E12 - Hang in there, Tokiyuki, Until the Day You Retake Kamakura

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    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
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    THE ELUSIVE
    SAMURAI
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    FINAL EPISODE
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    Though I see a future where you live,
    it is not guaranteed.
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    Naturally, if you neglect
    the fight for survival, you will die.
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    But the experience that you'll gain
    by going into battle is immeasurable.
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    I pray for your safe return,
    Lord Tokiyuki.
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    Let the women and children escape first!
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    If they can escape
    through the defensive barriers,
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    we can hold off
    the great enemy army there!
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    HOSHINA'S ARMY
    PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL'S ARMY
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    Turn around!
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    We'll defend as one unit
    against the enemy from the rear!
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    Listen, grunts!
    The idiots are turning back!
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    Provincial official's orders!
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    Kill all the men!
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    We'll divide the women, children,
    and the loot equally!
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    NANBOKUCHO GAME OF TAG
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    BURNING DEMON BRIGADE
    PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL'S GUARD
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    HIS FACE LOOKS LIKE THIS
[02:29] ---
    According to Shizuku,
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    the one named Yonemaru Wada is leading
    the provincial official's private force.
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    A FEW HOURS EARLIER
    WITHIN THE HOSHINA PARTY CAMP
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    If we can just take him down, we'll
    weaken the provincial official's army.
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    Take him down?
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    You've got it backwards, Kojiro.
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    First, we'll take advantage of him,
    then weaken his army.
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    Come on! Come on!
    Follow me! Climb that mountain!
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    What?
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    Weren't we all going to chase down
    the Hoshina party together?
[03:01] ---
    You idiots!
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    We can surround the enemy from behind
    if we go over the mountain!
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    We can annihilate them
    with a pincer attack!
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    Follow me now or I'll kill you, got it?
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    Yes, sir!
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    This battle of retreat
    will be on flat land.
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    Tactics like ambushes can't be used,
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    which puts the outnumbered Hoshina party
    at a great disadvantage.
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    In this case,
    we want to divide the enemy's troops.
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    And one of us has what it takes!
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    Keep up with Lord Yonemaru!
[03:32] ---
    Keep climbing!
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    What's happening?
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    Lord Yonemaru, what is this?
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    Hey.
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    -Lord Yonemaru, please direct us!
    -Hey… Hey… Hey… Hey?
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    Hey?
[03:45] ---
    Hey, who am I again?
[03:47] ---
    POP
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    Who the hell are you?
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    Hup.
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    I see. Yesterday, you memorized
    how he looks to morph into him.
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    Mr. Messenger's retainers
    aren't too shabby.
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    I get it.
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    Kawanakajima's Suwa party are
    all highly skilled.
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    How do you like that, Mr. Messenger?
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    We're strong when resigned to die,
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    and we're also strong
    when we are willed to live!
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    Yes.
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    Even so… Escaping won't be easy.
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    After the women and children
    relocate somewhere safe,
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    we have to shake off the enemy and escape.
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    Come to think of it,
    where's your vigorous friend?
[04:38] ---
    I've ordered Kojiro
    to move of his own accord.
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    I'm sure he'll be of great help
    to you and your men.
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    I'll perform a hit-and-run.
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    At my age,
    I'm at a disadvantage against adults.
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    I'll utilize my small stature
    to escape to high ground
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    and seek allies who need my assistance.
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    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
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    and where I should fight next.
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    I want help from the Hoshina party.
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    I need four or five men.
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    Hey, mister! Please come with me!
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    You, the old man
    with focus lines all over your face!
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    Focus lines all over my face?
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    Don't make a straight face now.
    It's confusing!
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    You, the geezer with rectangular features
    all over, come with me too.
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    Rectangular features all over?
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    I guess that's not me then.
[05:39] ---
    Ugh, don't suddenly add round elements!
    Now I can't compare you to anything!
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    What about me?
[05:45] ---
    Compare me to something!
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    I don't know! You're some kind of monster!
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    Just come with me!
[05:50] ---
    The enemy is moving along the riverbank
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    aiming for the women
    and children behind us.
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    Let's band together
    and invade them from the side!
[06:03] ---
    Not a damn chance!
[06:05] ---
    Nice work, baldy!
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    I'm not bald! Take a good look!
[06:09] ---
    Hair grows on the back of my head,
    but I shave it off!
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    You guys are annoying!
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    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.
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    Fubuki!
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    Why are you here?
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    Your waiting post is further that way.
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    Fubuki!
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    Fubuki! Get a hold of yourself!
[06:39] ---
    Are you all right? Hey!
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    I'm so hungry. I can't move.
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    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.
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    Please… Isn't your strategy supposed to be
    the cornerstone of the Elusive Warriors?
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    I'm not special.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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!
[09:11] ---
    -…and relative speed.
    -Come at me! Come on!
[09:13] ---
    Come on!
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    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!
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    You're no physical match on horseback!
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    Just run!
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    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.
[09:52] ---
    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!
[11:02] ---
    Kojiro!
[11:04] ---
    I have to get in at least one blow
[11:07] ---
    so that I don't embarrass my lord!
[11:20] ---
    No way.
[11:22] ---
    How did someone so large dodge that?
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    Damn it… Little bastard!
[11:28] ---
    You think you're a real warrior?
[11:31] ---
    You'll pay for this!
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    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.
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    First I'll rip your arms off one by one…
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    You let your guard down
    and stopped your horse, didn't you?
[12:29] ---
    You've got nobody to help you now!
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    Get him, Kojiro!
[12:36] ---
    He's your kill!
[12:39] ---
    Oh, man…
[12:41] ---
    It's fun!
[12:43] ---
    Fighting as a unit is fun!
[12:48] ---
    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?
[13:03] ---
    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.
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    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!
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    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!
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    Do you not understand military strategy,
    you country bumpkin?
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    OFFICIAL
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    Is your own life so precious?
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    If you're a soldier,
    go fight with your life on the line!
[13:41] ---
    Tsk.
[13:42] ---
    Great…
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    Lord Hoshina!
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    All the women and children
    escaped to the safe zone!
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    Good!
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    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
[14:16] ---
    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.
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    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.
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    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!
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    If you don't obey my tactics…
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    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!
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    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?
[18:00] ---
    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.
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    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…
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    Losing has never felt so good.
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    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…
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    Boing.
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    By skillfully overcoming crises
    time and time again,
[19:14] ---
    -the Hoshina party became…
    -Good work!
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    …a resilient feudal lord lineage
    that endured until the Meiji era.
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    And more importantly for Tokiyuki,
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    they would become a crucial military force
    in the nearing uprising.
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    Please let Myojin know that we,
    the Hoshina party,
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    were saved by Mr. Messenger
    and his retainers.
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    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.
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    Yes.
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    GRUMBLE
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    Mr. Messenger,
    please stop by our territory.
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    We don't have much,
    but we want to repay you.
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    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
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    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
[23:38] ---
    Let's go!