$03-00-07-11-2-1 [soundStopAll] [enableFullScreen] [charaSet A 7006300 1 "Sakata Kintoki"] [charaSet B 1098202400 1 Fujiwara-no-Kaoruko] [charaSet C 1098176400 1 Minamoto-no-Raikou] [charaSet D 1098201500 1 "Nursery Rhyme"] [charaSet E 1098201600 1 Watanabe-no-Tsuna] [charaSet F 6030000 1 Danzo] [charaSet J 5017000 1 "Medea Lily"] [sceneSet K 10000 1] [charaScale K 1.01] [charaSet H 98115000 1 Effect] [scene 102701] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [wt 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 9] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Saikyou Taira-no-Kagekiyo... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] @[93CA76]Floating Text[-] [93CA76]As I thought, it seems this latest Hasshoujin is[-][sr][93CA76]making no effort to hide their True Name, either.[-] [k] @[93CA76]Floating Text[-] [93CA76]I expect that's owed to Limbo's supreme confidence[-][sr][93CA76]in his pawns, but it's a showy, sloppy tactic. Still,[-][sr][93CA76]it does work in our favor in this case.[-] [k] @[93CA76]Floating Text[-] [93CA76]Now then, changing gears: How many of you[-][sr][93CA76]already know who Taira-no-Kagekiyo is?[-] [k] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Minamoto-no-Raikou Not me, I'm afraid. [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou Was he a warrior with the Kanmu Heishi clan, perhaps? [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou The traitors Lord Fujiwara-no-Hidesato faced during the rebellions in east Japan were prominent Taira warriors... [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou ...but I have never heard of this Taira-no-Kagekiyo. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Watanabe-no-Tsuna I've never heard the name before, either. How about you, Kinto[line 2]Never mind. Why am I even asking? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Yup, no clue here either. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Danzo ...Yes, Taira-no-Kagekiyo is associated with the Kanmu Heishi, but not the one you know. [k] @Danzo They hail from over a hundred years in your future and approximately three hundred years before my own time. [k] [charaFace F 5] @Danzo They are a survivor of the Genpei War who bears a deep grudge against the Genji! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Minamoto-no-Raikou ...I see. So this person is also from a time beyond tomorrow. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Watanabe-no-Tsuna I suppose we shouldn't be surprised, given that[sr][%1] is from a thousand years in the future. [k] [charaFace E 4] @Watanabe-no-Tsuna Still...I was unaware that Heroic Spirits could come from the future as well as the past. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.5] ?1:Taira-no-Kagekiyo... [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Danzo They were known as Palace Guard Akushichi Kagekiyo of Kazusa before changing their name to Taira-no-Kagekiyo. [k] @Danzo Legend says that after the Genpei War, they swore revenge on the Genji clan for wiping out the Taira clan in their efforts to establish the Kamakura shogunate. [k] ?2:They were originally known as Palace Guard[csr]Akushichi Kagekiyo of Kazusa, right? [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Danzo Correct, Master. They took the name “Taira-no-Kagekiyo” after swearing fealty to the Taira clan. [k] @Danzo Legend says that after the Genpei War, they swore revenge on the Genji clan for wiping out the Taira clan in their efforts to establish the Kamakura shogunate. [k] ?! @Danzo In fact, Taira-no-Kagekiyo is said to have led attacks on Minamoto-no-Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura shogunate, no fewer than thirty-seven times. [k] @Danzo Some legends even claim they were both monstrous and unkillable, even surviving decapitation. [k] @Danzo I am certain that is who I encountered. [k] [charaFace F 2] @Danzo As a Heroic Spirit, Taira-no-Kagekiyo is like a living weapon that operates solely to annihilate the Genji! [k] [messageOff] [charaFace F 4] [wt 1.0] [charaFace F 5] @Danzo Unfortunately, the group of Genji warriors led by Lord Hase and Lord Gotou... [k] @Danzo ...were among the first to die at Kagekiyo's hands. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 5] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Watanabe-no-Tsuna I see. [k] @Watanabe-no-Tsuna So they killed every Genji warrior present? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Danzo Indeed. The third of the force that survived was composed entirely of imperial officers. [k] @Danzo The moment the Genji warriors drew near Kagekiyo, they dropped their swords and fell to their knees. [k] [charaFace F 4] @Danzo It was almost as if they were offering their heads voluntarily... [k] @Danzo I suspect it was some ability Kagekiyo possessed by virtue of being a Heroic Spirit. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Minamoto-no-Raikou ...[sr]... [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Danzo The Kagekiyo I saw was a true killer of Genji, in every possible sense. [k] @Danzo They are your natural enemy...almost as if they are a poison that only affects the Genji. [k] [charaFace F 2] @Danzo It doesn't matter how strong you are. If any of you get near Kagekiyo, they will have your heads for certain! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Minamoto-no-Raikou ...Then it would seem another challenging battle awaits us. [k] [charaFace C 0] @Minamoto-no-Raikou Thank you, Lady Danzo. We would certainly have walked straight into our deaths, had it not been for your warning. [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou What about the officers? What became of them? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Danzo Kagekiyo is also leading a pack of tsuchigumo,[sr]which the officers alone were unable to defeat. [k] @Danzo After making a strategic retreat, they gathered more officers and set up an encampment on the Kamogawa bridge that leads to the city. [k] @Danzo Kagekiyo and the tsuchigumo were moving at a fairly unhurried pace, so they arrived at the river later. [k] @Danzo And now, for some reason... [k] @Danzo ...they appear to simply be holding position, glaring at the river, rather than advancing. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki The hell? [k] @Sakata Kintoki I thought the general gods were supposed to head right for Suzaku Gate? [k] @Sakata Kintoki What, this Taira-no-Kagekiyo person got some fond memories of the Kamogawa or somethin'? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Danzo I'm not sure, but... [k] [charaFace F 4] @Danzo ...[sr]... [k] [charaFace F 5] @Danzo ...There is one more thing, Master. Kagekiyo bears[sr]a close resemblance to Lady Ushiwakamaru. [k] ?1:!!! ?! [messageOff] [wt 1.0] ?1:Ushiwakamaru? As in, THAT Ushiwakamaru!? ?! @Danzo Yes. They were identical to my sensors. [k] @Danzo I would not be surprised if this Kagekiyo was actually a manifestation of another side of Lady Ushiwakamaru, and that she simply changed her name for reasons we do not yet know. [k] [charaFace F 4] @Danzo That being said, Ushiwakamaru[line 2]that is, Lady Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune has never demonstrated anything like Kagekiyo's talent for killing Genji. [k] ?1:Even if they are Ushiwakamaru's Alter, there's got to be more to it. ?2:There's probably something more going on here. ?! [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Minamoto-no-Raikou Is something wrong, [&Lord:Lady] [%1]?[sr]You seem pale. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Um... I'm sorry. [k] @Sakata Kintoki I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I guess I did.[sr]So, uh, who's this Ushiwaka person? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 4] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Danzo Well... [k] ?1:Her name's Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune. Ushiwakamaru was her childhood name. ?2:She's a Seiwa Genji hero from over a hundred years in your future. ?! [charaFace F 0] @Danzo Minamoto Kurou Yoshitsune, born Ushiwakamaru. She played a key role in the Genpei War that will occur approximately two hundred years from now. [k] @Danzo She greatly admired her older brother, Minamoto-no-Yoritomo, the leader of the Genji at the time, and fought valiantly for him in many brutal battles. [k] [charaFace F 5] @Danzo But, in the end, Yoritomo branded her a traitor,[sr]and had her executed. [k] [charaFace F 4] @Danzo ...So she would certainly have a reason to bear a grudge against the Genji. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Minamoto-no-Raikou So this Ushiwakamaru is also consumed by hatred, just like Taira-no-Kagekiyo. [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou Hatred. Grudges. [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou These are terrible, horrible things.[sr]At times, they even bare their fangs here in the city... [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou ...bringing disaster with them. [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou I see... So our next enemy is one that bears a fiery grudge against all Genji. [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou ...[sr]... [k] [messageOff] [charaMove C 0,-5 0.8] [charaFace C 7] [wt 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 1.0] [charaMove C 0,0 0.4] [wt 1.0] [charaFace C 2] @Minamoto-no-Raikou ...Then we have no other choice. [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou If we Genji are powerless to stop this opponent, then it is time to stop worrying about appearances. [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou We will simply have to ask for help from the most powerful fighters residing near Kyo. Kintoki. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Y-yeah? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_133 0.1] @Minamoto-no-Raikou You are to set off for Mt. Ooe immediately... [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou ...and secure aid from the oni. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 5] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Watanabe-no-Tsuna ! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Nursery Rhyme Oh my. Are you sure, Raikou?[sr]I thought you despised the oni. [k] @Nursery Rhyme Now you want Kintoki to ask them for help? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] @[93CA76]Floating Text[-] [93CA76]I agree with Lady Raikou.[-][sr][93CA76]Asking the oni for help is a brilliant idea.[-] [k] @[93CA76]Floating Text[-] [93CA76]The only ones in the city capable of combating a[-][sr][93CA76]threat like this are the Genji. The officers just[-][sr][93CA76]can't keep up.[-] [k] @[93CA76]Floating Text[-] [93CA76]Oni, on the other hand...[-] [k] @[93CA76]Floating Text[-] [93CA76]...are natural-born fighters![-] [k] @[93CA76]Floating Text[-] [93CA76]And while there may not be many oni in this time[-][sr][93CA76]with permanent homes, we know we will find[-][sr][93CA76]a great many of them on Mt. Ooe.[-] [k] @[93CA76]Floating Text[-] [93CA76]Yes, an excellent choice, Lady Raikou.[-] [k] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Minamoto-no-Raikou ...Thank you, Lord Seimei. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] @[93CA76]Floating Text[-] [93CA76]I'm still quite far away, but I'll do what I can to[-][sr][93CA76]reinforce the Bounded Field around the[-][sr][93CA76]Kamogawa bridge from here.[-] [k] @[93CA76]Floating Text[-] [93CA76]Whether this new figure is Kagekiyo or Yoshitsune,[-][sr][93CA76]there's no telling how long they'll stay put.[-] [k] @[93CA76]Floating Text[-] [93CA76]Time is of the essence. Go on, Kintoki.[-][sr][93CA76]We're all counting on you.[-] [k] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Got it! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth K 1] [charaDepth C 2] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Minamoto-no-Raikou ...[sr]... [k] [messageOff] [bgm BGM_EVENT_133 0.5 0.5] [charaFadeTime K 0.2 0.5] @Minamoto-no-Raikou (Just because we're going to ask the oni for help right now doesn't mean we couldn't also lay a trap for them.) [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou (They may not be eating humans any longer,[sr]but they're still oni.) [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou (It's only a matter of time until they harm more people. I am leader of the Genji, so it is my duty to[line 2]) [k] [charaFadeout K 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [bgm BGM_EVENT_133 0.5 1.0] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Nursery Rhyme Raikou. Raikou. Monjumaru. [k] @Nursery Rhyme I know what it is you're thinking,[sr]and you don't have to think like that. [k] @Nursery Rhyme You want to be a kind and loving mother, right?[sr]Then you can't treat your children's friends that way. [k] @Nursery Rhyme I just know you'll regret it if you do. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 7] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Minamoto-no-Raikou ...Yes, you're right. [k] [charaFace C 5] @Minamoto-no-Raikou I cannot lose sight of what is right and just. It would be wrong to betray anyone who has aided us in a time of need. [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou I will never be like Lord Tamuramaro,[sr]nor do I wish to be. [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou I will never nurse a grudge of my own,[sr]be it against oni or tsuchigumo. [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou However, that being said... [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou Killing monsters is the only way we have to ensure peace in Kyo, and I am a warrior entrusted with its defense. But I am also a human being... [k] [charaFace C 6] @Minamoto-no-Raikou ...[sr]... [k] [charaFace C 0] @Minamoto-no-Raikou ...and I have no desire to kill when it is not necessary. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 1.5] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 1.5] [charaFace C 5] @Minamoto-no-Raikou Oni or not, they are still powerful fighters. [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou Shuten was even chosen to be a Master for the Imperial Holy Grail War. [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou And there could be other times in the future when we may need their help. [k] [charaFace C 7] @Minamoto-no-Raikou Nonetheless... [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou I cannot be sure I will be able to keep my sword in its sheath around them, and Tsuna cut off Ibaraki's just arm the other day. [k] [charaFace C 5] @Minamoto-no-Raikou That is why you are the only one[sr]we can ask to do this, Kintoki. [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou Go welcome the oni of Mt. Ooe to the city and convince them to fight this general god, be they Taira-no-Kagekiyo or Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune. [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_133 1.0] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 1.5] [bgm BGM_MAP_9 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki You got it! I'll head there as[sr]fast as my legs can carry me! [k] @Sakata Kintoki [%1]! Danzo! I wish I could say I can[sr]handle this all by myself... [k] @Sakata Kintoki But I know I might not be able to keep my cool around Shuten! Would you mind comin' with me!? [k] ?1:You don't even have to ask! [charaFace A 1] @Sakata Kintoki Awesome! Thanks! [k] ?2:Okay, but no fighting! [charaFace A 1] @Sakata Kintoki I'll do my best! [k] ?! [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 1] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] @Medea Lily Here, I wrapped the rice balls in bamboo bark.[sr]I also cast a simple stamina recovery spell on them. [k] @Medea Lily Please be careful, everyone. [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Sakata Kintoki Thanks, Medea![sr]All right then... [k] [messageOff] [charaFace A 7] [charaMove A 0,-5 0.8] [wt 1.0] [charaMove A 0,0 0.4] [wt 0.7] [charaFace A 2] [charaPut H 1] [charaEffect H bit_talk_41_fs] @Sakata Kintoki Off to Mt. Ooe! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_MAP_9 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]