Original subtitles

maiagatteiku sajin

舞い上がっていく砂塵

The huge sand storm,

karamaru unmei o sashishimesu ka no you ni

絡まる運命を指し示すかのように

As if showing my way to my entwined destiny,

ookiku hirogaru

大きく広がる

Opens wide

sono saki ni shinjiteta

その先に信じてた

I believed if

mirai ga aru naraba

未来があるならば

There was a future beyond it

kono mi o toshite made mo

この身を賭してまでも

There was a reason for me to fight

tatakau imi ga aru

戦う意味がある

Even if put myself on the line

yuruginai omoi o kasaneau

揺るぎない思いを重ね合う

We share the same firm belief,

kono chikai shinjiteru

この誓い信じてる

I trust in this vow

taemanai ame ni utare

絶え間ない雨に打たれ

Getting pounded by the unceasing rain,

shoujo wa namida o nagashita

少女は涙を流した

A girl cries

ubawareta no wa dare no negai

奪われたのは誰の願い

Whose wish did it take away?

michibikidasu sono kotae wa

導き出すその答えは

That answer leading the way,

dare ni mo furesase wa shinai

誰にも触れさせはしない

Won’t let anyone go near it

hakanai hanabira no you ni

儚い花びらのように

It wouldn’t be so bad if the answer

chiru no mo waruku nai to

散るのも悪くないと

Disperses like transient flower petals

Chapter 11 Chouryou Faces Off With Kan'u

We've lost them.

Now then, Kaku, it's time you told me-

I'm the one who needs answers here!

What is it? Why are you so mad?

If you were alive, why didn't you come back sooner?

What have you been doing all this time?

I was so sure you'd... You'd...

You see, I went a bit overboard when I took out the Kyoudo.

And next thing I knew, I was alone in the middle of their camp.

I fought as hard as I could, but I was captured.

But they did, indeed, like my ass-kickery.

They took fairly good care of me,

but I escaped as soon as I could.

To throw off pursuit, I headed to Seiryou,

and then to Heishuu.

During my travels, I heard rumors that Toutaku-sama had begun ruling Rakuyou like a tyrant.

Suspecting some dark plot at work, I hid in the city, as a beggar.

I see...

It must have been very hard.

What's wrong, Kaku?

Are you crying for me?

D-Don't be stupid!

There was something in my eye!

Kaku.

It's been a while, but you haven't changed.

Neither have you, General Kayuu.

Yeah?

Sonsaku-sama.

I just got a message from Shuutai!

Toutaku has succeeded in escaping Rakuyou and has entered Kourou Fortress.

Understood.

Then Kourou Fortress...

Yes, they've opened their gates and are waiting for us.

I heard Toutaku declared her complete surrender.

But it seems that's not good enough for some people.

I am Chouryou!

My style name is Bu'en!

That's...

That bodyguard!

Heroes of the allied forces, listen well!

I don't get what's going on, but my general has surrendered to you.

That's fine, sure. But I refuse to give up, without having fought a single battle.

So I've got an offer for ya:

Anyone think they're up for beating me and taking this white flag, the symbol of surrender?

Kyocho?

You said you know Chouryou, right?

Yes.

I'd run out of money and was working at a certain shop...

And you've fought her?

Yes. It was three versus one, and we lost handily. It still bothers me.

Surprising.

I'd have imagined you'd be the first to volunteer, then.

Well, I'd love to...

But a bodyguard's primary duty is protecting you, above all else.

Now that I've joined your army, General Kakouton said I cannot act without your consent.

Shunran said that?

I thought that she was just a reckless berserker.

I guess she's learned her role, as a general in my army.

Let me go!

Why are you stopping me?

Stop it, Sister! If you act without her orders, Karin-sama will scold you.

But I can't just stand here and let her say that!

It'll hurt our reputation!

Ten'i, help me stop her!

R-Right!

Let me go! I'm going out there!

I'm not seeing anyone.

I guess none of you has the courage to fight me.

Why, you... I'll go out there myself!

Hey, wait!

Rin Rin, no fair, going out there first!

But I can't just let her say that!

Of course not!

So I'm...

Why, Sui?

I'm the one here with the shortest temper, so I should go!

What?

I'm the muscle-head. I should go!

Hey, don't call me a muscle-head!

I didn't!

Stop it, both of you.

I will go.

Aisha?

But...

I said I'd go.

Oh, there you are.

You took so long, I thought I'd fall asleep.

My name is Kan'u.

My style name is Unchou.

I've come for the symbol of your surrender!

So you use an Engetsutou, as well, huh?

Interesting. Let's see which of us is the better with our blade!

Then come!

Not bad.

But I'm just getting started!

Chouryou, why do you wish so strongly to fight?

Why else?

I want to fight others to prove that I am the strongest.

I see. That's why you're so weak.

Weak?!

If you served under Toutaku, then you must know Chinkyuu!

That little shrimp?

What about her?

She came before us and cried,

begging us to save her Ryofu and her friend's beloved Toutaku.

So that's why you're all here?

Compared to those tears, shed for the one she loves,

the blade of one who wishes merely to take pride in their skills

may strike my blade, but it will never strike my heart!

A draw, then?

No.

Your steel blade did not pierce my heart,

but your words did!

Toutaku, raise your head.

I treat all my guests with a certain respect, even generals of defeated armies.

So raise your head.

I would like to make a request of all the allied army members.

What is it?

The suffering I inflicted on the people during this matter deserves a thousand deaths.

I ask you for an appropriate punishment.

But I heard this was all Choujou's doing...

I foolishly fell into her trap and was captured,

forcing my retainers to act in evil ways. That is my sin.

Please punish me harshly, I beg you.

I'm heartened to see that resolve.

Indeed. Merely stripping you of your rank would not satisfy the populace.

Yue!

Why didn't you tell me you were doing this?

Ei-chan, I didn't know what was going on, until I heard.

If I'd known this would happen...

If I'd known that everyone would suffer so...

I would've killed myself when I was captured. If I had...

Yue...

Sousou-dono!

If there is fault to be found here,

it lies with me, for giving in to Choujou's threats and enabling her iniquity!

If you must punish someone, punish me!

Ei-chan, the crimes of a retainer are the crimes of her lord.

This is something I must take responsibility for.

But...

Sousou-dono,

if you refuse to dispense a fitting punishment,

I shall atone with my life.

Sousou-sama,

would you leave this judgment to me?

Karin-sama, I apologize for arriving late.

I have come, bearing the head of the traitor, Toutaku.

As you can see, General Kakouton has already slain the traitorous Toutaku.

I suppose so.

Then who is this, kneeling here?

She seems rather poorly dressed.

She must be some village girl.

What are you saying-

Oh, I know you! You're Tonton.

You're...

Sousou-dono, this is a village girl named Tonton.

She's slightly weak in the head and, at times, says the strangest things.

For my sake, would you forgive her.

Chou'un-san, what are you-

Everyone! Did you hear that?

Would the tyrant of Rakuyou, Toutaku,

know a mere Volunteer Army soldier's name

and treat her as one she knows? It's unthinkable!

What further proof do you need that she is the village girl, Tonton?

Seems like it's settled.

Tonton, was it?

I am most displeased that I am forced to waste time with your nonsense.

If I hear one more word about you taking your own life,

I will ensure you regret it.

Understood?

You seem poor, with no one to turn to.

Kaku, take care of her.

Understood!

So soft! So mushy!

Great King, your turn's over!

No fair, monopolizing her!

That's right!

Kashin-san, more tea.

Righ- Why do I have to get you tea?

You're dressed like you would.

I'm not wearing this because I want to!

It's to hide my cat ears-

Oh! There you are, Enya.

Gengan!

Kikyou-sama, why are you here?

W-Well, I left Hagun as soon as I received Enshou's message,

but I guess I'm a bit late.

Oh! Excuse me.

I am Gengan, lord of Hagun.

I see.

Enya was her student!

Got kicked out, though.

Tanpopo, don't say things like that!

Enya has become close enough to Batai to use her given name...

Um, is something wrong?

No. I was thinking I was right to send you on a journey.

Everyone, excellent work, deposing the traitorous Toutaku.

Enshou! You took your time to get here. Everything's settled.

My, everyone knows the star always arrives last.

Enshou, you...

It's not over.

We have all kinds of things to do. First, fixing this state's twisted politics.

Clean-up like that is ill-suited to one such as I, from a famous family.

Sousou-san, I leave it to you.

Very well. If you insist, I'll take it.

Will you? Then...

Excuse me.

What is it?

Kada-dono has come to request an audience.

What? Kada?

You always show up at the strangest times, don't you?

You're not going to tell me that the Crucial Keys are also caught up in this, are you?

Unfortunately, that's right.

Kada-san, what do you mean?

From my investigations, I've learned that Ukitsu has cunningly ingratiated himself with a certain high official.

He's used that connection...

To ally with Choujou.

Did Choujou use Toutaku as a front for her corruption

to make the populace suffer, increasing their rage?

R-Right...

Then the Crucial Keys would attain incredible magic power!

Wait. What are you talking about?

A magical book that converts a populace's rage into power

and a mage who uses it for evil.

If you weren't so serious,

I'd laugh it off as a fairy tale.

But why does this Ukitsu seek to gather so much power in the Crucial Keys?

It seems he is trying to revive the treasure of the first Emperor.

The treasure of the first Emperor?

Is it some amazing treasure?

It's nothing good like that!

After unifying the land, the first Emperor, in later years,

fell captive to a great suspicion of others and ceased to trust any of his advisors.

He attempted to create a soldier who would obey his orders and never betray him.

Create a soldier?

At first glance, they appear to be nothing but clay statues.

But when magic is poured into them, they move and fight like veteran soldiers.

They say that, not only are they absolutely loyal, they possess powerful magic.

They feel no pain and will not fall, no matter the injury.

How terrifying...

Thankfully, they were never used in battle,

and their very existence remained a dark secret.

Some say that they were buried with the first Emperor, to protect him in the afterlife.

I've read of them.

They're known as Heibayou, meaning dark figures on horseback.

H e i b a y o u

A Buddhist priest named Jofuku, who aided in their creation, describes them in scrolls

that may be well-known among magic users.

It is said that, for the Heibayou to function,

you need the equivalent magical energy of a hundred strong mages.

So even if their existence was known, no one thought to seriously search and revive them.

But...

With the Crucial Keys, it's possible.

A eunuch alone cannot possess soldiers. So they would want a force to control.

But their plan failed, and Choujou was forced to flee the capital.

So there's no need to worry so much.

What?! Choujou isn't in the palace?

When we arrived in Rakuyou, she was gone.

I hope she's truly run...

What do you mean?

If Ukitsu had finished with her and eliminated her,

that would mean everything is ready!

Sonsaku-sama, it's an emergency!

What's wrong, Kanmei?

An unknown force has swarmed out of nowhere and overwhelmed Kankoku Fortress!

What?

Huh? We're not singing today?

Chinrin-san, why?

We heard Sousou-sama was holding a huge celebration,

so we rushed here from our tour.

They didn't give us details,

but something awful has happened, and there's no time for a celebration...

I was looking forward to a big show, too!

Almost 100,000 soldiers have broken through Kankoku Fortress, heading for Rakuyou.

Even with Enshou's weak troops, we have fewer than 30,000.

So they outnumber us three times over?

Also, at the army's center, they're carrying some kind of massive shrine.

Ukitsu is believed to be there.

That's probably the Seven Star Altar.

The Seven Star Altar? What's that?

It's an altar that spreads magic over a wide area.

Ukitsu is probably using it to send magic to a large number of Heibayou simultaneously.

But why did the supposedly impregnable Kankoku Fortress fall so easily?

I'm told Kankoku Fortress was in the middle of a

large-scale construction project, so it barely functioned as a fortress.

Ukitsu must've tricked Choujou into that, for this day.

Once Kankoku Fortress is breached,

Rakuyou is almost completely undefended from western attacks.

And this terrain greatly favors attack, not defense.

I believe it would be foolish to remain in Rakuyou and fight here.

So we must strike him before he reaches us.

But we stand no chance in a head-to-head fight.

Um, those Heibayou things... They run off magic from the Crucial Keys, right?

Then we just need to seal it.

You're right that, without a non-magical power source, the Heibayou are just clay statues, but...

Then...

Uh, as usual, your head's useless for anything but a hat rack, so I'll explain this to you.

Ukitsu and the Crucial Keys are surrounded by tens of thousands of Heibayou.

How are we supposed to seal it?

Um, well...

Unlike during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Ukitsu himself wields the Crucial Keys this time.

Which means, unless we defeat him, sealing it is impossible.

So I'll beat him up, and then old man Kada can seal the Crucia-whatsamits.

I'm not old!

I'm glad you're into this,

but a mage of his power can't be injured by normal blades or arrows.

That's a problem.

If only we had the claw of a dragon...

The claw of a dragon?

It's well-known among mages

that when a dragon hatches from an egg and climbs to heaven, amidst lightning, it leaves behind a claw.

A dragon's egg... Lightning...

The claw becomes a sword.

If wielded, with a strong will, by one of high birth,

it can defeat any evil and pierce any enemy!

One of...

High birth...

But no one's actually seen this dragon sword,

so no one knows if it exists.

Aw, it's just a fairy tale, huh?

niihao

ニーハオ

Hello

aiya aiya aiya iyaiya

あいや あいや あいや いやいや

It’s love, it’s love, It’s love no no

aiya aiya aiya iyaiya

あいや あいや あいや いやいや

It’s love, it’s love, It’s love no no

aiya aiya aiya iyaiya

あいや あいや あいや いやいや

It’s love, it’s love, It’s love no no

aiya aiya aiya iyaiya

あいや あいや あいや いやいや

It’s love, it’s love, It’s love no no

kita kita ran ran dai ran ran

来た来た乱乱大乱乱

When the large part of the war came,

kono kokoro mo choppiri midarechau

この心もちょっぴり乱れちゃう

This heart also had immediate disorder

ichinan satte mata ichinan

一難去ってまた一難

It’s been one thing after another,

demo minna ga iru kara ganbareru

でもみんながいるから頑張れる

But everyone is standing firm!

hawawa hawawa hawawa hawahawa

はわわ はわわ はわわ はわはわ

Hawawa hawawa hawawa hawahawa

hawawa hawawa hawawa hawahawa

はわわ はわわ はわわ はわはわ

Hawawa hawawa hawahawa hawawa

otome to otome no ai kotoba

乙女と乙女の愛言葉

Don’t run away from a girl and her love speech,

sore nigenai megenai akiramenai~

それ逃げないめげない諦めないっ

Don’t be discouraged, and don’t give up

hai~

はいっ

Yes!

wazawai tenjite fuku to nasu

禍転じて福となす

Turn away from calamity,

kizutsuku hodo ni yasashiku nareruwa

傷つくほどに優しくなれるわ

And make good fortune, it will take tough love

hai~

はいっ

Yes!

koi mo yuujou mo tatakaimo zenbu

恋も友情も戦いもぜんぶ

Love and friendship and fighting and everything

「taisetsu sugite komacchau~！」

「大切すぎて困っちゃうっ！」

"Are excessively important"

shinjite yume mite koi shite ai shite

信じて 夢みて 恋して 愛して

Believe in it, see the dream, and love, love

「koketsu ni irazunba 『koi』 o ezu！」

「虎穴に入らずんば『恋』を得ず！」

"Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you may die!"

「boketsu wa horazu ni koi youyou！」

「墓穴は掘らずに恋揚揚！」

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained!"

iza~! yuuki rinrin dakishimete

いざっ！勇気凛凛抱きしめて

Come now! Embrace me with gusto.

iko~！ kokontouzai doko made mo

いこっ！古今東西どこまでも

Let’s go! Everyone everywhere and of all ages

kakugo o kimete

覚悟を決めて

Prepare yourself;

tsutae ni yuku wa

伝えにゆくわ

The legend is coming to life

「senrai no 『koi』 mo ippo kara！」

「千里の『恋』も一歩から！」

"Because love is a giant leap!"

hai~

はいっ

Yes!

ima~！ dai dai dai suki ai narite

いまっ！大大大好き愛成りて

Now! A huge, good love is coming

aa~！ ishindenshin negawakuba

嗚呼っ！以心伝心願わくば

Yeah! I wish for telepathy

anata no egao

あなたの笑顔

Your smile

mamoreru you ni

守れるように

Protects me in that way

「koi suru otome ni nigon nashi！」

「恋する乙女に二言無し！」

"Without going back on your word of love!"

「koi suru otome wa kokushimusou!!」

「恋する乙女は国士無双!!」

"Love me mister!!"

aiya aiya aiya iyaiya

あいや あいや あいや いやいや

It’s love, it’s love, It’s love no no

aiya aiya aiya iyaiya

あいや あいや あいや いやいや

It’s love, it’s love, it’s love no no

iyaiya

いやいや

No no

iyaーn

いやーん

Nooooo~

My Mask Flash doesn't work?

A horrible enemy overwhelms the allied forces.

In their hour of need, in place of Kan'u - whose monthly visitor forces her to take some time off -

Ryuubi leads the Volunteer Army, charging in, with her special move.

Secret technique: Boobeam!

Next time on Shin Koihime Musou Otome Tairan, Chapter 12:

The allied forces strike at Ukitsu.

Note that this preview has absolutely nothing to do with what happens next episode.

Chapter 12 The Allied Forces Kan'u Strike at Ukitsu

Actually, has it ever?