18 - Man of the Soil

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[00:00] Hound
    I'm known as the Hound,
    and I hunt the beasts called samurai.
[00:05] Hound
    Now, draw your weapons!
[00:07] Nagakura
    Would you take the head of
    Nagakura Shinpachi and leave it at that?
[00:13] Harada
    You've got rotten luck, old man.
[00:15] Hound
    You cocky brat!
[00:18] Harada
    I'm not a softy like Shinpachi.
[00:21] Harada
    I don't care what your deal is.
[00:23] Harada
    When it comes to killing, I won't hold back.
[00:27] Harada
    Just kidding.
[00:29] Harada
    I'm not bad with a sword,
    but this comes so much more natural.
[00:34] Harada
    We're outcasts, but the Miburo
    make us feel like we belong.
[00:39] Harada
    You should've come to us instead, old man.
[00:56] Fiend
    I knew you were showing your age.
[01:03] Fiend
    Useless trash.
[01:09] Harada
    Hang in there, old-timer!
[01:11] Hound
    Damn you, Fiend.
[01:19] Nagakura
    Sanosuke, stand aside!
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[02:57] Nio
    I see it!
[02:58] Nio
    That house with the gate!
[03:01] Kondo
    Good.
[03:02] Sakura
    The gate's open.
[03:04] Taro
    Y-You want me to run
    all the way to Kurotani, right?
[03:08] Nio
    Yup. Ask Aizu for reinforcements.
[03:11] Taro
    As if they'll believe anything I say.
[03:15] Nio
    Please, Taro-kun. It's all up to you.
[03:17] Taro
    Shut up!
[03:19] Taro
    To hell with it! I'll do what I can!
[03:26] Nio
    Nagi-san, please be safe.
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[03:52] Todo
    I hit them all with the back of my blade.
[03:55] Okita
    Nice work.
[03:56] Okita
    Then allow me to handle their boss.
[04:02] Okita
    Wait.
[04:05] Okita
    That's odd.
[04:07] Okita
    There are eight ringleaders
    and seven bridges.
[04:09] Okita
    One of them has to be here.
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[04:11] Todo
    Don't look at me.
    Maybe he went someplace else?
[04:15] Okita
    What?
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[04:23] Harada
    Are you okay, old man?
[04:27] Harada
    Hey, old man!
[04:28] Nagakura
    Sanosuke.
[04:32] Nagakura
    I told you to stand aside.
[04:40] Fiend
    Huh?
[04:44] Fiend
    A short sword?
[04:46] Fiend
    No, that's ridiculous.
    I should've been well out of reach.
[04:51] Fiend
    Even if it were a long sword,
    I should've be out of range.
[04:54] Nagakura
    Ah, this won't do.
[04:58] Nagakura
    You face Nagakura Shinpachi
    of the Mibu Roshigumi.
[05:05] Fiend
    Huh.
[05:07] Fiend
    Do you think we're fighting
    a duel or something?
[05:21] Fiend
    He's fast.
[05:22] Fiend
    And he hits hard.
[05:26] Fiend
    Not good.
[05:29] Fiend
    I need to keep him at a distance.
[05:32] Nagakura
    I had no doubts about living
    as a samurai. As a warrior.
[05:38] Nagakura
    Born to Nagakura Kanji,
    who served Matsumae Domain in Edo,
[05:44] Nagakura
    I grew up in Edo without a care in the world.
[05:47] (Flashback) Woman A
    Why, if it isn't young Lord Nagakura.
[05:50] (Flashback) Woman B
    What a handsome face he has.
[05:54] (Flashback) Townsmen
    You can count on him
     to cut a dashing figure.
[05:56] (Flashback) Townsmen
    He's always earnest and polite, I hear.
[05:59] (Flashback) Townsmen
    A model samurai.
[06:01] Nagakura
    I wasn't a terribly diligent student,
    except when it came to swordsmanship.
[06:07] Nagakura
    I became a master of the
    Shindo Munen School by the age of 18.
[06:13] Nagakura
    Then I went from one dojo to another,
    seeking strength and nothing more.
[06:20] Nagakura
    Up until I met Kondo at the Shieikan
    and my life took a detour.
[06:28] Nagakura
    You could say I was a classic swordsman.
[06:32] Nagakura
    Free of doubt or hesitation, I simply...
[06:38] Nagakura
    kept walking the path of the sword.
[06:50] Nagakura
    Utterly underhanded.
[06:53] Fiend
    Underhanded? I don't follow.
[06:57] Nagakura
    What need did you have to kill the old man?
[07:00] Nagakura
    Much less to stab him from behind
    and without warning.
[07:05] Fiend
    He's weak, so he'll die. The strong survive.
[07:09] Fiend
    That's samurai logic.
[07:13] Nagakura
    I see.
[07:14] Nagakura
    In that case, you'll die here.
    That's as it should be.
[07:19] Hound
    No!
[07:22] Harada
    Old man! You still with us?
[07:24] Hound
    H-His technique is—
[07:26] Harada
    Hey! Don't force yourself to talk!
[07:28] Hound
    His technique is an iai strike
    like a fiend's scythe.
[07:34] Hound
    Don't give him the room to use it.
[07:42] Fiend
    It's time you died.
[07:45] Harada
    Shinpachi!
[07:48] Harada
    I got this sword off
    one of the grunts! Use it!
[08:09] Hound
    A sword reflects its wielder's true nature.
[08:14] Hound
    Carefree.
[08:17] Hound
    And supple.
[08:21] Hound
    Serene and free like a bird in flight.
[08:27] Hound
    Almost like a...
[08:39] Harada
    A flying swallow.
[08:50] Fiend
    I see. What a shame.
[08:54] Fiend
    You win.
[09:02] Hound
    I never knew there were
    such samurai. Such warriors.
[09:15] Harada
    The old man's dead.
[09:23] Harada
    He said you were one hell of a samurai.
[09:29] Nagakura
    Let's give him a funeral later, Sanosuke.
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[09:40] Agitator
    Welcome. This is the bridge of fate.
[09:44] Hijikata
    Excuse me?
[09:47] Hijikata
    The bridge of fate?
[09:48] Agitator
    Yes. The bridge that will decide your fate.
[09:52] Agitator
    Will you join me? Or will you
    end your lives in obscurity?
[09:57] Hijikata
    Don't waste your breath.
[10:00] Agitator
    Go.
[10:01] Member D
    Huh?
[10:02] Agitator
    Go get him.
[10:15] Member D
    H-How's he so strong?
[10:26] Noguchi
    Hijikata Toshizo.
[10:28] Noguchi
    I never noticed because
    I'm always with Serizawa-sensei.
[10:34] Hijikata
    Out of my way, small fry.
[10:36] Hijikata
    Never touch a sword again.
[10:39] Noguchi
    H-He's good. And ruthless.
[10:47] Agitator
    Magnificent.
[10:50] Agitator
    But a sword's not a hatchet.
    You shouldn't swing it so wildly.
[10:54] Hijikata
    Huh?
[10:56] Agitator
    You'll chip or bend the blade
    and ruin it in no time.
[11:02] Agitator
    Recognize this? It's a Kanenaga.
[11:05] Agitator
    The shine, the brightness, the deep hamon...
     You can't help but admire it.
[11:11] Agitator
    It's a masterpiece,
    forged late in the Kamakura period.
[11:15] Agitator
    What's your sword?
[11:17] Agitator
    It looks unremarkable,
    but what is it called?
[11:23] Hijikata
    A woman no one's heard of made it.
[11:26] Hijikata
    As for a name...
[11:28] Hijikata
    I guess I'll call it "No-Name."
[11:34] Agitator
    Let's change the subject.
[11:36] Agitator
    Would you tell me about your connections?
[11:38] Hijikata
    My what?
[11:40] Agitator
    Who you know.
[11:42] Agitator
    How many notables you have ties to.
[11:45] Agitator
    Connections are the
    true measure of a man's worth.
[11:49] Agitator
    You must know of Dairaku Gentaro.
[11:52] Agitator
    I've drunk with him.
    You might call us sworn brothers.
[11:58] Hijikata
    Never heard of him.
[12:00] Agitator
    Never heard of him?! You've never heard
    of Dairaku Gentaro of Choshu?!
[12:05] Agitator
    He's a great patriot. A man of renown.
[12:08] Agitator
    He ushered in this age of assassination
    in the name of divine punishment.
[12:13] Hijikata
    News to me. Who is he?
[12:16] Agitator
    Well, these things do happen.
[12:19] Agitator
    Let's try a different connection.
[12:21] Agitator
    Speaking of Choshu, does the name
    Katsura Kogoro ring any bells?
[12:26] Noguchi
    Katsura?
[12:27] Agitator
    I've debated with him.
[12:30] Agitator
    Or take Kusaka-dono.
[12:32] Agitator
    I've shared a bath with him.
[12:35] Agitator
    In Tosa, I passed the
    Takechi Zuizan on the street.
[12:40] Agitator
    I've even seen the great Saigo of Satsuma.
[12:47] Hijikata
    Never heard of them!
[12:49] Agitator
    What?!
[12:50] Agitator
    Wh-What ignorance.
[12:52] Noguchi
    E-Everyone knows Katsura Kogoro,
    even at the Renpeikan dojo in Edo.
[12:56] Hijikata
    I don't, and I don't care to.
[13:01] Hijikata
    It itches.
[13:03] Hijikata
    This thing itches like hell.
[13:06] Hijikata
    The longer you talk, the itchier it gets.
[13:12] Hijikata
    I've had enough. Now die.
[13:17] Agitator
    Don't you care about
    making your mark on history?
[13:19] Agitator
    I can't fathom that attitude.
[13:22] Hijikata
    Shut up already.
[13:24] Agitator
    If our uprising succeeds—
    no, if it even makes a stir,
[13:29] Agitator
    the Risshidan's fame will skyrocket.
[13:32] Agitator
    And it won't end there. Once lit,
    the anti-shogunate flames will refuse to die.
[13:37] Agitator
    I'll incite Tosa, Satsuma, and Choshu
    and change the course of history.
[13:43] Agitator
    Yes, me! The man called—
[13:47] Hijikata
    Oh, excuse me.
[13:49] Hijikata
    I got sick of your bullshit.
[13:54] (Flashback) Samurai A
    What's this? Don't you even have a name?
[14:01] Hijikata
    You're all talk. Now, die.
[14:12] Hijikata
    That'll cost you.
[14:14] Agitator
    You thought I was all talk?
[14:17] Agitator
    It takes substance to gather a following.
[14:20] Agitator
    Shindo Munen-ryu, Hokushin Itto-ryu,
    Kyoshin Meichi-ryu...
[14:26] Agitator
    I've studied almost every school
     you've ever heard of.
[14:31] Noguchi
    O-Oh, no. This guy's good.
[14:34] Hijikata
    So why? If you're so capable,
    why obsess over reputation?
[14:40] Hijikata
    What drives you?
[14:43] Agitator
    Nothing. Nothing at all.
[14:46] Agitator
    Only shallow men like you assume
     every action has a motive.
[14:52] Hijikata
    Is that so?
[14:54] Agitator
    A word of warning.
[14:56] Agitator
    The way you stand and where you look
    make your strikes too obvious,
[15:01] Agitator
    even if they do stray a little to the right.
[15:08] Hijikata
    When was it? There were
    these rare swallowtail butterflies.
[15:13] Hijikata
    I'd cross a hill or two chasing them,
    and my sister always let me have them.
[15:19] Hijikata
    I picked up a weird nickname from that.
[15:27] Hijikata
    "Demon Feet."
[15:29] Noguchi
    He's fast!
[15:30] Hijikata
    If you think dojos are all there
    is to sword fighting, think again.
[15:38] Noguchi
    Got him!
[15:41] Agitator
    That won't work on me.
[15:43] Noguchi
    Huh?
[15:47] Noguchi
    Ch-Chain mail?!
[16:00] (Flashback) Hijikata
    Damn it!
[16:01] (Flashback) Kondo
    Toshi, your swordsmanship
    is too predictable.
[16:07] (Flashback) Hijikata
    Oh, I give up!
[16:12] (Flashback) Hijikata
    I've got no talent. I can tell
    that much by watching you guys.
[16:17] Hijikata
    I can't change that easily.
[16:21] Hijikata
    Going back to peddling medicine
    and scrapping every now and then
[16:25] Hijikata
    will be the best thing for me.
[16:28] (Flashback) Kondo
    You have it wrong, Toshi.
[16:30] (Flashback) Kondo
    Grip it more like this.
[16:33] (Flashback) Kondo
    Cup it gently in your hands.
[16:35] (Flashback) Okita
    You sulk over everything.
[16:37] (Flashback) Okita
    You think it'll get you more attention.
[16:40] (Flashback) Hijikata
    Hey! Shut your trap, Soji!
[16:43] (Flashback) Kondo
    That's the spirit I want to see.
[16:45] (Flashback) Hijikata
    Shut up.
[16:46] (Flashback) Hijikata
    You win.
[16:48] (Flashback) Hijikata
    But gimme something to go on.
    What do I have to do to get stronger?
[16:52] (Flashback) Okita
    Always looking for help. You think
    people will tell you just because you ask.
[16:59] (Flashback) Kondo
    Toshi, you're already strong.
[17:02] (Flashback) Kondo
    You've never lost a
    man-to-man fight, have you?
[17:04] (Flashback) Hijikata
    Well, no.
[17:07] (Flashback) Kondo
    You're not here to inherit
    the Tennen Rishin School.
[17:10] (Flashback) Kondo
    Just study it as one more way to fight.
[17:14] (Flashback) Kondo
    You do things your own way.
    What's wrong with the Hijikata School?
[17:20] (Flashback) Okita
    So a no-name school then.
[17:24] Noguchi
    This looks bad, Hijikata-san!
[17:26] Noguchi
    We need to fall back and regroup before—
[17:29] Agitator
    It's too late for that. Sleep in obscurity.
[17:35] Agitator
    I told you, that won't work on me.
[17:39] (Flashback) Kondo
    Toshi, your first stroke
    is especially easy to read.
[17:45] (Flashback) Kondo
    You're practically asking
    your opponent to counter it.
[17:48] Agitator
    I told you, I can read you like a book.
[17:52] (Flashback) Hijikata
    So what should I do about it?
[17:54] (Flashback) Kondo
    Oh, that's simple.
[17:56] (Flashback) Kondo
    Strike again before they do.
[18:00] Agitator
    What?
[18:02] (Flashback) Hijikata
    And after that?
[18:03] (Flashback) Kondo
    A third blow, then a fourth.
[18:12] (Flashback) Kondo
    Just keep battering them.
[18:14] (Flashback) Kondo
    That's how a wild fellow
    like you ought to fight.
[18:17] (Flashback) Kondo
    That's your Hijikata School.
[18:26] Noguchi
    What the...
[18:28] Agitator
    Have you no plan? All you do is flail!
[18:32] Hijikata
    Kondo-san...
[18:36] (Flashback) Kondo
    Was that a kick just now?
    How'd you manage that?
[18:39] Hijikata
    Bottomless greed, dedication, and humility.
    In the old days, he'd have been a daimyo.
[18:46] Hijikata
    Even now, he might go down in history.
[18:52] (Flashback) Okita
    What a sorry sight.
[18:54] (Flashback) Okita
    Did you get beat again?
[18:56] Hijikata
    Soji just blossomed one day out of the blue.
[19:01] Hijikata
    Hell, he's a prodigy.
[19:02] (Flashback) Okita
    By the way, I came up
    with a new move. Wanna see?
[19:07] Hijikata
    He might found his own school,
    or maybe start something even bigger.
[19:14] Hijikata
    I don't let on, but I can't wait to see.
[19:17] Hijikata
    So what about me?
[19:21] Noguchi
    What ferocity.
[19:24] Agitator
    How long is he going to keep this up?
[19:30] Hijikata
    It's light, fits my hand,
    and can take a beating.
[19:35] Hijikata
    Chip it? Bend it?
[19:38] Hijikata
    Who cares?
[19:41] Hijikata
    Sakura...
[19:44] Hijikata
    You're a damn genius.
[19:56] Hijikata
    I don't know why, but I'm surrounded
     by folks who make my jaw drop.
[20:01] Agitator
    W-Wait! Let's talk! Yes, talk!
[20:05] Agitator
    First, tell me your name and...
[20:07] Hijikata
    All of you can go down in history.
[20:10] Hijikata
    Not me.
[20:13] Hijikata
    I'm a man of the soil.
[20:16] Hijikata
    I'm happy being a grain of wheat,
[20:20] Hijikata
    helping someone else grow
    on the land. In this dirt.
[20:28] Agitator
    My name is...
[20:30] Agitator
    My name is...
[20:35] Agitator
    Bide...
[20:44] Agitator
    Bidebu... zaburo...
[20:48] Hijikata
    A name?
[20:50] Hijikata
    What's that worth?
[20:53] Hijikata
    As for me, I threw my lot in
    with the guys who saved me.
[20:59] Hijikata
    Forget anyone else. That's all I need.
[21:03] Agitator
    Unbelievable.
[21:09] Noguchi
    I got chills.
[21:10] Hijikata
    Huh?
[21:12] Noguchi
    I want to be like you.
[21:14] Hijikata
    Noguchi! What're you crying for?
[21:16] Noguchi
    Hijikata Toshizo!
[21:19] Hijikata
    Keep it down.
[21:21] Hijikata
    Now, hurry it up.
    We've got more to send packing.
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[21:36] Hajime
    That wasn't even a warm-up.
[21:42] Ayame
    So it's you.
SIGN    Man
    of
SIGN    the
    Soil
SIGN    Next time
[23:21] Hajime
    This is Saito Hajime.
[23:23] Hajime
    So I'm fighting that Ayame guy, huh?
[23:27] Hajime
    Something about him gives me the creeps,
    but I must keep the city safe, no matter what.
[23:33] Hajime
    No, that's not right.
[23:36] Hajime
    I don't want to let anyone beat me.
[23:39] Hajime
    I just want to keep getting stronger.
[23:42] Hajime
    I promised I would.
[23:45] Hajime
    Next time: "Successor."
SIGN    Successor
[23:47] Hajime
    Don't you dare miss it.