WEBVTT 00:06.320 --> 00:08.480 I'll never let go. Never. 00:09.880 --> 00:11.700 I'll never let go. 00:11.700 --> 00:13.120 I'll never let go! 00:14.390 --> 00:16.110 You're still saying that? 00:26.370 --> 00:27.410 There. 00:27.970 --> 00:29.150 Around that corner... 00:33.940 --> 00:36.020 There it is. Nijo Castle. 00:50.820 --> 00:55.370 Follow this street, then take the first right and you'll be on Oike-dori Street. 00:55.370 --> 00:59.120 Follow that street to the canal, and you'll see Nijo Castle on your right. 00:59.420 --> 01:00.110 Right. 01:00.570 --> 01:02.160 And what will you do, Nio? 01:03.050 --> 01:05.790 I'll stall Naozumi-san to buy you time. 01:06.120 --> 01:09.330 No, I won't have that. He's simply too dangerous. 01:09.820 --> 01:10.810 I'll be fine. 01:11.070 --> 01:13.600 Whatever else I am, I'm a Miburo. 01:16.100 --> 01:18.770 No, no! I'm scared to go alone! 01:18.770 --> 01:23.650 Please be reasonable! If he gets you, this will all have been for nothing! 01:24.790 --> 01:29.190 I ought to summon reinforcements and rush to his aid, even if it takes some time. 01:30.160 --> 01:32.110 I know that as well as anyone. 01:32.970 --> 01:34.140 I know it, and yet... 01:38.320 --> 01:39.570 This will not do. 01:40.400 --> 01:41.760 It simply will not. 01:41.760 --> 01:42.730 Forgive me, Nio. 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Miburo 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Miburo 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Warning 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Warning 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Warning 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Warning 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Warning 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Warning 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Warning 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Warning 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Warning 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Warning 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Warning 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Miburo 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Miburo 01:56.220 --> 02:01.930 Blue Miburo 03:16.960 --> 03:18.310 Enough! 03:19.690 --> 03:21.440 Let go already, brat! 03:21.440 --> 03:22.470 Never! 03:23.550 --> 03:24.420 Naozumi! 03:29.810 --> 03:31.680 I insist that you stop this. 03:33.000 --> 03:34.490 Kikuchiyo-san! 03:35.920 --> 03:37.480 Oh? 03:37.800 --> 03:39.090 Sorry, Nio. 03:39.640 --> 03:42.000 I cannot be the only one to flee. 03:42.960 --> 03:47.240 In that sense, I suppose I'm not cut out to rule. 03:49.130 --> 03:50.880 You really are... 03:52.590 --> 03:54.080 the Shogun. 03:55.590 --> 04:00.250 You came back here to die? Saves me the trouble of coming to find you. 04:04.050 --> 04:07.080 I may not look it, but I am the Seii Taishogun. 04:08.080 --> 04:12.150 I have d-dabbled in swordplay myself. 04:16.430 --> 04:20.690 You're quaking! You're the very picture of cowardice! 04:23.440 --> 04:26.820 R-Run, Kikuchiyo-san. 04:27.050 --> 04:29.870 I... I cannot. 04:30.510 --> 04:33.520 D-D-Do your worst. 04:33.520 --> 04:34.210 No. 04:35.760 --> 04:37.660 Your Lordship has done enough. 04:40.090 --> 04:41.080 You are... 04:46.650 --> 04:48.030 Hijikata-san! 04:54.070 --> 04:57.240 Now you look like you can give me a little entertainment. 04:58.940 --> 04:59.810 Let go. 04:59.810 --> 05:00.610 No! 05:00.610 --> 05:02.400 Please let go of me! 05:01.640 --> 05:02.400 No! 05:02.680 --> 05:03.450 No! 05:05.760 --> 05:07.660 Oh, give it a rest already! 05:08.640 --> 05:09.950 You must be a Miburo. 05:16.450 --> 05:20.920 No warning? You're as wild as the rumors say. 05:23.380 --> 05:24.710 Whoa there. 05:27.890 --> 05:29.200 Where are you from? 05:29.200 --> 05:30.640 How old are you? 05:30.640 --> 05:31.610 Well? 05:32.200 --> 05:34.430 What, are you angry? 05:34.830 --> 05:36.480 What style do you practice? 05:52.290 --> 05:54.960 What awesome strength. 05:55.200 --> 05:58.200 Th-That's Hijikata-san for you. 05:58.480 --> 06:00.840 Do you ever stop yapping? 06:01.200 --> 06:03.460 I've got nothing to say to you. 06:14.640 --> 06:16.990 Sorry. Bad habit of mine. 06:17.990 --> 06:22.820 I haven't met a man worth fighting in a while, and I got carried away. 06:23.720 --> 06:25.320 Nio, can you move? 06:26.530 --> 06:29.100 Escort His Lordship to Nijo Castle. 06:29.600 --> 06:30.410 Yes, sir. 06:31.320 --> 06:32.540 Ow, ouch. 06:34.000 --> 06:34.780 Let me help you. 06:35.750 --> 06:37.450 S-Sorry. 06:38.480 --> 06:39.280 Can you walk? 06:40.000 --> 06:41.200 I'm fine. 06:47.250 --> 06:48.680 Let's take this way around. 06:49.000 --> 06:49.680 Sure. 06:50.440 --> 06:52.400 Will that fellow be all right? 06:52.940 --> 06:54.510 Should we not call for help? 06:55.070 --> 06:56.400 Don't worry about him. 06:57.050 --> 07:00.930 We'd catch hell for it later if we called for help instead of escaping. 07:02.230 --> 07:05.330 And I can't imagine Hijikata-san losing. 07:12.890 --> 07:14.160 There's more to come! 07:19.970 --> 07:21.680 Deftly struck. 07:22.070 --> 07:25.460 I see you've got skill as well as strength. 07:26.200 --> 07:28.000 Your strikes are too direct. 07:28.600 --> 07:32.270 Although between that funny sword and this narrow alley, I can't blame you. 07:32.270 --> 07:37.010 I've found it. I knew you were no ordinary man. 07:37.010 --> 07:37.760 Huh? 07:39.080 --> 07:42.570 Anyway, are you sure you want to let them go that easily? 07:42.990 --> 07:44.600 Trivialities. 07:45.040 --> 07:49.080 We really ought to talk. I'm sure of it. 07:49.080 --> 07:50.010 What? 07:50.910 --> 07:56.740 You said you've got nothing to say. But don't be like that. Tell me about yourself. 07:58.640 --> 08:02.040 How about a little story about me to break the ice? 08:04.330 --> 08:05.080 Shut up. 08:09.360 --> 08:12.460 I don't care about your backstory. 08:13.640 --> 08:15.640 That stings. 08:15.640 --> 08:17.070 You seem to be enjoying this. 08:17.070 --> 08:25.650 I really am. I hear you Miburo are a pack of ronin from Edo who settled in Mibu Village. 08:25.650 --> 08:27.020 You heard right. 08:27.200 --> 08:29.020 Then you must understand. 08:29.370 --> 08:30.630 Understand what? 08:34.550 --> 08:38.190 Didn't you come here to make your names? 08:38.190 --> 08:42.280 To live by the sword? To prove your worth? 08:43.850 --> 08:46.550 Well, maybe some of us did. 08:47.040 --> 08:49.640 But not me. 08:49.640 --> 08:50.490 What? 08:51.140 --> 08:54.300 Then why did you come? 08:57.240 --> 09:02.310 Ever heard the saying, "We all repay a lifetime of debt to our parents by the age of three"? 09:02.450 --> 09:03.310 News to me. 09:03.770 --> 09:08.970 It means babies are so lovable, you can forget about what comes after. 09:09.550 --> 09:12.810 As it happens, I'm an exception. 09:14.400 --> 09:16.980 I was the youngest of ten, so I got a lot of affection. 09:18.980 --> 09:22.080 And not just from my parents. 09:33.840 --> 09:41.070 My brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, and everyone in the village loved me. 09:42.840 --> 09:45.350 L-Loved you? 09:45.620 --> 09:48.770 So you see, I owed too much. 09:49.340 --> 09:50.890 I just want to pay my debts. 09:53.010 --> 09:56.810 When I heard there were guys like you running wild in Kyoto, 09:57.320 --> 10:01.670 I figured people must be in trouble. Possibly crying their eyes out. 10:02.710 --> 10:07.330 Whoever they are, I want to do something for them. That's all. 10:10.280 --> 10:16.140 Of course, no matter how many times I say it, none of the other Miburo believe me. 10:16.950 --> 10:18.200 Do you know why? 10:19.790 --> 10:22.730 Because I've got a mean face like you. 10:24.380 --> 10:25.510 I see. 10:27.570 --> 10:29.600 I get it. I know just what you mean. 10:30.040 --> 10:34.080 Fighting for the weak is one aspect of a samurai. 10:34.310 --> 10:36.940 So that's your bushido, huh? 10:37.460 --> 10:38.540 Bushido? 10:39.760 --> 10:41.780 Tell me, brother. 10:42.080 --> 10:44.430 You should be able to answer me. 10:45.120 --> 10:49.210 What is the way of the sword to you? Tell me. 10:49.590 --> 10:51.560 The sword? You mean the way of the samurai? 10:52.160 --> 10:56.000 Yes! The ideal we strive for. 11:04.560 --> 11:05.960 It's a delusion. 11:12.840 --> 11:15.000 Is His Lordship still missing? 11:15.200 --> 11:16.880 Whatever it takes, find him! 11:16.880 --> 11:17.600 Yes, sir! 11:18.320 --> 11:21.780 W-We made it. There's Nijo Castle. 11:21.780 --> 11:23.830 W-We survived. 11:28.400 --> 11:31.240 They say Nio and the Shogun haven't arrived yet. 11:31.480 --> 11:32.270 What now? 11:32.580 --> 11:34.350 That's a tricky question. 11:35.460 --> 11:37.310 And who knows where Hijikata went! 11:37.310 --> 11:40.160 They're dead! It's all over! 11:40.160 --> 11:42.650 Quit your whining, Taro. 11:42.650 --> 11:43.930 Hey! 11:45.830 --> 11:48.220 We're over here, guys! 11:48.220 --> 11:50.190 It is I. I have returned. 11:50.650 --> 11:52.670 It's Nio. And the Shogun, too. 11:52.670 --> 11:53.970 You're all right. 11:53.970 --> 11:55.080 You're alive? 11:55.080 --> 11:56.190 Took you long enough. 11:57.860 --> 12:01.510 I, uh, wasn't worried. Not one bit. 12:01.510 --> 12:02.520 Seriously? 12:02.520 --> 12:06.000 Still, I'm glad. You both made it here in one piece— 12:07.210 --> 12:11.270 Yes. Thank goodness we got through that safely. 12:11.270 --> 12:13.710 Indeed. We faced no trouble worth mentioning. 12:13.940 --> 12:16.750 Whoa! You got beat to hell and back! 12:17.430 --> 12:18.960 Someone got you good. 12:19.480 --> 12:20.430 Was it that guy? 12:20.680 --> 12:23.000 Yeah. Naozumi-san found us and— 12:23.460 --> 12:26.340 Don't use "san" for the enemy! 12:27.800 --> 12:29.560 How happy-go-lucky can you get? 12:30.240 --> 12:31.280 Lord Iemochi! 12:31.280 --> 12:32.670 You've returned. 12:32.670 --> 12:34.310 My lord, are you hurt? 12:34.650 --> 12:37.320 Merely a few scratches. Do not fuss. 12:38.750 --> 12:40.480 You're covered in blood! 12:40.480 --> 12:41.900 Damn those scoundrels! 12:41.900 --> 12:43.820 We'll make them pay! 12:44.120 --> 12:44.820 Shogun. 12:44.820 --> 12:46.170 What? You dare— 12:46.170 --> 12:46.820 Madam. 12:47.110 --> 12:48.960 Did Nio work hard? 12:49.780 --> 12:53.830 Yes. He did indeed. He is a splendid worker. 12:56.340 --> 13:00.080 You did good, Nio. Well done. What a man. 13:00.080 --> 13:02.340 Ow. That hurts, Granny. 13:02.540 --> 13:05.000 I knew you'd come through when it counted. 13:06.130 --> 13:07.760 That's the bare minimum. 13:07.970 --> 13:13.420 Still, they would've had all our heads if he'd let the Shogun die. 13:14.860 --> 13:17.890 Nio, you're a hero! 13:18.920 --> 13:20.460 You're all exaggerating. 13:20.460 --> 13:22.070 No, I mean it. 13:22.380 --> 13:24.620 By the way, did you see Hijikata? 13:24.840 --> 13:27.070 He went looking for you. 13:27.360 --> 13:31.920 Oh, don't worry. Hijikata-san is fighting Naozumi-san. 13:31.920 --> 13:32.690 Where? 13:32.690 --> 13:33.680 By now, he should be... 13:36.780 --> 13:39.670 Hey! Where are they fighting? 13:39.670 --> 13:42.890 At least name the place before passing out on us. 13:42.890 --> 13:46.340 The battlefield is on Oike-dori Street. Go, Miburo. 13:46.490 --> 13:47.320 Got it. 13:47.320 --> 13:49.080 I wonder if they're still going at it. 13:49.350 --> 13:50.740 Guess we'd better go see. 13:52.170 --> 13:54.650 I will take Nio inside. Open the gates. 13:55.730 --> 13:59.220 Two of my guards were cut down in the street. Send someone for them. 13:59.220 --> 13:59.920 Yes, my lord. 13:59.920 --> 14:02.040 And summon a doctor at once. 14:02.040 --> 14:02.950 Yes, my lord. 14:03.360 --> 14:05.770 O-Okay, guys, good luck! 14:05.770 --> 14:06.580 Don't get beat— 14:06.580 --> 14:07.800 Ouch, ouch, ouch! 14:07.800 --> 14:09.830 You're going with them, Taro! 14:10.020 --> 14:13.900 Your friends are fighting, so do your part. 14:15.790 --> 14:18.880 Let's go. Those guys are nuts. 14:20.790 --> 14:22.560 The way of the sword is a delusion? 14:22.910 --> 14:23.660 You heard me. 14:36.470 --> 14:37.690 Cheap piece of junk. 14:37.890 --> 14:41.200 The fight's over. Back to our talk. 14:41.630 --> 14:46.450 Why? Why would a samurai like you say such a thing? 14:48.620 --> 14:51.140 It sounds like there is some misunderstanding. 14:51.140 --> 14:52.870 I am no samurai. 14:52.870 --> 14:53.700 What? 14:57.110 --> 14:59.010 Then what are you? 14:59.010 --> 15:01.210 Just a farmer's son. 15:02.420 --> 15:03.280 Impossible! 15:03.280 --> 15:07.580 A p-peasant? You? Lies! 15:07.580 --> 15:09.040 Stop lying! 15:12.560 --> 15:15.600 A wakizashi? You wish to continue? 15:15.830 --> 15:18.480 What can you do with that toy? 15:25.140 --> 15:26.780 A test of strength, is it? 15:27.340 --> 15:30.940 Did you think you could cross blades with me and win? 15:31.850 --> 15:32.440 What? 15:39.050 --> 15:40.590 You punched me? 15:40.590 --> 15:42.960 Is that any way to fight? 15:43.320 --> 15:45.960 Don't act like this is some exhibition duel. 15:46.460 --> 15:48.470 We're brawling, plain and simple. 15:49.690 --> 15:51.080 You want a brawl? 16:06.200 --> 16:07.890 Let go! 16:08.400 --> 16:10.080 No, you let go! 16:10.440 --> 16:11.820 I'll murder you! 16:10.440 --> 16:11.820 I'll murder you! 16:12.330 --> 16:14.000 You want to keep going? 16:17.980 --> 16:20.210 When did that guy get here? 16:29.760 --> 16:31.720 That's hardly beautiful. 16:32.250 --> 16:34.480 Not beautiful in the least. 16:35.170 --> 16:36.840 Who are you? 16:37.890 --> 16:38.940 Good evening. 16:40.500 --> 16:44.250 Naozumi, that sword of yours won't do any good here. 16:44.760 --> 16:45.720 You must know that. 16:45.890 --> 16:46.840 A new enemy? 16:47.370 --> 16:49.470 Damn you, Ayame. 16:50.720 --> 16:52.770 I'll be the one to kill you. 16:54.000 --> 16:57.560 Why aren't you wearing your Risshi uniform? 16:57.560 --> 17:01.890 Oh, come on. I'd stick out like a sore thumb walking around in that. 17:01.890 --> 17:03.120 How stupid can you be? 17:04.120 --> 17:05.420 Do you recognize this flower? 17:06.110 --> 17:09.130 It's called a "rose," and I hear it has thorns. 17:10.040 --> 17:11.600 Just like me. 17:11.880 --> 17:14.390 You'll stand out even more in that! 17:16.270 --> 17:20.120 You have potential, but unfortunately, you lack polish. 17:20.650 --> 17:22.290 Who are you people? 17:23.620 --> 17:24.640 How many are you? 17:25.050 --> 17:31.640 According to the Nihon Shoki, the great serpent, Yamata no Orochi, had eight heads. 17:33.330 --> 17:35.170 Eight heads. 17:35.170 --> 17:37.570 Namely, the Lily... 17:38.160 --> 17:48.420 the Pure, the Agitator, the Hound, the Quiet, the Fiend, the Firework Maker, and... 17:49.340 --> 17:50.180 the Samurai. 17:52.080 --> 17:53.410 What are you after? 17:53.410 --> 17:55.430 I'm glad you asked. 17:55.810 --> 17:57.590 We, the Blood Risshidan, will— 17:57.590 --> 17:59.250 Hey! There they are! 18:00.240 --> 18:02.430 Hijikata-san! 18:04.160 --> 18:05.630 What rotten timing. 18:07.890 --> 18:09.190 Oh, my. 18:10.640 --> 18:11.280 Huh? 18:11.900 --> 18:13.410 Oh, my. What's this? 18:13.880 --> 18:16.720 Are you in trouble, by any chance? 18:16.720 --> 18:18.510 Seriously? Come on, man. 18:18.510 --> 18:19.690 Whoa. 18:19.690 --> 18:21.950 Why don't you just finish them off already? 18:24.180 --> 18:25.320 They're Miburo. 18:26.450 --> 18:29.200 Hijikata, we're ready to join in anytime. 18:29.580 --> 18:32.200 This proves you still need to train more. 18:33.330 --> 18:35.280 There's more of them now. 18:35.280 --> 18:37.210 Do something, Hijikata! 18:38.000 --> 18:38.970 Quiet! 18:39.280 --> 18:42.350 Uh-oh. He's getting beat. Lame. 18:43.890 --> 18:47.600 Well, well. All your friends are here to watch. 18:51.280 --> 18:53.930 If you cross this line, the fighting starts. 18:54.430 --> 18:57.610 Do you want to settle this here or not? 18:57.610 --> 18:59.110 What? 19:04.620 --> 19:08.120 G-Go on, Hajime. Get 'em. 19:09.280 --> 19:11.830 No, I think we'll pass for today. 19:14.820 --> 19:15.720 I see. 19:16.430 --> 19:19.670 Yes. The light just isn't right today. 19:23.670 --> 19:25.120 Let's go, Naozumi. 19:25.120 --> 19:25.850 Huh? 19:26.180 --> 19:27.580 That's how it goes. 19:28.680 --> 19:30.690 Don't make decisions for me. 19:31.020 --> 19:33.280 Your sword's bent. 19:33.280 --> 19:33.910 What? 19:38.880 --> 19:39.640 Hey. 19:41.570 --> 19:43.700 This fight's not over. 19:46.620 --> 19:49.450 What do you call yourself? 19:50.540 --> 19:52.240 Hijikata Toshizo. 19:53.490 --> 19:55.720 Kyohachi Naozumi. 19:56.190 --> 19:58.170 Till we meet again. 19:59.780 --> 20:03.040 Ask the white-haired kid what we want. 20:03.870 --> 20:06.720 Shouldn't we have taken them on while we had the chance? 20:07.100 --> 20:08.480 Y-Yeah. 20:08.480 --> 20:10.560 You sure we wanna let them go? 20:10.560 --> 20:12.230 Pipe down. 20:12.560 --> 20:17.390 Wow, though. That Naozumi guy seemed tough. 20:17.930 --> 20:19.920 I'll settle the score sooner or later. 20:20.730 --> 20:21.880 More importantly, Soji... 20:22.950 --> 20:25.360 Don't give too much thought to what doesn't concern you. 20:25.750 --> 20:27.790 Whatever do you mean? 20:30.590 --> 20:34.870 That Hijikata guy must be awfully important. 20:35.330 --> 20:35.960 Huh? 20:36.530 --> 20:40.530 I didn't really care whether we went at it or not, 20:41.560 --> 20:45.050 but given where he was standing, he would have died for certain if we had. 20:46.610 --> 20:52.360 That pretty boy weighed up the benefits of capturing us and decided not to fight. 20:53.470 --> 20:56.310 It looked like the rest of them wanted to fight, though. 20:57.050 --> 20:59.280 Hijikata is my prey. 20:59.660 --> 21:01.560 If you touch him, I'll kill you. 21:02.280 --> 21:04.050 Oh, I'm so scared. 21:13.370 --> 21:14.550 Naozumi-san... 21:15.590 --> 21:17.000 You're weak. 21:20.250 --> 21:21.200 What is it? 21:23.220 --> 21:26.380 Still, I liked that white-haired kid. 21:26.870 --> 21:28.920 They're an interesting bunch. 21:29.580 --> 21:30.640 Really? 21:31.870 --> 21:33.080 The Miburo, is it? 21:35.230 --> 21:36.320 Yeah. 21:39.110 --> 21:43.770 That settles it. They'll be the stars of the festival. 21:44.940 --> 21:49.950 Eight Heads 23:20.080 --> 23:25.460 Next time 23:21.320 --> 23:26.960 A clash between the Miburo and the Blood Risshidan seems inevitable. 23:27.460 --> 23:30.800 Meanwhile, having successfully protected Lord Iemochi, 23:30.800 --> 23:36.050 Nio is carried into Nijo Castle and gains unlooked-for experience. 23:36.590 --> 23:43.490 For the Miburo, it would become a newfound cause for unity. 23:44.330 --> 23:47.660 Next time: "Sharing the Same Dream." 23:47.110 --> 23:49.940 Sharing 23:47.110 --> 23:49.940 the Same Dream 23:47.980 --> 23:49.290 It won't disappoint.