E17 - Settling the Score

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    Secret Sword: Tobi-Izuna!
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    For better or for worse,
    because it grazed Kenshin's right arm,
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    the force was dampened enough
    to not sever the arm.
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    However, that boy will not be able
    to perform swordsmanship ever again.
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    That can't be.
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    You've got to be kidding me.
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    He's betting his life on swordsmanship!
    And he has talent!
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    So why do things end up this way?
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    You're a doctor, right?
    Then do something about it! Hey!
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    Impossible things are simply impossible.
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    I'm sorry, Yahiko.
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    It really is a shame,
    but doctors are not omnipotent.
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    EPISODE 17:
    SETTLING THE SCORE
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    Are you okay?
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    Yuta.
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    My right hand doesn't move...
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    so it really isn't a dream.
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    So my mentor...
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    betrayed me.
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    Himura went on his way.
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    We're heading out, too!
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    Huh?
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    You shouldn't move around yet.
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    You need to take it easy.
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    No way.
    You have to see them settling the score.
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    If you don't witness it
    with your own eyes,
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    you won't be able to stand up anymore.
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    Really, those guys are hopeless.
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    Keep a good eye on them
    so that they don't do anything reckless.
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    Okay.
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    So late.
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    It is long past two hours already.
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    That man feared my secret sword
    and ran away.
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    Are you dumb?
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    What reason does he have
    to run away from you?
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    Oh, sorry. I just threw a wet blanket
    on your excuse to turn tail.
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    I won't stop you, so you can head off.
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    Can't help it if you're facin' Kenshin.
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    It's for your own good
    if you run away while you can.
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    Watch your mouth, young one.
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    I don't mind toying with you to kill time.
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    I don't mind, either, but is it okay?
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    Losing against a swordsman
    might still fly,
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    but if you lose against
    a fighter for hire, it's all over for you.
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    Neither you or I got any luck.
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    You were wishy-washy, so he came back.
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    Here's our headliner now.
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    I will have you seriously fight me
    this time around!
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    I will defeat you
    and build a new era of my Shinko-ryu!
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    That technique called Izuna
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    is actually a wave of vacuum
    created by dislocation of air.
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    A natural phenomenon
    often called a Wind Scythe.
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    Oh, you noticed.
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    The wound is open,
    but there is little bleeding.
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    That is indeed characteristic
    of injuries suffered from Wind Scythes.
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    Even if you figured out what it is,
    the power of Izuna doesn't change!
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    How the blade tip warps for an instant
    is the same as shimmering in the summer,
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    which results from the instantly
    created difference in air density.
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    The trick to seeing it was there.
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    But it was my error
    that I could not do so.
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    Then, at the least,
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    I can knock Izuna down!
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    Shut up!
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    Only third-tier guys get hit twice
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    or even thrice by an attack
    they've seen once.
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    Kenshin would never
    make a blunder like that.
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    Since Secret Sword: Tobi-Izuna
    has an amazing sharpness,
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    he can't block the blow.
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    But for the super-elite that can
    even see bullets fired from pistols,
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    it's not impossible to dodge it.
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    Then, what about this?
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    A flurry of Tobi-Izuna!
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    You see that? This is Izuna!
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    My secret sword that I found
    in a book of ancient arts
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    and spent 10 years to master!
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    It's not something that is beaten easily!
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    This is the symbol of Shinko-ryu
    and the ultimate murderous sword!
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    Are you happy?
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    Huh?
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    You seem so elated
    just from giving me one little scratch.
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    What was that?
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    I'm sure of something now, Raijuta.
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    Sure of what?
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    You claim to practice a murderous sword...
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    but you've never killed a man.
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    A true manslayer
    who has killed someone in the past
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    wouldn't be so shamelessly proud
    of his sword that didn't kill its target.
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    You don't know how deep
    the abyss of a manslayer's sword is.
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    And your thoughtless and prideful blade
    robbed swordsmanship from Yutaro.
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    Prepare for compensation
    that fits what you did!
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    I will not take such repeated insults!
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    I'll kill you!
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    I see. You had that tactic left.
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    A combination attack
    of Matoi-Izuna and Tobi-Izuna!
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    You use Matoi-Izuna while within reach,
    not allowing a chance to attack.
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    Then once out of range, you aim
    for a lethal wound with Tobi-Izuna.
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    Since you can't counterattack
    or stop Izuna,
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    the only thing left to do
    is keep dodging.
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    On top of that, his right arm is wounded.
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    With just his left arm, the effectiveness
    of Ryuutsuisen is halved.
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    And most of all, he can't make use
    of his prized battojutsu.
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    He might be in trouble if this
    remains one-sided attrition.
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    I see it! It's there!
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    Kenshin!
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    Game over!
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    No matter how fast you are,
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    you can't move freely
    with your leg injured.
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    I told you, don't get so giddy
    each time you graze me with an attack.
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    Shut it. Even if I show off,
    you can't counterattack at this distance.
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    Though, it's a different story
    if you could use Tobi-Izuna like I can.
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    Tobi-Izuna... that's something I can't do.
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    Indeed so. Shinko-ryu is supreme.
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    Izuna is the most powerful.
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    Die!
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    However, attacks from out of range
    is something I can do as well!
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    Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu Battojutsu!
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    Hiryuusen!
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    Wha—
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    RUROUNI KENSHIN
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    Kenshin!
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    Fr-Freeze!
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    If you move, I'll kill this brat!
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    I told you, I'll kill this brat!
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    L-Let go of that sword!
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    Go ahead and do it.
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    Go ahead and do it, if you even can!
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    Even if I die,
    I'd never submit to someone like you!
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    The kid himself is telling you to do it.
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    Go ahead and try.
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    Shinko-ryu is a murderous sword, isn't it?
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    A real sword, an ancient art...
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    such things do not determine whether or
    not a sword is murderous, that they don't.
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    A sword that plummets you into the abyss
    with the weight of the souls you took...
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    that is a murderous sword.
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    You have never killed a soul.
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    Your Shinko-ryu may be able to slash men,
    but it cannot kill them.
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    Abandon your sword...
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    before you come across a real
    murderous sword and lose your life.
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    Let's go.
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    Shall we?
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    Farewell... sir.
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    I'm terribly sorry, but the young master
    says he doesn't want to see anyone.
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    I see.
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    Oh, this is a sympathy gift.
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    Why, thank you.
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    We'll visit again soon.
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    Thank you very much.
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    I'd like to ask as much of you, too.
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    It's no wonder he's all cooped up now.
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    He was betrayed by the mentor
    he thought was the ideal guy,
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    and on top of that, he was told he'd
    never be able to do swordsmanship again.
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    Kamiya Kasshin-ryu is a life-giving sword,
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    but what should I be doing
    in times like this?
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    I'm so powerless.
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    I can't even think
    of one phrase of consolation.
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    Come to think of it...
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    when our lives quickly changed
    after the Meiji Revolution,
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    as a lowly samurai with no connections,
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    I relied only on my skills of sword
    appraisal to become a sword merchant.
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    That turned out to be a huge hit
    with foreign customers,
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    and I grew to create my current fortune.
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    While many samurai
    met their downfall as of late,
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    my life is a success
    from an outsider's view.
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    However, upon changing
    how you look at things,
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    you could say that it is a loser's life.
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    Though this was in order to raise
    my family and to protect my home,
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    I curried favors
    to those that we once called barbarians
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    and sold off swords,
    the souls of samurai.
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    That must be why Yutaro wanted to live
    a life different from mine...
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    in my place.
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    However, he was deceived by the
    superficial strength of Raijuta Isurugi.
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    Oh, there you are.
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    That was quick, that you were.
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    Mr. Yuzaemon, it seems our visit is done,
    so if you will excuse me...
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    See you again soon.
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    Thank you very much.
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    But the next time we meet
    will likely be the last.
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    I've been thinking about my options,
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    and I decided to move to Germany,
    taking Yutaro with me.
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    Germany?
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    Germany is the most medically advanced
    country in the world right now.
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    If we concentrate on treatment there,
    I thought that perhaps...
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    That, and by living abroad,
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    Yutaro may be able to completely
    forget about swordsmanship.
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    We will be leaving in one week.
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    I have no idea
    when we will return to Japan.
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    SHIMBASHI STATION
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    I really thank you very much
    for everything you have done.
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    Now, Yutaro, go give your farewells.
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    Yuta...
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    I really can't think
    of even one word to comfort you.
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    Cheering you up, like, "Do your best,"
    ain't gonna be any consolation.
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    Milord, it's almost time.
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    Oh, all right.
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    Then...
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    Yutaro!
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    Yahiko?
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    Are you just gonna...
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    stay all mopey and stuff
    'til the very end?
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    If being betrayed by Raijuta
    hurt you that badly,
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    you just need to become stronger
    than Raijuta and shake it all off!
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    And by Raijuta, I don't mean
    that Raijuta guy that Kenshin defeated!
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    The real Raijuta that you dreamed of
    and believed in!
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    If you can't do that, you'll be nothing
    more than a loser your entire life!
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    Damn you!
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    I quietly listen, and you
    spout anything on your mind!
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    Who are you calling a loser?
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    Yutaro!
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    I will never quit swordsmanship!
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    No way I'd ever quit!
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    If my right arm is no good,
    I'll do it with just my left arm!
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    In the first place, I can take you down
    with just my left arm anyway!
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    Don't be cheeky with me,
    you mopey cat-eyes!
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    Shut up, you twisted weirdo!
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    I see.
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    Right.
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    I get it.
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    There's no need to worry,
    that there isn't.
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    All right, you better not forget.
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    I'm still not done
    settling the score with you.
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    Make sure to come back.
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    I'll keep the second student seat
    in Kamiya Kasshin-ryu
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    open for you while I wait.
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    Those were good people.
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    I'm still injured, but he swung
    at full force, not holding back.
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    Yahiko Myojin, when I come back,
    the first thing I'll do is defeat you.
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    Now, since we're all the way
    out here in Shimbashi,
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    let's eat some Western cuisine.
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    You want me to treat you again?
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    Kenshin, you look all serious.
    What's wrong?
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    Well...
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    I was thinking about Raijuta Isurugi,
    that I was.
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    He was such a despicable guy.
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    But the Matoi-Izuna and Tobi-Izuna,
    his techniques, were amazing.
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    He definitely had a talent with swords.
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    But because his talent wasn't perfect,
    he didn't question the essence of swords
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    and simply pursued
    nothing other than techniques.
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    If he wasn't so adherent
    to Shinko-ryu or murderous swords,
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    he may have opened up a new style
    of swordsmanship to the Meiji-era world.
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    I hope he can realize
    that it was a blessing
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    that he didn't cross the line
    of killing another man.
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    Hey, what are you doing?
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    Let's hurry up and get going!
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    Mr. Maekawa of the Chuetsu-ryu once spoke
    of where swordsmanship was headed to.
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    Back then,
    he seemed to be quite disappointed.
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    But looking at Yahiko and Yutaro,
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    I don't think there's much
    to worry about, that there isn't.
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    KAMIYA KASSHIN-RYU
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    YUTARO TSUKAYAMA
    (RESERVED)
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    YAHIKO
    MYOJIN
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    STUDENTS KAORU KAMIYA
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    You're right.
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    I'm gonna kill!
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    I don't care who!
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    I'm gonna kill!
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    ...such things do not determine whether or
    not a sword is murderous, that they don't.
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    A sword that plummets you into the abyss
    with the weight of the souls you took...
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    that is a murderous sword.
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    My, this is...
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    NEXT EPISODE
    SANOSUKE &
    NISHIKI PAINTINGS
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    Next episode,
    "Sanosuke & Nishiki Paintings."