16 - The Mahjong Game of Destruction

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[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    The blood is withdrawn by reducing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
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