It's Okara.
Rain sucks, huh? It's so depressing.
The war is still going on. I'm already getting tired of it.
The folks from the village are all talking it up...
But it's the samurai who are in good spirits.
I think the longer the war goes on, the happier they'll be about it.
Are you guys really even human?
Today, the usually sullen, silent Kyuzo bolstered his reputation.
As a result, it appears that Katsu-noji has transferred his attention from Kanbe-sensei to Kyuzo.
Katsu-noji, you're so fickle!
Apparently, they plan to settle everything during this battle that is about to start.
Indeed, the outcome of the fight will be determined by this strike!
It feels so good to issue a decree like that!
Well, this is going to get ugly, so I'm going to go into hiding.
Sister! Sister!
Komachi!
Sister!
Sorry to worry you, Komachi.
All of the farmers have eaten this as they fought with the land.
We are given life by the land that we ravaged during the war.
When you think of their spirit...
We samurai can take this cup and raise a parting toast to them.
What do you say?
You are as kindhearted as ever.
Do you want to get killed?
Y-You are a magnificent person... I just wanted to say that...
Sensei! They're here!
Sensei!
All right!
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 16 Die!
They've started moving.
I can't see a thing!
Samurai-sama, are you sure the bandits're really there?
You can't look for them with your eyes.
I can definitely hear them. They're mechanical samurai.
Listen to me. Please do as I tell you.
If you do, we will be able to beat the bandits.
Right now, being anxious will play right into their hands.
Coming up the waterfall, that's standard military strategy.
The waterfall?
There being the seven of us notwithstanding...
Our army is still mostly farmers.
If it were me, I would think first to disrupt morale.
The waterfall is a route that is not a route, to say nothing of it being a strong current.
You have to think that they will not easily be able to climb it.
However, to the strategists, it is the best ally they could have.
They will be able to conceal themselves with it...
As well as mask the sound of their approach.
But our opponents are also samurai.
Won't they know that the waterfall's defenses have been fortified?
Yes.
Think about it. How would you storm this castle?
Do that, and you will logically predict how your opponent thinks.
They're here! They're here! They're here!
There's one Raiden and eight Mimizuku at the west cliff...
And about ten Mimizuku on the southern road!
There's three Yakan and twelve Mimikuzu in the north cemetery!
All at the same time!?
The Mimikuzu were a lot tougher than I imagined.
Their strength is also tremendous.
Any Benigumo?
We still ain't seen none.
Katsushiro, go with Rikichi to his post. Do as Gorobe instructs you.
Right.
You must be joking! Get down!
The battle has started.
Launch the signal flare!
We've broken through in the south.
H-Hey, stay with us!
Get the wounded out of here!
Right!
Gosaku!
Rikichi! Help!
Gorobe-dono!
Arrow grenade.
Arrow grenade? The bandits have those, still?
Would you run and tell everyone for me?
Understood.
Rikichi, Gosaku, I'll leave the rest to you!
Everyone else that can move, come with me!
They're comin'! Everyone stand ready!
Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it!
I'm the number-one guy here!
But Kanbe-sama said we should all attack...
Shut up! I am a samurai!
Weren't you a farmer?
Man-noji!
You give me any guff, and I'll turn you into fertilizer for the rice paddies!
What was that!?
All of the outposts report getting six Mimikuzu in all so far.
Arrow grenades, of all things...
I guess they weren't willing to use them inside their inner sanctuary.
Seeing as how they are using them so zealously here...
It would seem that they want to wipe Kanna Village off the map.
They're here!
My house!
Hurry and put the fire out!
I'm hit! I'm hit in the head!
Somebody get Shino for me! I'm done for!
Snap out of it, would you!?
Thanks...
Those Mimikuzu are a nuisance, huh?
Mm-hmm.
But there are only about 15 left.
Kikuchiyo! Why aren't you at your post!?
My katana got broken!
And damned if I'm going to stay at one post in the middle of all this chaos!
A Raiden?
You guys keep back!
You bandit!
Kikuchiyo-sama, move aside!
Are you serious!?
Why, you!
Take this!
Rikichi-dono!
Rikichi!
You peasants think you're able to use a gun!?
Get them!
Why, you!
Katsushiro! Don't let your guard down!
Right!
Rikichi-dono...
Go on.
But...
It looks like he broke some ribs.
We thought that as long as the bandits're comin' at us with firearms...
But it ain't no use if it sends us flyin'.
Let's go.
Hey! You bastards!
Rikichi-dono, you've got to live to see your wife again, right?
Don't throw your life away.
Take him to Kirara-dono's place.
Right!
Hei-san, you're wounded!
I'd like to eat some rice.
This rain has me beat. I can't move the way I'd like to.
My word...
What about the bandits?
There's still the Benigumo.
Something's coming!
You bastards! Stop! Stop!
Kikuchiyo!
Eeyow!
Kanbe-sama, isn't that the Benigumo?
He can see us.
Kyuzo...
So you've shown yourselves, huh!?
What are you doing!?
A katana is too tiny!
We'll finish with you!
I see it!
Gorobe-dono!
You bandit!
Wait!
You guys stay out of this.
Their leader, huh?
You are the last.
You're saying you cut down all the others?
You have already lost.
Why would you still attack this village?
To distinguish yourself as a warrior?
Are you a samurai?
I put being a samurai behind me long ago.
That's dirty pool!
I don't need any help!
I can't have you being cut down by this opponent.
I don't intend to be cut down!
Sensei!
Don't!
Gorobe-dono!
Rikichi...
We don't get sent flyin' this way!
Take that!
You miserable peasants!
That's far enough!
The water is being fouled...
Sister!
Gorobe-sama!
Forgive me, Rikichi... I won't be able to go with you to the capital...
Samurai-sama...
Your life... has been purchased.
You must... be joking...
Gorobe-dono!
Gorobe!
This is no time to be screwing around!
Hey, open your eyes! Hey, Gorobe!
Gorobe-sama...
Take care of the rest.
Very well.
Kanbe-sama!
Let him go.
That man still has a job to do.
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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