E9 - Gods and People

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[00:15] Senta
    I searched the village,
    but none of it makes any sense.
[00:20] Senta
    The more I learn,
    the less clear things become.
[00:25] Sagiri
    Gabimaru.
[00:27] Sagiri
    Is something the matter?
[00:29] Gabimaru
    It's nothing. What were you saying?
[00:31] Sagiri
    Well, Senta-dono says...
[00:33] Yuzuriha
    His brain's about to explode.
[00:35] Senta
    There are too many mysteries to solve.
[00:37] Senta
    I need to cool my head and review the facts.
[00:41] Sagiri
    Please rest, Senta-dono.
[00:44] Sagiri
    I can keep watch by myself tonight.
[00:46] Senta
    No, that's all right.
[00:48] Senta
    I'll feel better once I've taken a bath.
[00:50] Sagiri
    That will make you even sleepier.
[00:52] Senta
    I'll be fine.
[01:02] (Flashback) Senta
    There are too many mysteries.
[01:04] (Flashback) Senta
    It's dangerous to act until we
    figure things out to some degree.
[01:07] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    How much is "some degree?"
[01:09] (Flashback) Senta
    Well... I don't know.
[01:11] (Flashback) Senta
    But if the Tensen guard the Elixir of Life,
[01:15] (Flashback) Senta
    it'd be dangerous for us
    to enter Horai without a plan.
[01:20] Gabimaru
    Sorry, but I don't have time to wait
    for you to solve those mysteries.
[01:23] Gabimaru
    If they're coming to meet us,
    then all the better.
SIGN    Gods and People
[03:00] Gabimaru
    The fog's so thick I can't see.
[03:03] Gabimaru
    We reached the village after traveling
    south through the woods from the beach.
[03:06] Gabimaru
    If Hoko is to be believed,
[03:08] Gabimaru
    I should approach Horai,
    the central region, if I continue south.
[03:23] Gabimaru
    What are these voices? Are they singing?
[03:28] Gabimaru
    No...
[03:35] Gabimaru
    They're chanting sutras?
[03:37] Gabimaru
    Are they more of Hoko's kind?
[03:39] Gabimaru
    They're not reacting to me approaching them.
[03:41] Gabimaru
    Are they immobile?
[03:45] Gabimaru
    They're praying to something?
[03:47] (Flashback) Senta
    It's dangerous to act until we
    figure things out to some degree.
[03:51] Gabimaru
    Maybe that's how the Asaemon think,
    but condemned criminals are different.
[03:55] Gabimaru
    It's not like we'd turn back depending on
    what the island is actually like.
[03:58] Gabimaru
    This isn't that kind of expedition.
[04:01] Gabimaru
    No matter how dangerous
    we find this place to be,
[04:04] Gabimaru
    I won't be pardoned
    if I return without the elixir.
[04:07] Gabimaru
    Moving forward is my only option,
[04:09] Gabimaru
    even if I have to do it alone.
[04:15] (Flashback) Hoko
    They say Horai is still
    as beautiful as ever.
[04:20] (Flashback) Hoko
    Unlike Hojo and Eishu,
    which have fallen into decay,
[04:23] (Flashback) Hoko
    it is the true Shinsenkyo
    where gods and hermits reside.
[04:28] Gabimaru
    The true Shinsenkyo?
[04:31] Gabimaru
    But this is clearly man-made.
[04:36] Gabimaru
    If this place is Horai,
    then the Elixir must be...
[04:49] Gabimaru
    Who is this person? No...
[04:51] Gabimaru
    It looks human, but it's something else.
[04:56] Gabimaru
    What are you?
[04:57] Zhu Jin (F)
    Ugh, this sucks.
[05:00] Zhu Jin (F)
    Why do they keep coming when it's my turn?
[05:02] Zhu Jin (F)
    What a pain.
[05:04] Gabimaru
    Okay...
[05:05] Zhu Jin (F)
    Would you mind leaving?
[05:07] Zhu Jin (F)
    I just fought some of you earlier.
[05:10] Zhu Jin (F)
    We're supposed to capture
    you humans when we find you.
[05:14] Zhu Jin (F)
    And today, I—
[05:16] Gabimaru
    So you can turn humans into the Elixir?
[05:34] Zhu Jin (F)
    Huh?
[05:46] Gabimaru
    It can regenerate, and it's stronger
    and faster than its build suggests.
[05:50] Gabimaru
    Is this one of the...?
[06:00] Zhu Jin (F)
    You broke my neck again.
[06:02] Gabimaru
    Ninpo: Ascetic Blaze.
[06:28] Zhu Jin (M)
    Oops, killed another one.
[06:30] Zhu Jin (M)
    He would've made good Elixir
    if I'd brought him back alive.
[06:37] Gabimaru
    It's a bit late to ask, but...
[06:40] Gabimaru
    are you a Tensen?
[06:43] Zhu Jin (M)
    Are you a human?
[07:07] Zhu Jin (M)
    Why are you so tough?
[07:10] Zhu Jin (M)
    I encountered a fairly
    tough human earlier, too.
[07:14] Zhu Jin (M)
    This is the first time I've seen
    someone like you in centuries.
[07:18] Gabimaru
    Where is the Elixir?
[07:27] Gabimaru
    I should assume bludgeoning
    and slashing attacks are ineffective.
[07:32] Gabimaru
    Not only that, but it's
    exceptionally physically strong, too.
[07:36] Gabimaru
    Trading blows in a war
    of attrition would be dangerous.
[07:38] Gabimaru
    I need to come up with a plan of attack.
[07:41] Gabimaru
    It's immortal. Ascetic Blaze
    was ineffective.
[07:45] Gabimaru
    What other options do I have?
[07:48] Gabimaru
    What haven't I tried yet?
[07:53] Gabimaru
    What is this feeling?
[08:01] Gabimaru
    That reaction was clearly different
    from how it's responded until now.
[08:05] Gabimaru
    What was it? What worked?
[08:11] Gabimaru
    It's back to being a woman again.
[08:13] Zhu Jin (F)
    Your physical capabilities...
[08:15] Zhu Jin (F)
    You probably don't realize it yourself,
    but you're probably...
[08:19] Zhu Jin (F)
    No, it doesn't matter.
[08:32] Zhu Jin (F)
    You're annoying. Die.
[08:41] Gabimaru
    What is this?
[08:49] Gabimaru
    Wind pressure? No, that's not it.
[08:51] Gabimaru
    It feels like the blast
    is reverberating through my body.
[08:55] Gabimaru
    It's something else. Some unknown power.
[08:57] Gabimaru
    Guarding is pointless. I have to dodge—
[09:01] Gabimaru
    Is there any way to defeat this creature?
[09:08] Gabimaru
    No, I don't need a plan.
[09:10] Gabimaru
    No matter what, I can't stop moving.
[09:14] Gabimaru
    I need to get back to my wife.
[09:19] Gabimaru
    No matter what happens,
    I'll make it back alive.
[09:21] Gabimaru
    Even if my eyes and nose are torn
    from my face, I'll make it back alive.
[09:24] Gabimaru
    Even if I die, I'll make it back alive.
[09:29] Gabimaru
    If it can regenerate, then I'll
    destroy it faster than it can heal.
[09:37] Zhu Jin (F)
    Impossible. By a human?
[09:52] Gabimaru
    I know you're not dead.
[09:54] Gabimaru
    Tell me. Where is the Elixir?
[10:01] Zhu Jin (F)
    What am I going to do?
[10:05] Zhu Jin (F)
    I'm going to get in trouble with them again.
[10:42] Gabimaru
    Calm down.
[10:44] Gabimaru
    This isn't my first time fighting a monster.
[10:47] Gabimaru
    I just have to do what I've always done.
[10:49] Gabimaru
    Analyze and counter.
[10:51] Gabimaru
    If I can do that...
[11:36] Gabimaru
    Ninpo: Ascetic Blaze.
[11:41] Gabimaru
    My body...
[11:42] Gabimaru
    I'm finally paying for how
    hard I've been pushing myself.
[11:49] Gabimaru
    Strange spells, giant monsters...
[11:52] Gabimaru
    Is this the real world?
[11:55] Gabimaru
    No, have the events
    of the past few days even been real?
[12:00] Gabimaru
    It's like I'm in a nightmare.
[12:08] Yui
    You're awake.
[12:12] Yui
    You were groaning in your sleep.
[12:15] Yui
    Were you having unpleasant dreams?
[12:18] Gabimaru
    Yeah.
[12:23] Gabimaru
    I see. It was a dream.
[12:31] Gabimaru
    Good.
[12:32] Yui
    So you were having a nightmare.
[12:36] Yui
    You've been so busy lately.
[12:39] Yui
    Why don't you rest today?
[12:58] Yui
    This is chrysanthemum tea.
[13:00] Yui
    I've heard it prevents nightmares.
[13:07] Yui
    Oh, do you dislike chrysanthemum?
[13:10] Gabimaru
    No, I'm just really glad.
[13:14] Gabimaru
    Even if this is a dream,
    I'm glad I got to talk to you.
[13:19] Yui
    What are you talking about?
[13:24] Gabimaru
    I'm sorry.
[13:26] Gabimaru
    I might not make it back home.
[13:45] Chief
    Shinobi Rule Number 20.
[13:48] (Flashback) Chief
    If you are facing death,
[13:51] (Flashback) Chief
    then draw on whatever life you have left
[13:53] (Flashback) Chief
    to deal as much damage as possible
    to the enemy before dying.
[13:58] Chief
    You don't have to bother
    remembering that one.
[14:00] Chief
    I've trained you so
    you'll do it instinctively.
[14:08] Chief
    On the brink of death,
[14:10] Chief
    you'll reflexively attempt
    to take your opponent down with you,
[14:12] Chief
    regardless of your own will.
[14:26] Gabimaru
    I'm sorry. I might...
[14:58] Zhu Jin (F Old)
    Mei, what do you think you're doing?
[15:10] Sagiri
    Well, we can't help what's already happened.
[15:13] Senta
    I'm s-s-s-sorry!
[15:15] Senta
    I looked for him right away,
[15:18] Senta
    but the mist got thicker
    the farther I got from the village.
[15:21] Senta
    It was a struggle getting back here.
[15:23] Hoko
    It's impossible for an ordinary person
    to make any real progress in that mist.
[15:28] Sagiri
    If Gabimaru headed towards Horai,
    then we must search for him immediately.
[15:32] Yuzuriha
    What? No thanks.
[15:34] Sagiri
    What?
[15:35] Yuruziha
    I mean, we don't have time for that, right?
[15:38] Yuzuriha
    Besides, he's the one who decided to go.
[15:41] Yuzuriha
    He was an asset in combat,
    but it's not like we can help it now.
[15:44] Yuzuriha
    Plus, it's not like the Asaemon care
    about the safety of the criminals, right?
[15:49] Sagiri
    What?
[15:50] Yuzuriha
    There's no reason to look for him.
[15:52] Sagiri
    Actually—
[15:53] Hoko
    If you're going to Horai,
    I'll accompany you.
[15:56] Hoko
    I haven't seen Mei.
    She probably went after Gabimaru.
[16:02] Hoko
    I must look for her.
[16:03] Hoko
    I'd appreciate your help.
[16:05] Yuzuriha
    Are you saying you can
    get there through the fog?
[16:09] Hoko
    It's possible.
[16:12] Yuzuriha
    I'm actually starting to,
    y'know, worry about Gabimaru.
[16:17] Yuzuriha
    Let's go, Sagirin.
[16:20] Sagiri
    Okay.
[16:21] Yuzuriha
    Anyway, even if we make it to Horai,
[16:25] Yuzuriha
    those troublesome Tensen
    will be there, right?
[16:28] Hoko
    Yes.
[16:29] Yuzuriha
    Who exactly are the Tensen?
    Tell us all about them.
[16:33] Senta
    Yuzuriha-san, we'll get lost
    if we don't focus.
[16:37] Yuzuriha
    We won't get lost.
[16:38] Yuzuriha
    Aren't you curious too, Sagirin?
[16:40] Sagiri
    What?
[16:41] Yuzuriha
    About the Tensen.
[16:43] Sagiri
    Yes, I suppose I am.
[16:47] Sagiri
    If the Tensen reside in Horai,
    then we'll probably run into them somewhere.
[16:53] Hoko
    The Tensen...
[16:56] Hoko
    are seven hermits.
[16:59] Mu Dan (M)
    I prefer being male.
[17:01] Mu Dan (M)
    First, its construction is efficient.
[17:04] Mu Dan (M)
    Utility is the essence of beauty.
[17:05] Tao Fa (F)
    I definitely prefer being female.
[17:08] Tao Fa (F)
    Just looking at women's bodies
    makes you want to touch them.
[17:11] Gui Fa (F)
    Silence.
[17:12] Ran (M)
    Both are beautiful in their own way.
[17:15] Ju Fa (M)
    Are we just talking about appearances?
[17:17] Ju Fa (M)
    I prefer being male.
[17:19] Ju Fa (M)
    The way this form feels and
    operates suits me better.
[17:22] Tao Fa (F)
    What? But we screwed the other day as women...
[17:25] Ju Fa (M)
    I was just curious.
[17:27] Tao Fa (F)
    No way. You really seemed to enjoy yourself.
[17:31] Mu Dan (M)
    I'm surprised you can
    tolerate someone so fussy.
[17:34] Tao Fa (F)
    That's my favorite part.
[17:36] Ran (M)
    It is good to be energetic.
[17:38] Gui Fa (F)
    Oh, shut up.
[17:41] Ran (M)
    Enough chit-chat. Let us make our reports.
[17:46] Ran (M)
    Some humans arrived several days ago.
[17:50] Ran (M)
    They seem different from previous humans.
[17:53] Ran (M)
    There aren't many of them,
    but they're fierce.
[17:55] Ran (M)
    Many Soshin have been killed.
[17:58] Ju Fa (M)
    Zhu Jin, it's your fault
    for keeping watch so sloppily.
[18:02] Ju Fa (M)
    You allowed the humans you
    found on the beach to escape.
[18:05] Ju Fa (M)
    And last night, you struggled against
    another human you met in front of the gates.
[18:08] Ju Fa (M)
    You're pathetic.
[18:14] Ju Fa (M)
    Not only that, but judging by your appearance,
    you've been using too much Tao.
[18:18] Tao Fa (F)
    Poor thing.
[18:20] Mu Dan (M)
    You reap what you sow.
[18:22] Ju Fa (M)
    I can't believe a human forced you
    to use your Kishikai transformation.
[18:26] Mu Dan (M)
    Enough, Ju Fa.
[18:27] Mu Dan (M)
    We're a family. A family sticks together.
[18:31] Mu Dan (M)
    And a family also obeys.
[18:33] Mu Dan (M)
    I'm the only one allowed to harm Zhu Jin.
[18:41] Ju Fa (M)
    Fine.
[18:42] Mu Dan (M)
    Did you deal with the humans you
    encountered in the woods properly?
[18:47] Ju Fa (M)
    I brought them near death
    and threw them in the pit.
[18:50] Ju Fa (M)
    They should be flowers by now.
[18:52] Mu Dan (M)
    Don't underestimate them.
[18:54] Mu Dan (M)
    The corpse of a Monshin
    was discovered as well.
[18:57] Mu Dan (M)
    Anyone capable of killing them
    is no ordinary human.
[19:00] Mu Dan (M)
    Between them and the human Zhu Jin cornered
    last night, something's different this time.
[19:08] Mu Dan (M)
    If they make it out of the pit,
[19:11] Mu Dan (M)
    you'll find injured beasts
    can be terrifying creatures.
[19:13] Mu Dan (M)
    If the humans who arrived
    with them this time are just as capable,
[19:18] Mu Dan (M)
    then this will be rather difficult.
[19:21] Mu Dan (M)
    You killed the man who forced you to
    use your Kishikai transformation, didn't you?
[19:27] Zhu Jin (F Old)
    Yes.
[19:30] Mu Dan (M)
    Well, no matter who comes our way,
    there's only one thing we want.
[19:42] Mu Dan (M)
    To eternity and our revered master.
[19:51] Sagiri
    There are seven immortal beings?
[19:54] Hoko
    They say that, originally, there was only one.
[19:57] Yuzuriha
    What? What does that mean?
[19:59] Hoko
    Shangdi Samantabhadra,
    Dadi Aksho, Jiujun Amoghavajra,
[20:04] Hoko
    Sagacious Dasheng Ratna, Yuanjun Tathātā,
    Gonggong Manjusri, Deified Dijun Cundi...
[20:10] Hoko
    A hermit who mastered their art
    and became a god split into these seven parts.
[20:15] Hoko
    They all look and sound the same,
[20:18] Hoko
    but their personalities
    and roles are different.
[20:21] Hoko
    Together, the seven of them rule this island.
[20:24] Hoko
    But that is only a legend from
    when I was a child.
[20:28] Yuzuriha
    A child? Like, back
    when you were just a leaf?
[20:31] Hoko
    No. I used to look like you.
[20:36] Hoko
    Everyone who lives
    on the island looked human once.
[20:40] Hoko
    They were longer-lived
    and more devout than your kind.
[20:44] Hoko
    The villages prospered.
[20:46] Hoko
    But...
[20:50] Senta
    What is this?
[20:52] Hoko
    The villages only prospered
    until a thousand years ago.
[20:56] Hoko
    Though our lives are long,
    we transform before we die.
[21:00] Senta
    Transform?
[21:01] Hoko
    Our bodies slowly become trees.
[21:04] Hoko
    Eventually we become a tree and
    take root in the land, praying cross-legged.
[21:09] Hoko
    The transformation progresses
    regardless of our age,
[21:12] Hoko
    and we lose awareness as well.
[21:14] Hoko
    Just before we lose our
    awareness, we gather here.
[21:17] Hoko
    It's said that by doing so, we ensure our
    souls are invited into Horai after death.
[21:23] Hoko
    My awareness is fading as well.
[21:26] Hoko
    I had a family, but they transformed.
[21:29] Hoko
    This is my daughter.
[21:31] Hoko
    Unfortunately, she was
    the first in our family to transform.
[21:38] Sagiri
    No wonder your village fell
    into ruin, even after 1,000 years of prosperity.
[21:44] Hoko
    Horai is the final resting place of souls.
[21:48] Hoko
    The Tensen are gods
    that choose who will enter Horai.
[21:52] Hoko
    They mustn't be defied.
[21:55] Sagiri
    He chose to leave on his own,
[21:58] Sagiri
    and the safety of the criminals
    doesn't fall under my jurisdiction.
[22:01] Sagiri
    But...
[22:03] Sagiri
    I hope he's all right.
[22:06] Gabimaru
    Where am I?
[22:09] Gabimaru
    Did this girl save me?
[22:14] Gabimaru
    They're neither hermits nor gods.
    They're true monsters.
[22:19] Gabimaru
    I'll have to defeat them
    to acquire the Elixir.
[22:25] Gabimaru
    Good.
[22:28] Gabimaru
    If they're monsters and not gods,
    then there must be a way to kill them.
[22:32] Gabimaru
    But I mustn't be reckless.
[22:34] Gabimaru
    I need to come up with a plan to fight them.
[22:36] Gabimaru
    It'll be difficult to do alone.
[22:38] Gabimaru
    With two, three, or even more...
[22:44] Gantetsusai
    I thought I'd found a moving rag,
    but you're that shinobi.
[22:49] Gantetsusai
    You're looking ragged.
    Is it time for you to die?