E8 - A War of Hide and Seek

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