Come on!
Is that all you've got?
What is this?
It's a shame since we've just met, but...
It'll be OK, right?
My lord... Akerin...
Episode 9
Saigoku Maiden
It's the sea! The sea!
It's so cold!
Yay! Yay!
Don't run around too much!
You're still recovering!
But I haven't been to the sea in ages!
My lord!
There's a big sea shell!
What's wrong, Mitsuhide?
Sure you aren't sick?
No, my lord...
It's nothing.
You don't look good, Akerin.
Are you hungry?
You're the one who's hungry.
She can tell, Hideyoshi!
You know, I don't always talk about food.
That's right.
I'd say you only mention food ten times a day or so.
That's mean!
Hey, Akerin!
What kind of people are we going to meet?
What do you mean?
You only gave me their names, you know!
If you don't know, then I shall tell you!
Born in Katsurahama and boasting a trained, muscular body!
With a red helm and demon's mask,
unmatched might, and a giant axe!
I am none other than Chousokabe Motochika!
Next up, I am a Higo-born warrior, with beautiful blond hair,
an angel's smile, and a demon's temper.
Underestimate me, and you'll regret it!
With her Don Frankie Cannon, Ootomo Sourin is here!
Finally, I was born and raised by Miyashima, in Aki.
With elegant eyes, beauty, and talent,
I'm known throughout the land for my skill as a general.
Master of blade and brush, my name is Mouri Motonari!
We are the Saigoku Three!
Cruel Blade!
Morons.
Great. You three are all together.
I won't have to find each of you individually.
You look good down there. You really do.
This whole introduction thing was your idea!
That's mean!
You guys both thought it was a good idea!
You said they'd be too stunned to move!
In a way that was true, yes.
My eyes were dots!
Let's get to the point.
I want your pieces of the Crimson Armor.
I refuse.
OK!
What?
I see.
The Crimson Armor is inside that fishing hut, within a wooden chest.
Mitsuhide, go get it.
Y-Yes.
Hey, my lord...
Akerin doesn't look so good.
Should I go, too?
No, don't worry.
Mitsuhide is a master of strategy and deception...
Which means that she can see through them.
Were you to go, it would make things more dangerous,
for both of you.
How mean!
My lord, that's rude.
Even Hideyoshi could have retrieved a box.
Why did my lord send me?
Did she send me here
because she wishes to be alone with Hideyoshi?
No... That can't be!
It can't be...
I have returned.
Let me see.
Now, what's inside...
My lord!
Lord...
Damn you...
You're fortunate.
But did Akechi-dono not notice this trap?
You
will pay for that!
Hideyoshi!
My lord!
Akerin!
Hideyoshi!
We're taking the girl.
If you want her back, come to the top of that mountain!
And ready the Crimson Armor, too.
OK!
See you!
My lord, are you safe...
Wait!
That's what you get for doing this to us!
If you want us to stop,
reveal Mitsuhide and Nobunaga's weaknesses!
I don't know!
I see... Nobunaga and Mitsuhide have come to the mountain.
I see. So Mitsuhide...
Motochika! Sourin!
I've decided on our plan.
I'm terribly sorry, my lord.
If only I'd checked that box more closely...
If you regret it...
If you feel that way,
show me through your actions.
That is all.
Yes, my lord.
My lord...
What is this?
That's a pretty big trap.
Looks like they're trying to separate us.
We'll have to go along with it.
But...
Don't worry.
I'm going on ahead.
It worked.
Now we follow the plan.
OK!
My lord...
Has my lord abandoned me?
Does my lord prefer Hideyoshi to me?
Am I no longer...
Welcome, Mitsuhide-san!
Sourin!
Motochika!
Akerin!
Save me!
Two against one isn't my favorite way to do things.
Sorry. But I must defeat you.
Or will you surrender?
Hell, no.
Fantastic!
Otherwise, we wouldn't have gotten to have any fun!
It's begun.
Then we should start, as well.
Oda Nobunaga-dono...
Just you?
Unsatisfied?
No, but...
But?
Do you really believe you can beat me alone?
Of course!
Then show me!
What is this?
What did you do?
Don't worry.
It's not poison.
It's merely an anesthetic.
I just let the wind carry it.
I see...
Then you used the fog so I wouldn't notice it?
That's right.
It's a shame since we've just met, but...
Come on, come on!
Is that all you've got?
This must be why Nobunaga-san got sick of you!
The triple-soul claw told me
of Mitsuhide's doubts about Nobunaga,
and about her jealousy of Hideyoshi.
Then if we use that...
It will be easy!
Life's a funny thing, ain't it?
You serve for years, and in an instant, your place vanishes.
Shut up!
I guess she prefers someone fun and cute
over someone who acts smart but is useless.
You've been dumped.
Shut up!
You're wide-open!
This is it!
What?
What's going on?
It'll be OK, right?
My lord... Akerin...
She got away?
Seems that way.
She's tougher than she looks.
But she's gotta be hurt.
We're almost done here.
Yeah.
I've served my lord faithfully.
I always thought that if I could be of use to her,
that would be enough.
But am I being selfish, wishing to remain the one closest to her?
No.
My light...
How can you move?
You overestimate yourself!
You've angered me.
You took me by surprise and stole Hideyoshi,
and you've made Mitsuhide doubt herself.
Even so... Even so...
Neither my retainers nor I are as weak as you believe!
Cruel Blade!
Where'd she go?
She ran?
Without taking the Crimson Armor?
Probably.
We'll keep looking, and if we can't find her, we'll go meet Motonari.
There!
Motochika!
This mountain is an interesting place.
I've made some adjustments to your traps.
First one.
Sourin, move!
Now you're inside a trap I've altered.
When cut, one of those wires defuses all the traps.
Of course, if you guess wrong, they'll all go off.
Well?
Care to test your luck?
If you've got the guts...
Don't mess with us!
Yeah, that was a lie.
So this is a foreign cannon?
Hey, don't touch my Don Frankie Cannon!
Excellent. I've always wanted to shoot one of these.
Since I'm useless...
...forgive me if I mess up and hurt you.
No one's coming...
I'm scared...
Akerin!
I'm so glad you're safe...
Um... Can you undo this?
It hurts all over...
Thanks, Akerin.
But I'd have preferred if you could've done it more gently.
Akerin?
You surprised me!
You looked really scary!
But you saved me!
Thank you, Akerin!
I didn't do it for you.
I defeated Motochika and Sourin,
saved Hideyoshi, and got the armor.
Now my lord will like me again!
More than her...
My lord!
I was scared.
I was so scared...
I see... I'm sorry, Hideyoshi.
Is that their armor?
You did it, Hideyoshi!
I didn't do anything... Akerin did!
I see.
Well done, Mitsuhide!
No... It's my honor...
Yes... It's my honor...
At last, she has all the armor?
It's finally time...
Time for me to take the armor.
We've finally gathered all the armor, my lord.
Yes.
Now I can achieve my dream of conquest!
It's an amazing dream, isn't it?
Is that not enough?
Is it still lacking?
Or is it too late for me?
If it is...
I...
Sengoku Otome Style Preview
Counseling
It's time for student counseling today.
Yes.
Are you the type who says what she thinks, Hide-san?
Date-Sensei Hirata Yuka
Hideyoshino Hidaka Rina
Yes. Yes, I suppose I am.
Are you?
Yes.
So, let's say your friend is having love trouble.
A Friend's Love
OK.
Let's say she's fallen for a guy who's clearly bad for her.
Right.
Would you still support her?
Or could you say, "No, that guy's bad for you"?
Watch next time, OK?
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Double Suicide Maiden