Episode 12
What do you suppose is in these boxes?
What needs moving to an island like this at this hour?
I'll tell you this much: there's definitely something shady about the ship's crew.
Don't think about it. There's some stuff you're better off not knowing.
Jump into the water if you don't want to die!
What?
Move it!
Looks like there's a lot of people here. Wanna come back later?
Kurima-san and the others already have their hands full.
We'll simply have to get a little rougher tonight.
I don't see the other crew.
I wonder where they're watching us from.
All we can do is proceed.
We know where the opium is hidden, yes?
What? Only three of them?
You sure your dumb ass didn't miss a few?
I made sure.
There really are only three.
That means the others must have gone to Shishido-sama's place.
They're really taking us lightly.
That's gonna guarantee they meet some rather unpleasant deaths.
Gotta admit, taking the direct approach for a change...
is really fun, Yuen!
Monster!
Damn you...
I bet that bastard's aiming at us from up there.
What now?
We let him fire a shot.
This is a dice roll. It'll be odds or evens.
Let's see which of us is luckier.
Understood.
In that case...
Game on!
Steady as she goes...
One down.
Doc!
Soji!
You just had to get in the way!
Teppa-dono!
Doc!
There you go! Good thinking!
Stay on me, or you'll get an extra hole in your head!
Raizo!
Dumbass! You should've—
No one with half a brain cheats the same way twice, loser.
Good work.
Imagine only being able to shoot in straight line...
Guns seem so inconvenient.
Damn it...
I'll take care of Doc!
Go finish this!
Please do.
Damn. Young folk these days really are useless, aren't they?
It's you!
Seems we were fated to end up like this, huh?
Mine now!
We should get going, Nio.
I'm sorry you got mixed up in this.
As I'm sure you're aware,
the merchandise you're looking for is in the caves up above us.
But if you want to get there,
you will have to beat me.
Question is, can your famous Jigen-ryu close the gap faster than I can draw my blade?
Why don't we find out?
That was certainly a fancy trick. Where'd you learn it?
If it had been Liu, he would have cut off your wagging tongue along with your head.
Oh, the unfortunate Chinese fellow.
I'd forgotten all about him.
It's a downside of getting older, you know?
I've got this won, unless you have more tricks up your sleeve.
If you don't, I'm ready to hear your last words.
You said that whether you use a sword or a coin,
the end result is the same: you take a life.
If that is true, why are you seeking revenge?
You've got a mind like a steel trap.
I'm not sure I understand the question.
We accept money in exchange for killing.
Our line of work is the most honest way of life there is.
Revenge is not bought with money, but with the grudge carved into it!
Are you being serious?
We revengers have come here to honor the vendetta that was bitten into gold by Liu!
Even a monkey or a dog can chew on a coin.
It is time you feel the wrath of those whose lives you have ruined!
What the hell is wrong with you?
How does both of us dying profit anyone?!
Financial matters have never been my strong suit.
And you call yourself a revenger?
You're just some stray mutt looking for a place to die!
Kurima Raizo is prepared to die this day.
Hah.
Well, I kill people to make a living, you washed-up samurai!
Feel free to slice open your own belly!
You dare to flee?
Sute!
Well, the kid's named Sute, like "sutegoma," a sacrificial pawn, so I'd say it's fitting.
I have come...
And now, time to make myself scarce.
...for revenge!
I'm getting too old for this shit.
Why didn't you flee?
In the face of this masterpiece?
It's just as I thought. Usui Yuen's true talent isn't lacquering gold,
but giving rise to death and destruction.
The sun will rise soon.
I would love to make a record of this scene for posterity.
I don't think you'll be around to witness this dawn.
But why?
You're asking why?
I can make your dream come true.
Because I'm the only person who understands you.
One look at this garden tells me all I need to know about your artistry.
You want to turn the whole world into a living hell.
All sinners will eventually meet suitable judgment.
But you can never deliver that judgment all by yourself.
Which is why I'll entrust you with my opium supply.
Then you can fill Nagasaki...
no, the whole world with the cries of the damned.
And you would simply take your leave?
That's right. The two of us, the only ones left standing here, would be free to go.
All men are sinners. And there is no place beyond the reach of judgment
for them to sit and bear witness to the ways of the fallen world.
Well, that's rather a boring answer.
I suppose I'll have a monopoly on hell, then.
There!
Before the eyes of holy Saint Mary, full of grace,
for your sins and your misdeeds,
repent!
Come here!
And this... is the leg.
The leg?
Yeah, the leg!
Looks good.
Stupid Soji! Where have you been this whole time?!
It's Soji.
Soji's back.
Come on, kid. That's enough of that.
Where's Raizo-san?
Well...
He's actually...
The vendetta engraved on Liu's coin has been fulfilled.
Then peace will return to Nagasaki, if only for a time.
But never forget, the day of judgment is ever nigh.
Now, regarding your next revenge...
Murakami Clinic
Odd Jobs Consultation
You in there, Doc?
Sorry! Be with you in one moment!
Right... Right there! Harder!
Ow, ow, ow...
Oh, Isarizawa-sama!
Can I pour you a drink?
Sure thing.
There we go.
You must be the new girl everyone's talking about.
Those are some gorgeous eyes you've got. Where are you from?
I'm embarrassed to admit it,
but I'm an orphan with no memory of my parents' faces,
so I couldn't even begin to guess where.
The samurai, Kurima Raizo, died in this place, the victim of a criminal conspiracy.
Or so the story goes.
Let's never cheat like this again, okay?
Kariki-ya
I must say...
This is another incredible piece.
Taishin-sensei has really been outdoing himself lately.
Taishin
That look of indescribable anguish on her face...
So beautiful yet so melancholic.
Really? Let me see, too.
What are you talking about? He hasn't changed at all.
Not a fan, I take it?
Perhaps it's a little too sophisticated for a child.
Yui...