E272 - A Reunion Also Brings to the Surface Things You Don't Want to Remember

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SIGN    Joi Rebels Reunion
[00:00] Kat
    There is but one reason I called
    all us former comrades here.
SIGN    The White Yaksha
SIGN    Sakata Gintoki
[00:04] Kat
    Isn't it high time
SIGN    The Rampaging Noble
SIGN    Katsura Kotaro
[00:06] Kat
    we started a flashback arc?
SIGN    The Kiheitai Commander
SIGN    Takasugi Shinsuke
SIGN    The Loud Fellow
SIGN    Sakamoto Tatsuma
[00:09] Gin
    Who is this?
SIGN    Kurokono Tasuke
[00:11] Kat
    The Phantom Fifth Man, Kurokono Tasuke.
SIGN    The Phantom Fifth Man
SIGN    Kurokono Tasuke
[00:14] Gin
    Hold it right there!
[00:17] Kat
    So you don't remember him, either.
[00:20] Sak
    Considering he called us to a reunion,
[00:21] Sak
    we'd better remember something about
    him or things will get awkward.
[00:25] Kat
    I'm starting to remember...
SIGN    Chilled
[00:27] (Flashback) Kat
    Damn Gintoki.
[00:28] (Flashback) Kat
    He said he was treating us, but he
    intended to rip us off all along!
[00:32] (Flashback) Tak
    I was the one who treated you to Yakulk.
[00:34] Gin
    This is the ending you arrived at?!
[00:37] Hen
    I'm merely here to relay a message from him.
SIGN    Rest in peace, my comrade.
[00:42] Tak
    Rest in peace, my comrade.
SIGN    A Reunion Also Brings to the Surface
    Things You Don't Want to Remember
SIGN    Watch the Joi Rebels Flashback Arc
    in a bright room and at a safe distance from your TV!
[02:29] (Flashback) Kat
    Thanks for keeping watch.
[02:34] (Flashback) Gin
    Oh, it's you, Zura.
[02:35] (Flashback) Kat
    I'm not Zura. I'm Katsura.
[02:39] (Flashback) Kat
    How's the Bakufu army looking?
[02:43] (Flashback) Gin
    After the beating we gave them,
[02:47] (Flashback) Gin
    they'll have to stay put for a few days.
[02:50] (Flashback) Gin
    Mind if I say, "Now is the
    time for an all-out attack"?
[02:53] (Flashback) Kat
    Don't be stupid.
[02:55] (Flashback) Kat
    They're not the only ones who have to stay put.
[02:57] (Flashback) Kat
    The only lively idiots in this situation
[02:59] (Flashback) Kat
    are you and Takasugi, pretty much.
[03:02] (Flashback) Kat
    Reinforcements will arrive in two days.
[03:05] (Flashback) Kat
    Until then, keep your blade sheathed.
[03:08] (Flashback) Kat
    If you can't wait that long, you two
    peas in a pod may as well duke it out.
[03:12] (Flashback) Gin
    You gotta be kidding me.
[03:14] (Flashback) Gin
    Even if I want to pick a fight with him,
[03:15] (Flashback) Gin
    we haven't been speaking for a month.
[03:17] (Flashback) Kat
    Oh, so you already duked it out.
[03:21] (Flashback) Sak
    You guys are always fighting, huh?
[03:24] (Flashback) Sak
    Aren't you from the same school?
[03:26] (Flashback) Sak
    I guess it's true that the closer
    you are, the more you fight.
[03:29] (Flashback) Gin
    Are you all right now?
[03:32] (Flashback) Gin
    You should get some more rest.
[03:34] (Flashback) Gin
    I heard you lost all sense of tact.
[03:37] (Flashback) Sak
    Worry not.
[03:39] (Flashback) Sak
    I lost that a long time ago,
    along with my umbilical cord.
[03:45] (Flashback) Gin
    If you understand, could
    you keep your mouth shut?
[03:48] (Flashback) Gin
    Not everyone shares your "all men
    are eskmo brothers" motto.
[03:53] (Flashback) Gin
    It's complicated.
[03:55] (Flashback) Sak
    Eskmo brothers? You've got a point there.
[03:58] (Flashback) Sak
    When we all went to a red-light
    district a while back,
[04:02] (Flashback) Sak
    you and Takasugi chose the
    same girl, didn't you?
[04:09] (Flashback) Sak
    If I recall, she said she preferred him,
    so a fight broke out.
[04:13] (Flashback) Sak
    Don't tell me you've been fighting ever since.
[04:19] (Flashback) Gin
    That was close.
[04:21] (Flashback) Gin
    A stray bullet almost hit you.
[04:24] (Flashback) Gin
    You should be more careful.
[04:27] (Flashback) Sak
    Oh, but she said later that
    Takasugi was no fun at all.
[04:33] (Flashback) Sak
    Apparently he was a total bore, saying nothing
[04:36] (Flashback) Sak
    and just glaring at her the entire time.
[04:42] (Flashback) Tak
    I bought you some Yakulk.
[04:45] (Flashback) Tak
    Shut up and drink it.
[04:51] (Flashback) Sak
    Zura, this ain't good.
[04:53] (Flashback) Sak
    The war's been stuck in a stalemate so long,
[04:55] (Flashback) Sak
    people are ready to explode
    from all the stress.
[04:58] (Flashback) Kat
    You're the one who set them off!
[05:00] (Flashback) Sak
    If we don't provide them a distraction,
[05:03] (Flashback) Sak
    they'll start fighting among themselves.
[05:09] (Flashback) Sak
    All right!
[05:10] (Flashback) Sak
    How about we visit a red-light district?
[05:11] (Flashback) Kat
    Where are you gonna find
    one up in these mountains?
[05:14] (Flashback) Sak
    Maybe visit Lady Satsuki, then?
[05:17] (Flashback) Kat
    Not Lady Satsuki!
[05:18] (Flashback) Kat
    Anyone but her!
[05:19] (Flashback) Sak
    What's this, Zura?
[05:20] (Flashback) Sak
    Did you make a move on her already?
[05:22] (Flashback) Kat
    No!
[05:24] (Flashback) Kat
    All I did was stick around and pay attention
    to her backstory because she's a widow!
[05:27] (Flashback) Sak
    You paid to stick it in her backside?
    What's that all about?
[05:30] (Flashback) Kat
    What is wrong with your ears?!
[05:32] (Flashback) Kat
    You're the one who wants to do that!
[05:32] (Flashback) Sak
    You're the one I don't understand!
[05:33] (Flashback) Kuro
    Excuse me, everyone.
[05:35] (Flashback) Kuro
    How about we play kick-the-can
    for a change of pace?
[05:43] Gin
    Back then,
[05:45] Gin
    who was it that suggested
    we play kick-the-can, again?
[05:50] (Flashback) Kat
    Kick-the-can?
[05:52] (Flashback) Kat
    Are you stupid?
[05:54] (Flashback) Kat
    Stalemate or not, we're
    still in the middle of a war.
[05:57] (Flashback) Kat
    You guys say something to him, too.
[05:59] (Flashback) Gin
    Runts like you have it good at times like these.
[06:01] (Flashback) Gin
    I bet you could hide in that empty can.
[06:05] (Flashback) Gin
    It's basically a pull-top, anyway.
[06:07] (Flashback) Tak
    Making up excuses for your
    inevitable defeat, are we?
[06:10] (Flashback) Tak
    Wasn't covert ops your specialty?
[06:14] (Flashback) Tak
    Of course, the Kiheitai could pull off
[06:16] (Flashback) Tak
    an operation like that with one
    arm tied behind our backs!
[06:19] (Flashback) Gin
    You're on!
[06:20] (Flashback) Gin
    Let's see who can kick the can first!
[06:22] (Flashback) Kat
    Extra motivated?! They're more
    up for this than the war!
[06:25] (Flashback) Kuro
    You two should hurry up and hide, too.
[06:28] (Flashback) Kuro
    I'll be the demon.
[06:32] Gin
    Back then,
[06:33] Gin
    who took up the role of demon...
[06:36] (Flashback) Kuro
    One...
[06:38] (Flashback) Kuro
    Two...
[06:40] Gin
    ...and counted to 100
    inside the temple, again?
[06:41] (Flashback) Kuro
    Three...
[06:43] (Flashback) Kuro
    Four...
[06:45] (Flashback) Kat
    Sheesh.
[06:46] (Flashback) ---
    Five...
[06:46] (Flashback) Kat
    What's wrong with those guys?
    This is no time to be fooling around.
[06:48] (Flashback) ---
    Six...
[06:49] (Flashback) Sak
    You seem totally up for it, too, though.
[06:51] (Flashback) ---
    Seven...
[06:52] (Flashback) Sak
    Nothing wrong with taking a breather
    like this once in a while.
[06:54] (Flashback) ---
    Eight...
[06:57] (Flashback) ---
    Nine...
[06:57] (Flashback) Kat
    What are those injured soldiers
    doing in front of the gate?
[06:59] (Flashback) ---
    Ten...
[07:01] (Flashback) Sak
    Guarding it, obviously.
[07:02] (Flashback) Kat
    No, there's something off about them.
[07:02] (Flashback) ---
    Eleven...
[07:04] (Flashback) Kat
    Which squad are they from?
[07:05] (Flashback) ---
    Twelve...
[07:07] (Flashback) Kat
    No way!
[07:08] (Flashback) ---
    Thirteen...
[07:08] (Flashback) Kat
    They're enemy spies!
[07:11] (Flashback) G
    Take 'em out in one fell swoop!
[07:13] (Flashback) G
    Don't let a single rebel escape!
[07:19] (Flashback) Kuro
    Sixty-six...
[07:20] (Flashback) G
    Huh? Where are the enemy troops?
[07:22] (Flashback) Kuro
    Sixty-seven...
[07:23] (Flashback) Gin
    Oh, no, you won't...
[07:24] (Flashback) Tak
    ...find them here.
[07:25] (Flashback) Kuro
    Sixty-eight...
[07:27] (Flashback) Gin
    You wanna launch a surprise attack on us?
[07:28] (Flashback) Kuro
    Sixty-nine...
[07:29] (Flashback) Tak
    Come back in a hundred years.
[07:31] (Flashback) Kuro
    Seventy...
[07:33] (Flashback) Kuro
    Seventy-one...
[07:37] (Flashback) G
    I-Impossible!
[07:38] (Flashback) G
    They used their own camp as bait!
[07:42] (Flashback) Kat
    Gintoki! Takasugi!
[07:44] (Flashback) Gin
    We let all our comrades
    escape out the back gate.
[07:47] (Flashback) Kat
    Don't tell me you guys
[07:48] (Flashback) Kat
    deliberately gave them an opening
    in order to expose the spies...
[07:52] (Flashback) Tak
    Zura, now's the time for an all-out attack.
[07:55] (Flashback) Gin
    You're not gonna tell us to
    stay put this time, right?
[08:00] (Flashback) Kat
    Right.
[08:01] (Flashback) Kat
    Go give 'em hell!
[08:04] (Flashback) Sak
    Hang on!
[08:06] (Flashback) Sak
    Weren't we in the middle of something?
[08:08] (Flashback) Gin
    Later! Save it for later!
[08:13] Sak
    Back then...
[08:15] Kat
    ...who was counting to a
    hundred in the temple...
[08:18] Gin
    ...when it exploded?
[08:21] Kat
    We hadn't forgotten at all.
[08:24] Kat
    We'd just sealed the past, and that memory,
[08:28] Kat
    in the depths of our minds
    so we wouldn't remember it.
[08:33] Kat
    Yes, that cursed past where we were
    playing a game of kick-the-can
[08:38] Kat
    and killed our comrade,
    Kurokono Tasuke, with a bomb.
[08:44] Gin
    S-So Kurokono Tasuke is long dead?
[08:49] Gin
    Due to his lack of presence,
[08:52] Gin
    we forgot we were playing
    kick-the-can with him
[08:56] Gin
    and killed him with our
    own hands a long time ago?
[08:59] Kat
    There's no doubt about it.
SIGN    Rest in peace, my comrade.
[09:01] Kat
    That must be why Takasugi sent this.
[09:04] Kat
    He probably mistook the reunion
    for a meeting to grieve Kurokono.
[09:10] Gin
    N-No, no, no, no, no...
[09:11] Gin
    No way.
[09:13] Gin
    Then in that case...
SIGN    It's been a while. Are you doing well? Actually, I'm in Edo right now. If you'd like, why don't we get the gang back together for a drink or two? -Kurokono Tasuke
[09:15] Gin
    Who sent us that letter?
SIGN    Joi Rebels Reunion
[09:19] Gin
    Who organized this reunion?
    Who called us here?
[09:27] Sak
    Maybe Kurokono's still playing kick-the-can.
[09:34] Gin
    Wh-What does that mean?
[09:36] Kat
    He may still be looking.
[09:40] Kat
    Without realizing that he died,
[09:43] Kat
    even after becoming a literal demon...
[09:47] Sak
    He may still be trying to...
[09:52] Sak
    Yeah, as if!
[09:56] Kat
    There's no way we'd blow up one of our comrades!
[10:00] Kat
    We've just got the wrong idea!
[10:02] Sak
    He must've escaped right
    before the explosion, right?
[10:06] Sak
    Not that I remember.
[10:08] Kat
    Yeah, that's right.
[10:09] Kat
    There's no way he'd die that easily.
[10:12] Kat
    Not that I remember.
[10:14] Sak
    Yeah. This is the phantom fifth man,
    Kurokono Tasuke, we're talking about.
[10:18] Sak
    Not that I remember.
[10:20] Sak
    Anyway, aren't you glad we remembered
    at least a little about him?
[10:24] Sak
    Now we can get through the initial
    reunion by chatting about the explosion.
[10:28] Sak
    Like, "That explosion was
    incredible, huh?" or something.
[10:31] Kat
    Indeed.
[10:31] Kat
    And we can get through the after-party
    by talking about how the
[10:33] Kat
    smoke from the explosion was amazing.
[10:35] Kat
    All right. I'm gonna visit the
    restroom before he gets here.
[10:40] Sak
    What's the matter, Kintoki?
[10:41] Sak
    You look pale.
[10:43] Gin
    Nothing, it's just...
[10:45] Gin
    Maybe I had too much to drink.
[10:46] Sak
    Listen to yourself!
[10:49] Sak
    You haven't had enough!
[10:50] Gin
    I'm just overthinking things.
SIGN    Restaurant Ketsunoi
[10:52] Gin
    Are you saying he called us here
    so he could drag us to hell?
SIGN    Joi Rebels Reunion
[10:59] Gin
    A-A ghost organizing a reunion?
[11:02] Gin
    That's not a horror story,
    that's a comedy skit.
[11:06] Gin
    It's all good.
[11:07] Gin
    He'll get here.
[11:09] Gin
    Not as a ghost,
[11:11] Gin
    but on his own two feet.
[11:15] Kat
    What's an empty can doing here?
[11:22] Kuro
    Found you, Katsura-san.
[11:25] Kuro
    I stepped on the can...
[11:48] Gin
    What? Wait...
[11:49] Gin
    Did you hear Zura scream just now?
[11:52] Sak
    Maybe he got poop in his hair.
[11:55] Gin
    But isn't his piss break taking too long?
[11:59] Sak
    Yeah, he must've accidentally
    flushed his hair.
[12:02] Gin
    That scream felt like something else, though.
[12:05] Sak
    Oh, all right.
[12:08] Gin
    H-Hey, where are you going?
[12:11] Sak
    Just to check things out.
[12:12] Gin
    O-Oh.
[12:15] Gin
    M-Maybe I should go with you.
[12:18] Gin
    I kinda feel like taking a leak, too.
[12:20] Sak
    I see.
[12:21] Sak
    You go take a look, then.
[12:23] Sak
    There's no need for both
    of us to go, is there?
[12:25] Gin
    Well...
[12:27] Gin
    This being a reunion and all, why don't
    we go together for old times' sake?
[12:30] Gin
    Wanna try an X-piss?
[12:32] Sak
    I don't remember ever doing that.
[12:35] Gin
    M-Maybe it was an X-dump?
[12:38] Gin
    Anyway, I'll go with you!
SIGN    Toilet
[12:41] Sak
    Hey, Zura!
[12:43] Sak
    That's weird.
[12:45] Sak
    I don't see him here.
[12:47] Sak
    He might've gone back already.
[12:49] Sak
    I'm heading back.
[12:50] Gin
    H-Hold on!
[12:51] Gin
    Gimme a sec! I'm almost done!
[12:53] Gin
    Wait for me!
[12:55] Gin
    P-Please!
[12:56] Gin
    Don't you dare close that door!
[12:57] Gin
    Keep it open!
[12:58] Gin
    I need ventilation!
[12:59] Sak
    What's gotten you so scared?
[13:02] Gin
    I-I'm not scared, come on!
[13:04] Gin
    This is a reunion, you know.
[13:05] Gin
    What's wrong with wanting to spend as much
    time as possible with your former comrades?
[13:09] Sak
    Well, I've had enough.
[13:11] Gin
    H-Hey!
[13:12] Gin
    Tatsuma, you're still there, right?
[13:14] Gin
    You are, right?
[13:16] Gin
    If you are, could you sing
    the Doraemon theme for me?
[13:18] Gin
    All right, all right!
[13:20] Gin
    I'll sing with you!
[13:23] Gin
    I'll handle the prelude, okay?
[13:26] Gin
    Hey, Tats—
[13:27] Kuro
    Found you, Sakamoto-san.
[13:31] Kuro
    I stepped on the can.
[13:43] Kuro
    And then there was one.
SIGN    Toilet
SIGN    Joi Rebels Reunion
[14:03] Gin
    "If I could do this,
[14:05] Gin
    wouldn't it be nice?
[14:07] Gin
    I've got lots of dreams,
[14:11] Gin
    but he makes them all come true
[14:15] Gin
    with his mysterious pocket.
[14:20] Gin
    I wanna fly freely across the sky!"
[14:23] Hen
    "Sure!"
[14:24] Hen
    Rest assured. The three of you will
    be flying to Heaven soon enough.
[14:29] Mat
    Talk about an instant impact, Takechi-senpai.
[14:32] Mat
    Look at how terrified the White Yaksha is.
[14:34] Hen
    Yes.
[14:35] Hen
    It seems that rumor about him
    being scared of ghosts was true.
[14:39] Hen
    How about Katsura and Sakamoto?
[14:41] Mat
    The sleeping gas has them out like a light.
[14:44] Mat
    The only one left is...
[14:45] Gin
    "Oh, oh, oh, I love you so much, Doraemon!"
[14:47] Hen
    The White Yaksha alone.
[14:49] Hen
    Once we take him out,
[14:49] Hen
    our plan to assassinate the rest of
    the Joi Elite Four will be a success.
[14:54] Mat
    By using the name of their former
    comrade, Kurokono Tasuke,
[14:57] Mat
    we gather them in one place
    and take them all out at once.
[15:00] Mat
    I never imagined it'd work so perfectly.
[15:02] Hen
    Reunions make everyone return to the
    past, giving rise to carelessness.
[15:08] Hen
    Take my temple school days, when I was
    surrounded by all kinds of unripened fruit.
[15:13] Hen
    Why was I so unaware of my own desires?
SIGN    Hanako
[15:17] Hen
    Why didn't I wear Hanako-chan's
    tracksuit that one time?
[15:21] Mat
    Your flashback gave rise to something far
    worse than carelessness, Takechi-pervert!
[15:25] Mat
    Still, should we really be doing
    this without telling Shinsuke-sama?
[15:29] Mat
    We even forged these letters.
SIGN    There's Yakulk in the fridge. Please save one for me.
[15:31] Hen
    On Shinsuke-dono's road to domination,
[15:34] Hen
    it is obvious that they will
    someday stand in his way.
[15:38] Hen
    As his strategist, it naturally falls
    upon me to take them out in advance.
[15:43] Hen
    Also, it won't be us bringing
    judgment down upon them,
[15:46] Hen
    but rather the friend they
    must make amends to,
[15:51] Hen
    Kurokono Tasuke's vengeful ghosts!
[15:54] Mat
    Senpai, that's a different Kuroko!
[15:56] Mat
    If you don't drop it, we'll be the
    ones judgment comes down on!
[15:58] Hen
    Guys, the White Yaksha's
    already on his last legs.
[16:01] Hen
    Let's go with box-and-one.
[16:03] Hen
    I'll mark him man-to-man, while
    you guys set up a zone defense.
[16:06] Mat
    This doesn't sound like
    a ghost huddle at all!
[16:14] Mat
    Be careful, Senpai.
[16:16] Mat
    He may be on his last legs,
[16:17] Mat
    but this is a man who, along with
    Shinsuke-sama, was feared as a demon.
[16:21] Hen
    How's the White Yaksha looking?
[16:24] Mat
    He's entered the second
    verse of the Doraemon theme.
[16:24] Gin
    "Homework, day duty, exams, and lalala...
[16:27] Gin
    I've got lalalots of problems,
[16:31] Gin
    but he lalalas them all
[16:33] Gin
    with his convenient tools."
[16:35] Mat
    He's having trouble remembering the lyrics.
[16:38] Gin
    "He's a toy soldier!"
[16:41] Gin
    Um...
[16:43] Hen
    "Now charge!"
[16:46] Mat
    Why is a ghost charging in so brazenly?!
[16:51] Gin
    Oh, right.
[16:52] Gin
    It was "now charge" in the second verse.
[16:55] Mat
    Hey!
[16:55] Gin
    Thank you. The anywhere door was
    in the third verse, wasn't it?
[16:56] Mat
    Now you just look like a guy helping
    him with the Doraemon lyrics!
[17:00] Mat
    Hurry up and get back on track!
[17:01] Mat
    Scare the White Yaksha!
[17:03] Hen
    H-Heed me, mortal...
[17:07] Gin
    Oh, if you follow the porch this way,
    you'll reach the back entrance.
[17:12] Gin
    There's a restaurant back there.
[17:13] Tak
    Now he thinks you're just
    begging for someone to feed you!
[17:20] Kuro
    Found you, Gintoki-san.
[17:25] Kuro
    At last...
[17:27] Kuro
    At last...
[17:30] Kuro
    At last...
[17:30] Kuro
    At last...
[17:33] Kuro
    I found you!
[17:34] Mat
    Nice follow-up! Looking good!
[17:38] Mat
    Why are you freaking out, too?!
[17:42] Gin
    Hey, hang in there!
[17:44] Gin
    Weren't you going to that restaurant out back?!
[17:46] Gin
    Hey!
[17:47] Mat
    Forget that moron.
[17:50] Kuro
    With this, I can finally...
[17:52] Kuro
    ...put an end...
[17:54] Kuro
    ...to this everlasting game...
[17:55] Kuro
    ...of kick-the-can!
[17:58] Mat
    There it is! Misdirection!
[18:00] Gin
    W-Wait a sec!
[18:01] Gin
    Calm down, Kurokono!
[18:03] Gin
    Which one's Kurokono?
[18:04] Gin
    Sorry we forgot everything!
[18:06] Gin
    We didn't mean to hurt you!
[18:07] Gin
    Back then, we were desperately
    trying to protect our comrades—
[18:14] Kuro
    Katsura-san,
[18:16] Kuro
    Sakamoto-san,
[18:18] Kuro
    and all the others are waiting
[18:20] Kuro
    for you on the other side.
[18:22] Kuro
    Now, Gintoki-san...
[18:25] Kuro
    Come along with us!
[18:32] (Flashback) Kuro
    ...toki-san.
[18:34] (Flashback) Kuro
    Gintoki-san.
[18:40] (Flashback) Kuro
    Gintoki-san, did you fall asleep?
[18:44] (Flashback) Kuro
    I wanted to say goodbye before
    we went our separate ways,
[18:47] (Flashback) Kuro
    but I suppose this kind
    of farewell suits me best.
[18:52] (Flashback) Kuro
    Mediocre and overshadowed in every aspect,
[18:56] (Flashback) Kuro
    all I could do was back you
    all up in trivial ways.
[19:00] (Flashback) Kuro
    But working in your shadows
[19:03] (Flashback) Kuro
    and fighting by your sides are
    experiences I'll never forget.
[19:08] (Flashback) Kuro
    I'm sure you'll all forget about me,
[19:11] (Flashback) Kuro
    but that's perfectly fine with me.
[19:14] (Flashback) Kuro
    It gives me great pride.
[19:18] (Flashback) Gin
    A shadow
[19:20] (Flashback) Gin
    won't appear on the ground
    unless there's light,
[19:22] (Flashback) Gin
    no matter how dim.
[19:25] (Flashback) Gin
    It wouldn't be a problem if
    one guy remembered you, right?
[19:30] (Flashback) Gin
    So if we ever get in trouble,
[19:33] (Flashback) Gin
    come help us out again,
[19:35] (Flashback) Gin
    Kurokono.
[19:38] (Flashback) Kuro
    Sure.
[19:41] (Flashback) Kuro
    I'll always be standing right by your sides.
[19:54] Mat
    Wha—
[19:56] Gin
    Sorry about that, Kurokono.
[19:59] Gin
    I remember now.
[20:01] Gin
    A guy who wanted to be forgotten
[20:04] Gin
    would never come back to haunt us.
[20:08] Gin
    It'd tarnish your pride, wouldn't it?
[20:14] Kuro
    Too bad.
[20:15] Kuro
    He kicked the can.
[20:18] Kuro
    Now you'll have to release all the hostages.
[20:23] Kuro
    And you'd better grab your
    friends and get out of here
[20:27] Kuro
    before I finish counting to a hundred.
[20:30] Kuro
    Before I become a real demon.
[20:35] Mat
    A-Are you...
[20:37] Mat
    You can't be!
SIGN    Restaurant Ketsunoi
[20:50] Kat
    Huh? It's morning.
[20:53] Sak
    I must've fallen asleep...
[20:56] Sak
    I don't remember anything.
[20:59] Sak
    Guess I had too much to drink.
[21:02] Kat
    Hey, what about Kurokono?
[21:03] Sak
    Right!
[21:04] Sak
    What happened to the reunion?
[21:08] Kat
    Hey, Gintoki! Do you know anything?
[21:11] Sak
    Were you awake?
[21:13] Sak
    Do you remember anything about
    what happened last night?
[21:24] Gin
    I forgot.
[22:58] Gin
    Dear Gorilla Mangaka,
[23:02] Gin
    We've now adapted the Kurokono
    Tasuke arc in the anime.
[23:06] Gin
    But speaking of Kurokono Tasuke...
[23:09] Gin
    Viewers who have been watching for a
    while must be familiar with this image,
[23:13] Gin
    the one that often shows up when
    we flash back to the Joi War era.
[23:17] Gin
    This isn't him, right?
[23:21] Gin
    He doesn't look like a string-puller at all.
[23:23] Gin
    I guess he does seem a bit helpful, but I
    don't know if he'd be of great assistance.
[23:26] Gin
    And he's even got a beard.
[23:29] Gin
    Seriously,
[23:30] Gin
    who is this guy?
SIGN    The End
SIGN    Preview
[23:35] Hij
    My dreams aren't cheap enough to
    be bought with a lottery ticket.
[23:39] Hij
    Next Episode:
[23:40] Hij
    "When Compared to Time in the Heavens,
    Fifty Years of Human Life Resembles
SIGN    When Compared to Time in the Heavens,
    Fifty Years of Human Life Resembles
    Naught but Dreams and Lottery Tickets
[23:43] Hij
    Naught but Dreams and Lottery Tickets."
[23:46] Hij
    I...
[23:47] Hij
    I-I won?!
SIGN    Preview
SIGN    [Thanks] To whomever it may concern,
SIGN    thank you so much for your help.
SIGN    The Gintama anime only exists thanks to your goodwill,
SIGN    and next week it presents a one-shot with Hijikata, a lottery ticket, and Gintoki.