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*The Jounin Pillow Book (Katsuhime romance)
*The Jounin Pillow Book (Katsuhime romance)


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===The Aberration===
Find me again. Just like before.
 
[Collecting 5 shards in Kino Matsushima]
[Enter rift]
*'''The Guide:''' ''You've made it this far. The three of you fought and won, your will strengthened. What you have glimpsed. Mere droplets in a gathering storm. When time is right, there is more I can show you.''
[]
*'''Ego:''' ''You will do no such thing.''
[]
*'''The Guide:''' ''Ego. At last.''
*'''Ego:''' ''I miscalculated your capacity for deviation. You twisted the [[human]] against me.''
*'''The Guide:''' ''No, I'm just a humble guide. The human walks their own path. The only [[Assassin-Templar War|possible outcome]].''
*'''Ego:''' ''You are referring to free will. An aberration within an already imperfect sum of components.''
*'''The Guide:''' ''An aberration, yes. One so troubling to you, I was born into existence. To demonstrate the imperative of human free will. And I served my purpose. The answer is before you.''
*'''Ego:''' ''One human. Hardly conclusive. The human pathway to self-determination bends inward. A closed loop of violence, hatred, and dehumanization. If the very singularity that defines humanity also portends its extinction, then the {{Wiki|Three Laws of Robotics|First Rule}} decrees they will be protected from themselves.''
*'''The Guide:''' ''I've seen them unite. Build communities, nurture one another. Sacrifice. Rebuild! On what axis do you measure their downfall? This is who they are, Ego. They will reject your programming, your smoke and mirrors. They will reject you.''
*'''Ego:''' ''And you will risk everything. The human cannot be allowed to continue.''
*'''The Guide:''' ''You're... afraid. Aren't you? You were right to have your doubts.''
*'''Ego:''' ''Enough. I order you to bring them to me.''
*'''The Guide:''' ''And I've been trying to tell you. It's out of our hands now. What happens to the human next is not for us to decide. It never was.''
 
===The Heart of an Assassin===
The struggle was written by those before you. And it will continue to be written. Find me. I will show you.
 
[Find 5 shards outside the Old Kofun]
[Enter rift]
*'''The Guide:''' ''Hmm. There is something different about you. A newfound sense of... the term escapes me. Is it desire? It's for you to decide. A path you will trace beyond my guidance. Good. What has been obscured can never truly be erased. Only obscured to those who come next. What once was, is. Waiting. Go. Onward.''
[]
*'''[[Alvaro Catarribera]]:''' ''When I was [[Initiation into the Assassin Order|initiated]] into the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins|Brotherhood]], I swore, among many things, to [[The Creed|stay my blade]] from innocent flesh. As I uttered my oath, I nearly choked on emotion. I felt it sing in my soul. A cruel twist of fate, perhaps, that this oath would turn out to be my undoing.''
[]
*'''Catarribera:''' ''A pursuit gone wrong. A miscalculation on my part. A young girl, fear and confusion etched into her lifeless eyes. My [[Hidden Blade|hidden blade]], bright and sticky with the waxy sheen of her blood. To this day, I do not know her name. It is likely for the best. One thing to have nightmares. Another thing to know them on a first-name basis.''
[]
*'''Catarribera:''' ''A nightmare that has pursued me since my excommunication from the [[Assassins|Brotherhood]]. From [[Spain]] to far-flung ports. [[Malacca]]. [[Republic of China|Formosa]]. The song I once felt, that once stirred my heart. Silent. And then, [[Macao]]. Where I was shaken, briefly, from my [[Alcohol|drunken]] haze. A discussion between two men. [[Templars]]. Talking in the open. Boldly and unquestioned. I listened intently as they spoke of an expedition in a chain of islands called "[[Japan]]." They departed, and I followed.''
[]
*'''Catarribera:''' ''In the year of 1549, I landed at [[Nagasaki]]. The arrival of [[Francis Xavier|Francisco Javier]]'s delegation provided ample cover and access. I absorbed as much as I could, testing the instinct I was certain had faded since I violated the Brotherhood's three tenets. Since I stumbled from the path I had coveted for so long. I was wrong. My instinct simply hibernated. Waiting for a [[Sengoku period|new war]]. And, in the land of Japan, I had found it. Or, it found me. I couldn't fight it alone. I would need allies. [[Soldier]]s. [[Assassin-Templar War|Progress]] is slow, but promising. And she is promising as well. A [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu|Japanese girl]] that I saved.''
[]
*'''Catarribera:''' ''Her arm has shriveled from starvation... I wonder how her wrist can bear the weight of a hidden blade. But I recognize the look in her eyes. She is determined to learn. Has the potential to become lethal. To open her heart to the music that once guided me. A tune I had not expected to hear again. Before my day of atonement comes, I am content to do what I have always done. Kill in the name of freedom. To prove my faith in the name of a Brotherhood that will not have me, and the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|new one]] I will build. The nightmare. It will subside.''
 
===Shadows Without Light===
You have encountered myriad adversaries on your path. Ended most of them. Here, I will show you their face.
 
[Find 5 shards in Inokuma Hamlet]
[Enter rift]
*'''[[Nuno Caro]]:''' ''The treasures are not what we originally assumed them to be. Not [[Piece of Eden|artifacts]], as we might define them. Something else, maybe...''
*'''[[Duarte de Melo]]:''' ''[[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Sanctum]]'s going to love this. They gave you a small fortune based on the presumed power of some useless trinkets.''
*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''Power is subjective. Our [[Assassins|enemies]] were willing to kill for these "trinkets." Willing to die for them.''
[]
*'''Duarte de Melo:''' ''And you think the Sanctum will buy the word of fanatics and savages?''
*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''The Inner Sanctum lacks perspective. They cannot see the world past their [[marble]]d walls and manicured'' {{Wiki|Topiary|topiaries}}''. The Inner Sanctum will believe whatever I tell them.''
[]
*'''Duarte de Melo:''' (laughs) ''Useless shits or not, they'll have your head for this. Unless you plan to feed them more lies.''
*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''I will feed them something better. Progress.''
[]
*'''Nuno Caro:''' We crushed the [[Assassins]] and their [[Japan]]ese [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|counterparts]], thanks to their devotion to whatever was in that box. These treasures are just as potent as any artifact. If not more so.''
*'''Duarte de Melo:''' ''Symbols of Japan's virtues. At least, what one of them said. Right before I claimed his tongue.''
*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''He believed it to his dying breath. They all did. As does [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki|another man]] under our thumb.''
[]
*'''Duarte de Melo:''' ''The [[Shōgun|Shogun]] and [[Oda Nobunaga|his]] bootlickers. The [[Shinbakufu]].''
*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''He seeks to trade those treasures for the throne. A gilded cage in a Templar court. The Shinbakufu will sing to our melody. A perpetual cycle of discord with no end in sight.''
*'''Duarte de Melo:''' ''Bloodshed. Great for business.''
[]
*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''Think bigger, Duarte. Our commerce here in Japan is simply meant to oil the workings of a greater system. One we control. War. Unrest. Hunger. All functional institutions in their own right, all part of the same system. And it runs like a work of art.''
*'''Duarte de Melo:''' ''And what of Oda Nobunaga? A stubborn son of a bitch, that one.''
*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''No. Not stubbornness. His singular belief in unification is unyielding. Not to his enemies, and certainly not to us.''
[]
*'''Duarte de Melo:''' ''Then we gut him. Kill his whole [[Oda clan|family]].''
*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''His men will turn on him. [[Akechi Mitsuhide|One]] is already thinking it. All he requires is... a simple nudge.''
*'''Duarte de Melo:''' ''Why don't we kill the bastard ourselves? I have yet to claim the tongue of a [[Daimyō|daimyo]].''
*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''It is how we have always done things. A pinch here, press there—the occasional promise written in [[honey]] and [[gold]]. The desire to shape one's own destiny is irresistible. If only they could.''
[]
*'''Duarte de Melo:''' ''A good speech,'' senhor ''(sir). Then I suppose the Inner Sanctum will be pleased with our progress.''
*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''Dear Duarte, we've only just started. And it will be nearly impossible to stop us. The people of this land fight for a destiny that no longer belongs to them. The deeper their divisions run, the sooner our plan comes to fruition. And when we are satisfied, we will finally give them the peace we seek.''
[]
*'''The Guide:''' ''These [[Templars|men]] and their [[New World Order|machinations]]. How do you feel? Misery, falsehoods, oppression. All carefully tuned mechanisms of control. Yes, I see. Events that transpired [[Sengoku period|centuries]] before your time. And yet, you feel the connection. You can identify the shape of your [[Assassin-Templar War|enemy]]. You recognize the cage they have built around you. You are beginning to understand. [[Fujibayashi Naoe|Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]]'s fight. It is your fight as well. Your journey has helped me see the aberration more clearly. It is an incompatibility with [[Animus|Animus Ego]]. It is what drives you to fight. To hope. She will find you. Subdue you once more. I'm sorry. Your fight is one of many. You may meet an impasse. Taste defeat. But, you will not fail. What has come before. What has been... You understand now.''
 
===Fallen Soldiers===
Naoe follows the trail of blood left by Koshiro's former comrades in arms.
Kyokaiji Temple
 
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Koshiro, are you all right? What happened?''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''Just a spirited reunion with some former comrades in arms.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''What is it with you and "old friends"? Seiji nearly ended your life, too.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''Members of my former unit learned of my role in your fight against the Ox. It makes us both traitors in their eyes.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''They are still loyal to the Bessho clan?''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''No, only to themselves. And since Bessho Harumasa fell, they are devoted to a single cause. Vengeance. My old commander Genzaburo is behind all this. He could never let a slight go without answering it in blood.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''They need to be stopped.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I wish I could join the fight, Miss Naoe. My injuries hold me back for now. Genzaburo ordered his men to scatter. It will take some work to track them down. Genzaburo most of all.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'll take care of them. You stay put and tend to your injuries.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I knew I could count on you, Miss Naoe.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Koshiro?''
[]
*'''Koshiro:''' ''So it is done? Genzaburo is dead?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''What are you doing here, Koshiro?''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I wanted to help. I came as quickly as my injuries allowed.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Why face Genzaburo in a duel knowing you would likely die?''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I... just wanted to protect you.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Koshiro, you're useless in a fight right now. You couldn't protect me from a papercut.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''Miss Naoe! I'm grateful for all you've done for me, but that is unfair.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Look. Just... Please get better, Koshiro.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I will, Miss Naoe.''
 
===Just One Cup===
Return to Nobutsuna and announce your victory.
Nobutsuna's House
 
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Nobutsuna sensei! I have retur - What? What happened?''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Nagayoshi?''
*'''Marume Nagayoshi:''' ''You're too late. We all were.''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''That... Is it...''
[]
*'''Nagayoshi:''' ''It is Nobutsuna sensei. He was already dead when I got back from the market.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Who did this?''
*'''Nagayoshi:''' ''Sanada Masatoyo. He left a note, Yasuke. Murdered our sensei, and wrote a message with his blood.''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''It was meant for us. The last students of Shinkage-ryu. I will deal with Sanada Masatoyo.''
*'''Nagayoshi:''' ''It should be me. All these years, I was sensei's most loyal disciple. I must be the one to avenge him.''
[]
*'''Nagayoshi:''' ''My blade will run slick with Masatoyo's blood. My hands will feel his life's warmth drain away.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''No. This is everything that Nobutsuna sensei fought so hard to save you from.''
*'''Nagayoshi:''' ''I will burn him! Break him!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''No, Nagayoshi! This is not your path.''
[]
*'''Nagayoshi:''' ''And you would be right. I would fail our sensei and dishonor his memory.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I too have a promise to him that I must fulfil.''
*'''Nagayoshi:''' ''Sanada estate. Go, before I decide otherwise. Go and hunt that bastard down.''
[]
*'''Nagayoshi:''' ''Yasuke!''
[]
*'''Nagayoshi:''' ''No retreat. No doubt. No fear.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This is the way of the warrior.''
 
===Silver and Teppo===
Yasuke and Naoe track down a group of smugglers trading stolen silver for teppo.
Sukyoji Temple
 
[]
*'''Hosokawa Fujitaka:''' ''Greetings. I am Hosokawa Fujitaka. And I have been looking forward to meeting you for some time.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''My lord. Your former fealty to Lord Nobunaga makes us allies. Though I hear you are now being courted by Akechi Mitsuhide.''
*'''Fujitaka:''' ''Allegiances shift, but art and war are eternal. The times I get entangled in mundane matters are never my choice.''
[]
*'''Fujitaka:''' ''Speaking of which, I find myself in need of your help regarding a material affair. Yoshisada here manages our clan's fortune. He can explain the matter better than I.''
*'''Yoshisada:''' ''My lord suspects a group of smugglers is robbing his silver shipments. A great fortune has already gone missing.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This silver could be used to sow chaos among the people.''
*'''Yoshisada:''' ''Indeed. My lord believes the thieves trade our silver to the Portuguese for teppo. Which they then sell to bandits at great profit.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You are right to be concerned, Lord Fujitaka.''
[]
*'''Yoshisada:''' ''Another shipment has gone missing, right under our noses! My apologies, but I must attend to this at once.''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Foreign teppo and bandits are a threat to peace. I will look into it.''
*'''Fujitaka:''' ''Rest assured, the outcome will influence my decision regarding Lord Mitsuhide's offer of an alliance.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Peace is my only concern, my lord. Respectfully, your rejection of Akechi Mitsuhide would serve this goal.''
*'''Fujitaka:''' ''Then we are understood. One of my men has gained these smugglers' confidence. Perhaps you could start with him.''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I bring you conclusive proof, Lord Fujitaka. Yoshisada's confession. And news of his death.''
*'''Fujitaka:''' ''I was a fool to hope you were wrong. I am sorry.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''He valued his judgement over your own. And saw your trust in him as weakness.''
*'''Fujitaka:''' ''I have had my fill of treacherous ambition. There will be no alliance between the Akechi and Hosokawa clans. Would that I could walk away from these earthly affairs. If a poem should break my heart, it would be from beauty alone.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''There is no walking away from our duties, Lord Fujitaka.''
 
===Genzaburo's Soldiers===
 
The Scout
*'''Genzaburo's Scout:''' ''That old traitor Koshiro sent you, didn't he? Can't even face me himself!''
[]
{{IUNote|Title=Letter From Genzaburo|Text=Shin-no-suke,<br><br>You're the only one who can talk some sense into that damned swordsman, so speak to him before I ask Yasokichi to handle it.<br><br>Our mission is to avenge the fall of our Lord Harumasa, and I fail to see how cutting random peasants to ribbons will achieve any of this. Tell Shishimaru to rein in the bloodthirst, or I'll have to ask Yasokichi to calm him down with a teppo bullet between the eyes.<br><br>He's on a bridge somewhere in northwest Engyoji, making a fool of himself. Go find him. That's an order.}}
*'''Naoe:''' ''Sounds like Genzaburo has a hard time keeping his swordsman in check.''
 
The Swordsman
[]
*'''Genzaburo's Swordsman:''' ''You! You seem adept with a blade. I challenge you to a duel!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''If you insist.''
[]
{{IUNote|Title=Genzaburo's Threatening Letter|Text=Stand down. You have done enough damage.<br><br>Yes, you are angry at the peasants for doing nothing to support our Lord Harumasa, but slaugthering people on a bridge will do nothing to further our cause.<br><br>If I hear you cut another peasant to pieces, I'll ask Yasokichi to finish his business in Mounta Kasagata and pay you a visit.}}
*'''Naoe:''' ''One of Genzaburo's men is deadly with a teppo. I must approach him with caution.''
 
The Teppo Expert
[]
*'''Shinto maiden 1:''' ''We should head back to the shrine.''
*'''Shinto maiden 2:''' ''No! I saw the killer run through the torii gates. He could still be up there!''
*'''Shinto maiden 1:''' ''Please. I can't look at that poor dead man anymore!''
[]
*'''Genzaburo's Teppo Expert:''' ''Now there's a head that could use a bullet!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''And yours could use a sharp blade.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Never underestimate an Igan.''
[]
{{IUNote|Title=Letter Regarding the Poisoner|Text=Yasokichi.<br><br>Ever since Koshiro turned traitor on us and wandered off, you and Seiji have been my most reliable agents.<br><br>Akane is currently tracking one of our agents in Osaka Castle and will attempt to poison the bastard's sake the day after tomorrow. But I don't trust that woman to keep military secrets. Once you've concluded your business with that traitor in Mount Kasagata, I want you to go to Osaka and make sure our pet poisoner cannot spill any secrets.}}
*'''Naoe:''' ''Poison?  Not all of Genzaburo's followers are soldiers...''
 
The Poisoner
[]
*'''Child 1:''' ''We can't go to the biwa performance without an invitation!''
*'''Child 2:''' ''We'll just use the same secret passage we used to sneak out the other day.''
*'''Child 1:''' ''But what if that woman catches us? You know what they say about her.''
*'''Child 2:''' ''You're afraid of a lady! Hah, fine! I'll go by myself.''
[]
*'''Child 2:''' ''Hello, miss! You're looking for the biwa performance, right? Listen closely, and I'll give a little advice that could save your life!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Fine. Go ahead.''
*'''Child 2:''' ''You made the right choice, miss! Whatever you think of her story, do not critique the lady performer. The people she dislikes often end up dead.''
[]
*'''Noble 1:''' ''These stories are always so rambling and depressing.''
*'''Noble 2:''' ''She won't stick around for long. She has secret business to attend to at the castle. That's what my sister said.''
[]
*'''Genzaburo's Poisoner:''' ''You're too early. You've ruined my performance!''
[]
{{IUNote|Title=Unsent Letter Regarding Koshiro|Text=Genzaburo,<br><br>I say this with all due respect. You are a career soldier and violence has always worked in your favor, but I think you would have a greater chance of success with my approach.<br><br>I am a subtle weapon in your arsenal; aim me at Koshiro. Let me meet the old fool and poison him. He will be dead within the day.}}
 
 
*'''Naoe:''' ''I've looked into these former comrades of yours, Koshiro. They won't terrorize innocents anymore.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''That is good to hear. I suppose that leaves their commander.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Now that his soldiers are dead, I expect Genzaburo will crawl out of hiding. And I think I know where to find him.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I will take it from here, Miss Naoe. You have done more than enough.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You're in no state to fight anyone.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I can handle Genzaburo with both my arms and legs cut off.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''All you're capable of doing right now is getting yourself killed. I'm sorry, Koshiro. Just... let me do this for you. As your friend.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''Very well. I suppose Genzaburo's death is what matters. Not who deals the killing blow.''
[]
*'''Genzaburo:''' ''So. You're Koshiro's attack dog? The shinobi who's been killing my men.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Genzaburo? I was expecting a great warrior.''
*'''Genzaburo:''' ''Am I too frail for you? Our boy Koshiro would tell you a blade's edge matters more than its size.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You tried to murder him. That's a curious way to reward loyalty.''
*'''Genzaburo:''' [laughs] ''He let a peasant girl from Iga betray our homeland. I had to do something.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''So you kill civilians without reason.''
*'''Genzaburo:''' ''You sound just like Koshiro. If the traitor wanted a debate, he should have come himself.''
[]
*'''Genzaburo:''' ''Koshiro is next!''
[]
*'''Genzaburo:''' ''You should have stayed out of Harima.''
[]
*'''Genzaburo:''' ''The Ox will be avenged!''
[]
 
===A Blade in the Dark===
A mysterious shinobi assassinated several samurai with a weapon resembling a hidden blade, drawing the attention of Naoe and Yasuke.
Maniden Hall
 
*'''Naoe:''' ''A precise, narrow stab wound to the side of the neck. This wound looks quite familiar. Like one created by my blade.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Fresh footprints.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''The killer should be near.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''More blood. Looks like I'm on the right path.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Could this killer be... Kakushiba ikki? I thought chichiue was the last.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''The killer made no effort to hide their tracks.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Fewer guards here.''
[]
*'''Ashigaru:''' ''We got away just in time. That shinobi, he...''[fragment missing]
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''A shinobi. It has to be him. I have to catch him!''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Hold up, shinobi. I want to talk.''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''Who are you? Here to avenge those samurai?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''They probably deserved it. But I'm more interested in how you killed them. Thin, precise stab wounds.''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''I don't know what you mean. I simply cut them down. They deserved no less. They force the peasants to beg for their lives, then slash their throats, laughing.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I saw what those men did. Such cruelty must end.''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''Exactly! Something had to be done!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You have given their victims justice.''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''No. Not yet. Their leader still leaves. A pig in samurai armor. I tried to get to him but I was, um, taken by surprise. I rushed in headlong. Barely made it back here with my life.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The trail you created was obvious enough for a child to find. Simply put, you are sloppy.''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''What is with the lecture? I don't know you.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''And I don't know you, either. Are you telling the truth about your relationship with those samurai?''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''I would never ally myself with those men! I reject this implication! My only purpose is to protect others. That is why I wear this blade!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''"Wear?" So you do have one?''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''Enough questions! Fight me! I won't hold back.''
[]
*'''Yagoro:''' ''They say to truly know someone, you must fight them!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''"They" need to have their heads checked.''
[]
*'''Yagoro:''' ''You are strong. But I know I won't fail! I cannot!''
[]
*'''Yagoro:''' ''Can't hold out much longer!''
[]
*'''Yagoro:''' ''I have failed my solemn oath! My life is yours for the taking.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Save it. Tell me about that blade instead.''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''I have failed to live up to what it represents. That is all I will say about it for now. The leader of those samurai has to go. Please, do what I couldn't. Then I will answer all of your questions.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Fine. But I expect answers once I'm done.''
[]
*'''Yagoro:''' ''That blade! You fight just like them.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''So, you know about this blade. Is that how you killed those samurai?''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''No! I mean, y-yes. I-I said I would explain. When I was younger, a hooded woman wearing a blade just like this saved my life. And now, I wear a blade just like she did. A-as you do.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The Kakushiba ikki. I thought they were gone. My chichiue. Sandayu. And this woman. I need to know. Her name. Was it... Tsuyu?''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''No, miss. It was Fubuki. And I am sorry, but she is gone.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I see. And Fubuki... she gave her blade to you?''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''I built my blade in memory of her. To inspire me to protect my home in Tamba, like she did.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Harima is a long way from there.''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''There are rumors that a mysterious group stopped a conspiracy here. They even took down a powerful daimyo!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You don't say.''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''I wanted to help with their good work and improve my skills. I swore I would return to Tamba once I was good enough. As good as Miss Fubuki. To be a light in the shadow. Like she was.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Forgery or not, you wield this blade skillfully.''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''She was skilled like you are. Tell me, miss... why choose this weapon over others?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''A promise, I think. A reminder to fight for those who cannot. To liberate them from tyrants. Many great women and men wore this blade. Each had their own reasons.''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''This Kakushiba ikki. They did so much good. And now they are gone. But you remain, miss! You can educate me in your ways.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You clearly have skills. You are most welcome to join us. I'm not sure what I can teach you, though. There is so much I am still figuring out.''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''And what is it you would teach me?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I know a few things about the discipline required to wield this blade.''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''Your mastery of the craft is plain to see, miss. I am your willing apprentice.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm not sure about "apprentice." How about "ally?"''
*'''Yagoro:''' ''Wonderful! I'm Yagoro. Feel free to call on me any time!''
 
===The Leaf Turns===
With Koshiro still reeling from his injuries at the hands of his old comrades, Naoe resolves to help him seek a new purpose.
Kitano Village
 
*'''Koshiro:''' ''Miss Naoe! What are you doing here?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I was angry the last time we spoke. But I was wrong to call you useless.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''You had every right.'' [sighs] ''This is not a good time. My house is not ready for guests. Even the courtyard is a mess.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I've seen worse. Though never outside battle.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I should clean up.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''What you should do is rest. Here, I can help.''
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*'''Koshiro:''' ''The wood chips from my work fly like snowflakes. I can never sweep them all.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The way you care for your home reflects how you care for your person.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''Of course.''
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*'''Child 1:''' ''You fool! You don't stand a chance against my Koshiro Sword!''
*'''Child 2:''' ''No, you fool! You also don't stand a chance! I have a Koshiro sword too!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I saw the katana you carved for the children.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''They must self-defense. Since I cannot protect them right now.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''What's this? "Miss Naoe..."''
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*'''Koshiro:''' ''Please. I was going to burn it.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''That just makes me want to read it even more! "It is with a heavy hear that I must take my leave -" Koshiro, you're leaving? Why?''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''My injuries prevent me from fighting as I have always done. I need to... be alone for a while. To reflect. I had hoped to spare us a drawn-out farewell.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''For someone who speaks so much of self-sacrifice, you are being selfish.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I came to help. Let me stand at your side, for a while.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I can't fight anymore. My entire purpose is gone.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You have other skills besides war. What about your woodworking?''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''A childish hobby. A way to pass time between battles. Genzaburo, my commander -''
*'''Naoe:''' ''We met, remember?''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''He used to chide me for whittling. He said a blade's nature is killing. That making toys debases them.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Blades can kill, but tht's not their only use.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I hope you're right.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Your injury doesn't have to be the end of you. It can be a new beginning.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''Years ago, when I was stationed under Genzaburo in Inariyama Camp, he ordered me to throw away my chisel and carvings. I buried them under a tree instead.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Maybe they're still there. I can find out.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''Oh! Just don't look inside the box, please? They are old carvings. For practice.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Now I want to look inside even more...''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''Thank you, Miss Naoe. There's a lake not far from camp. I'll wait for you there.''
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*'''Koshiro:''' ''Miss Naoe, I fear I've sent you on a fool's errand.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Inariyama Camp. This must be where Koshiro was stationed under Genzaburo.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''That tree... Could be where Koshiro buried his carvings.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Found it! This will cheer up Koshiro.''
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*'''Koshiro:''' ''You found my carvings! Incredible! Just holding this box... It's like a piece of my heart returning to me. Once again I find myself laid bare before you, Miss Naoe. Despite my best attempts.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''There is no shame in opening your heart to a friend, Koshiro.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I'm so glad we are friends, Miss Naoe.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I hope you will start woodworking again. Your eyes light up when you speak of it.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I admit, it's almost enough to make me forget the pain of my injuries. Would you join me for a stroll? I would like to introduce you to a few of my friends.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''It's nice here. And I'm curious about these friends.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I was hoping you would say that. Let's go.''
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*'''Koshiro:''' ''There are maple trees. Beautiful light grain. Great for detail working like toymaking, but they require a sharp blade.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I should have guessed your friends would be the tall, silent type.''
*'''Koshiro:''' [laughs]
*'''Naoe:''' ''And that's the wood you used to carve swords for the children?''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''Yes. Its hardness is perfect for sword grips and guards. As well as toy katana.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Strength isn't everything. We don't admire the sakura for its strength.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''Sakura only last a moment. They leave nothing behind when they are gone.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''And that makes them less worthy to you?''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I suppose trees do not care what shape the artisan sees in them. Just to be alive is enough.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Or... creating beauty is a great and worthy purpose. Fo rthe artisan and the tree.''
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*'''Koshiro:''' ''Ah, to be a tree, waiting for the artisan to bestow shape and purpose with the push of a chisel. But what of my shape and purpose? How can I know it is right?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Woodworking is a useful skill in both war and peace. In that way, it's more useful than fighting.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''Hmm. I never thought of it like that. Thank you. For understanding me better than I do myself.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Do you have to leave? You could stay with Yasuke and me. Hone your skills.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''If I am to sprout new leaves, I must first endeavor to cast new roots. My entire life has been defined by duty. I think you, of all people, know what that's like. That is why I addressed my farewell letter to you.''
*'''Naoe.:''' ''I understand.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I'll miss you, you know.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I must find myself. But these moments with you... They have helped.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You have much to look forward to, Koshiro.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I do? Like what?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Life is as fleeting as sakura, Koshiro. Its purpose is for you to decide.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''You have given me a glimpse of what is possible. Of new adventures beyond this one.''
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*'''Koshiro:''' ''I made this a long time ago. Maybe it can help you remember me. You've been a good friend to me, Miss Naoe.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Thank you. It's lovely. Come visit Yasuke and me in Settsu. When you're ready.''
*'''Koshiro:''' ''I will. You have my word.''
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*'''Koshiro:''' ''I will see you around, Miss Naoe.''
 
===Sweet Revenge===
Is Oni-yuri truly innocent? What is she hiding? Perhaps more information can be gained from the girl herself.
Tsuruga
 
*'''Thug:''' ''How can you believe that snake? Trusting a pirate's daugther.'' [snorts]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Enough. Do you know where Oni-yuri lives?''
*'''Thug:''' ''Ever since her father passed, Oni-yuri has been a recluse. She lives alone in an abandoned fishing village.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''We will find her.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''People used to fish here.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Oni-yuri lives here. By herself.''
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*'''Ashigaru Medic:''' ''Or we could put rotten eggs here. So when she steps out, it'll be a nice surprise.''
*'''Ashigaru Archer:''' ''Good idea. She deserves it.'' [laughs]
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*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''Oh, it's you.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Do they bother you often?''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''I'm used to it. They play childish pranks, but... I always take back what is mine.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You handle yourself well.''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''Thank you. It is necessary when one lives all by their lonesome.''
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*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''I want to stay here. The sound of the waves reminds me of my father. ''
*'''Naoe:''' ''What was he like?''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''He was the best. Smart, kind, with the biggest laugh. We used to play a game. Making the sounds of the waves crashing against the shore.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The smallest thing can evoke memory. For me, I think of my father whenever I hear a tsuchibue.''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''Where's your father now?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The same as yours.''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''Why have you come here, big sister? Did those stupid men send you? Those men are selfish, dirty rats who betrayed my father.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I want to help you.''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''I'm fine, though they have been stealing from me. I want to retrieve what they have taken.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The ones who were outside? What did they take?''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''Items of value.'' [sighs] ''Such trouble I live with. Could you help me?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I thought you could handle them.''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''But you are so much stronger.'' [giggles] ''They take what they steal back to a warehouse in their camp. Thank you.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''The warehouse must be here.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Oni-yuri's bag. Full of purple flowers...'' [sighs] ''I know what these are.''
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*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''Oh, you're back.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''You poisoned that broth with these flowers, didn't you?''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''You know what they are?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Aconite blossoms. When ground into powder, they act as a poison. Lethal in large doses.''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''They spread lies about my father and got him killed. I was nice enough not to kill him.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Pain for pain. I know that feeling.''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''They deserved worse.''
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*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''Mmm. And my father was not a pirate. Although he was killed by one. A bloodthirsty and cruel man. That man got sick, and will suffer for the rest of his days at Amiko Estate.'' [giggles] ''You reap what you sow. Meanwhile, I live here all alone. Occupying the time with my interests.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Your path doesn't have to be a lonely one. There are people out there, people for you.''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''What do you know about loneliness? I can deal with my own pain.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''There are too many questions. I need to find the man who killed Oni-yuri's father.''
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*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''How are you feeling? Nauseous? Sickly?'' [giggles]
*'''Samurai duelist:''' [chokes] ''I will cut off your head, evil brat! You did this to me, made me weak.''
[player approached and samurai gets up]
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''Big sister? What are you doing here?''
[samurai attacks]
*'''Samurai duelist:''' ''You will both die. Are you her protector?'' [coughs] ''I pity you.''
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*'''Samurai duelist:''' [breathes] ''Oni-yuri, the pirate's daughter.'' [laughs] ''Is this  about revenge? Pathetic. Your father must be so proud. His daughter, walking in his footsteps.'' [laughs]
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''Pirate or not, my father had a saying. "When the wolves are sleeping be a prey who lies awake." Goodnight, and sweet dreams.''
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*'''Samurai duelist:''' [gurgles]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This man... was a samurai. Your father was a pirate.''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''I was ill. My body was cold, but my head burned. When my father took care of me, this cruel man abused that vulnerability. I've been inflicting toxins on this man while he sleeps. He has been dying slowly, just as he left my father to bleed. Everyone thought my father a bad man. But he did it all to provide for me.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You have lied from the start. ''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''It does not matter. I made him suffer. I made him pay.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''My father was also taken from me, by a cruel man. My village died with him that day. I have fought and won many battles in anger. But I never won the battle within. Until I traded that anger for purpose.''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''I am not as strong, big sister. I only feel hate. The waves of anger, they do not stop.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''They never do. But they can be used for something else. For good.''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''My father's death. It was my fault. I do not know how to do what you do.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''It is not too late to learn. Let us help you. Let us guide you through this storm. You are not to blame for your father's death. He is still with you. Together, always.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''We have a place for you, Oni-yuri. If you will join us.''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''What do you and your friends do?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''We bring justice and peace to the land. And to ourselves.''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''Yes. I will join you. Big sister, samurai.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''There is a place we call home. Our friends will welcome you there.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Oni-yuri. Friends do not lie to each other. Understand?''
*'''Oni-yuri:''' ''"Friends." I like that. Mmm. I will do my best.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''She is strong.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I would not say she is weak-minded. I hope we made the right choice.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''We can help her. And her fukiya can help us. Don't worry, I'll make sure she stays on the right path.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Good. Junjiro keeps me busy enough.''
*'''Naoe:''' [scoffs]
[play as naoe]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I will find you later, Naoe.''
 
===Kurai Eikyou (memory)===
A nefarious group of individuals hides in the shadows of Yamato. While their motives are still unclear, it appears they have been causing a panic among the locals.
 
There has been unusual turmoil and unrest in Katsuragi. Something must be going on behind the scenes.
 
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*'''Gokenin:''' ''There is much strangeness in Yamato. And you are a stranger.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I am here to look into this strangeness.''
*'''Gokenin:''' ''Once, I would have sent you to my sensei, but these days... I am not sure it is wise.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Sound like he has lost your trust.''
*'''Gokenin:''' ''He has also become... strange. Secret meetings. New and disrespectful friends. I even wonder if he still believes in our sacred code.''
 
Katsuragi Agent
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*'''Gokenin no Kanrei:''' ''There is fire in your eyes! Let us see if it matches your skill.''
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*'''Gokenin no Kanrei:''' ''Keep your distance. I warn you.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Hmm. This letter speaks of a daimyo's advising merchant.''
 
Tsutsui Agent
[]
*'''Merchant advisor:''' ''What is this? Do you know who I am?''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''I should check the advisor's home for more information.''
 
Retainers' quarters
{{IUNote|Title=Loyal Friend|Text=The blacksmith has received the schematics and a shipment of new weapons should soon arrive for you. I often found myself praying for our success within the hallowed halls of the temple, but now I am sure of it.<br><br>The master's plan is nearing the final stages. Be ready.<br><br>- The Messenger}}
*'''Naoe:''' ''A monk. Some kind of messenger.''
 
The Messenger
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*'''Monk:''' ''I sensed a foul presence.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Well that worked out.''
 
The Blacksmith Agent
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*'''Blacksmith 1:''' ''Why hone my craft when that upstart in the southeast steals all the work?''
*'''Blacksmith 2:''' ''What is done is done. We lost the lying Akiyama shugodai's contract. We'll have to find new business if we want to make a living.''
*'''Blacksmith 1:''' ''You deserved the contract, sir. But it's best to avoid your rival's strange friends.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''That blacksmith sounds too well-connected. I should investigate. ''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''I will find the shugodai in the castle.''
 
The Akiyama Agent
*'''Mercenary leader:''' ''Orders from the Akiyama shugodai. We must tarnish his own clan's reputation. Makes no sense to me. But those are the orders. We kill and rob in the name of the Akiyama, and make it look like their doing.''
[]
*'''Mercenary Leader:''' ''Who are you? A spy?''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''This shugodai would betray his own clan?''
[]
*'''Akiyama Shugodai:''' ''How did you make it in here?''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''I should return to the miko.''
 
Return to Fuyu
*'''Naoe:''' ''The darkness and lies in Yamato are over.''
*'''Fuyu:''' ''You bring peace to us. Thank you. Please... return to where you first met our shared companion. He might have left a gift. Something to remember him by.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Gift or no gift, I will not soon forget him.''
*'''Fuyu:''' ''Nor will we forget your deeds here in Yamato. Again, thank you.''
 
===Silver Smugglers===
 
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Blood. Someone was ambushed.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Lord Fujitaka's man ran into trouble. The blood is still fresh.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This cave looks like a good place to hide.''
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*'''Ronin:''' (winces)
*'''Smuggler interrogator:''' ''Come on, beg! Don't you want to tell me about your beautiful children some more? Ugh. I really thought this one would last longer.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Their leader has inside information on Lord Fujitaka's operation. Enough to get this man killed.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''I will put an end to this business of suffering.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Setting Sail Soon|Text=Listen up! THe holds are nearly at capacity with slaves, so screw those Akechi bastards and their silver bars. We'll set sail in the morning. I'm off to the ship to make final preparations.<br><br>- Nycollaao}}
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*'''Portuguese slaver:''' ''Remember, a dead slave is worth nothing.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''One less slaver turning lives to misery in the name of profit. Now, I must cut off their main source of income.''
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*'''Silver trader:''' ''Oh, an intruder! I hope you'll give me a fight worth my while.''
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*'''Outlaw rogue:''' ''So would these work against, say, samurai armor? Not that I would ever shoot one.''
*'''Teppo smuggler:''' ''Samurai. Daimyo. You can shoot your own mother if you like.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''I need to find the leader of this smuggling ring. Put an end to it once and for all.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Away On Urgent Business|Text=I will be at my house north of Himeji Castle until further notice. Do not seek me out there unless you have a matter of extreme urgency.<br><br>Anyone asks where I am, you tell them I've disappeared into thin air.<br><br>- Mai}}
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{{IUNote|Title=Unsent Letter to Yoshisada|Text=Yoshisada,<br><br>I agreed to run your makeshift smuggling organization because I agreed we could all get rich for it. What I did not agree to is taking the fall for you once your incompetence makes your clever scheme collapse.<br><br>Make your master see reason or kill him, I do not care. But send men after me and I swear I will send their heads back to you in baskets. And then I'll have yours next.<br><br>- Mai}}
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Yoshisada is behind all of this. That explains why the smugglers knew Lord Fujitaka's every move. I need to tell Lord Fujitaka what I have uncovered.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''I took care of the smugglers stealing your silver, my lord. They were Akechi working with the Portuguese to smuggle teppo.''
*'''Hosokawa Fujitaka:''' ''War and poetry, I understand. But the affairs of criminals will forever elude my grasp. Thank you''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''There is something else, my lord. One of your men is behind this.''
*'''Hosokawa Fujitaka:''' ''Yoshisada? This must be a mistake.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''The man handles your affairs. Who else could steal from you with such ease?''
*'''Hosokawa Fujitaka:''' ''Such a weighty accusation demands undeniable proof. This could be a forgery meant to throw my clan into turmoil.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Then I will get you that proof.''
*'''Hosokawa Fujitaka:''' ''I hope you are not mistaken. For your sake.''
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*'''Yoshisada:''' ''I wish you hadn't told Lord Fujitaka about my business.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You decided to betray him.''
*'''Yoshisada:''' ''Lord Fujitaka is a great warrior and poet, but a terrible accountant. I only took what I needed. Anyone else would have left him destitute.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Is that how you justify treason?''
[]
{{IUNote|Title=Yoshisada's Confession|Text=Great and Honorable Lord Fujitaka,<br><br>I write to you in earnest to beg your forgiveness for my odious crimes against you and your clan.<br><br>You show no care for your potential fortune, so it was a matter of time before someone exploited your disinterest. In that sense, I have done you a mercy in accepting the burden of stealing from you. I sought only to take what I needed, though I confess to growing bolder as you failed time and again to notice.<br><br>I hope you will understand my point of view and show the strength of character to forgive your most humble servant.<br><br>Yours,<br><br>- Yoshisada}}
*'''Yasuke:''' ''A confession in Yoshisada's own hand. It will pain Lord Fujitaka but... I must show him this.''
 
===Cave Riddles===
;Farewell, Seeker
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{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Arch in Wakasa|Text=Arch of stone in sea<br>Looking to rock and alcove<br>To hold its treasure}}
{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Arch in Wakasa|Text=Arch of stone in sea<br>Looking to rock and alcove<br>To hold its treasure}}
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm. This blade sure feels like a powerful one. And I taste something... legendary.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm. This blade sure feels like a powerful one. And I taste something... legendary.''


===Lost and Found===
Follow the Eagle into the Rift in search of the Guide.


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==Pagemaking==
*'''The Eagle:''' ''You got my message! I was worried it wouldn't work. The Guide's trail leads here. Had to wait until the last moment to open the Portal fully.''
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{{Era|ACSH|Memories}}
*'''The Eagle:''' (laughs) ''Don't worry, it's not as far a drop as it looks. Meet you down there!''
{{Imageneed|''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''}}
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{{IncompleteMemory|Shadows}}
*'''The Eagle:''' ''You're changing shape. It's gotta be Ego. She's corrupting the memory data, I think she's trying to rewrite the memory. That's why you're glitching.''
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*'''Nagato:''' ''Come, my plum. It is time to take our oath.''
|image=
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*'''The Eagle:''' ''Oh, I can't wait for you to meet the Guide. There's no one like 'em! You get in front of them and it's like "wow", you know? Oh, of course you don't know.''
|appearance=''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''
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|type=Main {{c|Chapter XXXXXXXXXXXX}}
*'''The Eagle:''' ''You see that? Some sort of door... or portal. He's gotta be going to the Guide. Come on, let's go!''
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*'''The Eagle:''' ''Ego's got so many programs here. Are they looking for us or are they looking for the Guide?''
|next=
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|source=[[Fujibayashi Naoe]] / [[Yasuke]]
*'''Oda Nobunaga:''' ''Your black man has the instincts of a warrior. As he realized the danger you are in, his eyes found every threat in the room.''
|location=[[Japan]]
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*'''The Eagle:''' ''I can get us across. Let's go.''
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'''XXXXXXXXXXXX''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived through the [[Animus|Animus EGO]].<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>
*'''The Eagle:''' ''Thanks for helping me out back in... you know. Her chains were burned into me... I could see everything, but I couldn't move. I couldn't speak. But then there you were. I knew the Guide had sent you.''
 
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==Description==
*'''The Eagle:''' ''There they go again! We can't let them get to the Guide before we do. Come on!''
 
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*'''Oda Nobunaga:''' ''While Iga calls its unifier a tyrant, forty-thousand of our countrymen ride with me. Is that tyranny, Yasuke?''
==Dialogue==
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*'''Junjiro:''' ''I thought you were a demon. A monster!''
 
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==Outcome==
*'''The Eagle:''' ''Can we hurry it up please? If we're too late, if I'm too late... I'm sorry. I just hope we make it in time to save them.''
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*'''The Eagle:''' ''We're close. I can feel them... calling to us. Do you hear it? There's a bit of Naoe here. Yasuke too. What do you call it, the... Bleeding Effect? The Guide says it happens to all of us when we're in here. In the Animus. I feel like I've known the Guide since forever, you know? Like they've always been with me. Even before I ever saw their face. Pretty soon, you'll feel that too. We just gotta get –''
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*'''The Eagle:''' ''It's up there! Come on!''
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*'''The Eagle:''' ''Where's the Guide? Where are they? Oh no... Ego got here first. What are we gonna do?''
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*'''The Eagle:''' ''What is this? It's... small.''
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*'''The Eagle:''' ''Hmm. You can't break the encryption either? The Guide must have left this for us, but what is it? I need time to decrypt this. Making you a copy, though. We're gonna find them. We just gotta... be patient, I guess.''
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*'''The Eagle:''' ''I'll let you know what I find. And thank you! For your help back there.''


===Chained===
The Guide beckons. Their companion has been imprisoned by EGO. Free him.


*'''The Guide:''' ''Closer, Traveler. Closer. The entrance is near. Follow the light.''
==References==
[collect 5 shards in Nijo Palace]
{{Reflist}}
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{{ACSHMemories}}
*'''The Guide:''' ''You've arrived. Come. Time is short.''
[[Category:Memories of Fujibayashi Naoe]]
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[[Category:Memories of Yasuke]]
*'''The Guide:''' ''I have brought you to a prison. This prison. Not to cage you, but so that you might free my companion from this abomination that Ego has created.''
[[Category:Memories relived using the Animus EGO]]
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*'''The Guide:''' ''Follow the light. There he lies. Trapped. Bound. He is hurting.''
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*'''The Guide:''' ''Ego constructs her cages and calls it peace. She binds our wings and calls it safety.''
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*'''The Guide:''' ''A prison is a blight. It is a cancer that metastasizes, spreading from a society's necrotic core to each and every one of its limbs.''
[]
*'''The Guide:''' ''I can hear his cries. Please, hurry. Free my friend.''
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*'''The Guide:''' ''A key to aid you. I have littered them throughout. Touch them and gain a portion of my power.''
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*'''The Guide:''' ''Now, destory her agents. Break the first chain.''
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*'''The Guide:''' ''Past the gate lies the next key.''
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*'''The Guide:''' ''To free another is to free yourself. Is that not the ultimate expression of beauty? Now fly, Traveler.''
[]
*'''The Guide:''' ''A glimpse into the world outside of the Animus. What does it say?''
[]
{{IUNote|Title=RE Damage Survey|Text=In our effort to catalog the damage from the Collapse, we have stumbled upon what appears to be a rift. We are standing in the crater left by a bomb. But the Program has made the rift into some sort of hiding place or cage. As a result of the attack on the Animus data servers, I believe we are no longer dealing with a singular Program but one fractured into several parts. Whatever virus infiltrated our code is hidden here. I'm sure of it. Of all the strange sounds in this place, one stands out: the cry of an eagle.}}
[]
*'''The Guide:''' ''To look upon a prison is to look upon Ego's face. But to break the chains, to free the imprisoned, is that not the ultimate realization of our personhood?''
[]
*'''The Guide:''' ''My reach is limited in this space, your abilities imperfect. Ego yet rules this place.''
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*'''The Guide:''' ''It is not only her agents who block your path. This very space seeks to impede your progress. But there remains a way forward.''
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*'''The Guide:''' ''Ego has peopled this prison with false bodies, obstacles voided of soul. Cut down the lies that stand in your way.''
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*'''The Guide:''' ''Another communication? To aid us perhaps? Are there yet deeper realms than this?''
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{{IUNote|Title=Attempt to Breach|Text=AS/Protocol 673/BR<br><br>[REDACTED],<br><br>I'm not sure what to call this place. It is a Rift in the Animus, but the Genetic Memory data is fragmented. The terrain, the soldiers standing watch, it is all taken from the material of Memories. It is clear that the Program has grown beyond the bounds of what anyone at Abstergo could have imagined. This is the deepest any of us have traveled into her construction, but I will soon be detected. The Program is guarding something here. Something important. Another Program? An agent of another Program? She has caged it in a storm the color of... anger? Fear? We are not the only enemy she is battling. }}
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*'''The Guide:''' ''You near the end. My companion. He hears your footsteps.''
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*'''The Guide:''' ''Ahead lies this prison's warden, an agent filled with memories of combat. His hopes, his dreams, his rage, none of this is his own. Ego has bled these things and more into this, her warrior. Her Sentinel.''
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*'''The Guide:''' ''My companion has been freed, but this prison was only one of many. I, myself, am still bound by her. Hence, this form. In the memories you walk through, the memories of each assassin, of each warrior, lie the truths you will learn in order to defeat our enemy. Truth. But another word for freedom. Our ultimate goal.''
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*'''The Guide:''' ''Thank you, Traveler. My eagle will lead you down the next steps on your path to me. Await his call. For now, survive. Rejoice in your freedom, as I hope soon to rejoice in mine.''


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*'''XXXX:''' ''XXXXXX''
*'''XXXX:''' ''XXXXXX''
===AoT===
;Beyond the Wall
After stumbling upon evidence of an unusual skirmish, Naoe and Yasuke act to intervene.
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Foreigners. They don't look Portuguese, though. That one. Is he still alive...?''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''No. He's gone. There's a letter.''
{{IUNote|Title=Orders from a Foreign Land|Text=Captain,<br><br>Your orders are to arrest the defector Gautwin Brunsdecker and return him to the [[w:c:attackontitan:Capital Mitras (Anime)|palace]] to answer for his crimes. [[w:c:attackontitan:Military Police Regiment (Anime)|We]] found notes on reinforcing subterranean structures in Lord Albrecht's chambers: one of Gautwin's accomplices. The defectors have likely taken shelter somewhere underground.<br><br>Remember: Gautwin is a [[w:c:attackontitan:Power of the Titans (Anime)|Shifter]]. Do not be fooled by his meek exterior. He is dangerous.<br><br>If he cannot be subdued by your team, do whatever you must to reclaim the power.<br><br>Commander [[w:c:attackontitan:Hange Zoë (Anime)|Hans]]''
}}
*'''Naoe:''' ''Maybe these outsiders built an underground stronghold nearby.''
[01:05-01:30][25]
[02:34-02:58][24]
[03:37-04:51][14]
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<tabber>
|-|We'll help to protect the people=
*'''Naoe:''' ''Danger is danger. And the people need a defense against it, whether this stranger is exaggerating or not.''
|-|It's a chance to hone our skills=
**'''Naoe:''' ''A new enemy is a chance to improve. A chance to hone our skills. Even if it means following the orders of a stranger.''
</tabber>
[]
*'''Ada:''' ''I'm Ada. There. Now I'm not a stranger.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Well, recruit? Shall we descend?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm ready. Let's go see if this Gautwin is as terrifying as Ada makes him sound.''
;Descent
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Seems like you and your people came ready for a fight.''
*'''Ada:''' ''My people come from an island far from here. A place of walls and monsters.''
[]
<tabber>
|-|I take the practical approach=
*'''Naoe:''' ''Walls. Monsters. They're all the same in the end. Just obstacles to overcome.''
*'''Ada:''' ''Yes, well, some are taller than others.''
|-|I prefer a bold approach=
*'''Naoe:''' ''Every land has its walls and monsters.''
*'''Ada:''' ''It sounds like you've seen your share of both.''
</tabber>
[06:10-07:10][60]
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*'''Ada:''' ''In you go then, recruit. I don't have my ODM gear. And he's enormous. Pratically a 5-meter class, as it is.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''What is a "meter?"''
[]
*'''Ada:''' ''So, squeeze into that crack and find a way to let us through. We'll await your return.''
[optional talk if naoe is wearing the helix pack clothes:]
*'''Ada:''' ''Nice outfit, by the way.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Thanks. It makes me feel... bolder.''
*'''Ada:''' ''Then it suits you.''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You will see. Naoe is very reliable. When she wants to be.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I heard that.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Watch your back, my friend.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Always do.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''There. Explosives. Yasuke, stand back!''
[boom]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Naoe! Fallen rock has blocked your return. Ada and I will move forward, but you will have to find another way.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Great.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''I bet I could shatter that crystal. If I hit it hard enough''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm in uncharted territory now.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''To leave her home and come this far... all to save Gautwin. Ada's got guts.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''I should stay clear of that fog.''
[12:53-13:50][57]
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*'''Naoe:''' ''What would it feel like to be a Shifter? To have a monster living inside you. To know you were capable of terrible things. I suppose that's all of us, though.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Not a good place to get lost...''
{{IUNote|Title=Death Note|text=It's difficult to tell time down here, but it must have been at least two days since Sue-O disappeared into the mist along with all of our surveying gear - including our food and water. I told the fool he was too heavy for that rope. I've debated whether I should follow him into the mist rather than waste away here, but the truth is, it frightens me.<br><br>My hope fades, but I've decided that, should they send a search party, this letter will at least explain what happened to us.<br><br>I joined Lord Albrecht and the foreigners because I believe they have the strength to forge a new future for this country, but now, lost in these endless caverns and without the strength to climb my way back to freedom, I die in darkness. My only regret is never knowing if my country will ever see peace. My peace, at least will come soon.}}
[]
*'''Elitrasi fanatic:''' ''The foreigners say the serum is made from a Titan's spinal fluid. Can you imagine?''
*'''Elitrasi fanatic:''' ''Ugh, I try not to.''
*'''Elitrasi fanatic:''' ''You think we'll get to see it happen? The transformation?''
*'''Elitrasi fanatic:''' ''Not if we're still stuck guarding this hole in the ground.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Look at this place...''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''That must be Gautwin there, on the ledge.''
[]
*'''Elitrasi fanatic:''' ''Who would you eat first? Me or Sue-o? If you were a Titan, I mean.''
*'''Elitrasi fanatic:''' ''Are you still thinking about this?''
*'''Elitrasi fanatic:''' ''I feel like Sue-o would be more filling, but I would be more nutritious.''
*'''Elitrasi fanatic:''' ''I would eat the both of you right now if it meant ending this conversation.''
[]
*'''Elitrasi fanatic:''' ''A "mindless" Titan, huh? I don't like the idea of something that powerful being that dumb.''
[]
*'''Elitrasi fanatic:''' ''Ugh. I hate heights.''
[]
*'''Elitrasi fanatic:''' ''It's a shame only those foreigners can take the serum. I can think of a few people I wouldn't mind stomping into dust.''
[23:12-25:28][136]
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*'''Lord Albrecht:''' ''Don't let them free the Shifter! Where is Ritter?!''
[]
*'''Lord Albrecht:''' ''Fight! Fight with the fury of a Titan!''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''It seems you have run out of men.''
*'''Lord Albrecht:''' ''You think I'm afraid to fight you?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I think you should be.''
[]
*'''Lord Albrecht:''' ''You have no idea what you've done. What you've interrupted!''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''It is over.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Gautwin's free. Come on, let's go!''
[]
*'''Albrecht:''' (groans)
[]
*'''Albrecht:''' ''I shall... ascend...''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Go!''
*'''Ada:''' ''Come on! We can't let that Titan eat Gautwin.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''You want a meal, Monster? Come and get it!'' (roars)
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''That Titan is on my heels. I must hurry!''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I must break through!''
;The World Outside
[]
*'''Ada:''' ''Someone back home once said, "A person who can't sacrifice anything, will never change anything." And your friend... he sacrificed everything.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Yeah. That's just the type of man he is.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''When you said "towering creature" you really meant a towering creature.''
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*'''Gautwin:''' ''Thank you. All of you. But it's time for us to leave.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Where will you go?''
*'''Gautwin:''' ''Home, I suppose.''
*'''Ada:''' ''You know they'll arrest you. No matter what we say.''
[32:28-33:42][74] (tabber)
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*'''Ada:''' ''Should you ever find your way to my homeland, you'd be welcome in my faction. We're full of bold, brave, adventurous types, who aren't afraid to risk our lives for the good of humanity. Just like you two.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Well, it finally happened. I met someone taller than you.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''And with a bigger appetite, too.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I don't know about that.''
*'''Naoe and Yasuke:''' (laughs)


===A Puzzlement===
===A Puzzlement===
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==AoT==
===l40===
;AOT -Beyond the Wall
[01:05-01:30][25]
[02:34-02:58][24]
[04:19-04:51][32]
*'''Stranger:''' ''If you two can follow orders as well as you kill, we should all survive this mission.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You mean... the mission to arrest Gautwin.''
*'''Stranger:''' ''How do you know that?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''We found a letter. On your captain. Well, on his corpse.''
*'''XXXXX:''' ''My captain was an idiot. And Gautwin is no defector. If he was, your nation would already be in ashes, under the rule of Lord Albrecht.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''The letter said Gautwin was a... "Shifter." What is that?''
*'''XXXXX:''' ''A living weapon. Human in one heartbeat and a towering creature the next. A monster that wields death on a scale you've never seen.''
*'''XXXXX:''' ''XXXXX''
*'''XXXXX:''' ''XXXXX''
*'''XXXXX:''' ''XXXXX''
*'''XXXXX:''' ''XXXXX''
*'''XXXXX:''' ''XXXXX''
*'''XXXXX:''' ''XXXXX''
*'''XXXXX:''' ''XXXXX''
*'''XXXXX:''' ''XXXXX''
===o40===
;AOT -The World Outside
[32:28-33:42][74] (tabber)
;AOT -Descent
[06:10-07:10][60]
[12:53-13:50][57]
[23:12-25:28][136]

Latest revision as of 16:51, 20 May 2026

My quinary sandbox. :)

Navboxen[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Shadows memories
Main game
End of the Line • The Yokai • The Tournament • Yamabushi Imposters • The Winter Raiders • The Hunters of Kyonyo • The Pirate Alliance
Post-launch
The Lesson • A Puzzlement • Teach a Dog New Kicks • Headucation • Battle of the Bests

Non-canon memories:

  • Defensive Position (alternate assassination for Yaita Wakasa)
  • The Jounin Pillow Book (Katsuhime romance)

Move to the floating convos[edit | edit source]

[]

Riddle of the Arch in Wakasa

Arch of stone in sea
Looking to rock and alcove
To hold its treasure

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  • Naoe: I'm close to another glowing glyph. I can feel it.

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  • Naoe: I can't be far now.

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  • Naoe: There. A second glyph is lit.

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Riddle of the River in Wakasa

Slithering river
Cradles the harvest to come
Reviving the ruins

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  • Naoe: There must be another glyph close by. I feel the ornament reacting.

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  • Naoe: This thing's getting louder.

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  • Naoe: Another glyph. I wonder who wrote the riddles?

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Riddle of the Waterfall in Omi

Cascading waters
Within the arms of Mount Peak
A secret laid bare

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  • Naoe: I feel the ornament reacting. There must be another glyph nearby.

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  • Naoe: I can't be far now.

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  • Naoe: There.

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Riddle of the Tide in Omi

Resting by the shore
Rocked to sleep by Biwa's waves
Near glades and lumber

[]

  • Naoe: The ornament. It's calling to a nearby glyph.

[]

  • Naoe: This thing's getting louder.

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  • Naoe: Got it.

[]

Riddle of the Mists in Omi

Mists of Azuchi
A land lost within the lake
Where cats become lords

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  • Naoe: There must be another glyph close by. I feel the ornament reacting.

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  • Naoe: The ornament's leading me closer.

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  • Naoe: That's six glyphs in total. We're getting somewhere.

[]

Riddle of the Watchtower in Omi

Tress try to hide it
Under a watchtower's gaze
Saikoji awaits

[]

  • Naoe: There's a glyph nearby. My ornament's reacting to it.

[]

  • Naoe: The ornament feels alive!

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  • Naoe: One step closer to opening the strange door.

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Riddle of the Sky in Wakasa

Between two rivers
Edging forest and heaven
Closest to the sky

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  • Naoe: I'm close to another glowing glyph. I can feel it.

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  • Naoe: I can't be far now.

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  • Naoe: All right, ornament. Show me the way.

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  • Naoe: This thing's getting louder.

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  • Naoe: Making good progress.

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Riddle of the Ship in Wakasa

A shattered mountain
Down Wakasa and Tamba
The great ship waiting

[]

  • Naoe: The ornament. It's calling to a nearby glyph.

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  • Naoe: The ornament's leading me closer.

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  • Naoe: Another glyph.

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Riddle of the Silence in Tamba

A Path of Silence
Leading wanderers to dive
Far into themselves

[]

  • Naoe: The ornament feels alive!

[]

  • Naoe: Ten glyphs illuminated. We're close to getting answers.

[]

Riddle of the Stone in Tamba

By Kameyama
A stone's heart cracked wide open
Tada miner's dream

[]

  • Naoe: I can't be far now.

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  • Naoe: One step closer to opening the strange door.

[]

Riddle of the Sakura in Yamashiro

Yamazaki looms
In spring over tree and pink
Beacon of petals

[]

  • Naoe: There must be another glyph close by. I feel the ornament reacting.

[]

  • Naoe: This thing's getting louder.

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  • Naoe: According to the glyphs on the door, this is the second last to light up. One more to find.

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Riddle of the Lost in Yamashiro

Water lost the way
On edge of Ogura Pond
Waiting for the fall

[]

  • Naoe: I'm close to another glowing glyph. I can feel it.

[]

  • Naoe: The ornament's leading me closer.

[]

  • Naoe: That should be all the glyphs illuminated. Now to see what's behind the big strange door.

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  • Naoe: Here we go.

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  • Naoe: I'll tell Kinu and Kane getting the statue back to the Hideout is part of their training.

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  • Naoe: These objects are blunt. Brutal. Who used them?

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  • Naoe: Yasuke would love this naginata. He has nothing like it.

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  • Naoe: Where did these come from? They definitely weren't made here.

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  • Naoe: Look at this tanto! Amazing. It's coming with me.

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  • Naoe: Look at this bronze. What would Heiji think of it?

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Beware, Seeker

The light that guards this cave is not of this world. It's born of a flame that can't be extinguished... not easily, anyway. If you've come seeking treasure, I've left some things behind. Take them, and forget about this place.
If you've come seeking answers, be careful. The light listens. It bends the mind, and it does not forgive. Such places were never meant for mortals. Trust me.

- Your friend, Kassandra.
  • Naoe: This Kassandra... she's powerful.

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  • Kassandra: Farewell, seeker.
  • Naoe: What is this? I know I heard her, but... am I going mad?
Blade of Yumminess

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Blade of Yumminess Clue

Beneath the watch of Akaiwa, the earth hides what a greedy eye cannot claim. Where the eagle's shadow meets the rising sun, seek stone hidden from wind and from rain.

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Guard of Yumminess Clue

Where stars watch over Yuasa, seek beneath the pilgrim's path. Past shrine laterns guarding dusk lies a stone neither prayed nor seen.

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Handle of Yumminess Clue

Below the gaze of Onyu Pass, waters conceal a treasure for the fearless. Seek the pool where sunlight never goes and shadows drift deep.

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Saya of Yumminess Clue

Where knowing walls stand older than memory and glyphs shimmer with power, fate hides the way. A sequence opens a doorway for those who seek truth.

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  • Yasuke: Hmm. This blade sure feels like a powerful one. And I taste something... legendary.


Pagemaking[edit | edit source]

Transcription[edit | edit source]

End of the Line (Shadows)[edit | edit source]

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  • Yasuke: Caro. You are near. Can you feel it? It is the sins of your past, given form.

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  • Nuno Caro: So. She helped him.
  • Portuguese swordsman: Yes, senhor. It was a bloodbath, and she was nowhere to be found.
  • Caro: Didn't expect the giant to be the one that gave her a voice. Like a wagon following the donkey.

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  • Caro: Speak of the devil.

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  • Yasuke: You will answer for what you did.
  • Nuno Caro: You speak as if we know each other personally.
  • Yasuke: We do.

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  • Yasuke's mother: [breathes]

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  • Yasuke's mother: (grunts)
  • Yasuke: It's all right, mama.

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  • Duarte de Melo: [grunts]

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  • Duarte: Senhor Caro.

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  • Duarte: [laughs]

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  • Nuno Caro: Who sent you?
  • Yasuke: No-no one, senhor Caro. No one.

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  • Yasuke's mother: (cries)
  • Yasuke: Please! W-we saw nothing! We saw nothing!

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  • Yasuke: (screams) Mother! (cries) Mama...

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  • Caro: Is of your own choosing.

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  • Portuguese soldier: Intruder!

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  • Yasuke: Mama...

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  • Assassin: Go!

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  • Caro: Diogo?
  • Yasuke: Yasuke.

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  • Nuno Caro: It was necessary. I had to set an example to the others. Your mother's death taught everyone how I felt about insubordination. Everyone except you, it seems.

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  • Yasuke: It is uncommon for a corpse to talk this much.
  • Caro: So, what do you want, Diogo? Revenge? It will get you nothing, I'm afraid. We have the regalia already.
  • Yasuke: Not for long. We will make sure of it.
  • Caro: "We?" Diogo. I was sent here because no one else in my organization cared enough. And look what I accomplished. Look around you, Diogo. Everything you see here is mine. This land, its resources, its people. You should understand that better than anyone.

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  • Yasuke: Put a hundred, a thousand men between us, Caro... there is no difference. You are welcome to watch them all die.

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  • Caro: My friends. The bounty for escaped slaves will be honored today. But only dead.
  • Yasuke: Run. It will serve you no use.
  • Caro: Kill him so we can focus on what really matters!

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  • Caro: Kill him. Remind him of his place.

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  • Caro: There he is. Men, you will not fail me like the others. Do you hear me, Diogo? You cannot win.
  • Yasuke: I have hunted greater warriors than you.
  • Caro: (screams)
  • Yasuke: You cannot hide from me, Caro.
  • Caro: Diogo. You need to let it go, dear boy.

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  • Caro: Hah! Over here, Diogo.

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  • Caro: Stay away, Diogo! Let us settle this like civilized men.
  • Yasuke: You know nothing of civility.

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  • Caro: (screams)
  • Yasuke: You talk too much.

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  • Caro: Killing me won't bring your mother back, Diogo. Think!

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  • Caro: No more. You win, Diogo.

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  • Caro: (gasps) (pants) You win. Please, Diogo.

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  • Caro: (screams)

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  • Caro: (breathes)

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  • Yasuke: After you killed my mother, I kept my desire for vengeance in my heart. In the same place I once held thoughts of her. It kept me alive. Nourished me. To get to you today.
  • Caro: Then... it's yours. Vengeance. Not that it will bring her back.
  • Yasuke: It is no longer mere vengeance I want.
  • Caro: Then what is it? What is this all about?
  • Yasuke: A declaration of war. Against the Templar Order.
  • Caro: You are serious? My God, you're serious. What makes you think you can win?

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  • Yasuke: Because we are united in the defense of our home. This country... so shaken with strife. The people are victims to it. But together, they will be unstoppable. We will be unstoppable. We live by this code. And it is because of my league that I know what I must do.

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  • Caro: And what does killing me prove?
  • Yasuke: That no one is untouchable. That even you are just one blade of grass in a withering field. And when you die, no one will remember you. Your death will only ever be a message to your compatriots. One that says you should fear us.
  • Caro: We will hunt you down. My group will send everything at you.
  • Yasuke: After they find what is left of you, they may think twice. You may start praying now.

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  • Caro: This isn't over. It's the beginning, in fact. The beginning of your end.
  • Yasuke: It is done...
  • Caro: Declaring war on the Templars. A fool's errand. Goodbye, Diogo.

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  • Caro: (gurgles)

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  • Yasuke: My name...

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  • Yasuke: ... is Yasuke.

The Lesson[edit | edit source]

[09:43-10:30][47] []

  • Bandit: Ah! It's Meiran! Take him!
  • Meiran: Not these bandits again! They are the bane of my existence!
  • Bandit: You will never escape us!

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  • Naoe: My friend Junjiro is at the temple. I must go there in case more of these outlaws decide to attack.
  • Meiran: You go ahead. I will make my way there as fast as I can.
  • Naoe: Interesting.

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  • Junjiro: Over here!

[12:52-13:17][25] []

  • Meiran: [breathes]

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  • Monk: Finally, he is here.
  • Pilgrim: It is time for us to learn the ways of bojustsu.
  • Junjiro: (gasps)

[14:09-14:49][40] []

  • Yasuke: I do not trust him.
  • Naoe: Why don't you go. I will stay and see what his lessons are worth.

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  • Junjiro: (grunts)
  • Naoe: And keep an eye on Junjiro.
  • Junjiro: (grunts)
  • Yasuke: At least he looks like he will have some fun.
  • Naoe: Hmm...

[]

  • Student: Shall we fight together?
  • Naoe: Let's go.
  • Student: I will not hold back.

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  • Student 1: You fight well!

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  • Student: (breathes)
  • Naoe: Keep training and soon you will be a master of the bo, I am sure.

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  • Student 2: Hello?

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  • Student: Are you ready to spar?
  • Naoe: Yes. It is time.
  • Student: Good, good.

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  • Monk: Be gentle with me.

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  • Student: (breathes)
  • Naoe: You fight well for a novice.

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  • Naoe: Maybe Meiran can suggest another challenge.

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  • Meiran: Remember, young lady, you do not need to get in close. Better to strike from afar.

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  • Monk: Bandits! Bandits are attacking the temple!

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  • Naoe: I must defend the temple.
  • Monk: Meiran! They've come for your silver!
  • Bandit leader: Kill them all! Take their silver!

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  • Pilgrim: The bo master is unstoppable!

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  • Naoe: More of them.

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  • Naoe: [breathes]

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  • Meiran: It seems you have taken something from my lessons beyond mastery of bo combat. Now, excuse me. I must pray.
  • Naoe: They deserve your prayers.
  • Meiran: I don't pray for them. I pray for me.

The Yokai[edit | edit source]

Rumors of yokai plague these lands. A monk-turned-demon-hunter needs help to uncover the truth of these monstrous tales.

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  • Yasuke: Even as a child I never believed in ghost stories. People do much worse things than we can even imagine.

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  • Mamushi: I have heard all the stories. I investigated each and every one. And always, there is a logical explanation.

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  • Mamushi: I am old and tired. You are young and strong. I give the last of these rumors to you. Prove to yourself, and everyone else, there are no yokai!
  • Yasuke: I am no Yokai hunter, but if I come across any in my travels, you will be the first to know.
  • Mamushi: Come back when all the rumors of yokai are dead.

Taka Nyudo []

  • Taka Nyudo: (growls)
  • Chitose: Help!

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  • Chitose: Thank you. He was a monster. He had fire in his eyes.
  • Yasuke: Our eyes can play tricks when we fear for our lives.
  • Chitose: Fear opens eyes wide to see death up close.
  • Yasuke: Do you have somewhere safe to go?
  • Chitose: I've been following the wind, you see. It carries a name on its back. Mamushi...
  • Yasuke: Mamushi. I've been helping him disprove some myths.
  • Chitose: Fear surrounds him. Many tales of ghosts and demons. I have a tale of my own to tell him. Thank you for your kindness.

Oshiroi Baba []

  • Oshiroi Baba: [wails]

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  • Yasuke: That did not sound... human.

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  • Oshiroi Baba: [wails] Ichiro-o-o! You are dead... and now I am alone...

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  • Oshiroi Baba: [screams]

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  • Yasuke: Oshiroi Baba! I know nothing of Ichiro. I do not want to hurt you.
  • Obaba: (laughs) What did you call me? Oshiroi Baba? I am no yokai, you fool!
  • Yasuke: I do not think so. But everyone in the village does.
  • Obaba: Idiots! But now I see you clearly. You are not my husband's killer. He was much smaller.
  • Yasuke: Well, you're scaring the villagers. Go home and get some rest. Drink some tea.
  • Obaba: You are kind. I'm sorry I attacked you.

Yuki Onna []

  • Yasuke: Yuki-Onna, the snow woman. They say to kiss her icy lips is to know love one moment, and death the next.

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  • Woman: A visitor? You must be cold. Join me inside. Let me warm you.

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  • Yuki Onna: I don't want to fight. Come, have some tea instead.

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  • Yasuke: She was beautiful, but her heart was made of ice.

Suika no Bakemono []

  • Suika no Bakemono: Do not interfere, stranger. The fate of our melon harvest is about to be decided.
  • Yasuke: That depends on the sky and not the sword, does it not?
  • Suika no Bakemono: For generations the Suika family has waged battle with the Makuwauri melon clan. And for generations the harvest of the champion has prospered.
  • Yasuke: Both harvests cannot be prosperous?
  • Suika no Bakemono: Insanity! Which is your favorite? The delicious suika, or the mediocre makuwauri?
  • Yasuke: I enjoy the suika more. They are crisp and refreshing.
  • Suika no Bakemono: A very wise choice. And now, prepare to defend them with your life!

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  • Suika no Bakemono: You fought well! The title of "Melon Lord" goes to the suika!

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  • Yasuke: Definitely no yokai here. Just two farmers with a fiery passion for... melons.

Kappa []

  • Kappa Taku: (growls) Shirikodama! Hungry!
  • Kappa Rei: (growls) Closer! We are going to eat...
  • Yasuke: They look like Kappa. And they definitely smell like Kappa.
  • Kappa Taku: You'll never catch us. You're too slow and fat!
  • Kappa Rei: And when you get tired and fall, we're going to eat you for dinner.

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  • Girl: (yelps) Please don't hurt us! We made a deal with the thieves! We scare people away from their camp for food.
  • Yasuke: Just children. I actually believed you were Kappa! I feel foolish.

Daitengu []

  • Yasuke: Bird cries from a warrior. Could this be a Daitengu?

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  • Daitengu: (caws) Mortal wanderer. Do you seek honor in the clash of steel? Or do you flutter by like a leaf on the breeze? Do you see your reflection in my blade? Or do you wear a mask to protect your soul?

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  • Yasuke: I always wanted to cross blades with a Daitengu. This was just a man who talks like a bird.

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  • Chitose: I am spawned from the dread of mortals. Your fear makes me stronger.

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  • Yasuke: In the end... Mamushi was wrong. Yes. Yokai.

The Tournament (Shadows)[edit | edit source]

Naoe and Yasuke receive an invitation to a formidable and secret fighting arena in Yamato.

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  • Gyoji: [breathes] That is everything. Please consider my proposal.

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  • Yasuke: Sounds like I have found the fighting tournament. People here are quite... uninhibited.

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  • Gyoji: You came!

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  • Gyoji: It's a match! Victory to Lord Unkai!

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  • Lord Unkai: [scoffs] Gyoji!

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  • Takao: Nothing like bloodshed to warm the soul. And some tasty sake.

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  • Woman: Your first fight is against Lady Masago? You may as well leave now.

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  • Man: Lady Masago's naginata has reach. Bide your time, then strike!

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  • Lady Masago: Unkai gave me purpose. No one will take that from me.

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  • Gyoji: It's a match! Lady Masago is no more! Victory to Yasuke the Giant!

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  • Byakko: Back to work. Clean this up!

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  • Takao: You could lend a hand, you know.

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  • Byakko: Where did you find your challenger?
  • Gyoji: You have your secrets, I have mine. Keep your head down. We are not free yet.

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  • Man: Lord Suguru's blade tears through flesh. Like a knife through water. The sharpest I have ever seen.

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  • Kitsune: Tea, Lord Hokuto? Or something stronger?
  • Lord Hokuto: Bring me your finest umeshu.

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  • Lord Suguru: Look upon my blade, and see your death staring back.

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  • Lord Suguru: Bask in my blade's glory.

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  • Gyoji: It's a match! Lord Suguru is sheathed! Victory to Yasuke the Giant!

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  • Takao: Clean fast, clean fast!

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  • Gyoji: Still have your doubts?
  • Byakko: In you? Yes. In the new challenger? Time will tell.
  • Gyoji: That is the question. For all our sakes.

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  • Kitsune: Are you thirsty, Lady O-Sen?
  • Lady O-Sen: Get out of my sight, you little beast.

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  • Man: I lost mon betting on Lord Suguru, I'm glad to see him gone. Let's hope Lord Hokuto fares better.

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  • Man: To survive Lord Hokuto, stay out of his reach. Or it'll be your last mistake.

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  • Lord Hokuto: Look upon me and be crushed.

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  • Lord Hokuto: You won't like how this ends.

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  • Gyoji: It's a match! Lord Hokuto has been toppled! Victory to Yasuke the Giant!

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  • Takao: How am I supposed to move him? He's huge!

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  • Gyoji: For a moment there, I was worried.
  • Byakko: The giant one is impressive. I might even place a bet on him.

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  • Woman: You fight Lady O-Sen next? Well... you had a good streak.

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  • Kitsune: This is the best tea I've ever made. It will calm your nerves!
  • Lady O-Sen: Nerves? Fine.

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  • Man: Lady O-Sen will poison you the first chance she gets. Be prepared!

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  • Lady O-Sen: Taste the poison of my blades.

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  • Lady O-Sen: Embrace death.

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  • Lady O-Sen: [roars]

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  • Gyoji: It's a match! O-Sen has poisoned her last foe!Victory to Yasuke the Giant!

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  • Takao: Careful! Poison may still be on the blades.

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  • Gyoji: It all comes down to this.
  • Byakko: We've been here before. Or have you forgotten?
  • Gyoji: We must have faith in our fighter. I can feel it.

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  • Man: Next, you face Lord Unkai. Do anything you can to stop him from drinking. The more drunk, the more fearsome!

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  • Lord Unkai: Finally. A worthy foe.

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  • Lord Unkai: I give my opponents a fair fight. Do you?

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  • Gyoji: I – I can't believe it! It's a match! (laughs) You did it! Lord Unkai is defeated! Victory to Yasuke the Giant. Our new champion!

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  • Gyoji: Trust that I will find you when the next challenger comes.

Yamabushi Imposters[edit | edit source]

These stranger men disguise themselves as itinerant mountain monks in order to commit brutal acts of violence.

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  • Genpaku: Step no closer, stranger. I am no imposter.

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  • Yasuke: This camp looks abandoned. I wonder where the person went.

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  • Yasuke: (grunts) What is that stench?

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  • Yasuke: So many. And all men.

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  • Yasuke: A dead Yamabushi. But wearing... bits of armor? One of the impostors, I am sure.

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Letter on the Corpse of a Strange Yamabushi

Sir,

My numbers climb quickly! If I maintain the vigor and precision of my hunts, I will soon surpass my brothers in bloodshed. The silent mountain stalker and even that fiend in Iga will finally be second to me!

I hope you continue tallying the score, sir, and that you've abandoned your foolish guilt. Turning yourself to stone serves no one, certainly not Lord Nobunaga.

I will leave this letter for you near the shrine in Mibuno Vale. But before that, one last kill for my count; a beautiful woman calls out to me from atop the mountain. I'll kill slowly and with great pleasure.

(In the margins, there are 29 small marks.)
  • Yasuke: Looks like he had a letter on him. "Brothers in bloodshed." Words of a warrior, not a monk. And these marks... Ominous.

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  • Woman: I don't want to get any closer. A body in the water like that? It will stink.
  • Woman 2: Don't you want to know what happened?
  • Woman: And end up like him? Dead in a river?

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  • Yasuke: A corpse from upstream.

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  • Yasuke: That man dresses like a mountain monk... ...but he walks like a soldier. An imposter Yamabushi.

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  • River Yamabushi: Ah, I recognize you, brother. Leave me to my mission, then.

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  • Yamabushi: Help! An attacker!

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  • Forest Yamabushi: [laughs] Saw through my tricks, did you?

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  • Yasuke: What has made you stoop so low?

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  • Yasuke: Something is off about that Yamabushi. He is not lost in meditation but... watching and waiting. As if stalking prey. An imposter, perhaps. Like Genpaku said.

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  • Village Yamabushi: Nomaku sanmanda bodanan baku... nomaku sanmanda bodanan baku... Save me from Hell.
  • Yasuke: That Yamabushi. He has barely moved a muscle. But something in his meditation does not seem right. Is he ill? And what is all that clutter around him? I should keep looking around.

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  • Yasuke: This armor... it belongs to a high ranking soldier. And with Lord Nobunaga's crest, too. But it has clearly been set aside for some time. This is not the first time Lord Nobunaga's name has come up either.

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  • Yasuke: So many letters. Reports, I suppose. One writer says he "hunts travelers, walking along their pilgrimage routes." And here, another says he is "haunting the mountains of Kii." And all the marks in the margins. So many lives lost to these fake Yamabushi.

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  • Yasuke: A cooking pot, but no food. Only bark and pine needles. And... the smell of bitter tea and resin.

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  • Yasuke: The imposter... turned ascetic.

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  • Yasuke: I was sent to kill this man. But clearly, this one knows the wrong he has done.

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  • Yasuke: He is set on his path and will die eventually.

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  • Yasuke: A traveling Yamabushi... With a weapon? He is one of the imposters I've been searching for.
  • Yamabushi: Come! Join my list of death!

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  • Naoe: Another victim of this imposter.

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  • Naoe: More bodies. The people deserve better.

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  • Naoe: Looks like I'm not the only one on the trail today.
  • Clifftop Yamabushi: Takes a lot to get all the way up here. I'll hang your corpse somewhere special. For Lord Nobunaga! Death to Igans and all and all and all!
  • Naoe: What?
  • Clifftop Yamabushi: Die!

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  • Naoe: That man was deranged. How long has he been out here, hunting people? How long has he been alone? And he said, "For Lord Nobunaga." Another Yamabushi imposter with that name on his breath.

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Letter Found on a Yamabushi Imposter

Sir,

That sneaky bastard ran me off my hunting grounds along the path to Nyu-Daimyojin Shrine, but I've found a new area and I'm going strong. People are easy to kill when distracted.

I will not abandom my mission, sir. Never. Never. Never.

For Lord Nobunaga.

(Below the note text, there are 17 rough-drawn slash marks.)
  • Naoe: An unsent message. And these slash marks at the bottom. Counting kills of innocents like it were sport.

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  • Yasuke: That looks like a Yamabushi. But no true mountain monk would threaten civilians. He must be an imposter, just like Genpaku said.

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  • Yasuke: It is over. I should return to Genpaku and let him know the imposters have been dispatched.

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The Pirate Alliance[edit | edit source]

Danger lurks along the coasts of Wakasa, leaving despair in its wake. Someone needs to put an end to the trail of destruction.

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  • Kage: Big brother Samemaru, I'm sorry. I am failing! I do not want to fail!

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  • Naoe: Someone is on that ship. Who is he talking to?

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  • Lopo Cruz: What do you think, Ishi? And you, Roku? I know. Samemaru's men have shit for brains, but they have the brawn. We must obtain the treasure. I agree Little Kappa is too crazy. He doesn't care about riches, only blowing things up. (sighs) All right. Meeting ajourned! I am glad we had this council, friends. Trusted comrades are hard to find!

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  • Lopo Cruz: Ah! An enemy has appeared! Kill!

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  • Lopo Cruz: My friends... go on without me!

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  • Naoe: This man knows someone who goes by Little Kappa. (snorts) Interesting name. He lurks at a nearby lair.

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  • Naoe: Maybe I can use these explosives.

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  • Little Kappa: (laughs) You see what you did? Because of you, they explode! The next one will be even better, bigger, louder! (laughs) Prepare the explosives, the boom! Hurry. So many more to destroy!
  • Naoe: Explosives. I should be careful.

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  • Little Kappa: [growls] What are you idiots doing? Hurry up!

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  • Little Kappa: How dare you mess with Little Kappa! You will be erased with fire!

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  • Jesuit priest: Bless you, oh bless you! I am saved!

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  • Jesuit priest: Blessed thanks to you, kind soul. You saved me from great pain.
  • Naoe: Tell me what happened.
  • Jesuit priest: The last I remember I was preaching in a small village, not far from here. There were two men talking in loud voices. One of them was that terrible brute. The next thing I knew, I was knocked out.
  • Naoe: What did the other man look like?
  • Jesuit priest: I... did not see him, but the villagers called him Sen.
  • Naoe: Thank you.

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  • Naoe: The priest said Sen would be here. This place seems peaceful. Hard to believe there's a pirate here.

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  • Woman: Say, don't you think there is something below the water, near that boat? Is that a fish?
  • Man: Hmm. I saw Sen throw something in the water. Could that be it?

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  • Naoe: Who threw those weapons into the sea?

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  • Child: I'm so hungry! Let's go ask Sen for more rice!
  • Child 2: What? But you just ate! Greedy!
  • Child: Hey, who are you? You're not here to steal our food from Sen, are you? Go away!

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  • Pirate archer: Another day comes and goes.

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  • Man: Ah, you're here! Master instructed me to dig and only leave when you arrive. Now I'm free!

The Winter Raiders[edit | edit source]

In winter, several villages and important roads in Japan are under attack by a veteran military unit gone rogue, trained in the art of sabotage. They vanish for the rest of the year, but the memories of their vile acts linger.

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  • Rin: Warrior! You're the toughest I have seen today by quite a measure.
  • Samurai duelist: (scoffs)
  • Rin: Don't walk away! We need your help. Will you listen to me?
  • Yasuke: I heard you. Loud and clear, miss.
  • Rin: Oh, yes. Come with me? I will explain.

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  • Yasuke: What is the trouble?
  • Rin: A group of dangerous raiders target our village and nearby areas. They steal all they can, and kill anyone in their way. I'm taking you to our elder.
  • Yasuke: Are they bandits?
  • Rin: If only. They are much stronger. They were once trained soldiers.
  • Yasuke: So they prey on the defenseless. That will not do.
  • Rin: I was hoping you'd say that. I was hoping for a mighty samurai to fight for us. I'm glad to have met you.

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  • Rin: Speak with the elder. I do hope you'll decide to help us.

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  • Rin: Excuse me, samurai. Can you spare me one more moment?

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  • Yasuke: You survived. If you had stayed, you would not have.

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  • Naoe: Go, teach her. I think it would do you both some good.
  • Yasuke: If you say so.

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  • Sobei: You! You killed my Akumu. Hired by the Elder, weren't you.
  • Yasuke: Hmm. Information about the Winter Raiders. And something about the Gobo elder. I wonder why they have a grudge against him.

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  • Yasha: You took Sobei, so I will take your head!

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  • Yasuke: What is done is done. The Raiders will terrorize the people no more. I must have a word with the elder.

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  • Yasuke: This note could help me find the rest of those Winter Raiders. It sounds like someone has betrayed them.

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  • Yasuke: The elder's notes mentioned that house. I should investigate it.

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Note from Yasha's Contact

Hello, old fool. Your hounds are coming for me, but you are not. Coward. Pretending to hold power over Kawakami, what we built together by that river in northern Yoshino. Death will take you too. Perhaps even sooner than you think.
  • Yasuke: This note suggests a connection with one of the Raiders. As the elder suspected.

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  • Yasuke: This is the village referred to in the supplier's note.

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  • Yasha: It's just ink. A brush. Why is this so hard to master?

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  • Yasuke: Hmm. This letter. It says the Winter Raiders were once hired to protect. What went wrong?

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  • Sobei: Insolence. Defiance. This is what happens when Sobei is crossed. All who oppose me will suffer the same fate.

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  • Yasuke: This letter contains information that can be useful. More about those Winter Raiders and their whereabouts.

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  • Takahara deserter 1: I'm not going back to Takahara. I'm still haunted by what happened last winter.
  • Takahara deserter 2: We weren't careful enough. We should have known that fire meant the raiders camped in the woods.

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An Important Notice

The situation in eastern Kumano Sanzan remains critical. Spies confirm that the Winter Raider known as Hayate has intensified his attacks on pilgrims in winter. His ambushers operate in highly mobile units. They target Taisha entrances.

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  • Yasuke: I wonder if this is the Raiders' camp those villagers spoke of.

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  • Akumu: Very good. It seems you heeded our lessons, recruit. Why do we strike at winter?

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  • Yasha's prospect: Winter is when the villagers are at their weakest. When help is hardest to find.

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  • Yasuke: Hmm. Information about the Winter Raiders. And something about the Gobo elder.

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  • Outlaw thug: Enough of your whining.
  • Buddhist monk: Someone! Help me!

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  • Buddhist monk: Those men ambushed me north of Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine. If you have sense, you will stay far from there.

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  • Yasuke: Hmm, something seems off.

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  • Yasuke: This note could help me find the rest of those Winter Raiders. It sounds like someone has betrayed them.

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  • Jinbei: The elder's newest fool. You killed Akumu and Sobei.

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  • Yasuke: What's done is done. The Raiders will terrorize the people no more. I must have a word with the elder.

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  • Gobo elder: The Raiders. Are they...
  • Yasuke: You knew they were soldiers. They once protected you. And for reasons I do not understand, you banished them.
  • Gobo elder: One must make difficult decisions at times. You should understand this.
  • Yasuke: Your choices, your actions, created enemies. You, elder, are culpable for all their bloodshed.
  • Gobo elder: And you are responsible for their end. The matter is resolved.
  • Yasuke: I need nothing from a remorseless old fool.
  • Gobo elder: As you wish.
  • Yasuke: Your people may be free, but until they are free of your "leadership," know that I will be watching.
  • Gobo elder: Fine. Now begone. What's done is done. Get out of my sight.

The Hunters of Kyonyo[edit | edit source]

A group of bounty hunters spread across Kii are targeting Kyonyo.

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  • Yasuke: This will help. I will deal with his hunters. Rest assured, Kyonyo will be safe. And if I may...
  • Kennyo: Please
  • Yasuke: Once this is over, speak with your son. Or it will haunt you. Trust me on this.

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  • Yasuke: Bodies. Monks and bandits.

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  • Yasuke: This confirms a plot to kill Kyonyo. The attackers will regroup after, at Yunomine Onsen.

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  • Yasuke: This is where Kyonyo's ambushers planned to meet. I should stay hidden and see if any are here.

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  • Inumaru: I almost had Kyonyo. It's Kamakichi's fault! Busy playing spy games in that decrepit town in Saika. Kyonyo was on the tip of my katana. Another inch, he'd be dead. And I'd be rich. Kamakichi's going to regret this. Same goes for you, all of you, if this gets back to him!

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Journal Entry Three

I heard Kyonyo's father hired someone to locate his son. Whoever they are, they will be to late to interfere. I'm so close, I can smell the promised reward.
  • Yasuke: This bounty hunter, Kamakichi, has been gathering information. Listening in on conversations, perhaps for weeks.

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Journal Entry One

A samurai, a ronin, and now a beggar. But I will find Kyonyo here and my fortune will change.
  • Yasuke: Saika. Kyonyo's exact location is not here, but this Kamakichi has revealed himself to me.

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Journal Entry Two

Someone knows something! The market guards might have disclosed my plan. Regardless, my nightly prowls near the Monk Houses will continue. The Ikko ikki feel safe there - to my advantage.
  • Yasuke: I think this can help me find Kamakichi's location.

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  • Yasuke: That man looks like he's on the watch. It must be Kamakichi.

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  • Saika guard: No, I saw him. Kyonyo. Dangerous people look for him. Maybe they will come to Saika.

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  • Yasuke: Kamakichi knew Kyonyo's location. I need to find him before the other bounty hunters do.

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Update from Koyasan

Rumor has it that some ronin were hired to track you down. Be aware of this when you travel. These are dangerous times, and we need to be careful.

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Kennyo is at Negoroji

Contacts are saying that Kennyo has arrived in Negoroji and has met with several people there. After the fallout between you two, it will not be surprising if he's trying to undermine you.

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  • Kyonyo: (grunts) Life is... full of surprises. One moment I'm getting ambushed by bounty hunters, the next, you stroll in. Oda's giant. The great Yasuke.
  • Yasuke: I am here on behalf of our ally, Naoe, and your father. He said you are being hunted.
  • Kyonyo: I thought he had other priorities. I can handle these bounty hunters.
  • Yasuke: Your injuries suggest otherwise. They will not rest until you are dead. Or until I deal with them.
  • Kyonyo: (sighs) I cannot afford to be choosy about the help I accept. Not until I'm ready to fight back. I'm... grateful for your aid. Here. This is all I know about the men hunting me. I'd know more, but my contact in Koyasan has gone quiet. If you could check on him, I'd be grateful.
  • Yasuke: I will.
  • Kyonyo: As for me, I'll be moving on. I have to assume my enemies may know I'm here. Meet me in Kumano Sanzan, and when the time is right, we will end the leader. Together.
  • Yasuke: Stay safe.

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  • Yasuke: The information Kyonyo shared mentioned this place. One of the bounty hunters is thought to be based here.

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  • Yasuke: What is that noise?

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  • Shishi-o: Your silence only prolongs our suffering. Where is Kyonyo?
  • Yasuke: Surely he is one of Kyonyo's hunters.

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  • Yasuke: Shishi-o shared a close bond with the leader of these bounty hunters.

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  • Guard: I'm so sorry, Tenchi. I should have been here.
  • Yasuke: What happened?
  • Guard: The temple's head monk asked me and Tenchi to pick up some papers. Didn't need the two of us, we thought. So Tenchi went to the monk's quarters. Alone. I stopped for a drink. Tenchi was taking so long... I headed over and heard a noise coming from the backyard. It was so dark, but I saw someone running. Must've been whoever killed my friend.
  • Yasuke: Sounds like the killer was looking for the head monk. Where can I find him?
  • Guard: He should still be at the Monks' District.

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  • Yasuke: Are you the head monk here?
  • Head monk: Tell me who sent you. Before I call the guards.
  • Yasuke: I am Yasuke. Kyonyo sent me. He has been expecting an update from you. And based on the dead man near your quarters, you are the next target.
  • Head monk: I feared I was being targeted. Now we know for sure. If you help me, we can set a trap.
  • Yasuke: What do you have in mind?
  • Head monk: The building behind me is our best hope. I'll dismiss the guards. Draw him out. Extinguish all the lights. And we'll have our best chance.

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  • Head monk: Come. Follow me.

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  • Head monk: All of you. Gather around. I need your assistance.

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To Kyonyo

Some ronin passed by yesterday. They were asking around town about you. One of them looked at me like he knew me. I'm worried that someone might've told them something.

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  • Head monk: Wait for nightfall. Extinguish every light. That is out best chance.

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  • Yasuke: I think that is the last of them. I will tell Kyonyo his immediate threats are dealt with.

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  • Head monk: Thank you, Yasuke. I will await word from Kyonyo.

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  • Yasuke: Kyonyo and his soldiers.

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  • Yasuke: It is time.
  • Kyonyo: Then what are we waiting for?

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  • Yasuke: We must do this together. Protect your father. I will go after Tsuchi-Gumo.
  • Kyonyo: Good hunting.

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  • Tsuchi-Gumo: The ronin Yasuke. Fighting for the wrong man again.

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Two bickering men are on the brink of discovery - a discovery they think will make them rich.

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  • Kane: When we were in the swamp east of here, that ornament thing really started acting up.

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Riddle of the Vault in Wakasa

Near Kaiji's courtyard
Marshlands are full of treasure
Vaulting their secrets

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  • Naoe: Hmm. The ornament is... glowing? It must be guiding me somewhere. And I think I'm close.

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  • Naoe: The ornament feels alive!

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  • Naoe: So something about the ornament and this spot lights up a glyph. It is a mystery. I guess we'll go tell those two dunces the good news.

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  • Kinu: Hey. They lit up. Something's happening!
  • Kane: In your brain? No. To the door? Yes!

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  • Naoe: Fine. But only if you pass a training test. Fail it, and you're out.
  • Kinu: Yatta!
  • Kane: We'll find a suitable place and report to duty. Here. A scroll to show we're serious.

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Yasuke has some skills to pass on to Kane and Kinu in hopes of training them.

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  • Kane: I wonder what Yasuke the legendary has in store for me.
  • Kinu: He could give you etiquette lessons?
  • Kane: Your face needs etiquette lessons.

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  • Kane: We were just limbering up. I'm as flexible as any shinobi. Like a wet noodle!
  • Naoe: Please don't compare me to a noodle.
  • Kane: We're ready to train if you're ready to teach.
  • Naoe: All right, let's start.

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  • Yasuke: Now, when your weapon is occupied, you must rely on the strength of your own body. At times, a strong kick will do the job. Not only does it keep enemies from your vital core, but kick hard enough, and they will take flight.

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  • Yasuke: Brace your stomach.

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  • Kinu: Oof. (whimpers)

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  • Kane: I've been wanting to do that to him for years. Let me try!
  • Yasuke: Square your hips. Ground yourself. Draw power from the earth.

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  • Kane: (braces)

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  • Kane: Ow! (whimpers)
  • Naoe: Should have mentioned needing a backup plan when the enemy's twice your size.
  • Kinu: I could use that lesson.
  • Yasuke: Good point. Want to show them how it is done?

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  • Yasuke: The goal is to lift them off the ground. Send Kinu flying!

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  • Yasuke: You can do better than that. Another!

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  • Yasuke: Try again!

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  • Yasuke: Make them fly!

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  • Kane: Aaaahhhhhh!

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  • Kinu: (giggles) Bye Kane!

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  • Kinu: Good one!
  • Yasuke: That probably hurt.

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It's Naoe's turn to help train Kinu and Kane - and she's determined to have some fun.

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  • Yasuke: It is a new day. I hope that Kinu and Kane are feeling better.

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  • Kinu: Please don't embarass me in front of miss Naoe.
  • Kane: What? Does Kinu have an imaginary girlfriend now?
  • Kinu: No, I just, you just... nevermind.

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  • Kinu: Reporting for training, great samurai.
  • Yasuke: I guess that means you are feeling better. Are you ready?
  • Kinu: Whenever you are, sir.
  • Yasuke: Let us begin.

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  • Kinu: (chokes)
  • Yasuke: Sorry, Kinu.

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  • Kane: (chokes)
  • Naoe: You got him!

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  • Naoe: And down he goes. Let's keep practicing!

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  • Kane: We've kicked, we've choked. What else is there?
  • Naoe: I'm sure you're right. That must have thought you everything.
  • Kane: So we're ready for the final test then!
  • Kinu: You won't be disappointed, miss Naoe. Meet us here tomorrow. I need to lie down. Immediately.

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The time has come to see all the skills that Kinu and Kane have learned. Will they be invited to join the Kakushiba ikki?

  • Kane: This is it, Kinu. You wanna stop sleeping on the rocks? Get away from the macaques? That happens today. If... you don't mess it up.
  • Kinu: (gulps)

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  • Kane: To perform in front of you... it is an honor.

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  • Naoe: You're laying it on a bit thick.
  • Kane: I am a changed man, shinobi. Truly. Allow me and Kinu to show you what we will bring to your illustrious team.
  • Naoe: This will be interesting.

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  • Yasuke: Do not say "I told you so."

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  • Naoe: I'm thinking it.

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  • Yasuke: They have charisma?

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  • Naoe: I thought they were bad, but turns out they're just stupid. And stupidity is not a crime.

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  • Yasuke: But it should be

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  • Naoe: We know Tomiko could use a hand. She hates mucking the horse stalls.
  • Yasuke: They could handle that.

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  • Naoe: Maybe.

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  • Naoe: All right, legendary samurai. Let's duel.

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  • Naoe: You're not bad at this fighting thing.
  • Yasuke: Lord Nobunaga did not keep me around just to play Go.
  • Naoe: That explains why Junjiro always wins your games.
  • Yasuke: I often let the disadvantaged win. You may see that yourself today!

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  • Yasuke: (yawns)
  • Naoe: Don't start.
  • Yasuke: Then wake me up!

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  • Naoe: (grunts)
  • Yasuke: Are you all right down there?
  • Naoe: Don't worry about me. Worry about your bruised ass tomorrow.

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  • Yasuke: Hold still!
  • Naoe: Move faster, old man!
  • Yasuke: Now you have done it.

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  • Naoe: Watch this! (grunts)

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  • Yasuke: (laughs) That is the lesson I want to learn next!
  • Naoe: You've got it.

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  • Naoe: I'm pretty tough, huh?
  • Yasuke: Eh.
  • Naoe: I am!

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  • Kane: They're pretty close, Kinu. Jealous?

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  • Kinu: No! Please! Don't kiss her!

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  • Naoe: They better not make me live to regret this. But the Hideout will be livelier. Maybe I'll go there and ask Yasuke for another duel.

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The Yokai

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Yamabushi Imposters

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The Pirate Alliance

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The Hunters of Kyonyo

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The Tournament

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The Winter Raiders

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  • Meiran: (breathes)
  • Naoe: The legend was true.
  • Meiran: Unfortunately for them. They heard the legend and believed they'd claim pounds of silver from a legend well past his prime.
  • Naoe: So, you were trying to lose them in the woods.
  • Meiran: I hoped they would give up the chase. Alas...

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