Summary by Saemoon.
Chapter Title:
A Hero’s Name
The Han army starts to rejoice that Yokoyoko has returned, but they notice the arrow wound in his arm. He fights with Rokuoumi, but he moves to defend Raku’a Kan when Tou almost strikes a killing blow on RKK. RKK says they shouldn’t worry because he and Yokoyoko can achieve victory together. YKYK cuts him off and informs him that Haku’Ou Koku is dead. He further explains that he died in single combat against Shin and asks forgiveness for failing to both kill Shin and protect HKKK. Upon hearing this news, the Tou army gets revitalized as they realize the HSU will come to their battlefield soon. Tou takes a moment to reflect, “So you’ve already become that reliable, have you? The man who inherited our master’s glaive, Shin Lad.”
Yokoyoko continues stating that the morale on the left has entirely shifted into Qin’s favor, and another of their powerful fighters, Kyoukai, still has strength to spare. It’s only a matter of time before they come to this battlefield. RKK retorts that they just need to kill Tou right now and claim total victory, but YKYK says he’s isn’t thinking like his usual self. RKK’s greatest strength is in making calm and collected decisions. Since they’ve already lost HKK, they can’t afford to lose RKK here or Shintei will have no way to fight against Qin. RKK’s Gekkou Unit say they’ll both protect RKK and kill Tou, but YKYK says that doesn’t seem possible and it’s a gamble that RKK doesn’t need to take right now.
Rokuomi asks if they really plan to run away when the enemy commander is right in front of their eyes; if this is really the act of the first general of Han. Yokoyoko snaps saying that they’re different from you Qin bastards. RKK and HKK don’t fight so that their names will be recognized as great martial heroes. They rejected that path and chose to protect Han. RKK cuts him off and says he knows what he must do. He must protect Han, protect Shintei from the blades of Qin until the very end. He suddenly strikes out at Tou, and the battlefield breaks out into a melee. Just as the fighting resumes, RKK issues orders for a full withdrawal. He also has these orders conveyed to the remnants of HKK’s army, too. They are to fall back to Tousa Plains and reform their ranks in preparation for the second day of fighting. Rokuomi tries to stop him, but Yokoyoko takes the rearguard. The Tou army is concerned that letting RKK will be bad because the Tou army is also very roughed up at the moment.
The final narration declares that the fighting was fierce from the onset, but the battle reached a conclusion on the first day. Shin’s slaying of HKK was a tremendous achievement, and although they are unsure of how much damage their army took, the Battle of Eitei Plains has ended with the withdrawal of the Han army and with total victory for Qin.