02x18 - As If in Flight

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11TH YEAR OF MEIJI

Um, are we not departing yet?

We know.

But Kenshin says there's
a letter that he's gotta write,

so there's nothing we can do.

So can you hold off
just a little bit more, yeah?

Okay.

Oh?

You wanna run soon, too?

How promising.

Nice havin' you.

Osaka?

Yes. We must depart right away.

And I will have Battosai come with me.

And why would that be?

To stop the ploy set up by Shishio's clan.

Isn't Shishio's plan the Great Kyoto Fire?

Actually, there's a possibility
that is all a decoy.

Chief Arato, I entrust you
with command of all police officers

and subjugation of the riot.

Me?

That's impossible. It's all too sudden.

Even if impossible or sudden,
I would have you do it.

But I had assumed
that you were going to take command.

As I said...

the situation has changed.

C-Can you stay behind, at least?

Fujita! No...

Saito!

REVERE HEAVEN, LOVE HUMANS

I have met many samurai from Satsuma,
both as friend and foe.

But I have no recollection
of your face or your name.

It seems...

you're the type that got to sit in that
chair for reasons other than combat.

I am—

I don't have an interest in your past.

What's important...

is who you are tonight.

You're gonna do it.

If you don't, Kyoto...

will be a sea of flames.

Oh!

You're finally here!

What about the chief?

I made him take over.

"Made him"?

The rest is up to him.

Let's not dilly-dally.

Hop on! We're leaving right away!

You don't have to come with us.

Huh? What do you mean by that?

You won't be of much use, anyway.

Saito...

Sano is a lot more reliable
than you think, that he is.

Hmph.

Just don't drag us down.

Being in this box with you
all the way to Osaka? No way, man!



Eight and a half hours to their plan.

No matter what the cost...

we must prevent it!

Now let's go!

Run!

As if in flight!

As if in flight!

EPISODE 42:
AS IF IN FLIGHT

As if in flight!

RUROUNI KENSHIN

RUROUNI KENSHIN
-KYOTO DISTURBANCE-

Move, move, move, move, move!

Move!

What's with that carriage?

Why is it in such a hurry?

Oh, maybe they're going
to a wedding, right?

No, no, no!

No way that's the case.

Right.

Survival of...

The fittest.

You weren't tailed, were you?

I'm fine.

How was it?

There are cops all over the place.

Maybe they caught on after all?

Even then, we can't stop here now.

I wonder how Shuzo
and Mr. Toshiro are doing.

Who knows?

If we're lucky,
we'll see them during this operation.

As if in flight!

As if in flight!

As if in flight!

We're headed for Osaka! Let's go!

Whoa!

Oro...

I missed.

Damn you! What are you doing?

You're too noisy, and we can't talk.

Stay quiet for a bit.

To continue...

over in Kyoto,
we have deployed a thousand officers.

With that many, we should at least
be able to prevent the Great Kyoto Fire.

The letter that I wrote...

Don't worry. I arranged
for it to be properly delivered.

But what was up with that?

The police can stop 500 soldiers...

but they won't be able
to stop 500 set fires.

To prevent the Great Kyoto Fire,

we need the assistance of those
who have watched over Kyoto...

since back in the Bakumatsu Era,
that they have.

Oh, Miss Megumi. How is Gramps doing?

Well, his condition is stable.

There's very little chance
his condition will worsen.

Good for you, Misao—

I mean, Leader.

Yup.

That means I can concentrate
on my work as a leader.

Well, then, I'm off to the clinic.

Take care.

By the way, Ms. Ochika,

how much is a Gatling g*n
on the black market nowadays?

Wha—

G-Gatling g*n?

- Hell if I know!
- What's up all of a sudden?

Well...

I mean, I actually don't want
to be relying on firearms.

But as the leader,
if we're going to fight Shishio's clan,

I thought we should at least
be that well equipped.

But still...

Hey, Misao.

It's true that a Gatling g*n
has tremendous attack power.

Probably the most powerful weapon
you can use against people.

But even that was defeated by
those four members of the Oniwaban Group.

The true power of the Oniwaban Group
is not something money can buy, right?

And that's why I think Kenshin
acknowledges your prowess.

Oh, there you are.

Hey, a letter. It's a letter.

A letter from Kenshin!

The police delivered this here.

The police?
So Himura has been arrested after all?

I don't know. But this terrible
handwriting is Kenshin, without a doubt.

- So terrible.
- Right.

- This is horrible.
- Are these characters to begin with?

Just hurry up and open it!

Seriously?

I had thought there were a lot of officers
around today, but...

The Great Kyoto Fire...

How many will be injured as a result?

This is absolute chaos.

Their chaos is nothing new.

What do you want to do, Misao?

That's obvious!

Stop them at all costs!

Send out carrier pigeons immediately!
Contact everyone in Kyoto!

And, everyone, get into your shinobi garb!

Now is the time for us,
the Kyoto Oniwaban Group!

- Got it!
- Got it!

Yahiko, Miss Megumi,
we'll help them out, too.

Of course!

I'll get the clinic ready.

But to think we'd fight together
with the Oniwaban Group.

When we fought against them in Tokyo...

I never even dreamed this would happen.

Be swift with your actions!

As if in flight!

I informed Osaka by telegram.

But most of their men
have already been diverted to Kyoto.

So a siege is basically impossible.

On top of that, no matter
how quickly this carriage arrives,

it will be near midnight.

Looking at it time-wise, we won't make it
if we're indiscriminately searching.

What do you want to do?

All we can do is do what we can do!

Even if we screw up,
Tokyo ain't flimsy enough

to be ruined
over one or two rounds of cannon fire.

Now that we've come this far, we just
need to ram them with all we've got!

{\an1}DEE!?

Damn you! Not just once, but twice?

I told you to stay quiet, moron.

You interrupted my train of thought.

Sano, Shishio isn't quite aiming
to destroy Tokyo, that he isn't.

Sixth year of Kaei.

Commodore Perry
arrived at the shores of Uraga,

asking to open our ports.

Facing a monster
they have never seen or heard of before...

"Steamboats break
the slumber of the great sea

tho' they be but four,
there's no sleep this night."

The city of Edo was in panic to the point
there was a poem alluding to it.

The fear and anxiety back then,

followed by the chaos
of the Bakumatsu Era,

are still lurking deep
within the hearts of people

even now that Edo has become Tokyo.

If an unfamiliar boat suddenly appeared
and started firing cannons...

Tokyo is sure to fall into great chaos.

Of course, the current government
has no means to calm them down...

so Tokyo will immediately
turn into a lawless land,

and government functions will cease.

So I see.

I really get it.

The situation
is getting worse by the minute.

That's all the more reason to go.

As if in flight!

No!

Driver, shake off that garbage above me.

What was that, damn it?

Oro...

{\an5}RUROUNI KENSHIN
-KYOTO DISTURBANCE-

We got here pretty early.

Well, I'll take this opportunity to burn
this final scene of Kyoto into my memory.

If anything, shall I k*ll off
ten or twenty cops beforehand?

Mr. Usui, you should refrain from anything
that is not part of the mission.

Mission, huh?

What's the meaning behind
both the mission commander

and the leader being absent?

True. Even if they
left the mountain after us,

it's surprising
for them not to arrive by now.

There must be some rationale behind it.

We were assigned to slip
into the fires starting at 11:59 p.m.

and disrupt police efforts.

Refrain from selfish actions.

Is that so? Then...

I guess I will get some sleep
before the mission.

I'm gonna sleep, too.

Oh, me, too.

Idiots, stay away. You'll be in the way.

I guess I will take care of Fuji, then.

He's very fussy when he wakes up.

Oh, my, all of you are so selfish.

It's unusual for you to be coming inside.

Old man Fujita not here?

I'd like to strike a deal.

Huh?

I-I want more detailed information
about the Great Kyoto Fire.

You are acting
with that much composure because...

you're going to be rescued
by your comrades at some point, yes?

Which means you are still hiding
some information from us.

If you spill all of it, I can
make accommodations in the future.

How stupid.

I was wondering what you were up to,
but that's nonsense.

Begone, old man.

F-Fujita went off to Osaka!

Osaka?

He said Shishio was in Osaka!

You were all used as a decoy.

He abandoned you!

Do you need to pledge allegiance
to Shishio any further?

Spill it!

Anything you know! I don't care what!

Spill it!

Lord Shishio really is a bad man.

We were a decoy.

My hat's off to him.

He really is evil.

Isn't he? Then—

But he ain't scum.

Huh?

Lord Shishio deceived his people.

That is bad, evil.

But you are telling me
to betray my people.

That's scummy.

That's what scum does.

H...

Huh?

I'm evil.

I'm evil, just like Lord Shishio.

But no way do I wanna be scum.

Not scum like you!

Scum? Me?

Right.

Get out of here!

I am... scum.

Betraying...

scum.

Chief!

I arrested this boy for violating
the Sword Abolishment Act in town!

While taking him into custody,
he repeatedly requested to see you, Chief.

So I am terribly sorry,
but I would like a bit of your time!

You are?

Nice to meet you, sir!

I am the firstborn son
of Fuminari Kitazawa,

a former resident of Hieitsuji
in Otsu, Shiga... Juro!

We received a request
to assist patrols within Kyoto,

but my father is currently
recuperating from an illness,

so I have come here
to fulfill the duties in his place!

I would like you to authorize me to join!

Is that the will of your father?

Yes!

My father lived in Kyoto
when he was young!

And it is my will as well!

Though unworthy,
I would like to be of assistance!

Please grant me authorization to join!

Your age?

Eleven, sir!

And your sword?

Yes!

Right here!

A good blade.

Huh?

It has been well taken care of.

But you need to go home.

You're only eleven.

You're a child of Meiji.

This is sorting out things
from the Bakumatsu Era.

It's our job.

I-I can't go back!

I cannot possibly
face my father like this!

Then watch.

Watch closely from the back.

Look after him.

Roger that!

I can still make it.

Thanks. Appreciate it.

Make sure to eat up.

This is it.

This might be it for our lives.

Idiot! Don't jinx us!

An unfamiliar face.

That's what I thought.

Should we nab them?

Leave them be for a bit.

The mountain?

What?

Don't you hear that?

Voices...

Prepare! Prepare!

Move quickly
so that you won't get in Fuji's way!

Swords out! Ready!

- Ready!
- Ready!

What is that?

A sword?

You're kidding me.

Who would ever use something like that?

{\an5}SPY

Based on experience
back in the Bakumatsu Era...

there were two favorable conditions

under which a hitokiri
could execute their duties.

One was hiding
in the shadows of the night.

That condition has already been met.

And the other was a bustling crowd.

Which means blend in
with those with similar shapes.

What's wrong, Yumi?

It's an honor that you'd let me
accompany you to the as*ault of Tokyo,

which was kept secret
even from the Ten Swords.

But are we really going in such a...

tattered ship?

Hey, Yumi...

did you fall for my looks?

Huh?

Of all hitokiri...

Makoto Shishio is the one
that inherited my position.

You fell for what's inside me, didn't you?

At a time like this, what would he do?

Then, as for this thing...

take a look inside.

I can understand it so perfectly.

He is likely disguising the ship
as a civilian vessel...

and brazenly having it docked
right now.

This is our ultimate weapon.

Its name is Rengoku.

How is it, Yumi?

Will you be falling in love?

Yes, my love has been rekindled.

I will follow you
down to the bottom of hell.

Hoji, what's the time?

Eleven... twenty-two.


and the setting sail of the Rengoku.

Which means 37 more minutes
until an all-out clash.

NEXT EPISODE
THE GREAT KYOTO FIRE
PART ONE

Next episode:
"The Great Kyoto Fire [Part One]."