3 - The Swirling Smoke of Rumors in the Castle

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[00:00] Keri
    Wow, I didn't think you'd come with
    gifts while off-duty, Deputy Chief!
[00:05] J
    Is there a dress code for the restaurant
[00:08] J
    called Vert, on 7th Avenue?
[00:09] Knot
    Vert?
[00:10] Atri
    There are ten cream puffs in here!
[00:12] KM
    We get two each?
[00:13] Knot
    Oh, the sister restaurant of the upscale
    restaurant in Kororē District.
[00:17] Knot
    I wouldn't be surprised.
[00:19] J
    Right...
[00:25] Pastis
    Do you really believe what
    they said back there?
[00:28] Spade
    It isn't entirely implausible.
[00:31] Pine
    What do you think?
[00:33] Lilium
    Grossular isn't exactly being a team player.
[00:37] Lilium
    We cannot give him sole control over Crow.
[02:12] L
    Jean's having dinner with a colleague.
[02:15] L
    And I was looking forward
    to our dinner party, too.
[02:19] L
    Nino, did you talk to Jean, like I asked?
[02:22] Nino
    Huh?
[02:23] Nino
    Oh... I forgot.
[02:24] L
    Jeez, you're like twins with stuff like that.
[02:28] Nino
    Sorry, sorry.
[02:29] L
    Be sure you don't forget to ask him next
    time about why he can't quit ACCA.
[02:33] Nino
    Got it.
[02:34] Nino
    Well, either way, he won't quit.
[02:38] Nino
    Not ever.
[02:43] Mauve
    I'm sorry for forcing you to come
    to such an uptight venue.
[02:47] Mauve
    I wanted to eat food from my homeland.
[02:57] J
    I'm so glad I stuck it out with ACCA...
[03:01] Nino
    The Dōwān cake was that good?
[03:05] L
    Yeah!
[03:06] L
    It was chock full of nuts.
[03:07] L
    So delicious!
[03:09] Nino
    Good.
[03:10] L
    Dōwā District, huh?
[03:12] L
    I wish I could go.
[03:17] Mail
    We have a delivery!
[03:19] L
    Okay!
[03:21] L
    Thanks!
[03:22] L
    Nino!
[03:26] Nino
    What?
[03:27] L
    It's heavy. Can you carry it for me?
[03:32] Nino
    You got it, Princess.
[03:36] Nino
    From Fāmasu District?
[03:38] L
    It's for Jean, so maybe it's
    from someone in ACCA?
[03:41] L
    Oh, potatoes!
[03:45] L
    I'll make a potato gratin!
[03:47] L
    It'll be great on toast!
[03:49] L
    Jean loves that, too.
[03:54] L
    What?
[03:55] Nino
    Oh, just thinking you haven't
    changed a single bit.
[03:59] Nino
    You've always been the type
    to get caught up in things.
[04:06] Mauve
    Do you have an aversion to alcohol?
[04:09] J
    I'm not a strong drinker, so I
    try not to drink too much.
[04:11] Mauve
    It's a private dining room.
[04:12] Mauve
    You can go off the rails without any
    damage to your reputation.
[04:15] J
    I doubt that.
[04:18] Mauve
    True.
[04:19] Mauve
    I wouldn't want you to get drunk.
[04:21] Mauve
    I wouldn't want you to forget tonight.
[04:23] Mauve
    Otus, this is a business engagement.
[04:28] Mauve
    The kind where you arrange a good meal and
    try to recruit someone to your faction.
[04:32] Mauve
    If word got out that I'd entertained
    a powerful figure, it'd cause a stir.
[04:36] Mauve
    But you wouldn't raise an eyebrow.
[04:39] Mauve
    However, where I stand now,
[04:41] Mauve
    you are more powerful
    an ally than any other.
[04:45] Mauve
    What's wrong?
[04:46] J
    Nothing.
[04:48] Mauve
    Are you getting drunk?
[04:49] Mauve
    That won't do. You can have my water, too.
[04:52] J
    No, I'm fine.
[04:54] J
    I'm so embarrassed...
[04:56] Mauve
    It's about the coup d'état.
[04:59] J
    A coup d'état?
[05:01] Mauve
    You haven't heard the rumors?
[05:04] J
    No, nothing worth bringing to your
    attention, Director-General.
[05:08] Mauve
    I pay close attention to any
    rumors of coup d'états.
[05:12] Mauve
    Through my investigations, I have confirmed
[05:15] Mauve
    that it isn't just a rumor this time.
[05:18] Mauve
    However, Chief Officer Grossular
[05:20] Mauve
    has forbidden further investigation.
[05:24] Mauve
    I would like your help.
[05:27] Mauve
    You visit every single district.
[05:30] Mauve
    I'd like you to report any information
    you find during your rounds.
[05:33] Mauve
    In secrecy.
[05:35] J
    A coup d'état?
[05:38] J
    Could something like that actually
    happen in this peaceful nation?
[05:42] Mauve
    Peaceful?
[05:43] Mauve
    Are you being serious?
[05:48] Mauve
    Do you not know?
[05:50] Schwan
    A coup d'état?
[05:52] Schwan
    That's ridiculous. It's just another rumor.
[05:55] Magie
    But if we only get concerned after one
    happens, Dōwā Kingdom is finished.
[06:00] Schwan
    Finished?
[06:02] Schwan
    Impossible.
[06:03] Schwan
    Not as long as I am the next king.
[06:07] Pastis
    Prince Schwan's Coming of Age
    Commemorative Ceremony...
[06:11] Spade
    Talk about last minute.
[06:14] Pine
    Attendees requested ACCA headquarters
    include the Five Chief Officers,
[06:18] Pine
    the director-general, and the
    deputy director-general.
[06:20] Pine
    Also, two from the Inspection Department.
[06:24] Owl
    So, Jean...
[06:26] Owl
    Sorry to ask this of you right before
    your departure for Suitsu District.
[06:31] Owl
    And about the second invitation...
[06:34] Owl
    I don't do airplanes, so...
[06:38] Owl
    I'm thinking of asking Knot to fill in for me.
[06:43] Owl
    Will you go for me?
[06:44] Knot
    Oh, but I have my kids...
[06:47] J
    It will be winter break by then.
[06:49] J
    Maybe they can stay with your parents.
[06:51] Knot
    I see.
[06:53] Knot
    It'd only be about two days...
[06:55] Owl
    Yeah.
[06:55] Knot
    Then I'll go.
[06:58] Knot
    Dōwā, huh?
[07:00] Knot
    Guess I'll have a story to tell my kids.
[07:04] Mauve
    As you well know, the king did
    not produce a male heir.
[07:09] Mauve
    His Majesty sired only daughters.
[07:12] Mauve
    As such, the only claim to the throne
[07:14] Mauve
    is Prince Schwan, born to the
    king's youngest daughter.
[07:19] J
    He's coming of age soon, isn't he?
[07:22] Mauve
    Yes.
[07:23] Mauve
    He will become the official
    heir to the throne.
[07:27] Mauve
    When he ascends the throne, we will
    not be at peace as a nation.
[07:30] Mauve
    He is a complete idiot.
[07:32] J
    You don't mince words.
[07:34] Mauve
    I believe the current coup
    d'état movement involves
[07:37] Mauve
    powerful figures in outlying districts,
    who fear this outcome.
[07:42] Mauve
    Even ACCA branch staff is suspect.
[07:46] Mauve
    I know this goes beyond the
    scope of your position.
[07:49] Mauve
    But I'd like you to do this as a favor.
[07:51] J
    This is a serious request.
[07:54] Mauve
    That's right.
[07:55] J
    Did you consider the possibility
    I might refuse?
[07:59] Mauve
    I do not wish to go against the Five's will.
[08:04] Mauve
    I'd like to fulfill my responsibilities
    as ACCA director-general.
[08:08] Mauve
    ACCA was founded to serve
    the people of this nation.
[08:12] Mauve
    Though ACCA may have to
    confront this nation's issues,
[08:16] Mauve
    it cannot allow a coup d'état
    to ravage the country.
[08:20] Mauve
    ACCA is not the symbol of peace.
[08:24] Mauve
    It's the protector of order, one that
    will guide the nation to peace.
[08:29] Mauve
    You understand ACCA's role.
[08:31] Mauve
    That is my assessment.
[08:34] Mauve
    Like me, you desire order.
[08:39] Mauve
    Will you help me?
[08:46] J
    I understand.
[08:49] J
    I accept your request.
[08:54] J
    I mean, when she smiles at you like that...
[08:57] Nino
    Jean, you're drinking too much.
[09:01] J
    Hey, look who's pouring me another.
[09:05] Nino
    And you'll get to see her again
    in Dōwā, won't you?
[09:09] J
    Yeah.
[09:10] Nino
    Good thing you didn't quit ACCA, huh?
[09:13] J
    Yeah!
[09:15] Nino
    I'll be there, too. In Dōwā.
[09:17] Nino
    It's for a story, given how
    big the festivities will be.
[09:23] Nino
    I'll see you there.
[09:31] Nino
    Well, let's get going.
[09:33] Nino
    They've started boarding already.
[09:36] L
    Okay!
[09:55] Magie
    Regarding tomorrow's ceremony,
[09:56] Magie
    I've requested the attendees
    wear formal attire.
[10:00] Schwan
    All right.
[10:02] Schwan
    I have no desire to see any ACCA uniforms.
[10:05] Schwan
    After all, tomorrow will be a historic day.
[10:07] Schwan
    My grandfather will announce his retirement,
[10:09] Schwan
    and my succession claim
    will be formalized, Magie.
[10:13] Schwan
    After my ascension is announced,
[10:14] Schwan
    I shall stand before the people
[10:16] Schwan
    and speak respectfully of my
    joy at having come of age.
[10:21] Schwan
    Then, to conclude, I shall say the following.
[10:24] Schwan
    On the day of my ascension,
    ACCA is to be disbanded!
[10:30] Schwan
    ACCA, the symbol of peace?
[10:32] Schwan
    The Dōwā family, my family,
    is the symbol of peace.
[10:36] Schwan
    As in,
[10:38] Schwan
    me.
[10:40] Magie
    Nothing is final yet.
[10:42] Schwan
    Of course it is!
[10:44] Schwan
    He invited all these people. Grandfather did!
[10:48] Magie
    It wasn't His Majesty.
[10:49] Magie
    It was his aide, the president
    of the Privy Council.
[10:52] Schwan
    That's basically the same thing!
[10:55] Schwan
    Stop talking already!
[10:58] Schwan
    Listen, Magie... After disbanding ACCA,
[11:01] Schwan
    my next act will be to shut down
    the central congress for good!
[11:05] Schwan
    Then I shall place the Privy Council
    back under royal jurisdiction!
[11:08] Schwan
    Right?
[11:10] Schwan
    What's your response?
[11:11] Schwan
    You may speak!
[11:13] Magie
    Yes.
[11:13] Schwan
    All you have going for you are looks!
[11:16] Magie
    I am honored by your praise.
[11:20] Magie
    But are you not forgetting one further thing?
[11:23] Magie
    What about the Privy Council
    president's replacement?
[11:27] Schwan
    Idiot.
[11:28] Schwan
    The president will retire with Grandfather.
[11:31] Schwan
    That is entirely in line with the virtues
[11:34] Schwan
    the president speaks so highly of.
[11:43] Pastis
    I hear this sudden call for formal
    attire came from the prince?
[11:48] Spade
    Who else could it be?
[11:50] Pastis
    He sure likes us dancing to his tune.
[11:54] Mauve
    May I join you?
[11:56] Spade
    Very well.
[11:58] Mauve
    All the branch chiefs have arrived.
[12:02] Mauve
    We are to dine with them tonight.
[12:04] Mauve
    Should we include the Inspection
    Department staff?
[12:08] Spade
    That won't be necessary.
[12:10] Mauve
    Understood.
[12:11] Pine
    Why was the Inspection Department
[12:13] Pine
    invited to tomorrow's ceremony?
[12:16] Mauve
    They have in-depth knowledge
    of all the districts.
[12:18] Mauve
    The royal family can ill
    afford to ignore them,
[12:21] Mauve
    given the unsavory rumors of late.
[12:25] Mauve
    The royal family has made
    no formal request
[12:27] Mauve
    to meet with Inspection Department staff.
[12:29] Mauve
    But they may put out feelers
    at tomorrow's celebration.
[12:34] Gro
    So even the royal family is
    manipulated by the rumors.
[12:38] Mauve
    Yes, just like I was.
[12:42] Mauve
    Of course, the Five Chief
    Officers are impervious.
[12:45] Mauve
    All thirteen district chiefs,
[12:47] Mauve
    members of the central congress,
    all ACCA branch chiefs,
[12:51] Mauve
    and the Five Chief Officers...
[12:53] Mauve
    Such powerful figures being
    assembled in one place is rare.
[12:58] Mauve
    I wonder what will be announced
    at tomorrow's ceremony.
[13:04] Q
    That concludes the overview
    of tomorrow's events,
[13:06] Q
    from the ceremony to the celebration.
[13:08] King
    I see.
[13:10] Q
    Is there any issue with giving the address
    at the ceremony, Your Majesty?
[13:13] King
    Have I ever had any issues with
[13:16] King
    anything you've informed me of?
[13:18] Q
    I am honored by your words.
[13:20] King
    Which sweets will be served
    at the celebration?
[13:23] Q
    I believe you will find them worthy.
[13:26] King
    And fruits?
[13:27] Q
    We've not been remiss.
[13:29] Staff
    President of the Privy Council,
[13:30] Staff
    His Highness has apparently prepared his
    own remarks for the address tomorrow.
[13:35] Staff
    What do you advise?
[13:37] Q
    Just let him be.
[13:39] Q
    It's going as predicted.
[13:41] Q
    He can do whatever he wants.
[13:43] Q
    At least for now.
[13:55] Mauve
    Would you like this bread, too?
[13:57] L
    Oh.
[13:58] Mauve
    Are you from here?
[14:00] L
    Um...
[14:02] Nino
    She's on my team for a story.
    She's my assistant.
[14:05] Mauve
    I see.
[14:10] L
    She's beautiful.
[14:21] Knot
    You're still half asleep?
[14:24] Mauve
    All of the bread was great.
[14:34] Knot
    You're eating all that?
[14:36] J
    Let's split it 50-50.
[14:46] Guard
    His Majesty has arrived!
[14:54] King
    I am overjoyed that my grandson,
[14:57] King
    Schwan, has come of age,
[15:01] King
    and that I can share this joy with all of you.
[15:07] King
    I ask that you all enjoy yourselves
    to your heart's content.
[15:13] Schwan
    Is that it?
[15:15] King
    Yes.
[15:16] Schwan
    But what about my ascen—
[15:17] King
    Hmm?
[15:19] Magie
    It appears His Majesty is not abdicating.
[15:27] Q
    Everyone is waiting for you
    to speak, Your Highness.
[15:34] Schwan
    I am gladdened to have such an occasion
[15:36] Schwan
    to welcome my coming of age day.
[15:42] Schwan
    Those of you who represent our
    loyal subjects, I appreciate
[15:45] Schwan
    that you have come here today.
[15:48] Schwan
    I trust you will continue your
    efforts to contribute
[15:50] Schwan
    to Dōwā Kingdom's continued prosperity.
[15:57] Spade
    That was awful.
[16:01] Mauve
    So there will be no
    announcement of an abdication...
[16:05] Mauve
    Why were so many of us called in, then?
[16:13] J
    I want to have a smoke.
[16:15] J
    Can I get out?
[16:17] Guard
    A smoke?
[16:18] Schwan
    Very well.
[16:20] Guard
    But, Your Highness...
[16:22] Schwan
    As the guest of honor today, I permit it.
[16:27] Schwan
    What a joker, smoking in this castle.
[16:32] Schwan
    Cigarettes are scarce in this nation
[16:35] Schwan
    because the Privy Council's
    president became concerned
[16:38] Schwan
    for the health of my grandfather, a smoker.
[16:40] Schwan
    And yet, that man...
[16:42] Schwan
    How curious.
[16:48] Magie
    She looks like your taste
    in ladies, Your Highness.
[16:54] Schwan
    Find out who she is.
[16:56] Knot
    That girl looks like Lotta.
[16:58] J
    Huh?
[17:01] J
    Lotta.
[17:04] L
    Nino brought me as his assistant!
[17:08] Nino
    She said she wanted to go to Dōwā,
    so I killed two birds with one stone.
[17:11] J
    How are you helping him, anyway?
[17:13] L
    Um, like carrying luggage...
[17:16] J
    You aren't carrying anything.
[17:17] L
    Nino said it wouldn't go with my dress!
[17:20] J
    Uh...
[17:21] Nino
    Well, let's take a commemorative photo.
[17:23] L
    Okay!
[17:25] ---
    Come on.
[17:35] Knot
    Wow. They all look delicious.
[17:38] J
    The king does like his sweets.
[17:42] J
    The strawberries are amazing, too.
[17:44] Audience
    This was supposed to be a
    celebration for His Highness.
[17:47] Audience
    But all this is to His Majesty's taste.
[17:50] L
    They look so good...
[17:52] Nino
    I recommend that one.
[17:53] Nino
    His Majesty has a particular
    fondness for them.
[17:56] L
    Wow...
[18:10] Attendant
    Please.
[18:15] King
    Do you like sweets?
[18:17] L
    Yes!
[18:18] King
    Have as much as you'd like.
[18:25] L
    Did you take a photo of me with the king?
[18:28] Nino
    Of course.
[18:34] Pine
    So was what Grossular said true?
[18:41] Nino
    Director-General Mauve,
[18:43] Nino
    a comment on today's ceremony, please.
[18:47] Mauve
    You are one of Otus's friends?
[18:50] Nino
    Yes.
[18:50] Mauve
    Hmm, I didn't know that.
[18:54] Nino
    "That"?
[18:55] Mauve
    I do my best to know everything
    about everyone in ACCA.
[19:00] Nino
    The Director-General knows who I am.
[19:04] Gro
    And after that, what of Otus?
[19:06] Nino
    Nothing of note, but...
[19:10] Nino
    Have you noticed the president
    of the Privy Council?
[19:13] Nino
    He's paying close attention to Jean.
[19:16] Nino
    Right now, there are enough
    influential people
[19:19] Nino
    gathered here to overthrow this nation.
[19:22] Nino
    And everyone's focused on the
    man who's entrusted with
[19:26] Nino
    the responsibility of keeping it together.
[19:28] Nino
    I guess that about sums it up.
[19:32] Nino
    Jean may accept his third and
    fourth cigarette tonight.
[19:40] Nino
    Excuse me.
[19:44] Nino
    Yes? Yes, it's fine.
[19:49] J
    I'm going for a smoke.
[19:51] Knot
    Okay.
[19:53] Nino
    It's all going smoothly.
[19:55] Nino
    I believe you'll be satisfied.
[20:03] Lilium
    That's bold, smoking in Dōwā.
[20:09] Lilium
    Personally,
[20:11] Lilium
    I find Dōwā's night breeze rather harsh.
[20:14] J
    Sure you can afford to be here?
[20:16] Lilium
    Yes.
[20:17] Lilium
    I'd like to spend more time
    chatting with my brothers,
[20:20] Lilium
    but I'm here on official business.
[20:22] J
    Your brothers?
[20:23] Lilium
    My older brother is chief of Furawau District,
[20:25] Lilium
    and my younger brother
    is an ACCA branch chief.
[20:28] J
    Oh, that's impressive.
[20:31] Lilium
    You didn't know?
[20:32] J
    No.
[20:35] Lilium
    I can tell when someone's lying.
[20:37] Lilium
    I think of you as an honest,
    likable young man.
[20:43] Lilium
    Are you here to get away from
    everyone's eyes on you?
[20:47] J
    Yes.
[20:48] Lilium
    You look confused about why that is.
[20:51] J
    Then, do you know why, Chief Officer?
[20:56] Lilium
    You're the intermediary for the
    rebels planning a coup d'état.
[21:01] Lilium
    That is what they believe about you.
[21:04] Lilium
    Those with power and influence among
    the thirteen districts, that is.
[21:08] Lilium
    Rumors have spread throughout the nation.
[21:11] Lilium
    That's why everyone's looking at you.
[21:15] J
    Well, that's a bother.
[21:19] Lilium
    As I thought, you aren't the one.
[21:21] Lilium
    I believe Grossular
[21:24] Lilium
    started these rumors.
[21:27] Lilium
    He desires for ACCA to have absolute power.
[21:32] Lilium
    It's obvious.
[21:34] Lilium
    He is the one plotting the coup d'état.
[21:38] Lilium
    Without realizing it, you're being
    made into his puppet.
[21:48] Lilium
    Of course, I won't let Grossular get his way.
[21:52] Lilium
    ACCA may suffer internal turmoil, but I'll
    be sure to protect order in this nation.
[21:57] Mauve
    Like me, you desire order.
[22:01] Lilium
    And for that,
[22:02] Lilium
    I want your help, Otus.
[22:07] Lilium
    To preserve peace in this nation.
SIGN    Smoldering Embers in an Isolated Nation
[23:56] Nino
    Next time on ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.,
[23:59] Nino
    Smoldering Embers in an Isolated Nation.
[24:01] Nino
    The next audit will be in...
[24:04] Nino
    I see.
[24:05] Nino
    It's a whole different story from the others.
[24:08] Nino
    Will he be okay?