Ushiwakamaru

Love is Not Free

Ushiwakamaru:
Yawn... Good morning Master!
What's wrong?


Fujimaru 1:
Where are we?


Ushiwakamaru:
Now that you mention it... That is strange.
Did the Rayshift fail?

Ushiwakamaru:
Where are Mash and Fou?

Mash:
Over here.

Fou:
Fou!

Ushiwakamaru:
Mash, Fou!
I'm glad you're safe!

Ushiwakamaru:
Are you hurt?
If something happened to you, Master would be sad.

Fou:
Nnn, kyu.

Mash:
I'm fine.

Mash:
...It seems there was an accident during Rayshift.
Please wait while I ask the Doctor to bring us back.

Dr. Roman:
Sorry everybody. I don't know what happened, but I have your signals here.

Dr. Roman:
There's no data on where you jumped, but it's spatially stable.

Dr. Roman:
Give me a minute.
Once the repairs are done, I'll bring you back.

Ushiwakamaru:
Understood! Master, I'll go look and make sure there's no danger!

Mash:
Actually, we should stick together.
Is that all right with you, Master?


Fujimaru 1:
No problem.


Fujimaru 2:
Let's do that.


Ushiwakamaru:
Okay!

Mash:
Master, Ushiwakamaru, watch yourselves.

Ushiwakamaru:
I-I'm fine... Hyaaah!

Ushiwakamaru:
I-I'm sorry. Thank you! I was raised by the Kurama Tengu and I still slipped...

Ushiwakamaru:
Still, this forest–
It seems different than the one in my country.

Mash:
That's right. From the look of that coast...
Are we on a deserted island?

Ushiwakamaru:
You're probably right, Mash.
There's likely no land bridge.

Ushiwakamaru:
If we're trapped here, should we chop some wood and make a raft?

Mash:
If we can Rayshift back, we probably won't need a raft.

Ushiwakamaru:
Too bad.
I'm quite good at chopping wood–

Mash:
What's wrong?

Ushiwakamaru:
–Be quiet.
I sense an evil presence.

Mash:
...Me too.
Fou, be quiet.

Fou:
Kyu.

Ushiwakamaru:
...
S-Sorry.

Ushiwakamaru:
Fou's so cute, I feel like my heart skipped a beat.

Ushiwakamaru:
The presence–is starting to approach.
Master, shall we launch a surprise attack?


Fujimaru 1:
Let's do that.


Fujimaru 2:
Got it.


Ushiwakamaru:
Right, I'll go around the side.
Mash, you intercept them.

Mash:
Wow... Her "Presence Concealment" is Assassin level.
Let's do this, Master stand back.

Mash:
...Here they come!

Ushiwakamaru:
I trapped them!
Let's go!

--BATTLE--:

Ushiwakamaru:
Whew! That was good exercise!
By the way, can we eat them?

Mash:
Probably not a good idea to eat the Lamia...

Ushiwakamaru:
A shame. If you carefully drain them of blood, snakes can be quite delicious.

Ushiwakamaru:
I used to eat them all the time during war.

Mash:
I-I see...

Ushiwakamaru:
This island is pretty small, huh?
Doesn't look like there's much to see.

Ushiwakamaru:
...A bit of a shame, really.

Dr. Roman:
Oh, hello? It's the Doctor. It's going to take me a little longer to adjust the Rayshift.

Dr. Roman:
It's just refusing to stabilize...

Mash:
Understood. ...I'm sorry.
Looks like it will take a bit more time.

Ushiwakamaru:
Anyway Master, I want to hear a story about you.


Fujimaru 1:
About me?


Fujimaru 2:
Why?


Ushiwakamaru:
Is it strange to want to know about one's Master?


Fujimaru 1:
I'm boring.


Fujimaru 2:
I'm not interesting...


Ushiwakamaru:
No, I want to learn about you, Master.

Ushiwakamaru:
I might not be the best listener, but I'll try my hardest. So please, go ahead!

Ushiwakamaru:
...I see, I see.
Thank you, Master!

Ushiwakamaru:
...Looks like the Rayshift's not ready yet.
It's so quiet.

Ushiwakamaru:
...

Ushiwakamaru:
Master, um...
I have a question–

Ushiwakamaru:
Am I useful to you?


Fujimaru 1:
Of course.


Fujimaru 2:
Obviously.


Ushiwakamaru:
I see. Glad to hear it. I...I'm used to people telling me they don't understand me.

Ushiwakamaru:
When I tell them I want to fight for someone else's sake, they all seem confused.

Ushiwakamaru:
Is my reason that strange?

Ushiwakamaru:
I fought for my brother's sake, but he never believed me, even until the end.

Ushiwakamaru:
It's true that there were misunderstandings, but I never thought of hurting him even once–

Ushiwakamaru:
I'm not angry. It's just strange to me.
Why can't people understand how I feel?

Ushiwakamaru:
I'm sorry. This isn't something I should be talking about with you.


Fujimaru 1:
Don't worry about it.


Fujimaru 2:
I want to hear more.


Ushiwakamaru:
...You're a lot like Ise Yoshimori, you know?

Ushiwakamaru:
Oh, I don't mean that you look like him.
He had a face like a wicked fox.

Ushiwakamaru:
But he was easy to talk to.
About serious things, or just joking around.

Ushiwakamaru:
You have many Servants. But you take time to talk to them one-on-one–

Ushiwakamaru:
It's a little embarrassing, but I'm very grateful.

Mash:
Is it ready? Doctor?
I think it's time for us to go back–

Dr. Roman:
Oh, sorry.
I have bad news.

Mash:
...Go ahead with the bad news, Dr. Roman.

Dr. Roman:
Just so we're clear, this isn't my fault, okay?

Dr. Roman:
Until you can stabilize that area, even if you try to return, you'll just end up somewhere else.

Dr. Roman:
The cause of the instability circles around the island. Any ideas?

Mash:
Around the island?
Could it be–that ship?

Dr. Roman:
I thought it might be a ship... Yeah.
I'm picking up magical energy coming from it.

Dr. Roman:
Can you go there and remove the source of the instability?

Ushiwakamaru:
I think so.
Let's jump aboard when it gets close.

Mash:
A-At this distance?

Ushiwakamaru:
Mash, I once jumped across eight ships.
This is nothing.

Ushiwakamaru:
...I think it's about time. Mash, once I'm aboard I'll bring the ship close.

Mash:
Understood.

Ushiwakamaru:
Just watch me. Master, take this–
"Dan-No-Ura Eight-Boat Leap!"–Here I go!

Mash:
S-She jumped!
She jumped over eight boats in length!

Ushiwakamaru:
I did it! Okay guys, sorry!
But I'm taking this boat to shore!

Ushiwakamaru:
I promise I won't kill you–

Ushiwakamaru:
I won't kill you–
Oh, no! They're already dead!

Mash:
U-Um, Ushiwakamaru seems to be having a hard time!


Fujimaru 1:
Let's wait and believe.


Fujimaru 2:
She'll be fine.


Ushiwakamaru:
I'm getting this boat to shore–
Tch, get out of my way!

Ushiwakamaru:
Okay, got it! Mash!
I'm turning the boat around!

Mash:
It's getting closer.
At this range I can do it too–!

Mash:
Ushiwakamaru!

Ushiwakamaru:
Oh, Mash!
Sorry, it took me a while!

Mash:
I see. It was a ghost ship!

Ushiwakamaru:
U-Um, Mash?

Mash:
Yes?

Ushiwakamaru:
Was Master disappointed?
It did take me a while...

Mash:
...Don't worry.
Master believed in you.

Ushiwakamaru:
I see!
Okay, then nothing can stop me!

Ushiwakamaru:
Come, you ghastly creatures!
My name is Minamoto–No, Ushiwakamaru!

Ushiwakamaru:
As a Servant of Fujimaru,
I shall defeat you!

--BATTLE--:

Ushiwakamaru:
Yup, that's most of them.
Master! Master!


Fujimaru 1:
(Wave to her.)


Fujimaru 2:
Good job!


Ushiwakamaru:
Mash!
Master praised me!

Mash:
I'm so happy for you, Ushiwakamaru!

Ushiwakamaru:
Right!

Dr. Roman:
Hey guys, the readings from that ghost ship isn't totally gone.

Dr. Roman:
If you don't hurry up, you won't be able to come home.

Ushiwakamaru:
Huh? Really?
But–

Mash:
I don't see anything else...

Ushiwakamaru:
A mist? Rising from the bodies?

Mash:
I see, the vengeful spirit driving the ship was the source of the instability!

Ushiwakamaru:
–Okay Mash, this time let's finish it.

Ushiwakamaru:
Evil is destined to fall.
Especially, wicked demons...

Ushiwakamaru:
Your grudge shall be slain by me
–Ushiwakamaru!

--BATTLE--:

Ushiwakamaru:
I defeated them!

Dr. Roman:
Okay, you all can come home now.
Let me know when you're ready.

Mash:
Understood.
Let's meet with Master first.

Ushiwakamaru:
Master, I have slain the vengeful spirits!

Ushiwakamaru:
It's a shame you couldn't see me since we were fighting on the decks...

Ushiwakamaru:
But next time, I promise to fight somewhere you can see!

Ushiwakamaru:
And um...well.
If you wouldn't mind...

Ushiwakamaru:
Oh, no...
Never mind, I guess...


Fujimaru 1:
What is it?


Ushiwakamaru:
D-Do you think you could maybe pat me on the head?
I'd really like that.


Fujimaru 1:
Sure.


Ushiwakamaru:
Thank you!