Gintama 539

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GINTAMA
Lesson 539: Undeliverable Mail.
(Side text- Isaburou texts his wife.)
SORACHI HIDEAKI
(Phone- Are you still dithering on a name for our child? It's fine, as long as you're the one who came up with it, I'll be fine.)
(Sfx- Para tk)
(Sfx- para para tk tk)
(Sfx- Mogu mogu chew chew)

002
Sasaki: Come now child. Eating in such a place is uncouth.
At least from the moment you're born into this world..
You should at least make it so others don't have a reason to complain about your eating.
Dude: Greetings...
Lord Sasaki.
Sasaki: Master Sakon..
This is different than what you told me...
Sakon: There is no need to be concerned...
About the appropriateness of this place and talk of assassination.
For there is no one more suited for assassination than these children...

003
Sakon: The Tenshouin Naraku...
They have worked as an assassination organization from the shadows since this country's olden times.
They were all picked up and raised by the Naraku for the sole purpose of killing others.
They are the finest assassins.
Especially that child there...Mukuro. She is a member of the Naraku proper and has earned the nickname of “Death's illegitimate child.”
Despite her age she is already one of the “Naraku's three wings”, which is a honor without parallel in the organization.
The case at hand will be resolved without incident for sure.
Sasaki: Are you trying to tell me that these children...
Will be the ones to assassinate Hitotsubashi and his son?
Sakon: Do you object?
Perhaps you feel that children should not serve such a cause...

004
Sakon: This is for the creation of a peaceful world.
To that end we must become the support for benevolent ruler Lord Sadasada as he endeavors to save the country.
Any impediments to this cause must be purged...
This is the thought of heaven.
(Sfx- Nuhh shfft)
Mukuro: Should it be done or not?
Is it strange for children who know nothing to kill?
Or is it strange that adults who should know better kill others anyway?
I am a child, but I have killed...
And you who will kill while still struggling to come up with a name for your child..
We both now act on the very edge of reason.

005
Shinsengumi: No matter what happens to us...
We have to protect...
Our generals!!

006
(Sfx- Doofuuhh thoooom)
(Sfx- Dokakakaahh thothoooom)
(Sfx- Gooohh thooook)
(Sfx- Doohhhn thooom)

007
(Sfx- Gooohhh thooof)
(Sfx- Gaaah thooom)
(Sfx- gakishaaaaah craaaaash)

008
Oboro: You men truly have no idea how to give up.
Shigeshige is dead.
Takasugi has disappeared as well.
However..
Just like all of you have inherited Shigeshige's will...
I never thought he'd do something similar...
and bear Takasugi's will...
Sasaki Isaburo...
A tick that lives in a lion's mane...
That man climbed to the position of Director of police..
And used his influence and power to join with Nobunobu and clear out the previous establishment..
But he did not do this for the sake of a new administration or even for himself...

009
Oboro: That man..
{The plan will go into effect on April 13th.}
{Hitotsubashi Narinari and Nobunobu...}
{Will be targeted as they go to inspect the shipyards.}
{The pack of rounin known as the Shinsengumi will accompany him as an envoy.}
{They are guards in appearance only, even if they are prepared to fight.}
{When the convoy stops to rest, we will create an opening.}
{The assassins will conceal their presence within the children...}
{If given just ten seconds the children will claim the heads of the Hitotsubashi father and son effortlessly.}

010
{It doesn't matter how many of the Shinsengumi have to be sacrified.}
{After all they'll all have to cut their bellies after this anyway.}
{Use them as you wish.}
Kondo: Awwright. We'll take our break here.
Hijikata(?): Kondo-san, what of Lord Hitotsubashi?
Kondo: Pops Matsudaira is gonna follow them to the destination.
Hijikata: Geez, so we can't take five either?
Kondo: Sounds right, yeah? This is our first mission as the “Shinsengumi”.
We have to deliver them safe and sound which means we'll have to keep our strength.
{How ironic...}
{We who should be more Samurai like than them are so stiff..}
{And tied up that we can't do a single Samurai like thing.}
{I can't even tell...}
{Which of us are real Samurai.}

011
(Sfx- Ton tok)
Kondo: Hm?
Kid: Sorry about that!
Hey mister! Throw our ball back?
Kondo: Don't you mister me!!
{You who will kill while still struggling to come up with a name for your child..}
{We both now act on the very edge of reason.}
Kondo: There's a super important person in that palanquin so you can't get any closer, okay?
Go find somewhere else to play kiddo.
Boy: O—okay,
But there are all kinds of scary guys with swords everywhere...so even if you tell us to...
There's no where else to play.
Hijikata: Is that true kid?
Kondo: It might be an ambush by the patriots!!
Secure the perimeter immediately!
(Sfx- Zazazazah ssshsfft)
Kondo: Hey! How many of these scary guys are there and where are they?!

012
Kondo: N-no-way!!
Hijikata: GET YER ASS BACK HERE KID!!
{I think...}
{There's more than one way to do this Samurai thing.}
{Being lost and troubled when setting out to find your place in the world...{
{Is the essence of a Samurai.}
{That's why you shouldn't worry..}
{About having a few worries of your own.}
{If you want you can wander with us...}
{After all thinking of a child's name is part of a father's responsibility right?}

013
Kid: Umm...I bought the magazine you asked for Lord Hitotsubashi.
Hitotsubashi(?): Oh. Good work!
Kid: Ah...sorry about that.
Someone said to me earlier that if I'd get a huge payout if I brought that dirty magazine to the palnquin.
It was a man with a long face...

014
(Sfx- Kuwaaaaah roaaaar)
Shinsengumi: A raaaaaaaaaaid!!
The Patriots really were lying in wait!!
Kondo: Don't let them take even one step toward the palaquin!!
LETS DO THIS GUYS!!
{Hey, I thought I told you I wanted a masochist mag.}
(Sfx- Pipipipipi beepepeep)
{I thought you'd be rather embarrassed if that were found on your freshly assassinated corpse.}

015
{Lord Hitotsubashi..}
{Or should I say Lord Matsudara.}
{Put a sock in it..}
{Long faced man.}
{I spread it around that Lord Hitotsubashi would be on an official outing and fed them an impetus to attack.}
{If luck is on our side you should be attacked by the roushi before the assassination is carried out.}
{That's kind of happening now.}
(Sfx- Dohh thokk)
{Can we really stop the assassination plan with this in place?}
{With the suddenness of this attack, I'd imagine the trip would have to be canceled before the assassination can be carried out.}
{The Bakfu will have no one to blame, and if they want to escape alive they'll have to cut their way through that madness.}
{In the end the Shinsengumi have no one to depend on but themselves.}
{If you fail only you have to die. So please don't worry and leisurely stroll into the afterlife Lord Matsudaira.}

016
{Hold up Sasaki.}
{Why...}
{Are you helping us out?}
{I don't recall doing any such thing.}
{My fingers simply sent a text on their own.}
(Sfx- Pihh beeep)
{Just learning how to use this phone.}
(On phone- It's a healthy baby girl. Unfortunately she's got a long face like you, but she's quite the cutie.}
{I've got to reply to this right away after all.}
{I may not be able to become a worthwhile samurai or father in this era but...}
{At the very least...}
{I can give her a worthwhile name.}

017
(Sfx- Basabasa fwapfwap)
Okita: Are you telling me...
That Sasaki saved us....the Shinsengumi?
Nobume: Not just all of you...
But back then...
Isaburou acted to save us children too.

018
Nobume: But...
There was no one who saved him.
No one came to rescue him..
Because there was no one who could.
{I've finally thought...}
{Of a name for her...I belive you'l like it too.
{When will you come here..?}
{When you're nearby please send a mail.}
{It doesn't matter how far away you are...}
(On phone- Message undelivered.// Message undelivered//Message undelivered.)
{Please mail me whenever you can.}
{I'll come right away and..}
{Pick the two of you up...}

019
{You...}
{And Nobume.}
(TN- "Nobume" uses the kanji for "Truth" and "woman". Or "belief" and "woman".)
(Side text- The moon illuminates....a tragedy.)
GINTAMA LESSON 539.............END.