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A
New Battle! The Mysterious and Beautiful Woman Who Jumped
in Suddenly.
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Kenshin
isn't really that good at gambling at all.
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Somewhere
in town, Sano is gambling with his friends. Kenshin
had come along when Sano had told him he had important
business to tend to, but was just dragged along as
a good luck charm. Even with Kenshin there, Sano doesn't
look to be doing any good as he loses all of his money.
With losing money in mind, Sano remembers that he
has to pay his friend Yoita back. Usually, Yoita is
present, but his friends unfortunately bear the bad
news to Sano, saying he died of bad opium. The news
is shocking to Sano, but suddenly, a woman bursts
in and asks Kenshin to save her from two men chasing
her after spotting that he has a sword. In his angry
and depressed mood, Sano takes care of the two men
easily, but a smaller individual has slivered his
way into the housing. Beshimi, as the woman calls
him, demands that the escapee comes with her. After
the woman refuses to go, Beshimi launches poison darts
at Sano's friends, missing the mysterious woman. With
much power behind them, Kenshin and Sano hit the dart
throwing man, sending him flying out of the house.
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"Stop
flirting, Kenshin!"
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Later, Kenshin returns
to the Kamiya Dojo with the woman, Takani Megumi,
and Sano. Megumi begins to hang over Kenshin, praising
him for saving her. Kaoru grows jealous and beats
up Kenshin, suspecting that he's being a flirt. Elsewhere,
a man by the name of Takeda Kanryu, a rich gangster,
plots his next move. For some reason, he wishes for
his men to capture Megumi. Failure results in death,
as the two men who were chasing Megumi earlier in
the day find out.
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Oniwa
Banshu Leader, Shinomori Aoshi
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That
evening, Kenshin speaks with Megumi privately. It
is found out that the men after Megumi are known as
the Oniwa Banshu. She fears that Kenshin will be no
match when against the feared group because each man
is very powerful, including its leader, Shinomori
Aoshi, who became the Oniwa Banshu leader at age fifteen.
Kenshin tries to get Megumi to spill why Kanryu is
after her, but the woman refuses to answer. Kaoru
tries to listen to the conversation, suspicious of
Kenshin's actions, but she is caught in the act by
Sano. By time Kaoru is done whining to Sanosuke, Kenshin
exits the room and informs Sano that the Oniwa Banshu
is expected soon. Yahiko appears and is really hyped
up, hoping to get some action this time.
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Kenshin
deals with Hyottoko's fire breath.
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The
doors of the dojo bust open as a large man wearing
a keg on his back appears. Hyottoko, the man's name,
has come for Megumi. Sanosuke wastes no time in stepping
up first, but he discovers Hyottoko's ability. Hyottoko
can breath fire, and he does so freely on Sano. When
Sano steps aside to recover, Hyottoko breathes his
fire at Kenshin. Kenshin has a plan, unlike Sano;
he uses his Sakabatou to block the flames until Hyottoko
has run out of oil. Suddenly, Sano steps back in and
finishes the job. With Hyottoko still breathing fire
on him, Sano runs through the flames and punches the
big ogre directly in his mouth, taking out his bag
of oil that was stuck in his throat as well.
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Oh
no! Yahiko's poisoned!
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Hyottoko
is knocked out, and everyone tends to Sano and his
severe burns. Beshimi curses from the tree he was
watching from and decides to try killing Megumi at
the moment. A poison dart spirals towards Megumi,
and quickly, Yahiko spots it and jumps in the way,
taking the hit. Beshimi shows himself and pities Yahiko,
announcing that he'll be dead in an hour. Kenshin
leaps forward, trying to strike Beshimi, but before
he connects, Beshimi is taken away by a mysterious
figure wearing a skull mask. This mystery man, who
also is carrying Hyottoko, mentions that he's a bit
surprised to see a samurai in the current period,
but whatever the case, he promises that they will
meet up again. Once he's gone, Megumi looks over Yahiko.
The boy's been poisoned by Mandara poison, and Megumi
acts as the doctor, giving orders to Kenshin, Kaoru,
and Sano. When Megumi heads off into the dojo carrying
Yahiko, Sano notices she's dropped something. Curiously,
Sano picks it up and has a taste. Opium.
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