Ep. 9: Makie derrota a Manji en Anotsu mientras rechaza su pasado como geisha.

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When Anotsu was a child, Makie saved him from a wild dog, but his grandfather Saburou berated him for cowardice. He beat Makie tied and tied her to a tree because she was the daughter of a rival clan, Anotsu resolved to create a new superior fighting style which would value victory over principles and honor. Back in the present, Makie challenges Manji and they fight viciously in the narrow laneways where earns Manji's grudging respect she as the superior fighter. Manji tries to ambush her, but Makie dodges him, slashing off his right arm and impaling him with his own sword. Makie hesitates, shocked by her own brutality, but Manji convinces her to keep fighting and Manji is defeated. Rin arrives to defend him and Makie questions how much blood will be shed on behalf of Rin's revenge. Rin responds by saying that bloodshed is more humane than trickery. Manji is embarrassed to admit that Rin has saved him a second time and that their lives are intertwined. Makie departs, encountering "sister" O-Hatsu who is returning to the red light district but declines to join her. Rejecting her past life as a geisha and accepting her present life as a samurai, Makie leaves the Ittou-ryuu and bids her last farewell to Anotsu who has lost another fighter. (Source: Wikipedia)