"At least feel with your body that my notion of salvation is correct, and die!" "He did it!" "Rest in peace." "Wait just a minute." "It's too late to chant your prayers for me." "This is the Kiwami Hazushi!" "Well, well..." "He won, but it was a victory provided by luck." "No, I saved it..." "One last Futae no Kiwami..." "It connected perfectly, but he shouldn't be dead..." "That's impossible!" "A memorial tablet?" "To keep it in your breast pocket, even during battle..." "Why is that?" "This represents the souls of those pure hearts that were not saved!" "Everything started 10 years ago when they started the Buddhist Hunts." "There!" "Hey, that's mine!" "No way!" "Give it back!" "Guys!" "Come on, Tasuke!" "Don't pick on Goro!" "Goro, you shouldn't be such a crybaby about petty things!" "Both of you, go fetch water from the well!" "Go, go!" "And you, Monk Anji!" "When you scold them, you have to harden your heart!" "You can't be kind all the time!" "But, I'm just not good at getting angry." "What are you saying?" "Monk, your face is too kind looking already!" "No, I'm sorry." "Sheesh..." "Big Sister Tsubaki!" "What, what is it now?" "I got snow in my back!" "What were you doing?" "B-u-d-d-h-a." "B-u-d-d-h-a." "See, Monk, I was able to write!" "All right..." "Everyone's fathers and mothers went far far away but Buddha will always protect you." "Really?" "He hears your prayers, and acts on them." "Then, if I pray, will I get taller?" "Will spring come earlier?" "Will you marry our big sister?" "Monk, we'll pray!" "So can you marry our big sister Tsubaki?" "Please." "Please!" "Idiots, what are you all talking about?" "Guys, let's go pray!" "T-Those kids really believe it..." "They believe that if I married you, Sir Anji, everyone would be a real family..." "Family..." "This gift from you, Sir Anji..." "It's my treasure!" "They're tearing down this temple?" "You know the Meiji government decided to abolish Buddhism, right?" "Because of that, it has been decided we will tear down this temple." "l-I don't care about any of that!" "But those children..." "They lost their parents in the Boshin Wars, they have nowhere else to go..." "Hey, those brats are the ones plaguing this town!" "What?" "The fathers of those kids aided the shogunate quite a bit during the Boshin Wars." "Therefore, this town is still looked down upon by the Meiji government." "Because of those pests we won't get government aid no matter how long we wait." "We would like you to leave town immediately." "Hey, Mayor, is it wise to be so nice to them?" "We're talking about a poor monk from a run-down temple with no parish and filthy brats with no parents..." "I'm sure we won't get any complaints no matter how we treat them." "There is a limit to how much aid the Meiji government can distribute." "If we don't hurry, the other towns will suck up all the money there is!" "Monk..." "The temple will be torn down?" "We're getting kicked out?" "We prayed as much as we could..." "I'm sorry, Monk, it's because of our fathers..." "There is no need to apologize." "All your fathers were fighting to bring peace as soon as possible." "That I know well." "There is nothing for you to worry about." "Just think about becoming happier." "That is the wish of your parents who passed away and mine as well." "However, staying here will only cause the other townsfolk problems." "So, why don't we all move to a new place together?" "Where would you like?" "Oh, Tokyo!" "I would like Tokyo!" "Me, I want Kyoto!" "I wanna go to Hakodate!" "Idiot, Hakodate is in the middle of a war!" "It's dangerous!" "Hey, hey, hey!" "Then, where is a good place?" "What kind of a place is Tokyo?" "Then, where is a good place?" "What kind of a place is Tokyo?" "Oh Buddha, these children have only known suffering all this time..." "Please, provide them a future full of happiness..." "Please protect these children..." "You can't sleep?" "Oh, sorry..." "It seems I have awakened you." "Don't worry." "I'll work as hard as I can!" "I can be of help, Monk, just as much as any adult!" "So..." "Thank you..." "We are family." "If we combine our strengths, there is nothing we can't do." "Buddha is watching us as well." "Rest assured, and go to sleep." "Buddha..." "Please protect me and my family." "Please..." "Tsubaki!" "Goro, Tasuke!" "Everyone!" "Everyone!" "This gets rid of them." "It's because you didn't hurry up and get outta here." "Now, we can share in the wealth of the Meiji government." "Buddha, please..." "These children have only known suffering all this time..." "Please, provide them a future full of happiness..." "Please protect these children..." "Why..." "Why did you take these children?" "It was my fault..." "It was my fault it happened five years ago..." "I beg you, at least spare my life..." "May your soul rest in peace..." "You understand?" "With just prayers and wishes, not one thing can be saved." "Not one thing!" "Until those children follow the ring of reincarnation and they are reborn into this world Anji the Myouou cannot afford to lose!" "Everything is for salvation." "To save this world that is hardly worthy of salvation Anji the Myouou cannot afford to lose!" "Anji..." "Dammit..." "Dammit..." "Dammit!" "Dammit, why did it turn out that way?" "Dammit..." "Dammit!" "The same..." "It's exactly the same!" "You're just like how I used to be!" "What?" "I held grudges and more grudges, until I couldn't go any further." "Over the death of someone I looked up to all of my life!" "If I didn't meet Kenshin, I never would have changed..." "I would've been a despicable man who just held grudges and cursed others!" "That's what you are now!" "You're just a sooty lump of ill will!" "Shut up!" "What do you know?" "What does this mean?" "They're using the Futae no Kiwami, guaranteed to end any fight in one hit." "Yet, neither is falling." "It would be no surprise if either had already fallen but, they are driven to keep fighting because neither is willing to accept defeat." "The willpower of those two is overpowering their bodies." "Futae no Kiwami is no longer the deciding factor so the match is about even." "You think so?" "Even though he is one of the Juppongatana, he is not a swordsman." "So why does he hold a sword?" "Touate..." "I see..." "That sword is a tool for a ranged attack, sending the shock of the Futae no Kiwami through the ground." "This will decide things." "From outside his reach, that rooster head has no way to attack." "He predicted it!" "Haven't you had enough, Anji?" "You've lived a life with more hurt than anyone should have." "It's about time to put an end to this life full of injuries." "Being full of injuries is fine with me." "I no longer feel any pain." "I will continue to fight as a Myouou until the day I bring salvation to this world!" "I'm sure those children wish for the same thing!" "You fool!" "Those kids aren't wishing for you to become a Myouou!" "Look!" "They're crying, because they've been soaked in the blood you've shed!" "Monk, I'm all right now..." "You shouldn't..." "Doesn't your foot still hurt?" "It's just a small sprain." "It's all right." "Stay still." "I wish time would just stop right now..." "That way, everyone can stay the way they are now." "They can stay happy." "Even if I grow up no matter what happens, I will be at your side." "With you, Monk, always..." "I..." "I don't deserve such a thing!" "I have killed!" "I have taken so many lives!" "Monk..." "Monk..." "You taught us back then that Buddha forgives all sorrow and hatred." "You taught us..." "We're always with you, Monk." "Forever with you." "Always at your side." "Forever at your side..." "Forever..." "Right, Monk?" "Monk, finish him!" "Hurry up and finish him!" "You have different eyes than just a moment ago..." "Those are no longer the eyes of someone who kills others..." "That's the way it should be." "Go back to being a kind monk once again restart your work of salvation..." "People aren't so simple that they can be saved with kindness." "I've known that since ten years ago..." "But..." "Those kids on that memorial tablet..." "I'm sure they were saved by your kindness until the day they died." "For the sake of those kids you can't meet your end in a place like this." "I was mistaken..." "How was that?" "Sano, you are the winner." "Yeah, I won, but it took a lot outta me..." "I can't even move one finger..." "Sorry, but can you go ahead without me?" "I'll rest a little, and I'll definitely catch up..." "Now..." "The first man has left the front lines." "We must hurry ahead." "Wait." "Return to the Aoiya." "The Juppongatana waiting ahead are only Sojiro, Usui, and Houji." "The others have gone to kill everyone at the Aoiya." "Shishio..." "Hey, don't get the wrong idea!" "That plan was Houji's idea." "It wasn't the will of Lord Shishio!" "It doesn't matter which." "We only can go forward." "It's useless to try and walk back!" "You'll get lost, and without a doubt you'll lose your lives!" "We shall believe in everyone's strength, and move forward..." "That should end up taking less time than going back through this labyrinth." "Do you have medicine of any sort?" "Yes, right here." "Leave that here, I will look after this man..." "Thank you so much." "Let's hurry!" "Now, guide us." "Please, Master make it there on time." "It's no good, we're completely surrounded!" "There're about 150 men out there." "Kenshin!" "We're here, at the second room." "If you open this door, you won't be able to go..." "Explanations are unnecessary, that they are." "U-Usui, where are you?" "Usui!" "Come now, keep it down..." "Welcome." "Usui!" "Don't be so familiar." "After Shishio is dead you won't even be allowed to lick my feet." "After Shishio is dead?" "Well, well..." "Only two..." "I guess this will just be some practice before I do away with Shishio." "All right." "Which one of you wants to see the afterlife first?" "Usui the Blind Sword, user of the Eye of the Heart." "Challenging him is Hajime Saito, the Wolf of Meiji." "Usui's strangely shaped weapons effectively block Saito's Gatotsu!" "And, when words from a cold grin pierce the truth the gleam of a sword slices through the darkness!" "Next time..." "Look forward to it, please!"