E10 - Assassinating the Prince

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SIGN    Autumn Hall, Cherry Blossom Palace
[00:06] Lady-in-waiting 1
    I hear Lady Hamayu was
    stripped of her rank and banished.
[00:10] Lady-in-waiting 2
    Who can say if she's still among the living?
[00:13] Lady-in-waiting 3
    Her parents were villains.
[00:15] Lady-in-waiting 3
    I'm certain she had a hand
    in the Samomo affair.
[00:24] Masuho
    Stop backbiting when
    you can only speculate.
[00:27] Masuho
    Hamayu's parents are no reflection on her.
[00:34] Masuho
    I believe in Hamayu.
[00:56] Ukogi
    It feels as though the fire has gone out
     of Cherry Blossom Palace lately.
[01:00] Ukogi
    Although perhaps we should
    celebrate having one less contender.
[01:07] Asebi
    And Princess Fujinami
    hardly shows herself.
SIGN    YATAGARASU
SIGN    The Raven
    Does Not
    Choose
    Its Master
SIGN    Clear Mirror Temple
[03:11] Natsuka
    You wish me to dismiss Rokon?
[03:13] Atsufusa
    Yes, my lord.
[03:15] Natsuka
    Why? He seems the ideal bodyguard.
[03:18] Atsufusa
    That man cares nothing for
    your goal of peace in Yamauchi.
[03:24] Atsufusa
    Setting you up as kin'u and
    basking in glory as your champion
[03:29] Atsufusa
    is the only thing on his mind.
[03:31] Atsufusa
    All I do, I do for you, my lord.
[03:34] Atsufusa
    Please consider my advice!
[03:36] Atsufusa
    Have faith in me and heed my words alone!
[04:23] Atsufusa
    Rokon.
[04:25] Rokon
    Why are you so surprised?
[04:27] Rokon
    You must know why I'm here.
[04:30] Rokon
    If you have any excuses, I'll listen.
[04:32] Atsufusa
    I... I've done nothing wrong!
[04:35] Atsufusa
    Only I truly care for Lord Natsuka!
[04:38] Rokon
    Is that all you have to say?
[05:23] Nazukihiko
    Atsufusa's been stabbed?
[05:25] Sumio
    He was found collapsed
    in the red-light district, I'm told.
[05:28] Yukiya
    And how is he?
[05:30] Sumio
    Alive. At least for now.
[05:33] Sumio
    They say he's asking to see you.
[05:35] Nazukihiko
    Me?
[05:36] Sumio
    He's being treated at the Watchful Moon.
[05:39] Sumio
    He claims to have news
    for Your Highness's ears only.
[05:42] Yukiya
    In person?
[05:44] Sumio
    In truth, I don't like it. You were attacked
    in the red-light district once before.
[05:49] Sumio
    It wouldn't surprise me
    if someone else had the same idea.
[05:53] Sumio
    I am curious about Atsufusa, but...
[06:00] Sumio
    Were you even listening to me?
[06:02] Yukiya
    Allow me to accompany you.
SIGN    The Watchful Moon
[06:10] Brothel Owner
    Someone sliced from his shoulder
    clean to his opposite side.
[06:15] Brothel Owner
    I have cleared the premises.
[06:18] Brothel Owner
    I assure you my staff's lips are sealed.
[06:27] Nazukihiko
    Wait here, Yukiya.
[06:29] Yukiya
    Yes, sir.
[06:34] Sumio
    Hold this.
[06:53] Sumio
    He's lost a lot of blood.
[06:56] Atsufusa
    Your Highness?
[06:58] Nazukihiko
    You seem badly injured.
[07:00] Atsufusa
    I suppose this is it for me.
[07:04] Atsufusa
    Lord Natsuka will no longer lend me his ear.
[07:11] Atsufusa
    No, it is worse. He shuns me.
[07:16] Atsufusa
    Your Highness, please heed my request.
[07:19] Nazukihiko
    Speak.
[07:21] Atsufusa
    Would you keep Lord Natsuka
    safe after I am gone?
[07:27] Atsufusa
    If you will agree to that,
[07:31] Atsufusa
    I will tell you the name... of your true foe.
[07:44] Nazukihiko
    My "true foe"?
[07:45] Atsufusa
    I have proof. Your Highness could
    take them all in one fell swoop.
[07:51] Nazukihiko
    Have no fear. I will aid my brother
    whether you ask me to or not.
[07:55] Atsufusa
    Oh, thank you.
[08:00] Atsufusa
    The foe who threatens Your Highness is...
[08:06] Nazukihiko
    Atsufusa?
[08:18] Nazukihiko
    Sumio!
[08:20] Nazukihiko
    This scent...
[08:22] Nazukihiko
    Karon incense?
[08:38] Atsufusa
    So it finally took effect.
[08:41] Atsufusa
    You must have some resistance.
[08:48] Atsufusa
    Tch. Damn that Rokon.
[08:51] Yamauchi Guard 1
    Lord Atsufusa.
[08:53] Yamauchi Guard 1
    Our preparations are complete.
[08:55] Atsufusa
    Good. Begin at once.
[08:57] Yamauchi Guard 1; 2
    Yes, sir.
[08:59] Atsufusa
    Handle him with care.
[09:01] Atsufusa
    Remember, the Prince is about to
    pass away in an "unfortunate accident."
[09:06] Yamauchi Guard 1
    Understood.
[09:11] Atsufusa
    Wait.
[09:12] Atsufusa
    What of the child?
[09:15] Yamauchi Guard 1
    What child?
[09:16] Atsufusa
    His aide should be here.
[09:18] Atsufusa
    Where is the child?
[09:20] Atsufusa
    He can't have gone far!
[09:23] Atsufusa
    Find him!
[09:26] Yamauchi Guard 1
    There he is!
[09:27] Atsufusa
    Don't let him escape!
[09:29] Atsufusa
    Drag him back here whatever it takes!
[10:17] Yamauchi Guard 2
    That's as far as you go!
[10:21] Yamauchi Guard 2
    Drop the sword and come here.
[10:22] Yamauchi Guard 1
    We'll talk to Lord Atsufusa for you.
[10:25] Yamauchi Guard 1
    We don't want to kill a kid. Got it?
[10:39] Yamauchi Guard 2
    That little brat!
[10:41] Yamauchi Guard 1
    Alert the others.
[10:43] Yamauchi Guard 1
    We'll circle ahead and cut him off.
[10:45] Yamauchi Guard 2
    Yes, sir!
[10:51] Atsufusa
    What's taking them so long?
[11:00] Yukiya
    What now? What's my best move?
[11:03] Yukiya
    Time's running out. I've got to act fast
    or they'll kill the Prince and Sumio.
[11:08] Yukiya
    I need help. I've got to find someone.
[11:12] (Flashback) Yukiya
    Oh, right. So they're secret escape routes
    for court ravens who sneak out at night.
[11:19] Yukiya
    First, I'll find a way out.
[11:21] Yukiya
    This tunnel connects to temples and court
    ravens' mansions. I'll ask for help there.
[11:34] Yukiya
    But what if whoever I find backs Natsuka?
[11:38] Yukiya
    Does the Prince even have
    any allies apart from us?
[11:43] (Flashback) Yukiya
    Allies you can trust?
[11:45] (Flashback) Nazukihiko
    Of course. I trust them with my life.
[11:48] (Flashback) Yukiya
    Who do you mean?
[11:49] (Flashback) Sumio
    You want to know? It's our biggest secret.
[11:54] Yukiya
    Who is it? Who would
    the Prince trust with his life?
[11:58] Yukiya
    Damn. If only I'd asked him back then.
[12:07] Yukiya
    Ow.
[12:21] Yukiya
    I can't figure it out.
    Who's on our side and who isn't?
[12:26] Yukiya
    Who should I put my trust in?
[12:29] Yukiya
    I'm out of options.
[12:32] (Flashback) Nazukihiko
    Think.
[12:34] (Flashback) Nazukihiko
    Dredge up all your memories
    and put your wits to work.
[12:47] Yukiya
    Huh?
[13:09] Yukiya
    It's all or nothing now.
[13:17] Atsufusa
    You lost him?
[13:19] Yamauchi Guard 1
    Our humble apologies. We couldn't
    call for reinforcements in this storm.
[13:23] Yamauchi Guard 1
    Tomorrow, I promise—
[13:24] Atsufusa
    If he escapes today,
    we will never have another chance!
[13:27] Yamauchi Guard 1
    Y-Yes, sir.
[13:30] Atsufusa
    Well, no matter. I'll make mincemeat
    of the child when I find him.
[13:36] Atsufusa
    Do it!
[13:46] Atsufusa
    What? He can move already?
[13:53] Yamauchi Guard 3
    Lord Atsufusa, what is all this?
[13:55] Atsufusa
    Perfect timing.
[13:57] Atsufusa
    Finish him off! I won't fuss
    about injuries anymore!
[14:01] Nazukihiko
    So you tricked me, Atsufusa.
[14:04] Atsufusa
    Your Highness has only yourself to blame.
[14:07] Atsufusa
    I had planned to send you to the
    next world with your body intact.
[14:12] Nazukihiko
    Wait, Atsufusa!
[14:27] Nazukihiko
    Why would you do this?
[14:30] Nazukihiko
    Do you honestly believe that killing the
    true Kin'u will serve the good of Yamauchi?
[15:23] Nazukihiko
    You...
[15:40] Yukiya
    Your Highness!
[15:44] Yukiya
    You're alive!
[15:52] Sumio
    Hey.
[15:53] Yukiya
    S-Sumio!
[15:56] Nazukihiko
    Don't worry. We'll heal in time.
[15:59] Natsuka
    Are you safe, Nazukihiko?
[16:01] Nazukihiko
    Yes. Forgive me for worrying you...
[16:04] Nazukihiko
    Brother.
[16:07] Natsuka
    Thank goodness.
[16:09] Natsuka
    Thank goodness!
[16:15] Rokon
    Sure enough, he roped the Yamauchi Guard
    into a plot to assassinate the Prince.
SIGN    Clear Mirror Temple
[16:21] Natsuka
    So your intelligence proved correct.
[16:23] Rokon
    Atsufusa won't talk,
    but the small fry have loose tongues.
[16:27] Rokon
    They planned to set a fire when
    Your Highness visited the pleasure quarter
[16:31] Rokon
    to make it look like
    you'd suffocated on the smoke.
[16:35] Rokon
    No trouble identifying the body, and people
     would've said, "The fool did himself in."
[16:41] Rokon
    They really thought it through.
[16:43] Sumio
    Hey. We nearly died because you got sloppy.
[16:48] Rokon
    True enough. I made Atsufusa desperate
    and endangered Your Highness.
[16:54] Rokon
    My sincere apologies.
[16:56] Nazukihiko
    No, if you hadn't come
    to the rescue when you did,
[16:59] Nazukihiko
    I would be dead now.
[17:13] Rokon
    If you want to thank anyone, thank your aide.
[17:16] Rokon
    The look on his face when
    he burst into Clear Mirror Temple...
[17:19] (Flashback) Yukiya
    Please save the Prince!
[17:25] Natsuka
    I bear the blame.
[17:27] Natsuka
    Rokon had been warning me
    about Atsufusa for some time.
[17:30] Rokon
    Long story short,
    I failed to win your trust.
[17:35] Natsuka
    Hence why I bear the blame.
[17:38] Yukiya
    Excuse me.
[17:41] Yukiya
    Could you let me in on the secret already?
[17:45] Nazukihiko
    No one understands me better
    nor supports me more than my brother does.
[17:52] Nazukihiko
    When I was helpless, he sent me out of
    Yamauchi, beyond the reach of my enemies.
[17:58] Nazukihiko
    On my return, he gathered
    my enemies who claimed to back him,
[18:03] Nazukihiko
    and he monitored and purges them for me.
[18:06] Nazukihiko
    My brother has guarded me all this time.
[18:10] Yukiya
    Hasn't Lord Natsuka ever thought
    of becoming kin'u himself?
[18:16] Natsuka
    I am of the Royal House.
    Our line exists to defend the Golden Raven.
[18:21] Natsuka
    But our dignity has fallen like a stone.
[18:25] Natsuka
    The Empress favors only her birth family,
[18:28] Natsuka
    and His Majesty cares
    neither for her nor for government.
[18:32] Natsuka
    If nothing is done, the balance of
    the Four Houses will collapse into war.
[18:37] Natsuka
    It is no coincidence that my brother
    was born a true kin'u in these times.
[18:44] Natsuka
    He has a purpose.
[18:52] Rokon
    Still, I'm impressed you figured it out.
[18:55] Yukiya
    Huh?
[18:56] Rokon
    That the Prince and Lord Natsuka
    had a secret alliance.
[19:01] Sumio
    I wondered about that, too.
[19:03] Sumio
    We never told you, so what gave it away?
[19:06] Yukiya
    I never would have realized if things
    hadn't gotten desperate, but...
[19:12] (Flashback) Nazukihiko
    Is that so?
[19:13] (Flashback) Nazukihiko
    Won't you go to Unbending Reed Monastery
    if I send you home in under a year?
[19:20] (Flashback) Yukiya
    Huh?
[19:20] (Flashback) Yukiya
    How do you even know that?
    You weren't at the Northern House's party!
[19:25] Natsuka
    Why did that tip you off?
[19:27] Natsuka
    Lord Kiei and I both attended that party.
[19:32] Natsuka
    It hardly seems strange
    that word of it would reach Nazukihiko.
[19:36] Yukiya
    The North is a land of warriors.
[19:39] Yukiya
    Kids there dream of learning
    military arts at Unbending Reed Monastery.
[19:44] Yukiya
    A local lord's son trying to worm
    his way out of it is a huge disgrace.
[19:50] Yukiya
    I doubt Lord Kiei would go shouting about it.
[19:53] Yukiya
    And as your question just showed,
[19:57] Yukiya
    it doesn't mean much to
    anyone outside of the North.
[20:02] Yukiya
    So if you share trifling details like that,
    what does that make you to each other?
[20:06] Yukiya
    Sparks fly when you meet at court,
[20:09] Yukiya
    but I thought maybe you brothers
    weren't really on such bad terms.
[20:13] Sumio
    I see.
[20:15] Yukiya
    Either way, I had no choice
    but to gamble and risk it all in that moment.
[20:24] Natsuka
    Splendid, Yukiya.
[20:26] Natsuka
    I have never met a child with
    such a mix of wits and courage.
[20:30] Natsuka
    I hope you will support my brother
    for a long time to come.
[20:34] Yukiya
    No, I go back to Taruhi when my year is—
[20:37] Sumio
    Why stop at a year?
[20:40] Sumio
    Having you at his side
    takes a weight off my mind, too.
[20:44] Natsuka
    Stay in the Center from now on.
[20:46] Natsuka
    When my brother becomes kin'u,
    you will be his closest adviser.
[20:50] Yukiya
    Huh? What are you talking about?
[20:53] Yukiya
    Even if I joined the court,
    doing odd jobs is the best I could hope for.
[20:57] Yukiya
    How could I advise the Kin'u?
[20:59] Natsuka
    What makes you think so?
[21:01] Yukiya
    You have to ask?
[21:03] Yukiya
    I'm just the second son
    of a backcountry lord, so—
[21:08] Natsuka
    Relax. We all know the truth.
[21:11] Nazukihiko
    Brother!
[21:12] Natsuka
    Your mother was Lord
    Genya's second daughter.
[21:15] Natsuka
    That makes the Lord of
    the North your grandfather.
[21:19] Natsuka
    Who could find fault
    with such a lofty pedigree?
[21:29] (Flashback) Brat 1
    What's your problem, nuisance?!
[21:32] (Flashback) Yukima
    Stop!
[21:34] (Flashback) Yukima
    Idiot! Do you want to make
    more trouble for Mother?
[21:37] (Flashback) Yukiya
    But, Brother, they—
[21:39] (Flashback) Brats
    Everyone's saying it!
[21:40] (Flashback) Brats
    The second son brings nothing but trouble!
    We'd be better off without him!
[21:44] (Flashback) Yukima
    Don't let them get to you, Yukiya.
[21:57] Yukiya
    So you knew.
[21:59] Natsuka
    What?
[22:01] Rokon
    Of course. You think we don't check where
     the Crown Prince's attendants come from?
[22:09] Yukiya
    I get it now.
[22:11] Yukiya
    You didn't want me.
[22:16] Yukiya
    You wanted Northern House blood.
[22:47] Nazukihiko
    Yukiya.
[24:30] Narrator
    Yukiya cannot escape the
    Northern House's blood in his veins.
[24:36] Narrator
    In his rage and sorrow,
    Rokon brings him to see a man.
[24:43] Narrator
    Whom does the excuse of loyalty serve?
[24:50] Narrator
    Next time: "The Loyal Retainer."
SIGN    The Loyal
SIGN    Retainer
SIGN    YATAGARASU:
    The Raven
    Does Not
    Choose
    Its Master
SIGN    Illustration: Natsuki