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!!]