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Translation: Shippothekit

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I dreamed of you

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Hearing the memories

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It was of my youth

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That you sang

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Midnight blues

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Hey hey hey blues

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Just like junkie blues

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Your shout will tremble the human heart

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He's been hurt, crazy lazy blues

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Midnight blues

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Let me hear it!

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Hey hey hey blues

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Still rollin' the blues

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Your heat is unforgettable

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Your heat is unforgettable

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Bridge of Tears

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That must be him!

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What a welcome!

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Joe, wake up. We're here.

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I know that sewer smell.
We're at the Bridge of Tears.

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Yabuki, what were you doing?
The match is tomorrow.

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Were you looking for a secret weapon against José Mendoza?

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- Yabuki...
- Excuse us!

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Joe needs his rest tonight.

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Leave him alone.

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Then answer for him.

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Leave us, please.

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We apologise!

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Episode 44:
Yoko... Her Love

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Hey, Joe? Can't you sleep?

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I can sleep but there's something on my mind.

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- Something...
- What is it?

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When I was a kid, I was in an orphanage.

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I hated it.

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Shoved around from one orphanage to another, I hated all of them.

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I only liked the picnics they arranged twice a year.

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I'd get so excited, I wouldn't be able to sleep the night before.

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Oh, well...

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Actually, this is the first time that you've talked about your childhood.

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That's good. I'm glad that you have some happy memories.

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Yes... I'm glad.

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You were excited the night before the picnic.

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You were like the others when you were young.

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I feel a bit relieved...

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I was happy and impatient.

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At the picnic, I had the opportunity to escape the supervisors.

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One day I got away and I ran!

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And then...

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I saw a mountain. It was far from me.

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I could see it. So, I...

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rushed towards it.

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Beyond the mountain, I'd find

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a wonderful place.

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I was sure of it.

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I ran as fast as I could.

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In vain... I ran away many times,

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crossing the mountains.

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I never found that wonderful place.

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But every time, the night before the picnic,

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I was still excited.

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José Mendoza...

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You'll cross a great mountain called José Mendoza.

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Beyond him, a wonderful place awaits you.

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What?

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A place where you're proud, of course.
Every boxer's dream!

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Is that all?

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Uh, well...
There'd be something more, I imagine.

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Whether you cross it or not,
there's a mountain before you.

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- Attack it! Go!
- Yes.

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Oh yeah, that's right.

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You need a good night's sleep.

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I won't let anyone in before you're up.

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Thank you. Good night.

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Wolf, is that you?!

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Yabuki!

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I've come to return your money from the other day.

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Sorry for being late.

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I'll be right down. Don't move.

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You shouldn't...
Tomorrow's the big day.

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The night before an important match, I always have trouble sleeping.

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Like when I fought against Carlos and Rikiishi.

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And the night before I fought you, Wolf.

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That pleases me...
Even if you're just saying that to be nice.

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I mean it.

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I'll come to your match.
I promise.

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Another, please. I want to celebrate in advance.

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What? Celebrate what?

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Someone who's very special to me is going to have the greatest match of his life.

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Not that, give me the most expensive!

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It's time...

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Hup!

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Tonkichi!
Where are you going so early!?

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Dear supporters from the Bridge of Tears!
Are you ready for the morning session?

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Yeah!

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Attention! Cheers for Yabuki, version one!

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Yabuki! Yabuki and again Yabuki!

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Yabuki! Yabuki and again Yabuki!

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Wait!

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What's that over there?

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Joe Yabuki

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Hey, we want to encourage him too!

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Us too! Us too!

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Yanbuki! Yanbuki!

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- Stop, you have an Iwate accent!
- No, it's Hirosaki!

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Quick, dear friends, all together...

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Yabuki! Yabuki and again Yabuki!

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Another coffee?

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Tonight, Yabuki Confronts José

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Huh? What did you say, Noriko?

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It's tonight. For real.

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Noriko, Joe will be the world champion.

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I am his trainer after all!

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Go down to Kudanshita, it's the stadium by the subway.

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Go with the people from the district.
You won't get lost.

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- See you at the stadium?
- Yes.

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- I gotta go.
- Later.

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It has nothing to do with small pleasures that have no life, no flame.

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In a flash,

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I see glowing sparks.

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But in the end... nothing remains but white ash.

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There's not a bit of ember left,

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only ashes, all white.

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Hey...

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Joe...

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Joe, get up.

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What a beautiful morning, Gramps.

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I had a good sleep.

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Hey, Aoyama!

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Hello, Skeletor!

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Where are the others?

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They're at the cafe nearby.

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In any case, this is great!

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He's the hero of the people from the Toko Correction House.

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And if Rikiishi was alive he'd fight for the title.

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Wait, Guerrilla!
I've been pretty successful too.

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Oh really? What have you done?

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You know the at the 9 to 11 supermarket in Saitama?

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I've been hired as a salesman in the household department.

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Come see me!

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You've always had such little ambition. Idiot!

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Comparing the world champion to a supermarket!

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Idiot!

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Now, Yabuki is our hope!

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I remember it very well, even now.

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He plowed a field

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from one end to the other,

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to strengthen his wrists, he said.

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He plowed with one hand, I remember.

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Oh yeah... That's right.

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At that time, Yabuki went all out on Rikiishi.

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It was hard to defeat him.

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That's true. He was a go-getter, stubborn...

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If being stubborn was a disease,

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he'd have to go to the hospital right away!

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You know, one rainy day...
He and Rikiishi fought

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in secret, in a makeshift ring.

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Yabuki dreamt of crushing Rikiishi

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so he hid a stone in his gloves.

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Since then...

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I don't think Yabuki has changed.

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Each time I see him fight, I think that.

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As for me, I've managed to integrate myself into my job and society.

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When we were at the correction house,

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it was a bit crazy...

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We had let go of our parents and society, that was true...

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But how can I say this...
We were ready to explode,

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we were bursting with energy, like a tropical sun.

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Maybe...

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Maybe because we were young.

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Now, we're trying to live like adults

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and we've all changed.

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I too have changed.

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It's like my time at the Toko Correction House, on Nogiku island,

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was so long ago,

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like centuries have passed!

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But every time I see Yabuki on TV,

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he's exactly the same.

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He hasn't changed a bit!

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While me... and you guys,

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Guerilla, Skeletor...

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It seems to me that we've all changed....

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Only Yabuki... Joe Yabuki lives like we did in our youth,

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which is already so far away for us all.

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He gives me this feeling...

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And it makes me happy...

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Hey, Aoyama's crying...

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Say, Ao!

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I bet you're a novelist or a teacher or something like that!

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Not at all.

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I'm employed at a small factory in the suburbs.

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It's a bit early but we're not far from the stadium.

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Now I won't be able to write anymore.

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I've followed him since the beginning of his career.

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Writing his biography is my life's work.

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This fight will be the climax.

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The biography of Joe Yabuki, "The Man Who'd Become a Wolf"...

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I even have the title.

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Without even realizing it, I've lost my objective on him.

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So, I'm no longer qualified as a journalist.

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Incapable of writing a true biography.

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Tonight I'm gonna scream to support him!

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Grandfather...

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The car is waiting to take you to the stadium.

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Alright.

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I've decided not to go to the match tonight.

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Then I'll go.

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Martial Arts Stadium

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15 Round World Championship
José Mendoza V.S. Joe Yabuki

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Joe, the reporters want to know your impressions before the match.

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Hey, Joe! The reporters...

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Sorry, but I want to be alone.

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Then, I'll answer them in your place.

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Nishi and you others, get out!

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- Yes.
- Yes.

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Good evening, Yabuki.

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You've tried to avoid me,

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but you can't avoid coming here, to the stadium locker room.

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- Yabuki...
- What?

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Don't get into the ring.

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What a bad joke.

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About the other discovery that I mentioned in the letter...

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What? Keep going.

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Yabuki... You're suffering from punch-drunk syndrome.

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In the final phase, I should add.

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That's Dr. Kininski's diagnosis,

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and he's certain.

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So?

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So?

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You knew already?

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Of course, it's my body.

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For a long time...

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If you already know, then that's even more reason to announce your retirement!

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Did you go to Rikiishi's grave?

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Do you want to end up like Carlos?
Like poor Carlos Rivera?

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Stop it!

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We don't talk about Carlos. Understand?

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If the match is cancelled, you'd have to pay

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a great fee to the champion and the organizers.

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But that doesn't matter!
I will pay!

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Please!

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I'm already a wreck, I have no chance.

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It doesn't matter now.

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You know that.

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I've always been like this.

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And it won't change.

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Yabuki...

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I'm sorry, but leave me alone.

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Women aren't allowed.

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Yabuki!

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If you won't leave, then I will.

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Wait, Yabuki.

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Please...

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Wait.

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I beg you, don't get into the ring.

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Please!

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I love you, Yabuki! I love you!

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I love you...

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I realized it not too long ago.

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Please, don't get into the ring.

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For me...

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You are the man I love!

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I won't let you ruin yourself!

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Ever!

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Hey, Joe!

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It's time! What's going on? Open up!

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Hey, Joe!

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In the ring, the strongest man in the world awaits me.

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So, I must go to him.

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Yabuki!

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Thank you.

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What are you doing?
Is someone there?

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No.

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Come on, let's go.

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Yabuki...

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Now, Yabuki makes his entrance!

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And here's the titled world champion:
José Mendoza!

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Tomorrow is tomorrow, the sun will rise

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Your yesterdays can't be returned to again

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The river's path is unknown

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There will be calms and waterfalls

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But until you see the ocean

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The current will keep on going