What a horrible scene...
(Episode 9 Hurry up! Thoughts of Humans, Thoughts of Demons)
Tsukito, come and join Shinsengumi!
Atone for your sins and live your life with us together!
Don't give up on yourself!
Even sinners can start over here!
You will have friends! You are not alone!
It's fine, Mom.
Because our family could get together soon.
Here!
Oh?
Don't panic, everyone. Don't worry.
We Shinsengumi will protect Kyoto!
You woke up?
It seems I failed to die again.
"Todo Heisuke has always been regretting about being the only survivor of Shinsengumi,"
said Suzuran.
Perhaps.
It's so quiet.
Everyone is out on duty.
Under Commander Ichibanboshi's instruction.
He said it's our, Shinsengumi's mission to protect Kyoto.
I see.
Holla!
Amazing!
Like a Sumo wrestler!
Thank you! A new house will be built soon like this!
Not at all.
We're all just about breaking.
It's you carpenters that are trying to build new ones.
Chief carpenter, the rest is on you.
Okay, count on me!
Count on us!
Brother Gyata, we can also help.
Wow, that'd be wonderful.
Eh?
Clean up around there,
and if you find something valuable...
Give it back properly to those whose houses were burned out.
Fire thieves *!
Oh... right.
I was thinking the same!
Well, let's go!
Tomekichi is quite a good leader.
Aren't they the arsonists?
Why should we dig graves for them?
It's my creed to offer my prayers if
there's a soul to mourn.
The painting and the Sanskrit character again?
There's still a lot left.
So it's fine to not be at the front of the line.
Thank you...
Here!
There are medicines for the injured.
Don't hesitate to ask for it.
Come on...
- Wow! - Mr. Hijikata!
Why is this going on?
Dunno.
Tch.
Commander.
Oh, Miss Kayo!
Didn't you escape to Osaka?
No, I can't escape alone.
Please let me help too.
Okay, that's a big help.
Really!
I didn't expect such a thing to happen.
This...
Why is a sword master so bad at this?
When did you...
Oops, my nose was nearly to be cut off.
Let me do it.
Don't get in my way!
You are good at it.
When I was a child, I was put up for adoption and moved from one home to another.
Thanks to that, I was able to do everything from cooking to washing and cleaning.
Finished.
Hey, do you want to take a walk?
I'm here today to have a serious talk.
When you say that, it's always something ridiculous.
Will you marry me?
Hem, again? Something like marriage...
M-marry!?
Ahhhhhh!?
It is that surprising?
T-that was...
You fool! What are you saying all of a sudden!
I am...
Why did you, a woman,
introduce yourself as Okita Souji of the Shinsengumi who was a man?
That is...
You don't have to say.
I don't mind who you are.
It doesn't matter what's your past.
I am in love with the one in front of me right now.
That is enough.
Can I ask only one question?
What's your real name?
Akira.
Written in the character for "white color".
It's Akira.
Akira...
It suits you very much.
What a beautiful name.
I was pleased.
Huh?
It's my first time to be praised so much
by everyone like that from birth.
I see.
I'm glad I joined Shinsengumi.
I'm glad I became a substitute.
Me too.
The substitute of Shinsengumi...
Thinking back, what a reckless act.
Yes.
I took it on so that I wouldn't be executed.
Damn it! Only today, I would really like to appreciate Todo!
Yes!
What's wrong with me...
Eh?
Are you feeling chilly?
No, I'm fine.
Sorry to wake you up.
You've been taking care of me without sleep since last night
You can take a break...
I wonder if someone is
speaking ill of me again anyway.
It must be hard to play a role that needs to be hated.
Wait, wait!
Stop the burial!
As expected...
Akira is a manlike name, right?
It's a name for both men and women.
It was a name my parents had prepared for
the male heir to the Kenjutsu dojo.
(Motomu Training Hall)
When I found out about it,
I thought my parents wanted a child who excelled in Kenjutsu.
So I devoted myself to Kenjutsu.
I tried to please my parents
desperately.
As I continued my training, there were no rivals in the dojo,
and I became a master.
That's when I finally realized.
What my parents wanted was not a strong daughter,
but a male child who would succeed the dojo.
So you've been leading a life of Kenjutsu alone.
I can only live in such a clumsy way.
It must have been hard, but...
I'm sure that
you denied yourself who ever felt hard,
and swung your wooden sword every day.
Perhaps...
The loneliness will end.
Eh?
As long as you marry me.
You are always like that!
Playing with others' feelings for fun!
I'm not asking you to marry me for fun.
Well, there's no rush to answer.
Take it easy.
Because our relationship is just beginning.
Oh, I'm tired!
Stupid Boshi.
Huh?
Here you are.
Thank you.
You haven't eaten since morning either, right?
No, I'm fine.
Stop pretending it.
My family...
Huh?
Was in a very rural area and poor.
What are you talking about?
When did that happen?
There was a festival in the nearby village...
I got some pocket money, so I bought one steamed bun.
I gave that to Tsukito, but...
Here!
I said that's yours!
It's more delicious to eat together!
I can't do anything with you.
Such a nice boy.
He was enduring, you know?
When he told a lie, only his right eyebrow went up.
I could tell it immediately.
Tsukito has become Rashomaru.
But within him, the Tsukito of that time is still alive.
I know that.
Do you mean as long as you can change this shitty world,
Tsukito could come back?
Yes.
You may have to kill him.
I'll just cross that bridge when I come to it.
I killed my father.
My family was a samurai family with high status and wealth.
But my dad was a dirt bag.
Hiding behind his authority, he acted like a tyrant to the weak.
My mom just endured my dad's violence.
"Obey your husband," she said that's the duty of a samurai's wife
One night my dad completely lost control.
If I didn't kill him then, my mom would be killed.
So I...
So Sakuya, you were trying to protect your mother...
The night I killed my dad, my mom committed suicide.
I killed my dad who's just like this shitty world.
But my mom who could only live here,
who could only survive in this samurai society,
killed herself.
I left my home and
became an assassinator.
Among the assassinators
it's said that after killing 1,000 people, the world you can see will change.
That's why you are counting...
Has the world you see changed?
Huh?
Haven't you gone over 1,000 people yesterday?
Well!
So from now on, instead of the people you killed, count the people you will help!
I will consider it.
Oh, it's the first time that I see you smiling, Sakuya!
Noisy, I'm not smiling.
So rare!
- Once again! - I'm not laughing.
You are working hard, chief carpenter.
Eh?
Oh, Commander Kondo!
We will soon restore it to its original state!
Those are the rumored Shinsengumi.
I heard when the fire took place, they took action with intrepid diligence.
What a nice man Mr. Hijikata is!
Oh, I prefer Mr. Okita!
He has a womanlike beautiful face
while strong like a sword-wielding demon!
Since the case of Ikedaya,
Shinsengumi seems to have become popular greatly.
I was wondering what would happen to
the hodgepodge of criminals.
Todo Heisuke and Matsudaira Katamori seem to have a sharp eye.
Being caught off guard, several people were disturbed
and failed to light the fire.
Not enough souls for the ritual were gathered.
No, let's just be glad that it's is a good opportunity to test the plan.
The day when our long-cherished wish comes true is drawing near.
Rashomaru, you killed your mom and became a demon.
So I entrusted you with the supreme duty.
Yes.
By accepting the filth of this world,
you can become the foundation for saving this country.
Therefore, kill your brother.
It's the final touch.
But before that, one more.
let's get rid of one more disturbing man that destiny tells us about.
Oh, lured by the moon, a demon showed up?
I'm Rashomaru, the general of Zomennooni.
Sakuma Shozan, I've come to take your life.
It's not the first time I've been told that.
Well, the night is long.
Let's have a little talk.
Is that the rumored bewitched sword?
How does it work indeed?
Could you please let me check it?
You can check it with your body.
What is your lord aiming at?
Why are you giving both sides of Sabaku and Tobaku the bewitched sword?
Are you money-driven weapon mongers?
Or you're hoping for a civil war?
Don't look down on that person!
I don't know much about him, so I have no choice but to underestimate him.
If you tell me about your lord's noble purpose,
I might change my thoughts.
A present before you die...
What protect our country are
the souls that love the country.
We are the ones who turn the souls into blades and slay the barbarians.
By means of an incantation handed down from ancient times,
the guarding god derived from the depths of the underworld
will surely defeat the barbarians
and bring eternal prosperity to our country.
Rashomaru, your sins will be expiated by this.
Let's save our country together!
This is hilarious!
Protect this country with a secret incantation?
The weak-kneed Tokugawa as well as
Satsuma and Choshu clans that flatter foreigners
are nothing more than our pawns.
All countries will be reduced to submitting to Japan!
The world will bow down to that person's type zero weapon!
That's why I think you guys are beyond saving.
At this last moment, your mindset is outdated!
Sooner or later this country will change.
Bakufu will be overthrown and samurai will be gone.
To make a new world come,
here is the most important.
People who just wait for the words of his lord are not needed.
What do you think and what do you want to do?
You need the ability to think by yourself!
You fool!
Rashomaru, what do you want to do?
Of course, what that person wants!
Think by yourself!
It's too late...
It has been too late.
Because I'm already...
a demon...
So you mean what these paintings show is Zomennooni's plan?
No, my investigation hasn't gone that far.
The picture found at Shirakawaya and
the picture found at Shimamuraya.
I think they all are maps indicating the spots of incendiarism.
We actually found Zomennooni at Seimei Shrine, right?
But it's strange for a map.
What is this line on earth?
Yes, full of things I don't understand.
We can't say anything without gathering more information.
Yes. So I thought I should consult with you two first.
If Ichibanboshi sees this,
I think he'll say "smash it" right away.
Oh, it's his bad habit.
It's also good sometimes.
Anyway, I'll leave this case to you, Suzuran,
for the time being.
Look into the details.
There may be other paintings.
Roger! I will investigate anything I can think of!
Mr. Shozan was!?
He was attacked and killed by someone last night.
No way...
Who's the murderer?
Not clear.
Since he has many enemies,
it is difficult to narrow down who the killer is.
Damn.
I still
wanted him to teach me many things.
Mr. Shozan...
I called you Shinsengumi here not only to inform you of this matter.
Akizuki.
Yes.
Ukiyo-e?
Demon?
Mr. Shozan's message is
probably Zomennooni's next target,
the explosion of the foreign ship.
This is a command to Shinsengumi.
(Osaka Sakai Port) Now, head to the Sakai port in Osaka!
(Osaka Sakai Port)
Stop them from blowing up the foreign ship!
Here!
Cut!
Here!
It looks fun. Are you practicing street performing?
Cooking!
Eh?
(The End)