E102 - "Otaku Are Talkative"

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SIGN    [Toshiro Hijikata has become a hopeless otaku because of the curse from a demonic sword.]
SIGN    [What is Kamotaro Ito's ambition?! And what is Sogo Okita's true intent?]
[01:41] Emcee
    The NEET problem, the
    hikikomori problem...
SIGN    
[01:43] Emcee
    The number of apathetic young
    people is steadily on the rise.
[01:47] Emcee
    The people known as "Otaku" are said to
    be NEETs and hikikomori in the making.
[01:50] Emcee
    Today we have gathered one hundred
    self-proclaimed otaku.
[01:54] Emcee
    What do they think when they withdraw
    into their inner world?
[01:58] Emcee
    We will find out what they're really like!!
[02:00] Emcee
    Otaku Summit: A Live
    Debate Till Morning!
SIGN    [Otaku Summit - A Live Debate Till Morning] [Note: Spoof of Japanese TV discussion program "Asa Made Nama TV."]
[02:02] ---
    As usual, we'll be going on until morning.
[02:04] Kagura
    Oh no! It's started...
[02:07] Kagura
    Huh? This is odd...
[02:09] Gintoki
    What are you doing?
[02:10] Kagura
    I've got to tape Shinpachi's gallantry.
[02:13] Gintoki
    Shinpachi?
[02:15] ---
    Come to think of it,
    he hasn't come over today.
[02:17] Shinpachi
    First off...
[02:19] Shinpachi
    I'd like to correct the notion that all otaku
    are hikikomori and NEETs in the making.
SIGN    [53 Idol Otaku - Captain Shimura]
[02:25] ---
    There are otaku amongst us who
    work and function in society.
[02:32] Gintoki
    What is he doing?
[02:35] Emcee
    Ah, I see...
[02:36] ---
    Umm...
[02:37] ---
    Number 31, what's your opinion?
[02:39] Otaku31
    Well...
[02:40] Shinpachi
    This show attempts to criticize and blame otaku
    for causing Japan's current problems...
[02:46] Emcee
    All right, all right.
[02:48] Gintoki
    What's this? He's become
    a really annoying guy!
[02:48] Emcee
    I just want to get other people's
    opinions, too...
[02:51] Gintoki
    I'm sure the viewers definitely hate him!
[02:53] Shinpachi
    First off, it's weird to group
    all otaku into one category!
[02:57] Kagura
    Oh no, it's getting heated! Come
    on, where is that piece of junk?!
[02:58] Emcee
    Now, now... A-Anyway, sit down, okay?
[03:02] Shinpachi
    We're supporting a pop idol,
    something that's real.
[03:07] Shinpachi
    But what I don't understand is...
[03:09] Shinpachi
    People who are in love with two-dimensional
    girls from anime and games.
[03:14] Otaku A
    Hey! What do you mean
    by that, Number 53?!
[03:17] Shinpachi
    A two-dimensional girl can never be attained
    even if you're in love with her.
[03:20] Shinpachi
    It's a waste of time.
[03:21] Otaku A
    No way! Shiori-chan is alive in my heart!
[03:25] Hijikata
    Oh, I have an objection. May I speak?
[03:28] Emcee
    Go right ahead.
SIGN    [7 Anime Otaku - Toshi]
[03:29] Hijikata
    Umm... In short, Number
    53 is trying to say
[03:32] Hijikata
    that three-dimensional otaku are more realistic
    than us two-dimensional otaku.
[03:38] ---
    But let me ask you this...
[03:40] Hijikata
    Do you think supporting a pop idol
    will help you get one to marry you?
[03:45] Shinpachi
    Well...
[03:47] Hijikata
    You can't, can you?
[03:48] ---
    In other words, us two-dimensional otaku
    and you three-dimensional otaku
[03:52] ---
    are both in love with something unattainable.
[03:55] Hijikata
    We're in the same boat.
[03:56] Shinpachi
    No, no, you're wrong!
[03:58] ---
    Indeed, it's impossible to marry a pop idol.
    But it's not 100 percent guaranteed.
[04:04] Shinpachi
    It's 100 percent impossible for you.
[04:06] Hijikata
    No, it's definitely impossible for you.
[04:08] Shinpachi
    No, it's not! That's because
    pop stars exist in real life.
[04:12] Hijikata
    No, thinking about things beyond
    your grasp like that
[04:15] Hijikata
    is absolute proof that you're
    not being realistic.
[04:16] Kagura
    Number 7 sure is annoying.
[04:18] ---
    Go, Shinpachi!!
[04:20] Fan Club Member A
    How dare you talk to
    our captain like that?!
[04:23] Anime Otaku
    What did you say?!
[04:24] Emcee
    Whoa! The two-dimensional fans and the three-dimensional
    fans have begun fighting each other.
[04:28] Kagura
    It's done.
[04:30] Kagura
    It's nicely melted!!
[04:32] Gintoki
    You were toasting bread?
[04:33] ---
    Weren't you supposed to be taping this?
[04:36] Gintoki
    Huh? That guy...
[04:38] Gintoki
    I've seen him somewhere...
SIGN    ["Otaku Are Talkative"]
SIGN    [Shinsengumi Headquarters]
[04:47] Squad Member A
    Hey, did you hear what happened
    to Hijikata-san?
[04:50] Squad Member A
    He was placed under suspension
    indefinitely.
[04:53] Squad Member A
    He broke one of the Kyukuchu Hatto.
    Ito-san insisted that he commit seppuku.
[04:57] Squad Member A
    But the Chief and everyone else
    persuaded him otherwise.
[05:00] Squad Member B
    He's really being forced out, isn't he?
    He probably won't be coming back.
[05:06] Squad Member C
    Ito won't forgive him. Those two were
    always at each other's throats.
[05:10] Squad Member B
    It's finally his time to shine, huh?
[05:13] Squad Member C
    According to rumors, Okita-san
    has sided with Ito's faction.
[05:16] Squad Member C
    No one can oppose Ito anymore.
[05:20] Ito
    How unexpected.
[05:22] Ito
    Okita-kun, I never expected you
    to come over to my side.
[05:26] Ito
    I heard that you two knew each other
    before the Shinsengumi was formed.
[05:30] Ito
    I completely thought that you
    were part of Hijikata's faction.
[05:34] Okita
    Hijikata's faction?
[05:36] Okita
    I wasn't aware that such
    a faction ever existed.
[05:40] Ito
    You're a smart man.
[05:43] Ito
    What do you want?
[05:45] Okita
    Naturally...
[05:47] Okita
    the Vice-Chief position.
[05:51] Ito
    As long as you stick with
    me, I promise to
[05:54] Ito
    grant you that wish.
[05:58] Shinohara
    Is that all right?
[05:59] Ito
    It doesn't matter.
[06:00] ---
    I'll give him the position of Vice-Chief.
[06:02] Shinohara
    But if you do that, it'll defeat the
    purpose of getting rid of Hijikata.
[06:06] Ito
    Shinohara-kun...
[06:07] Ito
    Do you think I've started this silly
    power struggle with that man
[06:11] Ito
    just so I could become Vice-Chief?
SIGN    [Odd Jobs Gin]
[06:17] Shinpachi
    Umm... I'm sorry.
[06:20] Shinpachi
    I never expected you to be there...
[06:24] Shinpachi
    H-Hijikata-san.
[06:25] Hijikata
    No, it's all right.
[06:27] ---
    I'm just glad my limited-edition figurine...
[06:29] Hijikata
    Tomoe 5000 is safe.
[06:33] Shinpachi
    Th-Thank you very much.
[06:37] Gintoki
    Umm... What? Are you
    really Hijikata-san?
[06:43] Hijikata
    What are you saying, Mr. Sakata?
SIGN    [Note: Otaku often call each other by their last names and the suffix "shi" (Mr./Ms.)]
[06:45] Gintoki
    "Mr. Sakata"?
[06:46] Hijikata
    As you can see...
[06:48] Hijikata
    I am the real Toshiro Hijikata de gozaru.
SIGN    
SIGN    [Shogunate Special Armed Police, Shinsengumi Vice-Chief Toshiro Hijikata]
[06:51] Gintoki
    "Gozaru"?
[06:52] Hijikata
    Oh, Miss Kagura...
[06:53] Hijikata
    That Chinese outfit!
[06:56] Hijikata
    Are you dressed up as Magical
    Girl Chinese Papaya?
SIGN    [Note: Refers to "Maho Shojo Chukana Paipai." A live action girly series from the late 80's.]
[07:00] Hijikata
    That's incredibly accurate.
    Could I take your picture?
[07:07] Hijikata
    Nice. That's good. One more.
[07:09] Gintoki
    Why are you bashful?
[07:11] Gintoki
    Hey, what's the meaning of this?
[07:14] Shinpachi
    He's the real Hijikata-san...but
    he's like a totally different person.
[07:17] Shinpachi
    Anyway... Hijikata-san...
[07:19] Hijikata
    What is it, Mr. Shimura?
[07:21] Shinpachi
    Umm... What happened to work?
[07:24] ---
    You're hanging around here
    in the middle of the day.
[07:26] Hijikata
    Work?
[07:27] ---
    Oh, the Shinsengumi fired me.
[07:30] Shinpachi
    What? You quit the Shinsengumi?!
    Why?!
[07:35] Hijikata
    Well, I started to hate trifling
    human relations.
[07:39] Hijikata
    The job was dangerous, too.
[07:41] ---
    Besides, I'm not suited for it.
[07:43] ---
    I originally wanted to become
    an anime voice actor.
[07:46] Shinpachi
    Really?! Is that true?!
[07:48] Hijikata
    Well, I guess, right now, I'm looking
    for a way to get by without working.
[07:53] Hijikata
    I think working is for losers.
[07:55] Shinpachi
    He's a NEET!! He's thinking
    like a NEET!!
[07:58] Hijikata
    Oh yeah! Come to think of
    it, you're like NEETs, too!
[08:01] Gintoki
    Who are you calling a NEET?
    Don't group us with them.
[08:04] Hijikata
    How about it? Do you want
    to form a group with me?
[08:07] ---
    Right now, I'm writing a
    To Love-Ru dojinshi.
[08:10] ---
    Mr. Sakata, you know a
    lot about JUMP, right?
[08:13] Hijikata
    Want to make some money
    at the Summer Comiket?
SIGN    [Note: Summer Comiket is a Convention for dojinshi (amateur comics).]
[08:16] Gintoki
    This won't sell!! This looks
    like a kid drew it!!
[08:19] Hijikata
    I'm stumped. I used up most
    of my savings on a figurine.
[08:23] Hijikata
    I guess I have to sell my sword.
[08:25] Shinpachi
    He's really pathetic! He's trying to sell
    his samurai soul to get a figurine!!
[08:30] Hijikata
    I've tried to sell it many times,
    but I can't seem to let go of it.
[08:36] Hijikata
    The guy at the store said that it was a cursed
    demonic sword, but that can't be...
[08:40] Hijikata
    Oh! Do you think that maybe I'll
    wake up in the morning to find
[08:42] Hijikata
    this demonic sword has changed into
    a beautiful girl sleeping next to me?
[08:46] ---
    Oh! I'm beginning to love that idea...
SIGN    [Swordsmith]
[08:50] Tetsuko
    This blade pattern on the
    front and the back...
[08:53] Tetsuko
    There's no mistake. This is Muramasha.
SIGN    [Note: Spoof of legendary evil sword "Muramasa."]
[08:55] Gintoki
    Muramasha?
[08:57] Tetsuko
    It is a famous sword forged by Muramasha Senko,
    a swordsmith from the Muromachi Era.
SIGN    [Note: Spoof of legendary swordsmith "Senko Muramasa."]
[09:02] Tetsuko
    It is said to cut incredibly well.
[09:04] Tetsuko
    It is also known as a demonic sword
    that devours human souls.
[09:07] Hijikata
    A demonic sword? Is it really
    a demonic sword?!
[09:10] Hijikata
    Will a beautiful girl come out of it?!
[09:12] Tetsuko
    Well... Umm...
[09:14] Shinpachi
    A demonic sword?
[09:16] ---
    What kind of demonic sword is it?
[09:19] Tetsuko
    It apparently harbors the grudge
    of a hikikomori boy
[09:22] Tetsuko
    who was slain by his mother
    with the Muramasha.
[09:24] Gintoki
    What kind of demonic sword is that?!
[09:26] Tetsuko
    According to legend, the son
    never went to school...
[09:29] Tetsuko
    And always watched anime. But he said
    he wanted to go on a school trip.
[09:34] ---
    As expected, his mother snapped.
[09:37] Tetsuko
    Muramasha is the sword she used.
[09:39] Gintoki
    What a realistic legend! That
    happened recently, didn't it?!
[09:43] Gintoki
    That sounds like it was on
    the news, doesn't it?!
[09:45] Tetsuko
    Those who carry Muramasha
    at their sides
[09:48] Tetsuko
    will become possessed by the
    grudge of the hikikomori son.
[09:50] ---
    Their interest in anime and two-dimensional
    media will increase,
[09:54] ---
    and their interest in work and fighting
    will decrease proportionately.
[10:00] Tetsuko
    In other words, he'll become
    a hopeless otaku.
[10:03] Tetsuko
    But there are many counterfeits
    of this sword.
[10:06] Tetsuko
    Even if it is a real sword,
[10:08] Tetsuko
    there's an even lower chance that
    it's the sword of legend. But...
[10:13] Tetsuko
    If this is the real demon sword...
[10:17] Tetsuko
    There may not be anything left
    of that man's original soul.
[10:23] Tetsuko
    It's likely the demonic sword has devoured him
    and he's already become a different person.
[10:29] Tetsuko
    He'll probably never return
    to his former self.
[10:38] Ito
    Do you understand me, Shinohara-kun?
[10:42] Ito
    What do you think is the greatest
    misfortune for a warrior?
[10:45] Ito
    It's the misfortune of not
    being understood.
[10:48] Ito
    No matter how much skill you have...
[10:51] Ito
    No matter how hard you try, you
    will never be judged properly.
[10:57] Ito
    You will never be given food
    that is suited for your stature.
[10:59] Ito
    There is no greater misfortune.
[11:02] Ito
    Like Li Mu of Zhao and Yue
    Fei of Southern Song...
[11:06] Ito
    There were many great generals who
    faded away along with their skills...
[11:09] Ito
    While serving stupid rulers.
[11:12] ---
    I also never had someone
    who truly understood me.
[11:16] Ito
    Even when I was called a
    child prodigy at school,
[11:19] Ito
    or when I mastered the distinguished Hokuto Itto,
[11:24] Ito
    I went along with the times and even associated
    with Anti-Foreigner Faction members.
[11:28] Ito
    But wherever I went, nothing
    was satisfying enough.
[11:33] Ito
    I never thought that I
    would find it here.
[11:38] Ito
    That man understands me the most.
[11:42] Ito
    That man knows I'm too good
    for the Shinsengumi.
[11:48] Ito
    He knows that I will not end
    up serving the likes of Kondo.
[11:51] Ito
    He knows what I thirst for...
[11:59] Ito
    My greatest misfortune is that the person who
    understands me the most is my enemy.
[12:06] Ito
    Well, that's fine.
[12:07] Ito
    If there isn't anyone who understands me,
    I just have to make everyone recognize me.
[12:11] Ito
    The most dangerous man is gone.
[12:14] ---
    All that's left
[12:15] Ito
    is to kill Isao Kondo and make
    the Shinsengumi mine.
[12:21] Yamazaki (Mono)
    That man... It's as the Vice-Chief said...
[12:25] Yamazaki (Mono)
    I need to tell the Vice-Chief... I need to
    let the Vice-Chief know immediately.
[12:32] Gintoki
    You... Could it be?!
[12:35] Hijikata
    My, my, I came to smoke
    my last cigarette.
[12:38] Hijikata
    Of all the people to last see...
[12:40] ---
    I've become a total degenerate.
[12:42] ---
    Oh well... This is it for me... I'll cling
    onto anything, even straw...
SIGN    [Note: From the proverb, "A drowning man will grasp at a straw."]
[12:51] Hijikata
    Listen up. This is my first
    and last request for you.
[12:57] Yamazaki
    I never expected...
[12:58] Yamazaki
    Ito to be allied with them.
[13:02] Yamazaki
    I need to tell the Vice-Chief
    immediately...
[13:04] Yamazaki
    The Vice-Chief ...
[13:08] Hijikata
    Please...
[13:09] Hijikata
    The Shinsengumi...
[13:11] ---
    My... Our Shinsengumi...
[13:16] Hijikata
    Protect it...
[13:19] Hijikata
    Please...
[13:35] Cm Bumpercm Bumperomittedyamazaki
    Y-You're...
[13:36] Yamazaki
    The Kiheitai... Swordsman...
[13:39] Yamazaki
    Bansai...Kawakami...
[13:50] Yamazaki
    I-Ito...
[13:53] Yamazaki
    You bastard...
[13:54] Yamazaki
    You were secretly associating
    with the enemy.
[13:57] Ito
    Yamazaki-kun, the world won't change
    if we keep on sword fighting like you.
[14:02] Ito
    We must be smarter.
[14:05] Ito
    No matter how much we swing our swords,
    we cannot stamp out crime.
[14:09] ---
    Furthermore, you mustn't forget
    that if they weren't around,
[14:12] ---
    there would be no use for us police.
[14:16] Ito
    I'm sure it would be better for
    us to work with each other.
[14:20] Ito
    We can become partners who work for each
    other's profit and maintain balance.
[14:25] Ito
    The Shinsengumi won't become
    any stronger if we
[14:27] Ito
    continue to do things the
    way your superior does.
[14:30] Ito
    I will change the Shinsengumi.
[14:33] Ito
    It'll become stronger and bigger.
[14:36] Ito
    And I, Kamotaro Ito, will become the
    spear that shows our potential
[14:40] Ito
    to take control of the country.
[14:46] Yamazaki
    Do what you want...
[14:48] Yamazaki
    But let me say this.
[14:51] Yamazaki
    We may be uneducated and can't
    tell how skilled you are...
[14:57] Yamazaki
    But no one will follow an empty vessel
    with no bushido or principles.
[15:04] Yamazaki
    I'll follow them...
[15:08] Yamazaki
    Until the end...
[15:12] Ito
    You'll continue on struggling to inform them
    of what you've discovered until the very end.
[15:16] Ito
    As their spy, are you saying
    that is part of your bushido?
[15:20] Ito
    Bansai-dono, I leave the rest to you.
[15:25] Ito
    I'll give you the honor of dying in a battle
    against an Anti-Foreigner Faction member.
[15:30] Ito
    Aren't you glad? You can maintain
    that bushido you love so much.
[15:34] Ito
    I'll be sure to tell that to your superiors.
[15:37] ---
    No...
[15:38] ---
    I suppose there's no need for that.
[15:39] Ito
    They'll be headed to where
    you're going soon enough.
[15:51] Shinpachi
    There's something going on within
    the Shinsengumi right now.
[15:54] Shinpachi
    Is that it?
[15:56] Shinpachi
    Do you think Hijikata-san was fired from
    the Shinsengumi because of that?
[16:00] Gintoki
    Who knows? Well, whatever happens,
    it's none of our business.
[16:04] Gintoki
    Let's avoid getting involved any further.
[16:06] Shinpachi
    But Hijikata-san asked us
    of all people to help him.
[16:11] Shinpachi
    Hijikata is very prideful.
[16:13] Shinpachi
    For him to put aside his
    shame and self-respect,
[16:15] Shinpachi
    and ask someone to do something for
    him... It must be pretty serious...
[16:19] Hijikata
    Umm...
[16:21] Hijikata
    Excuse me, Mr. Sakata, but...
[16:23] Hijikata
    A rare limited-edition figurine
    is going on sale tomorrow.
[16:28] Hijikata
    It's limited to one per customer.
[16:31] ---
    But I want to buy three: one to preserve,
    one to look at, and one to use.
[16:39] ---
    So I order you to come with me...
[16:42] Gintoki
    You should get some shame
    and self-respect!
[16:45] Kagura
    "To use"? What are you
    planning to use it for?!
[16:48] Shinpachi
    I feel stupid for worrying about you!!
SIGN    [Shinsengumi]
[16:53] Squad Member D
    Vice-Chief ...
[16:54] Squad Member E
    We finally found you.
[16:56] Squad Member D
    Bad news, Vice-Chief!
[16:58] Squad Member E
    Come back to the squad immediately.
[17:01] Shinpachi
    What happened?
[17:03] Squad Member D
    Yamazaki-san... Yamazaki-san...
[17:05] ---
    Someone killed him.
[17:09] Shinpachi
    Y-Yamazaki-san?!
[17:11] Squad Member D
    We found him on the ground, covered
    in blood just outside the headquarters.
[17:16] Squad Member D
    By that time...
[17:18] ---
    We still haven't found the killer.
[17:20] Squad Member D
    Anyway...
[17:21] Squad Member D
    Come back with us to the headquarters.
[17:23] Hijikata
    Huh?
[17:24] ---
    But I was fired...
[17:26] Squad Member D
    Now's not the time to be saying that.
[17:28] Squad Member D
    Come on, quickly...
[17:29] Squad Member D
    Vice-Chief...
[17:30] Squad Member D
    Come join Yamazaki...
[17:39] Squad Member D
    Damn! They got away!
[17:41] Squad Member E
    After them!!
[17:42] Hijikata
    Ow,ow,ow,ow,ow,ow. Mr. Sakata,
[17:44] Hijikata
    the shoulder portion of my denim
    jacket is grinding into me!!
[17:46] Hijikata
    My arms feel like they're going to
    rip off just like Guts from Berserk!!
SIGN    [Note: Guts is the main character of Berserk, a popular manga from Hakusensha.]
[17:50] Gintoki
    Shut up!! You be quiet!!
[17:54] Gintoki
    What was the meaning of that?!
[17:56] Shinpachi
    Why is the Shinsengumi after Hijikata?!
[17:59] Hijikata
    Mr. Sakata!
[18:13] Hijikata
    Whoa, Miss Kagura. That was amazing!
[18:15] Hijikata
    This is like the return of Miss
    Arale from Dr. Slump...
SIGN    [Note: Dr. Slump is a manga by Akira Toriyama, author of Dragon Ball.]
[18:18] Gintoki
    Shut up!! Someone shut this guy up!!
[18:37] Gintoki
    This is Third Squad. This is Third
    Squad. Come in. Over.
[18:42] Squad Member H
    Did you find Hijikata?
[18:45] Kagura
    We found him, but we were no match
    for his incredibly cute and strong ally.
[18:50] Kagura
    Over, uh-huh.
[18:51] Squad Member H
    "Uh-huh"?
[18:53] Squad Member H
    Do whatever it takes to kill him.
[18:55] Squad Member H
    Even if we kill Kondo, it'll be
    meaningless if Hijikata's still around.
[18:58] Squad Member H
    Get rid of all the dangerous elements
    before we assassinate Kondo.
[19:02] ---
    Once Kondo and Hijikata are both gone,
[19:04] ---
    the entire Shinsengumi will become
    faithful to the Ito faction.
[19:08] Shinpachi
    They're planning to assassinate
    Kondo-san and Hijikata-san?!
[19:11] Squad Member H
    Don't let any other squad members
    aside from us find out.
[19:14] Squad Member H
    Make it look as if Anti-Foreigner
    Faction members did it.
[19:17] Squad Member H
    If Ito-san's plan is exposed at this stage,
    the Shinsengumi will be split in two.
[19:23] Squad Member H
    Kondo's assassination
    looks to be a success.
[19:26] Squad Member H
    Right now, he's on a train
    heading to an expedition
[19:28] Squad Member H
    to recruit squad members,
    just as Ito-san planned.
[19:32] Squad Member H
    All of the squad members
    with him are allied with us.
[19:38] Squad Member H
    He's by himself...
[19:40] ---
    Kondo is
[19:42] Squad Member H
    going to hell.
[19:45] Kondo
    It's been a while since I've
    gone back to Bushu.
SIGN    [Note: Also known as Musashi Province. Today, it comprises of Tokyo, Saitama and part of Kanagawa.]
[19:48] Kondo
    That's where Toshi, Sogo and I grew up.
[19:52] Kondo
    It was a rough place where
    there were always fights.
[19:55] Kondo
    Come to think of it, it's no different
    from what we're doing now.
[20:00] Kondo
    Sometimes I get anxious.
[20:02] Kondo
    I could have been a better
    guy back then.
[20:05] Kondo
    I could have advanced a little.
[20:08] Ito
    You're a wonderful samurai.
[20:11] Ito
    I've never met a person
    more honest than you.
[20:14] Ito
    I suppose I could call you immaculate.
[20:16] Ito
    You're like a white cloth.
[20:19] Ito
    You accept anything and
    are colored by all colors.
[20:22] Ito
    The Shinsengumi
[20:24] Ito
    is a flag made of a white cloth onto which
    everyone may project his colors.
[20:30] Ito
    In comparison, my color is black.
[20:32] Ito
    I'm not colored by anything,
    and I turn everything black.
[20:37] ---
    Only black remains, no matter where I go.
[20:39] ---
    Everywhere I go becomes my color.
[20:47] Ito
    Kondo-san, I'm sorry.
[20:50] Ito
    Your flag has become pitch black.
[20:59] Kondo
    As expected, Sensei.
[21:01] Kondo
    You say interesting things.
[21:03] ---
    We've become pitch black?
[21:06] Kondo
    I see. That would be true
    if I were a white cloth.
[21:11] Kondo
    But I'm...
[21:12] Kondo
    a loincloth that's full of frizzy hair. A white flag?
[21:19] ---
    I'm not that naïve.
[21:22] Kondo
    I don't know about those around
    you, but they're different.
[21:26] Kondo
    They can't be called a color.
[21:30] Kondo
    If anything, they're grime.
[21:33] Kondo
    They're stains that you can't remove,
    no matter how much you wash.
[21:36] Kondo
    They're persistent and can't
    be removed by washing.
[21:39] Kondo
    I ended up becoming attached
    to them. It's a real bother.
[21:44] ---
    But the stains began to gather, and as
    time passed, they became visible.
[21:50] ---
    Before I knew it, they'd become
    a splendid flag.
[21:54] Kondo
    They're uneducated and have no ideals.
[21:57] Kondo
    They act according to emotion
    more than logic.
[22:01] ---
    I don't often know what they're thinking.
[22:03] Kondo
    They're mysterious guys.
[22:05] ---
    Sensei, you...
[22:06] Kondo
    can't control them.
[22:09] Kondo
    They can't be colored or
    affected by anything.
[22:15] Ito
    Okita-kun, what are you doing?
[22:17] Ito
    You're supposed to be keeping watch.
[22:19] Okita
    What are you doing?
[22:22] Okita
    I'm asking you what you're
    doing, you piece of shit.
[22:26] Squad Member I
    Okita-kun...
[22:28] Squad Member I
    How dare you talk like that to Ito Sensei?!
[22:30] Okita
    Let go.
[22:37] Okita
    I said, let go of him!!
SIGN    [To be continued]
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[24:15] Shinpachi
    Hijikata-san!! Get a hold
    of yourself, Hijikata-san!!
[24:18] Hijikata
    It's none of my concern...
    It's of no concern...
[24:21] Shinpachi
    At this rate, you may lose all the
    people and things you hold dear!!
SIGN    ["There's a Thin Line Between Strengths and Weaknesses"]
SIGN    [Ito has been in contact with the Kiheitai. His plan is to assassinate Kondo, the Shinsengumi's Chief.]
SIGN    [Hijikata has become Toshi. Gintoki and the others drag him along as they chase after the train!!]]