"This is the Inferno Room, all right." "This horrible oil smell..." "These flames must be burning off of Stinkwater." "It's petroleum." "Petroleum?" "Yes, petroleum." "It's the western word for Stinkwater." "In the most advanced nations, it is being researched as the fuel that will replace coal." "And, when Lord Shishio gains control of Japan he'll make good use of this petroleum and use it to step out into the world." "But Shishio taking over this country turned out to be just a dream." "He should just have curled up his tail and ran off, but..." "This is what you would call a futile struggle." "You must be crazy." "What?" "Sano don't take Shishio's powers too lightly, that you should not." "As I'd expect, Mr. Himura." "You understand very well." "Lord Shishio is not the type to forget his ambitions no matter what happens around him." "Besides..." "Lord Shishio is looking forward to fighting Mr. Himura just as much as taking over the country." "Looking forward to?" "He should get serious." "Let's hurry up and get in there, so we can settle it once and for all!" "I may be a little crazy..." "But, by falling for that guy, you've proven yourself to be totally wacked!" "Say whatever you want." "Even though I can't fight, if I can be of any help to Lord Shishio..." "Even if..." "Lord Shishio!" "Please finish the Battousai!" "Are you angry at the Battousai for foiling your plans?" "No, it is not about removing the Battousai." "I want to watch your strength with my own eyes, Lord Shishio." "That'll become my motivation, greater than any motivation I've had before." "It looks like you've found new determination." "It's true that the plan has been delayed primarily due to the unexpected appearance of Himura the Battousai." "However, on the other hand it has clearly shown that the government of this country is so weak that it must rely on a single wanderer for safety." "I previously mentioned that our plan to take Japan had been set back by ten years." "However, if Himura Battousai is not around, it will be five years..." "No, in three years I will build another syndicate even more powerful than this one, for your sake, Lord Shishio!" "All right, Houji." "The end of the legendary manslayer, Himura the Battousai..." "Be sure to burn that scene onto your eyes." "Yes!" "Kenshin!" "Aoshi Shinomori, and Sojiro..." "There's no way he can still be all right after fighting both of them." "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." "But Kenshin this battle is not just yours." "As long as there are people who need you... I, Sanosuke, will risk my life to make sure you don't die..." "Well, that should be it." "Ouch..." "Can't you be a little more gentle?" "I'm wounded, you know." "What are you saying, Yahiko?" "Calling yourself a casualty with just these scratches..." "Kenshin would laugh at you!" "Geez..." "Hey, Kaoru..." "We won, right?" "That's right." "We did our best, right?" "Yeah, we did." "Yahiko, you really did keep your promise with Kenshin." "Of course." "It was a promise between men." "Hey, Kaoru?" "What?" "When Kenshin comes back will he tell us that we did a good job?" "Yeah..." "When did the battle against Shishio begin?" "I think it was..." "Past or present survival of the fittest is the one absolute of this world." "If you are strong, you live." "If you are weak, you die..." "And, I'm the only one who needs to be called the strongest..." "At the least, it was when two men who saw the same Revolution had different visions of the Meiji..." "And, when I swore I would not kill again and took up the reverse-blade sword..." "This battle became inevitable..." "If the chaos is over, I will create chaos once again!" "I will take control over the country!" "And, I will make this country stronger!" "That is the justice by which I will take this country!" "But, you are not one of the people who will shed blood for this justice..." "Those that shed blood are the people who live peacefully in this day and age!" "This world is merely a game where the fittest survive..." "But that doesn't seem to be reason enough for you, my predecessor." "Makoto Shishio..." "I can't allow any more bloodshed just for your personal justice!" "Makoto Shishio..." "Pick up your sword." "Are you prepared for your fate..." "Kenshin?" "Am I afraid of Seijuro Hiko?" "Or of the absolute death that lies behind him?" "Am I afraid of death?" "The chaos of the Revolution stripped me of any desire for life..." "But..." "Why am I afraid of death?" "Do not be afraid!" "You fool!" "But I was the only boy, and since there were no parents around they felt that they had to sacrifice their lives to save me." "Shinta..." "Shinta..." "You just think about living on..." "You're still little, so you couldn't choose your way of life like we did..." "So, at least until you can choose how to live your own life you have to stay alive." "I still..." "Battousai..." "To me, you are only an amusement before conquering this country." "But from now on it will be an amusement I will risk my life on." "I will not be off-guard ever again." "Prepare yourself for the worst when you come." "I am supported by everyone's wishes..." "I truly have nothing to fear..." "Kenshin..." "We'll all go back to Tokyo together." "Yes..." "No doubt." "The final battle is about to begin..." "Welcome." "My opinion of you has improved, Battousai." "To defeat the strongest soldier of chaos I created Sojiro, while keeping him alive..." "But if you have such silly thoughts while fighting me you will surely fail." "You sure sound mighty but the Juppongatana have fallen and you're the only one left standing!" "Even so, with Lord Shishio alone, it's possible to change this country!" "Sanosuke Sagara, the one responsible for burning the Purgatory I won't let you leave this arena alive, either!" "Great!" "Miss Yumi." "I thank you for guiding us." "I appreciate it, that I do." "Thanks for the hard work!" "Lord Shishio..." "In entering battle please don't forget." "...somehow to take care of yourself..." "I'll take care of it in 15 minutes." "He's so confident..." "How sickening." "Sano." "Well, I will be on my way now." "Yeah..." "You're bruised all over." "Can you fight with your full strength like that?" "If it's a matter of appearance then you appear much worse off, that you do." "Those are sharp words..." "Then, neither of us needs to hold back at all!" "All right." "Even though he's wounded, he still hasn't lost any power." "I'm relieved." "You haven't slowed down any, it seems..." "Right?" "Oh, that's..." "The first secret sword..." "Homuradama!" "What the..." "He lit the tip of his sword using the friction between the swords?" "That's not it!" "If the flames were caused by friction between swords my sword should have burned as well." "These flames are caused by something else!" "I can't be fooled by the flame..." "The flame itself doesn't cause that much damage." "Just watch the tip of the sword, and return the blow." "Kenshin!" "Lord Shishio!" "How is it, Battousai?" "My Homuradama..." "This must be your first time feeling the pain of being cut and burned simultaneously." "That's true..." "But, compared to the sword's sharpness the wound itself isn't as deep as expected." "I have seen it, that I have the secret behind the Homuradama." "Oh?" "The heat from friction is just to light the flame..." "It is not that you are really burning the tip of the blade." "What is burning..." "What is really burning has seeped into that blade, which resembles a fine-tooth saw and in the teeth of the blade from all the men you have slain human oils!" "Human oils!" "Correct." "I fear your tremendous powers of observation." "Is it the Hiten Mitsurugi Style's ability to read opponents' attacks?" "He saw through Lord Shishio's secret sword attack in just two strikes." "Himura the Battousai isn't someone we can take lightly!" "But calling it a saw is rather rude..." "This is, after all, the brother sword to your reverse-blade sword." "No matter how well-made if you keep slaying people with a sword the blade chips, creates snags, and it dulls the edge." "Then, by finding a balance between cutting power and a damaged blade and purposefully chipping a part of the blade you have a sword that can be used repeatedly without changing in feel." "With this sword made by Shakku Arai the final of his strange killer swords named Mugenjin along with the number of men I have slain, comes this attack." "The first secret sword..." "Homuradama!" "With the weak as my prey, I strengthen my own self." "That is how my swordsmanship follows the survival of the fittest." "They both have the past of a manslayer they both use swords made by the same swordsmith." "However, what goes on in their hearts is the exact opposite." "You look dissatisfied." "Then use your sword, and prove to me that you are just." "Kenshin!" "I know..." "I have no intention of proving the truth by this battle's outcome, that I don't." "Just as I told Sojiro..." "However..." "If I don't stop you right now everyone in this country will end up as your prey!" "Well, I won't deny that..." "Here goes..." "Makoto Shishio!" "He's fast!" "Hiten Mitsurugi Style..." "Ryu Shou Sen!" "You already showed me this attack in Shingetsu Village." "An attack that I've seen once will not work against me." "Battousai..." "Will you, too become my prey?" "Kenshin!" "Kenshin!" "Kenshin!" "Shishio released the first secret sword..." "Homuradama." "The flaming tip of his blade, under perfect control carefully traps Kenshin and puts him in danger." "And then, the second secret sword is unleashed." "Next time..." "Look forward to it, please!"