Who is he?
Stupid Boshi, don't come over.
It's not me who intended to go over there.
Kotetsu is...
Sakuya, you can never escape.
Neither from assassination
nor the sin of killing your own father.
Eh?
Killing...
Your own father?
Shall I drive away the annoying fly first?
This sword goes beyond a novice.
Reflect in the underworld.
Kawakami!
Sakuya, after all, you are the one
who lives in the dark...
It's your destiny... that...
you'll never receive illumination...
He really cost me too much time...
Hey, wait!
You don't need to thank me.
Is that true?
What he said just now...
I've been counting the number of people I've killed so far.
The first of them
was my father.
(Episode 3 Disguise! Sneaking in the Red-Light District)
One, two... (Episode 3 Disguise! Sneaking in the Red-Light District)
One, two...
Exert yourselves!
Your swords will easily bounce off like this!
One, two...
- One, two... - It's dangerous!
One, two...
(Sincerity)
Lord Katamori, I really appreciate it for your coming.
It's fine, I only came here by the way.
I've heard that the Tobaku Group's people are wandering around.
I ask you earnestly to be careful.
Do you remember someone named Katsura Kogoro?
I remember he's from Choshu Domain...
Yeah.
The source is somewhat suspicious, but
Katsura is said to have some vicious plots.
I'll let Shinsengumi inquire about it right now.
They seem to be very busy.
Have you checked on the substitutes?
On my way here just now.
They are very interesting.
Thank you.
Come! Go!
The wooden sword is exposed to the wind with this thickness.
It's necessary to calculate the difference from the real ones.
Hey Sogen.
I wonder if my sword can be attached to its tip
and make it a bayonet.
It's really a simple modification.
Huh?
- Amazing! - Really!
It's on you later.
Come!
Go!
Come!
Attention!
Come on... This is it when I take my eyes off...
We Shinsengumi will pursue Katsura Kogoro.
The patrol will focus on the area around the residence of Choshu Domain.
Sakuya and Ichibanboshi...
Wait, wait, wait a moment!
What?
I refuse to be with him.
You are still saying so?
As a samurai, there is absolutely no denial of the command
of the superior!
No means no!
He's unreliable.
Enough with your boring words or I will tear your head off.
Bring it on!
Come, come!
Since you said so...
Eh, it's my, the monk's turn again?
I look forward to dissecting Ichibanboshi's corpse,
but it's a little tedious to clear up.
Sogen is right.
The other members of Shinsengumi
have already known Ichibanboshi.
If you take a new Kondo Isami here,
you have to kill even those members
to prevent from exposing us.
You mean killing them all?
Give me a break.
Some of those members even look up to us.
Yes!
I will give you another duty.
Another duty without Sakuya?
Yes.
Got it.
Report immediately if anything.
Roger!
(Yoshidaya)
Stop, please.
Hey, Akira.
How about my costume?
Whoo!
Wow!
Akira, are you serious?
What?
Geiko is not rare at all. [Geiko refers to a class of female Japanese performing artists and entertainers.]
You are such a beauty!
Why not always dress like this?
This is just a disguise
to sneak into enemy territory.
Such a waste.
Usually, if someone sees me in a filthy way,
he's dead.
Yes, madam.
You to that ally.
Yes!
You go there.
Roger.
We are here to investigate.
Here we come!
You are so good at it.
I often made this for my little brother.
Tsukito never ate if I didn't make it thin.
Ichibanboshi!
Yes!
Ichibanboshi!
Coming!
Ichibanboshi!
Right here!
It's tougher than practices of Kenjutsu.
Have you seen Katsura Kogoro?
No.
Will he come for real?
We just came to investigate that.
Have you found any information?
Well, actually...
The maidservant Sato's husband seems to had his arm hurt.
So the third son is helping with the plaster work.
Hey, wait!
Don't you know what information gathering is?
Don't make light of me.
Of course I've got some welcome news.
Well?
The flatter Tatsu had been in debt due to gambling.
In the end, his wife left him and he cried before the landlord the other day.
Go gather the information about Choshu Domain!
Hey, keep your voice down.
Tell me if there's anything suspicious.
Yes. Thank you for your hard work, Officer.
Where are the others?
They're gone.
Gone to where?
Wherever they like.
What? Why didn't you stop them?!
He will be mad as we left casually.
You can go back alone if you wish it.
Eh?
Hey, hey, hey!
You...
Long time no see!
It's been a long time for real!
What's going on with you, brother Gyata?
A lot happened.
I'm a Mr. Samurai of Shinsengumi now.
Eh? Really?
Samurai?
Well?
It's inefficient for information gathering to move together.
Well, that's true.
Mr. Suzuran, why are you following me?
Why am I?
I'm just acting as I wish.
Oh, what a hot man.
Miss, would you like to have a drink with me?
Yeah, I could really use some patronage.
W...What?
Hair loss, red body and a nasal voice.
There's a 79.2% chance you have syphilis.
You will die if you leave it aside.
What are you saying suddenly?
You such a creepy samurai!
See a doctor properly!
Or it will be my turn to take care of you.
Maybe she will come back.
Eh?
But she just left with a sour face.
Oh, really she's back.
Sogen, why did you know?
It's simple.
Well, from daytime?
Yes.
Those traitors are having their own way!
It's us who should serve the emperor.
Who is it?
Woman, were you eavesdropping on us?
You are sniffing around me, Katsura Kogoro, right? Are you a secret agent?
I am...
That...
Aren't you too late?
Keep the location of the tatami room in mind.
Haven't I always told you so?
Yes... Sorry.
Ikuchiyo, is she your companion?
Yes, Katsura.
I've been taking care of her since she was a maiko.
She's Ikumatsu, a newcomer.
Wish for your kind patronage.
Well, fine.
It's not like a woman could do anything to us.
Well, Ikumatsu,
fill Mr. Katsura's cup.
Yes.
Girl, you should be thankful to be able to serve me.
Come on, they lack of the awareness as samurais.
I will touch them to the quick later.
Eh?
Hey, where are you going?
Even you are acting casually!
What's the matter out of a sudden?
Hey, what are you doing?
He was peeking at us from the shade.
No, no. I just happened to meet your eyes.
I didn't do anything...
I will tear your nails off.
What are you saying?
You, say something to this guy!
Are you sure?
Yes.
Then tear them off.
What?!
It hurts!
What comes next if all the nails are torn off?
Cut off his ears.
OK! I confess!
I am a secret agent!
Of where?
Choshu Domain hired me!
What's their purpose?
I am just low-level. I don't know important things...
I was told to spread the rumor around!
Rumor?
Recently,
Katsura Kogoro has been a constant guest of Yoshidaya. That's the rumor.
Sakuya, leave him alone.
This is the information of a suspicious source that Lord Katamori mentioned.
(Yoshidaya)
You really drank a lot, pal.
It's fine.
Such a thing...
Don't take it to extremes.
Well...
Time for harvest now.
From now on, cut down
everyone in Yoshidaya!
Let's start the spy-hunting!
We are here to hunt out the spies of Sabaku Group.
For that reason, we've been spreading the rumor that "Katsura appeared" for quite a few days.
Get ready.
Wait!
I am the spy.
I won't resist.
Don't get others involved.
It turns out to be you after all.
But there can be someone else of Sabaku Group.
I won't miss one if kill you all.
Let me start from you!
Stop!
Do you even want to kill those unrelated?
For the high aspiration of Tobaku, [Tobaku refers to overthrowing the shogunate]
sacrifice is unavoidable.
It can't be understood by you who are not samurais.
Talking about samurais, Katsura Kogoro?
Who are you?
I hate what you jerks are doing!
Eh?
After you get these two under control
go kill all people here in this building.
What?
What's going on?
All other tatami rooms are already empty.
All deserted.
What?
What's the matter? Could it be...
I told them to escape earlier.
Everyone here.
Ichibanboshi told me to escape quickly.
Ichibanboshi said so,
so I thought it must be true.
We had a narrow escape thanks to him.
I took you as a schmuck, but I now need to see you differently.
You did well.
In that case, I have to take your heads or I will lose my prestige.
Ichibanboshi.
Where are the swords?
No worries.
I hid it properly in a furnace that's obsolete.
You didn't bring them with you?
No.
I now regret seeing you differently.
Bang!
I came to back your up.
I'm here too.
You guys, why?
I heard from a former rough crew about Yoshidaya's weirdness.
Well, time for a come-from-behind victory!
Let's teach Katsura Kogoro a lesson.
Let's do it!
These belong to you guys, right?
Ikuchiyo... Are you also a partner of theirs?
No, but...
even in the name of Tobaku,
I can't accept undifferentiated killing.
Katsura?
You lower classes
can never understand our ambition!
Go to hell!
This way!
Before it's too late,
run away!
Don't even dream to run!
Back of the sword?
I hate blood.
Aren't you wishy-washy?
I was also said so by my relatives.
Did you know that after treating that sick lady,
you could get the information about this place from her?
She didn't seem to have any money.
So her coming back was a proof
that she had something else to pay us.
I see.
Probably she noticed we are from Shinsengumi
and thought the information she had about Yoshidaya
would be a substitute for the treatment fee.
There's nothing you don't know!
Sogen, you are like a god!
Can you say so as a monk?
It's just observation and speculation.
You!
Eh?
This is the first time I use this khakkhara.
So I don't know what will happen either.
But if you die at worst,
I will do everything including the Buddhist invocation, a Shinto prayer and Bible readings.
So don't worry.
Watch this!
This mechanism is so amazing!
It's a victory of science.
Take this!
Crap!
The 831st...
The 832nd people...
Why are you guys here?
I rushed here after heard Katsura Kogoro was here.
Me too.
Weren't you just fooling around?
So where's Katsura Kogoro?
He's on the second floor.
Is it time for the end?
Yes.
Eh?
Could this sword...
Yes.
The broken Kijinmaru Kunishige has been
converted into an electric weapon with a gimmick.
What did you do
to Saito Hajime's keepsake sword?!
You
are not an ordinary geiko, right?
As you can see,
I'm just a geiko.
It's up to you now.
I gonna disappear now.
What?
I'll get it as a memorial.
Ikumatsu.
Overlooking you was the start of my mistake.
If I had killed you in the first place,
it wouldn't turn out like this!
A girl like you swinging a sword...
you plan to become a strolling player?
Then bare one shoulder and play seductive.
I knew now.
To kill the jerks like you, I survived
and participated in Shinsengumi!
Are you stronger,
or am I stronger?
Let's make it clear!
I will cut you down!
The light of Kikuichimonji...
Okita is actually...
Amazing!
Isn't Katsura Kogoro a big figure of Choshu?
So it's a glorious achievement!
He is not Katsura Kogoro.
He's just a political decoy for spy-hunting.
(Residence of Choshu Domain) The real one is now...
(Residence of Choshu Domain)
Woman, what's the matter?
It's me.
Oh, Katsura.
You went undercover again?
To the wickedness under the guise of my name.
I just couldn't keep silent.
After getting back to the headquarter,
a swing practice 1,000 times for everyone except Sakuya and Akira.
What?!
Why are we being punished?
It's a felony to break Shinsengumi's rules.
I can let it go today with a swing practice 1,000 times considering your achievements.
No, I haven't broken the disciplines.
You don't have enough training, so practice 1,000 times with them.
Ah?!
What?!
One, two...
- One, two... - I'll drink a lot tonight.
One, two...
- One, two... - So tough...
Why are you swinging too, Akira?
I'm doing my usual training.
Usual?
You've done so hard.
Sakuya should be training somewhere too.
Also he?
I will not lose!
This khakkhara looks great.
Of course.
Yo!
Further modifications are needed.
(The End)