01x45 - Hiei Rensen! Gekite Kokuryuha!

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With a new arena for
the Dark Tournament,

the semifinals have
at last gotten underway.

Elsewhere, in a cave in the mountains
far away from the arena,

Yusuke was undertaking his final,
greatest trial from Genkai.

At that time, Hiei was
fighting against his opponent,

Makintaro of the Uraotogi Team,
and defeated him with a single blow.

"Hiei Battles Consecutively!
sh**t Your Kokuryu-Ha!"

He's down! Seeing as how Contestant
Makintaro is unable to continue fighting,

Contestant Hiei is the winner!

W-What a frighteningly quick technique!

Before I even had a chance to comment,
Contestant Hiei beat his opponent!

Now then, roll the dice!
I'm going to come up again!

Don't get too carried away.

KUROMOMOTARO / FREE CHOICE

"Free choice" and Kuromomotaro...

Me, huh?

And "free choice" means...

Dammit!

Sure enough, it was too soon
to give Yusuke the trial.

This won't do! You cannot take any more!
I have to take back the Reikogyoku!

W-What the hell are you doing?!

This Reikogyoku is an energy ball
of Reiki, condensed to its very limits.

If your body is not up to the task of
accepting this energy,

it will be blown to bits!

This is impossible for you now!

Don't be ridiculous!

I can endure this!

His will at least is steady,
but with his current spiritual power,

there's a 100-percent chance
of him losing to Toguro.

I thought that if he had obtained enough
spiritual power during the tournament,

he could endure the trial...

Yusuke, your spiritual power
has certainly risen, but even so,

the odds of you safely
surviving this trial are 50/50.

Keiko-chan, what's the matter?

Yusuke...

You must have had a bad dream, huh?

Whoa, this is terrible!

It's already this light out?!
We shouldn't have played cards all night!

Shizuru-san, wake up!

You too, Yukina-chan!
The matches have started!

This is awful, this is awful!

The "free choice" face means
that we can choose our own warrior.

I'll be going, of course.

The second match will be Contestant Hiei
versus Contestant Kuromomotaro!

This looks like it will be worth watching.

Onji, this guy really can't
sh**t his Kokuryu-ha, then?

One hundred percent impossible.

Even if he wanted
to sh**t it, he couldn't.

When he shot the Kokuryu-ha earlier...

Jao ensatsu-ken?
But that's supposed to be

purely a Demon Realm technique,
one that can't be used in the Human Realm!

Right now, I cannot completely
control this myself.

However, soon enough,
I will perfect this technique.

Do not look down on
the power of the Jagan!

Take this!! Ensatsu kokuryu-ha!!

Hiei still suffers slightly from
the aftereffects of using that technique.

His Yoki is only at about
60 percent, as well.

In other words, he's still convalescing,
and he's out of gas.

I get it.

He's not a natural Jagan master, either.

He doesn't have enough experience
taming the flames of the Demon Realm

here in the Human Realm.

Kuromomotaro, what's the matter?

What are you dawdling for?!
Whisper amongst yourselves, will you?!

You're not getting cold feet, right?

We would like to get
the match started soon.

Um, but we can wait
just a little bit longer.

In any case, Hiei cannot
sh**t his Kokuryu-ha,

the greatest technique among
the Jao ensatsu-ken skills.

However, he can probably use the other
techniques besides the Kokuryu-ha,

but you should be able to withstand
the level of those techniques well enough.

Once your body memorizes his Ensatsu-ken
techniques, Kuromomotaro, you have won!

I'm relieved to hear that.

He's just an ordinary pipsqueak
if he can't use his Kokuryu-ha.

Both contestants, come forward!

Don't be too pleased with yourself
for having defeated Makintaro.

He didn't have enough of what it takes
to be a ruler in the underworld!

You b*stard! He was one of yours, right?

Hiei, I am in a bit of a different
category from Makintaro!

This is a fine sword!

If you like it, I'll lend it to you.
The rental fee will be your life.

Is that so?

Thanks.

W-What kind of stunt is this?!

That hurts! That sure hurts!
This thing cuts well!

Is he an idiot or something?!

What is with that Kuromomotaro b*stard?!

He cut his arm himself!

I have now memorized
the sharpness of this sword!

Uraotogi Yami Item, Kibi dango!!

"Uraotogi Yami Item, Kibi dango"?

W-What kind of Yoki is this?

BUJU SOKO, MAEN NO SO:
WARRIOR BEAST ARMOR, DEMON MONKEY GUISE

Buju Soko, Maen no So!!

So these Yokai are a special variety

that each has their own specific
Demon Realm items, then?

Amazingly, by eating a dumpling,
Contestant Kuromomotaro has transformed!

At the same time,
he has begun emitting Yoki!

Now then, I will return
to you your dull blade!

It will no longer be
of any use against me!

This will be interesting.

Begin!

Let's put it to the test.

Did he get him?!

What?!

W-What?! Hiei's sword!

It broke!

You're too slow!

This is bad!

Hiei!

Hiei!

Do you understand why it is
that I cut my arm with your sword?

My body, you see,

completely memorizes the offensive abilities
of an opponent by the damage it takes.

I cut my arm with your sword earlier
in order to memorize its power.

Then, in order to overcome
your offensive ability,

I ate one of my millet dumplings.

W-What?

My millet dumplings are specialized items

that allow me to endure an opponent's
offense and grant me even greater power!

S-So does that mean
that Hiei can't possibly win?

This match is all but over.

This is bad. Hiei...

What's the matter with you?

S-Speaking of millet dumplings,

I-I remember my own forefathers,
on Onigashima Island!

MOMOTARO

My forefathers! How it
pains me to think of it all!

I'm not interested in your forefathers!
I'm more concerned about Hiei!

I-I hate this...

Hurry, hurry! The matches
have already begun!

This way is a shortcut!

Wait!

Where's Shizuru-san?

I need to gulp this down,
to help sober up.

Come on, this is no time
to be drinking juice!

Ah! Oh, no! I forgot Yusuke's
precious Puu-chan back in the room!

Yusuke said he was something
like his alter ego. Hold on!

Aw, man! For the love of...!

Puu-chan? Puu-chan?

Puu!

I'm sorry. Was that uncomfortable?

This is the moment of truth,

the minimum requirement for you
to survive the battle ahead, Yusuke!

Hiei!

k*ll him!

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

Now then, you puny b*stard,
use your Jao ensatsu-ken!

What?

When my body memorizes your offensive
ability, that's when your end comes!

I'll let you have it!

Even after having taken
that much damage,

Contestant Hiei
has started a counterattack!

Come on, use it!
Use your Jao ensatsu-ken!

I'm going to let you have it,
just the way you wanted!

Awright! Here comes the Kokuryu-ha!

He'll be burned up completely, and won't
be able to memorize it or any of that crap!

No, he can't sh**t his Kokuryu-ha!

What?

For him to summon the Kokuryu dragon,
an embodiment of Demon Realm hellfire,

he has to lure it,
using his own Yoki as bait.

However, in order to do that, he has to
continually release a vast amount of Yoki.

That's right.

In his fight against Zeru,
Hiei was in his best condition.

Even so, he still
didn't have enough Yoki.

As a result, his right arm
was nearly devoured.

Hiei's Yoki is now in a state
between 60 and 70 percent.

60 percent?

You're saying that with that much
incredible Yoki, Hiei's only at 60 percent?

Even if he wanted to summon
the Kokuryu dragon, he can't as he is.

Supposing he were to summon it,

he wouldn't be able to withstand it,
and would likely be devoured.

That certainly is true. It would be
impossible with that level of Yoki.

Hiei, unable to sh**t his
Kokuryu-ha, is going to lose!

Come on, Hiei!

Take this!!

Jao ensatsu rengoku-sho!!

JAO IMMOLATING SCORCH OF PURGATORY

Th-That wasn't the Kokuryu-ha!

Those are flames from the Human Realm!

Contestant Hiei has dispatched his deadly
Jao ensatsu rengoku-sho technique!

I didn't even need to call forth
the flames of the Demon Realm.

I can defeat you using even
the flames of the Human Realm!

I've memorized this pain!

Incredibly, Contestant Kuromomotaro
has not been defeated!

It appears that, just as he said,

through his Items of Darkness,
he has leveled up!

Ah! Once again, he is using his Uraotogi
Item of Darkness, the Millet dumpling!

Your Ensatsu-ken
will no longer work on me!

Buju Soko No. 2, Machi no So!!

BUJI SOKO, MACHI NO SO:
WARRIOR BEAST ARMOR, DEMON PHEASANT GUISE

Warrior Beast Armor No. 2,
Demon Pheasant Guise?!

Contestant Kuromomotaro
has transformed once again!

Both his Yoki and his form have grown
even more ominous and powerful!

W-What is this?!
He keeps versioning himself up!

This is bad.

Faced with such a desperate pinch,
does Hiei have any hope of winning?

And will Yusuke be able
to overcome the final trial

that has been given to him by Genkai?

Kuromomotaro, how well you are named!

First you're a monster monkey,
and now you're a monster pheasant?

And what's more, you're getting
stronger and stronger,

and it's going to be
harder to deal with you!

Well, rather than putting down the ogres,
we'll just have to put down Momotaro!

Hiei, I'm counting on you!

Next time, "Tremble!
Kuromomotaro's Transformation."

The Other World's
not watching for nothing!