# E284 - Being a Leader Is Tough
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***SIGN*** Brought to you by
Oedo Pharma
**[00:14] A**
This program is brought
to you by these sponsors.
***SIGN*** Brought to you by
***SIGN*** Matel
***SIGN*** Promits
***SIGN*** The Shogun, Lord Tokugawa
Shigeshige, Still Missing
The Serial Couple Assaults That Only Occur
On The Nights of Fireworks Displays
Is Amarao Daisaku
Moving to a Foreign Club?
*The World Sinks Except the Kabuki District*
Wins the Golden Raspberry
**[00:18] A**
Here's today's top story.
**[00:20] A**
Tokugawa Shigeshige-sama, the shogun,
***SIGN*** The Shogun
Lord Tokugawa Shigeshige Still Missing
**[00:23] A**
has been missing since last week,
**[00:25] A**
and now it has come to light
that he'd been taking walks,
**[00:28] A**
incognito, outside the castle.
***SIGN*** National Police Agency
Commissioner-General Matsudaira Katakuriko
**[00:30] A**
The man said to have acted as his guide,
Commissioner-General Matsudaira Katakuriko,
**[00:34] A**
has categorically denied any
involvement in this case.
***SIGN*** Caution: Cameras Flashing
***SIGN*** Unemployed Suspect Sakata Gintoki
**[00:37] A**
He maintains that it was all
the doing of Sakata Gintoki,
**[00:42] A**
*who's being held on charges
of obstruction of justice.*
**[00:43] J**
G-Good lord.
**[00:45] J**
I never thought Gintoki-dono would...
**[00:46] J**
That's the legendary Joi Rebel who used
to be feared as the White Yaksha for you!
**[00:50] J**
I had no idea his patriotic
flame still burned so brightly!
**[00:56] Zu**
He is truly the personification
of a lamp in broad daylight.
**[00:59] J**
Katsura-san!
**[01:00] Zu**
In a world illuminated by sunlight,
**[01:02] Zu**
his light is but a garbage fire that
does nothing but flicker pointlessly.
**[01:07] Zu**
But when dark clouds shroud
the land and shadows loom,
**[01:11] Zu**
it becomes a great bonfire
that chases away the darkness!
**[01:15] Zu**
Tonight we celebrate!
**[01:16] Zu**
We shall throw a party to mark the
White Yaksha's triumphant return!
**[01:19] J**
But Katsura-san,
**[01:20] J**
Gintoki-dono's been taken
captive by the enemy.
**[01:25] Zu**
Just who do you think he is?
**[01:27] Zu**
Faced with that reawakened demon,
iron bars may as well be Bretz.
**[01:31] Zu**
The salad flavored ones.
**[01:32] Zu**
Hurry up and get everything
ready before he comes back.
**[01:36] All**
Yes, sir!
**[01:41] Zu**
But I have to say, Elizabeth,
**[01:43] Zu**
having the enemy commander,
who I wanted to overthrow for years,
**[01:46] Zu**
be taken out so easily by someone else
**[01:48] Zu**
does leave a sour taste in the mouth.
***SIGN*** We don't know for sure that the shogun's dead yet...
**[01:53] Zu**
Nonsense.
**[01:55] Zu**
Are you suggesting that he
would let his prey slip away?
***SIGN*** Welcome Back, White Yaksha
**[01:59] Zu**
Having lost their commander, the bakufu
must be in disarray right about now.
**[02:03] Zu**
Now is the time to create a brand new world!
**[02:06] Zu**
We must stay on our toes.
**[02:08] Zu**
Right, Sho-chan?
**[02:09] Sho**
Indeed, Katsura-san.
***SIGN*** Being a Leader Is Tough
**[03:49] J**
Uh, Katsura-san.
***SIGN*** Sho-chan's request: You must watch this program in a bright room and at a safe distance from your TV
**[03:51] J**
Who is he?
**[03:52] Zu**
Sho-chan, obviously.
**[03:53] J**
That's not what I meant.
**[03:55] J**
He was asking who this Sho-chan is.
**[03:57] Zu**
Oh, I haven't introduced you yet.
**[04:00] Zu**
This is Sho-chan.
**[04:01] Sho**
I'm Sho-chan. Pleased to meet you.
**[04:02] J**
The conversation hasn't
made any progress at all!
**[04:05] Zu**
I helped him after finding him
lying on the street the other day.
**[04:09] Zu**
But he'd lost his memories
from hitting his head.
**[04:13] Zu**
He didn't have anywhere to go,
**[04:15] Zu**
so I asked him if he wanted
to topple the nation with us.
**[04:20] Zu**
Doesn't the aura of dignity about him
make you feel he's no ordinary man?
**[04:23] Zu**
He surely has what it takes to
one day stand at the forefront
**[04:27] Zu**
of us Joi Rebels as the great general
who will crush the bakufu.
***SIGN*** Show the way, Sho-chan.
**[04:30] Zu**
As such, I have taken
to calling him Sho-chan.
**[04:33] J**
I don't know about "one day," Katsura-san.
***SIGN*** The Shogun
Lord Tokugawa Shigeshige Still Missing
**[04:37] J**
Isn't he already a leader of men?
**[04:41] Zu**
Ah, so you guys also sense the ambition he has
**[04:44] Zu**
that makes you want to prostate yourself
before him despite him being a newcomer.
**[04:47] J**
That's not what I meant...
**[04:50] J**
Isn't he a spitting image
of a certain somebody?
**[04:53] Zu**
Ah, so you guys also noticed
**[04:56] Zu**
that in this anime,
**[04:57] Zu**
wearing a top knot wig makes almost
every character look the same.
**[05:01] J**
That's not it, either!
**[05:03] Zu**
Anyway, he'll surely become an incredible
Joi Rebel who'll change the world one day.
**[05:08] Zu**
Until that day comes, I'd like
you all to give him your support.
**[05:12] Zu**
I'm counting on you.
**[05:14] J**
Man, this is bad.
**[05:16] J**
That's definitely the missing shogun.
**[05:19] J**
At this rate, we'll end up
rebelling with the shogun!
**[05:22] J**
That'd be so awkward!
And bad in so many ways!
**[05:24] J**
For both the shogun and us!
**[05:28] Zu**
Listen, Sho-chan.
**[05:30] Zu**
You're a natural-born leader of men.
**[05:35] Zu**
I'd love for you to polish those talents
**[05:37] Zu**
and support the men as our second leader.
**[05:41] Zu**
To that end, I'll teach you all the
leadership skills I've learned.
**[05:46] J**
Hey. He's saying he'll teach the
leader of a nation leadership skills.
**[05:48] J**
Somebody stop him!
**[05:49] J**
Not happening. He's totally into it.
**[05:51] J**
He won't listen to anyone when he's like that.
**[05:54] Zu**
First off,
**[05:56] Zu**
a leader must stay cool at all times.
**[05:59] Zu**
As such,
**[06:01] Zu**
to develop the composure needed to run an
organization with a cool head at all times,
**[06:05] Zu**
you will now play Jenga with me.
**[06:07] J**
What does that have to do
with running an organization?
**[06:10] Zu**
What you need to be a leader is the same
thing you need in Jenga: a sense of balance.
**[06:14] Zu**
You have to weed out your
useless subordinates,
**[06:17] Zu**
but also make sure things
don't come tumbling down
**[06:19] Zu**
by buying them a canned coffee on
the rooftop and consoling them.
**[06:23] Zu**
Remember that, and you can keep
the organization running smoothly.
**[06:25] J**
That's the theory he was running us with?!
**[06:28] Zu**
But that is not enough.
**[06:31] Zu**
While we're playing Jenga,
**[06:33] Zu**
Elizabeth will throw balls at us.
**[06:36] Zu**
And from behind us, the teacher
in black will repeat...
**[06:39] TIB**
*You fool!*
**[06:41] Zu**
Over and over.
**[06:42] TIB**
*You fool!*
**[06:43] Zu**
How you keep a cool head
in this annoying situation
**[06:43] TIB**
*You fool!*
**[06:45] TIB**
*You fool!*
**[06:46] Zu**
and keep the Jenga from
falling is what's important.
**[06:47] TIB**
*You fool!*
**[06:49] TIB**
*You fool!*
**[06:49] J**
Your idea's already far from cool!
**[06:50] TIB**
*You fool!*
**[06:51] Zu**
Let's begin. I'll go first.
**[06:52] TIB**
*You fool!*
**[06:54] TIB**
*You fool!*
**[06:54] Zu**
Behold how cool a true leader is!
**[06:56] TIB**
*You fool!*
**[06:58] J**
He's coolly targeting the
organization right off the bat!
**[07:01] J**
He's the coolest one here!
**[07:03] J**
Of course he is!
**[07:05] Zu**
I see. We're starting from scratch, are we?
**[07:08] Zu**
But this isn't enough
to throw me off my game.
**[07:10] J**
Hey, he's not getting angry.
**[07:12] J**
He's staying cool even though
the organization crumbled.
**[07:14] Zu**
A leader fights not
**[07:16] Zu**
against swords closing in to strike him,
**[07:18] Zu**
or balls thrown at him...
**[07:22] TIB**
*You fool!*
**[07:23] Zu**
I'm not a fool! I'm Katsura!
**[07:25] J**
That's what a leader fights against?!
**[07:27] Zu**
Did you seriously think that would catch on?!
**[07:30] Zu**
In your dreams!
**[07:31] J**
He's lost his composure
on the very first move!
**[07:33] J**
He's forgotten all about the organization!
**[07:35] Sho**
It's my turn.
**[07:38] Sho**
I have to turn this crisis into an opportunity?
**[07:42] Sho**
That being the case,
**[07:44] Sho**
I'll do this.
**[07:45] J**
Is that how Jenga rules work?!
**[07:47] J**
Isn't that dominoes?
**[07:48] J**
The one where you make the organization
fall one piece after another in the end?!
**[07:52] Zu**
Oh? Instead of building a hierarchy,
you expanded your organization laterally?
**[07:55] Zu**
You mean to throw out the leadership system
and base your organization on equality?
**[07:59] J**
Talk about reading too much into it!
**[08:01] Zu**
But without a man to stand
atop it and give it direction,
**[08:05] Zu**
an organization will lose its way.
**[08:07] Zu**
Even if he must use the corpses
of his men as stepping stones,
**[08:10] Zu**
a leader must always stay standing
**[08:12] Zu**
and keep the organi—
**[08:14] J**
Never mind keeping it safe,
the leader destroyed the organization!
**[08:20] J**
It stopped?
**[08:22] Sho**
I never intended to do away
with the leadership system.
**[08:25] Sho**
But if a leader is too
fixated on staying on top,
**[08:27] Sho**
then the greater the heights
an organization reaches,
**[08:30] Sho**
the more he'll grow out of touch
with his subordinate's feelings.
**[08:33] Sho**
That said, if everyone is equal,
they'll all fall together.
**[08:36] Sho**
So I want to support the
organization as its foundation.
**[08:44] J**
Katsura-san!
**[08:46] J**
Oh, no! He lost!
**[08:49] J**
He said he'd teach him leadership skills,
but ended up getting taught a lesson!
**[08:57] Zu**
W-Well, that's a valid viewpoint.
**[09:00] Zu**
We're both right, or, well,
**[09:02] Zu**
there's more than one right answer.
**[09:04] Zu**
Trying to pick a winner in this kind
of thing is nonsensical to begin with.
**[09:08] TIB**
*You fool!*
**[09:09] Zu**
Shut the hell up!
**[09:11] J**
He's gone berserk!
**[09:12] J**
Who was it that said all that
about cool heads earlier?
**[09:16] Zu**
Well, I knew from the start that you had
that degree of leadership skill in you.
**[09:22] Zu**
But this is where it gets tough, Sho-chan.
**[09:24] Zu**
Number two: a leader must never
show his weaknesses to others.
**[09:29] Zu**
He must always lead his men by example
and portray the perfect image.
**[09:33] Zu**
As such,
**[09:35] Zu**
in order to develop the toughness
**[09:36] Zu**
needed to hide your weakness
and portray a perfect self,
**[09:39] Zu**
you'll now play Reversi with me.
**[09:41] J**
Seriously, why another game?!
**[09:42] Zu**
These Reversi pieces have
insults written on them.
***SIGN*** Tighty Whities
***SIGN*** Long hair is kinda suffocating
***SIGN*** Stubborn
***SIGN*** Looks like an extra
**[09:46] Zu**
The whites have you insulting me,
**[09:48] Zu**
and the blacks have me insulting you.
**[09:50] Zu**
If you don't want to show any weaknesses,
**[09:52] Zu**
you must flip as many of the
opponent's pieces as possible.
**[09:54] J**
What the hell will that develop?
**[09:56] J**
This stupid game will only degrade you two!
**[09:59] Zu**
You think you can expose
Leader Katsura's weaknesses?
**[10:03] Zu**
Let's see you try!
**[10:05] Zu**
Here we go!
***SIGN*** Too serious
***SIGN*** Tighty Whities Had nose hair Farted the other day
***SIGN*** Stubborn
***SIGN*** Looks like an extra
***SIGN*** Bad morning breath
**[10:11] Zu**
What's wrong?
**[10:12] Zu**
Your weaknesses keep getting exposed!
**[10:15] J**
If anything, your awful personality
is what's getting exposed!
**[10:18] J**
Come on.
**[10:20] J**
I'll take the corner.
I'm gonna go for the corner.
**[10:23] J**
Are you okay with that?
Shouldn't you flip that piece?
**[10:26] J**
He's revealing his weaknesses for all to see!
**[10:30] Zu**
I guess this game's over.
**[10:33] J**
It's all black!
**[10:34] J**
I never knew game boards and
people could turn so black!
**[10:37] Sho**
You got me. I have lost.
**[10:40] Zu**
Too bad, Sho-chan.
**[10:42] Zu**
You did your best,
**[10:43] Zu**
but this shows the difference in
leadership experience between us.
**[10:46] Sho**
Yes, you are right.
**[10:49] Sho**
Actually, I wanted to write
more insults about you,
**[10:53] Sho**
but I couldn't find many weaknesses
in a perfect leader like yourself.
**[10:57] Sho**
So I painted the white sides black
and wrote my own faults on them.
**[11:04] Sho**
But that served as a valuable
opportunity to face my shortcomings.
**[11:10] Sho**
Be it to hide your weaknesses or overcome them,
**[11:14] Sho**
you must face up to them first.
**[11:18] J**
Katsura-san!
**[11:20] J**
He won the battle, but lost at humanity!
**[11:22] J**
Our leader's lost two in a row!
**[11:24] J**
Forget teaching, he keeps
getting schooled instead!
**[11:26] J**
And the shogun's got game!
**[11:28] J**
He may have amnesia, but he
hasn't lost any of his nobility!
**[11:32] J**
Hey, maybe the shogun isn't as bad
a guy as we made him out to be.
**[11:37] J**
He might even be a better leader than our—
**[11:39] J**
Dumbass!
**[11:44] Zu**
You're good, Sho-chan.
**[11:46] Zu**
I didn't expect you to be this capable.
**[11:49] Zu**
Indeed, recognizing your own weakness
is also a form of strength.
**[11:54] TIB**
*You fool!*
**[11:55] Zu**
That's right! I'm a fool!
**[11:59] Zu**
And now for the third and final lesson!
**[12:02] Zu**
A leader must use any means possible
to lead his organization to victory.
**[12:06] Zu**
As such, you'll play Uno with me!
**[12:09] Zu**
Because I'm good at Uno!
**[12:11] J**
So much for teaching him!
**[12:16] Sho**
Draw four.
**[12:16] J**
He lost just like that!
**[12:20] J**
Shogun!
**[12:22] J**
You're amazing!
**[12:24] J**
Your past and your position
don't matter anymore!
**[12:26] J**
You're a true leader of men!
**[12:30] J**
Just like you, we'll cast aside our past!
**[12:32] J**
So please show us the way!
**[12:35] J**
With you, I'm sure we
can change this country!
**[12:38] Sho**
But Katsura-san...
**[12:39] J**
Forget about him.
**[12:41] J**
He needs some time to cool off.
**[12:49] Zu**
Elizabe—
***SIGN*** You fool!!
***SIGN*** Welcome Back, White Yaksha
**[13:01] Zu**
Listen up, men!
**[13:03] Zu**
Several days have passed since our comrade, Sakata Gintoki, took the shogun's head.
**[13:08] Zu**
But he hasn't returned yet.
**[13:11] Zu**
I thought he'd be able to break
out of the bakufu's prison easily,
**[13:16] Zu**
but he must've run into some
unforeseen complications.
**[13:18] Zu**
As such,
**[13:19] Zu**
to save Gintoki, who's being imprisoned in
Edo Castle for grave crimes against the nation,
**[13:24] Zu**
I, Katsura Kotaro, have made
up my mind to storm the castle!
**[13:31] Zu**
I realize it's a terribly dangerous thing to do.
**[13:36] Zu**
But I cannot sit by and watch a comrade die.
**[13:41] Zu**
So please don't stop me.
**[13:43] Zu**
And don't try to come along.
**[13:47] Zu**
I'll only say it one more time:
**[13:49] Zu**
don't try to come along.
**[13:52] Zu**
I'll only say—
**[13:53] J**
Uh, sorry, but you're distracting us from
the game, so could you keep it down?
***SIGN*** Where are you going, Katsura-san?
***SIGN*** How awful of you to try to leave without saying anything. Haven't you forgotten something?
**[14:14] Zu**
Elizabeth!
***SIGN*** If you're going out, return this DVD for me.
***SIGN*** Joshima Wants to Quit Being the Leader
***SIGN*** Quit acting like you're a leader already, damn errand boy.
**[14:24] Zu**
I'm not Joshima! I'm Katsura!
**[14:27] Zu**
Fine! I'll quit being leader!
**[14:29] Zu**
There's nothing good about
being a leader, anyway!
**[14:32] Zu**
Nobody listens to Leader anymore!
**[14:35] Zu**
Matsuoka's totally looking down on him!
**[14:39] Zu**
Everyone else is appearing
in dramas and variety shows,
**[14:41] Zu**
so poor Leader only gets
to work on Dash Island!
**[14:43] Zu**
How about we quit being Joi Rebels
and form a new unit called OED?
**[14:48] Gin**
I don't recall ever being a Joi Rebel.
**[14:52] Gin**
Where do you think you're
whining and wailing?
**[14:54] Gin**
Did you come to save me or annoy me?
**[14:57] Zu**
I came to have you save me.
**[14:59] Gin**
You want help from a guy
who's stuck in hell?
**[15:02] Gin**
Open this door already!
**[15:03] Gin**
You and I are only in this predicament
because you took the shogun home with you!
**[15:08] Zu**
He's not the shogun. He's Sho-chan.
**[15:10] Gin**
Oh, for crying out loud!
**[15:12] Gin**
Anyway, bring that Sho-chan guy back here.
**[15:15] Gin**
That way, I'll be cleared of all charges,
**[15:16] Gin**
and you can go back to being leader.
**[15:18] G**
What are you doing there?
**[15:23] G**
An intruder!
**[15:24] Zu**
Crap!
**[15:29] Sho**
Sorry to keep you waiting,
**[15:31] Sho**
Katsura-san.
**[15:33] Sho**
I came because I was worried about you.
**[15:35] Sho**
Are you two all right?
**[15:36] Gin**
*The shogun's here to raid his own home!*
**[15:40] Sho**
All right. I've secured Katsura-san.
**[15:43] Sho**
As planned, Squads 1 and 2
will head to the main gate.
**[15:45] Sho**
Keep the enemy distracted.
**[15:47] Sho**
Squads 3 and 4, secure an
escape route out back.
**[15:50] Sho**
Squad 5 is to act as a commando
unit and provide support.
**[15:52] All**
Yes, sir!
**[15:53] Gin**
*He's handling them perfectly!*
**[15:54] Gin**
* He's controlling them like they*
* were his own arms and legs!*
**[15:57] Sho**
Don't die on me.
**[15:58] All**
You too, Sho-chan!
**[15:59] Gin**
* He seems to be more into*
* it than when he was shogun!*
**[16:04] Gin**
Calm down, Sho-chan!
**[16:05] Gin**
You don't need to go that far!
**[16:07] Gin**
Don't do anything stupid!
**[16:09] Gin**
Stop causing a ruckus!
**[16:11] Gin**
This is your home, you know!
**[16:12] Sho**
The battlefield is indeed a soldier's home.
**[16:15] Sho**
A fine mentality, Gintoki-san.
**[16:17] Gin**
That's not what I meant!
**[16:19] Gin**
You're not meant to be fooling
around with these morons!
**[16:22] Gin**
You could save us from this
predicament with just one word!
**[16:25] Gin**
Understand?!
**[16:26] Sho**
You want me to crush this rotten state
**[16:29] Sho**
and save the people as its new ruler?
**[16:31] Gin**
Want me to crush that rotten
head of yours first?!
**[16:34] Sho**
I understand.
**[16:35] Sho**
I have already decided to inherit
your and Katsura-san's spirit.
**[16:39] Gin**
No! You don't understand a thing!
**[16:40] Zu**
Forget it, Gintoki.
**[16:42] Zu**
Don't waste your breath.
**[16:43] Zu**
It would be quicker to
just go see the princess.
**[16:46] Gin**
Right!
**[16:47] Gin**
Princess Soyo might figure something out.
**[16:50] Zu**
That's not what I'm talking about.
**[16:53] Zu**
How about we decide who'll be leader by
seeing who can take the princess's head first?
**[16:57] Zu**
Where did that come from?!
**[16:59] Sho**
I see.
**[17:00] Sho**
That would be a massive blow to the
bakufu. It'd make them lose all face.
**[17:03] Gin**
Look, that'd be more like
covering your own face in shit!
**[17:06] Zu**
This is your final exam, Sho-chan.
**[17:09] Zu**
Show me your potential as a leader!
**[17:13] Zu**
Ready...
**[17:14] Zu**
Fire!
**[17:15] Gin**
Wait!
**[17:16] Gin**
Somebody stop them!
**[17:18] Gin**
Stop those two morons!
**[17:25] G**
Hey! Look over there!
**[17:26] G**
We have intruders!
**[17:28] G**
Intruders have made it inside the castle!
**[17:30] Gin**
Wait!
**[17:31] Gin**
You mustn't attack!
**[17:32] Gin**
That's Sho-chan!
**[17:34] Gin**
Look out!
**[17:36] Zu**
Rules of Leadership, #1:
**[17:38] Zu**
a leader must stay
**[17:43] Zu**
cool at all times.
**[17:46] Zu**
No matter what kind of predicament
he finds himself in,
**[17:48] Zu**
he must calmly put his mind to work
and keep his organization safe.
**[17:53] Sho**
K-Katsura-san...
**[17:54] Zu**
What are you panicking for?
**[17:57] Zu**
You're one of us.
**[17:58] Zu**
Isn't it natural for a
leader to protect his men?
**[18:01] Zu**
A leader must stay cool at all times.
**[18:03] Zu**
Right?
**[18:05] Sho**
Yeah. That's right.
**[18:11] Sho**
All right. Shall we go?
**[18:13] Gin**
Forget protecting him, you gave him
a deeper wound than arrows ever could!
**[18:16] Zu**
I-Impossible! How can he
remain cool in that state?
**[18:19] Zu**
What a man!
**[18:21] Gin**
No, he stopped being cool the moment
he got a tail sticking out of his ass!
**[18:23] Zu**
Damn it! I won't be outdone!
**[18:26] Zu**
Rules of Leadership, #2:
**[18:27] Zu**
a leader must never show
his weaknesses to others.
**[18:30] Zu**
He must keep them hidden at all times
**[18:33] Zu**
and always conduct himself with dignity!
**[18:37] Gin**
It's not just his weaknesses!
**[18:38] Gin**
His love, heartache, and resilience
have all been exposed!
**[18:45] W**
A pervert!
**[18:47] Gin**
He's not even a Joi Rebel
anymore, let alone the shogun!
**[18:50] Zu**
I-Impossible!
**[18:51] Zu**
By laying everything bare, he abandoned
the very idea of strength?!
**[18:56] Zu**
I never knew a leader could be like that!
**[18:59] Gin**
Wasn't most of that your doing?
**[19:01] Zu**
You are, without doubt, the real deal.
**[19:05] Zu**
Which of us is
**[19:06] Zu**
better suited to being a true leader
who'll create a brand new world...
**[19:09] Zu**
Let us settle it once and for all.
**[19:13] Zu**
Ready...
**[19:14] Zu**
Fire!
**[19:15] Gin**
Hold it!
**[19:16] Gin**
Everything's been settled already!
**[19:17] Gin**
Neither of you is cut out to be a leader!
**[19:19] Zu**
The princess's head is mine!
**[19:24] Gin**
Th-This is...
**[19:28] Zu**
Looks like you figured it out.
**[19:32] Sho**
Didn't you teach me yourself?
**[19:34] Sho**
Rules of Leadership, #3:
**[19:37] Sho**
a leader must use any means possible
to lead his organization to victory.
**[19:44] Sho**
Unfortunately, it seems this little
game of deception has ended in a draw.
**[19:48] Gin**
H-Hey!
**[19:49] Gin**
Don't tell me...
**[19:50] Gin**
You had both already figured
out who the other was,
**[19:54] Gin**
and were putting on an act
to get close to your enemy?
**[19:58] Sho**
The act hasn't ended yet.
**[20:00] Sho**
Say, Katsura.
**[20:02] Sho**
If you actually wanted my head,
you had plenty of chances to take it.
**[20:07] Zu**
Right back at you, Lord Shigeshige.
**[20:10] Zu**
You can't possibly tell me the shogun's
residence is always this lightly guarded.
**[20:14] Sho**
We each could have had the other's
head anytime we wanted.
**[20:19] Sho**
But where is the fun in that?
**[20:22] Sho**
I wanted to see what the
enemy commander was like
**[20:25] Sho**
while he still had his head on his shoulders.
**[20:29] Sho**
What did you think of the enemy commander?
**[20:31] Zu**
Truly stupid.
**[20:34] Zu**
There was no need to check him out at all.
**[20:36] Zu**
Be it in the bakufu or the Joi Rebels,
**[20:39] Zu**
leaders are the same wherever you go.
**[20:42] Zu**
They all have wrinkled brows.
**[20:55] Sho**
Katsura.
**[20:58] Sho**
The next time we meet,
**[21:00] Sho**
one of us will be dead, but...
**[21:02] Zu**
...the one still alive will
create the brand new world.
**[21:06] Zu**
No objections here.
**[21:07] Zu**
Let us go, Elizabeth.
**[21:09] Zu**
While security is still light, thankfully.
**[21:12] So**
Um, excuse me.
**[21:14] So**
Could you keep it down?
**[21:17] So**
My friend's staying over and she
only just fell asleep at long last.
**[21:20] Gin**
Sorry about that.
**[21:22] Gin**
Er, Shogun-sama, I'm also
free to leave, right?
**[21:25] Sho**
Right. Forgive me.
**[21:26] Sho**
I have caused you a lot of trouble.
**[21:28] Gin**
Don't worry about it.
**[21:29] Gin**
Just buy me dinner sometime
and we'll call it even.
**[21:32] Gin**
Or just money would do.
**[21:34] Gin**
Get your ass moving, Zura.
**[21:37] Gin**
You should be grateful you're still alive.
**[21:39] Zu**
Let go of me!
**[21:44] Kag**
Didn't she tell you to keep it down?
**[21:46] Zu**
Huh? L-Leader?
**[21:49] Gin**
What are you doing here?
**[21:50] Kag**
Shut up with the leader nonsense already!
**[22:07] Kag**
Now I can finally sleep well.
**[22:12] So**
I guess you really are
the leader, Kagura-chan.
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