# 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!