E20 - Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story, Act Zero Part One
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Imperialist from Choshu, Himura Battosai.
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You worked for five years,
from age 14 to 19.
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You spent the first half
as a literal manslayer,
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a merciless assassin
squirming in the shadows.
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In the second half,
you were a commando swordsman
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protecting comrades
from the Shogunate's swordsmen.
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You're famous to this day
because of the second job.
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Hold it right there!
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I advise against it.
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If the real Battosai were to linger,
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it would make everything for naught,
that it will.
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I'm not saying I want the Battosai
to stay here with me.
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I want you, a rurouni, to be here—
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Fine! If you want to go, just go!
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But at the least,
you can tell me your name before you go!
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Or do you not even want
to tell me your true name?
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Kenshin.
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Kenshin Himura.
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That is my current name, that it is.
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As a rurouni, I don't know
when I will wander to the next place.
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But if that's fine with you...
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I will stay here for the time being,
that I will.
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Oro? This is a pleasant scent.
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Can you tell? I splurged and
bought slightly better tea leaves.
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Oh, you're right. This is really tasty.
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Missie, you really have a thing
for tasty stuff, huh?
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She just thinks with her stomach.
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Though, thanks to that,
I get to eat great food.
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If that's how you feel, appreciate it.
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I appreciate it, that I do.
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How many years has it been
since I last had tea this tasty?
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You're exaggerating, Ken-san.
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Surely you had tea
while you were wandering about.
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As I was away from home, that I was,
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I didn't really settle down
to have some tea.
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Oh? Care to give us a tale
of your travels every so often?
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I wanna hear an unusual story.
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Oh, that sounds good.
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Then, can you tell us
something that was fun?
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I wanna feel good after hearing a story
where you defeated some villains!
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Hmm...
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Come on, guys.
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You're troubling Kenshin.
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Don't ask for the impossible.
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Let's see, that is...
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unusual, fun,
and includes a villain's defeat.
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EPISODE 20:
MEIJI SWORDSMAN
ROMANTIC STORY,
ACT ZERO
PART ONE
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Yokohama's foreigner settlement.
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During the Bakumatsu Era,
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treaties of amity and commerce
were signed with various nations,
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which opened up the port of Yokohama.
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This area was designated as a place
for foreigners to stay and trade.
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Out of my way! Shoo!
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Oro?
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I got a rush job!
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- Oro? Oro? Oro?
- Shoo! Shoo! Out of my way!
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Oh, crap! Are you okay?
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What is going on, that is?
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Whoa!
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That's a relief! I'm glad you were okay!
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I really thought I messed up this time!
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I see, so I look fine to you,
that I do. That's good.
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I'm really sorry.
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I'm Dankichi, a rickshaw driver.
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And you are...
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I am a rurouni.
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Ruro—
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A swordsman on an aimless journey,
that I am.
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Sword...
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That means, wait, a samurai?
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That's a katana!
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Oro?
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That's against the Sword Abolishment Act!
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Well, this is indeed a katana of sorts,
but actually, it is—
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Mr. Driver, over here!
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That's right!
I can't just sit around here!
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Ororo?
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She collapsed in the streets,
that she did?
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Hurry! Please take her to the doctor!
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"Treatment is a race against time."
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So I figured, and I brought to you
on my sweet rickshaw...
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Doctor!
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Suspicious!
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It's all right!
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I am not suspicious!
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A Westerner.
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And a mask, to boot.
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If that isn't suspicious,
Yokohama is an amazing place, that it is.
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Misunderstanding!
That's a misunderstanding!
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Hey, Dankichi, is this okay?
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Huh?
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Foreigners aren't uncommon around here,
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but can you trust a doctor
that you don't know the face or origin of?
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What ya talkin' about?
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They say if you live in Edo for
three generations, you're an Edo native,
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but if you live in Yokohama
for three days, you're a Yokohama native.
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Indeed.
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They do say that, but...
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Dr. Elder has been in Yokohama
for way longer than three days!
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Can't you trust a fellow Yokohama native?
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Well, I can trust you,
Dankichi, but a foreigner...
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We're all Yokohama natives!
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We're at the cutting edge
of enlightenment!
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Mommy!
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Don't worry! Dr. Elder is
the best doctor in the whole world!
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He sides with all the injured and sick!
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Mr. Dankichi.
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Yeah!
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I need to combine medicines.
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Please take this person to my hotel room.
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Yeah!
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Sure thing!
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- You're in the way! Get lost!
- Ow.
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What the hell are ya—
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You're...
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Deian Ishizu!
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I heard the commotion and came over.
So it's you again...
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mysterious wandering Western doctor.
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You really trouble me
with your medical treatments
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without permission in my territory.
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Without your permission?
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You only treat Westerners and the rich!
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Of course.
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Those that don't pay
don't deserve to live.
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Then this doesn't trouble you one bit!
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Dr. Elder takes care
of those that can't pay!
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That's why this is troubling.
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Medical care is technology that has
a high price tag on its own to begin with.
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The value of Western medicine
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that has been imported
in the Meiji era has skyrocketed.
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So if I were to leave alone someone
who is dishing it out basically for free,
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that drags everyone down,
and the prices are bound to fall.
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Don't treat that one dying
on the streets. If you do...
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Will you harm me?
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Ridiculous. The biggest taboo is striking
a foreigner in their settlement.
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Who I will harm...
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is the one that collapsed.
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If the patient is beyond saving,
there's no way treatment will help!
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Mommy!
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Both of you, that's enough.
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Treatment of this lady here
is first and foremost right now.
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Busybodies should stay outta this!
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Do you see my gleaming dagger...
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K-K-Katana!
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What's up with that? It's against
the Sword Abolishment Act!
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And you're one to say that?
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Pretending to be a samurai here
in Yokohama in the days of Meiji, huh?
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He flew.
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Stop skittering!
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Mr. Rurouni! That was perfect!
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Leave the mom and the girl to me!
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Damn you!
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Mr. Elder! Hurry!
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A mask?
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Mysterious.
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Is he really a doctor?
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Better to stay out of this.
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Yeah.
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A bodyguard, huh?
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So I see. If that's the case,
I have a plan of my own!
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Track down that guy's lodging.
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I'll send him a message.
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Yes, sir.
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RUROUNI KENSHIN
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I got one more room at this hotel.
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It will be best
to rest up until she is better.
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Looks like the medicine is working.
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Once the fever goes down,
she should be fine.
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Foreign doctor, thank you.
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You're welcome.
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Such a thorough job, that it is.
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It was just like this
when I broke my foot, too.
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He stubbornly didn't accept any payment,
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saying I couldn't make money
with my rickshaw 'til I was better.
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On top of that, once I got better,
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he's letting me make money
by continued patronage.
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He doesn't take money
from those that can't pay.
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He willingly treats
those that are in need.
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That's just the kind of person he is.
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Thank you very much, Mr. Dankichi.
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Oh, no, no, no.
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I'm the one that should say thanks
for your continued patronage.
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Mr. Rurouni, want a lift?
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Not taking money
from those that can't pay.
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Willingly work for those
that are in need...
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Riding without paying
leads straight to the cops.
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I am a rurouni,
so I will walk, that I will.
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Yeah. That's more like you.
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Mr. Rurouni, thank you very much
for your help as well.
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How about some tea as thanks?
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That is, afternoon tea.
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Oro?
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You should have some as well,
Mr. Dankichi.
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Oh? I don't know what this is about,
but I'll gladly accompany you!
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The weather is nice today,
so let's have some tea outside.
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Sounds good.
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Similar to an open-air tea ceremony,
that is?
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Here you go.
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Thank you.
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Samurai sword.
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It was worth coming
all the way to Japan.
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A Western sword?
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This is a good garden, that it is.
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The daphnes are smelling wonderful.
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It's almost spring.
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Please, have some.
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Well, then, in celebration
of meeting Mr. Rurouni, cheers!
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A toast with black tea?
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Don't worry about
the petty details, Doctor.
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Whoa! So this is what Western tea
and pastries are like.
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I'll gladly dig in!
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Tasty!
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Come on, Mr. Rurouni.
It's a waste for you to be holding back.
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I will have some, that I will.
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See? Doesn't it smell good?
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The pastries are sweet and delicious.
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What about the black tea?
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They use very good tea leaves.
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Thank you for offering
something so uncommon.
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Perhaps you cannot sense
the scents of the tea?
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Actually, not much.
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I see.
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You seem to be a bit exhausted.
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Well, after that big ol' tussle
he had there, yeah!
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I don't really feel fatigue
of any sort, that I don't.
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There is exhaustion
that is different from physical fatigue.
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You can smell flowers,
but you can't smell black tea.
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That is a sign of an exhausted mind.
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Mind...
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Western doctors sure say
really interesting things.
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Hey, you're actually
a pretty famous samurai, aren't you?
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Well, um...
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You must have had a lot of action
back in the Bakumatsu Era!
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I know! You're one of those...
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Shinsengumi!
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Are you all right?
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It must have been rough in Kyoto
back in the Bakumatsu Era...
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but it was rough in Yokohama, too.
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I mean, this foreigner settlement
was suddenly created and all!
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It's really become an interesting city.
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The level of enlightenment
matches Tokyo and Hakodate, I bet.
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I'm sure many interesting
foreign items and creations
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from new technology
are here in Yokohama, that there are.
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Sure are! This is a really great place!
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I love it here!
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Actually, I have
a lot of sights to recommend,
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so you want to have a tour
on the rickshaw?
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Unfortunately, I don't have the funds.
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Oh, right.
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Then, how about this?
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You pull me on the rickshaw.
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And I'll give you the lowdown
of all the landmarks.
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That way, you don't need
to pay for the rickshaw.
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That is an interesting idea!
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Dr. Elder, then you
should come around with us!
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Oh? Me, too?
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The rickshaw only holds one.
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You'd have one person left over
if it's the three of us, that is.
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Then we'll settle it
with rock-paper-scissors!
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The first one to lose
will pull the rickshaw!
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The winner rides!
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The one in second place
can run alongside the rickshaw.
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But then, if you were to lose,
Mr. Dankichi...
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Don't worry about the petty details!
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Rock, paper, scissors...
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go!
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Oro?
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Tiebreaker.
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...go!
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Oro?
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- ...go!
- Oro?
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- ...go!
- Oro?
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- ...go! ...go!
- Oro? Oro?
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- ...go!
- Oro?
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Man, we really do get along!
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What are the chances? This is a miracle!
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Oro?
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But this is going nowhere.
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Then we pick straws?
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No complaints,
regardless of what you pick!
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I will pull the rickshaw!
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I am the passenger, that I am.
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All right! Then, let's go!
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Yokohama settlement 39.
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The American missionary Hepburn
made great efforts
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to popularize medicine in Japan
and translate the Bible,
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and this is where he founded
the Hepburn School.
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Back then, the port of Yokohama was
not deep enough for large ships to berth,
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so small ships called barges
transported the goods dockside.
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The dock, curved to serve as breakwater,
was called the Elephant's Nose.
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Yokohama Station.
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The first train in Japan
opened for service
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in the fifth year of Meiji
between Shimbashi and Yokohama,
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symbolizing the enlightenment movement.
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The station building, designed by
American architect R.P. Bridgens,
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was so popular
it was drawn in Ukiyo paintings.
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How was it? What do you think
after that tour of Yokohama?
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It's a good town that lets you
feel the new era, that it is.
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- Right, isn't it?
- Oro?
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You really do get it!
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If you live here for three days,
you're already a Yokohama native!
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Why don't you stop being a rurouni
and become a Yokohama native?
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Oro?
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Well, I'll take my leave now. See ya!
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Is it really all right, that is?
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It is fine.
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It will be difficult
to find some lodging at this hour.
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Please.
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Thank you.
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So you change into room shoes
while inside, that you do.
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Mr. Elder, your height seems
to have suddenly gotten shorter.
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It's just you. Westerners look small
when there is a ceiling overhead.
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Is that how things are, that is?
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How strange.
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I will change into loungewear.
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I will use the bedroom!
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Well...
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Do you mean Mr. Elder?
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So I should just hand this
to him... probably.
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Mr. Elder, you have some sort of message.
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Oro?
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My apologies. You were a lady.
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It's just you.
Westerners occasionally switch genders!
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I'm sorry. That was a lie.
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You have some reason to do this?
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I will tell you.
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Please, come in.
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Dr. Elder...
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always hiding his face with a mask,
and his origins are unknown.
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But his skills are top-notch.
A wandering doctor.
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Sought by notable individuals
and the rich from various nations,
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he travels the globe.
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On the other hand,
he runs around treating the poor.
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And you want to get rid of this Dr. Elder?
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Right. This is my territory.
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Those that hinder my doings
will become horrifying corpses
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that warn others to not follow suit.
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However, as I am Japanese, I will not
go unscathed if I killed a Westerner.
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I see. That is why you are asking us.
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Not just that.
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Dr. Elder has a bodyguard that my men
likely won't be able to beat.
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A has-been samurai with
a cross-shaped scar on his left cheek.
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Oh, that is convenient.
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I have a swordsman that has been craving
to fight against a powerful samurai.
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I have work for you, Espilar.
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A samurai with a cross-shaped scar.
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Must be that guy from earlier.
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Samurai. That name crossed the seas
and is known across the globe.
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Wonderful sword masters
who wield katana blades.
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Samurai. They slay blasphemous enemies
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and even slice their own guts
to prove their innocence.
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A prideful berserker.
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I heard they had disappeared
from this world
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in the Meiji Revolution 10 years ago.
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But I came all the way to this
island nation on very faint hopes...
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to fight against a samurai!
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The samurai with a cross-shaped scar
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seems to have been a famed swordsman
in Kyoto back in the Bakumatsu era.
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Hmph. A survivor
of the Bakumatsu Era, huh.
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No wonder he's strong.
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It is an opponent
you have been wishing for.
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A samurai with a cross-shaped scar...
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The legendary man
touted as the strongest man...
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Hitokiri Battosai!
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NEXT EPISODE
MEIJI SWORDSMAN
ROMANTIC STORY,
ACT ZERO
PART TWO
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Next episode, "Meiji Swordsman
Romantic Story, Act Zero Part Two."
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