E18 - Tactician Battle

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[00:07] Naoe
    Please. We need your help.
[00:10] Naoe
    To defeat this Kishin, we'll need the power
    of the Obsidian Goddess inside of you.
[00:16] Musashi
    What can I really do?
[00:19] Kojiro
    I think this is our last chance to turn back.
[00:22] Musashi
    What do you mean, Kojiro?
[00:24] Kojiro
    We approached the Uesugi Band because of me.
[00:27] Kojiro
    Because I was curious about Dad.
[00:29] Kojiro
    But... my curiosity doesn't
    outweigh your lives.
[00:34] Tsugumi
    Kojiro...
[00:35] Naoe
    He's got a point.
[00:37] Naoe
    You're outsiders.
[00:39] Naoe
    You're under no obligation to get
    wrapped up in an Uesugi fight.
[00:43] Naoe
    And I won't force you to stay.
[00:46] Naoe
    Since I don't actually dislike you all.
[00:50] Naoe
    Girl, what's that you've got?
[00:52] Tsugumi
    Huh?! This is just...
     something to hang clothes up to dry?
[00:58] Naoe
    It's Musashi's Kitetsu Blade, right?
[01:00] Naoe
    I heard about how you stole
    it from the execution grounds.
[01:03] Musashi
    Wait, my sword?
[01:04] Tsugumi
    Oh. You knew about that, huh?
[01:07] Musashi
    My Kitetsu Blade!
[01:10] Musashi
    But why?
[01:11] Kojiro
    I mean, come on...
[01:14] Kojiro
    They were talking about executing you.
[01:16] Kojiro
    We were gonna save you.
[01:19] Kojiro
    Then we could all run away together.
[01:21] Naoe
    They took a big risk to help you out.
[01:24] Naoe
    You've got great friends, Musashi.
[01:28] Musashi
    Yes, sir!
[01:29] Naoe
    I want to help my own friends.
[01:32] Naoe
    To do that, we need to slay the Kishin
    on top of defeating the enemy Bushi.
[01:36] Musashi
    The enemy Bushi...
[01:38] Musashi
    I feel the same.
[01:42] Musashi
    I've got a good reason to stick around now.
[01:45] Musashi
    And that's why I'm doing this, Kojiro.
[01:49] Musashi
    It's not just for your sake
    anymore, so don't worry.
[01:52] Kojiro
    Musashi...
[01:55] Kojiro
    I get you.
[01:56] Tsugumi
    Well, anyone who suggests running
    now would feel like a real jerk!
[01:59] Tsugumi
    And I'll do whatever our captain says.
[02:07] Naoe
    Step on inside, then.
[02:10] Naoe
    This is the Uesugi Band's mausoleum.
[02:14] Naoe
    The secrets of the Obsidian
    Goddess await here.
[02:20] Musashi
    The Bushi we're fighting...
[02:22] Kojiro
    My dad...
[02:25] Musashi/Kojiro
    Now we can learn more!
SIGN    Tactician Battle
[03:58] Narrator
    In the dark times before humanity
    had the means to fight oni,
[04:03] Narrator
    an enigmatic woman delivered the
    first Kitetsu Blade unto the world.
[04:10] Narrator
    She had dominion over all blade energy
    channeled from such weapons.
[04:14] Narrator
    The master of Kitetsu Blades.
    The sword spirit. The arms deity.
[04:22] Narrator
    She was the Obsidian Goddess.
[04:24] Narrator
    And even after passing, her soul persists.
[04:31] Naoe
    Whoever her spirit inhabits
[04:33] Naoe
    is said to have her power
    sleeping within their body.
[04:37] Kojiro
    I'm surprised...
[04:38] Tsugumi
    So the Obsidian Goddess really did exist!
[04:43] Musashi
    And her power's inside me?
[04:45] Naoe
    That's right, Musashi.
[04:46] Naoe
    You have a special power that will
    let you control all blade energy.
[04:51] Naoe
    A power that could let you unite
    every Bushi in Hinomoto
[04:55] Naoe
    You're a one-of-a-kind Bushi.
[04:57] Musashi
    Me? But...
[05:00] Obsidian Goddess
    This is goodbye, Musashi.
[05:03] Obsidian Goddess
    I'm going to resume my rest within you.
[05:09] Musashi
    She said I wouldn't be able to...
[05:11] Naoe
    Not a problem as long as we have this.
[05:14] Naoe
    It's a treasure said
    to unlock the goddess' power.
[05:18] Kojiro
    Are you serious?
[05:19] Kojiro
    You'll give us a tool to make
     Musashi stronger for free?
[05:22] Tsugumi
    There's no way it's that easy.
[05:25] Naoe
    She's right.
[05:26] Naoe
    What I want is to awaken
    Musashi's sleeping power
[05:29] Naoe
    and to use that when we slay Yamata no Orochi.
[05:32] Musashi
    Why go through with the hunt at all?
[05:35] Naoe
    To save the life of our lord.
[05:39] Naoe
    I believe that the enemy has captured him.
[05:41] ---
    INFECTION NECROSIS INFECTION NECROSIS INFECTION
[05:41] Naoe
    And they're still blocking
     our ability to link blade energy.
[05:43] Seiroku's Power Signs
    INFECTION
[05:44] Seiroku's Power Signs
    INFECTION
[05:47] Naoe
    If we're attacked again,
    it'll mean the end of the Uesugi Bushi.
[05:52] Naoe
    Which is why we need to make the first move.
[05:56] Naoe
    This power... should be used
    to restore peace to Hinomoto.
[06:01] Naoe
    But right now, I want to save my comrades.
[06:06] Naoe
    I want to save our lord.
[06:08] Naoe
    Nothing else matters.
[06:10] Naoe
    As shameful as that is
    for a Bushi to say...
[06:12] Kojiro
    You want to save your friends, huh?
[06:15] Kojiro
    I definitely understand how that feels.
[06:18] Tsugumi
    And there's no shame in that.
[06:20] Tsugumi
    My sister always said that
    Bushi are really fighting
[06:23] Tsugumi
    for their own little families
    more than anything else.
[06:27] Musashi
    So if I use this, I can beat them?
    The enemy Bushi?
[06:32] Naoe
    You must mean the black dogs.
[06:34] Naoe
    In which case, I think so.
[06:36] Musashi
    The black dogs? Just who are they?
[06:39] Naoe
    Well, they call themselves the Obsidian Eight.
[06:43] Naoe
    They wield Kitetsu Blades
     but side with the oni.
[06:46] Naoe
    They've tormented the land by
    killing other Bushi for over a century.
[06:51] Naoe
    They're the enemy of every band out there.
[06:53] Musashi
    The enemy of every Bushi?
[06:54] Naoe
    I'd never seen them before.
[06:57] Musashi
    I'm with you, Master Naoe.
[06:59] Musashi
    I owe those guys big-time, too!
[07:01] Tsugumi
    You sure about this, Musashi?
[07:03] Musashi
    I learned something after coming here.
[07:06] Musashi
    About how Bushi fight.
[07:09] Musashi
    I want to fight with the people who taught
    me that and beat those jerks!
[07:15] Musashi
    So... I have to get stronger now.
[07:19] Musashi
    So that the Kanemaki Band can survive
    once we're out of here, too.
[07:22] Kojiro
    I see.
[07:24] Naoe
    All right. I'm opening it.
[07:33] Naoe
    This is the secret treasure
    of the Uesugi Bushi.
[07:36] Naoe
    The Obsidian Goddess is said to have
     passed away a hundred years ago.
[07:40] Naoe
    And this is her blood.
[07:43] Naoe
    Once you imbibe this holy blood,
    your body can become like hers.
[07:49] Naoe
    Now go ahead. Drink it and
    save the Uesugi Band, Musashi.
[07:55] Musashi
    I don't wanna...
[07:57] Naoe
    What? I thought you were ready to do this.
[08:01] Musashi
    I mean... it's kinda nasty, y'know?
[08:11] Naoe
    Drink the damn blood!
[08:19] Kojiro
    Musashi!
[08:20] Tsugumi
    You okay?!
[08:22] Naoe
    Musashi?
[08:27] Naoe
    Can you feel your body changing?!
[08:30] Musashi
    Not that I noticed, no.
[08:34] Naoe
    Nothing's different, huh?
[08:36] Naoe
    I guess I got our hopes up for nothing.
[08:39] Musashi
    I feel like I should apologize...
[08:42] Musashi
    Did I just imagine that?
[08:43] Kojiro
    Come on, Musashi.
[08:44] Musashi
    Okay.
[08:51] Narrator
    At that time, the Uesugi tactician,
    Usami Kuroko, was concocting a plan.
[08:55] Kuroko
    My lord...
[08:57] Narrator
    Her objectives were the slaying
    of Yamata no Orochi,
[09:00] Narrator
    the rescue of Uesugi Tatsuomi,
[09:02] Narrator
    and the defeat of the Obsidian Eight.
[09:05] Narrator
    They were to be executed in tandem.
SIGN    Awaji Island
     Landing Operation
[09:08] Narrator
    The mission given to the Uesugi's
    white-clad first deployment
SIGN    First Deployment:
    4,000 White-Clad Soldiers
SIGN    Their Target:
    10,000 Carved-Mouth Oni
[09:12] Narrator
    was to slay 10,000 carved-mouth oni.
[09:15] Narrator
    The second deployment,
     Takeda reinforcements,
SIGN    Second Deployment:
    1,000 Takeda Troops
[09:17] Narrator
    were entrusted with the duty of breaking
[09:19] Narrator
    Yamata no Orochi's horns
    in place of the black-clad Uesugi soldiers.
SIGN    Kishin Yamata no Orochi
SIGN    Awaji Island
     Landing Operation
SIGN    Third Deployment:
    2,500 Black-Clad Soldiers
[09:22] Narrator
    The third deployment
    was to be the Uesugi soldiers,
[09:23] Seiroku's Power Signs
    INFECTION
[09:23] Seiroku's Power Signs
    INFECTION
[09:23] Seiroku's Power Signs
    INFECTION
[09:25] Narrator
    who would remain on standby at the castle
    because of their blocked blade energy.
[09:25] Seiroku's Power Signs
    INFECTION NECROSIS INFECTION NECROSIS INFECTION
[09:27] Seiroku's Power Signs
    INFECTION
[09:29] Kuroko
    We have three days.
SIGN    Awaji Island
     Landing Operation
[09:31] Kuroko
    If the minerals
    Yamata no Orochi has consumed
[09:33] Kuroko
    are fed back into its sire, the Black Kishin,
[09:38] Kuroko
    it will grow enough to split Hinomoto.
[09:40] Kuroko
    That is what we must prevent.
[09:45] Seiroku
    Their elite black-clad troops
    are stuck on the rear lines.
SIGN    Awaji Island
    Mt. Yuzuruha Stronghold
[09:47] Seiroku
    If they insist on attacking with
    only 4,000 men in spite of that,
[09:51] Seiroku
    then I must assume their tactician
    has some kind of trick in mind.
[09:55] Yataro
    D-D-Don't my subordinates come in h-handy,
[09:59] Yataro
    Shiro? Seiroku?
[10:02] Shiro
    Hey, Yataro! How come you stutter like that?
[10:06] Seiroku
    Our objective is to defend the Kishin
     Yamata no Orochi.
[10:11] Seiroku
    Once the mighty Orochi has finished
    scouring the island of minerals
[10:14] Seiroku
    and returns to the heavens in three days...
[10:16] Seiroku
    We'll have won.
[10:20] Naoe
    Kuroko...
[10:21] Naoe
    The black-clad forces being neutralized
    puts all the pressure on you.
[10:25] Naoe
    I'm sorry.
[10:27] Kuroko
    Kanetatsu, I fully intend to avenge the
    indignity done to you all in battle.
[10:31] Kuroko
    I will guide the Uesugi to victory.
[10:34] Naoe
    Right.
[10:36] Kuroko
    I have a plan.
[10:40] Sanae
    Let's drive the oni from Awaji, my prince!
[10:44] Amako
    Right. We're not backing down.
[10:46] Musashi
    Katsumi!
[10:47] Amako
    Musashi.
[10:48] Musashi
    You're okay!
[10:49] Amako
    Yeah.
[10:50] Shige/Mamori
    Musashi!
[10:52] Kijinosuke
    Señor!
[10:53] Musashi
    Kijinosuke! You guys made it, too!
[10:56] Moroshika
    The four Saruwatari fighters
    vanished, though...
[10:59] Musashi
    I see...
[11:00] Hikaru
    I haven't seen the Shimazu guys either.
[11:03] Teramoto
    I hear the Shimazu were ordered to stay back.
[11:05] Amako
    We'll just have to make up the
    difference by working together.
[11:08] Amako
    Right?
[11:11] Jisai
    Bushi don't fight by themselves.
[11:15] Musashi
    Morishika. Kiyohide. Hikaru.
[11:18] Musashi
    Sanae. Keiji.
[11:20] Musashi
    Shige. Mamori.
[11:22] Morishika
    How do you know all our names?
[11:24] Musashi
    I asked Kijinosuke.
[11:28] Yabunaka
    What's this all about?
[11:30] Musashi
    Truth is, I didn't know
    how important it was for Bushi
[11:34] Musashi
    to fight as a team until just recently.
[11:37] Musashi
    I wanted out of thrown-together squad ASAP.
[11:40] Musashi
    But everything I've seen has
     changed my mind. I've grown.
[11:45] Musashi
    Bushi can't fight alone.
[11:48] Musashi
    And that made me want
    to learn more about you all!
[11:53] Yabunaka
    A good sentiment to have.
[11:55] Sanae
    That's not... indecent at all.
[11:58] Amako
    You're really growing, Musashi!
[12:00] Kuroko
    Boy.
[12:01] Musashi
    Kuroko?
[12:02] Amako
    Lady Usami!
[12:06] Kuroko
    I have a task for you all.
SIGN    Uesugi Barracks
[12:12] Naoe
    Kanemaki Jisai?
[12:14] Naoe
    No. Can't say I've heard
    of anyone by that name.
[12:17] Naoe
    I'm sure our lord could
    clear things up for you.
[12:20] Naoe
    His signature wouldn't be on
    that document otherwise.
[12:24] Kojiro
    If we can rescue Lord Tatsuomi,
    I can find out about my dad.
SIGN    Uesugi Central Command
[12:28] Upper Brass Bushi
    What did you just say?!
[12:30] Naotora
    I said that this operation should be focused
    entirely on rescuing your captain.
[12:34] Naotora
    The Uesugi's forces are already limited.
[12:38] Naotora
    It's reckless to try to execute
     both objectives at once.
[12:41] Naotora
    And if you intend on forcing
     this reckless plan,
[12:44] Naotora
    then we won't be joining you tomorrow.
[12:48] Yataro
    I-I've got an u-update!
[12:53] Yataro
    There's a chance the Takeda
    r-reinforcements won't be j-joining them.
[12:58] Seiroku
    All right, then we'll divvy up
     the jobs tomorrow.
[13:02] Shiro
    Me!
[13:03] Shiro
    I wanna fight the blue-haired guy!
[13:07] Shiro
    I wonder if I'll see him again...
[13:09] Seiroku
    As for Naoe Kanetatsu,
[13:12] Seiroku
    he wasn't much of a threat.
[13:14] Yataro
    I-I'll be sure to retrieve
    the O-Obsidian Goddess.
[13:19] Yataro
    I-I-I'll get it done this time!
[13:23] Seiroku
    Nah, that's all right, Yataro.
[13:25] Seiroku
    Shiro and I will handle that mission.
[13:28] Yataro
    Wh-What do you mean?
[13:30] Seiroku
    Our older brothers have said to relieve you
    of your role in retrieving the goddess.
[13:36] Yataro
    Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-Why, Seiroku?!
[13:40] Seiroku
    Probably because you failed last time.
[13:43] Yataro
    No...
[13:44] Yataro
    B-B-But I...
[13:47] Seiroku
    Yataro, being weak isn't your fault.
[13:53] Midwife
    It seems the young lord was born
    with physical difficulties.
[13:57] Seiroku
    So no need to feel inferior to us.
[14:01] Seiroku
    That's the reason you only get so nervous
    when among the brotherhood, right?
[14:05] Shiro
    Huh, is that what it is?
[14:08] Shiro
    Being weak must be tough. Hang in there.
[14:11] Seiroku
    Come on, Shiro, pour a drink.
[14:13] Shiro
    Nah, I'm more of a meat guy.
[14:15] Seiroku
    Not the point!
[14:17] Seiroku
    We're trying to enjoy each other's company...
SIGN    Awaji Island
     Landing Operation
[14:21] Force Commander
    First deployment, full speed ahead!
SIGN    First Deployment Mobilizes
[14:24] Narrator
    The battle would be determined by...
SIGN    The battle would be determined by
SIGN    First Deployment Mobilizes
[14:27] Kuroko
    We won't lose.
SIGN    Inukawa Seiroku
SIGN    Usami Kuroko
[14:28] Seiroku
    Without a doubt...
[14:29] Kuroko/Seiroku
    We'll win
SIGN    Inukawa Seiroku
SIGN    Usami Kuroko
SIGN    the talents of each army's tacticians!
[14:30] Narrator
    ...the talents of each army's tactician!
[14:34] Yataro
    Anyone who threatens
    Lord Orochi or its offspring
[14:38] Yataro
    will come under immediate attack.
[14:43] Yataro
    They're done for!
[14:46] Kuroko
    I wouldn't be so sure.
SIGN    First Deployment Vanguard
SIGN    Spreading oil
[14:49] Kuroko
    It'd be idiocy to attack directly
    with our forces compromised.
SIGN    First Deployment Vanguard
     Additional Forces
SIGN    Igniting it
[14:52] Kuroko
    So I put together this strategy.
[15:08] Yataro
    What's the meaning of this?!
[15:11] Kuroko
    We'll use Yamata no Orochi's instincts
    against it by setting it ablaze.
[15:17] Yataro
    A-At this rate,
     the island will be blown away!
[15:20] Yataro
    Put that fire out!
[15:22] Kuroko
    The black curs have fallen
    right into our plan.
[15:26] Kuroko
    The fire is little more than a distraction.
    The real objective is elsewhere.
[15:31] Musashi
    Looks like the lesser oni haven't
    noticed us thanks to the smoke.
[15:35] Musashi
    Just like Madame Tactician said!
[15:37] (Flashback) Kuroko
    When Yamata no Orochi is deprived of
    nourishment, it won't be able to attack.
[15:40] (Flashback) Kuroko
    So we'll destroy its food supply.
[15:44] (Flashback) Kuroko
    I'm putting together a strike force
     of a hundred men
[15:46] (Flashback) Kuroko
    to demolish the Yura Mine!
[15:50] (Flashback) Kuroko
    Hinomoto's arms deity,
    the Obsidian Goddess, chose you.
[15:53] (Flashback) Kuroko
    I want to believe that means something.
[15:56] (Flashback) Kuroko
    I'm counting on you, Musashi.
[15:58] Musashi
    I don't know if I can live up
    to her expectations, but I'm gonna try!
[16:05] Musashi
    There's the exit!
[16:06] Amako
    Once we're clear,
    the Uesugi Band will have won!
[16:09] Seiroku
    You sure about that?
[16:13] Amako
    Damn! They were expecting us!
[16:15] Yataro
    You were prepared for this, Seiroku?
[16:17] Seiroku
    Yeah. I knew what they
     were planning, after all.
[16:21] Seiroku
    Now, I'd better put those fires out...
[16:25] Yataro
    We've won! They've been dancing
    to Seiroku's tune all along!
[16:29] Amako
    What do we do?!
[16:33] Akihiro
    Coming through.
[16:34] Musashi
    You guys!
[16:35] Morishika
    I thought the Shimazu had all pulled out!
[16:38] Shimazu
    Let's deal with our targets.
[16:40] Shimazu
    Right!
[16:40] Musashi
    The six Shimazu guys... They're...
[16:43] Kuroko
    They've got a reason to fight.
[16:46] (Flashback) Kuroko
    Why were you left behind?
[16:48] (Flashback) Kuroko
    Aren't you an heir to the
    your house, Shimazu Akihiro?
[16:52] (Flashback) Akihiro
    There are seven heirs to the house.
[16:56] (Flashback) Akihiro
    And our old man seems to have
    something against the six of us.
[17:00] (Flashback) Akihiro
    In other words, the family would be
    perfectly happy if we all died in this battle.
[17:07] (Flashback) Akihiro
    But that's not going to happen.
[17:09] (Flashback) Akihiro
    We'll get the glory
    and secure the line of succession.
[17:12] (Flashback) Akihiro
    That's what we're here for.
[17:16] Kitetsu Blade
    Iron Paw of Sirius!
[17:18] Kitetsu Blade
    Twelve-star Territorial Wheel formation!
[17:38] Musashi
    They're actually awesome!
[17:40] Musashi
    I get it. This is how you can fight when
    you work with your comrades.
[17:46] Musashi
    I thought he was kind of a jerk,
[17:49] Musashi
    but maybe that kind of stubborn personality
    is good for leading a group.
[17:54] Musashi
    Everyone in the Kanemaki Band tends
    to defer to everyone else...
SIGN    Considerate
[17:57] Akihiro
    Damn it, Natsuki,
     you were dragging your feet.
[17:59] Akihiro
    Don't slow us down.
[18:01] Natsuki
    Sorry about that!
[18:04] Musashi
    What's wrong, Katsumi?
[18:05] Amako
    Uh, well...
SIGN    Demolition Target:
     Yura Mine
[18:07] Amako
    That must be our target,
    the foundation of the Yura Mine.
[18:11] Yataro
    What?! They got through?!
[18:14] Yataro Subordinate
    Yes, sir.
[18:15] Yataro Subordinate
    And we've received word that the second
    deployment, the Takeda, are on the field!
[18:18] Yataro
    That can't be!
    I thought the Takeda weren't coming!
[18:23] Naotora
    Lady Usami asked me
    to play out that little farce,
[18:27] Naotora
    what with spies still lurking around.
[18:29] Shunrai
    That's messed up, Captain!
[18:31] Aoshi
    All that stuff yesterday was fake?!
[18:33] Naotora
    Sorry! But they say you have
     to trick your friends to trick your foes!
[18:37] Yataro
    They used our spies against us...
[18:39] Yataro
    Seiroku, this is bad! You need to come back!
[18:42] Yataro
    They're after you!
[18:44] Seiroku
    No way...
[18:45] Kuroko
    I had two plans in motion.
[18:49] Kuroko
    One was to demolish the Yura Mine.
[18:51] Kuroko
    The other was to find a way
    to restore our blade energy chain.
[18:54] Kuroko
    In other words, neutralizing Inukawa Seiroku.
SIGN    Base of the Yura Mine
[19:00] Commander
    The fuse is lit!
[19:00] Musashi
    Once the mine's destroyed,
    the Uesugi band will have—
[19:03] Shiro
    "We'll have won!"
[19:06] Shiro
    That's what you're thinking, right?
[19:07] Amako
    It's the Bushi who wrecked the castle!
[19:10] Musashi
    Why are you here?!
[19:11] Shiro
    Seiroku asked me to wait until you guys
    were done setting the explosives.
[19:17] Amako
    The explosives disappeared!
[19:25] Seiroku
    And now there's no one left to break
    Lord Orochi's horns, Miss Usami Kuroko.
[19:34] Seiroku
    The Takeda are taken care of!
[19:35] Seiroku
    Shiro, kill the Obsidian Goddess's vessel.
[19:40] Shiro
    Gladly!
[19:41] Yataro
    Seiroku... he's unbelievable...
[19:45] Yataro
    The Uesugi tactician is bound to
    be shaking with despair by now.
[19:49] Seiroku
    Hey! It's a pleasure to meet you,
    Miss Usami Kuroko.
[19:53] Kuroko
    Inukawa Seiroku?
[19:56] Seiroku
    I figured I should give my regards
    before we wrap up.
[19:59] Seiroku
    These stones kept me abreast
    of your little plan all this time.
[20:09] Uesugi Higher Ups
    What kind of filth has Bushi
    killing one another?!
[20:12] Seiroku
    Oh, keep going, please.
[20:15] Seiroku
    Every last band is convinced that they're
    heroes trying to save Hinomoto.
[20:20] Seiroku
    And there's nothing I love more than seeing
[20:23] Seiroku
    that bravado turn to petulance
    thanks to one of my plans!
[20:26] Seiroku
    It was nice to hear. Thanks again!
[20:31] Seiroku
    Aw, come on...
[20:32] Seiroku
    Nobody likes the kind of useless woman
    who cries and begs for forgiveness.
[20:36] Kuroko
    Oh, there'll be no tears.
    The reason being...
[20:39] Spy 4
    Lord Seiroku! It's Takeda Naotora!
[20:43] Naotora
    Inukawa Seiroku!
[20:45] Naotora
    I'm still kicking.
[20:47] Seiroku
    How did he survive?
[20:49] Kuroko
    Because all of the information your
    minions relayed was faulty.
[20:54] Seiroku
    Impossible. You couldn't pull that off
     unless you knew who my spies were.
[20:59] Kuroko
    I did.
[21:00] Kuroko
    Your men never hesitated to walk all
    over the flag with our clan's crest.
[21:06] Kuroko
    It would give most people pause
    to step on the symbol of their pride or faith.
[21:12] Kuroko
    The nihilism that compels you
    to trample other's pride
[21:15] Kuroko
    is what cost you this victory,
     Inukawa Seiroku.
[21:19] Kuroko
    Now die quaking in fear.
[21:23] Seiroku
    She thinks I'm gonna die? How, exactly?
[21:28] Seiroku
    Was I lured out here when I thought
    I was the one doing the baiting?
[21:33] Seiroku
    What's up your sleeve, Usami Kuroko?!
[21:37] Seiroku
    Someone's going to show up
    and try to kill me, but...
[21:40] Seiroku
    There shouldn't be anyone left in
    the Uesugi who can challenge me.
[21:45] Seiroku
    No one!
[21:46] Kuroko
    You've been underestimated.
[21:49] Kuroko
    You're hardly the kind of man
    who would sit in the castle...
[21:53] Kuroko
    waiting for others to save him.
[21:59] Seiroku
    Naoe Kanetatsu!
[22:01] Kuroko
    In order to undo the blockage
    on our blade energy,
[22:04] Kuroko
    his Kitetsu Blades must be shattered.
    That, or...
[22:07] Naoe
    I'll kill you!