No Pain, No Gain

***No Pain, No Gain*** is the eleventh episode of the *Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima*. It aired on December 5, 2020.

## Plot

The second round of the Division Rap Battle concludes on Matenro's victory and Ramuda disobeying Ichijiku's direct orders. Ramuda realizes that the Party of Words won't let him get away with it and considers running away, although he supposes that the Party will try to get his whereabouts from Gentaro and Dice.

Ramuda considers ditching them but then peeks into Gentaro where he said that the wrote the story with Ramuda as a protagonist but it turns out to be yet another lie. Ramuda then remembers the bonding moment they had during the battle and convinces Gentaro and Dice to sneak out of Chuohku and go back to Shibuya together. Meanwhile, Ichijiku apologizes to Otome for trusting Ramuda and says that she'll deal with it, but Otome says that he has nowhere to hide, so they can take their time.

MAD TRIGGER CREW discusses Samatoki seeing his younger sister working for the Party. Rio offers his help in search for Nemu but Samatoki doesn't want them to mix in their family business, as they have other things to focus on. While leaving the waiting room, Samatoki notices Nemu and rushes after her, only to be stopped by Chuohku officials. He tries to make his way to Nemu but Jakurai stops him.

Samatoki and Jakurai discuss their emotional baggage that may or may not brought them to this point (whether it be Nemu or Yotsutsuji). Jakurai also says that the bonds between him and his teammates are the reason they made it this far but Samatoki is convinced that bonds mean nothing against sheer strength. Both of them agree that the final battle of strength and a bond will be fascinating. However, Jakurai thinks that if he had strength he could've save Yotsutsuji, while Samatoki wonders if he ever had a bond with his sister.

The time for the final battle has come, MAD TRIGGER CREW and Matenro engage in a showdown. Jyuto and Rio clash against Doppo and Hifumi, however, Matenro's lack of power allows MTC to gain an upper hand and strike them down. Jakurai attempts to heal them back into battle, only to be severely hit by Samatoki and MTC's group verse. Before Jakurai goes down, Hifumi and Doppo recover and support him, so they could launch a group verse back.

Suddenly, Jyuto and Rio push Samatoki back and take the hit themselves, so Samatoki could continue fighting. Still shocked by their sacrifice, Samatoki takes out Hifumi and Doppo but fails to withstand Jakurai's final verse. With all of MAD TRIGGER CREW defeated, the Party officially announces Matenro as the champions of the Division Rap Battle.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Subaru Kimura as Ichiro Yamada
* Haruki Ishiya as Jiro Yamada
* Kohei Amasaki as Saburo Yamada
* Shintaro Asanuma as Samatoki Aohitsugi
* Wataru Komada as Jyuto Iruma
* Shinichiro Kamio as Rio Mason Busujima
* Yusuke Shirai as Ramuda Amemura
* Soma Saito as Gentaro Yumeno
* Yukihiro Nozuyama as Dice Arisugawa
* Sho Hayami as Jakurai Jinguji
* Ryuichi Kijima as Hifumi Izanami
* Kento Ito as Doppo Kannonzaka
* Yu Kobayashi as Otome Tohoten
* Chiaki Takahashi as Ichijiku Kadenokoji
* Kazumasa Fukagawa as Tom Whisper Weathercock
* Lynn as Iris Innocent Traiter
* Daiki Hamano as T.Rex

### Supporting Cast

* Songhwa as Ring Announcer
* Karin Nanami as Party of Words Member A
* Ayaka Fuji as Party of Words Member B

## Music

Opening Theme
* *Rhyme Anima* by Division All Stars
	+ Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: invisible manners

Ending Theme
* *Bonds -SHINJUKU ver.-* by Matenro
	+ Lyrics: Mr. Q, Yamada Man, tofubeats
	+ Composition/Arrangement: tofubeats

Insert Songs
* *D.R.B Rhyme Anima -Final Battle- MAD TRIGGER CREW VS Matenro* by MAD TRIGGER CREW & Matenro
	+ Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: invisible manners