"The battle of the power users begins." "Ueki's first challenger is Maruo Taira with the "power to change water into flames" inside his mouth!" "Your candidate got directly involved." "That's against the rules." "Episode 3:" "The Law of Talent" "What are you searching for?" "Who do you suffer for?" "The dream is blank, floating above" "As you close your eyes" "In the soul in which the saffron blooms" "The sandstorm never ceases" "In an endless expanse greater than a desert" "Wandering about in time" "Is this happiness and sadness?" "The power received has become my passion" "The Falco rises up to the future from your hand" "You grasp for the dream as you wager your life" "Your pledge resounds across the unblemished sky" "Beyond the Sahara" "The sun leads the way" "Your candidate got directly involved." "That's against the rules." "Against the rules?" "Who cares?" "As long as I don't get caught." "Damn!" "Your power is the "power to change towels into iron"." "I'm not afraid of you now." "Ueki!" "I guess he was barely managing to stand." "Now, Taira!" "Finish him off!" "Sure!" "1 000 degree fireball!" "I've got no other choice." "What?" "That hurt." "I can't believe Ueki was still standing after taking  some of those fireballs." "What's this about?" "What do you think?" "I don't want to see him eliminated just yet." "I'll keep covering for him until I go down." "Just this time, Ueki." "Think of it as a special favor." "Fine, then." "We'll just have to blast you both with a giant fireball!" "Now, Taira!" "I got it!" "1 0, 000 degree fireball!" "That's way too big!" "I can see it." "This might be too much for me." "I knew you were a force to be reckoned with." "That's crazy!" "He blew out the biggest fireball with one stupid little tree?" "!" "T aira's completely unconscious." "It's game over for him." "He loses his power and goes back to his ordinary life." "You still want to fight?" "Damn you!" "Ueki!" "You all right?" "!" "You're not that hurt!" "Wake up!" "Hungry..." "I'm hungry." "Is that all?" "!" "Darn!" "Sano is one thing, but how could Taira have lost to that rookie?" "!" "Well, it looks like he's gone." "Rule Number 50." "A candidate must not assist in the battle under any circumstance." "Break that rule, and it's straight to the underworld." "That's rough!" "Let's not make the same mistake, Mr. K." "Something smells yummy." "Finally came to, huh?" "You're the guy from the chimney!" "Why are you sitting here stuffing your face with a rice ball?" "!" "What happened to the battle?" "!" "It was an amazing upset KO." "Thank goodness." "But this guy's a power user, too!" "T ake it easy." "I don't care to battle someone who's injured." "How about we call it a day?" "Thanks." "Don't worry about it." "The rice ball was good." "That's what you meant?" "!" "Y eah." "Well, you don't need to thank me." "I didn't want Taira to get the "talent of blank", that's all." "What's the "talent of blank"?" "How many times do I have to tell you?" "!" "We don't want you in the track and field club!" "Hurry it up and quit the club, Adachi!" "But I have a right to run as well!" "No, you don't." "The point of a sports club is to draw out your athletic talents." "You don't belong in the track and field club  because you don't have what it takes to be a runner." "I hear you're pretty good with painting and crafts and that." "Maybe you should check them out." "Then, what if..." "What if I could somehow gain a talent for running?" "Then could I stay in the club?" "Don't be ridiculous!" "A talent like that is something you're born with." "It's not something you gain afterwards." "If I can win all the battles and get the "talent of blank"..." "Then I can get the "talent to run", right?" "Of course." "The "talent of blank"  gives its bearer the right to choose any ability he desires." "Talent to Play Baseball" "Talent to Play Baseball If you write "baseball", then it is the "talent to play baseball"." "In other words, you'll gain the talent of a first-rate ball player." "Talent to Play Baseball" "Talent to Entertain If you write "entertainment"..." "Talent to Entertain ... you will gain the "talent to appeal to the masses"." "Academics, languages, exploration, politics  supreme control..." "You can gain a talent in anything you wish." "Talent to Run What I want  is only the "talent to run"!" "Tomorrow you're going to Hinokuni Junior High?" "Yeah." "For an inter-school track and field practice." "There's a power user at the school." "Battle and defeat him." "You know him?" "He's one of the guys from the Hinokuni track and field club." "I'm going to get the "talent to run"." "And you're going to be my steppingstone." "Ueki, huh?" "Get it!" "Way to go, team!" "Keep at it!" "Huh?" "Minazuki Junior High?" "Yeah, the track and field is having an inter-school practice with them." "Oh, yeah?" "Wait a second, Ueki's on the track and field team." "What if there's a power user on the other team who's planning to go after Ueki?" "!" "I can't just stand here!" "Ai..." "She must really have a thing for Ueki." "All right." "Let's start the joint track and field practice for our two schools." "We'll start with a run through the neighborhood." "The same course as always." "Ueki..." "We're counting on you." "Show those Minazuki guys what we're made of." "Right." "Isn't that the Ueki who almost broke the 1 000-meter junior high record at that last track meet?" "Yeah." "But he ran for the toilet just before crossing the finish line  so his time didn't count." "Wow, he's in a league of his own." "Adachi!" "You better not bring our team down!" "Just wait till I get the "talent to run"." "I'll be breaking all the junior high records!" "Go!" "I've got to keep an eye on Ueki." "If a battle were to break out  and he hurts someone who's not a power user  Ueki will lose another one of his talents." "He's got 9 talents left." "And if it goes down to zero  he'll completely vanish!" "What's the deal with him, anyway?" "The guy sure likes to run." "They're leaving the school?" "!" "Ueki!" "I'm Adachi, from Minazuki." "How about we run together?" "Don't want to." "Huh?" "I run at my own pace." "I'll keep up with you." "Then, fine." "Stupid Adachi!" "He's not keeping his pace in check?" "!" "Ueki's too fast!" "This is quite a pace!" "Those with the "talent to run" are in a whole other league." "Hello!" "Some sweet dumplings." "And..." "Ueki!" "Not that way!" "Up here!" "You sure about that?" "This definitely isn't the course we usually take." "No." "This is fine right here." "It's as good a place as any to send you to the next world!" "Hayao Adachi Minazuki Junior High School" "Hayao Adachi Minazuki Junior High School Year 2, Class C, Seat No. 1 Favorite thing to do: "Running"" "The power to change cotton into stakes!" "The power to change trash into trees!" "I will defeat you right here!" "I couldn't keep up with him." "What a drag." "What?" "Ueki hasn't returned yet?" "I figured he was back long ago." "What?" "!" "Adachi's not back yet?" "!" "He must be slacking off." "That's why I don't like guys with no talent." "I've got a bad feeling about this." "Mr. K!" "What are you doing here, Ai?" "I was going to ask you the same." "Never mind, have you seen Ueki?" "Ueki?" "I saw him running that way." "Show me the way!" "Oh, no!" "Ueki!" "Damn!" "At this rate..." "At this rate..." "We're going to end up dead last in the run!" "I don't think that's the important thing here!" "Ai?" "Who are you?" "I know." "If I shield Ueki, then he won't be able to attack." "You stay out of this!" "Mr. K!" "Do something!" "Sorry." "If I help him in a battle, I go straight to the underworld." "What an interruption that was." "Let's carry on!" "Ueki." "I've always loved to run, for as long as I can remember." "Back in elementary school  I was always at the front of the pack." "Then I started junior high..." "I realized I didn't have the talent to be a great runner." "I've worked so hard at it!" "But after all that training, my time's hardly improved at all!" "If I win all these battles  I'll be able to get the "talent to run"!" "And I won't have to quit the track club!" "And I'll get back at all those who have humiliated me!" "Once I have the talent  I won't have to work so hard and run like a fool!" "And you're my steppingstone!" "Ueki!" "Isn't it only natural for a guy who loves to run to run as hard as he can?" "One who loves to cook will put everything into his cooking." "And one who loves to sing will sing his heart out." "Why do you think practicing what you love is foolish?" "Stay away!" "People work hard at what they love to do." "Don't you call them fools!" "What would you know about it?" "!" "Now you can't get near me!" "All that big talk and now you're on your knees?" "!" "Like a mole digging through the ground..." "Ueki is getting better and better at using his power." "One good thing, though." "At least you didn't lose any talents this time." "Yeah, really." "Considering that the next talent Ueki's slated to lose is  his "talent to run"." "Why would you tell us that all of a sudden?" "I mean, is there an order that people lose their talents?" "If he knew that he would lose his precious "talent to run" next then he wouldn't be careless about losing his talents, right?" "Yeah, I suppose, but..." "Where did that Adachi go?" "Goda..." "So this is where you've been." "Playing hooky during the inter-school practice..." "You sure have guts." "Thanks for embarrassing us today." "I want you out of the club." "Right away!" "No, please!" "Wait!" "If you don't have the talent to run, you have no business on the field." "Everyone feels the same." "I know that, probably better than anyone." "I know that, so why?" "Why do I want to run so bad?" "That was a bit harsh." "Oh no." "I just lost my "talent to run"." "Ueki..." "Just from looking, you can tell that he's slower than he used to be." "But it looks like he's still enjoying himself." "How can he be so happy when he's lost his "talent to run"?" "Ueki!" "You're so much slower now!" "Hey!" "The club captain was in tears." "Don't worry." "If I really love running  I'm sure I'll get faster if I keep training." "Probably." "Ueki..." "Then  I should be able to run faster than you sooner or later!" "I mean, I love to run way more than you do!" "I'll run two or three times as much as you!" "I'll never lose to you again!" "Hey there." "Ah, youth." "What're you doing?" "Hey." "Thanks to my dad's job we're moving to Osaka all of a sudden." "I thought I'd come say good bye." "You were saying something about the "talent of blank" the other day." "What's that about?" "Ueki, hasn't anybody told you about that yet?" "That Adachi kid that just ran off said he wanted the "talent to run"." "Is there some sort of prize in these battles?" "I shouldn't be the one to explain what your candidate should've..." "But yeah, that's basically it." "I knew it." "I want to win all my battles  and get the "talent to dig"." "Talent to dig?" "I'm going to find myself a hot spring and dig it up." "It'll be my very own hot spring." "Your own hot spring..." "You're fantasizing about your own hot spring, aren't you!" "But there are lots of people in the game who're looking to get talents that are downright dangerous." "That Taira you defeated the other day wanted to get the "talent to dominate"  and was thinking of controlling everyone around him." "There're lots of other guys taking part in the battles who are thinking up some pretty nasty stuff." "Don't you think there's something wrong with that?" "That's not what junior high students should be doing!" "Rather than have those guys win  I'll win all my battles and gain the "talent to dig"!" "But I'm really just after the hot spring." "We've got to get going!" "Yeah." "Ueki..." "Seeing you fight Taira made me realize I've still got a lot to learn." "Next time we meet  I'll make sure that I'm a better fighter." "That's when we'll battle it out." "Well, see ya!" "See ya..." "He's an amazing guy." "That Sano!" "He ran away, didn't he?" "I was looking forward to blowing him to bits." "Dotsuki Junior High School Year 3, Yasokichi Yamada" "Dotsuki Junior High School Year 3, Yasokichi Yamada Hobby: making beads." "Is he a power user, too?" "What would you do if you won all of your battles, right to the end?" "You ready for this?" "I'm going to get the "talent to steal"  and become the greatest thief in the whole world!" "You look like a power user, too." "Might as well blow you away, since Sano took off!" "My power is to take this stone here..." "You wouldn't have stood a chance against Sano." "Out cold!" "Wonder what he was telling us he could do with the stone?" "What's the matter, Li Ho?" "I found him." "A power user." "Oh?" "I thought that you would always be there" "The one I remember" "But you weren't there" "Somewhere inside" "I feel a sense of nostalgia" "But I'm not sad" "I happened to look up" "Into the hazy blue sky" "The planet which floats my heart" "I'm reminded of it when I'm lost" "I'm sure the ones we once were" "Are looking upon us from far away" "The planet with its piercing stare" "The unchanging memories remain here" "Preview" "Preview I discover the secret of the Law of Ueki!" "Preview" "Preview They say it's possible to increase or decrease your talents!" "Preview" "Preview You can make up your own rules, without getting disqualified!" "Preview" "Preview I don't know what I'm talking about." "Preview" "Preview Anyway, an incredible power user shows up!" "Preview" "Preview Even though he's a power user he chooses not to use it!" "Preview" "Preview Huh?" "Preview" "Preview Next Episode..." "Preview" "The Law of Li Ho, the Man of Physical Skills!" "Episode 4:" "The Law of Li Ho, the Man of Physical Skills!" "The Law of Li Ho, the Man of Physical Skills!" "Episode 4:" "The Law of Li Ho, the Man of Physical Skills!" "Episode 4:" "The Law of Li Ho, the Man of Physical Skills!" "I can't believe how strong he is!" "Episode 4:" "The Law of Li Ho, the Man of Physical Skills!"