Unique culture, the pride of an island nation
Mt. Fuji
Samurai, etc., they were all
A part of a considerable number of things which disappeared
And now those things make us nostalgic
Oh yeah! I can't easily say, "l love you"
Oh yeah! That's certainly a passive nationality
Oh yeah! Don't worry, when it comes to living a long time I'm number one in the world
Oh yeah!
Yeah! From the A to the B to the C to the come on!
Now go, Samurai Crew
Won't you please understand?
Everyone is alive
Hey, listen, I know
Let's stand side by side with the confused world
Get rid of abstract concepts
Even safety is unstable somewhere
Who the opponent is, is irrelevant
I'll do this as many times as it takes
Jeez, you sure do work hard.
Hebizo. What are you doing here?
I've told you several times this is no place for you.
If you have business to discuss, I'll hear it later.
Wait outside.
As always, you have a heartless way of saying things.
I didn't come here because I had something I wanted you to hear...
I came because I wanted to know if you've finished the blueprints for
that new type of military equipment.
Relax. It'll be done after I draw in two or three more lines.
However,
the goods can't be manufactured in this village this time.
What's more, even if you build it, it's not going to be something you can handle.
Oh really? Battles aren't the only use for a weapon, you know.
Sorry, but will you give me this village and that blueprint,
Big Bro?
What's the meaning of this, Hebizo?!
A Doll's House
Shit!
Ow!
Damn it! I can't pull it out!
Don't try and force it. That leg's probably broken.
Stay still. I'll move this rubble aside.
How's that? Try pulling it out slowly.
However... Just what is going on here?
I came to this village on business,
but are you the only one left alive?
To put it simply, the fight for succession turned ugly.
Ow!
The two brothers who were candidates for village mayor
set some fires and started trying to kill each other.
Judging how things turned out, it looks like the younger brother's gang won.
Ow.
Whoops. I can't go blabbing any more than this to an outsider like you.
Sorry.
I know a little bit about this village.
The people here were one group of descendants of the Wakou,
who were scattered in various locations about 300 years ago.
Wakou?
Pirates.
You've passed down knowledge on continental firearms that differ from those of the West,
as well as the manufacturing process of ammunition.
It seems to be necessary for the new military equipment currently under development.
A Samurai Gun is necessary for that?
That's what the Ukishima Shrine has assessed.
While evading the control of the Tokugawa,
you've protected those technologies in various places and expanded on them.
Wow. You're knowledgeable.
Well, I'm a member of the Council.
Huh?
We've had dealings with this village for ages.
You haven't heard anything?
That's right.
I see. I came to pick up the blueprints we asked for, but...
Sorry. I appreciate you helping me but there's nothing I can...
Ah! The village elder was captured! If he's still alive, maybe you could learn something.
Village elder?
Why don't you fess up already? Look!
As you can see,
the blueprints my brother Ushimatsu drew up are mine!
As for the rest of the blueprints, old man,
I know you guys are hiding them somewhere!
If you don't want to get killed, then hand them over now!
Shit. Still plan on keeping quiet, eh?
Fine. I'll give you some more time.
Give it a lot of thought before you decide.
And if you still don't comply,
I'll torture your precious women to death, one at a time.
Want to throw back some sake while you watch?
Should make it taste pretty good.
Be on your guard.
Yes, Sir!
Hey, Boss. Why don't we just get rid of those women right now?
Shut up! Don't question how I do things!
How is it? Isn't that the item you ordered?
Yes...
But this is only half of what I need.
What?
Key parts of the basic design are missing from this.
Impossible!
Ushimatsu said that it was finished!
That's it! It's that old man and the others!
They got to the blueprints before I did!
Damn it!
That old bastard! Always making a fool out of me...
But big brother Ushimatsu isn't around anymore.
This village, its women, the ancestral treasures...
Everything, EVERYTHlNG is mine! All mine!
Why won't they accept it?
I'm the only one left who can be your successor!
You old bastard!
Village Elder!
If we're going to be humiliated and then murdered by a man like that,
it would be better for us to commit suicide right here.
That's right, Village Elder. We'll all bite our tongues...
I won't allow it! Don't go talking of suicide so flippantly.
Even if it means opening your bodies to those beasts,
you are to look for an opening and find an opportunity to escape. Understand?
Hey, are you seriously going to rescue the village elder?
Yes.
Then I'll go too!
There should be at least one person I know with him there!
Forget it. I can't take an injured man with me.
But Hebizo is cruel and devious.
He's got more than ten people with him, too.
It's too much for you to try and go in by yourself.
Don't worry. I'll manage somehow.
What's your name?
Kenta.
Smoke on this and lay low while you're waiting.
I'll bring you back good news.
Just what are you...
Wait a minute. I've heard something, a rumor.
Could it be that you're...
Sorry, but I can't go telling you any more than this, either.
See ya!
Well?
Yes. She may be able to go now.
Listen, Natsumi.
You're the only one who can do this job.
Hebizo has Ushimatsu's final blueprint. You must find it and get it back.
Yes, Sir.
Natsumi.
If you're going, now's your chance. Hurry!
For the pride of our village, you must succeed. Understand?
Do your best.
Okay!
I'm closing it.
Hey!
For crying out loud.
I can't take my eyes off you lot for one second.
Just how did you manage to escape?
Well, well. You've got quite a pretty face.
If it's just you, I don't mind letting you escape.
However, you're gonna have to do me a favor first...
No!
No one's gonna be interfering with us here, don't you think?
You're pointing your gun at the wrong person!
Samurai Gun is here!
The truth is...
Crap! The truth is...
Even I don't know where the gun should be pointed at.
Is the village elder safe?
Y... yeah.
There's one thing I can say for sure, though:
Whenever something happens,
I get swept away by my own feelings again
and start splattering the world with blood.
Is that just an excuse?
You're the only one who can do this job.
You must succeed. Understand?
Hey! What was that gunfire just now?
Boss! I don't know.
It seems like it came from the mountain behind us...
Shishimaru. Hey! Is Shishimaru around?
Shishimaru!
Damn. What a useless bum. Where's he goofing off now?
Kamekichi. Kanpachi. You guys go take a look around.
Yes, Sir!
I betcha that noise was just Shishimaru.
After all, he took a woman with him before.
What, so he blew her away after he screwed her? That's just cruel...
Same!
Ow! What the hell are you doing?!
Boss!
What do you think you're doing asleep?
I'm sorry! I just sort of...
"Sort of," my ass!
I told you to be on your guard!
Yes, Sir! I'm sorry.
If I catch you asleep again, you won't be getting off with just a warning...
Yes, Sir! I'm fine now.
Hey! You guys get your gear and guard out front.
Boss? What's going on?
That idiot Shishimaru has disappeared.
That, and I have a very bad feeling...
DAIMON
Oh, my. This looks like a dangerous place.
I just hope he's safe and sound.
Had I known this was such a place, I would have forced him to stop.
I was too late... Don't move that leg.
If you do, your body will get blown to pieces.
I told you hold it! Don't go panicking like this.
That's the bad thing about you guys.
It's why you got caught in a trap set up by the likes of him.
Think with a level head and assess your situation.
Don't act prematurely, and don't lose your temper.
Do you understand?
Find what you're looking for?
Did you think that if you searched Ushimatsu's room you'd find a copy of the blueprints?
Sorry to break it to you,
but I have the final blueprints for the new military equipment...
And this is the only copy!
Whoa there. Don't move.
To tell you the truth, I don't want to kill you or the others.
But that old fart is being stubborn to the point of stupidity.
It really is a shame, but I guess it can't be helped.
Let's make you the first blood sacrifice!
About that gun you have in your hand:
The automatic, continuous-firing samurai gun model 47 is an ominous invention,
the product of systemized techniques of the East, including those of this village.
If you don't wield it with a level head,
it becomes merely a tool of mass murder.
The same can most definitely be said about you Samurai Guns,
also known as the Black lnsurgents.
The Samurai Guns who came after you and your kind
must have been trained in the applications of Western technologies, too...
Isn't that right, Number Seven?
You're Samurai Gun Number Seven, aren't you?
Who the hell are you?
Me? I'm just someone who, for purely personal reasons,
had a certain gentleman from this village leak some information regarding military technology.
He'd just about served his purpose and I came to silence him...
But then you showed up.
I see. So information on our military equipment was being leaked.
I finally understand why the order came down to dispatch a Samurai Gun.
You're with the Shogunate Preservation Bureau, aren't you?
I won't deny it.
Village Elder! That was...
A type 474 samurai gun. And not too far from here.
Gunfire?
You certainly don't listen to what others say, do you?
I told you, don't act prematurely, and don't lose your temper.
With that gunfire you've just put yourself in danger.
Unable to move after having stepped on a land mine,
you let your rage take control of you,
opening fire and attracting the attention of your enemy.
I can't say those are the actions of a wise man.
Well, then. With your remaining ammunition,
your Samurai Gun equipment and your superhuman physical abilities,
how do you plan on getting through this crisis?
I'll have fun watching you try.
In the rear yard! Hurry!
You guys tighten up security at the exit!
Where is he? Find him!
I bet he's inside the mansion.
There he is!
Nekohachi!
What the hell are you guys doing?
Boss!
Neko... Nekohachi got offed!
Calm yourself! I can see that. How many guys are we dealing with?
Guys? Guys... One.
One? That's not a number to get scared over!
Hurry up and get rid of him!
But... he's no ordinary guy!
He's dressed in black, with some cockroach-looking helmet.
And he hit Nekohachi between the eyes from that far away, in just one shot!
Cockroach helmet, you say?
Could it be?!
A Samurai Gun!
Are you Samurai Gun?
Are you Hebizo, the little brother whose faction ended up winning?
So not only does the Council know about Ushimatsu and the old fart,
they know about me as well?
That's about the size of it.
And you've come to eliminate me for leaking technological secrets, eh?
That wasn't originally the case... but now it may be so.
Samurai Guns sure are awesome.
Shooting bullets that come flying toward you, huh?
Hey, assholes! Take care of this... And make sure to get rid of him!
But... But Boss!
Relax. He stepped on a land mine. He can't move from there.
Have yourselves some fun and torture him to death.
Isn't it about time, you old fart?
It seem you had a few plans up your sleeve,
but as you can see I've captured your woman.
Your glimmer of hope, the Samurai Gun,
stepped on a land mine in the rear yard and can't move.
He'll be heading to the afterlife soon.
You're out of options, wouldn't you say? Give up already.
Or could it be you won't relent until I've made blood sacrifices of all the women?
Very well. The secret ancestral documents...
Ushimatsu's blueprints for the new military equipment...
I'll give you everything you want. Now let Natsumi go!
Sure. But first, give me those blueprints!
Understood. I'll guide you to the hidden storage room.
Follow me.
Kumosuke!
Saruzo, stand back! I'll take care of that guy!
Inumaru!
Even a Samurai Gun can't dodge bullets from this thing!
So he's finally gone to the afterlife, eh?
Now, then. Let's just hurry up and make the exchange.
Well, well. This is sure a surprise!
To think, the hidden storage room was here of all places.
Light!
So even the Samurai Guns aren't immortal!
Wait! Who... Who are you?
Victor. Let's just say my name is Victor.
Victor?
These are the hidden treasures of the Wakou which are the legacy of this village:
three hundred year's worth of blueprints on all manner of weaponry,
and the maps to gold and silver mines for procuring funding for development.
Hebizo. If acquiring these things will truly bring you happiness,
then I shall give them all to you.
Take whatever you want!
I'll take 'em whether you give me permission or not!
The blueprints, the money AND the women!
Say goodbye, you old bastard!
No, don't! Say goodbye, you old bastard!
No, don't!
What?!
Boss! The fire!
You moron! Hurry up and put it out!
Village Elder!
I'm fine.
Boss, it's no good! It's spreading too quickly!
Stop complaining and just put it out!
Natsumi, let's get out of here!
Yes, Sir!
Village Elder!
Moe. Kozue. Have everyone evacuate.
It's all right. We've already started moving them out.
More importantly, your wound...
Relax. It is of no concern.
It's no good! Let's get out of here, Boss!
Stop your whining! We can't just give up so easily!
With this treasure here,
we could be carefree for the rest of our lives!
Money... women... We can have everything we want!
That's... That's why we've come so far and gotten our hands so dirty!
Same! Are you all right? Hang in there!
Boss... I think I'm gonna pass out.
How can you talk like that?!
This is... It's the beginning of our era!
The beginning, Samehachi!
You're right. The day's coming when even good-for-nothings
and embarrassments like us can hold our heads high, isn't it?
They won't look down on us anymore.
That's right! That's what we stood up and fought for, isn't it?
This is no time to be lying face-down like this!
You're right. I'm sorry. I'm sorry...
Samehachi! Samehachi!
Well, it certainly is a pity that you did that...
Perhaps even you've heard
You want to say that I turned my back on an enemy, right? Perhaps even you've heard
It couldn't be helped. Even if he was injured, Perhaps even you've heard
It couldn't be helped. Even if he was injured, About me?
his abilities were several times that of an ordinary person. About me?
I wouldn't have been able to take him by myself. About me?
I wouldn't have been able to take him by myself.
I'm the same as always
I wonder if I should have stopped you by force. I'm the same as always
I wonder if I should have stopped you by force. I'm in good health
Yeah. I'll be careful next time. I'm in good health
Yeah. I'll be careful next time. Have you forgotten?
You'll have to make your report to Edo Castle rather convincing, Have you forgotten?
Lord Rekkai. Have you forgotten?
Yeah... Have you forgotten?
Yeah...
But I'll say this because I'm talking to you, Kaishu:
The love and warmth we
I haven't taken to the Eastern name that was given to me yet. The love and warmth we
I haven't taken to the Eastern name that was given to me yet. So wholeheartedly affirmed together
Here. Sorry to have kept you waiting. So wholeheartedly affirmed together
Here. Sorry to have kept you waiting. Are now directed toward different people
First, this blueprint, and... Are now directed toward different people
Hey, have you finished drawing that one over there? Are now directed toward different people
Yes, Village Elder. Are now directed toward different people
Say, do you know what the biggest and best place is Are now directed toward different people
Say, do you know what the biggest and best place is The memories of all the times we had as a couple
if you really want to store something important? The memories of all the times we had as a couple
Here. The memories of all the times we had as a couple
Here. Are melting into a pale color
Let's see. What are we going to do now? Are melting into a pale color
The number of men in this village has decreased rather significantly. Are melting into a pale color
The number of men in this village has decreased rather significantly. Now's a good time, so I want to say this
Ah! Actually, Village Elder, Now's a good time, so I want to say this
Ah! Actually, Village Elder, For the voice in my heart, I say thanks
I found one man next to some burned ruins... For the voice in my heart, I say thanks
Hm? For the voice in my heart, I say thanks
A guy called Kenta. For the voice in my heart, I say thanks
So Kenta's alive! For the voice in my heart, I say thanks
That's great! For the voice in my heart, I say thanks
Sheesh. "Wait," he says...
The sun's come up already!
Don't act prematurely, and don't lose your temper.
Do you understand?
I couldn't even curl my lip to spit out a sardonic "That's just an excuse."
At that moment, in a world splattered with blood,
I felt a frustration that I could do nothing to resolve.
The frenzied beating of my heart thunders in my head...
Encrypted Orders Part Eleven "Blood and Amusement"