Here's the translation of the Tough#55. Wow... quite a wham episode, methinks.
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Pg.01:
Seiko(?) *): Galhad, the Muay-Thai champion who defeated Miyazawa Kiichi,
was beaten by him beyond recovery.
*) Translators note: I'm not sure who's actually speaking here. Ryuusei,
Seiko, or whether Ryuusei remembers what Kiichi told him.
He won against, Iron Kiba the 'God of wrestling', in a MMA-rules match
by knocking him out cold.
Rumours have it that Iron Kibas death was caused by the repercussions
of that fight.
And then he even faced Miyazawa Kiichi in a no-rules battle...
Pg.02:
Seiko: That one also ended with a crushing KO.
Garcia was strong...
Overwhelmingly strong.
Pg.03:
Seiko: If he were still alive there's no doubt he would have some day earned
the title 'Strongest in the world'.
If he were still alive he would have become a shining star in the
history of martial arts.
IF he were still alive...
Narration: The 'Dragons DNA'. It let's one yearn to become the
strongest. But its deficiency...
Tough Guyden
The man who succeeds the dragon
Battle 55: Short life
Pg.04:
Ryuusei: Me and that Garcia guy. Do I really resemble him that much?
Seiko: Aah... I would say yes.
First of all of course your face...
But also your physique - the power of your body, the strength and flexibility
of your bones, the balance between fast and slow muscles...
And the 'dragon foot'.*)
*) Translators note: Kiryuus signature kicking style
Pg.05:
Seiko: You really resemble Garcia very much.
Ryuusei: Does that mean that when I train hard like Garcia did,
I will also be able to win against Miyazawa Kiichi?
Seiko: But yes! You can definitely become stronger than Kiichi.
You will be able to bring him down.
Ryuusei: And...
Pg.06:
Ryuusei: I will also die at an early age, right?
The dragons DNA grants everyone superior fighting skills -
but the flip size is they also inherit a deadly ailment.
Pg.07:
Ryuusei: "A sad fate"
Which means a short life.
Seiko: Can it be that Kiichi...
Ryuusei: He told me.
Pg.08:
Kiichi: The American medical team that conducted the autopsy on
Garcia came to the conclusion that his death wasn't caused by
our fight but by a lethal defect inside his own body.
He was suffering from an incurable heart disease that spontaneously
became acute.
From the beginning his life was bound to be a short one.
And of course Oton knows all this too.
Then there was another of Kiryuus sons...
Pg.09:
Kiichi: Marcio 'Jet' Naito.
He died from bullet wounds while protecting his father Kiryuu.
Pg.10:
Kiichi: The results from Jets legally-ordered autopsy showed that
he too was suffering from an incurable heart disease.
He never showed any subjective symptoms but his heart was
unstable.
He could have collapsed any day without warning just as if
his hearts plug had been pulled..
Pg.11:
Kiichi: At the time I fought against him his heart had already
started to creak.
The 'countdown to death' had begun.
Ryuusei: 'Countdown to death'
Kiichi: Had his body been in top-condition he probably would
have been able to knock me out with a single attack.
Jet was such strong a guy for sure.
Pg.12:
Kiichi: He got supreme striking and kicking techniques and
supreme submission-holds. When it came to no-holds-barred
fighting skills he was super-strong.
I fought against countless martial artists and grapplers.
But the only one I definitely did not wish to fight a second
time was always Jet.
Pg.13:
Kiichi: Both Garcia and Jet suffered from the same hereditary
heart disease.
You can now make your own conclusions from this information.
After all, you did inherit the same blood, didn't you.
Pg.14:
Seiko: Bullshit
Don't pay attention to all that Kiichi said.
Ryuusei: Yes. I mean - he frankly told by about this 'short life',
but why should I actually believe him.
I'll just carry on like before.
Yeah, he told me my hear might stop - but I might as well
die tomorrow in a traffic accident.
None of us knows what the future brings, so let's care about
serious stuff only when it arrives.
Yuuki: E... exactly. Miyazawa Kiichi did hate you after all.
Ryuusei: But anyway. For know there is one thing I need to check.
I think I should go and meet *that* guy again.
Pg.15:
Sign: Mr. Onitsuka Himeji
Pg.16:
Narration: Those who inherited the blood meet again this way...!?
Closing line: Tough Guyden. The man who succeeds the dragon. BATTLE.55 END
Next Episode: Further truths about the dragons DNA...!?