"1431 France Place du Vieux-Marché" "Kyoto" "Master!" "Akechi Mitsuhide has betrayed us!" "Mitsuhide?" "!" "Then... it was inevitable." "O Lord!" "Let me hear Your voice! then that is where we shall gain dominion!" "The Savior-King... called East and West. under the guidance of the dragons' messengers." "the people looked up at the starry expanse of heaven above and wondered what strange lands might exist out there. the Star of the West has become the first to obtain the Dragon's Breath." "under a single ruler. each vying for dominion over the others. 500)}Rokkaku Oda Saitou has managed to survive in this war-torn era" "500)}Azai 500)}Takeda despite being surrounded by powerful nations seeking conquest. and dreamed of conquering the world." "loved and lived." "This is the proof of their existence." "Ranmaru..." "That dream again..." "He called me Ranmaru." "Who is he?" "Nobu." "Nobu." "That dream again?" "Yeah." "Mitsu." "I dream about that a lot lately." "You're lucky it's just me. you'll lose all your friends." "That's no big loss." "You and the Monkey are all the friends I need." "It's still a poor example for the Oda Clan's heir to set." "Setting an example?" "Public image?" "Stop talking like my shithead dad." "Did you put on years lately?" "Perhaps." "But you shouldn't miss your younger brother Nobukatsu-sama's coming of age ceremony." "Owari has become one of the most powerful nations in the realm. such as Takeda and Uesugi—" "I know." "How could I not know after listening to your lectures all the time?" "I've never seen anyone with hair that color." "maybe?" "anyhow." "Was she a beauty?" "sure." "when did I say I was talking about a woman?" "I can tell just by looking at your face." "How long have we known each other?" "I see!" "eh?" "!" "No wonder!" "please! because you're always acting like this." "What's wrong?" "It reeks." "Nobu-sama!" "Monkey?" "You ruined the yellow mountain rose bush." "Who cares about flowers?" "that's not what I'm here for..." "I've got way bigger news than that!" "Hideyoshi." "You won't believe the prey I've found." "all right." "I ran into them when I was scouting our hunting grounds." "War Armor this elaborate must belong to Lord Takeda Shingen's forces." "I wonder what their plan is!" "Hideyoshi?" "it means—" "It reeks." "Nobu?" "Skipping Nobukatsu's coming of age ceremony was the right decision." "They're about to march." "Let's get a close look at how the Takeda Clan does battle." "Nobunaga!" "Where is Nobunaga?" "where has Nobunaga gone?" "My lord!" "when he left to go hunting." "Hunting?" "!" "Has he no respect for his younger brother's coming of age ceremony?" "That fool!" "begin orchestration chamber entry procedures." "Proceed to seal Armor Shells." "All engines online." "Orchestration system circuits connected." "Armor controls online." "forward!" "forward!" "maintain distance from main troop divisions." "deploy to the left and fan out." "guard the rear!" "I didn't see any signs of a Giant War Armor..." "That must mean Lord Shingen isn't here." "right?" "man!" "Real combat at last!" "Nope." "Nobu?" "They're just testing the waters." "Monkey!" "no?" "{monkey sound - uki} Right!" "I'm going on ahead!" "follow me." "Go slow enough so that Monkey won't keel over." "Onikage!" "Understood." "I see. they seek to test our ability to mount an immediate response." "Mitsuhide..." "What can they learn..." "by testing the waters?" "and communications methods..." "Any of that." "Who knows what a veteran like Lord Shingen could divine from this exercise?" "Huh." "Nobunaga-sama?" "I will repeat myself!" "Takeda War Armors are headed our way." "There's roughly 20 units in all." "They're backed up by about 600 infantry troops." "This fortress cannot hope to withstand an assault of that magnitude." "Do you expect us to take such foolish talk seriously?" "Do you think I'd do all this for a joke? and form a new line of defense at Ootsu!" "What?" "!" "You want me to abandon a fort entrusted to me by Hayashi-sama himself?" "How can you call yourself Oda's heir and yet display such weakness? he will surely be aggrieved." "The Fool is quite the troublemaker." "This fortress's defenses are impregnable." "Even the might of Takeda will not be enough to let even a lowly footpad breach our walls." "Get down!" "it's Jeanne!" "Demon-possessed Jeanne!" "Demon-possessed!" "Hey!" "demon-possessed!" "She's looking at us." "huh..." "It's not like I want to hear voices..." "Who's there?" "!" "just as the rumors said." "Mademoiselle!" "Mademoiselle Jeanne Kaguya d'Arc." "And... who are you?" "I am a reputable man." "but I serve King Arthur." "King Arthur?" "By way of a greeting.... right?" "Indeed." "Is this The Star?" "its voice." "A voice speaks to you..." "Do you not wish to see where it will lead you?" "How do you know about the voice?" "My apologies for this belated introduction." "I am Leonardo da Vinci. and his banquet." "The King who will save us?" "Let us go together to the Star of the East." "What is this...?" "So this is war." "The fate of the Star of the West..." "The Star of the East..." "The King who will save us..." "Were you thinking of your home town? your parents did not oppose did they?" "I am demon-possessed." "They are glad to be rid of me." "Sir Da Vinci." "Admiral Magellan." "I deeply appreciate your escort on our journey." "I'm aware." "The purpose of this journey is it not?" "Indeed." "And this young lady must be the assistant you mentioned." "she looks more like your bodyguard." "It will be my first sojourn to the Star of the East." "I could not take just any young lass under my care." "No matter." "no?" "Launch the Giant War Armor as may times as your tests require." "I thank you for your generosity." "We are both loyal servants of King Arthur." "Make yourself at home." "The moment has come." "You must open the way to your own destiny." "Has the Prophecy called for you?" "I have to go!" "I will go with you." "Da Vinci?" "!" "Yes?" "Are you sure we can take a ship without permission?" "!" "of course." "But...!" "no?" "Y-Yes." "But... please." "Or you may bite your tongue!" "Landing Unit Taketori has launched without authorization!" "Security is not responding." "The Taketori has crossed the ley line interference belt." "We're fine!" "The engine just got nicked a little!" "Ley line repulsion forces at maximum!" "The ship won't hold!" "Deploy a tracking unit!" "Bring them back dead or alive!" "How am I to report this to King Arthur?" "Sir Da Vinci?" "Takeda's forces seem to have cleared out." "they were just testing the waters." "This was a test?" "right?" "It's said that Takeda possesses several Giant War Armor units." "Who knows how our forces actually compare to his?" "Hideyoshi!" "Looting a battlefield's dead is unseemly." "It's not like the previous owners care anymore." "I'll make good use of them." "Nobu-sama?" "Nobu?" "Damn it!" "We lost." "We lost big time!" "Pull yourself together." "Just listen to yourself." "Why bother?" "I saw it happen with my own eyes!" "This is war!" "The war of a new era!" "How can I not laugh?" "Nobu." "am I laughing?" "am I crying?" "Both." "Jeanne!" "A falling star..." "Is it a good omen... or an ill omen?" "A falling star!" "Ichihime-sama." "It's not safe here!" "A star has fallen." "I'm scared." "I think something bad will happen." "Gou." "Nobu..." "A falling star will make your wishes come true." "I wish that we were not leaving the fallen upon the battlefield and that we could at least honor them with a flower or two." "What else can we do?" "We can only bring news of this defeat back to the castle." "That only makes my desire to bring change even greater." "Nobu... the times change with it." "We can't just sit back and watch it pass us by." "I want to be right in the middle of the turmoil!" "I'm not going to run away!" "I'm with you!" "Monkey..." "Nobu-sama." "I will create a huge storm in the midst of your turmoil!" "Great!" "That's no fun." "Mitsu?" "Don't tell me you intend to enjoy such a noble game by yourselves." "Count me in." "I guess we don't have a choice!" "The three of us will change the world!" "We can do this!" "The word of a samurai cannot be revoked!" "Look!" "That falling star bears witness to our vows." "Huh?" "but... too." "That's the ticket!" "This star's ballsy enough to come right at us!" "That's a falling star?" "No." "It seems man-made." "Could this be one of the Western star-ships I've heard about?" "where are you going?" "You don't know what might happen!" "What more could happen now?" "We won't find out more unless we get closer to it." "Nobu?" "I'm fine!" "This scent..." "Is someone there?" "!" "Nobu!" "Nobu-sama!" "you!" "Wake up!" "Increasing sensitivity of gravity balancer by .03 m/s²." "Roger." "andare." "andare." "it's too dangerous." "Let go!" "Nobu's in there!" "Opening up with a cannon salvo?" "That's rich!" "you who are guided by the fate of the stars." "Only the true Savior-King can breathe life into this armor." "The Savior-King?" "The fate... of the stars... but sure! you will be... as my own flesh and blood!" "The Fool has awakened." "How wonderful!" "The time has come." "The Savior-King..." "It was inevitable! only those with great resolve will live to see the dawn." "Will you be able to stay by my side?" "Next Time:" "The Lovers." "It was inevitable."