"A robber!" "Hey, Missie!" "I'm tellin' ya to just give us all yer money!" "It means nothing for me to kill 2 or 3 guys just for kicks!" "Can't you see this carving knife?" "l-I'm not afraid of that thing!" "What?" "Why don't you put that carving knife away, and get the hell outta here?" "Yahiko..." "Don't worry, Miss Tae." "This guy is nothing!" "I, Yahiko Myojin, first apprentice of the Kamiya Kasshin Style will beat the crap outta him!" "L-Little Yahiko..." "Stop calling me that!" "Hey, kid!" "You'll get hurt if you don't know when to back off!" "Forearm!" "Thrust!" "Thank you, Yahiko." "That was a piece of cake!" "That kid, I'm sure he was with the Battousai..." "Yahiko, you've become one fine young swashbuckler." "Don't say that call me a swordsman." "A swordsman!" "Yahiko!" "Yahiko!" "You forgot to put away your wooden sword!" "That's no good!" "If you don't take good care of it, the wooden sword will cry out for you!" "What is with your attitude?" "It really isn't cute at all!" "I've already graduated from using wooden swords!" "By the way, did you hear what happened at the Akabeko?" "I heard the story." "You pummeled a robber who was in the Akabeko, is that right?" "Yup!" "The guy must have been almost 6 feet tall." "He was flinging around a dagger like this, and I nabbed him..." "Like that." "A dagger?" "I heard that it was a carving knife." "And that the robber was slightly shorter than Miss Kaoru..." "Well, in any case, I nabbed the guy." "I'll protect the honor of the Kamiya Kasshin Style from now on." "I'm ready to take on anything, even dojo challengers!" "That sounds reassuring, that it does." "Yeah!" "And so, I'm beyond the usual Kamiya Kasshin Style lessons!" "Hey you, you put away that wooden sword for me." "Don't fool yourself!" "You're still a beginner!" "A beginner!" "What was that, you ugly hag?" "Call me Assistant Master!" "Now, now..." "Anyway, I've had enough of wooden swords." "I was thinking about training with real swords, like a real swordsman." "There's no way you could handle that!" "I'm sure that you would tremble just holding a real sword!" "I don't think that's true!" "Now, now..." "Yahiko, I admit that you have grown stronger, that I do." "But, you should not allow your ego to interfere with your swordsmanship." "I don't have an ego!" "Wooden swords just aren't good enough!" "That's what we mean by an ego!" "Shut up!" "Keep your mouth outta this one!" "We have a problem, that we do..." "So I take it that those brothers are as good as the rumors say?" "The Onizaki brothers of the Tsuchigumo Style are said to be top-ranking killers, even in the underworld." "It's said that they'll take on anyone if you give them enough money..." "What's wrong?" "H-H-H-Help!" "Rin pyou tou sha kai jin retsu zai zen!" "Rin pyou tou sha kai jin retsu zai zen!" "W-Wait!" "M-My name is Gohei Hiruma!" "I'm your client!" "Client?" "I'll pay as much as you request." "There is someone who must be killed before I am again able to rest." "That's for starters." "Tell me how much more you want." "So, who is this man you want dead?" "Kenshin Himura..." "Also known as Battousai the Manslayer." "Battousai the Manslayer..." "I used to be a fair swordsman, but he crushed my fingers." "Now, my path as a swordsman has been lost." "I took that opportunity to start again as a merchant." "I was able to speculate on property, and made loads of money." "Therefore, I wonder if I should have always been doing this..." "In any case, I'm sure that you two understand how frustrated I feel." "It doesn't matter to us what grudge you hold against the target." "All we need is to be paid..." "Purging our prey from the shadows, and sending them into the darkness..." "That is how we of the Tsuchigumo Style have lived for generations." "I understand." "I have a plan." "A plan that will definitely take Kenshin's head..." "Do as you like." "To contact us, leave an ema board with "Demon" written on it at the deserted shrine outside of town." "That damn Battousai..." "This time, I'll be sure to send him to the afterlife..." "Myojin Kasshin Style..." "Shippuu Jinrai Dotou Sword!" "Don't worry, I struck with the flat of the blade." "You know..." "The flat of the blade is all good but you still have to clean the floor." "You also have to get the bath ready before I finish giving lessons!" "Why do I have to do such a thing?" "You're still a freeloader!" "Even this is part of your duty!" "No way am I doing that!" "I'm a swordsman!" "Yahiko I'll prepare the bath when I come back from grocery shopping, that I will." "So, cheer up and clean the floor, that you should." "In the first place, she abuses people too much!" "Mistreating someone who's the heir to the Kamiya Kasshin Style..." "She just doesn't get it." "Of all people, why should I have to wipe the floor?" "If she thinks too lightly of my swordsmanship, she'll be sorry!" "Ouch!" "Who is it?" "Show yourself!" "The heir to the Kamiya Kasshin Style, doing chores?" "How pitiful..." "You're..." "Gohei Hiruma!" "So you remembered!" "Of course!" "How can I forget such an ugly villain's face?" "So you claim, brat." "Although my fingers were crushed, I still won't lose to likes of you." "Do you want to try?" "You bet I do!" "Don't oppose strength with strength." "To turn your opponent's strength to your advantage is another secret of the Kamiya Kasshin Style." "What Kaoru was saying..." "Chest!" "A draw..." "You handle yourself well..." "However..." "Your swordsmanship is only fit for a dojo!" "What do you mean?" "If this was a real sword, your life would have been over!" "What?" "A sword to protect others?" "Don't make me laugh!" "That's just child's play, swordsmanship only in name!" "Don't make fun of it!" "Are you going to face someone with a real sword using that cheap wooden one?" "Such a thing would split in two against a real sword!" "Well, I'm sure it would be different if you were to fighting with a real sword." "But since the Kasshin Style prohibits swords that can kill, it's impossible." "Therefore, you lose!" "Farewell, boy swordsman." "Wait!" "It's not impossible!" "There's Kenshin's reverse-blade sword!" "I'll take you on with the reverse-blade sword!" "Oh, what are you going to fight with again?" "I said, the reverse-blade sword!" "All right!" "Bring the reverse-blade sword and come to the shrine just outside of town!" "I'll be waiting for you, boy!" "Y-Yeah!" "I didn't think it would go this well!" "That brat!" "It was too simple!" "It sure is busy around here, that it is." "I must wash the rice and prepare the bath before Miss Kaoru gets back from giving lessons..." "Kenshin..." "Yahiko..." "What is it?" "Um... well..." "You can tell me anything, that you can." "Nothing!" "This is heavy..." "So this is the weight of a real sword..." "Well, it should be all right..." "Where are you, Gohei?" "I'll take you on!" "W-Who are you?" "A-Are you ready?" "Everything has gone well." "Now, Kenshin's head is mine." "Boy, I'm tired." "First, I'll take a bath." "Then, dinner..." "W-What's this?" "If you want Yahiko back, come to Kikyougawara before sundown." "Oh no!" "It's Gohei Hiruma!" "It was a mistake on my part, that it was." "I knew that Yahiko had taken the reverse-blade sword with him..." "Then, the reverse blade sword is with Yahiko?" "I let him go, thinking that it might shrink his ego when he found out how scary a real sword can be, that I did." "But I didn't think there would be a trap behind it..." "Yahiko..." "That idiot was led on by Hiruma without a second thought..." "Kenshin!" "What are you going to do without your reverse-blade sword?" "Don't forget, you're facing Gohei!" "You never know what dirty trick he has up his sleeve!" "I don't know if I can win." "However..." "I can't abandon him, that I can not." "Kenshin is no match against the two Onizaki brothers without this reverse-blade sword." "Are you frustrated, kid?" "The sun will set soon." "Kikyougawara will be Kenshin's grave." "I'll take care of you after that." "Even Kenshin could be killed by them without his reverse-blade sword!" "The reverse-blade sword..." "If only I didn't take the reverse-blade sword..." "If only I didn't let my ego get to me..." "And you patted me on the head!" "I was just teasing you because you had that sword on your belt!" "You are still a child physically, but your heart is fully matured, that it has." "You should cherish that pride that you have." "Dammit, I want to be strong..." "So that I don't need your help again..." "You can learn swordsmanship here starting tomorrow, that you can." "Kenshin!" "Kenshin!" "Become stronger, Yahiko." "Oh no, the sun is gonna set!" "Kenshin!" "So, he really came here without a weapon!" "Where is Yahiko?" "If you would like to know that, you must first defeat us." "There is no other way." "Who are you guys?" "Were you hired by Gohei?" "Tekkan Onizaki of the Tsuchigumo Style." "Gengo Onizaki from the same." "They aren't normal thugs..." "Miss Kaoru, you stay here and watch, that you should." "From the beginning, the only thing they were after was my life..." "Then, that's why they used Yahiko to get the reverse-blade sword?" "That is so." "Since you understand your situation, you can die without regret." "I'm asking you, why do you have that sword?" "T-This is..." "Don't you know that carrying a sword is now illegal?" "G-Get out of my way..." "If I don't hurry..." "We won't let you go just because you're a kid!" "Hand over that sword!" "Give it here!" "Hey!" "Wait!" "Wait, dammit!" "Wait!" "Wait!" "Unbelievable!" "Wait!" "Kenshin, don't die!" "They are missing on purpose..." "Are they trying to lure me somewhere?" "Rin pyou tou sha kai jin retsu zai zen!" "What?" "This is..." "Kenshin!" "Miss Kaoru, stay back, that you should!" "Kenshin!" "We don't need our spells against someone with no weapons, but..." "How are you going to fight with just your left arm?" "All right, just a little bit more..." "Kenshin!" "Shit, that kid was able to escape?" "Kid!" "I've come this far, I won't let you get in the way!" "Earlier, I allowed a draw on purpose to boost your ego." "This time, it won't be as easy!" "C-Come on..." "Your stance is weak!" "Whenever someone holds a real sword for the first time they can't handle it like a wooden sword!" "You..." "Yahiko!" "To turn your opponent's strength to your advantage..." "Don't oppose strength with strength." "Was that it?" "Kenshin!" "Yahiko!" "Kenshin!" "Your trick was to hold your opponent with invisible wires..." "But once the trick is revealed, it's simple to evade..." "Hiten Mitsurugi Style..." "Do rvu sen!" "Kenshin!" "Kenshin..." "I'm sorry I took the reverse-blade sword..." "I'm sorry I put you in danger, Kenshin." "I..." "I don't know what to say..." "Yahiko..." "It was just like you said, Kenshin." "I had a big ego, and thought I could do so much..." "I was an idiot." "Yahiko..." "It takes a full-grown man to admit such things, that it does." "You really had us worried!" "Hopefully this taught you a little lesson!" "But I created a new move for the Kamiya Kasshin Style!" "Invented by Instructor Yahiko Myojin a shoulder dodge into a groin kick!" "There you go again!" "We were visiting Doctor Gensai's little sister in Izu for a bit." "In the estate of a local lord there, a boy named Yutaro Tsukayama became the student of a strong swordsman by the name of Raijuta." "However, it seems like Raijuta has other plans dangerous plans!" "Next episode of Rurouni Kenshin..." "Please look forward to it!"