"A moth flew in the darkness..." "The moth..." "Did nothing but fly in complete darkness." "it flew on... it flew around and around it..." "But... the moth could no longer pull itself away from the light even if it wanted to." "I wish you all the best of luck." "senpai." "I'll be the one to deal with it." "Let's go." "It's time to...begin our legend." "Tetsuko.]" "has gone missing...]" "Excuse me a moment." "I'm looking for Kotaro Katsura-dono." "You've got the wrong guy." "No need to worry." "I'm not one of those Bakufu government dogs or anything." "rabid kind." "I've heard there's been a Tsujigiri roaming the streets lately." "[Note:" "A Tsujigiri is someone who kills innocent people randomly in order to test a new sword or skill.]" "You should be careful who you try to bite." "my partner and I thirst for the blood of strong men like you." "Will you fight me?" "Shit!" "That sword... my..." "Is that all you've got?" "["Croquette Sandwiches Are Always the Most Popular Food Sold at the Stalls"]" "what's all the hubbub?" "It seems another corpse popped up." "that Tsujigiri again?" "How many people has he killed now?" "I've heard that..." "He only goes after ronin." "It's so scary that I can't go out on the town at night." "that just means..." "You'll have to stay home and take care of your wife." "Here's your tea." "Umm..." "What brings you here today?" "What is this?" "Why has she come here?" "She's creepy." "She's been silent this whole time." "Is she mad?" "Is she mad about something?" "Did I do something bad to her?" "isn't she?" "she doesn't like your tea." "uh-huh." "You're a tea server." "You should be able to figure out which one she is." "not Shinichi." "What is a "pachi"?" "[NOTE:" "The "pachi" in "Shinpachi" means "eight" in Japanese. "Ichi" means "one" in Japanese.]" "There's no way I can tell that just by looking at her!" "I noticed it right away." "Take a look at our guest." "Her mouth looks like a coffee bean." "You don't have very good observational skills." "Here's your coffee." "Hey!" "What is that?" "!" "Nothing's changed at all!" "You said her mouth looked like a coffee bean!" "I did not." "I was talking about the side-view of a dorayaki." "[NOTE:" "Dorayaki is a Japanese sweet that consists of two pancake-like patties with sweet red bean paste in between.]" "could you cut it out already?" "Why does it have to be so tense in my own home?" "I feel like I'd get sucked in if I stared into those eyes." "Oh." "Hello." "This is the Odd Jobs." "we've got to use our last resort." "Let's use it." "Huh?" "But that's Gin-san's." "He'll get mad." "It's all right." "He's got to be weaned off of it by now." "He has no parents." "We need to raise him into...a proper adult." "I'm going out for a bit." "where are you going?" "!" "Work." "Take care of our guest." "Liar!" "You're just trying to escape!" "Have some strawberry milk." "samurai should eat plain and simple things. then your body as well as your heart will become corrupt." "It cried!" "We did it!" "Does she like it that much?" "!" "Shinpachi!" "Huh?" "Did we really do it?" "Umm..." "Excuse me." "I'm from the Odd Jobs." "Umm..." "Excuse me." "I'm from the Odd Jobs!" "Excuse me." "I'm the Odd Jobs guy!" "Excuse me." "I'm the Odd Jobs guy!" "Huh?" "!" "What'd you say?" "!" "I'm the Odd Jobs guy!" "We talked on the phone!" "I told you I don't need a newspaper!" "stupid piece of crap!" "You can't hear me anyway." "I've done a terrible thing!" "so my hand slipped." "I'm sorry!" "It's all right." "They definitely heard me." "I haven't told you yet..." "We siblings are swordsmiths!" "the older brother!" "And this is..." "Tetsuko!" "Tetsuko!" "you already told him my name." "And loudly." "she's a shy beast!" "it must be pretty tough being a sword smith when swords have been outlawed." "the job I want you to do is... you're ignoring me?" "Maybe he didn't hear me... the masterpiece created!" "Oh?" "!" "And what is Benizakura?" "I want you to find it." "What?" "!" "He can't hear me again?" "! who was considered the greatest swordsmith in Edo." "It was said to be his greatest creation." "Its blade could split boulders and gleams pale crimson in the moonlight." "It's as mysterious and beautiful as cherry blossoms at night." "A truly splendid sword that has no equal." "Is that so?" "!" "That's amazing!" "So do you have any idea who stole it?" "But the Benizakura is a thing no human should ever touch." "Sir?" "!" "Listen to what other people have to say!" "Where are you looking?" "Are you looking at me?" "!" "It all started when my father mysteriously died one month after forging the Benizakura." "misfortune has befallen everyone who became involved with the Benizakura!" "It's..." "It's a demon sword that consumes people's souls!" "Come on." "Give me a break." "That means misfortune might fall on me too!" "Sakata-san." "Please find the Benizakura before it causes any more tragedy!" "Listen to me!" "He hasn't heard a single thing I've said!" "When you talk to my brother..." "You've got to get close to his ear and speak from your diaphragm." "Huh?" "Really?" "!" "Sir!" "Excuse me!" "Shut up!" "So you're saying you found that here?" "That bloody thing." "you haven't seen Katsura-san for several days?" "Elizabeth?" "[A Tsujigiri has been roaming the streets lately..." "Do you suppose that...] you know better than anyone that Katsura-san isn't the sort of person who would lose to some Tsujigiri." "it's obvious something happened to him." "something terrible might happen." "Katsura-san..." "[It may already be too late...]" "You idiot!" "[Gah!" "]" "then who will?" "! no matter what!" "Elizabeth?" "!" "What must you do for Katsura-san?" "!" "Tell me!" "Say it!" "Say it!" "That hurts." "That hurts." "Let go of me." "Or I'll rip your guts out." "Sorry!" "I'm going to look around with Sadaharu." "You look for the Tsujigiri with Lizzie!" "[Recycled Goods Shop Earth Defense Army Base]" "A demon sword?" "There's no way there'd be one in a recycle shop." "nowadays you can buy demon swords by mail order." "Those are knockoffs." "but it's nowhere to be found." "I thought the thief would sell it." "that means... but I've heard rumors of a strange sword." "right? but there was a guy who saw him from a distance." "He said the sword the slayer wielded was more like a living thing than a sword." "too." "we'll be arriving soon." "we'll be arriving soon!" "We'll be arriving soon!" "Can you hear me?" "!" "Okay." "Got it..." "[Otsu's New Album "Your Father is a XX"]" "Now then..." "I wonder if my smooth-talking can win them over..." "This is a once-in-a-lifetime production." "[Sake]" "[Defeat the Tsujigiri]" "Greetings!" "I bought you some yakisoba buns!" "[Note:" "Yakisoba is a sort of fried noodles.]" "[I asked for a croquette sandwich.]" "so I got you the closest thing I could find." "Sorry." "How's it going?" "Has the Tsujigiri shown up?" "But don't you think it's a little reckless to ask the Tsujigiri in person about Katsura-san?" "We're not even sure if he's the culprit." "what are you doing?" "!" "[Eligo 13 (on headband)] [Note:" "Parody of the manga series Golgo 13." "Elizabeth + Golgo 13]" "[Don't stand behind me.]" "Shut up!" "I can't even tell which side of you is the front or the back!" "Hey." "What are you doing here?" "You're kind of suspicious." "Oh..." "It's a policeman from the magistrate." "Don't scare me like that." "Don't give me that." "I'm asking you what you're doing." "[We don't need to tell you!" "]" "Don't you two understand?" "there's been..." "A Tsujigiri in the area." "It's very dangerous." "Eliza..." "Elizabeth!" "Come on." "I came here looking for a demon sword..." "Only to come across some familiar faces." "G-Gin-san!" "It's true." "I've smelled that scent of yours before." "Y-You're..." "Butcher..." "Nizo the Butcher!" "So you were behind those slayings!" "why are you here?" "! but it seems we were looking for the same guy." "Shinpachi-kun." "I'm pleased." "You came all this way to see me. but it seems to attract the strong too. exactly the people I wanted to see." "Maybe it's a sword of good-fortune for me." "Katsura-san?" "!" "What did you do to Katsura-san?" "!" "my." "He was an acquaintance of yours?" "Sorry about that." "I was playing around with my new sword and I ended up killing him." "Zura would never lose to a low rent cutthroat like you." "Don't get angry." "I apologize for that." "Oh yeah." "I'll give you a memento of him." "but I'm sure he'd want you to have it." "But is Katsura really a man?" "This smooth hair is as silky and soft as a woman's." "Don't make me repeat myself." "Zura would never lose against a small fry like you." "Indeed." "I'm no match for him." "But I wasn't the one who killed him." "I just let it use my body for a bit." "Benizakura?" "T-This is..." "It's gotten really dark." "Gin-chan and Shinpachi will worry about us." "Or not." "I think Zura will be okay." "There's no way he'd die so easily." "Let's go home for today and look for him tomorrow." "Sadaharu?" "have you picked up Zura's scent here?" "What is that boat?" "Hey." "Did you find him?" "It's no good." "Okada-san's got that illness again..." "He's been real quiet... too." "He's really dangerous." "He was bragging that he defeated Katsura." "I wouldn't put it past him." "What are we going to do?" "This happened because you weren't keeping watch over him." "If the existence of that thing ever came to light... let's go back to the ship and start over." "take this to Gin-chan and the others." "don't take any detours." "And don't climb on top of them!" "All right." "I'm off." "Gin-san!" "[What a violent development." "Did this turn into a different anime?" "]" "There!" "That's odd." "I thought you were stronger than that." "That's odd." "Is that thing really a sword?" "It's more like a living thing than a sword." "You've got to be kidding." "That's not a living thing..." "It's more like a monster!" "Gin-san!" "Fights aren't only won with swords!" "What?" "!" "This isn't a fight." "It's a battle to the death." "Gin-san!" "Is he an alien or something?" "This strength isn't human." "this is bad..." "No way." "This can't be." "Gin-san is..." "Gin-san is..." "Gin-san is..." "Gin-san!" "Do you regret not killing me in our last battle?" "this wouldn't have happened to you and Katsura." "This all came to pass because of your naivety." "The White Knight." "He's probably really disappointed." "That all the old comrades he fought beside ended up like this." "This country turned corrupt because of weak samurai like you." "this would still be the Japan of old." "Samurai don't need silly things like a warrior code or morals." "Samurai only need swords." "Your sword is broken." "You're no longer a samurai." "Weak samurai should vanish from this country." "My sword is broken?" "just in case." "I can't pull it out... my." "You took off my arm." "You're really awful." "Don't come any closer!" "Or I'll make it a set!" "Hey!" "What's going on down there?" "!" "Tsk." "Such annoyances." "We'll finish this later." "Let's meet again when we have the chance." "wait!" "Gin-san!" "Hang on!" "Gin-san!" "I knew you had it in you." "Gin-san!" "Gin-san!" "Hey!" "Are you a part of this ship's crew?" "Could you show me around?" "Unless you want me make your head go pop." "you hear me?" "[Danger approaches...]" "[Kagura.]" "[Shinpachi goes after...]" "[The truth.]" "[What is the Benzakura?" "!" "]" "[Next Episode: "Be Careful Not to Leave Your Umbrella Somewhere"]" "for?" "]" "[Is Katsura really dead?" "!" "And what will the badly injured Gintoki do?" "!" "]"