6 - Chapter Six: The Red Champion

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    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...