E8 - Epiphany
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[00:06] Zafar
What you all need to work on
is your lack of decisive power.
[00:10] Zafar
You lack the strength to take
advantage of opportunities,
[00:12] Zafar
the strength to turn a fight to
your favor with a single blow.
[00:16] Zafar
You need to strengthen your fists.
[00:20] Zafar
You'll work with these until
I tell you you're finished.
[00:25] Zafar
Don't complain. It's plain, hard work.
[00:29] Zafar
You'll be on break from all
other training except running.
[00:31] Zafar
Dedicate yourselves to digging.
[00:36] Cestvs
As instructed, we've been digging
for two months straight.
[00:40] Cestvs
Our backs are stiff, our arms are numb,
and our palms are covered in blisters.
[00:46] Cestvs
Is this simple labor really
going to make us stronger?
[00:51] Ref
Enter the arena!
[01:05] Ref
It's time for the fourth
fight of the fourth group.
[01:08] Ref
This fight will determine the last fighter
[01:10] Ref
to advance to the second
round of the qualifier.
[01:12] Ref
Fighters, get ready.
[01:16] Cestvs
How many punches do I have to throw?
How many fighters do I have to defeat,
[01:21] Cestvs
just to win my freedom?
[01:24] Ref
Begin!
[01:26] Cestvs
If every punch I throw and every fighter
I beat gets me closer to freedom, then fine.
[01:32] Cestvs
I'll keep punching until I get there!
SIGN Epiphany
[03:42] Ref
Stop!
[03:45] Ref
The winner is Cestvs!
[04:10] Zafar
Your footwork is still inefficient.
[04:13] Zafar
Use smaller side-to-side movements
when you turn your body.
[04:18] Zafar
I'll say it again, but the arena is cramped.
[04:20] Zafar
You'll be fine as long as
you have the initiative,
[04:22] Zafar
but if you fall behind, you'll immediately
be forced up against the wall.
[04:25] Zafar
And when you strike at your opponent—
[04:28] Cestvs
I'm doing everything I can!
[04:31] Cestvs
I'll do better next time.
[04:33] Cestvs
Haven't you said enough?
[04:34] Cestvs
I won, didn't I?
[04:42] Cestvs
I-I'm going outside to cool my head.
[04:47] Zafar
Don't let your body get cold.
[04:53] Pedro
He's changed.
[04:56] Pedro
He's definitely gotten stronger, but he
never used to pummel downed opponents.
[05:03] Hernando
His fighting technique aside,
it's a mystery why he's getting so angry.
[05:11] Getty
He's been like that since we
started training with pickaxes.
[05:14] Getty
He's become kind of unapproachable.
[05:19] Pedro
I know he's struggling with the difficult
position he's been put in, but...
[05:40] Zafar
What's wrong?
[05:43] Zafar
Why did you stop?
[05:44] Zafar
Are you sick of it already?
[05:46] Cestvs
Huh? No...
[05:48] Zafar
Despite all your hardships, the results
of your training are disappointing.
[05:53] Zafar
It feels ineffective.
You don't feel stronger.
[05:58] Cestvs
I...
[05:59] Zafar
That's why you're so angry.
[06:02] Cestvs
I...
[06:04] Cestvs
I don't feel let down.
[06:08] Cestvs
I've achieved results.
[06:11] Cestvs
But something's not right.
[06:15] Cestvs
This isn't the answer I've been
seeking. I can tell that much.
[06:21] Cestvs
I'm not sure how to put it.
[06:22] Cestvs
I know I've nearly grasped something,
but I feel like I can't realize it.
[06:28] Cestvs
That's why...
[06:31] Zafar
What have you been doing
these past three months?
[06:36] Zafar
Have you been aimlessly digging
holes every day like I told you to?
[06:40] Zafar
I won't be instructing you in
every minute detail anymore.
[06:43] Zafar
From now on, you'll have to discover
and master what's important yourself.
[06:49] Zafar
Since it seems you're almost
there, I'll give you a hint.
[06:53] Zafar
When you strike the hard ground
strong and deep with a pickax,
[06:57] Zafar
how do you use your muscles?
[07:04] Zafar
You simply need to apply
that feeling to your punches.
[07:09] Zafar
Open your eyes, Cestvs.
[07:33] Cestvs
I need to discover and master it myself.
[07:37] Cestvs
How can I figure out what "that feeling" is?
[07:41] Cestvs
It's no use. I can't think my way through this.
[07:44] Cestvs
I have to feel it.
[07:46] Cestvs
Open my eyes, huh?
[07:49] Cestvs
What am I supposed to see?
[07:59] Mob
He did it!
[08:01] Mob
Wow!
[08:01] Mob
He really crushed him!
[08:11] Commissioner A
He's as strong as they say.
[08:13] Commissioner B
Yeah. There's nothing unsteady about him.
[08:17] Mob A
That's the so-called Red Storm, huh?
[08:20] Mob A
He's certainly impressive.
[08:24] Mob B
Isn't he Felix, the professional gladiator?
[08:27] Mob A
Professional gladiator?
[08:29] Mob B
Yeah. Apparently he rampages through
small arenas around the area
[08:33] Mob B
and makes a ton of money doing it.
[08:34] Mob A
Small arenas? That's amazing.
[08:37] Mob B
He may become the champion
of this 32-man qualifier.
[08:58] Pedro
Where are you going, Cestvs?
[09:01] Hernando
Are you going to train with a pickax again?
[09:05] Pedro
What's the point of doing that?
[09:07] Pedro
Are you sure you haven't gone crazy?
[09:09] Getty
Don't...
[09:11] Pedro
You complained, too.
[09:14] Pedro
So why'd you obediently do
it from dawn until dusk?
[09:18] Pedro
You know that training was a waste of time!
[09:19] Hernando
Don't, Pedro.
[09:23] Cestvs
Don't complain. As long as you're
complaining, you'll never learn anything.
[09:27] Pedro
What?!
[09:29] Pedro
What does that mean? Hey, wait!
[09:31] Getty
Don't.
[09:33] Pedro
You think you're so special, huh?!
[09:36] Getty
You're right. He didn't
have to put it that way.
[09:41] Hernando
No, he wasn't talking to us.
[09:44] Hernando
I think he was talking to himself.
[09:46] Both
Huh?
[09:48] Hernando
I think Cestvs is struggling, too.
[10:21] Lucius
In any case, the kid's incredible.
[10:24] Lucius
When he knocked out his second opponent
in a single blow, I was shaking.
[10:29] Man A
Is he really that impressive?
[10:30] Lucius
Yeah. The fact that he's still
in the qualifier proves it.
[10:35] Lucius
I've traveled all over the place,
but I've never seen anything like that kid.
[10:38] Lucius
He might be something really special.
[10:41] Man B
You heard him. You might
be in trouble, Felix.
[10:47] Lucius
There.
[10:50] Lucius
Sorry, but I win again.
[10:53] Man A
Damn it. He got us.
[10:55] Man B
Just how lucky is he?
[10:57] Lucius
Sorry, boys.
[11:01] Lucius
Well, take care.
[11:03] Felix
Hey, what's that amazing kid's name?
[11:07] Lucius
Cestvs? Yeah, his name's Cestvs.
[11:10] Lucius
Even you might be in trouble
if you underestimate him.
[11:15] Felix
Thanks for the advice.
[11:18] Felix
Anyway, Mr. Traveler,
who do you think is luckier?
[11:22] Felix
Me or the boy?
[11:24] Lucius
You, obviously. After all,
you're the luckiest man alive.
[11:29] Felix
That's right. When you're lucky,
luck is always on your side.
[11:33] Felix
And when you're not...
[11:37] Man A
Hey, what's this?
[11:39] Man B
You cheated!
[11:41] Man A
You've got loaded dice.
[11:43] Man A
When did you swap these out? You cheated!
[11:46] Felix
When you're unlucky, you're always unlucky.
[11:49] Lucius
You noticed?
[11:51] Lucius
I-I'll return your money. Just spare my life!
[11:55] Lucius
Help!
[11:57] Man A
You sure it was okay to let him go?
[11:59] Felix
A man with his luck
[12:00] Felix
will end up beaten or dead in a ditch
no matter how fast he runs.
[12:04] Felix
Now, whoever wins next gets all of this.
[12:08] Man A
I'm in!
[12:09] Man B
You're on!
[12:11] Felix
Cestvs, huh?
SIGN The Roman Fighter
[12:21] Pedro
This rain doesn't look like it's letting up.
[12:41] Cestvs
No matter how many times I experience it,
[12:43] Cestvs
this waiting period always feels suffocating.
[13:02] Clerk
It's coming down hard, but we're behind
schedule, so we're going to push ahead.
[13:05] Clerk
You good to fight?
[13:06] Cestvs
Yes.
[13:08] Cestvs
It's way better than waiting.
[13:21] Cestvs
Once the fight starts,
the only thing to do is finish it.
[13:34] Cestvs
By focusing only on what's in
front of me, I can clear my mind.
[13:47] Ref
Begin!
[13:52] Cestvs
Focus. Remember.
[13:56] Cestvs
Remember that feeling the pain
carved into your body every day.
[14:04] Cestvs
Recreate that.
[14:06] Cestvs
No. Too shallow.
[14:08] Cestvs
This isn't the right feeling.
[14:19] Cestvs
Don't panic. Hone your senses.
[14:23] Cestvs
Everything was for this moment.
[14:27] Cestvs
Spot the opportunity with your eyes.
[14:30] Cestvs
Strike your opponent's
weak spot with fists of iron!
[14:52] Pedro
What?
[14:53] Hernando
It's already over?
[14:54] Getty
Is he unconscious?
[14:56] Ref
Stop. The fight is over.
[14:59] Cestvs
I knocked out an adult with just one blow?
[15:03] Cestvs
So easily, too...
[15:07] Narration
When a blow struck at precisely the
right moment causes a total concussion,
[15:13] Narration
a person loses consciousness, and their
unconscious body collapses to the ground
[15:17] Narration
like a puppet that's had its strings cut.
[15:22] Cestvs
I see. It's this sensation.
[15:26] Cestvs
This feeling is the answer I've been seeking!
[15:32] Narration
By tensing all the muscles in the
arm at the moment of impact,
[15:36] Narration
the kinetic energy is
concentrated in one's fists.
[15:40] Narration
In the case of a counter, the force of
the punch increases several times over.
[15:46] Narration
The effectiveness of two punches
following the same trajectory
[15:49] Narration
can vary dramatically depending
on how they're struck.
[15:52] Narration
In contrast with a snappy punch,
struck by whipping the fist forward,
[15:56] Narration
this is a solid heavy striking method.
[16:00] Narration
The pickax training method
is the perfect program
[16:02] Narration
for simultaneously strengthening the muscles
[16:04] Narration
and hammering into one's
body the feeling and timing
[16:08] Narration
of tensing one's arms.
[16:10] Zafar
He's finally had the epiphany.
[16:14] Cestvs
All that suffering wasn't for nothing.
[16:17] Cestvs
The results were already inside my fists.
[16:35] Pedro
This isn't even for a construction project.
We're just digging unnecessary holes.
[16:40] Pedro
Just how stupid are we?
[16:47] Pedro
I know. Don't complain, right?
[16:50] Cestvs
I promise it'll produce results.
[16:52] Cestvs
In fact, I guarantee it.
[16:58] Cestvs
Sorry.
[16:58] Pedro
Huh?
[17:01] Cestvs
I was unpleasant to be around
because I was so angry.
[17:04] Cestvs
I was just under so much pressure... but...
[17:09] Cestvs
I'm okay now. I finally got over
it during yesterday's fight.
[17:18] Pedro
Are you saying you couldn't
share your troubles with us?
[17:25] Getty
We've known each other a long time.
[17:27] Hernando
You've always been way ahead of us.
[17:31] Pedro
On top of that, you're proud.
[17:33] Pedro
You don't want to sound weak in front of us.
[17:36] Pedro
You always tell us not to complain,
[17:38] Pedro
but don't you think it's a little sad
if you can't complain to your friends?
[17:43] Pedro
We may not be the best at giving advice,
[17:46] Pedro
but we can at least listen to you complain.
[17:49] Pedro
Instead of bottling it all up,
you should let it out to us, Cestvs.
[17:54] Cestvs
Honestly, I was being stubborn
and pushing myself too hard.
[17:59] Cestvs
It's reassuring to have friends.
[18:04] Pedro
You'd better appreciate us.
[18:08] Hernando
Anyway, that punch you landed
yesterday was amazing.
[18:11] Felix
Hey.
[18:13] Felix
What are you guys building?
[18:15] Felix
Are you digging a field or something?
[18:19] Pedro
Who are you?
[18:21] Felix
Which one of you is Cestvs?
[18:23] Felix
No, let me guess.
[18:33] Felix
It's you.
[18:36] Cestvs
Do you have business with me?
[18:38] Felix
Well, well. You're so young.
[18:41] Felix
Fighting as a teen, huh? Not bad.
[18:45] Felix
We're finally down to four candidates.
[18:48] Felix
Of course I wanted to come see you myself.
[18:55] Felix
I'm Felix. Nice to meet you.
[18:57] Felix
I'm fighting in group one
at tomorrow's semifinals.
[19:01] Cestvs
I'm in group two.
[19:05] Felix
I know.
[19:08] Cestvs
What's this guy up to? Is he trying
to distract me from the fight?
[19:13] Felix
He doesn't like to lose.
[19:14] Felix
Good. I like him.
[19:20] Pedro
H-How long are you guys going
to keep holding hands?
[19:27] Felix
If you're interested, you should
check out the other candidates, too.
[19:30] Felix
Both of their faces are totally
covered in bruises. It's hilarious.
[19:39] Felix
In that regard, we're different.
[19:42] Felix
We both fought three fights
without earning a scratch.
[19:45] Cestvs
No matter who I'm up against,
my job is the same.
[19:48] Felix
Well said. How about this, then?
[19:53] Felix
Watch this.
[19:56] Felix
Place your bets. Heads or ships?
[19:59] Cestvs
What?
[20:01] Felix
Just guess.
[20:05] Cestvs
Heads.
[20:09] Felix
You're right. I knew you had it.
[20:13] Cestvs
Had what?
[20:15] Felix
I'm talking about luck.
[20:17] Felix
See you in the finals.
[20:23] Pedro
He can't be a fighting slave.
[20:25] Pedro
Seems like he's participating
in the qualifier for fun.
[20:27] Hernando
Don't let that guy beat you, Cestvs.
[20:35] Cestvs
He's still in the qualifier, huh?
[20:38] Cestvs
His build isn't that different from mine.
[20:40] Cestvs
He must be a powerful fighter with
something exceptional up his sleeve.
[20:44] Felix
He's training with a pickax
on his day off. I'm surprised.
[20:48] Felix
I bet he's witnessed a lot of
carnage at such a young age.
[20:51] Felix
More than anything, I get the
sense that he's incredibly lucky.
[20:56] Felix
I'll probably face him in the finals.
[22:40] Felix
He's got a fatal weakness.
[22:42] Man
Is he trying to provoke him?
[22:44] Cestvs
It feels creepy.
[22:46] Zafar
A boxer measures his opponent's
range based on his own experience.
[22:50] Cestvs
If I don't win, I'll never be free.
SIGN The Lucky Man