BAKI-DOU: THE INVINCIBLE SAMURAI
You don't warm up.
You're a martial artist.
Baki.
Well, well.
Your jacket seems kind of heavy.
Well...
I guess you're all loaded up.
As long as this is the rule for tonight.
Honestly, how typical of you, Retsu.
Typical of me?
You play fair.
Since you're fighting a samurai, you think it's fair to allow weapons.
That mindset is so typical of you, Sea King Retsu.
I'm jealous.
"You're a samurai, so you should use your sword."
I couldn't say that myself.
You're amazing.
It's almost time.
This may be none of my business,
but do you know how powerful Musashi Miyamoto is without a sword?
We fought bare-handed three days ago.
Musashi Miyamoto without a sword.
At that point, he was evenly matched with me.
Or maybe even stronger.
Good grief.
You're about to go to a death match, but you don't look like it at all.
You almost look excited.
Excited, you say?
Because of my immaturity,
I'm far from a clear and tranquil mind.
I can't stop my excitement.
There's no uncertainty in the joy of clashing blades.
There he is!
That's him?
Musashi Miyamoto?
It's really him?
What an intense face he's got.
Like a seasoned warrior?
I've seen his face on TV.
He looks real.
He's got a sword.
- He's gonna cut him up! - It suits him.
He looks so cool.
He made it clear with just one look.
This guy's the real deal.
Retsu!
He's here! Hey!
Go home, please!
He's going to fight?
Can he fight?
Please stop!
Cut him up!
This match will be held under special rules.
All the weapons here are allowed to be used.
The same applies to the weapons brought by either fighter.
There's only one foul, and that's the use of firearms.
Return to your positions!
Retsu,
you've got a great look.
Come back!
Begin!
All the spectators were taken aback.
There wasn't even a murmur, let alone cheers.
Finally.
They finally caught up.
They're about to watch a fight to the death.
It's just started.
The one who broke the silence was, of course, this man.
Well then...
There's no need to drag this out, so I'll end this as quickly as possible.
Knives?
Shuriken?
It went right through him?
He's so fast! He's moving so fast that he's leaving afterimages.
It's the first shot, so it's doable.
He's ambidextrous!
He's using both hands!
Whoa! He caught them!
Is this okay? Is it okay for us to watch this?
On TV, in movies, in manga.
We must've seen this weapon countless times. A shuriken.
It looks light, but it's powerful enough to pierce a frying pan.
He threw several of those things at full force at a human body.
On top of that,
his opponent dodged them, let them pass, and caught them with his bare hands.
And on top of that...
he cut one in half.
That's impossible.
All one can do is grip sweaty palms.
They can't cheer.
They can't react.
There's just one thing they can understand.
The fact that was shoved in our faces with no explanation.
The most difficult fact to accept.
This Musashi Miyamoto is real!
He sheathed his sword.
It's empty.
He used all of them.
That's amazing.
It's just like bullfighting.
It's like a cape.
It's more than that.
Nails and teeth are stuck in!
It's like a shotgun.
He didn't even blink.
Even after his eyeball was directly hit, he didn't show any signs of weakness.
Are you a child, Sea King Retsu?
First shuriken, now sand with pebbles.
You keep throwing projectiles.
Do you not like getting close, Sea King Retsu?
That's fine, Retsu.
If you run out of things to throw, will you start spitting, Sea King Retsu?
Good grief, he really has no plan.
The nine-section whip.
That's so Chinese.
Musashi is down!
He's been completely knocked down!
- He's bleeding! - What did he pull out?
- It's spinning! - It sounds incredible!
He retreated... only three inches!
This is fast, but only the tip is fast.
The arm he's controlling them with moves very smoothly.
He smiled.
The tip of the whip is too fast for the eye.
He let go of his sword?
You can swing it.
You can swing it, but...
The weight is lacking for killing someone.
The steel is bad.
Why can't I step forward?
Man from the continent, Sea King Retsu.
Do you think you can defeat me, Musashi, with this toy?
While he was distracted by the whip,
why couldn't I strike him?
I had so many...
I had so many chances.
That's a lie!
Don't lie to yourself, Sea King Retsu!
Not even for a moment...
Sea King Retsu.
There were no openings, not even a crevice!
You see, you swing them like this.
- Two-sword style! - With chains!
We get to see the Niten Ichi-ryu!
He's going to do it. Like when he sliced the bamboo to pieces with one swing.
They snapped!
- With one swing. - No!
- They didn't last one swing! - They snapped as soon as he swung!
He's not human, seriously.
No.
These aren't weapons.
This is unbearable. Is that what a nine-section whip is?
Is that how it is?
We swung the iron whips since we were young.
Even when our skin tore and we bled, we didn't stop.
We rubbed salt to disinfect it and kept swinging.
We used to worry about wounds that wouldn't heal so easily.
But that the whips themselves would tear apart
was never on our mind!
Hey, Sea King Retsu.
Do you want to give it a try?
Pull it out and swing it around. That's all there is to it.
You're fighting a samurai. At least use a sword.
I see. You're as despicable as the legends claim.
But I am a martial artist.
I won't let you come near me bare-handed!
Well said!
Finish him off!
That moment you knocked me down was your only chance to win.
There will be no second time.
Sea King Retsu, you're already defeated!
He really said it!
- Musashi is so predictable! - That's hilarious!
"Kojiro, you're already defeated!"
What?
APRIL 13TH 17TH YEAR OF THE KEICHO ERA
ON GANRYU ISLAND, A HISTORIC DUEL BETWEEN TWO MASTER SWORDSMEN,
MUSASHI MIYAMOTO AND KOJIRO SASAKI, WAS ABOUT TO BE HELD
HOWEVER, MUSASHI DIDN'T SHOW UP AT THE PROMISED TIME
KOJIRO WAITED A LONG TIME
WHEN MUSASHI ARRIVED LATE,
KOJIRO DREW HIS SWORD AND THREW AWAY HIS SCABBARD
THAT'S WHEN MUSASHI SAID THESE WORDS
"Kojiro, you're already defeated!"
If he intended to win, why did he throw away the scabbard?
Just as he said, the duel ended with Musashi's victory.
But he couldn't have known that his words would be passed down to later generations.
You know these words?
Have they been passed down?
They're very famous.
I approached you. Unarmed, martial artist.
You must not approach me unarmed.
The meaning of those words...
you should've understood.
He lifted him!
With one hand?
Impossible!
That blow to my jaw was amazing.
You're heavier than you look.
I'm over 100 kilos, and he lifted me with one hand...
Still, you're dexterous. You turned your hair into a weapon.
On top of that, you kicked me away from that distance.
He has this kind of grip strength? Impossible!
He's controlling him!
The Fist Hero is being toyed with!
Is this the sign of a counterattack?
The final pride of Chinese martial arts?
As Retsu stood in the way and took his stance,
everyone in the arena had the same thought.
SEA KING RETSU IS ALREADY DEFEATED!
Subtitle translation by: Wataru Uno