Then one day, his life comes to
another turning point when he meets a girl called Kamiya Kaoru. He accepts
her invitation to stay at the Kamiya Dojo, knowing that she doesn't care
about his past.
Time passes and he finds happiness once again,
with Kaoru, Yahiko, and Sano as his family. He still has to fight, and in
serious ones that involves Kaoru's safety, his assassin soul gets awaken
and he turns into Battousai. But thankfully, every time he's able to turn
back into Kenshin by Kaoru's voice. But all that is about to change. In
the Kyoto Arc, he goes back to his master Hiko and learns the rest of the
Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu techniques, so he doesn't have to become Battousai to
fight well anymore. Although he's able to defeat Shishio, I think he's
quite disturbed by the sad memories Kyoto brings back. Things get worse
when Enishi appears and carries out his Jinchuu, trying to avenge Tomoe's
death. Enishi kidnaps Kaoru, leaving behind a lay figure of her, dead.
It's the cruelest thing that could have ever happened to Kenshin. He really falls
apart, losing all hope and his will to live. But this gives
him a lot of time to think. He thinks his sins over and over
until he finds the answer to all that. He, for the first time, realizes
that he has to live the present and that he can't spend the rest of his
life feeling guilty. He can't change the past, but can make the best of
the future. So he comes out of his misery and later learns that Kaoru is
still alive. That's good news (to me too). He and the others rescue Kaoru,
and they live happily together. Forever, I hope.
That's his life. Knowing about his past makes us
understand him better. Some people may ask
why I don't separate Kenshin and Battousai into two different characters.
Well, you see, they are the same person. The hitokiri wasn't at all
different from Kenshin. It was just a role he had to play.
I love Kenshin. Even he is the legendary
swordsman, he still does the laundry, prepares meals, and cleans up the
house. (One thing that makes him so lovable is that he seems to enjoy
doing housework. You can't find anything like that real life. Guys usually
leave it for women.) He says 'oro' when he is confused, which is so cute.
He gets kicked around by his friends. Being a swordsman that skilled, he
has to know someone's foot or punch or shinai is coming, and he doesn't
even try to avoid it. He has a very good heart. He helps strangers in
distress, and always have kind words to encourage and comfort them. He
cares for others and is willing to do anything to make this world a
happier place. Sigh! He's certainly the perfect hero. |
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