14 - The Race to Raise Money

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[00:00] Todo
    We need 250 ryo for matching coats?
[00:04] Todo
    How much is that each?
[00:06] Okita
    I have no idea.
[00:07] Nagakura
    There's only one thing to do:
    go into town and make money.
[00:12] Harada
    So which one of us do you think...
[00:16] Harada
    will earn the most?
[00:18] Todo
    Hey! Wait up!
[00:21] Serizawa
    It'll be me, of course.
[00:25] Kondo
    Money. Money.
[00:28] Hijikata
    All right. Let's get going.
[00:30] Taro
    H-Hang on, Hijikata.
[00:32] Taro
    What if we run into the Risshidan?
[00:38] Hijikata
    Kill them.
[00:39] Taro
    As if we can!
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[02:15] Nio
    Okay. What should we do?
[02:16] Taro
    You mean you've got no idea, either?
[02:19] Taro
    Where could we even work
    except at Chirinuya?
[02:22] Nio
    My place?
[02:23] Taro
    We can have fun, get praised, and get paid.
[02:27] Taro
    What's not to like?
[02:30] Nio
    I don't know. Granny isn't really—
[02:32] Nio
    Huh?
[02:32] Taro
    Come on already.
[02:34] Hajime
    Me, too?
[02:37] Granny
    Don't act so spoiled.
[02:38] Taro
    Huh?
[02:39] Nio
    See?
[02:40] Granny
    You want money?
[02:42] Granny
    Well, too bad. You'll work for free.
[02:44] Taro
    Aw, come on! We'll work our butts off.
[02:48] Taro
    We just need a little pocket money.
[02:50] Granny
    You can work if you want,
    but I'm not paying you.
[02:53] Granny
    Not one lousy copper mon!
    That's what family's for.
[02:58] Taro
    How do you figure that?
[02:59] Granny
    Don't expect the world to hand you things!
SIGN    Chirinuya
[03:02] Granny
    If you want money, go someplace else!
[03:09] Taro
    Granny!
[03:12] Nio
    She's got some real old-fashioned ideas.
[03:15] Hajime
    I'm not even related to her.
[03:16] Taro
    Wh-What are we gonna do, Nio?
[03:19] Taro
    Serizawa-sensei will kill me
    if I go back empty-handed.
[03:22] Nio
    That's why we need to look for work.
[03:24] Taro
    We're doomed! Doomed!
[03:28] Nio
    Don't worry.
[03:30] Nio
    Together, the three of us
    will figure something out.
[03:33] Sales Girl
    Welcome! Step right in!
[03:36] Hajime
    A hopeless optimist.
[03:38] Taro
    That smells tasty.
[03:40] Taro
    Come to think of it, I haven't had breakfast.
[03:42] Nio
    Taro-kun! You're gonna get left behind!
[03:50] Hajime
    What? If you've got
    something to say, say it.
[03:53] Nio
    Oh, right.
[03:56] Nio
    What do you think about
    "bringing back the age of the samurai"?
[04:00] Hajime
    Huh? You mean the Risshidan?
[04:04] Hajime
    Are they seriously trying to roll
    things back to the Warring States?
[04:08] Hajime
    In their dreams.
[04:11] Hajime
    It's just not realistic.
[04:13] Nio
    Yeah.
[04:14] Nio
    And one other thing.
[04:16] Nio
    They asked me what the "way of the sword" is.
     What do you think, Hajime-kun?
[04:23] (Flashback) Hajime
    How can I become a samurai like you?
[04:28] (Flashback) Saito
    Be strong.
[04:35] Hajime
    Isn't that obvious? Strength.
[04:38] Nio
    Strength?
[04:39] Nio
    I-I see. That's a very "you" answer.
[04:42] Taro
    Hey! I found a kashiwa mochi on the ground!
[04:46] Taro
    Huh? Where're you going, Hajime?
[04:48] Hajime
    Don't follow me, either of you.
[04:51] Taro
    Oh, I get it! You want mochi, too, right?
[04:55] Taro
    Oh, fine. I'll split mine in half.
[04:58] Hajime
    Nio, I'm glad I got to meet you.
[05:01] Nio
    What?
[05:03] Nio
    Hajime-kun?
[05:06] Hajime
    Don't follow me.
[05:08] Taro
    What's your problem? Don't you want any?
[05:16] Hirayama
    Serizawa-sensei.
[05:17] Hirayama
    Let's "borrow" some cash from
    one of these places and go drinking.
[05:21] Hirama
    Good idea. Making money's a breeze.
[05:24] Serizawa
    You dolts.
[05:26] Serizawa
    How do samurai earn their keep?
[05:30] Serizawa
    By the sword.
[05:36] Serizawa
    We'll just challenge dojos
    and make them pay up.
[05:46] Harada
    Shinpachi, how much have you got?
[05:49] Nagakura
    Let me see...
[05:52] Nagakura
    Enough to buy us both some hot soba.
[05:55] Nagakura
    What now?
[05:58] Harada
    That's what.
SIGN    Pawnbroker
[06:03] Pawnbroker
    Come again.
[06:05] Nagakura
    You pawned your sword for ten ryo?
[06:09] Harada
    I'll buy it back when I strike it rich.
[06:11] Nagakura
    What will you do?
    A samurai's sword is his life.
[06:16] Harada
    Samurai don't sweat the small stuff.
[06:21] Harada
    We'll knock their socks off
    when we make all 250 ryo in one night!
[06:27] Nagakura
    You're no samurai.
[06:32] Harada
    Huh?
[06:37] Harada
    What did you say?
[06:52] Nagakura
    I beg your pardon. I misspoke.
[06:54] Nagakura
    Forgive me.
[07:00] Harada
    I don't mind.
[07:02] Harada
    You're never too proud to say sorry.
[07:04] Harada
    I like that about you, Shinpachi.
[07:09] Nagakura
    No, I'm truly sorry.
[07:12] Nagakura
    So what's your plan?
[07:14] Nagakura
    What did you stake your sword on?
[07:17] Harada
    Isn't it obvious? I've got funds.
    Now I'll go multiply 'em.
[07:21] Nagakura
    Excuse me?
[07:24] Dealer
    The dice are cast!
[07:25] Gamblers
    Odd!
[07:26] Gamblers
    Even!
[07:26] Gamblers
    Even!
[07:27] Gamblers
    Odd!
[07:27] Nagakura; Harada
    Even!
[07:30] Harada
    Come on.
[07:31] Nagakura
    Which is it?
[07:38] Dealer
    One and two! Odd!
[07:40] Nagakura
    It was odd?
[07:41] Harada
    We blew it!
[07:43] Dealer's Aide A
    A couple of suckers.
[07:44] Dealer
    Easy marks.
[07:45] Dealer's Aide B
    Time to clean 'em out.
[07:48] Harada
    Just you watch.
[07:50] Nagakura
    Sanosuke, we ought to stop now.
[07:53] Harada
    What?
[07:54] Nagakura
    Forget buying back your sword.
    We'll lose everything if this continues.
[08:01] Nagakura
    It's a shame, but needs must.
[08:02] Harada
    Damn. So this is how it ends.
[08:05] Hound
    Young men.
[08:06] Hound
    You shouldn't back down
    once you enter the fray.
[08:12] Hound
    A man fights until he wins.
[08:15] Hound
    The battle isn't over
    unless you admit defeat.
[08:20] Harada
    Gramps, you...
[08:23] Harada
    You've already lost everything you have!
[08:26] Hound
    No!
[08:27] Hound
    Victory is always within reach!
[08:31] Nagakura; Harada
    You crazy old geezer!
[08:35] Todo
    Soji, are you sure about this?
[08:38] Okita
    It's fine.
[08:39] Okita
    We need to get everyone coats,
    and beggars can't be choosers.
[08:44] Todo
    But still...
[08:45] Todo
    That's precious to you, isn't it?
[08:47] Todo
    You brought it all the way from Edo.
[08:49] Todo
    Do you really want to sell it?
[08:52] Okita
    Heisuke.
[08:53] Okita
    I know it's wrong, but deep down,
    a part of me may still be longing...
[09:00] Okita
    for the age of the samurai.
[09:03] Todo
    You mean...
SIGN    Illustrated
    Books
SIGN    This is no good, mister.
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    Books
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    Books
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    Books
[09:08] Okita
    Huh?
[09:09] Okita
    What are you talking about?
SIGN    It's no good. I can't give you much for it.
[09:14] Okita
    Are you mad, sir?
[09:16] Okita
    Do you have any idea
    how I felt bringing it here?
SIGN    You ought to be grateful I'll buy it off you at all.
[09:23] Okita
    Why can't you appreciate its quality?
[09:26] Okita
    Are you blind?!
SIGN    Oh, come on. No one's going to buy smut like this.
SIGN    Octopuses? Squids? It's ridiculous.
[09:36] Okita
    I'm not talking about realism!
[09:38] Okita
    Appreciating erotic art takes imagination!
    You use your mind's eye!
[09:42] Okita
    Now I'm angry!
[09:44] Okita
    I won't sell to this two-bit shop!
[09:47] Todo
    You won't?
[09:49] Kondo
    I'll earn money doing good.
[09:52] Konod
    Or so I say. But how should I go about it?
[09:55] Passerby A
    You're in the way.
[09:57] Passerby A
    Don't just stand there.
[09:58] Kondo
    Pardon me.
[10:03] Kondo
    Is anyone here in distress?
[10:06] Kondo
    I'd like to do someone
    a good turn while I'm here.
SIGN    Reward: 2 ryo Tama
    Please look for this cat
     Iroriya
SIGN    Reward: 2 ryo Tama
    Please look for this cat
     Iroriya
[10:15] Kondo
    A lost cat?
SIGN    Reward: 2 ryo Tama
    Please look for this cat
     Iroriya
SIGN    Reward: 2 ryo Tama
    Please look for this cat
     Iroriya
[10:18] Kondo
    This will do nicely.
[10:19] Kondo
    Or rather, it must be quite distressing.
[10:23] Kondo
    Still, a single cat in a city this vast?
[10:27] Kondo
    I doubt it will prove easy to find.
SIGN    Reward: 2 ryo Tama
    Please look for this cat
     Iroriya
[10:37] Kondo
    Tama!
[10:42] Kondo
    Wait!
[10:43] Kondo
    Make way!
[10:45] Kondo
    Tama!
[10:51] Hijikata
    I managed to sheathe it somehow,
[10:54] Hijikata
    but there's no saving it.
[10:57] Hijikata
    It's bent all to hell.
[10:59] Hijikata
    Still, my sister had it made
    for me when I left Tama.
[11:10] Hijikata
    Damn that wretched Naozumi.
[11:13] Hijikata
    Before I worry about money,
[11:15] Hijikata
    I need a new sword.
SIGN    Sword God
     Emporium
[11:18] Sword Seller
    You want ten ryo for this?!
     Y-You've got to be kidding.
SIGN    Sword God
     Emporium
SIGN    Sword God
     Emporium
SIGN    Sword God
     Emporium
SIGN    Sword God
     Emporium
SIGN    Sword God
     Emporium
[11:22] Sword Seller
    Just look at it. It's bent out of shape.
SIGN    Sword God
     Emporium
[11:25] Hijikata
    Fair enough.
[11:27] Hijikata
    I asked for too much.
[11:30] Hijikata
    Trade me for it, then.
[11:32] Hijikata
    How about that one?
[11:35] Sword Seller
    What?
[11:35] Sword Seller
    That's a Yukihira from Bungo!
[11:38] Sword Seller
    I wouldn't sell that for any money!
[11:45] Sword Seller
    B-By the by, what is your budget?
[11:48] Hijikata
    Money?
[11:49] Hijikata
    Sorry, I don't have much on me.
[11:57] Sword Seller
    If you're just looking, go somewhere else!
[12:00] Hijikata
    What was that about?
[12:02] Hijikata
    I won't get anywhere here. They charge
    for signature and reputation, not quality.
[12:06] Sakura
    Hey, you there.
[12:12] Hijikata
    Who's this? He looks shabby.
[12:18] Hijikata
    Keep your distance.
[12:23] Hijikata
    Show me your face.
[12:28] Hijikata
    A woman?
[12:30] Sakura
    You're a Miburo, right?
    Hijikata-san the Miburo.
[12:34] Hijikata
    That's right. How did you know?
[12:36] Sakura
    I've got a good sword.
[12:38] Sakura
    And I want you to use it.
[12:40] Hijikata
    R-Really?
[12:43] Hijikata
    You have a sword you want me to use?
[12:45] Sakura
    That's right, Hijikata-san the Miburo.
[12:47] Sakura
    You.
[12:49] Hijikata
    Wait. Give me space.
[12:52] Hijikata
    First, tell me how you know about me.
[12:55] Sakura
    How? You're famous.
[12:56] Sakura
    Hijikata the Miburo: grouchy as a demon,
[12:59] Sakura
    with old indigo clothes and
    a handsome face that's wasted on him.
[13:02] Sakura
    You scowl all the time,
    which drives people off.
[13:05] Sakura
    You walk like a ruffian, you mutter
    to yourself, and children don't like you.
[13:09] Hijikata
    All right. You can stop now.
[13:12] Hijikata
    So what's this about a sword?
[13:14] Sakura
    Right, the sword.
[13:16] Sakura
    It's my teacher's.
[13:18] Sakura
    The master is the best swordsmith in Japan.
[13:21] Hijikata
    Oh? Is he now?
[13:26] Hijikata
    It's a dump!
[13:28] Hijikata
    Do you even get any traffic
    this far back from the street?
[13:33] Sakura
    We used to get people coming here nonstop.
[13:36] Hijikata
    Hah. That's hard to believe.
[13:40] Sakura
    It's my fault.
[13:43] Hijikata
    Well, whatever.
[13:45] Hijikata
    The best swordsmith in Japan lives here?
[13:47] Sakura
    The best in the world!
[13:49] Hijikata
    You just called him "the best in Japan"!
[13:51] Master
    Keep it down, Sakura!
[13:53] Master
    You'll spoil my concentration, dimwit!
    Get inside! You're bothering the neighbors!
[13:59] Sakura
    Sorry, Master.
[14:02] Sakura
    I brought a loudmouthed customer.
[14:04] Hijikata
    Hey.
[14:18] Master
    Close the door behind you.
[14:20] Hijikata
    What?
[14:21] Master
    I'm talking to you, Sakura.
[14:22] Master
    You useless lump.
[14:24] Sakura
    Y-Yes, sir!
[14:32] Hijikata
    Look at all these swords.
[14:34] Master
    Those are leftovers that didn't sell.
[14:37] Hijikata
    Didn't sell?
[14:39] Hijikata
    Aren't you the best swordsmith in Japan?
[14:41] Sakura
    I... I made those swords.
[14:45] Hijikata
    What?
[14:46] Sakura
    I... I'm an apprentice.
[14:53] Master
    A woman using the forge
    has ruined my reputation.
[15:00] Master
    She's a nuisance.
[15:03] Master
    Go home to your parents already.
[15:05] Sakura
    I won't leave!
[15:07] Master
    Her family's known for flower arranging.
    Good enough for the Honganji Temple every year.
[15:13] Sakura
    This again?
[15:15] Hijikata
    Really? That's quite something.
[15:17] Master
    She got kicked out for being dense,
    and before I knew it, she settled in here.
[15:22] Sakura
    I left on my own.
[15:24] Hijikata
    An odd duck who left a
     good family to make swords,
[15:28] Hijikata
    and a stubborn smith who
     gripes while he teaches her.
[15:32] Hijikata
    I can't think of a stranger pair.
[15:36] Master
    I haven't taught her much of anything.
[15:39] Master
    She's free to watch me work
    and steal any know-how she can.
[15:43] Master
    Then she takes over the forge
    when I'm not using it.
[15:47] Sakura
    But I know my stuff. After all, I watch the
     master every hour, day and night.
[15:52] Master
    Idiot. What kind of craftsman
    declares themself qualified?
[15:56] Master
    This is why I say you're still green.
[15:58] Sakura
    S-Sorry.
[16:01] Master
    You see?
[16:02] Master
    No wonder we get no buyers.
[16:06] Master
    In what world would any samurai
    trust his life to a sword made by a woman?
[16:12] Master
    You can't blame a single one of them.
[16:17] Hijikata
    I see. So that's how it is.
[16:22] Hijikata
    Word of a female swordsmith
    drove people away from this smithy.
[16:28] Hijikata
    But if I make a name for myself with one of
    these swords, the customers will come back.
[16:34] Hijikata
    Is that the idea?
[16:42] Hijikata
    A hitatsura pattern with yubashiri markings.
[16:52] Sakura
    I-I'm still in training, so...
[16:55] Hijikata
    It sits well in the hand.
[16:59] Hijikata
    I'll take it.
[17:00] Sakura
    Huh?
[17:01] Sakura
    N-No, Hijikata-san, I want you
    to carry one of the master's—
[17:06] Hijikata
    I judge by quality, not reputation.
[17:10] Hijikata
    I'll take this one.
[17:13] Sakura
    No, listen, you—
[17:14] Hijikata
    Sakura.
[17:17] Hijikata
    A sheath.
[17:19] Hijikata
    Make it quick.
[17:20] Sakura
    R-Right.
[17:29] Hijikata
    Good.
[17:54] (Flashback) Sakura's Father
    You're becoming a smith?
[17:57] (Flashback) Sakura's Father
    Get out! Never darken our door again!
[18:03] (Flashback) Master
    Don't mock me, woman! Go home!
[18:07] (Flashback) Sakura
    I'm not leaving!
[18:09] (Flashback) Sakura
    I've got nowhere else to go!
SIGN    Swordsmith
SIGN    Swordsmith
SIGN    Swordsmith
SIGN    Swordsmith
SIGN    Swordsmith
SIGN    Swordsmith
[18:14] (Flashback) Customer A
    Sorry, but I'm not doing business
    with a forge worked by a woman.
[18:24] (Flashback) Sakura
    I'm sorry. It's all my fault.
[18:27] (Flashback) Master
    Don't you worry about it.
[18:29] (Flashback) Master
    Sooner or later, they'll realize
    craft is all about results.
[18:33] (Flashback) Master
    Everyone will.
[19:28] Hijikata
    What are you crying for?!
[19:30] Master
    What'd I tell you? Keep at it,
    and they'll come around eventually.
[19:36] Sakura
    Master.
[19:40] Master
    Hijikata-san, was it?
    I don't need your money.
[19:44] Master
    Instead, I've got a request.
[19:48] Master
    From now on, take your
    business to her, not me.
[19:52] Master
    She knows her craft, if nothing else.
[19:56] Master
    You bow, too!
[19:58] Sakura
    R-Right!
[20:01] Hijikata
    All right.
[20:06] Hijikata
    I'll be back.
[20:07] Sakura
    Y-You mean it?
[20:09] Sakura
    You'll get a bad name, too,
    if you carry swords made by a woman.
[20:14] Hijikata
    A bad name?
[20:17] Hijikata
    I'm used to it.
[20:21] Passerby 1
    That place really does make good dango.
[20:24] Passerby 2
    This again? Now I've got to try it.
[20:40] Hajime
    Mountain.
[20:41] Vagabond
    River.
[20:43] Vagabond
    What's today's catch?
[20:46] Hajime
    Sweetfish.
[20:50] Vagabond
    The Snake's on the second floor.
[20:52] Hajime
    I know.
[21:08] Snake
    Well, well. Long time no see.
[21:12] Snake
    I didn't think you'd ever be back.
[21:15] Hajime
    You got bigger again. A snake in name only.
[21:21] Snake
    I can't even wipe my own ass anymore.
[21:26] Snake
    So? Since you came to me,
    I'm guessing you want money?
[21:33] Snake
    Who will you kill, Jiro?
[21:38] Snake
    Or is it Saito Hajime II now?
SIGN    The
    Race
SIGN    to
    Raise
    Money
SIGN    Next time
[23:21] Old Nagakura
    Each in his own way,
    the Miburo race to raise funds.
[23:27] Old Nagakura
    While Hajime acts alone,
    Nio and Taro come across a woman.
[23:34] Old Nagakura
    With the exception of
     meeting Shogun Iemochi,
[23:38] Old Nagakura
    this encounter changes Nio's destiny
    and the Miburo's more than any other.
[23:44] Old Nagakura
    Next time: "Like a River's Flow."
SIGN    Like
SIGN    a
    River's
    Flow
[23:47] Old Nagakura
    It won't disappoint.