E8 - The Saga Incident, Part 1 Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    The Autumn of Meiji 14 (1881) [00:05] Yugiri     I'm going to... Saga? [00:08] Oyaji     Right. It's where Master Hibiya was born. [00:11] Oyaji     His wife passed away a long while ago, [00:15] Oyaji     so it should be a peaceful arrangement. [00:17] Okami     It's a bit of a relief. [00:19] Okami     Up against someone like him, even the     bigwigs couldn't make much of a fuss. [00:22] Okami     He's got the wisdom of     age on his side, and... [00:25] Okami     Well, I'm sure you know     better than I can explain. [00:31] Yugiri     Proprietor, Madam, you have my thanks. [00:34] Yugiri     I really appreciate all you've done for me. [00:36] Oyaji     I've never seen a courtesan     like you before, Yugiri. [00:40] Okami     I hope I never do again! [00:42] Okami     Getting so popular that she     couldn't get customers... [00:45] Okami     How legendary does one girl need to be? [00:47] Yugiri     I'm terribly sorry about that. [00:50] Okami     I hope you have a good life out there. [00:52] Okami     But knowing you, I shouldn't need to worry. [01:03] Yugiri     Oh... [01:04] Okami     Oh, come now, what are you girls doing? [01:07] Girls     Miss Yugiri! Is it true     you're you're leaving? [01:10] Girls     We're not gonna see you again? [01:12] Girls     Where is Saga? Far away? [01:14] Girls     I don't like this! [01:14] Girls     I wanted you to teach me more     about singing and dancing! [01:19] Oyaji     There, there, the legendary courtesan is     going to be setting off to start a new life. [01:24] Oyaji     That's nothing to cry about. [01:26] Yugiri     Come on. See me off with a smile, all right? [01:32] Yugiri     It doesn't matter how far Saga is. [01:34] Yugiri     You're all still going to be in my heart. [01:38] Oyaji     Well, technically, Saga doesn't     really exist anymore. [01:46] ---     Even if we have nothing else,     we still have the future. [01:48] ---     A lowest point? Starting over from     zero? That's just part of the saga. [01:51] ---     Even if we burn out in the     process, we'll make it come true! [01:53] ---     This is where our revenge begins! SIGN    Zombie Land Saga     Revenge SIGN    The Saga Incident, Part One SIGN    The Spring of Meiji 15 (1882)     The town formerly associated     with Saga Castle [03:33] Students     Lady Yugiri is so pretty     every time I see her! [03:36] Students     I mean, she's a legendary courtesan! [03:39] Students     What's legendary mean? [03:40] Students     You don't need to know. [03:47] Narr     Several months had passed since the legendary     courtesan reluctantly left her old life. [03:52] Narr     The high-ranking government official [03:54] Narr     who arranged her freedom passed     away due to sudden illness. [04:00] Narr     In accordance with his wishes,     she was granted a portion of his fortune. [04:03] Narr     Although her well-being was secure, [04:06] Narr     she faced the prospect of living     out the rest of her life [04:10] Narr     in a town where she knew     no one and no one knew her. [04:19] Townsladies     I mean, they have to call     her a legend for a reason! [04:22] Townsladies     She probably puts the folks     over in Kamiashi-cho to shame. [04:25] Townsladies     What made her give up a life like that? [04:28] Ye Olde Sakura     Come on by and get your fill! [04:30] Ye Olde Sakura     We've got manju, dango, and shiruko! [04:32] Ye Olde Sakura     Step right on up! [04:39] Kiichi     Th-The time has come for     us to take a s-stand! [04:43] Kiichi     Saga! Bring back Saga! [04:45] Kiichi     Saga! [04:46] Kiichi     Saga? [04:50] Girls     What does he want? [04:51] Girls     Let's go. [04:54] Callers     Come on by! [04:55] Procession leader     Come on by and have a look! [05:00] Procession leader     It's the Shin Goro traveling show, [05:02] Procession leader     and we're in town for a limited     engagement of only seven days! [05:03] Kiichi     Saga! Saga! [05:06] Kiichi     Saga is coming through! Saga! [05:09] Procession leader     Hey! Who the hell are you?! [05:12] Kiichi     S-S-Sorry! [05:22] Fishmonger     What do you think you're doing?! [05:24] Kiichi     S-S-Sorry! [05:25] Kiichi     S-Sorry! [05:32] Constable A     Are you at it again, Kiichi Momozaki?! [05:34] Constable A     You're not going anywhere this time! [05:36] Constable A     Cooperate! SIGN    Homeland... Where we live... Not Nagasaki... Our Saga... [05:42] Yugiri     Paper always has its uses. [05:47] Constable     You seem dead set on     always being a nuisance! [05:51] Constable     You need to give it a rest!     Do you want to be arrested? [05:54] Constable     I can arrest you, y'know! [05:55] Kiichi     I-I just want Saga to be... [05:57] Itou     A mugger! [05:58] Itou     Don't let him get away! [05:59] Kiichi     You stand there and wait for me to get back! [06:02] Kiichi     Where's that mugger?! [06:10] Kiichi     Itou... [06:11] Itou     You never learn, do you? [06:15] Narrator     At the time, Saga was treated as a problem     prefecture by the Meiji government. SIGN    Nagasaki SIGN    Saga SIGN    Fukuoka [06:23] Narr     During the Bakumatsu period, it underwent     westernization faster than other domains, [06:28] Narr     making Saga a key location     during the reformation... [06:31] Narr     But, with uprisings by the former     samurai class during Meiji 7 [06:34] Narr     and the accompanying defeats,     its glory was a thing of the past. [06:38] Narr     By Meiji 9, Saga prefecture SIGN    Nagasaki SIGN    Mizuma SIGN    Fukuoka [06:40] Narr     had been divided up between the     prefectures of Mizuma and Nagasaki, [06:44] Narr     resulting in its total     erasure from the map. SIGN    Nagasaki SIGN    Fukuoka [06:50] Itou     You need to give it a rest. [06:53] Itou     I'm not always going to     be there to help you. [06:56] Kiichi     I-I'm just trying to bring Saga back,     the way it should be! [07:01] Itou     As long as you're making a fuss on your own, [07:03] Itou     you're not going to accomplish anything. [07:05] Itou     The imperial court is still wary of Saga. [07:10] Itou     No one wants a repeat of the Saga War. [07:13] Kiichi     I'm not trying to start a war! [07:16] Itou     That's not what it looks     like to everyone else. [07:18] Itou     Besides, even if Saga gets its name back, [07:21] Itou     what comes after that? [07:23] Kiichi     I... [07:25] Itou     Okay, enough of this talk. [07:26] Itou     Let's set aside the complex stuff [07:28] Itou     and go check out the cherry     blossoms sometime soon. [07:31] Itou     I guarantee you'll see stuff [07:34] Itou     that'll make you forget all about     this old Saga you're stuck on. [07:37] Kiichi     Th-Th-That s-s-s-sort of thing isn't really my... [07:42] Kiichi     Hey, what about my meat?! [07:44] Itou     Thanks for the meal. [07:46] Ye Olde Ai     Come on out! [07:48] Ye Olde Ai     If you've got any confidence     in your skills, then face me! [07:51] Students     You'd be the talk of the town if you didn't     spend all your time cooped up here, teacher! [07:55] Students     The cherry blossoms are in bloom, anyway. [07:57] Students     If you'd like, I can tell you     some places with great views! [08:03] Hibiya     I want you to know what it's     like in the outside world. [08:16] Kids     Wow, look! [08:16] Kids     Pretty. [09:04] Kiichi     Uh, if this is yours, I, er— [09:09] Yugiri     Thank you kindly. [09:11] Yugiri     I just bought it. [09:17] Cart Guy     Outta the way! Move it, move it, move it! [09:21] Kiichi     Look out! [09:37] Yugiri     Come on, now. [09:45] Kiichi     I-I am so— [09:49] Yugiri     Here. [09:51] Kiichi     Thanks. SIGN    We must take Saga back. Saga is our homeland. Saga is where we were all born. The land where we live, it is called Saga. We are not from Mizuma or Nagasaki. The time has come for us to bring Saga back. That is why we will rise up for our Saga. [09:54] Kiichi     Hey, this is mine... [09:58] Yugiri     Oh, I didn't realize. [10:00] Yugiri     I apologize for treating     it like tissue paper. [10:07] Yugiri     You should head on home     and change into dry clothes. [10:19] Itou     What're you doing, Kiichi? [10:21] Kiichi     A celestial maiden... [10:25] Itou     I think I know who you mean. [10:27] Itou     The legendary courtesan who moved     to Saga around the end of last year. [10:32] Kiichi     L-Legendary? [10:33] Itou     Come on, man, if you want to get Saga back, [10:36] Itou     you should probably pay more     attention to the gossip. [10:39] Itou     The legendary courtesan, Yugiri. [10:42] Itou     She was a miracle performer unlike     anything ever seen in Edo, [10:44] Itou     idolized by men and women alike. [10:48] Itou     People would bid to be entertained by her so     competitively that the price got sky-high... [10:52] Itou     to the point where no one     came calling anymore. [10:56] Itou     The heads of the restoration     even got into fights over her, [10:58] Itou     and there are rumors the Meiji court     almost fell apart because of it... [11:02] Kiichi     And a person like that... is in Saga? [11:05] Itou     Don't go falling for her, now. [11:06] Kiichi     Wh-Why would I?! [11:09] Itou     She's not the kind of woman     a guy like you could handle. [11:12] Itou     She's from a different world. [11:17] Kiichi     A different world...? SIGN    Zombie Land Saga Revenge SIGN    Zombie Land Saga Revenge [11:55] Yugiri     Oh, I remember you. [12:05] Yugiri     I'm sorry you went to the trouble. [12:08] Kiichi     Aw, no, it's nothing fancy... but... [12:12] Yugiri     Thank you very much for the gift. [12:14] Yugiri     But you should run along, now. [12:18] Yugiri     For your own sake. [12:25] Kiichi     I... I don't care. [12:29] Kiichi     Th-This stuff about you from being     a different world and like... [12:34] Kiichi     All that complicated stuff!     For our Saga, it's... [12:37] Kiichi     In Saga, it's... [12:39] Kiichi     In Saga... it's... [13:07] Yugiri     Pardon me! Does Kiichi Momozaki-han live here? [13:18] Xu Fu     It's Saga! [13:21] Xu Fu     I am Saga! No... Saga is me! [13:31] Yugiri     Sir? Are you all right, there? [13:33] Kiichi     Gramps, did you run off on...? [13:40] Yugiri     It's a herbal medicine that helps with colds and     other illnesses while being very nourishing. [13:45] Yugiri     I had an old acquaintance send it. [13:48] Kiichi     I-I appreciate you going     to all the trouble... [13:50] Yugiri     I felt guilty about you braving that blazing     sun just to show me your gratitude. [13:56] Kiichi     Aw, I only did it because I wanted to... [14:01] Yugiri     It was nice. You were the first     person to come calling on me, [14:04] Yugiri     other than my dance students,     since I came to Saga. [14:10] Kiichi     Sorry about my grandpa back there... [14:13] Kiichi     He's a little... Well... [14:16] Yugiri     He seems like an interesting fellow. [14:19] Kiichi     I think Saga losing its name really     made him worse these last few years... [14:26] Kiichi     He started ranting about how     if he had his old powers, [14:30] Kiichi     he'd be able to raise the dead easily... [14:34] Kiichi     About eight years ago,      there was a big battle here in Saga [14:38] Kiichi     and my father was killed. [14:42] Kiichi     I had nowhere to go and was cowering     in the wilderness by myself... [14:48] Kiichi     If Gramps hadn't found me,      I dunno what would've happened. [14:52] Kiichi     I owe him more than I can ever repay... [14:56] Kiichi     But all he says he wants in     return is for me to save Saga. [15:03] Kiichi     I didn't know what he meant at first... [15:05] Kiichi     But when Saga lost its name, [15:09] Kiichi     it felt like everything my father     tried to protect was going away... [15:13] Kiichi     Like Saga was going to vanish     from inside people's hearts. SIGN    We must take Saga back. Saga is our homeland. Saga is where we were all born. The land where we live, it is called Saga. We are not from Mizuma or Nagasaki. The time has come for us to bring Saga back. That is why we will rise up for our Saga. [15:16] Kiichi     And I didn't want that to happen. [15:19] Kiichi     I think it's fate that Gramps     managed to find me... [15:23] Kiichi     So that I could find my way of life. [15:29] (Flashback) Hibiya     Yugiri, this is where you're     going to live from now on. [15:37] Kiichi     I think I can finally picture it. [15:41] Kiichi     What I really want to do... [15:44] Kiichi     is create a new Saga. [15:47] Kiichi     One where men and women, former samurai     and peasants, merchants and craftsmen... [15:51] Kiichi     A place where everyone can     choose their own path! [15:55] Kiichi     And live happy lives where     they're true to themselves! [15:58] Yugiri     That's a beautiful dream. [16:06] Kiichi     Please! Please, take one! [16:09] Itou     You wanna be arrested?! [16:11] Itou     You want me to arrest you? [16:14] Kiichi     Don't scare me like that! [16:16] ---     You never give up, do you? SIGN    The time has come to bring back Saga! SIGN    It has been six years since these lands were made into Mizuma, and part of Nagasaki, as a result of the war in the year of Meiji 9. But is it truly right for us to claim our home is Nagasaki? Can we honestly abide our homeland being stripped of its name? What will have become of it, if not? We were all born and raised in the land of Saga. There is no reason that name should fade away over the course of six years. The time has come to appeal to the Imperial Court for the return of Saga. Let us all stand together, and restore the name of our homeland. [16:22] Kiichi     She, uh... helped me clean it up a bit. [16:25] Kiichi     And helped with the composition and stuff... [16:32] Ye Olde Saki     There, there. [16:33] Ye Olde Saki     Come on, now. [16:53] Itou     It's just some fish. [16:57] Yugiri     Forgive me. I felt a     rather... fresh presence. [17:02] Kiichi     Sorry! [17:04] Kiichi     I-I know I'm late... [17:07] Kiichi     Itou? You're early. [17:10] Itou     I wanted to meet the legendary     courtesan as soon as possible. [17:14] Itou     Here, the big one I caught you. [17:16] Itou     You actually caught that     thing in the Fukushoe River? [17:39] Itou     This is great. [17:41] Itou     I guess the legendary courtesan can cook,     on top of everything else. [17:44] Yugiri     The gentleman who arranged for my     freedom taught me all kinds of things. [17:49] Yugiri     Things that would help with     living in the outside world. [17:54] Itou     All kinds of things, huh? [17:58] Itou     Y'know, maybe it's time for you, too. [18:01] Kiichi     What now? [18:02] Itou     You're not actually that stupid. [18:04] Itou     You could become a scholar, or a doctor... [18:07] Itou     If you want to help people, you could do     something that's a bit more realistic, [18:11] Itou     instead of this wild dream     about bringing Saga back. [18:22] Itou     You met this nice lady. Maybe it     was a sign to think things over. [18:26] Itou     Hell, maybe you should think     of starting a family? [18:31] Itou     If you're the head of a household,     you'll feel more responsible, right? [18:35] Itou     I think it'd suit you. [18:40] Isshiki     Wh-Wh-What?! What?! What are you, stupid?! [18:45] Isshiki     Seriously, what are you—     What're you trying to— [18:54] Yugiri     Kiichi-han! [18:56] Yugiri     Hang in there, Kiichi-han. [19:01] Itou     He's helpless, I swear. [19:07] Itou     Ah, that's all right. [19:13] Itou     How about a drink? [19:14] Yugiri     I'm fine, thank you. [19:23] Yugiri     Itou-han, have you known     Kiichi-han for long? [19:28] Itou     It was about two years ago... [19:30] Itou     I heard there was some oddball     passing out some strange writings. [19:35] Itou     I thought I'd go make fun of him... [19:37] Itou     I saw how everyone gave him a wide berth,     without stopping for a second, [19:42] Itou     but he kept at it... He was so desperate. [19:46] Itou     There had to have been other ways... [19:49] Itou     He's a real fool, to be honest. [19:55] Itou     This country's changed. [19:57] Itou     It's going to keep changing, too. [20:00] Itou     What's to be gained by      clinging to an old name? [20:04] Yugiri     I don't think Kiichi-han is     interested in the old name. [20:08] Yugiri     He wants to create a new Saga,     with a fresh start. [20:13] Yugiri     It might be a half-formed, shaky dream... [20:16] Yugiri     but it's one I'd like to see     come true. Kiichi-han's Saga. [20:29] Itou     Sooner or later, that earnest     heart of his is gonna get broken. [20:35] Itou     This country is still too     twisted. Too barbaric. [20:41] Itou     Thanks for the meal. I had a good time. [20:55] Kiichi     Please take one! [20:57] Kiichi     For Saga... [21:05] Recruits     Excuse me, but could you     tell us more about this? [21:09] Recruits     We want to get our Saga back, too! SIGN    Target gaining support.     Could not confirm how many.     Chance of growth likely.     Requesting directions if that happens. SIGN    Next Episode Preview [23:25] Yugiri     This is Yugiri. [23:27] Yugiri     There's always something inspiring about gentlemen     willing to risk everything for what they believe in. [23:31] Yugiri     Next time on Episode 9 of Zombie Land     Saga Revenge: "The Saga Incident, Part Two." SIGN    The Saga Incident, Part Two [23:36] Yugiri     This is goodbye.