Are you seriously planning to battle the capital?
Of course.
You are the ones who cut the bandits down.
You do have a chance of winning. But you must not underestimate Ukyo.
For a warrior, dying for one's lord is a matter of honor, isn't it?
You've gone too far!
Whoa, that was amazing! So that's the capital's main cannon, huh?
What did you come to this village to do?
We're going to burn the village.
The bright red flames... will be a welcoming fire for the young lord.
Being able to understand each other,
and to share with each other,
are both as short-lived as a bubble on the water.
Obscured by the sands of time,
unable to hold on,
I gave up, until I saw you again, asking
"How much pain
have you been carrying, all alone?
And how much loneliness
is hidden behind your eyes when you smile?"
Embrace this miracle of an encounter now,
By gazing upon each other, we can become stronger.
And if this isn't what you call love,
then what is it you call love now?
Is what they said true?
You really think the capital's gonna be comin'?
I'm returning the women. That will be the end of it.
We won't be going to Kanna Village again.
This village has changed.
You have learned how to use the bandits' weapons,
and you have done what needed to be done when the enemy appeared.
If I am to be your leader, then I will not settle for the armaments
that you farmers have prepared up to now.
Then we'll do what we have to!
If it means defendin' our fields, we're gonna fight!
Ain't that right, guys?!
Do you people know what kind of force the capital is?
What kinda force? What kinda force is it?
The capital is the Citadel-class battleship
that was once the capital ship during the great war.
Citadel? You mean that huge ship?
That's right.
We don't stand a chance if that thing comes here!
Nothin' we've done up to now will be any use against that!
Pa! Are you still talkin' like that?!
How come this kinda thing is always happenin' to us?
It ain't surprisin' that after we beat the bandits,
their bosses'd get mad at us.
It don't make no difference. We gotta fight them.
If we're gonna die anyhow, I'd rather die fightin' them!
We really are goin' to war, huh?
Um...
can you bring your friends back here?
What?
I hate to say it, but I'd feel better if there's more'n one of you samurai-sama.
You know, that leader of yours...
--Yeah, yeah... --If that samurai-sama was here...
We don't need Sensei!
Samurai-sama...
What?
You've become possessed by your sword somethin' powerful.
The operation has been carried out smoothly.
They will perform whatever the voice of the honorable emperor directs them to.
It's just intolerable the kind of trouble they put me through--
both the samurai and the peasants.
What will you do with the land once you have eliminated Kanna Village?
The capital will control it, of course.
We'll lease it out to some organization, and collect rent from them.
That is a grand idea.
Honorable Emperor...
We have lost contact with the advance squad that we sent to Kanna Village.
According to our scouts,
it appears that the advance squad has been done in by the peasants.
Their bodies, pierced with countless arrows,
were heaped up in a pile, and set ablaze.
What?
How brutal.
However, they have now given you just cause.
I suppose.
It's scary when peasants learn to wage war.
That was one long cavern!
I'm hungry.
Again?
The honorable emperor has already stopped by here.
When?
It was the day before yesterday.
So, my comrades, you must have heard the stories concerning us somewhere, right?
The honorable emperor has given us work as guardsmen, you know?
You'd better hurry, or--
No, no! We're going to go slice the emperor up!
What?! What's so funny?!
How rude of us!
It was just so preposterous, we couldn't help ourselves. My apologies.
You say such funny things, Samurai-sama.
Stop laughing!
Ukyo is a villain pretending to be a Buddha!
Kikuchiyo!
But these guys were...
This man is a bit out of order. Best not to pay him too much mind.
What?
Hey, Kanbe,
why didn't you tell them the truth?
None of them would have believed me if I had.
Stop! Stop! Stop!
What is it, Nunky?!
Prickly buns!
Yum!
Prickly buns are stinky.
Yeah, we used to grow these a lot in my village.
When you got hungry, these things would get you through!
The smell may be a bit strong, but the insides are delicious!
They are foul, that's for sure.
Well, don't mind if I help myself to one.
Hei-san, I'm surprised you can eat that.
Nah, this is delicious.
It is, huh?
Rikichi, take some back to the village with you!
They grow well, even in poor soil.
You can make them the local delicacy of Kanna Village.
I smell something.
That's just the prickly buns.
Hey, aren't you guys going to eat, too?
Whoa, what's this?
Could these be the remnants of a fight between the ronin and the bandits?
This is not the cut of a katana.
This was blasted by a large cannon.
How unbefitting.
Wow, this is a mess!
Heihachi, is there anything here that we can use?
Let's see...
How about this?
You wanted a big one of these, right?
Holy smokes!
Well, that's no good.
We can't use that.
You don't think so?
Gorobe-dono, you led me here, didn't you?
Oh, you were led, were you?
Before I left for the battlefield,
I thought I would say one last farewell to him.
When I arrived, the capital's agents were already here.
I cannot believe that I was not led here.
Samurai-sama, where is Kirara?
She is with Sensei and the others.
And here I thought that girl went chasin' after the young samurai-sama.
The Mikumari-sama?
Granny, you're pretty slow.
Okara! You know somethin', don't you?
Little miss Mikumari has her heart set on a different samurai.
Huh?
Well?
It will probably fly.
All right. Once you finish repairs, we head for the capital.
You got it.
I see now. It does indeed look faster than our wagon.
Even if it can't cut anything, it makes for more than an adequate vehicle.
The capital will not wait for us, after all.
Then, it's almost time, huh?
How many years has it been since we stormed a castle?
If Goro-san were here, I'm sure he would have something to say
about putting our lives up for sale right around now.
Yeah! Let's sell them!
As warriors, it is our cherished desire to kick the bucket on the battlefield!
Komachi, what's the matter?
I don't want Nunky to die!
Hey, what I just said there, see, was just what's called manly fortitude.
Who could ever die and leave you behind?
Really?
Tell you what, let's do this.
You hang onto this. This is my proof that I am a samurai.
The family tree you stole?
I didn't steal it, I found it!
Well, that doesn't really matter.
You're the first one who ever acknowledged me as being a samurai.
That's why I want you to hold on to my proof.
I will be sure to come back for it, I promise.
Understood.
Okay, Nunky, you promise me one other thing.
Oh, you name it.
Nunky, once I grow up, you'll be my husband!
With me built like this? I can't even harvest rice with this body!
I love you, Nunky! I'm going to support you!
Now you've made me cry!
Are you sure you want someone like me?
Yes!
Hurry and grow up, Komachi!
I will be your husband!
I'm the happiest man in the world!
The happiest man!
Have you ever been to the capital?
Once, accompanying his excellency.
Are their fortifications the same as during the great war?
Roughly.
What to do about the main engine...
We could just cut it loose. But if we're not careful about sinking it,
everything in this whole area will be contaminated and die.
Which would mean, Hei-san,
that the land which grows the rice you like so much will be lost.
That's right. I'll have to do my best for the rice's sake.
If we leave the main engine to Hei-san, then Kanbe-sama, how are we to attack?
What is your strategy?
I have none.
You don't have one?
This time, death will be waiting for us for sure.
It's late. You get some rest.
Do not worry about me. If you need anything, please call.
She's a good girl, huh?
You have to commend Ukyo for falling for her at first sight, at least.
It's harder to see who the enemy is these days.
Back when we were up there, it was clear who your friends and foes were.
Perhaps this is no longer a time when we can wage war with swords.
Rikichi...
Yes?
Once the repairs are done, we are going to leave. We won't wait for daybreak.
Look after the women. Get them back to the village safely.
That is your duty.
Right!
Katsushiro-sama, we're all done here. What should we do now?
Nothing. We've done everything that we can.
Now, we'll wait for them in three shifts.
Right.
I'm going to go keep watch on the other side of the bridge.
In case of any emergency, sound the clappers. Got it?
Yes!
Is everything ready?!
Yes!
Samurai-sama!
Nothin' out of the ordinary!
Where's Nunky?
He has already left.
I didn't even say "Come home safe!" to Nunky!
The Mikumari-sama would not permit you to say it.
Sister, what happened to that?
Here the battle is about to start, and I am in anguish over this.
I'm so presumptuous.
Mikumari-sama...
And I had made up my mind to keep it hidden, too. I'm such a fool.
You make it sound so idealistic. When you talk like that,
I feel sorry for your heart, once you find someone you like.
It's just that, once I start putting it into words, I can't stop myself.
I start wanting to express it with my whole body next.
Pray, Sister! Pray that they'll definitely, definitely come back!
We are Mikumari maidens! It's our job to pray! Let's do our job!
You are absolutely right, Komachi.
Mosuke! Wake up!
Grandfather!
We act!
Go on!
Remain calm! This is the citadel! Fear not!
It appears the main cannon has been deflected back.
This cannot be possible unless there is a true samurai there, using his katana.
Samurai?
Sure enough.
Would it not be dangerous to use the main cannon?
I'm afraid that in the past, during the great war,
only samurai were able to sink citadels such as this.
They're seriously picking a fight with us.
What's a person to do?
Ready the mechanical samurai!
Good morning, everyone.
Open the doors!
They really only listen to what I tell them to do?
Please feel free to put them to the test.
Okay, then...
Shake!
That's great! What morons!
Look at that those dumb looks on their faces!
Truly a wonder to see.
Back when I was a peasant, I hated them so much I couldn't stand it.
Once you tame them, they're kind of cute.
I doubt we will need this many of them to take one small village.
We can't pull our punches. If we were to compromise in business,
our trading partners would only look down on us, wouldn't they?
Just think of it as though we're getting rid of the competition. Say...
...by killing the Imperial Envoy, for example.
1st Division, charge!
Hold it together!
Right.
Strike back with all your bitterness and anger
over the oppression you have endured up to now!
Here they come!
Get back at them using the weapons you took from the bandits!
We got them!
Yeah! We killed those bandits!
Don't let up! Ready the second attack!
Carry the injured away!
Stay with us!
That was disappointing.
We can't beat them! No matter what we do, ain't no way we can beat those things!
Katsushiro-sama! Behind you!
Honorable Emperor, Zankanto sword to the rear!
Huh? A Zankanto?
Kikuchiyo the man is going to let you have it!
The old man merely gazed off into the distance
from the hideaway in which he lived.
The baby cries, seeking only
for the warmth of his mother.
We are born paying the price
for someone's punishment, for someone's sins,
but there is no such thing as a future without salvation,
and the present slips quietly into the past.
We string together nothing but hollow ideas,
and tell nothing but hollow lies.
And as the rain falls down upon us,
something appears and then fades away.
Okara-chan, I have some very important news for you today!
Me and Nunky made a promise to become man and wife!
Once I become an adult, we're going to have a wedding!
We're going to celebrate with Nunky's favorite-- prickly buns!
Nunky, go beat the capital and come back soon!
I will have lots and lots of white rice cooked and waiting for you.
Nunky says that the firefly fare that we usually eat is tasty,
but does he really think so? After all, it's just nappa cabbage broth
with a little bit of white rice floating in it,
and since it looks like fireflies, we call it firefly fare.
I only remember it as the bitter food we ate
during the time we were being bullied by the bandits.
Okara-chan, please say something as the representative of my friends
at my wedding. Okay, bye now!