SHAMAN KING (シャーマンキング)

Well, I'll be!

So they really are twins, huh?

I know you had told me before, ma'am,

but I couldn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.

That last match finally convinced me.

It's hard for both of us, isn't it?

Having to send our little boys out to fight so recklessly

when we already know what the result will be

thanks to our divination…

That's why we came here

to meet you in person,

Mr. Tao.

EPISODE 26 MIKIHISA TYPHOON

I presume you're ready, Yoh?

That's about the size of it.

That's how Hao and I were born as brothers.

I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner.

You must be wondering

how Hao survived

after he flew off as a newborn baby.

We're good.

Just thinking about it makes me feel queasy…

If he could use Spirit of Fire as soon as he was born,

there must be nothing he can't do.

And as we saw in the last match,

it must have gotten that big by eating soul after soul.

One thing's for sure. That guy's crazy powerful.

I can't believe it…

Hao's going to come for you one day, Yoh?

Is that why you haven't been harmed so far?

What does he mean by his "other half"?

Well…

I always just intended to be myself, anyway.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean…

Don't sweat it.

I don't really understand it myself either.

"Other half," huh?

They may be twins,

but that doesn't change the fact that they're one being.

He certainly does seem like he's lacking certain emotions.

He follows no doctrine.

He's drawn to neither "good" nor "evil."

Does he lack those things because he's only a half?

Or is it…

So what?

It makes no difference to us what you are.

You said you didn't want to drag us into it,

but if there's some kind of problem, just come out with it.

Hey! You mean there's something else?

Don't!

I can't take any more!

-Ms. Anna… -It's okay, Tamao.

This is the important bit.

This

is what Yoh decided.

Yoh…

Silva told me that Hao's Mana

is currently at 1,250,000.

The problem is that no matter how hard anyone else fights,

Hao will win this tournament.

Giving it our best shot just won't cut it this time.

I'm not giving up, though.

That's why I'm telling you this.

Our real battle will begin after this!

Even an island like this has hot springs!

This truly is the land of volcanoes.

But this magnificent power that provides the people with so many blessings

becomes a deadly weapon with just a single eruption.

People are given life by nature

before ultimately being killed by it.

And there's nothing anyone can do about it.

Thank you for coming all this way just to report to me,

Magna. Nickrome.

We're just doing the right thing.

Not that a nobody like Silva getting up to no good

is of too much concern.

Though he does have your blood in his veins, Lord Hao.

Other Patches seem to be acting suspiciously too.

Let them do as they please.

No matter what happens,

all we can do is entrust ourselves to nature.

We, Shamans, read the flow of nature and choose the right course.

Those who can't will perish.

People have been too sinful.

I will win this tournament

and make the supreme power of nature, the Great Spirit, my own.

But only then will the real fight begin.

That's why I need you.

I believe it was just before Ren returned to China

that you, ma'am, came as a messenger for the Asakuras

to tell us Taos

that this Hao fellow would win the Shaman Fight.

It was nothing I didn't already know,

but actually being confronted with reality

can be so painful when it makes you lose all hope.

However, it can also be a relief.

It makes you realize that making those kids suffer to toughen them up

was all worth it!

That's how the Tao Family has always done things,

though we have gone too far many times.

Mr. Tao.

We didn't come here just to chat.

It's a race against time.

Will you grant

our request?

You may have once marched into the Tao Fortress all by yourself,

but make no mistake!

The Tao Family

is fighting for nothing but its own personal revenge!

If the implications of that do not bother you,

then we will gladly accept

the power of Hao Asakura's treasured

Ultra Senji Ryakketsu!

I can guarantee that I will make your grandson much stronger.

I won't permit it.

I raised Ren personally to become the Shaman King.

He's the masterpiece of the Tao Family's 2,000-year history.

Why would I entrust him to some weak stranger

I don't know the first thing about?

Fight me!

Prove just how mighty the power of this Ultra Senji Ryakketsu is

by besting me in battle!

As a father myself, I understand how you feel.

That's fine by me.

This is too much…

I know Yoh said the real battle is yet to come,

but I still have no damn clue what's going to happen.

I guess he'll fill us in on the details after today's matches.

I wonder if it's true that Hao will win the tournament.

It's hard to disagree with.

His power is in a whole other dimension than ours.

Right.

But if they already knew the outcome,

why even bother with the Shaman Fight?

Are you telling me you can't make your own destiny?

You can make it.

Only if you have the power to do so, however.

Although nobody is capable of standing firm against Hao.

Hey there!

We've got a problem, Ren! A weird man just appeared from nowhere!

Your Mana…

I've sensed it many times before.

Oh, I knew you were good.

But that keen Mana of yours

gets surprisingly weak when it's time to fight.

Shall we put it to the test?

-What? -What's he doing?

Warding off that blow

shows real physical prowess,

but you rely too much on strength.

And I applaud you for striking back,

but if you don't look closely enough,

you'll be left punching the air like a fool.

This guy's trouble!

You want a fight, huh?

I told you to look closely!

I won't be able

to teach you the Ultra Senji Ryakketsu like this!

-He did it again! -Wait.

Did he just say Ultra Senji Ryakketsu ?

On the other hand,

your enthusiasm is something to be commended.

Very well!

I am Yoh's father,

Mikihisa Asakura, 42.

Certain circumstances

have led to me coming here to teach you the Ultra Senji Ryakketsu.

Now, don't be shy!

Keep giving me your best shots!

-We've got a problem! -He's Yoh's dad!

Shut up!

What does that matter?

You're mad!

Of course I am!

All these strange visitors I've had lately

are pissing me off!

It seems the entire Asakura Family,