Abare Goemon Page #4

Are these the faces of Shinobu men?

The clan of Kaga's people,

the Tiger and the Dragon?

What good are we if

we forget how to fight?

A truce with Asakura? Auspicious?

They will kill you if you

don't move fast enough.

A samurai's mind is black

like tar, full of evil intentions!

Their plan is to catch us off

guard and cut out our eyes.

We should never trust samurai.

They're dirty.

They're like the weeds in the field.

Until all the roots are dug up...

We can't enjoy a single

good night's sleep. Got it?

Brother, I...

Here. Pull this out before

you try your logic on me.

Hey, is everybody present?

Yes.

Hey!

So now, Asakura says if we...

...Kaga's Seven Clans

unanimously accept the truce...

They will attack Enjoji with us

and they want our response.

Enjoji is an old and

powerful enemy for us.

Five years ago they took

Fort Arima from us.

Three years ago, they burned the rice

fields in Atsuguchi before the harvest.

And killed 200 of us!

That's my village! My wife and 8 children,

plus my brothers were all killed.

Take revenge.

Revenge! Kill them all!

Wait a minute.

We can attack Enjoji on our own.

Why should we join with Asakura?

Asakura wouldn't make

us work for nothing.

Once Enjoji is defeated...

They'll let us rule three of their territories:

Iri-Yamabe, Mure, and Hakusan.

It means we can spread our alliance

beyond Kaga and into Ecchu.

We can't lose!

And one more thing.

Hey!

Asakura sent this to us to

cover our initial expenses.

Forty kilos of gold! Isn't it amazing?

And the Sacred Contract of

the Five Gods of Kumano...

...with the name and face of the

head of Asakura printed on it.

Do you still think they're lying?

Everyone decide what you want to do.

I know what I'm gonna do.

I wonder what happened. Why

do they trust us like this now?

Alright! Our lives are in your hands.

That's right.

Guess we've gotta do it.

- We will!

We're gonna do it.

Alright, us too.

Hey, Shachibei.

You've become so good with the

abacus now that you're older.

Is there something you wanna tell me?

- Yeah...

I've got 10 or 20 things

I want to tell you.

I feel we shouldn't join Asakura.

We don't have to work our butts

off and help Asakura's evil plans.

What about it?

If your neighbor's screwing

someone else's wife...

Would you be there fanning

him to keep him cool?

You wouldn't do something so crazy.

They offer us their territories?

Sounds so generous of them...

But there will be strings attached.

Think about it.

They just want to keep us under

control in their own territory.

They'll tax us just as heavily as before.

They'll search every corner of

our house to find our money.

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