Yeah, come on!
You gonna feel so
Yeah, come on!
Kono shima no kitai no shinsei
Daremo ga koe soroete just say
Saa tachiagarunda kizento
Maiku nigiri-dashitara shizento
Hade ni kamasu ze check shina
Konya no tame no tobikiri no dinner
Gengo hada no iro mo tobikoe
Bankoku kyoutsuu no vibration
Yeah, come on!
You gonna feel so
Yeah, come on!
Torimodosenaku naru toki ga kuru mae ni
Purasu ni shite yukou
Ugokidasanakya nanimo hajimaranai
Never gonna stop, never gonna stop
Ai suru kimochi wa happiness
You were not in pain, you were not in pain
Ai suru ga yue ni sadness
Never gonna stop, never gonna stop
Ai suru kimochi wa happiness
You were not in pain, you were not in pain
Ai suru ga yue ni sadness
Yeah, come on!
You gonna feel so
Yeah, come on!
You gonna feel so
Yeah, come on!
The rising new star of this island
Everyone's chiming in to just say
Now, get on your feet, dauntlessly
Once you grab the microphone, naturally
We're going to go wild, so check it out
For tonight, the very best dinner
Words going beyond even the color of skin
This universal vibration
Yeah, come on!
You gonna feel so
Yeah, come on!
Before the time comes when there's no turning back
Let's turn things in a positive direction
If you don't take action, you won't get anywhere
Never gonna stop, never gonna stop
The feeling of love is happiness
You were not in pain, you were not in pain
Because we fall in love, there's sadness
Never gonna stop, never gonna stop
The feeling of love is happiness
You were not in pain, you were not in pain
Because we fall in love, there's sadness
Yeah, come on!
You gonna feel so
Yeah, come on!
Damn it... I...
I...
Like hell I'll ever give in!
What a beauty!
I'm going to do whatever it takes to show that demon Vice Commander
the difference between how good I am and how good that guy is!
In these last few days,
the comings and goings of several ronin have been witnessed.
Take a quick look into Masuya, the thrift shop on Shijo, for me.
I understand. I will get to it right away.
Thrift shop... Masuya...
Thanks for your continued business.
Mister Masuya?
Well, hello there. If it isn't Ms. Osen?
It certainly has been long, hasn't it?
Not at all. So, what business brings you here today?
Oh, well, I came to see if you might have any small dressers,
but that was just my excuse.
Truth is, I suddenly found myself longing to see your face.
But your business seems to be doing as well as ever.
Oh, no, it's been so dangerous around here lately,
business has all but dried up.
Anyway, please, come on in for a bit.
Dangerous, you say?
You know, the Mibu Ronin.
Though now, they call themselves the Shinsengumi or some such
and seem to have a mighty high opinion of themselves...
Goodness gracious, what IS that?!
Maybe it's some kind of evil spirit?
Don't look! It'll rot your eyes!
What the hell did you do that for?!
I'm trying to help you out here! I even disguised myself as a girl...
Enough's enough!
First last night and now today!
I kept my mouth shut, reckoning you were just a brat, but you had to go and push your luck!
Did you think I hadn't noticed?
What kind of page are you?
Quit sticking your nose into other people's business
when you can't even carry out your page duties to satisfaction!
You half-assed loser.
You can't do anything with what you've got now.
Poor thing, she's still just a little child.
Isn't anyone going to help her?
Don't be absurd! Those are ronin! There's nothing to be done.
I...
C'mon, put up what ya need to and we'll forgive ya.
Money. We're talkin' money.
Ya better not think ya can get away scot-free after bumpin' into a samurai!
Excuse me, if you could not do this in front of my shop...
She's a precious customer, so if you would just...
What d'you just say?!
Aw, just leave 'im alone.
Merchants're nothin' but half-assed losers in the end.
He can't do anythin' to us anyway.
I...
What d'you want?
A friend of hers or somethin'?
Beat it, before ya get hurt!
I...
I'm not a half-assed loser!
Hey, Souji, there's something that's been bugging me.
I know you're off duty, but don't go around unarmed.
What?
Don't "what" me!
When you're dressed like that, you practically look like a girl!
Oh, what does it matter? It gets in the way when playing tag and things.
Come on, can't you look a little more manly?
Mama!
Hey, Mama, there's a fight going on over there! Let's go watch!
It's ronin going at each other, right? It's dangerous.
No, no! A little guy with pointy hair's standing up
to some bad samurai who were picking on a little girl!
Unarmed at that! He's doing it unarmed!
Oh, child! There is no way such silliness could be true!
Come on, we're going home!
Mama!
Pointy...
...hair?
No way, it can't be.
Yeah, there's just no way.
But Tetsunosuke doesn't have a sword of his own yet, does he?
Souji, if it were you, how'd you fight unarmed against a sword?
Well, let me think.
I suppose there are a number of ways to go about it, but...
I think I'd use my feet first!
Damn brat!
This is bad. If he keeps carrying on like this...
You damn brat!
All right, that's a good boy. Don't move now.
Here, this cute lil' girl's face is goin' to get all cut up.
Well then, better give ya the punishment ya deserve!
Now!
I thought you were just a brat, but it seems
that ya don't need to be cut any slack.
Please wait.
You'll reveal the work you've done.
My, my, how dangerous.
This may be a game,
but I cannot approve of drawing swords on a public street.
Who the hell're you?
Oki...
Hold it right there.
We aren't anyone whose names are worth mentioning.
Hey, even the little one?!
Like you're one to talk?!
Hey! I don't know who the hell ya are, but we've got the brat!
So ya better stay outta...
You're pointing your sword in the wrong direction, mister.
And the big one too?
All right! You guys, leave the rest to us and get on out of here.
Tetsu, this way!
Oh, okay!
You bastards...
Draw! I'll cut ya to pieces!
Sorry, but I'm not too hot with a sword.
So...
You'll have to let me use this instead!
Quit messin' with us!
You just narrowly escaped death.
Starting tomorrow, you better bow to the shop curtain before entering!
Hey, Sano, pull your punches a little.
Holy!
Scaring me like that!
What's the matter, Shinpachi? Want some help?
Don't be silly.
Die!
You know...
It's too late to beg for yer life!
No, that's not it.
You think you can beat me with a push like that?
Shoo...
Too bad for you.
I might not look it, but I'm actually pretty good.
Hey, did you just kill him?
Moron, I hit him with the back of the sword. The back.
All right, one to go!
What?
Wha...
We certainly ran quite a ways, haven't we?
We should be far enough that you'll be fine.
Tetsu, leave the rest to us and escape with the girl.
No! I also...
You also what?
Mr. Okita!
For this commotion to have happened in spite of my being there,
I am very sorry.
No, that's fine.
You carried out your mission well.
Report your findings to me.
Yes, sir.
The three men that started the commotion...
From their accent, there is no question that they are from Choshu.
Two were defeated by some passing ronin, who tried to help the girl,
and fled the scene.
The remaining man...
Passing ronin?
It was unfortunate that Souji was one of them.
However, we now know something interesting.
The demeanor of those men
is the very picture of countryside samurai.
Yes, if they had been lurking in Kyoto for any length of time and knew of us,
they would not have behaved as they did.
Most likely...
They are recent arrivals in Kyoto.
And even after such a disturbance right in front of their shop,
Masuya hasn't reported a word of it.
Shall we bring him in?
No, not yet.
If they're just gathering impetuous youths to have a gawk at Kyoto, that's one thing,
but knowing their love of festivals, they're bound to be planning some kind of crazy show.
Festivals?
Yeah, a festival named revolution.
Even if we brought Masuya in now,
he's unlikely to know anything worthwhile.
Feed them more, fatten them up.
We can devour them...
afterwards.
However, due to this incident,
they will likely act even more covertly than before.
Probably.
The responsibility is entirely mine.
I have not only hindered our investigation,
but also roused the enemy's wariness.
I will accept any punishment you see fit to sentence me to.
I will not punish anyone in connection with this incident.
The responsibility for it all will be mine as the Vice Commander.
Yes, sir.
Yamazaki...
Am I...
being too soft?
There can be no mistake in anything that you do.
It's the first time I ever got mad.
To think you made that Mr. Yamazaki mad...
You really are impressive.
Well, it's all good, isn't it?
No matter how you look at it, those men were in the wrong.
Why...
Why did you kill him?!
We'd already won at that point!
You could've let him go or taken him captive or something!
Why?!
That man was unlucky.
What?
He raised his sword, not against the man disguising himself as a ronin,
but against Okita of the Shinsengumi.
What do you mean by that?
I believe there are probably people from Choshu hiding at Masuya.
Those people must have been quite horrified
when some of their friends raised that commotion in front of the shop.
However, the Shinsengumi could not mobilize to quell that commotion.
For if we had,
all the people from Choshu hiding there would surely have fled.
Are you saying...
And so, we tried to help you merely as ronin who happened by, but...
Because I called out your name?
Because I...
It is not your fault.
In a way different from that Choshu man, you were also unlucky.
That is all there is to it.
That's all?
A man was killed and that's all there is to it?
Yes...
Even people of Choshu are someone's children, someone's parents!
And you're saying...
I am not a child of man.
I am a demon's child.
Tetsu, there is something I must impart to you.
The Strictures of the Shinsengumi.
Truly a demon's code that Mr. Hijikata came up with.
These are our proscriptions.
One, you must not stray from the samurai's code.
Two, desertion is not permitted.
Three, you will not raise funds without permission.
Four, you will not take up litigious matters without permission.
Five, private conflicts are not permitted.
Those who defy these articles shall be sentenced to commit seppuku,
without fail.
By the samurai's code,
failing to strike down the enemy is not permitted.
Drawing your sword as a member of the Shinsengumi
means that either you or your enemy will inevitably die.
Working as a page was the one and only way to avoid that risk.
What kind of page are you?
Quit sticking your nose into other people's business.
However, you are the one who must make the choice.
If you wish to become stronger...
If you wish to have your revenge...
Abandon your humanity and take up the sword.
Honestly!
Leaving all these ledgers collecting dust this whole time.
Oh, hey, Tetsunosuke.
Won't you help me carry these?
Hey, I'm going to drop them!
I...
really am...
a half-assed loser.
Tetsu...
Good grief. What did you do this time?
So, one of our comrades...
Yes. It was just some horseplay at first,
but they went a little too far in their tomfoolery.
I can understand their excitement in coming to Kyoto,
but picking on a child is... Well, you know...
Unforgivable.
They'll be executed.
No, that's...
Apparently, that's the final decision.
But well, that was to be expected.
As a patriot who reveres the Emperor and favors exclusionism,
it is essential to have a proud spirit.
Master!
Master Yoshida!
A faithful soul to offer one's master,
the strength to be a sword that will bring down the Shogunate,
and most beautiful of all,
a brilliant madness that burns as brightly as crimson blood.
Maiku o nigirishime hitto pareedo no onpareedo
Hey, Jimmy, kibun wa doudai?
Suteeji orireba sasuga no jentoruman
Hey, Jimmy, kokoro mo kandai!
Jimichi ga yue ni seikatsu sae mo jimi ni
Kotsu-kotsu tsumiagemashou
Jimichi ni yume ga kanaimasu you ni
Kyou mo, Jimmy, ikimashou
You got to fight for your money! How you feeling, Jimmy?
You got to fight for your dream, it's all too much
You got to fight for your money! How you feeling, Jimmy?
You got to fight for your dream, it's all too much
You got to fight for your money! How you feeling, Jimmy?
You got to fight for your dream, it's all too much
You got to fight for your money! How you feeling, Jimmy?
You got to fight for your dream, it's all too much
Gripping the microphone tight, the hit parade's on parade
Hey, Jimmy, how you feeling?
Quite the gentleman when he's off stage
Hey, Jimmy, a generous spirit too!
Being such an honest guy, even his life's plain
Keep building it up patiently
May your dreams come true honestly
Let's go for it again today, Jimmy
You got to fight for your money! How you feeling, Jimmy?
You got to fight for your dream, it's all too much
You got to fight for your money! How you feeling, Jimmy?
You got to fight for your dream, it's all too much
You got to fight for your money! How you feeling, Jimmy?
You got to fight for your dream, it's all too much
You got to fight for your money! How you feeling, Jimmy?
You got to fight for your dream, it's all too much
I swear, kiddies are just...
Well, you have to train at everything.
Ooh, speaking of training, there's the perfect person for it.
Next time, Peacemaker Kurogane, Chapter 4: "Shadow"
The darkness of the capital is deep and frightening.