Chapter 18: Turbulence!! The New Year's Tournament (Part 4)

## Turbulence! The New Year's Tournament (Part 4)

**Turbulence!! The New Year's Tournament (Part 4)** (波乱万丈!!新年大会編4 *Haranbanjō!! Shin'nen Taikai-hen 4*) is the eighteenth chapter of the Nanbaka Web Manga.

## Synopsis

Nico happens to find Upa meditating which shocks him. Later, he returns to the stage for the next event. Mitsuru explains the event is about teamwork and states that Samon and Hajime are opponents, and Kenshirou and Kiji are opponents. Samon and Hajime verse each other, and Samon leaves Upa and Qi to fight against Hajime. Nico prepares the lines he always wanted to say as he begins to fight against Upa and Qi.

## Summary

Nico did not know they had to stay out in the field all day so he didn’t bring his meds. He is walking, talking about how the doctor will be mad if he doesn’t take his meds and wondering what flavor they are. He sees a shadow and turns to find Upa floating, and screams in shock. He walks back, calling Hajime’s name and asks him to listen. Hajime asks what happened, and Nico says that he saw a person floating on air, and Hajime just asks him what he hit his head on. Nico says he isn’t lying, but Hajime says he’ll listen later. Jyugo comments there are two more events left, while Uno and Rock are excited for their prizes.

Mitsuru announces the fourth event, and tells the stage to come on. Rock, Nico, and Jyugo notice something from the ground which shocks them. The fourth event is top spinning, which requires teamwork. A huge top is used and spun at the center of the stage, and the one that destroys or pushes the other off the stage wins. Three members can participate, like Hyakunin isshu, one guard and max two inmates. Mitsuru believes that Building 13 will win, while Rock is surprised Building 13 won last year too, and Yamato explains that because Hajime is on their side, they always win.

Mitsuru announces the last four buildings still standing, which are Building 13, 4 and 5 while playfully insulting Hajime, Samon and Kiji, which leaves Hajime, Samon and Kiji angry while Kenshirou is unbothered by Mitsuru’s compliment. Samon and Hajime are fighting against each other, while Kenshirou and Kiji are fighting against each other. Mitsuru yells for them to get down on the stage and explains that the two teams who win will move on to the next championship event. Samon brings Upa and Qi, while Qi is lazy and forgets what to do, so Upa answers that they need to spin a top.

In the crowd, Seitarou wonders if their team should have three participants too, while Jyugo and Nico pass and Rock asks Nico what is wrong. Nico shouts to Hajime, saying that he saw Upa, who was floating in air, and drags Hajime down to take a closer look at Upa. Upa thinks Nico is weird and Samon insults Hajime for his entrance, so Hajime calls him a monkey which annoys Samon. Hajime is annoyed that he will have to participate and gets his tops ready. Samon shouts for Upa and Qi to capture Hajime first to get him out of the way.

Nico says the lines that he has always wanted to say, which are that fighting two-on-one is dirty, villainous acts of cowardice won’t be forgiven, and for the evildoers to prepare themselves. Jyugo and Uno comment, with Jyugo saying that Nico is playing superhero, while Uno is exhausted, commenting that calling the two evildoers is ironic because Nico is saying this as someone who is in prison.

## Character Appearances

* Nico
* Upa
* Hajime Sugoroku
* Rock
* Uno
* Mitsuru Hitokoe
* Yamato Godai
* Kenshirou Yozakura
* Samon Gokuu
* Kiji Mitsuba
* Qi
* Seitarou Tanabata