4 - Smoldering Embers in an Isolated Nation

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[00:01] L
    Wow!
[00:03] L
    Thank you so much, Nino!
[00:06] N
    Jean's away for work again?
[00:08] L
    He left as soon as he returned from Dōwā.
[00:11] N
    What's with that box?
[00:13] L
    Oh...
[00:14] L
    I send gifts to the owner, along with
    our monthly reports.
[00:18] L
    I'm not sure what he likes, so I
    end up sending lots of things.
[00:21] N
    Didn't you say you've never met him?
[00:24] L
    Yeah, and I only know his post office box.
[00:27] N
    Huh...
[00:29] N
    Thanks for the cake.
[00:31] L
    Leaving already?
[00:32] N
    I'll take the package to the
    post office for you.
[00:35] N
    I have to mail something, too.
[00:39] N
    I'll send you the report.
[00:42] N
    I'm going to Suitsu District tonight.
[00:45] N
    Oh,
[00:46] N
    and Lotta's present will be
    included with the report.
[00:50] N
    Enjoy.
[00:52] N
    Also...
[00:53] N
    Apparently, people working for the
    prince are sniffing around Lotta.
[00:58] N
    Jean's about to get sucked in even more.
[01:02] N
    It's okay.
[01:04] N
    Just don't call me out of worry
    like you did before, please.
[01:08] N
    Excuse me.
SIGN    Suitsu District
[01:17] Man
    You can use that?
[01:19] J
    There's no signal, so I can't.
[01:21] Woman
    Hey...
[01:22] Woman
    Could I touch that?
[01:28] Others
    Wow, it's real.
[01:29] Others
    Hey.
[01:30] Others
    I'll give you the money...
[01:31] Others
    Next time you visit, can you bring
    me something like that?
[01:34] J
    In Suitsu District, they're forbidden by law.
[01:37] Man
    How much do you want?
[01:39] J
    It isn't about the money.
[01:41] Man
    Then, what do you want?
[01:44] J
    Hmm...
[01:45] J
    Maybe cigarettes.
[01:47] Others
    It's a cigarette!
[01:48] Others
    I've never seen one before.
[01:51] Staff
    If you're eating here, eat at your own table!
[01:54] Staff
    I told you not to talk to outsiders!
[01:58] Biscuit
    I'd like to request that you not
    frequent places like this.
[02:01] J
    The food just smelled so good.
[02:03] J
    I couldn't help it.
[02:05] Warbler
    Deputy Chief...
[02:07] Warbler
    You didn't arrive as scheduled,
[02:10] Warbler
    so I've come to get you.
[03:46] J
    How long have you been stationed here?
[03:50] W
    Four years.
[03:52] J
    A long time.
[03:53] J
    This is a difficult assignment,
    and not many are a good fit.
[03:57] J
    That tends to extend appointments here.
[04:00] J
    Isn't living here inconvenient, though?
[04:02] J
    Unless you're a district citizen,
[04:03] J
    you can only eat or shop
    in designated areas,
[04:07] J
    so you don't bring in outside influences.
[04:11] J
    If you call it preserving tradition,
    it may sound like a good thing.
[04:15] J
    But I wonder what the residents think.
[04:18] J
    I can't really tell. It's an interesting district.
[04:22] J
    You were stationed in Dōwā
    District before, right?
[04:24] J
    How does this one compare?
[04:26] W
    It's isolated.
[04:28] W
    One can freely come and go from Dōwā.
[04:31] J
    Yeah, gaining entry here is a
    pretty complicated process.
[04:34] J
    Have you been back to Bādon at all?
[04:36] W
    No.
[04:37] J
    Next term, you will likely be reassigned.
[04:40] W
    All right.
[04:42] J
    All locations in Dōwā are important,
[04:44] J
    with complex relations to maintain
    with local populaces.
[04:48] J
    I think I can trust you to carry
    on my responsibilities,
[04:51] J
    but my transfer request never goes through.
[04:54] W
    I couldn't possibly do your job.
[04:57] W
    I'm not as skilled at staying on good terms
[05:00] W
    with the brass.
[05:06] W
    You can use the terminal there
    to communicate with HQ.
[05:10] W
    For personal communication,
    you can use the phone.
[05:12] J
    Only being able to communicate with people
    in select places is inconvenient.
[05:17] W
    Here's the schedule for your audit.
[05:20] J
    I've always said that I decide the schedule.
[05:23] W
    Tomorrow morning, I'll pick
    you up at eight o'clock.
[05:30] W
    Please refrain from smoking.
[05:35] Branch Chief
    I received reports that HQ's
[05:37] Branch Chief
    Inspection Department made
    contact with the locals.
[05:39] Branch Chief
    Be more careful.
[05:41] W
    My apologies.
SIGN    5 Chief Officers' Meeting Room
[05:49] Spade
    What did you just say?
[05:50] Lilium
    Jean Otus has no connection to
    any coup d'état sympathizers.
[05:54] Lilium
    That is my conclusion.
[05:57] Lilium
    It is a personal one,
[05:59] Lilium
    and I do not ask you all to accept it.
[06:02] Lilium
    But I am his ally.
[06:05] Spade
    Where is Otus now?
[06:07] Pine
    In Suitsu District.
[06:09] Pastis
    My beloved homeland.
[06:11] Pastis
    It is its own country...
[06:14] Pastis
    An independent nation,
    located within a country.
[06:26] W
    The south station is next.
[06:29] J
    Let's walk there.
[06:34] W
    The north sector
[06:35] W
    is among Suitsu District's most isolated.
[06:39] W
    Please refrain from taking
    any personal actions.
[06:42] J
    Isolated, huh?
[06:45] J
    It's just a sector without any
    nobles living here.
[06:48] J
    It isn't particularly dangerous.
[06:56] J
    What's that?
[06:57] W
    Who knows? They probably committed theft.
[06:59] J
    It's already two o'clock. Let's eat.
[07:02] W
    We can't go to any restaurants here.
[07:04] W
    I'll buy something.
[07:06] J
    Then—
[07:06] W
    As long as it's bread, you don't care, right?
[07:10] W
    Please return to the carriage.
[07:24] Man
    Hey, I'm glad you're safe.
[07:26] J
    Oh, the man from earlier.
[07:31] Men
    An ACCA Headquarters uniform!
[07:32] Men
    Damn.
[07:34] Men
    What should we do? He heard us.
[07:39] Men
    Don't move!
[07:41] Men
    Now that you've overheard us,
    we can't let you leave!
[07:44] J
    Overheard what?
[07:45] Man
    Don't play dumb!
[07:46] Man
    We were talking about the coup!
[07:53] Carriage
    I saw him
[07:54] Carriage
    taking photos there, but...
[07:59] W
    If you'd actually vanished into thin air,
[08:02] W
    it wouldn't trouble me in
    the least, Jean Otus!
[08:08] Men
    You're crazy, bringing someone
    like him here!
[08:10] Men
    This is an important meeting place!
[08:12] Men
    He learned about our plans for the coup.
[08:15] Men
    We had no choice but to bring him!
[08:16] Men
    You should have discussed it with us.
[08:18] Woman
    It isn't my fault if Biscuit gets angry at you.
[08:21] J
    Biscuit?
[08:23] B
    You guys captured someone
    from headquarters?
[08:26] Men
    Biscuit!
[08:29] J
    It's you.
[08:31] B
    You guys brought trouble.
[08:34] Men
    Biscuit, look!
[08:35] Men
    There are lots of photos on his device!
[08:39] J
    I was asked to take them.
[08:40] Men
    These photos are around the meeting place.
[08:42] Men
    Are people investigating us?
[08:46] B
    Everyone, quiet!
[08:49] B
    Now that he knows, we can't let him leave.
[08:54] L
    I asked Jean to send me photos of Suitsu,
[08:58] L
    but I guess he's busy.
[09:02] L
    Thanks for the food!
[09:07] Maggy
    You lost her?
[09:09] Sub
    I'm sorry, sir!
[09:10] Sub
    The restaurant's mochi
    dessert was so tasty that...
[09:14] Maggy
    Idiot! You can get desserts
    like that in Dōwā!
[09:20] Knot
    The deputy chief?
[09:22] Knot
    We've received no particular word.
[09:24] Knot
    Has something happened?
[09:26] W
    No, I'll contact you later.
[09:29] W
    Damn it!
[09:31] W
    Where'd he go?
[09:36] B
    You're very calm.
[09:39] J
    You guys haven't given me
[09:41] J
    any reason to be nervous.
[09:43] B
    You think we're meeting
    like this as a hobby?
[09:48] B
    We do want to change Suitsu.
    That isn't a lie.
[09:52] B
    This nation is wrong.
[09:54] J
    By "nation," you mean Suitsu District?
[09:57] B
    This is its own nation!
[09:58] B
    Although it's within the larger
    nation known as Dōwā,
[10:01] B
    how can one area be so isolated?
[10:03] B
    We may have been granted autonomy,
[10:06] B
    but nothing has changed in nearly a century.
[10:09] B
    We want to make Suitsu into a real
    district, under Dōwā Kingdom!
[10:13] J
    As suspected, their goal is different than
[10:15] J
    the coup d'état the chief officers
    and director-general spoke of...
[10:20] J
    By "coup d'état," you mean you plan
    to occupy the district office?
[10:24] B
    That's right.
[10:25] J
    And what will you demand after doing so?
[10:28] B
    We have two demands.
[10:30] B
    First, to remove restrictions on
    the transportation network.
[10:33] B
    Once we can go freely between
    here and other districts,
[10:35] B
    this district will change.
[10:37] J
    Many people want that.
[10:41] J
    If that demand is granted,
[10:42] J
    I can introduce you to people who'd
    want to help with your reforms.
[10:46] B
    You're just saying that so we'll let you go!
[10:49] J
    It isn't a lie.
[10:51] J
    In my briefcase, back at the hotel,
    I have something I received.
[10:54] J
    It's in room 301, the hotel across
    from the ACCA Suitsu Branch.
[11:01] B
    Our other demand
[11:03] B
    is to have Suitsu's representative
    congressman, Beurre, resign.
[11:08] B
    I guess ACCA's so removed from
    politics, you don't know why.
[11:11] B
    When Dōwā granted autonomy
[11:13] B
    to the districts, the central congressional
    system was established.
[11:17] B
    District representatives were
    to gather as an institution.
[11:19] B
    The idea was to leverage each
    district's unique advantages
[11:23] B
    for developing the nation as a whole.
[11:26] B
    In the hundred years since, while other
    districts maintained a balance
[11:29] B
    with each other and continued to develop,
[11:32] B
    Suitsu was different.
[11:35] B
    Thanks to nobles who wished to
    preserve "tradition and formality."
[11:39] B
    Then Beurre rose to prominence,
    promising to change Suitsu's bad habits.
[11:44] B
    Though a commoner like us,
[11:47] B
    he obtained a title and even
    became our representative.
[11:50] B
    He was our hope.
[11:52] B
    And yet...
[11:53] B
    He's never once returned to Suitsu from
    his congressional seat in Bādon.
[11:58] B
    "Change Suitsu"?
[12:00] B
    How would he know how things
    are, if he never comes back?
[12:03] B
    In the end, Beurre was only
    after fame and glory.
[12:07] J
    It seems like Chief Officer Pastis
    often comes back here.
[12:11] B
    He isn't a politician.
[12:13] B
    He doesn't even consider changing Suitsu.
[12:17] B
    He merely likes Suitsu as the nation
    built on tradition and formality.
[12:22] B
    After all, he's of noble blood.
[12:26] B
    For now, forget about Pastis.
[12:28] B
    But Beurre must be brought down!
[12:31] B
    We need a new district representative!
[12:36] Boule
    Hello, Chief Officer Pastis.
[12:39] Pastis
    Oh...
[12:41] Pastis
    I didn't know you also frequented
    this place, Congressman Beurre.
[12:44] Boule
    Of course I do.
[12:45] Boule
    For anyone with a name worth
    knowing in Bādon, it's a must.
[12:49] Pastis
    Have you returned recently to Suitsu?
[12:51] Boule
    I just returned from there the other day.
[12:53] Boule
    I used my personal jet.
[12:55] Pastis
    I see.
[12:56] Pastis
    How was it?
[12:58] Boule
    The same... It's a beautiful place!
[13:02] Pastis
    I couldn't agree more.
[13:04] Boule
    Well, I hope to see you soon.
[13:10] Pastis
    District Chief Lilium...
[13:12] Pastis
    I didn't know you were in Bādon.
[13:14] LBro
    I had business with the central congress.
[13:17] Pastis
    Then you should have invited
    your younger brother along.
[13:20] LBro
    He wouldn't come to a place like this.
[13:23] Pastis
    True.
[13:25] Pastis
    Beurre asked you for a favor, didn't he?
[13:28] Pastis
    To become a member here?
[13:29] LBro
    He did.
[13:31] Pastis
    A most entertaining man.
[13:32] Pastis
    He seems quite proud to get a referral
    from Furawau District's
[13:35] Pastis
    prestigious Lilium family.
[13:39] Pastis
    But in Suitsu, he'll be a very different man.
[13:42] LBro
    You are a count.
[13:44] LBro
    He's a commoner who bought
    a title to become a baron.
[13:47] Pastis
    He has never gone back to Suitsu.
[13:50] Pastis
    I have full access to Transportation
    Department records.
[13:54] Pastis
    But he is better off not returning.
[13:57] Pastis
    If he does, he'll be burned at the stake.
[14:00] Pastis
    He said he would change the district,
[14:02] Pastis
    but he only changed himself.
[14:08] B
    Untie him.
[14:11] B
    Biscuit!
[14:12] B
    We're back!
[14:17] J
    The majority of businessmen
    in my apartment complex
[14:19] J
    wish to do business with Suitsu.
[14:22] J
    There are many who would
    help Suitsu open its doors.
[14:26] J
    All are influential men who can fund
    things being done in the district.
[14:31] B
    Why would you do things like this?
[14:33] J
    I get cigarettes as payment...
[14:36] B
    You mean this?
[14:38] B
    They found this in your hotel
    room's doorframe.
[14:43] Men
    Biscuit!
[14:48] B
    What's wrong?
[14:50] W
    Sorry, I was looking for someone—
[14:54] J
    Warbler?
[14:56] W
    What's going on here?!
[14:57] B
    He learned our plans, so we
    had to secure him.
[15:00] W
    You...
[15:01] Men
    We have an emergency!
[15:02] Men
    ACCA discovered our meeting
    place in the west sector!
[15:05] Men
    Those who escaped say
[15:06] Men
    it's just a matter of time before
    the others are found out!
[15:10] Men
    They're taking action tonight!
[15:12] B
    Crap! No one gave them the go-ahead!
[15:16] Cop
    Don't let them enter the district office!
[15:18] Cop
    If you encounter resistance,
    weapon-use is authorized!
[15:23] Men
    What should we do, Biscuit?
[15:24] Men
    We have no choice now!
[15:26] Men
    Yeah! We have to do this!
[15:28] B
    We have no choice.
[15:30] B
    We must go, too.
[15:31] B
    Men, follow in your brothers' footsteps!
[15:36] J
    This coup d'état in Suitsu District...
[15:39] W
    It's only one of many which have occurred
    between the district and commoners.
[15:44] J
    You're the one telling them about
[15:47] J
    Congressman Beurre's actions
    in Bādon, aren't you?
[15:52] W
    I'm worried about the
    Inspection Department.
[15:54] W
    Let's take back roads.
[16:13] W
    People are coming into the back roads, too.
[16:16] W
    Please be careful.
[16:20] W
    Deputy Chief!
[16:21] W
    Where are you?
[16:24] Mob
    Hey, look...
[16:25] Mob
    This one's with ACCA.
[16:26] Mob
    He's trying to hide among us!
[16:28] Mob
    Wha—
[16:30] Nino
    We don't have time to bother with ACCA.
[16:33] Nino
    Our enemy is the district office!
[16:35] Nino
    That's right.
[16:36] Nino
    Let's go!
[16:40] W
    Deputy Chief!
[16:42] W
    Are you all right?
[16:44] J
    I'm fine.
[16:45] W
    Let's wait until things calm down.
[16:48] J
    Yeah.
[17:04] W
    I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
[17:06] W
    The Inspection Department is fine.
[17:09] W
    The area is cordoned off, so we
    can't get back in for a while.
[17:13] J
    I don't care for now.
[17:16] J
    You saw how they were doing, right?
[17:19] J
    Well?
[17:21] W
    Some got away, but the leaders
    were all captured.
[17:27] W
    Biscuit included.
[17:28] J
    He's with ACCA.
[17:30] W
    Yes.
[17:32] J
    Warbler, you'll be charged
    with being an accomplice.
[17:37] W
    After being stationed in Suitsu,
    I've opened my eyes.
[17:40] W
    In this kingdom, there are shadows
    I didn't know about.
[17:45] W
    It's just a fiction that we're at peace.
[17:49] W
    You often say, "This kingdom is at peace."
[17:53] W
    During audits, you must have seen
    how things stood in this district.
[17:57] W
    What can you call "at peace"?
[18:01] J
    I never had any chance to see how
    the district citizens were feeling.
[18:05] W
    That's right.
[18:06] W
    ACCA's presence here is different
    from that in other districts.
[18:12] W
    The majority stationed at ACCA's
    Suitsu Branch are commoners,
[18:14] W
    but the more senior ranks are
    dominated by lesser noble families.
[18:20] W
    They do anything
[18:21] W
    the more powerful noble families
    in the district office tell them.
[18:25] W
    In the past, there were other coups.
[18:29] W
    But word never got out that
    they even happened.
[18:34] W
    That's Suitsu District for you.
[18:36] W
    I met Biscuit and the others here,
[18:38] W
    and I wanted to help their coup succeed.
[18:42] W
    They're a ragtag bunch,
[18:43] W
    but they really love their district.
[18:46] W
    This is all very unfortunate!
[18:49] J
    Then, being stationed here
[18:50] J
    for the long term was working out for you.
[18:55] W
    I guess I'll be fired.
[18:58] W
    Will you let me run?
[19:01] W
    Once I leave this district,
[19:03] W
    I can never come back.
[19:08] W
    You made it out!
[19:10] W
    The other women and children?
[19:11] GF
    They're all okay.
[19:13] W
    Thank goodness...
[19:16] Branch Chief
    Issue a gag rule!
[19:17] Branch Staff
    What about the inspector from HQ?
[19:19] Branch Director
    Who could've expected a
    coup during an audit?
[19:21] Branch Director
    Branch Director, what do you want to do?
[19:24] Branch Director
    Jean Otus...
[19:26] Branch Director
    We don't want to be on his bad side.
[19:27] Branch Chief
    Huh?
[19:30] BD
    I'll talk to him.
[19:32] BD
    Call him to my office.
[19:33] BC
    Yes, sir!
[19:36] BD
    I'd prefer to take
[19:38] BD
    this opportunity to talk to you
    about a different coup d'état.
[19:44] BD
    But I'd like to ask you not to
    mention what's happened here.
[19:48] J
    A gag rule, then.
[19:49] BD
    We can't let you leave until you agree.
[19:54] J
    May I have a smoke?
[19:55] BC
    You bastard!
[19:56] BD
    Go ahead.
[20:03] J
    I have a condition for my not
[20:05] J
    mentioning the coup elsewhere.
[20:09] BD
    Let's hear it.
[20:10] J
    I want you to release everyone arrested
[20:13] J
    in the coup.
[20:16] BD
    Very well.
[20:17] BD
    We'll look the other way this time.
[20:19] BD
    But the ACCA staff member, their leader,
[20:22] BD
    will be fired.
[20:25] J
    He is under your purview.
[20:29] J
    No ACCA staff, ordered to quell the coup,
[20:33] J
    used weapons against the people.
[20:37] J
    None of them
[20:39] J
    could harm their own flesh and blood.
[20:44] J
    Word of this will not get out.
[20:47] J
    Meaning this won't be reported to HQ.
[20:50] J
    You will retain your position.
[20:55] W
    Next term,
[20:56] W
    when I'm reassigned, I'm going
    to leave my post here.
[21:00] W
    Until this district changes,
    they will keep rising up.
[21:04] W
    I wish to see that through.
[21:08] J
    In my audit,
[21:09] J
    I must admit you received the
    lowest marks, unfortunately.
[21:14] J
    You didn't fulfill your
    supervisory responsibilities.
[21:17] J
    During my audit, you disregarded
    your responsibilities to focus
[21:21] J
    on events occurring in the district.
[21:24] J
    You were staring out the window.
[21:29] J
    Earlier, I said you could be the one
    to take over my responsibilities,
[21:32] J
    but back to square one.
[21:34] J
    After recent events, this assignment has
    become more difficult than ever.
[21:39] J
    You'll be staying here.
[21:48] GF
    Warbler, you can stay?
[21:52] Men
    All right!
[21:54] Men
    I'm happy for you, Warbler!
[21:56] ---
    Yeah.
[22:06] Gro
    Indeed.
[22:07] Gro
    I have also heard reports that Otus
    received a cigarette in Suitsu.
[22:12] Gro
    Wait...
[22:13] Gro
    Can we not meet and talk about this?
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[23:55] Nino
    Good work, Jean...
[23:58] Nino
    I know what you did.
[24:02] Nino
    Next time on ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.,
[24:05] Nino
    Overlapping Footprints in the Distance.