The Elusive Samurai
In the year 1333, the Kamakura shogunate government comes crumbling down. A trusted vassal, Ashikaga Takauji, betrays the shogunate and organizes a rebellion. Hojo Tokiyuki, the rightful heir, escapes the massacre with a Shinto priest named Suwa Yorishige to Kamakura. On the run and fighting to stay alive, Tokiyuki sets in motion his plan to reclaim his birthright.

Season 1

E1 - May 22nd
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    THE ELUSIVE SAMURAI
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    THE ELUSIVE SAMURAI
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    Courageous death in combat.
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    Honorable suicide.
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    A warrior's honor is awarded 
    only through battle and death.
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    Takauji Ashikaga, a hero
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    who flourished during this turbulent time…
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    A HISTORY OF JAPAN NANBOKUCHO PERIOD
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    …wasn't the protagonist.
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    Lord Tokiyuki!
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    YEAR OF 1333 - KAMAKURA 
    WAKAMIYAOJI SHOGUNATE SITE
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    It is time for archery practice.
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    You can't run away anymore, Lord Tokiyuki!
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    Sorry.
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    How nimble!
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    Fool! It's not the time to be impressed!
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    You'll slip and fall, Lord Tokiyuki!
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    Please come down.
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    You don't want to get hurt!
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    Someone stop him!
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    What's all this commotion?
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    We're in the middle of Takauji's send-off.
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    But Lord Tokiyuki--
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    What of the Young Lord?
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    Huh? What an escape artist.
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    That's enough. You may go.
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    But, sir…
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    Excuse me, will you let me through?
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    As always, you're a masterful player
    of hide-and-seek, Young Lord.
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    Mr. Takauji.
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    Takauji Ashikaga.
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    I depart today for Kyo to quell the
    former Emperor Godaigo's uprising.
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    I wish to prove my allegiance to you,
    our future leader, and the Hojo clan.
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    I put my trust in you.
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    I pray the gods be with us
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    and may they bestow prosperity to
    Kamakura and the warrior families.
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    Now, let's get going.
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    Yes.
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    Don't get nervous over Takauji.
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    Kiyoko.
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    You are the rightful heir of the shogunate.
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    One day, you'll be giving him orders.
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    SQUEEZE
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    And I'm going to be your betrothed,
    too, so keep your head up.
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    Funny, I don't remember
    making such a promise.
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    -Smooch. -Lord Tokiyuki!
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    Where did he run off to?
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    I'll bet he's hiding nearby.
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    Sorry, I gotta go, Kiyoko.
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    Catch you later!
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    There he goes.
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    Good grief.
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    All that boy is good at
    is running and hiding.
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    Technically, they're both samurai, but
    Lord Tokiyuki is nothing like Takauji.
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    It's true he will inherit the shogunate,
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    but he's only going to be a puppet
    ruler, just like his father.
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    All right, Lord Takatoki?
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    We'll handle the rest.
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    'Kay.
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    What's wrong with being
    a puppet ruler, Father?
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    They still get to lead lavish lives.
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    Lord Tokiyuki lacks talent,
    and he's weak-willed,
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    but he is kind.
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    He's the perfect marriage candidate
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    for someone from such a
    distinguished house as myself!
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    He's nowhere to be found.
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    We're powerless once the Young Lord
    starts taking hiding seriously.
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    Remember the commotion when he hid
    inside a chest of armor for two days?
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    Rather than all that trouble,
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    wouldn't it be easier
    to just go to training?
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    Even if it's just in name,
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    he will be the successor
    to the shogunate one day.
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    His cowardice and idleness set
    a bad example for the people.
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    Tokiyuki.
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    Father is frail, and on top of that,
    he lacks the conviction to rule.
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    You'll do him a favor by taking
    over as soon as possible.
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    What? But you're the firstborn.
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    Not a chance.
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    If the child of a concubine were to be
    appointed, it would disturb the peace.
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    It's in our bloodline to run away in
    plain sight from anything we don't like.
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    That's not something to be proud of.
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    Lord Tokiyuki!
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    I finally found you.
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    Let's get to our archery practice!
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    Come along!
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    Come along!
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    Come! Come! Come!
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    Big brother, take the dog.
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    Sure.
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    -Tokiyuki! -Lord Tokiyuki!
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    Lord Tokiyuki!
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    Wait, please!
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    Lord Tokiyuki!
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    Lord Tokiyuki!
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    My lord!
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    My lord!
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    Young Lord!
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    I like this Kamakura.
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    And I like to see its people 
    smile as they live in peace.
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    I don't need status or honor.
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    Just living in this city is enough for me.
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    Lazy, cowardly. Sure, that's fine.
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    Why would a mere puppet like me 
    need the power of pen and sword?
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    You are not lazy, nor are you a coward.
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    Those are merely aspects of the
    monster asleep within you.
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    That is what Father says.
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    Who are you?
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    "Father"?
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    You're quite the elusive
    boy, just as I've heard.
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    What? Who's this? What's going on?
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    Honored to make your acquaintance.
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    I am a Shinto priest of Shinano Province.
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    Yorishige Suwa.
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    A Shinto priest from Shinano?
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    Wait, since when did you climb up here?
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    I've been up here all along.
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    I foresaw a future where
    you'd climb this tree.
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    You've got this incredible sort
    of aura around your head.
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    Excuse me if it's blinding!
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    I was born with an innate,
    sacred, holy power,
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    and I just can't stop the flow sometimes!
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    I'll dim it down.
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    I came to pray for Kamakura. To pray
    for protection from its enemies.
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    I have come to report to your father
    that it has been completed.
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    This is Shizuku, my assistant.
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    She is good at secret arts
    and general affairs,
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    and so I have her help me out.
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    What a suspicious man.
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    How did he know I'd be up here?
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    Father has the gift to see into the future.
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    His prayers, on the other hand, are a sham.
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    Shizuku, you didn't have
    to say that last part.
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    Do you still doubt me? Let
    me demonstrate some more.
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    Yes, I can see, Lord Tokiyuki,
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    in the future…
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    you will…
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    No, that's not right.
[09:43] ---
    It's rather that…
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    Actually, more like…
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    I feel like… he'll live
    a happy life if he…
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    Wait, happy by whose standards though?
[09:54] ---
    That'd work, but…
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    that's more of a life lesson.
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    For that…
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    Well, it'll work out the way it's meant to?
[10:02] ---
    Excuse me?
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    Everything you said was vague.
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    I can only see in fragments!
[10:08] ---
    I'd spoil the fun if I saw everything!
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    But I see something clearly now.
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    If we were a comedy duo, you
    would be the straight man.
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    That's because you're prattling nonsense!
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    I also saw two years into your future.
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    When you're ten years old,
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    you will become a hero, to shake
    the very foundations of heaven.
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    You will be a lord of war.
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    Some will cower in fear.
    Others will worship you.
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    You will even change the
    fate of the country.
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    This is all I can foretell.
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    You see, this is a very powerful…
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    He's the size of a bean!
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    Father, you revealed too much at once.
[10:46] ---
    What a finely attuned instinct
    for detecting danger.
[10:48] ---
    That was close.
[10:50] ---
    I don't get paid enough allowance
    to get involved with fake shamans.
[10:57] ---
    What a foolish man.
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    Even if he tricks someone like me, all 
    he'll get is surface-level glory.
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    And he looked so serious 
    when he called me a hero.
[11:16] ---
    I can't believe someone like
    that was just walking around.
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    Seriously.
[11:23] ---
    He was seriously shady.
[11:27] ---
    But I think I know what
    this Mr. Yorishige meant.
[11:33] ---
    Your knack for elusiveness is
    nothing like mine or Father's.
[11:37] ---
    You'd definitely be a hero if
    the right opportunity arose.
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    I have a gut feeling.
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    Huh?
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    What is it?
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    No… Where did I kick it to?
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    Maybe it's caught in a tree.
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    We will now raid Kyo and
    suppress the uprising.
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    May we have the God of
    War's divine protection!
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    Let's go!
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    Viceroy. Viceroy!
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    I bring news.
[12:35] ---
    Takauji had been secretly communicating
    with Emperor Godaigo.
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    Our army in Kyo has been annihilated!
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    Samurai have gathered upon
    hearing of Takauji's valor.
[12:44] ---
    The Nitta Army has exploded 
    in the blink of an eye!
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    Even more, Takauji's eldest son, Senjuo,
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    was entrusted to Yoshisada 
    Nitta and appointed general.
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    And they're sending the
    army towards Kamakura.
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    MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTORS 
    SABURO KANO AND JIRO SHIOTA
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    DEATH IN BATTLE
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    SHOGUNATE VASSAL CHIKAAKI OF SETTSU, SUICIDE
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    HIS DAUGHTER KIYOKO VIOLATED 
    AND BRUTALLY SLAIN
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    FOR THE BOY TO BECOME A HERO…
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    HE HAD TO LOSE EVERYTHING
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    Damn you. Why have you betrayed us--
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    I hear a voice.
[13:31] ---
    Who speaks to me?
[13:33] ---
    Who is it that guides me
    to be ruler above all?
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    ABOUT 800 PEOPLE OF THE HOJO CLAN,
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    INCLUDING RETAINERS, COMMITTED SUICIDE
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    Father…
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    MAY 1333 KAMAKURA SHOGUNATE LAY IN RUINS
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    We've been waiting for you, Lord Tokiyuki.
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    In his last moments, your father
    commanded me to help you escape.
[13:59] ---
    He regrets such young life
    not seeing its days.
[14:02] ---
    I will shelter you in my
    territory of Suwa in Shinano.
[14:09] ---
    Yorishige Suwa…
[14:12] ---
    How come you're here?
[14:19] ---
    We're short on time.
[14:20] ---
    Now come.
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    I foresaw this tragedy with my divine eye.
[14:25] ---
    We have been taking defensive
    measures for this event
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    in the case of its slightest chance.
[14:30] ---
    My men and horses are hidden past this hill.
[14:32] ---
    We must go quickly.
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    No.
[14:35] ---
    I'll end my life like
    my father and our clan.
[14:39] ---
    I won't allow it.
[14:41] ---
    What will happen to Japan
    if you were to die here?
[14:44] ---
    What of it?
[14:46] ---
    You know, it'll…
[14:51] ---
    I think…
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    But who am I to decide that?
[14:56] ---
    I guess your death won't
    bring that big of a change.
[14:58] ---
    It may be a little… for those guys, but…
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    Not that it's a big inconvenience…
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    It's hell on earth.
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    Kamakura is being completely destroyed
    by the traitorous samurai.
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    Takauji Ashikaga.
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    For him to be this thorough…
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    Takauji…
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    Who are you?
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    I'm a vassal from Shimotsuke.
[15:45] ---
    Takauji Ashikaga.
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    Young Lord, you can't run from Takauji!
[15:54] ---
    That smile of his before…
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    Was it all a lie?
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    Let's get revenge, Lord Tokiyuki.
[16:03] ---
    I, Yorishige, will help you.
[16:07] ---
    This smile is also a lie. 
    It's absolutely a lie.
[16:10] ---
    LOOMING
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    Go away.
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    Do you really think I could
    trust a fake shaman like you?
[16:15] ---
    How rude!
[16:16] ---
    You dare call me a fake while I am
    simply overflowing with holy energy?
[16:21] ---
    Father, a fake is a fake,
    so don't make excuses.
[16:25] ---
    My own Shizuku! Back me up!
[16:27] ---
    We can't avenge my father.
[16:30] ---
    It's obvious if you look.
[16:32] ---
    Even for Yoritomo Minamoto, it took
    five years to defeat the Heike clan.
[16:38] ---
    Was there a man before Takauji who
    destroyed an entire country in 24 days?
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    The other day, you spouted nonsense 
    that I would become a hero,
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    but future generations 
    will only apply that word
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    to someone strong like Takauji Ashikaga.
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    Since I've been defeated, it would 
    be a disgrace if I didn't die.
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    So let me die like an honorable
    warrior, like my people did.
[17:06] ---
    Very well.
[17:07] ---
    Then die.
[17:35] ---
    It's the Hojo child!
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    When you're in the depths of despair 
    and thrown into the abyss of death…
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    Hey.
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    …that is where the hero within you shines!
[18:29] ---
    Hey. I could have died.
[18:38] ---
    You said it would be a
    disgrace if you didn't die,
[18:41] ---
    yet you jumped out of
    there to save your skin.
[18:44] ---
    That was the hero in you.
[18:48] ---
    Running and hiding are
    good skills for a hero.
[18:52] ---
    Above! Shoot to kill!
[18:59] ---
    Your survival instinct is monstrous.
[19:03] ---
    You know better than anyone how to survive.
[19:06] ---
    You love the tingling tension
    between life and death.
[19:10] ---
    What a pain for Takauji who just killed
    our lord and took a whole country.
[19:18] ---
    Because the one he should
    definitely kill next,
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    the one who will inherit
    the Kamakura shogunate,
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    has more talent than anyone to escape death.
[19:30] ---
    Takauji becomes a hero by killing, 
    and you become a hero by living.
[19:36] ---
    You two are heroes with opposed fates.
[19:41] ---
    Of course, you can't win 
    if you only run and hide.
[19:45] ---
    Allies, military strength, intellect…
[19:48] ---
    Everything you need to 
    win, I will give to you.
[19:52] ---
    As long as you're breathing, Takauji will
    eventually come to kill you himself.
[19:59] ---
    Till then, you'll run and 
    hide, become stronger,
[20:03] ---
    and defeat the demons that come for you.
[20:05] ---
    Now, it's time to start the game
    of tag to reclaim the throne!
[20:37] ---
    Mr. Yorishige, what do you really want?
[20:41] ---
    What do you gain by saving the
    child of a ruined country?
[20:44] ---
    It is all for my devotion to the Hojo clan!
[20:47] ---
    If a fake shaman were to say that,
    I doubt you would believe it.
[20:52] ---
    I'll tell you everything someday.
[20:55] ---
    When you take back Kamakura.
[21:02] ---
    I'm a disgrace.
[21:06] ---
    As the son of a samurai,
[21:09] ---
    I'm supposed to be dead alongside my people.
[21:14] ---
    Because of you, I've awakened
    to the joy of living.
[21:19] ---
    Mr. Yorishige, I'll have you
    take responsibility for this.
[21:24] ---
    Of course.
[21:27] ---
    I will serve you unto the pits of hell.
[21:34] ---
    Just as Yorishige prophesied,
[21:36] ---
    in two years, Tokiyuki 
    would shake all of Japan.
[21:44] ---
    In a time when death is the honorable path,
[21:48] ---
    this boy outraced all that befell him 
    and attempted to overthrow the shogun.
[21:55] ---
    Thus began the tumultuous life 
    of the elusive samurai prince!
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    NANBOKUCHO - REIWA
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    1185 KAMAKURA
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    1192 PARADISE
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    ELUSIVE SAMURAI
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    KAMAKURA
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    EPISODE 2 (YEAR OF 1333): THE GENTLE UNCLE

E2 - The Gentle Uncle
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    THE ELUSIVE
     SAMURAI
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    THE ELUSIVE
     SAMURAI
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    Lord Kunitoki.
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    It's me, Muneshige.
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    TOKIYUKI AND KUNITOKI'S UNCLE
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    Uncle…
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    What's the state of Kamakura?
[02:03] ---
    And what about Tokiyuki?
[02:04] ---
    I hear Lord Yorishige Suwa
    will help Tokiyuki escape.
[02:08] ---
    As for us, let's hurry and leave
    at the first light of day.
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    -Uncle…
    -Don't worry.
[02:16] ---
    The lower-ranked samurai
    shouldn't know our faces.
[02:20] ---
    I'll deceive them somehow.
[02:21] ---
    You stay hidden.
[02:22] ---
    That's too dangerous!
[02:24] ---
    Lord Takatoki entrusted me with
    you, his precious Hojo child.
[02:29] ---
    I will protect you even if
    I must lay down my life.
[02:32] ---
    Uncle…
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    Yes, and above all,
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    you are my precious little sister's child.
[02:40] ---
    If I fail, please run.
[02:43] ---
    Uncle!
[02:51] ---
    What?
[02:58] ---
    Uncle.
[03:01] ---
    Uncle!
[03:02] ---
    Uncle!
[03:13] ---
    Father!
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    Everyone!
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    Lord Tokiyuki. Lord Tokiyuki.
[03:21] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki!
[03:24] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki!
[03:31] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki.
[03:33] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki.
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    Your face when you're asleep is so sweet.
[03:39] ---
    I could just eat you up.
[03:41] ---
    I know how much you like to
    watch children sleep, Father,
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    -but Lord Tokiyuki is having a nightmare.
    -There we go.
[03:48] ---
    Let's see!
[03:50] ---
    I think a peck on the cheek wouldn't hurt.
[03:51] ---
    GLARE
[03:57] ---
    What are you doing? What is wrong with you?
[04:00] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki, I expected as
    much from your escaping prowess.
[04:03] ---
    In the future, we call
    that a "Wake-up Prank."
[04:08] ---
    PRANK A SUCCESS!!!
[04:09] ---
    I don't care!
[04:10] ---
    This isn't the time to be
    playing around, Mr. Yorishige!
[04:12] ---
    You said we could hide in your territory,
[04:15] ---
    but we've just been taking cover
    in Kamakura for several days!
[04:19] ---
    That's because the exit of Kamakura
     is more tightly guarded than I thought.
[04:26] ---
    We have to be patient until
    their watch eases up.
[04:32] ---
    The watch, huh?
[04:36] ---
    I recognize those standards…
[04:40] ---
    But the samurai under those banners, who 
    had sworn allegiance to the Shogunate,
[04:44] ---
    betrayed us, just like that, 
    and destroyed Kamakura.
[04:47] ---
    All under Lord Takauji's orders…
[04:50] ---
    To think beneath that kind smile of his, 
    he was plotting such traitorous plans
[04:55] ---
    to destroy the Shogunate.
[04:59] ---
    Don't worry, Lord Tokiyuki.
[05:01] ---
    In these clothes, we can trick them.
[05:03] ---
    We look like Shinto priests
    whose shrine was burned.
[05:14] ---
    Mr. Yorishige.
[05:15] ---
    You told me, "Take back your country
    by winning this game of tag
[05:20] ---
    with your excellent ability to run away."
[05:23] ---
    But samurai fight looking straight on.
[05:26] ---
    I've never heard of a samurai taking
    a country through a game of tag.
[05:30] ---
    You really think I can
    take back this country?
[05:33] ---
    That I can avenge everyone I loved?
[05:35] ---
    -Of course!
    -You scared me!
[05:37] ---
    Through my divine eye, I see
    a future where you are a hero.
[05:45] ---
    So, Lord Tokiyuki, bear this
    burden for a little while longer.
[05:51] ---
    For now…
[05:53] ---
    FUTURISTIC GAME OF DICE
[05:54] ---
    let's play a game of dice while we wait!
[05:57] ---
    Shizuku, prepare the dice and game pieces!
[06:00] ---
    Yes, Father.
[06:01] ---
    I've never seen this game of dice.
[06:03] ---
    What's a God of Poverty?
[06:05] ---
    You'll get to learn when you play.
[06:08] ---
    Come on, Lord Tokiyuki. Join us.
[06:15] ---
    Huh?
[06:18] ---
    I knew I couldn't trust those two.
[06:21] ---
    I have to find who remains 
    of the Shogunate myself.
[06:38] ---
    Man, there's nothing good here.
[06:42] ---
    One man's trash is another man's trash.
[06:45] ---
    You know, I saw that execution.
[06:48] ---
    Oh, yeah, was it Lord Kunitoki Hojo?
[06:56] ---
    Oh, yeah. The head came clean off.
[06:59] ---
    You have strange taste.
[07:02] ---
    You're lying!
[07:04] ---
    Huh?
[07:06] ---
    Who are you?
[07:09] ---
    There's no way!
[07:10] ---
    My brother… He can't be!
[07:12] ---
    Your brother?
[07:14] ---
    What do you mean your brother?
[07:15] ---
    You're talking about Lord Kunitoki?
[07:18] ---
    Whose kid are you?
[07:20] ---
    I-
[07:24] ---
    This boy is an apprentice at my shrine.
[07:27] ---
    The Hojo family had favored us,
[07:30] ---
    so he can get worked up
    hearing Lord Kunitoki's name.
[07:34] ---
    Right?
[07:36] ---
    Yes.
[07:40] ---
    What exactly happened to Lord Kunitoki?
[07:45] ---
    You know, he was entrusted to
    his uncle, Muneshige Godaiin.
[07:51] ---
    He was hiding him, but then, he ratted
    Kunitoki's hiding spot out to Nitta's men.
[07:57] ---
    AWARD FOR BIGGEST TYRANT 1333
     GODAIIN
[07:58] ---
    Having risen to power through his nephew,
[08:01] ---
    Muneshige Godaiin sold 
    his own flesh and blood,
[08:03] ---
    the regent's nine-year-old son, to 
    the enemy in the blink of an eye.
[08:07] ---
    The man went on to become one of the most 
    brutal warlords in Japanese history.
[08:14] ---
    Lord Kunitoki was a Hojo child.
[08:17] ---
    Beheading was his sentence.
[08:20] ---
    I saw it happen earlier.
[08:22] ---
    It was a pitiful death.
[08:28] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki?
[08:35] ---
    Betrayal. Betrayal. Betrayal.
[08:41] ---
    I can't make sense of it.
[08:46] ---
    The Ashikaga family who served 
    us for generations betrayed us.
[08:49] ---
    Our samurai retainers betrayed us.
[08:53] ---
    And now my own uncle betrayed us.
[08:55] ---
    There's not one person I can trust.
[09:02] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki.
[09:03] ---
    -Lord Tokiyuki.
    -Lord Tokiyuki.
[09:05] ---
    -Lord Tokiyuki.
     -Lord Tokiyuki.
[09:06] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki!
[09:09] ---
    Did my holy light bring you to your senses?
[09:12] ---
    Why do you keep shining at random times?
[09:16] ---
    I can see it.
[09:18] ---
    I can see a future where Muneshige
    Godaiin is sitting down.
[09:22] ---
    You know how I told you I can see
    the future with my holy power?
[09:26] ---
    Yeah, a rough vision on rare occasions.
[09:28] ---
    HERE WE GO
     GODAIIN - DUMB - ENEMIES
[09:29] ---
    There's a lot of enemy soldiers 
    around him, and he's well protected.
[09:33] ---
    Where is Uncle now?
[09:38] ---
    Are you curious?
[09:44] ---
    Yes.
[09:52] ---
    In that case…
[09:58] ---
    let's go see.
[10:05] ---
    I'll show you what it means
    to win at a game of tag!
[10:10] ---
    Consider avenging your brother…
[10:13] ---
    your first step to reclaiming your country!
[10:20] ---
    Damn it!
[10:21] ---
    Why do you cast me aside?
[10:24] ---
    Don't you know I'm a man
    of great military success?
[10:27] ---
    He was a Hojo child!
[10:29] ---
    Is it because he was the 
    child of a concubine?
[10:34] ---
    The head of a concubine's 
    child is of no worth to you?
[10:39] ---
    If killing Kunitoki isn't enough 
    in my life's game of dice,
[10:43] ---
    I need to roll higher numbers.
[10:46] ---
    In that case, maybe I should 
    aim for the rightful heir!
[10:51] ---
    I can do it.
[10:54] ---
    If I capture Tokiyuki, the true 
    heir, and present him to them,
[10:59] ---
    everyone will have no choice 
    but to recognize me!
[11:05] ---
    His demonic behavior drove his friends away.
[11:08] ---
    Seems like he's lost everything.
[11:11] ---
    This greedy brute has turned into a demon
[11:13] ---
    who will chase you to the ends of the earth.
[11:15] ---
    Tokiyuki.
[11:17] ---
    Don't think you can outrun me.
[11:21] ---
    The first sure way to win at the
    game of tag is to know your enemy.
[11:26] ---
    Let's go back to the hideout, Lord Tokiyuki.
[11:28] ---
    Huh?
[11:29] ---
    I will bestow upon you the
    second sure way to win.
[11:33] ---
    They should be arriving soon.
[11:35] ---
    Right, Father.
[11:38] ---
    It's become easier to win now that we
    know what our enemy looks like, right?
[11:44] ---
    Do you not have confidence?
[11:48] ---
    I never took my martial
    arts training seriously.
[11:53] ---
    No worries. I have some friends
    I want to introduce to you.
[12:00] ---
    They will become your arms and legs.
[12:02] ---
    They will help you greatly
    on the battlefield.
[12:09] ---
    KAZUSA PROVINCE - SHIMOSA
    PROVINCE - MUSASHI PROVINCE
[12:09] ---
    All right, I'm gonna buy all of Shimosa's
    bean fields, getting double the revenue!
[12:14] ---
    Hey, don't pass the God of Poverty to me!
[12:17] ---
    He's about to become the
    Emperor God of Poverty too.
[12:19] ---
    I don't think they're
    going to be very helpful.
[12:22] ---
    And isn't that a game of
    dice from a distant future?
[12:25] ---
    PRODUCER
[12:27] ---
    Hi. It's nice to meet ya, young lord!
[12:29] ---
    My name is Kojiro Nezu. It's a pleasure!
[12:32] ---
    I'm Ayako Mochizuki. Nice
    to meet you, my lord.
[12:35] ---
    They are the children of the
    Nezu and Mochizuki families,
[12:38] ---
    two families who serve the Suwa family.
[12:40] ---
    And because they serve the Suwa family,
[12:42] ---
    they ultimately serve the
    Hojo family above them.
[12:46] ---
    And though both of them are your age, Lord
    Tokiyuki, they excel in martial arts.
[12:50] ---
    So please rely on them to avenge our enemy.
[12:55] ---
    I'm Tokiyuki Hojo. Nice to meet you.
[12:59] ---
    -Sir!
    -Sir!
[13:01] ---
    What did you think of Lord Tokiyuki?
[13:04] ---
    He's so cute!
[13:05] ---
    I just wanna carry him around.
[13:08] ---
    He's definitely not strong.
[13:10] ---
    And it's a strange proposition
    coming from Lord Yorishige
[13:13] ---
    to serve someone whose family
    has just been annihilated.
[13:15] ---
    If he's not strong, we have to protect him.
[13:23] ---
    Right.
[13:38] ---
    Now, Lord Tokiyuki, shall we take
    on the demon that's after us?
[14:05] ---
    He's coming.
[14:26] ---
    Oh, you look delectable.
[14:30] ---
    Uncle Godaiin?
[14:34] ---
    Oh, Lord Tokiyuki!
[14:37] ---
    If it isn't my lord!
[14:40] ---
    Oh, I'm so glad you're safe.
[14:43] ---
    Lord Yorishige said he would
    bring you to safety around Suwa,
[14:46] ---
    so I thought you'd be here.
[14:48] ---
    Are you alone?
[14:49] ---
    Don't worry, your old Uncle
    Muneshige's here for you.
[14:54] ---
    Let's run away together.
[14:56] ---
    Uncle.
[14:58] ---
    Yes?
[14:59] ---
    Why did you betray my brother?
[15:02] ---
    Huh?
[15:07] ---
    I see, I see.
[15:11] ---
    -We almost had him!
    -My lord!
[15:14] ---
    So you anticipated I would
    come looking for you,
[15:17] ---
    and hid some friends to ambush
    me to avenge your brother.
[15:21] ---
    You poised yourself as if you trusted
    me. It was quite impressive.
[15:25] ---
    To think a child could be so conniving!
[15:28] ---
    But you see, Lord Tokiyuki, the reason
    I was entrusted to guard Kunitoki
[15:34] ---
    was not only because I am his
    uncle and an important retainer!
[15:38] ---
    I was appointed his guard because I'm strong.
[15:45] ---
    Kill two brats, chop off
    your legs, and sell you out.
[15:50] ---
    That's how I'll win my game of dice!
[15:53] ---
    The dice are cast.
[15:55] ---
    Is it a battle or just a game?
[15:57] ---
    It's a turbulent world of 
    tag with our lives at stake.
[16:02] ---
    This is the first roll!
[16:05] ---
    DEMON OF DICE MUNESHIGE GODAIIN
[16:08] ---
    What happened, Lord Tokiyuki?
[16:11] ---
    This is your chance to avenge your brother!
[16:14] ---
    Get off my lord, scumbag!
[16:19] ---
    You're in my way!
[16:26] ---
    -Hey!
    -Damn it.
[16:27] ---
    Take this! Take that!
[16:29] ---
    My lord, get behind me!
[16:31] ---
    I have no openings. And what mighty strength!
[16:34] ---
    I can't do anything while I protect 
    myself and the Young Lord.
[16:37] ---
    What am I supposed to do 
    after this, Mr. Yorishige?
[16:40] ---
    After all, we're just kids 
    going up against a grown man.
[16:42] ---
    If our surprise attack 
    fails, we stand no chance.
[16:48] ---
    It's just some kiddy sneak attack 
    with just the three of them.
[16:51] ---
    This is nothing!
[16:53] ---
    I'm quick to adapt to situations.
    That's one of my strengths.
[16:57] ---
    I'd betray even my lord's child
    if it meant saving my own life!
[17:00] ---
    Don't make it hard for me, Tokiyuki.
[17:03] ---
    Your brother didn't even put up a fight!
[17:08] ---
    Ashikaga overthrew the Shogunate, 
    and then came tumultuous times.
[17:18] ---
    When the board to the game 
    of dice has been flipped,
[17:22] ---
    only those who can instantly 
    adapt can survive!
[17:26] ---
    Hmm?
[17:34] ---
    Tokiyuki!
[17:37] ---
    Tokiyuki, Tokiyuki, Tokiyuki, Tokiyuki!
[17:41] ---
    You're a relic of a bygone era.
[17:45] ---
    Accept your fate, and
    fuel my rise to the top!
[17:54] ---
    My lord!
[17:55] ---
    Kojiro, Ayako, retreat!
[17:58] ---
    -Huh?
    -Why?
[17:59] ---
    Just listen to me and get back.
[18:02] ---
    You two should take a good
    look at this Young Lord.
[18:05] ---
    See who is more adaptable
    to tumultuous times.
[18:17] ---
    That's impressive, my lord.
[18:19] ---
    He's seeing through all those swift swings.
[18:25] ---
    And it looks like he's enjoying it.
[18:34] ---
    Those aren't moves you learn by training.
[18:37] ---
    His elusiveness…
[18:41] ---
    It's heaven-sent!
[18:45] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki isn't a coward.
[18:48] ---
    He genuinely enjoys the chase.
[18:52] ---
    One misstep would be fatal.
[18:54] ---
    Capture would be instant death.
[18:56] ---
    His survival instinct is monstrous,
[18:58] ---
    which means his very soul 
    can find joy in such crisis.
[19:01] ---
    Before the war, back when 
    Kamakura was peaceful,
[19:05] ---
    the boy was amiable, modest, 
    kind-hearted, and considerate.
[19:08] ---
    He hated conflict,
[19:10] ---
    and his habit of running away from his 
    much-despised training was a shortcoming.
[19:13] ---
    He was an ordinary kid like any other.
[19:16] ---
    But on the battlefield, he 
    becomes a gleeful monster,
[19:21] ---
    happily playing tag against 
    the fiercest of the fierce.
[19:25] ---
    Shizuku, Kojiro, Ayako, don't you think
    it'll be fun to serve a master like that?
[19:31] ---
    A general who's known for running
    away? I've never heard of that.
[19:35] ---
    But when you say it like that, Lord
    Yorishige, I guess it does sound fun.
[19:39] ---
    I just want to be his friend!
[19:41] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[19:44] ---
    All right, now.
[19:45] ---
    -Go give this another chance!
    -Yes, sir!
[19:48] ---
    You mustn't try to protect him.
[19:50] ---
    You have to trust his elusiveness.
[19:52] ---
    The trade-off…
[19:54] ---
    SLUGGISH
[19:55] ---
    -…is his attacks are very 
    weak. -You little brat!
[20:00] ---
    Go create an opening for him to attack.
[20:07] ---
    If he's set on killing me by evading forever,
[20:13] ---
    then sooner or later…
[20:19] ---
    -You guys!
    -Time for offense!
[20:25] ---
    My job isn't to protect the 
    Young Lord from the enemy.
[20:28] ---
    Tokiyuki!
[20:32] ---
    Whoa.
[20:35] ---
    You bastards!
[20:40] ---
    Try to offer up the enemy 
    while the Young Lord evades.
[20:44] ---
    Now, my lord!
[20:50] ---
    Brother, Father, citizens of Kamakura,
[20:55] ---
    this head isn't enough to avenge you.
[20:57] ---
    But at least…
[21:05] ---
    it'll make for a souvenir
[21:08] ---
    as you walk your path to the other side!
[21:19] ---
    Huh?
[21:21] ---
    Where did it come from?
[21:23] ---
    I'm not going to be a hero.
[21:26] ---
    Even you're laughing at me.
[21:28] ---
    It's not that I'm making fun of you.
[21:31] ---
    Let's get inside already.
    I wonder what's for dinner.
[21:37] ---
    Oh, Tokiyuki!
[21:41] ---
    You can do it!
[21:44] ---
    If you try.
[21:48] ---
    What was that?
[21:50] ---
    You kinda sound like a fraud shaman.
[21:52] ---
    Huh? Really?
[21:54] ---
    It's not a compliment.
[21:57] ---
    I wonder what's for dinner.
[21:59] ---
    I'm hungry for sea bream.
[22:01] ---
    Oh, that sounds good!
[23:39] ---
    EPISODE 3 (YEAR OF 1333):
     A FOREST INHABITED BY A GOD
[23:39] ---
    Let's go!

E3 - A Forest Inhabited by a God
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[00:02] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[01:25] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[01:36] ---
    -Is this the way?
    -Yes.
[01:38] ---
    If we cross the ridge, we'll come across
    the road the enemies withdrew from.
[01:41] ---
    Oh, my gosh! I just ate a spider's web.
[01:44] ---
    -Don't be so loud.
    -Lord Tokiyuki.
[01:46] ---
    Gross.
[01:48] ---
    How do you feel now that you've had
    your first victorious battle?
[01:51] ---
    I guess it was my first battle.
[01:53] ---
    I was just focused on running,
[01:56] ---
    and before I knew it,
    the enemy's head was right in front of me.
[02:03] ---
    I…
[02:07] ---
    I want to say thank you.
[02:10] ---
    Don't mention it!
[02:13] ---
    There are conditions to winning a war
    by way of the game of tag.
[02:18] ---
    First, you must be
    a valuable leader in battle,
[02:22] ---
    which means you will become
    the top target.
[02:24] ---
    Second, you must have trustworthy
    retainers who'll act as your weapons.
[02:28] ---
    In order to fulfill these two conditions,
[02:31] ---
    you must not forget your pride
    as a Hojo orphan.
[02:35] ---
    And you must be a boy of character
    who people will be drawn to.
[02:40] ---
    If you do those two things,
[02:43] ---
    one day, you can defeat any demon
    in the game of tag.
[02:52] ---
    I understand.
[02:59] ---
    I swear to return here.
[03:04] ---
    And defeat Ashikaga,
    who caused all the turmoil!
[03:12] ---
    You are heroic.
[03:14] ---
    And also, I saw another vision
    a moment ago.
[03:19] ---
    I saw that something terrible would happen
    if you throw that sword from there.
[03:24] ---
    -Uh-oh.
    -My lord!
[03:25] ---
    Be careful! Get back!
[03:32] ---
    Tokiyuki narrowly escaped
    a ruined Kamakura.
[03:37] ---
    For someone of such small stature,
    he has such a grand fate awaiting him.
[03:41] ---
    The boy who will later shake the country
[03:45] ---
    begins his growth in his new world.
[03:50] ---
    However…
[03:53] ---
    Good morning, Lord Tokiyuki.
[03:56] ---
    You're looking quite good for someone
    who was running around all day yesterday.
[04:00] ---
    Mr. Yorishige! What is this inappropriate
    atmosphere with the shrine maidens?
[04:03] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki, try a locust!
[04:05] ---
    I appointed them to bring you breakfast
    and physical contact
[04:08] ---
    to warm your grieving heart!
[04:12] ---
    And what do you make of this?
[04:14] ---
    As you can see,
    I've dug a hole to trap you.
[04:16] ---
    I saw a future where you were
    running down this road to get away!
[04:21] ---
    Since this place is filled
    with divine energy,
[04:22] ---
    -it gives me a boost of holy power…
    -He said he saw a vision.
[04:25] ---
    He's still speaking like a sham.
[04:27] ---
    Which means--
[04:28] ---
    No matter where you run off to,
    I'll know right away.
[04:33] ---
    You see, this is my backyard. My domain!
[04:40] ---
    Behold, this is the Suwa Grand Shrine!
[04:54] ---
    Now.
[04:55] ---
    Come now, let's start your martial
    and academic arts training.
[04:59] ---
    ANCIENT COURT
    AND MILITARY PRACTICES
[05:00] ---
    But I'm still acclimating.
[05:02] ---
    The boy who symbolizes
    Kamakura shogunate's restoration
[05:05] ---
    has no time to waste!
[05:16] ---
    All right, take two! A "running gag" is
    a word I learned from the future.
[05:19] ---
    But repeating the same joke
    a third time won't work.
[05:23] ---
    I don't care. Let me out!
[05:24] ---
    I'm sorry, Lord Tokiyuki.
[05:27] ---
    Father is always like this,
[05:29] ---
    -forcing things along on his own terms.
    -What's this?
[05:33] ---
    He often behaves in eccentric ways,
[05:35] ---
    -and he goes on about nonsense.
    -Roast deer over rice?
[05:38] ---
    Shizuku, I think I found something tasty.
[05:40] ---
    But he means well, so don't worry.
[05:43] ---
    How can I not worry hearing that?
[05:46] ---
    Father, why would you dig a hole
    in the road leading to the shrine?
[05:51] ---
    -I'm sorry.
    -I'm grateful to this man
[05:53] ---
    for saving my life,
[05:55] ---
    but does he have
    any realistic plans for what's to come?
[06:00] ---
    Suwa Shrine is so much smaller
    than Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine,
[06:05] ---
    so it's hard to believe
    that the priest of this shrine
[06:08] ---
    can help me take back Kamakura
    and defeat Takauji Ashikaga.
[06:15] ---
    SEVERAL DAYS LATER
[06:18] ---
    I can't believe he doesn't get tired
    of running away so much day after day.
[06:21] ---
    Ugh, I'm tired of digging holes.
[06:24] ---
    That Young Lord… Isn't he spoiled,
    being the heir to the shogunate?
[06:28] ---
    Maybe he learned to run away
    from everything.
[06:32] ---
    You're wrong.
[06:34] ---
    At his core, he's honest and earnest.
[06:37] ---
    But he has never understood
    the reason to study diligently
[06:40] ---
    because he was raised
    to be a puppet ruler.
[06:45] ---
    He's never had any
    meaningful goals in his life.
[06:53] ---
    If anything, I'm the one who's lacking.
[06:56] ---
    I haven't proven to him yet
[07:01] ---
    whether I have the power
    to help him reach his goals!
[07:12] ---
    No one will think I'll run away
    on a day like this.
[07:16] ---
    Learning the art of war today? It seems
    most useless for someone like me.
[07:29] ---
    Oh, come on.
[07:31] ---
    I don't need to study.
[07:32] ---
    I'll do what you want.
[07:37] ---
    All I need to do is run around
    the battlefield, right?
[07:42] ---
    Even while your army is losing!
[07:51] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki,
    I promise to God, I cannot lose.
[07:57] ---
    You know why?
[07:58] ---
    Because I am a true god.
[08:02] ---
    This rain is in the way.
    I need to show you something.
[08:09] ---
    Now…
[08:12] ---
    I'll clear the clouds.
[09:01] ---
    Hip, hip…
[09:04] ---
    Hooray!
[09:07] ---
    Hip, hip…
[09:10] ---
    Hooray!
[09:13] ---
    Hip, hip…
[09:15] ---
    Hooray!
[09:19] ---
    Amazing!
[09:21] ---
    The Suwa Sect is composed of warriors
    who believe in Suwa Myojin,
[09:25] ---
    and they are proud of their strength
    and iron unity under their faith in me.
[09:33] ---
    Was I able to convince you?
[09:36] ---
    There is a god looking after you.
[09:41] ---
    10,000 men on horseback
    at one call from god.
[09:44] ---
    If you acquire the qualities of a hero,
[09:47] ---
    it would mean an alliance
    between a hero and a god.
[09:50] ---
    And even more soldiers will
    join us tenfold!
[09:54] ---
    So what shall we do today?
[10:00] ---
    I'll go to my desk and study.
[10:08] ---
    That's what I wanted to hear!
[10:10] ---
    -Your aged cheek is surprisingly…
    -You adorable thing.
[10:13] ---
    -…like a nail file!
    -Rub, rub, rub, rub, rub, rub!
[10:18] ---
    I think I'll trust him.
[10:20] ---
    I think he'll make me a hero
    like he predicted.
[10:30] ---
    I've got those words out of him.
[10:33] ---
    Everyone, you're welcome to go home!
[10:39] ---
    * TOKIYUKI
    
[10:39] ---
    That was rough in the rain.
[10:45] ---
    Hey, where'd the enthusiasm go? Come on!
[10:49] ---
    Well, they're not
    always that energetic, you see.
[10:53] ---
    Come on, let's knock out the studying.
[10:57] ---
    -You know a warrior can't lie! Come on.
    -You tricked me!
[11:01] ---
    -Yorishige Suwa understood Tokiyuki best…
    -Let's get started.
[11:05] ---
    …and managed to enlighten him
    on his future.
[11:08] ---
    In just a short while,
    he had an immeasurable impact.
[11:15] ---
    And now,
[11:17] ---
    the hero hatchling begins to quietly
    sharpen his fang in the arms of a god.
[11:22] ---
    What a clean fall!
[11:24] ---
    Shut up!
[11:32] ---
    It looks like you're getting used to
    life in Suwa.
[11:35] ---
    Now, it's time to gain some allies.
[11:39] ---
    Let's gather retainers just for you.
[11:42] ---
    -Yes.
    -Yes.
[11:44] ---
    Retainers.
[11:45] ---
    WHAT ARE "RETAINERS"?
[11:47] ---
    Yes. Retainers are vassals that form
    a master-and-servant relationship
[11:50] ---
    with their potent military commander.
[11:52] ---
    And they risk their lives
    fighting for him.
[11:54] ---
    It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that
[11:57] ---
    the strength of the retainers
    is the strength of the lord.
[12:00] ---
    Because you've tragically lost
    your close family and retainers,
[12:05] ---
    you must rebuild from nothing.
[12:10] ---
    Allow me to introduce them again!
[12:15] ---
    Kojiro is the greatest swordsman
    of your generation.
[12:19] ---
    And one day he will lead
    as your military commander.
[12:22] ---
    Sup, Young Lord.
[12:24] ---
    Ayako has unrivaled physical strength
    and is brimming with artistic talent.
[12:28] ---
    She remains a lady even in battle.
[12:30] ---
    Young Lord!
[12:34] ---
    Shizuku is attentive
    and versed in several secret arts.
[12:38] ---
    As a servant, she takes care of
    the general affairs at home.
[12:43] ---
    These three are your age,
    but I know you can count on them.
[12:49] ---
    First, get to know them well,
[12:51] ---
    and show that you know
    how to utilize their skills.
[12:56] ---
    If you all grow up together, like family,
[13:00] ---
    then eventually you will have
    tight-knit, reliable retainers.
[13:05] ---
    And in the future, we'll recruit
    more talent as we come across them.
[13:09] ---
    The number of your retainers
    is sure to grow!
[13:13] ---
    In the future, this is what they call
[13:15] ---
    a hero's journey.
[13:20] ---
    Who cares?
[13:22] ---
    Right, then, what shall I do, my lord?
[13:26] ---
    I'll do anything you ask.
[13:29] ---
    Anything?
[13:30] ---
    Of course. We're retainers!
[13:40] ---
    Then let's play tag!
[13:43] ---
    Oh, not that.
[13:44] ---
    Instant rejection!
[13:46] ---
    My lord, once you start running,
    you go far into the horizon.
[13:48] ---
    YAY
    
[13:49] ---
    Right? In a way, it's amazing
    how much energy you have to run.
[13:54] ---
    If we're gonna do something fun,
    let's sneak into the samurai's houses,
[13:56] ---
    the ones that betrayed you for Ashikaga.
[13:58] ---
    Then we'll all take a dump
    and rub it in everywhere.
[14:01] ---
    How crass!
[14:02] ---
    -Let's do push-ups till someone gives up!
    -That sounds like hell!
[14:05] ---
    I want to see how many marbles will fit
    in an ants' nest.
[14:09] ---
    What's wrong with you?
[14:10] ---
    -What is wrong with…
    -One, two…
[14:14] ---
    …my retainers?
[14:17] ---
    Young Lord, how about we go hunting?
[14:20] ---
    It's fun and it'll be good training.
[14:24] ---
    Are those of the shrine allowed
    to kill animals?
[14:27] ---
    It's okay.
[14:29] ---
    Suwa Myojin is also a God of Hunting.
[14:32] ---
    Unlike other Shinto sects,
    we hunt and eat like crazy.
[14:40] ---
    What a strange god.
[14:44] ---
    Lord Yorishige.
[14:46] ---
    It seems Lord Tokiyuki's group
    has gone hunting.
[14:51] ---
    I saw that.
[14:53] ---
    I saw the tribulations they'll face too.
[15:02] ---
    Surprise!
[15:10] ---
    -Wow. Close one. By your standards.
    -What do you mean "by your standards"?
[15:13] ---
    It's hard to see through the foliage here.
[15:22] ---
    Wow!
[15:23] ---
    Here, my lord! One more time.
[15:25] ---
    Found you!
[15:32] ---
    Dang, Mr. Rabbit is fast.
[15:36] ---
    She's a monster.
[15:37] ---
    Right? I've seen her turn rabbits
    into red mist plenty of times.
[15:42] ---
    Wait!
[15:50] ---
    What is that beast?
[15:54] ---
    It was rumored in the neighboring province
[15:58] ---
    that there's a huge
    flesh-eating Ox Demon in these hills.
[16:04] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki,
[16:06] ---
    your adversary is a man
    who subjugates far more ferocious beasts.
[16:13] ---
    Show me how you can combine
    strength with your allies
[16:18] ---
    to splendidly take down this beast.
[16:19] ---
    NANBOKUCHO GAME OF TAG
    OX DEMON BOTAN
[16:31] ---
    It won't even pierce its skin.
[16:35] ---
    Retreat! Retreat to higher ground!
[16:44] ---
    We can't defeat it
    with just the two of us.
[16:47] ---
    We will guide the Young Lord while we run.
[16:49] ---
    Okay!
[16:51] ---
    No, we can defeat it.
[16:54] ---
    -Shizuku!
    -Since when did you get to safety?
[16:57] ---
    Kojiro, Aya,
    it's not just you two anymore.
[16:59] ---
    We have Lord Tokiyuki.
[17:02] ---
    Me?
[17:03] ---
    CURRENT LOCATION
[17:05] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki, you evade the beast
    while leading it to the larch.
[17:10] ---
    DESTINATION
[17:11] ---
    While you do that,
    Kojiro and Aya will wait for it there.
[17:15] ---
    You two already know, right?
[17:17] ---
    What's under the tree.
[17:20] ---
    -Yes.
    -Yes.
[17:22] ---
    All right, my lord.
    Till then, it's all yours!
[17:25] ---
    Hey, wait! What do you mean it's all mine?
[17:33] ---
    And you want me to lead it
    while dodging it?
[17:36] ---
    That's insane!
[17:40] ---
    What kind of retainer makes their lord be
[17:43] ---
    a part of this sort of plan!
[17:49] ---
    He says that, but he's evading
    in ungodly rapid succession!
[17:51] ---
    Looking good!
[17:52] ---
    Our lord has an astounding talent
    in dodging.
[17:58] ---
    Let's fine-tune it!
[18:04] ---
    It's ready!
[18:05] ---
    -Straight under the tree!
    -All right!
[18:13] ---
    Hey! What am I supposed to do with it now?
[18:22] ---
    Come on, you swine,
[18:24] ---
    for baring your fangs
    at Tokiyuki Hojo's party,
[18:29] ---
    I'll make sure you regret it.
[18:33] ---
    Neither arrow nor sword could hurt you.
[18:37] ---
    You wouldn't die
    even if you fell off a cliff.
[18:40] ---
    I'm sorry,
[18:42] ---
    but what awaits you there
    is the blade of god.
[18:53] ---
    The water feels just right.
[18:55] ---
    Hot springs are a Suwa specialty!
[19:01] ---
    Good heavens.
[19:02] ---
    -Yay!
    -Yay!
[19:04] ---
    -We killed the beast in no time.
    -That was hard.
[19:06] ---
    I want to butcher and eat it…
[19:08] ---
    Once we saw the bow wasn't effective,
    we figured out how
[19:10] ---
    to work with each other's
    individual strengths.
[19:12] ---
    We used our resourcefulness
    to our advantage,
[19:14] ---
    and didn't hesitate
    to deal with this unknown monster.
[19:17] ---
    Young Lord! Let's go to the spring!
[19:20] ---
    But what was this beast?
[19:23] ---
    It was probably a beast
    remaining from ancient times.
[19:29] ---
    It didn't even have family
    to bear offspring.
[19:34] ---
    If there were others of its kind,
[19:37] ---
    it probably wouldn't have fallen
    under the influence of evil.
[19:43] ---
    From now on,
[19:45] ---
    let's conduct Tokiyuki party's
    strategic meetings in the hot springs!
[19:48] ---
    I like that!
[19:50] ---
    I'm going to bring ice
    from the ice chamber
[19:52] ---
    and some mandarin juice.
[19:57] ---
    You know, "Tokiyuki Party"
    is too obvious to enemies.
[20:02] ---
    Let's think of something more vague!
[20:05] ---
    Let's see…
[20:07] ---
    Since we're a party that uses
    our lord's "running" as its main tactic,
[20:11] ---
    "Wrap Up Your Tail and Flee Party"!
[20:12] ---
    Lame!
[20:14] ---
    -Sweet-tooth Party!
    -Definitely not!
[20:15] ---
    Born to Runner Up Party.
[20:17] ---
    I don't think that's good?
[20:19] ---
    -Loser's Pick Party!
    -That hurts!
[20:21] ---
    Flighting Escaping Just Run Party!
[20:23] ---
    That's so long!
[20:24] ---
    -Although I've lost everything…
    -Hi-yah!
[20:27] ---
    …they cheer me up
    by treating me like a friend.
[20:31] ---
    And still, they don't forget
    that I'm their lord.
[20:40] ---
    I know!
[20:41] ---
    What about "the Elusive Warriors"?
[20:44] ---
    How'd you come up with that?
[20:46] ---
    Because we are warriors
    for an elusive lord!
[20:54] ---
    Yes. The Elusive Warriors. That's good.
[20:59] ---
    These retainers are too good for me.
[21:04] ---
    Let's all grow strong together
    in this land!
[21:11] ---
    Now, let's eat
    the good parts of that beast first.
[21:16] ---
    We'll tell Lord Yorishige about it after.
[21:19] ---
    What?
[21:21] ---
    What the…
[21:22] ---
    Why did you eat our whole catch,
    you dumb god!
[21:26] ---
    It was a pitiful beast
    that fell to the influence of evil!
[21:30] ---
    I'm purifying its soul
    in my sacred stomach.
[21:32] ---
    BEAST THAT'S STRANGE TO ME
    WILL WANDER IN GLOOMY DARKNESS
[21:34] ---
    -Shut up! Give me back my meat!
    -You're a gluttonous god!
[21:38] ---
    REJECTED
[21:39] ---
    What is going on in this god's stomach?
[21:49] ---
    I see.
[21:51] ---
    I can see it.
[21:53] ---
    Yorishige of Suwa is plotting
    something wicked.
[22:00] ---
    I'll never let him get away with it.
[23:39] ---
    EPISODE 4 (YEAR OF 1333):
    SADAMUNE APPEARS!
[23:39] ---
    
    
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    Let's go!

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[00:01] ---
    EMPEROR GODAIGO
    
[00:03] ---
    Takauji Ashikaga, the attack on the
    Kamakura shogunate was indeed laborious.
    
[00:07] ---
    To celebrate your service,
    I grant you a character from my real name.
    
[00:10] ---
    EXALTED
    
[00:11] ---
    From today, you shall write your name
    using the kanji for "exalted."
    
[00:15] ---
    HEREBY KNOWN AS
    TAKAUJI ASHIKAGA
    
[00:16] ---
    Thank you. I'm very honored.
    
[00:19] ---
    CE 1333 (GENKŌ YEAR 3)
    AUGUST 5TH KYOTO
    
[00:20] ---
    Thanks to you, I won back the country.
    
[00:23] ---
    If there is a position in
    the new imperial court that you want,
    
[00:25] ---
    do not hesitate to tell me now.
    
[00:28] ---
    I am just a soldier.
    
[00:30] ---
    I cannot be a scribe.
    
[00:34] ---
    However, my retainers behind us
    are much too pure of heart
    
[00:39] ---
    and exceedingly wise and brave
    for the likes of me.
    
[00:43] ---
    I would be very happy if you gave
    them work in the imperial court.
    
[00:48] ---
    Wow.
    
[00:49] ---
    I heard he was
    the warrior that ruined Kamakura.
    
[00:52] ---
    I wonder how demonic his face is.
    
[00:55] ---
    He has such a kind smile.
    I could just melt!
    
[00:59] ---
    He's human after all.
    
[01:02] ---
    The Emperor's wish was granted.
    
[01:05] ---
    The time has come
    for the Emperor and the nobles
    
[01:08] ---
    to replace the shogunate's rule
    over the country.
    
[01:12] ---
    Good work today.
    
[01:16] ---
    What is it, Moronao?
    
[01:18] ---
    ASHIKAGA HOUSE STEWARD
    MORONAO OF KO
    
[01:19] ---
    It's nothing.
    
[01:22] ---
    I've been serving you
    since you were a child.
    
[01:25] ---
    But your smile has recently
    seemed less and less human.
    
[01:32] ---
    Don't say such a stupid thing.
    
[01:35] ---
    I'm counting on you.
    
[01:36] ---
    We're going to ask everyone
    to support the Emperor.
    
[01:40] ---
    Sir.
    
[01:45] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
    
[03:07] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
    
[03:15] ---
    Lord Takauji,
    
[03:17] ---
    thank you for recommending me
    as governor of Shinano.
    
[03:22] ---
    Of course. You deserve the reward.
    
[03:25] ---
    You were first to betray the Hojo
    and fought as my retainer.
    
[03:30] ---
    However, your province, Shinano,
    
[03:32] ---
    has Hojo's top retainer,
    Mr. Suwa, going strong.
    
[03:36] ---
    Hojo's survivors are
    definitely taking refuge there.
    
[03:40] ---
    I trust you will sniff them out.
    
[03:45] ---
    Those ticks.
    
[03:46] ---
    I can tell there are four males
    and one female.
    
[03:51] ---
    Count on me, Lord Takauji.
    
[03:53] ---
    My arrows and my eyes are
    the most excellent in this country.
    
[03:57] ---
    I will find and kill any little bug.
    
[04:01] ---
    SADAMUNE OGASAWARA
    
[04:12] ---
    SLUGGISH
    
[04:17] ---
    Are you serious?
    
[04:18] ---
    I've never seen anyone not be able
    to cut through a bundle of straw.
    
[04:22] ---
    Even on the offense,
    
[04:24] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki's muscles are always
    getting ready to escape.
    
[04:29] ---
    As a result,
    he's always timid when he swings.
    
[04:34] ---
    You have to train diligently
    and put your back into it.
    
[04:39] ---
    SQUEEZE SQUEEZE
    
[04:40] ---
    That's the opposite of what we want.
    
[04:41] ---
    If we train his muscles
    to attack too much,
    
[04:43] ---
    his running-away muscles will weaken.
    
[04:44] ---
    His attack and evasion will become
    mediocre, and he'll lose his strong suit.
    
[04:48] ---
    What are running-away muscles?
    
[04:52] ---
    My lord, you're a good shot.
    
[04:56] ---
    My father enjoyed
    watching archery competitions.
    
[05:00] ---
    Wow, what splendid skill you have,
    Lord Tokiyuki!
    
[05:04] ---
    Thank you.
    
[05:06] ---
    Bulls-eye!
    
[05:08] ---
    It's a clean bulls-eye!
    
[05:10] ---
    You've done it, Lord Tokiyuki!
    
[05:14] ---
    I know I look weak,
    but I trained in archery a lot.
    
[05:18] ---
    It's decided then.
    
[05:20] ---
    Let's maximize your archery skills.
    
[05:23] ---
    A general who just runs away all the
    time is going to weaken his army's morale.
    
[05:26] ---
    We should make the best
    of Lord Tokiyuki's special skill.
    
[05:28] ---
    He should learn how to attack
    while he runs.
    
[05:32] ---
    I wonder where I could find an instructor
    to teach such an unorthodox method?
    
[05:37] ---
    Lord Yorishige!
    
[05:38] ---
    Sadamune Ogasawara of West Shinano
    has stopped by for a surprise visit.
    
[05:44] ---
    Sadamune?
    
[05:46] ---
    Who's that?
    
[05:48] ---
    Is he not an acquaintance from Kamakura?
    
[05:50] ---
    I don't know him.
    
[05:52] ---
    Perhaps he was not of a status
    
[05:53] ---
    where he could freely come and go
    to my father's residence?
    
[05:55] ---
    Okay then.
    
[05:58] ---
    For good measure,
    hide and watch from that small shack.
    
[06:03] ---
    Oh, Yorishige, it's been too long!
    
[06:07] ---
    Thank you for coming all this way.
    
[06:10] ---
    What brings you here, Sadamune?
    
[06:13] ---
    Sorry for coming so suddenly.
    
[06:15] ---
    I just wanted to greet you.
    
[06:19] ---
    As you know, the shogunate has fallen.
    
[06:21] ---
    The government has
    returned to the Emperor Godaigo.
    
[06:25] ---
    I have an Imperial Command from him.
    
[06:28] ---
    He's appointed me, Sadamune Ogasawara,
    as governor of Shinano.
    
[06:30] ---
    IMPERIAL COMMAND = DECREE
    DO NOT DEFY
    
[06:32] ---
    That is to say,
    
[06:34] ---
    you take orders from me now.
    
[06:39] ---
    Squish.
    
[06:40] ---
    SUWA FAMILY MEMBER
    MORITAKA SUWA
    
[06:42] ---
    You were working for Suwa
    just the other day.
    
[06:45] ---
    Now you want to give us orders?
    
[06:48] ---
    When the Kamakura shogunate fell,
    
[06:51] ---
    I did a great service to the Emperor
    by fighting the rebel Hojo.
    
[06:55] ---
    But you… You took Hojo's side.
    
[06:58] ---
    Many of you fought on their behalf,
    
[07:01] ---
    so you can hardly complain when
    your territory gets taken away from you.
    
[07:04] ---
    Well, we will visit this issue
    another time.
    
[07:08] ---
    I came today for one more reason.
    
[07:14] ---
    If you have any of the Hojo clan or any of
    their important retainers sheltered here,
    
[07:19] ---
    hand them over.
    
[07:23] ---
    There's no way I'd be hiding someone.
    
[07:25] ---
    How can I hand over
    someone I haven't even seen?
    
[07:28] ---
    Oh, you haven't even seen a Hojo?
    
[07:33] ---
    In the distance, I can see two soldiers
    
[07:35] ---
    behind the cedar tree
    who are watching intently.
    
[07:38] ---
    There's a man who clutches
    his small knife, ready for strife.
    
[07:42] ---
    There are children hidden and watching
    from a small shack through slits.
    
[07:47] ---
    They all look like people
    suspiciously taking shelter to me!
    
[07:51] ---
    You can't fool my all-seeing gaze,
    Yorishige.
    
[07:55] ---
    I'll catch all of them in no time.
    
[07:59] ---
    That's all. I just wanted to say hello.
    
[08:02] ---
    Take care.
    
[08:06] ---
    Oh, and I forgot to mention.
    
[08:08] ---
    I came in a hurry
    and didn't bring any gifts.
    
[08:10] ---
    Please accept a deer for Suwa Myojin.
    
[08:15] ---
    Deer?
    
[08:26] ---
    I hear it's good fortune if you catch
    a deer with a split ear
    
[08:30] ---
    at Suwa Grand Shrine.
    
[08:36] ---
    -Sakae!
    -Sakae!
    
[08:38] ---
    A fortuitous gift for you!
    There's one split-eared doe!
    
[08:47] ---
    That creep.
    
[08:52] ---
    How is Miss Sakae?
    
[08:53] ---
    She said it'll sew back together.
    
[08:55] ---
    She laughed
    and said it wasn't a big deal, but…
    
[08:59] ---
    Sadamune Ogasawara is an expert archer
    known throughout the country.
    
[09:03] ---
    His vision and excellent
    observational skills give him his edge.
    
[09:08] ---
    We got a real troublesome one
    as the governor of Shinano.
    
[09:11] ---
    Damn it. That bug-eyed creep.
    
[09:14] ---
    To think he'd aim at a simple
    shrine maiden. I can't believe it.
    
[09:17] ---
    What do you think, my lord?
    
[09:20] ---
    He acts disgracefully as a warrior.
    
[09:22] ---
    It's obvious he's a bug-eyed psychopath.
    
[09:26] ---
    -But…
    -But?
    
[09:29] ---
    His archery was beautiful.
    
[09:36] ---
    What an honest and generous boy.
    
[09:39] ---
    -Even if it's his enemy…
    -Of course what he did was not okay.
    
[09:41] ---
    -…he appreciates skill.
    -I don't condone his behavior.
    
[09:43] ---
    Once he becomes a general,
    this fair character will surely be useful.
    
[09:51] ---
    And I just found a perfect instructor.
    
[09:54] ---
    It's decided, Lord Tokiyuki.
    
[09:56] ---
    The next game of tag is hide-and-seek.
    
[09:59] ---
    Hide-and-seek?
    
[10:01] ---
    Sadamune has two goals.
    
[10:03] ---
    First, to find
    any surviving Hojo family members.
    
[10:06] ---
    And he'll use that as an excuse to,
    
[10:07] ---
    two, weaken the amount of influence
    the Suwa clan has.
    
[10:09] ---
    You also have two goals.
    
[10:12] ---
    First, never let them know who you are.
    
[10:15] ---
    Second, absorb his archery technique.
    
[10:17] ---
    OGASAWARA TERRITORY
    SUWA TERRITORY
    
[10:19] ---
    Sadamune will abuse
    his position as governor,
    
[10:20] ---
    and come to pick fights from now on.
    
[10:23] ---
    GOVERNOR COMMAND
    
[10:24] ---
    This means you'll get to see
    his archery in action many times.
    
[10:28] ---
    At times, you'll physically hide yourself.
    
[10:30] ---
    Other times, you'll hide your identity.
    
[10:32] ---
    Without being too close or too far,
    you'll observe his form.
    
[10:39] ---
    It's hide-and-seek
    from his eyes and arrows!
    
[10:42] ---
    The thrill is not knowing
    whether you'll be identified or shot!
    
[10:46] ---
    Aren't you excited, Lord Tokiyuki?
    
[10:52] ---
    I heard a rumor, Mr. Sadamune.
    I hear that in three days…
    
[10:55] ---
    ASSISTANT TO GOVERNOR OF SHINANO
    SUKEFUSA ICHIKAWA
    
[10:57] ---
    …we'll get to enjoy a dog-shooting
    competition at Suwa Grand Shrine.
    
[11:00] ---
    So with that being said,
    I have an excellent plan.
    
[11:03] ---
    We shall weaken Yorishige Suwa's influence
    
[11:06] ---
    and search out the Hojo survivors.
    
[11:09] ---
    I'm going to participate in
    the dog-shooting competition.
    
[11:12] ---
    I'll start a fight and set conditions.
    
[11:14] ---
    When I win the competition,
    I can get what I want.
    
[11:16] ---
    GRIN
    
[11:19] ---
    That's a splendid idea.
    
[11:22] ---
    That felt so gross to have him
    whisper to me with those protruding eyes!
    
[11:27] ---
    DAY OF DOG-SHOOTING COMPETITION
    
[11:34] ---
    Damn it. I can't hit anything!
    
[11:37] ---
    I have to get better.
    
[11:42] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki, you're next.
    
[11:44] ---
    Good luck.
    
[11:46] ---
    Thank you.
    
[11:47] ---
    Shizuku, it's dangerous to say
    Lord Tokiyuki's name in this crowd.
    
[11:52] ---
    From now on, use a false name.
    
[11:56] ---
    Think of a pseudonym.
    
[11:59] ---
    Then I'll call you Big Brother.
    
[12:05] ---
    What?
    
[12:08] ---
    My lord!
    
[12:09] ---
    You have to see this!
    
[12:11] ---
    We have a surprise contestant!
    
[12:12] ---
    The governor of Shinano,
    Sadamune Ogasawara,
    
[12:15] ---
    is jumping into the competition!
    
[12:17] ---
    Why is he acting like he can just join in?
    
[12:20] ---
    And so persistently…
    
[12:22] ---
    Dog-shooting competitions
    are Shinano's main event.
    
[12:26] ---
    As the governor of Shinano,
    I had to liven up the party.
    
[12:29] ---
    Am I allowed, Yorishige?
    
[12:32] ---
    Of course. I welcome you.
    
[12:35] ---
    You have five arrows.
    
[12:36] ---
    Scoring is based on the location
    of the shot and shooting posture as usual.
    
[12:42] ---
    Release the dogs!
    
[12:53] ---
    Right-handed shot on the dog's stomach.
    Four points!
    
[12:57] ---
    Right-handed shot on the dog's head.
    Five points!
    
[13:03] ---
    Right-handed shot on the dog's neck.
    Five points!
    
[13:05] ---
    What skill.
    
[13:07] ---
    He's shooting all right-handed shots
    that score high points.
    
[13:10] ---
    LEFT SIDED
    
[13:11] ---
    With the right-handed shot,
    it's hard to pull the bow
    
[13:13] ---
    when you must twist your body.
    
[13:14] ---
    RIGHT SIDED
    
[13:15] ---
    And what's more,
    
[13:16] ---
    he's hitting the dogs all on their
    critical points, on their upper half.
    
[13:19] ---
    Mr. Yorishige is quivering?
    
[13:22] ---
    Is he terrified of Sadamune's skills?
    
[13:25] ---
    SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE
    
[13:26] ---
    It's not that. In the future,
    they consider this animal abuse.
    
[13:29] ---
    But during this time,
    this is a normal thing.
    
[13:31] ---
    If this is a problem, I'm in trouble.
    
[13:33] ---
    Who in the world are you justifying to?
    
[13:38] ---
    Now let's see, what place am I now?
    
[13:41] ---
    Individually, you're in first.
    
[13:43] ---
    Oh?
    
[13:45] ---
    Are you shocked that
    a surprise contestant has first place?
    
[13:49] ---
    So is this the level
    of Suwa Grand Shrine to the God of War?
    
[13:53] ---
    Don't get cocky!
    
[13:55] ---
    There are still
    many strong competitors waiting!
    
[13:58] ---
    Then let those strong competitors
    come bet on a one-on-one match.
    
[14:02] ---
    A bet?
    
[14:03] ---
    As you know,
    I'm looking for Hojo survivors.
    
[14:07] ---
    If none of you can win against me,
    
[14:11] ---
    you'll allow me to search
    
[14:15] ---
    your suspicious folks' homes for them
    without complaint.
    
[14:20] ---
    That scumbag,
    saying whatever conditions he wants.
    
[14:23] ---
    He only has a few men, but he's so bold.
    
[14:26] ---
    We can't oppose him too carelessly
    since he was appointed by the Emperor.
    
[14:31] ---
    On the other hand,
    
[14:33] ---
    if he comes out and says what he wants,
    he won't get off scot-free.
    
[14:38] ---
    This is how Sadamune and I advance
    and retreat in our fight without a fight.
    
[14:45] ---
    I'm in on that bet.
    
[14:48] ---
    If we win, then with your authority,
    you won't let our territory be searched.
    
[14:54] ---
    How's that?
    
[14:57] ---
    You bit the bait.
    
[14:59] ---
    As a Suwa landlord, you have your pride.
    
[15:02] ---
    If you're challenged
    in front of your people, you must accept.
    
[15:06] ---
    Lose the bet and suffer embarrassment!
    
[15:08] ---
    Afterwards, if we can find the Hojo
    refugees, we'll expose your crimes!
    
[15:11] ---
    Suwa will fall, and you will
    have to surrender to Ogasawara.
    
[15:14] ---
    HOJO
    
[15:17] ---
    And what strong competitor will you offer?
    
[15:20] ---
    Strong competitor?
    
[15:22] ---
    For you, I think this child is sufficient.
    
[15:27] ---
    Pop!
    
[15:28] ---
    His name is Chojumaru.
    
[15:30] ---
    He's Suwa's least competent,
    so I think it'll be a good match.
    
[15:34] ---
    Are you mocking me, Yorishige?
    
[15:38] ---
    It's not interesting
    if we do things the normal way.
    
[15:43] ---
    So let's make a rule that you can also win
    points by shooting at each other's bodies.
    
[15:50] ---
    Huh? Are you shaking in your boots?
    
[15:53] ---
    Unlike the shrine maiden you shot
    the other day, this boy's got a weapon!
    
[15:57] ---
    Stop this, Lord Yorishige!
    
[15:59] ---
    The young lord's combat prowess
    is that of a rabbit. Suwa will end!
    
[16:03] ---
    He's someone whose face goes "sigh"
    and loses.
    
[16:05] ---
    Don't underestimate his weakness!
    
[16:08] ---
    What they said!
    
[16:09] ---
    I don't understand why you're purposely
    
[16:12] ---
    making the chased battle
    against the chaser.
    
[16:16] ---
    There's great worth in it.
    
[16:18] ---
    Battling against a master
    will let you grow greatly.
    
[16:22] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki, I can see
    a bright future full of growth for you
    
[16:28] ---
    if you go against him.
    
[16:30] ---
    I will say this clearly.
    
[16:31] ---
    After the battle,
    you will learn a cool new skill.
    
[16:36] ---
    At least, that's a feeling I get.
    
[16:37] ---
    I wonder if it'll happen?
    
[16:40] ---
    Speak clearly!
    
[16:42] ---
    Now, what shall we do today?
    
[16:45] ---
    As general of Hojo, you can
    choose danger and grow, or run away.
    
[16:49] ---
    It's up to you.
    
[16:53] ---
    That's an unfair way to put it.
    
[16:55] ---
    You're always making me do what you want.
    
[16:58] ---
    If I've decided to kill Takauji, then…
    
[17:03] ---
    Give me the arrows, Shizuku.
    
[17:07] ---
    What a strange person.
    
[17:09] ---
    He's always running away,
    
[17:11] ---
    but he doesn't run away
    from the most formidable enemy here.
    
[17:14] ---
    I see his future clearly now too.
    
[17:17] ---
    He won't run away from the
    important things he's set his heart on.
    
[17:27] ---
    Kid, I'll make you pay
    the price for disrespecting me.
    
[17:33] ---
    Please send the bill to Mr. Yorishige.
    
[17:36] ---
    I can tell you're unskilled
    by just looking at you.
    
[17:39] ---
    You really think you can win, kid?
    
[17:41] ---
    Only God knows.
    
[17:46] ---
    Begin!
    
[17:50] ---
    Right, should I gain points
    by hitting dogs per usual?
    
[17:55] ---
    Of course not! The kid is my target!
    
[17:59] ---
    Damn kid!
    
[18:00] ---
    You really wish to anger me?
    
[18:03] ---
    It doesn't have to land.
    
[18:05] ---
    Make him completely focus on you
    as the target with your first blow.
    
[18:09] ---
    A warrior is a creature that
    can't turn down a challenge.
    
[18:13] ---
    He will, without a doubt, shoot back.
    
[18:16] ---
    First, dodge his shots.
    
[18:22] ---
    Sadamune doesn't like to
    shoot in rapid succession
    
[18:26] ---
    because he gives his all for every shot.
    
[18:29] ---
    You'll have time
    till he shoots the next arrow.
    
[18:32] ---
    Till then,
    shoot a dog and gain some points.
    
[18:35] ---
    There should be a red dog that runs
    close by so as to be an easy target.
    
[18:40] ---
    That dog was trained
    for entertainment purposes!
    
[18:43] ---
    There's such a thing?
    
[18:48] ---
    Make sure you aim, you lousy shooter!
    
[18:51] ---
    I only get my venison reward
    if you hit me.
    
[18:53] ---
    One more shot!
    
[18:56] ---
    That's it.
    
[18:57] ---
    Left-handed shot on the torso. One point!
    
[19:00] ---
    The brat got the first point!
    
[19:02] ---
    Damn kid!
    
[19:04] ---
    Afterwards, simply focus on evading.
    
[19:06] ---
    For someone that doesn't know you,
    it'll be difficult to hit you.
    
[19:12] ---
    TOP MAJOR LEAGUER'S BEST SPEED
    ABOUT 160 KM/H
    
[19:16] ---
    THIRD KEISEI SKYLINER TOP SPEED
    QUICKEST 36 MIN.
    
[19:18] ---
    ARROWS WERE SLOWER
    THAN MODERN ARROWS.
    
[19:19] ---
    DODGING THEM WAS NOT UNHEARD OF.
    
[19:23] ---
    Dang. This is my last arrow.
    
[19:26] ---
    I still don't have any points.
    
[19:28] ---
    If I miss, that seals my loss.
    
[19:31] ---
    Sadamune is feeling the pressure now.
    Will he readjust his aim toward the dogs?
    
[19:35] ---
    The dogs chosen for this event are
    Suwa Grand Shrine's best runners.
    
[19:40] ---
    Not even Sadamune can hit you so easily.
    
[19:44] ---
    Using your skilled evasion
    to your advantage,
    
[19:47] ---
    aim for Sadamune
    with your remaining arrows.
    
[19:49] ---
    Once he fears being your target,
    he'll become frustrated and confused.
    
[19:52] ---
    Having lost all composure,
    he won't even be able to aim at the dogs.
    
[20:02] ---
    This is bad.
    Sadamune is in Lord Tokiyuki's blind spot.
    
[20:05] ---
    It's impossible for the lord to aim
    no matter how he twists or turns.
    
[20:08] ---
    To win a war,
    simply having a bow and arrow won't do.
    
[20:11] ---
    You must be on horseback in order to
    gain an indispensable vantage point.
    
[20:14] ---
    This isn't
    a dog-shooting competition anymore.
    
[20:17] ---
    It's an equestrian archery showdown
    you'd see on the battlefield.
    
[20:19] ---
    Lord Moritaka.
    
[20:21] ---
    Suwa Grand Shrine's king of commentary.
    
[20:24] ---
    Chojumaru continuously attempts to
    throw Sadamune out of his blind spot
    
[20:27] ---
    by frantically turning his horse.
    
[20:29] ---
    Without even holding on to the reins,
    Sadamune trails him easily.
    
[20:33] ---
    Even Emperor Godaigo praised
    Sadamune Ogasawara's martial arts.
    
[20:40] ---
    It's good.
    
[20:41] ---
    The Emperor said "It's good!"
    
[20:43] ---
    KING
    
[20:44] ---
    "Sadamune should be
    an example for all warriors."
    *
[20:47] ---
    Thus, Ogasawara was granted special
    permission from the Emperor himself
    
[20:49] ---
    to use the character "king"
    in his family crest.
    
[20:53] ---
    Sadamune's discipline of martial arts
    
[20:56] ---
    is still widely practiced to this day,
    in the 21st century.
    
[21:00] ---
    With your focus so divided
    between steering your horse and dodging,
    
[21:05] ---
    don't think that split second where
    you forget to evade will escape my gaze!
    
[21:11] ---
    NANBOKUCHO GAME OF TAG
    ALL-SEEING DEMON OGASAWARA
    
[21:19] ---
    Right-handed shot on the opponent's head.
    Five points!
    
[21:20] ---
    Whoa, what a comeback!
    
[21:22] ---
    That Sadamune didn't hold back!
    He's winning by four points!
    
[21:26] ---
    Now, I've exhausted all my arrows.
    
[21:29] ---
    You're free to aim for whatever you like.
    Dog or human.
    
[21:32] ---
    I won't give up my position
    in your blind spot though.
    
[21:35] ---
    I'll run my horse into you to
    hinder your shot when you aim for a dog.
    
[21:39] ---
    The game is over, kid.
    
[21:43] ---
    There's blood. It hurts.
    
[21:46] ---
    There's no winning. I'm scared!
    
[21:48] ---
    If this was a real arrow, I'd be dead.
    
[21:55] ---
    Why do you run?
    
[21:57] ---
    Are you afraid?
    
[21:59] ---
    Are you uselessly struggling?
    
[22:03] ---
    This is fun!
    
[23:33] ---
    Translated by Emily Walton
    
[23:39] ---
    EPISODE 5 (YEAR OF 1333): SETTLING THE SCORE!
    
[23:39] ---
    A DOG-SHOOTING COMPETITION AND THEN...
    
[23:39] ---
    
    
[23:39] ---
    
    
[23:39] ---
    
    
[23:39] ---
    
    
[23:39] ---
    
    
[23:39] ---
    
    
[23:39] ---
    
    
[23:39] ---
    
    
[23:39] ---
    
    
[23:39] ---
    Let's go!
    

E5 - Settling the Score! A Dog-Shooting Competition and then…
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    The difference is four points.
[00:07] ---
    COMMENTARY MORITAKA SUWA
[00:08] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki needs five more points
    to make a comeback!
[00:16] ---
    IRKED
[00:17] ---
    What is that about?
[00:19] ---
    He's absolutely going to try
    to stop him from scoring.
[00:21] ---
    ONE POINT - THREE POINTS
[00:23] ---
    He only has two arrows left.
    He has to hit a head or a neck to win.
[00:37] ---
    Give up.
[00:38] ---
    It's impossible for you to make
    a four-point comeback at this point!
[00:49] ---
    -My lord!
    -Young Lord!
[00:51] ---
    Well, I think we've got a winner.
[00:56] ---
    Run, Chojumaru!
[00:58] ---
    You think you could be a match
    for Sadamune
[01:00] ---
    just with your shooting abilities?
[01:02] ---
    You must combine evading and shooting!
[01:05] ---
    I have to evade while I shoot?
[01:08] ---
    Lord Yorishige, do you think
    he understood what you meant?
[01:26] ---
    It's all so clear.
[01:28] ---
    When I start running,
     my head clears, and I can see everything.
[01:33] ---
    If I aim for a dog, Sadamune will run
     into me from my blind spot for certain.
[01:38] ---
    It's impossible for me
     to hit a small moving target
[01:40] ---
    while trying to ward off his attacks.
[01:44] ---
    Wait, I know!
[01:47] ---
    There's one target I can aim for
     in a split second.
[02:01] ---
    A reverse shot. You're aiming behind you?
[02:05] ---
    You idiot.
[02:06] ---
    It's called a blind spot because I'm in
     a position where you can't shoot me.
[02:09] ---
    You can't twist your body any further
     while you're mounted on that horse.
[02:14] ---
    I am elusive
     and the heir to the Hojo clan.
[02:17] ---
    TWO POINTS
[02:18] ---
    While I'm running away, I can do anything!
[02:28] ---
    Reverse shot on the opponent's neck.
    Two points!
[02:30] ---
    SUWA 3 - OGASAWARA 5
    DOG-SHOOTING COMPETITION 1333
[02:32] ---
    -You did it!
    -Yes!
[02:34] ---
    I get it!
[02:35] ---
    COMMENTARY MORITAKA SUWA
[02:36] ---
    If my lord aims for a dog, Sadamune
    is sure to come from his blind spot.
[02:39] ---
    The angle and distance
    are much more certain,
[02:41] ---
    and he's a much larger target than a dog!
[02:44] ---
    That split-second judgment.
[02:47] ---
    His sense of balance and flexible body
    make acrobatic marksmanship possible.
[02:51] ---
    That boy's potential blooms
    when he's on the run.
[02:56] ---
    It's decided.
[02:58] ---
    Our lord's special move is a reverse shot.
[03:02] ---
    In the future, there'll be a word that
    makes a youngster's heart leap for joy.
[03:06] ---
    -What?
    -What?
[03:14] ---
    It's not over yet!
     It's still five to three.
[03:17] ---
    Here comes a right-handed shot.
[03:18] ---
    As long as I cover my head,
     he can't make a comeback!
[03:31] ---
    A classic example
    of attacking while running away.
[03:34] ---
    It's called…
[03:38] ---
    PARTHIAN SHOT
[03:45] ---
    The Parthian shot.
[03:47] ---
    Parthia was an ancient kingdom
     in the Middle East.
[03:50] ---
    They used this backward-facing tactic
     to defeat Rome,
[03:52] ---
    the strongest army
     in the world at the time.
[03:56] ---
    As the enemy got near,
     the Parthians attacked while they ran.
[03:58] ---
    They continued to fight
     with hit-and-run tactics.
[04:00] ---
    The Roman army's heavy infantry, having
     no way to retaliate, ran out of energy.
[04:08] ---
    Reverse shot on the opponent's head.
    Three points!
[04:11] ---
    Right on!
[04:12] ---
    SUWA 6 - OGASAWARA 5
[04:14] ---
    With a score of six versus five,
    Chojumaru wins!
[04:17] ---
    -Yes!
    -You did it!
[04:18] ---
    Take that, punk! Go, Chojumaru!
[04:23] ---
    That's for shooting the shrine maiden.
[04:29] ---
    It was just a coincidence
    I hit his ear, though.
[04:33] ---
    Congratulations on your victory.
[04:34] ---
    YORISHIGE APPEARED!
[04:36] ---
    Isn't it fun to fight while running away?
[04:37] ---
    TOKIYUKI - FIGHT - RUN
[04:38] ---
    We can continue
    to come up with more and more ways!
[04:41] ---
    Now, Sadamune,
    it's time to fulfill your promise.
[04:45] ---
    Leave Suwa
    and don't meddle with us ever again.
[04:50] ---
    Don't be so full of yourself.
[04:52] ---
    A dog-shooting competition
    is just for entertainment.
[04:55] ---
    You sided with traitors so your territory
    should immediately be forfeit!
[04:59] ---
    I'll look thoroughly
    for the Hojo survivors afterwards!
[05:03] ---
    HERE
[05:07] ---
    Damn Yorishige.
[05:09] ---
    Why did you bring out the kid?
[05:12] ---
    It's hard to believe
     he had a sure chance of victory.
[05:15] ---
    And his mannerisms and behavior…
[05:18] ---
    He had the bearing of a nobleman
     you don't usually see at his age.
[05:23] ---
    Could he be part of the Hojo family?
[05:27] ---
    No, Yorishige wouldn't bring forward such
     an important person right in front of me!
[05:33] ---
    I don't understand
     Yorishige's intentions at all!
[05:37] ---
    Sadamune has good eyes.
[05:39] ---
    He should be baffled
    because he noticed too much.
[05:43] ---
    We have arranged with a certain individual
[05:45] ---
    to spread rumors of
    the Hojo clan sightings all across Japan.
[05:51] ---
    Gods and people exist
     only if you have faith.
[05:54] ---
    Simply believing in them gives them power.
[05:57] ---
    With suspicions abound
     all throughout the country,
[06:01] ---
    our enemy's attention will be divided.
[06:05] ---
    May you grow strong.
[06:09] ---
    This is a battle you advance
    while running.
[06:11] ---
    You're already running on the journey
    to win back the country!
[06:19] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[07:42] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[07:48] ---
    "A useless and dishonorable skill
    for a warrior."
[07:51] ---
    That's what they said
    about the skills I've learned for my lord.
[07:56] ---
    The better I got at it,
    the more trust I lost.
[08:00] ---
    The lord to whom I was long devoted
    accused me of stealing from him.
[08:03] ---
    And I was banished.
[08:07] ---
    Listen. You are my successor.
[08:12] ---
    In my final hours, you will inherit
    my name and my principles.
[08:17] ---
    Trust only money.
[08:19] ---
    Neither trust nor devotion will return
    once you've lent them out.
[08:23] ---
    Use your skills
    and trust only money, Genba!
[08:32] ---
    You can do it, my lord.
[08:33] ---
    One, two. One, two. One, two.
[08:38] ---
    Good work. A little more!
[08:40] ---
    Why does the heir to the shogunate
    have to perform such physical labor?
[08:46] ---
    Right now,
    you're Suwa Grand Shrine's Chojumaru.
[08:50] ---
    Enemies coming to visit will be suspicious
    if we don't have you working already.
[08:55] ---
    The only enemy who would come is Sadamune.
[08:58] ---
    But he suffered huge embarrassment
    just yesterday,
[09:00] ---
    so he probably won't
    show his face for a while.
[09:03] ---
    Hi!
[09:04] ---
    -What?
    -What?
[09:05] ---
    He's here with a smile.
[09:07] ---
    What a resilient man.
[09:09] ---
    I've kept you waiting, Suwa folk.
[09:12] ---
    I bring an Imperial Command.
[09:14] ---
    An Imperial Command?
[09:15] ---
    Didn't he bring one last time?
[09:18] ---
    COMMENTARY MORITAKA SUWA
[09:19] ---
    The Imperial Command from the other day
    was appointing Sadamune as governor.
[09:23] ---
    Today's Command is probably…
[09:25] ---
    "You are traitors
    who have sided with Hojo.
[09:28] ---
    As punishment,
    the Suwa clan and their retainers
[09:30] ---
    must forfeit the lands
    north of Lake Suwa to Ogasawara."
[09:33] ---
    FORFEITURE
[09:35] ---
    You're lying.
[09:37] ---
    Within ten days, retainers living in
    the corresponding regions must relocate.
[09:42] ---
    Deliver the news with dignity
    like a good lord.
[09:54] ---
    What should we do?
[09:57] ---
    We've cultivated this land tirelessly
    since our ancestor's time!
[10:00] ---
    We can't just hand it over
    to that Sadamune creep without a struggle.
[10:03] ---
    That's right!
[10:04] ---
    We must go to war.
[10:07] ---
    Lord Yorishige, please command us.
[10:12] ---
    If we go against the Imperial Command
    and go to war,
[10:15] ---
    we'll become an enemy of the court.
[10:17] ---
    Now is not the time to rise up.
[10:20] ---
    That's enough for today.
    Everyone, you're free to go.
[10:25] ---
    -Chojumaru.
    -Yes.
[10:27] ---
    Stay behind. I have a task for you.
[10:29] ---
    What?
[10:31] ---
    I see you've named yourselves
    the Elusive Warriors.
[10:35] ---
    It's a good name. It suits you.
[10:38] ---
    I don't feel like that's a compliment.
[10:40] ---
    Anyways, what are you going to do?
[10:44] ---
    At this rate, the people of Suwa…
[10:48] ---
    You understand reason
    and have a sense of justice.
[10:52] ---
    But having those two qualities
    is not enough.
[10:57] ---
    In fact, there's someone I want to recruit
    to the Elusive Warriors.
[11:01] ---
    What?
[11:02] ---
    He's a thief named Genba Kazama.
[11:05] ---
    A thief?
[11:06] ---
    He uses all sorts of trickery.
[11:08] ---
    He can also get in anywhere
    and steal anything.
[11:12] ---
    Wow!
[11:13] ---
    But,
[11:15] ---
    why do we want a thief in our company?
[11:17] ---
    There's something I want to ask of you.
[11:20] ---
    Have him go into Sadamune's residence
    and steal the Emperor's Imperial Command.
[11:27] ---
    According to information from Kyo,
[11:29] ---
    it's taking quite some time
     to issue Imperial Commands.
[11:32] ---
    If this one goes missing,
     it'll buy us a good amount of time.
[11:34] ---
    END OF THE LINE
[11:35] ---
    This is so wrong.
[11:38] ---
    Yes. But in the world we're joining,
[11:40] ---
    you'll need more than righteousness
    to bring forth justice.
[11:46] ---
    You shall learn to make use
    of wicked people as retainers too.
[11:48] ---
    You'll be prepared as a general
    with everything in your arsenal.
[11:54] ---
    Are you sure, Lord Yorishige?
[11:57] ---
    Letting the children
    and Lord Tokiyuki go by themselves?
[12:00] ---
    He's a child, but he is a ruler's child.
[12:03] ---
    You are sure to see
    he is fit to be a lord.
[12:14] ---
    KIKYOGAHARA
[12:20] ---
    He should be in this village somewhere.
[12:24] ---
    Excuse me.
[12:26] ---
    Yes?
[12:27] ---
    May I ask a question?
[12:29] ---
    What is it, you beautiful, young ladies?
[12:32] ---
    We're looking for someone.
[12:34] ---
    Oh, I see. Do you know their name?
[12:36] ---
    Yes. Genba Kazama.
[12:39] ---
    Genba Kazama.
[12:41] ---
    Genba Kazama.
[12:44] ---
    Genba Kazama.
[12:47] ---
    …is his name.
[13:03] ---
    How bad do they hate him?
[13:04] ---
    It's loud and clear
    they want nothing to do with him.
[13:07] ---
    No one dares to get on my bad side.
[13:10] ---
    If someone makes an enemy of me,
    they're sure to see hell.
[13:16] ---
    He's in the tree!
[13:18] ---
    For some reason,
    our lord is also in the tree!
[13:21] ---
    My name is Genba Kazama.
[13:23] ---
    I heard my name from
    about ten kilometers away, so I've come.
[13:29] ---
    State your business.
[13:31] ---
    I'm Chojumaru of Suwa Grand Shrine.
[13:35] ---
    I wanted to personally add you
    as my retainer.
[13:39] ---
    What do you mean, "Chojumaru"?
[13:41] ---
    You're Hojo's brat, aren't you?
[13:44] ---
    I wonder how much you'd go for
    if I sold you to Sadamune.
[13:49] ---
    Young Lord, get away!
[13:50] ---
    Damn it. I knew we couldn't trust a thief.
[13:53] ---
    Don't be in a hurry, you idiots.
[13:55] ---
    Negotiations are just beginning.
[14:02] ---
    -My wallet!
    -My wallet!
[14:03] ---
    TO BE BIG IS A GOOD THING
[14:04] ---
    What skill!
[14:06] ---
    My skill isn't cheap.
[14:09] ---
    I want 100 kanmon
    for not ratting you out to Sadamune.
[14:12] ---
    100 KANMON = FIVE MILLION YEN
[14:13] ---
    100 kanmon for each job I perform!
[14:15] ---
    That's so expensive!
[14:18] ---
    Money?
[14:19] ---
    I won't let you get away with even
    a single mon's worth of discount.
[14:22] ---
    If you want my help, money is the thing
    that'll tie us together.
[14:28] ---
    Money.
[14:30] ---
    If he's shocked at this point,
     we're not getting anywhere.
[14:33] ---
    If you don't have money, you can't
     get anyone to do anything for you.
[14:36] ---
    I don't care how royal
     the house you came from is.
[14:38] ---
    Right now, you're just a brat
     who can't do anything.
[14:42] ---
    You're not fit to be a lord.
[14:44] ---
    This is reality, brat!
[14:48] ---
    So, I just have to pay you?
[14:50] ---
    Yes.
[14:52] ---
    If you can!
[14:54] ---
    Are you planning on taking out a loan?
[14:59] ---
    Are you sure that's enough?
    You don't want a province?
[15:02] ---
    What?
[15:05] ---
    -A province?
    -To be honest, I was surprised.
[15:08] ---
    If you become my retainer
[15:09] ---
    and help me recapture the country
     with your incredible talent,
[15:12] ---
    you'd be an original distinguished vassal
     from the start of the war.
[15:16] ---
    KAI - MUSASHI
[15:17] ---
    It would be a no-brainer to give you
     a province, like Kai or Musashi.
[15:21] ---
    How unselfish you are.
[15:23] ---
    You ask not for a province,
    but only for money!
[15:27] ---
    Kai? Musashi?
[15:32] ---
    I'm shocked.
[15:34] ---
    Slowly. There we go.
[15:37] ---
    I would be confused too.
[15:41] ---
    The Suwa Grand Shrine will guarantee
    payment for your daily expenses.
[15:46] ---
    But are you sure cash is really okay?
[15:51] ---
    Once Big Brother takes the country
    and gives you a province,
[15:54] ---
    you'll gain tens of thousands of kanmon.
[15:57] ---
    E-V-E-R-Y year.
[16:00] ---
    I get it, I get it.
    This really is a gamble.
[16:03] ---
    Take a small amount now
[16:05] ---
    or bet on future returns
    by serving my lord.
[16:08] ---
    But,
[16:09] ---
    you won't bet on this dream of a gamble?
[16:13] ---
    The ruler's child
    helplessly coming to you for a favor
[16:16] ---
    will only happen once in a lifetime.
[16:20] ---
    Stop whispering in both of my ears!
[16:22] ---
    Let me decide for myself!
[16:25] ---
    Damn it. I was thinking of fooling them
     and swindling some money.
[16:30] ---
    But, it's fine.
[16:31] ---
    This might stain.
[16:33] ---
    Hey, brat.
[16:34] ---
    You said you wanted me to steal
    the Emperor's Imperial Command.
[16:38] ---
    I have one condition.
[16:40] ---
    OGASAWARA'S RESIDENCE
[16:41] ---
    The Emperor's Imperial Command
    was very effective.
[16:44] ---
    I'll chip away at Suwa's territories,
    and soon it'll all be mine!
[16:51] ---
    I'm not planning on risking my life
    for an irresponsible employer.
[16:55] ---
    I'll take the job
    only if you're willing to come with me.
[16:59] ---
    The Imperial Command is in that warehouse.
[17:03] ---
    Just as the shrine maiden said.
[17:06] ---
    I thought you'd be too scared to come.
[17:08] ---
    Of course I'll come with you.
[17:10] ---
    I was the one that was told to go steal
    the Imperial Command.
[17:14] ---
    Oh, you are so admirable.
[17:16] ---
    But be careful.
[17:19] ---
    If we mess up, we'll end up like them.
[17:20] ---
    THE THIEVES
[17:25] ---
    Can we trust him?
[17:26] ---
    What if he takes our lord to a place
    he can't escape and sells him out?
[17:30] ---
    It's going to be okay.
[17:31] ---
    Lord Yorishige is the one
    who recommended him.
[17:34] ---
    We, too, simply became
    the Young Lord's retainers one day.
[17:40] ---
    And it's been fun, right?
[17:42] ---
    Well, that's true.
    I don't tire of that lord.
[17:47] ---
    KING
[17:49] ---
    Three tightly secured locks.
[17:51] ---
    Can you open it?
[17:53] ---
    That's nothing.
[17:55] ---
    The problem is the two guards
    in front of the warehouse.
[17:58] ---
    In the end, people are the best locks.
[18:02] ---
    But my special skill
    is getting through those locks.
[18:19] ---
    Follow me if you've got the guts.
[18:22] ---
    BOUNCE
[18:25] ---
    He's so excited.
[18:29] ---
    Are you the type to do
     whatever someone tells you to do?
[18:32] ---
    You're the child of a high-ranking
     warrior. Do you not have any shame?
[18:36] ---
    A warrior's shame?
[18:37] ---
    I threw most of that away
     when I ran from Kamakura.
[18:41] ---
    And I'm not doing this
     just because I was told to.
[18:43] ---
    I want to repay my debt
     to the people of Suwa.
[18:45] ---
    If I can repay the people
     who warmly took me in,
[18:50] ---
    I don't see that as a disgrace.
[18:54] ---
    That's stupid.
[18:55] ---
    Listen, birdbrain.
[18:58] ---
    Exchanges through obligations or honor
    will eventually lead to loss.
[19:02] ---
    If you can't physically see it,
    it might as well not exist.
[19:05] ---
    But offer money or instill fear,
    and you can get people to do anything.
[19:09] ---
    Money or fear?
[19:11] ---
    For example, there was a woman
    who refused to pay me after the fact
[19:16] ---
    for investigating her husband's affair.
[19:19] ---
    So I snuck into her house.
[19:21] ---
    I put roaches and pee in some rice.
[19:24] ---
    And I cooked it up
     nice and fluffy for her.
[19:27] ---
    Ever since then,
    no one's dared to snub me.
[19:31] ---
    Oh, I see why no one likes him.
[19:35] ---
    People only believe in what they can see.
[19:38] ---
    Genba?
[19:40] ---
    Don't move.
[19:53] ---
    Hey.
[19:54] ---
    Sadamune?
[19:55] ---
    I can't be here.
[19:57] ---
    But where should I go?
[19:59] ---
    Plus, Genba told me not to move.
[20:02] ---
    Genba?
[20:03] ---
    What if he planned
     to lure me here to begin with.
[20:08] ---
    Sir!
[20:09] ---
    The nails
    on the warehouse's northern end are loose.
[20:13] ---
    Go fix it immediately.
[20:15] ---
    But we've been commanded
    to not leave the warehouse.
[20:18] ---
    You idiots!
[20:20] ---
    What if the enemy attacks tonight?
[20:24] ---
    Will you atone for your mistakes
    with your heads?
[20:26] ---
    I wasn't thinking. I'll fix it right away!
[20:30] ---
    Sir. By the way,
    why do you have those ears?
[20:35] ---
    I want people to think I'm cute!
[20:37] ---
    Did it work?
[20:38] ---
    Yes!
[20:39] ---
    It snuck up on me like a night ambush,
    but it's right up my alley!
[20:46] ---
    KING
[20:48] ---
    This mask
    is made of secret ancestral clay.
[20:51] ---
    I can morph into most people.
[20:53] ---
    Did he know who I was
     because he'd morphed into someone I know
[20:59] ---
    and snuck into Suwa Grand Shrine?
[21:02] ---
    I know
    you thought I deceived you just then.
[21:07] ---
    Is this what
    the Imperial Command looks like?
[21:14] ---
    Genba?
[21:15] ---
    Someone who can steal anything,
    morph into anyone.
[21:19] ---
    Anyone would distrust
    a subordinate like that.
[21:22] ---
    Can you trust me enough to hire me?
[21:27] ---
    Young Lord, you were already betrayed
    by a million soldiers.
[21:32] ---
    I hear something in the warehouse.
[21:34] ---
    Whispers. Two male kids?
[21:37] ---
    What happened to the guards?
[21:40] ---
    They're at the northern wall?
[21:41] ---
    Why would they be there?
[21:47] ---
    -Goro.
    -Sir!
[21:48] ---
    Go wake Sadamune.
[21:50] ---
    Hikohachiro, go wake the retainers.
[21:52] ---
    Setaro, go communicate with the gate.
[21:53] ---
    Sir!
[21:58] ---
    If they hadn't put me in here
    on this moonless night,
[22:00] ---
    I wouldn't have had to
    cut some rascals' throats.
[23:33] ---
    Translated by Emily Walton
[23:39] ---
    EPISODE 6 (YEAR OF 1333):
    STEAL THE IMPERIAL COMMAND FROM
    OGASAWARA'S RESIDENCE AT NIGHT
[23:39] ---
    Let's go!*

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[00:09] ---
    They know we're here.
    We'll be surrounded soon.
[00:13] ---
    The Imperial Command is ours.
    Let's get out of here.
[00:17] ---
    It's not my job to protect you.
[00:22] ---
    So if you want to live, try to keep up.
[00:33] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[01:56] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[02:04] ---
    When I give the signal,
[02:06] ---
    everyone goes in together.
[02:10] ---
    Damn it.
[02:12] ---
    And take this, too!
[02:16] ---
    I can't see the thieves
    in all this smoke and light.
[02:18] ---
    -My eyes!
    -Get past the smoke!
[02:20] ---
    Give me that.
[02:28] ---
    I can hear them.
[02:31] ---
    I can hear them.
[02:32] ---
    They used the fire as a distraction,
[02:34] ---
    and they're climbing the wall
    on the opposite side.
[02:38] ---
    What…
[02:39] ---
    Damn it.
[02:41] ---
    I'm nowhere near as good with the bow
    as Sadamune.
[02:43] ---
    -Let's go!
    -Westward!
[02:45] ---
    Where is Sadamune?
[02:46] ---
    The thieves scaled the wall and fled!
[02:48] ---
    Gather your pride as Ogasawara's
    retainers and don't let them get away!
[02:53] ---
    That's Genba's signal.
[02:55] ---
    -Time to lure them away.
    -Yes.
[02:57] ---
    Over there. They escaped on horseback.
[03:00] ---
    I heard the sound
     of horses starting to run,
[03:02] ---
    but there was no sound
     of the brats' footsteps
[03:05] ---
    going from the wall to the horse.
[03:07] ---
    The horses probably belong to
     their allies,
[03:09] ---
    hidden beforehand as a lure.
[03:11] ---
    And there was no sound
     of anyone walking away.
[03:14] ---
    If that's the case,
[03:18] ---
    that means they're very close.
[03:21] ---
    The brats must be in the forest,
[03:24] ---
    holding their breaths.
[03:33] ---
    Where
[03:38] ---
    are
[03:41] ---
    you?
[03:43] ---
    It's Sadamune's suck-up,
     Sukefusa Ichikawa.
[03:47] ---
    The guy's got the ears of a fox.
     It isn't fair he's hunting us down
[03:49] ---
    on this dark of a night.
[03:50] ---
    My illusions to fool his blind spot
     won't help us.
[03:54] ---
    This is bad. We'll be caught at this rate.
[03:58] ---
    Should I sell this kid out at this point?
[04:01] ---
    I messed up.
[04:02] ---
    I thought it'd be fun to teach this naive,
     spoiled brat
[04:05] ---
    the harsh realities of the world.
[04:17] ---
    This one…
[04:19] ---
    I'm leaving behind.
[04:26] ---
    If it's just me, I can make it.
[04:29] ---
    -No!
     -No one can hear my stealthy steps!
[04:32] ---
    In hide-and-seek,
[04:34] ---
    you'll absolutely be caught
     if you move from such a close distance!
[04:37] ---
    NANBOKUCHO GAME OF TAG
[04:41] ---
    I found you.
[04:43] ---
    ALL-HEARING DEMON
    SUKEFUSA ICHIKAWA
[04:49] ---
    Ugh. Damn it.
[04:51] ---
    I shouldn't have brought this long sword.
[04:53] ---
    It's impossible to maneuver.
[05:04] ---
    Hey.
[05:06] ---
    I'm okay.
[05:07] ---
    The blade hit the tree. It's just a cut.
[05:13] ---
    Why did you save me
    when I was going to abandon you?
[05:15] ---
    You could have run away by yourself.
[05:18] ---
    I doubted you earlier.
[05:20] ---
    I can't apologize to you if you're dead.
[05:23] ---
    My mental fortitude is weak,
[05:27] ---
    and I don't have what it takes.
[05:30] ---
    In the future, I may doubt you again.
[05:32] ---
    But I promise,
[05:33] ---
    I will never betray you.
[05:36] ---
    What…
[05:37] ---
    I like escaping with you.
[05:41] ---
    With you and your tricks,
[05:42] ---
    I can escape from strong demons
    I could never escape from on my own.
[05:47] ---
    Thinking about it that way,
    I can't help but get excited.
[05:51] ---
    Even if you're ever cornered,
[05:54] ---
    or if you ever betray me,
[05:57] ---
    when we run away, we run together!
[06:10] ---
    Tokiyuki has been betrayed
     by countless people,
[06:15] ---
    but he has never betrayed anyone.
[06:20] ---
    At a time when betraying and deserting
     one's allies was commonplace,
[06:24] ---
    Tokiyuki could be said to be
     a devoted general.
[06:30] ---
    Where are those thieves? Damn it.
[06:33] ---
    I can't see as well in the dark
    at this age.
[06:42] ---
    Silly…
[06:44] ---
    I'm here for you.
[06:48] ---
    Oh, it's you, Ichikawa!
[06:51] ---
    He's speaking to me casually?
[06:52] ---
    With you by my side,
[06:54] ---
    we can kill all the thieves in the dark!
[06:57] ---
    I'm older and of a higher rank than him.
[06:59] ---
    Why is he speaking to me so casually?
[07:05] ---
    I've hidden some horses
    at the end of these woods.
[07:07] ---
    We're almost there.
[07:11] ---
    Okay, let's go.
[07:14] ---
    The bleeding isn't stopping.
     He can't keep moving for much longer.
[07:27] ---
    What?
[07:28] ---
    A thunderbolt?
[07:30] ---
    He's back.
[07:32] ---
    That's Sadamune's arrow.
[07:35] ---
    Don't be stupid.
[07:36] ---
    The sound of his horse
    is about one meter away.
[07:39] ---
    In this pitch darkness,
    he shouldn't be able to aim so accurately!
[07:44] ---
    We still have some time
     until we reach our horses.
[07:46] ---
    I can't outrun that arrow
     with this kid with me.
[07:54] ---
    This damn brat.
[07:57] ---
    Trust my ears and fire, Sadamune.
[08:03] ---
    I've entombed many in darkness
    with these hands.
[08:07] ---
    Now, Sadamune.
[08:09] ---
    Shall we start off
    by shooting down that wounded brat?
[08:12] ---
    Yes, Ichikawa.
[08:13] ---
    Show my arrow the way
    with your perfect hearing.
[08:17] ---
    If the obligation was invisible,
     I could ignore it.
[08:20] ---
    But an obligation I can see?
[08:23] ---
    I have to repay it!
[08:28] ---
    Are you two old geezers having fun?
[08:32] ---
    What a pain. But I'll take on both of you.
[08:35] ---
    Hmm? That fox mask.
[08:37] ---
    I've heard of it before.
[08:39] ---
    You're Genba Kazama, that thief's brat.
[08:42] ---
    Kazama?
[08:43] ---
    Yes. His father was disgraced
    as a warrior for using unfair tactics,
[08:47] ---
    and so he was exiled from his clan.
[08:50] ---
    Then, he fell to thievery.
[08:52] ---
    Kazama is a branch
    of the Suwa clan in Shinano…
[08:57] ---
    You've come under Yorishige's order
    to steal the Imperial Command, huh?
[09:02] ---
    Imperial Command?
    What are you talking about?
[09:05] ---
    I just thought
    I'd make fun of you soldiers.
[09:18] ---
    Birds? I can't tell
    where the sounds are coming from!
[09:22] ---
    I don't know about killing,
    but morphing I know a thing or two about!
[09:25] ---
    And I won't stand losing
    to you boring soldiers.
[09:35] ---
    No!
[09:37] ---
    Oh. Oh, no.
[09:39] ---
    You try to bewilder me
    with your excessive movement!
[09:44] ---
    You underestimate me!
[09:46] ---
    You can't dodge me from this distance!
[09:52] ---
    Sadamune.
[09:53] ---
    -What?
    -What?
[09:55] ---
    Take this!
[09:59] ---
    He cut my bowstring! That's unfair!
[10:01] ---
    Unfair?
[10:07] ---
    My accomplice loves these tricks.
[10:11] ---
    You can't appreciate them
    because you're old,
[10:15] ---
    like the old and dusty documents
    in that warehouse.
[10:19] ---
    So I told my accomplice, too…
[10:24] ---
    Paper isn't something to steal.
[10:27] ---
    It's more fun to burn.
[10:39] ---
    Oh?
[10:50] ---
    The word "Shinobi" appears in one of
     the oldest epics of Japan, the Taiheiki,
[10:54] ---
    which records the events of this time.
[10:58] ---
    "Bold and forthright" would begin to
     disappear from the warrior's vocabulary.
[11:02] ---
    Those who can infiltrate like spies with
     subversive tactics began to be prized.
[11:09] ---
    And thus, the ninja was born.
[11:15] ---
    He disappeared?
[11:18] ---
    In the split second we were shocked
    by the warehouse on fire!
[11:21] ---
    Sadamune. Could the Imperial Command
    still be in there?
[11:26] ---
    We'll catch the wounded and make him
    confess who the ringleader is!
[11:29] ---
    This sound of hooves.
[11:32] ---
    It's the two decoys running away!
[11:41] ---
    I can't catch up from this distance.
[11:44] ---
    That fox-masked brat tricked us all!
[11:52] ---
    I saw the signal to come,
[11:54] ---
    and look how our lord
    is in such bad shape!
[11:56] ---
    Hey, Genba!
    Be more careful with the Young Lord!
[12:00] ---
    Yeah, that's right!
[12:02] ---
    No, you guys. It's all thanks to Genba
    we're able to outrun those two.
[12:06] ---
    It was fun.
[12:08] ---
    I hope we get to play hide-and-seek again.
[12:12] ---
    My Genba.
[12:14] ---
    If you find a lord you'd like to serve
     even without turning a profit,
[12:20] ---
    you should still take the money.
[12:22] ---
    Even if you plan on serving
     till the next life,
[12:24] ---
    you should still take the money!
[12:32] ---
    Fine. If I can have one province.
[12:35] ---
    I won't let you off the hook
    if you don't pay.
[12:38] ---
    If you cannot pay,
[12:40] ---
    I'll track down your children,
[12:42] ---
    your grandchildren,
    and all your relatives.
[12:47] ---
    That means you'll play tag
    with my children too?
[12:55] ---
    That's not what I'm saying!
[12:57] ---
    I'm saying
    you better take back the country!
[13:00] ---
    So you're saying you'll play with us
    after we take back the country?
[13:03] ---
    Why are you like this?
[13:05] ---
    Come on, Genba. Stop moving!
[13:07] ---
    We're gonna collide!
[13:13] ---
    Go home!
[13:14] ---
    We won't clear out
    if you don't have an Imperial Command.
[13:18] ---
    I bet you brutes are lying
    about the Imperial Command
[13:21] ---
    so you can steal our land.
[13:23] ---
    That's right! I won't listen to someone
    without an Imperial Command!
[13:27] ---
    If you're mad about it,
    show me the Command!
[13:34] ---
    Damn those Suwa citizens.
[13:39] ---
    Fighting back uselessly. But I can get
    another Imperial Command in a month!
[13:43] ---
    Your eviction notice is simply extended!
[13:45] ---
    There's bad news, my lord!
[13:47] ---
    We can't take the Suwa land anymore.
[13:51] ---
    What?
[13:55] ---
    KYOTO
[13:58] ---
    I took down the Kamakura shogunate.
[14:02] ---
    I took down about 1,000 important
    retainers of the Kamakura shogunate.
[14:07] ---
    I commanded Takauji's rebellion.
[14:10] ---
    It was horrible.
[14:11] ---
    I had to fly back to the past with Buddha
    and go on a journey.
[14:15] ---
    The majority are seeking reward, and
    lying about their achievements to get it.
[14:18] ---
    It'll take years to determine
    who's lying and who's telling the truth!
[14:22] ---
    We'll never get to discuss
    our official duty.
[14:29] ---
    -What a pain!
    -Sir!
[14:32] ---
    The Emperor said, "What a pain!"
[14:34] ---
    MAINTAIN STATUS QUO
[14:36] ---
    "Territories other than Hojo's
    will remain as is.
[14:39] ---
    Suwa's will also remain undisputed."
[14:44] ---
    -This is infuriating!
    -Let's be patient.
[14:46] ---
    Our chance will come, you know.
[14:47] ---
    You!
[14:51] ---
    He is speaking to me casually?
[14:53] ---
    Suwa!
[14:57] ---
    We did it!
[14:59] ---
    We're safe!
[15:00] ---
    Buying time really paid off.
[15:03] ---
    If we had simply handed our territory over
    to Ogasawara,
[15:07] ---
    we'd never get it back.
[15:10] ---
    I must thank you for saving our land
[15:13] ---
    and also for securing a new,
    dependable retainer.
[15:18] ---
    I feel better knowing Genba's
    on our side now.
[15:21] ---
    -Though his personality is vulgar.
    -Pour me more, pour me more!
[15:28] ---
    With his tricks,
[15:29] ---
    I could see him sneaking
    into Takauji's sleeping quarters
[15:32] ---
    and slicing his head off just like that.
[15:36] ---
    That's impossible.
    Takauji cannot be assassinated.
[15:42] ---
    Here is a good opportunity, Lord Tokiyuki.
[15:44] ---
    As I've said before,
    you should know your enemy.
[15:48] ---
    Takauji Ashikaga is someone
[15:50] ---
    not even I can estimate.
[16:07] ---
    I see you've finally moved with a few men.
[16:09] ---
    EMPEROR GODAIGO'S SON
    PRINCE MORIYOSHI
[16:10] ---
    But this shall be your grave.
[16:12] ---
    Your Highness,
[16:14] ---
    I reverently celebrate
    your appointment as shogun.
[16:19] ---
    Your Highness,
[16:20] ---
    why do you have to keep coming
    for my life?
[16:24] ---
    You are sure to betray
    the Emperor one day.
[16:27] ---
    I will stain my hands
    for the sake of my father!
[16:33] ---
    Protect the lord!
[16:44] ---
    The lower-ranked soldiers
    don't stand a chance.
[16:47] ---
    Armed peasant thieves, monks,
    and even rogue states.
[16:51] ---
    Those that follow him are indeed varied.
    His charisma draws people in.
[16:55] ---
    Lord, allow me.
[16:57] ---
    No, the prince is after only me.
[17:00] ---
    If I speak to him one-on-one, I'm sure
    we'll dissolve any misunderstandings.
[17:04] ---
    Is that okay, brother?
[17:07] ---
    It's no problem.
[17:08] ---
    It's merely the Imperial shogun
    and rogues.
[17:12] ---
    Your Highness!
[17:13] ---
    -It's Takauji!
    -Kill him!
[17:26] ---
    Please,
[17:28] ---
    settle down.
[17:37] ---
    Don't be intimidated! Go!
[17:39] ---
    Oops.
[17:43] ---
    There are many of you.
[17:45] ---
    Takauji Ashikaga.
[17:48] ---
    My gut was right.
[17:51] ---
    You're a monster who shouldn't be
     allowed to walk the planes of this life.
[17:55] ---
    Oh, wait just a moment, Your Highness.
[17:58] ---
    We'll be alone soon enough.
[18:18] ---
    Right. That's done.
[18:22] ---
    Please trust me, Your Highness.
[18:26] ---
    I am loyal and devoted to the Emperor.
[18:31] ---
    I couldn't win
     if it were just me against him.
[18:33] ---
    But I'm not alone.
[18:36] ---
    If we combine everyone's efforts together,
     then one day…
[18:39] ---
    What's all this commotion?
[18:41] ---
    His Highness has unsheathed his sword.
[18:47] ---
    You guys. You came just in time.
[18:50] ---
    Hurry, we need reinforcements--
[18:51] ---
    It's Lord Takauji.
[18:53] ---
    It's Lord Takauji!
[18:54] ---
    It's Lord Takauji!
[18:56] ---
    It's actually Lord Takauji!
[19:00] ---
    Are you all right, my lord?
[19:02] ---
    Are you hurt?
[19:03] ---
    It's nothing too bad.
[19:05] ---
    Oh, I'm glad.
[19:06] ---
    Lord Takauji…
[19:08] ---
    I'm worried. Let's examine you
    in the government office.
[19:12] ---
    My allies from yesterday…
    Why are they over there?
[19:19] ---
    My Emperor.
[19:20] ---
    We cannot let that man in.
[19:23] ---
    Something not human writhes within him.
[19:27] ---
    Emperor!
[19:29] ---
    Emperor!
[19:36] ---
    Emperor!
[19:40] ---
    Lord Takauji.
[19:43] ---
    Lord Takauji.
[19:45] ---
    Lord Takauji.
[19:46] ---
    Lord Takauji.
[19:49] ---
    Lord Takauji.
[19:51] ---
    Lord Takauji.
[19:54] ---
    Lord Takauji.
[19:56] ---
    Lord Takauji.
[19:57] ---
    Lord Takauji.
[19:59] ---
    Lord Takauji.
[20:00] ---
    Lord Takauji.
[20:03] ---
    Lord Takauji.
[20:07] ---
    That happened in Kyo?
[20:09] ---
    He has military might,
[20:12] ---
    which makes it impossible
    to assassinate him.
[20:14] ---
    He's also got an otherworldly charm.
    That's Takauji Ashikaga.
[20:17] ---
    The person whose popularity
    exceeds the Emperor's own son
[20:21] ---
    is a different beast
    from the Takauji Ashikaga you know.
[20:27] ---
    Once again, Lord Tokiyuki,
[20:29] ---
    are you prepared to face an opponent
    who stands at the top of this world?
[20:39] ---
    Young Lord!
[20:44] ---
    Help me with Genba!
[20:48] ---
    He's wasted
    and touching shrine maidens' butts!
[20:50] ---
    And to top it off,
    he's jumping around the room…
[20:54] ---
    -Swish, swish.
    -People have drawn their swords
[20:57] ---
    because he's jumping around saying
    he's gonna sprinkle pee everywhere!
[21:01] ---
    The story of the people at the top
[21:02] ---
    just turned into a story
    about the people at the bottom.
[21:04] ---
    Shall we, my lord?
[21:06] ---
    We have to discipline this rude fox.
[21:10] ---
    Yes.
[21:13] ---
    Mr. Yorishige.
[21:15] ---
    You gave me allies.
[21:16] ---
    You gave me a way to fight.
[21:18] ---
    And you gave me self-confidence.
[21:22] ---
    They may still be small,
    but they're all treasures you gave me
[21:24] ---
    that I'm proud of.
[21:29] ---
    No matter how much stronger Takauji is,
    I won't give up.
[21:33] ---
    I'll collect more treasures
    and try as many times as it takes!
[21:39] ---
    Hey, Genba!
[21:40] ---
    Takauji and Tokiyuki.
[21:43] ---
    An invincible lion,
     and a rabbit not even on his radar.
[21:46] ---
    There! Get him!
[21:48] ---
    -Oh! Yeah, yeah, that's it!
    -Over there!
[21:53] ---
    The lion doesn't know yet
[21:57] ---
    that a day will come
[21:59] ---
    where he will fear the small rabbit.
[22:01] ---
    Fluff fluff, fluff fluff, fluff fluff,
    fluff fluff.
[23:31] ---
    Translated by Emily Walton
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    EPISODE 7 (YEAR OF 1333)
    CHILDREN IN WINTER
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    Let's go!*

E7 - Children in Winter
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    YEAR OF 1334 - HALF A YEAR SINCE
    THE SHOGUNATE WAS DESTROYED
[00:02] ---
    TOKIYUKI HOJO, FIRST NEW YEAR
    SINCE LIVING IN HIDING IN SUWA
[00:07] ---
    Slowly. Slowly.
[00:10] ---
    We're almost there, my lord.
[00:15] ---
    Here we are.
[00:19] ---
    Wow.
[00:24] ---
    What do you think, my lord?
    It's all frozen.
[00:28] ---
    You can play anywhere on Lake Suwa
    in the winter.
[00:32] ---
    Amazing…
[00:34] ---
    My lord!
[00:37] ---
    Are you okay, my lord?
[00:39] ---
    Young Lord, you okay?
[00:49] ---
    Man. That scared me.
[00:57] ---
    It's been half a year since
     the Kamakura shogunate was destroyed.
[01:00] ---
    Tokiyuki ushered in his first new year
     in Suwa.
[01:05] ---
    Tumultuous times were put to rest
     for the moment,
[01:10] ---
    -but there were still small skirmishes.
     -Young Lord! You can do it! Go, go!
[01:14] ---
    Suwa's peace was bound
     to be disrupted too.
[01:25] ---
    Here it comes.
[01:27] ---
    That phase when I can't see the future.
[01:33] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[02:55] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[03:02] ---
    SHINANO GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE
[03:04] ---
    I've obtained a new territory.
[03:08] ---
    I need someone like you.
    A man of great force, Shokan.
[03:13] ---
    SHOKAN
[03:14] ---
    I hear you were feared like a demon
    because you were a scoundrel.
[03:21] ---
    To say I'm a scoundrel
    is taking it too far.
[03:23] ---
    I've changed my ways.
[03:26] ---
    Lord Sadamune, you are on the rise,
    and so I have chosen to serve you.
[03:30] ---
    I've been instructed
    to take Suwa's territory piece by piece.
[03:36] ---
    I'm the one for the job
[03:40] ---
    because taking from others is
    what I live for.
[03:49] ---
    Is that all right, Sadamune?
[03:53] ---
    KING
[03:54] ---
    I need more strong men in our clan.
[04:00] ---
    I can't win in these turbulent times
    if I'm following warriors' codes.
[04:08] ---
    Ogasawara is moving suspiciously
    yet again.
[04:11] ---
    Yes. The enemy seems to be spying on us
    from the northern border.
[04:16] ---
    KING
[04:17] ---
    Send a scout!
[04:20] ---
    The skilled scout has already
    been sent elsewhere.
[04:24] ---
    The situation on the western border
    is precarious as well.
[04:28] ---
    I must hide this secret from everyone.
[04:30] ---
    On rare occasions,
     I suddenly lose my gift of prophecy.
[04:35] ---
    This is bad. I hope there's no trouble
     during a time like this.
[04:40] ---
    Um… What do you say the Elusive Warriors
    go to scout out the area?
[04:47] ---
    What?
[04:50] ---
    Young Lord! You are so reliable!
[04:52] ---
    Just as I would expect from
    the future leader of this warrior family!
[04:55] ---
    Please go, Young Lord!
[04:57] ---
    -What? Wait.
    -The Young Lord will be competent.
[04:58] ---
    That's dangerous.
    If anything were to happen,
[05:01] ---
    -the Hojo bloodline could end.
    -This is wonderful. Just as you'd expect!
[05:03] ---
    Don't worry.
[05:05] ---
    No one will suspect children on their own,
[05:08] ---
    and you know better than anyone
    of my ability to run away.
[05:11] ---
    -Yes.
    -Yeah, but…
[05:13] ---
    Excellent idea! Kojiro and Ayako, you have
    experience scouting a number of times,
[05:18] ---
    and the local civilians will be at peace
[05:20] ---
    with the well-mannered Lord Tokiyuki
    in tow.
[05:22] ---
    Let's go with this plan, Lord Yorishige!
[05:25] ---
    Lord Yorishige!
[05:27] ---
    Lord Yorishige!
[05:28] ---
    Lord Yorishige!
[05:30] ---
    No. If bandits kill him on the way,
    the bloodline will end.
[05:34] ---
    Ayako and I can protect him from bandits.
[05:37] ---
    The lord can also escape with an assist
    from Genba's trickery.
[05:40] ---
    You called?
[05:41] ---
    Well, if he gets lost in the woods,
    the bloodline will end.
[05:45] ---
    These past six months, I went on several
    long horse rides within Suwa territory.
[05:50] ---
    I can make my way back from anywhere
    in Suwa!
[05:53] ---
    No. What if he eats a slug
    on the roadside, and a parasite kills him?
[05:57] ---
    MUMBLE MUMBLE
[05:58] ---
    What if he passes by a sultry woman
    and dies of a nosebleed?
[06:04] ---
    What if he remembers
    something embarrassing from the past
[06:06] ---
    -and dies of shock?
    -I want to die.
[06:09] ---
    What is wrong with you?
[06:11] ---
    There's something up with you today,
    Mr. Yorishige.
[06:13] ---
    You're usually calm
    when you send me to dangerous places.
[06:17] ---
    We're getting nowhere.
    Can we go now, Lord Moritaka?
[06:22] ---
    Yes. This is currently the best option.
[06:26] ---
    Remember, the Young Lord's safety
    is your top priority.
[06:29] ---
    -You got it.
    -Understood!
[06:30] ---
    Hey, wait a second! Lord Tokiyuki
    isn't actually a great escape artist!
[06:34] ---
    He's just a big weirdo
    who gets off on running away!
[06:37] ---
    That's so rude!
[06:42] ---
    Now, how should we prepare to scout?
[06:45] ---
    We should pack lightly.
[06:48] ---
    Food for two days and
    some traveling expenses should be plenty.
[06:51] ---
    I want to bring as much money as possible.
[06:54] ---
    Let's trick Moritaka and swindle him.
[06:57] ---
    Genba, you always say things like that.
[07:01] ---
    We shouldn't use
    rice and money excessively.
[07:04] ---
    LORD TOKIYUKI
    MUST TAKE
[07:11] ---
    Yorishige is staring.
[07:16] ---
    He is staring with concern.
[07:20] ---
    Father!
[07:22] ---
    You know.
[07:24] ---
    If Lord Tokiyuki starves to death,
    his bloodline will end…
[07:29] ---
    Let's ignore him and go.
[07:31] ---
    Yeah, let's hurry!
[07:37] ---
    This should be enough to keep me warm.
[07:40] ---
    Shizuku's special cotton-laid kimono
    is warm, of course.
[07:43] ---
    Just one layer is all I need.
[07:46] ---
    Lighter clothing is less suspicious
    and it makes it easier to run away.
[07:52] ---
    CHARCOAL
[07:53] ---
    What?
[07:58] ---
    Yorishige is staring.
[08:03] ---
    He's staring like the owner…
[08:05] ---
    NAMASTE - OPEN
    SERVING CHILLED BEER
[08:07] ---
    …of an empty curry restaurant.
[08:09] ---
    You're acting really weird today,
    Mr. Yorishige!
[08:12] ---
    Well, if you freeze to death
[08:14] ---
    or if there are one million enemy soldiers
    waiting for you, the bloodline, you know?
[08:18] ---
    Bloodline, bloodline, bloodline.
[08:22] ---
    Does he have an obsession with bloodlines?
[08:25] ---
    Ugh.
[08:27] ---
    What was all that about?
[08:28] ---
    He gets like that sometimes.
[08:32] ---
    Like what?
[08:33] ---
    He starts to worry and becomes irritable.
[08:36] ---
    Who ate my mochi? Who?
[08:40] ---
    He would fatten up with just water.
    Or he would eat only sour things.
[08:44] ---
    Is he pregnant or what?
[08:47] ---
    What in the world is he thinking?
[08:50] ---
    Who knows.
[08:53] ---
    -He's always pushing me around, but…
    -Lord Tokiyuki! Be careful.
[09:00] ---
    It makes me kinda happy
    that he's seeing me off with such worry.
[09:24] ---
    NAKAYAMA MANOR
    (SUWA TERRITORY'S NORTHERN POINT)
[09:27] ---
    We got here just before sunset.
[09:30] ---
    It seems peaceful.
[09:32] ---
    Let me go over our plan.
[09:34] ---
    We are still in Suwa territory,
[09:37] ---
    but we don't have much information about
    our location since it's on the far edge.
[09:40] ---
    So first, we'll gather information
    as messengers of Suwa Grand Shrine.
[09:44] ---
    Tomorrow,
    we'll take a look around the village.
[09:48] ---
    We'll see if it looks like enemies
    will come, and if so, when and how many.
[09:53] ---
    If the village ever needs to be protected,
    we'll figure out how many soldiers
[09:56] ---
    we'll need and report back…
[10:14] ---
    What is this?
[10:16] ---
    We're surrounded.
[10:25] ---
    What's up with this village?
    Has it already fallen to the enemy?
[10:34] ---
    He is a dual-wielder in his mid-teens.
[10:39] ---
    When will the ones surrounding us
     join the fight?
[10:58] ---
    He's fast.
[10:59] ---
    His swordsmanship is terrific
     even at his young age.
[11:02] ---
    Hey, fighting is outside
    my area of expertise.
[11:06] ---
    Let's get out of here while we can, brat.
[11:08] ---
    Those two can only buy time
    if they're up against that dual-wielder.
[11:14] ---
    No, those two have gotten much stronger
     since half a year ago!
[11:20] ---
    Even then, their speed and strength
[11:22] ---
    are completely different
    from when they were training with me!
[11:26] ---
    That means…
[11:27] ---
    Back then…
[11:31] ---
    You're doin' it, my lord!
[11:33] ---
    You're winning one out of five times!
[11:38] ---
    You'll regret it one day
     if you're always underestimating me.
[11:42] ---
    Wow.
[11:44] ---
    If I keep training with you,
     you'll surpass me.
[11:48] ---
    I can't be too careless.
[11:51] ---
    So, that means that other time, too?
[11:56] ---
    Young Lord, you're good.
[11:58] ---
    Our swords are locked
     and you're pushing me.
[12:01] ---
    It's because you've been training me.
[12:05] ---
    By the time we're adults,
     I might be the one protecting you.
[12:11] ---
    AWWWW
[12:14] ---
    I want to see a strong Young Lord soon.
[12:17] ---
    There you go. One more push.
     You got it. You got it.
[12:23] ---
    They were both totally babying me.
[12:26] ---
    You should've known right then and there.
[12:29] ---
    Kojiro. Ayako.
[12:32] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki's elusiveness
    is not always reliable.
[12:36] ---
    Because of his peaceful personality,
    he lets his guard down.
[12:40] ---
    And there are
    plenty of attacks he still can't avoid.
[12:43] ---
    Enemy attacks from seasoned war veterans,
    from those with unusual powers,
[12:49] ---
    or from warriors
    who try to surpass the limits of humanity.
[12:52] ---
    Up against those monsters,
[12:55] ---
    there's no guarantee
    that Lord Tokiyuki can outrun them.
[12:59] ---
    So the two of you
    should not let your guard down,
[13:01] ---
    and you should continue
    to become stronger samurai.
[13:04] ---
    So you can protect the lord's life
    from any enemy.
[13:13] ---
    What brave and strongly devoted retainers.
[13:18] ---
    If I also fight boldly, then one day…
[13:29] ---
    Could it be… Shizuku?
[13:33] ---
    Did you forget?
    You fed me in east Shinano once.
[13:43] ---
    Fubuki?
[13:45] ---
    Please excuse my rudeness.
[13:47] ---
    I got the sense those two were beasts,
[13:51] ---
    so I thought
    they were enemy spies in disguise.
[13:54] ---
    -What?
    -What?
[13:55] ---
    My name is Fubuki.
[13:58] ---
    I wander the land
    looking for a lord to serve.
[14:02] ---
    So you're not from this village?
[14:05] ---
    Correct. Three days ago,
    I stopped by to request a meal,
[14:11] ---
    but I saw fighters with Ogasawara's
    standards had raided this area,
[14:14] ---
    so I aided the locals.
[14:22] ---
    Platoons of about the same size
    came three times.
[14:24] ---
    I managed to defeat them,
    but my supplies were almost out.
[14:27] ---
    I was in a pinch
    since I didn't even have a horse
[14:29] ---
    to communicate with the outside world.
[14:32] ---
    You took down three platoons…
[14:34] ---
    And the villagers are holding
    torches, waiting and watching?
[14:39] ---
    Letting a young outsider fight?
    How cowardly.
[14:43] ---
    Oh, don't think lowly of them.
[14:46] ---
    When I got here,
    all the adults were killed.
[14:56] ---
    They're all young children?
[14:59] ---
    You defeated the enemy three times
    all on your own?
[15:03] ---
    No,
[15:04] ---
    -these ones come in handy in battle, too.
    -There they are!
[15:07] ---
    For example,
    they distract the enemy with torches.
[15:10] ---
    Just you wait!
[15:12] ---
    And they dig pitfalls.
[15:21] ---
    They shoot the enemy
    while using straw men as bait.
[15:25] ---
    Even young children can learn to fight
    in many ways if only you teach them.
[15:29] ---
    I've been accumulating knowledge
    and polishing my skills.
[15:32] ---
    I'm looking for a strong lord
    who will put these skills to use.
[15:36] ---
    Although, I think it suits me better
    to find and develop talent in others.
[15:42] ---
    If only I could find a lord
    who is in need of instruction…
[15:51] ---
    How wonderful.
[15:54] ---
    HAND COMES OUT FROM THROAT
[16:20] ---
    This village is the most vital location
    for Suwa?
[16:23] ---
    That's the first I've heard that.
[16:27] ---
    It's just that no one's realized it yet.
[16:30] ---
    The population of this village is small,
    but it's a hard place to corner.
[16:34] ---
    If there are a hundred guards,
    it morphs into an invincible fort.
[16:38] ---
    NAKAYAMA MANOR
[16:39] ---
    If Ogasawara were to occupy it
    and place an army,
[16:41] ---
    then if he were to invade
    from the borders,
[16:43] ---
    he would have a great advantage.
[16:46] ---
    ASADA MANOR - SUWA TERRITORY
    OGASAWARA
[16:47] ---
    He could perform a two-front attack
    on Suwa's Asada Manor,
[16:49] ---
    a bountiful and large settlement.
[16:51] ---
    In the art of war, it's called
    a two-pronged attack.
[16:55] ---
    If this were to happen,
[16:56] ---
    Suwa would lose
    a large portion of its territory.
[16:59] ---
    BUDDHA
[17:00] ---
    It seems the one
    who will command the Ogasawara army
[17:04] ---
    fully understands this art of war.
[17:07] ---
    I thought that by communicating
    the military value of this village,
[17:12] ---
    my reward for protecting it would be huge.
[17:16] ---
    Putting that aside, you sure do eat a lot!
[17:20] ---
    Also, don't use rice to plan strategy.
[17:22] ---
    Fubuki, you ate the village supply of food
    in three days.
[17:27] ---
    What?
[17:28] ---
    Yes. So I thought I've reached my limit
    of protecting the village.
[17:32] ---
    Here's the source of the village crisis.
[17:35] ---
    Your eye for strategy is amazing,
[17:37] ---
    but you can't calculate
    how much food to eat.
[17:41] ---
    I wonder if it's because it's cold.
[17:43] ---
    I can't seem to warm up
    no matter how much I eat.
[17:46] ---
    Speaking of which, I remember
    when I first met you, Fubuki.
[17:54] ---
    You had snuck in
    and eaten all the offerings.
[18:00] ---
    I had convinced our god that
    a bear had snuck in,
[18:03] ---
    but it was troublesome.
[18:04] ---
    He was crying from how hungry he was.
[18:07] ---
    I wanted to eat abalone.
[18:11] ---
    I'm really sorry about that time.
[18:15] ---
    At any rate, I can't say no
    to an empty stomach or to a small child.
[18:20] ---
    I have no dignity.
[18:30] ---
    Big Brother?
[18:32] ---
    Well, I thought he was
    a rather calm and collected tactician,
[18:36] ---
    but he's surprisingly a clumsy person.
[18:40] ---
    A tactician would only be concerned
    with winning.
[18:43] ---
    They wouldn't go through the trouble
    of trying to protect a village
[18:46] ---
    with only small children.
[18:47] ---
    He's the one that rallied the children and
     empowered them to protect their village.
[18:51] ---
    The children have just lost their parents,
[18:54] ---
    but their eyes sparkle
     with the will to fight.
[18:59] ---
    I want his help to reclaim the throne!
[19:03] ---
    I also want Fubuki
    to secretly teach me to fight
[19:06] ---
    so that Kojiro and Ayako
    will look at me with respect!
[19:10] ---
    By the way, Big Brother.
[19:12] ---
    -I'm wondering why Father…
    -The future.
[19:15] ---
    …was strangely worried.
[19:16] ---
    The future!
[19:17] ---
    He may not be able to see a future
    where you are safe.
[19:21] ---
    No matter how important this village is,
    your life is too.
[19:26] ---
    I suggest we abandon the village
    for now and run away,
[19:28] ---
    taking the children somewhere safe
    in Suwa territory.
[19:40] ---
    No. I want to protect the village too,
    if I can help it.
[19:43] ---
    It seems the children's parents
    haven't had a proper burial yet.
[19:48] ---
    It's a bit much for them to lose
    their home and their parents all at once.
[19:53] ---
    I want them to be able to stay here
    while their hearts find peace.
[19:59] ---
    Big Brother…
[20:01] ---
    Fubuki.
[20:06] ---
    Will you let us aid you with your battle?
[20:18] ---
    I would be honored if you fought with us.
[20:38] ---
    Sir, won't that Sadamune guy be mad
    that we killed so many villagers?
[20:49] ---
    He won't mind.
[20:51] ---
    It would be wrong of him to expect
    morality from a former scoundrel.
[20:56] ---
    On top of that…
[20:58] ---
    Namu Amida Butsu.
[21:02] ---
    If you say that,
    Buddha will forgive all your misdeeds.
[21:08] ---
    Isn't that convenient?
[21:12] ---
    Buddha is the best!
[21:18] ---
    The Seigi Party is composed of
    only the mightiest warriors,
[21:20] ---
    so it only takes five of us
    to destroy one village.
[21:24] ---
    On three separate ambushes,
[21:27] ---
    our warriors didn't return
    from that settlement.
[21:39] ---
    Help me!
[21:52] ---
    It doesn't seem I can drink the fine sake
    of plunder by being a thief.
[21:59] ---
    Let's become warriors again and fight.
[23:39] ---
    EPISODE 8 (YEAR OF 1334):
    A WAR OF HIDE AND SEEK
[23:39] ---
    Let's go!*

E8 - A War of Hide and Seek
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    So that's our strategy.
[00:25] ---
    Ayako and I will round up
    the backup troops
[00:28] ---
    from the village
    at the foot of the mountain.
[00:31] ---
    And Genba, you are to immediately return
[00:33] ---
    to Suwa Grand Shrine
    and request reinforcements.
[00:38] ---
    I'm leaving the front lines!
    I don't have to die.
[00:41] ---
    This guy…
[00:42] ---
    Kids, I want your help too.
[00:44] ---
    I want to set as many traps as possible
    before the enemy advances.
[00:48] ---
    -Leave it to us.
    -We'll need to gather materials too.
[00:51] ---
    -When battle starts…
    -First we should check the traps…
[00:53] ---
    -…we'll safely relocate the children.
    -Oh, yeah. We can reuse some of the traps.
[00:56] ---
    -They'll need a guard. I can do it.
    -So we'll use what we have already
[00:59] ---
    and make the rest that we need?
[01:01] ---
    Fubuki.
[01:02] ---
    We'll need more traps this time,
    so let's increase the amount.
[01:05] ---
    Do you have a minute to spare?
[01:28] ---
    I see.
[01:29] ---
    Your elusiveness is splendid.
[01:31] ---
    Now attack me!
[01:41] ---
    FLAIL
[01:44] ---
    Now I understand.
[01:45] ---
    Your attacks are utter trash.
[01:48] ---
    So you want me
    to teach you a sword technique
[01:51] ---
    that even someone like you
    could use to kill an enemy.
[01:55] ---
    It's really hurtful that you've summed
    me up and finished your meal in one swing!
[02:01] ---
    You're an excellent teacher.
[02:04] ---
    The war council just now was
    very easy to understand,
[02:07] ---
    and you seem to know sword fighting well.
[02:11] ---
    Please. I don't want to
    just be protected all the time.
[02:18] ---
    You said your name is Chojumaru.
[02:21] ---
    Are you Shizuku's older brother?
[02:25] ---
    That's more of a term of endearment.
[02:29] ---
    The other retainers are fond of you,
    and they're devoted to you too.
[02:34] ---
    You must be
    from an exceptionally noble family.
[02:38] ---
    No. My parents were Suwa warriors,
    but they passed in a fire.
[02:42] ---
    I don't have any relatives,
    so Suwa Grand Shrine took me in.
[02:46] ---
    You see, I've never had
    martial arts training or anything.
[02:49] ---
    FLOP - WHIP - BING - BOUNCE
[02:52] ---
    He's an orphan.
[02:54] ---
    Perhaps he empathizes with the children
     because he experienced similar hardships.
[03:00] ---
    He doesn't have much going for him
     besides his elusiveness,
[03:02] ---
    but his unexpected warmth in
     these turbulent times is a strong weapon.
[03:07] ---
    There is something.
[03:09] ---
    There's a secret sword technique
    that suits you.
[03:12] ---
    Are you serious?
[03:15] ---
    I didn't think anyone could
    intentionally pull off this technique,
[03:20] ---
    but you will master it quickly.
[03:23] ---
    I believe it is the kindest,
    most compassionate,
[03:28] ---
    yet cruelest technique.
[03:31] ---
    DEMON-HEART BUDDHA BLADE
[03:35] ---
    Let's call it
    the Demon-heart Buddha Blade.
[03:40] ---
    Demon-heart Buddha Blade?
[03:43] ---
    However, this technique can
    only be used in a one-on-one match.
[03:49] ---
    Wait, that means…
[03:51] ---
    I should…
[03:52] ---
    No, this way is better…
[03:55] ---
    MUMBLE MUMBLE
[03:57] ---
    It's perfect.
[03:59] ---
    -Chojumaru.
    -Yes.
[04:01] ---
    It looks like the enemy's main forces
    might invade as soon as tomorrow.
[04:06] ---
    As for you,
    you'll fight the enemy general.
[04:10] ---
    Understood!
[04:11] ---
    With the reinforcements Shizuku will bring
[04:15] ---
    and your elusiveness,
[04:17] ---
    it's a heaven-sent chance at victory!
[04:20] ---
    SQUISH
[04:26] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[05:49] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[06:11] ---
    Right. We've surrounded them
    on both fronts.
[06:15] ---
    Sir. Why do we gotta invade
    from the mountains
[06:19] ---
    instead of goin' through the entrance?
[06:25] ---
    The fact that our vanguard didn't
    come back three separate times means
[06:28] ---
    there are plenty of ambushes or traps
    on the most accessible path.
[06:35] ---
    An ambush on difficult terrain may be
    more trouble, but it's more secure.
[06:41] ---
    My boss is so smart!
[06:44] ---
    BUDDHA
[06:48] ---
    The scoundrels causing a commotion
     in this era were warriors who,
[06:51] ---
    after losing their land, became bandits
     and formed their own independent paradise.
[06:57] ---
    Rich in combat experience,
     their war tactics
[07:00] ---
    and organizational capabilities
     didn't compare to ordinary thieves.
[07:05] ---
    Put the mind and body
    you've honed as a samurai to use,
[07:09] ---
    and pillage mercilessly.
[07:12] ---
    What a sweet feast for a scoundrel.
[07:17] ---
    Kill the adults and enslave the children.
[07:20] ---
    We shall taste the sweet sake of plunder.
[07:23] ---
    Let's go.
[07:29] ---
    What--
[07:31] ---
    An ambush from the summit?
[07:33] ---
    You bastards!
    I'll climb up there and kill you!
[07:36] ---
    Stop. That's what they want.
[07:39] ---
    VILLAGE
[07:40] ---
    They'll shoot us down while we reverse
    the army and climb back up.
[07:43] ---
    It's a strategic move to suppress the
    enemy when completely outnumbered.
[07:46] ---
    No matter. Advance forward.
[07:48] ---
    With this strategy, they might as well
    have admitted that they're outnumbered.
[07:53] ---
    The enemy are few in number.
[07:55] ---
    The battle is over
    if we can just occupy the village.
[07:59] ---
    Now…
[08:02] ---
    It's time for war.
[08:07] ---
    Ice?
[08:08] ---
    From a distance it just looks like
     flatlands, but the whole field is frozen.
[08:14] ---
    We dammed up the waterway and flooded
     the outer edges of the village.
[08:18] ---
    This winter is so extremely cold
     that Lake Suwa froze over.
[08:21] ---
    The ice trap is ready in just one night.
[08:24] ---
    What are you doing?
[08:25] ---
    Hurry up!
[08:27] ---
    It's not that easy!
[08:33] ---
    The archers at the summit are descending!
[08:34] ---
    This is bad.
    They're sniping us off in a cross fire!
[08:42] ---
    -There's your path. Go.
    -Yes, sir!
[08:51] ---
    Now a pitfall…
[08:54] ---
    The traps just keep coming
    one after the other.
[08:56] ---
    The children's traps are
     also functioning according to plan.
[09:00] ---
    Damn thieves!
[09:02] ---
    They dare desecrate the Suwa Sect's land
    that Myojin has gifted.
[09:06] ---
    -The Suwa Warriors Shizuku gathered…
     -Fujimori, Komatsu!
[09:08] ---
    -…are few in number, but they're reliable.
     -The enemy is coming from the right!
[09:11] ---
    Go around and be on the defense!
[09:14] ---
    We're able to stop the enemy attacks
     from both sides, all according to plan.
[09:19] ---
    It's not impossible
     to wipe them out at this rate…
[09:22] ---
    as long as they're
     solely average soldiers.
[09:29] ---
    FURAN - SHIRO - BYAKKOTSU
    SEIGI PARTY CORE MEMBERS
[09:36] ---
    Don't bother with
    your fellow men behind you.
[09:39] ---
    The archers can't annihilate us
    in the dark.
[09:43] ---
    Rather, we can keep
    the entire enemy army's attention on us.
[09:46] ---
    Yes, sir.
[09:50] ---
    First, we'll go kill the archers
    that are guiding the opposing army.
[09:54] ---
    Their entire defense will totally crumble
    if they lose their leader.
[09:58] ---
    I won't let you!
[10:11] ---
    They pass through the ice
     and the pitfall traps
[10:14] ---
    without panicking one bit,
     and easily overwhelm the guards.
[10:18] ---
    Those four are exceptionally strong.
[10:21] ---
    Especially that man that can see
     the entire state of the battle.
[10:25] ---
    He must be the general.
[10:27] ---
    Hey, what should we do, Fubuki?
[10:30] ---
    We have to stop those four.
[10:32] ---
    No. You guys already have your hands full.
[10:35] ---
    If we divide our forces,
    the line of defense will collapse.
[10:38] ---
    Then what shall we do?
[10:40] ---
    Leave it…
[10:44] ---
    to us children.
[10:47] ---
    My eye!
[10:51] ---
    Let's get that bald general!
[10:54] ---
    I'll stop his sword,
     and you will deal the final blow!
[10:58] ---
    No, that's a foolish strategy!
[11:09] ---
    You…
[11:16] ---
    Oh, no, kids.
[11:19] ---
    Is it your first time fighting
    a warrior in full armor?
[11:24] ---
    Shut up!
[11:28] ---
    An armored warrior's swordsmanship
[11:29] ---
    is completely different from
     what we'd expect in the present day.
[11:32] ---
    This is because they can guard their face
     with their helmet,
[11:35] ---
    their torso with their breastplate,
     and forearms with gauntlets.
[11:38] ---
    The only body parts to vigilantly guard
[11:40] ---
    are the slight openings
     between their armor.
[11:42] ---
    Right here!
[11:52] ---
    Are you done yet, kids?
[11:55] ---
    Don't worry. I don't kill children.
[12:00] ---
    All that we'll do is take
    your teeth and tongue out nicely,
[12:03] ---
    gently slice the tendon in your right leg,
    and make you slaves.
[12:08] ---
    I won't do anything other than that.
[12:10] ---
    This guy.
[12:12] ---
    He's an irredeemable demon.
[12:19] ---
    Don't be scared!
[12:20] ---
    You kids will be worth
    a total of three kanmon.
[12:23] ---
    You don't want to become three kanmon?
[12:28] ---
    Once you've gotten a sense of the enemy
     general's swordsmanship, please run away.
[12:33] ---
    If you think you can outsmart him,
     lure him into that house.
[12:44] ---
    What's this?
[13:12] ---
    My lord, we're leaving,
    but you better not die!
[13:15] ---
    Okay. Thank you.
[13:21] ---
    I wonder if our lord will be okay
    by himself.
[13:24] ---
    Maybe the three of us should take him on.
[13:27] ---
    Considering the current situation,
[13:29] ---
    we don't have the luxury
    of fighting three-on-one.
[13:31] ---
    Plus, with the plan
    that Fubuki has devised,
[13:34] ---
    it'll be easier for the Young Lord
    to defeat him on his own.
[13:37] ---
    Everything Fubuki says
    and does is convincing.
[13:41] ---
    The battle is going
    almost exactly as he predicted.
[13:45] ---
    He's a great teacher,
    and his swordsmanship is excellent too.
[13:51] ---
    He's overflowing with talent.
[13:55] ---
    That Fubuki.
[14:00] ---
    I guess it's time
    for me to join the fight.
[14:05] ---
    Which one of you should I kill first?
[14:08] ---
    Today's war is so fun.
[14:41] ---
    Impressive! I've been trapped!
[14:45] ---
    And all those traps outside the village…
[14:47] ---
    Even Kusunoki would be thrilled
    by this defense tactic!
[14:51] ---
    Kusunoki?
[14:52] ---
    By the way, two kanmon (boy),
[14:53] ---
    you're not planning
    on facing me by yourself, are you?
[14:56] ---
    -What are you saying--
    -Yes.
[14:58] ---
    Your quality is higher
    than the two kids from earlier.
[15:02] ---
    You will fetch two kanmon on your own.
[15:05] ---
    Wait. If I teach you a skill,
    you could go up to three kanmon.
[15:10] ---
    What is a cheap and easy trick I can teach
    in a short amount of time?
[15:14] ---
    This man…
[15:15] ---
    Even though he's been trapped,
     it doesn't seem to bother him at all.
[15:19] ---
    In fact, he's started to appraise me.
[15:25] ---
    I want to ask one thing.
[15:28] ---
    Were you the one who gave the order
[15:29] ---
    to slaughter the parents
    of the village children?
[15:32] ---
    Certainly, it was me.
[15:33] ---
    Why would you do something so cruel?
[15:36] ---
    Even slave-handling brutes spare
    the mother, don't they?
[15:42] ---
    That's a good question.
[15:43] ---
    Four kanmon. (Boy.)
[15:47] ---
    When I slaughter the parents,
    I feel elated for that moment.
[15:50] ---
    When I kill the parents and sell off
    the kid, the elation lasts much longer.
[15:56] ---
    These children have to suffer hell
    for the rest of their lives.
[15:59] ---
    The peace and freedom they enjoyed
    under their parents will never return.
[16:04] ---
    How I pity them.
[16:06] ---
    A pitiful life of despair.
[16:14] ---
    When I think about these things
    as I sell kids off,
[16:17] ---
    buy sake with that money and get drunk,
[16:20] ---
    it slowly fills my heart with joy,
    and I enjoy the most pleasant drunkenness.
[16:29] ---
    I understand well.
[16:31] ---
    You're a demon to the core.
[16:34] ---
    I can kill you with no remorse.
[16:37] ---
    It's a duel.
[16:39] ---
    The winner takes the loser's future.
[16:42] ---
    It's what you're good at, right?
[16:46] ---
    You're a brave child.
[16:48] ---
    What's your name?
[16:49] ---
    I'm Chojumaru of Suwa Grand Shrine.
[16:54] ---
    Chojumaru. (Boy.) (Four kanmon.)
[16:57] ---
    You keep saying numbers.
[17:01] ---
    Sorry, Chojumaru.
[17:07] ---
    For this moment,
    I will respect your bravery
[17:10] ---
    and regard you as a warrior,
    not a commodity.
[17:16] ---
    What is your name?
[17:18] ---
    I've changed my name many times,
    but right now, I go by Shokan.
[17:25] ---
    Surely it will be special…
[17:30] ---
    The sake I'll buy
    with the money I get for you!
[17:33] ---
    NANBOKUCHO GAME OF TAG
[17:34] ---
    DEMON OF DISBELIEF
    SHOKAN THE HERETIC
[17:38] ---
    Look here! This brat's got nothin' on us!
[17:41] ---
    I can take him on by myself.
[17:44] ---
    Hurry up and kill him
    so we can find our boss.
[17:55] ---
    Over here.
[18:00] ---
    I guess the same trick won't work twice.
[18:03] ---
    Pip-squeak. Where's our boss?
[18:06] ---
    I saw him surrounded by our soldiers
    and crying pathetically.
[18:10] ---
    You could go see him if you beat us,
    but I doubt you can.
[18:20] ---
    You want people
    to treat you like an adult?
[18:23] ---
    You're ten years too early, brats.
    Now die!
[18:29] ---
    Reckless, so reckless.
    You brats are too damn reckless!
[18:32] ---
    My man Shiro is
    the strongest in the Seigi Party!
[18:39] ---
    Hey, where do you think you're going?
    Are you gonna run away?
[18:43] ---
    Chicken.
[18:46] ---
    No, I realized something
    while we were fighting.
[18:50] ---
    It seems you don't want
    your allies to see this,
[18:52] ---
    so I thought we would go
    somewhere more isolated.
[18:54] ---
    What the hell are you talking about?
[18:58] ---
    It's you, right?
[19:00] ---
    The strongest person out of you thieves.
[19:06] ---
    BUDDHA
[19:26] ---
    You sure are good at evading, Chojumaru.
[19:29] ---
    Want me to guess your strategy?
[19:32] ---
    You're running around this cramped room,
    hoping my sword will get stuck somewhere.
[19:38] ---
    You underestimate me.
[19:39] ---
    An indoor fight is a specialty
    for thieves who invade homes.
[19:43] ---
    I won't make a mistake as long as I switch
    out my long sword for this short one.
[19:48] ---
    All in all, nothing threatens
    my heavy armor in this small room.
[19:56] ---
    Plus, there's no room for you to run.
[19:59] ---
    Your strategy is half-assed.
[20:02] ---
    You've backed yourself
    into a corner, Chojumaru!
[20:09] ---
    If at some point
    you don't think you can win,
[20:11] ---
    knock over the fire
    and escape through the ceiling.
[20:14] ---
    With your agility,
    you should be able to just reach it.
[20:18] ---
    There's oil on the floor,
[20:20] ---
    so you may be able
    to burn him alive if luck is on our side.
[20:23] ---
    But this is a backup plan.
[20:25] ---
    The best scenario is if you could
    defeat him with your own skills.
[20:33] ---
    Can I really slay him?
[20:36] ---
    It feels like the harder I try,
    the weaker my swings become.
[20:42] ---
    You're misunderstanding
    how to use a sword.
[20:47] ---
    Your weapon is your kindness.
[20:51] ---
    You're better at running than fighting.
[20:53] ---
    Better at pulling than pushing.
[20:55] ---
    Better at defending rather than attacking.
[20:58] ---
    Those skills are all
    because of your kindness.
[21:02] ---
    That kindness is ideal
    for slaying a person.
[21:07] ---
    Here, take the stance like I told you.
[21:14] ---
    Are you praying to Buddha for help?
[21:18] ---
    It's useless, useless!
[21:20] ---
    Let me tell you a shocking fact.
[21:23] ---
    There is no such thing as Buddha!
[21:28] ---
    There's no need
     to grip your sword in hatred.
[21:31] ---
    Instead, be like the bodhisattva
     and handle it with compassion.
[23:39] ---
    EPISODE 9 (YEAR OF 1334):
    MY BUDDHA
[23:39] ---
    Let's go!*

E9 - My Buddha
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[00:02] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[01:25] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[01:33] ---
    The true way to use a real sword
    is not by stabbing forcefully.
[01:38] ---
    It's much like using
    a kitchen knife or a saw.
[01:44] ---
    The blade cuts the best when it is pulled.
[01:49] ---
    To cut as you retreat.
[01:51] ---
    Don't you think it's the best technique
    for an elusive person like you?
[01:55] ---
    But I couldn't take a life
    with this method.
[01:59] ---
    At most, I could cut hide or meat.
[02:02] ---
    That's okay.
[02:04] ---
    That's precisely what makes it
    the Elusive Sword.
[02:12] ---
    Your raised left hand
    will serve as a guide.
[02:15] ---
    Wait for the moment when your enemy's
    blade passes between your hand and sword.
[02:23] ---
    Here he comes!
[02:25] ---
    Twist my upper body counterclockwise.
[02:27] ---
    Let the weight of the sword
     do the work as I lower it.
[02:30] ---
    Pull the blade to the right
[02:32] ---
    and retreat!
[02:41] ---
    My inner forearm.
[02:43] ---
    I don't have any armor here
    because it's a difficult spot to aim for,
[02:46] ---
    and it impedes my movement.
[02:50] ---
    You know the weak points
    of an armored warrior well.
[02:54] ---
    But it's not a terrible weakness.
[02:57] ---
    It'll take quite some time for me to lose
    consciousness with just a bleeding wrist.
[03:03] ---
    You think I won't kill you
    before that happens?
[03:10] ---
    In this small room!
[03:15] ---
    I'll corner you slow and steady.
[03:20] ---
    I can just take my time to tend
    to my wound after I cut you into pieces.
[03:34] ---
    Why did I shiver just now?
[03:42] ---
    He's a naginata expert.
[03:44] ---
    He won't let me get a single blow in!
[03:57] ---
    You're light, small,
[03:59] ---
    and lack experience!
[04:09] ---
    You two will die here.
[04:11] ---
    What a shame.
[04:13] ---
    In ten years, you probably would have
    become a skilled master.
[04:17] ---
    If that were the case,
    you could have known many pleasures.
[04:21] ---
    The sophisticated pleasure of using your
    body and strength to kick about the weak,
[04:26] ---
    the pleasure of stealing,
    the pleasure of taking a woman…
[04:31] ---
    That's what my boss taught me
    when he took me under his wing.
[04:36] ---
    Something your virtuous leader
    Yorishige Suwa can't do.
[04:45] ---
    Lord Yorishige isn't…
[04:47] ---
    Huh?
[04:49] ---
    …our lord now.
[04:52] ---
    Is that so?
[04:53] ---
    Regardless of who you serve,
    it's all the same.
[04:55] ---
    Your lord is clueless.
[04:58] ---
    They couldn't even teach you brats
    about any fulfilling pleasures
[05:00] ---
    and left you to die
    for this worthless village.
[05:07] ---
    So you shut up.
[05:08] ---
    Am I spot-on?
[05:10] ---
    Yeah, it's true.
[05:12] ---
    Our lord is soft, naive,
    and tends to run away.
[05:19] ---
    But compared to you who has grown fat
    by sacrificing the weak, my Big Brother,
[05:24] ---
    who commands us to protect the weak,
    has much more integrity as a warrior.
[05:31] ---
    You're still here?
[05:33] ---
    Resisting with a brat's toy
    like the trash you are!
[05:38] ---
    Persistent brat.
[05:39] ---
    There's no way a mere child can penetrate
    the defense of a grown man's naginata.
[05:48] ---
    Stop calling me
[05:51] ---
    a brat!
[05:57] ---
    I can't be so carefree
    to be thinking about the far future.
[06:01] ---
    We have a year and a half
     until Lord Yorishige's prophecy.
[06:05] ---
    We won't be useful
     in the Young Lord's great war
[06:09] ---
    if we can't beat adults while we're ten.
[06:12] ---
    What…
[06:19] ---
    I can't believe I'm being defeated
    by some nameless brats.
[06:24] ---
    Go be with the demons in hell.
[06:27] ---
    Our lord is Tokiyuki Hojo.
[06:30] ---
    What?
[06:31] ---
    Kamakura's…
[06:35] ---
    rightful heir!
[06:41] ---
    There's no way!
[07:00] ---
    I can't hit him!
[07:12] ---
    This is bad.
[07:13] ---
    I have to stop the bleeding.
[07:43] ---
    He's not only evading my sword,
     but also my splattering blood?
[07:48] ---
    Is he a monster?
[07:59] ---
    A transforming swordsmanship!
[08:07] ---
    It's rare to see one wield a blade
    with such precision.
[08:11] ---
    There must be someone
    who taught you those techniques.
[08:14] ---
    Who is your teacher?
[08:16] ---
    I don't have to tell you.
[08:19] ---
    A skilled hawk hides everything.
[08:22] ---
    If you show your strength
    within an organization,
[08:26] ---
    you'll be taken advantage of
    like the small fry and the core members.
[08:31] ---
    Act like a clown and pander to the leader,
[08:34] ---
    and you can be sure to enjoy
    just the benefits.
[08:37] ---
    BUDDHA
[08:38] ---
    There is just one brief moment
    when I have to use my sharpened talons.
[08:41] ---
    The moment when I kill anyone
    that recognizes them.
[08:45] ---
    Or when I kill our boss
    and take over this party.
[08:49] ---
    To hide yourself is an art of survival
    in times of chaos!
[08:53] ---
    Now die and shut up!
[09:01] ---
    To hide… huh.
[09:04] ---
    Die!
[09:08] ---
    There's an ordinary blade
     that comes straight,
[09:10] ---
    and a unique blade
     in which one bends their wrist.
[09:13] ---
    If you hide it well, your opponent won't
     know which is coming until it's too late.
[09:18] ---
    But with him, the height of his elbow is
[09:20] ---
    slightly different
     from the moment he pulls back his blade.
[09:23] ---
    Which means he's not
     sufficiently hiding his technique.
[09:28] ---
    W-What?
[09:34] ---
    That would be a formidable sword skill
    if you could hide it completely,
[09:37] ---
    but you don't understand how it works.
[09:43] ---
    You're not hiding anything special
    as I thought.
[09:47] ---
    I'm disappointed.
[09:58] ---
    He wields two swords
     and is skilled in martial arts, too.
[10:02] ---
    What else is this kid hiding?
[10:08] ---
    Occupying this village and
     the children's tactics are both valuable.
[10:15] ---
    When I find a hidden treasure,
[10:18] ---
    my forlorn body
     is slightly brought back to life.
[10:25] ---
    I'm drawn to him for some reason.
[10:28] ---
    Because he's hiding something magnificent.
[10:42] ---
    All right. That's enough from you.
[10:52] ---
    Now.
[10:53] ---
    How is it going, Chojumaru?
[11:24] ---
    This is hopeless.
[11:26] ---
    I'm going to die.
[11:28] ---
    I'll lose too much blood
     before I kill this kid.
[11:32] ---
    It's useless. I'm fading.
[11:35] ---
    My life ends here?
[11:40] ---
    Father!
[11:42] ---
    What do you mean
    there's no territory for me to inherit?
[11:47] ---
    I'm sorry.
[11:49] ---
    The family has distributed the land
    amongst the sons
[11:54] ---
    over generations until
    only this small plot remains.
[11:58] ---
    From now on, like all the other families,
[12:00] ---
    we'll give all our territory
    to the eldest son.
[12:03] ---
    You live here and help out
    your older brother.
[12:08] ---
    You're telling me
    to become my brother's servant!
[12:23] ---
    I've been studying martial arts
     and the art of war
[12:26] ---
    so that I can protect my own territory!
[12:30] ---
    A warrior without a territory
     is not a warrior at all.
[12:43] ---
    If I wanted a place of my own,
     I had no choice but to steal it.
[12:54] ---
    It was hell from then on.
[12:58] ---
    Somewhere along the way,
     it became pleasurable to take from others.
[13:01] ---
    I sold children.
[13:03] ---
    I felt better about myself by sending them
     to futures as dark as my own.
[13:08] ---
    Though I was pursued,
     I had nowhere to rest.
[13:11] ---
    I thought I could reverse my fate
     when I was recruited into a large battle.
[13:15] ---
    But I was unable to
     make a name for myself,
[13:17] ---
    for I was on the losing side.
[13:24] ---
    Your life is always hell, isn't it?
[13:28] ---
    You should flee somewhere
    where no one can chase you.
[13:32] ---
    There must be a place
    where the light shines.
[13:38] ---
    Don't lie, Kusunoki.
[13:42] ---
    There's no light anywhere.
[13:50] ---
    What's this?
[13:52] ---
    Something shines before me.
[14:07] ---
    I can't win.
[14:10] ---
    Someone who can laugh so purely
     in this hellhole cannot be human.
[14:18] ---
    He's even smiling upon someone like me?
[14:24] ---
    My Buddha…
[14:38] ---
    What started as a blade
     of compassion had become
[14:41] ---
    hell on earth
     by the time the fight was over.
[14:47] ---
    Is it a demon or a buddha that grants
[14:51] ---
    the scoundrel of times of chaos
     the death penalty?
[14:57] ---
    Demon-heart Buddha Blade.
[15:04] ---
    You're amazing, Young Lord.
[15:06] ---
    The two of us barely stood a chance
    against that monster.
[15:10] ---
    It's all thanks
    to the technique Fubuki taught me.
[15:13] ---
    You're right.
[15:14] ---
    Who would have thought
    that it would be possible to defeat him
[15:16] ---
    by simply cutting his inner forearm
    and running from him?
[15:18] ---
    The Cowardly Sword is impressive!
[15:20] ---
    Don't call it that!
[15:22] ---
    The enemies that remain should run away
[15:24] ---
    when we spread the word
    that their general is dead.
[15:26] ---
    We're almost done…
[15:33] ---
    Are you serious?
[15:34] ---
    Sadamune's here!
[15:37] ---
    You again, brat?
[15:43] ---
    "You again"? That's our line!
[15:46] ---
    You're the one invading others' territory!
[15:48] ---
    Shut up! These are the times we live in!
[15:50] ---
    Your eye… I want to feed it to a snake
    and watch it swallow it whole.
[15:54] ---
    -What's wrong with you?
    -What's wrong with you?
[15:56] ---
    Big-Eyed Monster, you're so persistent.
[15:58] ---
    Don't call me a monster!
[16:00] ---
    You basically are a monster
    with those eyes!
[16:02] ---
    What did you say about my godly eyes?
[16:03] ---
    Leave it to Sadamune Ogasawara
     to bring his reinforcements at this timing
[16:06] ---
    from the village's front entrance.
     He's got a keen perception of this war.
[16:11] ---
    Our other allies are busy handling
     the enemies that are already here.
[16:15] ---
    We can't win like this.
[16:17] ---
    SOUTH
[16:18] ---
    There are no enemies
     on the south end of this village.
[16:20] ---
    We can gather our allies
     and all escape from there…
[16:25] ---
    What?
[16:27] ---
    Enemy forces from the south, too?
[16:29] ---
    Nope.
[16:32] ---
    Here we go!
[16:36] ---
    That fire!
[16:40] ---
    Yes, they're reinforcements
    from Suwa Grand Shrine.
[16:44] ---
    They made it just in time.
[16:46] ---
    Drat!
[16:48] ---
    Retreat!
[16:49] ---
    Only gather Shokan's soldiers
    that are fighting nearby.
[16:52] ---
    B-But, Sadamune…
[16:54] ---
    We lack the preparation
    to fight against Suwa's main army.
[17:04] ---
    The war is happening outside, but there's
     blood on the inside of the door?
[17:08] ---
    Lord Yorishige, Sadamune
    and his presumed army are evacuating!
[17:13] ---
    Chase them away to the border.
[17:15] ---
    Tokitsugu, clean up the bandits
    around the village.
[17:17] ---
    YORISHIGE'S SON
    TOKITSUGU SUWA
[17:18] ---
    Okay.
[17:21] ---
    -They're getting away.
    -Hi.
[17:23] ---
    Genba!
[17:24] ---
    You better be grateful.
[17:26] ---
    We made it in time
    because I rode the horse at full speed.
[17:30] ---
    Well, when I saw
    a curvy woman on the road,
[17:34] ---
    I was shocked because
    my nose started bleeding profusely.
[17:37] ---
    I thought I was a goner.
[17:38] ---
    Don't die!
[17:40] ---
    -What about over there?
    -There's no one.
[17:42] ---
    -The enemy's over there.
    -Right.
[17:44] ---
    None here. Find them!
[17:49] ---
    Mr. Yorishige.
[17:56] ---
    I'm glad you're safe.
[18:00] ---
    Yes.
[18:04] ---
    That kinda hurts, Mr. Yorishige.
[18:20] ---
    Sadamune. Shokan is…
[18:22] ---
    He's got dumb luck.
[18:25] ---
    He would've croaked if we stopped
    the bleeding just a little bit later.
[18:29] ---
    Why did you come for me?
[18:33] ---
    We received word that you and your men
    were wasting time committing a massacre.
[18:37] ---
    Suwa's response isn't so stupid as
    to let such an opportunity go unnoticed.
[18:43] ---
    Who said to kill the villagers?
[18:45] ---
    You don't get any taxes
    from an uninhabited territory.
[18:48] ---
    You idiot.
[18:51] ---
    Punish me as you wish.
[18:53] ---
    However, your strategic insight
    this time was incredible.
[18:59] ---
    I will give you a small territory,
    so sharpen your fangs there.
[19:03] ---
    Prepare for the decisive battle
    against Suwa that will eventually come.
[19:07] ---
    From this day forward,
    you are prohibited from being a bandit.
[19:10] ---
    Serve me only as a soldier.
[19:26] ---
    Certainly.
[19:28] ---
    I can tell his will to be a bandit
     is gone from his eyes.
[19:31] ---
    Did malice leave his body
     along with the blood?
[19:36] ---
    From then on,
     rogues gradually fell under the control
[19:39] ---
    of the increasingly powerful governing
     feudal lords and eventually disappeared.
[19:45] ---
    This era was the final stage
[19:50] ---
    where the uninhibited
     bandit samurai thrived.
[19:54] ---
    There.
[19:56] ---
    There we go.
[19:59] ---
    Mr. Yorishige.
[20:01] ---
    It's all thanks to Fubuki
    that the village and I survived.
[20:06] ---
    Please pay him a special sum
    from Suwa Grand Shrine.
[20:11] ---
    Oh, is that so?
[20:13] ---
    Of course, we will pay him handsomely!
[20:16] ---
    And one more thing.
[20:17] ---
    I want Fubuki to join my party
    as a retainer.
[20:20] ---
    Splendid idea!
[20:22] ---
    Wait, Chojumaru.
[20:25] ---
    I want to be your friend, but becoming
    a retainer is a different story.
[20:28] ---
    I want to serve a lord
    that can lead the country.
[20:32] ---
    I would consider it
    if I were to serve your Lord Suwa…
[20:36] ---
    This one
[20:39] ---
    is the lord.
[20:42] ---
    This one.
[20:44] ---
    My name is Tokiyuki Hojo.
[20:46] ---
    I'm the orphan of the regent
    to the Kamakura shogunate, Takatoki Hojo.
[20:49] ---
    I am more or less on an endeavor
    to lead the country.
[20:53] ---
    What?
[20:57] ---
    Sorry I hid it from you.
[20:58] ---
    I had decided
    to not share my true identity
[21:01] ---
    until I had talked to Mr. Yorishige.
[21:03] ---
    I thought he was hiding
     something huge, but…
[21:09] ---
    This secret is too big!
[21:12] ---
    As a commoner,
     he's just a kind, elusive boy.
[21:16] ---
    But when you add the fact
     that he is a Hojo child…
[21:20] ---
    All of his skills
     become formidable weapons!
[21:27] ---
    This is invigorating.
[21:32] ---
    My millet fee will be expensive.
[21:35] ---
    If that's okay, then I will serve you.
[21:46] ---
    I will draw out
     all the strength this prince possesses
[21:49] ---
    and join his attempt to win the country.
[21:52] ---
    At Suwa Grand Shrine, we're allowed to
    eat rice instead of millet.
[21:56] ---
    For real? It must be paradise?
[21:59] ---
    I can't tell
    if this guy is smart or clueless.
[23:39] ---
    TO BE CONTINUED

E9.5 - History
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    Courageous death in combat.
[00:11] ---
    Honorable suicide.
[00:13] ---
    A warrior's honor is awarded
     only through battle and death.
[00:18] ---
    Takauji Ashikaga, a hero who flourished
[00:23] ---
    during this turbulent time…
[00:29] ---
    A HISTORY OF JAPAN
    NANBOKUCHO PERIOD
[00:31] ---
    …wasn't the protagonist.
[00:34] ---
    Run, hide, and survive in this game
     of tag to reclaim the throne.
[00:40] ---
    I can see the topic will sweep the world.
[00:43] ---
    NARRATOR: YORISHIGE SUWA
[00:44] ---
    I hear that it's called "going viral"
     in the future, but for now, I will take
[00:50] ---
    a moment to pause and reflect on
     our journey with Lord Tokiyuki thus far.
[00:55] ---
    I, Yorishige Suwa, who is gifted
    with divine power, will serve as a guide.
[01:01] ---
    Buckle up, for this is
[01:03] ---
    only the beginning
    of this next "must-watch episode."
[01:10] ---
    The year is 1333 in Kamakura.
[01:14] ---
    YEAR OF 1333 - KAMAKURA
    WAKAMIYAOJI SHOGUNATE SITE
[01:16] ---
    It is time for archery practice.
[01:19] ---
    You can't run away anymore, Lord Tokiyuki!
[01:24] ---
    Oh, sorry.
[01:29] ---
    How nimble!
[01:31] ---
    Fool! It's not the time to be impressed.
[01:35] ---
    The main character
     of our story is this individual,
[01:39] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki Hojo, the rightful heir
     to the Kamakura shogunate.
[01:45] ---
    You'll slip and fall, Lord Tokiyuki!
[01:48] ---
    Please come down.
[01:50] ---
    You don't want to get hurt!
[01:53] ---
    Someone stop him!
[01:56] ---
    Excuse me, will you let me through?
[01:58] ---
    As always, you're a masterful player
    of hide-and-seek, Young Lord.
[02:02] ---
    GUARDIAN OF THE SHOGUNATE
[02:03] ---
    Enter Takauji Ashikaga,
     the great hero of the shogunate.
[02:06] ---
    I depart today for Kyo to quell
    the former Emperor Godaigo's uprising.
[02:12] ---
    I wish to prove my allegiance to you,
    our future leader, and the Hojo clan.
[02:17] ---
    I-- I put my trust in you.
[02:20] ---
    I pray the gods be with us
[02:22] ---
    and may they bestow prosperity
    to Kamakura and the warrior families.
[02:27] ---
    He's nowhere to be found.
[02:29] ---
    We're powerless once the Young Lord starts
    taking hiding seriously.
[02:32] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki!
[02:42] ---
    I like this Kamakura.
[02:46] ---
    And I like to see its people smile
    as they live in peace.
[02:50] ---
    I don't need status or honor.
[02:53] ---
    Just living in this city is enough for me.
[02:57] ---
    Lazy, cowardly.
[02:59] ---
    Sure, that's fine.
[03:01] ---
    Why would a mere puppet like me need
    the power of pen and sword?
[03:08] ---
    You are not lazy, nor are you a coward.
[03:13] ---
    Those are merely aspects
    of the monster asleep within you.
[03:18] ---
    That is what Father says.
[03:21] ---
    Who are you?
[03:22] ---
    "Father"?
[03:24] ---
    You're quite the elusive boy,
    just as I've heard.
[03:27] ---
    What? Who's this? What's going on?
[03:31] ---
    YORISHIGE SUWA
[03:32] ---
    HIGH PRIEST OF SHINANO
    AND SUWA GRAND SHRINE
[03:34] ---
    Honored to make your acquaintance.
    I am a Shinto priest of Shinano Province.
[03:37] ---
    Yorishige Suwa.
[03:38] ---
    A Shinto priest from Shinano?
[03:40] ---
    Wait, since when did you climb up here?
[03:42] ---
    I've been up here all along.
[03:44] ---
    I foresaw a future
    where you'd climb this tree.
[03:48] ---
    You've got this incredible sort
    of aura around your head.
[03:51] ---
    Excuse me if it's blinding!
[03:53] ---
    I was born
    with an innate sacred holy power,
[03:55] ---
    and I just can't stop the flow sometimes!
[03:58] ---
    I'll dim it down.
[04:00] ---
    What a suspicious man.
     How did he know I'd be up here?
[04:00] ---
    My first impression
     must have been bad,
[04:05] ---
    Father has the gift
    to see into the future.
[04:05] ---
    but since I have visions,
[04:07] ---
    His prayers, on the other hand,
    are a sham.
[04:07] ---
    I couldn't
     not tell Lord Tokiyuki about them.
[04:10] ---
    Shizuku, you didn't have
    to say that last part.
[04:12] ---
    When you're ten years old, you will become
[04:14] ---
    a hero to shake
    the very foundations of heaven.
[04:17] ---
    You will be a lord of war.
[04:19] ---
    Some will cower in fear.
    Others will worship you.
[04:22] ---
    You will even change
    the fate of the country.
[04:25] ---
    This is all I can foretell.
[04:27] ---
    You see, this is a very powerful…
[04:30] ---
    He's the size of a bean!
[04:32] ---
    Father, you revealed too much at once.
[04:35] ---
    What a finely-attuned instinct
    for detecting danger.
[04:39] ---
    But I think I know
    what this Mr. Yorishige meant.
[04:44] ---
    TOKIYUKI'S HALF BROTHER
    KUNITOKI HOJO
[04:45] ---
    Your knack for elusiveness is nothing
[04:47] ---
    -like mine or Father's.
    -What?
[04:50] ---
    You'd definitely be a hero
    if the right opportunity arose.
[04:55] ---
    I have a gut feeling.
[04:57] ---
    Oh… Huh?
[05:00] ---
    The Kamakura shogunate had reached
     the height of prosperity,
[05:03] ---
    but it crumbled in a matter of seconds.
[05:11] ---
    We will now raid Kyo
    and suppress the uprising.
[05:15] ---
    May we have
    the God of War's divine protection!
[05:20] ---
    Let's go!
[05:35] ---
    Viceroy. Viceroy! I bring news.
[05:39] ---
    Ashikaga had been secretly communicating
    with Emperor Godaigo.
[05:42] ---
    Our army in Kyo has been annihilated!
[05:45] ---
    And they're sending
    the army towards Kamakura.
[05:51] ---
    FOR THE BOY TO BECOME A HERO…
[05:55] ---
    HE HAD TO LOSE EVERYTHING
[05:57] ---
    Damn you…
[05:59] ---
    Why have you betrayed us--
[06:04] ---
    I hear a voice.
[06:06] ---
    Who speaks to me?
[06:08] ---
    Who is it that guides me
    to be ruler above all?
[06:14] ---
    24 days since Takauji raised his army…
[06:15] ---
    ABOUT 800 PEOPLE
    OF THE HOJO CLAN,
[06:17] ---
    INCLUDING RETAINERS,
    COMMITTED SUICIDE
[06:18] ---
    Father…
[06:21] ---
    …the Kamakura shogunate lay in ruins.
[06:24] ---
    We've been waiting for you, Lord Tokiyuki.
[06:29] ---
    In his last moments, your father commanded
    me to help you escape.
[06:34] ---
    He regrets
    such young life not seeing its days.
[06:37] ---
    I will shelter you in my territory
    of Suwa in Shinano.
[06:44] ---
    It's hell on earth.
[06:46] ---
    Kamakura is being completely destroyed
    by the traitorous samurai.
[06:53] ---
    Lord Takauji…
[07:02] ---
    Who are you?
[07:04] ---
    I'm a vassal from Shimotsuke.
[07:06] ---
    Takauji Ashikaga.
[07:09] ---
    Young Lord, you can't run from Takauji!
[07:15] ---
    Even for Yoritomo Minamoto, it took
    five years to defeat the Heike clan.
[07:20] ---
    Was there a man before Ashikaga who
    destroyed an entire country in 24 days?
[07:26] ---
    The other day, you spouted nonsense
    that I would become a hero,
[07:32] ---
    but future generations will
    only apply that word
[07:35] ---
    to someone strong like Takauji Ashikaga.
[07:38] ---
    So let me die like an honorable samurai,
    like my people did.
[07:44] ---
    Very well.
[07:45] ---
    Then die.
[08:07] ---
    It's the Hojo child!
[08:36] ---
    When you're in the depths of despair,
    and thrown into the abyss of death…
[08:44] ---
    Hey.
[08:54] ---
    …that is where the hero within you shines!
[09:01] ---
    Hey!
[09:02] ---
    I could have died.
[09:05] ---
    You said it would be a disgrace
    if you didn't die,
[09:07] ---
    yet you jumped out of there
    to save your skin.
[09:11] ---
    That was the hero in you.
[09:14] ---
    Running and hiding are good skills
    for a hero.
[09:18] ---
    Above! Shoot to kill!
[09:26] ---
    What a pain for Takauji who just
    killed our lord and took a whole country.
[09:33] ---
    Because the one
    he should definitely kill next,
[09:35] ---
    the one who will inherit
    the Kamakura shogunate,
[09:37] ---
    has more talent than anyone
    to escape death.
[09:40] ---
    Takauji becomes a hero by killing,
    and you become a hero by living.
[09:47] ---
    You two are heroes with opposed fates.
[09:52] ---
    Allies, military strength, intellect…
[09:54] ---
    Everything you need to win,
    I will give to you.
[09:58] ---
    As long as you're breathing, Takauji will
    eventually come to kill you himself.
[10:06] ---
    Till then, you'll run and hide,
    become stronger,
[10:09] ---
    and defeat the demons that come for you.
[10:12] ---
    Now, it's time to start the game of tag
    to reclaim the throne.
[10:31] ---
    WHAT ARE "RETAINERS"?
[10:32] ---
    Retainers.
[10:33] ---
    Retainers are vassals that form
    a master-and-servant relationship
[10:36] ---
    with their potent military commander.
[10:38] ---
    And they risk
    their lives fighting for him.
[10:40] ---
    Because you've lost your close family and
    retainers, you must rebuild from nothing.
[10:47] ---
    Allow me to introduce them again!
[10:51] ---
    KOJIRO
[10:52] ---
    Kojiro is the greatest swordsman
    of your generation.
[10:56] ---
    And one day he will lead
    as your military commander.
[10:59] ---
    Sup, Young Lord.
[11:01] ---
    Ayako has unrivaled physical strength
    and is brimming with artistic talent.
[11:05] ---
    She remains a lady even in battle.
[11:07] ---
    Young Lord!
[11:10] ---
    Shizuku is attentive
    and versed in several secret arts.
[11:15] ---
    As a servant, she takes care
    of the general affairs at home.
[11:20] ---
    These three are your age,
    but I know you can count on them.
[11:26] ---
    THE ELUSIVE WARRIORS
[11:27] ---
    This is how The Elusive Warriors,
[11:29] ---
    a Hojo family party
     born in Suwa, gained its name.
[11:33] ---
    Because we are warriors
    for an elusive lord!
[11:40] ---
    Let's all grow strong
    together in this land!
[11:47] ---
    Meanwhile…
[11:50] ---
    Lord Takauji, thank you for
    recommending me as governor of Shinano.
[11:56] ---
    Of course. You deserve the reward.
[11:59] ---
    You were first to betray the Hojo
    and fought as my retainer.
[12:04] ---
    However, your province Shinano has Hojo's
    top retainer, Mr. Suwa, going strong.
[12:10] ---
    Hojo's survivors are
    definitely taking refuge there.
[12:14] ---
    I trust you will sniff them out.
[12:19] ---
    Those ticks.
[12:20] ---
    I can tell there are
    four males and one female.
[12:25] ---
    Count on me, Lord Takauji.
[12:27] ---
    My arrows and my eyes are
    the most excellent in this country.
[12:31] ---
    I will find and kill any little bug.
[12:35] ---
    SADAMUNE OGASAWARA
[12:36] ---
    DAY OF DOG-SHOOTING COMPETITION
[12:37] ---
    Around the time Lord Tokiyuki was
    finally getting used to living in Suwa…
[12:40] ---
    My lord!
[12:42] ---
    You have to see this!
[12:43] ---
    We have a surprise contestant!
[12:44] ---
    The governor of Shinano,
    Sadamune Ogasawara,
[12:47] ---
    is jumping into the competition!
[12:49] ---
    Dog-shooting competitions are
    Shinano's main event.
[12:53] ---
    As the governor of Shinano,
    I had to liven up the party.
[12:56] ---
    If none of you can win against me,
    you'll allow me
[13:00] ---
    to search your suspicious folks' homes
[13:04] ---
    for the Hojo survivors without complaint.
[13:09] ---
    That scumbag,
    saying whatever conditions he wants!
[13:12] ---
    Sadamune has two goals.
[13:14] ---
    First, to find
     any surviving Hojo family members.
[13:17] ---
    And he'll use that as an excuse to,
[13:18] ---
    two, weaken the amount
     of influence the Suwa clan has.
[13:20] ---
    And in that case, we also have two goals.
[13:23] ---
    First, never let them know
     who Lord Tokiyuki really is.
[13:28] ---
    Second, let Lord Tokiyuki absorb
     Sadamune's archery technique.
[13:31] ---
    It's hide-and-seek
     from his eyes and arrows!
[13:34] ---
    NANBOKUCHO GAME OF TAG
    ALL-SEEING DEMON
[13:35] ---
    SADAMUNE OGASAWARA
[13:41] ---
    The game is over, kid.
[13:45] ---
    There's blood.
[13:47] ---
    It hurts. There's no winning. I'm scared!
[13:50] ---
    If this was a real arrow, I'd be dead.
[13:57] ---
    Why do you run?
[13:59] ---
    Are you afraid?
[14:01] ---
    Are you uselessly struggling?
[14:05] ---
    This is fun!
[14:15] ---
    Give up.
[14:16] ---
    It's impossible for you
    to make a four-point comeback
[14:21] ---
    at this point!
[14:27] ---
    -My lord!
    -Young Lord!
[14:28] ---
    You think you could be
    a match for Sadamune
[14:29] ---
    just with your shooting abilities?
[14:31] ---
    You must combine evading and shooting!
[14:34] ---
    I have to evade while I shoot?
[14:38] ---
    It's all so clear.
[14:42] ---
    I am elusive and the heir
     to the Hojo clan.
[14:45] ---
    TWO POINTS
[14:46] ---
    While I'm running away, I can do anything!
[14:55] ---
    DOG-SHOOTING COMPETITION 1333
[14:57] ---
    Tokiyuki's potential blooms on the run.
[15:00] ---
    Six versus five, Chojumaru wins!
[15:01] ---
    Therefore, he foiled Sadamune's plan
     with a splendid counterattack.
[15:05] ---
    Take that, punk! Go, Chojumaru!
[15:07] ---
    You can do it, my lord.
[15:09] ---
    Right now,
    you're Suwa Grand Shrine's Chojumaru.
[15:13] ---
    Enemies coming to visit will be suspicious
    if we don't have you working already.
[15:18] ---
    The only enemy who would come is Sadamune.
[15:21] ---
    But he suffered huge embarrassment
    just yesterday,
[15:23] ---
    so he probably won't show his face
    for a while.
[15:26] ---
    -Hi!
    -What?
[15:29] ---
    He's here with a smile.
[15:30] ---
    What a resilient man.
[15:32] ---
    I've kept you waiting, Suwa folk.
[15:34] ---
    I bring an Imperial Command.
[15:36] ---
    IMPERIAL COMMAND = DECREE
    DO NOT DEFY
[15:38] ---
    One part
    of Suwa territory would have been forfeit.
[15:40] ---
    If the people of Suwa disobeyed
    the Imperial Command,
[15:42] ---
    they would have been named traitors,
[15:44] ---
    and armies on Suwa's perimeter
    would have attacked Suwa at once.
[15:46] ---
    FORFEITURE
[15:47] ---
    Therefore…
[15:48] ---
    There's someone I want
    to recruit to the Elusive Warriors.
[15:51] ---
    What?
[15:52] ---
    -He's a thief named Genba Kazama.
    -A thief?
[15:56] ---
    SHAPE-SHIFTING THIEF
    GENBA KAZAMA
[15:58] ---
    He uses all sorts of trickery.
[15:59] ---
    He can also get in anywhere
    and steal anything.
[16:03] ---
    Have him go into Sadamune's residence
    and steal the Emperor's Imperial Command.
[16:09] ---
    I'm not planning on risking my life
    for an irresponsible employer.
[16:13] ---
    I'll take the job
    only if you're willing to come with me.
[16:16] ---
    KING
[16:18] ---
    The two find the Imperial Command
     and escape the residence unharmed.
[16:21] ---
    However, during their escape…
[16:23] ---
    ALL-HEARING DEMON
    SUKEFUSA ICHIKAWA
[16:24] ---
    …Lord Tokiyuki sustains a deep wound*
     from protecting Genba.
[16:28] ---
    And to make matters worse…
[16:37] ---
    What? A thunderbolt?
[16:40] ---
    He's back.
[16:42] ---
    That's Sadamune's arrow.
[16:45] ---
    Don't be stupid.
[16:46] ---
    The sound of his horse is
    about 100 meters away.
[16:48] ---
    I've entombed many
    in darkness with these hands.
[16:52] ---
    Now, Sadamune.
[16:55] ---
    Shall we start off
    by shooting down that wounded brat?
[16:58] ---
    Yes, Ichikawa.
[16:59] ---
    Show my arrow the way
    with your perfect hearing.
[17:03] ---
    If the obligation was invisible,
     I could ignore it.
[17:06] ---
    But an obligation I can see?
[17:08] ---
    I have to repay it!
[17:13] ---
    Are you two old geezers having fun?
[17:17] ---
    What a pain.
[17:19] ---
    But I'll take on both of you.
[17:25] ---
    Birds? I can't tell
    where the sounds are coming from!
[17:28] ---
    I don't know about killing,
    but morphing I know a thing or two about!
[17:33] ---
    And I won't stand losing
    to you boring soldiers.
[17:40] ---
    He disappeared?
[17:43] ---
    Sadamune.
[17:44] ---
    Could the Imperial Command
    still be in there?
[17:46] ---
    That fox-masked brat tricked us all!
[17:55] ---
    So it goes that a new member joined
     the Elusive Warriors.
[17:59] ---
    And Suwa territory was protected. But…
[18:09] ---
    Here it comes.
[18:11] ---
    That phase when I can't see the future.
[18:16] ---
    Ogasawara is moving
    suspiciously yet again.
[18:18] ---
    Yes.
[18:19] ---
    The enemy seems to be spying on us
    from the northern border.
[18:23] ---
    KING
[18:25] ---
    I must hide this secret from everyone.
[18:27] ---
    On rare occasions,
     I suddenly lose my gift of prophecy.
[18:32] ---
    This is bad.
[18:33] ---
    I hope there's no trouble
     during a time like this.
[18:37] ---
    Um…
[18:38] ---
    What do you say the Elusive Warriors go
    to scout out the area?
[18:43] ---
    What?
[18:46] ---
    I was incredibly worried
     and strongly opposed to the idea
[18:50] ---
    of Lord Tokiyuki going
     on such a dangerous mission
[18:53] ---
    during this phase
     when I can't see the future,
[18:56] ---
    but I wasn't able to stop him.
[19:01] ---
    NAKAYAMA MANOR
[19:02] ---
    We got here just before sunset.
[19:04] ---
    It seems peaceful.
[19:07] ---
    In this moment,
     the Elusive Warriors encounter
[19:09] ---
    an unexpected turn of events.
[19:14] ---
    What is this?
[19:17] ---
    We're surrounded.
[19:20] ---
    He is a dual-wielder in his mid-teens.
[19:25] ---
    When will the ones
     surrounding us join the fight?
[19:45] ---
    Please excuse my rudeness.
[19:47] ---
    My name is Fubuki.
[19:50] ---
    I wander the land looking
    for a lord to serve.
[19:54] ---
    This village is the most vital location
    for Suwa?
[19:58] ---
    That's the first I've heard that.
[20:00] ---
    NAKAYAMA MANOR
[20:01] ---
    The Elusive Warriors joined the wise
     strategist Fubuki to protect the village.
[20:06] ---
    And according to Fubuki's plan,
     Lord Tokiyuki would go
[20:08] ---
    up against the enemy general
     in a one-on-one battle.
[20:11] ---
    What is your name?
[20:12] ---
    I've changed my name many times,
    but right now, I go by Shokan.
[20:20] ---
    Surely it will be special…
[20:25] ---
    The sake I'll buy
    with the money I get for you!
[20:27] ---
    NANBOKUCHO GAME OF TAG
[20:28] ---
    DEMON OF DISBELIEF
    SHOKAN THE HERETIC
[20:30] ---
    The secret plan is
     for Lord Tokiyuki to use
[20:33] ---
    a secret sword technique
     no one else can master.
[20:35] ---
    Your weapon is your kindness.
[20:38] ---
    You're better at running than fighting.
[20:41] ---
    Better at pulling than pushing.
[20:43] ---
    Better at defending rather than attacking.
[20:45] ---
    That's precisely what makes it
    the Elusive Sword.
[20:48] ---
    Your raised left hand will serve
    as a guide.
[20:51] ---
    Wait for the moment when your enemy's
    blade passes between your hand and sword.
[20:59] ---
    Here he comes!
[21:01] ---
    Twist my upper body counterclockwise.
[21:03] ---
    Let the weight of the sword do the work
     as I lower it…
[21:06] ---
    Pull the blade to the right,
[21:07] ---
    and retreat!
[21:13] ---
    My inner forearm.
[21:14] ---
    It'll take quite some time for me to lose
    consciousness with just a bleeding wrist.
[21:19] ---
    You think I won't kill you
    before that happens?
[21:27] ---
    In this small room!
[21:32] ---
    I'll corner you slow and steady.
[21:37] ---
    I can just take my time to tend
    to my wound after I cut you into pieces.
[21:46] ---
    Why did I shiver just now?
[22:15] ---
    He's not only evading my sword,
     but also my splattering blood?
[22:20] ---
    Is he a monster?
[22:30] ---
    You're amazing, Young Lord.
[22:32] ---
    The two of us barely stood a chance
    against that monster.
[22:36] ---
    It's all thanks
    to the technique Fubuki taught me.
[22:39] ---
    You're right. Who would have thought
    that it would be possible to defeat him
[22:42] ---
    by simply cutting his inner forearm
    and running from him?
[22:44] ---
    The Cowardly Sword is impressive!
[22:46] ---
    Don't call it that!
[22:49] ---
    That fire!
[22:50] ---
    Yes, they're reinforcements
    from Suwa Grand Shrine.
[22:54] ---
    They made it just in time.
[23:02] ---
    Mr. Yorishige.
[23:09] ---
    I'm glad you're safe.
[23:13] ---
    Yes.
[23:17] ---
    That kinda hurts, Mr. Yorishige.
[23:22] ---
    My guidance is no longer needed
[23:24] ---
    now that so many reliable retainers have
     joined the Elusive Warriors.
[23:29] ---
    The future is still shrouded in mystery,
[23:33] ---
    but I've been sensing an omen
     of the nearing upcoming battle.
[23:48] ---
    EPISODE 10 (YEAR OF 1334):
    A PERVERTED KID AND
    DISTURBANCES OF HOLY POWER
[23:48] ---
    Let's go!*

E10 - A Perverted Kid and Disturbances of Holy Power
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[00:12] ---
    Some soldiers died because I wished
     to protect this village.
[00:19] ---
    I must brace my heart
     if I'm going to be a general.
[00:23] ---
    Chojumaru.
[00:28] ---
    I want to offer my gratitude and deepest
    apologies for how it all turned out.
[00:32] ---
    No need. I should apologize.
    I acted recklessly.
[00:36] ---
    No, you were a big help.
[00:40] ---
    It's just as Fubuki pointed out.
[00:42] ---
    No one realized
    that this village was in a vital location.
[00:46] ---
    We'll place guards to protect it
    from now on.
[00:49] ---
    What will happen to the orphans?
[00:56] ---
    We'll take them in at Suwa Grand Shrine
    for the time being.
[00:59] ---
    They're all grateful to Fubuki and you,
[01:02] ---
    so I don't think they would
    have any objections.
[01:04] ---
    Okay.
[01:07] ---
    And since I put you in danger,
[01:12] ---
    I have to come clean about something.
[01:18] ---
    A phase when you can't see… the future?
[01:23] ---
    They're blurry and unclear,
    as you may have noticed,
[01:27] ---
    but it's troublesome if I can't see
    any visions in an emergency.
[01:32] ---
    Please keep this a secret between us.
[01:35] ---
    The gods hold power only
    if there are people who believe in it.
[01:38] ---
    And there are people
    who depend on and seek refuge in my power.
[01:44] ---
    That being said, Lord Tokiyuki,
[01:46] ---
    I would like just a little bit of help
    to regain my power.
[01:54] ---
    I want you to know, too,
    the source of my powers.
[02:00] ---
    There are wonders
    that remain in this world
[02:04] ---
    that can't be measured
    by military might nor intellect.
[02:11] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[03:34] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[03:41] ---
    Eel?
[03:44] ---
    I'll go catch some at the Tenryu River
    if it is your command.
[03:48] ---
    What's gotten into you all of a sudden?
[03:54] ---
    Sorry.
[03:56] ---
    I just wanted to eat some suddenly.
[04:00] ---
    Remember, it's a secret
     from everyone that I've lost my powers.
[04:10] ---
    Why do you need to eat an eel
    in order for your powers to return?
[04:20] ---
    Last time this happened,
    I was cured after I ate some eel.
[04:23] ---
    There are many possible ways
    my holy power could come back,
[04:27] ---
    so I must learn from the past
    and try them one by one.
[04:32] ---
    Eel is Suwa's specialty.
[04:34] ---
    In the winter, they carry plenty of fat,
    and the meat is so tender…
[04:44] ---
    I can feel the power
    coursing through my veins!
[04:50] ---
    But my holy power hasn't returned.
    I guess it wasn't eel.
[04:56] ---
    Alpine leek?
[04:58] ---
    -I just… want to… try some?
    -I can smell eel grilling! Where is it?
[05:06] ---
    Okay. I'll forage some
    from the back hills.
[05:10] ---
    It's the Buddhist monks'
    favorite vegetable
[05:12] ---
    while they train in the mountains.
[05:15] ---
    Its striking aroma has the power
    to ward off evil.
[05:22] ---
    But this isn't doing the trick either.
[05:27] ---
    You want to take this rope?
    Sure, of course. I don't mind…
[05:31] ---
    Shrine maiden attire?
    There's plenty in the shed…
[05:40] ---
    But why would you need such a thing?
[05:43] ---
    Well, I've grown interested
    in the clothes of the shrine.
[06:04] ---
    Right.
[06:07] ---
    In Shintoism, both men and women
     are equally important.
[06:10] ---
    One particularly important role
     is that of the shrine maiden.
[06:14] ---
    Since we have to keep my secret
     from the shrine maidens,
[06:19] ---
    we'll perform a ritual with a doll
     to regain my holy powers.
[06:26] ---
    A shrine maiden?
[06:28] ---
    No, this is all wrong! It doesn't look
    like a shrine maiden at all!
[06:32] ---
    I need to make a shrine maiden!
    A shrine maiden!
[06:38] ---
    I did it!
[06:44] ---
    This is weird, right?
[06:47] ---
    Yeah.
[06:49] ---
    He ate a bunch of things
    to give him energy.
[06:52] ---
    And built a life-sized doll
    of a shrine maiden.
[06:56] ---
    The rope is definitely to tie it up.
[07:02] ---
    My lord.
[07:03] ---
    Your kink… is wild.
[07:07] ---
    There's no way… that our Lord Tokiyuki
    has developed
[07:10] ---
    such mature taste at his young age?
[07:11] ---
    You don't get it, Moritaka.
[07:15] ---
    Spoiled brats are more inclined
    to grow up to be huge perverts.
[07:19] ---
    Calm down.
[07:21] ---
    Just because our lord is a huge pervert
[07:23] ---
    doesn't mean
    it will affect our loyalty to him.
[07:26] ---
    Yeah, that's right. This is all to help
    our lord restore the Kamakura shogunate.
[07:32] ---
    No matter how perverse
    his shogunate might be!
[07:35] ---
    I agree! As his retainer, I will master
    the art of war and perversion.
[07:39] ---
    Yeah!
[07:41] ---
    -He's a pervert for sure.
    -We have a good lord.
[07:44] ---
    Yorishige!
[07:47] ---
    What is it? You look pale.
[07:49] ---
    It's not the time to be eating more eel!
[07:51] ---
    My retainers
    are completely misunderstanding me
[07:54] ---
    because I'm running
    these nonsensical errands for you!
[07:58] ---
    It doesn't have to be such a bad thing.
[08:00] ---
    A slightly enigmatic lord can exude
    an inexplicable sense of authority.
[08:03] ---
    They're totally put off!
[08:06] ---
    You come with me! Go talk to everyone
    and clear things up!
[08:09] ---
    I don't care about keeping
    your holy power a secret!
[08:13] ---
    Hey, hey now.
    I have just one more favor to ask of you.
[08:20] ---
    If you walk about four kilometers
    from here, you'll see Mount Moriya,
[08:24] ---
    the sacred place where the divine spirits
    of Suwa Grand Shrine reside.
[08:27] ---
    Go fetch me water
    from the sacred wetland that runs there.
[08:30] ---
    I'll probably be back to normal
    in a heartbeat if I drink it.
[08:35] ---
    Then why didn't you say so
    in the first place!
[08:38] ---
    I wanted to eat eel and leek!
[08:45] ---
    What am I doing?
[08:47] ---
    I'm just being subjected to
    Mr. Yorishige's
[08:51] ---
    perpetually unpredictable moods.
[08:55] ---
    Whether his holy power exists
    in the first place is doubtful.
[09:00] ---
    All the power that he's shown
    might just be coincidences.
[09:05] ---
    He leads such a large army. There's no
    need to rely on some unpredictable power.
[09:31] ---
    Light?
[09:35] ---
    That's… the Kagura Dance
     dedicated to the gods.
[09:40] ---
    Am I seeing things? It looks like
     she's playing with countless lights.
[09:51] ---
    Big Brother! What brings you here?
[09:54] ---
    I just… came to fetch some water.
[09:58] ---
    What are you doing here, Shizuku?
[10:02] ---
    I was praying with them.
    For the accomplishment of your goals.
[10:08] ---
    For the prosperity of Suwa.
    And for peace in this world.
[10:13] ---
    With them?
[10:17] ---
    I see.
[10:18] ---
    Father must have wanted to show you
    if he told you to come here.
[10:26] ---
    Big Brother.
[10:28] ---
    Crouch down a little.
[10:34] ---
    Close your eyes.
[10:45] ---
    There. Now you should be able to see
    them for a little while.
[10:49] ---
    Open your eyes.
[10:57] ---
    What… are… they?
[11:00] ---
    They're Divine Beasts that live
    in Suwa's sanctuary.
[11:04] ---
    Not that they lend their power to us,
    but if I pray here, they'll protect us.
[11:11] ---
    Hey, if I look closely, I can see Botan!
[11:14] ---
    I think it moved in recently.
[11:17] ---
    I must be dreaming.
     I can't believe they exist in our world.
[11:23] ---
    This was the last era
     where people coexisted with the divine.
[11:30] ---
    If you saw a monster,
     it meant an earthquake would come.
[11:32] ---
    GRAFFITI PROHIBITED
[11:33] ---
    You could also see a tengu flying
     around town.
[11:35] ---
    CERTAINLY - NO FUTURE
[11:37] ---
    These types of stories were recorded
     as fact in official documents.
[11:40] ---
    SUWA GRAND SHRINE STAFF
    MR. S.Y
[11:42] ---
    The divine storm
    that sank the Mongolian army?
[11:44] ---
    That was all because of our prayers.
[11:47] ---
    Such matters were seriously claimed
     as achievements,
[11:50] ---
    and many shrines received real rewards.
[11:54] ---
    At this time,
     prayer was pragmatic public work,
[11:59] ---
    and a vast budget was poured into it.
[12:03] ---
    This is what Father
    wanted you to retrieve, isn't it?
[12:11] ---
    There. His holy power
    is probably weakened?
[12:15] ---
    Thank you.
[12:21] ---
    I caught a glimpse of the fleeting wonder,
     but it was blurry and unclear.
[12:26] ---
    They're a faint existence that don't seem
     to have much influence on this world.
[12:31] ---
    Why did Mr. Yorishige show it to me?
[12:36] ---
    And Shizuku,
     I don't think I know much about you.
[13:13] ---
    It looks good.
[13:20] ---
    Bring Tadayoshi.
[13:23] ---
    It's time to start envisioning
    the future for our country.
[13:29] ---
    Tadayoshi!
[13:32] ---
    You came! Aren't you exhausted from
    working hard at the imperial court?
[13:37] ---
    TADAYOSHI ASHIKAGA
[13:38] ---
    I am in perfect physical condition.
[13:40] ---
    TAKAUJI ASHIKAGA'S
    YOUNGER BROTHER
[13:41] ---
    You seem well as always, big brother.
[13:43] ---
    I'm going to get straight to business.
[13:46] ---
    I want you to proceed towards
    Kamakura and strengthen our defenses.
[13:53] ---
    Is it your usual "intuition"?
[13:55] ---
    Yes!
[13:57] ---
    I have a feeling that the Hojo survivors
    will begin a revolt soon.
[14:03] ---
    Your intuition has always been
    mostly right ever since we were young.
[14:07] ---
    When we were children,
    I spent three whole days
[14:10] ---
    hiding a treasure
    and creating a cipher to find it.
[14:13] ---
    Okay, not even Takauji can solve this!
[14:16] ---
    A treasure hunt? That sounds fun!
[14:19] ---
    Okay, I'm gonna start by looking
     under the floor in Moronao's room!
[14:25] ---
    Before I gave you the cipher,
    you guessed correctly with your intuition.
[14:30] ---
    I made the cipher
     so that no one in this household
[14:31] ---
    was supposed to be able to solve it.
[14:39] ---
    Even if I can win with my intuition,
    I can't beat your brains.
[14:44] ---
    I bet you already have plans
    in that head of yours.
[14:46] ---
    Yes.
[14:49] ---
    I'm currently thinking of about 100
    different defense strategies for Kamakura.
[14:54] ---
    Imagine if we, as brothers,
    establish control over Kyo and Kamakura.
[14:59] ---
    All the warriors throughout
    the land would obey the Ashikaga.
[15:05] ---
    By the way, don't you think that
    100 is an overstatement?
[15:07] ---
    Aren't you really
    only thinking of about 14?
[15:10] ---
    Is that the sort of thing
    you can guess with intuition?
[15:16] ---
    Takauji is charismatic,
     intuitive and a master of war.
[15:20] ---
    Tadayoshi is intellectual,
     level-headed and logical.
[15:23] ---
    These two were complete opposite
     types of geniuses,
[15:26] ---
    but they were very close as brothers.
[15:32] ---
    I know!
[15:35] ---
    Look, Tadayoshi.
[15:37] ---
    I drew a picture of the Buddha again!
[15:45] ---
    The Buddha is wonderful.
    I feel calm just looking at him.
[16:09] ---
    Takauji.
[16:12] ---
    I managed to get high-quality
    cedar boards made in Kitayama.
[16:17] ---
    I was just thinking that they would be
    perfect for the wooden wall of this room.
[16:22] ---
    Oh, yeah?
[16:23] ---
    How about this?
    I'll give you the cedar boards for free.
[16:28] ---
    In exchange, could I
    have this wonderful picture of the Buddha?
[16:37] ---
    You have an appreciation
    for the Buddha too. Go ahead. Take it.
[16:46] ---
    I'm leaving all of Kamakura up to you.
[17:01] ---
    Somebody!
[17:03] ---
    Recently, my brother has surpassed
     the level of just having a good intuition…
[17:11] ---
    It's gotten to the point
     where I wonder if he is human…
[17:14] ---
    Keep the Buddha and burn everything else.
[17:17] ---
    -Sir.
    -Sir.
[17:19] ---
    I can't show my brother's followers
    a picture like this.
[17:23] ---
    I wonder if he's realized it himself.
[17:28] ---
    That he only sees the Buddha as prey.
[17:35] ---
    Takauji Ashikaga seized Kamakura,
[17:38] ---
    and Tadayoshi Ashikaga
     protects that same Kamakura.
[17:42] ---
    There was less than a year and a half
[17:44] ---
    until the brothers who had risen to power
     would clash against Tokiyuki Hojo.
[17:51] ---
    I knew that Shizuku
    could see that I was not feeling myself!
[17:54] ---
    Who exactly is she?
    And what was that mystical scene?
[18:01] ---
    It's not my place
    to tell you about Shizuku.
[18:05] ---
    I'm sure she'll tell you soon enough.
[18:12] ---
    My holy power
    is suddenly coming back to me!
[18:16] ---
    I think.
[18:18] ---
    You think?
[18:21] ---
    The Divine Beasts that you saw
    were manifested by holy power.
[18:27] ---
    Holy power exists
    where human eyes don't reach.
[18:32] ---
    Where human eyes don't reach?
[18:36] ---
    Just like you, Lord Tokiyuki.
[18:40] ---
    In a world with more watchful eyes
    and advanced social surveillance,
[18:45] ---
    someone as important
    as you could not be a fugitive.
[18:50] ---
    The rogues we battled the other day
    are in the same boat.
[18:53] ---
    People like them hold the divine power
    to exist for the first time in history
[18:56] ---
    because no one is looking for them.
[18:58] ---
    However, these divine powers
    are beginning to deplete.
[19:04] ---
    When the right to own land
    was guaranteed through favor or service,
[19:08] ---
    people's attachment
    to the land grew stronger,
[19:11] ---
    and the populated areas expanded.
[19:14] ---
    As the human world
    becomes more observable,
[19:16] ---
    secret places and the power
    that comes from them shrink.
[19:22] ---
    The wonders… cease to be wonders.
[19:34] ---
    Lake Suwa's ice is broken in half!
[19:38] ---
    Our famous location:
    the famed God's Crossing at Lake Suwa.
[19:41] ---
    Currently, everyone believes that
    Suwa Myojin creates it using holy power.
[19:46] ---
    But the more people lay eyes on it,
[19:51] ---
    I'm sure there will come a day that it
    will be explained as a natural phenomenon.
[19:56] ---
    In other words, the stronger humans
    become, the weaker the gods will be.
[20:04] ---
    As people begin to only look at reality,
[20:06] ---
    the gods and holy power
    will all disappear.
[20:11] ---
    That's how the times change.
[20:24] ---
    Will you disappear one day too…
    Mr. Yorishige?
[20:33] ---
    The halo of the gods has completely
    recovered! My holy power is eternal!
[20:38] ---
    That's the source of your halo?
[20:41] ---
    What I'm trying to say is--
[20:45] ---
    This is the last time period
    where we get to use divine powers!
[20:51] ---
    And your abilities are perfect
    for this period.
[20:57] ---
    You're not a god, but just a human.
    You should live your life to the fullest.
[21:09] ---
    The playground you stand on
    will melt away one day.
[21:13] ---
    Play to your heart's content during this
    period of change!
[21:18] ---
    Okay!
[21:23] ---
    Putting that aside.
[21:24] ---
    Mr. Yorishige, be sure to clean up
    after all your playing around.
[21:32] ---
    I didn't want to see Lord Yorishige
    like this.
[21:35] ---
    I overestimated him…
[21:37] ---
    I can't believe
    he was making Lord Tokiyuki
[21:40] ---
    gather tools for his own pleasure.
[21:42] ---
    Whoa!
[21:44] ---
    I don't understand why he would do that
    outside where everyone can see.
[21:47] ---
    I don't know. Maybe it's a form of play
    only permitted to a god.
[21:51] ---
    It's so intense that he actually looks
    like he's having a divine experience.
[21:57] ---
    It seems like holy power has gathered
[21:59] ---
    because Yorishige is free
     in an isolated world.
[23:38] ---
    EPISODE 11 (YEAR OF 1334):
    SAMURAIS WHO ARE EAGER TO DIE
    & AN ELUSIVE SAMURAI
[23:38] ---
    Let's go!*

E11 - Samurais Who are Eager to Die & An Elusive Samurai
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[00:00] ---
    APRIL
[00:02] ---
    SHINANO FARMING VILLAGE
[00:05] ---
    Everyone seems to be enjoying the harvest.
[00:07] ---
    Double-cropping is popular these days.
[00:10] ---
    The agreement is that
    the second crop won't be taxed.
[00:14] ---
    Barley… Barley…
[00:16] ---
    Your love for barley is heavy, Fubuki.
[00:20] ---
    Barley harvesting in April.
[00:23] ---
    I wonder
    if the citizens of Shinano are happy.
[00:28] ---
    It's time to take the second crop!
[00:31] ---
    Wait! I thought
    the barley wasn't going to be taxed.
[00:35] ---
    Shut up! You all were wagging
    your little tails for the Hojo!
[00:39] ---
    Consider yourselves criminals
    with no rights to own anything,
[00:42] ---
    not even a worm!
[00:44] ---
    Not even a worm!
[00:48] ---
    All right, men.
    Hurry up and carry these bales!
[00:53] ---
    Springtime taxes bear heavy,
    yet slowly filling up my purse.
[00:59] ---
    In it goes, warm and steady,
    bringing peace to my universe.
[01:02] ---
    SHINANO PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL
    SHINANO-NO-KAMI KIYOHARA
[01:04] ---
    -Provincial Official.
    -Yes?
[01:06] ---
    The law is actually that only
    the first crop of rice is to be taxed.
[01:13] ---
    That was a decision made
    by the traitorous Kamakura shogunate.
[01:18] ---
    The Emperor personally appointed me
    to be the provincial official
[01:22] ---
    which means Shinano is under my rule!
[01:26] ---
    This is my world!
[01:33] ---
    Right.
[01:34] ---
    -By the way, Sadamune.
    -Yes?
[01:37] ---
    I told you to draw your eyebrows nicely.
[01:42] ---
    You've lived in Kyo.
[01:45] ---
    You mustn't let these hillbillies
    poison your elegance.
[01:52] ---
    There. Now you're beautiful.
[01:55] ---
    Consider it my stamp of approval
    as the provincial official.
[01:57] ---
    Come on, smile pretty.
[02:00] ---
    GRIN
[02:14] ---
    Please!
[02:16] ---
    Please, don't take our barley.
[02:18] ---
    This dog is still yapping.
[02:21] ---
    Order to kill a couple of them
    as an example.
[02:24] ---
    Sir!
[02:26] ---
    The Emperor won't mind
    any number of Hojo dogs being killed.
[02:36] ---
    If it comes down to it, one word is all
    it takes to call a great army from Kyo.
[02:45] ---
    That crooked provincial official,
    Shinano-no-kami!
[02:49] ---
    I've had enough.
[02:51] ---
    Kawanakajima?
[02:53] ---
    Yes, there's been a report that
    Yasaburo Hoshina,
[02:56] ---
    a resident who is a part of the Suwa Sect,
    has raised an army
[02:59] ---
    to fight against
    the oppressive provincial official.
[03:02] ---
    There are members of the Suwa Sect even
    in the provincial official's territory?
[03:05] ---
    Yes, there are those that obey
    the enemy out of necessity
[03:08] ---
    to support their clan and retainers.
[03:12] ---
    Given the disparity in numbers,
[03:14] ---
    Hoshina's rebellion stands no chance
    of winning.
[03:16] ---
    Suwa cannot send rescue.
[03:19] ---
    Sending reinforcements deep into enemy
    territory will result in a full-blown war.
[03:25] ---
    And so I have a request for you
    and the Elusive Warriors.
[03:28] ---
    Go to Kawanakajima
[03:30] ---
    and convince Hoshina and his retainers
    to stop fighting.
[03:33] ---
    Then help them to escape.
[03:36] ---
    You're sending the Young Lord
    on a pretty dangerous mission,
[03:40] ---
    despite how worried you were
    about the recent scouting one.
[03:43] ---
    Well, it's because
    Mr. Yorishige couldn't see the f--
[03:47] ---
    I foresee
    Lord Tokiyuki's safe return, Kojiro.
[03:51] ---
    What I can't foresee is how many
    of the Suwa Sect will die.
[03:56] ---
    Even if they are in a place
    far beyond reach,
[03:58] ---
    believers of Suwa Myojin
    are important allies.
[04:01] ---
    Not to mention, Hoshina is a capable man
    with a strong sense of duty.
[04:05] ---
    I don't want him killed in a small battle.
[04:09] ---
    And Lord Tokiyuki.
[04:11] ---
    It's about time for your elusiveness
    to reach the next level.
[04:16] ---
    In this current state,
    you can only run on your own.
[04:19] ---
    That isn't enough
    for a general leading an army.
[04:23] ---
    Show me that you can help
    as many soldiers as you can to escape,
[04:25] ---
    and become an elusive general.
[04:31] ---
    Two more days till our destination, huh?
[04:32] ---
    It's not very sexy without the girls.
[04:36] ---
    According to the future that
    Mr. Yorishige saw,
[04:38] ---
    it's dangerous for those two
    to come with us.
[04:41] ---
    Of course, we're anticipating a war,
    after all.
[04:47] ---
    A future where the Young Lord is safe may
    exist if I protect him the entire time.
[04:53] ---
    But while I do that,
    our allied forces will be killed.
[04:58] ---
    The number of the dead might depend on me.
[05:02] ---
    Fubuki.
[05:03] ---
    I'll rely on you for when
    we need a more detailed strategy.
[05:07] ---
    Yes, my lord.
[05:09] ---
    When it's time to let the group escape,
    Genba will be helpful.
[05:12] ---
    -Me?
    -Keep in mind his tools and skills.
[05:16] ---
    What? I have to teach him?
[05:19] ---
    -Kojiro, you can work as you please.
    -Really?
[05:22] ---
    You're expected to be a general,
[05:24] ---
    and I'm sure it gets boring
    having to protect me all the time.
[05:30] ---
    Hey, brat, it's only cool to say that
    if you can actually fight.
[05:36] ---
    What? Don't talk like I can't fight!
    You know, Fubuki taught me that secret--
[05:42] ---
    Cowardly Sword!
[05:44] ---
    Yeah! The Cowardly… How dare you!
[05:46] ---
    -The Young Lord is a coward.
    -If you say that one more time…
[05:51] ---
    Hoshina is already preparing for war.
[05:54] ---
    KAWANAKA
[05:55] ---
    Using the river as a defense,
[05:57] ---
    it looks like he'll protect his territory
    behind him till the end.
[06:00] ---
    The enemy's numbers exceed ours
    many times over. There's no way to win.
[06:03] ---
    Okay, let's go to the troop's headquarters
    and talk to Mr. Hoshina.
[06:07] ---
    Messengers from Suwa Grand Shrine?
[06:09] ---
    Yes, we've come with a request
    for Mr. Hoshina.
[06:14] ---
    Thanks for coming all this way,
    my young messengers.
[06:17] ---
    Right, follow me.
[06:20] ---
    Looks like
    the brat's made a good first impression.
[06:24] ---
    The Young Lord speaks with class,
    so it puts people at ease.
[06:28] ---
    It's just what we need for negotiations.
[06:31] ---
    You're embarrassing me, Fubuki.
[06:33] ---
    Compliment me when we get the job done.
[06:37] ---
    POP POP POP POP
[06:39] ---
    Have you brought reinforcements
    from Suwa Grand Shrine?
[06:41] ---
    No, I don't bring reinforcements.
[06:44] ---
    I just wanted to talk.
[06:46] ---
    No reinforcements?
[06:47] ---
    -Fine.
    -Yes.
[06:49] ---
    So please have your army stand down
    immediately.
[06:52] ---
    -Then we'll die like we planned, everyone!
    -Yeah!
[06:55] ---
    What?
[06:57] ---
    SUWA SECT
    YASABURO HOSHINA
[07:00] ---
    Even if we don't stand a chance,
[07:02] ---
    we must show our pride
    by putting our lives on the line!
[07:05] ---
    -Yeah!
    -We are samurai!
[07:07] ---
    -Our territory is our life!
    -Yeah!
[07:09] ---
    If it's for our lives, of course
    we'll die for it! Now let us die!
[07:13] ---
    -Yeah!
    -We shall die a glorious death!
[07:16] ---
    -Yeah!
    -We're supposed to stop this?
[07:20] ---
    What was that first guy
    with the peaceful face doing at the gates?
[07:23] ---
    I'm ready to die!
[07:24] ---
    I'm gonna spill my guts
    and die with a smile!
[07:27] ---
    It was just his face!
[07:31] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[08:54] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[08:59] ---
    Don't avoid the problem, my lord!
[09:01] ---
    -Step up to your duty and persuade them!
    -I can't, I can't, I can't!
[09:05] ---
    -Let's die! Let's die! Let's die!
    -Yeah!
[09:06] ---
    I can't tell these people to run away
    when they're so ready to die!
[09:10] ---
    How should I die?
[09:13] ---
    I'm going to be shot by 100 arrows
    and die standing.
[09:16] ---
    Then after I lose both my hands,
    I'll bite onto an enemy and die.
[09:20] ---
    See? At this point,
    death has become a party trick!
[09:23] ---
    The provincial official must have greatly
    hurt their pride by humiliating them.
[09:28] ---
    When disrespected,
    samurai will gladly die for their pride.
[09:33] ---
    I'm going to go up
    my enemy's rear headfirst.
[09:36] ---
    Then I'll devour
    all of their insides gluttonously
[09:39] ---
    and jump out of their chest to die
    with a smile on my face.
[09:41] ---
    I don't think that person's doing it
    for his pride. I think he's just a freak.
[09:45] ---
    Excuse me.
[09:47] ---
    Are all of you truly messengers
    from Suwa Grand Shrine?
[09:51] ---
    If you have a letter, show me.
[09:54] ---
    Who are you?
[09:55] ---
    My name is Shinomiya.
[09:57] ---
    SUWA SECT
    SAEMONTARO SHINOMIYA
[10:00] ---
    I live in the territory
    next to Yasaburo Hoshina.
[10:02] ---
    I'm assisting his fight this round.
[10:06] ---
    The real deal.
[10:08] ---
    Just as I thought,
    Myojin wants us to cease our fight.
[10:13] ---
    Finally, someone who understands!
[10:16] ---
    Mr. Shinomiya,
[10:17] ---
    if we're to convince Mr. Hoshina
    to escape, where would it be to?
[10:22] ---
    He should give up
    on going south and go north.
[10:25] ---
    Then he can link with us and we would
    build a strong line of defense. But…
[10:30] ---
    I'll kill 100 men before I die!
[10:32] ---
    -Yeah!
    -That's my lord!
[10:35] ---
    Yasaburo won't listen
    no matter what I say.
[10:38] ---
    Of course, he wants to protect his land.
[10:40] ---
    But ever since he was young,
    that guy goes berserk when he gets angry.
[10:44] ---
    He's a good guy who can get work done
    when he's calm.
[10:47] ---
    Let's die! Let's die!
[10:48] ---
    -Yeah!
    -Will you keep him from dying?
[10:51] ---
    If you need more men, I'll cover you.
[10:54] ---
    Hey, Mr. Messenger!
[10:57] ---
    Please tell Myojin that
    Yasaburo Hoshina proudly fought
[11:01] ---
    under the name of the Suwa Sect
    and died with honor!
[11:07] ---
    Everyone, what do I do?
[11:09] ---
    I suppose we must let them fight.
[11:11] ---
    Right? We've gotta let them
    spill some blood.
[11:14] ---
    HOSHINA'S ARMY 159 SOLDIERS
[11:15] ---
    The disparity in numbers is enough that
    they could be destroyed in one day,
[11:18] ---
    but let's hold out with our own forces
    until sunset.
[11:19] ---
    PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL
    AND GOVERNOR'S
[11:20] ---
    ALLIED ARMY 580 SOLDIERS
[11:21] ---
    Once Hoshina and his men are tired
    from a day of fighting,
[11:25] ---
    you will convince them to escape
    to the north before morning.
[11:27] ---
    Running away means victory.
[11:29] ---
    You're the only one who would be happy
    about such a winning condition.
[11:34] ---
    All right. Let's hurry
    and begin our preparations.
[11:40] ---
    The dogs are barking.
[11:43] ---
    With just my one strategy,
    their bodies pile up.
[11:47] ---
    It's a sinful indulgence
    I can't enjoy within the imperial court.
[11:51] ---
    OFFICIAL
[11:55] ---
    The court noble should
    just stand back and watch
[11:57] ---
    without trying to give commands.
[11:59] ---
    It's an honor to be the guard
    of a provincial official, Ichikawa!
[12:02] ---
    It's frustrating that I can't go
    because of my swollen eye.
[12:05] ---
    You were definitely just closing your eye!
[12:07] ---
    -I know you ran away…
    -Ow, ow, ow… My eye.
[12:09] ---
    -…because it was troublesome, Sadamune.
    -Now!
[12:12] ---
    It's time for a bloodbath for the traitors
    who dare reject my world!
[12:16] ---
    Go, Yonemaru!
[12:18] ---
    Ready!
[12:23] ---
    Fire!
[12:25] ---
    LEADER OF WARRIORS
    UNDER THE PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL
[12:26] ---
    YONEMARU
[12:29] ---
    First, as it's a standard tactic,
    they started by firing arrows.
[12:33] ---
    After they weaken our forces,
    they'll charge with a large army!
[12:36] ---
    Very well!
[12:38] ---
    I'll take as many of you as possible
    to the grave!
[12:42] ---
    Aren't they going to counterattack?
[12:45] ---
    Do they not have the guts?
[12:49] ---
    What's this? Smoke?
[12:52] ---
    I can't see the opposite shore.
[12:53] ---
    We can't aim like this.
[12:54] ---
    Who is making a bonfire upwind?
[12:59] ---
    Man, there's endless straw to burn
    from the recent barley harvest.
[13:03] ---
    Hey! It's that fox!
[13:05] ---
    The enemy is interfering!
    Kill him and put out the fire!
[13:11] ---
    You're here.
[13:15] ---
    How dare you? Where did you go?
[13:17] ---
    Look, over there!
[13:19] ---
    He lit a fire up there, too!
[13:21] ---
    Go ahead, waste all your men and time
    putting it out.
[13:24] ---
    Oops.
[13:27] ---
    Hey! If you can't aim,
    cross the river and attack!
[13:33] ---
    Yonemaru!
[13:35] ---
    Go! Attack!
[13:52] ---
    Men!
[13:54] ---
    Attack!
[13:59] ---
    We were able to hold them off,
    but there are still too many of them.
[14:05] ---
    Can we make it until sundown?
[14:12] ---
    Don't bother with such small fry, old man!
[14:14] ---
    The enemy keeps coming and coming!
[14:17] ---
    Come on! Who's next? You lackeys!
[14:21] ---
    Not bad, Mr. Messenger's retainer!
[14:24] ---
    Kojiro! Thank you!
[14:26] ---
    If you fight bravely,
    the Hoshina party might reconsider!
[14:30] ---
    They may even listen to our request
    to withdraw.
[14:33] ---
    -Get 'em!
    -Amazing!
[14:35] ---
    What a noble spirit!
[14:38] ---
    That child. Will he die alongside us?
[14:42] ---
    What?
[14:43] ---
    We can't lose just yet!
[14:45] ---
    Show them how a samurai meets his end!
[14:48] ---
    Isn't it beautiful, Mr. Messenger?
[14:50] ---
    A happy and eager face of a samurai
    when he chooses death!
[15:03] ---
    Who do you think
    Kojiro is risking his life for?
[15:06] ---
    -What?
    -Please cease the battle, Mr. Hoshina.
[15:11] ---
    I don't have the slightest interest
    in how you die.
[15:19] ---
    That was rough! I've got cuts all over!
[15:22] ---
    Great work. I've got some medicine
    from Shizuku for you.
[15:26] ---
    The enemy also retreated to the opposite
    shore now that the sun has set.
[15:29] ---
    It's a miracle that
    we didn't get wiped out.
[15:32] ---
    -We were so close…
    -Yeah.
[15:33] ---
    Any ordinary army would have
    been annihilated.
[15:35] ---
    These guys mean business
    with hand-to-hand combat.
[15:39] ---
    The Hoshina party is so strong.
[15:42] ---
    If they survive, they'll become
    a great force for the Young Lord.
[15:46] ---
    Here, eat. Fill up
    and prepare for the battle tomorrow.
[15:51] ---
    I'm all right. I had plenty of raw meat
    on the battlefield.
[15:55] ---
    That guy is more scary than he is strong!
[15:59] ---
    It's a fight! Lord Hoshina drew his sword
    at the messenger child!
[16:04] ---
    You dare say you're not interested
    in how we die.
[16:07] ---
    What do you mean by that, Mr. Messenger?
[16:10] ---
    I survived today against all odds
    out of rage.
[16:14] ---
    Be grateful that you're alive, then.
[16:17] ---
    You know, it's a shame
    if you can't die when you should.
[16:21] ---
    What's going on?
[16:23] ---
    Pride! Honor!
[16:25] ---
    When a man has something to protect,
    sometimes he must die!
[16:31] ---
    You children wouldn't understand!
[16:34] ---
    The samurai who chooses a perfect death
    will be praised by people for generations!
[16:41] ---
    BURRRP
[16:42] ---
    That's why I choose pride in exchange
    for my life!
[16:47] ---
    To honor my clan forever!
[16:49] ---
    It can be said that the Hojo clan,
    most of whom died in combat
[16:53] ---
    or took their own lives,
    rather than run away,
[16:56] ---
    stepped down from their throne
    most gracefully.
[17:00] ---
    However, the Hojo's integrity was
    rarely praised by later generations.
[17:06] ---
    Most people don't care
    if others died gracefully or not.
[17:10] ---
    Of course, even Myojin will praise
    our death with tears!
[17:18] ---
    Have you sobered up?
[17:25] ---
    You're all just intoxicated by the idea
    of yourselves dying beautifully.
[17:29] ---
    If you survive,
[17:31] ---
    you could continue resisting
    against the evil provincial official.
[17:33] ---
    You could be a beacon of hope
    for the oppressed.
[17:37] ---
    Dying gracefully will leave us
    with nothing!
[17:40] ---
    Powerless children will be left, at best.
[17:47] ---
    Being prepared to lay down your life may
    sound noble,
[17:50] ---
    but you ignored the oppressed
    and got my retainers involved!
[17:54] ---
    There's nothing noble about the face
    of a samurai dying selfishly!
[17:58] ---
    Actually, all your faces are annoying!
[18:04] ---
    Annoying?
[18:05] ---
    What is he saying?
[18:07] ---
    Now you come to your senses!
[18:11] ---
    Hey, the brat's acting weird.
[18:16] ---
    Is he actually drunk
    from the sake that splashed on him?
[18:21] ---
    You fool.
[18:24] ---
    Here's your punishment!
[18:28] ---
    I see! Using his heaven-sent running-away
    muscles to attack with his butt!
[18:33] ---
    A new special move
    only the Young Lord can do!
[18:36] ---
    He looks like a shrimp.
[18:38] ---
    So lame.
[18:39] ---
    All right, hold on! I've sobered up!
[18:44] ---
    Yasaburo, Myojin sent the boy
    to stop the battle.
[18:49] ---
    Before anything, please stop this butt!
[18:53] ---
    Thanks to the men Mr. Messenger's brought,
[18:56] ---
    we were able to just hold out today.
[18:58] ---
    But it won't work a second time.
[19:00] ---
    If we fight again tomorrow,
    we will definitely be annihilated.
[19:04] ---
    What are you going to do?
[19:12] ---
    Fine.
[19:14] ---
    We will go north and plan for a comeback
    as you say, Shinomiya.
[19:21] ---
    Hey.
[19:22] ---
    -How old is that child?
    -He's nine.
[19:24] ---
    A nine-year-old child who doesn't
    even know the taste of alcohol
[19:27] ---
    speaks as if he has experienced
    more carnage than me.
[19:33] ---
    What a strange child.
[19:35] ---
    Now that it's decided,
    let's retreat at full speed!
[19:38] ---
    If you have family,
    bring them immediately!
[19:41] ---
    Do not light torches
    so as to remain hidden!
[19:43] ---
    Sir!
[19:46] ---
    What a mess!
[19:47] ---
    We had such a difference in numbers,
    and you still couldn't kill them all!
[19:52] ---
    -Why? Why? Tell me! Why? Why?
    -I apologize!
[19:55] ---
    Good news, my provincial official.
[19:57] ---
    I have heard they are gathering families.
[20:02] ---
    They may retreat any time now.
[20:04] ---
    How fortunate! If they retreat, the
    territory will be yours without a fight.
[20:09] ---
    Are you stupid, Ichikawa?
[20:11] ---
    If they're retreating,
    go chase and kill them!
[20:14] ---
    If we let them go now, they will bare
    their fangs again, will they not?
[20:17] ---
    My territory must be in eternal peace!
[20:20] ---
    Wait! There are strange spy-like children
    among the Suwa!
[20:26] ---
    Whenever they're involved,
    misfortune will fall!
[20:29] ---
    You shouldn't take any unnecessary risks.
[20:31] ---
    Then it makes even more sense!
[20:33] ---
    If we don't kill Hoshina and the children,
    we will be in trouble!
[20:37] ---
    In this war,
    we lose if we let them escape!
[20:43] ---
    My head and my butt hurt for some reason.
[20:45] ---
    You have a hangover
    from getting splashed with alcohol?
[20:48] ---
    Do you still remember Fubuki's plans?
[20:52] ---
    I know the plan,
[20:54] ---
    but I don't remember how
    I convinced Mr. Hoshina to escape.
[21:00] ---
    You gave him a stern scolding.
[21:03] ---
    It's like you've got him under your thumb.
[21:07] ---
    Huh. I guess I didn't do too bad.
[21:12] ---
    -Kojiro.
    -Yes?
[21:15] ---
    I understand myself better now
    after getting angry at Mr. Hoshina
[21:18] ---
    for trying to die prematurely.
[21:21] ---
    I don't want to die, no matter what.
[21:24] ---
    I'd rather live exuberantly until death
    rather than have the time to kill myself.
[21:28] ---
    That would be a different path
    than my clan.
[21:31] ---
    It's probably not even
    the way of a samurai.
[21:35] ---
    Will you come with me
    even if I'm ungraceful?
[21:42] ---
    Of course. I'll support how you live,
    not how you die.
[21:53] ---
    Of course.
    They won't let us escape so easily.
[21:58] ---
    Running away means victory
    in this war of retreat.
[22:01] ---
    Now, let's run!
[23:38] ---
    EPISODE 12 (YEAR OF 1334): HANG IN THERE, TOKIYUKI,
    UNTIL THE DAY YOU RETAKE KAMAKURA
[23:38] ---
    an1\i1}Let's go!*

E12 - Hang in there, Tokiyuki, Until the Day You Retake Kamakura
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[00:02] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[01:25] ---
    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
[01:30] ---
    FINAL EPISODE
[01:35] ---
    Though I see a future where you live,
     it is not guaranteed.
[01:42] ---
    Naturally, if you neglect
     the fight for survival, you will die.
[01:49] ---
    But the experience that you'll gain
     by going into battle is immeasurable.
[01:56] ---
    I pray for your safe return,
     Lord Tokiyuki.
[01:59] ---
    Let the women and children escape first!
[02:01] ---
    If they can escape
    through the defensive barriers,
[02:03] ---
    we can hold off
    the great enemy army there!
[02:05] ---
    HOSHINA'S ARMY
    PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL'S ARMY
[02:07] ---
    Turn around!
[02:09] ---
    We'll defend as one unit
    against the enemy from the rear!
[02:11] ---
    Listen, grunts!
    The idiots are turning back!
[02:17] ---
    Provincial official's orders!
[02:20] ---
    Kill all the men!
[02:21] ---
    We'll divide the women, children,
    and the loot equally!
[02:25] ---
    NANBOKUCHO GAME OF TAG
[02:26] ---
    BURNING DEMON BRIGADE
    PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL'S GUARD
[02:28] ---
    HIS FACE LOOKS LIKE THIS
[02:29] ---
    According to Shizuku,
[02:31] ---
    the one named Yonemaru Wada is leading
    the provincial official's private force.
[02:34] ---
    A FEW HOURS EARLIER
    WITHIN THE HOSHINA PARTY CAMP
[02:36] ---
    If we can just take him down, we'll
    weaken the provincial official's army.
[02:41] ---
    Take him down?
[02:42] ---
    You've got it backwards, Kojiro.
[02:44] ---
    First, we'll take advantage of him,
    then weaken his army.
[02:51] ---
    Come on! Come on!
    Follow me! Climb that mountain!
[02:56] ---
    What?
[02:58] ---
    Weren't we all going to chase down
    the Hoshina party together?
[03:01] ---
    You idiots!
[03:02] ---
    We can surround the enemy from behind
    if we go over the mountain!
[03:05] ---
    We can annihilate them
    with a pincer attack!
[03:08] ---
    Follow me now or I'll kill you, got it?
[03:11] ---
    Yes, sir!
[03:12] ---
    This battle of retreat
    will be on flat land.
[03:16] ---
    Tactics like ambushes can't be used,
[03:18] ---
    which puts the outnumbered Hoshina party
    at a great disadvantage.
[03:21] ---
    In this case,
    we want to divide the enemy's troops.
[03:25] ---
    And one of us has what it takes!
[03:30] ---
    Keep up with Lord Yonemaru!
[03:32] ---
    Keep climbing!
[03:33] ---
    What's happening?
[03:35] ---
    Lord Yonemaru, what is this?
[03:37] ---
    Hey.
[03:38] ---
    -Lord Yonemaru, please direct us!
    -Hey… Hey… Hey… Hey?
[03:45] ---
    Hey?
[03:45] ---
    Hey, who am I again?
[03:47] ---
    POP
[03:47] ---
    Who the hell are you?
[03:49] ---
    Hup.
[03:50] ---
    I see. Yesterday, you memorized
    how he looks to morph into him.
[03:58] ---
    Mr. Messenger's retainers
    aren't too shabby.
[04:03] ---
    I get it.
[04:05] ---
    Kawanakajima's Suwa party are
    all highly skilled.
[04:11] ---
    How do you like that, Mr. Messenger?
[04:13] ---
    We're strong when resigned to die,
[04:16] ---
    and we're also strong
    when we are willed to live!
[04:19] ---
    Yes.
[04:21] ---
    Even so… Escaping won't be easy.
[04:27] ---
    After the women and children
    relocate somewhere safe,
[04:29] ---
    we have to shake off the enemy and escape.
[04:33] ---
    Come to think of it,
    where's your vigorous friend?
[04:38] ---
    I've ordered Kojiro
    to move of his own accord.
[04:42] ---
    I'm sure he'll be of great help
    to you and your men.
[04:48] ---
    I'll perform a hit-and-run.
[04:50] ---
    At my age,
     I'm at a disadvantage against adults.
[04:54] ---
    I'll utilize my small stature
     to escape to high ground
[04:57] ---
    and seek allies who need my assistance.
[05:03] ---
    I'll deliver an effective blow
     then retreat to that high ground.
[05:08] ---
    By repeating this tactic, I've begun
     to see the dynamic of the entire battle
[05:12] ---
    and where I should fight next.
[05:16] ---
    I want help from the Hoshina party.
[05:18] ---
    I need four or five men.
[05:20] ---
    Hey, mister! Please come with me!
[05:24] ---
    You, the old man
    with focus lines all over your face!
[05:28] ---
    Focus lines all over my face?
[05:29] ---
    Don't make a straight face now.
    It's confusing!
[05:32] ---
    You, the geezer with rectangular features
    all over, come with me too.
[05:35] ---
    Rectangular features all over?
[05:38] ---
    I guess that's not me then.
[05:39] ---
    Ugh, don't suddenly add round elements!
    Now I can't compare you to anything!
[05:44] ---
    What about me?
[05:45] ---
    Compare me to something!
[05:46] ---
    I don't know! You're some kind of monster!
[05:49] ---
    Just come with me!
[05:50] ---
    The enemy is moving along the riverbank
[05:52] ---
    aiming for the women
    and children behind us.
[05:54] ---
    Let's band together
    and invade them from the side!
[06:03] ---
    Not a damn chance!
[06:05] ---
    Nice work, baldy!
[06:07] ---
    I'm not bald! Take a good look!
[06:09] ---
    Hair grows on the back of my head,
    but I shave it off!
[06:11] ---
    You guys are annoying!
[06:14] ---
    Actually, it's my fault
     for not remembering my allies' names.
[06:18] ---
    From now on, I'll make
     a round of hellos during mealtime.
[06:23] ---
    Fubuki!
[06:25] ---
    Why are you here?
[06:27] ---
    Your waiting post is further that way.
[06:33] ---
    Fubuki!
[06:37] ---
    Fubuki! Get a hold of yourself!
[06:39] ---
    Are you all right? Hey!
[06:43] ---
    I'm so hungry. I can't move.
[06:47] ---
    You're a dumb flake, aren't you?
[06:49] ---
    You sure do need a lot of calories
    in exchange for being smart!
[06:52] ---
    Here, take this fresh manju.
[06:54] ---
    All right, I'm recharged and ready to go!
[06:56] ---
    Hurry up and go back to your waiting post.
[06:59] ---
    Please… Isn't your strategy supposed to be
    the cornerstone of the Elusive Warriors?
[07:04] ---
    I'm not special.
[07:05] ---
    Anyone can strategize if you just learn.
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    You run madly around the battlefield,
    fighting selflessly,
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    initiating conversations
    and taking care of allies.
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    It's a general like that who can become
    the cornerstone of a party.
[07:19] ---
    Kojiro, you are a solid adjutant general
    of the Elusive Warriors.
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    Being complimented by someone overflowing
    with talent only comes across as sarcasm.
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    Old man with both rectangular
    and circular features
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    and the other guy that's mostly bald
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    that shaves the little hair
    that is growing on the back of his head!
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    Hey.
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    You destroyed my independent unit.
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    You'll meet your end for this.
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    You're an apprentice
    at Suwa Grand Shrine, huh?
[08:07] ---
    Not that it's somethin'
    to write home about.
[08:11] ---
    Shut up, pig.
[08:13] ---
    I'll scatter your smelly fat
    around Chikuma River.
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    -Let the best man win!
    -Let the best man win!
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    The top speed for
     the fastest native Japanese horses
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    is about 40 kilometers per hour,
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    which is roughly the same speed as
     the fastest punch of a professional boxer.
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    This means that just by bracing one's
     curved sword and charging on a horse,
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    a blade is bound to come flying
     at the opponent
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    at the speed of the world's fastest jab.
[08:52] ---
    You're kidding…
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    Whoa.
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    What happened, chump?
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    You talk big,
    but are you as puny as you look?
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    Ha!
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    We have a difference in strength,
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    -weight…
     -Come on, come on!
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    -…and relative speed.
     -Come at me! Come on!
[09:13] ---
    Come on!
[09:14] ---
    Take this!
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    I can't even block
     his attacks effectively.
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    Kojiro!
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    Get back!
[09:23] ---
    You're no physical match on horseback!
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    Just run!
[09:33] ---
    If I pull out,
     it's over for those old geezers.
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    Yonemaru will remain as
     the only one on horseback.
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    The infantry are
     at a complete disadvantage
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    compared to the cavalry
     in terms of speed and strength.
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    That's why he targeted
     the two cavalrymen first.
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    If I give up now,
     that pig will begin his rampage!
[10:07] ---
    He weakens with every attack.
[10:11] ---
    He doesn't have the strength
    to block my next strike.
[10:16] ---
    Hey! Kojiro!
[10:19] ---
    Don't worry about me!
[10:20] ---
    Finish the remaining enemy!
[10:26] ---
    Why does everyone know my name anyways?
[10:30] ---
    Oh, that's because Mr. Messenger
    kept calling your name yesterday.
[10:36] ---
    Kojiro! Nice, Kojiro!
[10:39] ---
    Don't you dare die!
[10:41] ---
    Look, that's my retainer Kojiro!
[10:44] ---
    That's my friend Kojiro
     killing it out there!
[10:49] ---
    So embarrassing…
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    But…
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    Kojiro!
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    Kojiro!
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    I have to get in at least one blow
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    so that I don't embarrass my lord!
[11:20] ---
    No way.
[11:22] ---
    How did someone so large dodge that?
[11:26] ---
    Damn it… Little bastard!
[11:28] ---
    You think you're a real warrior?
[11:31] ---
    You'll pay for this!
[11:36] ---
    A general who can lead an army
     sure is something else…
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    The spirit of a general
     is to be boisterous, huh.
[11:45] ---
    I guess I'll try it next time.
[11:48] ---
    But, damn… My strength… is gone…
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    Oy, kid.
[12:16] ---
    Don't give out now.
[12:17] ---
    I can't let you die so easily.
[12:20] ---
    First I'll rip your arms off one by one…
[12:26] ---
    You let your guard down
    and stopped your horse, didn't you?
[12:29] ---
    You've got nobody to help you now!
[12:34] ---
    Get him, Kojiro!
[12:36] ---
    He's your kill!
[12:39] ---
    Oh, man…
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    It's fun!
[12:43] ---
    Fighting as a unit is fun!
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    I am Kojiro of the Elusive Warriors!
[12:50] ---
    I'll take your head and your power!
[12:53] ---
    Take this!
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    PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL'S MAIN ARMY
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    Why are you all just standing there?
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    I can't see through this damn fog!
[13:05] ---
    The enemy's rear guard
    is fighting with all their might.
[13:08] ---
    They're stuck in a back-and-forth.
[13:10] ---
    Well, we'll be able to crush them
    with our numbers,
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    though the women and children
    will get away at this rate.
[13:16] ---
    What? Chase after them, Ichikawa!
[13:19] ---
    I'll carefully pick my favorite women
    to be a part of my paradise!
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    WOMEN
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    But if we go, you will be left with no…
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    There's no need for guards
    when the enemy are running away!
[13:32] ---
    Do you not understand military strategy,
    you country bumpkin?
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    OFFICIAL
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    Is your own life so precious?
[13:38] ---
    If you're a soldier,
    go fight with your life on the line!
[13:41] ---
    Tsk.
[13:42] ---
    Great…
[13:51] ---
    Lord Hoshina!
[13:52] ---
    All the women and children
    escaped to the safe zone!
[13:55] ---
    Good!
[13:56] ---
    Ring the bell
    to signal the army's retreat!
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    Only the rear guard should stay
    to distract the enemy!
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    Mr. Messenger! You've done enough.
[14:05] ---
    Run!
[14:07] ---
    I cannot, Mr. Hoshina.
[14:10] ---
    I must take responsibility for
    instructing you and your men to escape.
[14:15] ---
    It's not right that I come this far
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    and be the only one who does not taste
    the fear of being chased…
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    Wow…
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    Mr. Messenger, you care about us so much…
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    It would be a waste!
[14:25] ---
    Withdraw! Withdraw!
[14:27] ---
    Oy! It's the chime to withdraw. Run!
[14:32] ---
    Okay.
[14:33] ---
    STAB STAB STAB
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    Hoshina's army has begun to withdraw!
[14:38] ---
    Slice them from behind!
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    Zigzagging and firing backwards?
[14:44] ---
    I can't move forward easily
     with horses and arrows in the way.
[14:48] ---
    That damn brat!
[14:50] ---
    Even though we're almost winning…
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    Sorry, but I'm not dying
    from a fatal shot to my vitals.
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    Once the enemy begins to think about
     the rewards for winning the war,
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    they will no longer risk their lives
     at the front lines.
[15:06] ---
    Furthermore, as for the lord retreating
     as the helm of the rear guard,
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    the most perilous position…
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    Brilliant! Mr. Messenger.
[15:16] ---
    Mr. Messenger!
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    …you will earn immense trust
     from their allies.
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    Meanwhile, I'll finish the war
     with my own blade!
[15:26] ---
    Crap!
[15:27] ---
    He's aiming for the provincial official!
[15:30] ---
    The blame will fall on me.
     They'll kill me!
[15:33] ---
    My provincial official!
    Incoming from the right!
[15:36] ---
    What?
[15:37] ---
    That incapable Ichikawa
    is screaming something.
[15:41] ---
    He's still chickening out
    after coming this far?
[15:44] ---
    Choosing the moment we'd leave
     the provincial official's guard!
[15:47] ---
    The morning mist hiding his location!
[15:49] ---
    The army's footsteps masking his approach!
[15:52] ---
    Did he calculate all of this?
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    Don't come back, coward!
[15:58] ---
    If you don't obey my tactics…
[16:02] ---
    Huh?
[16:10] ---
    My provincial official! Are you all right?
[16:12] ---
    He cut me!
[16:14] ---
    He cut me!
[16:16] ---
    He tried to kill me, the provincial
    official appointed by the Emperor!
[16:23] ---
    Killing him would be a poor plan.
[16:25] ---
    An incompetent enemy general
     is more useful alive.
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    My provincial official!
[16:30] ---
    Beyond the river!
[16:32] ---
    There are large shadows of flags!
[16:34] ---
    We don't have allies there!
[16:38] ---
    Another troop coming for my head!
[16:42] ---
    Calm down.
[16:43] ---
    There's no sound of soldiers moving.
[16:45] ---
    They may have just raised flags
    to trick us.
[16:47] ---
    You idiot!
[16:49] ---
    It looks like they're about to charge!
[16:51] ---
    Hurry, command Yonemaru's army back here!
[16:53] ---
    Sound the drums to signal withdrawal!
[16:59] ---
    Damn provincial official!
[17:01] ---
    Setaro! Take Yonemaru's place
    and lead our soldiers to the front lines!
[17:05] ---
    Sir!
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    HOSHINA TERRITORY
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    Once you drive Hoshina beyond his barrier,
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    build another one of our own
    to secure the territory.
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    PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL'S TERRITORY
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    Our easy victory is ruined because of him!
[17:18] ---
    This provincial official is
     a burden on us.
[17:22] ---
    Tsk.
[17:24] ---
    Oh! The enemy is withdrawing!
[17:28] ---
    Fubuki's strategy was a success!
[17:31] ---
    They'll come to attack us once
    they realize the standards are decoys.
[17:35] ---
    Let's run past the barrier while we can!
[17:37] ---
    All right!
[17:52] ---
    My lord!
[17:53] ---
    Kojiro!
[17:55] ---
    -You took quite a while.
    -Huh?
[17:58] ---
    You got the kill, right?
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    Fubuki!
[18:01] ---
    It was amazing.
[18:02] ---
    He took down Yonemaru.
[18:04] ---
    Well done!
[18:06] ---
    Where is his head for proof?
[18:11] ---
    I left him with it.
[18:13] ---
    He taught me a lot.
[18:17] ---
    Even if I did have his head,
    you can't give me a reward, right?
[18:22] ---
    Since you just lost half your territory.
[18:24] ---
    Shut up.
[18:26] ---
    It's true.
[18:28] ---
    Anyhow…
[18:30] ---
    Losing has never felt so good.
[18:35] ---
    Lord Hoshina!
[18:36] ---
    Mr. Messenger!
[18:37] ---
    Lord Hoshina, you're safe!
[18:39] ---
    Mr. Messenger!
[18:41] ---
    Lord Hoshina did it again!
[18:43] ---
    We lost our territory,
    but it's as if we won.
[18:49] ---
    We get to see these smiles
    because we escaped and survived.
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    Afterwards, Hoshina ruled
     a small area in northern Shinano,
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    and he was driven out to the south.
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    Lords often change
     as time passes. However…
[19:08] ---
    Boing.
[19:12] ---
    By skillfully overcoming crises
     time and time again,
[19:14] ---
    -the Hoshina party became…
     -Good work!
[19:16] ---
    …a resilient feudal lord lineage
     that endured until the Meiji era.
[19:19] ---
    And more importantly for Tokiyuki,
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    they would become a crucial military force
     in the nearing uprising.
[19:28] ---
    Please let Myojin know that we,
    the Hoshina party,
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    were saved by Mr. Messenger
    and his retainers.
[19:35] ---
    Let him know that we'll treasure
    the precious life we were given
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    whether by losing or escaping, and we
    shall dedicate our lives to serve Myojin.
[19:45] ---
    Yes.
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    GRUMBLE
[19:48] ---
    Mr. Messenger,
    please stop by our territory.
[19:52] ---
    We don't have much,
    but we want to repay you.
[19:56] ---
    Dinner!
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    You know, brat,
    it's rude to refuse a gift.
[20:06] ---
    I want to return quickly
    to let them know we're safe.
[20:09] ---
    Everyone's probably worried.
[20:11] ---
    You can stay here by yourself, you know.
[20:13] ---
    The Young Lord only needs us as guards.
[20:16] ---
    I was given a gift, as well, so…
[20:20] ---
    Tsk. Goody Two-shoes.
[20:23] ---
    Thank you.
[20:24] ---
    Kojiro, Fubuki, Genba.
[20:28] ---
    Oh, I don't need
    a thank-you dinner or anything…
[20:38] ---
    Okay!
[20:39] ---
    My lord, you performed brilliantly.
[20:42] ---
    You owe me a lot of money for this war.
[20:56] ---
    Oh, I fell asleep.
[20:59] ---
    Father?
[21:02] ---
    The war is over.
[21:04] ---
    Lord Tokiyuki will return soon.
[21:10] ---
    I'm so glad the Young Lord is safe!
[21:13] ---
    Let's celebrate when he returns.
[21:14] ---
    Yes! Let's make a lot of delicious food!
[21:17] ---
    We have to prepare before he returns.
[21:19] ---
    Let's cook some meat to give him energy.
[21:21] ---
    Don't blow it into too many pieces.
[21:25] ---
    Let's continue to build alliances!
[21:27] ---
    We'll turn samurai who want to die
[21:29] ---
    into samurai who want to live
    and fight with us!
[21:32] ---
    Huh?
[21:41] ---
    What happened? Is there an enemy?
    What's gotten into you?
[21:44] ---
    There's a rainbow.
[21:46] ---
    Yes, I see it too.
[21:47] ---
    Hey, don't spray it on me.
[22:04] ---
    THE ELUSIVE SAMURAI
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    Let's go!