It's finally the era of the Imagawa Shogunate!
Excellent work, Nobuna-san.
Do you understand your position?
Oh, are you going to kill me?
I am the Shogun!
You aren't yet!
Leave her.
We finally got them to let her be declared as shogun.
If she gets killed, it'll all be for nothing.
And she makes a better figurehead if she's a bit dim.
I am the figurehead Shogun!
A shiny, pretty figurehead!
The repairs to the Yamato Palace are coming along well.
It should be finished in time for the declaration of the new shogun.
Sorry to leave that to you when you're just back from the war.
Um, there's something that bothers me.
I don't know where Matsunaga Danjo is.
You don't think she ran with Miyoshi to Shikoku?
No.
But she can't do anything on her own.
I imagine so, but...
What upsets me more is Mitsuhide!
Let it go already.
No!
Cheating is wrong.
Juubei-chan was just too serious and too stubborn about it.
You seem to really want to defend her.
That's not the issue here.
I know she didn't mean anything wrong.
You're too naive, princess!
This is bad.
If Juubei-chan keeps getting isolated...
The more serious someone is,
the more likely they are to do something when they snap.
I have to stop the Honnouji event no matter what.
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 Nine
The Battle at Kiyomizu Temple
Raise your head.
It was only a game.
But...
You overdid it a little, huh?
Shouldn't you apologise to Sagara-han?
I don't understand that.
In a battle for promotion, there's no point if you don't win.
That's where you're wrong.
To the princess, her retainers are like family.
Does she want to see them fighting each other and trying to put each other down?
My only family is my mother.
A family and a retainer are different.
That's just because you were lucky.
You were loved by a wise mother.
Not hated like the princess.
Isn't that just a rumour?
It's true.
Mother, I won!
I, Nobuna, protected Owari!
How dare you appear before your mother dressed in such wretched clothing?
And you call yourself a princess of the Oda clan?
Mother...
But she's so cheerful...
She wants to keep everyone from worrying, I'd imagine.
To her, you and Sagara-han are her family.
I...
What did you say?
Takeda and Uesugi have stopped fighting over Kawanakajima and made peace.
Impossible.
This is bad.
With Nobuna in the capital,
they must've decided that it wasn't time to fight.
They say Takeda and Uesugi have joined forces.
And that they have 50,000 soldiers.
There's no time to lose.
Withdraw all our forces to Gifu-
Wait, wait, wait!
Takeda and Uesugi can't join forces.
It's impossible!
Well, it happened!
It is indeed true that they made peace in Kawanakajima.
What about Yamamoto Kansuke?
The Kitsutsuki Strategy failed, and Shingen's brother died too, right?
Both Takeda's and Uesugi's armies are unharmed.
We've confirmed it.
What's going on?
Is history starting to turn in a direction I don't know?
Because you saved me.
I was supposed to die at Magaragawa, too.
Did I do it?
Did I change history?
When I can't tell the future anymore,
can I still help her?
I'll have to believe in myself.
My soul as a civil war era sim gamer is sounding a warning.
A Takeda-Uesugi army is impossible!
Don't turn back!
There's Owari and Mino between us and them.
We've made it to the capital and are about to begin a new shogunate.
Everyone is seeing whether Oda Nobuna is fit to rule Japan.
All forces withdraw.
That's my decision.
There are people out there who believe in you.
That you'll be the one to create a new era.
Isn't this the time to hold strong?
The Viper's in Mino.
My mother's in Owari.
I can't rule Japan if I abandon the people I care about.
I understand... I understand, but...
You don't understand.
You don't understand at all!
I never thought I'd hear you say that.
I thought you, at least, would never say that!
Nobuna...
I was supposed to send the person who lost the takoyaki match to the Gifu Castle dungeons.
Princess!
Get out of here.
I don't want to see you ever again.
With Shibata Katsuie and Niwa Nagahide in the lead, the main Oda force began to turn back down the East Sea Road.
Leaving only Imagawa Yoshimoto and a small guard in Kyo.
The fool princess fell for it.
Now the area around Kyo is essentially abandoned.
It's Danjo's turn.
My forces are already hiding in wait.
Make sure you don't kill Imagawa Yoshimoto.
I'll send her to you unharmed.
Akechi Mitsuhide is rather attractive herself.
The girl Tsuda-dono is using, yes?
I'm interested in her as well.
All the girls of the Oda are very beautiful.
When they join in,
my Tale of Genji will be all the more splendid.
Especially Oda Nobuna.
I won't let anyone else have her.
The Hikaru Genji of this age is very greedy.
I'll be on my way to Echizen, then.
Get to the capital as soon as you can, Yoshikage-dono.
And I hope you can actually get Takeda and Uesugi to do something next time, Lord Konoe.
I know that!
Curse that perverted daimyo!
All you'll get is Nobuna's corpse!
I thought you, at least, would never say that!
I'm an idiot.
She's really just an ordinary girl,
a crybaby who wants her family to love her.
I should know that better than anyone.
And all I thought of was what Oda Nobuna the general should do.
I need to get a hold of myself.
I need to do more than just let her rule Japan.
Being a demon wouldn't suit her.
Wha-
Nobuna...
If you want to rule Japan,
isn't this the time to hold strong?
I know that, dummy.
Did you call me, Nobuna-sama?
Your forces are to stay and protect Kyo.
Yoshimoto, too.
Nobuna-sama...
So you do hate me.
She's about to declare herself Shogun.
We can't take her back with us.
And Monkey's right.
If we want to rule Japan,
we can't abandon Kyo, no matter what.
Defend it with your life until I get back.
All right.
Hey, have you seen the monkey?
Well...
What's wrong?
Yoshiharu's been kidnapped.
Kidnapped?
Someone saw somebody carrying what looked like Yoshiharu-san.
No...
What the hell?
Who are you?
Why did you kidnap me?
Bait.
You're bait to bring down Oda Nobuna.
You plan to assassinate her?
Who put you up to this?
Stay put.
Once the target's dead, I'll kill you, too.
Nobuna won't come out here-
I don't know about that.
Nobuna-sama has left.
I see.
I'm all alone here.
All I can do now is the job I've been given.
I, Akechi Juubei Mitsuhide, shall protect Kyo!
Goemon, where's the monkey?
Someone said they saw him on the way to Oumi!
Stay safe, Monkey.
I haven't apologised to you.
We'll pay you three times what you're getting.
I'd rather have fame than money.
If I kill Oda Nobuna as she's on the verge of uniting Japan,
I, Sugitani Zenjuubou, shall be famous throughout the land.
Screw you!
If she dies, it'll take 100 more years to unite Japan.
Fine by me.
If Japan is united and at peace, people like me are out of a job.
People like me, who love this chaotic civil war age.
Meanwhile, the main Oda force was heading to south Oumi.
Takeda and Uesugi aren't moving?
It's true that they made peace at Kawanakajima.
The rest of it is all lies, I believe.
No...
A trap to turn the Oda forces away from Kyo.
Matsunaga's forces number 3000.
I believe they're going after Yoshimoto.
When did they get here?
Our forces number 800.
What shall we do?
We'll have to make them siege us.
This is a temple!
We just need to buy time until Nobuna-sama gets back.
Close all the doors and focus on defence!
Mitsuhide-san!
I'm counting on you!
Mother, the only good thing is that Nobuna-sama left here.
They say that a person's smile is most beautiful when they've accepted death.
Who are you?
Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide.
What's the enemy general doing here?
I wanted to kill a beautiful girl like you myself.
My spear techniques are Houzouin-style.
Oda Nobuna's retainer, Akechi Juubei Mitsuhide.
A master of the Kashima Shintou-Style.
It's almost time.
Damn it! Because of me, Nobuna...
That's it!
Monkey's up there?
Someone like you could have Japan for themselves.
Why are you just one of Oda Nobuna's retainers?
She's the one who is fit to rule Japan.
I've bet my dreams on her!
Dreams are a fragile thing.
I'm not going to stand here talking to you all day.
Beautiful, intelligent, noble,
with a burning dream...
Whenever I meet someone like you,
I can't help myself...
I just want to kill you.
The despair on your face when your dream falls apart...
I want to see it.
Come, the stage is prepared.
Let us kill one another.
Stay back.
Stay away!
Isn't there anything I can do?
If it comes back for even an instant...
Save Nobuna for me!
I guess I underestimated you.
Sweet dreams.
I won't lose to an illusion!
You're wonderful!
But what if you tried so hard,
yet your beloved Nobuna-sama was already dead?
Somebody hired an assassin.
She's probably been shot by now.
No...
Nobuna-sama's dead?
Dead...
Once there's an opening into their heart,
people are so fragile.
Snap out of it, Juubei!
Nobuna-sama?
She's alive!
Of course I am!
Nobuna-sama!
What are you doing here?
Saved at the last second.
Sugitani Zenjuubou escaped, though.
And so we ran back here.
Even with just the five of us,
we're more than enough reinforcement!
Are you stupid?
If something happens to Nobuna-sama...
She's the one who decided it.
Juubei can be a little small-minded,
but she's part of my family, and shares my dream.
Did she say that...?
This is a dream.
Just a dream.
So it is a dream.
It's no dream!
Monkey-man!
Stay out of this!
Monkey, are you okay?
You'll pay for what you did to Yoshiharu-san.
Why did you save me?
Why can't you believe in Nobuna?
But I...
She needs you!
If you ever find yourself uncertain in the future, remember...
the image of Kiyomizu Temple burning,
and how Nobuna appeared!
Sagara-senpai...
The tables have turned, Matsunaga Danjo.
Unfortunate.
I'd hoped to make the chaos of these war times even greater.
So you're just like that assassin?
No.
My wish is to burn this whole country to the ground.
Why would you...
If I told you the answer was my skin,
would you understand?
How long can just the five of you fight?
There's more than just the five of us.
The "Bontenmaru Wants to Be Like That Too Super-Sword"!
The beast of the apocalypse, Bontenmaru, is here!
Takayama Dom Justo shall aide you!
Konishi Joachin is here as well!
Everyone here is your ally in creating a new era!
Those are all people like me,
hated and with no place in this country.
Even missionaries with no weapons...
This is Oda Nobuna's power?
She's different...
She's different from everyone else.
I'm certain she can...
I, Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide, surrender myself.
I see.
Several days later,
the declaration of Imagawa Yoshimoto as the new shogun was carried out.
A new order and a new shogunate were established,
and Nobuna took another step towards conquering Japan.
I want to have Oda Nobuna rule the country.
Only when it has a good ruler can the nation have a brighter future.
Himiko-sama.
Nobuna is a country daimyo who loves war.
We don't know what she may be thinking.
Yes, I don't know what's in her heart,
but the man behind her,
Sagara Yoshiharu, is a good man.
D-Did this monkey touch you?
What is she talking about?
Just by touching someone, she can read what's in their heart.
Seriously?
Does that mean...
If Sagara Yoshiharu's feelings burn so brightly for her,
Oda Nobuna must be a good person as well.
Himiko-sama!
But Yoshiharu likes girls.
His head was filled with images of them.
Be careful, Oda Nobuna.
I'll remember that.
Oda Nobuna,
why don't you become Shogun yourself?
I'll pass.
What I want is freedom.
Freedom?
I want to remove the idea of "position" from this country,
and show through my own life that you can choose your own future.
You blasphemer!
I understand.
But why do you feel that way?
For my dreams!
I will pray that your dreams come true.
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
出来ること探した
...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 Ten
Nobuna in Grave Danger