Akagi Tokyo, 1958. A man seriously gambles at a mahjong parlor. He's playing against members of the Ryuzaki yakuza clan. If he loses, he must pay his debt through his own life insurance – truly a game of life and death. With his own existence at stake, he can only play passively, and the game comes to a head. Suddenly, a mysterious boy appears. His name is Akagi, a thirteen-year-old kid. The man senses a strong aura around the youth and decides to have Akagi substitute for him in the next round. Season 1 1 - The Genius Who Descended Into the Darkness Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:14] nar     Thirteen years had passed since     the end of the Pacific War. [01:19] nar     Japan had overcome the postwar disarray [01:22] ---     and was about to enter a     period of rapid growth. SIGN    Protect Life SIGN    Nagashima joins the Giants [01:27] nar     But in the underworld beneath     that sheen, where evil spirits lurk, [01:33] ---     a legend was about to be born. SIGN    The world's tallest broadcasting tower SIGN    Episode 1 SIGN    The Genius Who Descended     Into the Darkness [01:42] nar     The legend of the man who would [01:45] ---     soon be called man from     the godly realm and [01:48] ---     who would rule the underworld. [01:56] tv     Typhoon number 21 will... [01:58] nan     What I wanted... [02:01] nan     was change. [02:04] nan     The kind of change that would     turn everything around. [02:10] nan     To the point of rebirth. [02:18] ryu     Nangou-san, that's it. Ron. SIGN    Ron - Winning a hand with an opponent's discard. SIGN    Mangan - A hand worth 8,000 points (12,000 for the dealer.) [02:21] ryu     Mangan. SIGN    Nangou [02:25] nan     My debts from the stock market,     my losses from gambling... [02:29] ---     Everything I touched, I messed up. [02:31] nan     And tonight... [02:34] nan     The game of Mahjong I am     playing to erase my debt, [02:37] ---     I am losing, as well. [02:39] nan     When this is over, I'll have     to repay a huge debt. [02:44] nan     The life insurance I signed     up for last month... [02:47] ---     the beneficiary is the mistress     of this man, Ryuuzaki. SIGN    Ryuuzaki SIGN    - Next Turn - [02:54] nan     They've cornered me. [02:58] nan     I can't deal into his hand any more. [03:02] nan     This one should be safe! [03:06] ryu     Ron! [03:21] nan     Calm down! [03:24] nan     I've got do something. Anything! SIGN    - South Hand 3 - [03:32] nan     My starting tiles are so bad,     they make me want to cry. [03:37] nan     If I finish last in this East-South     match, I'm done for. [03:41] nan     Please! [03:46] nan     Nothing's happening! [03:48] nan     Please, someone change this!     I don't care who does it. [03:51] nan     This stagnant air...     Someone, please, mix up the flow! [03:56] nan     I don't care who! [03:58] nan     Even if it's the devil! [04:09] ryu     Who's there? [04:24] man     Who the hell are you?! [04:27] man     Find somewhere else to hide from the rain! [04:29] man     This isn't a place for kids! [04:31] man     Go home already. [04:33] nan     Wait! I invited that kid. [04:38] nan     I told him to come check on me if     he didn't hear from me by midnight. [04:45] nan     Of course, that was a lie. [04:49] nan     I didn't know that kid. [04:51] nan     All I wanted was a break. [04:56] nan     A chance to turn the tide. [04:59] nan     Look at them. [05:01] nan     They all look deflated. [05:04] nan     It's clear that the heat     of the game is fading. [05:08] nan     The tide could still turn... [05:13] nan     I have to somehow pull through and turn     it around in the next East-South match. [05:18] nan     Hang in there! [05:20] ---     Don't give up! SIGN    - South Hand 4 - [05:23] nar     And on the eighth turn of South Hand 4, [05:25] ---     an opportunity finally arises. [05:34] nan     This is it! [05:37] nan     I can discard the 5 of circles     and wait for a 1 or 4. [05:39] nan     If I get the best case, 1 of circles, SIGN    Sanshoku - Same sequence (triplets) of all 3 suits. Chanta - Hand with a terminal (1 or 9) or honor tile in each set. Haneman - 1.5x mangan. [05:41] ---     the red dragon, sanshoku, and chanta     will give me a haneman with one dora. [05:45] nan     I could even take over the lead. [05:50] nan     The problem is the riichi across from me. SIGN    Riichi - The player declares he is one tile away from winning and wagers 1,000 points for the chance to further increase his score. [05:56] nan     I really want to discard the 5 of circles,     but it's pretty dangerous. [06:02] nan     I can't push my luck here. [06:04] nan     It'll end up a cheap, red dragon only hand... [06:06] ---     but the 2 of circles is already a safe tile. [06:09] nan     If I deal into his hand,     everything is over. [06:15] aka     You'd survive if you only died. [06:24] nan     Do you know how to play Mahjong, kid? [06:27] aka     No, not at all. [06:30] aka     But your spirit had died just now. [06:33] aka     Your back shows you don't     have the strength to win. [06:37] aka     You're just trying to survive. [06:40] aka     That's the final thought pattern of gamblers [06:42] ---     who have been on a losing streak. [06:46] aka     You're just scared. [06:59] nan     Damn it! [07:00] nan     That kid's right. [07:03] nan     How could I discard the     2 of circles with this hand?! [07:07] nan     I don't know what I was thinking. [07:09] nan     I'm gambling right now. [07:12] nan     How can I win if I don't take any chances? [07:17] nan     If I'm going to die anyway, [07:19] ---     I might as well go out hitting hard! [07:26] nan     It worked. [07:27] nar     At that moment, [07:29] ---     the largely ignored player to his     right was actually in tenpai. SIGN    Tenpai - One tile away from winning. [07:34] nar     He was waiting for a green     dragon or a 2 of circles. [07:36] nar     Had Nangou "fled" with the 2 of circles,     he would have dealt into his hand. [07:40] nar     A trick of fate. [07:43] nar     After that, the player to his     right draws a 1 of circles. [07:45] nar     He could have kept it and     dealt the safe 2 of circles, [07:50] ---     but he keeps going, aiming for a san ankou. SIGN    San ankou - Three concealed triplets. [07:54] nan     Ron! [07:59] nar     From that moment, [08:01] ---     the pendulum of the game started     to slowly swing in Nangou's favor. [08:08] nan     I took the lead. [08:11] nan     I survived. [08:27] nan     Kid, how old are you? [08:31] aka     Thirteen. [08:34] nan     You don't look it. [08:36] nan     What's your name? [08:37] aka     Akagi. [08:40] ---     Akagi Shigeru. [08:42] nan     What exactly did you do? [08:44] nan     You're wandering around     on a stormy night like this, [08:47] ---     waltzing into a Mahjong parlor     you know nothing about. [08:50] nan     The only obvious thing is that     you're not a normal student. [08:55] nan     And that sand on your shirt... [08:59] nan     Been swimming in the     ocean this late at night? [09:03] nan     I know. [09:05] ---     You don't want to talk about it. [09:08] nan     You probably walked the line [09:09] ---     between life and death     before you came here. [09:12] nan     I can sense it because I am     treading that line right now. [09:19] nan     I mean, if I don't win tonight,     I'm gonna be killed. [09:24] nan     Please, will you play the next     East-South match in my place? [09:30] nan     I can feel that you have     what it takes to compete... [09:36] ---     Zeal, luck, and heart. [09:39] nan     You can make it across that line. [09:53] nar     This is the beginning of     the legend Akagi Shigeru, [09:57] nar     who will soon rock the foundation     of the underground Mahjong world. [10:02] nar     His first time playing Mahjong. [10:05] nar     Just five minutes before     the game started, [10:09] nar     he was only taught the most     basic rules of Mahjong. [10:12] nar     He doesn't know any yaku. SIGN    Yaku - Winning hand compositions. [10:14] nar     He was less than a beginner. [10:18] nar     As he plays, Akagi will grasp     Mahjong little by little. [10:23] nar     That a hand in Mahjong [10:25] nar     is made up of four melds of     three tiles, plus one pair. SIGN    Juntsu (Sequence) Koutsu (Triplet) [10:29] nar     That it is a game where players     compete on the speed, composition, SIGN    1 Han (Pinfu) SIGN    2 Han (Sanshoku Doujun) [10:32] ---     and points attributed to their hands. SIGN    3 Han (Hon'iisou) [10:34] nar     That it is usually best to avoid calling SIGN    Menzen [10:36] ---     other players' tiles to build your hand. SIGN    Pon Chi [10:39] nar     That the white, green, and red dragons SIGN    Riichi Wager 1,000 points [10:41] ---     are useful tiles because a triplet     of either of them is worth 1 han. [10:46] guy     Tsumo. SIGN    Tsumo - Declaring a winning hand on your draw. [10:47] nar     That there is a special yaku called     chiitoitsu that consists of seven pairs. [10:53] nar     By the end of the East round,     Akagi has lost 7,200 points. [10:58] nar     He hasn't dealt into anybody's hand,     nor has he won himself. [11:01] nar     Quite an ordinary outcome. [11:03] nar     His talent, that will eventually earn him [11:05] ---     the title of genius, is not yet apparent. SIGN    - South Hand 2 - [11:08] nar     In South Hand 2, something happens. [11:11] nan     Here it is! [11:14] nan     The seed for a daisangen. SIGN    Daisangen - A yakuman hand with triplets of all 3 dragons (yakuman - 4x mangan) [11:15] nan     He has the three pairs for it! [11:22] nan     He can go for a daisangen with this hand. [11:27] nan     If he pulls this off... [11:31] nar     The first red dragon. [11:34] nar     But Akagi lets it pass. [11:37] nar     Akagi ignores the following     white and green dragons, as well. [11:41] nar     He doesn't make his move. [11:43] nar     He stays quiet. [11:46] nar     Then comes the second... [11:51] nan     Why?! [11:53] nan     Now he can't do any better than a chiitoitsu! [11:56] nan     It's over. He needed to call those tiles. [12:00] nan     Even if you didn't know     what a daisangen was, [12:03] ---     having three of each honor tile     gives you a beastly hand! [12:07] nan     That much should be obvious! [12:11] nan     I was crazy to put everything     into this kid's hands. [12:15] nan     I'll have to play again myself starting     from the next East-South match. [12:23] ryu     Someone's coming up the stairs. [12:31] ryu     Who's coming here so late at night? [12:35] guy     Yes, sir. [12:39] guy     Who is it? [12:41] pol     Excuse me for disturbing you     so late. It's the police. [12:45] pol     There was a bit of an     incident earlier this evening. [12:53] pol     It was a gang rivalry incident. [12:56] pol     I think they call it a game of chicken? [12:59] pol     Two cars head straight for     a cliff at full speed. [13:03] pol     It's a game of reckless disregard for life [13:06] ---     where the person who brakes first loses. [13:12] pol     Well, while they were doing that, [13:14] ---     they didn't brake in time, [13:15] ---     so both cars ended up in the ocean. [13:18] pol     One of the kids was brought to the     hospital with serious injuries, [13:21] ---     but apparently the other one [13:23] ---     swam to shore by himself     and fled the scene. [13:26] pol     We received a report that he     came to this neighborhood. [13:31] pol     That's why we came here     to ask some questions. [13:35] ryu     A chicken game survivor. [13:37] ---     No wonder I thought he was gutsy. [13:40] guy     What should we do? [13:42] ryu     Send them away. [13:43] ryu     Having the cops here will be     inconvenient for us, as well. [13:46] guy     Yes, sir. [13:48] aka     Nangou-san. [13:51] aka     Shall we make a deal? [13:53] aka     The cops came here     because they had a lead, [13:57] ---     so they probably won't leave. [13:59] aka     They'll push their way     in here any minute now. [14:02] aka     When that happens, all I need     is for our stories to match, [14:05] ---     and for you to vouch for     my alibi and identity. [14:08] nan     This damn kid. He's out of his mind. [14:11] nan     Why should I do all that for him? [14:14] nan     Gimme a break. [14:16] nan     You can't make a deal if you     don't have something to offer! [14:22] aka     But I have something. SIGN    Suu ankou - Four concealed triplets, a double yakuman when waiting for a single tile. [14:27] nan     Suu ankou, daisangen,     waiting for a single west wind! [14:30] nan     Impossible! [14:32] nan     Just a moment ago, his hand was... [14:36] nan     He swapped them! [14:38] nan     He took them from the discard pile [14:39] ---     while everybody's attention     was on the door earlier! [14:42] nan     The one who should be most worried [14:44] ---     about the police approaching [14:46] ---     pulled off something like this... [14:48] nan     This kid's got nerves like no other. [14:52] nan     He's insane. [14:54] nan     I can't believe it. [15:05] nan     This brat! [15:06] nan     But if he discards the red dragon,     my chance of winning is gone. [15:13] nan     Oh, all right, kid. [15:18] nan     I don't have the luxury of choice right now. [15:21] nan     Do what you want. [15:28] yas     You didn't make this easy on us, did you? [15:31] guy     U-Uh... [15:38] yas     There he is. [15:42] yas     The kid we're looking for, right here. [15:45] yas     Hey, kid. [15:46] ---     You heard what we said, right? [15:49] ryu     Damn, this is annoying. [15:51] yas     You're the survivor, aren't you? [15:55] nan     Detective, [15:56] ---     you're mistaking him for someone else. [15:58] nan     He's my older brother's kid. [16:01] ---     I had to take him in for a while. [16:03] nan     He's been here in this Mahjong     parlor since six last night. [16:06] nan     With us. Right, Ryuuzaki-san? [16:12] ryu     Ah, yeah, huh? [16:15] nan     Ryuuzaki doesn't want the     cops snooping around, either. [16:20] nan     He'll have no choice but to help us. [16:23] yas     But we had some eye witnesses. [16:27] yas     And there are footprints on the stairs. [16:30] yas     Soaking wet footprints made     by that kid over there. [16:35] aka     Detective, I made those when my uncle [16:39] ---     sent me to go buy cigarettes. [16:41] yas     In the middle of the night? [16:43] aka     Yeah, I told him I couldn't go at his hour, [16:47] aka     but he wouldn't take no for an answer. [16:50] aka     He was also pretty irritated     because he'd been losing a lot. [16:53] ---     Right? [16:54] nan     Y-Yeah, that's right. [16:57] aka     And, Detective, [16:59] ---     would someone who did     something like that [17:02] ---     be relaxing and playing Mahjong? [17:04] aka     Even if he was, why should     the people here cover for him? [17:11] aka     There's nothing for them     to gain from that. [17:14] yas     I see. [17:15] aka     So, shall we begin? [17:19] aka     Your turn. [17:20] guy     Oh, yeah. [17:21] nan     He's good. [17:23] ---     He made them resume the game while     their focus is still on the cops. [17:28] nan     He's swiped an enormous amount     of tiles from the discard pile. [17:31] nan     If you paid even a little bit     of attention, you'd notice. [17:36] nan     That's why now's his chance, before they     all return their attention to the game. [17:40] nan     They're not thinking right now.     It's a state of confusion. [17:44] nan     Right now, they might just discard it! [17:50] aka     Ron. [17:53] nar     Akagi's plot was complemented with luck. [17:56] nar     Suu ankou, daisangen. [17:59] ---     Wha— [18:01] guy     What is this?! [18:03] guy     You bastard! [18:05] guy     You think you can screw with us?! [18:07] ryu     Stop it. [18:07] guy     But, Bro! [18:19] nan     He had factored this in, too?! [18:22] nan     This kid's a monster. [18:24] nan     This isn't something a middle     schooler could think up. [18:27] nan     Everybody knows that he cheated. [18:29] ---     Normally the yakuza would     not let this slide. [18:33] nan     They'd use force if necessary. [18:35] nan     To prevent that option, he lured     the cops here to be witnesses. [18:42] guy     Bro, are you really okay with this?! [18:44] ryu     What's okay doesn't matter. [18:46] ryu     The ones who were cheated are the fools. [18:48] ryu     But, kid, [18:52] ---     make sure this is the last time. [18:54] ryu     If you do it again and get caught, [18:56] ---     in our world, it'll cost you your fingers. [18:59] ryu     Cry all you want, but we won't let it slide. [19:02] ryu     We've never let anyone off     the hook, not even once! [19:04] ryu     Messing with the yakuza will net you [19:07] ---     the harshest punishment in the world. [19:09] ryu     Nothing will be taken into consideration. SIGN    Lounge [19:17] guy     That kid's creepy, huh? [19:19] guy     Since he got here,     they've won twice in a row. [19:23] guy     Should we contact Yagi-san? [19:26] ryu     Yagi? You mean our rep player, Yagi Keiji? [19:31] guy     Y-Yes... [19:36] ryu     Are you delirious?! [19:39] ryu     You want to ask for backup when     we're playing this amateur child? [19:42] ryu     Do you have no honor?! [19:48] ryu     All he did was cheat his way to a yakuman. [19:52] ryu     I won't let him do that again! [19:55] ryu     It's a miracle that amateur     hasn't dealt into any hand yet. [19:59] ---     That kind of coincidence     is not going to last! [20:03] ryu     His luck has run out! SIGN    - East Hand 1 - [20:12] cop     Inspector, are you going to stay here? [20:15] yas     Yeah, it's still raining buckets,     so I'm going to take it easy a bit longer. [20:20] cop     Then, I'll be going. [20:22] yas     Sure. [20:26] yas     You don't mind, right, Nangou-san? [20:29] nan     N-Not at all. [20:36] yas     Don't underestimate me, kid. [20:38] yas     No matter how well you craft your     excuses, I know you are the one. [20:46] yas     The atmosphere in here tells me that,     louder than any words could. [20:53] yas     I'm going to find out the truth about you! [20:58] nar     The genius who descended into     the darkness, Akagi Shigeru. [21:02] nar     Beyond his eyes lies an infinite darkness. [21:05] nar     This is the beginning of the legend. [22:17] nar     Next time: "The Awakening of Talent." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Awakening of Talent 2 - The Awakening of Talent Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:12] nar     The year is 1958. [01:14] ---     A thunderstorm was raging that night... [01:17] nar     The night the genius who descended     into the darkness, Akagi Shigeru, [01:21] nar     the one who would come     to be known as the man [01:23] nar     from the godly realm,     saw his legend begin. [01:27] nar     Akagi had agreed to play for a man     struggling with debt, Nangou. [01:30] nar     While playing against the yakuza,     his talent begins to awaken. [01:36] ryu     Riichi. [01:43] yas     This guy... how could he discard [01:45] ---     that tile so calmly against that riichi? [01:49] ---     He's a complete novice,     no matter how you look at it. [01:52] yas     Those guys don't get it, either. [01:55] yas     Somehow, for all his insane discards, [01:57] ---     he never deals into anyone's hand. [01:59] yas     I don't know if it's intuition or insight, [02:03] ---     but either way, I'm sure he was     the kid from last night's incident! SIGN    Episode 2 SIGN    The Awakening of Talent [02:17] nar     It's South Hand 1. Ryuuzaki. [02:23] ryu     Riichi. [02:31] yas     Again? [02:32] yas     He's lucky no one called that... [02:35] yas     How can he keep discarding     these dangerous tiles so easily? [02:39] yas     Is this the luck he was born with? [02:48] yas     With this hand, you'd probably     want to discard the 5 of bamboo... [02:53] yas     But it's unwise, since it's clear from     the discards that it's an ura suji. [02:56] yas     On top of that, it's a dora.     You simply can't discard that. [03:00] yas     Since he can see where all four     of the 3 of characters tiles are, [03:03] ---     he should discard the 2 of characters... [03:07] nan     H-Hang on a sec! [03:11] nan     I know asking you to read the tiles in [03:12] ---     the discard pile is too much to ask for, [03:14] ---     but that's just too crazy. [03:17] aka     Is this tile that dangerous? [03:20] nan     That's Ryuuzaki's ura suji. [03:23] nar     Ura suji is, for instance, getting a     3 of bamboo with a hand like this. [03:27] ---     The 6 of bamboo will be discarded. [03:29] nar     In Mahjong, this mechanism     makes it very likely that [03:31] ---     the wait will be for a 2 or 5 of bamboo. [03:34] nan     On top of that, the 5 of bamboo is a dora. [03:36] aka     Dora? [03:37] nan     A dora is a handy tile [03:38] ---     that gives you an additional     han just for having it. [03:43] aka     I didn't know that. [03:46] aka     But that doesn't matter. [03:49] nan     Hey! [03:53] aka     See, this one went through. [03:56] nan     You idiot! [03:57] ---     If you keep playing like that, you'll eventually... [04:03] ryu     Ron. [04:07] nan     What?! [04:07] yas     Waiting for a 2 or 5 of characters?! [04:10] nan     Don't tell me... [04:12] aka     I knew it. [04:14] ---     I figured this area was     the most problematic. [04:17] nan     Why? [04:19] yas     How did you know that? [04:20] aka     I heard the voices. [04:22] guy     What? [04:24] aka     Everybody's distracted by the noise [04:26] ---     and simply can't hear their voices. [04:29] aka     But I can hear them. [04:31] ---     The voices of the three groups of discards. [04:37] nar     In the end, Ryuuzaki loses     first place again this hand. [04:43] nar     After the sixth game,     Nangou is at +49. [04:46] nar     Only two games remain. [04:49] ryu     This is ridiculous. [04:51] ---     We're getting beaten by that amateur kid. [04:54] ryu     At this rate, I'm going to have to shoulder [04:59] ---     that scumbag's three million yen debt. [05:02] ryu     Call Yagi. Call our rep player, Yagi! [05:06] guy     Yes, sir! [05:08] yas     None of this makes any sense. [05:12] yas     You only started playing     Mahjong a few hours ago, [05:15] ---     yet not only have you not dealt     into Ryuuzaki's hand once, [05:18] ---     you also came out on top. [05:21] yas     Can you tell us... [05:23] ---     What you're seeing right now? [05:30] aka     Detective, [05:31] ---     what would you discard from this hand? [05:36] yas     The south or west wind, I'd say. [05:39] aka     Then, let's say those honor     tiles have been taken care of. [05:42] aka     How about this hand? [05:45] yas     8 of characters. [05:47] aka     And from this one? [05:49] nan     7 of circles! [05:51] yas     7 of circles... [05:53] aka     Detective, do you see the difference [05:56] ---     between this 7 of circles     and the 8 of characters? [05:59] yas     Difference? [05:59] nan     What? [06:01] aka     At first glance, it appears the 7 of circles and     8 of characters were discarded similarly. [06:04] aka     However, they hold completely     opposite discard information. [06:08] aka     When the 8 of characters was discarded,     it wasn't connected to [06:11] ---     any wait in our hand. [06:13] aka     On the other hand,     this 7 of circles is connected to [06:15] ---     a wait and is therefore a dangerous tile. [06:18] aka     If you were to classify discards in Mahjong, [06:20] ---     there are essentially two groups. [06:22] aka     Those in the safe zone,     and those in the danger zone. [06:25] aka     Of course, there are tiles that don't [06:27] ---     clearly fit into either group and     aren't much more than noise. [06:30] aka     If you include that,     you have three groups. [06:33] aka     Every discarded tile can be 100% explained [06:35] ---     with these three groups. [06:38] aka     Do you remember these discarded tiles? [06:42] yas     Those are Ryuuzaki's tiles     when you discarded the dora. [06:46] aka     Right. Nangou-san tried to stop me, [06:49] ---     but to me, it was clear that it would pass. [06:53] aka     He discarded the 6 of bamboo too early. [06:55] aka     That means the 6 of bamboo's worth was lower [06:58] ---     than the 9 of circles and 8 of     characters that came after, [07:00] ---     meaning he had none     of the surrounding tiles. [07:03] aka     Even if he did, they would've been     closer to the 2 or 3 of bamboo. [07:06] aka     But that possibility also disappeared [07:08] ---     when he discarded the 1 of bamboo     after drawing it in the eighth turn. [07:11] aka     He had no bamboo tiles left. [07:13] aka     From the early discard of the 6 of bamboo, [07:15] ---     it was basically clear that he had     no bamboo tiles left in his hand. [07:19] aka     The area around the     6 of bamboo is a safe zone. [07:21] aka     But the area around the 1 of     characters that he'd clung to [07:23] ---     until the sixth turn... [07:25] aka     combined with the discarded     4 of characters afterward, [07:28] ---     made it pretty obvious that he was     waiting for a 2 or 5 of characters. [07:32] aka     Meaning that this 1 of characters [07:34] ---     was the classic example of the danger zone. [07:38] aka     This is how I classify my opponent's discards. [07:42] aka     And the tile that didn't fit in either category... [07:45] aka     This is the noise I mentioned earlier. [07:49] yas     Noise? [07:50] nan     Noise, huh? [07:51] aka     Ryuuzaki has a bit of a habit. [07:54] yas     A habit? [07:57] aka     That time, Ryuuzaki... [08:00] (Flashback) ryu     Riichi. [08:01] aka     After declaring riichi,     he looked at his tiles, [08:04] ---     then glanced to the left end of his hand. [08:08] ryu     The left end... [08:09] aka     Yes. That means he     looked at his character tiles. [08:13] aka     He was double-checking     that he was in tenpai. [08:17] aka     From that moment, the chance of him     waiting for circles was also gone. [08:20] ---     He was only waiting for     character tiles, namely 2 or 5. [08:25] yas     He's a monster! [08:26] yas     He only started playing     Mahjong a few hours ago [08:28] ---     and has already uncovered the     essence of the discarded tiles! [08:31] yas     And his insight is frightening... [08:34] yas     Ryuuzaki is no match for him. [08:36] ---     He's already surpassed him by far. [08:38] yas     The talent of a genius has awakened in him. [08:46] nar     The showdown resumes. [08:48] nar     It's the seventh game, the third     East-South match since Akagi joined. [08:54] nan     I'm counting on you, Akagi. [08:56] nan     Stay on this wave and finish it! [09:02] nar     It's as if Nangou's prayer worked. [09:04] nar     Akagi's doing well again     in this East-South match. [09:07] nar     After the East round, [09:08] ---     Akagi is in the lead, 22,000 points ahead [09:10] ---     of the second place Ryuuzaki. [09:12] nar     It seems as if this East-South     match is already decided. [09:15] nar     But then... SIGN    Yagi Keiji [09:24] nar     The rep player, Yagi Keiji, arrives. [09:27] ryu     Yagi! I've been waiting for you! [09:31] yag     Ryuuzaki-san, I hear you're     having a tough time. [09:35] yag     I've seen the kid's tiles,     so I can't play this hand. [09:40] ---     Shall I start in the next hand, then? [09:43] ryu     Could you? [09:44] yag     Don't worry, we still have     the entire South round to go. [09:47] yag     I'll win this East-South match for you. [09:51] nar     At that moment, Yagi didn't even     consider Akagi to be an opponent. [09:55] nar     That's only to be expected. [09:57] ---     After all, Akagi is a middle school student. [10:02] nar     However, his opinion would quickly change. [10:09] nar     The match resumes. [10:10] nar     The dealer's first discard... [10:13] ryu     Pon. [10:14] nar     Ryuuzaki calls once. [10:16] nar     Is it a rush? [10:19] nar     And now, Akagi's first draw. [10:22] nar     A pair of red dragons. [10:24] yas     He's lucky. [10:25] yas     Since he's in the lead,     an express ticket to early victory, [10:28] ---     like the red dragon pair,     is just what he needs. [10:32] nar     However, Akagi had a certain hunch... [10:36] yas     What? [10:38] nar     The next turn, he discards another red dragon! [10:40] nar     Yasuoka can't believe that he     discarded the red dragon pair. [10:43] nar     At that moment, Ryuuzaki thinks... [10:48] ryu     Keeping the red dragon won't do any good. [10:52] nar     But in the next turn... [10:56] ryu     Damn it! [10:59] nar     And the turn after that... [11:03] ryu     Crap! [11:05] ---     If I hadn't discarded the red dragon... [11:13] ryu     Pon! [11:15] nar     Akagi's reason for discarding     his pair of red dragons [11:17] ---     finally becomes apparent. [11:20] yas     He has such a keen sense that [11:21] ---     he smelled the daisangen just     from the white dragon being called. [11:24] yas     He foresaw the danger. [11:26] yas     The strange move of dropping     the two red dragons [11:28] ---     killed off Ryuuzaki's potential daisangen. [11:32] nar     A few turns later, [11:33] ---     Akagi is one tile away from     completing a sanshoku. [11:37] nar     But, seeing that Ryuuzaki     can win any time... [11:40] aka     Chi. [11:42] nar     Without any remorse, he throws     away the sanshoku... [11:46] aka     Ron. [11:49] nar     ...and takes a 1,000 point win. [11:54] yas     He moves quickly.     His insight is spot on. [11:57] yas     A normal player would be     hesitant to drop the sanshoku, [12:00] ---     but this kid knows how much that     hesitation would slow him down. [12:06] yas     His sense is miles ahead... [12:08] yas     Ryuuzaki is simply no match for him. [12:11] yas     It's like a shootout between a scoped     rifle and a crudely modded gun. [12:17] yas     He'll be shot down     without having a chance. [12:19] yas     The only concern now is this man, Yagi Keiji. [12:29] ryu     You want to keep observing him     the rest of this East-South match? [12:31] yag     Yes. We're 23,000 points behind,     and it's already South Hand 2. [12:37] ---     To turn it around from here,     I'd have to overextend quite a bit. [12:40] yag     And that kid's actually quite formidable. [12:44] yag     I heard he's a beginner. [12:47] ---     That makes him even more eerie     as an unknown quantity. [12:51] yag     It's best to not underestimate him. [12:53] yag     Observing him for the rest of this     East-South match is safest. [12:57] nar     The match resumes with South Hand 2. [13:01] yas     I see. This guy isn't stupid. [13:05] yas     Did he pick up on Akagi's     talent with one glance? [13:08] yas     The opponent's only a middle schooler. [13:10] yas     Most people would want to show     off in a situation like this. [13:12] yas     His restraint is admirable. [13:14] yas     He's definitely a higher     ranked player than Ryuuzaki. [13:21] nar     Akagi's one tile away from tenpai. [13:23] ---     It's already the eighth turn. [13:30] yag     What?! [13:33] nar     At that moment, the player before Akagi [13:35] ---     was in tenpai with a     junchan sanshoku hand, SIGN    Junchan (jun chanta) - A "pure" chanta with terminals in each set, and no honor tiles. [13:37] nar     with a closed wait for an 8 of bamboo. SIGN    Closed wait - Waiting for the middle tile in a sequence. [13:41] yag     How did he avoid discarding the 8 of bamboo? [13:44] yag     From the previous player's discards, [13:46] ---     it would've made sense to discard his     least useful tile, the 8 of bamboo. [13:50] yag     He sensed that the 8 of     bamboo is dangerous and [13:52] ---     discarded the 5 of bamboo instead... [13:55] yag     What can this kid see? [13:59] nar     The following turn. [14:03] yag     I can't believe what he just drew. [14:05] yag     Not only does he seem to see     through everybody's hands, [14:07] ---     he also has incredible luck. [14:09] yag     An 8 of bamboo triplet... [14:13] yag     He basically holds all the winning     tiles of the player before him. [14:18] nar     The turn after that. [14:24] aka     Riichi. [14:27] nar     Akagi declares riichi with a wait     for the 2 or 5 of characters. [14:30] nar     The detective Yasuoka, watching from     behind him, doesn't notice anything. [14:33] nar     Obviously, neither does Nangou. [14:35] nar     However, [14:37] nar     a shock runs through Yagi. [14:40] yag     Riichi after discarding the 6 of circles... [14:42] yag     That was a mistake. [14:44] yag     If he had to declare riichi from this hand,     he should have discarded the 5 of circles. [14:48] yag     If he drew a 4 of circles, SIGN    Kan - Four of a kind that is revealed to the other players. [14:49] ---     he could have declared kan, as well. [14:51] yag     Since that would give him     a draw from the dead wall [14:53] ---     and an additional dora indicator, [14:55] ---     there was no choice but     to discard the 5 of circles. [14:57] yag     In other words, his riichi     should have looked like this. [15:00] yag     Why didn't he do it that way? [15:04] yag     I bet he thought that he couldn't     declare kan after declaring riichi. [15:07] yag     He still is just a beginner. [15:10] yag     I can beat him. [15:11] yag     I'll take advantage of that     opening and destroy his game. [15:15] yag     The smarter they are, the worse     they stumble once thrown off balance. [15:21] nar     In the end, Akagi dominated     the seventh game. [15:25] nar     If Akagi wins one more game, [15:28] ---     all of Nangou's debts will be paid off,     and it will all be over. [15:33] ryu     Can you win? [15:34] yag     Just trust me. [15:37] yag     Except... [15:40] yag     I have a request. [15:44] yag     Don't you think this is an unfair fight? [15:49] aka     Unfair? [15:50] yag     Yeah. Think about it. [15:52] ---     Ryuuzaki-san, your opponent up to now, [15:54] ---     will lose a tremendous amount     of money if he loses. [15:57] yag     And, as his rep player, [15:58] ---     losing to an amateur will mean     that my career will be over. [16:03] yag     But what about you? [16:05] yag     If you lose, only Nangou will be in trouble. [16:10] yag     You won't lose anything. [16:13] aka     What are you getting at? [16:15] yag     It's quite simple.     Let's make a personal wager. [16:19] yag     100,000 yen on one East-South match. [16:22] yag     I realize that you can't get     that kind of money right now. [16:26] yag     That's why I'm willing to     accept a substitute for it. [16:31] aka     What kind of substitute? [16:33] yag     One finger for 100,000 yen. [16:36] yas     N-Now just a minute... [16:39] aka     Sure. [16:41] ---     If it's the same. [16:42] yag     The same? [16:44] aka     Yeah. You don't look like you     have that kind of money, either. [16:49] aka     If you're willing to equally pay     with a finger when you lose, [16:53] ---     I don't mind. [16:54] yag     You little shit... [16:56] yag     Of course, I accept. [16:58] yag     Don't forget what you just said! [17:02] yas     He didn't see that coming. [17:04] yas     That was just a bluff. [17:05] ---     He tried to scare Akagi and     overwhelm him with pressure. [17:10] yas     This kid parried that elegantly. [17:14] yas     He's got guts. SIGN    - Eighth Game - [17:18] nar     When gambling, having something to lose [17:21] ---     changes the game fundamentally. [17:24] nar     When there's nothing to lose, [17:26] ---     one's intuition and concentration     are the deciding factors. [17:29] nar     But when there is something at stake, [17:32] ---     those abilities alone will     not carry you to victory. [17:35] nar     It doesn't matter how well you     can read your opponent's hands [17:37] ---     if you can't trust your own conclusion. [17:40] nar     If you lack the capacity [17:42] ---     to entrust your fate to your     conclusion, it's all meaningless. [17:46] nar     Which means your will to trust yourself, [17:49] ---     your soul, is what is being tested. [17:53] yag     Riichi. [17:59] nar     Yagi is in a closed wait for a 7 of bamboo. [18:02] yas     Yagi is already bluffing. [18:05] yas     With a hand like this, you'd usually wait [18:07] ---     for a two-sided wait before declaring riichi. [18:09] yas     But he went for it without hesitation. [18:11] yas     A preemptive breakaway riichi. [18:13] yas     Yagi wants to see how Akagi will react. [18:16] yas     The nature of the game has changed. [18:20] nar     Now Akagi is in tenpai, as well. [18:22] yas     This is interesting. [18:24] yas     If Akagi hasn't wavered, [18:26] ---     he'll determine that the     7 of characters discarded [18:28] ---     in the second turn is a safe zone,     and discard his 6 of characters. [18:31] yas     But if there is any doubt in his heart... [18:35] nar     But Akagi doesn't hesitate. [18:39] yas     He's a chicken game survivor after all. [18:42] yas     Discarding this without wavering [18:44] ---     already places him in a realm     common people will never reach. [18:47] yas     There is no hesitation at all. SIGN    - Next Turn - [18:52] nar     Akagi's next draw. [18:58] yas     He made the 6 of characters pass, but holds     on to the winning tile, the 7 of bamboo. [19:02] yas     A precise read... [19:04] yas     Along with a strong heart that allows     him to utilize it under pressure. [19:08] yas     Akagi Shigeru's most     outstanding talent is... [19:13] yas     the ability to trust his own judgment. [19:16] yas     His unwavering heart. [19:20] nar     Yagi's plan to crack Akagi with     pressure utterly fails. [19:25] nar     It seemed as if the game's flow     was in Akagi's favor when... [19:36] yas     No! That's Yagi's winning tile! [19:39] ryu     Why? [19:41] ryu     Why didn't you win with that tile? [19:44] yag     This is my plan. [19:47] ---     I don't need to win this trash hand. [19:52] yag     If I don't win, Akagi will     probably win East Hand 1. [19:57] yag     But that's all right. [20:01] yag     Akagi will pick up some points, [20:03] ---     but along with them,     he'll pick up some doubts. [20:06] yag     Those doubts will eventually hit     him hard, like a body blow. [20:09] yag     Once he starts questioning     his own judgment, [20:12] ---     he will seriously doubt himself towards     the end, when the pressure's on. [20:16] yag     Then, he's likely to make a bad discard. [20:19] yag     That one mistake can be     fatal in a match like this. [20:24] yag     I've survived in this     world longer than you. [20:27] yag     The way I keep myself alive     is different than yours. [20:30] yag     You're already half-caught in my trap. [20:35] nar     But in the 15th turn... [20:39] yas     There it is! Ryanpeikou, pinfu, tsumo! SIGN    Ryanpeikou - A double sequence, here 33-44-55 and 77-88-99. Pinfu - A hand of only sequences and a 2 or more sided wait. [20:42] yas     Mangan! [20:49] nar     Akagi does not take the win. [20:52] yag     That bastard... could he... [20:55] nar     The unwavering heart     of the genius Akagi. [20:59] nar     The endless schemes of Yagi. [21:01] nar     The quiet duel to the     death between two rivals... [21:05] nar     The night of legends continues... [22:16] nar     Next Episode: "The Sinister Scheme." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Sinister Scheme 3 - The Sinister Scheme Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:15] Nar     The young genius who     descended into darkness, [01:18] Nar     the one who would rule     over the underworld, [01:20] ---     Akagi Shigeru, has awakened. [01:23] Nar     That legendary night.     Game number eight. [01:25] Nar     Neither Yagi nor Akagi     have attempted a win. [01:32] Nar     It's a draw. SIGN    Episode 3 SIGN    The Sinister Scheme [01:38] Aka     Tenpai. [01:41] Yagi     Little bastard. [01:43] Yagi     You threw away your     mangan win to confirm it? [01:47] Yagi     You wanted to see if you really     read me incorrectly... [01:51] Yagi     Most people can't do that,     even though they understand [01:54] ---     how useful it could be later in the game. [01:56] Yagi     This is a game of Mahjong that     could cost the loser a finger. [01:58] Yagi     Most would try to gain every possible point. [02:01] Yagi     But this kid... [02:03] Yagi     Doesn't he care what happens to him? [02:06] Aka     Yagi-san, would you reveal your hand, please? [02:09] Aka     You're in tenpai, right? [02:16] Aka     Just as I thought. [02:18] Aka     A twisted way of playing. [02:20] Aka     Typical of someone who only ever thinks [02:22] ---     about tricking people. [02:25] Aka     So unimaginative. [02:29] Guy     Yagi... [02:32] Yagi     Don't worry. [02:33] Yagi     I'm fully awake now. [02:37] Yagi     Somewhere deep inside, I still     wasn't taking this kid seriously. [02:41] Yagi     Well, not anymore. [02:45] Yagi     Why? [02:46] Yagi     Because there's a demon lurking     right under this kid's skin. [02:54] Yagi     I can't calculate his potential. [02:56] Yagi     Mark my words, this man is [02:58] ---     going to become a fearsome     gambler some day. [03:01] Yagi     But I can still beat him right now. [03:03] Yagi     Because he doesn't understand     how kan and riichi really work. [03:06] Yagi     Just wait! [03:08] Yagi     A few more hands, and I'll drain     the color out of your face. [03:13] Nar     But it was Akagi who took     possession of the flow. [03:17] Aka     Tsumo. [03:18] Nar     In East Hand 2, he easily scores [03:20] ---     1,000 points with a tsumo     win and picks up speed. [03:23] Nar     Even if common people are     able to grasp the flow, [03:25] ---     they often can't take advantage of it. [03:28] Nar     But that's not the case with Akagi. [03:34] Nar     Mentanpin, tsumo, one dora. SIGN    Mentanpin - Combines menzen (closed hand), tanyao (hand comprised of only 2-8), and pinfu. [03:36] Nar     Mangan. [03:38] Nar     His hands move without hesitation. [03:40] Nar     He is in harmony with his own rhythm. [03:43] Nar     Still... [03:44] Nar     Yagi is silently waiting for an opportunity. [03:48] Nar     He's aiming for a counter blow. [03:50] Nar     And then, in South Hand 3... SIGN    - South Hand 3 - [03:54] Nar     The opportunity arises. [03:57] Yagi     I've been waiting for this hand! [04:00] Nar     Right now, what Yagi is attempting [04:03] ---     is a form of cheating called "The Caterpillar." [04:07] Nar     He takes two 7 of bamboo     tiles in his left hand. [04:10] Nar     Pretending to push his     own wall forward, [04:12] ---     he pushes the two tiles into the wall. [04:16] Nar     The overflowing tiles go below and     the remaining tiles go above. [04:20] Nar     The tiles basically mimic     the motion of a caterpillar. [04:24] Nar     The final position of the     7 of bamboo tiles is here. [04:26] Nar     His final move is to return     two tiles from the [04:29] ---     right edge in his right hand. [04:30] Nar     This all happens in under two seconds. [04:32] Nar     There is no hesitation, as he has practiced     these motions tens of thousands of times. [04:36] Nar     It helps that, at this point, [04:37] ---     everyone is focused on     sorting their own tiles. [04:40] Nar     Usually, nobody notices. [04:43] Nar     The two tiles he drew are not important. [04:46] Nar     What's important are the two     7 of bamboo tiles he buried in his wall. [04:49] Nar     One is the dora indicator tile. [04:51] Nar     The second tile will be the new [04:53] ---     dora indicator tile when a kan is declared. [04:56] Nar     Which means that in one moment, [04:58] ---     Yagi can go from a trash hand to     a monster hand with eight dora. [05:02] Nar     Not knowing any of this,     Akagi, on his 12th turn... [05:07] Akagi     Riichi. [05:09] Yagi     Gotcha! [05:11] Yagi     Akagi has entrusted himself     to the flow of the game. [05:14] Yagi     Once he's sure he won't deal into anyone's     hand and can draw his own winning tile, [05:18] Yagi     he declares riichi even with his huge lead. [05:20] Yagi     That hunch is probably right. [05:22] Yagi     He has an innate sense for that. [05:25] Yagi     But even this genius has a weak point. [05:29] Yagi     He doesn't have enough     experience with rough play. [05:32] Yagi     And he doesn't know the     terror of the riichi. [05:35] Yagi     I'm going to teach him. [05:41] Guy     Pon! [05:46] Nar     On the 13th turn, Akagi is skipped. [05:49] Nar     He's skipped again on the 14th turn. [05:51] Guy     Pon! [05:54] Nar     Akagi is skipped twice in a row. [05:58] Yagi     The flow doesn't mean jack     if you can't draw a tile. [06:00] Yagi     We're almost ready. [06:04] Guy     Sorry. [06:08] Aka     The east wind? [06:10] Aka     The 3 of circles he put back     should've been his draw. [06:13] Aka     Which means the guy after me     will draw that 3 of circles. [06:17] Aka     This guy's already called twice.     Will that be his winning tile? [06:21] Aka     Cheap. [06:23] Aka     But... [06:24] Aka     it's hard to tell if that switch [06:25] ---     was intentional or a simple mistake. [06:29] Aka     Even if I say something, it'll just     turn into a pointless argument. [06:34] Man     Pon! [06:37] Kami     So I guess that 3 of circles is     going to the next player again. [06:42] Kami     What is going on? [06:46] Yagi     It's here! [06:48] Nar     The moment is ripe. [06:50] Yagi     Kan! [06:54] Aka     Four dora? [06:58] Aka     Eight dora?! [06:59] Yagi     Riichi! [07:04] Yagi     Now do you understand     what riichi is all about? [07:07] Yagi     Once you've declared riichi,     you're powerless to adapt [07:10] ---     to any changes that come after. [07:11] Shimo     Chi. [07:16] Aka     So now, that 3 of circles is my draw. [07:21] Yagi     It doesn't matter how suspicious you are. [07:24] Yagi     Since you've already declared riichi, [07:25] ---     you have no choice but to discard     anything that's not your winning tile! [07:32] Nar     A riichi can turn a genius into a peasant. [07:38] Yagi     Ron! [07:44] Yagi     No reverse dora, but still... [07:46] Yagi     Riichi, eight dora. Baiman. SIGN    Baiman - Double mangan, worth 16,000 points (24,000 for the dealer). [07:49] Yagi     And now I'm in the lead. [07:51] nan     Akagi! [07:52] Aka     Don't worry. [07:53] Aka     These things happen. [07:57] Aka     But, you know, that was quite     the elaborate setup, Yagi-san. [08:03] Aka     I'm going to be more direct now. [08:11] Nar     There's only one hand left, South Hand 4. [08:18] nan     He's got a slow hand. [08:20] nan     He'd do better with a quick hand here. [08:22] nan     A tanpin hand would be best. [08:24] Nar     And yet, in this moment, [08:26] ---     the young genius, Akagi, [08:28] ---     was writing a completely     different story in his head. [08:31] Nar     The second turn. [08:34] Aka     Pon. [08:38] Nar     The third turn. [08:40] Aka     Chi. [08:45] nan     A quick attack. [08:46] nan     Akagi's trying to head them off. [08:49] nan     He's trying to make them think he's     going for a chinitsu or honitsu hand SIGN    Chinitsu - Full flush with only one suit. Honitsu - Half flush including one suit and honors. [08:52] nan     and tying the hands of the     other players besides Yagi. [08:55] nan     They don't have the balls     to stay in the game [08:59] nan     and risk giving him a winning     tile in the last hand. [09:02] nan     After he called twice, they're     only discarding safe tiles. [09:04] nan     They're out. [09:06] Cop2     He's made this game     between him and Yagi. [09:09] Nar     And then, on the eighth turn... [09:12] Aka     Pon. [09:14] Yagi     He's called three times? [09:16] Yagi     It looks like a chinitsu hand,     but there's no way. [09:19] Yagi     Those three calls are bluffs. [09:21] Yagi     More like a tanyao. [09:24] Yagi     With a single dora tile,     he'll overtake my 4,000 point lead. [09:31] Yagi     Damn. [09:32] Yagi     I can't discard this dora. [09:34] Yagi     Damn it. [09:36] Yagi     If I waste too much time,     he'll draw his winning tile. [09:40] Nar     However, right then,     Akagi was in not in tenpai. [09:44] Nar     South Hand 4, eighth turn. [09:46] Nar     At this point in time,     Akagi isn't waiting for any tiles. [09:49] Cop     If anything, I think this is on purpose. [09:52] Cop     He's probably going for a three-way     wait, with a 3 or 5 of characters. [09:57] Cop     He's betting on his own draws. [10:00] Cop     There is no single tile wait that     could work in this situation. [10:03] Cop     Still, this is strange. [10:07] Cop     I feel like there's some     hidden purpose here. [10:14] Nar     While Yasuoka entertained his     faint hunch, it finally happened... [10:18] Nar     In the 10th turn. [10:20] Aka     Kan. [10:24] Cop     What?! [10:25] Cop     Why is he declaring a kan now?! [10:26] Cop     Forcing yourself to wait on     a single tile is suicide! [10:30] Nar     And then, Akagi... [10:37] Nar     He knocks over his waiting tile [10:40] ---     while reaching over to     draw from the dead wall. [10:44] Cop     How could he make a mistake like that? [10:49] Yagi     Now he's done it. [10:52] Yagi     A fatal mistake, at a time like this! [10:59] Yagi     That settles it. [11:01] Yagi     I know he's waiting on a characters tile. [11:03] Yagi     Which means that, at least, this turn,     any tile other than a character is safe. [11:08] Yagi     Any tile, even the extremely     dangerous dora tile, the 4 of bamboo. [11:13] Cop     I can't believe it. [11:15] Cop     He's so calm and collected,     and then he screws up like that! [11:19] Cop     Why did he declare a kan to begin with? [11:24] Cop     What kind of single wait     could be worth throwing [11:26] ---     a three-way wait away for? [11:29] Cop     Which character is he waiting for, anyway? [11:34] Cop     What the hell?! [11:35] Cop     There can't be five 4 of character tiles! [11:39] Cop     What? [11:40] Cop     A 4 of bamboo... [11:41] Cop     But why? [11:42] Nar     Yasuoka is confused. [11:44] Cop     I see. [11:47] Cop     That 4 of characters kan was just a trick. [11:51] Cop     All Yagi sees is an ordinary kan, [11:54] ---     but Akagi slipped the 4 of     bamboo he had drawn into it. [11:57] Cop     And then, when he went to     draw from the dead wall, [12:00] ---     he deliberately knocked it over. [12:02] Cop     He let his opponent see     only the character symbol, [12:05] ---     to make him believe he was     waiting on a character tile. [12:09] Cop     But in reality, his wait is for a 4 of bamboo! [12:13] Cop     I can't believe it. [12:15] Nar     Normally, this 4 of bamboo is an [12:17] ---     extremely dangerous tile     that couldn't be discarded [12:19] ---     because Akagi could be     going for a tanyao. [12:21] Nar     And yet, believing that Akagi is     actually waiting on a characters tile, [12:26] ---     it becomes the easiest     tile to discard this turn. [12:28] Nar     Precisely because it is the only chance     to get rid of the dangerous tile [12:33] ---     he could not risk discarding until now. [12:49] Aka     You're such an idiot, Yagi-san. [12:54] Aka     You really believe I'd knock my tile over     in a situation like this, even by mistake? [13:01] Yagi     What the hell are you talking about? [13:03] Aka     Ron. [13:09] Yagi     Tanyao, two dora! [13:13] Nar     The character tile he had glimpsed [13:14] ---     had melted into the kan     and risen to the heavens. [13:17] Nar     Akagi's outrageous single     wait was for a dora tile. [13:22] nan     We won. [13:25] nan     My debt is gone. [13:26] nan     I'm saved... [13:28] nan     At one point I thought I was going to die, [13:32] ---     but Akagi saved my life. [13:36] nan     This rough night is over. [13:40] Nar     No. [13:41] Nar     It was not over yet. [13:43] Nar     Right then, Akagi was thinking     the exact opposite from Nangou. [13:47] Nar     Ryuuzaki-san,     this isn't over yet, right? [13:50] Ryuu     What did you say? [13:53] Aka     Let's take the three million     that erased Nangou's debt [13:56] ---     and play one more match with that at stake. [13:59] Aka     Double or nothing. [14:03] Nan     Hey, hey! [14:04] Nan     Don't get reckless here! [14:06] Nan     If you lose, it's my life on the line! [14:07] Aka     It'll be fine. [14:08] Nan     Easy for you to say! [14:10] Aka     You've already faced death once. [14:12] Aka     Let's push this to the limit. [14:15] Nan     But... [14:17] Aka     Nangou-san. [14:19] ---     You know who's feeling the [14:20] ---     most pressure after the     double or nothing proposal? [14:22] Aka     They are. [14:24] Aka     They're well aware that they've got     no hopes of winning this game. [14:30] Aka     Nor can they back down.     They've got their reputation to uphold. [14:34] Aka     They're the kind of fools who won't back down [14:35] ---     even if they know they'll lose. [14:37] Aka     Sitting ducks, so to speak. [14:39] Nan     Akagi... [14:40] Aka     We're going to milk them dry. [14:48] Nar     Double or nothing.     The wager is three million. [14:51] Nar     For Akagi, entering this     game was ridiculously easy. [14:56] Nar     Yagi's confidence is already in shreds. [14:59] Nar     One more push is all it'll take. [15:01] Aka     Riichi. [15:05] Aka     Ron. [15:10] Nar     It was a single hell wait on a west wind. SIGN    Hell wait - Waiting for a tile when the other three are in your hand or the discard pile. [15:13] Nar     Akagi instinctively knows     how to break a person [15:16] ---     who has already begun to crumble. [15:19] Nar     Then, in East Hand 3... [15:27] Yagi     If I discard the 3 or 6 of     characters, I'll be in tenpai. [15:30] Yagi     That's a little risky, though. [15:33] Yagi     I guess I go for this, then. [15:36] Yagi     That west wind from before     left a bad taste in my mouth, [15:39] ---     but that couldn't happen again... [15:45] Aka     I wasn't expecting to see that. [15:49] Aka     Your judgment is clouded, Yagi-san. [15:52] Aka     That's it. [15:55] Yagi     A single wait for the 1 of characters?! [15:58] Yagi     That's crazy! [15:59] Yagi     If he'd used the 2 of characters     he declared riichi with, [16:01] ---     he could've gone for a pinfu with     a 3 or 6 of characters wait, [16:03] Yagi     or a tanyao with a     2 or 5 of characters wait... [16:05] Yagi     He could've gotten any number     of more expensive hands! [16:09] Yagi     But he deliberately waited     for the 1 of characters! [16:12] Yagi     He's only out to get me! [16:16] Nar     At that moment,     something snaps in Yagi's soul. [16:19] Nar     After that, he completely falls apart. [16:22] Nar     The hand continues, but Yagi is     a shadow of who he was before. [16:25] Nar     His play becomes thoroughly timid, [16:28] ---     perpetually ruled by Akagi's motions. [16:31] Nar     He no longer has the will to fight. [16:34] Nar     By making it hard to discard     terminal and honor tiles, [16:37] Nar     Akagi controls Yagi's game as if     he's laid a curse on his soul. [16:42] Nar     At this time, Akagi is starting to     grasp the fundamental principles [16:45] ---     of competitive Mahjong. [16:48] Nar     Mahjong is not about how     to win your own hands. [16:51] Nar     Quite the opposite. [16:53] Nar     It is about how to deny     your opponents theirs. [16:57] Nar     Only those who can expand     their own vision can win. [17:02] Nar     The last hand. [17:03] Nar     Yagi is over 50,000 points     behind the leading Akagi, [17:06] ---     but goes for a final attack. [17:08] Yagi     Pon! [17:10] Shimo     Chi! [17:14] Nar     He's going for a quick attack,     relying on his dealer streak. SIGN    The dealer remains dealer as long as he wins. The last hand continues until someone else wins, breaking his streak. [17:17] Nar     But... [17:20] Aka     Riichi. [17:24] Nar     He falls apart after Akagi's riichi. [17:27] Nar     It's one safe tile after another. [17:31] Nar     He called twice early on, [17:33] ---     but now his hand is a complete mess. [17:37] Nar     He is falling apart. [17:40] Nar     After seeing Akagi's discards, he can't     discard any terminal or honor tiles. [17:45] Nar     He must discard them if he wants     to attempt a win, but he can't. [17:51] Nar     And yet, he hasn't completely folded, either. [17:54] Nar     He's in a moment of confusion. [18:07] Aka     Ron. [18:20] Nar     It is over. [18:23] Guy     I'm sorry, but I don't have     the money on me right now. [18:26] Guy     I'll contact you later. [18:27] Guy     Come on. We're going. [18:33] Aka     What are you talking about? [18:36] Aka     Not yet. [18:38] Aka     It's not over yet. [18:40] Aka     Double or nothing with the     three million we just won. [18:44] Aka     Now the game's wager is six million. [18:47] Aka     I won't let you end it here. [18:50] Aka     We keep going to the limit, [18:53] ---     until one of us falls apart. [18:56] Aka     After the match is over,     there won't be anything left. [18:59] Aka     We're going until we see the depths of Hell. [19:11] Aka     You're not going to run away, are you? [19:14] Boss     Who's running, you jackass? [19:16] Boss     I'm not running,     but it's already morning. [19:20] Boss     We'll have to do it another     time. I don't feel like it! [19:24] Aka     "I can't because it's morning." [19:26] Aka     Nice excuse. [19:27] Boss     What? [19:29] Cop     There, there. [19:30] Cop     Leave this to me. [19:33] Cop     No need to get touchy. [19:35] Cop     Just do it on another day. [19:37] Cop     Think about it. [19:39] Cop     Now matter how long you play     and how much you win, [19:42] ---     there's no guarantee they'll     be good for the money. [19:45] Cop     They'll probably weasel out of it. [19:47] Cop     They'll pay a few million, but not if     it gets into the tens of millions. [19:53] Cop     You can bet they'll go back on their word. [19:56] Cop     It would be best to officially     hold the rematch on another day. [20:00] Cop     Then I can ask a boss I know     to supervise the match. [20:04] Cop     There's a lot of money at risk here. [20:07] Cop     You don't want to be reckless, Akagi. [20:09] Cop     Got it? [20:10] Cop     We'll stop here today, but     I want to get this in writing. [20:16] Cop     Write down that Nangou's debt is gone, [20:19] ---     and that you owe three million. [20:22] Cop     And then, that you agree to a rematch. [20:27] Cop     I'll arrange it. [20:29] Cop     I'll contact you about the time     and location in a few days. [20:33] Cop     I'm going to provide you with     the best stage to play on. [20:50] Nan     Akagi. [20:56] Nar     The legendary night is over... [20:59] Nar     No, this is just the beginning. [21:02] Nar     It's the prelude to the legend     of Akagi Shigeru, the genius [21:06] Nar     who descended into the darkness. SIGN    Next time: "A True Outlaw." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    A True Outlaw 4 - A True Outlaw Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:12] nar     The genius who descended into     the underworld, Akagi Shigeru. [01:16] nar     Soon, he would create legends there SIGN    Episode 4 SIGN    A True Outlaw [01:19] nar     as the man rumored to hail     from the godly realm. [01:22] nar     Now that he's won his first game,     the prelude to the legend, [01:25] nar     the battle is about to     move on to the next stage. [01:34] yas     Hi, over here. [01:36] yas     Sorry. [01:38] yas     This isn't really a     place for kids your age, [01:41] yas     but places like these are all I know. [01:43] yas     You can handle beer, right? [01:49] yas     Let me tell you what's been set up. [01:51] yas     The match will be in three days,     on Friday, at 8 PM. [01:54] yas     It'll be at a restaurant in     the city called Sasagawa. [01:57] yas     The witness will be Miyauchi,     the boss of the Takeyoshi group. [02:01] yas     He's the most chivalrous     gambler in the Kanto region. [02:04] yas     Now, let's toast to our reunion. [02:06] aka     Before we do that, [02:09] aka     tell me about the other condition. [02:17] yas     All right, let's discuss     how we'll split the money. [02:22] yas     If we win this match,     my cut will be 20%. [02:26] yas     The expenses for setting     this up will eat about 10%. [02:31] yas     As the rep player, you get 20%. [02:33] yas     Nangou gets 50% as the one putting     up the wager. That's standard. [02:38] aka     Why do people get so     dirty as they get older? [02:42] aka     You have nothing to lose,     and you want 20%? [02:46] aka     And 10% for the expenses     sounds awfully high, too. [02:49] yas     I'm taking quite a few risks myself. [02:52] yas     If my superiors find out I'm doing this,     I'll be facing a disciplinary dismissal. [02:56] aka     That's not enough of a risk. [02:59] yas     Damn, all right. [03:02] yas     I'll give you 5% from my cut. [03:05] aka     That's not what I am talking about. [03:07] aka     I only have one condition. [03:09] aka     Let's start the wager at eight million. [03:11] yas     Eight million?! [03:13] yas     Nangou only has six million! [03:15] yas     Where are we going to get     the other two million from?! [03:17] aka     You're going to put it up. [03:19] aka     If you're not willing to risk     even that, don't get involved. [03:23] yas     You damn brat! [03:25] aka     If you don't accept, I'm out. [03:29] yas     All right, I'll accept! [03:34] aka     Now you're a real corrupt cop. [03:36] nan     That's ridiculous! [03:38] nan     That wager is insane! [03:41] nan     Can't we at least limit it     to the three million we won? [03:44] aka     What's good about this is     that it's not rational. [03:47] aka     Either way, we shouldn't lower     the wager for this match. [03:51] aka     Doing that would be suicide. [03:55] aka     It's our insanity that they're afraid of. [03:59] aka     That night, I survived because     I didn't hit the brakes. [04:02] nan     That night? [04:04] yas     The game of chicken? [04:09] aka     It was a gamble I made with some punks. [04:13] aka     That game was obviously     rigged in their favor. [04:17] aka     First, they knew exactly     where they needed to brake. [04:22] aka     Second, they chose the     car on the right side. [04:27] aka     On the right side, they could jump out     from the driver side door if necessary. [04:33] aka     The driver on the left can't do that,     since the other car blocks that side. [04:36] aka     Everything was rigged in their favor. [04:40] aka     In order for me to win, [04:43] aka     I had to negate the condition     that the game was based on. [04:46] yas     What condition? [04:50] aka     That we didn't want to die. [04:55] aka     At the time, I wasn't afraid of dying. [05:00] aka     I had no intention of braking from the start. [05:04] aka     Obviously, the car shot off     the cliff at full speed. [05:08] aka     Where those cliffs are situated, [05:10] aka     the water suddenly gets     deeper after a certain point. [05:13] aka     So braking actually lowers     your chance of survival. [05:16] aka     But my opponent was too fixated on me, [05:20] aka     missing his opportunity     to jump from his car. [05:21] aka     He also braked. [05:27] aka     Of course, he bounced off the rocks     before falling into the water. [05:33] aka     He ruined himself. [05:35] nan     Are you telling me I should     do something like you did? [05:38] nan     I can't do that! [05:39] aka     Yes, you can. [05:42] aka     In fact, you already did. [05:46] aka     I'm sure you haven't forgotten. [05:48] aka     Back then, [05:50] aka     when you were playing against Ryuuzaki, [05:52] aka     the 5 of circles was a super dangerous tile. [06:00] aka     But... [06:06] aka     That discard was akin to     flooring it as you neared the cliff. [06:11] aka     Winning money you couldn't earn with     30 years of honest work, or death? [06:18] aka     That's not a bridge you could     cross with a sane mind anyway. [06:21] aka     Nangou-san, throw yourself away. [06:25] aka     Just for one more night. [06:30] nar     With Yasuoka's additional two million, [06:32] nar     the stakes in the match against     the yakuza are now at eight million. [06:38] nar     Today, that would be equivalent     to about 80 million yen, [06:42] nar     all riding on this match. [06:44] nar     On the day of the match, [06:46] nar     Akagi was summoned by the     opponents he would be facing. [06:53] nan     Why do you have to go there     just because they called you? [06:56] nan     They're the kind of people who     will kill for money, you know! [07:01] nan     Akagi! [07:02] aka     Well, there's also something     I need to get from them. [07:06] nan     Listen, it's not too late. [07:08] nan     Let's call to cancel. [07:10] nan     I can't see any good coming of this. [07:12] aka     That doesn't matter. [07:15] aka     Tonight's Mahjong match will     be a game of life or death. [07:18] aka     At this point, being locked up     or threatened won't scare me. [07:22] nan     But still... Akagi... SIGN    Fuji Coffee [07:26] aka     This is it. [07:28] aka     What do you want to do? [07:30] aka     If you're that worried,     you can come in with me. [07:32] nan     No, I'm... [07:35] aka     I'll come out when we're done. [07:37] aka     Should be about 30 minutes. [07:43] nan     Akagi... [07:55] guy     We've been waiting for you, Akagi-san. [07:58] guy     This way, please. [08:02] guy     This is our second in command, Kurosaki. [08:09] aka     What is this place? [08:11] aka     Pretty rotten customer base. [08:14] kur     They're all my underlings. [08:18] kur     You're surrounded. [08:20] kur     You're in a dark hole now. [08:22] kur     No matter what happens here... [08:27] aka     You guys are always the same. [08:30] aka     You can't try to make     deals by threatening me. [08:34] aka     Get it already! [08:38] kur     I see. [08:39] kur     You're just as interesting     as the rumors say you are. [08:46] kur     All right, I'll give it to you straight. [08:49] kur     Switch sides. [08:51] kur     That's the only option you have left. [08:55] kur     This isn't a threat. [08:57] kur     The guy we have ready is a     top player in this world. [09:01] kur     No matter how much of a genius     you are, you will lose, 100%. [09:06] kur     If you back down now,     we'll even accept your terms. [09:10] kur     This is your last chance. [09:12] aka     Terms, huh? [09:16] aka     Okay then, half. [09:18] kur     Half of eight million? [09:20] kur     So four million? [09:22] aka     You're way off. [09:24] aka     The half I'm talking about is     half of what your group is worth. [09:31] aka     I'm planning on ending you guys tonight, [09:34] aka     so half of what is needed     to ruin your group. [09:39] aka     I figure that's about 50 million. [09:41] aka     If you're willing to hand     that over, I'll consider it. [09:46] kur     Oh boy, I thought you were     a little smarter than that. [09:51] kur     Fine then, we'll do it     until one of us is crushed. [09:55] kur     But you're going to die. [09:57] kur     Are you aware of that? [10:00] aka     Right back at you. [10:03] kur     There's no talking to you. [10:05] aka     Guess the deal's off. [10:07] aka     Then, I'm outta here. [10:09] aka     Do you have what you promised? [10:18] kur     Aren't you in middle school? [10:19] kur     What do you need that for? [10:22] aka     I'm involved in a bit of a conflict. [10:25] aka     These are so useful, especially for     making people drop their tough acts. [10:31] aka     When faced with this,     they all stop acting. [10:35] aka     See ya. [10:48] aka     So that's what you look like. [10:50] aka     You're my opponent for tonight, right? [10:54] kur     How did you know?! [10:56] aka     He's completely different from you. [10:58] aka     Just around him, the air is colder. [11:01] aka     It's almost like a fish wandered     into a pack of beasts. [11:14] aka     Let's see how real your     expressionless face really is. [11:20] aka     The chance is one in five. [11:21] guy     You damn brat! [11:23] kur     Wait, just watch. [11:44] ichi     Seven to the right. [11:45] ichi     That's the number of times the     chamber rotated after you put in the bullet. [11:49] ichi     When the center chamber is loaded, [11:52] ichi     considering the chamber rotates     once with every trigger pull, [11:55] ichi     it will fire on the fourth,     ninth, and fourteenth time. [11:59] ichi     Even an amateur could tell the chamber     rotated between four and nine times. [12:05] ichi     You pulled the trigger knowing that. [12:09] ichi     At first glance, it looked reckless,     but it was all calculated. [12:12] ichi     You might be able to scare normal     people shitless, but it won't work on me. [12:25] aka     Fun. [12:26] aka     You're right, this guy is actually     in a different league than Yagi. [12:31] aka     I'm looking forward to tonight. [12:33] ichi     I wonder about that. [12:36] ichi     We don't know if you will     survive until tonight. [12:40] ichi     We're only half done here. [12:43] ichi     Am I wrong? [12:44] ichi     You pointed the gun at me     and pulled the trigger. [12:48] ichi     Therefore, you must do     the same with yourself. [12:51] ichi     Only then can we say this is over. [12:55] ichi     Am I wrong, Akagi-kun? [13:00] aka     I see. [13:04] aka     Do as you wish. [13:05] aka     But you will be pulling the trigger. [13:08] aka     Then it's truly an eye for an eye. [13:10] kur     Ichikawa! [13:11] kur     Don't do something stupid     because the kid taunted you! [13:15] ichi     In this world, the more stupid, [13:19] ichi     the more insane things are,     the more fun they are. [13:26] aka     You... [13:28] ichi     Yes. I am blind. [13:32] ichi     When I was young,     I played a game like this. [13:36] ichi     The gun misfired and I lost my sight. [13:41] ichi     There you are. [13:43] ichi     Sorry, you'll have to be patient with me. [13:49] ichi     I can't aim without doing this. [13:53] ichi     But now, it's fine. [13:55] ichi     If the gun fires,     you'll be going straight to Hell. [13:58] ichi     How do you feel, Akagi-kun? [14:03] aka     This is fun... [14:05] aka     The more insane things are,     the more fun they are. [14:08] kur     Stop it, Ichikawa! [14:09] kur     What if it actually fires— [14:11] ichi     It won't! [14:14] ichi     How could it? [14:15] ichi     Do you think it's this kid's     fate to die here in vain? [14:20] ichi     No, that won't happen! [14:24] ichi     Fate says that it won't fire! [14:34] ichi     His fate doesn't allow him to die here. [14:38] aka     Yeah, right. [14:40] aka     You said it earlier yourself. [14:42] aka     The chamber rotated seven times. [14:45] aka     So it would work for another turn. [14:48] aka     Your hearing is your lifeline. [14:50] aka     There's no way that you would mishear. [14:54] aka     You don't believe in luck or fate. [14:57] aka     What you believe in is your own ears. [15:00] aka     Only your own, superior ability. [15:03] aka     Am I wrong? [15:08] aka     To be honest, I'm like that, too. [15:19] nan     Akagi! [15:21] nan     Are you okay? [15:23] aka     Yeah, not a scratch on me, see? [15:25] nan     Y-Yeah... [15:27] nan     Whew, that's a relief. [15:35] aka     One of my kind? [15:39] aka     No, there's no one like me. [15:44] aka     Akagi? [15:46] aka     Him or me... one of us is the fake. [15:49] aka     The fake outlaw. SIGN    Restaurant Sasagawa SIGN    Boss of the Takeyoshi Group SIGN    Miyauchi [16:00] nar     The witness, Miyauchi,     boss of the Takeyoshi Group, arrives. [16:06] nan     He's late. [16:10] yas     What's Akagi doing?! [16:12] yas     It's about to begin! [16:13] nan     That's weird. [16:15] nan     Everything seemed fine when the     Kawada group summoned him earlier. [16:20] yas     Could he have been kidnapped by them?! [16:23] nan     N-No way! [16:42] kid     I'm surprised you actually came. [16:48] kid     I'm glad you came. [16:50] kid     I really am! [16:56] kid2     Hey, not the head! [16:58] kid2     He'll die! [17:00] kid     Who gives a shit if this asshole dies? [17:06] kid     Do you know what happened to Takeru? [17:10] aka     Who? [17:11] kid     The one you played chicken with. [17:14] kid     He barely survived, but they don't     know if he will ever fully recover. [17:22] aka     One mistake and that     would have been me. [17:25] kid     You're so damn cocky! [17:27] kid     I bet you think we won't     do anything serious to you. [17:31] kid     Unfortunately, you thought wrong! [17:33] kid     If you die, I'll worry about it then! [17:37] kid     I'm still a minor. [17:39] kid     Killing someone won't mean anything. [17:42] kid     Come on, kid, fight me! [17:46] aka     It's not enough. [17:48] aka     Even as a minor, killing three     people will have consequences. [17:54] aka     I need enough injuries so I can     claim I acted in self defense. [17:59] kid     What did you just say? [18:01] kid     Well? What did you say?! [18:03] kid     What did you say?! [18:07] kid     You little shit! [18:09] kid     Die! [18:10] guy2     Stop it! [18:13] guy2     You have to apologize! [18:15] guy2     You don't know what he'll do if he snaps! [18:18] guy2     Apologize! [18:21] kid     Let's kill this asshole! [18:36] kid3     What is that?! [18:38] kid2     It's a gun! [18:39] kid2     A gun! [18:58] aka     Did you come to again? [19:04] aka     Saying "Let's kill this asshole!" [19:06] aka     means you won't mind if     you get killed yourself. [19:10] aka     Right? [19:12] kid     Stop, please stop! [19:14] aka     Don't move. [19:15] aka     My finger is on the trigger. [19:19] aka     When I was a kid, I squished a bug. [19:24] aka     I feel the same now as I did then. [19:31] kid     S-Sto— [19:35] aka     Not enough. [19:51] aka     Get out of here. [19:53] aka     You piss me off. [19:56] aka     I'll kill you. [20:09] aka     I'm not going to put myself at     risk for little idiots like you. [20:13] aka     I only put two bullets in to begin with. [20:18] aka     Fake anger. [20:19] aka     Fake words. [20:20] aka     Fake fights. [20:23] aka     I'm sick of all that. [20:26] aka     Those kinds of games     will never be enough me. [20:30] aka     They will never satisfy my soul. [20:32] (Flashback) yas     The match is on Friday at 8 PM. [20:35] (Flashback) yas     It'll be at a restaurant in     Akasaka called Sasagawa. [20:50] aka     I guess I'll go... [20:52] aka     ...to walk the true line between     life and death once more. [20:56] nar     This is what happened     on the day of the match. [20:59] nar     But it was nothing but a side show. [21:03] nar     Akagi would experience a true     fight to the death that night... [22:16] nar     Next time: "The Treacherous Tse Ii Men." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Treacherous Tse Ii Men 5 - The Treacherous Tse Ii Men Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:12] Nar     The Kawada yakuza group and Akagi     are about to hold a Mahjong rematch. [01:18] Nar     Today's rematch for eight     million will take place here. [01:23] Nar     Akagi's opponent is the     blind master Ichikawa. [01:27] Nar     However, Akagi has still not     arrived at the match location. [01:33] Nan     He's late. [01:34] Nan     It's already past the agreed time. [01:37] Nan     Why isn't he here? [01:40] Cop     We'll just have to start without him. [01:41] Nan     We can't do that! [01:43] Nan     Can't we get them to postpone? [01:45] Cop     No, we can't. [01:47] Cop     Everything has been set up, [01:48] Cop     and Boss Miyauchi himself     has come all the way here. [01:51] Cop     We can't put it off. [01:53] Nan     But there's no way I can beat him! [01:57] Cop     We may be no match for him,     but there is a way. SIGN    Episode 5 SIGN    The Treacherous Tse Ii Men [02:07] Nar     Two new rules were added to this battle. [02:11] Nan     1 of bamboo! [02:13] Nar     In consideration for Ichikawa's blindness, [02:16] Nar     the other three players must call     out whatever tile they are discarding. [02:21] Nar     And at the end of each East-South match, [02:23] Nar     if either Ichikawa or Akagi     still have points left, [02:24] Nar     the game will continue into     the West and North rounds. [02:28] Nar     That's right. [02:29] Nar     This is a death match that will     continue until one of them goes bust. SIGN    - East Hand 1 - [02:33] Nar     East Hand 1. [02:34] Nar     Nangou is the North player. [02:36] (Flashback) Cop     Nangou-san, let's lay     down our ground rules. [02:40] (Flashback) Cop     Basically, just play it straight, [02:42] (Flashback) Cop     and as soon as you have a     two-way wait, declare riichi. [02:47] (Flashback) Cop     A tactic that mostly aims     for self-drawn wins. [02:49] (Flashback) Cop     Don't count on other players     to deal into your hand. [02:52] Nan     8 of circles! [02:53] (Flashback) Cop     As long as you don't waver,     we still have a shot at winning. [03:00] Nan     It's still a closed wait. [03:01] Nan     I've got to make it a two-way wait. [03:03] Nan     8 of characters! [03:06] Nan     I've got a two-way wait! [03:08] Nan     3 of circles! [03:08] Nan     Riichi! [03:14] Nan     Pinfu tsumo, 7 of circles! [03:18] Nar     At the very beginning,     Nangou was blessed with luck. [03:21] Nar     Tsumo! [03:22] Nar     Tanpin, one dora! [03:24] Nar     He wins twice in a row. [03:25] Nar     At this point, Nangou has 38,200 points. [03:29] Nar     Ichikawa has 20,400. [03:31] Nar     An amateur like Nangou [03:33] Nar     overtaking a pro like Ichikawa     is an unexpected development. [03:35] Nar     But it only lasted until East Hand 2. [03:39] Nar     Ichikawa had already seen     through this strategy. SIGN    - Next Hand - [03:46] Nan     I have to get a two-way wait. [03:50] Nan     1 of characters! [03:51] Ichi     Ron. [03:55] Nan     He had a single 1 of characters wait? [03:58] Nan     That's crazy. [04:00] Nan     With his discards, [04:02] Nan     he'd have had an ideal tanpin sanshoku     if he'd kept the 4 of characters. [04:05] Nan     But he deliberately threw that away     for a single 1 of characters wait? [04:08] Nan     He can foresee which tiles I'll discard [04:10] Nan     to get out of my closed wait,     and he's gunning for those. [04:12] Nan     He's going after the tiles that'll     be left over after midgame... [04:15] Nan     He's onto our strategy. [04:19] Nan     And it only took him two hands! [04:22] Nar     And then, it was East Hand 4. SIGN    - East Hand 4 - [04:27] Nan     What should I do? [04:29] Cop     Nangou! [04:30] Cop     If you waver now,     you're playing into his hand! [04:33] Ichi     This man is like every other     man I've killed up until now. [04:38] Ichi     He is the same species. [04:40] Ichi     When amateurs play against us, [04:42] Ichi     they usually follow one of two strategies. [04:46] Ichi     They declare riichi the     moment they're in tenpai, [04:47] Ichi     or they go for a two-way wait,     relying on self-drawn wins. [04:51] Ichi     He chose the latter. [04:54] Ichi     So all I have to do is pick off     the tiles he gets rid of [04:57] Ichi     from his closed waits. [05:01] Nar     The tenth turn. [05:02] Nar     If Nangou discards the 9 of     characters, he'll be in tenpai. [05:06] Nan     Ichikawa is aiming for     numbered tiles on the edges. [05:09] Nan     I can't discard this 9 of characters. [05:11] Nan     So what? [05:13] Nan     I have no choice. [05:15] Nan     West wind! [05:16] Ichi     Ron. [05:21] Ichi     Chiitoitsu, with a single west wind wait! [05:24] Ichi     It can't be! [05:25] Nar     It's a game neither Nangou nor     Yasuoka can afford to lose. [05:31] Nar     But now they are in the     worst possible position. [05:37] Nar     They only have 2,000 points left. [05:40] Nar     If they lose them, it's all over. [05:45] Nan     I'm up against the wall. [05:47] man     Green dragon! [05:48] man     Pon! [05:51] man     7 of circles! [05:52] man     Chi! [05:55] nan     Now or never! [05:58] Ichi     On the offensive again? [06:00] Ichi     A noble effort, but too little too late. [06:04] Ichi     If you wanted to win, [06:05] Ichi     you should've played like that     from the very first hand. [06:11] nar     Nangou is also aware that     his efforts are futile. [06:14] nar     However, regardless of this knowledge, [06:17] nar     he has no choice but to press on. [06:20] Man     1 of circles. [06:21] Nan     Pon! [06:22] Nar     The eleventh turn. [06:23] Nar     Nangou has called three     times and is now in tenpai. [06:26] Nar     He's waiting on the red dragon. [06:28] Nar     His tenpai is like a beam of light     momentarily penetrating the clouds. [06:31] Nan     4 of circles! [06:32] man     Chi! [06:35] nan     He's in tenpai, huh? [06:39] Ichi     Riichi. [06:43] Man     Riichi! [06:46] Nar     All this happened in one turn. [06:50] Nar     The momentary beam of light disappeared, [06:52] Nar     suffocated by the dark clouds. [06:55] Nan     They're both in riichi... [06:56] Nan     And the guy after me is     probably going for a honitsu. [06:59] Nan     I've only got these four tiles...     Not enough to dodge their bullets. [07:04] Nan     All I have left is to win. [07:07] Nan     If I draw my winning tile now, I'll be fine! [07:11] Nar     Nangou prays with all his might. [07:14] Nar     He reaches towards the wall [07:15] Nar     as if to ask the goddess of     victory to shake his hand. [07:20] Nar     However... [07:22] Nar     The hand he ends up grabbing     is that of the Grim Reaper. [07:24] Nar     The dora, the white dragon. [07:27] Nar     Now every tile in his hand is risky. [07:34] Nar     The white and red dragons are risky [07:35] Nar     because Ichikawa is going for honor tiles, [07:37] Nar     and the player after him is going for a honitsu. [07:40] Nar     The 3, 4, and 5 of circles are dangerous     because of the player after him [07:42] Nar     and the one before him, who's declared riichi. [07:50] Nan     What should I discard? [07:53] Nan     Discarding any of these is akin to suicide. [07:56] Nan     It's basically the same     as jumping off of a cliff. [08:00] Nan     It's no use... I can't choose. [08:11] Nan     Could that be.... [08:17] Nan     Akagi! [08:19] Man     That's him, Boss. [08:26] Cop     What took you so long, Akagi? [08:29] Aka     Nangou-san, want to switch? [08:31] Nan     Yes! [08:39] Aka     2,000 points left. [08:41] Aka     Two people are in riichi     and these are your tiles. [08:44] Aka     Talk about being in a     tight spot, Nangou-san. [08:47] Nan     Yeah... [08:48] Aka     Well, in this situation, this is all we can do. [08:53] Nan     Akagi, that's really... [08:56] Aka     It's fine, just be quiet. [08:58] Aka     I'm going to make this tile pass. [09:02] Aka     Definitely. [09:09] Nar     Just then, Ichikawa was     in a double pon wait [09:13] Nar     for a white or a red dragon. [09:17] Ichi     What did you discard, Akagi? [09:21] Man     It's a west wind. [09:25] Nan     That's impossible! [09:26] Nan     A west wind? [09:29] Cop     What happened to that red dragon? [09:32] Cop     I could've sworn he discarded the red dragon. [09:35] Cop     This brat bumped it! [09:38] Cop     He sensed that both the white and     red dragons were winning tiles, [09:42] Cop     so at the last moment,     with everybody's eyes on him, [09:45] Nar     he bumped the west wind down     while discarding the red dragon! [09:49] Nar     This is a sleight-of-hand that makes it     appear as if the west wind is discarded [09:54] Nar     by pushing it down with the     red dragon tile as he discards it. [09:59] Nar     What is so useful about this     cheat is that it also allows one [10:02] Nar     to get rid of the dreaded     red dragon at the same time. [10:05] Nar     The tricks kills two birds     with one stone instantly. [10:09] Cop     Unbelievable. [10:10] Cop     This is the first thing he does     in such a major match. [10:12] Cop     He's pure evil! [10:18] Aka     Looks like it passed. [10:21] Aka     I will do whatever it takes. [10:23] Aka     Let's take a little trip     down to Hell, Nangou-san. [10:27] Aka     The goddess of luck lies     in wait beyond there. [10:36] Aka     Here it comes. [10:38] Aka     It's time for our counterattack. [10:41] Aka     Tsumo. [10:43] Cop     It came! [10:44] Cop     Akagi! [10:50] Nar     Akagi's back from the     dead with a dora tsumo. [10:52] Nar     In one shot, he's managed to get     his point box back to 16,000. [10:56] Nar     And now, he has a dealer streak. [10:58] Aka     We're playing until either Ichikawa     or I completely run out of points? [11:01] Cop     Yeah. [11:02] Cop     So you're the last dealer of South Hand 4, [11:05] Cop     but that doesn't mean it's the last hand. [11:09] Aka     Which means I can't win unless     I get a direct hit on Ichikawa. [11:16] Aka     Still, for now I should focus     on getting some points. [11:19] Aka     Easy points to start. [11:21] Nar     As expected, the players before and     after him do not take any risks. [11:26] Nar     They're only taking part in this     high-stake match to fill the table, [11:29] Nar     and their mindset is easy to discern. [11:31] Nar     Their only concern is to stay inconspicuous. [11:34] Nar     They do all they can to avoid     dealing into anyone's hand [11:36] Nar     and stay out of the conflict. [11:38] Nar     Akagi takes advantage of this     mindset with extreme ease. [11:43] Aka     Riichi. [11:45] Nar     Against these people,     hinting at a tanpin, [11:48] Nar     while actually having a     hell wait, is quite effective. [11:51] Nar     From there, they'll step     into the trap themselves. [11:56] Shimo     Green dragon! [11:57] Aka     Ron. [11:59] Aka     Riichi, ippatsu, iipeikou. SIGN    Ippatsu - Winning in the turn after declaring riichi. Iipeikou - Double sequence in the same suit, e.g. 223344. [12:01] Aka     There's an ura dora, too,     so that's a dealer mangan. [12:05] Aka     Now I've got 28,300. [12:07] Aka     I'm safe for now. [12:09] Nar     Then, in the next hand... [12:10] Aka     Chi. [12:13] Aka     Pon. [12:14] Aka     Kan. [12:16] Shimo     Four dora! [12:22] Man     Damn, he's lucky. [12:24] Guy     8 of bamboo. [12:25] Aka     Kan. [12:29] Aka     Kan. [12:31] Aka     1 of bamboo. [12:32] Man     What kind of game is he playing?! [12:35] Man     No one could've expected him     to get so many yaku! [12:38] Man2     What is this? [12:39] Man2     He's been calling tiles like crazy,     and now, he's up to a haneman. [12:43] Man2     6 of bamboo. [12:45] Man     Safe tile. [12:47] Aka     As expected, he's given up on winning. [12:50] Aka     Can't wait to see what he does     when the safe tiles run out. [12:54] Man     What's this kid waiting for? [12:58] Man     The 1 of bamboo is a live tile. SIGN    Live tile - Tile that has not yet been discarded this hand. [13:00] Man     It's the perfect tile to keep for a tsumo win. [13:02] Man     But if he discarded it, does that     mean he wants a ron win? [13:06] Man     But then, that means I can't discard     any of these character or honor tiles. [13:11] Man     These bamboo or circle tiles     might be a better choice. [13:15] Nar     The more he agonizes, the more     he plays into Akagi's plan. [13:18] Nar     Assuming from the discarded 1 of     bamboo that Akagi wants a ron win, [13:21] Nar     he can't discard the character or honor     tiles that Akagi knows he's holding. [13:25] Nar     Which leaves the bamboo or circle tiles. [13:28] Nar     But in this situation, their strategy [13:30] Nar     is to discard from a pair or a triplet. SIGN    Pair Triplet [13:33] Nar     Then, if they survive one discard,     they'll have two or three safe turns. [13:36] Nar     So, what tiles have they accumulated? [13:39] Nar     With the 4 of circles tiles used up, [13:40] Nar     tiles like the 3 of circles can no     longer be used for sequences. [13:42] Nar     The same goes for the tiles around     the 8 of bamboo, namely the 7 and 9. [13:47] Nar     In any case, there is no surefire     way to avoid a single wait. [13:53] Aka     Come on. [13:54] Aka     I'll take it. [13:57] Nar     Is Akagi's insight actually     pulling the tile towards him? [14:00] Nar     Or is this the work of something     entirely different, something demonic? [14:04] Nar     He will discard it. [14:07] Nar     As if possessed... [14:09] Man     3 of circles. [14:13] Aka     Ron. [14:14] Aka     San kantsu, four dora. SIGN    San kantsu - A hand of three kans. [14:15] Aka     Haneman. [14:17] Nan     He did it! [14:19] Nan     He's at 46,900. [14:21] Cop     You did it, Akagi! [14:23] Cop     You're truly a genius. [14:25] Cop     We can always count on you. [14:27] Aka     There's still one big nuisance     sitting across from me. [14:31] Aka     We can celebrate once I've     properly crushed him. [14:34] Ichi     You're a ballsy kid. [14:36] Ichi     You took out the small fry,     and you built up a stash of points. [14:40] Ichi     I guess it's time for the main event, eh? [14:44] Aka     I guess so. [14:46] Aka     I'm going to take you out. [14:50] Nar     It's a match between Ichikawa and Akagi. [14:53] Nar     A death match that will continue     until one of them loses all of his points. [14:58] Nar     He needs to get a direct     hit off of Ichikawa... [15:02] Nar     A near-impossible task. [15:05] Nar     This is where the match really begins. [15:07] Nar     And this is Akagi's first discard. [15:10] Aka     3 of circles. [15:11] Cop     Huh? [15:15] Cop     He's discarding the 3 of circles     from a hand like that? [15:17] Cop     Why? [15:18] Nar     And again, on the second turn. [15:20] Nar     And on the third turn. [15:22] Nar     Three 3 of circles discards in a row. [15:26] Nar     No one can understand     what he's trying to do. [15:28] Nar     But Ichikawa alone understands. [15:34] Boss     Hey, hey, what are you doing? [15:40] Cop     I get it! [15:41] Cop     He determined that it'll be [15:42] Cop     too difficult to get direct hits     off each other in a normal game, [15:45] Cop     so he is purging an entire     suit from his hand on purpose. [15:50] Cop     Akagi threw down the gauntlet,     and Ichikawa accepted his challenge. SIGN    Tse Ii Men [15:54] Nar     Purging an entire suit, Tse Ii Men... [15:57] Nar     Known in Japanese as "zetsu ichimon." [15:59] Nar     Once both players eliminate     one suit from their hands, [16:02] Nar     the tiles left when one is in tenpai will     naturally be from the other two suits. [16:07] Nar     Usually the players end up     trading blows until one falls. [16:10] Nar     Essentially, it's Mahjong     where you can't run away. [16:13] Nar     Comparatively, regular     Mahjong is like out-boxing. [16:18] Nar     While you fight, you keep     an escape route ready. [16:21] Nar     But a zetsu ichimon game is     like in-fighting at close range, [16:26] Nar     with both your feet planted. [16:28] Boss     This is insane. [16:30] Boss     Ignoring the circles right from the start... [16:33] Boss     They're going to be waiting on     bamboo or character tiles. [16:36] Nar     But on the 13th turn... [16:39] Aka     2 of circles. [16:41] Nar     Akagi discards a 2 of circles from his hand. [16:44] Boss     Why is he discarding a     2 of circles from his hand now? [16:46] Boss     Wait... I see. [16:50] Boss     He was trying to play us from the start! [16:53] Boss     In a zetsu ichimon game,     one suit gets purged, [16:56] Boss     so that suit inevitably becomes safe. [17:00] Boss     But if he uses that principle against us [17:03] Boss     and waits long enough,     there's no better camouflage. [17:06] Boss     He was saving his 2 of circles for that. [17:09] Boss     But the next player has     already discarded one, [17:11] Boss     and the previous player two,     eliminating all of them. [17:15] Boss     He had no choice but to give up     on his single 2 of circles wait. [17:18] Boss     Now he's probably in a multi-sided     wait for a bamboo or character tile. [17:22] Boss     Man, you can't let your     guard down with this kid. [17:32] Aka     Ron. [17:33] Aka     Ittsuu, one dora. SIGN    Ittsuu - Full straight, 1-9 of one suit. [17:34] Aka     Three consecutive wins, so 8,600. [17:37] Boss     A single 1 of circles wait?! [17:39] Boss     How could he wait on that?! [17:41] Boss     He just won't go down. [17:43] Boss     He pretended to give up his single     wait by discarding the 2 of circles, [17:46] Boss     but was still concealing another     single wait for a circle tile! [17:50] Boss     This is demonic... This isn't     something a kid could come up with! [17:55] Nar     In their first zetsu ichimon match,     Akagi outfoxes Ichikawa. [18:01] Nar     It's an auspicious start. [18:03] Nar     This was the start of their [18:05] Nar     zetsu ichimon battle that     had no end in sight... [18:09] Nar     Akagi continues to masterfully [18:10] Nar     utilize waits that circumvent     the principles of zetsu ichimon. [18:14] Nar     At first, it seems that     Ichikawa is being played [18:17] Nar     by Akagi's varied and     unpredictable playing style, [18:20] Nar     but that is not the case. [18:23] Ichi     Tsumo. [18:24] Nar     Ichikawa is orthodox. [18:26] Nar     He does not insist on a direct hit on Akagi. [18:30] Nar     He frequently calls tsumo. [18:33] Nar     And then... [18:35] Nar     The fate of zetsu ichimon... [18:37] Nar     The inevitable outflow of certain tiles... [18:40] Aka     2 of circles. [18:42] Ichi     Ron. [18:43] Nar     He's out to kill. [18:45] Ichi     Tanpin, two dora, mangan. [18:48] Nar     They were both playing     zetsu ichimon matches, [18:51] Nar     but their playing styles couldn't     have been more different. [18:54] Nar     Akagi favors change, while Ichikawa     prefers to stay true to the basics. [19:00] Nar     But eventually, the gap widens... [19:07] Aka     9 of characters. [19:08] Ichi     Ron. [19:11] Ichi     Pinfu, iipeikou, two dora. [19:16] Ichi     Mangan. [19:18] Nan     No problem. [19:20] Nan     It's no biggie. [19:22] Nan     That much is expected in     a game of zetsu ichimon. [19:23] Cop     I don't think so, Nangou-san. [19:28] Cop     Akagi is suffering. [19:31] Cop     I thought that too, in the beginning, [19:34] Cop     but now, Ichikawa is the     one with the points. [19:41] Cop     They've both won the     same amount of times, [19:44] Cop     but the value of each win is different. [19:46] Cop     It's only natural, considering that     Akagi mostly uses irregular waits [19:48] Cop     that make his hands worth less. [19:51] Cop     Meanwhile, Ichikawa is     constantly building his hands [19:54] Cop     on wins that mean much more in Mahjong. [19:57] Cop     True, his style isn't     exciting, but he wins big. [20:02] Cop     In a straight race for points,     there's no way Akagi can win. [20:07] Cop     He's letting Akagi stand in the spotlight, [20:08] Cop     while reaping the profits for himself. [20:11] Aka     3 of characters. [20:12] Ichi     Ron. [20:13] Ichi     Tanpin, sanshoku. [20:16] Ichi     Mangan. [20:19] Ichi     That's right. [20:21] Ichi     Have you realized it now, Akagi-kun? [20:24] Ichi     It's nonsensical to scheme     elaborate waits in zetsu ichimon. [20:27] Ichi     What needs to flow out     will flow out regardless. [20:31] Ichi     I'll leave the skillful Mahjong to you. [20:35] Ichi     I don't mind being unskilled... [20:37] Ichi     I'll just win. [20:39] Ichi     Since you prefer that kind of     showy style, you can't beat me. [20:44] Ichi     To defeat me, you'd have to     overturn the most basic rules [20:48] Ichi     of Mahjong itself, and not     even God can do that. [20:51] Nar     Ichikawa is unaffected by     Akagi's aggressive attacks. [20:56] Nar     He is truly like an impregnable fortress. [20:59] Nar     Akagi seems to be caught     in his own trap... [21:03] Nar     Does he have a plan to get to victory? SIGN    Next Time: "The Picaro's Talent." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Picaro's Talent 6 - The Picaro's Talent Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:12] Nar     When Akagi and Ichikawa first     started their zetsu ichimon game, [01:15] Nar     they appeared evenly matched, [01:17] Nar     but now it is becoming     clear who is superior. [01:20] Nar     Ichikawa now has more     than 100,000 points. [01:24] Nar     On the other hand, Akagi is steadily     losing points and now stands at 23,000. [01:29] Nar     Ichikawa takes that opportunity     to change his play style. [01:33] Nar     He gives up on tsumo wins [01:34] Nar     and focuses on getting direct     hit wins off of Akagi. [01:37] Nar     He's going in for the kill. SIGN    Episode 6 SIGN    The Picaro's Talent [01:48] Boss     We've reached the first turning point. [01:51] Boss     Will Ichikawa deal a finishing blow,     or will Akagi make a comeback? [01:58] Boss     They're both going for a one suit hand? [02:00] Boss     I see, I see. [02:02] Boss     It's not zetsu ichimon anymore;     it's zetsu nimon, eliminating two suits. [02:05] Boss     It'll be interesting to watch them     both go for a characters chinitsu. [02:09] nar     If zetsu ichimon is like boxing's in-fighting, [02:13] nar     then zetsu nimon is like grappling. [02:15] nar     It's as if they have their hands     on each other's throats [02:17] nar     and are slowly tightening their grips. [02:19] nar     The one who can't hold out any longer     and coughs up the ron tile first dies. [02:25] Cop     Akagi, isn't that a little reckless? [02:28] Cop     Luck isn't on your side right now. [02:31] Cop     Ichikawa's much more likely     to get his winning tile [02:34] Cop     than you are to get yours. [02:36] Nar     Yasuoka's hypothesis was correct. [02:39] Nar     Akagi has no momentum right now.     Everything is in Ichikawa's favor. [02:45] Nar     The seventh turn. [02:49] Nar     Ichikawa is in tenpai. [02:50] Nar     He's waiting for a 3, 6, or 9 of characters. [02:52] Boss     Looks like Ichikawa might be the winner... [02:56] Boss     He's in tenpai with a concealed     dora triplet of red dragons [02:59] Boss     and an ideal three-way wait,     so early in the game. [03:02] Boss     Akagi's miles away. [03:04] Guy     Kan! [03:07] Guy     The new dora is the 6 of characters. [03:10] Guy     Riichi! [03:11] Nar     In the same round, [03:12] Nar     not just the dealer, but the     South player is also in tenpai. [03:15] Nar     They've caught up with no delay. [03:17] Nar     It looks as though the match     may end here in the seventh turn. [03:22] Nar     But... [03:23] Nar     Just then, Akagi's hand     is still at this stage. [03:26] Nar     You may say he's one tile     away from a chiitoitsu, [03:29] Nar     but the 9 of characters that he must [03:31] Nar     discard for that happens to     be Ichikawa's winning tile. [03:34] Nar     Akagi senses that this tile is dangerous. [03:37] Nar     And then... [03:38] Aka     Chi. [03:40] Nar     With this call, he manages to secure one     9 of characters tile in a sequence. [03:45] Nar     This way, he's not likely to have to discard     the remaining 6 or 9 of characters. [03:48] Nar     Akagi's sharp insight shines as this     remarkable play gets him out of danger. [03:53] Nar     But Ichikawa is also privy to this strategy. [03:56] Nar     He can read Akagi's moves precisely. [03:59] Ichi     He won't discard the 3, 6, or 9 now. [04:03] Man     5 of characters. [04:04] Ichi     Chi. [04:05] Nar     Now Ichikawa's waiting for     a 2, 5 or 8 of characters. [04:10] Nar     He changes his wait to the 8 of characters [04:12] Nar     that Akagi is most likely to discard next. [04:14] Nar     He chases him down. [04:15] Nar     As his target moves, so does he. [04:19] Nar     Like a homing missile. [04:23] Man     7 of characters! [04:23] Aka     Chi. [04:25] Nar     With that move, he's used up     his 8 of characters, [04:27] Nar     and he discards the 9 of characters. [04:30] Nar     He's sidestepped Ichikawa's     waits once again. [04:33] Nar     The ninth turn. [04:35] Nar     The South player deals the 2 of characters. [04:37] Nar     This is one of Ichikawa's winning tiles. [04:39] Nar     Yet he doesn't move. [04:41] Nar     He will hold out for a     direct hit off of Akagi. [04:45] Aka     Pon. [04:47] Nar     With this call, Akagi has     now caught up to Ichikawa. [04:49] Nar     He managed to worm out of Ichikawa's     waits and get into tenpai himself. [04:53] Nar     He's waiting on the     1 and 4 of characters. [04:56] Nar     Now Ichikawa faces another decision. [05:00] Ichi     Akagi took care of his     3, 6, and 9 of characters, [05:02] Ichi     as well as his 2, 5, and 8 of characters. [05:05] Ichi     Therefore, all that's left in his hand     now are 1, 4 and 7 of characters. [05:10] Ichi     Our waits are the same. [05:12] Nar     Ichikawa's waiting on the     1, 4 and 7 of characters. [05:15] Nar     He chases Akagi for the third time. [05:17] Nar     Akagi waits for the 1 and 4 of characters. [05:19] Nar     The waits are similar, [05:21] Nar     but Ichikawa has a slight     advantage since his wait [05:22] Nar     also includes the 7 of characters. [05:29] Nar     Akagi's drawn the worst tile,     the 7 of characters dora. [05:37] Ichi     Looks like you got it. [05:39] Aka     4 of characters. [05:41] Ichi     Ron! [05:42] Ichi     Dealer haneman. 18,000. [05:46] Ichi     I finally got you, Akagi. [05:58] Nan     We're dead. [05:59] Cop     I guess Ichikawa's too much for him... [06:02] Boss     I wouldn't say that. [06:04] Boss     Indeed, Ichikawa's persistence     as he hunted down [06:07] Boss     Akagi's tiles made for an excellent game. [06:09] Boss     His tenacity and intuition are superhuman. [06:12] Boss     However, Akagi's game was     not worse, by any means. [06:15] Boss     In fact, in terms of impressiveness,     his game may have surpassed Ichikawa's. [06:20] cop     What exactly do you mean? [06:25] Boss     This last hand, Akagi consistently     dodged Ichikawa's waits, [06:29] Boss     and finally managed to get himself     into a 1 or 4 of characters wait tenpai. [06:32] Boss     If you had drawn the 7 of characters     then, what would you have done? [06:36] Cop     Huh? Well... [06:38] Boss     Figuring that the 1 and 4 of     characters are his winning tiles, [06:40] Boss     wouldn't you have discarded the 7? [06:43] Boss     Most people would try to     preserve their tenpai, [06:46] Boss     hoping for that tiny chance of it passing. [06:50] Boss     But Akagi didn't try to pursue     that small chance. [06:56] Boss     If he'd discarded the 7 of characters dora, [06:58] Boss     Ichikawa would've had a baiman     and Akagi would've gone bust. [07:03] Boss     His tenacity is truly astonishing. [07:05] Boss     Would a normal person     even consider all that? [07:09] Boss     And even if they considered it, [07:10] Boss     would they be able to resist the     temptation to maintain their tenpai? [07:13] Boss     Akagi did just that! [07:16] Boss     Chasing after something as ephemeral     as "if" will never bring you victory. [07:21] Boss     I can hear Akagi's will, clear as any voice,     from the 7 of characters he kept. [07:28] Cop     Akagi... [07:30] Nar     Winning is something that happens in reality. [07:34] Nar     Without pursuing reality,     there is no way to win. [07:38] Nar     Akagi dealt into someone's     hand, but left his will behind. [07:41] Nar     The will to win in reality. [07:46] Nar     The game is not favoring Akagi right now. [07:48] Nar     He may have limited the loss to a haneman, [07:50] Nar     but drawing the winning     tile itself was bad luck. [07:53] Nar     It's obvious that the game     is favoring Ichikawa. [07:56] Nar     Akagi has 5,000 points,     and that's all he has. [08:00] Nar     It may just end here. [08:02] Nan     I'm sorry, Akagi. [08:04] Nan     I understand that this player     is out of your league. [08:08] Nan     But you've always overturned     accepted notions like those. [08:12] Nan     You're a genius, no questioning that. [08:14] Nan     Please... [08:15] Nan     show me one last time... [08:17] Nan     an escape from this dilemma. [08:19] Nan     We need some miracle tiles! [08:22] Nan     Akagi! [08:25] Nan     What a crap hand! [08:28] Nan     He might as well keep the terminal and     honor tiles and go for a kokushi musou. SIGN    Kokushi musou: Yakuman hand with one of each terminal and honor tile, plus one tile that matches any of the other 13. [08:32] Nan     The luck just isn't on his side right now. [08:35] Nan     The luck... [08:38] Boss     I knew it. [08:40] Boss     There's no way we can expect Akagi [08:41] Boss     to get a decent hand     under these circumstances. [08:50] Boss     That's an amazing hand. [08:52] Boss     Two dora to boot. [08:54] Boss     With a tsumo win, he could     get up to a haneman. [08:56] Boss     And he's only two tiles     away from tenpai already. [08:59] Boss     It's the complete opposite     of Akagi's starting tiles. [09:02] Boss     Who could've predicted     such a huge difference? [09:05] Boss     If Ichikawa wins with a haneman, [09:06] Boss     he'll get 6,000 from each     player as the dealer. [09:09] Boss     Akagi will have to give up his     last 5,000 points and die. [09:13] Boss     And that will be the end. [09:16] Nan     Damn it! [09:18] Nan     Even his draws are complete shit. [09:20] Nan     It's the sixth turn and he's still got nothing! [09:23] Nan     I guess there's nothing he can do... [09:25] Cop     No. [09:26] Cop     He's on it already. [09:27] Nan     Huh? [09:32] Nan     Looking at Akagi's discard pile... [09:34] Nan     That's it! [09:36] Nan     I see what he's getting at... [09:38] Nan     He's hinting at a kokushi musou     or a chinitsu to tie their hands. [09:42] Man     Riichi! [09:45] Nan     It's hopeless. [09:46] Nan     No one sees him as a threat right now. [09:49] Nan     His attempt was totally ineffective. [09:51] Nan     His final effort failed. Is this the end? [09:58] bos     5 of characters? [09:59] yas     That's right by the dora! [10:01] nan     Have you gone insane?! [10:04] Nar     Dealing into another player's     hand right now is fatal, [10:06] Nar     yet Akagi makes a bold move. [10:08] Nar     And again on the next turn... [10:11] Nar     He discards a 4 of characters dora,     making two consecutive reckless moves. [10:15] Nan     This is crazy. [10:18] Boss     I get it. [10:19] Boss     Akagi's betting his life on this bluff. [10:23] Nar     These character tiles are exactly     what the player in riichi wants. [10:26] Nar     Akagi was ready to face death when     he discarded those two tiles. [10:30] Nar     His hand is in shambles. [10:33] Nar     At first, it seems foolish to bet     his life on a trash hand like this. [10:37] Nar     However, that's precisely what is     needed in order to deceive others. [10:42] Nar     People are always disoriented by     actions that seem counterproductive. [10:45] Nar     How can you ever fool anyone     without risking anything yourself? [10:49] Nar     Akagi's boldness plants     doubt in his opponents. [10:53] Nar     Doubt gives way to delusions,     and delusions give birth to fear. [10:57] Nar     To them, his trash hand no     longer looks like a trash hand. [11:05] Nar     With this one discard, [11:06] Nar     Akagi's bluff now controls the entire table. [11:09] Nar     The next player gives up on winning. [11:11] Nar     The player before him looks troubled, as well. [11:14] Nar     And once you've gained     control, lies becomes truths. [11:18] Nar     Akagi arrives at his own truth by     deliberately weakening himself. [11:24] Nar     Ichikawa is in tenpai. [11:25] Boss     This is perfect. [11:27] Boss     If he discards the 5 of characters, [11:28] Boss     he's looking at a haneman tsumo. [11:30] Boss     He can end the match— [11:32] Boss     What?! [11:35] Man     R-Ron! [11:36] Boss     What?! Why?! [11:39] Boss     It can't be! [11:40] Boss     I see. [11:42] Boss     A judgment typical of a man     as pragmatic as Ichikawa. [11:45] Boss     Right now, the only thing Ichikawa     wants to prevent is Akagi winning. [11:49] Boss     He probably knew the kokushi musou     had a 90% chance of being a bluff, [11:54] Boss     but he figured, [11:55] Boss     on the off-chance that Akagi     escapes out of reach again, [11:57] Boss     he'd be better off throwing away this hand. [12:05] Boss     For Ichikawa, dealing into that     hand was the logical conclusion. [12:08] Boss     But this sort of underhanded play     might change the flow of the game. [12:14] Boss     Thinking about it,     this was a godly play by Akagi. [12:18] Boss     He used his terrible     starting hand and his draws [12:21] Boss     to force Ichikawa out of the dealer seat. [12:24] Boss     With this trash hand... [12:28] Nar     To rewrite lies into truths,     he bled himself without hesitation. [12:33] Nar     Each of Akagi's tiles seems to     glisten with his own blood, [12:36] Nar     placing unsurmountable     pressure on Ichikawa. [12:39] Boss     This is Akagi's Mahjong... [12:45] Nar     Akagi's just come back     from the depths of Hell, [12:48] Nar     and his starting hand looks like     he's just made a pact with the devil. [12:54] Nar     It's an extraordinary starting hand. [12:56] Nar     Could this be the luck     Akagi was born with? [12:58] Nan     Whenever he survives     a near-death encounter, [13:00] Nan     Akagi returns with a monster hand. [13:03] Nar     Then, five turns later... [13:05] Aka     Tsumo. [13:06] Nar     He wins this unbelievable     hand with a tsumo. [13:08] Nar     Honitsu, tsumo, chanta, san ankou,     red dragons, green dragons, 1 dora. [13:13] Nar     A sanbaiman. SIGN    Sanbaiman - Triple mangan. [13:16] Nar     The sand at the depths     of Hell is magical sand. [13:20] Nar     Touching it will reverse the poles     of great fortune and great loss, [13:24] Nar     much like a coin turning     from one side to another. [13:27] Nar     Now Akagi is the dealer. [13:29] Nar     He takes another 5,800     from the player after him. [13:33] Nar     Then he gets another dealer     mangan with a tsumo win. [13:37] Nar     He gives himself up to his flow     and goes on a winning streak. [13:39] Nar     He now has 47,000 points. [13:43] Nar     He's made it back to just under 50,000. [13:48] Nar     But the problem is still ahead. [13:51] Nar     Ichikawa is a wall he cannot penetrate. [13:55] Nar     He was unable to get a direct win     off the real target, Ichikawa. [13:58] Nar     In this game, [13:59] Nar     he must decrease Ichikawa's points     if he wants to approach victory. [14:04] Nar     Akagi attempts unorthodox waits,     hell waits, and all other manners of waits, [14:08] Nar     but Ichikawa plays too defensively     and never deals into his hand. [14:12] Aka     Riichi. [14:13] Nar     Akagi doggedly tries to     win off of Ichikawa. [14:16] Nar     He goes into a hell wait for     the last of the four wind tiles. [14:20] Nar     The game, however, ends up     being another fruitless draw. [14:23] Nar     Ichikawa will not deal into his hand. [14:28] Aka     Oh, boy. [14:30] Aka     Let's stop this. [14:33] Aka     It's never going to end, Ichikawa-san. [14:37] Aka     What good does it do for us to     keep piling up these points? [14:41] Aka     What we really want [14:43] Aka     are the points that we have to     pay with our flesh and bone. [14:47] Ichi     What are you trying to say? [14:50] Aka     Let's cut it down to one tenth. [14:52] Aka     Right now, I have 50,000 and     you have 100,000 points. [14:55] Aka     Let's cut these down to 5,000     and 10,000 and start over. [15:00] Nan     What?! [15:02] Nan     You just managed to get yourself up     to 50,000 points and into the clear! [15:06] Nan     Why would you do something that risky? [15:08] Cop     No, this could actually be interesting. [15:10] Cop     Ichikawa has 100,000 points. [15:12] Cop     It would be basically     impossible to make him bust. [15:17] Cop     Looking at it that way,     it's not a bad idea to gamble. [15:19] Cop     The bigger problem is getting     Ichikawa to accept this term. [15:25] Ichi     I refuse. [15:27] Ichi     I would refuse even if you     had as many points as I do. [15:33] Ichi     I won't do anything that would lower my     chances of winning by even a single percent. [15:39] Aka     Fine, then. You stubborn old fart. [15:43] Aka     Looks like I'll have to force the issue. [15:47] Cop     I can tell this kid's up to no good again. [15:52] Cop     What's he going to do now? [15:57] Nar     Akagi is still on his dealer streak. [15:59] Nar     As always, the game flows in his favor. [16:02] Nar     On the ninth turn, he's in tenpai. [16:07] Cop     He's got two choices. [16:08] Cop     He could go for the south wind     hell wait, or 6 or 9 of characters. [16:13] Cop     But he's already confirmed that     single hell waits aren't effective. [16:17] Cop     And his discards are a dead     giveaway that he's after a honitsu. [16:21] Cop     A south wind wait would be meaningless. [16:25] Cop     It's nothing special, but right     now, he's got no other option. [16:29] Man     Riichi! [16:34] Nar     Then, on Akagi's turn... [16:36] Nar     He doesn't chase it. [16:37] Nar     He simply discards the tile he drew. [16:39] Nar     In the 12th turn, the player before him [16:42] Nar     discards a 6 of characters. [16:44] Nar     This is Akagi's winning tile. [16:46] Nar     However, Akagi does not win. [16:48] Aka     Chi. [16:49] Nar     He makes his move. [16:51] Nar     He calls the 6 of characters     and discards the 9, [16:54] Nar     switching his winning tile,     but giving up a ron win. [16:56] Nar     Initially, this call seems meaningless, [16:58] Nar     but it marks the beginning of     Akagi's hunt for Ichikawa... [17:01] Boss     Hold it. [17:02] Boss     You can't do that. [17:03] Aka     Huh? [17:04] Boss     You can't call a 6 of     characters and discard a 9. [17:06] Boss     We don't accept switch-ups like those. [17:08] Boss     Put it back. [17:11] Nar     Akagi is uncharacteristically accommodating. [17:14] Nar     He puts the discarded 9 [17:15] Nar     and the revealed 7 and 8     back into his hand, [17:18] Nar     and returns the 6 he had     called to the discard pile. [17:21] Nar     He then draws a new tile... [17:22] Nar     and discards that tile immediately. [17:27] Cop     I get it. [17:29] Cop     Now I see what he's getting at. [17:31] Cop     He only pretended to not     know about that rule, [17:33] Cop     and that in itself is the trap. [17:35] Cop     Since he can still call on tiles,     it means he's not in tenpai. [17:38] Cop     The 6 he called and the 9 he     discarded, at least, will seem safe. [17:44] Cop     He wanted to emphasize     that these tiles are safe [17:47] Cop     and something this elaborate would     be enough to fool most people. [17:52] Cop     Probably even Ichikawa is no exception. [17:56] Nar     No. [17:59] Nar     Ichikawa saw through it. [18:02] Ichi     You're a sly little monkey who     likes to use dirty tricks. [18:07] Ichi     But that trick's been     around for a long time. [18:11] Ichi     I can't discard this 9 of characters. [18:13] Ichi     It's the most dangerous tile. [18:16] Ichi     Which means that... [18:17] Ichi     The safest tile is... [18:23] Ichi     The west wind. [18:25] Ichi     The fourth west wind. [18:27] Ichi     This is 100% safe. [18:29] Ichi     I have to stay on the defensive. [18:36] Aka     That's it, old man. [18:41] Ichi     I-Impossible... [18:43] Ichi     This was supposed to     be the fourth west wind. [18:45] Ichi     That can't happen! [18:48] Ichi     Is it really a west wind?! [18:50] Boss     Y-Yes! [18:57] Cop     H-How did he... [18:59] Cop     I'm sitting right behind him     and I still don't understand. [19:02] Cop     Until a second ago, he was     waiting on a 6 and 9 of characters. [19:07] Cop     That's it! [19:08] Cop     He switched the west wind     with the 9 of characters! [19:11] Cop     He filched it after that call. [19:13] Cop     When he was returning the tiles. [19:19] Cop     He's insane! [19:21] Cop     Is this what he meant     by forcing the issue?! [19:25] Cop     I can't believe this guy... [19:28] Ichi     It's not possible. [19:30] Ichi     I dealt the fourth west wind. [19:33] Ichi     Unless he had a kokushi musou,     that tile was 100% safe. [19:36] Ichi     Which means he pulled that tile     from somewhere in the discard pile. [19:42] Ichi     He got me. [19:44] Ichi     We have no way to stop     him from doing this. [19:48] Ichi     The longer the match goes on,     the worse my position gets. [19:51] Ichi     So that's his game. [19:53] Aka     What do you say, Ichikawa-san? [19:55] Aka     Will you accept my proposal? [20:00] Ichi     Fine. [20:01] Ichi     I accept. [20:03] Boss     Ichikawa... [20:05] Ichi     I'll make you regret cheating     against me... Akagi. [20:12] Aka     That's the spirit. I knew you'd     understand, Ichikawa-san. [20:18] Cop     He got his way in the end. [20:22] Cop     He really is ruthless. [20:24] Cop     At this point, I can't even be appalled. [20:26] Cop     I can only admire his natural talent [20:28] Cop     that allowed him to execute     this so masterfully. [20:32] Nar     The points are cut to one tenth. [20:34] Nar     Akagi goes from 68,000 to 6,800. [20:38] Nar     Ichikawa goes from 81,700 to 8,100. [20:42] Nar     They are now both under 10,000 points. [20:45] Nar     The game can now be settled in one blow. [20:50] Nar     It was Akagi's talent that     created these conditions. [20:54] Nar     That's right. [20:55] Nar     Akagi's true nature,     which is undoubtedly evil. [21:02] Nar     Evil of the highest and purest grade. [21:07] Nar     A picaro. SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    An Innocent Devil [22:16] txt     Next time: "An Innocent Devil." 7 - An Innocent Devil Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:12] Nar     It goes back and forth. [01:14] Nar     The outcome of Akagi and Ichikawa's     death match is completely unpredictable. [01:17] Nar     But it seems as if the battle     has entered the final throes. [01:23] Nar     Ichikawa accepted Akagi's proposal, [01:25] Nar     and the match resumes with each     player's points cut down to one tenth. [01:29] Nar     Akagi has 6,800 and     Ichikawa has 8,100 points. SIGN    Episode 7 SIGN    An Innocent Devil [01:44] Nan     What's going to happen? [01:46] Cop     There's no use discussing it now. [01:47] Cop     They've both been reduced     to under 10,000 points. [01:50] Cop     We might have a winner after this hand. [01:53] Nan     That's... [01:55] Cop     But the flow is on Akagi's side. [01:58] Cop     He could just win this     whole thing, here and now. [02:02] Aka     Riichi. [02:05] Cop     Yes, the flow favors Akagi. [02:07] Cop     With a high end win,     he could get a haneman. [02:09] Cop     Good fortune. [02:10] Cop     If he wins here, he wins it all. [02:12] Man     Ron! [02:14] Nar     But, of course, it was Ichikawa     who put a stop to that. [02:18] Nar     He dealt into the hand     of the player after him. [02:20] Nar     Adding 900 since it's the third     bonus hand, he pays out 3,500. [02:25] Nar     He now has 4,600 left. [02:27] Nar     Ichikawa knows that sacrifices are     necessary in order to stop Akagi. [02:31] Nar     But Akagi also lost his 1,000 riichi wager, [02:35] Nar     and in the next hand, he's forced to deal into     someone's hand to foil Ichikawa's tenpai. [02:39] Nar     The 1 han hand costs him 1,300. [02:42] Nar     He now has 4,500 points left. [02:44] Nar     They are both under 5,000. [02:46] Nar     Should either of them score a 5,200 hand, [02:49] Nar     the battle will be on a fast track     to ending once and for all. [02:52] Nar     Ichikawa draws on his years of experience. [02:55] Nar     Akagi draws on his innate instinct. [02:57] Nar     They read each other's hands     and do not budge an inch. [03:02] Aka     The green dragon's a live tile. [03:04] Aka     Doesn't matter. [03:07] Aka     Green dragon. [03:09] Ichi     Kan. [03:12] Ichi     Akagi. [03:13] Ichi     I don't want any arguing after I win, [03:16] Ichi     so let me just make it clear right now. [03:18] Ichi     If I win right now from the     tile I draw from the dead wall, [03:22] Ichi     you alone must pay the full     amount for dealing that live tile. [03:25] Ichi     I'm assuming you know that. [03:28] Aka     Really? [03:30] Cop     Yeah, there's a rule for an open kan [03:31] Cop     where the person who dealt     the tile has to pay for the win. [03:33] Cop     But that almost never... [03:36] Ichi     Yes. [03:37] Ichi     It almost never happens. [03:39] Ichi     There is, though,     the possibility, however slight. [03:44] Ichi     I just wanted to make sure you knew. [03:53] Ichi     Whoops. [03:55] Ichi     Looks like I drew it. [03:58] Ichi     White dragon, rinshan kaihou. SIGN    Rinshan kaihou - Winning off the extra tile drawn when you declare a kan. [04:01] Cop     Impossible! [04:03] Ichi     Can you flip the new dora indicator, Akagi? [04:06] Ichi     If I have even one dora,     it will go up to 6,400. [04:09] Ichi     Since you only have 4,500, you'll be dead. [04:24] Nar     The new dora is the 1 of circles. [04:26] Nar     Ichikawa has none of the new dora. [04:30] Nan     We survived. [04:32] Cop     He managed to escape death,     but now Akagi's only got 1,300. [04:37] Cop     The no-tenpai penalty could kill him. SIGN    If there are no more tiles to draw and your hand is not in tenpai, you must pay 1,000 to each player in tenpai. [04:39] Cop     He really has nowhere left to run. [04:41] Man     Ichikawa, the new dora is the 1 of circles. [04:44] Ichi     Figures, from the demon spawn. [04:46] Ichi     He's got demonic luck. [04:49] Ichi     However, that ends now. [04:51] Ichi     Be it in this hand or the next, you will die. [04:54] Ichi     Your antics are well and good, but you've     picked the wrong man to play them with. [05:01] Cop     What the hell is this? [05:04] Boss     Akagi's figured it out. [05:06] Nar     For a player of Ichikawa's caliber, [05:08] Nar     memorizing the tiles in his     own wall is not a big feat. [05:11] Nar     The 17 tiles in his wall,     and the actual tile he drew. [05:15] Nar     And that sleight of hand... [05:19] Nar     This lets him pick any of the 18 tiles he likes. [05:26] Nar     Virtually invincible. [05:30] Aka     Mind if I get some fresh air? [05:33] Ichi     Not at all. [05:37] Cop     He cheated? [05:38] Cop     You may have done it     to shorten the game, [05:41] Cop     but still, you started it. [05:43] Cop     That was your fatal mistake. [05:45] Cop     Ichikawa hadn't cheated because [05:47] Cop     he considered himself to be     in a higher class than you. [05:49] Cop     But what you did gave     him an excuse to cheat. [05:52] Nan     Can you beat him if he does stuff like that?! [05:55] Aka     Depends on the dice. [05:58] Aka     If the wall stays intact in front of     Ichikawa when the next hand starts, [06:04] Aka     he won't show mercy. [06:06] Aka     He'll win on the fourth     rotation with a tsumo. [06:08] Nan     The fourth rotation?! [06:10] Aka     If that happens,     the heavens have abandoned us. [06:14] Aka     Let's just be prepared. [06:18] Aka     But if the opposite of that happens, [06:21] Aka     and he's not able to pull any tricks, [06:24] Aka     I'll think of it as me     having the advantage. [06:27] Aka     If that happens,      the heavens have chosen me. [06:31] Aka     Telling me to win. [06:41] Nar     The final moment draws closer. [06:43] Nar     In order to survive, Akagi first     entrusts his life to the dice. [06:48] Nar     If that dice roll is in Ichikawa's favor, [06:51] Nar     Akagi's loss will have     already been decided. [06:54] Nar     Which means the death of     Yasuoka and Nangou, as well. [06:58] Nar     The rules call for two rolls of the dice. [07:00] Nar     As the dealer, Ichikawa rolls     the dice first and gets a 3, 4. [07:03] Nar     The roll indicates the     player opposite to him. [07:05] Nar     The dice of fate are entrusted to Akagi. [07:19] Cop     Three! [07:20] Cop     Thank God. [07:24] Cop     Akagi's still got some luck. [07:28] Cop     And right when I think that, this?! [07:30] Cop     What a lousy starting hand. [07:33] Cop     He'll just have to do the best he can. [07:37] Cop     There's no guarantee that the wall     won't be in front of Ichikawa next time. [07:42] Cop     How can he possibly turn this into a     mangan hand to defeat Ichikawa? [07:48] Cop     How should he play to confuse     Ichikawa into playing into his hand? [07:53] Nar     Akagi's hand is no easy trial. [07:55] Nar     And Ichikawa... [07:58] Ichi     Akagi's only got 1,300 left. [08:01] Ichi     I didn't need these dora right now. [08:03] Ichi     A lighter, faster hand     would have been good. [08:06] Ichi     There's no need to push myself here. [08:08] Ichi     I can end this in one second if my     wall is in front of me in the next hand. [08:16] Ichi     What's important now     is to not play into his hand. [08:20] Man     2 of circles. [08:22] Aka     Chi. [08:24] Aka     6 of characters. [08:25] Ichi     A circles straight hand, huh? [08:30] Man     3 of characters! [08:31] Aka     Chi. [08:33] Aka     1 of circles. [08:34] Ichi     A called sanshoku? [08:36] Ichi     Not a hand that leads to a mangan. [08:39] Ichi     He just wants to win this hand,     no matter how cheap the hand. [08:48] Ichi     Three dora? [08:50] Ichi     Which means the most he can have     is a sanshoku with one dora. [08:55] Ichi     Is he mocking me?! [09:04] Ichi     If that's the case,     I've got nothing to fear. [09:07] Ichi     Pon. [09:09] Ichi     I won't hold back. [09:10] Ichi     I will attack! [09:12] Nar     Ichikawa is in tenpai. [09:13] Nar     He has an ideal 2, 5, 8 of circles wait. [09:18] Ichi     It's finally time to sign his death warrant. [09:22] Ichi     He doesn't even have to deal into my hand. [09:24] Ichi     He's only got 1,300 left.     If I get so much as a tsumo, he's dead. [09:33] Boss     Why's he wavering now? [09:36] Boss     Even if he plays into it,     it's only a sanshoku with one dora. [09:39] Boss     Only 2,000 points. [09:43] Boss2     I see. [09:45] Boss2     Normally, this north wind     wouldn't be a threat. [09:48] Boss2     However, if three coincidences     were to come together, [09:50] Boss2     it could possibly be a mangan hand. [09:53] Boss2     If he discards the north wind and     Akagi wins, there is nothing to fear. [09:57] Boss2     The problem is that it would     give Akagi an open kan. [10:00] Boss2     The same trick Ichikawa used last hand     to make Akagi pay for the win. [10:05] Boss2     He'd have a rinshan kaihou,     tsumo, and a sanshoku [10:07] Boss2     worth two han, and any     new dora on top of that. [10:09] Boss2     Should that transform any pair in his hand, [10:11] Boss2     or the north wind, into dora, his     hand would be more than a mangan. [10:14] Boss2     And this time, it would be     Ichikawa's responsibility to pay. [10:18] Nar     Of course, the chance of this     happening is extremely low. [10:21] Nar     First, Akagi would have to     declare a kan on the north wind. [10:23] Nar     He would have to win with     a tsumo from the dead wall, [10:25] Nar     as well as get new doras     from the revealed tile. [10:27] Nar     It would be a miracle that would require [10:28] Nar     passing through three separate barriers. [10:31] Nar     Normally, discarding the north wind     at this point would be no problem. [10:34] Nar     But Ichikawa is afraid. [10:37] Nar     That's right. [10:38] Nar     The opponent Ichikawa faces is Akagi. [10:42] Nar     He makes the improbable and     the impossible possible. [10:47] Nar     He is a man who can make     you feel that fear. [10:50] Nar     That's Akagi. [10:56] Nar     From one moment to the next,     Ichikawa is backed against the wall. [10:59] Nar     What drives him into the corner     is the live north wind tile. [11:04] Nar     Should he keep it and discard     a red dragon instead? [11:07] Nar     But that kind of playing     style is too timid for him. [11:10] Nar     Even if they move into the next hand,     there is no telling which of them will win. [11:13] Ichi     Anyone with common sense wouldn't     even consider the possibility... [11:17] Ichi     But this kid here can't be     measured with common sense. [11:23] Ichi     The next tile in my wall     is the 3 of bamboo. [11:27] Ichi     There is a possibility that     it could be his winning tile. [11:43] Aka     Kan! [11:46] Boss     There it is! [11:46] Boss     I can't believe this kid! [11:48] Boss     Does he really intend to break through     those barriers and achieve the miracle? [11:51] Nar     Right then, Ichikawa... [11:57] Nar     This is Ichikawa's plan. [11:59] Nar     When he discarded the north wind, [12:01] Nar     he already had the red     dragon hidden in his hand. [12:04] Nar     If Akagi declared a kan, [12:06] Nar     he would replace the tile in the     dead wall with this red dragon [12:08] Nar     and kill his chance at     a rinshan kaihou win. [12:11] Nar     Ichikawa's decision to discard the     north wind was not just a bold play. [12:14] Nar     It came with full insurance,     covering all possibilities. [12:21] Ichi     What's this hand? [12:23] Ichi     That little... [12:25] Ichi     He saw through my plan to     switch the tile he'd draw... [12:28] Ichi     Well, then... [12:34] Aka     I've called three times now. [12:36] Aka     And now for my dead wall draw. [12:41] Ichi     That tile is the 3 of bamboo. [12:43] Ichi     If he is ready, he could win with a sanshoku. [12:48] Ichi     But the odds of that happening     are less than one in three. [12:51] Ichi     Like he will. [13:01] Boss     What?! [13:02] Nar     In this moment, at the bottom     of his heart, Ichikawa trembled [13:05] Nar     in fear of Akagi's luck. [13:08] Nar     His actions before had     already been a last resort. [13:11] Nar     If he couldn't switch Akagi's drawn tile, [13:13] Nar     he'd switch the new dora indicator tile. [13:16] Nar     Akagi can't get a mangan so long     as he has less than two dora. [13:20] Nar     There is a white dragon in Akagi's discards. [13:22] Nar     Which means that if he switches     the tile with a red dragon, [13:25] Nar     there's no way that Akagi     will have any new dora. [13:27] Nar     It is a perfect mangan blocker. [13:30] Nar     However, the actual dora indicator tile [13:32] Nar     he switched out right then was the... [13:37] Nar     West wind! [13:39] Nar     Meaning, the four north winds     would've given Akagi four dora. [13:43] Ichi     I'd be dead if I hadn't made that switch. [13:46] Ichi     This is scary. [13:47] Ichi     This kid is unbelievable. [13:50] Ichi     His luck exceeds all expectations. [13:53] Ichi     He really is possessed by the gods. [13:55] Ichi     Still, however narrow the     margin, I am still the victor. [14:01] Ichi     When I switched the red dragon,     I switched his luck, too, and evaded him. [14:04] Ichi     He won't get any new dora,     and with an open rinshan kaihou [14:08] Ichi     and called sanshoku,     his hand stops at 2,600 points. [14:11] Ichi     I used up one of my nine lives with this... [14:15] Aka     The new dora. [14:16] Man     R-Right. [14:20] Man     A red dragon... [14:21] Man     So the new dora is the white dragon. [14:23] Aka     What? [14:24] Aka     That's funny. [14:25] Man     Huh? [14:27] Aka     The way the game's been going, [14:28] Aka     I could've sworn it was     going to be a north wind. [14:33] Boss     Wh-What are you talking about? [14:35] Boss     That kind of shameless     guesswork won't help you! [14:39] Aka     But it's all the same. [14:45] Boss     Huh? [14:48] Boss     It can't be... [14:56] Boss     Wh-White dragons?! [14:58] Boss     He has two dora as his pair?! [15:01] Cop     Rinshan tsumo!     Sanshoku, with two dora. [15:03] Cop     That's a mangan! [15:03] Cop     It's over! [15:05] Nan     We won! We really won! [15:09] Ichi     White dragons? [15:11] Ichi     That can't be! [15:16] Ichi     Something that ridiculous just isn't possible! [15:20] Ichi     Why do you have white     dragons as your pair? [15:22] Ichi     Do you mean to tell me [15:24] Ichi     you threw away a white dragon     from a concealed triplet? [15:28] Ichi     It's a game where every han counts, [15:30] Ichi     and you threw a dragon away     after you had gotten three?! [15:33] Ichi     How could you do something that irrational? [15:39] Aka     Rationality is a rule in your world. [15:42] Aka     Sorry, but that's not a     restriction that applies to me. [15:47] Aka     Throwing yourself into absurdity     is what gambling is all about. [15:51] Ichi     You bastard! [15:52] Ichi     You laid that white dragon down as bait! [15:57] Ichi     You laid it down to force     me to switch those tiles! [16:00] Ichi     You did it on purpose! [16:05] Nar     Akagi baited a trap. [16:09] Nar     He did this to make Ichikawa     believe he had no white dragons. [16:13] Nar     He discarded a white dragon     from a concealed triplet, [16:16] Nar     a move that is normally inconceivable. [16:19] Nar     It was a decoy he employed based on his     predictions of Ichikawa's future moves. [16:24] Nar     On the one hand,     Ichikawa had a hidden strategy [16:27] Nar     to prevent Akagi from     getting his mangan hand [16:31] Nar     with multiple levels of insurance. [16:33] Nar     Ichikawa was certain that     he had evaded danger. [16:37] Nar     However, a moment later,     he'd be taught otherwise. [16:42] Nar     He had been dancing on Akagi's     palm this entire time. [16:47] Boss     Akagi's win can't be written     off as pure luck, after all. [16:53] Boss     His technique is superior. [16:54] Boss     His potential is superior. [16:56] Boss     He has natural genius. [16:57] Boss     A talent no one can even     hope to come close to. [17:01] Boss     And it was too much for Ichikawa. [17:07] Boss     Here's the eighty million, Akagi. [17:10] Boss     Please take it. [17:15] aka     I don't want it. [17:16] aka     Double or nothing. [17:20] Cop     Akagi! [17:21] Cop     Don't you know you when to quit?! [17:23] Aka     I never did. [17:25] Aka     This game always was about playing     until one of us is destroyed. [17:30] Aka     It was that kind of gamble. [17:32] Aka     Right, Kurosaki-san? [17:37] Boss     Akagi... [17:39] Boss     I want to agree with you, but that's     not how this is going to go. [17:43] Boss     I didn't think Ichikawa would lose... [17:47] Boss     and we don't have another player. [17:49] Aka     What are you talking about? [17:51] Aka     Why don't we just have a     rematch with Ichikawa-san? [17:55] Aka     We were evenly matched. [17:59] Boss     He's done for. [18:01] Boss     This game's made made it apparent     that you belong in different leagues. [18:04] Boss     He'll never be able to     beat you in this lifetime. [18:10] Boss     That is to say, now that     you've defeated Ichikawa, [18:14] Boss     we don't have any more     chance of winning. [18:17] Boss     I'm sorry to say it, but we're out. [18:20] Boss     That's our final decision. [18:23] Cop     This is good enough, right, Akagi? [18:25] Cop     Let's call it a day here. [18:26] Cop     I can set up other matches like this     for you whenever you want. [18:31] Cop     Okay? [18:46] cop     Here you go, Nangou-san. Your cut. [18:51] cop     Akagi, [18:54] cop     this is your cut. [18:55] cop     It's way too much for     a middle school student. [19:04] nan     The expression on Akagi's face     then left an impression on me. [19:07] nan     I still remember it to this day. [19:10] nan     He had the eyes of a child who     had lost interest in a toy. [19:14] nan     The insanity housed in them had vanished. [19:17] nan     His eyes were pure. [19:19] nan     Yes, at a glance, [19:21] nan     he was just another 13 year old     middle school student. [19:26] nan     It was like the demon had left him. [19:28] nan     That's when I suddenly realized the     secret behind Akagi's strength. [19:35] nan     I realized what it is that he has, and I lack. [19:39] nan     I decided that I wouldn't     gamble ever again. [19:44] nan     I could never be successful at gambling. [19:48] nan     Because I'll never be able to have     that sort of look in my eyes. [19:55] nar     The night of legend was over. SIGN    1963 (5 years later) [20:06] gue     Thanks. [20:07] che     Thank you! [20:16] nan     It's been five years since then. [20:19] nan     Yasuoka-san is still somewhat     involved in gambling. [20:23] nan     I got out of it. [20:26] nan     I occasionally play Mahjong     for fun, but not for money. [20:31] nan     I haven't heard anything about Akagi. [20:34] nan     He just disappeared. [20:37] nan     Has he amassed an immense     fortune by now? [20:42] nan     Or did he get burned by     the flame of gambling? [20:49] nan     Akagi... [20:52] nar     And thus Akagi became a legend. [20:56] nar     But Akagi hadn't disappeared. [21:00] nar     The world would know about Akagi again. [21:04] nar     In just one short year. SIGN    Next time: "The Sign of Rebirth." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Sign of Rebirth 8 - The Sign of Rebirth Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:11] nar     1958. [01:13] nar     Akagi Shigeru, the genius who     suddenly descended into the darkness. [01:16] nar     He was just 13 when he emerged victorious [01:18] nar     from the death match against the     Kawada group's rep player, Ichikawa. [01:21] nar     After that, he vanished without a trace. [01:24] nar     Six years have passed since then. [01:31] nar     1964. [01:33] nar     All of Japan was excited     about the Tokyo Olympics. [01:46] kaw     Are you certain, Yasuoka-san? [01:49] yas     Lying wouldn't get me anywhere. [01:53] yas     People who know him would     know it when they see him. [01:56] kaw     Then it's really SIGN    Kawada Group Boss     Kawada [01:57] kaw     the one from that legendary night? [02:00] yas     Yes, these last six years,     nobody knew where he was. [02:09] yas     It is the Akagi Shigeru. [02:13] yas     You will be able to witness another     legendary tale of the undefeatable man... [02:18] yas     Delivered by Akagi Shigeru. [02:20] kaw     Ishikawa. SIGN    Kawada Group Underboss     Ishikawa [02:21] ish     Yes. [02:23] kaw     You're the only one in our group     who has seen Akagi play in person. [02:28] kaw     I'll leave this to you. [02:30] ish     Yes. [02:33] guy     I've brought him. [02:34] kaw     Come in. [02:42] yas     This is Akagi Shigeru. SIGN    Episode 8 SIGN    The Sign of Rebirth [02:52] ish     Let's see how you play. [02:55] ish     We've supplied additional players. [02:57] ish     That's all right, isn't it, Yasuoka-san? [03:00] yas     That's fine. [03:07] ish     That godly play I saw six years ago     isn't something that anyone can do. [03:13] ish     If that sort of play is recreated right here, [03:16] ish     I'll have no choice but to believe [03:19] ish     that the Akagi Shigeru here is the real deal. [03:28] ish     The perfect tile to draw. [03:30] ish     He can now go from a double     pon wait to a two-sided wait. [03:35] ish     Huh?! [03:38] ish     He kept the double pon wait? [03:40] ish     Why did he stick with that if     it won't give him a pinfu? [03:50] fak     Tsumo! [03:57] ish     What's with his luck? SIGN    Daisangen [04:04] nar     It was a ridiculous draw. [04:07] nar     But after this, Akagi kept making     impossible draws and wins. [04:18] nar     And in the last hand... [04:23] ish     He's got a junchan hand. [04:26] ish     He has to discard the 6 of circles. [04:29] aka     Riichi. [04:32] ish     Again! [04:33] ish     He did something inexplicable again. [04:42] aka     Ippatsu tsumo. [04:43] aka     Riichi, pinfu, sanshoku. [04:45] aka     Haneman. [04:53] yas     Looks like Akagi dominated     these two East-South matches. [04:57] ish     I don't get how he can continue     to get all these crazy draws. [05:02] yas     It's simple. [05:07] ish     Simple? [05:08] yas     Akagi, do it. [05:24] nar     Akagi gathers 17 tiles, looks at them     for an instant, and puts them down. [05:29] nar     He repeats this 8 times. [05:38] nar     In other words, 17 x 8 tiles,     136 tiles, are now facedown. [05:46] yas     Ishikawa-san, it doesn't matter     which, just name any hand. [05:50] yas     Akagi will put together that hand     while the tiles are facedown. [05:53] ish     He'll pick the tiles facedown? [05:55] yas     Yes, he's memorized all of the 136 tiles here. [06:01] ish     That's ridiculous! Memorized? [06:03] ish     He didn't have time for that.     He only glanced at them. [06:07] yas     That's all he needs.     Please, name a hand. [06:11] ish     Then, a sanshoku. [06:34] ish     Okay, next, a kokushi musou. [06:47] ish     Daisangen tsuuiisou! SIGN    Tsuuiisou - A hand composed exclusively of wind and dragon tiles. [06:50] ish     After a kokushi musou,     this should be difficult. [06:52] ish     He won't be able to make it unless he     knows the position of every honor tile. [07:10] ish     That is indeed amazing. [07:12] ish     His memorization skill could be called godly. [07:16] ish     But something's off. [07:18] ish     I can't shake that feeling. [07:21] ish     What was amazing about Akagi     Shigeru was not something like that. [07:28] ish     What I saw six years ago was something     totally different, something mysterious. [07:35] ish     It was something far beyond     the scope of normal people like us. [07:49] kaw     So? [07:50] ish     Akagi has become weaker. [07:52] ish     It seems that his peak was six years ago, [07:54] ish     and in a sense, he's not the same person. [07:57] ish     Nevertheless, he has abilities that     far surpass those of normal people. [08:04] kaw     Then I don't care. [08:06] kaw     No matter how much he has weakened, [08:08] kaw     it's irrelevant as long as there     is nobody who can beat him. [08:17] ish     I hate this. [08:19] ish     I didn't want to see a second-rate Akagi. [08:21] guy     You bastard! [08:24] guy     Think we're playing around?! [08:25] guy     Don't screw with us! [08:27] ---     Come on, bitch! [08:28] guy     Are you shitting yourself? [08:29] ---     The fuck are you looking at? [08:31] ish     Four on one, huh? [08:34] guy     Asshole! [08:51] guy     H-Hey! [08:56] guy     Damn you! [08:57] guy     I won't forget this! [09:03] isH     Akagi Shigeru? [09:06] isH     No, he has a completely different     aura than the guy from before. [09:10] isH     It's like he's a different person. [09:12] isH     Are there two Akagi Shigerus? [09:24] isH     Are you Akagi? [09:26] isH     Are you Akagi Shigeru? [09:29] isH     Are you the Akagi Shigeru who had a     death match against the blind master, [09:33] isH     Ichikawa, six years ago? [09:35] isH     I don't expect you to remember who I am. [09:39] isH     After that match, you suddenly disappeared. [09:43] isH     We looked all over for you. [09:48] isH     H-Hey. [09:50] isH     Please wait! [10:00] nan     Akagi? [10:02] ish     Yes. [10:03] nan     It's been six years, so I realize     he might be difficult to recognize. [10:10] nan     But Akagi is different. [10:13] nan     He was so unique and intense. [10:15] nan     So if Yasuoka-san is saying     that that man is Akagi... [10:20] ish     No, that man is someone else. [10:22] nan     Huh? [10:23] ish     It was just one night, but I have     seen Akagi with my own eyes. [10:27] ish     That man is a fake. [10:29] ish     Yasuoka-san is just using Akagi's name. [10:33] ish     I'm sure about that. [10:36] ish     I came here today to ask for     your help with the other Akagi. [10:42] nan     The other Akagi? [10:43] ish     Yes. [10:48] ish     The man I met after seeing the fake Akagi [10:51] ish     is the one who matched     the Akagi of my memory. [10:57] ish     I asked my underlings and,     apparently, he's quite notorious [11:01] ish     among the local punks     for picking random fights. [11:04] nan     Random fights? [11:05] ish     Amateurs, yakuza members...     he'll pick a fight with anyone. [11:08] ish     It's like he knows no fear. [11:11] ish     It goes without saying that he's skilled. [11:13] ish     If you're with less than five people, [11:15] ish     it's safest to avoid eye contact with him. [11:18] nan     You're saying that man is Akagi? [11:23] ish     That's what I'd like you to confirm. [11:26] ish     We've already figured out where he is. [11:30] nan     A toy factory? [11:32] ish     Akagi is a worker at this factory. [11:37] ish     Could you take a look through that gap? [11:40] ish     He should be working right now. [11:55] ish     Well? [11:56] nan     That looks like him. [11:57] nan     So much, I could almost swear it's him. [12:01] ish     Right? [12:03] nan     But I can't believe that     Akagi is doing honest work... [12:22] bos     I'll hand out this month's pay now. [12:24] bos     Ishida-kun. [12:25] ishi     Yes. [12:26] bos     Nagasawa-kun. [12:27] nag     Yes. [12:28] bos     Kawashima-kun. [12:29] kaw     Yes. [12:30] bos     Furuya-kun. [12:31] fur     Yes. [12:31] bos     Tawara-kun. [12:32] taw     Yes. [12:32] bos     Nakatani-kun. [12:33] ---     Yes. [12:33] nar     Twelve thousand yen. [12:35] nar     In 1964, college graduates made     about 20,000 yen at their first job. [12:42] kaw     Hey, newcomer. [12:44] kaw     It's our tradition to play     Mahjong on our pay day here. [12:48] kaw     You know how to play, right? [12:50] aka     Sorry, but I don't feel like it today. [12:54] kaw     Come on, don't be like that. [12:58] kaw     It's also your welcoming party. [13:00] kaw     We can't do that without you, can we? [13:02] kaw     Don't worry, we won't take all of your pay. [13:06] kaw     We'll leave you enough to eat. [13:09] kaw     It's completely normal to pay     a tuition in the beginning. [13:12] kaw     It comes with being a member of society. [13:17] aka     So you'll basically be taking my money. [13:19] kaw     Not necessarily. [13:21] kaw     You could win, too. [13:24] aka     I suppose. [13:26] aka     You're right. [13:27] bos     Akagi-kun, you have a visitor. [13:33] nan     Akagi. [13:35] aka     Well, well... [13:36] nan     There's no doubt, [13:40] nan     you're the real Akagi. [13:42] aka     What's up, Nangou-san? [13:44] nan     Do you have a minute? [13:46] aka     Sure. [13:48] aka     Well, Senpai, you heard him. [13:50] nan     Is that okay? [13:51] aka     It's not like I had plans. [13:55] kaw     Osamu! [13:57] kaw     It'll have to be you again this month. [14:00] osa     But I did it last month,     and the month before that... [14:03] kaw     Akagi says he won't do it,     so you don't have a choice! [14:05] kaw     If you want to blame someone, blame him. [14:09] osa     Akagi-san, please play instead of me. [14:14] aka     I'm going out now. [14:16] aka     If you don't want to play, just don't. [14:18] osa     It doesn't work that way... [14:20] kaw     We don't have enough players! [14:22] osa     See? [14:24] aka     Why don't you go to a Mahjong parlor? [14:27] aka     There will be plenty of players there, [14:30] aka     and you'll be able to     gamble all you want there. [14:34] aka     It's not like you really have to     squeeze us for our cheap salary. [14:38] kaw     You're gonna talk back to your senpai?! [14:41] nan     Violence is not the solution! [14:46] kaw     I'll remember this. [14:51] aka     For some reason, there are     always two or three of those [14:54] aka     ganging up at every workplace. [14:57] aka     I wonder why. [14:59] nan     Huh? [15:00] aka     Why don't they live more rewarding lives? [15:07] aka     I see what's up. [15:09] nan     I'm sorry, he said he just wanted to talk. [15:12] ish     Akagi, why are you     wasting your time here? [15:17] ish     You can't play around forever. [15:19] ish     You can't buy a life with the pocket change     you get from working a normal job. [15:27] ish     Last week, the night I ran into you, [15:31] ish     Yasuoka brought a fake Akagi over. [15:35] aka     He's just as crooked as always, that cop. [15:39] aka     So does this fake look like me? [15:42] ish     Of course he looks like you,     but he actually plays well, too. [15:46] ish     He is assuming your identity.     He couldn't do that if he was a loser. [15:52] ish     There were two matches this week     where he played as our rep player. [15:57] ish     He made it through both without a hitch. [15:59] (Flashback) fak     Tsumo. [16:01] ish     He didn't win an astonishing amount, [16:03] ish     but his play style was stable     from beginning to end. [16:08] ish     Our boss seems to like his clever     play style and trusts him quite a lot. [16:14] ish     But I'm worried. [16:16] nan     Worried? [16:20] ish     It's true that he has skill,     but it's still within the human realm. [16:24] ish     If we tried hard enough,     we could probably match him. [16:29] ish     As a gambler, he's second-rate. [16:32] nan     Second-rate... [16:33] ish     He's the type that will never be     able to play on a godly level. [16:38] ish     He'll lose eventually. [16:39] ish     When he encounters the real villains [16:43] ish     and the demons of this world,     he'll be torn to shreds. [16:47] aka     Green. [16:51] ish     The only one who can fight     those villains is you, Akagi. [16:57] aka     I'm just going to take a look at the fake. [17:01] aka     I don't want anything else to do with this. [17:03] ish     Yeah, that's right. [17:08] kawa     I see, you found the real one. [17:11] kawa     Good work. [17:13] kawa     However, I don't need him any longer. [17:16] ish     What? [17:17] kaw     Ishikawa, I have a high opinion of that man. [17:21] kaw     The one you call the fake. [17:26] kaw     He's a new kind of rep player. [17:28] kaw     Every single move he makes is ruled by logic. [17:31] kaw     He never plays by gut instinct. [17:34] kaw     He has the sensibility and     readiness to prioritize actual facts [17:38] kaw     as well as keen eyes to spot these. [17:40] kaw     He doesn't win big, but he     doesn't lose big, either. [17:43] kaw     His wins have a stability to them. [17:45] kaw     We don't need godly skill in our rep players. [17:50] kaw     What's important is the average. [17:54] kaw     Don't you agree, Ishikawa? [17:57] ---     Yes... [17:58] yas     Excuse me. [18:02] nan     Yasuoka-san! [18:09] nan     So that's the other Akagi. [18:15] nan     He does look like him. [18:24] kaw     Ishikawa, I'll show you something fun. [18:28] kaw     I wonder if the real one can do it, too. [18:31] kaw     Yasuoka-kun, please have him do that thing. [18:34] yas     Yes, sir. [18:38] nar     After being instructed by Yasuoka, [18:41] nar     the fake Akagi first turns     all 136 tiles facedown. [18:45] nar     Then he randomly picks     13 tiles and opens them. [18:49] faK     Three. [18:52] nar     Then he picks another     13 tiles and opens them. [18:58] fak     Two. [18:59] ish     Boss, what is he doing? [19:02] kaw     It's the shanten number. [19:03] ish     Shanten? [19:04] nar     The shanten number is the number of     tiles a hand needs to get into tenpai. [19:08] nar     A hand that requires three tiles to be     in tenpai is called a three shanten hand. [19:12] kaw     He instantly finds the shanten     number and says it out loud. [19:17] ish     That's crazy. [19:18] ish     He's doing it in a flash without     even ordering the tiles. [19:21] ish     The first one was three,     and the second one was two... [19:25] ish     Hey, order the tiles. [19:33] ish     The first one was a three     shanten hand, and the next... [19:37] nan     Two shanten. [19:39] nan     No mistakes. [19:41] nan     How can he do it so fast? [19:43] fak     Five. [19:45] nar     What the fake Akagi is doing here     isn't amazing in and of itself. [19:50] nar     With enough time, anybody can do it. [19:53] nar     Except he does it five to ten times     faster than normal people. [19:57] nar     It's an awe-inspiring speed. [19:59] fak     Four. [20:01] nan     Ishikawa-san said he's second-rate, [20:03] nan     but this man's a different     kind of genius than Akagi. [20:07] nar     After this, the fake Akagi [20:09] nar     kept repeating this superhuman     feat without missing a beat. [20:12] nar     And just when he was about to     uncover the last set of tiles [20:16] nar     that he picked from the last 19... [20:20] aka     Three. [20:26] nan     Three? [20:27] nan     He hasn't even opened the hand yet! [20:33] ish     How many? [20:34] ish     What's the shanten number? [20:36] nan     Uh... [20:37] ishi     Order them, order them! [20:42] nan     No sets of three... [20:44] ish     And four sets of two, with one pair. [20:47] ish     Which means... [20:50] ish     Three shanten! [20:53] nan     He got it right! [20:58] nar     The genius Akagi Shigeru has     descended into the darkness again. [21:02] nar     This is the beginning of a new legend. [22:16] nar     Next time, "The Authenticity of Genius." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Authenticity of Genius 9 - The Authenticity of Genius Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:12] nar     In 1964, [01:14] nar     Akagi has resurfaced after six years [01:15] nar     alongside the police officer Yasuoka. [01:18] nar     However, that Akagi was fake. [01:22] nar     Even though he's fake,     he still displays amazing skill. [01:25] nar     But he now faces the real Akagi. SIGN    Episode 9 SIGN    The Authenticity of Genius [01:32] ish     He got it right! [01:34] nan     He guessed the shanten number     before the tiles were even revealed! [01:39] kaw     This is interesting. [01:43] fak     Boss, this isn't that amazing. [01:46] kaw     Meaning? [01:47] fak     It's quite simple. [01:48] kaw     So you're saying that this     wasn't based on instinct, [01:52] kaw     but that there was a trick? [01:55] fak     It's nothing that elaborate, [01:57] fak     but anyone could arrive at it     if they think a bit. [02:01] fak     There are 136 tiles in total. [02:04] fak     Out of those, 13 x 9, or 117     tiles, are already uncovered. [02:09] fak     Which leaves 19 remaining tiles. [02:11] fak     With enough time,     figuring out what those 19 tiles are [02:14] fak     is something even a     grade schooler could do. [02:17] fak     Which means that the remaining     tiles are the 13 tiles I just opened [02:22] fak     and a 1 and 7 of circles,     1 and 3 of bamboo, [02:26] fak     and two of the 9 of characters. [02:27] fak     With these 6 tiles, we have     the remaining 19 tiles. [02:31] nar     Fake Akagi's claim is that     figuring the shanten number [02:33] nar     isn't difficult to a player of this level. [02:37] nar     Among these 19 tiles,     there isn't a single set of three. [02:40] nar     Based on that fact alone,     it couldn't be better than 2 shanten. [02:44] nar     That's because, in Mahjong,     a hand can only be in [02:47] nar     2 shanten once one set of three     and the pair are complete. [02:50] nar     These 19 tiles do not     satisfy that condition. [02:53] nar     No matter how you pick the 13 tiles,     you'll get 3 sets of two, no matter what. [03:00] fak     Which means the worst you     could get is 5 shanten. [03:04] fak     But the chance for that is fleetingly low. [03:07] fak     You might get it once in a few hundred tries. [03:11] fak     So it's either a 3 or 4 shanten. [03:14] fak     50:50. [03:16] fak     Actually, judging from the tiles     here, a 3 shanten is more likely. [03:22] fak     It'll probably be 3 shanten     six or seven out of ten times. [03:26] fak     So even blurting out 3 shanten without     thinking has a 65% chance of being correct. [03:31] fak     It's simple probability. [03:34] fak     Not instinct at all! [03:36] fak     You might be able to deceive people     not familiar with probability, [03:39] fak     but that won't work on me, Akagi-san. [03:47] aka     I see, you are second-rate. [03:49] fak     What did you say?! [03:51] aka     You're way off. [03:53] fak     So you're trying to tell me [03:54] fak     you got this not through     probability, but through instinct? [03:57] aka     Who knows? [03:59] fak     Then prove it. [04:06] fak     Add three tiles to these ten here     and make it a 4 shanten hand. [04:11] fak     But you have to pick     from these nine tiles. [04:20] fak     Pick three tiles from here. [04:23] fak     If you can actually make a 4 shanten     hand with this, I'll believe... [04:27] fak     that you have an instinct     that surpasses probability. [04:35] nan     That's impossible. [04:36] nan     There are already 4 sets of two. [04:39] nan     It's already a 4 shanten hand. [04:41] nan     He can't add any more sets of two. [04:45] nan     So of those nine tiles, [04:47] nan     the only tiles he can pick that     don't break that requirement are... [04:50] nan     These four tiles! [04:52] nan     But drawing two of the 1 of bamboo     will result in a new set of two, [04:55] nan     so he can only draw one! [04:57] nar     The chances aren't good. [05:00] nar     At first, it might seem that     the chances aren't so bad, [05:04] nar     seeing that you can     pick four tiles out of nine. [05:07] nar     However, the chance of actually     picking these three tiles is under 3%. [05:12] nar     The margin of error is paper thin. [05:15] fak     So, what will you do? [05:17] fak     You'll have to walk a tightrope     over a pit of defeat. [05:22] aka     Sounds interesting. [05:29] aka     I'll walk that tightrope. [05:33] nan     He's accepting this ridiculous gamble?! [05:35] aka     But you're the one who so     confidently proposed this challenge. [05:41] aka     I won't hear any complaints about the wager. [05:46] aka     One arm. [05:51] fak     That's ridiculous. [05:52] fak     There's no way I would     accept that condition! [05:56] aka     Why not? [05:57] fak     Because it's not necessary! [05:59] aka     So you're saying you're not confident? [06:01] fak     I am confident! [06:03] fak     But no matter how low the     chance is, it's not 0%. [06:07] fak     Even if the chance is as low as 1%, [06:10] fak     there's no way that you     could wager something [06:12] fak     as irreplaceable as an arm! [06:14] fak     Don't get me wrong. [06:16] fak     I'm not saying that I'm afraid. [06:17] fak     I'm saying that this gamble is idiotic! [06:21] fak     I won't put my life on the line     for some amusement or game. [06:24] fak     I'm not afraid of dying. [06:26] fak     I just don't want a meaningless death! [06:29] aka     A meaningless death? [06:31] aka     Isn't that precisely what gambling is? [06:34] aka     This "meaningless death," as you call it? [06:38] aka     That's what I've thought all this time. [06:41] fak     We're different types. [06:44] aka     It's not about our types,     it's about the stage we stand on. [06:48] aka     You've not yet stepped up     onto the gambling stage. [06:52] aka     That's why you're trying to measure     gambling with the numbers [06:55] aka     you've squeezed out of your brain. [06:58] aka     Talk about clueless. [07:00] fak     What? [07:02] aka     It's like claiming to know the ocean... [07:05] aka     when you've only gone in waist-deep. [07:11] fak     I see what you're doing. [07:13] fak     You never had the intention     of accepting this challenge. [07:17] fak     But simply declining would     make you look incompetent. [07:19] fak     In order to avoid that,     you claimed to accept the challenge, [07:23] fak     then countered with a     completely ridiculous wager. [07:26] fak     Your opponent has no     choice but to back down. [07:28] fak     After that, it was your plan [07:29] fak     to use some abstract arguments     to confuse everyone. [07:32] fak     Am I wrong?! [07:33] akw     Now, wait. [07:36] akw     Akagi, I do understand what you're saying. [07:41] akw     But we live in different times now. [07:46] akw     You should know that, too. [07:51] guy     Here. [07:53] kaw     In this day and age,     everything is measured with money. [07:57] kaw     With the fluidity of money,     always winning isn't a necessity [08:00] kaw     as long as the net result is positive. [08:03] kaw     That's why I hold this man and     his statistics in high regard. [08:09] kaw     That's two million there. [08:12] kaw     That looks like a salary envelope. [08:16] kaw     How about it? [08:17] kaw     Why don't you wager your     salary against my money? [08:21] kaw     The difference in amount simply     reflects the different odds. [08:25] kaw     It's like betting on horses. [08:30] aka     I'll bet on a horse, then. [08:34] yas     You shouldn't have done that. [08:37] yas     That man is different. [08:40] fak     Different? [08:51] fak     What are you staring at? [08:54] fak     Do you think you can see through     the tiles or something? [08:56] aka     Yes. [08:59] aka     If I didn't have that degree of intuition, [09:01] aka     I wouldn't have been able to     survive these last six years. [09:37] nan     He did it! [09:41] fak     No way... He got those exact three tiles! [09:48] aka     Well, see you later, Boss. [09:51] fak     Hold it! [09:55] fak     I almost missed it. [09:57] fak     The tiles over here...     Their order has changed slightly. [10:02] fak     If we check, [10:03] fak     a 1 of bamboo, a 4 of bamboo, [10:04] fak     and a 1 of characters should be missing! [10:06] fak     You took them from there! [10:09] fak     The tiles you actually picked     are still in your hand! [10:13] aka     Oh, you noticed? [10:18] aka     It's a primitive trick, but it's     pretty effective in practice. [10:23] aka     At the very least, more so than     your lame probability calculations. [10:28] fak     Shut up. [10:29] fak     Leave the money here. [10:31] nan     Akagi... [10:33] aka     Don't worry, Nangou-san. [10:38] aka     See ya. [10:40] fak     Hey! [10:41] nan     He has them! [10:42] ---     What? [10:46] nan     Even if he hadn't switched     them out, he still had them! [10:50] nan     The same three tiles! [10:52] fak     No way... [10:55] fak     Checking the remaining tiles     should give us the proof! [11:00] fak     They're not there...     those three tiles... [11:04] yas     Don't get involved with that man. [11:10] yas     Leave him alone. [11:17] kaw     Oh, that's it, Osamu. [11:21] kaw     Mentanpin, iipeikou, two dora. [11:24] osa     What? [11:25] osa     Aw man, I was just in first place. [11:27] guy     What a shame. [11:30] guy     Yeah, real shame. [11:34] kaw     You're back late. [11:37] tah     If you'd come home a bit earlier, [11:39] tah     you could have joined the fun. [11:41] tah     Right, Kawashima? [11:43] kaw     Yeah, but unfortunately... [11:46] kaw     we're on our last East-South match. [11:49] aka     How's it going? [11:50] osa     Not good. [11:51] osa     They took most of my pay. [12:01] aka     Osamu and Kawashima have both been losing. [12:06] aka     I see. [12:07] nar     This is a setup. [12:10] nar     If all three were to win, [12:11] nar     the impression that they're     scalping Osamu would be too obvious. [12:15] nar     To avoid this, they pick     a loser before starting. [12:19] nar     Afterwards, only the money Osamu     lost will be split between those three. [12:28] kaw     I hate losing this much. [12:30] kaw     It's getting to be too stupid to keep up. [12:33] tah     Chill, man. Don't be so down. [12:35] tah     Fortitude can still pay off. [12:36] ---     Whatever. [12:38] tah     Pon! [12:40] kaw     How can you have all those? [12:42] kaw     Osamu, be careful.     You're in second place. [12:45] osa     Yeah... [12:48] kaw     Dealing into a big one will be bad. [12:50] tah     Bah, nothing to deal into, anyway. [12:53] tah     Figures I'd get a trash hand. [12:55] kaw     I don't trust what you call a "trash hand." [13:01] tah     That's it! Sorry, Kawashima. [13:05] tah     South, toitoi, so 5,200. SIGN    Toitoi - A hand consisting of all triplets or quads, and a pair. [13:08] kaw     Ah, screw this! [13:11] aka     So, they're signaling each other. [13:15] nar     These three were signaling each other     with the first words of their sentences. [13:21] (Flashback) tah     Chill, man. Don't be so down. [13:23] (Flashback) tah     Fortitude can still pay off. [13:25] nar     The "ch" of "chill" signifies character tiles. [13:27] nar     The "for" of "fortitude"     signifies the number four. [13:29] nar     So that was a signal to     discard the 4 of characters. [13:33] nar     Similarly... [13:34] tah     Bah, nothing to deal into, anyway. [13:37] tah     Figures I'd get a trash hand. [13:38] nar     That was a signal to discard     the five of bamboo. [13:43] aka     No wonder he's getting hustled, [13:45] aka     if he can't even figure out this simple trick. [13:49] osa     Damn it. [13:52] nar     Kawashima and his gang keep winning     quick hands even in South Hand 3. [13:58] nar     And at the beginning of South Hand 4... [14:03] nar     While everybody is still     focusing on their own tiles... [14:09] nar     Kawashima cheats. [14:12] nar     He deposits tiles he doesn't     need on the left end of the wall [14:17] nar     and retrieves good tiles he had     placed at the right end of the wall. [14:21] nar     This cheat is known as uprooting. [14:25] nar     A simple, straightforward cheat. [14:28] nar     But since your hand shrinks     for just one moment, [14:31] nar     being spotted means it's over. [14:35] kaw     That dimwit didn't notice anything. [14:40] kaw     What's that look? [14:41] kaw     Did he notice? [14:46] kaw     Must have imagined that. [14:51] tah     I'll be taking this, then. [14:55] aka     Sorry. If I had played... [14:58] osa     No, I'm the one who blew it. [15:05] aka     You guys... [15:09] aka     How about a little game with me? [15:12] kaw     Tomorrow. We're tired. [15:18] aka     Still tired? [15:21] kaw     Where did you get that?! [15:23] aka     It's easy money. [15:25] aka     If you beat me in this little     gamble, it's yours to take. [15:30] kaw     What is this game going to be? [15:35] aka     Osamu's hand was in tenpai with a     closed wait for a the 5 of characters. [15:39] aka     If I can't complete it by     drawing twice from the 14 tiles [15:44] aka     in the dead wall, you win. [15:50] aka     If I do complete it, I win. [15:54] aka     In that event, [15:55] aka     I'll take your winnings for today,     this month's pay, and your savings. [16:00] aka     Meaning your bank books     and signature seals. [16:02] kaw     Wh-What? [16:05] nar     Normally, nobody would accept this     reckless gamble for their life savings. [16:09] nar     However... [16:11] kaw     Sounds fun. We'll accept! [16:13] tah     H-Hey! [16:17] tah     What the hell are you thinking? [16:20] kaw     Look at the table. [16:23] kaw     The tile Osamu is waiting     for, the 5 of characters. [16:26] kaw     One's the dora indicator. [16:28] kaw     Another in Furuya's discards. [16:30] kaw     Where do you think the other two are? [16:34] kaw     They're face down in my hand. [16:39] tah     That means it's empty? [16:41] kaw     That's right. [16:43] kaw     He won't get it, no matter if     he draws twice or ten times. [16:50] kaw     That's all of our money. [16:52] aka     Very well. [16:56] aka     Then, here I go. [17:00] kaw     You moron! [17:01] kaw     You can't pick the dora indicator! [17:04] aka     I can't? [17:06] kaw     You can't think you can win     by picking a tile that's face-up! [17:11] aka     That was just a joke. [17:21] tah     He changed his hand?! [17:22] kaw     Wait! [17:23] kaw     Who said that you could     change your hand?! [17:26] aka     Two draws naturally includes     changing the hand. [17:30] aka     I can't compromise that rule. [17:33] aka     I bet you have the last two     5 of characters tiles, anyway. [17:38] aka     How shamelessly greedy of you     to try to win big money [17:41] aka     with zero risk. [17:46] kaw     It's a double pon wait for a     west wind or 6 of characters. [17:49] kaw     I think there's still one west     wind left in the dead wall. [17:53] kaw     It's a 1:12 chance. [17:56] kaw     There's no way he'll get it. [17:58] kaw     All right, we'll accept that. [18:01] kaw     Go ahead and draw. [18:05] kaw     There's no way he'll get it. [18:07] kaw     1:12 chance for that west wind. [18:12] kaw     That's the tile I switched out! [18:15] kaw     He did notice that I cheated! [18:23] aka     I win. [18:26] aka     I'll just take these. [18:32] ---     What do we do now? [18:38] osa     Is this my salary? [18:40] aka     It's your share. [18:42] aka     I won using your hand. [18:45] aka     Call it a rental fee. [18:46] aka     See ya. [18:47] osa     Where are you going? [18:49] aka     I'm quitting this job. [18:50] oaw     What? [18:51] oaw     Wait a minute! [18:58] oaw     Did you draw the 6 of characters and the     west wind by chance during that bet? [19:03] aka     There's no way anyone could     get those by chance. [19:06] aka     I had picked up and switched     out the 6 of characters. [19:11] osa     I had no idea... [19:13] aka     Remember when I picked     up the 5 of characters? [19:16] osa     Yes. [19:17] aka     When Kawashima complained     and told me to put it back, [19:20] aka     I picked up the 6 from the discards     and switched it with dead wall tile. [19:28] aka     Humans are strange. [19:31] aka     They're alert when you're drawing a tile, [19:34] aka     but let their guard down     when you return the tile. [19:38] aka     Even more so while they're focusing on the 5. [19:41] aka     They would never realize that [19:43] aka     the seemingly unrelated 6 was replaced [19:46] aka     with something else in the discards. [19:48] aka     It's a psychological blind spot. [19:50] osa     You're right, I didn't notice. [19:53] osa     But what about the west wind? [19:55] osa     You picked that from     Kawashima-senpai's wall. [20:00] osa     You never touched that wall. [20:03] aka     I didn't need to switch for the west wind. [20:07] aka     He was uprooting tiles     almost every hand last night. [20:12] osa     Uprooting? [20:13] aka     It's a cheat that replaces     unwanted tiles with good tiles. [20:17] aka     By counting the honor tiles in his discards, [20:19] aka     it was obvious that the tiles he switched     out were the east or west wind. [20:24] aka     The challenge was figuring out     which of those tiles was the west. [20:30] aka     But if you think about it,     that was easy, too. [20:32] osa     Easy? [20:34] aka     Whenever he used this cheat, [20:36] aka     he had the habit of putting the     most useless tile to the very left. [20:39] aka     That time, Kawashima was the dealer. [20:43] aka     Meaning that the most useless tile     could not have been an east wind. [20:46] aka     Isn't that right, Kawashima-senpai? [20:53] kaw     Don't think you'll get     away with this unscathed. [20:58] nar     The genius who descended into     darkness, Akagi Shigeru. [21:02] nar     Destiny was about to be     set in motion again, [21:05] nar     accompanied by large waves. [22:16] nar     Next time, "The Announcement     of the Counterattack." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Announcement of     the Counterattack 10 - The Announcement of the Counterattack Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:12] nar     Akagi Shigeru won two million     from the bet against Fake Akagi. [01:17] nar     On top of that, he took his     coworkers for all they were worth [01:20] nar     by turning Kawashima's own     cheat against them. [01:24] nar     But this was not well-received... [01:28] kaw     You screwed us. [01:30] kaw     You're going to give us our money back. [01:32] fur     No, just returning it won't do. [01:35] fur     You'll have to compensate     us for what you did. [01:39] kaw     That's right, Akagi. [01:40] kaw     I think that two million from before will do. [01:48] kaw     Looks like you understand. [02:02] akagi     I'll spare you. [02:05] akagi     But you'll have to clean up this mess. [02:19] osa     Akagi-san! [02:20] osa     Please take me with you! [02:22] osa     I want to become like you! [02:25] aka     If you hang around me, [02:28] aka     you'll be dragged into     whatever messes I get into. [02:35] osa     Who are these people? [02:37] ish     Akagi. [02:40] ish     Our boss insists on seeing a match     between you and Fake Akagi. SIGN    Episode 10 SIGN    The Announcement of the Counterattack [02:50] ish     He's playing against the rep     player of the Fujisawa Group. [02:54] ish     He'll play you after that's done. [03:06] fak     Akagi. [03:07] fak     Just wait, it'll be done soon. [03:10] ish     How's it going? [03:12] guy     They agreed to play 4 East-South matches. [03:15] guy     He won the first and second. [03:17] guy     Right now, it's the last hand of the third. [03:19] guy     He's got a 12,000 lead on the     Fujisawa Group's rep player, Urabe. [03:23] guy     It's very likely he'll win again. [03:26] fak     That's about right. [03:28] fak     I'll crush this loser within an hour. [03:32] fak     And then, you'll be next, Akagi. [03:38] nar     The 14th turn. [03:42] ura     Ron! [03:45] ura     It's just a tanyao hand,     but I stay dealer. [03:49] ura     Not bad, not bad. [03:50] ura     This was just the beginning. [03:53] fak     Sorry, Urabe-san. SIGN    Head bump - When two players call ron, the player closest to the discarder (in turn order) gets priority. [03:59] nar     Fake Akagi does a head bump. [04:00] ura     I don't believe it! [04:03] ish     He's won three out of four.     I guess it's over. [04:11] ura     Damn it! [04:13] aka     Ishikawa-san, let's go. [04:15] aka     You have a waiting room, right? [04:17] ish     What? [04:18] ish     Yeah, it's this way. [04:22] ura     What's with that kid? [04:25] osa     Akagi-san, that guy with the     sunglasses is really good. [04:30] osa     You're going to play against him next, right? [04:32] aka     Who knows? [04:34] osa     "Who knows"? [04:35] osa     I thought that's why you're here. [04:38] aka     He might get crushed     before he can play me. [04:42] aka     It looks like that Urabe guy     is one or two levels better. [04:46] osa     What? [04:46] osa     But... [04:48] kaw     Oh, Akagi, I'm glad you made it. [04:52] kaw     I've been looking forward [04:53] kaw     to today's main attraction, the match     between the old and new Akagi— [04:56] ish     Boss... [04:57] kaw     What is it? [04:58] ish     Well... Akagi's saying that our rep player [05:01] ish     might be crushed by Urabe     before we get to that. [05:04] kaw     What do you mean, Akagi? [05:09] aka     Urabe is just baiting Fake Akagi. [05:13] aka     He's losing on purpose. [05:16] aka     When Fake Akagi scored his     third consecutive win, [05:19] aka     this was Urabe's discard pile. [05:23] aka     And this was his hand. [05:26] aka     When I walked in, [05:27] aka     Urabe was just discarding the 2 of     characters that he had just drawn. [05:32] aka     After that, he immediately     discarded every tile he drew. [05:34] aka     There's something strange about that. [05:38] aka     The 5 of bamboo he discarded     in the 10th turn was a dora. [05:40] aka     It's strange because, after that turn,     he discarded all tiles as he drew them. [05:44] aka     It's easy to see if you consider how     his hand looked in the 10th turn. [05:47] aka     Osamu, what would you     discard from this hand? [05:51] osa     Huh? [05:52] osa     Hmm... [05:54] osa     The 5 of bamboo is a dora. [05:55] osa     So I'd try to go for a sanshoku... [05:58] osa     and depending on my opponents' discards, [06:00] osa     I'd discard the 8 of bamboo     or 4 of characters. [06:04] aka     His direct opponent, Fake Akagi,     had these in his discards. [06:09] osa     Then I'd discard the 4 of characters. [06:10] osa     If I wanted to play it safe, [06:12] osa     the 7 of characters     would be an option, too. [06:14] aka     That's right. [06:15] aka     Usually you'd want to go for a solid     tanyao, sanshoku, one dora hand. [06:20] aka     Seeing that he discarded     the 5 of bamboo [06:23] aka     and didn't declare riichi      can only mean one thing: [06:27] aka     He didn't want to win. [06:30] aka     If he got any reverse dora,     it might have caused an upset. [06:34] aka     By playing like this, he put     Fake Akagi in first place [06:38] aka     and lost big, but he'll jack up the     wager and get it back next time. [06:42] aka     Or... [06:44] kaw     Or? [06:45] aka     He'll pull something in the     final East-South match. [06:52] guy     Boss! [06:54] guy     Urabe says he has something     serious to discuss. [06:56] kaw     What is it? [07:00] ura     Well, I don't know what to say. [07:03] ura     I just can't face my boss like this. [07:07] ura     So would it be possible to double the original     wager of 500,000 per East-South match [07:12] ura     to one million, just for the final match? [07:17] kaw     One million? [07:18] ura     Yes, but since we're already     playing for this huge sum, [07:24] ura     I think it'd be a shame if it ended     with us both in second and third place. [07:30] ura     So how about we keep playing until     one of us is in first place? [07:33] fak     So if neither of us is in first place,     we replay the whole East-South match? [07:37] ura     Right. [07:39] ura     I knew you were quick! [07:41] ura     And let's say, if that happens, the same     conditions will apply for the next match. [07:46] ura     Overtime, if you will. [07:48] fak     Piss off! [07:50] fak     I don't have time to play     silly games with you. [07:53] fak     I've got to— [07:54] kaw     Calm down. [07:56] kaw     It's nothing to raise your voice over. [07:59] kaw     Accept it. [08:01] kaw     I'll have the other man     wait as long as necessary. [08:04] kaw     You just have to finish the next     East-South match in first place. [08:08] kaw     It's simple. [08:10] fak     If you say so, Boss. [08:15] ish     Are you sure? [08:18] kaw     It's exactly as Akagi predicted. [08:22] kaw     I want to see it with my own eyes... [08:23] kaw     The skill Urabe has that Akagi claims [08:25] kaw     puts him one or two levels     above our rep player. [08:31] nar     With the wager doubled, [08:33] nar     one million is now riding on the     fourth and final East-South match. [08:37] nar     Everybody who heard Akagi's prediction [08:39] nar     assumed that Urabe's     counterattack would begin now. [08:44] nar     However... [08:45] fak     Ron! [08:46] fak     Tanyao, two dora. 5,200. [08:50] nar     Urabe is not doing well. [08:53] nar     Fake Akagi, meanwhile, is in great shape. [08:55] nar     He secured his first     place from the beginning [08:57] nar     and is setting the pace for the game. [09:00] nar     The last hand. [09:01] nar     Fake Akagi is in first place. [09:04] nar     Yoshikawa is in second place. [09:06] nar     Finally, Urabe is in third place. [09:08] nar     It seems that the match will end before     Urabe gets his chance to shine, [09:11] nar     but he does make a move in the final hand. [09:14] ura     Pon. [09:16] fak     Obviously a single suit hand. [09:18] fak     Chinitsu, toitoi. [09:20] fak     Throw in a tanyao and it'll be a baiman. [09:22] fak     It's a hand that could     put him into first place. [09:25] nar     Fake Akagi is in tenpai. [09:27] fak     I won't deal into your obvious chinitsu hand. [09:31] fak     Yoshikawa's riichi is a greater danger,     since he's in second place. [09:34] fak     With his riichi wager out,     we're 4,700 apart. [09:37] fak     If I'm not careful, he'll overtake me. [09:40] fak     I wouldn't want that. [09:42] fak     So I should discard a     4 of bamboo, a safe tile. [09:47] ura     Sorry, bro, that's it. [09:50] ura     Ron! [09:53] ura     Tanyao, toitoi. 5,200. [09:57] fak     A single wait for the 4 of bamboo?! [09:59] fak     If he had gone for a single     wait for the 2 of bamboo, [10:02] fak     he could have had a baiman! [10:04] fak     Screw this! [10:06] fak     You won't ever be able to get     first place if you play like this! [10:09] fak     You aim too low! [10:14] ura     It's fine. [10:15] ura     Surviving is what's important. [10:17] ura     Besides, by going into the next match, [10:20] ura     the wager will grow from     one to two million. [10:24] fak     Grow from one to two million? [10:27] ura     Yes. [10:28] fak     We said that the wager [10:30] fak     would stay the same and we'd     go into the next match! [10:33] ura     That's not what I said. [10:35] ura     I said that the same conditions     apply for the next match. [10:39] ura     The conditions included doubling the     wager from 500,000 to one million. [10:42] ura     That's the condition I'm talking about. [10:47] ura     If I wanted to stay at one million, [10:49] ura     I would have said that we'll     keep the stakes the same. [10:53] ura     I wouldn't have gone out of my way to     say that the same conditions apply. [10:57] fak     Screw you! I won't accept that. [11:00] fak     Cut the shit, you con artist! [11:08] ura     I don't care if you accept or not. [11:12] ura     What matters is what the one     with the actual authority says. [11:16] ura     Boss, what's it gonna be? [11:18] ura     You'll accept, right? [11:21] ura     I believe my request is reasonable. [11:24] ura     I wouldn't even dare to     dream that the boss [11:28] ura     of the great Kawada Group     would crush such clear logic. [11:35] ura     Will you accept? [11:37] ura     Boss, please! I beg you. [11:41] kaw     All right, I accept. [11:43] fak     Boss, you don't have to accept. [11:46] fak     That's playing into his hand! [11:48] kaw     But he does have a point. [11:51] fak     Boss... [11:54] kaw     All you need to do is win the next match. [11:58] kaw     No need to think too much. [12:03] nar     The game resumes with the new rules. [12:06] nar     The game will continue until Urabe     or Fake Akagi finish in first place. [12:10] nar     If both players are in     second place or lower, [12:12] nar     the wager is doubled and they'll     play another East-South match. [12:16] nar     Of course, Fake Akagi wouldn't want that. [12:19] nar     Even though he tries his best to     get first place, it's fruitless. [12:23] nar     This is not surprising because     Urabe isn't even concerned [12:25] nar     with getting first place himself. [12:27] nar     He's focusing on boosting someone else. [12:32] yos     Ron. [12:35] nar     In Mahjong, it's a lot simpler     to prevent someone from [12:37] nar     getting into first place than to     get into first place yourself. [12:41] nar     All you have to do is give your     own points to another player. [12:46] nar     The game carries over. [12:48] nar     The wager grows from two million     to four million, then to eight million. [12:54] fak     I'm going for first place, [12:56] fak     but all he's doing is preventing     me from getting there. [12:59] fak     Just because it's not     working out the way I want [13:01] fak     doesn't mean I'm a worse player than he is. [13:08] nar     Another draw. [13:09] nar     The wager has reached 16 million. [13:11] nar     Today, the 16 million yen of 1964     would be worth over 160 million yen. SIGN    Fujisawa Group Boss     Fujisawa [13:24] kaw     Boss Fujisawa. [13:26] fuj     It's been a while, Kawada-san. [13:28] fuj     Well, I received a call...     that the wager was skyrocketing. [13:35] fuj     I'm going to be a witness. [13:43] fuj     To protect Urabe and these new rules. [13:46] kaw     Protect? [13:47] fuj     Yes. Humans are nothing more than scum. [13:51] fuj     As the wager gets higher, [13:54] fuj     their true nature comes out     and they lose their dignity. [13:57] fuj     Going back on their word becomes natural. [14:00] fuj     And if someone complains about that, [14:02] fuj     who knows to what levels they will stoop. [14:06] ish     Boss Fujisawa, don't you think     that's a bit out of line? [14:10] fuj     No, no! [14:11] fuj     I'm certain that Kawada-san would     never do something like that. [14:16] fuj     But I just got worried because     the wager will continue to grow. [14:25] nar     The game resumes. [14:27] nar     The wager is at 16 million. [14:29] fak     I'm going to put my aspirations     for first place on hold for now. [14:32] fak     I'll leave him in the dust [14:34] fak     in the second or the second to     last hand with a quick sprint! [14:37] fak     I'll take advantage of the weakness     in his plan, this wager doubling! [14:41] nar     And in the second to last hand... [14:43] nar     Fake Akagi is in tenpai     during the eighth turn. [14:47] fak     There it is. [14:47] fak     The ideal 6 of characters. [14:50] nar     With this hand,     usually the 2 of circles [14:52] nar     would be discarded for     the 6 of characters. [14:54] nar     It's standard to wait for the     1, 4, and 7 of characters. [14:58] fak     But here... [15:02] fak     I'm going to go for a single 2 of circles wait! [15:04] fak     The player after me, Ota, [15:05] fak     most likely has a circles honitsu. [15:08] fak     The tiles around 2 and 5 are     obviously in his sights. [15:11] fak     There's no way I could discard that. [15:13] fak     So if I go for a 2 of characters wait,     no one will deal into it. [15:16] fak     Usually, that would mean     I'd have to draw it myself, [15:20] fak     but there's one person who     will discard it freely. [15:24] fak     Ota is in first place, [15:25] fak     so Urabe wants to give him     another push to end this match. [15:28] fak     It's very probable that he     will deal into his hand. [15:30] fak     And I'll snipe that 2 of characters     when he discards it. [15:35] ota     Ron! [15:37] fak     Sorry, head bump. [15:40] fak     Red dragon, three dora. Mangan. [15:44] ish     Boss. [15:46] fak     Now, if I just win 1,000 points in     the next hand, I'll be in first place. [15:50] fak     Then you'll be the one who'll     have to put up the 16 million. [15:54] fak     I've got you cornered, Urabe! [15:58] ura     That was so close. [16:02] ura     If you had gotten that win with the     last hand, you could have ended it. [16:08] ura     You can't win unless you win     one more time in the last hand. [16:13] ura     That just goes to show     that your luck is lacking. [16:16] fak     You're the one without luck! [16:18] fak     I only need to win 1,000 points and— [16:22] ura     And I'm telling you that the path to     those 1,000 points will be very thorny. [16:26] ura     With those sissy feet of yours... [16:30] ura     You won't make it through! [16:36] fak     Thorny path, my ass! [16:38] fak     All I need to do is win before anyone else. [16:43] fak     Come on, a fast hand! [16:46] fak     I got it! [16:48] fak     The ideal starting hand. [16:49] fak     This is the luck I was born with. [16:52] fak     I'm in a different league than Urabe. [16:55] nar     And in the ninth turn... [16:57] fak     Chi! [17:00] nar     Fake Akagi is in tenpai. [17:01] nar     A closed wait for the 6 of bamboo. [17:03] fak     I got you. [17:05] fak     Thorny path, my ass. [17:07] fak     You'll be the laughingstock. [17:09] ura     Riichi! [17:12] fak     I thought his plan was     to deal into Ota's hand. [17:15] fak     Did he think Ota was taking too long [17:17] fak     and figure that he has to take     matters into his own hands? [17:23] nar     But in the next turn... [17:26] ura     Kan. [17:29] fak     Then why did he declare a riichi? [17:31] fak     The 1 han from the green     dragons would be enough... [17:34] fak     I get it. Right now we're     17,500 points apart. [17:38] fak     Riichi, green dragon, sanshoku... [17:40] fak     He only needs 4 han... [17:44] fak     He's thinking he'll take the lead if he can [17:46] fak     get two reverse dora on top. [17:48] fak     Damn it! [17:52] nar     He got the 8 of bamboo     while waiting for the 6. [17:55] nar     Usually this would be the time     to switch to a double-sided [17:57] nar     wait by discarding a 5 of bamboo, but... [18:00] fak     The 5 of bamboo is risky. [18:04] fak     I've got no choice. [18:08] nar     Fake Akagi decides to stick with     the closed 6 of bamboo wait. [18:12] nar     However, Urabe's next turn... [18:15] nar     The 5 of bamboo would have been safe. [18:19] nar     Ultimately, this mistake will prove fatal. [18:26] nar     His decision completely backfires. [18:29] fak     I can't believe it. [18:31] fak     If I had been a bit more bold,     I would have had this. [18:34] fak     This sucks. [18:36] fak     But I won't get desperate. [18:38] fak     I would like to get rid     of this 9 right away, [18:40] fak     but it's risky with Urabe. [18:43] fak     I shouldn't overextend myself here. [18:45] nar     Fake Akagi throws away     his 6 of bamboo wait. [18:48] nar     However, in the next turn... [18:51] nar     That backfires yet again. [18:58] nar     Fake Akagi waits for a 2, 5, or 8 of bamboo,     as he can no longer with with a 6. [19:01] kaw     What is he doing? [19:04] kaw     It doesn't make any sense! [19:05] kaw     If you're going to discard     the 9 of bamboo here, [19:08] kaw     why didn't you do it before? [19:09] kaw     If you had done it earlier, [19:10] kaw     it would have been     a step towards victory, [19:12] kaw     but doing it now is just for     maintaining your tenpai. [19:16] kaw     He's no different than a     confused amateur right now. [19:20] nar     Fake Akagi draws a risky tile this time. [19:24] nar     His hand was never backed     by determination. [19:28] nar     He takes apart his tenpai. [19:31] nar     After that, there's no stopping it. [19:34] nar     In a few turns, his hand     is a complete mess, [19:37] nar     as if it was reflecting his state of mind. [19:40] nar     He falls apart. [19:45] ota     Tsumo! [19:47] nar     Just before the hand ends in a draw, [19:49] nar     Ota rises to the top with     his draw, causing an upset. [19:53] nar     Fake Akagi missed his chance to win. [19:56] nar     But... [19:57] nar     Despite all that, Fake Akagi is relieved     that Urabe's haneman did not materialize. [20:04] kaw     He's lacking something. [20:05] kaw     He's lacking something crucial     that every gambler needs. [20:11] fuj     Urabe and this kid really     are in different classes. [20:16] nar     At this time, Urabe's hand     is actually a complete mess. [20:19] nar     The closed kan he made after     the riichi was just bluff. [20:22] nar     Forceful play without any safety net. [20:25] nar     A Mahjong game of brute strength. [20:27] nar     Compared to that,     Fake Akagi is weak. [20:30] nar     Victory is something you     attain with equal risk. [20:34] nar     He avoided that. [20:37] kaw     Ishikawa. [20:38] ish     Yes? [20:39] kaw     Can we call in the real Akagi? [20:43] kaw     This man is no good. [20:44] kaw     There's something he lacks. [20:46] nar     Indeed, Fake Akagi was missing the most     crucial quality that gamblers must have. [20:54] nar     Akagi's prediction became reality. [20:57] nar     Urabe continues to push Fake Akagi     further into the corner. [21:01] nar     The legendary man, Akagi Shigeru... [21:05] nar     quietly waits for his time. [22:15] ---     Next time,     "The Foundation for Despair." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Foundation for Despair 11 - The Foundation for Despair Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:12] nar     Even though victory is     in reach for Fake Akagi, [01:14] nar     he lets it slip away at the last moment. [01:17] nar     The wager is doubled from     16 million to 32 million. [01:21] nar     Just as Akagi predicted, [01:23] nar     Fake Akagi is pushed further and     further into the corner by Urabe. SIGN    Episode 11 SIGN    The Foundation for Despair [01:31] nar     East Hand 1, ninth turn. [01:38] kaw     Can we call in the real Akagi? [01:42] kaw     This man is no good. [01:44] kaw     There's something he lacks. [01:45] ish     Something Fake Akagi lacks? [01:48] kaw     Yes. He's missing the most crucial     quality that gamblers must have. [01:53] kaw     He doesn't have a sense of the moment. [01:57] ish     A sense of the moment? [02:03] fak     Pinfu, tsumo. 700, 400. [02:08] kaw     What he believes in is the     ideology known as probability. [02:13] kaw     But when 32 million is riding     on a single East-South match, [02:16] kaw     you need something more     than just probability. [02:20] kaw     The ability to sniff out the tiles. [02:22] kaw     At this point, he needs to be able     to pick them with pinpoint accuracy. [02:27] ish     But that's... [02:28] kaw     He needs to be able to     do that to be relevant. [02:32] kaw     All he can do is make shallow calculations. [02:36] kaw     He won't be able to win like that. [02:41] nar     East Hand 2, 14th turn. [02:44] nar     Fake Akagi is in tenpai. [02:46] fak     If I go for a double pon wait on     the 3 of bamboo and 7 of circles, [02:49] fak     drawing it myself will get me a san ankou. [02:51] fak     But considering that the     7 of circles is the dora, [02:55] fak     a tanyao with two dora is enough. [03:01] ura     A 3 of bamboo from his hand. [03:02] ura     He's in tenpai. [03:04] ura     But he still isn't declaring riichi. [03:07] ura     I guess he concluded that it's not possible [03:10] ura     given how few tiles are left. [03:13] ura     That's weak, bro! [03:15] ura     If you have a good hand,     you've got to be greedy! [03:19] ura     With that sort of meticulous play style, [03:21] ura     you won't be able to put     pressure on your opponents [03:24] ura     or bring luck on your side. [03:26] ura     Your play style is so timid. [03:29] ura     I'm going to be much bolder than that. [03:32] ura     Bro, do you accept opens? [03:34] fak     Open? [03:35] ura     The 2 han open riichi. [03:39] kaw     We do in theory. [03:42] ura     All right. [03:43] ura     Riichi, open! [03:49] fak     He actually did it! [03:51] fak     And a double pon wait on the     red dragon and the 3 of circles? [03:55] fak     There are already two red     dragons in the discards. [03:57] fak     He's only got the 3 of circles to wait for. [03:59] fak     He must be kidding. [04:01] fak     There's no way that my three-way     wait will lose to this! [04:06] fak     Damn it! [04:08] ish     Urabe's play style is crazy. [04:12] ish     He discarded the 5 of circles     and declared riichi, [04:13] ish     which means that he could have     had a two-sided wait, too. [04:17] kaw     If he had gone for the two-sided wait,     a tsumo would have netted him 7,800. [04:21] kaw     But if he goes for the san ankou,     with a tsumo he'll get a proper mangan. [04:26] kaw     And if he gets reverse dora     for any of his triplets, [04:28] kaw     opening the riichi will boost     him to a dealer baiman. [04:32] kaw     He could finish everything     with this one hand. [04:36] kaw     Plus, he probably feels it. [04:40] kaw     He can smell it... [04:43] kaw     The winning tile. [04:44] kaw     The premonition that he'll     draw the 3 of circles. [04:48] ish     Could it be... [04:49] fak     Don't draw it! [04:59] nar     He didn't get the ippatsu,     but in the next turn... [05:04] ura     Tsumo. [05:06] ura     Open, tsumo, san ankou. Mangan. [05:09] ura     Oh, wait, I got three reverse     dora, so it's a baiman. [05:15] ura     Sorry, bro. [05:18] fak     No way. [05:19] fak     This is unbelievable! [05:24] kaw     Ishikawa, it's no use. [05:26] kaw     He's out of the question. [05:28] kaw     Letting him continue to play     will only widen the wound. [05:33] kaw     Call Akagi! [05:35] kaw     We must fight a demon with a demon! [05:43] ish     Akagi! [05:44] ish     You need to come right now. [05:45] ish     Our rep player is being torn apart. [05:47] ish     We need your help. [05:50] aka     Urabe started winning? [05:51] ish     Yeah, that bastard got cocky     and kept raising the wager. [05:55] ish     It's at 32 million now. [05:57] ish     Please, Akagi! [05:59] aka     I'm sorry, but I don't feel like it. [06:02] ish     What are you talking about? [06:04] ish     Nobody but you can do it! [06:05] ish     Akagi! [06:06] aka     What about Osamu? [06:09] ish     You mean the kid with the freckles? [06:11] aka     Yes, why don't you have him play? [06:14] ish     That's not funny. [06:15] ish     This isn't an opponent     an amateur can handle. [06:18] aka     Ishikawa-san, keep the wager secret     from Osamu and let him play freely. [06:23] aka     He might do quite well. [06:24] ish     Quite well isn't enough, Akagi. [06:27] aka     Do what you like. [06:28] aka     If Osamu doesn't play, neither will I. [06:31] ish     Akagi... [06:34] ish     So you'll play after Osamu? [06:37] ish     If he plays, you play? [06:39] aka     Well, yeah. [06:42] nar     It's East Hand 4. [06:46] nar     Osamu has just become dealer. [06:51] osa     Is it really okay for     me to be playing here? [06:54] osa     Didn't they say something     about the wager being 500,000? [06:59] osa     Five hundred grand, huh? [07:03] nar     Osamu is in tenpai. [07:05] osa     I'm in tenpai. [07:07] osa     If I discard the 3 of circles, [07:08] osa     I'll get a double pon wait for the     7 of bamboo and the north wind. [07:10] osa     Should I just stick with     that since I'm the dealer? [07:14] osa     But I'm 38,000 points behind first place. [07:17] osa     If I play too defensively,     I'll never take over the lead. [07:20] osa     Let's play it big. [07:24] ---     Ah... [07:25] kaw     Not bad. [07:27] nar     Osamu dismantles his tenpai and     goes for a tanyao, sanshoku hand. [07:31] nar     Later, that proves to be a good call. [07:34] nar     A few turns later... [07:37] nar     Tenpai. [07:38] nar     An ideal tanyao, pinfu, sanshoku. [07:40] osa     Riichi! [07:42] kaw     Usually, people would buckle under     the pressure of a 32 million wager. [07:48] kaw     Despite his appearance,     he plays quite calmly. [07:52] kaw     I heard he was a filler until Akagi comes, [07:55] kaw     but it looks like he's not     completely useless, either. [08:00] osa     Tsumo! [08:01] osa     Menzen, pinfu, tsumo, sanshoku.     Mangan! 4,000 from all! [08:06] nar     Osamu picks up momentum with this win. [08:10] nar     Moving on to bonus hand 1,     he gets another tsumo. [08:14] osa     2,700 from all. [08:16] nar     Urabe, who was barely visible     before, is now almost in reach. [08:21] nar     The distance is a mere 11,200. [08:24] nar     A mangan or higher will cause an upset. [08:30] guy     He's not bad. [08:32] guy     Even though entering the game dead     last can be relaxing in a way, [08:35] guy     it's like he's not affected by     the 32 million wager whatsoever. [08:41] osa     Thirty-two million?! [08:43] osa     Thirty-two million... [08:49] osa     He kept quiet [08:50] osa     because he figured a wager that     high would make me nervous. [08:54] ---     Thirty-two million... [08:56] osa     What's going to happen if I lose? [08:58] osa     Debt? [09:00] osa     But what if I win?     Even a 10% cut would be... [09:04] osa     3.2 million. [09:08] nar     Osamu's starting hand. [09:11] osa     The 8 of circles is the dora. [09:13] osa     A tanyao with three dora will     be enough for an upset. [09:16] osa     I want to win with this hand. [09:18] osa     If I win, I'll be in first place... if I win... [09:23] osa     Chi! [09:25] osa     Chi! [09:27] ish     Not good. [09:28] ish     His calm play style from before is gone. [09:31] ish     You had luck on your side... [09:32] ish     You should have just have kept     playing like you have been. [09:36] nar     Osamu was in tenpai after just 6 turns... [09:39] nar     But he can't draw this     closed wait 4 of circles. [09:42] nar     He can't draw it. [09:43] nar     He can't draw it. [09:45] nar     And in the 10th turn, Urabe... [09:47] ura     Riichi. [09:50] nar     Two turns later... [09:53] osa     Go through! [09:54] ura     Ron! [09:56] ura     Riichi, honitsu, one dora. Mangan. [10:00] osa     He got me. [10:01] osa     He used up all of my winning tiles. [10:04] osa     That's why he declared the riichi. [10:06] osa     It's like he could see     through everything I did... [10:08] osa     I can't do this. [10:11] aka     Want to switch, Osamu? [10:13] osa     Akagi-san! [10:24] osa     Urabe is 28,400 points ahead. [10:28] osa     But are you sure about this? [10:30] osa     There's 32 million riding on this match. [10:33] osa     You'll be entering in the South round,     and almost 30,000 points behind. [10:36] osa     There's no guarantee that you will win... [10:38] aka     You're so stupid. [10:40] aka     Is that what you were     worrying so much about? [10:44] aka     None of that matters. [10:46] aka     It's someone else's money. [10:48] aka     We can be totally carefree. [10:49] osa     Akagi-san, how could you say that? [10:51] aka     It's simply the truth. [10:53] aka     The ones who should be nervous     are the yakuza men behind us... [10:57] aka     and Urabe. [11:00] osa     Urabe? [11:01] aka     Think about it. [11:03] aka     Who's the one person who can stand     to lose this match the least? [11:06] aka     Urabe's the one who raised the     stakes to this ridiculous level. [11:10] aka     He won't get away with a [11:12] aka     "Sorry, I screwed up in the     end, and lost 32 million." [11:15] aka     He'll have to pay,     with cash or his blood. [11:19] aka     The pressure he's feeling     right now must be immense. [11:27] ish     I see. [11:28] ish     Akagi's right. [11:29] ish     I was too fixated on the point difference [11:31] ish     and had lost sight of the crucial piece,     the mental state of the opponent. [11:35] ish     It shows again that Akagi, [11:38] ish     Akagi Shigeru, is the only     one we can rely on. [11:40] nar     The game resumes. [11:42] nar     South Hand 1. [11:44] ish     All right, show me... [11:46] ish     My first sight of Akagi Shigeru     playing Mahjong in five years! [11:49] ish     How is he going to play? [11:52] nar     But contrary to Ishikawa's expectations,     Akagi doesn't do anything special. [11:59] nar     Ordinary hands. [12:01] nar     Even his single han riichi is dodged by Urabe. [12:04] ura     Tsumo. [12:08] nar     And in South Hand 2, [12:10] nar     just like before, Akagi immediately     declares riichi after getting into tenpai. [12:16] ish     Why, Akagi? Why aren't you doing anything? [12:20] ish     Shouldn't you have at least waited     for that hand to get better? [12:27] ura     What's this kid planning? [12:31] ura     It seems like a tenpai     without any points behind it, [12:33] ura     but I'll just have to play along     and keep an eye out for now. [12:36] ura     At least until I can figure     out what he's doing. [12:41] ura     The worst would be for him     to have the west wind dora. [12:44] ura     That'd be an instant mangan. [12:48] ura     What the... [12:49] ura     The dora passes? [12:52] ura     That's the third west wind. [12:54] ura     The possibility that he's     got any dora is gone now. [12:57] ura     So is he going for a     sanshoku with the lower tiles? [13:02] nar     But that possibility also     disappears as all four [13:05] nar     of the 4 of bamboo and 1 of     circles tiles appear in the discards. [13:09] ura     In that case... [13:10] ish     There's his winning tile! [13:12] ish     If he gets lucky with the reverse     dora, it could go to 5,200. [13:16] ish     Why doesn't he declare his win? [13:18] ish     It's a direct hit off the opponent! [13:22] nar     In the 15th turn,     Urabe gets a tsumo win. [13:27] ura     A win, huh? [13:28] ura     But with just pinfu, tsumo,     iipeikou, it's only 2,700. [13:32] ura     Three more turns and     the hand ends in a draw. [13:34] ura     Instead of taking this cheap win,     I'll take a look at what he has instead. [13:42] nar     Inexplicably, both Akagi and Urabe     ignore their winning tiles this hand. [13:48] nar     It ends in a draw. [13:49] ura     I'm in tenpai. [13:53] ish     A 5 or 8 of bamboo wait? [13:55] ish     Urabe could have won in the 15th turn. [13:59] ish     He ignored that on purpose just     to take a look at our hand! [14:03] ish     He sensed what we would want to     avoid the most and came straight for it! [14:08] ura     All right, Akagi-han. [14:10] ura     Let's see what your riichi was made of. [14:13] ura     Show me your preemptive riichi. [14:20] aka     Sorry, I wasn't in tenpai. [14:24] ish     Akagi! [14:25] ish     I understand that you     don't want to show it, [14:27] ish     but the 8,000 point penalty     is too much right now! [14:30] aka     It's cheap if you consider I'm buying     something with these 8,000 points. [14:34] aka     Urabe picked up the points     and widened the lead for now. [14:38] aka     I'm buying three turns in     the future with these 8,000. [14:42] ish     Three turns in the future? [14:44] aka     Yes, at the very end, [14:46] aka     the three turns that will decide     the outcome of the match. [14:49] aka     I will advance,     and Urabe will retreat. [14:53] aka     These 8,000 are an unavoidable expense [14:55] aka     to arrange the time and place for victory. [14:59] aka     The foundation. [15:02] nar     But now the difference between     Akagi and Urabe is 45,800. [15:07] nar     This sort of gap could     be called hopeless. [15:11] ish     He won't be able to turn     the tables with tsumo wins. [15:13] ish     He'll need direct hits off the opponent. [15:17] ish     But if someone of Urabe's     caliber is playing defensively, [15:20] ish     you'll never be able to get a direct hit. [15:22] ish     In a normal match, [15:24] ish     Akagi wouldn't have a chance to win. [15:26] ish     Now all he can rely on     is a tidal wave of luck, [15:29] ish     the kind that only comes once in     a hundred... no, a thousand years. [15:33] ish     A miracle surpassing all logic [15:35] ish     that will give him baiman or yakuman hands. [15:41] ish     What a boring starting hand. [15:44] ish     It's lackluster. [15:45] ish     No sign of any tidal wave. [15:51] ish     That's the worst draw he could get. [15:53] ish     Getting three foreign     wind tiles is the worst. [15:56] nar     No. [15:57] nar     That is not the case. [15:59] nar     Actually, drawing the     east wind was the sign. [16:01] nar     A sign for the 100-year tidal wave     that would dwarf normal waves! [16:10] ish     I don't believe it. [16:12] ish     With just three effective draws, [16:14] ish     he's already gotten so close     to a yakuman hand. [16:18] nar     Eighth turn. [16:21] ish     San ankou. [16:23] ish     With him, I just can't     predict what will happen. [16:26] ish     He's far beyond the realm of ordinary men. [16:29] ish     But now Urabe's the issue. [16:32] ish     It looks like he's got a quick hand, too. [16:33] ura     Pon! [16:36] ish     He's probably in tenpai now. [16:39] ish     Probably a chinitsu or honitsu of characters. [16:41] ish     And probably waiting on multiple     tiles in the lower end. [16:45] ish     This is the moment of     truth for Akagi's hand. [16:48] ish     Suu ankou... Will it end as an illusion? [16:51] ish     Or will it become reality and bear fruit? [16:58] ish     He got it! [17:00] ---     Suu ankou, tenpai... [17:03] ish     What's more, with this hand     he can get it from a ron, too! [17:07] ish     It's a bit risky, but he should     discard the 4 of characters here [17:10] ish     and wait on the 5 of bamboo for now. [17:12] ish     Then he can switch to a more     ideal single wait later. [17:21] aka     Riichi. [17:23] ish     No! [17:24] ish     Unthinkable! [17:26] ish     Why a riichi? [17:27] ish     Why?! [17:28] ish     And why the multi-sided wait? [17:29] ish     If anything, you'd have to go for     the guaranteed suu ankou single wait! [17:33] ish     Why didn't you wait     for the 5 of bamboo?! [17:36] aka     Open. [17:40] ish     I have no idea what's     going on anymore. [17:45] kaw     There's nothing strange about this. [17:47] kaw     This is Akagi's logic. [17:49] ish     Akagi's logic? [17:50] kaw     Akagi predicted that Urabe was waiting     for the 1, 4, and 7 of characters. [17:55] kaw     So he can't discard the 4. [17:58] kaw     If he can't discard it,     he can't change his hand, [18:00] kaw     so declaring riichi isn't too strange. [18:02] ish     Yes, but I don't think it     was necessary to open it. [18:06] kaw     Akagi figured that nobody would     discard a 4 of characters. [18:10] kaw     Look at the discards of     the player before him. [18:13] kaw     He was out of the game early on. [18:15] kaw     He won't discard any character tiles. [18:17] kaw     If anybody were to do it,     it'd be the player after him. [18:20] kaw     In the unlikely event     that he would discard it, [18:22] kaw     Urabe would win because     of the head bump rule. [18:25] kaw     Either way, there's no way     that Akagi could win [18:28] kaw     with a ron on a 4 of characters. [18:30] kaw     If he can only win with a tsumo, [18:31] kaw     then it doesn't matter     if his hand is open or not. [18:35] kaw     And that open riichi has another goal. [18:39] ish     Another goal? [18:40] kaw     The open suu ankou is a threat, [18:44] kaw     in order to force Urabe to compromise. [18:47] nar     Boss Kawada was half-right. [18:50] nar     Urabe was indeed waiting for     the 1, 4, and 7 of characters. [18:53] nar     Akagi had guessed correctly. [18:55] uraw     Suu ankou, open riichi?! [18:58] uraw     That's too crazy, you idiot! [19:01] uraw     Damn it! [19:02] uraw     If Akagi gets the suu ankou,     he'll whip past me in one shot. [19:13] uraw     Don't tell me... [19:23] uraw     My heart can't take this. [19:26] uraw     At least he didn't get the ippatsu. [19:28] uraw     But there's no need for me     to overextend myself here. [19:30] uraw     Boss Kawada. [19:32] uraw     You don't have the silly rule here     that dealing into an open riichi [19:35] uraw     will turn it into a yakuman hand, right? [19:38] kaw     No, we don't. [19:40] ura     Then... [19:42] ura     I'll deal into his hand! [19:43] kaw     There it is. [19:44] ish     Is this what Akagi was aiming for? [19:46] ish     A direct hit off his opponent     that we thought was impossible. [19:51] ish     So the suu ankou was a threat to     force Urabe to discard this winning tile? [19:56] kaw     This gives him at least a mangan. [19:58] kaw     If he gets reverse dora,     it could go up to a baiman. [20:01] kaw     While everybody is getting too     excited in this gambling room, [20:04] kaw     he makes such a realistic     and bold prediction. [20:07] kaw     A calculated strategy. [20:09] kaw     He's the real deal,     without any shadow of a doubt. [20:15] ura     What's up? [20:16] ura     Why aren't you checking     the reverse dora? [20:18] aka     Stop dreaming. [20:20] aka     We keep playing. [20:21] aka     I have no intention of     picking up cheap points. [20:27] ish     A-Akagi... [20:29] aka     Urabe took his hand     apart to deal into mine. [20:33] aka     He wrongly assumed that this deal     would work out and defanged his hand. [20:39] aka     In other words, he doesn't have     a hand he can fight with. [20:43] aka     Then let's advance. [20:45] aka     I'll advance as much as he retreated. [20:49] aka     I'll end him with this suu ankou. [20:52] nar     Urabe's failed plan, [20:54] nar     Akagi Shigeru's uncompromising fight, [20:58] nar     and the foundation for     the next three turns... [21:01] nar     Akagi closes in on Urabe,     slowly but surely. [22:16] nar     Next time,     "The Magic of Coincidence." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Magic of Coincidence 12 - The Magic of Coincidence Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:12] nar     The battle between Akagi and     Urabe has finally begun. [01:15] nar     Akagi has unleashed an attack     that alarms his opponent. SIGN    Episode 12 SIGN    The Magic of Coincidence [01:23] ura     What's with this kid? [01:26] ura     A multi-sided wait for a suu ankou?! [01:28] ura     After he declared an open riichi, [01:30] ura     I dealt into his hand with     this 2 of characters. [01:32] ura     It's mangan hand and     he's going to let it go? [01:37] ura     So he's dead set on drawing the     tile he needs for the suu ankou? [01:42] ura     If he really believes that     will happen, he's just trash. [01:49] ura     Your sense of gambling is weak! [01:53] ura     If you can't do it, [01:55] ura     you will have missed the     opportunity to get a [01:57] ura     direct mangan hit off of me for good. [02:00] ura     The last straws of victory will     be slipping from your grasp here! [02:05] ura     Damn, breaking my hand to deal     into his has made my draws crap. [02:15] ura     This time he passed on a tsumo win. [02:18] ura     He insists on going for the suu ankou. [02:20] ura     He's crazy. [02:24] ura     There it is. [02:25] ura     I'm back in tenpai. [02:26] ura     A double pon wait for 6     and 8 of characters. [02:30] ura     I'll make you regret your     ridiculous play style. [02:34] nar     And in the 15th turn, [02:36] nar     Akagi draws yet another winning tile. [02:40] ish     There it is. [02:41] ish     He can't draw it out any longer. [02:43] ish     There are only two draws left. [02:46] ish     Besides, he can't discard     this tile against Urabe. [02:48] ish     Urabe has a chinitsu hand...     He can't be waiting for anything else. [02:58] ura     What the hell? [02:59] ura     This is how the top player     of the Kawada Group [03:01] ura     plays in a match with several     million riding on it? [03:05] ura     He's playing like a drunkard,     with no sense of judgment left. [03:10] ura     Ron, chinitsu, mangan. That's 12,000! [03:15] ish     This is worst that could happen. [03:17] ish     Urabe and Akagi are now     over 70,000 points apart. [03:22] ish     It's hopeless. [03:23] ish     Akagi... [03:26] nar     Only two hands left... [03:31] ota     What's wrong? [03:33] aka     You made a mistake. [03:34] aka     You were off by one. [03:36] aka     You split it at 12. [03:39] ota     I'm sorry! [03:40] yosh     Come on, man. [03:44] ish     He's calm. [03:46] ish     Despite being in this hopeless situation. [03:49] ish     Does he really have     something in the works? [03:53] ish     A secret plan to cause an upset? [03:55] nar     Akagi's starting hand. [03:58] ish     Damn. [03:59] ish     He gets this hand when     we need something huge? [04:04] ish     What is this? [04:06] ish     His hand is getting cheaper and cheaper. [04:10] ish     He's in tenpai. [04:12] ish     But there's no point in     winning with this hand. [04:15] aka     Kan. [04:19] ish     What? [04:23] ish     His trash hand suddenly     turned into a big one. [04:26] ish     Four dora, riichi, tsumo.     That's a haneman. [04:29] ish     There's no way he won't get a     tsumo with this three-way wait. [04:32] aka     Riichi. [04:35] ish     No way! [04:36] ish     Why did he throw away     the three-way wait?! [04:39] ish     Why?! [04:40] ish     Is it to get a direct hit off Urabe? [04:43] ish     Still, that's no reason to     throw away a three-way wait [04:47] ish     for a single wait on the north wind! [04:49] ish     What's more, there are already     two out in the discards. [04:51] ish     It's a hell wait. [04:53] ish     Urabe is not that careless. [04:57] ish     He won't discard it, no matter if it's the     north wind or the 5, 8, or 7 of bamboo. [05:00] ish     Since it won't come from him, [05:02] ish     Akagi should have stayed with     the easy three-way wait. [05:05] ish     And yet he... [05:07] ish     Wait. [05:09] ish     The tile we saw in the     beginning was a north wind. [05:14] ish     So between the dead wall and the     discards, that's 3 north winds out. [05:19] ish     Meaning this wait is dead. [05:21] ish     There's no way for him to win. [05:23] ish     How could he have made such a     mistake at this crucial moment? [05:27] ish     No, Akagi would never make such     an elementary mistake here. [05:32] ish     He must have some sort of plan for this. [05:35] ish     One possibility is that the next dead     wall draw will be the north wind, [05:40] ish     and that Akagi gets the     last 6 of bamboo for a kan. [05:44] ish     He'll win by drawing the north     wind from the dead wall. [05:47] ish     But the fourth 6 of bamboo     is already in the discards. [05:50] ish     So this won't happen. [05:52] ish     The only possibility remaining [05:54] ish     is that someone declares kan     and discards the north wind. [05:57] ish     But obviously, neither Urabe nor     the other players will declare kan. [06:02] ish     Nobody would willingly add more dora. [06:07] ish     It's impossible. [06:08] ish     There's no chance. [06:10] ish     That north wind will never be discarded. [06:14] ish     Another safe tile. [06:16] ish     After the riichi, Urabe has     only discarded safe tiles. [06:19] ish     Even if he had kept his three-way wait, [06:21] ish     even if there was another     north wind somewhere, [06:24] ish     Urabe would have never     discarded the winning tile. [06:27] ish     Urabe's going to play it 100% safe. [06:29] ish     An easy game of Mahjong where     he doesn't need to think. [06:33] nar     No. [06:35] nar     In fact, Urabe was struggling. [06:37] nar     It only seems to be an easy     game to the observers. [06:41] nar     Urabe sees the four dora. [06:44] nar     Akagi's riichi is nothing but ominous. [06:49] ura     I'm in tenpai. [06:51] ura     But winning with this makes no sense. [06:54] ura     Safe tile! [06:57] ura     The guy to my left already     discarded the 7 of characters, [07:00] ura     so I'm safe for the next turn, too. [07:01] ura     The problem is the turn after that. [07:08] ura     The tiles are clumping up... [07:09] ura     A typical triplet game. [07:14] ura     What's going on? [07:16] ura     Getting all the same tiles hurts. [07:18] ura     I suppose I could declare kan and     hope my draw gives me a safe tile, [07:22] ura     but if I draw a dangerous tile, [07:23] ura     all I would have accomplished     is giving him more dora. [07:29] ura     Wait a second. [07:30] ura     There are only two turns     left in this hand. [07:37] ura     So this one passed. [07:40] ura     Now I'm safe. [07:42] ura     I've made it through. [07:43] ura     With only one turn left, it's over. [07:47] ura     Another dangerous tile... [07:50] ura     But I have a plan for     the 17th and final turn. [07:54] ura     The trump card handed to me     by coincidence in the 16th turn. [07:58] ura     Kan. [08:03] ura     This tile hasn't been discarded yet. [08:05] ura     Then another. [08:06] ura     Kan! [08:08] ihs     Wh-What is this? [08:10] ura     This one! [08:13] ura     This is what I wanted. [08:15] ura     This is the tile everybody     saw at the beginning [08:16] ura     of this hand because of that mistake. [08:19] ura     I'm sure Akagi remembers that, too. [08:22] ura     There's no way he's     waiting for the north wind. [08:25] ura     And with these two kan,     he doesn't get to draw anymore. [08:30] ura     I killed two birds with one stone. [08:38] ish     Impossible. [08:40] ish     Am I dreaming? [08:47] aka     You are like a secure vault right now. [08:50] aka     Any sort of half-baked attempts     won't let me get points from that vault. [08:54] aka     Logic won't work. [08:56] aka     Logic won't even get into the keyhole. [08:59] aka     In order to get the key in,     I have to use another force. [09:04] aka     If I had to name it, I'd call     it the force of coincidence. [09:08] aka     You can't defend against something     that happens by accident. [09:10] aka     The key will turn with     the help of coincidence. [09:14] ish     It was all taken into account... [09:16] ish     Urabe's ironclad defense, [09:18] ish     his logic... [09:19] ish     By Akagi's Mahjong which     incorporates coincidence. [09:22] ish     By his peerless capacity. [09:27] aka     I guess it's a total of 10 reverse dora. [09:29] aka     With the riichi, it's a sanbaiman. [09:32] ish     Two coincidences. [09:34] ish     The accidental uncovering of the north wind     at the beginning, and Urabe's two kan. [09:39] ish     So Akagi wasn't waiting so     much for the north wind, [09:42] ish     but for the kan that would be born [09:44] ish     from the tendency of Urabe's     hand to yield all those triplets. [09:48] ish     In other words, [09:50] ish     he was waiting on the opportunity     created by coincidence. [09:52] nar     People can evade logic, [09:54] nar     but can't do the same with coincidence. [09:56] nar     A strategy that far surpasses the     imagination of the average mind. [09:59] nar     In fact, maybe it should be called godly? [10:03] nar     A blade from another realm... [10:05] nar     Akagi's riichi, with a wait on coincidence. [10:12] nar     Akagi versus Urabe. [10:14] nar     The difference between them has     shrunk from over 70,000 to 22,500. [10:18] nar     Akagi is the dealer for the last hand. [10:21] nar     If he gets a direct mangan hit off     of Urabe, he'll take over the lead. [10:27] fuj     Urabe. [10:28] fuj     Can you do this? [10:30] ura     Don't worry. [10:31] ura     That sort of ridiculous     win was a one-time thing. [10:36] ura     I won't deal into his hand anymore. [10:38] ura     He won't take over the lead even     if he gets a mangan tsumo win. [10:44] ura     Basically, he won't be able     to beat me with just one hand. [10:48] ura     He won't be able to     kill me with one arrow. [10:52] ura     He'll need a second one. [10:54] ura     If he only gets 3,900 or 5,800 hands,     he'll need a third or fourth arrow. [11:01] ura     In contrast, I can win with anything. [11:04] ura     All I have to do is focus on speed, [11:08] ura     while he has to worry     about composition, as well. [11:11] ura     This will make all the difference     in a short finale like this. [11:15] fuj     Okay. [11:16] ura     Don't worry, Boss. [11:19] ura     He'll fall one step short. [11:21] ura     I will keep my lead. [11:23] fuj     All right, if you say so,     my mind is at ease. [11:27] fuj     I won't say anything else. [11:29] fuj     I'm counting on you. [11:30] ura     Yes, sir. [11:33] ura     Damn kid. [11:35] ura     I won't let everything go your way. [11:40] nar     It's the final hand. [11:42] ura     Just you watch, I'm going     to make my getaway. [11:46] ura     Not bad. [11:47] ura     I'm lucky. [11:50] ura     I just need to be fast. [11:56] ura     I'm going to take the shortest route,     faster than anyone else. [11:59] ura     I'm in tenpai. [12:01] ura     An ideal tanyao, pinfu, with     a 2 or 5 of circles wait. [12:06] ura     Looks like luck's on my side. [12:09] ura     Now spit it out. [12:10] ura     I'll teach you that winning     doesn't require these flashy plays! [12:15] ura     A real pro always wins quietly. [12:18] aka     Kan. [12:22] ura     What? [12:24] ura     The 6 of bamboo? [12:25] ura     So he has four dora? [12:28] ura     How can his luck carry on this long? [12:32] ura     Did he switch the tile? [12:34] ura     No, he flipped it with just his index finger. [12:37] ura     That can't be it. [12:39] ura     His luck is immeasurable. [12:45] aka     I won't need a second arrow. [12:47] aka     I will finish you with the first. [12:49] ura     Four dora... That's a guaranteed     dealer mangan if he wins. [12:52] ura     The moment I deal into his     hand, my lead will disappear. [12:55] ura     Even if I avoid a direct hit, [12:57] ura     a haneman tsumo will also cause an upset. [13:00] ura     Damn it! [13:01] ura     Why did I have to get this tile? [13:03] ura     He's probably going for a tanyao, [13:05] ura     but it's equally likely that     he's going for honor tiles. [13:09] ura     East wind, south wind,     and the green dragon [13:10] ura     all have two tiles out     in the discards already. [13:12] ura     That only leaves the white and red dragon. [13:15] ura     I just can't discard this tile. [13:19] nar     But on the next turn... [13:23] ura     What? [13:24] ura     The red dragon passes? [13:26] ura     That's a relief. [13:27] ura     If I draw a non-terminal number tile here,     my hand will be revived in one turn. [13:33] ura     Of all things, a white dragon? [13:34] ura     My luck is terrible. [13:36] nar     Again, Urabe has a single     wait for the white dragon [13:38] nar     where he can only win with a tsumo. [13:40] ura     It makes more sense to assume [13:42] ura     he has the first dora,     the 6 of characters, in his hand, too. [13:45] ura     That means tanyao or an honor tile hand     plus five dora will give him a haneman. [13:51] ura     I'll lose, even if he doesn't win off me. [13:54] nar     At this point, Urabe was     still on the offensive. [13:56] nar     In this situation, not doing so     would be out of the question. [14:00] aka     Chi! [14:01] nar     Akagi makes a move on the eighth turn. [14:06] ura     He discarded a dora? [14:07] ura     Then it's certain. [14:09] ura     He's in tenpai. [14:11] ura     But is it a tanyao hand? [14:12] ura     Or honor tiles? [14:13] nar     Seeing Akagi discard a 6 of characters,     the next player follows suit. [14:19] ura     That's the third. [14:21] ura     Including the one in my hand,     that's three dora tiles out. [14:24] ura     The last one must be in his hand. [14:27] ---     Damn... [14:28] ura     What? [14:31] ura     The fourth... [14:32] ura     Now I know where all the dora are. [14:34] ura     So that means he discarded the     only dora that he had in his hand. [14:39] ura     I thought he would take advantage of     this situation and come in for the kill. [14:44] ura     But I guess he's only after     a mangan hand for now. [14:50] ura     So even this kid gets complacent. [14:54] nar     And in the ninth turn,     Urabe is at a crossroads. [15:00] ura     In order to maintain my tenpai, [15:02] ura     I have to discard the 8 of bamboo     or the white dragon. [15:04] ura     The white dragon is the     last remaining honor tile. [15:07] ura     Yet this 8 of bamboo isn't     exactly safe, either. [15:11] ura     I don't need to overextend myself here. [15:12] ura     The haneman threat is gone now. [15:15] ura     The only danger is a direct mangan hit. [15:17] ura     And his luck is waning, as well. [15:21] ura     His call on the 2 of characters proved that. [15:24] ura     If he still had luck,     he should have won with that 2. [15:30] ura     Alternatively, a 5 of characters     would have been discarded, [15:33] ura     and he could've kept his dora. [15:35] ura     But he had no choice but to discard it. [15:38] ura     It's a typical example of someone     whose hand is going downhill. [15:41] ura     He must have discarded it     because he saw the same signs. [15:44] ura     I'm sure of it. [15:46] ura     Under these conditions, if I was     bold and dealt into his hand, [15:49] ura     I'd never be able to look     myself in the eye anymore. [15:52] ura     In any case, there's a     certain way for me to win. [15:56] ura     He won't have a chance because [15:57] ura     I can crush any chance for him     to get a mangan hit off me. [16:01] ura     Completely! [16:05] ura     Sorry, but I'm out. [16:07] ura     I'm going to fight you in the next     game since you're going downhill. [16:11] ish     Akagi... [16:13] nar     This 4 of circles is a     crossroads, quite literally. [16:17] nar     After this tile,     Urabe's game is no longer offensive. [16:21] nar     He only deals safe tiles. [16:23] nar     He runs. [16:25] nar     And as if to push him even     further, in the 13th turn... [16:31] ura     There it is, the white dragon. [16:33] ura     That's the third. [16:34] ura     The possibility of him     having honor tiles is gone. [16:37] ura     It's almost settled that he     is going for a tanyao hand. [16:41] ura     This means I can now discard the     terminal and honor tiles I held onto [16:45] ura     thinking he was after honor tiles. [16:50] ura     I think I've made it. [16:51] ura     Yes, I have. [16:53] ura     I only have three draws left. [16:58] ura     Even if I am forced to draw more often, [17:00] ura     I can get out of it with safe tiles     and the terminal and honor tiles. [17:03] ura     I made a clean getaway. [17:05] ish     Akagi. [17:07] aka     It's fine, Ishikawa-san. [17:09] aka     The outcome of the game is not yet set. [17:14] aka     Urabe... [17:15] aka     Sorry, but it's too early to     think you've gotten away. [17:20] aka     I can still catch up to you. [17:21] aka     Just watch, I'll make you     freeze in your tracks. [17:25] nar     Urabe drew a 4 of characters, a tile     that hasn't gotten past Akagi yet. [17:29] ura     No problem. [17:30] ura     I've got two safe tiles,     for these two turns. [17:33] ura     Then I can use a terminal     or honor for the last turn. [17:38] ura     He's probably out of wacky ideas, too. [17:40] ura     I've gotten away. [17:42] nar     It might have looked like Akagi     had exhausted his options. [17:45] nar     At least, it seemed like there     was no chance of the game ending [17:48] nar     with Urabe dealing into Akagi's hand. [17:50] nar     But on the 17th turn... [17:53] aka     Pon. [17:55] nar     Akagi revives his hand yet again. [17:58] nar     A sanshoku doukou. SIGN    Sanshoku Doukou - Three triplets consisting of the same numbers in all three suits. [18:01] ura     No way. [18:02] ura     A sanshoku doukou this late in the game? [18:06] ura     Then he could even be     waiting on a single tile. [18:10] ura     The terminals and honors I considered     safe are suddenly anything but! [18:13] ura     I have no safe tiles. [18:15] ura     Shit. [18:16] ura     Come on, give me a safe tile! [18:17] ura     Huh? [18:18] ura     A 7 of characters? [18:20] ura     The second? [18:22] ura     So he has no 7 of characters     triplet in his hand. [18:25] ura     The most he could have is a double     pon wait for the 7 and something else. [18:27] ura     As long as I don't discard this, [18:29] ura     he won't get his sanshoku     doukou hand together. [18:34] ura     I see. [18:36] ura     It looks like his monster     luck is also on the way down. [18:41] ura     You can't touch that north wind, can you? [18:43] ura     It doesn't matter if you have a     tanyao or a sanshoku doukou hand. [18:47] ura     I've gotten away. [18:49] aka     Are you sure? [18:51] aka     It's still too early to say. [18:54] aka     Pon. [18:55] ura     What? [18:56] ura     Pon? [19:01] nar     Akagi goes into a naked wait! SIGN    Naked wait - A single wait with only one tile left in your hand. [19:04] ura     What the hell is this? [19:06] ura     He has no particular hand and     is going for a naked wait? [19:09] ura     Why would anyone do this? [19:13] ura     I see, that pon changed the draw order. [19:17] ura     Since there's a kan, the last draw     will be the top tile of that wall. [19:22] ura     So I'll get the last draw. [19:24] ura     He wants to ron off my last draw? [19:27] ura     So that's what he was going for? [19:30] ura     The honor tiles, the open tanyao, [19:32] ura     and even the hint of a     sanshoku doukou were all bluffs. [19:37] ura     Are you telling me this kid     had me dancing to his tune?! [19:41] ura     This is ridiculous. [19:43] ura     There's too much riding on chance! [19:45] ura     I won't let him have his way! [19:48] ura     Give me a safe tile! [19:50] ura     If I get a safe tile, all his crazy     calculations will have been in vain! [19:56] nar     Urabe drew a west wind. [19:58] nar     The west wind has not passed Akagi yet! [20:03] aka     It's over. [20:05] aka     If you had drawn a safe tile,     you would have had a chance to win. [20:10] aka     If you drew a tile that hasn't     passed yet, you're out of luck. [20:16] aka     It's over. [20:20] aka     Ishikawa-san, please take care of the rest. [20:22] ish     H-Hey! [20:24] ish     What are we supposed     to do without you? [20:27] ish     It's not certain that it'll end here! [20:30] aka     It will. [20:33] aka     I cast a spell on that naked wait. [20:37] aka     Out of the 14 tiles in his hand, [20:39] aka     Urabe will pick that tile     and deal into my hand. [20:41] aka     Without fail. [20:46] aka     That's all, Ishikawa-san. [20:48] aka     There's no problem. [20:51] nar     Everybody just stared at that tile,     unable to believe what they just heard. [20:57] nar     But in the coming moment, [20:59] nar     every person in that room     would fear Akagi. [22:16] nar     Next time, "The Path of the Storm." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Path of the Storm 13 - The Path of the Storm Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:13] nar     Akagi and Urabe's fight was     at last entering its final stage. SIGN    Episode 13 SIGN    The Path of the Storm [01:22] nar     Akagi is in a naked wait. [01:30] ish     Wait! [01:31] ish     What you're saying is crazy! [01:33] ish     You say Urabe will definitely     deal into your naked wait? [01:37] ish     How can you be so sure? [01:40] ish     If he was also in a naked     wait, then I could see it. [01:42] ish     But he hasn't declared     riichi or called any tiles. [01:45] ish     He can choose from any of     the 14 tiles in his hand. [01:48] ish     The odds that he'll deal into your hand     are low, no matter how you look at it! [01:52] ura     Definitely deal into it? [01:55] ura     That's nothing but a bluff. [01:57] ura     His magic could only get his haitei, SIGN    Haitei - Another name for houtei raoyui. 1 han is added if the player wins on the last discard. [02:00] ura     four dora hand into tenpai,     but nothing more. [02:06] ura     I have twelve different tiles in     my hand, and can pick any of them. [02:10] ura     I will be choosing, not him! [02:13] ura     Even if I have his winning tile in my     hand, it's a one in twelve chance. [02:18] ura     I won't deal into his hand! [02:19] ura     I'll dodge it! [02:20] ura     I'm sure! [02:23] ura     Is this it? [02:25] ura     Or this? [02:26] ---     Damn it! [02:28] ura     This one! [02:36] ura     How about it? [02:37] ura     This can't be it. [02:39] ura     There's no way it's the 2 of circles! [02:43] ish     D-Don't tell me... [02:46] kaw     I-Is this... [02:48] ish     A dream? [03:01] ish     Ron... [03:02] ish     Haitei, four dora. Mangan. [03:07] ish     He's taken the lead. [03:09] ura     I-Impossible... [03:11] ura     Why? [03:12] ura     How could this be? [03:18] nar     An upset. [03:20] nar     An unprecedented upset. [03:22] nar     The deathmatch between     Akagi and Urabe is over! [03:27] nar     The miracle happened again. [03:29] nar     Six years ago on that devilish night, Akagi, [03:32] nar     who was just a beginner,     defeated the blind master, Ichikawa. [03:36] nar     That miraculous game was     recreated here tonight. [03:45] aka     Hey, Osamu. [03:46] aka     We're going home. [03:47] aka     I'm done here. [03:49] aka     I beat Urabe who in     turn defeated the fake. [03:52] aka     I doubt there's anything left to do. [03:53] osa     It doesn't seem to be that way. [03:58] kaw     Akagi, you're the real deal,     without a shadow of a doubt. [04:05] kaw     Don't worry. [04:07] kaw     I didn't come here to try something     cheap like recruiting you. [04:09] kaw     I just want you to explain. [04:16] kaw     How did you know that Urabe would pick [04:18] kaw     and discard the 2 of circles     in that last hand? [04:22] kaw     If I let you go without hearing that,     I won't be able to sleep tonight. [04:27] kaw     It'd be torture. [04:29] kaw     It would be polite to     explain it before you go. [04:31] kaw     Am I wrong? [04:35] aka     All right. [04:37] aka     It won't take long to explain. [04:43] kaw     The others left, but the     tiles are left untouched. [04:47] kaw     I figured it would be easier     to explain that way. [04:49] kaw     Hey. [04:50] guy     Yes! [04:55] kaw     How could you know that he would [04:58] kaw     definitely discard a 2 of     circles from this hand? [05:01] kaw     Before that, how did you even know     he had a 2 of circles at all? [05:06] aka     Boss, the reason that Urabe had     and discarded the 2 of circles [05:13] aka     is the pinnacle of the building block     structure that I call strategy. [05:21] aka     Explaining just that will be hard to follow, [05:24] aka     so I'll start at the bottom. [05:26] kaw     The bottom? [05:27] aka     This is actually the most important. [05:31] aka     In order to win at Mahjong,     you have to understand how [05:34] aka     your opponent thinks on     the most primal level. [05:37] aka     That's the foundation. [05:40] aka     I built a strategy on top of that foundation. [05:44] aka     I kept building it higher and higher. [05:50] aka     By doing so, I was able to guide Urabe [05:53] aka     to the hell of discarding     the 2 of circles in the end. [05:57] aka     People show their true nature     when they're faced with danger. [06:00] aka     You have to measure that [06:02] aka     when he's in his normal state     to be certain it's accurate. [06:06] aka     It's crucial to determine his     true nature in the beginning. [06:10] aka     Sending in Osamu as     bait was part of that. [06:15] aka     Urabe let Osamu play freely for a while. [06:18] aka     Someone like him should have instantly [06:21] aka     had a good idea of Osamu's     skill the moment he sat down. [06:24] aka     Despite that, he opted     to observe him longer. [06:28] aka     That's when I started to sense something. [06:32] ish     Sense what? [06:34] aka     The psychological habit rooted     in the deepest recesses of his mind. [06:38] aka     Its tendency started to shimmer through. [06:42] aka     Simply put, when he's facing danger,     he will neither charge in nor retreat. [06:49] aka     He's the kind of player who will stand still. [06:52] aka     Deferring was the true     nature of his game style. [06:54] aka     That's why he just observed     Osamu, to see what was up. [07:00] aka     This tendency continued even     after I joined the game. [07:03] aka     When I declared my empty riichi,     he meticulously played it safe. [07:08] aka     While he skillfully evaded my wait and won, [07:10] aka     he lost something important in return. [07:13] ish     Something important? [07:14] aka     Through his discards as well     as his own winning hand, [07:18] aka     I was able to discern the     habits and tendencies [07:20] aka     that applied to what he considered safe, [07:22] aka     and what he considered dangerous. [07:25] aka     Basically his playing style. [07:28] aka     And this is the kind of information [07:30] aka     that decides a game of Mahjong in the end. [07:33] aka     What he lost was information     about himself. [07:36] aka     I, on the other hand, hid everything. [07:39] aka     In South Hand 2, I even went     so far as to declare riichi [07:42] aka     and then cover my tiles despite     having to pay the 8,000 point penalty. [07:46] aka     At that moment, Urabe gained a     lot of land in terms of points, [07:50] aka     but in terms of intelligence,     I had crushed him. [07:53] aka     He didn't have any tangible     information about me. [07:58] aka     That was my plan. [08:01] aka     The next hand, I pulled     the suu ankou open riichi. [08:04] aka     On top of that,     I took the suu ankou win [08:06] aka     not just once, but three times, [08:08] aka     effectively losing because     of my recklessness. [08:10] aka     It was a play style that     absolutely didn't fit [08:13] aka     Urabe's logic and experience,     so he was unable to process it. [08:16] aka     Urabe picked up more points that hand, [08:18] aka     but his impression of     me became even murkier. [08:22] aka     He wasn't able to shake this     eerie impression whatsoever, [08:26] aka     but he had a giant lead     of 70,000 at that point. [08:29] aka     That's why he began to run away. [08:32] aka     So I based my attack on his escape route. [08:34] aka     The wait on coincidence for the north wind. [08:36] aka     Normally, this impossible     wait would be hopeless. [08:40] aka     What's more, this sanbaiman     hand with ten dora [08:41] aka     shrank our point difference in a big way. [08:44] aka     This one blow put him     in range for an upset. [08:47] (Flashback) fuj     Urabe. [08:48] (Flashback) fuj     Can you do this? [08:50] (Flashback) ura     Don't worry. [08:52] aka     At that time,     Urabe pretended to be calm, [08:55] aka     but he was quite shaken on the inside. [08:57] aka     In the final stage,     his ass was already on fire, [09:01] aka     but he still didn't know anything about me. [09:04] aka     There was a huge amount of     money riding on this match, [09:06] aka     but he couldn't even see the     opponent he was fighting. [09:15] aka     In that situation, the only thing     Urabe had left to rely on was logic. [09:20] aka     The rational thinking he     cultivated over many years. [09:23] aka     But that rationality is the very     thing that created another opening. [09:27] aka     For me as the pursuer,     making him think that way was my goal. [09:33] aka     In the final hand of the game, I was dealer. [09:35] aka     I could cause an upset     with a haneman tsumo win, [09:37] aka     or with a mangan hit off Urabe. [09:40] aka     In the beginning of the hand,     Urabe was still on the offensive. [09:43] aka     However, that was only because     logic told him to do so, [09:47] aka     and not because he had     the conviction to win. [09:50] aka     That kind of offensive can be easily     overturned with just the slightest change. [09:55] (Flashback) aka     Kan. [10:00] aka     Urabe was visibly shaken, in shock. [10:04] aka     But he didn't give up yet. [10:05] aka     That's because I could potentially     get a haneman tsumo. [10:08] aka     Still, he didn't come straight at me. [10:11] aka     He played it safe. [10:13] aka     Discarding the 2 of circles. [10:14] aka     This is his true nature. [10:16] aka     His primal nature that comes     out when he's in a tough spot. [10:18] aka     His tendency of deferring. [10:20] aka     Neither attacking nor defending. [10:22] aka     His mind forces him into a standstill. [10:26] aka     That move was the proof that     his will was weakening. [10:32] aka     Then I called the 2 of characters and [10:34] aka     the location of all the     dora became apparent. [10:37] aka     Once the only risk was a     direct mangan hit off him, [10:39] aka     he couldn't handle it anymore. [10:42] aka     After he drew a risky tile next, [10:44] aka     he was out of the game and     discarded the 4 of circles. [10:48] aka     That was also inspired by     the tendency of deferring. [10:50] aka     The idea was to settle the match [10:51] aka     in the next game instead     of the current one. [10:54] aka     Running away and calling it deferring. [10:57] aka     As expected, after the 4 of circles,     he only discarded safe tiles. [11:00] aka     He was out the game. [11:02] aka     Now the possibility of him     winning that hand was gone. [11:05] aka     He retreated in the moment of truth. [11:08] aka     The "three turns in the future" that I     went so far as to pay the 8,000 penalty for [11:12] aka     were these three discards: [11:14] aka     The red dragon, the 6 of characters     that made the dora safe, [11:18] aka     and the 4 of circles. [11:21] aka     Especially the 4 of circles in the ninth turn. [11:23] aka     I wanted to coax out his decision to retreat. [11:28] aka     If he had still been     on the offensive there, [11:31] aka     I don't know how the game     would have ended up. [11:34] aka     His final hand looked like this, [11:37] aka     so from his discards, you could tell     there were many ways he could've won. [11:41] aka     For example, he could     have won like this. [11:45] aka     But this is pointless as there     is no end to these speculations. [11:52] aka     After all, it is my style of Mahjong [11:55] aka     to restrict his ability to move. [11:56] nar     Everybody was captivated     and couldn't say a word. [11:59] nar     Akagi's logic that flowed     quietly through his explanation [12:02] nar     wasn't just simple probabilities. [12:05] nar     Akagi's logic kept evolving according to [12:09] nar     his opponent's state of mind,     through which one could almost hear [12:11] nar     Urabe's blood flowing, the air     he breathed in and out... [12:14] nar     This logic was a living entity. [12:23] aka     In the end, this 4 of     circles was the crossroads. [12:26] aka     After that, Urabe was on full defense. [12:29] aka     Nothing but safe tiles.     He was out of the game. [12:32] aka     But it's only natural if you think about it. [12:34] aka     At that point, I had exposed two     parts of my hand and discarded a dora. [12:38] aka     Additionally, Urabe had wagered     money that far surpassed his capacity. [12:43] aka     He wouldn't jump to risky conclusions. [12:45] aka     He had to assume I was in tenpai. [12:46] aka     Which meant he couldn't discard     any risky tiles whatsoever. [12:49] aka     He discarded safe tiles     as long as he had them. [12:52] aka     But that inflexibility     was actually his downfall. [12:56] aka     At that point, I was still far from tenpai. [12:59] aka     But he didn't even     consider that possibility. [13:02] aka     He was just afraid, wasting     his lifelines, the safe tiles. [13:08] aka     When it actually mattered, he ran out. [13:12] aka     On the very last discard,     he had no more safe tiles. [13:16] aka     What he assumed to be a tanyao     hand was actually a hand [13:18] aka     that was specialized to go for one     single discard, his last tile. [13:22] aka     Not only that, it was a single wait. [13:25] aka     That's not something he can predict. [13:26] aka     It's far beyond his ability     to predict anyway. [13:30] aka     If anything, he should have just     directly discarded the west wind he drew. [13:33] aka     This was a random tile, it couldn't     have been part of the trap. [13:38] aka     But he couldn't do that. [13:40] aka     That's how deep the roots     of his suspicions went. [13:43] aka     At that moment, every single tile     in his hand looked risky to him. [13:47] aka     First, he couldn't immediately     discard the west wind he drew. [13:50] aka     The last draw was from my wall. [13:53] aka     A west wind he was forced to draw     because of the north I called earlier. [13:55] aka     I might've made him draw it on purpose. [13:57] aka     Once he thought that,     he couldn't discard it. [14:00] aka     Next, the green dragon. [14:01] aka     He couldn't discard it, either. [14:03] aka     The honor tiles in his hands were the [14:05] aka     safe tiles against the tanyao     hand I kept hinting at. [14:08] aka     To him, those must have been the     most obvious tiles for me to target. [14:12] aka     6, 8, and 9 of bamboo are     out of the question, too. [14:14] aka     They're too close to the     7 of bamboo in my kan. [14:17] aka     Normally, tiles around there     shouldn't be in my hand, [14:20] aka     but I'm someone who might     secretly keep just one. [14:24] aka     Similarly, the tiles around the     7 of circles I called are out. [14:27] aka     The 7 of characters is out, too. [14:29] aka     That's the remaining tile     of the sanshoku doukou. [14:31] aka     If I'm going for the sanshoku doukou, [14:33] aka     it's highly likely that I have a tile leftover. [14:35] aka     He can't discard it. [14:37] aka     The 4 and 5 of characters [14:38] aka     are too close to my last discard,     the 3 of characters. [14:41] aka     Naturally, he can't discard them, either. [14:45] aka     In the end, the only two tiles [14:47] aka     Urabe could even consider     discarding out of his 14 tiles [14:50] aka     were the 2 of circles and the 4 of bamboo. [14:53] aka     The 4 of bamboo is right next     to the 5 of bamboo [14:56] aka     that I discarded from     my hand after my kan. [14:58] aka     That means I could have had a     4 and 5 of bamboo in my hand [15:02] aka     and discarded the 5 after     my 7 of bamboo kan. [15:05] aka     If that were the case, I'd be     waiting for the 4 of bamboo. [15:08] aka     On the other hand,     the 2 of circles had its neighbors, [15:12] aka     1, 3, 4 of circles, immediately     discarded the entire time. [15:18] aka     That's what Urabe would think. [15:23] aka     But for someone who's setting a trap, [15:25] aka     the very same reason I just used [15:28] aka     for why the tile might be safe     becomes the reason to wait for it. [15:32] (Flashback) aka     Pon. [15:48] (Flashback) ---     This is it! [15:57] aka     It was a good wait, wasn't it? [16:01] aka     Osamu, let's go. [16:03] osa     Ah, sure. [16:06] kaw     Wait. [16:06] kaw     That was only half of it. [16:11] kaw     I get why the 2 of circles had a     high chance of being discarded. [16:14] kaw     But no matter how high the chance is, [16:16] kaw     if he doesn't have it, it's meaningless. [16:18] kaw     That means you knew he had     that tile in his hand, didn't you? [16:23] kaw     Otherwise there'd be no reason     to wait for that 2 of circles. [16:27] kaw     I want to know how you knew. [16:33] aka     I got that 2 of circles on the seventh turn. [16:36] aka     In the previous turn,     when Urabe discarded that tile, [16:40] aka     a scent was left on it. [16:43] kaw     A scent? [16:44] aka     Yes. [16:45] aka     Before he discarded that tile,     Urabe was still on the offensive. [16:50] aka     He was in tenpai at that moment. [16:54] aka     But he drew a live tile, the red dragon. [16:57] aka     Considering my four dora,     he couldn't discard it, [17:00] aka     but he couldn't get out     of the game, either. [17:02] aka     So he went for a safe tile. [17:04] aka     The tile he picked for that was     the 2 of circles from his pair. [17:08] aka     It was his habit to use the     pair in situations like this. [17:13] aka     In fact, I saw Urabe do     that many times tonight. [17:16] aka     Whether it was when faced with     Osamu or my riichi after that. [17:22] aka     That was a habit he couldn't shake. [17:25] aka     A pattern ingrained in his body. [17:27] aka     So that 2 of circles he     discarded last was the [17:30] aka     leftover tile from the pair     he broke up in the sixth turn. [17:33] aka     It was the fatal baggage     he failed to take care of. [17:39] aka     That was the 2 of circles. [18:05] ura     That was a high price to pay. [18:08] ura     Just because I left such     a subtle sign behind. [18:12] ura     The debt of 32 million... [18:14] ura     and on top of that... [18:17] ura     this! [18:21] osa     Akagi-san, let's go. [18:24] ura     Wait! [18:27] ura     Mark my words, Akagi! [18:29] ura     I will defeat you! [18:31] ura     Once my wounds are healed     and I've paid off this debt, [18:34] ura     no matter how long it takes, [18:36] ura     I will defeat you someday! I swear! [18:42] osa     Akagi-san, let's leave him. [18:44] osa     He's desperate now,     you don't know what he might do. [18:48] aka     Desperate? [18:49] aka     He's not that kind of person. [18:55] ura     Akagi! [18:59] aka     Urabe, you'll defeat me someday? [19:02] aka     That's not possible. [19:06] ura     You bastard! [19:07] ura     Do you want me to kill you?! [19:09] aka     Urabe, you don't have to do it someday. [19:12] aka     You can do it now. [19:14] aka     I'll play one East-South match with you. [19:16] aka     If I lose, I'll take over your entire debt. [19:20] aka     However, if I win, [19:23] aka     I will take both of your hands. [19:27] osa     Akagi-san! [19:28] kaw     That's ridiculous. [19:30] kaw     There's no benefit for you,     regardless of the outcome. [19:34] aka     I've never made a bet in my life     based on what I could gain. [19:38] aka     People just die meaningless deaths     because of the outcome of a gamble. [19:42] aka     It's better that way. [19:44] aka     That way, we can get closer     to the essence of gambling, [19:49] aka     the grip of unreasonable death. [19:54] aka     That's the real thrill of     gambling, right, Urabe? [20:11] osa     Akagi-san! [20:14] osa     Give me a break! [20:16] osa     What were you going to     do if he had accepted? [20:19] aka     That wouldn't have happened. [20:22] osa     But he was so... [20:24] aka     His anger wasn't real anger. [20:27] aka     That's why he passed on     his chance at revenge. [20:32] aka     That just shows what kind of man he was. [20:34] aka     He's only a regular guy [20:36] aka     who weighs even the pros     and cons of getting angry. [20:38] aka     That man will never experience     genuine anger in his life. [20:42] aka     Just like he'll never be     able to have a true match. [20:46] aka     I also can't have a true match... [20:49] aka     not against someone like him. [20:51] aka     That's not enough. [20:54] nar     What Akagi really desires is a true match     where one's life is literally on the line. [21:03] nar     One year later, Akagi would     actually have that match. [22:16] nar     Next time,     "A New Chapter of the Rakshasa." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    A New Chapter of the Rakshasa 14 - A New Chapter of the Rakshasa Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    1965     Summer... [01:38] Guy     They're dumping here again. [01:48] Guy     Damn it. [01:53] Guy     Those pests. [01:56] Guy     Hey! [01:57] Guy     What the hell are you doing?! [02:00] Guy     This is city property! [02:02] Guy     Dumping trash here is— [02:37] Nar     This was how it began. SIGN    Episode 14 SIGN    A New Chapter of the Rakshasa [02:47] Nar     The buried corpse was that of a young man. [02:50] Nar     With no significant marks on the body, [02:52] Nar     the cause of death was only     determined later through autopsy. [03:13] Nar     The autopsy revealed     that the cause of death [03:14] Nar     had been shock induced     by loss of blood. [03:17] Nar     However, there was no     visible wound that could [03:21] Nar     have explained the fatal loss of blood. [03:23] Nar     This was the only thing found. [03:25] Nar     A small wound on the left forearm,     resembling one made by a syringe. [03:28] Nar     The coroner determined this was the     opening from which the blood was drawn. [03:31] Nar     The investigatory headquarters     could not say if this had been homicide [03:35] Nar     or some kind of medical     procedure gone wrong. [03:37] Nar     The official announcement was     that the young man had died [03:40] Nar     due to a massive amount of blood     loss, drawn from his left forearm. [03:44] Nar     A very peculiar death. SIGN    Missing Persons Incidents Continue [03:48] Nar     The media jumped on the     bandwagon, and for months, SIGN    A Vampire Appears! [03:51] Nar     these young missing persons were     a great piece of sensationalism. [03:57] Man     Excuse me, Yasuoka-san. [04:00] Man     It's about that incident the other day... [04:03] Man     Can you just come with me? [04:05] Yas     Y-Yes. [04:19] Man     What do you think? [04:23] Yas     That's him, no doubt. [04:26] Yas     It's Hirayama Yukio. [04:31] Man     Senpai, do you... [04:33] Yas     Huh? [04:34] Man     Do you have any idea who did it? [04:37] Yas     Hey, hey! [04:39] Yas     How the hell would I? [04:40] Yas     Why me? [04:44] Nar     Hirayama Yukio had been a rep player     for one of the yakuza groups, [04:48] Nar     and Yasuoka had once been his manager. [04:51] Nar     If only for a short time,     they had fought side by side. [04:56] Nar     That's right. [04:57] Nar     Hirayama was the fake Akagi. [05:03] Nar     And right then,     Yasuoka had an epiphany. [05:07] Nar     A thought that had gradually     come to coalesce in his mind. [05:11] Nar     That's right. [05:12] Nar     He had a clue about     these mysterious deaths. SIGN    Inada Group Second in Command     Ougi [05:18] Yas     I'm sorry I made you come all     the way out here, Ougi-san. [05:22] Oug     It's not every day I get a     call from a police officer. [05:26] Oug     So why did you call? [05:29] Yas     Why don't we have a drink first? [05:38] Yas     I know it's sudden,     but it's about that. [05:43] Oug     I won't deny it. [05:44] Oug     Our group was involved and introduced     a few young guys to the old man. [05:49] Oug     Outcasts and youngsters that     nobody would bother looking for. [05:54] Oug     But the stakes for these games     were always outrageously high. [05:58] Oug     And then, there were special rules. [06:00] Oug     Even a skilled person     would have trouble [06:02] Oug     keeping a clear head under     those circumstances. [06:05] Oug     It's a game of Mahjong someone     poor could never win. [06:08] Oug     But lately, there haven't     been any requests. [06:16] Oug     Maybe the old man got     sick of this game. [06:18] Yas     I'm not so sure about that. [06:21] Yas     Around when did he stop calling you? [06:24] Oug     Four, five months ago? [06:27] Yas     I knew it. [06:28] Oug     Huh? [06:29] Yas     It fits completely with the string     of young people disappearing lately. [06:36] Yas     What this means is that     the old man's little hobby [06:39] Yas     has intensified and he's a monster now. [06:42] Yas     That corpse they found on Mount Tama     was just one of his victims. [06:47] Yas     Ougi-san. [06:49] Yas     I'm thinking of hunting down this     old man... I mean, this monster. [06:54] Yas     With our own monster. [06:56] Oug     Monster? [06:58] Yas     Yes. [06:59] Yas     We'll pit him against the     monster Akagi Shigeru. [07:03] Yas     They say the old man is     worth about one billion. [07:06] Yas     If Akagi wins, we'll split     it between us three ways. [07:12] Nar     One billion yen in 1965 would     be roughly ten billion yen today. [07:18] Guy     Akagi Shigeru? [07:20] Guy     Couldn't find him. [07:23] Guy     I tried asking around [07:25] Guy     about a rep player fitting that     description, but there was none. [07:29] Guy     There is one rumor that's     caught my attention, though. [07:33] Guy     Supposedly there's this young guy     who keeps winning every single game [07:37] Guy     at one of our affiliate     group's chou-han operations. SIGN    Chou-han - a game where players bet on the even/odd outcome of two dice. [07:40] Guy     Some twenty or so year old punk. [07:44] Guy     He takes on a lot of crazy bets, [07:46] Guy     but he's just some wash-out with no backup. [07:48] Guy     Based on your description,     that just might be him. [07:55] Nar     A few days later, [07:56] Nar     Yasuoka and Ougi were on their way     to meet the Kurata Group in Chiba [08:01] Nar     to confirm if the young man on the     winning streak was, indeed, Akagi. [08:05] Nar     If it is not him, Yasuoka's plans     will all go down the drain. SIGN    Inside the Kurata Group's Gambling House [08:17] Nar     Just then, the Kurata Group,     who had lost about 20 million yen [08:20] Nar     in the three months to this young man,     were about to take some drastic measures. [08:27] Nar     20 million yen would be worth     close to 200 million yen today. [08:33] Guy     All right. [08:34] Guy     Listen up. [08:36] Guy     Everybody in this room, myself included,     agrees that this roll was odd with 4 and 5. [08:43] Guy     You're the only one left. [08:45] Guy     As long as you don't babble     nonsense, it'll all go down well. [08:50] Nar     The young man was Akagi Shigeru. [08:57] Guy     Saying the wrong thing will     only insult these people here. [09:02] Guy     So think about that before you answer. [09:06] Guy     Is the roll even or odd? [09:15] Guy     I know you know what I'm talking about. [09:19] Guy     I'm not asking you whether     this roll is even or odd. [09:24] Guy     What I'm asking about is your life. [09:28] Guy     I'm asking if you want to live,     or if you want to die. [09:41] Aka     Even if there was a monster [09:44] Aka     that controlled this country...     no, the entire world, [09:51] Aka     even this person could not twist the truth. [09:57] Aka     The truth that everybody has to die,     and the outcome of a gamble! [10:03] Aka     It's even. [10:06] Boss     You little bastard! [10:07] Boss     How long are you going to screw around?! [10:20] Guy     I'm only going to ask you one more time. [10:22] Guy     This is your last chance. [10:24] Guy     Pick the wrong words     and you'll lose your head. [10:30] Guy     Is this even or odd? [11:08] Aka     Even. [11:13] Guy     I see. [11:15] Guy     Then die! [11:19] Yasu     Hold it! [11:25] Boss     Can't you hear that? [11:26] Boss     We have a guest. [11:29] Man     Is anyone there? [11:35] Boss     Go. [11:38] Stooge     Yes, sir. [11:59] Oug     We want to play. [12:01] Oug     The gambling house is open, right? [12:04] Guy     I'm sorry, but we closed early today. [12:08] Oug     You're closed? [12:09] Guy     I am terribly sorry, since you've     come all this way, but... [12:12] Guy     If you could please leave now. [12:18] Oug     Hey! [12:20] Oug     What the hell is up with him? [12:22] Oug     Talk about abrupt. [12:24] Oug     What do you want to do? [12:25] Oug     Shall we just go? [12:28] Yasu     Blood. [12:29] Oug     What's wrong? [12:31] Oug     Yasuoka! [12:35] Guy     Hey! [12:36] Guy     Where do you think you're going? [12:39] Yasu     Akagi! [12:40] Yasu     Akagi! [12:53] Yasu     Akagi... [12:54] Boss1     Who the hell are you? [12:55] Boss1     You bastard... [12:56] Boss     Wait. [12:58] Boss     You're Ougi Takeshi-san, am I right? [13:01] Boss     You in the back. [13:02] Boss     Both our groups are subgroups     of the Santou Group. [13:05] Boss     You're the second in command     for the Inada Group. [13:07] Boss     That is you, right? [13:10] Oug     It's been too long. [13:12] Oug     I apologize for barging in like this. [13:15] Oug     I really do. [13:17] Oug     But what is this? [13:20] Boss     It seems you witnessed     something unsightly. [13:23] Boss     We have to use force so rarely,     but this guy just doesn't listen. [13:29] Boss     What a mess. [13:31] Boss     You can see that the dice roll is even. [13:34] Boss     But he keeps saying that it's odd. [13:38] Boss     Of course, now that you're here, [13:41] Boss     he'll probably say that he said it     was even from the very start. [13:46] Yasu     That's a bald-faced lie. [13:48] Yasu     Akagi is a true pariah. [13:51] Yasu     An outcast. [13:52] Yasu     He's a heretic who spits on society's rules. [13:56] Yasu     But he wouldn't change his     mind in such a manner. [13:59] Yasu     Even if his life depended on it. [14:02] Yasu     He didn't bet odd. [14:06] Yasu     He bet even. [14:08] Yasu     And now, the Kurata Group is trying     to change this fact using force. [14:13] Yasu     The Kurata Group won't     back down from this. [14:15] Yasu     They simply can't. [14:17] Yasu     But... [14:19] Yasu     Akagi won't withdraw, either. [14:21] Yasu     He's the type who sees it     through to the bitter end. [14:26] Yasu     What should I do? [14:27] Yasu     What can I do? [14:29] Yasu     What we're facing is the     very essence of gambling. [14:32] Yasu     A meaningless death. [14:34] Yasu     Ridiculous! [14:36] Yasu     There's no way I can let     an unparalleled talent [14:38] Yasu     like Akagi get snuffed out in a     pathetic gambling hole like this. [14:41] Yasu     That's so stupid that     it simply can't happen! [14:49] Boss     So, if you would be so kind as     to take your leave for today. [15:03] Yasu     The roll is gone! [15:04] Yasu     I just got rid of it! [15:07] Yasu     There's no odd or even. [15:09] Yasu     This thing you all put your pride     on the line for is gone now! [15:13] Boss     You bastard, what do you     think you're doing?! [15:15] Oug     Manager, please stop this. [15:17] Boss     This isn't any of your business! [15:19] Oug     That's not true. [15:21] Oug     Yasuoka and I are like brothers. [15:24] Oug     I can't just look the other way. [15:26] Oug     When you lift a blade     against Yasuoka or Akagi, [15:29] Oug     you lift that blade against me,     and therefore the Inada Group. [15:34] Oug     That's how I'm forced to interpret this. [15:36] Oug     Manager! [15:37] Oug     Is there any way we can pretend     that this bet never even happened? [15:42] Boss     Is this a joke? [15:43] Oug     If you insist, then I will have no     choice but to report this up the chain. [15:48] Oug     Is that your wish? [15:53] Yasu     Akagi! [15:54] Yasu     Akagi! [15:55] Yasu     Hang on! [15:57] Yasu     Akagi! [15:58] Yasu     Akagi! [16:11] Yasu     How did it go? [16:15] Oug     Nothing to worry about. [16:16] Oug     A wound like that isn't fatal. [16:20] Oug     So long as you stop the bleeding, that is. [16:28] Oug     That was close, though. [16:29] Oug     If we hadn't arrived when we did,     he would've lost his life there. [16:35] Oug     It's just like you said. [16:36] Oug     He has absolutely no fear of death. [16:38] Oug     He's someone who can look     death in the eye as it takes him, [16:41] Oug     rather than being wracked by fear. [16:45] Oug     That's a rare type of man right there. [16:47] Oug     He really is an irreplaceable asset. [16:49] Oug     I couldn't let him die there. [16:52] Oug     Right, Yasuoka? [16:54] Oug     An enormous amount of     money is riding on this. [16:57] Oug     If he's going to die, he'll have     to do it at the table where [16:59] Oug     that money's being wagered. [17:03] Yasu     I'm glad it wasn't anything serious. [17:05] Yasu     They said none of your     nerves were severed, either. [17:08] Yasu     You better make this the last time you [17:11] Yasu     try to throw away your life like that. [17:15] Yasu     Is there any point in standing on     principle against scum like them? [17:27] Aka     Sometimes, you just want to run     straight ahead, without reason. [17:30] Aka     That was one of those times. [17:33] Aka     My own blood didn't allow     me to bend my will. [17:38] Aka     I would've rather died than give in. [17:40] Aka     That was my true desire. [17:42] Aka     The question is, what do you do     with the life saved in that way? [17:46] Aka     Until you figure that out, [17:48] Aka     your life was only prolonged     for the sake of prolonging it. [17:51] Aka     It's better to just die     when your time comes. [17:54] Aka     It makes no difference if the     other person is insane or not. [17:57] Aka     If your time has come, [18:00] Aka     you should just die. [18:03] Oug     Wrong! [18:07] Oug     Prolong your life, and you will     tread where nobody has tread before. [18:12] Oug     If you keep thinking like that,     all you'll ever be is an outcast. [18:15] Oug     A life that's decided by "talent"     alone is a third-rate way of life. [18:20] Oug     Why don't you build on it? [18:22] Oug     If you'd only build on     that talent of yours, [18:25] Oug     the whole world could     be yours for the taking. [18:27] Oug     You could control it all. [18:29] Oug     All of it! [18:33] Aka     I'm not interested. [18:36] Oug     Don't say that. [18:38] Oug     You've got a glow ordinary people     will never be able to achieve. [18:42] Oug     You've got a certain light that they [18:43] Oug     will never have, no matter     how much they wish for it. [18:47] Oug     It's true that you've won until now     using nothing but your talents. [18:51] Oug     But it also means you've been     blessed with easy opponents. [18:56] Oug     In other words, [18:58] Oug     you've only ever come up against     third and second rate players. [19:01] Oug     No wonder you've     become bored with life. [19:04] Oug     You couldn't stand this tepid     water you've been standing in. [19:13] Oug     It's not a cold death you're     wishing for, deep down. [19:18] Oug     What you want is a life so boiling hot [19:21] Oug     that ordinary people couldn't     even bear to touch it. [19:23] Oug     A scorching, scalding life. [19:29] Oug     You need an opponent worthy of you. [19:36] Oug     I know a person, Akagi. [19:42] Aka     I should've seen that coming. [19:45] Aka     You want me to play for you     in some high-stakes game. [19:49] Aka     Me against this guy. [19:53] Aka     This whole speech was     nothing but a preamble. [20:00] Oug     Yasuoka, if you would... [20:02] Yasu     Yes. [20:05] Yasu     All the papers are talking about     these freaky serial murders. [20:08] Yasu     The man behind them     will be your opponent. [20:12] Yasu     You knew the man whose corpse     they found over in Tama. [20:17] Yasu     This was him. [20:20] Aka     That's... [20:22] Yasu     Yes. [20:23] Yasu     The fake who once assumed your name. [20:26] Yasu     He was my ex-partner,     Hirayama Yukio. SIGN    Vampire Appears [20:30] Yasu     As you know, he wasn't someone     who'd put his life on the line. SIGN    Mysterious Death [20:33] Yasu     He was most likely forced into it. [20:36] Yasu     This monster forced him to bet his     own life and then he killed him. [20:41] Yasu     Do you get it, Akagi? [20:43] Yasu     This time, it's not just about money. [20:46] Yasu     You're going in to kill     a man-eating tiger. [20:49] Yasu     It's a hunt. [20:50] Yasu     Hunt him down, Akagi! [20:52] Yasu     You're the only one who can     stop this monster's rampage! [20:59] Nar     This is the prologue for a     new legend of Akagi Shigeru, [21:02] Nar     the genius who descended     into the darkness. [21:05] Nar     The bell that marks its beginning     has just been struck... [22:16] Nar     Next time, "The Witching Hour." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Witching Hour 15 - The Witching Hour Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:12] Nar     Hunting a monster. [01:14] Nar     Akagi agreed to Ougi and     Yasuoka's outrageous proposal. [01:20] Nar     His heart was moved by this mechanism     of a challenge that brings death. [01:25] Nar     And he picked up a scent in the     monster that was similar to his own. [01:31] Aka     He is bored. [01:32] Aka     Just like me. [01:39] Aka     He's tired of living. [01:43] Aka     This man stands alone     and hopelessly bored [01:47] Aka     at the summit of the     mountain they call success. [01:52] Aka     His whole life was filled with success, [01:55] Aka     but now it's past its expiration date. [01:58] Aka     It can't intoxicate him anymore. [02:01] Aka     You're like a giant serpent     being roasted alive. [02:05] Old     I can't die yet. [02:07] Old     There must be something else... [02:10] Aka     Except there isn't. [02:12] Aka     So just die already, you heretic. [02:14] Aka     That is your only salvation. [02:17] Aka     You and I will never be understood. [02:20] Aka     We're just outcasts. [02:23] Aka     We are of the same kind. SIGN    Episode 15 SIGN    The Witching Hour SIGN    The Inada Group [02:28] Nar     After Akagi got back to Tokyo, [02:30] Nar     he stayed with the Inada Group,     where Ougi was the second in command. [02:35] Nar     Akagi now waits for his moment     to approach the monster, [02:39] Nar     for the negotiations to close. [02:42] Nar     Akagi imagines the monster. [02:45] Nar     What is that man's core? [02:50] Nar     Washizu Iwao. [02:54] Nar     Washizu graduated from the     Old Imperial University in 1912. [02:57] Nar     He joined the investigative     bureau at the age of 22, [02:59] Nar     what is called the police force today. [03:02] Nar     He distinguished himself considerably [03:04] Nar     with his brilliant intelligence and ambition. [03:07] Nar     In 1932, at the age of 42, [03:09] Nar     he became the superintendent     of a special police unit. [03:12] Nar     And in 1940, at the age of 50, [03:14] Nar     he rose to the position of what would     be the Chief Commissioner today. [03:20] Nar     But in 1942 he suddenly retired. [03:26] Nar     Washizu foresaw... [03:29] Nar     the destruction of this country. [03:32] Nar     Undoubtedly, he has the ability to     see one or two steps into the future; [03:36] Nar     a remarkable sense of foresight. SIGN    Kyousei Consulting [03:39] nar     After the war,     Washizu started a consulting firm. [03:44] nar     He possessed knowledge of [03:46] nar     many a politician's scandals     from his time in the police, [03:49] nar     and he used it to obtain     information from them. [03:53] nar     This meant he knew what     places would be developed, [03:56] nar     what laws would be lifted. [04:00] nar     With this valuable information,     he was able to consult with many firms. [04:07] nar     Of course, Washizu's advice     was always spot on. [04:09] nar     Those firms grew rapidly, [04:11] nar     and he continued to skim a     percentage of the profits. [04:16] nar     He amassed a seemingly     infinite amount of money. [04:19] nar     Money that continued to increase. [04:21] nar     Money. [04:23] nar     Next thing he knew, he was     standing all alone at the summit. [04:27] nar     In his grip, he held the power of money [04:29] nar     as well as the secrets of     politicians and business men. [04:32] nar     Nobody was any longer in a position     to point a finger at him. [04:36] nar     He was an absolute power     overwhelming all others. [04:38] nar     The hidden king who rules the     country from the shadows. [04:42] nar     But then, this undefeated man fell     victim to old age... and insanity. [04:48] nar     The shrewd man who had overcome the     changing times by his own power [04:53] nar     and had such control over himself     ended up destroying his own spirit. [04:56] nar     Most likely through despair     so overwhelmingly deep, [05:00] nar     the average person cannot     even hope to comprehend it. [05:04] Was     Why can't I be satisfied? [05:06] Was     Why must I die? [05:09] Aka     Of course you'll die. [05:11] Aka     Even the greatest kings die. [05:13] Aka     Your mistake was closing     your eyes to that truth. [05:18] Aka     I bet he hates people     just for being young. [05:21] Was     What is this? What is this? [05:24] Was     A piece of trash with no     intelligence or talent, [05:27] Was     but he will outlive me. [05:29] Was     I won't allow it. [05:31] Was     I won't allow it. [05:33] Was     I won't allow it! [05:40] Nar     It's August, 1965. [05:43] Nar     For the first time in his 75 years,     the monster Washizu Iwao was in trouble. [05:49] Nar     His arrest was imminent. [05:53] Nar     Witnesses testified to the meeting     of Fake Akagi and Washizu's underlings. [05:58] Nar     Items found at the site of the     buried corpse matched items [06:01] Nar     that had been used in Washizu's home. [06:03] Nar     The tire tracks at the scene matched those [06:05] Nar     of a car found at his mansion. [06:08] Nar     There was nowhere left to run, [06:10] Nar     but Washizu still escaped     the predicament cleverly. [06:14] Nar     Using his vast fortune, [06:17] Nar     he bribed high-ranking politicians     and members of the police. [06:21] Nar     He also blackmailed them by threatening [06:23] Nar     to expose their scandals to the public. [06:27] Nar     Mixing these soft and hard methods,     he slowly turned the situation around. [06:31] Nar     He got away. [06:36] Was     It looks like the last local cop who was     still against me gave in to the bribe. [06:41] Was     You can all rest assured. [06:44] Was     I made it fit. [06:46] Guy     Congratulations, sir. [06:49] Was     Of course. [06:50] Was     This is the natural outcome. [06:52] Was     Of course they would want     to cover up a murder [06:55] Was     committed by a former police officer. [06:57] Was     This is the natural outcome. [06:59] Was     Though, those stubborn fools did     extort quite a sum out of me. [07:04] Was     But it's all the same. [07:07] Was     No matter how much I give them,     I can always get it back. [07:11] Was     I know all of their secrets. [07:15] Was     It's not a problem. [07:17] Was     I won't fall. [07:19] Was     I will never fall. [07:22] Was     However, they say I have to     leave the country for a while. [07:27] Was     I wouldn't normally excuse such     insolence committed against me [07:30] Was     by the country I have     devoted my life to serving, [07:32] Was     but it looks like the media is     close to uncovering something. [07:36] Was     Yoshioka. [07:37] Was     I have no choice. [07:38] Was     Will you accompany me? [07:40] Yoshi     Yes, of course, I will. [07:42] Yoshi     Your entire fortune,     including the worth of this mansion, [07:45] Yoshi     is ready to be liquefied at any     time and accompany you, as well. [07:49] Yoshi     You could hide yourself for years. [07:54] Was     Yoshioka. [07:56] Was     How dare you suggest I "hide" myself? [08:00] Was     Have you forgotten all I     have done for this country? [08:04] Was     I laid the very foundations     for this nation! [08:08] Was     Have you forgotten my contributions? [08:15] Was     Compared to such     overwhelming contributions, [08:18] Was     how can anything I do be a problem?! [08:21] Was     It's no problem if I decide to     kill five or six useless punks. [08:26] Was     They should allow me to do that. [08:28] Was     Am I wrong, Yoshioka? [08:30] Yoshi     It is as you say, sir. [08:38] Was     I want you to contact Ougi. [08:41] Was     It seems they have someone     who could play me. [08:43] Yoshi     Sir, but it is precisely     that game that has— [08:46] Was     Silence. [08:47] Was     I only have a few more     days left in Japan. [08:53] Was     Tonight is my last supper. [08:56] Was     Stop your bellyaching. [08:58] Was     The showdown will be tonight. [09:00] Was     Call him right now. [09:02] Was     Hurry up. [09:03] Yoshi     Yes, sir! [09:08] Nar     Akagi had stayed with the     Inada Group for two weeks. [09:19] Oug     Akagi, we're going. [09:23] Nar     The time to play against     Washizu Iwao had finally arrived. [09:28] Nar     At 9 PM, three cars depart     for the Washizu mansion. [09:32] Nar     Two of the cars hold armed     members of the Inada gang, [09:36] Nar     who are going along to make sure     the terms of the game are upheld. [09:39] Nar     Ougi, Yasuoka and Akagi     ride in the first car. [09:44] Aka     Ougi-san. [09:45] OUg     Yeah? [09:47] Aka     There's a place I'd like to     stop at on the way. [09:50] Oug     Where? [09:56] Oug     A doctor? [09:57] Yasu     Is his shoulder not healed yet? [09:59] Guy     It seems it has not     completely healed yet, no. [10:03] Aka     Thanks for waiting. [10:06] Yasu     Is the wound on your shoulder okay? [10:09] Aka     It's totally fine. [10:12] Aka     I went for these. [10:15] Yasu     Energy drinks? [10:17] Aka     I just wanted something,     anything, to hydrate me. [10:20] Aka     I'm not about to drink a single     drop of anything they offer us there. [10:26] Oug     Sorry! [10:28] Oug     We're the ones who should     have thought of that. [10:32] Aka     They wouldn't think     twice about drugging us, [10:35] Aka     seeing as we're trying to     take 500 million from them. [10:38] Nar     500 million yen in 1965 would     be over five billion yen today. [10:46] Aka     There's no such thing     as being too cautious. [10:50] Nar     At 10 PM, [10:51] Nar     Akagi steps inside at last. [11:27] Was     So you're my opponent for the night. [11:30] Aka     Yeah. [11:32] Was     My, are you young! [11:33] Was     But that's good. [11:34] Was     That's good. [11:35] Was     Youth is valuable. [11:37] Was     It's perfectly proportional to the     huge sum I'm putting on the line. [11:43] Was     Then, why don't we start... [11:45] Was     this game of Washizu Mahjong right away? [12:07] Was     I still haven't caught your name. [12:09] Aka     Akagi. [12:11] Was     Akagi-kun, is it? [12:13] Was     Take a seat. [12:17] Was     I'm sure they've briefed you already, [12:20] Was     but before we start playing,     I need to explain a few things... [12:23] Was     about the house rules of     this mansion's Mahjong. [12:28] Was     In general, though, the rules     are the same as anywhere else. [12:32] Was     What's different is the tools we use. [12:36] Was     I'm fairly certain this is     the first time you've seen these. [12:40] Yasu     So those are Washizu Mahjong tiles... [12:43] Was     We will be using these transparent tiles,     which can be read even when facedown. [12:49] Was     Three out of the four of each     kind of tile is transparent. [12:52] Was     Only one of the four is a     regular tile with a back black. [12:56] Was     As you'll find out, [12:58] Was     you'll find yourself getting stuck often. [13:00] Was     You won't be able to discard     because you can see almost everything. [13:04] Was     Imagine if you were     walking along a path [13:06] Was     and suddenly you were informed     it was actually a minefield. [13:08] Was     You wouldn't be able to take a     single step further, am I right? [13:11] Was     This is just like that. [13:13] Was     These transparent tiles are a tool     to make those land mines visible. [13:18] Was     It's an intriguing execution, am I right? [13:20] Was     Awareness breeds fear. [13:23] Was     People tremble only after     they have become aware. [13:26] Was     And it is watching     people become aware [13:29] Was     and start to tremble     that I find so amusing. [13:36] Was     Now, as for the house rules. [13:39] Was     More than rules,     they are adjustments to make [13:42] Was     playing Mahjong with     transparent tiles possible. [13:44] Was     There are three rules altogether. [13:48] nar     The first is that no wall will be built. [13:51] nar     It's no fun if you know the     next tile you will draw. [13:55] nar     In Washizu Mahjong,     the tiles for the starting hand [13:58] nar     and each draw are taken from the     hole in the middle of the table. [14:01] nar     The second rule is that [14:02] nar     draws are made with a leather glove, [14:04] nar     so that the tiles can't     be read with the fingers. [14:06] nar     The third rule regards     the indicators for dora, [14:08] nar     reverse dora, and new dora from kan. [14:12] nar     After everybody has their starting hand,     the dealer draws one more tile from the hole [14:15] nar     to be the dora indicator for that hand. [14:18] nar     The same method will be     applied for reverse dora [14:20] nar     and kan dora as the need arises. [14:24] nar     To avoid cheating, a machine     will shuffle all the tiles. [14:28] nar     The machine will automatically     shuffle the tiles [14:31] nar     when someone touches the     metal rim of the hole. [14:34] Was     What do you think? [14:35] Was     Pretty interesting, huh? [14:37] Was     But the problem is still ahead. [14:39] Was     Not even Ougi-kun knows about the     rule I am about to reveal to you. [14:45] Was     There was a time when I used to     play Mahjong for hundreds of millions. [14:50] Was     For a while I was quite enthralled,     but now it's no more than a distraction. [14:55] Was     It's not enough for me anymore. [14:57] Was     My tastes have gone elsewhere. [15:00] Was     To make a long story short,     I'm wagering something else. [15:03] Was     That is to say... [15:04] Aka     I have a good idea what it is. [15:06] Aka     You mean... the player's blood. [15:11] Aka     You're telling me to bet my blood, right? [15:17] Was     You got it! [15:19] Was     You're a sharp one. [15:21] Was     If you figured that out based on     these serial incidents of late, [15:24] Was     this will be a quick explanation. [15:26] Was     You are exactly right. [15:27] Was     I am asking you to     bet your own blood. [15:30] Was     If you lose, you die. [15:35] Was     The human body has approximately     four to five liters of blood. [15:40] Was     Judging by your size, I'd say     you have about 4.5 liters. [15:44] Was     You wouldn't be betting     all of that amount. [15:48] Was     Of course not. [15:49] Was     You would die long before all     your blood has been drawn. [15:54] Nar     It also depends on the speed with     which one loses blood, but death [15:58] Nar     generally starts creeping     in once the body loses about [16:01] Nar     a third of its blood supply. [16:04] Nar     Usually the blood loss is     fatal before the 50% mark. [16:09] was     You have about 2,000     CCs of blood to bet. [16:12] was     That is the lethal amount for you. [16:15] was     Were it to be drawn quickly, [16:16] was     even 1,500 CCs would be     enough to kill you. [16:20] was     But even if you didn't die,     your mind would be so muddled [16:23] was     that you would be in no     condition to play Mahjong. [16:27] was     Considering all that, we can say     that your limit is 1,500 CCs. [16:32] was     But I will be aiming at the amount     that will, undoubtedly, kill you. [16:37] was     There is no point in     merely weakening you. [16:39] was     You will continue playing     to your last breath, [16:43] was     even if it means croaking     right here on this table. [16:47] was     You will not be allowed to withdraw     in the middle of the game. [16:49] was     2,000 CCs are the price of your life. [16:52] was     And that price is 20 million. [16:57] Nar     20 million yen in 1965 would     be over 200 million yen today. [17:02] Was     You can have enough fun for the     rest of your life with that money. [17:05] Was     With some restraint, you will     never have to work again. [17:09] Was     What do you say? Worth betting     your life, don't you think? [17:13] Was     Now, how do we convert my money     and your blood into Mahjong points? [17:20] Was     I'd say that 200,000 points     would be the appropriate amount. [17:25] Was     If you lose 200,000 points     during six East-South matches, [17:29] Was     you will lose 2,000 CCs of blood and die. [17:32] Was     However, should you complete all six     with enough blood left to survive, [17:38] Was     you will have more money than you could     ever earn through a lifetime of work. [17:41] Was     But as for those 200,000 points     in six East-South matches... [17:46] Was     This is a one-on-one battle     between you and me. [17:50] Was     We are competing only against     each other for points. [17:55] Was     Let's say I was in first place and had     30,000 points with the first place bonus. SIGN    Amount Won [18:00] was     And you were in last     place with minus 20,000. SIGN    Amount Won Amount Lost [18:03] was     Taking the ranking bonus into account, [18:03] [SONG] Text     Rank bonus Rank bonus [18:05] was     the difference between us     would be 110,000 points. SIGN    Points Points SIGN    Point Spread Points [18:08] was     Which means that you would     lose 1,100 CCs of blood [18:11] was     in just one East-South match. [18:16] was     Were that to happen twice,     your 200,000 points, [18:19] was     your 2,000 CCs of blood,     would vanish in a flash. [18:23] was     Still, if you think about     the other side of that risk, [18:26] was     it means that you have a high chance     of gaining a large amount of money. [18:31] was     If you think positively,     it's a great arrangement. [18:36] was     Six East-South matches,     200,000 points. [18:39] was     A pure one-on-one battle. [18:41] was     That's the root of Washizu Mahjong. [18:45] was     The payments will be settled     after each East-South match. [18:47] was     If you have more points, [18:49] was     you can choose to take money     or regain some of your blood. [18:51] was     Or, of course, you can do both. [18:55] was     The winner gets to decide     how to split the winnings. [18:58] was     And one more thing. [19:00] was     In Washizu Mahjong,     there's something like a bonus. [19:05] was     If there is a direct     hit on your opponent, [19:08] was     or if you get a tsumo win,     along with the points, [19:11] was     the equivalent amount of money or     blood will be transferred, as well. [19:16] was     The winner decides what     form of payment it will be. [19:21] was     I'm repeating myself, [19:22] was     but this is a condition that     only applies to you and me. [19:26] was     With this addition, it becomes more clear     that it's really a one-on-one contest. [19:32] was     It's actually quite interesting     that money or blood [19:36] was     is transferred during the East-South match. [19:39] was     For example, if you     keep chasing my money [19:41] was     and choose to not regain some of     the 1,100 CCs you lost earlier... [19:46] was     ...and you happen to deal     into a yakuman hand... [19:51] was     ...you will lose over 320 CCs     in the middle of the game. [19:56] was     That means the game could be settled even     before the second East-South match is over. [20:02] was     You could die. [20:05] was     What do you think? [20:06] was     I bet you won't be able to play carelessly. [20:10] was     You'll start shaking. [20:13] was     That's not just a figure of speech,     you will literally start shaking. [20:16] was     With each tile, the deepest     core of your being [20:21] was     will freeze and you'll really start shaking. [20:26] was     That's what I want to see. [20:28] was     That fear, that horror. [20:32] was     I need to see it. [20:34] was     I need to see it so badly! [20:39] was     So badly that I've killed     so many men already! [20:56] nar     The genius, Akagi, versus the     monster, Washizu Iwao. [21:00] nar     The unprecedentedly gruesome game     of Mahjong is about to begin. [22:16] nar     Next time,     "The Mahjong Game of Destruction." SIGN    Next episode SIGN    The Mahjong Game of Destruction 16 - The Mahjong Game of Destruction Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:12] Nar     The monster who ruled postwar     Japan from the shadows, [01:15] Nar     Washizu Iwao. [01:17] Nar     His limitless money. [01:20] Nar     In his spacious downtown mansion,     a veritable symbol of his wealth, [01:23] Nar     a deathmatch was about to begin. SIGN    Episode 16 SIGN    The Mahjong Game of Destruction [01:29] Nar     That fateful night, [01:31] Nar     August 31, 1965, at 10:30 PM. [01:36] Nar     The one to challenge the monster     is the genius called Akagi Shigeru. [01:43] Was     That's what I want to see. [01:45] Was     That fear, that horror. [01:48] Was     So badly that I've killed     so many men already! [01:52] Yasu     He's crazy. [01:54] Yasu     It's in a different way from     Akagi, but he's also crazy. [01:58] Yasu     His heart is no longer human. [02:01] Yasu     He's a monster. [02:03] Nar     Washizu will bet 20 million on this game. [02:07] Nar     20 million in 1965 would be     more than 200 million today. [02:14] Nar     Akagi will wager 2,000 CCs of blood, [02:16] Nar     the loss of which is enough to kill him. [02:18] Nar     2,000 CCs of blood translates     to 200,000 points. [02:30] Was     Here is the apparatus that makes     our game tonight possible, [02:34] Was     the tool that will draw     out Akagi-kun's blood. [02:49] Was     You can just think of it     as a gigantic syringe. [02:53] Was     The blood is withdrawn by reducing     pressure from the inside of the tubes. [02:58] Was     Each of these holds exactly 250 CCs. [03:02] Was     After the sixth tube, which would be     1,500 CCs, death will start to creep in. [03:07] Was     And you'll probably expire before     we can fill the eighth tube. [03:15] Was     These tubes represent the years of life     you will be investing in this game. [03:21] Was     Simply put, if we say you'll die [03:24] Was     somewhere between     the sixth and eighth tubes, [03:27] Was     each tube is a decade of your life. [03:30] Was     That is to say, you will be living     an entire life's worth of time [03:34] Was     in the few hours that are to come. [03:37] Was     You'll be stepping onto a path of     carnage from which there is no return. [03:41] Was     Should you lose eight tubes     along the way, you die, [03:44] Was     and no sympathy will be     spared for your state. [03:47] Was     You may beg, you may scream,     but you will still die. [03:50] Was     What do you say? [03:54] Aka     Sounds good to me. [03:57] Aka     The problem lies ahead. [03:59] Was     Ahead? [04:01] Aka     There is one thing I would like changed. [04:04] Aka     That rate isn't enough. [04:08] Aka     It can't destroy you. [04:10] Was     What? [04:11] Aka     The only way to destroy you is     to change the order of magnitude. [04:15] Aka     I want the wager to be increased tenfold. [04:24] Was     Ridiculous! [04:25] Was     Stop talking nonsense! [04:26] Was     You want me to wager 200 million     on the life of some worthless punk? [04:31] nar     200 million in 1965 would     be over 2 billion today. [04:38] Aka     No, that's out of the question. [04:42] Aka     I know that even 20 million is way beyond [04:44] Aka     the worth of a street punk like myself. [04:47] Aka     My problem is that you are     diluting my life's value [04:51] Aka     by equating it to 200,000 points. [04:54] Aka     20 million yen shouldn't     be worth 200,000 points. [04:58] Aka     Make it worth 20,000 points instead. [05:03] Aka     Should I win 500,000 points, I could     take away 500 million from you. [05:08] Nar     That would be five billion today. [05:11] Aka     Then you're within reach. [05:14] Aka     Your destruction will be within reach. [05:18] Was     Are you stupid? [05:19] Was     That is impossible! [05:20] Was     How do you expect to survive six     East-South matches with only 20,000 points? [05:24] Was     The ranking bonus alone     is 10,000 and 30,000! [05:26] Was     If I'm ahead of you in a single match, [05:29] Was     that alone will give me a rank bonus     of 20,000, and you'll be dead. [05:32] Was     You'll have to place higher than     me in all six East-South matches! [05:36] Was     And then there's that     bonus I talked about. [05:39] Was     I can withdraw blood from you any time [05:42] Was     I get a tsumo or a direct hit off of you! [05:45] Was     If you deal into two of my mangan hands, [05:47] Was     right then, that's 16,000     points. 1,600 CCs! [05:50] Was     You'd be facing death in one fell swoop. [05:52] Was     There's no way you could survive. [05:59] Aka     It wouldn't be really impossible. [06:01] Was     What? [06:03] Aka     First off, if you don't set 20 million     to correspond to 20,000 points, [06:10] Aka     there is no way that I can kill you. [06:15] Was     What is wrong with him? [06:17] Was     Who does he think he's talking to? [06:19] Was     Ougi! [06:20] Was     Explain to this piece of     trash exactly who I am, [06:25] Was     and that this is no mere game! [06:30] Oug     Washizu-sama, I apologize for     Akagi's rude way of speaking. [06:36] Oug     However, the one who is     misunderstanding the nature [06:40] Oug     of tonight's game is you. [06:43] Was     Misunderstanding? [06:46] Oug     Correct. [06:47] Oug     We came here tonight for a genuine battle. [06:52] Oug     This man here is different     from the sacrificial lambs [06:56] Oug     we have brought you in the past. [06:59] Oug     Akagi can overcome any disadvantage. [07:03] Oug     That is to say, he could     potentially survive six [07:06] Oug     East-South matches on     only 20,000 points. [07:09] Oug     That's what we had in mind     when we prepared this... [07:13] Oug     ...assassin. [07:20] Oug     He's the one who will kill you. [07:23] Was     What? [07:26] Was     Are you serious? [07:28] Was     An assassin to kill me? [07:31] Was     A genuine battle? [07:34] Was     Who do you think you're talking to, Ougi? [07:38] Was     You dare show such insolence to     the true ruler of this country? [07:43] Was     To me, Washizu Iwao?! [07:49] Was     I will crush you, Ougi. [07:52] Oug     Forgive me, but I believe     that is no longer the case. [07:57] Oug     Some time ago, you may     have said the same thing [08:00] Oug     and it would have been     undoubtedly true. [08:03] Oug     But it is far from true now. [08:06] Oug     You've used up much of     your fortune to silence [08:09] Oug     and bribe various politicians and members [08:11] Oug     of the police force in this investigation. [08:14] Oug     All you have left now is this mansion     and some amount of securities and bonds. [08:20] Oug     According to our sources,     these assets value around 500 million. [08:26] Oug     Considering what you were     once worth, it's peanuts. [08:33] Oug     You only have enough left to     run away to another country. [08:39] Oug     You're just a nouveau riche     fleeing the capital. [08:42] Oug     You don't scare anyone anymore. [08:46] Was     Ougi! [08:47] Was     You bastard. [08:48] Oug     We've taken off our obedient     sheep masks for tonight [08:53] Oug     and we're here to take     your entire fortune. [08:57] Oug     All of the 500 million that you have left. [09:01] Oug     We ask that you bring that money here. [09:04] Oug     We want you to wager the very last     of your fortune on this game. [09:10] Oug     A human life should be     worth that much at least. [09:15] Oug     If Akagi's destruction is     on the line for this game, [09:19] Oug     you should have to do no less. [09:22] Oug     We ask that you please accept     this tenfold increase. [09:26] Oug     That you make the 20,000     points worth 20 million yen. [09:30] Oug     The game in which Akagi will     either take your 500 million [09:34] Oug     with 500,000 points, [09:36] Oug     or you'll take his life with 20,000 points. [09:45] Oug     It will be a game in which you     mutually bet your own demise. [09:47] Was     That's insane! [09:49] Was     You're asking me to     bet my entire fortune? [09:51] Was     What about you? [09:52] Was     Are you all talk? [09:54] Was     I'm betting my entire fortune; [09:56] Was     this kid is betting enough blood to die,     but you've got nothing to lose. [10:01] Was     It's ridiculous. [10:03] Was     I can't allow you to oversee this game [10:05] Was     if you're nothing but empty words. [10:09] Was     I simply can't allow it! [10:24] Was     Your arm. [10:25] Was     Bet your arm, Ougi! [10:31] Yasu     Ougi... [10:42] Was     The moment Akagi dies,     you lose one of your arms. [10:48] Oug     That's fine. [10:53] Was     You should know that in Washizu     Mahjong, death is defeat. [10:58] Was     When that piece of trash dies, [11:00] Was     any amount he has amassed     to that point is void. [11:03] Was     If he dies, I will reclaim that money. [11:05] Was     You won't receive a single yen. [11:07] Was     What I'm saying is, if the kid dies,     you won't get any money. [11:11] Was     All you'll get is one less arm. [11:15] Was     Are you all right with that? [11:18] Oug     That's fine. [11:31] Was     Get it ready. [11:32] Man     Sir? [11:33] Was     The money. [11:34] Was     The 500 million. [11:37] Man     Washizu-sama. [11:38] Man     Please remain calm. [11:40] Was     What?! [11:42] Man     Should you lose that money... [11:44] Was     I won't! [11:45] Was     He only has 20,000 points     for six East-South matches. [11:49] Was     I need outrank him in only     one, and it's all over. [11:52] Was     Paying the ranking bonus     alone will destroy him. [11:55] Man     Washizu-sama... [11:56] Was     There is no way I can lose! [11:58] Was     There's not even the slightest     chance of me losing! [12:00] Was     Am I wrong? [12:01] Man     It is as you say. [12:04] Man     It's unthinkable that you would lose     this wager under these conditions. [12:10] Man     It is unthinkable... But even     knowing that, you need insurance. [12:15] Was     Insurance? [12:16] Man     Yes. [12:18] Man     It was upon that bedrock     that your life was built. [12:23] Was     Are you saying I should ignore all     the insults they have hurled at me? [12:27] Man     No, but for safety's sake, [12:30] Man     what if you were to reduce the game     from six East-South matches to two? [12:36] Man     If you do that, no matter     how much you lose... [12:38] Was     That's ridiculous! [12:39] Was     Then they'll get away with     whatever they have at that point! [12:41] Man     To prevent that, we could have a     rule where you alone can choose [12:46] Man     to continue or stop the game     every two East-South matches. [12:49] Man     How does that sound? [12:51] Man     If at the end of two East-South matches, [12:53] Man     you need only a tiny push to     kill him, you can keep going. [12:57] Man     But if the game is not in your favor [12:59] Man     and it is looking dangerous,     you can stop there. [13:04] Man     There is nothing cowardly about this. [13:06] Man     A battle of this magnitude requires     this bare minimum of insurance. [13:10] Man     Besides, it was they who     made the ridiculous suggestion [13:14] Man     to raise the wager tenfold. [13:16] Man     It is only natural for you     to get this privilege. [13:20] Man     I beg you to consider this. [13:24] Nar     In the end, Washizu took this advice     and asked Ougi to accept these terms. [13:31] Nar     Accepting Washizu's clause     to escape at any time [13:34] Nar     is nothing but a demerit for Ougi's side. [13:38] Oug     What should we do? [13:46] Aka     No point asking. [13:47] Aka     It's probably all the same. [13:49] Oug     The same? [13:51] Aka     It can stop at the second East-South match, [13:52] Aka     or we can continue. [13:54] Aka     Having the right decide that [13:57] Aka     means nothing once the game starts. [14:01] Aka     The last of his fortune is going to     start shifting hands in the millions. [14:05] Aka     Once he gets started,     he won't be able to stop. [14:09] Aka     He'll go as far as he can. [14:13] Aka     It's a pointless rule. [14:15] Aka     If anything it's the other way around. [14:17] Yasu     The other way around? [14:19] Aka     He tied his own noose. [14:21] Aka     Washizu is digging his own     grave with this special rule. [14:24] Aka     It's a foolish condition that kills     his own chance of winning. [14:44] Nar     Akagi is betting his life blood, [14:47] Nar     and Washizu is betting his     own brand of life blood, [14:50] Nar     his last 500 million, [14:55] Nar     worth over five billion today. [15:00] Nar     Both parties have wagered     their own destruction [15:02] Nar     in this deathmatch of insanity. [15:08] Was     Then let's begin. [15:15] Was     That's all you get. [15:16] Was     Those points are your everything. [15:18] Was     The 20,000 points that correspond     to your 2,000 CCs of blood. [15:22] Was     And when you lose them, you die. [15:30] Was     Why don't you roll the     dice to decide the dealer. [15:36] Nar     No walls are built in Washizu Mahjong. [15:39] Nar     The dice are used only to     determine who is dealer. [15:42] Nar     Once the dealer is decided, [15:44] Nar     each player will take turns     drawing two tiles from a hole, [15:47] Nar     wearing leather gloves to prevent     feeling which tile is grabbed. [15:50] Nar     These will be their starting hands. [15:52] Nar     Once this is done, the dealer     will draw the dora indicator [15:55] Nar     and place it in its slot. [16:00] Nar     This is how Washizu Mahjong starts. [16:04] Oug     What is the most effective     playing style in a game [16:08] Oug     where everyone can see your tiles? [16:12] Oug     I can't even begin to imagine it. [16:14] Oug     But we've got to stay on the defensive. [16:16] Oug     We've got to keep our defense     up all the way through. [16:19] Nar     What Ougi is hoping for is     an impenetrable defense. [16:23] Nar     A seal that will not allow a     single drop of water to leak. [16:25] Oug     Without that, those 20,000 points     will be gone in the blink of an eye. [16:30] Oug     It's not just direct hits that make him     lose blood, but tsumo wins, as well. [16:36] Oug     His life blood... [16:42] Was     I can't wait. [16:44] Was     I really am excited to see how he plays. [16:49] Was     He sure talked big. [16:51] Was     He better play big, too. [16:54] Was     Then again, an ordinary     player would barely survive [17:00] Was     with 200,000 points, let alone 20,000. [17:04] Was     Having only that many points is insane. [17:07] Was     It's so crazy that it's     tantamount to suicide. [17:13] Was     To have even a 1% chance to survive,     you'd have to be a genius. [17:19] Was     And not just any ordinary genius. [17:23] Was     He'll need intuition     beyond human understanding. [17:26] Was     Perception that overwhelms all others. [17:28] Was     A mastery that might as well     be in the divine realm. [17:32] Was     He will also need to be insane. [17:35] Was     He'll need to be devoid of all reason. [17:38] Was     He'll need to be broken     as a human being. [17:40] Was     No matter what happens,     he must show absolutely no fear. [17:45] Was     So do you possess this madness, Akagi? [17:51] Nar     On the seventh turn,     Washizu enters tenpai. [17:55] Was     An auspicious start. [17:57] Was     I'll get to test him early in the game. [18:02] Was     Riichi. [18:03] Yasu     There it is. [18:04] Yasu     Washizu's preemptive riichi. [18:06] Yasu     The riichi he absolutely cannot deal into! [18:10] Nar     When playing with transparent tiles,     a riichi becomes much less terrifying. [18:18] Oug     Being able to see this much     reduces the possible waits. [18:20] Oug     A 1 or 4 of characters;     a 1, 4, or 7 of bamboo; [18:23] Oug     or a 3 or 6 of bamboo. [18:26] Nar     And on the same seventh turn... [18:30] Nar     Akagi comes right back. [18:32] Nar     If he discards the 4 of characters,     he'll be in tenpai with a 4/7 of circles wait. [18:35] Oug     The 4 of characters     is one of the few tiles [18:38] Oug     that Washizu may be waiting on. [18:40] Oug     If you think about it, [18:41] Oug     those discarded 2 and 3 of characters [18:43] Oug     might be a trap to get     Akagi to discard the 4. [18:46] Oug     The only thing to do here is to     quietly move the game along... [18:56] Oug     Yes. That's the ticket. [19:05] Nar     Akagi plays it safe. [19:07] Nar     He discards the 5 and 6 of circles, keeping     the 4 of characters, and is back in tenpai. [19:13] Yasu     Here it is. [19:15] Nar     Yasuoka deals into his hand... [19:17] Aka     Ron. [19:19] Nar     ...and he avoids Washizu's preemptive riichi. [19:22] Aka     Pinfu, one dora. 2,000. [19:25] Oug     Yes. That's good. [19:27] Oug     This is the best way. [19:28] Oug     Tighten your defenses and     slip through the cracks to win. [19:31] Oug     This is the right way. [19:36] Was     How boring. [19:38] Was     You won't survive that way. [19:40] Was     You'll die if you play like that. [19:45] Was     Think about it. [19:47] Was     If you had dealt that 4 of characters [19:49] Was     instead of the 6 of circles,     and gone into tenpai, [19:52] Was     I would've played into     your hand immediately. [19:55] Was     With a mentanpin, ippatsu, and     one dora, you'd have had a mangan. [19:59] Was     A haneman, if you got any reverse dora. [20:02] Was     And you let it slip away. [20:04] Was     You let that go in order to get a pathetic     2,000 points from your partner. [20:08] Was     The worst kind of game. [20:12] Oug     You're wrong. [20:13] Oug     That worked fine for here. [20:15] Oug     Nothing would have been better. [20:16] Oug     It's easy for Washizu to talk after the fact. [20:19] Oug     Don't let him get to you, Akagi. [20:21] Oug     He's just trying to taunt you     so you'll go on the offensive. [20:29] Aka     Maybe he's trying to taunt me, [20:31] Aka     but what he's saying     is fundamentally true. [20:38] Aka     It's not that simple, though. [20:45] Aka     You'll realize it soon enough. [20:54] Nar     And thus, Washizu Mahjong has begun. [20:57] Nar     Who will be destroyed:     Akagi or Washizu? [21:01] Nar     It's a path of carnage with no     possibility of turning back. [21:04] Nar     The one-way battle has begun. [22:16] txt     Next time, "The Proof of Genius." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Proof of Genius 17 - The Proof of Genius Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:16] Nar     The monster of the     Showa Era, Washizu Iwao. [01:20] Nar     He's amassed untold riches and power, [01:23] Nar     and now he uses it to gamble on     young people's lives for his pleasure. [01:28] Nar     In order to hunt down this monster, [01:30] Nar     Akagi, the genius from the     darkness, stands up to him. [01:33] Nar     Akagi will bet his very life's blood. [01:37] Nar     Washizu will bet the     remainder of his fortune. [01:40] Nar     The battle that may bring     either to ruin has begun. SIGN    Episode 17 SIGN    The Proof of Genius [01:52] Nar     Washizu's riichi misses its mark. [01:55] Nar     Akagi takes the 1,000 points,     and the corresponding one million yen. [02:07] Nar     East Hand 2. [02:08] Nar     The dealer is Washizu. [02:11] Nar     After losing the previous hand,     his opening hand isn't good. [02:16] Nar     Compared to Washizu's bad starting     hand and bad draws, Akagi is doing well. [02:21] Nar     In only the fourth turn... [02:23] Yasu     Good. [02:25] Yasu     One away from tenpai. [02:27] Nar     It's not an impressive hand, [02:28] Nar     but winning it would mean bumping     Washizu out of the dealer's spot. [02:32] Nar     Then on the fifth turn... [02:34] Nar     Yasuoka draws a red dragon. [02:37] Yasu     If I make him call this red dragon, [02:40] Yasu     Akagi will probably be in tenpai     with a 2 or 5 of bamboo wait. [02:43] Yasu     In that case... [02:45] Yasu     All right, Akagi. [02:47] Yasu     Call it. [02:50] Aka     Pon. [02:53] Yasu     Good. [02:57] Nar     This game is between     Akagi and Washizu alone. [03:00] Nar     Since his own points don't matter, [03:02] Nar     it makes sense that Yasuoka     would try to help Akagi. [03:05] Nar     In this instance, he lets Akagi call     the red dragon to get him into tenpai. [03:09] Nar     He then quickly deals into his hand. [03:11] Aka     Ron. [03:13] Aka     Red dragon, one dora. 2,000. [03:20] Was     You trash... [03:23] Was     You're not worth my time. [03:25] Was     Even if you wanted me     out of the dealer's spot, [03:29] Was     your hand was ideal because     all you had to do was wait [03:32] Was     for Yasuoka to deal into it     with the red dragon. [03:36] Was     And you took that for nothing     but a quick 2,000 win. [03:41] Was     You're an idiotic coward. [03:43] Was     Since you're so slow,     let me teach you a lesson... [03:47] Was     on the most effective way     to play Washizu Mahjong. [03:51] Was     The strongest weapon... [03:54] Was     Riichi. [03:59] Oug     This one's rough. [04:01] Oug     He has so many black tiles. [04:03] Oug     If he's going for a mentanpin, [04:05] Oug     there are any number of possible waits. [04:08] Oug     In an extreme case,     he could even have a chiitoitsu. [04:17] Was     You moron. [04:18] Was     You don't even have the     right to worry about it. [04:23] Was     Hey. [04:26] Was     Ron. [04:28] Was     Riichi, ippatsu, tanyao. [04:34] Was     And the reverse dora is... [04:35] Was     I got one. [04:37] Was     So it's a mangan. [04:39] Was     Do you understand now? [04:41] Was     The terror that is Washizu Mahjong? [04:46] Nar     The riichi and the instant     deal of the winning tile is [04:49] Nar     one of the most powerful ways     to team up in Washizu Mahjong. [04:54] Nar     Even with the cheapest hand,     a riichi ippatsu is worth two han. [04:58] Nar     If a reverse dora is added,     it instantly becomes a mangan. [05:02] Was     I'm 100% certain you've got     no chance of winning [05:06] Was     with that gutless playing style. [05:08] Was     You may avoid direct hits from me, [05:11] Was     but you can't keep me from outranking you. [05:14] Was     Come on, boy. [05:16] Was     Attack me, if you want to survive. [05:20] Was     But if you're too scared,     just sit back and die. [05:27] Was     Well, even if you decide to attack now, [05:30] Was     that mangan put me     2,000 points ahead of you. [05:36] Was     If you want to survive, [05:38] Was     you have to attack, and attack,     and get ahead of me. [05:41] Was     Discard the tile that will decide your fate. [05:45] ---     Close the differential between us. [05:48] Was     By making it through that carnage,     that danger, you will see [05:54] Was     the faint light of your hope to survive. [06:01] Nar     He is right. With this type of team play, [06:03] Nar     it is impossible to stay ahead [06:05] Nar     with defensive playing     or winning quick hands. [06:09] Nar     That is to say, little tricks     are absolutely pointless. [06:12] Nar     Since assisting each other is     allowed in this one-on-one battle, [06:15] Nar     he will eventually lose. [06:19] Nar     Declaring riichi and then having another     deal immediately into your hand [06:23] Nar     is not only efficient, [06:24] Nar     but one could say that it is standard. [06:28] Nar     This strategy has no less     than three strong points. [06:32] Nar     First, as demonstrated by Washizu, [06:36] Nar     by adding 2 han with the     riichi ippatsu combo, [06:39] Nar     one or two reverse dora will suffice     to make it an expensive mangan hand. [06:43] Nar     The second is its speed. [06:46] Nar     The time between a tenpai and     a win is completely eliminated. [06:52] Nar     And so long as your teammate has     that tile, your wait can be anything. [06:56] Nar     A side wait, a closed wait,     or even a single wait. [07:01] Nar     All of them can lead to an ippatsu win. [07:05] Nar     And most importantly,     that sense of safety. [07:08] Nar     The moment you declare riichi,     the next player deals into your hand. [07:12] Nar     In other words, you get the     benefits of declaring a riichi [07:15] Nar     without the danger of having     to immediately discard anything [07:18] Nar     that is not your own winning tile. [07:20] Nar     Only the tile you discard when     declaring your riichi must pass. [07:24] Nar     It's expensive, fast, and safe. [07:27] Nar     In other words, the most effective strategy. [07:32] Oug     He's got no choice now     but to join him in the ring. [07:39] Oug     It has its dangers, [07:43] Oug     but he has to play along with this duel. [07:46] Oug     Akagi... [07:51] Nar     Akagi is one tile from tenpai. [07:56] Oug     The problem is what comes next. [08:05] Oug     Is he in tenpai? [08:07] Oug     If he's not declaring a riichi now, [08:09] Oug     it probably means his     underling doesn't have [08:11] Oug     his winning tile in his hand. [08:14] Oug     He can always do it once his     underling draws the tile he needs. [08:19] Oug     But if Akagi plays into his hand     before that, he'll get a direct hit. [08:24] Oug     He'll just have to say "ron." [08:26] Oug     It's a rock-solid strategy. [08:29] Oug     He should just assume that Washizu     is in tenpai and play safely. [08:33] Oug     From what I can see, [08:35] Oug     it looks like the 4 and 7     of bamboo are dangerous. [08:39] Nar     In this hand, the dora is the 6 of bamboo, [08:41] Nar     so with Washizu's 6 of bamboo,     his wait is most likely for the 4 and 7, [08:45] Nar     or the 5 and 8, of bamboo.     These are the danger tiles. [08:49] Nar     He may also possibly be using     two 6 of bamboo as his pair. [08:54] Nar     There is another danger area     around the 6 of circles, [08:58] Nar     implying a 4 and 7, or 5 and 8 wait,     making those tiles very risky. [09:06] Oug     He's in tenpai. [09:08] Oug     Now he's got a 5 or 8 of characters wait. [09:11] Oug     But of all things, he'll have     to discard the 7 of bamboo. [09:15] Oug     That's the worst! [09:18] Nar     It's an extremely risky tile, and     the exact tile he's waiting on. [09:22] Oug     You've got to keep that tile, Akagi. [09:31] Oug     That's crazy! [09:33] Oug     That's the... [09:39] Oug     Did you deal into his hand? [09:41] Oug     Did you? [09:54] Oug     It passed! [09:59] Oug     Why could he deal such a risky tile? [10:05] Oug     Did he somehow know that it was safe? [10:09] Oug     That the 7 of bamboo would pass? [10:18] Oug     The 5 and the 8 of bamboo passed, too. [10:20] Oug     Which means he probably has     the two dora as the head [10:25] Oug     and he's waiting on the 4 and 7     of circles, or 5 and 8 of circles. [10:28] Oug     Since he knows what     Washizu's waiting on, [10:31] Oug     he doesn't have to worry about     dealing into his hand anymore. [10:34] Oug     He just has to avoid the risky     tiles, stay vigilant, and win. [10:38] Oug     If he wins with the     5 and 8 of characters, [10:40] Oug     Akagi will continue to be the dealer. [10:43] Oug     He can catch up to Washizu. [10:45] Oug     And if he draws it himself,     he can take the lead. [10:47] Oug     He can bring the luck that's gone     to Washizu back to his side. [10:56] Oug     He had to draw the 5     of circles, of all things. [10:59] Oug     This is one of those last four risky tiles. [11:03] Oug     He has no choice but     to hold on to this one. [11:05] Oug     It's still only East Hand 4. [11:08] Oug     He can't take that risk. [11:09] Oug     It would be reckless to     discard that tile now. [11:20] Oug     You're crazy! [11:22] Oug     What the hell are you thinking? [11:25] Oug     That's too much. [11:30] Was     I see. [11:31] Was     I guess you're not completely worthless. [11:37] Was     Even if they notice the     second discard pile, [11:40] Was     they usually don't get so bold... [11:45] Was     Usually. [11:49] Nar     At this point, Washizu is waiting     on the 4 and 7 of circles. [11:55] Oug     The second discard pile? [11:57] Oug     What's he talking about? [12:07] Oug     I get it. [12:08] Oug     That's what he's talking about. [12:11] Nar     Why does Washizu not declare a     riichi despite being in tenpai? [12:16] Nar     There could be only one reason: [12:18] Nar     His underling doesn't     have his winning tile. [12:21] Nar     Seen another way, [12:23] Nar     all of Washizu's underling's tiles     become safe tiles, as well. [12:27] Nar     It is a veritable "second discard pile." [12:31] Oug     Why didn't I notice that sooner? [12:36] Oug     Akagi used this to discard the     7 of bamboo and the 5 of circles. [12:43] Oug     It's amazing that he could notice a detail     like that under this kind of pressure. [12:46] Oug     That's Akagi for you. [12:48] Oug     What is truly amazing,     though, is that he was able [12:53] Oug     to bet his life on this observation. [12:58] Nar     Washizu is also undoubtedly feeling     some admiration for this audacity. [13:03] Nar     Because the second discard pile could     also potentially be used to lure Akagi [13:08] Nar     into dealing the winning tile,     using the transparent tiles as bait. [13:13] Nar     Yet, Akagi threw all those doubts away. [13:19] Oug     That is exactly what makes him [13:23] Oug     Akagi Shigeru. [13:26] Oug     He can win. [13:29] Oug     In this hand, he discarded two     tiles that should have been [13:32] Oug     impossible to discard,     and maintained his tenpai. [13:36] Oug     It might not be much, but he can     still win this hand before Washizu does. [13:42] Oug     He can draw the winning tile. [13:54] Was     Tanyao, tsumo, two dora. Mangan. [13:59] Was     This is what Mahjong is about. [14:02] Was     You can play a perfect game... [14:03] Was     no, better than perfect... [14:07] Was     and you'll still fall short. [14:10] Was     You can give your very best and still die. [14:14] Was     It's Mahjong where,     no matter how hard you fight, [14:16] Was     you die when your time comes. [14:19] Was     Is that not so, Akagi? [14:25] Nar     The game is going in your favor. [14:27] Nar     You thought you've made it. [14:29] Nar     And yet your opponent draws the     winning tile, with maddening ease. [14:33] Nar     It is not a question     of talent nor strategy. [14:35] Nar     Once the opponent draws the     winning tile, it is over. [14:39] Nar     Even Akagi is powerless to stop this. [14:44] Nar     Akagi has 26,000 points. [14:47] Nar     Washizu has 40,000. [14:49] Nar     That's a difference of 14,000 points, and... [14:52] Was     It's time to pay the bonus. [14:58] Nar     Blood is drawn. [15:05] Nar     Whenever Akagi and     Washizu exchange points, [15:09] Nar     whether through a tsumo     or the obvious direct hit, [15:12] Nar     it costs Washizu one million yen, [15:16] Nar     and Akagi 100 CCs of blood     for every 1,000 points. [15:23] Nar     This time it was 4,000 points, [15:25] Nar     which means 400 CCs of blood. [15:28] Nar     He must fill one 250 CC tube     and add 150 CCs to another. [15:35] Was     Now we're starting. [15:37] Was     The real game has just begun. [15:40] Nar     That's right. [15:41] Nar     This is Washizu's vampire Mahjong, [15:44] Nar     demanding the very     blood of his opponents. [15:47] Nar     That reality has been set into motion. [15:52] Yasu     This is harsh. [15:53] Yasu     This is too harsh. [15:56] Yasu     If he gets three more tsumo like this,     that will already be 1,600 CCs. [16:02] Yasu     He'll be barely conscious. [16:03] Yasu     By the fifth withdrawal, he'll have     reached the fatal amount of 2,000 CCs. [16:08] Yasu     He can't possibly keep this     up for six East-South matches. [16:11] Yasu     There's no way. [16:13] Nar     Yes. [16:14] Nar     The gap between Akagi and     Washizu is 14,000 points. [16:17] Nar     Herein lies the problem. [16:20] Nar     Unless Akagi regains the lead, [16:22] Nar     at the end of this hand,     he will have to pay [16:24] Nar     the ranking bonus of 20,000 points, [16:26] Nar     that is to say, to have     2,000 CCs of blood drawn. [16:29] Nar     That is certain death. [16:32] Oug     That'll be the death of him. [16:36] nar     A dark and ominous cloud     hangs over the table. [16:39] nar     The game moves into the South round. [16:45] Was     It's laughable. [16:47] Was     He wanted this reckless     rate of 2,000 CCs of blood [16:50] Was     being worth 20,000 points,     and look at him now. [16:54] Was     Trash. [16:57] Was     Though, he did show a little aptitude. [17:01] Was     I was impressed by his bold     utilization of the second discard pile. [17:08] Was     But it was nothing more     than a little trick. [17:12] Was     That's not the way to     grab hold of this game. [17:15] Was     He's the one who chose 2,000     points over a mangan hand. [17:22] Was     That was the moment you drove     the luck from your side. [17:28] Was     You may be able to avoid     dealing into my hands, [17:30] Was     but that's all you'll be able to do. [17:33] Was     Once you've lost the favor of     Lady Luck, you can't get it back. [17:37] Was     The good draws will     come to me first. [17:41] Was     That's inevitable. [17:44] Was     Dark demons live in     the world of Mahjong, [17:49] Was     and what they appreciate is maturity     and elegance more than childish tricks. [17:56] Was     That is to say, my style. [18:06] Was     I'm already close to tenpai. [18:10] Was     That's no fun. [18:13] Nar     If he deals the 5 of characters,     he will be in tenpai. [18:15] Nar     It would be a tanpin,     sanshoku, with one dora. [18:18] Nar     If he declares riichi, [18:20] Nar     his underling will be able to supply him     with the winning 2 of circles right away, [18:25] Nar     netting him the ippatsu bonus     and giving him a haneman. [18:27] Nar     If he gets even one reverse dora,     it increases to a baiman. [18:30] Nar     It is the ideal shape. [18:32] Was     This is pointless. [18:34] Was     This win will end it all. [18:38] Nar     Currently, there is a 14,000     point gap between them. [18:40] Nar     With this win, that gap     would become 26,000 points, [18:44] Nar     with the potential to rise to 30,000. [18:47] Nar     Reversing the situation after     that would be impossible. [18:52] Nar     Akagi's death would be certain. [18:54] Was     So that's it? [18:57] Was     That was no fun. [19:00] Was     But I guess that's street     kid Mahjong for you. [19:07] Was     Riichi. [19:11] Aka     Nope. [19:15] Aka     Tanyao, one dora. 2,600. [19:19] Was     A single wait for the 5 of characters? [19:21] Was     He took the 5 of characters     that would naturally come out [19:23] Was     if I were to go for a sanshoku. [19:27] Was     Was that on purpose? [19:30] Was     Coincidence? [19:32] Was     No, he planned it. [19:36] Was     Just before, he discarded the 6 of circles, [19:38] Was     which proves this 5 of characters     wait was no coincidence. [19:41] Was     It was intentional. [19:45] Nar     Had he kept the 6 of circles in his hand, [19:48] Nar     his tenpai would have looked like this. [19:51] Nar     He would have been had a 4-way     wait for 1, 4, 7 or 6 of circles. [19:55] Nar     Yet he threw away that four-way     wait for this single 5 of characters wait. [20:00] Was     I get it. [20:06] oug     Th-Thanks. [20:11] Was     Pretty good. [20:13] Was     Any other kind of play would be boring. [20:16] Was     It would have been horribly dull if you [20:19] Was     hadn't shown at least this     little flash of talent. [20:23] Was     Fight back. [20:25] Was     Come back at me with     everything you've got. [20:30] Was     Show me that very last     shred of resistance [20:33] Was     when I've got you backed into the corner. [20:36] Was     That, for me, is the ultimate pleasure! [20:47] Nar     The genius from the     darkness, Akagi Shigeru. [20:51] Nar     The monster of the     Showa Era, Washizu Iwao. [20:54] Nar     Two monsters that live     in the world of shadows. [20:57] Nar     Their deathmatch continues. [21:00] Nar     Who will be the one to fall into     the pitch-black void of obliteration? [22:16] Nar     Next time, "The Cursed Tiles." SIGN    Next episode SIGN    The Cursed Tiles 18 - The Cursed Tiles Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:12] nar     The genius from the     darkness, Akagi Shigeru, [01:14] nar     and the monster of the     Showa Era, Washizu Iwao. [01:17] nar     Akagi's wager is a fatal amount of blood. [01:19] nar     Washizu's is the entirety     of his remaining fortune. [01:21] nar     A deathmatch with the aim to     completely annihilate the opponent. [01:25] nar     South Hand 1. [01:27] nar     Akagi outsmarts Washizu and draws closer. [01:33] Was     Pretty good. [01:34] Was     Any other kind of play would be boring. [01:37] Was     Come back at me with     everything you've got. [01:42] Was     Show me that very last     shred of resistance [01:45] Was     when I've got you backed into the corner. [01:48] Was     That, for me, is the ultimate pleasure! SIGN    Episode 18 SIGN    The Cursed Tiles [02:00] nar     South Hand 2. [02:02] nar     Washizu is the dealer. [02:03] nar     Washizu currently has 37,400 points. [02:07] nar     Akagi has 28,600 points. [02:10] nar     The difference has shrunk to 8,800. [02:15] was     You probably think you     got a good blow in, [02:18] was     but that doesn't change the fact     that I'm still ahead of you. [02:22] nar     That is correct. [02:23] nar     It might have shrunk, but the     difference is still 8,800 points. [02:26] nar     Unless Akagi can overturn     this difference before [02:29] nar     this East-South match ends,     he will not survive. [02:32] oug     If he loses by rank, [02:34] oug     he'll lose over 2,000 CCs the     moment the East-South match ends. [02:38] oug     Akagi will not survive. [02:41] oug     He's in danger. [02:42] oug     The fact that he's in an overwhelmingly     dangerous situation hasn't changed. [02:46] aka     Pon. [02:47] oug     And yet... [02:51] oug     How can he be so calm? [02:54] oug     He's on the verge of dying. [02:55] oug     He'll die if he doesn't get back on top. [02:57] oug     That's the situation he's in, and yet... [03:00] nar     It goes without saying     that this South Hand 2 [03:03] nar     with Washizu as the dealer     is very important. [03:05] nar     If he is able to safely     work his way to a win, [03:08] nar     winning the entire East-South     match becomes a possibility. [03:10] oug     But if Washizu is the one who wins,     Akagi's win from the [03:14] oug     previous hand will essentially be void. [03:17] oug     The difference will exceed 10,000 again,     and Washizu will still be the dealer. [03:20] oug     That's something that needs     to be avoided at all costs. [03:23] oug     He has to bump Washizu from his     dealer seat, no matter the cost. [03:28] oug     I can't imagine that he wouldn't know     how crucial that will be for this match. [03:33] oug     And yet... [03:34] oug     How can he remain so calm? [03:39] nar     It's almost as if his     indifference attracted it, [03:43] nar     as Akagi draws the key to     his hand, the red dragon. [03:47] nar     With the transparent tiles that     are used in Washizu Mahjong, [03:51] nar     calling a red dragon from an     opponent is essentially impossible. [03:54] nar     If he wanted to call it, he'd have     to call it from his partner, Yasuoka. [03:57] nar     On the flip side, it's also extremely     hard to get rid of these tiles. [04:01] oug     And he already got a triplet     of them this early in the game. [04:05] nar     The wind was starting to pick up. [04:08] nar     The tailwind that had faded     before had returned once more. [04:13] oug     He's got two dora as his pair,     and is one away from tenpai. [04:17] oug     But it looks like Washizu's     hand is quite fast, too. [04:21] oug     And the underling to his right     is also getting ready to deal [04:26] oug     into Washizu's hand right away. [04:30] oug     Who will it be? [04:31] oug     Who will be in tenpai first? [04:33] oug     Akagi? [04:35] oug     Or Washizu? [04:39] oug     All right! [04:40] oug     Akagi got there first. [04:42] oug     He has a 5 or 8 of circles wait. [04:45] nar     This is what Akagi's hand     looks like to Washizu. [04:49] nar     It's almost certain that Akagi's waits [04:51] nar     are for the 5, 8 of circles,     or 2, 5 of bamboo. [04:54] oug     None of his opponents will     ever deal into his hand. [04:56] oug     He can only count on his     own draws or Yasuoka. [04:59] nar     However, Yasuoka does not have     either of those tiles in his hand. [05:05] yas     Perfect! [05:09] oug     There it is! [05:11] nar     A priceless draw! [05:12] nar     The tile that can bump [05:14] nar     Washizu out of his dealer seat,     and give Akagi a mangan hand. [05:17] nar     The 8 of circles is a     veritable deus ex machina! [05:21] oug     What?! [05:22] oug     Why doesn't he take it? [05:24] oug     What are you thinking, Akagi?! [05:28] nar     At this moment, Ougi is too     fixated on winning to see it. [05:33] nar     The trap that is built into Akagi's hand... [05:36] nar     The curse that Akagi's tiles cast     on Washizu, binding him in place. [05:42] nar     That's right. [05:43] nar     Akagi's wait can either be a 5,     8 of circles, or 2, 5 of bamboo. [05:46] nar     That's what the tiles reveal. [05:49] nar     If one of the options,     the 8 of circles, passes, [05:52] nar     it becomes likely that Akagi's actually     waiting for the 2, 5 of bamboo. [05:55] nar     It's almost certain. [05:56] oug     I see. [05:58] oug     This 2, 5 of bamboo wait is nothing     but an illusion for Washizu. [06:03] nar     But this illusion actually binds him. [06:07] nar     At this time, Washizu is also in tenpai. [06:09] nar     If he can discard either     the 2 or 5 of bamboo, [06:11] nar     his underling can deal     into his hand right away. [06:13] nar     But he can't take the necessary step. [06:18] nar     Those are not tiles he can discard. [06:21] nar     He's forced to be defensive. [06:24] oug     An absolute and decisive way     of slowing your opponent down [06:26] oug     that's only possible with these glass tiles. [06:29] oug     So Akagi didn't have to rush to win,     he still had time to spare. [06:35] nar     Then, on the 10th turn... [06:36] nar     His patience is rewarded. [06:40] aka     Red dragon, west wind, two dora. Mangan. [06:44] nar     He draws it himself. [06:45] nar     The mangan causes the upset! [06:48] nar     If he had taken Yasuoka's tile,     it wouldn't have caused an upset. [06:51] nar     But if he draws it himself, [06:52] nar     the 4,000 coming from Washizu     are enough to tip the scales. [06:56] nar     Akagi is now the one on top     again, with a lead of 3,200. [07:02] nar     He was able to draw the 8 of circles     himself by ignoring Yasuoka's. [07:07] was     You bastard, you'll pay for that! [07:14] oug     He can overcome it... [07:15] oug     If he survives two more hands,     he can overcome this East-South match. [07:19] oug     At that point, the rules say that     the intermediate payouts are done, [07:23] oug     so he can get back the blood he lost. [07:26] oug     The crazy rate of 20,000 points     for 2,000 CCs of blood... [07:30] oug     It's not impossible for Akagi. [07:32] oug     He just has to repeat this six times. [07:37] oug     He might not take all of Washizu's     fortune, the entire 500 million, [07:41] oug     but he might be able to take 200 [07:44] oug     or 300 million and leave     this mansion alive. [07:47] oug     He can do it. [07:48] oug     It would be impossible for others,     but you can do it, Akagi! [07:54] nar     South Hand 3. [07:56] nar     Washizu's underling, Suzuki, is the dealer. [08:00] nar     The last two hands on     the edge of death begin, [08:03] nar     both parties with daggers at their throats. [08:07] was     I see, he's got some skill. [08:11] was     He's not just some trash. [08:15] was     He's not a common idiot who rushes     blindly to his own death, either. [08:22] was     He might seem like one, but he isn't. [08:24] was     This man is able to throw     away his own advantage. [08:27] was     An ordinary daredevil isn't     capable of doing that. [08:30] was     They might be able to ignore     disadvantages and rush in blindly, [08:36] was     but they can't throw away tangible     advantages once they have them. [08:38] was     Advantages are just that tempting. [08:44] was     But this man can throw     away those advantages. [08:47] was     Without any hesitation, too. [08:50] was     Normal predictions won't work with him. [08:54] was     He's obviously different     from the ordinary losers [08:57] was     who acted all tough before I killed them. [09:02] was     But sometimes,     even talent is meaningless. [09:05] was     That's the essence of Mahjong. [09:07] was     Die! [09:11] was     This is interesting. [09:13] was     I could take this to a multi-sided wait, [09:17] was     but it looks like that 1 of circles     in Akagi's hand might come out. [09:20] was     If he goes into tenpai,     he'll discard it. [09:22] was     Until then, it'll be fun to do a     single wait on this 1 of circles. [09:30] nar     Akagi is in tenpai. [09:32] nar     By discarding the 1 of circles, he'll have a     multi-sided wait for 1, 4, 7 of characters. [09:35] oug     What are you going to do? [09:36] oug     If you can make the 1 of circles pass, [09:38] oug     Yasuoka can immediately deal the     4 of characters into your hand. [09:41] oug     But it's entirely possible that     Washizu is waiting for that very tile. [09:46] oug     Of course, he could also have     the 1 of circles as his pair [09:49] oug     and have a closed wait     for the 4 of circles, [09:51] oug     or a double-sided wait     for 3, 6 of circles. [09:53] oug     Alternatively, he could     also not be in tenpai yet. [10:01] oug     Should he take his chances here and     discard the tile we all know is risky? [10:07] oug     He went around it. [10:08] oug     He's playing it safe. [10:11] was     That's right. [10:12] was     That's the kind of man you are. [10:14] was     You will see through this kind of ruse. [10:16] was     But don't forget... [10:19] was     Even if you see what's going on,     still losing is what Mahjong is all about. [10:24] was     Riichi! [10:28] nar     Washizu changes his wait. [10:30] nar     He drew the perfect tile,     the 6 of circles. [10:32] nar     He now has the ideal multi-sided     wait for 2, 5, 8 or 3, 6 of circles. [10:37] nar     As Akagi had to break up his hand     to avoid discarding the 1 of circles, [10:40] nar     he's now one tile away from tenpai. [10:44] was     Do you get it now? [10:46] was     To have the right instincts and courage [10:48] was     to play perfectly and still lose     is what Mahjong is all about. [10:54] was     It's only natural. [10:56] was     We're in completely     different leagues anyway. [10:59] was     By using tricks, you were finally     able to approach my realm. [11:04] was     But I don't need any of that to stop you... [11:13] was     And win. [11:16] was     I didn't get any reverse dora,     but it's a riichi, [11:18] was     ippatsu, tsumo, south wind,     one dora hand. Mangan. [11:21] was     Looks like I overtook you. [11:24] was     Only one hand left. [11:29] was     I've got you cornered, Akagi! [11:36] nar     Because Washizu got a tsumo, [11:38] nar     Akagi has to pay 2,000 points     and 200 CCs of blood. [11:43] nar     In total, Akagi has lost     600 CCs of blood so far, [11:46] nar     a third of the fatal amount. [11:49] nar     After this upset,     there's only one hand left. [11:52] nar     If Akagi doesn't win South Hand 4,     he'll lose the entire game. [11:56] nar     If he loses by rank,     including the ranking bonus, [11:58] nar     there'll be a difference of     over 50,000 points to Washizu. [12:01] nar     That corresponds to 5,000 CCs of blood. [12:04] nar     Instant death. [12:07] nar     His life is literally riding on this one hand. [12:10] oug     So far, Akagi made it this     far by managing to avoid [12:14] oug     dealing into Washizu's hand. [12:17] oug     The defensive play in East Hand 1. [12:19] oug     The quick win in East Hand 2. [12:21] oug     Waiting for the tile that     he knew would flow out [12:23] oug     of Washizu's hand in South Hand 1. [12:26] oug     Basically, he neatly     avoids traps and attacks [12:29] oug     to score wins whenever     Washizu has an opening. [12:33] nar     This is no ordinary game. [12:36] nar     He is constantly aware of Washizu     and plays accordingly with restraint. [12:40] nar     But occasionally, playing Mahjong like that [12:42] nar     will distort the flow of the game. [12:44] nar     Like rotten wood gathers in the     stagnant part of the river, [12:50] nar     Akagi's hand only has tiles that     seem to have no coherence at all. [12:54] nar     On the other hand,     Washizu gets an easy hand. [12:58] nar     A starting hand with a clear direction. [13:00] nar     Unconstrained draws. [13:02] nar     It's not just a matter     of the point difference. [13:05] nar     Akagi is suffering. [13:07] nar     In this upstream battle,     Akagi is the dealer for the last hand. [13:13] nar     This is Akagi's starting hand. [13:15] oug     I can't say it's completely terrible... [13:18] oug     but it's a pretty harsh starting hand. [13:20] oug     Luckily, he has pairs of honor tiles [13:22] oug     and Yasuoka has both the     east wind and the red dragon. [13:26] oug     He could call them any time he wants. [13:29] oug     So in reality, Akagi already     has half his hand complete. [13:34] nar     But with only the east     wind and the red dragon, [13:37] nar     he'd only get as far as     3,900 or 4,800 points. [13:39] nar     It won't be enough to close     the gap of 6,800 to Washizu. [13:42] oug     He'll have to get a direct     hit to cause an upset. [13:45] oug     But I can't imagine     that Washizu would make [13:49] oug     such a mistake in this last hand. [13:51] ---     So then... [13:52] oug     He has to go for a     honitsu or a toitoi hand. [13:55] oug     Or draw a dora and incorporate     it into his hand somehow... [14:00] oug     Either way, he can't afford     to drag his feet for long. [14:04] oug     From what I can see,     Washizu's got a good hand. [14:08] oug     He's probably two or three tiles from tenpai. [14:11] oug     On top of that, his underling     has the 5 of characters [14:13] oug     and 3 of circles that that will,     very likely, be Washizu's winning tiles. [14:19] oug     How could he draw that tile? [14:21] oug     Not only did he advance his hand with that, [14:23] oug     he's also managed to turn the [14:25] oug     problematic green dragons     into a triplet already! [14:28] yas     Now it's sure that he's two     tiles away from tenpai. [14:30] yas     It would be ideal for Akagi to get     one tile away from tenpai by himself [14:33] yas     so I can give him the east     wind, red dragon combo... [14:37] yas     But we don't have much time. [14:39] yas     Right now, one extra turn could be fatal. [14:43] yas     Akagi, call it! [14:48] yas     You're going to wait? [14:51] yas     We don't have any time to waste here! [14:57] yas     He got another good tile. [14:58] oug     One away from tenpai? [15:01] nar     Fifth turn, Yasuoka. [15:04] yas     Akagi has a pair of these. [15:07] yas     Now I can give him three tiles. [15:09] yas     Great! [15:10] yas     We can't wait any longer! [15:11] yas     Do it, Akagi! Call them! [15:18] yas     Not yet?! [15:20] yas     You want me to wait longer?! [15:25] yas     Akagi, what are you... [15:27] oug     What are you thinking? [15:36] oug     How can you discard that? [15:38] oug     Even if that's a dora, it'll be     completely isolated in your hand. [15:45] nar     The next turn, Akagi... [15:49] oug     Is this... a chiitoitsu? [15:52] yas     Is he going for a chiitoitsu? [15:55] nar     As the dealer, with the two dora,     Akagi would get 9,600 for his chiitoitsu. [16:00] nar     Even if Yasuoka deals into his hand,     it would be enough to cause an upset. [16:04] nar     Also, this is what his hand     looks like to Washizu. [16:08] nar     He could easily assume Akagi's in tenpai. [16:11] oug     If it goes well, this could     force Washizu to slow down. [16:14] oug     But... [16:17] was     You fool. [16:18] was     Are you trying to tie me down? [16:20] was     I guess you're trying to pretend     you're in tenpai with a chiitoitsu hand, [16:24] was     but that's absolutely impossible. [16:28] was     In order for that to be true, two     of the three black tiles you have [16:32] was     must match the single 7 of     characters and 4 of bamboo. [16:36] was     But that's already not possible. [16:38] was     It's impossible... because I     already have a black 4 of bamboo. [16:45] was     His chiitoitsu is one tile     away from tenpai, at best. [16:51] was     You have no luck, [16:52] was     no matter how much you struggle     or scream in this last hand. [16:58] was     If I didn't know where the     black 4 of bamboo was, [17:01] was     your fake chiitoitsu might have     been somewhat of a threat. [17:06] was     Not only didn't it turn out that way, [17:08] was     but your hand isn't progressing, either. [17:10] was     That's obvious, though. [17:12] was     If your hand was ready,     you'd have no reason to hesitate [17:17] was     since your life's riding on this one hand. [17:20] was     You'd take your partner's east wind and win [17:22] was     with the red dragon he's got ready for you. [17:25] was     With that one dora, you as     the dealer would get 5,800 [17:28] was     for that 30 fu, 3 han hand. [17:31] was     You wouldn't cause an upset, [17:33] was     but you'd survive to continue the game. [17:35] was     If I win this hand, it's all over for you. [17:38] was     You're at the end of the line. [17:40] was     You can't be so naïve as to think that [17:42] was     not being able to overtake     me is a good enough reason. [17:45] was     Once I'm in tenpai, it's over! [17:54] was     If you could have made your move,     you would have done so already! [17:57] ---     Since you haven't... [18:00] was     You're still not in tenpai,     even after calling [18:02] was     the east wind, red dragon,     and 1 of characters? [18:04] was     That just goes to show     how bad your hand is. [18:07] was     No matter how you look at it,     I can get my last tile to tenpai faster. [18:12] was     On top of that, I can     choose to go for either [18:14] was     the 5 of characters wait or     the 3, 6 of circles wait. [18:17] was     Suzuki will be able to deal     into my hand either way. [18:21] was     Everything is taken care of. [18:22] was     Akagi, you will lose. [18:26] was     Your downfall was to think your little tricks [18:29] was     would affect the flow of the game. [18:32] was     You can't recover from that mistake now. [18:37] was     Now you'll die. [18:40] was     Suzuki also has the 5 of bamboo. [18:42] was     That means he can deal into the     2, 5, 8 of bamboo wait, as well. [18:47] was     Then I don't need this closed wait here. [18:50] was     Now my hand is even stronger. [18:52] was     The game is going in my favor! [18:57] nar     This one move... [18:59] nar     This was the only time in this last hand [19:00] nar     where Washizu showed     any sign of relaxing. [19:05] yas     So you're going to call now? [19:12] aka     Pon. [19:13] nar     The opportunity arrives. [19:15] aka     Pon. [19:17] aka     Pon. [19:20] nar     Akagi rapidly calls three times. [19:26] nar     He's one away from tenpai. [19:27] nar     However, to Washizu,     his hand looks like this. [19:32] oug     I get it! [19:34] oug     This was Akagi's plan. [19:36] oug     The reason he held back [19:37] oug     on calling these three tiles     was to create this opportunity. [19:40] oug     There are two reasons. [19:42] oug     First, even if he couldn't get into tenpai, [19:44] oug     he waited for his hand to     fill up with character tiles. [19:47] oug     In other words, he waited until his hand     would look like he's in tenpai to Washizu. [19:54] nar     And the other, [19:56] nar     very important reason is     this 4 of characters. [19:59] nar     If Akagi had called these three tiles [20:01] nar     and hinted at a honitsu hand     before Washizu had discarded it, [20:06] nar     Washizu simply would have kept his     4 and 6 of characters in his hand. [20:10] nar     Already in good shape,     Washizu would not have slowed down. [20:13] nar     But once he broke up the closed wait by [20:15] nar     discarding the 4 of characters,     the situation completely changed. [20:19] nar     Once the leftover 6 of characters is     a risky tile, things are not the same. [20:24] oug     Only now can he actually     force Washizu to stop. [20:28] oug     This is bad for him. [20:29] oug     Now he has to wait for     something that lets him [20:33] oug     incorporate that 6 of     characters into his hand. [20:36] oug     This is precisely the reason     that Akagi laid low and waited. [20:41] oug     He waited until Washizu     relaxed a tiny bit. [20:44] oug     Perfect calls. [20:47] oug     He put everything into this bluff. [20:49] oug     Now we'll have to see if this     will actually work on Washizu. [20:53] wash     You brat... [20:57] nar     The last hand on the verge of death... [20:59] nar     The deathmatch of destruction     continues down the dark tunnel, [21:02] nar     and sets an even larger     wave into motion. [22:16] nar     Next time,     "The Confusion of the Demon." SIGN    Next episode SIGN    The Confusion of the Demon 19 - The Confusion of the Demon Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:15] narr     The battle between Akagi and Washizu. SIGN    Episode 19 SIGN    The Confusion of the Demon [01:18] Nar     The first match is coming to an end. [01:20] Nar     Forced into a disadvantageous situation, [01:22] Nar     Akagi tries to regain ground     with his desperate bluff. [01:39] Aka     Pon. [01:41] Aka     Pon. [01:43] Aka     Pon. [01:49] Was     A honitsu? [01:53] Was     Little punk... [01:58] Oug     Akagi's desperate bluff at     the most crucial moment. [02:03] Oug     Now we have to see if it     works on Washizu or not. [02:10] Was     I see. [02:12] Was     He was waiting for me to break up     my closed wait on the character tiles. [02:15] Was     He called three times after I broke it, [02:18] Was     making the 6 of characters     difficult to discard. [02:21] Was     Don't think you've got me, though. [02:24] Was     There's no doubt that the     luck's with me this hand. [02:32] Was     The winner will be me. [02:40] Was     I'm in tenpai? [02:42] Was     If this 6 of characters passes, [02:44] Was     I'll be in tenpai, with     a 2, 5, 8 of bamboo wait. [02:47] Was     He has the 5 of bamboo,     so I could win right away. [02:53] Was     If this 6 of characters passes, I win. [02:57] Was     Discard the 6 of characters and win. [03:01] Was     Normally, that configuration     after three calls [03:04] Was     means that this 6 of     characters is his target. [03:07] Was     I would never be able to     discard it, but here, I can. [03:12] Was     Looking at it more broadly,     the game's flow is currently on my side. [03:16] Was     Meaning the tile I must discard [03:17] Was     to get into tenpai can't     be Akagi's winning tile. [03:20] Was     His wait is probably... [03:24] Was     a closed wait for the 8 of characters. [03:27] Was     I will make it pass. [03:29] Was     This 6 of characters will pass. [03:49] Was     No, no. This is a bad habit of mine. [03:52] Was     I always want to finish them off quickly. [03:54] Was     But if I think about it, there's no     reason for me to do him this favor. [03:58] Was     I know he's waiting on     the 8 of characters. [04:00] Was     Or possibly, he's not in tenpai. [04:02] Was     I don't think he will win     from this 6 of characters, [04:05] Was     and yet it's not 100% safe, either. [04:08] Was     Which means there's no reason     to push myself to discard it. [04:12] Was     If I just take a moment     to think about it, [04:14] Was     it doesn't matter if he is waiting     for the 8, or the 6 and 9 of characters. [04:19] Was     There are very few of     those tiles left anyway. [04:23] Was     For starters, Suzuki has a 6,     9 and three 8 of characters. [04:28] Was     I also have a 6 of characters and     I've discarded a 9 of characters. [04:33] Was     And he has two 6 of characters. [04:37] Was     Regardless of which tile he is waiting     for, there's only one left of each. [04:42] Was     Either the last 8 or 9 of characters. [04:45] Was     That's it. [04:46] Was     Which are grim chances. [04:48] Was     There's no way he can     draw them himself. [04:50] Was     So his tenpai is effectively dead. [04:52] Was     Even if the danger is low, [04:54] Was     there's no reason for me to     risk playing into his hand. [04:58] Was     I can play around that tile     and keep the game going. [05:10] Nar     If anything, Akagi's lack     of luck caused this. [05:13] Nar     Whether it's for the 6,     or the 8 and 9 of characters, [05:16] Nar     these waits are all almost dead. [05:19] Nar     But that bad luck was actually fortunate. [05:22] Nar     Akagi survived. [05:24] Nar     He survived in order to survive. [05:32] Was     What? [05:34] Was     He switched out that tile     and discarded a west wind? [05:37] Was     So he wasn't in tenpai? [05:39] Was     Damn it... [05:44] Nar     He is slowly recovering. [05:47] Nar     The game was mostly going     in Washizu's favor, [05:49] Nar     but slowly, some of that luck     is starting to return to Akagi. [05:52] Nar     That was his aim from     the very beginning. [05:55] Nar     If Washizu and Akagi had both     simply let their hands progress [05:59] Nar     in this fourth hand, Washizu     would have most likely won first. [06:02] Nar     Luck was not on Akagi's side. [06:05] Nar     To win, Akagi had to force Washizu     to make a compromise somewhere. [06:12] Was     What? [06:15] Nar     The chance to win only comes after     Washizu has made that compromise. [06:21] Was     What the hell is he doing? [06:24] Was     There's no doubt that he's been     going for a honitsu up until now. [06:28] Was     But since he discarded     the 6 of characters [06:30] Was     and kept the 3 of circles,     that is no longer possible. [06:33] Was     Which means... [06:36] Was     a toitoi? [06:38] Was     If that black tile is a 3 of circles, [06:40] Was     he has a toitoi with east winds     and red dragons, for a mangan. [06:44] Was     The cop has a 3 of circles, too. [06:47] Was     It's over. [06:49] Was     If he's in tenpai, the other will     play into his hand and it'll be over. [07:05] Was     I guess he's not in tenpai. [07:09] Was     Of course. [07:10] Was     How could you be in tenpai? [07:12] Was     You don't have the luck     to get a toitoi right now. [07:17] Was     Luck is on my side this hand. [07:20] Was     I'll be in tenpai before     you complete your toitoi. [07:26] Was     That's right. [07:27] Was     You can't get into tenpai that easily. [07:29] Was     Did you think you'd get your hands     on the last 3 of circles that easily? [07:34] Was     While you're wasting time,     I'll be making my comeback. [07:38] Was     Yes, this will work. [07:40] Was     Nice and easy. [07:44] Was     Now I can have a three-way     wait on the bamboo tiles. [07:47] Was     An ideal formation. [07:49] Was     I'll keep these. [07:51] Was     The question is, do I get rid of     the circles or the characters? [07:55] Was     We're already on the 13th turn. [07:56] Was     There aren't many draws left. [08:00] Was     Then I should probably make     it a 5, 8 of characters wait [08:03] Was     so Suzuki can deal     into my hand right away. [08:05] Was     That's what I'll do. [08:07] Was     I want to get rid of my circles... [08:10] Was     Except... [08:14] Was     He's an odd kid. [08:16] Was     His game of Mahjong's basically     on the verge of death, [08:19] Was     yet it seems to be closely following mine. [08:22] Was     It's positioned in a way that     restricts my movements again. [08:26] Was     He's most likely aiming for a toitoi, [08:30] Was     but he could also have a     2, 5 or 1, 4 of circles wait. [08:37] Was     Since he already has a 1     of circles in his discards, [08:41] Was     he could have a closed     wait on the 4 of circles. [08:44] Was     At any rate, he could also win with     just the east winds and red dragons. [08:47] Was     For the dealer, a 40 fu,     2 han hand is worth 3,900. [08:51] Was     It's not like he can take the lead     if that cop deals into his hand. [08:55] Was     He couldn't, even if he drew it himself. [09:00] Was     He'll just get to stay dealer,     but it won't overturn my 6,800 lead. [09:08] Was     But not if I discard that tile. [09:11] Was     If I deal into that 3,900 hand,     it would be enough to put him on top. [09:16] Was     So then, discarding any circle     tiles would be reckless. [09:21] Was     Wait. [09:23] Was     Suzuki has a 5 of circles. [09:26] Was     That means I can get Suzuki     to test it out for me. [09:30] Was     If he discards it and it passes,     I can discard it, too. [09:35] Was     He won't take over the lead     if Suzuki deals into his hand. [09:40] Was     We'd start a new match and it     won't be much skin off my nose. [09:45] Was     This is the best way. [09:49] Nar     Washizu discards the 6 of circles     and sends his underling a sign. [09:53] Nar     Suzuki gets the message [09:58] Nar     and discards the highly     risky tile, the 5 of circles. [10:02] Nar     But Akagi doesn't move. [10:11] Was     It went through. [10:12] Was     So that means he's got a closed     wait for the 4 of circles, [10:15] Was     or is possibly not even in tenpai. [10:18] Was     Either way, seeing that he     can't win off my 5 of circles, [10:21] Was     it's the end of the road for him. [10:24] Nar     He draws an 8 of bamboo. [10:26] Nar     Once Washizu discards the 5 of     circles, he will be in tenpai. [10:30] Was     I won! [10:31] Was     I just have to discard this 5 of circles, [10:33] Was     then Suzuki will deal the 5 of characters     into my hand and it will be over. [10:36] Was     Victory. [10:37] Was     There were some twists and     turns, but in the end, [10:40] Was     this brat was also no match for me. [10:44] Was     There is simply nobody     who can defeat me. [10:49] Aka     Ron. [10:50] Was     What?! [10:57] Yasu     Akagi! [10:58] Oug     You did it! [10:59] Oug     You did it, Akagi! [11:02] Aka     East wind, red dragon. [11:03] Aka     A 40 fu, 2 han hand, as dealer. [11:05] Aka     Old man, this 3,900 direct     hit puts me back on top. [11:09] Aka     The first match is over. [11:11] Was     It can't be! [11:12] Was     How could he ignore Suzuki's 5 of circles? [11:15] Was     Sure, getting it from me     would put him back on top, [11:18] Was     but he didn't have the luxury of waiting! [11:21] Was     It's not such a big deal that he figured out [11:24] Was     that I'd discard the 5 of circles. [11:26] Was     With this game's clear tiles, [11:29] Was     making such predictions isn't that difficult. [11:32] Was     He may have predicted the sequence of [11:34] Was     Suzuki discarding the 5 of     circles after I discarded my 6 [11:36] Was     as paving the way for me to     discard the 5 of circles again, [11:40] Was     and ignored Suzuki's 5     of circles based on that. [11:46] Was     But that's something you could say     only under normal circumstances. [11:52] Was     This is different. [11:53] Was     If I had won this hand,     he would have died! [11:57] Was     He would have lost his life! [11:59] Was     That's not something you can just do. [12:02] Was     Even if he suspected, no,     even if he was 99% certain [12:04] Was     that Suzuki dealt the 5     of circles so that I could [12:07] Was     safely discard it afterwards... [12:09] Was     so long as that certainty isn't 100%, [12:11] Was     so long as there remains even     a 1% feeling of uncertainty, [12:15] Was     there's no way that he     could ignore the chance [12:18] Was     to save his life with Suzuki's 5 of circles! [12:22] Was     Does this kid not want to save himself? [12:25] Was     Does he not want to keep living? [12:28] Was     To see the next day? [12:32] Was     You lunatic! [12:39] Nar     The first match ended with Akagi's victory. [12:42] Nar     Akagi receives the bonus payment     for the direct hit off Washizu, [12:45] Nar     the 3.9 million yen. [12:48] Nar     Now the regular payments will be settled. [12:52] Nar     Akagi is in first place with 38,500. [12:55] Nar     Washizu is in second place with 37,500. SIGN    | Hand | # | Akagi | Washizu     | Points | Points SIGN    East SIGN    First     Match [12:59] nar     Akagi receives a 20,000 bonus     for being in first place, SIGN    South [13:01] nar     and a 30,000 ranking bonus,     bringing him to a total of 88,500. [13:06] table     Payment [13:06] nar     Washizu only receives     the 10,000 ranking bonus [13:08] nar     for being in second place, [13:09] nar     bringing him to 47,500. [13:12] nar     The difference between     the two is 41,000 points. [13:15] nar     This is the base for the amount     of money Akagi can receive. [13:18] nar     Were he to exchange it all for     money, it would be 41 million yen. [13:22] nar     But that's not all. [13:23] nar     With the direct hit bonus of 3.9 million, [13:27] nar     the total in bonus payments     increases to 11.5 million yen. [13:29] nar     Meaning Akagi has taken 52.5     million yen from Washizu [13:33] nar     in this first East-South match. [13:36] nar     That would be about     500 million yen today. [13:41] Oug     He could win. [13:43] Oug     I don't think someone else could do it, [13:45] Oug     but with Akagi, I'm starting to     believe it's not impossible. [13:49] Oug     He just needs to survive     six East-South matches. [13:52] Oug     If he does that, he can strip     Washizu of his entire fortune. [13:57] Nar     The money Akagi is entitled to     should correspond to 41,000 points. [14:02] Nar     41 million yen. [14:05] Nar     But Akagi has lost 600 CCs of blood     in this East-South match. [14:10] Nar     So first, he must transfuse this blood [14:13] Nar     back into his body before     the next match starts. [14:18] Nar     If not, should Washizu get a     direct hit mangan off of him, [14:22] Nar     it would cost him 8,000 points. [14:23] Nar     800 CCs would be withdrawn. [14:25] Nar     Combined with the current 600 CCs,     that would total 1,400 CCs. [14:28] Nar     It might not be a lethal amount, [14:30] Nar     but it would be enough     to muddle his thinking. [14:33] Nar     Keeping that in mind, it is essential     that he get that blood back. [14:38] Nar     Accordingly, Washizu deducts     600 CCs worth of money, [14:42] Nar     6 million yen, from the 41 million, [14:46] Nar     and hands Akagi the remaining 35 million. [14:50] Nar     Ougi has no objections. [14:53] Nar     However... [14:54] Aka     That's not necessary. [14:55] All     What? [14:57] Aka     I want all my winnings in cash. [14:59] Oug     Akagi! [15:01] Yasu     Akagi, don't be ridiculous! [15:03] Was     What? [15:05] Oug     Akagi, come here! [15:08] Oug     What are you thinking? You'll die! [15:12] Oug     You'll die in a heartbeat if you     underestimate Washizu like that. [15:18] Aka     A heartbeat from death     is the right place to be. [15:21] Aka     If I were only a tiny push,     a tiny step away from death, [15:27] Aka     that's the source of hope for Washizu. [15:30] Aka     Ougi-san. [15:32] Aka     We can't strip Washizu of his hope. [15:35] Aka     Even as they get burned, [15:38] Aka     as long as there is hope,     people will pursue it. [15:46] Nar     In the end, Akagi enters the next match     without taking back a single drop of blood. [15:53] Nar     He starts off with a 600 CC deficit. [15:57] Nar     Naturally, this means that he is in     even more danger than in the first match. [16:02] Nar     Should he get hit     directly with a mangan, [16:04] Nar     it would mean losing     800 on top of the 600. [16:07] Nar     After having 1,400 CCs of     blood taken from his body... [16:12] Nar     He would be on the verge of death. [16:18] Oug     It's unthinkable. [16:20] Oug     To us it's unfathomable, but Akagi     himself decided to do it this way. [16:26] Oug     That means it's probably necessary. [16:28] Oug     This genius's instinct and sense     demand drastic measures. [16:34] Oug     So that he may win. [16:37] Oug     We can't understand his     sense or calculations. [16:40] Oug     They're in another realm. [16:43] Oug     All we can do is pray. [16:46] Oug     All we can do is pray that this     act doesn't blow up in his face. [16:50] Oug     Prayer is all we have. [16:52] Oug     To pray that the unjust and irrational     nature of Mahjong won't show itself here. [17:00] Oug     That's how dangerous this game is. [17:04] Oug     Here, strength does not     always equal victory. [17:06] Oug     Even the strongest are powerless     against the fierce wind of pure luck, [17:10] Oug     and Akagi is no exception. [17:13] Oug     All we can do is pray that luck     won't flow towards Washizu. [17:18] Oug     If it's just moderate luck,     Akagi can make it through. [17:22] Oug     He should be fine. [17:23] Oug     So don't let Washizu get it! [17:26] Oug     That kind of fierce and uncontrollable luck! [17:29] Nar     Unfortunately, Ougi's fears     were half on the mark. [17:39] Was     A preemptive strike. [17:41] Was     Tsumo. [17:42] Was     Tanyao, tsumo, two dora.     Mangan. 4,000; 2,000. [17:49] Nar     From the very beginning of the     second hand, the luck is with Washizu. [17:52] Nar     He draws his winning     tile for a mangan hand. [17:54] Nar     He gains a 10,000 point lead. [17:57] Nar     After that, he wins from [18:00] Nar     his underling dealing into his hand. [18:02] Nar     Then another tsumo win. [18:05] Nar     The East round is one-sided. [18:07] Nar     He has a 25,800 point lead on Akagi. [18:11] Nar     Then there are the bonus payments     he receives from Akagi. [18:14] Nar     The two tsumo wins add up to 500 CCs. [18:18] Nar     Combined with the 600 CCs lost in the     first game, that is a total of 1,100 CCs. [18:22] Nar     It is over half the lethal amount. [18:29] Nar     Even if he can avoid direct hits, it's     useless if Washizu continues to be so lucky. [18:35] Nar     He won't get around     having his blood drawn. [18:39] Nar     Were he to deal into a mangan     hand, it would be 1,900 CCs. [18:43] Nar     Certain death. [18:45] Nar     It's a harsh situation. [18:46] Nar     The East round is rough. [18:49] Nar     As it is, Ougi's fears have     been completely realized. [18:53] Nar     But the flow of the game changes     once they move into the South round. [18:58] Nar     South Hand 1. [19:00] Nar     Akagi unexpectedly gets     a tanpin, sanshoku hand. [19:03] Nar     It's an ideal big hitter. [19:06] Nar     He also has two dora. [19:10] Nar     On top of that, many of his tiles are black, [19:12] Nar     making his waits difficult to read. [19:16] Nar     These black tiles prove     to be very effective. [19:21] Aka     Ron. [19:23] Aka     Tanpin, sanshoku, two dora. [19:25] Aka     Haneman. [19:29] Nar     In Washizu Mahjong,     it's rare to see a direct hit [19:31] Nar     with a tanpin sanshoku hand. [19:33] Was     Damn it. [19:36] Nar     With this win, Akagi catches     up to Washizu in one move. [19:40] Nar     Their gap has now narrowed     to 1,800 points. [19:42] Nar     It is also the first direct     hit in this second match. [19:47] Nar     He gets a chance to transfuse     some of his blood back. [19:51] Nar     This is big, as well. [19:53] Nar     With this 12,000 point win,     he is now able to regain [19:58] Nar     all of the 1,100 CCs of     blood he's lost until now. [20:02] Nar     He will be released from the fear     of dealing into a mangan hand [20:08] Nar     and the instant death that would follow. [20:12] Nar     Or so it seemed. [20:14] Aka     I don't need it. [20:20] Oug     Why, Akagi?! [20:23] Oug     Why? [20:24] Oug     No matter how you slice it,     you've got to get that blood back! [20:27] Oug     Akagi! [20:29] Aka     Money. [20:31] Aka     I'm going to only grab     money here like a miser. [20:36] Aka     Only then can I chase down Washizu. [20:40] Aka     Only then can I... [20:42] Aka     kill Washizu. [20:52] Nar     Akagi attacks with little     regard for his own life. [20:56] Nar     But will it be effective against Washizu? [21:00] Nar     The second match of Washizu     Mahjong has only just begun. [22:16] Nar     Next time, "Hope and Folly." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    Hope and Folly 20 - Hope and Folly Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:13] Nar     The second match of     Washizu Mahjong has begun. [01:16] Nar     However, Akagi rejects a rare opportunity [01:20] Nar     to regain some of the blood     he lost during the game. [01:23] Nar     He has chosen to focus solely on [01:26] Nar     taking the last of Washizu's     money, destroying him. [01:33] Aka     I don't need it. [01:39] Oug     Why, Akagi?! [01:42] Oug     Why? [01:44] Oug     No matter how you slice it,     you've got to get that blood back! [01:46] Oug     Akagi! [01:48] Aka     Money. [01:50] Aka     I'm going to only grab     money here like a miser. [01:55] Aka     Only then can I chase down Washizu. [01:59] Aka     Only then can I... [02:02] Aka     kill Washizu. SIGN    Episode 20 SIGN    Hope and Folly [02:07] Nar     In the end, Akagi enters the second     match without returning those [02:11] Nar     1,100 CCs of blood into his body. SIGN    - South Hand 2 - [02:19] oug     It's inconceivable. [02:20] oug     Why won't you replenish your blood? [02:24] oug     Why don't you return the blood you lost? [02:27] oug     Why don't you try to get     out of this danger zone? [02:31] oug     Why do you keep yourself in this position, [02:34] oug     where you could die any time     you deal into a mangan hand? [02:37] oug     Akagi! [02:41] oug     I don't understand. [02:43] oug     This is something that I can't understand. [02:46] oug     But if I had to force myself     to imagine a reason... [02:51] oug     I'd guess that by staying     in this danger zone, [02:54] oug     Akagi has something to gain. [02:57] oug     It's as if the danger itself is     honing something deep within him. [03:04] oug     Is it a matter of that sort of     sense, that sort of sensitivity? [03:09] oug     Or is it meant to rattle Washizu? [03:13] oug     By continuing this reckless act... [03:18] oug     he might be trying to instill     an indescribable fear into Washizu. [03:23] oug     Is he trying to make him nervous,     to put him under pressure? [03:29] oug     I don't know. [03:30] oug     There's no way an ordinary guy     like me can understand [03:33] oug     what someone like Akagi is thinking. [03:36] oug     Perhaps my speculations are     completely off the mark. [03:42] oug     But no matter what his reasons are, [03:45] oug     his refusal of the transfusion is very risky. [03:48] oug     It's the kind of act that could     result in death from one misstep. [03:54] oug     To speak plainly, it's close to suicide. [03:57] oug     What kind of a reckless, foolish,     idiotic strategy is this? [04:01] oug     It's all over the moment     he deals into a mangan hand. [04:09] Aka     Pinfu, tsumo, ittsuu, one dora. Mangan. [04:13] Nar     But despite Ougi's concern,     the flow of the game favors Akagi. [04:19] Nar     With this win, he overturns Washizu's lead. [04:21] Nar     He leads by 12,000 points. [04:23] Nar     This time, he takes 4,000     points from Washizu. [04:26] Nar     Of course, he does not ask     for any of his blood back. [04:28] Nar     On to South Hand 3. [04:32] Nar     In South Hand 3, he sees that     Washizu is close to tenpai. [04:39] yasu     Ron! [04:46] Nar     Akagi plays into Yasuoka's hand     and kills Washizu's chance. [04:50] Nar     He ends the hand quickly     to avoid danger. [04:55] Nar     The last hand, South Hand 4. [05:01] oug     He keeps making it through. [05:04] oug     At one point, he was over     20,000 points behind. [05:07] oug     When he finally caught up, he didn't     take any of his blood back. [05:10] oug     That made me pretty nervous, [05:12] oug     but I've come to realize     that luck's on his side. [05:16] oug     Only one hand left. [05:20] Nar     If he wins this hand, he will survive. [05:23] Nar     The second match will end. [05:25] Nar     Ougi puts his hopes on this last hand. [05:31] Nar     This is Akagi's starting hand. [05:34] oug     So-so. [05:36] oug     It's not the best hand, but if he gets     some good draws, he could end it quickly. [05:40] oug     The problem is Washizu. [05:42] oug     He's 9,200 points behind right now. [05:45] oug     The most frightening prospect     is him getting a mangan tsumo. [05:49] oug     So long as that doesn't happen, we win. [05:57] oug     Nice! [05:58] oug     It looks bad for him. [05:59] oug     We're almost there. [06:02] oug     We can do this. [06:03] oug     Akagi will most likely win! [06:08] Nar     Seeing Washizu's starting     tiles makes Ougi relax. [06:12] Nar     But Akagi is not so relaxed. [06:15] Nar     Unlike Ougi, he felt the     exact opposite of Ougi. [06:24] Nar     A premonition. [06:30] Nar     This tile felt foreign in his hand... [06:32] Aka     There's a lump I have     to cut out to win here. [06:38] Nar     It's the last hand of the second     match in Washizu Mahjong. [06:44] Nar     On the first discard,     Akagi uncharacteristically pauses. [06:48] oug     What's going on? [06:50] oug     There's nothing particularly     worrisome here. [06:53] oug     You're 9,200 points ahead of Washizu. [06:56] oug     So long as Washizu doesn't get     a mangan tsumo, it's all good. [07:01] oug     Then we can end the     second match in the lead. [07:05] oug     His victory would be certain. [07:08] oug     And we're lucky; Washizu's     hand doesn't look so great. [07:14] oug     He'll be lucky if he can win at all,     let alone get that hand into a mangan. [07:20] oug     I get it. It's the dora! [07:22] oug     The dora is the west wind. [07:24] oug     And since Washizu is the west player,     it's worth more for him now! [07:27] oug     If he calls that, he's     already guaranteed a mangan. [07:31] oug     He's got a ticket for a mangan.     He's got a trump card for this game, [07:35] oug     and he's got one in his starting hand. [07:40] oug     No, it might be more than one. [07:44] oug     If that black tile is also a west wind,     he'll already have a pair. [07:48] oug     Which would make this west wind     in Akagi's hand a ticking bomb. [07:56] oug     A single demon lurking in his own ranks... [07:58] oug     Damn it, what are you going to do? [08:00] oug     One false move with this west wind     and it will end up costing his life. [08:06] oug     Does he have no choice but to keep it? [08:09] oug     So long as Washizu doesn't give it up, [08:12] oug     you could hold on to it     until the end of the game. [08:14] oug     If you're lucky,     you might even get a pair. [08:18] oug     If that doesn't happen, you would     be forced into a single west wind wait. [08:23] oug     You have to be prepared for the possibility. [08:26] oug     But holding on to it might     just be the safest bet. [08:30] oug     If not, though, will you discard it now? [08:33] oug     He's most likely thinking     about the same thing. [08:37] oug     It'll be fine as long as Washizu     doesn't have two of them. [08:40] oug     He has the one, but it's not     likely that he has another one. [08:44] oug     Then it would be best to discard     it before Washizu gets a pair. [08:49] oug     At least then he'd get away     from the curse of this west wind. [08:54] oug     But should the opposite be true... [08:57] oug     should Washizu already     have two west winds... [09:00] oug     That would be the absolute worst move. [09:03] oug     A folly that would allow Washizu     to call his own wind, and the dora. [09:08] oug     It's like giving your enemy a     knife and saying "please kill me." [09:12] oug     It would be an irreversible error. [09:16] oug     What are you going to do? [09:18] oug     What should you do? [09:20] oug     What should you... [09:24] oug     Akagi! [09:32] Nar     Akagi's first discard is a 9 of bamboo. [09:34] Nar     He did not discard the west wind. [09:38] oug     He's going to wait and see?     Oh, that makes sense. [09:40] oug     It's not too late to discard the west wind [09:43] oug     after he's observed Washizu for a while. [09:46] Nar     No sooner than Ougi thought this, the situation abruptly changes. [09:53] Was     Chi! [09:58] Nar     And then... [10:01] Was     Pon! [10:11] oug     This can't be... [10:14] Nar     Within five seconds of Akagi     discarding that first tile, [10:17] Nar     Washizu calls twice. [10:19] Nar     His hand progresses rapidly. [10:22] Nar     What's more, it's a potential green dragon     honitsu with two dora, a five han hand. [10:27] Nar     It's entirely possible to take     the lead with a mangan tsumo. [10:30] Nar     And that hand seems to be almost ready. [10:33] oug     No! It can't be! [10:35] oug     How is this possible? [10:37] oug     I don't think he's in tenpai yet, but... [10:41] oug     there's no way Akagi can     discard the west wind now. [10:44] oug     If he does and Washizu calls it, he could     get a green dragon honitsu with three dora. [10:49] oug     A haneman. [10:50] oug     He's 9,200 points behind right now, [10:54] oug     so he wouldn't even need     a tsumo with that haneman. [10:56] oug     Having Suzuki deal into his hand     would be enough to take the lead. [10:59] oug     He'll crumble... [11:01] oug     Akagi will die! [11:14] oug     D-Don't tell me... [11:25] oug     Don't tell me... [11:30] oug     I can't believe this. [11:32] oug     From the starting hands, I was     sure we'd make an easy getaway. [11:36] oug     It only took a few seconds for     Washizu to back him into a corner. [11:41] oug     It's like he looked up and     death is right behind him. [11:46] oug     Akagi! [11:51] Nar     At this point, even Ougi realizes     that the abnormal is normal here. [11:58] Nar     The special rule of Washizu Mahjong, [12:00] Nar     betting one's life on a Mahjong     game, is already abnormal. [12:07] Nar     Which means that in this abnormal world, [12:10] Nar     it only makes sense to regard     the abnormal as normal. [12:15] oug     Akagi has understood this from the start. [12:19] oug     He knew that his life is at risk     in this game of Washizu Mahjong. [12:24] oug     You'll be pushed to the very brink     and are forced to continue playing. [12:28] oug     Being able to maintain your     concentration is your lifeline. [12:34] oug     He also knew that thinking     you were safe from a mangan hand [12:40] oug     just because you had your blood     transfused back into your body [12:44] oug     was the wrong way of thinking. [12:47] oug     He made his choice     based on the situation. [12:50] oug     He knows that he must change his     game according to the situation. [12:54] oug     Thinking "I'll be all right     even if he gets a mangan, [12:56] oug     so I can discard this risky tile," [12:58] oug     is the normal way to think. [13:00] oug     It's fine for a normal game,     but it's too weak for Washizu Mahjong. [13:07] nar     That's a thought that     one must not give in to. [13:10] nar     It ultimately means that one [13:12] nar     doesn't really mind dealing     into their opponent's hand. [13:16] nar     As a result, you stop trying to     read your opponents completely [13:20] nar     and you will play the     odds on certain tiles. [13:22] nar     You will start making half-hearted     guesses about the opponent's hand. [13:26] nar     Both foresight and     determination deteriorate. [13:29] nar     Playing Mahjong like that leads to     failure at the most crucial moment. [13:34] nar     Impurities will start to filter     into the thought process. [13:38] nar     That is to say... [13:42] nar     ...fear. [13:45] oug     He can't let that creep into him. [13:48] oug     It will make its way in if he     relaxes even for an instant. [13:51] oug     He'll be devoured by fear. [13:56] oug     I thought I had grasped that properly, [14:00] oug     but compared to Akagi,     my comprehension lacked severely. [14:04] oug     Had I understood it,     I never would've been so naïve [14:08] oug     as to consider the blood transfusion. [14:11] oug     The problem is, this hunger for     safety itself is like a cancer [14:15] oug     that will eventually consume your mind. [14:19] oug     Pursuing safety and     finding a temporary haven [14:23] oug     will relax your mind for a while. [14:25] oug     That's the way the mind works. [14:27] oug     It cannot be helped. [14:29] oug     But it's exactly that feeling     of relief that is bad. [14:32] oug     In fact, since I was so     certain of Akagi's victory, [14:37] oug     this predicament has me     all the more shaken. [14:42] oug     An agitated mind cannot possibly     make cold calculations. [14:47] oug     There is no way to keep calm     and take countermeasures. [14:50] oug     You can't let your guard down,     not even for an instant. [14:54] oug     Akagi understands that far     better than I ever could. [15:00] oug     This is our salvation. [15:01] oug     His unwavering composure is our salvation. [15:04] oug     His utter tranquility despite     this situation is our salvation. [15:08] oug     He's most likely not making any     shallow reads of Washizu's hand. [15:13] oug     He's playing with a black or white mentality. [15:17] oug     There are no ambiguities. [15:23] oug     Wait a second. [15:24] oug     Since Akagi didn't discard that west wind, and kept it in his hand... [15:33] oug     That means he assumes Washizu     has not just one, but two west winds. [15:43] oug     There's no doubt about it. [15:45] oug     This is the genius Akagi's intuition. [15:47] oug     His sense... [15:50] oug     Damn it. [15:51] oug     If he's right, we've got     the worst-case scenario. [15:55] oug     On top of those two calls,     he's got two west winds. [15:59] oug     He no longer needs to get     a tsumo to take the lead. [16:03] oug     He's all clear for a haneman. [16:05] oug     Which means... [16:09] oug     annihilation! [16:10] oug     Death is nigh! [16:13] Nar     Unfortunately, Ougi's thoughts and     Akagi's intuition were right on the mark. [16:21] Nar     They are reality. [16:23] Nar     And with this latest draw,     Washizu's hand progresses yet again. [16:31] Was     I've got you now. [16:33] Was     One more step and I'll kill you. [16:37] Was     You cocky little brat. [16:41] Was     Tremble before me, Akagi. [16:46] Nar     The situation is bleak indeed. [16:48] Nar     Washizu no longer needs a tsumo     nor a direct hit to take the lead. [16:51] Nar     He can cause an upset even if his     underling deals into his hand. [16:56] Nar     But even if Akagi wanted     to attempt anything, [16:58] Nar     his hand is far from tenpai. [17:02] Nar     No. [17:03] Nar     Even if he were to get great     draws and get into tenpai, [17:08] Nar     he cannot discard this west wind. [17:11] oug     So essentially, he can't get     into tenpai unless he goes [17:14] oug     for a single wait for the west     wind or can complete the pair. [17:19] Nar     Among all this... [17:27] Was     Pon! [17:29] Nar     Washizu moves forward by     calling this 1 of circles. [17:33] Nar     He's called three times     without slowing down. [17:36] Nar     And then, the circle tiles start to flow. [17:40] Nar     A honitsu tenpai becomes     more and more likely. [17:44] Nar     By now the possibility of the haneman [17:46] Nar     that will cause the     upset is extremely real. [17:52] oug     It's over. [17:53] oug     There's nothing he can do. [17:56] oug     It might even end before his next draw. [18:01] oug     If Suzuki draws the west wind... [18:13] oug     We've survived. [18:14] oug     But it's still hopeless. [18:17] oug     The gap is too wide. [18:19] oug     If Akagi was at least in tenpai,     he might be able to [18:21] oug     sneak through without     discarding the west wind. [18:26] oug     But he's still two tiles from tenpai. [18:34] oug     And he keeps drawing useless tiles. [18:36] oug     He's still working on getting     rid of his honor tiles. [18:40] oug     Maybe we have to rely     on Yasuoka here. [18:44] oug     If he wins quickly, that could work, too. [18:48] oug     So long as Akagi has that     west wind he can't discard, [18:51] oug     Yasuoka is our only hope. [18:56] nar     But Yasuoka is also not in tenpai.     He's two tiles away. [19:03] OUg     Is there nothing we can do? [19:05] OUg     Is praying all we can do? [19:07] OUg     Pray that our enemy does     not draw the deciding tile? [19:12] OUg     Aimlessly pray... [19:17] OUg     Are we forced to sit idly by...     while praying that... [19:23] OUg     he'll keep drawing useless tiles? [19:25] OUg     And that while he keeps     drawing useless tiles, [19:29] OUg     either Akagi or Yasuoka will     somehow get into tenpai? [19:35] OUg     Or that Washizu can't get his winning     tile and have the game end in a draw... [19:41] OUg     That we see the end of     this hand without Washizu [19:45] OUg     getting a tsumo or Suzuki     dealing into his hand. [19:48] OUg     That's all we can hope for! [19:51] OUg     No. [19:51] OUg     That's relying too much on the     others and it is way too unrealistic. [19:57] OUg     When we consider that Washizu's     hand just needs someone to deal into it, [20:03] OUg     we don't have the time     to say things like that. [20:06] OUg     We need to get into tenpai. [20:10] OUg     It's the only way. [20:12] OUg     To get into tenpai before the     enemy draws the decisive tile. [20:17] OUg     We have get into tenpai somehow. [20:23] Nar     And yet, the one tile Ougi     wanted to be rid of, [20:27] Nar     the tile he wanted his own     party to draw and kill off, [20:31] Nar     the tile that will decide the     fate of Akagi and Washizu... [20:36] Nar     is drawn by Suzuki. [20:47] Oug     This can't be happening. [20:50] Oug     The enemy... the enemy     got the west wind! [20:55] Nar     Right then, they all foresaw     Akagi's impending death. [21:01] Nar     They all foresaw it,     except for Akagi himself. [22:16] Nar     Next time, "A Ray of Illusion." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    A Ray of Illusion 21 - A Ray of Illusion Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:13] Nar     The genius from the     darkness, Akagi Shigeru, [01:15] Nar     versus Washizu Iwao, the     monster of the Showa Era. [01:19] Nar     Akagi bets his blood;     Washizu wagers his entire fortune. [01:24] Nar     The second match, South Hand 4. [01:27] Nar     While Akagi leads by 9,200 points,     the fateful west wind that enables [01:33] Nar     Washizu's haneman and an upset falls     in the hands of his underling, Suzuki. [01:40] Nar     900 CCs stand between Akagi and death. [01:43] Nar     The footsteps of destruction     draw closer and closer. SIGN    Episode 21 SIGN    A Ray of Illusion [01:59] Oug     He'll die. [02:01] Oug     One misstep and that dora     west wind will end it all. [02:07] Oug     Akagi will be killed. [02:11] Oug     Three of Washizu's tiles are black,     which means that there is [02:15] Oug     no way he's got a double pon wait     for the west wind and some other tile. [02:18] Nar     That's because only one of the four     of a particular tile is black. [02:22] Oug     At least that risk is zero. [02:25] Oug     But... [02:27] Oug     With this setup, he could have     Suzuki discard the west wind. [02:34] Was     Pon. [02:36] Oug     Then switch to a naked wait and     have Suzuki deal into that, too. [02:43] Oug     He'd have the green dragon, west wind     honitsu with three dora. A haneman. [02:47] Oug     He'll take the lead. [02:49] Oug     Or... [02:53] Nar     Were he to be in a chanta tenpai... [02:56] Nar     he could still have Suzuki     deal him the dora west wind [02:58] Nar     and then deal him the 9 of     characters for his single wait. [03:05] Nar     That would be a green dragon, west wind     chanta with three dora, a haneman. [03:10] Nar     It would cause an upset. [03:12] Oug     He'll die. [03:15] Oug     If that's the state of the     enemy's hand, it's over. [03:20] Oug     Akagi will be killed and I'll lose an arm. [03:26] Oug     We'll lose all the money, too. [03:27] Oug     We'll be bankrupt. On the retreat. [03:33] Oug     If the dora west wind comes out now... [03:51] Oug     If it comes out now... [04:12] Oug     We're saved. [04:15] Oug     The enemy's hand isn't quite there. [04:19] Oug     It goes without saying     that he's in tenpai. [04:22] Oug     But he can't win right away,     even if he calls the west wind. [04:28] Oug     Which means we still have a chance. [04:33] Oug     If he gets into tenpai now... [04:36] Oug     If he... [04:39] Nar     But Akagi's draw is useless. [04:42] Oug     Damn, a north wind at a     critical time like this! [04:45] Oug     What a lousy draw. [04:47] Oug     I'm begging you! [04:49] Oug     We can't waste a single second here! [04:54] Oug     No! [04:55] Oug     Why didn't you discard     the west wind, the dora? [04:58] Oug     It's the shackle that's been     binding you this whole time! [05:02] Oug     So isn't this precisely     the time to get rid of it? [05:05] Oug     Since the enemy didn't call it this turn? [05:08] Oug     If you wait a turn,     assuming that Washizu didn't have [05:14] Oug     a honitsu already,     but looked like this instead... [05:18] Nar     If he draws the 7 of bamboo, [05:19] Nar     he can switch to a double pon wait     for the west wind and 7 of bamboo. [05:24] Oug     Once that happens, he won't be able     to discard the west wind anymore. [05:29] Oug     Were he to discard it, [05:31] Oug     it would be a mangan direct hit with the     green dragon, west wind, three dora. [05:34] Oug     He'd lose his lead. [05:35] Oug     There's no way he could discard it then. [05:38] Oug     If you think of that, [05:40] Oug     wasn't this your only opportunity     to get rid of that damned west wind? [05:47] Oug     So why didn't you? [05:51] Oug     Wait. [05:53] Oug     Is it possible that Akagi thinks [05:55] Oug     Washizu is waiting to win     on a single west wind wait? [05:59] Oug     Even if he's almost certain     that Washizu has a pair, [06:02] Oug     he may think there's a slight chance     that he's got a single wait. [06:07] Oug     Is that why he couldn't discard [06:12] Oug     this dora west wind? [06:16] Oug     There's a 9,200 point gap between them. [06:18] Oug     Washizu can't make up that     difference from a tile dealt by Suzuki. [06:23] Oug     But were Akagi to deal into his hand, [06:24] Oug     it would be a green dragon     honitsu with two dora, a mangan. [06:28] Oug     Does he think Washizu could be     waiting on a single west wind? [06:32] Oug     Is that the illusion... [06:35] Oug     the fear... [06:37] Oug     that has him trembling? [06:44] Oug     He got it. [06:45] Oug     Now he can get in tenpai and have     a closed wait on the 2 of characters. [06:48] Oug     He can get into tenpai! [06:51] Oug     But to do that, he has to...     he has to discard the west wind! [07:00] Oug     Akagi! [07:02] Nar     If Washizu has a single     wait on a west wind, [07:06] Nar     he'll have a green dragon honitsu     with two dora, a mangan. [07:08] Nar     He would overturn Akagi's lead. [07:12] Oug     This tile is the angel of death itself. [07:15] Oug     A tile that leads to death. [07:17] Oug     He can't discard it. [07:20] Nar     But if Washizu [07:21] Nar     already has two west winds and is     waiting for something else entirely, [07:25] Nar     keeping the west wind in his hand will     cause a fatal stall in Akagi's game. [07:30] Nar     Something he can't do. [07:34] Oug     Washizu's tenpai is a sure thing and     Suzuki can give him the dora at any time. [07:41] Oug     That's a haneman with the green dragon,     west wind honitsu and three dora. [07:44] Oug     He can gift Washizu 12,000 points easily. [07:47] Oug     Which means this last hand is     not the time to fool around. [07:52] Oug     If he doesn't get into tenpai, it'll be fatal. [07:57] Oug     He'll lose even that     faint chance he has now. [08:02] Oug     So which is it? [08:04] Oug     Do you see it as a single     wait, or as a pair? [08:33] Was     I thought you'd try to make it pass here. [08:38] Was     If it came down to that. [08:45] Oug     It passed! [08:46] Oug     Akagi's instinct won out. [08:49] Oug     He finally made it to tenpai     by discarding that dora. [08:55] Nar     Akagi has an iipeikou with a closed     wait for the 2 of characters. [08:58] Oug     Now we just need Yasuoka to get     a 2 of characters and we'll win. [09:12] Nar     Of course, Washizu is currently in tenpai. [09:14] Nar     It just happened to be that [09:16] Nar     the tile he was waiting for     was a 2 of characters. [09:18] Nar     The same wait as Akagi's. [09:45] nar     Washizu is in a closed wait for a 2     of characters, the same wait as Akagi. [09:53] nar     Since the wait is for the     same 2 of characters, [09:55] nar     it might seem like their chances     of winning are the same, [09:59] nar     but that couldn't be     further from the truth. [10:02] nar     Akagi can only win with     this 2 of characters, [10:06] nar     but Washizu can also use the dora,     the west wind, to change his hand. [10:11] nar     If you consider that his underling     can deal into his hand right away, [10:14] nar     the number of Washizu's winning     tiles increases greatly. [10:20] nar     For instance, if he draws the 1 of     characters and changes his wait to this [10:24] nar     double pon wait, he can win by Suzuki     dealing the west wind into his hand. [10:33] nar     Alternatively... [10:34] nar     If Suzuki draws that 1 of characters, [10:37] nar     he can just call the west wind and then     have Suzuki deal that into his hand. [10:44] nar     That would be enough for     the haneman upset with [10:47] nar     the green dragon, west wind     chanta, with three dora. [10:49] nar     On top of that, if you stick with the     situation where Washizu calls the west wind, [10:58] nar     then if Washizu draws any honor or circle tiles [11:02] nar     near the ones in Suzuki's hand,     he can win from those, too. [11:07] nar     Basically, once he draws one,     he can keep it in his hand [11:11] nar     and discard a character tile. [11:13] nar     Then he just has to call Suzuki's west wind [11:17] nar     and have Suzuki deal into his single wait. [11:24] nar     That will become the haneman     hand that will overtake Akagi. [11:28] nar     Under the premise that     he calls the west wind, [11:32] nar     Washizu has a total of nine     different tiles he can wait on. [11:36] nar     On the other hand,     Akagi only has one. [11:41] nar     Only this closed 2 of characters. [11:44] nar     A huge gap! [11:46] nar     Akagi is at a huge disadvantage. [11:49] nar     Akagi knows that better than anybody else. [11:53] nar     And then he gets a chance     to switch up his hand. [11:59] oug     What will you do? [12:02] nar     Will he stick with his closed     wait for the 2 of characters? [12:05] nar     Or discard the 3 of characters to     get a 1, 4, 7 of characters wait? [12:08] nar     Or discard the 1 of characters     to get a 3, 6 of characters wait? [12:12] oug     I guess the safest bet would be     to discard the 3 of characters [12:17] oug     and go for the more favorable     1, 4, 7 of characters wait. [12:22] oug     In any case, he should just     stay in tenpai for now. [12:25] oug     He can declare riichi after Yasuoka     has drawn the winning tile. [12:30] oug     Declaring riichi without     having the goal in sight [12:32] oug     would just be doing Washizu a favor. [12:36] nar     If he loses the riichi wager, SIGN    Akagi 41900 points SIGN    Difference 9200 points SIGN    Washizu 32700 points [12:38] nar     the difference between them [12:40] nar     would shrink by 2,000 to just 7,200 points. SIGN    Difference 7200 points SIGN    Washizu 33700 points SIGN    Akagi 40900 points [12:43] nar     That will remove the necessity for Washizu [12:46] nar     to get 12,000 points to take the lead, [12:48] nar     as the 8,000 from a mangan would suffice. [12:51] oug     He can't do that.     That'll just hurt him too much. [12:55] oug     So he has to be careful with the riichi. [12:58] oug     Of course, waiting to declare     riichi until Yasuoka has the winning tile [13:02] oug     will delay his win by one turn,     and that itself may be fatal, too. [13:07] oug     But still, a riichi here can't happen. [13:11] oug     It's unthinkable! [13:30] nar     But Akagi... [13:34] nar     contradicts Ougi's expectations completely, [13:38] nar     and declares it! [13:45] aka     Riichi. [13:49] nar     And it's a 3, 6 of characters wait. [13:55] oug     He went for the wait with the most     unlikely tiles, and he declared riichi?! [14:00] oug     Why would he do that now?! [14:08] oug     Could it be... a premonition? [14:14] oug     Did he have a premonition     that Yasuoka will [14:17] oug     draw his winning tile     in the next turn? [14:21] oug     If that's the case, I suppose     I could understand it. [14:25] oug     But is something like     that really possible? [14:30] yasu     Akagi... Are you really telling     me that I'm going to draw it now? [14:37] yasu     Is that what you're feeling right now? [14:42] yasu     Is your instinct telling you [14:45] yasu     that I'll draw it? [14:51] oug     Did he get it?! [14:52] oug     Did he?! [15:19] was     What? [15:21] was     Since he declared riichi, [15:23] was     I thought the cop would deal     straight into his hand. [15:25] was     But that is not the case. [15:30] was     You've dug your own grave. [15:33] was     You buckled under the pressure of     the match and fell in by yourself. [15:40] was     I'm sure you must know what it means. [15:44] was     The meaning of the 9,200     point difference between us. [15:50] was     Until now, I needed a mangan tsumo,     or a haneman if I win off Suzuki, [15:55] was     in order to take the lead. [15:58] was     But once you declare riichi,     everything changes. [16:02] Was     Now a tsumo on a 5,200     hand or a mangan hand [16:05] Was     from a tile dealt by     Suzuki will be enough. [16:08] Was     I can take your lead. [16:16] Was     You should have never called     a riichi unless you were [16:19] Was     absolutely certain your partner     could deal into your hand. [16:25] Was     Did you crack from the pressure? [16:28] Was     I can't say I don't understand that. [16:31] Was     My advantage over you was just     too much, too overwhelming. [16:35] Was     Maybe you thought I would end     the match in the next turn. [16:40] Was     You thought that and decided     to make it all or nothing. [16:47] Was     Making the cop your last ray of     hope, you declared your riichi. [16:52] Was     You figured that if you     have to die anyway, [16:56] Was     you'd die while running towards victory. [17:03] Was     Like a prisoner about to make a break, [17:06] Was     knowing he has practically no chance     to escape but trying it anyway... [17:13] Was     You wanted to believe in miracles? [17:23] Was     Reality is overwhelmingly cruel. [17:27] Was     It's that tiny ray of hope     that seals your fate. [17:34] Was     While I had the advantage,     only your riichi finally managed [17:40] Was     to break the balance of power. [17:44] Was     The final door has opened. [17:46] Was     The angel of death has crept in! [18:01] Was     Pon! [18:04] Was     And now, I win! [18:12] Oug     Oh, no! [18:13] Oug     He'll play into his hand and it'll be over! [18:17] Nar     A mangan with the green dragon,     west wind, and three dora. [18:20] Oug     He'll die. [18:27] Oug     He'll die! [18:38] Was     Ron! [18:48] Was     I win! [18:49] Was     And now you'll die! [18:55] Was     And still, you don't tremble? [18:58] Was     But now you'll have your blood drawn     from you and you will most certainly die. [19:02] Was     I wonder how long you can remain calm. [19:21] Yasu     Th-The 3 of characters? [19:24] Aka     Too bad. [19:27] Aka     It's a head bump. [19:38] Was     Wh-What? [19:42] Aka     You were getting all worried,     so you tried to force an ending. [19:47] Aka     If you hadn't done that,     you would have won. [19:49] Aka     If you had restrained yourself, [19:51] Aka     you would have won in     another three or four turns. [19:53] Aka     What are you scared of? [20:00] Aka     You're actually quite the     coward, Washizu Iwao. [20:07] Was     This is impossible! [20:08] Was     A 3, 6 of characters wait? [20:10] Was     And you declared your riichi by     discarding the 1 of characters?! [20:14] Nar     Akagi could have stayed with the [20:16] Nar     closed wait for the 2 of     characters for an iipeikou. [20:18] Nar     Or if he had to declare riichi,     he could have done it [20:20] Nar     with a 1, 4, 7 of characters wait     for more possibilities to win. [20:23] Nar     And yet he deliberately chose     the 3, 6 of characters wait. [20:28] Was     He manipulated me? [20:31] Was     He saw through my hand     and manipulated me?! [20:41] Was     This bastard! [20:45] Nar     The second match ends,     again with Akagi as the victor. [20:49] Nar     But Washizu is the man once     known as the king of the shadows. [20:53] Nar     There is no way he will back down now, [20:56] Nar     from this battle where both [20:57] Nar     Akagi and Washizu have     wagered their own demise. [21:00] Nar     The night of darkness     gets deeper... and darker. [22:16] Nar     Next time, "The Shackles of Artifice." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Shackles of Artifice 22 - The Shackles of Artifice Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:13] Nar     The genius from the     darkness, Akagi Shigeru, [01:15] Nar     versus Washizu Iwao,     the monster of the Showa Era. [01:18] Nar     The first and second matches     of their battle to the death [01:22] Nar     both ended in victory for Akagi. [01:27] Aka     You're actually quite the     coward, Washizu Iwao. SIGN    Episode 22 SIGN    The Shackles of Artifice [01:37] Was     A 3, 6 of characters wait? [01:40] Was     This is impossible! [01:41] Was     And you declared your riichi by     discarding the 1 of characters?! [01:45] Nar     Akagi could have stayed with the [01:46] Nar     closed wait for the 2 of     characters for an iipeikou. [01:49] Nar     Or if he had to declare riichi,     he could have done it [01:51] Nar     with a 1, 4, 7 of characters wait     for more possibilities to win. [01:54] Nar     And yet he deliberately chose     the 3, 6 of characters wait. [02:00] Was     He manipulated me? [02:02] Was     He saw through my hand     and manipulated me?! [02:07] Was     Then you took my winning     3 of characters tile from Suzuki [02:13] Was     using a head bump. [02:15] Was     What is this?! [02:18] Was     Why didn't I see it? [02:20] Was     It was an obviously strange riichi! [02:25] Nar     With Akagi's riichi, the     requirement for Washizu [02:29] Nar     to take the lead had lowered     from a haneman to a mangan. [02:34] Was     It was so obvious that he     had an ulterior motive! [02:38] Was     Damn it! [02:41] Nar     And with this, the second match is over. [02:44] Nar     It seemed like a close     game, but in the end, [02:48] Nar     Akagi is more than 10,000     points ahead of Washizu. SIGN    Washizu          32700 pts.          2nd place     rank bonus          Total SIGN    Akagi          43200 pts.          1st place     rank bonus          1st place     bonus          Total [02:52] Nar     His game score now tops Washizu by 50 points. [02:55] nar     Which means that on top of his     50 million yen in winnings, [02:58] nar     Akagi will receive an additional     16 million in bonus payments. [03:01] nar     Combined with his winnings from the     first match, that is 118.5 million yen. [03:06] nar     It is an overwhelming amount. [03:09] nar     In today's terms, that would     be around 1.2 billion yen. [03:14] nar     And yet, Akagi once again refuses     to transfuse any of his blood back. [03:18] nar     He waits for the next round     with 1,100 CCs of lost blood. [03:23] nar     The next mangan he deals     into would kill him, [03:26] nar     but he makes no attempt to     escape this dangerous situation. [03:30] Yasu     Why not? [03:32] Yasu     Why won't you get some     of your blood back? [03:34] Yasu     This does nothing but hurt you,     without a single advantage. [03:40] Aka     That's not entirely true. [03:49] Aka     Take that last hand. [03:51] Aka     Not returning any of my blood     is what led me to victory. [03:55] yas     Led you... to it? [03:56] Aka     Yeah. [03:58] Aka     This last hand, my starting     tiles were horrible. [04:01] Aka     That was because there was one tile     among them I could never discard, [04:05] Aka     the dora west wind. [04:08] Aka     Not only was it the dora,     it was also Washizu's wind. [04:11] Aka     That one tile froze my entire hand. [04:16] Aka     The possible wins were extremely limited. [04:20] Aka     It wasn't something I could     solve on my own power. [04:23] Aka     Therefore... [04:26] Aka     To win... [04:28] Aka     I needed Washizu to make a mistake. [04:30] Oug     A mistake? [04:32] Aka     The green dragon and the     8 of circles in the beginning. [04:35] Aka     Those calls weren't a big problem, [04:37] Aka     but after his 1 of circles     pon in the seventh turn, [04:40] Aka     he discarded a 3 of circles,     an obvious mistake. [04:43] Aka     Going for a chanta with such     a limited wait was not smart. [04:47] Aka     He should've kept the 1 of circles pair [04:49] Aka     and the 3 of circles to go for a honitsu. [04:53] Aka     He had a much higher chance     of winning with that. [04:56] Aka     There was no need to rush,     but he ended up rushing anyway. [05:01] Aka     He prioritized getting into     tenpai over everything else. [05:05] Aka     That was foolish. [05:06] Aka     He was in a rush to win. [05:10] Aka     What pressured him is my     refusal to transfuse blood. [05:13] Yasu     What? [05:15] Aka     If you had to name it, my insanity. [05:18] Aka     My refusal to avoid death by     having any blood transfused back [05:21] Aka     woke up a fear sleeping     deep within Washizu. [05:27] Was     This man may be able to kill me. [05:32] Aka     In my total disregard for my own life, [05:35] Aka     he started to pick up the scent     of his own potential death. [05:39] Aka     Of course, he probably     doesn't know it yet. [05:45] Aka     This fear is still tiny. [05:48] Aka     Right now, in manifests     more in the urge to rush, [05:51] Aka     impatience, rather than in actual fear. [05:55] Aka     Washizu's mental balance fell apart. [05:57] Aka     As a result, he started rushing. [06:02] Aka     And that was my chance. [06:06] Aka     It was my opportunity to discard the     west wind I couldn't discard until then. [06:10] Aka     With that tenpai... [06:13] Nar     Akagi's hand started to progress. [06:18] Nar     The ice was thawing. [06:25] Aka     At the same time, his trump card,     the west wind, was also drained of power. [06:28] Aka     If anything, my west wind gained power. [06:31] Yasu     Power? [06:32] Aka     After that, it clouded Washizu's eyes. [06:36] Aka     It became an imaginary force. [06:39] Yasu     An imaginary force? [06:41] Oug     Now, wait a sec. [06:42] Oug     You're talking about it like     that was your strategy, [06:45] Oug     but there are a few things     that doesn't explain. [06:49] Oug     For example, how could you     know at the very beginning [06:52] Oug     of the game that you could     not discard the west wind? [06:54] Oug     Yes, we saw that Washizu had     one of those tiles in his hand. [06:59] Oug     We knew it was a dora. [07:01] Oug     And that it was his wind. [07:02] Oug     I can understand if you felt it     was a difficult tile to discard. [07:05] Oug     If Washizu had a pair of west     winds and you discarded it, [07:11] Oug     the moment he called it,     he'd have his wind and three dora. [07:13] Oug     Already a guaranteed mangan. [07:16] Oug     Of course you couldn't discard it then. [07:18] Oug     But if you knew he only had one, [07:20] Oug     you should've taken care of     it with your first discard. [07:24] Oug     You talk about it like you     were already certain he had [07:28] Oug     a pair of west winds,     from the very beginning. [07:31] Oug     How can you know that before     he discards even a single tile? [07:38] Aka     But he already had discarded many tiles. [07:42] Yasu     What? [07:44] Aka     I had two East-South matches worth     of tiles to see how he discards. [07:48] Oug     B-But that's... [07:51] Aka     You can really see the flow of the game [07:54] Aka     and Washizu's own luck pretty clearly. [07:58] Aka     Keeping in mind his own innate talent, [08:02] Aka     I knew this last hand     wouldn't end without a fight. [08:07] Aka     Sure enough, the dora he drew     happened to be his wind tile. [08:10] Aka     And those dora west winds flowed toward     him as if they were drawn to him. [08:16] Aka     I had one mixed up in     my own starting hand. [08:20] Aka     All of these indicated that     it was no mere coincidence. [08:23] Aka     You could say the dora west wind [08:27] Aka     was a messenger sent from     heaven to help Washizu win. [08:38] Aka     Had the game progressed normally... [08:40] Oug     ...Washizu would have won, you say? [08:44] Aka     That dora west wind had the power to     kill me if I didn't handle it just right. [08:49] Aka     It was an assassin and a venomous     demon at the same time. [08:55] Aka     If I were recklessly brave [08:57] Aka     and discarded it, he would call it. [08:58] Aka     A guaranteed mangan. [09:01] Aka     But if I'd kept it,     I wouldn't be able to move. [09:05] Aka     It would lead to death. [09:07] Aka     A damned if I do, damned if I don't tile. [09:10] Aka     My only hope for escape was     a misstep from Washizu. [09:16] Aka     Like what happened. [09:18] Aka     Being in tenpai sounds great, [09:21] Aka     but calling too many tiles     restricted his hand. [09:25] Aka     I had no choice but to wait until     he couldn't move any further... [09:30] Aka     and then to discard it. [09:33] Aka     Just discarding it wasn't enough. [09:34] Yasu     What? [09:36] Aka     I needed to set up the     situation to discard it. [09:40] Aka     If I screwed up the order, it was over. [09:42] Oug     Wait. [09:44] Oug     What you're saying is     that you knew from the [09:48] Oug     very beginning that Washizu     had a pair of dora west winds. [09:52] Aka     I did. [09:53] Oug     Then isn't it strange that you [09:55] Oug     discarded the north wind right after     you drew it on the 10th turn? [10:00] Oug     During the ninth turn, Suzuki drew a     west wind, but Washizu didn't call it. [10:06] Oug     Which means that would've been the     ideal time to get rid of that west wind. [10:11] Oug     Washizu's next draw could have let him [10:14] Oug     switch to a double pon wait for     the west wind and anything else. [10:20] Oug     The only way I could rationalize you     not discarding the west wind at that point [10:25] Oug     was that he might've be in a single wait     for the west wind with a mangan hand. [10:30] Aka     Right. [10:32] Aka     I wanted to create that illusion. [10:35] Nar     That is the imaginary force. [10:37] Aka     When I hesitated to discard the     west wind, Washizu thought... [10:43] Was     He hasn't figured out my hand yet. [10:45] Was     He thinks I'm waiting     on a single west wind. [10:50] Aka     He guessed wrong. [10:55] Oug     You purposefully acted     like you were hesitant. [10:59] Aka     Those who see get to choose. [11:04] Aka     You can reveal what you can see directly. [11:07] Aka     You can pretend that you     can see even if you cannot. [11:11] Aka     Or you can pretend to     not see even if you can. [11:15] aka     Just by discarding a tile one turn later, [11:19] aka     you can control the thought process     of your opponent almost freely. [11:34] aka     Just by discarding a tile one turn later, [11:37] aka     you can control the thought process     of your opponent almost freely. [11:40] oug     I don't believe it. [11:42] oug     He was manipulating us... [11:44] oug     Both Washizu and even me, the spectator. [11:47] nar     Akagi wasn't trembling at all. [11:51] nar     He wasn't unable to     discard the west wind. [11:54] nar     He explicitly chose to not discard it. [11:56] oug     He's got his sights on     something totally different. [11:58] oug     For us, it's all we can do just to deal     with with the efficacy of the tiles, [12:02] oug     and the flow of the game. [12:05] nar     But Akagi is trying to manipulate     the thought process of the opponent. [12:09] nar     Even the idea to do that     is no longer normal. [12:13] nar     It's outside the realm of ordinary men. [12:16] oug     He's like a devil... [12:19] yas     Akagi, can I just ask you one more thing? [12:23] yas     Even if you had figured out the dora west     wind, what about the rest of his hand? [12:29] yas     You sniped off the 3 of     characters for the head bump [12:32] yas     that Suzuki tried to deal     into Washizu's hand. [12:35] yas     You knew that he had a     single wait for the 3. [12:38] yas     And since we're there already, [12:40] yas     doesn't that also mean you knew [12:41] yas     that he had a closed wait for     a 2 of characters before? [12:47] yas     I mean... [12:49] yas     I also figured that he couldn't     have a circles honitsu since Suzuki [12:54] yas     didn't deal any of his many circle     tiles into Washizu's hand. [12:58] yas     But how could you deduce     his wait from that? [13:01] aka     Yasuoka-san, if you've come that far,     the answer is right in front of you. [13:09] aka     This time, instead of trying     to read Washizu's hand, [13:12] aka     you just need to take a good look at     Suzuki's hand to reveal Washizu's tiles. [13:19] aka     This hand, Suzuki was     only focused on dealing [13:22] aka     into Washizu's hand instead     of trying to win himself. [13:27] aka     Then all you have to do is see     what Suzuki's hand looked like. [13:34] aka     Over half of his tiles were     circle and honor tiles. [13:37] aka     They were the building blocks Washizu     needed to complete his initial honitsu. [13:43] aka     The rest were 1s and 9s for the chanta. [13:48] aka     And since Washizu didn't call the     west wind when Suzuki drew it [13:53] aka     to go for a win immediately,     these tiles were out. [13:59] aka     Meaning the only remaining possibilities     were around the 1 of characters. [14:03] yas     But with the chanta, couldn't it also     have been a 2, 3, 7, 8 of bamboo wait? [14:09] aka     No. [14:12] aka     He'd already discarded all the tiles around     the 4 and 6, so that would take away [14:16] aka     his ability to win off them. [14:18] aka     He wouldn't do that     after all those pon calls. [14:25] aka     So his possible waits could be narrowed down     to side or closed waits for character tiles. [14:31] aka     And since I had the black 2 of characters, [14:36] aka     it meant Washizu was in a closed     wait for the 1 and 3 of characters. [14:40] aka     Or from the other angle,     the reason Suzuki held on to [14:45] aka     the seemingly pointless 3 of characters     was because Washizu had such a wait. [14:51] aka     Remember that he needed a haneman     if he won off Suzuki's tile. [14:55] aka     Even if he had, [14:57] aka     green dragon, west wind, three dora     only adds up to a mangan. [15:01] aka     Keeping this 3 of characters     had no real meaning, [15:04] aka     but it was a tile that     Washizu had in his hand. [15:07] aka     A tile that Washizu could     use for a single wait. [15:11] aka     Considering that, if I were     to declare riichi, as I did, [15:17] aka     a mangan would be     enough for the upset. [15:20] aka     Or, a green dragon kan     could yield new dora [15:23] aka     that could give him a haneman,     even with the 3 of characters. [15:28] aka     That's why Suzuki kept it. [15:31] aka     But in the end, that plan backfired. [15:35] aka     Still, the most important part of this [15:38] aka     was Washizu's state of mind. [15:42] aka     The difficult part was     knowing if Washizu's emotions [15:46] aka     would behave the way I wanted them     to when I declared my riichi. [15:52] aka     It was difficult, but at this point,     I had no reason to doubt yet. [15:57] aka     For him... [16:00] aka     the temptation of victory was stronger. [16:07] aka     The setup that guaranteed victory. [16:10] aka     Its attraction was stronger...     because Washizu was starving for victory. [16:16] Yasu     Starving? [16:18] Aka     That's right. [16:20] Aka     Washizu won his way through life. [16:23] Aka     For him, victory was always certain. [16:26] Aka     He knows well the difference     between victory and an advantage. [16:30] Aka     It goes without saying... [16:33] Aka     Advantage and victory are similar,     but also very different things. [16:37] Aka     Put bluntly, having an advantage     has little meaning by itself. [16:42] Aka     Whether for gain or self-benefit, [16:46] Aka     all of that only becomes certain     after the actual victory. [16:51] Aka     Successful people know this intimately. [16:55] Aka     Which is why they try harder     to win than anyone else. [16:58] Aka     Washizu is no different. [17:04] man     Washizu-sama, what shall we do? [17:06] man     Will you continue into the     third match, or will you stop? [17:09] man     I believe that exercising     prudence is a viable option. [17:13] man     Should you stop now, you will have     lost only a little over 100 million. [17:19] Was     Are you mad? [17:20] Was     You're telling me to run away? [17:24] Was     You're telling me to     run and leave Japan? [17:26] Men     Washizu-sama.... [17:28] Was     That cannot happen. [17:34] Nar     The third match. [17:36] Nar     Washizu has lost both the     first and second matches. [17:39] Nar     He needs to win the third at any     cost and erase that disgrace. [17:45] Nar     He can't keep losing. [17:49] Nar     His pride as king... [17:54] Nar     cannot allow him to let that happen. [17:57] Nar     Washizu has already lost 118.5 million yen. [18:03] Nar     At this rate, his entire fortune     of 500 million will melt away. [18:08] Nar     His ruin seems near. [18:13] Nar     It is rising... [18:16] Nar     The raging water that will kill Washizu. [18:19] Nar     It is slowly reaching a critical point. [18:21] Nar     Still slight, but it has begun to overflow. [18:23] Nar     It has started to wet Washizu's feet. [18:28] Was     If I fall in, I die. [18:33] Was     I must stop this. [18:36] Nar     The third match has begun. [18:39] Nar     Yasuoka is the first dealer. [18:41] Nar     Washizu wants to reverse the flow     of the game during East Hand 1. [18:46] Nar     He wants to escape this bad flow. [18:50] Nar     But his hand is not so good. [18:55] Nar     His draws are also sub-par. [18:57] Nar     He is clearly going downhill. [19:02] Nar     On the other hand,     Akagi is doing well. [19:05] Nar     By the third turn, he's already one     away from tenpai, with three dora. [19:11] Nar     But Akagi does not relax his game. [19:14] Nar     No. [19:16] Nar     Akagi never was in the position to     either relax or tighten his game. [19:23] Nar     He has transcended that. [19:26] Nar     If he hadn't, he could not have survived. [19:28] Oug     Ranking below Washizu even     once would mean certain death. [19:35] Oug     He is still missing 1,100 CCs of blood. [19:39] Nar     That is to say, should he deal     into a single mangan hand [19:42] Nar     of Washizu's, he would     lose 800 CCs of blood. [19:45] Nar     Combined with the 1,100, [19:46] Nar     that would amount to 1,900 CCs of blood, [19:48] Nar     just one step away     from the fatal amount. [19:53] Oug     He could die at any time. [19:56] Oug     Of course he can't relax     under these conditions. [20:02] nar     Always one step from death. [20:05] nar     And then Washizu has a certain feeling. [20:10] Was     I have a feeling. [20:12] Was     If I kill this man, I will have arrived... [20:19] Was     At the apex of my 75 years of life. [20:28] Was     To the moment of supreme bliss. [20:31] Was     I may have been born to kill this man. [20:43] Nar     At the end of the first     and second matches, [20:44] Nar     Akagi has lost 1,100 CCs of blood. [20:48] Nar     Washizu has lost     118.5 million yen in cash. [20:53] Nar     But in the third match, [20:56] Nar     the monster Washizu Iwao has a hunch     that he may make a counterattack. [21:00] Nar     A premonition of a great storm. [21:02] Nar     The dawn of destruction is approaching. [22:16] Nar     Next time, "The Power of Brute Luck." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Power of Brute Luck 23 - The Power of Brute Luck Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:14] Nar     The genius from the     darkness, Akagi Shigeru. [01:16] Nar     Washizu Iwao, the monster     of the Showa Era. [01:19] Nar     The Washizu Mahjong deathmatch [01:21] Nar     with both of their demises     on the line continues. [01:24] Nar     Akagi managed to take the     lead in the first and second [01:27] Nar     matches by outwitting Washizu. [01:30] Nar     Washizu is being backed into a corner. [01:32] Nar     However, he puts his pride as the     king who ruled from the shadows [01:35] Nar     on the line and stays in the fight. [01:38] Nar     Now the third match has begun. [01:40] Nar     A new battle is about to commence. SIGN    Episode 23 SIGN    The Power of Brute Luck [01:49] Nar     Akagi has lost 1,100 CCs     of blood thus far. [01:53] Nar     He has only 900 CCs left before death. [01:57] Nar     He's on his last legs. [02:07] Was     I'll finish him. [02:09] Was     Destroying this man would be a     fitting end to my reign in Japan. [02:22] Was     If possible, I want to     win by outranking him. [02:25] Was     These high stakes led to     very special conditions, [02:29] Was     and those in turn created     this special situation. [02:35] Was     I don't want to use tricks to defeat him, [02:37] Was     but crush him with my skills alone. [02:40] Was     That will truly prove my superiority. [02:44] Was     I will end you. [02:48] Nar     However... [02:49] Aka     Tsumo. [02:56] Aka     Tsumo, ittsuu, three dora. [03:01] Aka     Haneman. [03:06] Nar     Akagi strikes first. [03:09] Nar     By continuously discarding     what is unnecessary, [03:12] Nar     he ends up with an ideal hand. [03:14] Nar     It is the type of ideal     win that only comes when [03:16] Nar     the flow of the game favors you. [03:18] Nar     He pulls away from Washizu. [03:24] Was     Don't get cocky, boy. [03:29] Was     We're just getting started. [03:30] Was     It's only East Hand 1. [03:32] Was     The fight is just starting. [03:38] Man     No. [03:40] Man     This could get rough. [03:42] Man     Based on what we've seen so far,     we have to admit that this man [03:47] Man     might be one grade higher     than Washizu-sama. [03:52] Man     He is like a demon. [03:56] Man     And now the luck seems entirely     with him this third match. [03:59] Man     Unless something big happens... [04:04] Man     we'll lose! [04:06] Nar     Should Washizu waste his chance     as dealer here in East Hand 2, [04:12] Nar     the game will most likely go to Akagi. [04:16] Nar     He must win, even with     a 1,500 or 2,000 hand. [04:20] Nar     It is crucial for Washizu to turn     the flow of the game around. [04:25] Nar     But Akagi won East Hand 1. [04:29] Nar     The game is favoring him even more. [04:31] Nar     Washizu is in a bad position. [04:33] Nar     Just as everybody was thinking     that his hand is sinking, [04:35] Nar     that it can only go down... [04:41] Nar     An auspicious turn. [04:44] Nar     Could this be Washizu's magic? [04:47] Nar     He has no melds, [04:48] Nar     but he is 3 tiles away from a     possible tanpin, sanshoku hand. [04:52] Man     Not bad. [04:54] Man     He could fight back with this. [04:59] Man     The problem is Akagi's hand. [05:04] Man     He has four black tiles. [05:06] Man     I can't be too certain, but from     what I can see, it's not good. [05:10] Man     There's some hope. [05:12] Man     And yet... [05:14] Man     Washizu-sama's born aptitude, [05:16] Man     his power, [05:19] Man     the strength of his luck... [05:21] Man     Ordinary standards can't     measure how good his luck is. [05:24] Man     No matter how many     times his back comes [05:26] Man     up against the wall,     he comes out alive. [05:29] Man     He is the type who will overcome     the worst odds to come out on top. [05:37] Man     The same was true for the     recent vampire murders. [05:41] Man     Even though he had to     sacrifice much of his fortune, [05:44] Man     he survived despite having     committed those atrocities. [05:48] Man     This man will always survive. [05:54] Man     If you consider that... [05:56] Man     there is still a chance we may win. [05:59] Man     Akagi may be a better player,     but Washizu-sama has better luck. [06:04] Man     And with that luck,     bestowed by the heavens, [06:07] Man     he can bring Akagi to his knees. [06:10] Man     He has a chance at victory! [06:14] Nar     As if to confirm Yoshioka's thoughts,     Washizu draws a 9 of bamboo, [06:17] Nar     which puts him two tiles from tenpai. [06:22] Nar     But he loses the chance to get     a tanpin, sanshoku, tanyao. [06:26] Man     That's fine. [06:27] Man     Right now, that is fine. [06:30] Man     Speed is of the essence. [06:31] Man     More than anything, he needs     to focus on staying dealer. [06:37] Nar     But in the next turn... [06:41] Nar     He loses his chance     at a pinfu because his [06:43] Nar     2 of bamboo pair turns into a triplet. [06:47] Nar     Though his hand is progressing,     it's doing so in the worst way. [06:50] Nar     His hand becomes increasingly cheaper. [06:52] Nar     This just confirms that     Washizu is in a bad position. [06:58] Nar     In a normal situation, [06:59] Nar     useless draws at this point in the     game would be par for the course. [07:02] Nar     But right now,     Washizu is forcing these tiles. [07:08] Nar     He is like a writhing dragon     ascending into the stormy sky. [07:19] Nar     A dragon who climbs through     the sky amidst violent winds. [07:22] Nar     And yet, no matter how     strong this dragon may be, [07:26] Nar     if it tries to force its way     upward against fierce headwinds, [07:31] Nar     it will exhaust its strength and weaken... [07:36] ---     and eventually fall. [07:38] Nar     Even if... [07:44] Nar     it's the monster called Washizu. [07:48] Man     Now the sanshoku is gone, too. [07:50] Man     It's a completely worthless hand. [07:52] Man     But right now,     he needs to get into tenpai. [07:55] Man     He has a two-sided wait. [07:57] Man     Should he get the dora, the 6 of     circles, instead of the 9 of circles, [08:01] Man     it will be a riichi, ippatsu, with one dora. [08:03] Man     With any reverse dora,     it could even be a mangan. [08:10] Nar     However, [08:14] Nar     even that is gone. [08:18] Nar     Everything drawn cheapened his hand. [08:20] Nar     The potential for the mentanpin,     sanshoku is gone without a trace. [08:24] Man     At least he's in tenpai. [08:26] Man     And with this single wait     on the 1 of circles... [08:31] Man     Suzuki can deal into his hand right away. [08:34] Man     At least he can win. [08:37] Nar     At this time, Washizu delays     calling a riichi for one turn. [08:42] Nar     This is because Suzuki     could declare a kan. [08:45] Nar     It's not too late to declare riichi     after Suzuki's kan reveals the new dora. [08:50] Suz     Kan. [08:54] Nar     In the current situation, he can't     expect miracles from the new dora. [08:57] Nar     The flow of the entire game is against him. [09:00] Nar     Everyone is thinking along those     lines for this concealed kan. [09:03] Nar     And yet... [09:20] guy     It's a... [09:21] Yasu     1 of bamboo! [09:22] Man     So the new dora is the 2 of bamboo? [09:25] Nar     That means Washizu has... [09:29] Nar     three dora! [09:30] Nar     Three dora! [09:32] Nar     Three dora! [09:42] nar     An unexpected development. [09:44] nar     Despite fighting an uphill battle, [09:46] nar     Washizu gets three dora from     the new dora indicator. [09:48] nar     Usually something like     this does not happen. [09:52] guy     This is how strong Washizu-sama's luck is. [09:57] guy     This is what he was born with. [09:59] guy     No, it surpasses even that...     This is brute luck. [10:26] was     Riichi. [10:39] guy     That's it. [10:40] guy     He's got a dealer mangan in the bag now. [10:43] guy     Now Suzuki just has to deal     the 1 of circles into his hand. [10:47] nar     Riichi, ippatsu, three dora. [10:48] nar     If he gets any reverse dora,     it'll be a haneman or even a baiman. [10:53] nar     Washizu gets a hand that     can cause an instant upset. [10:56] guy     He can defeat Akagi! [11:13] guy     What? [11:15] guy     The 2 of characters? [11:16] guy     What's going on? [11:18] guy     Why didn't he deal that     1 of circles into his hand? [11:22] guy     The 1 of circles we need     for the dealer mangan... [11:32] guy     I get it! [11:34] guy     Akagi has a 1 of circles. [11:37] guy     And it looks like both the 1 and     3 of circles are useless to him. [11:42] guy     So he'll be discarding those because... [11:46] guy     Suzuki already has a     triplet of the 2 of circles [11:48] guy     he needs to complete that sequence. [11:51] guy     It's hard for him to complete the     sequence and it's a bad wait, too. [11:57] guy     It's a closed wait he     must want to get rid of. [11:59] guy     The 3 of circles is already a     safe tile with Washizu-sama. [12:03] guy     And since Washizu-sama     didn't have Suzuki deal [12:06] guy     the 1 of circles into his hand just now, [12:09] guy     Akagi most likely thinks it'll pass, as well. [12:13] nar     If one assumes that [12:15] nar     Suzuki's tiles do not contain the     winning tile, but only safe tiles, [12:19] nar     the logic of the second     discard pile is established. [12:25] nar     Washizu set up a trap     by using that logic. [12:32] guy     He added it to his hand! [12:34] guy     If Akagi discards the 1 of circles...     he'll lose 1,200 CCs. [12:42] guy     With the 1,100 CCs he already     lost, that'll be 2,300 CCs. [12:47] guy     That's nearly half of     what a human body holds. [12:50] guy     Of course he won't survive that. [12:52] guy     He'll die! [12:54] guy     He simply can't survive! [12:57] nar     It's a veritable discard of death. [13:01] guy     If it's the 1 of circles, it's... [13:03] wash     Death! [13:20] wash     Of course. [13:22] wash     He would figure this one out. [13:25] wash     He can see through this kind of trap. [13:29] wash     That's to be expected of this kid. [13:32] wash     His senses are extraordinary and     far surpass those of normal people. [13:37] wash     But here, that's just fine. [13:41] wash     If I always stick to the formula [13:43] wash     of riichi followed by my winning     tile being discarded instantly, [13:45] wash     the only thing I can gain is points. [13:47] ---     There's never anything on top. [13:52] wash     And that's no fun. [13:54] wash     That won't breed any fear. [13:57] wash     I am going to stick with this trap. [14:00] wash     It'll be fun to sow the seed of suspicion. [14:05] wash     Even if it's an obvious trap, [14:07] wash     I'll deliberately sow the seed of suspicion. [14:13] wash     Instead of the usual routine of riichi     followed by my winning tile, [14:17] wash     I'll wait one turn for     seemingly no reason. [14:20] wash     It'll be fun to see what he'll     make of the new pattern. [14:25] wash     In other words, he'll be shaken. [14:29] wash     I'm going to shake your confidence     in that second discard pile. [14:34] wash     That'll show its effects later. [14:38] wash     In a heavier, [14:41] wash     heavier, [14:43] wash     heavier scene. [14:47] wash     The second discard pile you took     advantage of will breed doubt. [14:50] wash     You thought you were smart, but soon     you will drown in your own cleverness. [14:59] nar     Washizu's first draw after his riichi. [15:02] nar     If he gets the ippatsu here,     he will have a haneman hand. [15:05] nar     He'll get 6,000 from everybody and     Akagi will lose 600 CCs of blood. [15:09] nar     A total of 1,700 CCs, an amount     that could easily be fatal. [15:16] was     If I draw it, you will die. [15:22] was     If this is the 1 of circles... [15:28] was     Die! [15:42] nar     He's right. If that had been the 1     of circles, Akagi would have died. [15:46] nar     With no recourse, with no way of     defending himself, Akagi would have died. [15:56] was     That's right. [15:58] was     Why was I in such a rush? [16:03] was     I lost my composure just because     I lost the first two matches [16:07] was     and because I let him take     an early lead in the third. [16:10] was     It's stupid to even feel     like I've been cornered. [16:15] was     I am the one with the     utmost advantage here. [16:19] was     He should be the one who's shaking. [16:25] was     He kept that one. [16:27] was     If I draw it, he'll either die instantly or be on the verge of dying. [16:32] was     If he were to deal into my hand,     he'd die without question. [16:38] was     He'll dry out and die. [16:42] was     All he'll have left to do     is die a pathetic death. [16:54] was     That's right. [16:55] was     It's the opposite. [16:57] was     The exact opposite. [17:02] was     He's the one who's being     cornered and pressured. [17:05] was     He's the one who's struggling. [17:10] nar     Indeed, by merely getting into a tenpai [17:11] nar     with a haneman hand, Washizu can     decisively corner his opponents. [17:17] nar     That doesn't apply to just Akagi. [17:25] was     That's right, be afraid. [17:28] was     I'm the one on the higher ground! [17:35] was     Even if I missed the ippatsu, [17:36] was     one reverse dora will be     enough for a haneman. [17:40] was     The haneman that'll bring death to Akagi. [17:43] was     Meaning this is the draw that'll kill him. [17:46] was     The draw that'll kill him. [17:49] was     The draw that'll kill him. [18:15] suz     Washizu-sama, what should I do? [18:18] suz     Should I discard this? [18:20] was     No no. Why rush? [18:24] was     Let me have more fun. [18:27] was     I can win at any time. [18:29] was     Take a good look at their hands. [18:34] was     That cop's hand is nowhere. [18:36] was     That pair of red dragons could be key, [18:38] was     but unless he can turn it into a triplet, [18:41] was     he'll take ages to get into tenpai. [18:44] was     And Akagi is... two away from tenpai, at best. [18:50] was     He's out, too! [18:53] nar     Since Suzuki has three of the 2 of circles, [18:56] nar     Akagi would have to wait for the last     2 of circles, even if he was in tenpai. [19:01] was     We'll keep going. [19:02] suz     Yes, sir. [19:06] was     We still have a lot of time to spare. [19:09] nar     That same turn, Akagi... [19:17] was     Fun! How fun! [19:20] was     This is really fun. [19:22] was     Now the 3 of circles has become his pair. [19:25] was     So the 1 of circles is isolated now. [19:29] was     Which means that maybe... [19:37] was     Will it come out? [19:43] was     So you won't discard it after all? [19:45] was     I suppose you still have     more unnecessary tiles. [19:49] was     But this man probably knows. [19:53] was     That he can't discard that 1 of circles. [19:56] was     I'm sure that he knows that the     1 of circles in Suzuki's hand is my trap. [20:09] was     Oh, well. [20:10] was     It doesn't matter how well     you can read our hands. [20:19] was     If I draw it here, that's it. [20:22] was     Everything will be over. [20:27] was     That's right. [20:28] was     If I draw it now, it'll be done. [20:34] was     The 1 of circles! [20:36] was     If I draw it, I can kill him. [20:39] was     The 1 of circles! [20:41] was     If I draw it, I can kill this man! [20:46] nar     Death is already standing behind Akagi. [20:49] nar     This is East Hand 2 of the fatal third match. [20:53] nar     The monster Washizu with his brute luck... [20:57] nar     What does he have in his grasp? [21:00] nar     Is it Akagi's death sentence? [21:04] nar     Or is it... [22:16] nar     Next time, "The Will of the Demon." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Will of the Demon 24 - The Will of the Demons Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:14] Nar     Washizu Mahjong, where defeat     means total destruction. [01:17] Nar     The genius from the     darkness, Akagi Shigeru, [01:19] Nar     displayed that genius     in the first two matches [01:22] Nar     and turned the flow of     the game into his favor. [01:26] Nar     In the third match, though,     with his back against the wall, [01:29] Nar     Washizu showed his monster-like luck by     evolving a trash hand to a haneman hand. [01:35] Nar     Akagi is in a desperate situation. [01:37] Nar     The countdown to death is beginning. [01:45] Was     One more tile. [01:48] Was     I just need to draw one more     tile and I can kill this man. SIGN    Episode 24 SIGN    The Will of the Demons [02:07] Nar     Akagi has lost 1,100 CCs     of blood thus far. [02:10] Nar     If Washizu draws his winning tile     for a haneman, each player pays 6,000. [02:14] Nar     It means Akagi will lose     an additional 600 CCs. [02:20] oug     That will put him one step     away from the fatal amount. [02:23] oug     Each and every tile Washizu draws is     a potential death sentence for Akagi. [02:34] Was     Just one more, Akagi. [02:39] Was     And then I'll be able to kill you. [02:44] Was     I can kill you. [02:50] Was     Your life right now is a     veritable candle in the wind. [02:56] Was     I can see it. [03:01] Was     The flame of your life is about to die out. [03:04] Was     That final flicker. [03:10] Was     This could be the very tile     that extinguishes your life. [03:17] Was     So... what's with him? [03:22] Was     He's on the brink,     so why is he so calm? [03:27] Was     Damn it! [03:44] Was     This isn't fun at all. [03:47] Was     It's only the ones around him who panic. [03:50] Was     But the one who should panic most... [03:53] Was     This punk... doesn't move a muscle. [03:58] Was     This isn't fun. [04:00] Was     Why aren't you afraid? [04:02] Was     Why don't you tremble? [04:04] Was     Do you think you won't die? [04:07] Was     Do you think you cannot die? [04:09] Was     Are you making light of all this? [04:11] Was     You think it won't come to that? [04:17] Was     So even if I draw my winning     tile, without a reverse dora, [04:25] Was     I'll have a riichi, tsumo, three     dora, only a dealer mangan. [04:28] Was     You're saying it won't     go so far as a haneman? [04:33] Was     No. [04:34] Was     Even so, a mangan tsumo as dealer     gets me 4,000 from each player. [04:40] Was     Which means he'll have     400 CCs of blood drawn. [04:45] Was     Combined with his blood until     now, that'll be 1,500 CCs. [04:49] Was     He may not die from it,     but he'll be at the very end! [04:52] Was     He'll barely be alive after     that much blood loss. [04:56] Was     He'll be weaving. [04:58] Was     In a half-dead state where he won't     even be able to think clearly. [05:02] Was     If he keeps playing in that state,     a mistake is inevitable. [05:06] Was     In the end, he will die. [05:10] Was     This is a self-evident truth. [05:13] Was     It is impossible that you     don't comprehend that. [05:18] Was     So then, why don't you tremble? [05:22] Was     Why? [05:24] Was     Are you not afraid? [05:27] Was     Of death? [05:28] Was     Of dying? [05:31] Was     Of dying?! [05:33] Was     Of dying?! [05:35] Was     Of dying?! [05:42] Was     This cannot be. [05:44] Was     Until now, every one of those     worthless young punks who died here [05:49] Was     cracked their masks when the     moment of death became evident [05:54] Was     and showed me their true, fragile face. [06:01] (Flashback) Fake     Stop it! [06:02] (Flashback) Fake     I don't want to die! [06:04] (Flashback) Fake     I don't want to die! [06:06] (Flashback) Fake     I don't want to die! [06:07] Was     It's that tenacious desire to live. [06:11] Was     They know it cannot be fulfilled [06:16] Was     and yet they cling to it. [06:19] Was     And then they expire. [06:24] Was     And yet, this lunatic... [06:28] Was     Lunatic. Lunatic! [06:31] Was     This lunatic! [06:35] Was     He cannot be an exception. [06:38] Was     That is simply not possible. [06:42] Suz     Washizu-sama. [06:43] Was     What? [06:45] Was     I told you to not deal into my hand yet. [06:48] Suz     No, that's not it. [06:55] Was     The 2 of circles? [06:57] Was     You drew the fourth one? [06:59] Was     This is fun. [07:01] Suz     Shall I? [07:03] Was     Of course! [07:05] Suz     Yes, sir! [07:08] Suz     Kan! [07:10] Yasu     Not again! [07:15] Nar     It's East Hand 2, the 11th turn. [07:17] Nar     Suzuki declares another kan. [07:20] Nar     This concealed kan will add     more support to Washizu. [07:24] Nar     It's a greedy kan whose reverse     doras could boost his hand even more. [07:36] Nar     It is fruitful. [07:42] Nar     This means Washizu's hand     has evolved yet again. [07:47] Yasu     1 of bamboo... [07:48] Yasu     The new dora is the 2 of bamboo. [07:51] Nar     It morphs! [07:52] Nar     Into a six-dora hand. [07:54] Nar     With a riichi, six dora, [07:56] Nar     his hand is now guaranteed     to be a dealer's haneman. [07:58] Nar     Should he draw his winning tile     or get even a single reverse dora, [08:03] Nar     his hand would go all the     way to a dealer's baiman. [08:05] Nar     It is truly an exceptional situation. [08:09] Man     What remarkable... luck! [08:17] Man     It's surging forward... [08:19] Man     Something... coming to     elevate Washizu-sama. [08:24] Man     Something magical. [08:31] Was     I feel it. [08:32] Was     I feel it now! [08:35] Was     Is this powerful feeling...     is it the will of the demons? [08:45] Suz     Washizu-sama, shall I discard it here? [08:51] Nar     With the guaranteed dealer haneman, [08:53] Nar     the current flow of the game [08:54] Nar     suggests that the chance of     getting a reverse dora is high. [08:58] Suz     Isn't this enough? [09:01] Was     You fool. [09:05] Was     What are you saying? [09:06] Was     Why would I ever stop now? [09:09] Was     Keep going, keep going! [09:11] Was     If I draw the 1 of circles myself,     I'll have a dealer baiman. [09:18] Was     8,000 points from everyone. [09:21] Was     I'll be able to steal another     800 CCs of blood from him. [09:26] Was     That will be a total of 1,900 CCs. [09:31] Was     That amount of blood loss     is certain death. [09:36] Was     An amount that is absolutely fatal. [09:38] Was     He will die! [09:41] Was     With his death so imminent,     even he must begin to tremble! [09:48] Was     I must see it! [09:51] Was     Show me that agony! [09:54] Was     Tremble! [09:56] Was     Show me your despair! [10:13] Was     Keep going. [10:19] Was     Now show me... [10:21] Was     Start trembling from     despair and show me. [10:24] Was     Under that mask of calm you wear, [10:29] Was     show me your true, fragile self,     convulsing in fear as you cling to life. [10:37] Was     If you discard it, you will,     undoubtedly, die. [10:44] Was     Huh? [10:45] Was     You put it in your hand again? [10:49] Was     Interesting. [10:51] Was     It seems like his hand is finally     starting to get somewhere. [10:55] Was     Looks like you finally got rid     of most of your useless tiles. [10:59] Was     So, will you finally get there, [11:06] Was     to that 1 of circles? [11:14] Nar     Suzuki's kan has completely     used up all the 2 of circles tiles. [11:18] Nar     This closed wait has no way     of becoming a sequence. [11:21] Nar     The 3 of circles pair still has potential, [11:23] Nar     but the 1 of circles is     definitely worthless now. [11:27] Was     You'll never get into tenpai if     you keep hanging on to that tile. [11:33] Was     Why don't you discard it, Akagi? [11:36] Was     Suzuki has a 1 of circles     in his second discard pile, [11:39] Was     and you might just be     imagining that it's a trap. [11:45] Was     Huh, Akagi? [11:47] Was     After all, that is what     Mahjong is all about. [11:51] Was     The 1 of circles might just pass. [11:54] Was     Huh, Akagi? [12:11] Was     What's this? [12:12] Was     He still won't discard it? [12:15] Was     Does he actually know? [12:18] Was     Does he know I'm waiting     for the 1 of circles? [12:22] Was     That's fine. [12:24] Was     That's fine, too. [12:30] Was     It just means that I'll     have to draw it for myself. [12:37] Was     You will die! [12:47] Was     You will die! [12:51] Was     You will die! [12:54] Was     You will die! [12:57] Was     You will die. [13:02] Was     What is this? [13:05] Was     Why don't you tremble? [13:07] Was     You will die from this draw... [13:11] Was     Once I draw it... [13:21] Was     Again, the only ones who seem     afraid are those around him. [13:26] Was     And still, you've yet to move a muscle. [13:29] Was     Why? [13:31] Was     Why?! [13:41] Man     What is this draw? [13:43] Man     This flow? [13:46] Nar     Unbelievably, he is now at eight dora! [13:50] Was     Kan! [14:02] Nar     By delaying Suzuki from dealing     into his hand immediately, [14:07] Nar     Washizu's hand develops     in an unexpected way. [14:18] Was     The demons have finally     taken possession of me. [14:28] Was     I'm sorry, Akagi-kun, but it looks     like this is the end for you. [14:36] Was     I can hear their voices... [14:40] Was     The voices of the demons     who rule Mahjong. [14:44] Was     The voices telling me to kill you. [14:57] Yasu     He's a... monster. [15:01] Nar     Once Washizu's luck is set in motion, [15:03] Nar     it is beyond the understanding     of ordinary minds. [15:06] Nar     Akagi's sense may be extraordinary, [15:08] Nar     but Washizu's luck goes     to the utmost limit. [15:12] Man     Anything can happen now. [15:17] Man     It's godly. [15:19] Man     Or perhaps the demons     truly have possessed him. [15:26] Was     Shall we go on? [15:28] Was     Before I draw my winning     tile from the dead wall, [15:34] Was     let's see the new dora indicator. [15:39] Was     Now, take me higher. [15:42] Was     To an inconceivably high place. [15:46] Was     Take me higher... higher and higher! [16:11] Was     Look at this, Akagi-kun. [16:16] Was     This is what the will of the demons     who rule Mahjong looks like. [16:22] Yasu     What? [16:24] Yasu     Another 1 of bamboo?! [16:26] oug     Wh-Which means... 12 dora?! [16:32] Yasu     This is impossible! [16:34] Yasu     How can this happen?! [16:37] Was     They're pushing down on me     with an unbelievable force. [16:43] Was     They're pushing down on my back. [16:48] Was     They're here. [16:50] Was     Something beyond description     is on my back right now. [16:56] Was     Something demonic     from the netherworld. [17:01] Was     They're gathered in great numbers     and swarming around my back. [17:14] Was     This old body can't     hold itself up anymore. [17:19] Was     They're heavy... so heavy! [17:23] Was     It hurts... it hurts! [17:27] ---     Ah, it hurts! [17:27] Man     Washizu-sama! [17:39] Yasu     Evil spirits... [17:50] Was     Look, Akagi... [17:53] Was     I am truly possessed by demons now. [17:57] Was     Anything is possible for me now. [18:02] Was     Now it is inevitable. [18:04] Was     It is inevitable that I     draw the winning tile. [18:08] Was     Which means you will die, [18:11] Was     Akagi Shigeru. [18:15] Was     I'm not talking big here. [18:19] Was     I'm certain you know. [18:22] Was     You can feel it. [18:25] Was     If anyone can understand it, it's you. [18:28] Was     With a dealer baiman, you'll have     lost a total of 1,900 CCs of blood. [18:36] Was     You would have a tiny     chance of survival. [18:41] Was     But I have 14 han in my hand right now. [18:46] Was     And with a dealer yakuman,     you really don't stand a chance. [18:51] Was     Altogether, you would     lose 2,700 CCs of blood. [18:56] Was     You'll die! [19:00] Was     You have no choice but to die. [19:04] Nar     Now Washizu reaches for     the dead wall draw. [19:12] Was     I'll draw it and kill him. [19:17] Was     Where are you? [19:19] Was     1 of circles, where are you, 1 of circles? [19:23] Was     Where are you? [19:25] Was     Kill, kill. [19:30] Was     I'll... kill... him. [19:38] Was     I'll kill him. [19:40] Was     Where are you, 1 of circles? [19:43] Was     Come on out, my precious 1 of circles. [19:51] Was     Where are you? [19:52] Was     Where? [19:54] Was     Is this it? [19:56] Was     The 1 of circles? [19:58] Was     So where is the 1 of circles? [20:09] Was     Is this the one? [20:14] Was     This one? [20:17] Yasu     What... is this chill I'm feeling? [20:21] Oug     Is this chill... [20:30] Nar     Was it summoned by the madness     of this man possessed by evil? [20:34] Nar     At that moment, it was     as if they could all see [20:38] Nar     the demons erupting from     this old man's back. [20:42] Nar     Everyone in the room could feel it. [20:47] Nar     And they had come to kill Akagi. [20:56] Nar     The game ruled by ruin,     Washizu Mahjong. [20:59] Nar     With their tiles of life at stake,     East Hand 2 moves into its final stages. [22:16] Nar     Next time,     "The Temptation of Murderous Intent." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    The Temptation of Murderous Intent 25 - The Temptation of Murderous Intent Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:13] nar     It's the third match of Washizu Mahjong,     where death and ruin are the wagers. [01:17] nar     With his godly luck, Washizu     has turned his hand into [01:20] nar     a riichi, 12-dora monster,     a counted yakuman. SIGN    Counted yakuman - Once you have 13 han or more, your hand is considered a yakuman. [01:25] nar     Now he is about to draw     from the dead wall. [01:28] was     You are going to die, Akagi Shigeru. [01:34] nar     If he wins from it, he gets     16,000 from everybody. [01:37] nar     Akagi has already lost     1,100 CCs of blood, [01:41] nar     and would lose another 1,600 CCs     for a total of 2,700 CCs, [01:46] nar     which far surpasses the lethal amount. SIGN    Episode 25 SIGN    The Temptation of Murderous Intent [01:56] was     Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! [02:01] was     Come on, 1 of circles! [02:10] nar     Were they summoned by the madness     of Washizu, possessed by evil? [02:17] nar     Devils, demons, and evil spirits     have come in great numbers to kill... [02:24] nar     Akagi Shigeru. [02:27] was     Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! [02:34] nar     But Akagi deflects it. [02:39] nar     The demons, the monsters,     the devils, the evil, the madness! [02:49] was     What is it with this brat? [02:52] was     He still won't tremble? [02:53] was     He still refuses to fear me? [02:56] was     Me, who stands at the     highest pinnacle of all? [03:01] was     Me, Washizu Iwao,     the incarnation of God?! [03:11] was     Which one was it? [03:14] was     The tile I drew in before... [03:18] was     Is it this one? [03:29] nar     No success. [03:29] was     Damn it! [03:32] nar     Washizu's dead wall     draw did not succeed. [03:39] nar     At one point, Washizu had his     fingers closed on the winning tile. [03:45] nar     He reached for the heavens     but couldn't grasp them. [03:48] nar     He had the chance of a lifetime,     but let it slip away. [03:54] nar     Akagi, on the other hand, survived. [03:57] nar     With that said, he's still     just one step away from death. [04:01] nar     His desperate situation still continues. [04:06] suz     Washizu-sama. [04:09] suz     Let me deal into your hand. [04:11] nar     At this point, [04:12] nar     Akagi has 37,000 points. [04:14] nar     If Washizu wins this dealer yakuman [04:16] nar     with 48,000 points, [04:18] nar     he'll overtake Akagi [04:20] nar     and have a 33,000 point lead. [04:24] suz     With that big a lead, you should be     able to win this East-South match. [04:28] suz     Let's end it here, Washizu-sama. [04:35] was     I suppose so. [04:37] was     Anybody would think this is enough. [04:43] was     There's less than a 1% chance for     me to get a direct hit off Akagi. [04:47] was     And waiting to get a tsumo with [04:50] was     an equally small chance     isn't getting me anywhere. [04:53] was     Both their hands are still     far from being ready. [04:56] was     This huge hand should be     bagged sooner than later. [05:01] was     That is logical. [05:02] was     But, Suzuki, that's precisely the     reason that we'll keep going. [05:07] was     Deliberately keep playing. [05:09] was     Keep playing and stalk him. [05:13] was     Something's not right     in that brat's mind. [05:15] was     He's a freak who doesn't fear death. [05:17] was     In order to kill a lunatic like that, [05:20] was     we also have to abandon     that which is normal. [05:24] was     Only then can we snare     him and kill him. [05:30] was     Follow him! [05:31] was     Chase him! [05:31] was     Stalk him! [05:32] was     Pursue him relentlessly and kill him! [05:34] was     Right now. Right here! [05:38] was     The ultimate goal is to get a     tsumo or to get a direct hit. [05:44] nar     Suzuki follows Washizu's orders and     delays dealing into his hand yet again. [05:49] nar     Washizu abandons reason and     chooses to keep the game going. [05:56] nar     On the other hand, Akagi... [05:59] nar     draws an effective tile. [06:02] nar     He has now drawn five     effective tiles in a row. [06:07] nar     Despite that, he's still two tiles from tenpai. [06:10] nar     The way to victory is still long. [06:12] nar     In that sense,     Washizu had inferred correctly. [06:17] nar     Akagi was still far from the     goal, so he had time to spare. [06:21] nar     However, it only seems     that way at first glance. [06:27] nar     Once a certain condition     is met, Akagi's hand [06:30] nar     will progress at breakneck speed. [06:33] nar     Washizu was underestimating this. [06:35] nar     This change, this shifting that     happens in Mahjong, and its possibilities. [06:41] nar     And then, Yasuoka... [06:45] nar     draws it. [06:47] nar     The fated 1 of circles. [06:49] nar     The tile that will decide this match [06:52] nar     and the fates of Akagi and Washizu. [06:58] was     How can this be?! [07:00] was     Of all the tiles,     how could he draw that one?! [07:05] nar     Washizu's winning tile, the last     1 of circles, ends up with Yasuoka. [07:13] nar     Washizu no longer has the     chance to win with a tsumo. [07:16] nar     Now he can only win by     Suzuki dealing into his hand, [07:20] nar     or by getting a direct hit off Akagi,     which is 99% unlikely. [07:25] nar     To make matters worse for Washizu, [07:27] nar     with the drawing of this 1 of circles, [07:29] nar     the conditions for Akagi's     side have been met. [07:32] nar     Akagi, who's been quietly     laying low for so long... [07:39] aka     Pon. [07:41] nar     ...finally makes his move. [07:45] was     What? [07:48] yas     Pon! [07:51] aka     Pon. [07:55] was     Oh, no! [07:56] was     I can't believe these bastards! [07:58] was     They're trying to keep me     from getting another turn! [08:00] was     They're trying to shut down     this hand by themselves [08:03] was     without giving me a     chance to do anything. [08:07] yas     Chi. [08:18] aka     Pon. [08:23] was     It'll end... it'll be over... [08:26] was     He'll have a 3, 6 of circles wait. [08:28] was     He'll get into tenpai and then     that cop will deal into his hand. [08:33] was     It'll be over! [08:36] was     My 12 dora, my counted yakuman,     my miracle will disappear... [08:41] was     It'll disappear! [08:43] was     Everything will be wasted. [08:53] was     Oh, I see. I get it! [08:56] was     If he's going for a 3, 6 of circles wait, [08:58] was     he'll have to get rid of the 1 of circles. [09:02] was     Meaning it'll come out one step     before the cop can deal into Akagi's hand. [09:05] was     My 1 of circles! [09:09] was     I won! [09:10] was     I've won by one step. [09:11] was     My determination has defeated Akagi! [09:14] was     It's true that my abnormal wait, [09:17] was     my drawing things out,     has created this opening. [09:19] was     This opening allowed     them to mount an attack, [09:24] was     but at the same time it also     got a shot in on that man. [09:28] was     It created a crack in     his calm judgment. [09:34] was     He probably never thought     I would delay winning so long [09:37] was     if I was in the position to do so. [09:41] was     Once I reached the     yakuman, there's no point [09:43] was     in insisting on getting     a tsumo or a direct hit. [09:45] was     Winning off Suzuki's tile     would be sufficient. [09:49] was     With those 48,000 points I wouldn't     be able to kill him directly, [09:53] was     but I could kill him with     the ranking payments. [09:54] was     There's no reason to prolong the     risk and delay winning any further. [09:59] was     That's where he misread me. [10:03] was     In other words, he misread     me for someone who needs [10:06] was     to kill him right away, this instant! [10:16] was     And these 12 dora... [10:19] was     The threat of this dealer's yakuman,     this monster hand, has mislead him. [10:25] was     Even if this is still East Hand 2,     catching up to a dealer yakuman is hard. [10:30] was     That impatience, that irritation     is what made him move. [10:35] was     It'll probably pass... [10:37] was     It'll probably be fine... [10:39] was     It shouldn't be a problem... [10:41] was     He acted with that kind of naïve hope. [10:44] was     This yakuman has poisoned him. [10:48] was     It poisoned his heart. [10:51] was     That's why his heart wavered. [10:55] was     Towards safety... [10:56] was     That's why it gave in. [10:58] was     For that one discard! [11:01] was     He's lacking a certain readiness. [11:03] was     They're not awake. [11:05] was     His awareness. [11:06] was     His mind. [11:07] was     His senses. [11:08] was     That's why he will die. [11:10] was     He will die because of it. [11:17] was     Now come! [11:19] was     Come! [11:27] was     Now discard it. [11:30] was     Discard it! [11:31] was     Discard it! [11:32] was     Discard it! [11:33] was     That 1 of circles. [11:35] was     My 1 of circles. [11:42] was     What's wrong? [11:43] was     Discard it. [11:45] was     What's wrong? [11:46] was     D-Don't tell me... [11:48] was     You've come all this way,     and then in the last crucial moment, [11:52] was     you instinctively sensed the danger, [11:56] was     the sinister nature of the 1 of circles, [12:00] was     and are going to play it safe instead?! [12:03] was     That's right. [12:05] was     That's it. [12:06] was     Come. [12:06] was     Discard it. [12:07] was     Discard it and be relieved. [12:10] was     Deal into my 12-dora hand. [12:14] was     That's it. [12:15] was     Keep going. [12:17] was     Come! [12:18] was     Come! [12:18] was     Jump into my arms! [12:20] was     You tasty, tasty 1 of circles! [12:22] was     Come! [12:24] was     Discard it! [12:25] was     Discard it! [12:25] was     Discard it! [12:26] was     Discard it! [12:27] was     Discard it! [12:27] was     Discard it! [12:36] was     Ron! [12:36] was     Ron! [12:37] was     Ron! [12:37] was     Ron! [12:37] was     Ron! [12:38] was     Ron! [12:38] was     Ron! [12:48] nar     The chemicals in Washizu's     brain rush around. [12:52] nar     Beta-endorphins, tyrosine, enkephalin,     valine, lysine, leucine, isoleucine. [12:58] was     I won! [12:59] was     I won! [13:01] was     I won! [13:10] was     I survived! [13:18] aka     ...hear, Washizu Iwao? [13:24] aka     You didn't hear, Washizu Iwao? [13:32] yas     Ron. [13:32] yas     Red dragon, one dora. [13:34] yas     Head bump. [13:51] yas     Stop it! [13:53] guy     Washizu-sama, please stop! [13:55] guy     Washizu-sama! [13:56] guy     Washizu-sama! [14:07] aka     Your senses have dulled,     Washizu Iwao. [14:12] aka     That's because you are afraid. [14:16] was     What? [14:21] was     Impossible! [14:22] was     Me, afraid? [14:24] aka     That's right. [14:27] aka     That dead wall draw after     you got to 12 dora... [14:30] aka     That was the crossroads,     and not just in hindsight. [14:35] aka     You should have realized it then, [14:40] aka     that the flow of the game had been     reversed and was going against you. [14:44] aka     Instead of chasing me further, [14:46] aka     you should have just let     Suzuki deal into your hand. [14:50] aka     Then you would have been able to     at least pick up the 48,000 points. [14:56] aka     You should have been     satisfied with that. [15:00] aka     But you forced the game onward,     and dug your own grave. [15:07] aka     Even though it sent you a sign     that you had reached the limit. [15:12] aka     You ignored that valuable     warning, that counsel. [15:17] aka     Crude. [15:18] aka     Dense. [15:20] aka     Your regular self probably     wouldn't have done that. [15:23] aka     Normally you would have listened. [15:26] aka     You would have felt the fine gravity     of that sign and would have obeyed it. [15:32] aka     You would have made Suzuki     deal into your hand. [15:35] aka     You would have been reluctant, [15:37] aka     but there wouldn't     have been any problems. [15:40] aka     But it only looked like you     had momentum on the surface, [15:43] aka     while deep down in the core of     your being, you were afraid. [15:48] aka     Because of that, [15:50] aka     your greed took over and insisted     on getting the tsumo or direct hit. [15:55] aka     Thus you tried to take the     shortcut to finish the match. [15:58] was     Preposterous! [15:59] was     What are you talking about?! [16:00] was     There's none of that fear in me! [16:04] was     Not a single ounce of it! [16:08] was     But... [16:09] was     I might indeed have     been caught up in it... [16:13] was     In the temptation of that     murderous intent to kill you. [16:17] was     If I regret anything, it's that. [16:21] was     I have to weaken it... this intent,     this temptation to kill you. [16:27] was     Hey! [16:28] guy     Yes?! [16:29] was     Pick up the tiles already! [16:31] guys     Yes, sir! [16:45] was     We're resuming the game! [16:49] nar     Washizu Mahjong resumes     with East Hand 3. [17:03] aka     Washizu, the real problem is where     that murderous intent stems from. [17:10] aka     You should have an inkling, as well. [17:13] aka     About where it's coming from. [17:16] aka     Yes, the root of that     murderous intent... [17:20] aka     is fear. [17:23] aka     You want to kill because     you don't want to die. [17:25] aka     That's why you rush to kill. [17:31] aka     I got some glimpses of that fear     in the first and second match, too, [17:36] aka     but this time I was able to     clearly see it out in the open. [17:41] aka     At the beginning of the third match,     I could sense this enthusiasm, [17:45] aka     this motivation in Washizu to win     purely by skill, by outranking me. [17:52] aka     But that feeling was shoved aside     whenever a chance came to him. [17:59] aka     It was quickly forgotten. [18:01] ---     He wanted to kill. [18:02] aka     He wanted to kill right away. [18:05] aka     He wanted to kill right now. [18:07] aka     He couldn't restrain that impulse. [18:09] aka     Because he wanted to survive himself. [18:15] aka     Yes, that is Washizu's source. [18:19] aka     His desire to live. [18:22] aka     Washizu has an abnormally     tenacious desire to live. [18:26] aka     After all, his life was driven     by this most basic fear. [18:32] aka     That's why he wanted to get away. [18:34] aka     He wanted to get as far as possible from     this fear of death, from destruction. [18:40] aka     In order to achieve that, he had to build. [18:43] aka     More and more. [18:47] aka     In reality, that's all Washizu is. [18:53] aka     The big air he puts on     and his appearance [18:57] aka     are all because of his money. [19:00] aka     If you remove that costume of     money, there's isn't much left. [19:07] aka     The thing you'll find there is... [19:10] aka     ...a crazed rat. [19:13] aka     A lone, ugly rat with a     bizarre glint in its eyes. [19:20] aka     Pon. [19:26] was     Since he discarded the 3 of circles     after calling the honor tile, [19:30] was     he's probably in tenpai. [19:32] was     Damn it. [19:36] was     There it is. [19:37] was     I'm in tenpai, too! [19:38] was     That's if I discard either the 5     of bamboo or the 3 of characters. [19:41] was     But it looks like both of these     are potentially his winning tile. [19:48] was     Damn! [19:52] was     I've got no choice. [19:53] was     I'll play it safe and change my plans. [19:56] was     I'll go for a chiitoitsu. [19:58] was     Then I won't have to discard either     the 5 of bamboo or the 3 of characters. [20:03] aka     Ron. [20:09] was     What? [20:15] aka     You're actually quite the     coward, Washizu Iwao. [20:21] was     Me? [20:22] was     You call me a coward?! [20:27] aka     You can't erase your fear that easily. [20:31] aka     Once your heart has been     infiltrated by fear, [20:33] aka     you can't break free from being     weak-spirited that easily. [20:39] aka     So then all I have to do is target... [20:43] aka     those weak spots. [20:49] nar     Akagi has made a recovery     from his desperate situation. [20:53] nar     Will he be able to push Washizu     all the way to destruction now? [20:58] nar     The endless battle with death     and destruction on the line [21:01] nar     is about to enter a stage     beyond imagination. [22:16] nar     Next time, "Madness and Darkness and..." SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    Madness and Darkness and... 26 - Madness and Darkness and... Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    Episode 26 SIGN    Madness and Darkness and... [01:25] Was     What? [01:27] Was     What the hell is he? [01:31] Was     Who does he think I am? [01:38] Was     I am this country's king. [01:40] Was     Until now, all have bowed     before me, without exception. [01:44] Was     Be it ministers of the cabinet,     organized crime bosses, police, [01:50] Was     bureaucrats, banks, zaibatsus,     religious leaders. [01:57] Was     I ruled over them all of them. [02:02] Was     And yet this punk... this brat! [02:07] Was     It's ridiculous! [02:10] Was     This cannot be allowed. [02:13] Was     It simply can't be allowed. [02:17] Was     You will bow down before me. [02:19] Nar     If he discards the 4 of circles,     Washizu will be in tenpai. [02:32] Was     This 4 of circles is most likely     the enemy's winning tile. [02:36] Was     Damn it! [02:38] Was     I can't discard it. [02:42] (Flashback) aka     You're actually quite the     coward, Washizu Iwao. [02:48] (Flashback) aka     So then all I have to do is target... [02:50] (Flashback) aka     those weak spots. [02:52] Was     That's insane. [02:53] Was     I am the king! [02:55] Was     The king! [02:57] Was     You peasant. [03:00] Was     I'll make this pass. [03:02] Was     I'll make it! [03:10] Aka     Ron. [03:11] Aka     5,200. [03:16] Man     This is horrible. [03:18] Man     He couldn't even keep     himself from dealing into [03:20] Man     that obvious 4, 7 of circles wait. [03:22] Man     He has completely lost himself. [03:26] Nar     It's true for ordinary Mahjong as well, [03:28] Nar     but in Washizu Mahjong, keeping a     cool head is even more crucial. [03:32] Nar     Specifically, keeping     control of your own fear. [03:36] Nar     Should you waver here, you will     sink into a bog of endless doubts. [03:41] Nar     You will be led astray by illusions [03:43] Nar     and either destroy your hand by     wandering off into the void [03:46] Nar     or make a bold move     just to get away from that. [03:54] Nar     It's a reactionary failure. [03:59] Nar     Once it starts,     there is no stopping it. [04:04] Aka     Ron. [04:07] Nar     He will keep falling and falling. [04:11] Nar     Right now, Washizu looks exactly     like the young men he's killed until now. [04:17] Nar     They were also controlled     by their own fear. [04:20] Nar     They lost their balance     and started a chain [04:21] Nar     of outrageous discards and     giving up on the game. [04:24] Nar     They died, having lost the sense of     what is normal and what is abnormal. [04:30] Nar     This is Washizu's first taste of that, [04:34] Nar     that essence of Washizu Mahjong. [04:49] Was     I can't discard the 7 of bamboo. [04:55] Nar     That's right. [04:56] Nar     Washizu has played Washizu     Mahjong many, many times, [04:59] Nar     but he has never participated     in the truest sense of the term. [05:03] Nar     While his opponent fought for his life, [05:06] Nar     Washizu alone always stood protected. [05:10] Nar     By his overwhelming funds. [05:13] Nar     It never was a fair fight. [05:18] Nar     A handicapped fight. [05:19] Nar     Or rather, for Washizu,     the battle called Washizu Mahjong [05:22] Nar     existed in another dimension. [05:26] Nar     In other words, [05:28] Nar     a hunt. [05:30] Nar     A hunt where he hunted down a wild,     running beast with an ultimate weapon. [05:36] Nar     Far from being a deathmatch,     it was one-sided murder. [05:42] Nar     Washizu is the one who kills. [05:44] Nar     His opponent is the     one who gets killed. [05:48] Nar     That is what Washizu     Mahjong was to Washizu. [05:55] Nar     But now... [05:57] Nar     a beast beyond his wildest     imagination has appeared. [06:05] Nar     Not only does this beast not     fear death, it also happens... [06:12] Nar     to attack Washizu. [06:19] Nar     It wants to kill Washizu. [06:22] Was     Why? [06:23] Was     Why does this man exist? [06:28] Was     Why does this... [06:33] Was     demon... exist? [06:35] Was     I can't deal any bamboo tile. [06:40] Aka     Ron. [06:42] Aka     Tanyao, one dora. [06:43] Aka     2,900. [06:55] Nar     In the end, Washizu lost the third match [06:57] Nar     and then the fourth, in succession. [07:01] Nar     At his wit's end, he falls apart. [07:04] Nar     After the third match, [07:05] Nar     the gap between him     and Akagi is 107,000 points. [07:07] Nar     At the end of the fourth,     it's 63,000 points. [07:10] Nar     Altogether, that's 170,000 points. [07:13] Nar     Adding in the direct hit     and tsumo bonuses makes a [07:16] Nar     grand total of 195,000 points. [07:18] Nar     In other words,     Washizu has lost 195 million yen, [07:22] Nar     and his total loss amounts     to 313.5 million yen. [07:27] Nar     This amount in 1965 would equate     to about 3.2 billion yen today. [07:34] Nar     At the start of the game,     Washizu's 500 million seemed endless, [07:38] Nar     but he has now fallen     under 200 million. [07:41] Nar     On the other hand, the amount     of blood Akagi lost in the third [07:44] Nar     and fourth matches only     amounts to 300 CCs. [07:46] Nar     It is a miracle he was     able to keep it so low, [07:48] Nar     but he has already lost     a total of 1,400 CCs. [07:56] Nar     Akagi versus Washizu. [07:58] Nar     This battle wagering their     death and destruction [08:01] Nar     has now been going     for over three hours. [08:04] Nar     The trend has been set. [08:06] Nar     Washizu, four consecutive losses. [08:09] Man     This is harsh. [08:11] Man     More than that... [08:13] Man     is it over? [08:16] Man     But that kid really is immeasurable. [08:21] Man     Not once has he dealt     into Washizu's hand. [08:24] Man     All of the blood he's lost has been     due to Washizu-sama's tsumo wins. [08:30] Man     Can this even be possible? [08:32] Man     He is like a demon. [08:35] Man     Thinking of the fatal amount though,     he's already lost 1,400 CCs. [08:41] Man     It'll only take a small push now. [08:44] Man     Not even a mangan. [08:45] Man     A direct hit of 5,200 would kill him. [08:49] Man     But that's only because he has yet     to transfer any of his blood back. [08:55] Man     Looking at his overwhelming     skill and luck, [08:58] Man     it's deceptive to say     "only a small push." [09:01] Man     That's an illusion. [09:03] Man     One must not be fooled by it. [09:05] Man     This is the strategy of     the demon called Akagi. [09:08] Man     It beckons us on to the next stage     of the battle, to our destruction. [09:13] Man     If we keep going, [09:16] Man     he won't have to take any more     drastic measures to keep us playing. [09:20] Man     Should he lose any more blood,     he will naturally transfer some back. [09:25] Man     If that happens, Washizu-sama won't     even have a 1% chance of winning. [09:30] Man     This is the end. [09:32] Man     It would be wise to end it here. [09:35] Man     The 300 million loss hurts, of course,     but there's nothing we can do. [09:41] Man     Looking at it another way,     we still have 200 million left. [09:44] Man     In a regular match, he probably     would have taken all of the 500 million. [09:50] Man     We stop every two matches and we have [09:52] Man     the power to get out of the     game at any of those stops. [09:57] Man     This privilege will keep us alive. [10:00] Man     Looking back, putting in this     condition was priceless. [10:04] Man     Because we survived. [10:06] Man     Wounded, but still standing. [10:15] Oug     It's over. [10:17] Oug     He's not going to keep going. [10:20] Oug     The game has been decided. [10:22] Yasu     Well, we didn't get the full 500     million, but this is enough. [10:28] Oug     I'll be honest, I'm relieved. [10:30] Oug     The money was one thing, but if we'd     lost, I would've lost one of my arms! [10:35] Oug     Hey. [10:36] Oug     Get ready to leave. [10:38] Guy     Yes, sir. [10:39] Aka     What are you talking about? [10:44] Aka     It's not over yet. [10:48] Aka     Washizu will keep going. [10:52] Oug     What are you talking about?! [10:54] Yasu     That's crazy! [10:55] Yasu     It's not possible! [10:57] Yasu     This is the time to stop! [10:58] Yasu     What possible reason could     we have to keep going? [11:01] Yasu     Besides, Washizu's exhausted. [11:04] Yasu     He can't even stand up. [11:06] Aka     Of course, we can't continue this way. [11:10] Aka     He needs a compromise,     from our side. [11:13] Both     What? [11:16] Aka     So far, all of my wins have     been surprise attacks, [11:19] Aka     taking advantage of Washizu's     misunderstandings and his carelessness. [11:24] Aka     He got caught up in it     and started to sink. [11:28] Aka     Once he noticed, it was irreversible. [11:33] Aka     He hasn't fought me directly yet. [11:36] Aka     Which means he hasn't fought     me at his full capacity yet. [11:40] Aka     But if we keep going, it will be different. [11:45] Aka     It'll be a real face-off. [11:48] Aka     There will be no carelessness     nor underestimating. [11:52] Aka     I want to fight him like that. [11:56] Aka     In a real face-off. [11:59] Aka     Or I would leave here, not knowing     what the real Washizu is like. [12:04] Aka     It would end without me seeing the     true nature and power of Washizu. [12:10] Aka     Seeing him like that,     he looks just like a lone rat. [12:15] Aka     The truth is, at one point,     I thought of him like that. [12:18] Aka     Is it possible though? [12:22] Aka     For such a small person, such a rat, [12:24] Aka     to gain the title of the king ruling     from the shadows in just one generation? [12:29] Aka     Could he have risen to such     a feared, lofty position? [12:34] Aka     No. [12:35] Aka     An ordinary person cannot aggrandize     himself to that degree. [12:39] Aka     There's something to him. [12:41] Aka     Washizu's core is not     the rat we see now. [12:46] Aka     There is something deeper within him. [12:49] Aka     And if that's true, we must see it. [12:53] Aka     That thing deep within,     Washizu's true self, [12:57] Aka     his source of power. [13:00] Aka     So then... [13:03] Aka     Can you push that for me? [13:07] Yasu     Akagi... [13:08] Yasu     Hey, wait. [13:10] Yasu     What are you thinking? [13:16] Man     What? [13:17] Man     What do you want? [13:18] Aka     Break time is over. [13:21] Aka     Get up. [13:23] Aka     It's time to start. [13:26] Man     Stop this. [13:28] Man     That is not possible. [13:30] Man     Washizu-sama is not in     a condition to continue! [13:35] Aka     You okay with that, Washizu? [13:37] Aka     Having this punk talk for you? [13:41] Aka     Here, I'll wake you up. [13:46] Aka     I'm going to borrow one of these. [13:53] Yasu     What the hell are you... [13:55] Yasu     Hey! [13:58] Oug     Akagi, what are you doing? [14:00] Oug     That's your blood! [14:01] Oug     You need to get that transfused back! [14:09] Oug     You idiot! [14:11] Oug     What the hell are you doing? [14:12] Oug     That's dirty! [14:14] Oug     That thing is not sterilized, Akagi! [14:18] Aka     I don't care. [14:19] Oug     What do you mean?! [14:21] Oug     Hey! [14:22] Aka     I mean this... [14:29] Yasu     What?! [14:30] Oug     You idiot! [14:31] Oug     Hurry up and get that out! [14:41] Oug     You moron! [14:44] Oug     How could you do that? [14:47] Man     H-He's crazy. [14:49] Man     What is this? [14:51] Man     Where is the good in this? [14:55] Aka     You awake now, Washizu? [14:58] Aka     I'm throwing it out. [15:00] Aka     As you can see, I'm throwing away the     1,400 CCs of blood I've lost thus far. [15:05] Aka     We'll go on from here. [15:07] Aka     How about matches five and six? [15:09] Oug     Akagi! [15:10] Oug     You idiot! [15:11] Oug     What are you saying? [15:12] Oug     Take that back! [15:14] Oug     I'm not going to let you do this. [15:16] Was     What happens now? [15:19] Was     What happens to the blood I     draw after this, when I tsumo? [15:24] Aka     I don't need that, either. [15:26] Aka     You can throw it away     as soon as you draw it. [15:28] Oug     Akagi! [15:29] Oug     Are you even aware of what     you're saying right now?! [15:33] Oug     This is suicide! [15:35] Oug     Akagi! [15:44] Was     300 CCs more. [15:47] Was     I want you to draw 300     more CCs right now. [15:51] Was     As a bonus. [15:54] Oug     You idiot. [15:57] Aka     Looks like you're getting     back into it, Washizu. [16:00] Aka     That's more like you. [16:01] Oug     Hey! [16:03] Aka     But I can't do that. [16:05] Aka     My blood is my life. [16:07] Aka     You can only take it by     winning it from me in a game. [16:19] Was     I just wanted to see how far I     could get by pushing my luck. [16:25] Was     But you're pretty stingy, Akagi. [16:29] Was     Very well. [16:31] Was     For your arrogance in throwing     away your own blood... [16:34] Was     For that conceit... [16:36] Was     I'll kill you. [16:38] Man     Washizu-sama! [16:39] Yasu     Don't worry. [16:44] Was     Now, let's go on. [16:46] Man     Washizu-sama! [16:50] Man     But... [16:53] Was     It's fine. [16:54] Was     There is nothing to fear. [16:56] Was     Now I know what I must do. [17:00] Was     I wasn't using the right     strategy before now. [17:04] Was     To put it short,     that man is utterly mad. [17:06] Was     He's a psycho with a death wish. [17:09] Was     Just think about it. [17:11] Was     He's already lost 1,400 CCs of blood. [17:15] Was     He is literally one     step away from death. [17:17] Was     One more push would be enough. [17:20] Man     That is undoubtedly true,     but that man, he is... [17:25] Was     Just watch. [17:28] Was     I'll win. [17:29] Was     I won't even have to go     until the sixth match. [17:32] Was     I'll kill him sometime in the     East round of the fifth match. [17:43] Was     If there is any justice in the world. [17:51] Was     And yet... [17:54] Was     they seem rather lonely. [17:57] Was     You. [17:57] ---     Sir? [18:00] Was     Come with me. [18:10] Oug     This is unbelievable. [18:11] Oug     What the hell are you doing? [18:14] Oug     You should've stopped     while you were ahead. [18:19] Oug     That is the natural order of     things, that would make sense. [18:22] Oug     There's no reason to force     it into the next match! [18:26] Oug     Not to mention that you     threw away all your blood! [18:32] Oug     You're beyond crazy! [18:35] Oug     You're marching off to your own death. [18:38] Oug     Washizu said it: this time, it's not     about being this or that kind of genius. [18:44] Oug     It's not about that at all. [18:46] Oug     You're a lunatic. [18:47] Oug     Nothing but a lunatic with a death wish. [18:51] Oug     I misjudged you. [18:53] Oug     This guy is beyond anything     we can conceptualize. [18:58] Oug     An outlier. [19:01] Oug     A lunatic. [19:03] Oug     At this rate, I'll get dragged     down with this lunatic. [19:10] Oug     Straight down into hell. [19:22] Oug     What is that? [19:27] Was     My last secret savings of 100 million. [19:31] Both     What?! [19:34] Was     With this addition,     I have 300 million left. [19:39] Was     With this, I'm safe. [19:43] Was     I can go forward in the game,     knowing I'm protected. [19:48] Was     And I'll draw that last     600 CCs of your blood! [19:57] Was     There are no exceptions. [20:00] Was     Everyone is equal in     dying after 2,000 CCs. [20:05] Was     You will die. [20:11] Was     I'm sorry I kept you waiting. [20:13] Was     Then let us begin, Akagi Shigeru! [20:24] Nar     The genius wagering a     meaningless death, Akagi Shigeru, [20:27] Nar     and the king of the shadows     wagering his ruin, Washizu Iwao, [20:30] Nar     are yet to reach the     conclusion of their battle. [20:34] Nar     This all happened on August 11th, 1965. [20:45] Nar     And eventually, this battle will     be handed down as a legend. SIGN    1999 Summer