02x12 - Endings and Beginnings

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If they know we've infiltrated,
then why aren't there any Doshi?

Is it a trap?

Or is it…

The final destination is the water gate.

From there, we leave the island by boat.

The water gate is at the very back
of the inner citadel,

beneath the main palace.

The elixir retrieval team
and the escape route team

will rendezvous here.

Are we waiting for everyone to gather?

No way! As soon
as the elixir arrives, we get out.

Anyone too slow gets left behind.

It’s not that simple.

Even a medium Tang ship
needs five people to operate.

It may sound harsh,
but at least five must make it.

Otherwise, escape won’t even be possible.

Five of us have to survive.

This is…

The more you regenerate,
the more your body turns to tree.

If it keeps spreading, death,
or, maybe an even worse, hell awaits.

Yui… If she saw my body now,
she'd be pretty shocked.

I want to see… that shocked face… of hers.

That's the angle!

It was tough shaving down the guard,
but it turned out great!

Eyepatch!

Look, Toma! Look!

Wouldn’t it look cooler
if the stem part were straight?

No, no, it's cooler diagonal!

Right, Gantetsusai?

I want to look like a master.

I don’t want something flashy
and obviously cool.

I want that master aura.

One look at me and you'll think
I'm some hermit old man.

And since there’s no mirror,
I have no idea about "this angle".

He says so himself.

You all have taste as terrible
as your physical conditions.

You’re pretty blunt.

If you don’t get dressed soon,
you'll catch a cold, old man.

It hasn't dried at all yet.

Idiots.

Do you really have time to fool around?

We’re just getting ready.

Don’t talk back to my brother.
- You're already dressed?!

I don’t know the details,

but the leader of those Tensen
is plotting something.

Deep inside the main palace,
there’s a monster called Pangu.

They’re planning to use it to turn all
the people on the mainland into elixir.

I don’t know what comes after that.

But this battle

is just a stalling tactic.

You call it the "Rite of Abstaining
and Sustaining Life," right?

What if the Tensen die during that ritual?

They’re your own people.

They won’t die.

Even if they do, it won’t matter.

Shut up! Don’t talk so complicated!

It’s not complicated.

And about the eyepatch, the angle
the short guy mentioned looks cooler.

What were you doing
on the Tensen side, Brother?

Huh? Oh, practicing bedchamber arts
and getting dissected, over and over.

Anyway, our objective hasn't changed.

We go to the water gate and secure a ship.

If we take a ship, we might
be able to stop Rien’s plan too.

Aza Chobe, will you come with us?

I…

What was that?

Is your body… okay?

Any injuries? Should we walk a bit slower?

Any dizziness?

Hey, those are all my lines, Sensei.

I see, you're right.

You’re such a worrier.

I'm just a criminal
with my executioner, aren't I?

We’ll wait to regroup with the others
beneath the main palace.

But worst case, even if we can't regroup,

and even without the elixer,

I intend to get you back to the mainland.

What do you mean by that?

Don’t worry.
I’ll stay with you to the very end.

Instead of returning to Edo, let’s travel
the mountains of the provinces together.

Even under Tokugawa rule,

some domains must still have lands
where mountain folk live.

You might find a way of life that
suits you better than hiding in a town.

Until then, I’ll protect you.
I’ve decided that.

As long as there’s light in my eyes.

Huh?

Does that mean your eye color changes?

No, that's not what I meant.

You had your eyes open while fighting.

Do they actually change color?

Ah, no.

It’s just an expression.

Tao?

It has nothing to do with Tao.

What’s that?

A rumble…

It’s gone quiet.

It was massive, but distant.

I don't sense any presence either.

Criminals will be ex*cuted on the spot.

We have been granted discretion
by Shugen of the Yamada Asaemon.

Likewise, anyone who shelters criminals,

anyone who stains the Asaemon name…

We will take your life.

Iwagakure’s new face.

So you've come…

Gabimaru.

Behead anyone who is not
Yamada Asaemon on site!

Execution by proxy is authorized.

We’re moving too!

Yes, sir!
- Aye!

It’s something different from youth.

Well then, I think I’ll serve
as the rear guard here.

Hm? Your eyes doubt me.

Think I’m just lying
because I want to slack off?

You’re liars too, aren’t you?

Pretending to obey the shogunate.

I don’t know what you’re plotting.

The name "Gabimaru"
is the symbol of Iwagakure.

k*ll the traitor, Shija,
no, the next Gabimaru.

k*ll your predecessor
and become the new Gabimaru.

Return the symbol of fear to the village.

Rest assured, you clever samurai.

Our objective is largely the same.

Oh? I see.

As ordered by Shugen,
we will not harm members

of the Yamada school unless
they are traitors.

We will protect them.

Our goal is…

to k*ll everyone else.

k*ll… everyone who stains the Yamada name.

k*ll… everyone who obstructs Shugen.

k*ll… everyone
who does not fear the village.

k*ll… everyone who knows the truth.

k*ll, k*ll, k*ll them all.

Yeah, I guess we don’t
get along after all.

Well, do your best.

To tell the truth,
I feel the same, clever samurai.

k*lling is secondary.

I came to bring that person back. Because…

ever since then…

you're the only one I've ever…

This is…

Hurry!

Rien. The Tensen have all been defeated.

The Rite of Abstaining and Sustaining Life
has failed.

Humans are coming.

We must act.

There’s someone skilled at infiltration.

They’re far too fast… beyond expectations.

It can’t be helped.

Leave the minimum personnel here.

All other Doshi, prepare to intercept.

a*tillery and fortress weapons
won’t make it in time.

Quartermaster, ready the cavalry
and rapid response units.

It's all-out w*r.

Don’t worry about
the situation of the battle or losses.

As long as we buy time, that’s enough.

Soon, everything will return to normal.

Let’s go.

Out of my way!

Nurugai!

Nurugai! Break through them
and head to the water gate!

Sensei, this way! I can see in the dark!

Huh? You can?

All right!

I’m not joking!

You think I'd get taken down
by small fry at this point?!

Don’t engage every single one!

This is basically a full-scale battle now!

I know!

You thieving brothers! You run too!

Don’t give my brother orders!

In all this chaos,
he’s planning to leave the island.

I know w*r.

w*r isn’t the same as fighting.

It goes far beyond a test of strength.

Whether you live or die becomes pure luck.

It’s not interesting,
and it’s nothing to be proud of.

w*r is just sh*t.

The ones who survive w*r
are the ones who run,

or the ones who make
their subordinates fight,

or inhuman demons…

Shugen, the cavalry… Shugen!

Eizen-dono…

Everyone!

Don’t just aim for the head,
aim for the navel too!

That’s… incredible!

Have you experienced w*r before?

This isn’t w*r. It’s execution!

A purge of rebels who raised their hands
against the shogunate’s executioners.

Seal off their escape
and slaughter them all!

I didn’t sense any presence.

Who are you?

That’s quite a fleet.
What were you planning?

I have no intention of dealing with you.

But if I wait here, that person will…

Are you…

what they call ninja in Japan?

Well, whatever. k*ll them.

Want to see ninjutsu?

Ninpo: Hiboshi.

Leave one ship. Burn the rest.

This one… I’ll handle.

I can see it. The opponent’s Tao,
the flow of their movements.

Compared to a Tensen, I have a chance.

Ninjas and Doshi. And us.

It looks like a three-way battle,
but the Doshi aren’t attacking Mei.

The shinobi aren’t attacking me either.

They must have strict orders
from their respective masters.

If we exploit that gap,
we can break through!

A horse?

Hey.

Yuzuriha!

Yeah, I was going to change clothes,

but Ran’s palace only had Taoist robes.

I got delayed looking around.

Actually, I was just waiting to recover.

Did you miss me?

Yes!

Yu… Yuzuriha!

You have to make sure they're dead.

But they’re the shogunate's…

Oh, sweetie!

Unlike Gabi, you’re so soft, Sagirin.

It’s not good, though.

I checked along the way.

The situation is absolutely terrible.

Armed Iwagakure shinobi and the Doshi

came from the direction of the water gate.

They’ve probably got the exit too.

It’s w*r all over the place.

That can’t be…

If they’re reinforcements
from the shogunate,

maybe we can persuade them…

Sweetie, not with their intent to k*ll.

At the very least,
criminals get no negotiation.

That won’t work…
We all have to make it back together.

Oh, you're such a sweetie!

That’s what I like about you.

But what we have to do hasn’t changed.

Everyone just fulfills their original
objective as fast as possible.

That’s the best option. It’s the only one.

Which path leads to the main palace?

It would be more efficient
to split up and search.

True, the elixir also seems
to be at the water gate now.

If the objectives are all in one place,
that makes things simpler.

But…

Mei, will you come with us
and try to persuade Rien?

Sagiri!

Isuzu…

Thank goodness…

You’re alive, Sagiri…

Huh?

Is that Yuzuriha of Keishu?

Did you k*ll the ninjas? The two of you?

N-no, it’s just… there are circumstances.

Given the situation, we’ve ended up
working together with criminals.

Yuzuriha of Keishu.

Guilty of infiltrating Sagiwa Castle
and m*rder

and many other crimes.
A death sentence has been declared.

There are many people
whose lives she’s taken.

Those she k*lled, and their families.

Don’t be misled, Sagiri.

She’s a villain.

Nuru… gai? What a strange name.

"Defiant tribes…
rebelling against pacification…"

"Disturbing the order of a peaceful age…"

Uh?

So basically a villain
who defied the shogun, right?

"Aza Chobe of Iyo, great criminal."

"m*rder, robbery, as*ault, extortion…"

Ugh, what a hassle.
That’s impressive, young man.

You could be ex*cuted
a hundred times over. Quite the villain.

By the way, Toma?

I’ve been wondering since you joined.

Are you, perhaps… that? Are you?

We’ve decided to punish
not only criminals.

For the sake of the Asaemon who've died…

For his honor…

The island’s monsters…

And those who shelter them…

Even if that someone is an Asaemon.

So please, Sagiri. Leave her.

Come over here.

Once we get a clear path,
we’ll go back for the brothers.

You’re so dutiful. Let’s just ditch them.

No. We're going back for them.

You’re Tamiya Gantetsusai, right?

Disrespect toward a daimyo,
as*ault in various regions…

A vicious criminal who's committed
countless major crimes.

Goosebumps?

Shuu-kun.

No matter what hardships await…

No matter how bloodstained
the road may be…

For you, I will return alive.

No matter what hell I face.