"This is when all my troubles began." "It all started when I happened to witness a classmate  produce a tree from his hand." "Episode 2:" "The Law of the Battle Commencement" "kimi wa nani wo nozumu no dare no tame ni kizutsuki yume wa ukabu kuuhaku hitomi wo tojita safuran saita kokoro ni suna arashi ga yamanai sabaku yori mo hatenaki toki wo samayou yorokobi ya kanashimi kara ima uketotta chikara jounetsu ni kawaru" "mirai sono te ni tobitatsu FALCO kakeru kimi yo yume wo tsukame chikai hibikasu kegarenaki sora koeru Sahara taiyou ga michibiyuku" "The "power to make a person ugly"  by sticking my fingers up their nose!" "Watch out!" "Oh, no!" "I'm going to be ugly!" "Ai!" "You've got to do something!" "I'm hideous now!" "You haven't changed a bit." "Maybe it didn't work because you were ugly to begin with." "What did you just say?" "!" "The "power to turn the loser of ' Made ya look that way!" "'  into a lump of poo"!" "Rock, paper, scissors!" "Made ya look, that way!" "How could you have lost?" "!" "Help me!" "Stay away!" "I'm coming for you!" "Oops!" "Okay, onto the next problem." "Sorry about that." "Math" "This is all Mr. K's fault." "I wish he hadn't told me what he did." "Hey, Ai." "Good morning." "Mr. K!" "It all starts today for Ueki." "The battle game between the chosen junior high school students." "The battle game?" "You never know when a power user opponent will pop up." "T ell Ueki to keep an eye out." "What's going to start from today?" "This problem's a little harder." "So Ueki, come on up here." "That's incredible, Ueki!" "This guy's got to be a genius!" "Did you solve it, Ueki?" "I don't get it." "You don't get it?" "!" "Is that all you have to say?" "!" "Ueki blew away that evil doctor using his special power  so he's lost his "talent to study"." "Is something the matter?" "Ueki?" "Come at me from any side!" "I can't wait to practice my 8th degree kendo on you!" "What're you doing, Ai?" "When a power user comes attacking  I'll be sending them running!" "Sounds pretty rough." "Look!" "Don't talk like you have nothing to do with this!" "I'm doing this for you!" "What?" "!" "That was a false alarm." "I wonder what that guy's doing?" "What a freak." "Like you're one to talk!" "I guess I can't expect to find a hot spring in the middle of a city." "I'm not giving up yet!" "Not until I find my very own hot spring!" "But what a drag that I have to hold my breath in order to use my power." "And so!" "The entry deadline for the Celestial King competition is now officially closed." "And all 1 00 candidates have submitted their entries." "Mr. K!" "Don't be falling asleep the moment the deadline's passed!" "Now, we will have the King himself explain the rules to you." "Click." "You promise?" "Don't be long, Your Majesty!" "You have my word!" "The rules are simple!" "The student you've chosen must keep winning until the end!" "The battles will begin immediately after this!" "The first round of battles can take any form." "The students can use any power that was granted to them." "Or they can fight barehanded if they prefer." "Either way, they win if they knock out their opponents." "The loser loses the power given to him  and it's game over for him." "As to when and where you want them to fight, that's up to you." "I want this group of 1 00 contenders reduced to 25 in this first round!" "So you'd better be taking this seriously." "Come on, Your Majesty!" "We can't wait much longer." "I know." "I know." "Anyway, there you have it." "End of explanation." "Let's see some spirit!" "Hustle!" "Hustle!" "Here comes the king!" "Ohh!" "All right!" "Let's get into it, girls?" "!" "Oh, my!" "And you probably don't need reminding  but the key to winning or losing the battles is "talent."" "I'm sure that you have all chosen junior high students that possess  many various and superior talents." "But be aware that if your player injures any non-participants  or disqualified players  your player will lose a talent for each offense." "Please be careful!" "No one would do anything so stupid." "By the way, Mr. Kobayashi  I see that your entry, Mr. Ueki  has already lost two of his talents before we've even started." "Is this some kind of error?" "There's no error." "I wanted to know if Ueki had enough righteousness to be willing to lose all of his talents if need be." "I-I don't believe my ears!" "If Ueki loses, you won't become King of the Celestial World!" "Actually, I'm not that interested in the Celestial King throne." "Then why did you enter this competition?" "!" "It's like I said." "I want to see how righteous Ueki actually is." "Uh, yeah..." "Anyway, people  you may begin the battles any way you wish!" "Good luck, everyone!" "What's all the fuss about?" "What's going on?" "Look!" "There's a girl up on the chimney and she can't get down." "Oh, no!" "How'd she get way up there?" "!" "Someone's going up." "I'm almost there!" "Hang on tight!" "It's that guy we saw with the dousing rod." "He looks like a junior high student." "Hold on!" "I'm almost there!" "Don't look down!" "I can't believe it!" "One wrong move and that guy could've fallen, too." "And how was he able to fix his feet with a couple of towels?" "Wait, maybe he's...!" "Ueki?" "Huh?" "Ueki?" "Where'd he go?" "You awake?" "You shouldn't be climbing chimneys like that." "I'm positive." "Anyone who can do something like that has to be a power user." "What's the matter?" "Don't be afraid." "Ueki!" "What are you doing, looking like that?" "!" "Where were you?" "!" "I was in the chimney." "What?" "!" "In the chimney?" "!" "Hey." "You dropped something." "My beanbag!" "The beanbag Grandma made me!" "Momoka!" "Mommy!" "Daddy!" "Look!" "Grandma's beanbag!" "Is that what you were after?" "What's this all about?" "My daughter's always had a soft spot for her grandmother." "And this beanbag is a memento that Grandma left for her." "But apparently a crow got at it the other day  and dropped it into the chimney." "We thought she lost it and was making up some excuses." "Right..." "Thank you for my beanbag!" "Thank you for getting it for me!" "A beanbag, huh?" "I guess a girl wouldn't be climbing a chimney like that without a pretty good reason." "He was clever enough to figure it out before the rest of us." "Hey, kid." "What's your name?" "No need to thank him." "Let's go!" "I'm Kosuke Ueki." "First year junior high." "My seat number in class is..." "Kosuke Ueki, huh?" "Seems like a decent guy." "I just know it!" "He's definitely a power user!" "N-No!" "Everyone's looking like one!" "Am I imagining this?" "!" "Was that guy with the dousing rods just a regular guy as well?" "!" "Yeah, that's it." "I'm only imagining..." "Flame" "Hey, you!" "Power user!" "P-Power user?" "Homerun" "Calm down, Ai." "Let's get going." "How can you be so calm?" "!" "Come on out, power users!" "Stop trying to hide, cowards!" "Power users?" "Here's one." "In front of your eyes." "You shall be my first casualty!" "Burn, you!" "Is it hot today or what?" "Huh?" "Y-You're on fire!" "Too much distance between us." "Who are you?" "!" "Maruo Taira." "I hate people that get in the way." "Tonarino Junior High School Year 2, Class A, Seat No. 1 9, Maruo Taira." "Tonarino Junior High School Year 2, Class A, Seat No. 1 9, Maruo Taira." "Favorite word: "Fire!"" "Don't tell me you're a..." "Whoa, that was hot." "Ueki?" "I have the "power to change water into flames" inside my mouth!" "He's a power user!" "Run!" "I hate those who get in my way." "It's true!" "It really is!" "Everything Mr. K said wasn't a lie!" "But I thought you lose talents if you use your power to hurt people." "How come he can attack like that?" "You can't escape from me!" "And you, meddling little girl!" "I'm not letting you off the hook!" "H-Hang on a minute!" "Why are you so intent on this?" "!" "It's just a game the candidates for Celestial King are playing." "Why would you want to fight for them?" "Candidates for Celestial King?" "You think I'm fighting for them?" "I'm fighting for the one talent that trumps all!" "The "talent of blank" which gives me the right to choose any talent!" "Huh?" "Talent of blank?" "I'm surrounded by people that keep interfering with my life." "Parents, teachers, laws, and idiots in my class!" "I'm sick and tired of going around them!" "That's why I want the "talent to dominate"  and then I'll control them all!" "Those meddling people will stay out of my way for good!" "Wh-What are you talking about?" "!" "What is this "talent of blank"?" "!" "Watch it, Ueki!" "You can't escape!" "Whoa!" "He blew fire from his mouth!" "You're just realizing that?" "!" "You're going to have to fight this guy, Ueki!" "That's my ticket!" "You sneaky, little...!" "Power to change trash into trees!" "A tree as a shield!" "Oh, no!" "Not only can this guy fight  but his fire's got a serious advantage over a tree!" "That was dangerous." "You're on fire again, Ueki!" "How can you keep attacking us?" "!" "Aren't you afraid of losing your talents?" "!" "What're you talking about?" "The rule about losing your talents  is aimed at preventing those who are not participating from getting caught up in the game." "It doesn't apply to power users that are fighting each other." "It doesn't apply to power users fighting each other?" "Give me a break." "You mean you weren't even told?" "What was your Celestial King candidate thinking?" "Then I guess you don't know about the "practical power"." "My power is simply to turn water in my mouth into flames." "But a little practical application, and I can boost my performance!" "I happened to figure that out not too long ago." "I can increase my firepower the more I gargle!" "That just looks so uncool." "Wh-why, you...!" "I figured as much." "You don't want to use your power  against those with no powers." "How dare you interfere with me!" "I don't lose any talents at all as long as I don't use my power!" "You idiot!" "What's this?" "You're going to use that lame gardening trick on me again?" "Try to imagine it..." "Burn!" "Try all you want, but it's always going to turn out the same!" "Where's that sound coming from?" "Chestnuts?" "!" "He used the fire to make the chestnuts shoot back up at me!" "I really was able to do it." "I used the "practical power"." "Ueki's power of trees shouldn't have stood a chance  against T aira's power of flames." "But Ueki was able to fight off the flames  by shooting chestnuts at him." "Kosuke Ueki, you're an interesting guy." "Oh, no." "No, way!" "Was he injured in the battle?" "This isn't cooked yet." "You're eating it?" "!" "You're going to have to pay big for what you did to my eye!" "Ueki!" "Too bad you didn't finish him off with that last attack, Ueki." "Taira's so angry that he's ramping up his power." "That chestnut trick you used isn't going to work again." "That's fast!" "That's no ordinary flame." "It's another one of my practical powers." "My fireball!" "I compress the flames and shoot it out as a fireball!" "Fireball!" "You're through now!" "Now I only need you to pass out." "You'll lose this battle and then it's game over for you." "Your power of trees will vanish and you can go back to your normal life." "Rotten luck for Ueki, having to face a guy like this  in his very first battle." "Far as I can tell  Taira's got fairly advanced powers." "At least you got one good shot in." "You shouldn't be ashamed about losing." "You did well." "Now, time to take care of that meddlesome girl." "My dream is to win all my battles  and attain the "talent to dig" so I can find my own hot spring." "I'll do it for you as well, Ueki." "What?" "!" "I can't believe it!" "He's standing back up!" "Then I'll finish you off with this one!" "Thousand degree fireball!" "You would've been better off if you hadn't gotten up." "I'm out!" "Darn!" "I'm out of water!" "I lost count of my shots!" "I've got some water here." "Whoa!" "Look at all that water!" "What the...?" "!" "Come on, T aira." "You've got to conserve water." "How many times did I tell you?" "You ought to listen to what I say." "Good timing, Lafferty!" "I'll give you as much power as you need." "Even if I have to break some rules." "As long as I can become Celestial King." "That must be T aira's candidate." "Now, T aira." "Use all of your power to finish him off." "Finish me off?" "Is that allowed?" "Here goes!" "Three thousand degree fireball!" "No way!" "How could they have deflected my fireball so easily?" "!" "Your candidate got directly involved." "That's against the rules!" "The headband with the hot springs insignia!" "Don't tell me, you're..." "Seiichiro Sano of lnaho Junior High!" "Inaho Junior High Year 3, Class B, Seiichiro Sano" "Inaho Junior High Year 3, Class B, Seiichiro Sano Seat No. 1 1 Homeroom Teacher:" "Mr. Kinpachi." "itsumo soko ni iru hazu to omotte ita kimi ga inai dokoka natsukashiku kanjirukedo samishiku wa nai nanigenaku miageta ano awai iro no sora ni kokoro ga ukabeta planet mayotta toki ni wa omoidashite ano hi no bokura ga kitto itsumo kanata de mitsumete kurete iru" "sukitooru hitomi no planet zutto kawaranu omoi ga koko ni aru" "Preview" "Preview Hey!" "Preview" "Preview lsn't it against the rules for Celestial King candidates..." "Preview" "Preview ...to help their students in the battle?" "!" "Preview" "Preview We'll have to use Seiichiro Sano, the guy with the "power..." "Preview" "Preview ...to change towels into iron"!" "Preview" "Preview And here comes a guy with the "power to change cotton into stakes"!" "Preview" "Preview Here they come, a long line of Ueki's rivals!" "Preview" "Preview Huh?" "What're you going to do?" "Preview" "Next Episode..." "Episode 3:" "The Law of T alent The Law of T alent!" "Episode 3:" "The Law of T alent" "Episode 3:" "The Law of T alent And remember to separate your recyclable trash!" "Episode 3:" "The Law of Talent"