21 - The Blooming Hepatica
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November 5, 1868
Matsumae, Ezo
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Open the gate!
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Open the gate!
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Angle set to fire!
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Fire!
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Close the gate!
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Close the gate fast!
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The Matsumae Domain is trying
to force this into a siege at all costs.
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We won't get anywhere at this rate.
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Let's charge them!
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Don't be so rash!
Charging at random will just create more casualties.
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But out in this extreme climate and
exposed to the elements like we are,
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we will die without ever fighting
if this battle drags out!
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I know that, but we'll never topple the castle
if we unwisely chisel at our own forces.
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Jeez, they fire a lot.
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It's just like a big snail.
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Pardon?
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I'm referring to that castle.
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Bring in the cannon, quick!
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Bring in the cannon, quick!
But there is a key to dealing with this.
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Close the gate! Close the gate!
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While the cannon is behind the gate,
deploy about 20 good gunmen to either side of the gate.
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Have them commence fire just
as the gates are closing.
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We'll charge in once they
can't use their cannon!
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Very well.
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Prepare to charge!
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Don't let this chance slip you by!
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Bring the cannon forward!
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Follow me!
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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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That's how we fought until just recently.
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We tried to face the Satcho armies
through sheer courage.
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From their perspective, it
must have been hilarious.
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But it's too late to realize
that once the tables have been turned.
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However, now we can fight fire with fire.
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The war has just begun.
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Indeed. But don't race to your own death
by recklessly charging at them.
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Sir!
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Episode 21
The Blooming
Hepatica
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Sendai
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Oh, you're most admirable.
Are you here to visit their graves again?
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Thank you for tending to them.
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Esashi
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November 1868. After the Matsumae daimyo
who had ruled Ezo fled for his life,
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the former Bakufu army took port without a fight
off of Esashi, which was west of Hakodate.
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Between the harsh Ezo elements
and someone's carelessness,
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the flagship, Kaiyo, and the cargo ship,
Shinsokumaru, crashed on the rocks and sunk.
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Thus, Hijikata-san and the
others lost the two main ships
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that had made their naval power superior
to that of the Imperial Army's.
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Goryokaku,
Hakodate
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I am sorry. I, Enomoto, am to blame
for having lost Kaiyo and Shinsokumaru.
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Jeez, lift your head up already, Enomoto-san.
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There's no point crying over spilt milk.
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More importantly, we need to decide
how to prepare for battle.
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Fortunately, the ships were close
to the shore when they ran aground.
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As a result, we were able to retrieve
most of our artillery and supplies.
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Enomoto-san, you still have to worry about
negotiating with the Imperial Army
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to obtain permission for us
former Tokugawa vassals to cultivate Ezo.
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There is no time for acting depressed!
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You are absolutely right.
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First we must form alliances with foreign countries
Sorry, but I have to step out for a moment.
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and express our desires to the emperor
after we're fully independent.
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They should want to negotiate with us then.
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God damn it!
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Hijikata-san.
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I'll leave your tea here.
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Hijikata-kun, are you all right?
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O..Otori-san? What is it?
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The way you suddenly left,
I was afraid you weren't feeling well.
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I-I'm fine. I was just feeling
a bit tired and needed to rest.
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No wonder considering the way
you've been working of late.
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Take it easy and rest.
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I'll let Enomoto-san know.
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Okay, thanks.
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Chizuru...
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Kazama-san...
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I see Kodo is dead.
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So that is the fate of any who
stray from the devil's path.
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Come to think of it, that guy said he would protect you,
but in the end, he betrayed and abandoned you.
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You're wrong! Hijikata-san isn't like that.
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I... Hijikata-san was doing it for me...
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Really?
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Go search for your own future...
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...and live.
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That is why I told you not to trust humans.
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It's not as though I followed them
because I wanted their protection.
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I wanted to stay with Hijikata-san
and simply couldn't leave his side.
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Even if he never acknowledged me, I...
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Just being with him was good enough for me.
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You are such a pitiable woman.
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Do you plan to fight Hijikata-san again?
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Supposedly I will stray from
the way of the devil if I meddle with him further.
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So you won't?
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Female devil, why does that make you
so happy when the man abandoned you?
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You are so pitiful that it is funny.
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A devil keeps his promises.
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I will finish things with
him. I swore that I would.
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December 15, 1868. The Republic of Ezo
was founded in Hakodate
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and they held the very first Japanese
electoral vote for political office.
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Through that election, Hijikata-san was appointed
the important post as Vice Minister of the Army.
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The weight on his shoulders
had grown even heavier.
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What's the matter, Hijikata-kun?
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Enomoto-san is a good politician.
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He just may be able to
turn this into a republic.
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Indeed. But to see that happen,
we must maintain naval supremacy.
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We must protect that strait from
the Satsuma-Choshu threat at all costs.
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Whether we can pull that off or
not will determine our future.
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Yukimura-san!
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Osho-sama?
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I have a letter for you.
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Chizuru Yukimura-sama
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Keisuke Otori
Minister of the Army for
the Republic of Ezo
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Otori-san?
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Are you leaving?
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I am!
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There is someone in Ezo who still needs me.
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I see... treasure your life.
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Do not race to your death.
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I won't!
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Thank you for everything!
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Take care.
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I'm busy right now. Save it for later.
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I'm coming in.
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I am Chizuru Yukimura.
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I received an appointment by
the Minister of the Army that is effective as of today.
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I have been assigned to serve
Vice Minister Hijikata as his attendant.
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Appointment
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Here are my orders.
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Take it and go.
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I do not accept your appointment.
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I see.
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What are you doing?!
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You do not have to accept it.
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I came here of my own free will.
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Hijikata-san, I want you
to keep me by your side.
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The officer commanding men to their deaths
can't enjoy the company of a woman!
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Is that all you have to say?
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Hijikata-san, you're always like this!
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You always shoulder all of the work
by yourself and endure such hardship.
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That's my job. If I can resolve a problem,
I should handle it myself.
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Because of that attitude,
everyone is worried about you.
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I couldn't have come here
if this was just me being needy.
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But everyone has entrusted me with something!
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As a fellow member of the Shinsengumi,
I must obey their wishes!
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I give.
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This is why you can't defy an Edo woman.
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I came to realize something
once you were gone.
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Without you by my side, it
was agonizing just to stand.
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You have saved me...
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From now on, please share your hardships
and suffering with me.
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Please rely on me rather than
enduring it on your own.
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Stay by my side.
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Kuwagasaki
Miyako Bay
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I believe you have already heard that
the Imperial Army's new Ironclad
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March
1869
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has entered Miyako Bay as
the flagship for a fleet of eight.
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If we let them take naval supremacy,
it will spell the end of the Republic of Ezo.
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Does the navy have any ideas, Arai-kun?
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Sir! The navy will abordage their ship!
In other words, we will board and conquer.
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I would like to run an operation where
we seize the enemy ship, Ironclad!
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Board and conquer?
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We'll have Banryo and Takao hit Ironclad
from both sides with a pincer attack,
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and send our close-range
combatants onto the ship.
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The Kaiten will be our back-up support.
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The navy came up with one crazy strategy.
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But that's about what it will take
if we are to break free from this predicament.
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True... Failure isn't an option.
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Starting tomorrow, the close-combat fighters
will begin practicing taking a ship.
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If we're going to do this,
we need to do it with the intent to win!
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I'm counting on you.
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You sound so nonchalant.
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I'll leave your tea here.
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Yeah, thanks.
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Here, why don't you have some tea?
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Don't act formal on my account, Yukimura-kun.
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Vice Minister Hijikata certainly
has a gifted attendant!
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Where did you catch her?
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Ask whoever assigned her the position and
made arrangements for her to get here.
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I'm starting to get a bit jealous!
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You have a cute, devoted attendant.
I bet there's no room for complaint!
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No, uh...
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Pretty much. As long as she's willing to stay with me,
I have no desire to get another one.
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I never thought I'd hear you
sing such great praises.
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I wish I had a wife like her.
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Sorry, but you'll have to look elsewhere.
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She's mine. I can't let her go, now can I?
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Goodness! I think I'm going
to get in trouble if I stay too long.
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Jeez. Did he come just to tease me?
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He clearly came because
he was worried about you.
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I know.
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Even so, you still won't stop
and get any rest, will you?
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That's not true!
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Yesterday your light was
on late into the night.
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I forgot to blow it out.
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Really! I've been with you long enough
to tell if that's a lie or not.
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There's no besting you.
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No, I should say "you guys."
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I am happy that you are here.
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I won't hesitate to risk my life,
but I must be careful about when I choose to do so.
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That's how I feel now.
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If that is true... if my presence here holds any meaning
to you, then nothing could make me happier.
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March 25,
1869
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Miyako
Bay
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What is that ship?
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It looks like an American steamship.
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Close-Combat Unit, get ready!
Jump aboard as soon as we're next to that ship!
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You got that?!
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Port the helm!
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A-an enemy ship?!
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What's wrong?
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We're under attack! We are under attack!
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We're under attack! Enemy attack!
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Let's go! Follow me!
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This was later called the
Battle of Miyako Bay.
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The day after our ships left Hakodate
to commence the surprise attack,
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a terrible storm struck, which caused
only one of the three ships,
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the flagship Kaiten, to make it
to Miyako Bay to carry out the mission.
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Even so, Hijikata-san and his men maintained a
firm resolve as they continued to fight.
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Fire!
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Captain Kouga!
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But there was a limit to how much Kaiten
could do against eight enemy battleships.
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Naval Minister?
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Naval Minister?
After Captain Gengo Kouga's death in battle,
they had no choice but to retreat.
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Retreat! Move! I'll do it.
After Captain Gengo Kouga's death in battle,
they had no choice but to retreat.
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Reverse at full spead!
After Captain Gengo Kouga's death in battle,
they had no choice but to retreat.
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What's going on?
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Retreat! Retreat!
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Come back! We're retreating!
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Damn it!
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We suffered 24 fatalities and 13 casualties.
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Within a mere four hours after
the operation commenced,
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the Battle of Miyako Bay ended in a crushing
defeat for the former Bakufu army.
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We did not expect Banryo and Takao to be unable
to navigate through that storm two days ago,
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but you did good out there.
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I'm sorry. If only we were stronger...
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I am mortified that we could
not see the operation through.
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The operation failed.
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I see...
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Hakodate will become a battlefield soon. You-
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I'm not going to leave you!
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I will be with you until the bitter end!
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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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I have things that I must protect!
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That's why I can't lose, not even to a devil!
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Hijikata-san, can you see it?
It's the banner of truth that everyone carried.
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Next time
The Ephemeral,
Pale Cherry Blossom
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