02x21 - The Great Kyoto Fire pt. 3

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SHINGAN

Oh, brother.

What trouble.

Misao!

Are you okay?

What's the meaning of this, Anji?

What's with that wound?

Most of the forces, except for
Kamatari and Henya, are on the run.

Any further combat is meaningless.

That's not what I mean.

I am asking you why you are
getting in the way of my pleasure.

Depending on the answer,
not even you will stay alive.

Have you forgotten, Mr. Usui?

Just like you, I gave a certain condition
to become one of the Ten Swords.

The power of life and death.

Even if the order is to k*ll,

the lives and deaths of enemies
depend on your whims, was it?

Meaningless slaughter
is something I would not prefer.

RUROUNI KENSHIN

RUROUNI KENSHIN
-KYOTO DISTURBANCE-

EPISODE 45: THE GREAT KYOTO FIRE PART THREE

Oh, you're so annoying!

Let go of me!

I won't let you go! I will not let you go!

OFFICE

Engine room! Engine room!

WASHROOM

ENGINE ROOM

Engine ro—

{\an5}ENGINE ROOM

Hey, you guys!

I'm gonna blow up this place right now!

If you value your life, hurry up and flee!

Intruder! Get him!

I'm telling...

you to run!

It's your turn, Katsu.

Take this!

DANGER

Hmph!

Now you can't blow this up.

You've got guts.

Lord Hoji!

Grab him!

Freeze!

Sorry, Katsu.

My real ultimate weapon is this.

Fire!

What are you doing—

DANGER
DO NOT TOUCH

Mastery of Two Layers!

Flooding! We have flooding!

Huh? No way!

- All right!
- Impossible!

He's more tenacious than I thought.

What, are you giving up?

There are still quite a few that
haven't been able to escape yet, you know?

Not done yet!

That's more like it!

Here goes!

Chief! All injured
have completed their retreat!

Good... job.

Oh, my.

Oh?

I must amend my report.

All men, even though injured,
are in high spirits and have great morale.

From this moment on, they are returning
to the eradication of the Shishio clan!

All troops, ready!

F-Fire!

S-Someone!

Fire! A fire! It's burning!

When did this happen?

- A fire?
- Where?

Shirojo.

Kurojo, we're going to demolish
the surrounding houses

to prevent the spread of the fire.

Masukami and Omime, evacuate
the children, elderly, and the ill.

Have the women gather buckets
and the men extinguish the fire.

Got it.

Hurry!

Goichi... I'm done for.

Don't speak nonsense.
It's survival of the fittest.

That's... not for me.

I'm sorry, Goichi.

Damn it. Damn it!

TEMPORARY CLINIC

Someone! Take a look at him!

He's badly injured!

You're one of the th*gs?

What the heck?

Get outta here!
There is no medicine here to treat you!

Force him out of here!

Please! He's about to die!

I don't care, moron!

Who do you think caused all of this?

Hold on.

Doctor?

To the back room.

You're a yellow. Wait for a little bit.

You're gonna treat them, Doctor?

They're the th*gs
who caused tonight's riot!

There are no enemies or allies
when it comes to patients.

Damn you.

How can you have the nerve to...

You...

How's the old man?

Mr. Omi was given first aid here.

But he still hasn't
regained consciousness.

I see.

Where's the other guy?

He's being examined right now.

If something bad happens to Mr. Omi,
I'll never forgive you.

Here we go!

Gunmen squad, fire!

Thus begins the Great Kyoto Fire.

{\an5}RUROUNI KENSHIN
-KYOTO DISTURBANCE-

Pull this house down
before it catches fire!

Pick up the pace!

We won't be able to catch up!

Can we put them all out?

Depends on the direction of the wind.

The air is dry tonight.

Depending on the circumstances,
it might be bad.

Wrap a bandage around this child,
slightly loose so that blood doesn't pool.

Understood.

Dr. Takani—

We need to sort
the emergency patients fir—

Looks like it has begun.

You guys are persistent!

You know...

Looks like they succeeded
in setting it on fire.

Then let's just head back.

Lord Shishio isn't coming at all.

There might be something behind the scenes
in this operation.

What do you mean?

Hmph.

We simply need to confirm it
after we head back.

Let's go.

Vice Chief, I have a report!

Reports are coming from all over the capital
that midsized fires are breaking out!

Patrols and citizens
are working to fight the fires now,

but we are getting more requests for the
main squad to assist as soon as possible!

Assist?

In this state, we can't possibly...

It's fine.

Chief!

Just a bit more! Keep at it!

This is the best we can do!

We'll help you out!

Come on, raise your voices!

All right!

You guys are...

Firefighters from Shiga?

Yeah. They're civilian firefighters.

Wakasa West Group, Koga Firefighters,
Otsu Firefighting Group...

I had requested backup just in case.

The fires in various locations
are weakening!

I am a worrywart...

so I always consider
what happens when things fail.

Can you see it?

The fires are dying down.

Your Shingan, is it?

Then that's how it should be.

We'll continue this conversation later.

Who is that guy?
He's definitely not an ordinary fellow.

He's a creepy old guy.

Got a chill down my spine.

Let's head out to the street.

I want to know
what's happening to this city.

- Yeah.
- Right.

What are we gonna do
with all the guys we captured?

We'll let the police know
and leave them to deal with the rest.

Hey, what's wrong, Kaoru?

Let's go!

Yeah.

A fire broke out!

The engine has stopped!

We can't stop the flooding!

I-In that case...

I will plug up the hole myself!

Please stop, Lord Hoji!

There's nothing we can do about it now!

Let me go!

Rengoku is my... our treasured ship!

The man I sought was Hitokiri Battosai.

I have no need for Kenshin Himura.

Kodachi in reverse grip!

Kaiten Kenbu...

with two swords!

Die.

Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu...

Whoa.

Oh? You could have won there.

If you pierced through Miss Yumi,
you could even have defeated Mr. Shishio.

I only engage when I am sure I can win.

Don't say such unsettling things.

Okay.

But what was that just now?

Lord Shishio.

An expl*si*n! All functions have ceased!

Fire's spreading!
The armory is in danger of burning!

The flooding won't stop!

Please order an evacuation!

Wow... this is a big deal.

What should we do, Mr. Shishio?

Shall we settle the score
from Shingetsu Village after all?

Yeah.

But...

Oh!

The time is not now.

Oh, my sword.

Sorry to be a wet blanket.

But this ship's gonna sink soon.

You don't want to rush to settle the score
under such conditions, do you?

It seems you both
have surprises in store, too.

Can you stand down for today?

I'll prepare a more suitable location
for a battle at a later date.

A location that is suitable
for our battle.

All right.

If I can face him head-on,
I am up for it, no matter where it is.

Aoshi.

Battosai.

That attack you started at the end...

I have high hopes for it.

Lord Shishio!

I am terribly sorry!

Huh?

The Rengoku, the ship
I planned and personally acquired

by negotiating with many arms dealers...

to think it would take just one
classless, uneducated, reckless boy!

"Reckless boy"?

Sano?

I was about to sink into the ocean there!

Now, Makoto Shishio, I challenge you!

To someone like that,
to someone like him...

It's not just that one guy.

It's true that the direct cause
of our defeat was his unexpectedness.

But...

Himura Battosai's insight into
seeing through this double operation.

Hajime Saito's judgment
to prepare countermeasures in advance

using the police's mobility and personnel.

And myself
for taking these guys lightly.

Makoto Shishio dropping his guard
is the biggest reason!

Lord Shishio,
the preparations for escape are complete!

Please hurry!

Rengoku, in its entirety,
is surely a high price.

But now I am fully aware
that in order to take this country,

I need to eliminate
all three of you first.

Battosai. Past and present,

you are nothing more than a diversion
from taking this country.

Now, though, you've become a diversion
worth risking my life for.

I will never drop my guard again.

Brace yourself when you come at me.

Oh. Um, Mr. Sanosuke?

Huh?

That Mastery of Two Layers,
did you learn that from Mr. Anji?

Why do you know Anji?

I mean, he is one of the Ten Swords.

Wha—

Hold up just a sec!

Wait, Sano!

Sano!

Why did you stop?

The men aboard that ship are likely
the finest among Shishio's men.

They would never leave Shishio there
to escape.

If we fought there, it would be
too late for everyone to escape,

and there surely
would have been casualties.

Even if they are enemies,
it's best to not have any casualties.

You are still such a softie.

Can you win against Shishio like that?

Who knows?

But I have no intention

of involving unrelated people
in the battle, that I don't.

Hmph.

Shishio! Where is Shishio?

Shishio is...

Damn it, you! Come back here!

What's with him after all this?
Such a moron.

Hey, coward! C-Come fight me!

That's going too far, that it is.

We wouldn't have been able to sink Rengoku
in this battle without Sano.

Sano is a lot more dependable
than you think, that he is.

You don't need to tell me.
I'm fully aware of that.

But that doesn't change the fact
that he is a moron.

Don't act all cool, you dumbass!

That guy is on Shishio's side?

Oro?

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TEARS

Next episode: "Tears."