E312 - Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Five: Stray Dogs

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SIGN    Roshigumi Applicants
[00:03] (Flashback) Kon
    No education, no status.
[00:06] (Flashback) Kon
    The only thing they can trust
    is their own swords.
[00:10] (Flashback) Kon
    And they want to make a name
    for themselves using them.
[00:13] (Flashback) Kon
    That's the kind of ruffians
    who have gathered here.
[00:16] (Flashback) Kon
    Don't let their dreams consume you.
[00:20] (Flashback) Kon
    Carve open a path to your
    dreams with your own hands.
[00:23] (Flashback) Kon
    We're gonna become samurai here in Edo.
[00:37] G
    Commissioner-General.
[00:38] G
    Commissioner-General!
[00:39] G
    Ship silhouette sighted
    a few kilometers ahead.
[00:43] G
    Wait, that's...
[00:45] Sas
    So the Shinsengumi are here.
[00:49] Sas
    Will this be the day their dreams perish?
[00:54] Sas
    Or will it be the day I
    finally awaken from mine?
[01:00] Sas
    If you think you can carve open
    a path, then let's see you try.
[01:07] Sas
    I'll have you know I toss
    and turn a lot in my sleep.
SIGN    Farewell Shinsengumi Arc
    Part Five
SIGN    Stray Dogs
SIGN    Watch the Farewell Shinsengumi Arc in a bright
    room and at a safe distance from your TV!!
[02:52] Kat
    Looks like it's begun.
[02:53] Kon
    D-Don't tell me, Toshi and
    the others are over there?
[02:57] Kat
    No.
[03:01] G
    There's nobody aboard the ships?
[03:08] Kat
    It's a ploy Gintoki used often.
[03:10] Kat
    And Sakamoto often yelled at him for it,
    saying ships weren't firewood.
[03:15] Kat
    If the fire was set in front of the island...
[03:18] Gin
    If a castle can only be
    breached from the front,
[03:20] Gin
    that means it can be easily felled
    if you get in any other way.
[03:25] Hij
    You actually think we can climb this cliff?
[03:28] Gin
    If the enemy has that same doubt,
    then it's worth a shot.
[03:31] Oki
    We don't have time to complain.
[03:34] Oki
    There are gunships closing in from behind.
[03:36] Oki
    We placed decoy squads
    in all four directions,
[03:39] Oki
    but who knows how long they'll
    keep the enemy occupied?
[03:42] Oki
    Doesn't look like there are any
    footholds until halfway up,
[03:45] Oki
    but climbing the rest
    of the way seems doable.
[03:47] Oki
    The question is, how do we get halfway up?
[03:49] Kag
    We just need someone to get up there
    and dangle a rope for the rest.
[03:53] Kag
    Leave it to me.
[03:55] Oki
    You sure, China Girl?
[03:57] Kag
    Yup. A cliff like this is
    like a stone's throw for me.
[04:04] Kag
    Grab that rope and climb, guys!
[04:07] Hij
    You weren't the one going up?!
[04:09] Hij
    As if we could use a rope that bloody!
[04:11] Hij
    And it's not nearly long enough!
[04:13] Kag
    Fine. Let's add some extra!
[04:17] Hij
    You don't have to add an extra human being!
[04:20] Kag
    Oops, I missed.
[04:21] Kag
    No point to the extra now.
[04:22] Ymz
    You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?!
[04:24] Gin
    Well, they're here now.
[04:25] Gin
    Let's use them as stairs, like this.
[04:29] Ymz
    Uh, is there any point to this first stair?
[04:32] Ymz
    Is my life just a stepping stone?
[04:34] Oki
    Screw you!
[04:35] Hij
    There'll be nobody left by
    the time we reach the top!
[04:38] Hij
    I'll chop you up and use your
    body parts as footholds!
[04:41] Gin
    Get bent! The only one who can
    step on my cck is Ketsuno Ana!
[04:44] Hij
    Nope, I'm gonna step all over it!
[04:48] Shin
    Sis.
[04:50] Tae
    Shin-chan, I thought we
    couldn't go back anymore.
[04:54] Tae
    That those days would never return.
[04:59] Tae
    But it looks like I can still laugh.
[05:03] Tae
    It's so strange.
[05:05] Tae
    Even though we're in this situation,
[05:07] Tae
    being with everyone makes me...
[05:11] Shin
    Just wait.
[05:15] Shin
    I'll bring that man,
[05:16] Shin
    and everyone, back here to you for sure.
[05:21] Shin
    So wait for us with that same
    old smile on your face, Sis.
[05:26] Shin
    No matter what may happen from here on...
[05:28] Shin
    So long as you and everyone
    else is still smiling,
[05:33] Shin
    we can always go back to those days.
[05:44] Shin
    I'll be right back, Sis.
[05:54] Kon
    How many?
[05:55] Kat
    You noticed? Probably a few dozen.
[05:59] Kat
    They must be Naraku.
[06:00] Kat
    Go on ahead.
[06:01] Kat
    At this rate, they'll figure out where
    we're meeting Gintoki and the rest.
[06:05] Kat
    And if you die, I'll lose the
    Shinsengumi's cooperation.
[06:12] Kon
    I'm sorry, but while I may
    have broken out of prison,
[06:15] Kon
    I don't remember agreeing
    to work with you guys.
[06:19] Kon
    I'm gonna do as I please.
[06:21] Kat
    You...
[06:23] Mat
    Kondo.
[06:25] Kon
    Get going, Pops!
[06:30] (Flashback) Mat
    With the end of the Joi War,
    the world has entered a new era.
[06:36] (Flashback) Mat
    But there are still hoodlums throwing
    their weight around in public.
[06:39] (Flashback) Mat
    They call themselves Joi Rebels
    and continue to break the law.
[06:44] (Flashback) Mat
    They're a lot like you guys, actually.
[06:48] (Flashback) Mat
    You have strength, but no idea where to use it.
[06:52] (Flashback) Mat
    So we thought that maybe we could use
    that strength for a different purpose.
SIGN    Roshigumi Applicants
[06:59] (Flashback) Mat
    That's why we formed this special
    peacekeeping unit, the Roshigumi.
[07:05] (Flashback) Mat
    How about it?
[07:06] (Flashback) Mat
    If you're gonna wreak havoc anyway,
[07:09] (Flashback) Mat
    why don't you try using your
    strength to protect something?
[07:13] Mat
    For all that big talk, the idea was to*
    basically pit stray dogs against one another.
[07:20] Mat
    The bakufu would give hoodlums a sword,
    a mission, and freedom to act like samurai,
[07:25] Mat
    but the end goal was to have them and
    the Joi Rebels take each other out.
[07:29] Mat
    Talk about irony.
[07:31] Mat
    Now that a new era is upon us,
    and samurai are dying out,
[07:34] Mat
    the last remaining hope
    is those very stray dogs.
[07:38] Mat
    No, you guys are no longer stray dogs.
[07:44] Mat
    You're noble wolves!
[07:50] Ymz
    Oh, shut up.
[07:52] Ymz
    Go away! I can't focus!
[07:56] Ymz
    Damn, I looked down.
[07:58] Gin
    Keep looking up and climb.
[08:00] Gin
    If you look down, your legs will stop moving.
[08:02] Gin
    That's the golden rule of mountain
    climbing, and life in general.
[08:05] Ymz
    Th-Then...
[08:07] Ymz
    How about when you're descending a mountain?
[08:09] Oki
    It's simple.
[08:11] Oki
    Close your eyes and let go of that rope.
[08:13] Oki
    Anyone who thinks about going down
    before climbing all the way up
[08:16] Oki
    should just fall and have his eyeballs
    plucked out, or so the crows are saying.
[08:19] Ymz
    Don't say ominous things like that, Captain!
[08:23] Hij
    Kondo-san, please hold
    out until we get there!
[08:30] Kat
    They're really looking down on us, huh?
[08:32] Kat
    Is this all the assassins they sent after us?
[08:35] Kon
    If you want to take us out,
    then only an entire army...
[08:43] Kat
    ...or Kondo Isao...
[08:45] Kon
    ...or Katsura Kotaro...
[08:47] Bo
    ...are fit for the job!
[08:50] Kat
    We're the only ones who can kill each other.
[08:55] Kat
    And you've ended up taking
    both of us on at once.
[09:04] Kon
    We have...
[09:05] Kat
    ...no enemies anymore.
[09:07] Kon
    Did we get all of them?
[09:09] Kat
    No, we're talking about
    those filthy crows here.
[09:12] Kat
    They probably sent word the
    moment they spotted us.
[09:16] Kat
    I can't imagine they'd go down
    without sending reinforcements.
[09:22] Kat
    It can't be!
[09:23] Kon
    Katsura?
[09:24] Kat
    Hurry, Kondo!
[09:25] Kon
    What's this about?
[09:27] Kat
    We were the ones being held up!
[09:30] Kat
    Of course they wouldn't send reinforcements!
[09:34] Kat
    The enemy's main unit is already
[09:39] Kat
    directly above Gintoki and the others!
[09:44] Kon
    That means Pops is in danger, too!
[09:56] Kon
    Katsura!
[10:02] Kon
    Hey, Katsura! Hang in there!
[10:04] Kon
    Katsura!
[10:06] Kat
    Don't get so worked up. I've merely
    gained an extra belly button, is all.
[10:10] Kat
    But it looks like we no longer
    have time to worry about others.
[10:14] Kat
    And at the worst possible time!
[10:17] Sas
    Time's up.
[10:24] Hij
    Don't panic!
[10:26] Hij
    Huddle up and take cover
    beneath the rock face!
[10:29] Kag
    Damn you and your cheap tricks!
[10:32] Kag
    Follow me—
[10:35] Shin
    Kagura-chan!
[10:47] Gin
    Second wave incoming!
[10:49] Gin
    Kagura!
[10:50] Hij
    Sogo!
[10:51] Kag
    Let go.
[10:53] Kag
    Let go of me!
[11:16] Obo
    Oh?
[11:17] Hij
    Now! Let's go!
[11:18] Obo
    They acted as bait to draw our attention,
[11:22] Obo
    and while we were distracted,
    they drilled a hole to take our rear?
[11:26] Obo
    It seems they have better spies than you.
[11:34] Ymz
    Let me give you some advice as your senior spy.
[11:37] Ymz
    Flying while only looking down,
    like you do, isn't good enough,
[11:39] Ymz
    nor is climbing while only looking up.
[11:42] Ymz
    You need to look both up and down.
[11:45] Ymz
    That's the golden rule of
    surveillance, my dear crow.
SIGN    Out of the way
[11:51] Ymz
    I wasn't looking behind me...
SIGN    I'll take the lead. Let's crush them in one fell swoop.
SIGN    If you're giving orders, wouldn't a notebook be easier for all to read?
SIGN    There's no need...
SIGN    ...for words anymore.
[12:22] Sai
    You have our backz.
[12:33] Oki
    It's about time those guys got here.
[12:37] Oki
    Now I can finally get some payback!
[12:52] Hij
    Crush them!
[13:00] Obo
    For a measly pack of stray dogs,
[13:02] Obo
    you sure have sharpened your fangs well.
[13:07] Obo
    However...
[13:19] Hij
    You guys!
[13:20] Obo
    This is the end.
[13:22] Obo
    The lofty heavens are yet distant.
[13:26] Obo
    Past here is a hellish road one cannot navigate
    without the Yatagarasu's guidance.
[13:33] Obo
    Should you wish to proceed,
[13:35] Obo
    do so after you cast aside
    your corrupt bodies.
[13:39] Obo
    If you do, these crows will carry
    your souls to your destination...
[13:46] Obo
    To where your Kondo is.
[13:49] Obo
    To where Shoyo is.
[13:53] Gin
    Sheesh.
[13:55] Gin
    What an awful sight.
[13:57] Gin
    We finally got to the top of the mountain,
[14:00] Gin
    but this place is covered
    with crow droppings, too.
[14:03] Gin
    Go ahead.
[14:05] Gin
    Cleaning up crow droppings
    isn't a job for the police.
[14:09] Gin
    Hurry up and go clean up a
    gorilla's shit or something.
[14:13] Gin
    Besides, he's...
[14:15] (Flashback) Tak
    ...the other will definitely
    send you to Hell.
[14:21] Gin
    He's my client.
[14:25] Oki
    Then you take that side, Boss.
[14:27] Oki
    And I'll handle them.
[14:31] Hij
    Sogo?
[14:33] Oki
    Truth is, I want to go, too.
[14:36] Oki
    But unfortunately, Kondo-san
    gave me a role to fulfill.
[14:42] Oki
    I'm Okita Sogo, Shinsengumi
    1st Squad Captain.
[14:45] Oki
    My job is to take the vanguard
    and cut open a path.
[14:49] Oki
    And you're the Shinsengumi's Demonic
    Vice Chief, Hijikata Toshiro.
[14:59] Oki
    Your job is to go down that
    path without looking back.
[15:03] Oki
    Hijikata-san—
[15:05] Oki
    No...
[15:08] Oki
    Vice Chief.
[15:09] Oki
    I leave the Chief to you.
[15:18] Hij
    Listen up, and listen good.
[15:21] Hij
    I'm adding one last article
    to the Shinsengumi Code.
[15:25] Hij
    Until now, you've staked your lives
    to uphold the 46 articles of the Code.
[15:31] Hij
    Even if you have to violate all of them,
[15:39] Hij
    survive!
[15:47] Hij
    Let's roll!
[15:54] Hij
    We're cutting through!
[15:56] Hij
    Keep your eyes forward and run!
[16:20] [Messenger] ---
    Found the gorilla in the forest.
[16:22] Sas
    There's no response.
[16:24] Sas
    Did Nobume-san read my message
    and ignore it like always,
[16:27] Sas
    or did something happen on her end, as well?
[16:31] Sas
    There you have it, Kondo-san.
[16:34] Sas
    Unfortunately for you, our men have
    already closed off the entire area.
[16:40] Sas
    You have nowhere to run.
[16:43] Sas
    They came here to save you,
[16:46] Sas
    so there's a very simple way to save them.
[16:50] Sas
    You just have to die.
[16:53] Sas
    Let's work together and
    put an end to this mess.
[16:56] Sas
    Come on out, now.
[16:59] Kat
    Kondo...
[17:01] Kat
    I'll distract them. Take that chance to run.
[17:07] Kat
    I came here to save you,
[17:10] Kat
    so I can't drag you down with me.
[17:14] Kon
    That so?
[17:16] Kon
    Then...
[17:18] Kon
    With this, we're even.
[17:20] Kon
    You saved me first.
[17:23] Kon
    So now it's your turn to hold me back.
[17:27] Kat
    Kondo...
[17:28] Kon
    I was going to be executed.
[17:31] Kon
    I wouldn't have minded, as long as
    I could protect my comrades.
[17:34] Kon
    Or so I thought.
[17:36] Kon
    But I've gotten greedy since you saved me.
[17:40] Kon
    I've started wanting to see those guys again.
[17:44] Kon
    And I've gained another comrade
    I want to share a drink with.
[17:50] Kon
    Katsura, I don't want to die yet.
[17:53] Kon
    I don't want to let you die, either.
[17:56] Kon
    So let me ask you, as well.
[18:00] Kon
    Lend me your strength, Katsura, so that
    we might see those guys once again.
[18:06] Kon
    As long as you don't die,
[18:08] Kon
    and as long as I don't die,
[18:12] Kon
    the other also won't die.
[18:15] Kon
    Don't let go, okay?
[18:29] Sas
    He hasn't changed.
[18:32] Sas
    That man is still the same.
[18:36] (Flashback) Mat
    How are they looking?
[18:40] (Flashback) Mat
    The master plan devised by
    one of the most eminent sons
SIGN    Roshigumi Station
[18:44] (Flashback) Mat
    of the famed Sasaki family,
    Sasaki Isaburo: the Roshigumi.
[18:49] (Flashback) Mat
    Is there anyone who could come in handy?
[18:54] (Flashback) Sas
    It seems my master plan didn't
    have any basis in reality.
[18:59] (Flashback) Sas
    I ordered them to discuss and
    implement an internal structure,
[19:03] (Flashback) Sas
    but they've been like this for days.
[19:06] (Flashback) Sas
    They don't even seem like they can contain
    themselves, let alone Joi Rebels.
[19:13] (Flashback) Mat
    Well, no need to worry.
[19:15] (Flashback) Mat
    Stray dogs have their own
    ways of doing things.
[19:20] (Flashback) Ymz
    That makes it seven schools.
[19:23] (Flashback) Ymz
    If any of you got a problem
    with me, bring it.
[19:27] (Flashback) Ymz
    I, Mountain Zaki, will
    gladly take you on anytime.
SIGN    Mountain Zaki
[19:34] (Flashback) Ymz
    If there's nobody else, I can be the leader—
[19:38] (Flashback) Kon
    Hey.
[19:40] (Flashback) Kon
    You're pretty good.
[19:43] (Flashback) Ymz
    Huh? What's your problem?
[19:49] (Flashback) Ymz
    Taking a beating like that without
    throwing a single punch in return?
[19:54] (Flashback) Ymz
    No ordinary man would be
    capable of that, boss.
[19:58] (Flashback) Ymz
    Hey, tend to him.
[20:00] (Flashback) Ymz
    He might be our boss someday.
[20:03] (Flashback) Ymz
    Hold it!
[20:06] (Flashback) Ymz
    You the hicks always practicin'
    swings in the corner?
[20:10] (Flashback) Ymz
    I don't know or care which
    school you belong to,
[20:13] (Flashback) Ymz
    but if you're tryin' to become leader,
    I'll destroy you and your students anytime.
[20:18] (Flashback) Ymz
    Bring it on!
[20:20] (Flashback) Kon
    Nah, I'll pass.
[20:22] (Flashback) Kon
    If we've got the time to
    fight among ourselves,
[20:24] (Flashback) Kon
    we'd be better off spending it doing swings.
[20:28] (Flashback) Ymz
    Draw your sword!
[20:30] (Flashback) Ymz
    That's fine by me!
[20:31] (Flashback) Ymz
    Show me the results of all
    those practice swings!
[20:35] (Flashback) Kon
    I said I'm not interested, Mashin Hero Wataru.
[20:38] (Flashback) Ymz
    It's Mountain Zaki!
[20:41] (Flashback) Kon
    A leader doesn't need the
    strength to subdue a comrade.
[20:45] (Flashback) Kon
    All he needs is the strength to protect one.
[20:49] (Flashback) Kon
    Compared to you, who hit a comrade,
[20:51] (Flashback) Kon
    a guy lying flat on his back after not
    hitting back is better suited to be leader,
[20:55] (Flashback) Kon
    Tokoroten Wataru.
[20:56] (Flashback) Ymz
    Mountain Zaki!
[20:58] (Flashback) Kon
    All right, back to training.
[21:01] (Flashback) Ymz
    I see how it is, boss.
[21:03] (Flashback) Ymz
    Then you should keep practicing your
    swings even while I beat you to a pulp!
[21:09] (Flashback) Kon
    Don't.
[21:14] (Flashback) Kon
    The practice swings of our Hick School
[21:17] (Flashback) Kon
    can kill a person, you know.
[21:22] (Flashback) Kon
    Though I don't mind training
    with you at any time.
[21:24] (Flashback) Kon
    Interested, Mountain Zaki?
[21:28] (Flashback) Ymz
    N-No...
[21:30] (Flashback) Ymz
    I'm not Mountain Zaki.
[21:32] (Flashback) Ymz
    My name is Yamazaki Sagaru.
[21:35] (Flashback) Ymz
    I-It's a pleasure, boss!
SIGN    To Be Continued
SIGN    Preview
[23:09] Ymz
    Hey! The hell are you?
[23:12] Ymz
    You're the punk who's been sneaking
    around lately, aren't you?
[23:14] Ymz
    You can't fool this Mountain Zaki's nose.
[23:17] Ymz
    Do you know what this place is?!
[23:19] Ymz
    Try anything funny, and the
    Roshigumi will arrest you—
[23:21] Hij
    You're the one who needs to be arrested.
[23:23] Ymz
    H-Hijikata-san?!
[23:24] Ymz
    Are you trying to piss about,
    or are you trying to piss me off?
[23:27] Ymz
    Either way, I'll gladly kick your ass.
[23:29] Ymz
    If you don't want that, get back to training.
[23:31] Ymz
    And do a thousand swings extra.
[23:33] Ymz
    Yes, sir!
[23:34] Ymz
    Yamazaki Sagaru, heading back right away!
[23:36] Hij
    One of our men seems to have
    been rude to you. I'm sorry.
[23:39] Hij
    Wait, aren't you...
SIGN    Farewell Shinsengumi Arc
    Part Six
[23:44] Sas
    How you've changed.
SIGN    Undelivered Mail
[23:49] ---
    In the midst of battle,
    Sasaki's mind flashes back
[23:49] ---
    to a past meeting and a tragic night—
[23:54] ---
    How did the Shinsengumi come to be?
[23:54] ---
    Sasaki's scheme creates a bizarre bond.