Intrigue in the Bakumatsu
I can't believe it's come to this.
Unbelievable.
How's she doing?
She's already overcome the critical stage.
She should be fine if she gets some rest for a while.
Thank goodness!
What's going on, Master?
Hey! What's going on, Master?
All the actors are finally here.
This is the final stage.
Come...
Eternal Assassin, Yojiro Akizuki.
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill...
How foolish!
It's foolish to disobey me!
It's best to stop it.
Now you're up next, Leader.
The two swords, trained to strike down the Head...
They now turn to destroy each other.
How foolish.
How pitiable.
If I ever see her again, I promise I'll kill her in one stroke with my sword!
You can't even kill one woman.
It's laughable that you claim to be an assassin.
Have you lost the true meaning of your own mission?
Leader!
Akizuki-sama!
No...
You must destroy him...
You must destroy the Eternal Assassin!
The negative aura disappeared from the Gaichi!
But I still see the foul star...
Kono tokoro tsuzuiteru nagaame ga The rain that's been falling for so long
Are you going to let destiny defeat you this time, Eternal Assassin?
Hayaru kimochi wo osae konde Restrains my rushing feelings
Togireru koto no nai koukai ga maegami wo yurasu Never-ending regret sways my bangs
Show me your true power!
Now!
Kurayami yori hito no yasashisa ni ashidome saresoude It felt like kindness, rather than darkness
No...
Kurayami yori hito no yasashisa ni ashidome saresoude was going to strand me
No...
Anata tono yakusoku wo mabuta ni omoi kaeshiteta I closed my eyes and thought about
No...
Anata tono yakusoku wo mabuta ni omoi kaeshiteta the promise I repeatedly made with you
No!
Namida Tears
Namida no shizuku ga ochite Teardrops fall
Kuchikaketa tsuki ga ukanda The decayed moon appears
Namida Tears
Namida ga tsutaeru subete wo I don't want to miss any of the messages
Hitotsu mo nogasanai kimochi de That the tears bring
Namida Tears
Namida no shizuku ga koborete Teardrops fall
Yogiri ga tsuki ni yorisou And night fog leans on the moon
Namida Tears
Namida ga ashiato wo terasu Teardrops shine in my footsteps
Anata ni chikazukeru ki ga suru It makes me feel like I can get close to you
I guess this is it.
Let the curtain rise on the real play.
Akizuki-sama...
Take this.
Leader!
Leader.
My destiny ends right here.
I'll take this katana.
I'll promise that I'll seal the Head this time for sure!
Yojiro...
It looks like you've finally realized the truth of your destiny.
The only thing left for you is to seal the Head of the Conqueror.
The Head has lost its Vessel.
At this rate its power will be exhausted.
I see you are anxious because you lost your vessel, Conqueror.
Then use me!
I shall respond to your desire!
After all it was me who'd waited for this very moment!
Now! Now is the time! Possess me, Conqueror!
What? He himself initiated it...
Become one with the Head of the Conqueror...
In order to overwrite history...
He's gone that far to grant us our desire!
Very impressive, Young One.
The new world.
The new order.
First, let the people hear the celebratory melody.
The melody of our 500-year-old grudge!
Enjoy it...
Enjoy it to the fullest!
Here! Here!
Sing it!
Dance to it!
Here! Here!
Twirl around!
Twirl!
Twirl, twirl, twirl, twirl...
I'll scorch this rotten world and rebuild it in the name of Heaven!
The Land of the Rising Sun... No, the entire world... shall be reborn!
Have you chosen to become a demon, Sotetsu Ibaragi?
For my destiny, I'll kill you!
Prepare yourself, Head of the Conqueror!
He's too far...
You can never beat me like that!
Fight for your life, Eternal Assassin!
You're not getting away!
Head of the Conqueror! I shall seal you!
The star!
Yojiro, you did it!
Now I'm free...
I thank you, Akizuki.
You have severed my 500-year-old destiny...
The construction of an ideal nation was what my blood desired to begin with.
My desire turned history inside out.
That bloody destiny created only strife and deep-seated delusion.
Could my destiny, to destroy the world, come to pass?
Would that be allowed or not?
I chose you to ask Heaven those questions.
Because I saw him in you.
The man who tried to build the new world, without relying on the power of the Head.
He faced the nation and the world with his own power.
The Head of the Conqueror, huh?
I'm sorry to tell you this, but I don't need... no, the world doesn't need such a thing.
Are you saying that you can't follow the same path as me?
I'll forge my own path.
That's all there is to it.
I'm sorry to hear that.
What's burdening you, Ibaragi?
If you don't put it down quickly, it's going to crush you.
I wish I could...
Maybe he already knew the fate of a nation that could only be built with the help of the Head.
Akizuki, the one who carries over his strength and his will...
No, the only one who could do it is...
Everything was just a dream...
The curtain now falls on the play written by Sotetsu Ibaragi.
It is the 18th day of the fifth month, in the second year of the Meiji Era.
Goryokaku falls.
The Boshin War, which lasted over a year, has ended.
Two Months Later
I know this... I remember this...
It's been so long, Lord Shoten.
Are you okay with this?
They should forge their own paths.
And we just let them go. That's good enough.
Come one, come all!
Ladies and gentlemen!
We're the Kakunojo Yuyama Troupe!
Hey, where's Shiranui?
You know, his usual place.
You know,
his usual place.
I'm here again!
Tayu!
"Mama"!
Yes, thank you for your business!
I've decided to settle our troupe here.
The troupe and I will be waiting for your return no matter how long it takes.
Oh yeah!
There's something I haven't told you yet, Akizuki-sama.
Kakunojo Yuyama is my stage name.
My real name is...
You can tell me that next time.
Please take care.
Sono te wa ai no tsurugi The hand is the sword of love
Subete no hajimari no akashi It proves the beginning of all
Hikaru sora no hate Beyond the sparkling sky
Yume wa mada maboroshi The dream is still an illusion
Tsuki no akari kage ouyouni hashiru kono michi Running on the path
Tsuki no akari kage ouyouni hashiru kono michi Just like chasing the shadow of the moonlight
Chigireta ai no tsurugi The torn sword of love
Subete no hajimari no akashi It proves the beginning of all
Ima koso shinjiru michi wo massugu susume Now go straight on the path that you believe in
Kono sora ga aru kagiri As long as this sky exists...
Kono ai ga aru kagiri As long as this love exists...
Ryoma...
the world, that which exists beyond this sea, the world you never got to behold...
I'll go out there and see it with my own eyes!
TO GO TOWARDS THE SEA
THE END