It's not about winning the tournament anymore. It's about the promise Kirizume made to Renji, the promise that if Serrano lost, he'd give Renji a chance to fight Ryoma.
But that's a promise Kirizume never intends to keep. Arranging a match between his champion and a class-C rookie is an insult to his name, and every ranked fighter in the Lightweight Division.
And now, as the bell rings, the fourth round begins, the blue corner taking the gamble to play dirty, to claw back pride through deceit.
"Here we go, round four! Serrano's still in this somehow!" one commentator calls out, his tone laced with disbelief. "He's taken a beating, but look at that face. That's not determination, that's desperation."
"You can feel it in the air," the co-commentator adds. "Something's changed in that corner. Serrano's not fighting to win anymore. He's fighting to survive."
