           Rurouni Kenshin- Episode 2
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- Original Story - 
  Watsuki Nobuhiro

Kenshin Group of Anime West 
- Translated by - 
  Yamabuki
- Edited by - 
Justin B. 
Sana-chan 
Kaoru-chan
- Special Thanks - 
Kevin Dang 
James "Heero" K.
Bill Huynh 
May Lee 
The Super Tech Guy

           - Opening theme - "Sobakasu" (Freckles)
"Sobakasu" "Freckles"
Lyrics: YUKI 
Music: Onda Kaito 
Arrangement & Song: JUDY AND MARY (Epic Sony Records)

           Daikkirai datta sobakasu o chotto
           Hitonade shite tameiki o hitotsu.
           HEAVY-kyu no koi wa migotoni,
           Kakuzato to issho ni toketa.
           Mae yori no motto, yaseta mune ni chotto
           Chiku to sasaru toge ga itai.
           Hoshi uranai no ate ni naranai wa!
           Motto tooku made, issho ni yukatara ne~
           Ureshikutte soredakede.
           Omoide wa itsumo kirei dakedo,
           Soredake ja onaka ga sukuno!
           Honto wa setsunai yoru nano ni,
           Doushite kashira?
           Ano hito no namida mo omoi dasenai no.
           Omoi dasenai no.

title       Rurouni Kenshin
            Meiji Kenkaku Romantan

Title       Kid Samurai -
Title       Pickpocketed! Who cares?! And then a Student.

Ayame/Suzu  It worked!
Ayame/Suzu  Worked!
Kenshin    What are you doing?
Kenshin    All white!
Ayame/Suzu  All white!  All white!
Kaoru      Oh, how peaceful.
Kaoru      Peaceful.
Kaoru      Peaceful.
Ayame/Suzu  Mr. Rabbit!
Ayame/Suzu  Ears, ears!
           Hey, hey.
Kaoru      It's...
Kaoru      Too PEACEFUL!!!
Kaoru      Why...
Kaoru       won't...
Kaoru      Any students come?!
Kaoru      The fake-Battousai incident's been resolved.
Kaoru      Normally, 10 - 20 students should come rushing in.
Kaoru      This...
Kaoru      This cute assistant instructor...
Kaoru      Is offering to teach them with the utmost care.
Kaoru      Or are they hesitant because I am so beautiful?
Kaoru      I'm so unfortunate!
Kaoru      What?!
Kenshin    Nothing.
Kaoru      Kenshin, when can Kamiya Dojo re-open?
Kenshin    Kaoru-dono, there's no need to be so anxious.
Kaoru      But, even you, Kenshin.
Kaoru      Why won't you practice with me at all?!
Kenshin    I'm not good with the shinai.
           Shinai:  Bamboo practice sword.
Ayame/Suzu Kaoru-onee, I'm hungry.
Ayame/Suzu Suzume too!
Genzai Sen Me too!
Kaoru      Gensai Sensei, welcome!
Genzai Sen Well, what's for lunch today?
Kaoru      Umm... That's it!
Kaoru      On a day like this, let's be carefree and...
Kenshin    Carefree?
Kaoru      Treat us out for lunch!
Kenshin    Wha-?!

           -*-
Genzai Sen Well, what luck. I just came to pick the grandkids up.
Kaoru      Kenshin insisted he treat us.
Genzai Sen Oh, I see.  Gyu-nabe, huh?
           Gyu-nabe:  Beef pot.  (aka sukiyaki)
Ayame/Suzu Gyu-nabe!
Kenshin    Wh-When was it decided on gyu-nabe?
Kenshin    Hm?!
boy        Th-That!
old man    Hmm?
old man    Which one?
boy        That one!  That one!
old man    I see.  You want it, huh?
boy        You're gonna buy it for me?!
boy        Yay!  Yay!  Yay!
boy        Huh?
old man    Huh??  When did I drop it?
Yahiko     Wh-What do you want?
Kenshin    Nothing. I just thought you're a nice boy.
Kaoru      Kenshin! Everyone left already because you were loitering 
           around!
Yahiko     What was that?
Yahiko     Geez...
Towngirl1  That man has a sword.
Towngirl2  It's been two years since they passed the Sword Abolition Law.
Towngirl1  Even though it's Meiji, he can't let go of his warrior spirit, 
           can he?

           -*-
Kenshin    Oro-
           Hold it!
Kaoru      Kenshin, this kid's a pickpocket!
Kaoru      Your wallet!
Yahiko     Damn it.  Let go of me, you ugly hag!
Yahiko     Ugl-  H-How dare you! On contrary, everyone calls me Komachi of 
           Kenjutsu.
           Komachi: A beautiful princess of the Heian period.
Yahiko     Shut up, super fugly hag!!
           Fugly:  F***in' + ugly.  You figure it out.
Kenshin    Well, well.
Kenshin    There's nothing we can do about being pickpocketed.
Kenshin    Kid.
Yahiko     Hey!
Kenshin    Don't get caught next time.
Kenshin    Well, we should get going.
Kaoru      H-Hey, Kenshin!
Yahiko     I ain't a kid!
Yahiko     Tokyo Fushi Clan,
Yahiko     Miyoujin Yahiko!
Yahiko     I'm not so poor to need...
Yahiko     a stranger's sympathy!
Yahiko     Don't you dare pat my head again!
Yahiko     I was teasing you because you were carrying around a sword!
Yahiko     Don't take it the wrong way, you idiot!
Kenshin    Kid...
Yahiko     I said I ain't a kid!
Kenshin    You are a child, but inside you are really a mature person.
Kenshin    I'm sorry I underestimated you.
Kenshin    Be proud of that honor of yours.
Kaoru      How bratty!  So his family was part of a warrior clan, huh?
Kaoru      That attitude must be a warrior's spirit.
Kenshin    If times were different, he would have been a splendid samurai.

           -*-
Kenshin    Be proud of that honor of yours.
Yahiko     I know. I know too, but...
Yakuza1    There he is.
Yasuke     We have been looking for you, Yahiko.
Yakuza1    Well, let's see how much you made today.
Yakuza2    Hurry up and show it.
Yahiko     I don't have any.
Yakuza1    What?!
Yahiko     H-How much more do I have to pay back?!
Yasuke     Well, let's see.  10 - 20 years... you better return it using 
           these fingers.

           -*-
sign       Akabeko Gyu-nabe
waiter     Miss! Over here, over here!
waiter     Two gyu-nabe!
Kaoru      Then, that pickpocket boy...
waiter     His name was Yahiko, wasn't it?
waiter     I think his parents passed away when he was young.
waiter     And he was taken in by the Shuei Group's boss.
Kaoru      Shuei Group?
waiter     When his mother was alive, she'd been sick and the yakuza boss 
           paid the doctor fees.
waiter     Eventually, they made it Yahiko's debt.
Kenshin    So that kid has been forced to pickpocket to repay the debt.
waiter     The poor boy.
Ayame/Suzu More please!
Ayame/Suzu  More!
Genzai Sen Okay, okay.
Kaoru      Okay!
Kenshin    It's hot!!
Kaoru       I can't believe this!
Kaoru       It's wrong!
Kenshin    Kaoru-dono. Where are you going?
Kaoru      To where the boy is! I can't leave this alone!
Kenshin    Hold on a second.
Kaoru      Why are you trying to stop me?! How can you leave this alone, 
           Kenshin?!
Kenshin    No.  It's not that...
Kaoru      Let go of me!
Kenshin    Oro-...
Kenshin    Ack!
Kaoru      Kenshin, I didn't think you're so cold-hearted!
Ayame/Suzu Ken ni-...
Ayame/Suzu Ni-tan!

           -*-
sign       Tokyo-basin Shuei Group
Yakuza1    Ready?
Yakuza1    How's this?  'Snake-eyes.'  It's a cho.
Yakuza2    Those dice are made well.
Yakuza1    No matter how you roll them, they're always snake-eyes.
Yakuza2    We can make some more money with these.
Yakuza2    Try it again.
Yakuza2    They're real good.
Kaoru      Here you are, Miyoujin Yahiko!
Yakuza1    Who the hell are you?
Yakuza2    Did you come to play with us?
Kaoru      I am not here to talk to you guys! I'm here to say a few things 
           to Yahiko.
Yahiko     Huh?
Kaoru      No matter what reasons you may have stealing is stealing!
Kaoru      Get out of this lifestyle, before your soul rots too!!
Yahiko     H-Hey.  Do you know where you are?
Yasuke     Young lady, are you Yahiko's friend?
Kaoru      Hm?
Yahiko     Sh-She's not involved! She is just a-
Kaoru      W-What?!
Yasuke     Yahiko's in debt.  If he doesn't work hard and pay it off, it'd 
           be bad for business.
Yasuke     Or, are you going to pay for him instead?
Kaoru      How much is his debt?
Yasuke     Hey.
Yakuza1    Yes.
Kaoru      Wh-What?
Kaoru      Hey. . .
Kaoru      Wait. Huh?
Kaoru      Huh?
Yasuke     Why don't you earn it? With these dice.
Kaoru      What?
Yasuke     Well?
Kaoru      All right! I'll take the challenge. But, it's a one shot deal! 
           Promise me!
Kaoru      If I win, let Yahiko go.
Yasuke     Oh? Then, if you lose, young lady,
Yasuke     you'll have to be the Shuei Group's slave for the rest of your 
           life.
Kaoru      All right!
Yahiko     S-Stupid!
Kaoru      Well then, let's begin!

           -break-
Kaoru      Well then, let's begin.
Yakuza1    Ouch!
Yahiko     Wait a minute!  I didn't ask you to help. I don't want to owe 
           you anything.
Kaoru      Children should be quiet!
Kaoru      I can't forgive these guys. These guys who take advantage of 
           you.
Yasuke     Heh. You have some guts.
Yahiko     I-If you lose...
Kaoru      I won't lose!
Kaoru      I have the best luck!
Kaoru      I got Daikichi in Omikugi, and last time I won extra stuff for 
           the lottery.
Yakuza1    Enough already!
Yakuza2    You are not involved with this either, so shut up!
Yakuza1    Even numbers are cho. Odd numbers are han.  Okay?
Kaoru      I know that!
Yakuza1    Here we go!
Yasuke     Cho.
Kaoru      Han!
Yakuza1    F-Five - six...
Kaoru      Han!  It's han!  I win!
Yakuza2    Rokusuke, why you...
Yakuza1    Th-There's something wrong.
Kaoru      Well then. Yahiko's free.
Yahiko     This girl won, so let her go. Let her go, already!
Kaoru      What are you talking about?
Yahiko     You don't get it.  These guys don't plan on letting you leave 
           here alive.
Yakuza2    Just like I thought, they've been switched.
Yahiko     S-Stop!
Yakuza1    Th-That time?!
Kaoru      Hey!
Yakuza2    Hold it.
Yasuke     You make me laugh.
Yasuke     What do you mean by this, Yahiko?!
Kenshin    Be proud of that honor of yours.
Yahiko     Hit me as much as you want.
Yahiko     I am breaking my ties with you yakuza as of today!
Yahiko     And this pathetic life of pickpocketing is over, too!
Yahiko     I will return the debt, by working honestly.
Yasuke     Debt, eh?
Yasuke     Idiot!  There's never been such a thing.
Yahiko     What?!
Yasuke     We lied to own you.  Even so, you're our dog until you die!
Kaoru      What?
Yahiko     Damn you!
Yakuza1    Don't mess with us!
Kaoru      Stop it!
Kaoru      Are you okay?
Kaoru      I'll take you on!
Yakuza1    Why you!  Damn it!
Yasuke     You seem to have some skills.  But can you defeat Gasuke, the 
           assassin?
Kaoru      I plan to do so!
Yasuke     Here I go.
Kaoru      Got'cha!
Kaoru      A hidden sword?
Yasuke     Play time is over.
Yahiko     Stop!  This is my business.
Kaoru      Stop!
Boss       Hold it, Hitokiri Gasuke.
Boss       I don't want to see blood during my meal.
Yasuke     Boss.
Boss       Bring Yahiko over here.
Yakuza2    Well, apologize to the boss!
Boss       Yahiko.
Boss       How the hell do you think you are gonna survive if you quit 
           stealing?
Boss       Even if you're from the warrior class, Meiji is a period where 
           money talks.
Boss       No matter how much honor you have, it's not worth a cent.
Boss       Learn to live a lowly life.
Boss       Then we'll keep you at Shuei as a peon for a long time.
Yahiko     Don't make me repeat myself. I've had enough of this!
Yakuza1    How dare you talk like that to the boss!
Yakuza2    Screw the warrior class!
Yakuza2    Your old man was an idiot who was killed going against the 
           Meiji government.
Yakuza2    Your mother was no good either.
Yahiko     Shut up!
Yakuza2    U-Ugh!
Yahiko     Father joined the Shogi troops, and fulfilled his clan 
           obligations.
Yahiko     My mother sacrificed her health to raise me.
Yahiko     They both lived with honor!
Yahiko     If anyone says bad things about them, I won't forgive him!
Yasuke     Boss!
Boss       Teach him who's the master here, Hitokiri Gasuke.
Yasuke     Yes sir.
Kaoru      No!
Kaoru      Please!  Stop!
Yasuke     Shut up!!
Kenshin    I made it in time.
Yakuza1    Wh-Who the hell are you?!
Yakuza2    Wh-What do you want?!
Boss       We're under attack. Everyone, take 'em down!
Kenshin    Your men won't come, even if you call.
Kenshin    I put them to sleep because they were reluctant to let me in.
Boss       Wh-What?! Who the hell are you?!
Kenshin    A rurouni...
Kenshin    Himura Kenshin.
Kenshin    I'd like to ask you to hand the kid and Kaoru-dono over.
Yasuke     You're from the warrior class too?!
Yasuke     I'll kill them... all together!
Kenshin    I'm still talking. Stay quiet for awhile there.
Kenshin    What do you say, Mr. Boss?
Kenshin    Why don't you show that you are wise and let these two go as a 
           sign of goodwill?
Kenshin    I think it is better than being embarrassed by having the 
           entire group taken down.
Boss       A-All right. Take them.
Kenshin    Thank you. Sorry to ask for so much.
Kenshin    Sorry I was late.
Kaoru      Yeah!  What were you doing?!
Kenshin    Are you okay?
Yahiko     Who asked you to help?! I could have fought by myself.
Yahiko     I could have fought!
Kenshin    I see. I underestimated you again, kid.
Kenshin    Then to make up for it, at least let me take care of your 
           injuries.
Kenshin    Kaoru-dono, let's go.
Yakuza1    Damn you!  We won't let you go!
Boss       Stop it!  Leave 'em alone!
Boss       Those are an assassin's eyes! Not just a gang assassin's, but a 
           real assassin's.
Boss       I didn't think men with eyes like that still existed in Meiji.
Boss       If he really wanted to fight, we wouldn't just have unconscious 
           people.
Boss       Next time, we won't have enough coffins.
Boss       If we can get out of it with one kid, we got off easy.
Yahiko     Damn it.
Yahiko     Damn it.
Kenshin    Are you regretting your lack of strength, kid?
Yahiko     Damn it.
Yahiko     I'm gonna get stronger, so I won't need your help anymore.
Yahiko     So I can protect father and mother's honor by myself.
Kenshin    I see.
Yahiko     Damn it!

           -*-
sign       Kamiya Kasshin-Ryu Kenjutsu Dojo
Kenshin    Here we are.
Yahiko     What is this place?
Kenshin    Starting tomorrow, you are going to start learning kenjutsu 
           here.
Yahiko     Wha-?!
Yahiko     Kenjutsu?!
Kenshin    Become strong, Yahiko.
Kenshin     Yahiko.
Yahiko     Heh...
Yahiko     I will even if you don't tell me to, I'll become even stronger 
           than you!
Kenshin    There's a good instructor here.
Kenshin    The assistant instructor of the Kamiya Kasshin-Ryu, Kamiya 
           Kaoru-dono.
Kaoru      What about me?
Yahiko     Huh?!
Yahiko     W-Wait a minute! Learn kenjutsu from this ugly hag?!
Kaoru      Kenshin?! You're not making me his instructor, are you?!
Kenshin    Yep!
Kaoru      Kenshin! Just because there aren't any students...this is 
           horrible!
Yahiko     Me neither! If I'm gonna learn from you, I'd rather learn from 
           a badger!
Kaoru      WHAT did you say?!
Yahiko     Ugly!  Ugly!
Yahiko     Badger!
Kaoru      I'm sorry Kenshin!
Yahiko     Ugly!
Kaoru      Yahiko!
narration  And like this, Kamiya Dojo's second "live-in guest," Miyoujin 
           Yahiko, joined us.

           -ending theme-
"Tactics"
Lyrics and Music by: Yoshii Kazuya 
Performed by: THE YELLOW MONKEY (Triad Columbia)

           Kiratto shita kimi no me ni
           Dokitto shita hirusagari-
           Shakitto shita ore no karada,
           Marude tamesareteru youni.
           Tsun to shita kimi to kuuki ni,
           Zokutto shita koi gokoro wa-
           Zaratto shita suna o kami,
           Sarerugamama yoru ni naru.
           Soro soro jiman no kuchibiru de-
           WINE o nomasete kurenai ka.
           Mangetsu no yoru ni musubareta,
           Otoko to onna wa eien sa!
           Hageshiku LADY, AH GIMME YOUR LOVE.
           Ayashiku LADY, I NEED YOUR LOVE.
           Tama ni miseru, sabishige na me ga
           Uso ka honto ka wakaranai.
           Sunao ni LADY, AH GIMME YOUR LOVE.
           Kanjite mite LADY, I NEED YOUR LOVE.
           Kimi no shigusani furimawasarete,
           Muchuu no ai wa ore no naka de odoru.

           -preview-
narration  We welcomed Yahiko as the first student, but he is so rude!
narration  But the dojo got livelier, so oh well.
narration  Then one day the police barged in looking for Kenshin.
narration  Next on, Rurouni Kenshin
narration   Sad warrior-
narration   The man who cuts through his past
           Stay tuned!

-Cast- 
  Himura Kenshin: Suzukaze Mayo 
    Takarazuka!!! 
  Kamiya Kaoru: Fujitani Miki 
    Chun-Li of Street Fighter II, the Movie
  Miyoujin Yahiko: Tominaga Miina 
    Karin of DNA^2 
	Izumi Noa of Pat Labor
  Gensai Sensei: Shioya Yoku 
    Miyagi Ryouta of Slam Dunk 
	Sudo of Yawara 
	Nick Aubil of Gundam 0083
  Ayame: Yusas Kaori 
    Moriya Shou of Nurse Angel Ririka SOS 
  Suzume: Namiki Noriko 
    Mimina of Nurse Angel Ririka SOS 
    Orin-chan of Akazukin Chacha 
	Leap of Kero Kero Chime