Hero Tales
Lord Keiro, the Shogun of the Xian Empire, blazes a trail of terror while seeking the sacred sword that will make him a god. Standing in his way is Taito, a powerful star reborn in human form who vows to use his strength to avenge those slaughtered by Keiro. To complete his journey, Taito must seek others like him: the seven star-born warriors with the strength to shatter a corrupt empire. 

Season 1

1 - Chapter One: Alkaid Roars
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[00:39] ---
    "Lian Tong Temple"
[00:58] ---
    Kanyo!
[01:00] ---
    Hang in there, Kanyo!
[01:01] ---
    T-Taito...
[01:03] ---
    What on earth happened?!
    How many of them are there?!
[01:07] ---
    O-One...
[01:08] ---
    One?!
[01:37] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu...
[01:39] ---
    At last, the sword of the ruler
    of the world is mine...
[01:49] ---
    Damn you...
[01:51] ---
    Just what the hell do you think you're doing
    while others are trying to enjoy the night?!
[01:57] ---
    You piece of scum! You'll pay for this!
[02:02] ---
    What?!
[02:03] ---
    Those who stand in the way shall be cut down.
[02:09] ---
    Not bad.
[02:11] ---
    I can see how you managed
    to storm this place all by yourself!
[02:13] ---
    My objective is the conqueror's
    sword, the Xian Jia Lan Wu.
[02:17] ---
    It is only proper that I obtain it on my own.
[02:20] ---
    Enough of your nonsense!
[02:22] ---
    I won't even let you have a single rock!
[02:33] ---
    Don't underestimate me!
[02:45] ---
    You made me use my right arm. Impressive.
[02:53] ---
    Damn...
[02:55] ---
    Don't touch the sword!
[03:05] ---
    D-damn you!
[03:07] ---
    I will overlook your insolence.
[03:09] ---
    Now leave the Xian Jia Lan Wu and begone.
[03:11] ---
    Like hell I will! Now I'm really mad!
[03:13] ---
    You're going down now! I swear it!
[03:17] ---
    Fool. That is the sword
    of the chosen conqueror.
[03:21] ---
    A measly insect cannot possibly draw it.
[03:23] ---
    Shut up!
[03:31] ---
    Th-that's...!
[03:43] ---
    What is this sword?!
[03:45] ---
    What?! You've chosen the Alkaid,
    Xian Jia Lan Wu?!
[03:49] ---
    No! That's not possible!
[03:53] ---
    My meeting the Alkaid here
    was also destined by the stars!
[03:56] ---
    Alkaid? What the hell are you talking about?!
[03:59] ---
    You shall fall before my cause!
[04:01] ---
    The hell with that, mustache freak!
[04:20] ---
    What was that shock wave just now?!
    Was that bastard holding back before?!
[04:33] ---
    Die!
[04:43] ---
    Although the Alkaid, you are but a boy.
[04:46] ---
    Your unsheathing of the sword poses little--
[04:48] ---
    What?!
[04:53] ---
    I- I'm not finished yet...
    Not until I avenge my friends...!
[05:04] ---
    Boy... You still intend to beleaguer me?!
[06:02] ---
    Fall, Alkaid!
[06:17] ---
    Lord Keiro! Welcome back!
[06:23] ---
    Oh! Look, men!
[06:26] ---
    At long last, the Xian Jia Lan Wu
    is in our Lord Keiro's possession!
[06:49] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[06:58] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[07:07] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her°
[07:16] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[07:25] ---
    Try to scream
[07:28] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[07:37] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[07:42] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[07:52] ---
    During winterlong
[08:08] ---
    In the heavens are seven stars.
    They are the stars of the Big Dipper.
[08:13] ---
    The seven stars:
[08:14] ---
    In other words, the heroes
    who are the Dipper Bearers;
[08:17] ---
    the karma in place since Creation;
[08:19] ---
    the transmigration of the wild gods;
[08:21] ---
    the tales of warriors.
[08:23] ---
    And, just as in this world
    there are yin and yang,
[08:27] ---
    so too are there the opposite poles
    of Dubhe and Alkaid in the Big Dipper.
[08:30] ---
    These two are "wild stars" that hold
    complete sway over the land.
[08:37] ---
    "Chapter One: Alkaid Roars"
[08:59] ---
    Found some!
[09:01] ---
    Hang in there, Taito!
[09:13] ---
    Master Sonnei. Senior Soei.
[09:15] ---
    Be at ease.
[09:16] ---
    We've been so busy with
    the funerals the past few days
[09:19] ---
    that we haven't had time to see you.
[09:21] ---
    I thank you again in my son's place, Ryuko.
[09:25] ---
    No, it was only dumb luck
    that I happened upon him.
[09:28] ---
    It seems my terrible sense of
    direction can be useful.
[09:32] ---
    No, it was in both of your destinies.
[09:35] ---
    You mean the karma of the stars?
[09:37] ---
    They say fools are tough,
    but it's a relief that he's all right
[09:40] ---
    and that we didn't
    have to give him a funeral.
[09:43] ---
    Please forgive me. If only I had
    arrived a little sooner...
[09:48] ---
    Don't say that.
[09:48] ---
    Had I not gone to Emei Shan
    for moon viewing that night...
[09:52] ---
    It was I who invited you
    to that moon viewing.
[09:55] ---
    Still, it's unbelievable to think that someone
    single-handedly managed to take on
[10:00] ---
    the renowned warriors of the Qing Long Platoon
    and the armed priests of Lian Tong Temple...
[10:03] ---
    Not even the Alkaid was a match for him...
[10:06] ---
    What did you just say, Master Sonnei?
[10:10] ---
    Taito! Taito!
[10:13] ---
    Taito!
[10:14] ---
    Hello, Master Sonnei!
[10:17] ---
    You're always in such high spirits, Laila.
[10:19] ---
    Not at all. My dumb brother
    makes me cry every day.
[10:26] ---
    Is he still not...?
[10:27] ---
    He'll be fine now.
    His wounds have nearly healed.
[10:30] ---
    Really?! In that case...
[10:32] ---
    ...get up already!
[10:37] ---
    Good morning, dumb brother!
[10:39] ---
    What the hell, Laila?! What's the big idea?!
    What's the big idea?!
[10:43] ---
    Why did you say that twice?
[10:44] ---
    Shut up! I'm gonna hit you for that!
[10:47] ---
    My dumb brother's mad now!
[10:49] ---
    You can't get away from me! Get back here!
[10:52] ---
    Who is she?
[10:54] ---
    Taito's younger sister. My daughter.
[11:00] ---
    Stop, Laila! Get back here!
[11:04] ---
    Sorry! Forgive me!
[11:10] ---
    Wh-what? What are you looking at?
[11:41] ---
    Kanyo's sword...
[11:45] ---
    In my eyes, Lian Tong Temple
    was my home; Tai Shan my garden.
[11:49] ---
    And the priests and the Qing Long Platoon
    members were my irreplaceable friends.
[11:54] ---
    And now they're all...
[11:58] ---
    Damn it!
[11:59] ---
    Taito!
[12:04] ---
    Taito! Stop it!
[12:12] ---
    Taito! That's not cool at all!
    Lashing out like that is pathetic!
[12:17] ---
    What?!
[12:18] ---
    You're completely wrong if you think
    you're the only one who's sad!
[12:22] ---
    We're the lucky ones.
[12:24] ---
    Those people can't even
    feel sadness anymore!
[12:28] ---
    I'm glad you didn't die.
[12:30] ---
    Just being able to feel that makes me happy.
[12:36] ---
    Laila. I'm strong, aren't I?
[12:41] ---
    Then why did I lose?!
[12:44] ---
    H-how... How should I know?!
[12:51] ---
    Medicinal herbs...
[12:58] ---
    Men don't care how other people feel at all!
[13:00] ---
    They're so hopeless!
[13:02] ---
    Stupid Taito!
[13:22] ---
    Why am I unable to draw it?
[13:27] ---
    Is that Alkaid boy still alive?
[13:31] ---
    Very well. If you will not choose me,
[13:35] ---
    then I will take the land by force.
[13:37] ---
    Come, Shimei.
[13:41] ---
    Impressive, Lord Keiro, that you can
    even detect the presence of a dead person.
[13:47] ---
    Go.
[13:48] ---
    Leave the Alkaid's destruction to me.
[13:57] ---
    Absolutely no one shall stand
    in my way to domination!
[14:02] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu?!
[14:04] ---
    That's the symbol of the
    emperor of our Xian Empire!
[14:08] ---
    Indeed, it is the sword of conquerors.
[14:10] ---
    He who draws the Xian Jia
    Lan Wu will rule the world.
[14:14] ---
    Shouldn't it be in the
    emperor's possession then?
[14:17] ---
    A false one is.
[14:18] ---
    The real one was
    kept here at the Lian Tong Temple.
[14:22] ---
    Why is that?
[14:24] ---
    Because the current emperor couldn't draw it.
[14:27] ---
    He couldn't?!
[14:29] ---
    Being unable to unsheathe the sword of rulers
    would place his position as emperor at risk.
[14:33] ---
    So he secretly left it in our hands.
[14:39] ---
    Just how many lives were lost
    for one measly sword?!
[14:43] ---
    Then the bandit's intent
    was to steal the Xian Jia Lan Wu...
[14:47] ---
    Just who was he?
[14:49] ---
    Someone saw troops in the mountains.
[14:52] ---
    They carried black flags that said
    "Wolf" and red flags that said "Xian"...
[14:55] ---
    That can't be! Red "Xian"
    flags are carried by...!
[14:58] ---
    Yes. The main imperial army.
[15:02] ---
    Such foolishness. Stealing the sword
    won't amount to anything.
[15:06] ---
    Huh?
[15:08] ---
    It chooses its own master.
[15:11] ---
    The fact is that the current emperor
    wasn't chosen by the sword.
[15:15] ---
    The sword's master has already been decided.
[15:40] ---
    He'll pay for this. That
    mustached bastard will pay...
[15:47] ---
    I understand how he feels. But...
[15:52] ---
    Okay!
[15:57] ---
    Hey! Taito!
[16:04] ---
    That was dangerous!
[16:06] ---
    What's the big idea, Laila?!
    What's the big idea, Laila?!
[16:09] ---
    Why did you say that twice?
[16:10] ---
    Shut up! It's a habit of mine!
[16:14] ---
    Hey, Taito. I know you feel angry,
    but I don't want to see you like this!
[16:18] ---
    Wh-what brought that on?
[16:21] ---
    It's not like you!
[16:22] ---
    You need to always
    be cheerful and in high spirits!
[16:30] ---
    Laila. Thanks for the herbs.
[16:34] ---
    Now if only there was
    a medicine for curing stupidity.
[16:38] ---
    Stupidity causes other
    people so much trouble!
[16:40] ---
    Quit calling me stupid.
[16:42] ---
    Even if we're not related by blood,
    I still am your older brother.
[16:44] ---
    Thank goodness that we
    aren't related by blood!
[16:48] ---
    Hey! Are you insulting me?!
[17:08] ---
    Whoops, that was close.
    Looks like he has some skill.
[17:12] ---
    But not nearly enough.
    The Alkaid is no trifling thing like that.
[17:17] ---
    Isn't that right?
[17:21] ---
    Guess I'll lay a trap.
[17:36] ---
    It looks like it's going to rain.
    Just after I did the laundry, too...
[17:40] ---
    Hello, young lady.
[17:42] ---
    Who's there?!
[17:43] ---
    My boss left me with an
    errand to take care of.
[17:48] ---
    Can't say I care myself, though.
[17:51] ---
    What business do you have with me?!
[17:53] ---
    I only want to see what the Alkaid's
    capable of when he's serious.
[17:57] ---
    The Alkaid?!
[17:58] ---
    If he disappoints me,
    I'll exterminate him.
[18:00] ---
    That's it, basically.
[18:09] ---
    That was Laila!
[18:10] ---
    Laila!
[18:11] ---
    Laila! What happened?!
[18:19] ---
    Did something happen, Laila?
[18:21] ---
    S-stay away... Taito...
[18:24] ---
    What? I can't h--
[18:30] ---
    L- Laila?
[18:31] ---
    N-no... M-my body's moving on its own...
[18:34] ---
    You show yourself, Alkaid.
[18:38] ---
    The girl is my marionette.
[18:41] ---
    What?!
[18:42] ---
    Now, then. Let's see the power of the Alkaid.
[18:47] ---
    "Alkaid"? What the hell is that, anyway?!
[18:50] ---
    What? You don't know?
[18:52] ---
    S-stop this!
[18:55] ---
    "Everyone knows but he himself," huh...
[18:57] ---
    Alkaid is a conqueror's star;
    a sinful star that cuts down all
[19:02] ---
    with its tremendous power
    and guides the world to turmoil.
[19:05] ---
    What?!
[19:06] ---
    You were born bearing Alkaid's karma.
[19:09] ---
    You have a pattern on your body, right?
[19:12] ---
    And there's another star that Alkaid
    clashes with for domination: Dubhe.
[19:16] ---
    My boss Keiro, in other words.
[19:19] ---
    Damn you! Don't tell me you're that
    mustached bastard's henchman?!
[19:26] ---
    M-my body!
[19:29] ---
    Easy! All too easy, Alkaid!
[19:32] ---
    I thought you were lacking
    somewhat, but not this much!
[19:39] ---
    Taito!
[19:44] ---
    I'll tell you what you lack.
[19:47] ---
    Ambition, resolve, authority,
    knowledge, skepticism...
[19:52] ---
    ...and hate!
[19:56] ---
    What are you doing, you pervert?!
[19:58] ---
    You're one strong-willed cutie-pie!
    You might just be my type!
[20:03] ---
    D-damn you! Get away from Laila!
[20:12] ---
    There are some people out there
[20:14] ---
    who get angrier from their
    friends' pain than their own.
[20:19] ---
    Is this where the heart is?
[20:24] ---
    Stop it, damn you! Stop it!
[20:27] ---
    Sure, I'll stop. Instead...
[20:32] ---
    Laila!
[20:34] ---
    What did you do?!
[20:35] ---
    She's going to strangle herself
[20:37] ---
    and rip her flesh and shatter
    her bones in doing so...
[20:40] ---
    This will be a real sight!
[20:44] ---
    That's a good look. Just how I like it!
[20:48] ---
    Damn you! I swear I'll get you for this!
[20:51] ---
    How empty that sounds!
[20:53] ---
    What can you possibly do now?
[20:56] ---
    Taito...
[20:58] ---
    You're powerless.
[21:00] ---
    That's right. You're powerless!
[21:03] ---
    Just as you couldn't save your friends,
[21:05] ---
    so too will you watch
    your own dear sister die!
[21:24] ---
    This is...!
[21:26] ---
    What is this menacing energy?!
[21:30] ---
    Taito...
[21:37] ---
    See, you do have it in ya.
[21:41] ---
    That's it.
[21:43] ---
    That's the hate you were lacking!
[21:48] ---
    How many centuries has it been
[21:50] ---
    since the stars of Alkaid
    and Dubhe have appeared?
[21:54] ---
    This is exciting!
[22:12] ---
    In those days,
    you believed in more dreams
[22:23] ---
    than could fit in your little hands
[22:31] ---
    Don't look like that,
    don't give in°
[22:42] ---
    Even inside me you're shining brightly now
[22:52] ---
    Please notice
[22:56] ---
    You can stay your more
    honest, open self
[23:02] ---
    I'll be by your side
    and act as a signpost
[23:12] ---
    So we can just walk beneath
    this great big sky together
[23:22] ---
    because you aren't alone
[23:33] ---
    The star awakes and takes action!
[23:36] ---
    Sir Taito appears to be reacting to my star!
[23:39] ---
    My father always said he didn't
    want Taito to awaken.
[23:44] ---
    He wanted him to live
    peacefully as a normal person.
[23:47] ---
    You'll destroy yourself, Sir Taito!
[23:49] ---
    Is the party finally starting?
[23:52] ---
    Those harboring the stars meet,
    their destinies intertwining.
[23:56] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Two:
    The Karma of Mizar."
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"
[24:12] ---
    My star is resonating!

2 - Chapter Two: The Karma of Mizar
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[00:13] ---
    Taito...
[00:18] ---
    See, you do have it in ya.
[00:24] ---
    What is this menacing energy?
[00:27] ---
    That's it. That's the hate you were lacking!
[00:35] ---
    How many centuries has it been
[00:37] ---
    since the stars of Alkaid
    and Dubhe have appeared?
[00:40] ---
    This is exciting!
[00:48] ---
    Ryuko!
[00:49] ---
    Senior Soei! Let's go!
[00:56] ---
    So the star has become active...
[01:12] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[01:21] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:30] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her°
[01:39] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:48] ---
    Try to scream
[01:51] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[02:00] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:05] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:15] ---
    During winterlong
[02:48] ---
    Scary!
[03:01] ---
    Not bad.
[03:02] ---
    Even after just awakening the Alkaid
    has tremendous destructive power.
[03:06] ---
    However...
[03:12] ---
    You've still got a long way to go
    to stand up to my boss Keiro,
[03:16] ---
    who bears the karma of Dubhe--!
[03:22] ---
    He's fast! Has he improved
    in this short of a time?
[03:37] ---
    "Chapter Two: The Karma of Mizar"
[03:46] ---
    Wh-what?!
[03:49] ---
    T- Taito! Laila!
[03:56] ---
    My star is resonating!
[03:59] ---
    Don't tell me that pattern is...!
[04:01] ---
    Yes, the pattern of Alkaid.
[04:04] ---
    Taito bears the karma of the star Alkaid.
[04:08] ---
    Oh, wonderful! Is the party finally starting?
[04:18] ---
    Senior Soei, get Lady Laila!
[04:20] ---
    Sir Taito appears to be reacting to my star!
[04:23] ---
    Understood!
[04:28] ---
    Laila! Laila!
[04:31] ---
    What on earth?!
[04:34] ---
    He's avoiding her...
[04:36] ---
    Despite losing himself to his anger,
    he seeks to prevent injury to Laila.
[04:44] ---
    N-now you've done it...!
[04:50] ---
    Laila! Say something, Laila!
[04:54] ---
    Father...
[04:56] ---
    Laila...
[04:56] ---
    Wh-where am I? Wh-where is Taito?
[05:02] ---
    Taito!
[05:08] ---
    T- Taito...
[05:10] ---
    Consumed by the star's power,
    he has lost all control.
[05:13] ---
    What I feared has finally come to pass...
[05:16] ---
    Don't tell me that power is...
[05:18] ---
    If so, you'll destroy yourself, Sir Taito!
[05:25] ---
    You leave me no choice.
[05:36] ---
    Don't die, now!
[05:44] ---
    What?!
[05:50] ---
    M-monster...
[05:56] ---
    What are you doing, Taito?!
[05:59] ---
    Laila!
[06:00] ---
    You're in danger, Lady Laila! Get away!
[06:07] ---
    You're always causing everyone trouble...
[06:14] ---
    Please...
[06:15] ---
    ...go back to normal, you stupid brother!
[06:35] ---
    Oww!
[06:37] ---
    What's the big idea, Laila?!
    What's the big idea, Laila?!
[06:40] ---
    Why did you say that twice?!
[06:42] ---
    What is this?!
[06:44] ---
    Why am I covered in blood?!
    Why am I covered in blood?! Why?!
[06:47] ---
    Quit repeating yourself!
[06:50] ---
    That... can't be...
[06:55] ---
    So she stopped the Alkaid...
[07:07] ---
    Why do I have to do this by myself?
[07:11] ---
    Did I really do this?!
[07:23] ---
    Thank you for trying to stop Taito, umm...
[07:28] ---
    I am Ryuko, an ascetic monk
    from the Tong You Temple.
[07:31] ---
    I was sent here by Head Priest Ryusho.
[07:35] ---
    Then you came all the way from the capital?!
[07:37] ---
    Never did I expect something
    like this awaited me.
[07:40] ---
    Perhaps this is also the karma of the stars.
[07:42] ---
    Karma of the stars?
[07:44] ---
    In this world there are people who are born
[07:46] ---
    bearing the karma of the stars
    as ordained by the heavens.
[07:50] ---
    I, as well as Sir Taito,
    bear the karma of the stars.
[07:54] ---
    My father always said
[07:57] ---
    he didn't want Taito to awaken.
[08:00] ---
    He wanted him to live
    peacefully as a normal person.
[08:05] ---
    So this is what he meant...
[08:08] ---
    In the heavens are seven stars.
    They are the stars of the Big Dipper.
[08:13] ---
    The seven stars:
[08:14] ---
    In other words, the heroes
    who are the Dipper Bearers;
[08:17] ---
    the karma in place since Creation;
[08:19] ---
    the transmigration of the wild gods;
[08:21] ---
    the tales of warriors.
[08:22] ---
    And, just as in this world
    there are yin and yang,
[08:25] ---
    so too are there the opposite poles
    of Dubhe and Alkaid in the Big Dipper.
[08:29] ---
    These two are "wild stars" that
    hold complete sway over the land.
[08:33] ---
    That's from the Tale of the Big Dipper.
[08:36] ---
    Indeed.
[08:37] ---
    The Dipper Bearers are seven heroes
[08:39] ---
    born in turbulent times
    who will lead the people.
[08:43] ---
    It is said that each possesses the pattern
    of a star in the Big Dipper upon their bodies.
[08:48] ---
    Five of the Dipper Bearers; Megrez,
    Merak, Alioth, Phecda, and Mizar,
[08:53] ---
    are known as the Five Divine Warriors.
[08:56] ---
    And the stars of Alkaid and Dubhe
    are known as the Two Celestial Deities.
[09:01] ---
    Two Celestial Deities...
[09:03] ---
    And I'm this Alkaid of yours?
[09:06] ---
    What a joke!
[09:07] ---
    Taito!
[09:08] ---
    Sheesh. Even after everything you did...
[09:11] ---
    I don't know if I should
    call you carefree or stupid...
[09:13] ---
    What did you say?!
[09:16] ---
    Ryuko, was it?! Are you
    trying to pick a fight?!
[09:20] ---
    Knock it off, Taito.
[09:22] ---
    The Two Celestial Deities are sinful
    stars that bring turmoil to the land.
[09:27] ---
    And it is the karma of the Five Divine Warriors
    to act as breakwaters for that turmoil.
[09:32] ---
    So what?!
[09:33] ---
    I also bear a star.
[09:36] ---
    The star of Mizar. I am one
    of the Five Divine Warriors.
[09:40] ---
    So?!
[09:41] ---
    I don't care about any of this
    stupid "karma" stuff! I'm me!
[09:45] ---
    I don't take orders or
    directions from anyone!
[09:50] ---
    No one can defy karma bestowed by the stars
    in the heavens; it is a heavenly mandate.
[09:55] ---
    You are no exception, Taito.
[10:00] ---
    Grandpa Son...
[10:21] ---
    Lord Keiro of the Xian Empire,
[10:23] ---
    staying here on his way home
    from crushing a rebellion...
[10:26] ---
    Frightening.
[10:31] ---
    I see. So he survived.
[10:34] ---
    Even the Mizar of the Five
    Divine Warriors showed up.
[10:38] ---
    My best clothes went to waste as a result.
[10:43] ---
    So, what now? Devouring each other
    is what the Alkaid and Dubhe do.
[10:48] ---
    For you--
[10:49] ---
    Forget about him.
[10:50] ---
    The heavens have ordered that he should live.
[10:52] ---
    You're going to forget about him?
[10:54] ---
    But, Shimei. What *you 
    *do is your own business.
[10:58] ---
    I see. I get your drift.
[11:02] ---
    Alkaid... Just how much of an
    obstacle will you be in my path?
[11:19] ---
    It's cheap! Come and get some!
[11:23] ---
    Plucked this very morning!
[11:27] ---
    It's Taito!
[11:28] ---
    Good morning, Taito!
[11:30] ---
    Let's play!
[11:31] ---
    Morning! Let's go fishing
    some other time, okay?
[11:35] ---
    Yeah!
[11:35] ---
    We'll hold you to that!
[11:37] ---
    Wait for me!
[11:39] ---
    The people of Tai Shan certainly are strong.
[11:42] ---
    The town is already so lively
    after being burned down...
[11:44] ---
    Did you think it would be gloomier
    and wearier because it's a town for refugees?
[11:49] ---
    No, that isn't what I...
[11:51] ---
    You're a straightforward person, Ryuko.
[11:54] ---
    Dad and Grandpa Son built
    this town for refugees.
[11:58] ---
    Don't nitpick about it.
[11:59] ---
    That wasn't my intent.
[12:00] ---
    I respect them both from
    the bottom of my heart.
[12:03] ---
    Good, then.
[12:05] ---
    These people are my friends. My family.
[12:31] ---
    We'll be back again, Kanyo... Everyone...
[12:40] ---
    This many Qing Long Platoon members
    and ascetic monks in one night...
[12:44] ---
    Because they're friends...
    Because they're family...
[12:49] ---
    That mustached bastard will pay!
[12:53] ---
    As leader of the Qing Long
    Platoon, I order you...
[12:56] ---
    Father!
[12:58] ---
    Don't even think about getting revenge.
[13:01] ---
    The Qing Long Platoon is the self-defense
    force that protects Tai Shan.
[13:04] ---
    I will not allow it to launch
    an attack of its own!
[13:07] ---
    You can't be serious!
    You want us to just accept it?!
[13:10] ---
    You want us to accept defeat
    with our tail between our legs?!
[13:12] ---
    Be quiet!
[13:14] ---
    Nothing comes from anger and hatred.
[13:17] ---
    Do you understand, Taito?
[13:27] ---
    What do you say we train?
    We haven't in a while.
[13:50] ---
    He's fast! Is it because he's awoken?!
[14:00] ---
    I'm leaving your change of clothes here!
[14:05] ---
    This feels great!
[14:14] ---
    Taito.
[14:15] ---
    Huh?
[14:16] ---
    I'm hoping that you will someday take over
    as leader of the Qing Long Platoon.
[14:21] ---
    Yep, I plan to!
[14:23] ---
    What brought that on all of a sudden?
    You're acting weird, Dad.
[14:28] ---
    I see.
[14:41] ---
    Hey, Dad.
[14:42] ---
    Yes?
[14:43] ---
    Do you know a man named Keiro?
[14:46] ---
    Keiro?
[14:47] ---
    Do you mean General Keiro of the Xian Empire?
[14:51] ---
    An imperial general?!
[14:56] ---
    --What about him--?
[14:57] ---
    --Gimme money, Dad! Money!
[14:59] ---
    Money?
[15:00] ---
    I'm going to the capital!
[15:01] ---
    I'm going to kick the crap
    out of Keiro, that mustached freak!
[15:11] ---
    That's crazy!
[15:12] ---
    It's sheer stupidity!
[15:13] ---
    Well, he is stupid!
[15:15] ---
    It is quite like Taito.
[15:17] ---
    Actually, I want to visit the capital too!
[15:21] ---
    How can you be so carefree?
[15:23] ---
    To think that an imperial
    general set Tai Shan ablaze
[15:25] ---
    and attacked Lian Tong Temple...
[15:28] ---
    Could the emperor have sent him?
[15:29] ---
    No, Keiro was likely acting on his own.
[15:33] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu
    is the proof of imperial status;
[15:35] ---
    he probably stole it in order
    to take the throne for himself.
[15:38] ---
    You can't be serious. A general
    wanting to become emperor?
[15:42] ---
    What if he was the Dubhe,
    one of the Two Celestial Deities?
[15:47] ---
    What?!
[15:48] ---
    Impossible! I heard that the Alkaid
    and Dubhe never appear at the same time!
[15:53] ---
    There is no doubt about it.
[15:59] ---
    Because of their tremendous power,
    the Alkaid and the Dubhe
[16:03] ---
    can prove to be either very
    fortunate or very unfortunate.
[16:06] ---
    And fighting each other
    is the karma of the two stars.
[16:11] ---
    You're saying I should let Taito go?
[16:14] ---
    If the stars destine it so.
[16:16] ---
    Personally, I don't want to let him.
[16:26] ---
    Ryuko. I actually asked you
    to the Lian Tong Temple
[16:30] ---
    so that I could ask you
    to be Taito's watchdog.
[16:34] ---
    Watchdog?
[16:36] ---
    Although the Alkaid, he is still a child.
[16:39] ---
    As one of the Five Divine Warriors,
    would you be willing
[16:43] ---
    to show him the way and keep him
    from straying from his path?
[16:46] ---
    If such is my karma. However...
[16:52] ---
    The Five Divine Warriors are breakwaters.
[16:54] ---
    My karma is to prevent the two stars from
    colliding and bringing disturbance to the land.
[16:59] ---
    Even if it means defeating Sir Taito!
[17:15] ---
    If I lose, I have to forget
    about the mustached bastard
[17:18] ---
    and live here in Tai Shan
    for the rest of my life?
[17:23] ---
    Sounds good to me!
[17:26] ---
    My thanks.
[17:29] ---
    Here I come! Ryuko,
    an ascetic monk
[17:31] ---
    of the Liu Jia sect's Tong You Temple
    who uses the Eight Great Styles!
[17:35] ---
    That's not fair! Weapons are allowed?!
[17:38] ---
    There are no fights in
    this world on fair terms.
[17:42] ---
    The Dipper Bearers all carry
    weapons that match their attributes.
[17:47] ---
    As the Mizar, this Luo Chuan Staff
    acts as arm and leg to me!
[17:50] ---
    Oh, that so?
[17:58] ---
    I am Taito, a freeloader of the
    Liu Jia sect's Lian Tong Temple
[18:00] ---
    and also a user of the Eight Great Styles!
[18:02] ---
    My fists are my weapon!
[18:15] ---
    Th-that shock wave...
[18:18] ---
    Energy Manipulation.
[18:19] ---
    A secret Eight Great Styles technique
[18:22] ---
    in which you control the energy flowing
    in your body and place it into your weapon.
[18:28] ---
    Last time it was a tree branch,
    but today it is the Luo Chuan Staff.
[18:32] ---
    I'll knock you out in one blow!
[18:46] ---
    So he can use Energy Manipulation?!
[18:50] ---
    Wh-who are you knocking out now?!
[18:53] ---
    He's channeling his energy not through
    a weapon, but his own body...
[18:57] ---
    Foolishness!
[18:58] ---
    Don't underestimate me!
[19:26] ---
    Father.
[19:28] ---
    Laila?
[19:29] ---
    Listen, Father. I have a favor to ask.
[19:32] ---
    I have a favor to ask of you as well.
[19:46] ---
    Never did I expect you
    to stop it with your bare hands...
[19:49] ---
    I want to have another fight with you...
[19:52] ---
    Yes...
[19:54] ---
    A draw doesn't count as a loss, right?
[19:58] ---
    I'm going to the capital.
[20:18] ---
    Do you still have business with me?
[20:20] ---
    I will accompany you to the capital.
[20:25] ---
    I'm your watchdog.
[20:26] ---
    After all, if I let you go now,
    there's no telling what trouble you'll cause.
[20:31] ---
    Do whatever you want.
[20:34] ---
    What are you doing, Laila?!
[20:35] ---
    Ha! You couldn't steal a march
    on me in a hundred years!
[20:39] ---
    I'm coming too!
[20:41] ---
    Huh?!
[20:42] ---
    I can't just let you go!
[20:44] ---
    You're stupid and slow and
    reckless and voracious!
[20:47] ---
    Men are so hopeless!
[20:50] ---
    U-umm, I'm a man too...
[20:54] ---
    You think you can say whatever you want...!
[20:57] ---
    This has nothing to do with
    you, Laila! Get out of here!
[21:02] ---
    Money. Were you planning
    on traveling flat-broke?
[21:05] ---
    Who's going to sew your ripped clothes?
[21:09] ---
    And this is from Father.
[21:12] ---
    He says he'll let you borrow it,
    so make sure you bring it back.
[21:16] ---
    Now that it's decided, let's go!
[21:20] ---
    Hey! Don't act bossy! Don't act bossy!
[21:25] ---
    I guess the karma of the
    stars cannot be bent...
[21:28] ---
    Even though we're not connected
    by blood, Taito is still my son.
[21:32] ---
    I wanted to stop him.
[21:33] ---
    I've put you through a lot
    with Taito and now Laila...
[21:38] ---
    There was no choice.
[21:40] ---
    Laila has the ability to quiet
    the Alkaid inside Taito.
[21:44] ---
    No one can defy heavenly mandate or karma.
[21:48] ---
    But, Taito.
[21:50] ---
    It is your will and strength that
    determine your own destiny...
[22:12] ---
    chiisana te no hira ni
    norikiranai hodo no
[22:23] ---
    yume o shinjiteta ano koro
[22:31] ---
    sonna kao shinaide makenaide
[22:42] ---
    ima boku no naka demo
    kimi wa kagayaiteiru yo
[22:52] ---
    nee kizuite yo
[22:56] ---
    motto sunao na kimi no mama de ii
[23:02] ---
    boku ga soba de
    michishirube ni naru kara
[23:12] ---
    kono hiroi sora no shita
    issho ni arukeba ii
[23:22] ---
    hitori ja nai kara
[23:33] ---
    The journey brings us face-to-face
    with a heartless reality.
[23:36] ---
    Only the rotten bastards get to survive
    while the innocent people die?!
[23:41] ---
    That's a load of crap!
[23:42] ---
    If you cannot at least control
    the flow of your own energy,
[23:45] ---
    you do not stand a chance.
[23:47] ---
    Taito, huh? I'll be sure to remember you!
[23:49] ---
    I absolutely refuse to abandon
    you now! I refuse to!
[23:53] ---
    As the people face a crisis,
    the friendship between the two blazes up!
[23:57] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Three:
    The Pledge of Energy Manipulation."
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"
[24:13] ---
    There's no time to explain 
    the situation to small fries!

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[00:41] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[00:50] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[00:59] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her°
[01:08] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:17] ---
    Try to scream
[01:20] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[01:29] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[01:34] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[01:44] ---
    During winterlong
[02:09] ---
    What's taking you guys so long?!
    Why do you have to walk so slow?!
[02:12] ---
    What are you getting mad for, Taito?
[02:15] ---
    It's going to be a long journey;
    we'll get exhausted if we start rushing now.
[02:18] ---
    Shut up! What if that
    mustached bastard gets away
[02:21] ---
    while you're sitting around
    saying stuff like that?!
[02:24] ---
    Please calm down, Sir Taito.
[02:27] ---
    We're talking about
    a general of the Xian Empire.
[02:30] ---
    Just where would he run away to?
[02:32] ---
    Wh-where? Well...
[02:35] ---
    S-some place I don't know!
[02:37] ---
    Now you're just being defiant.
[02:40] ---
    Something wrong with that?!
    Something wrong with that?!
[02:42] ---
    Don't repeat yourself!
[02:43] ---
    There is nothing to fear.
    We will find Keiro at the capital.
[02:48] ---
    Especially if that is the karma of the stars.
[02:52] ---
    However, I do not think you can
    defeat Keiro at your current strength.
[02:56] ---
    What?!
[02:58] ---
    H-hey, wait! I only lost because
    he caught me off guard!
[03:02] ---
    In a real fight, I'd beat that guy easy!
[03:04] ---
    Would you be willing to hear me out?
[03:07] ---
    We can hurry ahead after that if you'd like.
[03:11] ---
    And as long as we're here,
    let's wash off the sweat of the road!
[03:15] ---
    "Chapter Three: The Pledge
    of Energy Manipulation"
[03:32] ---
    So, what do you have to tell me?
[03:35] ---
    Do you know the Eight Great Styles?
[03:39] ---
    Of course I do!
[03:41] ---
    Then please name the eight parts.
[03:45] ---
    Okay! The fist. The staff. Rope, bow,
[03:49] ---
    spear, sword. And then there's...
[03:53] ---
    Huh? That's only six.
[03:55] ---
    Come to think of it, yeah.
    You would expect there to be eight...
[03:59] ---
    It isn't surprising that you don't know.
[04:01] ---
    The remaining two are known
    as Energy Manipulation.
[04:04] ---
    Energy Manipulation?
[04:06] ---
    Yes. Technically, there are two types of it,
[04:10] ---
    but one has died out because no one uses it.
[04:14] ---
    Hold on! I don't wanna hear you
    spout off trivia you know!
[04:18] ---
    What does that have to do with me not
    being able to beat that mustached bastard?!
[04:27] ---
    W-wow...!
[04:31] ---
    This is Energy Manipulation.
[04:33] ---
    That wasn't much, given
    that this is just cloth, but...
[04:39] ---
    Rumor has it Keiro is the greatest
    Energy Manipulation user alive.
[04:45] ---
    If you cannot at least control the flow of
    your own energy,
[04:49] ---
    you do not stand a chance.
[04:51] ---
    That is what I am trying to say.
[04:56] ---
    Energy Manipulation!
    Energy Manipulation!
[04:59] ---
    He is so dumb...
[05:06] ---
    Wow! What a big boat!
[05:11] ---
    It's the Wo Jin Squad... To think that
    they've come to such a rural port...
[05:26] ---
    Wow!
[05:27] ---
    This is amazing, Taito!
    Look at all the shops and buildings!
[05:31] ---
    Look at how imposing that rock is!
[05:35] ---
    Yeah. But...
[05:37] ---
    there's something
    exhausted and weak about this place.
[05:40] ---
    Yeah, now that you mention it...
[05:42] ---
    I've heard that imperial officials
    continually exploit this town
[05:47] ---
    to fill their own pockets.
[05:50] ---
    Perhaps that is one reason why.
[05:52] ---
    Officials?!
[05:53] ---
    Now I see!
[05:55] ---
    The Qing Long guys did talk about
[05:59] ---
    how officials have been doing whatever
    they please in the capital and in the country
[06:02] ---
    ever since the new child emperor
    acceded to the throne...
[06:07] ---
    Damn it!
[06:08] ---
    That mustached bastard,
    the kid emperor, the officials!
[06:13] ---
    The empire is nothing but a bunch of ass--
[06:15] ---
    Taito! Not so loud!
[06:18] ---
    I will search for lodging for the night.
[06:21] ---
    Why don't you two enjoy yourselves
    and have a look around the boat?
[06:26] ---
    You don't mind?!
[06:27] ---
    You're so understanding, Ryuko!
[06:29] ---
    Okay, see you later!
[06:31] ---
    Absolutely not!
[06:32] ---
    There's no way at all?!
[06:34] ---
    C'mon, just for a minute!
    Let us see the inside of the boat!
[06:37] ---
    Stubborn kid!
[06:39] ---
    The likes of you would never
    be allowed on the Dou Ya,
[06:42] ---
    the ship of the glorious Wo Jin Squad!
[06:44] ---
    Wo Jin Squad, Floating Pod, whatever!
[06:47] ---
    Just c'mon! Please?!
[06:49] ---
    Taito...
[06:56] ---
    Are you okay?! Little Sister Laila!
[06:59] ---
    Curses! Your sickness will just not go away!
[07:04] ---
    Listen, Big Brother...
    I have just one favor to ask...
[07:09] ---
    What is it?! Tell me!
[07:10] ---
    I want to see the inside of that ship...
[07:15] ---
    Just once, before I die...
[07:17] ---
    Okay! I understand!
[07:19] ---
    I will ask that nice Mr. Sailor for you now!
[07:23] ---
    So... Are we still not allowed on?
[07:26] ---
    Of course you aren't!
[07:29] ---
    Damn cheapskate.
[07:31] ---
    My acting was perfect, too...
[07:34] ---
    Sir Taito. Lady Laila.
[07:37] ---
    I've found lodging.
[07:40] ---
    This place?!
[07:42] ---
    Ryuko! There were better places than this!
[07:46] ---
    When it comes to lodging, staying
    out of the night dew is all that matters.
[07:50] ---
    What do you people want?!
[07:54] ---
    These are my two companions
    I mentioned, Ma'am.
[07:58] ---
    We would like to stay the night.
[08:01] ---
    Oh. I see.
[08:04] ---
    Oh, yes.
[08:05] ---
    It looks like tonight will be chilly
    from the rain, so I left you an extra blanket.
[08:11] ---
    Thank you very much.
[08:13] ---
    Is she... a nice person?
[08:16] ---
    I guess so...?
[08:24] ---
    To think that Sir Koyo, the head of the world-
    renowned Wo Jin Squad would stay here!
[08:30] ---
    Working even in such a rural
    port town has its benefits!
[08:36] ---
    Don't be silly.
[08:38] ---
    You're guaranteed to make it big
    when you return to the capital, Sir Oen.
[08:44] ---
    I should have come to see you much sooner.
[08:48] ---
    Just as I would expect
    from the Sir Koyo who leads
[08:51] ---
    the great warriors of the Wo Jin
    Squad at such a young age!
[08:53] ---
    You're quite a flatterer!
[08:55] ---
    It is not flattery.
[08:57] ---
    We water bandits must read
    the tide of the times to make a living.
[09:02] ---
    If a military officer is the next to conquer
    the capital, it will be Lord Keiro.
[09:07] ---
    And if it is a civilian...
[09:12] ---
    What a delightful night!
[09:13] ---
    Hey! Bring even more food for Sir Koyo!
[09:18] ---
    Of course!
[09:21] ---
    Now then, Sir Oen.
[09:23] ---
    Allow me to entertain you with a trick.
[09:31] ---
    Please forgive my crudeness.
[09:33] ---
    No, splendidly done!
[09:35] ---
    Did you see that, Korin?
[09:38] ---
    The great Koyo of the Wo Jin Squad
    humbly performed a trick for me.
[09:42] ---
    Yes!
[09:43] ---
    To think a renowned master
    would lower himself that much!
[09:48] ---
    I guess it's because those
    with power cannot be ignored.
[09:52] ---
    Indeed.
[09:53] ---
    I will need much money
    once I return to the capital.
[09:57] ---
    I need to squeeze as much money out of
    these people as I can while I'm in this town...
[10:18] ---
    Can't sleep?
[10:21] ---
    If you want to practice your martial arts,
[10:24] ---
    you can avoid the rain in the backyard.
[10:27] ---
    Use it as you please.
[10:29] ---
    I guess she is nice after all?
[10:38] ---
    Energy Manipulation begins with being
    conscious of the flow of energy in the body.
[10:43] ---
    Gather that energy in the right hand...
[10:46] ---
    ...and instantly release it into a weapon!
[10:54] ---
    Huh? That's weird.
[10:57] ---
    Again!
[11:00] ---
    Huh?
[11:01] ---
    Transfer the energy into the weapon only.
[11:04] ---
    You are pouring the energy into
    your own body instead of your weapon.
[11:10] ---
    The secret to Energy Manipulation is in
    how you transfer the energy to the weapon.
[11:14] ---
    B-but how am I supposed to
    transfer energy into this?
[11:19] ---
    Learning it is the only way
    you can beat Keiro!
[11:23] ---
    That mustached bastard...
[11:26] ---
    Again!
[11:30] ---
    You've already used Energy
    Manipulation, Sir Taito.
[11:34] ---
    If you stay unawakened,
    the land will remain at peace.
[11:39] ---
    But will the karma of the stars
    allow it to be that way?
[11:52] ---
    Whoa, there are so many of 'em!
[11:54] ---
    I'd expect no less from the Xuan Lang
    Platoon, led by Imperial General Keiro!
[12:00] ---
    The big man sleeps nice and sound in town
[12:02] ---
    while the poor subordinates
    live in the freezing cold...
[12:04] ---
    That's so sad!
[12:07] ---
    Well, guess I'll go prowl
    around the weapons depot!
[12:15] ---
    Taito! Get up! Get up!
[12:20] ---
    I said get up!
[12:22] ---
    Oww!
[12:24] ---
    We can't leave town?
[12:26] ---
    The river has swelled due to the rain.
[12:29] ---
    We're stuck until the water recedes.
[12:33] ---
    Oh...
[12:34] ---
    Well, I can just consider it a good
    chance to get in some training!
[12:37] ---
    What are you talking about, dumb brother?
[12:40] ---
    All you've done is sleep
    and snore and nothing else!
[12:43] ---
    Shut up!
[12:46] ---
    I'm coming in.
[12:48] ---
    Hello, Ma'am. Do you need something?
[12:51] ---
    It's hard to see from any
    other room than this.
[13:02] ---
    Pardon my manners.
    Shall I bring you some more tea?
[13:06] ---
    O-okay...
[13:09] ---
    That rock is called the "Holy Bear."
[13:13] ---
    It's the guardian deity of this town.
[13:17] ---
    It was because of the great bear's presence
[13:21] ---
    that our town hasn't suffered very much
[13:23] ---
    even during times of war and famine.
[13:27] ---
    But the officials from the capital have
    forbidden us from worshipping anything
[13:31] ---
    other than what the empire decrees.
[13:36] ---
    That's terrible!
[13:37] ---
    At this rate, something
    bad is certain to happen.
[13:42] ---
    Something dreadful...
[13:46] ---
    Then you guys should kick those
    officials out! Stand up to them!
[13:51] ---
    Old lady! Are you here?! Old lady!
[13:55] ---
    What?!
[13:56] ---
    That great bear has sat there for centuries!
[14:00] ---
    Rain like this can't do anything to it!
[14:03] ---
    This is no time for denial!
[14:05] ---
    The town will be destroyed
    once the bear falls!
[14:09] ---
    But where can we flee to in this rain?
[14:13] ---
    Are you saying this is
    the great bear's wrath?
[14:17] ---
    Wh-what should we do?
[14:18] ---
    There's nothing to do.
    We must evacuate immediately too.
[14:23] ---
    But what about all the townspeople?!
[14:25] ---
    A place to run to... A place where
    the townspeople can also escape to...
[14:30] ---
    That's it!
[14:32] ---
    The lives of the townspeople are on the line!
[14:34] ---
    Please!
[14:35] ---
    I said no!
[14:37] ---
    I don't care if some rocks
    fall or not; I can't let anyone past here!
[14:41] ---
    Then we'll talk to your boss directly!
[14:44] ---
    Please! Let us see him!
[14:46] ---
    The boss would never bother
    with the likes of you!
[14:49] ---
    Now get the hell out before you get hurt!
[14:52] ---
    Damn you!
[14:58] ---
    How dare you...!
[15:00] ---
    There's no time to explain
    the situation to small fries!
[15:02] ---
    Just let me see your boss!
[15:04] ---
    Like hell we will, you brat!
[15:05] ---
    What are you doing?
[15:07] ---
    That many people ganging up on a kid
    will ruin the name of the Wo Jin Squad.
[15:11] ---
    B-but, Boss...!
[15:13] ---
    I'm telling you to leave!
[15:17] ---
    You're the head of this ship?
[15:19] ---
    I'm Koyo. And you are...?
[15:22] ---
    I'm Taito.
[15:23] ---
    Apparently this rain is going to cause
    that big rock to fall onto the town!
[15:28] ---
    Please! Let the townspeople
    seek shelter on your ship!
[15:32] ---
    Please! There's no time left!
[15:34] ---
    Move aside! Move aside!
[15:40] ---
    Sorry to keep you waiting, Sir Koyo!
[15:42] ---
    Oh, Sir Oen. You've
    certainly arrived quickly.
[15:45] ---
    Yes. It's a race against time, you see.
[15:49] ---
    Now, then! Carry my treasure
    onto the ship!
[15:51] ---
    No dawdling!
[15:54] ---
    We truly appreciate the help, Sir Koyo!
[15:58] ---
    Someday I will reward you handsomely!
[16:00] ---
    Those words alone honor me.
[16:05] ---
    Wha--?! Hold on!
    Let the townspeople get on too!
[16:10] ---
    Who is this runt, Sir Koyo?
[16:14] ---
    Apparently, he wants me to let the people
    of that town board my ship as well...
[16:19] ---
    Don't be stupid! The ship is at full
    capacity now that we're onboard!
[16:24] ---
    What happens to the lowly
    commoners is of no concern to me!
[16:27] ---
    What did you say?!
[16:28] ---
    Isn't that what you would want anyway?
[16:30] ---
    Being crushed by the very
    thing you believe in...
[16:40] ---
    Taito! Where are you going?!
[16:46] ---
    Just look, Sir Koyo!
[16:48] ---
    This treasure is my pride and joy!
[16:50] ---
    It is the symbol of my power!
[16:53] ---
    Yes. But it's odd.
[16:56] ---
    I don't see the valuable
    Holy Bear Jewel anywhere...
[16:58] ---
    Holy Bear... Jewel?
[17:01] ---
    Yes. According to our investigations,
[17:04] ---
    it was hidden here by a previous official.
[17:08] ---
    Don't tell me you haven't
    dug it up yet, Sir Oen?!
[17:13] ---
    Hurry! Hurry!
[17:15] ---
    We really must thank Koyo!
[17:18] ---
    Absolutely!
[17:20] ---
    To think that such a treasure
    was sleeping beneath
[17:23] ---
    the very mansion we live in!
[17:27] ---
    It's raining much more
    heavily than we expected.
[17:31] ---
    Hey! Girl!
[17:32] ---
    Hurry them up. There's no time to waste.
[17:41] ---
    This is a load of crap!
[17:43] ---
    Only the rotten bastards get to survive
    while the innocent people die?!
[17:48] ---
    That's a load of crap!
[17:51] ---
    So don't fall, old bear!
    Hold on just a little longer!
[17:58] ---
    I said stop!
[18:01] ---
    Sir Taito.
[18:02] ---
    You really are as unfathomably
    stupid as Laila says.
[18:07] ---
    Ryuko!
[18:08] ---
    Did you really think you could
    stop this all by yourself?
[18:14] ---
    Look hard! Whoever
    finds it will get a reward!
[18:19] ---
    Treasure! Treasure! My treasure!
[18:23] ---
    You done, Ryuko?!
[18:26] ---
    All finished, Sir Taito!
[18:28] ---
    That should hold now.
[18:31] ---
    Assuming the rain doesn't
    get heavier, anyway...
[18:37] ---
    Ryuko!
[18:42] ---
    S-Sir Taito!
[18:50] ---
    Sir Taito! Please let go! I will be fine!
[18:55] ---
    Forget it! Not even you can get away
    clean from a fall from this height!
[19:00] ---
    But at this rate, we'll both be killed!
[19:03] ---
    Please let go!
[19:05] ---
    Let go of me!
[19:08] ---
    Let go, Taito!
[19:09] ---
    I refuse to!
[19:11] ---
    You may be my watchdog...
[19:13] ---
    but you told me we would
    go to the capital together!
[19:17] ---
    We're comrades!
[19:19] ---
    Besides, you came all the way
    out here to help me!
[19:24] ---
    So I absolutely refuse to abandon you now!
[19:28] ---
    I refuse to!
[19:30] ---
    T- Taito...
[19:34] ---
    The Alkaid pattern!
[19:46] ---
    I thank you...
[19:47] ---
    Don't be stupid. It was nothing!
[20:07] ---
    The rock!
[20:08] ---
    Great bear!
[20:09] ---
    Sir Oen! The rock...!
[20:11] ---
    What?!
[20:28] ---
    I'm sorry we couldn't protect the town...
[20:31] ---
    Don't be silly. You did very well.
[20:34] ---
    The houses and buildings
    may have been demolished,
[20:38] ---
    but everyone is still alive.
[20:40] ---
    We will simply treasure the
    great bear in its new form now.
[20:46] ---
    But why did the head of that ship
    suddenly decide to help everyone?
[20:52] ---
    Who knows...
[21:00] ---
    To think he would go back to be crushed
    while looking for a treasure that doesn't exist!
[21:03] ---
    It's too bad the guy had to be so greedy!
[21:06] ---
    Coming to this rural port was worth it!
[21:10] ---
    The only issue was that the Holy Bear
    came down sooner than anticipated.
[21:14] ---
    That boy's actions cancelled it out.
[21:18] ---
    Taito, huh? I'll be sure to remember you!
[21:26] ---
    At last, we can head for the capital again!
[21:28] ---
    What are you talking about?
    We were only stuck there for one day.
[21:33] ---
    Shut up! That was a long day!
[21:36] ---
    Come. Let's not dawdle, Taito.
[21:40] ---
    Wait, Ryuko!
[21:42] ---
    Just "Taito" instead of "Sir Taito"?
[21:46] ---
    What happened to reaching
    the capital as quickly as possible?
[21:49] ---
    You're one to talk!
[21:54] ---
    Well, whatever.
[21:57] ---
    Wait for me!
[22:12] ---
    In those days,
    you believed in more dreams
[22:23] ---
    than could fit in your little hands
[22:31] ---
    Don't look like that,
    don't give in
[22:42] ---
    Even inside me you're shining brightly now
[22:52] ---
    Please notice
[22:56] ---
    You can stay your more
    honest, open self
[23:02] ---
    I'll be by your side
    and act as a signpost
[23:12] ---
    So we can just walk beneath
    this great big sky together
[23:22] ---
    because you aren't alone
[23:33] ---
    The stars begin to move.
    Led by karma, they meet.
[23:38] ---
    Five Divine Warriors? I dunno
    what you're talking about!
[23:41] ---
    I'm only trying to do what my master said!
[23:43] ---
    I don't know why,
    but I smell stupidity in the air.
[23:47] ---
    If you are to join the Dubhe,
    then I will destroy you with all my might.
[23:53] ---
    The boy with the Phecda pattern...
    Is he friend or foe?
[23:58] ---
    On Hero Tales,
    "Chapter Four: Divine Warrior."
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"
[24:13] ---
    Stay away from Laila!

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[00:15] ---
    What's wrong, Laila?!
[00:21] ---
    This is bad...
[00:25] ---
    Yes.
[00:27] ---
    What on earth happened here?!
[00:45] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[00:54] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:03] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her°
[01:12] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:21] ---
    Try to scream
[01:24] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[01:33] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[01:38] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[01:48] ---
    During winterlong
[02:17] ---
    What was that?
[02:18] ---
    That way!
[02:24] ---
    I'm so happy to run into
    you two in a place like this!
[02:28] ---
    'Cause now we have a gift
    to take back to Eiretsu!
[02:31] ---
    It's okay, Linlin. I'm here.
[02:35] ---
    There's nothing to be afraid of.
[02:38] ---
    Now close your eyes.
[02:42] ---
    Yeah, we'll finish this
    while her eyes are shut.
[02:48] ---
    I am a member of the Zhang Jin Squad!
[02:50] ---
    I won't go down without a fight!
[02:52] ---
    There is no Zhang Jin Squad anymore!
[03:02] ---
    Ouch! What the hell are you doing?!
    Butt out, you outsiders!
[03:07] ---
    I dunno what's going on,
    but quit harassing weaker people!
[03:11] ---
    You guys seem much more
    like the bad guys here!
[03:14] ---
    Bad guys? How so?!
[03:17] ---
    What do you mean, "How so?"
[03:22] ---
    Doing this sort of thing
    does give off "bad guy" vibes...
[03:40] ---
    Wh-who are these guys?!
[03:43] ---
    That just leaves you!
[03:50] ---
    What the...?
[03:57] ---
    Get outta here!
    You guys don't stand a chance!
[04:01] ---
    Hosei!
[04:02] ---
    He caught my arrow with his bare hands.
[04:05] ---
    Take my advice and get outta here!
[04:07] ---
    Damn! We'll get you for this next time!
[04:14] ---
    Sh-she's cute...!
[04:23] ---
    What's your probl--?!
[04:26] ---
    You're not from around here!
    Where are you from?
[04:29] ---
    How old are you? Do you have
    a boyfriend? You don't, do you?
[04:33] ---
    I'm Hosei! What's your name?
[04:36] ---
    L- Laila...
[04:38] ---
    Laila, huh? That's a cute name!
[04:41] ---
    Stay away from Laila!
[04:44] ---
    You're annoying!
[04:57] ---
    What was all that?
[04:59] ---
    I dunno what's going on,
    but I smell stupidity in the air.
[05:03] ---
    Hey, Chinjo.
[05:04] ---
    Can I open my eyes now?
[05:07] ---
    Yes, it's okay now, Linlin.
[05:16] ---
    Could he be...?
[05:19] ---
    "Chapter Four: Divine Warrior"
[05:25] ---
    Thank you. You were a great help.
[05:28] ---
    My name is Chinjo. She's Linlin.
[05:33] ---
    I am Ryuko. She's Laila.
[05:37] ---
    And the one stuffing his face
    with sweet buns is Taito.
[05:41] ---
    We're on a journey to the capital.
[05:44] ---
    This place seems quite different
    from the last time I was here...
[05:49] ---
    Yes, this was originally
    a prosperous posting town.
[05:54] ---
    The town's prosperity was supported by
    the Zhang Jin Squad, the self defense force.
[05:58] ---
    The previous leader passed
    away three years ago,
[06:02] ---
    and he had no male heirs.
[06:05] ---
    So there was a fight over succession?
[06:08] ---
    Yes. A man named Eiretsu
    was the leader's right hand man.
[06:12] ---
    Linlin here is the leader's daughter.
[06:16] ---
    Get outta there!
[06:17] ---
    What about government officials?
[06:18] ---
    If there were officials, there would be
    no need for a self defense force.
[06:23] ---
    I'm an orphan. I owe
    the leader for taking me in.
[06:28] ---
    Linlin is an orphan as well now.
[06:32] ---
    I want to change this town back to a place
    where she can live without worry.
[06:37] ---
    And for my friends who
    were killed by Eiretsu.
[06:41] ---
    For your friends...
[06:43] ---
    Taito...
[06:45] ---
    How many of 'em are there?
    Where are they?!
[06:49] ---
    Good grief. I guess it's too late
    to tell you to stay out of this.
[06:53] ---
    Not that I plan to stop you, though.
[06:57] ---
    Old man! Booze!
[06:59] ---
    I- I have no alcohol for the likes of you!
[07:04] ---
    What did you say?!
[07:05] ---
    Hey! Quit it!
[07:08] ---
    You...!
[07:09] ---
    Eiretsu! These are the guys!
[07:12] ---
    You're Eiretsu?!
[07:15] ---
    Oh? I hear you paid my men
    a nice favor earlier.
[07:20] ---
    You look well, Chinjo.
[07:24] ---
    Old man! Drinks and food, now!
[07:27] ---
    What the hell?! You have a big
    attitude for someone who's weak!
[07:30] ---
    That's 'cause I'm here.
[07:39] ---
    You! You're that jerk with the bow!
[07:42] ---
    Meeting twice like this
    is more than just coincidence!
[07:45] ---
    C'mon, Laila! Won't you come to my place?
[07:49] ---
    You can eat all you want, too!
[07:52] ---
    What the hell are you saying?!
    We teamed up with them just now!
[07:56] ---
    Huh?
[07:57] ---
    So you can leave now! Shoo! Shoo!
[08:00] ---
    Wait, are you Laila's man or something?!
[08:03] ---
    Man?
[08:04] ---
    You idiot! She's my sister!
[08:07] ---
    Y-you're her brother?
[08:13] ---
    You look nothing alike!
[08:14] ---
    -Even if we don't, I'm still her brother!
[08:17] ---
    Chinjo! Linlin!
[08:20] ---
    You're all right!
[08:23] ---
    I was worried when I heard
    you went to visit the leader's grave.
[08:27] ---
    We'll put you in some graves too!
[08:35] ---
    I think I'll pass. Don't want my bow
    to get broken again and all!
[08:40] ---
    This alcohol is terrible.
[08:46] ---
    If you change your mind,
    I'll be in the mansion up the road!
[08:52] ---
    Get close to Laila again and you'll be sorry!
[08:56] ---
    Who is that archer?
[08:58] ---
    A drifter Eiretsu recently
    hired as a bodyguard.
[09:05] ---
    What's the matter?
[09:06] ---
    Oh, I'm just a little
    curious about something...
[09:09] ---
    Curious?
[09:25] ---
    Be quiet!
[09:33] ---
    Huh?
[09:35] ---
    Ryuko...?
[09:40] ---
    No... This isn't it...
[09:45] ---
    Neither is this...
[09:49] ---
    Is it not here either?
[10:05] ---
    Don't shoot.
[10:09] ---
    You...! What do you want,
    waltzing in here all by yourself?!
[10:13] ---
    I've come to ask you something.
[10:17] ---
    Stay away! I'll shoot!
[10:23] ---
    What is that?!
[10:25] ---
    I've taken the energy your body
    emanates and channeled it through my own.
[10:31] ---
    Now I'll channel my energy into you.
[10:39] ---
    Just as I thought.
    That is the pattern of Phecda.
[10:43] ---
    What?!
[10:44] ---
    According to lore, each
    of the seven Dipper Bearers
[10:47] ---
    carries a weapon matching his attributes.
[10:51] ---
    And the Divine Warrior
    Phecda's weapon is the bow.
[10:55] ---
    You can't be serious!
[10:58] ---
    You've yet to find a bow
    that can withstand your energy.
[11:03] ---
    This arrow that burst before my
    very eyes this afternoon is clear proof.
[11:07] ---
    And, these patterns we bear
    are proof of it as well.
[11:16] ---
    Why?
[11:17] ---
    Why would one of the Five Divine Warriors
[11:20] ---
    serve as bodyguard to a person like that?
[11:22] ---
    Five Divine Warriors? I dunno
    what you're talking about!
[11:26] ---
    I'm only trying to do what my master said!
[11:30] ---
    What your master said?
[11:37] ---
    Hosei. Find your weapon.
[11:40] ---
    A weapon worthy of you.
[11:45] ---
    What's the matter?
    What did your master tell you to do?
[11:48] ---
    Shut up. It's none of your business!
[11:51] ---
    Now get lost! Or else!
[11:56] ---
    Very well. I will leave for today.
[12:00] ---
    But please remember this:
[12:02] ---
    The Dubhe has appeared,
    as has the Alkaid, which is now active.
[12:06] ---
    Both of the Celestial Deities have arrived.
[12:09] ---
    If you insist on joining the Dubhe,
[12:13] ---
    then I will destroy you with all my might.
[12:15] ---
    Dubhe? Alkaid? I have no idea
    what you're talking about!
[12:19] ---
    You don't know?
[12:21] ---
    That's fine, then.
    Someday you will come to know.
[12:24] ---
    Such is the karma of the stars.
[12:39] ---
    I can't read it.
[12:42] ---
    "Bow"
[12:42] ---
    I can only read the character for "bow."
[12:47] ---
    It's me, Hosei.
[12:49] ---
    Oh, Eiretsu. Why are you here?
[12:53] ---
    I could ask you the same thing.
[12:56] ---
    Say, what is this?
[13:02] ---
    A list of new weapons I'm
    acquiring for the final showdown.
[13:06] ---
    New weapons are on the way?
[13:07] ---
    Yes. I'm putting them in here tomorrow night.
[13:11] ---
    And then we're going to
    eradicate those guys at sunup!
[13:15] ---
    I'm counting on you too, Hosei!
[13:17] ---
    The day after tomorrow, then? Got it.
[13:21] ---
    By the way, what is this?
[13:23] ---
    What about it?
[13:25] ---
    As your bodyguard, I should know
    what kind of weapons you'll be getting.
[13:30] ---
    I use bows. This is a bow, right?
[13:33] ---
    Yes. The Shuang Chan Bow,
    a bow of peerless strength.
[13:38] ---
    Shuang Chan Bow...
[13:48] ---
    So the star is moving...
[13:50] ---
    Act, led by the karma of the stars,
    Divine Warrior Phecda...
[14:01] ---
    Tonight?!
[14:02] ---
    Yes. They're apparently going to
    acquire powerful weapons.
[14:06] ---
    They plan to launch an attack
    against you at sunrise.
[14:10] ---
    I see. So this is it...
[14:12] ---
    In that case, et's sst ttem ooday!
[14:17] ---
    Don't talk while you're eating!
    We can't tell what you're saying!
[14:23] ---
    I said let's just beat 'em up today then!
[14:26] ---
    Plus, if we know weapons are coming,
[14:28] ---
    let's snatch them too while we're at it!
[14:31] ---
    Interesting.
[14:33] ---
    That's good thinking,
    especially coming from you, Taito.
[14:36] ---
    Yeah?
[14:37] ---
    We'll steal the weapons.
    And then we can use them to...
[14:41] ---
    ...take care of them while they're off guard.
[14:44] ---
    Precisely. We'll do it tonight.
[14:49] ---
    Okay!
[14:51] ---
    Eat up!
[14:53] ---
    Will do!
[14:58] ---
    Taito. Lady Laila and I will
    keep them busy. Meanwhile...
[15:03] ---
    Yeah, I know! Quit repeating
    yourself! It's simple!
[15:08] ---
    I feel uneasy whenever you say
    something is simple, dumb brother.
[15:12] ---
    Quit calling me dumb!
[15:17] ---
    What do you want?!
[15:20] ---
    Laila! What brings you out here?
[15:24] ---
    Oh! Did you come all the way
    out here to look for little ol' me?!
[15:29] ---
    No!
[15:30] ---
    Hey, you! Stay away from Laila!
[15:33] ---
    Will you get off my case,
    you dumb brother?!
[15:36] ---
    Quit calling me dumb too!
[15:38] ---
    What are you doing here?
[15:42] ---
    It's a secret. But maybe
    I can let you in on it, Laila!
[15:46] ---
    Yeah, tell us!
[15:48] ---
    I ain't tellin' you!
[15:50] ---
    Quit being so cheap!
[15:52] ---
    What's that?
[15:55] ---
    What is that?!
[15:56] ---
    Linlin's mansion is that way!
[15:58] ---
    What?!
[15:59] ---
    Why now?! I thought it was
    supposed to be tomorrow morning!
[16:03] ---
    H-hey!
[16:05] ---
    Let's go, too!
[16:07] ---
    Y-yeah!
[16:13] ---
    How can this be?!
[16:14] ---
    What's going on?!
[16:15] ---
    I thought they were gonna attack
    after they got the weapons!
[16:27] ---
    Wh-what is this?!
[16:28] ---
    Well, well!
[16:30] ---
    I see you've showed up
    alongside the enemy, Hosei!
[16:34] ---
    I had figured as much.
[16:37] ---
    What?!
[16:38] ---
    You've seemed strange since last night,
[16:41] ---
    so I decided to make a move.
[16:44] ---
    As you can see,
[16:46] ---
    the weapons arrived this afternoon.
[16:51] ---
    We need to hurry and rescue them!
[16:54] ---
    Chinjo and Linlin must still be inside!
[16:58] ---
    Yeah!
[16:59] ---
    Hold it right there.
[17:06] ---
    What are those?!
[17:08] ---
    These are really something!
[17:10] ---
    How many arrows do you think
    they can shoot at once?
[17:16] ---
    Now that you understand, just sit there
    and watch Chinjo and Linlin burn to death!
[17:20] ---
    If we don't do something...!
[17:22] ---
    Taito. I leave things here to you.
[17:25] ---
    You're not thinking of...?!
[17:26] ---
    In the meantime, I will rescue them.
[17:29] ---
    Got it!
[17:32] ---
    Fools!
[17:40] ---
    Shoot! Shoot! Shoot more!
[17:48] ---
    A-are they monsters?!
[17:51] ---
    I- I can't draw it!
[17:58] ---
    Sir Chinjo! Lady Linlin!
[18:03] ---
    Sir Chinjo! Lady Linlin!
[18:08] ---
    Damn! Peerless bow, my ass!
[18:12] ---
    It's completely useless!
[18:15] ---
    The mansion!
[18:20] ---
    Chinjo! Linlin!
[18:22] ---
    Ryuko!
[18:23] ---
    They're both all right!
[18:25] ---
    Look after them!
[18:30] ---
    This... is the Shuang Chan Bow!
[18:38] ---
    It's over now!
[18:41] ---
    Laila!
[18:42] ---
    Linlin...!
[18:43] ---
    --Chinjo! Chinjo! Chinjo!
[18:45] ---
    --Gotcha!
[18:47] ---
    Well done! Now kill her!
[18:49] ---
    Kill Linlin at once!
[18:53] ---
    Damn it!
[18:55] ---
    You're too late!
[19:01] ---
    After all is said and done,
    I'm the one who wins!
[19:15] ---
    This is it... This is my weapon!
[19:22] ---
    Go, Shuang Chan Bow!
[19:36] ---
    Damn you!
[19:40] ---
    Crooked bastards can't shoot straight arrows!
[19:45] ---
    Damn!
[19:51] ---
    Damn! It won't budge!
[19:55] ---
    Linlin. Close your eyes, okay?
[20:03] ---
    Okay, you can open them now.
[20:15] ---
    Thank you.
[20:17] ---
    You helped restore peace to the town.
[20:20] ---
    We'll stop by again when we've
    finished our business at the capital.
[20:23] ---
    Yes. By then, I'll have made it
    into the posting town it once was-
[20:26] ---
    no, even better-
    and be waiting for you.
[20:32] ---
    Thanks, Hosei! You're a pretty good fighter!
[20:36] ---
    Right? Aren't I, though?
[20:38] ---
    Hearing you say that makes me happy!
[20:43] ---
    Bye, Linlin!
[20:45] ---
    Yeah! Thanks!
[20:47] ---
    Well, we should be off.
[20:54] ---
    See you later, Mister!
[20:57] ---
    She's cute, waving so hard like that.
[21:01] ---
    Yeah, she is.
[21:04] ---
    Hold on! What are you doing here?!
[21:07] ---
    You were those guys' bodyguard!
[21:10] ---
    Getting this Shuang Chan Bow
    is all I really cared about.
[21:15] ---
    You serious?
[21:16] ---
    Aw, don't be such a stick-in-the-mud.
[21:18] ---
    I'd follow Laila to the ends of
    the earth if I had to. Right, Laila?
[21:25] ---
    Quit acting chummy!
[21:28] ---
    Your arrow barely hit the target,
    just so you know! Just barely!
[21:32] ---
    Shut up!
[21:34] ---
    I never miss a target,
    you dumb brother!
[21:38] ---
    Don't call me dumb!
[21:40] ---
    Well, shall we go, Laila?
[21:42] ---
    Quit acting like we're friends!
[21:44] ---
    I would totally kick the crap
    out of you right now
[21:46] ---
    if you weren't Laila's brother!
[21:48] ---
    I'd like to see you try!
    I'd like to see you try!
[21:50] ---
    Good grief...
[21:51] ---
    Looks like we've gained another
    idiot. Men are so hopeless.
[21:56] ---
    Just go back home!
[21:57] ---
    You're in no position to tell me that!
[22:12] ---
    chiisana te no hira ni
    norikiranai hodo no
[22:23] ---
    yume o shinjiteta ano koro
[22:31] ---
    sonna kao shinaide makenaide
[22:42] ---
    ima boku no naka demo
    kimi wa kagayaiteiru yo
[22:52] ---
    nee kizuite yo
[22:56] ---
    motto sunao na kimi no mama de ii
[23:02] ---
    boku ga soba de
    michishirube ni naru kara
[23:12] ---
    kono hiroi sora no shita
    issho ni arukeba ii
[23:22] ---
    hitori ja nai kara
[23:33] ---
    Must the weak turn to
    crime in order to survive?
[23:37] ---
    Just give yourself up
    and come out, you damn thief!
[23:40] ---
    These kids have always
    lived on their own, haven't they?
[23:42] ---
    I sympathize with their situation.
    But that doesn't mean--
[23:45] ---
    Only someone who's
    never starved could say that.
[23:48] ---
    Now, then. I guess it's
    time to make my move.
[23:51] ---
    You! You're not getting away now!
[23:54] ---
    Is it strength they seek? Or a bond?
[23:58] ---
    On Hero Tales,
    "Chapter Five: Ailing Empire."
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"
[24:12] ---
    I hate it when people bully weaker people!

5 - Chapter Five: Ailing Empire
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[00:21] ---
    Lord Keiro has returned!
[00:37] ---
    I have returned.
[00:39] ---
    Welcome back.
[00:40] ---
    It looks like your manliness
    has gained quite a bit of polish, Keiro.
[00:48] ---
    They were quite tough,
    despite being bandits.
[00:51] ---
    Don't play innocent!
[00:52] ---
    Why have I heard reports of you
    attacking Lian Tong Temple?!
[00:55] ---
    I had no choice; the bandits
    in Tai Shan had fled into the temple.
[00:59] ---
    What?
[01:00] ---
    Subduing rebels was the duty
    given to me by His Majesty.
[01:07] ---
    I...
[01:10] ---
    I shall take my leave now.
[01:17] ---
    Why don't you pay Lady Taki a visit?
[01:21] ---
    You've not seen your daughter
    in some time, after all.
[01:35] ---
    Do you think Tokaku suspects?
[01:37] ---
    Never mind him.
[01:38] ---
    The plan will need to be
    revised a little, however.
[01:42] ---
    Yes. We will need to reformulate
    the plan from square one,
[01:46] ---
    given that you can't unsheathe
    the Xian Jia Lan Wu--
[01:50] ---
    My apologies.
[01:51] ---
    No matter.
[01:53] ---
    Even without the Xian Jia Lan Wu,
[01:55] ---
    I will not be shaken from
    my path to domination.
[02:11] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[02:20] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[02:29] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her°
[02:38] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[02:47] ---
    Try to scream
[02:50] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[02:59] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[03:04] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[03:14] ---
    During winterlong
[03:28] ---
    "Chapter Five: Ailing Empire"
[03:57] ---
    Oh! Incredible!
[04:00] ---
    Don't gawk at everything. It's disgraceful.
[04:03] ---
    This is the biggest city in Jing Province.
[04:06] ---
    Wow! You know a lot, Hosei!
[04:09] ---
    Well, I have spent a long time on
    the road because of my master's orders.
[04:13] ---
    I've accomplished my objective now, though,
[04:18] ---
    so I guess I'll have to report back...
[04:20] ---
    Oh, man. I don't wanna go back there...
[04:24] ---
    What's your master like?
[04:28] ---
    A dumb ol' hag.
[04:30] ---
    She's a horrible old lady
    with a terrible, twisted personality!
[04:34] ---
    She's a monster! She works
    tender boys like a slave driver
[04:37] ---
    morning, noon, and night
    while simply saying, "It's training!"
[04:42] ---
    She sounds intense...
[04:44] ---
    Yeah! I'm just a poor little boy!
[04:48] ---
    Let me cry my eyes out
    pressed against your chest, Laila!
[04:52] ---
    I'm hungry!
[04:54] ---
    Oh, Laila!
[04:55] ---
    What are you doing?
[04:58] ---
    Why are you standing there?!
[05:01] ---
    Oh, I wound up hugging a guy...
[05:05] ---
    What are you people doing?
[05:07] ---
    Oh, right! Laila! Gimme money!
[05:10] ---
    Oh, all right.
[05:13] ---
    Here. But don't waste it.
[05:16] ---
    Yeah, I know!
[05:18] ---
    Sheesh. He acts like a child.
[05:20] ---
    Run!
[05:23] ---
    Hey, you brats!
[05:26] ---
    Ugh! Those kids do it every time!
[05:31] ---
    Ma'am!
[05:32] ---
    I'll take all the sweet buns you have!
[05:35] ---
    Sorry, there's only one left.
[05:38] ---
    Huh?!
[05:41] ---
    Oh, well. Gimme one, then!
[05:45] ---
    Here you are!
[05:48] ---
    --Down the hatch--!
[05:48] ---
    --Hey! Coming through!
[06:03] ---
    Looks like business is pretty good!
[06:05] ---
    Y-yes...
[06:07] ---
    Anyway, we're having a bit
    of a money problem, you see...
[06:12] ---
    You said the same thing yesterday...
[06:13] ---
    Huh? You want your shop ruined again?
[06:17] ---
    This is all I've made so far today...
[06:23] ---
    This is it?
[06:25] ---
    I wouldn't hold out on us if I were you!
[06:27] ---
    You don't want your shop ruined, do you?
[06:30] ---
    I'm telling the truth!
[06:31] ---
    Well, whatever.
[06:33] ---
    Let's go.
[06:40] ---
    There you are, Mo Brothers!
[06:42] ---
    Who the hell are you?!
[06:44] ---
    We're going to claim the 100
    silver piece bounty on your heads!
[06:49] ---
    100 silver pieces?
[06:50] ---
    I'm pretty sure we don't have
    a bounty in these parts yet!
[06:55] ---
    The man you killed three days ago
    was a provincial official!
[06:58] ---
    Three days ago, you say?
    Do you remember, Mo Han?
[07:02] ---
    We've killed so many that I can't recall!
[07:05] ---
    Laugh while you can!
[07:08] ---
    Killing officials only increases
    the bounty on your heads!
[07:15] ---
    Oh? Think you can win
    five against three, do you?
[07:20] ---
    There's more to it than just sheer numbers!
[07:22] ---
    Charge!
[07:24] ---
    Oh, scary! Keep your
    filthy faces away from me!
[07:32] ---
    That leaves just three of you.
[07:36] ---
    Damn you!
[07:40] ---
    Did you see that?
[07:41] ---
    Yeah. These guys are skilled.
[07:46] ---
    Let's go!
[07:56] ---
    This is terrible! How could they do this?
[07:59] ---
    They didn't need to kill them...
[08:01] ---
    You're too soft. This isn't a rare sight.
[08:05] ---
    But we can't let those people
    push everyone around.
[08:09] ---
    Don't be stupid. We can't take on
    everyone like them we come across.
[08:12] ---
    We're not on a journey to make
    the world right. Right, Taito?
[08:19] ---
    What are you doing, anyway?
[08:21] ---
    My sweet bun...
[08:24] ---
    Ma'am! Give me another!
[08:25] ---
    I told you, that was the last one.
[08:31] ---
    Thief!
[08:32] ---
    Bastard! Get back here! Hey, you!
[08:41] ---
    Damn kid! Get down here!
[08:46] ---
    Why, you...
[08:49] ---
    Fine!
[08:50] ---
    You're going to be sorry for
    mocking the great Taito!
[09:15] ---
    You're not getting away now!
[09:19] ---
    Now, then! What sort of
    punishment shall I give you?
[09:22] ---
    I wouldn't if I were you.
    You'll get hurt.
[09:25] ---
    Yeah, whatever. That's my line!
[09:30] ---
    Wh-what is this?!
[09:33] ---
    Told you so.
[09:34] ---
    You!
[09:36] ---
    Well, bye! Thanks for the gift!
[09:38] ---
    Hey! Give that back, you! Give it back!
[09:52] ---
    Stop laughing!
[09:53] ---
    But it's just so...!
[09:56] ---
    Oh, man! I'm gonna die
    from laughing too much!
[09:59] ---
    You guys...!
[10:00] ---
    How unfortunate for you...
[10:04] ---
    Hey, now! Ryuko!
[10:07] ---
    Damn it!
[10:11] ---
    Does he know where he's going?!
[10:14] ---
    I'm guessing he does,
    out of wild intuition or something...
[10:17] ---
    I'm coming for you, damn brat!
    I'm coming for you, damn brat!
[10:20] ---
    He repeated himself again...
[10:29] ---
    No doubt about it. It smells
    like sweet buns up ahead.
[10:33] ---
    What do you mean?
[10:34] ---
    That brat smelled like sweet buns.
[10:37] ---
    What are you, a dog?
[10:38] ---
    An abandoned temple...
[10:40] ---
    I know you're there!
[10:42] ---
    Just give yourself up
    and come out, you damn thief!
[10:48] ---
    Well, if it isn't that
    stupid guy from before!
[10:52] ---
    I found you! You'll pay
    for what you did earlier!
[10:55] ---
    You never learn, do you? Do you
    wanna wind up in another world of hurt?
[10:58] ---
    You're the one who's gonna hurt!
[11:01] ---
    Stop! Up ahead is--!
[11:05] ---
    Taito!
[11:09] ---
    Think he kicked the bucket?
[11:11] ---
    Told you you'd get hurt!
[11:15] ---
    Who said I'm hurt?
[11:17] ---
    No way...!
[11:20] ---
    Is that all you got?
[11:28] ---
    Don't bully Lien!
[11:37] ---
    Who are you?
[11:43] ---
    That looks good!
[11:45] ---
    Wait, wait! Don't rush,
    there's enough for everyone!
[11:49] ---
    Get in line, guys.
[11:52] ---
    Okay!
[11:59] ---
    My money, my sweet buns...
[12:02] ---
    Just forget about it.
[12:03] ---
    There's nothing that can be done;
    he says it's all been used.
[12:07] ---
    I can't believe this...
[12:11] ---
    Here! I'm Shulan! What's your name?
[12:16] ---
    Taito.
[12:17] ---
    Have some too, Taito!
[12:20] ---
    Thanks.
[12:23] ---
    We humbly accept this!
[12:32] ---
    Mom...
[12:37] ---
    Thanks to you guys, I was able
    to feed them until they were full.
[12:41] ---
    Oh, uhh, no problem.
[12:44] ---
    Do you children live by yourselves?
[12:46] ---
    We're all orphans.
[12:48] ---
    Orphans...
[12:49] ---
    What about the government officials?
[12:51] ---
    Their job is tying us up and beating us.
[12:55] ---
    They won't help us.
[12:56] ---
    That's because you steal.
[12:59] ---
    Are we supposed to just starve to death?!
[13:01] ---
    Stop. You'll wake up Shulan.
[13:05] ---
    Anyway, I thank you.
    But just forget about us.
[13:11] ---
    These kids have always lived
    on their own, haven't they?
[13:15] ---
    I sympathize with their situation.
[13:18] ---
    But that doesn't mean
    it's all right for them to steal.
[13:21] ---
    Only someone who's never
    starved could say that.
[13:25] ---
    What?
[13:26] ---
    I bet you've had a pretty
    nice and spoiled life...
[13:30] ---
    You're saying I should overlook
    him because he's an orphan?
[13:33] ---
    I didn't say that.
[13:35] ---
    I'm just saying we're in
    no place to say anything.
[13:39] ---
    Especially not certain naïve people
    with a self-centered sense of justice!
[13:43] ---
    Hosei!
[13:50] ---
    Come on. Knock it off, you two...
[13:52] ---
    I'm not sure this is about
    someone being at fault...
[14:20] ---
    Whoa!
[14:21] ---
    Did you see that?!
[14:22] ---
    Wow!
[14:24] ---
    With proper energy control,
    even iron can be cut through like paper.
[14:29] ---
    I see...
[14:30] ---
    Energy Manipulation is a secret
    technique of the Eight Great Styles.
[14:33] ---
    I hear General Keiro of the Xian
    Empire is an accomplished user of it,
[14:36] ---
    despite being self-taught.
[14:38] ---
    If you can't at least do this much,
    you won't even stand a chance.
[14:43] ---
    I am trying to do it how you taught me...
[14:49] ---
    ...but I just can't figure out
    how to transfer energy into a weapon...
[14:55] ---
    Oh. Still no good...
[14:57] ---
    Again?
[14:58] ---
    Just what kind of energy control
    are you doing to pull off that trick?
[15:02] ---
    That was amazing, Taito!
[15:04] ---
    Do it again!
[15:06] ---
    Hold on, now! Don't push!
[15:07] ---
    Hey! Quit pulling my hair!
[15:09] ---
    What is he doing?
[15:15] ---
    Taito!
[15:16] ---
    There you are!
[15:17] ---
    Did you forget you were
    supposed to gather water?!
[15:19] ---
    O-oops!
[15:21] ---
    Get going!
[15:27] ---
    Found you, you damn brat!
[15:30] ---
    This is him, Big Bro!
    This is the brat who stole my wallet!
[15:35] ---
    Oh, he's an adorable boy!
[15:38] ---
    You've made fools out of us Mo Brothers.
[15:41] ---
    I hope you're ready for what you deserve.
[15:44] ---
    You guys can't get me!
[15:54] ---
    No way...
[15:56] ---
    Childish tricks like this don't work on us!
[16:07] ---
    Nuh-uh! Let's play a little more!
[16:10] ---
    You made me mad, kid.
[16:14] ---
    Now you're gonna pay the price.
[16:15] ---
    Let go! Let go, dammit!
[16:19] ---
    Lien!
[16:20] ---
    Shulan! Run!
[16:22] ---
    Stop bullying Lien!
[16:25] ---
    Who's this kid?
[16:30] ---
    Yuck. I got my clothes dirty.
[16:33] ---
    How dare you guys...!
[16:35] ---
    You wouldn't be in this mess now
    if you hadn't screwed with us!
[16:41] ---
    Dammit!
[16:44] ---
    Who did that?!
[16:45] ---
    What do you think you're doing?!
[16:47] ---
    Huh? You his friend too?
[16:49] ---
    Take your foot off him!
[16:51] ---
    Huh? What did you say?
[16:53] ---
    Take it off him, damn it!
[16:55] ---
    Don't get the wrong idea, kid.
    This brat's a thief.
[16:59] ---
    Shut up! So are you!
[17:02] ---
    I hate it when people bully weaker people!
[17:07] ---
    He's...
[17:07] ---
    ...no ordinary boy, it seems.
[17:10] ---
    Let's do the usual routine.
[17:24] ---
    I'll start with you!
[17:29] ---
    What's the matter, kid?
[17:30] ---
    Now it's my turn!
[17:39] ---
    Crap!
[17:43] ---
    Ryuko!
[17:46] ---
    Hey! Let me join the party too!
[17:50] ---
    There's another one?!
[17:51] ---
    Dunno what's going on,
    but I'll back you up!
[17:55] ---
    Taito!
[17:57] ---
    Yeah! Thanks!
[17:59] ---
    So many cutie-pies!
[18:01] ---
    Yikes! Who is that?!
[18:03] ---
    Hey, Ryuko! You can handle that one!
[18:06] ---
    Wha--?! I don't want to either!
[18:08] ---
    Oh, come on! I'm sure
    you'll make a good match!
[18:11] ---
    Don't be creepy!
[18:14] ---
    You'll pay for saying that!
[18:16] ---
    Don't get cocky, you brats!
[18:19] ---
    Say your prayers!
[18:22] ---
    That idiot!
[18:23] ---
    Taito!
[18:27] ---
    Fool!
[18:31] ---
    Stay sharp! They're tough!
[18:33] ---
    Idiot!
[18:35] ---
    Do you not have the ability to learn?!
[18:38] ---
    Don't charge at 'em all by yourself!
[18:40] ---
    B-but...
[18:42] ---
    Listen. Individually, they are
    nothing but average martial artists.
[18:46] ---
    But when working together,
    they become somewhat dangerous foes.
[18:50] ---
    Then what do we do?
[18:51] ---
    There are three of us as well.
[18:54] ---
    Fine. I'll keep 'em busy.
[18:58] ---
    Then I will create an opening.
[19:00] ---
    Then what about me?
[19:01] ---
    Isn't it obvious? Finish them with one blow!
[19:04] ---
    Leave it to me!
[19:05] ---
    I am Ryuko, an ascetic monk of the Liu Jia Sect
    Tong You Temple and user of the Eight Great Styles!
[19:10] ---
    Here I come!
[19:11] ---
    You won't be so lucky this time, kid!
[19:21] ---
    Not bad, boy.
[19:23] ---
    Whoa...
[19:24] ---
    Big Bro! I got him!
[19:27] ---
    Whoops! I don't think so!
[19:34] ---
    Oh! Mo Han?!
[19:36] ---
    Big Bro?!
[19:37] ---
    Ryuko!
[19:40] ---
    Now, Taito!
[19:44] ---
    This is for the pain of the sweet bun...
[19:47] ---
    ...and for what you did to Lien!
[20:03] ---
    A-are they monsters?
[20:07] ---
    Lights out!
[20:18] ---
    Hey. Are you really leaving?
[20:20] ---
    Yeah, we have to get to the capital.
[20:25] ---
    Then take me with you too!
[20:28] ---
    I wanna be strong like you guys too!
[20:31] ---
    What about the kids?
[20:37] ---
    In that case, take them
    with you to Lian Tong Temple.
[20:41] ---
    Good idea. If you ask Master Sonnei...
[20:44] ---
    Lian Tong Temple?
    I can get strong if I go there?
[20:49] ---
    Well, at the very least you probably
    won't have to steal to survive.
[20:57] ---
    Okay. We'll go.
[20:59] ---
    Good. In that case, here.
[21:03] ---
    This is the bounty from catching
    those guys. Are you sure?
[21:06] ---
    You can't travel if you're flat broke.
[21:09] ---
    We'll write you a letter of
    introduction too. Well, Laila will.
[21:12] ---
    Hey, now...
[21:16] ---
    Bye, big sis!
[21:20] ---
    Take care!
[21:22] ---
    Thanks! Let's meet again!
[21:25] ---
    Yeah! Good luck!
[21:47] ---
    The Alkaid boy doesn't understand at all.
[21:50] ---
    He doesn't understand
    just how big a star he is...
[21:54] ---
    Now, then. I guess it's time to make my move.
[22:12] ---
    In those days,
    you believed in more dreams
[22:23] ---
    than could fit in your little hands
[22:31] ---
    Don't look like that,
    don't give in°
[22:42] ---
    Even inside me you're shining brightly now
[22:52] ---
    Please notice
[22:56] ---
    You can stay your more
    honest, open self
[23:02] ---
    I'll be by your side
    and act as a signpost
[23:12] ---
    So we can just walk beneath
    this great big sky together
[23:22] ---
    because you aren't alone
[23:33] ---
    An encounter brings forth
    a new power in Taito.
[23:37] ---
    This is Hosei's master?
[23:39] ---
    Is this "inner-channel" the other type
    of Energy Manipulation we don't know of?!
[23:43] ---
    I did it! Praise me!
[23:45] ---
    I am Hosei, Koei's best pupil!
[23:47] ---
    I won't let you have
    your way on this mountain!
[23:50] ---
    Interesting! Using you sounds like fun!
[23:54] ---
    During a short-lived reprieve,
    a deep darkness creeps close!
[23:58] ---
    On Hero Tales,
    "Chapter Six: The Red Champion."
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"
[24:12] ---
    I'm going to make my master 
    acknowledge my skills!

6 - Chapter Six: The Red Champion
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[00:13] ---
    Geez...
[00:15] ---
    How did we end up coming
    to an insane place like this?!
[00:19] ---
    Quit complaining! Real men
    don't cling to the past!
[00:24] ---
    You idiot! Whose fault do you think this is?!
[00:27] ---
    If you hadn't exaggerated so much
    we'd be closer to the capital now!
[00:31] ---
    You're too uptight, Taito. You'll never
    be popular with the girls like that!
[00:35] ---
    Right, Laila?
[00:37] ---
    Whatever, just hurry ahead!
[00:39] ---
    Yes, yes! Sure thing!
[00:50] ---
    H- Hosei... How much further is it?
[00:54] ---
    Hmm, maybe about an
    hour more if we're lucky?
[00:58] ---
    No! I wanna go back!
[01:03] ---
    You sound so cute
    when you're crying too, Laila!
[01:06] ---
    This is no time for that!
[01:21] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[01:30] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:39] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her°
[01:48] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:57] ---
    Try to scream
[02:00] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[02:09] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:14] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:24] ---
    During winterlong
[02:40] ---
    A shortcut to the capital?!
[02:42] ---
    Yep! I'm from these parts,
[02:47] ---
    so I know all the secret paths and shortcuts!
[02:49] ---
    It'll be ten days quicker
    than going the normal way!
[02:52] ---
    Really?! That much?!
[02:54] ---
    Every single morning you say,
[02:56] ---
    "I wanna get to the capital,
    I wanna get to the capital!"
[03:00] ---
    I've started to feel bad for you!
[03:04] ---
    Well, Laila? Have you
    changed your opinion of me?!
[03:08] ---
    Not really.
[03:10] ---
    That cold look is irresistable too!
[03:13] ---
    All right, Hosei!
[03:15] ---
    Let's just take this shortcut of yours!
[03:18] ---
    I need to hurry to the capital
[03:19] ---
    so I can kick the crap
    out of that mustached bastard!
[03:21] ---
    Right! Just leave it to me!
[03:24] ---
    "Chapter Six: The Red Champion"
[03:31] ---
    What the hell?! Your so-called
    shortcut was a lie,
[03:34] ---
    and we're just heading back to your master?!
[03:37] ---
    What a load of crap!
[03:40] ---
    It's not my fault! You wouldn't
    have come if I had told the truth!
[03:45] ---
    And then who knows when
    I would ever see Laila again!
[03:49] ---
    Hell if I care!
[03:50] ---
    Don't be so reproachful, Taito.
[03:52] ---
    Given that he's obtained
    the Shuang Chan Bow,
[03:54] ---
    he's duty-bound to report to his master.
[03:57] ---
    So?! Why do we have to
    come along with him?!
[04:00] ---
    Hey, Hosei.
[04:02] ---
    You told us before, but your
    master is really scary, right?
[04:08] ---
    Yeah... She's not human.
    She's a monster!
[04:13] ---
    Stop, Hosei! Don't speak
    of your master that way!
[04:16] ---
    Easy for you to say!
    You don't know her!
[04:22] ---
    She's one seriously dangerous hag!
[04:24] ---
    If she had found out
    I got my hands on this
[04:27] ---
    and went to the capital
    without letting her know...
[04:30] ---
    Hosei!
[04:32] ---
    I told you to return as soon
    as you obtained the bow!
[04:38] ---
    I- I'm sorry, Master!
[04:42] ---
    Absolutely unforgivable!
[04:49] ---
    ...is probably what'd happen.
[04:51] ---
    Don't be silly...!
[04:53] ---
    She's a legendary hag
    in many other ways too!
[04:56] ---
    Cracks open in the ground
    when she stomps her feet!
[04:58] ---
    Birds fall from the sky when she shouts!
[05:01] ---
    She chops daikon radishes
    with her bare hands!
[05:03] ---
    She drinks a full bottle every night!
[05:06] ---
    She wears heavy makeup!
[05:07] ---
    She snores like crazy!
[05:09] ---
    They got kind of lame at the end there...
[05:11] ---
    But she really is serious trouble!
[05:14] ---
    Oh! What should I do?!
[05:17] ---
    I wish I could just run off
    with you right now, Laila!
[05:20] ---
    But if she found me she'd kill me!
[05:23] ---
    Don't go holding Laila's hand!
[05:26] ---
    Oh, come on, dumb brother!
[05:28] ---
    Don't call me your brother!
[05:30] ---
    Then I'll just call you dumb!
[05:33] ---
    What?!
[05:34] ---
    Who's the dumb one?! Who's the
    dumb one?! Who's the dumb one?!
[05:38] ---
    Why did you say it three times today?
[05:46] ---
    We finally made it...
[05:50] ---
    I don't wanna do this,
    but it is my duty as her pupil...
[05:54] ---
    You should check out the hag, too,
    to give us something to talk about later.
[05:59] ---
    Assuming I survive, that is.
[06:01] ---
    I-If Hosei has to put it like that,
[06:05] ---
    maybe she really is like a demon...
[06:07] ---
    Yeah, right!
[06:08] ---
    Master! I'm back!
[06:10] ---
    Welcome back, Hosei!
[06:13] ---
    I'm so glad you're back!
    You must be exhausted!
[06:16] ---
    Are you hurt at all?
    Have you grown a little?
[06:19] ---
    I'll make your favorite dinner
    tonight! Green pepper steak!
[06:22] ---
    Stop, Master! Stop!
[06:25] ---
    Don't be silly!
[06:26] ---
    My adorable pupil is finally back
    after a long, arduous journey!
[06:30] ---
    It's natural to be this ecstatic!
[06:32] ---
    We have guests! Guests!
[06:35] ---
    Guests?
[06:37] ---
    Oh, my!
[06:41] ---
    Welcome!
[06:42] ---
    This is Hosei's master?
[06:46] ---
    This is...
[06:47] ---
    ...hard to believe...
[06:49] ---
    It's nice to meet you! I'm Koei!
[06:53] ---
    You're Taito and Laila
    from Lian Tong Temple,
[06:56] ---
    and Ryuko from Tong You Temple, yes?
[06:59] ---
    How do you know who we are?
[07:02] ---
    I heard about Master Sonnei
    summoning Ryuko to Lian Tong Temple
[07:07] ---
    and the three of you
    setting out on a journey.
[07:11] ---
    Considering the karma of the stars,
    it was very possible
[07:14] ---
    that you would come across my little Hosei.
[07:16] ---
    Oh...
[07:18] ---
    Lady Koei, it's no wonder you're known
    as "Yiyang's fount of knowledge."
[07:22] ---
    You have my admiration.
[07:24] ---
    Oh, you! Don't flatter me like that!
[07:28] ---
    Say, Hosei!
[07:30] ---
    I hope you didn't say anything
    to give them the wrong idea about me!
[07:35] ---
    I- I've told them nothing but the truth.
[07:38] ---
    Like about how you're a tough old hag!
[07:41] ---
    What?!
[07:43] ---
    How can you possibly call such
    a young and beautiful maiden a hag?!
[07:47] ---
    What're you talking about?
    You turn 39 this year!
[07:51] ---
    Not so loud!
[07:52] ---
    Whatever! You have to paint
    your makeup on to look young!
[07:55] ---
    What?!
[07:56] ---
    You should watch what you say,
    you pants-wetting little brat!
[08:01] ---
    Aha! You show your true colors!
[08:04] ---
    Your makeup is so heavy
    that your disguise peels right off!
[08:07] ---
    How dare you! Get back here!
[08:09] ---
    They're less like master and pupil...
[08:12] ---
    ...and more like friends
    who like to quarrel...
[08:16] ---
    Honestly, now!
[08:17] ---
    It took you long enough
    to find one simple bow!
[08:23] ---
    Shut up! You could've
    given me some clues, but no...!
[08:26] ---
    I can't hear you!
[08:29] ---
    Wait, you knew where the bow was, Koei?
[08:35] ---
    I can't hear you either!
[08:39] ---
    She's spent years in these mountains
[08:40] ---
    storing away every bit of
    information that comes her way.
[08:43] ---
    There's nothing she doesn't know!
[08:46] ---
    But there'd be no fun in
    telling you to go get the bow
[08:50] ---
    from such-and-such place!
[08:51] ---
    Don't give your pupils pointless
    hard work just because it's fun!
[08:55] ---
    I can't hear you!
[08:58] ---
    But it's certainly a surprise to learn
[09:00] ---
    that Lady Koei, the fount
    of knowledge, is like this.
[09:04] ---
    Ryuko. What exactly do you mean
    when you say "like this"?
[09:09] ---
    Oh, uhh, there is no deep meaning to it.
[09:13] ---
    Please excuse my rudeness.
[09:15] ---
    But it's hard to believe you're really
    the legendary Dipper Bearers,
[09:20] ---
    seeing you like this...
[09:22] ---
    Yeah!
[09:24] ---
    Even I don't know what to think!
[09:26] ---
    Being suddenly told
    you're an Alkaid or whatever
[09:29] ---
    and a bunch of stuff
    about the karma of the stars...
[09:32] ---
    All I wanna do is kick the crap
    out of that mustached bastard!
[09:36] ---
    Mustached bastard?
[09:37] ---
    The Dubhe. General Keiro of the Xian Empire.
[09:41] ---
    I see.
[09:42] ---
    Whether we want it to be or not,
[09:45] ---
    the karma of the stars is always at work...
[09:48] ---
    And even being pushed
    around by it is karma...
[09:53] ---
    Setting aside Hosei's Phecda,
    Mizar is a nerve-wracked star.
[09:57] ---
    Y-yes...
[09:59] ---
    But I'm not sure you can stand up to Keiro
[10:03] ---
    seeing as you can't fully
    use Energy Manipulation.
[10:08] ---
    You can tell?
[10:09] ---
    Yes. The waves put off by people
    who can manipulate energy
[10:13] ---
    look different from those who can't.
[10:15] ---
    There it is! The insight of an old hag!
[10:19] ---
    Taito! It was some sort of
    fate that brought you here!
[10:22] ---
    If you'd like, I can teach you
    the basics of Energy Manipulation!
[10:27] ---
    Huh?! Really?!
[10:28] ---
    That's great, Taito!
[10:30] ---
    My master has a terrible
    personality but is great at teaching!
[10:34] ---
    You could've left out the personality part.
[10:37] ---
    Taito. It's a very generous offer. Accept it.
[10:41] ---
    Learning it won't let you suddenly
    beat Keiro or anything, though.
[10:46] ---
    Please teach me, Koei!
[10:48] ---
    Okay, then!
[10:50] ---
    We'll start in the evening,
    so use this time to recharge yourself!
[11:05] ---
    These are pretty flowers.
[11:08] ---
    Yes. They're moth orchids.
[11:12] ---
    Moth orchids...
[11:13] ---
    Here you are, Your Majesty.
[11:16] ---
    Shokaku...
[11:18] ---
    General Keiro has returned.
    Please see him.
[11:22] ---
    What of the rebellion?
[11:24] ---
    He crushed it, precisely as you ordered.
[11:28] ---
    As I ordered...
[11:30] ---
    Please come and greet him as well, Lady Taki.
[11:33] ---
    This is a proud moment for your father.
[11:36] ---
    Yes...
[11:46] ---
    They're certainly close to each other.
[11:49] ---
    The emperor of the Xian Empire on one hand
[11:52] ---
    and the daughter of the general on the other.
[11:54] ---
    They strike a good balance.
[11:56] ---
    I'm sure you worked quite hard
    for that balance to be struck, Lady Choka.
[12:08] ---
    Okay, let's begin.
[12:10] ---
    Yeah! Let's do it!
[12:15] ---
    Act gung-ho while you still can, Taito!
[12:18] ---
    First, try gathering energy
    the way you normally do.
[12:22] ---
    Stay calm and relax.
[12:24] ---
    Right.
[12:30] ---
    Oops!
[12:33] ---
    No good. He still can't control it.
[12:36] ---
    Ooh, you're in for a beating now!
[12:43] ---
    Try again.
[12:57] ---
    Looks like it's inner-channel after all.
[13:00] ---
    Okay, this time...
[13:03] ---
    ...try concentrating your energy like this.
[13:06] ---
    Lady Koei! He mustn't!
[13:08] ---
    Concentrating energy while empty-handed
    will be too much for his body to bear!
[13:12] ---
    Just watch.
[13:14] ---
    Make sure not to break the armband.
[13:17] ---
    O-okay.
[13:27] ---
    Don't rush. Energy Manipulation
    isn't about strength.
[13:31] ---
    Close your eyes, relax your breathing,
[13:34] ---
    and think of your arm as a flexible tube.
[13:37] ---
    Flexible... tube...
[13:49] ---
    Here I come, Taito!
[14:02] ---
    You did it!
[14:04] ---
    Take a look at your arm!
[14:05] ---
    K- Koei...!
[14:08] ---
    I punched as hard as I could, too...
[14:11] ---
    It's because you punched with
    energy instead of brute strength.
[14:14] ---
    It had no effect on your body as a result.
[14:16] ---
    How is this possible, Lady Koei?!
[14:18] ---
    It's simple.
[14:20] ---
    Taito has inner-channel Energy
    Manipulation, that's all.
[14:24] ---
    Inner-channel?
[14:26] ---
    Is this "inner-channel" the other type
    of Energy Manipulation we don't know of?!
[14:30] ---
    Yes. The Energy Manipulation
    you and Hosei use
[14:33] ---
    to transfer energy into your
    weapons is "outer-channel."
[14:36] ---
    And the one Taito demonstrated just now
[14:38] ---
    by channeling energy through
    his own body is "inner-channel."
[14:42] ---
    You still need a lot more practice
    until you can fully control it, though.
[14:47] ---
    But you'll master it soon enough, as long
    as you don't forget how it felt just now.
[14:51] ---
    Right. Thanks, Koei!
[14:54] ---
    What the hell?! What the hell?!
[14:56] ---
    Why are you being so soft on Taito?!
[14:59] ---
    There is only one way to describe
    your knowledge and insight: superb!
[15:05] ---
    Very well done, Lady Koei!
[15:06] ---
    You're in a league all your own!
[15:09] ---
    Oh, you two! Don't flatter me like that!
[15:12] ---
    I did it! Praise me!
[15:14] ---
    Taito. Promise me this.
[15:18] ---
    Inner-channeling is a double-edged sword;
    one wrong step and you'll hurt yourself.
[15:22] ---
    You must always remain
    calm, cool, and collected
[15:24] ---
    and never let anger or hate control you.
[15:28] ---
    If you can't maintain self-control,
    then you aren't fit to use inner-channeling.
[15:33] ---
    Do you understand?
[15:35] ---
    Y-yes!
[15:36] ---
    Oh, man!
[15:37] ---
    You sound so submissive saying
    "Yes!" like that! It's weird!
[15:42] ---
    S-shut up! What's wrong with that?!
[15:44] ---
    Yes. It's disgusting.
[15:46] ---
    Don't say that so calmly!
[15:50] ---
    Why...?
[15:56] ---
    Thank you for the meal!
[15:58] ---
    Whew! I'm stuffed!
    You're a great cook too, Koei!
[16:02] ---
    You can say that again.
[16:03] ---
    You're so lucky, Hosei! You got to eat
    such delicious food all this time!
[16:09] ---
    Yeah, I guess.
    I'm gonna get some fresh air.
[16:13] ---
    Hey, Hosei!
[16:19] ---
    Honestly, now. What is he sulking about?
[16:22] ---
    He's sulking?
[16:24] ---
    I praised Taito earlier,
[16:26] ---
    so he must feel irritated
    because I used to be strict with him.
[16:31] ---
    I was only strict because
    he was still a child.
[16:34] ---
    If I hadn't taught him discipline,
[16:36] ---
    how would he ever learn about
    things like morals and manners?
[16:39] ---
    He's such a fool...
[16:41] ---
    Then he's also...?
[16:43] ---
    Yes. An orphan.
[16:46] ---
    But even simpleminded fools
    like him have good sides to them.
[16:50] ---
    I know it might be difficult,
    but please continue to lend him your help.
[16:55] ---
    Yeah! You can count on us!
[16:59] ---
    Koei is really charming!
[17:01] ---
    She's a little violent, but she's nice,
    warmhearted, and can do anything.
[17:07] ---
    Say, Taito.
[17:09] ---
    Do you think our mothers were like that too?
[17:15] ---
    I did it again...
[17:17] ---
    That's weird. I did it so well before...
[17:20] ---
    Maybe you need Koei to help after all?
[17:24] ---
    It does me no good
    if I need help all the time.
[17:28] ---
    If I had had someone like her as a parent,
[17:31] ---
    I might not have been abandoned either...
[17:35] ---
    Taito...
[17:36] ---
    Just kidding!
[17:38] ---
    If that had been the case, I never
    would've met you or Dad or the others!
[17:42] ---
    Good night!
[17:50] ---
    Are you still bent out of shape?
[17:57] ---
    It's not like that.
[17:59] ---
    You really are dumb.
[18:01] ---
    Different people need to be
    taught in different ways.
[18:04] ---
    Do you fight everyone the exact same way?
[18:08] ---
    No, but you're being way too blatant!
[18:12] ---
    I think it's just favoritism!
[18:14] ---
    Oh? Is there something for me
    to gain by being partial to Taito?
[18:18] ---
    No... but he's the Alkaid
    while I'm just the Phecda...
[18:24] ---
    What are you talking about?
[18:26] ---
    It's true that in the Tale of the Big Dipper
[18:28] ---
    the Alkaid, as one of the
    Celestial Deities, is treated better
[18:31] ---
    than the Phecda,
    one of the Five Divine Warriors.
[18:34] ---
    But so what?!
[18:37] ---
    I took you in, raised you,
    fed you, taught you,
[18:41] ---
    punished you, hit you and kicked you...
[18:44] ---
    The karma of the stars
    has nothing to do with that.
[18:48] ---
    If it doesn't, then I guess
    that really does make me a loser.
[18:53] ---
    You still think that, Hosei?!
[18:55] ---
    Shut up! Taito isn't better than me!
[18:59] ---
    You dumb hag!
[19:00] ---
    H-hey! Hosei!
[19:05] ---
    Sheesh... You're still so childish...
[19:14] ---
    What unpleasant stars...
[19:16] ---
    What the hell?! What the hell?!
[19:24] ---
    Damn it!
[19:25] ---
    If she's my master, she can at least
    acknowledge me a little more!
[19:37] ---
    Night bandits?
[19:38] ---
    Don't tell me they're headed for us?!
[19:43] ---
    Stop right there, you lousy bandits!
[19:48] ---
    I am Hosei, Koei's best pupil!
[19:50] ---
    I won't let you have
    your way on this mountain!
[19:55] ---
    I'm going to make my master...
[19:59] ---
    ...acknowledge my skills!
[20:08] ---
    Where are you going at this hour?
[20:13] ---
    To find my fool of a pupil.
[20:15] ---
    He hasn't come back
    since he rushed off sulking.
[20:18] ---
    Allow me to accompany you.
    It's dangerous to travel alone at night.
[20:23] ---
    I'll be fine. This mountain
    is like my backyard.
[20:27] ---
    Besides, we'll probably
    wind up lost if you come along.
[20:31] ---
    You heard about that as well?
[20:33] ---
    I'll be back soon.
[20:35] ---
    He'll start sulking again if I don't
    find him. He's a difficult boy.
[20:40] ---
    Oh, yes, Ryuko.
[20:43] ---
    Yes?
[20:43] ---
    It's fine to shoulder
    nerve-wracking burdens and all,
[20:46] ---
    but sometimes it's also important
    to follow the path you believe in.
[20:50] ---
    Lady Koei...
[20:51] ---
    You do have a life of your own.
[21:02] ---
    That's one down! Now who's next?!
[21:10] ---
    What?!
[21:13] ---
    Wh-what the hell?! Take this!
[21:22] ---
    How?!
[21:26] ---
    Oh, my!
[21:28] ---
    I never expected the Phecda
    to waltz out here all alone like this!
[21:35] ---
    Who are you?!
[21:37] ---
    I am Shimei.
[21:38] ---
    Shimei?
[21:40] ---
    Interesting! Using you sounds like fun!
[21:53] ---
    Now to show the Alkaid boy
    and all his friends hell!
[22:12] ---
    chiisana te no hira ni
    norikiranai hodo no
[22:23] ---
    yume o shinjiteta ano koro
[22:31] ---
    sonna kao shinaide makenaide
[22:42] ---
    ima boku no naka demo
    kimi wa kagayaiteiru yo
[22:52] ---
    nee kizuite yo
[22:56] ---
    motto sunao na kimi no mama de ii
[23:02] ---
    boku ga soba de
    michishirube ni naru kara
[23:12] ---
    kono hiroi sora no shita
    issho ni arukeba ii
[23:22] ---
    hitori ja nai kara
[23:33] ---
    Say, Master.
[23:35] ---
    Do you think I could go to the capital
    with Laila and the others?
[23:40] ---
    You know pupils need
    to leave the nest someday.
[23:44] ---
    You still know so little about the world.
[23:46] ---
    You need to learn much more.
[23:49] ---
    Yeah...
[23:51] ---
    Hosei. Take good care
    of Taito and the others...
[23:56] ---
    On Hero Tales,
    "Chapter Seven: Sorrowful Phecda."
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"
[24:12] ---
    Master... I thank you for... for...

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[00:35] ---
    Not here, either...
[00:37] ---
    Honestly! How far did ol' Hosei run off
    to after getting bent out of shape?
[00:42] ---
    He's still such a handful to deal with...
[01:01] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[01:10] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:19] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her°
[01:28] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:37] ---
    Try to scream
[01:40] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[01:49] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[01:54] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:04] ---
    During winterlong
[02:26] ---
    Heya. How are you feeling?
[02:32] ---
    You!
[02:33] ---
    Don't be so cross!
[02:35] ---
    I left you alive. You really
    ought to be thanking me.
[02:39] ---
    Like hell I will, you bastard!
[02:42] ---
    Divine Warrior Phecda.
[02:46] ---
    Kill the Alkaid.
[02:48] ---
    "Chapter Seven: Sorrowful Phecda"
[02:54] ---
    Kill the Alkaid... Kill Taito?!
[02:57] ---
    Quit talking nonsense!
    Why would I do that?!
[03:00] ---
    Refuse and I kill you and your master.
[03:04] ---
    My master?!
[03:07] ---
    Decide quickly.
[03:10] ---
    Kill the Alkaid and live,
    or refuse and die.
[03:15] ---
    It's a simple one-or-the-other decision
    unless you're exceptionally dimwitted.
[03:20] ---
    Yeah... It's probably simple
    for anyone not as stupid as Taito...
[03:26] ---
    My answer is this!
[03:35] ---
    Like I'd ever take orders from you!
[03:38] ---
    Just try and kill me
    and my master, if you dare!
[03:53] ---
    Those guys ain't normal!
    What now?! What do I do?!
[04:04] ---
    Watch over the place
    while we're gone, Lady Laila.
[04:06] ---
    Okay. I just hope Hosei turns up soon...
[04:10] ---
    I'm more concerned about Lady Koei.
[04:13] ---
    She's been in the mountains for a long time.
[04:16] ---
    Even if she does know
    the area well, it's still worrying.
[04:18] ---
    There's no other choice.
    We need to make sure she's okay.
[04:21] ---
    We'll be back soon.
[04:35] ---
    This feeling...
[04:37] ---
    I see. So you're the reason for
    the unpleasant appearance of the stars...
[04:40] ---
    ...Shimei.
[04:43] ---
    It makes me happy to know
    that a beautiful woman remembers me.
[04:48] ---
    For a 40 year-old mortal,
    your youthfulness is really something!
[04:53] ---
    I'm still 39.
[04:55] ---
    You look much worse
    than you used to, though.
[04:59] ---
    Don't be like that. This body's
    just like you: it used to be a bandit.
[05:04] ---
    But maybe I'll be more selective
    the next time I get a new one.
[05:08] ---
    Oh, yes. I ran into your pupil.
[05:12] ---
    What did you to do Hosei?
[05:15] ---
    I haven't done anything.
[05:17] ---
    I only asked him to kill
    the Alkaid, that's all.
[05:20] ---
    I said I'd kill his master
    if he didn't do it.
[05:24] ---
    And his reply?
[05:26] ---
    He told me to go ahead and try, if I dare.
[05:35] ---
    Let me ask you this.
    What do you think of the Alkaid boy?
[05:39] ---
    Do you think he'll be good
    amusement for me down the road?
[05:43] ---
    Taito will never give in
    to you, no matter what.
[05:47] ---
    Nor will Laila, Ryuko or Hosei!
[05:52] ---
    I see. Sounds fun.
[06:00] ---
    What happened?
    There isn't even any wind...
[06:06] ---
    Help, Laila!
[06:11] ---
    Damn, they're stubborn!
[06:17] ---
    I'm saved!
[06:20] ---
    Hey!
[06:20] ---
    Hosei!
[06:22] ---
    Where the heck did you go?!
[06:23] ---
    Where is Lady Koei?!
[06:25] ---
    My master?! What about her?!
[06:27] ---
    You dumbass! She went into
    the mountains to look for you!
[06:32] ---
    She never came back,
    so now we're here!
[06:36] ---
    --They're all yours!
[06:36] ---
    --H-hold on, Hosei!
[06:43] ---
    That damn Hosei...
[06:51] ---
    He only makes more
    and more work for us.
[06:55] ---
    Wh-what?!
[06:56] ---
    What are you doing,
    Ryuko?! Hit 'em right!
[07:08] ---
    Wha--?! But I hit 'em squarely!
[07:11] ---
    These are no ordinary people!
[07:13] ---
    So it would seem!
[07:18] ---
    Where are you, Master?!
[07:24] ---
    Master!
[07:27] ---
    Where were you?
[07:30] ---
    You know running off and
    not coming back will worry me.
[07:34] ---
    Well, I was going to come back,
    but then stuff happened...
[07:38] ---
    I'm sorry, Master!
    I sulked for no good reason!
[07:43] ---
    You're so foolish.
    There's no need to apologize.
[07:46] ---
    Give me a break!
    I want to apologize!
[07:55] ---
    Here.
[07:56] ---
    What are you doing?
[07:58] ---
    Just get on. You look exhausted.
[08:00] ---
    Maybe it's your age showing!
[08:04] ---
    Okay, hurry up!
    Taito and the others are waiting!
[08:09] ---
    Hosei...
[08:15] ---
    Okay, I'm counting on you...
[08:17] ---
    Just leave it to me!
[08:21] ---
    You're lighter than I expected, Master!
[08:23] ---
    Of course I am! I am skinny!
[08:26] ---
    I've never done something like this
    before. It's kind of embarrassing.
[08:33] ---
    Say, Master.
[08:35] ---
    Do you think I could go to the capital
    with Laila and the others?
[08:41] ---
    What a silly question.
[08:43] ---
    You know pupils need to
    leave the nest someday.
[08:46] ---
    You still know so little about the world.
[08:49] ---
    You need to visit the capital
    and learn much more.
[08:52] ---
    Yeah...
[08:53] ---
    Hosei. Take good care
    of Taito and the others...
[08:57] ---
    Wh-what brought that on all of a sudden?
[09:01] ---
    It was the karma of the stars
    that brought you together.
[09:05] ---
    But there are also bonds between people.
[09:08] ---
    Bonds...
[09:10] ---
    You all feel it.
[09:13] ---
    Even without the karma of the stars,
    you feel something resonating between you.
[09:19] ---
    Oh, yeah! Master! I ran into
    some really tough guys earlier!
[09:24] ---
    Every time I'd beat 'em down they'd get
    right back up like it was nothing!
[09:29] ---
    Those would be the undead...
[09:32] ---
    Undead?!
[09:33] ---
    Yes... People who have already died...
[09:37] ---
    There's no way to beat
    them in a normal fight...
[09:40] ---
    Then is there no way at all?!
[09:42] ---
    There's just one way...
[09:45] ---
    Between the eyebrows...
[09:47] ---
    If you strike between the eyebrows,
    the undead will return to the earth...
[09:50] ---
    Between the eyebrows?!
    Got it, Master!
[09:53] ---
    I guess you knowing everything
    isn't all talk after all!
[09:57] ---
    Of course it isn't.
[09:59] ---
    I'm Koei... the fount of knowledge...
[10:03] ---
    Yeah! I'm proud to have you as my master!
[10:09] ---
    Oh, geez. You fall asleep
    the one time I praise you?
[10:16] ---
    So she finally kicked the bucket...
[10:19] ---
    I'm surprised she lasted
    that long with a wound like that...
[10:35] ---
    Now things are going to get fun!
[10:40] ---
    What the hell were you thinking, Hosei?!
[10:42] ---
    Leaving us with those undead guys
    and running off like that...!
[10:46] ---
    Yes.
[10:48] ---
    We're just lucky that they eventually
    retreated for some reason.
[10:52] ---
    Had they continued to fight us...
[10:54] ---
    C'mon, don't be like that.
[10:56] ---
    You're sitting here eating
    breakfast safe and sound now.
[10:59] ---
    Right, Laila?!
[11:02] ---
    I agree with them about you
    having a bad attitude!
[11:07] ---
    She put it so harshly! She loves me!
[11:10] ---
    No, she doesn't!
[11:12] ---
    In any case, we're in trouble
    if they attack again tonight.
[11:16] ---
    We should take Lady Koei and leave while
    the sun is still out, or something of the sort...
[11:20] ---
    No need.
[11:23] ---
    What do you mean?
[11:26] ---
    I doubt you guys know,
[11:28] ---
    but there is a way to kill the undead.
[11:33] ---
    Between the eyebrows.
[11:34] ---
    Hit here and even the strongest
    undead is as good as--
[11:36] ---
    You're wrong, Hosei.
[11:41] ---
    You beat the undead by hitting the heart.
[11:43] ---
    Do you not listen to what other people say?
[11:46] ---
    Huh? But you said
    "between the eyes" last night!
[11:48] ---
    You misheard.
[11:52] ---
    I thought it was strange that you were
    suddenly knowledgeable, Hosei!
[11:57] ---
    Man, you didn't even
    get the facts straight!
[12:00] ---
    N-no! I swear that's what she said--
[12:03] ---
    Koei wouldn't make a mistake like that.
[12:06] ---
    You're the one who's mistaken, Hosei.
[12:08] ---
    Believe me, Laila!
[12:26] ---
    No good...
[12:31] ---
    I put so much into it
    that my arm hurts now.
[12:34] ---
    I did it so well yesterday too...
[12:36] ---
    Shall we change things up a little?
[12:40] ---
    Koei!
[12:42] ---
    Follow me.
[12:56] ---
    What is this place?
[12:57] ---
    A training ground Hosei used to use.
[13:00] ---
    Oh? So ol' Hosei trained
    in a place like this?
[13:07] ---
    Say, Koei. What was Hosei
    like when he was a kid?
[13:16] ---
    I-is this the new training you mentioned?
[13:19] ---
    Doesn't it seem a bit too serious to you?
[13:31] ---
    Hosei!
[13:32] ---
    You okay, Taito?!
[13:34] ---
    How did you guys--?!
[13:36] ---
    It's thanks to Ryuko!
[13:38] ---
    I was suspicious ever since this morning.
[13:41] ---
    Hosei is a skilled warrior.
[13:43] ---
    I don't know about anything else,
    but it's very hard to believe
[13:46] ---
    he would incorrectly remember
    knowledge related to fighting.
[13:48] ---
    So if Hosei is correct, then the
    suspicion lies elsewhere...
[13:53] ---
    That Lady Koei is a fake!
[13:56] ---
    What?!
[13:57] ---
    Oh, my.
[13:59] ---
    You figured it out?
[14:03] ---
    You're the mustached bastard's henchman!
[14:05] ---
    I should've known
    you were behind this, Shimei!
[14:08] ---
    But there's one mistake in your theory.
[14:12] ---
    She isn't a fake at all.
[14:15] ---
    You're controlling her, then?!
[14:18] ---
    She has nothing to do with this!
    Release your spell at once!
[14:23] ---
    I'm afraid I can't do that.
[14:26] ---
    Quit screwing around!
    Turn her back to normal!
[14:28] ---
    I told you, I can't.
[14:30] ---
    The reason being...
[14:31] ---
    Master!
[14:42] ---
    Wh-what the hell?!
[14:44] ---
    M- Master!
[14:47] ---
    Phecda boy.
[14:49] ---
    How did it feel when your oh-so-beloved
    master died on your back?
[14:55] ---
    Wh-what?!
[14:57] ---
    Y-you don't mean...!
[14:59] ---
    Yep, that's right!
[15:02] ---
    She's been an undead since last night!
[15:10] ---
    Wh-what...?!
[15:21] ---
    This... This can't be...
[15:25] ---
    She was really noble!
[15:27] ---
    Even after I stabbed her,
[15:30] ---
    she kept telling me not to hurt you guys.
[15:33] ---
    Not that I care, of course.
[15:36] ---
    Damn you...!
[15:40] ---
    There we are! Hate!
[15:43] ---
    That hate is what I want to see!
[15:46] ---
    No, Taito!
[15:52] ---
    Taito!
[15:54] ---
    Oh no! He's in that state again!
[16:08] ---
    That's it! That's it, Alkaid!
[16:16] ---
    No, Taito! Your body can't
    withstand any more fighting like this!
[16:20] ---
    Taito! Have you forgotten
    what Koei taught you?!
[16:24] ---
    She said not to fight out of hatred alone!
    She said to stay calm and collected!
[16:31] ---
    Urgh! Wake up, you dumb brother!
[16:45] ---
    That's right...
[16:47] ---
    If I don't do what she taught me,
    I'll be too ashamed to face Koei...
[16:53] ---
    Right, Laila?
[16:59] ---
    This is no fun.
[17:01] ---
    Oh well.
[17:02] ---
    They're all yours, Koei!
[17:05] ---
    You're running away?!
[17:06] ---
    Yes, I am. But what about you?
[17:09] ---
    Even though she's undead,
    she's still an acquaintance of yours.
[17:14] ---
    Do you have what it takes to re-kill her?
[17:19] ---
    Look out!
[17:22] ---
    K- Koei...
[17:23] ---
    His spell has made her stronger!
[17:26] ---
    Such strength...
[17:31] ---
    Ryuko!
[17:32] ---
    Stop it!
[17:39] ---
    Taito! Ryuko!
[17:41] ---
    Hosei!
[17:44] ---
    Master...
[17:46] ---
    My... master...
[17:54] ---
    I can't do it!
[17:56] ---
    I can't do it, Laila!
[17:59] ---
    I can't fight my master!
[18:02] ---
    Hosei!
[18:04] ---
    We've been together
    ever since I was a little kid!
[18:09] ---
    Plus, this never would've happened
[18:12] ---
    if I hadn't gotten bent out of
    shape for nothing last night...
[18:15] ---
    I...
[18:17] ---
    can't possibly do it!
[18:19] ---
    Then what do we do?!
[18:21] ---
    I don't know!
[18:23] ---
    E-even so, we can't just let her kill us...!
[18:28] ---
    Yeah...! Koei wouldn't want that...!
[18:37] ---
    But...
[18:38] ---
    But...!
[18:45] ---
    That's...
[18:48] ---
    You call that a shot, Hosei?!
[18:50] ---
    B-but, Master...
[18:53] ---
    No buts!
[18:54] ---
    Try harder and shoot with the intent
    to take it down with one arrow!
[18:59] ---
    No food until you hit it!
[19:15] ---
    Master... Don't tell me you're purposely
    standing in front of the target...?!
[19:29] ---
    Are you... Are you telling me
    to shoot you, Master?!
[19:35] ---
    That's horrible, Master...
    That's horrible!
[19:40] ---
    After all, my feelings
    for you go deeper than...
[19:47] ---
    Why is it I'm the only one
    you're so harsh with, Master...?
[20:09] ---
    Hosei! We won't make you do this alone!
[20:13] ---
    We will all bear this sin equally!
[20:20] ---
    Master...
[20:22] ---
    I thank you for...
[20:33] ---
    ...for...
[20:40] ---
    You did it, Hosei!
[20:43] ---
    What's with you, Master?
[20:46] ---
    You did great! I'll make you
    whatever you want to eat today!
[20:50] ---
    What would you like?
[20:52] ---
    Hmm...
[20:54] ---
    Green pepper steak!
[20:57] ---
    You sure do like that!
[21:44] ---
    Dumb old hag...
[21:52] ---
    Dumb old hag!
[22:12] ---
    In those days,
    you believed in more dreams
[22:23] ---
    than could fit in your little hands
[22:31] ---
    Don't look like that,
    don't give in°
[22:42] ---
    Even inside me you're shining brightly now
[22:52] ---
    Please notice
[22:56] ---
    You can stay your more
    honest, open self
[23:02] ---
    I'll be by your side
    and act as a signpost
[23:12] ---
    So we can just walk beneath
    this great big sky together
[23:22] ---
    because you aren't alone
[23:33] ---
    Even with unhealed sadness,
    the journey begins again.
[23:37] ---
    My master... My master is calling...
[23:40] ---
    We can't keep going on like this...
[23:42] ---
    He did strike down his master
    who was like a mother to him...
[23:45] ---
    Then let's just figure out
    a way to help him!
[23:48] ---
    I'm sure some encouragement from you
    would cheer him up a little, Lady Laila.
[23:51] ---
    He said he wanted to be alone for a while.
[23:54] ---
    Will the voices of Hosei's friends
    be able to bring light to his heart?
[23:57] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Eight:
    What Echoes in the Gorge."
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

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[00:20] ---
    This is great! Nice weather
    and beautiful scenery!
[00:24] ---
    This must be the charm of traveling!
    Yes! That's for sure!
[00:28] ---
    Hosei's not acting right...
[00:31] ---
    What's wrong, Taity?
    Why the puzzled face?
[00:35] ---
    T- Taity?!
[00:37] ---
    Just look at that clear, blue sky, Taity!
[00:42] ---
    And if you listen closely...
[00:44] ---
    There! Do you hear
    the singing of the birds?
[00:47] ---
    Y-yeah...
[00:49] ---
    All right, everyone!
    It's one last stretch to the capital!
[00:53] ---
    Let's lift our spirits up and go!
[00:56] ---
    Hosei is definitely not acting right...
[01:13] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[01:22] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:31] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her°
[01:40] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:49] ---
    Try to scream
[01:52] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[02:01] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:06] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:16] ---
    During winterlong
[02:36] ---
    Hey, Laila. What's wrong with ol' Hosei?
[02:40] ---
    He's smiling like crazy,
    despite what happened...
[02:49] ---
    Sheesh! You're so dense, Taito!
[02:52] ---
    It's obvious Hosei is
    forcing himself to smile.
[02:56] ---
    Forcing himself?
[02:57] ---
    I'm sure Hosei is making a desperate
    effort in his own unique way
[03:01] ---
    to hide his sadness...
[03:03] ---
    Oh... He's...
[03:07] ---
    Hey! What're you guys doing?
    Pick up the pace!
[03:19] ---
    The bridge is rotting.
[03:21] ---
    I don't think we'll be able to cross this.
[03:23] ---
    Don't be silly, Taity!
[03:26] ---
    We can cross this A-OK!
[03:29] ---
    Crossing the bridge! Crossing--
[03:30] ---
    Wait! Hosei!
[03:31] ---
    That's dangerous!
[03:33] ---
    Hosei!
[03:38] ---
    "Chapter Eight:
    What Echoes in the Gorge"
[04:01] ---
    He really has it bad...
[04:04] ---
    Yeah...
[04:05] ---
    But he did strike down his master
    who was like a mother to him.
[04:09] ---
    It is only natural for him
    to be this way, but...
[04:13] ---
    What's the big deal?!
[04:15] ---
    Then let's just figure out a way to help him!
[04:18] ---
    Taito. You make it sound easy,
[04:21] ---
    but what exactly do you have in mind?
[04:23] ---
    Oh, come on, there's all
    kinds of stuff we could do.
[04:26] ---
    Right, Laila?
[04:27] ---
    Urgh! You always push
    things on to me like that
[04:31] ---
    whenever you don't want
    to think for yourself!
[04:34] ---
    Yup!
[04:35] ---
    Don't act big!
[04:37] ---
    But we definitely can't
    keep going on like this...
[04:40] ---
    Yeah! Let's cheer Hosei up!
[04:45] ---
    So, do you have any
    good suggestions, Ryuko?
[04:49] ---
    Wait, you're pushing it
    on to me, Lady Laila?
[04:53] ---
    I can't come up with
    a good idea that quickly...
[04:55] ---
    Man! You're no help at all!
[04:58] ---
    You're in no place to talk!
[05:00] ---
    I- I know. Hosei is simpleminded.
[05:04] ---
    I'm sure some encouragement from *you
    *would cheer him up a little, Lady Laila.
[05:07] ---
    I've been trying to this whole time...
[05:11] ---
    Thanks, Laila!
[05:13] ---
    But it's okay! I'm perfectly fine!
[05:19] ---
    I'm not sure I had any effect at all...
[05:22] ---
    I see.
[05:24] ---
    A situation like this calls for food!
[05:27] ---
    Huh? Food?
[05:28] ---
    A full stomach will cheer him up!
[05:31] ---
    Which means meat! Meat!
[05:33] ---
    Yes! Okay!
[05:35] ---
    Wait, Taito! Where are you going?!
[05:38] ---
    Meat! I'm getting some meat!
[05:41] ---
    Sheesh, you always just do
    whatever you want, Taito!
[05:47] ---
    Or should I say you're stupid?
[05:49] ---
    A full stomach cheering someone up...
[05:52] ---
    Only a kid would think that up.
[05:54] ---
    Right, Ryuko?!
[05:56] ---
    Yes. There is logic to what Taito says.
[05:59] ---
    Not you too?!
[06:01] ---
    Lady Laila.
[06:02] ---
    What do you say to making
    a home-cooked meal for Hosei's sake?
[06:06] ---
    You want me to cook?
[06:08] ---
    Nothing makes a man happier
[06:11] ---
    than a meal prepared by the girl he loves.
[06:14] ---
    Oh? Somehow it sounds like
    you say that out of experience...
[06:18] ---
    Does that mean you have
    a girl you love too?
[06:23] ---
    No, umm, uhh...
[06:25] ---
    Oh! You do!
[06:27] ---
    Hey! What's she like?! Tell me!
[06:31] ---
    I- I'm not sure how to answer...
[06:33] ---
    Oh! Quit being embarrassed
    and just come out with it,
[06:37] ---
    lover-boy!
[06:39] ---
    Sh-she also lives at the Tong You Temple.
[06:43] ---
    Oh? So, is she pretty?
[06:45] ---
    Yes. She's a very intelligent woman.
[06:48] ---
    For an inexperienced person like me,
[06:51] ---
    she is a lofty, unattainable dream!
[06:58] ---
    I did it again...
[07:02] ---
    It's another bustling
    day for the soup line...
[07:05] ---
    It's hard to feel joy about it, though...
[07:17] ---
    Excuse me. You look like you're
    a member of the Tong You Temple...
[07:21] ---
    That's right.
[07:22] ---
    Could I possibly help?
[07:26] ---
    Help?
[07:28] ---
    No offense, but why would a wealthy
    girl like you want to do that?
[07:32] ---
    It's because...
[07:38] ---
    Thanks. We appreciate it. Come with me.
[07:41] ---
    Yes...
[07:43] ---
    Umm, Shokaku...
[07:44] ---
    Please go on.
[07:47] ---
    Thank you, Shokaku.
[07:51] ---
    You, there. If you're worried,
    why don't you help too?
[08:05] ---
    Basically, what's most important
    is to put feeling into it.
[08:08] ---
    It doesn't matter if the cooking
    is good or bad in this case.
[08:12] ---
    Somehow it sounds more like you don't
    expect much from my cooking.
[08:17] ---
    No, that isn't what I meant...
[08:20] ---
    Just so you know, I do have
    confidence in my cooking skills!
[08:25] ---
    My father even said,
[08:26] ---
    "You should save your cooking
    for your future husband!"
[08:31] ---
    Oh! It sounds like we can count on you!
[08:33] ---
    In that case, I'll meet up with Taito
    and gather some ingredients.
[08:38] ---
    Have Hosei fish or something
    in the meantime!
[08:42] ---
    Okay! Got it!
[08:43] ---
    All right! I'll be back!
[08:46] ---
    That's the opposite direction Taito's in!
[08:52] ---
    Meat! Meat! Meat!
[08:55] ---
    Wait, what exactly should I catch for meat?
[09:01] ---
    I guess it's not worth thinking
    too hard about! I'll just catch whatever!
[09:09] ---
    Found some already!
[09:13] ---
    Damn! Get back here!
[09:15] ---
    Hey! Give yourself up!
[09:19] ---
    You got some real guts!
[09:28] ---
    Don't tell me I'm lost...?
[09:40] ---
    What's taking so long?
    What's taking so long?
[09:41] ---
    What's taking so long?!
[09:43] ---
    What the heck are those two doing?!
[09:46] ---
    Honestly, now!
[09:48] ---
    How am I supposed to make food
    if the ingredients won't show up?!
[09:52] ---
    I can't wait anymore!
    I'll just have to do it myself!
[09:59] ---
    Rabbits are no good.
    They're too little to fill him up.
[10:07] ---
    Birds...
[10:08] ---
    Poultry! All right!
[10:13] ---
    Where exactly... am I?!
[10:23] ---
    Wow! Here's another!
[10:26] ---
    Sheesh! We should've
    done this from the start!
[10:36] ---
    Oh, wow!
[10:40] ---
    Are these Shenzhen Mushrooms?
[10:42] ---
    Eating one supposedly
    cures any illness instantly!
[10:47] ---
    Are these Kankin Mushrooms?!
[10:50] ---
    You hardly ever see any of these!
[10:53] ---
    Oh, it's a mountain of treasure!
[10:56] ---
    This should be enough
    to make Hosei feel better!
[11:02] ---
    No birds. Birds fly and stuff.
[11:06] ---
    Besides, bird meat is so dry
    it doesn't feel like you ate anything.
[11:10] ---
    Men need something
    that really fills the belly.
[11:14] ---
    What's that?
[11:19] ---
    Nah, I dunno...
[11:25] ---
    Hmm. They're kinda little, but I bet
    they'd make a good side dish.
[11:29] ---
    Okay! I'll snatch those little buggers up!
[11:34] ---
    G-get back here!
[11:41] ---
    N-not again...
[11:49] ---
    A dead-end...
[11:51] ---
    All right.
[11:52] ---
    The correct thing to do at a time like this
    is follow the path you took back.
[11:59] ---
    Which one is it?
[12:12] ---
    Okay, Hosei. Pay close attention.
[12:15] ---
    Fishing is just like martial arts.
[12:18] ---
    You pull the rod up while matching
    your opponent's breathing and timing.
[12:21] ---
    Do that and... Gotcha!
[12:25] ---
    See?
[12:28] ---
    Master...
[12:31] ---
    Hosei.
[12:34] ---
    I, umm, tried making some food for you.
[12:39] ---
    Will you have some?
[12:42] ---
    Really?! That's great!
[12:44] ---
    Okay! Here you go!
[12:46] ---
    Despite how I seem,
    cooking is my specialty!
[12:49] ---
    Plus I know all about mushrooms
    and medicinal herbs and stuff!
[13:18] ---
    Okay! This way!
[13:22] ---
    Meat! Meat! Meat! Meat!
[13:27] ---
    What is it this time?!
[13:29] ---
    I don't care, just as long as it's meat!
[13:36] ---
    Take this!
[13:42] ---
    Huh?
[13:46] ---
    C'mon. I'm sorry about that, Ryuko.
[13:49] ---
    Will you just let it go now?
[13:52] ---
    I just figured you were
    a bear or something...
[13:55] ---
    Still, the fact you couldn't
    dodge such a simple attack
[13:58] ---
    also goes to show that you lack
    training or that you're stupid...
[14:02] ---
    I didn't dodge it because
    I knew it was you!
[14:06] ---
    I never imagined that you would
    suddenly attack a comrade!
[14:12] ---
    Besides, you always run off without
    considering the consequences!
[14:16] ---
    I went through so much trouble
    looking for you all over the place...
[14:21] ---
    Wait, did you get lost?
[14:24] ---
    N-no! I was not lost at all!
[14:27] ---
    Oh! You got lost and lonely!
[14:31] ---
    You should've just said so--!
[14:34] ---
    Say any more and I won't
    remain my mild self!
[14:38] ---
    'K-kay...
[14:40] ---
    Anyway, we need to gather ingredients
    and hurry back to Lady Laila.
[14:45] ---
    Yeah, true.
[14:51] ---
    Hosei!
[14:52] ---
    I kind of messed up last time,
    but it's okay this time!
[14:57] ---
    It was a little bitter last time,
    so I tried adding things to spice it up!
[15:02] ---
    Okay! Eat up!
[15:16] ---
    Ryuko. Did you hear something just now?
[15:19] ---
    No.
[15:21] ---
    Anyway, let's hurry.
    The sun is about to set.
[15:24] ---
    Finding prey in the darkness
    will prove difficult.
[15:28] ---
    Dammit!
[15:29] ---
    I should've just caught those things,
    even though they were small!
[15:34] ---
    Drop the act. I'm sure
    you just let them get away.
[15:35] ---
    Wh-what?! You be quiet!
    You weren't even there to see me!
[15:40] ---
    Even so, I can tell.
[15:41] ---
    Knowing you, you ran at them
    head-on and let them escape easily.
[15:47] ---
    Wild animals are surprisingly
    smart, after all.
[15:51] ---
    And where did you
    end up at after getting lost?
[15:55] ---
    Quit harping on the past.
[15:58] ---
    We'll need to be careful whenever
    we ask you to lead the way from now on!
[16:04] ---
    Perhaps you should gain enough intelligence
[16:06] ---
    to keep wild animals
    from making a fool of you.
[16:09] ---
    What did you say?!
[16:20] ---
    There's some meat!
[16:22] ---
    Wait, Taito! I don't think
    you should go up there!
[16:26] ---
    Hah! If you're too afraid,
    then just wait here!
[16:38] ---
    What?!
[16:39] ---
    What's wrong, Taito? If you don't
    hurry up, the prey will be all mine!
[16:45] ---
    Why, you...!
[16:49] ---
    I won't lose!
[16:55] ---
    Looks like I win!
[16:57] ---
    No, I was one instant quicker.
[17:10] ---
    Hosei...
[17:12] ---
    My master... My master is calling...
[17:18] ---
    Hosei!
[17:20] ---
    I got it just right this time!
[17:21] ---
    It was too bitter the first time
    and too spicy the second time, right?
[17:25] ---
    So this time I took the middle
    route and made it sweet!
[17:29] ---
    Okay! Eat lots and lots!
[17:39] ---
    This prey is mine! So go
    wander around all happy-like!
[17:43] ---
    That's my line!
[17:45] ---
    You should go play with
    mountain monkeys or something!
[17:49] ---
    So you insist on getting in my way?!
[17:52] ---
    No, I can't count on you to do this job!
[17:58] ---
    Not good enough!
[18:00] ---
    "Take advantage of every
    opportunity," huh?!
[18:06] ---
    It looks like you've improved a little.
[18:10] ---
    What's that?!
[18:11] ---
    What?! What?!
[18:15] ---
    Oww...
[18:16] ---
    That's not fair, Ryuko!
[18:17] ---
    You have a bad habit
    of quickly lowering your guard.
[18:20] ---
    Why, you...!
[18:21] ---
    You sure know how to get me mad!
    You sure know how to get me mad!
[18:25] ---
    What about you?!
[18:26] ---
    You kept saying that I'm stupid
    and that I have no sense of direction!
[18:31] ---
    I did call you stupid, but I said
    nothing about your sense of direction!
[18:34] ---
    Silence!
[18:47] ---
    This time! This time it
    will be good for sure!
[19:01] ---
    There! Perfect!
[19:02] ---
    This will make Hosei feel
    100% better in one shot!
[19:10] ---
    You have the strength of a brute!
[19:13] ---
    What are you, a monkey?!
[19:16] ---
    Is fleeing all you can do, Taito?!
[19:18] ---
    All right! I'll come at you
    if that's what you want!
[19:33] ---
    That idiot! He's using inner-channeling?!
[19:35] ---
    Eat this, Ryuko!
[19:58] ---
    Honestly, you two! What in
    the world were you thinking?!
[20:02] ---
    Explain why you wound up fighting
    all buddy-buddy-like until the sun set
[20:05] ---
    instead of going to collect
    ingredients like you said!
[20:08] ---
    W-we weren't fighting. We
    were working together--
[20:10] ---
    No excuses!
[20:12] ---
    Right...
[20:13] ---
    Urgh! I guess I was the only
    one busting my butt today!
[20:17] ---
    Incidentally, Lady Laila...
    Where is Hosei?
[20:21] ---
    He said he wanted to be alone for a while...
[20:25] ---
    Laila. Don't tell me
[20:27] ---
    you did something bad to Hosei...?
[20:31] ---
    What are you talking about?!
    I didn't do anything bad!
[20:35] ---
    All I did was cook some food
    to help cheer up Hosei--
[20:39] ---
    Whoa! You had Hosei eat your cooking?!
[20:43] ---
    Hold on, Taito!
    What do you mean by that?!
[20:46] ---
    Even Hosei would want to run away
    after eating your cooking...
[20:52] ---
    It's that bad?
[20:54] ---
    It's worse than bad!
[20:56] ---
    One time she almost killed me and our dad!
[20:59] ---
    That's horrifying...
[21:00] ---
    You two!
[21:04] ---
    Laila... It's okay now.
[21:06] ---
    Hosei...
[21:07] ---
    Hosei...
[21:15] ---
    What's this?
[21:17] ---
    I caught it.
[21:19] ---
    You're hungry, right?
    Let's all eat it.
[21:22] ---
    Hosei...
[21:23] ---
    And... thanks.
[21:27] ---
    I'm all better now.
[21:34] ---
    Man... I guess you can be
    thoughtful sometimes, Hosei.
[21:38] ---
    What do you mean "sometimes"?!
[21:42] ---
    Oh! You already have a stew ready!
[21:45] ---
    I'm quite hungry, too!
[21:48] ---
    Wait! That's...!
[22:12] ---
    chiisana te no hira ni
    norikiranai hodo no
[22:23] ---
    yume o shinjiteta ano koro
[22:31] ---
    sonna kao shinaide makenaide
[22:42] ---
    ima boku no naka demo
    kimi wa kagayaiteiru yo
[22:52] ---
    nee kizuite yo
[22:56] ---
    motto sunao na kimi no mama de ii
[23:02] ---
    boku ga soba de
    michishirube ni naru kara
[23:12] ---
    kono hiroi sora no shita
    issho ni arukeba ii
[23:22] ---
    hitori ja nai kara
[23:33] ---
    Our journey leads us to
    Luo Chang, our final destination.
[23:36] ---
    Is Keiro that strong?
[23:39] ---
    If you have a just cause,
    the heavens will show you a way.
[23:43] ---
    I came to have a chat with you, boy.
[23:47] ---
    The imperial capital has light
    and darkness. This is its true face.
[23:50] ---
    What is the emperor doing?!
[23:53] ---
    The gears of karma grind and accelerate.
[23:57] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Nine:
    Shadow on the Imperial Capital."
[24:12] ---
    The heavens have approved! 
    Become the emperor!
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

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[00:51] ---
    M-mustached bastard...!
[00:53] ---
    We finally reach the capital tomorrow.
[00:56] ---
    That Keiro bastard is there...
[00:58] ---
    Yes, that's why he's dreaming.
[01:01] ---
    With the battle looming, his body is
    remembering how terrifying Keiro was.
[01:05] ---
    Is Keiro that strong?
[01:08] ---
    Taito has no chance
    of winning as he is now.
[01:12] ---
    I see.
[01:27] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[01:36] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:45] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her°
[01:54] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[02:03] ---
    Try to scream
[02:06] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[02:15] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:20] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:30] ---
    During winterlong
[02:45] ---
    Oh, wow!
[02:48] ---
    What a huge city!
[02:50] ---
    I'd expect no less from Luo Chang,
    the capital of the Xian Empire!
[02:53] ---
    This is like a dream!
[02:55] ---
    We finally made it to the capital.
[02:58] ---
    Taito. Won't you come to my place?
[03:02] ---
    The Tong You Temple.
[03:04] ---
    Relieve the weariness of the journey first.
    Everything can begin after that.
[03:08] ---
    Right! Let's go!
[03:10] ---
    Hurray! We'll get to meet
    the girl Ryuko likes!
[03:20] ---
    He's here.
[03:22] ---
    But he won't cause much
    of a stir as he is now.
[03:26] ---
    It's not every day the
    Alkaid and Dubhe collide.
[03:29] ---
    I'll need to make the boy stronger
[03:32] ---
    by filling him with even more
    ambition and hate and whatnot.
[03:37] ---
    I'm going to borrow this, Boss.
[03:41] ---
    "Chapter Nine:
    Shadow on the Imperial Capital"
[03:50] ---
    Whoa! Th-this is--!
[03:52] ---
    It's huge! So huge!
[03:55] ---
    This is a street, right? It is, right?!
[03:58] ---
    Is it really okay to have
    such big streets?! Is it?!
[04:02] ---
    Don't ask me...!
[04:07] ---
    I can't believe it! I can't believe it!
[04:10] ---
    A feast fit for a king,
    right before my very eyes!
[04:13] ---
    Is this paradise?! Is this heaven?!
[04:17] ---
    Calm down, dumb brother.
    You're embarrassing.
[04:20] ---
    But...!
[04:21] ---
    Don't cry. I know how you feel, but...
[04:27] ---
    Let's go, Laila! You can buy
    clothes or whatever else you want!
[04:30] ---
    Wait, Taito!
[04:32] ---
    Let's look for some souvenirs
    for Dad and Grandpa Son too!
[04:35] ---
    Souvenirs, huh? Does he
    assume he'll be able to return?
[04:39] ---
    So, what are you gonna do now?
[04:42] ---
    I'm not sure what I should do.
[04:46] ---
    Oh. Well, I know what I'm gonna do.
[04:49] ---
    Keiro's the boss of Shimei,
    the guy who killed my master...
[05:01] ---
    Welcome to Tong You Temple.
[05:04] ---
    I am Ryusho, the head of the temple.
    Ryuko has told me about you.
[05:08] ---
    It's a pleasure to meet you, Master Ryusho.
[05:10] ---
    Thanks for helpin' us!
[05:11] ---
    Yup, thanks!
[05:13] ---
    Divine Warrior of Phecda, Hosei!
[05:18] ---
    And you are Taito,
    the Celestial Deity Alkaid!
[05:21] ---
    Th-that's right...
[05:25] ---
    You have a good look to you!
[05:27] ---
    It looks like Master Sonnei
    and Sir Soei raised you well.
[05:31] ---
    Huh?!
[05:32] ---
    You know Master Sonnei and our father?
[05:35] ---
    Of course.
[05:36] ---
    Father studied under Master Sonnei,
[05:39] ---
    and he and Senior Soei are like brothers.
[05:42] ---
    "Father"? Does that mean
    this guy's your old man?
[05:47] ---
    My stepfather, technically.
    I was abandoned as a child.
[05:51] ---
    What?! Really?!
[05:53] ---
    Oh, man. You too?
[05:56] ---
    We're alike!
[05:58] ---
    We're orphans, we grew up in temples,
[06:00] ---
    and we carry the stars' karma or whatever!
[06:02] ---
    Maybe that's why we get along so well!
[06:04] ---
    Yes! Perhaps so!
[06:06] ---
    Get along? I dunno, I'd say you're
    more like, "Danger, do not mix!"
[06:11] ---
    Y-yeah, now that you mention it,
    I'm not sure if we get along or not...
[06:15] ---
    Which one is it?!
[06:16] ---
    --Oh, come on, Taito!
[06:17] ---
    --You've gained friends, Ryuko.
[06:19] ---
    Yes.
[06:22] ---
    You can use this room.
[06:23] ---
    Okay! Thanks!
[06:26] ---
    My room is across the hall.
[06:32] ---
    Who's there?!
[06:41] ---
    Welcome back, Ryuko.
[06:43] ---
    You look well.
[06:44] ---
    Th-thank you. Y-you look well, too...
[06:48] ---
    Oh, so that's it!
[06:50] ---
    Oh! So she's...!
[06:52] ---
    Wait, who are you?
[06:57] ---
    I'm Rinmei, your personal attendant.
    It's nice to meet you.
[07:02] ---
    Nice to meet you!
[07:04] ---
    So, Ryuko? Where's my souvenir?
[07:06] ---
    Souvenir?!
[07:07] ---
    O-oh, sorry, I don't have one...
[07:10] ---
    Sheesh. Couldn't you at least say,
    "My safe return is my present to you"?
[07:15] ---
    Interesting! I didn't
    consider that possibility!
[07:18] ---
    Thank you! That was
    most educational, Rinmei!
[07:23] ---
    Terrible. Isn't he?
[07:26] ---
    Yes!
[07:26] ---
    For sure!
[07:28] ---
    Wh-what are you agreeing about?!
[07:31] ---
    I don't see why he's terrible!
[07:34] ---
    Are you serious? She's Ryuko's...
[07:39] ---
    Huh?! Ryuko's in love with her?!
[07:42] ---
    H-hold on, Taito! What are you saying?!
[07:44] ---
    I'm devoted to my training!
[07:46] ---
    I don't have time to be
    crazy about g-g-girls!
[07:50] ---
    He says he isn't in love.
[07:51] ---
    Oh, geez...
[07:55] ---
    Sheesh. Are you just like him, Taito?
[08:05] ---
    How often I remembered
    your cooking while journeying!
[08:09] ---
    Is that all you remembered?
[08:21] ---
    Are you all right, Rinmei? Are you--
[08:33] ---
    R- Rinmei...
[08:37] ---
    Y-yes...?
[08:42] ---
    Your pot is boiling over.
[08:46] ---
    I'm going out to gather water!
[08:51] ---
    Wh-what was that for, Rinmei...?
[08:55] ---
    Whadya think, Hosei?
    Muscle is what makes a man!
[09:00] ---
    That's nothin'. I'm an archer.
    Check out my shooting arm!
[09:12] ---
    Check out my special technique! Leg Flex!
[09:15] ---
    You can't beat me!
[09:19] ---
    Taito! Hosei! I brought--
[09:29] ---
    Just horrible! Unbelievable!
[09:31] ---
    Honestly! How can someone
    be so straightlaced?!
[09:34] ---
    Men are...
[09:35] ---
    Men are so hopeless!
[09:41] ---
    It looks like we'll get along well, Laila.
[09:44] ---
    It does, Rinmei!
[09:48] ---
    Kindred spirit!
[09:56] ---
    You're still eating, Taito?
    Everyone else finished a long time ago.
[10:00] ---
    I can't help it!
    Rinmei's cooking is too good!
[10:11] ---
    Thanks for the meal!
[10:16] ---
    Well, I should go now.
[10:17] ---
    Huh? Where to?
[10:19] ---
    Isn't it obvious?
    To beat that mustached bastard!
[10:23] ---
    That's the whole reason why I came here!
[10:26] ---
    I won't be satisfied until I kick
    the crap out of him for my friends' sake!
[10:31] ---
    No! Don't, Taito!
[10:32] ---
    Huh?! What are you talking about?
[10:35] ---
    You can't do it. You cannot
    defeat Keiro as you are now!
[10:38] ---
    What?!
[10:39] ---
    The difference in strength is obvious!
[10:41] ---
    You should know that
    more than anyone else!
[10:44] ---
    There's no way to know unless I try!
[10:47] ---
    I'm stopping you because I know!
[10:49] ---
    He can't be beaten with spirit alone!
[10:51] ---
    If you fight him now,
    you'll die for nothing!
[10:53] ---
    For nothing?! How can
    you say that, Ryuko?!
[10:56] ---
    Count me in.
[10:58] ---
    Hosei!
[11:00] ---
    I'm going too.
    I want to avenge my master.
[11:04] ---
    We are Divine Warriors, Ryuko.
[11:07] ---
    So isn't it logical to think that helping
    Taito is in the karma of the stars?
[11:12] ---
    You're wrong!
[11:14] ---
    The Divine Warriors are meant to act
    as breakwaters for the Alkaid and Dubhe!
[11:17] ---
    In which case...!
[11:18] ---
    Enough of this crap!
[11:20] ---
    I'm gonna beat the mustached freak!
[11:21] ---
    You can't tell me what to do!
[11:23] ---
    Yeah! Butt out, Ryuko!
[11:26] ---
    Taito... Hosei...
[11:29] ---
    Ah. I see words aren't enough
    to talk reason into you.
[11:34] ---
    So what do you say we let
    our bodies do the talking?
[11:37] ---
    Rinmei?!
[11:40] ---
    Wh-what are you saying?!
[11:42] ---
    I'll give you a personal lesson...
[11:48] ---
    Come on! Why do I
    have to do this with you?!
[11:51] ---
    The night air is terrible for the skin.
    Let's hurry and get this over with.
[11:56] ---
    The Lin Shan Hua...
[11:58] ---
    ...my other self!
[12:09] ---
    Th-that pattern! Is she...?!
[12:12] ---
    Yes. She is Rinmei,
    the Divine Warrior of Merak!
[12:20] ---
    I'm just a weak girl.
[12:22] ---
    Please don't be too rough
    on me, Alkaid Taito...
[12:31] ---
    Here I come!
[12:36] ---
    She's fast!
[12:37] ---
    Instantaneous body management.
    That is Rinmei's fighting strategy!
[12:46] ---
    I won't let a girl beat me!
[12:58] ---
    Sh-she disappeared?!
[13:04] ---
    Not bad. You could be
    trouble in a drawn-out fight.
[13:32] ---
    The Alkaid is a child.
[13:34] ---
    You're a real handful.
[13:42] ---
    I'm stronger than you, and Keiro
    is most definitely stronger than me.
[13:47] ---
    Now do you understand what
    "dying for nothing" means?
[13:54] ---
    Taito. You mustn't be hasty.
[13:57] ---
    There is more than one way
    to climb a mountain.
[13:59] ---
    There are other paths to the top.
[14:02] ---
    If you have a just cause,
    the heavens will show you a way.
[14:06] ---
    Let us wait together
    for that time to come.
[14:09] ---
    Oh, well. Guess we'll have to
    wait for another chance.
[14:13] ---
    Yeah.
[14:28] ---
    Tadah! Look!
[14:31] ---
    It's the flag for the "Men
    Are So Hopeless League"!
[14:34] ---
    It's good! It's really good!
[14:36] ---
    It really gives off that male
    "we're so hopeless" feeling!
[14:38] ---
    Doesn't it, though?!
[14:41] ---
    Kindred spirit!
[14:43] ---
    Hey, Laila!
[14:46] ---
    I- I didn't know you were like that, Laila!
[14:48] ---
    Is that why you won't accept my love?
[14:50] ---
    Oh, you have it all wrong!
    It isn't like that!
[14:55] ---
    Anyway, do you need something?
[14:57] ---
    Yeah. I can't find Taito or Ryuko...
[15:00] ---
    Yeah, they left together.
[15:02] ---
    Together? They sure
    have been friendly lately...
[15:06] ---
    Oh! Have they awakened
    to that sort of thing too?!
[15:09] ---
    Of course not!
[15:19] ---
    The capital's really something!
[15:22] ---
    It's beautiful and rich,
    nothing like any of the other towns!
[15:25] ---
    This is only its exterior face, though.
[15:27] ---
    Exterior face? What do you mean?
[15:37] ---
    Hey, Ryuko. What is it
    you want to show me?
[15:40] ---
    Shunyi Square. Commonly
    known as Keiro Square.
[15:45] ---
    Keiro!
[15:52] ---
    Th-that bastard made this hole?
[15:55] ---
    The emperor held a martial arts
    tournament here four years ago.
[16:00] ---
    Keiro made this during it.
[16:03] ---
    Barehanded, with one
    punch from his left hand.
[16:06] ---
    Barehanded?!
[16:09] ---
    You don't think that he's--?!
[16:11] ---
    Yes. Keiro is a master of
    inner-channel Energy Manipulation.
[16:16] ---
    So that's how it is!
[16:18] ---
    Taito. Master inner-channel
    Energy Manipulation.
[16:21] ---
    And then carve out an even
    larger hole than Keiro.
[16:24] ---
    Do that, and I won't have to lose a friend.
[16:28] ---
    I brought you here to tell you that.
[16:31] ---
    Ryuko...
[16:40] ---
    Let's go, Taito.
[16:41] ---
    Huh?
[16:43] ---
    Hey, Ryuko. Where are we going?
[16:46] ---
    Hey, Ryuko!
[16:50] ---
    Wh-what is this place?!
[16:52] ---
    Th-this can't be real!
[16:54] ---
    The main street was so nice!
[16:55] ---
    But just one alley away...
[16:58] ---
    The imperial capital has light and darkness.
[17:00] ---
    This is its hidden face.
    No, its true face.
[17:04] ---
    Its true face?
[17:06] ---
    The empire is currently utterly
    deteriorated and impoverished.
[17:09] ---
    It's the same everywhere,
    in the country and here in Luo Chang.
[17:12] ---
    B-but it's the capital!
[17:14] ---
    This is right under the emperor's nose!
[17:17] ---
    What is the emperor doing?!
[17:19] ---
    Nothing.
[17:20] ---
    Then why don't they kick him out
    and let someone else be the emperor?!
[17:25] ---
    Keiro is hoping to do just that.
[17:28] ---
    Ugh, better me than that mustached bastard!
[17:33] ---
    Ryuko!
[17:38] ---
    Now where are we?
[17:40] ---
    The execution grounds. We won't
    cause any collateral harm here.
[17:46] ---
    Show yourself!
[17:52] ---
    Impressive, Mizar.
[17:54] ---
    I thought I was following you,
    but I was being led instead.
[17:57] ---
    You!
[17:59] ---
    So that vile gaze was you!
[18:01] ---
    Shimei! I'll kick your ass!
[18:14] ---
    You used another cheap
    trick again, didn't you?!
[18:17] ---
    Whew, you're scary. I always
    gotta be careful around you.
[18:21] ---
    But no, I'm not here today to fight.
[18:24] ---
    I came to have a chat with you, boy.
[18:28] ---
    Remember this?
[18:30] ---
    That's the sword he stole
    from Lian Tong Temple!
[18:34] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu...
    Commonly known as the Emperor's Sword.
[18:37] ---
    Only the one fit to be
    the emperor can draw it.
[18:42] ---
    My boss Keiro stole this
    so he could make himself emperor.
[18:46] ---
    Once drawn, everyone alive would
    acknowledge his accession to the throne.
[18:51] ---
    But he couldn't draw it.
[18:54] ---
    So what?!
[18:56] ---
    Don't you get it? Not even
    the current emperor can draw it.
[19:00] ---
    The only person in this world who can...
[19:04] ---
    ...is you!
[19:13] ---
    That's what I wanna discuss.
[19:15] ---
    Is it possible you want to do something
    about this utterly rotten empire?
[19:21] ---
    If so, then why not become
    the emperor and rule the land?
[19:26] ---
    What?!
[19:27] ---
    You drew the Xian Jia Lan Wu.
[19:29] ---
    The heavens have approved!
[19:31] ---
    They say you are the man to rule all!
[19:34] ---
    Become the emperor!
[19:38] ---
    Shut up!
[19:40] ---
    I'll make my own decisions!
[19:42] ---
    I don't wanna listen
    to any of your nonsense!
[19:48] ---
    Is that so?
[19:50] ---
    In that case...
[19:59] ---
    Die, boy!
[20:05] ---
    If you won't entertain me,
    then there's no reason for you to live!
[20:16] ---
    Taito! Use inner-channel
    Energy Manipulation!
[20:37] ---
    Taito!
[20:41] ---
    How fun! I'm never bored when I'm with you!
[20:45] ---
    Let's meet again, Alkaid Taito!
[20:54] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu is gone!
    Who could've taken it?!
[20:58] ---
    What shall we do, Lord Keiro?!
[21:00] ---
    Forget about it. It was
    most likely Shimei's doing.
[21:04] ---
    Shimei?
[21:05] ---
    Is it wise to allow someone
    so enigmatic to do as he pleases?
[21:10] ---
    It matters not.
[21:13] ---
    For now, at least...
[21:18] ---
    A false world of Shimei's creation...
[21:22] ---
    They know what we're up to now.
    This will be tough...
[21:29] ---
    Are you all right, Taito?
[21:32] ---
    Taito?
[21:36] ---
    Me... be the emperor?
[21:49] ---
    The six stars are gathering.
[21:53] ---
    I guess I'll pay a visit
    to the capital too...
[22:12] ---
    In those days,
    you believed in more dreams
[22:23] ---
    than could fit in your little hands
[22:31] ---
    Don't look like that,
    don't give in°
[22:42] ---
    Even inside me you're shining brightly now
[22:52] ---
    Please notice
[22:56] ---
    You can stay your more
    honest, open self
[23:02] ---
    I'll be by your side
    and act as a signpost
[23:12] ---
    So we can just walk beneath
    this great big sky together
[23:22] ---
    because you aren't alone
[23:33] ---
    Was their encounter
    a trick of fate? Or was it...
[23:37] ---
    I'm gonna see for myself!
[23:38] ---
    - -Don't, Taito!
    --That idiot's actually gonna go...
[23:41] ---
    Only bad guys eat food this good outside!
[23:45] ---
    To pray.
[23:46] ---
    That is the divine duty of the emperor,
    as ordained by the heavens.
[23:50] ---
    I dunno, a country where
    everyone can live with a smile.
[23:53] ---
    Taito's heated fists thaw a frozen heart!
[23:57] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Ten:
    The Lonely Emperor."
[24:12] ---
    It's all because the emperor 
    doesn't give a damn!
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

10 - Chapter Ten: The Lonely Emperor
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[00:13] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu...
    Commonly known as the Emperor's Sword.
[00:17] ---
    Only the one fit to be
    the emperor can draw it.
[00:23] ---
    Is it possible you want to do something
    about this utterly rotten empire?
[00:29] ---
    If so, then why not become
    the emperor and rule the land?
[00:33] ---
    What?!
[00:35] ---
    You drew the Xian Jia Lan Wu.
[00:37] ---
    The heavens have approved!
    They say you are the man to rule all!
[00:42] ---
    Become the emperor!
[00:59] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[01:08] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:17] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her°
[01:26] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:35] ---
    Try to scream
[01:38] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[01:47] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[01:52] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:02] ---
    During winterlong
[02:27] ---
    As Taiga, emperor of the Xian Empire,
[02:31] ---
    I order that the rebellion
    in Qiao Yao be crushed!
[02:34] ---
    For the peace of the empire,
[02:36] ---
    make great efforts as a unified force!
[02:40] ---
    As you wish.
[02:41] ---
    I pray for your luck in battle, Keiro.
[02:45] ---
    I have no need for luck.
[03:08] ---
    Set out!
[03:21] ---
    What... am I?
[03:25] ---
    "Chapter Ten: The Lonely Emperor"
[03:37] ---
    Oh! Here they come!
[03:59] ---
    Mustached bastard...!
[04:01] ---
    Stop, Taito. You promised only to watch.
[04:04] ---
    Yeah, I know!
[04:06] ---
    It really is aggravating, seeing your
    sworn enemy so close up like this.
[04:09] ---
    But he has a whole army with him...
[04:13] ---
    He has it tough.
[04:16] ---
    Surely there's no need
    for the general himself to fight.
[04:19] ---
    He has no choice. The emperor
    ordered it. He can't refuse.
[04:24] ---
    The emperor must be really powerful
[04:27] ---
    to push around the fearsome General Keiro!
[04:30] ---
    The emperor, pushing Keiro around?
[04:45] ---
    That's odd. I can't tell where the boy is.
[04:50] ---
    Has he resorted to a cheap little trick?
[04:52] ---
    "Tong You Temple"
[04:57] ---
    This charm you drew is really
    amazing, Master Ryusho!
[05:01] ---
    Just carrying it keeps
    people from detecting us!
[05:05] ---
    Now we can walk around town freely!
[05:08] ---
    Its effectiveness is proven!
[05:10] ---
    I used them all the time to ditch
    training when I was young!
[05:13] ---
    Father...
[05:16] ---
    Oh, come, now!
[05:18] ---
    What's the matter, Taito?
[05:21] ---
    You appear to be bothered about something.
[05:25] ---
    Say, Ryusho. Is the...
    Is the emperor a monster?!
[05:30] ---
    Huh?
[05:30] ---
    What are you saying, Taito?
[05:32] ---
    Don't just skip to the end of your thought!
    Explain from the beginning!
[05:37] ---
    The people say the emperor
    is useless and good for nothing,
[05:42] ---
    but he is ordering that mustached
    bastard to fight, right?!
[05:46] ---
    Taito?
[05:47] ---
    Is the emperor really big and strong
    enough to push that freak around?!
[05:53] ---
    As far as I can tell, His Majesty
    is bright and pure of heart,
[05:58] ---
    and has the potential to be a superb ruler.
[06:01] ---
    I suppose his only flaw
    is that he appears a bit fragile.
[06:05] ---
    Bright and pure of heart,
[06:08] ---
    but fragile and bigger than Keiro?
[06:15] ---
    So he is a monster!
[06:17] ---
    What are you thinking, dumb brother?!
[06:20] ---
    Describing someone with words is difficult.
[06:23] ---
    Meeting them for yourself is really
    the only way to understand.
[06:26] ---
    Oh! Right! I can just see him for myself!
[06:31] ---
    His status is so high that we commoners
    will never see him once in our lives, though.
[06:36] ---
    Seeing him is even more difficult
    than seeing your own butt hole.
[06:39] ---
    Yuck, Master Ryusho!
[06:45] ---
    That idiot's actually gonna go...
[06:47] ---
    Huh? What?
[06:54] ---
    Is that all of today's goods?
[06:56] ---
    Yes, it is.
[06:58] ---
    Okay! Close the gate!
[07:05] ---
    Piece of cake!
[07:07] ---
    I know he's in the castle.
[07:09] ---
    The mustached bastard's gone,
    and this charm will keep me hidden!
[07:18] ---
    Upsy-daisy!
[07:20] ---
    Now, then! Where the hell is he?
[07:27] ---
    Wh-whoa! All of this belongs to the emperor?!
[07:33] ---
    I'm gonna see for myself
[07:36] ---
    if the emperor is a real man or not!
[07:41] ---
    If he turns out to be an
    asshole, then I'll...!
[07:52] ---
    Yikes. I forgot that just having
    this charm doesn't make me invisible...
[08:09] ---
    Okay, Taki. I will see you again
    after my midday meal.
[08:13] ---
    Yes, Your Majesty.
[08:24] ---
    I'm starving.
[08:26] ---
    I planned to be back by lunchtime, but...
[08:36] ---
    He set out yet again,
    seeking battle for himself.
[08:39] ---
    That damn Keiro is like
    a wolf starved for blood!
[08:43] ---
    Is he the emperor?
[08:46] ---
    But there are also those
    who would say that his resolve
[08:49] ---
    to sacrifice himself for the empire
    makes him the model of a loyal subject.
[08:52] ---
    It's an obvious attempt at winning points!
[08:55] ---
    Who says such a thing?!
[08:58] ---
    Lady Choka, naturally.
[09:00] ---
    Both she and Keiro are common upstarts.
[09:04] ---
    Why does His Majesty give
    such people such important posts?!
[09:08] ---
    Where is His Majesty?
[09:10] ---
    He is at Daming Palace today.
[09:13] ---
    Again?
[09:15] ---
    Admiring flowers with a girl
    does nothing for the empire!
[09:19] ---
    Wouldn't you agree, Shokaku?
[09:22] ---
    I wouldn't know. As a doctor,
    I have no experience with politics.
[09:28] ---
    That will be all!
[09:34] ---
    Just my imagination?
[09:38] ---
    It isn't him? Where the hell is the emperor?!
[09:44] ---
    I'm starving! I can't stand it anymore!
[09:48] ---
    I smell it! I smell it! They're making
    lunch throughout the castle!
[09:53] ---
    Wh-what is this incredible smell?!
[09:56] ---
    That's super-top quality meat!
[09:59] ---
    The emperor!
[10:00] ---
    Only the emperor would eat such great meat!
[10:06] ---
    Okay! I'll go see the guy
    and grab a bite to eat!
[10:20] ---
    What's the matter, Lady Taki?
[10:26] ---
    It's close! It's close! My nose knows!
[10:40] ---
    Hot! Hot!
[10:55] ---
    Impossible!
[10:56] ---
    The Alkaid is in Cai Fei Castle?!
[11:00] ---
    Whoops! There we go!
[11:04] ---
    Wh-who are you?!
[11:17] ---
    Who's there?!
[11:18] ---
    N-no, who are you?
[11:21] ---
    What are you doing here?
[11:24] ---
    You...!
[11:26] ---
    Your face...!
[11:36] ---
    Is something the matter?!
[11:39] ---
    Is everything all right?!
[11:42] ---
    Make something up! Try anything
    funny and I'll knock you senseless!
[11:47] ---
    Pretty please?!
[11:49] ---
    May we come in?!
[11:51] ---
    Yes.
[11:57] ---
    What was that just now?
[11:58] ---
    I'm sorry. I inadvertently shouted
    while practicing my poetry.
[12:03] ---
    You may go.
[12:05] ---
    Yes.
[12:10] ---
    Is that good?
[12:21] ---
    I owe you one! Sorry about
    getting you involved.
[12:25] ---
    Forgive me.
[12:31] ---
    I will take my midday meal out in the arbor.
[12:34] ---
    Prepare enough for two.
[12:36] ---
    For two?
[12:38] ---
    Oh, will Lady Taki be dining with you?
[12:41] ---
    I'd also like to be alone for a while.
[12:45] ---
    Understood.
[12:47] ---
    What?!
[12:49] ---
    He went to see His Majesty?!
[12:52] ---
    Huh? You didn't realize it, Laila?
[12:55] ---
    He was raring to go!
[12:57] ---
    Wh-wh-why didn't you stop him, Hosei?!
[13:00] ---
    Y-y-you're blaming me?!
[13:03] ---
    I'm blaming you and my dumb brother!
[13:05] ---
    Say, Ryuko. Is that
    the type of person Taito is?
[13:09] ---
    He is.
[13:11] ---
    I felt oddly uneasy when
    he wasn't at lunch, but...
[13:15] ---
    How can he be so foolish?!
[13:17] ---
    Urgh! Men are so hopeless!
[13:26] ---
    This is good! Damn! I can't get enough of it!
[13:30] ---
    So this is your lunch?!
[13:32] ---
    I figured it was the emperor's or something!
[13:34] ---
    You can have these too, if you'd like.
[13:36] ---
    A-are you sure?! You're a great guy!
[13:40] ---
    You don't appear to be a bad fellow, either.
[13:43] ---
    Of course I don't!
[13:44] ---
    I swear by these muscles, the
    great Taito is an ally of justice!
[13:48] ---
    So your name is Taito? I am...
[13:51] ---
    Hold on! There's no point
    in knowing your name!
[13:54] ---
    I'm sure you're just some rich kid anyway.
[13:56] ---
    We'll never see each other again after today.
[14:00] ---
    Only a rich guy would be taking
    a nice bath in the middle of the day.
[14:04] ---
    I generally bathe three times a day.
[14:07] ---
    Three times a day?!
[14:08] ---
    You gotta be kidding me!
    You gotta be kidding me!
[14:11] ---
    Wh-why did you say that twice?
[14:13] ---
    Shut up! Shut up! It's a habit of mine!
[14:22] ---
    Taito.
[14:23] ---
    You said you came to Cai Fei
    Castle to see the emperor...
[14:29] ---
    That's right.
[14:31] ---
    What for?
[14:33] ---
    I'm gonna take a good look at him,
    and if he's a jerk, I'll beat him up!
[14:37] ---
    And then I'll make myself emperor!
[14:41] ---
    Why would you beat up the emperor?
[14:43] ---
    Why? Because the empire is in shambles.
[14:48] ---
    Only bad guys eat food this good outside!
[14:53] ---
    Bandits and corrupt officials
    are running wild.
[14:55] ---
    The whole empire is overflowing with
    poor people and the fighting never ends!
[14:59] ---
    It's all because the emperor doesn't
    give a damn! Don't you agree?!
[15:05] ---
    Though, to be honest,
[15:08] ---
    I don't know what exactly the emperor does.
[15:12] ---
    Do you know?
[15:14] ---
    Y-yes, a little...
[15:16] ---
    Tell me about the emperor!
[15:21] ---
    What?! The Alkaid is inside the castle?!
[15:24] ---
    No doubt about it. His energy
    disappeared right away, though.
[15:28] ---
    I'll let you guys search for him now.
[15:31] ---
    Send the Imperial Guards!
    Don't let him leave alive!
[15:34] ---
    Right!
[15:36] ---
    Damn you, Alkaid!
    Just what is your motive?!
[15:39] ---
    Come to think of it, you've
    never met the Alkaid, have you?
[15:43] ---
    What of it?!
[15:45] ---
    Oh, it's just that he looks a lot like...
[15:54] ---
    No way. Are you serious?
[15:57] ---
    Being emperor sounds rough.
[16:01] ---
    Dealing with all those
    ceremonies and formalities,
[16:03] ---
    not being able to make
    any of your own decisions,
[16:05] ---
    and having to sit on
    the throne and do nothing...
[16:08] ---
    Yes. You're treated as a mere decoration.
[16:11] ---
    I don't wanna be emperor! I can't do that!
[16:16] ---
    He's powerless.
[16:17] ---
    His power can't change anything at all.
[16:22] ---
    Then what is the emperor's job?
[16:25] ---
    To pray. For the peace of the empire
    and the prosperity of the people.
[16:30] ---
    That is the divine duty of the emperor,
    as ordained by the heavens.
[16:34] ---
    Praying is his divine duty?
[16:36] ---
    Taito. What do you consider
    to be a good country?
[16:44] ---
    I dunno, a country where
    everyone can live with a smile.
[16:49] ---
    Where everyone can live with a smile?
[16:50] ---
    Yeah.
[16:51] ---
    If you can live with a smile on your face
[16:54] ---
    even if you're poor or starving,
    then that's happiness.
[16:57] ---
    Wait. Then I guess the emperor is to blame.
[17:00] ---
    The heavens don't hear his prayers
    because he's at the top looking depressed,
[17:05] ---
    and the people below can't smile either.
[17:09] ---
    I don't like how he gives up and accepts
    that he can't change anything.
[17:14] ---
    I bet it's because the emperor
    doesn't even try to change himself
[17:17] ---
    that the empire won't change.
[17:20] ---
    I guess I'll have to beat some
    new sense into him after all!
[17:25] ---
    I will do my very best.
[17:27] ---
    Powerless as I am, for the
    Xian Empire and its people,
[17:32] ---
    I will give my all.
[17:34] ---
    Come on! Don't be such a dreamer!
[17:36] ---
    That's nothin' for you to worry about!
[17:39] ---
    Just leave all that to the emperor!
[17:44] ---
    O-oh, that person...!
[17:48] ---
    Th-there are two emperors...?
[17:52] ---
    Oh, n-no, I'm not a suspicious person!
[17:55] ---
    I'm a friend of this guy! The emperor!
[18:00] ---
    The emperor?!
[18:04] ---
    Wha....?!
[18:16] ---
    Yeah, I guess we do look kind of alike...
[18:18] ---
    You mean you didn't notice it?
[18:20] ---
    I don't really know what I look like.
    I hardly ever look in the mirror.
[18:26] ---
    Oh, my.
[18:28] ---
    What a shock, though.
[18:30] ---
    I never imagined you were the emperor.
[18:33] ---
    Will you beat me up?
[18:46] ---
    We've bathed and eaten together.
    I'll let you off for today.
[18:51] ---
    Taito...
[18:54] ---
    I've learned that you have
    your own tough problems.
[18:57] ---
    But you better shape up
    by the next time we meet...!
[19:01] ---
    I will face the country now
    as a real emperor should.
[19:07] ---
    You change things from the inside.
    I'll help from the outside.
[19:13] ---
    That was great food. Bye!
[19:19] ---
    Taito... What a strange man.
[19:29] ---
    What's taking Taito so long?
[19:37] ---
    Don't falter! He looks like His Majesty,
    but he's actually a bandit!
[19:46] ---
    So that's the Alkaid...
[19:48] ---
    Shimei was right. They do look alike.
    Is it just coincidence, or...?
[19:53] ---
    You're annoying me, dammit!
[19:55] ---
    I have nothing to gain
    by kicking your asses!
[20:12] ---
    What?!
[20:15] ---
    After him! Don't let him escape!
[20:41] ---
    Oww...
[20:50] ---
    Who the hell are you?!
[20:52] ---
    Please escape through there.
[21:07] ---
    Dunno who you are, but I owe you one!
[21:11] ---
    The bandit is lurking in this area!
    Find him! Find him!
[21:16] ---
    We can't allow the Alkaid
    to be done in just yet, you see...
[21:28] ---
    Damn you, Alkaid!
[21:38] ---
    Taito...
[21:46] ---
    Taito...
[21:55] ---
    You're the emperor. Do your best!
[22:12] ---
    chiisana te no hira ni
    norikiranai hodo no
[22:23] ---
    yume o shinjiteta ano koro
[22:31] ---
    sonna kao shinaide makenaide
[22:42] ---
    ima boku no naka demo
    kimi wa kagayaiteiru yo
[22:52] ---
    nee kizuite yo
[22:56] ---
    motto sunao na kimi no mama de ii
[23:02] ---
    boku ga soba de
    michishirube ni naru kara
[23:12] ---
    kono hiroi sora no shita
    issho ni arukeba ii
[23:22] ---
    hitori ja nai kara
[23:33] ---
    In the heavens are seven stars.
    They are the stars of the Big Dipper.
[23:37] ---
    They're the greatest
    friends anyone could have!
[23:40] ---
    We can win for sure
    if we all work together!
[23:43] ---
    The heavens gave us the
    power of the Dipper Bearers
[23:46] ---
    to keep the Xian Empire at peace.
[23:48] ---
    Why I was born as the Alkaid...
[23:51] ---
    Don't disappoint me, Alkaid.
[23:55] ---
    What do the heavens want
    from the destined battle?
[23:58] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Eleven:
    The Tale of the Big Dipper."
[24:12] ---
    Would you condemn me, Taito?
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

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[00:25] ---
    Letting such foul bandits roam freely...
    What is the empire doing?!
[00:36] ---
    So this is how it ends?!
    Forgive me, Taki!
[00:47] ---
    Wh-what was that...?!
[00:56] ---
    You're...!
[01:14] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[01:23] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:32] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her°
[01:41] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:50] ---
    Try to scream
[01:53] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[02:02] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:07] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:17] ---
    During winterlong
[02:36] ---
    Man, the emperor's house was huge!
[02:41] ---
    Yeah! Speaking of huge,
[02:42] ---
    the bath
    was this big! Can you believe it?!
[02:46] ---
    And then I ran into the ol'
    emperor! Taiga, was it?
[02:52] ---
    He's pretty lanky for an emperor!
[02:58] ---
    Wh-what?
[02:59] ---
    Of all things, sneaking into Cai Fei
    Castle, where His Majesty lives...
[03:04] ---
    How could you do something so foolish?
[03:06] ---
    What's the big deal?
    I can go wherever I want.
[03:09] ---
    Of course it's a big deal.
[03:11] ---
    There's no telling where
    the enemy is watching from!
[03:14] ---
    Yeah! Do you have any idea
    how worried we were?!
[03:20] ---
    I don't remember asking you
    to worry about me.
[03:23] ---
    How can you say that?!
[03:25] ---
    I'm sick of you nitpicking everything I do!
[03:28] ---
    Taito!
[03:29] ---
    Stop!
[03:34] ---
    B-but, Father...
[03:38] ---
    What?
[03:52] ---
    Taito. I don't care about
    where you go or what you do.
[03:57] ---
    But I won't allow you to disparage
    your friends for worrying about you!
[04:03] ---
    A true man combines strength
    and the kindness
[04:08] ---
    to care for his friends.
[04:10] ---
    Do you understand?
[04:16] ---
    I'm sorry.
[04:19] ---
    Taito...
[04:20] ---
    ...apologizing?
[04:23] ---
    "Chapter Eleven:
    The Tale of the Big Dipper"
[05:44] ---
    You're all so amazing!
[05:46] ---
    I wish I could use
    Energy Manipulation too...
[05:50] ---
    There's nothing good about
    being able to use this.
[05:53] ---
    Really?
[05:55] ---
    Yes.
[05:57] ---
    Men won't protect you if you're
    not at least a little weak....
[06:04] ---
    Even so, I think I might
    want to fight alongside someone
[06:08] ---
    rather than have him protect me!
[06:09] ---
    You know?! Or is that trying
    too hard to show off?
[06:13] ---
    I don't see what's wrong with that.
[06:17] ---
    Oh! Maybe I should look into it, then!
[06:21] ---
    Hey, Ryuko.
[06:23] ---
    What is it?
[06:24] ---
    Isn't it time to call it a day?
    Training too hard is bad for the body.
[06:29] ---
    Don't be foolish.
[06:30] ---
    If you've nothing to do,
    go play with Taito or something.
[06:33] ---
    If I could, why would I come to see you?
[06:37] ---
    Man. Taito's really intense.
[06:46] ---
    Oh! He's quite focused!
[06:49] ---
    Yeah. I guess he learned a bit
    of a lesson after your old man hit him?
[06:55] ---
    Imagine narrow, flexible tubes
[06:58] ---
    slowly and quietly extending
    from my heart to my entire body...
[07:06] ---
    Little by little, fill the tubes
    with energy and expand them...
[07:13] ---
    The pattern...
[07:15] ---
    Has Taito brought out the power
    of the Alkaid on his own?!
[07:41] ---
    To think that inner-channel
    Energy Manipulation has such power...
[07:55] ---
    Still not good enough to match
    that mustached bastard?
[08:13] ---
    There's no use thinking
    about it! I'll try it again!
[08:18] ---
    Taito.
[08:20] ---
    Ryusho. Is it lunchtime already?
[08:24] ---
    Come with me for a bit.
[08:26] ---
    I don't really have time to waste,
    unless it's time to eat...
[08:30] ---
    To master fighting,
    you must also sometimes rest.
[08:34] ---
    Hastiness leads to failure.
[08:43] ---
    Hold on! Stop! You don't have to pull me!
[08:47] ---
    Father?
[08:49] ---
    Where are we?
[08:51] ---
    This Tian Yi Building is a special place
    among all the Liu Jia Sect temples.
[08:56] ---
    Special?
[08:57] ---
    The Tong You Temple was originally
    built to protect the Tian Yi Building.
[09:04] ---
    Look.
[09:08] ---
    These are...!
[09:10] ---
    Indeed. The patterns of the Dipper Bearers.
[09:14] ---
    And...
[09:16] ---
    ...the symbol of the Xian Empire.
[09:19] ---
    Why is the empire's symbol here?
[09:22] ---
    This land was where the Xian Empire began.
[09:26] ---
    Look at the warrior's sword drawn there!
[09:36] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu...
[09:39] ---
    Four-hundred years ago,
[09:45] ---
    a man named Shuo appeared in
    the utterly turbulent world.
[09:48] ---
    He possessed only two weapons:
[09:51] ---
    a sword inscribed "Xian Jia Lan Wu"
[09:55] ---
    and the karma of Alkaid,
    which he had inside him.
[10:00] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu and Alkaid?!
[10:03] ---
    Shuo fought to bring peace to the land
    and eventually became emperor.
[10:09] ---
    As emperor, Shuo declared
    from this very spot
[10:13] ---
    the founding of the Xian Empire.
[10:15] ---
    The Alkaid created this empire?
[10:18] ---
    Yes.
[10:19] ---
    Ever since, whenever the land
    has been in turmoil,
[10:21] ---
    an Alkaid has appeared
    and saved the empire.
[10:26] ---
    "When chaos covers the land,
    the star shall appear."
[10:30] ---
    Think hard about why you were born
    as the Alkaid in these times.
[10:39] ---
    Why I was born as the Alkaid...
[10:44] ---
    I'm sorry, Ryusho.
[10:47] ---
    I don't understand any of this "saving
    the land" or "karma of the stars" stuff.
[10:53] ---
    But if meeting Ryuko, Hosei
    and Rinmei is this "karma of the stars,"
[10:59] ---
    I guess I should be grateful to it.
[11:03] ---
    Sometimes they can be a little
    straightlaced or excitable or scary,
[11:08] ---
    but they're the greatest
    friends anyone could have!
[11:12] ---
    D-don't tell 'em I said that, though!
[11:15] ---
    Who knows what they'd say to me!
[11:19] ---
    I- I'm not just saying that
    because you hit me!
[11:23] ---
    I swear!
[11:25] ---
    I know.
[11:30] ---
    Still, I never expected the Two Celestial
    Deities - the Alkaid and Dubhe -
[11:34] ---
    would appear in the same era...
[11:37] ---
    Let's just hope it doesn't result
    in a catastrophe that rocks the land...
[11:43] ---
    Taito. You can have these, too.
[11:44] ---
    Oh. Thanks.
[11:46] ---
    Oh, you're out of tea.
    I'll go get you some more!
[11:56] ---
    What's with him?
[11:58] ---
    I don't know. Perhaps
    something good happened?
[12:02] ---
    Something good?
[12:14] ---
    That's Sir Shokaku.
[12:28] ---
    You're the very picture of health.
[12:31] ---
    It must be another benefit
    of your daily training.
[12:34] ---
    As His Majesty's physician,
    I'm sure you must be very busy.
[12:39] ---
    I apologize.
[12:41] ---
    Don't be silly.
[12:43] ---
    I should apologize for being
    unable to see you more often.
[12:49] ---
    Sir Shokaku.
[12:53] ---
    It is good to see you again.
[12:56] ---
    Yes.
[12:58] ---
    When did you return
    from Lian Tong Temple?
[13:01] ---
    Just the other day.
[13:03] ---
    How was the journey?
[13:06] ---
    Not good.
[13:09] ---
    Officials use their remoteness
    from the capital to line their own pockets
[13:14] ---
    while those who starve
    turn to crime to survive.
[13:19] ---
    There is endless fighting,
[13:21] ---
    and the people are forced
    to live in constant fear.
[13:28] ---
    What are His Majesty
    and his close aides doing?!
[13:35] ---
    I'm sorry. You're currently
    his personal physician.
[13:39] ---
    Please forget what I said.
[13:43] ---
    Goodbye.
[13:45] ---
    Wait.
[13:49] ---
    Feel free to see me
    any time you are troubled.
[13:53] ---
    I will lend you my ear
    not as a doctor, but as a friend.
[13:58] ---
    Sir Shokaku...
[14:02] ---
    If you ever feel like it,
[14:05] ---
    I can introduce you to the right person.
[14:15] ---
    You can do better than that!
[14:26] ---
    The heavens gave us the
    power of the Dipper Bearers
[14:31] ---
    to keep the Xian Empire at peace.
[14:34] ---
    In which case...
[14:37] ---
    Oh, Ryuko!
[14:41] ---
    Sorry! Sorry!
[14:44] ---
    If the Alkaid and Dubhe fight,
    the aftermath will likely destroy the empire.
[14:48] ---
    If I told you to make peace with Keiro
    for the Xian Empire's sake,
[14:52] ---
    would you condemn me, Taito?
[14:57] ---
    What's up? Why the frown?
[15:00] ---
    No, it's nothing.
[15:02] ---
    Oh, okay!
[15:06] ---
    It's already this late?
    I need to prepare dinner!
[15:10] ---
    Alright! Wanna try another round?!
[15:13] ---
    Bring it on!
[15:15] ---
    Rinmei! What's the main dish tonight?!
[15:17] ---
    Meat and vegetable dumplings!
    Look forward to it!
[15:23] ---
    I'm gonna enjoy dinner again tonight!
[15:25] ---
    That's what you think!
    I'm absolutely gonna win today!
[15:30] ---
    Oh, come on! You're gonna stop us again?
[15:32] ---
    Of course not.
[15:33] ---
    Huh? Usually you're like,
    "Competing for food... How rude!"
[15:41] ---
    Meat and vegetable dumplings...
[15:45] ---
    If there is one thing
    I refuse to let others have,
[15:47] ---
    it is Rinmei's special meat
    and vegetable dumplings!
[15:52] ---
    I see!
[15:53] ---
    They must be good if they're
    enough to get Ryuko to compete!
[15:57] ---
    All the more reason that I can't lose!
    I'm gonna have 'em all to myself!
[16:01] ---
    Sheesh. Why are they getting
    so worked up about one main dish?
[16:05] ---
    Men can be so dumb.
[16:08] ---
    Ugh...
[16:10] ---
    Ready when you are!
[16:11] ---
    Ready!
[16:20] ---
    Your sensibilities are beyond crude!
[16:24] ---
    You two aren't ready for Rinmei's dumplings!
[16:26] ---
    Give it up!
[16:27] ---
    You've already eaten them before!
    So let me have them!
[16:31] ---
    Taito! I shared my lunch with you!
[16:34] ---
    So you're bound by friendship
    to let me have dinner!
[16:38] ---
    Like hell I am!
[16:41] ---
    Morons.
[16:53] ---
    Alright! That's one down!
[16:56] ---
    Daily training pays off.
[17:02] ---
    Damn! He won't budge!
    Ryuko really is strong!
[17:08] ---
    This is a lot harder than it appeared!
[17:10] ---
    I hadn't realized he had
    become this strong!
[17:14] ---
    Even so...! I won't lose!
[17:19] ---
    Incredible! Stupid, but incredible!
[17:30] ---
    Laila!
[17:30] ---
    Lady Laila!
[17:31] ---
    Laila!
[17:53] ---
    You okay, Laila?
[17:55] ---
    Y-yeah. Thanks.
[18:00] ---
    I guess the match is a tie!
[18:02] ---
    Yes.
[18:04] ---
    You three are amazing!
[18:07] ---
    Yeah! We were in perfect synch, too!
[18:10] ---
    Why don't you guys beat him up
    just like you did now?
[18:15] ---
    The mustached bastard...
[18:18] ---
    Yeah! We have the Alkaid
    and three of the Five Divine Warriors!
[18:22] ---
    We can win for sure
    if we all work together!
[18:26] ---
    Together?
[18:27] ---
    Oh! Yeah! If we all work together...!
[18:33] ---
    Alright!
[18:35] ---
    Keiro won't stand a chance if we team up!
[18:37] ---
    No...
[18:43] ---
    Oh, you won today, Taito?
[18:46] ---
    Yep!
[18:47] ---
    My dumplings...
[18:52] ---
    Urgh! Hogging them all for yourself!
[18:54] ---
    You need to share yours with Ryuko too!
[18:57] ---
    Right?!
[18:58] ---
    N-no, I am fine.
[19:01] ---
    Huh?
[19:03] ---
    Oh? Don't want to eat
    my dumplings, do you?
[19:10] ---
    Is something the matter, Ryuko?
[19:13] ---
    No. It's nothing, really.
[19:29] ---
    Where is Lord Keiro?!
[19:31] ---
    He and Sir Kocho went into
    the rebel army's fortress...
[19:35] ---
    Again? What does he
    think we're here for?!
[19:53] ---
    All finished, sir.
[19:56] ---
    My path to domination will reduce
    this wicked world to ashes.
[20:01] ---
    It is the path of destruction.
[20:03] ---
    Lord Keiro...
[20:12] ---
    You're...!
[20:20] ---
    Please. I beg you.
    Take me... Take us with you!
[20:25] ---
    After seeing you, I am now certain
[20:27] ---
    that strength is what is needed
    to save this corrupt world!
[20:32] ---
    I have no need for weaklings
    on my path to domination.
[20:35] ---
    Begone.
[20:36] ---
    I will become strong!
[20:38] ---
    I'll become strong and prove useful to you!
[20:43] ---
    That is the source of your weakness.
[20:47] ---
    Then I will abandon my bond
    with my beloved daughter Taki
[20:50] ---
    as proof of my loyalty to you!
[20:57] ---
    Please use my daughter as you
    see fit for your path to domination!
[21:05] ---
    Tell me your name.
[21:10] ---
    From that day forth, we have been
    subservient to Lord Keiro.
[21:16] ---
    Shimei.
[21:25] ---
    As always, you're never
    caught off guard, Boss.
[21:28] ---
    --Shimei! How dare you be so rude!
[21:30] ---
    Never mind that.
[21:31] ---
    But...!
[21:33] ---
    Don't make me repeat myself.
[21:35] ---
    Yes, sir...
[21:37] ---
    What do you want?
[21:39] ---
    Oh, just came to say that
    the Alkaid boy is in the capital.
[21:44] ---
    What?! Truly?!
[21:50] ---
    Sir!
[21:51] ---
    So you're finally here.
[21:53] ---
    Just how strong have you grown?
[21:55] ---
    Don't disappoint me, Alkaid.
[22:12] ---
    In those days,
    you believed in more dreams
[22:23] ---
    than could fit in your little hands
[22:31] ---
    Don't look like that,
    don't give in°
[22:42] ---
    Even inside me you're shining brightly now
[22:52] ---
    Please notice
[22:56] ---
    You can stay your more
    honest, open self
[23:02] ---
    I'll be by your side
    and act as a signpost
[23:12] ---
    So we can just walk beneath
    this great big sky together
[23:22] ---
    because you aren't alone
[23:33] ---
    Ryuko's pureness of heart
    causes him torment.
[23:37] ---
    A heavenly mandate is karma.
    It is not something to be resisted.
[23:41] ---
    Me, strike down Taito?
[23:43] ---
    What's wrong, Ryuko?
    Are you not feeling good?!
[23:46] ---
    You want me to strike down a friend?!
[23:48] ---
    I know everything. Including, yes...
[23:53] ---
    The moonlight cruelly
    reveals a coldhearted truth.
[23:57] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Twelve:
    A Glimmer in the Moonlight."
[24:12] ---
    I refuse to believe this!
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

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[00:32] ---
    Together?
[00:34] ---
    Oh! Yeah!
[00:37] ---
    If we all work together...!
[00:41] ---
    Is fighting the only way?
[00:59] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[01:08] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:17] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her°
[01:26] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:35] ---
    Try to scream
[01:38] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[01:47] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[01:52] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:02] ---
    During winterlong
[02:20] ---
    Taito...
[02:27] ---
    Ryuko. You're up early.
[02:29] ---
    Likewise. It's a surprise to see you
    training so early in the morning.
[02:33] ---
    Yeah. I woke up early.
[02:36] ---
    Oh! Ryuko!
[02:38] ---
    Good morning, Ryuko!
[02:39] ---
    Oh, you're all here.
[02:43] ---
    That idiot made sure of that!
[02:45] ---
    Hey! Who're you calling an idiot?!
[02:48] ---
    You, of course.
[02:51] ---
    You got out of bed before
    the sun was even out.
[02:54] ---
    Geez. When did you
    become such a swell idiot?
[02:58] ---
    Quit calling me stupid!
[03:00] ---
    Besides, it was *your
    *snoring that woke me up!
[03:04] ---
    Why, you! How dare you
    say that in front of Laila!
[03:08] ---
    You're going to make her feel
    nervous about our newlywed life!
[03:12] ---
    Don't be stupid! Like I'd
    ever let her marry you!
[03:16] ---
    Why do I need *your
    *permission to marry someone?!
[03:20] ---
    W-well, because...
[03:22] ---
    Yeah!
[03:23] ---
    Quit trying to ruin our plan
    to have a happy family!
[03:28] ---
    Be quiet, Hosei! This has
    nothing to do with you!
[03:35] ---
    Ryuko?
[03:37] ---
    "Chapter Twelve:
    A Glimmer in the Moonlight"
[03:51] ---
    Here you are, Ryuko...
[03:53] ---
    Father...
[03:54] ---
    Does something trouble you?
[03:57] ---
    Whenever you're troubled on your path,
[03:59] ---
    you always walk about,
    holding that dagger.
[04:03] ---
    The Alkaid and Dubhe
    never exist at the same time.
[04:09] ---
    Why do you think that is?
[04:11] ---
    The Two Celestial Deities...
[04:12] ---
    Despite being human, they bear
    stars very near to the gods...
[04:17] ---
    If the powers of both collided,
    a great disaster would befall the world.
[04:22] ---
    But the two stars have
    appeared now, in these times.
[04:27] ---
    Meaning a collision is likely unavoidable.
[04:30] ---
    As one of the Five Divine Warriors,
    what will you do, Ryuko?
[04:34] ---
    I'll...
[04:37] ---
    ...prevent the collision, of course.
[04:39] ---
    Even if that means fighting
    Keiro, the Dubhe, himself.
[04:43] ---
    I see. But surely that isn't the only way.
[04:49] ---
    You could also strike down the Alkaid.
[04:52] ---
    You want me to strike down a friend?!
[04:55] ---
    I don't want it to be that way.
[04:58] ---
    But heavenly mandates
    are sometimes cruel.
[05:02] ---
    You may one day be forced
    to make that decision.
[05:08] ---
    I'm sorry.
[05:09] ---
    It wasn't my intent to cause
    you pain by telling you this.
[05:14] ---
    Me, strike down Taito?
[05:26] ---
    What's wrong, Ryuko?
    Are you not feeling good?!
[05:29] ---
    No. You've grown stronger.
[05:33] ---
    It's nice to hear you praise me,
    but it also feels weird!
[05:38] ---
    But just you watch! I'll beat the crap
    out of that mustached bastard soon!
[05:43] ---
    Just kidding!
[05:45] ---
    That's probably how gI would've
    talked until just recently!
[05:49] ---
    But now I understand
[05:52] ---
    that I'm still nowhere good
    enough to beat that bastard!
[05:56] ---
    Taito...
[05:57] ---
    My desire to beat him
[05:59] ---
    wasn't the only thing
    that's made me stronger.
[06:03] ---
    Losing to Rinmei was a good lesson too.
[06:07] ---
    But more than anything,
    it was because of you, Ryuko.
[06:12] ---
    Wow. You really have grown stronger.
[06:16] ---
    In body and mind.
[06:17] ---
    C'mon, quit it!
[06:19] ---
    It feels so weird having you praise me!
[06:24] ---
    You really have grown stronger.
[06:27] ---
    Which is precisely why I must...
[06:46] ---
    Still no good.
[06:50] ---
    Their energy has completely
    disappeared again.
[06:55] ---
    Is it a barrier? Or maybe
    some sort of charm?
[06:59] ---
    What are you doing, Shimei?
[07:04] ---
    Oh, just some unimportant business...
[07:06] ---
    You took the Xian Jia Lan Wu
    last time, didn't you?!
[07:09] ---
    Oh, my. You found out?
[07:12] ---
    What are you scheming?!
    Depending on what you say...
[07:15] ---
    Whoa, now! Please don't be like that, Choka.
[07:20] ---
    I think they're best left hidden
    in your beautiful outfit.
[07:23] ---
    I will allow no more of your selfishness!
[07:26] ---
    You need only focus on finding the Alkaid!
[07:34] ---
    And quit prowling around
    Lord Keiro's mansion.
[07:38] ---
    Yes, yes. As you wish.
[07:44] ---
    Yeesh. She gets a lot crankier
    when ol' Keiro's gone.
[08:00] ---
    Hey, Laila. The Moon Market comes today.
[08:04] ---
    Moon Market?
[08:05] ---
    You know the river on
    the east side of the capital?
[08:09] ---
    Once a month, cargo ships
    come up it and stop at the capital.
[08:14] ---
    A huge market always pops up then!
[08:16] ---
    Oh!
[08:18] ---
    They have all kinds of rare
    things from distant lands!
[08:22] ---
    Wow!
[08:23] ---
    What do you say we all go?
[08:25] ---
    I'll go!
[08:26] ---
    If you're going, then count me in!
[08:29] ---
    I assume you'll come too, Taito?
[08:31] ---
    Nah, it'll just make me hungry.
    I think I'll stay here and train.
[08:36] ---
    Too bad. They also have
    lots of rare fruits...
[08:40] ---
    Hey! What are you sitting
    around for, Hosei?! Get up!
[08:44] ---
    Man, you're always so
    quick to change your mind.
[08:49] ---
    Hey, Ryuko. Won't you come too?
[08:51] ---
    Ryuko?
[08:52] ---
    Ryuko!
[08:55] ---
    Sheesh! Weren't you listening?!
[08:58] ---
    Sorry.
[08:59] ---
    She asked if you want to go
    to the Moon Market with us!
[09:04] ---
    It's good to take a little
    breather sometimes!
[09:07] ---
    No, I think I'll pass.
[09:10] ---
    O-oh. Then I guess it's just us.
[09:14] ---
    Yeah.
[09:15] ---
    I should be going now.
[09:18] ---
    Is it just me, or is Ryuko out of it today?
[09:27] ---
    Are you going out, Ryuko?
[09:30] ---
    Yes. I should be back tonight.
[09:32] ---
    Hey. You've been acting strange
    since this morning, Ryuko.
[09:37] ---
    You can't even talk to me about it?
[09:39] ---
    I'm sorry.
[09:43] ---
    What are you apologizing for, you dummy?
[09:54] ---
    I hardly have guests anymore, you see.
[09:58] ---
    No, I apologize for suddenly
    barging in like this.
[10:03] ---
    I thought you might visit soon.
[10:06] ---
    You carry something dangerous, don't you?
[10:08] ---
    F-forgive me. Normally
    I don't carry it with me, but...
[10:13] ---
    Oh. A splendid dagger.
[10:17] ---
    When my father was young,
    he traveled throughout the land.
[10:21] ---
    During his travels, he adopted me.
[10:26] ---
    This dagger was the only thing
    I had with me when he came across me.
[10:31] ---
    I see.
[10:33] ---
    So, what is it you want to ask me?
[10:36] ---
    Do you believe in heavenly mandate?
[10:40] ---
    Heavenly mandate?
[10:41] ---
    If you're born with a role
    that the heavens have given you,
[10:46] ---
    is following that the correct path to take?
[10:49] ---
    Of course. A heavenly mandate is karma.
[10:53] ---
    It is not something to be resisted.
[10:56] ---
    Even if, for example,
    it means taking someone's life.
[10:59] ---
    What?! You're saying that's
    the proper path to take?!
[11:04] ---
    It was only an example.
[11:09] ---
    I see.
[11:11] ---
    I think I have a good idea
    of what is troubling you.
[11:16] ---
    You want to save this empire.
[11:18] ---
    But you must sacrifice something
    dear for that to happen.
[11:24] ---
    How do you know that?
[11:26] ---
    You've expressed your worries
    about the state of the empire before.
[11:30] ---
    My journey has further strengthened
    my desire to save the empire.
[11:36] ---
    At the same time, I have
    gained irreplaceable friends.
[11:40] ---
    But my heavenly mandate
    may take those friends from me.
[11:46] ---
    While long at peace, the Xian Empire
    contracted a grave illness.
[11:53] ---
    A fatal disease, you could even say.
[11:57] ---
    The empire is going to die?
[12:01] ---
    As a doctor, I have the ability
    to save people's lives.
[12:06] ---
    But saving an empire
    is a different thing altogether.
[12:10] ---
    Only someone chosen
    by the heavens can do that.
[12:15] ---
    That's... heavenly mandate?
[12:19] ---
    Personally, as a citizen
    living in the Xian Empire,
[12:23] ---
    I would want to entrust this
    empire's future to such a person.
[12:34] ---
    Lucky me! Didn't expect
    to run into the Mizar kid here!
[12:44] ---
    Heavenly mandate...
[12:50] ---
    Oh! Now things are getting interesting!
[12:59] ---
    What do you think?
[13:00] ---
    Wow! It really suits you, Rinmei!
[13:04] ---
    What did you buy, Laila?
[13:06] ---
    I bought this!
[13:08] ---
    They said it's a magic powder that can
    make vegetables grow twice as big!
[13:14] ---
    O-oh. Good for you!
[13:18] ---
    How can girls get so
    excited about shopping?
[13:25] ---
    Taito. These are hard to eat.
[13:28] ---
    You think?
[13:29] ---
    They said they're "banana" fruits
    from a continent to the south,
[13:33] ---
    so I thought I'd try 'em out, but...
[13:36] ---
    Mmm! So what if they're a little tough?
[13:39] ---
    Oh, Ryuko! Welcome back!
[13:42] ---
    Hey, Ryuko! Wanna have
    some bananas with us?
[13:48] ---
    What's with him?
[13:50] ---
    Beats me.
[13:58] ---
    A heavenly mandate is karma.
    It is not something to be resisted.
[14:02] ---
    You could also strike down the Alkaid.
[14:07] ---
    Oh, my. You appear rather troubled indeed.
[14:13] ---
    You're Shimei!
[14:15] ---
    Sorry, I'm not in the mood for that today.
[14:19] ---
    Be quiet!
[14:21] ---
    What?!
[14:22] ---
    Hold on!
[14:23] ---
    You'll regret it if you
    don't hear me out.
[14:26] ---
    I thought I might give you
    some special information.
[14:31] ---
    What are you plotting?!
[14:33] ---
    Don't be so standoffish.
[14:38] ---
    I hear you were abandoned as a child?
[14:41] ---
    Where did you hear that?!
[14:43] ---
    I know everything.
[14:46] ---
    Including, yes, who your real father was...
[14:51] ---
    What?!
[14:52] ---
    Are you not interested
    in knowing about your father?
[14:55] ---
    This is nonsense!
    I will not listen to this drivel!
[14:58] ---
    The dagger in your pocket...
[15:02] ---
    Did you know there's a bit of a secret to it?
[15:07] ---
    A secret...?
[15:08] ---
    It's a blade for protection
    that parents give to their children.
[15:13] ---
    Supposedly it was the only thing
    you had when you were adopted.
[15:18] ---
    Draw it.
[15:22] ---
    Now comes the real fun.
[15:25] ---
    Shine light on the blade.
[15:32] ---
    "Keiro"
[15:33] ---
    K- Keiro...
[15:36] ---
    And there you have it.
[15:38] ---
    Y-you don't mean...
[15:40] ---
    That's right. General Keiro
    of the Xian Empire...
[15:44] ---
    is your father.
[15:46] ---
    Th-that can't be!
[15:49] ---
    Sheesh! Dumb brother!
[15:52] ---
    I refuse to believe this!
[15:54] ---
    Whether you believe it
    or not is up to you.
[15:58] ---
    I only told you what I know.
[16:05] ---
    "Tong You Temple"
[16:16] ---
    Whoops, there they are.
[16:18] ---
    Well, I'd best be going.
[16:22] ---
    So long!
[16:28] ---
    The Tong You Temple is currently
    surrounded by the Xuan Lang Platoon.
[16:33] ---
    They demand that we give them Taito.
[16:36] ---
    Damn it!
[16:38] ---
    Where are you going, Taito?!
[16:39] ---
    I can't be a burden
    to everyone in the temple!
[16:43] ---
    That's enough of that. Listen like
    a good boy until he's finished.
[16:46] ---
    Listen well, Taito and everyone else!
[16:49] ---
    The Tong You Temple
    will give in to no one!
[16:53] ---
    Handing over an innocent
    man would be an affront
[16:57] ---
    to the Liu Jia Sect
    and the morals it upholds!
[17:01] ---
    Even if the emperor himself orders it,
[17:03] ---
    I will not hand over Taito
    without good reason!
[17:08] ---
    Ryusho...
[17:09] ---
    Given that they've surrounded
    the temple but done nothing else,
[17:12] ---
    they most likely lack
    a pretext for raiding this place.
[17:17] ---
    But stay sharp!
[17:19] ---
    If things turn ugly, teach
    the lowly Xuan Lang Platoon
[17:22] ---
    the true essence of the Liu Jia Sect
    and the Eight Great Styles!
[17:27] ---
    Now, then. In the meantime,
    we'll need all of you to leave.
[17:39] ---
    Open up! Open up!
[17:43] ---
    So the damn monks are going to resist?!
[17:45] ---
    Looks like you're having a difficult time.
[17:48] ---
    Shimei...
[17:50] ---
    You have no business being involved here.
[17:53] ---
    Don't be like that.
[17:55] ---
    I noticed the monks were giving you trouble,
[17:58] ---
    so I've brought some information
    you might find interesting.
[18:01] ---
    Information I might find interesting?
[18:09] ---
    Hurry!
[18:10] ---
    Once we're through here, it's a straight
    shot to the outskirts of the capital!
[18:14] ---
    Will Master Ryusho be all right?!
[18:16] ---
    Father...!
[18:18] ---
    Damn it!
[18:19] ---
    I can't believe I'm running away without
    even fighting that mustached bastard!
[18:23] ---
    It's rare to see you act so docile!
[18:27] ---
    I expected you to say, "I hate
    running away!" or something!
[18:32] ---
    If I tried to argue now, I'd be renouncing
    Ryusho's kindness toward me!
[18:38] ---
    Taito.
[18:39] ---
    Remember this.
[18:42] ---
    Remember that all these stars
    gathered under the Alkaid,
[18:45] ---
    and that Keiro, the Dubhe,
    stood in your way.
[18:50] ---
    These two things have meaning.
[18:52] ---
    Right.
[18:53] ---
    Start by finding the
    remaining Divine Warriors.
[18:57] ---
    Do so, and the heavens
    will show you your way.
[19:00] ---
    And... have faith in Ryuko.
[19:06] ---
    Have faith in Ryuko...
[19:11] ---
    Oh! There's the exit!
[19:19] ---
    We're finally out...
[19:21] ---
    We lost them.
[19:23] ---
    I've been expecting you, little Alkaid.
[19:29] ---
    You're that woman!
[19:32] ---
    How nice of you to come
    out of hiding for me.
[19:35] ---
    That can't be! How did you know
    about this secret passage?!
[19:38] ---
    Even Shimei comes in
    handy at times like this.
[19:41] ---
    Thanks to him, I can take care
    of the Alkaid and all of his friends.
[19:54] ---
    Damn! We'll just have to
    break through 'em all!
[19:58] ---
    Yeah!
[20:03] ---
    Who are these girls?!
[20:07] ---
    Get back, Laila!
[20:08] ---
    R-right!
[20:13] ---
    C'mon, Taito! You can do better than that!
[20:15] ---
    Shut up! I can't fight serious against girls!
[20:19] ---
    Geez! That idiot!
[20:22] ---
    There!
[20:24] ---
    Alright!
[20:27] ---
    Damn! I could use a little help!
[20:31] ---
    Ryuko!
[20:33] ---
    Get out of my way!
[20:40] ---
    Ryuko! Are you all right?!
[20:42] ---
    Yes! Thank you!
[20:43] ---
    Take this!
[20:48] ---
    Oh! That magic powder is awesome!
[20:52] ---
    Way to go, Laila!
[20:53] ---
    Everyone! Let's escape while we can!
[20:57] ---
    Curse you!
[21:04] ---
    Hang in there, everyone! We should
    be okay once we reach the river!
[21:07] ---
    Right!
[21:08] ---
    Right!
[21:08] ---
    Hey, Ryuko! You're falling
    behind! You all right?!
[21:12] ---
    Yes! I'm fine!
[21:22] ---
    Keiro...
[21:38] ---
    What is this feeling of foreboding?
[21:44] ---
    It has been a while, Taito...
[21:47] ---
    I shall devour the karma of Alkaid!
[21:53] ---
    Keiro!
[22:12] ---
    chiisana te no hira ni
    norikiranai hodo no
[22:23] ---
    yume o shinjiteta ano koro
[22:31] ---
    sonna kao shinaide makenaide
[22:42] ---
    ima boku no naka demo
    kimi wa kagayaiteiru yo
[22:52] ---
    nee kizuite yo
[22:56] ---
    motto sunao na kimi no mama de ii
[23:02] ---
    boku ga soba de
    michishirube ni naru kara
[23:12] ---
    kono hiroi sora no shita
    issho ni arukeba ii
[23:22] ---
    hitori ja nai kara
[23:33] ---
    He believed they would always be together.
[23:36] ---
    I have only one wish.
[23:38] ---
    Looks like they've just collided.
[23:41] ---
    I will also kill you
    and make your power mine.
[23:44] ---
    I have been prepared
    to die from the very start.
[23:46] ---
    Ryuko! Why?!
[23:47] ---
    Rinmei! No!
[23:49] ---
    So long, Ryuko.
[23:50] ---
    Ryuko!
[23:53] ---
    Is this rain the tears of the stars?
[23:57] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Thirteen:
    The Two Celestial Deities."
[24:12] ---
    Goodbye, Taito...
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

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[00:25] ---
    Leader. Why are we in such a hurry?
[00:29] ---
    Just what awaits us in the capital?
[00:32] ---
    Something is amiss with the twinkling
    of the Big Dipper's stars.
[00:35] ---
    The twinkling of the Big Dipper's stars?
[00:38] ---
    The Two Celestial Deities...
[00:40] ---
    The two who harbor the
    karma of Alkaid and Dubhe
[00:42] ---
    and bring turmoil to the land...
[00:45] ---
    And it looks like the Alkaid
    and Dubhe have just collided...
[00:53] ---
    It is the karma of the Five Divine Warriors
[00:55] ---
    to act as breakwaters
    for the Celestial Deities.
[01:01] ---
    In which case, I have no choice but to go.
[01:18] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[01:27] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:36] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her°
[01:45] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:54] ---
    Try to scream
[01:57] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[02:06] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:11] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:21] ---
    During winterlong
[02:45] ---
    Keiro!
[02:49] ---
    Keiro... is my father?!
[02:55] ---
    Time to die, Keiro!
[03:02] ---
    I, Kocho, won't let you
    lay a finger on Lord Keiro!
[03:06] ---
    Fire!
[03:15] ---
    Hey, you bastard! That's not fair!
    Fight me man-to-man!
[03:20] ---
    Forget about Keiro! Getting away
    from these guys is more important!
[03:25] ---
    Get away how?!
[03:28] ---
    Ryuko! The Paradise Cave!
    If we escape into that...!
[03:32] ---
    The Paradise Cave...
[03:39] ---
    Let's go! It's the only chance we have!
[03:42] ---
    "Chapter Thirteen:
    The Two Celestial Deities"
[03:52] ---
    That's it!
[03:54] ---
    There they are! They're fleeing
    into the Paradise Cave!
[04:11] ---
    Mustached bastard! I will be back!
[04:15] ---
    I will beat the crap out of you!
[04:17] ---
    Let's go!
[04:22] ---
    They destroyed the cave
    to seal the entrance!
[04:32] ---
    Now you, men!
[04:34] ---
    What are you doing?!
    Jump! Jump across!
[04:37] ---
    Never mind them. A large
    force will only slow us down.
[04:41] ---
    The two of us will be more than enough.
[04:43] ---
    But the inside of the Paradise
    Cave is like a labyrinth!
[04:47] ---
    I'm not sure we can successfully find them...
[04:49] ---
    If the heavens call for a battle,
[04:51] ---
    then the Alkaid and I will face each other!
[05:14] ---
    My most sincere apologies!
[05:16] ---
    The moment I learned he was a wanted man,
[05:19] ---
    I was scared stiff and could do
    nothing but watch as he fled!
[05:23] ---
    Scared senseless, I was!
[05:26] ---
    You don't seem like
    that sort of coward to me...
[05:28] ---
    No, despite how I look,
[05:31] ---
    on the inside I'm as frail as a maiden...
[05:36] ---
    Night dew is terrible for the body.
    You should probably be off.
[05:40] ---
    You'll regret this, priest.
[05:42] ---
    It cannot be helped.
[05:49] ---
    Huh? I shouldn't have, Shokaku?
[05:53] ---
    Choka asked to crush a rebellion,
    so I gave my permission as usual...
[05:58] ---
    What did Lady Choka say about the enemy?
[06:01] ---
    Only that they were rebels...
[06:04] ---
    Should I not have allowed it?
[06:07] ---
    You have done nothing wrong, Your Majesty.
[06:10] ---
    Oh. That's good, then...
[06:25] ---
    That was scary!
    I thought we were goners!
[06:29] ---
    There's nothing to worry about now.
[06:31] ---
    Did people make this cave?
[06:35] ---
    The Paradise Cave is a training
    ground dug out of a crag
[06:39] ---
    by Tong You Temple ascetics
    over several centuries.
[06:42] ---
    So every member of the temple
    has a map of it in their head. But...
[06:47] ---
    ...the Xuan Lang Platoon is sure to get lost.
[06:50] ---
    Plus our side also knows the secret exits!
[06:53] ---
    Yep.
[06:58] ---
    This way.
[07:09] ---
    --Kocho.
    - -Sir?
[07:11] ---
    Taki's birthday is approaching.
[07:14] ---
    Oh, you remembered it?!
[07:16] ---
    Taki is now my daughter and will
    someday be the wife of the emperor.
[07:20] ---
    We must celebrate on a grand scale.
[07:23] ---
    Yes, sir!
[07:28] ---
    I, too, had a child.
[07:30] ---
    What?! Truly?! I never knew that!
[07:34] ---
    What became of this child?
[07:36] ---
    I abandoned him on the day I swore
    to conquer the path of domination.
[07:40] ---
    M-my word!
[07:41] ---
    It was sixteen years ago.
[07:44] ---
    I felt that a child was of no use
    on my path of domination.
[07:48] ---
    If the heavens will it, then he is
    likely still alive somewhere.
[08:03] ---
    I hope Master Ryusho is all right...
[08:05] ---
    I'm sure he'll be fine.
[08:08] ---
    He was a great guy!
[08:10] ---
    My old man's a pretty bold guy,
[08:12] ---
    but yours is manly and hearty
    and a really great dad, Ryuko!
[08:18] ---
    Yes...
[08:22] ---
    That's right. General Keiro
    of the Xian Empire...
[08:26] ---
    is your father.
[08:29] ---
    No... That can't be...
[08:38] ---
    It's nice and cold!
[08:39] ---
    So, if we leave you to handle Keiro,
[08:43] ---
    the question is how we deal
    with the Xuan Lang Platoon...
[08:45] ---
    That bastard's pretty
    impressive for a villain,
[08:49] ---
    leading so many men like that.
[08:51] ---
    I guess our only choice now
[08:54] ---
    is to find the rest of the Divine
    Warriors like Ryusho said...
[08:57] ---
    The rest of them?
[08:58] ---
    All five of 'em together should
    be able to run interference for you!
[09:01] ---
    All of the Five Divine Warriors
    together?! That's so cool!
[09:05] ---
    Isn't it though, Laila?!
[09:07] ---
    Five people against that
    entire army? Sounds rough.
[09:11] ---
    It won't work?
[09:12] ---
    We don't even know if the other
    two will side with us or not.
[09:16] ---
    The Five Divine Warriors are
    supposed to act as breakwaters.
[09:19] ---
    There's no guarantee that they'll join us.
[09:22] ---
    Don't worry.
[09:24] ---
    At the very least, the three
    here won't side against you.
[09:28] ---
    Right, Ryuko?
[09:35] ---
    Is it me, or has he been acting weird lately?
[09:40] ---
    K- Keiro...
[09:42] ---
    "Keiro"
[10:00] ---
    Be more careful, Ryuko!
[10:03] ---
    Sorry. I was lost in thought.
[10:05] ---
    Man! This isn't like you!
[10:08] ---
    I said I am sorry!
[10:15] ---
    What's his problem?!
[10:28] ---
    We're here. The exit isn't far now.
[10:31] ---
    Wh-what is this place...?
[10:51] ---
    It's huge!
[10:57] ---
    What was that?!
[11:15] ---
    Ryuko!
[11:19] ---
    Ryuko! Taito!
[11:22] ---
    Whew, that was close!
    You okay, Ryuko?
[11:30] ---
    Ryuko! Knock it off!
[11:32] ---
    Quit acting like a wimp!
    We're in real trouble here!
[11:36] ---
    What's with that look?!
[11:38] ---
    C'mon, Ryuko! We need you
    to pull yourself together
[11:41] ---
    if we wanna keep everyone together
    and beat that mustached bastard!
[11:44] ---
    I'm really counting on you!
[11:46] ---
    Do not tell me what to do!
[11:49] ---
    Ryuko...
[11:50] ---
    The Divine Warriors
    are not the Alkaid's servants!
[11:53] ---
    I never wanted the Alkaid
    and Dubhe to collide to begin with!
[11:58] ---
    I resent being called your comrade!
[12:01] ---
    What are you saying?
[12:03] ---
    Taito.
[12:05] ---
    My life has been a terrible
    mess ever since I met you!
[12:10] ---
    Making an enemy of an imperial general
[12:12] ---
    and being driven from my home
    and forced to wander through caves...!
[12:15] ---
    I've had enough! I want
    no more to do with you!
[12:32] ---
    You're really letting him have it, Mizar kid.
[12:36] ---
    Now, then! How will you entertain me?
[12:48] ---
    Are you serious, Ryuko?
[12:52] ---
    I'm sorry. I lashed out.
    I'm not thinking straight.
[12:57] ---
    Ryuko...
[12:59] ---
    There it is again!
[13:00] ---
    What is this?!
[13:04] ---
    It's getting closer...
[13:14] ---
    M-mustached bastard!
[13:15] ---
    Keiro...! How did he find us?!
[13:20] ---
    So the heavens do want a battle.
[13:23] ---
    A battle between the Alkaid
    and Dubhe, you and me...
[13:27] ---
    We have no choice but to fight now!
[13:30] ---
    The Xuan Lang Platoon isn't here,
    and we outnumber them!
[13:34] ---
    Let's do it, Taito!
[13:35] ---
    Yeah! I've been waiting for this!
[13:37] ---
    Let's fight, you bastard!
[13:46] ---
    Rinmei! Protect Laila!
[13:48] ---
    Got it!
[13:49] ---
    Let's go, Taito! Ryuko!
    Simultaneous attack!
[13:52] ---
    Yeah!
[13:56] ---
    Ryuko!
[13:57] ---
    What's the matter, Ryuko?!
[14:02] ---
    What?!
[14:07] ---
    Hosei!
[14:11] ---
    Taito!
[14:12] ---
    You're dealing with me!
[14:19] ---
    Outer-channel Energy Manipulation.
[14:21] ---
    Your reliance on techniques
    is proof of your weakness!
[14:24] ---
    What?!
[14:33] ---
    How dare you use
    such a cheap trick on Hosei!
[14:36] ---
    It appears the karma
    of the stars will not allow
[14:39] ---
    my forces or your friends
    to lend assistance...
[14:42] ---
    In which case, now is the time
    to end this with our fists!
[14:49] ---
    Decorate my path to domination
    with your blood, Alkaid!
[14:58] ---
    Shut up! You're the one who's goin' down!
[15:09] ---
    Taito...
[15:24] ---
    This is bad. The Alkaid
    and Dubhe are seriously colliding!
[15:31] ---
    Inner-channel Energy Manipulation...
[15:34] ---
    So you've learned to master it somewhat...
[15:37] ---
    Surprised at all?
[15:39] ---
    T- Taito!
[15:41] ---
    Ryuko. Why did you...
[15:44] ---
    Wh-why?! Why do you
    people belittle His Majesty
[15:48] ---
    and assist with Keiro's foul ambitions?!
[15:51] ---
    Foul, they are not! They only
    appear that way to your clouded eyes!
[15:56] ---
    Lord Keiro's fight is a just one
    ordained by the heavens!
[16:03] ---
    I don't rely on cheap tricks!
    I'll send you to hell in one blow!
[16:08] ---
    Absurdity!
[16:33] ---
    If Keiro is my father, then that isn't
    a fight between Alkaid and Dubhe;
[16:38] ---
    it's between friend and father!
[16:39] ---
    Is there no way to stop my friend
    and father from killing one another?!
[16:44] ---
    Alkaid! Do you know why I cast
    myself into battle like this?!
[16:51] ---
    To gain strength!
[16:54] ---
    A man's strength is determined
[16:55] ---
    by the number of lives he takes
    and the amount of blood he sheds!
[17:00] ---
    Cruel, absolute strength will be
    how I attain total domination!
[17:04] ---
    Just... Just what do you plan to do
    with such blood-soaked strength?!
[17:09] ---
    I shall bring new order and eternal
    peace to the ruined Xian Empire!
[17:14] ---
    What?!
[17:15] ---
    For that, I will gladly wear
    the title of slaughterer!
[17:23] ---
    Taito!
[17:27] ---
    Fear not.
[17:28] ---
    The many lives taken by my hand
    now live in my fists as my strength.
[17:34] ---
    Wh-what the hell do you think
    of people's lives as?!
[17:38] ---
    Once I bring peace to the empire,
[17:41] ---
    I am sure they will
    be able to rest in peace.
[17:44] ---
    Screw you...
[17:45] ---
    Naturally, I will also kill you
    and make your power mine.
[17:49] ---
    Screw you!
[17:54] ---
    Oh no! The Alkaid's power has taken over!
[18:09] ---
    Die, Alkaid!
[18:18] ---
    Taito!
[18:20] ---
    Taito! Wake up, Taito!
[18:27] ---
    Rinmei! Hosei!
[18:29] ---
    I'll hold off Keiro!
    Take Taito and escape!
[18:33] ---
    Ryuko...!
[18:34] ---
    What are you saying?!
[18:35] ---
    Quickly!
[18:42] ---
    Rinmei! No!
[18:44] ---
    So long, Ryuko!
[18:49] ---
    Is that them?!
[18:51] ---
    Pull up the castaways!
[19:09] ---
    Goodbye, Taito...
[19:30] ---
    I have been prepared to
    die from the very start.
[19:33] ---
    Do as you will.
[19:34] ---
    Acting as a shield
    to let your friend escape...
[19:37] ---
    Your manliness is admirable,
    even if you are an enemy.
[19:40] ---
    Sir! I implore that he be punished leniently!
[19:43] ---
    Absolutely not! He should
    be executed at once!
[19:49] ---
    Lord Keiro. I would like to speak with you.
[19:53] ---
    You're...!
[19:55] ---
    Sir Shokaku...!
[19:59] ---
    Please forgive my impoliteness.
[20:01] ---
    What do you want, Sir Shokaku?
[20:04] ---
    I've come to plead for this man's life.
[20:07] ---
    Ryuko's actions are no fault of his own;
    he has merely obeyed his karma.
[20:11] ---
    In terms of the stars' karma, the Divine
    Warriors only act as breakwaters
[20:15] ---
    for when the Celestial Deities collide.
[20:17] ---
    We are neither servants to the
    Alkaid nor enemies to the Dubhe.
[20:24] ---
    S- Sir Shokaku! You're...?!
[20:27] ---
    Alioth, one of the Five Divine Warriors.
[20:31] ---
    Lord Keiro. I have only one wish:
[20:34] ---
    that the Xian Empire
    have everlasting peace.
[20:37] ---
    I'll accept whatever
    it takes to make it happen.
[20:40] ---
    Ryuko shares that sentiment as well.
[20:44] ---
    What do you say, my lord?
[20:46] ---
    Mizar is the star of benevolence,
    loyalty, and filial piety.
[20:49] ---
    Why not take this opportunity
    to persuade Ryoko to accept his fate,
[20:54] ---
    and then place both of us
    under your command?
[20:57] ---
    Me, under Keiro's command?!
[21:00] ---
    Oh! That sounds interesting!
[21:02] ---
    This is absurd!
[21:04] ---
    You want us to place our trust
    in a man who was our enemy?!
[21:08] ---
    "Fight fire with fire"
[21:10] ---
    and "Change misfortune into a blessing"
    are other ways of putting it.
[21:14] ---
    Sir Ryuko.
[21:16] ---
    Do you have anything to ask him?
[21:24] ---
    You say you wish to bring new order
    and eternal peace to the empire.
[21:29] ---
    Are these words true?
[21:32] ---
    They are!
[21:52] ---
    Ryuko...
[22:12] ---
    In those days,
    you believed in more dreams
[22:23] ---
    than could fit in your little hands
[22:31] ---
    Don't look like that,
    don't give in°
[22:42] ---
    Even inside me you're shining brightly now
[22:52] ---
    Please notice
[22:56] ---
    You can stay your more
    honest, open self
[23:02] ---
    I'll be by your side
    and act as a signpost
[23:12] ---
    So we can just walk beneath
    this great big sky together
[23:22] ---
    because you aren't alone
[23:33] ---
    He turns around,
    but his friend is not there.
[23:37] ---
    How did it turn out this way?!
    Someone answer me!
[23:41] ---
    Sorry. I've decided never to make
    meat and vegetable dumplings again.
[23:45] ---
    I thought I really understood Ryuko!
[23:50] ---
    But it turns out I knew nothing about him!
[23:53] ---
    With no way to heal the sadness,
    the ship sails along the river.
[23:57] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Fourteen:
    The Dou Ya Changes Course."
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"
[24:12] ---
    Tell me! How can I get 
    out of being the Alkaid?!

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[00:14] ---
    A man's strength is determined
[00:16] ---
    by the number of lives he takes
    and the amount of blood he sheds!
[00:19] ---
    Cruel, absolute strength will be
    how I attain total domination!
[00:24] ---
    Just... Just what do you plan to do
    with such blood-soaked strength?!
[00:30] ---
    I shall bring new order and eternal
    peace to the ruined Xian Empire!
[00:35] ---
    What?!
[00:36] ---
    For that, I will gladly wear
    the title of slaughterer!
[00:46] ---
    Screw you!
[01:00] ---
    Die, Alkaid!
[01:17] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[01:26] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:35] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her
[01:44] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:53] ---
    Try to scream
[01:56] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[02:05] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:11] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:20] ---
    During winterlong
[02:39] ---
    Where am I?
[02:43] ---
    Laila! Ryuko!
[02:47] ---
    Hosei! Rinmei!
[03:00] ---
    Oh! There you are, Ryuko!
[03:03] ---
    Where are the others?
[03:08] ---
    What's the matter, Ryuko?
[03:12] ---
    H-hey, wait! Wait!
[03:18] ---
    Ryuko! Ryuko!
[03:23] ---
    Ryuko!
[03:25] ---
    Ryuko!
[03:32] ---
    Where am I?
[03:34] ---
    That's right! I was fighting
    that mustached bastard!
[03:39] ---
    What happened after that?
[03:41] ---
    Damn! I can't remember anything!
[03:52] ---
    A ship?!
[04:09] ---
    Ryuko! Where did this ship come from?!
[04:12] ---
    You're finally awake?
[04:16] ---
    You're...!
[04:17] ---
    "Chapter Fourteen:
    The Dou Ya Changes Course"
[04:26] ---
    What?!
[04:28] ---
    Then Ryuko stayed behind
    in the cave so we could escape?!
[04:35] ---
    How?! How did it turn out this way?!
[04:38] ---
    How?! Someone answer me!
[04:42] ---
    Tell me, Hosei!
[04:44] ---
    It was the only way...
[04:48] ---
    We all would've been killed
    if someone hadn't stayed.
[04:52] ---
    So Ryuko decided to...
[04:54] ---
    The hell with that! That's got
    nothing to do with anything!
[04:58] ---
    Abandoning a friend to escape...
    No one should ever do that!
[05:05] ---
    Take the ship back to the cave!
[05:08] ---
    Do you hear me?! Do it!
[05:11] ---
    It's too late!
[05:12] ---
    Several days have passed!
[05:14] ---
    Someone who was asleep
    at the most important time
[05:16] ---
    has no right to argue
    with me after the fact!
[05:19] ---
    What?!
[05:21] ---
    You live a carefree life.
[05:23] ---
    You pass out in the middle
    of a fight, sleep non-stop,
[05:28] ---
    and rant and rave
    the minute you wake up.
[05:30] ---
    You're like a little kid!
[05:31] ---
    What did you say?!
[05:34] ---
    Is Ryuko the only friend
    you don't want to lose?
[05:39] ---
    For Ryuko, you, Hosei, Laila
    and Rinmei were all dear friends.
[05:45] ---
    That's why he chose to sacrifice
    himself to let his friends live!
[05:50] ---
    They suppressed their frustration
    and escaped because they understood that!
[05:57] ---
    If you insist on whining about "friends,"
[05:59] ---
    then think about how
    Ryuko and the others felt.
[06:03] ---
    It hurt them hundreds of times more
    than you; you slept through it all.
[06:08] ---
    Taito...
[06:12] ---
    The men I sent to the
    cave will be back soon.
[06:16] ---
    Who knows, maybe
    we'll find something out.
[06:27] ---
    We've returned.
[06:29] ---
    How did it go?
[06:30] ---
    As expected, there was no one there.
[06:33] ---
    Keiro's army had already left as well.
[06:35] ---
    Did you find any clues at all?
[06:41] ---
    That's...!
[06:51] ---
    Rinmei...
[06:52] ---
    I take it that's Ryuko's?
[07:01] ---
    Even after this,
    I can't go and avenge him?!
[07:06] ---
    Well?!
[07:07] ---
    No. The result is clear.
[07:09] ---
    Let me go! Ryuko risked
    his life to save me!
[07:14] ---
    So I want to risk
    my own life to repay him!
[07:18] ---
    You're saying I shouldn't?!
[07:20] ---
    If you want to return
    Ryuko's kindness, stay alive.
[07:23] ---
    You owe your life to him, after all.
[07:26] ---
    Plus, if the Mizar put his life
    on the line to act as a breakwater,
[07:31] ---
    then I will follow
    the karma of the stars too.
[07:34] ---
    We can't let the Alkaid and Dubhe
    collide again that easily.
[07:39] ---
    Th-that's...!
[07:40] ---
    ...the pattern of a Divine Warrior!
[07:43] ---
    Megrez...
[07:45] ---
    No way! You're a Divine
    Warrior too, Koyo?!
[07:49] ---
    Break's over, men! The Dou Ya
    will now make for Lian Tong Temple!
[07:54] ---
    We will work around the clock! Hurry!
[07:56] ---
    Right!
[07:58] ---
    You know about Lian Tong Temple?!
[07:59] ---
    Yeah. There's nowhere else to go,
[08:02] ---
    plus it's probably the best way
    to get back on your feet.
[08:06] ---
    I don't really wanna go there,
    but I guess I have no choice.
[08:15] ---
    Oh... The tides have changed...
[08:19] ---
    The stars are really
    coming and going now.
[08:22] ---
    Ol' Taito must be quite confused.
[08:37] ---
    Hey, Taito. Isn't it nice, traveling by boat?
[08:41] ---
    It's great weather,
    and the wind is nice and calm!
[08:44] ---
    Oh, I'm so glad we met Koyo!
[08:51] ---
    C'mon, Taito. Cheer up.
[08:53] ---
    You'll only get gloomier
    and gloomier if you stay like this.
[08:57] ---
    Hosei is helping row the ship...
[08:59] ---
    Rinmei is the head chef...
[09:01] ---
    They've both found
    their place on the ship.
[09:04] ---
    And the Wo Jin Squad members
    are all a lot nicer than they look!
[09:09] ---
    You should do something too, Taito!
[09:12] ---
    I know! Enki said they need
    more people to keep watch!
[09:16] ---
    Laila...
[09:17] ---
    Y-yeah?
[09:21] ---
    What was the last thing Ryuko said?
[09:30] ---
    Rinmei! Hosei!
[09:32] ---
    I'll hold off Keiro!
    Take Taito and escape!
[09:36] ---
    Ryuko, Hosei and Rinmei were
    all as commendable as Koyo said.
[09:43] ---
    They didn't hesitate
    to do what they had to do.
[09:49] ---
    I thought I'd come to really understand
    Ryuko in that short amount of time.
[09:55] ---
    We were on the same page; we didn't
    even need to talk to communicate.
[10:00] ---
    But it turns out I knew
    nothing about him!
[10:04] ---
    He was right.
[10:06] ---
    He only wound up in that lonely cave
[10:09] ---
    because he was so involved
    with me, the Alkaid...
[10:13] ---
    Taito...
[10:14] ---
    But it's true! This wouldn't have
    happened if I wasn't the Alkaid!
[10:20] ---
    You can't say that for sure!
[10:22] ---
    Ryuko was a Divine Warrior!
    He couldn't avoid the karma of the stars!
[10:27] ---
    You're wrong!
[10:28] ---
    If he hadn't met me,
[10:30] ---
    he'd have lived a nice life with
    Ryusho and Rinmei and the others!
[10:36] ---
    I dragged him into this...
[10:41] ---
    I killed him...
[10:44] ---
    Not just him. All the Qing Long
    Platoon members and Koei too!
[10:49] ---
    If only I hadn't gotten involved
    with them, they'd all be alive now!
[10:58] ---
    How can you say that?
    How can you say that, Taito?
[11:02] ---
    You bastard, making Laila cry!
[11:06] ---
    Could your logic be
    any more self-centered?!
[11:10] ---
    Hosei!
[11:12] ---
    Ryuko wound up like
    this because of you?!
[11:15] ---
    My master died because of the Alkaid?!
[11:18] ---
    I've had enough of your crap!
[11:20] ---
    You think you're that great, huh?!
[11:24] ---
    Stop, Hosei!
[11:25] ---
    Sorry, Laila!
[11:27] ---
    Cut the crap!
[11:29] ---
    You being here or not
[11:31] ---
    wouldn't change anything for me,
    my master, Ryuko or anyone!
[11:35] ---
    So just get off your
    ego trip, you dumbass!
[11:38] ---
    Hosei... Stop...
[11:41] ---
    It's okay... Go ahead
    and beat me to death...
[11:46] ---
    I don't mind if you kill me;
    I've caused you a lot of trouble...
[11:49] ---
    Then I won't have to
    be the Alkaid anymore.
[11:59] ---
    Taito! Pull yourself together, Taito!
[12:05] ---
    Just what is this
    "karma of the stars" thing?
[12:13] ---
    What will become of the Alkaid?
[12:15] ---
    I don't know.
[12:16] ---
    Whatever happens, in the end
    it won't change what we must do.
[12:22] ---
    I know. It's just...
[12:25] ---
    It's just what?
[12:26] ---
    As someone trying to achieve the same
    things, I want him to get back on his feet.
[12:54] ---
    Team ♪3, it's your shift!
    Hurry to your posts, please!
[13:01] ---
    Team ♪1, it's mealtime!
[13:07] ---
    Sheesh! You never grow tired of it!
    Is cuisine that rare to you?
[13:13] ---
    It sure is! I never imagined I'd get
    a decent meal aboard the Dou Ya!
[13:19] ---
    Yeah! I look forward to our meals now
    ever since you came on board!
[13:23] ---
    Seafood dumplings! Fried rice!
    Grilled shrimp in chili sauce!
[13:27] ---
    Everything you make is incredible!
[13:29] ---
    Hearing that makes it worth the trouble!
[13:32] ---
    Hey, Rinmei! I'd love some meat
    and vegetable dumplings next!
[13:37] ---
    Yeah! I could go for that!
    I bet yours are really good!
[13:43] ---
    I agree! Oh, just thinking
    about it makes me drool!
[13:46] ---
    Yeah! Yeah!
[13:49] ---
    Please, Rinmei!
[13:53] ---
    Sorry. I've decided never to make
    meat and vegetable dumplings again.
[13:57] ---
    O-oh, we didn't mean to be
    pushy or anything. Right?
[14:02] ---
    Yeah...
[14:03] ---
    We'll be happy with anything you make!
[14:06] ---
    Yes! We'll be more than happy!
[14:22] ---
    Ryuko...
[14:46] ---
    What are you doing, Taito?!
[14:50] ---
    What on earth are you doing?!
[14:53] ---
    Leave me alone, Rinmei!
    It's all because of this stupid pattern!
[14:58] ---
    Stop that!
[15:00] ---
    Tell me, Rinmei! How can
    I get out of being the Alkaid?!
[15:08] ---
    I don't want to be the Alkaid anymore!
[15:10] ---
    As long as I'm the Alkaid, I'll only
    bring more misfortune to everyone!
[15:14] ---
    I don't want that anymore!
    Which is why I...!
[15:24] ---
    It isn't your fault.
    It isn't your fault at all.
[15:29] ---
    Rinmei...
[15:31] ---
    I don't blame you one bit.
[15:33] ---
    Neither would Ryuko. So stop this.
[15:56] ---
    You can't sleep?
[16:02] ---
    Your Majesty.
[16:05] ---
    I'm sorry. Did I disturb your sleep?
[16:09] ---
    No, I couldn't fall asleep either.
[16:13] ---
    You too, Your Majesty?
[16:16] ---
    Incidentally, Taki,
    I take it you've heard?
[16:20] ---
    Y-yes. But...
[16:23] ---
    Even I realize there are many
    ulterior motives at work.
[16:27] ---
    Even so, it makes no difference.
[16:32] ---
    My feelings will remain the same.
[16:54] ---
    Okay! All done!
[16:57] ---
    How'd it go, ol' Koyo?! How much
    more beautiful is Laila now?!
[17:02] ---
    She looks exquisite!
[17:04] ---
    Let him see!
[17:06] ---
    O-okay.
[17:13] ---
    L- Laila!
[17:17] ---
    Oh!
[17:18] ---
    What do you think?
    Am I good or what?
[17:21] ---
    Actually, it's because
    she looks good to begin with.
[17:24] ---
    Yes. Plus she's young
    and has beautiful skin.
[17:27] ---
    Th-that's not true...
[17:29] ---
    It is true! It is true!
[17:32] ---
    Master! I'm so happy, being able
    to marry such a beautiful girl!
[17:36] ---
    Is it really okay for me to hog
    all of the world's happiness like this?!
[17:43] ---
    Do I really look that good, Hosei?
[17:46] ---
    You do! You do! You totally do!
[17:50] ---
    In that case... I'll go show Taito!
[17:57] ---
    Taito! Look! Look!
[18:00] ---
    What do you think? I had Koyo
    do this! He likes makeup!
[18:06] ---
    He says putting it on changes
    the way you feel on the inside too!
[18:13] ---
    Taito?
[18:15] ---
    Who cares about makeup?
    What are you so excited about?!
[18:19] ---
    Ryuko's gone, you know!
    How can you smile?!
[18:23] ---
    That wasn't why I put it on...
[18:26] ---
    Then why did you?!
[18:28] ---
    Did you think Ryuko would've liked
    seeing you like that or something?!
[18:33] ---
    That's enough!
[18:36] ---
    I do understand your desire
    to abandon your role as the Alkaid.
[18:39] ---
    But what's got you depressed now
    isn't the Alkaid or the karma of the stars.
[18:45] ---
    It's your own heart!
[18:47] ---
    What did you say?!
[18:48] ---
    Damn kid. I guess I'll have to
    open your eyes myself.
[18:54] ---
    You always act so high and mighty!
    What would you possibly know?!
[19:03] ---
    That didn't hurt one bit!
[19:22] ---
    Too slow.
[19:28] ---
    You cannot beat me
    in your current frame of mind!
[19:35] ---
    I can't do anything...?
[19:39] ---
    I can't give up being the Alkaid,
    avenge Ryuko, or anything else?
[19:45] ---
    That's right! You're powerless!
[19:50] ---
    Tomorrow we take a break!
    Take the ship ashore at first light!
[19:54] ---
    Right!
[19:56] ---
    Damn it! What could you
    possibly understand?!
[20:00] ---
    The lousy boss of some water bandits
    is in no position to lecture me!
[20:05] ---
    Five years ago...
[20:07] ---
    ...a village was raided by the
    Xuan Lang Platoon led by Keiro,
[20:11] ---
    who was a growing power at the time.
[20:17] ---
    I don't know what justification
    he gave, but it was clearly a lie.
[20:22] ---
    E- Enki?
[20:25] ---
    Their homes were burned, their food
    was stolen, their fields were torn up,
[20:30] ---
    and countless innocent
    villagers were slaughtered.
[20:33] ---
    The only survivors were two children
    who had gone to play on a boat.
[20:39] ---
    Our leader and I were those children.
[20:46] ---
    When we returned to the village,
    we could hardly recognize
[20:49] ---
    our mothers, fathers
    or other people we knew.
[20:53] ---
    Enyu, my older brother and our
    leader's best friend, was among them.
[20:59] ---
    Everyone in the Wo Jin Squad
    has had their families or friends
[21:02] ---
    taken away by Keiro
    and his Xuan Lang Platoon.
[21:06] ---
    We all have scores to settle with them.
[21:09] ---
    Even our leader, of course.
[21:12] ---
    Then why don't you just
    go and kick Keiro's ass?!
[21:16] ---
    If he understands how I feel,
    why did he stop me?!
[21:19] ---
    Why do you think he did?
[21:22] ---
    I don't know about
    the karma of the stars.
[21:26] ---
    But everyone lives bearing
    their own personal fate.
[21:30] ---
    They have to, don't they?
[21:35] ---
    Just as I can't escape my fate,
[21:38] ---
    neither can you escape
    from being the Alkaid, Taito.
[21:48] ---
    So it's up to you to figure
    out what you should do.
[22:07] ---
    When the birds that forgot
    their song even lost the ability to fly
[22:17] ---
    the sun through the trees
    shed its light and cried loudly
[22:27] ---
    What will the morning sun
    be telling us by shining again?
[22:33] ---
    Now, then...
[22:38] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    so that it will reach you
[22:44] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    it's still not quite enough
[22:49] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    with feelings of love welling up
[22:55] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    even if time comes to an end
[23:00] ---
    My feelings for you that I never
    got to say I will now speak out!
[23:05] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:13] ---
    I'll clap my hands
[23:18] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:33] ---
    Taito's broken heart
    took everything from him.
[23:37] ---
    The enemy was coming right at you!
    What kind of joke was that?!
[23:40] ---
    To reject the stars is to reject yourself!
[23:44] ---
    Tell me! What is the Alkaid?!
    What is the karma of the stars?!
[23:47] ---
    A brightly shining star greatly affects
    all the other stars. For better or worse.
[23:53] ---
    Who awaits the lost spirit
    atop the towering mountain?
[23:57] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Fifteen:
    Alkaid's Guidepost."
[24:12] ---
    What is your answer, Taito?!
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

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[00:26] ---
    Not yet. We mustn't be hasty.
[00:40] ---
    Now!
[00:45] ---
    Men are so...
[01:01] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[01:10] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:19] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her
[01:28] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:37] ---
    Try to scream
[01:40] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[01:49] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[01:54] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:04] ---
    During winterlong
[02:23] ---
    What do you think you're doing?!
[02:26] ---
    Fighting over food...
    is that what grown men do?!
[02:31] ---
    But Big Sis Enki...
[02:32] ---
    I don't want your excuses!
[02:34] ---
    Sorry.
[02:36] ---
    Yes, Enki is right!
[02:39] ---
    Honestly! How can Wo Jin
    Squad men be so pathetic?!
[02:42] ---
    The same goes for you, Leader!
[02:45] ---
    I've never heard of a leader who
    beats up his men to hog all the food!
[02:51] ---
    Don't worry. I saved enough for you.
[02:54] ---
    I don't want it!
[02:57] ---
    Men are hopeless wherever you go!
[03:03] ---
    Laila?
[03:07] ---
    Sorry.
[03:11] ---
    Is it Taito?
[03:14] ---
    Yeah.
[03:15] ---
    You want to help, but can't do anything.
    That's always tough, isn't it?
[03:24] ---
    "Chapter Fifteen: Alkaid's Guidepost"
[03:37] ---
    Taito...
[03:40] ---
    Say, do you want to eat something?
[03:43] ---
    Rinmei shared some jerky with me!
[03:50] ---
    O-oh...
[03:52] ---
    Oh, yeah! The Wo Jin
    guys went hunting earlier!
[03:56] ---
    But the thing they caught
    was really small, so they--
[04:03] ---
    Tell me!
[04:05] ---
    T-tell you what?
[04:07] ---
    I was helpless against
    Keiro! Ryuko's gone!
[04:12] ---
    So what do I do now?!
[04:21] ---
    I'm sorry. I don't know.
[04:24] ---
    Oh. Yeah, I guess you wouldn't...
[04:28] ---
    Sorry.
[04:32] ---
    Size is the issue here.
[04:34] ---
    Size?
[04:36] ---
    Yes, size. I think Enki was angry
    because the meat was too small.
[04:42] ---
    --No, I don't think that's the problem.
    --It is the problem!
[04:45] ---
    Yes, sir...
[04:47] ---
    So catch something big next time! Got it?
[04:54] ---
    --Yeah.
[04:54] ---
    --I can't hear you!
[04:56] ---
    Yeah!
[05:11] ---
    Oh. He said that?
[05:14] ---
    He's really lost heart.
    That doesn't sound like Taito at all.
[05:18] ---
    I'm sorry.
[05:19] ---
    Why are you apologizing, Laila?!
[05:21] ---
    Because there's nothing I can do...
[05:24] ---
    Don't blame yourself. Blame that
    idiot who's sulking all by himself.
[05:30] ---
    He's not the only one who's sad
    that Ryuko died anyway--
[05:35] ---
    Don't worry about me.
[05:45] ---
    I don't think Ryuko is the only
    thing that's troubling Taito.
[05:50] ---
    Huh?
[05:54] ---
    "What is the Alkaid? What am I?"
[05:58] ---
    Everyone born with
    the karma of the stars
[06:00] ---
    goes down that path at least once.
[06:02] ---
    What do you mean?
[06:04] ---
    Do you remember the legend
    in the Tale of the Big Dipper?
[06:06] ---
    Yes. When the world is in chaos,
[06:09] ---
    the Dipper Bearers will
    appear and save the people.
[06:13] ---
    Yes.
[06:14] ---
    The Dipper Bearers are stars of karma
    that are born in times of turmoil.
[06:18] ---
    But conversely, there are some who say
[06:20] ---
    that the world is thrown into chaos
    because of the Dipper Bearers.
[06:24] ---
    A brightly shining star
    greatly affects all the other stars.
[06:31] ---
    For better or worse.
[06:33] ---
    Yeah. We mess up other people's lives.
[06:38] ---
    We bring misfortune
    to those close to us.
[06:41] ---
    When you start thinking like that,
[06:43] ---
    you start getting more
    and more in over your head.
[06:45] ---
    You wonder, "Why am I the only one
    who has to bear this karma?
[06:49] ---
    What are the Dipper Bearers anyway?"
[06:55] ---
    Taito'll be fine! It's just like a cold
    that's gotten a little worse!
[07:00] ---
    Yeah. There's nothing
    to worry about, Laila.
[07:04] ---
    Okay...
[07:19] ---
    How's Taito doing?
[07:20] ---
    Still moping about.
[07:23] ---
    I see.
[07:24] ---
    Is this brief stop for Taito's sake?
[07:29] ---
    It's rare for you
    to do something like this.
[07:31] ---
    Not really. Having someone
    with such a gloomy look on my ship
[07:36] ---
    makes me feel sick, that's all.
[07:38] ---
    Because it's like seeing your old self?
[07:42] ---
    My apologies.
[07:46] ---
    Anyway, what's that?
[07:48] ---
    Rinmei gave it to me earlier.
[07:50] ---
    Apparently it's the flag for the
    "Men Are So Hopeless League."
[07:54] ---
    Huh? The what?
[08:00] ---
    Taito!
[08:06] ---
    C'mon! There's meat to be had!
[08:08] ---
    --What?
    - -Just come on!
[08:17] ---
    Lunch was kinda disappointing,
[08:20] ---
    but this time we'll catch
    something big for sure!
[08:23] ---
    Then we can pig out
    on meat! Right, Taito?
[08:28] ---
    Hey, Taito!
[08:30] ---
    Oh, right...
[08:32] ---
    C'mon, man!
[08:33] ---
    There it is!
[08:36] ---
    That way!
[08:39] ---
    Oh! They found dinner!
[08:50] ---
    I got this!
[08:53] ---
    What?!
[08:55] ---
    Smart bugger!
[08:57] ---
    Taito! Heads up!
[09:03] ---
    Taito!
[09:11] ---
    Wh-what's happened to me?!
[09:15] ---
    Look out, Taito!
[09:26] ---
    Hosei!
[09:37] ---
    You'll be okay. It isn't a serious injury.
[09:40] ---
    What a relief!
[09:44] ---
    Hey! What the hell were you thinking?!
[09:48] ---
    Sorry. It's my fault that you...
[09:50] ---
    Not that! Why didn't you fight it?!
[09:53] ---
    The enemy was coming right at you,
    but you didn't even try to fight!
[09:57] ---
    What kind of joke was that?!
[09:59] ---
    I'm sorry.
[10:03] ---
    Damn you!
[10:06] ---
    Leave it at that. We don't
    need any more injured people.
[10:38] ---
    Just as I thought.
[10:40] ---
    Koyo...
[10:41] ---
    You've lost the ability to use
    Energy Manipulation, haven't you?
[10:45] ---
    How do you--?
[10:45] ---
    I've had a similar experience.
[10:49] ---
    So, what are you going to do?
[10:56] ---
    How can I regain the ability
    to use energy like I used to?
[11:02] ---
    Is that what you really want?
[11:06] ---
    Energy Manipulation is for fighting.
[11:10] ---
    Do you truly want that power back?
[11:14] ---
    Well...
[11:15] ---
    You said it yourself.
[11:18] ---
    You said your friends died because
    they got involved with the Alkaid...
[11:21] ---
    You said you didn't want
    the power of the Alkaid...
[11:26] ---
    To reject the stars is to reject yourself.
[11:30] ---
    Your power probably won't return
[11:31] ---
    as long as you refuse to accept
    your karma as the Alkaid.
[11:36] ---
    Then what should I do?!
[11:38] ---
    I'm tired of hurting my friends
[11:40] ---
    because of some "Alkaid"
    thing I don't even understand!
[11:43] ---
    It's true that a bright light
    will encompass everyone close by.
[11:48] ---
    But sometimes that light can also
    drive away someone's darkness.
[11:55] ---
    Like that? I got it from old man Sonnei.
[11:59] ---
    You know Grandpa Son?
[12:01] ---
    Tell me! What is the Alkaid?!
    What is the karma of the stars?!
[12:06] ---
    If you want to know,
    then head up there.
[12:09] ---
    What you can see from that
    mountain summit is one answer.
[12:15] ---
    That mountain...
[12:25] ---
    How could you let him
    go into the forest at this hour?!
[12:29] ---
    Taito can't even beat
    a rabbit as he is now!
[12:33] ---
    Are you even listening, old man?!
[12:35] ---
    I am. I can't believe
    how overprotective you are.
[12:40] ---
    What?!
[12:41] ---
    As passengers on the Dou Ya,
[12:43] ---
    you will obey our leader's decisions.
[12:46] ---
    So that's the situation.
[12:48] ---
    He set out of his own accord.
[12:50] ---
    If you're his friends, you'll wait
    quietly for him to return.
[13:01] ---
    Why did you say it like that?
[13:04] ---
    Couldn't you have told them your idea?
    Surely they would've agreed.
[13:09] ---
    Oh, you're on their side too?
[13:12] ---
    I am your aide.
[13:15] ---
    It's just that I know
    all too well what it feels like
[13:19] ---
    to be pushed around by a selfish man.
[13:21] ---
    Sounds like a horrible guy.
[13:24] ---
    Yes, he really is.
[13:35] ---
    The stars of the Big Dipper...
[13:38] ---
    Ryuko. Would you have had
    this confusion I have?
[13:49] ---
    Cheer up, Laila! Not even monkeys
    would bother with that idiot!
[13:59] ---
    A dead-end...
[14:05] ---
    What's that?!
[14:08] ---
    Such strong bloodlust...!
[14:14] ---
    Damn! It's no good!
[14:52] ---
    Do as you wish.
[14:55] ---
    Damn it...
[15:00] ---
    Hang on, Taito!
[15:13] ---
    Well, I guess I should get going.
[15:16] ---
    Leader!
[15:18] ---
    This is bad! Laila's gone!
[15:23] ---
    No good! I can't find her anywhere!
[15:26] ---
    Same here!
[15:27] ---
    I see.
[15:28] ---
    The sword is missing
    from his room. It's possible...
[15:32] ---
    ...that she went into
    the forest to find Taito.
[15:35] ---
    This is bad. There are
    savage beasts in there.
[15:37] ---
    Let's go look for her!
[15:40] ---
    Wake everyone up! Hurry!
[15:42] ---
    Right!
[15:56] ---
    I'm not even fit to be animal food?
[16:17] ---
    Be strong, Laila! Taito needs
    you to be there for him!
[16:33] ---
    Oh, it's just a bunny rabbit.
[16:40] ---
    Where are you going?
[16:48] ---
    What was that?!
[16:50] ---
    Get back!
[16:53] ---
    No! Stay away! Taito! Taito!
[16:57] ---
    Laila!
[16:58] ---
    Taito!
[17:00] ---
    That's the one from before!
[17:02] ---
    Hang on! I'm coming!
[17:09] ---
    I won't make it in time!
[17:49] ---
    You okay?
[17:50] ---
    Y-yeah!
[17:56] ---
    Taito... That was Energy Manipulation!
[18:00] ---
    I- I wanted to save you,
    and then it just came over me...
[18:09] ---
    Taito!
[18:27] ---
    No way...
[18:32] ---
    Laila!
[18:34] ---
    Laila! Say something!
[18:37] ---
    Damn! Please be all right!
[18:42] ---
    We're almost to the top.
[18:44] ---
    Thanks.
[19:01] ---
    It's so pretty!
[19:03] ---
    Yeah...
[19:05] ---
    So this is the answer?
[19:08] ---
    That's up to you.
[19:11] ---
    Koyo!
[19:12] ---
    When did you get here?
[19:15] ---
    This is the answer
    to "What is the Alkaid?"?
[19:19] ---
    Taito. What do you see?
[19:23] ---
    The countryside, and lots of villages
    and small rivers everywhere...
[19:27] ---
    Oh, you do get it!
    That, in itself, is one answer.
[19:34] ---
    Long ago, this area
    was a barren wasteland.
[19:38] ---
    There was constant fighting,
    and everyone suffered from starvation.
[19:43] ---
    But one day, from out of nowhere
    a lone man came to this land.
[19:49] ---
    The man gave the people
    seeds of rice and wheat.
[19:54] ---
    But that wasn't all.
[19:56] ---
    He also taught them how to channel
    water from rivers and build canals,
[19:59] ---
    as well as how to save food for winter.
[20:03] ---
    It was in this way that the people
    were freed from starvation and poverty
[20:07] ---
    and obtained peace.
[20:10] ---
    On the man's shoulder was
    the same pattern you have, Taito.
[20:14] ---
    You don't mean...!
[20:16] ---
    His name was Shuo. He was
    the first emperor of the Xian Empire.
[20:21] ---
    The first emperor... was the Alkaid?!
[20:25] ---
    Wait! I heard that this Shuo guy
    built the empire after a lot of fighting!
[20:30] ---
    Of course he fought. To protect
    the people and this landscape.
[20:38] ---
    But this is only one answer.
[20:42] ---
    What is your answer, Taito?
[20:45] ---
    My answer...
[20:54] ---
    Taito...
[20:57] ---
    Laila!
[21:02] ---
    Laila! Thank goodness you're all right!
[21:05] ---
    I'm sorry for worrying you!
[21:07] ---
    That's okay! All that
    matters is that you're safe!
[21:10] ---
    Koyo.
[21:11] ---
    What is it?
[21:12] ---
    I can't figure out
    what my answer is after all.
[21:16] ---
    I don't know what I can do,
    or even what the Alkaid is.
[21:21] ---
    I have no idea at all,
    however hard I think about it.
[21:24] ---
    But I want to try to find it now!
[21:27] ---
    I don't know what I can do,
[21:29] ---
    so I'm gonna give my best shot
    at everything I think I can do.
[21:32] ---
    At the very least, I won't have
    any confusion until I find the answer.
[21:36] ---
    Is that a bad idea?
[21:39] ---
    No, I'd say it's a pretty good one.
[21:43] ---
    Yeah?
[21:44] ---
    Whew! I'm feeling kinda hungry! Food!
[21:49] ---
    "Give a shot at everything," huh?
[21:54] ---
    Sounds like you already
    have your answer.
[22:07] ---
    saezuri o wasureta toritachi ga
    tobu koto sae nakushita toki
[22:17] ---
    komorebi wa hikari o nugisutete
    ookina koe de nakimashita
[22:27] ---
    bokura ni nani o takushite
    asahi wa mata terasun darou
[22:33] ---
    saa
[22:38] ---
    te o narashimashou
    anata e todoku you ni
[22:44] ---
    te o narashimashou
    mada sukoshi tarinai
[22:49] ---
    te o narashimashou
    itoshisa komiagete
[22:55] ---
    te o narashimashou
    kono mama toki ga owatte mo
[23:00] ---
    mada todokezu jimai ni shiteita
    anata e no omoi o koko de speak out!
[23:05] ---
    Every go every where
    kono uta ni nosetodoke feel now!
[23:13] ---
    te o narashimashou
[23:18] ---
    Every go every where
    kono uta ni nosetodoke feel now!
[23:33] ---
    Is the colorful celebration
    an attempt by the Dubhe
[23:36] ---
    to swallow the empire whole?
[23:38] ---
    Seizing control of the empire
    is but the beginning.
[23:41] ---
    I decided to do everything
    I can do. I'll start by...
[23:45] ---
    It won't be much of a party if the
    Dubhe isn't pitted against the Alkaid!
[23:49] ---
    If saving this land is the Alkaid's
    karma, then I'll do just that!
[23:54] ---
    Just when pitch darkness
    covers the empire whole...
[23:58] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Sixteen:
    Dubhe, Devourer of the Heavens."
[24:12] ---
    Alkaid! You will bow before me, too!
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

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[00:25] ---
    Taki.
[00:28] ---
    Father...
[00:29] ---
    There is nothing to fear.
    Leave it to me.
[00:35] ---
    Lord Keiro. His Majesty has arrived.
[00:42] ---
    Taki. You look nice.
[00:47] ---
    Father...
[01:07] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[01:16] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:25] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her
[01:34] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:43] ---
    Try to scream
[01:46] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[01:55] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:00] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:10] ---
    During winterlong
[02:25] ---
    We'll remain on standby here.
    Be careful on your way.
[02:30] ---
    This area's safe.
    There's nothin' to worry about.
[02:34] ---
    Lian Tong Temple being nearby helps,
[02:36] ---
    but more than anything,
    this is the Qing Long Platoon's turf.
[02:39] ---
    Yeah!
[02:40] ---
    Isn't the Qing Long Platoon the self
    defense force your guys' dad runs?
[02:45] ---
    That's right. I wonder how he's doing!
[02:49] ---
    We'll see him soon;
    we reach Tai Shan this evening!
[02:52] ---
    You're right!
[02:54] ---
    See you later!
[02:55] ---
    Take care!
[02:57] ---
    We'll be back!
[02:58] ---
    "Chapter Sixteen:
    Dubhe, Devourer of the Heavens"
[03:08] ---
    What happened here?!
[03:10] ---
    This is horrible.
[03:11] ---
    It was nothing like this when we
    stopped by on our way to Luo Chang!
[03:16] ---
    Every last bit of food's been stolen...
[03:19] ---
    Bandits did this.
[03:22] ---
    It's fresh. Only one,
    maybe two days ago.
[03:27] ---
    What happened to the villagers?
[03:31] ---
    This is horrible...
[03:34] ---
    Where the hell was
    the Qing Long Platoon?!
[03:38] ---
    What are you doing?!
[03:41] ---
    Father...
[03:43] ---
    They didn't have time to call
    for help. This wasn't Soei's fault.
[03:49] ---
    You better remember your promise
    to make the Xian Empire better!
[03:53] ---
    Emperor Taiga!
[04:02] ---
    I greatly thank Your Majesty
    and our many other guests
[04:06] ---
    for attending today's celebration
    of my beloved daughter Taki's birthday.
[04:14] ---
    I know it is only a meager festivity,
    but please enjoy yourselves.
[04:19] ---
    Happy birthday, Taki.
[04:22] ---
    Your Majesty?
[04:24] ---
    What's wrong? Aren't you happy?
[04:27] ---
    She could not be unhappy
    in your presence, Your Majesty.
[04:32] ---
    I was speaking to Taki, Choka.
[04:35] ---
    Today is a very important
    day for both of you.
[04:39] ---
    She must be very nervous.
[04:41] ---
    Please forgive my tardiness.
[04:44] ---
    You are forgiven.
[04:47] ---
    Shokaku!
[04:50] ---
    A very happy birthday, Lady Taki.
[04:54] ---
    Thank you.
[04:56] ---
    How daunting it must be,
[04:58] ---
    having so many high-ranking officials
    gathered here for your celebration.
[05:04] ---
    Yet another accomplishment
    of your father's personal charm.
[05:08] ---
    Shokaku. We also have an important
    announcement to make today.
[05:12] ---
    What would that be?
[05:14] ---
    Now is the time, Your Majesty.
[05:16] ---
    Yes.
[05:18] ---
    Everyone!
[05:20] ---
    I realize we are in
    the middle of a celebration,
[05:22] ---
    but we have an announcement to make!
[05:24] ---
    Taki.
[05:28] ---
    So he's going to move ahead
    while the nuisances are out of the way...
[05:33] ---
    Grand General Tokaku! Terrible news!
[05:37] ---
    Keep it down. I'm supposed
    to be bedridden today.
[05:42] ---
    This is no time for that!
    It's His Majesty...!
[05:47] ---
    Grand General Tokaku wishes to speak.
[05:50] ---
    Grand General Tokaku? Let him in.
[05:59] ---
    Tokaku. I heard you were ill today.
    Are you feeling better?
[06:05] ---
    I thank you for your concern.
[06:08] ---
    But I cannot lie in bed while
    the empire is in grave danger.
[06:13] ---
    Grave danger?
[06:15] ---
    Your Majesty.
[06:16] ---
    Is it true that you have announced
    your marriage to this girl?
[06:21] ---
    Oh, is that it?
[06:22] ---
    You must not do it, Your Majesty!
[06:30] ---
    Even if you are the emperor...
[06:32] ---
    No, because you are the emperor,
    such selfishness cannot be allowed.
[06:36] ---
    Especially not with Keiro's daughter!
[06:39] ---
    It is not yet too late.
[06:42] ---
    Why can I not marry Taki, Tokaku?!
[06:47] ---
    Tokaku!
[06:52] ---
    Grand General Tokaku
    seems troubled by my presence.
[06:56] ---
    I will take my leave.
[06:59] ---
    I ask that everyone do the same.
[07:06] ---
    Is this wise, sir?
[07:08] ---
    He is no match for
    Choka's way with words.
[07:12] ---
    Indeed.
[07:15] ---
    Taki...
[07:16] ---
    Tokaku. Would you
    care to explain yourself?
[07:20] ---
    Marrying this girl will make Keiro
    a member of the imperial family.
[07:28] ---
    What is wrong with that?
[07:29] ---
    Your Majesty! You must *not
    *give that man any more power!
[07:35] ---
    Grand General Tokaku is
    attempting to save his own neck.
[07:39] ---
    Choka?
[07:41] ---
    Insolent woman!
[07:42] ---
    You are a lowly attendant! Do not
    come between His Majesty and me!
[07:45] ---
    This announcement makes it likely
[07:48] ---
    that General Keiro will take
    his title of Grand General.
[07:50] ---
    That must be difficult for him to stomach.
[07:53] ---
    Your Majesty! You must not
    be taken in by her words!
[07:57] ---
    Cease these attempts to fool His Majesty!
[08:01] ---
    How frightening!
[08:03] ---
    You're almost like a woman
    filled with jealous rage
[08:05] ---
    after having her beloved stolen away!
[08:09] ---
    You stand against his Majesty's wishes
[08:11] ---
    and speak ill of General Keiro,
    a wise vassal of the Xian Empire...
[08:16] ---
    It is only natural to suspect you
    of trying to save your own position.
[08:21] ---
    Devious woman!
[08:27] ---
    Tokaku.
[08:28] ---
    Your Majesty?
[08:30] ---
    Tokaku. Taki is not a political issue.
[08:36] ---
    I love Taki.
[08:40] ---
    Can you not offer your congratulations?
[08:44] ---
    I love this empire just as much.
[08:48] ---
    I will need everyone's help
    to restore this land I love.
[08:53] ---
    Including Taki, Keiro...
    and you too, Tokaku.
[08:57] ---
    Will you not help me?
[09:02] ---
    Your Majesty is too kind to me.
[09:05] ---
    Thank you.
[09:06] ---
    Not at all. I am your subject.
[09:11] ---
    Look at him starting to get serious!
[09:13] ---
    But in the end he's just
    an ordinary kid without...
[09:18] ---
    ...a star.
[09:19] ---
    He can't do anything big like
    the first Alkaid's bloody purge.
[09:24] ---
    Plus...
[09:27] ---
    ...it won't be much of a party if the
    Dubhe isn't pitted against the Alkaid!
[09:32] ---
    Yes. I will rebuild the Xian Empire.
[09:37] ---
    For the happiness of the one I love...
[09:41] ---
    And to fulfill my promise to Taito!
[09:47] ---
    Where are you, Alkaid? Hurry back.
[09:54] ---
    You got a cold?
[09:55] ---
    No...
[09:57] ---
    Yeah! After all, they say
    "those types" never catch colds!
[10:00] ---
    Yeah.
[10:02] ---
    Don't agree with her!
[10:04] ---
    Hey. What does "those types" mean?
[10:06] ---
    Don't ask me! Don't ask me!
[10:10] ---
    Who's there?!
[10:13] ---
    You're pretty good
    to have dodged that attack.
[10:17] ---
    But...!
[10:29] ---
    ...your luck ran out when
    the Ba gang found you.
[10:37] ---
    Are you the bastards
    who did this to the village?!
[10:40] ---
    They brought it on themselves.
[10:43] ---
    They could've avoided this mess...
[10:45] ---
    ...if they had just done like we said!
[10:47] ---
    The same face?!
[10:50] ---
    Shocked?
[10:51] ---
    T-twins?!
[10:52] ---
    Not twins!
[10:54] ---
    What?!
[10:58] ---
    Five?!
[11:00] ---
    Baei!
[11:01] ---
    Babei!
[11:01] ---
    Bashi!
[11:02] ---
    Badei!
[11:03] ---
    Bai!
[11:04] ---
    We are the Ba Brothers!
    We are quintuplets!
[11:08] ---
    Way to go, Bosses!
[11:10] ---
    Howdya like that?!
[11:11] ---
    This is the true skill of the Ba Brothers,
    the leaders of the Ba gang!
[11:15] ---
    It's too late to beg for your lives now!
[11:18] ---
    They look weird.
[11:20] ---
    You can't appreciate the fine performance
    of such fierce, elegant men?!
[11:24] ---
    What a...
[11:24] ---
    ...foolish girl!
[11:26] ---
    You're ridiculous!
[11:30] ---
    Mock us, do you?!
[11:32] ---
    What do we do?
[11:33] ---
    I decided to do everything I can do.
[11:35] ---
    I'll start by beating up these weirdos!
[11:38] ---
    Don't use inner-channel energy.
[11:40] ---
    You don't want to
    turn them into mincemeat.
[11:43] ---
    Using weapons isn't really my thing.
[11:47] ---
    Okay! Come on!
[11:49] ---
    Big Brother!
[11:49] ---
    I know! Attack, men!
[11:56] ---
    If saving this land is the Alkaid's
    karma, then I'll do just that!
[12:01] ---
    Yes. I promised him I'd change
    this empire from the outside.
[12:11] ---
    Taki.
[12:12] ---
    Thank you, Your Majesty.
[12:15] ---
    There's nothing to worry about.
    We'll soon be husband and wife.
[12:20] ---
    Yes.
[12:26] ---
    Please use my daughter as you
    see fit for your path to domination!
[12:33] ---
    This is for the best.
[12:36] ---
    I don't see Keiro anywhere...
[12:39] ---
    General Keiro believes it would be
    in bad taste for her father
[12:43] ---
    to attend your announcement celebration,
[12:45] ---
    so he has decided to remain at home.
[12:48] ---
    I see. I guess we'll have to go without him.
[12:52] ---
    Father...
[12:53] ---
    I will protect both of you
    in General Keiro's place.
[12:58] ---
    Yes. As I recall, you're
    in the Xuan Lang Platoon...
[13:01] ---
    Yes. My name is Kocho.
[13:04] ---
    Please keep us safe, Kocho!
[13:06] ---
    Even if it costs me my life, Lady Taki!
[13:14] ---
    His Majesty has grown stronger. But...
[13:17] ---
    General Keiro joining
    the imperial family
[13:20] ---
    will mean he has finally cleared
    every obstacle out of his way.
[13:22] ---
    We must stop Keiro's ambitions,
[13:25] ---
    even if it means calling "him"
    back from Lian Tong Temple.
[13:29] ---
    That would be rather selfish.
[13:31] ---
    We were the ones who kicked him
    out of the capital twelve years ago.
[13:35] ---
    That was the only way
    to save his life at the time!
[13:38] ---
    I know that. But bringing him back
    will divide the imperial court.
[13:44] ---
    Even worse, it will cause a collision
    between the Two Celestial Deities.
[13:48] ---
    Absurd! The Celestial Deities
    never appear at the same time!
[13:52] ---
    General Keiro is the Dubhe.
[13:55] ---
    You can't be serious! This can't be...
[13:58] ---
    General Keiro's ambitions
    are the karma of Dubhe.
[14:12] ---
    Tokaku won't dare stand
    against you now, Lord Keiro.
[14:17] ---
    The empire is now officially yours.
[14:20] ---
    You have succeeded
    on your path to domination.
[14:22] ---
    The Alkaid...
[14:24] ---
    Sir?
[14:25] ---
    Where is the Alkaid?
[14:28] ---
    Men have been sent to locate him,
    but he has yet to be found.
[14:32] ---
    I'm sorry.
[14:34] ---
    Seizing control of the empire
    is but the beginning.
[14:38] ---
    The true path of domination I seek is...
[14:46] ---
    Lord Keiro?
[15:01] ---
    What are you doing, Your Majesty?
[15:03] ---
    Oh, nothing.
[15:06] ---
    You're looking for Sir Taito, aren't you?
[15:09] ---
    I can't hide anything from you, can I?
[15:12] ---
    I feel like meeting him has changed me.
[15:15] ---
    I'd like to see him again and thank him.
[15:20] ---
    Is that strange of me?
[15:21] ---
    Not at all. You're certainly
    very fond of him.
[15:34] ---
    Oh, here you are.
[15:36] ---
    Sir Shokaku. You're back already?
[15:40] ---
    Yes, the banquet is over.
[15:42] ---
    I've no obligation to participate
    in the parade as well.
[15:45] ---
    Parade?
[15:46] ---
    His Majesty announced his engagement
    to General Keiro's daughter.
[15:51] ---
    The parade is for that.
[15:56] ---
    What do you say? Why don't
    you get some fresh air?
[16:08] ---
    Hey, look!
[16:10] ---
    The sun is disappearing!
[16:19] ---
    It's the end of the world!
[16:24] ---
    Hey! Are you okay, Taki?!
[16:27] ---
    Your Majesty...
[16:29] ---
    Are you two all right?!
[16:32] ---
    We're fine.
[16:34] ---
    But what is this...?
[16:45] ---
    The heavens have yielded to me!
[16:47] ---
    Alkaid! You will bow before me, too!
[16:54] ---
    What is this?!
[16:55] ---
    Calm down! Calm down!
[16:58] ---
    Pull yourselves together!
[17:00] ---
    The citizens of the Xian Empire
    can't lose confidence this easily!
[17:04] ---
    Even if the heavens try to destroy
    this land, I will protect you!
[17:09] ---
    I won't let misfortune
    befall even one person!
[17:30] ---
    That's...
[17:31] ---
    Look! The sun has appeared again!
[17:34] ---
    This is a sign that the Xian
    Empire will be reborn!
[17:37] ---
    The Xian Empire shall shed
    its foul ways and be born anew!
[17:46] ---
    Emperor Taiga! Long live Emperor Taiga!
[17:49] ---
    Long live the Xian Empire!
[17:52] ---
    Is this the first time you've seen him?
[17:54] ---
    That's Emperor Taiga,
    ruler of the Xian Empire.
[17:58] ---
    Emperor... Taiga...
[18:05] ---
    He looks like him...
[18:07] ---
    Taito. Just who are you?
[18:11] ---
    That was scary! It suddenly got dark out!
[18:15] ---
    I thought a natural disaster was starting!
[18:18] ---
    They do say that big things happen
    after the sun is blotted out.
[18:24] ---
    Nothing's happened at all!
[18:28] ---
    The 127 members of the Ba gang,
    beaten by five kids...
[18:32] ---
    Oops, there's still more.
[18:35] ---
    Sorry! I completely forgot!
[18:38] ---
    You f-f-forgot?!
[18:40] ---
    Don't insult us, you brat!
[18:48] ---
    Let me handle this.
[18:58] ---
    Babei! Bashi! Badei! Bai!
[19:01] ---
    It's just you now! I'm willing to
    let you go if you change your ways!
[19:07] ---
    I'm Baei, the oldest of the Ba Brothers!
[19:10] ---
    I might look like the others,
    but I'm a little different!
[19:13] ---
    Take this!
[19:21] ---
    You stopped my peerless
    technique with just one sword?!
[19:25] ---
    Now it's my turn!
[19:39] ---
    You were careless!
[19:43] ---
    Looks like I win!
[19:46] ---
    How do you figure?
[19:47] ---
    What do you mean? Your sword's gone!
[19:49] ---
    I'm not allowed to use
    inner-channel energy, that's all!
[20:01] ---
    Yeah, this is more my style.
[20:04] ---
    M-monster...
[20:06] ---
    Oh, you still wanna fight?
[20:08] ---
    You'll pay for this!
[20:10] ---
    Good job, good job!
[20:13] ---
    Here you go, Taito!
[20:14] ---
    Oh, thanks.
[20:17] ---
    Was that reinforcements?!
[20:18] ---
    I'll check it out!
[20:20] ---
    Wait, Taito!
[20:23] ---
    We have company over here, too.
[20:25] ---
    These guys are good.
[20:27] ---
    Yeah. They're nothing
    like those other guys.
[20:39] ---
    That flag...
[20:50] ---
    You're all right...!
[20:53] ---
    Father!
[20:56] ---
    I take it you're okay?
[20:58] ---
    Yeah!
[20:59] ---
    So that's you guys' dad?
[21:02] ---
    The head of the Qing Long Platoon.
    He's a man of great caliber.
[21:05] ---
    Yes.
[21:08] ---
    Everyone...
[21:09] ---
    Young master!
[21:09] ---
    Taito.
[21:24] ---
    I'm back!
[21:26] ---
    Yeah.
[21:38] ---
    You've grown, Taito.
[21:40] ---
    Have I?
[22:07] ---
    When the birds that forgot
    their song even lost the ability to fly
[22:17] ---
    the sun through the trees
    shed its light and cried loudly
[22:27] ---
    What will the morning sun
    be telling us by shining again?
[22:33] ---
    Now, then...
[22:38] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    so that it will reach you
[22:44] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    it's still not quite enough
[22:49] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    with feelings of love welling up
[22:55] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    even if time comes to an end
[23:00] ---
    My feelings for you that I never
    got to say I will now speak out!
[23:05] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:13] ---
    I'll clap my hands
[23:18] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:33] ---
    The warm wind of Tai Shan
    relieves all of the sadness.
[23:37] ---
    It almost doesn't seem
    real, being here like this.
[23:40] ---
    It's hard to believe
    I was just in the capital.
[23:43] ---
    As long as he's alive, you'll get
    to meet him again someday!
[23:46] ---
    It's been so long since we've
    gone on patrol together.
[23:50] ---
    It should be okay
    to tell you now. You're...
[23:55] ---
    Even the revealed truth is now...
[23:58] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Seventeen:
    The Father-Son Bond."
[24:12] ---
    Why does he always have 
    to be such a dumb brother?
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

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[00:20] ---
    You're all right...!
[00:23] ---
    Father!
[00:27] ---
    I take it you're okay?
[00:28] ---
    Yeah!
[00:30] ---
    So that's you guys' dad?
[00:32] ---
    The head of the Qing Long Platoon.
    He's a man of great caliber.
[00:36] ---
    Yes.
[00:39] ---
    Everyone...
[00:39] ---
    Young master!
[00:40] ---
    Taito.
[00:55] ---
    I'm back!
[00:57] ---
    Yeah.
[01:12] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[01:21] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:30] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her
[01:39] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:48] ---
    Try to scream
[01:51] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[02:00] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:05] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:15] ---
    During winterlong
[02:35] ---
    It's good to have you back.
[02:37] ---
    It seems you've been through a lot,
[02:39] ---
    but it's very reassuring seeing
    you with so many new friends, Taito.
[02:43] ---
    Y-Yeah. But... we weren't
    able to save Ryuko...
[02:50] ---
    So I must avenge him!
[02:52] ---
    Ryuko's doing just fine!
[02:56] ---
    See for yourself!
[02:57] ---
    Each of the stars is shining
    brightly and vivaciously!
[03:01] ---
    Including Mizar, Ryuko's star!
[03:04] ---
    G-Grandpa Son! Does that mean he's--?!
[03:07] ---
    Yes. He's alive.
[03:09] ---
    It would take a lot to
    extinguish his brightly shining star.
[03:16] ---
    All right!
[03:23] ---
    "Chapter Seventeen: The Father-Son Bond"
[03:28] ---
    Yeah, I thought it was weird
    that our straight-laced Ryuko
[03:32] ---
    would kick the bucket without
    even saying anything to me first!
[03:37] ---
    Sounds like that dolt got lost
    on his way to the next life too!
[03:42] ---
    Isn't that great, Rinmei?!
[03:45] ---
    Yes.
[03:49] ---
    By the way, Taito. Won't you
    introduce me to this nice girl?
[03:54] ---
    Oh, right!
[03:56] ---
    This is Rinmei. We met her with
    Ryusho at the Tong You Temple.
[04:01] ---
    She's the Merak, one of the Divine Warriors--
[04:03] ---
    Actually, I don't need
    to explain to you, do I?
[04:07] ---
    My name is Rinmei.
    Master Ryusho has told me much about you.
[04:13] ---
    My, you're a pretty one!
[04:16] ---
    What do you say? Won't you go out with me?
[04:19] ---
    Huh?
[04:19] ---
    N-No, Master Sonnei!
[04:22] ---
    Rinmei is Ryuko's...
[04:26] ---
    What?!
[04:29] ---
    Maybe I should've said
    Ryuko was dead after all...
[04:33] ---
    Stop kidding around!
[04:36] ---
    Okay! My turn!
    I'm a Divine Warrior too! I'm Hos--
[04:42] ---
    Hey, where did Koyo go?
[04:46] ---
    I wanted to introduce him to you and Dad.
[04:50] ---
    Did you say Koyo?
[04:51] ---
    Yeah. He's one of our Divine Warrior friends.
[04:54] ---
    He brought us here on his boat.
[04:56] ---
    Maybe he had to take a leak or something?
[04:59] ---
    Well, no matter. If he's come all this way,
    I'll see him soon enough.
[05:04] ---
    Okay! My turn! I wield the
    Shuang Chan Bow! My name is Hos--
[05:09] ---
    Say, Father. Did some kids named
    Lien and Shulan ever come by here?
[05:14] ---
    Oh, yeah!
[05:15] ---
    We met 'em on our journey and I
    told them to come to Lian Tong Temple.
[05:19] ---
    Don't tell me they didn't come?!
[05:21] ---
    Taito!
[05:25] ---
    Lien! Everyone!
[05:27] ---
    You were here the whole time?!
[05:30] ---
    We wanted to surprise you!
[05:32] ---
    It was a surprise when they suddenly
    showed up and said you sent them.
[05:38] ---
    Being growing children,
    they do certainly eat a lot.
[05:41] ---
    Though since you were gone,
    the food bill stayed the same...
[05:47] ---
    Lien has been doing
    a lot of hard work for the temple.
[05:51] ---
    I've gained even more sons
    and daughters I'm proud of!
[05:55] ---
    Oh! So Lien and the others are
    brothers and sisters to me and Laila now?
[06:02] ---
    Do you really think so?
[06:06] ---
    Anyway, I'm Hos--
[06:08] ---
    Well, you must be tired after your long trip.
[06:11] ---
    You should get some rest first.
[06:13] ---
    And, Taito. Use this time to think about
[06:17] ---
    what you'll do next
    and what it is you want to do.
[06:20] ---
    Yeah.
[06:21] ---
    Fine. I can take a hint.
    No one cares who I am...
[06:27] ---
    Hosei!
[06:28] ---
    What are you doing? Let's go.
[06:31] ---
    Okey-dokey! I'm coming!
[06:36] ---
    I never thought I'd ever come back here.
[06:41] ---
    So, how am I going to
    lie my way through this...?
[06:48] ---
    Sorry to impose like this, Laila.
[06:50] ---
    Not at all! You did so much
    for us at Tong You Temple!
[06:54] ---
    Here at Lian Tong Temple you're our guest!
[06:58] ---
    Say, what have you been sewing?
    Did something come undone?
[07:03] ---
    No. It's just this.
[07:07] ---
    Ryuko's--!
[07:08] ---
    I don't want to leave it bare
    when I return it to him, so...
[07:12] ---
    Men don't pay much attention
    to this sort of thing.
[07:15] ---
    They're really hopeless.
[07:17] ---
    It's such great news, though!
[07:21] ---
    Yes. As long as he's alive,
    we'll get to meet him again someday.
[07:27] ---
    You can have this back.
[07:31] ---
    I was really happy that you let me take it.
[07:35] ---
    But swinging a weapon around
    in battle just isn't my style.
[07:41] ---
    Fighting barehanded and relying
    on your body alone, huh...
[07:47] ---
    That's you, all right.
    I knew it at the time, too.
[07:50] ---
    Still, Taito. You should have it after all.
[07:55] ---
    Don't make me spell it all out.
[07:57] ---
    You don't have to use it. Just... let
    it accompany you on your journey.
[08:02] ---
    Dad...
[08:23] ---
    Just as I'd expect of a user of
    inner-channel Energy Manipulation.
[08:27] ---
    As always, you control your energy very well.
[08:31] ---
    What do you want?
[08:32] ---
    The Alkaid and his rabble have
    fled back to Lian Tong Temple.
[08:36] ---
    Let's pay 'em a visit. This is a good
    chance to dispose of them easily.
[08:42] ---
    Are you sure about this?
[08:44] ---
    You've always crushed every
    obstacle in your path as soon as you could,
[08:47] ---
    but whenever it comes to
    the Alkaid you act really carefree.
[08:51] ---
    Let's just hope it doesn't
    come back to bite you later.
[08:55] ---
    You know?
[08:59] ---
    Shimei.
[09:00] ---
    Yes?
[09:02] ---
    Surely you understand why I
    leave the Alkaid to do as he pleases.
[09:08] ---
    Oh? I'm not sure I do...
[09:10] ---
    For the karma of my star of Dubhe,
[09:13] ---
    the Alkaid is more than just an obstacle.
[09:16] ---
    His star is vital for my true
    plan that will be set in motion
[09:20] ---
    once I've gained control of
    Luo Chang and the Xian Empire.
[09:26] ---
    If you want tasty meat,
    you gotta fatten up the animal first, huh?
[09:38] ---
    Run!
[09:40] ---
    Gwarr! Get back here! Get back here!
[09:43] ---
    I'm gonna eatcha!
[09:45] ---
    --You're too slow!
[09:45] ---
    --Catch us if you can, Taito!
[09:47] ---
    Get back here! Get back here!
[09:49] ---
    He's as lively as always.
[09:52] ---
    He's seriously just like a kid.
[09:56] ---
    Why does he always have
    to be such a dumb brother?
[09:59] ---
    Don't say that, Laila. That also
    happens to be one of his good qualities.
[10:04] ---
    Maybe so, but...
[10:05] ---
    Wow!
[10:05] ---
    What Laila says is right, but what
    you say is even more right, Father!
[10:11] ---
    H-Hosei?
[10:12] ---
    "Father"?
[10:13] ---
    I brought you something to drink, Father!
[10:17] ---
    Oh, that happened during your journey?
[10:21] ---
    That's right, Father!
    I was surprised beyond belief!
[10:26] ---
    Hosei! Why are you acting so friendly-like?!
[10:29] ---
    Don't be silly, Laila!
    This is how I always am!
[10:34] ---
    I'm Hosei, a man who does his
    utmost for the world and for others!
[10:39] ---
    Does that feel good, Father?
[10:41] ---
    Yes, it's nice.
[10:45] ---
    My plan is flawless! 
    If I can just get Soei to like me...
[10:50] ---
    Hosei! You are a truly promising youngster!
[10:55] ---
    I absolutely must let you marry Laila!
[10:58] ---
    R-Really, Father?!
[11:00] ---
    Oh, Father, I can't believe you said that!
[11:03] ---
    But if it's with you, Hosei, I...
[11:08] ---
    I will give you happiness!
[11:14] ---
    Father...
[11:17] ---
    Laila. Is this guy okay?
[11:20] ---
    I don't think so.
[11:25] ---
    I know you're there.
[11:28] ---
    So, it was you.
[11:31] ---
    It's been a long time.
[11:33] ---
    It is good to see you again.
[11:35] ---
    It's been a while since I left the
    mountain without saying anything.
[11:37] ---
    Out of all my pupils, you were the
    first to run away after only one night.
[11:41] ---
    That's some sort of record.
[11:46] ---
    Not only that, the way you absorbed
    all the key points of my knowledge
[11:52] ---
    led me to believe you were
    a very shrewd person.
[11:56] ---
    Thank you.
[11:57] ---
    I wasn't praising you!
[12:00] ---
    You coming back with Taito now...
[12:04] ---
    My, how riveting the karma
    of the stars can be.
[12:10] ---
    I never dreamt this would happen either.
[12:14] ---
    Now, then. Perhaps it's time to return
[12:19] ---
    the souvenir you so rudely
    ran off with that night.
[12:26] ---
    You have a commendable spirit.
    You kept it instead of selling it.
[12:30] ---
    There are plenty of people who'd
    buy a gold cup from Lian Tong Temple.
[12:35] ---
    I kept it as a last resort
    for the Wo Jin Squad,
[12:40] ---
    but given the circumstances,
    I'd like to end this right.
[12:43] ---
    Okay. No problem.
[12:59] ---
    A bandit who steals a cat's food dish
[13:01] ---
    and comes all the way back
    to return it isn't so bad at all.
[13:05] ---
    You mean it wasn't valuable?!
[13:07] ---
    Not in the least.
[13:10] ---
    I've been had... by this lousy old man...
[13:15] ---
    Here I come, Lien!
[13:17] ---
    You can do better than that!
[13:20] ---
    Oww!
[13:22] ---
    C'mon, Taito. Get serious.
[13:25] ---
    D-Don't be stupid! I am being
    serious! I am being serious!
[13:29] ---
    Besides, it's because you guys 
    attacked all at once!
[13:33] ---
    But...
[13:34] ---
    You're the one who said
    we could attack all at once.
[13:38] ---
    Shut up! There's such a thing
    as going too far!
[13:41] ---
    Hey, Lien. Is Taito actually weak?
[13:45] ---
    I-I am not weak!
[13:48] ---
    You saw it yourself back then!
[13:51] ---
    And this is for what you did to Lien!
[13:55] ---
    I was plenty strong then, right?!
[13:58] ---
    But you might've just been lucky that day.
[14:02] ---
    That's not true!
[14:03] ---
    I know! Let's have Taito and the
    others do some more cool stuff for us!
[14:15] ---
    A martial arts exhibition
    was an interesting idea.
[14:19] ---
    Let's watch Taito and the Divine
    Warriors demonstrate their techniques.
[14:24] ---
    Welcome, everyone!
[14:26] ---
    Taito and his friends will now
    show off their martial arts prowess!
[14:30] ---
    First up is Rinmei!
[14:46] ---
    Next is Hosei!
[14:51] ---
    I can't goof around all the time!
[14:53] ---
    Sometimes I need to show
    my skills as an archer too!
[14:59] ---
    Oh...!
[15:06] ---
    Now that's the Shuang Chan Bow in full bloom!
[15:09] ---
    Next is Koyo!
[15:12] ---
    Pardon me, Miss.
    I'll need your help for a bit.
[15:15] ---
    M-Me?
[15:25] ---
    I-I dunno about this.
    He can't see anything...
[15:30] ---
    If he messes up, Miss Laila will be...
[15:33] ---
    Laila...
[15:34] ---
    Listen up, Koyo!
[15:36] ---
    One scratch on Laila's beautiful
    face and I'll make you pay!
[15:42] ---
    I'm fully aware of the risk!
[15:44] ---
    But... don't blame me if I do hit you.
[16:00] ---
    Tasty!
[16:01] ---
    And lastly is Taito!
[16:04] ---
    You can do it, Taito!
[16:06] ---
    You can do it!
[16:07] ---
    Young master! Show everyone
    the spirit of the Qing Long Platoon!
[16:11] ---
    I know, I know! You can count on me!
[16:15] ---
    Okay!
[16:22] ---
    He's...
[16:23] ---
    ...Going to use inner-channel energy.
[16:30] ---
    Incredible...
[16:32] ---
    Inner-channel Energy Manipulation...
[16:34] ---
    Ol' Taito's already mastered it that well?
[16:39] ---
    Whadya think?
[16:42] ---
    Wh-What's with you guys?!
    You can act a little more excited than that!
[16:47] ---
    C'mon, Lien! Shulan!
[16:49] ---
    That was really good, but...
[16:51] ---
    Yeah. But...
[16:53] ---
    But it was kind of bland, Taito...
[16:56] ---
    B-Bland?!
[16:58] ---
    To be honest, all you did
    was make a pillar break.
[17:03] ---
    Rinmei and the others really gave us a show,
[17:05] ---
    but yours had no flair at all.
[17:08] ---
    You always have been
    kind of on the inept side...
[17:11] ---
    What?! What are you guys talking about?!
[17:15] ---
    That's a bunch of crap!
    That's a bunch of crap!
[17:19] ---
    Want flair, do you?! Want exciting, do you?!
[17:21] ---
    In that case...!
[17:25] ---
    In that case... In that case...!
[17:28] ---
    My impression of a monkey!
[17:34] ---
    Now that's good!
[17:35] ---
    That's a good impression!
[17:36] ---
    You're so funny, Taito!
[17:39] ---
    Why is he so stupid?
[17:41] ---
    I guess I didn't raise him right.
[17:45] ---
    That's a good impression!
[17:51] ---
    It's been so long since we've
    gone on patrol together like this!
[17:56] ---
    You could've stayed home, you know.
[17:58] ---
    You must still be tired from your journey.
[18:01] ---
    Are you kidding me? I'm a member
    of the Qing Long Platoon too!
[18:05] ---
    At least let me help with the patrolling!
[18:07] ---
    Alright, then.
[18:09] ---
    But it almost doesn't seem real,
    being here like this.
[18:13] ---
    It's hard to believe
    I was just in the capital.
[18:17] ---
    Oh, yeah! Don't be surprised
    when you hear this, Dad!
[18:20] ---
    I met the emperor of the Xian Empire!
[18:23] ---
    Emperor Taiga?
[18:24] ---
    Yeah.
[18:26] ---
    I figured the head of this rotten
    empire must be one rotten bastard,
[18:31] ---
    but the emperor turned out
    to be a pretty good guy!
[18:34] ---
    It made me think, "Oh, he's trying
    really hard in his own way too."
[18:38] ---
    What's the matter, Dad?
[18:41] ---
    So your blood brought you together...
[18:44] ---
    Taito. It should be okay to tell you now.
[18:48] ---
    You're the older twin brother of
    Emperor Taiga, ruler of the Xian Empire.
[18:59] ---
    Sixteen years ago, you and Taiga were born
[19:01] ---
    as successors to the previous emperor.
[19:05] ---
    However, having twins always leads
    to succession conflicts down the line.
[19:10] ---
    One needed to be swept under the rug.
[19:14] ---
    The answer was simple,
    because you bore the Alkaid pattern.
[19:20] ---
    I was a guardsman at the capital at the time,
[19:22] ---
    and the night before you two
    turned four, I was summoned
[19:26] ---
    to Tong You Temple by Sir Ryusho,
    who was a senior pupil there
[19:29] ---
    and like an older brother to me.
[19:32] ---
    I left the capital and took you
    into hiding at Lian Tong Temple.
[19:37] ---
    We lied to the bigshots at the time
    and said you had died of an illness.
[19:43] ---
    Everything after that is as you remember it.
[19:48] ---
    I'm sorry for not saying anything until now.
[19:51] ---
    There's nothing to be sorry about.
[19:54] ---
    So the emperor is my little brother...
[19:57] ---
    That explains why we look
    the same and get along so well.
[20:01] ---
    And I was only able to find out for myself
[20:03] ---
    because you, Ryusho, and all the
    others risked your lives to save me.
[20:10] ---
    I really appreciate it, Dad!
[20:12] ---
    Taito...
[20:19] ---
    What's the matter, Laila?
[20:21] ---
    I-I don't know...
[20:32] ---
    The Xuan Lang Platoon!
[20:34] ---
    Actually, I had hoped
    to keep it all a secret.
[20:37] ---
    I wanted you to someday be the
    leader of the Qing Long Platoon,
[20:41] ---
    without ever knowing about any of this.
[20:45] ---
    Come to think of it, you *were
    *against me going to the capital...
[20:49] ---
    Yes. I suppose I was afraid.
[20:53] ---
    Afraid that you'd learn the truth
    and never come back to see me again.
[20:58] ---
    Dad...
[21:00] ---
    Gimme a break! You know I'll
    always be your kid, no matter what!
[21:08] ---
    But it's ironic.
[21:10] ---
    It turns out that out of you two,
    the one who was taken out of the picture
[21:13] ---
    is the one who can draw the Xian Jia Lan Wu,
    the symbol of the emperor.
[21:18] ---
    Emperor, huh...
[21:23] ---
    That's hilarious!
[21:24] ---
    I could've almost been emperor!
[21:27] ---
    I gotta brag about this to
    Laila and Hosei and the others!
[21:30] ---
    I wouldn't if I were you.
    You'll get treated like a fool again.
[21:34] ---
    Father! Taito!
[21:37] ---
    Lien?
[21:38] ---
    What's wrong?!
[21:43] ---
    What the hell are you guys doing here?!
[21:46] ---
    Why?! Why, you mustached bastard?!
[21:50] ---
    Why do you have to set 
    Lian Tong Temple on fire now?!
[21:53] ---
    You'll pay for this!
[22:07] ---
    saezuri o wasureta toritachi ga
    tobu koto sae nakushita toki
[22:17] ---
    komorebi wa hikari o nugisutete
    ookina koe de nakimashita
[22:27] ---
    bokura ni nani o takushite
    asahi wa mata terasun darou
[22:33] ---
    saa
[22:38] ---
    te o narashimashou
    anata e todoku you ni
[22:44] ---
    te o narashimashou
    mada sukoshi tarinai
[22:49] ---
    te o narashimashou
    itoshisa komiagete
[22:55] ---
    te o narashimashou
    kono mama toki ga owatte mo
[23:00] ---
    mada todokezu jimai ni shiteita
    anata e no omoi o koko de speak out!
[23:05] ---
    Every go every where
    kono uta ni nosetodoke feel now!
[23:13] ---
    te o narashimashou
[23:18] ---
    Every go every where
    kono uta ni nosetodoke feel now!
[23:33] ---
    An ominous light dwells within
    the evil eye of Wan Xiang Shi Ming.
[23:37] ---
    What are the duties of the Qing Long Platoon?
[23:39] ---
    To help, protect, and love others.
[23:42] ---
    It's time to give you some
    delightful, delightful entertainment!
[23:46] ---
    There's a crack in Dad's sword!
[23:48] ---
    That's it! Get angry! 
    You are the Alkaid, after all!
[23:54] ---
    Will the Alkaid's anger mark
    the beginning of a new era?
[23:58] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Eighteen:
    Lian Tong Temple Ablaze."
[24:12] ---
    You were the closest one to him! 
    Why couldn't you save him?!
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

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[00:13] ---
    Father! Taito!
[00:14] ---
    Lien?
[00:15] ---
    What's wrong?!
[00:20] ---
    What the hell are you guys doing here?!
[00:24] ---
    Why?! Why, you mustached bastard?!
[00:27] ---
    Why do you have to set
    Lian Tong Temple on fire now?!
[00:31] ---
    You'll pay for this!
[00:45] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[00:54] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:03] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her
[01:12] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:21] ---
    Try to scream
[01:24] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[01:32] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[01:38] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[01:48] ---
    During winterlong
[02:21] ---
    Damn them...!
[02:23] ---
    "Chapter Eighteen:
    Lian Tong Temple Ablaze"
[02:36] ---
    Are you all right?!
[02:37] ---
    Hey! Hang in there!
[02:39] ---
    Y-Young master... Boss...
[02:42] ---
    S-Sorry... The Xuan Lang Platoon suddenly...
[02:47] ---
    We know. Don't talk anymore.
[02:49] ---
    Taito! Lien!
[02:51] ---
    Laila!
[02:52] ---
    Are you guys okay?!
[02:53] ---
    We're all right.
[02:55] ---
    The Qing Long members
    risked their lives to hide us.
[03:01] ---
    Damn you, mustached bastard!
[03:03] ---
    Stop, Taito!
[03:05] ---
    Some people here are still alive.
[03:07] ---
    Let the others fight.
    You can help treat the wounded.
[03:11] ---
    But...!
[03:12] ---
    What are the duties of the Qing Long Platoon?
[03:16] ---
    Our duty is not to fight, but to
    help, protect, and love others.
[03:22] ---
    That's right.
[03:23] ---
    The Divine Warriors can easily
    fend off the Xuan Lang Platoon.
[03:30] ---
    All right!
[03:32] ---
    Let's help, too!
[03:33] ---
    Yeah!
[03:38] ---
    Just you wait, Xuan Lang Platoon!
    I'll kick the crap out of you later!
[03:50] ---
    Take this!
[03:52] ---
    Wait, you!
[03:53] ---
    Dammit! Quit scampering away!
[03:56] ---
    Why the hell are you here, anyway?!
[03:58] ---
    Somehow I doubt the great Xuan Lang
    Platoon is here for monetary gain.
[04:12] ---
    Which would mean...
[04:21] ---
    ...they're after Taito...
[04:25] ---
    ...the Alkaid.
[04:28] ---
    But it's odd.
[04:31] ---
    Surely they couldn't have
    thought they could capture
[04:34] ---
    the Alkaid and three of the Divine
    Warriors with such a small force?
[04:39] ---
    Well, whatever.
[04:47] ---
    Hosei!
[04:49] ---
    Rinmei!
[04:50] ---
    Most of the Xuan Lang Platoon
    back there has been taken care of.
[04:54] ---
    Looks like things are okay here, too.
[04:55] ---
    I wouldn't say that.
[04:58] ---
    That squad of women was so quick to run away;
[05:00] ---
    before I realized it they were all gone.
[05:04] ---
    Were they trying to throw us into confusion?
    Or was their goal actually...
[05:11] ---
    Where's Koyo?
[05:12] ---
    I dunno. I haven't seen him.
[05:14] ---
    Sheesh! I told him he needs
    to help put out the fires too!
[05:19] ---
    Men are so hopeless!
[05:32] ---
    O-Oh, my...
[05:48] ---
    That's certainly a vicious way
    to go about killing an old man.
[05:53] ---
    It's our own way of showing proper respect.
[05:57] ---
    After all, people once lauded you
[06:00] ---
    as "the great Sonnei of Lian Tong Temple."
[06:03] ---
    Hearing that makes me feel good.
[06:05] ---
    But you've a lot more training
    to do if you wish to capture me.
[06:13] ---
    You're quite lively for your age.
[06:16] ---
    Actually, it seems I've grown
    much feebler than I had thought.
[06:29] ---
    There you go!
[06:31] ---
    Thanks, young master!
[06:35] ---
    Are there any other injured people, Dad?
[06:38] ---
    Most everyone is fine now.
[06:40] ---
    You worked very hard, Taito.
[06:43] ---
    S-Stop! I'm not that kind of person!
[06:45] ---
    No, before, you would've run right
    into battle without listening to me
[06:48] ---
    after simply hearing someone
    mention the Xuan Lang Platoon.
[06:54] ---
    You've grown up.
[06:56] ---
    Dad...
[07:03] ---
    You're from the Xuan Lang Platoon!
[07:17] ---
    M-Master Sonnei!
[07:19] ---
    Grandpa Son?!
[07:23] ---
    Alkaid!
[07:25] ---
    If you wish to save Sonnei,
    you will come here alone!
[07:29] ---
    I can't believe this!
[07:30] ---
    We've been had! They were
    after Master Sonnei from the start!
[07:34] ---
    This is insane! He's just an old man!
[07:37] ---
    I can't let them get away with this!
[07:40] ---
    You will stay out of this
    too, Divine Warriors!
[07:43] ---
    Try anything and we'll
    kill the old man on the spot!
[07:52] ---
    Damn them...!
[07:57] ---
    You don't need to tell me to
    go up there! I'd go anyway!
[08:01] ---
    Dad!
[08:03] ---
    Master Sonnei is in your hands.
[08:05] ---
    Yeah!
[08:07] ---
    Taito. Be careful.
[08:09] ---
    Yeah! You can count on me!
[08:11] ---
    Here I go!
[08:19] ---
    Father...
[08:20] ---
    Laila. Have faith in Taito.
[08:24] ---
    Right!
[08:26] ---
    What?!
[08:29] ---
    Hiding was worth it! How nice
    of the Alkaid to leave for us!
[08:35] ---
    The Xuan Lang Platoon!
[08:36] ---
    Killing Soei, the head
    of the Qing Long Platoon,
[08:40] ---
    will really give our careers a boost!
[08:45] ---
    Oh, so you're going to kill me?
[08:51] ---
    Unfortunately... I am a strong fighter.
[08:55] ---
    Y-You can't mock us!
[08:58] ---
    You girls certainly have it tough too.
[09:02] ---
    Being forced to quietly stand up
    here with your swords at the ready...
[09:08] ---
    Be quiet! Know your place!
[09:12] ---
    When you grow old it's harder to
    recognize situations you're in...
[09:16] ---
    So, tell me, do you two have
    boyfriends back at the capital?
[09:21] ---
    I said be quiet!
[09:22] ---
    Do you want to be killed?!
[09:25] ---
    You're cute even when you shout!
[09:29] ---
    Taito now has the strength
    to handle situations himself,
[09:33] ---
    including me being used as a hostage.
[09:36] ---
    It looks like you
    underestimated him a bit, Keiro.
[09:42] ---
    Oh, I'm so bored. Hurry up, Taito.
[09:47] ---
    Hang on, Grandpa Son! I'm coming!
[09:54] ---
    Oh, my. It looks like ol' Choka
    put a lot into her little plan,
[10:00] ---
    but she's underestimated
    the Alkaid a bit too much.
[10:04] ---
    Using Sonnei as a hostage
    won't help her at all.
[10:09] ---
    There's actually a much more
    interesting pawn down there!
[10:17] ---
    Well?! Who's next?!
[10:20] ---
    D-Damn you...
[10:22] ---
    H-He's too good! So this is the skill
    of the Qing Long Platoon's leader!
[10:37] ---
    Lien!
[10:40] ---
    S-S-Soei! I'll kill him if I have to!
[10:44] ---
    F-Father...
[10:46] ---
    Apparently the Xuan Lang Platoon
    has a penchant for taking hostages.
[10:51] ---
    You're pathetic.
[10:54] ---
    S-Stop! I'll do it! I'll kill
    a kid if I have to! Stop!
[11:04] ---
    I told you I was a strong fighter.
[11:14] ---
    Why did Dad's sword crack that easily?
[11:18] ---
    Good of you to come, Alkaid.
[11:28] ---
    I came alone, like you said!
    Now let Grandpa Son go!
[11:33] ---
    I don't remember
    making such an agreement.
[11:36] ---
    We'll let the old man go
    after we've defeated you.
[11:41] ---
    Do not be hasty, Taito.
[11:44] ---
    If you remain calm, victory
    will always be within sight.
[11:52] ---
    Th-That energy!
[11:53] ---
    Don't tell me the Wan Xiang Shi Ming
    is involved in this too?!
[11:59] ---
    If so... If so, then...!
[12:03] ---
    Taito!
[12:04] ---
    Grandpa Son!
[12:05] ---
    Forget about me! Go back at once!
[12:08] ---
    I have a bad-- no, terrible-- feeling
    that Soei and the others are in danger!
[12:12] ---
    Hurry! Go back at once!
[12:15] ---
    B-But what about you?!
[12:17] ---
    It doesn't matter what happens
    to me! Please, Taito! Go, quickly!
[12:21] ---
    Grandpa Son!
[12:34] ---
    What trick is this, old man?!
[12:36] ---
    Choka! The situation is
    now out of your control!
[12:41] ---
    I would leave if I were you!
[12:43] ---
    Nonsense! I'll at least
    offer your life to Lord Keiro!
[12:48] ---
    Kill him!
[12:55] ---
    Even if he is an annoying geezer,
[12:57] ---
    it's not nice to treat an old man this way!
[13:04] ---
    So I am annoying?
[13:06] ---
    Yes. Very.
[13:07] ---
    D-Damn you!
[13:09] ---
    Get angry too often and you'll get wrinkles.
[13:12] ---
    Bye, now!
[13:16] ---
    Shall we pursue them, Lady Choka?
[13:18] ---
    We will leave for today.
[13:20] ---
    But someday the Alkaid will be mine...!
[13:25] ---
    I never imagined *you
    *would come to my rescue.
[13:28] ---
    I owed you for teaching me,
    even if it was only for one night.
[13:32] ---
    But why did you send
    Taito to the temple gate?
[13:34] ---
    I sensed it. The Wan Xiang Shi Ming.
[13:38] ---
    Wan Xiang... Shi Ming?
[13:40] ---
    I was careless. I hadn't anticipated
    that he would be a part of this.
[13:48] ---
    Dad! Laila!
[13:50] ---
    Oh! Taito! That was fast!
[13:52] ---
    Welcome back, Taito!
[13:54] ---
    D-Dad, Laila... Is everything all right?
[13:58] ---
    The Wan Xiang Shi Ming looks like
    a person, but isn't a person at all.
[14:03] ---
    It is an evil spirit.
[14:05] ---
    One of the most dangerous and
    disagreeable kind there is, too!
[14:09] ---
    Shi Ming... Do you mean
    Keiro's lackey, Shimei?
[14:12] ---
    Yes.
[14:14] ---
    For many generations he
    has toyed with people's fates
[14:18] ---
    and lived only for
    his personal pleasure.
[14:24] ---
    I naturally assume he isn't
    serving Keiro out of loyalty.
[14:28] ---
    He must've found a source of amusement.
[14:32] ---
    An evil spirit that toys with fates...
[14:37] ---
    Okay, Alkaid.
[14:39] ---
    It's time to give you some
    delightful, delightful entertainment!
[14:46] ---
    I'm perfectly fine. But what
    happened with Master Sonnei?
[14:50] ---
    W-Well, uhh...
[14:55] ---
    They're still alive?!
[14:57] ---
    No, Dad! These guys...
[15:00] ---
    ...are undead!
[15:01] ---
    Undead?!
[15:04] ---
    This is the only way to kill the undead!
[15:10] ---
    Got it!
[16:08] ---
    D-Dad!
[16:10] ---
    Dad! Dad! Stay with me!
[16:13] ---
    Father!
[16:14] ---
    T-Taito...
[16:17] ---
    Dad!
[16:19] ---
    Why do you cry?
[16:22] ---
    This is the world we live in.
[16:25] ---
    You know something like
    this can happen at any time...
[16:30] ---
    Still...! Even so...!
[16:34] ---
    S-Soei!
[16:35] ---
    Sir Soei!
[16:36] ---
    Boss!
[16:44] ---
    Taito... What happened to Master Sonnei...?
[16:48] ---
    I rescued Master Sonnei.
[16:51] ---
    Choka's forces appear
    to have retreated as well.
[16:54] ---
    I see... That's a relief...
[16:59] ---
    I'm so proud.
[17:02] ---
    Everyone is alive and unhurt...
[17:06] ---
    That is the very essence of
    "Help, protect, and love others..."
[17:12] ---
    A member of the Qing Long Platoon
    couldn't ask for anything more...
[17:28] ---
    It was...
[17:30] ---
    It was your fault, Taito!
    You were right by his side!
[17:33] ---
    You were the closest one to him!
    Why couldn't you save him?!
[17:38] ---
    You're so stupid, Taito! Stupid! Stupid!
[17:55] ---
    You!
[17:57] ---
    Shimei... Wan Xiang Shi Ming...!
[18:06] ---
    Well, Alkaid? How does it feel
    to have your beloved dad killed?
[18:14] ---
    Oh, that's the look!
    I've been waiting for that!
[18:18] ---
    You haven't shown me
    that vicious look in a while,
[18:22] ---
    so I guess killing your
    dad was the right choice!
[18:28] ---
    I'll get you for this...
[18:34] ---
    The Alkaid pattern!
[18:36] ---
    That's it! Get angry! Lose control!
    Destroy everything!
[18:41] ---
    You are the Alkaid, after all!
[19:12] ---
    Taito...
[19:14] ---
    Even with all that anger,
    he didn't lose control.
[19:18] ---
    He wasn't swallowed up
    by the Alkaid's power...
[19:37] ---
    Damn it...
[19:39] ---
    That brat's in full
    control of the Alkaid now?!
[19:45] ---
    This isn't fun... This isn't fun at all...
[19:55] ---
    I-I-It's cracked! It's cracked!
[20:04] ---
    Alkaid...!
[20:20] ---
    So you're going to go?
[20:22] ---
    Yeah.
[20:23] ---
    The karma of the stars says so, too.
[20:26] ---
    It says the seven stars will
    again gather in the capital.
[20:32] ---
    You needn't worry about Soei and the others.
[20:35] ---
    I've shielded them from Shimei's control.
[20:40] ---
    Thanks, Grandpa Son.
[20:43] ---
    The reason Keiro issued an
    attack on Lian Tong Temple,
[20:46] ---
    Shimei, the Tale of the Big Dipper...
[20:50] ---
    There's so much we need to figure out.
[20:53] ---
    He'll need me to look after him,
    so I'm going too.
[20:57] ---
    I think that's what Father would want.
[21:01] ---
    If Laila's going, so am I!
[21:03] ---
    They owe me even more now.
    So I think it's time to repay me in full.
[21:09] ---
    We'll look for Ryuko and
    the other Divine Warrior.
[21:13] ---
    I'm sure we'll have good news to report.
[21:23] ---
    Okay, let's go.
[21:25] ---
    Take care, Grandpa Son.
[21:27] ---
    Yes. Be careful.
[21:39] ---
    If this new journey of theirs is
    because of the karma of the stars,
[21:44] ---
    then Soei's passing was also due to karma.
[21:47] ---
    As was the fact that this old man survived...
[21:53] ---
    Just how much control do
    the stars have over people?
[22:07] ---
    When the birds that forgot
    their song even lost the ability to fly
[22:17] ---
    the sun through the trees
    shed its light and cried loudly
[22:27] ---
    What will the morning sun
    be telling us by shining again?
[22:33] ---
    Now, then...
[22:38] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    so that it will reach you
[22:44] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    it's still not quite enough
[22:49] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    with feelings of love welling up
[22:55] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    even if time comes to an end
[23:00] ---
    My feelings for you that I never
    got to say I will now speak out!
[23:05] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:13] ---
    I'll clap my hands
[23:18] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:33] ---
    The reunion they dreamed
    of is colored with callousness.
[23:36] ---
    What's going on, Ryuko?!
    This doesn't make any sense!
[23:40] ---
    Only a powerful leader 
    can bring about change!
[23:43] ---
    So, you've decided to suck up to Keiro now?
[23:46] ---
    Do you understand what you're saying?!
[23:48] ---
    You won't come back to us?
[23:50] ---
    I am now Ryuko of the Xuan Lang Platoon!
[23:54] ---
    Their divergent feelings
    lead the stars into confusion.
[23:58] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter
    Nineteen: Stars Divided."
[24:12] ---
    It is all for the just 
    cause of eternal peace!
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

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[00:20] ---
    Dad...
[00:35] ---
    Ryuko?!
[00:46] ---
    Yes, unsure of ourselves, 
    we'll again set forth
[00:51] ---
    on our paths, even though they never cross
[00:56] ---
    It wouldn't matter if we 
    ran into each other anyway
[01:01] ---
    in order to obtain it
[01:08] ---
    I was lost in the void
[01:12] ---
    between truth and lies
[01:18] ---
    I was betrayed by a kind smile
[01:23] ---
    that never doubted our pictured future
[01:31] ---
    Yes, unsure of ourselves, 
    we'll again race along
[01:36] ---
    our paths, even though they never cross
[01:41] ---
    It wouldn't matter if we 
    ran into each other anyway
[01:46] ---
    in order to get it back
[01:48] ---
    The reason I always chased
    after you without forgetting
[01:53] ---
    can't be expressed with words,
[01:56] ---
    because it's invisible to the eye
[01:58] ---
    feel my soul believe my heart
[02:01] ---
    Even now, the future from back then
[02:03] ---
    is shining inside our hearts
[02:16] ---
    Huh? You saw Ryuko?
[02:18] ---
    Yeah.
[02:19] ---
    You sure you weren't half-dreaming again?
[02:22] ---
    I'm sure of it! That was definitely Ryuko!
[02:25] ---
    How would Ryuko know where we are?!
[02:29] ---
    It's not possible!
[02:31] ---
    I know you can't wait to see him,
[02:33] ---
    but there's no way we'd run
    into him by coincidence out here.
[02:37] ---
    Sheesh! You're such a dumb brother!
[02:40] ---
    I'm sure Ryuko is waiting
    for us at Tong You Temple.
[02:45] ---
    Rinmei...
[02:47] ---
    Three of the five Divine
    Warriors are already here.
[02:50] ---
    I'm sure we'll meet Ryuko
    and the other one soon enough.
[02:54] ---
    Yeah! That's the karma of the stars!
[02:57] ---
    It's decided then! He dreamt
    up the Ryuko he saw!
[03:02] ---
    I dreamt him up?
[03:05] ---
    "Chapter Nineteen: Stars Divided"
[03:17] ---
    Boss! There's smoke over there!
[03:20] ---
    Smoke?
[03:26] ---
    Don't tell me a village is being attacked?!
[03:28] ---
    No, there aren't any villages there.
[03:31] ---
    Then what is that smoke?
[03:34] ---
    Taito. What would you do?
[03:37] ---
    I promised Emperor Taiga I would
    fix this empire from the outside,
[03:42] ---
    so I can't ignore people who might need help!
[03:44] ---
    Good choice!
[03:46] ---
    Land on the shore!
[03:56] ---
    I guess it wasn't an attack.
[03:59] ---
    Man! All this for nothing!
[04:01] ---
    What's wrong with nothing being wrong?
[04:04] ---
    Exactly.
[04:05] ---
    Still, what are they doing?
[04:08] ---
    No, what are you doing?!
[04:17] ---
    W-We're not up to anything!
[04:19] ---
    That's what especially
    suspicious people tend to say.
[04:23] ---
    I fully agree!
[04:29] ---
    Sorry 'bout that!
    Especially after you were worried about us!
[04:34] ---
    It's no problem! At least
    everything was straightened out!
[04:36] ---
    If you say so.
[04:37] ---
    I had no idea there was a mine out here.
[04:42] ---
    Yeah, we discovered the
    vein of ore only recently.
[04:45] ---
    Say, what kind of ore is it?
[04:49] ---
    Oh. That.
[04:56] ---
    G-Gold?!
[04:59] ---
    Incredible, isn't it?
[05:01] ---
    Yes! Yes!
[05:04] ---
    Koyo. Don't get any funny ideas.
[05:07] ---
    Don't worry! You know I
    only steal from bad people!
[05:12] ---
    But isn't the empire in direct charge
    of all gold mining operations?
[05:16] ---
    Come to think of it, I don't
    see any imperial officials here...
[05:20] ---
    Yeah. We submitted a report,
    but officials are so slow to act.
[05:24] ---
    We're forced to protect this place
    ourselves until a security force arrives.
[05:29] ---
    I see. So that's why you're so
    hyper-responsive to outsiders.
[05:33] ---
    Exactly!
[05:37] ---
    There's so much activity here!
[05:40] ---
    Yeah. After all, it's to be an
    urgent tribute to His Majesty.
[05:44] ---
    The emperor?
[05:45] ---
    Why is it urgent?
[05:47] ---
    Oh, you haven't heard?
    His Majesty is marrying Lady Taki.
[05:53] ---
    He's...
[05:54] ---
    ...getting married?!
[06:11] ---
    Your Majesty.
[06:39] ---
    You can unsheathe it as pompously
    as you want-- it's still a fake.
[06:44] ---
    The real one is right here!
[06:49] ---
    Isn't that just hilarious, Emperor Taiga?
[06:51] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu is the symbol
    of the ruler of the Xian Empire;
[06:55] ---
    its scabbard is the symbol
    of his wife, the empress.
[06:58] ---
    Taki.
[06:59] ---
    I give myself to Your Majesty for life.
[07:07] ---
    Him, married?! I-I can't believe it!
[07:12] ---
    Marriage, huh?! I wish I could get married!
[07:16] ---
    You can marry me right now, if you want!
[07:18] ---
    I hope I can find someone nice someday!
[07:21] ---
    The rule in life is that even if
    there is someone out there for you,
[07:23] ---
    there are many obstacles
    on the path to marriage.
[07:26] ---
    Oh, really?!
[07:27] ---
    Laila...
[07:29] ---
    So that's why Koyo still isn't married.
[07:32] ---
    Married to who?
[07:36] ---
    This is what we're always talking about.
[07:38] ---
    This is why men...
[07:40] ---
    ...are so hopeless!
[07:42] ---
    Taito. What've you been mumbling about?
[07:46] ---
    If he has a kid, then
    I'll already be uncle...
[07:50] ---
    Me, an uncle... That's insane...!
[07:54] ---
    If they have a child, the future
    of the Xian Empire will be ensured.
[07:59] ---
    Shokaku. As their personal physician,
    you bear much responsibility.
[08:05] ---
    I understand that.
[08:07] ---
    However, I would say the same is true
    for you, the head of the guardsmen.
[08:11] ---
    Word gets to you fast.
[08:13] ---
    Congratulations on your promotion.
[08:16] ---
    Having the protection of a great hero
    such as yourself is very reassuring.
[08:21] ---
    It was a nice arrangement Lord Keiro made,
[08:26] ---
    placing you by Lady Taki's side.
[08:28] ---
    You knew about that?!
[08:31] ---
    I'll have to be careful around you.
[08:42] ---
    Congratulations, Your Majesties.
[08:48] ---
    But it means nothing if we
    are the only ones happy.
[08:52] ---
    I would like your assistance in
    helping the entire empire prosper.
[08:59] ---
    Of course.
[09:02] ---
    I wondered what kind of security
    they'd have all the way out here...
[09:06] ---
    This is one hell of a treasure pile!
[09:10] ---
    Looks like this is our lucky day!
[09:15] ---
    Listen up!
[09:18] ---
    As of now, all of the gold here
    belongs to the Xuan Lang Platoon!
[09:24] ---
    Those gold nuggets were so pretty!
    It was like looking at the night sky!
[09:29] ---
    Isn't that--?
[09:30] ---
    Please, wait! This gold is important!
    It's for His Majesty!
[09:35] ---
    Even if you are the Xuan Lang Platoon,
    you can't just barge in and--
[09:39] ---
    You fool! The empire belongs
    to General Keiro now!
[09:45] ---
    Who did that?!
[09:46] ---
    The empire belongs to Keiro?!
    That's a load of crap!
[09:51] ---
    Who the hell are you?!
[09:52] ---
    Are you defying the Xuan Lang Platoon?!
[09:54] ---
    So what if we are?!
[09:56] ---
    Don't act tough! You're
    just a bunch of small fries
[09:58] ---
    who have to misuse power
    to get anything done!
[10:00] ---
    Don't talk to 'em! Just cut 'em down!
[10:17] ---
    Taito! Get 'em!
[10:19] ---
    Yeah!
[10:24] ---
    Get the hell outta here!
[10:36] ---
    Oh no!
[10:55] ---
    That's the Luo Chuan Staff...
[10:58] ---
    Which means...!
[11:02] ---
    Ryuko!
[11:03] ---
    Ryuko!
[11:05] ---
    It's been a while, Taito.
[11:08] ---
    Ryuko! So it is you!
[11:18] ---
    There are still more Xuan Lang bastards?!
[11:21] ---
    Ryuko! We can talk later!
    Let's take care of them first!
[11:30] ---
    Ryuko?!
[11:32] ---
    That symbol...!
[11:37] ---
    Take those men away!
[11:38] ---
    Yes, sir!
[11:39] ---
    Any imprudent action on our part
    only harms General Keiro's cause!
[11:44] ---
    Always keep that in mind!
[11:46] ---
    Yes, sir!
[11:48] ---
    The sudden increase of soldiers has
    lowered the unit's level of discipline.
[11:53] ---
    My apologies.
[11:54] ---
    Ryuko... Don't tell me you're...!
[11:59] ---
    I am now Ryuko, of the Xuan Lang Platoon.
[12:12] ---
    Ryuko...
[12:15] ---
    Why?
[12:17] ---
    What's going on, Ryuko?!
    This doesn't make any sense!
[12:20] ---
    General Keiro is fighting to bring new order
[12:23] ---
    and eternal peace to the Xian Empire.
[12:27] ---
    It only makes sense that I
    have sided with General Keiro.
[12:35] ---
    You say he, Keiro, is going to
    bring order and peace to the empire?!
[12:40] ---
    Yes. General Keiro told me himself.
[12:45] ---
    You seriously believe what he says?!
[12:47] ---
    Yes.
[12:48] ---
    What's happened to you, Ryuko?
[12:50] ---
    All of General Keiro's actions
    are founded on that just cause!
[12:55] ---
    He has crisscrossed the empire
[12:57] ---
    to personally crush rebellions
    and bring peace to the land!
[13:01] ---
    As you know, I have made Taki my empress.
[13:06] ---
    Taki is now my wife; Keiro my father.
[13:10] ---
    I ask that you give them
    your faithfulness as well.
[13:14] ---
    Yes, Your Majesty!
[13:15] ---
    Keiro.
[13:17] ---
    Your Majesty.
[13:17] ---
    You have done so much for me.
[13:20] ---
    From now on, things shall be easier for you.
[13:23] ---
    Are you saying you no
    longer need my services?
[13:26] ---
    That isn't what I mean.
[13:28] ---
    You are our father. Taki and I would be
    delighted to have you stay by our side.
[13:34] ---
    I am grateful for your
    thoughtfulness, Your Majesty.
[13:49] ---
    Lady Choka.
[13:52] ---
    I take it this means you
    still don't trust me?
[13:58] ---
    Of course I don't.
[14:00] ---
    Even if you people are Divine Warriors
    who bear the karma of the stars...
[14:04] ---
    No, it's precisely because of
    that that you cannot be trusted!
[14:07] ---
    That is true.
[14:08] ---
    But do you honestly think I, of all people,
    can do harm to Lord Keiro?
[14:12] ---
    Couldn't it be that Lord
    Keiro placed me by his side
[14:15] ---
    because he understood that as well?
[14:19] ---
    You love Lord Keiro, don't you?
[14:23] ---
    The karma of the stars
    makes us Divine Warriors
[14:27] ---
    playing pieces of the Dubhe and nothing more.
[14:30] ---
    You are the only one Lord Keiro
    considers a true friend, Lady Choka.
[14:36] ---
    What?
[14:41] ---
    Please forgive my unsightliness.
[14:44] ---
    You're ill?
[14:45] ---
    I haven't very much time left.
[14:50] ---
    I intend to devote the short
    remainder of this life to my karma.
[14:55] ---
    Very well. We can't afford to lose
    someone as skilled as you anyway.
[15:00] ---
    Then...?
[15:01] ---
    But if you show even the slightest
    sign of betraying what you have said...
[15:07] ---
    My loyalty to the empire is entirely genuine.
[15:11] ---
    The same should be true of Ryuko as well.
[15:16] ---
    Never did I think the Mizar
    would leave us for Keiro...
[15:21] ---
    It was simply the karma
    of the Divine Warriors
[15:24] ---
    that Ryuko joined the Xuan Lang Platoon.
[15:27] ---
    He was fully prepared to turn friend into foe
[15:29] ---
    to prevent the Two Celestial
    Deities from clashing.
[15:34] ---
    Keiro is the emperor's father-in-law now?!
[15:37] ---
    And that's why you want us to stop fighting?!
[15:39] ---
    Yes!
[15:40] ---
    To oppose General Keiro,
    His Majesty's new father,
[15:44] ---
    is to make an enemy of
    the entire Xian Empire!
[15:47] ---
    Just give it up, Taito.
[15:50] ---
    So, you've decided to suck up to Keiro now?
[15:55] ---
    That sounds like something a
    lowly water bandit would say.
[15:57] ---
    Oh? I'm wrong?
[15:59] ---
    You are.
[16:04] ---
    General Keiro is absolutely vital to
    bringing new life to the Xian Empire!
[16:09] ---
    A clash with the Alkaid will
    place the empire's salvation at risk!
[16:14] ---
    Is that all you have to say?
[16:17] ---
    It's true that the empire needs a rebirth.
[16:21] ---
    But...!
[16:23] ---
    The one to bring it about is not
[16:25] ---
    someone like Keiro who
    approves of mass-murder!
[16:31] ---
    Then who else will save the empire?!
[16:34] ---
    Emperor Taiga, obviously!
[16:36] ---
    He swore to me he would
    change the land we live in!
[16:41] ---
    Unfortunately, His Majesty
    isn't capable of that!
[16:43] ---
    He said he would, even
    if it cost him his life!
[16:47] ---
    Don't just assume he can't commit to that!
[16:49] ---
    It's easy to say things!
[16:52] ---
    But the fact remains that the
    empire hasn't improved one bit
[16:55] ---
    under His Majesty's rule!
[16:57] ---
    Things will change!
[17:00] ---
    Both the emperor and the empire!
[17:01] ---
    I decided to help him to make that happen!
[17:04] ---
    People and countries are
    not that easily changed!
[17:09] ---
    Only a powerful leader
    can bring about change!
[17:13] ---
    And you're saying that's Keiro?!
[17:15] ---
    That's right! At the very
    least, it isn't His Majesty!
[17:18] ---
    Ryuko!
[17:21] ---
    Taito!
[17:25] ---
    Why do you not understand
[17:27] ---
    that the great power of
    General Keiro, the Dubhe,
[17:30] ---
    is what's needed bring peace to the empire?!
[17:34] ---
    What point is there to a peace
    obtained by filthy power?!
[17:37] ---
    A peace without power is
    like a house of cards!
[17:40] ---
    It is all for the just
    cause of eternal peace!
[17:43] ---
    "Just cause" this, "just cause" that!
[17:46] ---
    Is that why you set Lian Tong Temple on fire
[17:48] ---
    and killed innocent people, Ryuko?!
[17:54] ---
    I would argue that your power
    is pure violence without cause!
[17:58] ---
    You're wrong! I use my
    power to protect everyone!
[18:01] ---
    That's the just cause that my dad
    gave his life for and entrusted to us...
[18:06] ---
    What?! Senior Soei is...?!
[18:09] ---
    ...when you guys killed him!
[18:22] ---
    It's true! Father is...
[18:25] ---
    I see.
[18:26] ---
    So Senior Soei has become a cornerstone
    of General Keiro's new empire...
[18:32] ---
    Cornerstone?!
[18:34] ---
    The cornerstone of a nation
    is the people who live in it!
[18:41] ---
    And in the center, working hard
    for everyone, is Emperor Taiga...
[18:47] ---
    ...my twin brother!
[18:49] ---
    Huh?!
[18:50] ---
    L-Laila! What does he mean,
    Emperor Taiga his brother?!
[18:56] ---
    I-I'm not really sure, either...
[19:00] ---
    His Majesty... is your...?
[19:03] ---
    Even if the heavens try to
    destroy this land, I will protect you!
[19:07] ---
    I won't let misfortune
    befall even one person!
[19:11] ---
    It's really true?
[19:16] ---
    Are you sure about this?
[19:17] ---
    The Mizar will surely try to prevent
    the Celestial Deities from clashing.
[19:22] ---
    If that is the karma of the
    Divine Warriors, so be it.
[19:26] ---
    You're pretty sure of yourself.
[19:28] ---
    Don't blame me if you
    come to regret it later.
[19:32] ---
    There will be nothing to regret.
[19:35] ---
    Taito. Join with General Keiro.
[19:38] ---
    What?!
[19:39] ---
    You've drawn the Xian Jia Lan Wu.
    The heavens have recognized you.
[19:44] ---
    If you take Emperor Taiga's place as ruler
[19:47] ---
    and work together with General Keiro,
    you can bring change!
[19:50] ---
    Ryuko...
[19:51] ---
    Yes! After all, we seek the same thing!
    Peace in the Xian Empire!
[19:57] ---
    If you'll agree not to fight General Keiro,
    I'll serve as your go-between!
[20:04] ---
    General Keiro's first care
    is for peace in the empire!
[20:08] ---
    I'm sure he'll agree to it!
[20:10] ---
    So...
[20:11] ---
    Don't patronize me!
[20:13] ---
    What we seek is different
    from what Keiro does!
[20:17] ---
    I see.
[20:18] ---
    Then, as per the karma
    of the Divine Warriors,
[20:22] ---
    I must prevent the Alkaid
    and Dubhe from clashing.
[20:26] ---
    Even if it means slaying a friend
    with my own two hands!
[20:34] ---
    You stay out of this!
[20:35] ---
    Ryuko! Do you understand what you're saying?!
[20:40] ---
    It is our karma as Divine Warriors
[20:42] ---
    to prevent the Celestial
    Deities from clashing!
[20:44] ---
    First it was a just cause, and now karma?!
[20:46] ---
    What?!
[20:48] ---
    It appears you can't stand on your
    own without something to cling to.
[20:54] ---
    Ryuko. Why do you push yourself
    so hard into a corner?
[20:59] ---
    Into a corner? I haven't
    pushed myself into a corner at all!
[21:03] ---
    Then why do you look so heartbroken?
[21:09] ---
    It's of no concern to you.
[21:13] ---
    Taito. Think it over.
[21:19] ---
    I'll be waiting for your favorable reply.
[21:25] ---
    Why...? After we finally
    managed to see him again...
[21:31] ---
    Rinmei...
[21:34] ---
    No matter how much one extols
    a cause or the karma of the stars,
[21:39] ---
    a lost soul is still all alone.
[21:42] ---
    Just as he is now.
[21:44] ---
    He's an idiot!
[21:46] ---
    It's way too soon for that kid
    to be breaking girl's hearts.
[21:51] ---
    Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
[21:56] ---
    Damn it!
[22:07] ---
    When the birds that forgot
    their song even lost the ability to fly
[22:17] ---
    the sun through the trees
    shed its light and cried loudly
[22:27] ---
    What will the morning sun
    be telling us by shining again?
[22:33] ---
    Now, then...
[22:38] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    so that it will reach you
[22:44] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    it's still not quite enough
[22:49] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    with feelings of love welling up
[22:55] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    even if time comes to an end
[23:00] ---
    My feelings for you that I never
    got to say I will now speak out!
[23:05] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:13] ---
    I'll clap my hands
[23:33] ---
    The Dubhe's machinations
    eat away at the Xian Empire.
[23:37] ---
    The empire's gonna belong to
    Keiro if we don't do something!
[23:40] ---
    Damn! We're already one step behind!
[23:42] ---
    The heavens have knelt before my supremacy!
[23:47] ---
    Take the Xian Jia Lan Wu and rule the world!
[23:51] ---
    Now listen to me! I...!
[23:54] ---
    Lightning tears through the 
    dark clouds, signaling...
[23:58] ---
    On Hero Tales,
    "Chapter Twenty: The Turmoil Begins."
[24:12] ---
    If you want one that badly, 
    I'll give you one!
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

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[00:33] ---
    Ryuko...
[00:36] ---
    Watch out!
[00:39] ---
    I told you, you can't eat
    that plant... Dumb brother...
[00:48] ---
    "Keiro"
[00:54] ---
    What is this?
[00:57] ---
    tomadoi nagara sou kyou mo bokura
[01:02] ---
    majiwaranu michi dakedo aruki dashite
[01:07] ---
    butsukariau toshitemo kamawanai
[01:12] ---
    te ni ireru tame ni
[01:19] ---
    shinjitsu to itsuwari no sono
[01:23] ---
    hazama de samayotteita kedo
[01:29] ---
    egaita mirai o utagawazu ni ita
[01:34] ---
    yasashii egao de uragirareteita
[01:42] ---
    tomadoi nagara sou kyou mo bokura
[01:47] ---
    majiwaranu michi dakedo hashiri dashite
[01:52] ---
    butsukariau toshitemo kamawanai
[01:57] ---
    tori modosu tame
[01:59] ---
    wasurenaide zutto oikaketeiru no wa
[02:04] ---
    hitomi ni wa utsuranai
[02:07] ---
    kotoba ja arawasenai
[02:09] ---
    feel my soul believe my heart
[02:12] ---
    ano koro no mirai ga
[02:14] ---
    ima mo mune ni kagayaiteiru
[02:37] ---
    What is the meaning of this?!
[02:43] ---
    Grand General Tokaku.
    You are under suspicion of treason.
[02:47] ---
    Treason? That's absurd!
[02:49] ---
    We can discuss it later.
    Please come with us, if you would.
[02:55] ---
    So, the imperial court is
    under Keiro's control already...
[03:01] ---
    "Chapter Twenty: The Turmoil Begins"
[03:10] ---
    Tokaku?!
[03:11] ---
    Yes.
[03:12] ---
    It seems he was secretly masterminding
    the rebellions throughout the land.
[03:16] ---
    He was plotting to take your life as well.
[03:18] ---
    That can't be... I can't believe it...
[03:20] ---
    You have my deepest sympathies, Your Majesty.
[03:23] ---
    Grand General Tokaku was
    your closest advisor.
[03:28] ---
    However, it is an undeniable fact.
[03:40] ---
    I will pass sentence upon him later,
[03:42] ---
    once I've had a chance
    to speak with him myself.
[03:45] ---
    Until then, keep him
    under protective custody.
[03:47] ---
    But, Your Majesty! Traitors are
    always given immediate executions!
[03:51] ---
    You mustn't use such weak-hearted measures...
[03:53] ---
    Did you not hear me, Choka?
[03:56] ---
    Absolutely no one is to harm
    Tokaku! That is an order!
[04:02] ---
    Yes, as you wish.
[04:17] ---
    Shimei.
[04:20] ---
    I was certain I had fully
    concealed my presence.
[04:23] ---
    You stink of death.
[04:25] ---
    The stench of death follows
    you wherever you go.
[04:29] ---
    It's almost as if a corpse
    is in here with me.
[04:32] ---
    Oh, I didn't realize it.
[04:38] ---
    What do you want?
[04:39] ---
    Oh, nothing much.
[04:44] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu.
[04:46] ---
    The symbol of the emperor and
    the sword of the imperial throne.
[04:50] ---
    Whoever can draw this from its scabbard
[04:53] ---
    is the true ruler recognized by the heavens.
[04:56] ---
    At present, it's a useless
    piece of junk, though.
[05:00] ---
    After all, the current emperor can't draw it,
[05:04] ---
    and neither can you, of course.
[05:06] ---
    What is your point?
[05:08] ---
    Don't give me such a stern look.
[05:10] ---
    I'm simply tired of doing
    things the slow, sluggish way.
[05:15] ---
    So I thought I'd go have some fun now...
[05:19] ---
    Do as you please.
[05:20] ---
    I thought you would say that.
[05:23] ---
    You know, there's always a chance
[05:27] ---
    that could end up being more
    than a useless piece of junk...
[05:35] ---
    So this is it?
[05:38] ---
    Perfect place for a secret
    base, wouldn't you say?
[05:40] ---
    Yeah. It's nice to be able
    to see over the entire capital.
[05:43] ---
    Of course it is.
[05:45] ---
    We prepared this special
    location for when the time came.
[05:50] ---
    "When the time came"?
[05:52] ---
    For when it's time to kill Keiro, of course.
[05:57] ---
    Sheesh! How long are you going to look?!
[06:00] ---
    What's wrong with you? We
    were having a good time...
[06:02] ---
    Just help carry the stuff!
[06:05] ---
    Ouch! Okay, okay!
[06:08] ---
    What's that, Laila?
[06:11] ---
    This? Enki said I could hang it outside!
[06:19] ---
    Not that again...
[06:21] ---
    Everyone else is working,
    so quit loafing around.
[06:30] ---
    Kill Keiro, huh...
[06:32] ---
    What, are you scared?
[06:34] ---
    I'm not scared! I'm not scared! It's just...
[06:37] ---
    Ryuko, huh?
[06:39] ---
    Do you think Ryuko really believes
    what Keiro is doing is right?
[06:44] ---
    How should I know?
    Still, something bugs me about it...
[06:48] ---
    Huh?
[06:49] ---
    I dunno, it's just not like him...
[06:53] ---
    I don't understand you at all.
[06:55] ---
    Anyway, I'm not convinced!
[06:58] ---
    Ouch!
[06:59] ---
    Are you okay, Rinmei?
[07:00] ---
    Y-Yes...
[07:05] ---
    Sorry. I need to step outside...
[07:13] ---
    Ryuko was an orphan,
[07:15] ---
    and this was the only thing
    he had when he was taken in.
[07:19] ---
    That's what Master Ryusho said...
[07:22] ---
    Did Ryuko know about those characters?
[07:27] ---
    If so...
[07:28] ---
    Something the matter?
[07:32] ---
    What do you want?
[07:33] ---
    I was having a nap, but then
    I saw you run out here.
[07:37] ---
    Oh.
[07:38] ---
    Still, the great Wo Jin Squad,
    having a secret base on land...
[07:43] ---
    I guess this makes us mountain
    bandits instead of water bandits.
[07:48] ---
    Well, I better get back to work
    before Enki gets on my case.
[07:52] ---
    Koyo.
[07:53] ---
    I need to ask you something.
[07:56] ---
    Sure, ask away.
[07:59] ---
    Is it common for people's
    names to be engraved in swords?
[08:02] ---
    People's names?
[08:04] ---
    Well, some swordsmiths do
    engrave names into swords,
[08:07] ---
    but usually only the swords' names.
[08:09] ---
    They don't really engrave people's names...
[08:13] ---
    Actually, I suppose there is one case.
[08:16] ---
    In some high-ranking families,
    when an heir is born,
[08:20] ---
    the father will give a sword with
    his own name on it to his child,
[08:23] ---
    to signify that they're an heir.
[08:26] ---
    It's an old custom, but it's still around.
[08:29] ---
    Why do you ask?
[08:31] ---
    No reason.
[08:33] ---
    Huh?
[08:36] ---
    An imperial order, huh?
[08:38] ---
    For Emperor Taiga, that's
    certainly a bold thing to do.
[08:41] ---
    I'm very sorry.
[08:43] ---
    In that case, we have no
    choice but to back down.
[08:46] ---
    We'll simply have the old
    man take a long break.
[08:53] ---
    No one can stop my supremacy now.
[09:05] ---
    Lord Keiro!
[09:09] ---
    I have returned from capturing Tokaku.
[09:12] ---
    Excellent.
[09:13] ---
    What shall I do with him?
[09:16] ---
    Never mind him.
[09:18] ---
    Without his status as grand
    general, he will be powerless.
[09:21] ---
    Then shall I imprison him?
[09:23] ---
    No. He is the grand general.
[09:25] ---
    Such treatment will only
    cause unnecessary trouble.
[09:30] ---
    Then what do you suggest?
[09:32] ---
    I have an idea. Do you suppose
    you could let me handle this?
[09:38] ---
    Very well.
[09:40] ---
    Thank you.
[09:42] ---
    Sir Ryuko. Please come to my quarters later.
[09:45] ---
    Yes.
[09:47] ---
    Wait.
[09:48] ---
    I've heard the reports.
[09:50] ---
    You have been doing a very good
    job with the Xuan Lang Platoon.
[09:54] ---
    No, I'm only...
[09:56] ---
    Keep up the good work, Ryuko.
[10:02] ---
    Father...
[10:04] ---
    Tokaku has been incarcerated?!
    You're certain?!
[10:08] ---
    Yes. There's no question about it.
[10:11] ---
    That was sooner than I expected!
[10:13] ---
    Who's this Tokaku?
[10:15] ---
    Grand General Tokaku.
[10:17] ---
    A powerful leader hostile to
    Keiro in the imperial court.
[10:20] ---
    I hear he's a real tight-ass,
    but he's definitely not a traitor.
[10:24] ---
    So, if he's been arrested...!
[10:27] ---
    ...That means most of the imperial
    court is under Keiro's control now.
[10:32] ---
    Damn! We're already one step behind!
[10:35] ---
    We'll have to speed up our own plan.
[10:38] ---
    No. It's not time yet.
[10:40] ---
    This is no time for that!
[10:42] ---
    The empire's gonna belong to
    Keiro if we don't do something!
[10:46] ---
    I know that!
[10:48] ---
    But if we rush in now,
    we'll only die in vain!
[10:53] ---
    What now?
[10:54] ---
    With Tokaku out of the picture now,
    Keiro will make his move.
[10:59] ---
    This will all be for naught if we don't
    beat him down before it's too late!
[11:04] ---
    Think. What should our next move be?
[11:06] ---
    Hey. What's up with Koyo?
[11:09] ---
    Beats me...
[11:10] ---
    Our boss has started working on a plan.
[11:13] ---
    He's basically in his own little
    world when he gets like this.
[11:16] ---
    Let's leave him be for a while.
[11:18] ---
    Big Sis. There's actually
    one other thing to report.
[11:21] ---
    What is it?
[11:21] ---
    It's about that Ryuko fellow.
[11:23] ---
    Ryuko?!
[11:24] ---
    What about him?!
[11:27] ---
    Word has it that he's using his leadership
    role in the Xuan Lang Platoon
[11:30] ---
    to arrest one dishonest official after
    another who accept bribes and such.
[11:34] ---
    That bastard...
[11:36] ---
    I guess Ryuko's the same
    wherever he goes, huh?
[11:39] ---
    Yeah.
[11:40] ---
    Apparently it was this Ryuko who
    arrested Grand General Tokaku too.
[11:45] ---
    Ryuko did?!
[11:47] ---
    Do you think he knew Tokaku
    was innocent when he took him in?
[11:51] ---
    He's not stupid. I'd say
    he knows what he's doing.
[11:55] ---
    So he's completely on Keiro's side...
[11:58] ---
    Okay! It's decided!
[12:01] ---
    Our best option now is to
    let Grand General Tokaku fall.
[12:11] ---
    Sir Tokaku.
[12:12] ---
    You will stay in the Tong
    You Temple for the time being.
[12:19] ---
    I see. It is a good place to retire to.
[12:23] ---
    His Majesty will question
    you personally at some point.
[12:27] ---
    I apologize for the inconvenience.
[12:30] ---
    Don't worry about it. I get the
    feeling it will be far from boring.
[12:33] ---
    Plus, I also have a perfect
    conversation partner here.
[12:37] ---
    Take him inside.
[12:40] ---
    Ryuko.
[12:44] ---
    Father...
[12:46] ---
    Is that the path you've chosen?
[12:50] ---
    Then I've nothing to say.
[12:56] ---
    Basically, we'll have Grand
    General Tokaku start a real revolt.
[13:01] ---
    The capital will be lightly guarded
    when soldiers are dispatched to stop it,
[13:06] ---
    which will be our chance to kill Keiro.
[13:09] ---
    So, how do we do that?
[13:10] ---
    Well, step by step, it goes like this...
[13:14] ---
    Even though Keiro's extinguished
    the most noticeable ones,
[13:17] ---
    fires of rebellion still
    smolder in the empire.
[13:20] ---
    Individually they're small,
[13:22] ---
    but when they all flare up at once,
    they become a very large fire.
[13:25] ---
    All at once? Will it really be that simple?
[13:27] ---
    We'll make sure it happens!
    By giving them a cause!
[13:32] ---
    I dunno. I don't get it at all.
[13:35] ---
    This is what we'll say!
[13:37] ---
    All together we will rise up,
[13:39] ---
    to slay General Keiro, who
    plots to take control of the empire
[13:42] ---
    and to aid Grand General Tokaku,
    a patriot who has been captured!
[13:49] ---
    I get it!
[13:50] ---
    Do you really?
[13:51] ---
    But that's essentially giving Grand
    General Tokaku a death sentence.
[13:56] ---
    I'm sure his execution is
    already just around the corner.
[13:59] ---
    In which case, Tokaku has
    only two options left.
[14:02] ---
    Do nothing and die, or
    put up a fight and die.
[14:05] ---
    Koyo is kind of heartless!
[14:07] ---
    Maybe we should stop being his friends?
[14:11] ---
    All right. First, we'll need to arrange
    things with Grand General Tokaku!
[14:16] ---
    Luckily for us, he's still
    under protective custody.
[14:20] ---
    At Tong You Temple, I believe.
[14:23] ---
    I'll send an agent right away.
[14:25] ---
    Good. I'll write up a moving love
    letter for the dear grand general.
[14:32] ---
    Wait!
[14:36] ---
    Let me be the agent.
[14:40] ---
    I know Tong You Temple
    better than anyone here.
[14:47] ---
    All right. Take one of my men.
[14:50] ---
    I'll go with her, then.
[14:52] ---
    Enki? You don't need to go...
[14:57] ---
    We are fellow members of
    the Men Are So Hopeless League!
[15:02] ---
    Always conduct patrols in pairs.
[15:04] ---
    Should you spot anyone
    suspicious, capture them alive!
[15:07] ---
    Yes, sir!
[15:13] ---
    With Tokaku being held in Tong You Temple,
[15:16] ---
    we can keep an eye on that
    troublesome Ryusho at the same time.
[15:19] ---
    Clever thinking, Shokaku.
[15:23] ---
    Still, having a child keep
    watch over his parent...
[15:29] ---
    What do you want at this hour?!
[15:31] ---
    P-Please help!
[15:32] ---
    What's going on?
[15:33] ---
    --There's a woman outside.
[15:34] ---
    --Please!
[15:35] ---
    A woman?
[15:35] ---
    I'm about to be killed!
[15:38] ---
    All he ever does is drink! He never
    works! He gets violent every time I--
[15:42] ---
    What do we do?
[15:43] ---
    She's just trying to get
    away from her man. Let her in.
[15:49] ---
    You're safe now. Come inside.
[15:51] ---
    Wh-What happened?!
[15:55] ---
    That takes care of that.
[15:57] ---
    That was a convincing performance.
[15:58] ---
    Well, there was some truth to it.
[16:07] ---
    Do you know where Tokaku might be?
[16:09] ---
    He's probably in the far study room.
    It can be locked from the outside
[16:21] ---
    Grand General Tokaku?
[16:24] ---
    Yes. Who are you?
[16:26] ---
    Forgive my manners. I am a
    member of the Wo Jin Squad.
[16:29] ---
    The Wo Jin Squad?
    What does a water bandit want with me?
[16:33] ---
    I'll get straight to the point.
    We want your help to kill Keiro.
[16:40] ---
    To kill Keiro?!
[16:47] ---
    How strange it is to feel
    nostalgic about things so recent...
[16:53] ---
    That was Ryuko's...
[16:57] ---
    I see. So you want me to
    have a hand in your rebellion.
[17:01] ---
    You'll have more than a hand in it.
[17:03] ---
    You will bear the full responsibility
    as the mastermind behind it.
[17:08] ---
    Hah! You're asking me to die?
[17:11] ---
    This is the only way to
    protect His Majesty now.
[17:15] ---
    For the emperor's sake, huh? Interesting.
[17:19] ---
    If this old man's life can save him,
    then I will gladly give it up.
[17:25] ---
    We shall make use of your name.
[17:32] ---
    Rinmei? Where are you?
[17:38] ---
    Oh, it's you.
[17:40] ---
    I wondered what prey we had caught.
[17:43] ---
    To think it was one of the Divine Warriors...
    That's quite a catch.
[17:55] ---
    Attack!
[18:01] ---
    Where'd that come from?!
[18:04] ---
    Relight it!
[18:12] ---
    Huh? Where's Taito?
[18:15] ---
    What is this place?!
[18:17] ---
    Hey. Long time, no see, boy.
[18:21] ---
    Oh, so this is your doing, Shimei!
[18:24] ---
    I came to hear your answer, Alkaid.
[18:27] ---
    Answer?
[18:28] ---
    You've forgotten? You know,
    about you becoming the emperor.
[18:32] ---
    You thought it over, didn't you?
[18:38] ---
    What are you doing?!
[18:39] ---
    Even if she is a Divine Warrior,
    she's only one girl!
[18:50] ---
    Rinmei?!
[18:58] ---
    That was an odd time to drop your guard...
[19:02] ---
    I see. It was thanks to you that
    we were able to capture her.
[19:06] ---
    You have my gratitude.
[19:17] ---
    Wait, Ryuko!
[19:36] ---
    Take her away.
[19:44] ---
    This isn't good...
[19:47] ---
    You've drawn the Xian Jia Lan Wu,
    the symbol of the emperor.
[19:51] ---
    You are fit to be this land's ruler.
[19:54] ---
    I don't have any intention of being emperor.
[19:56] ---
    You want to beat Keiro, don't you?
[19:58] ---
    What?!
[19:59] ---
    Kick Keiro aside and become
    the emperor yourself.
[20:02] ---
    Don't give me childish nonsense
    about how duking it out is what matters.
[20:07] ---
    Wish for power! Take the Xian Jia
    Lan Wu and rule the world, Alkaid!
[20:15] ---
    Take Emperor Taiga's place as ruler...
[20:18] ---
    Ah. I thought it seemed strange.
    So that's what's going on...
[20:23] ---
    Huh?
[20:25] ---
    For some reason, what Ryuko
    said didn't really sit well with me.
[20:30] ---
    Now I know why. It's because
    you said the same thing.
[20:34] ---
    An answer, was it? If you want
    one that badly, I'll give you one!
[20:39] ---
    What?!
[20:44] ---
    Now listen to me! I refuse to be emperor!
[21:25] ---
    Is that so? Well, no matter.
[21:28] ---
    You'll still give me some fun either way.
[21:31] ---
    Shimei!
[21:34] ---
    My lord! What is happening?!
[21:38] ---
    My lord!
[21:39] ---
    You've drawn the Xian Jia Lan Wu!
[21:43] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu has
    acknowledged me as the emperor!
[21:48] ---
    At last, the heavens have
    knelt before my supremacy!
[22:07] ---
    saezuri o wasureta toritachi ga
    tobu koto sae nakushita toki
[22:17] ---
    komorebi wa hikari o nugisutete
    ookina koe de nakimashita
[22:27] ---
    bokura ni nani o takushite
    asahi wa mata terasun darou
[22:33] ---
    saa
[22:38] ---
    te o narashimashou
    anata e todoku you ni
[22:44] ---
    te o narashimashou
    mada sukoshi tarinai
[22:49] ---
    te o narashimashou
    itoshisa komiagete
[22:55] ---
    te o narashimashou
    kono mama toki ga owatte mo
[23:00] ---
    mada todokezu jimai ni shiteita
    anata e no omoi o koko de speak out!
[23:05] ---
    Every go every where
    kono uta ni nosetodoke feel now!
[23:13] ---
    te o narashimashou
[23:18] ---
    Every go every where
    kono uta ni nosetodoke feel now!
[23:33] ---
    What he desired was justice.
[23:36] ---
    The branches and leaves of the empire
    were not rotten. Its very roots were!
[23:41] ---
    Struggle! Struggle!
[23:42] ---
    After all, people are nothing but
    puppets to the karma of the stars!
[23:46] ---
    That's the Xian Jia Lan Wu!
[23:48] ---
    The stars have decreed that 
    I rule the world by force!
[23:55] ---
    What will the Alkaid feel 
    about the Dubhe's past?
[23:58] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Twenty-One:
    A Commoner Infuriated."
[24:12] ---
    The karma of Dubhe has awoken!
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

21 - Chapter Twenty-One: A Commoner Infuriated
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[00:29] ---
    My lord! What is happening?!
[00:32] ---
    My lord!
[00:33] ---
    You've drawn the Xian Jia Lan Wu!
[00:36] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu has
    acknowledged me as the emperor!
[00:46] ---
    Lord Keiro has pulled the Xian Jia Lan Wu?!
[00:49] ---
    Yes. Why is he able to draw it now,
    when he couldn't do so before?
[00:55] ---
    He who draws the Xian Jia
    Lan Wu shall rule all.
[00:59] ---
    Did the heavens wish for this,
[01:01] ---
    or did he change the heavens' will by force?
[01:06] ---
    My father... emperor?!
[01:11] ---
    Yes, unsure of ourselves, 
    we'll again set forth
[01:16] ---
    on our paths, even though they never cross
[01:21] ---
    It wouldn't matter if we 
    ran into each other anyway
[01:26] ---
    in order to obtain it
[01:33] ---
    I was lost in the void
[01:37] ---
    between truth and lies
[01:43] ---
    I was betrayed by a kind smile
[01:48] ---
    that never doubted our pictured future
[01:56] ---
    Yes, unsure of ourselves, 
    we'll again race along
[02:01] ---
    our paths, even though they never cross
[02:06] ---
    It wouldn't matter if we 
    ran into each other anyway
[02:11] ---
    in order to get it back
[02:13] ---
    The reason I always chased
    after you without forgetting
[02:18] ---
    can't be expressed with words,
[02:21] ---
    because it's invisible to the eye
[02:23] ---
    feel my soul believe my heart
[02:26] ---
    Even now, the future from back then
[02:28] ---
    is shining inside our hearts
[02:53] ---
    Dammit! Bastard keeps hanging
    around me all the time!
[02:59] ---
    What the hell's he up to?!
[03:00] ---
    I'm gonna catch him and make
    him spill his guts! Spill his guts!
[03:05] ---
    Taito! Don't let him provoke you!
[03:07] ---
    Don't follow him! Come back, Taito!
[03:12] ---
    This is gonna take forever
    if I leave it to the boy.
[03:15] ---
    It is the karma of the stars
    that the Alkaid and Dubhe clash.
[03:19] ---
    I'm just going to set the stage for 'em.
[03:24] ---
    Get back here, Shimei!
[03:26] ---
    "Chapter Twenty-One:
    A Commoner Infuriated"
[03:37] ---
    That clothing...!
[03:55] ---
    My lord. Please reconsider.
[03:58] ---
    Going into the mountains unaccompanied...
[04:01] ---
    You should focus on your priorities!
[04:03] ---
    Please do not go!
[04:05] ---
    This is a priority.
[04:07] ---
    It is something that can only
    be done once a year on this day.
[04:11] ---
    But...!
[04:12] ---
    I am going. No matter what.
[04:15] ---
    Very well. In that case,
    at least take us two with you!
[04:21] ---
    Do as you wish.
[04:24] ---
    Yes, my lord!
[04:28] ---
    Let's go, Ryuko.
[04:30] ---
    Y-Yes.
[05:22] ---
    I will return.
[05:24] ---
    Please be careful.
[05:43] ---
    This is thick fog.
[05:46] ---
    Sir Kocho.
[05:47] ---
    Yes?
[05:48] ---
    That clothing Lord Keiro
    is wearing... Is it...?
[06:13] ---
    A year has passed, Chosu.
    Time flies like an arrow.
[06:19] ---
    It has already been 16 years since then...
[06:27] ---
    Shimei! Where the hell did you go?!
[06:31] ---
    That voice!
[06:32] ---
    Shimei!
[06:36] ---
    It's you, mustached bastard!
[06:39] ---
    Alkaid...!
[06:41] ---
    I've finally caught you! I'm gonna
    settle this once and for all today!
[06:49] ---
    There will be no killing tonight.
[06:52] ---
    Wh-What?!
[06:57] ---
    You're wearing a prayer shroud!
[06:59] ---
    Which means...
[07:03] ---
    Whose grave is it?
[07:05] ---
    My wife's.
[07:09] ---
    She was slain by the Xian
    imperial army 16 years ago.
[07:15] ---
    I-Is that true, Sir Kocho?!
[07:18] ---
    Yes. Every year, without fail,
    he visits his late wife's grave
[07:23] ---
    on the anniversary of her
    death and prays for her soul.
[07:28] ---
    He purifies his body, abstains from
    killing, and dons a prayer shroud.
[07:32] ---
    Today is that day.
[07:34] ---
    My mother is in this forest...?
[07:38] ---
    Ryuko.
[07:40] ---
    Yes?
[07:41] ---
    It might be all right to tell
    you about Lord Keiro's past.
[07:46] ---
    No, I think you should know about it.
[07:53] ---
    She was killed by the Xian imperial army?!
[08:01] ---
    Damn!
[08:03] ---
    Forget it, then! Even I know
    it's wrong to kill a guy
[08:07] ---
    who's visiting someone's grave
    on the anniversary of their death!
[08:11] ---
    As a man, I can't fight someone like that!
[08:16] ---
    But answer me one thing!
[08:19] ---
    Why did you attack Lian Tong Temple twice?!
[08:21] ---
    Why did you kill my dad?!
[08:24] ---
    What are you talking about?
[08:26] ---
    Don't play dumb! You know full well
[08:29] ---
    that Shimei and Choka killed my dad, Soei!
[08:33] ---
    Curse them. They killed without cause...
[08:37] ---
    I had heard that Soei, the leader
    of the Qing Long Platoon,
[08:40] ---
    was a good man, dauntless
    and full of integrity,
[08:45] ---
    but I had no idea he had died...
[08:48] ---
    Y-You're saying you didn't send them?!
[08:54] ---
    Alkaid.
[08:55] ---
    Long ago, I, too, fought to protect my people
[08:58] ---
    from the empire's tyranny, just as Soei did.
[09:02] ---
    Wh-What?!
[09:04] ---
    I suppose telling this to the
    Alkaid before my late wife's grave
[09:07] ---
    is also the karma of the stars...
[09:12] ---
    It was some 22 years ago already,
[09:16] ---
    during the reign of Miyo,
    the previous emperor.
[09:23] ---
    Lord Keiro's hometown was
    in the Ling Fan region,
[09:26] ---
    on the outskirts of the Xian Empire.
[09:34] ---
    He was born into the feudal lord's family.
[09:37] ---
    He took after his father Lord
    Keito, a virtuous ruler,
[09:43] ---
    and the people of his fiefdom
    had great faith in him.
[09:46] ---
    --Oh, it's Lord Keiro!
[09:47] ---
    --Lord Keiro!
[09:49] ---
    Lord Keiro!
[09:51] ---
    However, the peace did not last long.
[09:57] ---
    A governor-general serving
    directly under the empire
[09:59] ---
    set his sights on the rich land and
    attempted to seize control of it.
[10:04] ---
    K-Keiro...
[10:07] ---
    The time to make use of your inner-channel
    Energy Manipulation has come...
[10:12] ---
    Father!
[10:14] ---
    Slay the governor-general... for our people!
[10:59] ---
    D-Don't kill me... Don't kill me!
[11:02] ---
    My mother, my father, my
    kin, and even my people,
[11:07] ---
    all because of you...!
[11:10] ---
    Now you will pay!
[11:24] ---
    What the hell?!
[11:26] ---
    That would make you a wanted
    criminal then! Not a general!
[11:29] ---
    Yes.
[11:30] ---
    Having left my homeland, I wandered
    aimlessly throughout the empire.
[11:36] ---
    For many years.
[11:39] ---
    After journeying alone for a long time,
[11:42] ---
    Lord Keiro reached a turning
    point in his life...
[12:03] ---
    ...his encounter with Lady Chosu.
[12:12] ---
    Lady Chosu soothed his broken heart.
[12:17] ---
    She was a treasure to him.
[12:21] ---
    During his travels, he saved people
    from corrupt officials and scoundrels,
[12:25] ---
    and people who revered his strength
    and virtues began to follow him.
[12:32] ---
    Together, they then carved out a mountain
[12:35] ---
    and constructed an isolated
    village for refugees.
[12:43] ---
    He also formed the Xuan Lang Platoon
[12:46] ---
    and strived to protect the village himself.
[12:53] ---
    A village for refugees...
    That sounds just like Tai Shan!
[12:59] ---
    My heart was fulfilled,
    and I then had a child.
[13:10] ---
    Keiko! Your name will be Keiko!
[13:14] ---
    Grow up to be strong, just,
    and spiritually rich, Keiko!
[13:22] ---
    That was me...!
[13:27] ---
    About the same time his heir was born,
[13:29] ---
    Lord Keiro left to purge
    nearby corrupt officials.
[13:33] ---
    Purge?!
[13:34] ---
    He lopped off rotten branches and leaves
[13:38] ---
    to try to make the Xian Empire right again.
[13:40] ---
    He did so completely free of personal greed.
[13:44] ---
    However, the empire instead
    branded him a traitor!
[14:00] ---
    It was the imperial army's doing.
[14:05] ---
    I had been mistaken.
[14:09] ---
    The branches and leaves of
    the empire were not rotten.
[14:14] ---
    Its very roots were!
[14:17] ---
    Chosu! Keiko!
[14:20] ---
    Chosu!
[14:22] ---
    Chosu!
[14:27] ---
    Chosu!
[14:29] ---
    Say something, Chosu!
[14:53] ---
    Chosu!
[14:56] ---
    I grieved, raged, and cursed.
[15:00] ---
    I cursed the Xian Empire,
[15:01] ---
    as well as my powerlessness
    to save my own wife...
[15:04] ---
    That is when it happened!
[15:13] ---
    My karma... The karma of
    the star of Dubhe awoke!
[15:46] ---
    The Dipper Bearers are seven
    heroes born during times of turmoil
[15:49] ---
    who will guide the people.
[15:51] ---
    Of them, Dubhe, one of the
    Two Celestial Deities,
[15:54] ---
    bears the karma of authority and fighting.
[15:57] ---
    In this way, Lord Keiro came to
    realize that the karma of Dubhe
[16:02] ---
    orders him to return the Xian Empire
    to its proper form by force.
[16:13] ---
    That is everything I know about him.
[16:17] ---
    How epic...
[16:20] ---
    I don't understand! How did you
    wind up as a crony for the empire?
[16:25] ---
    How did you become a general?!
[16:27] ---
    After I constructed Chosu's grave,
[16:30] ---
    I surrendered to the empire
    and pledged my lifelong loyalty.
[16:34] ---
    You surrendered?!
[16:35] ---
    Yes. In order to infiltrate
    the center of command
[16:39] ---
    and seize control from the inside.
[16:42] ---
    Revolts and rebellions have no
    effect on the enormous Xian Empire.
[16:47] ---
    Therefore, I decided to become
    a member of the court,
[16:50] ---
    gain absolute power and military might,
[16:52] ---
    and then make the entire empire my own.
[16:55] ---
    The stars have decreed that
    I rule the world by force!
[17:02] ---
    Rule by force?!
[17:12] ---
    I'll admit that you have your own
    good reasons for what you're doing.
[17:17] ---
    But I refuse to accept the
    idea of ruling by force!
[17:23] ---
    Next time we meet, I will finish this.
[17:29] ---
    Wait.
[17:30] ---
    What? Is there something else you--?
[17:35] ---
    That's the Xian Jia Lan Wu!
[17:44] ---
    Do you understand what this means?
[17:47] ---
    When next we meet, Alkaid,
    I will be the emperor.
[17:59] ---
    Sir Kocho. What happened to
    Lord Keiro's son after that?
[18:05] ---
    I'm told he abandoned him.
[18:08] ---
    Abandoned?!
[18:09] ---
    The path of a conqueror
    is filled with carnage.
[18:11] ---
    He probably didn't want his
    own son to be dragged into it.
[18:16] ---
    Then what about his daughter, Lady Taki?!
[18:21] ---
    Lady Taki... is not his true daughter.
[18:26] ---
    What?!
[18:31] ---
    I used to think that the heavens
    wished for the Alkaid and Dubhe
[18:36] ---
    to clash and bring about a calamity, but...
[18:43] ---
    That's all? After I went to all the
    trouble of bringing the Alkaid here?
[18:55] ---
    Light the fire!
[19:12] ---
    What is that?!
[19:15] ---
    I'll go see!
[19:17] ---
    Where did those flames come from?!
[19:20] ---
    I ordered it.
[19:23] ---
    Lord Keiro!
[19:25] ---
    Now that I can draw the Xian Jia Lan Wu,
    the Alkaid is of no use to me.
[19:32] ---
    Keiro!
[19:35] ---
    Who are you?! A Divine Warrior?!
[19:38] ---
    Correct!
[19:39] ---
    Koyo! You handle things
    here! I'll go help Taito!
[19:43] ---
    Got it!
[19:47] ---
    What?! With his bare hands?!
[19:55] ---
    Burn to death, Alkaid!
[19:58] ---
    So it's not against the rules
[20:00] ---
    as long as you don't get
    your own hands dirty?!
[20:03] ---
    That's low! That's really
    low, mustached bastard!
[20:36] ---
    Wh-What the...?!
[20:46] ---
    That's the Alkaid's energy...
[20:48] ---
    Looks like ol' Taito took care of things.
[20:51] ---
    So long!
[20:53] ---
    D-Damn you...!
[21:06] ---
    He wasn't consumed by the Alkaid's energy...
[21:10] ---
    Taito has improved. He's 
    as strong as Father now...
[21:32] ---
    I haven't much time left...
[21:39] ---
    Struggle! Struggle!
[21:40] ---
    After all, people are nothing but
    puppets to the karma of the stars!
[21:45] ---
    Your lives are all limited. So try
    your hardest to give me some fun.
[22:07] ---
    When the birds that forgot
    their song even lost the ability to fly
[22:17] ---
    the sun through the trees
    shed its light and cried loudly
[22:27] ---
    What will the morning sun
    be telling us by shining again?
[22:33] ---
    Now, then...
[22:38] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    so that it will reach you
[22:44] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    it's still not quite enough
[22:49] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    with feelings of love welling up
[22:55] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    even if time comes to an end
[23:00] ---
    My feelings for you that I never
    got to say I will now speak out!
[23:05] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:13] ---
    I'll clap my hands
[23:18] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:33] ---
    Will the Xian Jia Lan Wu's shine
    tear even the Xian Empire apart?
[23:37] ---
    Everything about our imperial
    court has been a falsehood!
[23:42] ---
    It's beginning. A new era of the
    Xian Empire, led by Lord Keiro!
[23:47] ---
    If he becomes emperor,
    what'll happen to Emperor Taiga?!
[23:50] ---
    Keiro will probably kill 
    him without hesitation.
[23:51] ---
    Look! This is the will of the heavens!
[23:54] ---
    This era will now be thrown 
    into violent upheaval!
[23:58] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Twenty-Two:
    The Imperial Capital in Confusion."
[24:12] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu has 
    already chosen a new emperor!
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

22 - Chapter Twenty-Two: Imperial Capital in Confusion
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[00:21] ---
    Wh-Where did you get this?
[00:23] ---
    The Divine Warrior girl we caught
    the other day was carrying it.
[00:28] ---
    Rinmei was?!
[00:29] ---
    She will be executed at some point.
[00:31] ---
    Keep that as a memento of her.
[00:41] ---
    tomadoi nagara sou kyou mo bokura
[00:46] ---
    majiwaranu michi dakedo aruki dashite
[00:51] ---
    butsukariau toshitemo kamawanai
[00:56] ---
    te ni ireru tame ni
[01:03] ---
    shinjitsu to itsuwari no sono
[01:07] ---
    hazama de samayotteita kedo
[01:13] ---
    egaita mirai o utagawazu ni ita
[01:18] ---
    yasashii egao de uragirareteita
[01:26] ---
    tomadoi nagara sou kyou mo bokura
[01:31] ---
    majiwaranu michi dakedo hashiri dashite
[01:36] ---
    butsukariau toshitemo kamawanai
[01:41] ---
    tori modosu tame
[01:43] ---
    wasurenaide zutto oikaketeiru no wa
[01:48] ---
    hitomi ni wa utsuranai
[01:51] ---
    kotoba ja arawasenai
[01:53] ---
    feel my soul believe my heart
[01:56] ---
    ano koro no mirai ga
[01:58] ---
    ima mo mune ni kagayaiteiru
[02:23] ---
    As you can see, the Xian Jia Lan Wu
    we revered as the imperial sword
[02:28] ---
    is a blatant counterfeit!
[02:34] ---
    Th-Then where is the real Xian Jia Lan Wu?
[02:39] ---
    Wh-What is this?
[02:48] ---
    Please draw it, if you would.
[03:01] ---
    I... am unable to.
[03:05] ---
    Everything about our imperial
    court has been a falsehood!
[03:11] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu... and
    even the emperor himself!
[03:19] ---
    However, there is no need for concern.
[03:28] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu has
    already chosen a new emperor!
[03:35] ---
    Look! This is the will of the heavens!
[03:39] ---
    So this is the Xian Jia Lan
    Wu... It's beautiful...
[03:43] ---
    What are you doing?!
[03:45] ---
    The man standing before you is
    the true emperor of the Xian Empire!
[03:59] ---
    "Chapter Twenty-Two:
    Imperial Capital in Confusion"
[04:22] ---
    Ryuko!
[04:31] ---
    That's...
[04:32] ---
    You held on to it for me.
[04:35] ---
    I kept it as a memento, but
    it turned out you were alive.
[04:40] ---
    I was so relieved.
[04:42] ---
    Rinmei...
[04:45] ---
    Join me!
[04:48] ---
    Serve Lord Keiro alongside me!
[04:51] ---
    What are you saying?!
[04:53] ---
    You're going to be executed soon!
    I don't want to lose you!
[04:58] ---
    Say you'll swear your loyalty to him!
[05:01] ---
    I'll protect you if you do, Rinmei!
[05:07] ---
    I can't.
[05:08] ---
    Why not?! You'll be killed if you don't!
[05:14] ---
    I'm sure the others will come to rescue me.
[05:18] ---
    Even you know that's the kind of
    people Taito and the others are!
[05:24] ---
    You really believe in them.
[05:26] ---
    How about you, Ryuko?
[05:27] ---
    What?
[05:28] ---
    Do you really believe that what
    Keiro is trying to do is right?!
[05:32] ---
    I'm...!
[05:33] ---
    I saw it... The secret of that dagger...
[05:41] ---
    You want to have faith in your father.
    Isn't that right?
[05:45] ---
    Perhaps so.
[05:48] ---
    But it is a fact that his 
    goal matches with my ideals!
[05:54] ---
    You still believe that?!
[05:56] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu has in fact chosen him!
[05:59] ---
    It's beginning. A new era of the
    Xian Empire, led by Lord Keiro!
[06:11] ---
    Hey, did you hear?!
[06:12] ---
    They say General Keiro
    drew the Xian Jia Lan Wu!
[06:15] ---
    Right in front of Emperor Taiga, too!
[06:18] ---
    Yeah, right. Only the emperor
    can pull the Xian Jia Lan Wu!
[06:21] ---
    Apparently Emperor Taiga can't pull it!
[06:24] ---
    So he was never fit to be
    emperor in the first place!
[06:26] ---
    Ah. That explains why the
    empire hasn't improved one bit.
[06:35] ---
    Are you serious?!
[06:38] ---
    Emperor Taiga has fallen from power!
[06:40] ---
    He'll likely be driven from the capital soon!
[06:42] ---
    Your own role is over! But you
    insist on following him anyway?!
[06:48] ---
    Why, Taki?!
[06:51] ---
    We're finally able to live
    as father and daughter now!
[06:54] ---
    I've always wanted us to live together.
[07:00] ---
    But, I'm sorry, Father!
[07:03] ---
    I want to be by His Majesty's side!
[07:11] ---
    What?! Keiro drew the Xian Jia Lan Wu?!
[07:13] ---
    Are you serious?!
[07:16] ---
    The entire capital is talking about it.
[07:18] ---
    This is the worst possible development!
    Now my plan was for naught!
[07:23] ---
    No, it's even worse than that...
[07:26] ---
    Dammit!
[07:27] ---
    If Keiro becomes emperor...
[07:30] ---
    Hey.
[07:31] ---
    Why does pulling the Xian Jia Lan
    Wu automatically make you emperor?
[07:35] ---
    Isn't that obvious?!
[07:37] ---
    Even babies know that "he who pulls
    the Xian Jia Lan Wu shall rule all"!
[07:43] ---
    That's what's weird!
[07:46] ---
    I pulled that dumb sword too! It was easy!
[07:50] ---
    You pulled the Xian Jia Lan Wu?!
    What are you talking about?!
[07:53] ---
    Yeah, it was when I first
    fought that mustached bastard.
[08:04] ---
    You dumb brother! You should tell
    us important stuff like this sooner!
[08:09] ---
    It wasn't my fault! It wasn't my fault!
[08:11] ---
    A lot was going on then! I just forgot!
[08:14] ---
    Don't act like a big-shot!
[08:16] ---
    This idiot, the emperor? Unbelievable...
[08:19] ---
    Actually, it seems impossible...
[08:22] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu has chosen
    two owners at the same time?
[08:26] ---
    No, Taito must've become unfit
    to wield it for some reason...
[08:32] ---
    I don't wanna be emperor anyway!
[08:35] ---
    I flat out said no when that damn
    Shimei asked if I wanted to be emperor!
[08:40] ---
    That's it! Now I get it!
[08:43] ---
    Huh? What do you mean?
[08:45] ---
    You refused to become the emperor,
    so it went to Keiro next!
[08:51] ---
    Then if he had said he 
    would be the emperor...
[08:56] ---
    Keiro probably wouldn't
    have been able to draw it.
[09:01] ---
    So it's my fault? Keiro's gonna
    be emperor, all because of me?
[09:07] ---
    Either way, it was basically
    only a matter of time.
[09:13] ---
    Wait! If he becomes emperor,
    what'll happen to Emperor Taiga?!
[09:18] ---
    Well, if he gives up the throne
    without a fight, he'll probably be spared...
[09:24] ---
    And if he doesn't give it up?
[09:25] ---
    You think he'd refuse to abdicate?
    He wouldn't do anything that gutsy.
[09:30] ---
    He promised me!
[09:32] ---
    He said he'd become a great emperor
    and make the empire a better place!
[09:36] ---
    If he doesn't abdicate, then Keiro
    will probably kill him without hesitation.
[09:44] ---
    Hey! Where are you going?!
[09:46] ---
    To help Emperor Taiga!
[09:48] ---
    Just calm down.
[09:49] ---
    You can't stop me! I can't
    just let my brother get killed!
[09:53] ---
    You fool. I'm tryin' to say that
    we'll fight right alongside you!
[10:09] ---
    Lord Keiro!
[10:10] ---
    What is it?
[10:12] ---
    Is it true that you are going
    to execute His Majesty?!
[10:17] ---
    What of it?
[10:18] ---
    Please reconsider! You've
    already achieved your goal!
[10:22] ---
    There is no need to shed any more blood!
[10:26] ---
    Blood brings fear, and
    fear strengthens control.
[10:31] ---
    B-But His Majesty is your son-in-law!
[10:36] ---
    A parent should not harm a child...!
[10:38] ---
    Enough!
[10:39] ---
    My lord!
[10:48] ---
    Father...
[10:52] ---
    I will just come out with
    it and call you my father.
[10:57] ---
    Is that...?
[11:04] ---
    Could it be? Are you Keiko?
[11:08] ---
    Truthfully, I intended to keep it a secret.
[11:12] ---
    But...
[11:14] ---
    Ryuko... No, Keiko.
[11:18] ---
    I abandoned you to follow the
    path of supremacy. Forgive me.
[11:24] ---
    I will call off Emperor Taiga's execution.
[11:27] ---
    T-Truly?!
[11:29] ---
    I will leave him entirely to you.
[11:32] ---
    Father...
[11:35] ---
    Thank you!
[11:55] ---
    Kill them.
[12:09] ---
    Alright, men! Listen up!
[12:12] ---
    Our Wo Jin Squad is now going to
    go and snatch away Emperor Taiga!
[12:18] ---
    Boss! You mean our prey... is the emperor?!
[12:22] ---
    It's no big deal. Don't be scared.
[12:25] ---
    We're simply going to save
    His Majesty from Keiro's clutches.
[12:30] ---
    If we're lucky, it could even
    net us a substantial reward.
[12:33] ---
    Ah! Great idea!
[12:36] ---
    We've looked into his whereabouts.
    He's at Tong You Temple.
[12:40] ---
    Tong You Temple?!
[12:41] ---
    Rinmei is there too. We'll rescue 'em both!
[12:46] ---
    All right! Now I'm rarin' to go!
[12:49] ---
    Tong You Temple is pretty much
    a Xuan Lang Platoon fortress now.
[12:54] ---
    Get too cocky and we'll get tripped up.
[12:57] ---
    Koyo. Do you have a plan?
[12:59] ---
    No clever plans this time around.
[13:02] ---
    Hey, now! Are you serious?!
[13:05] ---
    It can't be helped. There's no time!
[13:09] ---
    Boss.
[13:10] ---
    Let's use "them."
[13:12] ---
    Not only is the enemy's security tight,
[13:14] ---
    escaping in such great numbers
    will be very difficult.
[13:17] ---
    But our Wo Jin Squad has something
    to make up for those disadvantages!
[13:24] ---
    E-Enki! Don't tell me you want to use those?!
[13:28] ---
    Yes!
[13:29] ---
    No! Absolutely anything but those!
[13:43] ---
    I'm sorry for bringing you to
    a place like this, Your Majesty.
[13:47] ---
    No, I am actually grateful to you.
[13:51] ---
    You personally arranged it so
    I could be with Taki, I assume.
[13:55] ---
    If you would simply abdicate, none
    of this would be necessary, though.
[13:59] ---
    I cannot do that!
[14:02] ---
    I promised Taito I would
    change this empire as its emperor.
[14:07] ---
    You promised Taito?
[14:09] ---
    You know him?!
[14:11] ---
    Yes.
[14:13] ---
    Really? How is he?
[14:16] ---
    He still seems to be as reckless as ever.
[14:19] ---
    Is that so? That sounds like him.
[14:22] ---
    I'm not sure why, but from
    the moment we first met
[14:26] ---
    he's never seemed like a stranger to me.
[14:36] ---
    Is it because they're brothers?
[15:02] ---
    Bombs away!
[15:05] ---
    This is fun!
[15:16] ---
    Enemy raid! Enemy raid!
[15:19] ---
    What?!
[15:26] ---
    This is incredible, Taito!
[15:29] ---
    Yeah!
[15:30] ---
    Being able to fly like this...
    The Wo Jin Squad's really something!
[15:34] ---
    It looks like Hosei has begun on schedule!
[15:38] ---
    Damn it! I hate this!
[15:41] ---
    The idea of flying through the sky is insane!
[15:45] ---
    Who built these stupid things anyway?!
[15:48] ---
    You did.
[15:50] ---
    Damn my stupidity!
[15:55] ---
    Tong You Temple...
[16:09] ---
    Looks like we made it in unnoticed.
[16:11] ---
    What're you acting cool for?
[16:14] ---
    I wouldn't expect that from someone
    trembling in fear moments ago.
[16:18] ---
    Oh?! You scared of being in the air, Koyo?
[16:23] ---
    Shut up! Let's just do this!
[16:31] ---
    Don't move.
[16:33] ---
    Answer my questions and I won't kill you.
[16:36] ---
    O-Okay...
[16:45] ---
    I'm here to rescue you!
[16:50] ---
    All those guards...
[16:51] ---
    It's like they're *trying 
    *to say, "Someone's here!"
[16:55] ---
    What do we do?
[16:56] ---
    Hmm. For now, we'll...
[17:02] ---
    What are you doing?! C'mon!
[17:09] ---
    Taito!
[17:09] ---
    Hey, Emperor Taiga! You look well!
[17:13] ---
    What are you doing here?!
[17:15] ---
    I'm here to rescue you, of course!
[17:17] ---
    Rescue... me?
[17:20] ---
    Now let's scram!
[17:21] ---
    W-Wait! Someone else is
    being held here as well!
[17:26] ---
    Don't worry about it! Koyo's
    taking care of that!
[17:28] ---
    Taito!
[17:34] ---
    Damn! We're surrounded!
[17:36] ---
    T-Taito...
[17:38] ---
    You attacked Lord Keiro's compound
[17:41] ---
    so you could run off with Emperor
    Taiga during the confusion, huh?
[17:44] ---
    Interesting. It was just
    as Shokaku predicted.
[17:48] ---
    There is no escape, Alkaid!
    Give yourself up quietly!
[17:53] ---
    Taito...
[17:54] ---
    Get back.
[17:55] ---
    Okay.
[17:58] ---
    Don't tell me you're going
    to fight against this many?!
[18:02] ---
    That's reckless!
[18:03] ---
    For a real man, this is no time
    to turn tail or beg for your life!
[18:10] ---
    I see. So you insist on
    fighting. That's a shame.
[18:15] ---
    Whatever, old-timer!
[18:17] ---
    "I wanna fight him!" is
    written all over your face!
[18:21] ---
    You can tell?
[18:23] ---
    Show me, Alkaid!
[18:25] ---
    Show me your power that is supposedly on par
[18:27] ---
    with that of Lord Keiro's star of Dubhe!
[18:37] ---
    There is no way for you
    to dodge this blow now!
[18:41] ---
    What will your next move be, Alkaid?!
[18:43] ---
    Taito!
[18:46] ---
    What?!
[18:49] ---
    Th-That can't be...!
[18:51] ---
    Sorry, old-timer!
[19:00] ---
    Th-This can't be! He beat
    Sir Kocho with one hit...!
[19:04] ---
    S-So this is the Alkaid...
[19:06] ---
    The power of the only man in the
    world who ever injured Lord Keiro...
[19:22] ---
    Ryusho!
[19:23] ---
    Well done. You've improved in
    the short time you've been gone.
[19:30] ---
    Your Majesty!
[19:31] ---
    Oh, Tokaku!
[19:33] ---
    It is wonderful to see you are both unharmed!
[19:37] ---
    Taito! Let's clear a path!
[19:39] ---
    Yeah! You can count on me!
[19:40] ---
    Did he say "Taito"?!
[19:44] ---
    Could it be...?
[19:45] ---
    Hurry! Now's our chance!
[19:49] ---
    I'm really pissed off after
    having to fly through the sky!
[19:52] ---
    Those who don't wanna get hurt, move aside!
[19:59] ---
    What?!
[20:06] ---
    This is no ordinary man...
[20:18] ---
    Laila!
[20:21] ---
    Your beloved Hosei is here to save you!
[20:27] ---
    Now's the time.
[20:29] ---
    Let's fall back, Taito!
[20:31] ---
    Right!
[20:33] ---
    Our fight'll have to wait for another time.
[20:38] ---
    Rinmei!
[20:40] ---
    I'm so glad you're all right!
[20:43] ---
    Laila...
[20:44] ---
    Boss!
[20:46] ---
    Sorry to keep you waiting. Now let's escape!
[20:48] ---
    Right!
[20:53] ---
    Wh-What are those?!
[20:56] ---
    See ya later, old-timer!
[20:58] ---
    A-Alkaid!
[20:59] ---
    You were pretty strong!
[21:02] ---
    We did it, Taito!
[21:04] ---
    Yeah!
[21:05] ---
    Allow me to thank you again, Taito.
[21:08] ---
    Nah, it was nothin'!
[21:33] ---
    Wh-What happened?!
[21:36] ---
    Taito!
[21:39] ---
    T-Taito! If we don't do something...!
[21:41] ---
    Ryuko...!
[21:51] ---
    Ryuko!
[22:07] ---
    saezuri o wasureta toritachi ga
    tobu koto sae nakushita toki
[22:18] ---
    komorebi wa hikari o nugisutete
    ookina koe de nakimashita
[22:27] ---
    bokura ni nani o takushite
    asahi wa mata terasun darou
[22:33] ---
    saa
[22:39] ---
    te o narashimashou
    anata e todoku you ni
[22:44] ---
    te o narashimashou
    mada sukoshi tarinai
[22:50] ---
    te o narashimashou
    itoshisa komiagete
[22:55] ---
    te o narashimashou
    kono mama toki ga owatte mo
[23:00] ---
    mada todokezu jimai ni shiteita
    anata e no omoi o koko de speak out!
[23:05] ---
    Every go every where
    kono uta ni nosetodoke feel now!
[23:13] ---
    te o narashimashou
[23:19] ---
    Every go every where
    kono uta ni nosetodoke feel now!
[23:33] ---
    The battle between Alkaid 
    and Mizar begins now!
[23:37] ---
    I am Taito, the Celestial Deity Alkaid
    and user of the Eight Great Styles!
[23:41] ---
    I am Ryuko, the Divine Warrior Mizar
    and user of the Eight Great Styles!
[23:45] ---
    Maybe this is part of our karma too!
[23:49] ---
    This is the end, Taito!
[23:52] ---
    Yeah!
[23:53] ---
    At the ends of fate awaits 
    an even greater tragedy.
[23:57] ---
    On Hero Tales,
    "Chapter Twenty-Three: Clash."
[24:12] ---
    Let's finish this once and for all, Ryuko!
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

23 - Chapter Twenty-Three: Clash
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[00:27] ---
    Just where are you taking
    Emperor Taiga and Lady Taki, Taito?!
[00:32] ---
    Isn't it obvious?! Somewhere out
    of that mustached bastard's reach!
[00:36] ---
    There is no such place in the Xian Empire!
[00:41] ---
    Then I'll just build one!
[00:43] ---
    Build? Build what?!
[00:47] ---
    A place where everyone can live with a smile!
[00:51] ---
    You still cling to such ideals?!
[00:54] ---
    What value is there in
    ideals you can't make good on?!
[00:57] ---
    Who cares if there's no value?
[01:00] ---
    What?
[01:01] ---
    Besides, maybe it is an impossible ideal
[01:03] ---
    for that mustached bastard
    and his bloodstained hands...
[01:07] ---
    ...but I have faith that 
    he can make it happen!
[01:13] ---
    Yes, unsure of ourselves, 
    we'll again set forth
[01:18] ---
    on our paths, even though they never cross
[01:22] ---
    It wouldn't matter if we 
    ran into each other anyway
[01:27] ---
    in order to obtain it
[01:34] ---
    I was lost in the void
[01:38] ---
    between truth and lies
[01:45] ---
    I was betrayed by a kind smile
[01:50] ---
    that never doubted our pictured future
[01:57] ---
    Yes, unsure of ourselves, 
    we'll again race along
[02:02] ---
    our paths, even though they never cross
[02:07] ---
    It wouldn't matter if we 
    ran into each other anyway
[02:12] ---
    in order to get it back
[02:15] ---
    The reason I always chased
    after you without forgetting
[02:19] ---
    can't be expressed with words,
[02:22] ---
    because it's invisible to the eye
[02:25] ---
    feel my soul believe my heart
[02:27] ---
    Even now, the future from back then
[02:30] ---
    is shining inside our hearts
[02:45] ---
    Is that your answer?!
[02:47] ---
    Yeah. I refuse to team up
    with that mustached bastard!
[02:54] ---
    Maybe this is part of our karma too!
[02:57] ---
    I have no choice, then.
[03:01] ---
    Let's finish this once and for all, Ryuko!
[03:03] ---
    It'll be my pleasure!
[03:05] ---
    I am Taito, the Celestial Deity Alkaid
    and user of the Eight Great Styles!
[03:09] ---
    I am Ryuko, the Divine Warrior Mizar
    and user of the Eight Great Styles!
[03:13] ---
    --Here I come!
    - -Here I come!
[03:17] ---
    "Chapter Twenty-Three: Clash"
[03:26] ---
    No! You must not fight!
[03:30] ---
    Lady Laila! Can you stop them?!
[03:33] ---
    Those two wouldn't listen to me.
[03:37] ---
    You can't be serious...
[03:39] ---
    Sheesh!
[03:40] ---
    Men are so hopeless, having to
    fight to come to an understanding!
[03:48] ---
    Want to join our "Men Are
    So Hopeless League" too?
[03:57] ---
    Lord Keiro.
[03:58] ---
    Please forgive me. The Alkaid
    has taken Emperor Taiga and Taki.
[04:09] ---
    That is quite the blunder.
[04:12] ---
    Shimei!
[04:15] ---
    By itself, Emperor Taiga escaping
    wouldn't pose much of an obstacle.
[04:21] ---
    But the Alkaid boy being with him
[04:24] ---
    makes it a real problem, wouldn't you say?
[04:27] ---
    Now that I have pulled the Xian Jia Lan Wu,
[04:30] ---
    the Alkaid is no longer necessary.
[04:33] ---
    Should he intend to collude with
    Emperor Taiga and stand in my way...
[04:45] ---
    ...then I will simply have
    to cut them both down.
[04:56] ---
    Taki...
[05:02] ---
    What's the matter? You're
    breathing pretty hard!
[05:06] ---
    You are in no position to talk!
[05:27] ---
    --How?!
    - -Huh?
[05:29] ---
    How can you have such
    faith in Emperor Taiga?!
[05:33] ---
    Huh?!
[05:34] ---
    Without any fear or hesitation whatsoever...
[05:36] ---
    How, Taito?!
[05:38] ---
    Oh, is that all?
[05:40] ---
    "Is that all"?!
[05:42] ---
    I have no real reason, of course.
[05:45] ---
    What?!
[05:46] ---
    Ryuko. Do you need a reason
    to believe in someone?
[05:51] ---
    Of course I do! Believing in someone
    else without a reason is absurd!
[05:55] ---
    You know seeing someone's
    eyes is all it takes!
[06:01] ---
    The same was true when I met you, Ryuko!
[06:05] ---
    That talk won't do you any good now!
[06:10] ---
    Yes, I should've realized!
[06:15] ---
    It was because of the person Taito is
[06:18] ---
    that everyone connected deep
    down and always had a smile...
[06:27] ---
    Including me...!
[06:33] ---
    Come to think of it, when did I stop smiling?
[06:45] ---
    Pick it up.
[06:46] ---
    Is that supposed to be mercy?!
[06:48] ---
    It's not like that!
[06:50] ---
    I told you back then: I wanna
    have another fight with you!
[07:01] ---
    Never did I expect you to
    stop it with your bare hands...
[07:04] ---
    I want to have another fight with you...
[07:09] ---
    Taito...
[07:11] ---
    Let's forget the "karma of the stars"
    and "just cause" stuff for now!
[07:17] ---
    A match against you'll be fun!
[07:19] ---
    Dumb brother...
[07:28] ---
    I can't believe your audacity...
[07:34] ---
    I will make you regret your overconfidence!
[07:40] ---
    You wish!
[07:47] ---
    I just knew this would happen.
[07:50] ---
    --Men are so...
    --...Hopeless, aren't they?
[07:58] ---
    --You do understand!
    - -Yes!
[08:02] ---
    Your Majesty! Lady Taki!
[08:06] ---
    Fath--! Kocho!
[08:08] ---
    Curse you! How dare you
    bring them to such a place!
[08:15] ---
    I will show no mercy, not
    even to women or children!
[08:19] ---
    --Wait, Kocho!
    - -Your Majesty?!
[08:22] ---
    These people are not the enemy!
[08:24] ---
    They saved Taki and me from Keiro,
    who attempted to have us killed!
[08:28] ---
    We owe them our lives!
[08:30] ---
    What?! Surely you jest, Your Majesty!
[08:33] ---
    It's true! My father tried to kill us!
[08:38] ---
    My lord did? That... can't be...
[08:42] ---
    This is the end, Taito!
[08:44] ---
    Yeah!
[08:57] ---
    Taki!
[09:18] ---
    Taito won!
[09:34] ---
    I lose. Go.
[09:36] ---
    Taito!
[09:44] ---
    Lord Keiro... I...
[09:51] ---
    Die with Emperor Taiga, Alkaid!
[10:05] ---
    --Look out!
    - -Your Majesty!
[10:14] ---
    No!
[10:40] ---
    Father!
[10:43] ---
    Stay back!
[10:45] ---
    You must stay back, Taki!
[10:47] ---
    You... You two must not
    be soaked in blood...!
[10:53] ---
    Father...
[10:58] ---
    My lord...
[11:00] ---
    I'm sorry... I wasn't able to
    abandon our bond after all...
[11:08] ---
    Father!
[11:18] ---
    Taito...
[11:22] ---
    Keiro!
[11:24] ---
    Stop, Taito!
[11:27] ---
    If the Alkaid and Dubhe,
    the Two Celestial Deities, clash...!
[11:32] ---
    Laila! Take them and go! I'll hold him off!
[11:38] ---
    But...!
[11:39] ---
    Have faith in me! I *will 
    *come back to you guys!
[11:43] ---
    Promise you will!
[11:46] ---
    You're going to hold me off? Amusing!
[11:53] ---
    With my newfound supremacy,
    my ambitions will be achieved!
[11:56] ---
    Try to stop me, if you dare!
[12:06] ---
    That's exactly what I have in mind!
[12:18] ---
    Taito... Father...
[12:21] ---
    Meet your destruction, Alkaid!
[12:31] ---
    Taito took a direct hit from
    Father without faltering!
[12:42] ---
    Alkaid!
[12:43] ---
    Keiro!
[13:03] ---
    This is...
[13:05] ---
    This is the clash between
    the Two Celestial Deities?
[13:17] ---
    I am delighted to see you
    unharmed, Your Majesty.
[13:19] ---
    --Yes.
    --Don't give us that! What happened to Taito?!
[13:23] ---
    You abandoned Taito, didn't you?!
[13:26] ---
    That's enough, Hosei.
[13:28] ---
    You know very well
[13:31] ---
    that Taito shielding him was
    the only way for him to escape.
[13:38] ---
    I'm sorry. I'm so powerless to do anything...
[13:43] ---
    Taito! If you die, Laila
    will... Laila will...
[13:51] ---
    ...live happily with me, so
    don't worry! Rest in peace!
[13:56] ---
    Sorry to disappoint...
[13:58] ---
    ...but I have no intention
    of resting in peace just yet.
[14:01] ---
    Taito!
[14:03] ---
    Taito!
[14:04] ---
    Damn. Don't go worrying us like that!
[14:07] ---
    I knew you were alive! I knew it!
[14:11] ---
    Yeah, right.
[14:17] ---
    Sir Taito.
[14:19] ---
    It was I who cast you out of
    the capital twelve years ago.
[14:27] ---
    That's okay. It doesn't bother me.
[14:29] ---
    But...
[14:31] ---
    Tokaku! What are you talking about?!
[14:34] ---
    Your Majesty. Sir Taito is
    your older twin brother.
[14:43] ---
    My brother?
[14:46] ---
    Apparently so!
[14:48] ---
    It was a grave sin on my part
    to remove you from your family
[14:53] ---
    at such a young age, out of
    fear of your Alkaid pattern.
[14:56] ---
    I will humbly resign myself
    to any punishment you choose.
[15:00] ---
    Quit that. I'm proud to be Soei's son.
[15:05] ---
    And you're the one who had
    him take care of me, right?
[15:11] ---
    I'm grateful to you.
[15:14] ---
    You are too kind!
[15:17] ---
    What is it?
[15:19] ---
    H-Hey! What are you doing?!
[15:22] ---
    Brother...
[15:44] ---
    The time has come.
[15:48] ---
    Then you will finally be...?
[15:51] ---
    My lord!
[15:54] ---
    It's you.
[15:56] ---
    Why did you throw the Kui Xun Blade then?!
[16:02] ---
    You know why. To slay the Alkaid.
[16:05] ---
    But your sword killed Sir Kocho instead!
[16:13] ---
    I have no need for weak men.
[16:16] ---
    Kocho lost his life due to his own weakness.
[16:21] ---
    You can't mean that...!
[16:22] ---
    Watch what you say, Ryuko!
    You owe Lord Keiro for saving your life!
[16:27] ---
    Forgetting that and talking
    back to him is rude!
[16:30] ---
    Lord Keiro. I am fully prepared to
    sacrifice my life for you, if necessary.
[16:37] ---
    But of course. Why do
    you think I took you in?
[16:43] ---
    Lady Choka...
[16:44] ---
    Choka. Gather the people in Jialing Square.
[16:48] ---
    Yes! At once!
[16:56] ---
    I've been waiting for this...
[16:58] ---
    The start of Keiro's-- the Dubhe's--
    ambition beyond supremacy...!
[17:06] ---
    Keiro's ambition?!
[17:08] ---
    Yeah. That's what that
    mustached bastard said.
[17:11] ---
    The Xian Empire is pretty much in his hands
[17:14] ---
    now that he's drawn the Xian Jia Lan Wu.
[17:17] ---
    What more could he be plotting?!
[17:19] ---
    I dunno. But knowing him, it can't be good.
[17:25] ---
    We have to stop him, no matter what.
[17:28] ---
    We can't let Keiro have his way.
[17:32] ---
    We will defeat Keiro.
[17:35] ---
    After that, it'll be up to you to get
    the Xian Empire back on its feet.
[17:42] ---
    Brother. I have a request.
[17:45] ---
    What is it?
[17:46] ---
    Please be the emperor of the
    Xian Empire in my place!
[17:52] ---
    Your Majesty! What are you saying?!
[17:55] ---
    Seriously! A moron like Taito
    can't possibly serve as emperor!
[18:00] ---
    Your Majesty! Do not be hasty!
[18:02] ---
    I do not have the strength to fight evil!
[18:06] ---
    But I am certain you can defeat
    Keiro and rebuild this empire, Brother!
[18:11] ---
    Sorry, but I have no
    intention of being emperor.
[18:15] ---
    But...!
[18:17] ---
    Ouch!
[18:19] ---
    What was that for, Brother?!
[18:21] ---
    It's okay if you don't have
    the strength to fight.
[18:26] ---
    All you need to do is build a place
    where people can live with a smile
[18:29] ---
    in your own special way!
[18:32] ---
    Brother...
[18:34] ---
    And we'll always be there to help
    you when you absolutely need it!
[18:42] ---
    Brother... Everyone...!
[18:46] ---
    Sir Tokaku...
[18:48] ---
    I believe the times may
    belong to these youngsters now.
[18:53] ---
    A new era, huh. All we can do
    is sit back and watch it now...
[19:35] ---
    See this!
[19:40] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu!
[19:41] ---
    It's the birth of a new
    emperor of the Xian Empire!
[19:44] ---
    Emperor Keiro!
[19:46] ---
    Hear me! I now declare the
    beginning of a new era!
[19:54] ---
    I will stamp out all the seeds of conflict
    strewn throughout the Xian Empire
[20:01] ---
    and create a new order to lead
    our world to eternal peace!
[20:07] ---
    --Long live Emperor Keiro!
    --Long live the Xian Empire!
[20:18] ---
    So, what will you do now?
[20:21] ---
    Sir Shokaku. I...
[20:25] ---
    I probably should have
    confronted him sooner...
[20:42] ---
    The exits!
[20:43] ---
    What in the world is going on?!
[20:47] ---
    As Keiro, emperor of the Xian Empire,
    I hereby order you...!
[20:52] ---
    Foolish people who are the
    source of all conflict...
[20:58] ---
    ...perish and begone!
[21:10] ---
    Wh-What the hell are you doing?!
[21:20] ---
    Yes! This is it! This is
    what I've been waiting for!
[21:29] ---
    Fun! Fun! You're so fun!
[21:34] ---
    You're the most fun of all, Dubhe!
[21:48] ---
    You're just the world-destroying
    demon king I've been waiting for!
[21:55] ---
    Now if I can just get the
    Alkaid boy to show up...!
[22:10] ---
    When the birds that forgot
    their song even lost the ability to fly
[22:21] ---
    the sun through the trees
    shed its light and cried loudly
[22:31] ---
    What will the morning sun
    be telling us by shining again?
[22:36] ---
    Now, then...
[22:42] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    so that it will reach you
[22:48] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    it's still not quite enough
[22:53] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    with feelings of love welling up
[22:58] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    even if time comes to an end
[23:03] ---
    My feelings for you that I never
    got to say I will now speak out!
[23:09] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:16] ---
    I'll clap my hands
[23:22] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:36] ---
    Wild urges compel the Dubhe.
[23:40] ---
    I simply ordered them to 
    die, as their emperor.
[23:44] ---
    This is his ambition beyond supremacy!
[23:47] ---
    Its destruction is only a matter
    of time now! In which case...!
[23:50] ---
    Wh-What are you doing?!
[23:52] ---
    I will take everything of 
    yours to fulfill my desire!
[23:57] ---
    Having attained everything, Keiro now...!
[24:01] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Twenty-Four:
    Karma Out of Control."
[24:16] ---
    "See you next time!"
    I have surpassed mankind!
[24:19] ---
    

24 - Chapter Twenty-Four: Karma Out of Control
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[00:14] ---
    Say that... Say that again, Enki!
[00:18] ---
    Keiro did what?!
[00:20] ---
    Keiro has sealed the
    capital by imperial decree
[00:24] ---
    and begun using the undead
    to slaughter people indiscriminately!
[00:28] ---
    Why...?!
[00:30] ---
    I don't know.
    He's the emperor now.
[00:33] ---
    I expected him to give orders
    to dispose of us, but not this...
[00:37] ---
    The people in the town square
    were there to congratulate Keiro!
[00:42] ---
    Yet, he...!
[00:43] ---
    Urgh, this makes no sense!
[00:46] ---
    Why would he need
    to kill people like that?!
[00:49] ---
    Keiro used every trick in
    the book to become emperor.
[00:54] ---
    I guess to him this is all
    about ruling the people.
[00:58] ---
    This is his
    "ambition beyond supremacy"!
[01:03] ---
    At this rate, the capital
    will become a living hell...
[01:06] ---
    No, not only the capital!
[01:11] ---
    The entire Xian Empire!
[01:16] ---
    The entire empire?!
[01:19] ---
    Yes, unsure of ourselves, 
    we'll again set forth
[01:24] ---
    on our paths, even though they never cross
[01:29] ---
    It wouldn't matter if we 
    ran into each other anyway
[01:34] ---
    in order to obtain it
[01:41] ---
    I was lost in the void
[01:45] ---
    between truth and lies
[01:51] ---
    I was betrayed by a kind smile
[01:56] ---
    that never doubted our pictured future
[02:04] ---
    Yes, unsure of ourselves, 
    we'll again race along
[02:09] ---
    our paths, even though they never cross
[02:14] ---
    It wouldn't matter if we 
    ran into each other anyway
[02:18] ---
    in order to get it back
[02:21] ---
    The reason I always chased
    after you without forgetting
[02:26] ---
    can't be expressed with words,
[02:28] ---
    because it's invisible to the eye
[02:31] ---
    feel my soul believe my heart
[02:34] ---
    Even now, the future from back then
[02:36] ---
    is shining inside our hearts
[02:48] ---
    "Chapter Twenty-Four: Karma Out of Control"
[02:54] ---
    According to reports I've
    received from the temples,
[02:57] ---
    massacres like the one in the capital
    are beginning throughout the empire.
[03:03] ---
    Neighbors who had always lived in peace
[03:05] ---
    suddenly become undead and
    slaughter everything they can.
[03:10] ---
    Those who aren't undead
    are paranoid of everyone else
[03:13] ---
    and curse and kill each other.
[03:15] ---
    And it's all happening in
    the name of Emperor Keiro.
[03:21] ---
    That's horrible...
[03:22] ---
    Now I see.
[03:24] ---
    Keiro dispatched troops all over under
    the pretext of squelching rebellions
[03:28] ---
    so that he could spread his undead
    legions throughout the land like this.
[03:32] ---
    Master Ryusho.
[03:34] ---
    Does this mean the Xuan Lang
    Platoon members are undead too?!
[03:37] ---
    Including Ryuko...?!
[03:38] ---
    Never fear. The Big Dipper star
    of Mizar has not lost its shine.
[03:44] ---
    There are many normal people
    left in the Xuan Lang Platoon.
[03:48] ---
    It appears some are even fighting
    the undead to protect citizens.
[03:53] ---
    But they're up against
    Shimei's undead creations.
[03:56] ---
    With no easy way to defeat them,
    annihilation is inevitable.
[04:00] ---
    There is a way!
    The undead are weak right here!
[04:04] ---
    All you gotta do is tell everyone!
[04:06] ---
    Yes! With all the undead gone,
    Keiro can't do a thing!
[04:11] ---
    Forget it!
[04:12] ---
    Do you know how long it'd take
    to tell everyone in the empire?!
[04:17] ---
    Besides, Shimei can make even more
    undead hordes any time he wants!
[04:23] ---
    There's no time...
[04:26] ---
    Sitting around talking isn't
    going to solve anything!
[04:29] ---
    There's no time for that!
[04:31] ---
    We need to destroy that
    mustached bastard, Keiro, ourselves!
[04:36] ---
    We're going to put an end to this all!
[04:41] ---
    We're leaving for the
    capital tomorrow at dawn!
[04:44] ---
    Ryusho. Tokaku. I leave Emperor
    Taiga and Taki in your hands.
[04:51] ---
    Please wait!
[04:53] ---
    Please wait, Lord Keiro!
[04:56] ---
    Do you want something?
[04:58] ---
    About the incident in Jialing Square...
[05:01] ---
    Just what was the meaning of that?!
[05:03] ---
    I simply ordered the people
    to die, as their emperor.
[05:07] ---
    What?! What are you thinking?!
[05:10] ---
    A country's foundation is its people!
    They're what give it strength!
[05:14] ---
    Your point being?
[05:17] ---
    Only death awaits the weak.
[05:22] ---
    Their fate is to be swept away
    helplessly, like dust in the wind.
[05:26] ---
    Just as your mother was, Keiko.
[05:32] ---
    Just as an empire
    can bring death to its people,
[05:35] ---
    so too can an emperor
    bring death to his empire.
[05:39] ---
    Do you understand, Keiko?
[05:41] ---
    Y-You're wrong!
    You're absolutely wrong!
[05:44] ---
    It couldn't be helped that
    you couldn't save Mother!
[05:48] ---
    Then wouldn't you agree that this
    land's ruin cannot be helped either?
[05:54] ---
    Why does it have to be this way?!
[05:56] ---
    This wasn't the new order
    and eternal peace you spoke of!
[06:02] ---
    Please come to your senses, Father!
[06:07] ---
    If you want to call me your father,
    you must abandon everything as well
[06:12] ---
    to achieve my wish.
[06:17] ---
    Father...
[06:19] ---
    What... should I believe in...?
[06:26] ---
    Hey, take a look.
[06:28] ---
    It's definitely the night
    before the showdown.
[06:30] ---
    Dubhe is shining
    especially ominously tonight.
[06:37] ---
    So that's Keiro's star...
[06:43] ---
    When you think about it, we and Keiro
[06:46] ---
    all live bound by this
    "karma of the stars" thing.
[06:50] ---
    Dubhe is the star of
    authority and fighting.
[06:53] ---
    That's why Keiro harbors
    such menacing ambitions.
[06:58] ---
    Poor fellow.
[07:00] ---
    I hear he was once a man who wouldn't
    hesitate to give his life for others,
[07:05] ---
    but such is the fate of those
    who bear the karma of Dubhe.
[07:09] ---
    You're wrong about that, Ryusho.
[07:12] ---
    I hate to say this, since you
    and Grandpa Son taught me
[07:16] ---
    all about the karma of the stars,
[07:18] ---
    but we don't live our lives for
    those insignificant little stars.
[07:23] ---
    And Keiro didn't become
    twisted because he's the Dubhe.
[07:28] ---
    He wound up that way
    because he was weak inside.
[07:31] ---
    You're saying the karma of the
    stars has nothing to do with it?
[07:34] ---
    Yeah.
[07:35] ---
    Alkaid, Dubhe, and the rest...
    None of it matters.
[07:38] ---
    Whether I was the Alkaid or not,
    I'd still be on my way
[07:41] ---
    to beat that mustached bastard
    because I think what he's doing is wrong!
[07:46] ---
    So all that matters is that
    you guys want to help too,
[07:49] ---
    regardless of any of that
    Five Divine Warriors stuff!
[07:54] ---
    That's brilliant!
[07:56] ---
    Even though we might not have met
    if the Big Dipper hadn't guided us,
[08:01] ---
    the all-important Alkaid doesn't
    believe in the karma of the stars!
[08:06] ---
    I-Is it that funny?!
[08:09] ---
    No, I like you even more now, Taito!
[08:14] ---
    You're right.
[08:16] ---
    Plus, ol' Mr. Straightlaced
    is still lost out there
[08:19] ---
    because he's a prisoner of this
    "karma of the Five Divine Warriors" idea.
[08:24] ---
    That's for sure!
[08:26] ---
    Sheesh, Taito!
    You finally realized it only now?
[08:30] ---
    I've always focused on your stupidity
    from the start, instead of your star!
[08:34] ---
    Laila's right! Dumb brother!
[08:38] ---
    You weren't there at the start!
[08:40] ---
    Shut up! I know Laila is right!
[08:44] ---
    Just what I'd expect from Soei's son!
[08:47] ---
    Despite being the Alkaid,
[08:48] ---
    you think the karma of the stars and
    Master Sonnei are a bunch of crap?
[08:52] ---
    No, I wouldn't go that far...
[08:54] ---
    Okay! When I get back to Lian Tong Temple
[08:57] ---
    I'm telling Master Sonnei that you said that!
[09:01] ---
    N-No...! Y-You mustn't, Laila...!
[09:05] ---
    I'm with Laila!
[09:06] ---
    Quiet, you clod!
[09:10] ---
    You shouldn't get worked up,
    Master Ryusho! Your heart...
[09:22] ---
    So I'll be going with Taito.
[09:25] ---
    I leave Emperor Taiga, Lady Taki,
    Sir Tokaku, and Master Ryusho with you.
[09:29] ---
    Protect them at all costs. Got it?!
[09:31] ---
    Boss! Please take me with you!
[09:33] ---
    Me too!
[09:34] ---
    M-Me too!
[09:34] ---
    And me!
[09:36] ---
    Don't be stupid!
[09:37] ---
    We're on our way to see Keiro
    to have one big, final fight!
[09:41] ---
    You know you guys
    wouldn't even last for a second!
[09:44] ---
    We won't get in your way! Please!
[09:47] ---
    Please, Boss!
[09:49] ---
    I realize everyone here has
    a grudge against Keiro. But...
[09:54] ---
    That isn't it! We want to stay
    by your side to the very end!
[09:59] ---
    Yeah!
[10:02] ---
    I didn't know what to do after the
    Xuan Lang Platoon burned our village,
[10:05] ---
    but you took me in!
[10:07] ---
    You saved my life just as an
    official was about to kill me!
[10:11] ---
    You shared some of your
    dinner with me the other day!
[10:18] ---
    Sailors share the same boat.
[10:20] ---
    Even if there's no hope of returning alive
[10:23] ---
    we want to be with you,
    our boss, to the end!
[10:26] ---
    That's what makes a man a man!
[10:27] ---
    He's right, Boss!
[10:29] ---
    Enough of this nonsense!
[10:30] ---
    B-Big Sis...?!
[10:32] ---
    Your leader has told you to protect
    Emperor Taiga and the others!
[10:35] ---
    It's an order!
[10:37] ---
    Absolutely obeying your leader's
    orders is a rule of the Wo Jin Squad!
[10:42] ---
    We have an early day tomorrow!
    Go to bed and get some rest!
[10:55] ---
    Enki...
[10:58] ---
    Boss...
[10:59] ---
    Thanks for volunteering
    for such an unpleasant role...
[11:04] ---
    That isn't what I'm doing...
[11:12] ---
    Listen, if I'm able to avenge your
    brother Enyu and return safely...
[11:20] ---
    No, never mind.
    See you tomorrow.
[11:29] ---
    Men... really are hopeless...
[11:42] ---
    You and I have never had the
    chance to talk alone like this.
[11:47] ---
    Yes, there was always
    one other person there.
[11:50] ---
    Mr. Straightlaced...
    That's a good name for him.
[11:56] ---
    What do you suppose
    Ryuko thinks now?
[11:59] ---
    He's lost in confusion.
    About everything.
[12:05] ---
    Oh...
[12:06] ---
    Sheesh. Even when it comes to his
    way of life he has no sense of direction.
[12:11] ---
    He probably needs someone
    who will lead him by the hand.
[12:17] ---
    Rinmei.
    I leave Ryuko in your hands.
[12:20] ---
    Certainly. I have more than a
    few things to tell him myself!
[12:27] ---
    Sorry for asking you to help me, Laila.
[12:31] ---
    It's okay.
    I wasn't doing anything anyway.
[12:39] ---
    So... are you coming
    with us tomorrow, Laila?
[12:45] ---
    Yeah.
[12:47] ---
    It'll be dangerous, though!
[12:50] ---
    Keiro and his guys will be coming
    at us with everything they got!
[12:53] ---
    None of us will be able
    to protect you then,
[12:56] ---
    and I won't know what
    to do if that happens...!
[13:00] ---
    Don't worry! It'll all work out!
[13:05] ---
    Laila!
    This is my one and only request!
[13:07] ---
    Please escape with Enki and the
    others to a safe place on the Dou Ya!
[13:12] ---
    Hosei...
[13:13] ---
    This is the one time I can't
    fight half-heartedly! Please!
[13:17] ---
    I can't do this
    half-heartedly either, you know!
[13:22] ---
    I promised my father that
    I would look after Taito to the very end.
[13:27] ---
    I need to see how Taito
    fights and avenges my father
[13:31] ---
    so I can visit his grave and tell him.
[13:35] ---
    Laila... All right.
[13:38] ---
    In that case,
    I'll prepare myself too.
[13:40] ---
    I'll protect you and fight,
    and I'll do both flawlessly!
[13:45] ---
    That concludes the
    layout of the imperial court.
[13:49] ---
    I'm ashamed that this is all the
    help this old man can provide...
[13:54] ---
    Don't sweat it! All you gotta
    do now is keep these two safe!
[13:59] ---
    Are you really going, Brother?!
[14:02] ---
    Keiro's gone too far already.
    Someone has to stop him.
[14:08] ---
    But, what if the same
    thing happens to you
[14:10] ---
    that happened to my father... to Kocho?
[14:16] ---
    I'm leaving to end this fight and
    keep that from ever happening again!
[14:22] ---
    So there'll be no more crying!
[14:24] ---
    Sir Taito...
[14:25] ---
    Brother...
[14:27] ---
    After that, it's up to you
    whether or not the world
[14:30] ---
    becomes a place where people
    can live with a smile on their faces...
[14:35] ---
    I have faith in you, though!
    You are my little brother and all!
[14:55] ---
    Who's there?
[14:58] ---
    Sir Shokaku...!
[15:00] ---
    I'm glad to see you are all right.
[15:02] ---
    Please, let me out of here!
[15:05] ---
    We must stop Lord Keiro!
[15:07] ---
    No, I can't do that.
[15:10] ---
    Why not?!
[15:12] ---
    Countless innocent
    citizens are dying out there!
[15:15] ---
    We must bring
    His Majesty to his senses at once!
[15:18] ---
    Sir Ryuko. His Majesty's
    words are absolute.
[15:22] ---
    If you disagree with that,
    then you do not belong out here.
[15:31] ---
    Sir Shokaku...
[15:40] ---
    Sir Shokaku!
[15:46] ---
    Not yet...
[15:47] ---
    It's still too soon to stake my all...
[15:54] ---
    That was a real thrill!
[15:58] ---
    Seeing the capital's town square
    enveloped in so many screams...
[16:02] ---
    That was a first, even for me!
[16:05] ---
    Even for an evil spirit that
    has lived for who knows how long?
[16:09] ---
    Long lives really are worth living!
[16:13] ---
    A hero crowned emperor after
    drawing the Xian Jia Lan Wu
[16:16] ---
    gives an imperial order to die.
[16:19] ---
    For the people, that's as
    hopeless as things can get!
[16:23] ---
    The fear of simply dying
    without any salvation whatsoever...
[16:27] ---
    It's the perfect way of
    getting revenge on this world.
[16:31] ---
    What will history record this as?
[16:34] ---
    "The Bloody Emperor"?
    "The Revolution of Hell"?
[16:38] ---
    Whatever the case, there's no
    doubt it'll be written in large print!
[16:42] ---
    If anyone is left to write about it, that is.
[16:44] ---
    For sure.
[16:47] ---
    After all, you want every
    living being to be obliterated.
[16:51] ---
    The Alkaid will be coming tomorrow.
[16:54] ---
    He's saying final goodbyes
    to his friends as we speak.
[16:57] ---
    Dubhe versus Alkaid...
    The showdown has finally arrived.
[17:01] ---
    This'll be the... one, two, three...
    fourth time you've faced each other.
[17:05] ---
    This time, let us see the world
    coming to an end for sure!
[17:11] ---
    Shimei.
[17:13] ---
    Yes?
[17:14] ---
    I, like you, desired
    to clash with the Alkaid.
[17:20] ---
    I thought that when he had grown
    strong enough to equal me in power,
[17:24] ---
    we could collide as the Two Celestial
    Deities and lead the world to its ruin.
[17:31] ---
    I thought he'd kick the
    bucket at some point,
[17:34] ---
    but that ol' Alkaid kid just kept
    getting stronger and stronger.
[17:38] ---
    He really lived up
    to his expectations.
[17:40] ---
    However, by the heavens' mandate,
[17:43] ---
    I became emperor and
    gained control of the world!
[17:47] ---
    Its destruction is only
    a matter of time now!
[17:50] ---
    Y-You're exactly right...
[17:52] ---
    In which case...
[17:53] ---
    Wh-What are you doing?!
[17:55] ---
    ...I have a new desire.
[17:57] ---
    I now wish to see this
    world end with my own eyes.
[18:00] ---
    Wh-What?!
[18:02] ---
    If I fight him as I am now,
    we will both be destroyed
[18:06] ---
    and my desire will not be satisfied.
[18:09] ---
    The Alkaid has become that powerful.
[18:13] ---
    But why is that?!
[18:13] ---
    Let go! Let go of the sword!
[18:15] ---
    Yes. It was you, Shimei, who incited
    the Alkaid to become this strong.
[18:22] ---
    I must commend you. You did very well.
[18:26] ---
    Now that I think about it, why
    did I take you in? You're a monster.
[18:31] ---
    Who knows, perhaps it was all for this day.
[18:34] ---
    S-Stop! A-A lowly being like
    you can't do anything to me!
[18:38] ---
    Is that so?
[18:49] ---
    K-Keiro...!
    What are you thinking...?!
[18:53] ---
    You are merely an undead
    body being used as a puppet.
[18:57] ---
    Your true form is the dark sword
    passed down from antiquity,
[19:00] ---
    the Wan Xiang Shi Ming!
[19:02] ---
    I will take everything
    of yours to fulfill my desire!
[19:07] ---
    Stop! Stop it! I'll take
    control of you if I have to!
[19:16] ---
    I feel it! I feel it!
[19:19] ---
    The power of your dark sword!
[19:21] ---
    The power of what
    dwells inside the sword!
[19:25] ---
    Incredible...
    You're incredible, Keiro...
[19:28] ---
    There's nothing
    I can do now... I lose...
[19:31] ---
    However long it lives,
    there'll never be anyone else
[19:35] ---
    who can swallow the
    Wan Xiang Shi Ming whole...
[19:40] ---
    You're a monster...
    Even more so than me...
[19:44] ---
    You're truly the perfect
    monster to destroy this world...!
[19:49] ---
    I had so much fun...
[19:51] ---
    I really enjoyed it, Keiro!
[20:12] ---
    Your Majesty!
    What is happening?!
[20:29] ---
    I have surpassed mankind!
[20:33] ---
    I am a destroyer of worlds!
[20:36] ---
    I am the Dubhe God!
[20:50] ---
    Boss! Everyone!
    We wish you luck!
[20:54] ---
    Enki! Take good care of
    Emperor Taiga and the others!
[20:59] ---
    Brother! Everyone! Please be careful!
[21:07] ---
    We might never come
    back from this journey.
[21:10] ---
    We might lose some people along the way.
[21:13] ---
    Even so, you're all
    willing to come with me?
[21:16] ---
    Yeah! I'm as ready as I ever was!
[21:19] ---
    Of course we'll go!
[21:20] ---
    But I will keep you safe,
    Laila, no matter what!
[21:24] ---
    Even if I have to get cut into pieces!
[21:27] ---
    If that happens I'll
    put you back together!
[21:31] ---
    Laila...!
[21:33] ---
    And I'm sure Ryuko will realize
    what's truly important to him...
[21:48] ---
    We're doing this for the day
    when everyone can look at the sun
[21:54] ---
    with a smile just like this...
[21:55] ---
    All right! Let's go!
[22:07] ---
    When the birds that forgot
    their song even lost the ability to fly
[22:17] ---
    the sun through the trees
    shed its light and cried loudly
[22:27] ---
    What will the morning sun
    be telling us by shining again?
[22:33] ---
    Now, then...
[22:38] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    so that it will reach you
[22:44] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    it's still not quite enough
[22:49] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    with feelings of love welling up
[22:55] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    even if time comes to an end
[23:00] ---
    My feelings for you that I never
    got to say I will now speak out!
[23:05] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:13] ---
    I'll clap my hands
[23:18] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:33] ---
    The stars dance wildly
    in the skies above Luo Chang.
[23:37] ---
    Taito! Kill me!
[23:39] ---
    Are you crazy?! I can't do that!
[23:41] ---
    I'll end up killing you if you don't!
[23:44] ---
    He's now under the
    control of Lord Keiro!
[23:47] ---
    At this rate, Taito's going to die!
[23:49] ---
    I have faith in you!
[23:53] ---
    Inhuman shadows writhe,
    feeding on sorrow!
[23:57] ---
    On Hero Tales,
    "Chapter Twenty-Five: The Dubhe God."
[24:12] ---
    There's no one who deserves to die!
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"

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[00:30] ---
    This is Luo Chang...?!
[00:33] ---
    We were here until just recently, too...
[00:38] ---
    Something isn't right...
[00:39] ---
    Yeah, it's too quiet.
[00:41] ---
    The hair on the back of
    my neck is tingling...
[00:44] ---
    There's almost always trouble
    when that happens...
[00:58] ---
    See?
[01:03] ---
    Yes, unsure of ourselves, 
    we'll again set forth
[01:08] ---
    on our paths, even though they never cross
[01:13] ---
    It wouldn't matter if we 
    ran into each other anyway
[01:18] ---
    in order to obtain it
[01:25] ---
    I was lost in the void
[01:29] ---
    between truth and lies
[01:35] ---
    I was betrayed by a kind smile
[01:40] ---
    that never doubted our pictured future
[01:48] ---
    Yes, unsure of ourselves, 
    we'll again race along
[01:53] ---
    our paths, even though they never cross
[01:58] ---
    It wouldn't matter if we 
    ran into each other anyway
[02:03] ---
    in order to get it back
[02:05] ---
    The reason I always chased
    after you without forgetting
[02:10] ---
    can't be expressed with words,
[02:13] ---
    because it's invisible to the eye
[02:15] ---
    feel my soul believe my heart
[02:18] ---
    Even now, the future from back then
[02:20] ---
    is shining inside our hearts
[02:38] ---
    There are so many of them...
[02:39] ---
    Damn, why can't I ever be
    wrong about these things?
[02:44] ---
    They're all Luo Chang citizens...
[02:47] ---
    This is just like what
    happened with my master...
[02:50] ---
    Hosei...
[02:51] ---
    Killed for no reason, and then
    used like a tool after death...!
[02:57] ---
    That's gotta be hard...
    That's gotta be painful...
[03:04] ---
    There are too many of
    'em for us to deal with.
[03:07] ---
    I know!
[03:09] ---
    Just hang in there a little longer!
    We'll put you out of your misery soon!
[03:13] ---
    There is one thing we must do!
[03:16] ---
    Defeat Keiro and let the
    townspeople rest in peace!
[03:20] ---
    Our destination is Cai Fei Castle.
    We need to beat the mustached bastard!
[03:26] ---
    Let's go!
[03:27] ---
    Yeah!
[03:30] ---
    "Chapter Twenty-Five: The Dubhe God"
[03:46] ---
    Lady Choka...
[03:47] ---
    The Alkaid is in the capital.
[03:50] ---
    Taito...
[03:52] ---
    I see. So he came after all.
[03:55] ---
    Answer me.
[03:56] ---
    Will you kill the Alkaid for Lord Keiro,
[03:59] ---
    or will you lose your own life instead?
[04:02] ---
    My answer will not change.
[04:04] ---
    I cannot assist with the Dubhe's--
    no, Keiro's-- twisted ambitions!
[04:11] ---
    They didn't bother you before.
[04:14] ---
    Though it was only for a
    short time, I did side with Keiro
[04:17] ---
    and participate in this atrocity.
[04:20] ---
    I must atone for what I have done.
[04:24] ---
    I see. So you're prepared to die.
[04:28] ---
    In that case, you will get your wish.
[04:47] ---
    So this is the end...
[04:54] ---
    I've little time left.
[04:57] ---
    In which case...
[05:05] ---
    The Zhu Que Gate!
[05:07] ---
    Once we're on the other side,
    Keiro will be dead-ahead!
[05:09] ---
    Stop right there!
[05:12] ---
    You...!
[05:14] ---
    Detestable Alkaid boy! All you
    ever do is stand in Lord Keiro's way!
[05:20] ---
    Just let us through. You have no
    chance of winning all by yourself!
[05:23] ---
    No, this is who you'll be fighting.
[05:27] ---
    Look out!
[05:38] ---
    It couldn't be...!
[05:43] ---
    Ryuko, what are you...?!
[05:46] ---
    No!
[05:48] ---
    You must stay away from me!
[05:50] ---
    What's going on, Ryuko?!
[05:56] ---
    Taito!
[05:58] ---
    What the hell are you doing?!
[06:00] ---
    Wait! It's not what you think!
    That wasn't Ryuko's doing!
[06:04] ---
    Exactly right.
[06:05] ---
    He's now under the control of Lord Keiro!
[06:19] ---
    Stop Ryuko, everyone!
    At this rate, Taito's going to die!
[06:23] ---
    The only way to stop him is to kill him!
[06:26] ---
    You can't be serious...
[06:29] ---
    Let Taito handle this.
[06:32] ---
    Ryuko...
[06:37] ---
    Ryuko... I won't fight you.
[06:47] ---
    I still...!
[06:52] ---
    "Friendship", huh? What rubbish.
[06:56] ---
    Finish him now!
[07:02] ---
    I have faith in you!
[07:09] ---
    No more, Taito...!
[07:12] ---
    Kill me...!
[07:14] ---
    What?!
[07:15] ---
    I can't atone for what
    I've done as I am now...
[07:21] ---
    Please! Kill me at once!
[07:24] ---
    Are you crazy?! I can't do that!
[07:26] ---
    What are you doing?!
    Put an end to the Alkaid!
[07:44] ---
    Taito! Kill me!
[07:46] ---
    I'll end up killing you if you don't!
[07:50] ---
    Only you, the Alkaid, have
    the power to defeat Keiro!
[07:55] ---
    The world can't afford you dying here!
[08:00] ---
    The same is true for you!
[08:02] ---
    There's no one who deserves to die!
[08:06] ---
    That's a messed-up way of thinking...
[08:08] ---
    Besides, you'll make Rinmei cry if you die...
[08:15] ---
    You'll make Laila and
    Hosei and everyone sad...
[08:21] ---
    I won't die... And I won't let you die...
[08:26] ---
    We're friends, after all!
[08:31] ---
    After all I've done, you
    still call me a friend?
[08:40] ---
    Absurd! He's trying to
    fight Lord Keiro's power?!
[08:46] ---
    You asked me to choose whether
    to kill Taito or lose my own life...!
[08:52] ---
    This... is my answer!
[08:55] ---
    Don't, Ryuko!
[08:57] ---
    Forgive me.
[09:00] ---
    Ryuko!
[09:04] ---
    Ryuko!
[09:05] ---
    Ryuko!
[09:10] ---
    Shokaku! What do you think you're doing?!
[09:13] ---
    He is necessary for stopping
    the madness Keiro has begun.
[09:16] ---
    Curse you! You dare to
    defy Lord Keiro as well?!
[09:24] ---
    That glow...!
[09:42] ---
    Damn you...
[09:44] ---
    In your condition, you will
    be of little use to Keiro now.
[09:54] ---
    Hang in there, Ryuko!
[09:56] ---
    What is this...?!
[09:59] ---
    Mizar and the Wan Xiang Shi Ming's
    dark magic are fighting inside him.
[10:04] ---
    Th-That doesn't sound good!
[10:06] ---
    If left alone, he'll burst open and die.
[10:11] ---
    What?!
[10:14] ---
    I won't let that happen.
[10:22] ---
    What is this...?!
[10:25] ---
    Mizar and the Wan Xiang Shi Ming's
    dark magic are fighting inside him.
[10:29] ---
    Th-That doesn't sound good!
[10:31] ---
    If left alone, he'll burst open and die.
[10:36] ---
    What?!
[10:39] ---
    I won't let that happen.
[10:49] ---
    Endure it for just a little longer.
[10:51] ---
    What are you going to do?
[10:53] ---
    I will use my energy to dispel the
    Wan Xiang Shi Ming's dark magic.
[10:57] ---
    You can do that?!
[10:59] ---
    Sir Ryuko is already close to
    overcoming the spell using his own will.
[11:04] ---
    I am simply going to give
    a little added help.
[11:22] ---
    The reaction is stronger than I expected.
[11:25] ---
    I just hope I can last long enough...
[11:32] ---
    Our stars are resonating...
[11:36] ---
    Ryuko...
[11:41] ---
    H-Hey! Are you...?!
[11:43] ---
    I am fine. My life was
    already nearing its end.
[11:49] ---
    It is my fault that this has happened...
[11:51] ---
    But there is still something 
    that you must do!
[12:09] ---
    Alioth...
[12:11] ---
    So all Five Divine Warriors
    have sided with the Alkaid...
[12:17] ---
    No matter.
[12:27] ---
    Ryuko...
[12:30] ---
    Rinmei...
[12:32] ---
    Thank goodness...
[12:33] ---
    Hurray!
[12:35] ---
    Man, you really had us scared there!
[12:39] ---
    Stand up, Ryuko.
[12:43] ---
    I am not fit to take your hand.
[12:45] ---
    Ryuko!
[12:51] ---
    Sir Shokaku!
[12:56] ---
    Forgive me, Lord Keiro.
[13:00] ---
    The Alkaid has broken
    through the Zhu Que Gate.
[13:03] ---
    He will be here at any moment.
[13:06] ---
    Shokaku has betrayed you
    and sided with the Alkaid.
[13:11] ---
    I know.
[13:15] ---
    It's only us two now...
[13:18] ---
    It's just like when you took me in...
[13:24] ---
    Please use this body any way you see fit!
    Let me be of use to you!
[13:43] ---
    Very well.
[13:51] ---
    Sir Shokaku. Why did you
    do this for me, of all people?
[13:55] ---
    It was because of me that
    you lost your way...
[14:01] ---
    The Tale of the Big Dipper
    says that the confrontation
[14:06] ---
    between Alkaid and Dubhe
    will bring great turmoil...
[14:10] ---
    It didn't matter to me which one prevailed,
[14:14] ---
    as long as it meant being
    able to rebuild this empire...
[14:17] ---
    But... Keiro strayed from his path.
[14:23] ---
    All I wish is for this land to have peace...
[14:28] ---
    Just as you do, Sir Ryuko...
[14:32] ---
    However, I no longer have the
    ability to accomplish that wish...
[14:39] ---
    Might I entrust it to you instead?
[14:43] ---
    I lost my way, though. Just like Keiro.
[14:48] ---
    You still have time to mend your mistakes.
[14:52] ---
    And friends who will wait for you...
[14:59] ---
    Please go...
[15:02] ---
    And bring a new dawn... to this land...
[15:09] ---
    Sir Shokaku! Sir Shokaku!
[15:14] ---
    He was prepared from
    the start to die to save you.
[15:26] ---
    Please, Taito! Let me fight
    alongside you one more time!
[15:32] ---
    Man, you're as straight-laced as ever!
[15:38] ---
    If you make a mistake, just try again.
[15:41] ---
    Your mistakes have given you
    the chance to start all over.
[15:45] ---
    T-Taito...
[15:47] ---
    He's right, Ryuko.
[15:49] ---
    If we put our heads together,
    I'm sure we'll find a better answer.
[15:53] ---
    Rinmei...
[16:00] ---
    We will stop Keiro, 
    and bring peace to this land!
[16:05] ---
    That was Sir Shokaku's wish!
[16:15] ---
    Looks like no one's home...
[16:17] ---
    Keiro's in the throne room. Let's hurry!
[16:20] ---
    Yeah!
[16:34] ---
    You guys go on ahead.
[16:36] ---
    We need to stop Keiro as quickly as possible.
[16:39] ---
    There's no time to get hung up here!
[16:41] ---
    Got it!
[16:50] ---
    All right, girls. You're dealing with me!
[16:59] ---
    What?!
[17:05] ---
    Now this is a little unexpected...!
[17:15] ---
    You fools dare interfere with Lord Keiro...
[17:19] ---
    ...despite the fact that
    destruction is inevitable...
[17:24] ---
    Choka?!
[17:24] ---
    I'll handle this!
[17:26] ---
    Rinmei!
[17:28] ---
    Go! You have something you have to do!
[17:32] ---
    Let's go!
[17:42] ---
    You're still going to fight,
    even after being seriously hurt?!
[17:46] ---
    Is that Keiro's way of doing things?!
[17:49] ---
    I commend you for remaining
    behind for your man's sake.
[17:54] ---
    But...!
[17:57] ---
    I have offered my all to Lord Keiro!
[18:00] ---
    Even my life!
[18:06] ---
    Rinmei!
[18:08] ---
    Go on.
[18:10] ---
    But I have a duty to fulfill
    as a Divine Warrior...!
[18:14] ---
    You idiot! You have something
    way more important than that!
[18:19] ---
    Guys have to protect the 
    girls they're in love with!
[18:22] ---
    Go on, Ryuko.
[18:25] ---
    Thank you! I'll catch up to you later!
[18:33] ---
    Damn, there's no end to 'em!
[19:02] ---
    You suck out your dead friends'
    energy to get stronger, huh...
[19:09] ---
    No wonder you're such a pain!
[19:15] ---
    You're too weak, Merak.
[19:18] ---
    You honestly intend to oppose
    Lord Keiro so halfheartedly?
[19:23] ---
    This is the greatest feeling.
[19:26] ---
    Now that I'm dead, I can feel Lord
    Keiro inside me even more strongly!
[19:30] ---
    That's... That's not right!
[19:34] ---
    Playtime is over.
[19:36] ---
    Now you will die here, alone!
[19:47] ---
    Ryuko!
[19:48] ---
    You're dealing with me!
[19:49] ---
    Curse you! You still dare
    to interfere, Ryuko?!
[19:53] ---
    You, Shokaku, and all the others...
[19:55] ---
    You Five Divine Warriors
    are always getting in my way!
[19:59] ---
    Being a Divine Warrior has
    nothing to do with it.
[20:01] ---
    I simply have something to protect now
[20:06] ---
    that's more important than
    the karma of the stars!
[20:10] ---
    Ryuko...
[20:11] ---
    Such nonsense!
[20:22] ---
    Choka! What has driven you to such lengths?!
[20:25] ---
    Keiro discards his own
    people like they're nothing
[20:28] ---
    simply to fulfill his own ambitions!
[20:30] ---
    He brings misfortune to all!
[20:33] ---
    Misfortune?
[20:36] ---
    What misfortune is there in
    living and dying for Lord Keiro?!
[20:45] ---
    Lord Keiro is everything to me!
    He is the very reason I am here now!
[20:51] ---
    I will stake my entire existence
    for him, give my entire self to him,
[20:56] ---
    serve him, and devote myself to him!
[20:59] ---
    That's just sad...
[21:01] ---
    Silence!
[21:26] ---
    I'm here to end this, mustached bastard!
[21:36] ---
    I've been waiting for you, Alkaid.
[21:41] ---
    But you're too late. You
    cannot defeat me now.
[21:47] ---
    What?!
[21:50] ---
    I have...
[21:53] ---
    I have... surpassed mankind!
[22:07] ---
    When the birds that forgot
    their song even lost the ability to fly
[22:17] ---
    the sun through the trees
    shed its light and cried loudly
[22:27] ---
    What will the morning sun
    be telling us by shining again?
[22:33] ---
    Now, then...
[22:38] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    so that it will reach you
[22:44] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    it's still not quite enough
[22:49] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    with feelings of love welling up
[22:55] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    even if time comes to an end
[23:00] ---
    My feelings for you that I never
    got to say I will now speak out!
[23:05] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:13] ---
    I'll clap my hands
[23:18] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:33] ---
    The battle between Taito and Keiro begins!
[23:37] ---
    Do you know how many people have shed tears
[23:38] ---
    because of your selfish desires?!
[23:41] ---
    Feel it, Alkaid! The taste of defeat!
    The taste of despair!
[23:45] ---
    Don't call me that name! My name is Taito!
[23:51] ---
    Taito!
[23:53] ---
    What does the future hold,
    amid the utter silence?
[23:57] ---
    On the final chapter of
    Hero Tales: "The End of the Tale."
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"
[24:13] ---
    This, too, is the karma of the stars! 
    The end the heavens wish for!

26 - Final Chapter: The End of the Tale
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[00:20] ---
    Wh-What is that, Master Sonnei?
[00:23] ---
    So it has finally begun...
[00:25] ---
    The confrontation between
    the Two Celestial Deities,
[00:28] ---
    the Alkaid and Dubhe...
[00:31] ---
    Taito...
[01:01] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[01:10] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:19] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her
[01:28] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:37] ---
    Try to scream
[01:40] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[01:49] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[01:54] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[02:04] ---
    During winterlong
[02:18] ---
    "Chapter Twenty-Six:
    The End of the Tale"
[02:28] ---
    Y-You've surpassed mankind?
[02:31] ---
    K-Keiro...! You've given up being human?!
[02:35] ---
    A trifling task on the path
    to attaining my desire.
[02:39] ---
    The hell with you!
[02:41] ---
    Do you know how many people have shed tears
[02:43] ---
    because of your selfish desires?!
[02:45] ---
    Inner-channel Energy Manipulation!
[02:58] ---
    Taito!
[03:09] ---
    Things truly are different
    with the body of a god.
[03:12] ---
    Your full-force punches feel
    like gentle spring breezes to me.
[03:17] ---
    Cut the crap!
[03:33] ---
    Damn you, mustached bastard...
[03:35] ---
    What is this? He's nothing 
    like he was before...
[03:39] ---
    You still do not understand?
[03:42] ---
    We are now on separate levels of existence.
[03:45] ---
    He gained power by ceasing to be human...?
[03:48] ---
    That's exactly right, young lady.
[03:50] ---
    That voice! Shimei!
[03:52] ---
    What are you looking at? I'm right here.
[04:02] ---
    Surprised?
[04:04] ---
    As you can see, I'm now a part of the boss.
[04:09] ---
    A human absorbing a monster
    leaves me at a loss for words,
[04:12] ---
    but it turns out he's much
    more of a monster than I was.
[04:18] ---
    He's truly a god born by Dubhe...
    He's the Dubhe God!
[04:22] ---
    Alkaid, I'm going to sit
    back and watch from the inside
[04:26] ---
    and see how much of a
    struggle you can put up.
[04:31] ---
    He absorbed Shimei...?!
[04:34] ---
    The Shimei...?
[04:35] ---
    Now, Alkaid. Allow me to give
    you limitless despair and fear.
[04:42] ---
    Do not worry. I will take
    my time killing you.
[04:57] ---
    Isn't there anything I can do?!
[05:01] ---
    Is there any way to repay
    my brother and the others?!
[05:04] ---
    Please be patient, Your Majesty.
[05:06] ---
    Your role will be to rule over a new era.
[05:09] ---
    Only Taito can change the
    fate of this land now.
[05:22] ---
    Taito! Taito!
[05:23] ---
    D-Damn...!
[05:35] ---
    You're disgraceful, Alkaid.
[05:38] ---
    You're an embarrassment
    to the Two Celestial Deities.
[05:43] ---
    Come to think of it, my desires
    might not have grown this strong
[05:47] ---
    had I not met you that
    day at Lian Tong Temple.
[05:51] ---
    In other words, this, too,
    is the karma of the stars!
[05:54] ---
    The end the heavens wish for!
[06:02] ---
    Taito!
[06:05] ---
    Taito!
[06:12] ---
    Just pathetic, Alkaid! This, after
    all the trouble you gave us before?!
[06:17] ---
    That's it! I've had enough of this!
[06:21] ---
    Taito?!
[06:22] ---
    Stop...
[06:23] ---
    You're supposed to protect Laila, remember?
[06:27] ---
    He's mine...!
[06:31] ---
    Taito...
[06:46] ---
    Laila.
[06:47] ---
    Yes?
[06:49] ---
    I'm sorry if I can't keep my promise...
[06:52] ---
    Huh?!
[07:05] ---
    How unsightly!
[07:06] ---
    Groveling on the ground
    like that really suits you best!
[07:13] ---
    Your attacks will always
    have the same result.
[07:18] ---
    Shimei! Prepare to die!
[07:37] ---
    Foolishness.
[07:38] ---
    My body has no weaknesses, not even
    parts in the shape of Shimei's face!
[07:44] ---
    Hosei!
[07:56] ---
    Hosei...
[08:01] ---
    Hosei!
[08:10] ---
    Please, everyone!
[08:12] ---
    Return the ship to Luo Chang!
[08:14] ---
    I know there is nothing I can do.
[08:17] ---
    But I wish to be by my
    brother's side as much as I can!
[08:20] ---
    B-But, Your Majesty...
[08:22] ---
    I beg you, Tokaku! Ryusho!
[08:26] ---
    If Your Majesty is that insistent,
    we have no choice but to comply.
[08:31] ---
    We can't afford to go back.
[08:33] ---
    Enki... Why not?!
[08:35] ---
    We have been ordered to take
    you to a safe location.
[08:41] ---
    We cannot disobey those orders,
    even if Your Majesty disagrees.
[08:50] ---
    I've always lived as a figurehead emperor.
[08:54] ---
    Should I flee again as everyone says,
    nothing about me will have changed.
[08:59] ---
    Meaning that someone someday will
    have their way with this land again!
[09:10] ---
    I can't fight by my brother's side.
    Nor can I be of any use.
[09:15] ---
    Even so, I ask for your
    understanding of my selfish request!
[09:27] ---
    Turn the Dou Ya around!
    We're returning to Luo Chang!
[09:30] ---
    Full speed ahead!
[09:34] ---
    Thank you, Lady Enki. I will
    apologize to Sir Koyo personally.
[09:39] ---
    Please do.
[09:52] ---
    There's only one left, but
    it's not going down easily...!
[10:16] ---
    Poor girl, being changed into that
[10:18] ---
    just because you worked
    for Keiro and Choka...
[10:25] ---
    Come. I'll put you out of your misery.
[11:03] ---
    Rinmei!
[11:07] ---
    Ryuko!
[11:13] ---
    What power...!
[11:14] ---
    This is the strength of her feelings!
[11:18] ---
    Help each other! Protect each other!
[11:21] ---
    I will still crush your weak,
    insignificant feelings!
[11:27] ---
    I gave my all to Lord Keiro!
    My feelings are true!
[11:31] ---
    You're wrong! It's not for anyone to say
[11:35] ---
    what feelings are real and
    what feelings are insignificant!
[11:50] ---
    Ryuko!
[11:51] ---
    What would you two know?!
[11:54] ---
    I will show you my feelings.
[11:57] ---
    I will show you everything I
    gave to Lord Keiro for eternity!
[12:07] ---
    What is that?
[12:08] ---
    Her all. The culmination of
    everything she's ever believed in.
[12:19] ---
    Rinmei. I... want to save her.
[12:24] ---
    Will you help me?
[12:26] ---
    Don't be silly. Of course I will.
[12:36] ---
    Die!
[12:41] ---
    What can you possibly do with that arm?!
[12:44] ---
    Rinmei!
[13:01] ---
    Rinmei.
[13:19] ---
    Had the gears of fate turned
    slightly differently,
[13:22] ---
    I'm sure that she'd also have...
[13:26] ---
    Let's go. Taito is waiting.
[13:42] ---
    Stand, Alkaid!
[13:44] ---
    I'll keep knocking you down
[13:46] ---
    for as long as your mind
    continues to struggle.
[13:50] ---
    Hey, Alkaid. Things don't look so good.
[13:53] ---
    Maybe you should just give
    up and end your misery?
[14:08] ---
    Why am I trying to stand up...
    even after everything that's happened?
[14:15] ---
    Hosei's been done in...
[14:18] ---
    And Ryuko, Rinmei, and Koyo...
    We didn't stand a chance
[14:22] ---
    against monsters like this after all...
[14:28] ---
    Yeah... I've done well.
[14:32] ---
    There's no reason to push myself too far.
[14:34] ---
    I'm sure everyone would say 
    the same thing to me...
[14:39] ---
    Out of strength, are you?
[14:47] ---
    Feel it, Alkaid! The taste of defeat!
    The taste of despair!
[14:53] ---
    I guess this is it...
[14:56] ---
    For all the big talk I gave,
    I'm actually pathetic...
[15:02] ---
    For my grand desire, the death
    and destruction of everything!
[15:09] ---
    Taito!
[15:17] ---
    G-Guys!
[15:20] ---
    Made it in time...
[15:21] ---
    I don't think this will
    atone for what I've done, but...
[15:29] ---
    Ryuko! Koyo!
[15:32] ---
    You still interfere with me?
[15:34] ---
    R-Rinmei!
[15:36] ---
    Don't be reckless! Get back!
[15:38] ---
    It's all right, Taito. I
    can't possibly beat Keiro.
[15:43] ---
    But I can try to give you
    a little time to recuperate.
[15:48] ---
    Wh-Why...?
[15:50] ---
    Because you're our only hope.
[15:53] ---
    We have faith that as long as
    you're here, we can beat Keiro...
[15:58] ---
    That you can make this land a place
    where everyone can live with a smile...
[16:02] ---
    We'll do whatever it takes
    to keep those hopes alive!
[16:06] ---
    That's why!
[16:10] ---
    You're pests to the very end, small fries!
[16:18] ---
    Wh-What...?!
[16:20] ---
    Taito...!
[16:24] ---
    Impossible! The Alkaid had 
    that much strength left?!
[16:29] ---
    Sorry, Rinmei. I was ready
    to give up just a moment ago.
[16:34] ---
    I was certain there was no way
    of beating Keiro as he is now.
[16:38] ---
    But now I realize I was
    acting kinda spoiled there.
[16:42] ---
    I have to beat him, no 
    matter how strong he is.
[16:55] ---
    Laila. Give me one of your hits.
[17:00] ---
    Right!
[17:06] ---
    Get your act together, you dumb brother!
[17:09] ---
    Oww!
[17:11] ---
    Thanks, Laila!
[17:14] ---
    Why? Why?!
[17:17] ---
    Why do the heavens only
    give power to the Alkaid?!
[17:21] ---
    Being the Alkaid's got
    nothing to do with this!
[17:24] ---
    My friends believe in me
    and risked their lives for me!
[17:27] ---
    That alone is more than enough!
[17:32] ---
    Ryuko... Rinmei...
[17:34] ---
    Koyo...
[17:35] ---
    Hosei...
[17:37] ---
    Laila...
[17:38] ---
    Grandpa Son... The monks...
    The Qing Long Platoon...
[17:42] ---
    Lien... The kids...
[17:45] ---
    Ryusho... Tokaku... The Wo Jin Squad...
[17:49] ---
    My brother Emperor Taiga and Taki...
[17:52] ---
    All the nice people of this land...
[17:56] ---
    And Koei, Shokaku, and Dad...
[18:00] ---
    They all believe in me.
[18:02] ---
    They tell me that it's too soon to give up!
[18:06] ---
    If I don't do this, I'm not a man!
[18:09] ---
    Nonsense, Alkaid!
[18:11] ---
    People's feelings are powerless
    before the karma of the stars!
[18:15] ---
    You lowly beings can't change anything,
    no matter how hard you try!
[18:20] ---
    You're a really slow learner.
[18:23] ---
    Even now, you talk about
    the karma of the stars?
[18:25] ---
    Then why do you fight?!
[18:28] ---
    Because you piss me off!
[18:44] ---
    I will end it! I will put
    an end to everything!
[18:47] ---
    Now you will die, Alkaid!
[18:50] ---
    Don't call me that name!
[18:53] ---
    My name is Taito!
[19:01] ---
    Taito...
[19:03] ---
    Taito...
[19:20] ---
    Taito!
[19:34] ---
    Th-That's...
[19:35] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu...!
[19:50] ---
    Oh! The Xian Jia Lan Wu!
[19:54] ---
    We're counting on you.
[19:55] ---
    Make a world where everyone
    can live with a smile.
[19:58] ---
    Brother?!
[20:00] ---
    What is it?
[20:02] ---
    Oh, it's nothing...
[20:07] ---
    Brother...
[20:27] ---
    Boss. Tell me today what
    you were about to say before.
[20:33] ---
    If you manage to avenge
    my brother, you'll do what?
[20:37] ---
    Huh?! Oh, I, uhh...!
[20:55] ---
    His Majesty has grown very strong.
[20:58] ---
    Ironically, Keiro's existence
    brought the people together
[21:03] ---
    and helped His Majesty grow.
[21:05] ---
    It was his one and only achievement.
[21:14] ---
    Ryuko. I'm sending a letter
    to Lian Tong Temple.
[21:17] ---
    Do you have anything to say?
[21:19] ---
    No, not really.
[21:21] ---
    Just say that I'll visit
    again once I've grown my hair.
[21:26] ---
    You're going to grow it back?
    But this suits you so well.
[21:28] ---
    Really...?
[21:36] ---
    She says the capital is
    in much nicer shape now.
[21:38] ---
    Really? Emperor Taiga must
    be working really hard too.
[21:42] ---
    It sounds like it.
[21:45] ---
    For some reason, it almost
    feels like none of it was real...
[21:49] ---
    Yeah.
[21:50] ---
    Hosei.
[21:52] ---
    Even after what Taito said, I think
    the karma of the stars is real after all.
[21:58] ---
    Huh?
[21:59] ---
    I mean, just look!
[22:01] ---
    There's a lot more than
    just the Big Dipper stars.
[22:04] ---
    I think that every one of these shining
    stars is in charge of a person's fate.
[22:10] ---
    You might be right.
[22:12] ---
    The Alkaid, Dubhe, and the
    rest of us aren't special.
[22:16] ---
    It's up to everyone whether or
    not they're a prisoner of karma.
[22:22] ---
    So, which star is yours, Laila?!
[22:24] ---
    Isn't it obvious? That one!
[22:28] ---
    That's a big one you claimed!
[22:30] ---
    So? I called it first!
[22:32] ---
    That is perfect for you, Laila.
[22:40] ---
    Your face is as big and round
    as the moon, after all!
[22:44] ---
    Don't give me that, you dumb brother!
[22:47] ---
    You're in no position to
    make fun of other people's faces!
[22:50] ---
    Yeah, Laila's right!
[22:52] ---
    Listen, you two! I'm a real stud!
[22:55] ---
    You can't make fun of me!
    You can't make fun of me!
[22:58] ---
    The Alkaid lives, and the Dubhe has died.
[23:02] ---
    It would seem the whims 
    of the heavens are over.
[23:07] ---
    As the wheels of fate continue to turn,
[23:10] ---
    I am certain the time will come again
[23:12] ---
    when both an Alkaid and Dubhe
    are born in the same era.
[23:16] ---
    When that happens, it is possible
    that the just one will prevail again
[23:21] ---
    regardless of the karma of the stars,
    just as Taito says.