E9 - Clash! The Last Samurai!

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[00:02] Kondo
    When the Tokugawa shogunate
    was destroyed three years ago,
[00:05] Kondo
    I had a choice to make.
[00:08] Kondo
    Would the Shinsengumi be destroyed
    along with the Tokugawa?
[00:12] Kondo
    Or would we survive and serve a new master?
[00:17] Kondo
    I chose to abandon Yoshinobu-sama.
[00:27] Okita
    Didn't that man look a bit like Yamazaki?
[00:30] Kondo
    Couldn't be. I killed him myself.
[00:34] Hijikata
    He was a traitor who refused to
    serve the lord of the castle.
[00:37] Hijikata
    Don't ever speak his name
    in front of Kondo-san again.
SIGN    Clash! The Last Samurai!
(Flashback) [02:30] Yamazaki
    Is it true that we're going
    to serve the new shogunate?
(Flashback) [02:33] Kondo
    Yes, it is.
(Flashback) [02:34] Yamazaki
    Why?
(Flashback) [02:37] Yamazaki
    We swore our loyalty to Tokugawa!
(Flashback) [02:40] Kondo
    Times have changed.
(Flashback) [02:41] Kondo
    The Shinsengumi will serve Mugensai-sama.
(Flashback) [02:45] Yamazaki
    You can't expect me to be able to do that!
(Flashback) [02:48] Kondo
    Then commit ritual suicide.
(Flashback) [02:51] Kondo
    If you will not obey our master
(Flashback) [02:52] Kondo
    and do not follow the samurai
    code, you commit ritual suicide.
(Flashback) [02:55] Kondo
    That is the code of the Shinsengumi.
(Flashback) [02:57] Yamazaki
    Our master?
(Flashback) [03:01] Yamazaki
    Our only master is Yoshinobu-sama!
(Flashback) [03:05] Yamazaki
    You're the one who isn't following
    the samurai code, Kondo-san!
(Flashback) [03:09] Yamazaki
    I'm leaving the unit and
    searching for Yoshinobu-sama.
(Flashback) [03:13] Kondo
    Yoshinobu-sama is dead!
(Flashback) [03:17] Kondo
    But even if he were alive,
(Flashback) [03:20] Kondo
    we would kill him if Mugensai-sama
    ordered us to do so!
(Flashback) [03:25] Yamazaki
    Silence!
(Flashback) [03:43] Kondo
    This ends now!
[04:06] Kondo
    Yamazaki, I'm entrusting
    Yoshinobu-sama to you.
[04:12] Hijikata
    Kondo-san.
[04:15] Hijikata
    You're still training?
[04:17] Kondo
    Yes.
[04:19] Hijikata
    Is there something on your mind?
[04:21] Kondo
    No, I was just ruminating on the past.
[04:31] Kondo
    Kondo Isami, commander of
    the Shinsengumi, has arrived.
[04:35] Mugensai
    I summoned you here because
[04:37] Mugensai
    the man I've been looking for has
    been found west of Lake Biwa.
[04:45] Mugensai
    Bring him here immediately.
[04:48] Kondo
    Who is it?
[04:50] Mugensai
    His name is Seimei. You don't
    need to know anything else.
[04:55] Kondo
    Understood.
[04:56] Mugensai
    Kondo, there are many people after this man.
[05:00] Mugensai
    Take skilled men with you and
    go after him immediately.
[05:03] Kondo
    Yes, sir.
[05:11] Mikado
    I see. So Seimei has been found.
[05:14] Hyo
    Yes, he's apparently west of Lake Biwa.
[05:17] Mikado
    Hyo, send word to Yoshinobu immediately.
[05:20] Mikado
    Tell him where Seimei is and that the
    Shinsengumi are on their way there.
[05:26] Hyo
    Right away!
[05:42] Susanoo Soldier
    Mugensai-sama.
[05:44] Susanoo Soldier
    We have installed the motors
    by copying this model.
[05:48] Susanoo Soldier
    The airships are nearly complete now.
[05:51] Mugensai
    I see.
[05:53] Mugensai
    Now I can finally look down
    on other countries from above.
[06:04] Katsura
    Shinsaku, are you sure about this?
[06:07] Katsura
    If this fails, the cannonballs
    will land exactly on this spot.
[06:11] Takasugi
    Don't be such a baby, Katsura.
[06:13] Takasugi
    We won't know if something's
    going to work unless we try it.
[06:16] Katsura
    That's true, but still...
[06:20] Katsura
    How do you plan to try it?
[06:23] Takasugi
    Like this!
[06:27] Katsura
    You've had that all this time?!
[06:31] Takasugi
    I'm telling you, we'll be fine as long
    as we don't insult Mugensai-sama.
[06:35] Takasugi
    Okay, here we go.
[06:39] Takasugi
    I'm going to march into Susanoo
    Castle, wreck the place,
[06:42] Takasugi
    and chop Mugensai to bits!
[06:45] Takasugi
    Try and stop me if you can!
[06:57] Katsura
    We're doomed!
[07:16] Takasugi
    That was a successful test.
[07:17] Katsura
    Seriously, I think my heart stopped.
[07:20] Takasugi
    You're such a worrywart.
[07:27] Okita
    Kondo-san's running late.
[07:30] Saito
    He's probably getting an earful.
[07:32] Okita
    The train was broken, and Sakamoto
    has managed to slip away.
[07:36] Okita
    Nothing good has been going on lately.
[07:39] Okita
    Just what does the lord of the
    castle think of the Shinsengumi?
[07:43] Saito
    Forget about Mugensai.
[07:46] Okita
    Wow, bold words, Saito-san.
[07:51] Kondo
    Sorry for the wait.
[07:54] Kondo
    We're bringing this man back to the castle.
[07:57] Okita
    Who is he?
[07:58] Kondo
    I don't know, but this mission was given
    to me directly by the lord of the castle.
[08:03] Kondo
    I will be taking command.
[08:06] Kondo
    Soji, Saito, you will join me.
[08:09] Okita
    It's just the three of us?
[08:10] Kondo
    I can't bring the other men with me and
    have them swarming all over the mountains.
[08:14] Okita
    I don't really mind if
    that's what you want to do.
[08:20] Okita
    You're not going, Hijikata-san?
[08:22] Hijikata
    I have some things to attend to.
[08:24] Kondo
    Toshi, make sure it's all taken care of.
[08:28] Hijikata
    Right.
[08:35] Kasumi
    They've finally figured out where Seimei is!
[08:38] Yoshinobu
    Really?
[08:40] Yamazaki
    It's the spot indicated on this map.
[08:43] Yamazaki
    What's the matter, Kasumi?
[08:45] Kasumi
    It says that there are others who
    are trying to capture Seimei.
[08:49] Yoshinobu
    Who is it?
[08:52] Kasumi
    The Shinsengumi.
[09:14] Takasugi
    Katsura!
[09:15] Katsura
    Hang on a minute. I'm almost done.
[09:18] Takasugi
    Did you put one in the hideout?
[09:19] Katsura
    I haven't had a chance yet.
[09:21] Takasugi
    I'll go do it, then.
[09:23] Katsura
    Yeah, please do.
[09:28] Katsura
    Shinsaku?
[09:36] Takasugi
    There, that should do it.
[09:41] Shinsengumi Soldier
    We are the Shinsengumi!
[09:42] Shinsengumi Soldier
    We're here on official business!
[09:58] Takasugi
    Piece of cake.
[10:07] Hijikata
    Don't interfere.
[10:09] Hijikata
    You're my prey.
[10:11] Takasugi
    You're awfully persistent.
    You wanna kill me that badly?
[10:15] Hijikata
    I will kill anyone who defies my master.
[10:18] Takasugi
    Just what are you Mibu ronin
    trying to put on airs for?
[10:21] Takasugi
    Do you have any idea what
    kind of person Mugensai is?
[10:25] Hijikata
    What?
[10:26] Takasugi
    Mugensai is making the people suffer and
    plans to start a war with other countries.
[10:31] Takasugi
    It isn't even his own power. He's using
    some cowardly tool called a chronometer.
[10:37] Hijikata
    Chronometer?
[10:39] Takasugi
    It grants riches, manipulates time,
    and allows one to rule the world.
[10:45] Hijikata
    The legendary treasure of the Murakami Navy?
[10:48] Takasugi
    Mugensai destroyed your former master,
[10:51] Takasugi
    Tokugawa Yoshinobu, using the
    power of that legendary treasure.
[10:55] Hijikata
    You're just making up wild stories.
[10:58] Takasugi
    Your loss if you don't believe me.
[11:00] Takasugi
    Serving some useless guy like Mugensai
    just means you guys aren't true samurai.
[11:09] Takasugi
    No matter how much you polish
    a fake, it's still a fake!
[11:13] Takasugi
    Remember that!
[11:17] Hijikata
    Shut up!
[11:27] Takasugi
    You're pretty good.
[11:34] Takasugi
    Huh?
[11:44] Hijikata
    Reporting in.
[11:46] Hijikata
    I have captured Takasugi Shinsaku.
[11:48] Mugensai
    What?
[11:49] Hijikata
    He is currently being held
    in the castle's prison.
[11:52] Mugensai
    Bring him to me at once.
[11:54] Hijikata
    Yes, sir.
[12:00] Mugensai
    Hijikata...
[12:02] Mugensai
    Well done.
[12:14] Katsura
    Shinsaku...
[12:25] Takasugi
    Master Shoin.
[12:27] Takasugi
    How have you been since we last met?
[12:30] Takasugi
    I, Takasugi Shinsaku, will be sure to protect
[12:34] Takasugi
    the Shoka Sonjuku Academy
    until you are able to return,
[12:38] Takasugi
    so please don't worry.
(Flashback) [12:50] Katsura
    Shinsaku!
(Flashback) [12:52] Takasugi
    What's the matter, Katsura?
(Flashback) [12:54] Katsura
    Master Shoin has been...
(Flashback) [12:56] Takasugi
    What?
(Flashback) [12:57] Katsura
    Master Shoin has been executed!
(Flashback) [13:03] Takasugi
    That can't be...
(Flashback) [13:10] Takasugi
    There must be some mistake.
(Flashback) [13:15] Takasugi
    Right, Katsura?
(Flashback) [13:20] Katsura
    This just arrived today.
(Flashback) [13:23] Katsura
    It's the last thing he wrote.
(Flashback) [13:28] Takasugi
    "Even if my life ends on the Musashi plain,
(Flashback) [13:33] Takasugi
    the Japanese spirit will still remain."
(Flashback) [13:38] Katsura
    It's his writing.
(Flashback) [13:42] Takasugi
    It can't be...
(Flashback) [13:45] Takasugi
    It can't be!
[14:31] Mugensai
    Do you like it?
[14:36] Takasugi
    This thing is a tool for attacking
    other countries, right?
[14:38] Takasugi
    Like hell I'd like it!
[14:43] Mugensai
    Takasugi Shinsaku,
[14:45] Mugensai
    you must be aware of the
    position this country is in.
[14:49] Mugensai
    You should just learn to accept it.
[14:54] Mugensai
    Japan's military strength
    during the Tokugawa period
[14:57] Mugensai
    was practically nothing in
    the face of other countries.
[15:00] Mugensai
    Thus, we had unfair treaties thrust upon us,
[15:03] Mugensai
    and dark clouds hung over
    this country's future.
[15:08] Mugensai
    That is why I have enforced such
    cruel manual labor on the people
[15:11] Mugensai
    and strengthened our
    military forces this much.
[15:14] Mugensai
    Power is necessary to
    confront other countries.
[15:19] Mugensai
    I will ask you again, Takasugi Shinsaku.
[15:23] Mugensai
    Will you join me?
[15:25] Mugensai
    I'd like you to lend me your strength.
[15:28] Mugensai
    We can make an interesting world together.
[15:33] Takasugi
    An interesting world?
[15:35] Mugensai
    That's right.
[15:36] Mugensai
    If we work together, an even
    greater power will be born.
[15:40] Takasugi
    Mugensai, what exactly is
    your idea of "interesting"?
[15:44] Mugensai
    Power!
[15:46] Mugensai
    My interesting world is a strong Japan
    that does not yield to any threat.
[15:54] Mugensai
    I won't balk from that purpose,
    even if it means sacrificing the people.
[15:57] Mugensai
    It is a small sacrifice for the
    greater good, don't you think?
[16:01] Takasugi
    No, I don't!
[16:02] Takasugi
    Master Shoin also had a saying!
[16:05] Takasugi
    "As the mountain is made lush by the trees,
    a country is made prosperous by its people!"
[16:09] Takasugi
    A country is made by its people!
[16:11] Takasugi
    There's nothing interesting about a country
    that's strong, but full of suffering people!
[16:19] Mugensai
    What an idealistic argument.
[16:30] Okita
    Aww, look. How cute!
[16:36] Kondo
    We should probably rest here for today.
[16:44] Kasumi
    The village is just ahead.
[16:47] Yoshinobu
    Susumu, you should rest a bit, too.
[16:49] Yamazaki
    No, I'll go collect our water for tomorrow.
[16:53] Yamazaki
    Kasumi, take care of Yoshinobu-sama.
[16:56] Kasumi
    Will do!
[17:20] Kondo
    Yamazaki!
[17:25] Yamazaki
    Kondo-san... I never thought
    I would run into you here.
[17:30] Kondo
    Tell me, Yamazaki, is
    Yoshinobu-sama still alive?
[17:36] Yamazaki
    Has Mugensai not said anything
    to the Shinsengumi about it?
[17:53] Okita
    Huh? Yamazaki?
[17:56] Okita
    It was my understanding
    that Kondo-san killed you.
[18:01] Okita
    What should I do?
[18:03] Okita
    Should I kill him?
[18:10] Kondo
    Stand down, Soji.
[18:15] Kondo
    I am the one at fault for letting
    him get away when he left the unit.
[18:20] Kondo
    I'll do it.
[18:21] Okita
    Understood.
[18:27] Kondo
    Yamazaki Susumu, you will be punished for
    the sin of violating the code of ethics!
[18:57] Yamazaki
    I can't lose here.
[18:59] Yamazaki
    I have someone I must protect!
[19:25] Kondo
    Yamazaki, take care of Yoshinobu-sama.
[19:36] Yamazaki
    He did something like this before...
[20:02] Yamazaki
    Kondo-san let me live that time, as well.
[20:15] Kondo
    He won't survive this time.
    Not with such a strong current.
[20:20] Okita
    I guess not.
[20:33] Okita
    What's that?!
[20:35] Kondo
    That's the direction of
    the village Seimei is in!
[20:48] Okita
    Someone beat us here.
[20:50] Saito
    Who would do this?
[21:01] Old Man
    P-Please, I'm begging you!
    Please, just spare me!
SIGN    Suspect Description
[21:15] Okita
    Are you the one who gave us the information?
[21:18] Old Man
    Are you with the shogunate?
[21:21] Kondo
    Tell us what happened here.
[21:24] Old Man
    B-Bandits suddenly showed
    up and attacked the village.
[21:29] Saito
    What happened to this man?
[21:31] Old Man
    He was taken away by the bandits.
[21:34] Kondo
    What?
[21:35] Old Man
    They said the shogunate is looking for him,
    so they should make a fortune off of him.
[21:45] Takasugi
    Hey, when are you going to land this thing?
[21:48] Mugensai
    We seem to have arrived.
[21:52] Takasugi
    What?
[21:53] Takasugi
    Has there always been an island in Lake Biwa?
[21:57] Mugensai
    It is an island I made to
    imprison rebels and criminals.
[22:02] Takasugi
    You made it?
[22:13] Mugensai
    Have a good look at Hell,
[22:17] Mugensai
    Takasugi-kun.
[23:50] Takasugi
    I am a snake.
[23:52] Takasugi
    I will be a snake. I will be a snake.
[23:54] Katsura
    What's the matter, Shinsaku?
[23:56] Katsura
    Did you fall or hit your head or something?
[23:56] Takasugi
    Next time on episode 10 of Bakumatsu:
SIGN    Rescue Seimei!
    Escape from Prison Gate Island!
[23:59] Takasugi
    "Rescue Seimei! Escape from Prison Gate Island!"
[23:59] Katsura
    Hey, are you listening?
[24:01] Takasugi
    We'll show you something
    interesting next week, too!