Episode 40

悪女の罠! 怒りの風神!

An evil woman's trap; The angered Fujin

In the 2nd round of the finals, Mikagami had learnt that the murderer of his sister, Mifuyu was not Kai but his teacher, Meguri Koyoza himself. Meanwhile, Recca had to fight the fire dragons (Karyu) to get their powers back...

Koku was pleased that Recca had discovered his true identity. A ring of fire surrounded Koku. Recca attacked but was hit by Setsuna's daggers. Seemed like Recca had to defeat him before he could fight with Koku.

Back to the arena, the referee announced the next round - Mikoto from Uruha Kurenai against Fuko from Hokages. A boy from the audience threw a stone at Mikoto, yelling that she was the murderer of his father. Mikoto was about to kill him with her dagger when Fuko stopped her. She told her that she was her opponent and she would avenged the boy's father. The audience cheered. Kurei mocked at the how easily the audience was swayed. He ordered her to defeat Fuko.

Fuko used Fujin on Mikoto. A cloud of dust, Fuko smiled but stopped when Mikoto appeared, holding an enormous metal fan. Fuko then used her Kaze no Tsume. She strike twice before Mikoto was knocked to the ground. Raiha made his appearance at where the Hokages were. Kurei ordered Mikoto to show her true self. A compartment was opened and a sly-looking ninja girl crawled out. Mikoto was a machine? Nope, the machine and the ninja girl were Mikoto. Domon complained that it was unfair since it was two against one. The referee was about to disqualify Mikoto when Mikoto beat her up. Mikoto said her machine was like a maudough just like Fuko used Fujin. Therefore, the match was fair since it is two (Mikoto and her machine) against two (Fuko and Fujin). Fuko slapped her, telling her that she was her opponent. She handed a handkerchief to the referee, telling her to leave it to her.

Mikoto and her machine attacked but Fuko dodged and slammed Mikoto on the ground. Mikoto started to cry, saying that she was obeying Kurei's orders and the killings were done against her will. Fuko fell for it, thinking that Mikoto was showing remorse. Mikoto's machine strike. Fuko jumped away, her shoulder slashed. The machine held up a piece of Fuko's shirt. Mikoto smiled and told Fuko that a woman's tears were her best weapon and she should remember that. The boy from the audience cried out that Fuko had been poisoned by the claws of Mikoto's machine. Raiha told the Hokages that Mikoto was feared not by her fighting abilities but because she was extremely cunning. Kagero recognised the claws as Hokage maudough - Dokumashin (poisoned nails). Domon wanted to stop the match but Kagero said that the poison cannot be cured by ordinary medicine. Mikoto probably had another maudough - Gedokugan, which had the ability to counter react the poison. Mikoto laughed because Fuko will suffer before she died. She admitted having the Gedokugan but she didn't have it with her. She and her machine proceed on to give Fuko a beating.

Mikoto leapt up to strike when Fuko stabbed her with one of the Dokumashin. Apparently, Fuko had stolen it during the beating. Mikoto panicked and took out a pouch. Fuko grabbed it away from her. She told Mikoto that she knew that she would bring something else just case something like this would happen. Fuko took out a Kaze no Kadama and destroyed the metal fan that the Mikoto's machine held out. She then used the last Kaze no Kadama and destroyed the machine. Mikoto begged Fuko to give her the remaining antidote. Fuko threw it to her, knowing that if she let Mikoto die, she would be no better than her.

However, Fuko was unaware that Mikoto had a gun. She shot Fuko on the shoulder. Fuko was hit and fell over the arena. Domon used the beak king and saved her. Mikoto laughed, saying that Domon had helped Fuko during the match. Since the match was not over, that meant Domon had broken the rules of the tourament. Thus, Fuko had to be disqualified. The referee was forced to announce that the winner was Mikoto.

The audience protested over the unjust decision. Mikoto opened the pouch and found it empty. Fuko opened her hand, showing the antidote. Mikoto walked over but the poison was having its tolls on her. She fell into the darkness, screaming. Fuko dropped the antidote down into the darkness as well. Fuko became very upset at her loss including that she had lost the power of Fujin since she had used up all the Kaze no Kadama.

The boy from the audience interrupted, declaring that she was the real winner in everyone's hearts. The audience agreed and cheered, comforting Fuko. Kurei mocked at their stupidity. He looked at the scoreboard. Hokages had lost 2 rounds, one more loss and they lose the finals.

Back at the desert, Recca had defeated Setsuna. He then tried to combine - Nadare and Homura but ended up getting burned. Kuko explained him that there were rules when combining the fire dragons. Recca had to summon the fire dragons backwards and had to be carefully when selecting the desired fire dragons. He had to find the right combination in order to be successful. Koku warned him not to combine Setsuna with any fire dragons since he don't get along with anyone very well. Recca tried to follow but was burned again.

While Recca undergoes his gruelling training, the next round was about to take place - Joker from Uruha Kurenai against Koganei. The Hokages cannot afford another loss. Otherwise, Yanagi would be taken to Mori Kougan.

 

Screen caps

Setsuna (from Karyu) Mikoto's machine Mikoto

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