Shin and Haruma settle into a sumo bout fought inside a museum pool, where a ring-out means death. Shin leans on Seba's frost bomb, a classic sumo feint, and his failing power glove to stay alive, only for Haruma to answer by pulverizing his fingers before a strange new force freezes the assassin in place.
Summary
When Shin puts a sumo contest forward, Haruma turns over whether the discipline counts as a sport or a martial art. Noticing his opponent's power glove, he weighs how useful it might be while suspecting little charge remains inside it. Even so, Haruma accepts once he reads Shin's drive as that of a first-rate competitor and grasps that the younger man is staking his life out of devotion to someone he admires. Shin, for his part, questions his own strength but treats the match as a chance to burn through his last reserves and finish the fight.
The pair agree that leaving the ring counts as death, then square off inside a drained pool. The bout swerves the instant Haruma steps in, caught flat-footed when the fountains suddenly roar to life. Shin exploits the opening by hurling one of Seba's bombs to lock the water in ice, briefly pinning Haruma. The bigger fighter tears loose all the same and charges straight at him.
Shin claps his power gloves together to perform nekodamashi, a time-honored ring distraction, and the burst ruptures Haruma's eardrums and throws off his footing. He then swings a boosted right, only for Haruma to catch it and crush every finger in the hand. Against the odds, Shin seems to unlock a fresh ability that halts Haruma cold, and he seizes the moment to fire off a second strike with his left.
Key Events
The two combatants agree to a sudden-death sumo match staged in the museum pool. Shin freezes the surging fountains with one of Seba's explosives to immobilize Haruma, then lands nekodamashi to burst his opponent's eardrums. Haruma retaliates by shattering all the fingers of Shin's right hand, but Shin abruptly taps a new power that stops the giant in his tracks and readies a left-handed follow-up. A flashback confirms that Sakamoto is the figure driving Shin's resolve.
Notes
Carrying the title Super Sumo, this is the one hundred and fifty-eighth chapter of Sakamoto Days and continues the Assassin Exhibition of the Century Arc. It debuted in the fifteenth 2024 issue on March 11, 2024, and spans nineteen pages inside Volume 18. Haruma and Shin Asakura share the cover. Sakamoto surfaces in a flashback, and Natsuki Seba is referenced through the bomb Shin deploys.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in Sakamoto Days Chapter 158?
In Sakamoto Days Chapter 158, "Super Sumo," Shin and Haruma fight a sudden-death sumo match in a drained museum pool, where Shin freezes the surging fountains with one of Seba's bombs and lands the nekodamashi technique to burst Haruma's eardrums before Haruma crushes his fingers in return.
What is nekodamashi in Sakamoto Days Chapter 158?
In Chapter 158, nekodamashi is a sumo distraction technique that Shin performs by clapping his power gloves together, and the resulting burst ruptures Haruma's eardrums and throws off his footing.
How does Shin use Natsuki Seba's bomb in this chapter?
In Chapter 158, Shin throws one of Seba's explosives to freeze the museum pool's surging fountains, briefly immobilizing Haruma during their sumo match.
What happens to Shin's hand in Chapter 158?
In Chapter 158, Haruma catches a boosted right hook from Shin and crushes every finger in his hand, though Shin then appears to unlock a new power that stops Haruma cold.
What are the rules of the sumo match between Shin and Haruma?
In Chapter 158, Shin and Haruma agree that stepping outside the ring counts as death, raising the stakes of their sudden-death sumo bout inside the drained museum pool.
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