E328 - Hope

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[00:07] Obo
    There's something I must tell you.
[00:11] Obo
    Just what Yoshida Shoyo...
[00:13] Obo
    What Utsuro is.
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    Part 12
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[01:57] Hen
    Oboro, the chief of Tenshoin Naraku,
[02:00] Hen
    was Yoshida Shoyo's first and last student.
[02:05] Hen
    Utsuro, the previous chief,
    met Oboro and became Shoyo.
[02:10] Hen
    And he died as Shoyo because of Oboro.
[02:14] Hen
    That's how that man came to be.
[02:18] Hen
    Or should I say, came back to life?
[02:23] (Flashback) D
    Altana mutants?
[02:26] (Flashback) D
    It can't be!
[02:27] (Flashback) D
    There's no doubt.
[02:28] (Flashback) D
    That man is immortal.
[02:32] (Flashback) T
    Utsuro.
[02:33] (Flashback) T
    Or would you prefer I
    called you Yoshida Shoyo?
[02:37] (Flashback) T
    When and where did you gain that ability?
[02:43] (Flashback) U
    Utsuro.
[02:44] (Flashback) U
    Yoshida Shoyo.
[02:47] (Flashback) U
    I'm both of those and
    neither at the same time.
[02:51] (Flashback) U
    One that has lived within this body for
    so long, I've forgotten my very name.
[02:58] (Flashback) U
    No, maybe I never had a name to begin with.
[03:03] (Flashback) U
    I was only showered with
    endless insults and hostility.
[03:09] (Flashback) U
    And the only name I remember is...
[03:11] Hen
    Devil.
[03:14] (Flashback) Sho
    I came here after hearing
    about a corpse-eating devil,
[03:18] (Flashback) Sho
    but you're awfully adorable for a devil.
[03:22] Hen
    It seems people persecuted Utsuro
    due to their fear of his immortality.
[03:27] Obo
    Chopped into pieces, skewered, and burned,
[03:31] Obo
    he died over and over again.
[03:39] Obo
    But he came back to life each time,
[03:41] Obo
    inspiring further fear and animosity.
[03:45] Obo
    Even though he experienced suffering
    that would break anyone's spirit,
[03:52] Obo
    he couldn't disappear.
[03:55] Obo
    That is why he gave birth,
[03:57] Obo
    in order to overcome the endless suffering...
[04:01] (Flashback) U
    To countless versions of me.
[04:04] (Flashback) U
    And by the time the prison
    itself rotted away,
[04:14] (Flashback) U
    they began to act.
[04:23] (Flashback) U
    To bestow countless deaths upon people.
[04:27] (Flashback) U
    They did to others what
    others had done unto them,
[04:31] (Flashback) U
    like a devil trying to become
    human by imitating them.
[04:42] (Flashback) U
    And so, they were granted
    the mask of the reaper.
[04:48] (Flashback) U
    The court chose to use the
    reaper for their own benefit.
[04:52] (Flashback) U
    The 500 years after that were spent
    in a maelstrom of bloodshed.
[04:57] (Flashback) U
    The one that hated humans,
[04:59] (Flashback) U
    the one that feared humans,
[05:01] (Flashback) U
    and the one that longed to be human...
[05:03] (Flashback) U
    They were all me.
[05:07] (Flashback) U
    It was inevitable that he
    would appear to stop them.
[05:15] (Flashback) U
    The only Utsuro that stood up to Utsuro.
[05:21] (Flashback) U
    That was Yoshida Shoyo.
[05:25] (Flashback) U
    He suppressed the countless
    incarnations of me
[05:29] (Flashback) U
    and fought to change.
[05:32] (Flashback) U
    He never stopped fighting.
[05:37] (Flashback) U
    However...
[05:45] (Flashback) U
    You're the only one left now,
[05:49] (Flashback) U
    Shoyo.
[05:51] (Flashback) U
    You don't need to suffer anymore.
[05:53] (Flashback) U
    I'll put an end to it all.
[06:06] (Flashback) U
    Farewell, me.
[06:23] (Flashback) T
    So what you seek is an end for yourself?
[06:29] (Flashback) T
    That's a shame.
[06:31] (Flashback) T
    If your power were used wisely,
[06:34] (Flashback) T
    we—this universe—could
    evolve even further.
[06:37] (Flashback) U
    If you'll find a way to kill me,
[06:41] (Flashback) U
    I don't mind if you chop this body up and
    investigate every last drop of blood.
[06:48] (Flashback) U
    But just keep this in mind:
[06:51] (Flashback) U
    I'm a man who doesn't
    know how to end himself,
[06:55] (Flashback) U
    but I do know how to rip my
    arms from these shackles
[06:58] (Flashback) U
    and put an end to this
    stupid game right now.
[07:04] (Flashback) U
    I know how to put an end to
    others better than anyone.
[07:08] (Flashback) U
    And, if one seeks the power of immortality,
[07:12] (Flashback) U
    I know how to grant it to them, too.
[07:15] (Flashback) U
    You needn't resort to these measures.
[07:17] (Flashback) U
    I would gladly cooperate with you.
[07:20] (Flashback) U
    But, in return, grant me power.
[07:24] (Flashback) U
    Power that can destroy me.
[07:30] Obo
    The Tendoshu feared him.
[07:34] Hen
    They gave him rank and honor,
    but not power or authority.
[07:38] Hen
    Utsuro sought the privilege that only the
    Tendoshu possess in all the universe:
[07:45] Hen
    the power to freely control
    each planet's Altana.
[07:49] Hen
    What makes that possible is a seal
    on the palm, known as the "key."
[07:54] Hen
    It is bestowed as a proof of authority
    upon the highest-level executives alone,
[07:58] Hen
    and it acts as a code that can
    open and close Altana gates.
[08:02] Hen
    Nobody knows how it's made,
[08:04] Hen
    but it is impossible to remove once engraved,
[08:08] Hen
    and ripping it off can prove fatal.
[08:11] Hen
    And when the wielder dies,
    the key disappears with them.
[08:14] Hen
    One needs the unanimous approval of
    the Tendoshu to procure the key,
[08:19] Hen
    so Utsuro cannot control Altana.
[08:23] Hen
    Or so it was thought.
[08:26] T
    Something terrible happened
    while you were away.
[08:30] T
    Planet Tanko's Altana went berserk.
[08:34] T
    The gate and terminal were blown
    to smithereens instantly.
[08:37] T
    Our branch there was destroyed, too.
[08:39] T
    The damage caused is believed
    to be unprecedented.
[08:42] U
    What led to that accident?
[08:44] T
    It was no accident.
[08:46] T
    Just before it happened,
    we received a report
[08:49] T
    that unidentified forces
    were attacking the gate.
[08:54] T
    It was clearly an act of
    rebellion against us.
[08:58] T
    So it was induced by man?
[09:00] T
    The only ones capable of such a thing are...
[09:03] T
    Yes, none but the Tendoshu
    who possess the key.
[09:09] T
    You're saying there's a traitor?
[09:12] T
    But where could they find
    soldiers who'd obey them?
[09:17] T
    True, any land that possesses
    a gate is under our control.
[09:23] T
    But what if it was a force that
    didn't belong to any land?
[09:27] T
    Like the pirate fleet you
    just took over, for example.
[09:32] T
    The goal of your trip was to
    gain control of the Harusame
[09:36] T
    and wipe out any rebels.
[09:39] T
    But what if half of them were used
    to achieve a different goal?
[09:45] T
    What if you used that whole battle
    to lull us into a sense of security?
[09:49] T
    What if making Altana go berserk
[09:52] T
    and destroying the planet
    was your true objective?
[09:59] T
    How did you steal a key?
[10:06] U
    I didn't steal anything.
[10:08] U
    I only gave away,
[10:11] U
    as you people wished,
[10:13] U
    my immortal blood.
[10:15] U
    And you people willingly parted with a great
    number of things to gain immortality.
[10:20] U
    The key, which causes death upon being
    stolen and disappears upon dying,
[10:27] U
    just became an indestructible key.
[10:29] U
    I only picked up a key you people dropped.
[10:34] T
    Wh-Who was it that handed
    over their key to him?!
[10:37] U
    My blood is certainly that of an immortal,
[10:41] U
    but it only functions as it should
    within an immortal's body.
[10:44] U
    Your bodies aren't immortal,
[10:46] U
    so infusing my blood is akin to pouring
    magma into a frail container.
[10:50] U
    What's more, you poured it until
    the vessel was overflowing.
[10:55] U
    The vessel is sure to start melting.
[10:57] U
    It won't just be your arms.
[10:58] U
    Soon, your legs will fall off,
[11:01] U
    and so will your head.
[11:02] U
    But even as your mind experiences
    suffering that could break anyone,
[11:07] U
    you can't die.
[11:09] U
    You won't end until your body rots away.
[11:14] T
    Utsuro, you bastard!
[11:15] T
    You said there was a way to save
    me if I offered you the key!
[11:19] T
    Are you going back on your word?!
[11:23] T
    Impossible... There were so many traitors?
[11:28] T
    Wait, then the keys you took...
[11:30] U
    I have lots more of them.
[11:33] U
    You should receive reports soon
[11:36] U
    about how for every key you dropped,
[11:49] U
    an entire planet was destroyed.
[11:52] U
    And the people who survived will swear
[11:55] U
    that they'll never forgive the Tendoshu.
[12:00] U
    That you can't be left
    in control of the gates.
[12:03] U
    They will eventually come here,
[12:04] U
    to Earth.
[12:06] T
    Are you trying to start a war
    with the entire universe?!
[12:10] U
    I'm a monster that Earth created.
[12:13] U
    As long as I consume the Altana
    of this planet, I cannot die.
[12:18] U
    My suffering, your suffering,
[12:22] U
    and all the suffering
    repeated on this planet
[12:26] U
    will never end as long as this planet exists.
[12:30] U
    Then we need only put an end
[12:33] U
    to this planet.
[12:35] Obo
    Wresting control of Altana
    from the Tendoshu's clutches
[12:40] Obo
    to cause a universal war.
[12:43] Obo
    That is his goal.
[12:46] Obo
    Fighters, take down Utsuro.
[12:51] Obo
    Yoshida Shoyo fought the Utsuro
    within himself and lost.
[12:57] Obo
    But his battle gave birth to you.
[13:01] Obo
    His spirit still lives on.
[13:04] Obo
    Put an end to him, before everything ends.
[13:11] Obo
    Don't hesitate.
[13:12] Obo
    Don't be afraid.
[13:15] Obo
    Fight as your heart wills you to.
[13:18] Obo
    Since I lost sight of my own spirit,
[13:24] Obo
    I couldn't fight for Sensei, that man,
[13:27] Obo
    or for myself.
[13:32] Obo
    If I could do it all over again...
[13:39] Obo
    I...
[13:47] Obo
    I...
[14:05] Obo
    I would've loved to be one of you guys...
[14:34] Tak
    Let's go.
[14:36] Tak
    This is not his rightful resting place.
[14:40] Tak
    Though who knows whether it'll be next
    to his master or next to us students.
[14:48] Tak
    We're going back to Shoka Sonjuku.
[15:03] Sak
    Gintoki, Zura...
[15:06] Gin
    Nothing anyone says is going
    to surprise me anymore.
[15:10] Gin
    None of it changes anything.
[15:12] Gin
    Maybe Utsuro was the one who
    killed the Shoyo persona.
[15:18] Gin
    But we, his students, were the ones who
    cornered him, giving Utsuro his chance.
[15:26] Gin
    The one who ignored his
    request not to go after him,
[15:30] Gin
    started a fight that put
    his friends in danger,
[15:33] Gin
    and gave Shoyo the final blow
    that awakened Utsuro was me.
[15:39] Gin
    We were the ones who killed
    Shoyo and gave birth to Utsuro.
[15:47] Gin
    Even so,
[15:49] Gin
    back then...
[15:52] (Flashback) Sho
    Thank you.
[15:55] Gin
    That's what he said.
[15:57] Gin
    With total disregard for his
    impending death, he looked at me
[16:01] Gin
    and smiled.
[16:05] Kat
    Perhaps Sensei always
    knew this would happen.
[16:10] Kat
    That, someday, the monster within him
[16:12] Kat
    would consume him and become a massive
    shadow that would destroy entire planets.
[16:19] Kat
    And maybe Shoka Sonjuku was created to give
    the world hope to fight that darkness.
[16:31] (Flashback) Sho
    A monster's sword cannot
    cut another monster.
[16:35] (Flashback) Sho
    You have to grow stronger
    than me using your own sword,
[16:38] (Flashback) Sho
    the sword of a human.
[16:41] Kat
    Even as he faced death,
[16:46] Kat
    there wasn't a hint of fear
    or sorrow in his eyes.
[16:53] Kat
    You, who were willing to walk
    over your teacher's corpse
[16:57] Kat
    in order to protect Shoka
    Sonjuku and its spirit,
[17:00] Kat
    appeared to him as a great ray of hope.
[17:04] Kat
    That must be why he,
[17:06] Kat
    and you,
[17:07] Kat
    smiled back then.
[17:12] Sak
    The battles of the man called Yoshida
    Shoyo gave birth to you guys.
[17:17] Sak
    And your battles gave birth
    to us and our comrades.
[17:23] Sak
    There's more than one ray of hope now.
[17:26] Sak
    Let's see what all our
    battles will give birth to
[17:29] Sak
    and show it off to the two Yoshida Shoyos!
[17:47] UB
    Are you going?
[17:49] UB
    To a planet that might be destroyed soon?
[17:52] UB
    Actually, should I ask if you're going home?
[17:57] UB
    That's what that planet has
    become to you now, hasn't it?
[18:03] UB
    I'd like to stop you,
[18:05] UB
    but I'd rather not be the kind of father
[18:08] UB
    who whines to a daughter he
    married off to another planet.
[18:11] Kag
    Who're you saying got married off?
[18:17] UB
    Could you pass on a message to him?
[18:20] UB
    "Utsuro is not immortal."
[18:24] UB
    "There is a way to kill him."
[18:28] UB
    "Hang in there until I find out what it is."
[18:31] UB
    "If anything happens to my daughter,
    I'll kill you along with Utsuro."
[18:35] Kag
    Daddy...
[18:37] UB
    Your mother shooed me away, you see.
[18:40] UB
    "You have neither the right nor
    any arms to punch our children,
[18:44] UB
    but you still have a job to do," she said.
[18:49] UB
    I don't know what exactly
    that is yet, but...
[18:53] UB
    Even with these arms, I could at
    least pick up rocks off the ground.
[18:58] UB
    I could at least pick flowers for her.
[19:04] Kag
    Those weren't the flowers Mommy liked.
[19:06] UB
    Quit nitpicking.
[19:08] UB
    Flowers are all the same.
[19:11] UB
    But I'm amazed you remembered that.
[19:13] Kag
    I only remembered when I saw that, too.
[19:21] Kag
    I still have a job to do, huh?
[19:58] Shin
    The land of the samurai.
[20:00] Shin
    There was a time, long ago, when our
    country was called by that name.
[20:05] Shin
    Those dream-filled blue skies upon
    which the samurai once gazed
[20:09] Shin
    are now filled with ships
    from strange worlds.
[20:11] Shin
    The towns where the samurai
    once proudly walked
[20:15] Shin
    are now filled with swaggering,
    arrogant aliens.
[20:18] Shin
    We were stripped of our swords and status,
[20:20] Shin
    and we lost our honor and everything else.
[20:23] Shin
    However, even so,
[20:27] Shin
    the samurai spirit is still alive here.
[20:37] Shin
    Our final battle is about to begin.