1
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What a dummy.

2
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Oh, Master.

3
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At it again, training so early?

4
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My apologies. Did I wake you?

5
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No.

6
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Don't overdo it.
Your hands are all torn up.

7
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Master.

8
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I'm sorry to impose, but...

9
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I'd be grateful for your instruction.

10
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What are you talking about?

11
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You're plenty strong already.

12
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There's nothing more I can teach you.

13
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You're the only master I'll ever have,
Nagakura Shinpachi.

14
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Cut it out. Spare me the flattery.

15
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It's not flattery.

16
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You accepted your own
lack of natural talent

17
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and overcame it
with nothing but sheer hard work.

18
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The way you became this strong
inspires me, Master.

19
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Lack of talent? You've got some nerve.

20
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I can't tell if you're complimenting me
or insulting me.

21
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My apologies.

22
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Whatever. It's the truth, anyway.

23
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You've gotten good
at that disarming technique.

24
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All thanks to you, Master.

25
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Bring it.

26
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This "talentless" senior
will give you a lesson.

27
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Thank you very much.

28
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"Half past six.
I'll be waiting at Shinkenji Temple."

29
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Guess who?

30
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THE CORPS CODE

31
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THE CORPS CODE

32
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Come on, Shimada. What's the matter?

33
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Put more spirit into it.

34
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My apologies, Vice-Commander.

35
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Hijikata doesn't hold back.

36
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Give it your all against every opponent.

37
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It's the only way to show
true respect for your opponent.

38
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But they are all intimidated.

39
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He's just too damn strong.

40
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He's making Shimada look like a child.

41
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Out of the way!

42
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Heisuke, we're practicing.

43
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This is no time for that!

44
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Aijiro... Aijiro has been killed!

45
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Back off.

46
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Back off. Come on.

47
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Hey!

48
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SONG OF THE SAMURAI

49
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Are you sure it was Aijiro?

50
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Yes.

51
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According to the magistrate's office,
the body had countless sword wounds.

52
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They said the fatal wound was a stab
from the back and out through the stomach.

53
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Does Shinpachi know?

54
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No idea.

55
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I haven't seen Nagakura at the dojo today.

56
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Any idea who did it?

57
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No idea.

58
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The magistrate's office thinks
it was probably a thief

59
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since his belongings were taken.

60
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A thief?

61
00:06:06,700 --> 00:06:08,869
There's no way he could've been killed
by a common thief.

62
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I'm coming in.

63
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What do you want, Niimi?

64
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I hear one of your men got himself killed.

65
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I see you get news quickly.

66
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Our faction's full of new blood, you see.

67
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Can't have them losing morale
over something trivial.

68
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Trivial?

69
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The way he died.

70
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Get it right.

71
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His name is Sasaki Aijiro.

72
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There is no one in this corps
named "the guy who got killed."

73
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Killed by a common thief, I hear.

74
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A weakling like that isn't even worth
learning the name of.

75
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You bastard.
How dare you insult a fallen comrade?

76
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"One.

77
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If you fail to kill and take a wound
to your back, it is seppuku."

78
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This Sasaki, whatever his name was,
was cut down while turning his back.

79
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He would have had to commit seppuku
even if he had survived.

80
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That's the Corps Code, isn't it?

81
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Kondo

82
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one of your men has disgraced the name
of the Mibu Roshigumi.

83
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How are you going to answer for this?

84
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Hey, Niimi.

85
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Stop, Toshi.

86
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Shinpachi.

87
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What he's saying is bullshit.

88
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There's no way Aijiro would turn his back
on some common thief.

89
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In that case, who do you claim did it?

90
00:08:06,403 --> 00:08:10,865
I don't know, but I'll find whoever it is.

91
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I'll find the bastard...

92
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and finish them.

93
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THE CORPS CODE

94
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ONE. IF YOU FAIL TO KILL AND TAKE A WOUND
TO YOUR BACK, IT IS SEPPUKU

95
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What's up? Bye.

96
00:09:52,926 --> 00:09:56,221
Couldn't resist causing some trouble, huh?

97
00:09:57,722 --> 00:09:59,390
You think I overdid it?

98
00:10:01,226 --> 00:10:04,646
There's nothing
like picking on the weak, is there?

99
00:10:05,563 --> 00:10:07,524
I just get so into it.

100
00:10:08,483 --> 00:10:09,484
Whatever.

101
00:10:11,903 --> 00:10:13,655
Whoa, damn.

102
00:10:14,739 --> 00:10:17,242
Are you sure I should get this much
for that little thing?

103
00:10:20,745 --> 00:10:22,455
But are you sure about this?

104
00:10:23,957 --> 00:10:26,960
The truth is, I was ordered
to assassinate Kondo Isami

105
00:10:27,085 --> 00:10:29,003
so I went undercover with them.

106
00:10:29,629 --> 00:10:31,089
That's not for you to worry about.

107
00:10:32,757 --> 00:10:33,925
Right.

108
00:10:36,594 --> 00:10:38,471
So, what's next?

109
00:10:39,973 --> 00:10:41,182
You've done enough.

110
00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:43,768
For real?

111
00:10:44,602 --> 00:10:47,438
You think taking out one grunt is enough
to bring down Kondo?

112
00:10:51,609 --> 00:10:54,362
You're a true strategist, Niimi.
Just what I'd expect.

113
00:10:55,905 --> 00:10:58,366
Guess I'll use this cash to celebrate.

114
00:10:59,284 --> 00:11:00,326
Surely...

115
00:11:02,787 --> 00:11:04,122
you didn't mess up, right?

116
00:11:05,290 --> 00:11:06,916
Of course not.

117
00:11:20,555 --> 00:11:22,473
You were listening, weren't you, Yamazaki?

118
00:11:25,393 --> 00:11:31,357
Money... Money!

119
00:11:31,649 --> 00:11:33,193
Keep an eye on him.

120
00:11:33,693 --> 00:11:34,694
Yes.

121
00:11:49,584 --> 00:11:50,585
Move.

122
00:11:51,002 --> 00:11:52,003
Welcome.

123
00:11:53,588 --> 00:11:54,589
Hey.

124
00:11:56,424 --> 00:12:00,470
Skipping patrol to go drinking?
Must be nice.

125
00:12:01,012 --> 00:12:03,765
Crap, I got busted.

126
00:12:05,099 --> 00:12:06,517
And you're not even wearing
your damn coat.

127
00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:10,855
Are you not taking this seriously?

128
00:12:10,980 --> 00:12:13,024
No, of course I am!

129
00:12:14,234 --> 00:12:18,571
Nagakura, you came all the way out here,
so aren't you slacking off too?

130
00:12:20,323 --> 00:12:22,367
Won't you have a drink with me?

131
00:12:23,743 --> 00:12:24,994
Forget that. Saeki...

132
00:12:27,580 --> 00:12:28,748
It's about Aijiro.

133
00:12:31,542 --> 00:12:34,003
Heard he got killed by some thugs, right?

134
00:12:37,966 --> 00:12:38,967
Here.

135
00:12:40,134 --> 00:12:41,135
Thanks.

136
00:12:43,513 --> 00:12:45,056
I saw his body.

137
00:12:47,058 --> 00:12:51,229
The fatal blow was one strike
from the back and out through the stomach.

138
00:12:53,147 --> 00:12:55,316
The style of the sword strike
was Shindo Munen-ryu.

139
00:12:57,235 --> 00:12:58,403
That's your style too, isn't it?

140
00:13:02,031 --> 00:13:03,950
What's more, you're from Choshu.

141
00:13:10,123 --> 00:13:13,418
What a waste!

142
00:13:17,797 --> 00:13:19,090
You're the one who killed Aijiro.

143
00:13:23,594 --> 00:13:25,722
Whoa, what is this all of a sudden?

144
00:13:26,931 --> 00:13:29,183
Why would I go
and kill one of our own comrades?

145
00:13:29,934 --> 00:13:33,563
Besides, there must be a thousand
swordsmen in Kyo who use that style.

146
00:13:34,564 --> 00:13:35,857
Including you, right, Nagakura?

147
00:13:37,275 --> 00:13:39,152
Anyway, I already deserted
the Choshu clan.

148
00:13:41,070 --> 00:13:42,071
What happened to your finger?

149
00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:48,703
A girl bit me over
in the pleasure district.

150
00:13:49,495 --> 00:13:51,998
You would wear a splint
for just a tiny bite on your pinkie?

151
00:13:54,125 --> 00:13:56,127
Aijiro broke it
with his disarming technique, didn't he?

152
00:14:00,965 --> 00:14:01,966
Don't move.

153
00:14:07,138 --> 00:14:08,222
You plan to fight with that hand?

154
00:15:05,655 --> 00:15:08,282
Even you can see
the huge gap between us, right?

155
00:15:09,992 --> 00:15:10,993
You know...

156
00:15:11,285 --> 00:15:14,205
you're going to get crushed,
so why aren't you running?

157
00:15:15,706 --> 00:15:19,752
So, like master,
like student, huh? Hilarious.

158
00:15:23,673 --> 00:15:25,049
Then let me ask you this.

159
00:15:28,719 --> 00:15:30,304
There's one thing I just don't get.

160
00:15:34,934 --> 00:15:37,478
Why did you have to kill Aijiro
in such a brutal way?

161
00:15:39,689 --> 00:15:41,232
A man with your skill...

162
00:15:43,234 --> 00:15:45,194
could have finished him off
in a single blow.

163
00:15:48,614 --> 00:15:51,576
I guess a hack like you wouldn't get it.

164
00:15:54,162 --> 00:15:56,080
Killing someone in a crushing win....

165
00:15:58,790 --> 00:16:01,377
feels better than screwing a woman.

166
00:16:03,463 --> 00:16:04,797
You bastard!

167
00:16:16,559 --> 00:16:19,729
What the hell is this?
Are you trying to kill me with laughter?

168
00:16:28,863 --> 00:16:30,573
Don't you mock me!

169
00:16:43,836 --> 00:16:46,339
And there it is. A decisive victory.

170
00:16:50,384 --> 00:16:52,345
Now this feels good.

171
00:16:55,973 --> 00:16:57,475
Way too easy.

172
00:17:07,276 --> 00:17:09,319
I can't hold it in anymore.

173
00:17:16,993 --> 00:17:18,371
Sorry, but here I come!

174
00:17:34,554 --> 00:17:35,805
You know, Saeki...

175
00:17:36,722 --> 00:17:38,683
the real thrill comes...

176
00:17:40,309 --> 00:17:46,357
when you crush someone
far beyond your own skill!

177
00:17:53,322 --> 00:17:55,700
Wait... Nagakura, please!

178
00:17:57,660 --> 00:18:00,746
Do you have any proof
that I'm the one who killed Aijiro?

179
00:18:01,789 --> 00:18:02,873
Y-You don't have any, do you?

180
00:18:03,207 --> 00:18:04,917
I'm not sloppy with things like that.

181
00:18:06,502 --> 00:18:07,753
If you finish me off now

182
00:18:08,254 --> 00:18:11,299
the truth about me being the killer
will just be swept under the rug.

183
00:18:11,674 --> 00:18:14,176
So... look! I'll cooperate!

184
00:18:14,719 --> 00:18:16,929
I'll go to the magistrate's office.
Anywhere you say!

185
00:18:20,891 --> 00:18:24,186
I'll tell you everything I know, I swear.

186
00:18:29,066 --> 00:18:33,779
Please! Just spare my life!

187
00:18:42,455 --> 00:18:43,456
I see.

188
00:18:45,041 --> 00:18:46,042
Fine.

189
00:18:49,629 --> 00:18:50,630
Thank you!

190
00:18:51,631 --> 00:18:54,759
Thank you so much.

191
00:18:56,260 --> 00:18:59,347
I'll be in your debt
for the rest of my life!

192
00:19:05,686 --> 00:19:06,687
Oh?

193
00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:13,944
You're such a transparent piece of shit.

194
00:19:53,150 --> 00:19:54,944
So, Nagakura made his move.

195
00:19:57,029 --> 00:19:58,030
Yes.

196
00:19:59,490 --> 00:20:00,491
Just as I predicted.

197
00:20:02,326 --> 00:20:03,494
The winner is...

198
00:20:05,496 --> 00:20:06,789
Nagakura Shinpachi.

199
00:20:08,999 --> 00:20:10,418
I see.

200
00:20:12,128 --> 00:20:14,130
Saeki was a fool.

201
00:20:14,797 --> 00:20:19,468
For all his talent with a sword,
he let his skill go to his head.

202
00:20:25,015 --> 00:20:29,478
And with this, Kondo Isami is finished.

203
00:20:49,081 --> 00:20:50,750
There are no sword wounds on him.

204
00:20:52,918 --> 00:20:54,503
Unbelievable...

205
00:20:55,796 --> 00:21:00,259
Nagakura, you beat the best dual-wielder
with just brute force.

206
00:21:00,384 --> 00:21:05,514
Hey... Hey, Shinpachi! Hey, why?

207
00:21:06,557 --> 00:21:08,768
Why did you try
to shoulder this all alone?

208
00:21:08,893 --> 00:21:11,729
Toshi, what's the problem?

209
00:21:12,521 --> 00:21:15,399
You guys, that scumbag Saeki
was the one who killed Aijiro!

210
00:21:15,733 --> 00:21:17,485
This was righteous revenge, right?!

211
00:21:18,736 --> 00:21:19,779
Answer me!

212
00:21:21,822 --> 00:21:24,200
If only there were proof of that.

213
00:21:40,132 --> 00:21:42,718
Kondo, any luck?

214
00:21:43,302 --> 00:21:45,304
I searched Saeki's belongings

215
00:21:45,721 --> 00:21:49,308
but found no proof
that he killed Sasaki Aijiro.

216
00:21:49,433 --> 00:21:51,602
Hey! Did you check properly, boss?

217
00:21:52,812 --> 00:21:53,813
Yes.

218
00:21:55,356 --> 00:21:56,482
Nagakura...

219
00:21:57,983 --> 00:21:59,735
why did you pass judgment on Saeki?

220
00:22:01,904 --> 00:22:03,906
If you passed judgment on an assumption

221
00:22:04,031 --> 00:22:08,619
then this was just a private duel fought
for your own selfish reasons.

222
00:22:09,370 --> 00:22:13,290
Don't tell me
you've forgotten the Corps Code.

223
00:22:14,542 --> 00:22:15,543
"One.

224
00:22:16,252 --> 00:22:18,420
Do not engage in personal fights.

225
00:22:19,380 --> 00:22:21,382
Anyone who violates these articles
must commit seppuku."

226
00:22:26,846 --> 00:22:28,013
I am prepared for that.

227
00:22:37,690 --> 00:22:40,401
Hold on a second!
What do you mean, prepared?!

228
00:22:43,153 --> 00:22:44,154
Hey, Shinpachi.

229
00:22:47,116 --> 00:22:48,659
How did you know it was Saeki?

230
00:22:50,619 --> 00:22:51,787
At least answer that much.

231
00:22:55,749 --> 00:22:56,750
Everyone...

232
00:22:59,962 --> 00:23:01,380
I'm sorry for all the trouble.

233
00:23:04,633 --> 00:23:05,676
Hey, Shinpachi.

234
00:23:07,469 --> 00:23:08,762
But I have no regrets.

235
00:23:20,274 --> 00:23:21,984
Knock it off!

236
00:23:41,420 --> 00:23:42,421
Farewell.

237
00:23:42,546 --> 00:23:43,631
Shinpachi!

238
00:23:49,511 --> 00:23:50,679
Shinpachi.

239
00:23:53,057 --> 00:23:55,809
You're not meant to fall
in a place like this.

240
00:24:00,522 --> 00:24:01,523
Boss.

241
00:24:19,625 --> 00:24:20,626
Niimi!

242
00:24:23,170 --> 00:24:27,675
I ask that you grant a brief stay
of Shinpachi's seppuku.

243
00:24:30,219 --> 00:24:31,387
Kondo, please stop!

244
00:24:31,512 --> 00:24:32,680
I beg of you!

245
00:24:32,805 --> 00:24:34,139
Hey!

246
00:24:35,432 --> 00:24:40,562
Oh? So, the Commander himself
would bend the Corps Code.

247
00:24:41,939 --> 00:24:44,149
And you expect
to maintain discipline that way?

248
00:24:47,152 --> 00:24:50,823
Shinpachi's failure is my own.

249
00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:56,745
In his place...

250
00:24:58,747 --> 00:25:00,582
I will resign my position as commander.

251
00:25:00,708 --> 00:25:02,292
What are you saying, boss!

252
00:25:03,210 --> 00:25:04,211
As will I.

253
00:25:10,718 --> 00:25:12,302
I shall resign my post as vice-commander.

254
00:25:12,678 --> 00:25:14,138
Yamanami...

255
00:25:18,434 --> 00:25:20,477
What is this farce?!

256
00:25:21,645 --> 00:25:24,523
As if that could ever be a fair trade
for Nagakura's seppuku.

257
00:25:25,524 --> 00:25:29,111
Then Nagakura's life
must be pretty damn cheap.

258
00:25:30,571 --> 00:25:31,572
Then...

259
00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:36,243
what do we need to do?

260
00:25:38,412 --> 00:25:39,413
Commit seppuku.

261
00:25:40,414 --> 00:25:41,457
Hey, you bastard! Cut it out!

262
00:25:42,708 --> 00:25:43,917
Who's being ridiculous here?

263
00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:48,505
Anyone who violates the Corps Code
must commit seppuku!

264
00:25:49,798 --> 00:25:52,259
You're the ones who made that rule!

265
00:25:58,932 --> 00:26:00,851
This is a lively bunch.

266
00:26:03,479 --> 00:26:06,273
Niimi, come on, cut them some slack.

267
00:26:06,940 --> 00:26:08,358
But...

268
00:26:08,859 --> 00:26:12,488
Besides, what's so fun
about making them commit seppuku?

269
00:26:22,998 --> 00:26:25,084
Kondo. Yamanami!

270
00:26:26,919 --> 00:26:29,004
You have Serizawa's mercy
to thank for this.

271
00:26:33,300 --> 00:26:36,762
Hey, Niimi. Watch your mouth.

272
00:26:36,887 --> 00:26:39,932
Why would a vice-commander like me
listen to a rank-and-file soldier?

273
00:26:41,016 --> 00:26:42,476
You rotten country-samurai!

274
00:26:42,601 --> 00:26:46,855
From this moment on,
you're all just common soldiers!

275
00:26:47,272 --> 00:26:50,109
You will all serve under Serizawa.

276
00:26:51,318 --> 00:26:54,196
That is the condition for granting
Nagakura a reprieve from seppuku.

277
00:26:55,948 --> 00:26:58,117
Is that acceptable, Serizawa?

278
00:27:00,911 --> 00:27:04,039
I don't care. Do whatever you want.

279
00:27:22,724 --> 00:27:24,059
What the hell are you doing?

280
00:27:30,941 --> 00:27:32,067
Yamanami, you too!

281
00:27:37,781 --> 00:27:39,992
That was a surprise.

282
00:27:40,659 --> 00:27:42,452
I can't believe you showed them mercy.

283
00:27:42,911 --> 00:27:44,037
Mercy, huh?

284
00:27:44,580 --> 00:27:47,207
It was the best chance
to take out Kondo, wasn't it?

285
00:27:47,875 --> 00:27:50,878
I don't remember showing any mercy.

286
00:27:53,297 --> 00:27:54,298
Niimi...

287
00:27:56,175 --> 00:27:58,844
if you want to kill,
do it with your own hands.

288
00:27:58,969 --> 00:28:01,263
Seppuku is the most boring thing
in this world.

289
00:28:03,974 --> 00:28:04,975
Serizawa!

290
00:28:07,477 --> 00:28:08,604
I heard the news.

291
00:28:09,855 --> 00:28:11,190
I heard you used the Corps Code

292
00:28:11,565 --> 00:28:13,483
to bring the Kondo faction
under our control.

293
00:28:14,526 --> 00:28:15,944
That was all Niimi's doing.

294
00:28:17,946 --> 00:28:21,450
Well, I'm impressed, Vice-Commander.

295
00:28:22,367 --> 00:28:24,036
Watch your mouth!

296
00:28:24,870 --> 00:28:29,666
I'm your superior officer.
What example does that set for our men?

297
00:28:29,791 --> 00:28:32,794
That's ridiculous. We're on the same side.

298
00:28:35,923 --> 00:28:38,383
Well, how about we go out

299
00:28:38,508 --> 00:28:39,968
and celebrate bringing
the Kondo faction under our wing?

300
00:28:41,011 --> 00:28:42,012
No.

301
00:28:43,972 --> 00:28:46,016
I think it's about time
for our little festival.

302
00:28:51,063 --> 00:28:58,070
SEPTEMBER 24, 1863

303
00:29:24,012 --> 00:29:25,639
We are the Mibu Roshigumi!

304
00:29:25,764 --> 00:29:27,933
Hey... Hey! What's all this about?

305
00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,480
This is an official inspection.

306
00:29:34,064 --> 00:29:37,192
You've cornered the market on raw silk
and kept all the profits for yourselves.

307
00:29:37,859 --> 00:29:43,824
It's time you learned how much suffering
you've caused the people of this city!

308
00:29:45,033 --> 00:29:46,034
Move out of the way.

309
00:29:49,913 --> 00:29:52,791
This money isn't for you
to line your own pockets with.

310
00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:55,460
It will be used for the people of Kyo.

311
00:29:56,962 --> 00:29:58,088
Got it?

312
00:29:59,715 --> 00:30:00,716
We'll be back.

313
00:30:01,633 --> 00:30:03,427
All right, let's move out.

314
00:30:03,552 --> 00:30:04,636
Yes, sir!

315
00:30:14,104 --> 00:30:16,106
Now, let's begin.

316
00:30:26,199 --> 00:30:27,617
What are you doing, Serizawa?

317
00:30:27,743 --> 00:30:29,578
Isn't it obvious? It's a festival.

318
00:30:30,203 --> 00:30:32,789
Come on, you light one, too.

319
00:30:34,958 --> 00:30:35,959
Do it.

320
00:30:36,668 --> 00:30:39,087
Sir! Bring the fire, you lot!

321
00:30:54,019 --> 00:30:57,564
You need more fire! Go on! Keep going!

322
00:30:59,358 --> 00:31:00,942
Burn it! Burn more!

323
00:31:09,117 --> 00:31:12,329
Serizawa! We're losing
our source of money!

324
00:31:12,454 --> 00:31:13,705
Look, Niimi.

325
00:31:16,458 --> 00:31:20,587
It just burns. That's the beauty of it.

326
00:31:24,508 --> 00:31:26,134
For everything to burn...

327
00:31:28,387 --> 00:31:29,888
and turn to ashes.

328
00:32:04,798 --> 00:32:08,802
Serizawa Kamo. A man I must have.

329
00:32:10,679 --> 00:32:13,765
A moral compass that points somewhere
beyond good and evil, profit and loss.

330
00:32:14,474 --> 00:32:17,310
One who has no interest in money or honor

331
00:32:17,853 --> 00:32:19,938
is a fascinating man indeed.

332
00:32:21,189 --> 00:32:24,443
Whether or not Serizawa Kamo sides with us

333
00:32:25,152 --> 00:32:27,028
rests entirely
on your shoulders, Mr. Niimi.

334
00:32:27,154 --> 00:32:28,738
You needn't worry, Mr. Kusaka.

335
00:32:29,406 --> 00:32:31,616
He's just a simple-minded brute.

336
00:32:32,367 --> 00:32:35,078
He doesn't have a shred
of loyalty to the shogunate.

337
00:32:36,705 --> 00:32:38,165
I'm counting on you.

338
00:32:39,207 --> 00:32:42,419
Our preparations are all set as well.

339
00:32:43,336 --> 00:32:44,337
On this occasion...

340
00:32:44,463 --> 00:32:47,591
The day after your men attack
and burn down the Yamato-ya...

341
00:32:48,925 --> 00:32:53,722
The emperor has announced that he'll lead

342
00:32:54,389 --> 00:32:56,141
the expulsionist faction in seizing power.

343
00:32:57,058 --> 00:32:59,853
So the signal to overthrow the shogunate
has finally been given.

344
00:33:00,437 --> 00:33:02,063
We must use this momentum

345
00:33:02,439 --> 00:33:07,903
to eliminate Matsudaira Katamori!

346
00:33:09,321 --> 00:33:12,449
I'm counting on you, Niimi.

347
00:33:13,158 --> 00:33:17,913
The way you drove Kondo Isami into
a corner that day was truly brilliant.

348
00:33:18,622 --> 00:33:20,832
I'll take care of Lord Katamori.

349
00:33:21,875 --> 00:33:24,252
I have 150 men in the Serizawa faction
under my direct command.

350
00:33:25,795 --> 00:33:27,339
I can mobilize them at a moment's notice.

351
00:33:29,216 --> 00:33:31,009
That's very reassuring.

352
00:33:38,475 --> 00:33:40,685
This is for you, Niimi. Do as you like.

353
00:34:26,565 --> 00:34:30,150
Money... Money!

354
00:34:31,277 --> 00:34:32,946
Do you really love money that much?

355
00:34:33,071 --> 00:34:36,283
I do. It's the one thing
that will never betray me.

356
00:34:43,998 --> 00:34:45,125
I found it.

357
00:35:04,769 --> 00:35:08,356
Good. Things are really coming together!

358
00:35:10,317 --> 00:35:12,861
Oume, how about a song?

359
00:35:14,029 --> 00:35:15,196
Certainly.

360
00:35:43,099 --> 00:35:44,351
Serizawa.

361
00:35:48,855 --> 00:35:49,898
What's this?

362
00:36:00,408 --> 00:36:03,536
You are so loud. Come on! Bring it on!

363
00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:29,354
Hey, Shimada!

364
00:36:30,188 --> 00:36:32,357
How many times do I have to tell you?

365
00:36:33,316 --> 00:36:36,319
Don't you have
any damn respect for your seniors?!

366
00:36:37,070 --> 00:36:40,824
My apologies. I'll be sure
to go easy on you next time.

367
00:36:41,491 --> 00:36:42,492
Are you mocking me?

368
00:36:42,617 --> 00:36:45,412
Hey, you are getting all worked up.

369
00:36:46,413 --> 00:36:47,414
I mean...

370
00:36:47,872 --> 00:36:51,751
Yeah, I can see why you're pissed.
You two are the only ones even training.

371
00:36:54,504 --> 00:36:56,965
Everyone has been sucked
into the Serizawa faction

372
00:36:58,842 --> 00:37:01,302
and now it's just us left
in the Kondo faction.

373
00:37:02,053 --> 00:37:04,681
And the boss got demoted
to a regular grunt.

374
00:37:06,182 --> 00:37:08,643
This is beyond pathetic!

375
00:37:13,314 --> 00:37:16,359
He's still Kondo,
whether he's the commander or not.

376
00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:20,321
I'm sorry.

377
00:37:22,157 --> 00:37:23,491
Don't get all worked up, Soji.

378
00:37:24,784 --> 00:37:25,785
It's not like you.

379
00:37:28,705 --> 00:37:32,208
Besides, I don't exactly hate
that it's just us now.

380
00:37:33,168 --> 00:37:35,754
It's like being back in the Shieikan dojo.

381
00:37:44,429 --> 00:37:45,805
One more round, please.

382
00:37:46,264 --> 00:37:48,516
No! I don't want to anymore!

383
00:38:03,239 --> 00:38:05,533
You didn't eat again?

384
00:38:32,644 --> 00:38:34,604
Is Shinpachi not eating?

385
00:38:45,657 --> 00:38:48,827
The boss even got
on his hands and knees to save his life.

386
00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:52,997
Does he even understand that?

387
00:38:53,790 --> 00:38:55,208
Now, don't be so hard on him.

388
00:38:56,584 --> 00:38:57,961
If I can save all of you

389
00:38:59,546 --> 00:39:02,549
by bowing my head to the ground

390
00:39:04,175 --> 00:39:05,885
then I'll gladly grovel
in the dirt all day long.

391
00:39:07,595 --> 00:39:08,847
Cut the noble act.

392
00:39:11,558 --> 00:39:13,309
That might be fine for you

393
00:39:14,602 --> 00:39:16,604
but when our commander,
Kondo Isami, bows his head

394
00:39:17,856 --> 00:39:20,650
it's the same as making all of us
grovel on the ground.

395
00:39:23,111 --> 00:39:24,529
I'm sorry, Toshi.

396
00:39:26,114 --> 00:39:27,115
But...

397
00:39:28,491 --> 00:39:29,993
I feel for Shinpachi.

398
00:39:33,496 --> 00:39:34,956
He couldn't protect Aijiro.

399
00:39:36,958 --> 00:39:39,961
I feel like he's punishing himself for it.

400
00:39:40,628 --> 00:39:43,339
But we can't just let this go on!

401
00:39:48,678 --> 00:39:50,096
Hey, Yamanami.

402
00:39:51,723 --> 00:39:53,349
Can't you do something?

403
00:39:55,184 --> 00:39:56,811
I'm at my breaking point.

404
00:39:56,936 --> 00:39:57,937
Hijikata...

405
00:40:02,609 --> 00:40:04,152
I feel the same way.

406
00:40:16,581 --> 00:40:17,582
Kanbei.

407
00:40:23,046 --> 00:40:24,631
I need to have a word with you.

408
00:40:34,057 --> 00:40:35,934
As fired up as ever, I see.

409
00:40:37,226 --> 00:40:39,062
Hijikata, haven't you heard?

410
00:40:40,355 --> 00:40:44,275
An imperial edict is out. The emperor
will personally expel the foreigners.

411
00:40:45,652 --> 00:40:46,653
An imperial edict?

412
00:40:48,112 --> 00:40:51,532
Does that mean that the Imperial Court
is moving to overthrow the shogunate?

413
00:40:53,409 --> 00:40:55,828
That's why you're all on edge.

414
00:40:56,204 --> 00:40:58,247
That would plunge Kyo
into chaos once more.

415
00:40:59,415 --> 00:41:02,001
Now, more than ever,
we need the Mibu Roshigumi.

416
00:41:02,835 --> 00:41:06,047
But for a matter of such importance...

417
00:41:07,006 --> 00:41:08,633
Serizawa is our head commander.

418
00:41:08,758 --> 00:41:10,259
Head commander!

419
00:41:11,427 --> 00:41:14,305
Is this man, Serizawa,
truly up to the task?

420
00:41:16,349 --> 00:41:18,893
He extorts "donations" from everyone

421
00:41:19,435 --> 00:41:22,647
and I hear he even burned down
a silk wholesaler's shop recently.

422
00:41:25,900 --> 00:41:30,863
Kondo! Yamanami! Hijikata!
What's the matter with you!

423
00:41:31,906 --> 00:41:34,617
Pathetic! Utterly pathetic!

424
00:41:34,742 --> 00:41:35,743
You think I don't know?

425
00:41:35,868 --> 00:41:36,953
Don't get cocky with me!

426
00:41:40,373 --> 00:41:42,417
Where has your samurai spirit gone?

427
00:41:45,753 --> 00:41:50,675
If you let him run wild,
you'll bring shame on Lord Katamori.

428
00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:53,344
I don't give a damn about my reputation.

429
00:41:53,469 --> 00:41:54,470
My lord!

430
00:42:00,393 --> 00:42:02,186
Don't you dare hold back!

431
00:42:02,311 --> 00:42:03,312
Sir!

432
00:42:03,563 --> 00:42:04,689
Let's practice!

433
00:42:06,774 --> 00:42:07,775
Kanbei.

434
00:42:07,900 --> 00:42:08,901
Yes, sir!

435
00:42:09,777 --> 00:42:14,615
I couldn't care less about
the Mibu-Roshi's internal squabbles.

436
00:42:15,533 --> 00:42:16,534
However

437
00:42:16,868 --> 00:42:19,412
the edict about the emperor himself
leading the overthrow of the shogunate...

438
00:42:21,789 --> 00:42:23,416
It's a forgery.

439
00:42:24,250 --> 00:42:25,293
A forgery?

440
00:42:27,587 --> 00:42:32,133
Choshu plans to use
a forged edict to win allies

441
00:42:33,259 --> 00:42:35,803
and pick a fight with the shogunate.

442
00:42:38,389 --> 00:42:39,682
Those bastards are playing dirty.

443
00:42:39,807 --> 00:42:41,100
Playing dirty? There's no such thing.

444
00:42:43,895 --> 00:42:45,354
This is war.

445
00:42:57,241 --> 00:42:58,409
Serizawa!

446
00:43:00,870 --> 00:43:02,830
Well, now, sorry to crash the party.

447
00:43:03,331 --> 00:43:04,624
Hey, you're in the lord's presence!

448
00:43:04,749 --> 00:43:05,875
- Stand back!
- Move.

449
00:43:07,919 --> 00:43:10,880
Hey, what the hell is going on?

450
00:43:12,006 --> 00:43:13,800
I'm just saying I have something
to tell the boss.

451
00:43:13,925 --> 00:43:16,469
And you're the ones making
all this damn noise, aren't you?

452
00:43:16,594 --> 00:43:17,762
Huh? What's the deal?

453
00:43:18,179 --> 00:43:19,347
Kamo.

454
00:43:21,432 --> 00:43:22,850
What is it you want to discuss?

455
00:43:25,686 --> 00:43:28,022
Our very own Niimi is connected to Choshu.

456
00:43:32,193 --> 00:43:33,820
You bastard!
What the hell are you saying?!

457
00:43:33,945 --> 00:43:36,197
I found this in Niimi's letterbox.

458
00:43:44,330 --> 00:43:46,624
It's a letter from Kusaka Genzui
of Choshu, addressed to Niimi.

459
00:43:47,333 --> 00:43:49,252
It's all written right there.

460
00:43:49,377 --> 00:43:52,922
Saeki Matasaburo was a Choshu assassin,
hired by Niimi.

461
00:43:53,631 --> 00:43:55,883
- Saeki was an assassin?
- Yes.

462
00:43:56,759 --> 00:43:57,885
Then...

463
00:44:00,429 --> 00:44:01,597
The whole thing with Aijiro...

464
00:44:02,140 --> 00:44:03,766
Niimi and Choshu were behind that, too.

465
00:44:07,395 --> 00:44:08,688
Originally, Kondo...

466
00:44:08,813 --> 00:44:09,981
KONDO

467
00:44:11,149 --> 00:44:13,526
...it seems the plan was
to get rid of you.

468
00:44:17,697 --> 00:44:19,323
Ah, right, and by the way...

469
00:44:20,116 --> 00:44:24,871
Niimi killed Abiru Eisaburo too.

470
00:44:27,915 --> 00:44:30,042
So it was revenge for Abiru.

471
00:44:35,173 --> 00:44:36,174
So?

472
00:44:39,218 --> 00:44:41,679
What are you going to do about Niimi?

473
00:44:42,180 --> 00:44:45,558
Not a damn thing.
I knew all along and didn't do anything.

474
00:44:47,268 --> 00:44:49,645
The man has been far too useful to me.

475
00:44:49,770 --> 00:44:52,940
If that's true,
then you're subject to punishment as well.

476
00:44:53,733 --> 00:44:55,109
I don't care.

477
00:44:55,234 --> 00:44:56,319
My lord

478
00:44:56,944 --> 00:44:59,697
this isn't just an internal squabble
between Mibu factions.

479
00:44:59,822 --> 00:45:03,784
I won't let this man
get away with this, Serizawa!

480
00:45:03,910 --> 00:45:05,286
Yeah, whatever.

481
00:45:05,411 --> 00:45:07,079
I'll cut you down right here and now.

482
00:45:10,458 --> 00:45:14,545
Yes! Finally took the bait.

483
00:45:15,171 --> 00:45:19,884
Hey, Sagawa,
don't chicken out like last time.

484
00:45:27,558 --> 00:45:31,812
If you want to kill me, you had better
come at me with all you've got.

485
00:45:33,439 --> 00:45:35,816
- Hey.
- What do you think you're doing?

486
00:45:38,986 --> 00:45:41,572
Sorry, this is my fight.

487
00:45:42,615 --> 00:45:44,992
Oh? Gotten a little stronger, have we?