20 - Demon

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[00:12] Jirobo
    S-Sagen...
[00:20] Sagen
    Back in the days when I worked for Takeda...
[00:23] Sagen
    there was a ninja who ran errands
    between Nara's Shukuin and Kenshin.
[00:30] Sagen
    As to the Jizo Bodhisattva I seek...
[00:33] Sagen
    do you have it hidden somewhere?
[00:37] Jirobo
    Wh-What are you talking about...
[00:41] Sagen
    Don't play dumb.
[00:43] Sagen
    I know you were Kenshin's number one ninja.
[00:50] Sagen
    You can go to Kenshin's
    side now, if you like.
[00:59] Mosuke
    Milord.
[01:00] Kanetsugu
    Hm?
[01:02] Kanetsugu
    What's the matter?
[01:03] Kanetsugu
    Still can't get to sleep?
[01:06] Mosuke
    I'm worried about Jirobo.
[01:09] Mosuke
    It's too dangerous for him to go it alone.
[01:12] Mosuke
    I know.
[01:13] Mosuke
    I can go to his aid.
[01:18] Mosuke
    But, milord.
[01:19] Kanetsugu
    Don't worry.
[01:21] Kanetsugu
    Jirobo is not alone.
[01:23] Mosuke
    Huh?
[01:25] Kanetsugu
    That demon is with him.
[01:27] Mosuke
    Demon?
SIGN    Demon
[03:50] Ninjas
    Wh-What was that beast?
[03:53] Ninjas
    A demon?
[03:55] Sagen
    That was... a dog.
[03:58] Ninjas
    Huh?
[03:59] Ninjas
    That was a dog?
[04:00] Sagen
    A hunter dog used for hunting bears.
[04:03] Sagen
    Furthermore, he's a fighter dog,
    trained for battles.
[04:20] Mosuke
    Huh?
[04:21] Mosuke
    Jirobo's with that dog?
[04:24] Kanetsugu
    Indeed.
[04:26] Kanetsugu
    They're together.
[04:28] Kanetsugu
    He's hidden from sight
    but always has my back...
[04:32] Kanetsugu
    But this time, he wanted to go to Jirobo.
[04:35] Kanetsugu
    He dashed off before I could stop him.
[04:38] Mosuke
    M-Milord.
[04:40] Mosuke
    Looks like...
[04:41] Mosuke
    this battle is going to get complicated.
[04:46] Kanetsugu
    Hm.
[04:48] Kanetsugu
    That's right.
[04:51] Kanetsugu
    That fighter dog knows exactly where to go.
[05:10] Ninja
    The paw prints vanish beyond this point.
[05:14] Sagen
    That fighter dog is beyond human pursuit.
[05:19] Ninja
    What should we do?
[05:20] Sagen
    Hm?
[05:21] Ninja
    Jirobo is faithful to Kenshin.
[05:24] Ninja
    He'll probably report our actions to Uesugi.
[05:28] Sagen
    No...
[05:29] Sagen
    I assume they already know.
[05:32] Sagen
    That strategist of Uesugi,
    Naoe Kanetsugu...
[05:36] Sagen
    You can never underestimate him.
[05:39] Sagen
    We must head to Shukuin,
[05:41] Sagen
    south of the capital where
    the Bodhisattva statue was carved.
[05:43] Ninja
    Yes.
[06:16] Jirobo
    Hey...
[06:19] Jirobo
    you're very thoughtful.
[06:24] Jirobo
    A boar's liver...
[06:28] Jirobo
    is the best thing to eat
[06:31] Jirobo
    to regain your strength.
[07:00] Jirobo
    I'm all right...
[07:02] Jirobo
    I'm all right.
[07:10] Jirobo
    Thanks...
[07:15] Jirobo
    You came looking for me,
    all decked out in armor.
[07:22] Jirobo
    I owe you one.
[07:25] Jirobo
    Thank you.
[07:29] Jirobo
    I'll mend my wounds in this cave for a while.
[07:51] Jirobo
    You should get some rest, too.
[07:59] Jirobo
    Hey, there! Stop it!
[08:04] Jirobo
    I'm wounded, you know?
[08:08] Jirobo
    Stop it, White Cloud!
[08:11] Jirobo
    That hurts!
[08:17] Keiji
    So the so-called demon's
    name is White Cloud, huh?
[08:21] Kanetsugu
    Yes.
[08:22] Kanetsugu
    I named him that because
    of his bright, white fur.
[08:26] Keiji
    Who knew, Kanetsugu-dono,
    that you had a vassal like that.
[08:31] Kanetsugu
    Actually, Jirobo raised him.
[08:34] Keiji
    Oh?
[08:37] Kanetsugu
    Jirobo raised him as if he were his own son.
[08:41] Kanetsugu
    And White Cloud is
    unconditionally faithful to him...
[08:46] Kanetsugu
    as if Jirobo were his own father.
[08:52] Kanetsugu
    They're more than man and dog...
    they're father and son.
[09:02] Keiji
    I see.
[09:06] Keiji
    They're a congenial father and son.
[09:10] Keiji
    On the other hand, there's the question
    of the Jizo Bodhisattva.
[09:14] Keiji
    Where was Jirobo headed?
[09:17] Kanetsugu
    He was on his way to Daiyoin-sama.
[09:21] Keiji
    Daiyoin?
[09:23] Kanetsugu
    The widow of the 13th Shogun,
    Lord Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
[09:29] Kanetsugu
    She is the sister of the Chief Advisor,
    Lord Konoe Sakihisa,
[09:34] Kanetsugu
    and of my mother, Princess Tae.
[09:37] Kanetsugu
    Daiyoin-sama's residence
    is called Goreiden.
[09:44] Kanetsugu
    A place where portraits of generations
    of the Konoe clan are ensconced...
[09:49] Kanetsugu
    along with that Jizo Bodhisattva.
[09:55] Kanetsugu
    I was told that soon after I was born...
SIGN    1560, Kyoto: Goreiden, the Konoe residence
[10:12] Daiyoin
    This is from Kagetora-sama?
[10:14] Jirobo
    Yes.
[10:16] Jirobo
    He said this is to be kept by Princess Tae.
[10:21] Daiyoin
    A symbol of the couple's son...
[10:26] Jirobo
    He asked that you keep the matter secret.
[10:30] Daiyoin
    The things that those two do...
[10:36] Daiyoin
    It is only natural they have
    produced an offspring...
[10:49] Daiyoin
    In a season when gardenias
    were in full bloom...
SIGN    Further back in time, in 1559
[11:35] Kagetora
    Taehime.
[11:38] Kagetora
    Do you like that flower?
[11:46] Taehime
    Ka...
[11:47] Taehime
    Kagetora-sama.
[11:57] Taehime
    Oh.
[12:00] Taehime
    I have a message from my older brother.
[12:02] Taehime
    The Shogun-sama will be at our house,
    the day after tomorrow.
[12:07] Kagetora
    I appreciate it.
[12:09] Kagetora
    Sorry you have to do a job like this.
[12:11] Taehime
    N-No...
[12:14] Taehime
    I personally requested the job.
[12:24] Kagetora
    Tae-dono.
[12:28] Nar
    In 1559...
[12:31] Nar
    when Uesugi Kenshin still
    called himself Nagao Kagetora,
[12:37] Nar
    he made a majestic
    entrance to the capital.
[12:41] Nar
    The Chief Advisor of the time,
[12:42] Nar
    Konoe Sakihisa,
    was impressed by his presence.
[12:47] Nar
    He thus planned an alliance with the
    Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Kagetora.
[12:55] Nar
    However, his scheme was
    fraught with mortal danger.
[13:01] Nar
    The reason was because Miyoshi
    Nagayoshi and Matsunaga Hisahide
[13:07] Nar
    were seeking to usurp
    leadership of the Shogunate.
[13:12] Nar
    if they were to learn of his plan,
[13:14] Nar
    they would have immediately
    resorted to ruthless retaliation.
[13:20] Nar
    Thus, in order to avoid the peril,
    to proceed in secrecy,
[13:25] Nar
    a unique course of action
    was set into motion.
[13:43] Kagetora
    What a hoopla.
[13:47] Kagetora
    Look at this courtly bunch of youths.
[13:51] Konoe
    Our Shogun lord, Yoshiteru,
    enjoys having banquets with young people.
[13:56] Konoe
    It's a part of tonight's agenda
    because he wants you, Kagetora-dono,
[13:59] Konoe
    to become accustomed to his ways.
[14:04] Nar
    "Courtly" was the word used
    to describe people who were
[14:08] Nar
    elegant, delicate and refined.
[14:32] Taehime
    Let's see if you still think
    I'm courtly after this.
[14:34] Taehime
    Try me.
[14:39] Kagetora
    You're challenging me to a drinking
    contest with that huge cup?
[14:45] Konoe
    Wh-Wha...
[15:08] Kagetora
    Splendid.
[15:10] Taehime
    All right...
[15:12] Taehime
    your turn.
[15:14] Konoe
    Umm... Hey now...
[15:17] Konoe
    Knock it off, Tae!
[15:19] Kagetora
    Hmm?
[15:20] Kagetora
    Tae?
[15:23] Konoe
    She's my little sister.
[15:26] Kagetora
    Oh?
[15:30] Konoe
    She's going to be our informant, yours and mine.
[15:36] Nar
    Indeed, the sibling would never
    betray secrets of the alliance...
[15:43] Nar
    and she is well hidden
    as an undercover informant,
[15:47] Nar
    by mingling with this group of youths.
[15:54] Kagetora
    Isn't it said
[15:56] Kagetora
    that a woman's long,
    black hair is her lifeline?
[16:02] Taehime
    No.
[16:04] Taehime
    The two of you have a dream.
[16:05] Taehime
    I want to be a part of it.
[16:09] Keiji
    I see.
[16:10] Keiji
    She cut off her lifeline,
    her black hair...
[16:14] Keiji
    Lord Kenshin must've been
    captivated by her resolve.
[16:18] Kanetsugu
    No.
[16:19] Keiji
    Oh?
[16:19] Kanetsugu
    There was something else about my
    mother that captured Lord Kenshin's heart.
[16:24] Keiji
    Indeed, what could that be?
[16:27] Kanetsugu
    Yes.
[16:28] Kanetsugu
    It could rightly be said,
    that it was destiny at work.
[16:33] Miyoshi
    What?
[16:35] Miyoshi
    The Chief Advisor plans
    to go to Echigo with Kagetora?
[16:41] Matsunaga
    They'll conquer Kanto first.
[16:43] Matsunaga
    Then they'll induct the large armies of Kanto,
[16:47] Matsunaga
    and move to the capital
    where Shogun Ashikaga will restore
[16:51] Matsunaga
    the imperial court's former glory.
[16:54] Matsunaga
    That's what I've heard.
[16:57] Miyoshi
    He had me thinking he was indulging
    in nightly debaucheries with youths.
[17:02] Matsunaga
    This is not good.
[17:03] Matsunaga
    We rule the capital with
    our puppet: Shogun Yoshiteru...
[17:10] Matsunaga
    We'll be ruined if things
    go according to their plan.
[17:13] Miyoshi
    Kagetora must die.
[17:16] Miyoshi
    There's no other choice.
[17:29] Youth
    I play this.
[17:31] Assistant
    Fine.
[17:31] Assistant
    You may enter.
[17:51] Taehime
    Intruder!
[17:53] Assassin
    You're a...
[18:09] Taehime
    Ka...
[18:11] Taehime
    Kagetora-sama.
[18:19] Sakitsugu
    I'm sorry. The Shogun has
    suddenly taken ill tonight.
[18:24] Kagetora
    Is that so?
[18:27] Kagetora
    I must admit I can't get accustomed
    to these courtly banquets.
[18:33] Sakitsugu
    I suppose you don't share
    the Shogun's tastes.
[18:36] Sakitsugu
    Tae has a good cover here...
[18:37] Sakitsugu
    Speaking of Tae... Where is she?
[18:50] Kagetora
    Yeah, yeah!
[18:53] Kagetora
    The musician is having
    more fun than usual tonight.
[18:57] Sakitsugu
    There's Tae. Over there.
[19:02] Kagetora
    Hmm?
[19:03] Kagetora
    Tae-dono...
[19:09] Sakitsugu
    Uh, hey, Tae...
[19:13] Taehime
    There are assassins among them.
[19:15] Taehime
    Don't let your guard down.
[19:22] Sakitsugu
    Wh-What happened?
[19:24] Taehime
    I encountered an intruder...
[19:28] Taehime
    but I failed to...
[19:32] Kagetora
    Tae-dono.
[19:32] Sakitsugu
    Tae.
[19:34] Assassin
    Aa-yo-iyasa-
[19:58] Assassin
    You...
[20:00] Assassin
    I thought I had...
[20:12] Kagetora
    Tae-dono.
[20:19] Kagetora
    You...
[20:21] Kagetora
    you are my guardian deity.
[20:30] Kagetora
    You are Bishamonten.
[20:52] Taehime
    Sister.
[20:55] Daiyoin
    Your wound was not in a vital area.
[21:04] Taehime
    Where did you get the gardenia?
[21:07] Daiyoin
    Kagetora-sama wanted you to have it...
[21:11] Daiyoin
    as a hair ornament.
[21:15] Taehime
    It's from Kagetora-sama?
[21:25] Jirobo
    So Tae-sama...
[21:27] Jirobo
    protected Kagetora-sama.
[21:29] Daiyoin
    Yes.
[21:30] Daiyoin
    But the vision Lord Kenshin
    had at that moment...
[21:36] Daiyoin
    was not of Bishamonten.
[21:41] Daiyoin
    I know that he saw her as Kisshoten.
[21:44] Jirobo
    Kisshoten?
[21:47] Daiyoin
    Lord Kenshin made
    an oath of lifelong celibacy...
[21:50] Daiyoin
    but their destiny
    rendered his oath powerless.
[21:56] Daiyoin
    Because Kisshoten is
    the wife of Bishamonten...
[22:04] Daiyoin
    as so pronounced by Lord Buddha.
SIGN    Episode 21 Downfall and Tethers
[23:40] Nar
    Next time on Gifuu Doudou:
    Kanetsugu and Keiji:
[23:44] Nar
    Episode 21
    "Downfall and Tethers."
[23:48] Nar
    Let us discuss the path
    of righteousness next time, as well.