E8 - Beauty on the Run

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[00:03] ---
    Jine...
[00:05] ---
    Stop looking at me like that, Battosai.
[00:08] ---
    Your eyes looked so much better
    when you said you would kill me.
[00:16] ---
    Your true nature
    is still that of a hitokiri.
[00:19] ---
    A fellow hitokiri is telling you,
    so you can be sure of it.
[00:22] ---
    A hitokiri is only that until he dies.
[00:26] ---
    He can't become anything else.
[00:30] ---
    I'll be watching from the edges of hell
[00:32] ---
    on how long you can still
    spout off about being a rurouni.
[00:41] ---
    Jine, you can at least watch
    from the edges of hell, that you can.
[00:46] ---
    Even if my true nature
    is that of a hitokiri...
[00:49] ---
    I will hold it back
    for the rest of my life.
[00:58] ---
    Until I die, I am a rurouni
    who refuses to kill, that I am.
[01:03] ---
    We're home.
[01:05] ---
    That we are.
[02:37] ---
    EPISODE 8:
    BEAUTY ON THE RUN
[02:46] ---
    Stop right there!
[02:49] ---
    I'm tellin' you to stop, damn broad!
[02:54] ---
    Kenshin!
[02:56] ---
    Hey, where are you?
[02:58] ---
    Hey, come on!
[03:01] ---
    Kenshin!
[03:04] ---
    It can't be.
[03:05] ---
    If you're looking for Kenshin,
    Sanosuke took him somewhere.
[03:09] ---
    Really?
[03:10] ---
    What good does it do me to lie?
[03:11] ---
    I see. I really thought he wandered off
    on a journey for real this time.
[03:16] ---
    I'm so glad.
[03:18] ---
    You know, you're a bit of a worrywart.
[03:21] ---
    Why don't you just
    put a collar on Kenshin or something?
[03:24] ---
    A master and her pet Kenshin...
[03:27] ---
    Woof, that is!
[03:30] ---
    Oh, no!
[03:31] ---
    Don't, "Oh, no," me!
[03:33] ---
    So where did they run off to?
[03:36] ---
    Some restaurant called Shueiya.
[03:38] ---
    He said there's gonna be some gambling
    going on there today.
[03:41] ---
    G-Gambling?
[03:44] ---
    Now, now! It's in!
[03:46] ---
    Bet on odds or evens!
[03:47] ---
    - Odd!
    - Even!
[03:49] ---
    Which is it?
[03:50] ---
    Five and six for odd... I think.
[03:53] ---
    Odd!
[03:54] ---
    Game results!
[03:56] ---
    Five and six! Odd!
[03:58] ---
    As expected from Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu.
[04:00] ---
    For reading dice,
    it's in a whole different class
[04:02] ---
    I tagged along because you said
    there was a big problem, Sano.
[04:06] ---
    Gambling is illegal, that it is.
[04:08] ---
    What ya talkin' about?
[04:10] ---
    Your sakabato is illegal, too.
[04:13] ---
    It's against the Sword Abolishment Act.
[04:15] ---
    Thinking of it... that it is.
[04:17] ---
    No worries.
    These guys here are all my buddies.
[04:22] ---
    This ain't like gambling as a job
    to trick people and con money outta them.
[04:25] ---
    It's a game to enjoy with friends.
[04:28] ---
    However—
[04:29] ---
    We came all the way out here.
[04:30] ---
    Let's have a good ol' time
    and stop being all mopey as of today.
[04:37] ---
    Did you hear about Jine's final moments
    from Miss Kaoru, that you did?
[04:41] ---
    Oh, I don't know anything.
[04:44] ---
    They're going in!
[04:46] ---
    Anyway, next one! Next!
[04:48] ---
    So is it odd or even this time?
[04:52] ---
    Snake eyes for even, that it is...
[04:54] ---
    probably.
[04:56] ---
    All right! Snake eyes for even!
[04:58] ---
    Hey, Sano, you're doing really well today.
[05:01] ---
    It's the first time in a while,
    so go easy on us, man!
[05:05] ---
    That's a great joke.
[05:07] ---
    I'll strip you to your underwear today,
    so brace yourselves.
[05:10] ---
    Sano...
[05:13] ---
    You sure gave us a hard time!
[05:14] ---
    You thought you could escape
    by yourself, did ya?
[05:21] ---
    Wha? You still plannin' on runnin' off?
[05:22] ---
    RESTAURANT
    SHUEIYA
[05:23] ---
    Hold it right there!
[05:26] ---
    By the way, what's with Yoita,
    the candy seller today?
[05:30] ---
    Surprised that gambling nut
    didn't show his face.
[05:33] ---
    You didn't know, Mr. Sano?
[05:37] ---
    Yoita... passed away earlier this month.
[05:42] ---
    What the hell?
    Died from illness or an accident?
[05:48] ---
    Opium.
[05:50] ---
    He accidentally inhaled too much opium.
[05:54] ---
    Opium is a narcotic created
[05:56] ---
    by drying the milky sap
    that can be gathered from poppy seeds.
[06:02] ---
    It creates absolutely terrible
    withdrawal symptoms,
[06:05] ---
    so in this era,
    it was strictly prohibited
[06:08] ---
    as an evil drug
    that could destroy an entire nation.
[06:13] ---
    That idiot!
    Why did he dabble in opium?
[06:18] ---
    But that is strange, that it is.
[06:20] ---
    Opium is quite an expensive drug.
[06:23] ---
    It shouldn't be something
    that an ordinary man can buy a hoard of.
[06:27] ---
    Hmm?
[06:31] ---
    Who the hell are you?
[06:37] ---
    Please help me!
[06:38] ---
    Oro?
[06:39] ---
    Evil men are after me. Please, help me!
[06:43] ---
    Uh...
[06:44] ---
    God damn it, Megumi!
[06:46] ---
    You can't get away now!
[06:49] ---
    One after another.
    Who the hell are you guys?
[06:52] ---
    Shut up! You stay outta this!
[06:54] ---
    Hurry up, and hand that broad over!
[06:56] ---
    If you don't—
[06:59] ---
    I'm kinda irritated right now!
[07:02] ---
    You better watch how you talk to me!
[07:04] ---
    D-D-Damn you.
    You think you can get away with this?
[07:08] ---
    We are Mr. Kanryu's private army!
[07:11] ---
    The fact you're standing up against us
[07:13] ---
    means that you're gonna
    make enemies with Mr. Kanryu!
[07:16] ---
    Huh?
[07:17] ---
    I told you to watch it, weakling!
[07:19] ---
    Kanryu.
[07:20] ---
    That's bad news.
[07:21] ---
    He's talking about Kanryu Takeda.
[07:23] ---
    Kanryu Takeda?
[07:25] ---
    Who in the world is that man, that is?
[07:29] ---
    He's a young entrepreneur
    living on the outskirts of town,
[07:32] ---
    at least on the outside.
[07:34] ---
    Who knows what he's doing
    behind the scenes, though?
[07:36] ---
    He's suddenly gotten very wealthy
    in the past few years.
[07:39] ---
    Nowadays, he's even got
    a giant private army.
[07:42] ---
    A fishy guy, if you ask me.
[07:44] ---
    Everyone in this town, from the yakuza
    to the politicians, avoid fighting him.
[07:50] ---
    So if they're part of his private army,
[07:52] ---
    are you Kanryu's girl?
[07:54] ---
    I am not!
[07:55] ---
    I really don't know anything.
[07:59] ---
    Not about this Kanryu person, either.
[08:01] ---
    Lying isn't good, Megumi Takani.
[08:09] ---
    What the...
[08:10] ---
    When the hell did he come inside?
[08:13] ---
    Looks like you ran 'cause you thought
    only two guys were watching you.
[08:17] ---
    But one of our leader's men
    is always watching you.
[08:24] ---
    Hmph.
[08:25] ---
    But it's true that I'm not Kanryu's girl!
[08:29] ---
    Go home, and tell Kanryu that I
    will make sure to get away from him!
[08:35] ---
    How cute.
[08:37] ---
    Especially how you think you can get away.
[08:42] ---
    Damn you!
[08:43] ---
    Hurry up, and get out of here!
[08:46] ---
    Tomo! Ginji!
[08:48] ---
    Sengeki Rasenbyo.
[08:50] ---
    That was just saying hello,
    but next time, Megumi...
[08:54] ---
    I will shatter your feet.
[08:56] ---
    It will double as your punishment.
[09:06] ---
    A tatami flip?
[09:08] ---
    But my tacks can—
[09:10] ---
    I'm not quite understanding
    the circumstances.
[09:15] ---
    I cannot quietly watch people
    getting hurt or killed, that I can't.
[09:21] ---
    Like you know anything!
[09:23] ---
    Damn you, how dare you
    do that to my buddies?
[09:25] ---
    Huh?
[09:29] ---
    This can't be good.
[09:31] ---
    They knocked out
    three of Kanryu Takeda's personal army.
[09:37] ---
    They're strong.
[09:39] ---
    Especially the swordsman.
    He seems invincible.
[09:43] ---
    How about it, boys? Can you protect me
    and let me escape from Kanryu's grasp?
[09:48] ---
    I'll pay more than enough as a reward.
    How about it?
[09:51] ---
    But before that,
    why don't you explain yourself?
[09:54] ---
    Huh?
[09:55] ---
    Ow!
[09:56] ---
    Two of my buddies got hurt.
[09:58] ---
    I won't be satisfied
    until I hear the reason behind it!
[10:00] ---
    That hurts!
[10:01] ---
    Don't grab me with ridiculous strength!
[10:03] ---
    Oh...
[10:08] ---
    That's opium!
[10:09] ---
    That package was lying around
    in Yoita's place!
[10:14] ---
    By reward, surely you
    can't mean this, that you can't?
[10:24] ---
    RUROUNI KENSHIN
[10:29] ---
    Kenshin and Sanosuke sure are late.
[10:32] ---
    Guess it's quite a win
    or quite a loss, huh?
[10:35] ---
    If they're on the losing end,
[10:36] ---
    they probably lost their clothes
    and only got on underwear.
[10:39] ---
    Huh?
[10:43] ---
    No. I don't wanna see something like that.
[10:46] ---
    We're back!
[10:47] ---
    Kenshin! Welcome ba—
[10:51] ---
    Quite a run-down house.
[10:53] ---
    Is it a school for swordsmanship?
[10:56] ---
    Oh, this is Miss Megumi Takani.
[10:59] ---
    There was a bit of a tussle
    at the gambling house—
[11:02] ---
    And the guys wouldn't pay up our winnings,
[11:05] ---
    so we brought this girl home
    as payment instead.
[11:07] ---
    Sorry, but she's gonna
    have to stay here for a bit.
[11:10] ---
    I see. So it was a big win for you guys.
[11:13] ---
    Sano...
[11:15] ---
    If we tell her the truth,
[11:16] ---
    opium is gonna be
    part of the chat, right?
[11:18] ---
    It's better if we
    kept quiet about it here.
[11:20] ---
    Kenshin...
[11:23] ---
    is that the truth?
[11:26] ---
    You don't want to carelessly
    get them involved in this, do you?
[11:31] ---
    Kenshin.
[11:35] ---
    It's the truth, that it is.
[11:38] ---
    I totally misjudged you!
[11:42] ---
    I didn't think you'd do something
    like human trafficking!
[11:44] ---
    Oro...
[11:45] ---
    I can see Sanosuke doing something
    like that, but you, Kenshin?
[11:48] ---
    What's up with that?
[11:49] ---
    Um... Miss Takani, was it?
[11:53] ---
    I'm sorry. I'll give him
    a nice long lecture about this.
[11:56] ---
    So please, you can go back home now.
[11:58] ---
    - Oh, I have no intention of going back.
    - Huh?
[12:01] ---
    I have taken a fondness to him.
[12:04] ---
    I don't want to be apart from him.
    Not even a moment.
[12:08] ---
    You're better off with me compared to
    such a sweaty little girl, right, Ken-san?
[12:14] ---
    Oh. Kenshin, you're pretty smooth—
[12:17] ---
    N-No! You absolutely can't do that!
[12:20] ---
    Oh, and why is that?
[12:22] ---
    It doesn't seem like you're
    Ken-san's girlfriend or anything.
[12:26] ---
    Are in a position
    that you can say such a thing?
[12:29] ---
    Don't tease her so much.
[12:31] ---
    This girl is really simpleminded.
[12:35] ---
    Get out! All of you!
[12:40] ---
    KAMIYA KASSHIN
    SCHOOL OF KENDO
[12:41] ---
    Good grief.
[12:42] ---
    Oh, brother, that is.
[12:44] ---
    It's your fault for saying something
    that you don't mean at all.
[12:48] ---
    Oh, it's true that I don't want
    to be separated even for an instant.
[12:52] ---
    I mean, he's tremendously strong,
    yet really good-natured.
[12:56] ---
    I feel like if I'm at his side, he's sure
    to protect me even if I am assaulted.
[13:00] ---
    Kenshin Himura, was it?
    You're perfect as a bodyguard.
[13:06] ---
    If that's the case, I would at least like
    to hear your circumstances, that I would.
[13:10] ---
    I agree. What's your background?
[13:14] ---
    Why are you trying to run from Kanryu?
[13:17] ---
    And why is Kanryu so persistent
    about chasing after you?
[13:21] ---
    And this!
    How and where in the hell did you get it?
[13:25] ---
    You're so insensitive
    to ask a woman about her past.
[13:27] ---
    Moron!
[13:28] ---
    There, there.
[13:30] ---
    Oh, well. As long as I stick around you,
[13:33] ---
    I'll get to the source of the opium
    in due time.
[13:36] ---
    The source of what killed my buddy!
[13:39] ---
    I can't allow this to get around
    in the streets more than it does now.
[13:43] ---
    I'll make sure to shut it down!
[13:46] ---
    Hmph.
[13:47] ---
    Mr. Sano!
[13:49] ---
    So this is where you were!
    I've been looking quite a bit for you!
[13:52] ---
    Shu. Weren't you taking
    Gin and Tomo to the doctor?
[13:56] ---
    Yeah. Gin and Tomo are okay for now.
[13:59] ---
    But we have a big problem.
[14:01] ---
    Please come with me!
[14:04] ---
    Hey, what's going on?
[14:11] ---
    Those are Kanryu's
    private army guys from earlier!
[14:15] ---
    This is terrible, that it is.
[14:17] ---
    Those that are of no use
    get mercilessly taken out.
[14:21] ---
    This is how Kanryu always does things.
[14:35] ---
    Beshimi.
[14:36] ---
    Y-Yes, sir!
[14:37] ---
    The swordsman who crushed your nose,
[14:40] ---
    you said he was a redhead with
    a cross-shaped scar on his left cheek?
[14:44] ---
    Yes.
[14:46] ---
    Huh? Oh!
[14:47] ---
    Argh! It's him! And Megumi's there, too!
[14:49] ---
    This is perfect! I'll kill 'em right here—
[14:52] ---
    Trouble in the crowd would bother me.
[14:56] ---
    Stop it.
[14:57] ---
    Thank you so much.
[15:00] ---
    In any case,
    that man is no ordinary fellow.
[15:03] ---
    Beshimi, you can't possibly
    handle him on your own.
[15:07] ---
    The fact that they're here means...
[15:10] ---
    Han'nya, you're here as well?
[15:13] ---
    Yes, sir.
[15:14] ---
    Have you figured out their whereabouts?
[15:17] ---
    Yes. That man was quite a keen fellow,
[15:21] ---
    so it was quite troublesome
    to follow him, but I managed.
[15:25] ---
    All right. You should help with Beshimi's
    job of getting Megumi Takani back.
[15:31] ---
    Tell Hyottoko to help as well.
[15:33] ---
    Understood.
[15:35] ---
    Listen, Beshimi.
    I'm assigning two helpers for you.
[15:38] ---
    I won't allow for any more failure.
[15:41] ---
    I will take that to heart.
    Now excuse me.
[15:46] ---
    You're giving him a second chance.
[15:49] ---
    You are quite the sympathetic leader.
[15:51] ---
    You think so?
[15:53] ---
    I do think so.
    I cannot possibly do something like that.
[15:58] ---
    I am an entrepreneur at my roots.
[16:01] ---
    Wasteful, useless men
    must be quickly eradicated,
[16:04] ---
    or I don't feel at ease.
[16:07] ---
    And when the eradication is complete,
    I feel completely refreshed.
[16:13] ---
    That aside...
[16:15] ---
    Miss Megumi deeply troubles me.
[16:19] ---
    She is my dear little hen
    that lays my precious golden eggs.
[16:23] ---
    I will never let her get away.
[16:28] ---
    Kanryu!
[16:29] ---
    No doubt about it.
[16:31] ---
    Kenshin, that guy
    with the glasses is Kanryu.
[16:34] ---
    More importantly,
    the man standing to his right.
[16:37] ---
    Who in the world is he, that is?
[16:39] ---
    Don't know.
    Maybe the head of the private army?
[16:42] ---
    He isn't!
[16:44] ---
    He is...
[16:45] ---
    the leader!
[16:47] ---
    That man leads a group
    separate from the private army,
[16:51] ---
    the Oniwaban Group, a group of
    former onmitsu that Kanryu recently hired.
[16:57] ---
    Onmitsu were a type of spies
    active during the Edo era.
[17:03] ---
    Nowadays, they are often referred to
    as shinobi or ninja.
[17:07] ---
    The Oniwaban Group was
    a secret organization among them
[17:09] ---
    working directly for the Shogun,
    comprised of those
[17:13] ---
    that excelled in combat tactics
    more than any other onmitsu.
[17:17] ---
    And that is the genius onmitsu who became
    the head of the Edo Castle Oniwaban Group
[17:24] ---
    right before the Meiji Revolution
    at the age of 15, Aoshi Shinomori!
[17:30] ---
    And why did someone like that
    fall into Kanryu's ranks?
[17:33] ---
    No idea. In any case,
[17:36] ---
    we're up against a shady entrepreneur
    and the dangerous Oniwaban Group.
[17:40] ---
    We can't afford to toss Miss Megumi out
    at this point, that we can't.
[17:45] ---
    Red hair and a cross-shaped scar.
[17:48] ---
    It can't be...
[17:55] ---
    So there are about 60 people
[17:56] ---
    SWORDSMEN YAKUZA
    (10) (3)
[17:56] ---
    PAGES GUNMEN
     (10) (10)
[17:56] ---
    LEADER
    
    ONIWABAN GROUP
[17:56] ---
    PRIVATE ARMY
[17:56] ---
    KANRYU TAKEDA
[17:57] ---
    in Kanryu's private army, that is?
[18:00] ---
    Right.
[18:01] ---
    What about the Oniwaban Group?
[18:03] ---
    I think five or six.
[18:07] ---
    Next, where did you get a hold of opium,
    that you did?
[18:13] ---
    You're still staying silent
    when it comes to opium, that you are.
[18:16] ---
    I'm talking only so that
    it's easier for you to fight.
[18:20] ---
    Opium has nothing to do with it.
[18:23] ---
    Don't ask what you don't need to ask,
    and just fend them off for me.
[18:27] ---
    That said, if the Oniwaban Group
    is seriously on the move now,
[18:32] ---
    these guys will be no match against them.
[18:34] ---
    No need to stay here too long.
[18:36] ---
    It's best if I use
    the hubbub of the battle
[18:38] ---
    as cover to flee even further.
[18:41] ---
    So Miss Megumi, to begin with—
[18:43] ---
    I told you,
    I won't answer any personal questions!
[18:46] ---
    It's not good to eavesdrop, missie.
[18:48] ---
    But—But—But—But—But—But...
[18:50] ---
    they decided to coop themselves up alone
    right after they got back!
[18:53] ---
    It's fine. It's nothing
    like what you're worried about.
[18:58] ---
    Then what is it about?
[19:00] ---
    It's in his nature, his temperament.
[19:04] ---
    He can't help but assist those in need
    or those with issues.
[19:09] ---
    It's his nature as a rurouni.
[19:12] ---
    You know how he's
    super powerful with his sword,
[19:14] ---
    but is totally weak against people.
[19:17] ---
    Especially women and children.
[19:20] ---
    You have a point.
[19:22] ---
    So are you like that, too, Sanosuke?
[19:24] ---
    Gimme a break.
[19:25] ---
    I just wanna avenge my buddy.
[19:27] ---
    I don't care about what happens
    to foxes like that!
[19:32] ---
    Sano, is nothing out of the ordinary?
[19:34] ---
    Yeah.
[19:35] ---
    This is the organization chart
    for Kanryu's group.
[19:37] ---
    It'd be good to take a look at it,
    that it would.
[19:40] ---
    As the Oniwaban Group is on their side,
[19:43] ---
    it's best to believe
    they already know about this place.
[19:46] ---
    We can't be caught off our guard,
    that we can't.
[19:49] ---
    Miss Kaoru,
    I can't talk about the details,
[19:52] ---
    but there may be a trouble or two here
    in the future.
[19:56] ---
    I will not fail ever again
    like I did with Jine.
[20:00] ---
    I will make sure to protect you.
[20:05] ---
    All right.
[20:07] ---
    But when everything is settled,
    you need to give me a proper explanation.
[20:14] ---
    I heard that, Kenshin.
[20:17] ---
    You said there might be trouble?
[20:19] ---
    Yahiko, how long have you been there?
[20:21] ---
    Ever since nightfall.
[20:23] ---
    I didn't notice.
[20:24] ---
    Anyway, am I the only one
    left out of all this?
[20:28] ---
    I'm part of Team Kenshin, too, aren't I?
[20:30] ---
    What's that?
[20:32] ---
    When was that formed, that is?
[20:33] ---
    Little brats
    don't need to mouth off like that.
[20:36] ---
    What was that, damn it?
[20:37] ---
    Sanosuke, you need to think
    before you talk!
[20:40] ---
    I was here before you to begin with—
[20:44] ---
    And that's exactly
    why you're still a brat.
[20:47] ---
    Huh? What you mean?
[20:50] ---
    They're here!
[20:52] ---
    Over towards the gate!
[21:02] ---
    You must be the Oniwaban Group,
    that you are.
[21:05] ---
    Quietly hand Megumi over.
[21:08] ---
    If you do, I'll go a little easy on you.
[22:45] ---
    NEXT EPISODE
    THE ONIWABANSHU STRIKE
[22:46] ---
    Next episode, "The Oniwabanshu Strike."