# E78 - "People who are picky about food are picky about people, too"

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**[00:01] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kyubei Yagyu took Otae away.<br>**[00:04] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In an effort to rescue her, the Odd Jobs trio, led by Shinpachi,<br>**[00:07] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and three of the Shinsengumi, led by Kondo, challenged the Yagyu clan.<br>**[00:13] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But, the Four Aces of the Yagyu clan and their leader, Kyubei Yagyu, stand in their way.<br>**[00:19] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In order to take Otae back, they must take on the Yagyu in a six-on-six game of survival.<br>**[00:25] Nishino**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That was too easy!<br>**[00:28] Okita**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hmph.<br>**[00:28] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I was waiting for that.<br>**[00:30] Okita**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Now!<br>**[00:37] Nishino**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The strategist is beaten by his own strategy!<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Kagura and Okita together gave the Kodokan team a victory over Nishino.]
<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[The second match is between Hijikata and Kitaoji. A match between a mayo maniac and a ketchup freak.]
<br>**[02:32] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Okita-san...<br>**[02:34] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My god...<br>**[02:35] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sogo... Not Sogo...<br>**[02:39] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is terrible. It's snapped in two.<br>**[02:43] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They must've struck simultaneously...<br>**[02:44] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can't see how he could've defeated this man on a broken leg.<br>**[02:49] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He probably defeated him, and then when he was exhausted...<br>**[02:53] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It can't be!<br>**[02:55] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There's no way Sogo would lose...<br>**[02:59] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right, Sogo?<br>**[03:02] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You were the quickest study at our dojo.<br>**[03:06] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You surpassed everyone in no time at all.<br>**[03:09] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're teasing me again, aren't you?<br>**[03:12] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I won't fall for that.<br>**[03:16] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right, Sogo?<br>**[03:17] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Answer me, Sogo!<br>**[03:22] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They won't get away with this.<br>**[03:23] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They won't get away with this! I swear!<br>**[03:25] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Was it necessary to go this far?!<br>**[03:27] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wasn't it supposed to end once the plate was broken?!<br>**[03:28] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Those bastards must enjoy...tormenting people!<br>**[03:35] Shinpachi (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Their cell phone...<br>**[03:37] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maybe they left evidence of who did this to Okita-san...<br>**[03:45] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dammit!<br>**[03:46] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Who the hell did such a cruel thing?!<br>**[03:49] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sogo, I'll get revenge for you, I swear!<br>**[03:52] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right, Shinpachi-kun?<br>**[03:53] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dammit! Who did this to Okita-san?! I have no idea!<br>**[03:58] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If I ever find out, I'm seriously going to kill the bastard!<br>**[04:00] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah! I'll kill the bastard, too!<br>**[04:02] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh? Why're you perspiring?<br>**[04:07] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's hot in here. Turn on the air conditioner! Those dummies!<br>**[04:11] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Come on out! Where'd you go?! We're avenging Okita-san!<br>**[04:21] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Forgive us. We didn't know you were having a meal.<br>**[04:23] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wrong room.<br>**[04:27] Shinpachi/Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What the hell are you doing?!<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;["People Who Are Picky About Food Are Also Picky About People, Too"]
<br>**[04:36] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Can't fight on an empty stomach.<br>**[04:38] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Care to join us?<br>**[04:40] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm not eating a meal prepared by the enemy!<br>**[04:42] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hijikata-san, what're you doing relaxing and taking it easy?<br>**[04:45] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Let's have the three of us take him out!<br>**[04:47] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hey! Don't interfere.<br>**[04:50] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hijikata-san!<br>**[04:51] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm eating fried rice.<br>**[04:53] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're having fried rice?!<br>**[04:54] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pass the ketchup, will you?<br>**[04:56] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hm, this?<br>**[04:57] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hey, what's going on here?<br>**[05:00] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There's no tension or anything here.<br>**[05:02] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ordinary people wouldn't understand.<br>**[05:04] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The match has already begun.<br>**[05:08] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Samurai do things their own way, be it a meal or even how they hold their chopsticks.<br>**[05:14] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Everything they do in their daily life is training for their spirit.<br>**[05:18] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is how a samurai builds a strong, iron-willed spirit.<br>**[05:22] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Toshiro Hijikata. Do you have that in you?<br>**[05:29] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ketchup! That much ketchup on your rice omelet?!<br>**[05:36] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Let me say one thing.<br>**[05:38] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Everyone around me thinks I'm totally crazy for ketchup,<br>**[05:42] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but the truth is, I can't stand tomatoes.<br>**[05:44] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Just looking at one makes me want to puke.<br>**[05:48] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By eating what I detest in excess, I build up an unbendable strong spirit.<br>**[05:54] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Now I've come to love the tomatoes that I once couldn't eat<br>**[05:57] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and even eat my tomatoes with ketchup.<br>**[05:59] Kondo (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's not training. That's just plain unhealthy.<br>**[06:02] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Could you do what I did?<br>**[06:06] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wh-What is that white stuff?!<br>**[06:08] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mayonnaise!<br>**[06:11] Kitaoji (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M-Mayonnaise...<br>**[06:13] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mayonnaise on fried rice?! They don't go together!<br>**[06:18] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Could he also be...?<br>**[06:21] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Let me say one thing.<br>**[06:24] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Everyone around me thinks I'm a total mayo maniac,<br>**[06:27] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but the truth is, I can't stand mayonnaise.<br>**[06:29] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Just seeing that red cap makes me want to puke.<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Note: Japanese mayo comes in a plastic squeeze bottle with a red cap.]
<br>**[06:34] Shinpachi (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He's lying!<br>**[06:36] Kondo (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He's lying through his teeth because he doesn't want to lose!<br>**[06:38] Kondo (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That mayo maniac!<br>**[06:39] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hmph.<br>**[06:40] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I see they don't call you the Demon Vice-Chief for nothing.<br>**[06:44] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That was quite an interesting meal.<br>**[06:47] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I need a smoke. Do you have an ashtray?<br>**[06:53] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Where's your thanks for the meal before you smoke?<br>**[06:56] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks for the god-awful meal.<br>**[06:58] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Here...<br>**[06:59] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your ashtray!<br>**[07:10] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You have faster reflexes than I expected.<br>**[07:13] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You possess exceptional physical skills...reflexes...<br>**[07:17] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Intuition and courage nurtured by surviving numerous close calls with death.<br>**[07:20] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fight-tested sword skills indeed.<br>**[07:23] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Most ordinary swordsmen would be no match for you.<br>**[07:26] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But that fighting style only works on third-rate swordsmen.<br>**[07:30] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It won't work in a duel between two masters.<br>**[07:33] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You? A master?<br>**[07:36] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You look like you've never even killed a bug in your life, sonny.<br>**[07:41] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Killing each other is not all there is to swordsmanship.<br>**[07:44] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bring it on!<br>**[07:47] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're...all talk!<br>**[07:51] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I know what you're going to do.<br>**[07:53] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You use a head-on attack that leaves you open for your enemy to attack.<br>**[07:57] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And when he does, you use your quick instincts to parry the blow.<br>**[08:01] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can read...your moves as well!<br>**[08:06] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your instincts are too sharp.<br>**[08:13] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Toshi!<br>**[08:15] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You twisted your body to protect the plate from the blow.<br>**[08:17] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your instincts are truly impressive.<br>**[08:20] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But that will be your demise.<br>**[08:22] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is bad. That man figured out Toshi's habits in such a short time.<br>**[08:27] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the real-sword fighting style that we Shinsengumi are proud of,<br>**[08:31] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;taking a single blow from an opponent means certain death.<br>**[08:35] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's why the ability to sense danger is an absolute requirement.<br>**[08:41] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The ability to sense your opponent's movements using a highly honed intuition...<br>**[08:45] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to stop the enemy's attack.<br>**[08:47] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Toshi is better at that than anyone.<br>**[08:50] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But this guy's dojo swordsmanship<br>**[08:54] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;excels at surprise attacks to score points rather than killing blows.<br>**[08:58] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Versus this guy, Toshi's exceptional instincts work against him.<br>**[09:03] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Carrying that huge plate, he's forced to react quicker than usual.<br>**[09:08] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That guy will attack Toshi's openings.<br>**[09:10] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He'll feign an attack and back off.<br>**[09:12] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Act like he's backing away,<br>**[09:14] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;then strike.<br>**[09:19] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Toshi will unconsciously react... to that guy's countless feints.<br>**[09:22] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That guy will do it over and over again.<br>**[09:25] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He is unmistakably a master.<br>**[09:30] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;His is a dojo sword style that can bend the minds of others to his will.<br>**[09:39] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If this were a dojo match, I'd have already scored multiple times.<br>**[09:42] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And if this were a real fight, you'd have already lost your life.<br>**[09:48] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Give it up already.<br>**[09:50] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You'll be stuck on the defensive with that huge plate.<br>**[09:58] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You still want to continue?<br>**[10:00] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A point, two points...it doesn't matter how many you get-it's all irrelevant!<br>**[10:05] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A fight with real swords means you have to keep fighting even if you lose an arm or a leg.<br>**[10:10] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Just so long as your head is still attached.<br>**[10:14] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is why I detest the barbaric country samurai fighting style...<br>**[10:18] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By the way, I borrowed an ashtray.<br>**[10:20] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can't get going without a smoke.<br>**[10:26] Kitaoji (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Is that my plate?!<br>**[10:27] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Damn you, when did you...<br>**[10:29] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When?!<br>**[10:34] Kitaoji (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh? I still have it.<br>**[10:38] Kitaoji (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's...from earlier...<br>**[10:41] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't know if you'd call that a feint,<br>**[10:43] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but I won't lose to you when it comes to deception.<br>**[10:53] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For all the ketchup you poured on your rice omelet,<br>**[10:56] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you kept it to a reasonable amount.<br>**[10:57] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're unable to break away from your set forms.<br>**[11:00] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's the limitation of dojo swordsmanship.<br>**[11:04] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I put mayonnaise even on dessert.<br>**[11:08] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Come. I'll show you what real fighting is.<br>**[11:23] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fights, real battles...<br>**[11:25] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In my time, I've seen many like yourself who shout such words<br>**[11:29] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and make light of dojo practice.<br>**[11:32] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They lose the match,<br>**[11:34] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but claim their swordsmanship is more suited to actual battle.<br>**[11:36] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They claim they wouldn't lose if it had been with real swords.<br>**[11:38] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Those are all excuses.<br>**[11:41] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That drivel is what people who don't practice say.<br>**[11:46] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I've heard enough.<br>**[11:48] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No matter how much natural ability you have,<br>**[11:49] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;no matter how many times you've been in a real fight,<br>**[11:52] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you cannot win against someone who trains everyday.<br>**[11:54] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's what I believe.<br>**[11:56] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But, there are some who believe my thinking is old-fashioned.<br>**[11:59] Kondo (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's old, all right. And so it that deformity.<br>**[12:01] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Anyone who thinks my deformity is old-fashioned is really the old-fashioned ones.<br>**[12:04] Kondo (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No, yours is beyond old.<br>**[12:06] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hey, what's with your eyes?<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why do they look like butts?<br>**[12:10] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're more rude than old-fashioned.<br>**[12:12] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;While you were wildly swinging your swords around screaming about fights and real battles,<br>**[12:16] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;we were doing everything we could to train ourselves.<br>**[12:20] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You people cannot win against us.<br>**[12:22] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No, no, you're certainly deadly with words. Now, let's try swords.<br>**[12:28] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fool! Learn your lesson!<br>**[12:33] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hmph.<br>**[12:34] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your attack pattern never changes.<br>**[12:40] Kitaoji (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No matter how many times you attack<br>**[12:42] Kitaoji (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;as long as you carry that huge plate, you'll always have to be on the defensive.<br>**[12:47] Kitaoji (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If I show any sign of striking at that plate, you'll always switch to the defensive.<br>**[12:51] Kitaoji (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Even if you know I'm feinting, you'll bite. That will leave you open.<br>**[12:58] Kitaoji (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Here's the bait. Bite.<br>**[13:00] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're just a small fry!<br>**[13:03] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What?<br>**[13:04] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm sick of your cheap bait.<br>**[13:06] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you want to land this fish, bring me a full course meal smothered in mayonnaise.<br>**[13:13] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No more fishing me out!<br>**[13:16] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I won't...retreat anymore!<br>**[13:20] Kitaoji (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A high-speed attack to counter the feints.<br>**[13:22] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;His plan is to mount a ferocious attack so his enemy has no time to counter-attack.<br>**[13:26] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Offense is the best defense. He's finally acting like himself.<br>**[13:31] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I see you're trying to finish this.<br>**[13:33] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But you can't launch a decisive attack in a place with such poor footing.<br>**[13:37] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your movement is hampered, so you'll just exhaust yourself.<br>**[13:41] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What's more, you have a fatal weakness.<br>**[13:44] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't give me that!<br>**[13:46] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can read your moves like a book.<br>**[13:49] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Monotonous brute force strikes that never change.<br>**[13:54] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No matter how many times you swing, you won't be able to hit me even once.<br>**[13:59] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You may be able to read my sword...<br>**[14:01] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But you can you read my feet underwater?!<br>**[14:07] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You said I'm stuck in my set forms,<br>**[14:10] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but from what I can see, you're the one stuck in set forms.<br>**[14:14] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thousands, tens of thousands of patterns and counters have been hammered into my body.<br>**[14:18] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I have learned every possible set form.<br>**[14:24] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's more reliable than the simple intuition and instinct you rely on.<br>**[14:28] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In a duel, it manifests as a split-second difference in decision-making.<br>**[14:36] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In a duel between masters, that difference becomes fatal!<br>**[14:41] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is the difference between you and me.<br>**[14:43] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neglecting to work hard because you were too full of your own natural ability will be your downfall!<br>**[14:48] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is the strength of the dojo swordsmanship...that you mocked!<br>**[14:54] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh no!<br>**[14:55] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That guy is insanely strong! Kondo-san, let's help him!<br>**[15:01] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kondo-san!<br>**[15:03] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sorry. Please don't assist him.<br>**[15:06] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What...?<br>**[15:07] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's hard to hold back when Otae-san is at stake,<br>**[15:10] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but he hates to lose more than anyone.<br>**[15:12] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you interfere, he'll kill you.<br>**[15:16] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You say he hates to lose, but if this continues, he'll lose anyway!<br>**[15:20] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maybe so.<br>**[15:22] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But if we assist Toshi, it will mean that I didn't trust him.<br>**[15:27] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He knows better than anyone that street style sword fighting won't defeat that guy.<br>**[15:32] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right, Toshi?<br>**[15:35] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It happened a long time ago, before we came to Edo,<br>**[15:39] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;when I was still training in our dojo out in the country.<br>**[15:42] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There was a young thug who went around making a lot of trouble.<br>**[15:45] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He was a loner with excellent fighting skills.<br>**[15:48] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A delinquent who went looking for fights at all the dojos in the area and beat them up.<br>**[15:53] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The guys at country dojos are all hot-blooded punks.<br>**[15:58] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They were losing face and decided to join together to beat the guy up.<br>**[16:05] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They had no Bushido honor of fighting one-on-one.<br>**[16:08] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Anyway, the kid deserved it. So I went to watch.<br>**[16:13] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Turns out the kid had balls.<br>**[16:17] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Even against large numbers, he wasn't a bit intimidated.<br>**[16:19] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Instead of apologizing,<br>**[16:21] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;he went on a rampage against the large group, taking down one after another.<br>**[16:26] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Damn was he strong.<br>**[16:31] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But there was no way he could win against such numbers.<br>**[16:35] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the end, he kept fighting until he was beaten to a pulp.<br>**[16:40] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I debated what to do and then decided to bring him back to my dojo.<br>**[16:45] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He looked like he would've died If I left him there<br>**[16:48] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and he seemed like an interesting fellow.<br>**[16:52] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;333! 334!<br>**[16:58] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can't do any more. That's my limit. My arms are gonna fall off.<br>**[17:02] Kondo’S Grandfather**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't give up so easily!<br>**[17:04] Kondo’S Grandfather**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At this rate, I'll never be able to pass on the dojo to you!<br>**[17:07] Kondo’S Grandfather**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'll probably die soon. What'll you do then?<br>**[17:10] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What's the point of swinging this heavy log?<br>**[17:13] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My hands are covered with blood blisters!<br>**[17:15] Kondo’S Grandfather**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Swordsmanship is not about technique. It's about attitude, fool!<br>**[17:18] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Swinging that log improves your sword skill and strengthens your character!<br>**[17:21] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It grounds you!<br>**[17:22] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't swing with your hands.<br>**[17:24] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Discipline your breathing and swing with your entire body!<br>**[17:28] Kondo’S Grandfater**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Look at Sogo.<br>**[17:29] Kondo’S Grandfater**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He's so tiny, but he's swinging that thick log. Isn't he amazing?<br>**[17:33] Kondo’S Grandfather**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You are amazing. I knew you had it in you. You are a prodigy.<br>**[17:39] Kondo’S Grandfather**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh? Is this peeling?<br>**[17:42] Kondo’S Grandfather**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is nothing but tree bark.<br>**[17:45] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Good grief. This is why nobody wants to train here.<br>**[17:49] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh?<br>**[17:56] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Give it a try?<br>**[18:00] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maybe not. Not with those injuries.<br>**[18:05] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;From what I can tell, you're blessed with natural talent.<br>**[18:08] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You haven't studied under anyone, but your movements and instinct are extraordinary.<br>**[18:14] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But you can't win on talent alone.<br>**[18:16] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the end, it's the guy who works hard that wins.<br>**[18:23] Young Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not interested.<br>**[18:26] Young Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nobody becomes a great swordsman by playing with lumber.<br>**[18:30] Young Kondo (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He's just a punk, after all.<br>**[18:33] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But despite his words, he stayed.<br>**[18:37] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He watched us train like a hungry wolf watching a herd of bacon-wrapped sheep.<br>**[18:42] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But one day, even though his wounds hadn't fully healed, he disappeared from the dojo.<br>**[18:47] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I was worried and went looking for him.<br>**[18:49] Punk A**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Move, you!<br>**[18:51] Punk A**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We're on our way to raid the Kondo dojo!<br>**[18:56] Punk B**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We heard they were sheltering you!<br>**[18:59] Punk B**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why'd they do that?!<br>**[19:01] Young Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's why I left. They're not involved anymore. Leave them alone.<br>**[19:07] Punk A**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You may have nothing to do with them, but we still do!<br>**[19:10] Punk B**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Before we beat up the Kondos, we'll kick the crap out of you!<br>**[19:26] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He had become stronger than before.<br>**[19:29] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Despite his injuries,<br>**[19:31] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;he possessed a solid framework to his form that hadn't been there before.<br>**[19:37] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I couldn't just stand by and watch.<br>**[19:44] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the end, he and I were the only ones left standing.<br>**[19:46] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Surrounded by our defeated enemies.<br>**[19:50] Young Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why're you here?<br>**[19:52] Young Kono**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You can't use our sword style to act like a ruffian.<br>**[19:57] Young Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When did I ever join your school? And besides, you did a lot of fighting yourself.<br>**[20:03] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For crying out loud, What are you, some sort of good Samaritan?<br>**[20:06] Young Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I was trying to return your favor, but now I owe you again.<br>**[20:10] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You don't owe me anything.<br>**[20:12] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Come back and visit us anytime. You're already one of our students.<br>**[20:16] Young Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Like I said before-when did I ever join your school?<br>**[20:19] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Those hands...<br>**[20:21] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Are the proof.<br>**[20:23] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How many times did you swing it? Even I didn't get that many blisters.<br>**[20:28] Young Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No wonder your injuries were slow to heal.<br>**[20:31] Young Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;These aren't blisters.<br>**[20:33] Young Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My hand got caught in the automatic door of the Yotsukoshi Department Store.<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Note: Parody of Mitsukoshi Department Store.]
<br>**[20:42] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's who Toshiro Hijikata is.<br>**[20:46] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He never expresses his feelings to anyone.<br>**[20:49] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And he never shows it on his face.<br>**[20:51] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But I know...<br>**[20:53] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Back then, and now...<br>**[20:56] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The only thing he cares about is sword fighting.<br>**[21:01] Kitaoji (M)**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He's hiding his sword underwater so I can't read where it's coming from.<br>**[21:05] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nice try!<br>**[21:06] Kitaoji**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Do you think that'll work on me now?!<br>**[21:09] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No one trains harder than him.<br>**[21:11] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certainly,<br>**[21:13] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;compared to the showy sword style of the Yagyu,<br>**[21:15] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;it might be a rough and unpolished country style, but...<br>**[21:19] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;his sharply honed sword skills...<br>**[21:26] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;can slice through steel!<br>**[21:36] Shinpachi**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hijikata-san!<br>**[21:37] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sorry for the wait.<br>**[21:39] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Toshi, you got beaten by him pretty badly this time.<br>**[21:43] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh? These aren't from that guy.<br>**[21:51] Hijikata**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I got caught in the automatic door of the Marui Department Store.<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Note: Parody of OIOI Department Store.]
<br>**[23:33] Tojo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So Nishino and Kitaoji are both out?<br>**[23:37] Tojo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I wasn't expecting the enemy to do this well.<br>**[23:39] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I miscalculated a bit.<br>**[23:41] Tojo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I thought with Kitaoji there, the three of you would be enough...<br>**[23:47] Tojo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Now there are five of them, and we're already down to three...<br>**[23:52] Minamito**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tojo-san, we have four. I'm still in.<br>**[23:56] Minamito**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;One of the Four Aces: Sui Minamito.<br>**[23:58] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I got caught off guard and they roughed me up a bit,<br>**[24:00] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but the plate is still intact.<br>**[24:02] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please give me another chance to make up for it.<br>**[24:04] Tojo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, that's right. Then...<br>**[24:09] Tojo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Now there are three.<br>**[24:13] Tojo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Having someone like you around would only disgrace the name of the dojo.<br>**[24:18] Tojo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I, Ayumu Tojo, head of the Four Yagyu Aces will not forgive anyone<br>**[24:21] Tojo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;who tarnishes our Young Lord's name.<br>**[24:26] Kondo**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The next episode ... "Four Heads are Better than One."<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Tojo ruthlessly eliminated Minamito. Kyubei finally joins the battle!]
<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Meanwhile, Gintoki and Kondo are engaged in an epic struggle.]
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