Chapter
218pages
007-023
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Kyouki toki hanataru
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Yahiko and Misao take a break from their search. Yahiko trains. Oibore
returns from his journey with a bottle of his favorite perfume -- a
perfume which is also Kenshin's favorite, and he stirs himself enough to
demand that it be left beside him. Tae's place is rebuilt. Yahiko
accompanies a downcast Tsubame on an errand, and vainly tries to cheer
her up, forbidden to reveal the truth about Kaoru. Back at the police
station, Kujiranami begins to fight his way to freedom... he finds
himself a custom made rapid fire grenade launcher and destroys the
station. {EIR}
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Chapter
219pages
025-041
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Yahiko shin no tatakai sono ichi
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Kujiranami tears himself free of the wreakage, searching for the
Battousai. Only a few policemen are left alive, but one of them,
Shin'ichi, observes the brute heading for town in horror... as Yahiko
continues his walk with Tsubame, she talks him into telling her the
truth. But before he can, Shin'ichi begins evacuation the town, and
Yahiko springs into action. Demanding details, he makes a plan and puts
it in action... but a worried Tsubame-chan grabs his sleeve. Assuring
her that he'll survive, he runs off anyway... and thus begins the mighty
shinai vs grenade launcher battle. {EIR}
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Chapter
220pages
043-059
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Yahiko shin no tatakai sono ni
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Yahiko's strategy works perfectly, running around the big man, dodging
his fire, until he has his back to Shin'ichi. Shin'ichi hits him, as does
Yahiko from the front, tearing at the connection between the grenade
launcher and Kujiranami's arm. As the other cops see this, they grab
sticks of their own and surround the bleeding giant... and a soft wail is
heard. A small child is wandering up the street, crying for his father.
Kujiranami aims a grenade at him as Yahiko rushes to grab him... {EIR}
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Chapter
221pages
061-077
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Yahiko shin no tatakai sono san
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Yahiko and the boy are blown away by the force of the explosion. Tsubame
looks up from her tears as explosion after explosion rocks the town. As
Kujiranami grins in victory, Yahiko stands up from the rubble, battered,
but alive, the untouched child in his arms. Ordering the child to run,
Yahiko stands to fight again, as Kujiranami sees the spirit of the
Battousai within him. Tsubame-chan is running, headed for
Kenshin... {EIR}
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Chapter
222pages
079-095
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Yahiko shin no tatakai sono yon
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Misao and Megumi hear of the fight, and run to help. Aoshi and Saitoh
begin the ride back from slaughtering all of Heishin's men. Yahiko cuts
a leaf in half with his chi. As Kujiranami smashes the grenade launcher
down at the boy, Yahiko crosses his hands to catch it... but it's too
heavy, and he receives a crushing blow on the back of his head. Enraged,
he slides under the weapon, leaping up the front of the beast and shoving
his shinai into a weak point... but what would be a crippling injury on a
normal man is merely irritating to the monster, who flattens Yahiko
beneath his palm. Tsubame arrives at Kenshin's resting place, only to be
stopped by a bandaged hand. {EIR}
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Chapter
223pages
097-113
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Yume to utsutsu to maboroshi
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Tsubame rushes past the locals calling for Kenshin. Inside Kenshin's head,
we get a hurried summary of his life to date. Important things people said
to him, changes in his attitude... {EIR}
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Chapter
224pages
115-131
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Shinjitsu
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Tsubame falls to her knees, begging Kenshin to save Yahiko's life. He
makes no response, and she is led away by kindly hands. As Oibore talks
to him, though, Kenshin's hands begin to tighten on his sword, and his
thoughts begin to climb out of the depths. Standing now, he grips his
sword... Yahiko rises too, pushing the gigantic hand upwards by sheer
will. Kenshin pulls, and shatters the chain that binds his sword. Left
in the ruins, a contemplating Oibore chats with the leader of the
locals. {EIR}
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Extra
001pages
132-132
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Chapter
225pages
133-151
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Sono toki, ichijin no kaze
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Running blindly, Tsubame trips and falls. As she picks herself up, her
tears turn to joy as a blinding flash passes her, the glint of a drawn
sakaba sword. As Oibore talks, he removes his hat to fan himself. Holding
up his hair, is the same pin Tomoe wore... grinning, the old man leaves
for Kyoto, where is daughter is buried. Yahiko forces the hand off of him,
but is too exhausted to react as Kujiranami grips his head between two
fingers and raises him into the air... and is destroyed by a 9-point
attack from behind. Kenshin has returned. {EIR}
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Extra
002pages
152-152
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An author's note on Oibore.
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Chapter
226pages
153-169
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Samurai kara shizoku e
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A berserk Kujiranami fires at Kenshin, but Kenshin flies under it, sword
reversed, and cut the grenade launcher off his arm. Kujiranami's eyes
change color from the shock, and he is once again sane. He begs Kenshin
to give him an honorable death, but Kenshin refuses. Yahiko, of all
people, talks Kujiranami into turning himself in. Megumi rushes over to
attend to Yahiko's numerous wounds. {EIR}
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Chapter
227pages
170-185
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Ato yokka, ato hitori
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Enishi is fully recovered, and training again. He tells Kaoru he's
decided his revenge is incomplete, and he must kill Kenshin. Kenshin and
Yahiko are both in bed, recovering. Saitoh stops by to invite them all
along with him, when he attacks Enishi in a few weeks. Tsubame cradles
Yahiko's hand... Meanwhile, in a town down the coast, a young girl is
being accosted by several drunken thugs. Sano deals with the matter
harshly. {EIR}
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