Drifters

I was wrong.

These pieces of shit in this castle are a blight!

I will carve them up...

...tear them out by the roots...

...and slaughter them all.

Go through everything, including documents and maps.

"Act 6 Men of Destiny"

Don't miss anything, not even scribbles. We're taking everything.

You... You really did... take over the castle.

Oh, here you are, Olmi-Boobs.

I don't even have the energy to argue anymore.

If you give in, it will be the end of the battle.

Moving on...

Hey. Who is this?

It's a huge portrait.

He is the Father of Orte,

the founder of the Orte Empire.

I heard that about sixty years ago, he appeared out of nowhere.

We have yet to find out whether he

belonged to the Drifters or the Ends.

One day, he showed up at the bar and

instigated people to rise against government.

With his compelling speeches and ability

to capture the hearts and minds of the people,

he initiated the rebellion and marched on the capital.

According to the record left

at that time, he acted as if he were an "expert demagogue."

Then, after he founded Orte, he suddenly committed suicide.

The reason behind his suicide remains unknown.

If he was a Drifter...

...do you happen to know who he is?

Don't know.

What the hell is with that mustache?! Is he messing with me?!

Nobunaga, sir!

What's wrong?

Toyo dragged the soldiers to the courtyard.

He said something about carving them up and tearing them out by the roots.

Wh-What... the hell?!

Damn it! Toyo...

How righteous are you?

Sir, what does he mean by "tearing them out by the roots"?

He means to "slaughter them all."

Eh?!

From looking at the male Elves, you should

be able to tell their females are also good-looking.

They've been kidnapping those women regularly.

It would've been an easy guess those soldiers would rape them.

You should've known better even before we took down this castle.

You should not carve them up or tear them out by the roots.

That sort of thing is my job in the first place!

You should just be yourself, being all honest and straightforward.

Leave the twisted and warped jobs to the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven.

It's my forte.

H-Help...

Please, anything but my life.

Are you all right?

Do you know what will happen to you all?!

If our government ever finds out about this, you'll be all slaughtered!

Toyohisa!

Please let me shoot them!

Now!

Let me kill them!

Toyohisa!

Now!

Ki--

Kill them.

Kill them all.

You've been abusing these women all this time.

You would be making a big mistake if you think you can leave here alive

by just laying down your arms!

You were determined to exterminate them.

Therefore, it would be logical that it's your turn to be exterminated.

Die. Die and reincarnate into black powder.

Take aim!

St-Stop. Please stop!

Shut the hell up! You've been abusing us all this time.

Now that it's your turn, you're seriously begging us for your lives?!

I-I've just transferred here.

I-I haven't done anything.

St-Sto... Stop...

Release!

You're awake already, huh?

I thought I hit you pretty hard.

You Satsuma boys are very tough.

I took care of those soldiers.

It's a nice sight, isn't it?

You kids are too young to take command of this.

Leave this to me. Don't be reserved.

My hands have been dirty for a long time.

Isenagashima, Enryaku-ji on Mt. Hiei...

...the Azai and Asakura clans... umm... I can't even count...

Countless...

Wh...?!

Who gives a damn how many?!

I don't give a damn about any of that! That's not my concern!

We're back. What's going on? Are you two fighting? Scary.

We are not fighting.

Umm... nope.

Oh, no? If you say so...

It's been a long time since someone punched me and yelled at me...

Not since my father did. I miss that...

Ahh, there was also my tutor, Hirate... He rebuked me, too.

Before I knew it, I was older than my father.

There's one left.

I didn't do anything... Nothing.

I have never... slept with a woman before.

He kept insisting he hadn't done anything.

If we killed him, we would be one of them.

Yeah, you're right.

He is pathetic.

Olmi-Boobs! Let him play with your boobs.

Go get shot!

I will cut their heads off and pay my respects.

No matter how much we hated them, they all became souls after death.

We'll use their bodies for black powder.

The rumor about the Drifters spread

throughout the surrounding villages in no time.

"Drifters Rescue Elven Village and Attack Occupying Magistrate."

Then, after the female Elves confined at the lord's castle

returned to their villages,

the confusion about the rumor turned into the assurance of joy.

However, those women returned with

the scrupulous "gifts" sent by Nobunaga.

It was a "Proclamation."

The content was classic Nobunaga.

It touched readers' hearts but manipulated their minds.

"Do you want to have your own state? Then, I'll give it to you.

Join us in battle!

Are you going to hand over your women yet again

to a newly appointed magistrate?

Will you let them be used as playthings once more?"

He also wrote a memorandum that proved how Orte has reached its limits,

attaching the contents of the document collected from the magistrate's office...

What a jerk to pull a trick like that!

Subsequently, the Elf villages began rising in revolt one after another.

"The Elven Revolts Spread"

The Elves are breaking away from Orte's subjugation.

What the heck is this?!

What the hell's is going on?! That idiot Murasaki!

Who... Who... Who gives a damn about Drifters?!

We are losing on the eastern and western fronts.

There is the mysterious force in the far north.

Furthermore, the Elves are rising up.

Oh, my, this empire is finished.

The status of the war continues to deteriorate.

Anyhow, we don't have enough forces to fight this war.

We've been engaged in war for forty years.

We've even been transferring soldiers in from the remote territories.

Supplies are running short.

Tax revenue and seized assets from mainland

and occupied territories are both about to run dry.

Shouldn't we consider a peaceful solution?

Are you serious?!

It was Father's idea that the empire was never to fall.

It became the national policy. No way we can give in that easily.

However...

So sorry I am late. Please forgive me.

Sorry to have kept you all waiting.

Long time no see.

C-Count Saint-Germi...

I am late, so late. I got caught up with an unexpected incident right before I left.

What's with those twinkies?

Don't talk so loud!

If he hears you, you never know what he'll do to you.

He is that Count Saint-Germi...

Huh?! H-Him?!

He is a powerful aristocrat who owns a quarter of the empire.

When Father founded the country, he was the first aristocrat to defect.

It has been said the Orte Empire could not have existed without his betrayal.

Since then, no one has been able to stand up to him.

He has never taken up arms in war. He is free to live as he pleases.

You just said he helped Father...

Wasn't that fifty years ago?

That's right.

How ancient is... that old twinkie?

As my apology for being tardy, I have something interesting to tell you all.

This may be a quite surprise for you.

You are aware of our naval fleet

that transports supplies to the battlefields in the west, are you not?

Does anyone have something to take this down?

Something to write with, quickly now!

Princess, please use my lipstick!

No, use mine!

Shut up! Give it to me now!