E104 - “Important Things Are Hard To See”

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[00:00] Hijikata
    Gentlemen of the Yamato,
    our Chief, Isao Kondo
SIGN    [Note: Spoof of Space Battleship Yamato series anime.]
[00:05] Hijikata
    has been safely rescued.
[00:08] Hijikata
    Victory is within our grasp!
[00:11] Hijikata
    We shall get revenge on
SIGN    [Note: Spoof of GUNDAM series anime.]
[00:13] Hijikata
    that lawless bunch for besmirching
    our Chief's name. Let me say this.
[00:17] Hijikata
    They are all scum!
[00:19] Hijikata
    In the name of the moon...
SIGN    [Note: Spoof of Sailor Moon.]
[00:22] Hijikata
    we will punish them!!
[00:23] Squad Member E
    Hey, who's that? Who's making
    that silly speech?
[00:27] Hijikata
    Who am I? I'm Shinsengumi
    Vice-Chief...
[00:31] Hijikata
    Toshiro Hijikata nari!!
SIGN    [Note: Suffix "Nari" was used by Samurai and by Korosuke in the Kiteretsu Daihyakka anime.]
[00:36] Shinpachi
    Hijikata-san...
[00:39] Hijikata
    Mr. Kondo, we shall protect your life.
[00:43] Hijikata
    In return, you have an obligation to fulfill.
[00:47] Hijikata
    To not die. Do whatever it takes to live.
[00:52] Hijikata
    No matter how humiliating it may be...
[00:54] Hijikata
    No matter how many squad members
    die before your eyes, you must live!
[01:00] Hijikata
    As long as you're here,
[01:03] Hijikata
    the Shinsengumi is not finished.
[01:06] Hijikata
    We joined the Shinsengumi because we
    wanted to be with you...
[01:11] Hijikata
    You're an idiot.
[01:13] Hijikata
    Don't think about such difficult things!
[01:15] Hijikata
    You should live the way you want to live.
[01:21] Hijikata
    We just have to protect
    you from everyone.
[01:25] Hijikata
    Kondo-san...
[01:32] Hijikata
    You are the soul of the Shinsengumi.
[01:34] Hijikata
    We are the sword that protects you.
[01:37] Kondo
    Toshi...
[01:40] Ito
    You broke once before.
    What can you protect?
[01:46] Ito
    Hijikata-kun, it seems we have
    to settle things between us.
[01:51] Hijikata
    I have a sword right here.
    One that cuts very well.
[02:00] Hijikata
    Odd Jobs, I heard your rotten sermon!
[02:04] Gintoki
    What is it?
[02:05] Hijikata
    Don't talk as if you're so high and mighty.
[02:12] Gintoki
    Draw it already!
[02:14] Hijikata
    Shut up!
[02:17] Hijikata
    I have one more thing to say to you.
[02:23] Hijikata
    Thank you!!
[02:26] Gintoki
    Hey, hey, it looks like the demonic sword
    devoured him again... Toshi?
[02:31] Gintoki
    Is that Toshi?
[02:33] Hijikata
    I'm...
SIGN    [Toshiro Hijikata has fought off the demonic sword's curse and recovered all by himself.]
SIGN    [The moment to settle things with his rival, Kamotaro Ito, has finally come.]
SIGN    ["Important Things Are Hard To See"]
[04:22] Hijikata
    If you want to kill our boss,
    you have to defeat me first.
[04:28] Hijikata
    I won't let anyone past me. I won't
    let anyone disgrace our souls.
[04:36] Hijikata
    I am the final fort that
    protects Isao Kondo.
[04:39] Hijikata
    I am the final sword that protects
    the Shinsengumi.
[04:43] Hijikata
    I am Shinsengumi Vice-Chief...
[04:45] Hijikata
    Toshiro Hijikata!!
[04:47] Shinpachi
    He fought off the demonic
    sword's curse by himself.
[04:50] Gintoki
    Sorry, Gorilla.
[04:52] Gintoki
    Unfortunately, we can't take your request
    no matter how much money you offer us.
[04:56] Gintoki
    He was our client first.
[04:59] Kondo
    Didn't your job end already?
[05:01] Gintoki
    I'm going to be charging overtime pay!
[05:07] Hijikata
    Come on, Ito!
[05:10] Kawakami
    It changed... The rhythm of that
    man's soul has changed.
[05:15] Kawakami
    It went from a childish anime song
    to a sturdy rock-and-roll tune.
[05:19] Kawakami
    I guess the same goes
    for you, too, Ito-dono.
[05:23] Kawakami
    You've gone from very dignified classical
    music to fierce heavy metal.
[05:28] Kawakami
    That's a nice song... Play your beautiful
    concerto to your heart's content.
[05:35] Ito
    Hijikata!!
[05:37] Hijikata
    Ito!!
[05:48] Shinpachi
    The steering wheel...!
[05:50] Hijikata
    Hey, behind us!!
[05:59] Okita
    Kondo-san, move over
    to this side already.
[06:04] Okita
    I overworked myself a bit... I'm
    getting overtime pay for this, right?
[06:10] Kondo
    Sogo?!
[06:12] Hijikata
    I'll make sure you negotiate with
    the person in charge of our pay.
[06:17] Okita
    That's good. Also, make
    sure to take care of him.
[06:22] ---
    I'm a little tired...
[06:26] Okita
    Hijikata-san, if you come out even
    a little behind, I'll kill you.
[06:33] Okita
    The next time you show
    weakness, I'll take...
[06:38] Okita
    your position as Vice-Chief.
[06:40] Kondo
    But are you saying that I should
    just leave Toshi and run away?
[06:44] Gintoki
    Don't waste your time!!
[06:46] Hijikata
    Don't fight here!!
[06:48] Hijikata
    Why are you using me like
    a bridge as if it's normal?!
[06:57] Shinpachi
    Gin-san!
[07:12] Ito
    Hijikata-kun, you were the only
    one who understood me.
[07:17] Ito
    Unfortunately, you knew and feared my
    potential and we became enemies.
[07:23] Ito
    If you were Chief, I might have
    never planned this rebellion.
[07:30] ---
    This is just hypothetical, though.
[07:33] ---
    But there's one thing you've
    got wrong about me.
[07:38] Ito
    Just as you know my potential,
    I also know your potential.
[07:46] Ito
    Toshiro Hijikata, bring it on!!
[07:53] Ito
    This is the final showdown!!
[08:17] Kawakami
    You have an interesting sound.
[08:21] Kawakami
    Your sound is haphazard, willful,
    and vague. It's akin to jazz.
[08:27] Kawakami
    But it's undignified. If anything,
    it's a drunk's humming.
[08:34] Gintoki
    You bastard... You're the guy
    who was with Takasugi.
[08:40] Gintoki
    Hey, take your headphones off
    when you talk to someone.
[08:44] Kawakami
    Gintoki Sakata... No, White Knight...
[08:49] Kawakami
    Why are you with the Shinsengumi?
[08:53] Gintoki
    You can hear me, can't you?
[08:56] Gintoki
    That man seems to be
    under your influence.
[09:02] Gintoki
    Are you planning to spy on the Bakufu
    once you take control of the Shinsengumi?
[09:07] Kawakami
    We're not generous enough to be allied
    with those who easily betray others.
[09:14] Kawakami
    We also know that people will not gather
    under a person who has been unfaithful.
[09:21] Gintoki
    So what of that man?
[09:23] Kawakami
    He is a pitiful man.
[09:28] Kawakami
    By the time he realizes his
    capacity, it'll be too late.
[09:36] Kawakami
    It'll be after everything
    breaks into pieces.
[09:44] Kawakami
    Go to sleep, Ito...
[09:47] Kawakami
    Along with the Shinsengumi...
[10:13] Ito
    Geniuses are always alone. I have
    no one who understands me.
[10:18] Ito
    I shouldn't remain in a place like this.
[10:22] Ito
    No one understands that. No
    one realizes my true worth.
[10:27] ---
    In that case,
[10:28] ---
    I just have to demonstrate my potential
    to take control of the country.
[10:33] Ito
    I will take control of the Shinsengumi.
[10:35] Ito
    I will use that as a foundation
    to take control of the country.
[10:39] Ito
    I, Kamotaro Ito, will take control of the
    country as proof that I have lived.
[10:43] ---
    I will etch that into people's hearts.
[10:46] Takasugi
    You don't mind acquiring
    a bad reputation?
[10:48] Takasugi
    In order to achieve what you propose,
[10:50] Takasugi
    you have to wipe out Kondo,
    whom you are indebted to.
[10:53] Ito
    Indebted? Kondo's the one who
    should be indebted to me.
[10:57] Ito
    I'm working for an incompetent
    man like him.
[11:02] ---
    He should be thankful. He has no
    reason to be dissatisfied with me.
[11:07] Takasugi
    Ito, you're the kind of person
[11:08] Takasugi
    who thinks that everyone aside from
    yourself is stupid, aren't you?
[11:13] Takasugi
    But you're unsatisfied that those stupid
    people don't understand you.
[11:19] Takasugi
    You want them to understand you.
    You want them to acknowledge you.
[11:25] Takasugi
    You want to prove your worth?
    It's not that difficult.
[11:32] Takasugi
    You choose to be all by yourself.
[11:35] Takasugi
    You don't want someone who
    understands and accepts you.
[11:40] Takasugi
    What you really want is...
[11:51] Ito
    Where am I?
[11:57] Ito
    Hijikata?
[11:59] ---
    I see... I won! I finally
    won against Hijikata...
[12:16] Kawakami
    Shinsuke saw through Ito.
[12:19] Kawakami
    He is a show-off who has more
    pride than anyone else
[12:23] Kawakami
    and doesn't know his own worth.
[12:26] Kawakami
    It was easy to provoke and use him.
[12:30] Kawakami
    As expected, the Shinsengumi members
    fought against each other
[12:33] Kawakami
    and depleted their fighting potential.
[12:36] Gintoki
    You were planning to use him to crush
    the Shinsengumi to begin with.
[12:41] ---
    You acted as if you were helping
    with Ito's rebellion.
[12:46] ---
    While you were really planning
    to annihilate the Shinsengumi
[12:48] ---
    when it was exhausted after they
    fought amongst themselves.
[12:50] Kawakami
    It's a death that suits that
    man, don't you think?
[12:56] Kawakami
    The traitor is wiped out by the traitor.
[13:01] Ito
    S-Stop!
[13:05] Ito (Mono)
    Stop!
[13:09] Ito (Mono)
    I'm not meant to die in a place like this.
[13:13] Ito (Mono)
    Stop. I can do much better...
[13:17] Ito (Mono)
    Much, much better...
[13:21] Young Ito
    Mother!
[13:23] Young Ito
    Take a look! I got a perfect
    score on a test at school.
[13:27] Mother
    Kamotaro, be quiet. It's bad for
    your older brother's health.
[13:32] Young Ito
    I-I'm very sorry.
[13:36] Young Ito (Mono)
    I've got to try much, much harder.
[13:40] Young Ito (Mono)
    If I try harder, I'm sure she'll notice me.
[13:46] Master A
    Yes. That's wonderful, Kamotaro!
[13:49] Master A
    You are the first child prodigy
    to come from our school.
[13:52] Master A
    Everyone, don't lose to Kamotaro.
[13:57] Child A
    Don't get cocky.
[13:59] Child A
    You're just a rich kid who
    only knows how to study!
[14:07] Young Ito (Mono)
    I've got to try much, much harder.
[14:11] Young Ito (Mono)
    If I try harder, I'm sure that
    everyone will accept me.
[14:18] Master B
    One point! Wonderful. You're
    really something, Kamo!
[14:22] Master B
    Such an aptitude for swords at your age.
[14:25] Master B
    You worked hard, didn't you?
[14:27] Master B
    Kamo, go to Edo.
[14:28] Master B
    I'll recommend you to the dojo of the
    distinguished Hokuto Itto Style.
[14:33] Master B
    Your brilliance will go to waste
    out here in the country!
[14:36] Master B
    It's possible you might even surpass the
    great swordsman Musashi Miyamoto!
[14:41] Young Ito (Mono)
    Why?
SIGN    [Letter of Recommendation]
[14:43] Father
    Honestly. My heir, Takahisa is so sickly.
[14:48] Father
    I wonder what's going to
    happen to the Ito family.
[14:51] Father
    Kamotaro grew up so healthily.
[14:54] Mother
    No matter how brilliant our second
    son is, it's just a waste of talent.
[14:59] Mother
    Takahisa wasn't born to have everything
    taken away from him by Kamotaro.
[15:03] ---
    I'm sure Kamotaro took everything away
    from Takahisa while he was in my womb.
[15:09] Mother
    I wish he was never born.
[15:14] Father
    Hey! What if Kamotaro hears you?!
    What's the matter with you?!
[15:18] Mother
    I feel so sorry for Takahisa.
[15:22] Mother
    When I see Kamotaro carelessly
    running about...
[15:27] Father
    You must be tired from taking
    care of Takahisa.
[15:29] Father
    Go to bed already.
[15:32] Young Ito (Mono)
    Why? Why doesn't anyone look at me?
[15:37] Young Ito (Mono)
    I've tried so hard. I'm not at fault.
[15:42] Young Ito (Mono)
    Look at me. Praise me.
[15:46] Ito (Mono)
    Don't leave me alone.
[15:49] Ito (Mono)
    Stay by me. By my side.
[15:53] Ito (Mono)
    Hold this hand...
[16:06] Ito
    K-Kondo?!
[16:08] Ito
    What are you doing?
[16:10] Ito
    Do you know what you're
    doing right now?!
[16:13] Ito
    I'm the traitor who tried to kill you.
[16:18] Kondo
    The boss is at fault if there's a revolt.
[16:22] Kondo
    Soldiers will lose their lives if they
    stay with an incompetent general.
[16:26] Kondo
    They're not at fault for killing him.
[16:28] ---
    Sorry. I'm not a good enough
    general to be your superior.
[16:34] Kondo
    I was never suited to be the boss.
[16:37] Kondo
    You're far more suited to be the boss.
[16:42] ---
    I can't stand by while squad
    members are dying.
[16:45] ---
    I can't ever use suicide squads.
[16:48] Kondo
    Sensei, I'm not a soldier.
[16:54] Kondo
    But I wanted you to be by my side as
    a friend that I would pour drinks with.
[17:00] Kondo
    There were still so many things I wanted
    you to teach me, Sensei...
[17:08] Young Ito (Mono)
    It's not my fault I'm alone! I'm not at fault!
[17:13] Young Ito (Mono)
    They're incompetent!
    They're completely incompetent!
[17:17] Ito (Mono)
    We live in different worlds.
    I was a chosen individual.
[17:22] Ito (Mono)
    I couldn't accept my loneliness and
    I blamed my loneliness on others.
[17:27] ---
    I was afraid that people would
    reject me, so I rejected them.
[17:32] ---
    I was afraid I would get hurt, so
    I acted as if I liked being alone.
[17:36] ---
    I built a wall around my heart.
[17:39] Ito (Mono)
    But my lingering desire for attention
    grew stronger by the day.
[17:44] ---
    I wanted to be accepted by others.
[17:46] ---
    Even when I was accepted,
    I wasn't satisfied.
[17:48] ---
    I could do better. I'm not like them.
[17:51] ---
    I'll show them who I am.
[17:55] Takasugi
    You don't want someone who
    understands and accepts you.
[18:01] Ito (Mono)
    I had forgotten what I really wanted.
[18:03] Ito (Mono)
    It wasn't power, fame, military exploits, talent,
    or someone who understood me.
[18:13] Ito (Mono)
    I just wanted someone to be by my side.
[18:19] Ito (Mono)
    I just wanted someone to see me.
[18:22] Ito (Mono)
    I just didn't want to be alone anymore.
[18:29] Ito (Mono)
    I just wanted...
[18:32] Kondo
    Sensei!
[18:37] Ito
    Friends who would accept
    me for who I was.
[18:43] Gunner A
    Hey, look over there!
[18:45] Hijikata
    What are you doing?!
[18:48] Hijikata
    Hurry up and run away!
[18:53] Ito (Mono)
    Someone who would
    look directly at me...
[19:00] Ito
    Someday, I'll kill you.
[19:06] Ito (Mono)
    And take me head on.
[19:08] Ito (Mono)
    I just...
[19:10] Ito (Mono)
    Wanted friends.
[19:12] Ito (Mono)
    The thing I wanted...
[19:15] Ito (Mono)
    Was something...
[19:17] Ito (Mono)
    I already had.
[19:22] Ito
    Hijikata-kun, I have something
    I want to say to you.
[19:26] Hijikata
    What a coincidence. Me, too.
[19:30] Ito
    I hate you.
[19:32] Ito
    Someday, I'll kill you. So...
[19:35] Ito
    Don't die here.
[19:39] Ito (Mono)
    The bond I wanted so much...
[19:42] Ito (Mono)
    Was right here all along.
[20:10] Kawakami
    I can't see your swings or your rhythm!
[20:14] Gintoki
    Out of the way, damn it!!
[20:21] Gintoki
    Don't you understand that...
[20:23] Gintoki
    I'm telling you to get out of my way?!
[20:25] Gintoki
    I don't have the time
[20:28] Gintoki
    to deal with...
[20:29] Gintoki
    idiots like you!
[20:34] Gintoki
    Strings?!
[20:36] Kawakami
    You shouldn't push yourself.
    Your arms and legs will rip off.
[20:40] Kawakami
    Even if you go to help
    them now, it's too late.
[20:44] Kawakami
    Do you think your friends are still alive?
[20:47] Kawakami
    Even if they survived that explosion...
[20:50] Kawakami
    We've taken many measures.
[20:53] Kawakami
    The Shinsengumi will disappear.
[20:57] Kawakami
    I told you that your arms
    and legs will rip off.
[21:01] Gintoki
    Who'd want to go and save their sorry asses?
[21:06] Gintoki
    I can't stop. My body won't listen to me.
[21:11] Gintoki
    It's being pulled forward.
[21:14] Gintoki
    Strings are pulling me from
    the front and the back.
[21:18] Gintoki
    It annoys me to no end...
[21:25] Kawakami (Mono)
    These strings are as strong
    as steel, but still...
[21:28] Gintoki
    You can have an arm and a leg or two...
[21:32] Gintoki
    Even if these strings can cut flesh...
[21:35] Gintoki
    I'd like to see them
[21:36] Gintoki
    try to sever
[21:37] Gintoki
    an obnoxious bond!
[21:50] Hijikata
    Get down!
[22:19] Hijikata
    Ito!
[22:19] Kondo
    Sensei!
[22:29] Hijikata
    Ito!
SIGN    [To be continued]
SIGN    
[24:12] Gintoki
    Hey, young man, clean out
    your ears and listen up!
[24:17] ---
    I've never once fought for the
    sake of this cheap country.
[24:22] ---
    I couldn't care less if the
    country or samurai fell.
SIGN    ["It's All About the Beat and Timing"]
SIGN    [What did he find when he tugged on the invisible strings?!]
SIGN    [The Shinsengumi Crisis Arc ends in the next episode!!]