Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 37

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Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 37 is the thirty-seventh episode of Redice Studio's webtoon Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple, a sequel to Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. The webtoon, written by ARC and SHYATAN and with art by Tabii, was released on 2 January 2024.

Plot synopsis

Shimazu Saito narrates her backstory, revealing that she was once an ordinary child, unaware of her destiny as the heir of the Shimazu clan. Growing up in the countryside, Saito was told stories about Japan by her mother, but was too young to understand their meaning. However, things took an unexpected turn when Saito's father passed away without leaving an heir, making her the closest claimant to his legacy. Despite being an illegitimate child born overseas, Saito was taken to Japan and given a new name and responsibility by the clan, being told to bring honor to her family.

Over the years, Saito was taught her family's history, traditions and culture and was trained in swordsmanship and other arts. Although her training was challenging, she managed to persevere thanks to her childhood friends, who had accompanied her to Japan and trained alongside her. However, regardless of the number of victories they brought to the clan, Saito and her friends continued to be seen as outsiders due to their mixed blood.

Eventually, Saito was inducted into the Templar Order, which had been working alongside the Shimazu clan for generations, and was tasked to restore the clan's honor by finding Angkor's treasure sought by the Templars. In exchange, Saito was promised that she and her mixed-blood subordinates would become full-fledged members of the clan. However, now that all of her subordinates, including her childhood friends, are dead, Saito feels that she no longer has a purpose to serve.

After Saito claims that she has lost her will to live, Edward Kenway gets angry and tells her to find a reason to keep living as he still needs her help. As the two's argument escalates into a fight, Edward tells Saito that he is no stranger to suffering like she has and that everyone has lost people they care about, but they owe it to the dead to carry on living on their behalf. With that, Edward departs, claiming that Saito's choice of what to do with her life is her own to make. As she takes one final look at her dead subordinates, Saito settles on a reason to keep living: revenge.

Meanwhile, Sun is being chased by both Fuma Sukuna's ninja and Xiao Han and his fellow Chinese Assassins, with both parties seeking the sea log in his possession. Edward stops Sukuna and his ninja, who denounce the Assassin for breaking their agreement to eliminate Saito. At that moment, Saito arrives and tells Edward to recover the sea log while she prepares to kill the ninja to avenge the deaths of her subordinates.

Characters in order of appearance

• Shimazu Saito
• Francis Xavier (mentioned only)
• Edward Kenway
• John Young
• Sun
• Fuma Sukuna
• Xue Yan
• Liu Qing
• Xiao Han

References

• Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple