# E4 - Gekken
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***SIGN*** Shuragami
Kyoushirou
***SIGN*** Moriya
Ryuuzou
***SIGN*** Shuragami
Kyoushirou
***SIGN*** Moriya
Ryuuzou
**[00:20] Moriya**
And now, you are one of us.
**[00:23] Kyoushirou**
I shall dedicate flesh and
bone to working for you.
**[00:27] Moriya**
As it happens, I already have a job for you.
**[00:34] Moriya**
The Gekkenkai.
***SIGN*** Episode 4
***SIGN*** Gekken
***SIGN*** Mightiest
of All
***SIGN*** Moriya
Clan
Event
***SIGN*** Japan
Gekkenkai
***SIGN*** Steadfast
Heart
Calm &
Serene
***SIGN*** Prize
Money:
5
**[00:44] Man**
The Japan Gekkenkai fencing
tournament is almost upon us!
***SIGN*** Mightiest
of All
***SIGN*** Moriya
Clan
Event
***SIGN*** Japan
Gekkenkai
***SIGN*** Steadfast
Heart
Calm &
Serene
***SIGN*** Prize
Money:
5
***SIGN*** Mightiest
of All
***SIGN*** Moriya
Clan
Event
***SIGN*** Japan
Gekkenkai
***SIGN*** Steadfast
Heart
Calm &
Serene
***SIGN*** Prize
Money:
5
***SIGN*** Mightiest
of All
***SIGN*** Japan
Gekkenkai
***SIGN*** Steadfast
Heart
Calm &
Serene
***SIGN*** Prize
Money:
5
***SIGN*** Moriya
Clan
Event
***SIGN*** Japan
Gekkenkai
***SIGN*** Steadfast
Heart
Calm &
Serene
***SIGN*** Prize
Money:
5
**[00:47] Man**
Notable martial artists have been
invited from all across the nation
***SIGN*** Japan
Gekkenkai
***SIGN*** Steadfast
Heart
Calm &
Serene
***SIGN*** Prize
Money:
5
***SIGN*** Steadfast
Heart
Calm &
Serene
***SIGN*** Prize
Money:
5
***SIGN*** Steadfast
Heart
Calm &
Serene
***SIGN*** Prize
Money:
5
**[00:52] Man**
for a grand elimination contest!
***SIGN*** Mightiest of All
***SIGN*** Moriya Clan
Event
***SIGN*** Japan Gekkenkai
Fencing Tournament
***SIGN*** Spectator fee:
50 sen
**[00:54] Man**
Anyone who is confident in
their sword skills may enter.
**[00:57] Man**
Win that prize money!
**[01:00] Man**
We start the day off with a special act!
**[01:07] Kyoushirou**
Kumoi-sensei, if you please.
**[01:10] Kumoi**
Right.
**[01:11] Man**
First up, we have the owner of the Kirindou,
the most prestigious dojo in Kamigata:
**[01:16] Man**
Kumoi Kirinmaru!
**[01:32] Man**
Next, we have the elegant
swordswoman, Nakazawa Koto!
**[01:36] Kyoushirou**
Nakazawa-sensei, something
spectacular, if you would.
**[01:39] Koto**
Hm, what should I do?
**[01:49] Drunk A**
Check out this fine, fair-skinned man.
**[01:51] Drunk B**
He looks like an actor.
**[01:53] Drunk C**
You dimwits. That's a woman.
**[01:57] Koto**
Would you mind if I borrowed that?
**[01:59] Koto**
And...
**[02:00] Koto**
Would you men be interested
in helping me out?
**[02:05] Koto**
Now, all at once, please.
**[02:23] Koto**
Oh, you flatter me.
**[02:25] Man**
So it's 50 sen if you want to come watch
the Japan Gekkenkai fencing tournament!
**[02:30] Man**
You'd better be standing at this gate.
Pawn your wife if you have to!
**[02:41] Shizuma**
I can't.
**[02:42] Shizuma**
I can't beat a puppy to death.
**[02:46] Kamejirou**
You look like you're
having fun, Shizuma-san.
**[02:48] Shizuma**
Don't be stupid. This is a trial.
**[02:51] Kamejirou**
A trial?
**[02:52] Shizuma**
I'm being punished for defying orders.
Work without pay for 20 days.
**[02:56] Shizuma**
It's rough for someone on 6 yen a month.
**[02:59] Kamejirou**
I heard you did some good work, though.
**[03:01] Shizuma**
That's the reason I wasn't fired.
**[03:03] Kamejirou**
So now you're stuck
destroying stray dogs?
**[03:06] Kamejirou**
I don't envy you.
How's the search for your fiancée going?
**[03:10] Shizuma**
I ran into a geisha that folds rabbits.
**[03:13] Kamejirou**
So then...
**[03:15] Shizuma**
It wasn't Sumie.
**[03:26] Shizuma**
Who taught you how to make those?
**[03:31] Koume**
I'm sorry. I don't remember.
**[03:34] Shizuma**
Was it this girl?
**[03:39] Koume**
I don't... think so.
**[03:43] Kamejirou**
So back to square one, huh?
**[03:46] Shizuma**
No. That geisha, Koume, is hiding something.
**[03:49] Shizuma**
She lied because I'm with the police.
**[03:52] Shizuma**
Koume's address.
**[03:54] Shizuma**
Would you mind trying
to get some info out of her?
**[03:57] Kamejirou**
Sure thing.
**[03:58] Shizuma**
Thanks.
**[04:00] Shizuma**
Hey! Hold it!
**[04:04] Shizuma**
Where'd it go?
**[04:06] Osanai**
Origasa, is that you?
**[04:07] Shizuma**
Officer Osanai. Officer Midorikawa.
**[04:11] Shizuma**
You two are able to move around already?
**[04:13] Midorikawa**
As long as I don't overdo it.
**[04:15] Osanai**
And I'm just fine!
We Satsuma men are tough!
**[04:20] Shizuma**
What are you two doing here?
**[04:22] Osanai**
We're investigating
last night's sword attack.
**[04:25] Shizuma**
Sword attack?
**[04:26] Midorikawa**
If you believe this old man
who says he saw it.
**[04:29] Osanai**
But the victims' bodies
are nowhere to be found.
**[04:32] Shizuma**
You sure it's not just
a drunkard's nonsense?
**[04:35] Old man**
I remember now!
**[04:36] Old man**
The attacker had *two* swords!
**[04:38] Midorikawa**
Sure, sure. So Miyamoto
Musashi's our guy, huh?
**[04:42] Old man**
Dunno. Too dark to see his face.
**[04:46] Osanai**
This is ridiculous.
Let's head back to the station.
**[04:50] Shizuma**
Dog! There you are!
**[05:05] Moriya**
This is half, is it?
**[05:06] Fujishima**
The rest is scheduled to arrive tomorrow.
**[05:12] Fujishima**
Our master will send this opium
overseas and earn us untold sums.
**[05:18] Fujishima**
It's practically alchemy.
**[05:19] Moriya**
We ought to sell it domestically, too.
**[05:22] Fujishima**
I suggested that myself,
but I was reprimanded.
**[05:27] Fujishima**
The earnings from the opium
are for the Great Plan.
**[05:31] Moriya**
Ideals are all well and good,
but they don't put food on the table.
**[05:35] Moriya**
Why don't the two of us do it ourselves?
I'll handle the dirty work.
**[05:40] Fujishima**
We'd be in grave trouble
if the master found out.
**[05:43] Fujishima**
We ought not to for now.
**[05:45] Fujishima**
For *now*.
**[05:49] Hinazuru**
For some time now,
there has been a discrepancy
**[05:52] Hinazuru**
between the opium in the ledger
and the opium we have received.
**[05:55] Hiramatsu**
Fujishima must be holding on to some.
Moriya must also be involved.
**[06:00] Hinazuru**
Those two aren't trustworthy.
We ought to take action.
**[06:04] Hiramatsu**
Leave them be. They will not betray us
while they still have a use for me.
**[06:08] Hiramatsu**
I need them as well.
**[06:10] Hinazuru**
But we cannot allow them to get
ideas and hamper the Great Plan.
**[06:17] Hiramatsu**
Then, take them down a notch.
**[06:20] Hinazuru**
Sir.
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Asakusa
Police Station
**[06:22] Shizuma**
I heard a corpse turned up after that.
**[06:25] Osanai**
Thanks to the hand we found, we knew
he was telling the truth about the attack.
**[06:30] Osanai**
We searched the river nearby
and found the corpse of a man.
**[06:34] Shizuma**
Any clues as to who he was?
**[06:36] Midorikawa**
His name was Tachibana Youjirou.
**[06:39] Midorikawa**
Seems he was a famous
gekken fencer in the Hikone area.
**[06:41] Shizuma**
I'm surprised you found
all that out so quickly.
**[06:44] Mitsu**
Here you are.
**[06:47] Mitsu**
He had an invitation to an event
called the Japan Gekkenkai tournament.
**[06:51] Osanai**
It was all smudged,
but we managed to read it.
**[06:54] Tanba**
The Gekkenkai is the
talk of the town right now.
**[06:58] Shizuma**
I thought it was banned in Tokyo.
**[07:01] Osanai**
Last year, yeah.
**[07:02] Osanai**
So the Japan Gekkenkai tournament
is being advertised as a play instead.
**[07:07] Tanba**
Tachibana was a talented swordsman,
invited to the event to give it prestige.
**[07:11] Tanba**
He might have been taken out by
a participant after the prize money.
**[07:15] Shizuma**
Sounds plausible.
**[07:17] Tanba**
Which is why we want you, Officer Origasa,
to participate in the tournament undercover.
**[07:24] Shizuma**
Got it.
**[07:26] Shizuma**
My meal!
**[07:28] Osanai**
Origasa! You haven't destroyed it yet?
**[07:31] Shizuma**
I can't possibly destroy it
after its help in this case.
**[07:37] Brandt**
What brings you here today?
**[07:39] Ohkubo**
I wished to reminisce
about the past with you, sir.
**[07:42] Brandt**
Oh? The past, huh?
**[07:45] Ohkubo**
In 1868, a man from the Shounai Domain,
which was as much a threat to the Court as Aizu,
**[07:52] Ohkubo**
apparently spoke with
your country in secret
**[07:55] Ohkubo**
in an attempt to turn
the Boshin War in his favor.
**[07:58] Ohkubo**
Were you aware of this?
**[08:00] Brandt**
Quite impossible.
***SIGN*** General Consul of the North German Federation
Max von Brandt
**[08:02] Brandt**
All foreign nations, including my own,
have declared neutrality in the conflict.
**[08:08] Ohkubo**
So you claim you were never aligned with
either the imperial army or its opponents.
**[08:14] Brandt**
Indeed, indeed.
**[08:16] Ohkubo**
Minister Brandt, do you know a yakuza
by the name of Shuragami Kyoushirou?
**[08:21] Brandt**
A yakuza?
**[08:23] Brandt**
I have no such acquaintances.
**[08:26] Ohkubo**
This Shounai Domain soldier sailed to
your country with a large amount of gold
**[08:32] Ohkubo**
to buy cutting-edge weaponry
during the Boshin War.
**[08:35] Ohkubo**
His real name is Ikegami Souichirou.
**[08:40] Brandt**
Doesn't ring a bell.
**[08:42] Brandt**
You surely do not *believe* such
nonsense, do you, Mr. Ohkubo?
**[08:57] Kawaji**
Mr. Ohkubo, how did it go?
**[08:59] Ohkubo**
It seems the rumor about Ikegami Souichirou
and the gold was not entirely baseless.
**[09:06] Kawaji**
We'll investigate further immediately.
**[09:08] Ohkubo**
As ever, please be discreet.
**[09:11] Kawaji**
Yes, sir.
**[09:12] Kawaji**
I know just the man for it.
**[09:18] Parks**
You look indistinguishable from a
European dressed like that, Miss Kurogi.
**[09:23] Parks**
Is your father's blood to thank for that?
**[09:28] Senri**
Not that it makes me happy.
**[09:30] Parks**
So what did Ohkubo talk to Brandt about?
**[09:34] Senri**
Nothing, really.
**[09:36] Senri**
They chatted merrily
about wine the whole time.
**[09:39] Parks**
They must have nothing better to do.
**[09:41] Senri**
And what about you?
What are you doing, sir?
**[09:44] Parks**
A friend back home and I are
challenging each other to riddles.
**[09:48] Senri**
Well, well. That *does* sound urgent.
**[09:51] Parks**
May I pick your brain for a moment?
**[09:53] Parks**
Which is heavier:
the rising sun or the setting sun?
**[09:56] Senri**
Am I being paid for this?
**[10:01] Parks**
The setting sun.
**[10:03] Senri**
But why? It is the same sun either way.
**[10:06] Parks**
The setting sun sinks.
**[10:16] Senri**
Those are beautiful roses, Mr. Miller.
**[10:19] Miller**
I do not recall having
an appointment with you.
**[10:22] Senri**
That's quite the greeting.
**[10:23] Senri**
Most men would be ecstatic
to have a beautiful woman talk to them.
**[10:27] Miller**
That is not in my schedule, either.
**[10:30] Senri**
I bet your notebook is full
of all kinds of boring plans.
**[10:34] Senri**
Why not pencil in something a little
riskier and more exciting for once?
**[10:38] Miller**
Miss Kurogi, do you have any red paint?
**[10:41] Senri**
Of course not.
***SIGN*** Japan Gekkenkai
Fencing Tournament
***SIGN*** Japan Gekkenkai
Fencing Tournament
**[10:43] Senri**
Why not send someone to buy some more?
***SIGN*** Japan Gekkenkai
Fencing Tournament
***SIGN*** Japan Gekkenkai
Fencing Tournament
**[10:45] Miller**
I do not have the time for that.
***SIGN*** Japan Gekkenkai
Fencing Tournament
***SIGN*** Japan Gekkenkai
Fencing Tournament
**[10:47] Miller**
I am scheduled to finish it
in five more minutes.
**[10:51] Senri**
So change your schedule.
**[10:59] Miller**
A schedule is a promise to my future self.
**[11:04] Miller**
It is absolute.
**[11:19] Senri**
What in the world are you doing?
**[11:32] Miller**
Done.
**[11:43] Miller**
The Gekkenkai.
**[11:45] Miller**
I shall add it to my schedule.
**[12:00] Koume**
Hinazuru-neesan... Where are you?
**[12:04] Koume**
How could you leave without me?
**[12:10] Koume**
Kuro!
**[12:12] Koume**
Kuro!
**[12:16] Kamejirou**
Is this who you're looking for?
**[12:19] Koume**
I've met you somewhere before.
**[12:22] Kamejirou**
I'm Kamejirou. The rickshaw driver.
**[12:30] Midorikawa**
Already practicing for the Gekkenkai, huh?
**[12:33] Shizuma**
I don't want to be knocked out
in the middle of the investigation.
**[12:36] Shizuma**
How is it on your end?
**[12:37] Midorikawa**
The victim, Tachibana,
was apparently drinking at a pub
**[12:40] Midorikawa**
with a man missing his pinky finger.
***SIGN*** Police
Sketch
**[12:43] Shizuma**
Doesn't look like an upstanding
citizen to me. Yakuza, maybe?
**[12:47] Midorikawa**
Probably.
**[12:48] Midorikawa**
A maid says the man had been paid by him.
**[12:53] Shizuma**
What does that mean?
**[12:54] Hinazuru**
Beats me.
**[12:56] Hinazuru**
Oh, also...
**[12:57] Hinazuru**
I'm going to be undercover in
the Gekkenkai preliminaries, too.
**[13:01] Hinazuru**
See you there.
**[13:02] Hinazuru**
Ow! Ow!
**[13:05] Shizuma**
Will you be all right?
**[13:13] Moriya**
It seems people are excited
about the Gekkenkai.
**[13:16] Moriya**
Looks like I made the right decision
putting you in charge.
**[13:20] Kyoushirou**
Thank you.
**[13:21] Moriya**
Assuming it works out, I will be known
all over Japan as the greatest boss around.
**[13:27] Moriya**
I can already picture
the faces of the losers.
**[13:30] Moriya**
All those peddlers and gamblers
wasting time on an outdated business.
**[13:34] Togura**
We do have a bit of a problem, though.
**[13:37] Togura**
The flood of swordsmen coming
onto our turf for the prize money
**[13:41] Togura**
is causing trouble in our inns
and gambling parlors.
**[13:44] Moriya**
It's your job to deal with that.
**[13:48] Togura**
They have katanas, though.
**[13:51] Moriya**
Kyoushirou.
**[13:53] Kyoushirou**
Leave it to me.
**[13:56] Dealer**
I will now cover the die.
**[14:01] Dealer**
Place your bets.
**[14:02] Gamblers**
Odd!
**[14:02] Gamblers**
Even!
**[14:04] Tamura**
Quite a few new faces today.
**[14:06] Murata**
Must be starving former samurai
in Tokyo for the Gekkenkai.
**[14:09] Murata**
There's 500 yen on the line, after all.
**[14:12] Murata**
Man, if only I knew the first thing
about swordsmanship...
**[14:15] Dealer**
Deal.
**[14:17] Dealer**
Two fours. Even.
**[14:20] Komasa**
This is fraud!
**[14:22] Dealer**
You mustn't jest, sir.
**[14:25] Komasa**
You might get two,
maybe even three evens in a row.
**[14:29] Komasa**
But *four?* Something's wrong here.
**[14:32] Gotou**
You!
**[14:34] Gotou**
Whose turf do you think
you're running your mouth on?
**[14:36] Gotou**
Get lost before you get hurt.
**[14:40] Komasa**
What do you think you can do?
**[14:45] Komasa**
You've drawn.
**[14:55] Gotou**
A cane blade?
**[14:57] Tamura**
Did you see that?
**[14:59] Murata**
That was a lightning fast draw!
**[15:02] Gotou**
You're going to pay for this.
**[15:04] Komasa**
What, with pocket money?
**[15:06] Gotou**
Don't bullshit me!
**[15:09] Komasa**
How amusing.
**[15:22] Gotou**
Kyoushirou!
**[15:24] Kyoushirou**
You must leave your sword with us, sir.
**[15:28] Murata**
Did you see *that?* He stopped his draw!
**[15:31] Tamura**
Obviously!
**[15:32] Tamura**
Kyoushirou-san's a yakuza among yakuza!
**[15:36] Komasa**
You're the first person
who has ever stopped my dosu blade.
**[15:39] Kyoushirou**
In light of that, may I ask you
to back down for the time being?
**[15:43] Komasa**
Sorry, but you've got me
*really* interested now.
**[15:47] Takarai**
Um, are you two done yet?
**[15:50] Komasa**
What?
**[15:50] Takarai**
My luck's in right now.
Go practice your swordplay elsewhere.
**[15:59] Komasa**
Have you been betting even this whole time?
**[16:02] Takarai**
Yup. I'm on a winning streak.
**[16:06] Komasa**
I'm no longer in the mood.
**[16:07] Komasa**
Let's settle this at the Gekkenkai.
I'll crush you in front of a full house.
**[16:12] Kyoushirou**
I accept.
**[16:14] Minagawa**
That one-eyed man is bad news.
**[16:16] Hinazuru**
Yes.
**[16:26] Kyoushirou**
Who was that man?
**[16:33] Komasa**
Shuragami Kyoushirou.
**[16:35] Komasa**
He's quite impressive.
**[16:37] Rinzou**
I need to send that asshole to hell!
**[16:39] Rinzou**
I don't know how else I'm going
to face the Douyamas when I pass.
**[16:43] Komasa**
You've got nothing to worry about,
now that I'm out of the slammer.
**[16:47] Komasa**
I'll settle things.
**[16:51] Hiramatsu**
It's a letter from Brandt.
**[16:53] Hiramatsu**
Do you know of a Shuragami
Kyoushirou of the Moriya Clan?
**[16:58] Hinazuru**
He is one of their new men.
**[17:00] Hinazuru**
If we are to reduce the Moriya Clan's
forces, we should start with him.
**[17:04] Hiramatsu**
What does he look like?
**[17:05] Hinazuru**
He sees with his left eye,
and wears a patch over his right.
**[17:09] Hiramatsu**
I did not expect him to still be alive.
**[17:11] Hiramatsu**
Ikegami Souichirou.
**[17:13] Hinazuru**
You are aware of him?
**[17:14] Hiramatsu**
A ghost of the past.
**[17:16] Hiramatsu**
I doubt it is a coincidence that
he stumbled into the Moriya Clan.
**[17:20] Hiramatsu**
He must be after my head.
**[17:22] Hinazuru**
I will quickly dispose of this
one-eyed man who opposes you.
**[17:29] Hiramatsu**
If it really is Ikegami,
that will not be easy.
**[17:32] Hiramatsu**
Contact the Crow.
**[17:46] Shizuma**
There.
**[18:04] Tsushima**
What a fantastic gig. We're getting
paid just to be rocked in a boat.
**[18:08] Shioya**
There has to be a reason it's so good.
**[18:10] Shioya**
I bet the cargo's full of contraband.
**[18:14] Shioya**
All the other escorts look
more than just a little sketchy.
**[18:21] Tsushima**
Look at their goofy outfits.
**[18:29] Tsushima**
W-We're under attack!
**[18:32] Tsushima**
Show yourself!
**[18:37] Gentsugu**
Dario, could you please
make it more entertaining?
**[18:40] Dario**
Just keep quiet and watch.
**[18:49] Tsushima**
What the hell is this?!
**[18:50] Shioya**
Shit!
**[18:58] Captain**
Mister Fox!
**[19:00] Fox mask**
I'll meet you up ahead.
**[19:07] Dario**
Whoops.
**[19:08] Gentsugu**
That will do. Let us go.
**[19:11] Dario**
Just a sec.
***SIGN*** Moriya
***SIGN*** Moriya
Clan
**[19:20] Fujishima**
An ambush?
**[19:21] Fujishima**
Who was behind it?
**[19:23] Captain**
I couldn't see them.
**[19:25] Fujishima**
Our precious cargo!
**[19:34] Captain**
Mister Fox has a ship!
**[19:35] Fujishima**
We're in luck!
***SIGN*** Soba
All Welcome
**[19:45] Makino**
What's wrong? You look like
you're at your mother's funeral.
**[19:49] Osanai**
Well...
**[19:51] Osanai**
I need money.
**[19:53] Makino**
Money, huh?
**[19:55] Makino**
I don't have any on me right now, sadly.
**[19:58] Osanai**
My sister back home is acutely ill.
I need a ton of money.
**[20:02] Osanai**
Could you introduce me to a lender?
**[20:04] Makino**
I wish I could help, but...
**[20:07] Makino**
I can't think of anyone who'd lend
that much to a lowly patrolman.
**[20:12] Osanai**
I promise I'll pay you back!
I'll do anything!
**[20:16] Osanai**
Please!
**[20:20] Makino**
I understand you care about your sister.
**[20:24] Makino**
I do know of a way
we can make a lot of money.
**[20:27] Osanai**
How?
**[20:30] Makino**
By fighting villains.
**[20:32] Makino**
Slaying evil that law can't touch.
**[20:34] Osanai**
But that's murder!
**[20:36] Makino**
For there to be justice,
someone has to do it.
**[20:40] Makino**
Will you lend me a hand?
**[20:42] Osanai**
But...
**[20:43] Makino**
You want to help your sister, don't you?
**[20:45] Makino**
We can earn a lot for the bounty.
**[20:50] Makino**
I won't force you.
Just give it some thought.
**[21:01] Tsunekichi**
Gekkenkai competitors, please complete
your registration for the preliminaries.
**[21:07] Shizuma**
Pretty big turnout. We could make
tsukudani with all these swordsmen.
**[21:11] Midorikawa**
No one wielding two swords just yet.
**[21:19] Shizuma**
That man...
**[21:20] Raigan**
Move it!
**[21:21] Raigan**
Make way!
**[21:24] Shizuma**
How dare you!
**[21:26] Raigan**
What? Don't you know who I am?
**[21:29] Shizuma**
No, I don't!
**[21:30] Midorikawa**
That's Raigan! Raigan Kajigorou!
**[21:32] Midorikawa**
He was forced to retire from sumo
after killing three opponents.
**[21:36] Midorikawa**
The freakishly strong killer wrestler.
**[21:39] Raigan**
Want your neck twisted, too?
**[21:41] Shizuma**
You wanna go?
**[21:45] Koto**
Settle it in the arena.
**[21:47] Raigan**
Who the heck are you?
**[21:49] Shizuma**
Some chick.
**[21:51] Shizuma**
Piss off.
**[21:58] Raigan**
Pathetic wimp.
**[22:01] Koto**
Raigan Kajigorou.
**[22:03] Koto**
The referee called for you. Better hurry
if you don't want to lose by default.
**[22:06] Raigan**
Guess I'm up.
**[22:09] Shizuma**
What do you think you're doing?
**[22:11] Koto**
Is that how you talk to your savior?
**[22:15] Shizuma**
Who do you think saved whom?
**[22:25] Referee**
Winner: Raigan Kajigorou!
**[22:29] Shizuma**
He didn't even use his wooden sword?
**[22:31] Koto**
That could have been you
if I hadn't stopped you.
**[22:35] Koto**
You'd better thank me.
**[22:37] Shizuma**
What's *her* problem?
**[22:39] Midorikawa**
She's the Shinchougumi member
who became famous in Edo
**[22:42] Midorikawa**
at the end of the Edo shogunate,
Nakazawa Koto.
**[22:45] Midorikawa**
A swordswoman who participated
in the razing of the Satsuma mansion,
**[22:49] Midorikawa**
which triggered the Boshin War.
**[22:50] Midorikawa**
She's one of the tournament favorites.
**[22:54] Shizuma**
I'm surprised you know all that.
**[22:56] Midorikawa**
I looked up the most notable contestants.
**[22:59] Referee**
Oritani! Oritani Shizuya!
**[23:01] Midorikawa**
You're up.
**[23:02] Shizuma**
Oh, right. I forgot
I signed up under an alias.
**[23:05] Midorikawa**
Remember, you're undercover.
**[23:07] Midorikawa**
Got it, Oritani-san?
**[23:09] Shizuma**
Yeah!
**[23:12] Referee**
May it be a fair fight!
**[23:13] Referee**
Begin!
**[23:23] Shizuma**
Your gaze is too honest.
I can see exactly what you're up to.
**[23:26] Shizuma**
You've never killed anyone, have you?
**[23:39] Referee**
Winner: Oritani Shizuya!
**[23:48] Kumoi**
Nakazawa-kun, I was hoping
to fight you in the finals.
**[23:53] Kumoi**
To think we'd meet in the preliminaries...
**[23:55] Koto**
The brackets were chosen by lottery.
**[23:57] Kumoi**
It's unfortunate that
we don't have a gallery.
**[24:00] Kumoi**
But I'll have you repay me
for the special act now.
**[24:03] Koto**
Huh? Did I do something?
**[24:07] Referee**
May it be a fair fight!
**[24:09] Referee**
Begin!
**[24:11] Kumoi**
I'll make sure no one gazes
upon your beautiful face again!
**[24:18] Kumoi**
I-Impossible!
**[24:20] Referee**
Winner: Nakazawa Koto!
**[24:25] Referee**
Winner: Oritani Shizuya!
**[24:28] Midorikawa**
Impressive. Looks like you're in the finals.
**[24:31] Shizuma**
What about you?
**[24:32] Midorikawa**
Knocked out immediately.
**[24:34] Shizuma**
Oh, come on now.
**[24:35] Midorikawa**
I was focused on trying to find our suspect.
**[24:38] Midorikawa**
The assailant must
have been quite skilled.
**[24:40] Midorikawa**
He should have made it
through the preliminaries easily.
**[24:43] Midorikawa**
The most skilled fighter here is...
**[24:45] Midorikawa**
Raigan Kajigorou.
**[24:47] Midorikawa**
But he wasn't the assailant.
**[24:49] Midorikawa**
If he had been, the witness would've noticed
how huge he was before the two swords.
**[24:54] Referee**
Winner: Blaze Miller!
**[24:56] Miller**
Exactly on time.
**[24:58] Midorikawa**
Blaze Miller is also quite capable,
but he's a foreigner and fights with a spear.
**[25:03] Midorikawa**
The most suspicious is the invitee
who's favorite to win, Nakazawa Koto.
**[25:09] Midorikawa**
We don't know she can dual-wield, though.
**[25:11] Midorikawa**
The next most suspicious
is Takarai Koutarou,
**[25:15] Midorikawa**
whose opponents all imploded
one way or another.
**[25:18] Midorikawa**
He's suspiciously lucky.
**[25:19] Midorikawa**
If he's up to something behind the scenes,
the attack may have been part of it.
**[25:25] Midorikawa**
We need to keep an eye on
Yoshikawa Fuyukichi, too.
**[25:27] Midorikawa**
His strikes are unbelievably fast.
He's no ordinary man.
**[25:31] Midorikawa**
And there's Fujita Goro.
**[25:32] Midorikawa**
He made it through the
preliminaries without any fanfare.
**[25:36] Midorikawa**
It's like he's hiding his true mettle.
**[25:39] Midorikawa**
Lastly, what surprised me most
is *that* man is in the tournament.
**[25:42] Shizuma**
Which man?
**[25:54] Referee**
Winner: Shuragami Kyoushirou!
**[25:59] Shizuma**
The one-eyed man.
**[26:12] Shizuma**
It's been a while, one-eyed sir.
**[26:14] Kyoushirou**
You're also looking well.
**[26:22] Moriya**
It looks like the cast has arrived.
**[26:25] Referee**
Announcing the Gekkenkai finals bracket!
**[26:30] Referee**
Match one: Raigan Kajigorou
versus Oritani Shizuya!
**[26:36] Referee**
Match two: Blaze Miller
versus Nakazawa Koto!
**[26:42] Referee**
Match three: Takarai Koutarou
versus Fujita Goro!
**[26:48] Referee**
Match four: Yoshikawa Fuyukichi
versus Shuragami Kyoushirou!
**[26:55] Referee**
The finals are in two days.
**[26:57] Referee**
It will be an elimination contest
between these eight contestants.
**[27:00] Referee**
Dismissed!