Sakigake!! Otoko Juku 158

Running low on options and means to face Pharaoh Sphinx's Neskhons, Hien has decided to wager everything on a final attack at the cost of his life! But will this deadly strategy be enough to take out this flexible opponent!?

Chp. 158: Choujinken: The Final Ultimate Justice

149.
Neskhons: ……………………!!
Toramaru: Wh…what---!! The…final ultimate justice of Hien’s Choujinken---!
Togashi: And…yet, what exactly is th…that senbon dyed in blood---!!

150.
(Title page…yeah, this could actually be it for Hien…)

151.
Neskhons: Kuku: what did you say……!? I’ll be joining you to the other side………………!? That body is dying with the damages all over your body…………!!
Neskhons: You’re quite a firm person, not matching your face. I thought I could slowly deliver the finisher and release you from that agony, but I’ve changed my mind.
Neskhons: I’ll leisurely slice you up without killing you.
Neskhons: Kukuku, how long can you continue with your false courage!?

152.
Hien: GUFU!!
Neskhons: N---?
Toramaru: Wh…what’s wrong wi…with Hien now---!!
Togashi: He…didn’t seem to avoid Neskhon’s blow at all---!!
Hien: ………!!

153.
Neskhons: Well, you already don’t have left even the strength to avoid this!!
Neskhons: Kukkukku: I’ll knock down that big mouth that just bluffs; well, it’s best that you show to me your “final ultimate justice”!!

154.
Neskhons: But then, you would speak of it if you actually have it---!!
Toramaru: Uoo!! N…no; Hi…Hien’s getting killed---!
Togashi: I…I can’t watch this anymore---!! It’s…as that Neskhons fellow said: he’s come to not have avoiding strength anymore and is deceiving him with his speaking---!!
Raiden: You’re wrong……!! Hien hasn’t run out of power.
Toramaru: Huh…!?
Raiden: He’s concentrating the last of his willpower and physical strength to the ultimate state.
Momotarou: …………!?

155.
Momotarou: Don’t turn away your eyes……!! Hien, who is admired as a genius, is etching firmly into our hearts his last technique, which he is showing to this world in exchange of his life.
Neskhons: Kukkukkku, even your blood is finally stopped flowing. You won’t release even a drop of blood no matter where you’re cut.
Hien: ………………It hasn’t run out………The blood is amassing…………
Neskhons: N—why is the blood amassing---!?
Hien: THE PREPARATIONS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED………THIS IS YOUR END, NESKHONS………!!

156.
Hien: HAAA---!!
Neskhons: Muu!?

157.
Hien: CHOUJINKEN SAISHUU KYOKUGI: KAKUSHI KOUSHOUMU!!
(TN: “Kakushi Koushoumu” = “Crane-Beak Crimson-Drink Mist”)
Neskhons: Huh………!! Wh…what exactly is……!?
Toramaru: Wh…what---!! Bl…blood is gushing at once from Hien’s arm and starting to stretch out in a spiral-shape---!

158.
Neskhons: Uuh!! I can’t see with this mist-like blood-spray around the entire vicinity.
Hien: The essence of Choujinken is to control everything in my body at will. I’ve compressed the blood in my body to a point and spouted it all at once.
Hien: And individually there are three blood-smeared Kakushi.
Neskhons: R…right, I understand the aim of the technique………!! Y…you d…dyed those Kakushi in blood so you could give it a protective coloration when within the red bloody mist of the entire vicinity………………!!

159.
Hien: Yes, it’s all figured out by you!!
Neskhons: Uh!!
Neskhons: Ku!!
Neskhons: Hi!!

160.
Toramaru: Aah---!! Wh…what is this guy---!
Togashi: He…avoided that Kakushi which can only be seen as a red dot in the red mist---!!
Hien: I have two left………!!
Neskhons: KukkukkkuI…didn’t see it now……This truly is a dreadful technique…!! But even without seeing the flying Kakushi, I have an intuition cultivated on many battlefields.

161.
Neskhons: Hmph!!
Toramaru: He…avoided it again---!!
Togashi: So…then Hien’s final ultimate justice that’s in exchange of his life can’t be used on him after all---!!
Neskhons: Kukkukkku: if I believe your words, you have one Kakushi left. The moment you’re out of that one is your end.
Neskhons: Well, it’s best to throw it; after all, it’s useless.

162.
Toramaru: Aah!! N…no good, it was no good---!
Togashi: E…even the last one was avoided---!!

163.
Neskhons: Kuwahhaha: well, that’s completely the match!! Now that you’re out of all your Kakushi, you’ll just shed out your blood and die.
Hien: I ran out…………!?
Hien: Not one of my three Kakushi has missed. Look closely under your feet.
Neskhons: Huh…!?
Neskhons: What do you mean?

164.
Neskhons: !!
Neskhons: Th…this is…………!! The…Kakushi that should have missed are in the post………! And…further, they’re turned in a strange form……………!!
Hien: Yes: these subtly twisted Kakushi are the same as boomerangs……!! They move in an arc and return to their target object. THIS IS THE TRUE PURPOSE OF KAKUSHI KOUSHOUMU.

165.
Neskhons: So…so then, you weren’t aiming for me, it…was the post…………!! Bu….but, while it’s true they’re stuck to the post, how could you say that!?
Hien: The post will break away the moment it’s stuck with the 3rd…………!!
Neskhons: Wh…what are you saying? Th…that is st…stupid………………!!
Neskhons: Uo!!
Neskhons: Hii!!

166.
Neskhons: UOOOO---!!
Neskhons: HIGYAA---!!
Hien: THIS IS AS FAR AS I GO………………

167.
Hien: THIS IS THE REST THAT I’VE REQUESTED……………!! PL…PLEASE LET ME SAY ONCE MORE……………GOODBYE……………
Toramaru: Hi…Hien…………
Momotarou: Ma…magnificent, Hien………!!
Caption: SANMENKEN – HIEN………DEAD!

TN: So then...let me get this straight: this "bloody mist" attack is supposed to be the ultimate, final technique of Choujinken? So then...what about the other "ultimate final technique"? The one he used on Senkuu where he risked permanent damage to his own nerves as opposed to...well this one where he essentially became a living blood fountain in order to hide his Kakushi Senbon. Well, one thing you have to admire about the craziness of this series: no matter how deadly the attack, they always have another one. On the other hand, I really liked this chapter way more than the rest of the fight due to the interesting aspects of it: Hien ended up using strategy to take out Neskhons and the Pharaoh Sphinx fighter actually caught on and thought he figured it out...until he saw a boomeranging senbon destroying his pillar underneath his feet! Somehow those types of things are very typical and brilliant about this series and seemed to make up for a lot of what we didn't get in this fight. (come on: why isn't Hien even trying for nerves...it's Neskhons bones that are rubbery, not his nerves!) But of course all this did come at the cost of Hien...I never said I hated him, I just think he gets way too much focus and love due to the fangirls. He'll always be manly even as a bishonen...