Two figures walking east, toward the rising sun. One carries a reverse-blade sword. The other carries a lunch box. Behind them, a small boy waves, then picks up a bamboo shinai and begins to swing. Thematic Note: This draft emphasizes rehabilitation over revenge , compassion over justice , and the idea that a peaceful era is not something you kill for—it's something you wake up to, every single day, and choose to protect.
Saito: "You call yourself a protector. But a wolf who wears a sheep's mask still has fangs. The only difference between us, Battosai, is that I admit what I am." The Rurouni Kenshin
"You could have let him burn," Saito says. Two figures walking east, toward the rising sun