Set fire to in Kyôto

Incendie in Kyôto is it twelfth volume of the Manga Kenshin the vagrant .

Summary by chapter

Initiation

After one week of drive, Seijûrô puts Kenshin at the challenge to touch it would be this only once, and this last succeeds of accuracy. The Master then makes to the disciple a demonstration “technique of the dragon with nine heads” of the school Hiten Mitsurugi, which consists in connecting nine mortal blows at the divine speed of the school, making any dodging impossible.

With the danger of my life

Kenshin, pushed by its Master, tries this technique and carries out perfectly it… but Seijûrô retorts by exactly the same one and against.

He explains whereas Kenshin has only one way of beating it, to control the “technique of the divine dragon”, the true secrecy of the school Hiten Mitsurugi. He adds that Kenshin must be able to include/understand after having seen the “technique of the dragon with nine heads”. But, seeing how its disciple is warned, he says to him that something is lacking to him, and one night gives him to find what it is under penalty of really having to put its life in danger to control this technique.

The evening, drinking Saké, Seijûrô remembers its meeting with Kenshin, which saw his/her adoptive parents dying under its eyes after having seen his/her parents dying of the Choléra.

Between the life and death

The next morning, Master and disciple face. Indicator that his pupil did not find the answer, Seijûrô declares that Kenshin will be able to never overcome the band of Shishio, and even if it arrived there it would lose against its side assassin. Withdrawing its ballasted coat which attaches its force, he announces that he will even kill it here, as his duty of Master imposes it. Kenshin then feels its hand to tremble in front of the true force of Seijûrô, which he sees for the first time.

Whereas its Master springs by carrying out the “technique of the dragon with nine heads”, sudden Kenshin re-examines the face of all those which it met and which count on him, in particular Kaoru, and understands that it cannot be let kill, it must live, at all costs. He springs and the sabers of the two adversaries are entrechoquent, and both fall down on ground.

Seijûrô then explains to Kenshin why it was the will to live which was lacking to him, him which corroded remorse want to protect at all costs people even in exchange from his life. Informant who this will to live is stronger than all, it adds that Kenshin is able to overcome the faction of Shishio just… before this one notices the wound of it on the chest of its Master.

The gathering of the ten sabers

Seijûrô, casualty, lose consciousness and crumble. Kenshin then refuses to let it die, and trails it towards its hut, where it tries to look after it.

Shishio, during this time, gathers the “ten sabers” (except Chô): Sōjirō, Kamatari, Usui, Anji, Hôji, Iwanbô, Henya, Saizuchi and Fuji. He announces to them that the fire is planned for the following day at midnight minus one.

This morning, Seijûrô regains consciousness, in full form, and announces in Kenshin that its drive is finished, and that it must sublimate the “technique of the divine dragon” not to kill, even with a saber with reversed blade.

With a another aim

Kenshin, fascinating leave of its Master, requires a last favor of him: to take care on his/her friends of Aoiya during the confrontation. But rétorque Seijûrô that its disciple misuses his kindness.

With Kyōto, Hajimé made gather several thousands of police officers to face the threat of fire.

Kenshin joined it, and both fall from agreement on the fact that the men of Shishio seem to speak too easily. Looking at charts, they understand that actually Shishio will try to bombard Tokyo by sea, the fire of Kyōto being only one diversion. Joined by Sanosuké, all move towards Ōsaka, from where Shishio probably will leave.

With open tomb!

Rolling towards Ōsaka, all three discuss the strategy of Shishio. Kenshin understands that it does not intend to destroy Tokyo, but to benefit from the wave of panic which will rise from the appearance of an unknown boat in bay of Tokyo, like the black boats of Perry. Thrown into a panic, the population will sink in the most total confusion, and the government will not be able to face.

In Kyōto, Misao, Kaoru and Yahiko receives a letter of Kenshin explaining the plan of Shishio, and asking for the assistance of Obiwabanshû to control the hearths of fire. Using the carrier pigeons of the group, they undertake to prevent the population.

To Ōsaka, Shishio presents to Yumi the “Purgatory”, skilfully dissimulated under the appearance of an ordinary boat.

Set fire to in Kyōto (first part)

The men of Shishio, in Kyōto, are prevented from acting by the massive presence of the police officers. Several members of the “ten sabers” enter then in action. But the population takes care, and no fire can be lit.

On the boat, Hôji worries about the absence of flames when a guard sees arriving at any pace a hackney carriage which Kenshin, Hajimé and Sanosuké leave. Shishio is not differently surprised, because Kenshin is the assassin who resembles to him more, and it thus knew to guess its intentions.

Set fire to in Kyōto (second part)

Shishio, which does not want to give the impression to flee, decides to show with its visitors the true appearance of his weapon, and makes jump the camouflage of its boat. A true warship appears. Hajimé includes/understands whereas the government, vis-a-vis that, will not make failure.

Kenshin decides that him and Hajimé make go to the boat and draw the attention of the enemy, while Sanosuké will seek a boat to be able to approach and use the explosives which Tsunan gave him.

Whereas its two adversaries go up on the boat, Shishio is not easily deceived, and orders with the machine-gun gatling which it made prepare to draw on Sanosuké, which arrives while running on the floating wood remains. But this last against while making fly of water with its tchnique of the double blow.

Set fire to in Kyōto (third part)

Arrived at range of the boat, Sanosuké launches its explosives which appear extremely powerful.

Seeing its boat seriously damaged and ready to run, Shishio admits having underestimated its adversaries, and appointment in its general headquarter gives them. Kenshin accepts the challenge, and Shishio and its men evacuate the ship.

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Prelude to the fall | a splendid night

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