Geez! It's been three days already!
When're we gonna get home, dammit?!
Don't waste your energy talking, Xin.
It'll just tire you out.
But...!
We'll reach the village in another three days.
Let's think of it as training.
You'd normally go by horse-drawn carriage for bags this heavy and a distance this far!
Are us servants lower than horses?
I told you, think of it as training for when we break free from being servants.
I know.
I get it, but...
What's this sound?
An earth tremor?
No! It's coming from over there!
Yeah!
( Flag - Qin )
( Flag - Zhao )
War.
What was unfolding before their eyes
was the first real war the two boys had ever seen.
However, it was nothing more than skirmish between two neighboring feudal states near their borders.
But those two boys saw the future of their lives in it.
"This is the place we belong." They thought.
Piao! Is this a real war?!
Yeah! Xin, we'll become heroes in there!
Ancient China.
After learning that the era of saints had ended,
human desire was unleashed.
And a storm of violent wars lasting a monumentally long 500 years erupted all across China.
Desire, pleasure, pain, fear.
With that world filled with such relentless despair, it was as though a dragon had invaded.
A dragon called the "era".
And like the burning flames of a dragon,
over one hundred states were destroyed one by one until only seven were left standing.
Yan, Qi, Zhao, Wei, Han, Chu...
and Qin.
The seven great powers, in order to devour each other,
took up their swords of desire and continuously pierced the throats of enemy states.
( Flag - Yan )
( Flag - Qi )
The world knew it as the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period.
( Flag - Zhao )
( Flag - Wei )
( Flag - Han )
And now, a wind of great history gusts from the state of Qin in the far West.
( Flag - Chu )
( Flag - Qin )
This is the tumultuous tale of a nameless boy and a young king that ran the warring era to its end!
Presented by Anime-Destiny
Translation kewl0210
itsumo yori hayaku kietetta hoshi zora ni
いつもより早く消えてった星空に
In a starry sky that disappeared faster than it ever has
kusanariatta deai wa
重なり合った出会いは
the many piled up meetings we've had
Editing KoolKidsK
Hugh_Jasss
Yoshu-sama
ore wo nomikonde iku
俺を呑み込んでいく
swallow me.
Timing Kewl0210
kono yume wa kudakenai
この夢は砕けない
This dream cannot be broken.
sabitsukaseta kyoufushin
錆びつかせた恐怖心
Among this rusted fear in my heart
Typesetting rtrs
yuragu fuan no naka de
揺らぐ不安の中で
and the anxiety that makes me waver
ame wo saegiru shinjitsu
雨を遮る信実
is a truth that interrupts the rain.
Karaoke kewl0210
FZeroWing
dare ni mo ubaeyashinai
誰にも奪えやしない
No one can take it away,
onaji keshiki ni hosonda puraido
同じ景色にひそんだプライド
our pride that lurks in the same landscape.
Encode max80
itsuka kitto kanau ima mo mieru kibou fortitude
いつかきっと叶う 今も見える希望 fortitude
The fortuitous desire I have will definitely come true one day.
yowasa wo sute wa shinai
弱さを捨てはしない
We won't throw away our weaknesses,
oretachi no kienai shiin
俺達の消えないシーン
those are scenes that won't disappear.
furenzokusen no youni hashiru kibou unbreakable heart
不連続線の様に走る希望 unbreakable heart
My desire in my unbreakable heart runs like a discontinuitous line.
QC FZeroWing
prefix-
I knew at the start that there's no end.
I've made up my mind, right now it's the time to take the first step.
Distro kokus
Kittie
prefix-
Qpax
Now's the only time.
The Nameless Boy
Watch it!
Not yet!
Over here, Piao!
You bastard!
Not yet!
You damn strong bastard!
Here?
Hey!
All right! That gives me 333 wins, 332 loses, and 587 draws!
I'm one win up on you!
Dammit! One more round!
You're open!
Wait!
Someone's coming.
Huh? I got a hit in?
What're you lookin' at, old man?!
Huh?
Moron, moron, moron, moron!
Look closely!
Those clothes and that carriage!
This guy's clearly from a pretty high-status family!
Like that matters!
It does! You could be killed.
What's going on with you two?
You were fighting, but you seem to be getting along relatively well.
That wasn't a fight, it was a match!
And because of you, I lost, old man!
Old man?
This was our 1,253rd match, and now I have 332 wins, 334 losses, and 587 ties!
It's the first time in a year there's been a difference of two between us, goddammit!
1,253rd?
What a statement. I guess you are just kids after all.
That's quite some exaggerating you're doing there.
Have you really had fierce battles like that over one thousand times?
It seems completely insane.
I don't blame you for being surprised.
I wouldn't expect someone of your stature to understand,
but we're orphans.
He and I lost our parents in a war, and became slaves.
Now we've been picked up as servants!
Of course, our parents didn't leave us anything.
Just these strong bodies.
But that's plenty!
Yes! As long as we can swing a sword, both Xin and I are satisfied!
For everything we lost from fighting, we'll take back with fighting!
That's right!
As soon as we can, we'll enter a war and raise our military standing!
With the strength and technique we've developed together,
we'll gain great achievements!
We'll make our way up from rock bottom and build our own house!
A luxurious mansion with a huge garden, a huge gate!
We'll take some nice girls as brides,
have lots of kids, and hire more servants than you can count!
And...
Our names will echo all across China!
We'll be the most powerful generals under the heavens!
Laughing again, bastard?!
I'll kill you!
This meeting may bring about what's needed to tear apart the dark clouds that hang over the State of Qin.
State of Qin Xianyang
The capital of the State of Qin, Xianyang.
The flames of desire whirl everywhere inside that palace.
Taking the seat of the highest cabinet minister, Right Chancellor,
is the young king's aid, Lü Buwei.
And his second in command, the Left Chancellor, Jie Shi.
Right Minister
Lü Buwei
Jie Shi
Left Minister
The Imperial Court was split in two, revolving around these two men.
That antagonism reached a point of intensity
where a dispute with blood being washed with blood continued day and night.
And now,
with his eye on the throne, the younger brother of the king, Chengjiao, has allied himself with Jie Shi.
The inside of the royal palace was in a state of near upheaval.
This's terrible!
What the hell is this?!
This is totally inedible!
Yucky, yucky, yucky!
Which one of you guys made this?
Of course, Xin!
I thought it was you!
Unlike Piao, you really are useless.
You're no good at cooking and you're no good cleaning!
Somebody like you serves no purpose at all!
He glared at me!
Dad! Xin glared at me!
What?!
Who do you think you are?!
Who're you glaring at?!
Have you got a problem or something?!
We don't need a guy like this!
He can't do anything like Piao can!
Who do you think you have to thank for being alive right now?!
You're alive because I, the mayor of this village, went out of his way
to take you two war orphans in and raise you!
Shiiiit!
Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit!
They'll hear you, you idiot!
Your voice is echoing!
Ya think I care?!
I can't take it anymore!
I'm gonna beat the crap outta those guys and leave this house!
It's too soon for that.
Do you think we have what it takes to earn a living for two people?
We'd just starve to death.
Then we'll become thieves or something!
Our first target'll be this house!
Xin!
What?
We haven't been training this whole time in order to become something like that, right?
Are you an idiot?
I get it.
I was just kidding, really.
What is it, you?! You've still got a bone to pick with-
Come right now, Piao! Hurry!
C'mon! Something really big is happening!
This is...
The one from this afternoon...
Young Piao! Young Piao!
Young Piao?
Come now, young Piao. Hurry, hurry!
Hey, what about me?
You, go do work in the shed!
Young Piao, this man is called Lord Changwenjun.
A very powerful nobleman of the State of Qin.
And one of the ministers that serves in the royal palace.
Serves in the royal palace!
A minister?
Piao, today this man will be paying for your freedom.
What... did he say?
Piao! Starting tomorrow, you will be working at the royal palace!
Me, at the royal palace?
Yes.
U-Um... I'm not sure I understand.
I cannot discuss palace matters with you here,
but should you accept it, you will be taking a duty of the utmost importance.
B-But I...
Are you saying I can be a government officer?
That is correct.
Government officer?
Awesome! That's awesome!
And Xin? Um, let Xin come with me!
Xin is as strong as I am!
No!
No! I will only bring one person with me!
Only you, Piao!
What's wrong, Piao?
Hurry, you must accept!
I'm sorry. Could I please have one more day to make my decision?
I think I'd like to sort out my feelings.
What are you...?
I understand. I will return tomorrow.
Xin!
Xin...
Xin, where are you? Xin!
Why didn't you accept right then and there?
A servant in a country village suddenly being a military officer in the royal palace?!
Stories like that don't even happen in dreams!
I barely understand what's happening myself, but...
I've been training in order to raise myself up step by step on my own power.
I didn't work hard with you every day in order to take a shortcut like this.
You idi-
Do you think I'd really say that, Xin?
I'm... going!
Of course you are!
You really are strong, you know!
Course I am, dammit!
I'm sure I'll see you again soon!
Hurry and catch up with me!
We're headed to the same place!
Right! I'll overtake you before you know what happened!
Welcome!
Come look!
Need any goat milk?!
Xin! Your tip!
Thanks.
Okay, good work.
By the way, it's been about a month since Piao went to the capital, right?
Xin, you've changed a little, haven't you?
Really?
Yeah. Like a baby monkey turning into a child monkey.
What'd you say, dammit?!
Looks like you've gotten used to it.
I wonder how Piao's doing...
You wouldn't think a servant would be fit for working in a palace, would ya?
You moron! Royal palace or whatever, Piao could make it in a...!
They locked me out of the royal palace.
Where am I supposed to sell my merchandise?!
I don't have enough savings for this!
Me, too. Anyhow, it looks like we just won't be able to do business in the royal palace.
Hey, then that rumor could be true.
That one? The one about there being a rebellion in the palace?
And the king even killing all of his retainers?
You've heard it, too? Damn that rumor's spreading fast...
What?
Don't worry about it, Xin.
There are always rumors like that. Don't worry about it.
R-Right.
What?
Left Chancellor Jie Shi
You are certain of this?
Yes, my lord.
There were no discrepancies in the report. A horse was seen hastily heading toward Lü Buwei on his campaign in Wei.
Follow them!
You of course sent a pursuer after them, didn't you?
Y-Yes! Of course we did!
That bastard Lü Buwei knows about our uprising.
Do you know what will happen if he supports the king's side?
Not only will we never capture the royal throne, but this kingdom will split in two!
We can postpone it no longer!
Report to all units that we are to act immediately!
Understood!
Calm down. It's stifling.
That is within the scope of our plan as well.
King's Younger Brother Chenjiao
Don't start causing an uproar now.
Ah, understood.
But the idea about speeding things up is actually quite interesting.
I'd like to see Big Brother's severed head as soon as possible.
Sir, just leave it to me.
Everyone, the time has come!
This man is called Lord Changwenjun.
A very powerful nobleman of the State of Qin.
And one of the ministers that serves in the royal palace.
I cannot discuss palace matters with you here,
but should you accept it, you will be taking a duty of the utmost importance.
That one? The one about there being a rebellion in the palace?
And the king even killing all of his retainers?
Piao, you're okay, right...?
Piao. This is Xin. Starting today, you'll be living with him.
He's an orphan like you. Teach him your job.
So your name's Piao?
Nice to meet you!
Xin, would you like to have a sword match with me?
Sounds interesting!
Sure, I'll do it!
You may have thought "I'm lucky someone picked me up", but that's naive.
In the end, both you and I are servants to that Li Dian's house.
What're you trying to say?
Even if a servant becomes an adult, he's still a servant.
Then he marries some servant woman and his children become servants, too.
I don't want that!
Well neither do I!
But there's nothing we can do, is there?
We can escape it! With the power of the sword!
Power of the sword?
We'll join a war!
If we get military achievements recognized in a war,
we can escape being servants!
You're amazing, Piao!
We have swords!
We have our swords!
Piao, what're you doing right now?
I'm definitely gonna catch up to you,
so you'd better wait for me!
I'm home... Xin...
Piao!
Hold on, Piao!
Open your eyes!
Open your eyes, dammit!
Wh-What's going on, Xin?
Thieves?
Li Dian! A doctor! Hurry!
Go get a doctor!
P-Piao!
Wh-What's all this blood?!
Just go get a doctor!
Xin...
It doesn't hurt.
I don't... need a doctor.
Piao, what's going on?
What the the hell happened at the capital?
I got caught up in... the king's younger brother's... rebellion...
The king's little brother?
Th... The king's little brother started a rebellion?
What're you talking about?!
The one about there being a rebellion in the palace?
And the king even killing all of his retainers?
The only ones at the king's side...
are that man Changwenjun and a few soldiers...
The king's younger brother's forces were... large enough to... overthrow the capital...
They were strong... and implacable...
Don't talk so much.
They'll follow the blood... The pursuer they sent will be here any second...
Wh-What?
Pursuer...
Li Dian... When that happens...
tell them that someone you didn't know just broke into your shed and died...
Please, just leave the corpse as it is...
I-I under-
I won't let them touch you!
I won't let one of them go back alive!
Not a single one!
Ah... I'm delighted to hear that vigor, Xin.
Don't... talk any more.
No.
I have a favor I need to ask you.
A map?
It's a map to a village west of here called Heibei Village.
Heibei Village... That's a place where thieves and murderers from all across the kingdom gather. A village of outlaws.
That's that terrible place they say no normal person ever leaves from alive!
Xin... I came here to give this to you.
Go there, right away!
Wh-What're you talking about? You want me to...
I don't understand at all!
Do you hear me, Xin?!
I'm entrusting this to you!
Got it...
I've got it, Piao.
I understand, so...
So don't die, Piao!
Not like this...
You... and I...
were supposed to become the greatest generals in the world, weren't we?!
We will...
Xin... Our strength and our hearts are alike...
We're one in body and soul...
If you flap your wings...
I'll be... there with you, too...
Xin... take me... with you across the world...
Piao!
Piao... Piao...
Why?
Why did this happen?!
S-Stop, Xin!
I'll kill them all! How could they do this to Piao?!
And I won't just kill them!
I'll avenge Piao!
I'll tear them limb from limb!
I won't leave a single one left!
I'll kill them all! I'll kill them all!
All of them... I'll kill all of them!
All of them! All of them! All of them!
All of them! All of them!
Hey!
All of them! I'll kill all of them!
Xin!
Don't let Piao's death be for nothing,
Xin!
What was that, you shitty brat?!
I...
I hated you, but...
I really liked Piao!
So I want to get revenge for Piao, too!
I want to chop the person who did this to Piao to pieces!
But... you have to go, Xin!
I don't know what'll happen, but...
You definitely have to go here.
So Piao's death doesn't go to waste,
you have to go here, Xin!
I came here to give this to you.
Go there, right away!
Do you hear me, Xin?
I'm entrusting this to you!
You really intend to go, Xin?
Don't do it!
Heibei Village is a town of murderers!
They say that if you set foot in there,
you'll never come back alive! It's a horrifying place!
And we don't know what's going on with the king's younger brother's rebellion...
None of that matters.
It doesn't matter if it's a den of murderers, and it doesn't matter what's going on!
Piao told me to go.
So...
So... So I'm going!
Jie Shi.
My lord?
I know that you are desperate to gain control of this country, but...
I'm not interested in things like that.
I just want to see proof of my big brother's bloodstained death.
Yes, my lord. You will see that soon.
But anyhow, you're sneering behind those sleeves of yours, aren't you?
After all, my brother and I are in the positions we're in because of that upstart Lü Buwei.
What is this you speak of?
That blessing is because of the enthronement of your father King Zhuangxiang.
The idea that the throne was gained because of Lü Buwei is an entirely baseless rumor...
Would you please stop the monkey show at this point?
I joined hands with you for the very reason of severing that unsavory chain.
Dun, forward.
Sir!
This man came from the family of a poor worker.
He was thrown out by his parent, but he has talent with the sword and the writing brush.
And here at Xianyang, he finally rose to the position of serving me.
Now he owns a mansion and even sends an allowance to the parent that abandoned him.
I can't say he's risen as much as Lü Buwei,
but he's someone who rose up from the base of society.
I can't stand
people like that.
No matter how much you dress someone up as a noble, the person they are inside does not change!
It's the same for my older brother!
His mother was a lowborn woman without any connection to the royal family!
For someone like that to leave me where I am and take the throne...
is unforgivable!
I, who have a mother of a royal family, am the one fit to be king!
I knew my throne would be stolen from me by my older brother.
As well as the opposition the people of the palace had towards me deep down...
In the end, everyone just kneels to the position of king.
Every last one of them amount to nothing more than that.
But I don't trust in people.
What I do trust in is the desire for power.
Just the ugly desires of all humans.
Using that, I carry out things according to my wishes.
Driving Lü Buwei into a campaign was just one example.
But you must not make light of Lü Buwei.
We should assemble a few hundred thousand soldiers to prepare for the unlikely.
Are you saying you need the sovereign's seal ?
That thing is nothing but a mere symbol.
Find a way to do it with your own hands.
Y-Yes my lord.
Soon it will return to how it was five years ago.
The way things should be.
What of Changwenjun?
Sir! It has gone just as you expected.
It looks to be interesting.
Hey, why don't you do something?
You can't just leave him here!
I feel really bad for Piao!
Well...
Piao said "A pursuer is coming. Don't do anything to the corpse."
What could he have meant by...
Ying Zheng.
Did you bastards talk to him?
N-No! We just heard a noise, and when we came outside
t-this person was... a-already dead...!
I see. So, you managed to just barely escape with your life?
Stop!
Hey. What happened to his sword?
I-I don't know!
We don't know anything...!
You're hiding something.
No!
We really don't know any-
Dad!
Hurry up and speak.
The next place I stab will be his heart!
Hey, he really showed up.
Coming to a place like this this late at night?
Don't you have any brains, kid?
He's got a wooden sword on his hip, but the sword on his back looks pretty good.
You did a good job, Diao. Here.
Hey!
Would this happen to be Heibei Village?
You just noticed that? Man, you're slow!
Be a good boy and hand over that sword on your back
and we'll sell you to a slave trader without hurting you.
But if you struggle, you'll end up as a corpse floating down the river.
Which one do you-
Sorry. I'm in a hurry.
Shitty brat!
Diao! Go call together the people in the village and tell them to go after that guy!
That shitty brat!
There's no way in hell he's getting home alive!
They got beat?
Wasn't there only one kid?!
No way!
He's coming!
It's him, kill him!
That's one tough kid!
Call everyone! Surround him, don't let him get away!
He's freakin' fast!
Hey! Catch him! If we stop him...
He's ridiculously strong!
Is this guy a monster?!
Of course...
My sword is on different level from you half-hearted bastards!
Xin!
Someday, we'll definitely become generals!
What are you, half asleep?
There's no way we could become something like that.
We will! We'll just keep winning and winning!
We'll build up achievements!
We'll be recognized!
And if we make it to the top, we'll become generals!
Generals...?
That's right! We'll be clad in golden armor and travel the world!
Until we finally become the greatest generals under the heavens!
Great generals?!
And our names will go down in history?!
Exactly, Xin.
We may be servants right now,
but in the future, our names will be carved into history!
Man, just how many wins in a row are we gonna need for that?
That's simple!
We'll be invincible!
We won't lost to anyone!
That's right...
My sword...
Our swords...!
will reach everywhere under the heavens!
We won't... lose to anyone!
Still wanna go?
Idiots.
I made it.
The house... where the rivers meet.
So does that mean...
this is it?
It's just a little shack sunk into the ground.
It's just a shack, Piao!
What the hell is this?
Without getting revenge for you...
and without knowing what was going on...
I came to this place!
Tell me... Piao.
What did you die for?
Why did you lead me...
to this broken down shack?
What on earth is in here?
No way...
That can't be...
P-Piao...?
kowaresou na kokoro tsumugu youni
壊れそうな心 紡ぐように
To weave together my breaking heart
yume no kakera mitsume (No more cry)
夢のカケラ見つめ (No more cry）
I gaze at the fragments of a dream (No more crying)
me no mae ni wa tsuki ga utsushidasu
目の前には月が映し出す
The moon I see before my eyes
kono mune no yakusoku
この胸の約束
reflects this promise in my heart
namida ga nokoshita kioku sae mo
涙が残した記憶さえも
I won't turn away from my tearful memories
waraiatta kako sae furimukanai
笑いあった過去さえ振り向かない
nor the past where we laughed together
Voice of soul
Voice of you
kanashimi nara kitto tsuyosa ni kawaru hazu
悲しみならきっと 強さに変わるはず
Sadness is sure to turn into strength
I won't cry
I won't fear
I won't stop
takaku tobeba kitto sora no mukou ni todoku
高く翔べばきっと空の向こうに届く
If I jump high enough, I'm sure I'll reach beyond the sky
Voice of mine
Yeah
Voice of soul
Preview
How dare you kill Piao!
That guys is not... not leaving here alive!
When something makes a person's spirit burn,
Fated Meeting
a path can form in front of them.
Fated Meeting
End
Next time,
Fated Meeting.