# 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."*