Again and again, my well-thought-out plans have been destroyed by Hanagaki.
Now that I can't use Mikey,
my only choice is to use Izana as my instrument.
Kakucho, you're in my way, damn it!
Kisaki...
I knew it.
I never should have let you near Izana.
Die.
What?!
Izana!
Why?
Why would you do that?
Why did you protect your servant?
Izana.
You idiot.
What the hell are you doing?
Damn it.
For a servant, you're a real pain.
My body...
acted all on its own.
Mikey...
There's something... I want to tell you.
Tenjiku
has lost.
Izana...
Cut that out, damn it!
I can say that,
but you don't need to!
Don't be stupid.
I really don't get you.
Why did you protect me, Izana?
Why protect someone like me?
You're the king!
No matter who you forsake and no matter how many you sacrifice,
you have to create your era!
That's what a king is, Izana!
It's not my era.
It's our era.
Huh?
Sorry, Kakucho.
But...
you are...
all I have.
I can't see.
- What the hell's going on? - What was that noise?
Call an ambulance!
- The leader was shot? - By who?
Kakucho too?
Tenjiku's through!
Izana... Kakucho!
Mikey.
Did you say... that you want to save me?
We're brothers, so of course.
Don't talk, Izana.
You said so, right?
Both Emma and I loved Shinichiro.
Just like you did.
DEAR SHINICHIRO
One day...
I ran into... my mother.
The person... who abandoned me.
What's wrong, Izana?
- Go on ahead home. - Huh?
PACHINKO
It wasn't like what we have at home.
- Is that right? - It was kind of...
Mom.
Right?
How come you never come to visit me?
Did you abandon me?
Why?
Was it so you could do this?
What a pain.
Huh?
You're not my kid.
What?
You're the son of my ex-husband and his Filipino ex-wife.
He was good-for-nothing scum.
He ended up getting stabbed by some thug and dying.
Get it?
You're my stepchild.
We're not related.
Huh?
You knew, didn't you, Shinichiro?
Why didn't you tell me?
Yeah, I realized it.
But that stuff doesn't matter.
"Doesn't matter"?
That's what's most important!
Why, Izana?
Even if we're not blood relatives, that doesn't change things between us.
Shut up!
Why...
Why did you ever have to show up?
If I knew I was alone, I could have handled it.
Can you understand this, Shinichiro?
The hell of having the happiness you thought you had suddenly ripped away.
Can you... understand...
how I feel?
Izana, you...
Huh? That means...
That's right.
I'm not a brother to Shinichiro
or you or Emma.
I'm not related to anyone.
You must be joking.
Tell me, Mikey...
Can you save me?
I'm beyond saving, right?
Right?
Emma...
Izana?
Izana!
Hey!
Answer me!
Hey! Izana!
Hey!
Kaku-chan...
Izana...
I won't let you be alone.
Soon, I'll be joining you
over there.
I guess
we sucked at living, huh?
Kaku-chan.
Snow...
- Snow! - Snow!
That's not fair, Izana!
We agreed that the line marks my territory.
Dummy!
Promises are meant to be broken.
That's the snowman I made!
Sorry.
I was going to help, but it broke.
You're so mean!
I'm going to play by myself.
Now, now. Don't be like that.
Let's make an igloo.
We did it!
This is our country's castle.
Our country?
Yeah.
Look.
This is our top-secret plan.
We'll put this into action by the time we're adults
and build the strongest country.
"Death to anyone who disobeys"?
Isn't that awful harsh?
Nothing wrong with that.
I'm the king, after all.
Since I'm your servant, am I the prime minister?
No, you moron.
Do you even know what servant means?
I work for you, right?
Oh...
Hm.
Let me see.
I'll give you a squad.
A squad?
You'll fight for our country.
Everyone who doesn't have a family will be citizens.
We'll make a home for all of them.
Citizens, pay taxes to me!
Like that.
Nice. That's so like you.
So from now on, we can't lose.
Right. Then we can't lose even once, huh?
What'll we call the country?
Let me see.
If I'm Sanzo Hoshi, then you're Son Goku.
Really? You mean from Journey to the West?
So our kingdom's name is Tenjiku.
Tenjiku, huh?
We'll create a great era for sure.
Kaku-chan!
Shinichiro...
Everyone from Toman and Tenjiku, listen up!
This conflict is over.
Get out of here right now.
I'll stay behind and clear things up.
Dismissed!
Is it really over?
Yeah, it is.
Get a move on!
Mikey.
You get out of here too.
We'll stay behind.
You guys...
We each supported Izana for our own purposes.
But the truth is
we probably admired the way you two guys lived.
We saw how you lived to the end, Captain.
Now then...
You alone though,
I cannot forgive, Kisaki.
You alone though,
I cannot forgive, Kisaki.
That's right. Him alone...
Kisaki!
Got you!
You owe me one, Kisaki.
Damn!
He'll get away!
If he gets away, the same stuff will keep happening!
Takemitchy!
Get on! We're going after him!
Draken!
Hina...
I can't leave her here.
Takemitchy, leave Hina to me!
Do what you have to do!
Right!
Hold on tight, Takemitchy!
Will do!
I know you can save my sister.
Naoto, I've finally got him cornered.
Just to take over Toman, he killed Draken.
He manipulated Kazutora
and had Baji killed.
In the future, he even killed Chifuyu.
He wrecked the Shiba siblings.
He killed Naoto.
He killed Emma.
Izana
and Kaku-chan too.
He's also
the culprit who keeps killing Hina.
I swear I won't let him get away!
If he gets away now, he'll travel through time again and ruin everything!
Hanma!
- Drive faster! They'll catch us! - Damn it! Don't yank!
Please save my sister.
Naoto, we're almost there.
At last, I've caught up with you,
Kisaki!
Stop, damn it!
My foot that got shot...
Get on my back.
Damn it!
Sorry, Draken.
It's only fair.
- It was the other way around before. - Huh?
When Kiyomasa stabbed me.
You knew, didn't you?
That I would die.
I don't know what happened in the future,
but I do know that you've been fighting desperately.
He's behind all of it?
Yes!
Draken, behind you!
Can you run, Takemitchy?
Yes! Even if my leg's busted, I'll run!
- Leave this to me! - Got it!
Now then, you goddamn zombie.
I'll smash you to bits today.
I'll hang your damn braid on your grave.
Damn it!
Translated by Brian Athey