E7 - Runaway Express! Don't Die, Katsura!

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[00:01] Head Susanoo Soldier
    Progress is currently at 75%.
[00:04] Head Susanoo Soldier
    Production is going smoothly—
[00:05] Mugensai
    Wasn't progress supposed
    to be at over 90% by now?
[00:10] Head Susanoo Soldier
    My apologies.
[00:12] Head Susanoo Soldier
    No one in Japan has ever
    made these things before.
[00:15] Mugensai
    Enough of your excuses.
    Just hurry up and finish them.
[00:19] Head Susanoo Soldier
    Yes, sir!
[00:23] Takasugi
    The giant castle Susanoo looms over Kyoto.
[00:25] Takasugi
    This is another Bakumatsu ruled over
    by the masked shogun, Mugensai.
[00:31] Takasugi
    Previously, we happened to run into one
    of the twelve commanders of Susanoo,
[00:35] Takasugi
    and chased after him only to
    find Tokugawa Yoshinobu.
[00:41] Katsura
    There were traces of a fight on the
    bridge where Lord Yoshinobu was.
[00:45] Katsura
    It's likely that we came in at the
    end of an intense fight between him
[00:48] Katsura
    and the Susanoo commander
    who was after his life.
[00:52] Takasugi
    But Mugensai has the chronometer.
[00:55] Takasugi
    He'll just turn back time on anything
    that goes against his will...
[00:58] Takasugi
    Hey, what's going on?
[01:01] Mugensai
    So I still can't use it...
[01:08] Ryoma
    You sure it was Tokugawa Yoshinobu?
[01:11] Takasugi
    Yeah, there's no mistaking that blonde hair.
[01:14] Ryoma
    After the Tokugawa shogunate collapsed,
[01:17] Ryoma
    the leading theory was that Lord Yoshinobu
[01:19] Ryoma
    was imprisoned in the
    basement of Susanoo Castle.
[01:25] Ryoma
    If Lord Yoshinobu has managed to escape...
[01:28] Katsura
    Mugensai would use the
    chronometer to turn back time.
[01:33] Takasugi
    But it doesn't look like there are
    any signs of that at the moment.
[01:36] Takasugi
    Which means, for whatever reason,
    he can't use the chronometer now.
[01:41] Takasugi
    So we need to strike while the iron's hot
[01:43] Takasugi
    and pay him back for everything
    he's done in one fell swoop!
[01:47] Katsura
    You're too loud, Shinsaku.
[01:50] Ryoma
    And you want me to help out?
[01:52] Takasugi
    I didn't say that.
[01:54] Takasugi
    Give me your advice. What would you do?
[01:58] Ryoma
    Last time...
[02:00] Ryoma
    Didn't you say that my way of
    trying to take control was boring?
[02:04] Takasugi
    Now you're being heartless.
[02:06] Ryoma
    It's called consistency.
[02:11] Takasugi
    Well, if that's how you feel,
    I'm not going to force you.
[02:14] Takasugi
    Let's go, Katsura.
[02:18] Katsura
    An earthquake?
[02:19] Ryoma
    What, you don't know?
[02:22] Ryoma
    There's something called a steam locomotive
    that runs underneath the ground here.
[02:28] Takasugi
    Steam locomotive?
SIGN    Runaway Express! Don't Die, Katsura!
[04:11] Takasugi
    Hey, that's the pathway I took to
    sneak into the castle the other day.
[04:15] Katsura
    According to Sakamoto-kun,
[04:17] Katsura
    this path is used to operate an
    iron cart called a steam locomotive
[04:21] Katsura
    that carries weapons and ammunition
    from Osaka Harbor to the castle.
[04:26] Takasugi
    That bastard Mugensai.
[04:28] Takasugi
    I'm going to destroy that cart!
[04:30] Katsura
    Calm down, Shinsaku.
[04:33] Katsura
    Even if you destroy the cart or the pathway,
    it'll just be repaired immediately.
[04:38] Takasugi
    What should we do, then?
[04:39] Katsura
    If we follow the flow of the goods,
[04:41] Katsura
    we'll be able to find out
    who's helping Mugensai.
[04:44] Katsura
    And wouldn't it be better to
    cut them off at the source?
[04:48] Takasugi
    The source?
[04:49] Katsura
    Let's gather information first.
[04:51] Katsura
    We'll start from there.
[04:56] Takasugi
    Let's head out, then.
[04:57] Katsura
    Yes, to Osaka.
[05:07] Katsura
    So that's the steam locomotive.
[05:10] Takasugi
    It's pretty big.
[05:12] Takasugi
    We won't be able to catch up
    once that thing gets going.
[05:16] Takasugi
    We'd better put a stop to it while we can.
[05:18] Katsura
    What? Now?
[05:20] Takasugi
    Obviously!
[05:21] Katsura
    We're just on reconnaissance right now.
[05:23] Katsura
    We'll come up with a plan to stop it later.
[05:25] Takasugi
    Don't be stupid! Look!
[05:28] Takasugi
    Once all of that gets into Mugensai's hands,
    it's going to make the people of Kyoto suffer.
[05:33] Takasugi
    We can't just ignore it!
[05:35] Katsura
    Even so, it's too reckless!
[05:37] Takasugi
    I know that.
[05:40] Katsura
    You always do this!
[05:41] Katsura
    Listen to what I'm saying to you for once!
[05:44] Takasugi
    Katsura.
[05:46] Takasugi
    The sooner the battle,
    the sooner the reward.
[05:50] Takasugi
    Act first, and you can think later.
[05:54] Katsura
    Is that something Master Shoin said?
[05:58] Takasugi
    Those aren't his words. They're mine.
[06:01] Katsura
    Hey!
[06:01] Takasugi
    We don't have time to sit
    around talking. I'm going.
[06:06] Katsura
    Wait, Shinsaku!
[06:10] Katsura
    That idiot. He's always so impatient.
[06:15] Katsura
    Isn't that the Shinsengumi?
[06:17] Katsura
    So they're acting as security
    for this thing, too.
[06:22] Takasugi
    What do I have to remove to break this thing?
[06:25] Takasugi
    This thing? This one?
[06:27] Takasugi
    Damn it... I have no idea.
[06:29] Takasugi
    I'll just have to remove things at random.
[06:35] Katsura
    Shinsaku, it's me.
[06:37] Katsura
    The Shinsengumi is here.
[06:39] Takasugi
    What?!
[06:40] Katsura
    This isn't the time. Let's come back later.
[06:43] Takasugi
    Wait! Just a little bit more and I'll have it!
[06:46] Okita
    What's this?
[06:48] Okita
    If it isn't Kido-san.
[06:51] Okita
    It's been a while.
[06:53] Katsura
    Okita-san.
[06:55] Takasugi
    Okita? Not him again.
[06:58] Okita
    Kido-san, what are you doing here?
[07:01] Katsura
    I'm... here for the same reason you are.
[07:05] Okita
    Then you're here as back-up protection?
[07:07] Okita
    Honestly, they work us too hard,
[07:10] Okita
    making us come all the way out here.
[07:12] Katsura
    Yes, it's a pain.
[07:15] Katsura
    Does he not know who I really am
    since time was turned back?
[07:31] Okita
    Darn. You figured me out.
[07:34] Okita
    Of course, I heard about you from Kondo-san.
[07:37] Okita
    Instead of Kido Takayoshi, I should
    call you Katsura Kogoro-san.
[07:42] Takasugi
    We've been found out!
[07:44] Okita
    I'm far more interested in fighting
    you than guarding this place.
[07:50] Okita
    You'll actually fight me in
    earnest this time, won't you?
[07:54] Katsura
    Let me think...
[07:57] Katsura
    How about next time?
[07:59] Okita
    Hey! Don't run away, Katsura-san!
[08:07] Takasugi
    Huh? Where'd they go?
[08:29] Katsura
    What the heck is this?!
[08:35] Takasugi
    It's moving!
[08:37] Okita
    There's the other rat!
[08:39] Takasugi
    Oh, crap.
[08:43] Takasugi
    See ya, Okita!
[08:50] Okita
    Darn it.
[08:52] Okita
    I'll have to contact the castle.
[09:09] Katsura
    Damn it, I can't get free.
[09:12] Takasugi
    Katsura?
[09:13] Katsura
    Shinsaku?
[09:15] Takasugi
    What are you doing in there?
[09:18] Katsura
    I was trying to hide in here
    when this thing trapped me.
[09:22] Katsura
    Hurry up and get it off of me!
[09:25] Takasugi
    Okay, hang on.
[09:27] Takasugi
    It won't budge.
[09:33] Katsura
    Shinsaku, be careful.
[09:35] Katsura
    This happened when I stepped
    on a protrusion on the floor.
[09:37] Takasugi
    Protrusion?
[09:39] Takasugi
    Everything looks fine to me.
[09:42] Katsura
    Hey, be a little more careful.
[09:46] Takasugi
    It's tight.
[09:47] Katsura
    You can't open it by force.
[09:50] Katsura
    There has to be a way to remove
    it somewhere around here.
[09:53] Takasugi
    Nah. I have a much faster way right here.
[09:59] Katsura
    In a shaky place like this?
[10:00] Takasugi
    Just stay still.
[10:01] Katsura
    Hey! I didn't agree to this!
[10:04] Takasugi
    Hold your breath!
[10:05] Katsura
    Hey, wait!
[10:15] Takasugi
    Huh?
[10:17] Katsura
    What the hell?! Any closer and
    you would've cut me in half!
[10:21] Takasugi
    Okay, next time I won't miss.
[10:23] Katsura
    No, wait, wait, wait, wait!
[10:25] Katsura
    Look for a way to get me
    out of this trap first!
[10:28] Katsura
    I'm begging you! Seriously! Okay? Got it?
[10:31] Takasugi
    Sheesh, fine.
[10:56] Mugensai
    I see. So it's Takasugi and Katsura again.
[11:00] Hisako
    The train is carrying that item right now.
[11:04] Hisako
    Should the worst happen...
[11:06] Mugensai
    There's no need to worry.
[11:09] Mugensai
    That man is on the train.
[11:19] Takasugi
    I can't find anything that
    looks like it'll work.
[11:29] Takasugi
    What's that?
[11:37] Katsura
    Shinsaku!
[11:40] Hijikata
    I thought I heard a commotion and came
    to find a crafty fox in our mousetrap.
[11:45] Katsura
    Hijikata...
[11:50] Hijikata
    You played a rather terrible
    joke on us, Katsura Kogoro-san.
[12:06] Takasugi
    Ouch... Damn it.
[12:12] Takasugi
    This is bad. The Shinsengumi
    aren't going to let Katsura live.
[12:17] Takasugi
    I have to save him somehow!
[12:20] Hijikata
    I can't allow you to get away with making
    fools of Kondo-san's Shinsengumi.
[12:28] Hijikata
    Prepare yourself.
[12:44] Takasugi
    Damn it!
[13:05] Takasugi
    Katsura...
(Flashback) [13:19] Katsura
    Master Shoin, I'm so sorry.
(Flashback) [13:23] Katsura
    We went to them to persuade them to stop
    interfering with what we were doing
(Flashback) [13:27] Katsura
    without understanding you or your teachings.
(Flashback) [13:31] Katsura
    But during our talks, Shinsaku lost his
    temper and crossed blades with them.
(Flashback) [13:35] Takasugi
    What are you talking about? The way
    that was going, I had to fight them!
(Flashback) [13:40] Katsura
    We were supposed to convince
    them using our words first.
(Flashback) [13:43] Katsura
    Had someone died, it would have defiled
    the name of the Shoukasonjuku Academy.
(Flashback) [13:48] Katsura
    Try to think before you act!
(Flashback) [13:49] Takasugi
    What?! I can't help it if you're slow!
(Flashback) [13:53] Katsura
    You're always like this!
(Flashback) [13:55] Takasugi
    Always like what?!
(Flashback) [13:55] Shoin
    Stop it.
(Flashback) [13:57] Shoin
    Takasugi-kun, will you please explain
    to me why you acted as you did?
(Flashback) [14:03] Takasugi
    Yes. At that moment, the samurai
    behind Katsura took up a spear.
(Flashback) [14:08] Katsura
    What?
(Flashback) [14:13] Takasugi
    That meeting was likely a set-up.
(Flashback) [14:16] Takasugi
    Given the number of people and the
    space between them, I knew that
(Flashback) [14:19] Takasugi
    the only way to save Katsura
    was to draw my sword first.
(Flashback) [14:28] Takasugi
    That's why I did it.
(Flashback) [14:35] Shoin
    Placing trust in people
(Flashback) [14:36] Shoin
    is far better than doubting them, of course.
(Flashback) [14:41] Shoin
    Even if I have a fault of
    trusting people too much,
(Flashback) [14:45] Shoin
    I want to make sure I never have
    the fault of being too distrusting.
(Flashback) [14:49] Takasugi
    Master...
(Flashback) [14:51] Shoin
    Takasugi-kun, you are as swift as lightning,
    and Katsura-kun is a man of discretion.
(Flashback) [14:56] Shoin
    If the two of you would come together,
    you would be a powerful force.
(Flashback) [15:00] Shoin
    And a time will certainly come
    when Japan will need that force.
(Flashback) [15:08] Shoin
    You must work together.
(Flashback) [15:15] Shunsuke
    Master!
(Flashback) [15:19] Shunsuke
    Master!
(Flashback) [15:20] Takasugi
    What's got you so worked up, Shunsuke?
(Flashback) [15:24] Shunsuke
    The shogunate has ordered that
    you present yourself in Edo!
(Flashback) [15:33] Shoin
    Is that so?
[16:04] Ryoma
    Hey, Takasugi-san!
[16:06] Takasugi
    Sakamoto?
[16:08] Ryoma
    What a coincidence!
[16:20] Ryoma
    Our prey is close!
[16:27] Hijikata
    Any last words?
[16:33] Katsura
    Cutting down a man when he can't
    move just makes you pathetic.
[16:38] Hijikata
    Excuse me?
[16:40] Katsura
    Is Mugensai actually treating the
    Shinsengumi like real samurai?
[16:46] Katsura
    What would you do if Mugensai
    ordered you to kill Kondo?
[16:54] Hijikata
    You underestimate us.
[17:04] Hijikata
    Cursed rats...
[17:09] Takasugi
    Katsura!
[17:11] Ryoma
    Let's go, Izo!
[17:12] Izo
    Right.
[17:18] Ryoma
    This is quite the impressive amount, indeed.
[17:21] Ryoma
    It would be trouble if these were
    to fall into Mugensai's hands.
[17:30] Takasugi
    Katsura!
[17:35] Takasugi
    Hijikata... You really did
    a number on me earlier!
[17:40] Hijikata
    The Shinsengumi's orders
    are to kill any traitors.
[17:44] Takasugi
    Wagging your tail for
    Mugensai as usual, I see.
[17:48] Takasugi
    I can hear it whipping around behind you.
[17:53] Hijikata
    Damn you...
[17:54] Takasugi
    Sakamoto, Izo! I don't need help!
[17:57] Takasugi
    I got this guy— Huh?
[18:00] Ryoma
    Take care, Takasugi-san.
[18:03] Takasugi
    Hey, Sakamoto!
[18:07] Izo
    Ryoma, you sure about this?
[18:10] Ryoma
    Don't forget what we came to do, Izo.
[18:14] Takasugi
    Damn, he's such a heartless bastard.
[18:18] Katsura
    Shinsaku!
[18:19] Takasugi
    Hang in there a bit longer.
    I'll take care of this guy in no time.
[18:24] Hijikata
    That would be my line.
[18:29] Katsura
    Shinsaku...
[18:45] Hijikata
    What's going on?
[18:46] Susanoo Soldier
    The locomotive's brakes aren't working!
[18:48] Susanoo Soldier
    W-We can't stop!
[18:49] Hijikata
    What?
[18:52] Takasugi
    Hey! You're running away?!
[18:55] Hijikata
    I will only do what I have to do.
[18:58] Takasugi
    What kind of nonsense is that?
[19:01] Takasugi
    Wait, you!
[19:04] Takasugi
    Damn that bastard.
[19:06] Katsura
    Hey, Shinsaku.
[19:08] Takasugi
    Oh, yeah. I forgot all about you.
[19:14] Katsura
    Thanks, Shinsaku.
[19:16] Takasugi
    That Hijikata bastard got away.
[19:18] Katsura
    More importantly, we need to get out of here.
[19:20] Takasugi
    Yeah, but how?
[19:22] Katsura
    Well, um...
[19:35] Takasugi
    Think we can use it?
[19:36] Katsura
    Hang on. I'm reading up on it now.
[19:38] Takasugi
    Oh, for crying out loud!
[19:51] Takasugi
    Take this off? Put this on? Oh, I get it!
[19:55] Katsura
    Okay!
[19:56] Takasugi
    Huh? What's with this strap?
[19:58] Katsura
    What have you done?!
[20:00] Takasugi
    You were taking too long!
[20:03] Takasugi
    Wha...
[20:04] Katsura
    We would never be saved if
    things were left up to you!
[20:07] Takasugi
    Okay, okay, I get it.
[20:12] Takasugi
    Things are always like this.
[20:15] Takasugi
    My lightning speed and your discretion.
[20:19] Katsura
    That's what Master Shoin said...
[20:27] Katsura
    You're all set now.
[20:29] Takasugi
    Let's go, Katsura.
[20:30] Katsura
    Yeah!
[20:46] Susanoo Soldier A
    H-Hey...
[20:48] Susanoo Soldier B
    It's going too fast!
[21:27] Katsura
    You're completely reckless, you know.
[21:30] Katsura
    You just act without thinking
    about the consequences.
[21:33] Takasugi
    We'd never get anywhere if I
    overthought things like you.
[21:38] Katsura
    Excuse me?
[21:39] Takasugi
    You heard me!
[21:45] Susanoo Soldier
    They fell somewhere over here!
[21:47] Susanoo Soldier
    Find them!
[21:48] Takasugi
    Looks like they caught up.
[21:50] Takasugi
    Let's get out of here, Katsura.
[21:52] Takasugi
    That way!
[21:53] Katsura
    Wait! That way is...
[21:56] Hijikata
    I believe this is the item
    you told me to guard.
[22:04] Mugensai
    Well done, Hijikata.
[22:07] Mugensai
    The steam locomotive,
    weapons, and ammunition
[22:09] Mugensai
    are nowhere near as valuable as this.
[22:12] Mugensai
    They will soon know how
    powerful this object is.
[23:50] Takasugi
    That's the first time I've
    ever jumped from that height.
[23:53] Katsura
    It scared the life out of me.
[23:55] Takasugi
    I'm already used to it.
[23:57] Katsura
    Aren't you overestimating yourself?
[23:57] Katsura
    Next time on episode 8 of Bakumatsu:
SIGN    The Kinkaji Incident! Izo Dies?
[23:59] ---
    Hey, are you listening?
[23:59] Katsura
    "The Kinkaji Incident! Izo Dies?"
[24:02] Takasugi
    We'll show you something
    interesting next week, too!