We look the same, but men call us monsters. If we shadows, which lurk between eras, are destined to die, then I shall fall with the cherry blossoms. Then, I shall fall with the cherry blossoms.
The Cherry Blossoms Must Fall
You don't believe me?
Iemitsu-sama shared with me, a man of low station,
his happy memories of his childhood with you.
Enough, scum...
Would you please stop lying?
The shogun would never say such a thing.
What?
It's likely he is simply repeating what he heard from Tenkai.
But everything he said was true...
And Tenkai wasn't there then.
Only my brother and I.
Was it really just the two of you?
Were there not many servants and women around you?
So he's come?
Hachirou...
Shichigen!
Joujin,
give me time.
I wish to think about this again.
Even now, you would reconsider?
Y-Yes.
Let's go, Hadaebou.
As you wish.
Then, I will simply...
take your life here.
What did you say?
What nonsense is this?
Didn't you want to take me to Edo, as master of this castle?
Indeed.
But you, yourself, are not to be master of this castle.
I'm not?
Th-Then who?
I... I knew it.
His name is Oda Kazusanosuke Nobunaga-sama.
Impossible!
Kouga Hachirou,
I heard you refused Yasha Itaru's offer.
You don't need to be so stubborn.
The winner of this battle is clear.
Come to the Murakumo. I will take you there.
I don't need you to take me!
I'm going to save Hibiki myself!
What are you going to do?
Tadanaga-sama, you're going to be our vessel.
Vessel?
This is not a jest.
To revive Nobunaga-sama, we require your body.
The body of a normal man will not suffice for the task.
We require the bloodline of a ruler,
a worthy bloodline for Nobunaga-sama.
You carry a ruler's blood in your veins.
You are of slightly poorer quality,
but that can't be helped.
None of the others we tried were so easily deceived.
Damn you...
Then, I don't require your permission.
I... I will leave this castle of my own will!
I'm not running...
I will work with my brother to kill you!
A wise decision.
I will hold them off.
D-Damn you.
What?
Now, your Spearing Eye will no longer work.
Hachirou, what is this?
I will close my eyes.
Do you think that means I can't see?
That is incorrect.
This Demon God lies within the space between the real and the unreal.
And by fusing with it, I have become the same.
I need not use my real eyes to see you.
Tadanaga-sama...
What... did I just do?
Hadaebou,
I'm sorry.
Prepare to die, Joujin!
What is that?
A fan.
For you to commit seppuku.
Simply beheading you would be far too sad.
But nor can we injure you.
Thus, the least we can do
is to allow you to use this fan, to die as a samurai.
Tadanaga-sama, die as a man.
I...
I was such a fool!
The forest.
Yes, unless the forest is moved, failure is impossible.
What?
Do you mock me?
A forest could not move!
Indeed, it is impossible.
And that is why I say that this rebellion cannot fail.
Suruga-sama...
Become a god!
At last... At last, we're going, yes?
To Edo.
To Chiyoda Castle.
Damn you, Joujin...
Even in death, I will not forget this hatred.
Even if you take my head,
my soul will remain within my flesh and bones, cursing you forever!
I am no mere puppet.
I am a descendant of the Divine Lord Ieyasu.
Even if you kill me, your plan will fail!
No, I will make it fail!
I will be avenged!
Prepare to die, Joujin!
My name is Tokugawa Tadanaga!
I will never let you forget it!
I know that
autumn can be a painful thing,
but I shall never tire
of the sound of the bell crickets.
What would you have me do?
Ignore him.
Suruga-sama...
Rest in peace.
Demon God!
You did it, Shichigen!
Not yet...
I underestimated you, huh?
Well done.
But prepare yourselves.
The Demon God is angry now.
What is that?
Gorone-dono!
Idiot!
Well?
I've done as much work as ten men, haven't I?
Why... Why do something so reckless?
Didn't you hate bravery?
Hachirou, be true to your feelings.
All men die, someday.
Yes, that's right.
The next flowers can bloom only after these fall.
This is right.
I've failed...
Everyone, listen to me.
I...
I want to save Hibiki.
It might be a trap.
No, it probably is a trap.
But I'm entering that castle, anyway!
You've finally admitted it.
There should be one more thing you have to say, though.
Yes, everyone's been waiting for the words of our leader...
Their destiny is to fall,
but the cherry blossoms always return.
So, everyone, like cherry blossoms,
I command you to fall!
Joujin!
Let me inside the Murakumo.
Kouga Hachirou is here!
Preview
As long as Saizou's eyeball is on the ceiling,
you cannot beat me, ever.
Well, let's have some fun, everyone...
100 Eyes See Their Destiny
Some fun.