E3 - The Sinister White Plum Perfume

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[00:46] Hei
    This man...
[00:48] ---
    He's good.
[00:51] Hei
    Who are you?
[00:53] Hei
    Are you aware that I'm Hasegawa Heizo
     of the Arson & Theft Department?
SIGN    Arson & Theft
[00:57] Hei
    Chief!
[01:07] Sign
    The smell of perfume...
[01:10] Sign
    A woman?
SIGN    The Sinister White Plum Perfume
[02:20] Tat
    Is it true?
[02:21] Tat
    Father, you were attacked?
[02:25] Hei
    It's nothing, really.
[02:27] Hei
    As you can see, it's just a scratch.
[02:29] Tat
    Oh...
[02:30] Ku
    It's hardly a laughing matter.
[02:35] Saka
    But that man was clearly
    out to kill the chief.
[02:39] Sa
    Who was it?
[02:42] Hei
    I do not know.
[02:43] Hei
    I couldn't see the face.
[02:46] Hei
    But he smelled of perfume.
[02:50] Tat
    The culprit was a woman, then?
[02:52] Hei
    No. The weight behind the strikes...
[02:55] Hei
    It couldn't be a woman.
[02:57] Tat
    But a man, wearing perfume?
[03:00] Sa
    It appears that smell
    is all we have to go on.
[03:22] Han
    Onihei... you're truly skilled.
[03:29] Han
    But next time...
[03:31] Han
    I will kill you.
[03:40] Wife
    How long are you going to let him stay?
[03:42] Wife
    That ronin, Hanshiro...
[03:43] Wife
    It's been three years now.
[03:45] Wife
    He's utterly unsettling.
[03:47] Kan
    Don't talk like that.
[03:48] Kan
    He's been searching for his
    father's killer for twenty years.
[03:53] Kan
    He won't be acknowledged as a samurai
    until he rights the wrong done to him.
[03:59] Wife
    Righting the wrong, eh?
[04:01] Wife
    Well, as long as he keeps paying rent.
[04:04] Wife
    If he ever stops, throw him out on the spot.
[04:08] Osa
    Excuse me...
[04:10] Kan
    Is that you, Osaki?
[04:12] Kan
    You frightened me!
[04:13] Wife
    How long have you been standing there?
[04:15] Osa
    W-Well... breakfast is ready.
[04:19] Kan
    Look at this girl.
    She's practically a shadow.
[04:23] Wife
    Truly. What an unsettling,
    gloomy little thing.
SIGN    Restaurant: "Kuginuki-ya"
[04:36] Ju
    You failed to land your kill
    last night, Kaneko-sama.
[04:40] Han
    When I pursued him, he didn't
    turn back, just fled.
[04:44] Han
    Even the most skilled warriors
    usually turn back to look.
[04:48] Han
    And that's when I strike.
[04:52] Han
    He didn't grant me that chance.
[04:54] Han
    Onihei is skilled.
[04:57] Han
    Stronger than any other man
    you've asked me to slay.
[05:02] Ju
    Are you suggesting 150 ryo
    is insufficient payment?
[05:05] Han
    Three hundred ryo.
[05:08] Ju
    Very well...
[05:09] Ju
    The client says money
    is no object, after all.
[05:13] Han
    And who is that client, exactly?
[05:18] Ju
    No need for you to know that.
[05:21] Ju
    And, Kaneko-sama...
[05:25] Ju
    Don't ask for any more after this.
[05:28] Ju
    Though money is no object,
[05:30] ---
    three hundred ryo is an extraordinary price.
[05:33] Ju
    And in this day and age,
    you're easily replaceable.
[05:39] Ju
    By the way, Kaneko-sama...
[05:41] Ju
    I've been wanting to ask.
[05:44] Ju
    You always have a fine smell about you.
[05:48] Ju
    Do you carry an incense bag—
[05:49] Han
    The smell of blood...
[05:52] Han
    It's to mask the smell of blood.
[05:57] Ju
    How many have you killed over the years?
[06:00] Han
    I've forgotten.
SIGN    Boatmans' Inn, Ishijima, Fukagawa
    "Tsuru-ya"
[06:08] Kume
    Excuse me.
[06:10] Kume
    Where's the chief?
[06:12] Hei
    Oh, you're here.
[06:14] Kume
    Yes.
[06:16] Kume
    He's a man who came to Edo three years ago.
[06:19] Kume
    He's renowned in the
    underworld for his skill,
[06:22] ---
    and the smell of perfume
    that pervades the air around him.
[06:26] Hei
    What's his name?
[06:27] Kume
    Well...
[06:28] Kume
    Almost no one knows his real
    name or what he looks like.
[06:34] Kume
    All they know is that he
    never fails to land his kill.
[06:39] Kume
    Chief...
[06:41] Hei
    Don't you worry.
[06:43] Hei
    Remember who I am.
[06:46] Hei
    I'm Heizo the Oni!
SIGN    Ya
SIGN    Tsuru
[06:58] Hei
    Thanks for letting me use
    this as a meeting spot.
[07:03] Ri
    Really, it's nothing.
[07:04] Ri
    We're just happy to be useful.
[07:07] Omi
    Come by as many times as you like.
[07:09] Hei
    Thank you kindly.
[07:13] Hei
    It's appreciated.
[07:19] Hei
    Rain, eh?
[08:00] Kume
    Chief!
[08:04] Hei
    Kumehachi...
[08:05] Kume
    I thought I sensed someone
    in the shadows as I left.
[08:09] Kume
    It was eating away at me, so I came back.
[08:19] Hei
    I owe you a great debt, it seems.
[08:23] Kume
    Nonsense.
[08:25] Kume
    I already owe you a debt I can never repay.
[08:51] Han
    It's not coming off. The smell of blood...
[09:27] Han
    I don't want it.
[09:29] Han
    Take it and go.
SIGN    Sweets Maker: "Omi-ya"
[09:37] Woman
    A present for your wife?
[09:40] Hei
    I've caused her no end of worry lately.
SIGN    Hagoromo Senbei
[09:43] Woman
    Here you are.
[09:46] Hei
    Thank you.
[09:51] Hei
    Ma'am...
[09:53] Hei
    What's that fine scented
    oil you put in your hair?
[09:59] Woman
    Is the smell overpowering?
[10:02] Hei
    Not at all.
[10:04] Hei
    I was simply curious.
[10:06] Woman
    The Naniwa-ya in Nakamachi
    began selling it recently.
[10:14] Hei
    This is the smell.
[10:17] Woman
    It's called white plum incense.
SIGN    Nakamachi, Ikenohata
    Near "Naniwa-ya"
[10:28] Chu
    You think he'll really show?
[10:31] Saka
    The store's owner says that a
    ronin comes by every three months
[10:36] ---
    to buy the white plum incense.
[10:40] Saka
    The last time was exactly three months ago.
[10:42] Saka
    He should be returning soon.
[10:46] Chu
    I hope the chief's nose
    knows what it's doing.
[10:59] Kan
    Really, you didn't have
    to reheat the rice gruel!
[11:03] Wife
    You're under no obligation
    to assist that ronin.
[11:06] Wife
    Surely you know that!
[11:12] Han
    You're a fool...
[11:15] Han
    Risking your masters' good humor
    for an unworthy man like myself.
SIGN    Perfumes
[11:40] Chu
    Darn it. When's he gonna come?
[12:28] Kan
    Really! She's utterly worthless.
[12:32] Wife
    Clearly, her late mother
    failed to raise her right.
[12:36] Wife
    If you want to quit, you should do it.
[12:39] Wife
    You're easily replaceable, you know.
SIGN    Arson & Theft
    Department
[13:09] Saka
    Forgive us.
[13:11] Hei
    You're forgiven.
[13:13] Hei
    Thanks to you, we have his face.
[13:17] Hei
    His time is running out.
SIGN    Wanted Notice
SIGN    Nihachi Soba
[13:46] Han
    Osaki...
[13:49] Han
    Thank you.
[13:53] Han
    I was eighteen when my father was killed.
[13:58] Han
    He got into a drunken argument with
    a fellow retainer of the Ozu Domain,
[14:01] ---
    Mori Tamenosuke, who killed him.
[14:06] Han
    It was utterly pointless.
    Just two drunkards bickering.
[14:11] Han
    But that act sealed my fate.
[14:15] Han
    I searched for Mori all around Japan.
[14:19] Han
    But I couldn't find him.
[14:21] Han
    Five years passed, then ten.
[14:23] Han
    And I kept searching.
[14:26] Han
    Because until I avenge him, no one
    will acknowledge me as a true warrior.
[14:33] Han
    I debased myself taking hitman
    jobs to fund my journey.
[14:36] Han
    And this is the end result.
[14:42] Han
    Let's run away, Osaki.
[14:45] Han
    We'll go somewhere no one knows us.
[14:48] Han
    You and I, together...
[14:57] Han
    To run away, I need money.
[14:59] Han
    I have one job left to finish.
[15:08] Hei
    I see...
[15:11] Hei
    Well done, Kumehachi.
[15:13] Sa
    He's going to come kill
    you no matter what, Chief.
[15:17] Sa
    You should remain at home for now.
[15:21] Hei
    No, this is a perfect chance.
[15:24] Saka
    You want to bait him out?
[15:27] Hei
    I haven't felt this excited for a long time.
[15:29] Kume
    Chief...
[15:31] Sa
    Chief! Where are you going?
[15:33] Hei
    Just the privy! Stop worrying.
[15:37] Saka
    I wish the chief wasn't so rash.
[15:40] Sa
    That's not it, Sakai.
[15:43] Sa
    If this man realizes he can't kill the chief,
[15:45] Sa
    he might start killing others
    to earn his travel expenses.
[15:53] Sa
    The chief wants to finish this
    before the killer targets others.
[16:01] Han
    It'll be fine, Osaki.
[16:13] Osa
    My mother gave it to me when I was little.
[16:16] Han
    I see.
[16:23] Han
    The sixth hour of morning, at Eitai Bridge.
[16:41] Hei
    All right.
[16:43] Hei
    Given his M.O. so far,
[16:45] ---
    he'll attack me when I'm
    walking home at night, alone.
[16:48] Hei
    Now, how to handle it?
[16:53] Hei
    Can't wage war on an empty stomach.
SIGN    Boatmans' Inn, Ishijima, Fukagawa
    "Tsuru-ya"
[17:07] Han
    He's late.
[17:09] Han
    No... he's let his guard down,
    thinking I'll only attack him on the road.
[17:17] Omi
    Welcome!
[17:18] Han
    I'd like to take a brief rest.
[17:20] Han
    Do you have an open room?
[17:21] Omi
    Of course, yes.
[17:24] Omi
    Come to the second floor.
[17:34] Omi
    This room right here—
[17:52] Hei
    You've changed.
[17:54] Hei
    Your swordplay before had weight to it...
[17:58] Hei
    As if you'd channeled your
    life into your sword.
[18:00] Hei
    But that's gone now.
[18:03] Hei
    Have you discovered a
    reason to cling to life?
[18:08] Hei
    Well?
[18:10] Hei
    Are you afraid to die?
[18:16] Han
    I'm pathetic.
[18:18] Han
    With my enemy right there...
[18:20] Han
    I'll never be a true warrior.
    I'm not even a novice!
[18:26] Han
    Never mind.
[18:27] Han
    I can find money other ways.
[18:29] Han
    Then Osaki and I will leave Edo...
[18:34] Han
    Find a place where nobody knows us...
[18:52] Han
    Y-You... Why?
[18:56] Ri
    My real name is... former
    retainer of the Ozu Domain,
[19:00] Ri
    Mori Tamenosuke!
[19:02] Han
    Mori... Tamenosuke...
[19:05] Ri
    Yes, Kaneko Hanshiro-dono.
[19:07] Ri
    I am your father's killer,
    the man you've been searching for.
[19:15] Ri
    If seeking vengeance is the
    nature of the warrior...
[19:18] Ri
    Then so is striking back against the avenger!
[19:21] Hei
    Don't do it!
[19:22] Ri
    Forgive me!
[19:27] Han
    I didn't even recognize the
    man I sought to kill...
[19:47] Ri
    What am I to do now?
[19:52] Hei
    Hanshiro was taking jobs
    from some shady people.
[19:55] Hei
    Who knows what they might
    have gotten him mixed up in?
[20:00] Hei
    At any rate, you should
    probably leave Edo for a year.
[20:04] Ri
    Yes.
[20:05] Hei
    I'll look after your inn while you're gone.
[20:09] Ri
    Th-Thank you, sir.
[20:12] Ri
    Thank you!
[20:15] Hei
    How ironic.
[20:17] Hei
    A man, a slave to his own past,
[20:20] ---
    found a reason to set it aside
    and live in the present
[20:23] Hei
    only for that past to catch up with him then.
[20:33] Ri
    I'm so sorry, Omichi.
    I've made such trouble for you.
[20:37] Omi
    Don't be ridiculous.
[20:38] Omi
    I'm your wife, after all.
[20:43] Ri
    That's true.
[20:51] Omi
    We should hurry.
[20:54] Omi
    The sun's coming up.
[21:03] Hei
    Even so...
[21:04] Hei
    That man, Kaneko Hanshiro.
[21:07] Hei
    I had to admire his swordsmanship.
[21:10] Hei
    I wouldn't mind dying at
    the sword of such a man.
[21:16] Hei
    Don't look at me that way.
[21:20] Hei
    I'm joking.
[21:22] Sa
    Chief, as for who ordered
    your assassination...
[21:26] Sa
    Do you have any leads?
[21:29] Hei
    Too many to be useful.
[21:31] Hei
    I've put away thousands
    of thieves, after all.
[21:35] Sa
    But if we don't stop them...
[21:37] Hei
    Yeah, I'm sure that's not the
    last assassin who'll be after me.
[21:42] Tat
    Worry not, Father!
[21:44] Tat
    If anyone manages to kill you,
[21:47] Tat
    I'll avenge you without fail!
[21:50] Hei
    Tatsuzo...
[21:51] Ku
    You fool!
[21:52] Ku
    Shouldn't you pledge to protect him first?
[21:57] Ku
    Besides, any man who could beat your
    father could surely beat you, too!
[22:01] Ku
    Such a pledge would only get you killed!
[22:04] Ku
    But my father—
[22:05] Ku
    You should focus genuinely
    on your fencing practice...
[22:05] Hei
    I won't be dying just yet.
SIGN    Next Time
[23:42] Hei
    Omasa becomes Heizo's new spy.
[23:46] Hei
    But when his old friend is put
    in danger, how will Heizo react?
[23:50] ---
    Next time on Onihei:
SIGN    Battle of Blood
[23:52] ---
    "Battle of Blood."