[heavy metal music playing]
THE SWALLOW GAZES INTO THE ABYSS
[gods cheering]
[intense rock music playing]
[Heimdall] Ouch! It's happened.
First blood has been drawn.
Poseidon has wounded Kojiro with his trident!
[breathing heavily]
The biggest loser in history is living up to his namesake.
The big fish has been reduced to a small fry
before the frosty tyrant of the ocean.
[exhales deeply]
[chuckling]
[Kojiro] You gotta be k/dd/hg me.
I knew this fight would be a tough battle,
but I didn't think I'd get hurt this quickly.
Such ferocity.
So this is the power of the gods.
[chuckling]
[male god 1] Hell yeah!
That's why they call him the god of gods!
[mane god 2] GOG!
[all] The dreamiest god ever!
[male god 3] No matter how hard those weak ones train,
they'll never be a match against—
[male god 4] You're the king, Poseidon!
[gods cheering]
The almighties are getting loud!
Their encouragement vibrates through the arena!
[gods continue cheering]
-[music stops] -[cheering stops]
[male god 5] You idiot, you took it too far.
[male god 6] Don't look him in the eye.
He'll skewer you!
His aura is so intimidating!
I'm shaking in my boots right now.
[shuddering]
Huh. Bunch of shit stains.
[Kojiro] My, aren't you a feisty one.
Your comrades are cheering for you.
At least show some gratitude.
I don't see a point in that.
Huh?
A god needs no armies, nor to resort to betrayal,
for a god is complete.
That's how it has always been.
We have embodied perfection since the beginning of time.
Why show thanks for the irrelevant?
Huh?
Hmm.
Is that how you operate?
How peculiar.
Huh.
Don't mean to be rude,
but it seems pretty depressing.
[gasping]
[straining]
Away with you.
[straining] Hya!
[yelling]
-Huh? -Chione Tyro Demeter!
CHIONE TYRO DEMETER
Whoa, he's bearing down like lightning from the sky!
There's no doubt he'll stop at nothing
to deliver the killing blow!
What a mesmerizing display of his agility.
His speed is a genuine wonder to behold.
As impressive as his pace is,
the human can still dodge his attacks.
The sole reason he evaded anything thus far
is because P0seid0n's only used an inkling
of his total strength.
When it comes to the full depths of his prowess,
not even the gods can fathom such a force.
For that matter, neither can a human.
Hey, Gramps, come on. Don't lose out on us!
Because you have to win this battle for Hrist, okay?
[narrator] I/V/th each assau/tj h/s game sense evolves.
[Kojiro] I know this.
This too.
I read these moves just a few seconds ago.
[narrator] The technique...
Senju Musou!
It's that same strategy.
He's predicting Poseidon's moves at every opportunity.
This is crossing the line.
It's almost like he can infiltrate the mind.
I'm curious, how deeply can he penetrate?
Fascinating creature.
[narrator] Koj/rois swordsmanshrb was supernatural.
[blade ringing]
Crossing the threshold
into the realm of the gods.
[Kojiro] Where's he going next? Over there.
[narrator] However, there was one obstacle...
[gasping]
His opponent was Poseidon.
[K0jiro grunting]
Eesh.
A fake-out.
He ambushed me from my blind spot.
The more I try to chase after him,
the farther I get pushed away at the last second.
Into the water.
Damn.
I'm drowning.
Still...
I refuse to go under!
There he is.
-[Poseidon] Hm. -[Kojiro] Oh yeah?
We 90f you!
-Huh? -He switched!
I see what he's doing.
[Kojiro] Ganryu Hiou...
GAMRYU HIOU TORAKIRI
Torakiri!
GAMRYU HIOU TORAKIRI
[grunting]
[shattering]
Let's not get carried away.
Little fish.
What did you do to Hrist, you monster?!
[Heimdall] A sudden critical turn of events.
Kojiro's trusty Bizen Nagamitsu
has been shattered to pieces!
[gods cheering]
Ah...
-The old man's done. -Hm.
[whimpering]
[narrator] The match was over.
The crowd went silent.
With the divine weapon rendered unusable,
Kojirds loss was practically ensured.
Fine.
I surrender.
Damn.
If only I could say that now.
But it's too bad.
I'm not giving up today.
This reminds me of old times.
Don't you agree, Musashi?
[BrUnnhilde]Ap/17 13th, 1612. Funashima Island.
In a part of Nagato, later called Ganryujima,
it was 9:00 am.
This was the site of Kojirds duel with Musashi.
At least, according to the Nitenki,
KOJIRO SASAKI the last' remaining record of the e vents
KOJIRO SASAKI
which happened that' day.
Musashi was late to the engagement.
He watched Kojiro throw his scabbard into the sea
in frustration.
To which he then said
[Musashi] Don't you realize you've already lost, you fool?
MUSASHI MIYAMOTO [Musashi] Don't you realize you've already lost, you fool?
MUSASHI MIYAMOTO
MUSASHI MIYAMOTO A champion would never cast away his sheath so carelessly.
A champion would never cast away his sheath so carelessly.
[Brijlnnhilde] $0 the legend apparently goes.
However, the Nitenki was written more than 150 years
NITENKI Ho we vex; the Nitenki was written more then 150 years
NITENKI
N IT E N Kl after the duel took place,
NITENKI
N IT E N Kl rendering the account no more than hearsay.
NITENKI
As for the truth...
[breathing heavily]
[growling]
[Kojiro] This man is unbe/ie vab/y strong.
I'd expect nothing less from such a warrior.
I cannot best him in my current state.
If! continue to fight
I shall be overtaken at once.
I surrender.
[scoffing] At least,
that's what I wish I could say right now.
But I'm ready to give it my all.
I'm having way too much fun here.
'Cause if I didn't take this chance,
I'd miss out on future prospects!
Is this a game or a business deal?
You speak strangely.
Yet I sense the words of a swordsman prepared to die.
Then come, Sasaki.
Let us bludgeon each other to our heart's content!
I'd be honored!
[Brijlnnhilde] And so the y fought,
the exchange of blows that followed
barely lasted more than a few meager minutes.
[blades ringing]
Yet, it was significant.
A passionate moment between two souls.
TSUBAME GAESHI
One loved the blade,
and exalted the whole of creation as his teacher.
While the other walked a lonely road,
aiming to become the Number One Under the Sun.
[Kojiro] Ha! So much fun!
İt's the thrill of a lifetime!
Who would have thought
that I'd ever face a blade master like him!
[both yelling]
[uplifting music playing]
[Kojiro] Ah.. . $0 this is i1', huh ?
I WANTED TO... It's a shame.
I WANTED TO...
I WANTED TO... I never wanted this struggle to en0'.
FIGHT AGAINST YOU LONGER I never wanted this struggle to en0'.
FIGHT AGAINST YOU LONGER
[Brijlnnhilde] For both of them,
it was the happiest moment of their entire lives.
A gift.
The most meaningful connection they would ever make.
[Kojiro] Whata fight. R/ghtj Musashi?
Huh.
Hey, listen up, you ocean tyrant.
You mind if I ask you something?
Tell me...
Have you ever lost yourself
to the swing of the blade at night,
training until the sunrise?
Or burst into tears of solemn gratitude,
for someone who made you stronger than you were before?
In the heat of battle,
have you admired your foe so much,
you'd die for them?
Hmm.
You know what?
No.
My apologies.
You haven't gone through any of that.
Look at this blade.
See how it shines?
It stands for countless hopes and dreams
of all the fools who wield it.
All the time that you've been alive,
I bet you've never stood for a single thing.
How unjust.
I won't lose to a selfish bastard like you!
Ah!
Wait, what's happening?
The broken shards of Kojiro's weapon
are glowing brightly in his hands!
Ah, it's so shiny!
[grunting] But how is he...?
I can't believe it.
What, Papa?
He's.. .He's doing it.
Incredible.
[Qulping]
[shrieking] Sasaki!
[yelling]
[gasping]
[uplifting music playing]
[both Hrists] Hey, Re-Vélundr!
RE-VC-‘DLUN DR
NI
TEN
GAN
RYU
NYYEN GANRYU
NITEN GANRYU KOJIRO SASAKI
Incredible!
The blade fragments have become two separate swords!
[crowd gasping]
Hm. Here we go.
Thank goodness, Sister Hrist is still alive.
It's a miracle.
I seriously thought she was a goner back there.
What a relief.
But how?
The weapon was restored even after it broke.
[Brijlnnhilde] That's Hrist for you.
It's the power bestowed unto her name,
which has two meanings, remember?
"The trembling one."
And "The thundering one."
As the only Valkyrie with dual personalities,
our sister is unequalled.
[chuckling]
Wow, you totally saw this coming, didn't you?
That must have been why you paired her with Kojiro
when you were planning everything out!
Luck. Yes! [laughing maniacally]
[Géll] What does luck have to do with anything?
Are you saying this whole thing was a fluke?
Hope they're ready!
[Géll] Where did that come from?
-Let's go. -Go where?
Go, Kojiro Sasaki! Ha! I choose you!
Uh...
[Kojiro chuckling]
Sorry, our quarrel's not over.
How about we put our hearts into this?
Show me what you're made of.
You lowly worm.
[both inhaling deeply]
[heavy metal music playing]
Huh?
[clangiflg]
[Lori] Papa?
It's only Kojiro, but still,
he looked just like Papa for some reason.
Why though?
Those are your movements he's using out there, aren't they?
So how does he know them?
-Ha! Isn't it obvious? -Huh?
He must have kept fighting me in the afterlife,
at least a few thousand times.
No, tens of thousands of times.
Challenging me again and again till he got his fill.
Burning everything he learned into his body.
Wait, I don't get it.
Even if he's trained himself
to imitate your attacks properly,
is that gonna give him enough of an advantage
to defeat the gods?
He's doing much more than swinging a couple of weapons.
-Pay attention, Lori. -Huh?
Master T0da's kodachi.
Shinkage Yagyu footwork, flowing fluidly as water.
The brute force of ltto-ryu!
Take it in,
the dynamic style of Sword Saint Nobutsuna Kamiizumi!
Ahh!
Golly, I love it.
-He drew blood? -You're kidding me!
Scary, owie!
[blade ringing]
[rumbling]
[Musashi] There it is!
It's my Niten lchi-ryu!
He isn't knocking us off, son.
It is the essence of our legacies
that live on within him.
After years of discipline,
generations of master swordsmen now bear witness
as he pierces the heavens.
The Niten Ganryu of Kojiro Sasaki!
The true Number One Under the Sun.
Oh dear, I've never seen anything like this.
Master Poseidon... That's right.
The fearsome frosty tyrant of the ocean himself,
is bleeding like a raw steak!
-[male god 7] No way! -[male god 8] Poseidon is defeat able?
[male god 9] He's mortal, after all.
[narrator] With eve/y attempt mankind had made
to challenge the gods, their hopes were dashed.
[man 1] You've got this, Kojiro Sasaki!
-[man 2] We're counting on you! -[man 3] Our future is in your hands!
[woman 1] You can do it!
[narrator] W/7/ humanity succeed this time
GOD SLAYER
and slay god?
GOD SLAYER
[Japanese pop ballad playing]