I'll never be easily loved...
Am I just too clumsy?
That girl who looks good in pink...
Is that who you want?
Is red not good enough?
The rabbit with red eyes runs away.
Even though I loved you so much...
If I'm sad, I'm going to die.
The rabbit that you like...
...isn't on the moon. It's just a rabbit...
Murderer.
Sinner
Two years ago...
A massacre, you say?
Sinners or not, what a merciless thing to do...
Sinners?
Gimme a break.
Were they not?
Not a single one of them was a sinner.
I kept on killing even those who didn't need to be killed.
I believed they were scoundrels going against my lord.
But the real villain was my master.
He fooled me... but not just that...
I also got caught up in swinging my sword around like I was the best.
Now that I think about it, my own stupidity makes me want to vomit.
So then what happened?
Not just my master Horii...
Policemen, detectives, and bounty hunters...
Anyone who tried to catch me...
I killed them all.
By any chance, are you...
I knew it.
Manji the Hundred-man Slayer, I presume?
Yeah.
The sin of taking a hundred lives...
Atoning for such a thing may not be so easy.
Why don't we consult God?
Please do.
I have received a grim answer.
He says the only sufficient penance is death.
I wish it was that easy...
Is that it? It's over?
From now on, the strongest man in Japan...
...is me?
Little ol' me?
Let's put an end to this, all right?
I don't really want to kill.
There's no God or Buddha, huh...
Kurose Head of the House of Asano
Anotsu Kagehisa...
What do you want from the ltto-ryu?
I would like you and your ltto-ryu swordsmen...
...to join my Kouken Dojo as instructors.
I'm honored by the offer...
...but I wonder if we're fit for the position.
After all, we are nothing but a band of incompetent failed swordsmen.
Even if we became instructors, would the samurai these days...
...be able to handle it?
Please do not worry.
Better for them to know how powerless they are.
I have something I would like to ask.
Anything.
Master Habaki, what are your thoughts regarding one person killing another?
"Weep... Weep over one's own destiny."
Big Brother!
Manji!
What a cute little sister.
Long time no see, Manji.
Old lady!
If memory serves me, there should be a hidden shrine past here.
So you tried to find a road to salvation through a foreign god, eh?
Who's asking to be saved?
Oh, was my guess wrong?
When I met you for the first time...
...your eyes looked hungry for salvation.
There's something I want to know.
Why did you put those worms in me?
How long do I have to live on in this body?
My body is full of bloodworms too.
What!
Thanks to them, I've lived over 800 years.
That's why I have the name "Yaobikuni."
Machi is 23 this year.
I used to think the best atonement a samurai could have...
...was hara-kiri, but it's surprisingly become more of an inconvenience.
If I commit suicide, she would die alone, insane, in a ditch somewhere.
Manji, if you truly wish to be saved, then first give up the sword.
That offers more than a confession or seppuku.
Manji.
What's up?
I found a bean cake right over there.
Want to eat it?
Machi, that's horse shit.
Horse shit?
Wash your hands and go to bed.
Okay, I'll wash my hands and go to sleep.
Infinity.
The hatamoto killer?
There's a bounty...
Idiot! Just find him and kill him!
Machi, strolling along the streets at night on your shoulder is pleasant...
...but let's stop now.
What are you saying?
Even briefly, a samurai...
...shouldn't lean on a woman's shoulder, even his wife's ...
Or you can't face the others? You won't be able to anyway.
You already fell over with a stomachache in front of so many...
Now I know how Goi in Imogayu felt.
But what kind of dinner party doesn't serve alcohol?
Why don't we have a drink...
He ran!
After him!
Machi, it seems I've got a little work to do.
Go on ahead and warm up the sake.
Could it be him...
Also, get the bath nice and hot...
I guess not every kengo is careful...
I am a police officer of the Katsukawa house, Saito Oi Tatsumasa.
No need to tell me your name, as your life will soon be over.
Is that so?
I've heard about you.
They say it was you...
...who killed the hatamoto Horii Shigenobu two years ago.
I'm aware of what Lord Horii did.
And I somewhat understand how you feel.
However, why didn't you commit hara-kiri after you killed your lord?
Cut the crap!
Would you die for a man like that?
Is that the duty of a samurai?
Two years ago, exactly five days after the incident.
Two bodyguards took responsibility and committed oibara.
One was named Saito Kazusanokami Tatsuie...
My father!
He was a true samurai.
Not only did you not commit hara-kiri...
...but you continue to commit meaningless murders!
For my father's honor and the lives of your other 99 pursuers...
I think I have ample reason to kill you!
I've realized something about you.
The true reason you didn't commit hara-kiri...
There are two paths for those who bear swords.
If they are walking the way of the sword, they are a samurai.
If they are walking the way of bloodshed, then they are...
...just a murderer.
Murderer...
You are a bloodthirsty beast.
Nothing but an animal with a taste for murdering people.
Shut up...
How many more will you kill?
Fifty?
A hundred?
Why not just kill a thousand like the beast you are?
Lord have mercy
Brother?
No!
Machi.
It's fine. There's nothing to worry about.
It was only a dream, just a dream.
Machi, where did you run off to?
We've been looking for you, Manji the Hundred-man Slayer.
Who the hell are you?
We need you to come with us. The one you're looking for is waiting too.
Ah, it's Big Brother.
That didn't take long.
My name's Shido Hishiyasu.
Second in command of the invincible Shinsen-gumi.
I don't give a damn about your name.
Let Machi go.
If you haven't done anything, I'll let you go.
You'll let us go?
Thank you for the offer.
How nice!
Why don't we go, guys?
Yeah, right, dumb ass.
We're about to mourn my brother Johnny, who you killed at the hidden shrine.
Fight us one on one.
Brother...
If you beat all of us, all is forgotten.
All right...
No, wait...
Huh?
I don't want to draw my sword.
Is there some other way we can do this?
Huh? What was that?
You don't have a choice.
I want to...
...wash my hands of this foul-smelling world we live in.
If you don't want to fight, then that's fine.
We'll just have her play with us.
That tickles!
I'll fight you barehanded, all right?
My sister isn't part of this! Let her go now!
Come again?
Are you really Manji the Hundred-man Slayer who fights with twelve blades?
You bastard, get your filthy hands...
Cut the bullshit! What the hell do you mean, "barehanded" ?
You call yourself a samurai?
What am I gonna do with the 20 guys I brought here to deal with you?
Let them play tag or something.
I'll just watch.
Boss...
Let the girl go.
What?
Just do it already!
Machi.
Big Brother!
Manji, don't hate me.
I warned you...
...that I'd play with her.
Big Brother...
It's cold today...
Yeah.
Will you play with me tomorrow?
Yeah, I will. So just go to sleep now.
Okay, I'll go to sleep. Good night, Big Broth...
The little sister dies, and the brother follows.
In the next life, you two can hang out together.
It's all your fault!
Are you satisfied...
...with it all ending like this?
You said you wanted to fight one on one, right?
Ah, well, um, not anymore...
I'll show you if I can kill a hundred men...
...whether you like it or not.
Watch closely.
I missed it...
Machi...
I would've died here if I could, but it's just not possible.
Not with this body...
So at the very least, as a gift...
...l'll send all these punks to hell to be your servants!
Make them eat horse shit.
It's all my fault...
For your husband's death...
For you losing your mind...
Everything was my fault...
And the funny thing is you couldn't even hate me for it.
This was the Hundred-man Slayer...
"Weep... Weep over one's own destiny," huh?
You've never looked better.
I've decided.
As penance for my 100 kills...
...l'm going to use my remaining years to kill 1,000 evil men.
How's that?
Just be sure this is truly what you think is right.
Now then...
Father...
I swear I'll get vengeance...
Sadly, I awakened...
Overflowing reality is just...
...more of the empty lies.
To be honest, I have to get ready for the next one.
The morning slides in from the window.
Regardless of what I see, I remember.
I remember...
The unchanging wind always...
...just said this as it passed by...
"What's needed for this endless journey?"
Where should I go?
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