01x17 - Byakko Jigoku no Otakebi

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Yusuke, along with Kuwabara,
Hiei, and Kurama,

has stormed his way into Demon City
in order to defeat the Four Holy Beasts

who plan to invade the Human Realm.

There, thanks to the handiwork of Kurama,

one of the Four Holy Beasts,
Genbu, was defeated.

However, the next of
the Four Holy Beasts, Byakko,

has absorbed the Reiki of Kuwabara
and shown him overwhelming strength.

"Byakko's Hellish Roar."

What the hell is going on here?

He's gotten a whole size bigger!

What is it with him?

I've got it! Look at Kuwabara-kun's sword!

My sword has gotten smaller.

Looks like you've finally realized

that your Reiki sword is
only giving me more power.

But what are you going to do about it?

Throw away the sword
and fight bare-handed?

Who do you mean?

Oh, are you sure you want
to overdo it like that?

You shut up!

Miserable fool!

He's done it!

No, that's not going to work.

Kuwabara!

You've got more Reiki than I would
expect from the looks of you.

It's sitting just a bit too
heavy in my stomach.

I'm not done yet!

Nothing more than a dagger
is left of his Reiki sword!

Well, come and get it, you freak cat!

You've got a smart mouth for someone
who can't even stand up all the way!

This is good exercise after my meal!

Once I've worked this off,
I'll devour your body as well.

With his Reiki sucked out,
Kuwabara is all worn out!

He's really gonna get k*lled like this!

No. There's still one way.

What?

Byakko's frame hasn't grown
from its previous state.

If Kuwabara-kun can
just catch on to that...

What do you mean?

Even so, I'm not sure
he can still do that.

Undoubtedly, it could
be difficult for him...

The only way left is
indeed a suicidal act.

If he fails, Kuwabara's life will be gone.

Turns out that having
Kuwabara face the Four Holy Beasts

was too much for him after all.

However, Koenma-sama,
if he can draw in Reiki,

then Yusuke's Rei-g*n won't be
any match for him either, will it?

Kurama just got done fighting,
and has no strength left,

and Hiei has that nature of his,
so he won't be cooperative...

W-What's happening?!

I'm going to k*ll you
a little bit at a time!

Dammit...!

Hey, what happened to that
spirit you were in earlier?

Have you already lost hope?

Strange... He ate all that Reiki of mine,

yet his body has only spread
out sideways... Can it be...?

No, there's no time to be indecisive...
That's the only thing I can count on now!

What are you mumbling about?

Have you given up, and started reciting
your poem of death or something?

You really will say anything
you like, won't you?

Time's up! I'll put you to rest right now!

Now!

I'll take all the Reiki I have...

and give it to you!

Stop, Kuwabara! Don't give up hope!

Kuwabara!

He's lost his mind.

To think that he would give the last of
his Reiki to me before keeling over...

Now then, let's see about softening
up this meat to make it easier to eat.

-Dammit!
-Wait!

There's something strange about Byakko.

Just as I thought!

W-What?!

Overeating is bad for you!

Especially when it's the Reiki of
an unusual human such as myself!

Kuwabara! Don't scare me like that!

Damn...!

You did it!

The amount of Reiki Kuwabara-kun put out

was just a little greater than
the amount Byakko's body could tolerate.

That makes this the worst case
of food poisoning in history!

It's nothing to laugh about!

I came really close to dying!

I need to take back in at least some
of the Reiki that he discharged...

Kuwabara-kun, are you all right?

Pretty much, once I rest up a bit.

Well, in any case, this puts away
two of them, so we've done pretty well!

Sure... that's easy for you to say...

Yusuke, this is Botan
in the Human Realm...

-Yeah?
-B-Botan-chan?

What's the situation there?

Have you gotten through at least
three of the Four Holy Beasts yet?

Hey, Botan, what kind
of foolishness is that?

These opponents aren't that
easy to take care of, you know!

The damage is starting to
spread to the city here!

Right now, anyone who starts getting
unruly seems to be immediately subdued,

so it's not that big of an incident yet.

Still, there's probably a good
number of Makaichu bugs

that have made hosts of
those who have shady hearts.

Okay then, be careful!

Yeah. Another one just found
me and is coming after me.

See you later, Yusuke.
I'm getting busy here, so good luck!

B-Botan-chan!

She's already hung up! I mean, come on!

Is this something a person who was
nearly dead until a moment ago would do?

Quiet, you.

Well, let's hurry on ahead.

It couldn't be...

No, that's it, all right. He's alive.

This is bad! It's collapsing!

To be honest, I'm impressed
that you would come at me

at the risk of your own life.

Byakko! Where are you?!

As a show of respect, I will direct you
to my room. The room of hell, that is!

Room of hell?

So, what will you do?

Very well, then! I'll go anywhere!

Sure is hot. The temperature
around us has suddenly increased.

Damn, where has that
gigantic cat gone to?

Let's keep going, in any case.

Yeah...

What is this?

Hey, now...

If you fall in here,
you don't stand a chance!

What do you think? Nice view, isn't it?

This is my play room.

That b*stard! He's alive and kicking!

He is indeed a monster!

As you can see,

beneath us is a sulfuric acid bath that will
dissolve even your bones if you fall in.

So, let's start with whoever has
the most guts! Come on down and fight!

You just don't know when to die!
I'm gonna finish you off!

Hold up!

I thought I was his opponent.

Kuwabara...

I don't care who it is.

It only changes the order
in which you die, after all!

Enough of your condescending mouth!

I'm gonna make it so you can't
haunt anybody ever again!

Brace yourself!

Don't overexert yourself, Kuwabara.

You've done well.

By leaving the rest to Yusuke,

and recovering some of your strength,
you can help fight later.

Don't joke around!
A one-on-one fight isn't like baseball!

I'm not about to leave
everything up to any ace reliever

and go sit on the
bench drinking tea, here!

I can at least wipe my own a*s!

Sheesh, what an unreasonable creature!

Well, now that he's said as much,
not even a lever could budge him.

He'd make a good match of
stubbornness against you.

What's the matter? Lost your nerve?

Shut up, you! I'm coming now,
so just hold on, you dimwit!

Kuwabara!

That was close, that was close!
I almost died before the fight started!

Kuwabara-kun, should we trade?

Shut up! It was an act! An act!

Damn, man, it sure is hot here...

And now, the fight begins!

This time, I'm gonna
put you away for good!

Very well, let me show you
my greatest secret technique!

Secret technique?

What is it?

That technique...!

It couldn't be...

Behold! Meiko shokai-ha!!

MEIKO SHOKAI-HA:
HOWLING TIGER SHOCK WAVE

"Meiko shokai-ha," he said?

What kind of ball is this?

With my Pinch-Hit, Come-From-Behind,
Bases-Loaded Home-Run sword technique,

I'll knock it clear out of the park!

Stop! Don't touch that ball!

What?

W-What was that?

Did you see that?
That was my Meiko shokai-ha blast,

a super oscillating howl that
turns anything it touches to dust!

You b*stard...

I had heard of a Yokai that could create
molecule-destroying spheres within itself,

but to think that it
could have been Byakko...

He can't even hit it with his Reiki sword?

No. If he touches it, it's all over.

The only thing you can do
is run from this technique.

Who would have thought that Byakko was
a user of the Meiko shokai-ha technique?

Koenma-sama, isn't
there anything you can do?

No! Frankly, not a thing!

All I can do is pray to God
and wait for a miracle!

If Koenma-sama is looking to God,
then this is hopeless.

b*stard!

There's not a thing you can do!

So long as you don't hit me,
you're all mine...

Cut it out, already!

You fool!

Take this!

Kuwabara!

Are you all right?!

You're not too bad, are you?

Dropped your guard? Or is it that
you had no time to avoid them?

Didn't you know?
I was giving you a handicap.

For someone with as
big a mouth as yours,

you're looking awfully undignified.

What do you think you can do in
that ragged condition of yours?

Enough of your spouting
whatever suits you!

I won't be satisfied until I've
pounded you with my own hands,

no matter what!

It seems you haven't fully
taken in your situation.

Take a good look around you!

What?

Did you think I was attacking at random?

There is no longer any
way for you to retreat.

The only thing you can do now
is come at me.

However, in order to do that,
you will have to use that foothold.

Do you know what that means?

If I destroy that foothold, you won't
be able to so much as move from there.

All that will remain is to wait for death.

Too bad, huh? You were one step too slow!

What's the matter? Have you given up?

Or is it that you're too
frightened to say anything?

Kuwabara...

Shall we go, Hiei?

We've got no choice, do we?

That's enough, you guys!

This is my fight!
Don't go pulling anything I don't need!

If you try helping me out,
I'll curse you the rest of my life!

That idiot! Having come to
this point, he's still saying that?

Is he saying that he still
has some sort of plan?

Hmph, there's no way he could.

Nothing will interfere with us now.
So, let's have some fun!

Is that so? In that case,
you can have your fun in hell!

I won't be beaten for nothing!

Die!!

He's going to jump!

Kuwabara!

It's hopeless! He can't reach!

What a shame! You only
had another five meters!

What?

To think he would use
his Reiki sword as a pole...!

Now I'm content!

You're going to hell along with me!

Kuwabara!!

Kuwabara...

This can't be...

Damn it all!

You dumbass!

Nothing will come of you
once you're dead, you know!

Hey!

Over here! Over here!

Hurry and pull me up!
My wrapping is tearing!

That idiot...!

Hmph, he's a stubborn one.

Hey!

My goodness, he sure scared me.

He did it, huh? Now two of the
Four Holy Beasts have been disposed of!

Yeah, but we can't relax our guard now.

I'm counting on you, Yusuke!

Of all the... You really gave us a scare!

We thought you were dead,
you know, you dimwit?

I-I thought so too!

Well, now he's cheated death once.

Next time he fights, he can use the same
method to defeat another one of them, huh?

Yeah.

You've gotta be kidding!

You think I could ever pull
that frightening stunt again?!

It doesn't matter, just hurry
and pull me up, already!

But you just said that if we helped you,

you'd curse us the rest
of your life, didn't you?

That's right. We can't
very well help him out.

Y-You dumbasses! I meant
that about earlier, you know!

Well, this means there are two of
them left now. Next comes our turn!

Right.

Well, shall we hurry on ahead?

Yeah! Buy me some souvenirs...

Hey, just a minute! What
about me? This isn't even funny!

Come on, help me up!

Kuwabara has narrowly defeated Byakko!

However, the difficulties that await
Yusuke and the others continue on and on...

Dammit! If we don't hurry,

I'm concerned for what
will happen in the city!

But every time we defeat one of the
Four Holy Beasts, a stronger one appears!

Everything that is hit by Seiryu's
wintry fist gets ice stuck to it!

Hiei's Reiki has changed.
He's gotten seriously angry!

Next time, "Hiei Comes Forward
to Battle! A Slashing Sword."

The Other World's
not watching for nothing!