Kinnikuman 172

It's a small war with big ramifications as four Idol Choujin face off against the four Devil Knights inside Warsman! But not everything is set in stone yet in matchups...or in scoping out the competition!

Chapter 172: Gold Mask Arc (13): Wearing Armor to Suppress the Muscles!!

55.
Terry: Well, Kinnikuman, do it now---!!
Suguru: OK!!

56.
Suguru: This is my chance to climb to Warsman’s heart at the top floor and give it a shock!!
Suguru: Ooh! That’s the heart that rules over all function in Warsman!!
Caption: TOSHIMA PARK
Mayumi: Wh…what is that sound!? Something is happening inside of Warsman…
Mayumi: Aah!!
Mayumi: Th…there’s a beam coming from Warsman’s eyes!

57.
Man: Uwa—Lo…look up everyone!! Something’s beaming in the night sky!!
People: It’s inside the body. It’s airing the inside of Warsman’s body!! What is that ring--!?
Mayumi: It…can’t be. The Idol Choujin and the Devil Knights are having a team match inside Warsman!!
Meat: I can measure that they can’t go to Warsman’s heart without defeating every one of the Devil Knights!

58.
Wars: Hurry, Kinnikuman!!
Suguru: Got it!
Junk: Unu…can you do it—
Robin: Oh yeah--!!
Junk: Uwa!!
Robin: Fine, we’ll send Kinnikuman to the top floor even if we all give our lives--!!
Suguru: You saved me Robin!!
Brocken: Uo—you won’t lay a finger on Kinnikuma—n!!

59.
Brocken: So, Kinnikuman, hurry up now to the 3rd Floor---!!
Suguru: OK!!
Sunshine: Bufofo, this is the splendid teamwork we want, but we Devil Knights have teamwork too……!!
Brocken: How could you babble that--!!
Sunshine: So?
Brocken: Uh!
Caption: 4th Floor
Ninja: Mu……Sunshine’s signal!!
Geronimo: N…?
Geronimo: Wh…what are you doing!!

60.
Ninja: Switch, Sunshine!!
Announcer: Sunshine and The Ninja are changing places midair!!
Geronimo: What!!
Brocken: Damn!!
Brocken: Uwa!

61.
Brocken: Ku!!
Suguru: Owa—
Brocken: Kinnikuman
Ninja: Kukuku…a reversal from the start…
Brocken: That’s…unfair. How could you switch opponents in the middle of a battle!!
Ninja: Kukukuku, we’ll use whatever we can so Kinnikuman can’t revive him on the top floor!!

62.
Suguru: If that’s how it is, I’ll save all my power until I get to the top!!
Announcer: With the switching of The Ninja on the 4th floor and Sunshine on the 2nd, the 4th floor has become Geronimo vs. Sunshine…3rd floor is Terryman vs. Ashuraman, 2nd Floor is Brocken Jr. vs. The Ninja, and the heated match unfolding in the 1st floor is Robin Mask vs. Junkman!!

63.
Audience: Do it, Robin!! Use the Tower Bridge---!!
Junk: Take this—Junk Crush!!
Robin: It’s over if I take that!
Suguru: Owa—
Robin: So…sorry, Kinnikuman. Are you OK?
Suguru: Don’t care, don’t care.
Announcer: Watch out: just a bit more and Kinnikuman would have been victim to the Junk Crush--!!

64.
Junk: Ju—nk Crush!!
Announcer: Junkman is rushing Robin once again----!!
Announcer: But Robin Mask easily avoids it with a Shoulder Through---!!
Suguru: Owa!!
Announcer: Junkman is flying towards Kinnikuman’s position again—

65.
Suguru: Hey—Robin! When will you lay a hand on the Devil Knight with me in your way--!?
Robin: Th…that’s my plan…………
Junk: Nihihihi, be quiet and take my Junk Crush!
Junk: Or else Kinnikuman and Warsman’s spine will get hurt!!
Robin: What!
Robin: Wh…why is he doing that? Even with the chance of avoiding his Junk Crush, if that guy thought he can only attack in a certain direction…then he’ll have to calculate and attack with the hindrance of Kinnikuman behind me………!!
Junk: Nihihihi~We Devil Knights are always fighting while calculating a rational attack method!! So, Robin, can you save your friend while victimizing your body…or will you abandon your friend to protect yourself……its two in one!!

66.
Junk: Let’s go: Ju—nk Crush!!
Announcer: If Robin Mask avoids this, then Kinnikuman behind will head to the depths of hell--!!
Announcer: And then he’ll break Warsman’s back. However, if he doesn’t avoid it, his body will be crushed—
Robin: Somehow I can’t let Kinnikuman and Warsman’s back get hurt…and all the more I must figure a way to avoid the Junk Crush too……
Junk: DIE--!!
Robin: I…can’t!!
Robin: It’s too late!!

67.
SFX: CRUNCH
Everyone: ROBI—N!!
Announcer: Robin Mask chose friendship—
Junk: It’s rumored you were a stupid Choujin, Robin Mask…That’s cause I’m attacking Kinnikuman even if you die. Your death was in vain…!!
Junk: N!?
Robin: I’m fine with using a friendship called “heated”, but your investigation was insufficient! I always teach this to the young Choujin………

68-69.
Robin: When I’m in a corner like this, I think of a method to save both!!
Mayumi: Aah
Suguru: Robin~~~
Robin: I’m always wearing armor over my body in order to ultimately save my massive Choujin power! And you destroyed my armor!!
Junk: S**t--!!
Robin: I wear armor!!
Robin: To suppress my muscles!!

70.
(GOLD MASK ARC)
SPECIAL VTR III
THE FOUR DEVIL KNIGHTS AMBUSHING THE JUSTICE CHOUJIN

TN: While it's still early on, the Junkman/Robin Mask fight has been one of the more cerebral and interesting of the Devil Knight matches. While Robin isn't one of my favorite Choujin, trying to figure out how to let Junkman hit him (well it's obvious what his ability is...it's simple but somehow having spikes on his hands is very neat) while protecting both Suguru and Warsman was a nice strategy...even if the whole "the armor suppressed my power" bit probably has been done before. Meanwhile, with The Ninja being essentially the voice of the Devil Knights who remain, you'd probably expect him to remain at the top...so it is strange to see him and Sunshine switch places. (though Sunshine is still rather strange looking and not too talkative so far, we'll see what makes him so memorable next volume...and not to mention his fight with Geronimo!) I'd say The Ninja was the leader of the Knights...but all of them do feel equal so far. (and we haven't even gotten to Ashuraman yet)