Tenjou Tenge 128

Souichirou tries to kick Sohaku out of his mind once again, and this time Souichirou has help.

I get to sit in the nice chair and you don't.

Summary:
Masataka challenges Souichirou to a fight, but moments later Masataka is trying to save the unconscious Bunshichi from being crushed under the rubble.

Back in the dream world within Souichirou's consciousness, Sohaku decides it's time to retreat now that Souichirou's negative energy has been drained by Maya's Dragon Gate. Souichirou wants Sohaku gone for good and attacks, but Sohaku wards off Souichirou with some giant snakes. Sohaku states that Souichirou can never defeat him since he and Souichirou have combined, but suddenly, Aya, Bob and the rest of Juuken Club crew appear. Aya pulls out Reiki and thrusts the sword at Sohaku. While holding off Reiki with his fan, Sohaku realizes that the Reiki seen in this world is not the real Reiki; rather this Reiki is the collection of energy from Senhime, who also possessed the Dragon Gate, and Senhime's energy was sealed inside the real-world Reiki. Therefore the Reiki in this world also possesses the energy neutralizing ability of the real Reiki and this renders Sohaku's powers useless. Bob, Asshat, Shinichirou and Makiko join Aya in trying to stab Sohaku with Reiki, and Sohaku realizes that it's possible he might really die. Finally, Souichirou returns to his normal appearance and helps the others drive Reiki right through Sohaku.

Wouldn't striking the end of the hilt with your palm be more effective than punching it?

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Regarding the first part of the manga in the real world, I'm fairly sure Masataka was challenging Souichriou to a fight in the very beginning but then suddenly switched to rescuing Bunshichi. I'm reading RAWS plus translations again so it's possible that I got the situation entirely wrong, but what else could Masataka be doing in pages 2 and 3 sitting in that chair and facing Souichirou? As to why Masataka suddenly went to rescue Bunshichi instead, don't ask me. Maybe Masataka thought it would be nice thing to do or something.

Anyways, the main focus of the chapter was in the dream world, and Aya and Reiki finally play a significant role in this final showdown. My summary might be pretty confusing, but this story was pretty straight forward for a Tenjou Tenge chapter. It turns out Senhime's Dragon Gate was sealed inside Reiki, and this is probably what gave Reiki its ability-canceling powers. Anyways, Sohaku seems to be screwed right now, but I doubt he'll go down this easily. This final showdown is not going to end without Masataka and Souichirou going at it in the real world and Aya activating her Dragon Eyes. Maya would probably have to fight too. It's not quite over yet...