"Aided by Jeanne's Regalia of protection" "Nobunaga defeats Caesar." "His feat immediately spread throughout Owari renewing the citizens' spirits after so very long." "great!" "Slowly!" "Orléans!" "Built from parts salvaged from Giant War Armor units that fell during the battle with the Takeda this unit is for your use only!" "Orléans..." "Orléans should be able to maximize the powers of the protective Regalia that you activated in the last battle." "A defensive power..." "Yes..." "I can protect people." "too!" "this castle's lord barricades himself within." "He must be quite the coward." "Open the gates!" "Wait." "He's unprotected." "What a fool!" "Well done." "It's impressive to see how many foes you can defeat without engaging." "Gaius Julius Caesar?" "Uesugi Kenshin." "Nobukatsu-sama!" "Mitsuhide..." "How could you?" "!" "Again..." "Now that Nobukatsu-sama is no more we have no choice but to entrust the Oda clan's future to Nobunaga-sama." "It is far from my wish but he has been successful in war." "After many sacrifices the Oda clan is finally uniting under Nobu's leadership." "It is everything I wished for... everything I wished for!" "There can be no regrets." "And yet...!" "Mitsuhide..." "This is something called a "speaker." "Can something like this be of any use to the castle's defenses?" "Who knows?" "But if voices can be amplified and transmitted we can respond more quickly to the enemy." "As for the rest..." "What is this stench?" "!" "even after a victory." "My betrothed is at a critical juncture." "He must build his energy!" "A-ha... this is... quite a rousing flavor!" "My betrothed!" "Please quench this burning sensation of mine!" "Nobunaga isn't here." "What?" "!" "saying something about calibrating his War Armor." "what's the matter?" "Your face is all red!" "Nothing." "even though my betrothed is not?" "why?" "I hope you aren't trying to use your new status as an orchestrator to rendezvous in your War Armors." "Ren... dez... what?" "!" "Closet perv." "You misunderstand!" "what's the point of doing that in War Armors?" "you—" "I don't mean anything by that..." "What?" "I think this is the first time I've seen you smile." "huh?" "It's not bad." "That makes you a worthwhile rival." "But I will not give way easily." "My betrothed is my betrothed." "She's got me all wrong." "It's not like I'm..." "Are you ready?" "We'll begin with basic maneuvers." "but performed." "Become one with it and perform slowly." "Stay calm." "This is just a practice session." "Nobunaga?" "!" "Why are you here?" "I can't stand it!" "If you're an orchestrator show that you can move the War Armor as if it were your own body!" "I'm... sorry." "I'm so jealous." "Will a Giant War Armor ever show up for me?" "I heard that some chit of a girl who can hear the voice of God was chosen by a Regalia at a battle on the Star of the East." "I'm surprised that a traveler from this star was chosen." "If this was fated then I wonder what Sir da Vinci is truly doing." "It seems we should be mindful of his actions for the time being." "this is a mere trifle." "Our true goal lies elsewhere." "When twelve wielders of sacred power are assembled the great Holy Grail shall appear and the world will be saved from the brink of oblivion." "Let us make manifest a sacred world and attain perfect harmony." "Mitsu." "How is it going?" "Well..." "The Regalia won't activate?" "Correct." "the War Armor is functional." "I doubt it's a problem with the War Armor itself." "Why?" "Why not?" "The sensation I felt when it activated..." "I still remember it so clearly!" "too!" "I should be able to protect him!" "What was that for?" "!" "You're annoying!" "What?" "Of course the Regalia won't respond to your will right now!" "What?" "You..." "You don't have to put it like that!" "If Ranmaru cannot use the Regalia it will be difficult to consider her a war asset." "We remain in a bind." "You're exaggerating." "How am I exaggerating?" "We won a narrow victory but it cannot be denied that Caesar is a major threat." "as well the situation is dire." "If we do not act the Star of the East is as good as conquered." "But it doesn't have to be right now." "You don't have to be so impatient—" "Urgent news!" "urgent news!" "What is it?" "but... now under Caesar have formed an alliance with Uesugi Kenshin!" "What?" "!" "Thank you for forming this alliance." "It is nothing to thank me for." "This is to preserve order in a world at war." "It seems Lord Shingen told his advisors should anything happen to him." "Indeed." "There is no doubt that this is written in Lord Shingen's hand." "I am sure Lord Shingen in the heavens is gladdened by this alliance." "Lord Shingen was a warlord among warlords possessing both pride and strength." "I liked him as a person." "However..." "I dislike you." "That is harsh." "Your nature is not that of a warlord." "Your eyes betray you." "Oh?" "I wonder what your eyes look toward." "Someone doesn't like you." "you're so lame!" "I don't mind as long as the alliance has been forged." "I love beautiful people even if they dislike me." "Uesugi Kenshin is quite intriguing." "A Takeda-Uesugi alliance?" "That's like cheating." "If they were to attack... what's the matter?" "What else?" "!" "We're running away!" "The Oda clan is finished!" "I'm scared!" "Everything's going to be okay!" "It'll be fine!" "If the combined might of Takeda and Uesugi are against us" "I doubt we have any chance at victory." "Nobunaga-sama is a rabid dog who will snap at any enemy he comes across." "Given that we have no choice but to take action." "Hayashi spoke to Shibata." "It is probable that..." "Hatsu." "You may go." "sir!" "We were so close to having a united Oda clan under Nobu." "Hayashi and Shibata cannot be allowed to continue." "Why do I feel conflicted?" "My hands are already red with blood." "In that case...!" "Mitsuhide." "Ichihime-sama?" "May I speak with you?" "Certainly." "What is the matter?" "There is no need to be so formal." "I just wanted to hear your voice." "Is that not good enough a reason?" "my lady." "There you go again." "You look so stern." "What?" "as if cursing or clinging to something." "That's what you look like." "I... you will wither away." "Perhaps you are in need of the light." "I..." "I do not need the light." "There is someone who is deserving of greater light..." "I merely build the foundation for his brilliance." "If shadows must exist where light resides" "I can shoulder that burden in its entirety." "I see." "I wish to be the light within the shadows." "Will that wish go unheard by you?" "Ichihime-sama." "I wish you pleasant dreams." "Nobu is a fortunate soul." "on the other hand..." "Why won't you activate?" "He needs strength more than ever." "You seem to be conflicted." "Da Vinci." "didn't you?" "That's why you brought me to this star." "Who knows?" "You have joined the banquet because of your willpower and inner strength." "There you go dodging the question again..." "If you are conflicted about your destiny... right?" "I see." "The Moon reversed." "It means to advance without hesitation." "I'd like to believe that I have no hesitation." "you lack something." "For example..." "What?" "Nobukatsu..." "Everyone expects me to protect our nation." "Nobukatsu." "Nobunaga!" "Will you come with me?" "Ranmaru." "My mature charm will have the final say." "I have cultivated my secret techniques through years of fantasies." "I will use my ultimate technique to send my betrothed over the moon!" "Let's go!" "What?" "What are they doing?" "What is necessary for the Regalia's activation... is for you to perceive a true mortal threat." "Da Vinci's analysis may be right but we won't know if you just dodge." "I know that." "I told you." "There's no way the Regalia will respond to your will right now." "You are too focused on the enemy in front of you and cannot see your true target." "not the way you are now!" "Why do you always talk like that?" "!" "I want to..." "I want to protect you!" "Protect me?" "Because I..." "Now that the Takeda and the Uesugi have formed an alliance we are out of time." "but I highly doubt that Nobunaga-sama can steer us through this crisis!" "we need someone more worthy to become the clan lord—" "Wait!" "I believe that now is exactly the time for Nobunaga-sama to rise to the occasion as our clan lord!" "I agree with Hayashi-dono." "What?" "The Oda should stand united agree to submit to Caesar." "What are you saying?" "Are you mad?" "!" "we are." "If we continue to fight the Oda clan and its people will be crushed." "But if we submit at least our clan name will be preserved." "We will have to accept living in shame but even if we were to face reprimand from Nobuhide-sama beyond the grave this is the only way to protect the Oda name." "I don't remember asking you to protect me!" "That's..." "I only know how to move forward." "In both past and future my feet exist only to propel me forward." "I will go forward to the ends of heaven and earth and unify them under my rule." "will you simply indulge your selfish desire to protect me?" "Selfish desire..." "Open your eyes and look!" "Look at me!" "Look at how great a man I am!" "I see." "you are..." "Come!" "I haven't been thinking about this the right way." "There was no meaning in protecting Nobunaga alone." "If you are the Savior-King if you are the one who will rule heaven and earth..." "I will protect heaven and earth!" "What is going on?" "!" "This is..." "Well done!" "I envy you... just a little bit." "What now?" "!" "Nobu!" "Nobunaga-sama!" "We would like you to become the official Clan Lord of the Oda then surrender to Caesar." "It is all to protect the Oda name!" "How dare you make that decision without me?" "!" "How can submitting to the enemy protect our name?" "Does a name that has lost all honor and fallen into the depths deserve protection?" "The answer is no!" "The Oda name only has meaning when it bears the honor of a warrior!" "Do you wish to survive at the cost of freedom and dignity?" "Can one be a warlord if one lives in shame and clings to one's name?" "Can the people retain their honor when their clan lord has fallen to the enemy?" "Nobunaga-sama!" "Of course not!" "The Oda's path lies through the raging flames!" "I am a man who only knows to keep moving forward." "Don't expect me to protect you!" "Cherish the honor of the Oda and become a sword!" "Become the vanguard of our advance!" "I will transform your resolve into strength." "I will gain dominion over heaven and earth!" "Resolve..." "If having faith in Nobu is my resolve..." "If you cannot abide by this slay me where I stand!" "in my stead!" "I am consumed with vengeance." "I bear hatred for Caesar for killing Nobuhide-sama!" "how can I call myself an advisor?" "A man of Oda?" "Brother!" "Everyone is waiting for you." "Nobunaga-sama!" "We'll show them how stubborn the Oda are!" "I will no longer hesitate." "here." "entrusted to me by Father." "He asked me to give it to you when you became a man worthy of being our clan lord." "The Bowl of Emptiness." "It is a bowl that embodies both absence and presence and so signifies totality." "Hah!" "My fool of a father thought I needed to become worthy of having this bowl?" "Very well!" "I accept the Bowl of Emptiness!" "storm and fury!" "I am the one they know as the audacious general of fury!" "Next time:" "Temperance." "please watch over me!" "0000"