# 19 - Conspiracy
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*There were people who loathed one another.*
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*Their corpses withered in the fields,
their souls soaked in blood...*
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*And their bonds were broken by blades...*
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*Collapsed in the darkness,
their sincerity wails...*
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*"My beloved, please die..."*
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"My beloved, please die..."
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*Clouds shroud a night with a waning
moon quivering in the haze*
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*A cruel trap involving
a pair of crucified fledglings*
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*Oh, since smoldering feelings
lie firmly in their hearts...*
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*...destruction!*
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*Gently as the water, severely as a flower*
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*pierce with a trembling blade*
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*Even when I shut the fated
tears deep within my eyes*
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*my eyelids still remember you*
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"The Fierce Woman's Plot"
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Koshiro-*dono*...
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That voice... Is that you, Akeginu-*dono*?!
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W-What are you doing here?!
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Koshiro-*dono*... Behind you...
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Is that not Muroga Hyoma
of the Kouga who stands dead?
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What?!
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Ah! So that's why I didn't sense his fall!
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He died standing up...
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Muroga Hyoma, you're truly fearsome...
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Akeginu-*dono*, what are you doing here?
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Don't tell me something
happened at the Chiryu inn?!
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W-What's happened to Oboro-*sama*?!
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Koshiro-*dono*...
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The Kouga...
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Kisaragi Saemon of the Kouga
suddenly appeared at the inn...
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...and slowly and mercilessly
tortured Oboro-*sama* to death...
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P-Princess...
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What--
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What am I doing?!
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I swore to protect her with my life...
yet what did I do?!
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Damn you! Damn you!
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You'll pay! You'll pay for everything!
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Koshiro-*dono*...
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Akeginu-*dono*.
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When Oboro-*sama* was slain...
what were *you* doing?!
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Don't tell me--
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I was tied down when it happened,
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but later managed to break free...
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I dishonorably stayed alive so
I could inform you and Tenzen-*sama*...
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I never wanted to hear that!
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I never wanted to hear that, Akeginu-*dono*!
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But now I can have no regrets...
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Now kill me...
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...by your own hand...
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A-Akegi--
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Kill me...
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Akeginu-*dono*...
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Kill me. Kill me!
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A-Akeginu-*dono*...
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Please kill me...
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Akeginu...
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Koshiro-*dono*...
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The Iga... have lost.
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So let us meet our deaths...
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...together...
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Koshiro...
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Oboro-*sama*...
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Whew. Mimicking a woman is exhausting...
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So Chikuma Koshiro died as if
dreaming of being held by Akeginu...
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Hyoma...
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So Oboro's hawk
returned to an inn in Chiryu...
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In that case...
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Koshiro-*dono*?!
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Koshiro-*dono*! Koshiro-*dono*!
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Koshiro-*dono* is...
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Koshiro-*dono* is...
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Akeginu...
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Koshiro-*dono*!
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Koshiro...
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They did come, after all...
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Saemon-*dono*, you can slay them
from close range in that form...
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*Oboro...*
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Koshiro-*dono*...
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There are no wounds on his body, and yet...
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You...
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*You* did this to Koshiro-*dono*...
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Akeginu, who's there?
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One of the Kouga has died upright here.
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He and Koshiro-*dono* most likely
killed each other at the same time...
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*Forgive me for using
your body as bait, Hyoma...*
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His face is destroyed beyond recognition,
but his hair is swept back.
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It appears this is the man
known as Muroga Hyoma.
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Akeginu! What are you doing?!
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Please stop, Akeginu!
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Stop it, Akeginu!
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Please stop defiling that dead man's body!
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I was also disgusted when Tenzen
placed Kasumi Gyobu for all to see
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on the border bridge...
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He may be our enemy,
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but he was skilled enough
to kill Koshiro before he died...
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Don't you think insulting that
would be insulting Koshiro too?
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Plus, the fact that he stood even in death
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means he must have had
strong attachment to someone...
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Don't you agree?
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What about Tenzen?
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Don't tell me Tenzen was also--
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Tenzen-*sama*? Absurd.
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That is all but impossible.
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Saemon-*dono*, are you certain Tenzen is dead?
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Of course I am.
He was definitely no longer alive.
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What nonsense are they spouting?
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We cannot miss this chance to strike the Iga!
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*Oboro...*
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Wait!
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What are you doing, Saemon-*dono*?!
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People are coming from the east.
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A suspicious number for this hour...
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"Hattori Hanzo Residence"
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Father.
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Have you heard about
Ofuku-*sama*'s secret departure for Ise?
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Is that why you've returned?
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She most likely intends to
participate in this ninja war...
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Please send men at once.
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Let her be.
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Father?
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Please rest in peace, Koshiro-*dono*...
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Who goes there?!
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W-What is this?!
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Bandits! Careful, men!
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Eh?!
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We are on our way to Sunpu,
by request of the retired leyasu-*sama*!
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And who are you?!
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W-What?!
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The retired shogun?!
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What nonsense! His name
is not one to be used lightly!
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Who are you?!
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Warriors of Tsubagakure, in Iga.
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Iga?!
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What?! What did you just say?!
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Did you just say Iga Tsubagakure?!
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Ofuku-*sama*!
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'Tis all right. Stand down.
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Might you be the Iga clansmen
who are fighting the Kouga
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now that the Hattori Hanzo
pact has been nullified?
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Who are you?
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I am Ofuku, nurse to Takechiyo-*sama*,
son of the shogun.
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Might your names be Oboro and Akeginu?
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Eh?!
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How do you know that?!
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Oh, so I was right!
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The old shogun gave the names of
Iga-no-Ogen's ten most prized ninja.
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You are vital in that you are fighting
for Takechiyo-*sama*'s succession.
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Incidentally...
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To whom does this corpse belong?
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This man is Muroga Hyoma,
from Kouga Manjidani.
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Oh! A Kouga, you say?!
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Splendidly done!
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So, Iga woman, where are
the rest of your comrades?
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They are all dead.
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That can't be!
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Only a few days have passed
since the pact was annulled!
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Please tell us...
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What do you mean
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when you say we're fighting
for Takechiyo-*sama*?
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What?!
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You don't mean...
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You've been fighting the Kouga
without even knowing why?
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Very well...
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I will tell you just how important
of a mission your battle is...
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You're truly not concerned about Ofuku-*sama*?
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If we leave her alone,
she may cause unnecessary trouble...
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Quite the opposite.
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I'm leaving Ofuku alone to
*prevent* unnecessary trouble.
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Ofuku was once the second
wife of Inaba Sadonokami,
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but she eventually learned that her
husband had a child with a mistress.
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To force him to admit it,
she invited them over while he was away
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and then suddenly stabbed
mother and child to death.
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Then, as if nothing had happened
at all, she sped off in her palanquin.
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She is the type who gets
more riled up and defiant
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the more you get in her way.
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Leaving her alone is the best option,
as it will cause the least trouble.
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But, Father...
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Kyohachiro.
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As the fourth generation Hanzo
Masahiro, I guarantee you this.
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Whatever shrewd scheme Ofuku concocts,
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no common interloper will
have an effect on this ninja battle.
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It's a truly great honor, wouldn't you agree?
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Oboro. Akeginu. Might I ask
you to accompany me to Sunpu?
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No, I *insist* that you accompany me!
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*For Takechiyo-sama's sake,
I mustnotlet these two die!*
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What do you say?
I promise you won't regret it.
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The anti-war pact negotiated by
the Hattori house has been nullified.
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But I do not wish to fight,
nor do I know the reason for fighting.
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Therefore, I intend to visit Sunpu at once
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to appeal to the retired
shogun and Hattori-*dono*.
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We will go to Sunpu.
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Oh! That's wonderful!
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Oboro-*sama*! We can't just
let the Kouga go now!
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No, we will not let the Kouga get away!
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Nor will I let either of you die!
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*Indeed, having Oboro-sama go to
Sunpu might be our best plan now...*
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*And then I can...*
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*We could meet the retired shogun
and Hattori-sama at Sunpu...*
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*Then, even if it costs me my life,
we can reinstate the anti-war pact...*
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So this *ninpou* war is actually
to decide the Tokugawa successor...
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How utterly amusing...
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So that's why...
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So that's how it is...
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*The mist of sorrow softly touches
these lips blotted with red droplets*
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*The mirror in the sky beautifully
illuminates the distance in the night*
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*Giving more than a passing thought
to the myriad of showering stars*
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*gently, the cords of a deep bond
firmly, firmly bind them*
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*Those beautiful eyes that
sparkle with a lazuline hue...*
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*Even if they wind up closed
by a harbinger from the darkness,*
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*since no one can steal
the bridge of connected dreams*
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*they still reflect the limitless tomorrow*
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"Next Time"
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*A woman waits silently on
the Imure Bridge at dusk.*
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*Destruction cuts through the funeral
mist and pierces a brilliant chest.*
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*A small bit of pity is felt,
as the enemy's humanity is seen.*
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*Red threads trail the water's surface...*
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*On the next Basilisk ~ Kouga Ninpouchou:*
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*"Flowing Mercy."*