"There are no answers to be found anymore" "In this world, where storylines and rules no longer exist" "Tomorrow and today are the same future" "All I hope for now are unchanging days and something to look forward to..." "And maybe just a hint of the future" "Our two shadows sway together" "As time goes by..." "As the edges of the night start to unravel" "Right now I'm casting all the words that come to my mind into the distance" "I'm sending all the feelings I want to express from my heart to you" "As long as my voice keeps pouring out, I swear to you" "I'm going to turn off the lights now." "Right." "I think I hear voices coming from inside there..." "KORAKUEN" "Yo, yo, sweetheart, tell me where you work right now." "At least hear me out while I make my offer, will you?" "I guarantee you'll get a better deal from us." "Okay?" "Give it up already!" "That punch was unnecessary." "She clocked me..." "Hey, sorry about that!" "You all right?" "Now, now." "Sorry about that." "Didn't I tell you not to run like that?" "Come on." "What's up?" "Something happen?" "Ta-da!" "Rookie of the Year Quarterfinals" "Where'd you get these?" "Rookie of the Year Quarterfinals" "Hey, they beat you up at school again?" "Hikaru gave them to me." "It's this Saturday, see..." "Why don't you come with us?" "So you're into boxing, huh?" "Uh-huh!" "Because I want to be strong like you, Sadamitsu." "Oh, yeah?" "So will you come?" "Nah, I..." "Come on, let's go!" "I guess I have no choice..." "For real?" "I'll leave that day open." "Hey, you better get some ice on those bruises." "Yes!" "Yes, but the thing is, we've got our hands full at the moment..." "We appreciate the fact that you're referring work to us like this..." "Come on, buy me a donut!" "What do you think you're doing there?" "Hey, Watanabe!" "Are you listening or not?" "Oh, excuse me." "Is there any way you can give me another two or three days?" "Blue Corner Round 1 Time Remaining 3 Minutes 00 seconds" "There will be a 30-minute intermission before the 4th match." "I have to pee!" "Okay, then, I'll go with you." "What about you, Hikaru?" "Excuse me?" "I can go by myself, thank you!" "Oh, yeah!" "That's right." "Man!" "How come Hikaru's mad?" "Beats me!" "Hey did you see that tournament draw sheet?" "No." "It's the draw sheet for the National Rookie of the Year tournament from 20 years ago." "It has the whole schedule from 20 years ago written on it in yellow!" "Why would something like that show up now?" "I don't know, but rumor has it that the names just appear on their own." "That's creepy, man!" "It's right there on the staircase." "Come on!" "No, I don't need to see it..." "Kintaro?" "What?" "I'm going to go get us some drinks, you go on back to our seats." "Usui the Shark" "Dad?" "Usui the Shark" "Usui the Shark" "I promise I'll make it to the finals, okay?" "You were gone a while." "So, where are the drinks?" "But didn't you go to buy drinks?" "Oh, that's right." "You didn't buy any?" "I drank it all up." "I don't believe you!" "You don't just buy a drink for yourself!" "Oh, forget it!" "The next match is about to start!" "The contestants are now entering from the blue corner!" "That's disgusting!" "Give me a break..." "He must've worn himself out." "I mean, he was so excited." "Yeah, I guess so." "You weren't really paying attention, were you?" "Who, me?" "Like there's anyone else?" "Oh, yeah?" "Yeah!" "Don't tell me you're still mad!" "I'm not mad, I just have an upset stomach." "An upset stomach, huh?" "That's your third helping of curry." "I mean really!" "Proposal" "What's this?" ""A mysterious tournament draw sheet has appeared amidst the..."" ""...famous graffiti on the walls of Korakuen Hall."" ""When the draw sheet is filled, something is sure to happen..."" "What's up with this?" "That's today's assignment." "We're going to Korakuen Hall?" "Correct." "This time, we'll be working." "I didn't know about this." "Korakuen Hall stands on the same ground as ...the former capital residence of the Mito Domain during the Edo Period and the Tokyo Firearms Factory during the Meiji Period." "Later, it became the Kodokan Judo Institute, and then finally Korakuen Hall." "In other words, it has always been a place for fighting men throughout the generations!" "Hey, Tsuna, you're really pumped up about this." "Am I?" "Anyway, we're leaving in an hour." "Go get yourself ready." "Yes, sir." "What's wrong?" "Something the matter?" "No, it's nothing." "What's that?" "What's up?" "Can I come in?" "Be my guest." "Kintaro seems really happy these days." "Going to those boxing matches must've really motivated him!" "Think so?" "I just hope he doesn't get too motivated..." "You two are just like father and son, you know!" "Father and son?" "Gimme a break!" "Actually, I guess that's not too far from the truth." "Do you know where Kintaro's mother is now?" "No idea." "She just fell off the face of the earth three years ago." "I see..." "Well?" "I know you didn't come here to talk about that." "You knew about this, didn't you?" "Why do you say that?" "I can tell just by looking at your face, it's so obvious." "There's someone named "Usui the Shark" on this draw sheet..." "There's a connection there, isn't there, Mr. Sadamitsu Usui?" "He's my old man." "I thought so." "So your dad was a boxer." "Yeah, he was a real good-for-nothing, my father." "Good-for-nothing?" "You shouldn't talk about your father like that..." "When my dad was a boxer, I really looked up to him." "I used to practice with him all the time because I wanted to be just like him someday." "What's wrong with that?" "He sounds like a cool father to have." "But then one day, we found out that my mother had cancer." "I went to see her in the hospital everyday." "But my dad was always off boxing, and hardly ever showed up to see her." "I begged him to stay by her side." "But it was all for nothing." "On the day of the Rookie of the Year finals, my mother passed away." "My father showed up at the hospital a few hours later, and when I saw him..." "I hated him for the first time in my life." "That hasn't changed, even though he's dead now." "I see..." "The other day, when the three of us went to Korakuen Hall I actually heard my dad's voice." "Can you believe that?" "I believe you." "It seems like you and Tsuna have been checking out all the weird stuff that's been happening lately." "I have no idea what's going on but I do have a feeling that something big is happening." "I see." "Then it means that nothing that happens in Tokyo should surprise us." "Guess not." "Well, either way, I doubt that those scribbles on that wall are going to measure up to your expectations." "You're right..." "Earlier tonight, a small-scale fire broke out after 9 PM at Korakuen Hall in Suidobashi." "It really gave me a start, bursting into flames all of a sudden." "I'm thinking it might be that tournament draw sheet curse, you know?" "Hey." "What are you doing, kid?" "Boxing!" "Cut it out, that's for losers!" "It is not for losers, it's really cool!" "I really got the shivers watching, and I've made up my mind..." "I want to be strong!" "You used to box, Sadamitsu, right?" "Why don't you teach me?" "I really can't stand boxing!" "Liar!" "Then why did you keep these old gloves for so long?" "You're too good a fighter..." "I don't believe for a minute that you can't stand boxing!" "You're such a pain in the butt." "When this tournament draw sheet is filled this hall will be reduced to ashes in a burst of roaring flames." "Who the hell would do something so stupid?" "What Will Happen at Korakuen Hall?" "So you went to take another look." "What Will Happen at Korakuen Hall?" "What Will Happen at Korakuen Hall?" "Uh-huh." "What Will Happen at Korakuen Hall?" "After pretending that you had no interest!" "Hey, shut up!" "So what are you going to do?" "My old man told me that he'd make it to the finals." "I don't know what's going on here, but if there's one thing I don't believe in, it's disrupting a fight between two men." "I can count on you to help, right?" "All right." "Today's the day, right?" "Right, it was 20 years ago today that they held the final match." "Definitely." "That's it for today, you two." "Hear that?" "Oh, well, what can you do?" "I didn't forget this time." "Thanks." "If you had the chance to see your father again, would you want to?" "What would be the point?" "Listen, I saw my brother the other day." "Your brother?" "That's right, my missing brother." "But even though he was so near, it didn't seem that way at all..." "Deep inside, I'm totally confused." "Wondering where my brother disappeared to..." "But you know what, it still made me happy to see him again." "I want to see my brother again." "That's the one thing that drives me right now." "That's why I hope you'll be able to see your father, too." "But I..." "Hey, wait for me, will you?" "Hey, what the hell are you doing?" "That's the stuff!" "You asshole, what do you think you're doing?" "Well, see, we live in such a boring world so I thought I'd just liven things up a little." "Look, if the world's so boring for you, you can just sleep through it!" "The fight's about to start!" "Let's go." "Let's go where?" "To see the match." "It's gonna start soon!" "What's this all of a sudden?" "We'll never get in at this hour." "Yeah, well, I wouldn't bet on that." "But that's..." "Open!" "Round 1 Time Remaining 3 Minutes 00 seconds" "Dad!" "That's your father?" "So?" "He hit you hard?" "He threw good punches, but I can take it." "I just can't lose today, no matter what!" "That's right." "As long as you keep your head, you should be able to beat this guy." "Just try to stay relaxed!" "Seconds out!" "Seconds out!" "He's going to come at you from the outset, so don't let your guard down." "I wouldn't have it any other way!" "Round Two!" "What's he doing?" "What the hell's the matter with you, Dad?" "Sadamitsu!" "Don't back down!" "You gotta force him back!" "You know you can't afford to lose now!" "Don't back down!" "One, two, three, four five, six, seven, eight, nine..." "Fight!" "Go for the kill!" "Finish him off right now!" "Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to thank you all." "This was a match that I had to win at any cost." "My wife is in the hospital now." "And I promised her I'd win." "Please, let me tell her now." "Sachiko, I did it, I won!" "Dad..." "It was you who told me not to back down, wasn't it?" "Your advice saved me." "Thanks." "Dad..." "That was an amazing fight!" "You blew me away!" "Okay, bring it on, Kintaro!" "Hey, take aim before you throw your punches." "Again!" "Good, good, you're doing great!" "Listen, there are two important things in boxing." "First, keep your guard up." "Second, you should never back down." "Gotcha!" "All right, let's take it from the top again." "Okay!" "That's good." "Bring it on!" "Don't ever back down, even if they try to force you back." "Okay!" "To be continued..." "You were the only one who knew the real me" "This is who I really am" "Maybe being alone has made it worse?" "Please don 't cry anymore" "Even if I can 't see you, I can still hear your voice" "All these memories we share" "I don 't want to shed even a single tear" "Cry baby cry..." "Hikaru and Watanabe?" "Did you know that Ueno is situated to the northeast of Edo Castle?" "Lake Shinobazu was created in order to mirror Lake Biwa, which lies to the northeast of Heian-Kyo..." "Nakanoshima was created to take the place of Chikubujima." "So you see, it would not be entirely illogical for these incidents in Ueno to have a Heian-Kyo connection." "Act Eighteen, Ueno." "Don't miss it!"