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Yuma, let's go home—

Too slow! Keep pace with the goldfish as it turns!

What the heck's going on?

Two... One...

Okay, stop.

Hold some water in your mouth.

Spirit!

What's with all these weird training drills?

Though, frankly...

Yuma's the one doing the strangest drill.

Bout 5 “The Refreshing Sumo Wrestler, Sada Mizuki”

What are you doing? Slapping a ping pong ball?

Yeah. I keep my back straight and use my legs and loins to strike.

It'll prevent my opponents from pulling me to the ground, apparently.

"Apparently"?

Are you really gonna get any stronger doing that?

And anyway, why are you listening to him?

He makes you do these crazy exercises while he just sits on his ass the whole time.

Yeah, it probably looks that way from the outside looking in.

Frankly, I don't like the guy, either.

And the reason for that is...

That jerk puts his neck on the line when we've got our backs turned.

But what he chooses to do on his own time is his own business.

I won't do what anyone else says unless I agree with it.

Still...

I need precise footwork to pull off advanced techniques.

The goldfish bowl resembles a sumo ring.

I'm fighting in a sumo ring, not a wrestling ring!

I'm gonna force my body to remember!

Keeping water in my mouth trains me

to finish a match quickly while holding my breath.

I get it. That's totally logical.

Everyone's thinking the same in the back of their mind.

Half of us have never done sumo before.

If we trained the way everyone else does,

we'd have zero chance of becoming the best in Japan.

That's why we're doing this.

His bizarre training techniques

are designed to help us shake off our anxiety and impatience.

He never fully explains things,

but I don't mind that now.

The sensation's all I need.

My body...

My instincts are telling me one thing...

If I follow him, I'll become stronger!

Does he feel the same way?

No! Your movements are too erratic!

Even your captain's beating him.

This is meant to make him less anxious, isn't it?

Just look at the expression on his face.

One more time!

I read something a long time ago.

It said that the best instructors are the ones who instill belief in their athletes.

If that's true,

he's a first-class instructor.

Okay, everyone, gather around.

As you probably know, there's very little time until the tournament.

So on our next day off,

we're going to go train at Ishigami High School in the next town over.

Ishigami High School...

It's time to show the fruits of my labor!

I feel like I can beat a first-year now.

Ishigami High School came second in last year's Kanto tournament.

Their first-years will be strong, too.

And...

The middle school yokozuna and national treasure,

Mikazuki Munechika, is on their team.

The middle school yokozuna?

Oh, so that's where he ended up, huh?

Sounds like a good opportunity to try out my new and improved Hundred Demon Takedown.

No, you'll be going somewhere else.

You must fight a range of strong opponents in order to perfect your new technique.

So...

Head to this address.

Idiot

Ishigami Private High School

Asshole

More like Primate

It's sea, you idiot

↓

See of blood

A k e m i

Congrats

This is Ishigami High School?

Ishigami High School is said to be the most dangerous high school in the prefecture.

Jeez. Why did we have to come to a place like this on a school holiday?

No one forced you to come.

Um, why isn't Kunisaki-san with us?

He failed his midterms, so he had to take a remedial class.

That's a pity. He was looking forward to coming.

Who the hell're you?! Tryna move in on our patch?!

We're gonna take ya down!

Oh, man, talk about a smokin' hot babe!

Why don't ya ditch these losers and come hang with someone awesome inste—

Back off!

Senpai, please leave them alone.

You're scaring her.

S-Sada! I was... actin' in self-defense 'cause these thugs were threatenin' us.

Actually, we're here to see the sumo club.

The sumo club?!

Oh, so you're guests of the sumo club?

Hey, guys, make way for 'em!

You guys are a sumo club? That's great!

You've even got yourself a cute manager.

I-I'm not actually their manager.

It's Sada-kun!

You're right! He's so hot!

Sorry I can't guide you guys.

The dojo's over that way.

Bye!

This school has guys like that, too, huh?

What is that?

A huge tire?

Tire flips. Very nice.

One that size probably weighs about 150 kg.

Simply picking it up and flipping it gives your whole body a workout.

150 kg?!

You can also hit tires with hammers or just push them along the ground.

How intense...

Just so you know, the guys training out here are all first-years.

With those physiques?!

D-Don't be intimidated!

Hey! Who're you?

Only club members are allowed out here.

Excuse me. You're Kanamori-san, the club captain, correct?

We apologize for barging in like this.

Ishigami High School Sumo Club

Practice with us?!

You waltz in here and say something like that?

Didn't anyone teach you guys manners?

You didn't tell them we were coming?!

Anyway, what school are you from?

Odachi High School.

Dachi High?

I heard Onimaru's at your school, and he got Eiga High's Kuze back in the ring!

What? Which one's Onimaru?

Oh, he had some things to take care of, so he's not with us.

Then, what's the point of practicing with you?

So you think Onimaru's the only one on our team worth keeping an eye on?

Hey, we should quit while we're ahead.

Let's head back.

Don't worry. Let me handle this.

Guys like this are easy to provoke.

That guy charged at a tire that weighs as much as a heavyweight and stopped it.

For some reason, my body didn't falter.

Has the seaweed harvesting made my trunk stronger?

Hey! Don't be so careless, first-years!

We're sorry!

Apologize to him, not me.

Oh, no, that's not necessary.

We're very sorry!

What do you think of our captain?

See how Onimaru isn't the only interesting member of our club?

Why not let them join in?

They came all the way out here.

I'm not getting taken in by your smooth talk.

But we do need to make up for what happened.

Come in. You can practice with us.

So this is where he is.

Odachi High School

Odachi High School

Odachi High School

Odachi High School

Odachi High School

Just you wait, Onimaru.

Dammit! I wanted to fight someone strong!

But what can you do?

Guess I'll go to the dojo and play with the goldfish.

Kunisaki!

What's up? You need something?

No, there's a student from another school in your club room.

What?

His aura tells me he's no ordinary guy.

Who the hell are you?

Hey...

Wake up, idiot!

You just made me look stupid for trying to talk to you!

H-He hit someone he doesn't know in the head!

Ishigami

Ishigami

Oh, I fell asleep.

Ishigami

Ishigami

Ishigami

Sorry about that.

I got tired of waiting.

Ishi High?

Say...

Could you go fetch the sumo by the name of Onimaru?

Huh?

I've heard he's good.

I'm Araki Gennosuke.

You could say I'm here to scout your sumo club.

Scout?

You're like a moth to a light... er, a flame?

I am Onimaru!

Oh, you're the guy?

Luck's on my side for a change.

I can't believe I found you so quickly.

No, wait.

I can't call myself lucky.

My dream is to become the strongest mixed martial artist.

Ishigami Private High School

I heard Ishi High had the strongest sumo club,

so I jumped at the chance to enroll there.

But then, I heard someone named Onimaru

took on Eiga High's national treasure, Kusanagi,

and he was right in my neck of the woods.

Are people really talking about that?

I was hoping to spar with you, but I guess I wasted my time.

You don't seem strong enough.

I'm not calling you weak.

But if you really did give Kusanagi a run for his money,

you must've got pretty lucky.

Well, they do say luck is a skill, too.

I'll have to wait for nationals to roll around to fight someone strong.

Sorry for intruding.

Let me show you

that your eyes are empty holes, and you are indeed a lucky boy!

Well, then. Shall we begin sparring?

Okay.

Gojo-san will fight first.

Yeah.

Then, Mamiya will start for us.

Get in there.

Okay!

Mamiya Keiichi, a second-year...

A heavyweight: 182 cm tall, and weighing 166 kg.

How effective will Gojo-san's karate-infused slaps be?

This guy's huge.

Seeing him up close just makes him more intimidating.

Spirit!

No way!

My slap worked!

Gojo-san, can I have a minute?

Please avoid grabbing your opponent's mawashi belt.

Whaddaya mean?

How can I sumo wrestle without doing that?

What's the point of a total beginner trying to sumo wrestle like the rest?

You need to play to your strengths.

My strengths?

Listen closely. I want you to fight to your heart's content.

It's working.

Thanks to my training,

I can match my opponent's movements with my strikes.

I can hit him!

He's rough around the edges, but the fire in his strikes is impressive.

Yeah, his strikes are way too good for him to be a beginner.

But...

I was going easy on you because I thought you were a beginner.

Dammit!

Once Mamiya grabs someone, he unleashes his special moves.

Yuma!

Damn!

He'll need more work before that tactic is effective.

Club captain, Kanamori, vice captain, Sanada,

and this Mamiya guy...

All three of them are sure to be on their team for the tournament.

And...

Ishi High has that other fighter, too.

But who will be their fifth member?

A one-armed shoulder throw!

J-Judo?!

If that's how you want to play it...

What?

Strongest!

A leg grab?

Wh-Whoa...

Hang on a sec.

You're not Onimaru, are you?

Oh... you figured it out?

Your techniques are different, and I heard he was really short!

You only just remembered that?

Damn, I've been tricked. What rotten luck!

S-So who are you?!

I'm Kunisaki Chihiro,

and I'm aiming to be the number one mixed martial artist in the world!

What? MMA?

Just like me!

Yeah! Don't copy me, Gengoro!

Huh? "Gengoro"?!

Using sumo to get a leg up in mixed martial arts was my idea!

Forget that, I'm Gennosuke!

Araki Gennosuke!

They're both idiots.

Hey! What's going on in here?!

So you're the kid who's trespassing on school property.

Oh, I guess time's up.

We'll finish our bout another day.

Shame.

But perhaps I was fortunate to meet you, Chiharu.

It's Chihiro!

I'll see you at the Inter High.

Till next time.

It's one month till the Inter High prelims.

I need more time.

I've never regretted not studying so much in my life!

I'm never failing a test again!

Please enter the ring next, captain.

Y-Yeah.

I'll do my best.

He stopped that tire single-handedly.

He's probably their strongest member.

So we'll send out...

Oh, this looks like fun!

You punk! You think a damn first-year can show up whenever he wants?!

I'm sorry!

Oh, it's that guy...

He's in the sumo club, too?

Can I have a turn, captain? Let me go in the ring.

You're late and asking for things?

You're gonna be doing groin stretches for the next hour!

But you know I have trouble with those!

Let him go, Kanamori.

It's rare that he feels like doing anything.

Jeez, he'll never learn if you keep going easy on him.

You're so kind, Sanada-san.

Looks like he's your opponent.

You've got this one in the bag.

That's Sada Mizuki. Or rather, national treasure, Mikazuki Munechika.

But he looks so easy-going!

How am I supposed to beat a national treasure?!

In a tournament, we have to win three bouts to beat them.

Even if we assume that Hinomaru and Kunisaki will win their bouts,

one of you three will also have to notch up a win.

I know, but...

What can I do?

You're able to keep up with Hinomaru in practice.

You must be getting better, captain.

Why did Tsuji say that?

Dammit! He's mocking me!

I'm going to show him how hard I've been training!

You're not getting a hold of my mawashi belt.

He's playing with Ozeki.

You're bigger than him, so just tackle him!

I hear you, but if I miss...

Hey, I know that guy.

We were on the same team in middle school, but I've never seen him win a bout.

For real?

I'm surprised he hasn't quit.

What jerks...

It's no use. I can't win this.

I don't even know how to win.

What am I supposed to do against a national treasure?

Get your act together, captain!

Remember your training with him!

It's no use!

I'm no match for you, Ushio.

We finally have enough members, but...

I'm the captain, and I'm holding everyone back.

Ow!

Sorry, dude.

But don't sell yourself short.

You've been doing stomps for five years,

and you've got a body anyone would be proud of having.

Captain, you're strong!

If Ushio thinks so...

I just need to grab his mawashi belt!

He recovered his stance from that position?

I can do this!

What's that?

It's an arm hold, a technique that stops an attack by grabbing the outside of the arm.

And given his abilities, it must be very powerful.

He's got him right on the joint!

With that technique, no one can grab his mawashi belt. They can't even get near it.

That's why it's always so white and pristine.

It was a good try. You almost got your hands on it.

It hurts so much, I can't breathe!

Get away from him! Quick!

Oh? You can withstand this?

It's thanks to our water training.

I don't want to lose!

I want to get stronger, and go...

Go to nationals with Ushio!

Go, captain!

Push him out!

How long are you gonna mess around,

Sada?!

You weren't bad.

Crescent

Moon

Crescent Moon!

Crescent

Moon

Crescent

Moon

What kind of move was that?

He threw the captain's 100 kg body like it was nothing.

Hey, you guys.

Would you mind giving Onimaru Kunitsuna a message for me?

Tell him I'm looking forward to facing his sumo.

Kirihito's being clever again.

Shibakiyama Stable

Here, they produce top-ranked pros. It's renowned for its intense practices.

Shibakiyama Stable

The Shibakiyama Stable!

That jerk Sada is late.

Yeah. And after we were trying to be friendly and all...

What are guys even doing?

You look hilarious!

Sada!

You jerk!

Next Bout "Charge!! Shibakiyama Stable"

This is too good!