WEBVTT 00:01.480 --> 00:03.520 BUNKYU YEAR 2 (1862) 00:02.520 --> 00:06.690 Say, darling. You were summoned by Lord Yasuhide yesterday, weren't you? 00:07.100 --> 00:08.900 What did you two talk about? 00:08.900 --> 00:14.150 Well, get this. Lord Yasuhide prepared a sword especially for me. 00:14.400 --> 00:15.650 Oh really? 00:15.650 --> 00:18.730 Seems he's been impressed with my work lately. 00:19.230 --> 00:23.480 He said: "The dedication that you've shown in your daily service is deserving of reward." 00:23.480 --> 00:25.480 I could hardly believe my ears! 00:25.900 --> 00:27.600 How amazing! 00:31.190 --> 00:32.060 Whaddya think? 00:32.350 --> 00:33.850 Oh wow. 00:33.850 --> 00:36.900 I went and picked it up from a sword shop called Tamagawa. 00:36.900 --> 00:38.730 What a superb katana. 00:39.310 --> 00:40.520 I know, right? 02:12.310 --> 02:15.400 A cursed blade forged by a blacksmith who married a demon? 02:15.900 --> 02:22.190 Yes. I know this is slightly outside the range of work you normally deal with, but I thought I would mention it. 02:22.520 --> 02:23.310 Interesting. 02:27.060 --> 02:30.400 In this light, you two look like a happily married couple. 02:31.810 --> 02:35.650 Oh, stop it, Miura-sama. Don't tease me like that. 02:36.100 --> 02:38.770 Speaking of wives, is yours doing well? 02:39.150 --> 02:43.230 You mean Kinu? She is. You should come pay us a visit sometime. 02:43.350 --> 02:44.730 I'm sure she'd love it. 02:45.230 --> 02:48.650 I find it hard to believe she'd ever be happy to see my face. 02:49.230 --> 02:51.270 Well, just take my word for it. 02:52.060 --> 02:55.350 Tell me, do you have any interest in raising a family yourself? 02:55.650 --> 02:56.690 Not particularly. 02:56.810 --> 02:59.980 Shucks, Naotsugu-sama is really asking the important questions! 03:00.190 --> 03:01.150 Right, Ofuu? 03:01.440 --> 03:03.690 Jeez! Don't even start, Dad. 03:03.850 --> 03:06.270 Look, the dishes are piling up. 03:06.900 --> 03:09.560 So, back to the subject of that cursed sword... 03:09.730 --> 03:11.150 Oh, right. 03:11.350 --> 03:13.440 A man by the name of Mataroku Sugino, 03:13.440 --> 03:18.440 an aide who serves the Aizu retainer Lord Hatakeyama at his residence here in Edo, 03:18.440 --> 03:20.150 apparently purchased it three days ago. 03:20.560 --> 03:22.230 How very strange. 03:22.480 --> 03:23.730 What do you mean? 03:23.730 --> 03:26.440 Aides like that only handle odd jobs around the residence, no? 03:26.900 --> 03:30.850 It doesn't makes sense for someone of such standing to go out of their way to buy a Kadono blade, 03:30.850 --> 03:32.230 and a cursed one at that. 03:33.190 --> 03:35.650 Actually, there's a good explanation for it. 03:35.810 --> 03:38.310 Are you familiar with the Tosa Loyalist Party? 03:41.020 --> 03:45.810 Last year, a man from Tosa named Zuizan Takechi gathered warriors from his home town, 03:45.810 --> 03:48.650 and founded the Tosa Loyalist Party. 03:49.310 --> 03:53.600 The shogunate's approach to diplomacy after the foreign ships arrived a few years back 03:53.600 --> 03:55.100 was dubious even by my standards. 03:55.690 --> 04:00.440 This new party was organized around nativism in support of the Emperor, however, 04:00.440 --> 04:04.810 they took it a step further by promoting "collective" loyalty over individual loyalty. 04:05.400 --> 04:08.810 I imagine many more warriors will join their cause over time. 04:09.690 --> 04:10.900 You're well informed. 04:11.190 --> 04:14.770 Some Tosa retainers live in Edo, you see. 04:14.940 --> 04:17.770 The new era has brought about an ideological shift and now the majority of people believe 04:17.770 --> 04:21.440 that katana should be wielded in service to our beliefs and not for the ruling lords. 04:21.980 --> 04:26.190 So, it doesn't surprise me to hear that people are arming themselves. 04:28.310 --> 04:31.350 I know their methods deviate from how samurai should act. 04:31.730 --> 04:35.730 Yet seeing these men has given me pause. Maybe change is for the best. 04:36.310 --> 04:39.560 The shogunate has cast aside their pride as warriors to bow to foreign powers. 04:39.560 --> 04:41.100 Is serving them the right thing to do? 04:41.100 --> 04:42.310 I'm not sure... 04:43.230 --> 04:45.650 Pardon me. Forget what I just said. 04:46.400 --> 04:48.310 I'm in a similar position. 04:49.100 --> 04:50.940 Really, you, too? 04:51.650 --> 04:56.020 Yes. There are times when I lose sight of what I'm doing with myself. 04:56.650 --> 04:58.230 Life never goes as you expect. 04:58.730 --> 05:01.020 Yes. Truly. 05:01.770 --> 05:04.900 Anyways, I would like to have a look at that cursed sword. 05:04.900 --> 05:07.060 Then, let's go see it for ourselves. 05:07.350 --> 05:08.190 Are you sure? 05:09.150 --> 05:12.150 I'm the one who brought it up, after all. 05:18.730 --> 05:21.190 Please forgive our sudden and unannounced visit. 05:21.520 --> 05:24.060 Is there a Mataroku Sugino-dono here? 05:24.980 --> 05:27.440 Uh, Mataroku... you say? 05:28.230 --> 05:30.310 Hm? What's the matter? 05:30.310 --> 05:31.100 Oh! 05:31.310 --> 05:34.100 These gentlemen were just asking to see Mataroku... 05:34.440 --> 05:37.100 My apologies, but Mataroku is gone. 05:38.060 --> 05:39.230 Oh... 05:40.560 --> 05:42.730 Would you happen to know when he might come back? 05:43.100 --> 05:46.150 No. In fact, it's likely that he will never return. 05:46.770 --> 05:49.150 Really? Why is that? 05:49.730 --> 05:54.850 Because just this morning, Mataroku Sugino murdered his wife and fled from the estate. 05:55.650 --> 05:56.560 Jin-dono! 05:57.060 --> 05:58.440 Seems we were too late. 05:58.730 --> 06:00.060 Let's go search for him. 06:00.060 --> 06:00.770 Right. 06:02.100 --> 06:03.100 Tsuchiura-sama! 06:04.690 --> 06:09.650 Wait. Lord Yasuhide has said he wishes to meet with you two. 06:14.770 --> 06:17.060 It is a pleasure to meet your acquaintance 06:17.060 --> 06:21.150 My name is Yasuhide Hatakeyama and I am the lord of this estate. 06:21.980 --> 06:27.940 Sir! I am Naotsugu Miura. I currently serve as a civil administrator for the shogunate. 06:28.520 --> 06:29.020 And I am... 06:29.020 --> 06:31.190 Jinya-dono, yes? 06:34.060 --> 06:35.400 Be at ease. 06:37.560 --> 06:38.600 Jin-dono! 06:39.060 --> 06:41.980 Please, Hatakeyama-dono. Forgive his transgression. 06:42.230 --> 06:44.600 Oh, it's fine. Think nothing of it. 06:45.100 --> 06:49.440 I've heard talk of the fierce warrior who has slain countless demons in Edo. 06:50.400 --> 06:53.060 I did not invite Jinya-dono here out of ill-intent. 06:53.440 --> 06:58.400 I wanted to see for myself what a man with enough superhuman strength 06:58.400 --> 07:01.600 to fell demons with a single blade looks like. That's all. 07:02.190 --> 07:05.690 There are many who meet their ruin enthralled by the supernatural. 07:05.690 --> 07:09.150 Yet you have slayed various monsters without succumbing to temptation, 07:09.150 --> 07:12.230 as a true champion of the people should. 07:12.650 --> 07:14.520 I don't need your flattery. 07:14.520 --> 07:17.350 Surely you didn't call me here just to gab about nothing. 07:23.980 --> 07:27.100 You're correct to assume I asked you here for a reason. 07:27.690 --> 07:32.810 I have a proposal, Jinya-dono. What would you say to formally entering my service? 07:33.100 --> 07:38.150 Although I have been permitted to wield a blade, I am no more than a commoner by blood. 07:38.440 --> 07:41.440 I would not consider myself worthy of serving a distinguished samurai clan. 07:42.060 --> 07:47.100 It's fine. This would be a personal contract between you and me. Your status is of no issue. 07:47.520 --> 07:51.730 As a matter of fact, Tsuchiura here is man of similar circumstances. 07:54.060 --> 07:56.940 I see. Similar circumstances, eh? 07:58.810 --> 08:02.060 Our country is currently at a crossroads. 08:02.690 --> 08:04.850 Engaging with foreign powers... 08:04.850 --> 08:08.560 They like to put a positive spin on it by saying they've "opened up" our borders, 08:09.190 --> 08:12.230 but at this rate, Japan is doomed to become a colony. 08:12.770 --> 08:15.020 The feudal system we have will collapse, 08:15.020 --> 08:18.440 bringing an end to the peaceful reign that Tokugawa has maintained for years 08:18.770 --> 08:21.650 and leaving no need for samurai in the new era. 08:21.940 --> 08:25.150 It's only a matter of time before they simply cease to exist. 08:25.400 --> 08:27.100 Wait, Hatakeyama-dono! That can't be... 08:27.100 --> 08:30.400 Those in support of ending isolationism fail to understand this reality! 08:32.650 --> 08:36.190 Although I have already retired from service... 08:36.520 --> 08:43.480 I love this country. I want to uphold the reign of Tokugawa and the pride of the samurai. 08:43.770 --> 08:47.190 The only way I see that happening is by ridding us of the barbarians. 08:48.150 --> 08:51.060 And I will use whatever means necessary. 08:52.400 --> 08:55.980 You possess the strength to wipe out any number of men. 08:56.560 --> 09:00.480 That's why I implore you to help us protect the status quo. 09:01.850 --> 09:04.730 I appreciate your high opinion of me, but I'm not a learned man. 09:05.440 --> 09:08.600 Whenever people speak of things like isolationism or expulsion, I can't help but drone it out. 09:09.270 --> 09:13.770 Oh? So, you have no stake in what becomes of this land? 09:15.060 --> 09:18.520 Years ago, there was a demon who told me something similar. 09:19.440 --> 09:24.060 About how this country would undergo great change after being exposed to outside elements and cultures. 09:24.810 --> 09:28.350 Yet demonkind would find itself unable to keep up with the times, 09:28.560 --> 09:34.060 and eventually become nothing more than characters spoken of in fairy tales. 09:34.520 --> 09:39.900 Well, I must give that demon credit. The exact same could be said of us. 09:39.900 --> 09:43.060 Samurai are on the verge of being lost to the changing times. 09:44.270 --> 09:45.730 All the more reason we need you. 09:47.020 --> 09:49.100 I'm sorry, but I cannot help. 09:51.480 --> 09:56.400 No matter what methods you employ, I will think no less of you for it. 09:56.560 --> 10:00.900 However, much like you, I am in pursuit of my own goals. 10:02.730 --> 10:06.730 Although mine are merely selfish and menial when compared to yours. 10:07.440 --> 10:09.350 Still, they mean everything to me. 10:09.690 --> 10:13.480 It doesn't matter who comes begging, I cannot afford to compromise on how I live at this point. 10:14.400 --> 10:17.270 Besides, it's impractical for me to serve you, regardless. 10:17.480 --> 10:19.100 And why is that? 10:19.350 --> 10:23.560 I can understand the noble sentiment behind taking up arms in defiance of the changing times. 10:23.690 --> 10:29.650 Therefore, it's only appropriate for your actions to be what guides the cycle of prosperity and decline. 10:30.730 --> 10:35.650 On the other hand, I haven't even figured out a clear motivation for wielding my blade. 10:35.980 --> 10:41.150 An irresolute man like me has no right taking part in battles that will determine the shape of the future. 10:41.690 --> 10:45.730 So you're telling me it has nothing to do with the ethical implications or any conflicts in ideology, 10:45.730 --> 10:49.190 you can't join our cause because it doesn't fit with your aesthetic sensibilities? 10:50.230 --> 10:53.230 That's not to say I find any beauty in my own actions. 10:53.770 --> 10:58.650 However, surrendering my will for the sake of bloodshed is a level of disgrace that I cannot bear. 11:04.810 --> 11:07.940 It seems there's no point in trying to convince you further. 11:08.480 --> 11:12.480 I'm not spurning you or your ideals. I'm simply pigheaded. 11:13.270 --> 11:15.940 There's no need to debase yourself like that. 11:16.400 --> 11:21.190 For I, too, know what it means to settle on a course that you cannot stray from. 11:26.020 --> 11:28.480 Naotsugu. We should get going. 11:28.810 --> 11:30.020 That cursed blade is still out there. 11:30.310 --> 11:31.730 Oh, r-right. 11:31.900 --> 11:35.020 Farewell, Hatakeyama-dono. Please excuse us. 11:35.600 --> 11:38.560 If you insist. See them out, Tsuchiura. 11:43.020 --> 11:45.940 Ah, one thing. In regards to Sugino... 11:46.520 --> 11:50.560 My understanding is that he was interested in visiting a restaurant called Tomizen. 11:51.060 --> 11:54.600 For reasons to do with a Takechi and some Tosa party. 11:55.150 --> 11:58.690 I just hope it hasn't turned into anything ugly. 12:08.770 --> 12:10.350 Tsuchiura-dono, was it? 12:10.770 --> 12:12.600 No need to be formal with me. 12:12.600 --> 12:15.190 Very well. Just Tsuchiura, then. 12:16.230 --> 12:18.350 May I ask why you serve Hatakeyama-dono? 12:19.520 --> 12:21.770 I was once met with betrayal... 12:22.230 --> 12:24.850 Or rather, found myself unable to trust someone. 12:25.690 --> 12:30.190 The person who saved me from the depths of despair was Lord Yasuhide. He told me: 12:30.650 --> 12:36.310 "Both demons and samurai are on the verge of being abandoned by the modern age as relics from the past." 12:36.560 --> 12:41.940 "We are compatriots. There is no good reason that we cannot join forces." 12:42.770 --> 12:45.230 That is why I serve Lord Yasuhide. 12:46.230 --> 12:49.230 I have placed my trust in him. 12:50.150 --> 12:53.650 Seeing as how you live among them, you must have also realized... 12:54.020 --> 12:56.060 demons are incompatible with humans. 12:57.400 --> 13:02.480 Yet Lord Yasuhide has accepted us. The significance of that should not be lost on you. 13:03.190 --> 13:04.690 I'm grateful for your consideration. 13:04.900 --> 13:10.060 However, if you two plan on using demons to inflict meaningless harm on people, 13:10.650 --> 13:13.690 then I will likely have to stand against you. 13:15.310 --> 13:19.150 I'll let you go for now, as per my master's wishes. 13:19.150 --> 13:23.650 But if you ever try to stand in Lord Yasuhide's way, then I won't hold back. 13:24.980 --> 13:27.100 The same goes for me. 13:38.810 --> 13:40.900 This just seems to be an ordinary restaurant. 13:41.440 --> 13:42.900 What shall we do now? 13:44.150 --> 13:48.480 I think it's best we steal the Yatonomori Kaneomi from Sugino-dono before another tragedy occurs. 13:48.980 --> 13:51.310 But we can't do that unless we find him first. 13:51.810 --> 13:54.100 Perhaps we should ask the staff here. 13:55.190 --> 13:56.190 Good idea. 13:59.020 --> 14:01.730 The bossman's slower than molasses gettin' here! 14:02.060 --> 14:06.310 Maybe he ain't comin' today? Whoa nelly! 14:06.770 --> 14:07.850 My apologies. 14:08.060 --> 14:10.100 Nah, it's me that's done bumped into you! 14:11.940 --> 14:15.350 Aw shucks. Let me treat ya to a bit'o hooch for the trouble! 14:15.520 --> 14:16.310 Huh? 14:16.600 --> 14:19.520 The hand'o fate broutcha fellas here for a reason! 14:19.770 --> 14:25.690 Um, well, while we do appreciate your generosity, we still have some business to attend to. 14:26.060 --> 14:27.190 Ya don't say? 14:27.440 --> 14:30.560 If you don't mind, may I ask you one thing? 14:30.560 --> 14:31.270 Shoot. 14:31.810 --> 14:34.650 Do you know a man by the name Mataroku Sugino? 14:37.060 --> 14:38.480 Nope, never heard of 'im! 14:38.940 --> 14:42.350 I see. Sorry for the odd question. Thank you. 14:42.560 --> 14:45.020 Pshaw, don't mention it. 14:45.560 --> 14:46.560 Catchya 'round! 14:49.400 --> 14:53.400 Hope nobody drank all my hooch while I was gone... 14:53.400 --> 14:58.400 He's a Tosa native. I wonder if he's part of the group pushing for expulsion? 15:00.060 --> 15:00.980 Pardon me. 15:00.980 --> 15:01.850 Yes? 15:02.100 --> 15:04.230 Who are those men in the inner parlor? 15:04.230 --> 15:07.020 Oh, they're regulars here. 15:07.020 --> 15:11.150 A bunch of patriots trying to stand up for the country or some such. 15:11.150 --> 15:15.440 They're always drinking while chatting about big and complicated topics in there. 15:17.100 --> 15:19.730 Do you know this "bossman" they speak of? 15:20.020 --> 15:23.690 Sure. A "Takechi-sama..." if I remember right. 15:23.980 --> 15:26.600 He's a gentleman who they all seem to respect. 15:30.440 --> 15:33.350 Jin-dono. What were you trying to find out? 15:33.350 --> 15:40.150 I suspected that our man Sugino might have come to this restaurant hoping to make contact with that group, but... 15:40.770 --> 15:42.440 it seems I was mistaken. 15:42.810 --> 15:45.400 Contacting the loyalists, eh? 15:45.690 --> 15:48.100 Unless he had a change of heart, 15:48.100 --> 15:51.520 Sugino-dono should side with the shogunate given that he was serving Hatakeyama-dono. 15:51.690 --> 15:56.100 If anything, that would put him in opposition to the imperialists who were drinking in there. 15:56.900 --> 15:57.520 Jin-dono. 15:57.810 --> 16:01.520 That man with the Tosa accent mentioned their "bossman" hadn't shown up yet. 16:02.690 --> 16:09.310 I'm willing to bet plans were made for one of the loyalist bigwigs to visit this restaurant soon. 16:09.850 --> 16:14.150 And if Sugino-dono caught wind of that, then as a member of the opposition, he would... 16:14.770 --> 16:16.600 ...try to sabotage it. 16:17.310 --> 16:21.900 What's more, if we consider the name that Hatakeyama-dono dropped to be accurate, 16:21.900 --> 16:23.690 then this "bossman" is... 16:25.980 --> 16:30.690 ...the founder of the Tosa Loyalist Party, Zuizan Takechi. 16:31.770 --> 16:36.400 Meaning that Mataroku Sugino is coming here with plans to assassinate Zuizan Takechi? 16:36.650 --> 16:42.350 Hatakeyama-dono intentionally let that information about Sugino slip, so that we would notice. 16:42.730 --> 16:46.810 And he likely had planned on recruiting you since long before today, Jin-dono. 16:47.520 --> 16:49.400 That's exactly why he summoned for you. 16:50.310 --> 16:52.690 The cursed sword was just bait, huh? 16:53.850 --> 16:57.400 He wins big if Zuizan Takechi actually gets assassinated. 16:57.810 --> 17:02.520 But even should that fail, he's succeeded at getting a chance to meet directly with you. 17:03.020 --> 17:08.980 That all suggests he foresaw Sugino plotting an assassination. What a cutthroat man. 17:09.600 --> 17:15.400 The fact he's throwing his weight around like this is proof the shogunate is heading for the rocks. 17:15.730 --> 17:18.900 It might already be too late for our government... 17:23.060 --> 17:25.980 I'm sorry. I didn't meant to get so emotional. 17:26.770 --> 17:27.480 It's okay. 17:28.690 --> 17:30.310 So, what should we do? 17:30.770 --> 17:37.100 If there's any chance that cursed sword is making Sugino-dono bloodthirsty, then we can't leave him be. 17:38.600 --> 17:40.730 No, that's just a lofty excuse. 17:40.730 --> 17:45.980 This little scheme rubs me the wrong way and I'll have work to do if the cursed sword is real. 17:46.940 --> 17:48.770 That's reason enough. 17:52.810 --> 17:58.560 This blade gives me all the power I need to slaughter those braindead fools obsessed with the Emperor. 18:01.850 --> 18:05.060 Zuizan Takechi must also meet his end. 18:05.060 --> 18:07.770 Yeah. He deserves to die! 18:09.350 --> 18:10.940 I'll tell you upfront. 18:11.980 --> 18:15.270 I don't consider assassination to be cowardly. 18:15.600 --> 18:18.270 Katana are nothing but weapons, after all. 18:19.230 --> 18:24.060 It makes no different how they're used, since killing is all they can do. 18:24.440 --> 18:25.900 Therefore, I don't spurn you. 18:26.810 --> 18:27.650 However... 18:28.650 --> 18:31.480 I'm sorry. I must put a stop to this. 18:32.230 --> 18:34.520 What? Who the hell are you?! 18:41.440 --> 18:43.560 His slash flew through the air? 18:43.980 --> 18:46.350 Now that's an interesting parlor trick. 18:46.940 --> 18:48.560 How are you still alive? 18:48.560 --> 18:50.900 Sorry, but I'm sturdier than your average man. 18:51.100 --> 18:53.850 Whatever! Then I'll turn you into mincemeat! 18:53.850 --> 18:56.810 I need this! Need to kill! 18:59.770 --> 19:02.270 You can't block with that dull piece of shit forever! 19:31.270 --> 19:34.020 A katana that's infused with demonic power, eh? 19:41.230 --> 19:42.270 Assimilation. 19:52.270 --> 19:54.440 Kaneomi. Are you done? 19:54.440 --> 19:58.060 Yeah. This is the blade I forged by using your blood. 19:58.650 --> 20:02.060 It turned out good. I think I'll forge about three more. 20:02.600 --> 20:08.770 I'll inscribe the long swords with the signature "Yatonomori" and the short swords with "Kaneomi." 20:09.350 --> 20:12.600 But can they really harbor demonic power? 20:12.900 --> 20:13.520 I dunno. 20:14.100 --> 20:16.060 "Yatonomori" and "Kaneomi." 20:16.310 --> 20:20.520 I'm curious to know where these katana that share our names will end up in 100 years. 20:20.520 --> 20:23.270 But unfortunately, I won't live that long. 20:24.310 --> 20:28.190 So, Yato, I want you to go and find out for me. 20:29.600 --> 20:33.980 If it turns out they do have special powers, then don't let it shake your faith. 20:34.520 --> 20:37.310 Humans can be stupid and make mistakes at times. 20:37.690 --> 20:41.440 While demons can butt heads because of how stubbornly they stick to their guns. 20:41.770 --> 20:46.770 But we live in the same world. Demons and humans can coexist, ya know? 20:47.690 --> 20:48.730 All right. 20:50.020 --> 20:53.020 Sorry. I know that I'm asking a lot. 20:53.020 --> 20:58.310 Don't be. Helping my husband's dream come true is all part of being a wife. 21:19.980 --> 21:22.980 "Demons and humans can coexist." 21:34.850 --> 21:38.400 So, Sugino-dono really was making his way to that restaurant. 21:39.150 --> 21:41.060 What a bone-chilling story. 21:41.270 --> 21:45.310 To have his soul warped by a cursed blade and forced to murder his own wife... 21:45.850 --> 21:48.230 No. That's not quite accurate. 21:48.230 --> 21:48.940 Huh? 21:49.150 --> 21:52.650 While it's true the Yatonomori Kaneomi was a cursed blade, 21:52.980 --> 21:56.400 the special power it possessed was "skyedge." 21:56.400 --> 22:00.020 It unleashes flying slashes. And nothing more. 22:00.350 --> 22:03.650 O-okay, but then, why did Sugino-dono kill his wife? 22:07.520 --> 22:09.980 But why, darling...? 22:10.270 --> 22:14.060 N-no! I didn't! It's not me! 22:14.310 --> 22:18.690 Th-the sword! I only attacked you because of its curse! 22:18.690 --> 22:19.690 It's not my fault! 22:19.690 --> 22:22.020 Yeah. I'm not to blame. 22:22.020 --> 22:26.400 This sword makes anybody want to go on a killing spree. That's just how it works! 22:26.600 --> 22:28.730 The sword is what killed you! 22:28.730 --> 22:32.900 Not me! It just took control of my mind! 22:42.100 --> 22:46.480 He slashed his wife merely because she was within reach. That's all. 22:47.400 --> 22:48.520 My God... 22:48.980 --> 22:54.020 But he couldn't handle the truth, and thus chose to believe the sword made him do it instead. 22:54.480 --> 22:56.940 That twisted side of him might be what Hatakeyama hoped to exploit. 22:57.770 --> 23:02.060 Then, Sugino-dono wasn't going to assassinate that man for the sake of the country at all. 23:02.310 --> 23:06.690 He was just looking for an excuse to kill someone and Hatakeyama-dono gave it to him, is that right? 23:07.600 --> 23:09.520 It's hard to say what the truth is. 23:15.810 --> 23:19.650 I'm impressed you stood up to him and refused to compromise on how you live. 23:27.400 --> 23:31.770 Now I think... It might be time for me to settle on my own course in life.