September 1600, Mt. Ibuki, Omi Province…
It was currently raining as the group arrived at the forested mountain of Ibuki.
"So, what should we expect going in here?" Mark asked Tenkai.
"Mount Ibuki is a mystical mountain that has long flourished as a training ground for aspiring ascetics. Rumors abound that spirit stones can be found here as well, which I'm sure has caught that damned Kelley's attention." Tenkai explained.
"It would make sense. He does claim to be an alchemist, after all." David said. "Actually… Tenkai, there's something I have been meaning to discuss with you."
"Hm? What may that be?" Tenkai asked.
"When we met you in Honnoji, William mentioned that you have history with the place. Who are you really?" David asked.
"Oh come now. As someone who is enriched in this nature's history, you should know the answer by now. Think. Look back to what happened in Honnoji." Tenkai said.
"Let's see… If history class has taught me anything… At the time, Nobunaga was pretty much en route to conquer the entire land. He scattered all of his forces across all of Japan to wipe out all remaining opposition to his rule." David said. "However… One of his forces came back. His return erupted Honnoji in flames, and Nobunaga faded into history amongst the dying embers."
"Wait. David, I think you made a mistake somewhere. Because if what we heard is true, then that person can only be…" Genis said.
"Yes… Mitsuhide Akechi." David said.
Tenkai could only laugh a bit at the revelation. "You knew it was me all along, didn't you?"
"I had a feeling." David said. "But there was one thing I don't get. If history served right, you were killed by Hideyoshi when he caught up to you in Yamazaki. So…how did you survive?"
"Nobunaga planned to used Amrita to not only conquer Japan, but the entire world. So I had no choice but to strike him down, even knowing the stain it would leave on my honor. So I changed my name to Tenkai and went into hiding, starting a new life as a monk." Tenkai explained.
"I see. Well, considering how differently things might have gone if Nobunaga ruled, I think you made the right choice doing so." David said. "It must not have been an easy choice to make."
"No it was not. But now…we must strike down Mitsunari before he goes down the same path." Tenkai said.
"But…there's something I don't understand…how does Whisper fit into all this?" David asked.
"Well…I can tell you why." Jibanyan said as he followed them. "It's cause the two of them…or rather a version of Mitsunari, used to be a human that Whisper served, back when he was still called names like Whispocrates or Nonuttin."
"What do you mean?" Mayumi asked.
"All those stories about how Mitsunari was a great strategist who knew all? They all weren't exactly true. I'm sure some of them were, but the rest was dumb luck cause of one Yo-kai. Whisper and him got along famously…then came Sekigahara. Whisper confessed to his true nature. Though Mitsunari, he knew this already. He has Whisper inspirit him one final time before charging into his final battle. Whisper could only watch as his friend went off to die. That's why he's here….to prevent Mitsunari's death from happening again." Jibanyan said.
"I see now. No wonder he was so adamant about sticking close to him.' Sunset said.
"I'm telling you right now. If you guys try fighting Mitsunari, Whisper will try to do everything he can to make sure you all fail." Jibanyan said.
"Damn… and if there was any way to appeal to him during all this, it likely wouldn't have worked anyway by now." Hope said.
"He's trying to make sure a friend can keep on living his life. Nothing could be more appealing than that." Jexi said.
"So there's no other choice we have but to fight Whisper and Mitsunari?" Sakura asked.
"If we wanna take down the Yo-kai Alliance and reunite Sunset with Enma? Yes." Hope said. "Though I can't say I'm too happy about it coming to this either."
"None of us are. But let's hope things turn out for the better in the end." Crusadermon said.
The group fought their way up the mountain, taking down those of Ishida's forces who had followed their lord.
"So…that yokai with Mitsunari. Whisper, you said his name was?" William asked. "What's your story with him?"
"Well, we know him as a well-meaning butler who tends to trip over himself a lot." Hope said. "Heh…he tries to act professional, but in reality, he can be a massive goofball. He always lowers his guard and thinks he knows everything. But in reality, he knows nothing without his Yo-kai Pad."
"Sounds different from the way you're talkin' about him now." William said.
"In our defense, we didn't really know he had a past like this…or that he was struggling with so much." Sakura said. "But I think we all prefer if we had the old Whisper back."
"I know I ragged on him a few times but still…it's just not the same without the full gang back together." Sunset said.
"We'll get him back. Promise." Jexi said.
"Thanks…hmm…I hope." Sunset said as they continued.
The group reached a far end of the mountain before they heard a voice.
"I have swallowed my shame to flee this far. I cannot die here." the voice said before it is revealed to be Mitsunari. "Because I must resurrect my lord Hideyoshi using Master Kelley's alchemy. I am loyal to my lord, and I will dedicate myself to building the foundation of our future…" he said before a blade sprouted through his chest, coated in a red aura.
"Mitsunari!" David called out. "Kelley, you monster!"
"Aw, are you mad at me? Too bad… Because I'll see to it that your miserable existences end here." Kelley said before whispering in Mitsunari's ear. "I want you to buy some time." he said as Mistunari started to undergo a transformation. "I'll ressurect the most brutal Overlord of them all…." he said as he soon disappeared.
"Hey! Get down here and fight us like a man, you coward!" David said.
"David, be careful. Mitsunari is…" Leopardmon spoke up.
"I know! Damn son of a bitch… Fine! If this is the game he wants to play." David said.
(Cue- Boss Theme 3- Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes)
David drew Gerik as he underwent Sapphire God: Armament Complete. "Mi̴tsunari̡... I don't ͘kno̧w if͟ ̡you ͠can ̵hea͏r m͘e, bu͠t.͞.̴.̢ I hol̢d so͝ muc͝h ͜res͝p̀e͜ct for ̧yo̷u. You h́a̸v͘e͏ nó ̸i̕dea h͏ow much y͏oú ̢h͝ave actu͢all͞y͜ inspi̸red͏ me ̷a̡crơs͞s my a̕d̛ventures. ͝T͟h̢at'ş wh͜y͟... It̵'s ̛only ̕f͘itting̨ t̨h͝at ̕I do ̡th̕e ho̡noŕabl̢e̶ thiǹg͠,́ and ̶fight you mysel͢f̨. I pr͞omi̶s̸e̕ you I'l͜l̷ make̵ this q͝uíc̢k ͝and͘ ̷pa̷inle̶ss. ̨N͞obody͞ mov̨e!̀ ̸T͠h͜is i̢s ̧my f͜i͢g͢ht!"
Mitsunari's transformation was finished as he soon appeared as a horned oni in samurai garb as he charged at David. The two clashed swords with each other, matching blow for blow.
Corrupted Retainer - Ishida Mitsunari
Weaknesses: Lightning, Earth
Resistances: Wind, Paralysis, Poison
"D̮ȏ̻͙ͨ͂ͅ ͇͇̺̭͓̲͕̱͙̫̮̻̭̜̋́ͤ͆̃ͦͮ̾͗ͫ̆̔̆͊n͗͗̽ot̯̪̳̰̮͚̪̘̟͔͈̙̼̥ ̰͓̟̙̩̮̭͗̈ͪ̄͊͐́s̃̅t̟̪̪̫̱̼̗̯̜͖̼͉͎̼̅̇ͯ̓̄̓͆͆̆̍̃ͣ̽̽͑ͅa̟̦͐͒n̗̫̗͔̩͖̘͓̺͔̦ͤ͐̂̄͛̉̂̄̿ͦͤḍ͕̖̣̝͖̬̤̻̮̄̇ͫͮ̋̿̈́̆ͯ͋ i̲̣̲͚̻̹̯͕̫͇n͇̭̯̖̣͙̬̞̪̱̦̰ ̳̤̩̖͉̜͚̮̺͔͖̖̂̂̽̓̉̂͑̑̑ͮ̇̏m̬͛y̰ͅ ̦̠̙͇̫̮͙̓̇̃̉̔͐̚w̪͚̯̜̖̖̞̫ͭ͐̔͋̑̐̈́ͦǎ̳̝̖̥͇̪͔̥̟̍͊͆̌ͬ̏͛͒ẏ͖̠̰͖͈͇͕͇̭̙͓̘̻̔̎ͧͣͩ̓͂̉ͨ̽͂͊!̖̜͚̞̜̜͚̫̤ͧ́̉̅ͦ͛͌̾̔̚ͅ ̗̺̲̞̱̳̗̟̹̎̄̌̋ͪ͂̒̓̔W͐̀ͥ͛̊ͨ̑ͥ̾ͮͨͮi̪͓̹̩̳͇̥̘̻̖͕̱͇͙̣̋̓̾ͤ̽̀̐͋ͫ̌̑̐͐͆̆t̳͓̗̥̪̗͖̥̹͇͇̠ḥ̣͕̦ͬ͊̐́ ̼̺ͭ́K͙̠̳͍̙̣̺e̠̗̘̲̖͓ll̟͔̳̣̖̙̱̲̲̞̭̣͈̟eỹ̘̝̜͉͙̤͙̗̦̣̞̖̟̟͎̉̾̈́̌͐̆ͨ͒͋̈́̉́ͦ̿'̋͗́͌͑s ̞̰̙̜̥͔̖̬̤͎͕͇͍͓̽͂ͥ̽̃ͬ̉̃ͬ̏̓̈́͑̈́m͍̱̟̝̯̯ͅa̲͖̤̰̥̲̪̻̫̭̻̒̂̋̿̀́ͮͫ̉̀ͣͪͬͅͅg̞͙̱̣͚͍̰͉̣͍̺̽͛̄̏͊ͭ́ͤ̆̅̔iͮͭͦ̾̆̊ͤͬ͗̇ͫ͋̚̚c,̠̫̻̣͍̙̟͇̿͊̉ͩ͒̾ͫͭͤͅ I̥̘͔̘̖͖̦̠͖̓͂̐̅ͧ͊͛̅̚ ̱͔̣̬̝͙̪͕̰ca̤̘͊̃n̼̤̭͖̗̮̺̰̘̳̳̝͍̽̐͆̃ͦͦ̍ͩͮ̍ͪ͌̚ ̪̩̹̰̪̻̼fi̪̣͔̔͌̅ñ͎̬̰͓͓͙̘͉̺̬̱͓͆̅ͥ̅̆̋̀͛ͮ̎ͥa̩̮̱͚̖͚͇̘̺͕̪͎͌̿̈́ͯ̄͂̀̐ͮͪ̔̚l̬̤̮̬͎͙̣̝͔̼̫l̮̹̮̗̩̰̙̤̼͖͇̺ͨ͂͑ͥͩͫ̔̎̐ͦ̐͐y̬̤̘͕̙̩͍̠̭̏͊ͭͧ͒̐ͮ͑̚ ̗̹̥ͬ̇́r͉̹͉̞̰ͥ͋͂͆̉eͥͧ͊̔͊̈̿́̚s̬̗s̭̆u͔̭̘̬r̼̠̺̩͕̮̜̙̬̫̻̂̇ͯ͂ͭ̔͒̄̾ͬ̚r̖ë͚̥̘̫͓͛ͧ̔̃c̖̫̥͙̺̱̱ͣ̀ͤ̆ͥ̇̇ͨͅt̳ ͙̱̺͖̹͖̰̑̓ͨͪ͊̽̉L̗͕o̲͕͈̳͖̺̗͚͚͎̜̙̪͕ͮ̾̽̊͌̎̓ͥ̆́ͣ̎͆̇ȓ̈́ͣͥͬ̆͗̂͑͊d H̰̬̰͚̱̖̭̝͚̮ḭ̮͓͎̯̮̝̠̞̪̭̤̗ͣ̈́͌̐ͪ̆͂ͥͮͨͮͨ̾d̉͗̆̍͋̀̑̃ͯe͕̦̤̩̹̗̙̟̅͆̅͊̓̃̿͋ẏ͚̣̱͈̯̲̰ͫ̉ͥͥ̅̅o͎̘͔̗̖͉̓̂ͩͤ̈́ͤs̈͂h̆̏̑̍̉̀̿ͣ̑i!̜̖̯̗͎̟̺̯̙̫͉̪͚͖͎̿̏ͮ͆ͫ̒̂̋ͥ̾̆̾̈́͑̎" Mitsunari said as he started to fire wind slices at David.
"A ̛n̨obl̸e sent́i̵m̧én̢t.͠ ͢H̀owev͠er, Kel̡ley͢ ha̢s alre͡a̢d͘y s͘old ̡yo͠u do̧w̷n th͏e͏ ͟ri͟ver as͘ ͜a p͟aw̶n for his ̛own͠ ̀i̷déal̡s̕.͠ Ḩe d͏oe͠s̕n't̡ çare͝ ab͠out ýou͜, ͏h̢e͠ ̵just ͡s̸e͡e̵s ̡èveŕyo͜ne h̶e ̵to͜uc̸h̀es̡ às an e͞x̢te͏ns̛ion o̡f ͠hi͏s o̡w͞n ̛g͏o͝al̀s!" David said as he dodges the wind slices as he starts slicing at Mitsunari himself.
"W̤̮̺͓͕̩hat rịg̬h̹̜̜t̮̟̯̫̥ͅ do̲̦̰̲ ͔͉̮͎̜y̰͚͍o͈͍̺͍͖̟u̺̦͚ ̩h̲̹̳͍̤͈a̮͕͈̪̱͇ve̤ ̥ͅto̪̰̰͖̬ sp͔eak̖̹̤̮͇̬͈ ͔̟̦ͅof͔͔̻͎ ̩̳̬̬͙̦̖lo̝̫yal͈ty̬̗̩?!͔͚ Y̱͎͇̟̯ou̹ c̗͈̜̪̮̝l̯͎̥̩̮̣a̤͎̻̰͓͓im͕ ̻̼t̰̻o h̩ave̤̥ ṛ̫̳̖espe̗̤͙͍c̩͖͚̣̬t f̼͚o͕̺̻͙r̖̪͍̬͚̦̹ ͓̹̘̲m͍̥̮e̙̱̻͓, ͍̪͕ͅand͈̤ y̜̜̹et͍̳ you s̲͉i̯̝͕̮͙̺d̥̘̺̗̦͔e w͚̘͇i͕͔͈̲̻̱͓th ̦͔͎̤̥͖͈I̙͓̤̹̤̙e̮͓̘y̭̟̖̗̩̖̘a̰̼s̙̻̬͎̞̰͍u'̗̜̱͖͚̰s i̤̪̻̹͔l̳̜̖͚͉͖k̤!̮ ̗ ̺͍̭̥Wḫ̻at̗̮̗͈͉ ̜͇̬͇̟͕gi͓v̫e̱̺̜̜̹s͇̥ ̼̞͉y͕o̪̭̺̬u t̪he̤͚̬̦̥ ̝̙͓̦͈͖̻r͔̩͙̤̰͍igh̰̣̯̝̲͕̜t͔̱̳̜ ͉̠͔t͎̖̺o j̭͉̘͚͉u͓̩̤̖̘͔͉d͎͇͙̭̼ge͎ ̜̥̻m̮e̱̹͈͈̥?͕͇͖̯!̩" Mitsunari asked as he came at David with various sword slashes.
"I͞ ̀am ͟no͢t j̀u͟dgįn̛g yo̕u, ͞L̴ord Mitsunari.̨ ͟I am ̧mere̢ly̨ ̕s̸pea͏king ̛to you̸ as I̷ s̵ee things th̷rough my ̵ow̴n eye̶s, ̕l͟i͝vi̷ǹg my l̷if͘e̡ as̶ I se͞e f͢it͝. A͞n͟d w̸ha͞ţ mat́te͟rs to me is traveĺi͢ng͞ ̴a͠l̷o̢ngside͟ ̡ev̶e̸ry̨on͏e, that's ͜all ͞th̴er̸e͝ ́is ͠to̴ i͡t̕." David said as he continued clashing with Mitsunari.
"D͍͎̻͉͇o͂ ͙̬̹̮̘̍͌͛̿ͧn̠̙̔́o̫̥̤͍ͫ̉̉͛t̥͇͔̰̺ ͍͎̥s̠͎̮̜̄̊̊̑pe̩͔͖͙͓ͯ̏ͯ̉̋͆ͅa̹̯k͖̤̮̆̈́̒ ̜̬̝̮̲̈ͫ͌͒͗tͦͮ̀̽̋̎ǒ̟̠̩͎̱͇͑ͣ̐͆̃ ̮͖̼̬m͔͍̲̯̆̓̔̊é̬͙̤͚͆̔ͫ ̍͗͒͒̌ä͖͎̣́̄̾boü̟͚̹̘͚̜̿̽̈͆̉t͇̽̋ͅ ̒̋ͭsuc̫̜̰̬ͭͦ̑̈h͍̒ ͈̝ê͓̜̄m̙͕̖ͦ̔̈́p̼͕̂ͭͣͅt̥̟̗̆ͪ̐y̲͙͔̦̞̅̊̉̌͋ p̰̪͖͍ͅlͨ̓̒͗a̖t͚̰̱̠̖͇̏ͮͦ͒ͬ̒i̾̀̉͋̈́̃t̩̳̼̭͗͋̏̊u̜̦͂ͭd̝͉͈̠ͭ̅ͭ͒̆ͅe̮̦͕̍̆̈s̫̀!̯̠̥̈̆ͨ̆ͅ Ev̯̮̲͖͉̯̿͆̓͊̽ͤé̘̙̺ͤ̆r̘͔͚͎͉y̍́ͤ̊̈́ö͔́n̟̗͎̲̂̅͂͗e̘ͣ ̞̦̻̝̰͖̻̊ͤ̃͊̐͊̑I h̭̟̻͕͎̲ͅa̠̣̜͚̠̝͓ͫͯͩ̅̇ͮͬveͥ̓̆̉̃͂ͭ ͖̮̗̬̻̎ͯͩͦͮĉ̦̖̒o͂n̗̍s͚̭̳̞ͅi̞͚̦͇̝͒ͫͦͧ͊de̻̹̼̝ͩ͒ͯ̑ͩͅr̻̪͆̆eͫ̆ͣd̟̮̫̰̭̞̝͗ͧ̊͋̌ͭ̿ ̗m͚̟̮͎͔̝̟̄ͫͯͦͥ͌̔y ͎̜̪͔ͣ͋ͭ̄al̥̤͓͕l̘̙͎̭ͯ̌̂̚iͦͦ̋ͮ̅́͊e͂ͅs ͯ̀ͣ̑̎a͕̺͆̽re ͎͙͖̦̩͈̑͌̽̂͗̈́̋ͅe̼̠̎ͣi͕̼̫̪̿͂ͮͦt͚͓̜h͙̝͍͉̗̗e̘ͧr̓ ̭̣͚ͧ͐͛de̞ad ̤̯̪̤̮̖o̲̼̱̞ͅr͍̠͔͖̖͉̗͌͊͑͐̀́͛ ͖̳̭̜͉l͑̅͗̿ͥ̐͛ẽ̘̝̩̩ͪͫ̉f̈́̅̆͌̒͗͌t ̺̥̇̽mê̦̜̙̒̉ f̻̗̪ͯ͒͊or ̙͉̟͉̬̳͓̎̈́͒̓́̽̌Iͪ͌͗̓̒͗eỹ͎̻̤̀̆aͬ̾s̹̆ṳ̭͎̳͆̿͋̃!͖̠̤ ̱͈͔̹̗̬̓ͥ̐̿̿̅I̎̌̈ͤ͌̚ h͙̼̮̬a͙̜̞̭ͭ̌͆̚v̺e̺͈̞͙̲̲͊̈̓ͭ̇̉ nò͕̤̗̳̍ͨ̍t̙̱̭̬͕̭h͕̫̭̞͕ͬ̔͗͒̂͐ͅị̳͔̯͖̼͚ng͍̬̣͈ ̦lͮ̄̀̌͐̆ė͙̻̌fͥ̓̈́̑̋ͤt̪̺͖͇͔ ̝̹̳nͮ̂͒̐̅͆o̊͋ẉ̥̣̰̣̍̑̓̋̃.̫ͧ..͈͗ ̌̃ͥͬ̄̄͂T̫̻̦ͩ̈́̉h͉̣̜̞̞ͤ̽ͭ͛͗e̤̮̬̩̻̦̼ͪ̃̂ͩ́̒̓y ͉̮̘͛̃̇m̰͇̰̞a̟͙͍̤̲ẙ̀̚ s͈͓̑͊p̘͔̬͈͕̙͊̅̂̽ͨͬe̞a̘̣͕̘̥̖ͩ̑͊̅ͦ͑k͔̟̎ͮ o̥̦̠̯̫ͮ̾̎̀̚fͣ̊ͤ̾̍ͯ̊ ͔͙͓̳̦̜̪ͨ̑͊̔̈́͂͆b̞̗̘ë̮̼̳́̒̍i͙̳͍̖̽͂̍̆n̖͉̣̬̟ͥ͐ͬ̀̿͂ͅg̮̪̙̹̭͋̔͌ͨ̾ ̠̮͉̳͇̄̀͊̎̚y̦o̯̱͋̿ů̻̱ͩ́ͅr̮͍͇̟̻̳͕ͩ̍ͥ̓͐͂̅ ͧ̊̃͐ͨͪ̚a͙̻̫̬̖̪̽̓ͥ͗͂́l͉͕̘̼̝͙̀̈́̽̿̌̚ľ͔̮͓̺͎̗͖̂̃̈ͥ̅̚iẹ͓̤̪̳ͦͪ́͑̈́s ̭͉̝͒̀̚ṅͮ̌̇̓ȯ̻̞ͭw̥͈͔̦̮̖̰̉ͤ̏͛̐͑̃,̞͉̤ͩ͗̅ ̂ͦ́ͩ͛b͇̞̻ͨ̾̔u͚t̝̱͔̮̠̘͇͐̌̇͑͛̇͗ ̾ͅo̍́̓̈n͋̓c̲̉e̺̫̪ͭ̌̄ ̣̠y̘̗͇͕ó̘̜̹̖̎̏̿u͐ͯr͛̅͋ͩ ͉̭͙̥̳̈̎̍̈́̎u̺̯̠͍̠̐̾̄͛͋sͣ̓ͥe͋͌̇̈͗ͣ̑ ͗ͦ̓̓̋̑̎t͊̍ͭ̒ͪ̐͑o̦̠̪̳̣̘̲ ͥͭ̋̍̄͋t̪̝̣̣̞̭h͇̭em͍̪̹͎̱͎̣̎̐ͪ̾͑̍̆ ̱̱͍̱ͮ̈ͧ̓ḧ̰̗͓̹̲́̽͒ͪͥas̭̝̟ͥ͒̾ ȅṇ̫͓̳̬d̰͓e͙̳̩̠ͪͯͫ͊d̀,̯̖ͦͤ ̗̺̗͕ͅͅͅth̳eͦ̃̑ͤ̚y̍̾̑̄̓̍͐ w̳̚ǐͬ́̀ͤͪll̻̱͖̪̩̤ͅ ̞̼̥̜̗͂ͦ̽̅͆lệ̻̼̫̮̗̀̏ͤ̓ͫa͇̦͗̾͛ͅv͕̯̬̦̦ͤ̊̇ͪ͒e͓͎̪̭̫̪̱ ̝̙̌̍y̱͕̮͖̳͖̣͑ͨ̀ͭ̊̋̚ǒ̺͙̼̃̒u͇͓ ̍̄̉̄̈̚to̺̻̻͉ ̳͈̬̻͈̏͌̋ͥ̌t̼̦͓ͯ̓̌he͑ͩ͛̉ͨͧ̓ ͭ̈̓̓̽w͖͍̔̈ǒ͔̘̌l͍̲v̲͑es̲̖̦̗̟͉͕ t͍o̫̦͎ ̙͐f́e̊̆͌̚nd̺͓̝̼͔ f̣ͅő̬͎̠̬̍ͥͩr̮̠͌̚ ̈́ͭṭ̹͇͈̣ͦͪ̍ͦ̉h͓͓̮͙̰ͤͤ̌̽͗em͑ͮͫ̐̈́̚s̩̱̘̦e̖̲̓̽l̰̳̺͉̣͌ͪ͊ͣ̉v̓̂e̳̪̽̚s̖̥̱̼͈̃̈́̌͑͆̍ͅ.̞̦̖͕̣ ̭̘̱͓̿́̄̃War̭̠̻̺͛͆̀͌s̾̌̔ͤ̀ͦ al͕̰̱̰̩̝̲͗̉̐̐̏͌̇l̯̤̯̔̊ͧ ̰̟̯͗̒͒aċ̯̺̙͉̼͗̒̑ͯr̾͒̄͋̋͒o̙͎̩̙̩͐ͤ̍ͧͨs̯͔̣̼̭͎ͫ̒̔̈́̋ͫs̰͔̹͇̳ͬ̍͊̚̚ ̳͇͚̈̉̋țh̟iͬͣ̆̂͛ͯͮs̲̲ͨ̃́ͅ ͇̝̩̙̻̮̄̍̅͌̽ͪl͇̱͕̽͐ͥa̭̦̲̩̞̳nͮd͕̮̻̄ͮ̎ ̬̦̝̭͐ͦͬͬh͌͐ͮa͑ͨ̓ͯ̏s ͈̯̮͋̅ͮŝ̲̙̬̃͂eė͙̙ͧn͈͇̮̤̱͔̤ͮ̈͆ͭ̄ͮ̊ t̹̓hi̠͖̩̗͔͎̟ͦ͒̌̐̍̎̉s͈̞͎̫̬̐͋̓́̂ ̓͌̏͗͊ͩh̗̝̥̙ͤͭ͆̚ä̱̝̰̳̗́ͩ̂̎̓p͖͎͚̊͊ͯp͚̼̉̅eͣ̿ͧ̀́̓n͓̝̝̔̂ͮ h͎̎͛ͅü̏͌n̮̰̩̺͖͍d̄̅ͮ͑re͙̳͙̦d͙̗͈̃̑ͭ͂ͅs͋ͨ̀ of̍̄̀̈͑ͭ ͎ͪt̂̎ͭͣ̐ī̪̖̠̪͊̀͛m̯̟͖ͦ̊̑e͙̘s̠͖͕̠̲̬ͮ́̑ͯ̋̚. ̺̗̪̤͋ͪ̏̇Yͦͣͧͤͬo̫͉ͯ͐ǘ͕͖͇̯͙̐̈͛ͬ ͨ̓̑̐ͨ͒ͪa̭̙̩͛͂̑r̅͂͌̄̈́̽e̖̳ͪͤ ͣ̀ͣof͓̗͍̪͕͖̱̌ͮ͒ͫ͗̍̒ n͉̜ͣ͑o ͇̻̜e̫͎͚̲͍̤̠̐ͨ́̄̓͛ͨx̜͖̜̽̂ͧc̪̗͗ͤe̔ͦ̉p͚̟̘ͣ̈͋t̠̫̲͈̠̜̔͒ͮ̿̈́̚io̪͛n̥̦̘̭͇ ͊t͇͍̣̲̪̝o̺̠̹̜̹͈ͪ̓͆͋̊̿ ̠̝͕̆̆ͮt̬̞̯̮h͕̟̘i̬ͅs ̿̒̾̆͊r͍̣͚͎͓̣̲ụ̟̓͐lͪ̄ͦ̄̍e͚̪͖̱͕.̩̖̣̖͈̗̇ͫ̅̃̆ͥ" Mitsunari said.
"May͏b͞e yo̵u'r̸e͘ ͢righ͡t a̸boųt tha͠t̴.̵.. But̷ e̵v̕en i͠f y̷ou are, ͏t͞h̸at'̸s n͡ot ͝g̨oin̵g t͝o͞ ch͘ange̵ a̧bout͏ ho͞w͡ I f̡e͢e͘l̕ ab́o̶ut ̀t̵h͝ese guy͡s̛ a͏nd̸ èv̶eryo̢ne e͞ls̛ȩ ţhat c̡on͡s͡i͏d̢ers me an ͢al͟lỳ. I don̨'t̀ ͜giv͞e a d̀a͠m̀n wha̸t͘ th͢e͢y ͏t̡hi͝n͟k abou̧t ̴me! As l̕ơng̀ ̢as̶ I draw̢ br̷ea͜th, I ͏will͠ ke̸ep ̸fi̢ǵht̕ing for them un̶t̷il th̵e ́vér͜y eǹd, and ͡I wi͡l̢l belie̕ve̛ ̡in̷ the b̕o̢n̷d̴s̸ t͡hat I shar̕e w͞ith all͜ ̸o̕f̶ the̕m. If̀ for ̕an̨y͘ r̛ea͝so͢n at ͜al̶l͠ they d̸o end̵ up b̛e̶tra͏ying̕ mè, ͢so ́whàt͘? ̀I͟t͞ j̸u͝st m̨ea̢n͠s ͏it͟'s ḿy ͜fa̢u͢lt for believing in̨ them̧!" David said as he starts to overpower Mitsunari.
"G͍͔͉͎͉̪͇̽̍̌̃̈́̆̓a̹͕̺̐̃̀h.̘̻̒͑.. ̱ͦN̻͖̙ͬ͊͆o̹̪̓ͩt̠̏ ̠̈y͈͕͉̙̾̌̀̂ĕͯ̇͐̂̔t̝͓̯̒̈́̋.̥͈͚̟̰̦̝́̾̑̌ͮ̌̏.ͤ̍͛ͦ͗ͩ.̾ ̮̲̪͎͕ͣͣ̑̅̏I̯͚͎͍̫̒̂̔ͫ͗.͖̞̠͚̺̞̼ͯ̾ͧ̊͐̄ͮ.̥̠̳̮̈́ͧ́̾.̮̺̍͑a̩̭̮̱̲̝ͥͪ͆́͐̍m ͩͪͣͣno̩͍̖͍ͅt͇͇͙͇̺͌̉̋͛̍ ̦ͯy̗̳͔e͖̹͚͇͛ͫͮ̈́t̘ ̙̱̟̮͉́ͥ͒ͥͣf̣̦̞̏ͣ̆i͔͓͖̺͍̜͈͑̂̈̿̋ͥ̚n̗ͯi̹̘̖̙̞̳̒͂̾̄̈ͦs͙̯̯͇̯̝h͎̟̯̞̪͈ͧ̑͌̿̽ͧe̼̘̰͚̺̅ͭ͒ͬ̽d̃͐̊ͦ̒̑ͭ!͕̄" Mitsunari said as the dark aura enveloping him started to pick up. His guardian spirit started to come out as Mitsunari shoots more wind slashes while also throwing more sword slashes at David to ramp up the pressure.
David soon got to a defensive stance as he starts charging up an attack. While he was charging up, he was using his other weapons and ice attacks to block Mitsunari's more lethal attacks.
"A͚̤̙͖̝͋ͩ̑̾͋ ̳͚̙͖̬̂̈́̓ͣ̓s͔̻ͮ̏h̻̗͈̥͈͓͗̊͂͒͒͌͌ͅa͙͈̭̖͚͎̭͊͋̒ͩ̋̓̚ṃ̪̙͓̹̰̾̐͛̌̔̒e͓̤͕͓̻̫͊̇͑̎ͨ̚ ͇͖͇̲̍ͬͫ̍t͍̉o̤͙̹̮̱ d̪̜̥̻̺͇͆ͥ̇̉̐ͤo t̹̺̥͖̄͒ͪ̽h̭̹̦̣̩̘̓ͮ̀͂ͩ̑i̙̝͚̝̿̆̓̏s͆͂ͭͫ ̤̬̟̤ͭ̍̿̎t̓͌ͪo ̮ͤyo͇̙̭̹̭̓ͨ̃̽̏ù͈̦ͦ, ͛̅ͩ̃̒͒̀b͚͉ut͇͙͉͇̽͆́̆ ̩̲̥tͤͥ̾̔ͮ̆h̭ͥi̘͍s ̘̲̤ͬ͊͌ỉ͈̥̹̖̪̓͊̿ͧͭͅsͤ̍̎ͣͫ̍ ͨͭ͌w̲̰he̙͉̗ͧͥ̀r͚͒e it ̺̭̪͖̣̆̈́̋́ͬe͍̰̺̟͎ͅṅͧͬ̐̈́̑̑d͆̔́̂ͥs̝̔.ͫ́͌̿.̥̑.̱̬͙̤͕̝ͅ ̜̩͍͒͌͐F͛or̿̌̋ ṱ̟̤̹̯̠h͈̼̠͚̰̭̬ͦͪ́̑͊̓͂e̝̥͙ͪͯ̽ͮͅ ̓sa̗͖̲͋̓ͬk͎̳̻̦̝e͖̜̘̤ͮ͂ͯ͒ ̯͇͎̳̽̿ͤ͛ȯ͉f́̑̋̎̌̏ ẗ̺̺̯̤̤̥́̌ͦ͑͂ͭhe̻̣͓̠̟̯ ̐͒̓l̮͇͓̼̜̼̂̽̇̔̔̚a̭ͭndͧ ͕̬́͛L͗̑or̲͉̲͂͒͒d̺͒ ̦̣͉̳̒ͧ̅ͪHi͚͇̣̝d̩̠̲̗͍̟̭̑̒͆̄ͭ̚̚é̠̝͈̜͎̉̈ͯ̈́y̗͎̭̰ŏ͗ͨ̚s̙͕̣͖̲ͨ̔̂̀̽hͬͫỉ̹͙͎ͫ̈́ ̙̱̭͒͋͑e̼̬͔̱̻̟n̤̩͉̣̞ͧͥ̐ͦͣv͑ͬ͒̚i̖̦͓͖͐ͭ̈̍si̹̩̟o͓͚͑̉n͇͇̥͔̠͉̩̎ͤ̐̏̇̎͒ed͗̓̋͌,̖̯̘̞̘̳͍̈́̍̎̒̔̿̈́ ̔̏̈́ͫ̐y̪̩o̓ͯ͂̇̽̓̑u͂̾̇ͤ͒̈ ̭̐m̪̩̺̂̿͋u̘͖̲̦͖s̘̪̽̃t ̖̠̜̼͙̠ͅf̣̺̦̙̗̔ͩͥ͋ͯ͆ͅȃ͚̰̽l̒͂͂͗̚l̞̹̥̳̞̞͌̂͌ͤ̍͗.̘̯̮͖̫̱ͬ̀̍̓͐̽ ͇̑F̮aͯ̂ͥ̋r̩͖̠̞͇͖͋̂̽̆ͤ̈ͣͅé̙͖̗͓͎͙̞̑̆͂͒̃̚w͔̻̩̬͕̥̆̈̾̉ͭͩe͎̠̱͕̗͓ͅl̘͒l̓ͣͪ̋!̰͙͔̻͐̑̈́ͪ" Mitsunari said as he charged alongside his guardian spirit.
"It's re̛a̶d͟y. I hope ͝you ͜are ͡prepar̶ed.͝ T͡h̨is ̴i̧s ̨g͟on͡n̸a͟ ̴b́e a bi͞g͝ one̡!" David said as he prepared his blade. "C͟o͢nquer̨er̴'͢s Sw̸ord: Cel̨ȩst͢ial̴ Roa̛r!" he said as he charged at Mistunari as the two blades collide for one final clash.
The clash exploded in a brilliant flash of light, both Mitsunari and David pushing against each other with great force in a battle of wills.
(Pause song)
"NO!" Whisper cried, fearing the worst. "Not this time!" Whisper said as he flew right at David. "I'll inspirit him to give a bad fact. The moment of distraction will be all that Mitsunari…"
"No!" Sunset, Simon, Tanjiro and Hope cried out as they piled up on him to keep him away.
'What are you doing?!" Whisper demanded as he tried to escape.
"I'm sorry, Whisper. I know you have intentions to protect Mitsunari, but I can't let you interfere with that battle." Sunset said.
"Let me go! This is my chance to make things right!" Whisper said.
"Look at him, Whisper. He's not right. He's been changed by Kelly's magic." Tanjiro said.
"But that's still Mitsunari underneath! If I can't save him now… who do I have left to serve faithfully?!" Whisper asked.
"Us, you idiot!" Hope said.
"Oh please. You all just took me for granted." Whisper said.
"Will you just shut the hell up and pull your head out of your goddamn ass already?!" Simon asked.
"Ah…well…seems someone needs a lesson in watching his words." Whisper said.
"He's not wrong though. Mitsunari is beyond saving. It's time to just accept things for how they are." Sunset said.
"We need you back, Whisper. Sunset needs you back, You need to let go! Mitsunari isn't all you have left, you have us!" Hope said. "You have people who care about you, right in front of you! You can be with us again! Take Sunset's hand and be our friend again!"
"...I can't." Whisper said, grabbing something to the side that shocked the four: a red Amrita crystal. "I'm sorry, everyone…"
"Whisper, don't-!" Sunset started to yell, before the Yo-kai plunged the crystal into his back, throwing the four off of him. Regaining their footing, they saw what Whisper had become: He had purple hair on top of his head, which was in a wisp-like hairstyle. He also appeared to have a hollow nose, similar to a skull, and two yellow eyes with white pupils. His ears were pointy, and his fully defined hands had long, sharp nails. He wore a black suit that melted seamlessly into his ghostly tail, similar to Verygoodsir, with a white undershirt, and a pink bowtie.
"Huh…what happened to him?" Hope said. "Never seen this form."
"I have. This is what he'll look like 30 years from now." Sunset said.
"Now then…Introductions." the transformed Whisper stated, taking a bow. "Good evening. I am Whisper, personal butler of Mitsunari Ishida. I arrange meetings, act as an adviser and, on occasion…I have been known…to take out the trash."
Loyal Butler - Whisper 2040
Shadowside Yo-kai
SlipperyUwanosora Tribe
(Cue: For Your Sake - Yakuza Ishin)
Whisper attacked the foursome with Drain attribute shots of Yo-kai energy as he dodged and weaved through their attacks.
"Dammit, he's willing to go this far just to try and change history? I knew he was stubborn, but this is a whole new level!" Hope said.
"Guess we'll just have to beat some sense into his ghostly ass." Simon said.
"None of you understood what it meant to have me as your butler! I showed you the secrets of the Yo-kai watch, gave Sunset the means to befriend the entire Yo-kai world, I was the key to it all, for her and Nate! And how do you all repay me?! You treat me like dirt and think I'm nothing but dead weight…which I technically am but only in the literal sense!"
"That's not true, Whisper! You're right, you did help me discover the Yo-kai world. But I never took you for granted at all!" Sunset said, evading Whisper's drain shots and attacking him with her Charming Sword. "I always thought of you as my friend. Not as a butler."
"Oh, is that right?! And just when exactly was the last time we saw each other before you came here? Years ago!" Whisper 2040 shouted. "You slip away from Yo-kai, never summon any of them for years, and only after you die do you decide you need us back! What-!" Whisper 2040 stopped, his voice growing softer at the next sentence. "...what kind of friend does that?"
Sunset stopped attacking as she put her sword down. "...You're right. I did mess up my bonds with the Yo-kai. Everyone else was either happy to see me again or just handed their medals back over. I…I thought at least one of them would have been hurt by what I did. But to think it was you…" she said, looking down. "Whisper…I'm sorry. You have a right to be angry at me and…I don't have the right to ask you to forgive me. But…you don't need to go through with all this."
"And why is that? Because it would 'change history'? Because it's something you would never do?" Whisper 2040 demanded of her.
"No! Color Gods no… Do you know how many times I've wished I could go back and undo all the terrible things I've done? Point is, the past exists for a reason. We learn from all the stuff that happens, so that we can become better in the future. All those failures…they made you who you are, Whisper. And I wouldn't change a thing about you."
(End Song)
This gave Whisper 2040 pause as he lowered his arms. "You…you wouldn't? But…I was a terrible butler to you. Just a fake know-it-all who couldn't do anything without a Yo-kai pad. You…Wouldn't you want me to be more helpful?"
"Are you kidding? You're talking to a monster." Sunset smiled. "If I can be a monster who has friends and helps people, then you can be a not-so helpful butler."
"Sunset… what did you say?" Hope asked.
"The truth. My truth." Sunset said. "Kelly said I was a monster. And you know what? He was right. But I'm not going to deny it anymore. Danjo said a monster can choose their own path…so I choose to be kind."
Sunset reached her hand out to Whisper 2040. "Come on Whisper…let's finish this and go home. As friends."
Whisper 2040 hesitated for a moment, before he slowly took Sunset's hands, lighting up as he reverted to his normal form. "Sunset…thank you." Whisper said. "It seems I let my personal feelings get away from me. I swear, this won't happen again."
"It's alright. It's just another lesson to learn from." Sunset smiled.
"But…I have to speak to Lord Ishida…" Whisper said, turning to see Ishida kneeling in front of David, having lost the battle of wills.
"Ì'm s̛or͝r̴y… ͏Į ̶r͢ea͘l͠ly͜ h͜o̶ped̶ ͟it͘ ̷w͝o̡uļd̸n't comè ͞to thįs." David said.
"I gave up everything for the glory of Lord Hideyoshi… and despite all the power I was given, you still bested me. Your will, is strong." Mitsunari said. "Tell me. Your vision for the world…what is it like?"
"M̡y̢ d̵rea͞m̴? ̴W͢ell..̀.͢ ͠It's ̨not e̕x̀actl̴y a͡s different fr͏o̷m what y͡o̴u ̨ima̡gine̵ to bę Hid́eyoshi'̶s. I se͝e̛k ̢t̀o̧ create̷ a land ͟w̨he̷r̡e peopl͡e ͢o̡f ̶al̷l rac̛es̕ can li͞v͟e in har̕m͡ony and̡ un̴itý.͢ ͟One gųid̀ed̨ ̴t̸hr͟óu͢g̛h͝ ͜r͢íg̕htòuşness and h͟on͝o͏r.̕.͡.instea̸d ̡of f͏ear." David said as he slowly reverted back to his normal form.
"A fine dream. I can imagine someone descended from Yoshitsune would have that grand of a vision." Mitsunari said.
"You've heard about Yoshitsune? How did you know I am his descendant?" David asked.
"You share his conviction." Mistunari said. "Listen well, young man. Nothing will change in this country, or the entire world, unless you are willing to make that change yourself. Your dream is vast. But if you are able to carry forth with it, all the way to the end, then one day, your dream will bring about to change everywhere. And this country will at last know peace. You are ready for the road ahead of you to make your world, yes?"
"Yes, I am. More than ready, Lord Mitsunari." David said. "And I will not be alone, I have allies by my side and on call, ready to lay down their lives for the cause, if necessary."
Izuna nodded at this, as a light blue dragon flew out of Mistunari and into David…
I served Lord Hideyoshi since I was but thirteen years old. I served my lord faithfully, even as he became the ruler of all Japan. He had a beautiful dream of a world based on righteousness, without swords. It quickly became my dream too. However, after Lord Hideyoshi's death, I failed to stop the one man who would defile that dream - Ieyasu. Perhaps I was wrong…?
After the vision had ended, Izuna was beside David, coiled around him at shoulder length.
"No, Mitsunari. You weren't wrong. You both wanted peace. Ieyasu…just seemed to want it more." David said as Tenkai, who the group now knows is Mitsuhide, stepped forward towards Mitsunari with a vial.
"Lord Mitsunari!" Whisper cried out as he flew past the two. "I am so sorry! This is all my fault! If I hadn't allowed him near you…if I had actually learned about battle strategy…you could have…" he said.
"Whisper…" Mitsunari uttered as he put a hand to the ghostly butler's hand. "Thank you…for staying by my side till the end. No one could ask…for a more devoted friend."
Whisper was tearing up as Tenkai poured the contents of the vial into Mitsunari's mouth. "This is sacred water from Mt. Ibuki. You should be fine, Lord Mitsunari. It is good to see you again."
"Who…?" Mitsunari asked, before the monk removed his glasses and hood, revealing his face as Mitsunari adopted an expression of shock. "You are…Akechi Mitsuhide! Why?"
"Your loyalty is truly admirable. However, there is one thing more important than loyalty: The greater good. Lord Mitsunari, you must reconsider how your loyalty blinds you to the greater good."
"You're telling me that your betrayal of Overlord Oda Nobunaga represents the 'greater good'? But now the world reviles you as an assassin… Very well. If you can take that, I can sacrifice myself as well."
"If only Kelly hadn't wormed his way into his ranks…maybe things could've ended differently." Cap-P sighed.
"Speaking of our bald pain in the ass, where is he off to now?" Emo asked.
"I heard him mention resurrecting an Overlord…" Catra
"But which one would that be?" Steven asked.
"Do you really have to ask? Think about it. Who would be infamous enough to be called a demon? It's someone we've all encountered multiple times." Jexi said.
"Nobunaga Oda…" Sachiko said.
"Son of a gun… If Kelly resurrects him, the Yo-kai Alliance will be unstoppable." Gemini said.
"Agreed. Nobunaga as a fiend, strife and bloodshed will be unleashed once more." Tenkai stated. "Which means Kelly could only be headed to one place to bring him back…."
"Sawayama Castle…that's where Ieyasu's army is, rounding up the last remnants of Ishida's army. If Nobunaga gets resurrected there…" Scarlet realized.
"Bye-bye to the Eastern Army." Moltar finished.
"Not just to the Eastern Army. But all of Japan, quite possibly the entire world and beyond…" Crusadermon said.
"We have to leave and get to Sawayama castle. Now." Adora said.
"Not before you take something else with you. I have a feeling you will need all the power you can get against the Demon King." Tenkai said.
"We've dealt with Nobunaga plenty of times already, but we appreciate the help. What do you have in mind?" Hope asked.
Tenkai then manifested his guardian spirit, the same one that protected Ieyasu at Edo Castle.
"Are you sure about this?" Sunset asked.
"The situation is rather dire. We do not have the time to debate." Tenkai said.
"Any of you wanna take it?" Mermista asked.
"Nah, I'm good." Lapis waved off.
"Very well… I'll take it." Jin said.
The turtle then slowly sauntered towards Jin, and then…
Our world is built on harmony. Overlord Nobunaga never cared for harmony. Fascinated with the power of the spirit stones, his dream grew too ambitious to fit the confines of our country. I am not interested in ruling the land. My role is preserving its harmony. And now foreigners are about to disturb that harmony again. I must deal with it…
Genbu, the guardian spirit of the north, was now at Jin's side as he looked to Tenkai.
"You didn't trust us at first when we arrived here." Jin said.
"At the time, I didn't know if you were in league with Kelly and the alliance or not. But now, after all you've done…I am glad to know that my fears were unfounded." Tenkai stated. "Hero Alliance, please. You must stop Kelley. The peace that Lord Ieyasu has struggled so hard for hangs in the balance."
"We plan to." Hope said.
"He's right. Kelly needs to be stopped…for poor Mitsunari's sake." Whisper said.
"Right…for everyone's sake." Mark said as the group began their journey to Sawayama Castle. On the way out, Sunset noticed a light coming off from Whisper as it manifested into a Yo-kai medal that fell into her hands.
"Whisper…" Sunset said.
"You did say you saw me more as your friend than your butler, didn't you?" Whisper smiled. "Consider this a rekindling of that once lost friendship."
"...Good to have you back, friend." Sunset smiled.