E11 - Beloved Old School, Takasugi's Tears!

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[00:02] Takasugi
    Prison Gate Island,
    in the middle of Lake Biwa,
[00:05] Takasugi
    is where criminals who oppose
    the shogunate are imprisoned.
[00:08] Takasugi
    I challenged one of the twelve
    commanders, Ishikawa Goemon,
[00:12] Takasugi
    to a game of dice for Seimei.
[00:15] Takasugi
    But that bastard Goemon
    attempted to swindle me,
[00:19] Takasugi
    and when I exposed him,
    he tried to kill Seimei.
[00:23] Katsura
    When I arrived at that moment,
[00:27] Katsura
    I watched as Goemon's sword was blown
    away and Seimei began floating in midair.
[00:35] Takasugi
    Yes, and then we were once
    again enveloped by that light.
[00:47] Katsura
    Over here, Shinsaku!
[00:49] Takasugi
    Katsura!
SIGN    Beloved Old School, Takasugi's Tears!
[02:38] Takasugi
    Where am I?
[02:41] Takasugi
    Wait, where's Katsura?
[02:44] Takasugi
    Katsura!
[02:49] Takasugi
    This place...
[02:51] Takasugi
    These pine trees... It can't be!
[02:59] Takasugi
    Hagi?
[03:01] Takasugi
    Am I really back?
[03:10] Takasugi
    It really is Hagi...
[03:21] Takasugi
    Katsura!
[03:23] Katsura
    Shinsaku?
[03:25] Takasugi
    What're you just hanging
    around eating noodles for?!
[03:28] Takasugi
    And it even has tempura in it!
[03:31] Katsura
    Calm down, Shinsaku.
[03:33] Katsura
    When did you get back from Edo?
[03:36] Katsura
    And what's with the odd clothing?
[03:43] Takasugi
    Katsura...
[03:44] Katsura
    Shinsaku, you...
[03:47] Takasugi
    You're really young.
[03:47] Katsura
    You've gotten older.
[03:52] Takasugi
    Hey, Katsura, this might be a weird
    question, but what year is it?
[03:56] Katsura
    Huh? It's Ansei year 5 (1858), of course.
[03:59] Takasugi
    Ansei year 5?
[04:01] Takasugi
    Which means...
[04:03] Takasugi
    You're still in your teens!
[04:05] Takasugi
    So that's why your skin
    is all smooth and supple.
[04:09] Katsura
    Stop it! You're creeping me out!
[04:12] Takasugi
    Hang on a sec. You said it
    was Ansei year 5, right?
[04:15] Katsura
    Yeah.
[04:16] Takasugi
    Katsura! Come on!
[04:18] Katsura
    Hey, what's gotten into you?!
[04:20] Katsura
    I haven't eaten my shrimp yet!
[04:21] Katsura
    Hey, my shrimp!
[04:35] Shoin
    Takasugi-kun?
[04:38] Takasugi
    Master...
[04:40] Takasugi
    Master Shoin! It's been so long!
[04:43] Takasugi
    I never dreamed that I would
    get to see you again!
[04:47] Itou
    What's the deal, Brother Takasugi?
[04:50] Kusaka
    You're startling Master Shoin.
[04:52] Takasugi
    Shunsuke! Kusaka!
[04:54] Takasugi
    It's been forever since I saw you guys, too!
[04:56] Itou
    You're making a pretty big deal out
    of just getting back from Edo.
[05:01] Kusaka
    But are such Western-style clothes
    in fashion over there or something?
[05:06] Kusaka
    You also seem weirdly older...
[05:08] Takasugi
    Wh-What was that, you—
[05:10] Shoin
    Come now, that's enough.
[05:17] Shoin
    All humans are born with a
    certain amount of pure gold.
[05:22] Shoin
    There is no difference between our pure
    gold and the pure gold of a saint.
[05:28] Shoin
    Takasugi-kun, you seem to have gone
    through a lot while you were away,
[05:32] Shoin
    but the pure gold within your heart is
    shining even brighter because of it.
[05:38] Takasugi
    Thank you!
[05:40] Shoin
    It's been so long since all the
    students have been together.
[05:43] Shoin
    Why don't we spend the rest
    of the day in discussion?
[05:47] Students
    Excellent. I was hoping for that.
[05:48] Katsura
    Shinsaku, didn't you have something you
    wanted to discuss with Master Shoin?
[05:49] Students
    Let's continue our topic from last time.
[05:51] Students
    I'll have my father bring some
    pickles over since Takasugi's back.
[05:55] Takasugi
    It's fine. It can wait.
SIGN    Shoka Sonjuku
[06:08] Takasugi
    I'd forgotten...
[06:11] Takasugi
    about days like this.
[06:15] Takasugi
    I just want to forget about everything
    for now and enjoy this time I have.
[06:26] Shoin
    Well, it's time for me to be going.
[06:31] Takasugi
    Where are you going, Master?
[06:33] Kusaka
    Hey. Noyama Prison.
[06:36] Takasugi
    Noyama Prison?
[06:37] Takasugi
    Isn't that where Master was
    imprisoned a long time ago?
[06:40] Takasugi
    Why is he going there?
[06:42] Kusaka
    You're probably not aware
    since you were in Edo,
[06:45] Kusaka
    but lately, he's often been visiting
    with a woman who's imprisoned there.
[06:49] Takasugi
    A woman?
[06:50] Kusaka
    Her name is Takasu Hisako, and she's
    in prison for the crime of adultery.
[06:56] Itou
    However, she herself claims that
    she's been falsely accused.
[07:01] Kusaka
    Master Shoin seems to believe her, as well.
[07:04] Kusaka
    He continues to visit her in hopes
    that he can be of some assistance.
[07:17] Katsura
    What is it?
[07:18] Takasugi
    Oh... It's nothing.
[07:25] Shoin
    So, although Takasugi
    returned from Edo wearing
[07:27] Shoin
    the odd Western-style clothing
    that's in fashion there,
[07:30] Shoin
    he himself seems to remain unchanged.
[07:33] Shoin
    Nothing could please me more than that.
[07:38] Hisako
    You've been talking quite
    a lot about Takasugi-kun.
[07:42] Hisako
    You seem very fond of him.
[07:44] Shoin
    Oh, pardon my rudeness.
[07:47] Hisako
    Not at all. Seeing your cheerful expression
[07:50] Hisako
    is the greatest comfort to me right now.
[07:53] Shoin
    There's no need to say such things.
[07:56] Shoin
    Don't worry. You'll be getting
    out of here soon, as well.
[08:04] Shoin
    You said that all humans are born equal.
[08:09] Shoin
    There will surely come a time when Japan...
[08:12] Shoin
    no, the whole world will need such ambition.
[08:16] Hisako
    You think so?
[08:19] Shoin
    I do!
[08:19] Shoin
    I felt the burning passion in your words,
[08:23] Shoin
    and it is within me even now.
[08:31] Hisako
    My, you're right. You do feel warm.
[08:42] Itou
    Nothing's biting.
[08:45] Kusaka
    And just who suggested that we should go
[08:48] Kusaka
    and get dinner before
    Master Shoin gets back?
[08:50] Shoin
    There is no success for
    a person without a dream.
[08:54] Shoin
    If you abandon your dream
    of catching greater things,
[08:56] Shoin
    you will never catch anything at all.
[09:00] Kusaka
    Welcome back, Master.
[09:03] Shoin
    Now, hand me one.
[09:07] Itou
    Here you go!
[09:09] Kusaka
    The future of Japan?
[09:12] Shoin
    That's right.
[09:13] Shoin
    Japan needs to be more receptive to new
    technologies and ideas from other countries.
[09:18] Shoin
    However, the current shogunate is only
    proceeding with conventional values.
[09:23] Kusaka
    But Master, humans
    unconsciously seek stability.
[09:28] Kusaka
    Isn't it better that some
    things remain unchanged?
[09:31] Shoin
    That is certainly one way of thinking. But...
[09:43] Shoin
    You can get unexpected results just
    by changing things, even slightly.
[09:55] Shoin
    Just like this.
[09:59] Shoin
    Surely, in the near future,
[10:02] Shoin
    all differences in status will vanish,
[10:04] Shoin
    and men and women will all be equal.
[10:08] Shoin
    And then humans will truly be
    even more free and enriched.
[10:13] Shoin
    I would like to see such a
    world before my time passes.
[10:18] Takasugi
    Master, that's—
[10:24] Shoin
    Takasugi-kun,
[10:26] Shoin
    there are no creatures in
    this world that do not die.
[10:29] Shoin
    You and I will both die one day.
[10:35] Shoin
    Which is why I wish to accomplish as much
    as I can in the time that I have now.
[10:41] Shoin
    That is how I feel.
[10:49] Itou
    Master!
[10:51] Itou
    You've got another one!
[10:52] Itou
    Grab the rod, quickly!
[10:54] Shoin
    Oh, right.
[10:55] Shoin
    There we go!
[10:57] Shoin
    It's a big one!
[11:02] Katsura
    I don't mind if you stay with me,
[11:04] Katsura
    but is there a reason why you
    don't want to stay at your place?
[11:07] Takasugi
    There's not really a reason...
[11:13] Takasugi
    Hey, Katsura.
[11:17] Takasugi
    This is hypothetical, but hear me out, okay?
[11:21] Katsura
    Shinsaku!
[11:23] Katsura
    Where are you?!
[11:44] Katsura
    What is this?
[11:55] Seimei
    That was a close one.
[11:57] Katsura
    You are...
[11:58] Seimei
    This will be our first and last chance.
[12:01] Katsura
    Huh?
[12:02] Seimei
    I was trying to save you, but
    I used a little too much power.
[12:06] Katsura
    What are you talking about?!
[12:08] Seimei
    I mean this is our first and last chance
    to prevent Mugensai from being born.
[12:12] Katsura
    Huh? What?!
[12:25] Katsura
    Master Shoin is executed for the
    crime of opposing the shogunate?
[12:29] Takasugi
    That's right.
[12:30] Katsura
    I'd like to say it's just an intriguing joke,
[12:35] Katsura
    but knowing Master Shoin,
    it's surprisingly probable.
[12:38] Takasugi
    What do you think I should do
    to keep that from happening?
[12:41] Katsura
    Shinsaku, you're acting strange.
    Did something happen in Edo?
[12:45] Takasugi
    That's not important!
[12:47] Takasugi
    Do you have any ideas or not?
[12:50] Katsura
    Good grief...
[12:51] Katsura
    You said this was just hypothetical, right?
[12:54] Katsura
    Then why don't you just
    pray to the gods for help?
[12:57] Takasugi
    Pray to the gods?
[12:59] Katsura
    For example, you could give him something
    to serve as a protective charm.
[13:03] Takasugi
    A protective charm, huh?
[13:10] Takasugi
    Not again...
[13:16] Katsura
    You got a netsuke? And you
    picked a pretty cute cat, too.
[13:21] Takasugi
    It's a tiger.
[13:21] Katsura
    Huh?
[13:22] Takasugi
    Master Shoin was born in the year of
    the tiger, so I got a tiger netsuke.
[13:28] Katsura
    It's a cat, isn't it?
[13:30] Takasugi
    No, it's a tiger.
[13:33] Katsura
    Looks like a cat to me.
[13:35] Takasugi
    Tiger...
[13:36] Takasugi
    No, it's a cat. They didn't have a tiger.
[13:41] Takasugi
    Not again!
[13:43] Takasugi
    Katsura, take care of this for me.
[13:45] Katsura
    What's gotten into you?
[13:47] Takasugi
    I'm...
[13:49] Katsura
    What the hell?
[13:50] Katsura
    Why are you lighting up like that?
[13:53] Katsura
    Hey, Shinsaku?!
[13:56] Katsura
    Huh?
[14:00] Katsura
    What's going on?
[14:03] Takasugi
    Damn it! I'm back here again.
[14:06] Takasugi
    Now where am I going?
[14:14] Takasugi
    Where am I?
[14:18] Takasugi
    Hey, you there.
[14:20] Fish Seller
    Yes, sir! I've got some fresh saury in today.
[14:23] Takasugi
    I'm not interested in fish! Where are we?
[14:26] Fish Seller
    Are you sleepwalking or something?
[14:28] Fish Seller
    You're clearly in the
    world-famous Nihonbashi!
[14:31] Takasugi
    Nihonbashi... So I'm in Edo?
[14:34] Takasugi
    What year is it right now?
[14:36] Fish Seller
    Eh? It's Ansei year 6...
[14:39] Takasugi
    You said you were selling saury?
[14:42] Takasugi
    That means it's fall...
[14:44] Takasugi
    Hey, which way is it to Tenmacho Prison?!
[14:47] Fish Seller
    Tenmacho is...
[14:50] Takasugi
    Please, let me make it in time!
[14:58] Takasugi
    No choice, then.
[15:17] Takasugi
    No way...
[15:29] Takasugi
    Master...
[15:32] Takasugi
    The only ones with swords are
[15:34] Takasugi
    the executioner and the two
    samurai guards keeping watch...
[15:38] Takasugi
    I can take them.
[15:40] Takasugi
    No, wait...
[15:42] Takasugi
    Can I change the past?
[15:44] Takasugi
    With my own hands?
[15:46] Takasugi
    That would make me just like...
[15:55] Takasugi
    No, I can't!
[15:58] Takasugi
    I can't just stand by
    and watch them kill him!
[16:01] Takasugi
    First, I'll take out the executioner.
[16:03] Takasugi
    Then, I'll take out the samurai guards.
[16:15] Takasugi
    No!
[16:16] Takasugi
    I'm not Mugensai.
[16:19] Takasugi
    Changing the past and rewriting
    history to suit my own purposes...
[16:24] Takasugi
    I wouldn't...
[16:28] Takasugi
    Damn it!
[16:42] Takasugi
    Master...
[16:52] Takasugi
    There's no such thing as
    a correct past, anyway!
[16:55] Guard A
    H-Hey!
[16:56] Guard B
    Who are you?
[16:57] Takasugi
    Outta my way!
[17:02] Takasugi
    Master Shoin!
[17:16] Takasugi
    That's...
[17:17] Policeman A
    Are you with the Choshu?
[17:21] Policeman B
    Why, you—
[17:23] Shoin
    Could you be...
[17:26] Guard A
    Kill her!
[17:27] Guard B
    She's a traitor!
[17:30] Guard D
    Criminals!
[17:31] Guard C
    After them! After them!
[17:34] Shoin
    Hisako-san!
[17:40] Hisako
    M-Ma... ster...
[17:48] Hisako
    Take... this...
[17:52] Shoin
    Hisako-san...
[17:55] Guard A
    She startled me.
[17:57] Guard B
    Where did she come from?
[18:05] Guard C
    Hey, don't stand! Kneel back down!
[18:07] Guard A
    Are you listening?!
[18:10] Shoin
    You killed... my...
[18:14] Shoin
    My hope...
[18:25] Guard A
    Wh-What the...
[18:27] Takasugi
    Master!
[18:29] Shoin
    Do not worry about the
    hardship after death...
[18:53] Hisako
    Master... You did that for me?
[19:00] Shoin
    Takasugi-kun.
[19:02] Shoin
    I am going to make my ideal Japan.
[19:06] Shoin
    And I will do whatever it
    takes to accomplish this.
[19:13] Takasugi
    You can't...
[19:14] Takasugi
    You mustn't use that watch, Master Shoin!
[19:17] Shoin
    Yoshida Shoin?
[19:20] Shoin
    I hereby cast aside that name.
[19:24] Shoin
    Henceforth, I will be the infinite
    presence that wanders throughout
[19:28] Shoin
    the eternity of time, purifying it.
[19:30] Shoin
    I will take the name Mugensai.
[19:34] Takasugi
    You can't mean...
[19:38] Takasugi
    You're lying!
[19:40] Takasugi
    You're not Mugensai! You're my master!
[19:43] Shoin
    Takasugi-kun, come along.
[19:48] Shoin
    Join me.
[19:51] Katsura
    Shinsaku!
[19:54] Takasugi
    Katsura? Is that you?
[19:57] Seimei
    Looks like we missed our last chance.
[20:01] Shoin
    Perfect timing.
[20:03] Shoin
    His powers are necessary to
    make my ideals a reality.
[20:10] Katsura
    What?
[20:13] Takasugi
    Seimei! Hey, are you okay?
[20:17] Seimei
    This is the last of my power...
[20:20] Seimei
    The rest is up to you.
[20:34] Takasugi
    Master Shoin... was Mugensai all along.
[20:39] Katsura
    I heard that, too, but...
[20:43] Katsura
    I can't believe it's true!
[20:46] Takasugi
    Katsura...
[20:53] Katsura
    This is...
[20:54] Takasugi
    Hey, look over there.
[20:57] Katsura
    Susanoo Castle...
[20:58] Katsura
    Which means we're back in
    the previous time period.
[21:02] Takasugi
    I don't even know where the
    previous time period is anymore.
[21:06] Mugensai
    Indeed.
[21:09] Mugensai
    The whole of time is nothing but an illusion.
[21:12] Mugensai
    It looks like a mere flow to
    those who do not have ambition.
[21:18] Mugensai
    But I believe I taught you this once.
[21:22] Mugensai
    If you write one letter a day, in a
    year you will have gained 360 letters,
[21:27] Mugensai
    but if you neglect it for even one night,
[21:31] Mugensai
    you lose 36,000 hours over a hundred years.
[21:34] Mugensai
    If you neglect even the slightest thing,
[21:37] Mugensai
    it will accumulate and
    turn into a great surge.
[21:40] Mugensai
    The power to overcome time is small at first,
[21:44] Mugensai
    but it can slowly build and change the world.
[21:50] Shoin
    It has been a while...
[21:52] Shoin
    Though I guess, to you,
    it hasn't been quite so long.
[21:56] Mugensai
    Katsura-kun and Takasugi-kun.
[22:15] Takasugi
    Master Shoin...
[23:50] Takasugi
    Master Shoin...
[23:53] Katsura
    Shinsaku, I saw it in the flow of time.
[23:58] Katsura
    Your...
[23:59] Takasugi
    Next time on episode 12 of Bakumatsu:
    "Decisive Battle! Giant Castle Susanoo!"
SIGN    Decisive Battle! Giant Castle Susanoo!