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
What?
Is that true?
Lord Shoten!
This must be about Yojiro.
Yes.
O Pitiable Eternal Assassin...
Because you don't know your own destiny, you let destiny kill you.
No!
Doctor.
Ryoun Takamatsu
Give this to the patient we saw earlier.
You must be hungry. I'll ask them to make something for you right now.
No!
Ezo Uchiura Bay Washinoki
That's Ezo! That must be it!
Ezo!
We're here!
It is the 20th day of the tenth month, in the first year of the Meiji era.
The Enomoto Fleet, split in two groups,
Washinoki
Kakkumi
Tougeshita
Goryokaku
The Enomoto Fleet, split in two groups,
lands on Washinoki Beach and advances towards Goryokaku in Hakodate.
The Ujutai
Keisuke Otori
The Sajutai
Tetsunosuke Ichimura
Hakodate was originally under the direct control of the Shogunate government
Hakodate
and has flourished as a trading port because of its rich fishing industry.
Ships from Russia and Europe made their way to Hakodate,
and many foreign nations established embassies in Hakodate.
What would happen if the flames of war reached this town?
That was the reason why Enomoto avoided landing directly on Hakodate.
Goryokaku
Hakodate
Enomoto's army crushes Hakodate's forces, which were a part of the New Government Army,
but by the time they reach Hakodate,
Kinnaru Shimizudani
Hakodate's Governor Kinnaru Shimizudani has already fled Goryokaku
and crossed the sea to Aomori.
Goryokaku is a castle modeled after the castle cities of Europe during the middle ages.
It took seven years to complete.
Goryokaku
At the center of this pentagram-shaped fortress
Hakodate Magistrate Office
stands the Hakodate Magistrate Office.
What is this?
It looks like someone's already been here.
Could it be a thief?
There's nothing more miserable than a castle without its master.
Just like us...
Enomoto's army decides to use Goryokaku as the base
from which to launch the counterattack against the New Government Army.
As they swiftly reinforce the castle,
they begin planning to take over the only other province in Ezo, Matsumae.
Security is tighter now. It's difficult to infiltrate.
Don't tell me you're going to just give up.
No way! Then that would mean we remained in Hakodate for nothing!
I know that.
Governor Shimizudani was driven out of his hometown and forced to escape across the sea.
What would he think if he heard this conversation?
Now is our chance. We, the Yuguntai, must infiltrate their base and throw them into panic...
I know.
We've got plans and the time will come for sure.
Hakodate Hospital
Please place it there.
Please take care of this one too.
Tetsu, I'm sorry, but will you...
No!
Why would I have to take care of a woman?
Not only that, she's some random traveling actor...
I'll have someone else do it if you don't want to.
He can be my page as well.
S-Sensei! Why, Sensei?
Why did you allow people like her to travel with us?
Ask Enomoto.
I'm asking you! Wasn't this our war? The samurai's war?
This is a samurai's war.
If you are samurai, follow orders as a samurai should.
Don't put too much thought into it, Tetsunosuke.
SHIN
I'm coming in.
Even though you're just a girl...
Eat everything you're given. If you don't...
What?
It's bad for your health! That's what Ryoun-sensei was saying too!
Just eat!
Hey, is that your sword?
W-wait just a second, everyone!
Doctor?
Please!
Please let me do my job as a doctor! Let me treat you!
I've come as a member of Enomoto's army.
I might be an enemy to those who were here until yesterday,
but before that I'm a doctor!
There's neither friend nor foe when it comes to patients!
I'll see anyone! I'll treat everyone!
Please! I'm begging you!
Haven't any of you seen this woman at your usual spots?
KOTOHA TAYU
No...
Take a good look at her!
There's no way you'd forget a beauty like her!
Sorry, Mister.
I've come this far north only because I figured Tayu would be here...
Where did you go, Tayu?
I'm coming in.
Do you intend to run from that katana, Leader?
Even if you get rid of it your destiny will not disappear.
But...
But my destiny was to go with Akizuki-sama and...
No, that wasn't it...
I... I killed him... With my hands... With this sword, Akizuki-sama...
That man... Yojiro Akizuki is alive.
What? What did you just say, Master?
Both of you must find out the truth of your destiny while you're alive.
The time will surely come.
And I know that your katana is aware of that as well.
Kono tokoro tsuzuiteru nagaame ga The rain that's been falling for so long
Akizuki-sama is alive... Akizuki-sama is alive!
Hayaru kimochi wo osae konde Restrains my rushing feelings
Togireru koto no nai koukai ga maegami wo yurasu Never-ending regret sways my bangs
He has to be alive...
...for my purpose as well.
Don't tell me she's going to!
Kurayami yori hito no yasashisa ni ashidome saresoude It felt like kindness, rather than darkness
Don't do it!
Hey, you!
Kurayami yori hito no yasashisa ni ashidome saresoude Was going to strand me
Don't die!
Anata tono yakusoku wo mabuta ni omoi kaeshiteta I closed my eyes and thought about
What?
Anata tono yakusoku wo mabuta ni omoi kaeshiteta The promise I repeatedly made with you
I-If you die my master would be...
What's so funny?
Namida Tears
I'm sorry, but I'm not going to die.
What?
Kuchikaketa tsuki ga ukanda The decayed moon appears
I'm not going to kill myself. I'm not samurai.
Namida Tears
Do you mean to ridicule the samurai?
Namida ga tsutaeru subete wo I don't want to miss any of the messages
Hitotsu mo nogasanai kimochi de That the tears bring
Now I've made up my mind.
H-hey, wait!
That's right.
I'll stay alive and wait to see where this destiny leads me...
With him...
Hakodate Port
This is brutal!
It's cold!
It's snow!
Here I go!
There!
I wonder if Master is really in a place like this...
Shiranui, too...
Oh, stop it, Gen!
I've got a message from a comrade.
Supposedly Enomoto and Hijikata will leave Goryokaku this afternoon.
Is that true?
So where are they going?
Hakodate Hospital.
They're going to check on their subordinates who were injured in battle earlier.
Security at the hospital shouldn't be too tight.
A chance like this doesn't come by too often.
Let's do it!
Thank you!
Where did she go...
Long time no see!
Ta-Ta-Ta-Ta-Tayu?!
Kakunojo Yuyama
Bathroom!
Again?
Oh?
Which way was it?
Master!
Thank you for coming so far.
Actually we thought you'd tricked us up until now.
Have I ever tricked you before?
True... Thanks to you, we were able to put an end to Nakaiya.
So, what kind of play are you writing this time?
Impressive insight as always, Zagashira.
But I still don't have enough actors to raise the banner of the Kakunojo Yuyama Troupe.
Actually, we've disbanded the troupe, and the leader has been...
Your Leader is here in Hakodate.
Is that true?
She's here?
Where?
Where is she?
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
Oh boy... She puts a doctor to shame. Mittsu, misora ga akeru koro Three, around the time when the beautiful sky opens up
Don't move! Or I'll kill you!
Who are you?
This is a hospital!
Shit!
Calm down, Doctor. We're members of the Yuguntai.
Yuguntai?
We have no intention to harm you guys.
They're not here yet!
But I'm going to perform a surgery today.
Do it some other time.
That's nonsense! The life of this patient depends on the surgery!
Doctor!
Hijikata's visit has been cancelled.
What?
What's going on?
Stop joking around, you little brat!
Who are you people?
I get it. You must've come here to ambush them!
Are you assassins?
Stop making noise, Kid!
Just be quiet!
Stop it!
Now you have no business here! Just get out of here now!
Shut up!
What the hell's going on?
Something must've happened.
What? Something happened?
Is that true that the messenger we sent to Fukuyama has been killed?
He was taken prisoner, then executed as a traitor.
I told you this wouldn't work! Asking them to surrender was pointless!
What are you going to do now, Enomoto?
Now we have an excuse to destroy Matsumae Province.
We can control all of Ezo!
Send the Kaiten and Banryu out!
Hijikata's squad is going to attack Fukuyama Castle by land!
I'm not going to believe what a little brat like him told us!
Stop it!
Die, you bastard!
Wh-who are you?
Women and kids should stay out of this!
A samurai who swings his sword around at a hospital is lower than women and children.
Even I know that much.
You get out of here now!
Don't you mess with me, woman!
What?
Damn you!
It's been a while.
I'm jealous that you got the spotlight all to yourself!
Long time no see!
I'm jealous that only you two get to play the parts!
We're jealous, too!
Everyone...
Guys...
Leave! Get out of here now!
Everyone...
How dare you!
That's enough! Let's get out of here!
You two...
Everyone!
Yeah!
This is our first time in Hakodate!
We're the Kakunojo Yuyama Troupe!
Oh... Amazing!
Kakunojo Yuyama...
Leader, you seem to be doing well.
What are you doing here?
Leader!
Zagashira!
I see, you guys must be in Ibaragi's play... This is great!
Doctors and hospitals aren't the only ways to treat patients.
Ibaragi must've thought about it, then... I'm impressed!
Shogunate Remnants Fleet: Kaiten Banryu
It is the eleventh month of the first year of the Meiji Era.
The all-out battle of the men who stake their destinies in the northern lands is about to begin.
Mutsunokuni
What's the matter, Musashi?
BRIGHT INVERTED PENTAGRAM
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 20 THERE WERE WAVES
I know Yojiro is somewhere out there.
Right. Yojiro will never die. No, it won't let him die.
His destiny as the Eternal Assassin won't let him.
I've never once cursed my own destiny. I've never hated or despised it... Not even once.
THERE WERE WAVES
It was always in front of me like it was supposed to be... Just like this katana.
What? Akizuki-sama?!