Gintama.: Shirogane no Tamashii hen 2

Gintama

Silver Soul

Silver Soul Arc

Specter

It's time for the opening comments by the first prime minister, Donald Zuramp-kun.

Watch the Silver Soul arc in a bright room and at a safe distance from the TV!!!!!!!

I'm not Zuramp!

I'm Katsura!

Oh, my mistake.

I meant that not in the sense of a name, but as in a wig.

I wanted to go public with it before Bunshun caught wind of it.

I am the first prime minister of Japan, Donald Zuramp.

I stand here and speak as your representative today,

but I'm just an ordinary human who eats, poops, and sleeps like you all.

We stand at the precipice of a new era.

Our last two shoguns once said,

"Our country no longer needs a shogun."

And indeed, from now on, every person in this country

will be a tiny king standing on this podium.

We cannot waste what they protected until their dying breaths.

Within each and every one's hearts, they...

Our kings still live on!

When the countless kings across the country join hands and become one,

our sad past will turn into a source of pride for us!

That wasn't the day our country was reduced to rubble!

It was the day our country was reborn!

Hey, look!

No!

You're a crook warping the history books.

This is divine punishment!

Given that, I would like to establish some new rules.

Constitution of Japan

And by that, I mean a constitution.

Constitution of Japan

We'll be working on it together from now on,

but I've already put down the basic stuff.

It'll be distributed as a supplement with Jump, Sunday, and Magazine.

Didn't he get stabbed just now?

I'm pretty sure he did.

Make sure you all check it out.

Was that an assassin?

Donald Zuramp!

Divine judgment upon the con man ruining this country!

The journey we're about to start will be endlessly long!

But if we all work together, we will definitely reach our goals!

So please, everyone...

I'm not going to reject you or your beliefs.

However, true divine punishment is much harsher.

You're fired!

I see. So it ended in failure.

Don't worry about it. We'll have plenty more chances.

Well, there you have it.

Uh, were you just orchestrating an assassination of the prime minister?

What kind of moron entrusts the country to an ex-terrorist?

But don't you kind of owe him your life?

Back when you were imprisoned on Kokujo Island...

I hope you understand what this means, Matsudaira.

What I'm trying to open here is the door to a new era.

If we escape this island and eventually reach a stage where we rebuild the nation...

Okay, okay. I'll talk you up to the bakufu or the new government or whatever.

If we're still alive. Only if we're still alive.

I was sure he'd die at some point.

Wait, you're the one who brought that monster prime minister into power?!

It's basically your fault the Shinsengumi was dismantled!

On that note...

Have you ever killed a man?

Like hell I'd do it!

What the hell are you trying to make me an accomplice in?!

You only have two options:

Kill

Kill, or take a life.

Take a life

They're both murder!

Katakuriko, that's enough.

I see he still remembers.

"Our kings still live on," huh?

Right.

I'm sure he'll build a wonderful country.

Just you watch.

I see. Zura's the prime minister?

Looks like Edo's goin' ta become an even more fun place now!

It's no laughing matter, Sakamoto-san.

I'll add this to my data:

"Shinpachi-sama quit Odd Jobs

and switched to being an assassin."

Quit saying such disturbing things!

I'll dismantle you!

But you already took the money and came to the meeting place.

I-I'm here to stop them, obviously!

The princess is saying that, but I've already made preparations.

I arranged for a dangerous weapon and a first-rate assassin.

Go to the pier, receive the weapon from the black market dealer,

and meet up with the rest of the team.

Help me out here, Sakamoto-san!

You're the only one who can stop Katsura-san!

Unfortunately, I'm a bit occupied right now.

I'm on this ship called Espoir,

walkin' across an iron beam to try to win a fortune.

So you're bankrupt?!

Help me out here, Shinpachi-kun.

You're the only one who can save me...

I'm the one calling for help!

Fine. I'll send some help your way.

I'm pretty sure Mutsu is on Earth for some wor—

I'll add this to my data:

Kaientai Captain Sakamoto Tatsuma, dead.

Don't jinx him!

Hey.

You the recipient for the goods?

The dealer?

N-No, I'm...

Yes. From murder to arms smuggling, Odd Jobs will do everything.

Hey!

Did I say something wrong?

I told you, I'm here to stop the plot!

Boss, they're arguing about something.

Doesn't matter.

Just hand over the goods and grab the money.

That's what we do as black market dealers.

It was you?!

How can this be?

I never dreamed you'd be a black market dealer, Mutsu-san.

In the battle two years ago,

we Kaientai lost most of our ships.

That moron tried to recover those losses

by investing the money we had left in cryptocurrency.

As you'd expect, he lost it all and left us flat broke.

To bring the Kaientai back, we all decided to raise funds separately.

Forget it! He's never coming back from that!

I've gone back to my roots and am dabbling in some rather gray trade.

You have the skull and crossbones right on your cape, though!

What you're doing is nearly pitch-black!

Take it and go.

We got our hands on the ultimate weapon as ordered.

Wh-What is this?

Don't show me something so disgusting as soon as I wake up.

As far as I know, this is the ultimate weapon.

Member of the universe's mightiest warrior race, daughter of its best alien hunter,

and also the kid sister of its most notorious pirate,

Kagura...

Huh... So this is Earth, Mommy's other home?

Kagura's daughter,

Kanna.

The Final Fantasy Phenomenon is still going?!

That's weird.

I don't remember there being a grave out here.

And I don't remember it being a place where weird ghosts appeared in broad daylight.

Unfortunately, I went and made a promise

that I'd bring him back here for sure.

Then hurry up and pass on.

You finished what you came for, right?

Finished?

Only a specter can grab another specter's hand.

Would you like to hop over to this side, too?

Takasugi, you...

You must be Takasugi Shinsuke, the wanted man!

Quietly turn yourself in!

Takasugi!

Are you Takasugi's friend?

Is that what it looked like?

Leave it at that.

It's been a while since we've caught such promising prey.

I'm getting excited.

The savior of Earth, meeting up with an old buddy and plotting evil?

Questioning

Listen to me!

I told you, we were just conspiring to destroy Earth!

You're supposed to make some excuse!

You should be trying to prove your innocence here!

Like you'd have the balls to destroy Earth, anyway!

If you know that, then don't ask me to begin with!

Again, come up with some excuse!

Let's make it quick.

I can't be bothered making excuses anymore.

I bet you'll take your demotion out on me by torturing and then executing me.

Who got demoted?

Then why're you doing this out here in the boonies?

Well, if you don't wanna talk, that's fine.

We have all the time in the world.

Hey, get us two katsudons.

One covered in mayonnaise.

Roger.

Why are you making it look like I'm the one being questioned?

If you wanna make someone talk, you've gotta first spill it all yourself.

Give me everything you've got, Toshi.

Who do you think you are? What's with that stern-yet-caring gaze?!

The Shinsengumi have just split up temporarily for reasons.

Oh, really?

After abandoning Edo and Odd Jobs and disappearing for two years,

I was wondering how you could face yourself in life,

but this is just stupid.

It's the same old stupid face I'd grown tired of seeing.

Did you know?