3 - Rules for a Pack of Wolves

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    We barged into the family lodge
    those rogue samurai ran into,
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    but the head clerk stopped us!
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    He stopped you?
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    Yeah.
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    He kept goin’, “Who
    ordered you to do this?
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    Go get the local police.”
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    And that’s how you lost those ronin?
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    Dammit!
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    What’re the people of Kyoto thinking
    defendin’ those rogue samurai?
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    We lack any real track record and
    the imperial nationalist party,
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    especially the Choshu ronin,
    are said to grease people’s fingers.
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    For having just drawn someone’s blood,
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    you seem rather calm, Hajime-kun.
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    Saito, having crossed blades with them,
    what do you think?
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    They were all lacking
    in skill with the sword.
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    But due to our limited numbers,
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    I am concerned when I
    consider what would happen
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    should the enemy surround us.
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    But it would take time
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    and money to enlist new
    recruits and train them.
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    For now, never go out alone.
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    Getting yourself killed
    won’t do us any good.
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    At any rate, there just isn’t
    enough stuff we can do.
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    Say, what happened to workin’
    for the Aizu Domain?
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    We shall be sending an official
    petition to Lord Aizu
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    for permission to remain
    in Kyoto shortly.
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    Any chance they’ll give
    us permission to stay?
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    I cannot say.
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    Depending on their answer, there is a
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    possibility that we will
    have to leave Kyoto.
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    Truly, our fate rests on Serizawa-san’s
    connections and course of action.
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    Just tell yourself that we are using him.
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    I can’t make myself that
    emotionally detached from this!
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    You can call say that’s
    what makes me green,
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    but I swear that someday
    I will outwit that man
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    and elevate Kondou-san to
    a higher place of power!
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    EPISODE 3:
    Rules for a Pack of Wolves
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    Everyone, listen up!
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    We just received a letter from Lord Aizu,
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    the Kyoto Military Commissioner.
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    He is going to officially
    place us under his charge.
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    Sweet!
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    Now we can go all-out with our patrols!
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    Man, this is great!
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    It looks like we’re gonna
    to be gettin’ busy.
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    My, isn’t this wonderful news?
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    Yeah, it’s great that Lord
    Aizu acknowledged our ability!
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    It’s amazing how Serizawa-sensei
    swayed the Shogunate!
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    Isn’t it, Tonouchi-kun?
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    Indeed!
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    You’re over-reacting.
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    Not at all! Remember what they said?
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    He said he was willing to grant us
    permission to remain in Kyoto
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    with you standing at the
    center of our corps!
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    The results would have been
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    different without you, Serizawa-dono!
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    Well then, let’s drink to
    our success at Shimabara.
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    Nagakura-kun, come join us.
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    Eh?
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    N-nah, it would hurt your name if a
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    good-fer-nothin’ like me were seen with you.
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    My name is not so fragile that you
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    could damage it by acting somewhat rowdy.
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    In-in that case, uh...
    Heisuke and Sano’re comin'!
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    The more the merrier and all!
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    Souji, Saito, you’re
    comin’ too, right? Right?
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    Kondou-kun, naturally you
    will come join me as well.
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    Well... This is a bit embarrassing,
    but I abstain from alcohol.
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    What, you can’t drink?
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    Isn’t that bad for a warrior
    who speaks of politics?
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    Please go out and enjoy yourselves.
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    What about you?
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    I bet you haven’t been to a
    red-light district, have you, Feral Dog?
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    There’s no way--
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    Ryunosuke said he’s coming!
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    Go on! Feel free to drink
    as much as you want!
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    Um, it would seem you are not
    indulging in your drinks.
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    Yeah, I can’t drink SAKE.
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    They just forced me to tag along.
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    Hey, Okita!
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    You’ve got an odd sense
    of taste to stare at
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    us men after coming to
    the red-light district.
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    Not really.
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    I’m not all that interested
    in places like this.
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    Hmmm. Then what are you doing here?
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    Isn’t it obvious?
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    I thought I might catch
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    a good opportunity
    to cut you down if I came with you.
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    Cut me down?
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    A snot-nosed brat like you?
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    What a great joke!
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    Your death threats mean nothing to me.
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    Although I cannot say the
    same for that Hijikata guy.
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    Hijikata-san?
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    When that man glared at
    me at the Honjou Inn,
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    even I felt chills there for a second!
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    Compared to him,
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    your threats to kill
    me sound like a childish prater.
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    If you like, I’d be willing
    to truly kill you...
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    Souji.
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    He’s killed more than
    just one or two men.
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    He is far more imposing than you.
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    Please allow her to join you.
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    I am Kosuzu.
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    Bitch!
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    Do you know who you are talking to?!
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    How dare a lowly MAIKO speak
    to me in such a manner?!
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    I merely said precisely what I thought!
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    Do you know who I am?!
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    You are a powerful samurai, are you not?
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    Then please do not take advantage of your
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    money and rank to act
    with such arrogance!
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    Say what?!
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    Serizawa-han, please forgive her!
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    She is still but a child.
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    Kosuzu-chan, hurry and apologize!
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    No. There is nothing
    wrong with what I said.
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    What are you doing, Serizawa-san?!
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    Cut it out!
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    You’re in my way!
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    Now, now! C’mon, Serizawa-san!
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    This is supposed to be a party.
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    Please let it slide.
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    Lookie! We’ve still
    got some awesome SAKE!
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    You should go.
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    Leave the rest to us.
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    I appreciate it.
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    Come, Kosuzu-chan! Hurry!
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    Okay.
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    I’ll go get Hijikata-san.
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    Yeah.
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    Careful. Watch your step.
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    I am terribly sorry.
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    I did not mean to inconvenience you...
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    Hey, you okay?
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    By protecting me, you got...
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    Please forgive me.
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    F-forget it.
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    He’s always like that.
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    I’m sorry we put you through that.
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    You’re bleeding!
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    I’m fine. This is nothing.
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    Anyway, you’re nuts to defy a
    warrior when you’re just a girl!
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    Shouldn’t a MAIKO simply keep
    quiet and pour the SAKE?
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    We are not toys!
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    We have hearts that can feel
    frustration and sadness!
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    They try to use force to
    suppress those feelings!
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    I loathe all samurai!
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    Hey! What’s that for?!
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    You were pretty cool back there.
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    Although you blew it there at the end.
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    Serizawa-san, what the
    hell happened here?!
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    I merely chastised her
    for her rude behavior.
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    It wouldn’t have gotten this
    carried away if that’s all you did!
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    Sensei, let’s leave this
    to Kondou-kun and move on.
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    He does whatever he wants!
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    We are no different than
    those rogue samurai!
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    Considering all the
    commotion he stirred...
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    We’ll have to bind him
    with a set of rules.
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    He’ll commit honorable
    suicide if he breaks them.
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    Honorable suicide?!
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    What on earth are you doing here?
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    Well, I just so happened
    to be passing by.
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    I-I wasn’t eavesdropping or anything!
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    Sorry for disturbing you.
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    A moment please, Ibuki-kun.
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    How have things been going of late?
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    Has Serizawa-san been
    treating you poorly?
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    Well, yeah, but that’s nothing new.
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    What brought this on?
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    Ibuki-kun, if you like,
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    why don’t you join the Roshigumi
    as an official soldier?
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    Eh?! But I can’t use
    a sword worth diddly!
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    You would simply need to
    start training henceforth.
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    We even offer a salary.
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    Yeah, but...
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    Don’t push any further, Sannan-san.
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    Someone like him would just trip us up.
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    Excuse me?!
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    We don’t need the likes
    of you in the Roshigumi!
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    Now get your butt out of here.
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    It’s not like I’m here
    because I want to be!
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    I have absolutely no intention of
    becoming a samurai to begin with!
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    Goodness gracious.
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    And here we could use as
    many allies as we could get.
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    Don’t play dumb, Sannan-san.
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    There is no way you would recruit
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    someone who can’t use a sword.
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    You were essentially
    scheming to rope him in
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    so you could wring out information
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    regarding Serizawa-san, weren’t you?
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    So you saw through my plan?
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    I’ve known you for a long time.
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    Is it safe to assume you do not
    want to drag him into this?
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    Hijikata-kun, you are far too kind.
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    There is something I would like
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    to go over with you regarding our future.
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    We would like to structure ourselves
    as a proper organization.
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    Please look this over.
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    The chiefs would be composed
    of Serizawa-sensei
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    and I as well as Kondou-kun, huh?
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    Hijikata-kun and Sannan-kun
    would be the commanders and...
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    And here are the rules of conduct
    to keep the men in line.
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    One: Do not deviate from
    the Way of the Warrior.
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    Two: Desertion will not be tolerated.
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    Three: Do not raise money
    without authorization.
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    Four: Do not manage another’s
    litigation without authorization.
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    Five: Personal duels
    will not be tolerated.
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    Whosoever breaks any of the rules listed
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    to the right must commit
    honorable suicide.
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    Wh-what is with these rules?!
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    The soldiers who rally
    under us in the future
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    will hail from various
    ranks and walks of life.
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    The only way to keep the crowd in check
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    is to clamp down on
    them with strict rules.
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    “Rules of Conduct,” eh?
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    I’m amazed you were able to come
    up with something like this.
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    But with such a strict code...
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    Say something, Serizawa-sensei!
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    Violators must commit honorable suicide.
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    Isn’t that right?
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    Yeah, even if you’re
    a chief or commander.
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    I see...
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    Serizawa-san appeared
    rather calm, didn’t he?
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    Regardless of what he
    thinks, rules are rules.
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    He simply has to obey them.
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    Serizawa-sensei, is it wise
    to let them do as they wish?
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    Even with that code,
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    their hands are tied if they lack
    the power to see it obeyed.
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    Yeah... You have a point, but...
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    Dang, those rules are stupid!
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    What the hell were they thinking?
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    Those rules of conduct were
    definitely too strict.
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    If Kondou-san feels those
    rules are necessary,
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    I will obey them.
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    That goes for me, too...
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    But I don’t like my friends getting
    tied down by those rules...
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    We will probably need
    it for the new recruits
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    we will be getting henceforth.
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    I know that!
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    But it’s kinda different
    from what I had imagined...
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    If I had taken him up on
    that offer back there...
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    Why don’t you join the Roshigumi?
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    You should probably be careful yourself.
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    It’s not like I’m a
    member of the Roshigumi!
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    But if Serizawa-san had
    to slice open his gut,
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    I bet you’d have to follow suit...
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    I’m leaving before I get
    caught up in any of this crap!
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    Pile it on!
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    You got it.
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    The fragrance of this house is superb.
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    When eating freshly cooked
    white rice while enjoying the aroma,
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    its true value becomes evident.
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    Nothing is more complex than
    the simple things in life.
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    Huh...
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    Shinpatsu, what do you
    think you’re doing?!
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    See, in our world the
    strong eat the weak.
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    In that case, I’ll--!
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    Why, you! You--! You--!
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    Ryunosuke, don’t let your guard down!
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    You better be careful!
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    Take someone’s food
    before they take yours!
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    Really?
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    Then I won’t hold back.
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    If you need me for something,
    wait until after I’m done eating.
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    In the world of beasts, you
    have no right to complain
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    if you get killed by disturbing
    a stronger animal’s meal.
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    Furthermore, this is one
    of my favorite dishes.
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    Never go after it!
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    G-got it! M-my bad!
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    You must not value your life.
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    Of all the people here, I can’t believe
    you went after Saito’s food.
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    I’m the type that eats
    his favorite food first!
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    Sorry for the wait!
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    I’ve been waitin’ for this!
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    What is this pickle? Weeds?
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    Are they even edible?
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    That’s called mibuna.
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    Farmers put their blood
    and sweat into growing it,
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    so don’t be a picky eater.
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    Yeah, yeah.
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    Kondou-san is so stern about stuff like
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    that since he used to be a farmer.
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    He wasn’t born into the warrior class?
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    Nope, but he’s crazy strong when
    he picks up a wooden sword.
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    Shuusai Kondou-sensei of the Shieikan
    saw promise in him
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    and adopted him to be his heir.
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    Toshi, why don’t you put work out of
    your mind while you’re eating?
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    Yeah, I should...
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    What are you doing, Kondou-san?!
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    That wasn’t enough, was it?
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    Eat up.
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    But you still haven’t eaten a bite!
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    Back in our Shieikan days,
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    you frequently shared your food with me.
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    What brought this on?
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    Knock it off!
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    We’re beyond such
    formalities, aren’t we?
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    You’re absolutely right!
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    Jeez, you’re unbelievable...
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    No matter what the situation,
    you always place others before yourself.
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    Do you remember that one time, Toshi?
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    I was out and someone
    came to crush our dojo.
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    Anyway, we’re finally in the
    service of the Aizu Domain!
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    Couldn’t we afford
    to upgrade our dinner?
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    Well, Hijikata-san?
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    That will have to wait
    until they start paying us.
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    Well, they are probably
    uncertain as to whether or not
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    we are worthy of their trust.
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    Is that right...?
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    Thank you for the meal.
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    Souji, that was fast.
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    I need to get in some sword practice.
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    Right now, every second counts.
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    Practicing right after you
    eat is bad for your body.
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    Shinpachi-san and
    Hajime-kun got it lucky.
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    I’m dying to slay a bunch
    of those rogue samurai.
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    What a thing to say.
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    Souji, haven’t you been
    acting strange lately?
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    Souji, I want you to go back to Edo.
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    That joke isn’t the least bit funny.
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    Lately Serizawa-san’s influence
    is making you go on about
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    how you want to cut down or kill people.
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    You’re still a kid.
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    He’s making you lose sight of yourself.
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    Hijikata-san, you just
    think I’m in the way
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    because I stick by
    Kondou-san, don’t you?!
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    If that’s what you’d like
    to think, then go ahead.
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    Toshi, why did you
    suddenly bring this up?
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    We’re in Kyoto to defend the peace.
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    But he wants to kill.
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    That’s all he’s thinking about.
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    We can’t let someone
    like that stay here!
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    Souji--
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    No! There is no way I’m going back!
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    I’m going to stay here
    and help you, Kondou-san!
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    Souji!
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    Damn it!
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    I will help you even more, Kondou-san.
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    I did not want him to soil his
    name by killing a comrade!
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    Souji, whose blood is that...?
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    NEXT EPISODE:
    The Blade Drenched in Blood
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