Episode 4

**He... He`s the Real Thing...** (あいつ, あいつはやっぱり..., *Aitsu, Aitsu wa Yappari...*) is the 4th episode of *Levius*.

## Characters

* Malcolm Eden
* Levius Cromwell
* Bill Weinberg
* Zacks Cromwell
* Natalia Garnet
* Dr. Clown
* Hugo Stratus

## Synopsis

Levius is somehow unable to dodge Eden's punches. Natalia and Zacks figure out what's going on just in time for the maintenance break.

## Summary

Counting starts, but Levius manages to get up before 10. The fight continues with Malcolm keeping the pressure. The rounds ends and Levius comments it feels strange as he keeps punching the way he dodges. Levius starts to fight back a bit, but the third round is similar to the first with Malcolm keeping the pressure. Natalia notices some marks on the ground and Zacks realizes Malcolm slides on the ring changing the punch direction. During the maintenance break, Zacks explains that Malcolm uses sidewinder, an underground technique in which the fighter slides his foot and changed the punch direction. Zacks believed his rough technique was his strength, but in reality its his footwork and tells Levius to watch Malcolm's feet.

Observing his feet, Levius manages to dodge Malcolm's fists, surprising Malcolm, making him wonder why he can't land a hit. In the fifth round, Levius starts to counter attack and to use sidewinder and lands hits on Malcolm. As he gets beaten, Malcolm recalls how he won his place in G2 and how his daughter believed in him. As he gets demoted, his daughter tells him to quit, but Malcolm continues and now regrets doing so, wanting to have died earlier on the ring, a hero's death. Malcolm is almost out of water, but wants to still come out for the sixth round. As the sixth and final round starts, Zacks comments that they are fighting similarly and guesses Malcolm is looking for something too, just like Levius and it doesn't look like he will be fighting dirty anymore. Levius combines the sidewinder with his spin hook, landing a hit on Malcolm and knocking him to the ground. The towel is thrown and Levius is announced as winner.

Later after the fight, Zacks is happy and congratulates Levius. Malcolm comes and asks Levius that after seeing through his sidewinder, he could have knocked him out whenever he wanted and wonders why he didn't do that right away. Levius tells him because it was fun fighting him and he felt the way he survived this harsh world through his fists. Malcolm finds Levius naive, but thanks him as now he can retire. Going out, he sees his daughter who asks him if he had enough and Malcolm confirms.

In the morning, in the newspaper, the head articles is about Malcolm's retirement and that he plans to start charity work to support injured boxers and families of deceased boxers. Zacks receives a letter and shows it to Bill. Excited, he tells him its a promotion bout to G2. Bill wonders who the opponent would be. Meanwhile, Hugo Stratus comes out of his car and the press starts asking him questions about the rumor for the promotion bout and what he thinks of Malcolm's retirement. Hugo comments he doesn't care about the useless old man, but wanted he to kill him in the ring. A reporter then asks Hugo how confident he is, since likely he will be fighting Levius. Hugo gets angry and turns at the reporter, asking who he think Hugo is and the reporter states he is Grade 3 top ranker. Hugo then states he will defeat Levius in one punch.