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Just watch.
Just a few more games and I'll make that damn face of yours pale in fear.
But after that,
it was Akagi who took hold of the flow of the game.
Tsumo. East second round. He accelerates by making the first win with a self-draw.
Even if regular people are able to harness the flow of the game...
...they are rarely able to take full advantage of it.
But not with Akagi.
Mangan. His game progresses well.
Akagi takes advantage of this flow.
But Yagi was silently waiting for an opportunity.
He was aiming for a counter hit. And in the South Fourth Round...
Opportunity knocks.
I was waiting for this hand!
In other words,
Yagi's hand instantly becomes a monster hand.
Akagi, not knowing what has happened, on the 12th turn... Riichi.
Got him!
Akagi is relying on his luck.
If he believes that he'll win by a tsumo and not deal in the winning tiles...
...he can easily declare a riichi even though he's way in the lead.
His hunch is probably correct, though.
He has a natural-born sense for it.
But even that genius has a weak point.
He doesn't know the risks of the riichi.
I'll teach you...
Pon!
Akagi's turn is skipped on the 13th turn. And on the 14th turn... Pon!
Akagi's turn is skipped twice in a row.
If you can't draw any tiles, the flow and your luck don't mean jack.
The main event is coming up... Got it!
The opportunity matures.
Riichi!
Now do you understand...
the true meaning of the riichi?
Riichi is completely powerless against future changes in situations.
Then my next draw is...
No matter how suspicious you are of it...
...your riichi forces you to deal every draw unless it's your winning tile.
Riichi can turn a genius...
...into a commoner.
Ron!
I don't get any reverse dora...
...but it's a baiman.
Now I'm in the lead.
You're a moron.
It's over.