# Special
# SP9 - TOUKEN RANBU KAI DOUDEN
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**[00:22] Hasebe**
Yamanbagiri Kunihiro is supposed
to be the Attendant.
**[00:25] Hasebe**
I cannot usurp his position just like that.
**[00:29] Saniwa**
Surely you have realized by now.
**[00:31] Saniwa**
This is a request from Yamanbagiri Kunihiro
himself. He wants to resign as Attendant.
**[00:52] Midare**
Well? How's it going inside?
**[00:54] Atsushi**
Shh! Keep it down!
**[00:56] Mikazuki**
Oh, what's happening? Why are all of you here?
**[01:00] Kashuu**
Well, you see...
**[01:14] Yamanbagiri**
What are you doing?
**[01:17] Kashuu**
Uh, how do we explain this?
**[01:20] Mutsunokami**
What did Master say?
**[01:24] Hachisuka**
Hey!
**[01:26] Kasen**
Not looking good, huh?
**[01:27] Konnosuke**
Yamanbagiri Kunihiro has offered
to resign from his post of Attendant.
**[01:32] Yamabushi**
Brother did?
**[01:34] Horikawa**
But why?
**[01:35] Konnosuke**
Master picked Heshikiri Hasebe
to be his successor.
**[01:40] Jiroutachi**
Hasebe as Attendant, huh?
**[01:42] Nakigitsune**
And? Did you accept?
**[01:46] Hasebe**
I needed time to think, so I asked
that I be allowed to sleep on it.
**[01:58] Shokudaikiri**
Hey, Hasebe-kun.
**[02:01] Shokudaikiri**
We heard that you were appointed Attendant.
**[02:04] Tsurumaru**
Congrats on the promotion...
is what I'd say, in other circumstances.
**[02:08] Doudanuki**
You don't seem too pleased about it.
**[02:12] Hasebe**
Obviously.
**[02:13] Yamabushi**
Normally, being appointed Attendant
should be cause for celebration...
**[02:18] Tsurumaru**
...but coming on the heels
of Yamanbagiri's resignation?
**[02:22] Shokudaikiri**
Your pride won't let you accept
being second choice?
**[02:25] Hasebe**
That's not the problem.
**[02:27] Hasebe**
I feel partly responsible for driving
Yamanbagiri Kunihiro into such a corner.
**[02:34] Hasebe**
Yamabushi Kunihiro, Doudanuki Masakuni.
You two must know where I'm coming from.
**[02:39] Doudanuki**
Yeah. We were with you guys when it happened.
***SIGN*** Tensho 18 (1590)
Odawara, Sagami Province
**[02:51] (Flashback) Honebami**
Slash!
**[03:07] Yamabushi**
That wasn't Brother's fault.
**[03:10] Doudanuki**
We were simply too weak, is all.
**[03:13] Doudanuki**
So we gotta get stronger.
**[03:16] Shokudaikiri**
All of us, together.
**[03:18] Tsurumaru**
That's right.
**[03:19] Tsurumaru**
Everyone here in this Citadel
needs to grow stronger as a group.
**[03:22] Yamabushi**
Yes.
**[03:24] Yamabushi**
We need to make sure Brother
doesn't feel solely responsible.
**[03:28] Ookurikara**
I don't know about that.
**[03:33] Tsurumaru**
Heya, Kara-boy. Not every day
you voluntarily join a conversation.
**[03:40] Ookurikara**
We're not here to make friends.
We exist to fight.
**[03:45] Ookurikara**
Yamanbagiri Kunihiro made a tactical error
and nearly got his squad wiped out.
**[03:50] Ookurikara**
It's only natural that he resigned.
**[03:54] Ookurikara**
And you, Heshikiri Hasebe.
**[03:56] Ookurikara**
Master appointed you.
Isn't it your duty to fulfill their orders?
**[04:01] Hasebe**
I'm aware of that, of course.
**[04:03] Ookurikara**
Then what reason do you have to waver?
**[04:10] Tsurumaru**
Anyway, Hasebe is Attendant now.
That's happy news.
**[04:15] Shokudaikiri**
We need to celebrate.
**[04:18] Doudanuki**
Celebrate how?
**[04:25] Hasebe**
When did you build this?
**[04:27] Shokudaikiri**
I figured our Citadel needed
an oasis for the soul,
**[04:30] Shokudaikiri**
so I got permission from
Master and built this—
**[04:33] Shokudaikiri**
a Mitsutada-made bar counter!
**[04:37] Tsurumaru**
Oh, looks like you've got a whole
collection of rare booze.
**[04:52] Hasebe**
I get that being appointed Attendant is
a huge honor. I can't possibly turn it down.
**[04:59] Hasebe**
But I can't ignore
Yamanbagiri Kunihiro's state.
**[05:04] Hasebe**
I can't let him be a disgraced loser.
**[05:07] Tsurumaru**
So you're stuck between your loyalty to
Master and your bond with Yamanbagiri?
**[05:13] Doudanuki**
That's surprising, coming from you.
You always put Master first in everything.
**[05:18] Yamabushi**
Hasebe-dono...
**[05:20] Tsurumaru**
Well, it certainly is pointless to stay
upset about a lost battle forever.
**[05:24] Hasebe**
What am I supposed to do?
**[05:26] Yamabushi**
Oh, don't you worry. Brother will be fine.
**[05:30] Yamabushi**
No matter how many times he stumbles,
he will always get back on his feet.
**[06:01] Mikazuki**
I admit defeat.
**[06:04] Mikazuki**
As a sword, I am positively ancient,
but I have only recently manifested.
**[06:09] Mikazuki**
You have me handily beat
in real combat experience.
**[06:13] Mikazuki**
I must grow stronger.
I hope you will continue to spar with me.
**[06:20] Mikazuki**
Hm? What's the matter?
Is there something on my face?
**[06:25] Yamanbagiri**
What's the point of comparing one of
the Five Great Swords to a mere copy?
**[06:32] Maeda**
I wonder what happened to Yamanbagiri-san.
**[06:35] Honebami**
He must have a lot going on.
**[06:44] Hasebe**
So what if you're a copy?
**[06:46] Yamanbagiri**
You heard that?
**[06:48] Hasebe**
Why'd you resign as Attendant?
**[06:50] Yamanbagiri**
It's none of your concern.
**[06:52] Hasebe**
Of course it is!
**[06:55] Yamanbagiri**
Don't expect great things
from a copy, basically.
**[06:58] Hasebe**
If you say you're a copy,
**[07:00] Hasebe**
I was one that was handed down to
someone who wasn't even a direct retainer.
**[07:04] Hasebe**
But I don't intend to use that
as an excuse to run away!
**[07:08] Hasebe**
I'm going to gratefully accept Master's
appointment to Attendant, okay?!
**[07:14] Yamanbagiri**
Sure. I know you'll be up to the task.
**[07:20] Hasebe**
Yamanbagiri Kunihiro...
**[07:22] Hasebe**
I will never accept your
abandoning the Attendant post!
**[07:38] Uguisumaru**
Those aren't quite ready to harvest yet.
**[07:41] Yamanbagiri**
Is that so? Sorry about that.
**[07:48] Hirano**
Why do you call yourself
a geezer, Mikazuki-san?
**[07:54] Mikazuki**
No special reason. I was a sword
forged in the Heian period, is all.
**[08:00] Mikazuki**
In this Citadel, though, I am still a newcomer.
**[08:03] Midare**
So we're your senpai, huh?
**[08:05] Midare**
Then we'll protect you when we sortie together.
**[08:11] Mikazuki**
Yes, please do.
**[08:14] Mikazuki**
That aside, Hotarumaru
sure is taking his sweet time.
**[08:17] Akita**
Hotarumaru-san?
**[08:18] Mikazuki**
Yes. I invited him to have some tea together.
**[08:24] Tonbokiri**
If you're looking for Hotarumaru-dono,
he was sent on an expedition.
**[08:28] Mikazuki**
Oh, an expedition?
**[08:30] Otegine**
Yeah. Apparently we detected some
suspicious movements in one time period.
**[08:35] Otegine**
Master ordered him to go
scout it out with Nikkari Aoe.
***SIGN*** Tensho 10 (1582)
Bitchu-Takamatsu Castle
**[08:46] Hotarumaru**
The Hashiba forces have the castle surrounded.
**[08:49] Hotarumaru**
There's no way out.
**[08:51] Aoe**
With Takeda dead after the Invasion of Koshu,
**[08:54] Aoe**
Nobunaga was one step away from
uniting the nation under his rule.
**[08:58] Aoe**
He then ordered Hideyoshi to attack the
Chugoku region, ruled by Mori Terumoto.
**[09:05] Aoe**
And Bitchu-Takamatsu, under the command
of Shimizu Muneharu—a Mori retainer—
**[09:10] Aoe**
is a stronghold of note.
**[09:12] Aoe**
But, surrounded by the Hashiba army
**[09:15] Aoe**
and forced to defend a siege,
it's only a matter of time until it falls.
**[09:18] Aoe**
So far, everything's going
according to history.
**[09:21] Aoe**
What's the matter?
**[09:23] Hotarumaru**
Is that...
**[09:26] Hotarumaru**
Yep, it's them. The Time Retrograde Army.
**[09:29] Hotarumaru**
They're scouting out the Hashiba army.
**[09:33] Aoe**
Let's go.
**[09:34] Hotarumaru**
Yep.
**[09:41] Hotarumaru**
There.
**[09:44] Aoe**
Smile... the Nikkari way.
**[10:05] Hotarumaru**
Ta-da!
**[10:07] Hotarumaru**
My sure-kill move!
**[10:11] Aoe**
Just two enemies?
**[10:13] Hotarumaru**
They must've been a recon unit,
not a proper squad.
**[10:18] Aoe**
We should report in to the Citadel.
**[10:25] Shokudaikiri**
Kept you waiting!
**[10:27] Shokudaikiri**
I've brought you Mitsutada's special ohagi!
**[10:29] Shokudaikiri**
Nothing better for a war council.
**[10:32] Doudanuki**
Not ohagi again.
**[10:33] Shokudaikiri**
I tried sprinkling soy flour on today's.
**[10:36] Mikazuki**
Now this looks quite enticing.
**[10:39] Ichigo**
Yeah, this is great.
**[10:41] Tsurumaru**
Well, Hasebe? Want to try some?
**[10:44] Hasebe**
I'm good.
**[10:46] Shokudaikiri**
Would you have preferred just bean paste?
**[10:49] Hasebe**
We're here for a war council.
I'll have the snacks later.
**[10:53] Mikazuki**
Is that so? Then let us get back on topic.
**[10:59] Tsurumaru**
Basically...
**[11:01] Tsurumaru**
It's likely the enemy isn't targeting
Shimizu Muneharu in Bitchu-Takamatsu,
**[11:07] Tsurumaru**
but rather Hashiba Hideyoshi?
**[11:10] Aoe**
Yeah. They were scouting
the Hashiba camp, after all.
**[11:15] Ishikirimaru**
Considering his historical importance,
**[11:18] Ishikirimaru**
it would make sense for them
to go after Hashiba Hideyoshi.
**[11:22] Doudanuki**
Then we'll just sortie and cut them down.
**[11:25] Doudanuki**
Manba, report to Master right away.
**[11:28] Doudanuki**
Oh, right. You're not the Attendant anymore.
**[11:33] Yamabushi**
What do you say, Hasebe-dono?
**[11:36] Hasebe**
I haven't accepted the position yet.
**[11:40] Mikazuki**
I would not mind taking over for you.
**[11:45] Mikazuki**
That is, if you won't do it, Heshikiri Hasebe.
**[11:52] Tsurumaru**
What's up? Bathroom break?
**[11:54] Hasebe**
No. I'm going to see Master.
**[11:59] Tsurumaru**
Looks like he's finally up to doing it.
**[12:03] Mikazuki**
Excellent, excellent.
**[12:07] Saniwa**
I see. I understand the report
from Nikkari Aoe's squad.
**[12:13] Saniwa**
That aside, have you thought about my offer?
**[12:18] Hasebe**
I have. Thanks to that, I couldn't
get a moment of sleep last night.
**[12:22] Saniwa**
Then tell me how you feel.
**[12:28] Hasebe**
I appreciate your gracious offer
to make me your Attendant.
**[12:41] Saniwa**
Then, Heshikiri Hasebe,
**[12:43] Saniwa**
do you have any problems with
becoming Attendant at this Citadel?
**[12:47] Hasebe**
No. How could I ever?
**[12:51] Hasebe**
Should you wish it,
**[12:53] Hasebe**
I will gladly accept the role.
**[12:56] Saniwa**
Now, I'm sorry this is so sudden, but I want
you to take charge of the next mission.
**[13:01] Hasebe**
Yes.
**[13:02] Saniwa**
Squad 1, led by Attendant Heshikiri Hasebe,
will be comprised of:
**[13:08] Saniwa**
Tsurumaru Kuninaga.
**[13:11] Saniwa**
Shokudaikiri Mitsutada.
**[13:14] Saniwa**
Doudanuki Masakuni.
**[13:17] Saniwa**
Ookurikara.
**[13:20] Saniwa**
And lastly...
**[13:21] Hasebe**
Yamanbagiri Kunihiro.
**[13:24] Hasebe**
I request that you include Yamanbagiri
Kunihiro in the squad for this mission.
**[13:33] Saniwa**
Heshikiri Hasebe...
**[13:35] Saniwa**
I see you are a kind sword.
**[13:38] Hasebe**
I realize this is a selfish request.
**[13:41] Hasebe**
And I apologize for it.
**[13:42] Saniwa**
No need to apologize.
**[13:44] Saniwa**
I'm sure you're up to the task.
**[13:47] Hasebe**
Your words honor me.
**[13:51] Hasebe**
And? Where are we deploying this time?
***SIGN*** TOUKEN RANBU KAI DOUDEN
***SIGN*** Tensho 10 (1582)
Bitchu-Takamatsu Castle
**[14:20] Ookurikara**
When will the enemy make their move?
**[14:23] Yamanbagiri**
Probably in the middle of the
Battle of Bitchu-Takamatsu.
**[14:28] Ookurikara**
That castle is going to be flooded, right?
We'll have to fight on water.
**[14:33] Yamanbagiri**
Worried?
**[14:35] Ookurikara**
I'll just cut down any enemies in my way.
You're the same, Yamanbagiri Kunihiro.
**[14:40] Ookurikara**
You may not be Attendant anymore,
but surely you can still fight.
**[14:44] Yamanbagiri**
Yeah.
**[14:51] Doudanuki**
Man...
**[14:53] Doudanuki**
Damming the river to flood the
castle itself is a real daring move.
**[14:59] Tsurumaru**
There are many ways to fight a war.
**[15:02] Tsurumaru**
We should be taking notes ourselves.
**[15:04] Laborer**
Hey, newbies! Quit standing
around and get to work!
**[15:07] Doudanuki**
Shut up! Yeah, we'll get to it! Happy now?
**[15:11] Tsurumaru**
First, we infiltrate the locals
and gather information.
**[15:24] Kanbei**
After Bessho Nagaharu at Miki Castle
and Yoshikawa Tsuneie at Tottori Castle,
**[15:29] Kanbei**
it is time to take Bitchu-Takamatsu Castle,
ruled by Shimizu Muneharu.
**[15:35] Hasebe**
*That voice... It must be Kuroda Kanbei.*
**[15:37] Kanbei**
If we fell this castle,
we'll be one step away from Mori.
**[15:42] Hideyoshi**
Five years since I was
ordered to take Chugoku...
**[15:45] Hideyoshi**
This long battle with Mori will soon be over.
**[15:48] Hideyoshi**
And once we conquer Shikoku and Kyushu,
**[15:51] Hideyoshi**
Nobunaga-sama will finally unite
the nation under his rule.
**[15:57] Nagamasa**
Hashiba-sama?
**[15:58] Hideyoshi**
I was a mere foot soldier,
but Nobunaga-sama helped me get this far!
**[16:04] Hideyoshi**
I'll be able to witness his unification
of the nation while I'm still alive!
**[16:09] Hideyoshi**
How blessed am I!
**[16:12] Kanbei**
Yes, Tensho 10 will go down as the year
Oda Nobunaga-sama unified the nation.
**[16:18] Kanbei**
It will be spoken of in history books
for generations to come.
**[16:22] Shokudaikiri**
Are you okay, Hasebe-kun?
**[16:26] Hasebe**
Given that we know what'll happen in
the near future, this is all very ironic.
**[16:43] Retainer A**
Gah! Have we not found Nobunaga's body yet?!
**[16:46] Retainer B**
Yes. Perhaps it burned together
with the inner temple.
**[16:51] Retainer A**
We don't need your guesses right now.
**[16:53] Retainer A**
We must find Nobunaga's corpse
and take his head at all costs!
**[16:57] Retainer B**
Sir!
**[16:59] Retainer C**
My lord.
**[17:00] Mitsuhide**
What is it?
**[17:01] Retainer C**
One of our men spotted a few of Oda's
people escaping Honnoji in the chaos.
**[17:06] Mitsuhide**
Was Nobunaga one of them?
**[17:08] Retainer C**
No. They were women and children,
and a foreign man.
**[17:11] Mitsuhide**
Ignore them. We don't have time
to deal with the riff-raff.
**[17:15] Mitsuhide**
There is no turning back.
**[17:17] Mitsuhide**
I, Akechi Mitsuhide, will rule the nation now.
**[17:46] Hasebe**
Yamanbagiri Kunihiro.
**[17:48] Yamanbagiri**
Look.
**[17:56] Hasebe**
Rain?
**[17:57] Tsurumaru**
Oh, the perfect day to flood a castle.
**[18:00] Doudanuki**
Will the Time Retrograde Army make their move?
**[18:03] Yamanbagiri**
Probably.
**[18:04] Shokudaikiri**
So it begins.
**[18:09] Hasebe**
Yes.
**[18:10] Hasebe**
It's the Battle of Bitchu-Takamatsu.
**[18:20] Soldier**
Hurry!
**[18:21] Soldier**
This is our golden chance!
The river has risen thanks to the rain!
**[18:24] Soldier**
Make sure we finish in time!
**[18:30] Kanbei**
Normally, Bitchu-Takamatsu
is an impregnable fortress
**[18:32] Kanbei**
due to its location by the Ashimori River
and being surrounded by marshes.
**[18:37] Hideyoshi**
We flip the script by flooding it
to isolate it from land completely.
**[18:43] Hideyoshi**
Not to mention building an embankment
in a mere twelve days.
**[18:48] Hideyoshi**
Kanbei, such an ingenious strategy
could only come from your brilliant mind.
**[18:52] Kanbei**
A strategy only exists on paper
until it is successfully executed.
**[18:56] Kanbei**
It was you, Hideyoshi-sama,
who helped propel it to completion.
**[19:00] Hideyoshi**
The Shimizu army can do nothing anymore.
**[19:03] Hideyoshi**
This long siege is finally coming to an end.
**[19:08] Nagamasa**
Father!
**[19:09] Kanbei**
What is it?
**[19:11] Nagamasa**
One of the scaffoldings used
to build the dam has collapsed.
**[19:15] Kanbei**
What?
**[19:16] Nagamasa**
Several of our laborers are
being swept away by the river!
**[19:25] Labourer**
Help!
**[19:30] Hasebe**
Konnosuke.
**[19:33] Hasebe**
Give me the historical impact of the
construction workers being swept away.
**[19:37] Konnosuke**
One moment.
**[19:40] Konnosuke**
It seems those men wield very
little influence over history.
**[19:44] Tsurumaru**
That means it won't be a
problem if we save them.
**[19:47] Shokudaikiri**
Let's get going, then!
**[20:16] Shokudaikiri**
Are you okay?
**[20:18] Labourer A**
Thanks. You saved my life.
**[20:20] Labourer B**
We would've drowned if you hadn't shown up.
**[20:23] Tsurumaru**
Oh, no need to thank us.
**[20:26] Doudanuki**
Yeah. It served as a good workout, too.
**[20:30] Ookurikara**
Hey.
**[20:38] Doudanuki**
Not very welcoming, eh?
We just saved these guys, too.
**[20:43] Kanbei**
Haven't seen you men around before.
**[20:45] Nagamasa**
Are you with the enemy?
**[20:48] Yamanbagiri**
These two...
**[20:49] Tsurumaru**
Yeah, it's Kuroda Kanbei and his son Nagamasa.
**[20:53] Shokudaikiri**
I see.
**[20:55] Doudanuki**
What do you want with us?
**[20:57] Kanbei**
That's what we want to ask you.
**[21:00] Kanbei**
What were you doing in our camp?
**[21:02] Kanbei**
Were you trying to delay the operation
by destroying the embankment?
**[21:07] Doudanuki**
Huh? Why would we do something like that?
**[21:10] Labourer B**
Please, samurai!
**[21:11] Labourer B**
These men saved our lives!
**[21:14] Labourer C**
They threw themselves into
that dangerous current for us!
**[21:17] Labourer A**
If they really are with the enemy,
why would they save us?
**[21:20] Kanbei**
They could've caused the collapse themselves
and saved you to gain our trust.
**[21:25] Kanbei**
That way they can catch us unawares.
**[21:28] Kanbei**
If it were me, I would at least
consider pulling the strings to do that.
**[21:32] Doudanuki**
What, you wanna say we should've let them die?!
**[21:36] Tsurumaru**
Now, calm down, Doudanuki.
**[21:39] Kanbei**
Allow me to thank you for saving our workers.
**[21:42] Kanbei**
However, I cannot let you leave just like that.
**[21:47] Kanbei**
The Battle of Bitchu-Takamatsu
is reaching its most crucial stage.
**[21:50] Kanbei**
I cannot let us be fooled by
the enemy's strategy right now.
**[21:53] Nagamasa**
Apprehend them.
**[21:54] Soldiers**
Sir.
**[21:57] Hasebe**
Hey, Ookurikara!
**[21:58] Shokudaikiri**
Not now, Kara-chan.
**[22:00] Ookurikara**
If they're going to impede our mission,
we must get rid of them.
**[22:04] Yamanbagiri**
We can't take out Kuroda Kanbei
and Nagamasa here.
**[22:07] Ookurikara**
But that doesn't mean we
have to let them capture us.
**[22:13] Soldier**
He's running!
**[22:18] Hasebe**
Ookurikara!
**[22:19] Hasebe**
What is he doing?
**[22:21] Tsurumaru**
Mitsu-boy, get him!
**[22:22] Shokudaikiri**
Got it, Tsuru-san. Leave Kara-chan to me.
**[22:27] Soldier**
Don't let them escape! After them!
**[22:28] Hasebe**
No need to go after them.
**[22:31] Hasebe**
Two men won't hurt you.
You can capture the rest of us.
**[22:34] Doudanuki**
Yeah, we won't run or hide.
If you're gonna apprehend us, do it already.
**[22:39] Nagamasa**
Father... What do we do?
**[22:42] Kanbei**
Throw them in the jail for now.
**[22:51] Doudanuki**
We'll have to wait and see, huh?
**[22:54] Tsurumaru**
The enemy hasn't made their move yet.
Let's take our time and scope things out.
**[23:08] Soldiers**
Whoa!
**[23:09] Soldiers**
Help!
**[23:10] Soldiers**
I'm drowning!
**[23:11] Soldiers**
Somebody... Please help!
**[23:13] Kanbei**
Like a palace on the water, eh?
**[23:17] Hideyoshi**
If we weren't at war, I would want to
have a drink with this beautiful backdrop.
**[23:24] Kanbei**
Build a dam on the Ashimori River,
and direct the water to the castle...
**[23:29] Kanbei**
The plan seems to have worked.
**[23:31] Hideyoshi**
Kanbei, you brilliant strategist.
You made this happen.
**[23:35] Kanbei**
We were lucky that the continuous
rain raised the river's level.
**[23:41] Kanbei**
Bitchu-Takamatsu Castle is
basically on its own island now.
**[23:44] Kanbei**
It won't be easy for them
to fight or flee like that.
**[23:49] Hideyoshi**
The Chugoku invasion that Nobunaga-sama
ordered has taken me five years,
**[23:54] Hideyoshi**
and it will soon be over. You have my thanks.
**[23:57] Kanbei**
What are you saying, Hashiba Hideyoshi-sama?
**[24:01] Kanbei**
The valor belongs to you alone.
**[24:03] Kanbei**
If I were serving any other lord, I couldn't have
put such a daring strategy into motion.
**[24:08] Kanbei**
When Nobunaga-sama unites
the country for good,
**[24:12] Kanbei**
the long-lasting strife of the
Sengoku Period will finally end.
**[24:15] Kanbei**
But it makes me sad.
**[24:18] Kanbei**
Sad?
**[24:19] Hideyoshi**
I've faced many a battle together with
Nobunaga-sama, dreaming of uniting the nation.
**[24:24] Hideyoshi**
That dreamlike time will soon come to an end.
**[24:28] Hideyoshi**
One is happiest when chasing
the dream, don't you think?
**[24:32] Kanbei**
Don't you wish to take
the country for yourself?
**[24:37] Hideyoshi**
What?
**[24:39] Kanbei**
The thought that you too would make
for a fine ruler refuses to leave my mind.
**[24:43] Hideyoshi**
Kanbei, remember that we were born
in the time of the great Oda Nobunaga.
**[24:49] Hideyoshi**
His dream is my dream, too.
**[24:53] Kanbei**
My apologies. Pay no heed to my words just now.
**[24:57] Kanbei**
Please forget them.
**[24:58] Hideyoshi**
That aside, I heard that you captured some
suspicious men at the construction site.
**[25:05] Kanbei**
Yes. I had them confined so
that they wouldn't get away.
**[25:11] Hideyoshi**
Are they with Mori?
**[25:13] Kanbei**
I hope to find out by
interrogating them shortly.
**[25:15] Hideyoshi**
How will the Mori forces react
now that they've been cornered?
**[25:19] Hideyoshi**
Victory is within sight. All the more
reason for us to exercise utmost caution.
**[25:23] Hideyoshi**
See to it.
**[25:24] Kanbei**
Sir.
**[25:28] Tsurumaru**
We just made it to this time period.
**[25:32] Tsurumaru**
Who woulda thought we'd immediately
get captured and thrown in jail?
**[25:35] Doudanuki**
We could break out of here in no time, though.
**[25:39] Doudanuki**
So? What's the plan, Captain?
**[25:43] Hasebe**
Yamanbagiri Kunihiro, what would you do?
**[25:47] Yamanbagiri**
Why ask me?
**[25:49] Yamanbagiri**
You make the call.
**[25:51] Yamanbagiri**
We'll just follow your orders.
**[25:55] Hasebe**
How long are you going to
keep moping like this?!
**[25:59] Yamanbagiri**
What do you mean?
**[26:02] Hasebe**
Remember...
**[26:04] Hasebe**
I will not accept this!
**[26:16] Ookurikara**
Look.
**[26:21] Shokudaikiri**
Oh, boy...
**[26:23] Shokudaikiri**
Looks like the enemy's making their move, too.
**[26:25] Shokudaikiri**
Are you planning on fighting them alone?
**[26:29] Ookurikara**
Heshikiri Hasebe and Yamanbagiri Kunihiro.
**[26:33] Ookurikara**
Heshikiri Hasebe is trying to use this mission
**[26:36] Ookurikara**
to get Yamanbagiri Kunihiro back
on his feet after his last defeat.
**[26:40] Shokudaikiri**
Yeah...
**[26:42] Shokudaikiri**
You may be right.
**[26:44] Ookurikara**
But we fight to defend history, nothing else.
**[26:48] Ookurikara**
The Citadel's not a place for friendship.
**[26:51] Shokudaikiri**
It's not like Hasebe-kun and
Yamanbagiri-kun don't understand that.
**[26:56] Ookurikara**
Then what are they doing?
**[26:58] Shokudaikiri**
They're fighting frantically to grow
stronger than they are now.
**[27:04] Shokudaikiri**
You don't seem convinced.
But you're fine that way, Kara-chan.
**[27:09] Shokudaikiri**
I can't let you go alone.
We can't afford to lose you.
**[27:13] Shokudaikiri**
Let's regroup with Hasebe-kun's
squad and report this.
**[27:17] Shokudaikiri**
This isn't friendship. It's teamwork.
**[27:20] Shokudaikiri**
That's essential in battle, don't you think?
**[27:25] Shokudaikiri**
I knew you would understand, Kara-chan.
**[27:28] Ookurikara**
Tch. Let's get going already.
***SIGN*** Main Keep
Bitchu-Takamatsu Castle
**[27:34] Muneharu**
I never imagined they would use
the Ashimori River to flood us.
**[27:39] Muneharu**
Only Kuroda Kanbei could have
come up with such a plan.
**[27:43] Retainer 1**
The flooding has completely
broken our supply lines.
**[27:47] Retainer 1**
If the castle runs out of
weaponry or provisions,
**[27:50] Retainer 1**
we stand no chance of victory!
**[27:53] Muneharu**
You think I would lose to
Nobunaga's little lap monkey?!
**[27:58] Retainer 2**
But my lord, our hands are tied.
**[28:02] Retainer 3**
At this rate, our men will
simply be waiting to die!
**[28:06] Muneharu**
Curse you, Hideyoshi. Curse you, Kanbei.
**[28:10] Muneharu**
What do I do? What can I do to fight back?
**[28:15] Retainer 1**
Who's there?!
**[28:19] Retainer 2**
A-A monster?!
**[28:22] Retainer 1**
W... We... We are on your side.
**[28:28] Retainer 1**
We help you.
**[28:30] Retainer 1**
We help you... survive.
**[28:34] Retainer 3**
What the hell is this?!
**[28:36] Retainer 2**
Is the monster making him speak?!
**[28:42] Muneharu**
If all I can do is wait for
my death, I might as well.
**[28:46] Muneharu**
I don't care if you're monsters or whatever.
**[28:48] Muneharu**
If you're offering to side with me,
I accept your offer.
**[28:53] Retainer 1**
We will help you win.
**[28:58] Munharu**
Then I order you...
**[29:00] Munharu**
Kill Hashiba Hideyoshi.
**[29:06] Hasebe**
We deployed in the
Battle of Odawara before.
**[29:10] Hasebe**
We were soundly defeated that time.
**[29:15] Hasebe**
The one who was controlling the Time
Retrograde Army from the shadows back then
**[29:21] Hasebe**
was Kuroda Kanbei.
**[29:23] Hasebe**
And this Battle of Bitchu-Takamatsu
takes place before the one at Odawara.
**[29:28] Hasebe**
If we handle this right,
we may be able to cancel that defeat.
**[29:32] Tsurumaru**
Needless meddling will only mess
up the complex web of timelines.
**[29:38] Tsurumaru**
I'm pretty sure you're
fully aware of that, though.
**[29:42] Hasebe**
Yeah. Just wanted to put it out there.
**[29:48] Tsurumaru**
Hey, if it isn't Kuroda Kanbei.
**[29:52] Doudanuki**
How long are you gonna
keep us locked up in here?
**[29:56] Doudanuki**
My body's growing rusty.
**[30:01] Doudanuki**
Out. I need to talk to you.
**[30:07] Doudanuki**
Is this how you treat guests here?
**[30:11] Tsurumaru**
Looks like we're still under suspicion.
**[30:14] Hasebe**
So what did you want to talk about?
**[30:17] Kanbei**
Unifying the nation was said to be an
impossible dream, but can it really be done?
**[30:24] Kanbei**
Every man living in this era
must've asked himself that once.
**[30:28] Kanbei**
One particular man, however,
is attempting to make it reality.
**[30:32] Hasebe**
Oda Nobunaga.
**[30:34] Kanbei**
Indeed. He exiled even the Shogun,
**[30:37] Kanbei**
took down the opposition including
the likes of Takeda Shingen,
**[30:42] Kanbei**
and is one step away from
ruling the entire nation.
**[30:47] Kanbei**
But it doesn't look like it will be easy.
**[30:50] Tsurumaru**
Mori Terumoto sided with the Shogun, right?
**[30:54] Kanbei**
You know a lot about this.
**[30:56] Kanbei**
In order to take down Mori,
Bitchu-Takamatsu Castle here must be felled.
**[31:02] Kanbei**
We can't have anyone getting
in our way, not right now.
**[31:07] Kanbei**
Who are you people?
**[31:09] Kanbei**
Are you with Shimizu Muneharu?
Or are you direct retainers of the Mori?
**[31:13] Doudanuki**
We're not like that.
**[31:16] Kanbei**
Then who are you?
**[31:17] Kanbei**
You can't tell me that you passed by and
just happened to help the drowning workers.
**[31:22] Tsurumaru**
Actually, yeah, we just happened
to help the drowning workers.
**[31:26] Kanbei**
This is one battle we cannot afford to lose.
**[31:30] Kanbei**
Everything we do is for
Nobunaga-sama's ambition.
**[31:32] Kanbei**
Should you stand in its way,
**[31:34] Kanbei**
I will cut you down right here and now,
no matter who you might be.
**[31:39] Hasebe**
You seem enamored with Nobunaga.
**[31:42] Kanbei**
Of course I am. Have you all met him?
**[31:47] Hasebe**
Nah. I don't know or care about Nobunaga.
**[31:50] Kanbei**
That's unfortunate.
You'd understand if you'd met him.
**[31:54] Kanbei**
Understand how lucky
you are to live in his era.
**[31:58] Kanbei**
Behold. This is a famed sword
he gave to me—Heshikiri.
**[32:04] Kanbei**
It is my pride and joy.
**[32:07] Hasebe**
You're not even his direct retainer.
It can't be anything special.
**[32:13] Kanbei**
No. It must have torn his heart apart
to give one of his swords to another.
**[32:19] Kanbei**
And yet, he bestowed me with one.
**[32:22] Kanbei**
That is why I must display
my unending loyalty to him,
**[32:27] Kanbei**
in the name of this sword.
**[32:30] Nagamasa**
Father!
**[32:32] Kanbei**
What is it?
**[32:33] Nagamasa**
Our patrol apprehended a
messenger headed for Mori.
**[32:38] Kanbei**
A messenger?
**[32:40] Nagamasa**
This is the letter he was carrying.
**[32:53] Kanbei**
Nobunaga-sama... was killed in Honnoji
in an act of rebellion by Akechi Mitsuhide?
**[32:59] Kanbei**
It can't be...
**[33:01] Kanbei**
This cannot be happening!
**[33:05] Doudanuki**
Ow!
**[33:07] Doudanuki**
You could treat us with a
bit more care, you know!
**[33:10] Tsurumaru**
They received word of
Nobunaga's death in Honnoji, huh?
**[33:14] Hasebe**
Yeah. If it goes according to history,
**[33:16] Hasebe**
the Battle of Bitchu-Takamatsu will be
brought to a swift conclusion from here.
**[33:21] Doudanuki**
And Hideyoshi will retreat from Chugoku
to take down Akechi Mitsuhide.
**[33:32] Hideyoshi**
Nobunaga-sama is dead?
**[33:34] Hideyoshi**
Lies. This has to be some kind of mistake!
**[33:38] Kanbei**
We have no way of confirming
this news as of now.
**[33:42] Kanbei**
But if it reaches Mori's ears,
it may change the course of this war.
**[33:48] Hideyoshi**
What do you want me to do?
**[33:51] Kanbei**
Now is the time to make
Nobunaga-sama's dream your own.
**[33:55] Hideyoshi**
Are you telling me to betray Nobunaga-sama?!
**[33:58] Kanbei**
That is not what I mean.
**[34:00] Kanbei**
But we cannot let Akechi or Mori take
over his dream to unite the nation.
**[34:06] Kanbei**
In that case, Hashiba Hideyoshi-sama...
**[34:08] Kanbei**
It has to be you.
**[34:11] Kanbei**
If you are unwilling, then I,
Kuroda Kanbei, will inherit his dream.
**[34:16] Hideyoshi**
Kanbei, you...
**[34:19] Kanbei**
What will you do?
**[34:21] Hideyoshi**
What will *you* do after I unify the country?
**[34:25] Hideyoshi**
Will you pry it from my hands?
**[34:28] Kanbei**
If that's what you believe,
then cut me down right here and now.
**[34:33] Hideyoshi**
Fine. Kanbei... lend me your strength.
**[34:38] Hideyoshi**
We'll fell Bitchu-Takamatsu
at once and return to Kyoto.
**[34:42] Hideyoshi**
We must kill the traitor Akechi Mitsuhide.
**[34:46] Kanbei**
As you wish.
**[34:49] Hideyoshi**
What?!
**[34:52] Kanbei**
What is it? Did the Mori attack?
**[34:55] Soldier**
M-Monsters...
**[34:56] Kanbei**
Monsters?
**[35:03] Kanbei**
What is all this?
**[35:07] Doudanuki**
It's getting noisy out there.
**[35:10] Tsurumaru**
Yeah. Looks like it's begun.
**[35:15] Hasebe**
Yamanbagiri Kunihiro!
**[35:19] Shokudaikiri**
It'd be ideal if we could surprise the
enemy and go wild, don't you think?
**[35:27] Ookurikara**
I'll fight solo. You guys do whatever you want.
**[35:31] Doudanuki**
Doesn't feel right without this.
**[35:33] Tsurumaru**
We might as well set up an ambush.
**[35:39] Hasebe**
I know you can still fight.
**[35:53] Tsurumaru**
Okay, the stage is set.
**[35:56] Tsurumaru**
Let's get started!
**[36:01] Shokudaikiri**
We've got a chance to shine,
so let's steal the show!
**[36:07] Doudanuki**
Sure.
**[36:09] Doudanuki**
No matter how sturdy,
nothing can withstand me!
**[36:14] Ookurikara**
Here I go.
**[36:36] Hasebe**
I'll handle this. You guys go
defend Hideyoshi and Kanbei!
**[36:40] Kanbei**
Thank you!
**[36:50] Hasebe**
Crap!
**[36:53] Hasebe**
Yamanbagiri Kunihiro!
**[37:22] Yamanbagiri**
We're on the back foot.
**[37:24] Hasebe**
What would you do?
**[37:27] Hasebe**
How do you see this situation?
**[37:33] Yamanbagiri**
We may be outnumbered,
but we're about equal in strength.
**[37:38] Yamanbagiri**
I'd choose to fight through this.
**[37:40] Hasebe**
We'll do just that, then!
**[37:50] Kanbei**
Oh, no! An ambush?
**[38:06] Tsurumaru**
Not much of a surprise, I must say.
**[38:09] Shokudaikiri**
Glad you're okay.
**[38:26] Doudanuki**
That should take care of them.
**[38:29] Ookurikara**
I could've handled this myself.
**[38:32] Doudanuki**
Don't say that. I'm glad you were with me.
**[38:42] Muneharu**
What are you doing? Hideyoshi is still alive!
**[38:46] Muneharu**
Send more reinforcements!
**[38:48] Retrograde Tachi**
This is over. There are
other places to alter history.
**[38:55] Muneharu**
Wait! Where are you going?
**[38:57] Muneharu**
Are you going to abandon me?!
**[39:09] Shokudaikiri**
The Hashiba side sent a messenger
to Bitchu-Takamatsu Castle after that,
**[39:13] Shokudaikiri**
and the two sides signed a peace deal.
**[39:16] Doudanuki**
But the condition was that the castle lord,
Shimizu Muneharu, commit seppuku.
**[39:22] Doudanuki**
The Sengoku Period was brutal.
**[39:25] Tsurumaru**
Muneharu left the castle on a boat,
wrote his final haiku, and cut himself open.
**[39:33] Tsurumaru**
The way samurai live and die
is always eye-opening.
**[39:38] Hasebe**
With this, the Battle of Bitchu-Takamatsu
concluded as it did in history.
**[39:43] Doudanuki**
So that's mission complete.
**[39:47] Shokudaikiri**
Let's return to the Citadel
and report in to Master.
**[39:53] Kanbei**
Oh, there you are.
**[39:57] Hasebe**
Lord... I mean, Kuroda Kanbei.
**[40:03] Doudanuki**
What do you want?
You gonna throw us in jail again?
**[40:08] Kanbei**
Allow me to first apologize.
**[40:11] Kanbei**
I'm sorry for suspecting you all.
**[40:14] Hasebe**
No need for apologies.
You didn't know who we might be.
**[40:19] Hasebe**
In your position,
what you did was the right choice.
**[40:22] Doudanuki**
So is that all you wanted?
**[40:27] Kanbei**
Actually, I have a request to make of you, too.
**[40:30] Tsurumaru**
Oh? What kind of request?
**[40:33] Kanbei**
The Hashiba army will leave here
at once and head to Kyoto.
**[40:40] Kanbei**
Hideyoshi-sama seeks to avenge
the death of our lord.
**[40:44] Shokudaikiri**
Avenge your lord...
**[40:46] Hasebe**
Kill Akechi Mitsuhide, huh?
**[40:51] Kanbei**
Yes. And in light of your skills,
I want you to be his bodyguards.
**[40:57] Doudanuki**
Us? Hideyoshi's bodyguards?
**[40:59] Kanbei**
With Nobunaga-sama gone,
we cannot afford to lose him, too.
**[41:06] Shokudaikiri**
But we're here on our own master's orders.
**[41:10] Shokudaikiri**
We can't accept another mission
without their permission.
**[41:16] Ookurikara**
Hey.
**[41:18] Yamanbagiri**
Yeah. Looks like they were trying
to figure out what we're doing.
**[41:22] Yamanbagiri**
Hasebe.
**[41:24] Hasebe**
I know. This isn't over yet.
**[41:27] Hasebe**
So we'll continue our mission,
as Master ordered.
**[41:46] Doudanuki**
They're not attacking yet.
**[41:48] Tsurumaru**
Yeah.
**[41:49] Shokudai**
But they are keeping an eye on us.
**[41:53] Ookurikara**
We're wasting time as bodyguards.
**[41:55] Ookurikara**
We can just go on the attack ourselves.
**[41:57] Hasebe**
Wait. It'd be risky to act when we
don't know what the enemy is planning.
**[42:02] Hasebe**
Who knows what kind of trap
they might have set?
**[42:05] Shokudaikiri**
Either way, it's unlikely that this
will go down without incident.
**[42:23] Shokudaikiri**
What's the matter, Hasebe-kun?
**[42:25] Hasebe**
Nothing.
**[42:37] Doudanuki**
You see 'em?
**[42:41] Doudanuki**
They really are keeping an eye
on us, but with just scouts.
**[42:47] Doudanuki**
Which means they'll
probably make their move...
**[42:50] Ookurikara**
...in the Battle of Yamazaki, where Hashiba
Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide.
**[42:57] Doudanuki**
Either way, our job doesn't change. Right?
**[43:02] Ookurikara**
We'll cut down the enemy.
**[43:04] Ookurikara**
That's all.
**[43:09] Shokudaikiri**
I can only watch in admiration.
**[43:12] Tsurumaru**
Yeah, same here.
**[43:14] Shokudaikiri**
They've been marching
without any breaks at all,
**[43:17] Shokudaikiri**
but neither Hashiba Hideyoshi nor
Kuroda Kanbei show any signs of fatigue.
**[43:23] Tsurumaru**
They moved such a large army across
a huge distance in just ten days.
**[43:26] Tsurumaru**
No wonder they're called the greatest
offensive force of the Sengoku Period.
**[43:31] Tsurumaru**
It goes to show why their names
went down in the history books.
**[43:39] Shokudaikiri**
We must keep them safe.
**[43:40] Tsurumaru**
Yeah, and we will.
**[43:46] Hasebe**
It's almost creepy how quiet it's been.
**[43:49] Yamanbagiri**
They are observing our movements, though.
**[43:52] Yamanbagiri**
But it seems they don't intend
to attack or make contact with us.
**[43:56] Hasebe**
There's no way it ends like this.
**[43:59] Yamanbagiri**
I know. This is your first mission as Attendant.
**[44:03] Yamanbagiri**
You must return to Master with news of victory.
**[44:07] Yamanbagiri**
That's for sure.
**[44:22] Yamanbagiri**
Once we cross that mountain,
we'll be at Mt. Tenno.
**[44:25] Yamanbagiri**
Mitsuhide is defeated there,
**[44:27] Yamanbagiri**
and Hideyoshi begins his march
to becoming the nation's ruler.
**[44:30] Yamanbagiri**
If the Time Retrograde Army
plans to move, it'll be there.
**[44:40] Hasebe**
About these latest appointments...
**[44:43] Hasebe**
At this rate, the frustration and regrets
from that defeat will remain unresolved.
**[44:50] Hasebe**
Not just for you, but also for me.
**[44:53] Hasebe**
To overcome that, you need to
return to the role of Attendant.
**[44:58] Hasebe**
You are the Attendant at our Citadel.
Fulfill your role, Yamanbagiri Kunihiro.
**[45:06] Yamanbagiri**
I...
**[45:08] Yamanbagiri**
I lost sight of how an
Attendant is supposed to be.
**[45:11] Yamanbagiri**
If I'd stayed in the role,
I might've led us to another defeat.
**[45:17] Yamanbagiri**
That's why I made my decision.
**[45:20] Hasebe**
I don't have a solution to your problem.
**[45:24] Hasebe**
So you'll just have to find
it yourself... in battle.
***SIGN*** Shoryuji Castle
**[45:38] Soldier**
My lord!
**[45:40] Soldier**
The Hashiba army's march is not stopping.
The Saito squad has retreated from battle.
**[45:44] Soldier**
Matsuda Masachika-dono, Ito Sadaoki-dono,
and others have been killed, too!
**[45:49] Mitsuhide**
If this continues, morale will keep dropping.
**[45:53] Mitsuhide**
Well done, Hideyoshi-dono.
**[45:55] Mitsuhide**
I am impressed.
**[45:57] Mitsuhide**
But I'm not done.
**[45:59] Mitsuhide**
If I die here, I will have betrayed
Nobunaga-sama for naught.
**[46:06] Mitsuhide**
We'll abandon this castle and fall back to Omi.
**[46:10] Mitsuhide**
There, we will regroup
and prepare to fight again!
**[46:13] Retainers**
Sir!
**[46:29] Hideyoshi**
Their soldiers are falling back.
**[46:32] Hideyoshi**
Is Mitsuhide planning to abandon this battle?
**[46:36] Kanbei**
We cannot let him escape.
**[46:39] Kanbei**
Let's send a squad in pursuit right away.
**[46:41] Kanbei**
We must kill the traitor
Akechi Mitsuhide right here!
**[46:45] Hideyoshi**
Yes.
**[46:48] Hasebe**
Let's go.
**[46:49] Doudanuki**
Yeah.
**[46:50] Shokudai**
Are you all ready?
**[46:54] Tsurumaru**
The stage is set. It's showtime.
**[47:16] Samurai Hunter**
This guy's the Akechi lord.
**[47:20] Samurai Hunter**
His head will fetch a pretty price.
**[47:24] Mitsuhide**
Samurai hunters? Is this it?
**[47:30] Samurai Hunters**
Wh-What?!
**[47:34] Samurai Hunters**
The hell are you?!
**[47:47] Kanbei**
Halt!
**[48:02] Kanbei**
You guys...
**[48:04] Shokudaikiri**
Let us handle this.
**[48:07] Tsurumaru**
You go after Mitsuhide.
**[48:10] Kanbei**
Got it. I'm counting on you.
**[48:14] Doudanuki**
Great. We can finally fight the way we want.
**[48:19] Hasebe**
Yamanbagiri Kunihiro and I
will guard Kuroda Kanbei.
**[48:23] Hasebe**
Can you guys handle this?
**[48:26] Shokudaikiri**
Okay.
**[48:27] Tsurumaru**
I guess we could, yeah.
**[48:30] Ookurikara**
Go.
**[48:35] Doudanuki**
All right. Bring it already!
**[48:45] Kanbei**
Mitsuhide!
**[48:58] Mitsuhide**
None will stand in my way.
**[49:07] Hasebe**
Are you all right?!
**[49:08] Kanbei**
Mitsuhide!
**[49:09] Kanbei**
Why did you betray Nobunaga-sama?!
**[49:12] Mitsuhide**
Kuroda Kanbei...
You should be able to understand.
**[49:17] Mitsuhide**
When the nation is unified,
Nobunaga-sama's dream will be fulfilled.
**[49:22] Mitsuhide**
That would spell the end of my story
serving him as he chases his dream.
**[49:28] Mitsuhide**
I had no choice to take it from him!
I had to take the nation from Oda Nobunaga!
**[49:34] Kanbei**
Mitsuhide, some things
are beyond certain people.
**[49:38] Kanbei**
And for you, that is ruling the nation.
**[49:41] Mitsuhide**
You're the renowned genius strategist.
There may be truth to your words.
**[49:46] Mitsuhide**
However, I could not afford to sit still!
**[49:52] Kanbei**
It's not just you.
Ruling the nation is beyond me, as well.
**[49:56] Kanbei**
We're not built for it.
**[49:58] Kanbei**
And I have only met three men
in this world who can say they are.
**[50:05] Kanbei**
Oda Nobunaga, Hashiba Hideyoshi,
and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
**[50:10] Mitsuhide**
You have a keen eye.
**[50:14] Mitsuhide**
But even if my ambition is to die,
I don't want my life to end here!
**[50:26] Yamanbagiri**
That's a lot.
**[50:27] Hasebe**
Think you can take them?
**[50:28] Yamanbagiri**
Yeah. We can't let Kuroda Kanbei die here.
**[50:37] Hasebe**
What the...
**[50:44] Yamanbagiri**
What is this?
**[50:55] Hasebe**
A sight that would've surprised even
Tsurumaru Kuninaga if he were here.
**[50:59] Yamanbagiri**
Here it comes!
**[51:11] Doudanuki**
Bigger than the sum of its parts, eh?
**[51:24] Tsurumaru**
We should probably team up for this.
**[51:26] Shokudaikiri**
We'll keep it busy.
**[51:28] Shokudaikiri**
Hasebe-kun, you attack in the meantime!
**[51:33] Yamanbagiri**
Shokudaikiri!
**[51:35] Hasebe**
Help him!
**[51:51] Tsurumaru**
This is trouble.
**[51:58] Ookurikara**
I'll cut it.
**[51:59] Ookurikara**
Don't stop me.
**[52:01] Yamanbagiri**
If you don't want to be broken,
**[52:03] Yamanbagiri**
help me out.
**[52:05] Ookurikara**
What's your plan?
**[52:07] Yamanbagiri**
Inside that thing is Akechi Mitsuhide,
possessed by the Time Retrograde Army.
**[52:12] Yamanbagiri**
I'll be the decoy and create
an opening in that monster.
**[52:15] Yamanbagiri**
You find Akechi Mitsuhide
inside and drag him out.
**[52:20] Doudanuki**
No need to go it alone.
**[52:22] Shokudaikiri**
The more distractions, the better.
**[52:25] Tsurumaru**
Yeah.
**[52:26] Tsurumaru**
Let's give that monster a big old surprise.
**[52:29] Hasebe**
Ookurikara, can you do it?
**[52:32] Ookurikara**
Of course.
**[52:58] Hasebe**
Now!
**[53:12] Ookurikara**
There he is.
**[53:30] Hasebe**
Did we get it?!
**[53:41] Tsurumaru**
Looks like we need one last push.
**[53:45] Doudanuki**
All right! Let's finish this up!
**[53:49] Yamanbagiri**
Here I go!
**[54:26] Doudanuki**
Was that the last one?
**[54:30] Shokudaikiri**
Looks like it.
**[54:33] Tsurumaru**
We're out of steam, too.
**[55:02] Mitsuhide**
Kanbei-dono.
**[55:05] Kanbei**
Mitsuhide-dono.
**[55:09] Mitsuhide**
It was a most enjoyable time, following
Nobunaga-sama as he chased his dream.
**[55:16] Kanbei**
I must say I agree.
**[55:19] Mitsuhide**
My friends, who lived through
an age of war with me.
**[55:22] Mitsuhide**
I lived a wonderful life.
**[55:24] Mitsuhide**
You have my thanks.
**[56:01] Hasebe**
That concludes my report on this mission.
**[56:05] Hasebe**
After the Battle of Yamazaki,
Hashiba Hideyoshi aims to unify the nation.
**[56:11] Hasebe**
The series of events that started
with the Honnoji Incident
**[56:14] Hasebe**
have all gone according to history.
**[56:33] Mikazuki**
There!
**[56:39] Tsurumaru**
You got me.
**[56:40] Tsurumaru**
That's one of the Five Great Swords for you.
**[56:46] Mikazuki**
If you went all-out,
I doubt I could defeat you yet.
**[56:49] Mikazuki**
I have made progress, though,
and not just with sparring.
**[56:55] Mikazuki**
I've learned a lot about farm work and
tending to the horses from everyone here.
**[57:01] Mikazuki**
Each day since I manifested has
been full of new things to learn.
**[57:06] Maeda**
Hasebe-san.
**[57:09] Maeda**
Did you finish reporting to Master?
**[57:12] Hasebe**
Yeah.
**[57:13] Mikazuki**
Oh, Heshikiri Hasebe. Have you
gotten used to being Attendant yet?
**[57:22] Tsurumaru**
Why the long face?
**[57:25] Hasebe**
If it's what Master wants,
I'll even do my best as Attendant.
**[57:30] Hasebe**
But...
**[57:32] Mikazuki**
Everyone in this Citadel, me included,
is inexperienced as a Sword Warrior.
**[57:39] Mikazuki**
All of this is new to us,
and sometimes we will fail.
**[57:49] Maeda**
I wonder what's up with Hasebe-san.
**[57:51] Tsurumaru**
Oh, he just has a lot on his plate.
**[58:03] Saniwa**
I see. I may have made the wrong call.
**[58:10] Mikazuki**
Everyone makes mistakes.
**[58:13] Saniwa**
I understand where Heshikiri
Hasebe is coming from.
**[58:17] Saniwa**
But I felt it would be cruel to ask Yamanbagiri
Kunihiro to continue as Attendant.
**[58:24] Saniwa**
The role of Attendant may
end up vacant if this continues.
**[58:28] Saniwa**
If only there were
someone else up to the task...
**[58:33] Mikazuki**
That would not solve the matter at hand.
**[58:36] Mikazuki**
But going from Heshikiri Hasebe back to
Yamanbagiri Kunihiro would also cause issues.
**[58:44] Mikazuki**
In that case, Master,
**[58:47] Mikazuki**
how about I take on the role temporarily?
**[58:52] Saniwa**
Oh? You want to be Attendant,
Mikazuki Munechika?
**[58:56] Mikazuki**
Yes. Having only manifested recently,
my sword skills are not yet up to par.
**[59:03] Mikazuki**
But, old as I am, I may be able to pass down
my experiences to the younger swords.
**[59:08] Mikazuki**
It will look like I stole the role of
Attendant from Heshikiri Hasebe,
**[59:13] Mikazuki**
but I do not mind playing the villain
if it helps the Citadel as a whole.
**[59:19] Mikazuki**
When the time is right, you can just
reinstate Yamanbagiri Kunihiro as Attendant.
**[59:24] Mikazuki**
I'm sure that time is not too far away.
**[59:38] Hasebe**
Mikazuki Munechika as Attendant?
**[59:41] Mikazuki**
This was my idea, and Master agreed to it.
**[59:46] Mikazuki**
If you have any objections,
Master will gladly hear you out.
**[59:52] Hasebe**
I have none. I would've suggested
it to Master if you hadn't.
**[59:58] Hasebe**
Master, I thank you deeply for
taking my feelings into account.
**[1:00:04] Hasebe**
I'll make sure that this decision
benefits the Citadel in the long term.
**[1:00:09] Hasebe**
And I'll continue to do my best so I can
be Attendant fair and square someday.
**[1:01:10] Kanbei**
You...
**[1:01:12] Kanbei**
Are you the foreigner who
was with Nobunaga-sama?
**[1:01:15] Yasuke**
Nobunaga... sama...
**[1:01:18] Kanbei**
What happened?
**[1:01:19] Yasuke**
I don't know, but Ranmaru
fought to save Nobunaga-sama.
**[1:01:26] Yasuke**
We fought the dark ones to
try to save Nobunaga-sama.
**[1:02:46] Souza**
Is this...
**[1:03:03] Souza**
A dream...
**[1:03:05] Souza**
of Honnoji that day!
**[1:03:19] Fudou**
Where am I?
**[1:03:20] Mikazuki**
Welcome to our Citadel.
**[1:03:23] Fudou**
Citadel?
**[1:03:25] Mikazuki**
You were awakened by the Saniwa
and have manifested as a Sword Warrior.
**[1:03:31] Fudou**
A Sword Warrior... I see.
**[1:03:35] Fudou**
So you're my new master.