20 - Chapter Twenty: The Turmoil Begins

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    Ryuko...
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    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.
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    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
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    is the true ruler recognized by the heavens.
[04:56] ---
    At present, it's a useless
    piece of junk, though.
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    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...
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    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!"