The skies of Kyoto, long famed for their splendour, burned red.
The Miyoshi Three, who had been expanding their power around Kyoto,
had attacked the Ashikaga shogun.
For the shogun, the highest ranking samurai of them all, to be attacked was unprecedented.
The Muromachi Shogunate, which had ruled samurai society for 240 years, was destroyed.
The turbulent civil war era was about to enter a new phase.
chikai no ha furuu setsuna
誓いの刃 振るう刹那
When I swing the blade of my oath,
kanshoku soshite mata kizutsuite
感触 そしてまた傷ついて
that feeling of being hurt once again.
kuchibiru o kamishimenagara
唇を噛みしめながら
As I bite my lip,
nani ga tadashii no ka to tou
何が 正しいのかと問う
I question, what is correct?
anata mamoru demo sono mae ni
あなた 守る でもその前に
I will protect you, but before that,
hatasubeki koto ga aru yo
果たすべきことがあるよ
there is something I must do.
tokubetsu nanka ni naritain janakute
特別なんかになりたいんじゃなくて
It’s not that I want to become someone special,
watashi usotsukitakunai
私 嘘つきたくない
I just don’t want to tell a lie.
inochi o kakete kouya o
命を賭けて 荒野を
In these days of battle,
kakeru tatakai no hibi no naka
駆ける 戦いの日々の中
I put my life on the line and charge across these wastelands.
furimuku to soko ni ite
振り向くと そこにいて
I turn around, and there you are.
furue tomete kureru
震え 止めてくれる
You stop my shaking.
kanashimi no hi ga tojireba yabou no hi ga noboru
哀しみの日が閉じれば 野望の陽が昇る
If these days of sadness end, the sun of ambition will rise.
unmei kettobashi omou mama susumou
運命 蹴っ飛ばし 思うまま進もう
Kick fate aside and we can proceed as we dream.
sekai o rinku shite
世界をリンクして
Link the world together.
Episode Seven
Nobuna Advances on Kyoto
This sucks!
There goes my plan to march on the capital under the Shogun's banner!
Even if the Shogun has been assassinated,
their brother Yoshiaki still lives.
If you make him the new shogun,
you'll have plenty of excuses to march on the capital.
Who was assassinated?
The Shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru hasn't been assassinated.
And they have a little sister, not a little brother.
W-Wait a second.
In the game, the shogun gets assassinated...
They made it out by the skin of their teeth,
and fled to the continent with their little sister Yoshiaki-sama.
No way...
If history starts splitting off from what I know,
what good am I?
Even monkeys fall from trees, Monkey-senpai.
Hey!
Since Sagara-senpai's monkey wisdom isn't gonna help us,
I have a great idea.
The captured Imagawa Yoshimoto carries the blood of the Ashikaga clan and has the right to be the next Shogun.
We march on the capital with her as the new Shogun.
Smart.
I'm glad we made you an Oda general.
I'll do my best to catch up to and surpass Sagara-senpai.
Okay!
The Oda armies will march on the capital!
Our enemies,
the Asai and Rokkaku clans, await us along the way, in Oumi!
Stay sharp!
You?
You don't know when to give up.
The Oda and Asai should form an alliance.
You don't want to make an enemy of us, do you?
I really don't care either way.
Doesn't bother us.
I bet it bothers you, though!
You told everybody how we were going to marry.
If that falls apart, everyone in Japan will laugh at you.
Poor thing.
Well, if you cry and beg, maybe I'll think about it.
That's not...
Then we're done here.
Please!
If I don't get married, I can't go back home!
Please, I'm begging you!
Oh, fine.
You can have my little sister.
Little sister?
I've never heard anything about you having a little sister.
Oh, I do!
Believe me.
If you start questioning me, then the deal is off.
I will gladly take your sister!
Come to think of it, Nobunaga had a little sister.
The beautiful Oichi...
Sister, what is this?
Congrats on your marriage.
From now on, you're Asai Nagamasa's wife.
Wife?
Have a long and happy life together!
What?!
Thanks!
Horrible...
You know that's fraud, right?
Who cares as long as he never finds out?
But you won't fool me like that.
You promised I could have a beautiful girl as a reward if I conquered Mino.
W-Well...
If you don't give her to me, I won't work anymore.
Hey!
Give me the pretty girl!
That's a stupid request.
You're really shameless!
Shut up!
That's the only reason a man would risk his life!
Fine!
The prettiest girl in Japan, okay?
I'll keep my promise.
Wash yourself up and wait tonight.
Who could it be?
Y-You like my breasts that much?
You get 100 points for begging.
Sagara-senpai, be gentle.
Another excellent choice!
But I think I'd rather have somebody more elegant.
Yoshimoto-chan.
No way... Nobuna?
As if!
She hates me!
No, no!
No, but...
Why do I have to give myself to Monkey?
Take your reward.
The most beautiful girl in Japan.
Oh no!
My heart's just not ready for it!
Here's your reward from the princess!
Huh?
Ta-da!
Nene, the prettiest girl in Japan!
From now on, I'll be your little sister!
Be happy!
T-That woman...
This is fraud!
With Asai Nagamasa on her side,
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and arrived just outside the capital, then known as Kyo.
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With all these brilliant generals, Kyo is as good as ours!
Advance!
I was hoping to see a Kyoto beauty or two,
but the whole place is deserted.
Somebody!
What's that?
Robbery in broad daylight?
Those are Miyoshi soldiers.
They were?
Those were definitely bandits.
Out of the way!
The collapse of the Shogunate has turned Kyoto in a lawless place.
So the reason Nobuna told us to go investigate was...
Kyo is the centre of Japan.
Maybe she wanted to see what a country looks like when it's lost its ruler.
So that's it.
Goemon-san and I will gather information.
You go to the Yamato Palace, where Himiko-sama awaits.
Himiko?
She is the head of the Yamato court.
She's said to be the descendant of the gods who built this nation,
and is worshipped.
That's a little different than my world...
Hey, bastards!
This time you won't get away!
Are you okay?
You're not hurt, are you?
I'm grateful.
This girl has a strange aura...
It's dangerous here.
Yeah.
We should get away from here.
What are you thinking?
Attacking the palace?
Such insolence will not stand!
Imperial Advisor
Konoe Sakihisa
Imperial Advisor
Konoe Sakihisa
Konoe Sakihisa, the Imperial Advisor.
A man who has controlled the nobility and politics from behind the scenes.
We're so sorry!
The ones responsible have already been-
The heads of those ruffians are of no value to me!
Forgive me!
Where did Himiko-sama disappear to?
I'd honestly expected better of the Miyoshi Three.
Tsuda Soukyuu
The great merchant of Sakai, Tsuda Soukyuu.
A man said to be willing to do anything for money.
We defeated the Shogun, but at this rate, we won't make a penny.
May Buddha destroy my enemies, the barbarians.
Shoukakuin Gousei
Shoukakuin Gousei, the master of the Hiei mountain temples.
A man who hates foreigners.
The only way to protect this country from foreign barbarians is for us to take power.
And for that, we need Himiko-sama.
Now, now, Konoe-sama.
Leave this to me.
Splendid, Danjo.
Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide
Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide.
The witch of the Civil Wars,
who will betray and rebel without a second thought.
To us, Himiko-sama is an important doll.
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And there's Mitsukuri Castle.
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We're looking good.
A simultaneous attack on all the castles...
Rokkaku must've been surprised!
We've got lots of great generals.
No sense in wasting our time.
A brilliant plan.
Ninety-five points.
Sagara-senpai must be really upset that he couldn't get any glory.
It's fine.
Kyo is more important.
Looks like things are pretty bad there.
Are you worried?
N-Not at all!
Hanbei and Goemon are there.
He'll be fine.
Let's mop up the Rokkaku!
I'm sorry.
It's hard to believe this is Kyoto.
Is it different in your world?
Stay back, thugs!
Or taste my ultimate move,
The "Bontenmaru Wants to Be Like That Too Super-Sword!"
You mustn't.
But...
Whoa!
A European nun!
Blonde hair and big boobs!
Now that's an awesome combo!
You're scum.
Violence cannot heal suffering.
Let us pray.
Love thine enemy.
Then come on and love us.
I've never had a foreign girl.
What?
No!
As men of the land of the rising sun, you should be ashamed.
Who's that?
Get lost, kid!
Not bad.
I, Bontenmaru, won't fall behind!
Found you.
Thank you.
I am Louise Frois, a missionary from Portugal.
I'm Sagara Yoshiharu.
Inuchiyo.
I am the Demon King of Destruction.
The beast of the apocalypse.
Bontenmaru!
Good to know.
Anyway, sorry about what happened.
You've come to Kyoto for missionary work?
Yes.
Normally I stay in the foreign quarters in Sakai,
but I was hoping the court would give me permission to take my mission throughout Japan.
I was turned away, though.
You were?
Europeans are not allowed near the court, they said.
That's awful.
I wanted to meet Himiko-sama.
Why?
I thought she would understand,
as a fellow servant of God.
To end the wars,
and make a nation where everyone can live happily.
That is God's wish.
And my dream.
Your dream will come true.
Yoshiharu-san.
As long as you don't give up, it'll come true.
It might sound naive,
but that's what I believe.
Yes, so do I.
All that's left is Kannonji Castle.
Let's take it immediately.
No, send out a request for their surrender.
I can't imagine they'll agree.
Tell them to run if they don't want to surrender.
We won't chase after them.
Run?
That sounds just like you.
I've never heard of that.
We just have to get to the capital.
There's no need to shed unnecessary blood.
Those Rokkaku fools!
They should've fought to the last man to delay Oda Nobuna!
The Rokkaku have fled into the Kouga mountains, I hear.
Could they be any more pathetic?
Asakura Yoshikage
Asakura Yoshikage, the ruler of Echizen.
A great daimyo from a famous family.
Asakura Yoshikage
The fool princess marching on the capital?
These are dark times indeed.
If a country daimyo like Imagawa Yoshimoto becomes shogun,
then everything we've done will be for naught.
Yoshimoto?
I'd love to make her mine and add her to my work.
You have quite the hobby.
Especially since some idiots let the Ashikaga shogun's little sister escape.
Do you dare mock us?
If you don't like it,
you may battle Echizen Asakura's army of 750,000.
Infighting won't make get us anywhere.
Indeed.
With the Miyoshi and the Asakura,
if the Takeda and Uesugi join us against Nobuna,
she will be completely surrounded.
But that will take time.
Nobuna will make it to the capital first.
We will withdraw our men for now and set fire to Kyo.
If it delays her advance,
then my forces, Takeda, and Uesugi will get there in time.
That's it!
We're counting on you, Miyoshi Three!
Us?
You have Matsunaga Danjo as well.
Fight Nobuna even if you must battle to the last man.
But...
I'll send reinforcements.
A man who hates Nobuna more than anything.
He'll be useful.
You should get home.
This place is the worst in Kyo.
I wanted to see it for myself.
I needed to go outside to see how much the people were suffering.
Regardless of the future,
this hell is reality right now.
Does she know I've come from the future?
Will there ever be a world where the people can be happy?
Sure there will.
How can you be sure?
Because of Oda Nobuna.
If she unites Japan, she'll make a new world.
Oda Nobuna?
A world where everyone can be happy,
where we can be friends with Europeans like Frois-chan.
A world where everything is peaceful.
Nobuna can make it real.
Is that her dream?
Her dream is everyone's dream.
And if you don't give up on your dream, it will come true.
What is this?!
My head... I don't feel well...
I am Matsunaga Danjo.
I've come for you.
You've come to take me back?
I'll tell them all that you were kidnapped by bandits.
Do not touch them!
I'll go back.
That should be good enough.
As you wish.
What was that?
I've been looking for you, Sagara!
Goemon.
Hanbei-chan!
This presence...
Were you attacked by a supernatural creature?
I don't know what happened...
You okay?
I'm fine.
You sure this is far enough?
You've already done so much.
Strange girl.
Maybe she's some shrine priestess?
Yoshiharu.
Today was great fun.
We thank you from the bottom of our heart.
We?
Himiko-sama?
And so Oda Nobuna reached the capital at last,
and Kyo fell under the control of the Oda Clan.
I restored the security of the capital, just like you said to.
Looks like it was really bad.
Yeah.
I think it'll be a little better now.
Thanks.
It was nothing special.
There are still lots of bad spots, though.
That's just until I unite Japan.
Hey, Nobuna.
Let's make a peaceful country.
Yeah.
tada jidai no mannaka
ただ 時代の真ん中
Being just a bystander in the middle of this era,
tatasarete tomadou toki ni
立たされて 戸惑う時に
when I am stopped, when I am troubled,
te o hiitekureta hito e
手を引いてくれた人へ
I look to the person who’s been holding my hand...
dekiru koto sagashita
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...and find what I can do for them.
kizutsukinagara warau sugata
傷つきながら 笑う姿
While being hurt, you smile,
kokoro no ura namida ga mieta
心の裏 涙が見えた
but inside your heart, there are tears.
sukuimotomeru koe kikitoreru no wa
救い求める声 聴き取れるのは
The ones who can hear your cries for help,
yurusareta mono dake
許された者だけ
are those few you allowed.
kazoekirenu arashi o koete
数え切れぬ 嵐を越えて
I overcome countless storms.
anata no yami saku hikari ni naru
あなたの闇 裂くヒカリになる
I will become the light that shatters your darkness.
mou mayowanai tomo ni ikitai
もう 迷わない ともに生きたい
I will no longer hesitate. I want to live by your side.
chikau yume ga donna mubou de atte mo
誓う夢が どんな無謀であっても
No matter how reckless the promised dream is.
oboeteite shinjirareru basho wa
おぼえていて 信じられる場所は
Remember, the place you can believe in,
koko ni aru to
ここにあると
is right here.
Episode Eight
Golden Free City: Sakai