# 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?!