01x58 - Kyukyoku Ougi! Hoero Kokuryuha

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It had been a tumultuous first match.

Kurama had k*lled Karasu, but since
it happened after he was counted down,

the victory went to the Toguro Team.

And then, in the second match,
Hiei faced Bui in a fierce clash of powers.

However, even that was no more
than a preliminary skirmish!

Bui has taken off his armor,
revealing tremendous power.

Who will come out the winner?

"The Ultimate Secret Technique!
Howl of the Kokuryu-ha."

I told you to get serious.

Is that so? You want to
see it that badly, do you?

You're going to regret this.

There's no turning back now.
I've forgotten how to wrap it up again.

Now, let me show you the perfected
Ensatsu kokuryu-ha!

Oh, my!

There is an incredible Yoki emanating
from Contestant Hiei's right arm!

Hiei is serious! He honestly
means to use that technique!

Hiei...!

Kuwabara, kuwabara, kuwabara, kuwabara...

If things get dicey, I'm getting
out of here as soon as I can!

What's the matter, Shizuru-san?

I'm feeling some strange kind of chill...

Is it a cold?

N-No...

That's not it!

I've been feeling something
dreadful for a little while as well.

This Hiei fellow...

It looks like he's going to be showing us
the long-awaited Kokuryu-ha technique, huh?

Yes.

When was the last time he let us see it?

During the first round of this tournament.

Rejoice!
You are to be the very first victim

of the Jao ensatsu-ken
here in the Human Realm!

You mean you've called up
the flames of the Demon Realm?!

The rules are that I
just have to defeat you.

However, right now, I cannot
completely control this myself.

Do not look down on
the power of the Jagan!

Take this!!

Ensatsu kokuryu-ha!!

Is that right?
It's been that long, has it?

For it to appear again in the finals...

It's been made out
to be quite grandiose.

There's no comparison
between Zeru and Bui.

C-Can this mean...?

Could it be that he intends to use
the Ensatsu kokuryu-ha technique?

Juri-san, you're in harm's way
there! Hurry and take shelter!

M-My knees are shaking
so badly, I can't move!

W-What a Yoki!

N-No doubt about it! Those are indeed
the spectral flames of the Demon Realm!

It couldn't be... He hasn't perfected
the Kokuryu-ha yet, has he?

Yes. Hiei has made the secrets of
the Jao ensatsu-ken techniques his own!

This is the Kokuryu-ha technique, is it?

Th-This is incredible!
It's beyond incredible!

This is not the same
Kokuryu-ha as it was last time!

It's putting forth a tremendous Yoki!

Here it goes!

The Jao ensatsu-ken's greatest,
most powerful secret technique...

Ensatsu kokuryu-ha!
If I can avoid it, I can win!

A Kokuryu-ha that is turned
back will return to its caster!

And then he will be scorched
and devoured by the very Kokuryu

that he himself unleashed!

Take this!!

Ensatsu kokuryu-ha!!

He caught it!

Impossible! How could he
take the Kokuryu-ha head-on?!

I-I just wet myself!

Is now the time to run away?

Don't take my Kokuryu-ha so lightly!

I will not k*ll you yet.
You will become stronger.

You will then come
seeking my life once again!

I cannot allow myself to lose!

The colossal Kokuryu-ha has super power!
Contestant Bui caught it momentarily,

but now it is pushing him
up and out of the ring!

Everyone is going to be k*lled!

I-I will continue my play-by-play--!

The Kokuryu-ha is running
rampant around the stadium!

Those spectators that have weaker
Yoki are instantly being burned up

in what has become a hellish
scene of agonized screams!

You cannot beat me with just that!

I did it!

What?!

I did it!

I have beaten the Ensatsu-ken techniques!

I-Incredibly, Contestant Bui has
deflected the Kokuryu-ha wave,

and now, Contestant Hiei,

the one who unleashed it,
has been swallowed up by it!

He did it! The Toguro Team
now has two wins in a row!

The stadium is a shade
worse for wear, though...

Juri-san? Juri-san?
Can we have a decision?

Juri-san?!

Mommy... I'm scared...

Juri-san, wake up! Juri-san...!

Juri-san, Juri-san,
your boyfriend is watching.

Where am I, where am I?

Juri-san, let's get back to work.

R-Right!

We judge Contestant Hiei to
be unable to continue fighting,

so Contestant Bui is declar--

This, starting right now...

is what I wanted to show you.

Hiei!

I-Impossible!

Oh, dear!

Contestant Hiei, whom we thought had
been swallowed up by the Kokuryu-ha wave,

is back in action, completely unscathed!

Hang in there, Hiei!

Oh, excuse me!

Th-This is where it begins.

This is where Hiei-kun begins
showing what he's truly made of!

I-I'm frightened.

H-He doesn't look all that different
from how he was earlier...

except that the dragon
on his arm has vanished.

What's the matter, Bui?!
Don't be shy, let him have it!

That little pipsqueak
can't do nothing no more!

You mean, this is the
thing he has perfected?

That's right. Hiei has
devoured the Kokuryu-ha wave!

Devoured...? H-He did what?!

He's become someone with enough power

to contain and control the vast
energy absorbed from the Kokuryu!

He is the one who has perfected
the Kokuryu-ha technique.

Somebody who is as capable
as Bui is must realize this.

Do you see this? This is the Yoki of
the one who has mastered the Kokuryu-ha!

There are many who misunderstand this,

but the Kokuryu-ha is not just
a simple projectile weapon...

It is a nutritive that explosively
raises the caster's Yoki.

In other words, it is just fodder...

W-What am I afraid of? Even supposing
he has mastered the Kokuryu-ha,

there's no way my own
Battle Aura can lose out!

Contestant Bui is
hammering on Contestant Hiei!

However, Contestant Hiei
is not even flinching!

My Battle Aura...!

Incredible! Contestant Hiei has
repelled Contestant Bui's Battle Aura!

What's the matter?
Are you through already?

Both contestants are out of
the ring! I will begin the count!

k*ll me...!

Before, when I fought
and lost to Toguro...

there was still the possibility
of me becoming stronger.

I toughened myself to my very limits
over the prospect

of once again fighting Toguro.

However, Toguro has become even stronger.

He instead opened up an overwhelming
gap between our powers.

And now, here I have been
completely beaten by you as well.

There's no longer any
reason for me to live.

If you want to die, then die on your own.

8... 9...

See, I hate being dictated to.

10!! The match is over!

Contestant Hiei is the victor!

All right! Now we're at
one win and one loss!

Hey, are you sure it's okay
for him to come close to us?!

That was awesome, Hiei!

You're invincible, aren't you?!
You go ahead and fight the rest of them!

I can't do that.
This technique also has a fatal flaw.

A flaw?

In order to allow my extremely
overworked spectral power

and physical strength to recover...

I've got to completely
hibernate for several hours.

No matter how perfected
the technique becomes,

there's nothing I can do about this.

Hibernate?

What are you, a bullfrog?

Now listen!

I used this technique because I've put
my faith in all of you good-for-nothings!

If I wake up... and we've lost...
you're all going to... get it...

You believe this guy? He acts
big right up until he falls flat!

Really! He's sure got a fine personality!

Be that as it may...

Looking at his sleeping face,

you wouldn't think that this was the same
guy who ran so wild until just moments ago.

Should we scribble something on him?

With overwhelming power,
Hiei has defeated Bui.

The Urameshi Team now
has one win and one loss.

However, the battle is not yet over.

And so, the Dark Tournament
moves into the home stretch.

The Toguro brothers are now
the only two that remain.

Hang in there, everyone!

Kazu, what are you so anxious about?

It's crucial to have heart
in a fight between men!

Show us your usual ridiculously
good spirits, and go all-out!

Next time, "The Eerie
Shadow of Toguro the Elder."

How long are you going to
shilly-shally around? Knock him flat!