8 - The Wind of the Men of War 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.) [00:07] Toshi     Haaa... [00:17] toshi     Wh-Wh-Wha... [00:22] toshi     Wh-What did you just say?! [00:25] hide     What a wonderful cup, isn't it, Mitsunari? SIGN    Ishida Mitsunari [00:31] san     Yes, sir. [00:33] toshi     S-So... um... uh... [00:38] hide     What? I said, Keiji... [00:41] hide     I want to meet with Maeda Keiji. [00:44] hide     I heard he did an excellent      job fighting in Sado. [00:49] hide     Then I'll just have to hear     his tales of battle. [00:53] toshi     Please wait. He's quite the eccentric... [00:56] hide     Yes, exactly.     I'd like to see that eccentricity. [01:01] hide     That's exactly what I want to see. [01:07] toshi     No, no, no. Who knows what      he'll do to you, Milord! [01:11] toshi     W-W-W-With a man like that... [01:13] toshi     Not to mention, he has      absconded from the Maeda clan. [01:17] hide     That's why I won't ask you. [01:22] toshi     Huh? [01:23] hide     Uesugi Kagekatsu will be      just fine as the middleman. [01:29] toshi     Th-Thank goodness... [01:36] toshi     What a wonderful idea. [01:56] nar     The character "gi" (righteousness),     combines "oneself" with "sheep." [02:00] nar     "Sheep" is the same as "beauty." [02:04] nar     Therefore, "gi" means     "to make yourself beautiful." [02:08] nar     I repeat. [02:10] nar     "Gi" truly means     "For one to live beautifully." [02:21] nar     Two eccentrics enter battle. [02:27] nar     Dazzling Sengoku Period Story:     Kanetsugu and Keiji. [02:31] nar     Gifuu Doudou!! SIGN    The Wind of the Men of War [03:56] keiji     For crying out loud... [03:58] keiji     I was pretty fed up with the tenacity     of the Chief Advisor Hideyoshi at the time. [04:05] keiji     To think he tried to use me      to conquer Echigo [04:08] keiji     because he couldn't get his hands      on Uesugi by himself. [04:12] kane     Right after the conquering of Sado, [04:14] kane     I had finally been able      to relax for a while. [04:17] kane     It was pretty frustrating. [04:22] kane     That was, indeed, a life-or-death     situation for the Uesugi. [04:27] keiji     However, the one who lent a helping      hand throughout that dilemma was... [04:35] kane     Ishida Mitsunari! [04:41] kane     After that, he would become my brother, [04:44] kane     He was a man who lived     in loyalty and devotion. [05:05] mosuke     Sir... Where are we going      in these mountains? [05:11] kane     Because we have been gone     for a while due to the dealings in Sado, [05:15] kane     I want to see, with my own eyes,     how the land and people are doing [05:20] kane     and if anything has changed. [05:22] mosuke     Huh? [05:24] mosuke     There's no way something would      change in mountains like this. [05:27] kane     Stop complaining. [05:29] kane     We still have to look around     three other mountains. [05:36] mosuke     Ow... Why did you stop      all of a sudden? [05:46] mosuke     Wow... [05:56] mosuke     In mountains like these... [05:59] mosuke     that's rather different. [06:06] mosuke     What the heck? [06:07] mosuke     Is this a tea room? [06:18] mosuke     Eh, he seems to be calling us, sir. [06:22] person     This must also be some kind of fate. [06:24] person     I shall serve you some tea. [06:26] mosuke     Huh? Tea? Why in a place like this... [06:30] kane     Why not? [06:33] kane     I will accept your offer. [06:35] mosuke     Huh? [06:47] mosuke     It's hot! Jeez... [06:50] mosuke     we've been walking around the mountains,     so water would have been fine. [06:55] kane     You're... not a monk. [06:59] guy     Oh? [07:01] kane     The cut of that bamboo     is the work of a skilled swordsman. [07:06] kane     A skill not needed for a monk. [07:09] guy     A good observation. [07:12] guy     However, to take the tea kettle      and put your sword down [07:16] guy     was rather careless of you. [07:22] kane     What? [07:23] kane     He was able to get     this much air while still sitting? [07:26] guy     The art of Fusegi. [07:28] guy     This is one of the ninja arts we,      the shinobi of Tanba, possess. [07:55] guy     You've become old, Jirobo. [08:00] kane     You know each other? [08:02] jiro     There's no shinobi who doesn't know him. SIGN    Ayatachi Michimune [08:06] jiro     Ayatachi Michimune... [08:08] jiro     leader of the mountain people [08:10] jiro     and head of the Tanba ninja clan. [08:13] mosuke     What?! [08:15] jiro     And he is a ninja employed     by the Chief Advisor Hideyoshi. [08:21] michi     You've said enough. [08:35] nar     At that moment, Michimune was shocked. [08:39] nar     He had made a careless mistake. [08:42] nar     He thought Kanetsugu was unarmed,     but he had a steel fan behind his back. [08:49] nar     But the two were at a critical distance. [08:52] nar     Therefore... [08:55] nar     Running... [08:59] nar     or attacking... [09:04] nar     Only death awaited them either way. [09:27] michi     At this rate, I'd have no face     to show Mitsunari-dono. [09:32] kane     Ishida Mitsunari-dono? [09:34] michi     Yes... [09:36] michi     He asked me to give you this today. [10:12] kane     His Highness wants Keiji-dono and I [10:14] kane     to personally give him a report     on the battle of Sado? [10:18] michi     Indeed. It's just as the letter     from Ishida Mitsunari-dono says. [10:24] kane     And he says that he'd like     to see Keiji-dono's eccentricity. [10:32] kane     Keiji-dono's eccentricity [10:35] kane     is neither an exhibition nor an act. [10:37] kane     It's how he lives his life. [10:41] kane     And asking him just to display it... [10:44] michi     But he cannot decline, [10:46] michi     as a request from the man who rules      the country is the same as an order. [10:56] nar     The two of them were well aware, [10:59] nar     that Keiji would never agree to this. [11:01] nar     Not only that, [11:04] nar     Keiji would, without a doubt,     choose to defy and disobey Hideyoshi. [11:08] nar     That was the kind of eccentric he was. [11:14] kane     That would mean killing Keiji-dono. [11:19] michi     That is why Mitsunari-dono     gave you that letter. [11:26] michi     That official report will soon be taken to     Uesugi Kagekatsu-dono by a messenger. [11:33] kane     To my lord? [11:35] michi     Meaning that it would end up being      an official order to the Uesugi. [11:40] michi     Meaning this is the only time you'll be     able to take care of this quietly. [11:46] nar     Kanetsugu realized     the truth behind the letter. [11:50] nar     Mitsunari had given them fair warning, [11:54] nar     that Keiji could be     life-threatening to the Uesugi. [12:16] kage     Chief Advisor Hideyoshi! [12:20] kage     He's still trying to get his hands on Echigo? [12:23] kane     It appears that Hideyoshi-dono      still holds a grudge. [12:29] kage     You mean from... [12:32] kane     Yes, sir. [12:34] kane     That was when the Uesugi and Hashiba      were still enemies of enemies. [12:41] keiji     You and Kagekatsu-dono [12:44] keiji     went to Ochirimizu Castle     and met with Hideyoshi [12:48] keiji     to try to strike a deal     to take care of Sassa Narimasa. [12:57] kane     It was then... [12:59] kane     That Hideyoshi had thought to make me      an immediate follower of him, [13:03] kane     and announced that fact. [13:06] hide     I would like to have Naoe Kanetsugu. [13:12] keiji     At the time, Hideyoshi had     100,000 soldiers at his back. [13:17] kane     One little mistake could have made     those soldiers head straight to Echigo. [13:24] keiji     And yet, Uesugi... [13:34] hide     Kagekatsu-dono, you refuse,     even though I ask this much? [13:41] hide     Then the only thing that awaits Echigo— [13:49] kane     What to do... [13:52] hide     What do you mean? [13:54] kane     I love my lord. [13:57] hide     So? [13:59] kane     Because of that, I made a promise to him [14:01] kane     that we would become a bond for Echigo. [14:11] hide     And?! [14:25] hide     Is he saying that if I want to kill him,     that I should just do so? [14:31] hide     Why? [14:33] kane     I cannot break my promise. [14:36] kane     That is what my love means. [14:39] hide     Kanetsugu... [14:51] kage     I cannot break that promise either. [15:06] hide     Why you... [15:12] kage     Does he still hold a grudge from that time? [15:16] kane     Hideyoshi was also a man of battle. [15:18] kane     He knew what would happen [15:21] kane     if he struck down two defenseless men. [15:24] kage     That would mean Echigo's soldiers      all died for the sake of righteousness. [15:24] sign     Righteousness [15:29] kane     And soldiers who know     they're dead men are strong. [15:32] kane     Even if their enemies were 100,000,     their enemy would have suffered. [15:37] kage     So that means... [15:40] kane     Of course, we only have one choice... [15:56] person     I see... SIGN    Sen no Rikyu [16:02] person     So if Keiji-han were to do something, [16:05] person     Uesugi-han would have      been held responsible [16:08] person     because he's the middleman. [16:13] mitsu     It appears Milord is still after Echigo. [16:17] person     Be careful. [16:19] person     People tend to show their      true nature once they're cornered. [16:24] mitsu     True nature? [16:26] person     Have you forgotten about      Naoe Kanetsugu? [16:30] mitsu     Naoe-dono? [16:33] person     It is a secret among secrets     that only a few of us know. [16:43] person     He is the son of Uesugi Kenshin,     that is his true nature. [16:50] person     He's a much bigger villain to deal with [16:53] person     than some silly eccentric. [17:10] kane     Despite how secret it was, [17:14] kane     there were a few others      who knew of my secret. [17:18] keiji     And among those few     were Mitsunari and Rikyu. [17:23] kane     Rikyu-dono had met with     Kenshin-dono before, [17:27] kane     and while in audience with Mitsunari-dono,     he compared me to a tree peony, [17:32] kane     a flower from the crest of my mother's family, after seeing the family resemblance. [17:45] kane     He saw the shadow     of Lord Kenshin upon me. [17:50] keji     In addition, he'd also seen     what actions I would take. [18:21] keiji     What's this? [18:22] kane     The letter from Ishida Mitsunari-dono. [18:35] keiji     How troublesome for the Uesugi. [18:38] kane     I will be heading to Kyoto. [18:42] keiji     By yourself? [18:44] kane     Yes... [18:58] keiji     That means nothing I can say     will change your mind. [19:19] keiji     Let us fight. [19:29] nar     Kanetsugu knew... [19:32] nar     Keiji was saying... [19:35] nar     that this would all be easily settled      if he just took his head. [19:40] nar     And Kanetsugu... [19:43] nar     understood that Keiji was more     than willing to be struck down. [19:51] kane     No. [19:53] keiji     To protect their country, friends... [19:56] keiji     no, even family, will      draw swords on each other. [20:01] keiji     That is what a samurai does. [20:06] kane     I cannot. [20:21] keiji     Why? [20:23] keiji     Isn't that why you showed me the letter? [20:27] kane     No... [20:31] kane     I have come to invite you to a battle. [20:34] keiji     A battle? [20:36] kane     Our enemy is Toyotomi Hideyoshi! [20:39] Keiji     Wha... [20:40] kane     Facing Hideyoshi at Jurakudai     would be a good opportunity. [20:44] kane     As long as we can prepare      for our possible deaths, [20:47] kane     he is not an unbeatable enemy. [20:51] kane     However, then the world will,     once again, become a world of war. [20:56] kane     Even if I am gone, [20:58] kane     Echigo will gradually prepare for war. [21:03] keiji     You are so... [21:09] nar     It was then that the cool wind     of men of war passed through. [21:15] nar     It was a very proud     wind of righteousness [21:20] nar     that was trying to forget      the peaceful world. [21:30] keiji     That's right. [21:31] keiji     That is, indeed, true justice     in the world of the warring states. [21:38] keiji     I accept this battle. [21:42] kane     It will be a losing one. [21:47] keiji     That's what makes it great. [21:50] kane     You are quite a person. [21:53] keiji     Look who's talking. SIGN    Episode 9 The Eccentric, Yoroku! [23:41] Kane     Next time on Gifuu Doudou:     Kanetsugu and Keiji: [23:44] kane     Episode 9     "The Eccentric, Yoroku!" [23:49] kane     Let us discuss the path     of righteousness next time, as well.