01x109 - Taiketsu! Hiei to Mukuro

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In the battle for the Demon Realm,
with control over the entire land at stake,

most of Yusuke's friends had
been beaten, one after the next,

by those of the Demon Realm
who were more powerful.

In the midst of them, Kurama,
who had advanced to the second round,

fought against the Demon Realm
Physiotherapist, Shigure.

In order to settle the issue of
his involvement with the Demon Realm,

he stood by his own power,
and though he had a difficult battle,

he in turn won admirably.

And so, the mighty contenders who
are after victory in the tournament

are about to face each other.

"Showdown! Hiei and Mukuro."

I didn't think Kurama
would have such a hard time.

He doesn't have any spectral power left.

I'm concerned about
his next confrontation.

I'm more concerned over whether
Yusuke and the others can win.

Who is against whom next?

Hey, you, who's up against who next?

Let's see...

Okay then, the next battle in
the second round will be in Block D.

It's the fight between Contestant Hiei
and Contestant Mukuro!

Contestant Hiei already
appears to be ready.

This is a contest between two
members of Mukuro's forces, then.

This pairing is a lucky one for us.

I thought I told you to stop
thinking about it like that!

Yes, but...!

Incidentally, did you win?

N-No, not exactly...

In any case,
just keep quiet and let's watch.

Kurama, you should go to the infirmary.

He's right. You should
admit yourself at once.

Come on, let's go.

I'm okay... Please, let me be.

We can't.

I want to watch the fight
between Hiei and Mukuro.

Okay then, the match between Contestant
Hiei and Contestant Mukuro begins!

Hiei, have you found your answer?
You said you had no purpose in life.

I don't need any answer.
It doesn't matter to me anymore.

Really?

Of all the consciousnesses
that I have touched,

yours has been the most
pleasant one so far.

This time, you touch my consciousness.

I was abandoned soon after I was born.
It was just like being sold.

When I realized what had
happened, I was a prisoner.

I didn't know who my father, my mother,
or even who I myself was.

Already, I did not have any freedom.

In desperation, I ran away.

I fled from the circumstances I was in.

No matter what I tried,
I could not get my shackles off.

However, I decided to make
them a token of my hatred.

Even now, they remain on my arms.

After that came my days of fighting.

I gathered up my hatred
toward everything around me,

and sacrificed anything
necessary to continue fighting.

Before I realized it,
I had obtained some followers,

and had become influential
enough to oppose Raizen.

However, I...

Here we go!

What are you living for?

You're the one who can't release yourself

from those unpleasant memories
of your past, aren't you?

From the time we were born,

neither you nor I have been the recipients
of what could be called affection.

All we've had are cold
looks that shunned us.

Along the way, we came to live
so as to fend off such looks.

And so, for whatever reason,
I get along with you.

After all, it's only during battle that
you and I both realize who we are.

Incredible!

This is different from normal...

What is, Koenma-sama?

They're butting their thoughts
against each other in battle,

rather than exchanging any dialogue.

Mukuro! Why aren't you
fighting at your full power?!

You obtained your
freedom by fighting, right?

It shouldn't bother you
to take pride in that.

Is it because there's something you cannot
leave behind that keeps you from doing so?

Don't say that!

You are no longer under any curse.

If anything, it's just the effeminate
notions you have about yourself...

About being a woman!

What a wretched b*stard...

Contestant Mukuro lands
a terrific counterstrike!

Here goes...!

Ensatsu-ken!

Ensatsu-ken... It's ironic that you,
being born in the Land of Glaciers,

should have a Yoki of flame, huh?

That's right. It has been
my curse from the beginning

to have been born with
a differently natured power.

With a hatred sustaining me
that I can do nothing about,

I melt the ice with fire!

Hatred? That's not what it is.

You never held any
resentment from the start!

What you're harboring is an intense
yearning for your homeland!

He's brought this to a fistfight!

Has Contestant Hiei
chosen a frantic fistfight?!

Hiei has the advantage, right?
He's doing all the attacking, after all!

I don't know. It feels like
he's being forced to attack.

If you can't catch me with just two eyes,
you'd better open your Jagan!

The Jagan that Shigure provided you with!

Dammit...!

Your Jagan...

You may have originally had it afforded
to you to search for your Hirui stone,

but there's something else that you
must see with that eye, isn't there?

Yes.

You must find yourself.

Isn't that right, Hiei?!

What is that line?

She's cutting through space.

Through space?

I've heard stories about this...

About how Mukuro can
cut through even space.

What's goin' to happen?

There's no kind of
material that can elude that.

Mukuro's right arm can
cut through it, space and all!

The space that Mukuro
cut through remains cut!

If you make contact with it,
you and the space you're in get split!

Let's bring this to an end. I don't
want to go on fighting you forever.

The longer we go on,
the greater the advantage I'll have.

What will it be, Hiei?

Apparently, it won't do me
any good to run away.

It looks like I'll have to use this.

I-I-Is that...?

By nature, this is
a Demon Realm Flame Technique!

By using it here in the Demon Realm,
it should run even more wild!

Hiei, born of the Land of Glaciers,
is this how badly you crave flames?

Then let's have it!

I didn't want to have to use this
technique against you, if I could avoid it!

Jao ensatsu kokuryu-ha!!

Is she thinking of taking it on?!

Mukuro!

Hiei!

What?!

Do you feel better now, Hiei?

As someone who was born
in the Land of Glaciers,

that great technique was too hard on you.

It was too much for your body to bear.

Hiei, you've lost.

I'll admit that now.

Did you hear that?
Contestant Mukuro is the victor!

Contestant Mukuro will
advance to the third round!

H-Hiei lost... I can't believe it!

How could his kokuryu-ha
not be of any use?

Still, those two both
appear to be satisfied.

Hiei...

That was awesome, you guys.

Hiei, don't go saying that defeating me
has become your reason for living.

That would be too sad.

I won't ever fight you again.

All of your hatred is now in the past.

You shouldn't have need
of that any longer.

It's still too soon to
leave everything behind...

Both for you, and for me...

Yeah.

During a fierce exchange,

he started to demonstrate a difference in
our powers that I could do nothing about.

Heh, I'm starting to feel happy about it.

How could anyone be as strong as this?

But still, I want to win against him!

Next time, "My Power-- This Is My All!"

The Other World's
not watching for nothing!