1 00:00:09,008 --> 00:00:11,052 Ugh. I'm getting sleepy. 2 00:00:12,011 --> 00:00:13,972 It's so cold at night. 3 00:00:14,013 --> 00:00:18,977 And how am I supposed to spot suspicious people in this crowd? 4 00:00:19,018 --> 00:00:20,019 Maybe I oughta give up. 5 00:00:21,020 --> 00:00:24,023 I mean, they might k-kill me if they catch me. 6 00:00:24,065 --> 00:00:25,024 Good work. 7 00:00:27,986 --> 00:00:29,988 What was the point of hiding if you give us away now? 8 00:00:30,029 --> 00:00:31,990 I'll wait outside. 9 00:00:31,990 --> 00:00:35,034 You'll never get anything out of him with me there. 10 00:00:35,076 --> 00:00:37,036 Yes, I agree. 11 00:00:37,036 --> 00:00:40,039 Oh, hey. You've got a proper sword now. 12 00:00:40,957 --> 00:00:44,043 I doubt he's gotten his own hands bloody with these murders, 13 00:00:45,003 --> 00:00:47,005 but if you can, bring back proof. 14 00:00:47,005 --> 00:00:47,964 Yes, sir. 15 00:00:48,006 --> 00:00:49,007 What? 16 00:00:50,967 --> 00:00:52,969 A-Are you sure about this? 17 00:00:53,011 --> 00:00:57,974 I staked out the place all night and didn't see anyone shady go in or out. 18 00:00:57,974 --> 00:01:00,059 Is he really mixed up in this mess? 19 00:01:00,059 --> 00:01:03,021 Yes, he is. Now, let's get going. 20 00:01:04,063 --> 00:01:06,024 Y-Yeah? 21 00:01:19,996 --> 00:01:25,043 Blue Miburo 22 00:02:38,032 --> 00:02:40,994 Welcome, Nio-kun, Taro-kun. 23 00:02:41,035 --> 00:02:44,038 I'm glad you came. I've been waiting. 24 00:02:45,039 --> 00:02:49,002 I have some nibbles ready. Please, come in. 25 00:02:49,043 --> 00:02:54,048 Hey, this guy seems awfully sure of himself. You sure about this? Tread carefully. 26 00:02:55,008 --> 00:02:56,050 I'll cut to the chase. 27 00:02:57,051 --> 00:03:00,972 You had us attacked last night, didn't you? 28 00:03:01,014 --> 00:03:02,015 Zero subtlety! 29 00:03:02,056 --> 00:03:05,018 What? Someone attacked you? 30 00:03:05,018 --> 00:03:06,060 Are you hurt? 31 00:03:06,060 --> 00:03:08,980 Oh, don't bother putting on an act. 32 00:03:09,063 --> 00:03:11,024 Hijikata-san gave me this earlier. 33 00:03:11,983 --> 00:03:14,068 Our attacker, Jutaro-san, was carrying this paper. 34 00:03:14,986 --> 00:03:20,074 Two children going south along the canal It says, "Two children going south along the canal. Miburo." 35 00:03:22,994 --> 00:03:26,998 So it does. But what makes you think I wrote that? 36 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:28,041 Do we have to? 37 00:03:28,041 --> 00:03:29,959 Don't be silly. 38 00:03:29,959 --> 00:03:32,044 They just started bargaining way over my head! 39 00:03:32,044 --> 00:03:38,009 Tell me. Were you attacked right after you left me here? 40 00:03:38,050 --> 00:03:39,010 That's right. 41 00:03:39,969 --> 00:03:43,055 Do you honestly think I ran ahead of you to deliver that message? 42 00:03:43,973 --> 00:03:47,018 I'm not proud of it, but I'm an awfully slow runner. 43 00:03:47,018 --> 00:03:47,977 Right. 44 00:03:48,978 --> 00:03:52,064 But if you refold this paper along the creases... 45 00:03:54,025 --> 00:03:56,027 Look how thin it ends up. 46 00:03:56,986 --> 00:03:59,071 Almost like it was tied to something. 47 00:03:59,989 --> 00:04:00,990 What do you mean? 48 00:04:07,038 --> 00:04:08,998 You used a pigeon, didn't you? 49 00:04:09,999 --> 00:04:12,001 Oh, of course! Carrier pigeons! 50 00:04:12,043 --> 00:04:15,004 You could deliver the message without going anywhere. 51 00:04:16,047 --> 00:04:18,007 And it's faster than a person. 52 00:04:18,007 --> 00:04:20,051 Wow. How'd you figure it out? 53 00:04:20,051 --> 00:04:21,969 He admitted it! 54 00:04:22,053 --> 00:04:25,973 I saw pigeons on the roof across the street when I was last here. 55 00:04:26,015 --> 00:04:27,058 It got me wondering. 56 00:04:27,975 --> 00:04:29,060 Oh, so you noticed that. 57 00:04:29,060 --> 00:04:31,020 Nothing gets past him! 58 00:04:31,062 --> 00:04:35,024 Wait, b-but is he allowed to just send out carrier pigeons? 59 00:04:35,066 --> 00:04:38,986 I doubt it. The Shogunate has a ban on them. 60 00:04:39,028 --> 00:04:41,072 They'd haul me off to jail if they caught me. 61 00:04:43,991 --> 00:04:46,035 You lose, Golden Pavilion Head. 62 00:04:46,077 --> 00:04:48,037 So, where's your proof? 63 00:04:49,997 --> 00:04:52,959 What do you get from it, Seto-kun? 64 00:04:54,043 --> 00:04:58,047 I've been thinking about it, but I just can't figure it out. 65 00:05:01,008 --> 00:05:04,011 Those people sincerely despise the Shogunate, 66 00:05:04,011 --> 00:05:08,015 along with its Aizu supporters and their Miburo agents. 67 00:05:09,058 --> 00:05:12,979 What's so wrong about passing information to people who want it? 68 00:05:12,979 --> 00:05:14,021 They sounded grateful. 69 00:05:14,063 --> 00:05:17,984 I... I get it! You must be making a fortune off all the info! 70 00:05:18,025 --> 00:05:20,987 No, I don't take a single mon. 71 00:05:21,988 --> 00:05:24,073 Wh-Why do you do it, then? 72 00:05:25,032 --> 00:05:27,994 Is it wrong to hurt people? 73 00:05:28,035 --> 00:05:30,037 Does loving people earn you praise? 74 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,001 Do you know the answer, Nio-kun? 75 00:05:37,044 --> 00:05:39,046 No, I don't. 76 00:05:39,964 --> 00:05:43,050 I'm sure you don't. This world is full of nonsense. 77 00:05:43,050 --> 00:05:44,969 Such as? 78 00:05:45,011 --> 00:05:47,013 Such as, let's see... 79 00:05:47,013 --> 00:05:49,974 Think about a person's whole life. 80 00:05:50,975 --> 00:05:54,020 Your family and the order you're born in determines your future. 81 00:05:55,021 --> 00:05:57,064 Everyone knows that, but doesn't it seem strange? 82 00:05:58,024 --> 00:06:00,067 If you're born to a farm family, you become a farmer. 83 00:06:00,985 --> 00:06:03,070 Samurai children become samurai; merchants, merchants. 84 00:06:04,030 --> 00:06:06,032 Eldest sons must succeed their fathers. 85 00:06:06,073 --> 00:06:09,035 Younger sons spend their whole lives as dependents. 86 00:06:09,035 --> 00:06:13,998 Only doctors, swordsmen, and scholars can ever break free. 87 00:06:14,081 --> 00:06:18,044 But unfortunately, I have no interest in being any of those. 88 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:23,966 Gimme a break! What have you got to complain about when your family runs this huge shop? 89 00:06:24,050 --> 00:06:26,052 I see you lack imagination. 90 00:06:26,969 --> 00:06:30,014 Big or small, everyone has something to complain about. 91 00:06:31,015 --> 00:06:32,975 What do I want to do? 92 00:06:33,017 --> 00:06:34,060 Nothing, really. 93 00:06:36,062 --> 00:06:39,982 It's all good fun. Just a little prank. 94 00:06:43,027 --> 00:06:47,031 But it stops being "just a prank" when people get hurt. 95 00:06:48,032 --> 00:06:51,035 I won't let you keep this up and get away with it. 96 00:06:55,039 --> 00:06:58,042 I give up. How stubborn can you get? 97 00:06:58,083 --> 00:07:04,006 Y-Yeah! I'll be watching those pigeons to make sure you don't try anything! 98 00:07:04,006 --> 00:07:05,966 Fine, fine. 99 00:07:05,966 --> 00:07:07,051 I'll drop the whole business. 100 00:07:07,051 --> 00:07:09,011 R-Really? 101 00:07:09,011 --> 00:07:11,013 Really. I'll prove it. 102 00:07:12,014 --> 00:07:13,974 This is what you want, right? 103 00:07:14,016 --> 00:07:17,019 It's a list of the inns those guys like to stay at. 104 00:07:18,062 --> 00:07:20,022 All right! Way to go, Nio! 105 00:07:20,022 --> 00:07:21,023 Keep it. 106 00:07:21,065 --> 00:07:22,983 Why?! 107 00:07:22,983 --> 00:07:24,026 It doesn't sit right. 108 00:07:24,026 --> 00:07:25,027 Don't be a child! 109 00:07:25,069 --> 00:07:29,990 Are you sure? They won't give up just because I've stopped working with them. 110 00:07:32,034 --> 00:07:34,036 We'll find them without that paper. 111 00:07:34,995 --> 00:07:37,998 Every Miburo is looking high and low as we speak. 112 00:07:40,042 --> 00:07:42,002 Not exactly efficient. 113 00:07:42,002 --> 00:07:43,003 That's fine! 114 00:07:43,045 --> 00:07:47,007 Now that we've settled that, Taro-kun, let's go join them. 115 00:07:47,007 --> 00:07:49,051 Why?! Are you stupid?! 116 00:07:49,051 --> 00:07:50,970 Nio! Taro! 117 00:07:51,053 --> 00:07:54,056 We just got a tip about the inn they're at. Wrap it up. 118 00:07:54,056 --> 00:07:55,975 They found them already? 119 00:07:59,061 --> 00:08:02,022 See? Aren't the Miburo something? 120 00:08:02,022 --> 00:08:03,023 Get a move on! 121 00:08:03,023 --> 00:08:04,984 Yes, sir. We'll be right there. 122 00:08:05,067 --> 00:08:06,026 Nio-kun. 123 00:08:07,027 --> 00:08:10,030 Have you changed a little since yesterday? 124 00:08:11,031 --> 00:08:14,076 You're actually furious, aren't you? 125 00:08:16,996 --> 00:08:22,042 Deep down, you just can't stand outsiders riding roughshod over your hometown. 126 00:08:23,002 --> 00:08:26,046 So you leaked information, hoping we'd kill each other. 127 00:08:27,047 --> 00:08:31,010 What you said earlier is just a front you put up for people. 128 00:08:31,010 --> 00:08:34,054 As if. I don't know what you're talking about. 129 00:08:35,014 --> 00:08:37,057 Nio! What's taking you? Let's go! 130 00:08:37,057 --> 00:08:38,976 Oh, right. 131 00:08:38,976 --> 00:08:40,019 Bye, Seto-kun. See you later. 132 00:08:40,060 --> 00:08:41,061 Hurry up. 133 00:08:41,061 --> 00:08:43,063 You're so impatient, Taro-kun. 134 00:08:45,024 --> 00:08:45,983 Nio... 135 00:08:49,987 --> 00:08:51,071 You're a funny one. 136 00:08:56,035 --> 00:08:59,038 I hear they've been in and out of this inn. 137 00:08:59,038 --> 00:09:02,958 It's broad daylight now. They may be out. 138 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:04,043 There are four left. 139 00:09:05,961 --> 00:09:09,006 There were five, but Soji already slit one open. 140 00:09:11,050 --> 00:09:12,051 Hey! 141 00:09:13,010 --> 00:09:14,053 Oh, it's Nio and the others. 142 00:09:15,012 --> 00:09:16,013 We made it in time. 143 00:09:16,055 --> 00:09:18,015 Yes. We're all here now. 144 00:09:18,015 --> 00:09:19,016 I'm gonna die. 145 00:09:19,058 --> 00:09:20,017 Kondo-san. 146 00:09:20,059 --> 00:09:21,060 I know. 147 00:09:22,019 --> 00:09:24,021 We aren't here to kill. 148 00:09:24,063 --> 00:09:26,023 Take them alive if you can. 149 00:09:26,023 --> 00:09:30,027 We'll hear them out and make them pay for their crimes. 150 00:09:30,069 --> 00:09:30,986 Yes, sir. 151 00:09:32,029 --> 00:09:34,073 Hara-san and I will guard the back door. 152 00:09:36,992 --> 00:09:38,035 Yeah! 153 00:09:39,036 --> 00:09:40,037 Follow me. 154 00:09:40,037 --> 00:09:41,038 That's the wrong way! 155 00:09:41,038 --> 00:09:44,041 Turn around! Mizutaya Inn 156 00:09:46,001 --> 00:09:49,046 We have heard that outlaws have gone to ground in this inn. 157 00:09:49,046 --> 00:09:52,049 Please evacuate at once! They may be dangerous! 158 00:09:52,049 --> 00:09:54,009 We'll search the first floor. 159 00:09:55,010 --> 00:09:56,011 I'll take the second. 160 00:09:56,011 --> 00:09:58,055 Oh, please have mercy! 161 00:09:58,055 --> 00:10:01,058 I can't have you waving swords around in my rooms. 162 00:10:01,058 --> 00:10:03,977 What if you hurt the other guests? 163 00:10:06,063 --> 00:10:07,981 Please, samurai. 164 00:10:09,024 --> 00:10:10,025 Very well, ma'am. 165 00:10:11,026 --> 00:10:13,987 We won't swing our swords. You have my word. 166 00:10:17,074 --> 00:10:21,995 I think the guests in the back room go in and out at night. 167 00:10:22,037 --> 00:10:23,038 So this is it! 168 00:10:27,042 --> 00:10:28,001 Oh? 169 00:10:31,004 --> 00:10:33,006 Are you looking for someone? 170 00:10:33,966 --> 00:10:35,968 Mizutaya Inn 171 00:10:40,013 --> 00:10:43,058 I see. You've come all the way from Edo. 172 00:10:43,976 --> 00:10:46,061 I'm an Aizu man myself. 173 00:10:46,979 --> 00:10:49,064 Aizu, you say? What a coincidence. 174 00:10:49,064 --> 00:10:51,984 Why are we sipping tea with some old geezer?! 175 00:10:51,984 --> 00:10:57,030 By the way, samurai, have you had much practice with the sword? 176 00:10:57,990 --> 00:11:03,036 Yes. It's all I'm good at, so I swing my blade from dawn till dusk. 177 00:11:03,996 --> 00:11:06,999 I guess swordsmanship really does take practice. 178 00:11:06,999 --> 00:11:08,000 Of course it does. 179 00:11:09,042 --> 00:11:10,043 He's going along with it! 180 00:11:10,043 --> 00:11:12,045 Mizutaya Inn 181 00:11:14,006 --> 00:11:18,010 You ran a dojo in Edo? Did these lads train with you there? 182 00:11:18,051 --> 00:11:22,055 No, these boys joined us in Kyoto. 183 00:11:23,015 --> 00:11:25,017 You must be quite a famous— 184 00:11:25,017 --> 00:11:28,020 Oh, no. It was only a small dojo. 185 00:11:28,061 --> 00:11:32,983 My wife struggled to make ends meet when we had a lot of mouths to feed. 186 00:11:35,986 --> 00:11:37,070 He's married?! 187 00:11:37,988 --> 00:11:39,990 And our child is still a baby. 188 00:11:40,032 --> 00:11:41,033 He even has a kid! 189 00:11:41,992 --> 00:11:45,037 Dear, me. You certainly must have struggled. 190 00:11:45,037 --> 00:11:48,040 No, it never bothered me. 191 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:51,001 It was the sandals. 192 00:11:52,002 --> 00:11:57,049 Seeing more and more sandals in our entry hall made me happy. I can't say why. 193 00:11:58,008 --> 00:12:01,011 I couldn't help grinning every time I looked at them. 194 00:12:01,970 --> 00:12:06,016 Well, in the end, my wife gave up on trying to convince me. 195 00:12:07,059 --> 00:12:10,020 I sweated my days away to prove who was the strongest, 196 00:12:10,062 --> 00:12:13,023 and talked my nights away on swordsmanship. 197 00:12:13,982 --> 00:12:15,984 Those were the days. 198 00:12:16,026 --> 00:12:20,989 Then, don't you find your service in Kyoto a burden? 199 00:12:20,989 --> 00:12:24,993 No, I like it, too. Every day's a new experience. 200 00:12:25,035 --> 00:12:27,037 I can still devote myself to the sword, 201 00:12:27,996 --> 00:12:30,999 and getting to punish rascals makes life clear-cut. 202 00:12:31,041 --> 00:12:37,005 I want to make the townspeople happier, and to serve the Shogun and the Emperor. 203 00:12:37,964 --> 00:12:39,007 Right, Nio? 204 00:12:40,008 --> 00:12:40,967 Yes, sir. 205 00:12:41,968 --> 00:12:46,056 I think I understand why your men follow you. 206 00:12:51,978 --> 00:12:53,021 Why assassination? 207 00:12:54,022 --> 00:12:57,025 A-Assassination? This old guy? 208 00:12:57,067 --> 00:13:00,028 No way. He looks so weak. 209 00:13:00,028 --> 00:13:03,031 N-Nio, did you know about this? 210 00:13:04,991 --> 00:13:06,076 Vengeance for my son. 211 00:13:08,078 --> 00:13:14,042 It started with talk of an officer's post, but that was a bald-faced lie. 212 00:13:15,001 --> 00:13:19,005 They took our money for nothing, and my wife succumbed to disease. 213 00:13:20,006 --> 00:13:22,008 My son slit his own belly. 214 00:13:23,009 --> 00:13:27,013 Still, I've done terrible things. 215 00:13:28,974 --> 00:13:30,058 Come quietly. 216 00:13:37,983 --> 00:13:38,984 Don't. 217 00:13:39,067 --> 00:13:40,986 You'll only get hurt. 218 00:13:43,029 --> 00:13:46,992 I knew at first sight that I couldn't best you. 219 00:13:47,033 --> 00:13:47,993 Yes. 220 00:13:49,035 --> 00:13:53,999 But I haven't avenged my late son yet. 221 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:55,041 I see. 222 00:13:58,003 --> 00:13:59,963 Kondo-san, he's running away! 223 00:14:00,046 --> 00:14:01,047 Huh? 224 00:14:01,047 --> 00:14:02,048 Wait! 225 00:14:02,048 --> 00:14:03,008 Out of my way! 226 00:14:06,052 --> 00:14:10,056 I wondered why it was so quiet and what was taking so long. 227 00:14:12,058 --> 00:14:14,019 Mizutaya Inn 228 00:14:14,019 --> 00:14:15,979 I've got you now! 229 00:14:17,063 --> 00:14:19,024 Let go of me, damn you! 230 00:14:19,065 --> 00:14:21,067 You were lying? 231 00:14:21,067 --> 00:14:22,027 What? 232 00:14:22,986 --> 00:14:24,029 Then, what about your son? 233 00:14:24,070 --> 00:14:28,992 Another lie, of course! My idiot son's alive and well in the countryside! 234 00:14:29,034 --> 00:14:30,035 Is that so? 235 00:14:31,995 --> 00:14:33,038 I'm glad to hear it. 236 00:14:36,041 --> 00:14:40,003 Kondo-san, you're forthright to a fault. 237 00:14:40,045 --> 00:14:42,005 You trust too easily. 238 00:14:47,969 --> 00:14:49,012 Let's get going. 239 00:14:49,012 --> 00:14:50,013 Come on. Walk. 240 00:14:51,014 --> 00:14:53,058 Pardon the disturbance. 241 00:14:54,017 --> 00:14:54,976 Oh, no. 242 00:14:55,018 --> 00:14:56,019 Um... 243 00:14:56,978 --> 00:15:00,023 Thank you for keeping your word about not drawing your sword. 244 00:15:03,985 --> 00:15:06,029 I knew Kondo-san was a great man. 245 00:15:06,988 --> 00:15:10,033 That's what drew everyone to him. 246 00:15:10,992 --> 00:15:13,036 Sake 247 00:15:18,041 --> 00:15:21,961 Guess it's about time I went hunting. 248 00:15:23,046 --> 00:15:24,964 The sun's gone down. 249 00:15:25,048 --> 00:15:27,050 We won't allow any more victims. 250 00:15:27,967 --> 00:15:32,013 Three rogues who have attacked Aizu samurai remain. We'll deal with them tonight. 251 00:15:32,972 --> 00:15:35,058 But they're a crafty bunch. 252 00:15:35,975 --> 00:15:38,019 We don't know what they might do. 253 00:15:38,061 --> 00:15:41,064 True. Send word to Serizawa-san and his men. 254 00:15:42,982 --> 00:15:46,986 Tell him to keep his guard up and to take them alive if he can. 255 00:15:46,986 --> 00:15:48,029 Y-Yes, sir! 256 00:15:48,988 --> 00:15:51,991 We're counting on you, Taro-kun. You have an important job to do. 257 00:15:51,991 --> 00:15:52,992 Shove it! 258 00:15:53,993 --> 00:15:56,996 Why couldn't he have been at his usual bar? 259 00:15:56,996 --> 00:16:01,000 How am I supposed to find him now? Man, why does this only happen to me? 260 00:16:02,001 --> 00:16:04,003 Ah, I stepped in shit! 261 00:16:09,008 --> 00:16:10,051 Hang in there, Taro-kun. 262 00:16:10,969 --> 00:16:14,013 Damn it. Nothing good's happened since he showed up. 263 00:16:14,055 --> 00:16:17,016 Outta my way! I-I know that voice! 264 00:16:18,059 --> 00:16:20,019 S-Serizawa-sensei! 265 00:16:21,062 --> 00:16:22,063 Hm? 266 00:16:22,981 --> 00:16:24,983 His eyes are totally unfocused?! 267 00:16:25,024 --> 00:16:29,988 Where's that killer? Shush! What'll you do if they really show up? Serizawa Kamo's right here! 268 00:16:29,988 --> 00:16:30,989 You must be him. 269 00:16:32,031 --> 00:16:35,994 A big man over six shaku tall in a white coat. 270 00:16:35,994 --> 00:16:39,956 I hear you've been calling yourself the leader of the Miburo. 271 00:16:39,998 --> 00:16:41,040 They found us! 272 00:16:41,082 --> 00:16:46,004 Allow me to deliver your just deserts. 273 00:16:51,050 --> 00:16:55,054 I suppose I'll play the villain, then. 274 00:16:56,014 --> 00:16:57,056 Whoa, there. 275 00:16:57,974 --> 00:17:00,059 I-It's hopeless. He can't even stand up straight. 276 00:17:01,978 --> 00:17:03,980 W-We're gonna be killed. 277 00:17:06,065 --> 00:17:08,026 The shops will close soon. 278 00:17:08,026 --> 00:17:10,069 Tell anyone out walking to get inside. 279 00:17:12,030 --> 00:17:16,993 Warn every woman and child. Walk elders to their homes. 280 00:17:16,993 --> 00:17:20,038 Hey! It's not safe out here after dark! 281 00:17:20,038 --> 00:17:21,998 Go on, hurry home. 282 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:25,001 You've got some nerve, flirting where all the world can see. 283 00:17:25,001 --> 00:17:26,961 As if you aren't just jealous. 284 00:17:26,961 --> 00:17:29,005 Come now, hurry home before night falls. 285 00:17:29,047 --> 00:17:31,966 Go on. You're in danger out here, too. 286 00:17:32,008 --> 00:17:35,970 I'm begging you! Please don't walk outside at night! 287 00:17:35,970 --> 00:17:38,014 Kondo-san, I see more people over there. 288 00:17:38,056 --> 00:17:39,015 Right. 289 00:17:50,068 --> 00:17:51,027 Hey. 290 00:17:54,030 --> 00:17:57,992 You're out looking for a chance to kill us, aren't you? 291 00:17:59,994 --> 00:18:02,038 Then you've come to your death and spared me the trouble. 292 00:18:02,997 --> 00:18:04,958 I'd figured you ran back home to the sticks. 293 00:18:04,999 --> 00:18:09,963 When a shinobi takes a job, he always sees it through. 294 00:18:16,010 --> 00:18:20,973 The dead guy. Jutaro or whatever his name was. He had this purse on him. 295 00:18:22,016 --> 00:18:24,018 The design matches yours. 296 00:18:24,060 --> 00:18:26,979 Not that I noticed myself. 297 00:18:27,063 --> 00:18:31,984 You know Nio, that white-haired kid? 298 00:18:32,068 --> 00:18:38,991 He wondered if this linked you and Jutaro, and said he'd like to return it. 299 00:18:40,034 --> 00:18:45,039 He gave me a message for you: "I hope you'll agree to a deal now." 300 00:18:50,044 --> 00:18:53,047 I bet you have trouble keeping your footing up here. 301 00:18:53,047 --> 00:18:56,008 Unlike us Satsuma shinobi. 302 00:18:56,050 --> 00:19:00,054 I get why you're angry. Most people would assume we're taunting you. 303 00:19:02,056 --> 00:19:05,977 But I think he really means it as a kindness. 304 00:19:06,978 --> 00:19:10,022 Even though you're in league with a guy who tried to kill him. 305 00:19:12,024 --> 00:19:17,071 "Angry"? Hah! Shinobi don't act on emotion. 306 00:19:18,030 --> 00:19:22,034 How like a shinobi. I bet you take pride in that. 307 00:19:22,952 --> 00:19:25,955 I get it. I was the same way. 308 00:19:26,956 --> 00:19:30,042 The guy who raised me was basically the ideal samurai, 309 00:19:31,002 --> 00:19:33,045 and he told me a samurai should be strong. 310 00:19:35,006 --> 00:19:37,049 Strength is the mark of a samurai. 311 00:19:38,009 --> 00:19:41,053 Living like a samurai means pursuing strength. 312 00:19:43,055 --> 00:19:45,057 He wouldn't shut up about rules, either. 313 00:19:46,017 --> 00:19:48,978 "Don't let anyone you can't trust stand on your left." 314 00:19:49,061 --> 00:19:51,981 "You can't draw and strike them in one motion." 315 00:19:51,981 --> 00:19:53,024 What's your point? 316 00:19:53,983 --> 00:19:56,027 I'm saying, Nio's a troublemaker. 317 00:19:58,988 --> 00:20:00,990 He's hopeless with a sword. 318 00:20:00,990 --> 00:20:01,991 Just no good at all. 319 00:20:02,992 --> 00:20:05,036 He talks back. He's got a big head about sumo. 320 00:20:05,036 --> 00:20:08,039 He bosses people around, then ignores orders himself. 321 00:20:08,039 --> 00:20:14,003 "Help with the laundry." "Watch the fire." "Don't come in with dirty feet." "Mind this kid." 322 00:20:14,045 --> 00:20:16,005 Basically, he's a pain in the ass. 323 00:20:16,047 --> 00:20:19,050 Life has s***ed ever since he joined the Miburo. 324 00:20:20,051 --> 00:20:24,013 But he's not tied down like you and I are. 325 00:20:24,055 --> 00:20:27,058 He's got no rules about how things ought to be. 326 00:20:28,017 --> 00:20:30,061 He's got no pride. 327 00:20:31,062 --> 00:20:35,983 Or maybe he does and I just can't make sense of it. 328 00:20:36,984 --> 00:20:42,031 All I know is that he tries to be there for the weak and the hurt. 329 00:20:42,990 --> 00:20:47,036 In other words, he's a hopeless softy. So— 330 00:20:47,036 --> 00:20:48,037 That's enough! 331 00:20:49,956 --> 00:20:50,998 No more talk. 332 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:56,003 Running your mouth won't help you beat me. You should've learned that yesterday. 333 00:20:58,047 --> 00:21:00,007 Yesterday, you'd have been right. 334 00:21:00,007 --> 00:21:01,008 Huh? 335 00:21:01,968 --> 00:21:04,971 "A samurai ought to wear his sword on the left." 336 00:21:08,015 --> 00:21:10,977 You're left-handed, huh, Hajime-kun? 337 00:21:11,978 --> 00:21:13,980 Pride and rules can go to hell. 338 00:21:16,023 --> 00:21:18,025 You can't beat me anymore. 339 00:21:19,986 --> 00:21:22,029 His left hand? 340 00:21:24,031 --> 00:21:29,954 Come quietly, or I'll chop your arms and legs off before tossing you in a cell. 341 00:21:30,997 --> 00:21:31,998 Choose now. 342 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,001 Not good. 343 00:21:36,002 --> 00:21:38,045 This kid's bad news. 344 00:21:44,969 --> 00:21:49,974 Pride 345 00:23:17,228 --> 00:23:25,319 Next time I am Kondo Isami. Three assassins remain. Or was it two? 346 00:23:25,319 --> 00:23:28,280 Actually, something tells me there were four of them. 347 00:23:30,241 --> 00:23:31,242 But enough details. 348 00:23:32,243 --> 00:23:33,327 I won't allow any more victims. 349 00:23:34,286 --> 00:23:37,248 We Miburo will catch them all before long. 350 00:23:38,249 --> 00:23:41,252 Nio, I believe in your efforts. 351 00:23:42,211 --> 00:23:43,295 Next time: "Palm of the Hand." 352 00:23:44,255 --> 00:23:45,256 It's not to be missed.