Gintama 220

Got this out RIGHT before I was supposed to go to work. ^^ Aren't you guys lucky? Depending on my schedule for tomorrow...Neuro will probably come tonight.

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GINTAMA
Lesson 220: It’s the supervillian types who have the best smiles.

(Sfx- oooooooo)

Abuto: Life’s all about choosing the right footing.

I want to see jus how far you guys will get with your simple way of thinking.

(Side text- Abuto’s been repelled….but what of Kagura and Shinpachi?!)

SORACHI HIDEAKI

{A monster that fights with her blood.}

{Like a beast.}

{A monster who fights because of his blood.}

{Like a beast.}

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{And then}

{His blood which has been diluted…}

{But still remains a monster.}

{In the end, who will still be alive after it all goes down?}

Shinpachi: Hey you!!

Abuto I told you didn’t I?

I hate cannibalism.

{He, the beast who had been entranced with his blood…}

{Disappeared right in front of us, never to be seen again.}

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Shinpachi: He…He…

He saved us…

Kagura: Shin….Pachi….

Shinpachi: Kagura cha—

Thank goodness! You’re back…

Kagura: I lost to it…

The blood of the yato…

I lost my consciousness to it..

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Shinpachi: It’s not like that…

Kagura-chan it was because of you that I’m still here right?

You were fighting to protect me from him.

I’m sorry…it’s because I’m weak…

I need to become stronger…

Kagura: I couldn’t see anything…or hear anything…

I was lost in a deep and dark fog….but then I heard something…

Your voice.

Shinpachi, the person who said he’d protect me…

I heard you.

(Sfx- pota *Drip.*)

Kagura: It hurts…

I want to become stronger…

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Kagura: To protect everyone…

To protect myself….to never lose again…

Shinpachi: Me too.

But we don’t have time to stop here and reflect on that.

(Sfx- Bachi *Crack*)

Shinpachi: There are people that our strength is essential to now, so we have to go.

We still have something to protect, even now.

(Sfx- Getsu *Grip.*)

Shinpachi: We’re always on a journey to seek out strength.

Sometimes we get slightly detoured on our journey but we mustn’t stop.

That’s what tears are for.

Certainly we…

Will become stronger as one.

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(Sfx- Picha picha *Drip drip drip*)

(Sfx- Boaaaahhh!!)

(Sfx- Oooooooo)

Guard: You’ll never reach Hinowa’s room alive!

This is where it all ends for you!!

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(Sfx- Dogyago *THWOK*)

Kamui: How persistent.

It’s not like I take joy in killing all of you women.

It’s just that you keep coming at me with no real strength of your own.

(Sfx- Buraaaraaaaa *Vsshhhh*)

Kamui: Well…perhaps you think that this is some kind of kid’s game.

Seita: St---Stoppit!

D’you think that killin’ people is fun or somethin’?

You can’t keep hurtin people like that!

Kamui: That’s rather rude of you. I even promised to take you to mommy.

And you still want to complain about my methods? These women are what stand between you and a tearful reunion.

Seita: I don’t remember askin’ ya to help!

Kamui: Either way, these fine ladies are coming at me to kill.

It’s proper etiquette to respond in the same fashion, even if I do happen to kill a few in the process.

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Kamui: Though on the other hand, I suppose if you’re going to make me feel bad about it, maybe I should do something with you?

(Sfx- Nya *Grin.*)

(Sfx- Biku *Poit!*)

(Sfx- Gasatsu *Shiff*)

Kamui: I was kidding! As if I’d kill a defenseless child. I’m not going to get any stronger by doing something like that.

Now come along.

I’d like to see you happy you know.

If you want to meet mommy, you’ll have to get across here.

Seita: M-My ma is here?

Kamui: 8 years before, your mom tried to run away from Yoshiwara and Housen with you.

But because she wanted to protect you, she went back. Hinowa also lost her freedom in the process.

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Kamui: The title ‘escort’ was attached to her as a chain.

In reality, Housen won’t allow anyone to even look at her much less partake in her services…so he’s got her locked up so she can’t escape.

To not have died while in bondage here would mean that Hinowa’s quite willful.

Or rather, that she’s chosen to keep her morale high….why you ask?

For you…

For the sake of protection.

With that, you’ve made it here.

Hinowa’s been protecting you by staying silent here for so many years. Forsaking any type of happiness, and steeling herself for the dangerous life of an escort.

However..

You’ve still come to see her.

I hope you’ve been getting yourself prepared for this…

From here on in it’s your job.

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Hinowa: Go home.

I have no interest in seeing you, nor is this where you belong.

Go home.

(Sfx- Gatagoto *Clank clank*)

Seita: Ma!

Ma is that you?!

Open up!

(Sfx- Gata gata gata *Clatter clatter*)

It’s me you know!!

Your son! Seita!!

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Hinowa: You could never be my son.

As if I would give birth to a dirty looking child like you.

Seita: Whadoya mean you don’t know a dirty child like me?

I’ve seen ya, when you be looking down at me once in a while.

I know you see me down there lookin’ at you.

No matter how much I yell up at you, you never said nothin’ but..

I know it’s ‘cause you didn’t want to get me into trouble!

You know that I might get killed if you said somethin’ so you just acted like you couldn’t hear me!

Seita: Ma…

I didn’t know nothing..

That you were up in here and so sad.

I thought I had it the worst off, down on the streets…

Gramps had passed on, and I had nobody.

I was doin’ stuff on my own for a long time…

I thought it had been ‘cause you had thrown me away ma…

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Seita: I didn’t know nothin’..
That you were up here worse off than me.

Ma…

You were lookin’ out for me this whole time weren’tcha?

(Sfx- Don don don *Bam bam bam*)

(Sfx- Don don *Bam bam*)

Seita: But now it’s my turn!

I’m gonna getcha out of here ma!!

This time…

I’m gonna do the protectin’!

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Seita: I’m not leavin’ here without ya!

This time we’re gonna walk out of here together!

I’ll be your son, and you’re going to be my ma, up on the top!

That’s why ma…

You gotta open the door!

I’m begging you ma!

Ma!

(Sfx- Don don don *Bam bam bam*)

Hinowa: St—

Stop it immediately!

Seita: Bu—

But Ma…

Hinowa: Your mother isn’t here.

That’s what I’m trying to tell you.

???: That’s right.

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Housen: If you really must meet someone..

I’ll allow you a meeting..

With me.

(Sfx- Gatsu *clutch*)

(Sfx- Zatsu *Swif*)

Seita: Hou…Housen!

Kamui: Whoops! Cat’s out of the bag.

Housen: If you need something to take home with you..take this.

(Sfx- Potto *flutter.*)

Housen: This little man…

Is what’s left of your mother.

Your mother is not Hinowa.

She died long ago….you wont be meeting her in this world.

Seita: What you gettin’ at?

Housen: Here in Yoshiwara, where the escorts outnumber flowers…

Any person who sets his eye on my property can have a child and then run off without a care in the world.

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Housen: It might be nice to have someone like her as a mother, but I’m here to tell you dreams like that don’t come true.

She’s no better than the rest of the woman here. Misguided and easy.

Hinowa: Why…

Why would you come to a place like this?

What did you hope to find here?

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Hinowa: I’m grateful you’d come all of this way just for me..

But you should know that there is no way that women like me can ever go to the top and live well…down here is good enough.

Your life….

Is something that I have never once protected.

Your mother is already free of her worldly chains.

If you understand this, you should go and never return.

Housen: If you’d like, you can always make a new mother in this city of Hades. If you should want that, I can arrange it.

(Sfx- Kuku *heheh…*)

(Sfx- Don don don *Bam bam bam.*)

Seita: My ma is here

Right here.

My Ma can’t be anywhere else..

But here.

(Sfx- Don don don don *Bam bam bam*)

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Seita: And I’m going to save her from this city of hades, and take her somewhere better!

I don’t care if she was protectin’ me or not!

I don’t care if our blood’s the same or anything!

I just know that my ma is here!

Housen: If you refuse to give up….I have no choice but to do this little man.

I’ll give you a first class ticket to go see your real mother…

(Sfx- Zuu…)

(Sfx- Gyrooooo *Wiffffffff*)

(Sfx- Doouuu *THOWK*)

Seita: Whoa!

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(Sfx- Para para para *Clatter clatter.*)

(Sfx- Zatsu *Swif*)

Gintoki: Hey…Didn’t you hear?

You’re in the presence of the number one woman in all of Yoshiwara.

(Sfx- Bikii bikkiii *Creeeeek creeek*)

Gintoki: If I didn’t know better, I’d think this was a bad play.

Quit trying to hide it, your tears are more than proof of the truth.

(Sfx- Zatsu *Swif!*)

Gintoki: Hey boss, I’d like to order up a new girl.

From the looks of it, this one looks like she’d be good at an S and M set up.

(Sfx- Pachin *Flick*)

(Side Text- For the sake of drying a crying woman’s tears…a Samurai enters!)

GINTAMA LESSON 220----------END.