"Mr. Seta..." "Mr. Seta..." "Everyone's making noise today..." "What is it?" "I see..." "Mr. Shishio!" "What is it now?" "a man with a cross-shaped scar on his left cheek and a policeman with a Japanese sword are headed towards this building." "I see..." "He's come to visit before I've had a chance to go say hello..." "Nothing less from my predecessor." "go greet them." "Yes." "And have Senkaku get ready for battle." "Senkaku is always ready for battle." "is it?" "This voice!" "You shouldn't fight against Mr. Shishio." "If you don't want to end up like that..." "Saito." "That's the guy who killed Mr. Okubo." "You're too much..." "I'm only a guide today." "I have no weapons on me now." "Mr. Shishio is waiting for you in the back room." "please come in." "Nothing will ever happen if we're too cautious." "Let's go." "Eiji!" "I'm telling you to leave me alone!" "wait a minute!" "At this rate... but they were killed by Senkaku... and Brother won't be able to go to the afterlife... let me seek revenge for their deaths with my own hands!" "I understand your feelings." "But Shishio's soldiers are guarding that mansion heavily." "If you jump into that place when you're not prepared you'll only get slowly beaten to death." "You won't even see that guy named Senkaku." "what do you want me to do?" "To seek revenge for all my family..." "Leave it to me!" "I am part of the Oniwaban group that can even quiet crying kids!" "Oniwaban group?" "just you watch." "what are you planning?" "Ready?" "Run when I give you the signal!" "There!" "What's that?" "What was that?" "A noise!" "Now!" "What's that?" "Maybe it's an owl or something." "making us worry like that!" "How's that?" "What do you think of me now?" "You're..." "Mr. Shishio?" "Something to drink after your bath?" "They're here." "So you are... that you are?" "You could give me some honorific... my predecessor..." "Don't let it bother you." "that it is." "how can you just stand there like you're confused?" "you would hop over there and slice at Shishio!" "It's all right." "Mr. Himura would never try something underhanded like an ambush..." "Mr. Saito." "Why did you go after this village?" "and not just a few villages." "The hot spring." "The hot water springs here work wonders on this burnt skin of mine." "right?" "I made this place all mine." "Just for such a petty reason..." "You took over this entire village?" "just a joke." "just like the rumors say." "A cheap taunt." "like some girl we know." "Y-You idiot!" "sorry." "I wonder if someone is talking about me..." "It might be Lord Aoshi!" "I took this town to use it as a military headquarters for the Tokai district." "it is true that I like the hot springs here." "Shishio..." "You stay quiet." "you're using the village as a base to seek revenge on the Meiji government you bandaged young punk." "leader of Shinsengumi Squad Three..." "Because you're more like me than the Battousai is I thought you would understand." "I guess I was wrong." "What?" "Ten years ago..." "After I took over the Battousai's job as the manslayer in the shadows I worked and risked my life for the sake of the imperialist government." "But they not only used me they tried to kill me off because I knew too many of their secrets." "They even went through the painstaking process of burning my entire body." "However..." "I didn't die." "because of the burns my body began operating at a temperature much higher than normal." "remnants of hell's flames have been burning inside of my body all this time." "I have no intent to seek revenge on them at all." "I actually thank them for what they did." "These wounds taught me so many things..." "That I will be betrayed if I trust someone... someone will kill me." "Kill before you are killed." "a really great guy will have women chase him no matter what happens..." "I see." "can you shut up already?" "It's rather tiring to fly all over Japan just for your sake." "right?" "why?" "Why don't you understand how I feel?" "and defending the shogunate they spoke of... the Revolution was the first time of chaos in 300 years..." "Those that defended the shogunate and those who opposed it both waived their own flags and called them justice." "A time of chaos when people like that killed each other day after day..." "If I happened to have been born in such a day and age..." "Wouldn't it only be natural to fight for my place at the top of such a world?" "what happened?" "I was nearly assassinated... the chaos was gone and this thing called the Meiji government had shown up." "one man." "I can't leave such a government to rule this country..." "Then..." "I will create chaos once again!" "I will take control over the country!" "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 their own blood for this justice..." "Those that will shed blood are the people who live peacefully in this day and age!" "This world is merely a game where the fittest survive... my predecessor." "Makoto Shishio..." "I can't allow any more bloodshed just for your personal justice!" "Mr. Saito?" "however... though." "whether or not I fight..." "I would like to do it in the grand city of Kyoto." "if you really insist... will be your opponent!" "you are blunt as always..." "Senkaku..." "I see... is that it?" "What about it?" "Take this!" "He's fast!" "You're slow!" "that ended much quicker than I thought..." "Himura the Battousai..." "Nothing to worry about!" "that I did." "What?" "Oh?" "and then Shishio!" "Defeat?" "Me?" "Yeah." "Interesting... have cut up ninety nine people so far." "My one hundredth target..." "Will be you!" "Ninety nine people?" "You've slain quite a few." "Oh?" "This must be that god like speed we've heard about." "Senkaku won't lose so easily." "Battousai!" "is Battousai the Manslayer too chicken to do anything but run around behind me?" "If that's all..." "I can do that as well!" "I match you in speed!" "But I have power that you don't have!" "these nigiri kaiken make the best use of both traits!" "Wow..." "This security is much tougher than I figured." "We can't get close to the mansion like this..." "Dammit..." "Where in the hell is that Senkaku?" "Don't worry about it." "as part of the Oniwaban group." "and leave everything... idiot?" "A spider?" "There's someone there!" "they found us!" "I couldn't help it!" "I hate spiders and caterpillars!" "Do you think we have time for that?" "who is that over there?" "Come out!" "I guess we have no choice now... all right?" "Who are you?" "have no name to give to villains!" "But she just told us her name." "you idiot!" "D-Dammit..." "I look like a fool... no!" "That doesn't matter at all right now!" "I'll let you have it!" "Don't mess with us!" "You're just a moron!" "Get her!" "Yeah!" "Who are you calling a moron?" "Take this!" "Final attack..." "Kecho Kick!" "You brat!" "Dammit!" "That takes care of that..." "S-Stop it!" "Eiji!" "You're our guide." "Take me to where Senkaku is." "You kid..." "Have you ever killed someone before?" "try now!" "I will!" "Wait!" "You idiot!" "Why are you stopping me!" "A-All right!" "right?" "You and your little ratty movements!" "I am even with you in terms of speed!" "Do you think you can dodge like a cockroach forever?" "Mr. Himura is having a hard time." "and can't even get an attack in." "How about you help him out?" "You've got to be kidding." "I have no intention of showing my sword to something like that." "Look..." "He was smirking until just a few minutes ago... he put on that face." "without missing one..." "He has no weak moments at all." "I'm sure that Battousai has also noticed his expression." "and is waiting for his opponent to fall apart." "Fall apart?" "It should be almost time... why don't you just st" "My leg!" "My leg!" "It's b-broken!" "Because you kept moving without dropping your speed the stress put on your body when changing direction was too much." "Impossible!" "We were moving at the same speed..." "There is no way the stress would hurt me before someone frail like you!" "Because we were at the same speed... because you're heavier." "l-lmpossible!" "I've never had this happen to me before!" "There is no way that there would be too much stress on my body at that speed!" "You idiot..." "You haven't realized it yet?" "W-What?" "The Battousai was gradually speeding up at every turn." "Because you believed that you were at the same speed as the Battousai you fell for it." "You fell apart on your own." "you said?" "and that makes for a happy ending." "I see..." "I guess you all were fighting with a lot of forethought..." "It's a lie!" "It was just a lie!" "I didn't do it!" "I didn't do it!" "I was just bluffing when I said ninety nine men!" "the one that killed Eiji's family... right?" "Senkaku..." "I never thought that you would win against the Battousai... without making the Battousai show me even one move I will personally kill you." "Here?" "Y-Yeah..." "Thanks!" "we'll go in so they won't find us..." "Hiten Mitsurugi style..." "Ryu Shou Sen!" "Amazing..." "Himura..." "It's him..." "Senkaku..." "You showed mercy even to such a useless idiot like him?" "That mercy will cost you your life." "I'm not worried..." "Against a successor there's no need to get worked up." "you really are amazing!" "Makoto Shishio..." "Pick up your sword."