1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:14,683 © anoXmous @ https://thepiratebay.se/user/anoXmous 2 00:00:15,683 --> 00:00:18,477 This well had remained unperturbed, but now... 3 00:00:26,110 --> 00:00:28,654 Oh, bonjour, bon monsieur de Aoi-ya. 4 00:00:29,071 --> 00:00:31,866 Mrs. Oshige, how do you fare? 5 00:00:31,866 --> 00:00:35,327 The rainy season has yet to come, but the heat is fierce. 6 00:00:35,327 --> 00:00:38,581 It would be dreadful if it fails to rain soon. 7 00:00:39,790 --> 00:00:41,792 People are praying for rain... 8 00:00:42,626 --> 00:00:44,962 What has happened to the Eastern rain? 9 00:00:44,962 --> 00:00:47,673 The Chief of Internal Affairs was assassinated in Tokyo... 10 00:00:47,673 --> 00:00:51,052 The one who struck him down was Soujiro Seta of the Shishio Faction. 11 00:00:51,427 --> 00:00:53,220 What of Makoto Shishio? 12 00:00:53,220 --> 00:00:56,098 Sir, he and several subordinates have come to Kyoto. 13 00:00:58,893 --> 00:01:03,230 Sorry to trouble you with this upon your arrival in Kyoto, Officer Fujita. 14 00:01:04,398 --> 00:01:05,232 It's fine. 15 00:01:05,775 --> 00:01:08,110 “Makoto Shishio. Born in Shingetsu Village. 16 00:01:08,110 --> 00:01:09,028 Daily Kyoto Newspaper. 17 00:01:09,028 --> 00:01:09,653 Daily Kyoto Newspaper 18 00:01:09,653 --> 00:01:11,280 Daily Kyoto Newspaper. 19 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:11,697 Daily Kyoto Newspaper 20 00:01:11,697 --> 00:01:14,200 Daily Kyoto Newspaper “This man inherited his predecessor's job to slay men from the shadows.” 21 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:14,909 “This man inherited his predecessor's job to slay men from the shadows.” 22 00:01:15,284 --> 00:01:19,038 But I thought that he was killed in the Boshin War. 23 00:01:20,039 --> 00:01:23,501 “Makoto Shishio is a treacherous individual 24 00:01:23,501 --> 00:01:26,921 “whose lust for ambition and conquest is beyond comprehension for normal men. 25 00:01:26,921 --> 00:01:27,129 May 1373 No. 'I Report on Makoto Qdisdio Kyoto Police Depaflmcht “whose lust for ambition and conquest is beyond comprehension for normal men. 26 00:01:27,129 --> 00:01:28,130 May 1373 No. 'I Report on Makoto Qdisdio Kyoto Police Depaflmcht 27 00:01:28,130 --> 00:01:30,800 May 1373 No. 'I Report on Makoto Qdisdio Kyoto Police Depaflmcht “Some of his assassinations were of such great import 28 00:01:31,175 --> 00:01:36,222 “that if brought to light, they could uproot the foundation of the Meiji government.” 29 00:01:37,556 --> 00:01:40,601 “Had Shishio survived to greet the new era, 30 00:01:40,601 --> 00:01:43,771 “there was a possibility that he would take advantage of such weaknesses, 31 00:01:43,771 --> 00:01:46,941 “allowing him to hold Japan in the palm of his hand.” 32 00:01:46,941 --> 00:01:52,196 “As such, the government took advantage of the chaos in the Boshin War to dispose of him.” 33 00:01:53,572 --> 00:01:58,035 It claims that they doused his corpse in oil and set it aflame... 34 00:01:58,035 --> 00:02:00,371 B-but he still managed to survive? 35 00:02:00,955 --> 00:02:03,415 He may indeed be... a ghost. 36 00:02:04,041 --> 00:02:06,418 Absorbed in his hatred and desire for vengeance, 37 00:02:06,418 --> 00:02:08,712 he has forgotten that he is human. 38 00:02:09,004 --> 00:02:13,342 At any rate, HE will most likely be the key to defeating Shishio. 39 00:02:14,218 --> 00:02:15,594 Who do you mean? 40 00:02:15,970 --> 00:02:18,013 When he moves, 41 00:02:18,264 --> 00:02:20,099 so moves the era. 42 00:02:20,683 --> 00:02:23,435 And Aoshi has been missing since? 43 00:02:23,435 --> 00:02:26,021 The person Aoshi encountered while in Tokyo... 44 00:02:26,689 --> 00:02:29,775 That man is also making his way to Kyoto. 45 00:02:29,984 --> 00:02:33,904 I see. He must be chasing after Shishio as well. 46 00:02:33,904 --> 00:02:35,531 Do you know of him? 47 00:02:35,990 --> 00:02:38,242 Yes, his name is... 48 00:02:41,871 --> 00:02:45,499 Misao! As a member of the onmitsu group Oniwabanshu, 49 00:02:45,499 --> 00:02:50,212 could you try to eavesdrop on a conversation or two more eloquently? 50 00:02:52,965 --> 00:02:57,094 Tell me! Tell me about the guy who was with Master Aoshi! 51 00:02:57,469 --> 00:03:00,097 If I find him, I'll find Master Aoshi! 52 00:03:04,643 --> 00:03:06,437 His name is... 53 00:03:07,521 --> 00:03:08,981 ...Himura. 54 00:03:12,276 --> 00:03:13,611 K ensh/'/7- - - 55 00:03:20,117 --> 00:03:23,412 I can't let you handle subduing Shishio all on your own! 56 00:03:29,376 --> 00:03:30,920 Note: Hitokiri - literally "Man Cutter" or Manslayer. Hito/riri Baflousai... 57 00:03:30,920 --> 00:03:31,295 Note: Hitokiri - literally "Man Cutter" or Manslayer. 58 00:03:31,795 --> 00:03:34,715 If it is still in you to speak of restorations, 59 00:03:37,092 --> 00:03:40,471 sing of this nation's future. I dare you. 60 00:03:42,264 --> 00:03:46,894 Euwuui Kuuslsin New Kyoto 61 00:03:46,894 --> 00:03:50,856 Carat o( Flmuzs 62 00:04:09,625 --> 00:04:12,336 Himura... Battousai! 63 00:04:15,005 --> 00:04:17,841 I-I'm just fine, Lu No. 1! 64 00:04:18,968 --> 00:04:21,679 Well, I get that you're afraid. 65 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,515 After all, we're going up against Himura Battousai. 66 00:04:26,016 --> 00:04:28,394 Formerly a revolutionary for the Choshu Faction, 67 00:04:28,435 --> 00:04:32,189 he was feared as the “Hitokiri Battousai” during the end of the Shogunate. 68 00:04:35,442 --> 00:04:39,071 Supposedly the land of death spreads to wherever he goes. 69 00:05:01,635 --> 00:05:03,304 A cross-shaped scar? 70 00:05:03,971 --> 00:05:06,098 He's short and skinny. 71 00:05:06,098 --> 00:05:08,392 Is that wimpy-looking guy really Himura? 72 00:05:11,270 --> 00:05:16,317 You're right! As a member of the Oniwabanshu, I must first confirm that he is the enemy. 73 00:05:16,775 --> 00:05:18,360 Go, Lu No. 1! 74 00:05:25,534 --> 00:05:27,161 Lu No.1?! 75 00:05:28,579 --> 00:05:30,998 Hey, you are tickling me! 76 00:05:31,498 --> 00:05:35,669 I can't believe Lu No. 1 warmed up to him just like that! 77 00:05:35,961 --> 00:05:38,422 Now then, what did you need with me? 78 00:05:39,423 --> 00:05:44,678 Himura Battousai, spill it! Where is Master Aoshi?! 79 00:05:47,765 --> 00:05:49,475 You know him, don't you? 80 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,187 I know, right? 81 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:57,775 He IS in the onmitsu Oniwabanshu that defended the Imperial Castle in Edo. 82 00:06:00,110 --> 00:06:02,237 Hey! Wait for me! 83 00:06:11,163 --> 00:06:12,706 Whoa! 84 00:06:13,707 --> 00:06:16,668 How the heck... did you get across this? 85 00:06:21,507 --> 00:06:22,674 I won't let him go! 86 00:06:34,353 --> 00:06:36,814 I do not know what your relationship to Aoshi is, 87 00:06:37,314 --> 00:06:41,568 but down the path of pandemonium, danger is always by your side. 88 00:06:41,652 --> 00:06:42,861 What?! 89 00:06:42,861 --> 00:06:45,531 Who are you to tell me that?! 90 00:06:45,739 --> 00:06:48,575 You should sever your feelings for the man and forget about him. 91 00:06:48,951 --> 00:06:50,786 It is for your own good. 92 00:07:01,046 --> 00:07:03,006 Don't you dare give me that crap! 93 00:07:03,507 --> 00:07:06,260 I CAN'T forget him! That's why I'm searching for him! 94 00:07:06,343 --> 00:07:07,344 Don't be crazy! Stop! 95 00:07:07,344 --> 00:07:11,432 How the heck could forgetting about the person I care for the most make me happy?! 96 00:07:40,002 --> 00:07:41,837 Until you tell me... 97 00:07:42,379 --> 00:07:44,381 I won't leave your side. 98 00:07:45,257 --> 00:07:46,675 I swear it! 99 00:07:49,386 --> 00:07:50,596 Straight ahead, there is a manor- 100 00:07:50,596 --> 00:07:52,389 Is that where Master Aoshi is? 101 00:07:53,182 --> 00:07:55,017 Makoto Shishio is there. 102 00:07:56,268 --> 00:08:01,523 The man we sent on reconnaissance claims to have seen Himura Battousai at Hakone Pass. 103 00:08:02,107 --> 00:08:04,902 Unfortunately, that is where he lost sight of him. 104 00:08:04,902 --> 00:08:06,570 What became of that man? 105 00:08:06,570 --> 00:08:08,864 I wound up killing him. 106 00:08:09,740 --> 00:08:10,741 Master Seta! 107 00:08:10,741 --> 00:08:13,410 You're being most unseemly. What is it? 108 00:08:13,702 --> 00:08:14,953 Well... 109 00:08:19,625 --> 00:08:21,627 Please, this way. 110 00:08:25,005 --> 00:08:26,757 You brought a woman? 111 00:08:27,090 --> 00:08:30,636 The hot springs located here in Shingetsu Village soothes my burns. 112 00:08:30,636 --> 00:08:33,096 It also tightens the ladies where it matters. 113 00:08:33,347 --> 00:08:35,474 A-and where does it matter?! 114 00:08:35,599 --> 00:08:41,021 I believe this was the village of your birth, was it not, Makoto Shishio? 115 00:08:41,146 --> 00:08:43,899 Just what I'd expect of my predecessor. You know me well. 116 00:08:43,899 --> 00:08:48,695 Shingetsu Village was exploited by the government, turning it into a ghost town. 117 00:08:48,695 --> 00:08:50,656 Even this therapeutic hot springs resort 118 00:08:50,656 --> 00:08:53,909 was an unfortunate legacy that financially destroyed the village. 119 00:08:54,326 --> 00:08:56,870 This village reflects the true shape of the Meiji government. 120 00:08:57,037 --> 00:08:59,957 And my body reflects its true nature. 121 00:09:00,541 --> 00:09:04,378 However, my motive is hardly something as trivial as vengeance. 122 00:09:04,836 --> 00:09:07,130 What I seek is power. 123 00:09:07,130 --> 00:09:09,091 I want to create a powerful country. 124 00:09:09,591 --> 00:09:11,760 Our current world is a fagade. 125 00:09:12,302 --> 00:09:16,390 Even though the Shogunate was replaced by a bureaucracy, nothing has actually changed. 126 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:20,060 They use false pretenses of peace as bait, grow fat on their profits, 127 00:09:20,060 --> 00:09:23,230 and secretly dispose of any they find to be a nuisance. 128 00:09:23,855 --> 00:09:25,524 These are stopgap measures. 129 00:09:25,899 --> 00:09:28,110 The government is rotten to the core. 130 00:09:28,860 --> 00:09:33,323 In order to create a new world that is not a fagade, strong power is- 131 00:09:33,323 --> 00:09:35,951 You plan to destroy this country yet again 132 00:09:35,951 --> 00:09:38,412 so that you may pluck the government from its roots and plant a new seed? 133 00:09:38,412 --> 00:09:42,666 Exactly. This body has made me accept the truth. 134 00:09:42,874 --> 00:09:46,461 The ruling law of our world is that “the strong eat the flesh of the weak.” 135 00:09:46,461 --> 00:09:49,548 In that case, I shall use my power to destroy all indolence... 136 00:09:49,548 --> 00:09:51,758 ...and burn away all falsehood! 137 00:09:53,093 --> 00:09:58,515 This false world may be the one to writhe in agony as you engulf it in those flames, 138 00:09:58,849 --> 00:10:01,602 but I cannot allow you to fill this era 139 00:10:01,602 --> 00:10:05,981 with the screams of the innocent- of those currently living in peace! 140 00:10:07,733 --> 00:10:12,529 Your sword... Didn't Shakku Arai forge it in his final days? 141 00:10:12,696 --> 00:10:16,408 The same is true of this one. In other words, they are brother swords. 142 00:10:16,408 --> 00:10:20,662 However, Shakku filled my sword with an infinitely pure bloodlust 143 00:10:20,662 --> 00:10:22,456 when he forged this blade. 144 00:10:22,664 --> 00:10:28,295 In comparison, your sword that cannot kill is no different than our current era. 145 00:10:28,337 --> 00:10:30,464 It is merely a product of confusion. 146 00:10:30,881 --> 00:10:32,215 It can't kill? 147 00:10:32,758 --> 00:10:34,843 Our swords match their owners. 148 00:10:35,385 --> 00:10:40,307 In which case, the relationship you and I share is that of brothers who are complete opposites. 149 00:10:42,184 --> 00:10:43,602 Are you certain? 150 00:10:43,602 --> 00:10:46,355 Yeah, play with him in my stead. 151 00:10:46,938 --> 00:10:49,274 It is too soon for a showdown between “brothers.” 152 00:10:49,566 --> 00:10:51,652 Then I shall do as I please. 153 00:10:58,742 --> 00:11:01,286 Will Sou be all right on his own? 154 00:11:01,495 --> 00:11:06,166 Don't worry. His strength comes directly from his lack of emotions. 155 00:11:06,458 --> 00:11:08,627 Does that mean you can't read his mind? 156 00:11:08,752 --> 00:11:12,923 Pitted against Hiten Mitsurugi-ryuu, he could prove to be the ultimate foe. 157 00:11:13,465 --> 00:11:16,760 Battou-jutsu, which would give him the lead, may prove effective. 158 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:20,972 But lacking the emotion “sadness,” murder does not trouble Soujiro's heart. 159 00:11:21,056 --> 00:11:27,020 How will the Battousai and his tepid resolve to not kill fare against such a blade? 160 00:11:27,437 --> 00:11:31,024 No, he is no longer the Battousai. 161 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,527 It is clear how this battle will end. 162 00:11:51,753 --> 00:11:53,964 Victory goes to me, doesn't it? 163 00:11:53,964 --> 00:11:55,590 No, it's a draw! 164 00:11:56,675 --> 00:11:58,719 Huh? Wow, this is amazing! 165 00:11:59,136 --> 00:12:02,222 Not that I care. This belongs to Shishio anyway. 166 00:12:03,890 --> 00:12:06,476 There were no winners or losers in this bout. 167 00:12:07,102 --> 00:12:10,772 I must take my leave for today, but please fight me again. 168 00:12:11,648 --> 00:12:14,818 Be sure to get another sword before that time comes. 169 00:12:15,152 --> 00:12:18,071 Not that Shakku is still amongst the living. 170 00:12:18,321 --> 00:12:19,865 Himura... 171 00:12:24,911 --> 00:12:26,913 What are you going to do? 172 00:12:27,581 --> 00:12:29,499 I do not mind staying where I am. 173 00:12:29,499 --> 00:12:34,671 If you didn't have the funds to cover two rooms, we didn't have to stay here. 174 00:12:34,671 --> 00:12:38,550 In your search for me, you never stopped running, not even to sleep. 175 00:12:39,217 --> 00:12:41,261 Your feet cannot take much more... 176 00:12:43,597 --> 00:12:44,973 Don't patronize me! 177 00:12:44,973 --> 00:12:46,183 I am not patronizing you... 178 00:12:46,183 --> 00:12:50,187 Yes, you are! If everything was right in the world, 179 00:12:50,187 --> 00:12:53,190 I would be a kunoichi, working by Master Aoshi's side. 180 00:12:53,774 --> 00:12:56,276 And I could tell going by your stances. 181 00:12:56,777 --> 00:13:00,489 There is no way you could possibly lose to that Soujiro guy! 182 00:13:01,948 --> 00:13:06,077 He said that you can't kill. And then there's that sakabatou. 183 00:13:07,078 --> 00:13:09,581 Are you seriously trying not to kill anyone? 184 00:13:11,792 --> 00:13:16,171 He called you his predecessor. Who is this Makoto Shishio? 185 00:13:16,755 --> 00:13:21,593 It was because of me... that his fate was thrown askew. 186 00:13:24,262 --> 00:13:28,600 If one darkness were to vanish, there would be need for a new one. 187 00:13:29,518 --> 00:13:31,603 I thought I understood that, and yet... 188 00:13:35,607 --> 00:13:38,693 The night birds... are hooting. 189 00:13:39,110 --> 00:13:40,862 Indeed, they are. 190 00:13:41,613 --> 00:13:47,202 I... For some reason, I've been afraid of the night ever since I was little. 191 00:13:48,662 --> 00:13:53,124 But when I was with Master Aoshi, I could handle it. 192 00:13:53,917 --> 00:13:59,840 Master Aoshi always goes on ahead, telling me what lies ahead in the darkness. 193 00:14:01,925 --> 00:14:03,176 Your name? 194 00:14:03,802 --> 00:14:05,470 I never told you? 195 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:08,515 Misao! I'm Misao Makimachi. 196 00:14:09,808 --> 00:14:12,185 If you continue to meddle in my affairs, Miss Misao, 197 00:14:12,185 --> 00:14:15,897 it will only feed the darkness that frightens you so. 198 00:14:19,985 --> 00:14:23,113 If it's for Master Aoshi, I don't care! 199 00:14:26,283 --> 00:14:27,909 It's not like I'm doing him any favors or anything. 200 00:14:27,909 --> 00:14:30,787 Found 1-(Ir-nu»: Battausni. Look (9) A master swords:-vité. It's not like I'm doing him any favors or anything. 201 00:14:30,787 --> 00:14:33,874 Found 1-(Ir-nu»: Battausni. Look (9) A master swords:-vité. But I have to find out about this Shishio guy anyway. 202 00:14:35,584 --> 00:14:36,918 Lu No.1. 203 00:14:44,342 --> 00:14:49,472 What gives?! Why isn't there a single teahouse around here? 204 00:14:49,472 --> 00:14:51,558 Yahiko, that sounds pathetic. 205 00:14:51,808 --> 00:14:54,477 I can't believe we got off at Owari Port! 206 00:14:54,978 --> 00:14:57,606 You should find out what the destination is when you pick out a boat. 207 00:14:57,939 --> 00:14:59,774 This is part of our training. 208 00:14:59,774 --> 00:15:03,486 As we are right now, wouldn't we only get in Kenshin's way? 209 00:15:03,486 --> 00:15:06,907 Then maybe we shouldn't have come to begin with! 210 00:15:08,033 --> 00:15:09,451 That's... 211 00:15:10,869 --> 00:15:11,995 Damn! 212 00:15:12,662 --> 00:15:15,832 C'mon! C'mon! You look pathetic, Kaoru! 213 00:15:16,124 --> 00:15:18,293 Your feet aren't moving! 214 00:15:19,294 --> 00:15:20,670 Yahiko! 215 00:15:28,386 --> 00:15:30,138 Good evening! 216 00:15:30,513 --> 00:15:31,848 Good evening! 217 00:15:33,725 --> 00:15:35,185 No one's home? 218 00:15:35,727 --> 00:15:38,063 Wow, he's got a bunch of stuff! 219 00:15:38,313 --> 00:15:39,856 This is all pottery. 220 00:15:41,066 --> 00:15:43,652 But, dang, this is covered in cracks! 221 00:15:43,652 --> 00:15:46,237 These suck. He stinks at this. 222 00:15:50,867 --> 00:15:52,285 It broke, I see. 223 00:15:52,285 --> 00:15:55,538 Uh, I am sorry. We came inside without your permission. 224 00:15:55,538 --> 00:16:00,085 The veins of pottery teach us the laws of the human world. 225 00:16:00,085 --> 00:16:03,672 Aw. I dropped it 'cause you startled me. 226 00:16:03,672 --> 00:16:05,423 But sorry about that- 227 00:16:06,466 --> 00:16:07,676 Yahiko! 228 00:16:07,676 --> 00:16:09,719 You shall pay with your body. 229 00:16:14,474 --> 00:16:15,558 Hot...! 230 00:16:15,558 --> 00:16:18,311 So hot! You're burning me! 231 00:16:18,353 --> 00:16:19,771 I'm dying! 232 00:16:19,771 --> 00:16:20,897 Are you? 233 00:16:20,897 --> 00:16:23,233 That's okay! I don't care if I die! 234 00:16:23,817 --> 00:16:26,236 You can't! I will force you to live. 235 00:16:27,153 --> 00:16:29,781 This heat is the warmth of life. 236 00:16:29,781 --> 00:16:32,283 I shall use it to burn away the rotten government! 237 00:16:33,660 --> 00:16:38,957 With the heat of life, I will bring Kyoto and our lethargic era to a boil. 238 00:16:45,296 --> 00:16:49,634 To think you planned your strike for when I was enjoying myself, Usui. 239 00:16:50,176 --> 00:16:50,468 Hardly! My Mind's Eye cannot perceive actions of this nature. 240 00:16:50,468 --> 00:16:52,012 Mind's Eye Hardly! My Mind's Eye cannot perceive actions of this nature. 241 00:16:52,012 --> 00:16:54,347 Hardly! My Mind's Eye cannot perceive actions of this nature. 242 00:16:54,556 --> 00:16:55,598 It merely worked out that way. 243 00:16:55,598 --> 00:16:56,599 Really! 244 00:16:56,599 --> 00:16:59,519 I have a job for you since you have interrupted our fun. 245 00:16:59,769 --> 00:17:03,982 Hajime Saito, a former member of the Shinsengumi, is sniffing around our trail. 246 00:17:04,190 --> 00:17:05,734 Keep an eye on him. 247 00:17:05,734 --> 00:17:07,569 And Himura Battousai? 248 00:17:07,569 --> 00:17:09,487 I am not interested in one soon to die. 249 00:17:09,487 --> 00:17:10,655 Understood. 250 00:17:11,489 --> 00:17:16,244 That man still hopes to take your life, Master Shishio. 251 00:17:16,411 --> 00:17:18,038 It's best that way. 252 00:17:18,747 --> 00:17:21,708 This is where those with power gather. 253 00:17:21,875 --> 00:17:24,753 There are those who I have saved, those who serve me, 254 00:17:24,753 --> 00:17:27,839 those who rely on me, those who use me, 255 00:17:27,839 --> 00:17:31,342 and those who are burning with the desire to kill me after suffering defeat by my hands. 256 00:17:31,593 --> 00:17:36,347 But only true power, even if it be evil, could keep this group together. 257 00:17:36,848 --> 00:17:38,391 Master Shishio... 258 00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:42,020 Those who are strong live, and those who are weak die. 259 00:17:42,103 --> 00:17:45,190 As such, I simple need to be the strongest. 260 00:17:45,190 --> 00:17:51,321 Nothing may strike fear into the man who will burn down the era with the flame called “power.” 261 00:17:55,116 --> 00:17:57,410 Shakku's last sword, ya say? 262 00:17:57,410 --> 00:18:01,164 Yes, although I am certain he will catch wind of it as well. 263 00:18:01,498 --> 00:18:03,416 What say you, Chou? 264 00:18:03,416 --> 00:18:06,002 Does it stir your blood as a sword collector? 265 00:18:06,211 --> 00:18:11,132 You bet, but there is no way Shishio's gonna let me face Himura Battousai. 266 00:18:11,132 --> 00:18:13,468 It's fine. Do as you will. 267 00:18:14,052 --> 00:18:15,470 Shishio! 268 00:18:15,470 --> 00:18:18,473 It was not Himura's sakabatou that broke, 269 00:18:19,849 --> 00:18:21,309 but his beliefs. 270 00:18:24,604 --> 00:18:27,107 Miss Misao, I... 271 00:18:27,107 --> 00:18:30,527 it's fine, it's fine! Just you leave this to me. 272 00:18:32,445 --> 00:18:33,780 Lu No. 1! 273 00:18:38,368 --> 00:18:39,661 It's from Okina! 274 00:18:40,912 --> 00:18:46,417 Shakku had a son with whom he entrusted all of his arts. 275 00:18:46,751 --> 00:18:49,129 His name is Seiku Arai. 276 00:18:49,129 --> 00:18:49,879 Cmitéy Repairs. 277 00:18:49,879 --> 00:18:51,005 Cmitéy Repairs 278 00:18:51,005 --> 00:18:52,215 Cmitéy Repairs Hello. 279 00:18:55,176 --> 00:18:59,889 I am sorry, but may I turn down that commission? 280 00:18:59,889 --> 00:19:01,808 What?! Why?! 281 00:19:03,017 --> 00:19:08,898 My father used to say, "I will create a new world with my swords.” 282 00:19:09,524 --> 00:19:13,361 But the swords my father created under that philosophy 283 00:19:13,361 --> 00:19:17,157 stole the lives of many who carried the weight of the new era. 284 00:19:18,491 --> 00:19:22,620 Now it is the Meiji Era. The age of peace has finally come. 285 00:19:23,454 --> 00:19:25,874 Samurai have abandoned their swords. 286 00:19:26,166 --> 00:19:30,211 As such, I wish to abandon my work as a swordsmith. 287 00:19:31,379 --> 00:19:33,590 This is an age of peace? 288 00:19:34,048 --> 00:19:35,592 It is. 289 00:19:38,136 --> 00:19:40,597 What were you making? 290 00:19:40,597 --> 00:19:46,102 Oh, it is a pellet drum for Iori, my son. 291 00:19:46,728 --> 00:19:48,897 Really, I'm embarrassed by how poorly it turned out. 292 00:19:49,397 --> 00:19:52,483 I don't seem to have a knack for it like I do forging blades. 293 00:19:53,526 --> 00:19:56,154 Oh, it's a little bent. 294 00:19:58,156 --> 00:20:01,159 I apologize for having asked the impossible. 295 00:20:02,243 --> 00:20:03,369 Himura? 296 00:20:03,369 --> 00:20:05,288 We shall take our leave now. 297 00:20:06,539 --> 00:20:09,959 B-but, hey! What are you going to do without a sakabatou? 298 00:20:10,251 --> 00:20:12,212 Hey, Himura! 299 00:20:19,302 --> 00:20:23,348 Step into it quicker. Don't rely upon your arm strength! 300 00:20:23,765 --> 00:20:25,600 You won't finish before lunch at this rate. 301 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,518 Damn it! 302 00:20:30,146 --> 00:20:32,398 Really, why must we do this? 303 00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:36,194 We don't have time for this crap! 304 00:20:36,527 --> 00:20:37,946 That man... 305 00:20:38,321 --> 00:20:40,782 We need to hurry and find Kenshin. 306 00:20:40,823 --> 00:20:42,408 Oh? 307 00:20:43,785 --> 00:20:48,957 Are you learning the sword from Kenshin Himura? 308 00:20:49,123 --> 00:20:54,045 Huh? Don't be stupid! My sword is that of Kamiya Kasshin-ryuu! 309 00:20:54,212 --> 00:20:56,172 Its sword is meant to protect. 310 00:20:56,464 --> 00:20:58,675 Don't lump it together with battou-jutsu! 311 00:20:58,841 --> 00:21:01,886 Then why are you chasing after him? 312 00:21:02,136 --> 00:21:03,513 Well, it's obvious! 313 00:21:04,264 --> 00:21:07,600 I can't leave that goofball to his own devices. 314 00:21:10,270 --> 00:21:13,273 Kenshin... Do you know Kenshin? 315 00:21:14,023 --> 00:21:17,151 That's right! How do you know him? 316 00:21:22,573 --> 00:21:24,617 MY. my... 317 00:21:37,463 --> 00:21:39,549 Tonight, we party! 318 00:21:39,549 --> 00:21:42,302 Huh? But weren't you just drinking? 319 00:21:42,427 --> 00:21:46,222 While away from his master, my pupil has been growing and maturing. 320 00:21:46,806 --> 00:21:49,225 It is a rather pleasing thought. 321 00:21:50,727 --> 00:21:56,065 He has finally obtained what he once lacked with the sword. 322 00:21:58,109 --> 00:22:01,487 Wait up! You can't fight without a sword, can you? 323 00:22:03,406 --> 00:22:06,743 Master Seiku lives in an age of peace. 324 00:22:07,452 --> 00:22:09,787 It is not my right to destroy that peace. 325 00:22:09,871 --> 00:22:11,039 Yeah, but... 326 00:22:11,539 --> 00:22:13,124 A-are you all right? 327 00:22:15,793 --> 00:22:17,378 What's the matter? 328 00:22:24,552 --> 00:22:27,722 I-Io... Iori was taken from me! 329 00:22:27,722 --> 00:22:29,015 What?! 330 00:22:29,182 --> 00:22:32,060 Why?! Why would someone do that?! 331 00:22:32,518 --> 00:22:37,899 The man said he wanted your father's last sword... And then he...! 332 00:22:40,068 --> 00:22:44,072 This happened... because I wanted a sakabatou. 333 00:22:44,072 --> 00:22:46,407 What?! What are you talking about? 334 00:22:46,491 --> 00:22:48,493 This and that are two different- 335 00:22:52,830 --> 00:22:54,248 Himura...? 336 00:22:54,624 --> 00:23:02,090 The poor thing! To think they dumped Shakku's last work out in these boonies. 337 00:23:03,174 --> 00:23:05,468 Watch it! Don't pull my hair. 338 00:23:05,468 --> 00:23:08,429 Dang, I don't much care for babies. 339 00:23:09,013 --> 00:23:12,475 If you keep hurtin' me, I'll cut you down in one fell swoop! 340 00:23:12,475 --> 00:23:14,435 Broom! Broom! 341 00:23:14,435 --> 00:23:15,770 I seriously don't like ya. 342 00:23:15,770 --> 00:23:17,271 Lori! 343 00:23:17,730 --> 00:23:18,856 Lori! 344 00:23:18,856 --> 00:23:20,358 Let that babe go! 345 00:23:20,358 --> 00:23:21,859 Himura... 346 00:23:21,859 --> 00:23:26,364 I see. So I take it yer the infamous Hitokiri Battousai? 347 00:23:26,739 --> 00:23:29,826 You want Shakku's last piece, huh? 348 00:23:30,326 --> 00:23:31,786 Scary! Yer scary! 349 00:23:37,750 --> 00:23:42,839 I'm gonna kill ya right quick and then test Shakku's famous blade on that baby! 350 00:23:43,589 --> 00:23:46,008 Himura, you don't have a sword! 351 00:23:51,848 --> 00:23:54,350 He's using his sheath against someone with a sword? 352 00:23:54,350 --> 00:23:57,520 I must never offer the sword to that man... 353 00:23:58,479 --> 00:24:02,567 The light shining forth from Himura's eyes... has vanished! 354 00:24:03,609 --> 00:24:08,656 Himura's eyes had seemed so gentle, yet battle has turned him into a demon! 355 00:24:13,161 --> 00:24:15,955 Hitokiri Battousai... 356 00:24:16,164 --> 00:24:19,250 Hey, weren't ya against killin' people? 357 00:24:19,459 --> 00:24:21,210 I will not kill you. 358 00:24:21,210 --> 00:24:26,507 So ya can do anything ya want so long as it don't kill me? Ain't you nice! 359 00:24:27,216 --> 00:24:29,427 It was my job to fight, 360 00:24:29,427 --> 00:24:33,473 but somewhere along the line, I forced the tainted name “Hitokiri” on Shishio. 361 00:24:33,931 --> 00:24:35,600 Himura...! 362 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:39,896 But now... I shall accept the taint unto myself; 363 00:24:40,396 --> 00:24:43,065 the taint needed to protect a world of peace. 364 00:24:43,483 --> 00:24:46,235 N-no! That is just- 365 00:24:46,235 --> 00:24:47,904 A contradiction. 366 00:24:54,994 --> 00:24:56,454 Lori! 367 00:24:56,704 --> 00:24:57,788 Thank the Heavens! 368 00:24:57,788 --> 00:24:58,998 Iori... 369 00:24:58,998 --> 00:25:01,209 That was really awesome. 370 00:25:03,044 --> 00:25:07,507 If yer totally empty-handed, I actually stand a chance! 371 00:25:15,306 --> 00:25:20,186 The taint... needed to defend the peace and protect our loved ones... 372 00:25:27,235 --> 00:25:31,364 Father, I... I want to defend our peace! 373 00:25:32,448 --> 00:25:34,784 But... But... 374 00:25:42,083 --> 00:25:45,086 Now ya can't run around and dodge my blows, can ya? 375 00:25:45,086 --> 00:25:46,462 Himura! 376 00:25:51,801 --> 00:25:54,762 For you! This blade was meant for you! 377 00:25:55,596 --> 00:25:57,890 That is Shakku's final masterpiece. 378 00:25:58,724 --> 00:26:00,726 B-but... 379 00:26:02,687 --> 00:26:03,604 isn't this... 380 00:26:03,604 --> 00:26:05,022 ...a sakabatou?! 381 00:26:05,022 --> 00:26:06,566 Shakabato! 382 00:26:06,566 --> 00:26:10,361 Master Shakku, I shall live by your ideals! 383 00:26:11,112 --> 00:26:12,446 What?! 384 00:26:23,374 --> 00:26:25,167 Himura, you did it! 385 00:26:26,711 --> 00:26:29,422 Yeah, it's okay. Broom Head didn't drop dead. 386 00:26:29,422 --> 00:26:31,299 Broom! Broom! 387 00:26:31,299 --> 00:26:34,552 I'm going to make sure that you get turned over to the police. 388 00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:42,268 It will be okay. 389 00:26:42,268 --> 00:26:45,563 The unvarnished wood simply couldn't withstand the power of your attack. 390 00:26:50,818 --> 00:26:55,364 ICEISHIN. SLA'/(NC M'/SELF, MY FORCED BLADES AMASS. HATED BY MY CHILD, (DO THIS FOR MY C»?ANDCH(LD'S FUTUEE. “Slaying myself, my forged blades amass...” 391 00:26:55,990 --> 00:26:59,744 “Hated by my child, I do this for my grandchild's future.” 392 00:27:00,411 --> 00:27:02,705 Himura, after seeing you in battle, 393 00:27:02,705 --> 00:27:06,042 I believe I understand my father a little better. 394 00:27:06,626 --> 00:27:08,919 This sakabatou is the embodiment... 395 00:27:09,587 --> 00:27:12,423 ...of the way you, Himura, and my father lived. 396 00:27:19,055 --> 00:27:25,603 Himura, my father longed for the coming of a peaceful world more than anyone, didn't he? 397 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:29,940 Yet even so, he lived amidst the turmoil during the end of the Shogunate. 398 00:27:30,358 --> 00:27:33,694 He could neither pull back nor stop to consider his actions. 399 00:27:33,694 --> 00:27:36,238 He had no choice but to continue making swords to kill. 400 00:27:36,656 --> 00:27:41,535 He had no choice but to go directly against his wishes... to live a contradicting life. 401 00:27:42,078 --> 00:27:48,250 Yet even so, he accepted that contradicting lifestyle because he wished to protect someone. 402 00:27:48,709 --> 00:27:50,878 Isn't that right, Himura? 403 00:27:51,712 --> 00:27:53,339 Master Seiku... 404 00:27:56,342 --> 00:27:59,762 The sakabatou, Keishin. Please take it with you! 405 00:28:00,096 --> 00:28:02,431 I believe that is what my father would have wanted. 406 00:28:06,435 --> 00:28:09,355 At this time, it is what I need most of all. 407 00:28:09,605 --> 00:28:12,316 I shall humbly accept your kind offer. 408 00:28:12,566 --> 00:28:13,067 Himura! 409 00:28:13,067 --> 00:28:15,236 Humbwee! Humbwee! 410 00:28:15,236 --> 00:28:17,446 Himura ish humbwee! 411 00:28:18,114 --> 00:28:19,573 He's saying, “humbly”! 412 00:28:25,496 --> 00:28:27,748 For now, let's go to Aoi-ya! 413 00:28:28,207 --> 00:28:30,334 I'll introduce you to Gramps and the others. 414 00:28:30,835 --> 00:28:33,212 I am confident they will help... 415 00:28:34,463 --> 00:28:35,589 Himura? 416 00:28:35,589 --> 00:28:38,217 It is time we parted ways, Miss Misao. 417 00:28:40,511 --> 00:28:44,181 From this point on, I must fight this battle on my own. 418 00:28:45,933 --> 00:28:50,354 Miss Misao, I must not... draw you further into my affairs. 419 00:28:50,896 --> 00:28:55,401 What are you talking about? This is nothing! I don't care if I get caught up in this. 420 00:28:56,736 --> 00:29:00,781 Th-that's right! You still haven't told me anything about Master Aoshi! 421 00:29:04,368 --> 00:29:05,661 Han'nya... 422 00:29:07,538 --> 00:29:10,166 Shikijo, Beshimi and Hyottoko... 423 00:29:10,750 --> 00:29:12,334 Those are the guys from the Oniwaban! 424 00:29:12,334 --> 00:29:14,837 All of them... have passed away. 425 00:29:19,550 --> 00:29:20,801 You're lying! 426 00:29:21,677 --> 00:29:24,972 All of them? Because they got tangled up with you? 427 00:29:24,972 --> 00:29:26,474 But you don't kill people, right? 428 00:29:26,474 --> 00:29:29,435 I did not directly bring an end their lives... 429 00:29:30,478 --> 00:29:37,568 But even so, if they had not chosen to fight me, their lives would not have been lost. 430 00:29:40,821 --> 00:29:43,783 Himura Battousai...! 431 00:30:29,245 --> 00:30:31,539 Restaurant and Inn I403-ya 432 00:30:40,130 --> 00:30:42,091 I'm home! 433 00:30:43,843 --> 00:30:45,469 Misao! 434 00:30:48,264 --> 00:30:49,515 What's going on? 435 00:30:49,515 --> 00:30:52,059 Oh, well, uh, you see... 436 00:30:52,059 --> 00:30:53,269 Where's Gramps? 437 00:30:53,269 --> 00:30:54,812 If-if you mean Okina... 438 00:31:05,072 --> 00:31:06,740 Misao... 439 00:31:06,866 --> 00:31:09,410 Answer me. Come on, Omasu! 440 00:31:09,410 --> 00:31:11,161 Where did Gramps go? 441 00:31:12,621 --> 00:31:16,750 If Gramps pulled out his old shinobi uniform and weapons, 442 00:31:16,750 --> 00:31:18,502 then this has to be something serious! 443 00:31:20,838 --> 00:31:22,965 The preparations are complete. 444 00:31:23,299 --> 00:31:25,092 I've burdened you. 445 00:31:25,092 --> 00:31:28,512 If it is within the capacity of a woman such as I, who cannot fight, 446 00:31:28,512 --> 00:31:29,555 I will do anything. 447 00:31:29,555 --> 00:31:31,765 I have faith in my subordinates. 448 00:31:31,765 --> 00:31:35,519 But I could not entrust this to anyone but you. 449 00:31:35,853 --> 00:31:37,396 I can leave everything in your able hands. 450 00:31:37,396 --> 00:31:41,567 You chose me not for my appearance, but for who I am. 451 00:31:42,359 --> 00:31:43,903 Master Shishio... 452 00:31:48,782 --> 00:31:50,910 That certainly took you a while. 453 00:31:50,910 --> 00:31:53,329 Slaying 50 men took some time. 454 00:31:53,829 --> 00:31:56,790 I merely said to keep an eye on Saito. 455 00:31:56,916 --> 00:32:00,669 I was not on a child's errand. I merely did this on the side. 456 00:32:01,921 --> 00:32:06,717 Fifty men. As you can imagine, I am still throbbing with excitement! 457 00:32:07,551 --> 00:32:10,179 May I request a reward for completing my errand? 458 00:32:10,179 --> 00:32:12,139 Yeah, but of course. 459 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:14,975 I have no interest in taking this country! 460 00:32:15,392 --> 00:32:17,895 All I want is to take your life! 461 00:32:17,895 --> 00:32:18,729 Usui! 462 00:32:18,729 --> 00:32:19,980 Very well. 463 00:32:20,230 --> 00:32:25,486 It is a man's privilege to take that which he desires with his own might. 464 00:32:25,611 --> 00:32:27,321 I shall face you. 465 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:31,158 I just so happened to be itching for a fight myself. 466 00:32:31,158 --> 00:32:33,202 Let us fight until we are fully satisfied. 467 00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:34,995 Master Shishio...! 468 00:32:42,252 --> 00:32:44,588 How are you faring, Himura? 469 00:32:45,506 --> 00:32:47,508 Hajime Saito. 470 00:32:49,510 --> 00:32:52,763 Rumor has it that your sakabatou has been broken. 471 00:32:52,972 --> 00:32:56,684 Even in Kyoto, do you keep your oath not to kill? 472 00:32:56,767 --> 00:33:01,647 True, I have kept my oath. But that is all. 473 00:33:02,356 --> 00:33:07,027 If I could have the honor of seeing the Hitokiri Battousai here in Kyoto, 474 00:33:07,027 --> 00:33:09,113 it would make for a most pleasant sig ht. 475 00:33:12,116 --> 00:33:17,955 Last night, the fifty police officers I enlisted in the fight to subdue Shishio were murdered. 476 00:33:18,872 --> 00:33:21,125 It happened shortly after I issued their orders. 477 00:33:21,542 --> 00:33:23,377 Someone must have been watching me. 478 00:33:23,377 --> 00:33:26,547 Also, I have some information from Chou, 479 00:33:26,547 --> 00:33:28,882 the member of Shishio's faction that you captured this afternoon. 480 00:33:31,051 --> 00:33:32,803 Okay. Please deal with him. 481 00:33:37,349 --> 00:33:40,019 I am Goro Fujita, the one placed in charge of torturing you. 482 00:33:40,019 --> 00:33:44,857 Yer Hajime Saito! Didn't ya used to serve in the Shinsengumi? 483 00:33:45,524 --> 00:33:47,317 And speakin' of Shinsengumi, 484 00:33:47,317 --> 00:33:51,613 y'all are famous for putting poor old Furutaka under cruel torture 485 00:33:51,613 --> 00:33:54,825 to make him fess up before the Ikeda-ya Incident. 486 00:33:54,825 --> 00:33:58,871 You ain't the guy who did the dirty deed, are ya? 487 00:33:59,079 --> 00:34:01,874 You are lucky. That was absolutely correct. 488 00:34:02,666 --> 00:34:06,837 This is too much! I ain't the type to tough it out. 489 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:09,715 If I snitch, Master Shishio'll kill me. 490 00:34:09,715 --> 00:34:13,218 So if yer willin' to protect me, I'll tell ya anything ya wanna know. 491 00:34:13,886 --> 00:34:16,847 Naturally, I will guarantee your safety. 492 00:34:16,889 --> 00:34:20,476 I doubt anything could best the power of the state. Talk. 493 00:34:21,018 --> 00:34:23,145 Keep me safe! 494 00:34:23,145 --> 00:34:26,565 Master Shishio's plan is based upon the scenario 495 00:34:26,565 --> 00:34:30,402 written by the radical loyalists from the Ikeda-ya Incident. 496 00:34:30,986 --> 00:34:34,406 He intends to set Kyoto afire, assassinate the leaders of the Shogunate, 497 00:34:34,406 --> 00:34:36,825 and take the emperor to Choshu. 498 00:34:37,159 --> 00:34:39,912 It's a massive plan to set the thousand-year capital on fire 499 00:34:39,912 --> 00:34:42,206 since they didn't pull it off last time. 500 00:34:42,915 --> 00:34:47,002 He's got 500 subordinates who will spread fires all across Kyoto. 501 00:34:47,086 --> 00:34:50,839 During the confusion of the fire, they will assassinate all of the civil servants in Kyoto! 502 00:34:50,839 --> 00:34:53,217 He has taken measures for the loyalists that burned him 503 00:34:53,217 --> 00:34:58,097 to get a taste of the major offense they had attempted during the end of the Shogunate. 504 00:34:58,597 --> 00:35:02,434 Whatcha think? Whether you believe me or not is up to you. 505 00:35:02,726 --> 00:35:06,271 If it was all bullshit, yer welcome to do whatever ya like with me! 506 00:35:06,855 --> 00:35:09,149 Ain't like I can run away or hide. 507 00:35:10,943 --> 00:35:13,278 Is that all you know? 508 00:35:14,029 --> 00:35:16,824 I have information that verifies your statement. 509 00:35:16,824 --> 00:35:21,078 What you said can be trusted, but I doubt that is the whole of it. 510 00:35:21,453 --> 00:35:24,915 He wants to avoid a repeat of what happened in Ikeda-ya at all costs, 511 00:35:24,915 --> 00:35:27,167 assuming Shishio is not a fool. 512 00:35:27,417 --> 00:35:29,795 It is only natural that you don't know more. 513 00:35:30,087 --> 00:35:34,049 A careless slip of the tongue, and the plan would fall to pieces. 514 00:35:34,133 --> 00:35:38,637 If I were in Shishio's shoes, I would NEVER disclose important information 515 00:35:38,637 --> 00:35:42,266 that could affect the success of the operation with an untrustworthy subordinate. 516 00:35:42,266 --> 00:35:44,685 Master Shishio ain't like you! 517 00:35:44,685 --> 00:35:49,231 There's no way I woulda followed him if he was such a narrow-minded prick! 518 00:35:49,606 --> 00:35:52,651 Oh, so do you know what is going on behind the scenes? 519 00:35:52,651 --> 00:35:55,154 You bet! Everyone's in on it. 520 00:35:55,154 --> 00:35:58,031 But even if ya tortured me, I ain't talkin! 521 00:35:58,282 --> 00:36:01,451 That'd be the same as betrayin' Master Shishio. 522 00:36:01,952 --> 00:36:04,663 Anyone can gloss over the truth. 523 00:36:05,539 --> 00:36:09,877 You cannot deny the possibility that you were fed false information. 524 00:36:09,877 --> 00:36:11,962 That ain't true! I saw it with my own eyes. 525 00:36:11,962 --> 00:36:13,589 Right in the Port of Osaka! 526 00:36:16,550 --> 00:36:20,888 That is all I needed to know. You saved me the trouble of having to torture you. 527 00:36:21,221 --> 00:36:22,681 Thank ya. 528 00:36:28,312 --> 00:36:29,730 The Great Kyoto Fire... 529 00:36:30,230 --> 00:36:33,108 He will topple the people's trust in the government 530 00:36:33,108 --> 00:36:37,696 by burning what has been ingrained in the hearts of the Japanese as the symbol of our capital. 531 00:36:38,614 --> 00:36:41,074 This is Shishio's declaration of war. 532 00:36:41,366 --> 00:36:44,203 As for the other scheme that he kept secret... 533 00:36:44,328 --> 00:36:47,831 You and I will stop him. I take it you have no objections? 534 00:36:51,585 --> 00:36:54,129 Where is Himura Battousai? 535 00:36:56,173 --> 00:37:01,136 Your desire for information on Himura has led you to attack your old hideout, Aoi-ya. 536 00:37:01,136 --> 00:37:03,138 You have grown twisted! 537 00:37:06,433 --> 00:37:10,229 It is too late to hammer out your distortions! 538 00:37:10,479 --> 00:37:11,897 I must crush you. 539 00:37:20,447 --> 00:37:22,991 Oh, boy. They are fighting for keeps. 540 00:37:22,991 --> 00:37:24,451 Sou! 541 00:37:25,702 --> 00:37:28,705 Do you think Shishio intends to kill him? 542 00:37:29,039 --> 00:37:31,959 And here Usui could prove to be a powerful asset. 543 00:37:32,584 --> 00:37:34,378 It is fine, Sou. 544 00:37:34,628 --> 00:37:37,506 This is his form... ofjustice. 545 00:37:41,260 --> 00:37:43,178 To stop the Great Kyoto Fire, 546 00:37:43,178 --> 00:37:46,139 we will need the assistance of a group that knows Kyoto well. 547 00:37:46,139 --> 00:37:48,141 I know who to ask. 548 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:51,436 “Fight a group with a group,” is it? 549 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:56,441 It'd be great if you could find replacements for the fifty men I've lost. 550 00:37:59,611 --> 00:38:01,571 Perhaps the outcome will prove promising 551 00:38:01,571 --> 00:38:06,660 if I further confuse a heart already in turmoil as you resist returning to your Hitokiri ways. 552 00:38:07,452 --> 00:38:11,873 Two people have followed you here from Tokyo. They have already arrived in Kyoto. 553 00:38:32,394 --> 00:38:33,729 I made it in... 554 00:38:46,450 --> 00:38:47,492 Master Aoshi! 555 00:38:47,492 --> 00:38:50,412 Never appear before me again. 556 00:39:04,384 --> 00:39:07,512 How was it, Usui? Were you boiling? 557 00:39:07,512 --> 00:39:08,513 Yeah... 558 00:39:08,513 --> 00:39:12,434 We're not done yet. See how I burn before you go. 559 00:39:12,726 --> 00:39:17,064 I will show you directly through those festering eyes, not through your Mind's Eye. 560 00:39:18,190 --> 00:39:19,649 I saw it... 561 00:39:19,649 --> 00:39:21,151 What did you see? 562 00:39:21,151 --> 00:39:25,947 Your... body... as it burns in flames. 563 00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:30,869 That is exactly what I desire. 564 00:39:32,829 --> 00:39:35,374 Yahiko! Yahiko! 565 00:39:35,374 --> 00:39:38,794 Really! Where could he have gone? He ran off... 566 00:40:11,410 --> 00:40:14,246 Oh, Officer Fujita! What impeccable timing. 567 00:40:14,413 --> 00:40:17,916 I've got a man in custody who picked a massive fight in town. 568 00:40:17,999 --> 00:40:20,836 He's terribly insistent that I let him see you. 569 00:40:20,919 --> 00:40:23,130 I think he said you know each other... 570 00:40:28,176 --> 00:40:29,803 Just like I thought! 571 00:40:29,803 --> 00:40:32,013 Instead of blindly searching around, 572 00:40:32,013 --> 00:40:35,267 I just needed to get in trouble with the cops to catch you! 573 00:40:35,475 --> 00:40:38,812 Meeting up that way is a whole lot faster. 574 00:40:38,812 --> 00:40:41,982 So it was you after all, moron! 575 00:40:41,982 --> 00:40:43,900 Pfft, course it was! 576 00:40:43,900 --> 00:40:47,737 This is Sanosuke Sagara's grand arrival in Kyoto! 577 00:40:49,823 --> 00:40:51,324 Kenshin... 578 00:40:51,867 --> 00:40:54,119 Ummm, I... 579 00:40:54,119 --> 00:40:55,662 Why?! 580 00:40:56,037 --> 00:40:57,789 Why did you come? 581 00:40:57,998 --> 00:41:00,208 Are you... mad? 582 00:41:00,834 --> 00:41:02,043 Partly. 583 00:41:02,043 --> 00:41:03,211 Huh? 584 00:41:03,837 --> 00:41:05,755 My other half says, 585 00:41:07,632 --> 00:41:09,050 “Thank you.” 586 00:41:19,936 --> 00:41:23,899 You guys! Why are you enjoying some emotional reunion without me?! 587 00:41:23,899 --> 00:41:26,693 Because you just had to wander off somewhere! 588 00:41:26,693 --> 00:41:30,280 Nature called! Figure that out for yourself, Ms. Dense! 589 00:41:30,655 --> 00:41:33,200 Going to pee isn't all that embarrassing for a guy! 590 00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:35,202 Just be straightforward about it, Yahiko! 591 00:41:35,202 --> 00:41:37,037 I'm still going through puberty! 592 00:41:37,037 --> 00:41:39,956 Or so you'd like to think! You're still a little brat! 593 00:41:39,956 --> 00:41:43,126 You suffer embarrassment as you mature! 594 00:41:54,304 --> 00:41:56,848 I just... don't know anymore! 595 00:42:00,685 --> 00:42:02,604 There is no stopping now! 596 00:42:04,689 --> 00:42:07,192 Neither for you, nor me... 597 00:42:13,990 --> 00:42:17,452 If you can stop me, I dare you to try! 598 00:42:18,328 --> 00:42:20,455 I can no longer turn back. 599 00:42:21,456 --> 00:42:25,001 Until I defeat him, my battle will not come to an end. 600 00:42:38,682 --> 00:42:42,227 I... will never leave your side again. 601 00:42:49,484 --> 00:42:53,446 Even if! cannot see what lays ahead, I will keep walking... 602 00:42:53,863 --> 00:42:55,490 ...with this sword. 603 00:43:25,687 --> 00:43:34,779 Kaze nara yurusou If it were the wind 604 00:43:34,779 --> 00:43:39,117 Nani mo kamo All would be forgiven 605 00:43:45,624 --> 00:43:54,758 Sayakeshi nijizora The vibrant rainbow in the sky 606 00:43:54,758 --> 00:43:59,262 Tokete yuku Begins to dissipate 607 00:44:06,978 --> 00:44:11,983 Ishidatami ni wa On the stone pavement 608 00:44:11,983 --> 00:44:16,946 Okizari no hana There is a deserted flower 609 00:44:16,946 --> 00:44:24,079 Semete daite yaritakute At the very least, I want to embrace it 610 00:44:26,956 --> 00:44:36,132 Ato sukoshi utsukushikereba If it were a little more beautiful 611 00:44:36,966 --> 00:44:45,392 Orarezu ni ikita darou ka Could it have lived without getting plucked? 612 00:44:46,976 --> 00:44:56,236 Itazura ni yume no inochi wo Who is the one that mischievously 613 00:44:56,945 --> 00:45:05,203 Kimeru no wa dare darou Determined its life's dream? 614 00:45:05,704 --> 00:45:14,713 Katamuku hoshi-tachi Sinking stars 615 00:45:14,713 --> 00:45:19,634 Soba ni ite Stay by my side 616 00:45:25,682 --> 00:45:34,482 Yoake wa nana iro The dawn has seven colors 617 00:45:34,774 --> 00:45:39,738 Dare no tame But who are they for?