Hokuto no Ken 2 Manga Chapter 25
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A Malicious Arrow!
-From Rage Quitter 87's Fist of the North Star site

Kenshiro and Ryu confront Kouketsu.

Kouketsu finds out that the prisoners are under attack, but before he can organise his own troops, Kenshiro and Ryu enter the room. Ryu says he is here to avenge his foster parents, but Kouketsu laughs it off, and recognises him to be the son of Raoh. He says that there is no chance for Ryu to defeat him and reveals his "pet" -a giant Frankenstein's monster type being who serves only Kouketsu. After putting his master in a safe place, the monster confronts Kenshiro and Ryu. Kenshiro says he will deal with it and tells Ryu to go and confront Kouketsu.



As Ryu gets close, Kouketsu presses a button which sends down a special bunker, trapping himself and Ryu in it. He explains that it is just the two of them now, as the walls of the bunker are so thick not even a bomb could break through. Kouketsu mocks Ryu by saying he is a shrunk down version of Raoh, but he gets hit in the leg when Ryu stabs him. Kouketsu slaps him away and then explains why he hates Ryu's father so much. Long a go, Kouketsu was just a horse groomer for Raoh's army. One day he tried to suck up to Raoh, cleaning his boots and believing he would react well to flattery. Raoh told him he was like a sewer rat, and that he needed strong warriors, not pathetic worms like him. He threw Kouketsu away. Kouketsu wet himself right in front of part of Raoh's army, who all laughed at him. He has hated Raoh ever since.



Back in the present, Kouketsu manages to shoot Ryu in the shoulder with an arrow. Before finishing him off, he says the rebellion is pointless, and reveals the only path to all of the food reserves. Without these reserves, the people will starve to death waiting for the harvest in 6 months. As long as he has this food, he can just start his reign over again. Wanting revenge on Raoh by killing his son, Kouketsu is about to shoot Ryu when suddenly the bunker's ceiling begins to collapse...