3 - Where the Soul Dwells

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[00:01] Nagakura
    A ghost haunts the Yagi house at night?
[00:04] Nagakura
    Don't talk nonsense.
[00:11] Nio
    Nagakura-san.
[00:14] Nagakura
    The ghost!
[00:19] Kondo
    Bedhead begone.
[00:21] Nio
    Th-Thank you, Kondo-san.
[00:24] Nio
    Now I just need to shake it dry
    and run my hands through it.
[00:29] Harada; Nagakura
    What are you, a horse?!
[00:33] Nio
    Including myself,
    the Miburo are 15 men strong now.
[00:37] Nio
    I've just about got their names and faces down.
[00:45] Nio
    Huh? A kid?
[00:47] Taro
    Good morning! Did you have a good night's sleep?
[00:50] Nio
    Huh? Who's this?
[00:52] Nio
    Y-Yes, I did.
[00:56] Nio
    My name's Chirinu Nio. I joined
    the Miburo the day before yesterday.
[01:01] Taro
    I am called Tanaka Taro.
[01:04] Taro
    Like you, I belong to the Miburo.
[01:07] Nio
    You do? How old are you?
[01:10] Taro
    I count myself 13.
[01:12] Nio
    Really? I'm 13, too.
[01:14] Nio
    But wait, that's weird.
[01:17] Nio
    I made the rounds last night
    to learn everyone's faces,
[01:20] Nio
    but I didn't see you anywhere.
[01:22] Taro
    Oh, that's because...
[01:24] Taro
    I sleep in a closet.
[01:26] Nio
    Why?!
[01:27] Hijikata
    Nio!
[01:29] Hijikata
    Morning training time. What are you doing?
[01:32] Nio
    Oh, Hijikata-san.
    I was just asking Taro-kun about...
[01:36] Nio
    H-Huh?
[01:41] Hijikata
    That's the boy you were wondering about.
    Our first wolf from Kyoto.
[01:45] Nio
    He is? Then...
[01:47] Hijikata
    Give Taro a wide berth.
[01:50] Nio
    Huh? Why, sir?
[01:52] Hijikata
    Never mind why.
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[03:37] Nio
    Working hard, I see.
[03:42] Nio
    Mind if I try?
[03:45] Nio
    When you chop wood, stick the axe in,
[03:48] Nio
    then just swing down.
[03:52] Nio
    See? You get a cleaner split that way.
[03:55] Taro
    You're right.
[03:56] Nio
    Okay, then. I'll do the rest.
[03:58] Taro
    No, you've done enough!
[04:00] Nio
    Don't worry. I have time on my hands.
[04:03] Taro
    That's enough! Please, stop!
[04:07] Nio
    S-Sorry.
[04:19] Nio
    Wh-Why did you join the Miburo, Taro-kun?
[04:23] Taro
    Because I can't live anywhere else.
[04:27] Nio
    Huh?
[04:31] Nio
    Oh, I wanted to help everyone protect Kyoto
     and make the world a better place.
[04:46] Taro
    What a load of naïve crap.
[04:48] Nio
    Huh?
[04:50] Taro
    If you'll excuse me.
[04:58] Okita
    I saw everything.
[04:59] Nio
    O-Okita-san!
[05:01] Okita
    Didn't Hijikata-san warn you
    to steer clear of Taro-kun?
[05:06] Nio
    P-Please don't tell him.
[05:09] Okita
    Hm, I don't know.
[05:11] Okita
    But I would like more dango from Chirinuya.
[05:20] Okita
    Serizawa-san found Taro-kun who-knows-where
    the same day we got to Kyoto.
[05:26] Nio
    Serizawa-san? That funny guy
    from the sumo match?
[05:30] Okita
    That's him.
[05:32] Okita
    He can be funny, but he also has a wild side.
[05:37] Okita
    He's always punching and kicking Taro-kun.
[05:40] Nio
    That's awful.
[05:41] Okita
    But Taro-kun seems to like it that way.
[05:46] Nio
    Huh?
[05:48] Okita
    Hijikata-san told you to avoid Taro-kun
    because he's worried about you.
[05:55] Nio
    I see.
[05:58] Okita
    Is something wrong?
[06:00] Nio
    No.
[06:01] Nio
    I just wanted to talk with Taro-kun a bit more.
[06:04] Nio
    I'd like to know more about him.
[06:08] Okita
    Oh-ho. Sounds to me like
    you want to be friends with him.
[06:16] Nio
    Friends?
[06:18] Nio
    What kind of relationship is that?
[06:21] Okita
    Good question.
[06:24] Okita
    Take my hand.
[06:27] Nio
    Y-Your hand?
[06:34] Okita
    Close your eyes.
[06:36] Nio
    M-My eyes?
[06:38] Okita
    Whatever you do, don't open them.
[06:40] Okita
    Trust me no matter what.
[06:43] Nio
    Y-Yes, sir.
[06:46] Nio
    My eyes are shut.
[06:51] Okita
    Now, where should we go?
[06:54] Okita
    I know. How about we go
     to the river for some fishing?
[06:58] Nio
    What? But how can I...
[07:00] Okita
    Don't worry. You've got
    nothing to be afraid of.
[07:04] Nio
    B-But... But...
[07:06] Okita
    Oh, but let's stop by the privy first.
[07:08] Nio
    Huh?
[07:12] Okita
    Open your eyes.
[07:23] Okita
    People get suspicious.
[07:26] Okita
    It's in our nature.
[07:28] Okita
    But we want to believe.
[07:31] Okita
    That's in our nature, too. Isn't it strange?
[07:34] Okita
    You can trust me, even with your eyes closed.
[07:36] Okita
    I think that's what we call friendship.
[07:41] Harada
    Bring on the grub! I'm starving!
[07:44] Okita
    Oh, it must be dinnertime.
[07:49] Nio
    Huh?
[07:50] Nio
    Come to think of it, I don't see
     Serizawa-san or his friends.
[07:58] Hirayama
    Man, I'm smashed.
[08:00] Hirama
    I'm not done drinking yet!
[08:05] Serizawa
    I'm feeling a little tipsy.
[08:08] Taro
    Welcome back, sir.
[08:11] Hijikata
    He's gone and done it now.
[08:13] Hijikata
    Serizawa-san.
[08:15] Hijikata
    I don't see Tonoichi-dono.
    What's become of him?
[08:20] Serizawa
    Hm?
[08:22] Serizawa
    Oh, I killed him.
[08:24] Serizawa
    So much for my best white coat.
[08:28] Nio
    Y-You killed him?
[08:30] Nio
    A fellow Miburo?
[08:32] Serizawa
    Huh? Yeah.
[08:35] Serizawa
    A guy named Tonoichi.
[08:37] Hijikata
    He was a fellow ronin
    who came with us from Edo.
[08:40] Nio
    H-How could he?
[08:43] Hijikata
    But Serizawa-san, what if the
    Shogun's men find out we did it?
[08:49] Serizawa
    Good point.
[08:53] Serizawa
    Taro, go clean up.
[08:58] Serizawa
    The body's by the Shijo Bridge.
[09:02] Nio
    H-He couldn't possibly...
[09:06] Taro
    Yes, sir.
[09:13] Nio
    T-Taro-kun!
[09:14] Nio
    Wait!
[09:14] Hijikata
    Nio!
[09:17] Hijikata
    I hope you're prepared
     for the consequences.
[09:21] Nio
    Yes, sir.
[09:22] Hijikata
    All right, then. Get going.
[09:25] Nio
    Thank you, sir.
[09:36] Nio
    H-He really killed a comrade.
[09:39] Nio
    Stay calm. Stay calm.
[09:41] Nio
    It must have hurt.
[09:44] Nio
    Please... Please rest in peace.
[09:56] Nio
    Taro-kun! What are you doing?!
[09:59] Taro
    Shut up!
[10:00] Taro
    If I poke him full of holes, he won't
    float when I toss him in the river!
[10:03] Nio
    Y-You're talking madness—
[10:06] Taro
    Let go!
[10:09] Taro
    This isn't a person anymore!
    It's just a chunk of meat!
[10:12] Taro
    Who cares what I do to it?!
[10:13] Nio
    N-No! That's not the issue.
    He was alive just a little while ago.
[10:19] Nio
    This is about human dignity.
[10:21] Nio
    A soul lived in that body.
[10:25] Taro
    A soul?
[10:27] Taro
    Hah! You ever seen a soul?
[10:30] Taro
    If they're real, where are they?
[10:33] Nio
    W-Well...
[10:35] Taro
    That's why I called you naïve.
[10:36] Taro
    You'll "make the world a better place"?
    You want to "help"?
[10:39] Taro
    Utter bullshit.
[10:41] Taro
    You get food to eat, don't you?
[10:44] Taro
    And a futon to sleep on?
[10:46] Taro
    Ever eaten mud?
[10:48] Taro
    Or slept someplace that's
    covered in shit and piss?
[10:51] Taro
    I've been going from
    job to job since I was three.
[10:55] Taro
    Always just barely surviving.
[10:57] Taro
    When you die, that's it.
[10:59] Taro
    I can't stay alive anywhere but here.
[11:03] Taro
    Where's the soul in this body?
     Or in that one?
[11:07] Taro
    If it's there, prove it.
[11:09] Taro
    Only idiots believe in stuff they can't see!
[11:12] Taro
    I'm gonna survive! Even if I have
     to walk over corpses to do so!
[11:23] Nio
    I can't even imagine how hard
    his life must have been.
[11:30] Nio
    Even so...
[11:33] Nio
    I have to stop him.
[11:40] Okita
    Hijikata-san, don't you think
    it's about time to go after Nio?
[11:45] Hijikata
    We can't turn back time.
[11:47] Hijikata
    And Nio will figure something out.
[11:51] Hijikata
    He's a man of the soil.
[11:53] Okita
    Huh?
[11:54] Hijikata
    We have that in common.
[11:58] Hijikata
    If I'm being honest,
    I want to change things, too.
[12:02] Hijikata
    To change this world.
[12:08] Nio
    T-Taro-kun, look!
[12:12] Nio
    A topless dance!
[12:14] Taro
    D-Do you think this is funny?
[12:16] Nio
    Oh, you stopped.
[12:18] Nio
    I'm not joking around.
[12:20] Nio
    When you think about it with
    a cool head, doesn't it seem weird?
[12:24] Taro
    What?
[12:26] Nio
    No one would go for a
     drunken stroll around here.
[12:30] Nio
    This wasn't a row that got out of hand.
[12:33] Nio
    It was a murder, planned in advance.
[12:36] Hijikata
    Nio doesn't do what he's told.
[12:39] Hijikata
    He's a crybaby, and he has
    a hell of a long way to go.
[12:43] Nio
    Taro-kun, I'd like you to leave this to me.
[12:48] Hijikata
    But I want to put the future of the
    Miburo in the hands of people like him.
[12:55] Taro
    You want me to leave this to you?
[12:58] Nio
    Yes.
[12:59] Taro
    Are you nuts? Serizawa-san 
    will kill me if you screw up!
[13:04] Nio
    I know.
[13:07] Taro
    H-He's crazy.
[13:09] Taro
    I can't trust guys like him.
    It'll get me killed.
[13:14] Taro
    There's... There's no hint of doubt in him.
[13:17] Taro
    A-All right.
[13:19] Taro
    What do you want me to do?
[13:21] Nio
    Let's start by carrying Tonoichi-san.
[13:23] Taro
    Right.
[13:26] Taro
    H-He's too heavy. I can't do it.
[13:29] Nio
    Not like that, you can't.
[13:30] Nio
    When you carry something heavy,
    you've got to press right up against it.
[13:35] Nio
    Move him gently,
    so he doesn't get any more damaged.
[13:42] Nio
    Hold him steady.
[13:43] Taro
    It's hard.
[13:45] Nio
    Don't worry. We can do this.
[13:52] Taro
    Okay.
[13:55] Taro
    That should do it, right?
[13:56] Nio
    Yes.
[14:01] Hirayama
    S-Serizawa-sensei! We've got trouble!
[14:04] Serizawa
    Yeah?
[14:10] Hirama
    Move it! Come on, clear a path!
[14:12] Hirayama
    Make way for the great samurai,
     Serizawa-sensei!
[14:18] Townsman A
    How horrible.
[14:19] Townsman B
    They cut him to ribbons.
[14:20] Townsman C
    Who died?
[14:22] Townsman D
    Who killed him?
[14:23] Hirama
    D-Damn that Taro.
[14:25] Hirayama
    I'll kill that brat.
[14:29] Townsman A
    A hat, socks, a sword, and a sack.
[14:33] Townsman B
    The dead guy must've been a traveler.
[14:35] Townsman D
    How awful.
[14:36] Townsman D
    Do you think robbers got him?
[14:42] Serizawa
    So that's the game.
[14:44] Niimi
    Odds were somebody would find the body.
[14:47] Niimi
    Disguising it was the smarter choice.
[14:50] Niimi
    I bet Hijikata set this up.
[14:54] Hirayama
    Hijikata?
[14:55] Hirama
    That bastard.
[15:03] Serizawa
    Now, how to clear this up?
[15:13] Hijikata
    Perfect timing.
[15:15] Hijikata
    He wanted to ask you something, too.
[15:18] Nio
    I'm Chirinu Nio. We met two days ago.
[15:21] Serizawa
    Oh? A proper reintroduction?
     I like your attitude.
[15:29] Serizawa
    Taro, I hope you're ready for
    what you've got coming to you.
[15:37] Serizawa
    Well, that can wait.
[15:39] Serizawa
    What's your question?
[15:43] Nio
    We'd like to hear your reasons for
    murdering your comrade, Tonoichi-san.
[15:49] Serizawa
    What?
[15:51] Taro
    He's an idiot! Stupid, stupid, stupid,
    stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!
[15:59] Serizawa
    So it was you!
[16:00] Serizawa
    You pulled that damn stunt.
[16:03] Serizawa
    Why did I kill him, you ask? No real reason!
[16:06] Serizawa
    I cut him down in a drunken rage.
    End of story.
[16:10] Taro
    We're dead.
[16:16] Nio
    You killed Tonoichi-san
    for the Miburo, didn't you?
[16:22] Serizawa
    What?
[16:32] Serizawa
    Don't move a muscle.
[16:35] Serizawa
    I could snap your neck
    without breaking a sweat, boy.
[16:40] Serizawa
    Choose your next words with care.
[16:44] Nio
    You can't buy drinks
    anywhere near that bridge.
[16:47] Nio
    I find it hard to believe you
    passed through there by chance.
[16:50] Serizawa
    Oh, yeah?
[16:51] Nio
    Serizawa-san, you said
    you did it in a drunken rage,
[16:55] Nio
    but I think you lured him there...
    and cut him down in cold blood.
[17:00] Nio
    So if you had... a clear reason to kill him...
[17:13] Serizawa
    Continue.
[17:16] Nio
    Yes, sir.
[17:17] Nio
    You did it...
[17:20] Nio
    because Tonoichi-san was a traitor
    who planned to sell out the Miburo.
[17:28] Nio
    Hijikata-san looked through
    Tonoichi-san's things for me.
[17:32] Nio
    He found letters seeking solo work and
    offering information to extremists.
[17:39] Nio
    You couldn't let that pass.
[17:43] Nio
    So you killed him.
[17:45] Nio
    To protect the Miburo.
[17:54] Serizawa
    News to me.
[17:59] Serizawa
    Don't assume a bit player like you
    can guess what a great man is thinking.
[18:11] Nio
    I understand. I'm sorry for bothering you.
[18:19] Nio
    If you really did just kill
    Tonoichi-san in a drunken rage,
[18:25] Nio
    and forced Taro-kun to
    help you get away with it...
[18:29] Serizawa
    And what if I did? What would you do?
[18:36] Nio
    Nothing. Forget I said anything.
[18:44] Nio
    I don't know what I ought to do yet.
[18:49] Nio
    Everyone here has his own idea of justice.
[18:57] Taro
    A-Are you out of your mind?
[19:01] Nio
    I was so nervous.
[19:03] Taro
    Th-That was beyond reckless. 
    You almost got yourself killed back there.
[19:07] Nio
    No, he wouldn't have killed me on the spot.
[19:09] Taro
    Yes, he would. You're only alive because
     he happened to be in a good mood.
[19:17] Taro
    It's not funny. Not even a little.
[19:20] Hijikata
    Well then, if you'll excuse me.
[19:23] Serizawa
    Hijikata.
[19:25] Serizawa
    Tell me about that guy.
[19:29] Hijikata
    He's just a kid.
[19:31] Serizawa
    No, I don't think so.
    No normal kid has guts like that.
[19:39] Hijikata
    Serizawa-san, you keep trying
    to get things done too forcefully.
[19:46] Serizawa
    A good commander's not afraid to take blame.
[19:56] Taro
    Why a bonfire?
[19:57] Nio
    I would have liked to bury him,
    but we can't do even that much.
[20:03] Nio
    So even if his body returns to the earth,
    I want his soul to fly free through the sky.
[20:12] (Flashback) Taro
    Where's the soul?
[20:14] (Flashback) Taro
    If it's there, prove it.
[20:17] Taro
    Seriously? I don't get you.
[20:21] Nio
    No.
[20:22] Nio
    But I don't think it's fair to deny it...
[20:28] Nio
    if you can't prove it's not there.
[20:34] Taro
    I really don't get you at all.
[20:37] Nio
    Oh, I know! Taro-kun.
[20:40] Nio
    Take my hands.
[20:41] Taro
    Huh? N-No way.
[20:43] Nio
    Just do it.
[20:45] Nio
    Don't say anything. Just close your eyes.
[20:47] Taro
    Why should I?
[20:48] Nio
    Whatever you do, don't open them.
[20:50] Nio
    Not even a little.
[20:52] Taro
    O-Okay.
[20:55] Nio
    Trust me no matter what.
[20:58] Taro
    O-Okay.
[20:59] Nio
    Now, let's take a walk around the compound.
[21:03] Taro
    Huh? Like this?
[21:06] Nio
    I know you can find Serizawa-san's room,
     even with your eyes closed.
[21:09] Taro
    What? You've gotta be kidding me.
[21:12] Nio
    Don't worry. I'll come with you.
[21:14] Taro
    That only makes it worse!
[21:16] Nio
    Oh, but do you mind
    if we stop by the privy first?
[21:19] Taro
    Huh? Why should I?
[21:22] Nio
    Okay. Open your eyes.
[21:33] Nio
    Well? Not so scary, right?
[21:36] Taro
    No! It gave me the heebie-jeebies!
[21:38] Taro
    Stop messing with me!
[21:39] Nio
    What? Why?
[21:41] Nio
    Are we not friends yet?
SIGN    Where 
    the
SIGN    Soul 
    Dwells
SIGN    Next time
[23:22] Nio
    Chirinu Nio here.
[23:24] Nio
    It turns out Taro and I aren't
    the only kids in the Miburo.
[23:28] Nio
    There's one more: Saito Hajime-kun.
[23:31] Nio
    He acts gruff and he's got a mean glare,
    but he's as tough as any grown man.
[23:37] Nio
    Oh, I wonder if he'll yell at me
     for calling him a kid.
[23:43] Nio
    Next time: "The Name of the Enemy."
[23:45] Nio
    It won't disappoint.
SIGN    The
    Name
SIGN    of the
    Enemy