The Two Hitokiris (人斬りふたり Hitokiri Futari) is the 2nd volume of the original Rurouni Kenshin manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki.
Summary[]
The fight between Kenshin and Sanosuke results in Sanosuke being defeated and becoming part of the Kenshin-gumi after realizing that Kenshin is different from the Ishin Shishi that framed the Sekihō Army. Sometime later, both Kenshin and Sano are hired to protect Tani Jūsanrō, an ex-Ishin Shishi, from a hitokiri called the Kurogasa otherwise known as Udō Jin-e. Jin-e shifts his targeting to Kenshin after learning his identity, but after seeing how weak he is compared to the Bakumatsu, Jin-e resorts to kidnap and paralyze Kaoru the next day to revive the Battousai within Kenshin. A furious Kenshin defeats Jin-ea nd nearly deals the fatal blow, until a struggling Kaoru manages to plead Kenshin back to his senses, leading to Jin-e committing suicide. A few days later, the Kenshingumi helps a woman named Takani Megumi who is on the run from an industrialist called Takeda Kanryū for illegal intentions.
Chapters[]
- Act 7. Mark of Evil (悪一文字 Aku Ichimonji)
- Act 8. And Then, Another (そして仲間がまた一人 Soshite Nakama ga mata Hitori)
- Act 9. Kurogasa (黒笠)
- Act 10. One Side of the Soul (心の一方 Shin no Ippō)
- Act 11. The Ribbon That Binds (リボンとわがまま Ribon to Wagamama)
- Act 12. The Two Hitokiri (人斬りふたり Hitokiri Futari)
- Act 13. The Meaning of the Name (志士名の由来 Shishi Na no Yurai)
- Act 14. End Beneath the Moon (月下終焉 Gekka Shūen)
- Act 15. Beauty on the Run (逃走麗女 Tōsō Reijo)