Sekigahara Page #5

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Not tonight, my lord

NQ?

Your pulse is alarmingly irregular

You must be stressed from dealing

with the Toyotomis

That's why I want someone

A woman now will shorten your life

Are you sure the talks over tea

are not leaking?

We are extremely cautious

but we will increase security

You are scrupulous, whether

in running security or my harem

You know tea ceremony

I even want to hear your thoughts

on government

But White Snake" will not do

Then give me an appropriate name

What's a good name, Mitsu?

She reminds me sometimes of Lady Acha

Acha?

She was pregnant with my child

Joined me at the battle of 1584

and died with the baby

Good. I'll call you Acha

Red Ear

What, White Snake?

Call me Lady Acha from now

Okay, Lady Acha

You leaked the tea conversations

to Hatsume

No, never

Sir Hyogo and you are always together

We will die together

brandishing our swords

Hatsume, what did leyasu do?

He didn't even come out to

send off the procession to Osaka

Report every detail to Gyobu

Yes, my lord

And check on his health

When will you return?

I will see you in five days in Osaka

Return safely

What's so amusing?

It sounded like you care

A dog does not deserve it

Is something the matter?

No

Stop calling yourself a dog

Your name is Hatsume

You are a priceless woman to me

I have a wife and five children

I cannot have a concubine

as that would betray their loyalty

But I love you more than any other

I have thought

much about the justice of love

It's a trait that hounds me,

but I cannot help it

Da I lchi Da I Man Da I K ichi

If one gives oneself for all?

The world will prosper

and hearts will be enriched

When that happens, I will abandon

my name and my house

I will travel to see other countries

and other people

Hatsume

Will you come with me?

I shall always serve you

No

You are my love

I'll be waiting in Osaka

Echizen

The territory of Otani Gyobu

How many stayed despite the order?

Kiyomasa's Seven and 10 others

including Date Masamune...

remained in Fushimi to show

their allegiance to leyasu

A bit too many

leyasu is spreading word that

Osaka is preparing for war

He sent a messenger ordering

his troops to come down from Edo

Fushimi and Osaka are bracing

for imminent war

It's gamesmanship

War will not break out so easily

Lord Mitsunari wants you

to join him in Osaka presently

if your condition has not deteriorated

I still have some sight

but my legs are completely useless

You seem in pain

You can tell?

Iga women can sense others' pain

but are numbed to our own

Snow is falling

Shall I close the doors?

The cold eases my pain

Tell Mitsunari

I will depart Echizen promptly

He will be glad

Have you become his loved one?

No, sir, not at all

Let me help you

Move and you die

I'll die either way

You helped the women on the steps

That spelled your end

Clever distraction

White Snake set it up?

It's my head or yours

I'm sorry

March 3, 1599

Lord Maeda Toshiie dies

Rifle unit

Hurry!

Mitsunarfs mansion in Osaka

We have learned the Team of Seven

plans to attack at night in four days

So soon after Lord Maeda's death

Damn Kiyomasa!

I'll take him down with my spear

- Only 200 men here

- We have allies

You must flee for now

If he leaves now Ieyasu will enter

Osaka Castle and take over

Ieyasu wants to rule

To do so, he must cause chaos and rebellion

Given power, he'll show his true colors

It's best you retreat to Sawayama

Our true enemy is not Kiyomasa

What's the matter?

Hatsume has not returned

Just another dead dog

Think twice about using that word

It's your prerogative to mourn a soldier

But you should not let it show

You are right. I'll leave

- Then

- Wait

I want to see someone first

Whom?

A man who loathes leyasu

Hosokawa's troops have come from Fushimi

They set up camp north of Osaka

My lord, one more night may be too long

Mitsunari has fled

He won't reach Sawayama

I'll press on to Fushimi

Masanori

Meet up with Asano's

troops and join me later

Don't hog all the glory, Kiyomasa

Come to A izu

if you Wan t to see a man

That was a popular song in Aizu

the castle city of Uesugi's fiefdom

Of what man did they sing?

The Uesugi Army created by

the late Kenshin?

Or the counselor, Sir Naoe?

In any case, the people considered it

an ugly sight

to see 200 lords prostrating to Ieyasu

They expected something different

from the Uesugis of Aizu

Especially given their tradition

This man, Sir Naoe,

knows the expectation

There's Osaka Castle and Fushimi

Lake Biwa and Sawayama Castle

So, this is...

Mt. Fuji

Edo

The dragon is Date

And this is my home, Aizu

Have you decided?

Ihave

What will Kiyomasa do?

The Team of Seven will attack my mansion

at night on the 13th

You should leave for Sawayama

I agree

Do we also agree on a plan hereafter?

You were assigned to Aizu recently

Things still need to be organized

Use that as an excuse

for Lord Uesugi to go home

I will also invite

the powerful Lord Satake

Upon your return, build many castles

across Aizu

Recruit fighters and build up our army

When threatened from the east, leyasu

will ask Lord Hideyori to declare war

He'll go east with his allies

to fight Uesugi

I will then return to Osaka

Gather those loyal to Toyotomi

and we hit him from both sides

We agree

This vision of war may be the biggest

in the history of Japan

Nothing could be

more satisfying to a man

Get him!

There may be more

Go

My lord! It's me, Red Ear

I served you, remember? It's Red Ear

I beg your mercy

Red Ear from Ueda

You've grown old

Ninjas age twice as fast

I beg you, mercy

I would never kill you

I'm sick of being a Tokugawa dog

Please let me serve you again

- I'll do anything

- Sir Naoe!

Are you unharmed?

This ninja was once my caretaker

I'll send him if something happens

We'll let loose the horses

in the castle to run wild

During that time, Tata...

You ninjas will take Lord Mitsunari

through this alley

Sakon, Hyogo, everyone, listen

Who will hate it most if I die now?

Ieyasu

What do you think?

Very interesting, sir

So, you approve?

I am thoroughly impressed

Tokugawa 's mansion, Fushimi

My lord is asleep

That is why you must speak to me

Honda Masanobu is your name?

I've never met you before

How very polite, sir

But I know you very well...

as I accompanied His Highness

to the castle

Mind your words, Masanobu

My words?

Who do you mean by His Highness"?

The master of this house

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

Disorder in words lead to disorder

in the world so listen well

His Highness" has meant the ruler

of the realm since Lord Nobunaga

After the Supreme Taiko,

his son is His Highness"

Do simpletons from Mikawa not know?

His Highness" in Kanto

means Lord leyasu

Then is a fox a badger and

a badger a fox in Kanto?

The merchants in Osaka call leyasu

the Old Badger

But is he the Old Fox in Kanto?

- How dare you, sir!

- I beg your pardon

Lord Mitsunari

Allow me to hear you

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