Why am I at such a place...
What do you want to do?
Your souls that don't have swords will be used
Do you wanna blame me?
Aren't they all victims killed by me?
for the sake of this country.
You should be grateful!
Dad, mom...
(Episode 10 Protect! American Black Ship)
Mr. Shozan's message is probably Zomennooni's next target,
the explosion of foreign ships.
This is a command to Shinsengumi.
Now, head to the port of Sakai in Osaka!
Woohoo!
The black ship is so cool!
Isn't it awesome!? Right!?
(Osaka Sakai Port)
This is exciting!
You are too noisy, stupid Boshi.
I am doing it! I'm scouting!
The location of the ship, the shape of the port, the number of guards,
We are here for reconnaissance.
and a lot to keep in mind.
Come on...
Wouldn't it be better to share the work?
We can take what Ichibanboshi can't do.
Sakuya, there's no rush.
If you spoil him too much, he wouldn't grow capable.
Hey, look!
What a flashy flag!
Stars and stripes.
That's the American flag.
Why do the masked want to explode the black ship?
Declaring a war on America?
Maybe that's their purpose.
Even if it doesn't turn into a war, it's enough as a provocation.
I want to travel by that too!
I want a black ship!
Don't tell me the masked want to purloin the ship!?
Black ship thieves!?
That's far too impossible...
(Choshu Domain Hagi Castle) The lackey of Opening Country Wing,
(Retainer of Choshu Domain, Kusaka Genzui) Sakuma Shozan is dead.
(Retainer of Choshu Domain, Kusaka Genzui) Now is the chance to expel those foreigners!
Lord, that's at your discretion!
We concur!
Please make your decision!!
(Lord of Choshu Domain, Mori Takachika) I've fully received your sincere will.
Our Choshu Domain's hearts are always together.
So...
Please wait!
Even if we wage a war against all other countries,
there is no winning chance at all!
Lord Katsura, you are back!
- What did you say!? - Have you got cold feet, Katsura!?
Have you all forgotten the previous Shimonoseki War?
That abominable battle where we faced a crushing defeat
due to outdated armaments!
Now, the first priority is to learn the technology
from other countries and strengthen the national power.
B-but!
and is simply intolerable!
An arbitrary decision of expelling foreigners could only weaken our domain
Kogoro, you're right.
A war without force is foolish.
That's all on this topic.
Tch.
That runaway coward Katsura...
Taking advantage of his eloquence,
he ended up coaxing Lord Takachika.
Let me tell you. If Maki Izumi succeeds,
the chance for the expulsion of foreigners will be assured.
At that time, Katsura can do nothing.
Sake and women in Osaka
are the best!
Moreover, all is Aizu Domain's treat!
It's utterly awesome!
A lot of delicious food!
Awesome!
Eh?
Huh?
What's up?
Maybe the Zomennooni.
Let's go have a look.
Hm.
Did you get it?
Have you got any questions?
Thank you for answering my question.
(Tea)
Amazing!
I appreciate it.
Sogen, you are fluent in the American language!
What did the sailors say?
It seems that there was an explosion notice sent to the black ship.
As expected of Mr. Shozan's intelligence.
But for them such sabotage,
Oh, just like the message said!
or terrorism, is but a daily occurrence.
They didn't seem to care.
Does that mean that our enemies aren't just Zomennooni?
I see...
Hey...
So what?
Do you know Sakamoto Ryoma?
Mr. Shozan has said before, that Ryoma is similar to me.
Ryoma is a lordless ronin left from Tosa Domain.
There's a man I want you to meet.
His name is Sakamoto Ryoma.
Ryoma? What a strange name.
I'm sure he will get along with you!
I still want to have a meeting with Ryoma.
What is he doing?
Though Mr. Shozan has died,
I heard that Ryoma together with Katsu Kaishu
founded Kobe Naval Training Center,
and was doing business with foreign countries.
Which means, he's on that black ship!?
Amazing! I'm more and more eager to meet him!
As a lordless ronin, Ryoma is an enemy for Shinsengumi.
Eh, really?
If we meet, we'll try to kill each other.
That's a problem...
Eh, what's that?
A tortoise?
Dunno. I thought it's a big fish and threw in the bait. But it didn't respond to it.
It has been there since the morning.
What's up?
Look at that.
What? I thought it to be the masked.
How about trying with a bang?
All of a sudden?
I've only heard about that way of fish-catching, but...
Look, it began to move!
Going to the Palace of the Dragon King?
Heading for the black ship?
The masked!
I have never expected such a thing...
With the long-range gun made by Mr. Shozan,
the first one is mine!
Hey, hey, hey....!
Get them!
You are a demon...
Your soul can not be used as our weapons.
The black ship is...
Grabbed!!
Wait up!
Impossible.
As long as we show some guts!
Let's chase them by those!
It's impossible!
It's impossible with those boats!
Impossible!
Then what to do!?
The black ship will be destroyed!
Shoot!
The Americans are attacking!
Help!
The foreigners are invading!
It's getting seriously bad.
Uninformed people
mistakenly believe that Americans are attacking.
So the Zomennooni are not gonna explode the black ship?
Is their purpose to attack the port?
I knew it. We should've chased them with boats!
Just give up. There's no ship can catch up with the black ship in Japan.
No... actually there is...
Stop shooting!
We only need to wait now...
Proceed along the starboard bank.
Yes, sir!!
A few years ago, an experiment on an electric-motor ship
was conducted here in Osaka Bay.
It was that Mr. Sakuma Shozan who invented it.
That sir is just incredible!
Sakuma Shozan possesses the intelligence from both the East and the West.
The accomplishment of that genuine genius
is sleeping here!
How does it move?
This augmented ship lacked rare zinc as the power source,
so the experiment was canceled.
So it can't work?
Yes, it can.
Fortunately, there's another genius on par with Shozan here...
Emm, you are talking about yourself...
Suzuran, may I have the khakkhara?
Eh? This?
So fast!
Sogen, maybe you are a genius.
It's the victory of science.
We have not won yet.
Suzuran, can you steer this?
All right!
What's that?
What's up?
It's the Shinsengumi!
There should be no way they can catch up...
It's Tsukito!!
He's on the black ship!
Let's catch up!
After catching up, how can we get aboard that ship?
That is...
unbeknownst to me.
Eh!?
What!?
If this small boat hits the black ship,
we'll turn into shards and pieces.
Why? How do they catch up?
We'll speed up.
Hard aport!
Prepare to fire!
Sink them...
Let's go!
It's no good, stop!!
We are gonna bump into it!
Eh? Eh? What to do?
I said keep on going!
Stop, stop!!
Watch out!
Oh!! Which one!?
Sink them!
What should I do with it!?
Just go!! Smash it!!
Wait!! Ichibanboshi!!
This is the end!
Coming!
Oh!
Ouch!
Smash it!!!
Tsukito!!
Hey...
Tsk! Feed these jests to sharks.
He's gone...
So do we!!
so it won't kill you.
I won't let you guys mess around anymore!
The gunpowder has already been adjusted,
Right, Bou!
You've gone bananas...
Yes!
Was it you who killed Mr. Shozan!?
Wait!!
That grandpa?
I won't be second to you!
Answer me!!
Yes. I killed him with this sword...
You hurt Todo and killed Mr. Shozan...
I will never forgive you, Rashomaru!
Only meretricious?
Kondo Isami!! You are so weak!!
Die!!
I won't die!!
Eh?
They look like...
What's wrong? What's wrong?
Hey! What are they doing all of a sudden!!
Trying to escape!?
That is...
Choshu Domain!?
The target is the black ship. Fire!!
This is no good!
Oh no!
The masked have escaped!
Guys, are you okay?
It's not time to say that.
That Armstrong Cannon has incredible power and range.
What...
The black ship is sinking as planned.
The power that one created...
The power of Japan!!
I am aware.
I'm not gonna let you!
Type Soul weapons.
What's that...
Don't hinder me!
Lord Rashomaru has to retreat soon!
Cannons don't work on it, do they?
No, look!!
The black ship is...
Satsuma or Tokugawa domains are no match.
No, we can stand up to Western powers.
More powerful than I imagined...
With Type Soul weapons,
That's it, that's the real purpose of Zomennooni.
They wanted to show people the weapons
that can destroy the black ship.
the aim to lift the domestic fighting spirit could also be achieved.
Moreover, if the black ship is repelled after bombarding the coastal areas,
Good for those war hawks.
The strength!!
Look!!
Hey, it's enough! Just run!!
That's the necessary power!!
The weak can only be trampled!
Have you forgotten dad and mom!?
Yes!!
They are exactly the weak that got stomped!
What are you saying!?
Dad and mom who have
sacrificed their lives for us are the really strong ones.
That's the real strength, your fool!!
Boy, come here.
Come here.
Kill your mom with this sword.
If so, you are saved.
No! No, no, no!
Dad and mom died because they're weak!!
They wouldn't have died if they had possessed any power!
You are lying...
I wouldn't have had to kill her!
What?
Ever since you were little, you've been like this when you lie.
Rashomaru, Tsukito is still within you!
Got it? It's not you who killed mom!!
Stop!!
You're saying shit!
got the sublime name, Rashomaru, from that one...
I would train you again!
I have...
Join Shinsengumi, Tsukito!!
Tsukito!!
Are you okay?
Why did you save me?
I saved Tsukito.
Rashomaru has sunk into the ocean and died.
Huh?
What's wrong with your imposing manner just now?
I can't kill you...
I won't let you die and end easily.
Atone for your sins! With all your might!
Why do you stick to me to such an extent?
You...
With your whole life!!
Tsukito... whatever happens,
you mean the most to me.
You're still so bad at winding things up.
Always!
Ichibanboshi!
Are you okay?
What? Kusaka is marching on Kyoto!?
Kusaka seems to follow up too...
In Osaka Bay, Maki Izumi sank the black ship with new cannons.
Then, what about our lord?
Lord Takachika also recognized the power of Type Soul weapons,
and permitted the advance.
I will go chase Kusaka!
Those of Zomennooni are like a disease eroding Japan.
If Kyoto becomes the battlefield, more people would die than in that big fire.
The Choshu army has already
received the Type Soul weapons.
Our country, which was trampled on by other countries, will now be reborn.
The world will prostrate before
the Type Soul weapons!
It's the ocean!
Watermelon!
I don't like suntan.
Yahoo!
It's detrimental to my skin.
(The End)
Hey, don't you swim?