History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi 371

HSDK 371
TRANS BY YOJI-KUN
FOR USE BY KEISHOU

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<TITLE> TWO SIMILAR FIGHTERS?
<RIGHT>DETERMINED FISTS ARE A SIGN OF UNWAVERING RESOLVE...!!

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<RIGHT> KENICHI HAS SENSED TANAKA TSUTOMU'S SOUL THROUGH SPARRING. THIS MAN IS CONNECTED TO THE KILLING FIST... HOW WILL THEIR BATTLE END!?
<B1> I SEE, THE DARKNESS IN YOUR EYES REMINISCENT OF YAMI...
<B2> THAT'S "UNCERTAINTY," ISN'T IT?

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<B1> OHO!
<B2> JUST BY SEEING MY EYES, YOU RECOGNIZED MY WAVERING SOUL... AS ONE WOULD EXPECT FROM THE INVINCIBLE MOVE OF LEGENDARY MASTERS, RYUUSUISEIKUUKEN...
<B3> IT MIGHT BE BEST FOR ME NOT TO RUSH IN.
<B4> HM, KENICHI IS CLEARLY LESS SKILLED THAN US, BUT HE STILL FIGHTS WITH CAUTION...
<B5> THIS GUY'S GONNA GET GOOD.
<B6> KENICHI'S DOING PRETTY WELL TOO. HE STOOD UP AGAINST THIS GUY'S ATTACKS TWICE!

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<B1> BUT GRANDFATHER, THE ATTACK THAT HE FIRST USED, ISN'T THAT...
<B2> MM, "KAZOE NUKITE." THAT MOVE ISN'T SIMPLY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FINGERS EACH TIME.
<B3> EACH STRIKE HAS A SPECIAL QUALITY TO IT, AND BY ADJUSTING IT HE CAN ULTIMATELY BREAK THROUGH ANY DEFENSE. IT'S ONE OF MY 108 SPECIAL TECHNIQUES!!
<B4> I'VE TAUGHT THAT NUKITE TO TWO MEN IN THE PAST.
<B5> MIDOU KAI, WHO TRIED TO RAISE TENCHI MUSHIN RYUU TO NEW HEIGHTS,
<B6> AND OGATA ISSHINSAI, WHO BECAME KENSEI OF THE ONE SHADOW, NINE FIST.

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<B1> MIDOU WAS TANAKA'S MASTER AND FATHER-IN-LAW. HE WAS A TRUE MARTIAL ARTISTS WHO PERFECTED HIS FORM.
<B2> IF HE HADN'T FALLEN TO ILLNESS, HE WOULD NO DOUBT BE FIGHTING YAMI ALONGSIDE US NOW...
<B3> MIDOU KAI, THE MARTIAL ARTIST. I HEARD THAT HE HAD BEEN ASSASSINATED BY SOMEONE...
<B4> I SEE, THE CULPRIT WAS A MEMBER OF YAMI... KENSEI OF THE ONE SHADOW, NINE FIST. I DID HEAR THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE THAT THE AUTOPSY SHOWED SOME SIGNS OF MARTIAL ART EXPERIMENTATION.
<B5>

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<B1> KEN...
<B2> SEI!!

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<B1> HWAA!!

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<B1> TENCHI MUSHIN RYUU - JYUUJI KUHIKI*!!
* WOODEN NECK CROSS

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<B1> SHOOT, I USED TOO MUCH POWER!!
<B2> STOP THERE! IF YOU HAD CONTINUED, KENICHI WOULD HAVE DIED
<B3> GRANDFATHER!!
<B4> I CAN MAKE NO EXCUSES.
<B5> THIS SPARRING MATCH WAS A COMPLETE VICTORY BY YOUR DISCIPLE.
<B6> WHAT?

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<B1> SHIRAHAMA-KUN IS OBSERVING SPARRING ETIQUETTE AND HAS STOPPED HIS BLOW SHORT. I'VE LOST TO HIM COMPLETELY.
<B2> MM.
<B3> INDEED.
<B4> NICE, KENICHI! GOOD JOB!!
<B5> YOU LOST THE WAR, BUT YOU WON THE BATTLE!
<B6> WHEW.
<B7> KENICHI-SAN! HANG IN THERE!!

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<B1> ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
<B2> MUI-SAN.
<B3> THAT WAS SUCH AN ABSURD BATTLE.
<B4> BUT YOU DID IT ALL TO PROTECT ME, RIGHT?
<B5> I THINK I'VE FINALLY REALIZED YOUR FEELINGS, KENICHI-SAN.
<B6> HUH?

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<B1> MI-MIU-SAN!
<B2> KENICHI-SAN!
<B3> MIU-SHA...N
<B4> UH, HEY, SHIRAHAMA-KUN? HELLO?
<B5> I'M TANAKA. TA-NA-KA.
<B6> MIU-SHA~N
<B7> GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!!
<B8> GOFF...
<B9> *GASP*
<B10> A DREAM!!?
<B11> KENICHI-SAN, HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA STAY ASLEEP?
<B12> EVERYONE SAYS THAT THE PREPARATIONS FOR YOUR TRAINING ARE DONE!

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<B1> I DECIDED I'D BETTER STICK AROUND TILL YOU WAKE UP TO SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING.
<B2> I'M ALL RIGHT, IT'S JUST A SMALL CONCUSSION. IF THE ELDER HADN'T STOPPED YOU THOUGH, MY HEAD WOULDN'T BE ON MY BODY NOW...
<B3> HAHA, SORRY ABOUT THAT...
<B4> BUT HEY, DO YOU LIKE THAT GIRL?
<B5> WHAAT!? IT'S NOT THAT I "LIKE" HER, I JUST RESPECT HER A LOT, AND LOOK UP TO HER. AWW, TANAKA-SAN, CUT IT OUT!
<B6> HAHA, LOOKING AT YOU FEELS LIKE I'M WATCHING MYSELF.
<B7> HUH?
<B8> OH YEAH, TANAKA-SAN, YOU MARRIED THE DAUGHTER OF YOUR DOJO'S MASTER, RIGHT?
<B9> YEAH, BUT IT SURE DID PUT ME IN AN AWKWARD SITUATION. I'LL ADMIT IT WAS PRETTY ROUGH.

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<B1> BUT YOU DID MARRY THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF YOUR DOJO'S MASTER, RIGHT?
<B2> WELL... YEAH...
<B3> PLEASE LET ME CALL YOU MY BROTHER!!
<B4> NOW NOW...
<B5> PLEASE TEACH ME A MOVE THAT LETS YOU MARRY THE DOJO'S DAUGHTER!!
<B6> THERE'S NO MOVE LIKE THAT!
<B7> HMPH
<B8> YOUR MASTER WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE IS SUPPOSED TO BE ME!!
<B9> THIS IS KINDA IRRITATING.
<B10> APAPA!!
<B11> ...ANYWAYS, I'M SORRY
<B12> I'M DOING SOME UNREASONABLE TRAINING TO INCREASE MY STRENGTH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, SO I MISCALCULATED MY STRENGTH.
<B13> SO, YOU'RE GOING TO GET REVENGE NO MATTER WHAT?

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<B1> YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT? THE FEELING OF HAVING SOMETHING PRECIOUS STOLEN.
<B2 SMALL> IF YOU'RE A MAN, AT LEAST STRIVE FOR "BEST IN THE WORLD"
<B3> BUT PROBABLY...
<B4> YOUR MASTER SAYS "DON'T BECOME INVOLVED IN THE KILLING FIST" ONLY BECAUSE HE'S STILL ALIVE, RIGHT?
<B5> THE CAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY IN YOUR EYES,
<B6> IS THAT THE REASON?
<B7> YEAH.
<B8> PROBABLY...

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<B1> OH! IT'S MY WIFE.
<B2> NO, I TOLD THE COMPANY THAT I'M GOING STRAIGHT HOME. YUP, IT'S ALL RIGHT. I LOVE YOU. TELL SATOSHI, TOO!
<B3> SHE CALLS YOU DAY AND NIGHT, HUH?
<B4> WOO!
<B5> WOO!
<*> HE'S JUST PRETENDING TO WHISTLE WITH HIS VOICE
<B6> IT'S NO LAUGHING MATTER! YOU'RE GOING TO BE WHIPPED BY YOUR WIFE SOMEDAY, TOO!
<B7> ...IS THAT SO.
<B8> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
<B9> TODAYS SPARRING MATCH TAUGHT ME HOW IMMATURE I STILL AM
<B10> KENICHI-KUN HELPED ME REMEMBER THE PURE THOUGHTS I USED TO HAVE.
<B11> REMEMBER, "DON'T KILL"
<B12> AND "DON'T BE KILLED."

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<B1> KENICHI-KUN,
<B2> LET'S MEET AGAIN
<B3> THAT PERSON, HE'S STILL AFTER REVENGE, ISN'T HE...
<B4> YOU CAN TELL?
<B5> ...PROBABLY
<B6> MASTER...

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<B1> PLEASE DON'T DIE!!
<B2> WHY THE HELL WOULD I!?
<B3> IF YOU'RE GONNA BE THAT AFFECTED BY HIM, WHY DON'T YOU JUST JOIN HIS DOJO!?
<B4> APAPA!!
<B5> I THINK WE DID EVERYTHING WE NEEDED TO...
<B6> MM, I HOPE IT'S NOT THE CURTAIN CALL TO THE DISASTER BROUGHT BY THE FALL OF ETERNITY...
<B7> ANYWAYS, WE'LL HAVE TO DO ALL WE CAN TO KEEP THE WORST FROM HAPPENING
<SIDEBAR> THAT PATH IS ONE YOU MIGHT WALK DOWN TOMORROW. THE DISCIPLE REVIVES TO PREVENT THE FALL OF ETERNITY!! NEXT TIME, A NEW TURN OF EVENTS!!