NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun (2026) s01e09 Episode Script
Tears for Yayakichi
Fictional work. Any similarity
to real names or events is coincidental.
Underage smoking is prohibited.
YAMATO - BUO - SEII
Year 60 of the Yamato era. Spring.
Ohga Wajima,
Commander-in-Chief of the northern Seii,
set as her next target Reihoku,
where Borderland General Mitsuhide Ryumon
was stationed,
and advanced her forces.
In response, Mitsuhide countered
with The Empty Fort Stratagem,
and slipped free of the tiger's jaws.
Despite commanding an overwhelming force,
Ohga Wajima recoiled
before a lone tea master,
retreating in fear of an ambush.
Her loss of authority
was plain for all to see.
MARUOKA CASTLE
21:15, 8 DEGREES CELSIUS
"I don't know why she retreated
when all she faced was an old tea master."
"Overwhelmed by his presence,
she panicked and retreated."
"Absolutely pathetic."
"A disappointing call."
"I'm done supporting you."
What a bunch of idiots!
They can make such misguided criticisms
only because later investigations revealed
that there were no soldiers
lying in ambush.
Exactly!
Had we been struck by a surprise attack
from Yamato's forces at Kuzuryu Bridge,
we would have lost our Commander-in-Chief
along with countless troops,
plunging us into total chaos!
You should ignore the opinions of fools
who can only see things
from such a narrow, limited perspective!
I urge you to severely punish
those who wrote these letters!
-That's right!
-Right!
Enough.
SEII COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
OHGA WAJIMA
No matter how many reasons
I give for retreating,
the fact remains
that there were no ambush troops.
That is the undeniable truth.
The blame lies with me
for making the wrong call.
Those who wrote these letters
are to go unpunished.
Unpunished?
But there are no small number calling
for your resignation, Commander!
To prevent future trouble,
we must set them right--
That's enough.
STRATEGIS
YAYAKICHI HEI
The Commander-in-Chief appears tired.
All of you, return to your camps.
Excuse us.
NIPPON SANGOKU:
THE THREE NATIONS OF THE CRIMSON SUN
FUKUI REIHOKU CASTLE
SAME TIME, 8 DEGREES CELSIUS
STRATEGIS
YASUAKI KAKU
-How's progress looking?
-Sir!
About 70% of the civilians
have been moved into the castle shelters.
TEARS FOR YAYAKICHI
Good. Continue evacuating everyone
inside the castle.
Respectfully, I believe
we should close the gates at once
and prepare for the Seii army's attack.
Then, what about the civilians
still outside the walls?
To save the many already inside the walls,
the sacrifice of the few outside
may be unavoidable.
Do you know
why the Great Violent Revolution
broke out in this country?
I believe it was because those in power
embraced extreme utilitarianism
and repeatedly forced through policies
that ignored the will of the people.
Your choice may be right
from a utilitarian standpoint.
But in a reality shaped by "heaven,"
"land," and the "people,"
we should consider every angle
and perspective
until the very last moment
to think through what is truly best,
and pour our efforts
into solving the problem.
For those of us
in a position to save people,
-all the more so.
-Exactly.
If we cannot even try to save the lives
we can save right now,
how could an age of peace ever come?
Right, sir! I'll take that to heart!
Strategist Kaku!
It's Borderland General Ryumon!
Hey.
BORDERLAND GENERAL
MITSUHIDE RYUMON
Honestly, I'm so relieved
you made it back alive.
Welcome back, sir!
Welcome back, sir!
General Ryumon, your shoulder…
Hurry, get Dr. Kata.
Kaku.
Commander Wajima's arrow
did not waver for an instant.
If my tea preparation
had even the slightest hesitation,
I wouldn't be here now.
The fact that you sent me off, Kaku,
is one of the reasons
I avoided a worse outcome.
Truly, thank you.
Honestly, what are you saying?
It's because it was you, Mr. Ryumon,
that I could send you off.
I trusted you would come back.
Well then, back to state affairs.
What… the…
Strategist Kaku… Strategist Kaku!
Get a doctor now!
MARUOKA CASTLE
SAME TIME
Yayakichi.
I'm sorry I couldn't believe in you.
I lacked the insight
to see what lay ahead.
I did not punish those who slaughtered
the Yamato people in Okuetsu,
all to keep morale intact.
I doubted my strategist's counsel,
and I could not even carry out the revenge
I had longed for.
I'm unfit to be Commander-in-Chief.
Tora,
why would the one who chose to retreat
for the sake of the people and nation,
instead of carrying out the revenge
they longed for,
be unfit to be Commander-in-Chief?
So long as we live on this earth,
we cannot escape fate.
Heaven's timing,
the land's advantage, the people's unity…
Tonight, fortune simply did not favor us.
Yayakichi…
Even if you retreat, as long as
you're alive, you can press forward again.
Do not despair.
Yes.
From here on, this will be the true test.
If we do not want Yamato's history books
to remember you as someone who
"cowered before Ryumon's resolve
and fled,"
then we must win this war.
You are right.
To that end,
before we march at dawn,
we must restore your authority
and set right the laws
that have fallen into disarray.
But what I do now
could be taken as a purge
in response to those protest letters.
Yayakichi, lend me your wisdom.
I have just the plan.
Leave it to me, your strategist.
I will. I'm counting on you, Yayakichi.
Completely understood.
Seii Strategist Yayakichi Hei,
in order to restore
Ohga Wajima's authority
and set right the laws
thrown into disarray,
resolved to shoulder all the blame.
He penned a letter blending truth
with fabrication about his own deeds,
and had it circulated
throughout the Seii camp as
"An Indictment by Several
of Strategist Hei's Subordinates."
He wrote that he murdered
the Commander's elder brothers
and made Ohga the head of the Wajima clan
when she was still a child.
He wrote that he exploited her patriotism
and desire for revenge,
securing his place at her side for years.
He wrote that the retreat
at the Kuzuryu River
and the massacre
of the Yamato civilians in Okuetsu
were both carried out on his orders,
and that all were part of a scheme
to undermine
the Commander-in-Chief's authority
in order to seize full control
of the nation for himself.
Although the accusations in the confession
were largely unsubstantiated,
it all unfolded as Yayakichi had planned.
Senior officers who harbored resentment
toward Yayakichi rallied to the cause…
JIEN HIBI
…and by the end of the night,
many had added their names…
HAKUYAKU TABUCHI
…to a petition demanding his removal.
STRATEGIST HEI'S QUARTERS
Dad!
Why would you put out a letter like that?
YASUKE HEI - DAIKICHI HEI
Are you trying to take all the blame?
You are the person Commander Wajima
and this nation need most!
Please speak
to the Commander-in-Chief directly
and tell her the letter is false!
My decision is already made.
Dad!
History tells us how dictators
who lose their authority inevitably end.
With both the nation's leader
and its laws being disregarded,
we could face the worst-case scenario.
If by bearing all the blame myself
I can break this impasse
and allow everyone to unite once more
under Commander-in-Chief Wajima,
there would be no greater joy.
Father…
To break the impasse gripping this nation,
Daikichi, Yasuke,
I need you both to cooperate
in bringing charges against me.
There's no need to panic.
I'm only stepping down from this position,
not dying.
For the people and the nation,
I'll be counting on you two.
-Yes, sir!
-Yes, sir!
-Are the preparations complete?
-Yes, sir.
The soldiers I brought
know nothing of the matter at hand.
They have only been told to follow you
and apprehend a certain individual.
We will now lay siege
to the Commander-in-Chief's residence.
Year 60 of the Yamato era. March 21.
Seii Strategist Yayakichi Hei
led several dozen Seii soldiers
in an operation to lay siege
to the Commander-in-Chief's residence.
This became known
as the Yayakichi Rebellion.
One guard patrolling the residence
was stabbed to death,
but Yayakichi was soon apprehended.
The accompanying soldiers,
learning the operation's true objective
was the assassination of the
Commander-in-Chief, surrendered.
Through a swift operation
that claimed only a single life,
Yayakichi took upon himself
the disgrace of being branded a traitor.
Everything unfolded
exactly as he had planned.
HOW TO MAKE YAYAKICHI'S GLOVE PUPPE
No way!
What the hell were you thinking?
You've been playing
Lady Ohga all this time!
You make my blood boil!
Commander-in-Chief Wajima,
give a heavy sentence to that old bastard!
Nah, it's gotta be death!
Death! Death! Death!
Give him death!
This was
your plan?
You ordered your subordinates to circulate
that letter of indictment, didn't you?
Enough of this!
Explain yourself, to me and to everyone,
right now!
It is my great regret that,
through my own inadequacy,
I failed to kill you
when the opportunity arose.
Yayakichi, what are you saying?
"Even if you retreat, as long as you're
alive, you can press forward again"!
You are the one who told me that.
So why would you of all people
sacrifice yourself for my mistake?
I'm afraid I have no idea
what you are talking about.
Twelve years ago,
I killed your elder brothers.
In this war,
I issued orders for the massacre and rape
of Yamato civilians in Okuetsu.
I urged retreat at the Kuzuryu River
to deliberately damage your authority.
And tonight, through rebellion,
I sought to replace you.
My ambition was left unfulfilled,
but such is life.
I ask that you judge me
strictly by the law,
and sentence me to death.
Father…
Wait!
Allow me to speak.
Is there any tactician
who could replace Strategist Hei
in achieving the conquest of Yamato?
No, there is not.
I foolishly believed
the letter of indictment,
incited the soldiers,
and had them submit a petition
demanding his dismissal.
This incident is my responsibility.
I will accept punishment in his place.
I beg you to show mercy to Strategist Hei.
I am equally guilty.
Please…
Please forgive Strategist Hei,
who served you loyally for so many years.
What a shameless farce.
They intend to drive Father out for good,
just to save their own skins.
I'm begging you as well.
Please forgive my dad!
No, Brother!
Even if you punish some token officer,
people will just see it as shifting blame,
and criticism of the
Commander-in-Chief will only grow.
That would render
Father's plan meaningless.
Father, I fully understand your resolve.
I will see to it
that your wish is fulfilled.
Commander-in-Chief Wajima,
you must not forgive my father.
Yasuke!
Why?
Whatever my father's
true intentions may have been,
the fact remains, he led troops to
the residence of Seii's Commander Wajima,
the nation's supreme authority,
and took a life in the process.
This is an undeniable truth known to many.
As for the retreat at Kuzuryu River,
caution before nightfall is one thing,
but at midnight,
vigilance is only natural.
Yet despite being the nation's strategist,
he conducted no proper investigation
and claimed foolishly that "there is
no exception to The Empty Fort Stratagem,"
placing you, Commander-In-Chief,
in grave peril. For this,
my father deserves death
a thousand times over.
Death!
Right now, resentment toward
my father is swirling through our ranks,
and morale is in disarray.
To defeat the enemy,
we must set the army right.
To set the army right,
we must set the law right.
Commander-In-Chief Wajima,
I ask that you publicly execute my father,
the traitor,
and show the nation the path of justice.
Death! Death! Death!
Yayakichi,
this isn't the way I wanted
to have to trust you or your plan.
I hereby sentence the traitor,
Yayakichi Hei, to crucifixion.
Born in Year 2 of the Yamato era,
in Uzen Province.
As a child, he was raised under
the Seii regime's "anti-Yamato policy,"
educated from an early age
to oppose Yamato.
From a young age, he served
as district governor in his region,
contributing to Seii's economic recovery
and improvements in public order.
He was later appointed
as a foreign affairs official,
entering repeated diplomatic negotiations
with the eastern state of Buo.
Under the pretext of preparing for
invasion by their shared enemy, Yamato,
he secured a de facto non-aggression pact.
Afterward, he was deeply impressed
by Byakko Wajima's
"Westward Advance Doctrine,"
a policy to halt Yamato's expansion
and address food shortages
brought on by cooling.
He joined as a staff officer,
earned Byakko's deep trust,
and served as his adviser
in both public and private affairs.
He was also cherished by the Wajima heirs,
raised in a single-father household,
and came to be treated
as one of their own.
After Byakko's death,
seeking to fulfill their shared ambition
of the conquest of Yamato,
Yayakichi poisoned and murdered Byakko's
inept sons and incited Ohga to rise.
He devoted the remainder of his life
to the westward campaign alongside Ohga.
Tora…
though my life should end,
my wish will live on.
From beyond the grave,
I will pray for this nation's prosperity
and the happiness of its people.
Yayakichi Hei. Fifty-eight.
Under pelting rain, he died in Fukui,
his ambition left unfulfilled.
Down with the traitor!
Loyalty and patriotism!
Long live our Commander-in-Chief!
Down with the traitor!
Loyalty and patriotism!
Long live our Commander-in-Chief!
Down with the traitor!
Loyalty and patriotism!
Long live our Commander-in-Chief!
Come on, Yasuke, this is messed up.
After all Dad did for this country,
for him to die like this…
There's no way that's right!
History will judge today's choice.
But if we do not win this war,
Seii has no future.
I'm not our father. I'll do things my way.
Under Commander-in-Chief Wajima,
I will lead this country to victory.
Dammit!
All we can do is keep moving forward!
Then I'll make damn sure
Dad didn't die for nothing!
Down with the traitor!
Loyalty and patriotism!
Long live our Commander-in-Chief!
Down with the traitor!
Loyalty and patriotism!
Long live our Commander-in-Chief!
Down with the traitor!
Loyalty and patriotism!
Long live our Commander-in-Chief!
TORA, DO NOT DESPAIR
YAMATO
I will not let this country,
or its people,
be ruled by that nation
of utter corruption!
Papa, Yayakichi,
I will show the world
the dream you devoted your lives to!
The girl who had lost her family,
and the strategist who had lost his lord,
took each other's hands
and dreamed of conquering Yamato.
Twelve years later,
the parting of the two
who had shared joy and sorrow
would make Commander-in-Chief
Ohga Wajima a true leader.
Meanwhile, in Osaka…
OSAKA
SAME TIME
…where news of the death
of Seii's strategist had yet to reach…
one young man
was about to stake the fate of the realm
on a single, decisive gamble.
THOUGH MY LIFE SHOULD END,
MY WISH WILL LIVE ON.
to real names or events is coincidental.
Underage smoking is prohibited.
YAMATO - BUO - SEII
Year 60 of the Yamato era. Spring.
Ohga Wajima,
Commander-in-Chief of the northern Seii,
set as her next target Reihoku,
where Borderland General Mitsuhide Ryumon
was stationed,
and advanced her forces.
In response, Mitsuhide countered
with The Empty Fort Stratagem,
and slipped free of the tiger's jaws.
Despite commanding an overwhelming force,
Ohga Wajima recoiled
before a lone tea master,
retreating in fear of an ambush.
Her loss of authority
was plain for all to see.
MARUOKA CASTLE
21:15, 8 DEGREES CELSIUS
"I don't know why she retreated
when all she faced was an old tea master."
"Overwhelmed by his presence,
she panicked and retreated."
"Absolutely pathetic."
"A disappointing call."
"I'm done supporting you."
What a bunch of idiots!
They can make such misguided criticisms
only because later investigations revealed
that there were no soldiers
lying in ambush.
Exactly!
Had we been struck by a surprise attack
from Yamato's forces at Kuzuryu Bridge,
we would have lost our Commander-in-Chief
along with countless troops,
plunging us into total chaos!
You should ignore the opinions of fools
who can only see things
from such a narrow, limited perspective!
I urge you to severely punish
those who wrote these letters!
-That's right!
-Right!
Enough.
SEII COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
OHGA WAJIMA
No matter how many reasons
I give for retreating,
the fact remains
that there were no ambush troops.
That is the undeniable truth.
The blame lies with me
for making the wrong call.
Those who wrote these letters
are to go unpunished.
Unpunished?
But there are no small number calling
for your resignation, Commander!
To prevent future trouble,
we must set them right--
That's enough.
STRATEGIS
YAYAKICHI HEI
The Commander-in-Chief appears tired.
All of you, return to your camps.
Excuse us.
NIPPON SANGOKU:
THE THREE NATIONS OF THE CRIMSON SUN
FUKUI REIHOKU CASTLE
SAME TIME, 8 DEGREES CELSIUS
STRATEGIS
YASUAKI KAKU
-How's progress looking?
-Sir!
About 70% of the civilians
have been moved into the castle shelters.
TEARS FOR YAYAKICHI
Good. Continue evacuating everyone
inside the castle.
Respectfully, I believe
we should close the gates at once
and prepare for the Seii army's attack.
Then, what about the civilians
still outside the walls?
To save the many already inside the walls,
the sacrifice of the few outside
may be unavoidable.
Do you know
why the Great Violent Revolution
broke out in this country?
I believe it was because those in power
embraced extreme utilitarianism
and repeatedly forced through policies
that ignored the will of the people.
Your choice may be right
from a utilitarian standpoint.
But in a reality shaped by "heaven,"
"land," and the "people,"
we should consider every angle
and perspective
until the very last moment
to think through what is truly best,
and pour our efforts
into solving the problem.
For those of us
in a position to save people,
-all the more so.
-Exactly.
If we cannot even try to save the lives
we can save right now,
how could an age of peace ever come?
Right, sir! I'll take that to heart!
Strategist Kaku!
It's Borderland General Ryumon!
Hey.
BORDERLAND GENERAL
MITSUHIDE RYUMON
Honestly, I'm so relieved
you made it back alive.
Welcome back, sir!
Welcome back, sir!
General Ryumon, your shoulder…
Hurry, get Dr. Kata.
Kaku.
Commander Wajima's arrow
did not waver for an instant.
If my tea preparation
had even the slightest hesitation,
I wouldn't be here now.
The fact that you sent me off, Kaku,
is one of the reasons
I avoided a worse outcome.
Truly, thank you.
Honestly, what are you saying?
It's because it was you, Mr. Ryumon,
that I could send you off.
I trusted you would come back.
Well then, back to state affairs.
What… the…
Strategist Kaku… Strategist Kaku!
Get a doctor now!
MARUOKA CASTLE
SAME TIME
Yayakichi.
I'm sorry I couldn't believe in you.
I lacked the insight
to see what lay ahead.
I did not punish those who slaughtered
the Yamato people in Okuetsu,
all to keep morale intact.
I doubted my strategist's counsel,
and I could not even carry out the revenge
I had longed for.
I'm unfit to be Commander-in-Chief.
Tora,
why would the one who chose to retreat
for the sake of the people and nation,
instead of carrying out the revenge
they longed for,
be unfit to be Commander-in-Chief?
So long as we live on this earth,
we cannot escape fate.
Heaven's timing,
the land's advantage, the people's unity…
Tonight, fortune simply did not favor us.
Yayakichi…
Even if you retreat, as long as
you're alive, you can press forward again.
Do not despair.
Yes.
From here on, this will be the true test.
If we do not want Yamato's history books
to remember you as someone who
"cowered before Ryumon's resolve
and fled,"
then we must win this war.
You are right.
To that end,
before we march at dawn,
we must restore your authority
and set right the laws
that have fallen into disarray.
But what I do now
could be taken as a purge
in response to those protest letters.
Yayakichi, lend me your wisdom.
I have just the plan.
Leave it to me, your strategist.
I will. I'm counting on you, Yayakichi.
Completely understood.
Seii Strategist Yayakichi Hei,
in order to restore
Ohga Wajima's authority
and set right the laws
thrown into disarray,
resolved to shoulder all the blame.
He penned a letter blending truth
with fabrication about his own deeds,
and had it circulated
throughout the Seii camp as
"An Indictment by Several
of Strategist Hei's Subordinates."
He wrote that he murdered
the Commander's elder brothers
and made Ohga the head of the Wajima clan
when she was still a child.
He wrote that he exploited her patriotism
and desire for revenge,
securing his place at her side for years.
He wrote that the retreat
at the Kuzuryu River
and the massacre
of the Yamato civilians in Okuetsu
were both carried out on his orders,
and that all were part of a scheme
to undermine
the Commander-in-Chief's authority
in order to seize full control
of the nation for himself.
Although the accusations in the confession
were largely unsubstantiated,
it all unfolded as Yayakichi had planned.
Senior officers who harbored resentment
toward Yayakichi rallied to the cause…
JIEN HIBI
…and by the end of the night,
many had added their names…
HAKUYAKU TABUCHI
…to a petition demanding his removal.
STRATEGIST HEI'S QUARTERS
Dad!
Why would you put out a letter like that?
YASUKE HEI - DAIKICHI HEI
Are you trying to take all the blame?
You are the person Commander Wajima
and this nation need most!
Please speak
to the Commander-in-Chief directly
and tell her the letter is false!
My decision is already made.
Dad!
History tells us how dictators
who lose their authority inevitably end.
With both the nation's leader
and its laws being disregarded,
we could face the worst-case scenario.
If by bearing all the blame myself
I can break this impasse
and allow everyone to unite once more
under Commander-in-Chief Wajima,
there would be no greater joy.
Father…
To break the impasse gripping this nation,
Daikichi, Yasuke,
I need you both to cooperate
in bringing charges against me.
There's no need to panic.
I'm only stepping down from this position,
not dying.
For the people and the nation,
I'll be counting on you two.
-Yes, sir!
-Yes, sir!
-Are the preparations complete?
-Yes, sir.
The soldiers I brought
know nothing of the matter at hand.
They have only been told to follow you
and apprehend a certain individual.
We will now lay siege
to the Commander-in-Chief's residence.
Year 60 of the Yamato era. March 21.
Seii Strategist Yayakichi Hei
led several dozen Seii soldiers
in an operation to lay siege
to the Commander-in-Chief's residence.
This became known
as the Yayakichi Rebellion.
One guard patrolling the residence
was stabbed to death,
but Yayakichi was soon apprehended.
The accompanying soldiers,
learning the operation's true objective
was the assassination of the
Commander-in-Chief, surrendered.
Through a swift operation
that claimed only a single life,
Yayakichi took upon himself
the disgrace of being branded a traitor.
Everything unfolded
exactly as he had planned.
HOW TO MAKE YAYAKICHI'S GLOVE PUPPE
No way!
What the hell were you thinking?
You've been playing
Lady Ohga all this time!
You make my blood boil!
Commander-in-Chief Wajima,
give a heavy sentence to that old bastard!
Nah, it's gotta be death!
Death! Death! Death!
Give him death!
This was
your plan?
You ordered your subordinates to circulate
that letter of indictment, didn't you?
Enough of this!
Explain yourself, to me and to everyone,
right now!
It is my great regret that,
through my own inadequacy,
I failed to kill you
when the opportunity arose.
Yayakichi, what are you saying?
"Even if you retreat, as long as you're
alive, you can press forward again"!
You are the one who told me that.
So why would you of all people
sacrifice yourself for my mistake?
I'm afraid I have no idea
what you are talking about.
Twelve years ago,
I killed your elder brothers.
In this war,
I issued orders for the massacre and rape
of Yamato civilians in Okuetsu.
I urged retreat at the Kuzuryu River
to deliberately damage your authority.
And tonight, through rebellion,
I sought to replace you.
My ambition was left unfulfilled,
but such is life.
I ask that you judge me
strictly by the law,
and sentence me to death.
Father…
Wait!
Allow me to speak.
Is there any tactician
who could replace Strategist Hei
in achieving the conquest of Yamato?
No, there is not.
I foolishly believed
the letter of indictment,
incited the soldiers,
and had them submit a petition
demanding his dismissal.
This incident is my responsibility.
I will accept punishment in his place.
I beg you to show mercy to Strategist Hei.
I am equally guilty.
Please…
Please forgive Strategist Hei,
who served you loyally for so many years.
What a shameless farce.
They intend to drive Father out for good,
just to save their own skins.
I'm begging you as well.
Please forgive my dad!
No, Brother!
Even if you punish some token officer,
people will just see it as shifting blame,
and criticism of the
Commander-in-Chief will only grow.
That would render
Father's plan meaningless.
Father, I fully understand your resolve.
I will see to it
that your wish is fulfilled.
Commander-in-Chief Wajima,
you must not forgive my father.
Yasuke!
Why?
Whatever my father's
true intentions may have been,
the fact remains, he led troops to
the residence of Seii's Commander Wajima,
the nation's supreme authority,
and took a life in the process.
This is an undeniable truth known to many.
As for the retreat at Kuzuryu River,
caution before nightfall is one thing,
but at midnight,
vigilance is only natural.
Yet despite being the nation's strategist,
he conducted no proper investigation
and claimed foolishly that "there is
no exception to The Empty Fort Stratagem,"
placing you, Commander-In-Chief,
in grave peril. For this,
my father deserves death
a thousand times over.
Death!
Right now, resentment toward
my father is swirling through our ranks,
and morale is in disarray.
To defeat the enemy,
we must set the army right.
To set the army right,
we must set the law right.
Commander-In-Chief Wajima,
I ask that you publicly execute my father,
the traitor,
and show the nation the path of justice.
Death! Death! Death!
Yayakichi,
this isn't the way I wanted
to have to trust you or your plan.
I hereby sentence the traitor,
Yayakichi Hei, to crucifixion.
Born in Year 2 of the Yamato era,
in Uzen Province.
As a child, he was raised under
the Seii regime's "anti-Yamato policy,"
educated from an early age
to oppose Yamato.
From a young age, he served
as district governor in his region,
contributing to Seii's economic recovery
and improvements in public order.
He was later appointed
as a foreign affairs official,
entering repeated diplomatic negotiations
with the eastern state of Buo.
Under the pretext of preparing for
invasion by their shared enemy, Yamato,
he secured a de facto non-aggression pact.
Afterward, he was deeply impressed
by Byakko Wajima's
"Westward Advance Doctrine,"
a policy to halt Yamato's expansion
and address food shortages
brought on by cooling.
He joined as a staff officer,
earned Byakko's deep trust,
and served as his adviser
in both public and private affairs.
He was also cherished by the Wajima heirs,
raised in a single-father household,
and came to be treated
as one of their own.
After Byakko's death,
seeking to fulfill their shared ambition
of the conquest of Yamato,
Yayakichi poisoned and murdered Byakko's
inept sons and incited Ohga to rise.
He devoted the remainder of his life
to the westward campaign alongside Ohga.
Tora…
though my life should end,
my wish will live on.
From beyond the grave,
I will pray for this nation's prosperity
and the happiness of its people.
Yayakichi Hei. Fifty-eight.
Under pelting rain, he died in Fukui,
his ambition left unfulfilled.
Down with the traitor!
Loyalty and patriotism!
Long live our Commander-in-Chief!
Down with the traitor!
Loyalty and patriotism!
Long live our Commander-in-Chief!
Down with the traitor!
Loyalty and patriotism!
Long live our Commander-in-Chief!
Come on, Yasuke, this is messed up.
After all Dad did for this country,
for him to die like this…
There's no way that's right!
History will judge today's choice.
But if we do not win this war,
Seii has no future.
I'm not our father. I'll do things my way.
Under Commander-in-Chief Wajima,
I will lead this country to victory.
Dammit!
All we can do is keep moving forward!
Then I'll make damn sure
Dad didn't die for nothing!
Down with the traitor!
Loyalty and patriotism!
Long live our Commander-in-Chief!
Down with the traitor!
Loyalty and patriotism!
Long live our Commander-in-Chief!
Down with the traitor!
Loyalty and patriotism!
Long live our Commander-in-Chief!
TORA, DO NOT DESPAIR
YAMATO
I will not let this country,
or its people,
be ruled by that nation
of utter corruption!
Papa, Yayakichi,
I will show the world
the dream you devoted your lives to!
The girl who had lost her family,
and the strategist who had lost his lord,
took each other's hands
and dreamed of conquering Yamato.
Twelve years later,
the parting of the two
who had shared joy and sorrow
would make Commander-in-Chief
Ohga Wajima a true leader.
Meanwhile, in Osaka…
OSAKA
SAME TIME
…where news of the death
of Seii's strategist had yet to reach…
one young man
was about to stake the fate of the realm
on a single, decisive gamble.
THOUGH MY LIFE SHOULD END,
MY WISH WILL LIVE ON.