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
It's not just a matter of inconsistency... It doesn't make sense, either.
The filth inside my head is seeping down behind my eye...
Ichimatsu.
Hurry over when you've finished your errands.
Spend some time with your sister.
It will be just like the old days.
Everything is an illusion that shows me the filth in my own mind.
I accept it all and open my eye.
And when I do...
I've been covered in blood...
Ever since he killed me.
So I you need to kill him for me, and quickly.
"Him"? Who is it, again?
His name is...
Yes.
Rekkai.
My dreams show me what my head wants me to see.
If I think that and open my eye, things become instantly become calm again.
But if don't open my eye...
The Inerasable Past
The blue colors of the evening
Even darker than the black of a raven's wing
Dragon Palace Tavern Even darker than the black of a raven's wing
The red color of a flower
Soiled hands the color of bloodstains
Kurenai's hairstyle sure looks nice. Soiled hands the color of bloodstains
Kurenai's hairstyle sure looks nice.
Maybe I'll try wearing my hair down, too.
The imported handgun illuminated by moonlight
Say, lchi. Would it be odd if I did that as well? The imported handgun illuminated by moonlight
It would probably get in the way when you're working in the tavern. The imported handgun illuminated by moonlight
That's true, but... The imported handgun illuminated by moonlight
That's true, but...
Hm?
Bullets pierce through two people
Jeez, you're such a... Bullets pierce through two people
What are getting angry about? Bullets pierce through two people
Ohana! Two more bottles, please! Bullets pierce through two people
Ohana! Two more bottles, please!
The spraying blood dyes the skies red
Okay! The spraying blood dyes the skies red
Ichimatsu, try to understand how a girl feels. The spraying blood dyes the skies red
Huh? The spraying blood dyes the skies red
You're hopeless. The spraying blood dyes the skies red
You're hopeless. In long, tangled black hair
Haven't you all had too much to drink again? In long, tangled black hair
We're just gettin' started! In long, tangled black hair
We're just gettin' started! Flowers of snow deceitfully bloom
Say, Ohana! Flowers of snow deceitfully bloom
Less go together! To that... that play I was tellin' you about. Flowers of snow deceitfully bloom
Less go together! To that... that play I was tellin' you about. In a fake golden tower
The one with Yukinosuke. In a fake golden tower
Hmm? Well, I'll think about it. In a fake golden tower
"I'll think about it," "I'll think about it"... In a fake golden tower
Thass what you said last time! In a fake golden tower
Thass what you said last time!
Eventually you'll be coughing up blood, alone
Toku, you got turned down! Get that through your head already! Eventually you'll be coughing up blood, alone
Huh? R-Really? Eventually you'll be coughing up blood, alone
Huh? R-Really?
Eventually you'll be coughing up blood, alone
Sorry, Ohana. We're such bad men. Forgive us! Eventually you'll be coughing up blood, alone
Sorry, Ohana. We're such bad men. Forgive us!
Eventually you'll be coughing up blood, alone
Mr. Tome, you've had too much to drink. Eventually you'll be coughing up blood, alone
I'm not going to give you any more. Eventually you'll be coughing up blood, alone
I'm sorry! Eventually you'll be coughing up blood, alone
I'm sorry!
Eventually you'll be coughing up blood, alone
Hey, Pops. Workday's over.
Oh?
We're done over here, too.
Well then, I'll be off.
Got some minor business to take care of...
I'll give you the details later.
Ichimatsu. There's work.
You come along too, after you take Ohana home.
Kurenai's great, isn't she?
Is that so?
She sings well, she's beautiful... She can do anything.
I wish I could be like her.
Ichi.
Have you known her for many, many years?
Don't make me sound like I'm an old man.
But you've known her since before you met me at the brothel, right?
Yeah.
The truth is, you probably don't much like women like me.
Because...
I'm a woman who used to sell her body at a whorehouse.
I did all kinds of dirty things with so many men...
Men I cared nothing for.
I'm a filthy woman!
We all have something in our past. Your situation's no different.
So long as we're alive in this world, we all have a past, a present and a future...
a filth that clings to us, that follows us no matter who we are.
I think the only thing we can do is swallow it all down,
the ancient past, the present, and what lies ahead, and just keep moving forward.
So... I can't say it very well,
but I'm not going to think "l hate you" or something like that
just because of some things that are in your past.
Ichi...
Come by my place.
I may be late.
I'll wait up for you.
All right.
Regarding the coded documents Daimon previously retrieved...
Half of the lot is still in the hands of the enemy.
The cooperative anti-Shogunate plan between the Satsuma clan and the Council...
The enemy is having trouble decoding it.
It can't be done without the keybook.
But the enemy already has the keybook.
It's only a matter of time before the planning documents are decoded.
So all we need to do is to retrieve the keybook, right?
No.
I want you to swap it with this one.
Huh?
It's a fake keybook.
If you used this, the document would be changed into something completely different.
That's a pretty roundabout way of going about things, isn't it?
It would be faster to just go in there and burn it along with the documents.
Don't be so impatient, lchimatsu.
The Council has its own ideas.
It's important to throw the enemy into confusion.
These are fragmentation bullets. They're newly-developed.
You can use them by attaching them to your gun.
Thank you for always helping me like this.
I wouldn't mind if you brought me back a gift once in a while.
Okay, okay.
So, Daimon. Is your arm all better now?
Yes, thanks. See?
We're racing against the clock.
Depart immediately and settle this tonight.
Ichi?
It's lchi, right?
Sorry for visiting at this time of night.
Using the American Wordsworth decoding device,
we'll calculate the corresponding component word groups.
Are these from the Samurai Guns?
That's right.
At the same time, I'd like to expedite the confirmation
of whether or not any specific clans are associated with this.
Can you do that?
I can't guarantee anything, but if you give me some time...
You're honest. I like you. Continue the work.
Mr. Watou.
The Chief of Staff, Lord Masahide Kozan, is summoning you.
Understood.
It seems you're having a lot of trouble decoding the document.
I'm very sorry.
Actually, Watou, I went up to Edo castle the other day...
for an anti-Samurai Gun meeting. It was quite pleasant.
Why are the insurgents known as Samurai Guns moving to defeat the Shogunate?
Are the rumors true? Have they judged the Shogunate system itself to be evil?
They're just rebels posing as champions of justice!
It's probably just some pirate or bandit types trying to make themselves look good.
Whatever they are, we need to treat THEM as the evil ones and crush them as soon as possible!
We must never allow the masses to doubt that the Tokugawa government is what's truly good!
The idiots at Edo Castle understand nothing.
"Good" and "evil" are fiction, the stuff of moralistic novels.
"ls this my friend or my enemy"? At its essence, that's all this world is really about.
Isn't that right?
I don't understand such complicated matters.
I just follow orders and do my job.
I don't like that, Watou.
The way you put that,
you might as well be saying that YOU are the one who's truly wise.
My apologies.
Ichimatsu.
We haven't gone fishing in a while, have we?
What are you talking about?!
Don't get so hot under the collar.
Well, I understand how you feel, but...
What are you referring to?
The story that the guy who killed your sister might be in the Shogunate.
Rekkai, was it?
Yeah.
But it's just a rumor, right?
Besides, this is the first time I've heard that story.
I know, Daimon.
I'm calm and composed.
And I intend to stay that way.
SH VNKAI MATSVZAKI
Lord Kozan. I have one request.
What is it?
Could we use Edo Castle's Steam Engine Division for decoding?
You're asking me to talk Rekkai into it?
If we put in a request, it could be six months before we get permission.
With the facility we have here, it'll take even more time.
Hey, what's the matter? What are you doing?
Sleeping on the job?! Why you...
If you don't want to die, do as I say.
Go back inside and tell your boss this:
Samurai Gun is here!
What?!
What is it, Watou?
It's nothing. Please wait a short while.
It seems as though a stray dog has wandered in just now.
Resistance is futile.
Anyone taking up arms to fight will end up seeing their own blood!
If you don't want to die needlessly, get out of the way!
Shut up, you wild dog!
Mr. Watou!
You guys stand back.
Samurai Gun. You're the man I've met once before, eh?
Where's Rekkai? Is he here?
Rekkai, you say? How do you know that name?
I can see the paths of your bullets. You can't beat me!
You're fast as usual, Samurai Gun.
The sleeping incense is definitely effective.
Sweet dreams.
What's that sound?
It's no big deal. I'm sure lchimatsu's fine.
You're right.
How many rounds can he fire?!
How long do you intend on staying there, Samurai Gun?
What will you do now?
Will you jump out, or will you stay curled up there?
That's right. Stay there and cower.
There's no way you lot can change this world with your meager power!
Shut up!
Ichimatsu! The business was taken care of! Withdraw!
What?!
What's the matter, Samurai Gun? Finished already?
You're telling me to turn my back on an enemy here and run away?
What are you talking about?
We didn't come here to kill or be killed by the enemy!
You're calm and composed, right, lchimatsu?
Come out, Samurai Gun! Having cold feet now?
What's more, Rekkai isn't even here. Come out, Samurai Gun! Having cold feet now?
If you won't come out, then I'll come after you!
This incense...
You lost, Watou.
You lost to that Samurai Gun.
Battle with an enemy is not like some contest held before the daimyo.
You were so intoxicated with your own power
you defeated yourself and gave the enemy a way to escape.
Isn't that right?
I lost? ME?
Hi.
What is it, Pops?
Just some minor business.
I want to hear about the time you ran away from the brothel.
What did you see on that night?
Is it possible you saw a guy clad in black?
That dirty Black lnsurgent...
I haven't seen anything!
That can't be true. You'll want to tell me soon.
This smoke...
So you're a Samurai Gun...
This guy's a Shogunate spy.
Well, I guess we can't ask him anything now, huh?
Another spy disappeared?
Yes. We believe that a Samurai Gun is behind it.
By the way, about the use of Edo Castle's Steam Engine Division...
Might I ask you to exert your influence to obtain permission,
Lord Rekkai?
Wasn't Kozan supposed to be the chief of staff of the anti-Samurai Unit?
I realize it's improper to propose something like this to you directly.
However, time is of the essence.
Very well. I'll speak with Katsu.
Ichi.
You were having quite a nightmare.
What?
It's good that your bad dreams are over.
You swallow it all down and open your eyes.
You have to do that and go on living in reality.
Dragging with you the present, the ancient past and what lies ahead
until the very end.
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