Sakigake!! Otoko Juku 145

Though he wasn't skipping around before, Togashi is now on the verge of letting the match slip away with Toramaru hit by Amon and Unmon's killer jumprope! Can he find a way to hop through this nightmare and retake the match?

Chp. 145: Vowing on Bloody Tears!!

67.
Togashi: Y…you a**hole~~~!!
Unmon: This is Kokurenju’s Rinbu Shousengi: do you think you can run away from this certain-kill technique?
Togashi: Uo!!

68.
(Title page…yeah, not a good sign for Togashi)

69.
Togashi: Chii!!
Togashi: Guhaa---!!

70.
Hien: A dreadful technique……!!
Momotarou: Just as in their character, there isn’t a way to stop that swirl with that tremendous force they’re sending out from their respiration breath………………!!
Togashi: NUUU………
Unmon: You’re an admirable man who will make your own body as a shield and still protect your friend reaching this point. But both of your destinies have been decided after all.
Togashi: Gu!!

71.
Togashi: Gaha!!
Raiden: At this rate, it’s a matter of time before those two are killed…………!! As expected by just being called Vice-Heads of Pooron Kokurenju: it’s a different level of strength from the guys fought by Akashi-dono.
Date: And further Toramaru’s in a situation where he’s lost conscious……………!!
Momotarou: ………………!!

72.
Unmon: The next blow will end this. It isn’t suitable to run anymore in that condition.
Togashi: E…end this……………!! Do…don’t mock us, you…callous guy…the…match be…begins here………………!!
Toramaru: To…Togashi………
Togashi: !!
Toramaru: Lis…listen well to my speech…I’ve…got a good idea…
Togashi: Were…you aware, To…Toramaru?
Toramaru: I…I’m going to plunge into that swirl from the front………………N…no match how fierce the rotation, if my body gets entangled in, the force will weaken…
Toramaru: With…that opening, you can kill whichever one of them………
Togashi: Wh…what~~!!

73.
Togashi: You…you idiot, if you do that, then you’ll!!
Toramaru: Th…those guys both have to be together for that one-form two-body fist……so…with that, we’ll win by finishing off either of them.
Toramaru: Heh: so…so then, at this rate, we’ll kill of both of them.
Toramaru: L…let’s go, To…Togashi---!!
Toramaru: y…you two, don’t get caught up in the moment forever----!!
Togashi: Ho…hold on, Toramaru~~!!
Rasetsu: Th…that Toramaru is going to die!!

74.
Togashi: Mu!!
Togashi: Th…that’s it---!!
Togashi: NUA!!
Toramaru: UOO---!!
Toramaru: !!

75.
Toramaru: GUA!!
Togashi: N…now, Toramaru, I’ve immobilized the disc---!!
Toramaru: Ha!!
Toramaru: OOH!!
Raiden: How…skilled: he stopped the rotation of the swirl with the stake he used when with the Choutaihou!!

76.
Togashi: Nuryaa---!!
Toramaru: !!
Togashi: I’ve got you---!!
Unmon: GUFU!!

77.
Unmon: Y…you---!!
Togashi: Uh!!
Togashi & Unmon: UWAAA---!!
Toramaru: To…Togashi---!!
Toramaru: Uo!!

78.
Togashi: Guku, th…this is………!! We’ve narrowly escaped death thanks to being entangled in the steel wire.
Toramaru: Uuh!! Ho…how stiff! My…arms seem like they’re coming out!!
Momotarou: ………………!!

79.
Unmon: Do…don’t move: move awkwardly and I can say this bladed steel wire, which has quite the strength, won’t be able to bear the weight of the two of us.
Togashi: That a**hole---!!
Toramaru: Ho…hold on: I’m pulling you out now---!!
Toramaru: We’ve…got no choice: r…right here we can only have a truce for the moment. Both your little brother and my partner are in this state……shouldn’t we go and restart the match from when we’ve raised both of them up?
Toramaru: Hey, ho…how about if you help out too---!! Th…this won’t lift up with me alone!!
Amon: Help out…………!? What do you mean……!!
Toramaru: HUH

80.
Toramaru: GUA!!
Togashi: HUH!!
Momotarou: ……………It…can’t be, he
Toramaru: Y…you………
Toramaru: Wh…what are you intending…………!! Y...you’ll take your little brother’s life too.

81.
Amon: I don’t need that novice now: he can’t easily handle the exquisite Aunken with that body that’s gotten hurt. It’s best I gather you three and drop you in Hell.
Toramaru: Gaha!!
Toramaru: Nuuu!!
Toramaru: ………………you plan to kill your own little brother too!!
Unmon: Big…big bro, I can still fight---!!
Togashi: TO…TORAMARU~~~!!

82.
Toramaru: GUGYA!!
Amon: A match doesn’t have feelings at all: it is only life-or-death!!
Unmon: S…save me---!! B…big bro---! We’re brothers divided by the same blood---!!
Togashi: Ku…!!
Togashi: Th…that’s enough, To…Toramaru: let go of the rope---!! At…at this rate, you’re going to get killed---!!

83.
Toramaru: Do…don’t let out that folly, To…Togashi.
Toramaru: M…my limbs can get smashed up now, yet I won’t let go of the rope. Y…you’ll die alone.
Togashi: …………………!!
Amon: Have you run out of vestiges? Let’s soon end this.
Toramaru: Kuu!!
Unmon: Y…you, wh…what are you…………!!

84.
Togashi: Farewell, Toramaru………it should be done this way for you.
Unmon: Hi!!
Momotarou: Wh…what---!! To…Togashi---!
Unmon: Hiii---!!

85.
Togashi: I REQUEST OF YOU, TORAMARU---!! CERTAINLY. CERTAINLY DEFEAT HIM---!!
Toramaru: …………To…Togashi……………Wh…why?
Amon: That idiot man; he planned to save you but……………..don’t mourn him: soon you’ll be joining him in Hades.
Toramaru: I…CAN’T FORGIVE YOU. The only way to appease my seething anger is your blood!!

TN: The end speaks for itself: whenever Togashi pulls a scene like this, you know it's going to be epic next time. There isn't anyone better at performing a dead/near-death/fatal situation after all he's been through. But this time felt more tragic not just because of him but more because of the other players. Toramaru in particular you have to feel for, though he probably didn't care much about Unmon, he knew that he had to be saved both as a competitor and as Amon's brother...but of course Amon isn't really the kind sort of brother leading to the tragic scenario that ultimately befell not just Togashi but Unmon as well. But unlike Unmon, who won't be mourned for the most part, Togashi has left Toramaru with a mission...and I doubt Amon is going to like where this is going to end up.