"A brush against the freckles that I hated oh so much..." "A small flicker, that's all, and then I heave a little sigh." "The heavyweight love that I once shared with you Miraculously dissolved with the sugar cube." "The little prick that I feel on my bosom that has shrunken from the little thorn really hurts me now." "I guess I cannot trust those silly horoscopes after all..." "I wonder what it would be like if we could go further away... right?" "I'd be so happy just because of that!" "Memories I have are always beautiful in my mind." "But they can't feed me;" "they can't fill up my stomach." "In reality tonight was supposed to be somber." "I really do wonder why..." "I just can't see how all of the tears were streaming down his face that night." "I just can't see it anymore..." "Toma, that failure was unlike you." "I will allow for no more mistakes." "Don't think that you deserve mercy, even as the leader of the Jinpuu Squad." "Yes." "That thought has sunk deep into my mind." "Sasaki, and these other two who know your identity..." "You should seal their mouths soon." "Heihachirou Sasaki is now a coward who cannot even hold a sword." "Of the other two, one is just a ruffian." "They shall be taken care of easily." "And the remaining one?" "He is a swordsman that claims to be a wanderer..." "A wandering swordsman?" "That man..." "Something wrong?" "Is he powerful?" "Nothing to worry about." "I, Toma, will be sure to end all their lives." "So please rest assured." "Our plan is entering its final stages." "Always be prepared to engage." "Yes!" "When our objective has been met, Toma..." "I intend to have you assigned to a key position." "That is too much honor for me to handle." "I'm sorry, Mr. Sano." "Don't worry about it." "In any case I'm bored, and being a bodyguard at a school isn't a bad job." "But there is the possibility that you or Mr. Himura will be targeted by them for reasons of secrecy." "I wouldn't die even if they killed me!" "And besides, with Kenshin there's even less to worry about." "You know just how strong Kenshin is, Professor." "Something wrong?" "It's hard to say this in front of you, Mr. Sano..." "But concerning that battle between Mr. Himura and Toma..." "Toma's swordsmanship was superior..." "Don't be saying stupid things like that." "Kenshin is invincible." "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake, Professor?" "No, I'm sure Mr. Himura knows that as well." "Impossible!" "That guy is stronger than Kenshin?" "Oh?" "One of Sano's acquaintances was a swordsman who used to be in the Kyoto Patrol Group?" "And that schoolteacher actually fought Kenshin back in Kyoto, they say!" "Really, the connections between people can be strange sometimes." "Hinoha Ittou Style ultimate technique..." "Shiden Blade!" "Yahiko, you're cool!" "Cool!" "Cool, Yahiko!" "You think so?" "The Shiden Blade..." "But it's kind of a shame that such a master of swordsmanship..." "But it's kind of a shame that such a master of swordsmanship threw away his sword." "But..." "...threw away his sword." "But..." "...threw away his sword." "...it's wonderful that he entrusts his dreams to children and passionately teaches them." "I am going to study and be a noble person too!" "I'm gonna study too." "That is very reassuring." "Do your best, both of you!" "Hey, Missie." "Is Kenshin around?" "Kenshin is doing the laundry." "Laundry?" "What?" "He wasn't there?" "Mr. Sano..." "Are you worried about something, Sanosuke?" "Oh, no, I'm sure that of all people, Kenshin will be fine..." "What in the world is wrong?" "Come on, Sanosuke!" "I believe your name was Toma?" "I have no grudge against you." "But this is also destiny." "I will have you dead." "Long hair, and a cross shaped scar on one cheek..." "So you are the legendary Battousai the Manslayer..." "What's wrong?" "Why aren't you drawing your sword?" "I came here because I wanted to ask you something, that I did." "You..." "Why do you call yourselves the Jinpuu Squad and continue to perform assassinations?" "I will change the world with my sword just like Battousai the Manslayer did..." "What I have done is only manslaughter." "It is not because of assassinations that the revolution occurred." "That is why I sealed away the sword that kills, that I did." "There is nothing as effective as a sword to dispose of rotten individuals." "Even if the world has changed in the Meiji era..." "The era makes no difference to me, a man who lives by the sword." "I will use this sword to change the world, and to cultivate my own destiny." "Who commanded you to swing that sword about?" "By now, I don't need to waste my breath answering!" "Draw your sword!" "So, even Battousai the Manslayer fears for his life?" "Still, you can't escape from this sword." "The ultimate technique of Hinoha Ittou Style..." "Shiden Blade..." "I will warn you that mine is different from that of Heihachirou Sasaki." "The second blade attack, that I created on my own is the strongest." "Lord Sakaki!" "Tonight..." "Understood." "Your life has been spared." "I can slay a weak-willed man like you anytime." "Why don't you sit and wait for that moment?" "Kenshin!" "Where are you?" "Oh, Kenshin." "Don't make us worry." "It seems as though the next target has been decided, that it has." "That means an assassination?" "No matter what the reason, killing someone is wrong." "It might be because of me..." "Professor..." "Toma as he is now is just how I used to be..." "Assistant Master!" "What's wrong, Toma?" "To have you selected as a sergeant of the Kyoto Patrol Group is an honor to all those learning the Hinoha Ittou Style!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations, Assistant Master!" "I see." "So you have heard as well." "I will be departing for Kyoto soon." "I don't have much time left to practice with you." "This country is in chaos because of the vagabonds who are oppressing the citizens of Kyoto!" "The way to save this country is to slay every last one!" "Assistant Master!" "I, Toma, will become a master swordsman as soon as possible and I will rush to Kyoto!" "Please wait for me!" "Toma, I am going to Kyoto to slay people." "I understand that." "I am also a man who has decided to live by the sword." "Vagabonds or otherwise, someday I will cut them all down personally!" "Don't be so earnest about it, Toma..." "Back then, I had really believed I could protect this country from Imperialists with only my sword." "Once more!" "Toma looked up to such a person..." "I'm sure he has trained so much since then that seeing blood is normal for him." "However, Japan no longer needs such a sword..." "Toma is a poor fellow who could not adapt along with the new generation..." "However, I am responsible for that as well." "So that he doesn't commit any more sins, I must stop Toma..." "Not so fast, Professor!" "You're a man who has already thrown away his sword." "Mr. Sano..." "That's right." "It definitely isn't your responsibility, Professor." "However..." "We're finally eliminating Yamagata, Mr. Hashizume?" "That fool..." "He's been treating us like villains because we made a deal with some merchants to make money." "It's natural that politics needs money." "That is right." "The operation will be tonight, at the reception hall on the way back from the banquet." "Soon, it will all be over." "By the way, what will you do with the Jinpuu Squad?" "Are you going to give them positions, like they asked?" "Of course not!" "When their duties are done, I will have them all killed!" "Nowadays, swordsmen are only useful for assassinations." "Not knowing that they are all such idiots." "Kenshin!" "Are you here?" "Huh?" "Kenshin?" "Mr. Sano!" "W-Wait a minute." "Is something wrong, Sanosuke?" "Professor?" "It doesn't seem to be an ordinary guest..." "W-Who the hell are these guys?" "I'll be going." "I hope you don't mind me leaving early." "Military Lord Yamagata..." "What is it, Mr. Hashizume?" "These are rather troubling times." "Do be careful on your way." "I thank you for your kindness." "Excuse me." "Farewell, Yamagata..." "Just you watch." "I am different from the Battousai who became a wanderer and from Heihachiro Sasaki who threw away his sword." "I will live through the Meiji era as nothing but a swordsman." "To that end, I will prove that I can change the world with just one sword!" "Lord Sakaki!" "Finally, it's Yamagata..." "Let's go." "They're messing with the wrong people." "Just like a moth being attracted to fire." "You guys can't possibly be the only ones on the move." "Where are the others, and who are they attacking?" "W-Who would tell you?" "Oh, is that it?" "It's all right if you don't want to tell us." "It seems our teacher is a little too kind." "But I'm not all that good at holding back." "I take it this is the carriage of Military Lord Yamagata!" "We are the Jinpuu Squad!" "In the name of justice, we bring divine retribution!" "Prepare yourself!" "You!" "Battsouai..." "Why are you here?" "I had something that I just had to tell you." "Toma, I'm sure you act because you are unhappy with this world..." "Unfortunately, you are only a tool in the power struggles of dirty politicians." "What lunacy is that?" "Are you mocking the Jinpuu Squad?" "When the mastermind is caught, this truth will be revealed." "Such foolish thoughts." "Can you not believe anything I have to say?" "I will not let anyone get in the way." "Those that oppose the Jinpuu Squad die!" "Damn you!" "Don't you understand that this is all meaningless?" "Shut up!" "Kenshin!" "You left all by yourself without telling us!" "Don't be so reserved, Kenshin!" "Sano!" "Mr. Sasaki..." "Looks like we got here just in time." "I wouldn't forgive you if you hadn't left someone for me to kick around." "Really..." "What sort of silly trick is this, Mr. Sasaki?" "Don't add any more sins onto what you have already done." "Wake up and open your eyes, Toma." "A ruffian and two fallen manslayers..." "The hassle of silencing you has just been alleviated." "Cut them down!" "I am your opponent, Battousai." "With this sword, I will remove from this world the name of Battousai the Manslayer and your life!" "That stance..." "My Shiden Blade attack..." "It has surpassed that of Heihachiro Sasaki." "It is the strongest!" "Go ahead, try it." "This blade..." "Die!" "l-Impossible..." "How were you able to evade the second strike?" "The Shiden Renga Blade..." "So that is called the Shiden Renga Blade?" "Toma, that attack just involves throwing the second sword forward just as the first strike is evaded." "But because of that, the first thrust naturally becomes more shallow." "From there, the second one will appear..." "Battousai, no, Mr. Himura, could see it coming." "If the blade does not instantly kill, it is not a Shiden Blade." "That sword of yours is merely an assassin's blade buried in the conceit of divine retribution." "Professor..." "Those men sprawled all over the ground are assassins known as the Jinpuu Squad." "Arrest all of them!" "Mr. Himura, once again you came to assist us." "Don't worry about it, that you should not." "First things first..." "Mr. Hashizume..." "Those men assassinated by the Jinpuu Squad were all your rivals." "Therefore, the mastermind behind the Jinpuu Squad is you, Senator Hashizume!" "I don't know them!" "I've never seen them before!" "I don't know these assassins!" "I don't know them!" "I don't!" "What proof do you have?" "I..." "What a pathetic sight, Mr. Hashizume." "You can't talk your way out of it anymore." "Why don't you just give up?" "This is a trap!" "I am innocent!" "Battousai..." "Just as you said, my sword was only being used as a tool for murder." "Hashizume!" "Stop it!" "Hashizume!" "Toma!" "H-Help me." "I'll admit to my crimes!" "I'll admit it, so stop him!" "He's a bloodthirsty murderer!" "If you keep him alive, he'll kill me!" "Please!" "Strike this man down!" "I don't want to die!" "This..." "Toma!" "...is the end!" "Mr. Sasaki!" "Please let me die, Mr. Sasaki." "At least, like a warrior." "It is unfair for you to die now, Toma." "The sins that you have committed are so heavy..." "However, no matter how big these sins are..." "Isn't that the least you can do to repent for the people you have slain?" "M-Mr." "Sasaki..." "That is the last lesson I can provide as your Assistant Master." "Professor, I thought you were never going to hold a sword again?" "Oh, that's right." "Sorry, Mr. Sano." "Things like this should be tossed into the river!" "I wish everyone could have seen it!" "I see..." "Lord Yamagata..." "Are you telling the truth, Sanosuke?" "Yeah." "That army guy got real shaken up when he found out that the Professor was Heihachiro Sasaki of the old Kyoto Patrol Group." "He looked like his life-span was shortened by 10 years." "Right, Kenshin?" "Because if things had been different, he could've been slain by the Professor." "I'm sure he was surprised." "But now, he's only a schoolteacher." "So, I told him..." "The two legendary manslayers..." "Kenshin has a reverse-blade sword, and our Professor has education." "From now on, they aren't slaying men but helping men." "Why don't you completely throw out your past like them, Sanosuke?" "How about taking that lame wicked character from your back?" "You didn't need to call it lame, you little punk!" "How dare you do that!" "Stop fighting!" "Come on, stop them, Kenshin!" "Sano says good things sometimes too, that he does." "I won't let you through..." "I won't let you through..." "Where is this..." "When your heart is shaken about with tears..." "What should I be doing to help you out?" "Even looking up at the sky..." "My heart hurts as much as yours." "Something that you don't have to get hurt over..." "Evervone accidentally feels..." "Just like the times when you're surprised by how cold the water really is." "Now, just being here right next to you..." "It's all that I can do, and nothing else..." "All the smiles that I can make just for you, anytime I'll embrace and send to you, whenever you need it." "You can believe it, dreams will someday be reality..." "Just for you and only for you..." "It is okay to crv, because deep inside that heart of yours everv piece of sadness turns to wings for you to fly." "The Ebisu Cannon Circus features a flying girl." "It's so popular that there is a long line day after day!" "But, the Sumidaya Circus is jealous of those lines and they are planning to interfere!" "All right!" "The Kenshin group is going to help out!" "Next episode of Rurouni Kenshin..." "Please look forward to it!"