11 - Audience with the Ruler Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] michi     It appears that Kanetsugu-dono     has arrived... [00:05] michi     along with Maeda Keiji. [00:10] mitsu     Impossible! [00:11] mitsu     He should have left or been killed! [00:15] mitsu     His Highness is after Echigo! [00:18] michi     I had said that it'd be     life-threatening for the Uesugi [00:21] michi     if that eccentric were     to meet with his Highness... [00:26] michi     But Kanetsugu-dono just     kept smiling in response. [00:32] mitsu     Smiling? [00:33] michi     Indeed. [00:35] mitsu     Why was he smiling... [00:40] person     Be careful. [00:45] person     People tend to show their     true nature once they're cornered. [00:50] mitsu     True nature? [00:51] person     Have you forgotten about     Naoe Kanetsugu-dono? [00:56] mitsu     Naoe-dono? [00:59] person     It is a secret among secrets     that only a few of us know. [01:09] person     He is the son of Uesugi Kenshin.     That is his true nature. [01:16] person     He's a much bigger villain to deal with [01:19] person     than some silly eccentric. [01:28] mitsu     Ayatachi-dono... [01:30] mitsu     What do you think Uesugi Kenshin [01:33] mitsu     would have done at a time like this? [01:38] michi     A while back during     the battle at Kawanakajima, [01:41] michi     he barged into Takeda's camp     and threw down his sword. [01:49] michi     If it were Kenshin... [01:52] michi     The life of his Highness would be in danger. [01:56] mitsu     Y-You think so, as well... [02:00] mitsu     Sakon! [02:02] mitsu     Hurry and call for Sakon! [02:04] mitsu     I need him to run an errand for me. [02:13] nar     The character "gi" (righteousness),     combines "oneself" with "sheep." [02:17] nar     "Sheep" is the same as "beauty." [02:21] nar     Therefore, "gi" means     "to make yourself beautiful." [02:25] nar     I repeat. [02:27] nar     "Gi" truly means     "For one to live beautifully." [02:38] nar     Two eccentrics enter battle. [02:44] nar     Dazzling Sengoku Period Story:     Kanetsugu and Keiji. [02:48] nar     Gifuu Doudou!! SIGN    Audience with the Ruler [04:53] person     Excuse me... [04:55] person     Ishida Mitsunari-sama's messenger,     Shima Sakon-sama, has just arrived. [05:10] hide     I see... So you've     summoned that man. [05:14] hide     Mitsunari... that's very like you. [05:18] mitsu     Yes. [05:19] mitsu     But Milord... [05:20] hide     Yes? [05:22] mitsu     I beg your pardon, but there's     something I'd like to ask you. [05:24] hide     What is it? [05:26] mitsu     The incident at Sado,     and now this request for an audience... [05:29] mitsu     Why do you have such an interest in Echigo? [05:32] mitsu     If you truly wished, [05:34] mitsu     it'd be easy for you to be rid of     the Uesugi using Kanetsugu's bloodline. [05:38] mitsu     And yet... [05:42] hide     Kanetsugu's bloodline... [05:45] hide     I can't carelessly touch upon that. [05:49] hide     Considering even Lord Nobunaga [05:52] hide     tried using that fact     in his favor and yet failed. [05:55] mitsu     Then the event at Ochirimizu Castle still... [06:02] hide     I would like to have Naoe Kanetsugu. [06:08] hide     Kagekatsu-dono, you refuse,     despite my repeated pleas? [06:14] hide     Then the only thing that awaits Echigo— [06:22] kane     What to do... [06:25] hide     What do you mean? [06:27] kane     I love my lord. [06:30] hide     So? [06:32] kane     Because of that, I made a promise to him [06:35] kane     that we would become a bond for Echigo. [06:47] kane     I cannot break my promise. [06:50] kane     That is what my love means. [06:53] hide     Kanetsugu... [07:05] kage     I cannot break that promise either. [07:10] mitsu     The two of them had strongly     objected your request. [07:16] hide     At first, I did. [07:19] hide     Both of them opposed me. [07:22] hide     You ask if this is revenge for that? [07:24] hide     It is not. [07:28] mitsu     Th-Then why? [07:33] hide     Who knows? [07:35] hide     We shall probably find out tomorrow. [07:39] hide     Let us see exactly what they'll do... [07:42] hide     How exactly they'll try     to protect Echigo this time. [07:47] hide     I'm really looking forward to tomorrow. [08:11] person     Tokugawa Ieyasu-sama has arrived! [08:20] person     Maeda Toshiie-sama has arrived! [08:26] toshi     It's finally come... [08:28] toshi     This day has finally come... [08:30] ieyasu     Well, if it isn't Toshiie-dono. [08:37] toshi     T-Tokugawa-dono... [08:40] ieyasu     It's a wonderful morning, is it not? [08:42] ieyasu     Truly perfect weather for an audience... [08:45] ieyasu     Don't you think? SIGN    Tokugawa Ieyasu [08:50] toshi     No, no... [08:52] toshi     It would have been better     if this day had never come. [08:57] ieyasu     I was rather looking forward     to the meeting today. [09:02] ieyasu     If you'll excuse me... [09:08] toshi     Rubbing in the fact that     this has nothing to do with him... [09:11] person     Naoe Kanetsugu-sama and     Maeda Keiji-sama have arrived! [09:17] toshi     They're here! [09:40] person     Please wait here... [09:57] mitsu     Why... [09:59] mitsu     Why did you come here, Kanetsugu? [10:10] mosuke     For crying out loud... [10:13] mosuke     Milord even said this would be     a losing battle, so what's he thinking? [10:19] mosuke     Wait a minute. [10:20] mosuke     Knowing Milord... if it came     down to it, a monkey's ass... [10:26] mosuke     Ow, ow, ow!     What was that for, Jirobo? [10:30] jiro     This shack and Jurakudai [10:34] jiro     are surrounded by Tamba ninja. [10:40] mosuke     So we're trapped like rats? [10:45] jiro     It means that the matter     of us leaving alive or not [10:48] jiro     depends on what our lord will do. [10:50] mosuke     B-But... [10:57] keiji     It's true that, to everyone else,     our actions seemed reckless. [11:02] kane     Indeed. [11:04] kane     Even if we had gotten through all     of the ninjas they had around that place... [11:08] kane     The one we'd have to face after that [11:15] kane     was the terrifying true form     of Chief Advisor Hideyoshi. [11:27] kane     The Chief Advisor's unknown past... [11:31] keiji     Hideyoshi's father,     his family name was Konokage. [11:35] keiji     He was a man who lived in the mountains     and changed his name to Kinoshita. [11:39] keiji     A man who did nothing but     train as a shinobi in Tamba. [11:44] keiji     And Hideyoshi was the child     of that mountain man. [11:49] keiji     Indeed... [11:51] keiji     Hideyoshi's form was     not that of a monkey. [11:57] keiji     It was his heavily-trained body and     shinobi techniques that made him a monkey. [12:04] kane     That is why Lord Nobunaga     drafted Hideyoshi, [12:08] kane     and affectionately referred     to him as "Monkey." [12:11] keiji     Yes. [12:12] keiji     And up against that monkey, [12:14] keiji     even if we had one sword,     we would not have a second. [12:18] kane     And that was not the only surprising thing. [12:47] mitsu     Your Highness... Everyone has     gathered in the inner citadel. [13:22] mitsu     Kanetsugu... [13:24] mitsu     I am sorry! [13:26] mitsu     I had no other choice... [13:54] keiji     The overwhelming murderous intent     that even reached our location... [13:58] keiji     It was apparent that he was skilled, [14:00] keiji     and his skills with a sword      surpassed our own. [14:03] kane     Yes... I would never have imagined [14:06] kane     such a man had been summoned [14:09] kane     to this meeting, as well. [14:12] keiji     It was even more proof that     Mitsunari was truly trying to stop us. [14:38] kane     It appears that the stage is set. [14:41] keiji     Indeed. [14:42] keiji     At least half of the people present     in the inner citadel are enemies. [14:46] kane     It appears to be a worthy place for a battle. [14:50] keiji     It wouldn't be any fun, otherwise. [14:56] kane     Then this battle with the ruler... [15:00] keiji     There is but one path to follow! [15:03] both     Let us head toward our deaths! [15:13] mosuke     What's that drumming? [15:14] jirobo     The meeting has started. [15:16] mosuke     I pray that everything goes well. [15:24] someone     Naoe Kanetsugu-dono     has arrived at the meeting! [15:51] toshi     So this is Naoe Kanetsugu... [15:54] toshi     Exactly what kind of man is he? [16:00] nar     First, the order to conquer Sado... [16:03] nar     and then wanting an audience     with Maeda Keiji... [16:07] nar     All requests from the ruler     of the land in this era [16:13] nar     were the same as absolute orders     that no one was allowed to decline. [16:18] nar     On top of that, [16:20] nar     this not only would risk     Kanetsugu's life and the fate of Echigo, [16:26] nar     but it wouldn't be     an exaggeration to say that [16:30] nar     everything was in the hands     of Hideyoshi and his want for Echigo. [16:35] nar     And it was very possible for     Hideyoshi's hands to crush the fate of Echigo. [16:55] mitsu     Well, Kanetsugu? [16:57] mitsu     Do you finally understand that     you're not going to be able [17:00] mitsu     to lay a finger on his Highness? [17:13] mitsu     C-Could it be that fuel is just     being added to the fire now? [17:48] hide     Welcome, Naoe Kanetsugu. [17:51] hide     I haven't seen you since     Ochirimizu Castle. [17:54] hide     Well done on conquering Sado! [17:57] hide     Kanetsugu, you shall now     personally be in charge of Sado. [18:03] kane     Yes, Milord. [18:07] kane     I will inform my lord, Uesugi Kagekatsu. [18:20] hide     Loyal as ever, I see. [18:26] hide     And where is Maeda Keiji? [18:37] mitsu     Your Highness, [18:38] mitsu     the reason that Naoe-dono is here     today is to report the victory in Sado... [18:42] mitsu     Therefore, it appears that he is     holding back and waiting in the hall. [18:49] hide     Then hurry up and call him in! [18:51] hide     Let us hear about these     heroic stories from Sado. [19:00] toshi     Naoe-dono, [19:02] toshi     I'm going to say this right now! [19:05] toshi     Keiji has absconded from our clan, [19:08] toshi     so he has nothing to do with us. [19:11] toshi     Therefore, this is your... [19:19] kane     I have brought him here [19:23] kane     because Keiji-dono is my friend. [19:29] ieyasu     Friend? [19:34] hide     Then hurry and bring him in! [19:36] hide     Hurry! [19:42] kane     Understood, Milord. [19:44] kane     I believe the preparations are finally ready. [19:48] mitsu     Preparations? [19:56] kane     Well, then... [19:59] peeps     Maeda Keiji-sama,     his Highness is calling for you. [20:02] keiji     Understood. [21:07] people     Wh-What?! [21:12] Kane     I present to you, Maeda Keiji. [21:30] mitsu     Wha?! [21:48] mitsu     What is that top knot?! SIGN    Episode 12 Follow Your Heart... [23:41] Kane     Next time on Gifuu Doudou:     Kanetsugu and Keiji: [23:45] kane     Episode 12     "Follow Your Heart..." [23:48] kane     Let us discuss the path     of righteousness next time, as well.