It was an era when a man lived as a warrior...
He fought, staking his life on his faith in the sword...
The final era... the Bakumatsu.
Intrigue in the Bakumatsu
Tsukikage kooru daichi wo
Korogari fumiwakete yuku
Horobi to saisei no jidai ga hajimaru
Jiyuu wo omoku kakagete
Michinaki michi wo erande
Mahiru yori mabushii nichibotsu wo koete
Yume wo kataru you ni toki no fune wa yuku
Sono yamiji no mukou ni atarashii yoake
Bokura wa kitto kurayami no kaina kara umarete kita
Kanawanu koi wo suruyou ni
Hikari e to samayotteku
Doko made mo hateshino nai kono michi wo
Kaeru sube wa nai
"The Mysterious Tale of the Ghost-Sealing Moontear Assassin".
This is the first night. And it's about to begin.
We hope each one of you enjoy the show from the beginning all the way to the very end.
Thank you very much!
About 2004 years ago, there was a man who was beheaded for opposing Emperor Shi Huangdi.
Whether my life is ended, or my head is severed, I promise that I will return as a vengeful ghost!
So his vengeful spirit lingered on.
The people were terrified and soon began to call it The Head of the Conqueror!
The Hermit Jofuku became extremely concerned about the troubled people.
He forged an enchanted blade that would seal the Head of the Conqueror,
he entrusted it to a certain man.
Miss Oryo is in Yokohama?
Yes.
Leader, I want you to tell Yo-san something for me.
His words... The words of Ryoma Sakamoto.
Yes?
I'm from Totsukawa. Is Sakamoto-sensei here?
Master, you've got a visitor from Totsukawa!
Shinta!
Ryo... ma...
Shinta...
It's gotten to my brain... This is not good...
Police
I believed him.
There was no way Yo would kill him... That's just impossible.
I believed him no matter what.
After a long and harsh interrogation, he was released.
But he just disappeared without saying anything to anyone.
He must've blamed himself for not being able to protect him.
I waited for him for a long time...
I just had to tell him...
His words... Ryo's words!
Ryo told me about it once...
About the Head.
I've been enjoying it for a long time.
The Head has been wandering around me, looking for a chance to possess me.
But look at what kind of era we live in.
Yojiro might end up getting killed because he's my bodyguard.
That's the last thing I want for him.
That's what I figured, so...
Don't tell me he placed the Head far away from me on his own!
Sakamoto may have been capable of doing that, but...
But, for that reason!
No!
Yo isn't responsible for what happened to him.
Yo should follow the path he chooses.
I'm sure that's what he... what Ryoma Sakamoto would want for him, too.
Good job, my child!
Now, off to Japan!
Off to the Land of the Rising Sun to seal the Head!
And now the Head of the Conqueror is resurrected and in the hands of one man!
To tell you the truth, I'd love to go with Enomoto.
Go to Mito with him... To where the former shogun is...
I feel pathetic... I feel pathetic for not being able to do anything.
I understand how you feel,
but I can't help feeling that everyone is just rushing to their deaths.
I hope this country is worth that much though...
Be careful.
Be careful, Mister Katsu.
If Brunet hears such discouraging words from you...
You've got a good point.
England and France...
They're nothing but a fox and a tanuki who are after this country...
Pardon?
Come on, let's have a drink!
Hey, bring sake! More sake!
Jules Brunet
Oh, that must be the one who's with Nakaiya. You know, his bodyguard.
Don't you ever trust civilians, especially not merchants!
Excuse me, but if we're not departing yet. I'll go run some errands onshore.
And not writers, either! Just like Dumas père and Balzac,
they're nothing but liberal bastards who are lustful, overeating and wasteful!
I'll keep that in mind.
How is it going?
Where's the Head now?
That was quite a performance indeed.
The Head of the Conqueror and The Eternal Assassin, huh?
It's really hard to believe it's fiction.
What's really scary may be the one who actually wrote the script.
Can I please have some more, Master?
Oh my, I'm sorry about that. My fault.
Oh well, either way, I'm looking forward to the rest of the story.
I wonder how the story ends.
Excuse me.
What? Tomorrow?
At this point, the most of the information which had been delivered to Enomoto,
indicated the disadvantageous situation the forces of the former Shogun were facing.
Nagaoka Castle, once retaken, had fallen once again.
Tsuginosuke Kawai, badly injured, had fled to Aizu.
Further, Shibata Province had already vowed allegiance
and Yonezawa Province was on the verge of surrendering.
And Kamajiro is still going, huh?
Takanawa Reception Area
Find it before we set sail!
If we have that, we won't need to tag along with France and go to the far north.
That's why I moved you from Mister Katsu to Nakaiya.
You do know that, don't you?
I like the sea!
There's a world beyond the sea!
So you came here to kill me?
You've got the same eyes.
It's the same eyes I had when I went to kill Katsu-sensei before!
What do you think? Why don't you become my bodyguard, Akizuki?
Hitotsu, higure ni gan kakete One, make a wish on a sunset
Futatsu, fudasho no tsukimiso Two, the primrose at the temple
Mittsu, misora ga akeru koro Three, around the time when the beautiful sky opens up
Yottsu, yonaki no ko wo oute Four, holding a child who cries the night away
Itsutsu, itsumade tsukeba yoi Five, around when should I get there?
Akizuki-sama!
Leader.
The practice is about to begin.
Practice, practice!
Where is it?
I don't know what you're talking about.
Don't play dumb! Where did you hide the Head?
Did Nakaiya send you? Or Mister Parkes?
Sakyonosuke Kanna,
I've figured that you're a spy working for Queen Victoria of Great Britain.
Who are you?
Don't move! Or I'll shoot!
Where's the Head?
Here it comes.
Akizuki?!
Where's the Head?
This is an unexpected scene for you three. Why don't you two settle the score first?
Akizuki! I'll never let you have it!
Don't let him fool you!
The Head has already...
...possessed him?!
82, 83, 84, 85,
86, 87, 88, 89, 90.
I wish we could start the rehearsal, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90.
but we still haven't received the script for the second show from the master, right? 86, 87, 88, 89, 90.
Yeah, but I know it will get here. 86, 87, 88, 89, 90.
We've never been wrong for believing in him.
That's true.
Although I still don't understand what he's thinking...
Where's Leader?
Oh?
I don't see her.
That's strange. She came back here with us.
Wh-what...
Is there anything I can use?
Finally...
Why you!
Are you all right?
Akizuki-sama!
Master...
Now I know what role each of you play.
Why don't I write some more and...
Master...
He wasn't possessed by the Head.
So why would he do something like that?
THE END
"THE MYSTERIOUS TALE OF THE GHOST-SEALING MOONTEAR ASSASSIN" THE SECOND NIGHT SOTETSU IBARAGI
SECOND NIGHT
RYOMA'S MESSAGE
Sono te wa ai no tsurugi
Subete no hajimari no akashi
Hikaru sora no hate
Yume wa mada maboroshi
Tsuki no akari kage ouyouni hashiru kono michi
Chigireta ai no tsurugi
Sashidasu saki wa ikusen no namida ga hitotsu ni nari
Ashita wo kagayakaseru
Kono te wa ai no tsurugi
Subete no hajimari no akashi
EPISODE 13 THE HEAD OF THE CONQUEROR WITH A SOUL
I knew it.
Akizuki is the one who plays the Eternal Assassin.
Nakaiya is played by Nakaiya himself.
The Eternal Assassin is played by the man himself.
And whoever is here plays his or her own role.
THE HEAD OF THE CONQUEROR WITH A SOUL
That sounds like something the master would come up with...
What I've feared the most... Lord Akizuki and Master are...
Either way, it sounds like this play ends today.