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
Absolutely pathetic...
You should be ashamed.
Did you just give that look to Her Majesty?
A bunch of useless bastards, the lot of you.
As of today you're relieved of your duty.
Knight and the other two will return to England after stopping at Hong Kong with this fleet.
And you, sir...
You do whatever you like.
I should never have put someone like you in charge of the mission.
Damn it all...
I'm very disappointed in you.
You disloyal bat.
I'm sorry.
The one who died is to be blamed.
Then why do you cry?
The pain...
My body is torn apart...
It's so painful... Painful...
I didn't realize that you two were siblings.
It was just the two of us from the beginning.
We were from the slums of London, just orphans...
I didn't even know the meaning of having a sibling...
I just always thought that we completed each other...
He was always with me even when he went off to battle...
And I was with him when I was away...
But now my brother is gone.
I can clearly see that...
It's not about being alone or being together...
It just hurts...
I'm beyond feeling pain.
The Queen wrote me off, too...
Maybe I'm crying?
No.
Guess not.
What happened?
Nothing.
It's nothing...
I have nothing now...
Let me share the pain with you.
This is the only thing that's left for us now.
You know I'm ready.
Let's go kill Enomoto.
All hail Enomoto!
He said, "the Republic, one of the finest in the world"!
Tokugawa? Satsuma-Choshin? They can kiss my butt!
I can't wait to see that beautiful Kakunojo again!
"I won't run away!"
"I will fight!"
I don't know what it is, but it gets me all excited inside!
My body isn't going to hold out if they keep on sending us out there!
We still can't find that man who's dressed in black. It's hard to believe he's in the city.
- AGE 17~18 - HEIGHT ABOUT 170 CM - DRESSED IN BLACK
What's going on?
I came to talk to Enomoto-dono, but... Is this a bad time?
Nonsense. Of course not...
Well then. I've got to get going.
I've been made aware that several suspicious persons have been in and out of Goryokaku,
but is that something you need to hide from me?
Let him see it.
Isn't it about time to reveal everything to Hijikata, too?
I guess the time is now.
I'll show you.
Please wait for a moment.
What is this?
This is also one of the ideas that Enomoto has for the Republic.
Did you create such an unimaginable thing like this?
Indeed so.
I'm asking my comrade Enomoto a question!
Don't tell me you created this Enomoto-dono!
Do you mean to tell me I'm a fake?
Skull...
You're not the real Enomoto-dono!
Either way, he's still Enomoto-dono.
He's just got another head on him.
Hijikata-dono, I'm sure you've already heard about it. About the Head of the Conqueror.
"The Head of the Conqueror"?
That's right. It's the cursed head of a man beheaded for opposing Emperor Shi Huangdi.
It was eventually brought to Japan by the Hermit Jofuku.
For over 2000 years, people believed that this Head
has been the cause of all the turbulent events that this country has faced.
The Head has become the power that shapes the new world,
guiding this fledgling nation until she is ready to emerge.
The Head has been writing the history of this country.
And that very same Head is right now possessing Enomoto-dono.
With the power of this Head, I'm sure Goryokaku will become our solid foundation!
That's nonsense! You've set me up, haven't you?
No ghost can win a war for you!
We will win!
My Republic will win!
From here in Goryokaku!
My army will not fall!
We'll destroy the New Government Army and storm onward to the south!
And then we'll seize Edo!
This is the new battleground I've prepared for you, Hijikata!
And moreover, it will be a winning battle this time around!
Look!
What is this?
The world we govern.
Assassin?!
It seems so.
This happened because of your big ego! Protect Enomoto-dono!
Why don't you do that?
Why you!
Damn!
The British... They never learn, do they?
I need no country to serve.
My sword has been released from duty. Now I am free to fight as I please!
I see...
Splendidly done.
Where'd that rat get to?
Now we've run out of prey.
What?
Fading dream for you...
Note: Monzaemon Chikamatsu (1653-1724) - A famous and influential playwright who wrote for bunraku puppet shows
With apologies to Chikamatsu-dono.
I pity you for the fate you're about to meet.
This is as far as you go.
Enomoto!
Oh...
Try me.
Why you...
Too bad, boy.
Try here next.
Aim right here.
What the hell are you?
This is for my brother!
Take this!
Impossible!
We don't need your help.
Move! Enomoto-dono is going to be...
I want you to witness, with your own eyes, the power of the Head of the Conqueror.
She'll abandon you again.
Just like your mother abandoned you.
Brother... Brother!
BROTHER!
No!
You never forgave her, did you?
You hate her, don't you?
There's no way you can forgive your mother who abandoned you over and over again.
See there? I was right, wasn't I?
That woman abandoned you, too.
Don't forgive the woman who abandoned you.
You should kill your mother.
Do it.
What have I done?!
Please forgive me!
I killed you!
I... killed you!
You mustn't.
Please forgive me!
Forgive my sin...
Mother...
Fight at my side.
For the Republic!
Together!
For the Republic!
The date of the assault on Hakodate has been set.
I see.
The source of the negative aura that you bear. I've finally found out what it is.
HAKODATE IS RED
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 24 IROHANIHOHETO
Enomoto-san! It's me! Hijikata!
The Head of the Conqueror! Time is running out! I must do something!
Come forth, Head of the Conqueror! Come out from my comrade Enomoto!
IROHANIHOHETO
I, Hijikata, will destroy you!
Why you!
My Izumi no Kami Kanesada and I aren't enough to kill you?!