Himura BattousaiChapter 66 A Village Abandoned
Man: Please... my brother... and the village. Save them from Shishio's men... This man's village was a short distance away from Numazujuku on the Toukai Way. With a population of no more than twenty, it was a small village in a mountain valley, half wooded, half farmland. Called Shingetsu, it was an ordinary place until two years ago. (A little later. The little boy, Eiji, is propped up against a tree; Misao and Kenshin lean over him.) Misao: Wake up. Hey, wake up! (The boy's eyes...