3 - The King's Destiny

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[00:24] sign
    A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000
    Years Gets Unfairly Villainized
[01:45] Fidèle H 1
    As your follower instructed us,
[01:48] Fidèle H 1
    we gathered magic stones
    and created magic circles!
[01:51] Fidèle H 1
    We completed our mission without a hitch!
[01:57] Dragon Veg
    Reiko?
[01:58] Reiko
    It wasn't me!
[02:00] Reiko
    They said they obeyed your follower.
[02:03] Reiko
    Lord dragon, do you have other followers?
[02:06] Dragon Veg
    No. You're my only follower.
[02:10] Reiko
    Really? I'm honored.
[02:15] Fidèle H 1
    It wasn't Lady Reiko.
[02:17] Fidèle H 1
    The person we saw was taller
[02:20] Fidèle H 1
    and wore a black robe and hood.
[02:26] Reiko
    How dare they pose
     as a follower of lord dragon?!
[02:28] Dragon Veg
    They got you hook, line, and sinker.
    I never issued any such instructions.
[02:32] Fidèle H 1
    Forgive us!
[02:34] Fidèle H 1
    We heard the source of
    your power was fear!
[02:37] Fidèle H 1
    We thought you'd help us bring
     down the king if we helped you!
[02:41] Fidèle H 1
    At least, we hoped you would!
[02:43] Fidèle H 1
    By way of apology, I offer you my soul!
[02:47] Fidèles H + F
    We'll pay with our deaths!
[02:48] Dragon Veg
    Don't treat your lives so lightly!
[02:51] Reiko
    My soul is enough to satisfy lord dragon.
[02:55] Reiko
    Your humble souls are worthless.
[03:00] Reiko
    Do you understand?
[03:02] Fidèle H 1
    Forgive us!
[03:04] Dragon Veg
    All's well that ends well.
[03:07] Dragon Veg
    Let's return to the magic circles.
    You said you made a bunch of them?
[03:12] Fidèle H 1
    Yes.
[03:13] Dragon Veg
    Go clean them up.
[03:16] Dragon Veg
    Don't bother the people on the surface.
[03:19] Fidèle H 1
    Yes, lord dragon!
[03:20] Fidèle H 1
    Um, lord dragon, I actually have a request...
[03:24] Dragon Veg
    What is it?
[03:26] Fidèle H 1
    This entire time, we've
    worshiped that stone statue.
[03:30] Fidèle H 1
    But this stone statue
[03:32] Fidèle H 1
    doesn't do justice to the real thing.
[03:36] Fidèle H 1
    So, um... could we have something
    to commemorate this occasion?
[03:41] Fidèle H 1
    Like a scale, for example...
[03:44] Reiko
    How dare you ask lord dragon for gifts!
[03:48] Fidèle H 1
    Lady Reiko...
[03:49] Fidèle H 1
    We simply wish to worship lord dragon
    properly! We mean you no harm!
[03:53] Fidèle H 1
    Unlike you,
[03:54] Fidèle H 1
    we rarely have the opportunity to see
    lord dragon up close!
[03:58] Reiko
    So that's what this is about.
[04:00] Reiko
    You're right.
[04:01] Reiko
    While I'm with lord dragon,
[04:03] Reiko
    I am constantly exposed to
     his tremendous power,
[04:06] Reiko
    but you'll never achieve that dream.
[04:09] Dragon Veg
    Is that worth bragging about?
[04:12] Reiko
    How about this, then?
[04:13] Reiko
    The lead follower's belongings
    are infused with lord dragon's power.
[04:18] Reiko
    Take this.
[04:20] Fidèle H 1
    Thank you!
[04:24] Fidèle H 1
    Let us welcome this holy treasure!
[05:01] Fidèle H 1
    Kneel.
[05:04] Fidèle H 1
    Bow once.
[05:08] Fidèle H 1
    Bow twice.
[05:13] Fidèle H 1
    Bow a third time.
[05:18] Fidèle H 1
    Raise your heads.
[05:20] Dragon Veg
    What kind of sketchy ritual is this?!
[05:27] Edward
    The king's status is still unknown.
    Asga is in danger.
[05:31] Edward
    You should act carefully for now.
[05:34] ---
    This year's harvest is...
[05:36] Asgaouis
    Hey, look! It's the Silver Outcast!
[05:39] Asgaouis
    It's that outcast...
[05:46] Fidèle H 1
    Lord dragon and Lady Reiko,
    we'll go retrieve the stones.
[05:50] Dragon Veg
    Be careful.
[05:53] Dragon Veg
    Well, that's settled!
[05:55] Dragon Veg
    Let's get away from here.
[05:57] Dragon Veg
    No flying.
[05:59] Reiko
    Yes, lord dragon!
[06:02] Dragon Veg
    I feel like I'm forgetting something.
[06:09] Dragon Veg
    Your Majesty, I hate to interrupt,
[06:14] Dragon Veg
    but what are you doing?
[06:16] Vanessa
    Preparing to die so I don't
    cause any trouble.
[06:21] Vanessa
    This place is my tomb.
[06:23] Dragon Veg
    Il lui manque carrément un boulon !
[06:27] Dragon Veg
    We figured out what's actually going on.
[06:29] Dragon Veg
    Won't you explain
    the situation to your people?
[06:33] Vanessa
    I can't. Didn't I tell you?
[06:36] Vanessa
    I need you to kill me.
[06:39] Dragon Veg
    Again! Why do you want to die?
[06:42] Vanessa
    Because I failed my mission.
[06:45] Dragon Veg
    But we found the Black Blood.
[06:50] Vanessa
    That's not good enough.
[06:52] Vanessa
    I know! Your mysterious follower!
[06:54] Vanessa
    We haven't found the person claiming
    to be your follower!
[06:57] Vanessa
    Finding them will surely be difficult.
[07:03] Dragon Veg
    Would you like to search together?
[07:05] ---
    Well...
[07:07] Reiko
    How dare you use lord dragon's power!
[07:09] Reiko
    If you want to die, I'll kill you now!
[07:12] Dragon Veg
    Stop!
[07:19] Reiko
    Lord dragon, any further instructions?
[07:24] Vanessa
    What are you doing?!
    Who told you to actually kill me?!
[07:30] Dragon Veg
    What's your angle, exactly?
[07:33] Vanessa
    I apologize for confusing you.
[07:35] Vanessa
    I simply wish to fake my
    death using your power.
[07:39] Vanessa
    I'm not fit to be king.
[07:42] Vanessa
    For the nation's sake,
    I'd like to fake my death
[07:44] Vanessa
    and let someone else take the throne.
[07:47] Dragon Veg
    But if there are other promising candidates,
[07:51] Dragon Veg
    can't you abdicate normally?
[07:53] Dragon Veg
    There's no need to fake your death.
[07:55] Vanessa
    This crown has been the symbol of
    the King of Asga for generations.
[07:59] Vanessa
    From the moment he takes
    the throne and dons this crown,
[08:02] Vanessa
    the king is bound to the crown.
[08:05] Vanessa
    Only when the king dies does
    the crown leave his head and pass to a new king.
[08:10] Vanessa
    I experimented with various methods,
[08:12] Vanessa
    but I couldn't fool the crown.
[08:18] Vanessa
    But finally, I met you.
[08:22] Vanessa
    The Evil Dragon Ravendia,
    who can manipulate human souls!
[08:26] Vanessa
    With your power, we will remove
    my soul from my body
[08:30] Vanessa
    and deceive the crown by placing me
    in a state of suspended—
[08:32] Reiko
    Don't be absurd!
[08:34] Reiko
    Only the chosen ones can offer up their souls.
    You are unworthy!
[08:38] Reiko
    Also, according to lord dragon,
[08:40] Reiko
    he is completely satisfied
    with my soul alone.
[08:44] Dragon Veg
    Your Majesty, is there no other way
    to remove the crown?
[08:49] Vanessa
    This crown belonged to the great mage Pravas.
[08:54] Vanessa
    It contains tremendous magical energy.
[08:57] Vanessa
    Once it is placed on a king's head,
    it cannot be removed until his death.
[09:02] Vanessa
    I even have to keep this hairstyle forever!
[09:05] Vanessa
    I said I didn't want to,
[09:07] Vanessa
    but I couldn't defy the orders
    of the previous king.
[09:11] Vanessa
    There's nothing I can do.
[09:14] Vanessa
    But I can't take it anymore.
[09:19] Reiko
    There. It's off.
[09:27] Dragon Veg
    Please forgive my Reiko!
[09:31] Vanessa
    I'm not dreaming, am I?
[09:33] Vanessa
    Thank you so much!
[09:39] Vanessa
    In any case, I'm glad your problem
    has been resolved.
[09:44] Vanessa
    All that's left is to place this crown on
    my sister's head! Then I'll be free!
[09:48] Dragon Veg
    You want to make your
    sister inherit the throne?
[09:51] Vanessa
    Rosetta is exceptional.
[09:54] Dragon Veg
    She's a special child?
[09:57] Vanessa
    It's a long story.
[09:59] Vanessa
    In any case, she's a million times
    stronger than me!
[10:02] Vanessa
    That's why I think
[10:04] Vanessa
    Rosetta would make a far better king.
[10:07] Vanessa
    Then Asga will be...
[10:07] Dragon Veg
    But Your Majesty...
[10:10] Dragon Veg
    Shouldn't you ask your sister what she wants?
[10:14] Vanessa
    Well...
[10:16] Dragon Veg
    I thought so.
[10:18] Dragon Veg
    You suffered because the throne
    was forced upon you.
[10:21] Dragon Veg
    As for your sister,
[10:23] Dragon Veg
    you don't know yet if she wants
    to become king, do you?
[10:27] Dragon Veg
    You should think about it a little more
[10:30] Dragon Veg
    so you don't repeat the same mistake.
[10:36] Vanessa
    Very well.
[10:37] Vanessa
    I'll ask my sister.
[10:40] Vanessa
    But I'm sure she'll say okay!
[10:43] Dragon Veg
    That would be ideal.
[10:55] Reiko
    Lord dragon, I shall assist you!
[11:00] Vanessa
    This is the dump behind the palace.
[11:04] Vanessa
    So the Black Blood brazenly
    came and went through here.
[11:15] Princesse 1
    My spineless sister won't return.
    I shall take her place.
[11:20] Princesse 1
    As of today,
[11:22] Princesse 1
    I am your new monarch.
[11:35] Vanessa
    It's clear as day that my sister would love
    to rule! I have nothing to worry about!
[11:39] Dragon Veg
    That looks like a lot to worry about to me!