01x08 - Beauty on the Run

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Jin-e…

Stop looking like that, Battosai!

When you said you’d k*ll me,
those eyes looked much better.

Your true nature is Hitokiri.

I’m saying it so there is no mistake.

A Hitokiri is a Hitokiri
until death after all.

You can’t be anyone else.

I’ll watch you from the abyss of hell

to see how long you can wander
as a Rurouni.

Jin-e, watch me from the abyss of hell.

Even if my true nature is a Hitokiri,

I’ll spend the rest of my life
suppressing my Hitokiri nature.

Until I die,
I’ll be a Rurouni who doesn’t k*ll.

We're home.

Sweet home.

Rurouni Kenshin

Episode 8 The Runaway Beauty

Wait!

Wait, damn it!

Kenshin!

Where are you?

Are you here?

Kenshin?

He couldn’t have…

Kenshin went out somewhere with Sanosuke.

Really?

Why would I lie?

Whew…

This time I thought he really had
gone off wandering for good.

Thank god.

Don’t you think you’re
worrying too much?

You should put a leash
or something on Kenshin.

The master and her pet…

Woof!

Oh my…

What do you mean, “Oh my”!

So, where did they go?

A restaurant called Shueiya.

They said they were going to gamble there.

Gamble?!

Place your bets!

The dice are going to be thrown.

Which is it?

A five-six split.

Probably.

Odd!

And it is…

A five-six odd!

Leave it to the Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu.

Its ability to read is fantastic!

You said it was important, so I came, but…

Sano, gambling is ill*gal.

What are you talking about?

That Sakabatou you have
is also ill*gal, isn’t it?

Violation of the Sword Abolishment Edict.

That’s true…

Don’t worry,
everyone here is a friend of mine.

No one tries to cheat and make money here.

We’re all here just to have fun.

But…

You are already here,
might as well have fun.

Make today your last day
for gloomy thoughts...

Did Miss Kaoru tell you how Jin-e died?

Not a thing.

The dices are in!

More importantly, what’s the next one?

Odd?

Even?

It’s snake eyes even.

Probably.

Alright!

Snake eyes even!

Today’s your day eh, Sano?

It’s been a while since we
last played so go easy man.

No way.

Be prepared to lose everything you've got
including your clothes.

Sano…

You little rat!

Think you could escape by yourself!?

She’s still trying to run!

Stop!

“Restaurant Shueiya”

By the way, where’s Yoita
the candy seller?

I thought a gambling addict like him
would definitely come.

You didn’t know, Sanosuke?

Yoita died earlier this month.

What!

Was he sick?

Or did he get in an accident?

It was opium.

He smoked a lot at once and…

Opium is...

A drug made from the dried juice
distilled from the poppy flower.

It causes terrible withdrawal
symptoms and at the time,

it was forbidden throughout the country
as a strong drug

that could destroy a country.

That idiot…

Laying hands on something like opium…!

But that’s strange.

Opium is an expensive drug.

An ordinary person shouldn’t be able to
buy in huge quantities at once…

What do you want?

Save me!

Oro?!

Some terrible men are chasing me!

Please save me!

Ah…

Megumi, you…!

You can’t run anymore!

One thing after another…

What the hell do you guys want?

Shut up!

Stay out of this!

Just hand over the girl, or else…

I’m in a bad mood right now.

So watch your mouth.

Y… You…

You think you can get away with this?

We are the personal
bodyguards of Mr. Kanryu!

Stand against us and you’ll be his enemy!

Eh!?

I told you to watch your mouth, idiot!

Kanryu…

This isn’t good.

Is it Takeda Kanryu
that he’s talking about…?

Takeda Kanryu?

Who is he?

A young businessman
on the outskirts of town...

On the surface.

He’s doing something shady underground

and he’s gained a lot of
financial strength in the past few years.

Now, this shady guy holds
his own private army.

Everyone from yakuza up to politicians
avoids having conflict with him.

If they are Kanryu’s soldiers,
are you his mistress?

No!

I really don’t know
anything about all this.

Not even this man Kanryu…

It’s not nice to lie, Takani Megumi.

H…

How long has he been there…

You ran away thinking that
you only had two guards,

but you’re always watched by
one of Okashira’s (chief) followers.

But it’s true that I’m not his mistress.

Go back and tell Kanryu,

I’m escaping from him for good!

Cute.

Especially the fact that
you think you can run away.

You!

Get out of here!

Tomo!

Genji!

Sengeki Rasenbyou.

That’s just a greeting.

Next, I’ll smash both your legs, Megumi.

As a punishment for running away.

He blocked it with a Tatami!

But my darts should have penetrated!

I’m not sure what’s going on…

But I won’t just watch
people being k*lled or hurt.

Don’t fool with me.

You b*stard,
what have you done to my friends!

This can’t be good.

Three of Takeda Kanryu’s
soldiers are down…

Hmm.

They’re strong…

Especially the swordsman.

Well, how about it, boys?

Will you protect me
from Kanryu as I escape?

I’ll pay you plenty enough.

What do you say?

Before that, explain to us.

Ouch!

Two of my friends are hurt!

I've got to know the reason why!

That hurts!

Don’t grab me so hard!

It’s opium!

I saw that wrapper at Yoita’s place!

When you spoke of payment,
did you mean this?

Rurouni Kenshin

They are out late.

They must have either won big or lost big.

Maybe they lost it all and
are coming back with no clothes.

Oh my.

That’s not a pretty sight.

We’re back.

Kenshin!

Welcome b…

What an old house.

Is this a Kenjutsu dojo?

Oh, this is Miss Takani Megumi.

There was a little trouble
at the gambling hall and…

We won, but the guy couldn’t pay up,
so we got the girl instead.

Sorry, but we’ll have to
keep her here for now.

I see…

So they did win big.

Sano…!?

If we tell the truth,
we’ll have to tell them about the opium.

We should keep that quiet for now.

Kenshin.

Is this true?

You don’t want to get her
involved in this, do you?

Kenshin…

Yes, it’s true.

I can’t believe you!

I can’t believe you did
something like sl*very!

Oro...

I could understand if Sanosuke did it,
but you!

What’s that supposed to mean?

Um…

Miss Takani, right?

I’m sorry, I’ll tell him never to do
something like this.

So please return home.

Oh, I have no intention of going home.

I like this man very much.

I wouldn’t want to leave his side
for a moment.

I am much better than that
sweat-stinking little girl.

Aren’t I, Kenshin?

Oh h*!

Go Kenshin!

Stop that!

Oh, why?

It doesn’t seem like
you’re Kenshin‘s lover.

Do you really have a say in what he does?

I wouldn’t tease her too much.

She’s incredibly naive.

Get out!

Everyone get out!

Well, well.

I give up.

This is all your fault for saying things
you don’t even mean.

Oh, when I said I didn’t want to
leave his side, I meant it.

Even though he’s extremely strong,
he’s such a kind man.

If he’s nearby,
I’m sure he’ll protect me.

Himura Kenshin, right?

You’re perfect as my bodyguard.

If that’s the case, I’d like to
hear more about the situation first.

I agree.

We don’t know a thing about you.

Like why you’re running
from Takeda Kanryu?

Why he’s after you?

And this!

How and where did you get this?

Only a brute would ask questions
about a lady's past.

You…!

Easy, easy.

Fine.

I’ll just follow you and eventually,
I’ll find out where it came from.

That stuff that k*lled my friend!

If anyone’s putting this
crap on the streets...

I’ll crush them!

Sanosuke!

Finally…

I’ve been looking for you
all over the place.

Shu?

Weren’t you taking Gin and
the others to the doctor?

They’re fine.

It’s something worse than that.

Come with me!

Those are Kanryu’s men from before…

How terrible.

This is how Kanryu operates…

He doesn’t tolerate those who fail him.

Beshimi.

Y…

Yes!

The swordsman who broke your nose.

Is that him with the red hair
and scar on his cheek?

Yes.

That b*stard!

And Megumi is there too!

All right,

this time I’ll k*ll him…

I’d prefer to avoid trouble in public.

Leave him.

Thank you.

Whoever he is, he is no ordinary man.

Beshimi,
I don’t think you alone can handle him.

If they’re here,
it means Hanya, you’re here too right?

Yes.

Have you found out where they live?

Yes.

He has a very sharp instinct
and it was hard to follow him,

but I managed to find it.

All right.

Help Beshimi recover Takani Megumi.

Tell this to Hyottoko as well.

Yes sir.

Listen, Beshimi.

Those two will assist you.

I won’t tolerate anymore failures.

I’ll remember that.

I am off…

How generous you are for
giving him a second chance.

You think so?

Yes.

I’m afraid I can’t do the same.

I’m a businessman at heart.

I can’t feel relaxed
without disposing of failures.

But once I do, I feel so refreshed.

Anyway…

Megumi is causing some trouble.

It’s important to get back our
goose that lays the golden eggs.

Kanryu!

No mistake.

Kenshin,
that guy with the glasses is Kanryu.

Who’s that on his right?

Do you know anything about him?

No…

The chief of Kanryu’s soldiers?

No.

That’s…

The Okashira!

He’s different from the other soldiers.

Kanryu hired him recently.

He leads the former Onmitsu,
the Oniwabanshu.

An "Onmitsu" is...

A type of secret spy or spies
active during the Edo period.

They would probably be called
Shinobi or Ninja today.

Out of the Onmitsu,

Oniwabanshu had direct orders
from the Shogun

and was composed of those
skilled in the arts of combat.

Just before the Meiji era began,

at the age of 15, the genius Onmitsu,

Shinomori Aoshi became the
Okashira of the Edo castle Oniwabanshu!

Why would someone like that
work for Kanryu?

Don’t know.

Either way,

our enemies are a shady businessman
and the dangerous Oniwabanshu.

We cannot abandon Miss Megumi here…

Red hair and a scar on his cheek…

Can it be…?

So, these are Kanryu’s
sixty-odd fighters.

Is that right?

Yes…

How about the Oniwabanshu?

I don’t think there are
more than five to six of them.

Next, where did you get the opium?

Are you always going to
keep silent about the opium?

I’m telling you this in order to
make your fight plan easier.

It has nothing to do with the opium.

Instead of asking so many questions,
just get rid of them.

But...

If it really comes to a fight
with the Oniwabanshu,

even these people
won’t be able to handle them.

There’s no point in
staying here too long.

I’ll escape far away while
everyone’s distracted fighting.

Miss Megumi, what about…

I told you I won’t
answer questions about me!

What a bad girl you are
to be spying around.

But…but…but…but…but…

But they've been alone together
in that room since they came back!

It’s all right.

It’s not what you think.

But why?

It’s his nature.

He sees someone in trouble
and he just can’t help himself.

That’s his nature as a Rurouni.

He’s incredibly strong as a swordsman

but is incredibly weak
when people are involved.

Women and children especially…

True.

But then, aren’t you the same?

No way!

This is just an act of
revenge for my friend.

I could care less about that fox!

Sano, there’s no trouble, is there?

Nope.

Here’s the layout of
Kanryu and his followers.

Take a look.

Oniwabanshu is involved in this case,

which means they probably
already know about this place.

We can’t be careless.

Miss Kaoru.

I can’t share the details but
there could be an incident or two.

There won’t be another stupid mistake
like that time with Jin-e.

I will be sure to protect you.

I understand.

But when all this is over
I want an explanation.

I heard it, Kenshin!

What’s this fight about!?

Yahiko, how long have you…

Since evening.

I didn’t notice at all…

Why am I the only one left out!?

I am one of Team Kenshin!

What’s that?

When was that established?

Shut up, you're just a kid!

You talk too much,
and you’re just Sanosuke!

I was the first one to…

That right there is
the definition of a “kid”.

Shut up!

They’re here…!

There at the gate!

It’s the Oniwabanshu…

Hand over Megumi!

Then I might go easy on you guys.

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