02x06 - Encounter in the Forest

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Where the hell is Kyoto?

Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance-

Episode 30
Encounter in the Forest

Damn!

Where the hell is Kyoto?

Better yet...

Where am I?

Man...

I wonder if Kenshin has
already arrived in Kyoto?

I hope Kaoru and Yahiko
are on their way.

I wonder how Megumi is
doing with her patients.

That jerk Saitō is
on his way to Kyoto too.

Be prepared...

I'll get stronger before I get to Kyoto!

Somehow this place...

Looks very familiar.

Or is it just me?

Damn!

When you get angry, you get hungry.

Last one.

After this, I'll have to
start catching frogs to eat.

Oh well.

Hey!!!

Who do you think you are,
messing around with people's meals?!

A monk training in Esoteric Buddhism?

What is this?

Is it some kind of ceremony?

That was amazing.

I've heard of monks who train to be
able to borrow the power of the Buddha.

My first time to see a real Hōriki.

Are you lost?

Yeah.

Sorry, but could you show me the way?

And if you got any food, give it here.

That is no way to ask for people's things.

I see.

So my training made your
bun fall in the mud.

I'm sorry.

That's okay.

Thanks to you, I got a hot meal.

And Hōriki isn't something
you see every day.

That was not Hōriki.

Hōriki is just a rumor
to build up people's faith.

I, myself have never seen such a thing.

And even if it really did exist
it wouldn't be something I could use.

You are...

A fallen monk?

Yes.

A fallen monk:

A monk who has shamed himself by
breaking Buddha's prohibitions

I see.

No wonder why I thought your
face was too evil-looking for a monk.

The same goes for you.

But if you've abandoned your
faith, what are you training for?

I have thrown away my faith,
but not my desire to save this world.

And this cannot be done
with the Buddha's hands.

To save this world it can only be
done with the hands of a person.

I am training to gain that power.

And that power goes beyond
that of God's or Buddha's.

So you are not a fallen monk
because you gave in to desire.

Do you know about the anti-Buddhist
movement ten years ago?

If you don't, then there is
no point in telling you.

That's okay.

Even if I did, there's probably
nothing that I can do anyway.

But if that wasn't Hōriki, then it is
something that I of little faith can use.

I won't use it for bad purposes.

Could you teach it to me?

Why do you desire this power?

What?

Is this some kind of Zen riddle?

Answer me.

Well, there are lots of reasons why.

But simply put, I want to
become stronger than I am now.

Before I left Tokyo, this guy said
that I couldn't even defend myself.

I've been thinking about it, but it
just doesn't suit my fighting style.

Most of all,

I just don't like the idea of getting
stronger by listening to his advice.

That is a very selfish reason.

Well, maybe compared to
your saving the world...

But it is a good enough reason
for me to risk my life for it!

Tell me one more thing.

What do you think of the Meiji government?

What does that have to do with...

Just answer me.

To put it bluntly, I hate it.

They m*rder*d my Captain
and branded him a traitor.

I can't forgive them for that.

But, what does that got to do with you?

All right.

Now, let's say you punch
this rock to break it.

Not just rocks,
but all things have resistance.

This means that the force you
exert is not perfectly transferred.

In other words, there is wasted energy.

Then how can you not waste energy?

First, stand your fist against
the rock like so and punch once.

At the instant the first punch
encounters the resistance of the rock,

punch a second time.

Without encountering any resistance,

the force of the second impact
will be perfectly transferred.

The rock will shatter.

This is the secret of destruction
I've trained for 10 years to master.

The Futae no Kiwami.

I have recently tested
its practical application.

Is it ok?

What?

It can't be that simple...

Try it.

What?

It doesn't shatter...

That was merely two quick punches.

By impact, I mean incredible speed.

True transience.

At that moment give the second below!

It took me a month to attain this
technique and reduce a rock to nothing.

You too will have
one month to achieve this.

If you cannot, you will die here.

The Futae no Kiwami is a secret technique
devised for the salvation of this world.

It is not something to be taught
to others or spread widely.

You said you would wager your life.

So you cannot complain.

A fallen monk...

"You will die here" is definitely not
something an ordinary monk would say.

Okay, I will wager my life.

But I don't have time to
mess around training.

I don't need a month!

I'll master the Futae no Kiwami in a week!

Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance-

The Third Day

Damn, this isn't working.

Just quickly hit the rock twice...

This is supposed to be
easy but I just can't do it.

To say is easy.

To do is hard.

The Futae no Kiwami is
not as easy to attain as you say.

It's impossible to learn in just a week.

I'll give you a chance to rethink.

Yeah right.

It's like chanting sutras to a horse.

Hey, I'm not a horse!

All right.

You have a week.

There are four days left.

After that, if you still cannot do it...

You will die as we promised.

Looking forward to it!

You're going to rely on me for food?

I'm smashing rocks all day.

Don't got time to catch my own food.

I've already paid you back for that bun.

Oh, come on!

Meals are always more tasty
when eating with a crowd!

Don't you have frogs?

Only mushrooms today.

If you don't like it, go get it yourself.

Nope, not at all.

You said you wanted to be stronger.

Yes...

Then why are you fixated on a technique
that you encountered by coincidence?

If you go to the city,
there are kendō dōjōs.

If you get a g*n, then the majority of
the guys are not even considered enemies.

When such options are available,
why did you choose this harsh path?

I'm surrounded by guys who are
exceptional with their swords.

It's not possible to catch up
to them with swords.

I have no intention to use g*ns as well.

I want to get stronger with my fists,
the thing that I believe in the most.

The Fourth Day

Alright...

Back to work!

Your hospitality is great!

It's great to be lost sometimes!

Quit it.

Your hands are about to give up.

You are strong and have guts...

But it seems like you've
reached your limits.

If you quit now, I'll not take your life.

Of course, I won't tell anyone about it.

What are you talking about, you damn monk.

The time limit is 1 week!

If I can't accomplish it,
you take my life!

I told you I'm satisfied with that!

Don't underestimate me!

Thanks for the dish!

What a foolish man.

If it's a strength I could achieve
without risking my life,

I wouldn't need it in the first place!

What I want...

What I am searching for...

The Fifth Day

Such useless effort.

The Futae no Kiwami was the
product of 10 years of training.

To attain it with sheer
determination alone...

Will not be easy.

The Sixth Day

I still...

I still have time before dark...

I crushed all the rocks here into gravel.

I'll have to get some...

sh**t.

Even if I had time,
I don't have the strength...

Am I going to die
in this place I don't even know,

Dammit!

Sanosuke...

Captain Sagara?

I must be dreaming...

Or is it a phantom?

It doesn't have a feet!

It's all right, Sanosuke.

You have done enough.

You have worked hard to
master this technique.

If you recognize defeat,
that man may spare your life.

But if you force yourself even more...

You might die.

Forget everything and rest.

This is your Captain's order.

I'm sorry, Captain...

But I can't obey.

When your head was displayed...

I hated the new government
with all my heart.

But the truth is, I hated myself
just as much.

The person I most respected
was mercilessly k*lled.

and I couldn't do a thing about it.

I despised myself for being so powerless.

For 10 years...

I festered like that until
a good man woke me up.

And now he's involved in a
huge fight and may die.

I don't want to...

Go through those


And...

I don't want to put
anyone else through them!

That is why I have to be strong now.

To be able to fight against
violence and injustice with this fist!

Whether you're a dream,
or phantom, or a ghost...

I am glad to see you, one last time.

The Seventh Day

Death by exhaustion.

Such a waste of great talent.

At least I can...

Hey, don't go k*lling me yet,
you damn monk!

I was tired and thought I'd
grab a little sleep, that is all.

But, by the look of the rock
in your right hand,

you haven't yet mastered the
Futae no Kiwami.

I figured it out just a little while ago.

But once you get the hang of it,
you could do it even before breakfast.

Truly, you have great talent...

"Talent"!?

My life was on the line!

Don't end it with a word like that.

You are right.

I'm sorry.

Let me rephrase...

A great man.

Well,

I've lost enough time.

I've got to get to Kyoto.

Kyoto?

Yeah,

If I can get to the Nakasen Way,
then I can figure it out from there.

Then that is easy.

This is Shimosuwa.

If you leave the forest this way, you'll
hit one of the inns along the Nakasen.

Hey?

Did you just say Shimosuwa?

Yes.

What's the problem?

Of course, Shimosuwa!!

What's going on?

I thought it looked familiar.

This is where the Sekihōtai
met their deaths...

It's a little weird to say this
to a fallen monk, but...

Let's just say maybe now I believe
a little in the Buddha's path.

Huh?

Don't worry about it.

Well, thanks for looking after me.

I'm Sagara Sanosuke.

Maybe we'll meet again someday.

I am Yūkyūzan Anji.

Take care.

Got it!

It's like he became a
different person overnight.

Until yesterday I thought
he was a mere chick.

Today he's like a young bird
leaving the nest.

There you are, there you are.

I've been looking for you Anji.

Sōjirō...

The battle has begun.

The members of the special unit
Juppon Gatana...

Are gathering in Kyoto.

And so the stage is set...

For the turmoil of Kyoto

Next Episode
Arrival in Kyoto