01x29 - Chi no Hana o Sakasu Kurama!

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At last, the Dark Tournament
has commenced.

However, since Yusuke,
the captain, was still asleep,

Kuwabara began the first match
with the Rokuyukai Team.

Rinku was a stronger opponent
than he appeared on the outside.

Kuwabara was completely tossed about
by the Devil Yo-yos that Rinku controlled!

"Kurama Makes Blood Flowers Blossom."

Here you go!

I can't have you
extending those things again!

You've got nothing to worry about!
Pound him some more!

Way to go, way to go!
Get him, get him, get him!

Contestant Rinku is
overwhelmingly strong!

Contestant Kuwabara can do nothing
before the terrifying Devil Yo-yos!

Kurama, it looks like your
special training was useless.

He can't defend himself against
those yo-yos with his pair of swords.

No, he hasn't gone through
everything from his training yet.

W-Why, you...! I'm gonna k*ll you!

You're sure one tough guy!

I'm going to get worn out.

And, since today isn't
the only day of fighting,

it's about time I settled this!

What's this? Hey, come on!
Hold it a second! Hey! Hello, there?!

Kazuma sure has risen up to a place
where we can see him well, huh?

J-Just a minute, now!
If he is dropped from that height...!

-He'll die, no doubt about it.
-Shizuru-san!

You know, he's your own brother!

Is talking about him so coldly
the only thing you can do?

He might actually die, you know!

That's all up to fate.
He's just out of luck.

What?

Why, you...! Let me down!

How is the view?! Once I raise you
a little bit higher, I'll drop you!

Ah, I see, pardon me.
You dumbass! Let me down!

Yusuke!

Yusuke! Hey, Yusuke! Come on, Yusuke!

How can you sleep so easily
when Kuwabara-kun is in trouble?!

Sheesh! Such a loud voice!

The other Yokai are going to
realize that she's Yusuke's friend!

That's like cheering for the Giants

from the right field seats
at Koshien Stadium, huh?

She's going to get ganged up on
and beaten up.

You! Go over there and help her!

Y-You mean me?
I hate getting into fights.

Koenma-sama, you should go, please!

Me?!

Humans progress by overcoming difficulty
on their own, no matter how difficult!

Besides, Botan is there, too,

as well as Kuwabara's older sister,
who might be pretty capable herself.

Enough already!

Just a minute! Keiko-chan!
Where are you going?!

He can't hear me from this far away!
I have to go shout into his ear!

Who are you, now?

A human, taking Urameshi's side?

Go on back home, now!
This tournament is for Yokai!

So what about Yokai?!

Yusuke has already died
once and come back to life!

Sweetheart, you look quite tasty!
How about I eat you?!

-Water! Help! Water! Water!
-Shizuru-san!

You idiot!

Just what you'd expect
from Kuwabara's sister.

You chased him away brilliantly!

This is getting seriously
dangerous, isn't it?

Hey, come on, squirt!

If you're a man, then let's fight
each other a bit more fair and square!

See here, Yusuke! Wake up, I say!

Wake up and help Kuwabara-kun!

Kuwabara-kun! Be brave!
Be brave, and fly right!

Let me down, you piece of crap!

Oh, how high in the air
Contestant Kuwabara has been lifted up!

He is in a real predicament now!

Drop him! Let him have it!

You're finished, Kuwabara!

What are you doing, Rinku?!
Hurry up and get him!

Drop him... Drop him... Drop him...

That's about the right height.

Now, be squashed like a frog and die!

W-What?!

He's falling!
There's no hope for him now!

I'm not done yet!
I'm not about to snuff it like this!

Sword, extend!!

Contestant Kuwabara has extended
a sword, and using it as a spring,

he has leapt sideways from
the recoil force of his fall!

You thought that up pretty well!

The adrenaline must
have rushed to your head!

However, coming directly at me like this

is the same as saying, "Please hit me
in the face with all your yo-yos"!

I'm going to take you
down with me! Rei-ken!!

That's useless! Coming straight
at me with your blade...!

What?

The blade is curving its way
between the yo-yos' threads!

-h*...
-What?!

Rinku! Jump back further!

I can't avoid it completely!
It's going to hit me!

Now you know how tough I am?!

Impossible!

That's... what you get!

-Nicely done.
-Kuwa-chan!

I-Incredibly, both contestants have
left the ring opposite each other!

They struck each other...
They both struck each other!

Was that the result of
your special training?

Yes. The purpose of his training was to be
able to manipulate his Reiki sword at will.

Now then, I will take a count!

1...

The question is, which one
took the greater damage?

I don't know. Both of them
thoroughly hit the other.

This could turn out to be a tie.

Get up! Get up, Kuwabara!

5...

Rinku has gotten up!

That means the Rokuyukai
side has one victory!

Who'd have thought that
I would have a hard time with him?

Damn! I have to treat myself quickly
or it'll cause trouble!

Contestant Rinku has returned
to the ring on the count of 5.

Yeah... I'm the one who won, after all...

We don't know that yet!
Come on, get up Kuwabara!

Or are you a dog that's been beaten?

-6...
-Am I a what?!

Oh! Contestant Kuwabara
has gotten up too!

Urameshi!

What did you say? Hey!
Who did you say was losing?!

Is this guy really asleep?

7...

8...

W-Wait! I'm coming now!

What a tough scumbag he is! Damn!

What?!

9...

Dammit, what is this
with these yo-yos?!

10!!

Idiot!

The Rokuyukai Team is
the winner of the first match!

URAMESHI TEAM: KUWABARA
ROKUYUKAI TEAM: RINKU

Stop messing around, you dumbass!
I can still keep going! Bring it on!

You've got to be kidding!
There's no way!

I've never seen anyone
as persistent as you!

He's quite the expert.

To be able to control his yo-yos
after they left his hands...

Hmph, that runt was saved by the rules.

Okay, you! Once this tournament is over,
you wait for me behind the gym!

Nothing doing!

This isn't school, you know!

What was he thinking?

Anyone who fights seriously when
it's supposed to be for fun is a fool!

I'm going to win a lot
more easily, just watch!

Second match contenders, come forward!

All right, I'll go next.

ROTO

Isn't it about time we
started this fun game?

Kurama...

Don't think about putting him
in just a little bit of pain...

Fix him so that he won't think
about going against us ever again.

Yeah, you got it.

Unbelievable! Yusuke is still asleep!

All right! I'll be back!

J-Just a minute, Botan-san!

Get some rest for a while.
We'll handle what's after this.

Don't be stupid!

If Urameshi doesn't wake up,
then I'm going again!

Hmph, this will be settled before then.

Just a minute!

I'll look after him!

B-Botan-chan?

Go on back, now. You'll get hurt.

You can't talk to me like that, you know!

I'm over here worried for everyone's sake!

You mean, Botan-chan, you're
going to take Urameshi's place?!

No, I'm not! Ta-da!

From now on, just call me
Spirit Realm Trainer Botan-chan!

What, now?

I'm going to be looking
after everyone's condition!

Is that it? That will help a lot!

Come on, Yusuke, wake up!

C'mon! Yusuke, I say!

You're in the way! Move it off
to the other edge somewhere.

Of all the... You're not
a bag of trash, you know!

Hey, during my training,
I always thought this was strange,

but where the hell does Kurama
keep his rose whip hidden?

It's just an ordinary, genuine rose.

He can take any plant, and through
his Yoki, turn it into a weapon.

To Kurama, even the weeds alongside
the road are sharper-than-steel knives.

The next match, Kurama vs. Roto, begins!

I hear you're living amongst humans.

I can't believe it, but the word is
you care for the humans around you.

That long-haired boy...
I don't think he's a regular human.

Shizuru-san, you can tell?

If they died, I'll bet you would grieve!

Mid-air wave cuts, huh?

Not even worth talking about.

Kurama has him completely figured out.

You were just unlucky.

It appears that Rinku, who you
fought, is their Number 2 guy.

I would have won if it
had been best-of-three!

What's going on here?!

Gondawara-san, is this the new power
that is going to defeat my Toguro,

and go on to create
your new dark mythology?

At their level, they may
not be up to the task.

You don't appear to
be very good with that.

I'll lay you to rest now.

I have your mother's life in my care,
Minamino Shuichi-kun!

What's the matter?

Geez, what a coward...

T-Talking in your sleep?

Do you see this? If I press
this switch, my errand demon...

MINAMINO

...will devour your mother!

You understand what this means, right?

My tender, tender Shuichi-kun?

You catch on quickly!

That will do!

You human-lover, Shuichi-kun!

What are you trying to pull?

Are you trying to show some slight
resistance by throwing that pebble at me?

Don't mess with me!

From now on, I won't tolerate even
the slightest resistance!

Fold your arms behind you!

You are no more than a toy
for me to beat on! You got that?!

Oh, dear! What scary eyes!
If you want to fight me, go right ahead!

However, if you show the slightest sign
that you're going to do anything funny...!

What could be the matter?!

Contestant Kurama is at
Contestant Roto's command!

Hey, hey, what's the matter, Kurama?!

Idiot!

I've got it! He's got him
under hypnosis or something!

All right! Now slug him as
much as you can and k*ll him!

That miserable Roto!
Using dirty tricks, as usual.

There won't be any second chances.
Winning is everything!

I know...

You can't do it, huh?
No, there's no way you could, huh?

Or maybe you'd like to try quickly cutting off
my left arm with that whip you're so proud of?

Maybe the pain will startle me,
and the button will get pushed, huh?

What is he doing? He's taking too long!
k*ll him and get it over with!

I've made a huge investment
in you guys, after all!

What could be the matter with Kurama?

There's something up.

Contestant Kurama is not moving an inch!
Could he have lost the will to fight?

Come on, say something!

This is great! I'm having fun!

The most enjoyable toy out there
is one that can't put up any resistance!

Oh, my! Contestant Roto is raining
blows on Contestant Kurama!

Even so, for some reason,
Contestant Kurama is not fighting back!

Why, you...!

That gaze of yours
is getting on my nerves.

I want to be entertained by a face
steeped in humiliation! You got that?!

Would you...
stop looking at me like that?!

You are really displeasing me!
I will not easily forgive this!

First, you will prostrate
yourself and lick my boots.

Once you've licked them clean,
I will cut off your head.

Only then will I pardon you
by not pressing the button.

You can't say no to me,
can you, gentle Shuichi-kun?

I won't do it.

What?!

That's enough. If you want
to press it, then press it.

So, you finally show your true nature!

Put a little pressure on you,
and this is what happens, isn't it?!

You hold your own life more dear
than your mother's, don't you?!

In the end, you're the same as
the rest of us!

As long as you survive,
that's enough, isn't it?!

Push it!

I will push it!

My fingers! I can't move!

Tedious as it is,

allow me to repeat something that has been
said countless times by people before me.

It was your riskiest bet

to try to take what you thought was
the shortest and easiest way out.

What could this be?

Now, it is Contestant Roto
that is not making a move!

Earlier, I planted a
Shimaneki grass seed inside you.

Its roots have finally spread
throughout your entire body.

It was then!

The reason you hit me in the face with
that pebble was to divert my attention?

When I give a certain word,

it's going to grow explosively,
and pierce through your whole body.

It's a good thing you're such a punk.

I can be merciless to you
without any reservation.

W-Wait! We're both Yokai, aren't we?

I was just joking about
everything up until just earlier!

I was wrong! I apologize,
just spare my life!

P-Please! Forgive me!

Die.

It's ironic.

The blood from a punk made
the flowers bloom beautifully.

Contestant Kurama
comes from behind to win!

The score is now even, at one each!

What a stupid b*stard. That was
the same as if he had said, "k*ll me."

Don't worry.

His errand demon disappeared
at the same time that he died.

You were aware of it, then?

That's great...

Yeah.

Hey, what happened?
Explain it to me, too!

Me too, okay?

-Later.
-Later, okay?

Fine! You guys are
so mean, both of you!

When is later?

Harshly, the Urameshi Team
takes the second match.

However, the Rokuyukai Team still
has powerful foes to contend with!

What lies in store for the next battle?

At last, the strongest warrior
from the other team, Zeru, appears!

Hiei, that flame of his
is no ordinary flame!

If you were to take that head-on,
not even you would get away unscathed!

Do you have a technique that
can compete with his flame?

What is that stance?
I've never seen it before!

Whoa! Black flames...!

Next time, "The Unfinished Secret
Technique: Ensatsu Kokuryu-ha."

The Other World's
not watching for nothing!