1. Hey, Rikiishi.Copy !req
2. You'd better hurry up, or you'll miss tonight's main event.Copy !req
3. Main event? Who's fighting?Copy !req
4. Who's fighting? Inoue of Asia Gym.Copy !req
5. Inoue?Copy !req
6. Hey, pull yourself together! He's your next opponent!Copy !req
7. Enough.Copy !req
8. There's only one opponent for me now.Copy !req
9. Only one.Copy !req
10. And he's not a main event yet.Copy !req
11. This is what we've been waiting for! It's the No Guard tactic!Copy !req
12. Show us the Cross Counter!Copy !req
13. What's the matter, Zawada!Copy !req
14. Can't you move when you're cornered!Copy !req
15. Great job! That makes three victories in a row, Joe!Copy !req
16. What you meant to say was "three consecutive KO's."Copy !req
17. Isn't that right, uncle?Copy !req
18. I told you to stop using the No Guard tactic.Copy !req
19. Well, I need to give the audience what they want. Don't you agree, uncle?Copy !req
20. Okay, everyone! I will beat someone named Toyama Juzo next; make sure you're there!Copy !req
21. We're looking forward to it!Copy !req
22. It's good that you're winning, but at least make it last three rounds next time!Copy !req
23. You can count on me!Copy !req
24. Hit them out of the field!Copy !req
25. And now, we shall begin tonight's main event—Copy !req
26. What?Copy !req
27. Man, that was fun.Copy !req
28. Hey, wait! I'm coming too!Copy !req
29. P-Please don't leave your seats!Copy !req
30. Hurry up!Copy !req
31. The matches aren't over yet!Copy !req
32. You must be joking right? We only came here to see Yabuki Joe!Copy !req
33. That's right! Stop putting on these boring main events!Copy !req
34. Hurry it up!Copy !req
35. This is boring!Copy !req
36. How can this be?Copy !req
37. There are more spectators for a six-round opener than the main event!Copy !req
38. So, you came to see Yabuki, after all.Copy !req
39. Joe did it again, didn't he?Copy !req
40. I've just about had enough of his Cross Counter.Copy !req
41. More importantly, shouldn't you have stayed to watch your next opponent's fight?Copy !req
42. Didn't you watch his fight for me?Copy !req
43. If you left halfway through, that means he must not have been worth watching.Copy !req
44. Or were you only there for the opening match?Copy !req
45. Please don't put it like that.Copy !req
46. I'm not thinking about my next match, Miss.Copy !req
47. I'm thinking about a future match.Copy !req
48. With Yabuki Joe?Copy !req
49. Ow! Stop pushing me,Copy !req
50. Keep it down, Joe!Copy !req
51. That's enough out of you, uncle! I won today! It was my third consecutive KO!Copy !req
52. What about it?Copy !req
53. Ow!Copy !req
54. You could've at least called me a taxi to take me home!Copy !req
55. What are you talking about? Standing on a crowded train is a good way to train!Copy !req
56. Enough of this.Copy !req
57. I'm all worn out from my match.Copy !req
58. I can't stand up anymore!Copy !req
59. Joe!Copy !req
60. Molester!Copy !req
61. Bad news! Bad news, bad news, bad news!Copy !req
62. Bad news! Bad news, bad news, bad news!Copy !req
63. Bad news! Bad news, bad news, bad news!Copy !req
64. Bad news! Bad news, bad news, bad news!Copy !req
65. What's going on?Copy !req
66. What is it?Copy !req
67. Did something happen to brother Joe?Copy !req
68. Come on, tell us!Copy !req
69. T-Truth is...Copy !req
70. Brother Joe's getting married!Copy !req
71. What?Copy !req
72. I-It's true! The electrician told me!Copy !req
73. Hey, this better not be a joke!Copy !req
74. Of course it's not!Copy !req
75. I saw them moving brand new women's appliances into Tange Gym!Copy !req
76. Women's appliances?Copy !req
77. That lowlife!Copy !req
78. What do you think, sir? Doesn't it just scream "newlywed" to you?Copy !req
79. Good stuff, good stuff.Copy !req
80. So, when's the ceremony?Copy !req
81. Ceremony?Copy !req
82. That's obvious. It's on the next red-letter day.Copy !req
83. More importantly, what about the rice cooker?Copy !req
84. I have it right here! Here you go!Copy !req
85. Now this is great!Copy !req
86. I'm having trouble believing this is all free!Copy !req
87. Well, I wish you both happiness!Copy !req
88. Thanks!Copy !req
89. Drive safely!Copy !req
90. Lecher!Copy !req
91. You no-good, perverted womaniser!Copy !req
92. What? What's the matter?Copy !req
93. Brother, are you sure you should get married while you're training?Copy !req
94. So, who is she?Copy !req
95. What? You needn't smirk and laugh at me like that!Copy !req
96. That electrician offers 10% off to newlyweds and he throws in a free rice cooker.Copy !req
97. So, I just used my head.Copy !req
98. What's with your hands?Copy !req
99. I just... uh... got excited...Copy !req
100. I just... uh... got excited...Copy !req
101. I just... uh... got excited...Copy !req
102. Do you now think I'm weird?Copy !req
103. You moron!Copy !req
104. How could you buy this without consulting me?Copy !req
105. Now, now, uncle.Copy !req
106. This washing machine and refrigerator are for your own comfort!Copy !req
107. If you think about it, this is me fulfilling my duty to my coach!Copy !req
108. But, Joe, how did you pay for it?Copy !req
109. Oh, you see...Copy !req
110. They'll come collect it soon.Copy !req
111. Wh-What?Copy !req
112. You moron! Where are you keeping the money to pay them?Copy !req
113. Come on, don't be so miserly, uncle.Copy !req
114. Miserly? Me?Copy !req
115. Well, I have three consecutive KO's since my debut.Copy !req
116. My fight money should be rolling in.Copy !req
117. So, why can't I spend some of it?Copy !req
118. You must be joking!Copy !req
119. Do you even know how little you earn from six-round matches!Copy !req
120. He's right, Joe.Copy !req
121. That's why he's still working as a day labourer.Copy !req
122. So, even though I've gone pro, and I have three straight KO's to my name,Copy !req
123. we're still as poor as ever?Copy !req
124. Joe...Copy !req
125. So...Copy !req
126. Even though my punches can floor someone,Copy !req
127. they can't even buy us a rice cooker?Copy !req
128. Of course not!Copy !req
129. Being a professional isn't that easy!Copy !req
130. You've only won three matches and now you're acting like royalty?Copy !req
131. S-Say that again, you old geezer!Copy !req
132. S-Stop, Joe!Copy !req
133. Evening!Copy !req
134. That must be the electrician...Copy !req
135. Don't worry. I'll shoo him away.Copy !req
136. Wh-Who are you?Copy !req
137. Um, can I become a member of this gym?Copy !req
138. A member?Copy !req
139. Yes. I want to become a boxer like Yabuki Joe.Copy !req
140. I'm sorry, but I refuse.Copy !req
141. I can't handle any more than Joe and Nishi.Copy !req
142. Hey, uncle, one more won't hurt!Copy !req
143. Right, Nishi?Copy !req
144. Sure. It's a little lonely with only two pupils.Copy !req
145. I see. If you think it's a good idea, I'll think it over.Copy !req
146. R-Really?Copy !req
147. But my fees are pretty high.Copy !req
148. How much?Copy !req
149. A hundred thousand yen.Copy !req
150. A hundred thousand yen?Copy !req
151. But, Nishi...Copy !req
152. I suppose it's true that money makes the world go round?Copy !req
153. I'm talking about the hundred thousand yen.Copy !req
154. Thanks to him, we can pay the electrician.Copy !req
155. And with another trainee or two on board,Copy !req
156. uncle won't have to labour anymore!Copy !req
157. You're the biggest fool I know.Copy !req
158. What kind of moron would pay a hundred thousand yen to a run-down gym like ours?Copy !req
159. That's just stupid!Copy !req
160. One, two! One, two!Copy !req
161. Say what you want. He'll come!Copy !req
162. After all, it's my strength he admires!Copy !req
163. Go home.Copy !req
164. But...Copy !req
165. I have the hundred thousand...Copy !req
166. It's my fault. I didn't think you would readily give me so much money.Copy !req
167. Um, would 150,000 yen do?Copy !req
168. It's not a matter of money.Copy !req
169. Look.Copy !req
170. There's no nail up there to hang your card on.Copy !req
171. I don't take trainees.Copy !req
172. If you really want to box, you should find another gym.Copy !req
173. Forget the hundred thousand; they'll take you in for ten.Copy !req
174. B-But I want to join this gym!Copy !req
175. I'm sorry to say this, but I cannot fulfil your wishes.Copy !req
176. Hey, Joe! Hold up!Copy !req
177. Look over there!Copy !req
178. Isn't that the man from last night?Copy !req
179. Th-That's our hundred thousand!Copy !req
180. Uncle! Uncle!Copy !req
181. Uncle!Copy !req
182. Uncle, did Mr. Hundred Thousand drop by?Copy !req
183. He did.Copy !req
184. So, did he bring the money?Copy !req
185. Yes, he brought it.Copy !req
186. I'm so happy!Copy !req
187. A-Are you serious, uncle?Copy !req
188. Yes, he brought it with him all right.Copy !req
189. Hear that, Nishi? Today's such a great day!Copy !req
190. But he took it home with him.Copy !req
191. Wh-What? What's that supposed to mean, uncle?Copy !req
192. Shut up!Copy !req
193. He failed my entrance test.Copy !req
194. Test?Copy !req
195. If he turned tail and ran after hearing the fee was a hundred thousand yen...Copy !req
196. he'd lose points for cowardice.Copy !req
197. But, he brought it, didn't he?Copy !req
198. What's worse is to come back with the full hundred grand.Copy !req
199. I don't understand.Copy !req
200. Boxing is a hungry sport.Copy !req
201. The fights are between hungry strays.Copy !req
202. Never in its history has a well-to-do child become a champion.Copy !req
203. Anyone who can produce a hundred thousand yen just like that...Copy !req
204. won't amount to anything.Copy !req
205. Good morning, sir.Copy !req
206. Thank you.Copy !req
207. Did you gentlemen hear that? That's the way it is.Copy !req
208. Understand?Copy !req
209. I see. I understand.Copy !req
210. But, uncle, how Will you pay the electrician?Copy !req
211. I couldn't care less about that.Copy !req
212. What's the matter, Joe?Copy !req
213. It's nothing.Copy !req
214. If only we had that hundred thousand yen...Copy !req
215. There's nothing we can do about it. We don't have what we don't have.Copy !req
216. Well, we'll just earn an honest wage and pay him back a little each month.Copy !req
217. 'Excuse me, we're from Hayashi Grocery!Copy !req
218. Hey, wait, Joe! Where are you going?Copy !req
219. Back to the gym.Copy !req
220. I might come up with a good idea by pummelling the sandbag.Copy !req
221. Joe!Copy !req
222. The grocer's wife will yell at me again!Copy !req
223. Yabuki!Copy !req
224. H-Hey.Copy !req
225. You've come here again?Copy !req
226. Uh, I know this may seem a little presumptuous,Copy !req
227. but here.Copy !req
228. Th-This is...Copy !req
229. the receipt from the electrician!Copy !req
230. Yes, he came to collect his payment while you were out, so I paid for it.Copy !req
231. In return, could you coach me without letting your chairman know?Copy !req
232. Well, that's rich folk for you!Copy !req
233. What? Did he get lost while taking customers' orders?Copy !req
234. Well, um, his bike got a flat...Copy !req
235. That's the third time you've used that excuse!Copy !req
236. Sorry. You're quite right.Copy !req
237. Mother, you should cut him some slack! Yabuki had a match yesterday!Copy !req
238. If only his fatigue from yesterday was enough to settle him down for good!Copy !req
239. I-I'll go check on him!Copy !req
240. I'll go, too!Copy !req
241. Good job! You have potential!Copy !req
242. Really?Copy !req
243. It's fine.Copy !req
244. I fell over just like that the first time I punched the sandbag.Copy !req
245. Really?Copy !req
246. Really.Copy !req
247. Now, continue. Continue.Copy !req
248. Yes!Copy !req
249. Good! Magnificent!Copy !req
250. You're outstanding!Copy !req
251. Great! Anyway, you're really good!Copy !req
252. All right, let's leave it at that for today.Copy !req
253. Yes! Thank you so much!Copy !req
254. Don't mention it. Come again tomorrow!Copy !req
255. Joe!Copy !req
256. Well, if it isn't Nishi!Copy !req
257. Ow! What are you doing, Nishi?Copy !req
258. Hey, Joe! What do you think you're doing?Copy !req
259. Couldn't you tell? I was doing some private tutoring.Copy !req
260. But Uncle said...Copy !req
261. Don't be such a stiff.Copy !req
262. He won't know if we don't tell him.Copy !req
263. I'm in his debt for paying the electrician.Copy !req
264. Wh-What? You...Copy !req
265. It's fine, it's fine. After all, he's just a lazy rich boy—Copy !req
266. Coach Yabuki!Copy !req
267. Yes, yes, yes, yes?Copy !req
268. I mean...Copy !req
269. What is it?Copy !req
270. I'm looking forward to tomorrow!Copy !req
271. You did well today.Copy !req
272. He called me Coach!Copy !req
273. What is it?Copy !req
274. To box, you need courage, guts, tenacity, wild instincts,Copy !req
275. and above all, a sturdy body.Copy !req
276. Are you brave enough to undergo one of my examinations?Copy !req
277. Man, being a coach is tiring!Copy !req
278. You're so stuck up!Copy !req
279. I think so, too.Copy !req
280. Oh?Copy !req
281. It's a savings passbook!Copy !req
282. It must be his!Copy !req
283. Really? Guess he must've dropped it when he was changing.Copy !req
284. Well, that's rich children for you.Copy !req
285. H-He's not rich!Copy !req
286. Look!Copy !req
287. He's been saving up his money over three years,Copy !req
288. and finally hit a hundred thousand yen!Copy !req
289. Th-That hundred thousand...Copy !req
290. was all he had!Copy !req
291. C-Can I see that, Nishi?Copy !req
292. Ishikura Osamu. Nakano Ward, Ekota, 4-37, Wakakusa Printing Office.Copy !req
293. He's a live-in employee!Copy !req
294. You moron!Copy !req
295. Postal Savings PassbookCopy !req
296. Ishikura OsamuCopy !req
297. Ministry of Posts and
TelecommunicationsCopy !req
298. How could you be so underhanded?Copy !req
299. You're just... just...Copy !req
300. You took all the money he'd saved up!Copy !req
301. But, uncle, I thought he was just a lazy rich boy...Copy !req
302. Say that again, you!Copy !req
303. Uncle, you should forgive Yabuki.Copy !req
304. Yabuki only bought the washing machine and refrigerator so you could have an easier life.Copy !req
305. Chief!Copy !req
306. Please forgive him!Copy !req
307. Come with me. We'll go apologise.Copy !req
308. Ishikura? Yes, he's here.Copy !req
309. Hey, Ishikura! You have guests!Copy !req
310. Yabuki!Copy !req
311. It's my responsibility.Copy !req
312. The electrician wouldn't take back the appliances...Copy !req
313. so this is all I can give back to you today.Copy !req
314. I-I'm sorry.Copy !req
315. I had the wrong idea about you.Copy !req
316. I'm truly sorry.Copy !req
317. I love boxing, and I used to go see matches all the time.Copy !req
318. But I never once considered entering the ring myself...Copy !req
319. until I watched your bout, Yabuki.Copy !req
320. When I saw your fight,Copy !req
321. it felt like something inside me had awakened!Copy !req
322. That's right. The sensation of my blood boiling made me want to get in there, too!Copy !req
323. I quickly grew bored of setting type in a dark corner of a printing press.Copy !req
324. I'm a man! I had to do it!Copy !req
325. It's the other way around. Joe's the wretched one.Copy !req
326. You can dream of becoming a boxer.Copy !req
327. You can also dream of opening your own printing press.Copy !req
328. You can pursue either dream.Copy !req
329. But Joe has nothing but boxing in his head.Copy !req
330. Joe's only dream is to become a champion.Copy !req
331. Actually, it's not so much a dream,Copy !req
332. but his destiny. In other words, if you took boxing away from him, he'd have nothing left.Copy !req
333. That's why he fights in a way that stimulates those like you.Copy !req
334. Yabuki, when's your next match?Copy !req
335. Uh, well... The third of next month.Copy !req
336. That right?Copy !req
337. All right! Then, I'll stand at your side of the ring, and cheer you on at the top of my voice!Copy !req
338. I've decided to just watch the bouts.Copy !req
339. Dr. Oigawa told me that...Copy !req
340. I don't have the physique to be a boxer.Copy !req
341. Wow! There's no smog tonight!Copy !req
342. Y-You...Copy !req
343. You shouldn't even listen to that quack!Copy !req
344. C-Come back tomorrow! I'll coach you again!Copy !req
345. Yabuki, please don't worry about me anymore.Copy !req
346. You should use the time to train harder and harder,Copy !req
347. and win your next match with an amazing KO!Copy !req
348. Well, I'll be. You sound just like Uncle!Copy !req
349. It really is cold out, Nishi?Copy !req
350. You said it. Winter's just around the corner.Copy !req
351. Yes, we should hail a taxi sometime.Copy !req
352. Isn't that right?Copy !req
353. Whoa, now! Don't waste our money!Copy !req
354. Uncle, I'm fine with the bus.Copy !req
355. We should live frugally for a while.Copy !req
356. Like that man with his savings passbook. Right?Copy !req
357. Wolf...Copy !req
358. Rikiishi...Copy !req
359. Just you wait.Copy !req
360. I shall win every single one of my matches,Copy !req
361. and climb the ladder to the ring where you're waiting!Copy !req
362. Nishi's record isn't improving,Copy !req
363. so he puts his all into training for the next match.Copy !req
364. But...Copy !req
365. As Nishi steps into the ring with that determination,Copy !req
366. he's down before he knows it!Copy !req
367. As Nishi falls, he sees Joe crying instead of yelling at him.Copy !req
368. Now, as Joe sheds warm tears of friendship,Copy !req
369. which way is tomorrow!Copy !req