E2 - Tokyo Samurai - Yahiko Myojin
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KAMIYA KASSHIN-RYU
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It's been once week now.
[00:09] ---
The crossroad killings case
has been resolved, too.
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But none of my students have returned!
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Agh! It's so irritating!
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We are in an era of enlightenment,
that we are.
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Once you leave, it's quite
difficult to return, that it is.
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And speaking of irritating...
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your age, Kenshin!
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You look like that,
but you're 28 years old?
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That's a lie! A con job!
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That's way too young
to be a previous Imperialist, too!
[00:36] ---
Then would it be all right
if I was over 30, would it?
[00:41] ---
I don't want that, either.
[00:43] ---
You are so selfish, that you are.
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EPISODE 2:
TOKYO SAMURAI -
YAHIKO MYOJIN
[02:22] ---
But, well, there's no use in fretting.
[02:25] ---
The students will come back in due time,
that they will.
[02:28] ---
But even to practice, there's nobody here.
[02:31] ---
That's why I have to head out
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to an acquaintance's dojo like this
to practice!
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Because you won't even look my way!
[02:37] ---
Oh, no, I just can't
get used to bamboo swords.
[02:42] ---
Oro?
[02:43] ---
Wait up!
[02:45] ---
Kenshin, this kid is a pickpocket!
[02:47] ---
This is your wallet, isn't it?
[02:49] ---
Damn it! Let me go, you ugly hag!
[02:51] ---
Ug—
[02:52] ---
How rude! People around here
call me the swordsmanship sweetheart!
[02:56] ---
Shut up, ugly hag!
[02:57] ---
- There, there.
- You've said it again!
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Nothing I can do about it
if I was pickpocketed, that I can't.
[02:59] ---
- It's the truth, ain't it?
- What?
[03:03] ---
Kiddo, don't get caught next time.
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Now, let's be on our way, that we should.
[03:08] ---
Hold it. Wait, Kenshin!
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Oro!
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I ain't no kid!
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I'm a descendant of a Tokyo samurai,
Yahiko Myojin!
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I haven't sunk so low
as to be pitied by others!
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I simply pulled a prank on you
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'cause you've got the nerve
to be wearing a sword!
[03:30] ---
Don't get me wrong, you punk!
[03:35] ---
Kiddo...
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I told ya, I ain't no kid!
[03:39] ---
You still have the guise of a child,
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but your heart can stand its own ground,
that it can.
[03:46] ---
Apologies. I had underestimated you.
[03:54] ---
What a cheeky one!
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Tokyo really is a rowdy place, that it is.
[04:19] ---
Kenshin, where were you
before you came here?
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Well, I was randomly here and there.
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I am a rurouni after all, that I am.
[04:27] ---
I wonder why he spends his days
as a rurouni?
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Most Imperialists have
long since abandoned their swords
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and have taken on honorable duties
with the Meiji government,
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abusing their authority.
[04:44] ---
You look like you want to ask a question,
that it does.
[04:46] ---
Huh?
[04:49] ---
It's all right.
[04:50] ---
It's not surprising for anyone
to have one or two tales of the past
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that they don't want to tell anyone about.
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It's nothing, really!
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Anyway, that sword!
[05:01] ---
I told you to hide it with something!
[05:03] ---
Now, now. As recent as two years ago,
many carried swords, you know.
[05:07] ---
See? Nobody really seems to care,
that they don't.
[05:10] ---
But someone just meddled with you!
[05:13] ---
There are a lot
of police officers in town, too.
[05:15] ---
Even if it's a sakabato,
they are sure to arrest you!
[05:18] ---
I'll deal with it if it comes to that,
that I will.
[05:21] ---
Sheesh.
[05:24] ---
I'm going to head out for practice now.
[05:27] ---
So, Kenshin, please go shopping for me.
[05:29] ---
Get some miso, salt, and soy sauce.
[05:31] ---
They're all so heavy.
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No complaints!
[05:47] ---
Sorry to ask from a carriage.
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Is this the right road
to go to the police station?
[05:53] ---
O-Oh, yes.
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Head to the end of the street,
and turn right at the boulevard.
[05:59] ---
Thank you.
[06:01] ---
You heard her. Hurry over.
[06:06] ---
That was an amazing carriage.
[06:07] ---
I haven't seen that face in this town.
Who was that?
[06:08] ---
I've never seen anything like it!
[06:10] ---
Where is that rich guy from?
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Really?
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Are you really here in this town?
[06:18] ---
Himura Battosai...
[06:26] ---
Hey, Yahiko.
[06:27] ---
Your payment is due today.
[06:30] ---
You have it ready, don't you?
[06:33] ---
Not yet.
[06:34] ---
Huh?
[06:35] ---
Shut up! You can't complain
if I get it ready by this evening—
[06:40] ---
M-Mr. Gaskeh...
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Don't you be mockin' me, you stupid brat.
[06:49] ---
Listen. When you bring me no money,
you're absolutely worthless.
[06:56] ---
I'll drop by again in the evening.
[06:58] ---
If you got no money then,
this won't be the end of it.
[07:05] ---
Got that?
[07:14] ---
It's a bit rowdy over there.
[07:17] ---
Hold on! Did something happen?
[07:19] ---
An arrest!
[07:20] ---
A cop is chasing after someone
in violation of the Sword Abolishment Act!
[07:29] ---
What a restless man!
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Just give up, already!
[07:32] ---
Hmm. They're really tenacious,
that they are.
[07:37] ---
That guy...
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I have no choice.
I guess I will calmly be apprehended.
[07:42] ---
Out of the way!
[07:44] ---
The Sword Bearing Police
can't get through!
[07:46] ---
If you don't move, we'll cut you apart!
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L-Lieutenant Ujiki.
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Good work.
Our squad will take care of the rest.
[08:07] ---
You guys can leave now.
[08:08] ---
H-However, this man doesn't show
any intention of drawing his sword.
[08:13] ---
And we have already surrounded him,
as you can see.
[08:15] ---
We don't need to trouble
the Sword Bearing Police—
[08:19] ---
A third-class officer dares
to have an opinion against me,
[08:22] ---
a Satsuma Revolutionary warrior?
[08:25] ---
When I say get lost,
hurry up, and get lost.
[08:29] ---
How about you draw your sword, pansy?
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Since you're carrying your sword
here in Tokyo,
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you must be confident in your skills.
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I don't have a sword that I draw
anywhere and everywhere, that I don't.
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In the first place, I don't carry a sword
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in order to brandish my strength,
that I don't.
[08:50] ---
Kenshin!
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She's with you, right?
[08:55] ---
Miss Kaoru, stay away!
[09:02] ---
With the next strike, I will slash
her kimono apart and humiliate her.
[09:06] ---
I will say it again.
[09:08] ---
How about you draw your sword?
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Are you...
[09:13] ---
really a police officer, you are?
[09:15] ---
Yeah.
[09:16] ---
With permission to carry a sword,
I can legally slay men.
[09:20] ---
I'm with the Sword Bearing Police.
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Don't push your luck
just 'cause you're a government official!
[09:24] ---
So oppressive!
[09:26] ---
Enough of that, you thug!
[09:28] ---
What nerve for you to insult me.
[09:31] ---
Apply the crime
of resisting a government official.
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Arrest every last one of them.
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Authorizing usage of swords!
[09:38] ---
Don't worry about those that resist.
[09:41] ---
Slay them.
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Against Miss Kaoru...
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or the townsfolk...
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not an inch of that blade will touch them!
[09:57] ---
If you want an opponent,
I will take you on.
[10:01] ---
You finally fell
for the provocation, pansy.
[10:05] ---
That sakabato is quite a strange blade...
[10:08] ---
but now I can kill
in the name of self-defense.
[10:13] ---
A swordsman needs to slay a man
every so often to keep his senses sharp.
[10:24] ---
Kenshin!
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RUROUNI KENSHIN
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CHIEF'S OFFICE
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I see. So it was a fake.
[10:33] ---
Yes.
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I was busy with the aftermath
of the Seinan War,
[10:37] ---
and I couldn't
drop by like this until today.
[10:40] ---
But if I had given it some thought,
I should have been able to figure it out.
[10:43] ---
Himura is a man
that never wielded such an evil sword.
[10:48] ---
Indeed, he has slain enough people
to be called Hitokiri Battosai.
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But not once did he slay a man
for his own self-interests.
[10:57] ---
It was all for Meiji, the new era.
[11:01] ---
A hero who saved the lives of many
Revolutionary warriors with his sword.
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Without him, the revolution
would never have succeeded.
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I wanted to find and welcome him
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as a high-ranking officer
of our Imperial Ground Troops.
[11:19] ---
About that, actually,
the perpetrators were dropped off...
[11:22] ---
in front of the station
early in the morning,
[11:26] ---
so we still have no idea
who apprehended them.
[11:29] ---
But upon inquiry, those guys mentioned
that "the real deal got us."
[11:32] ---
What?
[11:33] ---
Well, I'm sure it's nonsense
from untrustworthy bandits.
[11:38] ---
We have a problem, Chief!
[11:40] ---
You idiot! I have a guest here!
Knock before entering, at the least!
[11:43] ---
I'm terribly sorry!
However, the Sword Bearing Police...
[11:47] ---
Ujiki caused yet another scene, did he?
[11:50] ---
Sword Bearing Police?
I've never heard of them.
[11:54] ---
Yes. It's a squad created
through orders from the head office
[11:57] ---
to deal with the current incident.
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But they are all ruffians,
[12:02] ---
and their captain
is from Satsuma and is...
[12:05] ---
well, an Imperialist.
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He's a bit too much for me to handle...
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Imperialists were generally categorized
into five groups
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based on where they were born...
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CHOSHU
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TOSA
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HIZEN
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SATSUMA
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Satsuma, Choshu, Tosa, Hizen,
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and others, such as Mito and Fukuoka.
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Among them, Satsuma and Choshu
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long served as two great factions
of the Meiji government.
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At this time,
Satsuma's authority in the police
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and Choshu's authority in the military
were absolute.
[12:36] ---
I see. Someone from Satsuma
that is a Revolutionary warrior.
[12:40] ---
You can't do anything about his impudence.
[12:43] ---
So, what did he do this time?
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Oh... actually, um...
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he's been defeated.
Just by one swordsman, even.
[12:53] ---
What? Impossible!
[12:55] ---
The Sword Bearing Police
are the elites of this station!
[12:58] ---
But that's the truth.
[13:00] ---
I don't believe it.
[13:02] ---
Who in the world is this man?
[13:04] ---
I don't know.
[13:06] ---
He was a soft-looking fellow,
short and thin, with red hair...
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and his swordsmanship was lightning quick.
[13:14] ---
That's right, if I recall correctly,
[13:17] ---
he had a huge cross-shaped scar
on his left cheek!
[13:21] ---
It can't be...
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H-He's strong.
[13:28] ---
Damn you. We were going easy on you,
as you were outnumbered.
[13:32] ---
Don't get conceited!
[13:33] ---
Here comes Sekirei Itto-ryu!
[13:36] ---
Eat my Yajyu Shishikage-ryu!
[13:38] ---
Brace for Shindou Kinen-ryu!
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One left.
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One more! Get him!
[13:54] ---
What was that about Sword Bearing Police?
Beat 'em up!
[13:58] ---
Swear to the townsfolk that you won't
be oppressive to them, that you will...
[14:03] ---
and things end right there.
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Afterwards, you can arrest me as you wish.
[14:08] ---
Give me a break!
I can't do something so pathetic!
[14:13] ---
That stance...
[14:15] ---
the most powerful sword in Satsuma,
Jigen-ryu,
[14:17] ---
known for not needing a second strike!
[14:19] ---
Stop it, Ujiki.
[14:20] ---
That man is—
[14:21] ---
A foolish man.
[14:23] ---
Indeed, Jigen-ryu is a powerful sword
with no parallel.
[14:26] ---
Chesto!
[14:28] ---
However...
[14:29] ---
facing Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu,
it is all but meaningless.
[14:43] ---
Kenshin!
[14:44] ---
Are you not hurt, that you are?
[14:46] ---
- Oro?
- That was amazing, man!
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Hey, where are you from, swordsman?
[14:50] ---
Have a drink with us!
[14:53] ---
Himura!
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I am finally able to meet you.
[14:59] ---
I've been looking for you
for 10 years now.
[15:01] ---
So you decided to grow a mustache,
Mr. Yamagata.
[15:05] ---
Huh? Yamagata? Can he be...
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the general of the Kiheitai,
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the most powerful army
of the revolution,
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and the current army general
of the Meiji government.
[15:14] ---
Imperialist Aritomo Yamagata!
[15:18] ---
Chief, clear the area.
[15:20] ---
Yes, sir!
[15:21] ---
Come on! Shoo! Shoo!
[15:23] ---
What? You're being oppressive!
[15:24] ---
Later, mister!
[15:26] ---
I have a carriage waiting over there.
[15:29] ---
Many Revolutionary warriors
are eagerly awaiting your return.
[15:34] ---
Now...
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I'm sorry, but...
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I have no intent on serving honorably
as someone who slays other people.
[15:48] ---
What are you saying?
Even though you killed,
[15:50] ---
that was a splendid piece
of the great Revolution!
[15:54] ---
Indeed, some do show disdain
and call you a manslayer!
[15:57] ---
And those that do, I will personally—
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Force them to yield
as a government official.
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Egotism of that nature is what lets
guys like that do whatever they want.
[16:08] ---
It wasn't for honorable duty
as a government official or for power.
[16:11] ---
We took our swords and fought
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to create and protect a world
where people can live happily.
[16:18] ---
If you forget that, Mr. Yamagata,
we are nothing more than simple upstarts.
[16:30] ---
But, Himura!
[16:32] ---
Times have changed!
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We are in a new era, Meiji!
[16:36] ---
The Sword Abolishment Act is in effect,
and the samurai have perished!
[16:39] ---
This is different from the Bakumatsu Era,
where swords spoke the loudest!
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Without the power of government officials
in this Meiji Era,
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you can't do anything with just one sword!
[16:51] ---
Even with just one sword...
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at least I can somehow protect those
that catch my eye, that I can.
[17:03] ---
I have never changed, past or present,
that I haven't.
[17:06] ---
Outside of a Hitokiri
turning into a rurouni.
[17:17] ---
Chief...
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I know. One look
at the reaction from the townsfolk
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makes it obvious who was in the wrong.
[17:25] ---
And his sword is even safer
than those sword-canes.
[17:29] ---
I will overlook this case.
[17:30] ---
Apologies.
[17:32] ---
However, with the imposter case and all,
[17:35] ---
I had been under the assumption
[17:36] ---
that Hitokiri Battosai was
an evil, dangerous individual.
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But the real one
indeed is a lot different.
[17:47] ---
I'm sorry, Miss Kaoru, that I am.
[17:49] ---
About what?
[17:51] ---
About the ribbon, that is.
[17:52] ---
It got ruined because of me.
[17:56] ---
It's fine. As long as you work hard
on your chores in return.
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For starters, you can go shopping.
[18:03] ---
You haven't gone yet after all, right?
[18:05] ---
And when you get back, you have to bring
all the dried laundry back inside.
[18:13] ---
I think I understood just a little bit
on why Kenshin is a rurouni.
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To be unhindered by anything and
to freely protect people with his sword,
[18:26] ---
he lives with the flow.
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That's why he's a wanderer.
[18:39] ---
You still have the guise of a child,
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but your heart can stand its own ground,
that it can.
[18:44] ---
Against Miss Kaoru...
[18:46] ---
or the townsfolk...
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not an inch of that blade will touch them!
[18:51] ---
If you want an opponent,
I will take you on.
[18:56] ---
Damn it.
[19:05] ---
When you bring me no money,
you're absolutely worthless.
[19:15] ---
KAMIYA KASSHIN
SCHOOL OF KENDO
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I'm home, that I am.
[19:29] ---
That kiddo.
[19:31] ---
I ain't no kid!
[19:33] ---
I'm a descendant of a Tokyo samurai,
Yahiko Myojin!
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I haven't sunk so low
as to be pitied by others!
[19:42] ---
If times hadn't changed,
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he would have been
one fine samurai when he grew up.
[20:15] ---
Damn it.
[20:17] ---
Yahiko.
[20:20] ---
It's evening now.
Come on, cough up this month's payment.
[20:25] ---
- I don't have it.
- Huh?
[20:27] ---
I'm done being a pickpocket.
[20:28] ---
I'm gonna cut all ties
with you yakuza folk, too.
[20:31] ---
Huh? What are you talking abo—
[20:47] ---
What do you mean by that?
[20:52] ---
I don't mean anything else.
[20:57] ---
I just got sick of something
so miserable as pickpocketing.
[21:04] ---
I don't like you. You're too cheeky.
[21:07] ---
This is as good an opportunity as any.
[21:09] ---
I'll take my time and
show you just who is the master here.
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NEXT EPISODE
KASSHIN-RYU - REBORN
[22:46] ---
Next episode: "Kasshin-ryu - Reborn."