It's Okara.
We've finally had a clash with the bandits.
There was this huge bow and arrow that we all made together.
That thing ran one of the bandits right through, which got me all fired up.
Everyone came around, and suddenly an army was formed.
Impressive work, Kanbe.
He could be pretty good at managing people.
So then, I wonder why he's been in so many losing battles up to now.
I bet this strategy of his has got some holes in it somewhere.
Speaking of Kanbe, there's Komachi's sister, Kirara.
Her sister is some kind of enchantress.
I think that in the end, it was her sister that got the samurai to come to the village, not the rice.
The bandits are piping mad now.
I wonder if I'll be able to safely deliver this bonus feature next time.
Today's program has just gotten started.
They're here! They're here! They're here! They're finally here! It's the bandits!
How come there are so many of them?
Fire!
We did it! Hey!
Bring some rope!
wakari aeru koto mo
Being able to understand each other,
wakachi au koto mo
and to share with each other,
utakata no youni
are both as short-lived as a bubble on the water.
toki no suna ni magire
Obscured by the sands of time,
tsukami kirenai to
unable to hold on,
akirameteta anata ni au made wa
I gave up, until I saw you again, asking
"dore kurai itami wo
"How much pain
hitori de kakaete kite tano?
have you been carrying, all alone?
dore kurai sabishisa
And how much loneliness
hitomi ni kakushite hohoen dano?"
is hidden behind your eyes when you smile?"
deai no kiseki wo ima dakishimete
Embrace this miracle of an encounter now,
mitsume attara tsuyoku nareru
By gazing upon each other, we can become stronger.
kore wo ai to yobanai tosuru nara
And if this isn't what you call love,
ima dore wo ai to yobu no?
then what is it you call love now?
Episode 14 Run Wild!
Ukyo-sama, excuse me for disturbing your leisure time.
What is it?
Our scout rapidturtle has an urgent matter for us.
Fine, come on in.
I beg your pardon.
What is it?
She says an exchange of hostilities between the bandits and Kanna Village has begun.
Kanna Village?
Oh, got it, got it, got it, got it!
Have you forgotten? That is the village where the peasant girl, Kirara, is from.
Ah! Kirara-kun! So, Kirara-kun's village is at war with the bandits...
Then, that means those samurai have arrived there.
We sent Hyogo and Kyuzo after them, but have not heard anything from them since.
We did discover a grave in the desert, however, and when we uncovered it...
There was Hyogo's body.
You violated a grave? That was a pretty audacious thing to do, huh?
Judging by the wounds he sustained, his killer must have been quite skillful.
Since Kyuzo is still unaccounted for, we can assume the worst.
Have you told Father?
Not yet.
Keep this to yourself. Oh, and you can stop the samurai hunts.
As you wish.
You're alive, aren't you, Kirara-kun?
Tessai, I want you to tell me everything we know about Kanna Village.
Just you watch.
Something is about to happen that will turn the whole world upside-down.
As you can see, we're handin' the samurai over to you bandits.
Please forgive us.
Well, if it isn't Kyuzo.
To think that you could sink so low...
You, too.
I've sunk low?
You're a miserable dog, being kept by peasants!
Kyuzo aside, there should be six other samurai.
What happened to the other three?
W-We tried to kill them, but they snuck away.
It was the samurai that taught us how to use a bow and arrow.
As a result, we've realized the magnitude of what we've done...
And chased the samurai off instead.
This isn't getting us anywhere.
Take them.
Hidden rice, eh?
What're you doin'!?
You're going to serve as an example to the other villages.
Just a minute! If we're gone, what's gonna happen to the rice?
We can get rice someplace else.
Listen to what we're sayin', please!
Even supposing you have had a change of heart...
You're going to find out firsthand just how serious an offense it is to shoot arrows at us.
You will experience an eternity of pain, where you will beg for death to come, but your wish will not be granted.
Please wait, Bandit-sama!
Spare us!
Bandit-sama!
Please wait!
Mikumari-sama!
Mikumari-sama...
Please, if you could wait...
Mikumari-sama...
You are the girl who went all the way to Kogakyo to hire the samurai, aren't you?
Yes.
What do you want?
In exchange for my life, I ask that you please turn a blind eye to this village.
You're saying you'd make an offering of yourself?
Yes.
You bandits are right to be so angry.
It would be a simple matter for you to crush the village in your anger.
However, that would make you no different than so many other defeated warriors, don't you think?
If there is even a shred of proud samurai left within you...
You only prove how petty you are by turning your anger toward such a tiny village as ours.
Enough!
You think that your silver tongue can get you out of this situation?
Most commendable. Girl, I accept your life.
Take her!
You think that one little girl is going to placate our anger?
She did call us defeated warriors, and all...
Mikumari-sama...
Grandfather!
You will now be taken to the capital.
The capital!?
What are you so surprised at? Did you think that everyone else would still be here?
They desire both rice and women in the capital.
Then, all of the other women that you've taken away up to now are there?
They're grateful, too. They're much more content there than in your village.
How can you say they are content, separated from their families like that!?
You will find that out for yourself.
Ascend to the surface.
This is the last you'll see of your village.
Take a good look.
This is the end for Kanna Village, who dared make a mockery of us.
That's not what we agreed to! You said that in exchange for my life...
Hold on, all I said was that I would accept your life.
And you... you call yourself a samurai!?
Samurai are relics of the past.
Please stop, Bandit-sama!
Whew...
It felt like I had turned into rice!
I'm afraid that this could turn into a habit for you, Hei-san the rice-lover.
Am I right?
Very perceptive.
I'd like to cut these right open, and have some more of this delicious rice.
Heihachi, you take engineering.
Understood.
All right, let's go.
Hey, you!
Why, you!
I'll take the first strike!
Heihachi, go!
I'm going!
Us too!
Kikuchiyo, let's go!
You have to go to the toilet? You're our prisoner, here...
Why, you!
Now then, to put our lives on the market...
What, you can't even get out of your ropes?
I never learned to be a street performer.
I can't get over the difference here.
Bring us closer.
Stop! Please, stop, Bandit-sama!
Just sit still and watch.
Report this to Shuzai-sama!
Shichiroji!
Got it!
Why, you!
Let's go.
I-Incredible...
Here!
Aren't you going to help!?
Katsushiro!
Stay out of this!
That's the spirit!
I...
I am...
...a samurai!
Let's go.
Whoa!
What's wrong with the engines!? At this rate, we're going to go down!
Go check it out! Hurry!
Who's there!?
Yo! I've been waiting for you!
You maggot!
Hold it!
Kanbe-sama!
You tricked us!
Even so...
The Raiden Squad is here!
You've shown off quite a bit for us, but this is where it ends!
We're not done yet!
Let's run wild on them!
Chop them up!
Why, you!
Hold it...
Kyuzo!
Stay here for now!
Right!
Here.
Oh, thank you!
Samurai united! Meet Kikuchiyo!
Now that my head and body are reconnected...
Katsushiro-sama...
Hey, guys! Leave some for me!
Katana... katana!
Kyuzo!
Kyu-noji!
Kyuzo!
The bandits' vital point is their chests!
Miserable samurai!
A gun!
Watch out!
Kyuzo-dono!
Why, you!
Kanbe-sama!
Kirara-dono!
Who's service were you in during the great war?
Judging by how low you've fallen, they must have been ruined.
Everyone! Move quickly!
Hei-san!
We're going to crash!
Shichiroji, find us a way out!
You got it!
You get going, too!
We made it!
Just a second!
H-How come?
Hold it steady!
Kanbe-sama!
Rotten samurai!
I am indeed a samurai.
Thanks!
You're late, Kanbe!
All right, let's go!
Hey, thanks...
So this is how I finally end up, huh?
Looks like old age is finally catching up to Shichi-san.
If you don't like it, I can always let go!
Whoa! I didn't mean anything by it!
The old man merely gazed off into the distance
kakurega ni sunda okina ga tada
from the hideaway in which he lived.
tooku wo mitsumete ita
The baby cries, seeking only
akanbou wa naku hahaoya kara
for the warmth of his mother.
atatakasa dake motomete
We are born paying the price
dareka no batsu to dareka no tsumi wo
for someone's punishment, for someone's sins,
tsugunainagara umareru
but there is no such thing as a future without salvation,
sukuiyou no nai mirai nante nai
and the present slips quietly into the past.
"ima" wa shizuka ni kako ni
We string together nothing but hollow ideas,
kireigoto dake wo narabete
and tell nothing but hollow lies.
kireigoto dake de usotsuite
And as the rain falls down upon us,
kakari furu ame no naka
something appears and then fades away.
nanika ga ukabi kieteku
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Episode 15 Soaked!