"Something has changed from a few minutes ago." "This is clearly different from the usual boy..." "If you are strong you live, and if you are weak you die." "Back then, what protected me was the truth Mr. Shishio taught me and just one wakizashi." "That is why Mr. Shishio is the one who is right." "I wasn't mistaken!" "The one who is mistaken is you!" "If he has emotions, his movements can be read, no matter their speed!" "Sojiro!" "He's been caught." "What do you think you're doing?" "You think you can win without finishing me off?" "Those words you said..." "Back then, nobody protected me..." "No matter how carefully I search my memory I'm sure I haven't met you before." "However one thing that I do know is in the depths of that aspect of your consciousness that was sealed you have been filled with regret." "Your true self may have wanted to live on without hurting anyone." "That is what I keep feeling..." "If it's not too late don't you think that you can still start over?" "If you are strong you live." "If you are weak you die." "That is the truth Mr. Shishio taught me." "But is it that bad to be weak?" "I killed people..." "But, killing people wasn't..." "Killing people wasn't..." "That's right I was smiling in the rain, but in reality..." "Sojiro's psyche snapped." "You're in the way..." "Mr. Himura..." "Your existence is in my way!" "When I fight you, I begin acting strange." "I don't care about what is right or not!" "With the next blow, I will make sure you will..." "Die!" "You're in the way..." "Here I come." "Are you prepared?" "The stance for Battoujutsu!" "His right hand is a little low..." "But, he wants a straight speed contest." "The one move that I named..." "Shuntensatsu." "As the name implies, you'll die instantly so you won't feel any pain." "Combining of the charge from Shukuchi and the Battoujutsu from Tenken..." "It is true that it would mean instant death if it landed." "However, can you make it land now with your confused soul?" "I see..." "You can see through everything, huh?" "What confidence." "Idiot, what part of him is confident?" "Even though he finished a difficult fight with Aoshi now he's been cornered by someone who won't show his true strength." "...he sure is someone who always ends up fighting at a disadvantage." "Why don't you think of yourself before you worry about others Mr. Himura?" "Even if you were to read my mind, you would never be able to react to the pure speed of Shuntensatsu." "I see..." "In that case I will..." "His sword..." "That's for Battoujutsu!" "The only sword drawing technique he can use now is that one!" "The ultimate attack of the Hiten Mitsurugi Style..." "Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki!" "You are serious." "I am always serious, that I am." "If I am not the words that I speak won't be taken seriously by my opponents." "I understand." "I will throw away my pride, and fight you at full strength." "A serious attack versus a serious attack." "And both of them at full strength!" "Otherwise I won't find an answer even if I win." "Whether or not the correct one is truly him or if it is indeed Mr. Shishio..." "I will see to the bottom of it with my Shuntensatsu." "Here I come." "Vanished!" "This is..." "Shukuchi!" "The speed is even..." "Therefore, the deciding factor is their destructive power!" "Are you all right, Kenshin?" "Where is Sojiro?" "It turned out to be the opposite of the time in Shingetsu Village..." "To think that someone can gain so much strength while keeping an oath not to kill it's a little unfair." "Unfair?" "Boy, you..." "When you are trying to rebuild a building that was made incorrectly you first have to tear it down, Miss Yumi." "So I was mistaken..." "That answer has been proven in this battle." "You are the one who is correct, Mr. Himura..." "Is that right?" "No, that isn't the case, that it is not." "If the winner or the strongest was always correct, then Shishio's logic would prevail." "If one or two battles could provide us with the truth nobody would make any mistakes in their lives." "A person's life is not that easy, that it is not." "The true answer you must learn for yourself, from how you live your life from now on." "Just like you did?" "You are a tough man." "Mr. Himura..." "You won't give me an answer..." "You're much tougher on me than Mr. Shishio was..." "I see..." "Oh?" "Looks like he hit you pretty hard there." "Is it all right for you to be lounging around here?" "Battousai's group headed out long ago." "I see, that is good." "Everything is going according to plan." "What?" "This is the blueprint for the central area here..." "When did you..." "The central government of this country is the best at gathering information from anywhere." "That is one reason why I act as a spy for the police." "At this point, I don't need to be guided anywhere." "It works out better if we're split into two groups." "In other words..." "You're using the Battousai's group just as a decoy?" "Well, something like that." "The score between you and the Battousai hasn't been settled from the Revolution..." "What will you do if the Battousai loses his life here?" "If that happens, the winner is the one who stays alive." "You have done well." "Thanks to you, both the enemy and the Battousai have taken their eyes off me." "Now, I can move around as part of the shadows." "Hajime Saito, former leader of Shinsengumi Squad Three..." "During the Revolution, Kyoto was teeming with men like him..." "If we had been able to fight with them at that time..." "Regrets are of no use." "Not the past, but now..." "Now is the time for us to fight." "I wonder if he is all right..." "What?" "Sure he is..." "It didn't look like his life was in danger." "No, I don't mean the wound..." "Yeah..." "But what's left is a problem in his heart he has to face himself." "It's not something we can help him with anymore." "Right now, let's just think about moving forward." "You're right, that you are." "Are you all right now?" "I need to head out soon, too." "Don't worry about that." "On the other side of that panel is a secret passageway, it is the shortest route to Mr. Shishio's room." "Use that to get back before Mr. Himura's group arrives..." "And tell Mr. Shishio..." "The truth behind Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki that I saw..." "Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki?" "The truth?" "Yes." "In that instant..." "I saw it clearly." "It was..." "His left foot?" "A fundamental of sword-drawing is to step forward with the right foot so that you don't cut your own foot with the attack." "However, Mr. Himura took one step further from there, with his left foot." "To preserve the momentum from swinging and twisting his waist he changes the timing ever so slightly from his sword-draw..." "That one last step that he takes instantaneously adds acceleration and power, changing Mr. Himrua's god-like speed Battoujutsu into a super god-like speed sword draw, Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki." "Impossible just one step." "Yes, but that one step is very difficult." "To make that extra step forward in the small space between life and death..." "If you're willing to sacrifice yourself or if you are looking for something in death in other words, if there is even the smallest negative feeling buried in your heart it would be impossible." "But, Lord Shishio's skills might be able to defeat it." "Boy, that's what you think?" "Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki relies upon that step with the left foot." "So if he keeps his attention on Mr. Himura's foot and not his eyes or arms he can predict when Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki will be used no matter what." "Now that we know, we should hurry to Lord Shishio..." "Oh, wait just a minute." "I have one more favor to ask." "This is..." "This is the wakizashi that Mr. Shishio gave me long, long ago." "For ten years..." "It has been a valuable treasure to me." "Please return this to Mr. Shishio." "Boy..." "Then you are..." "Back then what saved me from the brink of death was this wakizashi and Mr. Shishio." "That is an undeniable fact." "But, just like Mr. Himura said I really do believe that I need to go and find my own truth." "So now it's goodbye..." "I see..." "Maybe this is the best thing for you, boy." "Best regards about Mr. Shishio." "Well, even if I didn't give him my best regards Lord Shishio is invincible!" "No, that's not what I mean..." "I understand..." "Then..." "Take care." "Farewell Mr. Shishio." "I see..." "Sojiro..." "The secret of Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki must be his way of leaving a parting gift." "Now, the only one left that can fight is myself." "In the end, it just proves that nobody can keep up with my strength!" "He still seems to have preserved his vow not to kill so I can't say that Battousai the Manslayer has awakened." "But he has gotten to the point where he can defeat Sojiro." "Fighting him as a swordsman gets me as excited as taking over this country!" "However, I am disappointed." "The Purgatory has burned, most of the soldiers have been apprehended..." "And even the Juppongatana have been defeated." "Now, I am sure that our plan to take control of Japan has been delayed ten years." "Don't worry." "I am all you need to take back ten lost years." "That's right, there is nothing to worry about." "Now that strong Western nations are colonizing every weakened country modern-day Japan needs someone with absolute power." "Yes, the absolute power known as Makoto Shishio." "Everything is for Lord Shishio." "If need be, I can be a plague against society once again." "A dead end!" "This must be Shishio's room!" "I'm gonna get a good look at his face!" "You're late." "I've gotten sick of waiting for you." "Dammit, when did you..." "Lord Shishio is waiting in the arena." "Now, follow me." "He's teasing us!" "Anyway, lets go, Kenshin." "Yeah..." "Hey..." "H-Hey!" "I am all right that I am." "You seem rather tired." "Well, it's an obvious result of fighting two battles in a row without thinking ahead." "What was that?" "How about this?" "I can let both of you go right here." "I'll just say that you couldn't make it all the way here and turned back just promise never to disrupt Lord Shishio's plans again." "Miss Yumi..." "It seems you aren't too happy about me fighting Shishio, that you are not..." "From your viewpoint I understand that you are looking out for Shishio's safety, that you are." "I was just going to show you some mercy..." "You are idiots." "Sano." "Y-Yeah." "Like I said before it's just a battle between me and Shishio now." "I ask that you do not interfere with it at all." "Yeah..." "I got it." "I appreciate it." "But, that doesn't mean I can let you die here." "Yahiko and the Missie really do need you." "No not just those two." "There are countless unknown people in Japan who all need men like you." "I don't care who tells me I'm being unfair, or who says I broke my word if things go wrong I will use my strongest Futae no Kiwami and charge into battle!" "On the other side of this door is the arena only used by Lord Shishio the Inferno Room." "It's over when I open this there will be nowhere to run!" "When was the beginning of this struggle?" "Was it that day in the past, when the two of them became manslayers?" "Two legendary swordsmen who tore through the Revolution collide with their emotions on the line." "Next time..." "Look forward to it, please!"