# 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.
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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?
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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?
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Excuse me?
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Everything you said was vague.
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I can only see in fragments!
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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.
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What a finely attuned instinct
for detecting danger.
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That was close.
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I don't get paid enough allowance
to get involved with fake shamans.
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*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.*
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I can't believe someone like
that was just walking around.
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Seriously.
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He was seriously shady.
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But I think I know what
this Mr. Yorishige meant.
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Your knack for elusiveness is
nothing like mine or Father's.
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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.
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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.
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*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.
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Who speaks to me?
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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.
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He regrets such young life
not seeing its days.
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I will shelter you in my
territory of Suwa in Shinano.
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Yorishige Suwa…
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How come you're here?
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We're short on time.
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Now come.
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I foresaw this tragedy with my divine eye.
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We have been taking defensive
measures for this event
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in the case of its slightest chance.
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My men and horses are hidden past this hill.
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We must go quickly.
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No.
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I'll end my life like
my father and our clan.
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I won't allow it.
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What will happen to Japan
if you were to die here?
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What of it?
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You know, it'll…
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I think…
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But who am I to decide that?
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I guess your death won't
bring that big of a change.
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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.
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Takauji Ashikaga.
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Young Lord, you can't run from Takauji!
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*That smile of his before…*
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*Was it all a lie?*
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Let's get revenge, Lord Tokiyuki.
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I, Yorishige, will help you.
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*This smile is also a lie.
It's absolutely a lie.*
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LOOMING
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Go away.
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Do you really think I could
trust a fake shaman like you?
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How rude!
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You dare call me a fake while I am
simply overflowing with holy energy?
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Father, a fake is a fake,
so don't make excuses.
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My own Shizuku! Back me up!
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We can't avenge my father.
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It's obvious if you look.
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Even for Yoritomo Minamoto, it took
five years to defeat the Heike clan.
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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.
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Very well.
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Then die.
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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!*
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Hey. I could have died.
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You said it would be a
disgrace if you didn't die,
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yet you jumped out of
there to save your skin.
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That was the hero in you.
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Running and hiding are
good skills for a hero.
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Above! Shoot to kill!
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Your survival instinct is monstrous.
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You know better than anyone how to survive.
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You love the tingling tension
between life and death.
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What a pain for Takauji who just killed
our lord and took a whole country.
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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.
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*Takauji becomes a hero by killing,
and you become a hero by living.*
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*You two are heroes with opposed fates.*
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*Of course, you can't win
if you only run and hide.*
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*Allies, military strength, intellect…*
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*Everything you need to
win, I will give to you.*
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As long as you're breathing, Takauji will
eventually come to kill you himself.
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*Till then, you'll run and
hide, become stronger,*
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*and defeat the demons that come for you.*
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Now, it's time to start the game
of tag to reclaim the throne!
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Mr. Yorishige, what do you really want?
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What do you gain by saving the
child of a ruined country?
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It is all for my devotion to the Hojo clan!
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If a fake shaman were to say that,
I doubt you would believe it.
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I'll tell you everything someday.
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When you take back Kamakura.
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I'm a disgrace.
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As the son of a samurai,
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I'm supposed to be dead alongside my people.
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Because of you, I've awakened
to the joy of living.
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Mr. Yorishige, I'll have you
take responsibility for this.
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Of course.
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I will serve you unto the pits of hell.
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*Just as Yorishige prophesied,*
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*in two years, Tokiyuki
would shake all of Japan.*
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*In a time when death is the honorable path,*
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*this boy outraced all that befell him
and attempted to overthrow the shogun.*
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*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