# 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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