02x03 - The Abandoned Village

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Shinomori...

Aoshi...

You know him?

How about everybody in Oniwabanshū!?

Are they with Aoshi?

Tell me where they are!!

"Namida Bashi"
How are they?

Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance-

Episode 27
The Abandoned Village

Hey,

wait a minute!

Why did you start shutting up
all of a sudden?

Tell me!

How is Hanya?

And Beshimi and Hyottoko?

Hey, m*dget!

Redhead!

X scar!

Edict breaker!

Weirdo in the red kimono!

My name is Himura Kenshin
so I'd prefer you to call me that.

So if I call you that,
will you tell me about them?

No, they are completely different matters.

Don't make fun of me, you jerk!!

Answer me!

What the hell are Aoshi and...

Oro...

I'm not giving up!

This is my first real clue since I
started looking for Aoshi and the others!

"2 Ri [unit of distance] to Hakone"

I'm not going to give up!

She's very stubborn...

Should I tell her how the
Oniwabanshū met their deaths...

It could be better to
tell Misao the bitter truth,

rather than let her continue recklessly.

However...

Until I k*ll you,
don't let anyone else k*ll you.

Since I'm her only clue,
she'll stick close to me.

There is no way of knowing when Shishio's
faction will attack on this journey.

There is no reason for her to
walk with me any further.

Can I lose her?

Hey!

What a fool.

I would have been very helpful to Aoshi

as one of the Oniwabanshū
if in better times.

I'm confident in my ability to chase...

What?

He's already so far...

Darn it!

What's wrong with that guy!!

She's not giving up...

I am running pretty fast,
but she's keeping up.

But...

Damn...

He is so fast, I'm barely keeping up...

He's no ordinary man.

Could he have fought with
Aoshi and the others...

Ouch...

Where did he go?

This game of tag is now over!

What are you saying,

I'm not done yet.

I'll chase you until death to find them...

What on earth...

How did he get across?

What do I do now...

I can't jump over this.

I have to stop him.

Kansatsu Tobikunai!!

Just using the wind from drawing
his katana he kept off my Tobikunai...

Give up.

Go back to Kyoto.

I don't know the circumstances of
how Aoshi took you in and raised you,

but living with the Oniwabanshū
and continuing to fight,

you would have been in danger.

Aoshi knew that too, so he left you
with your guardian in Kyoto.

It's better that you stop
thinking about him.

For your own happiness.

I'm sorry.

Stop saying whatever you want!

You fool!

Forget what?

I can't forget,
that's why I'm still searching!

It's impossible, stop!

Forget the most
important person in my life?

Where is the happiness in that?

After all...

He really is amazing.

I can sense that...

He must have fought with Aoshi.

But it's all right.

No matter who he's up against,
Aoshi could never lose.

Wherever he is now, he's doing fine.

Together with the Oniwabanshū...

What?!

What...

So you're finally awake.

Did I really faint?

Yes.

But why did you wait here until I woke up?

For certain reasons,

I wouldn't be surprised if I'm attacked
somewhere along my journey.

Because of this danger,
I cannot let anyone travel with me.

Stay back a little and
pretend that we are strangers.

Trying to get rid of you would mean
going through that craziness again.

Besides, even if I say no,
you'll still follow me anyway, right?

You got that right!

I am definitely going to see Aoshi again!

No.

This isn't training,
I'm only destroying nature.

Think about it, I never did any training
besides fighting all the time,

so I don't know what to do.

On top of that,

I definitely should have been
on the Nakasen way.

How did I end up in the woods?

Well, let's figure out where Kyoto is.

That's north...

Kyoto is west, so it must be...

That way.

All right!

On to Kyoto!!

And so, Sanosuke became even more lost.

"Oguni Clinic"
On the other hand...

Megumi!!

What are you doing??

I wonder if Kenshin's all right...

Just Shishio's faction is bad enough,
but now Shinomori Aoshi's after him too.

I'm worried!

Hot! Hot! Hot! Hot!

Megumi worries deeply...

And is worried by others.

And...

Yahiko...

Are you all right?

I'm not alright.

That was a delicious meal.

I didn't know a ship
would shake like this.

You look fine.

I'm a little seasick,

but it's not going to bother me.

Those two days when I was
cowering worried everyone,

so I decided I'm not
going to whine anymore.

You're fine, you're fine.

And then I'll see Kenshin again!

Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance-

Himura!

Hey, Himura!!

It's lunchtime already.

It's time to eat!

Hey!

I'm talking to you!

Hey, quit ignoring me!!

What?!

Why are you deliberately
walking through the forest!?

Are you still trying to lose me?!

It's not deliberate.

It's just that cutting through the forest
is quicker than returning to the road.

By evening we'll be back on the highway,
but I don't intend to stop until then.

You can eat while you walk.

I see.

Then!

What about you?

Aren't you eating?

Unfortunately, I didn't bring lunch.

Oh.

But these are mine,
so I'm not giving you any.

Yes, yes.

But, if you tell me about Aoshi,
I'd be more than happy to share.

That is all right.

You know,

I wonder what they are doing right now.

Then there's Hanya.

He's a really great kempōist.

I learned from him.

It's a pit viper.

Careful, careful!

I'm telling you about everyone...

So listen up!!

Easy, easy.

I'm listening.

I'm now getting to the
good stuff about Aoshi.

Aoshi.

Exactly.

He became the Okashira
at a really young age.

A master of kempō and the kodachi.

He is serious, responsible,
kind and always thinks of the group.

But on the surface,

as the leader who unifies the Oniwabanshū,

he appears to be completely emotionless.

To encourage his team,

or to boost self-confidence before
a battle he would smile,

but he never really smiled naturally.

It wouldn't surprise me
if he is still the same way.

But someday, I'll find Aoshi's
hidden smile and...

Hey!

Wait...

Come to think of it,

yesterday he was walking through
this kind of forest with no trouble.

Hey,

why are you deliberately wasting time
by beating a path through the grass?

Isn't it easier for you to walk this way?

If he was trying to lose me,
he could do it whenever he wanted to.

His personality is completely different,

but he's a little like Aoshi,
in the way he hides his true feelings.

I changed my mind.

You are probably hungry, Himura.

I'll show some mercy.

Just one, though.

There isn't something in it to
make me confess, is there?

Don't take it, then!

Then, just one.

Himura.

What was that?

Be as quiet as you can
and separate yourself from me.

Wait...

Someone really is after you?

Just go!

This is bad.

If I'm attacked now,
Misao will get involved.

I can't stop it.

Better get a head start!

Wait!!

I can help!

Is he dead?

No,

but...

Do you have something left to say?

Since we were brought together like this,

I'll do all I can.

P...

Please...

Save my brother and my village
from Shishio's men...

This man's village was a short distance
away from Numazujuku on the Tōkai way.

A small village with a
population of no more than 50.

Its name, "Shingetsu".

It was an ordinary village
until 2 years ago.

Hey, wake up!

He's awake!

Who are...

My brother...

By the time we found him, he was already...

Darn it!

What happened?

Why should I tell a stranger?

I am going to Kyoto to meet Shishio.



Shishio's followers
came to our village unexpectedly.

First, they k*lled the police
stationed here and took over the village.

When more police were sent,
they k*lled them too.

After 2 years, the police stopped coming...

Shingetsu has been completely abandoned!

You've got to be exaggerating!

They are probably planning
a strategy right now.

Then look at this!

This is a brand new map
my brother brought from Tokyo!

Shingetsu's name has been taken off!

When my brother found this,
he knew the village was in trouble.

He tried to save our family first...

And got k*lled by one of
Shishio's followers, Senkaku!

I have to go back...

My Mom and Dad are still in the village!

It's up to me to save them!

Brother...

I need you to lend me your strength!

Instead of your brother,
I shall lend you mine.

What's your name?

Eiji.

Misao, please take care of Eiji.

What!?

I'm going too!

No.

I shall enter the village alone.

Please wait here.

Nothing has been repaired
or taken care of...

It's like a ghost town.

Shishio always stays in the village
for a week, twice a year.

I don't know what he wants,

but the village is under
Senkaku's control just for that.

And Shishio has just arrived.

Senkaku is meeting Shishio at an inn so...

Now's the time to save my parents!

Hey, get closer or
we will lose sight of him.

Himura is good.

If we get any closer he will see us.

An execution...

Their entire bodies have been
slashed like the boy's brother.

It is likely to be
the work of this Senkaku...

Dad!!

Mom!!

Hey you!

You're an outsider.

No outsiders are to leave alive!

But, those two are from the village.

Their sons planned to escape the village.

They bore the responsibility
and Senkaku ex*cuted them.

And we hanged them.

As a warning...

This is a place the great Shishio
won from the government pigs!

Senkaku controls this village, where the
privilege of life is granted by Shishio!

By order of Senkaku,
all outsiders must die!

Prepare yourself!

The ones who should be prepared...

Are you guys!

Normally I would ask for those who
do not wish to get injured to stand aside.

However, this time...

I will fight until
not one of you remain!!

All outsiders must die!

Hey, pull yourself together!

I know it's hard but
this is no place to collapse!

Crying for the dead won't bring them back!

You've got to stand up!!

All outsiders...

Must die!

Why you...

All outsiders must...

Who...

Are you...?

That scoundrel...

I thought he was going straight to Kyoto...

What is he hanging around here for!?

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