Sakigake!! Otoko Juku 249

They've been beaten, burned, blasted and smashed to bloody pulps. But only one man is going to win the final match of the Tenchou Gorin Daibukai...and Momo and Gouki are going to need everything they've got for the end...

Chp. 249: The Final Deathmatch!!

169.
Toramaru: HE…HE DID IT---!!
Togashi: That Toudou Gouki erupted in flames~~~~!!
Toudou: GO…GOUKI---!!
Gouki: GUWAAA---!!

170.
Momotarou: WANFUUJI HIOUGI: SHINKI FUUKON!!
Gouki: GUO!!

171.
Gouki: ………!!
Toramaru: Wh…what exactly is going on there----!!
Togashi: Mo…Momo used his Ougi and wiped out the flames on Gouki’s entire body----!!
Gouki: Y…you………!! Wh…what behavior is…this…………!?
Momotarou: I…I don’t know…………!! I just won on a sink-or-swim bet with the return of a katana boomerang that’s coated in flames……!! I…I really can’t come to defeat you with that!

172.
Momotarou: Now, you should come at me!! I will bring this to a true conclusion with you with just my fists!!
Gouki: Y…you dummy…………!! Y….you’ll regret this!!
Toramaru: Wh…what are you doing, Momo~~~!!
Togashi: Mo…Momo has that worn-down body and yet----!! Wi…with this, the direction of this match will come to be unknown again---!!
Hien: There’s nothing we can do: this is his disposition.
Date: Yes. That’s why he’s our general…………!!

173.
Toudou: Fufu, it seems that man Tsurugi is a step more skilled as an actor than even Gouki.
Toudou: Is it ready!!
Businessman: Yes, it’s already prepared!!
Toudou: My dear only son: as it stands, I don’t have a reason to put my fingers in my mouth and watch this.

174.
Momotarou: Wh…what’s wrong!? Aren’t you using your sword!?
Gouki: Don’t mock me---!! Can a person like you think that about me, who hasn’t been beaten unarmed---!!

175.
Gouki: GUFU!!
Gouki: Nuu!!

176.
Gouki: Guga!!
Togashi: Uoo, a…amazing, Momo---!! You’re overwhelmingly strong---! It…it seems we’ve been needlessly worrying!!
Toramaru: Soryaa, Momo, give him the finisher at once~~~!!
Soldier: Fufu: don’t think badly; this is the order of His Excellency!!

177.
Momotarou: !!
Momotarou: Huh…!!
Momotarou: Guku……!!
Gouki: !?
Gouki: Fufu: it seems your fatigue up to now is coming to you at once.

178.
Momotarou: GAFU!!
Momotarou: Gaha!!
Gouki: The last laugh will be mine after all---!!
Toramaru: Wh…what: wh…what exactly is wrong with Momo--!!
Togashi: I…I don’t know!! Hi…his power has suddenly weakened and is taking Gouki’s tremendous counter-attack---!

179.
Toudou: Fufu: even though he’s just standing having taken a tranquilizer gun for capturing elephants, this is a thing called miraculous. With this, Gouki’s victory is a firm thing!!
Gouki: SOURYUUJI: SENRETSUKEN!!
(TN: “Senretsuken” = “Thousand Furious Fists”)

180.
Gouki: It’s match with that.
Gouki: The end will be decided in one breath with this longsword.
Gouki: This is at least a farewell gift to you who has tormented me to here!!
Momotarou: I…can’t lose…………!!
Momotarou: I…I am the Representative of Otokojuku, Tsurugi Momotarou…………!! I…I don’t have a reason to lose…………!!

181.
Momotarou: I DON’T HAVE A REASON TO LOSE---!!
Gouki: DIE---!!
Togashi & Toramaru: MO…MOMO~~~!!

182.-183.
Gouki: GUWA!!

184.
Gouki: …………!!
Gouki: Wh…why…………!! Wh…why did my sword break……………!?
Momotarou: Th…this has rescued me……………!!
Gouki: !!
Badge: OTOKOJUKU SOUDAI (OTOKOJUKU REPRESENTATIVE)

185.
Momotarou: It’s…one of the three school treasures that is proof of my succession as Otokojuku Representative……!!
Gouki: Ku…y…you have good fortune……!!
Gouki: Nu!!
Gouki: It…can’t be: this bullet wound…………!! Wa…was this the act of Father……………!!
Momotarou: Yes: it’s…a kind of anesthetic bullet……!!
Gouki: Yo…you’ve fought with me in that condition……………!! And…further, didn’t even say a word about it……!!

186.
Gouki: NUN!!
Gouki: I…I’ve lost, Tsurugi……!! Th…this is my complete defeat……………!!
Momotarou: !!
Gouki: Th…this Tenchou Gorin Daibukai……………!! The…the champions are all of you of Otokojuku……………!!
Momotarou: Go…Gouki………!!
Gouki: I…have no regrets……!!

187.
Gouki: I…I’ve lost to you……………!!
(End of Vol. 27)

TN: Well...it's done. Well...it's not quite done (as you'll see soon enough), but for the most part, the final Tenchou Gorin Daibukai has ended...and in the end, it was Otokojuku who stood against all odds and finally won through to the conclusion. That means they finally can accomplish the mission they entered the tournament for in the first place...but that's for next time. As for this chapter, this is probably the final straw that may make Gouki see the light about how much of a creep his dad is with everything he does. Shooting the opponent to weaken him is just plain low, and Gouki, as much of a monster as he seems to be, doesn't seem to be as much of a demon regarding the respect of the rules between men. I doubt this is enough to have him regret killing his four brothers...and his master...but at least he may be on the track to avoid the fate of truly mutating into Hyoue Jr. But the shocking factor: Momo fought through to the end with that match and actually defeated Gouki...without telling him of the bullet and of how weak he had become. In a way, he probably was mostly fighting with spirit near the end just like Jaki was with Spartacus, but without the potential death due to it. In fact, Momo was being respectful to Gouki even with his horrible nature of following in Hyoue's footsteps, as if he knew there was some good left in him from all the interactions the two have had the whole time. But...now that it's finally over...well, yeah, it's not quite over. The Daibukai proper may be done, but a few chapters remain in the arc!