Dear, oh dear. It seems he had quite a bit of trouble returning to the capital.
But I suppose it's fine now.
Now I'm interested to see what kind of face the king, that has overcome all of this strife, will greet us with.
Ancient China.
After learning that the era of saints had ended,
human desire was unleashed.
And a storm of violent wars erupted for 500 years...
until over one hundred states were reduced to merely seven.
And now, a wind of great history gusts from the State of Qin in the far West.
This is the tumultuous tale of a nameless boy and a young king who brought the warring era to its end!
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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 jagman1x3
ore wo nomikonde iku
俺を呑み込んでいく
swallow me.
Timing rtrs
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
yuragu fuan no naka de
揺らぐ不安の中で
and the anxiety that makes me waver
Typesetting rtrs
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 hisonda 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.
I knew at the start that there's no end.
QC Mistral[sA]
I've made up my mind, right now it's the time to take the first step.
Distro kokus
Kittie
prefix-
Now's the only time.
Lü Buwei
Hey, hey!
If you carry stuff, little by little, all carefree like that,
you're never gonna get anywhere.
Xin
Ow!
Oh well.
I'm back.
He Liao Diao
Good work! I made us some dinner.
Man, I'm stuffed!
That sure is satisfying!
That sorta pisses me off.
Anyhow... It sure is peaceful.
It feels like the battle at the Royal Palace a few days ago never happened.
Now you're working and earning a little income
while I go pick edible wild weeds and stuff to help with the food expenses.
Somehow we're carrying on normally.
Yeah. Normally...
It's nice... having things like this...
A quick break, I guess.
No, what I'm saying is
what we're doing is normal.
Not a quick break or anything...
I'm goin' to sleep.
It's just like Diao said.
We're living normally.
Even I don't think this is so bad.
But I can't keep going like this forever.
I've got to get on the battlefield, build up achievements,
and move forward on my path to general!
My shoulder that got hurt by Zuoci...
it's still not back to normal...!
Xin!
What's wrong, Diao?
I... From Zheng...
Zheng?!
I never got the money he promised me!
Money... he promised?
Don't scare me like that, dammit!
If you're that mad, then why're you coming with me... Xin?
Why? Well... You know.
You're gonna get lots of money from Zheng, right?
So I thought you might need a bodyguard in case you got robbed on the way back.
That sorta thing.
So basically you just wanna see Zheng, right?
W-Who the hell would wanna see that annoying bastard that does nothing but try to act cool all the time?!
Wait, dammit!
Man, no matter how many times I look at this thing, it's huge!
That's because it's a gate to the Royal Palace.
It's gotta be this big in order to protect a king...
Are you gonna be okay?
What?
The Mountain People were running wild in the middle of the Royal Palace just the other day,
do you really think they'll let you in dressed like that?
You're one to talk!
Halt!
See? Geez...
Who the hell are you?!
Who am I?
M-My name is...
He Liao Diao!
Ao... ao... ao..
Are you an idiot?
They're not gonna let you into the Royal Palace because you're doing somethin' like-
You may enter!
Thanks!
What's with that?!
Hey, you! Do a better job gate guarding!
They're not gonna let you off the hook if somethin' happens to Zheng!
Thanks.
Well, regardless...
His highness specifically gave me the order "There is such and such a person you should allow into the Royal Palace.
That their name is He Liao Diao".
And I have this description which doesn't seem like it could be a person...
Is... Is that right?
Hey, Zheng!
Doin' okay?
Huh? What's... goin' on?
He has returned.
Who did?
The ruler of this country from the shadows.
King of Qin Ying Zheng
The chancellor, Lü Buwei.
Lü Buwei...?
Lü Buwei, the man who took advantage of Zheng's young age to do whatever he wanted
and then tried to leave him to die when he really needed him?
That guy pisses me off more than anyone else!
I guess this is perfect timing...
It's an indisputable fact that that guy didn't come to help Zheng.
As punishment for that,
Zheng is gonna be the fair-and-square official king of this country.
If we could do that, there would be no problem.
What... do you mean?
Bi
*One of Ying Zheng's close aides
Even though some of Jie Shi's faction that had opposed him still exists,
their power has diminished.
The Imperial Court is now almost uniformly behind Lü Buwei.
In that environment, it is not possible for even the king to judge Lü Buwei.
If Lü Buwei seriously starts a rebellion,
it would be incomparable to Ying Zheng's supporters.
And our forces are exceedingly small.
It would be like 10 people standing against an army of 10,000.
It ain't the numbers!
A battle ain't about the numbers.
It's the people!
You do indeed have a point.
Having fought with you once to regain the throne,
with you having realized that, I believe your intuition is not bad.
But Xin...
Changwenjun
*One of Ying Zheng's close aides
The other side has distantly higher human talent than us as well!
What?!
I cannot just sit here and whine!
Because the war between Lü Buwei and I has already begun!
Chancellor, Lord Lü Buwei has arrived!
So that Lü Buwei guy's finally showing up?
After trying to leave Zheng to die,
I'd like to see how he can dare show his face here.
Who are these guys...?
I can feel an incredible pressure coming from them.
I don't believe it.
Each one of these guys
are releasing an incomparably stronger qi than the assassins and soldiers I've fought so far!
First and foremost,
Right Chancellor of the State of Qin Lü Buwei
I am glad to see that you are safe... your highness.
I... can't speak.
What is this...? This feeling...
It's like I'm being swallowed whole!
I know this is sudden, but your highness...
At the time of this rebellion...
I am sure you are displeased we did not come as reinforcements.
That dissatisfaction is most natural...
But at any rate,
I would not have minded it if you had died, your highness.
What's going on?
This guy just straight-out admitted
he tried to leave Zheng for dead.
Is... the whole thing settled now?
No...
Bi told you this before as well.
As we are now, we cannot pass judgement on Lü Buwei.
Why...?
Able to judge him or not, that guy's after your life, Zheng!
Enough jokes, Chancellor Lu.
You bring reasons, do you not?
Wha-?!
Is there... that big a difference even there... Zheng?
Indeed, a joke.
I suppose it was quite a rude way to dissolve the tension in the air.
Please forgive me, your highness.
Though it was the Warring States Period,
the idea of a retainer seeking to take the life of the king was an abnormal situation.
Before Lü Buwei whom was trying to pass this over,
Zheng, Changwenjun and the others could say nothing.
The difference in power between the two camps
was displayed vividly in this spectacle.
Has this farce ended...?
It has been quite a long time, your highness...
I am most happy to see you are well.
Cai Ou? It's been quite some time.
Cai Ou? That old man is...?!
You know him, Brother Bi?
Lord Cai Ou served as chancellor in the age of King Zhao.
Someone that important is Lü Buwei's subordinate?
He has the highest positions of the diplomatic officials.
I had heard he was devoting his time to head for the far Eastern tip of China, Yan, but...
When did you return?
A few days ago, for an engagement.
I will be returning to the East soon.
You worry me...
Please make sure to take care of yourself.
I thank you for the sympathy.
What's with that old man?
He's being awfully endearing. Is he really an enemy?
Lord Cai Ou is not someone who looks down on the king, but...
Cai Ou
*One of Lü Buwei's Four Pillars (close aids)
I hope you grow up soon, my king.
I, Cai Ou,
only serve the strong.
Well then, excuse me.
You wish to return soon as well, don't you, Meng Wu?
It is written all over your face.
Of course! I do not have time to be dealing with a farce such as this!
Watch your tongue, Meng Wu!
Li Si
*One of Lü Buwei's Four Pillars (close aids)
For Lord Cai Ou it is a different story, but you do not have the qualifications to speak the word "farce" here!
Meng Wu
*One of Lü Buwei's Four Pillars (close aids)
And who do you think you're speaking to, Li Si?!
This Royal Palace is a place of governing.
And governing is something a man like you cannot possibly understand.
All words contain a deep meaning.
Do what you want! The only thing I desire is on the battlefield!
Oh? What do you, someone with no talent, that relies only on power to push themselves forward,
seek on the battlefield?
Proof of valor.
I, Meng Wu, am the strongest in all of China!
I haven't the least bit of interest in anything but proof of that!
Strongest... in all of China...!
Strongest in all of China, eh...?
But it's odd.
I do believe there's one man stronger than you right there.
Isn't that right, Changpinjun?
Changpinjun
*One of Lü Buwei's Four Pillars (close aids)
This has gone beyond joking, Lord Cai Ou.
How rude of me...
Let us forget that last statement.
Enough jesting, all of you.
I do believe all this idle chat in front of the king
has started to make my legs numb.
Your highness, I beg you forgive the rudeness of my subordinates.
This is because they so firmly walk their own paths.
And one other matter for which I have sought this audience with you today.
With the rebellion of Jie and the others suppressed...
my subordinates will quietly govern and protect this State of Qin.
So please, rest at ease!
I trust that you will.
Well then, your highness,
I take my leave!
This seems entertaining, chancellor.
Did it appear so?
Internally, the king is surely in a furious rage.
It showed on his face.
He may be young, but he is still quite a man.
We've found an opponent that seems to be worth playing with...
Don't you think so?
Seizing the king of a country to play with him...
You speak of something quite tremendous.
Your highness, please stop!
You'll hurt yourself!
Hey.
Let's go get a breath of fresh air.
That surprised me.
You hit things sometimes, too, huh?
Do you think I could stand not to?!
In front of an enemy that wants to kill you,
you couldn't even say anything.
You really lost that one! Pretty crushingly!
If you think it's funny, then go ahead, laugh.
This is reality.
That's one huge enemy!
Governor of law, Li Shi.
Governors of the armies, Changpinjun and Meng Wu.
Diplomacy and general advisor, Cai Ou.
These four, known as the Four Pillars,
are great pillars supporting the Lü Buwei faction.
Even though there were just four, they were no ordinary people.
I could tell just by lookin' at them.
But the really dangerous guy was him!
Yes... The man who started the Four Pillars and tied together the subordinates around him...
Chancellor Lü Buwei!
Until 12 or 13 years ago, Lü Buwei was just an ordinary foreign merchant.
Foreign merchant?
Then why's he a general of the State of Qin now?
When my father wasn't even in contention to inherit the throne,
Lü Buwei spent his money on him.
With Lü Buwei's money and planning, my father became the king of the State of Qin.
And as a reward, he gave Lü Buwei the seat of chancellor.
To put it simply, those were the circumstances that led to him becoming chancellor.
But merely money and shrewdness are not enough to rise
from commoner to one of the most powerful people in a country.
Aiming to become a general as you are, I'm sure you understand, Xin.
Yeah. That old man's the real deal.
Even including me, the difference in power between the two factions is too great.
Hey! Don't tell me you're ready to give up the fight already, Zheng?
Don't be foolish.
I'm saying that he is a worthy adversary!
So you've cleared your head a bit, huh?
Having you be concerned for me...
is as bad as it gets.
You told me here, right?
Once I reach age 20 and come of age, I'll definitely wrench power away from Lü Shi.
And...
I will depart for China!
Is that right?
Xin, until that time comes, be sure to rise up to meet me.
Right.
I ain't gonna lose, Zheng.
We've been talking only about me for a while now,
but you need to get started soon.
Started...? With what?
With the next war.
Really, Zheng?!
Right now, if you include Qin, China is broken into seven states.
It's in a state of ruthless competition.
There are many live coals ready to start fires...
I have also heard that a state has been making some suspicious movements near our state borders.
At this time, it would not be odd to raise the flames of war.
Okay, let's head back!
C'mon, Diao!
But I...
still haven't gotten my money!
G-Good work.
Thanks!
Okay! My shoulder's back to normal, too!
And I'm ready to go!
Uh... What's written there?
Can't you read?
I can.
Oh? So what's written there?
To make it easy to understand...
"The neighboring state, Wei, is attacking. So we're recruiting soldiers."
What'd you just say, Diao?!
Diao!
You must be glad, Xin!
You'll finally go on your first campaign!
All riiiiight!
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
This is...
my first step to becoming the greatest general under the heavens!
The atmosphere is heavy...
but the souls burn!
First Campaign
It's a real war!
End
First Campaign
Next time.