and when I think of me, I think of running!
I can't participate, but I'll make it an exciting live coverage!
How can a wounded person be so in-your-face?
The first and second place runners will go on to the final.
So on your mark...
Get set... go!
All of the runners took off at once!
Except...
You again?
Beh! Wake up!
Don't give up! Get fired up!
Go, Momo!
A-Am I in Heaven?
I wish time would stop!
Before my heart stops beating!
What energy. I can't catch up.
When it comes to short distances, cats are faster than dogs.
Well, if I were out there, the results would prove differ--
Uh-oh!
Something seems to have come over Momo!
Momo!
"WINNER BULL & GON"
Heaven... My Heaven...
Somehow, I made it to the final.
You should both be happier about it! Don't rain on our parade!
Let's move on to the final!
Yeah!
Cats and dogs!
Tonight, right here on this cutthroat Third Street, the instincts of two beasts will awaken!
Let's have the fearless fighters who rule Third Street come out!
In Tora's corner, the Solitary King of Destruction, Bull!
In my corner, the carefree cat in a cardigan and glasses, Gon!
My ring name was just thrown together.
Now! The final stage begins at last!
This battle will decide the strongest guy on Third Street!
Don't miss a moment of it!
How do you feel right before the match?
Three seconds!
That's how long it'll take for the peach-colored goddess of victory to swoon, too.
Dang, I look so cool right now!
That was long and I don't know what it meant.
How about a few words from you, Gon?
Let's see. Well, I'll get through this somehow.
"BULL VS GON"
"THE FINAL BATTLE"
"ANYTHING GOES"
In the previous events, he never showed a hint of what he's capable of.
Just charging wouldn't be a clever move.
I have to keep my cool!
Whoa! This is an unexpected development!
Gon unleashed the first strike!
Bull is in a headlock and completely helpless!
Shhh. I need to talk to you.
Wh-What do you think you're doing?
I have something important to do today, so I'd like to get out of here.
Would you help me out?
Not on your life!
I'm going to beat you fair and square and then become the god of a new world!
Then you give me no choice.
Gon is the strongest guy on Third Street!
Thank you! Thank you!
Well, I have to be going.
Have to hurry! The "Dog Grand Prix" is about to start!
I won this time, Tora!
I hate to say it, but I got steamrollered.
But I swear I'll win next time!
Challenge accepted!
Anyway, Bull got floored in the space of a moment.
I know! I was watching from right there and I still have no idea what happened!
Sheesh. Gon is a formidable man.
"THE STRONGEST GUY ON THIRD STREET" Sheesh. Gon is a formidable man.
"THE MOST SINISTER GUY ON THIRD STREET"
"THE WEAKEST GUY ON THIRD STREET"
Seventy-three... Seventy-four...
--Nothing beats relaxing in the early afternoon. --Seventy-five... Seventy-six...
--Kuro, are your wounds healed? --Seventy-seven...
You shouldn't push yourself too hard right after recovering.
Yeah. Sorry to make you worry about me.
As you can see, I'm alive and kicking.
I wasn't worried so much as thinking you don't really need to work out so much.
Momo was able to get the best of me because I haven't been training hard enough.
In other words, I'm aiming even higher!
Break through my limits!
--One... Two... Three... Four...
--Jeez, just watching you is exhausting. --One... Two... Three... Four...
Five...
--Huh? --Six...
Hey! Pochi!
What's wrong, Pochi? You seem down.
Do you have an upset stomach?
Thanks for the concern. But that's not it.
I... want to become a strong man.
Leave it to me! We can do muscle training together!
Oh, you're sensitive about that last "Strongest Guy on Third Street" competition?
Yeah. I'm the only one who came out of that looking like a loser.
I get scared easily and freeze up when I'm nervous,
but I hate the idea of people thinking I'm a weakling.
Don't worry about it! I was eliminated in the first round, too.
That's right. And he was KO'd with one punch from Momo.
Kuro's the one who came off like a loser.
But Kuro, your grandfather was an elite, pedigreed dog, right?
That's true.
I'm a mutt.
My only skill is eating tofu and slipping out of my collar.
People in the neighborhood always call me "Shiro."
Um...
Oh, that's right! Pochi, I bet you know this.
The legend of the juvenile delinquent wolf!
Yeah! The one with the trademark leather jacket and sunglasses?
I know it.
The wolf who single-handedly brought all of the thugs in this area together, right?
He was so cool. Just the opposite of me.
You know our early ancestors were wolves, right?
It's possible that even you have just a few drops of that blood running through your veins.
Isn't that amazing?
The blood of a wolf within me?
I could become like a wolf?
That's right, so don't get flustered, just take it nice and...
I...
I'm Pochi the Wolf!
That was great, Pochi!
Chest out! Do it with more gusto!
I'm a white wolf! Raised on tofu!
It's good to see him back in high spirits, isn't it?
Pochi is a good, honest kid.
Once in a while, his overreacting becomes a weakness, but he'll get through it somehow.
People often say that my Bull looks scary, but he's actually really cute.
He's adorable!
Yeah! He isn't scary at all.
Right? Doesn't it make you feel at peace when you look at your cute pet?
That reminds me. Pochi, the dog from the tofu shop next door...
Huh? Isn't the tofu shop dog's name Shiro?
It's a common mistake since he's all white.
They're talking about Pochi.
Have you noticed that Pochi's been acting a little weird lately?
It's like he's not himself.
Yeah. Actually, I saw him do something.
I was taking a nap on the porch at the time...
Hey, I told you to give me everything, even what you're trying to hide!
"POCHI"
How lame.
Listen, this is what happens when you make Pochi the White Wolf angry!
It was the first time I've ever been afraid of Pochi.
I can't believe he would crush his beloved tofu!
I still can't believe it.
Anyway, Pochi's been really interesting to watch lately.
I saw him do something.
Tama? I thought you were taking a nap.
What are you looking at?
Hey, Pochi!
Gum has too many calories for dogs, so don't eat too much of it.
Now here's a healthy lunch.
Well done, Pochi!
Pochi gave the tofu his paw stamp of approval.
Huh!
Cute!
Actually, Emi and I both saw him do something strange!
It was when Emi and I went on an errand.
Two soft tofus and one firm tofu, please.
You got it.
I'm free!
I'd choose an Elizabethan collar over wagging my tail at anyone!
"ELIZABETHAN COLLAR" I'd choose an Elizabethan collar over wagging my tail at anyone!
You got it?
Anyone who tries to tie me up...
This is what happens!
It was like when you get stressed out, you take it out on things.
Stress is scary.
Pochi is always kind to everyone, so maybe the stress has been building up inside.
Speaking of Pochi, listen to this!
I saw him do something.
Two soft tofus and one firm tofu, please.
You got it.
What's that sound?
What is it, Pochi? You want to go play somewhere?
You probably got chubby from eating too many snacks.
Pochi's face then was adorably ugly!
Here's a photo!
What a face!
Yeah! Could you send it to my phone?
Me too!
We should see what the others think.
Yeah. We can't just ignore it!
"DAYS LATER"
Maybe my own cool legend has started to spread.
Who's there? Y-You want some of this?
Y-You're pretty gutsy to make light of Pochi the White Wolf!
Cut it out! Don't bite my tail! Stop!
He's fighting and losing to a rat?
Hey, shouldn't we do something?
Good question.
Even though he looks different, in the end, Pochi is Pochi.
No need to worry. He'll get through it somehow.
"MORE DAYS LATER"
Recently, everyone in town is shocked when they see me.
I really must have the makings of a wolf.
There's Pochi!
Case in point, the kid who always called me "Shiro."
All right, time to give a cool howl to show them who's boss.
Cute!
Come here!
Huh? It feels like they're laughing at me.
Yo, Pochi!
Kuro! I'm a strong, cool man now, right?
Like a wolf!
Yeah. Even at my convenience store, you're the hottest topic among the customers.
N-Naturally. Good.
Everyone says how Pochi, the tofu shop dog, is the cutest pet in town!
He froze up!
--I'm going to get a shot of that cutie! --How adorable!
He's precious!
Mama! A cute stuffed animal!
That's a real puppy!
It is cute, though!
Pochi's so popular!
And I was worried about him!
If it's a popularity contest, I have to win it!
It's no contest!
"THE WEAKEST GUY ON THIRD STREET"
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