01x04 - Episode 4

[bunniefuu]

[opening theme music playing]

[music halts]

[Fujimaki] Joze...

Sorry, man.

This is how it is.

[Joze chuckles]

I swear it's not personal.

It's just something I have to do.

[water splashes]

[grunts]

[rapid whooshes]

[dramatic swell]

[breathes shakily]

- [Joze grunts]
- [Fujimaki] That's heavy.

[Fujimaki breathing heavily]

- [Joze grunts]
- [swift whooshes]

[Joze continues grunting]

[grunts, gasps]

[Fujimaki grunts]

[rapid whoosh]

[grunts, exhales]

[Joze] He used
a slipping technique that time.

Did he end with Shukuchi?

[Fujimaki] Corkscrew.

Just one punch could be fatal.

Damn.

He's strong.

[Joze] Why isn't he attacking me?

[dramatic swell]

I'm not fighting anyone.

Sorry.

[Joze] Come on.
I'm not just some ordinary guy.

[exhales]

[Joze grunts]

[dramatic whoosh]

- [Fujimaki] Mmm.
- [dramatic swell]

[bones crack]

[Joze grunts]

[Fujimaki grumbles]

[Joze exhales shakily]

- [Joze grunting]
- [bones crack]

[sharp sting]

[groans]

[continues groaning]

[exhales]

[exhales]

Now that's more like it, Fujimaki.

So, you knew my name, huh?

[chuckles] Yeah, of course I did.

[cop 1] A man matching your description
reportedly boarded the last ferry.

Really? You're sure?

[cop 1] I don't know how reliable
that information is.

It's coming from a ticket booth girl.

The ferry should be here soon
if you wanna wait here.

Thanks. I will.

[sharp whoosh]

[footsteps tapping]

[Fujimaki exhales]

[inhales, grunts]

[breathes angrily]

I get it now.

I figured out why Shukuchi works.

Misdirection.

That's right.

You have to get your opponent
to watch your face,

but your feet are already on the move.

You leave your face vulnerable.

Like this.

- [rapid whoosh]
- [Joze grunts]

[tense music playing]

[both grunting]

- [both straining]
- [grumbles]

[Joze exhales]

Brazilian jujitsu.

I learned a lot new of things
while getting ready for KODOKU.

KODOKU?

Even though boxing is
the strongest standing technique,

winning KODOKU
is gonna take more than that.

Hold up, Joze.

What is "KODOKU"?

What?

Are you serious?

They haven't found you yet?

{an8}f*ck me.

{an8}You really don't know.

{an8}Okay.

{an8}That means I have an advantage!

[tense music continues]

It sucks for you, but I'm gonna win.

[grunting]

[Fujimaki grunts]

[Joze exhales, grunts]

[choking]

[Joze grunts]

[Joze grunting]

[dramatic swell]

[Joze grunts]

[Joze straining]

- [bone crackles, pops]
- [grunts]

[Joze yells]

[panting]

- [helicopter blades whirring]
- Huh?

[helicopter powers down]

[door opens]

Congratulations, Mr. Fujimaki.

By eliminating the challenger,

you are automatically entered
into the KODOKU tournament.

First of all, who are you?

Ah, me?

I am known as the Sergeant.

- So this woman's the Sergeant?
- [dramatic music playing]

This is the first time
I've actually seen her.

I'm the one in charge

of organizing the underground
martial arts tournament

you'll be competing in.

[Fujimaki] A tournament? Not interested.

If you win, I guarantee
you'll be compensated appropriately

and very handsomely.

I don't need any amount of your money.

Not just money.

In your case,

you'll be taken off the wanted list.

There's no way you can promise me that.

You don't know them.

They can do it.

[Sergeant] All you'd have to do

is enjoy a luxurious life overseas
with celebrities for two or three years,

and then you can come back
once we've taken care of the situation.

What do ya think?

Don't you want to be free
and enjoy a simple ordinary life?

No, thanks.

Sorry, Fujimaki, but you have to.

[Fujimaki] Why's that?

When you were recovering,
we admittedly meddled with your body.

And at the moment, your body
is carrying 10,000 dormant eelworms

embedded with semiconductor nanoparticles.

[Sergeant] Basically, you carry parasites
embedded with nanomachines.

We did it as an insurance policy
for your cooperation.

[doctor] It's a technique
formally developed

by a certain foundation
to treat serious diseases.

Quantum dots work like
a tattoo for a patient.

Yes, and they recently responded
to the 5G EHF

and made your body notify us
of your location

thanks to ECHELON and PRISM's
communication interception system.

Not to worry, though.

It can't hurt you while it's dormant.

Although, all it takes is a special signal

to make 'em wake up
and gnaw right through your veins.

And there's only one way
to neutralize those parasites.

[pills rattle]

You will have to take this antidote.

For the final round,

both participants are to fight
in perfect condition.

If you proceed to the finals,

I promise to give you this antidote
before your fight.

Why would you go that far
to make me compete in this thing?

- [chuckles]
- [unsettling music plays]

We acknowledge the evidence
that you may, in actuality,

be the strongest fighter alive.

Since you took down a brown bear,

it was a point of discussion that you
should compete in KODOKU this time

since it is being held in Japan.

Sadly, some of the Society members
had their doubts.

That's why we led you to fight
against a powerful candidate

we were scouting at the time.

You gained quite the reputation
when you fought and defeated Ichiro Shino.

So much so

that defeating you
would give any challenger

a*t*matic entry into KODOKU.

[dramatic swell]

That explains the fight.

[Sergeant] KODOKU is intended to determine

the most powerful martial art
in the world.

Bare-handed fighting.

When all you can fight with
is the power of your own body,

which martial art style comes out on top?

Isn't it interesting?

There's no glory
when you fight in the real world.

With us, your opponents are beasts

that won't complain
if they are k*lled in a match.

[dramatic swell]

Your policy is not to fight humans,

but as you proved with the bear,

you can exert your techniques
and skills freely against beasts.

[dramatic swell]

You represent the Takemiya style,

and yet you plan to run?

[dramatic music plays]

[sharp sting]

[Fujimaki] I have one condition.

Don't bother Ichiro Shino anymore,

and do not ever harm his daughter again.

Of course. Consider it done.

Welcome to KODOKU, Mr. Fujimaki.

Now, according to the rules,

each competitor's permitted
to bring an advisor they trust

to support them during the tournament.

I don't have anyone like that.

In that case,
we'll assign an advisor for you.

[Joze] Fujimaki, wait!

I'll be your advisor for KODOKU.

Juzo, please, I...

I want to see you fight up close
until the end.

- [bone cracks]
- [grunts]

[Joze groans softly]

[exhales]

Let's do this, Joze.

[scoffs, chuckles]

Now that that's settled,

get on the plane,
and it'll take you gentlemen to the venue.

[horn blows]

[cop 1] There it is.

What?

There's no one on it?

Yep, I got it.

The ferry's empty. They searched it.

Say that again?

[cop 2] Uh, the ticket girl at the port
must have been mistaken.

[groans]

[Tamon] Fujimaki.

[Joze] Okay, so fights are held
on the hotel premises,

including in the amusement park.

The officials decide the pairing

and won't tell you when
or whom you'll fight

until that very moment.

Once the match starts,

advisors are to swiftly leave the scene

and watch from a designated place nearby.

At that point,
earpieces will let us communicate.

[announcer] All KODOKU participants
please report to the lobby.

We'll explain the rules of the tournament
when all participants are present.

[dramatic music playing]

[Joze] See that guy?

That's Albert Schneider.

He's a kickboxing world champion.

I heard he drank himself
out of contention.

Over there is Mario Lobanovskyi,
a sambo world champion.

And there, that's Paulo Emilio,

an undefeated jujitsu fighter.

And that guy,

I don't know him.

[Joze exhales]

No way. Is that...

It can't be.

- [man] Ryuoumaru, sekiwake sumo.
- Huh?

But the sumo world banished him.

Got caught harassing his apprentices.

He tried mixed martial arts,
but retired with nothing to show.

[Joze] I know you.

You're Eiji Mifune.

They call you the King of the Cage.

Don't be too impressed.
I'm as ruined as them.

- This is my son, Kaito. He's my advisor.
- [Joze] What?

This little kid is your advisor?

[Sergeant] Everyone,

welcome to KODOKU.

Please pay attention
as I explain the rules.

KODOKU matches are strictly one-on-one.

The exact start of each match
and the opponent you face

is decided by us.

No unauthorized fights are allowed.

There is no referee
for any of the matches,

and there is no time limit.

You are prohibited from bringing weapons,

but you may utilize
what you find on location.

There are only three ways to decide a win.

The first is in the event
of an undeniable knockout.

The second is when the opponent gives up.

But note, we do not require you
to accept this surrender.

If you don't like it,
you can ignore their surrender?

[Sergeant] And third
is the death of your opponent.

That's it.

So unless you want to lose your match,

stay vigilant
and be ready to fight at any time.

[TV powers off]

[glass thuds]

[Shozan] I see.

Master Izumi wants to train with you.

Yes.

He'll teach me the Takemiya style ways.

Good for you, kid.

Go train hard and make us proud.

[Himekawa] I will.

Just one last question.

Once you get stronger,

is there someone you plan to challenge?

One day,

Shozan Matsuo.

[knocks on door]

[secretary] Director,

Mr. Kuno from
the Public Security Intelligence Agency

is here to see you.

[Shozan] Okay! Send him in.

[door opens]

- [Kuno] Oh, excuse me.
- [door shuts]

That's okay. I should really be going.

No, I think you should stay.

So, did you find something, Mr. Kuno?

Yes.

The FBI is investigating

a gambling syndicate that operates
an underground fighting ring.

There's a curse in China
called "The Law of Kodoku."

Do you know it?

[Shozan] A bunch of venomous insects
go in a jar,

and whichever one survives
is declared the most dangerous, right?

[Kuno] Yes.

That's why the syndicate
is called "The KODOKU Society."

Quite a name they picked, huh?

[Kuno] Yes,
the tournament has the same name.

K-O-D-O-K-U,

KODOKU.

How very modern.

So pretentious.

[Kuno] From what I hear,

the tournament is being hosted
somewhere in Japan this year.

And there's a chance
that a wanted fugitive,

Juzo Fujimaki, might be participating.

According to the investigation
into KODOKU,

the Society grew due to the work
of a brilliant promoter

known only by the name "The Sergeant."

We don't know very much about him.

It's a him?

[Kuno] Yes. He has connections
with celebrities and VIPs worldwide.

To grow the Society,

he uses his contacts
to host underground gambling.

Mr. Kuno, you're so close.

But the Sergeant is a woman.

Huh?

Sergeant, that hag.

She's still selling that same crap?

[Kuno] Sorry, do you know the Sergeant?

[Shozan] As a matter of fact, I do.

She invited me to compete once,
a long time ago.

You competed for her?

Ha!

I was already in charge here.

I had many responsibilities to manage.

I had to politely decline.

And, well, I haven't seen that hag since.

That's interesting.

[Shozan] Beasts thirsty for fights
can't live in an ordinary world.

So she created an underground place

where the beasts
can go so far as to k*ll each other.

That's what she said, at least.

But, if you ask me,

that idea is old news.

[loud thud]

We'll host our own event,

and that will decide the world's
strongest martial arts fighter.

Kuno, do you get what this means?

{an8}[sharp sting]

{an8}We're gonna release beasts
from their cages.

{an8}[unsettling swell]

[loud thud]

Hmm?

[unsettling music playing]

[Joze breathes shakily]

[Joze] Schneider?

[Joze exhales shakily]

Did he k*ll him?

[grumbles softly]

[Joze] How...

What technique did he use?

[announcer] Winner, Oleg Zaitsev.

[Joze] Hey, Fujimaki.

You k*lled a guy once, didn't you?

But it was a robber, wasn't it?

You could've claimed self-defense.

Why did you run away?

The law wasn't the reason
that I had to run away.

[loud bang]

- [item clatters]
- [Joze gasps]

[sharp sting]

[Joze] Ryuoumaru.

[drone whirring]

Looks like it's showtime.

All right, ready?

[groans softly]

[tires screech]

Advisor, come with me.

[groans softly]

[indistinct chatter]

JUZO FUJIMAKI, THE TAKEMIYA STYLE
VS RYUOUMARU KAKERU, SUMO WRESTLER

[unsettling music continues]

[grumbles softly]

- [Ryuoumaru grunts]
- [whoosh]

[loud clatter]

[Ryuoumaru exhales]

[tense music playing]

Oh, wow.

The force of a sumo wrestler's tachi-ai
is said to weigh over a ton.

The amazing destructive power it has

is incomparable to other martial arts.

[Ryuoumaru grunts]

- [crowd gasps]
- [indistinct chatter]

[tense music continues]

[grunts, groans]

- [groans]
- [body thuds]

[gasping]

[indistinct chatter continues]

[Ryuoumaru grunts]

[Sergeant] Who do you think will win,
sonny boy?

Definitely Fujimaki.

Hey, who you calling "sonny boy"?

Your guy out there,

our viewers are calling him
a dark horse entrant.

Doesn't mean his odds are high.

Huh?

[Sergeant] But Ryuoumaru's odds
are even lower.

Oh man.

People aren't quick to forget the man

who once could've been
a great sumo champion

but was met with mixed martial arts shame.

[Joze] That's true.

Ryuoumaru couldn't win any MMA fights

and was called a disgrace
in the sumo world.

[yells]

[tense music continues]

[Ryuoumaru groaning]

- [crowd gasps]
- [indistinct chatter]

[Ryuoumaru breathes heavily]

[grunts]

- [item thuds]
- [continues grunting]

[both grunting]

[Fujimaki groans]

[breathes angrily]

Whoa. What was that?

We have to make sure our fights
are not easily predictable, you know?

Hmm.

Now, let the party begin.

[tense music continues]

[closing theme music playing]

[yells]

[music fades]