E315 - Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Eight: Nobume

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[00:00] Obo
    No matter how many times you cut him down,
[00:02] Obo
    you can't escape
[00:03] Obo
    the karma you took upon yourself back then.
[00:07] Obo
    So long as you defy the heavens,
[00:10] Obo
    you're fated to keep killing that man.
[00:15] Gin
    Just who...
[00:16] Gin
    Who the hell is that?!
[00:20] Nob
    Someone who's both Shoyo
    and not at the same time.
[00:24] Nob
    One thing's for sure.
[00:27] Nob
    You're not the one who killed Shoyo.
[00:32] Nob
    It was him!
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[02:11] Shin
    There are enemies over here, too!
[02:13] Shin
    We have nowhere to run!
[02:15] Gin
    Damn it!
[02:16] Both
    Damn it all!
[02:30] Kat
    Judging from this situation,
[02:32] Kat
    even if we do find the
    men who were left behind,
[02:35] Kat
    we won't be able to escape!
[02:37] Hij
    Then why'd you come with
    me when you're so hurt?
[02:43] Kat
    Probably the same reason as you.
[02:46] Kat
    Actually, I suppose everyone
    still fighting here is the same.
[02:52] Kat
    People prattle on about ideals, convictions,
    and whatnot when in a safe place,
[03:02] Kat
    but only when we're on the verge
    of death do we first realize
[03:05] Kat
    that we simply wish to live
    beside the ones we trust
[03:12] Kat
    and die by their sides.
[03:16] Kat
    That's all we, as humans, really care about.
[03:26] (Flashback) Sas
    All this while, you've
    worked hard for my sake.
[03:32] (Flashback) Sas
    Starting tomorrow, you're the vice
    commander of the Mimawarigumi,
[03:36] (Flashback) Sas
    Imai Nobume.
[03:40] (Flashback) Nob
    What's with that weird name?
[03:43] (Flashback) Sas
    A police officer can't go by an ominous
    name like "Mukuro," meaning "corpse."
[03:49] (Flashback) Nob
    What's in a name?
[03:51] (Flashback) Nob
    Or is there a point in giving me
    a name so easy to stumble on?
[03:57] [Messenger] ---
    Have you decided on a name for the baby yet?
[04:01] (Flashback) Sas
    Not really.
[04:04] (Flashback) Sas
    I just came up with it right now.
[04:31] G
    This way! Hurry!
[04:33] G
    What's keeping the chief and the others?
[04:35] G
    This is bad. The Mimawarigumi
    are dropping like flies.
[04:38] G
    At this rate, we'll go down, too.
[04:40] Tae
    Shin-chan...
[04:41] Tae
    Everyone...
[04:44] Sas
    What is the meaning of this?
[04:48] Kon
    Relax.
[04:50] Kon
    I did it not to help you,
[04:53] Kon
    but because I wanted your help.
[04:56] Sas
    What are you talking about?
[04:59] Kon
    I didn't get away in time.
[05:01] Kon
    I've got a bunch of snails
    as companions, you see.
[05:04] Kon
    The white ones, especially.
    All they do is whine.
[05:07] Sas
    Don't tell me
[05:09] Sas
    you're lagging behind here because you
    picked up wounded enemy soldiers.
[05:14] Kon
    There are no allies or enemies when it
    comes to people who can't fight anymore.
[05:19] Sas
    Are you implying I don't
    have any fight left in me?
[05:22] Sas
    Your men risked their lives
    by coming here to save you.
[05:28] Sas
    Are you going to waste all their
    efforts just for the sake of
[05:31] Sas
    dead or enemy soldiers?
[05:34] Kon
    That's not it.
[05:36] Kon
    If I abandoned them so I could survive,
[05:40] Kon
    the man named Kondo Isao would die.
[05:42] Kon
    They risked their lives for my sake.
[05:46] Kon
    So I must respond in kind.
[05:48] Kon
    I have to risk my life to protect
    the "Kondo Isao" they believe in.
[05:54] Kon
    A leader's crown doesn't rest on his head.
[05:59] Kon
    It rests on the ideals of all his men!
[06:05] Sas
    Those eyes.
[06:07] Sas
    Swayed by those very eyes,
    I tried to act like a true samurai
[06:11] Sas
    and ended up being neither a
    samurai nor a father anymore.
[06:16] Sas
    Sasaki Isaburo died a long time ago.
[06:20] Sas
    A dead man has nothing to protect,
    nor any self to uphold.
[06:27] Kon
    Then where were you trying to go?
[06:31] Kon
    After losing everything you had and
    seeking to destroy everything else,
[06:35] Kon
    where were you so desperately
    dragging yourself to?
[06:40] Kon
    There was a sliver...
[06:42] Kon
    There was something even you
    had left to protect, right?
[06:49] Kon
    How are you still not getting it, Sasaki?
[06:53] Kon
    Right now, you have the eyes of a samurai...
[06:57] Kon
    Maybe even those of a father.
[07:02] Kon
    You're—
[07:03] Sas
    Don't say any more.
[07:09] Sas
    There's no way I could admit
[07:12] Sas
    that the girl who killed my wife and child,
[07:15] Sas
    the girl I kept by my side
    so I could exact revenge,
[07:26] Sas
    was the only name left in my address book.
[07:32] Sas
    I intended to delete all my contacts.
[07:36] Sas
    But right at the very end,
[07:38] [Messenger] ---
    I will come pick both you and Nobume
[07:39] Sas
    I just couldn't bring myself
    to delete that name.
[07:40] [Messenger] ---
    Nobume
[07:44] Sas
    It wasn't a name meant to be
    given on a whim, apparently.
[07:50] Sas
    And even if I tried to email her now,
    I don't think it would reach her.
[07:55] Kon
    Nah.
[07:56] Kon
    Your email has long since been delivered.
[08:01] Kon
    Just as you tried to protect them,
[08:06] Kon
    they must be fighting to protect you, too.
[08:12] Kon
    So don't give up.
[08:15] Kon
    If we can just make it through here...
[08:18] Kon
    If we can just hang on,
[08:20] Kon
    I'm sure we'll be able to see them again!
[09:18] G
    Shinsengumi Chief Kondo Isao.
[09:21] G
    Mimawari Commander Sasaki Isaburo.
[09:23] G
    No doubt about it.
[09:25] Obo
    Well done.
[09:27] Obo
    This is the end.
[09:29] Obo
    The banners you lot were
    holding aloft are now gone.
[09:33] Obo
    It's over.
[09:49] Gin
    It's not over yet!
[09:54] Gin
    Don't you dare end it yourself!
[09:58] (Flashback) Kon
    No matter whose corpse
    you have to walk over,
[10:01] (Flashback) Kon
    there are some things that must be protected.
[10:05] (Flashback) Kon
    Give Toshi and the others a message for me.
[10:06] (Flashback) Kon
    Tell them that Edo still needs them.
[10:10] Gin
    Look forward!
[10:13] Gin
    Grip your swords!
[10:16] Gin
    Fight, Shinsengumi!
[10:36] Mat
    There's no time!
[10:38] Mat
    Whether they're dressed in black or
    white, don't let anyone else die!
[10:41] Mat
    We are the police force that has
    protected Edo all this while!
[10:45] Mat
    Show them just how strong we can be!
[10:54] Obo
    Why are they...
[11:00] Sas
    Kondo-san, you were right.
[11:04] Sas
    It seems my email had indeed been delivered.
[11:06] [Messenger] ---
    Help the Shinsengumi and escape this island with them.
[11:10] Obo
    So it was you, Sasaki.
[11:14] Obo
    Did your police blood start
    boiling in your final moments?
[11:19] Obo
    What could you possibly save
    with your filthy hands?
[11:24] Nob
    Isaburo!
[11:34] Sas
    So we won't change after all.
[11:36] Sas
    We can't change...
[11:38] Sas
    Neither you guys nor me.
[11:43] Sas
    I struggled with all my might,
[11:45] Sas
    but I ended up making the same mistake again.
[12:01] Sas
    Yes. Yet again, I ended up
[12:04] Sas
    staking it all on those eyes.
[12:06] Sas
    The eyes of a samurai.
[12:27] Kon
    I realized that I'd forgotten something,
[12:30] Kon
    so I did the crawl stroke
    back from the River Styx.
[12:34] Kon
    I told you, didn't I?
[12:36] Kon
    That I wouldn't leave you guys behind
    anymore, even if we're going to hell.
[12:46] Hij
    Good grief.
[12:49] Hij
    You came back to life just
    to drag us down with you?
[12:54] Hij
    Then we can't hand you over to
    anyone, be it Enma or Buddha.
[13:03] Kon
    Let's go, Shinsengumi!
[13:06] Kon
    Not to heaven or hell.
[13:08] Kon
    Let's go back to our Edo alive!
[13:13] All
    Yeah!
[13:22] (Flashback) Sas
    Kondo-san.
[13:23] (Flashback) Sas
    It'll be impossible to make it
    past all these assassins alive.
[13:29] (Flashback) Sas
    What choice do we have but to die, then?
[13:32] (Flashback) Sas
    My men told me
[13:35] (Flashback) Sas
    that they found something strange
    lying in your prison cells.
[13:41] (Flashback) Kat
    Take that pill.
[13:44] (Flashback) Kat
    It'll let you die without having to wait
    for your execution.
[13:47] (Flashback) Kat
    That said, it'll only be a
    suspended animation of sorts.
[13:51] (Flashback) Sas
    If you still have it, take it now.
[13:54] (Flashback) Sas
    Though I don't know if that wound
    will be enough to trick them.
[13:58] (Flashback) Kon
    Sasaki, you...
[14:03] Hij
    Why?
[14:05] Hij
    Why'd you protect Kondo-san by
    acting like you'd killed him?
[14:13] Sas
    Protecting him was never my intention.
[14:18] Sas
    It wasn't back then, either.
[14:21] Sas
    I simply didn't want to lose to you people.
[14:26] Sas
    But I had no idea how to beat you.
[14:32] Sas
    However,
[14:36] Sas
    I finally managed to figure
    it out, at the very end.
[14:40] Sas
    It may have only been for a moment,
[14:42] Sas
    but I got to play the man who defeated
    the Shinsengumi chief, Kondo Isao.
[14:48] Sas
    I couldn't be happier.
[15:01] Mat
    Hurry!
[15:02] Mat
    We won't last much longer!
[15:10] Hij
    Kondo-san!
[15:11] Hij
    Kondo-san!
[15:12] Hij
    Damn it!
[15:23] Nob
    Isaburo, wake up.
[15:27] Nob
    You can't die here. I won't accept it.
[15:31] Nob
    I promised that I'd be the one
[15:37] Nob
    to kill you!
[15:40] Nob
    So I won't die yet,
[15:45] Nob
    nor let you die.
[15:52] Sas
    I forgot about that ancient
    promise a long time ago.
[15:59] Sas
    If you let its rusted chains tie you down,
[16:02] Sas
    you'll die, too.
[16:04] Nob
    Why should you care about what happens
    to the person who killed your family?
[16:10] Sas
    But is the killer really here at all?
[16:18] Sas
    I found something rather odd back then.
[16:23] Sas
    Bloodstains leading away from the scene.
[16:27] Sas
    You weren't the only one who
    attacked my wife, were you?
[16:34] Sas
    The attendants were all killed,
[16:37] Sas
    which means that blood
    was shed by an attacker.
[16:40] Sas
    Who could've hurt the assassins so badly?
[16:47] Sas
    It could only have been the
    bastard child of death itself.
[16:51] Sas
    I'd always been aware of the possibility
[16:56] Sas
    that you didn't kill my wife and child,
    but actually tried to protect them.
[17:04] Sas
    And despite being aware of it,
    I called you my enemy
[17:08] Sas
    and used you to further my vengeance.
[17:12] Sas
    I'm not worth risking your life to protect.
[17:17] Sas
    And there's no reason for you
    to let yourself be used anymore.
[17:23] Nob
    Isaburo...
[17:26] Nob
    I am your enemy.
[17:29] Nob
    Let's just go with that.
[17:31] Nob
    I'm just like you.
[17:36] Nob
    You wanted someone to stay by your
    side, even if it was an enemy.
[17:41] Nob
    I wanted to stay by someone's side,
    even if they called me their enemy.
[17:49] Nob
    You didn't want to be alone.
[17:52] Nob
    I didn't want you to be alone.
[17:56] Nob
    Isn't just that enough for
    us to stay beside each other?
[18:03] Nob
    So please stand up.
[18:06] Nob
    Don't stop walking.
[18:08] Nob
    We've lost everything again,
[18:12] Nob
    but this isn't like back then.
[18:14] Nob
    The name you gave me will never disappear.
[18:19] Nob
    Imai Nobume will never leave your side!
[18:24] Nob
    No matter how many times
    we experience loss,
[18:27] Nob
    as long as we don't turn
    a blind eye ourselves...
[18:38] Nob
    We are not alone.
[18:43] G
    This is it!
[18:44] G
    If we don't take off, the ship will—
[18:48] Hij
    Not yet!
[18:49] Hij
    Just you try taking off!
[18:51] Hij
    I'll clip your wings!
[18:57] Hij
    Hurry!
[19:09] [Messenger] ---
    How about the name "Tomoko," meaning "Affable Girl"?
    I don't have many friends, so I'd like to name her that
    in hopes that she is blessed with lots of them.
[19:20] [Messenger] ---
    Then how about the name "Kyoko" (Cooperative Girl)?
    I'm not the cooperative sort,
    so I'd like to name her that
    in hopes that she can work together
    with others to achieve her goals.
[19:30] [Messenger] ---
    How about "Yuko," meaning "Gentle Girl"?
    In hopes that she'd grow up to be
    a kind girl who cares about others.
[19:37] [Messenger] ---
    Then let's go with "Ganko," meaning "Strong-Willed Girl."
    She'll grow up to be like you,
    someone with a strong will,
    who won't give in to anyone.
[19:44] [Messenger] ---
    Why don't you come up with something, then?
    Whatever. Let's just go with "Vag***."
[19:55] Hij
    Take off!
[20:19] (Flashback) Sas
    There are so many meanings I
    want in a name, I can't decide.
[20:23] (Flashback) Sas
    I'm too elite for my own good.
[20:31] (Flashback) Sas
    The name doesn't matter, I suppose...
[20:37] (Flashback) Sas
    So long as she lives strong.
[20:53] (Flashback) Sas
    As for the rest, I'll just believe in her.
[20:56] (Flashback) Sas
    After all, she's an elite's child.
SIGN    Nobume, "Girl of Faith"
[21:03] (Flashback) Sas
    I'd better send an email.
[21:11] Nob
    Isaburo!
[21:26] Sas
    I'm glad I believed in you.
[21:29] Sas
    You have lots of friends,
[21:32] Sas
    get along with everyone,
[21:35] Sas
    and are both gentle and firm...
[21:39] Sas
    Nobume-san.
[21:43] Sas
    My email was finally delivered.
[21:51] Sas
    Isaburo!
SIGN    Farewell Shinsengumi Arc
    Part Eight
SIGN    Nobume
SIGN    Preview
[23:36] Nob
    Thank you for giving me such
    a wonderful name, Isaburo.
[23:39] HB1
    Her police came back, didn't they?
[23:44] Kon
    We're off.
SIGN    Farewell Shinsengumi Arc
    Part Nine
SIGN    Farewell Shinsengumi
[23:49] ---
    When black and white mix together,
[23:49] ---
    where will it lead them?
[23:55] ---
    Next time, the Farewell Shinsengumi Arc
[23:55] ---
    reaches its conclusion!!!