"I saw a vision!" "Nobunaga is the one who can save the world!" "The Savior-King is Nobunaga!" "I will have you give me Lady Ichihime." "I wish to have Lady Ichihime as my queen." "I gladly accept." "Ichihime-sama..." "Mitsuhide!" "What is purpose?" "!" "Is it just a word?" "!" "Or does it define how we live?" "!" "Does it bolster your resolve to protect the Oda clan?" "Or do ends merely justify means?" "!" "What does purpose mean if we can't protect people?" "!" "Mitsuhide!" "Himiko-sama." "isn't it?" "Return my betrothed to me." "Mitsuhide?" "Nobu?" "So much sweat." "Why not take a bath?" "I will help wash it all away." "All right... come." "I have not changed my mind." "I will unite heaven and earth." "I would expect nothing less." "If I do not succeed cut me down without hesitation." "The ley lines are in disarray." "There is not much time left." "Caesar has formed an alliance with Nobunaga of the Oda clan." "Caesar increases his influence on the Star of the East." "Jeanne claims that Nobunaga is the Savior-King." "Your Majesty." "Brothers we are here to discuss Caesar's actions today." "Who wishes to speak on this matter?" "It's nothing less than treason." "That requires no debate." "If he is not stopped he will turn on us." "We should order him to return immediately charge him with treason if he refuses and behead him." "let us remain calm." "General Cesare." "It is said that to fool one's enemy one must first deceive one's allies." "Caesar may be deceiving Nobunaga with clever words to offer their five Regalia— and earth— to His Majesty." "And by doing so he may be seeking to elevate his standing within the Brotherhood." "all right." "In that sense it may very well be true that he will backstab us." "we should ask Caesar himself." "aren't we all bloodthirsty." "There is something of greater concern." "Concern?" "As you all must be aware" "Jeanne who went to the East with da Vinci." "That da Vinci!" "He has forgotten his debt to King Arthur and has betrayed us." "It is true that Nobunaga has obtained Giant War Armor and gained influence because those two chose to ally with the Oda." "and Jeanne..." "We cannot afford to ignore them." "Would it not be possible to directly invade the Star of the East now that the ley line interference has weakened?" "there is little time left." "The flow of the ley lines is undergoing a dramatic change." "The ley lines of the West are weakening." "They have no time to lose." "Furthermore the West may invade the East." "We will counter them." "We have the Regalia and the Amenotorifune." "If we go all out with our Giant War Armors we can do it!" "now may be our chance for victory." "Nobu-sama?" "or me specifically we should strike swiftly and fight our way to King Arthur." "What did he say?" "Our combined Regalia are equal to those of the Brotherhood." "That is the realistic assessment." "do they?" "Strategy can change the outcome of war— do you still fail to comprehend?" "The outcome of this war will be determined by who wields the Regalia in greater numbers." "That is the nature of the Regalia." "The Star of the West is on the brink of destruction because its ley lines are in disarray." "it is quite possible that they will invade the Star of the East in search of new ley lines." "What do you think?" "I..." "Remember what you said." "You said Sir Nobunaga is the Savior-King." "I..." "You were led here by your vision to confirm whether Sir Nobunaga is the true Savior-King." "Is that not why you came to this star?" "Now is the time to confirm the truth!" "Whether I am or am not the Savior-King is irrelevant." "I will unify heaven and earth." "I will do anything in order to achieve that." "That is all." "I see." "I want to show you something." "You were led here by your vision to confirm whether Sir Nobunaga is the true Savior-King." "Is that not why you came to this star?" "Ranmaru!" "There is something I want to ask you." "What is this "vision" you speak of?" "If it is but an illusion... a means to manipulate Nobunaga" "I will not allow it." "It is not an illusion." "I can see visions." "Ever since I was a girl" "I have seen many visions of the future." "But no one would believe me when I told them." "And also..." "The visions I spoke of were mostly ominous in nature." "people began to say that my words brought misfortune." "It feels as if your power brings misfortune." "Power... yes." "That is why I decided not to speak of my visions even if they foretold misfortune." "I could not shake off the feeling that I was bringing disaster with me." "that is not the case..." "If Nobunaga is the true Savior-King it will erase the feeling that my visions bring only misfortune." "And the world can be saved." "when Caesar said that King Arthur is the Savior-King" "I couldn't help but cry out that Nobunaga is the true Savior-King." "That is what I now want to believe." "Is everyone here?" "Lady Hiraga." "Let us start the trial launch right away." "Are we ready?" "Start whenever you want." "We will make the four Regalia and the Regalia aboard the Amenotorifune resonate." "It will enhance the ship's abilities and allow her to cross the sea of stars." "This system will make that possible." "So this is the greater power of the Regalia..." "Yes." "it is not just my work alone." "We only achieved this thanks to Lady Himiko's ley line research." "are you all right?" "I am fine." "my betrothed." "We of the Yamatai had been doing this research for a many years but da Vinci-dono really moved the analysis forward." "Your achievements should not be discounted." "I am grateful for your praise." "It is all thanks to the guidance of this star's ley lines." "I just hope that the discord in the Western ley lines does not influence our own." "That will be inevitable." "Because the ley lines there are imbalanced the ley lines here though it is still minimal." "If the West attacks we will counter with that ship." "There is no time to spare." "We must finish as soon as possible." "Right." "We will be entrusting our fates to the power of the Regalia that was born of this peaceful land." "Azuchi... that ship will be called Azuchi." "Did you have something you wished to ask of me?" "Please." "reversed." "and assertiveness." "I wonder whom it could be referring to?" "Is it Nobu?" "Or... is it me?" "Who knows..." "What are visions?" "I believe they are a form of precognition that draws on the quantum flow." "So they show the future." "but the quantum flow is affected by human will and decisions so the visions are not certain." "As in?" "right now..." "You are burdened by an irrational issue." "You drew the card to distract yourself from it." "as if to hide your uncertainty you shifted backwards as well." "People move as their heart wills them to in search of some answer." "When Jeanne says that Sir Nobunaga is the Savior-King she is already willing it to be true." "This is..." "A painting that represents the truth of this world as seen through the actions of people." "What does it say?" "That is all I have to say for now." "You'll be mistaken for a monkey and shot full of arrows." "Don't rub salt in the wound." "I heard you crossed blades with Nobu-sama." "Yeah." "Aren't you fighting the wrong guy?" "What?" "You've always been that way." "What do you mean?" "You're always shoving how you really feel so deep inside that you can't find your feelings and speak up when it counts." "I have no idea what you're talking about." "I'll be blunt." "I'm talking about Ichihime-sama." "you should just say so." "Even if you can't just say it you can still let her know in other ways." "But there are times when you have to say how you feel in words." "are three examples of that!" "Why are you telling me all this?" "You should've told her sooner!" "Don't be so irresponsible." "I can't hurt Ichihime-sama—" "Saying something like that just proves how hopeless you are!" "Ichihime-sama is the daughter of a warrior clan." "She accepted the proposal because that's her duty." "But she's the one who's suffering the most about having to go to Caesar." "You should understand where she's coming from." "Is someone there?" "Mitsuhide." "How apt." "How busy the flow of the river of stars." "To starry skies the night will soon bid an empty farewell." "Please take care of Nobu in my stead." "Ichihime-sama." "I don't know what might have become of the Oda clan if you were not with us." "I do not deserve such kind words." "Thank you." "I couldn't do anything... this is all thanks to you." "I wish to have Lady Ichihime as my queen." "I am sorry." "Ichihime-sama..." "If only I..." "If I had..." "I will go to Caesar-dono tomorrow." "This is strictly for the good of the Oda clan and... for the peace of our star." "stay with Nobu." "His dream of unifying heaven and earth as well." "I understand." "I promise." "one more thing..." "If anything were to happen to me could you bury this comb in Bodaiji Temple?" "I accept this comb." "Mitsuhide" "Ichihime-sama." "I will protect you with my life." "Mitsuhide..." "Thank you." "Do you all understand?" "We swear on our honor as Kagome agents to protect Ichihime-sama with our lives." "I am counting on you." "let us proceed." "mon impératrice." "The time to encounter new warlords of the West has come." "Very well!" "We shall engage them!" "Next time:" "The Empress." "this is urgent." "Advance!"