Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan

This one is an outstanding swordsman even among our experts.

His price is quite high. Can you pay it?

Hmph!

This is smallpox virus.

Smallpox.

In Japanese, it is known as ten'nento, hoso, and toso.

It is an infectious disease caused by the smallpox virus.

It is very infectious among humans and was feared as a lethal disease.

If I spread this in the streets and create patients,

I can make as much money as I want.

No matter how high his price is, there are no problems whatsoever.

Well, all right.

Hate to say this after all that, but...

it's a part of my job to be well aware

that low-quality medicine is completely useless.

The same can be said for bodyguards.

I'm going to spend a large sum of money. I would like to check his qualities.

Hmph. All that will do is make your bodyguard useless.

Oh?

That sword has quite a unique shape.

Look here!

You think you can win against my metal club

with such a wispy little stick?

I'll teach you a lesson!

Oh!

What the hell just happened?

Eastern katana or Western sword, which is stronger?

Time for a showdown, Hitokiri Battosai!

MEIJI SWORDSMAN ROMANTIC STORY, ACT ZERO PART TWO By NaShWaN AL-YeMeN 2023

In any case...

I was surprised that you were a lady in a man's clothing, that I was.

This isn't just limited to doctors.

In the world of male-dominated occupations,

women are almost never trusted, regardless of how skilled they are.

In reality, nurses and helpers are trusted a lot more in my case.

Even in the West, that is?

Yes.

That is why I decided to wear platform shoes and a derby hat,

fabricate a voice and mannerisms, and put a mask over my face.

I was surprised at your change in guise,

but a voice isn't something that can easily change.

You must have done quite a bit of training, that you did.

I've always been good at stuff like this.

Back in my homeland, I often did one-man shows.

O Romeo...

Juliet!

Wherefore art thou Romeo?

Whoa!

But still...

A mask?

Mysterious.

Is he really a doctor?

Better to stay out of this.

This is a tale of hardship, that it is.

Now that you are dressing like a man,

you end up being treated as some mysterious person.

It's fine.

This is how I chose to live my life.

If there is a world behind this mask where everyone can live in good health...

Oh, that sounds a bit too grandiose.

No.

That was unnecessary scrutiny, that it was.

I will take my leave now, that I will.

Huh?

I can't possibly stay here now that I know you are a lady, that I can't.

Miss Elder.

Yes?

Mr. Dankichi has quite a bit of trust in you.

And that mother and child is sure to be happy about what you did, that they will.

The way you chose to live is most likely not a mistake, that it isn't.

See you.

Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu, I had heard about it before...

but I didn't think it actually existed.

Have you ever slain men with this Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu?

No.

Then, do you think you can slay men?

If there is a new era where everyone can live at ease...

beyond my bloodstained blade and the lives of the victims...

If there is a world behind this mask where everyone can live in good health...

Oro?

Doc! Dr. Elder!

What is exactly the matter, Mr. Dankichi?

Huh? I heard that you already received the message.

Oh, well. Please come with me.

An emergency call?

No. They specified the time, so I don't think this is an emergency call.

Specified the time? In the darkest of the night, right before dawn?

This is strange.

This is strange.

Wait! There's someone in the middle of the road!

Look out! Out of the way!

The hell is that?

What's he up to?

Out of the way!

Destornillador Sable Estillo...

Tormenta Infierno!

We didn't have to come out here to watch. That guy is amazing!

It's important that I witness it with my own eyes.

I don't trust anyone in this world.

Not even you.

Huh?

Twisting his body to the limit

and using the resulting spinning force to gain maximum power...

that is what Destornillador Sable Estillo is about.

Doc!

Where is the samurai?

Huh?

That man with the cross-shaped scar.

Let go of that hand.

I forgot to hand Mr. Elder this message earlier.

It took a bit of effort to have it translated into Japanese at the hotel.

But it was a message to lure Mr. Elder out.

Mr. Rurouni...

A cross-shaped scar indeed.

A samurai indeed.

As men who have truly mastered swordsmanship, I challenge you to a duel.

I want to know who is the superior swordsman.

The legendary man said to be the strongest man ever!

Hitokiri Battosai!

Murdering many a leading figure as an assassin

and fighting multiple veterans in the Bakumatsu Era as a mercenary swordsman!

You are without a doubt one of the strongest samurai, Hitokiri Battosai!

I did away with that name 10 years ago, that I did.

How absurd!

You did away with your name? Then what is that katana on your waist?

Now draw it!

Draw it, and fight me!

If you wish it that badly, I have no other choice.

Apologies for the rough handling.

I hear that a katana is the soul of a samurai.

Now unleash that soul of yours!

Before the days of the sword becomes completely extinct!

Tormenta Infierno!

That thrust!

Don't take the blow!

You'll spin around and get blown away!

Tempestar Infierno!

Hmph.

That saber was altered for toughness,

and Espiral trained his body to physically altered levels,

but every technique unleashed was dodged perfectly within a paper-thin margin.

I'd expect nothing less from the legendary manslayer.

It seems we'll see the ultimate Destornillador Sable Estillo technique

for the first time in a while.

What the hell is that? His body is completely twisted!

We are the final samurai and the final swordsman.

Who will be the last one standing?

Let us decide now!

RUROUNI KENSHIN

We are the final samurai and the final swordsman.

Who will be the last one standing?

Let us decide now!