:21:02
The question is, can He save Japan
from the crisis it faces?!
:21:05
From the North comes Russia,
from the East, America.
:21:08
From the West come England
and France.
:21:10
Should He make one little error,
what'll happen to Japan then?!
:21:13
We must destroy li Naosuke,
the Devil, immediately...
:21:15
...and make the Glorious Hitotsubashi
Yoshinobu Shogun.
:21:18
We must rebuild the Shogunate
as quickly as possible, or...
:21:20
...we'll be allowing the Emperor
to be disgraced as well!
:21:22
We aren't just concerned about
who will be the next Shogun...
:21:25
That's enough.
:21:30
Imperialists, Anti-Shogunate
or whatever...
:21:32
...it does me no good to listen
to lame arguments like these.
:21:36
What matters is whether... you
truly intend to kill Naosuke...
:21:41
...or are you
just all talk?
:21:47
If you're planning to do
it, then count me in.
:21:51
Li Naosuke's head is easily
worth a thousand ryo.
:21:54
I'll do my best, demonstrate my skill...
and then I'll have his head!
:22:00
That way, Mito, Satsuma, or
Choshuu... one of them...
:22:03
...will want to engage
me, at a high price.
:22:06
That much is true,
without a doubt!
:22:11
So... sir, what is
your name?
:22:14
Huh?
:22:16
Niiro Tsuruchiyo. Formerly of
Bishuu clan, now a ronin.
:22:22
So, he joined us
because...
:22:25
...he wants to become a legitimate
samurai... Just that?
:22:29
Correct, sir. During our mission, he
will do his best for the cause...
:22:33
...and after we succeed, he'll request
that the Mito, or another clan...
:22:36
...grant him a position.
:22:39
That is his only
motivation, sir.
:22:41
At sunset that day, Hagiiwara
Matasaburo reports on...
:22:47
...the living conditions of Kurihara
Einosuke, the other suspect.
:22:53
Thank you for your
hard work.
:22:55
Sir, Kurihara Einosuke's
home is situated in...
:22:57
...Honjo-Koume, where liege vassals and
rich merchants maintain second homes.