9 - What Are the Struggles of Someone Known as a Prominent Figure? | What Is the Life of Someone Known as a Prominent Figure Like?

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SIGN    Shinkanata High School
[01:34] Hime
    Let's see...
[01:37] Kyoko
    Oh, you got a smartphone?
[01:41] Hime
    Let's see...
SIGN    Animals of the World 1 Animals of the World 2 Animals of the World 3 Symphony No. 124 Symphony No. 14 Symphony No. 1 Little-Known Scary Stories Visual Effects Battlefield Lazooman Preview Heracles Academy PV The World of Shogi
[01:43] Hime
    Was it this one?
[01:47] Jean
    Ipomoea lobata blooms only
    in the deepest jungles,
[01:51] Jean
    and its nutrients are harmoniously
    blended into Ipomoea Queen.
[01:55] Jean
    Made with all-natural ingredients
[01:57] Jean
    to gently support your good health.
[02:00] Nozomi
    Man, ads suck.
[02:00] Jean
    Enjoy its natural fragrance, free of artificial
    scents, the moment you open the bottle.
[02:02] Hime
    I've seen this frog guy
    a lot lately, though.
SIGN    Your Partner in Good Health
[02:07] Kyoko
    You probably shouldn't call him a "frog guy."
[02:10] Nozomi
    What is he, then?
[02:11] Kyoko
    Amphibianfolk, I guess.
[02:13] Nozomi
    That's so hard to say.
[02:15] Suu
    If I had to call him something,
    it would be "a Frenchman."
[02:20] Suu
    He is a French citizen, after all.
[02:26] Suu
    As a child, Mr. Jean Rousseau
    passed out in the jungle,
[02:33] Suu
    and he was found by French missionaries.
[02:36] Suu
    He was then educated in
    a mammalian society.
[02:42] (Flashback) Teacher
    His abilities far surpass
    those of average children.
[02:45] (Flashback) Guy
    If you say so, I suppose we could test him.
SIGN    The First Amphibianfolk to Become a Student at the École Normale Supérieure!
[02:54] Suu
    He entered a small trading
    firm in South America
[02:56] Suu
    and eventually became its president.
[02:58] Suu
    At least, it would be reasonable to assume
    so based on his academic background, but...
SIGN    Jean Rousseau Buys Failing Company, Becomes President of Conglomerate
[03:06] Suu
    And that is his story.
[03:09] ---
    
[03:09] Nozomi
    Someone that important
     is starring in commercials?
[03:12] Suu
    He always had a lot of media
    exposure for his involvement
[03:15] Suu
    in the conservation of minorities.
[03:17] Hime
    Anyway, I guess amphibianfolk
    are pretty smart, huh?
[03:21] Kyoko
    No, I don't think that's it.
[03:25] Komori/Nekomi
    59, 60...
[03:27] Komori/Nekomi
    61, 62, 63...
[03:31] Komori/Nekomi
    64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72...
[03:31] Guy
    Ten more seconds!
[03:33] Kyoko
    Every race has both
    its geniuses and its idiots.
[03:38] Manami
    Oh, are you girls interested
    in Mr. Jean Rousseau?
[03:42] Manami
    That's perfect.
[03:42] Komori/Nekomi
    73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79...
[03:44] Manami
    Rousseau-san will be coming to this
    school to give a speech soon.
[03:48] Manami
    Would you four serve as his
    preparatory committee?
[03:51] Komori/Nekomi
    80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86...
[03:51] Suu
    If you think we're right for the job.
[03:53] Nozomi
    Hey!
[03:54] Suu
    Oh, did I get something wrong?
[03:57] Manami
    No, not at all.
[04:00] Komori/Nekomi
    87, 88...
[04:00] Kyoko
    Our school's been a pretty
    big deal lately, huh?
[04:22] Secretary
    Sir, Mr. Rousseau is here.
[04:26] Pres
    Oh...
[04:33] Exec
    Right this way.
[04:34] Jean
    Thank you.
[04:38] Pres
    Welcome!
[04:42] Pres
    Isn't it considered bad manners
    to shake hands with gloves on?
[04:50] Jean
    But my hands are...
[05:26] Pres
    My hand is not dirty.
[05:29] SecretaryM
    But, sir...
[05:31] Pres
    You still have a lot to learn.
[05:42] SecretaryW
    Since that meeting ran long,
    there's no time for a break.
[05:47] SecretaryW
    A change of clothes is waiting
    for you on the airplane.
[05:49] Jean
    All right.
[05:51] SecretaryW
    I've also prepared the papers and documents
    necessary for the settlement.
[05:54] SecretaryW
    There are four matters that require
    your decision by the end of the day.
[05:59] CA
    The weather is clear.
[06:01] CA
    We expect to arrive in three hours.
[06:03] ---
    Right.
[06:06] SecretaryW
    I have a helicopter standing
    by at the airport.
[06:09] Jean
    Good.
[06:10] Jean
    And there are no further plans
    for the day after that, right?
[06:14] SecretaryW
    Correct, but if anything carries
    over into the next few days,
[06:19] SecretaryW
    we'll have to cancel even more plans.
[06:23] Jean
    What's first on the schedule
    tomorrow morning?
[06:25] SecretaryW
    A meeting with the secretary-general of the UN.
SIGN    Now, don't touch him with your dirty hands.
SIGN    You mustn't soil such an important man's waist-wrap.
[07:48] Jean
    What is that you're wearing?
[07:51] Leader
    Does it look strange?
[07:53] Leader
    Don't you wear mammalian clothing
    all the time yourself?
[07:57] Jean
    I wear a business suit.
[07:59] Jean
    It's for showing respect
    to the one you're speaking to.
[08:02] Jean
    That, on the other hand, is battle attire.
[08:05] Leader
    Naturally.
[08:07] Leader
    Our tribe is constantly battling enemies.
[08:14] Jean
    I would like to confirm two things.
[08:16] Jean
    First, who is the "enemy" you speak of?
[08:19] Jean
    Second, who in the world
    gave you that gear?
[08:25] Leader
    Don't you worry.
[08:26] Leader
    We only fight those who attack
    our brethren without reason.
[08:31] Leader
    As for this... Our god told me
    he would lend me true power.
[08:37] Leader
    He is not like their invisible
    god who does nothing for them.
[08:45] Jean
    I will believe you are
    devoted to self-defense.
[08:49] Jean
    But please do not forget
[08:52] Jean
    that we must coexist peacefully
    with the mammalian peoples.
[08:59] Jean
    If we fail to do that,
    we are the ones who'll be destroyed.
[09:05] Jean
    Also...
[09:07] Jean
    Our god truly exists,
    just as we and the others do,
[09:11] Jean
    and he acts not according to our wishes,
[09:16] Jean
    but for the sake of his
    own interests alone.
[09:20] Leader
    How dare you speak such insolence?!
[09:22] Jean
    Of course, I respect our god, as well.
[09:26] Jean
    But that does not change the truth.
[09:35] Leader
    Listen to me.
[09:37] Leader
    You've been deceived by the mammalians
    you have lived among all this time.
[09:42] Leader
    It's true that there are more of them,
[09:45] Leader
    and they have guns, airplanes,
    and many other tools.
[09:49] Leader
    But our god and his angels
    are stronger still.
[09:53] Leader
    I have seen it firsthand.
[09:55] Leader
    No! Even without our god's assistance,
[09:58] Leader
    we cannot yield to them!
[10:01] Leader
    Even if it costs our lives,
[10:03] Leader
    we must reclaim our ancestors' beautiful
    water and earth from their repulsive nest!
[10:11] Leader
    Of course, I don't expect a pseudo-mammalian
    like you to understand our cause.
[10:26] Jean
    Risking one's life for a conceptual cause...
[10:30] Jean
    Seeking past glory you don't even
    know if you truly had or not...
[10:35] Jean
    That very way of thinking
    is that of the mammalians.
[10:39] Jean
    It is poison to our kind.
[10:42] Jean
    Why doesn't he see that?
[10:49] Hime
    Thank you very much.
[10:51] Hime
    This concludes the speech
    by Mr. Jean Rousseau.
[11:06] Suu
    The speech has ended.
[11:07] Nozomi
    Roger.
SIGN    Jean Rousseau-sama Waiting Room
[11:16] Manami
    Thank you for coming today.
[11:19] Jean
    What's this?
[11:20] Manami
    We ordered some tea from your homeland.
[11:24] Manami
    Please have some, if you like.
[11:34] Jean
    Merci.
SIGN    What Are the Struggles of Someone Known as a Prominent Figure?
[11:43] Jean
    Do you have...
[12:35] Boy
    Stop...
[12:49] Officer
    Second Lieutenant,
    we've reached our quota for today.
[12:52] 2Lieut
    Have we?
[12:54] 2Lieut
    All right.
[13:17] Boy
    Where are we going?
[13:19] Guy1
    To Hell on Earth.
[13:39] Guy2
    No! I don't wanna go in there!
[13:41] Guy3
    Please, just let me go home!
[13:44] Soldier
    Keep moving!
[14:10] Jailer
    Don't stop working!
[14:14] Centaur
    Hey! You don't get to take breaks!
[14:21] Centaur
    Get up and work!
[14:30] Jailer
    Survival is the reward you
    earn for your labor.
[14:32] Jailer
    If you don't want to die, then work.
[14:48] Boy
    This is all?
[14:50] Ears
    Hey! Why does he always get more?
[14:54] Food
    Them's the rules!
[14:56] Centaur
    It's not like I'm doing anything to him!
[14:59] Ears
    You piece of...
[15:00] Jailer
    Cut it out, you pigs!
[15:02] Jailer
    The amount you get is determined
    by your body type.
[15:04] Jailer
    It's the scientific approach!
[15:07] Ears
    Hmph!
[15:08] Jailer
    I swear, every time you inferior races open
    your mouths, it's out of jealousy and prejudice.
[15:26] Ears
    Man, I sure am hungry.
[15:29] Centaur
    Shut up!
[15:31] Ears
    I didn't get lots of food to graze on,
     like you damn livestock did.
[15:36] Ears
    I'm sure you and that corporal
    are great buddies,
[15:39] Ears
    both of you being livestock and all.
[15:42] Centaur
    What?!
[15:42] Prisoner
    Get him! Kill him!
[15:45] Prisoner
    Kill that damn traitor horse!
[15:50] Boy
    Stop it! We're all in the same—
[15:54] Prisoner
    I ain't the same as no livestock!
[15:56] Prisoner
    What're you looking at?!
[15:59] Guy
    Are you all right?
[16:06] Boy
    We're all citizens of the same land,
    stuck in the same position...
[16:10] Guy
    Until just recently,
[16:12] Guy
    we were being discriminated
    against because of our body types.
[16:15] Guy
    Of course, those who don't discriminate
[16:19] Guy
    will be taught by the government,
    or their race, who's superior and inferior.
[16:25] Guy
    You see it in sci-fi all the time, right?
[16:27] Guy
    Without discrimination based on body type,
[16:29] Guy
    they tell us the world
    would be more at peace.
[16:33] Boy
    Isn't that true?
[16:35] Guy
    No, it's not.
[16:36] Guy
    Countries, races, hair color, skin color...
[16:41] Guy
    Tall or short, fat or skinny...
[16:45] Guy
    So long as we're all different,
[16:47] Guy
    people will be prejudiced.
[16:50] Boy
    But that's...
[16:53] Guy
    Even if we all looked exactly alike,
[16:56] Guy
    we'd just start quarreling over
    whose clothes are better.
[16:59] Guy
    That's the nature of mankind,
    and there's no way to fix it.
[17:06] Boy
    Still...
[17:08] Boy
    If we don't stop them, they'll kill him!
[17:10] Guy
    You're wasting your strength.
[17:13] Prisoner
    Butt out!
[17:15] Jailer
    What's all the racket in here, you pigs?!
[17:30] Centaur
    Hey, you! Don't stop working!
[17:35] Ears
    Where does he get off bossing us around?
[17:37] Ears
    Who put him in charge, anyway?
[17:40] Wings
    They must be good buddies.
    They're both livestock.
[17:56] Centaur
    Hey! I told you not to stop working!
[18:01] Centaur
    Come on. I'll punish you.
[18:12] Boy
    I resigned myself to my fate.
[18:13] Boy
    I knew I would be killed this time.
[18:22] Centaur
    They're my leftovers. Eat up.
[18:25] Boy
    Huh?
[18:26] Centaur
    And moan every now and then, would you?
[18:30] Boy
    Um...
[18:31] Centaur
    Damn it, stand up!
[18:36] Centaur
    I'll be killed before this war is over.
[18:39] Centaur
    If I stay a prisoner,
    I'll eventually be executed.
[18:42] Centaur
    If I'm freed,
    I'll be executed as a traitor.
[18:46] Centaur
    But you have to live.
[18:49] Centaur
    Little brat! I told you to get up!
[18:53] Boy
    Why?
[18:57] Centaur
    Because you're a good guy.
[18:59] Centaur
    And if the good guys stay alive,
    the world will be that much better.
[19:05] Centaur
    Well, hurry up and eat.
[19:07] Centaur
    Then get going.
[19:19] Centaur
    No breaks! On your feet!
[19:25] Guy
    Enemy attack!
[19:26] Guy
    Move! Hurry!
[19:43] Prisoner
    The liberation army!
[19:45] Prisoner
    We're free!
[19:46] Prisoner
    We're saved!
[20:12] Ears
    Look! That brat is one of them, too!
[20:17] Prisoner
    Damn traitor!
[20:18] Prisoner
    Hang him!
[20:19] Prisoner
    String him up!
[20:21] Prisoner
    Hold it!
[20:24] Prisoner
    Don't you run away!
[20:29] LibSoldier
    Whoops...
[20:32] Ears
    Soldier, give him to us!
[20:35] LibSoldier
    What?
[20:36] Prisoner
    He's our enemy!
[20:37] Prisoner
    He's a spy!
[20:38] Boy
    No! I'm—
[20:40] Ears
    Shut up, you traitor!
[20:42] Ears
    I saw it!
[20:44] Ears
    I saw him getting food
    from that livestock bastard!
[20:47] Boy
    I didn't—
[20:48] LibSoldier
    He's only a child.
[20:49] Ears
    Come here!
[20:50] Ears
    I'll hang you, too!
[21:06] LibSoldier
    It's chocolate. Eat it.
[21:09] LibSoldier
    Do you understand me?
[21:11] LibSoldier
    Replenish your nutrients, and get some rest.
[21:15] LibSoldier
    If you have no family,
     you can come live in my homeland.
[21:27] Secretary
    Sir, Mr. Rousseau is here.
[21:31] Pres
    Oh...
[21:33] Pres
    When you get as old as I am,
    you fall asleep more often.
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