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I’ll show them the overwhelming difference in power,

let them taste their helplessness, and then bid them farewell.

Looks like I surprised them.

Well, I poured three-fifths of my entire fortune

into this massive ironclad warship, Rengoku.

If you’re not more shocked, it’s not worth it.

Hōji, load the Armstrong cannon.

Let them enjoy some fireworks to celebrate my triumph.

Yes, my Lord.

Fire!

Let's go!

Shall we load the second round?

No, enough with the Armstrong cannon.

Fire the Gatling gun!

That was…

Anji’s Futae no Kiwami!!

Sano…!?

A spear!?

No, a scabbard!?

Wow!

We finally meet, Battōsai.

Shinomori...

Aoshi!

That sword…

You will fulfill our promise.

Wait!

Why?

Why are you here!?

Do not underestimate the Oniwabanshū.

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Episode 44 The Great Kyoto Fire (Part Two)

It suddenly got quiet…

What the hell is going on?

Aoshi!

You!

Why the hell are you here?!

Are you working with Shishio?!

If it means defeating Battōsai, I’ll use whoever I must.

Hmm.

What shall we do, Mr. Shishio?

Huh?

You still have unfinished business with Mr. Himura, don’t you?

Well, yes.

But the same goes for you, doesn’t it?

Perhaps.

Letting him freely attack Battōsai was part of the agreement.

So let him.

Okay.

Do as you wish.

We won’t interfere, neither will we help you.

That's my plan anyway.

Lord Shishio, please head inside!

Okay.

You…

Are you truly that Shinomori Aoshi?

You don't know anything about me!

Lord Shishio?

Security detail, to the deck!

Repel the intruders!

Who the hell are you guys?!

You wanna fight?!

Sano!

You have it?!

Yeah!

Had a hard time keeping it dry!

That’s...

An explosive shell!?

Idiot.

Why show it!

Alright, proceed with the plan!

Leave here to us!

Sano, go and destroy the engine room!

The engine room?!

It should be at the rear, near the ship’s bottom!

Engine room!

Engine room!!

That’s the bow, you idiot!

Engine room!

You fool!

You think we’ll let you go?!

Capture him!

We surrounded him!

Take him down!

Futae no Kiwami!

Engine room!

Engine room!!

His movements…

He’s not the same as before.

Is that so?

Sōjirō!

What are you doing?!

Hurry up and stop Sagara Sanosuke!

Huh?

No, I can't.

I have to protect Mr. Shishio.

Me?

No way, no way!

Then I must do it myself!

Sōjirō, Yumi!

Take care of things while I'm gone!

Sure.

Will he be alright…?

Who knows?

But more importantly, look.

Mr. Shishio is quite serious.

Don’t run, Battōsai.

Have you forgotten our promise?

I remember…

But right now, I don’t have time to fight you.

Can you step aside?

You must realize Shishio’s scheme by now.

If we let him be, even more people will suffer.

We have to stop him here.

That is none of my concern!

I won’t let you escape!

What was that…?

Both of them are incredible.

Oh!

Hey!

Get a hold of yourself!

My goodness...

You’re all such useless fools.

Slow…

What are the fire crew doing?

Who knows?

Well, we’ll do our part and get out of here quickly.

Wait!

Who are you?

I’m the commander of this unit.

You would strike down the wounded who can no longer resist?

Don't you have the honor of a samurai?

Not really.

I’m not a samurai anyway.

What do you want?

I will face you both.

In the meantime, please allow the wounded to retreat.

Huh?

What are you talking about?

Are you serious?

I am...

You seriously think you can beat the two of us?

I don’t...

I’m just here to do my duty as the rearguard.

Fine.

Huh?

We’re doing this?

But on one condition.

If you fall…

No, the moment your knee even touches the ground,

we’ll begin the hunt immediately.

Understood.

Hang in there…

Now, hurry!

Let’s do this!

Hey, splash some water on it.

We’re all out.

The well is too far from here.

Then, should I bring a bucket from home?

That would really help!

Thank you, sir!

No problem!

Why are these soldiers so weak?

Are there only low-ranking soldiers involved in this plan?

The guy you met was probably just a second-rate bodyguard, wasn't he?

No way!

That guy was nothing like these guys…

He was a monster!

It curled up like a ball and came flying at you at insane speed...

There’s no way something…

Hey, water’s...

Watch out!

Wasn't I right?

Yeah, you were.

What the hell is this guy?

Get him!

Don’t!

Leave this to us!

Kuro, catch him!

Got it!

Kuro!

"Temporary Clinic"

Green tag.

Huh?

No life-threatening injuries.

How did you hurt here?

Well, I was fighting some bad guys…

No, no.

You were trying to throw a potted plant at a bad guy from the second floor.

But then they took a hostage...

No, no.

That potted plant was our father’s prized possession,

and when you hesitated to throw it, you slipped and fell.

You can use the medicine and bandages.

Just take care of it yourselves.

We can just do it ourselves?

Only today…

Anyone who can move has to help themselves out.

More and more injured people are coming in.

I just hope it ends with only injuries…

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What’s wrong, Battōsai?

Why aren’t you fighting seriously?

Am I not even worth your attention?

Don’t mess with me!

This is the end.

I said, it’s over!

Two swords!?

Kodachi Nitō-ryū…

Can I avoid this?

Lord Shishio, the night wind is bad for your health.

How about I get you a...

No.

I’m burning.

Mr. Shishio seems to be enjoying.

Hey.

Yeah?

Are you okay with this?

That fool is about to wreck the ship.

Mr. Shishio is the one who paid for it.

So if that’s how it ends, so be it.

More importantly, are you okay with your situation?

If the battle goes on,

Mr. Himura is going to be defeated by Mr. Shinomori.

If that happens, I’ll just kill Shishio myself.

Interesting.

Engine room!

Engine room!!

Where’s the engine room!?

You were on the deck.

Who are you?

I am Sadojima Hōji, Lord Shishio’s loyal strategist.

Good for you.

And what’s with that flower?

This is for Lord Shishio’s new journey…

But thanks to you guys, I lost the chance to give it.

The white rose’s meaning is “deep respect”!

This white rose...!

My respect to Lord Shishio...!

I will stop you!

I will bury you!

Take this!

Ugh!

Loyalty!

Devotion!

Allegiance!

Everything I have is for Lord Shishio!

You…

Son of a...

Stay out of my way!

Looks like the majority retreated.

Thank god there were no casualties.

Yeah.

If incidents and crimes don’t happen, that’s always best.

Yes!

Alright, let’s regroup with the main unit…

Tokuji, leave me and run…

Don’t be stupid.

Whether we run or get caught, we will do it together.

Who’s there!?

You’ve really been beaten down, huh…

Hey, what’s with that attitude!

Shut up, brat!

What did you say!?

Easy, easy.

Calm down.

Listen, I'll give you a chance.

Go and turn yourself in.

Turn ourselves in?

Yeah.

From what I see, you two are still young.

You can still start over.

Yes…

Still young?

Start over?

We're sick of hearing things like that!

Goichi…

We’ve already built up a lifetime of sins, and this is where it’s led us!

We’re not like that bright-eyed kid there!

You...

“Survival of the fittest”…

For us, it’s eat or be eaten!

You…!

Tokuji, take care of that kid!

Arson is a capital offense!

If we get caught, it’s over!

What are you…

Damn you!

Mr. Ōmi!

You little girl!

Dō!

You!!

Men!

Yeah!

Setting fire to a temple?

How could you do something so blasphemous!

As the righteous Oniwabanshū, we can’t overlook this.

Tonight, we can’t let our guard down until morning.

If we miss even one fire, the whole city of Kyōto could go up in flames.

It’s tough, but we gotta hang in there!

Kenshin is fighting in Osaka right now, too!

Yeah.

When Kenshin and Sanosuke come back tomorrow,

we need to show them that Kyōto hasn’t changed.

We will protect Kyōto.

No matter who the enemy is, we will defend it!

So this is why there have been no fire outbreaks…

A little girl like you, huh…

Well, well, this is a problem.

Looks like Mr. Himura will lose.

Sōjirō.

Yes?

Shut up.

Yes.

Enough.

The one I’ve been searching for is “Hitokiri Battōsai.”

I have no interest in “Himura Kenshin.”

The Kodachi in reverse grip…!

Kaiten Kenbu!

And with two swords…!

Die!

Hitenmitsurugi-ryū…

Kuzuryūsen!!

Next Episode: The Great Kyoto Fire (Part Three)