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
On the land with the frozen moonlight
It's rolling and drawing the line
The era of destruction and rebirth now begins
Heavily holding the freedom
Choosing the invisible path
Passing the sunset that's brighter than the daylight
The vessel of time moves on as if telling the dream
There's a new dawn beyond the dark path
We may have been born from the arm of darkness
Just like being in an impossible love
We wander into the light
The path stretches indefinitely
And there's no way to go back
Welcome, welcome!
Welcome!
Come one, come all!
The new play from the Kakunojo Yuyama Troupe,
"The Mysterious Tale of the Ghost-Sealing Moontear Assassin"!
Tonight is the second night! It's the second half of the show!
Please bring everyone and come see us!
I'll be waiting for you!
Welcome, welcome!
"THE MYSTERIOUS TALE OF THE GHOST-SEALING MOONTEAR ASSASSIN" THE SECOND NIGHT SOTETSU IBARAGI
So we were right.
ROLE.. "THE ETERNAL ASSASSIN" YOJIRO AKIZUKI
So Akizuki is assigned to play 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.
That sounds like something the master would come up with...
But I wonder if he would do it.
You're right...
Knight, Rook, Queen, Bishop.
You'll be addressed by your code names.
Neither the British Empire nor the British Navy
have anything to do with your decisions, activities or whether you live or die.
This is an unofficial operation.
Very soon, very very soon...
I, Jubei Nakaiya, the best merchant around, will start working!
Mr. Ibaragi, I know what you want to say to me.
You're wondering why I still haven't ordered them to set sail
despite the fact that I've already secured the war funds.
To tell you the truth, I'm still debating.
Of course I can't tell that to the others.
Or, you may be thinking that the war in the north is a lost cause.
I wouldn't say that.
But as the person responsible for the two thousand lives on this ship, the reality is...
War is the greatest business of all, and setting it up is a merchant's greatest pleasure.
I'll wait for it as long as it takes!
What? You'll join the play for us?
But that doesn't mean I'm interested in the play itself.
I'm aware of that.
What you want is the Head...
And it's the master right now.
So, to tell you the truth, I don't know what the master is thinking.
But in the end, our revenge and the fact that you're here...
It is exactly as Sotetsu Ibaragi wrote.
You knew it, yet still you...
What I've feared the most...
Akizuki-sama, don't tell me you're going to kill him...
If it's necessary.
Shinagawa Daiba
"The Mysterious Tale of the Ghost-Sealing Moontear Assassin!"
The second night.
The show will start now!
The revenge drama that started in Yokohama.
How will it end here in Shinagawa?
I want every one of you to enjoy the show from the very beginning to the very end!
Thank you very much!
I see... that's where you've been hiding it.
Impressive.
Now will you hand it over to me?
It belongs to me to begin with. I'll transport it to the north in your stead.
You'll transport it there and then what?
Well, who knows...
If you don't know its true purpose, it's pointless for you to have it.
If you ask me, we don't need two playwrights.
That's all.
Now, hurry.
It's just begun.
What?
The climax of my play has just begun.
The man behind the hidden scandal!
The true objective of our revenge!
The true Akki Rasetsu!
Punish him!
Now, let us watch the Head of the Conqueror scorch the land, drive the people insane,
and bring disaster and chaos from Hell!
I won't let you do that!
Kakunojo! Miss Kaku!
Kakunojo!
We won't let you!
Neither we nor...
...the Eternal Assassin!
Akizuki?
That's nonsense!
Forget the climax! If you die here, you won't be able to see the play you're so proud of!
I don't have to see it.
Because this is the final location for my play.
We don't need to hear your nonsense! Give us the Head!
The Eternal Assassin...
The descendant of the Hermit Jofuku!
The one destined to seal the Head of the Conqueror!
Now we'll take the Head!
And seal its evil spirits!
Ridiculous! How ridiculous!
The hatred and disasters in the world, the chaos and calamity...
I, Jubei Nakaiya, with the Head of the Conqueror, shall rule them all!
I won't let you get away!
What?!
What?
What is this?
Now!
Miss Kaku!
I see, I see...
So this was supposed to happen?
It's coming back to me at last.
Get off.
Finally you reveal your true self: Parkes'... no, the British Empire's lapdog!
I told you to get off.
Prepare yourself! Jubei Nakaiya!
We'll punish you, Akki Rasetsu!
Damn it! It's them again!
Nakaiya!
Jubei's Nakaiya's best merchandise! No one is going to get it until I find a buyer!
Nakaiya!
Leader!
Watch out!
Go!
Get Nakaiya!
Leader!
If it's to fall into the hands of someone other than the British Empire,
then let it be destroyed!
How dare you!
So-san!
Nakaiya!
Ebisu!
Let me go! I said, let me go!
The Head!
Finally!
Finally... with my own hands!
Ebisu...
Ebisu!
Jubei Nakaiya never dies!
I won't die until I see Hell, and true fear, brought to this world!
I shall seal it!
Ebisu!
No!
That's... From that time...
Don't tell me that's Awanokami's...
Set sail, Enomoto!
Hey, Enomoto!
I won't fight a losing battle!
Never!
All hands to their stations now!
All ships, set sail, full speed ahead!
All ships set engines to maximum power!
Course: 0, to the north!
All hands to their stations!
All ships, set sail!
Full speed ahead!
All ships set engines to maximum power!
Course: 0, to the north!
E-Enomoto!
Set sail!
Don't tell me that thing has gotten to Kamajiro...
Don't you rush to die, Kamajiro...
It is the 19th day of the 8th month, Keio 4:
The fleet of the former Shogun, commanded by Takeaki Enomoto
sets sail off the coast of Shinagawa.
They head to the north where the situation has grown extremely tense.
THE HEAD OF THE CONQUEROR WITH A SOUL
The hand is the sword of love
It proves the beginning of all
Beyond the sparkling sky
The dream is still an illusion
Running on the path
Just like chasing the shadow of the moonlight
The torn sword of love
At the end of it thousands of teardrops become one
And brighten tomorrow
This hand is the sword of love
It proves the beginning of all
EPISODE 14 TO THE NORTH
I have nothing more to say.
Please take care, everyone.
Leader, where are you going?
I am...
Leader!
Stop asking lame questions, because you already know whom she wants to follow.
TO THE NORTH
No, don't go, don't go!
I don't want you to go, either!
Please just leave me alone. Don't follow me.
But you're going to follow Samurai-san, aren't you?