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