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- In the past, Musashi was born with a rare disease that made his body temperature higher than normal. His innate power to create fire described as spontaneous human combustion eventually led to him being incarcerated in Germany after being framed as an arsonist. Unfortunately, the Man with the Scar augmented Musashi's ability rather than cured it, while the one responsible for framing Musashi was Elf, the assistant of the Man with the Scar. After gathering enough data, the Man with the Scar disposed of Musashi. In the present, Kenshiro explains that he was a former police officer, whose reports about the inhumane experiments were characterized as baseless rumors, but he still intends on exposing the truth. Meanwhile, Uno invites Jyugo, Rock, Nico, Trois, Honey, Liang, Upa, Qi and Musashi to furnish the game room as his prize. Hajime informs that all the inmates will only have one hour per day to hang out in the game room, much to their dismay. After telling Jyugo that his long list of flaws is what makes him a relatable character, Uno recalls when Jyugo showed him what a prison escape first felt like. Under the bright night sky, Elf approaches Jyugo from behind. (en)
- In an arena, Momoko announces the New Year Joint Cooperation Tournament, where prisoners and officers from each building are formed into competing teams across five events. Chief broadcaster Mitsuru Hitokoe gives play-by-play commentary. During the first event called Kakizome, Jyugo displays terrible penmanship in calligraphy, yet Hajime and Yamato both present winning scripts. During the second event called Mochi Pounding Daruma Drop, Rock fights Building 5 inmate Liang while Yamato battles Building 5 deputy supervisor Inori Hakkai. It is revealed that Liang trained tirelessly to fight against Rock, who was Liang's former cellmate. Rock wishes to have a stone oven as his prize. Using their fighting prowess, both Rock and Yamato easily defeat Liang and Inori, thereby winning the match. During the third event called Hyakunin Isshu, Seitarou and Uno are up against Building 3 supervising officer Kiji Mitsuba and Building 5 inmates Trois and Honey in a game of competitive karuta. Seitarou easily wins against Kiji, but Uno seemingly heads towards defeat against Trois and Honey. (en)
- As the fifth event continues, Jyugo's shackles on his wrists have transformed into two long blades. Jyugo unleashes a powerful burst of energy at Musashi, causing massive damage to the arena and prompting a mandatory evacuation for the panicking spectators. As Musashi counters with fireballs, Momoko orders Jyugo and Musashi to be apprehended. It is revealed that Jyugo blinded Musashi in the past. Although Kenshiro, Kiji and Samon manage to subdue and capture Musashi while dodging his fireballs, Hajime is unable to thwart Jyugo. Uno, Rock and Nico jump in and try to subdue Jyugo, but he ends up breaking free from their grasp. Just as Jyugo prepares to kill Uno, Hajime intervenes and beats Jyugo to a bloody pulp before Momoko orders Hajime to stop. A few days later, Jyugo is revealed to be unconscious and in critical condition at the medical ward. Kenshiro, Kiji and Samon berate Hajime for being so violent and spoiling the post-festival feast. In his cell, Uno also criticizes Hajime for going overboard. Hajime becomes despondent upon learning from Mitsuru that Momoko has suspended Hajime for three days as punishment. (en)
- Momoko hires a squadron of new guards. Jyugo attempts to escape from prison yet again, only to be recaptured by Hajime. Recently informed by Mitsuru, Hajime learns that Hitoshi Sugoroku is a new guard who is assigned at Building 13. Jyugo, Uno, Rock and Nico have trouble believing that Hitsoshi is truly Hajime's younger brother. Uno and Rock teasingly play a game of tag with Hajime. After Uno and Rock trigger a fire sprinkler that sprays liquid nitrogen, Hajime proceeds to chase after them while using Hitoshi as a projectile and as a blunt weapon. Afterwards, Hajime learns that Mitsuru allowed Hitoshi to be assigned at Building 13 for one day as a favor before transferring to Building 4. While Hitoshi delivers documents to Building 3, he is mistaken by Trois and Honey as a young lady. Hitoshi later encourages Kenshiro to attend a party held at Building 4 with the other guards. In an underground cell, there is potentially a true horror that emerges. (en)
- Elf reveals that Jyugo was set free by the Man with the Scar, now considered a traitor. After exploiting Jyugo for living freely and selfishly, Elf accuses Jyugo of running away with the shackles. As he regrets not killing Jyugo any sooner, Elf subdues Jyugo to the ground and prepares to dissect Jyugo's head with his magical knife. Jyugo manages to free himself by instinctively transforming his left wrist shackle into a long blade. Elf leaves and vows to return after revealing that he was checking up on Jyugo's current status and planning to snatch a new body. This causes Jyugo to worry that his inmates are now in danger. The following night, Jyugo, Uno, Rock and Nico attempt another prison escape, but they are caught again by Hajime waiting outside the front entrance. Jyugo locks his cellmates inside, hoping that they will be safe if he leaves by himself. A titanic fight erupts between Jyugo and Hajime, but Seitarou eventually unlocks the front entrance in order to allow Uno, Rock and Nico to intervene. Jyugo has a change of heart, deciding to stay and protect his cellmates. (en)
- While Hajime was suspended for three days, Momoko assigns Kenshiro, Kiji and Samon to take turns covering for Hajime. On the first day, Kenshiro brings Nico to head doctor Okina Otogi for a post-tournament checkup, while Uno and Rock tag along. Uno, Rock and Nico encounter Trois and Honey, who are being treated for their injuries from competitive karuta. They all are completely enamored with nurse android KAGU-8 (Kaguya). On the second day, Kiji sympathetically gives Uno, Rock and Nico a rolled futon with a picture of Jyugo's face before teaching them about the prison layout. This escalates into an argument between Uno and Kiji over who is more attractive. On the third day, Samon prepares to wake up Uno, Rock and Nico, but they fail to avoid a session of physical training when Yamato and Tsukumo show up. In the present, Hajime says that Jyugo is being used as a guinea pig by the Man with the Scar in order to perfect the power of the shackles. Jyugo returns to Cell 13 in an apologetic mood for his reckless behavior. (en)
- After receiving the stone oven in the Building 13 cafeteria as his prize, Rock invites Liang over to the Building 13 cafeteria and treats him to delicious pizza. Wanting Liang to enjoy and appreciate eating, Rock gives Liang a nostalgic peach bun. Rock recalls that Jyugo once treated him to some tasty sliders at a diner. Jyugo, Uno and Rock visit Nico at the infirmary, where they meet head scientist Kazari Otogi, Okina's wife. After Kazari brings Nico to a newly built amusement arcade, Nico invites Upa over to the amusement arcade and eventually convinces him to play the claw crane. Kazari then gives Nico the latest video game console as his prize. Nico recalls that Jyugo helped him find his purpose in life by sparking his interest in manga. Jyugo and Musashi reconcile, while Uno invites Musashi to hang out together. Kenshiro later allows Musashi to visit Building 13 if he divulges information about his past. (en)
- After falling through the trapdoor, Jyugo, Uno and Nico end up landing on top of Liang and Upa in an underground cell, which is being guarded by surveillance dolls carrying scythes. Inori also imprisons Hajime and Samon in another underground cell. Liang and Upa inform Jyugo, Uno and Nico about Enki's betrayal and prison escape. Nico loses his medicine bag, but it is secretly found by Qi, who is seen with Houzuki. A few hours earlier, Samon learned from Building 5 guard Daisen Rokuriki that Enki has escaped from prison and was accompanied by former Building 5 guard Ruka Gojou and former crime boss Hachiman. After Enki stopped Samon from confronting Ruka at the indoor water garden, Inori arrived and revealed that he released Enki after being jealous that Samon was promoted as a supervising officer ahead of him. In the present, Jyugo, Uno, Nico, Liang and Upa break out of their underground cell, as they set off to find and free Hajime and Samon in order to avoid recapture and punishment. On the way, they find and free Trois and Honey from another underground cell, learning that Kiji was also captured elsewhere. (en)
- After Uno, Trois and Honey evade Kokoriki and Youriki, Trois faces against Ruka underwater. Enki learns that the inmates have escaped from their cells. While Trois subdues Ruka with a powerful gaze, Honey manages to steal Ruka's keys. As Uno and Honey continue to evade Kokoriki and Youriki, Uno and Honey find and free Kiji from his cell. Kokoriki and Youriki are set straight by Kiji, who then uses his chakrams and easily overpowers Ruka. Jyugo arrives in the fifth ground level of Gogyousan Underground, where he eventually finds Hajime and Samon in their cells. Uno, Trois, Honey, Kiji, Rika, Kokoriki and Youriki meet up with Nico, Liang, Upa and Qi. After Kiji arrests all the inmates, he confronts a horde of surveillance dolls. With a renewed purpose in life, Jyugo frees Hajime from his cell. Thanks to a promise that he made with Liang, Jyugo also frees Samon from his cell. However, Hajime knocks out Samon when the latter is furious that Jyugo can escape from prison anytime. Jyugo and Hajime take on another horde of surveillance dolls. Rock, Yamato and Seitarou continue to recover in the infirmary. Kenshiro heads towards Building 5, and Enki comes out of hiding. (en)
- Three days later, Hajime learns from Kenshiro that Musashi, who is currently being held inside an underground cell in Building 4, will not answer any questions until he is permitted to talk to Jyugo, who is currently being held inside another underground cell in the medical ward. Hajime and Kenshiro set up an intercom via walkie-talkies. Although Jyugo is searching for the Man with the Scar in order to remove his shackles, Musashi seeks to kill the Man with the Scar, who previously disposed of Musashi after acquiring information from the inhumane experiments on his physical idiosyncrasy, his innate power to create fire. Jyugo responds despondently when Musashi reveals that his flames are now disabled. As the intercom disconnects, Hajime accuses Jyugo of having no objective and behaving like a spoiled brat. Hajime gives Jyugo five minutes to decide what he wants as the winner of the tournament. After Jyugo thinks back to when Uno, Rock and Nico discussed what they would do after they were released from prison, Jyugo begs for a second chance to be back in Building 13, having the renewed desire to pursue the Man with the Scar. (en)
- Ruka attacks with a cyclonic blast from his fans, but Honey manages to create a rocky barrier from his threads. Jyugo and Uno go on ahead, while Trois and Honey stay behind and deal with Ruka. Just as Trois and Honey are unable to fend off Ruka, Jyugo and Uno suddenly return. Jyugo's shackles on his wrists modify into two long blades. After absorbing Ruka's cyclonic blast, Jyugo redirects it back on Ruka. Kokoriki and Youriki reappear without attack talismans and try to capture Jyugo, Uno, Trois and Honey. However, Honey immobilizes Kokoriki and Youriki. As Jyugo and Uno proceed, Uno is chained by Ruka while Jyugo is forced to head towards the third ground level of Gogyousan Underground. Trois and Honey find and save Uno, while Kokoriki and Youriki still decide to capture Uno, Trois and Honey even though Ruka is currently posing as a guard. After creating a rocky barrier, Trois tells Uno and Honey that Kiji may be on the second ground level of Gogyousan Underground. Soon confronted by a horde of surveillance dolls, Jyugo transforms and charges forward, cutting his way through the surveillance dolls with his long blades. (en)
- Uno informs Jyugo, Trois and Honey that Nico's medicine treats his violent split personality. Nico and Hachiman have a vicious fight, while Liang and Upa manage to restrict Rokuriki and destroy his attack talisman. A flashback reveals that Nico was a test subject for several drugs. Qi suddenly arrives and injects Nico with his medicine, causing Nico to collapse. However, Qi injects Hachiman with a paralyzing drug. In the past, Qi was surprised when Upa was kidnapped for having his organs harvested as a qigong master. In the present, Hachiman still manages to move and punches Qi into a wall, but Liang and Upa kick Hachiman into another wall and knock him unconscious. While trying to reconcile with Liang and Upa, Qi recalls when he bought back Upa's organs. Nico remembers feeling at home with his cellmates. Hachiman stirs up trouble when he views Liang, Upa and Qi as weak people. Liang and Upa fend off Hachiman's attacks, and Qi releases a poisonous gas from his pipe at Hachiman. Recalling when Samon brought him to the indoor water garden as a reward for divulging information about chemically untraceable poisons, Qi controls Hachiman to choke himself until he passes out. (en)
- After Hajime learns that Jyugo, Uno, Rock and Nico are constantly bullying prison guard Seitarou Tanabata, Hajime suggests for Seitarou to exploit the weaknesses of the four inmates. At the warden's office, Momoko informs Hajime that a new inmate will be transferred to Cell 13 with the four inmates. Soon after, the four inmates are introduced to Tsukumo, who claims to be a ninja. Tsukumo challenges Jyugo to a prison escape contest, while Uno, Rock and Nico serve as judges. However, they are caught by Hajime near the courtyard, and Tsukumo ends up trapping himself within his scattered leaves and makibishi. Tsukumo will be transferred to Cell 11 as a result. Seitarou and Building 13 deputy supervisor Yamato Godai assign Jyugo, Uno, Rock and Nico to clean and decorate their cell in preparation for New Year's Day. Meanwhile, Hajime and Building 5 supervising officer Samon Gokuu are assigned to clean the warden's office, where Momoko is captivated by Hajime's thorough work. Momoko later has a meeting with all supervising officers concerning the building representatives for an upcoming tournament. (en)
- During an intermission, Momoko tells Mitsuru that Building 13 and Building 4 will advance to the last event. In the infirmary, Samon and Inori discuss that Qi is a pharmaceutical chemist who can make both drugs and poisons. During the fifth and final event called Sake Barrel Opening, Hajime and Jyugo are forced to face Kenshiro and Building 4 inmate Musashi. The fight commences as it is revealed that Musashi is Jyugo's former cellmate. A box full of non-lethal weapons is open to the participants. Hajime fares well while fighting barehanded against Kenshiro, but Kenshiro fights back with an invisible attack technique by the crack of his whip. However, Hajime eventually dodges the attacks and defeats Kenshiro. Meanwhile, Jyugo does not fare well against Musashi. Jyugo retaliates in a fit of rage when Musashi mentions about the Man with the Scar. Musashi fights back with a spontaneous human combustion technique by conjuring and controlling flames. (en)
- Trois bashes Ruka on the head from behind with a fuel tank before Jyugo, Uno, Trois and Honey make their escape. Although Honey insists that Jyugo is a liability and should be left behind, Uno later tells Jyugo that he has an unreadable face due to his burdened past. Ruka and Youriki suddenly burst through a wall, in which they capture both Jyugo and Uno. After much deliberation, Trois and Honey eventually decide to intervene. Trois uses a flamethrower in order to thwart Ruka and Youriki, while Honey uses purple threads in order to rescue Jyugo and Uno. Honey deduces that Ruka is hiding in a swimming pool beneath the floor panels, being able to come and go as he pleases. Trois and Honey destroy the floor panels where Ruka was hiding underneath. Just as Kokoriki and Youriki reappear, Trois and Honey manage to trap and detonate Ruka, Kokoriki and Youriki inside a box of floor panels. However, Ruka survives and prepares his next attack. (en)
- Upa tells Liang that Enki may not have placed the attack talisman on Rokuriki. In the infirmary, Tsukumo deduces that Houzuki may have been involved with what previously happened to Rock and Yamato. Okina has Mao stay at the bedside of a resting Noriko. Meanwhile, Jyugo, Uno, Trois and Honey trigger a water trap, as they are washed up in the second ground level of Gogyousan Underground. They find a hidden room that stores unused surveillance dolls. As they walk deeper inside the second ground level of Gogyousan Underground, they are halted by Ruka and chased by Building 5 guards Daisen Kokoriki and Daisen Youriki, both of whom have attack talismans attached to their faces. It is revealed that Kiji is being imprisoned in the second ground level of Gogyousan Underground. Kiji attempts to coerce Ruka into releasing him in exchange for hyaluronic acid. Trois fires at Kokoriki and Youriki with a makeshift bazooka, which was built using a multi-tool that he found earlier. Ruka soon returns and captures Jyugo. (en)
- Mitsuru interrupts the fifth event and shifts the focus to Tsukumo's backstory. Yamato brings Tsukumo to the visiting room, where Tsukumo's former manager Hanzō Hattori admits that he lied to the press about Tsukumo being reported missing. Tsukumo then reveals that he discovered that the Director lied about being his biological mother. In the past, the Director and her assistant Sukegawa found a young Tsukumo, who was abandoned by his parents in a forest village. Revealed as Hattori's mother who was a former actress, the Director pretended to be Tsukumo's mother and trained Tsukumo to become a ninja. However, the Director was just grooming Tsukumo to become a child actor. In the present, Hattori tells Tsukumo that he has the potential to play various character roles for fame and wealth. After Jyugo eavesdrops outside the visiting room, Tsukumo admits that he enjoys being an actor, but he ran away from the talent agency after realizing that he was only seen as his character roles. Although Tsukumo plans to find his village after his prison release, Jyugo encourages Tsukumo to stay true to himself. Mitsuru says that the fifth event will conclude in the next episode. (en)
- Hajime and Seitarou are suddenly attacked by Yamato in the guard room, while Jyugo is suddenly attacked by Rock in the prison corridor. Both Rock and Yamato appear to be stone-faced. Hajime notices a command talisman attached to Yamato's nape after defeating him in the guard room, while Tsukumo soon arrives at the prison corridor and eventually removes a similar command talisman attached to Rock's nape. Jyugo and Tsukumo recover from their injuries in the infirmary, while Uno and Nico point out that Rock and Yamato have entered into a comatose state. As it is deduced that the command talismans came from Building 5, Hajime is blackmailed into allowing Jyugo, Uno and Nico to conduct an investigation at Building 5. Once there, Hajime ends up getting trapped inside a cage, while Jyugo, Uno and Nico end up falling through a trapdoor. It is soon revealed that Inori seems to be behind this scheme. (en)
- Jyugo, Uno, Nico, Liang, Upa, Trois and Honey find themselves in the first ground level of Gogyousan Underground, trying to avoid the surveillance dolls resembling jiangshi. They hide inside the management office, which is filled with forbidden archives. Jyugo finds confidential human experimentation records of himself, while Trois secretly takes an unknown object from a drawer. As they all head towards the second ground level of Gogyousan Underground, they are ambushed by Rokuriki with an attack talisman attached to his face. Rokuriki swings his deer hook swords at Liang, but Upa jumps in to help fight back. Liang and Upa decide to stay behind and force the others to go ahead, sealing the entryway towards the second ground level of Gogyousan Underground behind them. Before he was imprisoned by Enki, Liang learned how Jyugo has influenced Rock as well as Uno and Nico. However, Liang was powerless to rescue Samon from being captured by Enki. Liang finally felt free when Jyugo released Liang from the underground cell. In the present, Liang and Upa encounter Rokuriki and Hachiman, in which Liang defeats Rokuriki. Honey compliments Jyugo for unlocking anything with ease, while Nico soon goes missing. (en)
- As the third event continues, Uno suddenly wins the game as he outplays Trois and Honey due to their telltale body language before they pick each card. Uno wishes for a game room as his prize. During the fourth event called Top Spinning, up to three participants from each team have to spin a giant top and knock the other team's top out of the ring. Hajime competes against Samon, while Kiji competes against Building 4 supervising officer Kenshiro Yozakura. A grudge match starts between Samon and Building 5 inmates Upa and Qi against Hajime and Nico. When Upa and Qi attack Hajime, Nico intervenes while Qi decides to sit out. Hajime is able to deflect attacks when Samon swings his staff. Upa is amazed when Nico begins copying attacks from Liang's martial arts and Upa's qigong. Nico wishes to have the latest video game console as his prize. Hajime and Nico eventually emerge victorious against Samon and Upa. Meanwhile, Kiji is defeated by Kenshiro in their match. (en)
- As Liang and Upa prepare to fight Hachiman, Nico surprisingly appears but stays hidden in the rubble. Hachiman attacks Liang and Upa with fast-acting multi-target poisonous gas, which was created by Qi. In the past, Hachiman paid Qi to make medicine in order to settle his debt, something Liang and Upa were aware about. On the other hand, Hachiman took Liang in return for sparing the life of his sensei. Furthermore, Hachiman forced Qi to make poison in order to stop Liang from being tortured. In the present, Liang and Upa overcome the poisonous gas, while Nico intervenes and saves them from being hit by Hachiman's massive mallet. Hachiman throws poisonous needles at Nico's back, but Nico manage to neutralize the poisonous needles. Meanwhile, Uno expresses his worry to Jyugo, Trois and Honey about losing sight of Nico. Hachiman is much too powerful against Nico, Liang and Upa, especially when Rokuriki reappears and uses qigong. As Hachiman grabs Nico by the neck, Nico feels extreme pain and loses consciousness from the lack of medicine. Nico reawakens with a maniacal look on his face. (en)
- At the warden's office, Momoko tells Hajime that Jyugo, Uno, Rock and Nico are described as diabolical escape artists, but Hajime hides the fact that the four inmates have caused problems. When Hajime leaves the warden's office, it is shown that Momoko secretly has a crush on Hajime. Soon after, Hajime finds Jyugo sleeping in the night duty room, as Jyugo claims that Rock snores, Uno grinds his teeth and Nico laughs in his sleep. Hajime later assigns the prisoners of Building 13 to the woodworking department for handcrafted furniture. However, Hajime gets upset when Nico and Uno carve wooden dolls while Jyugo and Rock assemble a chest of drawers with ejecting drawers. Suspense builds as Hajime makes his way to the warden's office in order to give Momoko a dossier of Jyugo, Uno, Rock and Nico. Momoko notices that there is no mention of the four inmates attempting to escape Nanba Prison. Hajime details Nico's drug abuse, Rock's obsession with fighting and food, Uno's compulsive gambling and dating and Jyugo's hobby of escaping prison. It is concluded that Jyugo, Uno, Rock and Nico do not desire to escape from Nanba Prison since they are comfortable there. (en)
- At Building 5, Liang tells Rock that Upa's qi is supposedly suppressed with a talisman attached to his face. Although Upa is scheduled to have a match with Samon, Rock eggs on Samon for a match of his own. Samon easily defeats Rock with the use of one finger, which impresses Liang, Upa, Qi, Tsukumo and Yamato. Inori brings junior guard Houzuki Sanzou to watch over the Building 5 inmates. At the warden's office, the supervising officers are left in charge of Nanba Prison while Momoko attends an emergency meeting with the commissioner at the police department's headquarters concerning information about Jyugo and Musashi. In the break room, Building 2 Deputy Supervisor Mao Nimaijita taunts Samon for being promoted from a deputy supervisor to a supervising officer because of his older brother Enki Gokuu, the former Building 5 Supervising Officer who betrayed the other guards and murdered an inmate. Kiji lashes out at Mao for offending Samon. Afterwards, Samon is visited by his friend and Houzuki's older sister Noriko Sanzou, who wonders when she will visit Enki, though Samon hides Enki's current status. Houzuki offers Rock and Yamato a cup of tea before they return to Building 13. (en)
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