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
You... You're a first-generation Samurai Gun!
Number two...
Blood and Amusement
Concerning those encrypted documents we received the other day,
most of the decoding has already been completed.
After all, these were orders handed down by Lord Rekkai himself.
We have made this job our top priority.
Your work is much appreciated.
It's just what we've come to expect from Edo Castle's Steam Engine Division, Mr. Katsu.
There are several words of concern in this document, wouldn't you say?
From here on, this is the domain of the anti-Samurai unit.
Oh dear. My apologies.
Will you at least, however, tell me what these words mean?
"Heavy Samurai Gun."
It certainly does pique one's curiosity.
It's a reference to the Council's new weapon.
Aah. And?
We have something similar on our side, do we?
Eat up, lchi.
I put a lot of work into this. There's plenty more left, too.
Wow...
It's always been my dream to make a meal like this in my own home.
Aah.
Like an ordinary person.
Anyway, eat up.
Thanks for the meal!
Does it taste funny?
It's delicious, Ohana.
Did I ever have something I could call a dream?
All I've ever had are bloody nightmares...
But right now, I'm definitely inside Ohana's dream.
Inside a happy dream.
You'll stay with me all day today, right?
Sorry. I've got some business to take care of.
Jeez...
What's the matter?
Nothing.
He's trapped in there?
Uh-huh. Like a rat in a cage.
Don't let your guard down. He's already killed 16 pursuers.
Wrong...
Now it's 17.
I don't believe it...
He did this all by himself?!
He couldn't have!
In other words, what you're saying is...
A man who called himself "Victor"
addressed you as Samurai Gun Number Seven.
Yeah.
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?
That's certainly odd.
A person who addresses a Samurai Gun by number would have to be...
Someone with connections to the Council, right?
That may be so.
Well, I'll just do a little investigating of my own.
"lnvestigating"?
Mr. Matsuzaki, I thought at least you could shed a little light on the situation.
Don't overrate me. I'm merely the Council's terminal.
"Terminal"?
A tool used by the Council to experience and understand this world...
much like the two antennae that sit atop a moth's head.
I am no more than that.
I'm sorry to interrupt in the middle of your discussion...
These emergency orders have just arrived from the Council.
Summon Daimon and Kurenai!
Jeez, this isn't the Warring States Period or anything.
I don't think we need to go through all this.
They say it's all about intimidating the enemy.
Intimidation, huh? There's already plenty of that.
Sutekichi. Why don't you come here and rest, too?
Yeah. Thanks.
They say you're called Number Six.
You're a first-generation Samurai Gun, right?
Yeah.
I hear you're really strong.
Which is stronger, you or this?
I'm human. I can't beat a machine.
What?!
This is terrible.
So one of the Samurai Guns turned traitor and is currently on the run?
How did this happen?
We're told that what had kept him in check is no longer working.
About 20 days ago, he and two other men stormed the prison of a certain clan
under orders of the Ukishima Shrine headquarters.
The goal was to free several anti-Shogunate warriors...
He killed everyone. Not just the warriors and administrators on the grounds,
but prisoners who had nothing at all to do with the mission.
In total, over 80 people were slaughtered.
What's more,
he killed one of his comrades who tried to stop him, then wounded the other before escaping.
He apparently said the following as something of a habit:
"l love killing bad guys so much, I can't stop myself."
You probably know this man.
His name is...
Gouta... Number Two.
It's Gouta, isn't it?
This really is terrible...
Like me, Gouta grew up in the Ukishima training hall.
Even among the first-generation,
he was the strongest and most vicious of the Samurai Guns.
Number Eleven
KAEDE
Gouta... Why?
Ah, that's right.
He was the one who provided you the opportunity to join the Council, wasn't he?
Mitsu, you know this guy as well?
Yes.
There's no way I could forget.
So you're here. That's quite an accomplishment.
And you're right on time.
Thanks to SOMEONE making me carry this strange object.
The Western way of keeping time is too hurried.
Your having that is what allows our plans succeed.
Don't forget to wind it.
Here, it's done.
The layout of Onigumo Mansion.
I see. There's quite a lot in the armory.
Now that the layout has become clear to us,
I think it's about time, Mr. Matsuzaki, that we start rounding them up and blowing them away!
With the Samurai Guns, that is.
The Onigumo party is without a doubt a most sinister band
of arsonists, murderers, kidnappers, and pretty much everything else.
How is a gang like that able to flourish without being raided by the authorities even once?
They must be in bed with someone in the Shogunate.
If we can, I want to reveal who that person is.
The Shogunate, huh? So that's why you're doing Samurai Gun work.
You have a different reason?
Me? I just... Iove it for some reason.
I love killing bad guys so much, I can't stop myself.
They said we can boil her, or burn her, or do whatever we want!
Let's do whatever we want, then!
Don't talk. Don't say anything just yet!
If you say something carelessly, you'll bite your tongue!
Why you...
What? What's going on? What are you doing?
Watching a woman scream just isn't my thing.
What... What is that?
A black mask and metal helmet... Don't tell me that you're...
Huh?! What the hell are you doing?
You know how to use one of these, right?
We're gonna make a run for it. Make sure you keep up with me.
Okay.
If you stop, you die.
Samurai Gun is here!
Run! Don't stop, no matter what!
The Onigumo gang was responsible for killing my family.
I was captured, and it was Gouta who saved my life.
That man hates evildoers from the bottom of his heart...
But he's not the kind of person who'd kill innocent bystanders.
However...
It's possible that Number Two has suffered a psychological breakdown.
There has to be some reason for this!
What are we to do, Mr. Matsuzaki?
The orders state that any information concerning Gouta is to be given to the Council.
Moreover, lchimatsu...
Because you and he are both first-generation, Number Two may make contact with you.
Dragon Palace Tavern
Oh. I'm sorry, mister samurai. We're still getting ready.
Now don't make a fuss. I don't want to kill a woman...
Why don't you just stay quiet and come along with me?
I wonder how many years ago it was that I was taken in by the Council.
Regardless, I was still just a little brat.
Before I knew it, I was surrounded by others like me.
After a while, our numbers dwindled down to ten.
Skipping the number four, we were given names ranging from Numbers One to Eleven.
I became Number Seven.
Gouta is Number Two.
I wonder how many years we spent together...
Don't ask me!
No,
I'm just not sure how much time passed. I just know it was a long time.
Hey, Pops! What are you doing over there?
Ichimatsu. It's for you.
Gouta?
That's the Chief's blood.
What?
The Chief?!
Daimon.
Hm?
Get a gun ready for me.
Sutekichi! It's ready!
Good.
Type 37 Good.
Type 37
Ichimatsu.
You're going?
Yeah.
Take these. They're frangible bullets I had at my place.
They should help out, if even a little.
Thanks.
In any case, if we end up in a gunfight, Number Two is better than I am.
Then how will you...
We don't know for sure that it'll end up becoming a gunfight.
But...
I'm just going to get Ohana back.
Yeah.
Daimon, burn some incense for the Chief for me.
No way. Make it back here so you can do it yourself.
Yeah. I'll do that if I can.
All right! Is the engine seat ready?
Boiler water is set.
Coal furnace is good to go!
Pressure systems are good.
All systems are go. All right.
Heavy Samurai Gun... Move out!
In the end, no matter how much time goes by,
I can't escape from inside the nightmare.
And I have no choice but to live in reality.
A red moon...
Yeah. Such things do happen, don't they?
Perhaps even you've heard
About me?
I'm in good health
Have you forgotten?
The love and warmth we
So wholeheartedly affirmed together
Are now directed toward different people
The memories of all the times we had as a couple
Are melting into a pale color
Now's a good time, so I want to say this
For the voice in my heart, I say thanks
Encrypted Orders Part Twelve " Substance "