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