26 - Madness and Darkness and...

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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