E8 - Two of a Trade Never Agree

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[00:47] Signature Sign
    Taishin
[00:51] Signature Sign
    Taishin
SIGN    Episode 8
[02:41] Yuen
    A surprising choice of subject matter.
[02:45] Raizo
    I have no idea if I should be allowed to
    paint the woman I drove to her death...
[02:51] Raizo
    But if there is no escape from
    what I see when I close my eyes,
[02:55] Raizo
    I have no other choice.
[02:58] Yuen
    Many who pursue mastery find themselves
     chasing certain motifs their entire lives.
[03:05] Yuen
    You are simply one such person.
    I doubt it means more than that.
[03:09] Raizo
    I am?
[03:27] Sign
    Taishin
[03:39] Yuen
    If you need anything,
    simply speak to the master of that shop.
[03:44] Raizo
    Is that what we set out for today?
[03:50] Yuen
    Your pseudonym, "Taishin"...
    Did you come up with it?
[03:54] Raizo
    Oh, that...
[03:56] Sign
    Tai
[03:57] Sign
    Tai
[04:02] Sign
    Taishin
[04:03] Raizo
    I took a character from your name for it.
[04:06] Raizo
    Should I not have done so?
[04:08] Yuen
    Actually, I'm honored.
[04:13] Yuen
    I suppose that makes this
    Taishin's retreat, starting today.
[04:22] Yuen
    I used it when I was just starting out.
[04:25] Yuen
    It's a bit of a walk from the city,
[04:28] Yuen
    but I imagine you prefer it quiet, anyway.
[04:31] Raizo
    This is for me?
[04:33] Yuen
    I think you will soon be so in-demand,
    you'll struggle to find time to sleep and eat.
[04:38] Yuen
    When that happens...
[04:40] Yuen
    You can put the name and past
    of Kurima Raizo behind you,
[04:43] Yuen
    and carry on as Taishin, the artist.
[04:47] Raizo
    My name and past...
[04:53] Raizo
    Can such selfishness truly be forgiven?
[04:56] Yuen
    I do not think it is a question
    of whether it can be forgiven,
[04:58] Yuen
    but whether or not you choose to do so.
[05:02] Yuen
    The man who placed the vision of
     Saint Mary upon my back is dead.
[05:09] Yuen
    That is why I must carry his frustration,
[05:11] Yuen
    and that of all others
    who die in a similar fashion,
[05:15] Yuen
    upon my back, as is appropriate.
[05:19] Yuen
    The same goes for all of the revengers.
[05:24] Yuen
    Both Teppa and Nio could
    never live in proper society.
[05:30] Yuen
    But you're different,
[05:32] Yuen
    as demonstrated by the fact that you are on
     the verge of creating a new life as Taishin.
[05:37] Raizo
    That was never my intention.
[05:40] Raizo
    The karma I have wrought by killing
    first my father-in-law, then my superior...
[05:46] Raizo
    I cannot rest until this matter, with all
    its hidden depths, has been laid to rest.
[05:51] Yuen
    But what about afterward?
[05:54] Raizo
    Afterward?
[05:56] Yuen
    When you have finally
    settled all the old scores,
[05:59] Yuen
    what reason will you have to kill?
[06:13] Nio
    It would've been so much easier
    if he'd just said he was gonna quit.
[06:18] Yuen
    How much did you hear?
[06:19] Nio
    You're the one who asked
    me to clean the place up.
[06:24] Nio
    I was thinking about how I could've killed
    him if he'd said he was going to quit.
[06:31] Nio
    Aw, was that a bad idea? But I thought
    trying to ditch was against the rules.
[06:35] Nio
    So why the heck did you even bring it up?
[06:38] Yuen
    I'm trying to see whether
    or not he deserves to die.
[06:43] Nio
    Oh, is that all?
    So you really were testing him.
[07:00] Nio
    What's up? Another summons?
[07:02] Yuen
    Likely regarding the excursion
    into Chinatown the other day...
[07:06] Yuen
    I knew the Chapel would
    hear about it sooner or later.
[07:15] Sign
    Pub
[07:26] Owner
    Welcome.
[07:28] Raizo
    May I enter?
[07:30] Owner
    Take a seat in the back.
[07:36] Waitress
    Hello there. Will you be
    having your sake warmed up?
[07:39] Raizo
    Oh, no sake for me.
[07:41] Raizo
    Just something to eat, please.
[07:43] Waitress
    Oh, my. You don't drink, mister samurai?
[07:46] Raizo
    It's not that...
[07:48] Raizo
    Actually, you are right. Please bring a bottle.
[07:51] Waitress
    That's what I like to hear!
    Honey, one warm bottle of sake.
[07:55] Owner
    Sure thing.
[07:57] Customers
    Nah, there's no way!
[08:02] (Flashback) Yuen
    You are on the verge of
    creating a new life as Taishin.
[08:08] (Flashback) Yuen
    But what about afterward?
[08:11] (Flashback) Yuen
    When you have finally
    settled all the old scores,
[08:15] (Flashback) Yuen
    what reason will you have to kill?
[08:18] Sada
    Now that's the face of a
    troubled man, if ever I saw one.
[08:23] Waitress
    Sorry about the need to share the table.
[08:26] Waitress
    Here you are.
[08:28] Sada
    Hope you don't mind the imposition.
[08:33] Raizo
    You are a priest?
[08:36] Sada
    Although it's plain to see,
    I'm not the most pious one you'll meet.
[08:43] Sada
    On the trail of the sins committed by all,
[08:46] Sada
    I travel around the 88 holy
     shrines of the nation...
[08:49] Sada
    That about covers it.
[08:55] Raizo
    Can I ask a question?
[08:57] Raizo
    Could one atone for the crime of murder
     by embarking on a religious pilgrimage?
[09:03] Sada
    For a samurai, you've got
     quite a sense of humor.
[09:07] Raizo
    Is it that funny?
[09:09] Sada
    Well, of course it is.
[09:11] Sada
    I mean, if a priest's job is to perform
    funeral rites and say prayers for the dead,
[09:15] Sada
    isn't it a samurai's job to kill people?
[09:18] Raizo
    That hardly sounds like
    something a priest should say.
[09:21] Sada
    If you ask me, condemning killing
    is just as much of a whimsical joke.
[09:29] Sada
    Life is sustained by taking the lives of others,
    just like we have for this meal.
[09:34] Sada
    Even for vegetarians,
    the facts remain the same.
[09:37] Sada
    If you clear a forest and turn it into a field,
     what happens to the plants and animals?
[09:42] Sada
    I'd say taking a life with a bow and arrow is
     more respectful than doing so with money.
[09:50] Raizo
    What do you mean?
[09:52] Sada
    Well, it's true, isn't it?
[09:57] Sada
    Be it carpentry or merchantry,
    a calling has a lifespan of its own.
[10:01] Sada
    So by offering coin in exchange for labor,
[10:04] Sada
    you have, in essence, bought
    a portion of that life with money.
[10:08] Sada
    Whoever called it a "livelihood" was onto
    something. If money makes the world go 'round...
[10:15] Sada
    As such, a comparable amount
    of life is lost in the process.
[10:23] Raizo
    By that logic, a samurai who
    kills someone by their own hand
[10:27] Raizo
    and a young girl who buys a flower at
    a shop would be the same type of killer.
[10:31] Sada
    Samurai never disappoint. You are truly
    quick to grasp matters of life and death.
[10:37] Sada
    It's exactly as you say.
    In the same way that you kill with a sword,
[10:40] Sada
    the average person kills with coin.
[10:42] Sada
    That's the only real difference.
[10:46] Sada
    So please...
[10:51] Sada
    Don't worry so much over something
    as trivial as having killed someone.
[11:05] Raizo
    Forgive me. I think I am drunk.
[11:09] Raizo
    Ma'am, the money is on the table.
[11:13] Server
    But mister samurai, this is too much!
[11:16] Raizo
    I have paid for the priest, as well.
[11:19] Sada
    Well, well. You have my thanks.
[11:31] Gerald
    Under ordinary circumstances,
    your exploits in Chinatown
[11:35] Gerald
    are not the kind of thing
     that would be forgiven.
[11:39] Gerald
    But I am willing to make a special exception
     now that we know the name of the true sinner.
[11:46] Gerald
    If the wretched poison permeates
    deeper and deeper into this city,
[11:51] Gerald
    it will likely fall into oblivion
    without the need for judgment from Deus.
[11:56] Gerald
    And in spite of that,
    another man appears to be seeking opium.
[12:02] Gerald
    Liu Wen-Lin of Chinatown.
[12:05] Gerald
    He must be kept from the opium at all costs.
[12:13] Yuen
    I must ask...
[12:15] Yuen
    Where is the bitten koban coin?
[12:18] Gerald
    Can you not sense the vendetta
    burnt into that oban coin?
[12:23] Gerald
    Where do you think it was scorched so?
[12:27] Yuen
    Shimabara?
[12:28] Gerald
    Indeed.
[12:30] Gerald
    The faithful who died as martyrs in that land
[12:33] Gerald
    have surely been awaiting a
    revenge of great magnitude.
[12:37] Gerald
    And to that end, they have
    entrusted this gold to us.
[12:41] Gerald
    Is that not enough for you?
[12:45] Yuen
    If they desire revenge, it would be
    against those who condemned them.
[12:49] Yuen
    Why Liu?
[12:50] Gerald
    This is a matter that
    must be dealt with swiftly!
[12:53] Gerald
    If nothing is done, Liu's people
    will obtain Matsumine's opium.
[12:58] Gerald
    And if that happens, all will be lost.
[13:02] Gerald
    There are no revengers in Nagasaki
    that I can entrust this Shimabara gold to.
[13:10] Gerald
    In the name of God, you will strike Liu down.
[13:15] Soji
    I've never even touched one
    of these big boys before!
[13:18] Soji
    The Chapel must be feeling generous!
[13:21] Soji
    I thought we were dead meat when I heard
     they'd found out about the other day,
[13:25] Soji
    but it's outta the frying pan
     and into the limelight!
[13:28] Raizo
    But where are the teeth marks of a vendetta?
[13:31] Soji
    Hey, now that you mention it, there ain't any.
[13:35] Yuen
    This is a direct request from the Chapel.
[13:38] Yuen
    They want us to kill Liu as soon as possible.
[13:43] Teppa
    Well, this definitely
    isn't the standard revenge.
[13:46] Teppa
    Why would they go out of their way?
[13:49] Yuen
    There's no telling why.
[13:50] Soji
    You think?
[13:52] Soji
    They probably forked over the big bucks
    because they knew it'd be a tough job.
[13:56] Soji
    Sounds like the right amount
     of compensation to me!
[13:58] Soji
    Especially considering I was
    expecting trouble after what happened.
[14:02] Raizo
    But—
[14:03] Soji
    You gonna wring your hands about this, too?
[14:06] Soji
    You were gonna have to deal
    with that guy sooner or later
[14:08] Soji
    if we stayed on the trail
     of Matsumine's opium.
[14:11] Soji
    Sounds like the ideal opportunity.
[14:15] Raizo
    Yuen-dono said something to me before.
[14:17] Raizo
    Revenge is not about the money,
    but the depth of the grudge bitten into it.
[14:23] Soji
    But the folks who have been arranging the
    revenges say it's fine even without the bite.
[14:28] Soji
    That means we've gotta
    get it done. Ain't that right?
[14:32] Soji
    Besides, a grudge is a grudge,
    but not all of them are earned, y'know?
[14:35] Soji
    And what happens if we start
    sweating every job that comes in?
[14:39] Soji
    Ain't we just killing whoever
    we feel like at that point?
[14:41] Soji
    Am I right, boss?
[14:48] Soji
    Boss?
[14:49] Nio
    Then you'll have to kill Yuen first, Soji.
[14:52] Soji
    Huh? Why the hell would I?
[14:54] Nio
    Because Yuen always says
    we don't kill without bitten gold.
[15:00] Nio
    He's gonna kill you if you keep this up, Soji.
[15:07] Nio
    I'm not sure what I wanna do, though.
    Might be fun to go at it with Yuen.
[15:11] Soji
    Don't be stupid! What the hell is
    the point in us fighting each other?!
[15:15] Nio
    What else are we supposed to do?
     Yuen makes the rules.
[15:18] Soji
    What are you suggesting, then?
    We throw all this gold back in their faces?
[15:22] Soji
    I mean, if we do...
[15:24] Teppa
    There's no way the Chapel
    lets us get away with it.
[15:29] Raizo
    But they were the ones
    who transgressed first.
[15:33] Nio
    You're right about that.
    Wanna kill everyone from the Chapel, then?
[15:37] Soji
    You're really making jokes right now?!
[15:46] Soji
    Are you guys nuts?! We'd have to fight
    every other ribenji-ya in Nagasaki!
[15:51] Soji
    All the luck in the world
    wouldn't cover those kinds of odds!
[15:55] Soji
    Please don't say you're seriously
     thinking about this, boss.
[15:57] Yuen
    If nothing else, we need to find out
    what the Chapel is really after.
[16:04] Yuen
    We are ribenji-ya. We are not their lapdogs.
[16:08] Teppa
    I could see them throwing
    that gold our way as a test
[16:12] Teppa
    to see if we're willing to wag our tails.
[16:18] Nio
    What's the big idea?
[16:20] Soji
    We're outta options, so let's use that trick
     again. Head on over to Chinatown, Nio.
[16:26] Nio
    Aw, but why?
[16:28] Soji
    If this Liu guy's the kind of
    dirtbag that deserves to die,
[16:31] Soji
    you're bound to find folks
    willing to bite that thing.
[16:34] Soji
    Hurry up and get it done!
[16:37] Soji
    Boss, doc, samurai!
    You guys are cool with this, right?
[16:43] Yuen
    I would also like to request you do that, Nio.
[16:46] Yuen
    This could help us learn
    the Chapel's true intentions.
[16:50] Nio
    Ugh, this is a lot of extra work.
[16:53] Soji
    I could say the same thing!
[16:55] Soji
    How did we go from needing to kill
    Liu to doing all this other crap?!
[17:00] Raizo
    It is true that this Liu is after the opium.
[17:04] Raizo
    But we do not know why.
[17:27] Shishido
    Thank you ever so much for
    coming all the way to Nagasaki.
[17:33] Sada
    Come now. We are just itinerant clergy
    who have no real destination in mind.
[17:38] Sada
    The call goes out, we head there,
     no matter where it is.
[17:41] Sada
    That said, I'd like to ask one thing.
[17:45] Sada
    Why us? Surely there are plenty of folks
    willing to take your gold around here.
[17:53] Shishido
    Well, you see, the other options
    just aren't as trustworthy, sadly.
[17:57] Sada
    Really? I heard there was a
    pack of mad dogs in these parts
[18:03] Sada
    who would even go up against
    the magistrate for the right price.
[18:07] Shishido
    That particular pack seems to be
    giving their owners a hard time lately.
[18:12] Shishido
    Though it embarrasses me to admit that,
    as it paints a poor picture of the city.
[18:17] Sada
    Well, that does sound troublesome.
[18:19] Sada
    A dog that breaks its collar can, at times,
     be more dangerous than a wolf.
[18:24] Sada
    I suppose that explains why you called us.
[18:27] Shishido
    Is it going to be a problem?
[18:29] Sada
    Of course not!
[18:31] Sada
    We'd come knocking on
    the door of our own family,
[18:33] Sada
    if that's what the bitten gold called for.
[18:36] Sada
    And with that being the case, could you go
    ahead and leave the mark of your vendetta?
[18:41] Shishido
    I must say, I really appreciate
    how accommodating you are.
[18:45] Shishido
    Oh, how I hate them.
[18:51] Shishido
    All these people who stand in my way...
[18:55] Shishido
    I hate them.
[19:07] Sada
    Well, that certainly is a very deep grudge.
[19:10] Shishido
    Oh, look. Someone else
    with an unfulfilled vendetta.
[19:16] Shishido
    Do you mind?
[19:17] Sada
    No, not at all.
[19:19] Sada
    Whoever makes the bite,
     bitten gold is all the same.
[19:23] Sada
    And one ribenji-ya is as good as another.
[20:20] Liu
    You're one of his people.
[20:27] Nio
    Hey! What's the big idea?!
[20:27] Liu
    Why has a rat snuck into my town?
[20:30] Raizo
    What exactly are you planning to do?
[20:48] Liu
    You really have underestimated me.
     Draw your sword.
[20:52] Raizo
    The opium bought by
    Satsuma's chief financial officer...
[20:55] Raizo
    What do you plan to do with it?
[20:56] Liu
    How foolish can you people be?
[21:00] Raizo
    If your idea of wisdom is letting innocent
    people suffer the effects of opium,
[21:04] Raizo
    then I am glad to be a fool.
[21:07] Liu
    What?
[21:26] Yuen
    This is addressed to the
    Qing Imperial Commissioner...
[21:29] Yuen
    Lin Zexu.
[21:32] Teppa
    Which would mean this guy is...
[21:59] Sada
    We've come for revenge.
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