E12 - Where This Road Leads

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[00:11] Musashi
    Say, is it just me, or did we
    already pass by here?
[00:14] Kojiro
    I guess we might be lost.
[00:16] Tsugumi
    What?! Get it together, Captain!
[00:19] Kojiro
    The map didn't say anything about a forest!
[00:22] Tsugumi
    I hate this! It's hot, and it's dark,
    and this thing is heavy!
[00:25] Tsugumi
    I want out of these woods now!
[00:27] Tsugumi
    Just drive the Kitetsu Mount!
[00:29] Kojiro
    Why don't you drive it yourself, then?!
[00:35] Musashi
    I wanna do it!
[00:39] Musashi
    I wanna try driving!
[00:44] Musashi
    You guys better not let go, okay?
[00:46] Musashi
    I'm serious!
[00:49] Kojiro
    It's pretty scary without any help
    in the early stages.
[00:52] Tsugumi
    I know, right?
[00:53] Tsugumi
    Let's spook him by letting go
     when he's not paying attention!
[00:57] Kojiro
    Keep it quiet!
[00:59] Musashi
    I think they've both settled
    down some. That's a relief.
[01:02] Kojiro
    Are you ready?
[01:03] Tsugumi
    Careful now.
[01:04] Tsugumi
    Don't let him notice...
[01:06] Musashi
    I'll play along for now.
[01:09] Musashi
    You guys better not let go!
[01:12] Musashi
    I mean it!
[01:13] Musashi
    You can't let go of me!
[01:17] Musashi
    Huh...
[01:20] Musashi
    All right, maybe you can actually let go now.
SIGN    Green Oni
    Octopus Jars
[01:30] Tsugumi
    Help, Musashi!
[01:34] Musashi
    Kojiro! Tsugumi!
[01:41] Musashi
    There's someone else, too!
[01:46] Musashi
    These oni never get any less monstrous.
[01:49] Musashi
    But now...
[01:51] Musashi
    I'm not helpless against them anymore!
[01:57] Musashi
    Enma's Oodachi!
SIGN    Where This Road Leads
[03:35] Musahi
    Where's its horn?
[03:39] Musahi
    There!
[04:06] Musahi
    Kojiro! Tsugumi! You okay?
[04:10] Tsugumi
    I'm soaked...
[04:13] Kojiro
    Yeah, we're okay.
[04:15] Kojiro
    Nice save.
[04:17] Musashi
    Thank goodness.
[04:18] Musashi
    Oh, yeah...
[04:20] Tsugumi
    Huh? It caught someone else?
[04:22] Musashi
    Hey! You okay in there?
[04:27] Tsugumi
    No answer...
[04:29] Kojiro
    Don't tell me...
[04:30] Musashi
    They were moving a second ago!
[04:33] Musashi
    They've gotta be alive!
[04:50] Musashi
    It's a girl.
[04:52] Tsugumi
    Is she alive?
[05:12] Tsugumi
    What a relief.
[05:21] Michiru
    Right here...
[05:23] Michiru
    You're bleeding.
[05:27] Musashi
    Oh, yeah.
[05:29] Musashi
    From when I saved you.
[05:31] Michiru
    You saved me?
[05:35] Musashi
    Yeah.
[05:39] Michiru
    I see...
[05:51] Michiru
    Thank you.
[05:55] Kojiro
    She's gorgeous.
[05:57] Musashi
    Are you feeling okay? Any injuries?
[06:02] Tsugumi
    Musashi and Kojiro are gaga over her!
[06:05] Tsugumi
    I bet they're hearing birdsong in their heads!
[06:08] Musashi
    This is great news.
[06:09] Musashi
    I'm still normal enough
    to think girls my age are cute.
[06:16] Musashi
    I need to cherish this wonderful feeling!
[06:21] Chamberlain
    Princess!
[06:23] Musashi/Kojiro/Tsugumi
    Princess?
[06:26] Chamberlain
    You're all right!
[06:28] Michiru
    Chamberlain...
[06:29] Chamberlain
    I was ever so worried when you
    were separated from the group!
[06:32] Michiru
    Stray oni attacked me,
    and then I was saved by this man.
[06:36] Chamberlain
    Stray oni?
[06:37] Chamberlain
    Princess, I could never make it up to
    His Lordship if anything happened to you!
[06:42] Michiru
    I'm sorry, chamberlain.
[06:45] Musashi
    An actual princess...?
[06:47] Tsugumi
    And what exactly is a hoity-toity lady
    like that doing in the backwoods?
[06:52] Tsugumi
    Say something like that, Musashi!
[06:54] Michiru
    Actually...
[06:58] Chamberlain
    Sir, the princess would
    like to know your name.
[07:02] Tsugumi
    She should give hers first!
[07:04] Tsugumi
    And if she has something to say,
     tell her to say it!
[07:07] Chamberlain
    How terribly rude of me.
[07:11] Chamberlain
    This is the daughter of Lord Nobumitsu,
[07:14] Chamberlain
    head of the Saruwatari Bushi
    under the Uesugi Alliance...
[07:17] Chamberlain
    Milady Saruwatari Michiru.
SIGN    Saruwatari Band
     Saruwatari Michiru
[07:20] Chamberlain
    In order to attend the battle which
    will decide the fate of the nation,
[07:24] Chamberlain
    we are headed to the port of Harima.
[07:28] Musashi
    A battle that's gonna decide
    the fate of the nation?
[07:37] Kojiro
    This thing is a Kitetsu Mount, too?!
[07:39] Chamberlain
    Is this your first time riding one like it?
[07:40] Chamberlain
    Consider the lift a token of gratitude
    for Sir Musashi saving the princess.
[07:44] Chamberlain
    We'll clear through the
    forest in no time at all.
[07:47] Tsugumi
    It's great that we got a ride, huh, Musashi?
[07:50] Tsugumi
    Musashi?
[07:51] Musashi
    Huh? Yeah.
[07:57] Musashi
    She seems like a totally different person.
[08:00] Musashi
    What's she upset about?
[08:03] Kojiro
    What is that?
[08:06] Tsugumi
    Musashi, check it out!
    It's crazy over there!
[08:09] Musashi
    Yeah...
[08:11] Musashi
    Are you guys seriously not noticing this?
[08:13] Musashi
    This awkward, chilly mood that's crept over?
[08:17] Musashi
    I can't stand this kind of atmosphere.
[08:20] Musashi
    So I've gotta find a way to break the ice!
[08:23] Musashi
    Y'know, we were actually kind of lost!
[08:27] Musashi
    I'm so glad you have a map of the forest.
[08:31] Musashi
    Come on, gimme something!
[08:33] Tsugumi
    Huh? What's this blacked out part?
[08:37] Kojiro
    Maybe a misprint?
[08:38] Tsugumi
    But it's the whole area...
[08:41] Musashi
    They're hijacking the conversation!
[08:43] Musashi
    So, where are you from?
[08:46] Musashi
    Talking about your hometown
    is a classic conversation starter!
[08:56] Chamberlain
    Well, we're actually from Bicchu.
[09:00] Musashi
    Another interloper!
[09:01] Kojiro
    By the way, you mentioned you
    were headed to the Harima port.
[09:05] Chamberlain
    Correct. Lord Uesugi has called for a
    gathering in order to slay a Kishin,
[09:09] Chamberlain
    so the Bushi of the Uesugi Alliance
    are reporting to Harima.
[09:14] Musashi
    You're headed to fight a Kishin, then?
[09:17] Musashi
    What kind of fighting style do you use?
[09:20] Musashi
    If she's a Bushi, she's gotta
    love talking about swords!
[09:26] Kojiro
    What's the Uesugi Alliance?
[09:28] Tsugumi
    Oh, it's a network of friendly Bushi bands.
[09:31] Musashi
    Hey, could you guys not change the
    subject every few seconds?!
[09:35] Tsugumi
    What was that for?!
[09:35] Musashi
    I'm trying to talk to Michiru!
[09:41] Michiru
    You remembered my name...?
[09:49] Chamberlain
    These game trails can be quite bumpy!
[09:59] Kojiro
    Musashi!
[10:01] Musashi
    Huh?
[10:07] Musashi
    Crap, this is bad!
[10:18] Michiru
    Kitetsu Blade: Lapis Lazuli Lotus.
[10:22] Musashi
    You...
[10:28] Musashi
    Whoa, we're flying!
[10:31] Musashi
    Your Kitetsu Blade is awesome!
[10:36] Michiru
    You remind me of my father.
[10:39] Michiru
    When I could first use a Kitetsu Blade,
[10:42] Michiru
    he praised me just like that.
[10:46] Musashi
    You're smiling!
[10:48] Mihciru
    I'm sorry I was rude before.
[10:52] Musashi
    It's okay, but... what's brought
    you out of your shell all of a sudden?
[10:57] Michiru
    You won't laugh?
[10:58] Musashi
    I promise.
[11:02] Michiru
    The truth is...
[11:07] Michiru
    I'm a recluse.
[11:11] Musashi
    A recluse?
[11:14] Michiru
    It's usually just me and the chamberlain,
[11:17] Michiru
    so when there are more people...
[11:20] Michiru
    I-I'm never sure how
    to join the conversation.
[11:24] Michiru
    I didn't know what to do.
[11:27] Musahi
    Is that what the issue was?
[11:33] Michiru
    You're laughing!
[11:34] Musashi
    I'm just relieved you weren't mad.
[11:41] Michiru
    Say, why don't you head south with me?
[11:46] Musashi
    We're actually headed east.
[11:50] Michiru
    You won't be able to go far, then.
[11:52] Michiru
    Remember how the map was blacked out?
[11:55] Musashi
    Yeah. What's with that?
[11:58] Michiru
    It's easy enough to explain.
[12:00] Michiru
    Look. There it is.
[12:13] Musashi
    What is that?!
[12:20] MIchiru
    That black wall is a Kishin.
[12:23] Musashi
    That's a Kishin? It's way too huge!
[12:45] Musashi
    The wall's... moving?
[12:50] Musashi
    What the hell is this thing?!
[12:54] Michiru
    They say it was the first oni to appear
    in Hinomoto over 150 years ago.
[13:04] Michiru
    Long ago in Hinomoto...
[13:14] Michiru
    A lone oni appeared.
[13:26] Michiru
    It was extremely powerful.
[13:29] Michiru
    No human could stand against it.
[13:34] Michiru
    Hinomoto was split in two
[13:38] Michiru
    between those who saw the oni as enemies
     and declared all-out war on them,
[13:42] Michiru
    and those who heralded the oni as gods
     and decided to worship them.
[13:47] Michiru
    The latter would go on to build mining towns,
[13:51] Michiru
    where ore was harvested
    and offered up to the Kishin.
[13:56] Michiru
    As it consumed ore, it grew ever bigger,
[14:01] Michiru
    to the point that it now covers
    over half of Hinomoto.
[14:06] Michiru
    It's known as the Black Kishin.
[14:16] Musashi
    The Black Kishin...
[14:17] Chamberlain
    That's what we've named it.
[14:21] Chamberlain
    And defeating it is the unrealized ambition
     of all Bushi the past 150 years.
[14:29] Chamberlain
    Considering that the Black Kishin
    continues to grow with each passing day,
[14:34] Chamberlain
    it will eventually swallow all of Hinomoto
    if nothing is done to stop it.
[14:40] Kojiro
    The entire country...?
[14:42] Musashi
    Then we need to take it out fast, right?!
[14:45] Tsugumi
    But an oni that no one's been
    able to defeat for 150 years...
[14:50] Tsugumi
    I don't see how anyone can beat it now.
[14:54] Chamberlain
    Fear not! The leader of our alliance,
    Master Uesugi Tatsuomi, shall slay it!
[15:00] Chamberlain
    After all, he ranks among
     the nation's strongest Bushi,
[15:05] Chamberlain
    the Five Great Generals.
[15:08] Musashi
    The Five Great Generals?
[15:09] Chamberlain
    Yes! They are the closest anyone
    has come to unifying the nation.
[15:13] Kojiro
    That sounds pretty impressive...
[15:16] Chamberlain
    Defeating the Kishin on Awaji Island will be
     critical to taking down the Black Kishin.
[15:22] Chamberlain
    I recommend you all join us
    in Harima if you're interested.
[15:26] Chamberlain
    Come now, Princess. Let's be on our way.
[15:31] Michiru
    Well, I hope we meet again someday.
[15:41] Tsugumi
    I wonder if my sister was aware of all this...
[15:46] Musashi
    Do you think that Pops
    knew about that thing?
[15:50] Kojiro
    No clue.
[15:52] Kojiro
    The scrolls he left didn't mention it.
[15:55] Musashi
    Are you sure?
[15:57] Kojiro
    I guess we can check.
[16:03] Tsugumi
    Oh, every band has these scrolls.
[16:06] Musashi
    What? Really?
[16:07] Tsugumi
    Yeah. It has a record of the
    Kishin's names and traits.
[16:12] Kojiro
    If this is something all Bushi bands carry...
[16:15] Kojiro
    then why'd my dad have it?
[16:17] Tsugumi
    I mean, it probably means he
    was a Bushi in a band, right?
[16:22] Tsugumi
    Right?
[16:24] Musashi
    Then Pops really did have connections
    to the outside world...
[16:27] Tsugumi
    Hey, this scroll has a seal.
[16:30] Musashi
    What seal?
[16:31] Tsugumi
    It's for identification.
[16:32] Tsugumi
    Let's see, from the looks of it...
[16:36] Tsugumi
    This is the seal of the lord of the Uesugi.
[16:38] Musashi
    Isn't that...
[16:40] Tsugumi
    It probably means Kojiro's dad
    belonged to the Uesugi Band.
[17:08] Sanae
    Everyone here is part of
    the Uesugi Alliance?!
[17:11] Sanae
    Wow!
[17:12] Keiji
    Why are we way out on the fringe?
[17:14] Hikaru
    Well, the Amako band is pretty minor.
[17:17] Yamanaka
    Near the center are the Arima,
     the Ootomo, and...
[17:22] Kijinosuke
    The second-biggest band in the
    Uesugi Alliance, the Shimazu!
[17:29] Amako
    Our duty is to slay the
    Kishin of Awaji Island.
[17:34] Amako
    Let's take the island back!
[17:35] Amako(Group)
    Right!
[17:38] Haruhisa
    Natsuki, do you remember what Father said?
[17:42] Natsuki
    Yeah. Whoever takes the Kishin's horn on
    Awaji gets to be the head of the clan, right?
[17:47] Fuyuya
    I'm sure Sir Akihiro can do it.
[17:57] Naoe
    Get in line!
[17:59] Naoe
    First come, first serve. No cutting.
[18:02] Crowd
    We're waiting back here!
[18:02] Amakazu
    Try and calm down.
[18:04] Naoe
    I hate it when anything is out of place...
[18:08] Amakazu
    You're a little too organized,
    Master Kanetatsu.
[18:16] Naoe
    My lord! There are reports that
    the Obsidian Goddess was spotted
[18:18] Naoe
    at the great eastern mine of Mimasaka.
[18:20] Naoe
    Word came from one of
    the bands under our authority.
[18:26] Tatsuomi
    The Obsidian Goddess...
[18:30] Naotora
    Come on, Tatsuomi.
     I don't actually work for you.
[18:43] Nanao
    I bought a lot of stuff.
[18:45] Nanao
    I wonder if Master will be happy.
[18:48] Nanao
    I guess snacks wouldn't really please him.
[18:51] Nanao
    Maybe I should have hunted
    down a Kitetsu Blade...
[18:54] Nanao
    No, no! I'm off duty after
    finishing up a mission.
[18:58] Nanao
    And I don't believe in working without pay.
[19:07] Nanao
    Ugh...
[19:12] Nanao
    No one should come around here.
[19:19] Yataro
    H-Hey, Nanao...
[19:22] Yataro
    Looks like you're relaxing off duty, huh?
[19:25] Nanao
    Everyone being able to keep tabs
    on you isn't very relaxing...
SIGN    The Obsidian Eight
[19:28] Yataro
    We all have the same stones within us.
[19:31] Yataro
    That lets us know what's going on,
    no matter the distance.
[19:34] Seiroku
    Speaking of duty, I hear you actually
    found the Obsidian Goddess.
[19:39] Nanao
    Yes. The genuine article this time.
[19:42] Nanao
    There's no doubt about it.
[19:44] Shiro
    I found her!
[19:45] Seiroku**
    I heard she rejected you.
[19:48] Seiroku
    Wanna go drown your sorrows? My treat.
[19:50] Shiro
    What, you wanna go drinking, Seiroku?
[19:52] Seiroku
    I'm trying to say I'm worried about you!
[19:55] Nanao
    Seiroku, consideration and other delicate
    sentiments don't apply to my master.
[20:01] Boss
    We need to keep the Obsidian Goddess
    out of Bushi hands.
[20:05] Boss
    The compass would show the
    way to divine treasures.
[20:10] Boss
    Our duty is to ensure the survival of the
    Kishin so that we can live alongside them.
[20:15] Boss
    Let us all work together,
    brothers and sisters.
[20:17] O8
    Right.
[20:18] Shiro
    Let's go and grab her right now!
[20:20] Boss
    I think it'd be a good idea to send
    someone who can approach in secret.
[20:24] Seiroku
    Yeah, if we send someone without
    a plan, she'll get away. Again.
[20:29] Yataro
    I-If I clean up the mess that Nanao made...
[20:32] Yataro
    Will I get praised for it?
[20:35] Nanao
    So creepy!
[20:37] Seiroku
    You wanna show off to Nanao, don't you?
[20:39] Yataro
    M-Maybe I should go this time...
[20:45] Musashi
    We're almost at the port of Harima.
[20:48] Tsugumi
    We'll be able to see the ocean.
[20:49] Musashi
    The ocean, huh?
[20:51] Kojiro
    The ocean...
[20:52] Tsugumi
    Do you guys even know what an ocean is?
[20:55] Musashi
    Sure we do.
[20:56] (Flashback) Kyoko
    During the Sengoku period,
SIGN    Ocean of Blood
[20:58] (Flashback) Kyoko
    the ocean was a body of water that was turned
    red with the blood of innocent farmers.
[21:04] Tsugumi
    Your school was really full of it, huh?
[21:06] Musashi
    I wonder what the ocean's really like...
[21:10] Musashi
    Should be exciting, huh, Kojiro?
[21:13] Kojiro
    You guys really don't mind
    me being selfish like this?
[21:17] Musashi
    It's not selfish, man.
[21:19] Tsugumi
    It's only natural to want to
    know more about your family.
[21:22] Musashi
    Yeah. Besides, I wanna
    know more about Pops myself.
[21:29] Kojiro
    I need to know more about him, too.
[21:33] Kojiro
    I never even thought about
    where he came from before.
[21:39] Kojiro
    But if we go to the Uesugi,
    we might be able to learn something.
[21:47] Musashi
    What's that smell?
[21:52] Kojiro
    I think we're coming up on something.
[21:54] Tsugumi
    That's the ocean!
[21:59] Kojiro
    That's the ocean?
[22:01] Musahi
    It's so blue!
SIGN    The Battle of Awaji Island Starts Summer 2022
[23:37] Musashi
    This is Harima?!