Katsugeki: Touken Ranbu (活撃 刀剣乱舞)

We know what you're after.

To create a disturbance near the Satsuma residence,

and stop the meeting between Saigo Takamori and Katsu Kaishu.

We won't allow you to do that!

At present, this bridge could be our last line of defense.

I will not allow you to pass!

What is happening?

Tsurumaru.

I may just be a helper sent by the master,

but a boring entrance would have no splendor to it.

Hey! What do you say, Yagen?

Are you surprised?

So suddenly, I find myself on the sea...

I wonder what kind of surprises are in store for me today?

Episode 5 The Fires of War

What's that black object?

A ship?

Is that what made that huge racket just now?

How should I know?

Then what was that sound?

I said I don't know!

Too slow!

Too slow!

Too slow, too slow!

Yagen.

Why don't I...

...surprise you now?

Sorry, I owe you one.

Only two are dead. You still outnumber us by a lot.

Use your heads when you come at us!

Tsurumaru.

Is that you, Tsurumaru Kuninaga?

Izuminokami! How've you been?

Tsurumaru is here.

So that time distortion just now wasn't the Time Retrograde Army's doing.

It was Master's!

Gotta hand it to our master, huh?

Mutsunokami!

Now it's four against four.

Meaning the tables have turned, in terms of manpower?

What should we do with these guys?

Our mission is to protect history from these people.

If they refuse to surrender...

We'll have to...

...beat them, huh?

You got that right!

Yagen, is that wound going to heal?

Nothing to worry about.

It's nothing that I can't fix myself.

Wait one second.

Here.

It's not much, but it's better than nothing, right?

Thanks.

Hey, are you joining the Second Unit?

That's right. Am I unwelcome?

You're more than welcome. I'm glad you came!

So what's the plan from here?

You're the captain of the Second Unit, right, Izuminokami?

We need to get back to that house fast, or else Tonbokiri and Horikawa will...

You're right. I'm worried, too.

Hey, listen, you guys.

If you promise to behave, we won't hurt you.

Can you tell us how they put you up to planning this incident?

Mutsunokami?

Can you take this ship back to port?

The ship... to port? Who, me?

Yes, you. If you don't do it, who will?

No problem. No problem! You got it, Captain!

Nice one. I'm gonna do it!

Woo!

Hey, make sure you support me, okay?

Support? I don't know what to do.

I don't know either.

Now, if only that meeting would end as it should...

Shouldn't it be ending soon?

Konnosuke, how is it?

Let's see. It should be over by now.

If history hasn't been altered...

Hasn't been altered?

Assuming their true intent is to stop the meeting with cannon fire from this battleship,

are they using Satsuma residence as a ploy to hold us up?

In other words, does this really count as having stopped the Time Retrograde Army's attack?

Izuminokami, I have a message from Saniwa.

Let's hear it.

The Time Retrograde Army's goal

is to interrupt the meeting between Saigo Takamori and Katsu Kaishu.

We've already known—

There are two methods that they might use.

One is to create a disturbance near the Satsuma residence,

and stop the meeting indirectly.

And one other method...

One other?

Burn the city of Edo to the ground.

But that's why we stopped them just now...

True, you did stop the cannons.

But will the Time Retrograde Army really back down so easily?

The preceding battles have left them backed into a corner.

They're sure to use any methods at their disposal.

Even brute force.

You mean, they'll go after their targets directly?

But the meeting will have ended by now.

What's that?

That's...

...the Time Retrograde Army!