"That's a lie..." "It's got to be a lie that Hannya and the others are dead!" "It's not a lie..." "The four members of the Oniwaban all died protecting Aoshi Shinomori." "Hannya and the others wouldn't die so easily!" "I saw just how strong Hannya and the others were." "But..." "Up against a Gatling gun all four really died." "Aoshi Shinomori is still after Kenshin's life for the sake of those four..." "He believes that when he defeats Kenshin the superiority of the Oniwaban will be proven." "I can't believe it everyone is dead..." "You're the first outsider to see the inside of this fortress." "I welcome you." "Don't jump to conclusions." "I'm just here to get information about the Battousai." "I have no intentions of being friendly with you." "Yeah, that sounds fine..." "People who love to be alone don't make good henchmen..." "But, I do like you as a person..." "So, how about this..." "We'll give you all the information we have on the Battousai..." "But in return I must help you defeat the Battousai, right?" "Don't be hasty..." "You can fight the Battousai on your own accord." "I'm just saying that doing so will be to our benefit, too." "So, do you have that important information on the Battousai?" "Well, after the battle with Chou, he completely disappeared..." "Then, we have no deal at all." "I already have thought of a plan." "The old Oniwaban member, the old man called Okina..." "He probably knows the whereabouts of the Battousai." "So, we attack Okina's hideout, Aoiya and we'll get something when we torture Okina." "I see..." "So they say." "What now, Commander of the Oniwaban?" "Misao..." "Your Aoshi is going to leave the Aoiya." "Is this all right?" "She will be sad when she wakes up and finds out that you're gone, Lord Aoshi." "I've asked Okina to take care of Misao." "No need to worry." "More importantly, Hannya..." "Are you all right with this?" "You're being redundant, Commander..." "Only writhing in battle are we truly alive." "We'll decorate the last of the Oniwaban with you, Commander." "We'll follow you, Commander." "I see..." "All right..." "When I defeat the Battousai..." "Your names will be adorned with the flower of the title "Strongest."" "Well?" "Can we crush this guy named Okina?" "I don't care..." "Slaying the Battousai is all that matters." "Then we have a union." "Is this all right, Lord Shishio?" "That man Aoshi, he does seem to be skilled." "But from the way he turns on his old ally, I'd say he must broken mentally..." "Such a thing doesn't matter..." "We're broken in the same way that he is..." "That is true..." "If you have a normal mentality, you can't survive." "This beast called chaos is all about that." "Just because a sword has been raised doesn't mean it will come flying at you." "You rely too much on reading the motions of your opponent." "I didn't expect that your skills would decrease this much..." "I have no time..." "As we stand here, Shishio's hands might reach out towards everyone!" "Hurry, teach me the final secret!" "Drawing after removing the sheath from the belt..." "This is the double Battoujutsu of the Hiten Mitsurugi Style, So Ryu Sen..." "What?" "The first attack is the sheath?" "Damn!" "This is the other double Battoujutsu that goes from sheath attack to sword attack, So Ryu Sen Kaminari!" "You think you can learn the final secret of the Hiten Mitsurugi Style like this?" "You stupid apprentice!" "First, land just one blow." "I'll teach you the secret when you can do that." "Come on, what's wrong?" "I only struck you with the back end of the sword!" "Hurry and stand up!" "Unlike his arms, his eyes are still as piercing as ever..." "It's just like back when I taught you the Hiten Mitsurugi Style..." "Master!" "I beg you, that I do!" "That's more like it this way, I'll have fun torturing, uh, training you." "Never mind!" "Come on, hurry up and attack." "If you don't hurry up, it will be too late for your dear friends." "Owls?" "The Owls are our spies specializing in night attacks." "The old Oniwaban headquarters is just like a rat's nest." "Owls are enough to hunt rats." "Who are you?" "I'm asking, who are you?" "Why don't you answer?" "What?" "So undisciplined..." "Even if you call for your friends, they're asleep." "You guys must be Shishio's henchmen." "Are you here to find out Mr. Himura's whereabouts?" "Aoshi..." "Aoshi sided with Shishio, didn't he..." "They're late..." "What are the Owls doing?" "L-Lord Houji... l-lmpossible!" "The Owls have been defeated?" "Some Owls, being defeated by ordinary rats..." "Okina of the Oniwaban was so skilled, he was the only one even with our former Commander..." "This is what happens when you take him lightly." "At the hour of the ox, I will wait at place A." "Come by yourself." "A code for the Oniwaban..." "Is this a challenge to you, Aoshi?" "Okina..." "Aoshi you lost the pride of the Oniwaban and have become a common murderer." "Now, I must crush you!" "To think that the day would come when I would have to kill Okina..." "Gramps!" "M-Misao!" "Where's Gramps?" "Okina's out for a bit right now..." "Missie..." "Misao..." "Tell me, Miss Omasu..." "Where did Gramps go?" "Gramps took his active duty ninja outfit and weapons..." "It's no ordinary matter!" "Okina..." "Is with Aoshi..." "With Lord Aoshi?" "Aoshi you lost the pride of the Oniwaban and have become a common murderer." "Now, I must crush you!" "To think that the day would come where I would have to kill Okina..." "So, they're at place A!" "Even going now, she won't make it in time..." "But, we have to let her go..." "Because she is sure to lose the one closest to her or she'll lose the one she loves the most..." "Gramps!" "Lord Aoshi!" "I see..." "The attack at the Aoiya failed..." "T-The further plan is... I, Houji the Hundredfold Knowledged of the Juppongatana, will..." "Hasn't Aoshi Shinomori headed over there already?" "However..." "Houji." "Yes?" "Do you believe in such a thing as Hell?" "Hell, is it?" "Yeah." "No, all men are pieces of meat, good or bad." "When they die, they only rot and return to the earth." "That is like you, very practical, however I believe in Hell." "The legendary Battousai the Manslayer..." "Aoshi Shinomori, who has betrayed his old allies to slay this Battousai." "And the old man Okina, who shed his gentle mask to defeat this Aoshi." "Furthermore..." "The Meiji government that wrapped me in flames..." "These fanatics wash blood away with blood..." "Must not this world where they roam be Hell?" "It looks like you aren't fully committed..." "I'll give you a baptism..." "Here I come, Aoshi!" "A tonfa!" "You know that I was the only one who fought the previous Commander evenly." "These steel tonfas, which can't be cut by swords, is why." "Your twin kodachi will not work against me." "The movement of Ryusui?" "It was your most powerful attack..." "However no matter how you move do you think I would miss the moment when you switch to offence?" "Double Kodachi Onmyou Kousa!" "The previous Commander's double kodachi didn't work..." "Steel, an old ally, or even Himura the Battousai..." "There is nothing that I can't slay with my double kodachi!" "Don't die, Gramps, Lord Aoshi!" "Strong..." "Nothing like the Aoshi I remember..." "He has surpassed the previous Commander by far now..." "By doing away with reason and becoming a murderer he was able to fully release his innate power!" "Okina, tell me where the Battousai is." "Then, I will end it here." "You sure treat me as a weakling now..." "Even though I'm an old soldier... I, Okina, would never sell his ally to the enemy unlike you!" "I see..." "Then I'll do you in, and head to the Aoiya to ask the other four..." "Even if it costs me my life, I must defeat him." "For Himura, and to protect this country from the demon known as Shishio!" "You fell for it, Aoshi!" "Ensatsu Goukoukon!" "How's that?" "Oh no!" "This stance..." "The secret attack, Kaiten Kenbu Rokusoku!" "I made it in time..." "It's over..." "Lord Aoshi!" "Why..." "Why?" "Get lost." "Never show yourself in front of me." "Tell the Battousai..." "I'll be waiting for him at Shishio's hideout... l-ls this the body temperature of a human?" "Thanks to these burns from 10 years ago nearly all of my sweat glands were destroyed..." "Since then, my body has begun to emit high heat." "You could say it's the smoldering coals of hell." "This blazing heat has burned my entire body as well as my brain, and it began to tell me the truth." "Chaos is the basic nature of humanity." "And this world in itself is Hell..." "No killing?" "All men are equal?" "Such thoughts are small and fragile." "A country in which chaos means existence..." "That is the Hell that I am trying to create." "What's wrong, Houji?" "Are you afraid of me?" "No, I am trembling from delight." "Delight at meeting someone of such immeasurable scale and to be able to create a new Japan with him." "Lord Shishio, I am delighted!" "Looks like another faithful fanatic has been born." "One hundred and thirty-eight stitches total, all across his body..." "The doctor said it's a miracle that he is alive." "In other words, he could still die at any time." "There were no punches pulled back there." "Lord Aoshi has completely fallen to the ways of carnage..." "I wonder if she's crying..." "Probably..." "She's not so weak to be crying now." "That's not true!" "She's crying!" "Misao is still a sixteen-year old girl!" "That's right!" "She may be rough, but she's actually very sensitive inside!" "Um, take this." "It's a letter from Okina." "He told me to hand this to you if something happened..." "Ciao, my pretty Misao?" "Ciao, my pretty Misao." "The fact that you're reading this means I am most likely no longer in this world." "But there is no need to be sad." "Since I decided that I would defeat the enemy I also resigned myself to the possibility of being defeated instead." "The Oniwaban Group is disbanded as of today." "Leave the rest to Himura, and pull yourself away from this dangerous life." "Return to a normal girl's life, and seek happiness." "All right, Misao?" "He doesn't understand anything..." "Misao..." "All right, guys." "Now, in place of Lord Aoshi no, in place of Aoshi Shinomori..." "I am the new Commander!" "We will join forces with Himura and prevent the ambitions of Shishio's group!" "No matter who the enemy even if it is Aoshi Shinomori, we will defeat them!" "We will!" "I will protect the Oniwaban." "I won't let anyone else die." "The Oniwaban are my irreplaceable family!" "So Gramps, my happiness cannot exist without the Oniwaban!" "Impossible!" "It's just impossible, so you shouldn't do this!" "That's right, Misao..." "Calm down and..." "Don't call me Misao!" "From now on, call me your Commander!" "The swords of his master, Seijuro Hiko, mercilessly rain down upon Kenshin." "These swords capture Kenshin perfectly, bringing out his past powers." "And finally, he begins to pass on the final secret." "Next time..." "Look forward to it, please!"