"That it is!" "Let go of that child..." "That cross-shaped scar..." "I see." "You're that famous Battousai the Manslayer..." "So you're here to get Shakku's last sword, too?" "I am seeking a different sword, that I am." "If you want Shakku's last work, take it." "But, in exchange let go of that child..." "Does that mean you want to avoid unnecessary fighting?" "Of course, that's understandable." "Your faithful reverse blade sword snapped." "So, you can't fight to your full potential, even if you wanted to." "Well, I can't brag at all if I defeat you now." "But, if I go without fighting after bumping into the enemy Lord Shishio would murder me!" "Besides..." "Even if I get to hold the last sword if I don't have something to test it out on, half the fun is gone..." "And I've always wanted to try cutting' up a baby." "So, I have to decline your offer!" "Fight me fair and square!" "You know that your opponent's sword is broken you have a hostage, and you call this fair?" "You're a total fool." "I'm not actin' that foolish." "But you're actin' too serious!" "If you want to impale me, you'll need an attack that surpasses Saito's Gatotsu." "That it is!" "What's this?" "You're pretty good, despite your shabby looks!" "That would have been dangerous, if I didn't have a trusty sword on my back." "But, you'll pay big time for this." "I'll show you!" "This strange killer sword from Shakku's early days, the Renbatou!" "By creating a double wound in a small interval it becomes difficult to sew up." "Therefore, a slash with this sword leaves the target beyond medical attention, so the wound will rot and kill you off!" "So, is that what you think?" "That it is!" "Sorry to keep you waiting, that I am." "I'll get you down now, that I will." "I see, it's just like you said..." "I guess I've been actin' like a fool." "That it is?" "Sorry, lori." "This might take a minute, that it will." "Idiot, quit talking and look over here!" "If you take me lightly, I'll hack up the kid first, dammit!" "You sure were holding back!" "If you showed me that face at first, I wouldn't have gone so easy on you." "Gramps!" "You're late!" "What happened to Himura?" "As soon as he heard, he took off!" "I couldn't possibly catch up!" "Himura's sword is broken!" "That's why I was counting on you, Gramps!" "Sheesh, you're even less trustworthy than I figured!" "Don't be mad at me!" "It's already started!" "Himura sure has a short temper!" "But, even though he's just fighting with his sheath Himura seems to have the advantage." "That's..." "That thing which he has around his waist..." "It's one of the strange killer swords my father Shakku made in his later days after many improvements!" "Chou the Sword Hunter, of the Juppongatana..." "Now I really get to show my stuff." "Here goes!" "Be careful, Himura!" "He still has a sword!" "This is my favorite sword." "The strange killer sword, Hakujin no Tachi!" "No!" "Don't cut it so close!" "Perfect aim..." "Now, you can't run around anymore..." "The strange killer sword Hakujin no Tachi..." "By forging the blade as thin as possible one is able to control every last movement of it..." "Therefore, it is very dangerous to avoid it by such a narrow margin..." "Furthermore, avoiding Hakujin no Tachi with an injured leg is..." "Looks like we got an audience from somewhere." "I guess we'll go for the climax now!" "No good!" "There's no way he can win!" "Honey..." "We'll give up on Father's sword..." "That it is?" "Feel my own attack, Orochi!" "Right now, we have to save lori and get away from this battlefield." "He is concentrating on his battle against that man..." "I'm sure that this is a chance..." "Iori..." "Hold it right there!" "You're going to make Himura your bait?" "He knows that his sword is broken and he can't fight to his full potential!" "But, Himura still..." "I'm impressed you defended!" "But, I'm not finished yet!" "He still came straight here without hesitation!" "That it is!" "I didn't ask him to do that." "He's just fighting on his own accord." "Seiku, I understand that your feelings towards your child come first." "But, can you also understand what Himura is trying to protect in this fight he brought upon himself?" "Himura!" "You sure don't give up..." "Do you know your situation?" "It's no time to risk your life for one kid." "Even if he's just a kid to you..." "He is the child of a new generation, irreplaceable to someone like me who has slain many people during the Revolution..." "Even if it costs my life I will definitely return lori safely to his parents!" "I thought you were up to something, but Mr. Imperialist here is just bragging." "Stupid." "It's all right, your days are already over." "From now on, this Hakujin no Tachi will create a new era under Lord Shishio." "Rest assured, in a grave!" "I'm sorry to say it, but that's rather impossible, that it is." "What?" "The times are created not by swords, but by the people who use them." "Don't make me repeat it, you fool!" "I'm telling you to die!" "Honey!" "He's..." "What's the audience doing on stage without permission?" "Honey..." "Mr. Seiku!" "Now, hurry up and get lori!" "Wait a bit, lori!" "I will save you!" "But, please wait a moment!" "Mr. Seiku?" "You really are an irritating guy!" "I couldn't fathom my father's words that the swords he made would create a new era." "Dammit!" "I came in too close to him!" "But now, I finally understand..." "People create a new era..." "And..." "People must also protect what has been created..." "I want to take a risk with this man." "Perhaps I can trust him with it..." "Perhaps he will be able to properly use the last sword my father made to protect lori, and this peaceful new era!" "He did it!" "An elbow move, used like a counterattack..." "It's the last means of attack open to Himura, without a sword..." "If this doesn't settle things..." "I really can't take you lightly." "I won't step inside your reach again..." "I'll just hack at you from far away..." "No good..." "Now he has no chance of winning..." "A sword..." "If only he had a sword..." "Mr. Himura!" "This is my father's last sword!" "Please use this!" "My collection..." "Oh well, all I have to do is defeat you." "We both have real swords now." "Kill, or be killed." "It's better that things are simple." "Draw..." "We'll settle this now." "Go, Himura!" "With a sword, this match is ours!" "What?" "Why?" "It's no good..." "Himura won't draw that sword..." "Or rather, he can't..." "To such a man, who has vowed never kill again drawing a weapon that isn't a reverse-blade sword is impossible..." "But, now's not the time to be saying that, right?" "I don't know what happened to Himura in the past but if he doesn't do anything now, he's going to be killed!" "That past is the problem!" "If he draws a weapon that isn't a reverse-blade sword right now he will return to his former self, Battousai the Manslayer." "Battousai the Manslayer..." "Himura is..." "And he will never return to being a wanderer again." "Hey..." "Why is Battousai the Manslayer hesitating to slay someone?" "All right, if you're saying that you've forgotten the joy of slaying men..." "I'll give you a little reminder with a demonstration." "Iori!" "Iori!" "I'll first chop up this child of the new generation!" "You fell for it, you fool!" "Oh no, that was a feint!" "I'll pay you back for making fun of me!" "Got you!" "You'll be skewered from behind!" "What?" "Where did these super human reflexes come from?" "He's like another person!" "Hiten Mitsurugi Style..." "Ryu Kan Sen Tsumuji!" "It is done..." "That it is?" "I..." "Himura..." "Mr. Himura!" "Look at that sword, Mr. Himura!" "A reverse-blade sword?" "Can it be?" "The last sword created by Shakku Arai was a reverse-blade sword, like Himura's old one..." "But if that's a reverse-blade sword..." "He's alive, Himura!" "You haven't broken your oath to never kill again!" "A reverse-blade sword..." "My father's last sword?" "I don't understand..." "My father made only killer swords..." "Why?" "The sword..." "The decorative wooden hilt couldn't survive the force of Himura's attack..." "This is..." "Slaying myself, for many nights and winters I have forged blades." "Even if my child despises me, it is for my grandchild's generation..." "He spent years forging those swords, and it hurt as if he was slaying himself." "And, he did so even if it meant his child hating him for it because it was going to do some good in his grandchild's generation..." "I supposed that Shakku engraved that on the sword as his own epitaph..." "I guess my father realized it somewhere along the way..." "That it was just his ego saying that swords created new eras." "But, hoping that peaceful days would someday come he had to betray his own emotions and keep forging killer swords." "Such a man as he was, my father left with deep regret and a bit of hope this holy sword, the principal forge of the reverse-blade sword." "Principal forge?" "Yes when you forge a holy sword it is part of the procedure to make two identical swords..." "I see." "So, there were two reverse blade swords to begin with..." "And this one is the principal forge!" "In other words it's the reverse-blade sword that surpasses the other one!" "Please accept this, Mr. Himura." "I'm sure my father would want you to have it as well." "I heard you're leaving the imperialists, Himura..." "They just won the first battle at Toba Fushimi." "The true revolution is just about to get started, and you're selfishly..." "Besides, you don't even have a sword!" "Where are you going, to do what?" "Mr. Shakku..." "I'm going to find a path where I can save those living in the new age without slaying men..." "If there is such a path, I would like you to tell me!" "Don't run away now, after killing so many men!" "Live by the sword, and die by the sword..." "There shouldn't be any other path for you, right?" "My parting gift for you." "It's a piece of scrap, but it's more than enough for you as you stand now." "Try being a swordsman with that thing on your belt." "I'm sure you'll find out the hard way, what an idealist you're being right now." "If you can still say those sweet words when that thing snaps..." "Mr. Shakku..." "I still want to wager on those sweet words, just like you..." "So..." "I will gladly accept this principal forge of the reverse-blade sword." "That it is!" "Shak hanz, shak hanz." "Shak hanz to say bye-bye." "It's our third day in Kyoto, but no sign at all of him." "Where in the world is Kenshin?" "Maybe it is impossible..." "To find one man in this city..." "What are you doing, Yahiko?" "Don't be sounding so helpless again!" "We will be able to find Kenshin!" "You say that, but..." "If you have time to be depressed, watch the people walking by!" "If we're lucky, Kenshin..." "Aoshi..." "Shinomori..." "That man..." "Why is he here?" "Dammit, he's already gone!" "Yahiko!" "We don't have any clues at all!" "If we follow him, something might lead us to Kenshin!" "Wait!" "Just as you wished, that man Chou has been handed over to the police." "And this is Seijuro Hiko's whereabouts." "I didn't think it was a pseudonym, so it took some work to find him." "Thank you very much." "So you are going, after all..." "Give my regards to Miss Misao." "And, that I'm sorry I couldn't say anything about Aoshi..." "Leave it to me." "Then..." "Himura, I want you to remember one thing." "From now on, I will always be on your side." "Thank you so much." "Hey, Himura..." "Ready for breakfast?" "Wait, where are you going, Himura?" "You aren't going to leave here now, are you?" "I don't want to put any more people in danger." "From now on, this is a battle just for me, that it is." "Himura, you're being so distant all of a sudden." "Is it because we found out you were Battousai the Manslayer?" "That doesn't matter at all!" "No matter what you were I met you as a wanderer, and not as a manslayer!" "What's so funny?" "The person I parted with in Tokyo said basically the same thing, that she did..." "I never thought I'd hear that back in my old home of Kyoto, that I did not." "W-Wait a minute!" "Misao!" "Gramps..." "He is not an average kind young man." "Get carried away by a half-baked notion of justice, or superficial sympathy and you'll only get yourself hurt." "This is the way it should be..." "Misao!" "Dammit, Himura!" "You always put everything on your shoulders!" "I won't be satisfied if you end up suffering alone!" "Ouch!" "Watch it, shrimp!" "What was that?" "You were the one that bumped into me!" "Yahiko!" "What kind of language is that towards a girl?" "I'm sorry, but we were in a hurry..." "But anyway, I lost sight of him!" "Himura, you idiot!" "You little queer!" "What did you just say?" "You know about Kenshin?" "Tell me!" "Where is Kenshin?" "Could it be that this person the Himura was talking about?" "The person he parted with in Tokyo?" "Kenshin got the last blade of Shakku Arai the primary forge of the reverse-blade sword..." "He leaves the safety of the Aoiya to continue his search to meet Seijuro Hiko, the one who inherited the Hiten Mitsurugi Style..." "Next time..." "Look forward to it, please."