E2 - The Stories That Tell

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[00:07] Fudou
    Huh?
[00:10] Fudou
    What's this thing?
[00:13] Tsurumaru
    That's an earthworm.
[00:15] Tsurumaru
    They work wonders for soil.
[00:18] Fudou
    Wow, even though they're so tiny?
[00:21] (Flashback) Fudou
    You and I were both swords
    beloved by Lord Nobunaga!
[00:27] Yagen
    He's having fun.
[00:29] Yagen
    Fudou Yukimitsu, I mean.
[00:31] Souza
    Yes.
[00:32] Fudou
    Works wonders, apparently!
[00:35] Souza
    We both served the same master,
[00:38] Souza
    and yet we are so different.
[00:42] Yagen
    That's how it goes.
SIGN    Touken Ranbu -Kai-
SIGN    Episode Two
    The Stories that Tell
[02:15] Fudou
    Whoa, awesome!
[02:18] Fudou
    Is this all gonna be dinner?
[02:20] Kasen
    Fudou Yukimitsu. This is your first time
    on kitchen duty, is it not?
[02:24] Fudou
    Yeah, I never cooked when I was a sword.
[02:30] Kasen
    Start by learning how to peel the vegetables.
[02:33] Kasen
    Have Sayo teach you the basics.
[02:37] Fudou
    Help me out, Sayo Samonji.
[02:48] Yamabushi
    Muscles!
[02:50] Yamabushi
    More muscles!
[03:00] Yamabushi
    You need to build muscle if you wish
    to serve as Attendant, brother!
[03:08] Yamabushi
    Hasebe-dono.
[03:11] Hasebe
    Yamanbagiri Kunihiro.
[03:13] Hasebe
    I hear our master appointed you Attendant.
[03:17] Hasebe
    First, let me congratulate you.
[03:20] Hasebe
    But being Attendant is a big responsibility...
[03:23] Yamanbagiri
    What do you think, Hasebe?
[03:25] Hasebe
    About what?
[03:27] Yamanbagiri
    I really don't think I'm fit
    to be Attendant Sword.
[03:32] Yamanbagiri
    I'm sure you guys feel the same way.
[03:38] Hasebe
    We'll comply with Master's decisions.
[03:44] Hasebe
    Follow your orders. So long as Master
    has appointed you Attendant,
[03:49] Hasebe
    living up to expectations
    is the least you can do.
[03:54] Yamabushi
    Aye, this too is training.
[03:56] Yamabushi
    You can do this, brother. I guarantee it.
[04:00] Doudanuki
    Complaining right off the bat isn't gonna help.
[04:02] Doudanuki
    If you've got time to think,
    you've got time to train.
[04:08] Yamabushi
    Why don't you join us, Hasebe-dono?
[04:12] Hasebe
    Huh? Uh...
[04:13] Yamabushi
    Let us go!
[04:15] Yamabushi
    Come, come! Come on, now!
[04:15] Hasebe
    Hang on! I never said I'd join!
[04:24] Midare
    Let's eat!
[04:29] Jirou
    This is some good broth.
[04:30] Tarou
    I believe Kasen Kanesada's team
    was on kitchen duty today.
[04:35] Fudou
    I made the miso soup. Isn't it delicious?
[04:38] Sayo
    I did most of the work, though.
[04:40] Aizen
    Well, it doesn't matter
    as long as it fills me up.
[04:56] Tsurumaru
    Oh, someone's already here.
[05:07] Tsurumaru
    Beautiful moon tonight.
    It'd be a waste to sleep through it.
[05:14] Tsurumaru
    If you'd told me I'd be sitting here
    drinking under the night sky,
[05:18] Tsurumaru
    I never would've believed it back then.
[05:21] Tsurumaru
    This world is full of surprises.
[05:29] Ookurikara
    I'm not here to make friends.
[05:57] Souza
    What's happening?
[06:22] Sayo
    What's the matter?
[06:23] Souza
    Oh, it's nothing.
[06:40] Yagen
    From the looks of it,
[06:41] Yagen
    you had another bad dream?
[06:44] Souza
    Yes...
[06:46] Yagen
    Are you okay?
[06:48] Souza
    I don't know...
[06:51] Ichigo
    You seem pale.
[06:54] Ichigo
    Is something bothering you?
[06:59] Ichigo
    A dream?
[07:01] Ichigo
    I'm just guessing,
[07:04] Ichigo
    but that dream may be based on your story.
[07:07] Souza
    My... story?
[07:09] Ichigo
    Yes. Your story as a sword.
[07:12] Ichigo
    Our past memories, and our foundation.
[07:17] Ichigo
    Everyone in this Citadel has their own story.
[07:24] Yagen
    Hey, what's up?
[07:26] Gokotai
    S-Sorry!
[07:27] Gokotai
    You were having a serious discussion.
[07:29] Ichigo
    It's fine.
[07:34] Ichigo
    These tigers are important to Gokotai.
[07:36] Ichigo
    And I'm sure they're a part of his story.
[07:40] Ichigo
    Just as Gokotai needs his tigers, Souza,
[07:45] Ichigo
    your dream may be something
    necessary for you.
[07:49] Namezuo
    Ichi-nii. We're ready to go.
[07:53] Ichigo
    Thank you, Namazuo.
[07:55] Yagen
    A mission?
[07:56] Ichigo
    Master's orders. We'll be going now.
[08:00] Tsurumaru
    Leave this to me.
    I'll take point and set the table.
[08:07] Fudou
    You going somewhere, Sayo?
[08:10] Fudou
    I thought we were going
    fishing together today.
[08:13] Sayo
    We have a mission.
[08:16] Fudou
    A mission?
[08:17] Fudou
    Oh, the defending history thing?
[08:20] Fudou
    Take me with you.
[08:22] Yamanbagiri
    You sober up first.
[08:25] Fudou
    Come on, what's the big deal?
[08:28] Yamanbagiri
    This isn't fun and games.
[08:31] Yamanbagiri
    They're setting off for battle.
SIGN    Battle of Okehazama, 1560
[08:36] Yamanbagiri
    We Sword Warriors...
[08:37] Urashima
    I'm cutting you down!
[08:39] Yamanbagiri
    ...jump to various places and eras
    and fight to defend history.
SIGN    Battle of Toba-Fushimi, 1868
[08:44] Yamanbagiri
    The historical revisionists
    are plotting to alter history.
[08:46] Jirou
    Take that!
[08:48] Yamanbagiri
    The Time Retrograde Army they control
    can appear anytime, anywhere.
[08:52] Aoe
    There!
[08:53] Kashu
    Come on!
[08:54] Yamanbagiri
    We have no idea why they
    want to change history.
SIGN    Battle of Atsukashiyama, 1189
[08:58] Yamanbagiri
    But our master manifested us
    to defend that history.
SIGN    Ikedaya Incident, 1864
[09:11] Yamangbagiri
    As such, defending history
    is what makes us who we are.
[09:19] Yamangbagiri
    Never forget that.
[09:28] Midare
    What's wrong?
[09:30] Fudou
    Oh, Midare.
[09:32] Midare
    Are you feeling down because
    Yamanbagiri-san scolded you?
[09:36] Fudou
    That's not it. It's just...
[09:40] Fudou
    I still don't really understand
    what it means to defend history.
[09:45] Midare
    Don't worry.
[09:48] Midare
    You'll figure it out eventually.
SIGN    The Winter Siege of Osaka, 1614
[09:55] Tokugawasoldier
    Good. That hit the main keep.
[09:58] Tokugawasoldier
    The Toyotomis must be trembling in fear now.
[10:02] Tokugawasoldier
    Who are they?!
[10:09] Shokudaikiri
    How's the Time Retrograde Army looking?
[10:12] Tsurumaru
    They appear to be attacking
    the Tokugawa base camp.
[10:14] Namazuo
    Attacking the great Tokugawa Ieyasu?
[10:18] Namazuo
    Our enemy sure has some bold ideas.
[10:20] Sayo
    It doesn't matter. We'll simply
    kill whoever we're up against.
[10:27] Ichigo
    Let's go.
[10:31] Namazuo
    Say, Ichi-nii.
[10:33] Namazuo
    This castle has significant ties
    to our former master, right?
[10:39] Ichigo
    Yes. We once belonged to
    the Toyotomi clan, after all.
[10:44] Namazuo
    We were burned to a crisp here.
    If we can stop that...
[10:48] Ichigo
    Stop it.
[10:50] Ichigo
    That would make us the same as the enemy.
[10:59] Namazuo
    I get it. I won't look back on the past.
[11:09] Shokudaikiri
    It's our moment to shine.
[11:12] Shokudaikiri
    Let's make it cool!
[11:14] Sayo
    Who do I need to kill?
[11:16] Namazuo
    Entering combat.
[11:19] Tsurumaru
    The stage is set!
[11:23] Ichigo
    I am Ichigo Hitofuri.
[11:25] Ichigo
    Here I come!
[11:29] Kousetsu
    Is there no path to peace?
[11:38] Kousetsu
    Itabeoka Kousetsusai...
[11:41] Kousetsu
    I really cannot bring myself to fight here.
[11:47] Sayo
    Kousetsu-niisama!
[11:47] Kousetsu
    Sayo!
[11:57] Shokudaikiri
    Is everyone all right?
[11:59] Ichigo
    Yes.
[12:00] Tsurumaru
    I'm fine, too.
[12:02] Namazuo
    Huh? Where are Kousetsu-san and Sayo-chan?
[12:08] Namazuo
    Sayo-chan!
[12:10] Kousetsu
    Sayo was wounded trying to protect me.
[12:13] Namazuo
    That cut looks deep.
[12:16] Ichigo
    Shokudaikiri-san, please tend to Sayo!
[12:28] Ichigo
    No need to worry. Sayo will be all right.
[12:40] Ichigo
    I reported this to Master.
[12:45] Namazuo
    I'm glad the injuries weren't too serious.
[12:49] Kousetsu
    Sayo... All because
    I wasn't thinking straight...
[12:53] Yamanbagiri
    What happened?
[12:56] Kousetsu
    That place was where my former
    master, Itabeoka Kousetsusai,
[13:00] Kousetsu
    worked on peace negotiations
    as a retainer of the Toyotomi clan.
[13:05] Kousetsu
    I wasn't sure if I could
    stain that place with blood.
[13:08] Kousetsu
    The Time Retrograde Army
    took advantage of my hesitation...
[13:12] Yagen
    But Sayo saved you?
[13:15] Kousetsu
    Yes. But...
[13:18] Kousetsu
    I wish I could've been wounded instead.
[13:24] Hasebe
    The more you blame yourself,
    the sadder it'll make Sayo.
[13:28] Ichigo
    This is my responsibility as captain.
    I didn't make the right decisions.
[13:32] Hasebe
    No need to apologize.
    Our master manifested us to fight.
[13:38] Hasebe
    In battle, neither victory
    nor safety is guaranteed.
[13:55] Sayo
    Revenge... I must have my revenge...
[14:04] Kousetsu
    From time to time, the stories
    of our past return to torment us.
[14:09] Kousetsu
    My former master tried to bring
    peace in an era of conflict.
[14:15] Kousetsu
    My soul has inherited his will.
[14:21] Kousetsu
    Sayo's former owner lost his mother
    to bandits as a young child.
[14:31] Kousetsu
    He spent years looking for
    his mother's killer, found him,
[14:35] Kousetsu
    and exacted his revenge.
[14:39] Kousetsu
    That thirst for revenge now resides
    in Sayo's tiny body with nowhere to go.
[14:45] Souza
    I understand that.
[14:47] Souza
    But, regardless of our past,
[14:50] Souza
    we must fight in order to defend history.
[14:56] Souza
    Although it might not sound very convincing
    coming from me, a mere decoration.
[15:02] Kousetsu
    We are all struggling
    with something, aren't we?
[15:06] Kousetsu
    You look so agonized.
[15:09] Kousetsu
    I won't ask you to smile, but please,
[15:12] Kousetsu
    let us try to look like respectful
    older brothers, at least in front of Sayo.
[15:21] Fudou
    Stories, huh?
[15:30] Yamanbagiri
    We will hereby begin our council of war.
[15:34] Yamanbagiri
    Or so I'd like to say, but...
[15:36] Yamanbagiri
    You!
[15:37] Yamanbagiri
    And you!
[15:39] Yamanbagiri
    Shape up, will you?
    This is an important strategy meeting.
[15:45] Mikazuki
    Oh, my tea stalk stood up.
[15:48] Mikazuki
    A good omen.
[15:50] Tsurumaru
    Nah, when that happens,
[15:52] Tsurumaru
    you need to drink the tea without anyone
    finding out about it for good luck.
[15:57] Yamanbagiri
    Can you take this a bit more seriously?
[15:59] Tsurumaru
    I'm as serious as can be.
[16:02] Tsurumaru
    But calm and composure is just as important.
[16:06] Hasebe
    Please move on.
[16:08] Tsurumaru
    First, let's hear about the other day's battle.
[16:12] Ichigo
    Sure.
[16:14] Ichigo
    When we deployed at the Winter Siege of Osaka,
[16:17] Ichigo
    the enemy's main force led a
    concentrated attack on Kousetsu.
[16:20] Ichigo
    When they cornered him,
    Sayo was wounded trying to protect him.
[16:24] Hasebe
    That makes no sense.
[16:25] Hasebe
    You should've been able to handle the
    enemies of that era with no problem.
[16:29] Tsurumaru
    We're growing in strength.
    The enemy must be responding in kind.
[16:36] Ichigo
    So the Time Retrograde Army is growing
    stronger through battle, as well?
[16:40] Tsurumaru
    From their standpoint, we get in their way
    every time they try to alter history.
[16:46] Hasebe
    It wouldn't be strange if they started
    taking measures to counter us.
[16:51] Doudanuki
    That's fine by us.
    We'll just grow even stronger.
[16:58] Mikazuki
    What do you say, Attendant?
[17:07] Yamanbagiri
    We need to investigate the change
    in the enemy's capabilities.
[17:12] Yamanbagiri
    We'll send expedition teams to various eras—
[17:15] Shokudaikiri
    Kept you waiting!
[17:17] Shokudaikiri
    I figured tea alone wouldn't be enough,
    so I prepared some snacks.
[17:23] Shokudaikiri
    Mitsutada's special ohagi, made by yours truly.
[17:27] Shokudaikiri
    Now...
[17:28] Shokudaikiri
    Eat up.
[17:35] Mikazuki
    Yes, this is pretty good.
[17:38] Tsurumaru
    That's my Mitsu-boy. He gets hospitality.
[17:42] Hasebe
    Take this seriously, you guys.
[17:44] Mikazuki
    What's the problem?
[17:46] Mikazuki
    Looking all serious isn't going to
    help us find a solution right away.
[17:51] Tsurumaru
    You really speak my language, Mikazuki.
[17:53] Mikazuki
    Why don't you have one?
[17:56] Tsurumaru
    If you don't want it,
[17:57] Tsurumaru
    I'll take it.
[18:07] Hasebe
    Eavesdropping isn't very nice.
[18:12] Fudou
    Hic.
[18:14] Yamanbagiri
    Are you drunk again?
[18:16] Fudou
    Listen.
[18:18] Fudou
    If you're going on an expedition,
    take me with you.
[18:21] Yamanbagiri
    What?
[18:22] Fudou
    We can go to any time period we want, right?
[18:24] Fudou
    That means I can see Nobunaga again!
[18:31] Shokudaikiri
    I don't know about that.
[18:33] Fudou
    Come on! Take me with you!
[18:36] Tsurumaru
    You'll see Oda Nobunaga, and then what?
[18:40] Fudou
    That man treated me very well.
[18:43] Fudou
    And yet I couldn't protect him
    in his final moments.
[18:49] Fudou
    So I...
[18:51] Hasebe
    You still don't seem to
    understand why we're here.
[18:55] Fudou
    Yeah, I don't.
[18:57] Fudou
    Why do we need to defend
    history in the first place?
[19:01] Fudou
    Why did Sayo have to fight and end up hurt?
[19:05] Fudou
    I still don't get it.
[19:07] Fudou
    And I get the feeling
    I won't until I see Nobunaga.
[19:13] Hasebe
    What?
[19:15] Fudou
    I used to be Oda Nobunaga's sword.
[19:19] Fudou
    After his death, I belonged to Mori Ranmaru.
[19:22] Fudou
    How will I feel when I see
    their history play out?
[19:27] Fudou
    Until I know that,
[19:29] Fudou
    I don't have the confidence to live
    here and fight alongside you all.
[19:34] Hasebe
    Yamanbagiri Kunihiro.
[19:36] Hasebe
    Give this newcomer a lesson on what it
    means to be a member of this Citadel.
[19:42] Hasebe
    You know that's part of your job as Attendant.
[19:45] Yamanbagiri
    My apologies.
[19:47] Hasebe
    I'll be leaving now.
[19:53] Fudou
    Nobunaga took care of you, too, didn't he?!
[19:57] Fudou
    Hey, get back here!
[20:03] Mikazuki
    So much for a strategy meeting.
[20:14] Yamanbagiri
    Fudou Yukimitsu.
[20:19] Fudou
    What, here to lecture me?
[20:29] Fudou
    Want a drink, Manba-chan?
[20:31] Yamanbagiri
    No, I'll pass.
[20:39] Fudou
    Look, I'm just grateful to Nobunaga
    for all the love he gave me.
[20:45] Yamanbagiri
    Even if you do see Oda Nobunaga,
    you won't get to save him.
[20:49] Yamanbagiri
    Because that's a part of history.
[20:52] Fudou
    Tell me.
[20:53] Fudou
    Why do we need to keep history the way it is?
[20:57] Fudou
    Why is that?
[20:59] Mikazuki
    Perhaps because we are mere objects.
[21:05] Yamanbagiri
    Mikazuki...
[21:07] Mikazuki
    Objects exist to be used.
[21:10] Mikazuki
    And our master puts us to use.
[21:13] Mikazuki
    It just happens to be
    that it's to defend history.
[21:17] Fudou
    Then what happens if I don't do that?
[21:24] Mikazuki
    Well...
[21:26] Mikazuki
    In that case...
[21:33] Mikazuki
    We'll have to cut you down.
[21:40] Mikazuki
    It is only natural that an object that
    doesn't fulfill its purpose is disposed of.
[21:52] Mikazuki
    But our master doesn't wish for any
    of us in this Citadel to meet that fate.
[22:01] Mikazuki
    So why don't we spend another
    cheerful day defending history?