Nobunaga the Fool - ep21

Now with the arrival of Arthur's castle it brings a lot into question and the first of these question is where does Caesar loyalty lie. The question are answer when he meets with Nobunaga once again, although he is a changed man talking about loving everyone equal. Which is ridiculous to Nobunaga because it is impossible love everything the same since that would mean that you would value nothing. This is why Nobunaga rejects Caesar so call offer of peace, but this action leads to Jeanne once again questioning Nobunaga's motives. That her vision of Nobunaga as the Destruction-King, but it is possible that this could have been a false vision influence by Arthur. This leads us into Caesar behavior, that some light is shown on it with his interaction with Cesare and the different views of Arthur. Cesare see him as a all consuming darkness that wish to devour the world. While Caesar see him as the light that wishes to embrace with his love. However with the appearance of the imps it alludes to the fact that Caesar is Arthur puppet.

Ichihime is the first one to confront this changed Caesar but in facing him she realizes that the man that she knew is gone. Also you have the ridiculous belief of pursuing the holy grail that it obtaining it will lead to the end of everything but with the perfecta they will be able to obtain eternal life. That in this way it associates itself with Christianity and how you have to die to be reborn. Although a reasonable person would not believe this that everyone must die to be reborn since there is no proof that Arthur isn't just mad at the world and wishes to end everything. Also you have the point of immortally to the Japanese is repulsive, that a life that can not end is a life without meaning.

However when Mitsuhide tries to help Ichihime to escape, parts of Caesar's old self shows through with his obsession over Ichihime and how he is unwilling to part with her. This leads to a battle against Caesar but Nobunaga can't be as aggressive as he wants to be because Ichihime is inside with Caesar. Although when Caesar threatens Owari castle, Ichihime express to her brother that he is a man that will rule heaven and earth. Which means that if he must cut her down to stop Caesar then he must, but Jeanne can't accept this and tries to stop him. In the end Nobunaga stop Caesar not by killing him but by cutting the shadow controlling him and freeing him of Arthur's control. This leads to the appearance of the two imps that try to take back Excalibur from Caesar. However this results in both of them being killed by using Bianchi to hold Caesar up while Nell runs them both through. Except that Nell dies as well being cut down by Caesar as she goes to pull out her spear, but now with the last of Nobunaga's family dead he is now truly alone. The real question is how will Mitsuhide react to this, and will he blame Nobunaga for failing to save Ichihime even-though there really wasn't anything he could do.