Sakigake!! Otoko Juku 178

One uses bows and arrows, the other uses his club and metal balls. But now, Ryouzanpaku's Souketsu and Otokojuku's Gekkou are about to settle their differences in a showdown of archery and...golf!?

Vol. 20: A Victory Sent to the Master!!
Chp. 178: Duel! Soujou Gekisha!!

7.
Souketsu: My name is Souketsu, one of the Ryouzanpaku 16-Greats…………!!
Gekkou: Otokojuku Sanmenken Gekkou……!!

8.
(Title page…bow vs. golf putter, this should be…interesting)

9.
Souketsu: Your Tengai Soshindan, I actually made sure of it with these eyes; it’s an even more tremendous technique than I’ve heard…………….!!
Souketsu: So then, I’m not interested in even an ordinary battle with a man of your extent. This should be known by you: the name of Soujou Gekisha……………!!
(TN: “Soujou Gekisha” = “Stripe-Pair Violent Archery”)
Souketsu: Can you admirably show you can undertake it?
Toramaru: Wh…what………!?
Togashi: Soujou Gekisha……!?

10.-11.
Souketsu: What will you do………!?
Souketsu: Originally, this was a dueling method that we had for archery……do not be afraid; even if you decline this for a reason, you’re free to do so now.
Gekkou: I do not show my back to an enemy, no matter what happens. I will undertake the Soujou Gekisha…………!!

12.
Togashi: Wh…what: what exactly are they intending there---!?
Toramaru: That Souketsu guy: he drew out two lines on the battleground and is confronting Gekkou within it~~~!!
Toramaru: Te…tell us, Raiden!! You should know of this Soujou Gekisha---!!
Raiden: Umu, how could I actually be seeing this with my eyes…………!!
Raiden: Soujou Gekisha…that is the ultimate dueling method in archery. It is a match that occurs with the duo who challenges it by initiating into this art mutually possess 10 arrows a piece and firing them. On the occasion if you run outside the lines, of course you will cut off your life; and it is said that both must commit suicide on the occasion both opponents run out of arrows and haven’t reached a conclusion; that is, those who desire for this make the duo of whether they live or die into one……!!
Toramaru: It’s…suicide even if they tie…………!?
Momotarou: Gekkou is challenging it while knowing of his skill in Tengai Soshindan………………
Date: He has quite the self-confidence……!!

13.
Souketsu: There’s no need to say this, but if either of us use more then ten arrows or balls or step our foot even a step outside the line, it will come to be acknowledge as defeat. That is, namely, death……!!
Gekkou: I accept the details!!
Souketsu: LET’S GO!!

14.
Souketsu: HA!!

15.
Souketsu: RYOUZANPAKU TOUKYUUJUTSU: SANRENKAN!!
(TN: “Toukyuujutsu” = “War Archery”; “Sanrenkan” = “Three Connecting Piercings”)
Gekkou: CHAKU-KE KONBOU: SENKYOKUDAN!!
(TN: “Senkyoudan” = “Rotating Curving Bullet”)

16.
Souketsu: !!
Toramaru: A…amazing, Gekkou---!! You collected and knocked down three arrow that were coming flying to you with one iron ball---!
Togashi: Th…that was a super-hook ball, as it’s called in golf!! With that, you’ve gained a greater advantage in the number of remaining shots---!!

17.
Souketsu: That was smart behavior, but how about this?
Toramaru: Wahhahha: what’s with that Souketsu guy, he fired two arrows with an outrageous interval---!! His hand slipped!! With that, Gekkou in the center won’t need to ward them off!
Gekkou: !!

18.
Gekkou: Nun!!

19.
Toramaru: Wh…what---!! The…brush on the other side of the river was cut in two---!
Togashi: Wh…what exactly is going on---!?
Souketsu: Splendid, this is how you should be even in instinct. You completely saw the existence of the bladed steel-wire that can’t be seen by the eye that were tied arrow to arrow and stretched out.
Souketsu: It seems you’re a master greater than I thought.
Gekkou: Is this a situation for admiration……You have four arrows left……
Souketsu: I have enough with four………
Souketsu: Let me show you: the ultimate secret of Ryouzanpaku Toukyuujutsu…!!

20.
(Up in the air…that won’t end well somehow)

21.
Toramaru: A…amazing, you’ve handled it easily, Gekkou!! You completely saw without missing one the three consecutive objects from the sky---!
Togashi: You airhead~~~!! That ultimate secret being that level of technique is ridiculous with Gekkou your opponent---!

22.
Gekkou: You have one arrow left. It seems this will be match.
Souketsu: Has it seemed you’ve achieved this? The attack from the sky now were things for working out the interval for you……!!
Gekkou: ………!?
Toramaru: Hu—h? Th…that guy, what is he doing having reached this point---!
Togashi: He’s driven his bow into the ground and enlarged longer his last arrow---!!

23.
Gekkou: It’s useless……!! No matter how you’ve worked out my interval and then increased the power of your arrow, you can’t use that on me.
Souketsu: Why are you misunderstanding this? The ultimate secret of Ryouzanpaku Toukyuujutsu doesn’t have a shallow bottom like that.
Souketsu: DIE, GEKKOU!!

24.-25.
Gekkou: !!
Souketsu: This is the true purpose for working out the interval.
Gekkou: Gu!!
Souketsu: DO YOU SEE: RYOUZANPAKU TOUKYUUJUTSU KYOKUOUGI: KOUIN CHOUHAISATSU!!
(TN: “Kouin Chouhaisatsu” = “Light-and-Dark Behind-Leap Murder”; “Kouin” also has an actual translation of “time” [thus the “light-and-dark” part] and is used in the expression “Kouin Ya no Gotoshi”, which is an expression which means “time flies like an arrow” or “time and tide wait for no man” speaking of the brevity of time…and of course using the “arrow” aspect probably lead to this attack being tied to a literal archer like Souketsu)

TN: I guess you probably could say that Gekkou was more efficient with his weaponry compared to Souketsu, even though the Ryouzanpaku fighter is at the advantage for the moment. Using 2 balls compared to 9 arrows in the showdown (with the 10th the only one to really matter) shows that at least Gekkou knows how to use it and when instead of just throwing them around. Heck, the whole bit where he avoided the metal wire that cut the tree down was a nice feat in itself...even though it's sort of weird he could tell there was a metal wire between the arrows...being blind and all. (maybe he heard somehow the object in the middle and knew to jump...or maybe he was just blind for the one fight, I dunno but somehow I still think he's blind and that he just used his senses to avoid Souketsu's attack while using his "enemy logic" ability he also used on Centaur to figure the pattern by which Souketsu would fight back against him) But of course, the weird thing is that though Gekkou was more efficient, the opponent delivered a possibly fatal blow...which puts the one who still has weapons at a weird advantageous disadvantage for next time!