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Lord of the Nerima clan of the province of Musashi...

Hyoenojo Oishi was in Kamakura.

Therefore, the murderer of thejindai Higami...

and his escort was being interrogated...

by Higami's younger brother Shahei and his escort.

It had already been 3 days...

since the capture of Sosuke Inukawa.

That's enough!

Why don't you just confess to your crime, Gakuzo?

You helped Shino Inuzuka and Hamaji elope...

then you killed Hikiroku and his wife...

and stole their savings.

Please, listen.

I didn't do any of these things.

You killed Hikiroku and his wife...

and you stole from them...

and you were going to run away.

Please, listen!

You also encountered the jindai and his escort...

and you killed them, too.

Did you not?

I didn't!

Why do you persist with these lies?

Confess your crimes!

Confess! Confess!

Confess! Confess!

Confess your crimes, Gakuzo!

As if in a dream...

the three dog warriors were together as one...

and on their merry way toward Otsuka village...

to meet up with their one remaining brother Sosuke.

See you later, Kobungo!

We'll go on ahead to Otsuka village.

O.K. I'll be there in three days.

We'll be waiting.

It hurts.

Why don't they believe me?

I was trying to avenge my master--ouch!

I see now. It happened then.

He was the one who killed Miss Hamaji!

Maybe he also...

No way.

It's just across the river.

Yasuhei!

Yasuhei!

Yeah, I'm coming.

Who is it?

Sorry to bother you so early.

Oh! Shino!

The new jindai's looking everywhere for you.

It's a trumped-up charge, you know.

The old jindai killed Hikiroku and his wife.

Gakuzo was just avenging his master.

That's what all the villagers are saying.

Well, I'm not surprised. That's what you get...

Although...

there's something that bothers me...

about Miss Hamaji going missing.

We were all sure that she had managed to elope.

And we were all very happy for you guys, too.

That is a strange bead.

All right!

What were Nui and Fusahachi?

I don't know if I really had a sister.

What, Shino?

No, nothing.

I know how you feel about Hamaji...

but we need more information.

Hurry up.

Shino!

Daihachi, look over there!

They will take care of you for a while.

I'll be back for you.

I don't know when that will be.

But I have to find the source of those strange beads.

They say caring for a lost child...

brings blessings from the gods...

and that people left their children by the road...

for a better life.

After the death of his parents Fusahachi and Nui...

Daihachi was in the hands of the gods themselves.

Kobungo...

I was waiting for you.

Please bring me the child.

You cannot come.

You cannot cross the river yet.

You'd better hurry to Otsuka village.

Shino and everyone need your help.

Well, look at that!

It's like there was some kind of monster rampage in there.

It's not something one human could have caused.

Well, what'd you find?

Shino!

You can't come out here!

What are you going to do if someone sees you?

You must remember that you are a wanted man!

Anyway, what did you find out?

No more than what Yasuhei has already told us.

I see.

I'm beat!

I don't know anything for sure...

but I imagine they'll execute him soon.

Wait a minute!

I'll find out for sure tomorrow.

But...

Look, if we go in there recklessly...

they'll just kill us, too.

I suppose you're right, but...

It hurts.

It hurts.

Gakuzo, manservant to Hikiroku Otsuka,

in spite of the advice given to you by the authorities...

you didn't confess your crime.

Even though it has been undeniably proven...

you haven't admitted your crime...

in spite of your low social status.

In light of the unforgivable nature of your crimes...

you are hereby sentenced to be executed tomorrow at dawn...

by means of crucifixion.

Crucifixion?

There you are. I've been looking for you.

Sosuke's execution is scheduled for tomorrow morning.

Really?

The castle is too heavily guarded.

We'll have to just storm the execution ground.

By tomorrow morning, that area will be fortified as well.

So we'll sneak in there tonight.

Please don't let me cry or scream out tomorrow.

Please let me die with dignity.

It's surrounded by the river and a moat.

There's only one road and one bridge.

Of course, those spots are heavily guarded.

There are patrols on the road...

along the forest and the moat...

and inside this fence here.

Here and here are where they put the dead bodies.

The patrols don't seem to like to spend much time there.

So that's where we'll go.

It seems a little gruesome, but this is one time...

when it's definitely safer to be among the dead.

We'll slip through the bamboo fence here...

then wait in this pile of bones until morning.

Sounds like a nice way to spend the evening.

Let's go back now.

Sosuke...

I am going to die soon.

Why, Father?

Someday you'll understand.

Someday you will definitely understand.

He killed the jindai?

Really?

I can't believe it.

I feel sorry for him.

I am sorry.

He's still young.

I've heard he's innocent.

You are Gakuzo, manservant to Hikiroku Otsuka...

are you not?

My name is Sosuke Yoshito Inukawa!

Begin the execution!

Catch them!

Watch out!

Shit!

Let's go, Shino!

Sosuke!

Are you O.K.?

Give up! You've caused me much trouble.

I wouldn't normally allow you such an easy time of it.

Ready!

Stop!

Wait!

Come back!

Aboshi.

So the four of you are all together now.

Only four more, or rather, two more to go.

I'll make you regret possessing peony birthmarks...

and spirit beads.

You'll feel that you really would have been better off dead.

It is your own suffering...

which is the wellspring of my life.

It will be splendid when all eight of you are together.

I am looking forward to it.

Shino Inuzuka...

Sosuke Inukawa...

Inukai Genpachi...

and Kobungo Inuta.

At the peak of summer...

they set to begin their enigmatic journey together.