17 - A Fleeting Dream
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April
1868
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April 1868. We joined the former Bakufu army
and headed straight for Aizu.
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Those guys are from that group of killers,
the Shinsengumi?
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That pack of mad dogs will even kill
their own if they don't like the guy.
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Shall I go silence them?
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If they want to talk, let them.
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Um, Hijikata-san, are you all right?
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You look pale.
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It's not a big deal.
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After Kondou-san's capture,
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Hijikata-san did everything
he could to appeal on his behalf.
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But his pleas fell on deaf ears.
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We haven't heard word of what
has happened to Kondou-san since.
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Hakuoki
Demon of the Fleeting Blossom
Record of the Jade Blood
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Rather than live thousands of futures
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I want to fully live this moment right now
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Even if we're by the abyss' edge
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So long as I am with you as you race ahead
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I will be like the dancing wind
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Even if the irresistible blade of time
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Tears at you until you collapse
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Continue to dream and believe in the light
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As you look up from time to time
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Ah, I would take, ah, your place
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If doing so would protect you
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Turn into a strong gale, O my prayer
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One strong enough to change fate right now
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Turn into the wind of dawn, the wind that
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Forces open the door to darkness
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April 11,
1868
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April 11, 1868.
Edo Castle surrendered without a fight.
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Tosa
Manor
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That indicated that the Imperial Army
had obtained supremacy in the Boshin War.
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Who knew you'd still be in Edo.
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Didn't you skedaddle with the others?
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I have my own work to attend to.
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Oh, yeah. I appreciated the help back in Koufu.
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I just didn't like that old fogy.
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With my Fury Corps, reviving
the Yukimura clan will not end as a dream.
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You created these soldiers?
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Kodo, damn you!
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The age of a new breed of devil is upon us.
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Damn monsters!
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No matter how many I kill,
it doesn't put a dent in their numbers!
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The age of a new kind of devil?
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Japan's screwed if we have monsters
like this running out and about.
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Harada! Time for a temporary truce!
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We gotta deal with these fakes!
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No objections here.
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What's happened since then?
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For some odd reason, the Imperial Army paid
the remainder of our balance due to that old fart Kodo!
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What the hell?
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I've cut my ties with them.
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I don't owe them shit.
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But I did hear somethin' interesting.
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Kodo is plotting to team up with
the radicals and start another war soon.
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A war?
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He needs a whole bunch of blood to keep his furies alive.
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So he's got his sights set on Edo.
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No way!
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You're saying he's going to start
a war just to steal blood for his furies?!
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It's so he can create an army that never dies.
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We've got gobs of enemies in foreign countries, too.
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What?! He's going to involve people
who have nothing to do with this?
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I'm not interested in whatever history you humans carve.
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But I won't sit back and let that geezer do as he pleases.
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Shiranui, are you going to stop Kodo-san by yourself?
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Why would a devil go through such lengths for us?
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"Even should my life expire in the fields of Musashi,
my Japanese spirit will still here remain."
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What's that from?
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It's something a certain guy used to say a whole bunch.
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Although I think embracing a "Japanese spirit"
is just a convenient fantasy you humans came up with.
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I will pay you back in full for your help in Koufu.
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Episode 17
A Fleeting
Dream
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Would you happen to be Hijikata-kun?
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And you are?
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I am Keisuke Otori of the Infantry Magistrate.
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Nice to meet you.
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What?
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Er, well... it's a handshake. Unfamiliar with it?
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It's a form of greeting in Europe.
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So, uh... let me explain our military formations.
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The former Bakufu army will be broken into
the vanguard, the main body, and the rear guard.
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I have been placed in charge as the governor general.
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Governor general? So you're the deputy commander?
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I would like to nominate you
to be the commander of the vanguard.
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Why me?
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Whether you be friend or foe, there isn't a soul
who hasn't heard of the Shinsengumi's Hijikata-kun.
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You want me to go to the main body?!
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So I won't be in the same division as you?
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You were there to experience the Battle of Toba-Fushimi.
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These men know tactics,
but they lack combat experience.
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Doesn't that sound like a good fit?
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If you order that as the vice commander, I will obey.
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But please confirm one thing for me.
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This doesn't mean that the Shinsengumi
is going to disappear, does it?
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I intend to participate in this war
as Kai Shimada of the Shinsengumi.
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I shall raise our corps' flag.
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Do as you like.
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Hijikata-san...
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What is it?
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You still haven't gone to bed yet?
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What Shimada-san said has been eating at me.
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With Kondou-san gone now, there is no way
I can oversee the Shinsengumi on my own!
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It's just like Shinpachi and Harada said...
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What?
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Supposedly, Awanokami Katsu is the one who
decided to hand Edo Castle over to the Imperial Army.
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In other words, we were politely kicked out of Edo.
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That's horrible!
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Damn it! In the end we lost the battle
and then Kondou-san...!
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We've fought like mad up this steep slope,
believing there was something up there.
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After reaching the top only to realize nothing was there...
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what in the hell is left to believe in?
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Um, I can't really put this into words, but...
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if you want to know what
the soldiers still around believe in...
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I think it is you, Hijikata-san!
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So, um... I'm sure if you, uh...
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Um...
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I won't get anywhere if I don't find what I've lost sight of.
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We have a big battle coming up.
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If I have time to fret, I should spend it
coming up with a way to win!
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Right!
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Hijikata-san!
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Damn it!
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Not now!
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Hijikata-san, come this way.
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Hijikata-san!
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Do... n't...
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Hijikata-san! At this rate, if you don't drink my blood...!
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I'll do it.
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Turn around and don't move.
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Sir...
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Don't you dare turn around.
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S-sir!
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I'm sorry...
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It's fine.
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Are you okay?
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Yes. The cut has already healed.
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Please call for me if this ever happens again.
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I plan on staying by your side always.
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Please get some rest.
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The Seihei Corps,
where Nagakura-san served as Vice Commander,
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met with the former Bakufu army at the Kanumaya.
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Hey! Long time no see.
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Nagakura-san!
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They got Kondou-san?!
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Right.
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Is that... true?
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Hijikata-san is stuck bearing a heavy burden.
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How is Harada-san fairing?
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He had some important business,
so he went back to Edo.
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And here I thought I would get to see him again.
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What a pity.
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April 19, 1868. The former Bakufu army
laid siege to Utsunomiya Castle,
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which had allied itself with the Imperial Army.
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With over twice their forces,
the former Bakufu army crushed Utsunomiya's army.
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But then they used the castle as a shield,
creating a standstill.
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We'll never get anywhere at this rate.
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It's about time we charged the enemy lines.
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Ch-charge them?!
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You want to charge through all those bullets?
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Listen, those guns are old and have poor accuracy.
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It's not like you'll plop over dead if you take a hit or two.
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Y-you're nuts!
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Didn't you come to fight a war?
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You should be prepared to lay down your life.
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When I give the signal, follow that guy and charge!
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I don't want to! I don't want to die in a place like this!
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Fleeing before the enemy is in violation
of the Code and punishable by death!
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If you're going to die anyway, do what you can first!
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Follow me!
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He's incredible...
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I've never seen anyone like him before!
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So that is Toshizo Hijikata of the Shinsengumi.
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Follow him! Follow Hijikata-san!
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You again, Toshizo Hijikata?
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Chikage Kazama!
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Satsuma ordered us to deliver a classified document.
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I never expected to get drawn into a battle.
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It would seem the time to pay you back
for humiliating me has finally come.
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Whether fake or not, persistence will make it true.
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So if I, a fury, can defeat you, then I...
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We can become real!
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What's wrong? You're falling back!
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How does it feel having been injured
by a fake, Mr. Devil Boss?
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Bastard... A bastard like you, scarring my face?!
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You came all the way out here?
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You devils must have a lot of time on your hands.
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I told you not to grow emotionally
involved with this human!
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Keep your mouth shut or I'll kill you too.
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Would you persist even at the cost of
losing your respect as a devil,
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losing the support of our clan,
and becoming a rogue devil?
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I won't let you escape!
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We still have plenty of time until sunset.
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Is this a painful time for you to be moving about?
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Heh! This wound will...!
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What's going on?
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Confused as to why your wound
still hasn't healed, Fake Devil?
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This is called Yasutsuna's Demonslayer.
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Yorimitsu Minatono is said to have killed Shutendoji
with this demon-slaying katana.
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You brought quite the weapon for killing a mere "fake."
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All that means is that I can't let you stab me!
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Fool!
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Have you just about reached your limit?
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You've reverted back to human form.
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You're more fragile and pathetic than a meager insect!
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I will lay waste to you along with
the name of the accursed Shinsengumi!
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You'll destroy the Shinsengumi?
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The Shinsengumi were a burden far,
far too heavy for me to bear on my own.
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But the thought of someone
like you destroying it pisses me off!
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The outer keep is on fire!
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They set the place on fire!
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Damn it!
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The more power a fury wields,
the more his life force is chiseled away.
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That is a fair price to pay to protect what I hold dear.
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We devils intend to cease aiding
the anti-Shogunate forces.
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In the near future, the Shogunate will crumble.
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Are you going to stay aboard a sinking ship?
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I don't want to protect the Shogun or the Bakufu.
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I want to protect the Shinsengumi,
which I built with Kondou-san!
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I shall leave Kazama to you.
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He is no longer of our concern.
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Now if you will excuse me.
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Hijikata-san, where are you?!
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Hijikata-san!
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Hijikata-san!
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Vice Commander!
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Hijikata-san fought desperately
in the siege on Utsunomiya Castle,
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but four days later, the Imperial Army
effortlessly reclaimed it.
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The former Bakufu army resumed its march to Aizu,
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but having sustained injuries, Hijikata-san stayed
in Nikko, where he received medical treatment.
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Hijikata-san?!
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You shouldn't be up!
You're on the brink of death!
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Who is on the brink?
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I'm not that bad off.
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At any rate, at least put this on!
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You're going to get sick.
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Please lay back down as soon as
you're done with that paperwork!
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Don't try to sneak work in behind my back.
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I've got my eyes on you!
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Yeah. I've really put you out.
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Huh?
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Hijikata-san...?
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Vice Commander!
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Hijikata-kun, are you sure you should be up?
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Oh, so Otori-san is here too? I owe you.
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Thank God! I had feared the worst!
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You're overreacting. This ain't enough to kill me!
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R-right! No matter what happens, you will never die!
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Hijikata-kun, you were like a demon god
the way you fought back at Utsunomiya.
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There has been a dramatic increase in our soldiers'
morale and everyone is singing your praises.
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But as a commander, the way you fought was
a catastrophe! Most problematic!
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W-wait, Otori-san.
The vice commander is still recovering-
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No, let me say this!
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Listen to me, Hijikata-kun.
The commander is our "brains."
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If our brains die, we cannot fight in the war,
even if our limbs still live!
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What are you doing, Vice Commander?
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As our leader, you're our head, our limbs.
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Without our limbs, we can get by,
but without our head...
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it's the end of everything.
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Hey, Hijikata-kun! What is so funny?
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I am being serious here!
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N-no matter what you say or how you
threaten me, today I refuse to back down!
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Yeah. I understand what you're getting at, Otori-san.
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I'm sorry to have caused trouble for you.
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What?
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Shimada, I'm sorry. You're the one who
carried me here, aren't you?
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R-right!
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I helped!
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Nagakura-san!
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Dang, you're looking cheery enough!
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That's what I get for worryin' about you.
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I haven't fallen low enough to need the
likes of you worrying about me.
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I swear you haven't changed, Hijikata-san!
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Still, it's a pity about Utsunomiya Castle.
You almost had it!
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But I bet the guys from the Seihei Corps
are glad you're okay.
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We can always besiege a castle,
but we can't bring you back if you die.
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Isn't that what you meant, Otori-san?
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Y-yeah.
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You're right.
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What is it?
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Nah, it's nothin'.
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My corps will be headin' out before yours.
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Let's meet up again in Aizu!
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Yeah!
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See you later.
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Later!
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Shimada, look after Hijikata-san.
He'll push himself if you let him.
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What was that?!
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I stare into your face
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Illuminated by the dark red setting sun
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I softly wish upon the burning sky to stop time
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You earnestly try to move forward as you bear your sadness
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If possible, I want to follow you down this rugged path
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The clouds flow by in the far, far distance
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Even if this moment lasts but a moment
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I want to be with you
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The sun that dyes my heart will last forever
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So just believe in our bonds
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Kondou-san, if you entrusted
the Shinsengumi with Hijikata-san,
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I have to protect him, don't I?
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Well, Shinpachi is waiting for me...
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I need to hurry... to Aizu...
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Next time
The Shining Light
of Daybreak
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