Touhai Densetsu Akagi - Episode 9 (天才の真贋)

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**Tensai no Shingan** (天才の真贋 *Authentic Genius*) is the ninth episode of Akagi - Yami ni Oritatta Tensai (series) anime adaptation, Touhai Densetsu Akagi - Yami ni Maiorita Tensai

## Synopsis

Akagi has suddenly made his own prediction of the shanten of the hand before it is even opened. The tiles are revealed, showing that Akagi predicted them correctly. The Fake Akagi states this isn't impressive, and that with so few tiles left, statistically, a three shanten hand is the most likely hand that can be made. He tells Akagi that his tricks may impress others, but to someone like him, are easily explained. Akagi tells him he's off the mark, and that he simply said what number came to mind, the Fake challenges him in response, giving him an incomplete hand at four shanten, telling him to add 3 additional tiles from a pile of 9, without changing the shanten number. Because of the available tiles, he must draw a 1-Sou, 4-Sou, and 1-Man, as no other combination will work, giving him only a 3% chance of winning. Akagi agrees, but under the condition he can set the takes, requesting the fake bet one of his own arms. This proposal is quickly rejected, with the Fake Akagi saying that even if the chance is almost impossible, its not 0, and that while he doesn't fear death, he doesn't want a meaningless death. Akagi states that the essence of gambling itself is a meaningless death, and that the Fake hasn't ever truly gambled yet, being why he only relies on statistics. The Fake remarks that Akagi is playing another trick, by spouting any philosophy he can to distract after making it a ridiculous bet, so he could get out of the match. Kawada interjects explaining to Akagi that he understands him, but now the world operates on money, asking Akagi to bet his payslip against 2 million yen, which Akagi accepts. Yasuoka tells the Fake he made a mistake, and that Akagi is different. He stares at the tiles, and after being questioned, remarks he'd need to have senses equal to seeing through tiles if he wanted to survive as long as he did. He draws his tiles, and when he flips them, he successfully got all three. He takes the money, but is stopped before he can leave, with the Fake explaining the tiles in the pond moved, and Akagi switched out the winning tiles. Akagi remarks that the trick is more useful than the probability the Fake relies on, and gives the tiles he drew back to Nangou, leaving with the 2 million yen. Before anyone can go after him, Nangou realizes that he drew the correct tiles even without switching them. Yasuoka tells the Fake to just stay away from Akagi. Akagi returns to work where Osamu and his coworkers are still playing their match. The workers are clearly giving signals so they can deal into each others hands, with Kawashima switching tiles with his own wall, thinking Akagi saw him swap his tiles, but brushing it off. They ensure one of their players loses along with their target, and slit the winnings after to avoid being suspicious. Osamu loses the match, but blames himself for not being good enough to win, taking to this attitude, Akagi asks his seniors to return for another match. They turn him down until he presents his 2 million yen, saying that the gamble is to complete Osamu's hand, which was waiting on a 5-Man, by drawing twice from the dead wall. For the gamble he asks them to bet their entire life savings, Kawashima convinces his allies to agree, because they already are aware of the location of every 5 man, one in the discards, one as the dora indicator, and two in one of the players hands. When they bring the money, Akagi draws the dora indicator, his opponents are immediately upset, but Akagi explains that he was only joking. He draws a 6-Man, and switches the hand to a wait for a 6-Man and Xia. When they question him he says that they likely already know the tiles locations, and berates them for trying to win money with no risk. Knowing there's only one Xia left, he accepts the gamble, and Akagi draws from the wall, specifically Kawashima's where he switched out his tiles, with Kawashima realizing Akagi did see him switch the tiles. Akagi leaves with the money, and the next day gives Osamu a cut of the cash as payment for using his hand, and decides to quit his job. Osamu follows him and questions Akagi's ability to draw the correct tile seemingly by chance. Akagi explains that when he drew the dora indicator, he hid a 6 man from the discards and switched it when he returned the tile, taking advantage of the psychological blind spot of players, who focus intensely when he draws, but lose said attention when a tile is being returned. He explains he drew the Xia due to Kawashima's cheating. He would switch out two of the tiles he didn't need with a 2 tiles from the wall, and based on the tiles in the pond, they were likely a Ton or Xia, the problem only being which of the two was which. This was solved because Kawashima had a tendency to put his least useful tile on the furthest end of his hand before any switching. As the dealer, it couldn't have been the Ton. Which he confirms with Kawashima himself, as him and his group have now appeared to confront Akagi, who intend to get back at him for his play the previous night. Destiny was about to be set in motion once again.