07x35 - Shogun of Light and Shadow
Posted: 09/23/22 13:26
Soyo: Brother?
Soyo: Brother.
Soyo: Brother.
Soyo: Jeez, Brother!
Sho: Oh, Soyo.
Sho: Forgive me. I was lost in thought.
Soyo: I made this tea for you, and now it has grown cold.
Soyo: Have you been losing sleep due to work again?
Soyo: I figured as much.
Soyo: I heard that
Soyo: another one of your allies left your side.
Soyo: Ever since that incident...
Soyo: Ever since Uncle passed away, people have been leaving one after another.
Soyo: Don't they realize that this is no time for internal conflict?
Soyo: At this rate, you'll be left all alone.
Sho: The blame lies with me,
Sho: the gutless master who can't protect any of his men or friends.
Sho: Does a pathetic man like me really have the right to rule over a nation?
Sho: Every now and then,
Sho: I wish I could forget all about the country and government,
Sho: and sit here forever,
Sho: drinking the nasty tea my little sister made with a blank look on my face.
Soyo: Brother...
Soyo: You meanie!
Soyo: My tea actually tastes good when it's hot!
Sho: Is that so?
Sho: I hope that one day,
Sho: our country will be so peaceful,
Sho: there will be no need for a shogun or to worry about the future,
Sho: and I will be just an older brother drinking the tea his little sister made for him.
Soyo: Brother!
Soyo: Brother.
Sac: I apologize for my insolence.
Sac: But I daresay you'd be better off not drinking that.
Sho: Don't tell me, it was poisoned?
Sac: I hate to say this, but I recommend you postpone your little tea party.
Title : Shogun Assassination Arc Part One
Title : Shoguns of Light and Shadow
Mart,Sign: Oedo {\c&HD B &}Mart
Zen: Shogun assassination plot, eh?
Sac: The bowl the princess used to make tea was lined with poison.
Warning,Sign: Watch the Shogun Assassination Arc in a bright room and at a safe distance from your TV!
Sac: She nearly k*lled her own brother there.
Sac: The enemy's even exploiting the princess's behavior,
Sac: which means they've made it deep into the bakufu ranks.
Zen: To think someone tried to k*ll him in the castle...
Zen: How the mighty shogun has fallen.
Zen: No wonder he's asking for help from those he cast away.
Zen: Summoning the Oniwaban once again?
Zen: Some nerve.
Zen: He fires us all, and now he wants us to help him?
Sac: Sure, the Oniwaban was dissolved under orders from Lord Sadasada,
Sac: but didn't Lord Matsudaira take us under his wing and look after us?
Sac: We were dissolved on paper only,
Sac: and it was agreed that we'd reunite at once in case of an emergency, remember?
Sac: Besides, the one who threw us out, Lord Sadasada, is gone.
Sac: The shogun cut ties with him after he became a mere puppet of the Tendoshu
Sac: and punished him accordingly.
Sac: That's why his safety is no longer guaranteed.
Sac: Who knows how many within the cabinet are still on the shogun's side?
Sac: They're all gunning for the throne.
Sac: None of them can be trusted.
Sac: We're the only ones who can keep him safe.
Sac: So why...
Sac: Why is the name Hattori Zenzo, leader of the Oniwaban, not on that list?
Zen: It isn't exciting.
Zen: Compared to guarding the shogun, assassinating him sounds way more exciting.
Zen: Just thinking about it gives you goosebumps, doesn't it?
Zen: Slipping alone through tight defenses to take the enemy general's head...
Zen: That's what being a ninja is all about.
Zen: Ninjas are beings that live out shonen manga in real life.
Sac: I can't believe what I'm hearing
Sac: from the guy who used to guard the shogun family.
Sac: You haven't changed one bit, have you?
Sac: No loyalty, cooperation, or creed.
Sac: You trust nothing but your own skills.
Zen: That is my creed.
Sac: I see.
Sac: You've really forgotten, huh?
Sac: Very well.
Sac: Even if the Oniwaban were to succeed and make a comeback,
Sac: know that you no longer have a place there,
Sac: ex-boss.
Zen: Sheesh.
Zen: She's acting totally out of character.
Zen: Don't you agree?
Gin: I don't really care.
Gin: Only one copy of Jump again, huh?
Gin: Bring it! Rock, paper...
Zen: Take it.
Zen: I can't get curious about what happens next.
Zen: It'll make me waver.
Zen: Tell her I said,
Zen: "Don't throw your life away acting out of character.
Zen: Instead of kissing the shogun's ass,
Zen: kissing a certain stupid samurai's ass suits you much better."
Mat: This order is confidential, got it?
Mat: You'd better not mention it to anyone.
Mat: You guys will team up with the Oniwaban
Mat: for a secret mission.
Mat: Escort the shogun out of Edo!
Mat: Make sure he gets to Kyo, even if it costs you your lives!
Kon: Pops!
Hij: Aren't you being too loud?
Hij: Aren't you yelling the top secret mission out too loud?!
Mat: If Sho-chan stays in Edo, he will definitely be assassinated!
W: Honey!
Mat: Not even the castle is safe. It's full of political enemies at this point.
W: Honey! What do you mean, "assassinated"?
Kon: Nothing, Mrs. Matsudaira.
Kon: He's just drunk.
Mat: I'll look for the assassin. You guys ask the emperor for help!
Kon: H-Hold on.
Kon: Escort the shogun out? How?!
Hij: Considering the situation, it's too risky!
Hij: What if the plan gets discovered?
Hij: If his political opponents take advantage of his absence...
Mat: What do you think the Oniwaban are here for?
Kon: Th-The shogun!
Kon: Why is he here?
Mat: No, that's a double.
Mat: The Oniwaban's techniques make disguises like this a piece of cake.
Mat: If we leave this double here, we can cover up the fact that the shogun has fled.
Hij: Uh, I think they'll figure this out!
Hij: Just the face is of a great leader!
Hij: Just the face is super dignified!
Hij: Talk about an unbalanced disguise!
Mat: Even if they do find out, I've got another ace up my sleeve.
Mat: While the main unit heads to Kyo,
Mat: I'll also prepare another double who will head north
Mat: to confuse the enemy.
Hij: It's a proper disguise this time.
Hij: He actually looks like a great leader.
Hij: Or so I thought, but why'd you make that part a great leader?!
Hij: That can be rank and file! Don't get too greedy!
Mat: I'll also prepare a double who will head east.
Hij: Hey! The great leader down there just turned east, is all!
Hij: Come back! Come back home for now!
Mat: And I'll also prepare a double who will head back home.
Sho: I'm back!
Hij: Where'd you leave the shogun?!
Mat: Anyway, I'll prepare a bunch of doubles.
Hij: Shogun!
Mat: If we hide the real one among them,
Mat: we can rest easy even if the enemy finds out he escaped.
Hij: Like hell we can!
Hij: Monsters like these
Hij: walking around in all directions would stick out like a sore thumb!
Hij: And you call yourself a ninja?!
Sho: I'm not a ninja.
Sho: I'm the shogun.
Hij: It's the shogun?!
Mat: I'm impressed you figured out that he's the real Sho-chan.
Mat: I'm having him and Soyo-chan hide here for now.
Hij: I-I'm sorry.
Soyo: No need to apologize.
Soyo: I'm the shogun.
Hij: Why has the princess become the shogun, too?
Hij: And what are you making her wear?!
Mat: They've all immersed themselves in the role of shogun.
Mat: This is how body doubles are supposed to be.
G: This one is the shogun.
G: I art the shogun.
Shin: We are the shogun.
Kag: Behold me, the , th shogun!
Gin: Shadow juice squirt!
Hij: The last few are all over the place!
Hij: What does "shadow juice" even mean?!
Gin: Sh-Shadow juice squirt!
Gin: Juice, shadow, squirt!
Hij: Actually...
Hij: Haven't we met before, Shadossy?
Gin: Your tone is rude!
Gin: I'm the shogun!
Gin: Won't you treat me accordingly so the enemy doesn't find out?
Hij: I'd say it's pretty obvious already!
Hij: What are you guys doing here?!
Sac: Is that you, Gin-san?
Sac: Why... Why are you here?
Sac: Don't tell me
Sac: you
Sac: came to help me?!
Gin: Don't approach me with that body!
Sac: I love you, Gin-san!
Gin: Hey, that's the shogun!
Sho: Sh-Shadow juice squirt!
Hij: Could you not let out shadow juices?
Sac: You really are the best, unlike that jerk.
Gin: Nah.
Gin: He's the one who asked me.
Sho: Y-You all came here for me?
Soyo: You did say you wanted to see them again.
Shin: When we heard that you were in trouble, we just couldn't sit around and do nothing.
Kag: You helped us the last time, so now it's our turn to repay the favor.
Sho: You all...
Soyo: Aren't you glad, Brother?
Soyo: You still have all these allies.
Hij: They're mostly perverts, though.
Sho: Sh...
Sho: Shadow juice squirt!
Hij: Wait just a second. Do you really plan to take these guys along?
Hij: Isn't this supposed to be a top secret mission?
Hij: There's a bunch of stuff leaking out...
Kon: What's the big deal, Toshi?
Kon: Gori juice squirt!
Hij: What the hell is gori juice?!
Kag: Kagu juice squirt!
Shin: Pachi juice squirt!
Sac: Sac juice squirt!
Mat: Kuri juice squirt!
Gin: Toshi juice squirt!
Hij: Who the hell just let out Toshi juice?!
Nbnb: It seems some strange dogs are sniffing around me.
Nbnb: How upsetting.
Nbnb: What have I done to deserve this?
Nbnb: All I did was try to get rid of the decaying corpse sitting on the throne.
Nbnb: Well, it matters not.
Nbnb: Shigeshige,
Nbnb: you no longer have any allies in this country.
Nbnb: But I, Hitotsubashi Nobunobu, have allies,
Nbnb: tools, in every nook and cranny.
Nbnb: I can easily have your head without taking one step out of here.
Nbnb: Look, a new tool has arrived.
Nbnb: I've been expecting you.
Nbnb: So you're the...
Tak: Hey!
Tak: What the hell do you think you're doing?
Kam: Huh?
Kam: I just gotta k*ll the shogun, right?
Tak: That's not the shogun.
Tak: He's the shogun-in-waiting.
Kam: The shogun, then.
Tak: Well, whatever.
Tak: He hit his head so hard, he won't remember a thing when he wakes up.
Tak: And he was coming to the end of his usefulness, anyway.
Kam: Oh, I got it all wrong?
Kam: I guess the ruler of a nation couldn't possibly be that weak.
Kam: What is he, then?
Tak: Like I said...
Tak: Just a tool.
G: Nobunobu-sama!
G: Nobunobu-sama!
G: Make way!
G: We're under attack!
G: Get him to a doctor, quickly!
G: He's the man who will rule this country before long.
G: Don't let him die, no matter what!
Kam: I see. Hitotsubashi Nobunobu, eh?
Kam: So he was your pawn in this game of taking over the country.
Kam: Is a weakling like that even useful?
Kam: If it were me, I would ignore the other abilities
Kam: and use the strongest piece.
Tak: Isn't it obvious?
Tak: After all I did to get him to this point,
Tak: he resorted to m*rder because he wanted to be shogun so bad.
Tak: He's a fool.
Tak: That brat doesn't know that if you play your last turn wrong,
Tak: it'll result in your downfall.
Tak: Well, I carried him this far,
Tak: so I'll make full use of him, even if he's reduced to a mere figurehead.
Tak: The center believed that the Hitotsubashi faction was
Tak: behind the assassination attempt,
Tak: but now they'll direct their attention elsewhere.
Tak: They'll think that Lord Hitotsubashi is also a victim whom someone tried to k*ll.
Tak: Now we won't attract suspicion, even if we go a little wild.
Tak: We're free to force a checkmate or knock over the board itself.
Kam: Guess it's time for the strongest piece to shine.
Mat: Listen up. Here's the plan.
Mat: We'll use three doubles to make sure the shogun makes it to Kyo safe and sound.
Mat: The real one will hide in the cargo of a bakufu freight ship
Mat: and head to Kyo by air.
Mat: To cover this up, the first double will stay back in Edo.
Mat: The second will head north by sea.
Mat: He will distract the enemy if the plan gets discovered.
Mat: And the third will head west by land.
Mat: This is also a diversion,
Mat: but if the enemy finds out,
Mat: this is the convoy that is most likely to be att*cked and k*lled.
Mat: You guys are a trap which draws in the enemy
Mat: and then eats its way out of the prey's belly.
Mat: A selection of my best men will pretend to be a small, elite group
Mat: while secretly being surrounded and backed up by the Oniwaban.
Mat: It's a concentric formation.
Mat: Everyone here has a different social status and background,
Mat: but regardless of affiliation, you all came together to help the shogun.
Mat: So I, too, shall forget about my position
Mat: and go into this w*r as just Sho-chan's partner in crime.
Mat: Forget about status and rank.
Mat: Let's fight together as allies who love this man.
Mat: Forget about lords and retainers!
Mat: Let's just fight together for a buddy!
Mat: And make sure you come back alive.
Mat: Let's meet again, in his country.
Mat: I'm counting on you, buddies.
Mat: And you too,
Mat: doubles.
Gin: Uh, not that I care, but could you hurry it up?
Gin: It's seriously hot in here.
Bo: Why are you the double?!
Sac: The double is a role rife with danger
Sac: because he will be the first one targeted in an attack.
Sac: Gin-san said such a risky role couldn't be left to me, and offered to do it himself.
Gin: Hey, bitch.
Gin: I'm done with Kingdom ,
Gin: so get me all the volumes of Terra Formars within three minutes,
Gin: or I'll have your head.
Hij: He clearly just wants to slack off!
Sac: Don't worry.
Sac: I made him wear a proper disguise.
Sac: Nobody can tell he's not the actual shogun, right?
Gin: Man, it's so stuffy.
Gin: Does the shogun have any sweats?
Hij: He's trying to change into sweats!
Hij: Talk about a rough shogun!
Hij: You've gotta be kidding me.
Hij: Why do I have to guard such a moronic lord?
Kon: In the first place, a double like him basically screams "fake"!
Kag: Art thou stupid?
Kag: I art heading to Kyo in secret.
Kag: Of course I'd disguise myself.
Hij: Disguise? That was a completely different shogun!
Shin: If we are to fool the enemy,
Shin: you all need to act the part.
Shin: What kind of retainer talks like that to the shogun?
Hij: Hey! Just how many shoguns are in this thing?!
Hij: What's going on inside?!
Gin: Don't you know?
Gin: The shogun operates on a three-shift system, dumbass.
Hij: That's not how a three-shift system works, dumbass!
Gin: Hey.
Gin: The next time you address me casually, I'll seriously have your head.
Hij: Bring it on! Let's see you try!
Hij: I'll assassinate a moronic lord like you myself!
Gin: Hear that, men?
Sac: I'll ask you one more time. Do you plan to assassinate the shogun?
Kon: Never in a million years!
Hij: It was a joke! Dark humor!
Sac: You'd best be careful.
Sac: Both the Oniwaban and the samurai guards are on constant high alert.
Sac: He may only be a double,
Sac: but one wrong move and you'll be full of holes.
Gin: Learned your lesson?
Gin: Be careful about how you talk to me from now on, slaves.
Hij: You be careful!
Hij: Why is the double full of holes?!
Gin: I don't care if you're the Shinsengumi chief and vice chief.
Gin: You guys are my retainers today, so put your minds to it and get to work.
Gin: For starters, carry the palanquin as punishment.
Gin: If it shakes even a little, you'll be beheaded.
Hij: Curses!
Hij: Who would've thought things would end up this way?
Hij: If only we'd brought the Shinsengumi along...
G: A top secret mission?
Ymz: And now the Shinsengumi can't move out en masse,
Ymz: so we've been told to guard the shogun or something.
G: Hey, that's beyond rude.
G: What mission could be more important than guarding the shogun?
G: The castle's been on edge ever since the poisoning attempt as it is.
G: There's no telling when an assassin could come after him, too.
Ymz: Don't ask me.
Ymz: Maybe they really trust us.
Ymz: Well, Captain Okita's here, so things will work out somehow.
Ymz: Huh?
Ymz: Speaking of Captain Okita, where is he?
G: Nothing being picked up on radar.
G: The four escort vessels aren't reporting anything out of the ordinary, either.
G: Looks like this might end with us just being needlessly worried.
G: The other convoys don't seem to be having any problems, either.
G: I guess that's to be expected.
G: Nobody could've ever seen through such a perfect plan.
G: No, even if they did see through it, they couldn't have taken the shogun's head.
G: After all, he has that man, the strongest of the shogun's Oniwaban, by his side...
G: The Marici, Hattori Zenzo.
Mai: Long time no see, Zenzo-dono.
Mai: I wonder how many years it's been since you last saw Shigeshige-dono.
Zen: I couldn't say.
Zen: I think it was back when you still had one of your arms, old man Maizo.
Mai: I'm glad to see you haven't changed.
Mai: I suppose we've both been through a lot.
Zen: Yeah, so much so that I forgot the passage of time.
Zen: But I never once forgot the debt I owe you.
Zen: I'm here to repay it, Shogun.
Mai: Nothing is more reassuring than having a man as strong as you on our—
Zen: Back then, you told me
Zen: that the Oniwaban's duty isn't to protect the shogun,
Zen: but rather to protect the shogun's duty.
Zen: And that the shogun's duty is
Zen: to protect the country and its people, even at the cost of his life.
Sho: Yes, Zenzo...
Sho: I leave the rest to you.
Tsuzuku,Sign: To Be Continued
Preview Red,Sign: Preview
Rap: Does this path lead to the future?
All: Show yourself already, assassin!
Kam: Don't give me that look.
Kam: I'm one of your kind.
Oki: Quit looking down on Earth's policemen.
Zen: Whatever you were supposed to protect is now gone.
Sac: Just what are you plotting?
Title : Shogun Assassination Arc Part Two
Title : Ninja Village
And a great battle.
A shocking incident...
Soyo: Brother.
Soyo: Brother.
Soyo: Jeez, Brother!
Sho: Oh, Soyo.
Sho: Forgive me. I was lost in thought.
Soyo: I made this tea for you, and now it has grown cold.
Soyo: Have you been losing sleep due to work again?
Soyo: I figured as much.
Soyo: I heard that
Soyo: another one of your allies left your side.
Soyo: Ever since that incident...
Soyo: Ever since Uncle passed away, people have been leaving one after another.
Soyo: Don't they realize that this is no time for internal conflict?
Soyo: At this rate, you'll be left all alone.
Sho: The blame lies with me,
Sho: the gutless master who can't protect any of his men or friends.
Sho: Does a pathetic man like me really have the right to rule over a nation?
Sho: Every now and then,
Sho: I wish I could forget all about the country and government,
Sho: and sit here forever,
Sho: drinking the nasty tea my little sister made with a blank look on my face.
Soyo: Brother...
Soyo: You meanie!
Soyo: My tea actually tastes good when it's hot!
Sho: Is that so?
Sho: I hope that one day,
Sho: our country will be so peaceful,
Sho: there will be no need for a shogun or to worry about the future,
Sho: and I will be just an older brother drinking the tea his little sister made for him.
Soyo: Brother!
Soyo: Brother.
Sac: I apologize for my insolence.
Sac: But I daresay you'd be better off not drinking that.
Sho: Don't tell me, it was poisoned?
Sac: I hate to say this, but I recommend you postpone your little tea party.
Title : Shogun Assassination Arc Part One
Title : Shoguns of Light and Shadow
Mart,Sign: Oedo {\c&HD B &}Mart
Zen: Shogun assassination plot, eh?
Sac: The bowl the princess used to make tea was lined with poison.
Warning,Sign: Watch the Shogun Assassination Arc in a bright room and at a safe distance from your TV!
Sac: She nearly k*lled her own brother there.
Sac: The enemy's even exploiting the princess's behavior,
Sac: which means they've made it deep into the bakufu ranks.
Zen: To think someone tried to k*ll him in the castle...
Zen: How the mighty shogun has fallen.
Zen: No wonder he's asking for help from those he cast away.
Zen: Summoning the Oniwaban once again?
Zen: Some nerve.
Zen: He fires us all, and now he wants us to help him?
Sac: Sure, the Oniwaban was dissolved under orders from Lord Sadasada,
Sac: but didn't Lord Matsudaira take us under his wing and look after us?
Sac: We were dissolved on paper only,
Sac: and it was agreed that we'd reunite at once in case of an emergency, remember?
Sac: Besides, the one who threw us out, Lord Sadasada, is gone.
Sac: The shogun cut ties with him after he became a mere puppet of the Tendoshu
Sac: and punished him accordingly.
Sac: That's why his safety is no longer guaranteed.
Sac: Who knows how many within the cabinet are still on the shogun's side?
Sac: They're all gunning for the throne.
Sac: None of them can be trusted.
Sac: We're the only ones who can keep him safe.
Sac: So why...
Sac: Why is the name Hattori Zenzo, leader of the Oniwaban, not on that list?
Zen: It isn't exciting.
Zen: Compared to guarding the shogun, assassinating him sounds way more exciting.
Zen: Just thinking about it gives you goosebumps, doesn't it?
Zen: Slipping alone through tight defenses to take the enemy general's head...
Zen: That's what being a ninja is all about.
Zen: Ninjas are beings that live out shonen manga in real life.
Sac: I can't believe what I'm hearing
Sac: from the guy who used to guard the shogun family.
Sac: You haven't changed one bit, have you?
Sac: No loyalty, cooperation, or creed.
Sac: You trust nothing but your own skills.
Zen: That is my creed.
Sac: I see.
Sac: You've really forgotten, huh?
Sac: Very well.
Sac: Even if the Oniwaban were to succeed and make a comeback,
Sac: know that you no longer have a place there,
Sac: ex-boss.
Zen: Sheesh.
Zen: She's acting totally out of character.
Zen: Don't you agree?
Gin: I don't really care.
Gin: Only one copy of Jump again, huh?
Gin: Bring it! Rock, paper...
Zen: Take it.
Zen: I can't get curious about what happens next.
Zen: It'll make me waver.
Zen: Tell her I said,
Zen: "Don't throw your life away acting out of character.
Zen: Instead of kissing the shogun's ass,
Zen: kissing a certain stupid samurai's ass suits you much better."
Mat: This order is confidential, got it?
Mat: You'd better not mention it to anyone.
Mat: You guys will team up with the Oniwaban
Mat: for a secret mission.
Mat: Escort the shogun out of Edo!
Mat: Make sure he gets to Kyo, even if it costs you your lives!
Kon: Pops!
Hij: Aren't you being too loud?
Hij: Aren't you yelling the top secret mission out too loud?!
Mat: If Sho-chan stays in Edo, he will definitely be assassinated!
W: Honey!
Mat: Not even the castle is safe. It's full of political enemies at this point.
W: Honey! What do you mean, "assassinated"?
Kon: Nothing, Mrs. Matsudaira.
Kon: He's just drunk.
Mat: I'll look for the assassin. You guys ask the emperor for help!
Kon: H-Hold on.
Kon: Escort the shogun out? How?!
Hij: Considering the situation, it's too risky!
Hij: What if the plan gets discovered?
Hij: If his political opponents take advantage of his absence...
Mat: What do you think the Oniwaban are here for?
Kon: Th-The shogun!
Kon: Why is he here?
Mat: No, that's a double.
Mat: The Oniwaban's techniques make disguises like this a piece of cake.
Mat: If we leave this double here, we can cover up the fact that the shogun has fled.
Hij: Uh, I think they'll figure this out!
Hij: Just the face is of a great leader!
Hij: Just the face is super dignified!
Hij: Talk about an unbalanced disguise!
Mat: Even if they do find out, I've got another ace up my sleeve.
Mat: While the main unit heads to Kyo,
Mat: I'll also prepare another double who will head north
Mat: to confuse the enemy.
Hij: It's a proper disguise this time.
Hij: He actually looks like a great leader.
Hij: Or so I thought, but why'd you make that part a great leader?!
Hij: That can be rank and file! Don't get too greedy!
Mat: I'll also prepare a double who will head east.
Hij: Hey! The great leader down there just turned east, is all!
Hij: Come back! Come back home for now!
Mat: And I'll also prepare a double who will head back home.
Sho: I'm back!
Hij: Where'd you leave the shogun?!
Mat: Anyway, I'll prepare a bunch of doubles.
Hij: Shogun!
Mat: If we hide the real one among them,
Mat: we can rest easy even if the enemy finds out he escaped.
Hij: Like hell we can!
Hij: Monsters like these
Hij: walking around in all directions would stick out like a sore thumb!
Hij: And you call yourself a ninja?!
Sho: I'm not a ninja.
Sho: I'm the shogun.
Hij: It's the shogun?!
Mat: I'm impressed you figured out that he's the real Sho-chan.
Mat: I'm having him and Soyo-chan hide here for now.
Hij: I-I'm sorry.
Soyo: No need to apologize.
Soyo: I'm the shogun.
Hij: Why has the princess become the shogun, too?
Hij: And what are you making her wear?!
Mat: They've all immersed themselves in the role of shogun.
Mat: This is how body doubles are supposed to be.
G: This one is the shogun.
G: I art the shogun.
Shin: We are the shogun.
Kag: Behold me, the , th shogun!
Gin: Shadow juice squirt!
Hij: The last few are all over the place!
Hij: What does "shadow juice" even mean?!
Gin: Sh-Shadow juice squirt!
Gin: Juice, shadow, squirt!
Hij: Actually...
Hij: Haven't we met before, Shadossy?
Gin: Your tone is rude!
Gin: I'm the shogun!
Gin: Won't you treat me accordingly so the enemy doesn't find out?
Hij: I'd say it's pretty obvious already!
Hij: What are you guys doing here?!
Sac: Is that you, Gin-san?
Sac: Why... Why are you here?
Sac: Don't tell me
Sac: you
Sac: came to help me?!
Gin: Don't approach me with that body!
Sac: I love you, Gin-san!
Gin: Hey, that's the shogun!
Sho: Sh-Shadow juice squirt!
Hij: Could you not let out shadow juices?
Sac: You really are the best, unlike that jerk.
Gin: Nah.
Gin: He's the one who asked me.
Sho: Y-You all came here for me?
Soyo: You did say you wanted to see them again.
Shin: When we heard that you were in trouble, we just couldn't sit around and do nothing.
Kag: You helped us the last time, so now it's our turn to repay the favor.
Sho: You all...
Soyo: Aren't you glad, Brother?
Soyo: You still have all these allies.
Hij: They're mostly perverts, though.
Sho: Sh...
Sho: Shadow juice squirt!
Hij: Wait just a second. Do you really plan to take these guys along?
Hij: Isn't this supposed to be a top secret mission?
Hij: There's a bunch of stuff leaking out...
Kon: What's the big deal, Toshi?
Kon: Gori juice squirt!
Hij: What the hell is gori juice?!
Kag: Kagu juice squirt!
Shin: Pachi juice squirt!
Sac: Sac juice squirt!
Mat: Kuri juice squirt!
Gin: Toshi juice squirt!
Hij: Who the hell just let out Toshi juice?!
Nbnb: It seems some strange dogs are sniffing around me.
Nbnb: How upsetting.
Nbnb: What have I done to deserve this?
Nbnb: All I did was try to get rid of the decaying corpse sitting on the throne.
Nbnb: Well, it matters not.
Nbnb: Shigeshige,
Nbnb: you no longer have any allies in this country.
Nbnb: But I, Hitotsubashi Nobunobu, have allies,
Nbnb: tools, in every nook and cranny.
Nbnb: I can easily have your head without taking one step out of here.
Nbnb: Look, a new tool has arrived.
Nbnb: I've been expecting you.
Nbnb: So you're the...
Tak: Hey!
Tak: What the hell do you think you're doing?
Kam: Huh?
Kam: I just gotta k*ll the shogun, right?
Tak: That's not the shogun.
Tak: He's the shogun-in-waiting.
Kam: The shogun, then.
Tak: Well, whatever.
Tak: He hit his head so hard, he won't remember a thing when he wakes up.
Tak: And he was coming to the end of his usefulness, anyway.
Kam: Oh, I got it all wrong?
Kam: I guess the ruler of a nation couldn't possibly be that weak.
Kam: What is he, then?
Tak: Like I said...
Tak: Just a tool.
G: Nobunobu-sama!
G: Nobunobu-sama!
G: Make way!
G: We're under attack!
G: Get him to a doctor, quickly!
G: He's the man who will rule this country before long.
G: Don't let him die, no matter what!
Kam: I see. Hitotsubashi Nobunobu, eh?
Kam: So he was your pawn in this game of taking over the country.
Kam: Is a weakling like that even useful?
Kam: If it were me, I would ignore the other abilities
Kam: and use the strongest piece.
Tak: Isn't it obvious?
Tak: After all I did to get him to this point,
Tak: he resorted to m*rder because he wanted to be shogun so bad.
Tak: He's a fool.
Tak: That brat doesn't know that if you play your last turn wrong,
Tak: it'll result in your downfall.
Tak: Well, I carried him this far,
Tak: so I'll make full use of him, even if he's reduced to a mere figurehead.
Tak: The center believed that the Hitotsubashi faction was
Tak: behind the assassination attempt,
Tak: but now they'll direct their attention elsewhere.
Tak: They'll think that Lord Hitotsubashi is also a victim whom someone tried to k*ll.
Tak: Now we won't attract suspicion, even if we go a little wild.
Tak: We're free to force a checkmate or knock over the board itself.
Kam: Guess it's time for the strongest piece to shine.
Mat: Listen up. Here's the plan.
Mat: We'll use three doubles to make sure the shogun makes it to Kyo safe and sound.
Mat: The real one will hide in the cargo of a bakufu freight ship
Mat: and head to Kyo by air.
Mat: To cover this up, the first double will stay back in Edo.
Mat: The second will head north by sea.
Mat: He will distract the enemy if the plan gets discovered.
Mat: And the third will head west by land.
Mat: This is also a diversion,
Mat: but if the enemy finds out,
Mat: this is the convoy that is most likely to be att*cked and k*lled.
Mat: You guys are a trap which draws in the enemy
Mat: and then eats its way out of the prey's belly.
Mat: A selection of my best men will pretend to be a small, elite group
Mat: while secretly being surrounded and backed up by the Oniwaban.
Mat: It's a concentric formation.
Mat: Everyone here has a different social status and background,
Mat: but regardless of affiliation, you all came together to help the shogun.
Mat: So I, too, shall forget about my position
Mat: and go into this w*r as just Sho-chan's partner in crime.
Mat: Forget about status and rank.
Mat: Let's fight together as allies who love this man.
Mat: Forget about lords and retainers!
Mat: Let's just fight together for a buddy!
Mat: And make sure you come back alive.
Mat: Let's meet again, in his country.
Mat: I'm counting on you, buddies.
Mat: And you too,
Mat: doubles.
Gin: Uh, not that I care, but could you hurry it up?
Gin: It's seriously hot in here.
Bo: Why are you the double?!
Sac: The double is a role rife with danger
Sac: because he will be the first one targeted in an attack.
Sac: Gin-san said such a risky role couldn't be left to me, and offered to do it himself.
Gin: Hey, bitch.
Gin: I'm done with Kingdom ,
Gin: so get me all the volumes of Terra Formars within three minutes,
Gin: or I'll have your head.
Hij: He clearly just wants to slack off!
Sac: Don't worry.
Sac: I made him wear a proper disguise.
Sac: Nobody can tell he's not the actual shogun, right?
Gin: Man, it's so stuffy.
Gin: Does the shogun have any sweats?
Hij: He's trying to change into sweats!
Hij: Talk about a rough shogun!
Hij: You've gotta be kidding me.
Hij: Why do I have to guard such a moronic lord?
Kon: In the first place, a double like him basically screams "fake"!
Kag: Art thou stupid?
Kag: I art heading to Kyo in secret.
Kag: Of course I'd disguise myself.
Hij: Disguise? That was a completely different shogun!
Shin: If we are to fool the enemy,
Shin: you all need to act the part.
Shin: What kind of retainer talks like that to the shogun?
Hij: Hey! Just how many shoguns are in this thing?!
Hij: What's going on inside?!
Gin: Don't you know?
Gin: The shogun operates on a three-shift system, dumbass.
Hij: That's not how a three-shift system works, dumbass!
Gin: Hey.
Gin: The next time you address me casually, I'll seriously have your head.
Hij: Bring it on! Let's see you try!
Hij: I'll assassinate a moronic lord like you myself!
Gin: Hear that, men?
Sac: I'll ask you one more time. Do you plan to assassinate the shogun?
Kon: Never in a million years!
Hij: It was a joke! Dark humor!
Sac: You'd best be careful.
Sac: Both the Oniwaban and the samurai guards are on constant high alert.
Sac: He may only be a double,
Sac: but one wrong move and you'll be full of holes.
Gin: Learned your lesson?
Gin: Be careful about how you talk to me from now on, slaves.
Hij: You be careful!
Hij: Why is the double full of holes?!
Gin: I don't care if you're the Shinsengumi chief and vice chief.
Gin: You guys are my retainers today, so put your minds to it and get to work.
Gin: For starters, carry the palanquin as punishment.
Gin: If it shakes even a little, you'll be beheaded.
Hij: Curses!
Hij: Who would've thought things would end up this way?
Hij: If only we'd brought the Shinsengumi along...
G: A top secret mission?
Ymz: And now the Shinsengumi can't move out en masse,
Ymz: so we've been told to guard the shogun or something.
G: Hey, that's beyond rude.
G: What mission could be more important than guarding the shogun?
G: The castle's been on edge ever since the poisoning attempt as it is.
G: There's no telling when an assassin could come after him, too.
Ymz: Don't ask me.
Ymz: Maybe they really trust us.
Ymz: Well, Captain Okita's here, so things will work out somehow.
Ymz: Huh?
Ymz: Speaking of Captain Okita, where is he?
G: Nothing being picked up on radar.
G: The four escort vessels aren't reporting anything out of the ordinary, either.
G: Looks like this might end with us just being needlessly worried.
G: The other convoys don't seem to be having any problems, either.
G: I guess that's to be expected.
G: Nobody could've ever seen through such a perfect plan.
G: No, even if they did see through it, they couldn't have taken the shogun's head.
G: After all, he has that man, the strongest of the shogun's Oniwaban, by his side...
G: The Marici, Hattori Zenzo.
Mai: Long time no see, Zenzo-dono.
Mai: I wonder how many years it's been since you last saw Shigeshige-dono.
Zen: I couldn't say.
Zen: I think it was back when you still had one of your arms, old man Maizo.
Mai: I'm glad to see you haven't changed.
Mai: I suppose we've both been through a lot.
Zen: Yeah, so much so that I forgot the passage of time.
Zen: But I never once forgot the debt I owe you.
Zen: I'm here to repay it, Shogun.
Mai: Nothing is more reassuring than having a man as strong as you on our—
Zen: Back then, you told me
Zen: that the Oniwaban's duty isn't to protect the shogun,
Zen: but rather to protect the shogun's duty.
Zen: And that the shogun's duty is
Zen: to protect the country and its people, even at the cost of his life.
Sho: Yes, Zenzo...
Sho: I leave the rest to you.
Tsuzuku,Sign: To Be Continued
Preview Red,Sign: Preview
Rap: Does this path lead to the future?
All: Show yourself already, assassin!
Kam: Don't give me that look.
Kam: I'm one of your kind.
Oki: Quit looking down on Earth's policemen.
Zen: Whatever you were supposed to protect is now gone.
Sac: Just what are you plotting?
Title : Shogun Assassination Arc Part Two
Title : Ninja Village
And a great battle.
A shocking incident...