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THE ELUSIVE SAMURAI

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{\an8}NORTHERN FRONT
MOCHIZUKI'S MAIN ARMY

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{\an8}Father…

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{\i1}-Ayako…{\i}
-Father…

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{\i1}To lose her father and the battle…{\i}

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{\i1}the pain in her heart{\i}
{\i1}must be unfathomable…{\i}

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So sad!

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The incredibly cool Lord Mochizuki
has perished.

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Mr. Mochizuki?

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Yo! Chojumaru.

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Father! I thought you were dead!

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Your father is a phoenix, Ayako.
And thank you for coming!

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Oh, my gosh! I'm so glad you're all right!

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Ah, it hurts…

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{\an8}Father! Too much! You're breaking my ribs!

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{\an8}SQUEEEZE - CRACK

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{\an8}Don't be so fragile.

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{\an8}Us Mochizukis get stronger
with every cracked rib.

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{\an8}You should try it! Go on then!

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{\an8}-Like father, like daughter.
-Like father, like daughter.

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Hey, wait. Mr. Mochizuki.

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Hmm?

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You, Mr. Tokoiwa,
and your army are unharmed?

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Did you all just not fight?
Did you just let the fort fall?

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Yeah, that's right.

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Holing up and fighting on the sly's
just not my style.

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They can have the fort, for all I care.

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You've got to be kidding!

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NORTH

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If this place falls,
things are going to get hectic.

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At this rate, Ichikawa's army
will make their way south,

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and we'll be severely disadvantaged
on the central and southern fronts!

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SOUTH
CENTER

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Wait.

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We are entirely in his debt.

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KITAJO MANOR MAGISTRATE
MUNEIE TOKOIWA

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Our fort's defenses are weak,

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and it cannot house a large army.

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It wouldn't last two days
against an opponent like Ichikawa.

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If Lord Mochizuki hadn't breached
their siege and let us escape,

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not only would the fort have been
completely annihilated,

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but so too would all of our troops.

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So you see, kid.

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We are a much bigger threat
to Ichikawa uninjured

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and hiding out here in the mountains.

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NORTH
MIDDLE

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We can attack him at any time
from the rear

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as he tries to make his way
to the central front.

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Specifically, when he goes
to cross the river,

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he'll essentially be a sitting duck.

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I see.

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So a coordinated pincer attack with
Shinomiya's army on the opposite shore

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could be just
the devastating blow we need.

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What a marvelous plan.

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I'm assuming you've already made contact
with Mr. Shinomiya then?

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Shinomiya?

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So you haven't made contact with him!

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But that means Ichikawa's going
to make it across the river, Father!

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Which means Mr. Shinomiya is going
to be the one to get pincer attacked!

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All right! I'm sorry, okay?

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We only just got out from the fort.
I didn't have time to plan that far ahead!

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-Father!
-We'd better hurry

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and let Mr. Shinomiya know.

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Yes. Ichikawa's army
will be on the move tomorrow morning.

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Ayako. You stay here
and help defend your father.

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But…

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Starting tomorrow,

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I'm leaving messenger duty for the
northern and central fronts to you too.

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Now's your chance
to fight alongside your father.

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Be a good daughter, and do him proud.

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Certainly!

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He may be helplessly lacking in stature,

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but that Young Lord of yours
sure has the guts

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to be a military commander.

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Yes.

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I'm finding myself more and more devoted
by the day.

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It's becoming quite the hassle.

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{\an8}CENTRAL FRONT
SHINOMIYA'S MAIN ARMY

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And so, Mr. Shinomiya,

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could you please station some soldiers
at the exit to the northern mountains?

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-Do it.
-Yes, my lord.

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You need only spare a few.

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Thank you, Mr. Messenger.

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I'd love to hear more,
but you should rest in Hoshina's camp.

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He's grown so much in just one year.

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I can't wait to see what the future holds.

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{\an8}CENTRAL FRONT
HOSHINA'S MAIN ARMY

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I can't eat any more…

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Forward!

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MOCHIZUKI
ICHIKAWA

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{\an8}SHINOMIYA - NEZU
PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL

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{\an8}MOCHIZUKI
HOSHINA

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Mochizuki hasn't changed at all.

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He is careless in his actions,

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but somehow, things always seem
to work out for the better for him.

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Now, with our newfound knowledge
of what's going on in the north,

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we shall hold a war council meeting.

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{\an8}Sure enough, what is most important
for the central front now

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{\an8}is to defeat the provincial official.

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I'd like to make it a quick
and decisive battle,

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but we are evenly matched
with the provincial official's army,

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and we do not have a trump card.

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Is there any way out of this deadlock?

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Mr. Nezu.

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May I offer some advice
from the perspective of a messenger?

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Fubuki.
What you were talking about yesterday.

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We saw the fort in the south yesterday.

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We believe the military forces
sent to the fort were somewhat excessive.

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Excessive?

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The fort is structurally sound.

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If we can predict the direction
of their attack in advance,

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we should be able to defend it with
Mr. Unno's army and a few extra soldiers.

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We would need a large number of scouts
to pull it off,

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but even an army at 80% capacity
would be sufficient.

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UNNO'S ARMY + INUKAI'S ARMY
224 SOLDIERS

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One, two, three, four, five…

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BAD AT MATH

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I see.

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If we send the 50 remaining cavalrymen
to the central front,

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they should be quite the valuable asset.

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Fubuki.

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Could Mr. Nezu not send in his hawk
to surveil the fort?

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Of course!
Then we won't need so many scouts.

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If we leave 100 cavalrymen in the south,
they can hold out for ten days.

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A decisive battle of brief duration

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also won't require as many reservists
at the fort.

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So, in exchange
for sending Mr. Nezu south,

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we could pull 200 troops from the south
to converge on the central front.

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That is always a possibility.

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{\i1}Shizuku.{\i}

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What a brilliant idea.

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Thanks to Mr. Nezu,

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we now know pretty much all of
the locations that need extra vigilance

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on the central front.

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You can leave any future fighting
to just us now.

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Your suggestion makes perfect sense.

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I feel a little ashamed to be taking
strategic advice from a child, but…

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Shizuku.

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It is advice coming from you. I know
that Lord Yorishige trusts you deeply.

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Very well.

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ICHIKAWA - MOCHIZUKI
SHINOMIYA + HOSHINA

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The north will keep their army at bay
with a pincer attack,

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I will trade places
with 200 men in the south,

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and Hoshina's party will settle things
here in the center.

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There are well over 500 men.

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Chojumaru.

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As messenger,
you must know many secret paths.

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Let us make haste.
I need you to guide my path southward.

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Yes, sir.

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{\i1}Shizuku has a lot of influence{\i}
{\i1}over the chief vassals{\i}

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{\i1}due to her being a representative{\i}
{\i1}of Mr. Yorishige.{\i}

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{\i1}Only she could come up{\i}
{\i1}with such a bold idea{\i}

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{\i1}like shuffling the generals around.{\i}

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TOKIYUKI

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{\an8}THE NEXT DAY
SOUTHERN FRONT - FUKASHI FORT

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I sent 200 cavalrymen in secret
to the central front last night.

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Mr. Nezu and I have also made
all the necessary arrangements

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to help defend the fort.

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I have a hawk watching the front,
but I can't keep him for long.

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Please tell Hoshina
to have the battle on the central front

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-finished within three days.
-Yes, sir!

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Everyone, I bid you good luck.

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The Young Lord is fascinating, Mr. Nezu.

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Yes.

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To think he enjoys the work
of darting about all the time.

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He's a fine lad, I'll give him that,

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but should we really be going ahead
with a child's strategy?

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What are you getting at?

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Defeating the provincial official's army
may only be a numbers game,

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but Sadamune is a battle-hardened master.

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Just as we have our plan,
he will surely have his own as well.

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I want to go home.

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Just how much have we been
running around these past few days?

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Don't say that, Genba.
You've gotta stick with us.

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There may come a time when
we need your power.

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{\i1}He's right though.{\i}
{\i1}We are pushing ourselves.{\i}

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{\i1}The Young Lord{\i}
{\i1}may be going too far this time.{\i}

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Mr. Unno. Didn't you say
there were around 100 enemy troops

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stationed to the north of the fort?

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Yes. They have not moved
since the outbreak of this war.

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They're not there.
There are no signs of the enemy there!

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TOKIYUKI
SADAMUNE

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It's them.

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When did they get here?

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So, the little restless messenger,
flitting about hither and thither,

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was you all along.

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Didn't I tell you

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that if I saw you on the battlefield,
I would kill you without hesitation?

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If I capture you, torture you,

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and make you confess every single detail
relating to Suwa's instructions

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and their involvement in the war,

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not only will I win this war,

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it will also give me just cause
to put an end to that Yorishige!

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Go, men! All 100 of you!

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Show them no mercy,
even if they are children!

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With sword in hand,
all are equal on the battlefield!

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Sever a limb or two if you have to.

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Just make sure you capture them
in a state where they can still talk.

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Brat! Kojiro! Abandon the horses!

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They haven't fully closed in on us
from the right.

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We'll climb the hill,
and make a run for it.

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Right.

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Ow! What is this?

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-Why, you…
-What is this?

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{\i1}Another smokescreen from the fox, huh?{\i}

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{\i1}I've already seen that your smokescreen{\i}
{\i1}has a limited range.{\i}

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{\i1}You'll be stepping out from the smoke{\i}
{\i1}just around…{\i}

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{\i1}There!{\i}

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Got him!

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We got him!

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{\i1}This is bad…{\i}

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{\i1}They caught us.{\i}

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{\i1}We're finished.{\i}

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Huh?

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Who was that?

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Who was that, you ask?

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Well, I'll just have
to give you the answer.

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Heaven's net has wide meshes,
but nothing escapes it.

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For I am the guardian deity
of all of Shinano,

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and nothing slips past my watch.

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I am the Shinano Mask!

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At your service!

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{\i1}-Yorishige.{\i}
{\i1}-Yorishige.{\i}

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{\i1}Yorishige.{\i}

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Allow me to explain!

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The Shinano Mask is
the avatar of Shinano itself

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who appears whenever danger is afoot!

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At times tempestuous,
at times compassionate!

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A higher supernatural being
who envelops all of Shinano

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in his unconditional love!

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He is a legendary hero,
a miracle, admired by all…

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{\i1}And standing beside him is{\i}
{\i1}the king of commentary, Mr. Moritaka!{\i}

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No matter which way you look at it,
that's just Yorishige Suwa!

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The man's got "fishy business"
down to an art!

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I am not! I am the Suwa Mask!

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Now you've just called yourself Suwa!
Get your facts straight!

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Since you remain unconvinced,

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we'll just have to let the facts
speak for themselves.

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In these turbulent times,

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if you want proof
beyond all reasonable doubt,

241
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you have to catch the culprit in the act.

242
00:14:40,420 --> 00:14:43,210
Will you try, Sadamune?

243
00:14:50,300 --> 00:14:51,640
Fall back!

244
00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:52,930
Lord Sadamune!

245
00:14:53,010 --> 00:14:56,060
We are evenly matched,
and we have the low ground.

246
00:14:56,140 --> 00:14:57,480
Our position is not favorable.

247
00:14:57,560 --> 00:14:59,900
Retreat! Retreat!

248
00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:05,110
They gave up. Just like that.

249
00:15:06,070 --> 00:15:08,150
I knew it. They're retreating east.

250
00:15:08,860 --> 00:15:10,570
Just as I expected, Sadamune.

251
00:15:10,660 --> 00:15:14,410
Sending 100 cavalrymen here
was killing two birds with one stone.

252
00:15:16,450 --> 00:15:19,960
The primary objective
for Sadamune's 100 cavalrymen

253
00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:21,670
was to provide backup
to the central front.

254
00:15:22,250 --> 00:15:24,800
He saw that the southern front
was at a standstill,

255
00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:26,380
and since he had
no immediate use for them,

256
00:15:26,460 --> 00:15:28,220
he sent 100 of his cavalrymen
to the center.

257
00:15:28,300 --> 00:15:30,550
He used the same strategy as us.

258
00:15:31,510 --> 00:15:35,760
And his second objective.
Well, that would be you.

259
00:15:37,100 --> 00:15:39,270
You're the shrine attendant
of Suwa Grand Shrine,

260
00:15:39,350 --> 00:15:41,560
running about the battlefield
on a secret mission.

261
00:15:41,650 --> 00:15:44,190
If he can capture you
and make you divulge everything,

262
00:15:44,270 --> 00:15:46,650
that will give him the perfect excuse
to come after me.

263
00:15:48,110 --> 00:15:51,740
He dispatched those 100 cavalrymen
not just to support the central front,

264
00:15:51,820 --> 00:15:54,580
but also as a net to capture you.

265
00:15:55,410 --> 00:15:59,500
Such a future suddenly came to me,
and I came running as fast as I could,

266
00:15:59,580 --> 00:16:01,750
but things are going to become
far too dangerous going forward.

267
00:16:02,420 --> 00:16:04,130
You've done enough, Lord Tokiyuki.

268
00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,750
Let the others handle messenger duty
for now. We're going home.

269
00:16:08,380 --> 00:16:09,800
Going home?

270
00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:12,010
The farther I stray from Suwa,

271
00:16:12,090 --> 00:16:15,050
and the more people
drawn into this battle,

272
00:16:15,140 --> 00:16:17,310
the less accurate my prophecies become.

273
00:16:19,140 --> 00:16:22,560
Now that Sadamune has realized
your strategic worth,

274
00:16:23,230 --> 00:16:25,440
continuing messenger duty
is too dangerous.

275
00:16:26,860 --> 00:16:27,860
No.

276
00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:30,900
I think you should go home too.

277
00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:33,660
You've worked yourself to the bone,
Young Lord.

278
00:16:33,740 --> 00:16:35,950
What he said. You're exhausted,

279
00:16:36,030 --> 00:16:38,290
and that's why
you didn't spot their ambush.

280
00:16:38,370 --> 00:16:42,210
No. I don't want to go home. Not now.

281
00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:46,340
Lord Tokiyuki.

282
00:16:46,420 --> 00:16:50,380
Do you have any idea of the men
who make up the small reinforcements

283
00:16:50,460 --> 00:16:51,800
of the Three Great Generals?

284
00:16:52,630 --> 00:16:55,390
Every one of them believes
the day will come

285
00:16:55,470 --> 00:16:58,560
when Suwa Myojin will rise to champion
the desperately suffering people

286
00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:00,020
of Shinano.

287
00:17:00,100 --> 00:17:03,270
Each and every one of them is willing
to put their life on the line

288
00:17:03,350 --> 00:17:04,440
for this war.

289
00:17:05,100 --> 00:17:08,230
But there is no need
for you to do the same.

290
00:17:08,860 --> 00:17:12,440
Your health is vital
to the shogunate revival.

291
00:17:12,530 --> 00:17:15,780
There is no need for you to be taking
such risks right now. Leave it for--

292
00:17:15,860 --> 00:17:17,410
Don't you get it?

293
00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,700
I want to be useful for you!

294
00:17:22,870 --> 00:17:25,620
You bear the weight of destiny
on your shoulders,

295
00:17:25,710 --> 00:17:28,880
but all I've been doing
is taking and taking

296
00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:30,380
without ever giving anything back.

297
00:17:32,260 --> 00:17:35,630
When I look out and see all our allies
united in their faith in you,

298
00:17:36,510 --> 00:17:39,720
I feel like I'm finally
giving back to you,

299
00:17:40,430 --> 00:17:41,770
and it makes me happy.

300
00:17:44,060 --> 00:17:47,100
And even then, do we still have to return?

301
00:17:52,230 --> 00:17:53,740
It should be me saying that.

302
00:17:54,490 --> 00:17:55,530
Mr. Yorishige?

303
00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:57,490
All right!

304
00:17:57,570 --> 00:18:00,740
If you feel that deeply about it,
you can continue on with your duties.

305
00:18:00,830 --> 00:18:03,330
But absolutely no fighting. I forbid it!

306
00:18:03,410 --> 00:18:05,120
Focus on getting the message out,

307
00:18:05,210 --> 00:18:07,750
and only watch over the battle
from the rear.

308
00:18:07,830 --> 00:18:09,210
I will!

309
00:18:09,290 --> 00:18:10,500
Good grief.

310
00:18:11,300 --> 00:18:14,050
Please take 100
of Suwa Grand Shrine's finest cavalrymen

311
00:18:14,130 --> 00:18:15,720
and head straight for the central front.

312
00:18:16,590 --> 00:18:18,890
With this, the battle
is now completely even.

313
00:18:18,970 --> 00:18:22,850
If you get the slightest sense of danger,
remember that you can always flee.

314
00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:30,440
Thank you, Mr. Yorishige. I'll be back.

315
00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:37,400
And there he goes.

316
00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:52,340
{\i1}To bear witness to how much you grow{\i}
{\i1}day by day…{\i}

317
00:18:53,300 --> 00:18:55,010
{\i1}To receive such high praise…{\i}

318
00:18:56,470 --> 00:19:00,390
{\i1}It is I who have been taking and taking{\i}
{\i1}without giving anything back.{\i}

319
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-Attack!
-Attack!

320
00:19:23,740 --> 00:19:27,250
CENTRAL FRONT
THE DECISIVE BATTLE

321
00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:38,590
What of Ichikawa in the north?

322
00:19:38,670 --> 00:19:40,630
We can pin him in place
for the entire day.

323
00:19:41,430 --> 00:19:44,100
-Look out for the big, bad man!
-Since the Mochizuki army is doing a dirty

324
00:19:44,180 --> 00:19:45,930
cleverly striking Ichikawa from the rear.

325
00:19:46,010 --> 00:19:48,390
-Who is this?
-I see. That is reassuring.

326
00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:52,310
And now, I must be off.
I'm off to join my father in battle.

327
00:19:52,860 --> 00:19:56,980
Excellent. Now we can focus
all our efforts on the central front.

328
00:19:57,990 --> 00:20:01,530
Mr. Messenger reports
that Hoshina is also dominating.

329
00:20:01,610 --> 00:20:04,070
Let's settle this once and for all today.

330
00:20:06,330 --> 00:20:08,950
Nice. They're pushing back nicely.

331
00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:11,040
Yeah. I had a quick look around,

332
00:20:11,120 --> 00:20:13,420
and both Hoshina's army
and Shinomiya's army

333
00:20:13,500 --> 00:20:14,750
are in great fighting spirits.

334
00:20:15,540 --> 00:20:17,500
With a battle this chaotic,

335
00:20:17,590 --> 00:20:20,130
not even Sadamune's 100 cavalrymen
can tip the scale.

336
00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:22,590
We can win this war.

337
00:20:47,330 --> 00:20:49,240
What is that?

338
00:20:54,250 --> 00:20:55,250
What?

339
00:20:56,380 --> 00:20:58,300
What on earth is that?

340
00:20:58,380 --> 00:20:59,920
A mikoshi?

341
00:21:05,390 --> 00:21:11,850
I'll flatten you all into the ground,
you lawless scum!

342
00:21:11,930 --> 00:21:14,900
Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho!

343
00:21:14,980 --> 00:21:18,150
Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho!

344
00:21:18,230 --> 00:21:20,980
Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho!

345
00:21:21,780 --> 00:21:24,490
Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho!

346
00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,370
Heave-ho!

347
00:21:28,450 --> 00:21:30,120
Heave-ho!

348
00:21:35,250 --> 00:21:38,210
Lord Hoshina! We must retreat
and re-establish ourselves--

349
00:21:41,710 --> 00:21:43,920
You bastards!

350
00:21:45,550 --> 00:21:47,470
I've gathered the biggest,
burliest men around,

351
00:21:47,550 --> 00:21:50,890
paying them to carry my mikoshi
and serve as my bodyguards.

352
00:21:50,970 --> 00:21:54,060
And I shall shoot them all
from right here,

353
00:21:54,140 --> 00:21:56,900
in the safety of my own little box.

354
00:21:56,980 --> 00:22:02,230
This is my very own battle mikoshi plan!

355
00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:04,950
Hyaaah!

356
00:23:38,120 --> 00:23:38,960
{\i1}Let's go!{\i}

357
00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:39,920
EPISODE 17 (YEAR 1335)
THE UNYIELDING