01x56 - Kesshi no Kurama! Saigo no Te

[bunniefuu]

In the first match of the
Dark Tournament's final round,

Karasu, through the manipulation
of invisible bombs,

mounted a surreal attack.

Kurama was facing a difficult battle,
until the Fruit of Former Life,

an Item of Darkness that he
had taken before the match,

took effect just in the nick
of time during one of the blasts,

and he transformed into his Yoko form!

And now, the true powers
of both men are about to collide!

"The Desperate Kurama!
A Final Measure."

The Ojigi weed of the Demon Realm
is rather aggressive.

It goes after anything that moves
or is laden with flammables on its own.

It appears that it considers
you to be its enemy.

Oh, my! In a complete reversal of
offensive and defensive positions,

Contestant Karasu now finds
himself in a great pinch!

All right! Go get him!

Let him have it, Kurama!

You cannot run from it!

They do have feelings, so it would
be bad for you if you angered them.

Your half-assed attack has created
an adverse reaction. "Bang!"

That was more disappointing
than I was expecting.

I would have liked to toy with you
another two or three minutes.

This is incredible! All at once,
we have reached a conclusion!

Once Contestant Kurama transformed,

I don't know if he was in
a whole other league,

but he was certainly overwhelming!

All right! That was awesome, Kurama!

That didn't even take 15 minutes!
You defeated him in less than 5 minutes!

All right! That's one win!

Whoa, Yoko Kurama...
That is some incredible strength...

Koenma-sama! Koenma-sama!

What is it?!

Your face has turned back to normal!

Th-That is bad!

Whoops, this won't do!

He did it!

That's our Kurama-kun. He's terribly
far removed from my own Kazu, huh?

Juri-san! Juri-san! Your job, your job!

R-Right!

Let's see... Judging Contestant Karasu
to be unable to continue fighting,

Contestant Kurama is the victor!

H-Huh?

What?!

Who are you calling incapable of fighting?

I-I was wrong! My mistake! I was mistaken!

The match continues! Please, excuse me!

Just what is going on here?

I've taken a liking to you, Kurama.
Now I want to k*ll you even more.

Karasu's mask has come off.

That is trouble. Sakyo-san,
you'd better stand behind me.

C-Contestant Karasu's
hair color has changed!

And even my eyes can tell that Contestant
Karasu's Yoki is growing more powerful!

W-What is this? What's happening?

He's gathering flammable material
into his body through his mouth.

It's as if his whole body is
becoming an expl*sives shed.

He's what?

Both of his hands
are probably the trigger.

Get yourselves ready, or you'll
be caught in the middle of it.

Die!!

It doesn't look like he's holding back.

You should step back a little farther.

Are you all right?

I-I nearly died there!

Yow!

Kurama!

What in the world?!

I don't see Contestant Kurama!

Could he have been
blown away in the expl*si*n?

Oh, my! Contestant Kurama is still alive!

However, he is not in his Yoko form!

What's more, he has taken considerable
damage from the expl*si*n just now!

Kurama! He's back to normal!
The effects of the medicine have worn off!

Th-That's ridiculous!
It's only been five or six minutes!

He should be able to stay
Yoko for fifteen minutes!

There should have been more time! Why?!

I tried it out several times. Could the
medicine have started wearing off faster?

Sorry to interrupt you
while you're lost in thought,

but it's time to say your prayers.

That you may at least die an easy death...

It would appear you don't
even have enough Yoki left

to make a plant into a weapon.

You are no longer able to
see my Yoki either, are you?

Kurama!

Well now, it's as if Contestant Kurama
has been completely disarmed!

How will he stand up to Contestant
Karasu's overwhelming power?

Announce that you have given up.

I will k*ll you in such a way
that you will not suffer.

Oh, my! This is the first
we've seen of these fisticuffs

from Contestant Kurama
during this tournament!

However, Contestant Karasu is dodging
every strike in the nick of time!

Kurama has something planned...

Have your lost your mind
from your injuries?

Coming close to me is suicidal!

If I can't see your Yoki,

then it's all the same,
no matter where I am!

That was a pretty good thrust...
Or so I'd like to say...

This was what you were after, right?

Shimaneki grass, huh?

Your rehashed attacks won't work.

So fist-fighting doesn't
work against him either?

He can even read attacks that use plants!

Isn't there anything else he can do?

Let me commend you for injuring
me not just once, but twice now.

Caught you!

My underground expl*sive,
the Muddy b*mb.

Just a little longer!

Kurama!

Kurama, don't move! You're surrounded!

Even if you'd like to move, it must be
all you can do just to stand up, right?

There's nothing you can do.

You can't call on any plants
from the Demon Realm.

You can no longer... make a plant...
into a weapon, either.

Am I wrong?

It would be a simple matter
for me to blow you to bits.

But I'm not going to do so!

I can't watch anymore!

That Karasu guy is so cruel!

For him not to finish him
off all at once like this!

Finish him off nothing!
Kurama still hasn't lost, you know!

There's no way Kurama is going
to be done in by that guy...

Not by that pal of Toguro's!

Is it over yet?

Karasu is enjoying this fight.

Well, let's just watch as he
methodically finishes this up.

You've done well to put
me to this much trouble.

I wish I could place you
at my side forever...

As your reward, I will let your beautiful
face remain just as pretty as it is.

It looks like you still
haven't realized it, huh?

What it was I was really after...

The place you are bleeding from...

Your heart...

Now all I have to do is
summon a bloodsucking plant

that loves Yokai blood...

You have got it all so terribly wrong...

Even in this form, I am able
to summon Demon Realm plants...

in exchange... for my life!

Now then, shall we move along?

Kurama!!

Yahoo! Karasu!
Don't tease us like that!

Get him! Get him!
Get him once and for all!

k*ll him!

k*ll him! k*ll him! k*ll him! k*ll him...

What tremendous cheering! I can't even
hear the voices of those around me!

Yo, yo, don't act
all-important like that!

Give that back!

Yeah, he's right!

Juri-san, can we please have a count?

Right!

Contestant Kurama is down!
I will take the count! 1...

2... 3...

4... 5... 6...

I-I will... use up all of my
remaining spectral power...

This is my last resort!

I don't need you to count!

This is about who lives and who dies!

No, it's not!

Die!!

You're dying, too!

A bloodsucking plant? Impossible...

There's no way you could summon this...

Kurama!

Kurama!!

Kurama!

Don't tell me he has died!

Th-That can't be true!

But still, it looked as though he
exerted the last of his power...

That can't be!

I'm alive...

B-But why? Without me realizing it...

has my spectral power
begun increasing?

So that's it. The effect of
the medicine hadn't grown weaker!

The power of the Yoko...
is returning to Minamino Shuichi's body!

Kurama!

You did it! What a
come-from-behind win!

Kurama wins it!

Uh...

A miracle has occurred, as Kurama
staked his life on a suicide strategy.

However, the epic final
round has just begun!

What's this, Hiei?
You're going to go next?

You've still got that overgrown,
self-confident attitude, don't you?

Even so, that armor that Bui
is wearing is nothing ordinary!

Your smart-mouth cracks aren't
going to work on it, you know!

Look, I'll be happy to at least
gather up your bones afterward!

Next time, "Intimidation!
Bui Removes His Armor."

Ow! You didn't have to hit me, you know.