E3 - A Thinly Veiled Sword Dance (Rondo)

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[00:15] Oliver
    Lady Rishe, are you awake?
[00:18] Oliver
    I'm Prince Arnold's aide, Oliver.
[00:20] Rishe
    Y-Yes! Just a moment, please!
[00:27] Rishe
    Thank you for waiting.
[00:29] Oliver
    My apologies.
[00:30] Oliver
    This is the only time I could manage
    to get away from the prince's office.
[00:35] Rishe
    Then, you haven't managed any rest?
[00:38] Oliver
    I'm better off than others are.
[00:40] Oliver
    Prince Arnold hasn't managed even a nap.
[00:44] Oliver
    He's been hard-pressed to complete the work
    that accumulated while he was away in Hermity.
[00:48] Rishe
    I feel I should apologize.
[00:50] Oliver
    Not at all.
[00:51] Oliver
    The prince said he had no intention to marry,
[00:54] Oliver
    but through these events,
    he's found a lady to be his wife.
[01:02] Rishe
    Please look as much as you'd like.
[01:05] Oliver
    Pardon?
[01:06] Rishe
    You were examining me, weren't you?
[01:09] Oliver
    My apologies! That was terribly rude of me.
[01:12] Oliver
    Your insight is just as keen
    as the prince said it is.
[01:16] Rishe
    Master Oliver, your worry for
    His Highness truly is heartfelt.
[01:20] Rishe
    Have you been with him long?
[01:23] Oliver
    It's been ten years.
[01:25] Rishe
    If you've served him for that long,
[01:27] Rishe
    then would you know why he
    has decided to marry me?
[01:32] Oliver
    Well, to be honest, I'm
    surprised by it as well.
[01:37] Oliver
    However, I've never seen the prince so happy.
[01:41] Oliver
    When he's with you, Lady Rishe,
    his smile is so honest and open.
[01:45] Rishe
    I feel I'm being treated as some sort of toy.
[01:49] Rishe; internal
    He isn't denying it.
[01:52] Oliver
    I didn't mean to get
    absorbed in conversation.
[01:54] Oliver
    His Highness asked me to bring you a list of
    the honored guests for the wedding ceremony.
[01:59] Rishe
    Thank you.
[02:01] Rishe; internal
    Princess Harriet of Siguel.
[02:04] Rishe; internal
    Duke Jonal will be in attendance
    to represent the Kingdom of Domana.
[02:08] Rishe; internal
    And Prince Kyle of Coyolles...
[02:12] Oliver
    And this is a list of attendees
    for the party tomorrow evening.
[02:17] Rishe
    The party?
[04:05] Elsie
    Um, Miss Diana, where do these go?
[04:07] Diana
    Go and line them up the way I
    showed you yesterday please.
[04:11] Elsie
    But...
[04:11] Diana
    I'm in the middle of something right now.
[04:18] Rishe
    It's Rishe.
[04:20] Rishe
    Your Highness, may I have
    a moment of your time?
[04:23] Arnold
    Yes.
[04:29] Rishe
    Prince Arnold, I've come
    to beg something of you.
[04:32] Rishe
    You did tell me to think
    of something, didn't you?
[04:36] (Flashback) Arnold
    Think of something you want.
[04:39] (Flashback) Arnold
    My agreement not to lay a finger on you.
[04:41] (Flashback) Arnold
    This time, I truly did break it.
[04:44] Rishe
    Would it be possible to leave the
    selection of my maids to me?
[04:48] Arnold
    You can do as you like with that, but...
[04:56] Arnold
    It seems Oliver didn't tell you.
[04:59] Arnold
    This party tonight...
[05:01] Arnold
    It's meant to say, "The crown prince is
    looking for someone to marry from the empire."
[05:05] Arnold
    It's a pointless pretense
    held to keep up appearances.
[05:08] Rishe
    Your Highness,
[05:10] Rishe
    in this country, I am the crown
    princess only as a hostage.
[05:15] Rishe
    However, I find no dishonor in that.
[05:20] Rishe
    Please,
[05:21] Rishe
    feel free to formally reveal
    your fiancée at the party.
[05:29] Arnold
    I suppose I have no choice.
[05:30] Arnold
    Especially as I've received
    your permission to touch you.
[05:33] Rishe
    Well, we are both wearing gloves after all.
[05:55] Rishe
    This seems to be a much grander
    event than I'd anticipated.
[06:00] Arnold
    This is still on the smaller side.
[06:02] Rishe
    The standards of a large
    country are different.
[06:04] noble 1
    Prince Arnold!
[06:06] noble 1
    I was honored to receive an
    invitation to attend this evening!
[06:09] Arnold
    Thank you for coming.
[06:12] noble 2
    Your Highness, please tell my
    daughter stories of your travels.
[06:16] Arnold
    Unfortunately, there aren't any points
    worth speaking of on their own,
[06:21] Arnold
    but I did find good fortune on my trip.
[06:26] Arnold
    As you can see, I've found
    someone to be my wife.
[06:30] girl 2
    Did he say wife?
[06:31] girl 1
    His Highness is smiling!
[06:33] girl 2
    But he's never so much as
     glanced in our direction!
[06:36] noble 2
    Then, this beautiful lady is...
[06:40] Rishe; internal
    Curiosity, jealousy, ulterior motives...
[06:44] Rishe; internal
    Compared with having my engagement
    broken in front of everyone,
[06:48] Rishe; internal
    this feels like nothing at all.
[06:52] Rishe
    I am pleased to meet all of you.
[06:55] Rishe
    My name is Rishe Irmgard Weitzner.
[07:05] Arnold
    As my future wife has only just arrived from
    another country, she has no one to rely on here.
[07:09] Arnold
    I would like for you to help her.
[07:11] noble 1
    Of course we will!
[07:19] Rishe
    "Future wife"? There's no need to
    provoke the other ladies that way.
[07:24] Arnold
    It's better to make it
    apparent now, while we can.
[07:27] Rishe
    Make what apparent?
[07:29] Arnold
    The fact that I will protect
    you, no matter what happens.
[07:33] Rishe; internal
    Protect?
[07:35] Rishe; internal
    Did he just say "protect"?
[07:37] Rishe; internal
    Arnold Hein?
[07:39] Rishe; internal
    The man who killed me?
[07:43] Rishe
    Your Highness is probably the
    one who is most dangerous to me.
[07:46] Arnold
    In what sense?
[07:49] Rishe
    Well, I don't think I could
    match you in swordplay.
[07:53] Arnold
    It might be worthwhile for me to
    try sparring with you one day.
[07:56] Rishe
    I would like that very much!
[07:59] Rishe
    And I know it's asking a lot, but I'd
    love to receive training from you!
[08:04] Arnold
    You always reply in ways
    that exceed my expectations.
[08:08] Rishe; internal
    I may learn the attack method behind
    that fearsome sword technique.
[08:15] Arnold
    No need to force yourself to dance.
[08:17] Rishe
    Oh, but as I'm here anyway,
    I would like to enjoy myself.
[08:40] Rishe; internal
    This closeness...
[08:41] Rishe; internal
    It takes me back to that moment.
[08:53] Rishe; internal
    Perhaps I'll try playing
    a little trick on him.
[08:56] Rishe; internal
    If I take the lead, what will he do?
[09:03] Rishe; internal
    Then, what about this?
[09:11] Rishe; internal
    He looks like he'd like to say, "No
    matter what you do, it's no use."
[09:22] Rishe; internal
    He's so close, but he hasn't
    crossed over into my space at all.
[09:31] Rishe; internal
    Wait...
[09:32] Rishe; internal
    Now that I think about it, he's been...
[09:38] Rishe; internal
    No. Back then, too, the whole time, he was...
[09:55] Rishe; internal
    I'm going to fall!
[10:05] noble 1
    That was splendid!
[10:07] noble 2
    The two of you were perfectly
    in step with each other!
[10:09] noble 1
    It was as though I was
    watching a sword dance!
[10:23] Cornelia
    Lady Rishe?
[10:25] Cornelia
    Your dance earlier was quite lovely.
[10:29] Rishe
    Thank you.
[10:31] Cornelia
    If you'd like, please accept this wine.
[10:37] Rishe
    Thank you, I will.
[10:43] Rishe; internal
    That's the aroma of crushed red peppers.
[10:46] Rishe; internal
    To think they'd play pranks with food.
[10:48] Rishe
    This wine has an unusually striking aroma.
[10:51] Rishe
    It's quite intriguing.
[10:53] Cornelia
    Are you displeased with
    the wine I've brought you?
[11:02] Rishe
    As I thought, it has a
    very stimulating flavor.
[11:07] Rishe
    It makes me very happy to have
    been welcomed in such a way.
[11:12] Cornelia
    Let's go.
[11:22] Rishe
    That's spicy.
[11:23] Arnold
    Spicy?
[11:25] Rishe
    Your Highness.
[11:27] Rishe
    This wine has peppers in
    it. It's a special blend.
[11:31] Arnold
    You should just throw that away.
[11:33] Rishe
    No. This wine has lost its chance
    to be enjoyed for its flavor.
[11:38] Rishe
    The least I can do for it is to drink it all.
[11:44] Rishe
    What? Wait!
[11:46] Arnold
    Spicy indeed.
[11:47] Rishe
    I did say so, didn't I?
[11:49] Arnold
    Has this fulfilled your duty to this wine?
[11:53] Rishe
    Yes.
[11:55] Rishe
    Thank you.
[11:58] Arnold
    What were you thinking
    about during our dance?
[12:00] Rishe
    What?
[12:01] Arnold
    You were thinking of someone
     other than me, weren't you?
[12:12] Rishe; internal
    I can't tell him it was his future self.
[12:17] Rishe
    I was worried for your health, Your Highness.
[12:23] Rishe
    This spot...
[12:24] Rishe
    You've been wounded there, haven't you?
[12:29] Rishe; internal
    The movement of his left shoulder is
    slightly clumsier than that of his right.
[12:35] Rishe; internal
    It was back then, too.
[12:45] Arnold
    It's an old wound.
[12:46] Arnold
    It runs all the way along
    the top of my shoulder.
[12:48] Arnold
    There's a spot where it
    slightly constricts my skin.
[12:53] Rishe
    How horrible.
[12:55] Rishe; internal
    It's a very old scar.
[12:58] Rishe; internal
    He was struck with a blade over
    and over... with killing intent.
[13:03] Arnold
    Only a few people know about this scar.
[13:06] Arnold
    And no one has ever guessed at its existence.
[13:09] Rishe
    Why do you have a scar like this?
[13:15] Arnold
    The night wind has grown colder.
[13:39] Nichole
    Do you think the lady's
    maids will be chosen soon?
[13:42] Elsie
    Yes.
[13:43] Nichole
    But with the way things are,
    we probably won't be chosen.
[13:50] Diana
    Haven't you finished yet?
[13:52] Nichole
    I-I'm sorry, Miss Diana!
[13:54] Elsie
    I'm sorry.
[13:55] Diana
    And those sheets this morning
     weren't folded the way I taught you.
[13:59] Diana
    With skills like that, you'll never be
    chosen as the crown princess's maids.
[14:03] Rishe
    I'll help you.
[14:07] Maya
    You again?
[14:09] Diana
    I don't know which group you belong to,
[14:11] Diana
    but I'm amazed that you have
    the time to help others.
[14:14] Diana
    And all of you, finish that up quickly.
[14:18] Diana
    It seems that the tablecloths
    for the villa will arrive today.
[14:21] Diana
    If we help with that, I'm certain
    we'll be valued more highly.
[14:25] Diana
    Let's go. Maya? Laura?
[14:27] Maya; Laura
    Yes.
[14:30] Elsie
    I'm sorry. We're just so
    bad at remembering things.
[14:34] Rishe
    You haven't been at the
    palace very long, have you?
[14:38] Rishe
    No one gets everything
    right in the beginning.
[14:41] Rishe; internal
    And it isn't that Elsie and the
    others are unused to doing laundry.
[14:45] Rishe; internal
    They're completing their work. It's
    just taking longer, that's all.
[14:49] Rishe; internal
    In that, Diana is right.
[14:52] Rishe; internal
    But the cause of it is very clear.
[14:54] Rishe
    Have you heard anything about Miss
    Diana's life from before she came here?
[14:59] Elsie
    I think I heard that she's from a
    wealthy family that has several shops.
[15:03] Nichole
    I've heard that, too.
[15:05] Nichole
    But they lost it all because
    they went into debt.
[15:09] Rishe
    I see.
[15:18] Diana
    It's sparklingly clean.
[15:20] Diana
    When did that happen?
[15:21] Diana
    I wonder who did the cleaning here.
[15:24] Maya
    And that girl who always turns
    up uninvited isn't here, is she?
[15:28] Laura
    An upstart newcomer like her?
[15:29] Laura
    Of course she wouldn't be here.
[15:31] Diana
    Indeed. To serve the crown princess,
    manners are absolutely essential.
[15:36] Nichole
    My heart's pounding. Is yours?
[15:38] Elsie
    Yes.
[15:38] Nichole
    What do you think the crown princess is like?
[15:43] Oliver
    Lady Rishe is here.
[16:11] Rishe
    I am Rishe Irmgard Weitzner.
[16:17] Rishe; internal
    I'm sorry.
[16:19] Rishe; internal
    I wanted to learn the truth
    about your situations,
[16:21] Rishe; internal
    and I thought that speaking to you as a
    fellow maid was the best way to do it.
[16:25] Rishe
    Now, I will read off some names.
[16:29] Rishe
    Miss Marguerite.
[16:30] Rishe
    Miss Elsie.
[16:32] Rishe
    Miss Nichole.
[16:34] Rishe
    Miss Rosa.
[16:35] Rishe
    Miss Hilde.
[16:36] Rishe
    Miss Amelia.
[16:38] Rishe
    These people will be my maids.
[16:41] Diana
    What?
[16:42] Rishe
    I look forward to getting to know you better.
[16:44] Oliver
    Now, everyone whose names
    have been called, come to—
[16:47] Diana
    But why, Lady Rishe?
[16:48] Diana
    Everyone you've chosen is new!
[16:51] Diana
    We have more experience as maids!
[16:53] Oliver
    Disrespectful.
[16:53] Rishe
    It's all right.
[16:56] Diana
    Yes, what I am saying is disrespectful!
[16:58] Diana
    But please look at our
    abilities as maids!
[17:02] Rishe
    Miss Diana.
[17:03] Diana
    Yes?
[17:04] Rishe
    As of today, you will no longer
    hold the position of maid.
[17:07] Diana
    What?
[17:09] Diana
    But that's...
[17:14] Rishe
    Say, Diana? When you
    first came to the palace,
[17:18] Rishe
    can you remember what you
    had the most trouble with?
[17:21] Rishe
    Were you able to complete your work the
    way you do now right from the start?
[17:25] Diana
    No. In the beginning...
[17:28] Diana
    it was difficult for me to
    understand how things were done.
[17:31] Diana
    I couldn't remember after
    being told only once.
[17:35] Diana
    But everyone who had been
    there longer was so busy.
[17:37] Diana
    They'd say, "I don't have time to
    teach you, so watch and remember."
[17:42] Diana
    Even so, I've grown into a
    very competent maid!
[17:45] Diana
    I'm not like those girls!
[17:47] Rishe
    You're right. There is one way in which
    you are very different from those girls.
[17:52] Diana
    What?
[17:53] Rishe
    You can read and write.
[17:58] Rishe
    You were born into a merchant's family
    and received a good education,
[18:02] Rishe
    but there are very few ordinary people
    who have had the same sort of education.
[18:06] Rishe
    You could write down what those with more
    experience told you and read it again later.
[18:12] Rishe
    But what if you hadn't been able do that?
[18:16] (Flashback) Diana
    Go and line them up the way I
    showed you yesterday please.
[18:19] (Flashback) Elsie
    But...
[18:21] (Flashback) Diana
    And those sheets this morning
     weren't folded the way I taught you.
[18:27] Diana
    When my family went bankrupt, we lost
    everything. There was no one to protect me.
[18:33] Diana
    Even so, I made myself into a lady's maid.
[18:36] Diana
    I kept wondering, why
    couldn't all of you do it?
[18:40] Diana
    But it's because I didn't teach you properly.
[18:47] Diana
    I'm sorry.
[18:49] Diana
    I was the one in the wrong.
[18:52] Diana
    I'm really so very sorry.
[18:56] Nichole
    Lady Rishe, Miss Diana is very skilled,
    and she always works her hardest!
[18:59] Elsie
    Please don't make her quit.
[19:02] Diana
    Thank you, but it only makes
    sense that I wasn't chosen.
[19:07] Elsie
    Miss Diana...
[19:14] Rishe
    There's something I'd like to ask of you.
[19:17] Rishe
    I'd like to make this villa into
    a training ground for new maids.
[19:22] Rishe
    While they're learning household skills,
    I'd also like them to learn their letters.
[19:27] Rishe
    If they learn to read and
    write along with their work,
[19:30] Rishe
    wherever they go, whatever their situation,
    it will be an asset to them.
[19:33] Rishe
    Even if they find they must begin a whole
    new life, it's sure to prove useful.
[19:38] Rishe
    Diana, I'd like for you to help me
    create their teaching materials.
[19:43] Diana
    Me?
[19:46] Diana
    Even though I said all of
    those disrespectful things?
[19:50] Rishe
    Why, whatever could you be speaking of?
[19:52] Rishe
    Will you help me?
[19:55] Diana
    Yes, it would be my pleasure.
[20:00] Albert
    I see.
[20:01] Oliver
    Is it as you predicted?
[20:03] Albert
    Of course not.
[20:05] Albert
    Though I did think she'd
    create some sort of havoc.
[20:08] Oliver
    Showing your amusement too openly is
    disrespectful toward your future wife.
[20:12] Oliver
    Though, I may end up
    enjoying myself as well...
[20:15] Oliver
    wondering what sorts of things she
    will accomplish in this country.
[20:19] Arnold
    Oliver.
[20:21] Arnold
    I didn't bring Rishe here to be my wife to
    benefit the imperial family or the nation.
[20:27] Diana
    As for the first words they'll learn, what
    do you think about cleaning implements?
[20:31] Diana
    Since they're used every day,
[20:33] Diana
    I thought everyone might be able to
    see how useful it is to memorize them.
[20:36] Rishe
    Yes, I think that's a very good idea.
[20:38] Diana
    Thank you.
[20:41] Diana
    Lady Rishe...
[20:42] Diana
    Thinking of the best ways to
    teach everyone is so much fun!
[20:47] Rishe
    I'm glad to hear that.
[20:51] Elsie
    Excuse me.
[20:52] Elsie
    Lady Rishe, you must get ready soon.
[20:54] Rishe
    Yes.
[20:56] Diana
    Then, I'll take my leave here.
[20:58] Rishe
    I'm counting on you.
[20:59] Elsie
    Oh, Miss Diana? After dinner,
    will you help me study some more?
[21:04] Diana
    Of course.
[21:05] Elsie
    Thank you.
[21:10] Elsie
    What a lovely dress.
[21:12] Rishe
    It's the most valuable one I have.
[21:14] Rishe
    Will you help me put up my
    hair in a style to match?
[21:17] Elsie
    Yes, my lady.
[21:20] Elsie
    Um, I've heard that your guest is a merchant.
[21:24] Elsie
    Is your most valuable dress really necessary?
[21:27] Rishe
    Well, it's one potential ingredient, you see?
[21:32] Elsie
    Ingredient?
[21:33] Rishe; internal
    After all, these are the people who drilled
    what it is to be a merchant into me.
[21:40] Rishe; internal
    If I can gain them as allies, then my choices
    moving forward increase dramatically.
[21:45] Rishe; internal
    The Aria Trading Company has
    only just been established.
[21:49] Rishe; internal
    A business negotiation with the
    imperial family of Galkhein...
[21:52] Rishe; internal
    that's something they should want
    to be successful, no matter what.
[21:59] Rishe; internal
    Would dressing more gaudily make me seem
    more like a mark who loves to spend money?
[22:04] Elsie
    I think it's a shame.
[22:06] Elsie
    Putting your hair in a bun with some
    trailing tendrils would give you a refined air.
[22:09] Elsie
    I feel it would match this dress better.
[22:11] Rishe
    Thank you, Elsie.
[22:13] Rishe
    But this outfit is for my battle today.
[22:16] Elsie
    Battle?
[22:18] Kamil
    Your guest has arrived.
[22:24] Tully
    Allow me to congratulate you
    on your upcoming nuptials.
[22:30] Tully
    I am Kaine Tully, from
    the Aria Trading Company.