E244 - Check it out!! Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    From Thorny [01:49] Toshi     Sasaki Tetsunosuke? [01:52] Kondo     Yeah, he's a member of     the famous Sasaki family [01:54] Kondo     that produces all those     elite members of society. [01:57] Kondo     But for some reason, [01:59] ---     he's the only failure who screws around [02:01] ---     and doesn't have a job. [02:02] Kondo     He was becoming a problem,     so we took him in. [02:07] Okita     So basically, [02:08] ---     he's a spoiled brat who was     forsaken by his parents [02:10] Okita     because they didn't want to look bad. [02:12] Toshi     Kondo-san, this isn't a juvie. [02:15] Toshi     You should turn him over to those     other cops, the Mimawarigumi. [02:18] Tetsu     Yeah, it's me. [02:20] Toshi     They're a bunch of elite     cops from famous families. [02:20] Tetsu     I'm in a dojo or something right now. [02:23] Tetsu     This is lame. [02:23] Toshi     Isn't their leader a Sasaki? [02:25] Tetsu     Can I go home? [02:27] Okita     They probably kept shuffling him [02:29] ---     around until he ended up here. [02:31] Okita     Fine, let him in my first squad. [02:34] Okita     I'll send him straight into a     battle and straight to his grave. [02:38] Kondo     No, the higher-ups won't be happy     if something happens to him. [02:41] Toshi     Then we can give him     some menial tasks to do. [02:43] Kondo     No, he'll start whining. [02:45] Kondo     Right, Toshi! [02:47] Kondo     You mentioned that you     had a bunch of busy work [02:48] Kondo     that you wanted to     delegate to an assistant. SIGN    Check It Out!! [02:58] Tetsu     Yo, I'm Tetsu. [03:01] Tetsu     Uh, your name is Toshikata? [03:04] Tetsu     No idea what an assistant does, [03:07] Tetsu     but I guess I just have to lay     the smackdown on that Joi gang? [03:10] Tetsu     Nobody beats me in a fight, fo' shizzle. [03:15] Tetsu     It's not my policy to listen     to anyone weaker than me. [03:20] Tetsu     I don't follow anyone else's rules. [03:22] Tetsu     We're all born equal and free. [03:25] Tetsu     Then you got your friends     and your enemies. [03:28] Tetsu     So if you try to boss me around,     I'll go beast on your ass. [03:32] Tetsu     Watch yourself, 'kay? [03:33] Tetsu     I might lose control. [03:35] Tetsu     Be fair, be square. [03:37] Tetsu     We cool, Toshi? [03:39] Tetsu     Yeah! [03:44] Toshi     Hey, you little prick. [03:45] Toshi     Don't chew when you're     introducing yourself. [03:47] Toshi     I got enough of your type in     the 17th volume of Oishinbo! [03:52] Toshi     And why is one pant leg rolled up? [03:55] Toshi     I think one leg is     shorter than the other? [03:59] Toshi     There, now they're the     same length! Oh, boy. [04:02] Toshi     Listen up. [04:03] Toshi     You're on our turf, so     you follow our rules. [04:06] Toshi     For dumb boys like you,     one slip and it's seppuku time! [04:11] Toshi     Doesn't matter who your dad is! [04:13] Toshi     I'll send your head flying     all the way to your dad! [04:17] Toshi     Yeah! We cool, Tetsu. [04:20] Tetsu     We BFFs now, yeah! [04:23] Toshi     Yeah. [04:24] Tetsu     Well, let me know when     there's a fight going down. [04:27] Tetsu     I'll bring all my buddies. [04:29] Toshi     Appreciate it. [04:38] Kondo     If we kick him out, he     won't have anywhere to go. [04:41] Kondo     Just go easy on him. [04:43] Kondo     It'll take time to work him in. [04:46] Toshi     It'll take time? How much time? [04:49] Toshi     How am I supposed to stop myself     from killing him before then? [04:58] Yama     Vice chief, I heard     you got an assistant? [05:01] Toshi     Y-Yeah... [05:02] Yama     That's great. [05:04] Yama     You've mentioned how     busy you always are. [05:06] Yama     So where is he? [05:08] Toshi     I have him running errands. [05:11] A     Sweet curry? [05:13] A     Spicy curry? [05:14] Tetsu     Yeah! [05:16] Yama     Uh, that corner of the     room is oozing New York. [05:17] Tetsu     I'll do sweet curry. You do spicy curry. [05:20] Tetsu     Good stuff. [05:21] Yama     Excuse me. [05:21] Yama     Could you give me my curry? [05:24] Yama     Uh, what? What are you doing? [05:27] A     Hey, hey, hey!! [05:28] Yama     What?! [05:29] Yama     I don't have any money on me! [05:30] Yama     All I have is a plate of rice! [05:32] A     Hey! [05:37] Yama     Why are they acting like this     is some kind of drug deal?! [05:40] Tetsu     Cherry boy! [05:42] Yama     Don't call me a cherry boy! [05:43] Yama     How can you even tell?! SIGN    Mayonnaise five days a week! -Hijikata [05:48] Yama     Hey! What did you slip in my pocket?! [05:50] Yama     No, thanks! [05:51] Yama     I don't need your goods! [05:52] Yama     Hey! Stop it! [05:54] Yama     Wait! It's curry?! [05:55] Yama     Effin'! [05:58] Kondo     No, no, no, no! [06:00] Kondo     You're not supposed to     swing with your wrist! [06:03] Kondo     Use your entire body to swing! [06:05] Kondo     The sword requires concentration! [06:06] Kondo     Hold your breath! [06:07] Kondo     Then swing for everything you're worth! [06:09] Kondo     This isn't some wimpy sport! [06:11] Kondo     Fancy tricks won't get you anywhere! [06:18] A     Hey, hey! Pass! [06:20] B     Gorilla, come on! [06:24] Kondo     I'll repeat myself! [06:26] Kondo     Fancy tricks... [06:27] A     Hey, hey! Gorilla! [06:28] B     Gorilla, pass! [06:32] Kondo     Listen up! [06:33] Kondo     I'll repeat myself one last time! [06:35] Kondo     Your left hand is only     there for support! [06:37] All     Nice shot! [06:42] Toshi     Hey, Tetsu. [06:44] Toshi     Can you turn it down a bit? [06:46] Tetsu     What? I can't hear you. [06:49] Toshi     Can you turn it down?! [06:51] Tetsu     Okay, okay! [06:53] Tetsu     So you're also a fan     of these crazy lyrics. [06:56] Toshi     No, Toshi hates hip-hop. [06:59] Tetsu     Shit! What are you doing, Toshi? [07:02] Toshi     Hey, Tetsu. [07:03] Toshi     You can't keep doing this forever. [07:12] Toshi     This is your last chance. [07:15] Toshi     I'm sure you've realized     that you'll never get [07:18] ---     anywhere in society like this. [07:20] Tetsu     Shit, I don't need another lecture. [07:23] Tetsu     You can't boss me around. [07:26] Tetsu     This is how I choose to live. [07:29] Toshi     If you run into a wall and pretend [07:31] ---     it doesn't exist, you'll     never make any progress. [07:36] Toshi     The wall will never change. [07:38] Toshi     So you're the one who has to change. [07:41] Toshi     Right now, you're just rattling     off excuses at the wall. [07:47] Toshi     You're nothing more than a kid. [07:49] Toshi     Before, you might have     gotten away with that. [07:52] Toshi     But in our line of work,     one wrong move and you die. [07:58] Toshi     If you're going to drag     down the Shinsengumi, [08:00] ---     I'll have to cut you down. [08:03] Toshi     When a warrior fails his     duty, he commits seppuku. [08:05] Toshi     We used to be as dumb as you, [08:08] Toshi     but we were able to make it this far. [08:13] Tetsu     Then cut me down. [08:16] Tetsu     I can never be like my brother. [08:18] Tetsu     I don't belong with the Sasaki family, [08:20] ---     and I don't belong here. [08:22] Tetsu     I was born a failure. [08:25] Tetsu     So I'll live as I please     and die as I please! [08:29] Tetsu     Nobody can stop me! Yeah! [08:31] Toshi     Cut it out! [08:33] Toshi     Stop! Stop the car! [08:37] Tetsu     Yo, big guy! [08:38] Tetsu     Whatcha looking at?! [08:40] Tetsu     Got a problem?! [08:42] Toshi     Hey, stop it! [08:43] Tetsu     I got news for you! [08:44] Tetsu     Imma cop! You'a flop! [08:47] Tetsu     Into the slammer you drop! [08:48] Tetsu     Yeah! [08:49] Gin     Huh? What? [08:51] Gin     What was that? [08:56] Toshi     Bad idea, Tetsu! [08:57] Toshi     You don't want to mess with him! [08:58] Toshi     He ain't nothing like the flimsy     walls you've been running into to! [09:00] Toshi     He's rotten to the core! [09:01] Tetsu     Listen up, yo! [09:02] Tetsu     Imma cop! You'a flop! [09:05] Tetsu     Into the slammer you drop! [09:06] Gin     No, I heard that part. [09:08] Gin     What did you say after that? [09:09] Tetsu     Yeah! [09:10] Gin     Huh? Yes? [09:12] Tetsu     I said yeah! [09:13] Toshi     Uh, that was the least important part! [09:15] Gin     I can't hear a thing over this racket. [09:17] Tetsu     No! [09:18] Tetsu     Fuck! [09:19] Gin     Eh? Did you say fuck?! [09:21] Gin     Did you just call me a fuck, bitch?! [09:23] A     Fucking jump! [09:24] B     Fucking crazy monkey! [09:26] Gin     Don't call me a Fashion Leader! [09:28] Gin     I know what you're trying     to pull, frickin' Dankan! [09:31] Toshi     Nobody has any idea what     you're talking about! [09:32] Toshi     Nobody said anything about fashion! [09:34] Toshi     Hey! Stop messing around     in the middle of the street! [09:37] Tetsu     Shut up! [09:38] Tetsu     I'm gonna make fuckin' Curly here pay! [09:41] Gin     Don't make fun of my curls! [09:42] Gin     Though I can understand     why you're jealous. [09:44] Tetsu     I challenge you to a dissin' rap battle. [09:47] Tetsu     I'll embarrass you so you can never     show your face in this town again! [09:52] Toshi     Hey, they're doing something over there! [09:54] Toshi     Why are they dancing in     the middle of the street? [09:56] Tetsu     Yo, yo. Tell me where your momma's from. [10:00] Tetsu     Shimane? Akabane?     Shirogane? Kingdom come? [10:03] Tetsu     Wait, have you seen my underwear, bum? [10:10] Toshi     Why are you joining in?! [10:12] Toshi     You're gonna punch him?! [10:13] Toshi     Is that how this battle works?! [10:14] Gin     Yo, yo. You tell me     where your momma's from? [10:18] Gin     Chris? Fifi? Mori? Kawai? [10:21] Toshi     Who are you trying to diss?! [10:22] Toshi     Is this a not-so-subtle jab     at their horsey faces?! [10:25] Gin     Wait, your underwear was     in the pool, Fakina! [10:29] Toshi     You had his underwear?! [10:30] Tetsu     Effin'! [10:33] Man     What was that for?! [10:36] Toshi     Why are you celebrating?! [10:38] Toshi     Aren't you supposed to be friends?! [10:40] Toshi     A total stranger has joined in! [10:43] Tetsu     I lose, bro. [10:44] Toshi     To who? You're all losers in my mind. [10:47] Tetsu     Will you do another collaboration     with me one day? [10:51] Gin     Huh? What? What was that? [10:54] Tetsu     B– [10:54] Tetsu     Bro! [11:04] A     Suspect arrested at 3:40 PM [11:07] A     for interfering with an investigation. [11:08] Toshi     What? [11:10] Toshi     You guys are... [11:11] Isabu     Were we not needed? [11:14] Isabu     Forgive me. [11:16] Isabu     I didn't mean to trespass on     the Shinsengumi's territory, [11:19] Isabu     but I couldn't allow that     villain to sully your name, [11:24] Isabu     for I am a fan of the Shinsengumi. [11:28] Toshi     That uniform... [11:30] Toshi     You guys are... [11:31] Isabu     I am honored, as a     fellow defender of Edo, [11:35] ---     that the infamous vice     chief recognizes us. [11:39] Isabu     I am the chief of the     Mimawarigumi, Isaburo Sasaki. [11:44] Toshi     The Mimawarigumi... [11:45] Isabu     Our uniform was based off of yours. [11:50] Isabu     You can see that I am a rabid fan. [11:55] Isabu     I've added my number to your     address book under Sabu-chan. [11:58] Isabu     Feel free to message me when you want. [12:00] Toshi     My phone! [12:01] Isabu     I'll add you as Toshi-chan. [12:04] Toshi     B-Bastard! [12:05] Isabu     Oh, forgive me. [12:07] Isabu     I don't have many friends, so     I lost myself for a moment. [12:11] Isabu     Please don't get the wrong idea. [12:13] Isabu     Like I've been saying, I am     a fan of the Shinsengumi. [12:17] Isabu     Your organization is     a miracle in itself. [12:21] Isabu     Penniless beggars with no     pedigree or training to speak of [12:25] Isabu     banded together to keep     Edo safe. A touching tale. [12:31] Isabu     I thought you might be able to [12:35] ---     do something with the     Sasaki family's failure, [12:38] Isabu     but it appears that he didn't     belong with you either. [12:43] Isabu     I believe that the Shinsengumi require [12:45] Isabu     any member who breaks their     code to commit seppuku. [12:50] Isabu     You don't need to fear     the Sasaki family. [12:52] Isabu     Feel free to cut him     down whenever you want. [12:55] Isabu     We don't need this stain on     the Sasaki family's honor. [13:00] Isabu     Worry not. [13:02] Isabu     I've already deleted the mistress's son [13:04] ---     from my address book. [13:11] Toshi     Sorry. [13:12] Toshi     I deleted my address too. [13:15] Toshi     Along with the address of     my excellent pupil here. [13:18] Tetsu     Toshi... [13:20] Toshi     You see, I only have     room in my address book [13:23] ---     for Thorny boys. [13:38] A     Hey, have you heard? [13:39] A     The vice chief had a run-in     with the Mimawarigumi. [13:42] B     I've been hearing a lot     about them recently. [13:45] A     Yeah, they're a new force, [13:48] A     but they've already accomplished more [13:50] A     than a lot of other     police organizations. [13:52] A     And I've heard that their chief,     Isaburo Sasaki, is incredible. [13:57] A     He's the heir to the Sasaki family. [14:00] A     He can fight with two swords. [14:01] A     And his skill with the pen is no less. [14:02] A     A master of three weapons. [14:04] A     They say the Bakufu     relies heavily on him. [14:07] B     Speaking of which, the vice chief's     new assistant is a Sasaki. [14:11] A     Yeah, they're half brothers. [14:15] A     I heard that the vice     chief was defending him. [14:18] B     Seriously? [14:19] B     I figured the vice chief     would have gutted him [14:21] ---     already for his behavior. [14:23] A     Got that right. [14:43] Tetsu     Excuse me, senpai! [14:45] Tetsu     If it wouldn't trouble you too much, [14:47] Tetsu     could you allow me to use [14:48] ---     the vending machine behind you?! [14:50] Both     Huh? [14:51] Tetsu     My apologies. [14:53] Tetsu     I've been entrusted by the vice     chief with an urgent mission. [14:58] Tetsu     Uh, I think he wanted Mayoston Lights. [15:00] Tetsu     Huh? Did he want menthols? [15:02] Tetsu     No, wait. There's an urban myth [15:04] ---     that menthols can cause impotence. [15:06] Tetsu     I can't let the vice     chief become impotent! [15:08] Tetsu     No, wait! [15:09] Tetsu     Smoking is bad for the lungs, [15:12] Tetsu     and the smoke is harmful     to other people, [15:14] ---     especially infants, children, and the elderly. [15:17] Tetsu     I can't let the vice chief become     an impotent cancer-ridden murderer! [15:20] Tetsu     Damn! What do I do?! [15:22] Tetsu     I know! [15:23] Tetsu     If I buy him one of those instead, [15:24] ---     he won't become impotent!     He'll become happy! [15:27] Tetsu     But wait! This is bad for kids! [15:29] Toshi     Just buy my damn cigarettes! [15:32] Toshi     And I didn't ask for     Mayoston or menthols. [15:34] Toshi     I wanted Mayoboros, got it? [15:35] Tetsu     Yes, vice chief sir! [15:37] B     Uh, Vice Chief? [15:39] Toshi     Why are you standing around?     I'll make you commit seppuku. [15:41] A     Yeah, we can do that later, [15:44] A     but who is that? [15:46] Toshi     Are you asleep? [15:47] ---     I already introduced him. [15:48] Toshi     He's my new assistant. [15:50] Tetsu     Tetsunosuke Sasaki! [15:53] B     Wait, I've never met this guy before! [15:55] Tetsu     I apologize. [15:57] Tetsu     I was embarrassed by my baby     face, so I wore sunglasses. [16:01] A     Wait, sunglasses have nothing     to do with facial hair! [16:05] Tetsu     After doing some thinking, [16:07] Tetsu     I've said goodbye to my     old self and started anew! [16:13] Tetsu     I've given up on being a bad boy. [16:15] Tetsu     I'm moving forward from B to C. [16:17] Tetsu     I have matured into a cherry boy! [16:20] B     Uh, you're going backwards?! [16:24] Tetsu     From now on, I will serve the vice chief [16:28] ---     and help the Shinsengumi protect Edo! [16:31] Tetsu     Hey, show your manners. [16:33] A     Hey, his buddies went in the     other direction, from B to A! [16:36] A     They're Akiba boys now! [16:37] A     You're all regressing! [16:40] Cat     Wait, Tetsu. Why do you keep bowing? [16:44] Tetsu     What? I'm trying to be sincere here. [16:46] Band     Are you hard? [16:49] Tetsu     I'm not hard! [16:50] Tetsu     Are you hard?! [16:51] B     They sound so cherry!     Those were the days! [16:54] Cat     Then stand up straight. [16:56] Tetsu     You go first! [16:58] Band     Stop trying to buy time. [17:00] Toshi     Out of the way. [17:04] Tetsu     Please wait, Vice Chief! [17:07] Tetsu     I'm not hard! [17:12] Kondo     I see. Toshi did it again. [17:16] Kondo     Well, I could never tell if he was     doing his job or just picking fights. [17:21] Kondo     He's a real troublemaker. [17:23] Kondo     Hey! What are you doing?! [17:24] Kondo     Run! [17:25] Kondo     If you give up, the game's over! [17:27] Tetsu     You don't understand. [17:29] Tetsu     If you and Toshi make     an enemy of my brother, [17:33] Tetsu     he'll crush me and all     of you in the process. [17:38] Tetsu     You should have listened to him [17:40] ---     and tossed my useless     ass out on the street. [17:43] Tetsu     I'm sure you're all sick of me. [17:47] Tetsu     You wish I would go away. [17:50] Tetsu     I know how you feel. [17:53] Tetsu     That's how I've always been treated, [17:55] Tetsu     ever since my mother died and [17:57] ---     I was brought to the Sasaki home. [18:00] Tetsu     I've gotten used to it. [18:03] Kondo     You ever heard the name Thorny? [18:06] Kondo     It's for nasty kids that prick     you if you get too close. [18:11] Kondo     That's what we called the     bad boys where I come from. [18:17] Kondo     Including him. [18:18] ---     Thorny Toshi. [18:20] Kondo     He was bad enough to make     you guys look like babies. [18:27] Kondo     He spent every day fighting     thugs from the local dojos. [18:33] Kondo     A foolish boy who chose to live     inside the thorny thicket. [18:42] Kondo     That Thorny boy must be     possessed by a devil. [18:45] Kondo     That's what they all used to say. [18:48] Kondo     But it wasn't like that. [18:50] Kondo     He was no different from you. [18:53] Kondo     That was the only place     he had to belong. [18:55] Kondo     Toshi was also the son of a mistress. [19:02] Kondo     His father was a rich     farmer where we came from. [19:06] Kondo     Toshi was the secret son who     didn't pop until his father died. [19:13] Kondo     But the oldest son,     Tamegoro, was a good man. [19:17] Kondo     After Toshi lost his     mother and his home, [19:19] Kondo     Tamegoro took him in     and looked after him. [19:22] Kondo     Toshi was very fond of him. [19:27] Kondo     But it didn't end well. [19:30] Kondo     When he was eleven, there was     a large fire in the village. [19:34] Kondo     Some brigands used this chance to break [19:36] ---     into their home and attack Toshi, [19:41] Kondo     but Tamegoro protected     him and lost his eyes. [19:46] Kondo     The next thing he knew, [19:47] ---     the brigands were strewn     across the floor. [19:50] Kondo     His siblings stared at him with fear, [19:53] Kondo     and the dried eyeballs on the     floor stared at him in silence. [20:02] Kondo     That was when they started     calling him Thorny. [20:06] Kondo     And he could no longer be     with his beloved brother. [20:12] Kondo     He defended you because     he knows how you feel. [20:18] Kondo     Having to endure the     hate of your family. [20:20] Kondo     Being indebted to your brother. [20:22] Kondo     Not having a place to belong. [20:24] Kondo     Being an outsider. [20:26] Kondo     But Tetsu, even after he went astray, [20:29] Kondo     after he threw himself     into the thorny bramble, [20:33] Kondo     he never stopped moving forward. [20:36] Toshi     Stronger! Become stronger! [20:39] Toshi     Stronger than everyone else! [20:42] Kondo     He couldn't get over the fact that [20:43] ---     he wasn't able to protect     the people he loved. [20:46] Yama     Hey, hey, hey! [20:47] Yama     Hey, pass! [20:47] Kondo     We're all the same, Tetsu. [20:49] Kondo     We're all outsiders and failures here. [20:53] Yama     Hey, pass! [20:53] Kondo     But we never gave up on     becoming respectable men [20:57] Kondo     and eventually, we made it here. [21:01] Kondo     That's how men find a place to belong. [21:03] Yama     Stop hogging the ball! [21:05] Kondo     You keep advancing, [21:07] ---     cutting your way through     the thorny brambles, [21:10] Kondo     leaving a trail. [21:11] Yama     I'm here. [21:12] Kondo     Eventually, you're joined     by others and the [21:15] ---     trail becomes a wide path. [21:19] Kondo     I can't tell you what to do now     that your family doesn't want you. [21:23] Kondo     You have to choose your own path. [21:27] Kondo     But if you want a place to belong, [21:29] ---     if you want respect, [21:31] Kondo     you can never stop moving. [21:40] Kondo     Never stop walking through the thorns. SIGN    To Be Continued SIGN    The situation SIGN    suddenly gets worse! SIGN    Thorny and Rosy SIGN    Tetsunosuke has had a change of heart, but a gang of bad boys is looking for trouble... SIGN    Meanwhile, Gintoki has been taken by the Mimawarigumi, where Isaburo asks him to go on a mission.