Kinnikuman 242

Has Ashuraman finally cracked!? With his body in shock and his face actually releasing tears, is this really the end of the Stray-Devil Combo!? The climax of the semi-final tag match has arrived!

Chapter 242: Dream Choujin Tag Arc (34): A Devil’s Tears!!

125.
Announcer: Ashrua’s three angry faces have changed into three tearful faces---!!

126.
Ashura: De…Devils has friendship too……Sunshine, I’ll kill you for your softness………
Sunshine: A…Ashuraman!!
Ashura: You…dummy~~~
Mongol: He’s…crying…!

127.
Suguru: Wh…what is he saying? That Ashuraman, who was proud of his cold-blooded, cruel, cool-headed devil soul, is crying heated tears.
Terry: Some sort of change has occurred within Ashurman’s feelings……………
Sunshine: I’m…sorry. I didn’t follow your directions…And I did want to drive Great into the Cursed Roller.
Sunshine: Bu…but greater than that was the feeling stirring in my heart in wanting to save you.
Sunshine: But even devils have friendship----!!
Sunshine: But how? Among the many Devil Choujin, most of whom were defeated by the Justice Choujin, just the two of us remain and had joined together our power to fight to overthrow the Justice Choujin!!
Sunshine: No matter how much we’re devils, can I abandon my partner whom I’m fighting to the end with in this difficult fight--!!

128.
Mayumi: Sniff…
Ashura: Wh…what’s wrong with me…If this was typical, I would attack Sunshine for disregarding orders, but somehow I’m not boiling in anger…Right here, Sunshine’s words has made my body emotive and warm and some sort of water is endlessly flooding from my eyes…
Ashura: Ri…right. It’s like that day…when that home coach saved me……
Ashura: It was the first time that I, who had lived alone, was saved by a person.
“Teacher”: Now, it’ll be alright, Prince!
“Teacher”: Uwa

129.
Ashura: But on the other hand, the home coach who saved me was swallowed into the waterfall basin! (flashback) Wh…why did you save me---!!
“Teacher”: I felt it from when I first saw you! You have warmth inside you…Please take care of that!!
Ashura: I was taught from birth that people just have hatred; I shouldn’t have any warmth---!!
“Teacher”: When you’re an adult, you’ll truly understand someday---!!
“Teacher”: Aah.
Ashura: N…no…
Ashura: Teacher has died--!! (Present) ………Yes, I…had water in my eyes then too…

130.
Ashura: It’s exactly the same as then!!
Ashura: I was saved by a person again like in the past, and, like in the past, my body became warm for no reason and a liquid is flowing from my eyes…
Ashura: Per…haps these were what flowed when the Justice Choujin were felt with human emotions and love. These things called tears…………!!
Neptune: Ha—hahaha, a devil with tears flowing is a complete disgrace, Ashuraman.
Ashura: What!?

131.
Suguru: What’s wrong with a devil awakening to friendship!!
Neptune: Ashuraman! You’re the last prince of the Makai. What would happen if that you surrendered to Justice? Wouldn’t the Devil Choujin be annihilated!!
Ashura: Yes…I am prince of the Makai…
Ashura: This is for the restoration of the Devil Choujin world…
Everyone: AAH…

132.
Ashura: I don’t have a reason to surrender to the Justice Choujin----!!
Announcer: Ashuraman has returned to his original three faces---!!
Suguru: Lo…look, that was finally our chance, but you’ve said too much.
Neptune: Ha—hahaha, I expected that from Ashuraman; this is fine!!
Ashura: Sunshine, the Cursed Roller---!!
Ashura: What’s wrong, Sunshine, I said use the Cursed Roller!!
Sunshine: I’ve given up already, Ashuraman. It’s just no matter how much we fight further; the massiveness of the Muscle Brothers’ Friendship Power will get even with us!

133.
Ashura: How long have you been such a coward—
Announcer: The Stray-Devil Combo’s now have broken their alliance—
Terry: Kinnikuman, if we were to win against the devils, we can only do it now!!
Suguru: Right, we should strike while Sunshine can’t return to being the devil he was.
Terry: The—re, go for Sunshine!!
Suguru: Take this—
Suguru: Kinniku Driver---!!
Announcer: Sunshine is in the stance for one of Kinnikuman’s 48 Killer Techniques, the Kinniku Driver----!!
Ashura: I won’t be cheated, Kinnikuman!!

134.
Suguru: ……This is a play now…………..
Ashura: Now, how should I handle Great?
Suguru: Hehe, you’re entire series of special techniques centered around your Hell Combination have completely been sealed! You don’t have left a special technique that can take care of Great!!
Ashura: Ka—kakaka, you’re soft! I’ve reserved the perfect special hold for those moments!!
Suguru: Wh…what!?
Ashura: Have you forgotten: the Improved Ashura Buster, which made it impossible for Geronimo to return during our fight with the New Machineguns!
Announcer: Right: Geronimo, who had taken Ashuraman’s Improved Ashura Buster, is now wandering the border of life-and-death in a bed in the hospital, without returning to consciousness!!

135.
Suguru: Owa—hahaha, what Improved Ashura Buster? That’s a laughingstock.
Ashura: What’s so funny!!
Suguru: But of course: the Improved Ashura Buster is a technique that is perfected by perfectly hooking your opponent’s head, arms and legs with your six arms!! But you right now only have three arms that can hook the separate parts of your opponent’s body---!!
Mayumi: Right—Ashuraman lost his three right arms with Suguru’s Cursed Roller Destroyer—
Suguru: Well, you can’t complete your Improved Ashura Buster with just your remaining three arms!!
Ashura: Kukuku…if you think you can suggest that, then it’s stupid!
Suguru: How is that stupid!!

136.
Suguru: Ge—he’s growing an arm!!
Ashura: Ka—kakaka, have you forgotten: I can steal the arms from Choujin who are already dead!
Brocken: Ooh!! That arm was damaged by Kendaman and Screw Kid.
Brocken: It’s Wolfman’s arm---!!
Suguru: Ooh—that arm is the arm of Geronimo, who’s now in critical condition!!
Ashura: Naturally, Geornimo is already dead.
Ashura: This is the last!
Announcer: Finally, an unknown dark arm has appeared--!!

137.
Ashura: Improved Ashura Buster--!!
Announcer: Ashuraman has placed Kinnikuman Great in the form of the perfected Improved Ashura Buster---!!
Suguru: St…stop!! Are you happy with whatever happens to Sunshine!
Ashura: Ka—kakaka, I have no use for that coward. Do whatever you want to him!
Suguru: Th…that’s.
Ashura: Ka--kakaka, well, Kinnikuman? Even if the Friendship Power of you and Great is amazing, you can’t bale Great from this Improved Ashura Buster!
Terry: N…no. With Ashuraman’s 6 arms perfectly hooking my body, I can’t escape!!
Suguru: Gumu~~
Ashura: Ka—kakaka, in front of true strength, friendship is powerless!

138.
Sunshine: Ashuraman, you plan to be strong forever—though as I understand your tears earlier, you’re truly a warm person within your heart—
Ashura: N…no!! I’m a cold-blooded, cruel and cool-headed……
Ashura: True devil—
Announcer: Ashuraman is releasing his final secret weapon: the Improved Ashura Buster--!!
Suguru: I’m…sorry, Great!

139.
Ashura: Ka—kakaka~~
Terry: Geronimo, I’ve kept you waiting! Just a bit more…I’ll be in a bed next to you……!!
Kamehame: The first Great wouldn’t abandon the match even here!!
Terry: Ka…Kamehame!!
Kamehame: I’m here, Terryman.
Terry: Wh…what happened to your right arm!?
Kamehame: My right arm is now on Ashuraman’s right shoulder…
Terry: Huh!?
Terry: Yes, that’s Kamehame’s arm----!!

140.
Ashura: Guwa—m…my arm’s on my neck…
Suguru: Hey, Kinnikuman, the Muscle Docking!!
Suguru: Got it—
Suguru: Kinniku……
Suguru: Driver—

141.
Terry: Now.
Ashura: Guwa
Announcer: Great has reversed the Ashura Buster and puts him in the position of the Kinniku Buster----!!
Announcer: But Great and Kinnikuman are too far apart--!!
Terry: Aah!!

142-143.
Ashura: Uoo—
Audience: Ooh.
Suguru: MUSCLE DOCKING----!!

144.
(DREAM CHOUJIN TAG ARC)
SPECIAL VTR XX
KINNIKUMAN GREAT VS. STRAY-DEVIL CHOUJIN COMBO

TN: I said it last time (yeah, I actually TLed this Thursday so it was more recent than it should be), but I'll say it again: Ashuraman crying is weird. When you see a Choujin with three frozen expressions for so long, having a fourth one that is just plain bizarre...sort of throws you for a loop. The chapter though was a good one, allowing for the Stray-Devil Combo to for the most part get out of this funk rather easily and fight as best as possible...well OK, mostly Ashura considering Sunshine was pretty much mentally broken since his own revelation about it. I did actually like the fact that one of the arms "regrown" by Ashuraman was Kamehame...though I didn't like how the magical ghost of Kamehame just used it to defeat the Improved Ashura Buster. (though the final Muscle Docking was epic) At least the final battle between them is over...at least I hope so.