swc: hanbei events.
hisloyalwang actually wrote these down for me before I got a 3DS, but I did change his formatting a little and clean things up some.
Hanbei and Kanbei
Kanbei Kuroda was also present when MC visited Hanbei.
He was Hideyoshi's strategist, along with Hanbei.
Hanbei: It's complicated having two people with names like Hanbei and Kanbei. They sound so similar. There's an easy way to tell us apart.
Hanbei: The one in the black is the bad strategist, Kanbei Kuroda. Here dressed in white is the good strategist, Hanbei Takenaka.
Kanbei: All strategists are bad people. You especially.
>>I agree.
Hanbei: You don't understand. I am one of the rare exceptions. I have a very pure heart.
Kanbei: Very funny. No one is skilled at shaking the foundations of people's hearts as you are.
>>I don't know about that.
Hanbei: You see? There are people who understand!
Kanbei: I can't tell if you're serious, a joker, a liar, or if you just have no common sense.
Kanbei: Let's find out, shall we? Answer me this. What do you see when you look at me, Hanbei?
Hanbei: I see poison.
Kanbei: Oh? So you believe I will be a poison to Lord Hideyoshi?
Hanbei: In ancient times, it was said that poison can turn into good medicine.
Hanbei: I, the good strategist, will turn you, Kanbei, from poison into medicine.
Kanbei: You're absurd.
Secrets of Mino
Nou: You're looking well.
Lady Nou approached Hanbei and MC as they walked the land around the castle.
Hanbei: Greetings, my lady. It's been so long.
Nou: Hanbei, you don't still have that old problem anymore, do you?
Hanbei: What problem?
Nou: Whenever you talked to people, you would sit stock still for long periods of time in order to not miss a thing they said.
Nou: You'd be so engrossed that you wouldn't notice that you had to relieve yourself. Finally you wouldn't be able to hold it any longer and...
Hanbei: Hey! No! That's a lie! That isn't what happened!
Hanbei: Why must people exaggerate the unimportant details?
Hanbei: My lady... You haven't been speaking of this to anyone else, have you?
Nou: I don't know... Perhaps I have.
Hanbei: My reputation is at stake! I'll never be able to show my face in the house of Oda again!
Nou: That would be a problem. I'll make sure I tell you-know-who.
Hanbei: I told you, stop spreading rumors!
Hanbei: MC! Tell her!
>>Stop speaking ill of Hanbei!
Hanbei: That's right! Stop your bullying!
>>The more rumors the better!
Hanbei: What?! MC, you're horrible! I thought we were friends...
Hanbei: She's had enough fun at my expense. Now it's my turn!
Hanbei: So, have you not yet had the chance to use what your father gave you, my lady?
Nou: Oh, you mean this?
Lady Nou pulled a dagger from her breast pocket.
Hanbei: I heard you married into the Oda family just to get a chance at killing Nobunaga, am I correct?
Nou: I'm impressed, Hanbei.
Nou: But those who know my secret must die, I'm afraid.
Lady Nou pointed the dagger toward Hanbei.
Hanbei: M-my lady, you can't be serious! Eeee!
Hanbei ran away.
Nou: Oh dear, there he goes.
Hot Springs
Hanbei approached MC after the battle.
Hanbei: That was a tiring battle today, wasn't it? I'm exhausted.
Just then, Ranmaru Mori passed by.
Hanbei: Oh, Ranmaru. There's a hot spring nearby, would you like to join us?
Ranmaru: What? Me?
Hanbei: Yes, you. Well, I suppose I could go with that person behind you.
Ranmaru quickly turned around but there was no one there. Hanbei took Ranmaru's arm before he could turn back around.
Hanbei: Just joking! Come on, let's go. Hot springs are great for soothing tired bodies.
Ranmaru: W-wait!
Hanbei pulled Ranmaru against his will to the hot spring.
Ranmaru: L-Lord Hanbei. It says this is the women's bath here!
Hanbei: It'll be fine. No one's around. And it's much roomier on this side anyway.
>>Why not?
Hanbei: You see? Everyone agrees. It'll be fine.
>>Wait, how do you know that?
Hanbei: Like I would tell you? Anyway, it'll be fine!
Ranmaru: No, it's not fine! Whoa, hey!
Hanbei pulled Ranmaru and he fell into the hot spring.
Ranmaru: Lord Hanbei, why did you do that?!
Hanbei: Be quiet! You're going to ruin the hot spring mood. We need to relax!
Ranmaru: Oh... Yes...
Hanbei: This feels great. It almost makes me forget about all the trouble in the world.
Ranmaru: It feels as if that battle never even happened.
Hanbei: All this fighting is ridiculous. Everyone should just relax and fall asleep in the hot springs.
Black Rice Cakes
Kanbei and MC heard that Hanbei had been horribly wounded in battle, so they rushed to see him.
Kanbei: Hanbei, are you all right?
Hanbei: Lord Kanbei, you look so pale! What's the matter?
Hanbei was calm and collected.
Kanbei: This is just what my face looks like normally... We heard you were shot with an arrow in battle.
Hanbei: Oh, that. Well, the arrow did strike me in the chest.
Hanbei: But thanks to the sticky rice cake I had in my breast pocket, I was fine! It was a miracle.
Hanbei: I'm glad I had it with me! I was thinking about eating it later if I got hungry.
Kanbei: I am utterly speechless.
Hanbei: Wait, you weren't actually worried about me, were you?
Kanbei: I was fooled by the machinations of a bad strategist.
Kanbei frowned.
Hanbei: This is great!
Hanbei: Hmm. In honor of this moment, I think I'm going to change my family crest to a sticky rice cake!
Hanbei: I'll draw a black circle around it and called it "Black Rice Cake". What do you think? Isn't that a good idea?
>>Yes, it is!
Hanbei: I knew it! It'll be easier to draw, too!
>>It's a little lame.
Hanbei: You don't understand! Its initials "BRC" could also stand for "Brotherhood of Rebellious Countrymen"!
Hanbei took a brush and drew a circle in ink.
Hanbei: There we are! You can use this family crest as well, Lord Kanbei.
Kanbei: I'd much rather not.
Hanbei’s Nag
Hanbei: Hello, everyone!
After the battle, Hanbei came riding into camp on a scrawny horse.
>>Why are you riding a pack horse?
Hanbei: It looks like a pack horse, right? It's not though.
>>Why not ride a cow?
Hanbei: I've ridden one before. It wasn't very comfortable.
Hanbei: They should get all those hot-blooded young folk to try riding them. That would cool them down.
Hanbei: Riding an expensive horse into battle makes you worry about something horrible happening to it.
Hanbei: But you can't be thinking about that kind of thing on the battlefield. There may come a time when you have to get rid of your horse.
Hanbei: That's why it’s best to choose a horse you wouldn't hesitate about getting rid of.
Hanbei: But if you are a cheapskate like Lord Kanbei, you might not even be able to get rid of a cheap horse.
Kanbei: Did you say something, Hanbei?
Kanbei appeared suddenly.
Hanbei: No, I wasn't saying anything, Lord Kanbei.
Kanbei: By the way, Hanbei, do you require a horse?
Hanbei: What? You're giving me a horse?
Kanbei: Not without some compensation, of course. We are friends, so I will sell it to you for less than it is worth.
Hanbei: If we were friends, you would give it to me for free! I knew you were a cheapskate.
Kanbei: Would it not feel better to pay for something than to receive it for nothing?
Hanbei: Well, I suppose it might...
Kanbei: Then I will sell it to you.
Kanbei departed after selling his horse to Hanbei.
Hanbei: I fell for it! I fell for that horrible strategist's scheme!
Hanbei: I guess I'll have to take good care of this horse. I did pay money for it.
The Role of the Strategist
MC entered Hanbei's room but found it deserted.
Nene: Hanbei! Hanbei!
Nene entered the room yelling Hanbei's name.
Nene: He's not here either. Why can't he be around when I need him? I have a favor I need to ask of him.
Nene yelled his name again as she left the room in search of him.
>>Search for a cool spot that would be good for napping.
MC entered the castle thinking that maybe he was on the roof taking a nap.
>>Search his work place.
The inside of the castle was a complete mess. A busy Mitsunari gave orders amongst a mountain of paperwork.
The castle was in a frenzy but MC decided to try and speak to the flustered Mitsunari.
Mitsunari: Coming here looking for him is like going into a volcano looking for ice.
Mitsunari: If he would just do his part, then I wouldn't be so up to my neck in work all the time.
Mitsunari: He is most likely up on the roof enjoying the cool breeze.
Following Mitsunari's advice, MC went up to search the roof.
Hanbei Takenaka was sleeping in the middle of a group of cats.
As MC came closer, the cats started to scatter. Hanbei watched them depart through one open eye.
Hanbei: They run because they can sense your tension. You have to calm yourself.
>>Tell him how Mitsunari was not happy with him.
>>Tell him Nene is looking for him.
Hanbei: He'll be fine. Don't worry about him.
Hanbei: A strategist works on the outside of an organization and fixes the problems that can't be seen from the inside.
Hanbei: A strategist who is busy on the inside of the organization has his priorities in the wrong place.
Hanbei: The work of petty officials like Mitsunari and Kiyomasa differ in quality and precision from our work as strategists.
Hanbei: For every actual battle, I run a trial battle through my mind 10,000 times, killing millions.
Hanbei: That way, I'm able to reduce the number of deaths in the actual battle. I'm always thinking of a way to create peace.
Hanbei: For example, remember how I put a sticky rice cake in my breast pocket and it saved my life?
Hanbei: That was actually my strategy. Those petty officials can't pull off miracles like that.
Hanbei: You look what happens if you let them run a battle. They'd worry too much on numbers and supplies.
>>You're amazing!
Hanbei: Not at all, not at all.
>>You shouldn't talk like that about others.
Hanbei: I'm sorry... I've just been fighting so many mock battles in my head that I got a little harsh.
Hanbei answered in an annoyed tone.
Hanbei: But no matter how much you learn from trial and error, there will always be bloodshed.
Hanbei: People will die no matter how much you plan ahead. What am I, as a strategist, supposed to say to those people?
Hanbei: I'm sorry? I tried, but I failed? You have to die because it's more convenient for us?
Hanbei: I can't say that. I'd be a failure as Lord Hideyoshi's strategist.
Hanbei then closed both of his eyes.
Hanbei: I overtax my brain. That's why I have to rest my body to make up for it.
Hanbei's face went blank and fell back asleep.
The Cat
After the battle, Hanbei stood atop a watchtower, blankly gazing at the sky.
>>Say something to him.
Hanbei: Oh, MC. Come on over if you're not busy.
MC climbed the watchtower.
>>Climb the watchtower.
MC climbed the watchtower soundlessly and greeted Hanbei.
Hanbei: Whoa! MC. Don't scare me like that.
Hanbei: I didn't hear you until you called out.
Hanbei: You're much steathier than before. I'm impressed you got by my keen senses.
>>You've got cat-like reflexes, don't you?
>>I came sneaking up like a cat.
Hanbei: Like a cat, huh? I wish I was born a cat.
Hanbei: It must be great being free like that. They look so comfortable always lying around sleeping like they do.
Hanbei: Sure, cats fight too sometimes, but it's only to protect their territory.
Hanbei: At least they don't try and expand their territory like we humans do.
Hanbei's sad, sleepy expression changed into a smile and he laughed.
Life is Short
MC found Hanbei sleeping in the camp after the battle.
MC walked up to him but he didn't wake up. Hanbei was in a deeper sleep than usual.
It looked almost as if he were dead...
Hanbei finally woke up after MC shook him.
Hanbei: Hey, MC... Oh, was I asleep?
>>Maybe you've been working too hard?
Hanbei: Yes, well. I am fairly tired. But I'm fine. Nothing to worry about.
Hanbei: If I'm going to die, I'd like to do it on the battlefield.
>>You've gotten weak, haven't you?
Hanbei: You say the sharpest things, sometimes.
Hanbei stretched as if nothing was wrong.
Hanbei: We won the battle today, but people still had to die.
Hanbei: As a strategist, I'm to blame.
>>On the contrary, I feel like you've given me life.
>>Insist that it isn't his fault.
Hanbei looked at MC, surprised.
Hanbei: Oh, I see... I suppose that's how those who live see it.
Hanbei: Thanks, you've lightened my burden.
Hanbei: I thought being a strategist meant having to only count the dead bodies.
Hanbei: I suppose I was focusing too much on the dead. That's not what being a strategist is all about.
Hanbei: It's about saving as many lives as you can.
Hanbei: Isn't it wonderful? People in these troubled times have a chance to save other - even on the battlefield.
Hanbei: Even if I go to hell and am called a hypocrite by all of those I let die...
Hanbei: My job as a strategist is to save people - to help them live.
Hanbei: I can tell them that with pride. Thank you, MC.
Hanbei: What is it that you want to accomplish in this messed up world we live in, MC?
Hanbei: Life seems long, but it's short as well. You should take care of everything you want to do before it's too late.
Hanbei: Well, I better get back to work before Lord Kanbei thinks I'm off just playing around.
And with that, Hanbei departed.
Hanbei: How many more soldiers can I save, I wonder... ?
The Best Medicine
Hanbei: Well, I made it.
In the camp after the battle... Hanbei's body was bruised and broken.
Hanbei: Ahh. I can't move.
Kanbei: You push yourself too hard. You're not well.
Kanbei came to his side. It was almost as if he knew that Hanbei was near death.
Hanbei: Lord Kanbei. Can't you at least say something pleasant?
Hanbei: I'm not too long for this world, after all.
Kanbei: Indeed, I will honor your last wishes, then.
Hanbei: I don't believe a word you've said. But I wouldn't have you any other way, Kanbei.
Hanbei: Then listen to me. Do not mourn my death.
Kanbei: That is a simple thing to do.
Hanbei: What a horrible thing to say! MC, Lord Kanbei is a monster!
>>Yes, a monster!
Hanbei: Ah, thank you, MC. But I know Lord Kanbei doesn't mean it.
>>He's not so bad!
Hanbei: Very perceptive, MC. I know that Lord Kanbei is kind, in his own way.
Hanbei: Ahh... I'm so tired.
Hanbei writhed in agony.
Kanbei: Rest, Hanbei - you earned it. I will find the path to peace.
With that, Kanbei turned his back and looked away.
The "black rice cake" crest was emblazoned on Kanbei's back.
When Hanbei noticed it, he chuckled softly to himself.
Hanbei: Your words have soothed my soul. I can go to my rest, smiling.
Hanbei: Laughter is the best medicine, is it not, Kanbei?
Hanbei: Then... Goodnight.
Hanbei slowly closed his eyes.
Kanbei: Go in peace, Hanbei.
Hanbei and Kanbei
Click to viewKanbei Kuroda was also present when MC visited Hanbei.
He was Hideyoshi's strategist, along with Hanbei.
Hanbei: It's complicated having two people with names like Hanbei and Kanbei. They sound so similar. There's an easy way to tell us apart.
Hanbei: The one in the black is the bad strategist, Kanbei Kuroda. Here dressed in white is the good strategist, Hanbei Takenaka.
Kanbei: All strategists are bad people. You especially.
>>I agree.
Hanbei: You don't understand. I am one of the rare exceptions. I have a very pure heart.
Kanbei: Very funny. No one is skilled at shaking the foundations of people's hearts as you are.
>>I don't know about that.
Hanbei: You see? There are people who understand!
Kanbei: I can't tell if you're serious, a joker, a liar, or if you just have no common sense.
Kanbei: Let's find out, shall we? Answer me this. What do you see when you look at me, Hanbei?
Hanbei: I see poison.
Kanbei: Oh? So you believe I will be a poison to Lord Hideyoshi?
Hanbei: In ancient times, it was said that poison can turn into good medicine.
Hanbei: I, the good strategist, will turn you, Kanbei, from poison into medicine.
Kanbei: You're absurd.
Secrets of Mino
Nou: You're looking well.
Lady Nou approached Hanbei and MC as they walked the land around the castle.
Hanbei: Greetings, my lady. It's been so long.
Nou: Hanbei, you don't still have that old problem anymore, do you?
Hanbei: What problem?
Nou: Whenever you talked to people, you would sit stock still for long periods of time in order to not miss a thing they said.
Nou: You'd be so engrossed that you wouldn't notice that you had to relieve yourself. Finally you wouldn't be able to hold it any longer and...
Hanbei: Hey! No! That's a lie! That isn't what happened!
Hanbei: Why must people exaggerate the unimportant details?
Hanbei: My lady... You haven't been speaking of this to anyone else, have you?
Nou: I don't know... Perhaps I have.
Hanbei: My reputation is at stake! I'll never be able to show my face in the house of Oda again!
Nou: That would be a problem. I'll make sure I tell you-know-who.
Hanbei: I told you, stop spreading rumors!
Hanbei: MC! Tell her!
>>Stop speaking ill of Hanbei!
Hanbei: That's right! Stop your bullying!
>>The more rumors the better!
Hanbei: What?! MC, you're horrible! I thought we were friends...
Hanbei: She's had enough fun at my expense. Now it's my turn!
Hanbei: So, have you not yet had the chance to use what your father gave you, my lady?
Nou: Oh, you mean this?
Lady Nou pulled a dagger from her breast pocket.
Hanbei: I heard you married into the Oda family just to get a chance at killing Nobunaga, am I correct?
Nou: I'm impressed, Hanbei.
Nou: But those who know my secret must die, I'm afraid.
Lady Nou pointed the dagger toward Hanbei.
Hanbei: M-my lady, you can't be serious! Eeee!
Hanbei ran away.
Nou: Oh dear, there he goes.
Hot Springs
Hanbei approached MC after the battle.
Hanbei: That was a tiring battle today, wasn't it? I'm exhausted.
Just then, Ranmaru Mori passed by.
Hanbei: Oh, Ranmaru. There's a hot spring nearby, would you like to join us?
Ranmaru: What? Me?
Hanbei: Yes, you. Well, I suppose I could go with that person behind you.
Ranmaru quickly turned around but there was no one there. Hanbei took Ranmaru's arm before he could turn back around.
Hanbei: Just joking! Come on, let's go. Hot springs are great for soothing tired bodies.
Ranmaru: W-wait!
Hanbei pulled Ranmaru against his will to the hot spring.
Ranmaru: L-Lord Hanbei. It says this is the women's bath here!
Hanbei: It'll be fine. No one's around. And it's much roomier on this side anyway.
>>Why not?
Hanbei: You see? Everyone agrees. It'll be fine.
>>Wait, how do you know that?
Hanbei: Like I would tell you? Anyway, it'll be fine!
Ranmaru: No, it's not fine! Whoa, hey!
Hanbei pulled Ranmaru and he fell into the hot spring.
Ranmaru: Lord Hanbei, why did you do that?!
Hanbei: Be quiet! You're going to ruin the hot spring mood. We need to relax!
Ranmaru: Oh... Yes...
Hanbei: This feels great. It almost makes me forget about all the trouble in the world.
Ranmaru: It feels as if that battle never even happened.
Hanbei: All this fighting is ridiculous. Everyone should just relax and fall asleep in the hot springs.
Black Rice Cakes
Kanbei and MC heard that Hanbei had been horribly wounded in battle, so they rushed to see him.
Kanbei: Hanbei, are you all right?
Hanbei: Lord Kanbei, you look so pale! What's the matter?
Hanbei was calm and collected.
Kanbei: This is just what my face looks like normally... We heard you were shot with an arrow in battle.
Hanbei: Oh, that. Well, the arrow did strike me in the chest.
Hanbei: But thanks to the sticky rice cake I had in my breast pocket, I was fine! It was a miracle.
Hanbei: I'm glad I had it with me! I was thinking about eating it later if I got hungry.
Kanbei: I am utterly speechless.
Hanbei: Wait, you weren't actually worried about me, were you?
Kanbei: I was fooled by the machinations of a bad strategist.
Kanbei frowned.
Hanbei: This is great!
Hanbei: Hmm. In honor of this moment, I think I'm going to change my family crest to a sticky rice cake!
Hanbei: I'll draw a black circle around it and called it "Black Rice Cake". What do you think? Isn't that a good idea?
>>Yes, it is!
Hanbei: I knew it! It'll be easier to draw, too!
>>It's a little lame.
Hanbei: You don't understand! Its initials "BRC" could also stand for "Brotherhood of Rebellious Countrymen"!
Hanbei took a brush and drew a circle in ink.
Hanbei: There we are! You can use this family crest as well, Lord Kanbei.
Kanbei: I'd much rather not.
Hanbei’s Nag
Hanbei: Hello, everyone!
After the battle, Hanbei came riding into camp on a scrawny horse.
>>Why are you riding a pack horse?
Hanbei: It looks like a pack horse, right? It's not though.
>>Why not ride a cow?
Hanbei: I've ridden one before. It wasn't very comfortable.
Hanbei: They should get all those hot-blooded young folk to try riding them. That would cool them down.
Hanbei: Riding an expensive horse into battle makes you worry about something horrible happening to it.
Hanbei: But you can't be thinking about that kind of thing on the battlefield. There may come a time when you have to get rid of your horse.
Hanbei: That's why it’s best to choose a horse you wouldn't hesitate about getting rid of.
Hanbei: But if you are a cheapskate like Lord Kanbei, you might not even be able to get rid of a cheap horse.
Kanbei: Did you say something, Hanbei?
Kanbei appeared suddenly.
Hanbei: No, I wasn't saying anything, Lord Kanbei.
Kanbei: By the way, Hanbei, do you require a horse?
Hanbei: What? You're giving me a horse?
Kanbei: Not without some compensation, of course. We are friends, so I will sell it to you for less than it is worth.
Hanbei: If we were friends, you would give it to me for free! I knew you were a cheapskate.
Kanbei: Would it not feel better to pay for something than to receive it for nothing?
Hanbei: Well, I suppose it might...
Kanbei: Then I will sell it to you.
Kanbei departed after selling his horse to Hanbei.
Hanbei: I fell for it! I fell for that horrible strategist's scheme!
Hanbei: I guess I'll have to take good care of this horse. I did pay money for it.
The Role of the Strategist
MC entered Hanbei's room but found it deserted.
Nene: Hanbei! Hanbei!
Nene entered the room yelling Hanbei's name.
Nene: He's not here either. Why can't he be around when I need him? I have a favor I need to ask of him.
Nene yelled his name again as she left the room in search of him.
>>Search for a cool spot that would be good for napping.
MC entered the castle thinking that maybe he was on the roof taking a nap.
>>Search his work place.
The inside of the castle was a complete mess. A busy Mitsunari gave orders amongst a mountain of paperwork.
The castle was in a frenzy but MC decided to try and speak to the flustered Mitsunari.
Mitsunari: Coming here looking for him is like going into a volcano looking for ice.
Mitsunari: If he would just do his part, then I wouldn't be so up to my neck in work all the time.
Mitsunari: He is most likely up on the roof enjoying the cool breeze.
Following Mitsunari's advice, MC went up to search the roof.
Hanbei Takenaka was sleeping in the middle of a group of cats.
As MC came closer, the cats started to scatter. Hanbei watched them depart through one open eye.
Hanbei: They run because they can sense your tension. You have to calm yourself.
>>Tell him how Mitsunari was not happy with him.
>>Tell him Nene is looking for him.
Hanbei: He'll be fine. Don't worry about him.
Hanbei: A strategist works on the outside of an organization and fixes the problems that can't be seen from the inside.
Hanbei: A strategist who is busy on the inside of the organization has his priorities in the wrong place.
Hanbei: The work of petty officials like Mitsunari and Kiyomasa differ in quality and precision from our work as strategists.
Hanbei: For every actual battle, I run a trial battle through my mind 10,000 times, killing millions.
Hanbei: That way, I'm able to reduce the number of deaths in the actual battle. I'm always thinking of a way to create peace.
Hanbei: For example, remember how I put a sticky rice cake in my breast pocket and it saved my life?
Hanbei: That was actually my strategy. Those petty officials can't pull off miracles like that.
Hanbei: You look what happens if you let them run a battle. They'd worry too much on numbers and supplies.
>>You're amazing!
Hanbei: Not at all, not at all.
>>You shouldn't talk like that about others.
Hanbei: I'm sorry... I've just been fighting so many mock battles in my head that I got a little harsh.
Hanbei answered in an annoyed tone.
Hanbei: But no matter how much you learn from trial and error, there will always be bloodshed.
Hanbei: People will die no matter how much you plan ahead. What am I, as a strategist, supposed to say to those people?
Hanbei: I'm sorry? I tried, but I failed? You have to die because it's more convenient for us?
Hanbei: I can't say that. I'd be a failure as Lord Hideyoshi's strategist.
Hanbei then closed both of his eyes.
Hanbei: I overtax my brain. That's why I have to rest my body to make up for it.
Hanbei's face went blank and fell back asleep.
The Cat
After the battle, Hanbei stood atop a watchtower, blankly gazing at the sky.
>>Say something to him.
Hanbei: Oh, MC. Come on over if you're not busy.
MC climbed the watchtower.
>>Climb the watchtower.
MC climbed the watchtower soundlessly and greeted Hanbei.
Hanbei: Whoa! MC. Don't scare me like that.
Hanbei: I didn't hear you until you called out.
Hanbei: You're much steathier than before. I'm impressed you got by my keen senses.
>>You've got cat-like reflexes, don't you?
>>I came sneaking up like a cat.
Hanbei: Like a cat, huh? I wish I was born a cat.
Hanbei: It must be great being free like that. They look so comfortable always lying around sleeping like they do.
Hanbei: Sure, cats fight too sometimes, but it's only to protect their territory.
Hanbei: At least they don't try and expand their territory like we humans do.
Hanbei's sad, sleepy expression changed into a smile and he laughed.
Life is Short
MC found Hanbei sleeping in the camp after the battle.
MC walked up to him but he didn't wake up. Hanbei was in a deeper sleep than usual.
It looked almost as if he were dead...
Hanbei finally woke up after MC shook him.
Hanbei: Hey, MC... Oh, was I asleep?
>>Maybe you've been working too hard?
Hanbei: Yes, well. I am fairly tired. But I'm fine. Nothing to worry about.
Hanbei: If I'm going to die, I'd like to do it on the battlefield.
>>You've gotten weak, haven't you?
Hanbei: You say the sharpest things, sometimes.
Hanbei stretched as if nothing was wrong.
Hanbei: We won the battle today, but people still had to die.
Hanbei: As a strategist, I'm to blame.
>>On the contrary, I feel like you've given me life.
>>Insist that it isn't his fault.
Hanbei looked at MC, surprised.
Hanbei: Oh, I see... I suppose that's how those who live see it.
Hanbei: Thanks, you've lightened my burden.
Hanbei: I thought being a strategist meant having to only count the dead bodies.
Hanbei: I suppose I was focusing too much on the dead. That's not what being a strategist is all about.
Hanbei: It's about saving as many lives as you can.
Hanbei: Isn't it wonderful? People in these troubled times have a chance to save other - even on the battlefield.
Hanbei: Even if I go to hell and am called a hypocrite by all of those I let die...
Hanbei: My job as a strategist is to save people - to help them live.
Hanbei: I can tell them that with pride. Thank you, MC.
Hanbei: What is it that you want to accomplish in this messed up world we live in, MC?
Hanbei: Life seems long, but it's short as well. You should take care of everything you want to do before it's too late.
Hanbei: Well, I better get back to work before Lord Kanbei thinks I'm off just playing around.
And with that, Hanbei departed.
Hanbei: How many more soldiers can I save, I wonder... ?
The Best Medicine
Hanbei: Well, I made it.
In the camp after the battle... Hanbei's body was bruised and broken.
Hanbei: Ahh. I can't move.
Kanbei: You push yourself too hard. You're not well.
Kanbei came to his side. It was almost as if he knew that Hanbei was near death.
Hanbei: Lord Kanbei. Can't you at least say something pleasant?
Hanbei: I'm not too long for this world, after all.
Kanbei: Indeed, I will honor your last wishes, then.
Hanbei: I don't believe a word you've said. But I wouldn't have you any other way, Kanbei.
Hanbei: Then listen to me. Do not mourn my death.
Kanbei: That is a simple thing to do.
Hanbei: What a horrible thing to say! MC, Lord Kanbei is a monster!
>>Yes, a monster!
Hanbei: Ah, thank you, MC. But I know Lord Kanbei doesn't mean it.
>>He's not so bad!
Hanbei: Very perceptive, MC. I know that Lord Kanbei is kind, in his own way.
Hanbei: Ahh... I'm so tired.
Hanbei writhed in agony.
Kanbei: Rest, Hanbei - you earned it. I will find the path to peace.
With that, Kanbei turned his back and looked away.
The "black rice cake" crest was emblazoned on Kanbei's back.
When Hanbei noticed it, he chuckled softly to himself.
Hanbei: Your words have soothed my soul. I can go to my rest, smiling.
Hanbei: Laughter is the best medicine, is it not, Kanbei?
Hanbei: Then... Goodnight.
Hanbei slowly closed his eyes.
Kanbei: Go in peace, Hanbei.