Providence is the sixteenth volume of the Manga Kenshin the vagrant .

Summary by chapter

Past of Sōjirō. Meet clear the moon

Sōjirō, for the first time, watch a slight trouble by understanding that it did not complete Kenshin. Seeing its thrown out of gear sandals, he asks his adversary to have patience a few moments while he changes some.

Kenshin accepts, with surprised Sanosuké.

Sōjirō called to Yumi not to be done some, because Kenshin, even if it is much stronger than it imagined it, is satisfied to protect the weak ones, which is a handicap.

It reminds its past then: illegitimate child whose mother died, it trimait for his father without anything to say, exploited. And an evening it was pilot murder of a police officer by Makoto Shishio, then in escape.

Past of Sōjirō. A stormy atmosphere

Shishio left the safe life to Sōjirō in exchange of food and bindings, and gradually becomes its confidant. Sōjirō explained to him why it had a smile machinal to be made forget his brothers who maltreat it because of his origins. Makoto retorted whereas Sōjirō was weak, that it is not a question of origins, and offered a saber to him to have helped it.

Past of Sōjirō. A face under a rain of hail

Its family understanding that Sōjirō hides Shishio tried to kill it. Reminding the words of the gangster, Sōjirō took his saber and exterminated his/her brothers and parents, then left to the sides Shishio.

Vis-a-vis Kenshin which claims to defend the weak ones with its saber, it estimates that its adversary is mistaken, if not it would have protected it.

A broken heart

Yumi realizes that Sōjirō is not in its normal state, and asks him to finish some quickly with Kenshin.

The combat begins again, and Sōjirō attacks on all the sides, blaming Kenshin which claims the weak ones not to have protected it “this day”. But, like it shows its emotions, Kenshin manages to read its movements, and dodging an attack the met out of cheek.

Kenshin explains why it does not include/understand the direction of its words, and that it would like to have a second chance.

Sōjirō, which at the bottom of its heart is acknowledged not to have wanted to kill out of the men, is disturbed by this sentence, and saying that this combat makes it insane states to want to kill Kenshin.

The other way of carrying out the divine dragon

Sōjirō is warned battô, and declares that it will use its own style “shuntensatsu”, technique of instantaneous death without suffering. Kenshin retorts by taking the guard battô, being declared serious.

Sōjirō, incompetent of knowing who of Kenshin or Shishio rightly, decides to solve the problem with his technique and attacks. Kenshin retorts by the “technique of the divine dragon” of its school, and the blade of its adversary breaks.

Kenshin, with a question of its overcome adversary, declares that the only way of finds the answer to an existential problem is of living, and not to fight or regret crimes.

Some meet, others leave

Overcome Sōjirō, Kenshin and Sanosuké carry on their road. Yumi remains a few moments with Sōjirō, which explains to him the secrecy of the “technique of the divine dragon”, that Shishio should be able to break. Then he states to want to find his own way, and separates from Yumi which joined Shishio by a Secrete way.

In the library, Aoshi includes conscience, and meets Hajimé Saïto, which makes him understand that it used Kenshin to beat Shishio.

“When did we start to beat us? ”

Arriving at the end of the corridor, Kenshin and Sanosuké are awaited by Yumi, which guides them towards the last room where Shishio is.

Hôji, learning the defeat from Sōjirō, requires of Shishio to gain at all costs, so that the Japan is a strong country, able to resist the Western countries. He mentally adds that is ready for him with all, even if it means to be haï forever.

Sanosuké, although Kenshin requires of him not to intervene, says that many people require for Kenshin, not only Kaoru or Yahiko, and that it will not let it die, even if it means being treated of coward or liar.

Yumi requires of Shishio not too much to be caught with the play, and not to forget time.

After so much of engagements, Kenshin and Shishio face finally, and spring for the final combat.

The grazing ground

During the combat, the saber of Shishio takes fire suddenly, surprising Kenshin. But it includes/understands that what burns human grease is , result of many the Meurtre S of Shishio.

Sanosuké, looking at the combat, notes that the two adversaries have both a saber of legendary the Shakkû Araï, but of the radically different Philosophie S.

Kenshin, although he stated in Sōjirō not to fight to know which rightly, states to have of another choice only to beat Shishio, which if not “will eat” all the inhabitants of the country. He springs on his adversary, which avoids the blow that he saw already and violently bites Kenshin with the shoulder.

Providence

Shishio exposes its phisolophie, which is that the forts eat the weak ones, reduced to the state of food. Kenshin states not to be able to accept that, and recommenceà to fight.

Shishio the trap, and using another artful thrust puts fire at its glove, reaching Kenshin which crumbles, left for death.

Whereas Shishio triumphs, Hajimé made irruption and springs on him.

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