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?
SIGN Overlapping Footprints in the Distance
[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.