[ANNOUNCER]
OK EVERYBODY!
For our first two contestants…
MOCHIZUKI GORO!
VERSUS
IWAI GOZO!
[GORO and IWAI walk up to the ring, the others going to sit at the bleachers]
[IWAI]
It's been a long time.
Hasn't it, Mochizuki…
[GORO, twitches at the sound of his voice]
[GORO, chuckles]
Sure has, you old bastard.
What trick do you have up your sleeve this time?
[IWAI]
Hmmm…
I was thinking about playing a game of chess.
[Iwai draws a circle in the air, the circle manifesting itself as a glowing ring. From it, a table comes out with a chess board.]
[IWAI]
Whoever wins the chess game wins the fight.
I don't want to get my hands dirty.
[GORO, grumbles]
Very well.
[They both take a seat at the table and start to play.]
[GORO]
I know you're scheming something, aren't you Iwai.
[IWAI]
What do you mean, Mochizuki?
[GORO]
Two people missing from two of the teams.
The door in the walls of the passageway going to the bathroom.
It was clearly done using your manifestation ability wasn't it.
[IWAI]
Still as sharp as always, aren't you.
Yes, the door was of my doing.
The two people on the other hand.
[IWAI, grins devilishly]
Was none of my doing!
[GORO, apprehensive]
You know where they are, don't you?
You know who did it!
[IWAI, crazed and laughing]
I DO!
HAHAHA!
It was my men!
And you'll never see your little friend again, Mochizuki.
This is what people get for owing Lord Evariss so much of his precious money!
[GORO, shocked and angry stands up from the table]
Damn you!
Who is it that owes you bums money!
[IWAI, chuckles at Goro's passion]
The sumo boy.
So weak he is…
Really, it's sad to see someone so desperate for power.
[From the bleachers, Jack looks shocked and worried]
[BILLY]
What does he mean, Jack?
[Jack]
I-
[GORO, chuckles]
So Jack owes you money?
[IWAI]
Is that his na-
[GORO, smacks him across the face with his hammer]
[IWAI]
AGH-
[GORO]
I may have only known the boy for a day…
But that doesn't mean I'll let you have another person killed over his money!
[IWAI, gets back up and fixes his jaw]
Ahh…
I'm getting too old for this…
[IWAI, gets back up and snaps his fingers]
[The other two contestants of the BUMS team, Tadashi Taira and Don Taro jump at Goro]
[Bokki and Soba jump to counter the two]
[IWAI]
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SUMO BOY'S FRIEND?!
HE'S DEAD!
AHAHAHA!
WE KILLED THE BOY!
[BILLY & Jack, shocked and sad]
D- DEAD?!
[BILLY]
Damn it, Jack!
This is your fault!
[JACK, sobbing]
How could I have known?!
You know if I didn't meet my father's expectations I'd be exiled!
[IWAI, chuckles]
Equivalent exchange…
Just as Lord Evariss likes it.
[BOKKI]
So you killed Genga.
And what of the other one?
[TADASHI]
We don't know anything about another person.
Mr. Gozo was being honest with you.
[IWAI]
Hmm…
He tells the truth.
[PAT, from the bleachers]
Damn you!
What did you do to Yue Lan!?
[From the roof, a woman jumps down. She looks identical to Yue Lan]
[YUE LAN'S DOPPELGANGER]
I've dealt with her.
[JING LAN]
I am Jing Lan!
Or rather I was…
[GIYU]
W- was?!
What do you mean?
And what do you mean you dealt with her?
Why are you identical to her!
[JING LAN, laughs manically]
She was my twin sister… or rather, my other half!
Now… Now, we're finally one again!
You see, we once were two souls that shared the same body.
We were the being known as Qingyu, the embodiment of lust!
Now, after so long… I've finally killed her and reabsorbed her soul.
And now, we're once again one.
[BOKKI]
So, both people we were searching for are dead now.
[BOKKI, grips his bamboo sword]
Hey, Billy!
Hey, Giyu!
If we put their souls to rest by beating these guys up, do you think you guys can still pay me?
[BILLY & GIYU]
You're on!