Shingen

Shigen
First Appearance	Dragalia Lost
Species	Human
Age	30
Year Created	2021
Created by	Cygames
Voiced by (English)	Adam Nurada
Voiced by (Japanese)	Tsuyoshi Koyama

Shingen is a playable character in Dragalia Lost. He is the leader of the Tiger Clan, one of the twelve Wyrmclans of Hinomoto.

Official Description

The leader of the Tiger Clan, one of the Twelve Wyrmclans who govern Hinomoto. Though he looks the part of a war-weary veteran, he's younger than his imposing visage suggests. With a talent for looking after others, he's loved by vassals, subjects, and Wyrmclan leaders alike.

Adventurer Stories

Adventurer Stories Episode 1 Hot Spring Healing The spread of the transient world is like the boughs of a tree—utterly without end. This, then, is but a possible small tale that could take place after the prevention of the Tsukuyomi disaster. Shingen: HOT SPRINGS! Wyrmclan Leaders: Er...hot springs? Shingen: Yes. In the wake of the mayhem with Tsukuyomi, we Wyrmclan leaders have poured our hearts and souls into calming the upset in Hinomoto. Shingen: As a result, we have finally been able to reclaim some semblance of calm. But alas, our duties do not end there. Shingen: The prime duty of the twelve Wyrmclan leaders is, as shogun candidates, to make this land ever more bounteous. Yet we are all quite fatigued at the moment. Ieyasu: Indeed, we have been working nonstop since the incident. Shingen: And nothing can be accomplished with a worn and tired body, which is why I propose that we Wyrmclan leaders go on a hot springs trip. Shingen: We must needs cleanse the grime of the world and recharge our spirits—and this can only be accomplished at a hot spring! Seimei: (He's quite fired up about this. Of course, he HAS always loved hot springs more than anyone I know.) Mitsuhide: I totally agree! Rest hard to work hard! Variety is the spice of life! And so on! Nobunaga: You never seem to make it to the "work hard" portion of that equation. However, I concur with the idea of hot springs. Ieyasu: We haven't seen any remnants of the Mukuroshu in some time, and I've no objections to this plan. However, what is the trip to be like, exactly? Shingen: Well, since we can't all be resting at the same time, we'll split into two groups and switch off. Shingen: The first group will be the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Horse, and Boar. And our destination is... South Grastaea Aquagi Village Beach and Hot Spring Resort Shingen: Ahhhh... Now that soothes the body. Excellent job finding this place, Ieyasu. Summer Ieyasu: I'm most pleased that you like it. However, I'm curious why you were so insistent about coming here when we could have found a hot spring in Hinomoto. Shingen: I'd actually planned to drop by this place while I was on the journey to deliver New Year's blessings, but with all the Tsukuyomi hubbub, I missed my chance. Shingen: And besides, if we leave Hinomoto, that will likely inspire growth in others. Meanwhile, in Hinomoto... Yukimura: General Shingen entrusted me with his precious people and lands, and I'm gonna take care of them SO HARD! Izumo: I will help as well, Lady Yukimura. Shingen: You all left things to your vassals in your absences as well, I hope? Doing so will help foster a sense of responsibility, for wisdom comes only from hard work. Summer Ieyasu: I would certainly expect such an ethos from a man like you who values personal growth above nearly all else. Summer Mitsuhide: By the way, Shingen. I know this place has a permissive swimwear policy, but maybe you wanna consider at least removing the ol' helmet? Shingen: This helm is my identity, and I cannot so readily be parted from it. Ha ha ha! Nobunaga: Well, that was a nice dip! And now that we have enjoyed the warming waters... Shingen: It's banquet time! Let us eat, drink, and make merry as we forget the stress of our most transient world! Everyone: Huzzah! Fudo Myo-o: I removed the skin and small bones of the fish so they wouldn't get caught in your throat, Lord Shingen. Shingen: My thanks, Fudo Myo-o. Nobunaga: Say, everyone. Since we have this fine opportunity, how about we have ourselves a little heart-to-heart? Mitsuhide: About what? Nobunaga: To be frank, we should decide who is most suited to be the next shogun. We all are both comrades and candidates, so surely we're interested in each others' opinions? Seimei: Hmm. The shogunal successor is a topic of some intensity. Such opinions might well cause sparks to fly. Shingen: But this is a party, which means disquiet and disrespect can simply be washed away as japes borne of the atmosphere. Nobunaga: Just so, Shingen. So then, everyone? What feelings burn deep in your hearts? Mitsuhide: My stance burns right out in the open. Being shogun would be a pain and I don't wanna do it, 'kay, thanks. NEXT! Seimei: I also have no interest. Ieyasu: The peace of the people is paramount to me. If I can achieve that, I have no particular fixation on political positions. Nobunaga: Hmph. Well you all sure sound indifferent about it. Shingen: You on the other hand seem highly enthusiastic. Nobunaga: Of course! My dream is to rule the entire country! What about you, Shingen? Shingen: I'll leave that to your imagination. Nobunaga: A fairly self-important way of putting it. Trying to confound us, perhaps? Shingen: Some things are better left unsaid, I think. Now then, Mitsuhide! I hear you have prepared some entertainment for us? Mitsuhide: Ooo, is it time? Awesome! ...Ahem! When I heard our next guest was touring in the south, I had him adjust his schedule just to be here tonight... Mitsuhide: Heeey, Hanabusa! You're up! Mitsuhide: ...Hanabusa? Hello? ...Well, that's weird. He should be waiting right over there. Hanabusa: *guuuuurgle* Mitsuhide: Uh oh. I worried this might happen. Tummy trouble? Hanabusa: F-forgive me, Lady Mitsuhide. I know you entrusted me with this great responsibility, but in this state, I—*guuurgle* Shingen: I heard the poor man was disposed to such suffering. It seems the tension of the hour is giving him a case of the runs. Mitsuhide: Great responsibility? He's dancing for a party! Dude seriously needs to relax. Shingen: Yes, but a party for high-level individuals, which is undoubtedly stressful. That being said, this is bound to end in both misery and many soiled pants, so... Hmm... Hanabusa: The party has become subdued... Oh, and I had planned such a perfect dance for Lady Mitsuhide and the others! Hanabusa: I have no options left to me now save ending my shameful life, so I suppose... Hmm? I hear cheers from the party venue! Shingen: Movements swift as wind! A stance stately as the silent forest! Nobunaga: Very good, Shingen! Bravo! Shingen: Passionate like fire! Making the earth sing like a mountain! This is the heart of my Furinkazan dancing style! Hanabusa: What on earth is this? Mitsuhide: While you were, er, "indisposed," Shingen leapt into action. Shingen: One of my vassals is a master of Hinomotoan dance, and I thought I might take the opportunity to show off what they taught me! Seimei: You call that dancing? It looked more like the writhing of a fiend, or maybe a sumo wrestler toppling over the buffet table. Shingen: And yet it still livened up the party! Sometimes perfection is not required for a thing to be workable. Hanabusa: Perfection is not required... Shingen: Now, Hanabusa! I hand it off to you! There are not many dancers worse than I, so you can but improve upon my flailings. Shingen: I promise no one here will be so boorish as to critique your work, so please dance as your heart tells you. Hanabusa: I thank you, Lord Shingen. Though unworthy, I shall perform a dance before your noble personages. This time, Hanabusa's dance was graceful and magnificent as a willow in the breeze. Shingen: Hrmm... Seems I got carried away and ate too much. Time for a brisk walk to get my digestion moving again. Shingen: Ah, the sea at night... For one as I who grew up in the mountains, it is a thing both beautiful and frightful. Shingen: *cough cough* Hrk! N-not again... Yoshitsune: There is no best way to live, but there are things that may come into view as a result of one's time being limited. Shingen: A truth I know well, Yoshitsune. Which is why on this trip, I intend to... Episode 2 Fight with a Fool Shingen: *gulp gulp*... Aah! Nothing like a little milk after a morning bath! Saiga: Greetings. I presume you are Shingen, leader of the Tiger Wyrmclan. Shingen: Indeed. And you must be Saiga—former member of the Mukuroshu—and his sister-in-law, Yachiyo. Shingen: I recall you working with the Wyrmclan leaders several times to eliminate the Mukuroshu. What a coincidence to meet you here today. Yachiyo: Me and this tall drink'a water here are on whatcha might call a "journey of reformin' the world." Saiga: We do so for my own atonement, as well as Yachiyo's training. However, we came here today because we caught wind of a rather disquieting rumor. Shingen: Oh? And what would that be? Aquagi Village Amusement Park Nobunaga: So they said a Mukuroshu straggler might be lurking around here? ...Hah! Shingen: Yes. His name is Gennai. Apparently he's some sort of weapons developer, but I know not what he looks like. ...Hah! Nobunaga: And Saiga said there was a high chance of this being a false rumor? Still, it's best to be cautious. ...Yah! Nobunaga: Yessss! I hit more targets than you! First game of three goes to me. Shingen: It seems I also have more training to do. Amusement Park Cat: Meow! Nobunaga: Celebrating my victory, eh? Good kitty! Now then, Shingen! What should we compete in next? Amusement Park Owner: Care to give my Cheery Chariots a whirl? They run on their own so long as you feed mana into 'em! Fudo Myo-o: A novel conveyance indeed. Shingen: Then let us race these contraptions around the beach! The first to arrive will be the winner. Now...have at you! Fudo Myo-o: Lord Shingen wins, just as I expected. Nobunaga: I guess that means we're knotted at one. ...Also, these chariot things are REALLY great! I want them in Hinomoto. Shingen: Who made this contrivance, shopkeep? Amusement Park Owner: An incredible genius of an inventor, sir! *mumble* Though he lost his patron and now lives secluded in the countryside... Shingen: What was that? Amusement Park Owner: Nothing. Now, more importantly, I know just the thing for your final game! I'll get things ready, so just wait there. Amusement Park Cat: Mroooow! Nobunaga: We appear to have some time on our hands until the owner returns. Shingen: Then let me pose a question: What are your plans if you become shogun? Nobunaga: I seek to make an interesting world even more interesting! My goal is a vibrant country where business thrives and new things are constantly being created. Nobunaga: Hinomoto has many old-fashioned traditions that hinder free commerce, and I intend to smash them all! Nobunaga: But I won't stop in Hinomoto. Eventually I'll unify nations far and wide and create a vibrant new world with my own hands! Shingen: You're quite intent upon seeing this goal done in your own way. I pray I get to see this world you seek to create. Nobunaga: Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't you talking at the party last night like you had your own designs on the shogun's seat? Shingen: I suppose... Fudo Myo-o: ...... Shingen: Ah, good proprietress! Have you finished with your preparations? Amusement Park Owner: Yes, maintenance is complete. Switching to combat form! Nobunaga: What the hell?! She turned into a machine! Amusement Park Cat: Enough of this feigned friendliness. DESTROY THEM. Nobunaga: So now we've got a talking cat, and the machine is attacking us... What is going on here?! Fudo Myo-o: This is no ordinary tabby. Who or what are you? Gennai: I am Gennai, the greatest inventor in all this world. Shingen: You're the Mukuroshu holdover Saiga mentioned! Though it's curious indeed that you take the form of a feline. Gennai: Pah! This body is merely a construct. By combining the arts of onmyodo and machinery, I have succeeded in transferring my soul into it. Gennai: The Mukuroshu were my patrons. They paid me, I provided them with inventions, and everyone profited! Gennai: However, thanks to you lot deciding to take them out, my great work has been stalled. We have a score to settle, you and I! Nobunaga: Your score is misplaced. Gennai: Silence! I will BURY you fools here! Behold my latest invention, the greatest transforming weapon in the world, and one modeled after ancient magicks! Nobunaga: This contraption lives up to his titling. It's quite powerful! Shingen: We're not making any headway here. Time for a new strategy! Shingen: You two! With me! Nobunaga: Uh, Shingen? You do realize this is a dead-end, yes? Shingen: It's dim, there's poor visibility, and it has but a single entrance. It's perfect! Gennai: You Wyrmclan fools thought to lose me with a measly smoke bomb? Aha ha ha! It takes more than that to stop Gennai! Now...feel the sting of my resentment! Shingen: Are you familiar with the woodpecker? They use their beaks to hit trees, surprising the insects within. And once they scatter, it hunts them down and eats them. Gennai: What ARE you prattling on about? Shingen: You were so obsessed with chasing us, you neglected to mind your surroundings— a fact my companions can attest to. Gennai: An ambush from behind?! Blast it! My great transforming weapon reacted too slowly! Shingen: Even the "greatest" of weapons is but a target when staggered. Now's our chance to attack! Everyone: Haaaaaah! Gennai: Noooooo! My machine! My final, greatest work! Nobunaga: Thank you, Saiga. You too, Yachiyo. But how did you know our foe was here? Saiga: When I pulled on Shingen's coat about the Mukuroshu straggler, we made a plan on what we'd do if he got into combat. Shingen: If the tides turn against us, I will send up a smoke signal and lead the enemy to a place advantageous for a pincer attack. I think the cave west of this beach will do. Yachiyo: Right then. If we see smoke, we'll drop the dillydally and beat feet right to ya. Nobunaga: So the smoke bomb wasn't camouflage, but a signal? Quite well-prepared of you to make arrangements for a possible losing battle. Shingen: There are no better tactics than caution and preparation. Now then, about disposing with Gennai... Gennai: I have no means of resisting you now, so do as you will. Go on, you brute! Do it! Shingen: How very sportsmanlike of you! However, though the machine made by this fellow was an enemy, it was praiseworthy nonetheless. Don't you agree, Nobunaga? Nobunaga: Yes, his would be a regrettable talent to discard; if superior people play an active role in things, the world becomes that much more interesting. Saiga: Just what are the two of you planning? Together: We're hiring Gennai! Yachiyo: Are ya soft in the head? This cat's with the Mukuroshu! He's a bum, I tells ya— and dangerous to boot! Shingen: Even poisons can become salves if used properly. If he agreed to use his talent to help instead of harm, there would be few others as capable. Shingen: Besides, it was merely a match of mutual interests that lead to him colluding with the Mukuroshu. You didn't attack us out of any desire to avenge them, right? Gennai: Well, that's true. I wasn't helping the Mukuroshu because I have any particular enmity for the shogunate. Nobunaga: You see? If we sponsor Gennai, our interests are aligned and there is no reason for any future conflict. Shingen: Naturally, we'll keep a watchful eye on the fellow to ensure he doesn't get up to his former bad ways, but otherwise... Well, Gennai? What do you say? Gennai: ...I accept. So long as I can continue my research, I'll work for you. Shingen: Then it's decided. I will explain to the shogun and other Wyrmclans. Yachiyo: I can't figure if you Wyrmclan types have a pound'a guts or an ounce'a brains... Fudo Myo-o: (Perhaps Lord Shingen and Nobunaga are two of a kind...) Together: Consider the matter resolved! Gennai's inventions would go on to contribute greatly to the development of Hinomoto... Ah, but that is a tale for another time. Nobunaga: Hey, Shingen. Our match was supposed to have three games in it, remember? Shingen: Oh, that's right How should we settle it? Nobunaga: You know what? I concede. I don't have anywhere near the preparedness you used to defeat Gennai's mad machine. Nobunaga: As someone who hopes to rule this land, I need to follow your example—yet i don't yearn to be like you as Yukimura does. Nobunaga: You're my worthy rival, and I will surpass you and claim the seat of shogun! Shingen: I look forward to it! Ha ha ha ha! Episode 3 The Onmyoji's Curse After Shingen's group hears that Quinbell—a town with close relations to Hinomoto—is holding a festival, they decide to stretch their legs and take a stroll around the town. Shingen: Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Fudo Myo-o: You look so strong and impressive carrying that float, Lord Shingen... Shingen: As Yachiyo said, this is a lively festival. The walk was a good idea. Catherine: I'm so terribly pleased that you're enjoying yourselves, dearest Wyrmclan leaders. But the main event is yet to come! Eugene: It'll be held on the main square stage. We have a singing competition, a bingo match, a talk show—we do it all! Catherine: We're also inviting more special guests, so it would be simply PERFECT if you were to share our excitement! Oho ho ho! Shingen: Sounds like fun to me. What say we all head for the stage? Seimei: I prefer to wander alone, thank you. Shingen: Hmm... Quinbell Outskirts Southern Woods Seimei: Is this the talisman that Rikugo re-affixed to ward off the fiends? A bit of his mana remains on it... Seimei: (While chasing down the onmyoji Doman who had defected to the Mukuroshu, the shikigami Rikugo who served me returned to mana.) Seimei: (And then...) Doman: My Kodoku is being made manifest at last! YOU are my ultimate sorcery, Seimei! You! Youuu! YOUUU! Seimei: The Mukuroshu was virtually annihilated. I imagine you'd say something like, "How extremely delightful that it ends in this way!" ...Hrgh! Seimei: Tch... Aching again... Nnngh... Shingen: Seimei! Are you all right?! Seimei: Shingen... Shingen: You seem calmer. Seimei: Yes, thank you. Shingen: Quinbell is a land related to Rikugo, yes? Were you thinking back on him? Seimei: I reported to my grandfather at his grave in Hinomoto, but a shikigami like Rikugo doesn't have a grave—so I came here to tell him of the Mukuroshu's destruction. Shingen: I see. And if I may, was your spasm just now an effect of the fell onmyodo curse you received in the battle with Doman? Seimei: Yes. Since the business with Tsukuyomi, it's gone from a rather mild annoyance to terrific agony. Shingen: Passion can make one forget pain. The Mukuroshu are a special enemy, for they slaughtered your family. Shingen: Perhaps you didn't feel any pain because you were working so hard to avenge them. Seimei: But with the enemy gone, the curse cannot be broken; I have no choice but to live with agony for the rest of my days. Shingen: Then permit me to confer upon you a spell that might ease your suffering. Seimei: You would teach me, an onmyoji, a spell? How amusing. Shingen: I trust you know I am not on good terms with Kenshin of the Dragon Wyrmclan. Seimei: Mostlike because the two of you end up arguing every time you meet. Shingen: Kenshin and I do not see eye-to-eye at all. We are as water and oil—but I can live in the now BECAUSE he is there. Shingen: One time, I went to slay a fiend that had appeared outside of town. But I took a grievous wound, fled into the mountains, and found myself alone and desperate. Shingen: But just when I had accepted my death, I experienced not the brilliant light of the afterlife, but Kenshin's odious face. Shingen: His visage floated into my mind and made me ashamed at how I was giving up. It rallied me back to my feet and turned me into a man possessed. Shingen: The fiend who came to finish me found the tables turned, and after defeating it I walked back down the mountain. Oh, but the vassal who greeted me was shocked! Seimei: So envisioning the face of one you hate is a spell to relieve pain? Shingen: Perhaps better to call him a natural rival than a hated enemy. And competition between two creatures drives them both to heights of greater survival. Shingen: If you can picture your rival and compete with them, it fills you with strength. Seimei: Does it? I wonder... Ieyasu: There you are! The talk show portion of the event is about to begin, you know? Shingen: Dear me, that's... Mitsuhide: The special guest and famous enka singer, Marvelous Naoto! ...Who was Rikugo's form while serving as a spy, right? Shingen: But Rikugo returned to mana and is no more. So who is that on the stage? Seimei: ...That idiot. Catherine: I'm delighted that we could meet again. We never thanked you properly for what you did to save our town back then. Marvelous Naoto?: Aw, heck! Don't go thinkin' nothin' of it! ...Err, I mean, I merely did what anyone would do. Becky: Ooo! Are you going to sing for us again? Marvelous Naoto?: You'll have to forgive me. My throat is in poor form at the moment, so I'll have to just talk... Sandy: You sound different from how I remember. Are you REALLY Marvelous Naoto? Marvelous Naoto?: (Aw, this ain't good! They smell a rat! What'n the hey am I gonna do?!) Seimei: I need to speak with you. Now. Catherine: Wh-what? Um, but, we're in the middle of the talk session... Eugene: Uh...we'll be right back, I guess? Seimei: What the hell are you playing at, you stupid fox? Kuzunoha: I'm soooorry, Lord Seimei! Shingen: You are supposed to be back in Hinomoto watching over the Ox clan! Kuzunoha: I knows it! But ya see, right after Lord Seimei and everybody skedaddled, we got us a request for Marvelous Naoto to appear at this here hootenanny. Kuzunoha: The people of this town dunno Rikugo's true form or the fact he bought the farm, so I sorta decided to accept in his place. Seimei: Did you seriously think you could pull that off? How could you be so stupid?! Kuzunoha: Hey! Maybe I made a right mess of it, but I don't regret it one bit! Them folks woulda been disappointed as all get-out what if I didn't. Kuzunoha: Heck, they might'a even forgot about poor ol' Rikugo, and that'd be a right shame. Kuzunoha: The Mukuroshu might be whipped, but if our pals up and disappear from the world, what's it matter that we won? Seimei: You... Shingen: Ha ha ha! Well said, little one. But what will you do in the face of a servant who speaks such truths, Seimei? Seimei: Tch. What other option do I have now that the stupid fox went and did this? ...But you're helping to fix it, Shingen! Shingen: Movements swift as wind! A stance stately as the silent forest! Catherine: (Shingen is standing in with his dance until Marvelous Naoto returns, but... Oh!) Marvelous Naoto: My apologies for keeping you waiting. My throat is better, and I am returned. Marvelous Naoto: From here onward is my domain alone. Thus I would ask you to incline your ears to me and let the music play! Shingen: Phew! I am worn from all the dancing. Is the Rikugo who cavorts upon the stage now a new shikigami you created? Seimei: It's a copy of Rikugo made from the mana left behind on the fiend-warding talisman—but it's a simple spell that lacks the original's sense of self. Seimei: More of a puppet, really, so I'm here making it sing from the wings of the stage. With any luck... Ngh! Gaaaaah! Kuzunoha: Lord Seimei! What's ailin' ya?! Shingen: A spasm caused by the fell curse, perhaps. Seimei: (Damn! The spell will break at this rate!) Shingen: Steady on now, Seimei. In the bottom of your heart, who is watching you right now? Who is the one you must not lose to? Seimei: (There's only one answer to that...) Seimei: I'll not have you laugh at me, Doman! Kuzunoha: Lord Seimei... Seimei: Nothing to worry about now. I must focus on making Rikugo's big moment one for the ages! The excitement on the stage grows to a fever pitch, and Marvelous Naoto completes the performance to great applause. Kuzunoha: Aw, shucks! Rikugo disappeared again. Seimei: He was a high-level shikigami created by putting together the minds and skills of the greatest onmyoji. It'd be impossible to completely bring him back on my own. Seimei: That's why I'm going to have you help me with my onmyodo research, stupid fox. Seimei: If we can bring Rikugo back then perhaps we can share some of Gozu Tenno's tea. Kuzunoha: Heck yeah, I'll help ya! Seimei: You put a hell of a curse on me, Shingen. Every time the spasms start now, I'm going to see that man's damned face. Shingen: Was my intervention unwelcome? Seimei: It makes me enough of a man possessed to forget the pain, so no. I thank you. Shingen: Heh. For some reason, I find myself wanting to see dear old Kenshin's face right about now... Episode 4 Battle with the Boar Ieyasu: No! It cannot end like this! Shingen: Is that it? GRAAAAGH! Shingen: Come at me with greater intent to kill, or you will know only destruction! A few hours earlier... Shingen: As today is the final day of our vacation, let's each spend our time freely. Nobunaga: I'm going to pick out some souvenirs for Ranmaru and the others. Come, Mitsuhide. Mitsuhide: Noooo! I was just gonna slob around and sleep in my rooooom! Kuzunoha: Lord Seimei, I hear there's a sorcerer in a nearby town what uses interestin' magic. Seimei: Could be useful for my onmyodo research. Let's check it out. Ieyasu: Hmm... What should I do...? Shingen: How about spending some time with a childhood friend? Botan: Heya, Ieyasu. Ieyasu: Botan! I know I wrote you to say I would be coming here, but aren't you supposed to be at the Halidom? Shingen: I asked Euden to let her join us. Botan: I had to finish some stuff up first, though, so I only just got here today. Shingen: I know you haven't had a chance to see her since the trouble with Tsukuyomi, so I hope you can enjoy some time together. Ieyasu: I am grateful to you for your care and concern, Shingen. The Wyrmclan leaders enjoy the last day of the trip doing as they please. However... Shingen: That was a fine bath, Fudo Myo-o. ...Hmm? Botan: So that's your answer, huh? Fine. Ieyasu: Botan, I... Botan: And hey, I get it—but I'm SERIOUSLY disappointed. Why do you think I've been working my tail off this whole time, huh? It was so I could stand as your equal! Ieyasu: Botan! Fudo Myo-o: It would be best not to follow. I don't know exactly what happened, but interference would likely make the situation worse. Ieyasu: Ah. Hello, you two. Shingen: I promise we weren't trying to eavesdrop— we just sort of stumbled into all of this. But now that we have, perhaps you might explain the situation? Ieyasu: Botan chose to hone her skills at the Halidom for my sake. Botan: Then I can return home to serve my master and future shogun. Ieyasu: A very promising decision, Botan. I shall await your return. Ieyasu: A moment ago, I received an offer from her: She wishes to end her training and work as a vassal of the Boar Wyrmclan. Shingen: I've heard much about Botan's value to those at the Halidom; she is by all accounts a mightily talented woman. Ieyasu: Indeed. But I faltered and could not respond immediately, so then... Fudo Myo-o: She mistook hesitation for denial. Shingen: Surely Botan is strong enough for this task? I shouldn't think you would have reason to hesitate at all. Ieyasu: I have to this point treated Botan as a friend and companion—one I can always be myself around. Ieyasu: However, if she became a vassal, our relationship could not continue in this manner. Ieyasu: Aside from Addis and Sazanka—who are close friends with her—it would seem like unfair treatment to the others. Fudo Myo-o: So you weighed the way you would have to treat her against the relationship you have. Ieyasu: I do not mean to make light of Botan's feelings; it is the height of shame that I hesitated in my answer. Shingen: So while you had planned for this very thing, your heart was still not ready for it. Ieyasu: I might be an even more spineless man than I thought. Shingen: I would say awkward, not spineless. Your honesty is one of your virtues, but one which also clouds your heart. Shingen: Which is why I challenge you to a sumo match! Ieyasu: I'm...sorry? Shingen: At times like these, there is nothing better for clearing the mind than a little exercise. Don't you agree, Fudo Myo-o? Fudo Myo-o: Indeed. Let yourself be refreshed by competing with a man of superior skill in the form of Lord Shingen. Ieyasu: How can I say no to such an offer? Fudo Myo-o: The match is still on! Continue! Ieyasu: Hrk! You...are unyielding! Shingen: As immovable as the mountains, friend! Shingen: By the way, Ieyasu. It is the way of things that we Wyrmclan leaders have shortened lives due to our soulpacts. Shingen: But when death finally draws near to you... what will YOU do?! Ieyasu: Did Fudo Myo-o erect a barrier?! Shingen: This has been transformed into an inescapable wrestling ring of death. Now come, Ieyasu. Show me what you are truly made of! Ieyasu: What madness is this?! Shingen: We are enemies competing for the seat of shogun—and I suggested this trip to give you all pleasant memories as I usher you into the underworld! Ieyasu: You would lay me low here, Shingen? Do not speak such foolishness! Shingen: You think I speak in jest? Best think again! Ieyasu: (I believe he truly intends to kill me!) Shingen: Have you soiled yourself out of fear? Are you frozen to that spot? Be warned, if you do not come at me, then I will have to come at you! HAAAAAAH! Ieyasu: No! It cannot end like this! Shingen: Is that it? GRAAAAGH! Shingen: Come at me with greater intent to kill, or you will know only destruction! Ieyasu: I'm caught between Shingen and the barrier! ...Gah! Aaaaaargh! Shingen: And for my finishing move, I will crush you like a ripe melon. Know then that your pride has invited this outcome! Ieyasu: My pride...? Shingen: You have accepted the constraints of your shortened life and are attempting to live without regrets. Shingen: But does an expectation not linger in your heart? A belief that perhaps your life might NOT be shortened? That you might escape the bargain of the soulpact? Ieyasu: Why would you...?! Shingen: Or perhaps you're hoping to find a way to nullify it? However you claim it, I don't think you're prepared to face death. Shingen: Somewhere in your heart, you hope your life continues. This is why you cannot make decisions quickly, and why you suffer an embarrassing defeat today. Ieyasu: (I thought I would not regret my life as a virtuous warrior...) Ieyasu: (But I was blessed with good friends and vassals, and sometimes dream that my happiness can last forever...) Ieyasu: (My wish to continue living may have transformed into a delusion that I truly can live longer.) Shingen: Reality is cruel, and the lifespan of those with a soulpact is short...but you are destined to die here and now! Haaaah! Ieyasu: Gwaaaah! Ieyasu: (Struggle as I may, I cannot live longer than regular people. Nonetheless, I...) Ieyasu: I have something I desire! HRAAAAAH! Shingen: Whoooa! Ieyasu: *pant* *pant* My finishing move... is the overarm throw. Shingen: Clumsy, but determined. It suits you. Don't you agree, Ieyasu? Ieyasu: Shingen! Was this some sort of trick you set up to spur me on?! Shingen: It matters not. Now that you have peered into the abyss of death, has anything within you changed? Ieyasu: Yes. Thanks to you. I hesitate no longer. Shingen: Then you should go to your old friend and tell her what is in your heart. Fudo Myo-o: Your hesitation was caused by your desire to treat her as special. There should be more than one possible answer here... Ieyasu: Thank you both. Fudo Myo-o: Very smooth, Lord Shingen. Shingen: You were good as well, Fudo Myo-o. *cough* *hack* Shingen: Ugh. I need to drink my... Blast! Where has it gone?! Mitsuhide: This what you're looking for? Shingen: Mitsuhide! Mitsuhide: Somebody left this medicine bag in the changing room. One of the hot spring employees found it. Mitsuhide: So, uh, Shingen? Are you...? Episode 5 Blessed with Camaraderie Yukimura: Oh maaaan... Oooooh... Izumo: What is it, Lady Yukimura? Did you perhaps eat something bad? Yukimura: No, Izumo, I did not! General Shingen left me in charge of things, and I'm just in awe again of how great he is. Yukimura: The general isn't just strong—he has high support from his citizens, and each of his vassals are great warriors! Izumo: So that's what you were oohing and aahing about. I agree that Lord Shingen's virtues are both many and impressive. Izumo: There have been rumors in court that he might even be the most suitable to take up the mantle of the next shogun. Yukimura: 'Cause he's the greatest in all Hinomoto! I gotta learn more from him, Izumo. I JUST GOTTA! Fudo Myo-o: Lord Shingen...here is your medicine and some water... Shingen: Thank you, Fudo Myo-o... Mitsuhide: You look rough, Shingen—and I hear that medicine you take has major side effects. How bad are things, anyway? Fudo Myo-o: Don't lobby such strange charges about. Lord Shingen is a peerless and fine specimen, and he would never get ill as weaker men do. Shingen: She has already seen the medicine bag, and Mitsuhide is one of the sharpest of the Wyrmclan leaders besides. There is little point in attempting deception. Mitsuhide: Thanks for the compliment. Now spill it! What's going on with you? Shingen: I have a stomach illness that the doctor claims has progressed to a critical state. Mitsuhide: You're the most senior Wyrmclan leader, right? Maybe this illness is an effect of your soulpact. Shingen: I know naught about its causes. But whatever the case, it is assured that I have limited time remaining. Fudo Myo-o: ...... Shingen: Only you, Fudo Myo-o, and my personal physician are aware of this fact. Shingen: And I could get through this without unnecessary hubbub if you could simply act as though you never saw my bag. Mitsuhide: Sure, but what if you tell people and one of them knows how to help? And besides, look at you! There's no way you'll be able to keep this under your hat for long. Shingen: Before that happens, I will retire like Yoshitsune of the Rooster clan and entrust my territory and vassals to Yukimura. Mitsuhide: The bigshots at the shogunate will have a real headache on their hands if they have to look for another family line that can form soulpacts. Shingen: It's quality that matters, not quantity. The present Wyrmclan leaders are more than enough to hold Hinomoto together. Mitsuhide: By the way, you were pretty vague when Nobunaga asked about your ambitions for being shogun. Was that for her? Shingen: With so little time left, I am unsuited for the position. But when people have no one to compete against, they tend to neglect improving themselves. Mitsuhide: Well, I suppose there aren't any big disadvantages to keeping this thing hidden, so it's not strictly necessary to tell everyone... Mitsuhide: But I'm opposed. I mean, the secret to being lazy is having someone indebted to you. You want to deal with this alone? It's against my nature to let that pass! Mitsuhide: I mean, the Wyrmclan leaders are touchy, but they're also a bunch of softies. Shingen: Including you—which is why I want to conceal my illness from them. Mitsuhide: But WHY? Shingen: People are a castle, a stone wall, a moat, and a mirror. Shingen: I want to be a mirror for the other leaders and show my attitude to live resolutely and daringly until I retire. Mitsuhide: So in the end, you just want to try and act cool? That's stupid. Shingen: When the end approaches, such "stupid" things become important. Someday you will also come to understand this. Mitsuhide: ...All right. I'll keep mum about it. Mitsuhide: But in exchange, you're going to show a way to live with such daring that it can even motivate a slacker like me! Shingen: It's a promise. Shingen: I sweated quite a bit in my sumo bout, so another dip will be just the thing... Fudo Myo-o: A drink, Lord Shingen? Shingen: Yes, gladly. ...Aaah, delicious. Shingen: Doing this keenly reminds me of the last time I had a drink with Yoshitsune. Shingen: You're retiring as a Wyrmclan leader? Yoshitsune: Yes. Thanks to Tsukuyomi being gone, my body has returned to the way it was. Shingen: Meaning? Yoshitsune: You're a smart cookie. You must have guessed which vassal released Tsukuyomi's seal all those years ago—and which lord that vassal was trying to aid. Yoshitsune: If Wyrmclan leaders are so short-lived, how was I able to lead the Rooster clan for more than twenty years? Shingen: ...... Yoshitsune: Rooster is finished. Until the next Wyrmclan leader is found, the territory will be returned to the shogunate, and the vassals taken in by another. Yoshitsune: And that's fine. That's how things would have gone without me anyway, though it will be a bit of an imposition on my pactwyrm, Kurama. Shingen: What will you do after you retire? Yoshitsune: My daughter's grave is in North Grastaea, so I'll tend it as best I can until my own comes to claim me. Yoshitsune: I have lost many things, but at long last I realize what's really important. Yoshitsune: I don't want young people to follow in my footsteps. So before I retire to private life, this old soldier will do a little meddling. Yoshitsune: There is no best way to live, but there are things that may come into view as a result of one's time being limited. Yoshitsune: The important thing is to become aware of those things quickly and take action. So what's most important to you? Shingen: I was an outcast until I overthrew my own father and seized the clan. Shingen: Afterward, I fretted over what people might think of the tiger that slew his own parent. But... Nobunaga: Shingen! Ieyasu: Shingen. Yukimura: General! Shingen: I have managed to make good friends, and this journey has been one way to show a bit of piety in my own way. Shingen: The good and bad of a life is not the length of it, and I am a lucky fellow to have such friends and an endless stream of things to accomplish. Isn't that right, Fudo Myo-o? Fudo Myo-o: I shall be with you until the very end, Lord Shingen. Shingen: There is no other woman as great as you. I am truly a lucky man. Shingen: Ah, but it's bliss... The spread of the transient world is like the boughs of a tree—utterly without end. This, then, was but a possible small tale that might have taken place after the prevention of the Tsukuyomi disaster.

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