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See if you think this is half-baked.

Lifted to its very zenith by the Ultra Senji Ryakketsu,

tremble at the essence

of my Necromancy!

Behold the diabolic beauty of my bride!

Over Soul!

Mephisto E!

What is that?

His Spirit Ally has become a giant!

And those wings…

That appearance…

She looks just like…

A demon.

How impertinent! She looks like a demon?

EPISODE 23 THE POWER OF YOH

No, Eliza has now become nothing other than a demon herself!

To bring my Eliza back to life,

I carried out extensive research on my ancestor,

Johann Faust.

"Mephisto" refers to the great demon he summoned,

Mephistopheles!

The "E" stands for "Eliza."

I got that much!

At the time the last Shaman Fight was held,

around 500 years ago,

Johann Faust was a German scholar

who craved knowledge of all things.

To acquire the sum of the world's knowledge,

he signed a pact

with a great devil known as the Archduke of Hell,

Mephistopheles, in exchange for his own life.

In exchange for his life?

I guess Faust's ancestor would go to any lengths necessary.

Whether this is true

or merely a fantasy,

there is no way to know now.

But either way,

this demon was born of his madness.

And Johann Faust's blood courses through my veins,

for I am Faust VIII!

The Ultra Senji Ryakketsu

has augmented my Mana to its utmost limits.

I've enveloped Eliza with this and my superlative love for her

to give her a form in which no one can hurt her!

My intermediary, her skeleton,

is split into its 206 parts

and spread across her body, guarded by Mana flesh!

The materials for her equipment

were carefully selected so as to be easily materialized.

Scalpels, to rip our foes' hides!

Cooper scissors, to rend their flesh!

Probes, to tear their organs out!

And a vaccine to inject them with!

Eliza was clumsy even in life

and bad at giving shots,

so she'll stab the same spot over and over!

This is my Over Soul!

Mephisto E!

A terrible medical devil!

That's scary!

Mephisto E?

I'm feeling all hot after that.

Wipe my sweat.

She does that too?

You think we're a joke? You're dead!

Pino! Don't!

There's something seriously wrong with this guy.

What are you so scared of?

Cadimahide is right.

What? Not you too!

Don't you feel it?

His abnormally high Mana.

Damn it! I can't count on either of you.

Even I can tell

that his Mana's off the scale!

But how?

Is it down to that Ultra-Senji-whatever they keep mentioning?

Is that why they're acting so nonchalant?

No…

We're caught up in something.

Something I've never felt before.

However,

the strength of your Over Soul is about the strength of your will!

You think I'll let you just eat us up?

Hey! Pino! That's…

Back me up! Zria! Cadimahide!

For us, victory

means survival!

Druid Magic!

Badbh is a higher spirit who can freeze everything.

If there's water there,

she can make it so cold that it turns into ice.

As a doctor, I'm sure you understand what that means,

Faust.

The human body

is two-thirds water!

Yoh!

This is damn cold…

Now to smash you into a million pieces!

Lame…

It can't be! Badbh's ice is…

Nobody cares more about Yoh than I do.

My heart isn't so weak

that this ice could stop me in my tracks.

Right now,

my Mana is on fire!

So are we doing this?

There it is! Tokageroh's evolution!

He's powered up too?

Damn! What the hell?

First a giant sword and woman, then a monster?

You must be joking

if you think we'll lose to bluffers like you!

We'll just have to keep doing the same thing!

Team attack!

Ice Launcher!

What? I told you, that won't work.

You fell for it!

We knew you were going to do that from the start.

The Ice Launcher is only meant to blind you.

So I could freeze you directly and snap your head off!

If I keep taking your warmth,

you'll never be able to thaw!

I told you, that won't work.

You keep calling us half-baked or whatever…

You're the ones who are underestimating us!

Mocking Yoh like that…

I won't stand for it!

Ryu!

This guy can go! That was a seoi nage throw!

Ippon!

What am I saying?

Hey, Ryu!

One of the Shaman Fight's principles

is to damage your opponent using Mana alone.

So go easy on that stuff…

I know.

Our captain said he was going to win in one blow.

So I'm not going to do him dirty and make the first move.

Look.

Faust hasn't made a single attack, either.

In our team,

we do as Yoh says.

That's because

everyone here was saved by Yoh,

and we made it this far because we trusted him!

That's the reason

we endured all our training

and were finally able to attain these powers.

I don't know what you've had to go through,

but it doesn't match up

to our feelings for Yoh

or Anna's hellacious training!

Hellacious training?

Ryu's crying.

Stop it, Ryu,

You're embarrassing me.

Who do you think you are?

You think a little bit of training

can match up to the hardships we've endured in our lives?

How much could this mean

to some idiots from a hot spring?

I can speak for myself and Faust

when I say that we're fighting to make Yoh the Shaman King.

I know that he will make this world a nicer one to be in.

And it will be my happy place!

The strongest mental image…

An unwavering heart!

Their foundations are based on trust!

Doubt means wavering!

My self-confidence is backed by the path I've walked!

In this moment,

I pledge my trust and gratitude to everyone who's helped me on my way

and every experience I had!

Tokageroh!

Spirit Evolution!

Over Soul!

Yamata no Orochi!

A hit from me will really sting.

Don't doubt it!

It wasn't a bluff!

Their Mana…

It far surpasses our own!

Incredible!

To think both Ryu and Faust have gotten this strong…

It's overwhelming!

Yeah…

This match is over!

This is bad.

What do we do, Pino?

I don't know.

I have no idea how this could have happened.

We were born in cold, harsh lands.

We went through brutal training just so we could survive,

determined to become Shamans…

So…

So why?

Why?

Why?

Why?

Why does our pride

have to be brushed aside like it's nothing by these half-baked fools?

-Pino! -Pino!

Bastard! He's after Yoh again!

Relax.

I'll be just fine.

They can't freeze me.

Don't underestimate us!

See?

Damn it! I don't understand!

Pino doesn't have enough Mana!

I'll give him some support!

If we freeze him even partially, smash him instantly!

Got it!

All three of you this time?

No problem.

He's completely unharmed!

Yoh has made it out of the iceberg in one piece!

No way!

What did he do?

Keep it down.

Yoh didn't do anything, really.

What?

He must have done something!

Yeah!

You mean to say Yoh just closed his eyes and did nothing…

Wait!

Like I said,

he didn't really do anything in particular.

What?

Yoh's supple, flexible Mana

simply warded off all of the Icemen's brute-force Mana.

But that doesn't mean it's something that's easily done.

Even the faintest hint of fear

would cause his Mana to stiffen up at once

and clash head-on with the Icemen's Mana.

That's what makes Yoh so strong.

The Icemen's strength relied too much on their past pride.

But Yoh always calmly accepts whatever he's faced with in that moment

and overcomes it.

That's why he's so cool!

Okay!

Shall we give it one last push,

Amidamaru?

You too, Icemen.

One last push?

What is he doing?

Why does he have to call out to his opponents?

This guy…

He wants the Icemen to be fighting at their best

when he defeats them!

Who cares about that? A win is a win, regardless!

Why take that risk?

Because that's the kind of guy he is.

If they lost now, would they be able to accept it?

How long would it take them to get over the pain of defeat?

At worst, they could even despise Yoh for as long as they live.

That's not the easy world that he wants.

Easy?

Yes, it could come back to bite him if they don't win now,

but I think I'm finally starting to get it now,

which is why I don't see him losing this!

So that's what it is.

There's one thing I'm not convinced of, though.

Our pride is of no concern

to you and your silly sense of justice!

Don't worry.

I'm only doing this for myself too.

I've put in the training now,

and I want to see what Amidamaru is capable of.

Is that right?

Then, also for myself,

I'll use all my Mana to give you an ass-whooping!

And if I lose, I lose.

Pino!

I'm sorry, Zria. Cadimahide.

I'm sure you know already,

but this will probably be our last attack.

I'm sure my stubbornness has been a real pain in the ass.

But it's all okay now.

You'll stick with me right to the end, right?

Pino…

Oh, boy…

What an impossible leader we have!

Enough weepy nonsense.

We're only just getting started!

Precisely!

For us,

victory means survival!

Yet another weird formation!

What's this?

That's one damn big iceberg!

This is the ace up our sleeve!

Well, Funbari Hot Springs?

No complaints, I assume?

Let's go!

-North Pole Aurora! -North Pole Aurora!

Such beautiful Mana!

In that case…

Amida-Style…

Giant Halo Blade!

So this is true strength…

It seems that Mana

favors the broad-minded.

So Yoh won.

Just as I knew he would from the start.

I've detected two other sources of tremendous Mana, though.

They must have gotten new powers from that whatever-it's-called…

The Ultra Senji Ryakketsu.

We can't take them lightly, Bason.

I knew it would pique your interest too.

If you like, I can share its secrets with you.

Well!

Good evening, Ren.

Hao!

Don't panic, human spirit.

I only want to talk.

I'll pass. You're full of crap.

The Ultra Senji Ryakketsu was made by none other than me 1,000 years ago

and bequeathed to the Asakura Family.

You feel any more like listening now?

Come on.

We both know you want it. You're just being stubborn.

You did see it, after all…

That vision of me in America 500 years ago.

So what?

I don't care who you are

or what the Ultra Senji Ryakketsu is.

Whatever comes my way, I'll simply crush it with my own might.

I appreciate how you must feel.

Seeing how strong Yoh and his team have become,

you want to stick to your guns.

But nobody can get stronger without losing their way a little.

Don't be so spiky!

It's like you're compensating for your weakness!

I'm not foolish enough to fall for such cheap provocation.

If you're after something, get straight to the point.

Or should I ask you?

What are you to Yoh?

You're surprisingly calm.

You're everything I hoped for, Ren.

Join me.

-What? -Then I'll teach you everything.

Stronger techniques than what is in that old Ultra Senji Ryakketsu…

And all about me.

The way you're going,

you'll never even be able to surpass Yoh!

You underestimate me!

Oh, well.

This was the reaction I expected at this point.

But one day, you will be mine.

I look forward to a more agreeable response next time,

Ren.

The Bason Blade!

Surely not!

His cloak was an Over Soul?

No.

Yes, he used Over Soul to attack.

But his intermediary is something invisible.

But what?

I don't know. That's why I said "something."

All I know

is that his limitless Mana

made me feel fear!

I see…

So you guys are going home now.

We're leaving the island on the first boat tomorrow.

Damn. We only just got to know each other.

We have lots of things to do too, you know.

Like telling my old man that we lost, for starters.

Which is a scary thought.

I guess your Shaman Fight is over.

Yeah.

But look at them.

If anything,

I'd say they look invigorated.

After what happened in the match before,

we're just grateful to be alive.

Thinking about it now, maybe it's all thanks to him.

I feel like I can entrust everything to him.

Where has the oh-so-special Yoh gotten to? He was here a minute ago.

I'm impressed you found me.

I never thought you'd come to see me,

Yoh.

Next episode, "Trust No One."

Subtitle translation by: Lewis Williams