Fate/Grand Order story · Events, Tokugawa Restoration Labyrinth, Ooku
Act Six: Myriad of Women, Part Three
Tokugawa Restoration Labyrinth, Ooku. Hollyhock Room
2 scenes, 83 lines
1. Before the battle
46 linesI have never thought myself superior to others. I have never assumed I know better than them.
But at times, I have wondered why people think the way they do.
We choose and recommend good things because they are good. We shun bad things because they are bad.
Almost everything in this world proceeds smoothly as long as one keeps those two ideas in mind.
Politics. Relationships. Economics. And though I only experienced it once, even war was no exception.
If you cannot clearly ascertain which is the good and which is the bad, all you need do is compare them.
If it is difficult to compare them, all you need do is try another perspective that makes comparison easier. That is all.
Which is why I could never understand why following this process led to me being known as "Wise Izu."
This is not wisdom. All I ever did was follow this logic to its natural conclusion.
I did what needed to be done, and refrained from doing what should not be done.
It is a simple process, as straightforward as the spring that drives mechanical dolls. If it is wound, they move. If not, they stay still. There is nothing more to it.
I knew there were some who did not like me for consistently taking such a simple approach.
Those people would say that I was clever, but also cold and heartless.
But, there is nothing I could do about that. This is the only way I know.
When that woman proved herself a genuine deity beyond any doubt, and humiliated Tokugawa beyond measure...
...the same logic I have always followed determined this was good. Nobody can defeat a god, no matter how hard one tries. Therefore...
(Cough) It is futile to pass through this floor without succumbing to its temptations. Why can you not see that?
Lord Nobutsuna! Oh my, this is just... Oh my! What happened to you?
Even in my worst nightmares, I never dreamed you would degrade yourself like this!
Yikes, look at all of them waiting on him. He looks like an old-timey villain surrounded by a harem.
What is the meaning of this, Matsudaira Izu-no-kami? You forego alcohol and tobacco, but drown yourself in women?
Heh. And what is wrong with that?
Of course people will indulge in what they think to be good, Lord Munenori. You only chose to indulge in alcohol and tobacco because you found them to be good.
Neither alcohol nor tobacco ever tasted good to me, so I avoided them as something bad. That is all there is to it.
Still... I will admit, I did not know how enjoyable this was until I was given the opportunity to experience it.
There is nothing quite like having women wait on you hand and foot. And not just any women, but limitless copies of the goddess of love herself.
No ordinary woman could hope to compare to that. Not the fairest princess, nor the most glamorous courtesan.
No human could possibly resist drowning in such pleasures.
Oh my, that much?
Stooop! I don't want to hear that sort of thing from a man I raised as though he were my own son!
Now, now, he can't help who he's attracted to.
All I want to know is, are you going to let us pass, or not? 'Cause it kind of sounded like you weren't.
(Cough) No, my thoughts on the foolhardiness of your endeavor were merely my personal opinion. If Lady Kama wishes it, I will gladly step aside...
...but as I suspected, it seems she wishes to engage in the pleasures of the flesh with all of you as well.
So it would seem.
The Ooku's innermost chamber should be just past this room. This is the climax of this story.
Are you sure it will be okay, Lord Fujimaru? As your acting wet nurse, I can't help but worry.
You're not going to see something that's, um, a bad influence on you, are you?
I'm more grown-up than you think, so I'll be fine.
I'm okay. There are plenty of worse influences than this in Chaldea.
Oh my!
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It's all right, Tsubone. It doesn't matter what Kama or Matsudaira say. As long as we don't do what they want, it will just be an ordinary battle.
I am still concerned that we don't know exactly what these Kama clones are...
...but for the time being, I'm not going to worry about anything except securing the final path to our goal!
Fujimaru! Your orders, please!
2. After the battle
37 lines...I know they say great heroes are fond of the pleasures of the flesh, but that many concubines? It's no wonder some people think he's a maniac...
What are the people of Japan supposed to think with a lecherous shogun like that leading them? If only he would devote half as much energy to governing as he does to the bedroom...
... ...
What's wrong with having lots of children? I was taught that children are our greatest treasure, that the more children I have, the safer our family's future is. I'm just putting that into practice.
So why do they all speak of me with such disdain? Why do they go around calling me the Lecherous Shogun, or worse?
You haven't done anything wrong. Children are power. Having many of them is far better than letting your bloodline die.
I love your desire to have many descendants.
I can give you as many concubines as you like. If you tire of one, there will always be someone new to take her place.
Now come, let's go to the Ooku.
You can stay there as long as you like, whenever you like. For the Ooku exists solely for you...
...How foolish. If you had only given in to your desires and consigned yourself to wandering the Ooku for eternity, you could have been happy.
Once you go beyond this room, you will... (Cough, cough, cough)...
...?
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Let's go after him. There's no point in staying here any longer.
Okay, but let's make sure we're at least minimally prepared first. Plus, it looked like they dropped another pillbox.
I would like to hurry on...but I suppose you're right.
Once we go down those stairs...I'm certain we'll find everyone who was abducted.
...We must rescue them, no matter what. They are the reason we have come all this way.
You're not scared?
You're not going to talk about how you don't want to die?
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Hm, I suppose not. I wonder why that is.
I do have a feeling that any other version of me would be curled up in terror under our circumstances...
But now...I think I know something no other me does.
Yes, dying is painful and scary, and I am terrified of it...
But...I also have other thoughts, feelings, and wishes that are precious to me.
And I am just as scared of losing them...as I am of losing my life.
So...I think, at this point...
...I want to ensure not just my own survival, but that of the people I have come to care about as well.
Though I did originally draw my sword in order to rescue Lord Iemitsu...
...my true wish for my sword is to help others lead better lives.
I was already prepared to use it, but if I can help make your wish come true as well, it would be my honor to do so. Fear not.
...Thank you.
At long last, we are about to penetrate the innermost sanctum, the deepest reaches of this misbegotten Ooku. Reaching such a private place is no easy feat.
I wonder what manner of tantalizing climax Kama has in store for us there...?
Acquired Eleventh Shogun Tokugawa Ienari's inrou.