# E261 - Unsetting Moon
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6WEXXGK6/unsetting-moon)
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**[01:36] Nobu**
The Tendoshu...
**[01:38] Nobu**
So they've gotten off their fat
asses to save their little toy.
**[01:44] Sada**
It's rather unfortunate,
dog of the Hitotsubashi.
**[01:48] Sada**
As I told you before,
nobody can ever judge me.
**[01:52] Sada**
You are the ones who will be judged.
**[01:56] A**
Lord Sadasada, it appears that
you've suffered a serious setback.
**[02:02] A**
I won't bother asking
for an explanation.
**[02:04] A**
No matter the reason,
**[02:05] ---**
it is not in the interest of
any of the parties involved
**[02:10] ---**
to allow further commotion on
the sacred palace grounds.
**[02:12] A**
You must have your
reasons for rebelling,
**[02:16] ---**
but we will be intervening
in this matter.
**[02:19] A**
We will take temporary
custody of Lord Sadasada.
**[02:22] A**
Would you not agree that
his sentence should
**[02:25] ---**
be determined after
thorough investigation?
**[02:29] A**
And while your cause
may have been just,
**[02:32] ---**
you must be punished for
disrupting the gover—
**[02:33] Shige**
That won't be necessary.
**[02:36] Shige**
I apologize for the
long trip you've made,
**[02:40] Shige**
but this is a domestic affair.
**[02:44] Shige**
It only makes sense for us
to settle this ourselves.
**[02:47] Sada**
Sh-Shigeshige?!
**[02:48] A**
Why, if it isn't the shogun.
**[02:50] A**
I'm glad to see that you are safe.
**[02:53] A**
But are you sure about that?
**[02:55] A**
We proposed this solution
with you in mind.
**[02:58] A**
Sheltered by your uncle, you
have grown to be a gentle lord.
**[03:02] A**
Would you be capable of
executing the beloved retainers
**[03:04] ---**
who have turned their swords on you?
**[03:07] Shige**
None of them have turned
their swords on me.
**[03:11] Shige**
They may be branded traitors
and enemies of the state,
**[03:16] Shige**
but I know what it is that
they strive to protect.
**[03:20] Shige**
They do not follow laws written by
politicians for their own convenience.
**[03:25] Shige**
They do not serve the
empty title of shogun.
**[03:30] Shige**
They follow their convictions.
**[03:32] Shige**
They serve their souls.
**[03:34] Shige**
That is what they fight for.
**[03:36] Shige**
You can sully their reputation, but
you cannot tarnish their hearts.
**[03:42] Shige**
If I were to call that a crime
and punish them for it...
**[03:55] Shige**
My entire army would become criminals
**[03:57] ---**
for turning their swords
on their foolish ruler.
**[04:01] Shige**
If I tried to punish them all,
this nation would crumble.
**[04:06] Sada**
Shigeshige! You bastard!
**[04:09] Shige**
They have committed no crime.
**[04:12] Shige**
The blame lies with the shogun family
that was unworthy of ruling them.
**[04:17] Shige**
Uncle, I am prepared to accept
responsibility for failing to stop you.
***SIGN*** Resignation
**[04:25] Shige**
We can go to hell together.
**[04:30] Sada**
A-Are you going to give up
your position as shogun?!
**[04:36] Shige**
Please leave.
**[04:38] Shige**
This is
**[04:40] Shige**
Samurai Country.
***SIGN*** Unsetting Moon
**[04:49] A**
You did a spectacular job, Sasaki-dono.
**[04:54] A**
Nobunobu-sama was impressed by
the devotion you demonstrated
**[04:58] ---**
by carrying out your
mission while injured.
**[05:01] A**
You will be rewarded once
the Hitotsubashi faction
**[05:04] ---**
establishes a new government.
**[05:07] A**
Our greatest enemy, Sadasada, has been
**[05:09] ---**
imprisoned after his
crimes were exposed.
**[05:12] A**
And what's amazing is
that Shigeshige stepped
***SIGN*** Resignation
**[05:16] ---**
down as shogun to take him down.
**[05:19] A**
We are now in position
**[05:21] ---**
to name Nobunobu-sama as
the next shogun with ease.
**[05:26] Sasa**
Nezu-dono, this is a
government hospital.
**[05:30] Sasa**
There are ears everywhere.
**[05:32] A**
Impossible. The Hitotsubashi's
time has come.
**[05:36] A**
Nobody would dare to
stand against us now.
**[05:38] Hiji**
I beg to differ.
**[05:39] Hiji**
The walls have ears and
the doors have eyes.
**[05:42] Hiji**
And there are...
**[05:43] Kondo**
...fairies on your shoulders.
**[05:47] Nezu**
Demons!
**[05:48] Nezu**
I must get going!
**[05:49] Nezu**
Take care!
**[05:51] Sasa**
I never dreamed that you
would come visit me.
**[05:55] Sasa**
It appears that despite your appearance,
**[05:58] ---**
you have the hearts of fairies.
**[06:00] Hiji**
Well, you're lined up to be
the next police commissioner.
**[06:04] Hiji**
Why not start kissing some ass?
**[06:08] Hiji**
We'll come to your funeral.
**[06:12] Sasa**
Have you come to take my life after
**[06:15] ---**
realizing you were being used?
**[06:17] Kondo**
We would be happy to let you use us
if it meant a tyrant could be toppled,
**[06:21] Kondo**
but if your goal was to make our lord
**[06:24] ---**
take the fall to protect
us, we'll take steps.
**[06:30] Sasa**
Loyalty to your lord?
**[06:32] Sasa**
Topple tyrants?
**[06:34] Sasa**
Is that truly why you
took up your swords?
**[06:38] Sasa**
If you believe I orchestrated the
**[06:41] ---**
shogun's fall for the sake
of the Hitotsubashi faction,
**[06:43] ---**
you are sorely mistaken.
**[06:45] Sasa**
Not even an elite could have
predicted this would happen.
**[06:49] Sasa**
To think that the ruler
of a nation gave up his position
**[06:52] ---**
for the sake of a mere samurai.
**[06:55] Sasa**
To think that the wild monkeys
would take up their swords
**[06:58] ---**
for an ancient promise.
**[06:59] Sasa**
That man defies all reason.
**[07:02] Sasa**
That Sakata Gintoki...
**[07:05] Sasa**
I hope that capricious girl's stubborn streak
**[07:10] ---**
wasn't a result of his bad influence.
**[07:13] Sasa**
What do you say, Nobume-san?
**[07:18] Sasa**
Unfortunately, I'm not naive
enough to believe that
**[07:22] ---**
replacing the shogun
will change this world.
**[07:27] Sasa**
Instead of depending
on foreign countries,
**[07:29] Sasa**
we should build a nation
that can compete with them.
**[07:32] Sasa**
That is the dream of the
Hitotsubashi's leader,
**[07:36] Sasa**
but I'm not one to go in
for such a pipe dream.
**[07:41] Sasa**
I have much bigger plans in mind.
**[07:46] Sasa**
You don't need to worry.
**[07:47] ---**
The Tendoshu should
make their move soon.
**[07:50] Sasa**
You should be guarding Sadasada,
not hanging out here.
**[07:55] Sasa**
I had a report from my men.
**[07:58] Sasa**
The crow's carcass vanished.
**[08:04] A**
Sadasada failed us.
**[08:06] B**
He was so obsessed with
maintaining power that he
**[08:09] ---**
failed to notice the foundations
crumble beneath him.
**[08:13] C**
It would be detrimental to
restore him to power now.
**[08:16] D**
A fool who could not keep
up with Hitotsubashi
**[08:20] ---**
holds no value as a
ruler in the first place.
**[08:23] E**
We should have cut that worthless
puppet loose sooner.
**[08:28] Oboro**
While he may hold no value as a
puppet, he can still serve as bait.
**[08:36] A**
Have you returned, messenger
of the heavens, Yatagarasu?
**[08:40] Oboro**
It took a while to restore my
meridians and keep myself alive.
**[08:46] A**
Who would be capable of
injuring you so severely?
**[08:50] Oboro**
A demon who fell for the bait.
**[08:54] A**
Ah, a demon...
**[08:56] Oboro**
Sadasada is a figurehead
of the Joi suppression.
**[09:00] Oboro**
We need him to draw out certain foes.
**[09:03] Oboro**
There is no need to fear
the Hitotsubashi faction.
**[09:07] Oboro**
They are nothing more than
puppets, much like Sadasada.
**[09:12] Oboro**
The ones using this chance to sneak
into the heart of the country...
**[09:16] ---**
They are our true enemies.
**[09:18] A**
And we need that puppet to
bring out those demons?
**[09:25] Sada**
It took you long enough.
**[09:29] Sada**
I'd grown tired of waiting.
**[09:31] Sada**
I was thinking that the Tendoshu
had finally abandoned me.
**[09:36] Sada**
Now, unlock this door and release me.
**[09:40] Sada**
It's too bad, Shigeshige!
**[09:43] Sada**
You will never get to
judge me! No one will!
**[09:46] Sada**
Not even the heavens can judge me!
**[09:54] Sada**
Huh?
**[09:57] Taka**
That's right.
**[09:59] Taka**
You won't be judged by the
shogun or the heavens.
**[10:05] Taka**
You will be judged
**[10:10] Taka**
by me.
**[10:11] Sada**
Y-You're...
**[10:14] Taka**
Don't bother trying to remember me
**[10:16] Taka**
since I'll bring the Tendoshu
**[10:18] Taka**
and those worthless crows...
**[10:20] Taka**
No...
**[10:22] Taka**
I'll bring the heads of every person on
this planet down to hell with me.
**[10:27] Taka**
Say hello
**[10:29] Taka**
to Sensei for me.
**[10:42] Oboro**
Yes.
**[10:44] Oboro**
Those demons are our true enemies.
**[10:48] Oboro**
The students of Shoyo.
**[10:51] Nobu**
It appears that you were
a step too late, Oboro.
**[10:56] Oboro**
So you're not fooling around,
**[10:59] ---**
Mukuro...
**[11:00] Oboro**
No, you go by the name Imai Nobume now.
**[11:04] Oboro**
Once, you served the heavens and
**[11:06] ---**
were named one of the Naraku
Three at a young age,
**[11:10] Oboro**
yet you now side with a student
**[11:13] ---**
of Shoyo and turn your
blade on the heavens?
**[11:17] Nobu**
Isaburo said he would go along
with that man's grand scheme.
**[11:22] Nobu**
So I will do the same.
**[11:24] Oboro**
I see.
**[11:26] Oboro**
Then one of us will have
**[11:28] ---**
our feathers plucked
the next time we meet.
**[11:32] Oboro**
Wait.
**[11:35] Oboro**
Were those two anything like Shoyo?
**[11:40] Nobu**
No.
**[11:42] Nobu**
One was trying to protect
Shoyo's legacy.
**[11:46] Nobu**
The other was trying to
destroy Shoyo's legacy.
**[11:51] Nobu**
But they had one thing in common.
**[11:55] Nobu**
They both
**[11:58] ---**
had such sorrow in their eyes.
**[12:13] Oki**
I suppose this is karma.
**[12:16] Oki**
A man who built an empire
through assassination
**[12:19] ---**
was finished by an assassin.
**[12:22] Oki**
Well, it could get ugly if the
**[12:24] ---**
public learned this happened
right after that big ruckus,
**[12:27] Oki**
so the official announcement will
be that he died of illness.
**[12:31] Oki**
I can understand that
you're not happy about it,
**[12:34] ---**
but we've been given orders.
**[12:36] Gin**
What about the killer?
**[12:37] Oki**
Well, I can't tell if
they're even interested
**[12:40] ---**
in finding out who it was.
**[12:43] Tsu**
Did the Tendoshu kill him
so he couldn't talk?
**[12:46] Oki**
After they mobilized all those
people to rescue Sadasada?
**[12:51] Oki**
I'm pretty sure that
the Tendoshu were still
**[12:54] ---**
looking for a chance to
take back Sadasada.
**[12:58] Oki**
The assassination was
carried out despite that.
**[13:00] Oki**
No...
**[13:02] Oki**
It was probably meant
as a declaration of war
**[13:04] ---**
from the Hitotsubashi to the Tendoshu.
**[13:06] Oki**
To prove it, we have an imperial
decree from the Emperor.
**[13:11] Shi**
What? Shogun-sama's
resignation was denied?
**[13:14] Soyo**
Yes.
**[13:15] Soyo**
My brother has been
ordered to continue
**[13:18] ---**
supporting the Bakufu
now that our uncle is gone.
**[13:22] Shin**
Oh, that's great!
**[13:24] Kagura**
We were worried that Sho-chan
quit because of us.
**[13:29] Oki**
Those fools are probably thrilled,
**[13:32] Oki**
but it's obvious that the
Tendoshu were behind this act.
**[13:37] Oki**
Which means that the Tendoshu see
the Hitotsubashi as their enemy.
**[13:42] Oki**
Shigeshige has only been set
up as an interim ruler.
**[13:47] Tsu**
Does the Hitotsubashi faction
intend to fight the Tendoshu
**[13:51] ---**
to take control of the government?
**[13:54] Oki**
Well, I don't know if they're
trying to take control,
**[13:57] Gin**
That's mine.
**[13:58] Oki**
or if they want to get rid of the
**[14:01] ---**
Bakufu and throw the world into chaos.
**[14:04] Oki**
Either way, there's a lot
of action in the shadows.
**[14:08] Gin**
Wait. If the Bakufu's a mess
right now, that old man is...
**[14:13] Oki**
He managed to survive.
**[14:15] Oki**
But he probably can't
step outside the palace,
**[14:19] ---**
much less visit Yoshiwara.
**[14:22] Oki**
His health is certainly a concern,
**[14:25] Oki**
but the palace is on lockdown,
**[14:27] ---**
and there are even guards
watching the shogun.
**[14:29] Oki**
No one is allowed to enter or leave.
**[14:33] Nobu**
Your Highness, it is
time for you to return.
**[14:36] Soyo**
Nobume-san...
**[14:40] Nobu**
That look won't help.
**[14:43] Oki**
Well, I figured this would happen.
**[14:47] Oki**
Seriously, what were we fighting for?
**[14:59] Hino**
The doctor said that she won't
make it through the night.
**[15:02] Hino**
This may be the last moon
Lady Suzuran ever waits for.
**[15:10] Hino**
Don't be sad.
**[15:11] Hino**
Suzuran-san and the rest of
you all tried your best.
**[15:16] Hino**
Did you think that I didn't
know you were sneaking around?
**[15:22] Hino**
Honestly, that was quite
a mess you caused.
**[15:25] Hino**
I was quite worried since you've
started to act like Gin-san.
**[15:30] Hino**
That's why I tried to
keep my mouth shut,
**[15:33] ---**
but I guess it didn't matter in the end.
**[15:36] Tsu**
Hinowa, did you know who
Suzuran was waiting for?
**[15:40] Hino**
Hard to say. But considering
how long she's waited,
**[15:46] Hino**
he must have been a wonderful man.
**[15:49] Hino**
That much I do know.
**[15:53] Hino**
Isn't that right, Suzuran-san?
**[15:55] Suzu**
Hinowa-chan, could you
help me with my makeup?
**[16:02] Suzu**
It's time to fulfill our promise.
**[16:13] Sasa**
Where are you going at this late hour?
**[16:17] Sasa**
You're running off to amuse yourself
in Yoshiwara with that body?
**[16:20] Sasa**
You'll die.
**[16:21] Sasa**
I can't afford any further commotion.
**[16:25] Sasa**
Please restrain yourself
and return to your room.
**[16:28] Mai**
I understand that I'm
disobeying orders.
**[16:31] Mai**
If you intend to cut me down, go ahead.
**[16:34] Mai**
I no longer have any arms
for your blade to take.
**[16:37] Mai**
You can help yourself
to my legs or head.
**[16:41] Mai**
However, those young people helped
revive the promise we once made.
**[16:47] Mai**
The thread tied to my soul
**[16:51] Mai**
cannot be severed by any blade.
**[16:56] Sasa**
Normally, I would forgive an elderly
man's desire to fool around,
**[17:00] ---**
but the circumstances will not allow it.
**[17:02] Sasa**
I cannot allow anything to
happen that could potentially
**[17:06] ---**
aggravate the tense political situation.
**[17:10] Sasa**
I will warn you one more time.
**[17:12] Sasa**
Please return to your room.
**[17:15] Hino**
Okay, all done.
**[17:18] Hino**
You look beautiful, Suzuran-san.
**[17:20] Hino**
Every girl wants to look pretty
for the man she loves.
**[17:24] Hino**
Now, Tsukuyo.
**[17:26] Hino**
Bring the kimono.
**[17:28] Hino**
What are you doing?
**[17:29] Hino**
Tsukuyo?
**[17:31] Suzu**
Tsukuyo-chan, did you make that
promise with your special man?
**[17:38] Tsu**
No...
**[17:39] Suzu**
Was it an important promise?
**[17:42] Gin**
*We'll bring the old man
back to Suzuran together.*
**[17:47] Suzu**
Then you should believe in it.
**[17:52] Suzu**
A good man will always
keep his promise.
**[17:59] Suzu**
Isn't that right?
**[18:03] Tsu**
Yeah...
**[18:05] Tsu**
You're right.
**[18:07] Sasa**
What?
**[18:08] Sasa**
How did you get in here?
**[18:11] Gin**
If you wanna play Kick the
Can, follow the finger!
**[18:17] All**
Me!
**[18:20] Sasa**
Wh—
**[18:21] Sasa**
What are you people doing?
**[18:23] Sasa**
Why is the shogun here?
**[18:25] Oki**
This is too many people to
use rock-paper-scissors,
**[18:27] ---**
so Hijikata can be It.
**[18:29] Hiji**
Screw that!
**[18:29] Hiji**
Look at all these people!
**[18:30] Hiji**
That would be torture!
**[18:32] Shige**
Enough.
**[18:33] Shige**
I've seen enough internal strife.
**[18:36] Shige**
As shogun, I will choose
someone to be It.
**[18:40] Shige**
Grampy, if you will?
**[18:43] Sasa**
Please stop this.
**[18:45] Sasa**
You've allowed outsiders inside,
**[18:47] ---**
and now you're abandoning
your responsibility?
**[18:55] Nobu**
Go grab the can.
**[18:58] Nobu**
It probably flew all
the way to Yoshiwara.
**[19:02] Gin**
Okay, everybody hide.
**[19:10] Suzu**
*I loathe the moon.*
**[19:13] Suzu**
*With nightfall, it brings you to me,*
**[19:17] Suzu**
*but it also takes you from
me when dawn breaks.*
**[19:21] Suzu**
*I wish the moon would never leave us.*
**[19:24] Suzu**
*Then you would always be here with me.*
**[19:29] A**
*The moon will come with the night again.*
**[19:33] A**
*And someday, when it does,
I will take you with me in the morning.*
**[19:41] A**
*Wait before the cherry blossom tree*
**[19:43] ---**
*on the night of the next full moon.*
**[19:46] Suzu**
*Do you promise?*
**[19:49] A**
*I promise.*
**[19:52] Both**
*Promise.*
**[20:12] Suzu**
You
**[20:16] ---**
finally came.
**[20:23] Suzu**
The final moon brought you to me.
**[20:30] Suzu**
But I must apologize.
**[20:33] Suzu**
Both the cherry blossoms and I have
withered during the long wait.
**[20:43] Mai**
What are you talking about?
**[20:48] Mai**
Nothing has changed.
**[20:52] Mai**
The cherry blossoms are every bit
as beautiful as they once were.
**[21:06] Suzu**
Maizo-sama...
**[21:09] Suzu**
Am I dreaming?
**[21:12] Suzu**
Will you be gone when the moon leaves
and I wake up in the morning?
**[21:18] Mai**
No, the moon tonight will never set.
**[21:29] Mai**
You will never awaken from this dream.
**[21:35] Mai**
We will always,
**[21:38] Mai**
always,
**[21:41] Mai**
be together.
**[21:54] Mai**
I promise.
**[21:58] Mai**
I promise.
**[23:51] Gin**
We have an announcement to make
on the progress of the movie!
**[23:54] Gin**
If the next image shows five or
**[23:57] ---**
six storyboard booklets,
we're well on our way.
**[24:00] Gin**
Take it away!
**[24:02] Gin**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Huh...
***SIGN*** What...
***SIGN*** Er?
***SIGN*** That's odd?