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// hitokiris anonymous >> anime >> summaries >> episode 22
First Time! Crazy, Insane Steam Engine Train Trip.
Another argument...
Kenshin, Kaoru, Yahiko, and Sano find themselves arriving a little late for their train. The steam train is just about to leave from Tokyo to Yokohama. Sano didn't want to come along originally and he even tries to sneak off, but Kaoru forces him to stay, since she had to pay for the tickets. As the train departs, Sano begins growing fearful. He has no idea how such a large piece of iron can move so easily, thus, starting up an argument between himself and Kaoru. Before the argument gets deep, Yahiko gets out of his seat and heads off to see the engine room.

Is this the end of Yahiko? I doubt it.
Yahiko is denied access to see the engine room by the conductor and is told to go back to his seat. Yahiko walks away, but as he leaves, he looks inside a room to find the real train conductor tied up and knocked out. The impostor conductor tells the crew shoveling coal to stop the train at the request of a first class passenger. The shoveling crew seems a bit confused and that's when Yahiko reveals that the conductor is a farce. Angered that his identity was discovered, the man draws a short sword. He and Yahiko collide, short sword and shinai, but it is Yahiko who ends up being held by his shirt collar over the moving train. The man demands the crew to listen to him, otherwise, Yahiko will fall to a certain fate. Enter Kenshin.

Living on the edge, literally.
Fearing that his scheme will be ruined, the man tosses Yahiko into Kenshin and runs to the top of the train. Kenshin follows him while Yahiko runs off to get Sano. Once Kenshin had caught up to the man, unexpectedly, Yahiko and another man, armed with a gun, boarded the top. Kenshin was warned not to draw his sword, otherwise Yahiko may get shot. The man who had previously ran away took advantage of the situation and threw a couple punches at Kenshin, forcing him off the edge of the train. With Kenshin gone and in the water, which lied on both sides of the train's path, the men prepared to accomplish their plan - to steal all of the Englishman's money he has loaded on the train. In due time, Yahiko broke free from their grasp to warn Kaoru and Sano.

Another grand entrance for Kenshin.
Just as the men invaded the Englishman's room and disconnected the trains, Yahiko, Kaoru, and Sano made it just in time to save the day. Sano held the chain, which kept the trains connected, but pirates quickly began to come from the sea and invade the train once it was forcefully stopped. A barrier of logs was in its way. A whole lot of fighting went on when Kenshin returned on horseback. It was unknown where he found the horse, but Kenshin took out almost all of the pirates, while his friends eliminated the thieves, including the pirates. Finally, Kenshin used his Ryu Tsui Sen to eliminate the barrier of logs, allowing the train to progress to Yokohama. There was no way the two thieves and pirates could catch up with the steam train.

Say Cheese!
All thanks to the Kenshin Gumi, the day was saved. Once they had stopped at Yokohama, the Englishman was so grateful to them that he rewarded Kaoru with a gold coin. Kaoru had no idea what to do with so much money. Yahiko would have accepted it if she wouldn't use it, but then, Kaoru had an idea. She wanted to take a picture of them at their location. Sano had not only feared the steam train, but he also feared cameras too. He heard rumors that the camera takes your soul when you get your picture taken. Even with such a tall tale, Sano was forced to take the picture anyway.