After the Hell duels, the contestants were often ill of something or other, even if they hadn't lost. The Hell Kaiser had only been ill once before, which was why no one expected him to start coughing up blood after an easy duel.
But he did. People crowded round him, trying to help him out.
"Your ill, you should see a doctor," one said.
"I'm fine," Ryo protested, coughing slightly.
"Please let the Hell Kaiser through. He just needs a bit of rest and then he'll be fine," Ryo's manager said, shepherding him out the building and into a car.