1. Hey, hey, Nishi! Pick up the pace!Copy !req
2. You won't get anything out of training if you keep dawdling like that!Copy !req
3. That's easy for you to say...Copy !req
4. But I'm just too hungry...Copy !req
5. I said, come on!Copy !req
6. Don't yell at me... I know that!Copy !req
7. Now, before we cool down too much,Copy !req
8. we should go finish our training.Copy !req
9. Hey, you hear me, Nishi? Get in the gym!Copy !req
10. Do you hear me?Copy !req
11. Yes, I hear you!Copy !req
12. Joe, I can stop if it hurts too much.Copy !req
13. Just shut your mouth and keep going, fool!Copy !req
14. It's been so long since our last matches that we're starting to get weak!Copy !req
15. I'll not let you hold back!Copy !req
16. Then here I go.Copy !req
17. Hurry up!Copy !req
18. Hold on! Hold on, Nishi!Copy !req
19. J-Joe! A-Are you all right?Copy !req
20. H-Hey, Nishi. Something's wrong.Copy !req
21. What's wrong?Copy !req
22. Are you really under the middleweight limit?Copy !req
23. You feel like a light heavyweight... Maybe even a heavyweight!Copy !req
24. Don't be silly!Copy !req
25. I'm keeping myself within the middleweight limits!Copy !req
26. No, you look like a heavyweight to me, too.Copy !req
27. Welcome back, uncle!Copy !req
28. Hey. Welcome home, uncle.Copy !req
29. Hey.Copy !req
30. Now, Nishi. I know I strictly regulate your water and food,Copy !req
31. so what's going on?Copy !req
32. What do you mean?Copy !req
33. I'm talking about your weight.Copy !req
34. What're you talking about, uncle?Copy !req
35. There's no problem with my weight!Copy !req
36. If there's something wrong, it's that my body won't slim out.Copy !req
37. You need not assume things, uncle!Copy !req
38. I see. Then it's fine.Copy !req
39. You're such a worrier, uncle!Copy !req
40. I said it's fine, Nishi!Copy !req
41. Right.Copy !req
42. What are you just standing there for, you two!Copy !req
43. The bell hasn't rung yet!Copy !req
44. Keep practising!Copy !req
45. Nishi, get to skipping! Joe, work on the speed bag!Copy !req
46. Now!Copy !req
47. Ok!Copy !req
48. Start now!Copy !req
49. Yes!Copy !req
50. He's strict...Copy !req
51. Joe, I was called into the executive office today.Copy !req
52. You saw the boxing commissioner?Copy !req
53. So what'd he want?Copy !req
54. It seems Shiraki Gym has filed a formal request for a match.Copy !req
55. You mean the Joe-Rikiishi match?Copy !req
56. The commissioner said he wanted me to accept.Copy !req
57. So you accepted, didn't you, uncle?Copy !req
58. Shut up! Get back to practising!Copy !req
59. All right,Copy !req
60. It rang!Copy !req
61. It rang! Practice is over for today!Copy !req
62. Hey, Joe! That's enough! The bell rang!Copy !req
63. So, you accepted it?Copy !req
64. So, you accepted it?Copy !req
65. Yes...Copy !req
66. I accepted.Copy !req
67. After I stopped by Shiraki Gym,Copy !req
68. I couldn't help but accept.Copy !req
69. I couldn't help but accept when I saw Rikiishi.Copy !req
70. You met Rikiishi?Copy !req
71. Yes, I did.Copy !req
72. But he wasn't the same man.Copy !req
73. What?Copy !req
74. How many more minutes?Copy !req
75. One minute.Copy !req
76. Ten more seconds...Copy !req
77. Nine seconds...Copy !req
78. Eight seconds...Copy !req
79. Seven seconds...Copy !req
80. Six seconds...Copy !req
81. Five seconds...Copy !req
82. Four seconds...Copy !req
83. Three seconds...Copy !req
84. Two seconds...Copy !req
85. One second...Copy !req
86. Now...Copy !req
87. That's enough, Rikiishi.Copy !req
88. Thank you.Copy !req
89. No problem.Copy !req
90. It's been a while.Copy !req
91. He's such a hard worker...Copy !req
92. so I should keep it up myself.Copy !req
93. Now pardon me.Copy !req
94. Rikiishi!Copy !req
95. He was sweating in a steam bath that was over seventy degrees...Copy !req
96. Then Rikiishi started violently shadow boxingCopy !req
97. in a training room filled with boiling kettles!Copy !req
98. His face looked like a demon mask.Copy !req
99. How could I have refused?Copy !req
100. I tried to tell myself, "This fight is immature," and "This fight is absurd,"Copy !req
101. but, when I saw Rikiishi's intensity, I had to take him more seriously.Copy !req
102. He sweats off in the steam bath twice a day,Copy !req
103. and he trains intensely on top of that.Copy !req
104. And he barely eats anything but a hint of fruit!Copy !req
105. No ordinary man could go that far!Copy !req
106. So, uncle...Copy !req
107. What day's the match?Copy !req
108. That hasn't been decided yet,Copy !req
109. but I told the commissioner to hold it as soon as possible.Copy !req
110. Rikiishi has too large a frame.Copy !req
111. He can't shed pounds and stay in the bantamweight class for very long.Copy !req
112. I get it.Copy !req
113. Well, that's convenient.Copy !req
114. I'm even ready to fight him tonight!Copy !req
115. Joe!Copy !req
116. And besides...Copy !req
117. I feel sorry for the fact that he's barely eating or drinking.Copy !req
118. It's time to eat, Rikiishi.Copy !req
119. Eat?Copy !req
120. Yes.Copy !req
121. What? You're eating a pork cutlet on rice after a big bowl of ramen?Copy !req
122. My match just finished yesterday.Copy !req
123. This pork cutlet's going to make up for all that harsh weight loss before my-Copy !req
124. What was that for?Copy !req
125. Hey, you have a meal ticket?Copy !req
126. It's Rikiishi.Copy !req
127. Get me the usual.Copy !req
128. Oh... Pardon my rudeness...Copy !req
129. Hey, Joe. Give me your plate.Copy !req
130. That smell's just tantalising!Copy !req
131. Give me your plate too, Nishi.Copy !req
132. Yes! Yes, yes!Copy !req
133. Uh, is that all?Copy !req
134. What?Copy !req
135. Oh, uh, it's nothing.Copy !req
136. Well, you can't fight on an empty stomach! Time to eat!Copy !req
137. Not eating, Joe?Copy !req
138. That was delicious!Copy !req
139. Your cooking's first-rate as always, uncle!Copy !req
140. The smell and the taste are just perfect!Copy !req
141. Once you've eaten your portion, go to sleep!Copy !req
142. O-Okay.Copy !req
143. Honestly...Copy !req
144. And Rikiishi's making do with just a tomato a day...Copy !req
145. I-I'm sorry.Copy !req
146. This is just insane!Copy !req
147. Thanks for the food.Copy !req
148. I will sleep.Copy !req
149. Hey, Joe! What's the matter? You're not even finished!Copy !req
150. I must start watching my weight to prepare for the match.Copy !req
151. Good night.Copy !req
152. Nishi.Copy !req
153. Yes?Copy !req
154. You go sleep, too.Copy !req
155. The best way to lose weight is to lie still without fretting too much.Copy !req
156. Yes...Copy !req
157. Well, I will go to bed too, uncle.Copy !req
158. Good night.Copy !req
159. Rikiishi and Joe...Copy !req
160. I would have stopped them from fighting if I could,Copy !req
161. so that neither of these two excellent boxers would be injured.Copy !req
162. But there's nothing I can do anymore.Copy !req
163. Rikiishi and Joe...Copy !req
164. Those two have set up a harsh world of battle between themCopy !req
165. which has no room for me.Copy !req
166. I see.Copy !req
167. So you've finally come down to my level, Rikiishi.Copy !req
168. You know, Rikiishi...Copy !req
169. I was planning on gaining weight after my match with Wolf.Copy !req
170. But you came down instead.Copy !req
171. But...Copy !req
172. Whether we're in the world of juvenile detention, or the world of pro boxing...Copy !req
173. You've always been ahead of me.Copy !req
174. So it's only natural that you'd be the one to match with me.Copy !req
175. Isn't that right, Rikiishi?Copy !req
176. But you know, Rikiishi...Copy !req
177. If this weight loss causes you to lose...Copy !req
178. you can just go back to being a featherweight.Copy !req
179. And when you do...Copy !req
180. I'll make my way up to the featherweight class and challenge you to a rematch!Copy !req
181. Then neither of us will have anything against each other.Copy !req
182. Welcome back, sir!Copy !req
183. U-Uncle, get me two large bowls of udon!Copy !req
184. Sure! Thanks for your business!Copy !req
185. Make it quick, uncle!Copy !req
186. I just can't resist the smell!Copy !req
187. Order up!Copy !req
188. Th-Thanks!Copy !req
189. Hey, Nishi. I wondered where you were sneaking off to.Copy !req
190. Having a little midnight snack, are we?Copy !req
191. J-Joe!Copy !req
192. Welcome! Can I get you anything, sir?Copy !req
193. No, I don't need any.Copy !req
194. I just wanted to know, does this man come here often?Copy !req
195. Yes, quite often, always at about this time o' night...Copy !req
196. I see.Copy !req
197. Quite often?Copy !req
198. I never wanted to see this, Nishi.Copy !req
199. You're unsightly. You're shameful!Copy !req
200. Aren't you, Nishi?Copy !req
201. You've sunk even lower than low!Copy !req
202. You're not even part of the world of boxing where Rikiishi and I live!Copy !req
203. I didn't want to see this.Copy !req
204. I wanted to trust you.Copy !req
205. If you drink just once... If you eat just once...Copy !req
206. It'll only make the weight loss all the more unbearable!Copy !req
207. Uncle told me that once...Copy !req
208. You're right! I'm a failure!Copy !req
209. Yes, you're a failure! You're scum!Copy !req
210. You should be ashamed! Very ashamed!Copy !req
211. I won't give in.Copy !req
212. Rikiishi must be bearing with the pain.Copy !req
213. You know, Rikiishi...Copy !req
214. I think the world of boxing is all about perseverance.Copy !req
215. And that's the world we live in.Copy !req
216. Isn't that right, Rikiishi?Copy !req
217. In the first match of his bantamweight class conversion,Copy !req
218. Rikiishi stands in the ring to face Pancho Leo.Copy !req
219. But he has a hard and agonising fight due to his severe weight loss.Copy !req
220. Now, as Joe prays for Rikiishi's victory,Copy !req
221. which way is tomorrow!Copy !req
222. Sandbag NiCopy !req
223. On the sandbag,Copy !req
224. ukande kieru nikui anchikushou no kao megakeCopy !req
225. I can see the face of the man I hate.Copy !req
226. Tatake! Tatake! Tatake!Copy !req
227. Punch! Punch! Punch!Copy !req
228. Oira nya kemono no chi ga sawaguCopy !req
229. The blood of the beast in me boils.Copy !req
230. Dakedo...Copy !req
231. But...Copy !req
232. Ashita wa kitto nani ka aruCopy !req
233. Something will happen tomorrow.Copy !req
234. Ashita wa dochi daCopy !req
235. Which way is tomorrow?Copy !req
236. SystematicChaos
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237. CarnyCopy !req
238. Reed_TiburonCopy !req
239. JuggenCopy !req
240. JuggenCopy !req
241. HyugakoCopy !req
242. Edward_KCopy !req
243. Raw Providers: Kazuki``, berantleCopy !req
244. Quality Control: Saizen-HnG QC teamCopy !req
245. Project Leader: JuggenCopy !req
246. Episode 43Copy !req
247. A Cruel Weight LossCopy !req
248. Steam RoomCopy !req
249. UdonCopy !req
250. Episode 44Copy !req
251. Rikiishi Toru's Hard Fight!Copy !req
252. Yuke kouya woCopy !req
253. Oira boxerCopy !req
254. Yuuhi ga giragira otoko no yume waCopy !req
255. Minna wa kono ore wo nasakemuyo to iuCopy !req
256. Tsuki ni hoete hitoriCopy !req
257. Oyanashi yadonashi no na mo nai boxer waCopy !req
258. Kusari wo kamikitta Yes Yes!Copy !req
259. Yuke kouya woCopy !req
260. Oira boxerCopy !req
261. Asahi ga noboru yo otoko no mune niCopy !req
262. Go to the wilderness!Copy !req
263. I am a boxer.Copy !req
264. The evening sun glitters upon the dreams of men!Copy !req
265. Everyone says that I am merciless.Copy !req
266. Howling at the moon alone.Copy !req
267. A parent-less, homeless, nameless boxerCopy !req
268. has bitten off his chains! Yes, yes!Copy !req
269. Go to the wilderness!Copy !req
270. I am a boxer.Copy !req
271. The morning sun rises upon the hearts of men!Copy !req