Saisatsu Hyoubi (Second Half)

Flee for your lives, brave and powerful Heian warriors. None can stand in our way.

My corpse's Cursed Name is Saisetsu Tawara Touta. I will be the death of all of you.

My corpse's Cursed Name is Hyoubi Suzuka Gozen. If death is what you want, I'll gladly kill you all.

One, two, three...

It seems we have two Casters, one Assassin, three warriors, and one kid.

Ahahahaha, seriously? Did you really, like, think you could stop two of the Hasshoujin with such a pathetic group?

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...What?

I see. So these are Heroic Spirits.

It hadn't really sunk in earlier, since we only knew of Casters from foreign worlds...

...but I see now that these are truly fearsome warriors of legend.

Lord Fujiwara-no-Hidesato, also known as Tawara Touta, renowned for slaying the great centipede, and for ending one of the rebellions in east Japan.

Lady Suzuka Gozen, also known as Tate-Eboshi because of the hat she wore, daughter of the Demon King of the Fourth Heaven, and slayer of countless oni.

So, these are Heroic Spiritshumanity's accomplishments made manifest!

And not just any accomplishments, either.

These heroes are responsible for some of the greatest feats in human history!

Tawara Touta, slayer of the great centipede! Suzuka Gozen, the Demon King's princess and wielder of numerous mythical blades!

Such fearsome opponents! They practically overflow with magical energy!

Even with Lady Raikou, Lord Watanabe-no-Tsuna, and Lord Kintoki, the strongest Heian warriors on our side...

...we are still no match for them! Master! We cannot hope to fight them directly!

Lady Danzo, I don't know much about magical energy...

It means we are at a great disadvantage!

And? Your point is?

...Oho.

All that matters is who is standing when the battle ends.

Whatever our field of battle, this remains Kyo, the most prosperous city in Japan, and the heart of the human world.

Should we take even a single step back, Kyo would fall, human society would crumble, and once proud warriors would turn to villainy.

And so...

...we of Genji shall never falter in the face of our enemies.

Even if those enemies be great heroes of legend, we will fight, and we will win.

Do you know what makes a warrior, a warrior?

The willingness to swing their sword, pick up their spear, and hone their martial arts...

...all so they might stand firm in the face of death. Tsuna! Kintoki!

We are here.

You're goddamn right!

Tawara Touta and Suzuka Gozen, huh!? I've never been much for book learnin', but even I remember hearin' those names!

I got no doubt they're gonna be real tough enemies! But here's the thing, Danzo!

Now that they've shown up here under Limbo's control, it's a whole different story.

Whatever it takes, we're gonna stop 'em right here, right now!

Genji, advance!

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...Understood!

In this land, in this time, I thought our names alone would break your spirits.

It seems I underestimated the warriors of this time. No...the Genji clan's leaders!

Come, Suzuka Gozen, and let us see what they can do!

You got it.

My Daitouren should be just the thing to see what the top warriors of this time...

...are really made of!

Take this!

Too easy.

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Damn, they really ARE strong! No wonder this Fujiwara-no-Hidesato guy was a legend!

I can't believe he blocked Raikou's surprise attack with just one hand!

Real impressive. Gotta give him that. Ain't gonna be an easy fight.

And you know what else this ain't? It ain't golden!

How can you guys be this strong and still fight to bring about humanity's downfall!? It doesn't make sense! Right, Raikou!?

Indeed not, Kintoki.

I couldn't agree more. Why would true heroes of such legendary renown...

...throw in their lots with a monster hellbent on such destruction?

Is the spell this Limbo is using to control you truly so powerful?

I, for one, cannot see how your deeply held convictions could ever succumb to such evil.

What happened to you, Lord Hidesato!?

...Haha.

I would think you would know better than to try and converse with the enemy during a battle.

But...

Since you simply must know, I suppose I can answer.

At their heart, Heroic Spirits are no more than empty shadows inscribed upon humanity.

We are familiars at best, regardless of what we may leave in our wake.

And above all, in our case...we are already corpses.

Corpses...

Corpses have no feelings. Corpses have no wishes.

We are truly heartless. All we can do is follow orders and leave destruction in our path.

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I've said too much. Come, have at you.

Namuhachiman!

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Nursery Rhyme! Lady Medea!

Master...!!!

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I don't know about normal Heroic Spirits, but like Touta said, we're already corpses.

Words are no more than ornamentation. Feelings, wishes, hearts... Nothing more than illusion!

We are puppets put here to destroy, kill, and lay waste to everything!

Do not question us! Do not speak to us! All you need to know is, those who are moved to doubt by our names will soon meet grisly ends!

All the more so if one of them should be wielding Tamuramaro's Onikiri!

O stories, begin weaving thy tale. This is the famous Daitouren!

Blanket the sky in tiles of color. Skewer the swarm of evil in heavenly rain! Monjuchiken Daishintou!

Love blast...Demonic Sun-Shower!

Aaargh!

...Pathetic.

Is that really all you've got, Heian warriors!? How do you expect to defend the city against even oni if you are so weak?

...Get it together already.

This city is home to many different people! It's the greatest society in all of Japan, the place Tamuramaro gave his life trying to defend!

You inherited his will, right? You carry his sword, right?

Then stand up, dammit! If your legs won't support you, then lean on your sword!

Don't let a couple of damn corpses get the better of you!

How can you call yourselves his successors if you do!?

Can you even call yourselves warriors!?

Impressive, Suzuka Gozen.

Even as a corpse, your pride is so strong that it leads you to shed tears of blood.

I am deeply moved.

Even as a heartless corpse, I feel something stirring in my chest. Haha, how strange.

Touta.

I already had my own Divinity before this imitation one was crammed into me. That's why I can shoot the shit like this.

You're the one who's really amazing. You talk a lot, laugh a lot...

If your eyes weren't so red, I bet you'd be a pretty handsome guy.

Well thank you. That's kind of you to say.

In that case, I suppose I'd better show off my better side.

Will you join me, Lady Tate-Eboshi?

Maybe. What'd you have in mind?

That depends on them. I trust you heard us, Genji warriors!?

...We did.

I never thought I would meet an opponent so strong as to hold back against us. Your words are harsh indeed.

Nonetheless, I hear them loud and clear.

Can you still fight, Caster?

I'm healing you right now, Lord Tsuna. And I'll cast enhancement spells on everyone else as well!

Haha! It's true, you guys are real strong!

But, you haven't killed us off yet. In fact, let me ask you something, Hasshoujin.

You guys are both real good with projectiles, so you could've just kept your distance from us...

But you didn't.

The only way we can fight's to get up close and personal so we can cut our opponents down...

...but that'd be pretty tough to pull off against fighters as skilled as you two.

It's hard to get close to your opponent when they're peltin' you with a buncha arrows and swords.

And yet, for some reason, you guys never kept your distance from us. Why is that?

No, wait, don't tell me. I already know why.

'Cause it wouldn't be golden!

Well, brother!? Am I right!?

(Lord Kintoki is taunting them!)

(There's no underhandedness to his methods at all! The only thing he wants is an up close fight!)

(However...)

(Will we truly be able to defeat the great centipede slayer and the Demon King's princess that way?)

Did you hear that, Suzuka?

I did. What do you think?

I think it's time we ended this.

Now that we are corpses, the least we can do is fight with all our strength so that we may serve as a guiding light for the days yet to come.

...Ahaha.

So basically, we're just gonna kill them all, right? What kind of guiding light is that? That's just cruel, Touta.

Oh, I don't know about that. If we let our guard down, they could very well end up surprising us.

Now, come, Suzuka Gozen. It's time we fight with all our strength. Remember, that is the way of the world we come from!

The future is no different. The only thing that may overcome the pastus, in this caseis tomorrow!

So why not try betting everything on the power tomorrow holds!?

That sounds real nice and all...

But really, when you talk about fighting at full strength, it sounds like you're saying we should just stop holding back and kill them all.

Well, I guess it's not quite the same thing. Sure, it might just be semantics...

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...But hey, semantics are important.

All right, I'm in!

Master!

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You who possess power. You who thirst, yearn, and struggle to make your wishes reality.

If your desires are true...

Then join battle and kill as you must.

If you dream of seeing what lies beyond tomorrow, use the power you possess to make your way through us!

Hell yeah! Time to settle this!

A deathmatch stage!

So they're still using this place, even now that the Imperial Holy Grail War is no more!

This is the bloodstained battlefield of Limbo, where the losing Heroic Spirit's soul shall be consumed upon defeat! The Imperial Deathmatch Stage!

My corpse's Cursed Name is Saisetsu Tawara Touta! This is where my bow and arrows shall halt you in your tracks!

My corpse's Cursed Name is Hyoubi Suzuka Gozen! This is where my two-hundred and fifty blades will bring your journey to an end!

Hear me, O frightful gods, and laugh! Hear me, O glittering sun, and shine!

Now come, and show me the extent of your power! Show me what you will do to see your tomorrow!

We see your resolve, and shall meet it in turn. Tsuna!

Understood. If this is where our lives should end, so be it.

Have at you!

Hraaaaaahhh!!!

O Great Bodhisattva of Arms, I beseech thee! Deliver my arrow unto its target!

O stories, begin weaving thy tale. This is the famous Daitouren!

Blanket the sky in tiles of color. Skewer the swarm of evil in heavenly rain! Monjuchiken Daishintou!

Hachiman...

Demonic...

Prayer!

Sun-Shower!

...So that's your answer.

...Unbelievable.

You aimed for the moment we released our Noble Phantasms' True Names...

To think that living warriors could defeat us...

...by virtue of having become Heroic Spirits...!

Indeed.

We of the Genji clan have no lead-up for our attacks.

In a fair fight, this was our only chance for victory.

Now I see! They took advantage of the Noble Phantasm's one moment of vulnerability...

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Yes, I believe so!

They understood that the True Name of a Noble Phantasm must be spoken in order to use it and waited for that exact moment...

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...Man, I could never pull off a trick like that.

Raikou, Brother, you two are really somethin' else.

A brief span of time, no more than the twinkling of a star...

That was our only chance for victory.

If you two had not been Heroic Spirits, empty shadows of your former selves...

...and so lacked that momentary vulnerability, this battle would have ended very differently.

It also means...

...that the key to our victory lay in your generosity in showing us those techniques of yours once before.

So please hear me now.

Thank you, generous and valiant forebears.

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Not at all. You were magnificent!

Now that you mention it, you're right! I never used to say anything when nocking my bow!

In a fight to the death against a skilled warrior, I could simply keep my prayers for Lord Hachiman in my heart.

But as a Heroic Spirit, that was no longer the case.

No, more accurately, I am but the corpse of one...

It just goes to show that I truly am not the man I once was! So much for that!

I only wish we could have fought on more equal ground!

No thank you. We would have no hope of winning in that case.

That being said... Yes.

If it were to happen after our duties were fulfilled...it would be a great honor.

Farewell, Genji warriors and your associates! If we should ever meet again, I hope we can share a delicious drink of

Wait. Hold up.

As the daughter of the Demon King of the Fourth Heaven, I should, like, be the one to say that. Um...

...Yeah. Hope to see you again someday.

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Master, the talismans.

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...The enemy has been completely neutralized.

I've also confirmed that Lord Seimei's talismans have successfully sealed away their Spirit Cores.

Which means...

We have officially defeated two of the Hasshoujin!