E9 - Mutual Understanding

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[00:03] Raizo
    Where'd that shot come from?
[00:04] Nio
    No idea.
[00:07] Raizo
    Nio!
[00:14] Raizo
    Hold on. A doctor is on the way.
[00:17] Yotaro
    What's this? He survived?
[01:55] Raizo
    Who are you?
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[01:56] Yotaro
    Okay, enough with the scary face.
[01:59] Yotaro
    We'll take care of this guy.
[02:01] Yotaro
    You can run on home.
[02:05] Yotaro
    The hell, man? That was cutting it close.
[02:06] Soji
    Sorry, pal, but that guy's head is
    gonna bring us a big old oban coin.
[02:11] Soji
    And this is a first-come, first-serve gig.
[02:15] Yotaro
    Wait, what?
[02:16] Yotaro
    What are you doing?
[02:18] Yotaro
    I thought you guys were gonna kill him.
[02:20] Soji
    Man, shut up. It's complicated, okay?
[02:23] Kazuya
    That wasn't a kill shot.
    Is this for the best?
[02:26] Sada
    He won't last long, and now
    we know what we're dealing with.
[02:30] Kazuya
    What do you suppose they're trying to do?
[02:33] Sada
    Well, I thought they were
    in the same line of work...
[02:37] Kazuya
    Should I take another shot?
[02:38] Sada
    Not today. I think we're done for now.
[02:41] Sada
    We haven't even introduced
    ourselves properly.
[02:44] Sada
    Signal that fool Yotaro to come on back.
[02:47] Kazuya
    Yes, sir.
[02:54] Yotaro
    Ugh, this is so damn annoying.
[02:57] Yotaro
    Maybe I'll just kill you!
[03:02] Soji
    Dumbass.
[03:03] Yotaro
    Whoa, time out! Hold on a sec.
[03:08] Yotaro
    See? Glad you waited, aren't you?
[03:10] Yotaro
    Catch you later!
[03:11] Soji
    Hey!
[03:14] Soji
    What's his deal?
[03:24] Liu
    Kill me, revenger...
[03:26] Raizo
    No one has bitten any gold.
[03:30] Liu
    What?
[03:32] Raizo
    Tell me why you want the opium.
[03:35] Liu
    Who would want that wretched filth?
[03:39] Raizo
    Then we are after the same thing, after all.
[03:43] Liu
    What?
[03:45] Raizo
    The opium Satsuma's chief financial
    officer brought into Nagasaki
[03:48] Raizo
    must be burnt until no trace of it remains.
[03:51] Raizo
    Do you agree?
[03:53] Liu
    Whose orders are you under?
[03:56] Raizo
    I have no master. Not anymore.
[03:58] Liu
    You're a mere ronin?
[04:01] Raizo
    What about you?
[04:06] Raizo
    I was the same way once.
[04:08] Raizo
    I followed orders and killed innocent people.
     Including a man who was like a father to me.
[04:15] Raizo
    Do not make the same mistake.
    Be certain who your enemies are.
[04:19] Liu
    What are you...
[04:25] Teppa
    The bullet passed through.
    There's a good chance he'll make it.
[04:29] Yuen
    It's dangerous here.
[04:31] Yuen
    Let's head to the clinic.
[04:40] Liu
    No one gets away. Under Commissioner Lin's orders,
     we will eradicate opium from the Qing Empire!
[04:53] Minion A
    Master Liu, you need to see this...
[04:57] Liu
    What is it?
[05:07] Xue Mei
    Huh?
[05:08] Xue Mei
    What's wrong, brother?
[05:12] Liu
    Xue Mei...
[05:14] Liu
    How could this happen to you?
[05:18] Sign
    Closed
[05:18] Sign
    Today
[05:18] Sign
    Murakami
    Clinic
[05:18] Sign
    Odd Jobs
    Consultation
[05:26] Liu
    The opium... I must...
[05:30] Liu
    Every last trace...
[05:33] Teppa
    The Qing had tea, silk, and
    porcelain to sell to the English,
[05:39] Teppa
    but the English had nothing
     of their own to trade.
[05:42] Teppa
    Which is why they started selling
    India-produced opium instead.
[05:47] Soji
    You bust your ass learning a trade
    just to end up hooked on opium...
[05:52] Soji
    That's a screwed-up joke
    if ever I heard one.
[05:55] Teppa
    It spread through the country like wildfire,
    and managing it proved difficult.
[06:01] Teppa
    Especially considering a ban on opium
[06:04] Teppa
    would upset the English, who were
    making massive profits from its sale.
[06:09] Teppa
    But in spite of that, the Qing Emperor tried
    to eradicate opium from within his borders,
[06:14] Teppa
    appointing an administrator
    known for his pristine reputation
[06:18] Teppa
    to act as his proxy in pursuit of this task.
[06:21] Teppa
    Namely, the Imperial Commissioner, Lin Zexu.
[06:25] Soji
    So this Liu guy...
[06:26] Soji
    In Japanese terms, he's like a vassal
    who reports directly to the shogun?
[06:30] Nio
    But this is all stuff from overseas, right?
[06:34] Nio
    What's it got to do with us?
[06:36] Nagasaki
    The winds blow, and a barrel-maker
     ends up making a profit.
[06:40] Nagasaki
    You'd be surprised by all the ways
    things are connected in this world.
[06:45] Nio
    Say what now?
[06:47] Soji
    Well, if it blew all the way to
    Nagasaki, that's one hell of a wind.
[06:53] Raizo
    Wait! You're in no condition to be moving!
[06:56] Liu
    Enough! Let go of me!
[06:59] Teppa
    Good grief.
[07:04] Teppa
    I've notified Chinatown that you're alive.
[07:08] Teppa
    Given the shape you're in,
    there'd be no point in returning.
[07:11] Liu
    You're a hired killer. Why are you
    playing at being a doctor, revenger?
[07:16] Teppa
    Our line of work involves
    settling vendettas bitten into gold.
[07:21] Teppa
    We have no reason to kill an agent working
    for the Imperial Commissioner of Qing.
[07:29] Raizo
    If you intend to destroy the opium,
    as I also do, I suggest we join forces.
[07:34] Liu
    Are you out of your mind, assassin?
[07:39] Yuen
    There's no need to be so brusque.
[07:42] Yuen
    Kurima here has lost a great deal thanks to
    the Satsuma financial officer's opium deal.
[07:48] Yuen
    His father-in-law,
    his fiancée, and a clan to serve.
[07:55] Yuen
    Could you at least tell us
    how you ended up here?
[08:05] Raizo
    Please.
[08:16] Liu
    English merchants try to avoid being
     investigated for smuggling opium,
[08:21] Liu
    so they've been hiding
    their supply in nearby ports.
[08:24] Liu
    Singapore, Calcutta, and here in Nagasaki.
[08:29] Liu
    But someone in this town had an eye
    for the opium that was brought in.
[08:34] Teppa
    And they saw it as the
    perfect chance to procure it.
[08:38] Liu
    They thought they were
    being clever, but it was idiocy.
[08:42] Liu
    We're talking about an
    amount too large to manage.
[08:45] Liu
    The English will be able to buy it back
    at a fraction of the price after the fact.
[08:49] Teppa
    Except that Matsumine was
    killed by our Kurima-kun here,
[08:53] Teppa
    and the opium that was floating around
    Nagasaki was snatched up by someone else.
[08:58] Yuen
    It could simply be some
     greedy Japanese group...
[09:02] Yuen
    Or the English.
[09:04] Yuen
    I've heard the Imperial Commissioner
     has many enemies, as well.
[09:08] Yuen
    Another faction from
    Qing might be behind it.
[09:11] Liu
    This is a matter for my country.
[09:13] Liu
    You people have no place... in... this...
[09:22] Liu
    Bastard...
[09:24] Yuen
    What you need most right now is rest.
[09:28] Yuen
    We'll talk again later.
[09:43] Soji
    Damn it.
[09:45] Soji
    I was so desperate for that gold,
    I ended up drawing a busted hand.
[09:48] Soji
    I acted like a complete amateur.
[09:52] Nio
    What's gotten into you, Soji?
[09:54] Nio
    You look even more pitiful than usual.
[09:56] Soji
    Stuff it.
[09:57] Soji
    Hey, li'l Nio, what exactly is our job?
[10:02] Nio
    You don't have one, Soji.
[10:04] Soji
    No, I'm talking about being a ribenji-ya.
[10:07] Nio
    Then don't ask.
[10:09] Soji
    We got a real straightforward setup.
[10:12] Soji
    We take the money and kill someone.
     It's supposed to be simple.
[10:17] Soji
    So how in the hell are we on the
    hook to help some Qing big shot?
[10:21] Nio
    What else are we supposed to do?
    No one wanted to bite the oban coin.
[10:25] Soji
    Doesn't mean we gotta help this guy out.
[10:30] Soji
    We coulda ditched him any number of ways.
[10:33] Soji
    But instead, we're sheltering a guy
    we were meant to get revenge on.
[10:37] Soji
    You know what that means, right? Well?
[10:40] Nio
    No big gold coin for us.
[10:44] Soji
    It's way worse than even that.
[10:47] Soji
    We're basically picking
    a fight with the Chapel.
[10:50] Soji
    All this crap about the Qing and the English...
     What's it have to do with us?
[10:56] Soji
    What the hell are we gonna do?
[10:58] Nio
    I don't think you worrying
    about it is gonna help, Soji.
[11:02] Nio
    I'm sure Yuen will think of something.
[11:04] Soji
    But the boss is acting like the samurai.
[11:08] Soji
    He's set on helping this Chinese guy,
    which is what I'm worried about.
[11:12] Soji
    Aw, man! When'd our revenge
    business get so messed up?
[11:22] Teppa
    Well, we know what Liu's after now.
[11:25] Teppa
    But we don't know who shot him,
    nor who took Matsumine's opium.
[11:30] Teppa
    Just more questions to worry about.
[11:33] Yuen
    Given his identity, there's no shortage
    of people who'd want him dead.
[11:38] Teppa
    Let's take things one at a time, then.
[11:42] Teppa
    Why did the Chapel order revenge on Liu?
[11:45] Teppa
    And what if they gave that order
    while knowing who he was?
[11:50] Teppa
    That'd mean the Chapel is working
    alongside whoever took the opium.
[11:54] Teppa
    Or maybe even working for them.
[11:58] Teppa
    That might mean the
     oban coin we were offered
[12:00] Teppa
    was their way of testing if
    we'd help distribute the opium.
[12:07] Yuen
    That seems likely.
[12:08] Teppa
    But what do we do, then?
[12:11] Teppa
    Have you heard anything from them?
[12:13] Yuen
    Not so far.
[12:15] Teppa
    That's actually scarier. Because they're
    bound to have caught on by now.
[12:19] Teppa
    To the fact that we're protecting Liu,
    and that we know who he really is.
[12:26] Yuen
    I'll be heading to the Chapel
    on the Sabbath either way.
[12:31] Teppa
    To do what?
[12:32] Yuen
    The only thing I can do is confess the truth.
[12:36] Yuen
    Now that we know who Liu is,
    we have to return the gold, as well.
[12:40] Yuen
    If that happens, and I don't return, then...
[12:45] Yuen
    You need to take charge.
[12:49] Teppa
    There's still the matter of Kurima-kun.
[12:52] Teppa
    Be very careful out there.
[13:07] Raizo
    The doctor will be back with medicine soon.
[13:09] Liu
    I don't need it. Just take me to Chinatown.
[13:12] Raizo
    Don't be ridiculous.
    If you move too much, you will die.
[13:16] Liu
    That's why I need to go tell my men
[13:19] Liu
    that the opium Commissioner Lin
    has staked his life on expelling
[13:22] Liu
    must never return to my homeland.
[13:27] Raizo
    But what about you? If you were to die,
    you must have family that would suffer.
[13:31] Liu
    What difference does that make
     when I'm doing my duty?!
[13:33] Liu
    Have you forgotten a warrior's purpose?!
[13:49] Raizo
    I cannot guarantee that I can protect you.
[13:53] Minion B
    Has there been any word from Master Liu since?
[13:56] Minion A
    With all the blood we saw... Could he have...
[14:00] Minion B
    Don't be stupid! The master can't possibly be dead.
[14:02] Drugstore Owner
    I've contacted the Nagasaki Trade Union. If he's alive, he will return.
[14:09] Minion B
    So all we can do is wait here?
[14:16] Drugstore Owner
    Hm? What's that racket?
[14:17] Yotaro
    Hey there, folks!
[14:18] Yotaro
    Hope you don't mind me coming through
    the back. The Trade Union sent me.
[14:24] Minion A
    Who are you?!
[14:26] Sada
    Oh, I wouldn't worry about our names.
[14:30] Sada
    We're just here for a bit of revenge.
[14:34] Minion B
    Spare me your nonsense!
[14:52] Sada
    We've come...
[14:55] Sada
    for revenge.
[15:02] Yotaro
    Aw, man. You took 'em all out by yourself.
[15:06] Yotaro
    I shoulda gone down to the port instead.
[15:15] Liu
    The doctor told me about you.
[15:19] Liu
    You got your revenge.
    Why continue to pursue the opium?
[15:26] Raizo
    I am haunted by visions of her.
[15:30] Liu
    A woman?
[15:32] Raizo
    One that I let die.
[15:34] Raizo
    And the opium caused it all.
[15:40] Liu
    And now, asinine sentimentality
    has you running in circles.
[15:46] Liu
    Did that bother you?
[15:48] Raizo
    No. What you say is the truth.
[15:52] Liu
    What is wrong with you?
[16:13] Chinese Sailor A
    What is this?
[16:14] Chinese Sailor B
    Some Japanese merchant came by. Said you ordered it.
[16:18] Chinese Sailor A
    Me? Well, I didn't. What's inside?
[16:22] Chinese Sailor A
    Is that... oil?
[16:32] Liu
    No...
[16:36] Raizo
    I will find out what happened. Wait here.
[16:43] Chinese 1
    What happened here?!
[16:45] Chinese 2
    There's a fire in the port! What's going on?!
[16:48] Magistrate
    Calm down and stand back!
[17:01] Liu
    Damn it...
[17:15] Liu
    Fine. I'll take you with me.
[17:34] Raizo
    Begone!
[17:36] Raizo
    Or I will cut you down!
[17:47] Raizo
    Liu!
[17:49] Liu
    Pathetic... Can't even take
    one of them with me...
[17:53] Raizo
    Don't talk. It will aggravate your wound.
[17:56] Liu
    Forget about me. How are they?
[18:02] Liu
    Even the men in the port?
[18:05] Liu
    I don't even know who's responsible...
[18:07] Liu
    The commissioner entrusted me
    with soldiers, a ship, and comrades...
[18:14] Liu
    This is all my fault.
[18:17] Raizo
    This only means your enemy is a
    wretched one. Live and even the score!
[18:22] Liu
    That won't happen.
[18:25] Liu
    Forgive me... Xue Mei...
[18:32] Liu
    It seems we really are... the same...
[18:36] Raizo
    Hey!
[18:37] Liu
    I hate it so much...
    The opium... My sister was...
[18:42] Liu
    No...
[18:44] Liu
    I can't die yet... Not like this...
[18:49] Raizo
    Then entrust it!
[18:51] Liu
    What?
[18:53] Raizo
    Entrust your vendetta to us!
[19:07] Sute
    I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry...
[19:13] Sada
    Couldn't even kill a half-dead Chinese man.
    Makes you worth less than a mangy dog, Sute.
[19:18] Sada
    It's pathetic.
[19:20] Sute
    I'm sorry!
[19:21] Sada
    You're not a parrot, boy. Apologize
    like you've got a thought in that head.
[19:27] Kazuya
    Priest. Shishido-sama wants you.
[19:30] Sada
    Is that right?
[19:32] Sada
    Lucky you.
[19:34] Sada
    I don't really wanna have to explain to our
    client why I had to crush your mongrel skull.
[19:44] Sada
    So Kurima Raizo and his allies
[19:48] Sada
    are total strangers, unaffiliated with
    you folks. Am I understanding that right?
[19:53] Sister
    Yes. The Chapel has nothing
    to do with these people.
[19:58] Shishido
    If you had told us sooner,
[20:01] Shishido
    Sada-san could've gone after Liu properly,
     instead of erring on the side of caution.
[20:06] Sada
    Oh, don't worry about us, sir.
[20:10] Sada
    I'd rather discuss today's
    events in Chinatown.
[20:15] Shishido
    What Kurima Raizo and
    his gang did was so dreadful.
[20:19] Shishido
    Assaulting Chinatown, which is under
    the Nagasaki Trade Union's protection,
[20:23] Shishido
    in broad daylight...
[20:25] Shishido
    Something must be done.
[20:28] Sister
    Without a doubt.
[20:30] Shishido
    Do you mind if I bite some gold
    regarding this matter, then?
[20:35] Sister
    God will surely forgive you.
[20:39] Shishido
    In that case, I, Shishido, shall
    humbly leave the mark of my grudge.
[20:45] Sister
    May God bless Nagasaki.
[20:53] Shishido
    It's a shame what happened to Liu.
[20:57] Sada
    I'm sorry our stupid brat
    couldn't finish the job, sir.
[21:00] Sada
    But from what I've heard,
    it's likely he's done for.
[21:04] Shishido
    Oh, I meant the other way around, actually.
[21:07] Shishido
    I'm sad that he died
    without learning the truth.
[21:11] Shishido
    If he'd known I was responsible for all of it,
    what kind of face would he have made?
[21:16] Shishido
    I wish I could've seen it.
[21:18] Sada
    Yeah, that is a shame.
[21:20] Shishido
    I don't blame you, of course.
[21:23] Shishido
    Our Chinese friend was
    simply too much of a fool.
[21:27] Sada
    I must say, this is a massive supply.
    Why not simply sell it to the Qing?
[21:33] Sada
    Threaten to hand it to
    the English if they refuse,
[21:36] Sada
    and they'll be in no position
    to try and short you.
[21:38] Shishido
    I wouldn't dream of it.
[21:40] Shishido
    Why would I give up such a wonderful prize?
[21:45] Shishido
    Money can only tempt people
    in the heat of the moment,
[21:49] Shishido
    but opium can make them
    dance until they fall apart.
[21:53] Sada
    I take it you intend to turn Nagasaki
     into the stage for a grand opium dance?
[22:00] Shishido
    Yes!
[22:01] Shishido
    Doesn't that sound like fun?
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