E5 - The Samurai and the Woman

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[01:48] (Flashback) Young Sagiri
    Father...
[01:51] Sagiri
    Why?
[01:52] Sagiri
    Why are you looking at me like that?
[01:56] Sagiri
    Father...
SIGN    The Samurai and the Woman
[02:01] Genji
    You're awake, Sagiri.
[02:05] Sagiri
    Genji-dono.
[02:06] Sagiri
    Where are we?
[02:08] Sagiri
    What happened to me?
[02:10] Genji
    We're in a cavern on the island.
[02:12] Genji
    I sense no monsters or insects in the area.
[02:16] Genji
    You were poisoned by the butterflies'
    scales and lost consciousness.
[02:23] Genji
    You shouldn't move around yet.
[02:26] Sagiri
    I can't do that.
[02:28] Sagiri
    I mustn't take my eyes off my prisoner.
[02:30] Gabimaru
    Hey, you're awake.
[02:32] Senta
    Oh?
[02:33] Senta
    How are you feeling, Sagiri-san?
[02:37] Sagiri
    Um, what is all of this?
[02:41] Gabimaru
    I'm preparing dinner.
[02:42] Senta
    I'm mending our torn clothes.
[02:45] Yuzuriha
    I'm supervising.
[02:46] Sagiri
    Didn't you say we're short on time?
[02:49] Gabimaru
    Well, you know... I had reservations.
[02:55] Senta
    Now that Sagiri-san is awake,
[02:58] Senta
    why don't we go over what we know together?
[03:02] Senta
    We can eat the food
    Gabimaru-san made while we talk.
[03:05] Yuzuriha
    I'm in.
[03:07] Yuzuriha
    Hey, these are kikatsugan.
[03:09] Yuzuriha
    I was hoping for a proper meal.
[03:12] Sagiri
    Kikatsugan?
[03:13] Gabimaru
    I made them using stuff in the area.
[03:16] Gabimaru
    I think they're actually pretty well made.
[03:18] Gabimaru
    And while I was out gathering ingredients,
    I scouted out the island.
[03:24] Gabimaru
    To cut to the chase, I didn't see
    anything promising in the area.
[03:29] Gabimaru
    Though since we don't know what
    the whole island looks like,
[03:32] Gabimaru
    I can't speak much on the subject.
[03:33] Yuzuriha
    Would you be able to recognize
    it even if it were around?
[03:37] Yuzuriha
    Do you know something
    about the Elixir of Life?
[03:43] Gabimaru
    No.
[03:43] Gabimaru
    This job was the first I heard
    about the Elixir of Life.
[03:47] Gabimaru
    I searched based on the drawing we have.
[03:49] Yuzuriha
    Huh.
[03:53] Gabimaru
    What I learned while gathering
    ingredients was about the flora.
[03:57] Gabimaru
    The species are mixed, but they're mostly
    ordinary plants found on the mainland.
[04:02] Gabimaru
    I saw a few unfamiliar ones, too.
[04:05] Genji
    We're near Ryukyu.
    They could be flowers from there.
[04:08] Yuzuriha
    Wow, awesome.
[04:11] Gabimaru
    What caught my attention was that
[04:13] Gabimaru
    I found several flowers resembling
    the samurai who had become flowers.
[04:16] Sagiri
    What?
[04:16] Senta
    Could it be?
[04:17] Gabimaru
    Where did the samurai sent here go?
[04:21] Gabimaru
    If most of the plants
    on this island used to be humans,
[04:25] Gabimaru
    then we can guess what happened to them.
[04:29] Yuzuriha
    How could you feed that to us?!
[04:31] Gabimaru
    I didn't use anything like that.
[04:33] Gabimaru
    In any case, I didn't find anything
    like this mandarin-looking thing.
[04:37] Senta
    Perhaps we shouldn't fixate
    on the illustration too much.
[04:41] Tenza
    The terms "Tokijiku no Kagunomi"
    and "Paradise" used
[04:45] Senta
    by the shogunate were originally concepts
    from different cultures.
[04:48] Senta
    The stone statues scattered around
[04:50] Senta
    the island closely resemble
    Buddhist or Taoist figures.
[04:52] Senta
    Worrying about religious
    consistency might be a waste of time.
[04:55] Senta
    What we should be focusing
    on is the statues themselves.
[04:59] Senta
    Does the technology to create stone
    or clay figures exist on the island?
[05:02] Senta
    If so, then who made them?
[05:05] Senta
    Do they even live here?
[05:09] Sagiri
    I find it hard to believe
    people could live on this island.
[05:13] Sagiri
    Both the monsters and insects
    are too dangerous for humans.
[05:16] Sagiri
    Their ecology and behavior are mysterious.
[05:19] Sagiri
    When I cut them,
[05:20] Sagiri
    it felt as though they had flesh
    and bones, but organs and, um...
[05:27] Senta
    Reproductive organs?
[05:29] Sagiri
    Yes. I didn't see any.
[05:31] Yuzuriha
    So they don't have dicks.
[05:34] Sagiri
    Their appearance is strange as well.
[05:36] Sagiri
    Parts of other animals
    are stacked on top of humanoid forms.
[05:41] Sagiri
    I'm not sure how to describe it.
[05:43] Senta
    I know what you mean.
[05:44] Senta
    The items worn by the monsters
    seem poorly-made as well.
[05:48] Senta
    They're religious,
    but the details are crude.
[05:52] Senta
    In other words...
[05:54] Senta
    They're like malformed gods.
[05:56] Senta
    Both the island and monsters are like that.
[05:59] Senta
    They're terrifying, but they're also stupid.
[06:01] Senta
    Too unrealistic to be natural.
[06:04] Senta
    Too artificial to be mystical.
[06:09] Senta
    It's as though we've been thrown
    into some kind of sick mandala.
[06:14] Senta
    They're so mysterious,
    we can't begin to understand them.
[06:24] Gabimaru
    Creatures that can survive
    without organs point to immortality.
[06:29] Gabimaru
    It's starting to seem possible
    the Elixir of Life is on the island.
[06:33] Gabimaru
    And if it's here, then it can be found.
[06:35] Gabimaru
    If we find it, we can be pardoned.
[06:38] Yuzuriha
    Unless we're already dead,
    and this place is the real afterlife.
[06:44] Senta
    I certainly hope that's not the case.
[06:47] Senta
    Gabimaru-san is right.
[06:49] Senta
    We should begin by examining
    the monsters' ecology.
[06:52] Senta
    Where and how do the monsters live?
[06:55] Senta
    It will be dangerous, but that's currently
    our only clue regarding the Elixir.
[07:04] Sagiri
    Sunset...
[07:05] Sagiri
    It hasn't yet been a full day
    since we arrived on the island.
[07:12] Sagiri
    Genji-dono?
[07:14] Genji
    Sagiri, you should take
    a boat back to the mainland.
[07:17] Sagiri
    What are you—
[07:18] Genji
    I shall assume your responsibilities.
[07:20] Genji
    My own criminal is dead.
[07:23] Genji
    You're a daughter of the Yamada
    clan first and a samurai second.
[07:26] Genji
    As a woman, it's your duty to marry
    the next head of the clan.
[07:29] Genji
    The shogunate wouldn't object
    to me taking over your role.
[07:33] Genji
    In your current condition, you'll die.
[07:35] Genji
    Go home, Sagiri.
[07:41] Sagiri
    This is my job.
[07:43] Sagiri
    A warrior's duty is to complete their job.
[07:45] Genji
    Your intentions are admirable,
    but face the facts.
[07:49] Genji
    Do you currently have
    the strength to kill Gabimaru?
[07:54] Genji
    And your sword...
[07:55] Genji
    I don't know where you found that.
[07:57] Genji
    It just happened to be available, didn't it?
[07:59] Genji
    A sword is a warrior's heart.
[08:01] Genji
    You've already lost
    the heart of the Yamada clan.
[08:06] Genji
    I suppose it's not
    uncommon on the battlefield.
[08:09] Genji
    During battle, warriors use
    and discard their weapons.
[08:12] Genji
    After all, you can procure
    new ones right there.
[08:14] Genji
    Your sword skills are exceptional,
[08:17] Genji
    but that's as a sword-tester
    and executioner.
[08:21] Genji
    This situation calls for skills in battle.
[08:26] Genji
    Exceptional sword skills aren't
    the same as exceptional skill in battle.
[08:30] Genji
    You're clearly not strong
    enough for this island.
[08:34] Genji
    It's beyond your limits as a woman.
[08:37] Senta
    Would it be that easy to return, though?
[08:40] Genji
    Senta...
[08:42] Senta
    Most samurai sent
    to this island don't return.
[08:46] Senta
    Even if you used a boat,
    I'm not sure you'd be able to escape easily.
[08:51] Tenza
    We need to get away from the island.
[08:53] Tenza
    We may not be able to see because of this fog,
    but a warrior always advances.
SIGN    Tameshi-itto-ryu Rank 10
    Yamada Asaemon
     Tenza
[08:59] Nurugai
    Why are samurai so stupid?
[09:02] Tenza
    What?
[09:03] Nurugai
    Read the currents.
[09:06] Nurugai
    You'll just get wet relying
    on brute force and exhaust yourself.
[09:10] Nurugai
    Samurai are captivated
    by things that don't exist.
[09:12] Nurugai
    They don't know how to be smart.
[09:15] Tenza
    I see.
[09:16] Tenza
    How informative!
[09:17] Tenza
    Is that the wisdom of the Sanka?
[09:21] Nurugai
    My grandpa taught it to me.
[09:22] Nurugai
    He said to always reduce inefficiency.
[09:25] Nurugai
    Even if we're able to leave the island,
    I'll be executed if I don't have the Elixir.
[09:30] Tenza
    Don't worry about that.
    I'll talk to the shogunate for you.
[09:33] Tenza
    Trust me.
[09:35] Tenza
    I promise I'll see you
    home safe, Nurugai-kun.
[09:40] Tenza
    Of all the criminals participating,
    you deserve to live the most.
[09:47] Tenza
    Look at that.
[09:48] Tenza
    That must be a shogunate ship.
[09:50] Tenza
    After all, it's big.
[09:51] Tenza
    Now we can go home.
[09:58] Tenza
    They're the shogunate's... No.
[10:02] Tenza
    Could these be all the ships
    that attempted to leave the island?
[10:32] Nurugai
    Idiot, don't draw your sword!
[10:34] Tenza
    What?
[10:40] Nurugai
    Most animals are sensitive
    to shining objects and hostility.
[10:44] Nurugai
    If we'd turned back right away...
[10:46] Tenza
    I couldn't help it!
[10:47] Tenza
    I don't understand this complicated stuff.
[10:54] Tenza
    Let's search for a usable ship.
[11:01] Grandfather
    Run, Nurugai.
[11:03] (Flashback) Grandfather
    If you die, the Sanka bloodline will end.
[11:07] Nurugai
    We don't believe in things that don't exist.
[11:09] Nurugai
    B-But I can't help but wonder...
[11:12] Nurugai
    Is this divine punishment?
[11:15] (Flashback) Nurugai
    Hey.
[11:16] (Flashback) Nurugai
    If you're lost, I'll take you
    to the foot of the mountain.
[11:20] (Flashback) Senior Official
    Are you an Emishi?
[11:22] (Flashback) Senior Official
    Then allow me to rest in your village.
[11:25] (Flashback) Nurigai
    What's an Emishi?
[11:27] (Flashback) Senior Official
    One who doesn't obey.
[11:30] (Flashback) Senior Official
    A term for those who refuse
    to submit to the shogunate
[11:32] (Flashback) Senior Official
    and live as unique
    cultures in the mountains.
[11:35] (Flashback) Senior Official
    Under Tokugawa-sama's rule,
    they're considered insurrectionists.
[11:40] (Flashback) Senta
    Take him away.
[11:41] (Flashback) Senior Official
    He'll be executed once we get the locations
    of the other villages out of him.
[11:44] (Flashback) Senior Official
    Then all the Sanka in this
    region will be eradicated.
[11:48] Nurugai
    I'm sorry, guys.
[11:50] Nurugai
    I'm sorry, Grandpa.
[11:52] Nurugai
    It's all because I brought
    the samurai here...
[11:55] Nurugai
    I...
[11:59] (Flashback) Tenza
    I am an Asaemon.
[12:01] (Flashback) Tenza
    Though I'm employed by the government,
[12:03] (Flashback) Tenza
    I don't understand why
    an innocent boy should be executed.
[12:07] (Flashback) Tenza
    If there's a way for you to live,
    then you should live.
[12:11] Nurugai
    What should I do?
[12:15] Nurugai
    Should I live so the village's
    bloodline doesn't end?
[12:18] Nurugai
    Or should I die to atone for the villagers?
[12:23] Nurugai
    I...
[12:33] Tenza
    Kisho-san, why?
[12:35] Tenza
    It's me, Tenza. Don't you recognize me?
[12:38] Nurugai
    Don't bother. It's too late for him.
[12:51] Tenza
    We're surrounded.
[13:02] Tenza
    What are you doing, Nurugai-kun?
[13:05] Nurugai
    Forget me.
[13:06] Nurugai
    If you're going to flee, then flee alone.
[13:09] Nurugai
    Forget about me.
[13:12] Tenza
    What are you talking about?
    I don't understand.
[13:15] Nurugai
    I've been wondering if I should live or die.
[13:21] Nurugai
    I finally get it. This is divine punishment.
[13:26] Nurugai
    For killing Grandpa and the others.
[13:32] Tenza
    I don't understand.
[13:34] Tenza
    Why does that mean you have to die?
[13:36] Tenza
    Samurai are stupid, right? Explain it to me.
[13:40] Nurugai
    The Sanka convention is to live
    for the mountain and the village.
[13:45] Nurugai
    I'm the sole survivor. Everyone else
     died because of me.
[13:52] Tenza
    I don't get it. What's a convention?
[13:56] Tenza
    Don't use big words.
[13:58] Nurugai
    What I'm saying is...
[14:04] Nurugai
    I told you to forget about me.
[14:07] Tenza
    Until you explain it to me...
[14:10] Tenza
    Until I understand it, I'm not leaving.
[14:20] Tenza
    I'm nearly at my limit.
    I haven't got much stamina.
[14:23] Tenza
    Just explain it to me already.
[14:25] Tenza
    I'm not asking about
    your grandpa or village.
[14:27] Tenza
    I'm asking if you want to die.
[14:34] Nurugai
    I don't want to die.
[14:37] Nurugai
    I want to go back to the mountains.
[14:40] Tenza
    Then there's only one thing to do.
[14:44] Tenza
    Do whatever it takes to survive.
[14:46] Tenza
    It looks like there's
    a usable boat over there.
[14:48] Tenza
    We'll break through here and get on that.
[14:54] Nurugai
    Got it.
[15:09] Tenza
    You're strong, Nurugai-kun. Thank you.
[15:14] Nurugai
    I could say the same thing.
[15:16] Tenza
    We escaped the monsters for now,
    but we ended up back here.
[15:21] Nurugai
    Yeah.
[15:22] Nurugai
    The currents in this area probably
    all flow back to the island.
[15:27] Nurugai
    Unless we find a current leading outside,
[15:30] Nurugai
    we won't be able to
    return even with the Elixir.
[15:32] Nurugai
    And those monsters...
[15:34] Nurugai
    They're different from the ones
    that were on the island.
[15:37] Tenza
    The mountain of grounded ships seemed
    to be surrounding the island, too.
[15:40] Tenza
    There were more than just
    the expeditions sent over the past few years.
[15:44] Tenza
    We can think once we've
    washed off this blood.
[15:49] Tenza
    The ships of the samurai who'd
    been turned into flowers returned.
[15:52] Tenza
    There must be a current leading out.
[15:55] Nurugai
    You're right.
[16:00] Tenza
    Nurugai-kun...
[16:01] Tenza
    Your form is rather...
    girlish, you might say...
[16:08] Nurugai
    Girlish? I am a girl.
[16:10] Tenza
    What?
[16:11] Tenza
    But... But...
[16:12] Tenza
    Seriously? No, wait. But...
[16:13] Nurugai
    Why are you so flustered?
[16:15] Tenza
    Face the other way if you're a girl.
[16:17] Nurugai
    Samurai love to fixate on things
    that don't matter.
[16:17] Tenza
    Face the other way!
[16:21] Tenza
    It does matter.
[16:23] Tenza
    Just face the other way.
[16:25] Nurugai
    I've fallen for your chivalry.
[16:27] Nurugai
    Once we make it back safely,
    let's get married.
[16:29] Tenza
    All the stuff with the island
    and everything is too much for my brain.
[16:34] Tenza
    I'm stupid, you see.
[16:36] Tenza
    In any case, let's
    review what we need to do.
[16:39] Tenza
    First, we'll circle the island
    and find a current leading out.
[16:44] Nurugai
    We shouldn't do anything
    until we've secured an escape route.
[16:47] Tenza
    And it's too dangerous for just the two of
    us to try to get through the monsters.
[16:51] Tenza
    We should gather allies for the return trip.
[16:55] Genji
    Once dawn breaks,
    you should sail home, Sagiri.
[16:58] Genji
    This job is too much for a woman.
[17:03] Senta
    I...
[17:03] Senta
    half-agree with Genji-san.
[17:06] Senta
    Whatever the reason, you should
    leave this place if you can.
[17:11] Senta
    But the other half of me wants you to
[17:14] Senta
    be here in case Gabimaru-san
    needs to be stopped.
[17:17] Sagiri
    You do?
[17:19] Senta
    It's just a hunch, but...
[17:22] Senta
    Gabimaru-san seems rather different now than
    when I first saw him on the beach.
[17:27] Senta
    It even looked like he saved you earlier.
[17:31] Senta
    Though perhaps that's because
    he must return with a partner.
[17:35] Senta
    Don't you have some idea why he's changed?
[17:44] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    Stay back.
[17:48] Senta
    If any case, I'd feel better if you stayed.
[17:54] Sagiri
    I see...
[18:06] Gabimaru
    Are you going to watch me all night?
[18:09] Gabimaru
    I'm not sleeping.
[18:11] Sagiri
    I'm taking turns with the other Asaemon.
[18:15] Gabimaru
    Then what do the other groups do at night?
[18:19] Gabimaru
    The shogunate's plan
    is looking increasingly faulty.
[18:22] Sagiri
    Samurai simply obey.
[18:27] Gabimaru
    Then—
[18:27] Sagiri
    Um—
[18:30] Sagiri
    Go ahead.
[18:32] Gabimaru
    Just, uh... are you feeling better?
[18:36] Sagiri
    What?
[18:37] Gabimaru
    Why are you making that face?
[18:39] Sagiri
    I was just so surprised.
[18:41] Gabimaru
    The insects' poison acted quickly
[18:44] Gabimaru
    because of the wound I gave you, right?
[18:46] Gabimaru
    So I thought I'd, um...
[18:50] Sagiri
    Didn't you say we're short on time?
[18:52] Gabimaru
    Well, you know... I had reservations.
[18:57] Gabimaru
    And I owe you a favor.
[19:00] Gabimaru
    Because of you, I calmed down.
[19:02] Gabimaru
    I steeled my resolve.
[19:04] Gabimaru
    Rushing in randomly is too dangerous,
[19:07] Gabimaru
    and if the Iwagakure are coming,
    then I'd better prepare a counterattack.
[19:12] Gabimaru
    I decided I'd live with my wife.
[19:14] Gabimaru
    A long life, way longer
    than this job will last.
[19:17] Gabimaru
    I won't run from those who try
    to get in my way.
[19:20] Gabimaru
    I'll face them head-on.
[19:24] Sagiri
    You're strong.
[19:26] Gabimaru
    So are you. Stronger than me.
[19:30] Sagiri
    I-I'm not...
[19:32] Gabimaru
    You are.
[19:33] Gabimaru
    I'm never wrong about that.
[19:36] Gabimaru
    I don't know if it's heart, technique,
    and strength, or influenced by your nature.
[19:41] Gabimaru
    At the very least,
    you were strong at the prison.
[19:44] Gabimaru
    It wasn't just an impression.
    It's a more practical strength.
[19:48] Gabimaru
    I wonder what that feeling was.
[19:52] Gabimaru
    You look surprised.
[19:54] Sagiri
    I suppose, yes.
[19:56] Gabimaru
    The villagers used to say you
    can't know how strong you are
[19:59] Gabimaru
    until you've experienced a lot for yourself.
[20:05] Gabimaru
    People understand themselves
    less than we might think.
[20:09] Gabimaru
    Until they act, anyway.
    I guess we're all the same.
[20:17] Genji
    Nothing showed up.
[20:19] Genji
    I guess the monsters aren't active at night.
[20:23] Genji
    Sagiri, are you prepared to leave?
[20:25] Genji
    I'll escort you to the ship.
[20:27] Sagiri
    I appreciate your consideration.
[20:30] Sagiri
    But I won't be leaving.
[20:33] Genji
    If you're worried about
    the rules of the job, then don't.
[20:35] Sagiri
    No, this concerns how I choose to live.
[20:39] Genji
    That's ridiculous. You're a woman.
[20:43] Genji
    You should return safely
    and bear children for the Yamada clan.
[20:47] Sagiri
    That's what I've always been told.
[20:51] Sagiri
    People regard a woman who wields a sword
    with astonishment and ridicule.
[20:55] Sagiri
    "You're a woman.
    What are you doing?" they'd say.
[20:58] Sagiri
    And more than anything, my father
    sometimes looked at me with disappointment.
[21:03] (Flashback) Kichiji
    A woman can't take over the Yamada clan.
[21:06] (Flashback) Kichiji
    You don't have to push yourself.
[21:08] (Flashback) Kichiji
    Live as a woman.
[21:11] Sagiri
    If I live as a daughter of
    Neck-Chopper Asa, I'm scorned by outsiders.
[21:15] Sagiri
    If I live as a warrior of the Yamada Clan,
    I'm shunned by my family.
[21:20] Sagiri
    If I leave now, it'll follow me
    for the rest of my life.
[21:23] Genji
    I don't understand.
[21:25] Genji
    It's natural for women
    to have women's responsibilities.
[21:30] Sagiri
    I can't stand to be looked at like that.
[21:34] Genji
    What?
[21:36] Saigiri
    Please see me as a samurai.
[21:40] Genji
    You...
[21:41] Sagiri
    Please.
[21:42] Sagiri
    Forgive me for defying a senior student
[21:45] Sagiri
    and allow me to live my way.
[21:48] Sagiri
    I know I'm weak and inexperienced, but...
[21:53] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    I won't run from those who try
    to get in my way.
[21:56] Sagiri
    But I at least want to decide
    how I'll live for myself.
[22:00] Sagiri
    I'm certain both men and women—
[22:03] Sagiri
    or perhaps all people,
    regardless of status, feel this way.
[22:09] Sagiri
    Please understand.
[22:17] Genji
    That was unbearable to listen to.
[22:19] Genji
    That isn't how a samurai lives.
[22:22] Genji
    This island is like a battlefield.
[22:25] Genji
    It's no place for women and children.
[22:30] Genji
    What?
[22:31] Genji
    When...
[22:33] Sagiri
    Weapons can be procured on the battlefield.
[22:37] Sagiri
    That's what you taught me last night.
[22:40] Genji
    How dare you!
[22:41] Genji
    A warrior's sword is his soul.
[22:42] Genji
    How dare you steal that from me!
[22:45] Sagiri
    G-Genji-dono...