12 - Follow Your Heart... 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.) [00:02] keiji     How troublesome for the Uesugi. [00:06] kane     The Chief Advisor wanted     to hear about the victory in Sado, [00:10] kane     as well as the eccentricity of Keiji-dono. [00:15] kane     But Keiji-dono's eccentricity     is neither an exhibition nor an act. [00:20] kane     And asking him just to display it... [00:25] keiji     Why... [00:26] keiji     Why does Hideyoshi want Echigo that much? [00:30] kane     I do not know... [00:42] keiji     But this could be dealt with easily     if you just took my head. [00:50] kane     I cannot. [00:58] keiji     Why? [01:00] keiji     Isn't that why you showed me the letter? [01:04] kane     No... [01:07] kane     I have come to invite you to a battle. [01:10] keiji     A battle? [01:12] kane     Our enemy is Toyotomi Hideyoshi! [01:14] Keiji     Wha... [01:20] keiji     You are so... [01:23] keiji     I accept this battle. [01:27] kane     It will be a losing one. [01:32] keiji     That's what makes it great. [02:05] Kane     I present to you, Maeda Keiji. [02:20] mitsu     Wha?! [02:31] mitsu     What is that top knot?! [02:50] nar     Two eccentrics enter battle. [02:56] nar     Dazzling Sengoku Period Story:     Kanetsugu and Keiji. [03:00] nar     Gifuu Doudou!! SIGN    Follow Your Heart... [04:27] keiji     But looking back... [04:29] keiji     That meeting with Hideyoshi [04:31] keiji     was rather exciting. [04:34] kane     You make it sound so simple... [04:37] keiji     No, it wasn't. [04:40] keiji     I mean, Hideyoshi's page,     at the time, was rather skilled. [04:46] kane     Indeed... [04:47] kane     He was a man who     Mitsunari had summoned... [04:55] kane     in order to protect Hideyoshi. [04:58] keiji     Yes. [04:59] keiji     Mitsunari had seen through our resolve. [05:03] keiji     I will never forget that face. [05:07] kane     Indeed. [05:09] kane     Looking back now, it's rather nostalgic. [05:22] ieyasu     Oh? [05:23] ieyasu     What's this? [05:24] toshi     Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh... [05:26] toshi     What is the meaning of this?! [05:40] kane     He shall show you his eccentricity... [05:44] kane     As long as you are willing     to forgive some rudeness. [05:49] kane     We present to you now.... [05:52] kane     The form of Maeda Keiji's resolve. [06:51] keiji     Hmph. [07:12] mitsu     M-Maeda Keiji! [07:26] toshi     Wha... [07:28] toshi     I told you this would happen! [07:32] mitsu     Y-You fool! [07:35] mitsu     Are you mocking his Highness?! [07:45] ieyasu     So he lowers his head, but he's not     truly lowering it in his heart... [07:49] ieyasu     He doesn't even care if he's     dealing with the ruler of this land. [08:10] mitsu     This stance... [08:11] mitsu     Could it be? [08:13] mitsu     Is he planning to attack his Highness?! [08:31] mitsu     This is the end... [08:51] hide     That top knot... [08:53] hide     is rather amusing. [09:07] hide     Maeda Keiji... [09:09] hide     Raise your head. [09:29] hide     Why? [09:30] nar     It was at this time, [09:33] nar     that both Hideyoshi and Keiji had seen     through each other's true intentions. [09:39] nar     Hideyoshi was asking, [09:41] nar     "Did you not like the fact that I     asked you to show me your eccentricity?" [09:49] keiji     This is my righteousness... [09:55] hide     You would risk your life on that? [09:59] keiji     That is what an eccentric does, sir. [10:17] hide     Then... [10:18] ieyasu     By the way, Naoe-dono... [10:21] ieyasu     You had said that     Keiji-dono was your friend... [10:26] ieyasu     Then what exactly is a friend? [10:30] kane     Friend? [10:32] ieyasu     I was asking myself if there     was anybody who I, Ieyasu, [10:37] ieyasu     could actually call a friend. [10:41] kane     Then... [10:42] kane     A friend... [10:45] kane     is someone you can die alongside      and not say a word. [10:51] nar     Ieyasu immediately realized... [10:54] nar     that Kanetsugu was ready to die with Keiji. [10:59] nar     The thing that was most     in the way of attacking Hideyoshi [11:02] nar     was the presence of the page. [11:04] nar     That is why Kanetsugu was watching     neither Keiji nor Hideyoshi... [11:11] nar     Instead, he stared at the page. [11:15] nar     Ieyasu had realized that fact. [11:21] ieyasu     To die together... [11:23] ieyasu     Is that the righteousness of the Uesugi? [11:29] kane     Indeed. [11:30] kane     It is the treasure that we had     received from our liege, Lord Kenshin. [11:53] sent     Is it another... [11:55] sent     ...war? SIGN    Kenshin's Older Sister and Kagekatsu's Mother     Sentoin [11:57] kage     Mother... [12:03] sent     Lord Kenshin would always talk [12:06] sent     to Bishamonten for days     right before going into battle. [12:13] sent     You reminded me of that just now. [12:20] kage     As for a war... [12:23] kage     Kanetsugu is fighting one right now in Kyoto. [12:31] kage     Kanetsugu... follow through     with your righteousness. [12:35] kage     If you are unable to follow     through with your righteousness, [12:38] kage     you will just have to fight the Chief Advisor. [12:41] kage     Otherwise, Lord Kenshin will laugh at you... [12:46] kage     Kanetsugu. [12:56] hide     So you're saying that [12:58] hide     the righteousness of the Uesugi     is a treasure passed down from Lord Kenshin... [13:06] kane     Like the Lotus that is able to bloom     a beautiful flower from the dirt... [13:12] kane     I would like to think we are     that Lotus within this world [13:16] kane     of Sengoku, the Warring States. [13:20] hide     And that flower is.... righteousness? [13:23] kane     Yes, indeed. [13:27] nar     Kanetsugu's smile was truly kind... [13:32] nar     And... [13:37] nar     Despite never meeting Uesugi Kenshin, [13:42] nar     who was admired as     the Hero Above the Clouds... [13:46] nar     Ieyasu felt as though he had seen him there. [13:53] nar     And Hideyoshi also... [14:02] hide     This had happened before... [14:07] hide     That's right! [14:09] kane     What to do... [14:13] hide     What do you mean? [14:14] kane     I love my lord. [14:17] kane     Because of that, I made a promise to him [14:21] kane     that we would become a bond for Echigo. [14:28] kane     I cannot break my promise. [14:30] kane     That is what my love means. [14:36] kage     I cannot break that promise, either. [14:40] kage     Therefore, in regards to making     Kanetsugu your retainer... [14:44] both     We decline. [14:51] hide     This... [14:54] hide     This is the same as last time... [14:57] hide     I was... by this wind... [15:08] ieyasu     Your Highness? [15:12] ieyasu     The wind... [15:14] ieyasu     that had previously belonged to Lord Kenshin... [15:23] ieyasu     It is, indeed, as though a Gifuu,     a righteous wind, is blowing... [15:33] hide     Yes... [15:36] ieyasu     Maeda-dono. [15:39] ieyasu     You truly have a wonderful friend. [15:46] keiji     Yes, indeed. [16:09] hide     Maeda Keiji! [16:10] hide     It was a pleasure. [16:37] hide     Were you able to get him? [16:41] nar     Hideyoshi had also seen through     Kanetsugu's murderous intent. [16:48] nar     Kanetsugu was ready to fight with the page. [16:52] nar     Hideyoshi was asking if the page     was able to eliminate that attack. [16:59] page     I do not know. [17:01] hide     Oh? [17:02] hide     You, who is said to be     the best of the Yagyu clan? [17:05] page     If my opponent was a living person,     there would be no problem, [17:09] page     but.... [17:11] page     My opponent is a dead man. [17:16] nar     Kanetsugu was a genuine man of war. [17:23] nar     If it was for battle, [17:25] nar     he would immediately     be able to throw his life away [17:29] nar     without trying to protect himself. [17:33] nar     There was no way to block an attack     from such a man with just a sword. [17:42] mitsu     Your Highness... [17:45] mitsu     The lands of the East     are still out of our control. [17:48] mitsu     If Date, Hojo, and Tokugawa     were to band together... [17:52] mitsu     and then, if Uesugi also joined... [17:55] mitsu     the dream of ruling the land will... [18:08] hide     But... [18:09] hide     At this rate, this will     be my losing battle. [18:13] hide     Mitsunari, summon Keiji back for the banquet. [18:18] mitsu     Wh-What do you intend to do? [18:24] hide     I shall present him with     a reward in front of everyone. [18:28] hide     Otherwise, I'll look like a fool. [18:38] kane     Sorry to keep you waiting. [18:39] mosuke     Milord! [18:41] mosuke     Welcome back. [18:47] jirobo     No wonder... [18:49] jirobo     I thought the presence     of the shinobi had disappeared. [18:53] mosuke     But, wow... [18:54] mosuke     That's quite the top knot. [18:59] keiji     Ain't it great? [19:01] kane     Now... [19:03] kane     Let us go home. [19:04] someone     Please wait. [19:24] toshi     His Highness is really something,     isn't he, Tokugawa-dono? [19:29] toshi     Presenting Keiji with a gift... [19:32] toshi     Just thinking about him appearing again... [19:36] toshi     I can't even get drunk. [19:41] ieyasu     You think he's going to appear     in some extremely eccentric fashion again? [19:46] toshi     It's Keiji we're talking about... [19:48] toshi     who knows what he'll do when he gets cocky. [20:16] keiji     Sorry to keep you waiting. [20:21] ieyasu     Matasa-dono, apparently,     your worries were for naught. [20:24] ieyasu     Keiji-dono has presented himself     as a rather admirable samurai. [20:38] hide     Well, now... [20:44] hide     I see... So that's your next eccentric move. [20:50] hide     I've been had. [20:57] hide     Well done on your eccentricity. [20:59] hide     Maeda Keiji, continue to be     as eccentric as your heart desires! [21:05] hide     I shall allow it! [21:18] keiji     Yes, sire. Understood. [21:44] hide     I see... [21:46] hide     It was not Echigo that I desired, [21:51] hide     but this wind of righteousness. [21:57] ieyasu     Naoe Kanetsugu, eh? [22:00] ieyasu     You have touched my heart, as well... SIGN    Episode 13 The Man of War and the Strategist [23:41] Kane     Next time on Gifuu Doudou:     Kanetsugu and Keiji: [23:45] kane     Episode 13     "The Man of War and the Strategist" [23:49] kane     Let us discuss the path     of righteousness next time, as well.