# 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?