E7 - Fateful Bonds

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[00:05] Geisha
    Come have some fun.
[00:10] Shizuma
    You're one of Moriya's goons, aren't you?
[00:12] Goon
    Who the hell are you?
[00:14] Shizuma
    Where is Shuragami Kyoushirou?
[00:16] Goon
    Dunno.
[00:19] Koto
    This man has a short fuse.
    You had best speak up before you get hurt.
[00:24] Goon
    I-I really don't know!
[00:26] Goon
    We're after that damn traitor, too!
[00:28] Shizuma
    What?
[00:42] Kyoushirou
    Why did you help me?
[00:44] Fujita
    It seemed you needed it.
[00:49] Fujita
    I have a habit of intervening.
[00:56] Kyoushirou
    Are you joining our group?
[00:59] Fujita
    I think this sword would grieve
    if it got involved in a yakuza fight.
[01:04] Kyoushirou
    Spare me.
[01:06] Kyoushirou
    Besides, the true enemy isn't a yakuza.
[01:12] Fujita
    You seem to have your reasons.
[01:14] Fujita
    I am putting my life on the line.
    You will have to tell me everything.
[01:19] Kyoushirou
    Very well.
[01:20] Gentsugu
    Are you really letting him join us?
[01:22] Dario
    You're joking!
    There's no way we can trust him.
[01:25] Kyoushirou
    We will need a skilled sword
    if we wish to face Hiramatsu's forces.
[01:30] Fujita
    Is that the name of our target?
[01:35] Kyoushirou
    Hiramatsu Buhei.
[01:37] Kyoushirou
    It was six years ago that we first met.
[01:40] Kyoushirou
    Right at the outset of the Boshin War.
SIGN    Episode 7
SIGN    Fateful
    Bonds
SIGN    Keiou Year 4
    Month 1
[02:03] Narrator
    Keiou Year 4, Month 1.
[02:05] Narrator
    The Shogunate and the Satchou Alliance
    clash over who will rule Japan.
[02:17] Narrator
    Backed by the emperor's might,
    the battle ends in victory for Satchou.
[02:29] Kido
    With the Shogunate gone, all the
    domains are clamoring to join our forces.
SIGN    Katsura Kogorou
    (Later Kido Takayoshi)
[02:36] Iwakura
    And with that, we finally
    have a new government.
SIGN    Iwakura Tomomi
[02:39] Saigou
    Things won't be so easy.
[02:42] Iwakura
    Is something worrying you, Saigou?
SIGN    Saigou Takamori
[02:45] Saigou
    We joined forces for the grand goal
     of defeating the Shogunate.
[02:50] Saigou
    But they collapsed sooner
    than we expected.
SIGN    Ohkubo Toshimichi
[02:56] Ohkubo
    Without a goal, they may as well
    be a band of headless chickens.
[03:00] Ohkubo
    If we aren't careful, it could turn bloody
     within the rapidly growing government.
[03:08] Saigou
    We need a new enemy.
[03:13] Saigou
    Aizu and Shounai.
[03:14] Saigou
    Those two domains should make
    for good enemies of the state.
[03:18] Kido
    It is a perfect opportunity for revenge.
[03:22] Ohkubo
    No objections here.
[03:23] Saigou
    Well, then let us continue with our war.
[03:29] Munenori
    What a surprise.
[03:31] Munenori
    Who would have imagined the leader of
    the Aizu Domain would be a foreigner?
[03:35] Hiramatsu
    I have been granted the name
     Hiramatsu Buhei,
[03:39] Hiramatsu
    as well as authority as a
    military advisor by Aizu's leadership.
[03:44] Hiramatsu
    Like yours, my heart is that of a samurai.
[03:47] Munenori
    So what is this business that must be
    kept secret from the Shounai domain?
[03:50] Hiramatsu
    A plan for fighting the army of thugs
[03:54] Hiramatsu
    that have declared themselves
    the new government.
[03:57] Souichirou
    Our domain already uses Western training
     techniques and cutting-edge firearms.
[04:02] Souichirou
    Anyone who dares to encroach on
    Shounai land will meet their demise.
[04:08] Hiramatsu
    I appreciate your gusto, but you fail
    to see the reality of the situation.
[04:12] Souichirou
    How dare you!
[04:13] Munenori
    Contain yourself, Souichirou.
[04:16] Souichirou
    But, Father...
[04:17] Hiramatsu
    The war extends beyond the Sounai domain.
[04:20] Hiramatsu
    To fight such a formidable enemy,
[04:23] Hiramatsu
    we will need the forces of
    the Tohoku domains to join us.
[04:26] Munenori
    But many of the Tohoku domains
    still use old weaponry.
[04:31] Munenori
    Would they truly be a match
    for this new government?
[04:34] Hiramatsu
    There are measures we can take.
[04:36] Hiramatsu
    Brandt, sir.
SIGN    Consul of the Kingdom of Prussia in Japan
    Max von Brandt
[04:43] Brandt
    Prussia will secretly
    provide military assistance.
[04:47] Souichirou
    You would defy the agreement
    among the Western powers
[04:51] Souichirou
    not to get involved
    until the end of the war?
[04:53] Souichirou
    The true purpose of the neutrality
    agreement is to prevent other countries
[04:58] Souichirou
    from trying to gain power by taking
     advantage of Japan's internal strife.
[05:02] Brandt
    But Britain already has influence
     and has been assisting Satchou.
[05:09] Brandt
    It is unfair for Prussia to be left out.
[05:13] Souichirou
    I hope your intention
    isn't to colonize Japan
[05:16] Souichirou
    after encouraging its people
    to fight themselves to exhaustion.
[05:21] Hiramatsu
    A foolish insinuation.
[05:23] Souichirou
    You dare to insult me?
[05:24] Hiramatsu
    Mr. Munenori.
[05:26] Hiramatsu
    Your son seems to have become emotional
     and cannot hold a rational conversation.
[05:31] Munenori
    Leave your seat, Souichirou.
[05:35] Munenori
    I appreciate the assistance,
[05:37] Munenori
    but Aizu and the other Tohoku domains
    do not have the money to buy weapons.
[05:42] Brandt
    It would cost at least five million ryo to
     prepare warships and modern weapons.
[05:48] Munenori
    Five million ryo?
[05:50] Hiramatsu
    Worry not.
[05:52] Hiramatsu
    I have an alternative plan.
[06:01] Munenori
    We will reach Prussia soon.
[06:04] Souichirou
    Was this really the right choice?
[06:06] Souichirou
    I cannot see a foreign nation
    supporting us without some ulterior motive.
[06:10] Munenori
    We have no other choice.
    The lord has also approved.
[06:13] Souichirou
    But that man, Hiramatsu Buhei,
    does not seem trustworthy.
[06:21] Bismarck
    Thank you for coming all this way.
SIGN    Minister President of Prussia
    Bismarck
[06:23] Bismarck
    Brandt has informed me of the situation.
[06:27] Bismarck
    As promised, as a country,
    we will fully support you in exchange
[06:30] Bismarck
    for the cession of the Ezo area.
[06:32] Munenori
    Cession?
[06:33] Munenori
    Do you not mean a lease?
[06:36] Bismarck
    I was told it would be a cession.
[06:40] Munenori
    I was under the impression that Ezo,
    currently in the hands of Aizu and Shounai,
[06:45] Munenori
    would be leased to Prussia for 50 years
    in exchange for five million ryo in gold.
[06:52] Bismarck
    That is not what I was told.
[06:54] Hiramatsu
    A cession will be fine.
[06:56] Munenori
    Hold it! That would be
    selling Japanese land!
[06:58] Munenori
    That would never be acceptable!
[07:01] Bismarck
    Then this discussion never happened.
[07:08] Hiramatsu
    Mr. Ikegami, do you intend
    to return empty-handed?
[07:12] Hiramatsu
    The war has already begun!
[07:14] Hiramatsu
    If we lose, we lose the domain itself!
[07:18] Munenori
    I cannot make this decision myself.
[07:21] Munenori
    We must ask for a decision from our lord.
[07:23] Hiramatsu
    You are here with the whole of
     the Shounai domain's authority.
[07:27] Hiramatsu
    Make the decision, sir.
[07:42] Souichirou
    Father, we will reach Hong Kong soon.
[07:45] Munenori
    Do you want to drink with me?
[07:47] Souichirou
    What's the matter? You have been acting
    strange since your meeting with Bismarck.
[07:57] Souichirou
    Isn't this the document containing
    our secret agreement with Prussia?
[08:01] Munenori
    Look inside.
[08:03] Souichirou
    Are you sure?
[08:10] Souichirou
    Unthinkable.
[08:11] Souichirou
    You approved this?
[08:13] Munenori
    I had no choice.
[08:15] Souichirou
    Did Aizu... Did Hiramatsu approve it?
[08:19] Munenori
    It was that man who plotted it all.
[08:27] Souichirou
    You! What do you think you are doing?
[08:30] Hiramatsu
    You look upset. What is it?
[08:32] Hiramatsu
    I believe a samurai
    should never lose his cool.
[08:36] Souichirou
    A samurai would not sell out our nation!
[08:39] Hiramatsu
    I see you have read the secret document.
[08:41] Hiramatsu
    Without money, it is necessary
    to pay by other means.
[08:45] Souichirou
    It is not just the sale of Ezo.
[08:47] Souichirou
    The document indicates the
    Prussian army will join the battle.
[08:51] Hiramatsu
    Victory calls for strong support.
[08:55] Souichirou
    Is that what you told
    my father to frame him?
[08:57] Hiramatsu
    He signed because he agreed.
[09:00] Hiramatsu
    Why not direct your anger
    at your father instead?
[09:04] Souichirou
    You...
[09:08] Man
    Hiramatsu-sama!
[09:10] Hiramatsu
    What is it?
[09:11] Man
    We just received a telegraph!
[09:12] Man
    The Aizu and Shounai domains have
    surrendered to the new government!
[09:18] Hiramatsu
    Th-The war... i-is over?
[09:31] Munenori
    It was too late.
[09:34] Munenori
    But perhaps it is for the best.
[09:38] Munenori
    If we had brought the Prussian army with us,
[09:41] Munenori
    the new government would have
     requested backup from Britain.
[09:44] Souichirou
    And Japanese land would have
    been trampled by foreign soldiers.
[09:47] Souichirou
    The war would have become
    an endless nightmare.
[09:51] Munenori
    It is all over.
[09:53] Munenori
    We will have to discuss our response with
    Mr. Hiramatsu before we return to Japan.
[10:07] Souichirou
    What in the...
[10:14] Souichirou
    Father!
[10:17] Souichirou
    Stay with me! Father!
[10:21] Souichirou
    Father!
[10:25] Souichirou
    Hiramatsu Buhei!
[10:27] Hiramatsu
    I must insist you die here.
[10:32] Souichirou
    You killed my father and everyone else!
[10:34] Hiramatsu
    If the new government were to learn
    about this secret deal with Prussia,
[10:39] Hiramatsu
    Aizu's reputation would crumble,
[10:41] Hiramatsu
    and Katamori-sama would
    be forced to commit seppuku.
[10:47] Hiramatsu
    All would be plunged into darkness!
[11:26] Souichirou
    Where am I?
[11:32] Gentsugu
    Don't overdo it. You'll hurt yourself.
[11:36] Gentsugu
    So, you're finally awake.
[11:38] Gentsugu
    Drink this.
[11:45] Gentsugu
    It will dull the pain.
    Toughen up and drink.
[11:48] Souichirou
    Thank you.
[11:50] Gentsugu
    You should thank the captain.
    He picked you up.
[11:53] Captain
    Oh, so you survived, huh?
[11:56] Captain
    You're a lucky man.
[12:04] Gentsugu
    You seem quite vicious.
[12:07] Gentsugu
    Is there someone you wish to kill?
[12:10] Souichirou
    You're a priest, aren't you?
[12:12] Souichirou
    Why are you out here?
[12:14] Gentsugu
    I have nowhere to go right now.
[12:18] Gentsugu
    I have some knowledge of medicine,
    so I am playing doctor here.
[12:23] Captain
    Hey, you!
[12:24] Captain
    Help with the work
    if you have strength to spare!
[12:28] Captain
    I have no food for
    anyone who doesn't work!
[12:55] Souichirou
    Thanks for the help.
[12:57] Captain
    Hey, buddy, if you have nowhere to go,
     why don't you join our crew?
[13:02] Souichirou
    I appreciate the offer,
    but there is something I need to finish.
[13:07] Captain
    Revenge for your right eye?
[13:10] Souichirou
    Please excuse me.
[13:12] Captain
    We'll be here for a few more days.
[13:15] Captain
    Come back if you change your mind.
[13:17] Man
    Make way!
[13:19] Man
    Move, move.
[13:20] Man
    Move it!
[13:21] Man 2
    A Christian who landed at Nagasaki
    as a stowaway, I heard.
[13:25] Man 3
    He will be beaten to death unless
    he renounces his religion, right?
[13:28] Man 3
    Oh dear, oh dear.
[13:32] Souichirou
    Has the Loewe set sail already?
[13:34] Souichirou
    The Prussian ship.
[13:35] Man
    Search me.
[13:37] Souichirou
    You don't know, huh?
[13:38] Official
    Hey, you!
[13:40] Official
    That's right. You.
[13:41] Official
    That crest is from the Shounai domain.
[13:44] Official
    Are you an enemy of the state?
[13:54] Man A
    Did you find him?
[13:55] Man B
    No. We should look over there.
[13:57] Man A
    Right.
[14:04] Gu'en
    It's too early to relax.
[14:07] Gu'en
    You're the one-eyed so-called "enemy of
    the state" who hit that official, aren't you?
[14:12] Souichirou
    Who are you?
[14:14] Gu'en
    I'm a bounty hunter.
[14:16] Gu'en
    I intend to turn you in and
     make some booze money.
[14:21] Souichirou
    You think it's going to be that easy?
[14:23] Gu'en
    I'll give it a shot.
[14:43] Man A
    What was that noise?
[14:48] Gu'en
    Oh? You can still stand
    after that hit?
[14:52] Souichirou
    It's a fun trick.
[14:54] Souichirou
    I wouldn't want to miss it.
[14:56] Man C
    Found him!
[14:58] Found D
    You, the suspicious man!
     Do not resist arrest!
[15:03] Gu'en
    Too bad. Looks like it's over.
[15:13] Man A
    Hey.
[15:14] Man A
    Let's go upstairs for a drink.
[15:16] Man B
    Sounds good.
[15:42] Souichirou
    Hey, can you move?
[15:52] Souichirou
    What's wrong?
[15:54] Souichirou
    Hey!
[15:57] Souichirou
    We have no time to waste.
[16:00] Souichirou
    Is that yours?
[16:07] Man B
    The prisoners have escaped!
[16:09] Souichirou
    I will draw them toward me.
    Run away while I do.
[16:13] Dario
    Why are you helping me?
[16:15] Souichirou
    Your cell was next to mine.
[16:18] Souichirou
    They do say to "love thy neighbor."
[16:34] Souichirou
    What an excessive sense of obligation.
[16:38] Sailor A
    You said the Loewe, right?
[16:41] Sailor B
    Don't you read the paper?
[16:45] Souichirou
    No. It can't be.
[17:08] Gentsugu
    Do you intend to forfeit the
    life that was returned to you?
[17:13] Souichirou
    I no longer have a reason to live.
[17:16] Gentsugu
    Oh. You got your revenge, I see.
[17:20] Souichirou
    That is no longer a possibility.
[17:24] Souichirou
    The man I wished to take revenge on
[17:26] Souichirou
    has vanished into the sea,
    along with the wreckage of his ship.
[17:31] Gentsugu
    It isn't certain that he's dead.
[17:34] Souichirou
    Don't try to console me!
[17:35] Gentsugu
    You survived, albeit in a grave condition.
[17:42] Souichirou
    Well...
[17:44] Gentsugu
    How dare you commit seppuku
    before repaying me or the captain.
[17:49] Gentsugu
    Don't you think you
    have an obligation to us?
[17:52] Gu'en
    Found you.
[17:54] Gentsugu
    An acquaintance of yours?
[17:56] Souichirou
    Back for booze money again?
[17:59] Gu'en
    I simply decided I'd like to put
    my refined shinobi skills to use.
[18:07] Souichirou
    That's your wish, is it?
[18:10] Souichirou
    I will humor you.
[18:42] Gentsugu
    Disrespectful child!
[18:49] Gentsugu
    I don't know who you are,
    but do not interfere!
[19:13] Gu'en
    What?
[19:21] Souichirou
    I will not take the same strike twice.
[19:28] Gu'en
    You win. Kill me.
[19:34] Souichirou
    I do not waste lives for no reason.
[19:41] Gentsugu
    Are you really in a position to speak?
[20:05] Captain
    You've come back with a crowd.
[20:23] Kyoushirou
    A few years after becoming a sailor,
[20:26] Kyoushirou
    I learned that Hiramatsu Buhei
    was not as dead as I had believed.
[20:30] Kyoushirou
    He had faked his own death.
[20:32] Fujita
    I see.
[20:33] Kyoushirou
    His life must end by my hand.
[20:36] Fujita
    I shall lend you my aid.
SIGN    Mishimaken
     Western
     Restaurant
[20:44] Shizuma
    Where are you hiding,
    Shuragami Kyoushirou?
[20:47] Midorikawa
    Now, now. Relax.
[20:49] Koto
    Have some of this and cool your head.
[20:58] Shizuma
    It's cold.
[20:58] Shizuma
    What is this?
[21:00] Koto
    Ice cream. It is a western snack.
[21:06] Koto
    I have wondered this for a while,
[21:08] Koto
    but why was this Osanai
    attacked by Shuragami?
[21:11] Shizuma
    He must have realized
    he was being followed.
[21:14] Koto
    That might be true if
    Shuragami were the criminal.
[21:17] Koto
    But there is another suspect, is there not?
[21:20] Koto
    Would he strike him down for pursuing him
     if he did not have a guilty conscience?
[21:23] Shizuma
    Good point.
[21:25] Shizuma
    What exactly happened at the scene?
[21:27] Midorikawa
    I'm not supposed to take this out, but...
[21:32] Shizuma
    Wait, that's...
SIGN    Investigation Document 529
SIGN    Metropolitan
    Police
    Department
[21:33] Shizuma
    The investigation document!
SIGN    Investigation Document 529
[21:35] Midorikawa
    Take a look at this.
SIGN    Postmortem
    Report
[21:38] Midorikawa
    Officer Osanai was stabbed
    in the stomach and chest.
[21:43] Midorikawa
    It was the chest injury
    that was fatal, but...
[21:46] Shizuma
    What is it?
[21:47] Midorikawa
    The doctor says the stomach wound and
    chest wound were made by different blades.
[21:54] Shizuma
    Shuragami uses two swords.
    Nothing surprising about that.
[21:57] Midorikawa
    Except a double-edged blade made the
    chest wound. One that was an unusual shape.
[22:02] Midorikawa
    The suspicion is that
    it was a foreign blade.
[22:05] Koto
    The yakuza use dosu short swords.
[22:08] Koto
    Would Shuragami ever
    use foreign weapons?
[22:11] Midorikawa
    That's the question.
[22:15] Senri
    Please, have one more.
[22:16] Officer A
    Shucks, I shouldn't.
[22:18] Officer A
    Officers aren't supposed
    to drink, Miss Reporter.
[22:24] Senri
    Have there been any developments
    in the Moriya Clan dispute?
[22:28] Officer A
    The Metropolitan Police are on it, looking
    for a man named Shuragami Kyoushirou.
[22:33] Officer A
    Who knows where he is, though.
[22:34] Senri
    You don't have any leads at all?
[22:36] Officer A
    We got yelled at lots
    by the Chief Inspector.
[22:39] Officer A
    Mr. Ohkubo is apparently
    paying attention to this case, too.
[22:42] Senri
    Mr. Ohkubo...
[22:46] Moriya
    Where did that bastard Kyoushirou go?
[22:50] Minagawa
    More importantly,
    our master would like to know
[22:53] Minagawa
    if the Great Plan is
    proceeding as intended.
[22:56] Moriya
    There is nothing to worry
     about on that front.
[22:59] Moriya
    The factory's complete. We've already
    started the manufacturing.
[23:05] Moriya
    We should be able to
    test the prototype soon.
[23:08] Minagawa
    The master will be glad to hear that.
[23:14] Brandt
    I hear Ikegami Souichirou is still alive.
[23:18] Hiramatsu
    Unfortunately, that seems to be the case.
[23:21] Brandt
    If the other nations find out
    about the secret arrangement,
[23:24] Brandt
    it will damage our country's prestige.
[23:26] Hiramatsu
    It will not be a concern.
[23:28] Hiramatsu
    I will take care of him.
[23:29] Brandt
    You said that six years ago! That's why
    I cooperated with you to fake your death—
[23:34] Hiramatsu
    And in exchange,
[23:35] Hiramatsu
    I deposited half of
    the profits from the cargo
[23:39] Hiramatsu
    into your secret private account
    in the Oriental Bank, did I not?
[23:46] Hiramatsu
    Worry not. As long as you work with me,
    I guarantee that you will benefit.
[23:50] Hiramatsu
    Whether it is a ghost from six years
    in the past or the ruler of this nation,
[23:58] Hiramatsu
    I will simply remove them.
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SIGN    Dept.
    of the
    Interior
[24:01] Ohkubo
    The gold is missing?
[24:03] Kawaji
    It appears they attempted to purchase
    weapons in exchange for ceding the Ezo area.
[24:10] Ohkubo
    And this man, the mastermind behind
    the plan, Hiramatsu Buhei, is still alive?
[24:15] Ohkubo
    It appears we've come across a
    dangerous man in place of the gold.
[24:21] Ohkubo
    What is it?
[24:22] Kawaji
    Oh, nothing. Just my imagination.
[24:35] Hinazuru
    You've found a fantastic man.
[24:39] Koume
    What about you, Hinazuru-neesan?
    Have you found your fiancé?
[24:44] Kamejirou
    Wait a second!
    Is this Shizuma-san's fiancée?
[24:49] Kamejirou
    Sumie-san?
[24:49] Koume
    Would you mind giving us
    the room, Kamejirou-san?
[24:52] Kamejirou
    Why won't you meet him?
[24:54] Kamejirou
    Shizuma-san's been looking
    for you for a long time!
[25:00] Kamejirou
    Ow, ow, ow!
[25:01] Koume
    Just leave for a moment!
[25:06] Koume
    I'm sorry. He's a bit insensitive.
[25:10] Koume
    But why won't you meet him?
[25:16] Hinazuru
    My hands are covered in blood.
[25:21] Hinazuru
    I don't want to taint Shizuma-san.
[25:24] Koume
    But...
[25:28] Hinazuru
    That man lives in the moment.
[25:31] Hinazuru
    I am still bound to the past.
    We walk different paths now.
[25:36] Koume
    Sister...
[25:40] Hinazuru
    This is for you.
[25:44] Koume
    Is this...
[25:46] Hinazuru
    Take it without saying anything.
[25:48] Koume
    I can't accept this.
[25:55] Hinazuru
    If you can find happiness,
     I will feel like my life had some meaning.
[26:04] Hinazuru
    I don't have much time.
[26:07] Hinazuru
    I need only to finish one last job.
[26:17] Senri
    McCaulay.
[26:19] Senri
    Long time.
[26:20] Senri
    There's something I want you to look up.
[26:27] Senri
    The orangutan is the perpetrator.
[26:31] McCaulay
    You're the worst kind of person.
[26:33] Senri
    You've been keeping a
    customer waiting. Come on.
[26:35] McCaulay
    Well? What do you want?
[26:38] Senri
    Do you know of El Dorado?
[26:40] McCaulay
    The name of a place in legends.
[26:44] Senri
    The golden land.
[26:46] McCaulay
    You didn't need to ask if
    you already knew. Is that all?
[26:51] Senri
    I want you to look up a ship
    called the Tenryu-maru.
[26:56] Kamejirou
    Shizuma-san! Important news!
[26:58] Shizuma
    Kamejirou. What's up?
[27:01] Kamejirou
    I found Sumie-san!
[27:04] Shizuma
    Sumie! Where's Sumie?
[27:07] Koume
    She's already gone.
[27:09] Shizuma
    Where?
[27:11] Shizuma
    Please. Tell me!
[27:14] Koume
    The Shokonsha shrine.