1
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Hang in there, Nagi-san!

2
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Huh?

3
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Someone's there!

4
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Th-The enemy?

5
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Nio!

6
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Harada-san! Nagakura-san!

7
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Is this lady Nagi-dono?

8
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Yes. She's gone into labor.

9
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What? The baby's on the way?

10
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This is an emergency! What should we do?

11
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We're rushing to my granny's place!
She knows how to midwife!

12
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All right!

13
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We've got you covered!

14
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We appreciate it!

15
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Try not to shake her too much!

16
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Don't worry, Nagi-san. We're almost there.

17
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Blue Miburo

18
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Marutamachi Bridge

19
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Damn. He's tough.

20
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Did you think you could
take me two-on-one?

21
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Wh-What now? Do we run for it?

22
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No way in hell. If we turn tail here...

23
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Serizawa-sensei will
never let us live it down.

24
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Good point.

25
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Come on.

26
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Hold up.

27
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We'll take it from here.

28
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We ran here from the Kojin Bridge.

29
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It's you guys?

30
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Be our guests.

31
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It won't be firework season for a while yet,

32
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but you'd better believe
I'll go out with a bang.

33
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Gojo Bridge

34
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H-He ran away? We'll give chase.

35
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No, let's not go out of
our way to pursue him.

36
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He's heading away from the city.

37
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He won't set any fires with those wounds.

38
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We can let Aizu and the local
authorities take it from here.

39
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True.

40
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What about the other bridges?

41
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And is Kondo-san's group safe?

42
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Kondo-san.

43
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I knew you were no ordinary man.

44
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Head!

45
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Head! Head! Head!

46
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I know that dent in the floor,

47
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and that stain on the wall.

48
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I've also trained my heart out.

49
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I've swung my sword here, day after day.

50
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Incredible. Especially
for such a little kid.

51
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Good for you, training bright and early.

52
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You'll be a master swordsman someday.

53
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Every swing of my sword brought me
praise and recognition.

54
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I've fought in plenty of sparring
and exhibition matches.

55
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But...

56
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One wrong move...

57
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One wrong step, and that's the end.

58
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Death.

59
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Does just facing someone with a real sword
take so much out of everyone?

60
00:06:08,534 --> 00:06:12,455
I misjudged because
we were equals with bamboo.

61
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He's one—no, two or three ranks above me.

62
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I was nothing but a bird in a cage.

63
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How keenly I feel that now.

64
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We're the same age and both run dojos,

65
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but we're so different.

66
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Kondo-san.

67
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Your face is like a demon mask.

68
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I'm sure you never waver.

69
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I'm sure you never cry.

70
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On that front,
I've lacked mental discipline.

71
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May I ask you something?

72
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What did you do with your dojo in Edo?

73
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I closed it.

74
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I made a clean break
when I set out for Kyoto.

75
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I can't even match his resolve.

76
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Even if I can't beat him...

77
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I can't afford to lose.

78
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Maybe I'd lose nine times out of ten.

79
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But I'll seize that one chance.

80
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Why are you crying?

81
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What a funny guy.

82
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Forgive me.

83
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As we are fellow samurai,

84
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once we drew steel, I could not
back down or give any quarter.

85
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You are a magnificent swordsman.

86
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What a waste.

87
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What a wasteful thing I've done.

88
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He's like a kid who's had his toy
taken away from him.

89
00:09:02,499 --> 00:09:04,501
I can't compete with that.

90
00:09:05,502 --> 00:09:07,504
Sorry, Nii-san.

91
00:09:08,547 --> 00:09:12,509
I wonder where we went wrong.

92
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Hey! Wake up!

93
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Who're you? Some beggar?

94
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Who said you could sleep here?

95
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This dojo is for swordsmen!

96
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Get out now!

97
00:09:39,536 --> 00:09:42,539
U-Um, who are...

98
00:09:43,540 --> 00:09:46,543
Who am I? This is my house!

99
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Y-Your house?

100
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I'm Naozumi. Kyohachi Naozumi.

101
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The eldest son of this house.

102
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Born with samurai blood
and a samurai soul.

103
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The best samurai in Japan! That's who I am.

104
00:10:01,517 --> 00:10:04,520
The best in Japan? That's amazing.

105
00:10:06,522 --> 00:10:08,524
Yeah, you bet it is!

106
00:10:08,524 --> 00:10:10,526
So who are you?

107
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His name is Yotaro.

108
00:10:14,488 --> 00:10:15,489
Dad?

109
00:10:15,489 --> 00:10:17,533
He'll be living here from now on.

110
00:10:17,574 --> 00:10:22,496
Look out for him, Naozumi.
He's your little brother.

111
00:10:23,497 --> 00:10:24,498
My brother?!

112
00:10:25,541 --> 00:10:28,460
Which mistress did you sire him with?

113
00:10:30,546 --> 00:10:35,509
The samurai's world is one of duty
and humanity. Teach him.

114
00:10:35,509 --> 00:10:37,469
Why should I?

115
00:10:37,469 --> 00:10:38,512
U-Uh...

116
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Grab a sword. It's time to train.

117
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I'll beat you into shape.

118
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You'd better not cry, Yotaro.

119
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O-Okay.

120
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Watch this.

121
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Now you try.

122
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I knew he had talent.

123
00:11:17,509 --> 00:11:20,554
N-Nii-san, how was that?

124
00:11:21,513 --> 00:11:23,515
D-Don't get a big head!

125
00:11:23,515 --> 00:11:25,559
You didn't shout! Do it again!

126
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R-Right.

127
00:11:41,491 --> 00:11:43,493
Eat up, Yotaro.

128
00:11:44,536 --> 00:11:46,496
There's more where that came from.

129
00:11:46,496 --> 00:11:50,459
I-I can eat all this? Really?

130
00:11:50,500 --> 00:11:53,545
I've never had proper food like this before.

131
00:11:53,545 --> 00:11:56,506
This is a samurai house.
A swordsman's house.

132
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Those who dedicate themselves
to the sword get to eat.

133
00:12:02,554 --> 00:12:05,515
He makes a big deal out of everything.

134
00:12:05,557 --> 00:12:06,558
It's so...

135
00:12:08,560 --> 00:12:12,564
It's so warm and tasty and...

136
00:12:16,568 --> 00:12:20,489
I have a bath ready for you, too.
And why don't you change your clothes?

137
00:12:20,530 --> 00:12:23,533
You'll need to learn to use chopsticks, too.

138
00:12:25,535 --> 00:12:27,537
Once you're done,
it's right back to training.

139
00:12:30,540 --> 00:12:31,541
I've got to work hard.

140
00:12:35,504 --> 00:12:38,548
Who's got time for cleaning
first thing in the morning?

141
00:12:50,477 --> 00:12:52,521
That way, I can keep eating good food.

142
00:12:55,524 --> 00:12:58,527
A samurai needs to know how to write.

143
00:13:10,664 --> 00:13:11,706
Yotaro did it—

144
00:13:12,707 --> 00:13:13,708
Don't lie.

145
00:13:26,680 --> 00:13:27,722
I've got to get stronger,

146
00:13:28,682 --> 00:13:29,766
so that I can stay in this house.

147
00:13:42,696 --> 00:13:44,698
So that I can keep living this life.

148
00:13:45,740 --> 00:13:47,701
Whoa. Amazing.

149
00:13:47,701 --> 00:13:49,703
He's a match for Naozumi.

150
00:13:49,744 --> 00:13:52,747
They each give as good
as they get, blow for blow.

151
00:13:53,707 --> 00:13:55,709
How is this a match between kids?

152
00:13:56,668 --> 00:13:58,753
Looks like the Kyohachi School
has a bright future.

153
00:13:59,713 --> 00:14:01,673
I wouldn't be so sure.

154
00:14:04,718 --> 00:14:06,678
The time of the sword is passing.

155
00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:09,723
How much longer will it
put food on the table?

156
00:14:10,724 --> 00:14:15,687
But with these two,
there just might be a chance.

157
00:14:16,730 --> 00:14:19,733
Kyohachi Estate
We've got a challenger!

158
00:14:21,735 --> 00:14:23,737
Th-That's his fifth win!

159
00:14:24,654 --> 00:14:26,698
Who does he think he is, barging in here?

160
00:14:27,741 --> 00:14:30,702
I see the Kyohachi School's
nothing to brag about.

161
00:14:31,661 --> 00:14:33,705
Is there even one decent
samurai in this place?

162
00:14:34,706 --> 00:14:36,666
I-Is the master here yet?

163
00:14:36,666 --> 00:14:38,752
He went out to give a home lesson
and hasn't come back.

164
00:15:01,733 --> 00:15:04,694
Don't get cocky!

165
00:15:04,694 --> 00:15:05,737
Stop, Naozumi!

166
00:15:06,696 --> 00:15:07,697
This looks bad.

167
00:15:07,697 --> 00:15:10,700
Let go! Let go of me!

168
00:15:12,702 --> 00:15:13,703
He's dead.

169
00:15:17,666 --> 00:15:19,751
I sure showed him! Serves him right!

170
00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:32,722
I killed his ass.

171
00:15:32,722 --> 00:15:34,683
What a pushover.

172
00:15:34,683 --> 00:15:36,685
I'm stronger than he ever was.

173
00:15:41,731 --> 00:15:43,691
Dad! What gives?

174
00:15:43,691 --> 00:15:45,735
Who strikes someone from behind?

175
00:15:45,735 --> 00:15:49,697
Who revels in taking a life?

176
00:15:49,697 --> 00:15:52,700
Naozumi, your spirit hasn't matured.

177
00:15:53,660 --> 00:15:56,746
If you can't show your opponent
respect, you are no samurai!

178
00:16:00,667 --> 00:16:01,709
I am a samurai.

179
00:16:01,751 --> 00:16:03,753
I've got samurai blood in my veins!

180
00:16:04,671 --> 00:16:05,755
He's no samurai!

181
00:16:06,673 --> 00:16:08,758
We're not related. He's a fake!

182
00:16:16,683 --> 00:16:18,685
Never say that again, you fool.

183
00:16:18,685 --> 00:16:20,770
I forbid you to touch a sword
for the time being.

184
00:16:25,775 --> 00:16:27,694
It's blood.

185
00:16:27,694 --> 00:16:32,699
Blood is what makes a samurai.

186
00:16:33,741 --> 00:16:35,702
Damn it.

187
00:16:42,750 --> 00:16:44,669
Marriage?

188
00:16:44,711 --> 00:16:47,714
Naozumi, you're 22 now.

189
00:16:47,714 --> 00:16:51,759
Don't you think it's time you
stopped roving and settled down?

190
00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:54,721
Total nonsense.

191
00:16:59,684 --> 00:17:02,770
I hear Naozumi-san's been
visiting the gambling halls.

192
00:17:02,770 --> 00:17:04,689
Oh, my.

193
00:17:04,731 --> 00:17:07,692
He only keeps bad company.

194
00:17:07,692 --> 00:17:09,736
And I never see him in the dojo.

195
00:17:15,742 --> 00:17:17,744
You wanted to talk, Father?

196
00:17:18,661 --> 00:17:21,706
Yes. It's about Naozumi.

197
00:17:21,748 --> 00:17:25,668
Yotaro, how does he seem to you?

198
00:17:25,752 --> 00:17:29,714
Do you think he has
what it takes to inherit this dojo?

199
00:17:30,673 --> 00:17:33,676
I think Nii-san—I mean, Naozumi—
could make it work.

200
00:17:36,679 --> 00:17:38,681
Of course, I'll stand by my brother.

201
00:17:40,767 --> 00:17:43,686
I asked Naozumi the same question.

202
00:17:43,728 --> 00:17:46,689
When I asked him about you,

203
00:17:46,731 --> 00:17:50,693
he said only he was worthy.

204
00:17:54,739 --> 00:17:59,744
That alone shows which of you
ought to be head of this family.

205
00:18:01,704 --> 00:18:04,707
He lacks even a scrap of humility.

206
00:18:08,753 --> 00:18:09,754
Yotaro.

207
00:18:10,755 --> 00:18:14,717
Think about inheriting the family line.

208
00:18:27,730 --> 00:18:31,776
I'm sorry it's not much,
but get something hot to eat.

209
00:18:34,737 --> 00:18:38,700
Thank you very much. Thank you very much.

210
00:18:40,702 --> 00:18:44,664
Those children are what I would've been
if I hadn't been taken in that day.

211
00:18:45,707 --> 00:18:48,751
Thinking back, I've been
given so many things.

212
00:18:50,712 --> 00:18:54,674
Could I get even more as head of the family?

213
00:18:56,718 --> 00:19:00,680
But I won't lose anything if I don't.

214
00:19:01,723 --> 00:19:03,725
I told you, I'm leaving!

215
00:19:05,727 --> 00:19:07,770
Old fool. Senile old bastard.

216
00:19:09,689 --> 00:19:10,648
Nii-san!

217
00:19:11,691 --> 00:19:12,733
Oh, Yotaro.

218
00:19:13,693 --> 00:19:15,653
You're leaving? Where to?

219
00:19:15,695 --> 00:19:19,740
I'll tour the country, training my skills.

220
00:19:20,658 --> 00:19:23,744
Training? What will happen
to this house and the dojo?

221
00:19:24,704 --> 00:19:27,707
You'll inherit them.
At least that's what I heard.

222
00:19:27,707 --> 00:19:30,668
What? No, I couldn't possibly.

223
00:19:30,668 --> 00:19:31,711
You should take it.

224
00:19:31,752 --> 00:19:36,716
More and more guys'll stop
coming if you go hard on them.

225
00:19:37,717 --> 00:19:41,679
Anyway, I'm not cut out for teaching.

226
00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:44,724
The times chose you.

227
00:19:46,684 --> 00:19:49,729
Most of all, I feel suffocated in this house.

228
00:19:50,688 --> 00:19:52,690
If anything, I should've left sooner.

229
00:19:54,692 --> 00:19:59,697
That day... The day I killed
that challenger, I knew.

230
00:20:00,698 --> 00:20:05,703
I can't hold back the
wild samurai blood in my veins.

231
00:20:06,704 --> 00:20:08,706
It wants to fight.

232
00:20:09,665 --> 00:20:10,708
You can't mean that.

233
00:20:11,751 --> 00:20:13,753
So long, Yotaro.

234
00:20:15,713 --> 00:20:16,756
Wait, Nii-san!

235
00:20:17,715 --> 00:20:21,719
I'm giving you the whole house. It's yours.

236
00:20:28,726 --> 00:20:33,689
I didn't want the house
or to be head of the family.

237
00:20:34,732 --> 00:20:38,694
I just didn't want to go back to that life.

238
00:20:39,737 --> 00:20:42,698
I didn't want this life taken from me.

239
00:20:44,700 --> 00:20:48,704
Nii-san, I ended up
taking everything from you.

240
00:20:51,666 --> 00:20:54,752
The guilt has tormented me ever since.

241
00:21:06,722 --> 00:21:07,723
Nii-san...

242
00:21:11,727 --> 00:21:15,690
Did I manage to do something
to make up for it?

243
00:21:18,734 --> 00:21:19,735
Nagi...

244
00:21:24,740 --> 00:21:28,744
I'm sorry I couldn't make you happy.

245
00:21:34,667 --> 00:21:39,672
Crime

246
00:23:09,678 --> 00:23:16,727
Next time
Hijikata Toshizo here.
So that scumbag Naozumi's
fighting Serizawa now?

247
00:23:17,770 --> 00:23:20,731
I would've liked to finish what we started.

248
00:23:22,691 --> 00:23:24,735
Why are you so hung up
on the age of the samurai, anyway?

249
00:23:25,736 --> 00:23:27,696
Why do you swing your sword?

250
00:23:28,697 --> 00:23:31,700
What the hell kind of burden
are you carrying?

251
00:23:32,701 --> 00:23:34,745
Next time: "Those Who Struggle."

252
00:23:35,704 --> 00:23:39,667
Watch. That is all.
Those
Who