Rurouni Kenshin (1996) s01e10 Episode Script

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A brush against the freckles
that I hated oh so much
A small flicker, that's all,
and then I heave a little sigh.
The heavyweight love
that I once shared with you
Miraculously dissolved
with the sugar cube.
The little prick that I feel
on my bosom that has shrunken
from the little thorn
really hurts me now.
I guess I cannot trust those
silly horoscopes after all
I wonder what it would be like
if we could go further away right?
I'd be so happy
just because of that!
Memories I have are
always beautiful in my mind.
But they can't feed me:
they can't fill up my stomach.
In reality tonight was
supposed to be somber.
I really do wonder why
I just can't see how all of the tears were
streaming down his face that night.
I just can't see it anymore
Wandering Samurai
D-YFI
Rurouni Kenshin
A poisonous dart from
Beshimi of the Oniwaban group
hit Yahiko on the arm and
put him in critical condition
but he was healed
thanks to Miss Megumi's treatment.
However, Miss Megumi was
the very person who was making
the new type of opium that
killed one of Sanosuke's friends.
Miss Megumi was forced to
make opium by Kanryu Takeda
but Sanosuke still did
not forgive Miss Megumi.
Miss Megumi was threatened
by Kanryu, and tried to protect us
She surrendered to him,
and was determined to die.
Sanosuke realized Miss Megumi's
true intent and tried to stop her
He managed to defeat Shikijou,
another of the Oniwaban group
but Miss Megumi was whisked away.
So Kenshin and I firmly
vowed to rescue Miss Megumi!
Aoshi
The Man So Scary as to Seem Almost Beautiful
What?
Miss Megumi is in there!
Now, we will dash to the
front door all at once, that we will!
Outta the way!
The Kenshin Group is passing through!
Why are you standing there dazed?
Get them!
Welcome back, Miss Megumi.
I knew you would come back
I know it's sudden, but could you
make us some of that new opium now?
Well?
You're such a rebellious person
You came back
because you resigned yourself
Right, Miss Megumi?
If you stay alive, you can repent.
Someday, you will
see your family again.
If you die, all that becomes nothing.
But this is the only way that I can
I am prepared.
That's the way it should be.
To kill Kanryu Takeda and myself
I am prepared!
That's enough.
You bitch!
I was playing nice, and
you got your head full of hot air!
Don't make fun of me, Kanryu Takeda!
I'll kill you!
But before that, I'll torture
you until you spill the secret
of the new opium formula!
That might be a fate worse than death!
That man
is here.
S-So fast
He can't be human
Come on!
If you look away
you'll get hurt!
S-So strong
These two are too strong
It's a group of four, idiot.
Don't make light of us!
Artillery squad, aim
Fire!
He didn't flinch, he's moving faster!
Now!
Fire!
Jump, Yahiko!
Go do some good!
Ouch
You!
Are you all right, Yahiko?
Of course!
See?
Hey, Sanosuke!
How dare you toss
me like that back there!
I was setting the stage for you!
You should thank me!
You idiot!
Both of you look so energetic.
I don't understand.
Why?
Why, for what reason?
I don't understand
why Himura Battousai
for what benefit
is he acting for that woman?
If Battousai the
Manslayer only acted for profit
he would be a high
ranking officer in the army by now.
Of course, people like
you would never understand.
What are you saying?
What are you going to do?
This is no joke!
To go against the
legendary manslayer
Such a dangerous
Time to give up, Kanryu Takeda.
Bring Miss Megumi,
and come down here.
My, how splendid!
To defeat that many
people in one breath!
Nothing less from the
legendary manslayer, Himura Battousai!
He knows about Kenshin.
I'm sure the
Oniwaban group did the research.
Just amazing.
I am fond of your swordsmanship.
If you joined the Oniwaban group at
my side nothing could even worry me!
I will pay enough for fifty guards.
How does that sound?
Will you be my bodyguard?
Are you going to
come down, or are you not?
T-Then how about 100 guards' worth?
T-Two hundred
I told you, he doesn't act just for profit.
Shut up!
You stay quiet!
All right, I lose!
I give up!
I will let go of Megumi Takani!
However, I need
some time for preparations!
Give me one hour!
I will be sure to hand her over!
So please stand back for now!
What are you babbling
about now, you loser?
Oh, Kenshin.
I did it.
If I can make Megumi reveal how
to make the new opium in an hour
I will come pick Miss Megumi up!
You just sit and wait, Kanryu!
Because you tried one of your
sneaky tricks, he became even angrier.
That means you'll have
to fend the Battousai off
You got that, Hannya?
I'm keeping the Oniwaban
group around for situations like this!
I won't allow for mistakes
like with Beshimi or Hyottoko!
Don't get things wrong, Kanryu.
Our commander is the only
one who leads the Oniwaban group.
I have no recollection of being
told what to do from the likes of you.
What?
The only one that can give us orders
is our commander, Aoshi Shinomori.
And for our commander,
we are always glad to die.
Who do you think is hiring that
commander for huge sums of money?
Even he won't say no to my orders!
You dirty
The Battousai will be defeated.
Commander
Nothing less from the commander.
However, it isn't for your sake.
It is for the proof that we, the
Oniwaban group, are the strongest.
What are you saying?
The money-hungry
will never understand.
The Imperialists,
though they were our enemies
were men who died for their ideals.
In this Meiji era, many of them have
become rotten beyond recognition
but he still seems
to carry the old spirit.
It has been 10 years since
someone of that caliber has appeared.
He is our prey.
B-But of course, your
duty is to protect me
Who cares what
happens to scum like you?
W-What?
Their target is Megumi Takani.
I will keep her in the
observatory on the third floor.
Hannya, go assume
your position immediately.
Yes.
W-What am I supposed to do?
You can sit here and count your money.
D-Damn you, Aoshi Shinomori
From here, I'm sure the
Oniwaban are protecting the area
Don't let your guard down.
You shouldn't be leading.
Shut up!
Hannya, Spy of the
Edo Castle Oniwaban Group.
I will guard this post with my life,
according to the wish of my commander.
Those from the Kamiya
Dojo have come to retrieve you.
Dear Ken's group?
But don't get your hopes up.
They won't make it up here, anyway.
What awaits you isn't rescue
but death from Kanryu's tortures.
Here is your dagger.
Living in pain, or dying in peace.
You choose.
If possible, I would like to
avoid unnecessary combat, that is.
Could you possibly step aside?
The commander's orders are absolute.
This guy's got gauntlets
hidden under his leather gloves.
That stance
A user of kempo
Time is valuable right now.
I'm sorry, I will have
to fight without holding back.
The same can be said for myself.
We shall proceed.
A direct hit?
Reverse backhand!
Kenshin!
Damn.
What's wrong, Kenshin?
You airhead!
Why are you getting all beaten up?
It's not like you!
What happened to the predictions
that the Hiten Mitsurugi Style can do?
I managed to avoid that
last attack by a small margin.
I was able to predict his
punch, and the reverse backhand.
However, right before my eyes
his arm stretched.
What?
What's wrong, Battousai?
This can't be your true ability.
If you can't see through my technique
you won't last a
minute against our commander.
Technique?
From the moment you set your
eyes on me, you were under my spell
before you realized anything.
Looks like it has started
Hannya uses the Shin-wan technique.
Unless the Battousai sees
through it, there is no way he can win.
So I am under a spell, that is.
It's troublesome, but I
must break your spell first.
Hey, what's that stance for?
I don't know.
It looks similar to the Sei-gan stance
No
It's the Shin-ken stance.
Shin-ken is written
"The Sword that Believes".
It's an ancient defensive
swordsmanship stance
which allows for a quick response
to any of the opponent's movements.
Shin-ken?
That is a defensive stance that
makes it difficult for you to attack!
Have you become a
coward already, Battousai?
To think that such a man
is the legendary manslayer
The likes of you have no right to
fight our commander, Lord Aoshi!
On this spot, I, Hannya, will kill you!
No matter how
defensive the Shin-ken stance is
it is impossible to
evade the Shin-wan technique!
He did it!
He evaded!
Did you break his spell, Kenshin?
His spell is no more than those
sideways stripes tattooed on his arms.
Stripes?
I get it.
Those stripes
cause an optical illusion
to make things look
thicker than they really are.
And that was making
you misjudge the distance.
That Shin-ken stance of yours
You weren't merely being defensive
but you measured
my actual arm length?
So he used the
reverse-blade sword as a ruler!
Nothing less from the Battousai
I have taken you too lightly.
Until now, I have
suffered on many battlefields
and many times I have
been in hellish situations.
However, believing in our commander
and the pride of the
Oniwaban group of Edo Castle
I fought on!
For our pride, Battousai, I
will make sure to defeat you!
Metal claws!
You are holding Miss
Megumi as a hostage.
What pride?
Shut up!
With skills like that
you are no match
for Lord Aoshi.
Kenshin
I am worried about
Miss Megumi, that I am.
Let us hurry.
Oh, wait.
This guy had more
than just brute strength.
Not just him.
Shikijou
Beshimi
Hyottoko
The commander of guys like these
What kinda powerful
fighter is this Aoshi guy?
Are your wounds all right, Kenshin?
It's a small wound, that it is.
The bleeding has stopped, too.
T-This is a dead end!
These guys are ready to run away!
Kenshin, you two
hurry to Miss Megumi.
Looks like we can
leave these guys to you.
All right, Miss Kaoru,
Yahiko, I'm trusting you two.
Yeah!
They're just a girl and some brat!
Don't make fun of us!
What was that?
The Kamiya Kasshin Style
don't you make fun of it!
So you're the commander?
This is the commander of the
Edo Castle Oniwaban group
Aoshi Shinomori
Where are Kanryu and Miss Megumi?
If you want to know
where the two of them are
ask with your reverse
blade sword, Himura Battousai.
I will answer with this.
Are you going to fight
Kenshin with a dagger?
Don't be such a fool!
My prey is just the Battousai
You stay out of it.
What?
I can defeat someone like you!
Just like I beat Shikijou!
Wait, Sano!
I see
Sanosuke!
Hey, pull yourself together!
He did away with
Sanosuke in one blow
He should listen to
other people's advice.
It's your turn next, Battousai.
A kodachi?
Yes, a sword between
a full katana and a dagger.
It's less powerful than a
katana because it's shorter.
But it's light and highly defensive.
It's a sword that can
be used as a shield
However, even if the
Kodachi is great for defense
it puts him at
an offensive disadvantage
Then, he
Aoshi stresses defense?
No
What's wrong, Battousai?
Shall I attack?
Wha
He's fast!
He's
like Hannya, a user of kempo.
Kenshin!
I understand your style
you defend with the kodachi
while you attack using
the same kempo as Hannya.
There's one flaw in that theory
I am the one that
taught Hannya his kempo
What?
Speed and power are incomparable
between master and apprentice.
And if you think
otherwise, you'll end up like that.
That can't be
K-Kenshin
This
might really be trouble.
A man with this much power
For what purpose?
When seeing those
eyes of yours with that gleam
my heart skipped a
beat that lazy afternoon.
My whole body felt nervous and very stiff
as if you were
testing my love for you.
Feeling the point from
the air and from you
I shivered all over
from my love for you.
A crunch on the sand,
I bite down the grit.
I aim at your will
as the day turns to night.
I am hoping soon you
will use your delicious lips
and let me have some of
that good wine that's over there.
When they are united
under the bright full moon
a man and a woman
will find true eternity.
Passionate lady, ah gimme your love.
Mysterious lady, I need your love.
The lonely eyes you show
once in a great little while
I can't tell if it's the truth or just a lie.
Honestly lady, ah gimme your love.
Now feel it coming lady,
I need your love.
I'm always thrown right around by
all the things you always do.
The fervor of passionate love
crazily dances within my heart.
The deathmatch between
Kenshin and Aoshi has begun.
Kenshin is forced into a corner
by the attacks from Aoshi's kodachi.
And finally, the decisive
end to their battle arrives.
Next episode of Rurouni Kenshin
Please look forward to it!