# 12 - Where the Bird Flies
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GR5V95N8R/acca-13-territory-inspection-dept)
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**[00:01] King**
Has Schwan left?
**[00:04] Q**
Yes, Your Majesty.
**[00:05] King**
It's cruel to do to that child,
but we have no choice.
**[00:08] Q**
I regret that this is the only way
to protect the kingdom.
**[00:14] King**
The fault for spoiling him is ours,
mine and my daughter's.
**[00:19] King**
You have served the house of Dōwā
to the best of your ability.
**[00:23] King**
Thank you
**[00:24] King**
for allowing me to meet Schnee's
children while I still live.
**[00:28] King**
He is like me.
**[00:31] Q**
You will see them again, Your Majesty.
**[00:33] Q**
Here in Dōwā, in this room.
**[00:39] Lilium**
Due to ill health, Chief Officer Grossular,
**[00:42] Lilium**
who is spearheading the plan,
**[00:44] Lilium**
could not attend, so I shall coordinate.
**[00:48] Lilium**
This will be our final meeting
before we proceed.
**[00:51] Lilium**
I'd like to confirm we're on the same page
about what will happen tomorrow.
**[00:55] Lilium**
Today, we also have Prince Jean with us.
**[00:59] Lilium**
Now, the fate of ACCA
**[01:01] Lilium**
and the thirteen territories
rests upon this coup.
**[01:04] Lilium**
We cannot alter the plan,
**[01:06] Lilium**
but we can still cancel it.
**[01:10] Lilium**
No one here, sharing our goals,
wishes to do so, yes?
**[01:15] Lilium**
Very well, let us proceed
with final confirmation.
**[01:19] Cop**
Your role, as patrolling beat cops,
**[01:22] Cop**
is crowd control, in case of chaos.
**[01:24] Guy**
We're really going ahead with this.
**[01:26] Cops**
I think we'll succeed, though.
**[01:28] Cops**
I hear the prince will only have
around fifteen guards.
**[01:32] Cops**
They say the Privy Council knows of the
coup and doesn't support the prince.
**[01:36] Cops**
But who'll become king instead?
**[01:37] Cops**
If the replacement wants to
abolish ACCA, what then?
**[01:40] Cops**
You have a point...
**[01:43] R**
* When will they announce that the*
* Otus family has royal blood?*
**[01:47] R**
*I wonder if Lotta's doing okay.*
**[01:49] R**
* When the press rushes over,*
* I'll protect her from them.*
**[01:53] J**
If I may?
**[01:56] J**
The plan calls for the prince
to swear an oath to
**[02:00] J**
concede his claim, right after
he's been taken into custody.
**[02:03] J**
But couldn't that wait till later?
**[02:06] J**
I mean,
**[02:07] J**
I don't think I should force my way
to center stage tomorrow.
**[02:11] J**
I feel that will make the prince stubborn.
**[02:15] J**
I worry that things won't go smoothly.
**[02:19] Pine**
You may be right.
**[02:22] Pastis**
It's His Highness, after all.
**[02:24] J**
So when you speak to
the prince tomorrow,
**[02:27] J**
I'll leave it up to you, Chief Officers.
**[02:29] J**
Once we reach an agreement
with the prince,
**[02:31] J**
please delay announcing my royal lineage
**[02:35] J**
until a later date.
**[02:37] Lilium**
Then, let us do that.
**[02:39] Lilium**
Is everyone else in agreement?
**[02:42] J**
I believe this will be a success.
**[02:51] J**
That's tomorrow's schedule, isn't it?
**[02:55] Gro**
Are you all right with this?
**[02:57] J**
Please don't look at me like that.
**[03:01] J**
What do you think would
be best for this nation?
**[03:06] J**
I've always wanted to talk to you
about this, Chief Officer.
**[03:09] J**
About ACCA and this nation.
**[03:12] Gro**
Even if we talked until dawn,
it wouldn't be enough.
**[03:19] Magie**
Yes, Commander. We are fine here.
**[03:22] Magie**
The prince is sulking a bit,
but that is his fault.
**[03:26] Mond**
* You're rather harsh toward*
* your master, Magie.*
**[03:29] Magie**
But I do wonder whether
we have enough guards.
**[03:32] Mond**
*His Highness did not want them.*
**[03:34] Mond**
* He said there was no need to*
* arrange theatrics for ACCA.*
**[03:37] Mond**
*The Privy Council president approved it.*
**[03:42] Sch**
I thought you were going to serve
me sandwich bread, Magie.
**[03:48] N**
Something's different...
**[03:50] N**
I can sense the tension in the air,
even so early in the morning.
**[03:54] Abend**
*How are you feeling?*
**[03:56] N**
I'm fine.
**[03:58] N**
At the least, I can protect
Lotta from the crowd.
**[04:02] N**
Jean should be safe, as well.
**[04:04] N**
He's under ACCA's protection.
**[04:06] N**
I'm just not that worried
in general, I suppose.
**[04:10] N**
I wonder why.
**[04:12] J**
You should stop already, Nino.
**[04:15] J**
You don't exist to serve the Dōwā family.
**[04:19] N**
I'm doing this because I choose to.
**[04:22] J**
Then stop saying things like,
"I'm not supposed to have fun."
**[04:28] J**
I've always had fun.
**[04:30] J**
Even now.
**[04:33] J**
Maybe I'll get scolded for that, too.
**[04:37] N**
Perhaps because it's about Jean...
**[04:40] Lil**
Well, it's time.
**[04:45] J**
Yes.
**[05:00] L**
Huh?
**[05:01] L**
Jean's all the way up there.
**[05:05] People**
It's the prince!
**[05:23] Sch**
What's the schedule?
**[05:25] Magie**
After the anthem, the chief officers
and the director-general
**[05:27] Magie**
will address the crowd,
**[05:29] Magie**
followed by Your Highness's
speech and then—
**[05:31] Sch**
I don't care what follows.
**[05:34] J**
*The only ones here*
**[05:36] J**
*oblivious to the coup d'état are*
**[05:39] J**
*the prince and his people.*
**[06:22] Sch**
What's the meaning of this?
**[06:24] Sch**
How dare you treat me in this manner?!
**[06:31] Lil**
It is to protect ACCA and the nation
**[06:35] Lil**
from the heir who wishes
to disband ACCA.
**[06:41] Lil**
We are not the only ones.
**[06:43] Lil**
I doubt anyone wants you
to ascend to the throne,
**[06:47] Lil**
not even the Dōwā family.
**[06:50] Crowd**
What's going on?
**[06:50] Crowd**
Disband ACCA?
**[06:52] Crowd**
The prince isn't thinking about the nation.
**[06:54] Crowd**
If one like that is king, there'll be war.
**[06:57] Crowd**
I'm against his ascension!
**[06:58] Crowd**
Not my king! Not my king!
**[07:02] Sch**
It's the ACCA coup I've heard about.
**[07:05] Sch**
They seek to ruin me,
**[07:07] Sch**
and put another on the throne.
**[07:11] Sch**
Someone who will protect ACCA.
**[07:15] Sch**
Why are you over there?
**[07:17] Sch**
Why will you not step forward?!
**[07:21] L**
Jean...
**[07:33] M**
Silence!
**[07:38] M**
In this nation,
**[07:39] M**
there is but one prince,
Your Highness Prince Schwan.
**[07:44] M**
Please refrain from referencing
wild speculation.
**[07:48] M**
ACCA will protect the nation.
**[07:51] M**
It is the same as protecting the Dōwā
family, the nation's symbol.
**[07:55] M**
The nation has enjoyed constant
development and prosperity
**[07:58] M**
under Dōwā family rule.
**[08:01] M**
The Dōwā family's continued peace
**[08:03] M**
assures peace for this nation, in turn.
**[08:06] LilLBro**
I do not believe this was
a part of the schedule.
**[08:10] M**
We would like you, the family heir,
**[08:12] M**
to take better care of yourself.
**[08:16] M**
We are honored that
ACCA has your trust.
**[08:20] M**
However, we would still prefer
that you not attend functions
**[08:24] M**
with such a small guard detail.
**[08:28] M**
We understand, of course, that your
guards are highly trained elites.
**[08:32] M**
But we wished for you to realize that,
**[08:36] M**
as you just experienced, a gun may
**[08:38] M**
be pointed at one any time.
**[08:40] M**
To that end,
**[08:42] M**
we incorporated a highly theatrical
exercise into the ceremony itself.
**[08:48] M**
Please forgive our insolence.
**[08:50] M**
Your thoughtfulness in avoiding
a brazen show of power will
**[08:54] M**
surely be admired by the people.
**[08:56] M**
The Dōwā family avoids conflict.
**[08:59] M**
That is why we have peace.
**[09:01] M**
Rulers who favor shows of power
will not bring peace to the nation.
**[09:06] M**
That is why the Dōwā family
symbolizes peace.
**[09:09] M**
Under the Dōwā family, ACCA will
continue to protect the nation.
**[09:14] M**
We entrust the future
to you, Your Highness.
**[09:29] Sch**
I would like ACCA
**[09:31] Sch**
to safeguard the nation for posterity.
**[09:39] Magie**
Your Highness, your hand.
**[09:44] M**
Thank you, Your Highness.
**[10:03] L**
Nino?
**[10:05] LilLBro**
This is...
**[10:07] LilBro**
It seems that Furawau alone
**[10:10] LilBro**
was not informed of this farce.
**[10:13] Spade**
Evidently, you relied on trickery too
much to win such a major wager.
**[10:18] Spade**
Will Furawau continue the game?
**[10:23] L**
You were involved, too.
**[10:28] L**
Then, it was you?
**[10:33] J**
Once Director-General Mauve
**[10:35] J**
told me about my royal heritage,
**[10:38] J**
we strategized in Kororē,
to prepare for today.
**[10:42] J**
So that your game would
become ACCA's game.
**[10:46] J**
And now, we've won.
**[10:48] J**
In this game, a win for
Furawau would look
**[10:52] J**
different than a win for ACCA.
**[10:54] J**
For us, a win is to have ACCA's
continued existence assured.
**[10:59] J**
But for you and Furawau,
that wasn't the case.
**[11:04] J**
ACCA's preservation was mere
pretext and justification.
**[11:07] J**
Your true win would be for you to
usurp the Dōwā family's position.
**[11:11] J**
Fear that local autonomy
would fall with ACCA
**[11:14] J**
bred self-preservation in each district.
**[11:17] J**
If you could take advantage of it,
**[11:19] J**
attainment of your goal
wouldn't be impossible.
**[11:22] J**
But if ACCA won first,
**[11:25] J**
Furawau's game would be
over, then and there.
**[11:29] Lil**
You acted on speculation?
**[11:31] Lil**
No, you didn't.
**[11:35] J**
Director-General Mauve has
**[11:36] J**
conducted a thorough investigation
of Furawau's internal affairs.
**[11:39] J**
She has testimony from the
Furawau representative
**[11:42] J**
in the central council.
**[11:44] Lil**
I knew no one outside the Lilium
family could be trusted.
**[11:49] J**
What will you do now?
**[11:50] J**
Will you still play the game
with another strategy?
**[11:57] Lil**
Furawau will leave the game.
**[12:00] Lil**
The game called "Dōwā Kingdom."
**[12:08] Gro**
This was your feat of strength,
Director-General Mauve.
**[12:12] Gro**
The Five Chief Officers are
no longer needed in ACCA.
**[12:15] Gro**
The five leaders, central to ACCA's
creation a century ago,
**[12:20] Gro**
became its chief officers.
**[12:22] Gro**
We are their remnants.
**[12:24] Gro**
I believe we can abolish the position now.
**[12:29] Gro**
You are the leader.
**[12:34] Gro**
Last night, Otus briefed me on the plan.
**[12:37] Gro**
Today, I was hesitant to stand here
as one of the Five Chief Officers.
**[12:42] Gro**
To me, the thirteen different
uniforms look like
**[12:46] Gro**
the symbol of solidarity now.
**[12:51] Gro**
Thank you.
**[13:11] Cop**
An exercise kept secret, even from us.
**[13:14] Cop**
The director-general is quite the leader.
**[13:18] L**
Jean!
**[13:22] J**
Sorry to worry you, Lotta.
**[13:24] L**
Nino was with me!
**[13:26] L**
But when I looked for him, he was gone.
**[13:29] J**
I see.
**[13:35] L**
Um, thank you for telling
me about the danger
**[13:39] L**
when my life was at risk.
**[13:42] Magie**
I told her.
**[13:45] Sch**
Then you should thank him.
**[13:46] Magie**
Yes, His Highness was worried
about both of you
**[13:49] Magie**
and ordered me to warn you.
**[13:54] Sch**
You both should come to the castle.
**[13:56] Sch**
I'm sure Grandfather would be pleased!
**[14:01] Rocks**
So, in the end, not even their
royal lineage was publicized.
**[14:05] Rocks**
That was well done.
**[14:06] Warbler**
Yeah.
**[14:07] Owl**
So, though matters have been resolved,
**[14:10] Owl**
tensions will remain high in
each branch for a while.
**[14:15] Owl**
We return to our important work
of monitoring each district.
**[14:20] Owl**
First, we have a staff dinner tonight.
**[14:22] Owl**
I'll have your next assignments then.
**[14:25] Sand**
Here it comes.
**[14:26] Passer**
I'm so nervous!
**[14:29] Eider**
Chief, what's in that envelope?
**[14:32] Owl**
Jean's normal transfer request.
**[14:38] Nino**
* For ACCA, the ceremony marked*
* a transition to a new system.*
**[14:44] Nino**
* The positions of the Five Chief*
* Officers were abolished,*
**[14:47] Nino**
* and Director-General Mauve became*
* the highest-ranking official.*
**[14:52] Boy**
Question!
**[14:53] Guide**
Yes, young man?
**[14:54] Boy**
Why does ACCA's symbol
still have a thirteen,
**[14:57] Boy**
even though there are twelve districts?
***SIGN*** ACCA Headquarters Director-General
Mauve
**[15:01] M**
It's what Chief Officer Grossular wanted.
**[15:04] M**
I agreed wholeheartedly.
**[15:06] N**
*Grossular submitted his resignation,*
**[15:10] N**
*but Mauve dissuaded him.*
**[15:12] N**
* He remains a chief officer,*
* in an advisory capacity.*
***SIGN*** ACCA Chief Officer
Grossular
**[15:16] Gro**
I still hope that someday,
**[15:18] Gro**
Furawau will return to Dōwā Kingdom.
**[15:22] Gro**
No need to change it for now.
**[15:24] N**
*With Furawau's secession, there were*
**[15:26] N**
*concerns about a resource shortage.*
**[15:29] N**
* But the discovery of underground*
* resources in Pranetta*
**[15:33] N**
*drastically changed the conversation.*
**[15:36] N**
*Many flocked to Pranetta and*
**[15:38] N**
* applied for residency,*
* to pursue their dreams.*
**[15:41] N**
* In particular, a growing number of*
* young applicants from Yakkara.*
**[15:46] Spade**
Of course you bet on the winning horse.
***SIGN*** Former ACCA Chief Officer
Spade
**[15:48] Spade**
Anyway, I'm retired now...
**[15:51] Spade**
Just an ordinary citizen,
so never mind me.
**[15:55] Nino**
*With ACCA's transition,*
**[15:57] Nino**
* the other chief officers left for*
* their own destinations.*
**[16:03] Pine**
As Jumōku's district chief,
my goal is obvious.
***SIGN*** Jumōku District Chief
Pine
**[16:06] Pine**
To spread our specialty goods
throughout the nation.
**[16:09] Pine**
Naturally, that includes Suitsu.
**[16:11] Nino**
*In Suitsu, for the first time,*
**[16:15] Nino**
* residents will be able to elect*
* their next representative.*
**[16:19] Pastis**
My reasons?
**[16:20] Pastis**
Just look at this beautiful scenery.
***SIGN*** Suitsu District Chief
Pastis
**[16:24] Pastis**
I've realized that all residents love
this beautiful land of Suitsu.
**[16:29] Pastis**
That is all.
**[16:31] Warbler**
Who knew you'd be nominated
for the council?
**[16:35] Biscuit**
Suitsu will change from being
a nation to a district!
**[16:38] N**
*Suitsu's development was*
**[16:40] N**
* welcome news to citizens who were*
* shaken by Furawau's secession.*
**[16:48] LilBro**
So ultimately,
**[16:49] LilBro**
where did the leak regarding
Jean Otus's bloodline originate?
**[16:53] Lil**
Who knows?
**[16:54] Lil**
It doesn't matter now.
**[16:57] Lil**
Nothing to do with the Lilium family.
**[16:59] Lil**
Or with Furawau Kingdom.
**[17:09] Magie**
Your Highness, Miss Lotta
has arrived from Bādon.
**[17:16] L**
This is a present, sandwich bread!
**[17:18] Sch**
I accept.
**[17:19] L**
This is for Magie, from Agent Rail!
**[17:23] L**
You really care for your friends!
**[17:28] L**
Oh, and this is for the first princess,
**[17:31] L**
to thank her for telling me
so much about my mother.
**[17:34] Sch**
She tried to have you killed.
**[17:39] N**
* "Because the first princess*
* apologized," she said.*
**[17:41] N**
* And above all, because*
* she was her mother's older sister.*
**[17:48] Sch**
Grandfather is waiting.
**[17:58] N**
Well done.
**[18:00] Abend**
Everything was Privy Council
President Qualm's orders.
**[18:03] Abend**
We had to eradicate
**[18:05] Abend**
the Lilium family's plots before
Prince Schwan's ascension.
**[18:09] Abend**
Even if that meant involving
the Otus siblings.
**[18:11] Abend**
I would never have conceived
of such a thing.
**[18:14] N**
But you supported his plan
by insisting that Jean
**[18:18] N**
would never want the throne himself.
**[18:22] N**
And for the past six months,
you guided Jean's actions.
**[18:26] N**
In terms of orchestration,
an impressive feat.
**[18:29] Abend**
It was nothing so grand.
**[18:31] Abend**
You know that better than anyone.
**[18:37] Abend**
His Majesty no longer needs photos.
**[18:40] Abend**
You are released from your duties.
**[18:43] Abend**
You are free.
**[18:44] Abend**
Live as you see fit.
**[18:47] N**
I will do so.
**[18:50] Abend**
It's time...
**[18:51] Abend**
I'm leaving.
**[18:52] Abend**
In any case, we'll meet again.
**[18:55] Abend**
After all, you and I will live as we want.
**[19:08] Driver**
Where to?
**[19:10] Abend**
To Beak Beauty Salon, in the east sector.
**[19:13] Abend**
Can you make it quick?
**[19:16] Abend**
Dyeing my hair blond is such a hassle.
***SIGN*** Inspection Department
**[19:39] Atri**
Welcome back, Deputy Chief.
**[19:40] Moz**
You must be tired from your trip!
**[19:42] J**
I'm not that tired, actually...
**[19:45] J**
The schedule's relaxed this time of year.
**[19:47] Atri**
Your previous rounds
were just too tough.
**[19:49] Atri**
Is coffee all right?
**[19:50] J**
Sure.
**[19:53] Keri**
Hey, I saw them again in
the downstairs café,
**[19:55] Keri**
Director-General Mauve and
Chief Officer Grossular!
**[19:58] Keri**
Don't you think they're a great pair?
**[19:59] Moz**
I do! They'd be wonderful together!
**[20:05] J**
My parents died in the
Peshi-Rokkusu train accident.
**[20:11] J**
Due to the accident, I once met Chief
Officer Grossular back then.
**[20:17] J**
He came to meet with bereaved families.
**[20:20] J**
He laid a hand on my shoulder,
**[20:22] J**
and looked at me, without a word.
**[20:25] J**
If I really do have royal blood,
**[20:28] J**
I believe the chief officer may have
already known, even back then.
**[20:32] J**
But if he did, he never
spoke of it to anyone.
**[20:37] J**
I think that's the kind of man
Chief Officer Grossular is.
**[20:41] J**
I became interested in ACCA
**[20:44] J**
because I sensed how proud he was of it.
**[20:47] M**
You really like him, don't you?
**[20:52] J**
And in time, another who shared the
chief officer's perspective emerged
**[20:56] J**
and became director-general.
**[21:00] J**
I know my feelings will be unrequited.
**[21:07] M**
You are the same way.
**[21:09] M**
I have boundless respect for
the chief officer, as well.
**[21:19] Atri**
Here.
**[21:22] J**
There's enough for me?
**[21:23] Moz**
Yes.
**[21:24] Moz**
It was for Knot,
**[21:26] Moz**
but he left early.
**[21:27] Keri**
His wife contacted him.
**[21:29] Keri**
He's going to the airport to pick her up!
**[21:32] Keri**
By the way, Deputy Chief,
isn't Lotta traveling now?
**[21:37] Keri**
Have you been eating okay?
**[21:38] Keri**
We can all go out for dinner.
**[21:40] J**
I'm fine.
**[21:42] J**
Even if I were drinking by myself,
**[21:45] J**
my partner in crime would just wander in.
**[23:35] N**
Are you having fun, Jean?
**[23:37] J**
Having fun at prom?
**[23:39] N**
Well, it was all unfortunate...
**[23:41] N**
In many ways.
**[23:42] J**
And why are you ditching the queen?
**[23:44] J**
You were voted prom king, right?
**[23:48] N**
Isn't it hilarious?
**[23:49] N**
It's more suited to you.
**[24:05] J**
We really haven't changed, have we?