Blade of the Immortal Page #3

MAGATSU:
Who hired you?

Asano's girl?

MANJI:
Who cares?

You're going to die, too.

Blow it out your ass.

Lesson one.

"Eighty per cent of victory

is blocking your opponent."

That could hurt.

I was born around here.

When I was a kid,

I found a friend drowned

in a patch of quicksand.

Right where you're standing now.

Lesson two.

"Know the land, conquer all."

To continue,

I was a peasant's son.

One day we were kicking

a ball around.

A Lord's procession came along.

She kicked the ball

the wrong way,

and it startled

his Lordship's horse.

They cut her right in two.

But,

there's nothing

a peasant can say.

It's not fair, is it?

You were a samurai.

You're my enemy.

So is the girl who hired you.

Now I'm going to kill her, too.

Think so?

I'm afraid...

You're not the only hero

of a sad story.

By the way, spiky...

What's your name?

Magatsu Taito.

- Manji!

- Ow!

Don't touch me!

The wounds haven't closed.

Sorry.

Here.

Sorry.

I got blood on it.

Thank you for bringing back

my father's sword.

Machi...

Don't look at me like that.

Machi?

My sister.

She died years ago.

I look like her?

That's why you looked so shocked

when you first saw me.

No matter how bad the memory...

Sometimes just remembering

it gives you incredible power.

That's how

I won again this time.

So treasure that sword

as a memento...

Of your father.

- Brother's stupid!

- What did you say?

I won't say it again.

I look like her, don't I?

It's not fair that only I cry.

You've got things

to cry about, too.

Me cry? Forget that.

I'm not some stupid kid.

And anyway...

She didn't call me that.

It wasn't "brother".

She said "big brother".

Big brother...

- RIN:
Big brother!

- MANJI:
Shut up!

RIN:
Big brother, manji!

Magatsu? We're coming in.

MAGATSU:
Asano's daughter hired

this incredible bodyguard.

An immortal warrior.

"Immortal"?

Stab him through the heart,

and some weird worms

close the wound.

He's not human.

He's a monster.

I'm hungry.

Let's have some dumplings.

Manji.

What?

Don't you have any money?

Say so, then.

I'll have tea instead of sake.

RIN:
Sorry, manji.

I need the privy.

One tea.

MANJI:
Mmm.

She's looked everywhere.

That's something very

interesting you're looking at.

You're standing in the light,

monk.

Each of those circles marks

a well-known edo dojo.

All of them recently forced

to submit

to a certain school of fencing.

For a monk you're well-informed

on the affairs of this world.

Monk:

I know even more than that.

The whereabouts of the man

you two seek.

Anotsu Kagehisa.

Depending on your answer,

I might tell you where he is.

You said, "you two".

How did you know I wasn't alone?

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