Gorgeous Butterfly: Young Nobunaga (胡蝶綺 ~若き信長~)

Listen carefully and heed my words!

Luck is for Heaven to decide!

If they charge, retreat.

If they fall back, press forward!

And if we're victorious,

history will remember those of you who fought here today!

I swear, your names will echo through eternity!

Ride with me!

Yeah!

I've heard a story, how in the spring of 1560,

at Okehazama Gorge, Nobunaga‐sama attacked.

And with only a force of 2,000 elite fighters,

successfully defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto's force of 45,000.

Don't let these little fish distract you!

Our target is the head of Imagawa Yoshimoto!

His tactics were like a raging fire.

Terrifying.

They called him a demon god, a Hell‐fiend.

But before acquiring those monikers,

he was someone completely different.

This evening,

I wish to tell you a little about him.

The real Nobunaga‐sama.

Who he really was.

Kippoushi‐sama!

Kippoushi‐sama!

Good morning, Katsusaburou.

More like afternoon.

These shutters do a good job

of keeping out the light.

Uh‐huh. I figured this place would be a disaster.

Look!

It's called a musket.

Takugen showed me a drawing, so I tried making my own.

You load gunpowder into it, take aim, then bang!

A metal ball takes down your enemy!

You mean that stick does all that?

Impossible.

We have more pressing matters to attend to.

A foreign barbarians' ship has arrived at Tsushima.

Why didn't you tell me sooner?

Let's go see about that ship, Katsusaburou!

Where're you headed off to, Brother?]

Just over to Tsushima to break in some horses.

Please, can I come with you?

No, you may not.

What would happen if you were thrown off while riding?

Maybe when you're older.

I'll be off then.

Goodbye, Mother.

Farewell, my lady.

The boy's keen on his horse rides.

Do you think he's too preoccupied

with leisurely activities?

I've no idea what's going through my son's head,

nor do I particularly care to find out.

You're late.

Yeah, I overslept.

I thought you were supposed to be

keeping a close eye on him.

I am!

So, what're you thinking?

Most of the packed goods have already been hauled off.

Just scraps now.

Don't get flustered.

There's our mark.

And... go!

Damn chickens!

You're not injured, are you?

Well, all this cargo's gonna need to be repacked now.

What do you say we give you a hand?

For a small fee.

After you've picked it up.

Don't get greedy.

How'd it go?

It couldn't have gone any better!

They took off without even noticing

that we skimmed a little bit off the top.

Beautiful!

Wow! Jackpot!

Look at all the treasure those barbarians were hoarding!

Make sure it all arrives safely at Takugen Oshou's temple.

He's affiliated with the Mino,

which means it'll never be traced to us.

Good thinking.

But still, in order to move this out of the harbor,

we need to find some way to sneak past the guardhouse.

I guess that won't work.

If we could conceal it somehow.

And not be suspicious.

We're way ahead of you.

Think this will do?

A barrel coffin?

Brilliant!

No guard'll be curious enough

to wanna take a look inside one of those.

You have such clever ideas, my lord.

It's obvious that your brain was created

differently than the rest of ours.

Ah, come on.

It's time we left, Kippoushi‐sama.

You're right.

I'll leave the heavy‐lifting up to you guys.

Before you go.

Hmm?

The only reason we've survived this long is 'cause of you.

And we'll never forget that.

Something to add to the collection.

Take it!

I'd say you've become

a veritable chief of pilferers, Kippoushi‐sama.

I prefer to be called a gentleman thief!

I'm simply sharing the massive treasure

my father's accumulated with those less fortunate.

How generous.

I'm sure the Lord Protector of Mikawa will appreciate

your charitable works.

Hey, now!

You know he'll find out.

Like I've said, it was a mistake for you to befriend

that sort of crowd in the first place.

Sounds like you're jealous.

I am not jealous!

My only concern is for the future of the Oda clan,

which your actions happen to be jeopardizing!

I'll race you to the castle!

Hey!

If you win, I'll give you a prize!

As if you've ever won!

Hyah!

Ha!

You're not hurt, are you?

Only startled, I think.

No, I... It's my fault.

Will you forgive me?

Are you all right?

Please.

Allow me to help you to your feet.

That's very kind of you.

I'd like to take her home.

Yeah, please do.

All right, I'll be off then.

Whatcha looking at?

Huh?

Don't sneak up on me like that.

That's such a beautiful stone.

Could you tell me where you found it?

Uh... Where I found it.

Oh, sure. I'll tell you everything.

As soon as we go downstairs.

I was also kinda hoping you'd tell me

what you do up here all day, Brother.

Oh, you know, reading books, writing,

just boring scholarly stuff mostly‐‐

I don't care if it's boring.

I want to stay up here and read books with you.

Another time!

No! Right now!

You have to obey me!

Wait. Careful!

How long have you known about this place?

Do you realize how amazing this is?

I know but, try to keep your voice down.

You can have this musket if you don't tell anyone.

What's a musket?

It's an armament the foreign barbarians use.

Like a weapon?

Listen, it's extremely important nobody else discovers this room.

It's a secret that only the two of us

can know about, understand?

Promise me you won't tell anyone.

Promise.

That's great!

What a relief!

Kanjuurou, you know I'd prefer

if you didn't spend so much time around him.

He was just leaving!

Isn't that right, brother?

Right!

Besides, it's a secret, so I can't tell!

Eh‐heh...

A secret?

Nah. He was kidding!

Kippoushi.

He's an innocent.

Don't go infecting him with your bizarre ideas.

Come along, Kanjuurou.

Yes, Mother!

Ikoma‐dono's daughter?

That's right.

They both reside at Koori.

The family operates a horse‐lending business.

And her name's Kitsuno.

Kitsuno?

She was on her way home from an errand yesterday

when you nearly trampled her.

Fortunately, it seems like she only twisted her leg.

Nothing major.

Oh yeah, she also wanted to apologize

for inconveniencing you.