Kinnikuman 208

With Buffaloman literally making himself wear Akuma Shogun's mask, Kinnikuman is one Kinniku Driver away from finally stopping the leader of the Devil Choujin forces! But can he do it!? The exciting conclusion of the Gold Mask arc is here!!

Chapter 208: Gold Mask Arc (49): The Other Death Struggle…!!

73.
Terry: Ooh!! Buffaloman has caught Shogun’s mask!
Terry: He’s…wearing it!!
Audience: Wh…what’s going on…………!!
Terry: It’s because he has the same Choujin strength as Akuma Shogun that he’s become a replacement for Shogun’s lost body!!

74.
Terry: Buffaloman, a guy like you......
Buffalo: Kinnikuman, here’s your chance!! Use the Kinniku Driver now---!
Suguru: I…ca—n’t!! Buffaloman, you’ll get hurt by it!!
Buffalo: Don’t think this is Buffaloman’s body—
Buffalo: Look at this body!!
Buffalo: Slowly, Shogun’s mask is taking control of my body…
Buffalo: It’s already the body of Akuma Shogun--!!
Suguru: No…matter how much it changes, there’s no difference in your body!!

75.
Buffalo: Please—Kinnikuman, I have no time. Use the Kinniku Driver quickly--!!
Buffalo: If not, I…
Buffalo: Will be controlled by Shogun not just in body but in heart.
Choujin: Eeh?
Terry: This is bad! If Buffaloman’s soul is taken over by Shogun, then Buffaloman’s body will be completely usurped by Akuma Shogun!! And then, conversely, you’ll have to take Buffaloman’s attacks, Kinnikuman—
Mayumi: Suguru, so it won’t come to that, hurry and use the Kinniku Driver!
Suguru: Everyone’s friendship has saved me in this fight, and one of my patrons has been Buffaloman, who has come to surmount frequent crisises!! To take down my patron Buffaloman will betray our friendship!
Terry: You’re wrong, Kinnikuman! Buffaloman is using his own body to present you your ultimate final chance!! Isn’t it true friendship for Buffaloman’s act to not be wasted—

76.
Buffalo: Guo—it’s a painful afterlife, so use the Kinniku Driver! I don’t want to kill you!!
Suguru: Buffaloman!!
Meat: Prince, Buffaloman’s so sad with his torment—
Buffalo: Ugya—
Ashura: Ka—kakaka, Kinnikuman can’t attack Buffaloman.
Sunshine: If that’s the case, then let’s take over Buffaloman’s body quickly, comrades.
Suguru: Uwa—
Buffalo: Aah!!
Knights: Ooh.

77.
Shogun: Guwahahahahaha
Announcer: Buffaloman has finally been usurped by the devils--!!
Shogun: Die—
Announcer: And now he’s dropping aiming for Kinnikuman—
Meat & Mayumi: Watch ou—t!!
Terry: What will you do, Kinnikuman!!
Suguru: Forgive me, Buffaloman!!

78.
Suguru: Sorya—
Announcer: Kinnikuman is jumping up towards Shogun---!!
Suguru: Take this—

79.
Suguru: Uoo—
Terry: Ooh.
Shogun: I…can’t move!!
Terry: There it is—
Suguru: KINNIKU DRIVER----!!

80.
Mongol: ……
Mongol: Kinnikuman!
Announcer: The Justice/Evil Choujin War has now ended! Kinnikuman and the Justice Choujin have ended up with victory—

81.
Harabote: Go…good!!
Mayumi: Suguru, as the right of the winner, hurry and get the real Gold Mask!
Suguru: Ooh, you’re right.
Suguru: Buffaloman!!
Suguru: Do what you want with the mask.
Mayumi: Hey.

82.
Buffalo: Did…you win? Kinnikuman……
Suguru: Aah, I’m sorry, Buffaloman.
Buffalo: But your Kinniku Driver worked…far greater than that Kinniku Buster that was called perfect……
Buffalo: You’ve grown…up, Kinnikuman……
Buffalo: Aah.
Suguru: Hold on, Buffaloman!!
Gold: This…friendship I hadn’t known, it is an important thing…
Gold: It’s useless to have sympathy in a battle! I thought that it was important to have evil power of anger and hatred but, Kinnikuman, I know I’ve been mistaken seeing you………

83.
Gold: What’s important in a fight is a loving spirit for someone but, Kinnikuman, you use power greater than your own force from many to many of these somebodies…and when I knew of this friendship power, I clearly felt my defeat!!
Gold: My defeat this time is from plundering the power of the Justice Choujin except for Kinnikuman…Due to that, it conversely doubled Kinnikuman’s friendship power.
Suguru: Hey…hey you, are you trifling with our friendship!!
Mayumi: Prince!
Gold: Destroy me!! With your own hand!!
Silver: Hold on, Kinnikuman!
Suguru: Ooh, Silver Mask!!
Gold: Little brother Silverman, I can’t settle being taken back for our insignificant brotherly quarrel.
Silver: But, big brother Goldman, your death won’t settle anything. But you can atone to the Justice Choujin.
Gold: How can I do that…

84.
Silver: If you and I join our power, it’s not impossible.
Gold: OK!
Mayumi: Oh.
Mayumi: Ooh!! The two masks are starting to join together!
Terry: Ooh!! The War Mask and Peace Mask have fused into the Perfect Mask!!
Perfect Mask: Revive!! Immortal Power—

85.
Malvia: Uwa, the Life-Support System is wearing away!!
Malvia: N? I’m fine!!
Choujin: It’s…true. We don’t feel pain without our Support Systems.
Malvia: Kinnikuman won!!
Choujin: He did it—we’re saved—
Geronimo: Our sacrificed lives have actually been returned!
Suguru: Ra…radiant.

86.
Terry: Wh…what is this refreshing light…
Suguru: My…fighting wounds are quickly being healed.
Harabote: U…u—h.
Harabote: We…we’ve been saved…
Mayumi: Bu, Buffaloman has been revived too---!!
Suguru: What, is that true…
Narrator: “Gold Mask and Silver Mask: there will be calamity when they’re separated—but no one can separate these two masks anymore—

TN: ......phew. I just needed to exhale from that since we've finally made our way to the very end of the Gold Mask arc! And lets say...aside from a lot of the cheesy Friendship speeches going on and on here, it was a really great ending. For starters, we have Suguru faced with another tough dilemma of sacrificing an ally for the sake of a win. You sort of understand that you want him to finish Akuma Shogun off even at the cost of Buffaloman...but after Warsman's sacrifice earlier in the arc, you probably can see why he doesn't want to do it again. It probably builds up a bit of tension in that way but in this case it worked, particularly when Buffaloman was forced to become Akuma Shogun just for Suguru to finish him off. Speaking of the 10 Million Power Choujin, he finally proved his ultimate merit this time in at least holding on long enough for Suguru to get the finishing blow, even if he was forced to become Akuma Shogun for a short time. I can easily say that his redemption from his Devil Choujin ways are finally complete. As for the end of the arc...there was a bit too much Friendship talk, but somehow it was satisfying to see Goldman finally get over his anger regarding turning himself ot evil and we end up with a weird fusion that saves everyone via a completed "Perfect Mask". A strange but an appropriate way to conclude the arc, allowing for the gods to make up for screwing around with everyone for so long. But with the Gold Mask trials finally over, a new arc is about to begin...and let me just say this: remember that one poll that was made a while back, cause that's going to be a key to the next major Kinnikuman arc...