Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers (鎧真伝サムライトルーパー)

Hey.

MISTER YAKISOBA NOODLES EEL & WATERMELON FLAVOR

So Shion is...

And after you've come back to us alive.

EPISODE XVIII COMEBACK

What can I do for you?

It's about Ryusei.

It oughta be obvious he's the only one who can fill the hole Shion's left.

But...

Not everyone sees it that way.

Yamato's talking about fighting as a four-man team.

You go way back with Shion and Ryusei, right?

Got any good ideas?

Shion came here not long ago.

In retrospect, he may have known this was coming.

What did he want?

He came to tell me that Ryusei was alive.

I'm not one of the chosen ones.

What do you mean?

The Armor of the Supreme Emperor manifests when five initiates

of the elements Fire, Air, Water, Earth, and Light are united in purpose.

But to create the true Supreme Emperor,

each element needs to attain a high degree of purity.

"Purity"?

It basically comes down to how much of the element they can attract.

I figured that out while studying the Weapon-Gear.

My original affinity is Cosmos,

so I can adapt to any element as an all-rounder.

That's why I was able to inherit the Armor of Light and fill in for Ryusei.

But I've got the classic utility player problem.

My power of Light doesn't reach the purity we need.

What can we do, then?

I'm going to bring Ryusei back to us.

He was initiated in the Divine World,

and my spot on the team was originally his anyway, so it'll be for the best.

The last piece of the puzzle just clicked into place.

And you're okay with this?

Of course. I owe Ryusei for a lot.

Now it's my turn to save him.

Even if it kills me.

Shion sacrificed his own life to keep the Samurai Troopers safe.

Do not let his hopes be in vain.

"Stop wasting so much time thinking!"

"We've just gotta do it!" Right?

Mr. Sanada...

I'm sorry.

It took me a long time to make it back here.

Why are you hesitating?

It's written all over your face.

The important question is... What do you want to do?

What do you want to accomplish?

That'll give you your answer.

Would you make me a Samurai Trooper?

I know I have no right to ask.

But I want to fight as a Samurai Trooper!

Don't give me that.

Who cares if you want to fight?

We need you to fight, or we're all in trouble.

We were just talking about it.

And our unanimous answer is...

We're all on the same team, remember?

Welcome back.

Let's fight together again.

Guys...

Gai told us

this is for sure what Shion would have wanted.

We haven't got time to sit around getting sentimental.

Who knows when the Divine World is gonna launch another attack?

Good point.

Would you tell us more about the Divine World?

Sure thing.

I guess I'd better start with Yatogojin.

Yato... What?

A god of destruction called Yatogojin once lived on our planet.

He wore the Armor of the Supreme Emperor, said to grant mastery over the world,

and no one could put a stop to his rampage.

But the deities of other continents had enough.

They caught Yatogojin off guard and transformed him into a dragon.

They erased Yatogojin's memory and trapped him in this little island nation.

Then they assigned a divine messenger, Sagume Yashima, to keep watch,

and they sealed the armor into the Three Sacred Treasures.

SPECIAL LECTURE ALL ABOUT THE DIVINE WORLD

My dad says he thinks the Divine World guys are after the true armor he wore.

So we're gonna put it together ourselves and kick the Divine World's butt.

Beat them to the punch, you mean?

Do you really think that'll work?

We need the Shield of Domination to complete the armor,

and it should still be lying where my dad hid it.

Then if we can get to it in the Divine World...

Humans can reach the Divine World by crossing the Heaven Bridge,

which appears briefly at daybreak.

The what bridge?

It's a path linking our world to theirs, broken up by four checkpoints.

One of the Four Beast Warriors will probably be guarding each of them.

Those guys, huh?

Inmei just transformed for the first time

and probably can't use even half of his Sacred Beast power,

but the others are a different story.

Gaimei is a boar spirit incarnate,

Shimei is a serpent spirit incarnate,

and their leader, Gomei, is a horse spirit incarnate.

They boast several times their normal strength in beast form.

Seriously?

So even if we go to the Divine World, we'll just get our asses handed to us?

Right now, yeah.

That's why we're going to take ourselves to the next level.

Hey. What the hell'd you call us here for?

Hang on.

Did you guys kiss and make up already?

We weren't fighting in the first place!

You were. And you were the maddest of the bunch.

"Like I'm gonna welcome him with open arms right after losing Shion!"

Don't go digging up ancient history on me!

You wanna go?!

Can it, meathead gorillas.

Who are you calling meathead gorillas?!

Okay, so what do we do now?

The Shield of Domination required for the true Supreme Emperor

supposedly takes another five initiates.

I'd like you guys to take on that role.

By doing what?

Master Supreme Arts to draw out the armor's power.

Us?

Can you do it?

What choice do we have?

We're out a home to go back to, after all.

Great. That settles that.

What the hell are you playing at?!

What does a snorting boar want with me?

What did you call me?!

We believed Ryusei to be a traitor on the basis of Gaimei's testimony.

However, it appears that Gaimei was being controlled.

Controlled? Who would do such a thing?

Don't you play innocent with us!

Lady Sagume wishes to see you.

Is this what you wish to discuss?

The Jewel of Conquest is considered one of the Three Sacred Treasures,

but it would be no exaggeration to say it's the source of all this.

Where did you learn that?

I believe I told you that I know everything.

The truth of this Divine World,

the Four Beast Warriors' link to the Armor of the Supreme Emperor,

and the condition you're in.

I am fittest to bear this jewel.