Holyland 56

Commissioned by GGpX.

HOLYLAND #56

tl by molokidan

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act.56 Decision and Confusion
~Gap~

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G: So it was Izawa...
G: More importantly, I hear Kamishiro didn't even give him a decent challenge!
G: Izawa really is a monster, man. With one hand he stopped a punch that Tsuchiya-san couldn't even stop with two!
W: Ah, you idiot!
T: Well, it's the truth, so there's no hurt in saying it.
T: But Kamishiro--
T: if he couldn't even touch the guy...then Izawa really is in a class of his own.
T: Making him one frightening motherfuck.

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G: Wait, he didn't touch him at all? Didn't one shot get in?
W: Yeah, yeah, it was a kick.
G: That's right, it might have just been a fluke, but one kick hit Izawa's head.
G: Just like with senpai!! It was a fluke!!
T: Wait! Wait a minute...
T: There's no way Izawa would let a high kick in on a fluke...(well, it happened with me, but...)
W: You're saying it wasn't a fluke...?
T: It's like this...he probably thought it was coming from below,
T: but then the kick suddenly changed its trajectory...like BAM!
T: A brazilian kick!!?
T: No way...how could he master that in such a short time...?

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T: Unbelievable...this is becoming something way bigger than some stupid little scuffle in the city.
T: They're...too different from us.
G: ...c'mon...don't say that...we...we've always looked up to your strength, Tsuchiya-san...
G: We've always broken our backs in boxing and karate right behind you, remember?!
T: I'm grateful for how you feel...but the force and spirit behind their attacks is first-class.
T: There's something more dangerous than mere ability here.
T: "The Third Protector"...you could call it.
G(2b): Third...protector...?

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T: The first is stuff like your legs and body, which allow you to dodge...then the second is a good guard, which allows you to stop blows...
T: The third...is a completely different thing, though.
T(2b): Asphalt!! This is the real killer to me.
T: Unless you got some serious experience falling on the road, you shouldn't have a special awareness, but...
T: Asphalt is harder and tougher than you imagine, and it can very easily break open the soft skin of humans.
T: to people who place their shins and hands on the ground for tackles and stuff like wrestlers--
T: it's an extremely big minus factor!!

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T: One year ago--when I fought Izawa.
T: That's when...I became unable to do tackles on the road anymore.
T: I only fell three times.
T: That was enough to end it for me.
T: My hands and face looked like they had gone through a potato peeler,
T: and my shins hurt so bad I could barely walk afterwards.
T(2b): After that, I started tackling from higher points where I wouldn't fall so easily. I didn't even let my shins touch...
T: It worked pretty well against normal thugs, I guess...
T: But for a first-classer, I'd still be right in range.

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G: If you go low, you'll get heavy damage from being dropped from above...and if you go high, you'll just take a hit...
T: Using your head as a balance just doesn't work anymore. (Fuck it.)
G: Then doesn't that mean your wrestling is useless on the road, senpai?!
T: Wrestling has a completely different origin! It's no different from any other fighting style, but...
T(2b): It's something Romans used to change slaughters into honorable contests. I've never thought of it as being inferior to any other style, even once.
T: Additionally...this doesn't apply to fights on the road, but as far as gaining the higher ground goes, there's a place where wrestling's really useful.
T: There's a way we can render Izawa Masaki, Kamishiro, and of course Shougo, completely powerless.
G: How...?
G: Where...?

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T: On a beach, wrestling is unbeatable!
T(2b): Those bastards will be all messed up with their footwork -- the perfect target for a tackle! More than what style is strongest, it's the conditions of a fight that are the most important factor.
sfx: ohhhh
G: This is awesome! So we'll just wait until summer and then call them out to the beach!!
sfx: uhhyoooo!!
W: Let's do it!!
T: Hell no. You think they'll just stroll out to the beach on command?
T: Stil, though, to think a high kick would hit Izawa...he musta had some serious resolve for that one...
T: As usual, he's really walking the tightrope with his fights...
T: Resolve...huh?

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T: It's just a question, then, of how far it can take him...
G: Heeey, Thug Hunter!

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1: I knew I seen that face before!
2: Hey...you alright?
1: Yo, yo, you just gonna ignore us like that?! Shit, man, what a name! You really did hunt 'em down, though, right?!
2: H-hey!
1: Scarrry...maybe he's gonna hunt us toooo!
2: This guy is dangerous, I said! He's that Kamishiro guy, man! The real thing!
1: So fucking what?
1: He's finished!!
1: He got the shit beat out of him by Izawa Masaki and had his true form revealed to everyone! He just got lucky on a few surprise attacks and gained some fame for a little bit, but the truth is he ain't hot shit at all!!
1: I heard Takashi and those fucktards beat him up a little bit recently, and he didn't do jack shit!

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2: Really, man?! He's THE Thug Hunter, you know?
1: Look, I'm tellin' you, it's all rumors...that's how things go...
1: So, whaddya say we beat him up and stir up a little rumor ourselves?
2: What?!
1: It's fine, I'm tellin' ya! I'm stronger than Takashi anyway!
1: Hey, Kamishiro!!
1: Don't fuckin' ignore me, biyaaatch!!
1: Gyahahahaha! You see him shake just now?!
1: He's soooo scared, I can feel it! What a pussy!

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Y: I see...so the rumors have already spread...I might become a target again.
Y: I'll have to...be careful...
Y: Target!!?
Y: That's right...! It might not be only me who becomes a target.
Y: Shin-chan...could...
Y: No!!
Y: I refuse to let something like that...happen!

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1: Look, ain't he shaking?
2: He really is!
Y: If guys like these have already started appearing, then everything might happen all over again. I can't let them get cocky...
Y: I can't let them look down on me. If I allow myself to be portrayed as a weakling, they'll feel more comfortable to do what they please.
Y: If rumors are going to spread no matter what, then I've got to become a representation of fear! That's the only way to keep people from doing anything.

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Y: Just like Izawa-san!
Y: Fine.
2: Ohh?!
Y: You wanna fight, right...? Let's go.
2: That's what I'm talkin' about.
2: My pleasure.

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2: Don't go actin' tough alluva sudden.
2: I'm unna skin you alive.
Y: The big one's in front...
Y: so I can't take out the weak one first.
Y: What should I do...

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Y: I feel like I can't rely on my fists...since I don't have the Vantages on....
Y: If I don't keep from hitting their heads too much...I won't be able to throw many punches.
Y: This guy looks really confident...
Y: Is he practicing something?
Y: If so, then I can't let a kick out all of a sudden. If it gets caught, the other one will come immediately for me!
Y: What should I do?
Y: What should I do?
Y: No!! I can't get rid of this nervousness and confusion. Why?!
N: Until only recently, Yuu had been attacking people for the sake of revenge.

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N: The reason he won in succession against Yagi and the others had to do with the fact that he lost his temper.
Y: Ahh!!
N: Why do people become stronger when they're angry?
N: It's because they prepare themselves in order to cause pain to the opponent.
2: Fucker!!
Y: No...!
Y: I have to stop him...
2: Ohhhh!
N: Their heart is in full attack mode, so they can quickly decide what to do next!

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N: That is the true benefit of resolve!!!
Y: guhh!
Y: He's strong...I have to get free now.
N: For strikers who put all their faith in attack timing and emotion like Yuu
2: Muthafuggaaa...!
N: proper resolve becomes the most important factor.

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Y(2b): I finally got free...this guy's heavy, so he has a lot of arm power...
Y: I've got to decide how to attack now...
Y: All I'm doing is wasting energy...
2: bastard...
Y: Alright, here I go!!
Y: That's it! The other one!
2: Dumbass! (Where are you looking?!)
Y: Oh no!

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N: The reason people talk about the "art" around fighting
Y: Guh!
N: is because of the possibility for spirit and technique to rise above mere power.
N: Instantly deciding one's resolve is one of the rules of the street.
Y: I-it won't work?!
Y: Why!!?