"White!" "White!" "White!" "Sanosuke!" "I had a late night last night..." "I lost money on the dice..." "Wake up, you moron!" "How can you stay asleep like this?" "Do you know what day it is today?" "It's May 14!" "Today's when the old man Okubo is coming to get an answer from Kenshin!" "Impossible!" "Did that Okubo guy already..." "He's not here yet." "Let's all go see Dear Ken." "I see." "Today finally is the day..." "We're planning to protect Kenshin all the way!" "Despite the pressure Okubo puts on him, we won't let Kenshin go to Kyoto." "What does Kenshin say about it?" "He hasn't said anything about it..." "Hey, it's true, right grandpa?" "There were so many fireflies here last night!" "Fireflies, fireflies!" "They were all twinkly." "Twinkly!" "Fireflies in the beginning of summer, is it?" "I wonder if it's because of this year's warm weather." "It's already that time of the year..." "Brother Ken, you've never seen them?" "I see..." "Brother, look!" "Brother, look!" "It hasn't yet been a year since Kenshin started living at Kaoru's place." "It seems like he's been a part of our family for much longer..." "And he will stay as a part of our family from now on..." "Kenshin won't go anywhere..." "Brother Ken, let's see them together." "Together with Ken!" "Kenshin, why don't all of us come watch tonight?" "All right?" "Fireflies, is it?" "It's a promise!" "Promise, Brother Ken." "A promise, a promise!" "I..." "Hey." "It's no time for leisurely strolls!" "I don't think it's possible, but you're not thinking of taking that offer, are you?" "I'm worried because you're such a kind man, Dear Ken." "Those guys are asking you to go to Kyoto for their own selfish reasons." "Listen up!" "Don't get used by someone like Okubo." "He's the guy running the Meiji government, which is rotten with greed!" "Sano hates the Meiji government from the bottom of his heart, that he does..." "What's wrong with that?" "But, if Lord Okubo was filled with personal greed..." "Saito would have slain him long ago, that he would have." "That delinquent cop?" "Aku Soku Zan!" "To slay evil immediately was the justice shared by the Shinsengumi and the Manslayer..." "He lives to this day, carrying out the justice of the Shinsengumi." "Even today, in this Meiji era." "He still is the Wolf of Mibu his fangs are bared in the darkness where the sun doesn't reach." "Although, that doesn't mean I can easily be friends with him, that it does not." "Yeah." "Of course!" "I hate him!" "I hate him, I hate him!" "Sheesh, Mr. Fujita..." "Excuse me." "It seems like someone really hates me." "Oh well." "In any day and age, the Shinsengumi will be disliked." "Now..." "How will you go about this, Battousai?" "Well, now..." "Big Brother Ken!" "Are you going somewhere?" "Where?" "I will go see Lord Okubo now, that I will." "Why?" "He will be coming to us!" "Lord Okubo is a rather busy man." "It's faster for me go see him than for him to come see me." "Let's get serious, Dear Ken!" "Secret technique, Dear Ken the Pet." "Now, he can't go see Lord Okubo, let alone all the way to Kyoto!" "If all else fails, I'll use paralysis powder to hold him while I do whatever I want!" "Miss Megumi, what would that be?" "Kenshin, shake hands." "Women are scary." "Megumi, when did you concoct such a thing?" "I was thinking something like this might happen, and secretly made it." "In any case I'll be going now, that I will." "Go?" "Do you know where Okubo is right now?" "I heard he was going to visit the Cabinet over in Akasaka." "So, I'll bump into him if I go around Kioizaka." "Then we'll go with you!" "No." "It will be a long discussion, and it's better if I go alone, that it is." "It will be all right." "Kenshin has already nested himself in the Kamiya Dojo." "He won't leave you and go to Kyoto." "Yeah." "He won't be an assassin for the government now, of all times." "I absolutely will not let him go." "I'll force him to stay." "Where did Big Brother Ken go?" "When is he coming back?" "Soon." "He'll be back soon." "Kenshin..." "I must make sure that I will really be helping maintain peace if I go to Kyoto." "And..." "If that is the case..." "Today's meeting will be a long one..." "It seems that I won't get to Himura's place until after dusk..." "I wonder if Himura will go..." "No, I must get him to go, no matter what..." "If Himura doesn't move this country will crumble." "You really worry a lot." "The future of this country is something you shouldn't bother yourself about..." "Especially since you're going to die now." "Wha..." "I have a message from Mr. Shishio." "Sending Himura Battousai as an assassin was a good idea." "But, that's just a futile effort." "I will take over this country, he said." "Shimada Kazuyoshi, descendant of Ishikawa samurai!" "Tsurohide Cho, of the same!" "Okubo, our rival, prepare yourself!" "All right, we got the driver!" "Everyone, go!" "Yeah!" "Okubo, get ready!" "H-He's dead..." "Someone got to him before us." "What the hell is going on here?" "We already notified the government and the press that we'd do it." "What are we going to do?" "We'll pretend that we did Okubo in!" "Shimada..." "There are no witnesses." "We did Okubo in!" "Y-Yeah!" "W-What a mess..." "How can this..." "Lord Okubo!" "Impossible..." "Stand back!" "Stand back!" "Mr. Okubo..." "You too..." "You shouldn't fight against Mr. Shishio." "If you don't want to end up like that..." "Makoto..." "Shishio..." "Extra!" "Extra!" "Secretary of the Interior assassinated!" "Lord Okubo has been assassinated!" "What?" "That old man Okubo?" "He died at Kioizaka." "We have lost the man who was our foundation forever..." "Dissatisfied with the government seven culprits were led by members of an old Ishikawa samurai family." "This is how Shishio does things." "He got information about an assassination beforehand, and used it." "As he planned, the true culprit of this assassination will be buried in history." "They will never come out in the open." "They will gradually disable the government's power until they are ready for a massive revolt all over the country." "Lord Okubo..." "Excuse me." "Mr. Yamayoshi from the Fukushima Prefecture Association." "He was the last person to speak with Lord Okubo before his death." "After finishing the business meetings in Tokyo..." "I went to the Okubo residence earlier to say farewell before going home." "To think that such a thing would happen soon afterwards..." "It's been ten years since the Restoration began." "But, I've had to calm many incidents inside and outside the government and have made so little progress, it's embarrassing." "As it stands, the Restoration is far from complete..." "Thirty years are necessary to solidify the foundation." "The past ten years have been the first stage, Creation." "And the next ten years will be the stage of Prosperity..." "Organizing the internal government to enrich lives nationwide." "This is the most important period." "As powerless as I am..." "I wish to act carefully during those years, making the prosperity happen." "To bring the true ideals of this country to reality..." "What do you mean by the true ideals?" "I would like to build a nation-state." "A nation-state?" "A true nation-state is where people decide their own paths for themselves." "It cannot remain like this, where only a handful of people determine everything." "If this country becomes a nation-state, the Restoration will truly be complete." "That is what I believe." "A nation-state..." "An ideal that is too large to handle..." "But it was an ideal that we could believe in..." "If Lord Okubo only if Lord Okubo was still alive..." "I was concerned about one thing..." "Lord Okubo is always calm, but this morning he was unusually passionate." "I don't think it was because he foresaw his own death, but perhaps today something was to be determined which would have effected the future of this country." "Mr. Kawaji seemed to be very depressed, that he did..." "He talent was first spotted by Lord Okubo." "However, Kawaji isn't the only one in turmoil." "The last of the Three Great Imperialists, the Meiji government's greatest leader is gone, so the political world only has third-rate powerless idiots." "Now, Japan will surely enter a time of confusion." "Of course, Shishio will not miss such an opportunity." "Saito..." "What are you planning to do?" "There is only one path to Kyoto." "Shishio is there." "That is how it is." "Extra!" "Extra!" "Lord Okubo has been assassinated!" "Secretary of the Interior assassinated!" "What's going to happen now?" "How horrible!" "Something catastrophic might happen." "Is another war going to begin?" "Just like the Seinan wars?" "Maybe the government will collapse." "Is the Restoration back to square one?" "The chaos of the Revolution is going to start again..." "No, no, I don't want that many people to die ever again!" "Is there no God or Buddha?" "If this country becomes a nation-state, the Restoration will truly be complete." "It was an ideal that we could believe in..." "If only Lord Okubo was still alive..." "Now, Japan will surely enter a time of confusion." "Of course, Shishio will not miss such an opportunity." "Bad governments perish!" "That's for everyone's benefit!" "If I'm going to become part of a deal, and pin Dear Ken down..." "I will choose execution instead!" "I'm a kid, but I do understand this, if things were different Kenshin might have been killed like Shishio was." "However, Kenshin is not a manslayer anymore." "Battousai, I told you..." "You are truly a manslayer from the bottom of your heart." "A manslayer is only that until he dies..." "He can never be anything else." "There is no other path for you to live but that of carnage." "I know that you know that." "Your bloodstained hands can't let go of the sword, can they?" "Be honest with yourself, Battousai..." "A manslayer is only that until he dies..." "There is no doubt that Battousai is one part of my true self." "Destined to live only within war..." "The times are beginning to move again..." "I am no longer allowed to remain still." "Sheesh!" "Of all nights, I have an emergency operation tonight!" "Grandpa said to hurry." "I hoped I could at least catch a glimpse of Dear Ken before going." "Oh well, I can't let two little girls and a fox walk the streets alone." "I'll walk you to the station." "Why did you say it like that?" "If Kenshin returns, tell him I'll be right back." "Yeah." "Be careful." "Hurry, hurry!" "I wonder what Kenshin is doing..." "Don't worry about it." "I know I shouldn't say it like this but thanks to the fact that old man Okubo died Kenshin's trip to Kyoto is cancelled!" "I'm going to go look around a bit." "Hey, Kaoru!" "Fine, I'm gonna go sleep early..." "There are beautiful fireflies." "Kenshin!" "Kenshin?" "Lord Okubo was assassinated this morning." "Yes, I know that." "It was done by Shisho and his henchmen." "I can't leave Shishio alone now." "I will be going to Kyoto, that I will." "Kyoto..." "Back to that time back to how you were ten years ago?" "I don't know." "For the past ten years, I have fought to keep myself from becoming Battousai." "However, that battle with Saito really taught me something." "Deep within me, there is a vicious manslayer who will never change." "But..." "But, you were able to go back to normal soon afterwards!" "No matter how close you get to the Battousai you are yourself, Kenshin!" "A wanderer who doesn't kill..." "If I stay here any longer, I will endanger everyone with each incident and I will return to being the Battousai every time." "When I first met you, Miss Kaoru, you told me that you didn't care about my past." "I was happy about that." "Day after day, I continued to rest my soul and I really felt that I could become a normal swordsman." "Thank you for everything." "I am a wanderer." "I must be wandering again." "Farewell..." "Kenshin..." "Kenshin..." "Kenshin..." "I could not chase after you." "You had become a part of my and everyone's heart." "Now that you are gone we want to tell you how each of us feels..." "Next episode of Rurouni Kenshin..." "Look forward to it, please."