02x22 - Tears

[bunniefuu]

Looks like we got it
under control somehow.

What about your end?

Those that need treatment have been
transported to Miss Megumi's clinic.

Those that had their homes burned
have evacuated to a nearby temple.

It looks like there are
people all over with burns,

but nobody has lost their life.

It could have been worse.

Which means all we have left
is our young lady.

Any information since?

I wonder if something happened.

It can't be... that meatball-like guy.

I-I'm sure she's fine!
Miss Kaoru and others are with her, too!

Right?

Hey!

Guys!

- Misao!
- Young lady!

- See?
- Ow!

I said she was all right!

I'm glad at least we were able
to stop the Great Fire.

Yes, thanks to them.

Did those two you guys bumped into
already retreat?

It seemed that way
from their conversation.

I felt an incredible intensity from them.

The guy with the blindfold
and mustache was especially wicked.

Right. If that monk didn't show up,
I don't know what would have happened.

Misao?

I-In any case, take another look
at all the places where fire broke out.

If there are no issues, return to Aoiya!

- Got it.
- Got it.

And I'm not "young lady" or "Misao,"
but "Leader"!

- O-Okay!
- O-Okay!

Sheesh, really!

TEMPORARY CLINIC

Mr. Omi!

I'm glad.

I'm so glad.

Mr. Omi!

Dr. Megumi.

Have some red bean cake to help
with the fatigue from working all night.

No, no. She needs warm tea first
in times like this.

No, no. She needs a rice ball
to gain energy.

- Now, now.
- Please, please.

Please have some.

Thank you!

- Whoa!
- Whoa!

Dr. Takani! Please!

Okay! I'll be right over!

Appreciate it! Thank you for the meal.

- She's so cool.
- She's so cool.

Lay them down there.

What about them?

They're bleeding badly.
Apply pressure to the wound first.

What? The operation was a failure?

What should I do?

Even if I go back,
things might get a bit troublesome.

Guess I'll eat a few more free meals.

Huh?

Huh? We've arrived?

Yeah, welcome back!

Damn you! Why are you out
without permission?

Huh? What's so bad about coming out here?

Of course it's a bad thing, broom head!

What was that, bird head?

- Shut up, broom head!
- Huh?

- Oro...
- What's that?

- Say that again!
- Gimme a break!

RUROUNI KENSHIN

RUROUNI KENSHIN
-KYOTO DISTURBANCE-

EPISODE 46: TEARS

Houses burned or otherwise damaged,
roughly 20.

There were about a hundred small fires,
but they were all put out quickly.

Those are quite
a miraculous set of numbers.

Well, yeah.

The residents and all the firefighters

who came for backup
from other prefectures did well.

There were no casualties from the fires,

but 41 policemen were k*lled in action.

Many more were injured.

The numbers for civilians
are still uncertain...

but for now, there are no reports
of any life-threatening injuries.

Forty-one men.

Even so, the majority of the enemy forces
were apprehended,

so it was a rather good outcome.

That's not what matters the most here,
that it isn't.

I'm saying don't lament, praise instead.

Well, no matter what you think,
to each their own.

I have to deal with the aftermath.

You guys should wait
for further communication at Aoiya.

But, you know...

Hmm?

...though we said we'd fight together,

the way we don't mix, like oil and water,
is still the same in Kyoto.

It's reawakened by being
in Kyoto again, that it is.

Anyway, Sano, it seems you were
under the care of the police.

Can it be
that you mended fences with Saito?

Oro...

Why would I get chummy
with that underhanded guy?

I'll make sure to settle the score
with him after we defeat Shishio's group!

Ow.

That said, I can't help
but feel hungry right now.

Hurry up and take me to this Aoiya.

Oh, brother, that it is.

{\an4}RESTAURANT AOIYA

Anyway, there's an Oniwaban Group
in Kyoto as well,

and this time,
they're our allies.

That really is
a strange twist of fate.

Strange twist of fate...

an unpredictable encounter.

Indeed so.

Kenshin!

And Sanosuke!

Hey, Yahiko!

Who made you stand out here like this?

Did you pull a prank or something?

Idiot! I'm being the lookout!

The lookout!

Hey, Kaoru! Kenshin came back!

What you sneakin' around for?

I am sorry to make you worry,
that I am, Miss Kaoru.

Yup.

You really did drag missie out here.

Good job.

It was a promise between two men.

Of course I'd keep it.

What about the ultimate technique?

The bulk of it is done, that it is.

What remains is within my heart.

Anyway, where is Miss Misao?

About that...

we have a problem!

Miss Misao!

FRUSTRATED

I'm so frustrated!

Oro?

To think that someone like me
would let an enemy get behind my back!

Frustrating! So frustrating!

I'm so frustrated!

She's been like this the whole time
ever since she got back last night.

It's good that she
was ultimately all right...

but it really was cutting it very close.

No!

But still, this is quite a strange way
to agonize, that it is.

The guy who attacked us was like
a solid mass of murderous intent.

It was a middle-aged guy
with a blindfold that read "Shingan."

He looked like a blind guy.

That's probably Usui the Blind Sword.

Broom head was saying he's skilled enough

to be the best or second best
of the Ten Swords.

Someone like that got behind her?
I'm amazed she got away unscathed.

Actually, one more person showed up there,

a monk named Anji.

In the end, that man, Anji,
stopped Usui, and Misao was safe.

So Anji didn't do anything to you guys?

Right.

This man, Anji...

seems to be slightly different
from the other Ten Swords, that he does.

Though Usui tried to strike,

he deduced that if they fought,
he wouldn't be left unscathed.

So skill-wise, he's the third most skilled
in the Ten Swords.

A strange twist of fate, huh.

This really isn't someone else's matter.

Interesting.

So that "salvation" you had mentioned...

I'll confirm it with my own fists!

In any case, I'm glad
Miss Misao is all right, that I am.

Though, she isn't listening,
that she isn't.

Please! Let me see Mr. Okina
before I go to sleep!

That's fine, but are you all right?

You were unsteady on your feet!

To be honest, I'm at my limit.

Miss Megumi...

Ken... san.

Huh? What? You were here, too?

K-Kenshin! Miss Megumi
came over here worried about you!

She was at the clinic
all night last night...

I-I look awful. Please don't look at me.

So, Miss Megumi,
you saved all the injured, that you did.

I thank you so very much, that I do.

Ken-san.

Miss Megumi, I'll help you!

Kenshin!
We're not done with the story yet.

There's one more
really dangerous guy out there.

That guy Aoshi Shinomori is here in Kyoto!

Kenshin? You're not surprised?

Our swords crossed last night.

- Wha?
- Wha?

He came aboard Shishio's ship.

I thought he was teaming up with them,
but that didn't seem like the whole story.

He has gotten even more skilled.

It was a close call for me, that it was.

Did you defeat him?

No.

He brought danger to Aoiya
and left Gramps half-dead.

I won't forgive him.

At this point, we need to seek vengeance
and defeat him.

Right... a target for vengeance!

Miss Misao.

Misao!

Huh?

Come here! Hurry!

Wh-What?

Okina! It's about Okina!

Huh?

Everyone, please come over!

Together!

Okina?

Hold on, wait, what?
What's wrong with Gramps?

Okina... Okina regained consciousness!

{\an5}RUROUNI KENSHIN
-KYOTO DISTURBANCE-

Roughly 400 were taken into custody.

Of course we can't hold them all
in the detention block at this station.

Although temporary, we're proceeding
with splitting them up in empty sheds

and keeping watch over them.

I see. What about chasing
after the remaining forces?

We believe a vast majority
has already fled into the mountains.

We are forming a pursuit squad,

but most of the members
are personnel from other prefectures.

Assume that we won't be able
to chase them too far.

Are you dissatisfied, Fujita?

No. I just don't want
to waste the achievements

of the officers
who have fallen last night.

I can say the same.

REVERE HEAVEN, LOVE HUMANS

What is Chief Arato's condition?

He has regained consciousness.

However, he will likely
need a cane from now on.

I see.

Excuse me!

Vice Chief,
among the mail that arrived just now

DUEL CHALLENGE

I found this.

This is...

Looks like it's for me.

It seems I have made all of you
worry quite a bit.

I'm sorry, all of you.

You're like a mummy from Egypt, you know?

Hey!

Himura...

can I ask a favor of you?

Omasu, sorry,
but can you lend me your shoulder?

Sure.

How much do you know
about Aoshi's circumstances, Himura?

I don't know the details...

but I understand the gist
from Miss Misao's story, that I do.

I see.

That makes it quick.

The favor I want to ask
is about none other than Aoshi.

Aoshi was not originally an evil man.

I know that more than anyone else,
as I have watched him from a young age.

However, he was possessed
by the word "strongest"

and has lost all distinction
between right and wrong.

I can no longer stop him
with my own hands.

At this rate,
from this evil, bloodstained sword,

the number of victims
will continue to grow without limit.

Please, Himura....

take Aoshi Shinomori...

and k*ll him with your hands.

I know you swore in your heart
to not k*ll.

I am fully aware
that this favor would break your vow.

However, the only person who can defeat
Aoshi in his current state is you.

You are the only one who can defeat

a slaughterer who has abandoned
the path of humanity.

The only resting place left
for a slaughterer is death.

To end it all
is the only path of salvation.

Never show yourself
in front of me ever again.

My heart won't stop racing.

My body won't move.

I thought I set my mind to this.

I thought it was all right now.

Himura...

are you going to strike at Lord Aoshi?

Are you going to...

k*ll Lord Aoshi?

Mr. Okina, those wounds...

I assume that they were from Kaiten Kenbu
or an even greater attack.

I personally believe...

if Aoshi really had become a slaughterer
and unleashed his attack...

Mr. Okina, you would be
buried in a grave by now.

Aoshi still has not turned into
a slaughterer yet, that he hasn't.

Likely from Aoshi's subconscious,
even if he hasn't realized it himself yet...

it was a moment of being considerate,
that it was.

However, that is definite proof that Aoshi
has still not rid himself of his humanity.

Even if his body is dominated

by a slaughterer
that will never leave him in his lifetime,

I want to believe in his heart
that strives to stay human, that I do.

Aoshi's resting place is not in death.

This should be his place of refuge.

I will make sure to bring Aoshi back here.

Himura.

Himura.

Misao?

Misao.

Misao.

Misao.

Misao.

Miss Misao.

Misao.

Huh?

Wha?

Oh, no. What?

I'm glad for you, Misao.

Yup!

I was about to break her heart.

Old soldiers never die.
They simply fade away.

Himura.

Regarding Aoshi, I'm counting on you.

BAD

Excuse me! This is the police.

Is there anyone here?

A message?

Yes. From Inspector Fujita.

DUEL CHALLENGE

Hoji.

Gather all of the Ten Swords here.

Yes, sir!

However, before that,
there is one plan I would like to propose.

There's no plans or anythin' about a duel.

If there is anything to determine,

it would be the order of the fights
at most.

Hoji, what the hell
is going through your head?

I always think about only one thing...

Lord Shishio's absolute victory.

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