Sakigake!! Otoko Juku 172

With the ultimate inspiration he can ever have (considering the possible horrifying consequences), Momo has finally taken out Pharaoh and completed Otokojuku's quarter-final victory...but there's still other matters to worry about...

Chp. 172: Resolution of the Generals!

67.
Toramaru: He…did it: Mo…Momo won---!! He…defeated Pharaoh, boss of P – S with a grand turnaround from that desperate crisis---!
Togashi: W…with that, our Otokojuku’s advancing to the semi-finals has been determined---!!

68.
Pharaoh: Gu!!
Pharaoh: Wh…why…………wh…why haven’t you instantly killed me……………
Pharaoh: Y…you tr…truly added in power when you threw that iron ball…………Th…that should have broken my skull into small pieces……….!!
Momotarou: Fu, it wasn’t adding power. It was merely just it slipping from my hands with the blood.
Pharaoh: …………!!

69.
(Title page…I assume this was around the point of the Momo/Date fight in the anime)

70.
Pharaoh: Do…don’t joke around, ki…kill me---!! You…you haven’t taken this match as long as you haven’t stopped my life~~~~!!
Pharaoh: I…I’ve been defeated, but our…our entire army had fallen fighting valorously without shame for the name of P – S. I…I, as…their boss, didn’t think that e…even one would be saved………………!!
Togashi: O—shi, you’ve done well, Pharaoh!! Mo…Momo has faced down those cruel eyes----!!
Toramaru: Don’t worry about him: deliver the finisher as he desires---!!
Date: He isn’t a man who would do that. Pharaoh’s spirit of sadness as a boss…Momo, as a fellow boss, understands it well.
Toramaru: Ev…even if that happens~~~!!
Togashi: Hu~~h!?

71.
Togashi: Wh…what, th…that’s---!!
Toramaru: A…helicopter!! A helicopter is flying towards here---!
Helicopter: P – S AND OTOKOJUKU, A WARNING TO BOTH TEAMS!! WE ARE THE TENCHOU GORIN DAIBUKAI MANAGEMENT H.Q.!!

72.
Helicopter: THE BATTLE ON THIS BATTLEGROUND IS ALREADY OVER THE TOURNAMENT’S DEFAULT TIME LIMIT. THEREFORE, BY THE 3RD ARTICLE OF THE TOURNAMENT CODE, THIS BATTLEGROUND WILL BE ANNIHILATED WITHOUT TRACE IN FIVE MORE MINUTES!!
Toramaru: Wh…what~~~!! The battlefield will be annihilated in five minutes~~~!
Helicopter: THE WINNING TEAM MUST MOVE TO THE NEXT BATTLEGROUND!! THAT IS ALL; YOU’VE BEEN WARNED!!
Togashi: He…hey--!! Ho…hold on a…moment! We…we didn’t hear your conversation!!
Toramaru: Fi…first of all, Mo…Momo hasn’t ascended from the battleground yet----!!

73.
Momotarou: !!
Momotarou: Wh…what!!
Pharaoh: Wh…what exactly is this…………!?

74.
Togashi: Uoo!! It’s…collapsing: the…battleground is crumbling from the circumference and ra…rapidly getting smaller~~~!
Toramaru: Th…this is th…the annihilation of the battleground as said by the helicopter---!!
Date: This is bad: the two rope ladders connected to the respective cliffs to the battleground have fallen, leaving them behind. With how it’s come, it’s absolutely impossible for Momo to escape by himself……!!
Raiden: Saying that, there isn’t a means for us to help him……………!!

75.
Pharaoh: We…idiots are reaping what we sowed…………if…you had given the finisher to me and left here, this wouldn’t be happening…………
Momotarou: Fu, it really is as you said.
Momotarou: It seems I’ve reached the plight of joining you to Hell.

76.
Togashi: Uoo, is nothing really happening---!!
Toramaru: The…battleground has already reached half it’s size----!!
Toramaru: Are…we going to watch Momo die with our fingers in our mouths---!!
Date: For a man of the extent of Momo, he’s already taking action when something comes of him.
Toramaru: ………!!
Pharaoh: !!
Momotarou: Well, do your wounds hurt?
Pharaoh: Wh…what……………!!

77.
Pharaoh: Y…you, do…you understand your own situation now---!! I…if you do this for 2 to 3 more minutes, this battleground will vanish without a trace and both you and I will melt in the lava, not even leaving our bones---!! So…so then why do you have that attitude that’s so composed!! Are…aren’t you scared that you will die---!
Momotarou: If I said I wasn’t scared, I’d be lying. But, just now, we could find a path to be saved, no matter how we get up.
Momotarou: If there is, it can only rock our stomachs, since we wouldn’t want to be laughed at by our allies that have died ahead of us and are waiting in hell.
Pharaoh: …………
Pharaoh: Fufufu.
Pharaoh: You’re a great man Tsurugi Momotarou, general of Otokojuku……………it…it’s not just in skill, I, who am a similar boss, have seemed to lose even in places of exception……

78.
(Um…guys…the arena…is still collapsing…you know…like Hien’s fight…)

79.
Pharaoh: F…fine, listen well to what I say. It’s…impossible for me with this body, but if it’s just you, th..then there is only one way to survive from this place.
Pharaoh: Lo…look there: it’s the see-saw I used when I launched that iron ball to you. U…use that…………!!
Momotarou: !!
Pharaoh: If you have that, I’m certain you can escape……………
Pharaoh: N…now use the iron ball as your weight on the other side and you’ll jump to the rope used in Seti’s battle that’s overhead with the recoil. If…you join together your towering taijutsu and the ability of the see-saw………………
Momotarou: Fu, understood; that’s a good idea. But why would you tell this to me?
Pharaoh: Is…this situation to say that: do…do it quickly!!

80.
Pharaoh: Hu…hurry---!!
Pharaoh: Ri…right, it will be fine in that place…………you…don’t have time; hu…hurry, take the iron ball and set it down.
Pharaoh: !?
Pharaoh: UO!!

81.
Pharaoh: Wh…what are yo…you doing----!!
Momotarou: Fu: you’re doing the death dive with me.
Pharaoh: Huh!!
Pharaoh: You…let out that stupidity!! Do you heavily think I..can fly to that rope! Le…let go, that is absolutely impossible---!
Pharaoh: If…you just do this, then you’ll come to let escape your chance of being saved and you’ll die---!! Let me sleep a while and give up taking me with.
Pharaoh: GUFU!!

82.
Toramaru: Wh…what~~~!! Mo…Momo has fastened Pharaoh to his back and is intending to fly to the overhead rope with the see-saw~~~~!
Togashi: It’s…impossible, wi…with that weight!! If…if they fail, they won’t live with that---!

83.
Momotarou: NUUU!!
Momotarou: Le…let’s go!!
Momotarou: HAAA!!

84.
(There they go…up into the sky…)

85.
Momotarou: Kuuu!!
Toramaru: Aah…n…no~~~!!
Togashi: It…was just a bit more, but they didn’t make it---!!

86.
Momotarou: NUN!!

87.
Toramaru: He…did it---!! You’re amazing, Momo, the escape was successful---!
Togashi: He used his headband at once for the little more height he wasn’t enough and got through---!!
Pharaoh: Tsu…Tsurugi………y…you’re that sort of man………!!
Momotarou: Fu, don’t give me gratitude. It’s because I’m declining coming face to face with you in hell. That’s just all.

TN: It isn't like Momo to let someone, especially someone who had a battle like Pharaoh, to just let him die after all that. I mean, I know others have probably done similar (a bit reminded me of the end with Zeus) but Momo just likes taking care of his enemies once the battle is over. Pharaoh isn't evil or anything but he doesn't really deserve to check out even though he lost. Then again...while the fragility of the battleground was addressed way back with the Hien fight, somehow it did seem a bit abrupt that they would suddenly "be over the limit of time" and they have to leave. Time problems hadn't been a problem up to this point...I guess it was either to increase the danger quota...or show how much a jerk Toudou's minions are. But anyway...with this, Pharaoh Sphinx is finally done for...and we can start worrying about the next arc and whatever that will entail...and yeah, considering how hard the Egyptians were (and all their obscure references), the next opponent will probably be monsters at this series' rate...