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!"