Qiang Lei!
Who's that?
He's a guy who fought in the same Wu as me.
But this person is...
He's got some mysterious techniques and he's crazy strong.
He took out ten huge opponents at once!
This person did...?
What're ya doin' here?
A walk.
You liar!
I was just in the neighborhood...
and came to tell you something.
If you keep up with what you've been doing, you're going to end up dead.
See ya.
That's all?!
Hold on, dammit!
I've got a whole bunch of stuff I wanna ask, myself!
What?
Th-The other day, uh...
When you were... behind me...
Anyhow, you're...
a woman, aren't you?
Yeah. So what?
Why's a woman fighting together with a bunch of men?!
None of your business.
Hang on!
You must be hungry.
I'll whip something up for you, so come eat with us!
There is no need for...
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!
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 jagman1x3
ore wo nomikonde iku
俺を呑み込んでいく
swallow me.
Timing G_I_A
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 discontinuous 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.
Night Tale
Now then, eat all you want.
Let's chow down!
Yum!
Somebody like this was living among a bunch of men?
By the way, how the hell'd you not realize she was a woman when she's this cute?
She had her face covered the whole time!
There was no way I'd notice!
C-Can I ask something?
What is it?
Why would you say "So what?"?
That's a pretty big deal!
A woman pretending to be a man...!
What're you biting her head off all of a sudden?
Shut up!
It would've caused me a little trouble, so I didn't reveal myself as a woman.
That's all.
You sure have a lot of self-confidence...
In your own skill.
There is no human stronger than me in this world.
Hey, you! Now you're going too far!
Would you like to see for yourself?
But, I'm a little relieved.
I thought you were a cold guy who didn't like other people.
But it looks like that wasn't really it.
What.. do you mean by that?
I don't totally get it, but you went out of your way to come see me.
That was...
I was thinkin' I'd like to continue fighting together with you.
We're comrades, right?!
Stop!
I did not join the fighting for a reason like that.
It was just a coincidental fight on my way to my goal.
That's all.
Goal?
I have no interest in "being together" or "comrades".
Then what is your goal?
And how did a woman become that strong?!
I wanna know, too!
Please, tell me!
Diao?
I want to become strong!
Like you...
Wh-What're you doing?!
Stop messing around!
The worlds we were born in are completely different.
People who say things like "I want to know" and "Tell me"...
are taking it so lightly, it makes me sick.
I have only one reason for living.
Born as a Chi You, my fate was sealed.
Chi You?
A band of assassins that have survived in the shadows of history.
That is what our clan is now described as.
You will all be food for our larvae...
What're you talkin' about, you old bat?
You picked a bad place to get lost in.
None 'a you guys are gettin' outta here alive.
What? Do you not recognize the Chi You?
Chi You?
The sword was not originally something to cut people down with.
In ancient times, it was born as a sacred treasure for worshiping the heavens.
The maidens that dance with swords are possessed with the power of the gods...
They are the Chi You.
I haven't got a clue what you're talking about.
So what?
The Chi You dance as they cut down their foes with the power of the gods.
Far beyond the strength of mere humans.
Oh, is that right?
Okay, okay, gotcha, granny.
Dance,
our daughters of the Qiang Tribe, Xiang, Lei.
What's that supposed to be?
Are you begging us for forgiveness with a dance?
The Chi You are split into clans and live among the mountains.
Those with talents are trained from early childhood
to produce warriors to take on the name of Chi You.
The clans place all value on that alone.
That is our law.
When I turned 13, I had part of deciding the new Chi You.
Two are chosen from each of the 19 clans.
My sister, Xiang, whom had been raised the same way as me,
as well as myself were chosen from the Qiang Clan.
To win the name of Chi You, the candidates had to fight each other
until only one remained.
Only one!
That was a law of our family called "festival".
That is Lian of the You Clan.
This one is Jing of the Eh Tribe.
Both are considerably skilled.
Don't worry.
The survivor of tomorrow will be you, Big Sister Xiang.
In that case, you will be dead tomorrow, Qiang.
And you might even be killed by me.
If that happened, I wouldn't mind it.
We were taught since we were little that our lives would last until the festival.
I... don't like it.
Dying at just 15 years old...
There are still mountains of things I want to do.
I want to see the "states" of the flatlands
and the humans that live there.
I'd like to have a child someday.
And before that, I'd at least like to know the warmth of a man...
That might be a little early for you.
Honestly, I don't want you to die tomorrow, either, Lei.
You need to survive and take on the name of Chi You
and learn all about the outside world.
There's no way.
Even among the same clan, to team up is forbidden.
Only one will remain...
That is the law.
That's why,
tomorrow, we have to fight for ourselves!
Even if you and I end up fighting each other!
No matter what, don't hold back, Lei!
I understand.
Lu Sui... Make sure you protect Lei tomorrow.
Big Sister Xiang...
Lei...
I've always thought of you as a little sister.
Me, too...
Big Sister Xiang.
There are 36 candidates besides Big Sister Xiang and me.
I'll go all-out as soon as the festival begins.
If I can cut down ten strong-looking ones, that'll be plenty...
The rest will be up to Big Sister Xiang...
Then Big Sister Xiang will become Chi You and venture to the outside world...
Got it, Lu Sui? That's what I've decided.
Let's go to sleep.
We're getting up early tomorrow.
Eve...ning...?
I overslept?!
That can't be! It's impossible!
Something happened!
Incense?!
I was put to sleep?!
By whom?!
Big Sister Xiang?!
The festival...
What happened with the festival?!
Big Sister Xiang... What happened to her...?!
Big Sister Xiang...
Big Sister Xiang.
Big Sister Xiang!
She's not here... Big Sister Xiang isn't here!
She's not!
Big Sister Xiang survi...ved!
Don't misunderstand.
Big Sister Xiang was not weak.
Her strength was exemplary.
Then how...?
Elder... How?
How did this happen to Big Sister Xiang...?
There's no opponent that could defeat Big Sister Xiang!
Xiang was targeted from the outset.
Targeted?
As soon as the battle started, she was immediately ambushed by a large group.
And now, in accordance to our laws, the festival will commence.
Begin!
Hmph... That girl...
And Lian of the You Clan oversaw it.
No! That can't be!
In the festival, not even two members of the same clan are allowed to fight in an alliance!
That's the law!
Isn't it?!
Lei,
Xiang's and your power were clearly extraordinary.
The chiefs of the other tribes all recognized it.
So they tacitly condoned this.
Both, that the others all joined forces, and that you did not participate.
Condoned?
Wait a minute...
What about that law?
Is the law not absolute?!
Was it really something that insignificant?!
Elder!
Then how... How did this happen?!
Why did Big Sister Xiang have to die?!
What is this you're saying, Qiang Chief?
She is already a corpse.
Kill yourself, Qiang girl.
The winner of the festival has been decided.
All losers must die!
It is a law of the Chi You that has gone unbroken these last thousand years!
Do you take me for a fool?
You bastards?
I was sick of hearing about thousand year long laws.
I thought about killing all of the elders and then myself,
but I stopped short of that.
There is one thing I must do before I die.
That Lian from the You Clan, or whatever, right?
Yes. She is the one that I...
Go to sleep.
She plotted to form a secret alliance and killed Big Sister Xiang,
and in the end became the new Chi You and left the village...
She is the one I can never forgive!
I lost Big Sister Xiang and threw away the Chi You village.
Now, my only reason for living is to kill that woman.
That must be mortifying...
To be manipulated by silly laws,
and for Big Sister Xiang to be killed by such cowardly tactics...
The one who killed her became Chi You
and is living a carefree life now.
But more than anything...
to not have been there when someone very dear to you was killed.
Why do you say that?
That's what I'm afraid of the most.
Diao...
Man, it really got late.
You can stay here if you want, Qiang Lei.
All right.
What's up?
I kinda can't sleep.
I'm gonna go get some fresh air.
When I lived in Heibei Village,
I thought about how I could sneak away from there every day.
But then I met Xin, Zheng and the others
and got wrapped up in the battle to retake the capital.
I don't really understand it,
but I've been enjoying it.
Even though it seems like we could die every day...
when I calm down and think about things,
somehow, I understand it.
Xin, it's probably because I've been with you.
I haven't said anything about it since we started living together,
but I've been really happy.
The first fun days I've ever had...
I thought they would keep going forever.
But I was wrong.
Xin keep moving forward.
And it's not just him.
Zheng, Bi, and Changwenjun are, too...
Everyone is moving forward, risking their lives.
The moment I realized it, I was all alone facing the wrong direction, sitting in the wrong place.
This is just the same as before.
What am I supposed to do?
I can't sleep!
Quit staring at me like that. It's suffocating.
Sorry, sorry.
But getting a good look at you, you've really got a cute face.
Are you an idiot?
I had someone, who was like a sibling to me, that was killed too, his name is Piao.
To me, that guy was...
You don't need to tell me.
I heard about it
from talking with Wei Ping and the others.
Oh, then fine.
I just kinda felt bad only listening to your story.
Xin...
You're... a strange person.
Huh?! What's with you all of a sudden?!
So I'm strange, too.
You were just lucky.
In that battle against Wei,
the people stronger than you were scattered all over.
I know that.
I thought I would be getting a lot of experience with that battle.
If you just rush in on momentum and emotion
you can't win a real fight.
Don't worry, I've been... thinking about all that.
Good, then.
So what're you gonna do next?
I'm going to head for Wei alone.
That's... all I have.
Well, when that's over, make sure you hurry back!
You said you've got nothin' besides getting revenge,
but that must be a big lie.
Somebody like that would not be risking their life for those around them in a big battle.
Understand, Qiang Lei?
As a comrade who fought in the same Wu as me,
I've counted you as one of the people in my hundred man unit a while ago!
So make sure you get your ass back here by the next war.
Got it?
Don't decide that on your own.
Cut that out! What's your answer?!
I'll think about it.
Aw, fine.
I'll be waiting the whole time, okay?
Qiang Lei, you're glad you joined that war, aren't you?
Yeah, I guess.
Then be damn sure you come back!
You're so persistent.
Oh, you're up?
So she... left, huh?
Yeah.
Hey, let's eat breakfast!
Xin, listen for a sec.
Hm? What?
Do you remember my ambition?
To become super-rich and live the rest of my life enjoying myself.
Oh, right. You did say somethin' like that, right?
I haven't got the least bit of interest in living in this cheap-ass broken down shack.
I know.
I'm gonna make it big soon and we'll have a giant mansion.
I thought I'd rely on you for it,
but I'm not doing that anymore!
I've got no idea when you might die.
Wh-What's with that attitude?
That's why I've decided to head to the battlefield, too, and earn some big money.
You're gonna fight?
I know I can't do anything about my physical strength!
I'm not sure about it... but...
there's got to be something I can do!
So...
You're going to leave when a new war starts, right?
Yeah.
When that happens, I'm leaving, too.
So I can find where I belong.
Is that right?
We may not see each other for a while,
but I'll definitely come back.
To where you are.
I'll be waiting!
All right!
Let's get fired up today, too!
Right!
Then, help clean up!
Yeah, you do that.
What?!
You've gotta do it once in a while, too!
Didn' I tell you?
I'm shit at making food and cleaning up!
So all I'm gonna do is eat!
And who decided that, you moron?!
michi wa tsuzuku yume wo oimotome
路は続く 夢を追い求め
The path goes on, chasing after a dream.
nozomu saki ni kimi no ashita wa aru no?
望む先に 君の明日はあるの？
Will your tomorrow be at the place my hopes lead?
kizutsuite kokoro mo mada kawaku nara
傷ついて 心もまだ渇くなら
If I get hurt and my heart is still thirsty,
koko e kite nando demo utau kara
ここへ来て何度でも歌うから
I'll come here and sing as many times as it takes.
owari naki tatakai no naka de
終わりなき戦いの中で
In this endless battle
kimi wa tsuyoku kawaru
君は強く変わる
You change to become stronger.
kono sora wo kirisaita ikazuchi wa kimi
この空を切り裂いた 雷は君
The lightning that cut apart this sky is you.
osore wo koete tachimukau hikari no ya hashiridasu
恐れを超えて立ち向かう 光の矢 走りだす
The arrow of light that overcomes fear faces forward and shoots forth.
tsukamu sadame shinjitsuzukeru no...
掴む 運命 信じ続けるの…
I'll grab onto the destiny I've always believed in...
Preview
In order to be greatest general under the heavens,
I've gotta train!
The path to the future.
For the path that you seek,
seek further evolution!
A New Trial
End
Next time,