12 - Eight Heads

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[00:06] Nio
    I'll never let go. Never.
[00:09] Nio
    I'll never let go.
[00:11] Nio
    I'll never let go!
[00:14] Naozumi
    You're still saying that?
[00:26] Kikuchiyo
    There.
[00:27] Kikuchiyo
    Around that corner...
[00:33] Kikuchiyo
    There it is. Nijo Castle.
[00:50] (Flashback) Nio
    Follow this street, then take the first right
    and you'll be on Oike-dori Street.
[00:55] (Flashback) Nio
    Follow that street to the canal,
    and you'll see Nijo Castle on your right.
[00:59] (Flashback) Kikuchiyo
    Right.
[01:00] (Flashback) Kikuchiyo
    And what will you do, Nio?
[01:03] (Flashback) Nio
    I'll stall Naozumi-san to buy you time.
[01:06] (Flashback) Kikuchiyo
    No, I won't have that.
    He's simply too dangerous.
[01:09] (Flashback) Nio
    I'll be fine.
[01:11] (Flashback) Nio
    Whatever else I am, I'm a Miburo.
[01:16] (Flashback) Kikuchiyo
    No, no! I'm scared to go alone!
[01:18] (Flashback) Nio
    Please be reasonable! If he gets you, 
    this will all have been for nothing!
[01:24] Kikuchiyo
    I ought to summon reinforcements and
    rush to his aid, even if it takes some time.
[01:30] Kikuchiyo
    I know that as well as anyone.
[01:32] Kikuchiyo
    I know it, and yet...
[01:38] Kikuchiyo
    This will not do.
[01:40] Kikuchiyo
    It simply will not.
[01:41] Kikuchiyo
    Forgive me, Nio.
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[03:16] Naozumi
    Enough!
[03:19] Naozumi
    Let go already, brat!
[03:21] Nio
    Never!
[03:23] Kikuchiyo
    Naozumi!
[03:29] Kikuchiyo
    I insist that you stop this.
[03:33] Nio
    Kikuchiyo-san!
[03:35] Naozumi
    Oh?
[03:37] Kikuchiyo
    Sorry, Nio.
[03:39] Kikuchiyo
    I cannot be the only one to flee.
[03:42] Kikuchiyo
    In that sense, I suppose
    I'm not cut out to rule.
[03:49] Nio
    You really are...
[03:52] Nio
    the Shogun.
[03:55] Naozumi
    You came back here to die?
    Saves me the trouble of coming to find you.
[04:04] Kikuchiyo
    I may not look it,
    but I am the Seii Taishogun.
[04:08] Kikuchiyo
    I have d-dabbled in swordplay myself.
[04:16] Naozumi
    You're quaking! You're the
    very picture of cowardice!
[04:23] Nio
    R-Run, Kikuchiyo-san.
[04:27] Kikuchiyo
    I... I cannot.
[04:30] Kikuchiyo
    D-D-Do your worst.
[04:33] Hijikata
    No.
[04:35] Hijikata
    Your Lordship has done enough.
[04:40] Kikuchiyo
    You are...
[04:46] Nio
    Hijikata-san!
[04:54] Naozumi
    Now you look like you can 
    give me a little entertainment.
[04:58] Naozumi
    Let go.
[04:59] Nio
    No!
[05:00] Naozumi
    Please let go of me!
[05:01] Nio
    No!
[05:02] Nio
    No!
[05:05] Naozumi
    Oh, give it a rest already!
[05:08] Naozumi
    You must be a Miburo.
[05:16] Naozumi
    No warning? You're as wild as the rumors say.
[05:23] Naozumi
    Whoa there.
[05:27] Naozumi
    Where are you from?
[05:29] Naozumi
    How old are you?
[05:30] Naozumi
    Well?
[05:32] Naozumi
    What, are you angry?
[05:34] Naozumi
    What style do you practice?
[05:52] Kikuchiyo
    What awesome strength.
[05:55] Nio
    Th-That's Hijikata-san for you.
[05:58] Hijikata
    Do you ever stop yapping?
[06:01] Hijikata
    I've got nothing to say to you.
[06:14] Naozumi
    Sorry. Bad habit of mine.
[06:17] Naozumi
    I haven't met a man worth fighting
    in a while, and I got carried away.
[06:23] Hijikata
    Nio, can you move?
[06:26] Hijikata
    Escort His Lordship to Nijo Castle.
[06:29] Nio
    Yes, sir.
[06:31] Nio
    Ow, ouch.
[06:34] Kikuchiyo
    Let me help you.
[06:35] Nio
    S-Sorry.
[06:38] Kikuchiyo
    Can you walk?
[06:40] Nio
    I'm fine.
[06:47] Nio
    Let's take this way around.
[06:49] Kikuchiyo
    Sure.
[06:50] Kikuchiyo
    Will that fellow be all right?
[06:52] Kikuchiyo
    Should we not call for help?
[06:55] Nio
    Don't worry about him.
[06:57] Nio
    We'd catch hell for it later
    if we called for help instead of escaping.
[07:02] Nio
    And I can't imagine Hijikata-san losing.
[07:12] Naozumi
    There's more to come!
[07:19] Naozumi
    Deftly struck.
[07:22] Naozumi
    I see you've got skill as well as strength.
[07:26] Hijikata
    Your strikes are too direct.
[07:28] Hijikata
    Although between that funny sword
    and this narrow alley, I can't blame you.
[07:32] Naozumi
    I've found it. I knew you were no ordinary man.
[07:37] Hijikata
    Huh?
[07:39] Hijikata
    Anyway, are you sure you want
     to let them go that easily?
[07:42] Naozumi
    Trivialities.
[07:45] Naozumi
    We really ought to talk. I'm sure of it.
[07:49] Hijikata
    What?
[07:50] Naozumi
    You said you've got nothing to say.
    But don't be like that. Tell me about yourself.
[07:58] Naozumi
    How about a little story
    about me to break the ice?
[08:04] Hijikata
    Shut up.
[08:09] Hijikata
    I don't care about your backstory.
[08:13] Naozumi
    That stings.
[08:15] Hijikata
    You seem to be enjoying this.
[08:17] Naozumi
    I really am. I hear you Miburo are a pack of
    ronin from Edo who settled in Mibu Village.
[08:25] Hijikata
    You heard right.
[08:27] Naozumi
    Then you must understand.
[08:29] Hijikata
    Understand what?
[08:34] Naozumi
    Didn't you come here to make your names?
[08:38] Naozumi
    To live by the sword? To prove your worth?
[08:43] Hijikata
    Well, maybe some of us did.
[08:47] Hijikata
    But not me.
[08:49] Naozumi
    What?
[08:51] Naozumi
    Then why did you come?
[08:57] Hijikata
    Ever heard the saying, "We all repay a lifetime
     of debt to our parents by the age of three"?
[09:02] Naozumi
    News to me.
[09:03] Hijikata
    It means babies are so lovable,
    you can forget about what comes after.
[09:09] Hijikata
    As it happens, I'm an exception.
[09:14] Hijikata
    I was the youngest of ten,
    so I got a lot of affection.
[09:18] Hijikata
    And not just from my parents.
[09:33] Hijikata
    My brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles,
    and everyone in the village loved me.
[09:42] Naozumi
    L-Loved you?
[09:45] Hijikata
    So you see, I owed too much.
[09:49] Hijikata
    I just want to pay my debts.
[09:53] Hijikata
    When I heard there were guys
    like you running wild in Kyoto,
[09:57] Hijikata
    I figured people must be in trouble.
    Possibly crying their eyes out.
[10:02] Hijikata
    Whoever they are, I want to do
    something for them. That's all.
[10:10] Hijikata
    Of course, no matter how many times I say it,
     none of the other Miburo believe me.
[10:16] Hijikata
    Do you know why?
[10:19] Hijikata
    Because I've got a mean face like you.
[10:24] Naozumi
    I see.
[10:27] Naozumi
    I get it. I know just what you mean.
[10:30] Naozumi
    Fighting for the weak
    is one aspect of a samurai.
[10:34] Naozumi
    So that's your bushido, huh?
[10:37] Hijikata
    Bushido?
[10:39] Naozumi
    Tell me, brother.
[10:42] Naozumi
    You should be able to answer me.
[10:45] Naozumi
    What is the way of the sword to you? Tell me.
[10:49] Hijikata
    The sword? You mean the way of the samurai?
[10:52] Naozumi
    Yes! The ideal we strive for.
[11:04] Hijikata
    It's a delusion.
[11:12] Guard A
    Is His Lordship still missing?
[11:15] Guard A
    Whatever it takes, find him!
[11:16] Guard B; Guard C
    Yes, sir!
[11:18] Nio
    W-We made it. There's Nijo Castle.
[11:21] Kikuchiyo
    W-We survived.
[11:28] Todo
    They say Nio and the Shogun
     haven't arrived yet.
[11:31] Todo
    What now?
[11:32] Okita
    That's a tricky question.
[11:35] Hajime
    And who knows where Hijikata went!
[11:37] Taro
    They're dead! It's all over!
[11:40] Granny
    Quit your whining, Taro.
[11:42] Nio
    Hey!
[11:45] Nio
    We're over here, guys!
[11:48] Kikuchiyo
    It is I. I have returned.
[11:50] Todo
    It's Nio. And the Shogun, too.
[11:52] Okita
    You're all right.
[11:53] Taro
    You're alive?
[11:55] Hajime
    Took you long enough.
[11:57] Taro
    I, uh, wasn't worried. Not one bit.
[12:01] Hajime
    Seriously?
[12:02] Okita
    Still, I'm glad. You both made
    it here in one piece—
[12:07] Nio
    Yes. Thank goodness
    we got through that safely.
[12:11] Kikuchiyo
    Indeed. We faced
    no trouble worth mentioning.
[12:13] Todo
    Whoa! You got beat to hell and back!
[12:17] Hajime
    Someone got you good.
[12:19] Hajime
    Was it that guy?
[12:20] Nio
    Yeah. Naozumi-san found us and—
[12:23] Taro
    Don't use "san" for the enemy!
[12:27] Taro
    How happy-go-lucky can you get?
[12:30] Guard B
    Lord Iemochi!
[12:31] Guard C
    You've returned.
[12:32] Guard A
    My lord, are you hurt?
[12:34] Kikuchiyo
    Merely a few scratches. Do not fuss.
[12:38] Guard A
    You're covered in blood!
[12:40] Guard B
    Damn those scoundrels!
[12:41] Guard C
    We'll make them pay!
[12:44] Granny
    Shogun.
[12:44] Guard B
    What? You dare—
[12:46] Kikuchiyo
    Madam.
[12:47] Granny
    Did Nio work hard?
[12:49] Kikuchiyo
    Yes. He did indeed.
    He is a splendid worker.
[12:56] Granny
    You did good, Nio.
    Well done. What a man.
[13:00] Nio
    Ow. That hurts, Granny.
[13:02] Todo
    I knew you'd come through when it counted.
[13:06] Hajime
    That's the bare minimum.
[13:07] Okita
    Still, they would've had all our heads 
    if he'd let the Shogun die.
[13:14] Taro
    Nio, you're a hero!
[13:18] Nio
    You're all exaggerating.
[13:20] Taro
    No, I mean it.
[13:22] Todo
    By the way, did you see Hijikata?
[13:24] Todo
    He went looking for you.
[13:27] Nio
    Oh, don't worry.
    Hijikata-san is fighting Naozumi-san.
[13:31] Todo
    Where?
[13:32] Nio
    By now, he should be...
[13:36] Todo
    Hey! Where are they fighting?
[13:39] Okita
    At least name the place
    before passing out on us.
[13:42] Kikuchiyo
    The battlefield is on
     Oike-dori Street. Go, Miburo.
[13:46] Todo
    Got it.
[13:47] Okita
    I wonder if they're still going at it.
[13:49] Hajime
    Guess we'd better go see.
[13:52] Kikuchiyo
    I will take Nio inside. Open the gates.
[13:55] Kikuchiyo
    Two of my guards were cut down
    in the street. Send someone for them.
[13:59] Guard
    Yes, my lord.
[13:59] Kikuchiyo
    And summon a doctor at once.
[14:02] Guard
    Yes, my lord.
[14:03] Taro
    O-Okay, guys, good luck!
[14:05] Taro
    Don't get beat—
[14:06] Taro
    Ouch, ouch, ouch!
[14:07] Granny
    You're going with them, Taro!
[14:10] Granny
    Your friends are fighting, so do your part.
[14:15] Todo
    Let's go. Those guys are nuts.
[14:20] Naozumi
    The way of the sword is a delusion?
[14:22] Hijikata
    You heard me.
[14:36] Hijikata
    Cheap piece of junk.
[14:37] Naozumi
    The fight's over. Back to our talk.
[14:41] Naozumi
    Why? Why would a samurai
    like you say such a thing?
[14:48] Hijikata
    It sounds like there is
    some misunderstanding.
[14:51] Hijikata
    I am no samurai.
[14:52] Naozumi
    What?
[14:57] Naozumi
    Then what are you?
[14:59] Hijikata
    Just a farmer's son.
[15:02] Naozumi
    Impossible!
[15:03] Naozumi
    A p-peasant? You? Lies!
[15:07] Naozumi
    Stop lying!
[15:12] Naozumi
    A wakizashi? You wish to continue?
[15:15] Naozumi
    What can you do with that toy?
[15:25] Naozumi
    A test of strength, is it?
[15:27] Naozumi
    Did you think you could
    cross blades with me and win?
[15:31] Naozumi
    What?
[15:39] Naozumi
    You punched me?
[15:40] Naozumi
    Is that any way to fight?
[15:43] Hijikata
    Don't act like this is some exhibition duel.
[15:46] Hijikata
    We're brawling, plain and simple.
[15:49] Naozumi
    You want a brawl?
[16:06] Naozumi
    Let go!
[16:08] Hijikata
    No, you let go!
[16:10] Naozumi; Hijikata
    I'll murder you!
[16:10] Naozumi; Hijikata
    I'll murder you!
[16:12] Ayame
    You want to keep going?
[16:17] Hijikata
    When did that guy get here?
[16:29] Ayame
    That's hardly beautiful.
[16:32] Ayame
    Not beautiful in the least.
[16:35] Hijikata
    Who are you?
[16:37] Ayame
    Good evening.
[16:40] Ayame
    Naozumi, that sword of yours
    won't do any good here.
[16:44] Ayame
    You must know that.
[16:45] Hijikata
    A new enemy?
[16:47] Naozumi
    Damn you, Ayame.
[16:50] Ayame
    I'll be the one to kill you.
[16:54] Naozumi
    Why aren't you wearing your Risshi uniform?
[16:57] Ayame
    Oh, come on. I'd stick out like a
    sore thumb walking around in that.
[17:01] Ayame
    How stupid can you be?
[17:04] Ayame
    Do you recognize this flower?
[17:06] Ayame
    It's called a "rose,"
    and I hear it has thorns.
[17:10] Ayame
    Just like me.
[17:11] Naozumi
    You'll stand out even more in that!
[17:16] Ayame
    You have potential,
    but unfortunately, you lack polish.
[17:20] Hijikata
    Who are you people?
[17:23] Hijikata
    How many are you?
[17:25] Naozumi
    According to the Nihon Shoki, the great serpent,
     Yamata no Orochi, had eight heads.
[17:33] Naozumi
    Eight heads.
[17:35] Naozumi
    Namely, the Lily...
[17:38] Naozumi
    the Pure, the Agitator, the Hound, the Quiet,
     the Fiend, the Firework Maker, and...
[17:49] Naozumi
    the Samurai.
[17:52] Hijikata
    What are you after?
[17:53] Naozumi
    I'm glad you asked.
[17:55] Naozumi
    We, the Blood Risshidan, will—
[17:57] Todo
    Hey! There they are!
[18:00] Okita
    Hijikata-san!
[18:04] Hijikata
    What rotten timing.
[18:07] Ayame
    Oh, my.
[18:10] Okita
    Huh?
[18:11] Okita
    Oh, my. What's this?
[18:13] Okita
    Are you in trouble, by any chance?
[18:16] Todo
    Seriously? Come on, man.
[18:18] Hajime
    Whoa.
[18:19] Taro
    Why don't you just finish them off already?
[18:24] Naozumi
    They're Miburo.
[18:26] Todo
    Hijikata, we're ready to join in anytime.
[18:29] Hajime
    This proves you still need to train more.
[18:33] Taro
    There's more of them now.
[18:35] Taro
    Do something, Hijikata!
[18:38] Hijikata
    Quiet!
[18:39] Todo
    Uh-oh. He's getting beat. Lame.
[18:43] Ayame
    Well, well. All your friends
    are here to watch.
[18:51] Ayame
    If you cross this line, the fighting starts.
[18:54] Ayame
    Do you want to settle this here or not?
[18:57] Todo
    What?
[19:04] Taro
    G-Go on, Hajime. Get 'em.
[19:09] Okita
    No, I think we'll pass for today.
[19:14] Ayame
    I see.
[19:16] Okita
    Yes. The light just isn't right today.
[19:23] Ayame
    Let's go, Naozumi.
[19:25] Naozumi
    Huh?
[19:26] Ayame
    That's how it goes.
[19:28] Naozumi
    Don't make decisions for me.
[19:31] Ayame
    Your sword's bent.
[19:33] Naozumi
    What?
[19:38] Hijikata
    Hey.
[19:41] Hijikata
    This fight's not over.
[19:46] Naozumi
    What do you call yourself?
[19:50] Hijikata
    Hijikata Toshizo.
[19:53] Naozumi
    Kyohachi Naozumi.
[19:56] Naozumi
    Till we meet again.
[19:59] Naozumi
    Ask the white-haired kid what we want.
[20:03] Todo
    Shouldn't we have taken them on
     while we had the chance?
[20:07] Taro
    Y-Yeah.
[20:08] Taro
    You sure we wanna let them go?
[20:10] Hajime
    Pipe down.
[20:12] Okita
    Wow, though. That Naozumi guy seemed tough.
[20:17] Hijikata
    I'll settle the score sooner or later.
[20:20] Hijikata
    More importantly, Soji...
[20:22] Hijikata
    Don't give too much thought
    to what doesn't concern you.
[20:25] Okita
    Whatever do you mean?
[20:30] Ayame
    That Hijikata guy must
    be awfully important.
[20:35] Naozumi
    Huh?
[20:36] Ayame
    I didn't really care whether
     we went at it or not,
[20:41] Ayame
    but given where he was standing,
    he would have died for certain if we had.
[20:46] Ayame
    That pretty boy weighed up the benefits
    of capturing us and decided not to fight.
[20:53] Ayame
    It looked like the rest of them
     wanted to fight, though.
[20:57] Naozumi
    Hijikata is my prey.
[20:59] Naozumi
    If you touch him, I'll kill you.
[21:02] Ayame
    Oh, I'm so scared.
[21:13] (Flashback) Nio
    Naozumi-san...
[21:15] (Flashback) Nio
    You're weak.
[21:20] Ayame
    What is it?
[21:23] Naozumi
    Still, I liked that white-haired kid.
[21:26] Naozumi
    They're an interesting bunch.
[21:29] Ayame
    Really?
[21:31] Ayame
    The Miburo, is it?
[21:35] Naozumi
    Yeah.
[21:39] Naozumi
    That settles it.
    They'll be the stars of the festival.
SIGN    Eight Heads
SIGN    Next time
[23:21] Old Nagakura
    A clash between the Miburo
    and the Blood Risshidan seems inevitable.
[23:27] Old Nagakura
    Meanwhile, having successfully
     protected Lord Iemochi,
[23:30] Old Nagakura
    Nio is carried into Nijo Castle
    and gains unlooked-for experience.
[23:36] Old Nagakura
    For the Miburo, it would become
    a newfound cause for unity.
[23:44] Old Nagakura
    Next time: "Sharing the Same Dream."
SIGN    Sharing
SIGN    the 
    Same 
    Dream
[23:47] Old Nagakura
    It won't disappoint.