9 - A Graceful Black Adder Bears Its Fangs

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[00:01] Mond
    Come with me, Magie.
[00:06] Mond
    I heard Prince Schwan has been
    visiting the first princess.
[00:11] Magie
    Only twice, but yes.
[00:13] Mond
    Until now, he hadn't visited
    her since childhood.
[00:17] Mond
    Twice is enough.
[00:19] Mond
    What ideas has His Highness put in her head?
[00:23] Mond
    The first princess's personal guard
    is acting in a suspicious manner.
[00:27] Mond
    Is Prince Schwan involved?
[00:29] Magie
    I'm hard pressed to believe
    that he isn't somehow.
[00:32] Mond
    At any event, I will have to report this
    to Privy Council President Qualm.
[00:36] Sch
    Wait.
[00:37] Sch
    My involvement is a regrettable
    misunderstanding.
[00:40] Sch
    Once I've learned the truth from my aunt,
[00:43] Sch
    I shall have Magie report to you.
[00:46] Sch
    Qualm can wait until afterward.
[00:51] Aunt
    If what Schwan said is true,
[00:54] Aunt
    the Otus siblings will eventually
    become obstacles to our plan.
[00:58] Aunt
    My beloved daughter...
[01:00] Aunt
    I'd thought Schwan was the only
    one who stood in our way.
[01:03] Aunt
    Any complications must be seen to.
[01:06] Aunt
    Go to Bādon.
[01:09] Magie
    Perhaps the first princess intends to
    send assassins after the siblings?
[01:14] Sch
    I merely shared my speculations.
[01:16] Sch
    My aunt is a dreadful woman, so perhaps
    it is possible... she will do that.
[01:22] Sch
    Once the snow stops, I shall visit her.
[01:26] Sch
    By then, I may be too late, however.
[01:30] Sch
    My aunt does as she pleases.
[01:33] Sch
    If it happens, it happens.
[01:56] Magie
    This is Magie.
[01:57] Magie
    I have information regarding Miss Lotta.
[03:36] J
    Chief, thank you for taking Lotta out
[03:40] J
    while I was gone.
[03:42] Owl
    Oh, she was the one who agreed
    to keep me company.
[03:45] J
    May I ask you a favor?
[03:48] Owl
    What would that be?
[03:50] J
    I have three more trips, back-to-back.
[03:54] J
    During that time, could you take Lotta
    out again, like for tea and such?
[03:58] Owl
    That's fine by me, but are you
    sure I'm the best person?
[04:03] J
    When she talks about her outings with
    you, she always seems very happy.
[04:07] J
    I'm thinking of asking Knot
    and the others, too.
[04:10] Owl
    Of course I don't mind.
[04:12] Owl
    I'll ask those three which
    places Lotta might like.
[04:17] J
    Thank you.
[04:19] Owl
    You'll be on a long trip.
[04:21] J
    Yes, the farthest one is first, Peshi District.
[04:24] J
    From there, I'll fly to Yakkara,
[04:27] J
    and then continue to Pranetta District.
[04:30] Owl
    Jean, be careful.
[04:33] J
    I'll be fine.
[04:43] Guards
    Even among the masses, she stands out.
[04:46] Guards
    She is undeniably of royal blood.
[04:49] Guards
    The brother is currently not in Bādon.
[04:51] Guards
    We'll take care of the sister first.
[05:06] L
    Wh-What's this about?
[05:09] R
    Shh!
[05:11] L
    You're with ACCA...
[05:12] R
    Your life is in danger!
[05:15] L
    Why?
[05:17] R
    I don't know why,
[05:20] R
    but you're in danger.
[05:22] R
    And suspicious people were following you.
[05:24] R
    A friend, who lives far away, told me.
[05:29] R
    I'll have to send him a ton of
    sandwich bread as thanks.
[05:33] R
    Let's take the subway to ACCA HQ.
[05:35] R
    You'll be safe there.
[05:40] R
    I don't really understand what's going on.
[05:42] R
    It seems to be something that
    can't be made public.
[05:47] R
    But I'll protect you!
[05:51] L
    Thanks.
[05:56] R
    It's them.
[05:58] R
    Let's blend in with the people
    changing lines and get off.
[06:09] R
    We're at the Central Marketplace Station.
[06:11] R
    We can take the bus to the branch office,
[06:13] R
    but they may have anticipated it.
[06:17] L
    Maybe it'd be better if we went to my
    place to see what's happening.
[06:21] R
    It's true that your apartment
    building has great security.
[06:24] R
    But they know where it is.
[06:31] L
    The café owner...
[06:34] Cafe
    Why aren't you in school?
[06:39] L
    They're the same sweets that Jean
    brought me last time as a present!
[06:43] Cafe
    It's also a traditional sweet from Dōwā.
[06:46] Cafe
    I'll make some tea. Take a seat.
[06:50] L
    You said your friend lives far away.
[06:52] L
    Where does he live?
[06:54] R
    Dōwā.
[06:55] L
    I have a friend in Dōwā who
    loves sandwich bread, too!
[06:59] L
    He said he was really impressed
    by how soft the bread is here.
[07:05] L
    My mom was also like that.
[07:07] L
    I'm told she came from another district,
    and got into sandwich bread.
[07:12] L
    I wonder if she was from Dōwā, as well...
[07:15] Cafe
    They say Dōwā, Kororē, and Suitsu
[07:19] Cafe
    have a lot of folks with blond or blue hair.
[07:22] R
    My friend also has blue hair.
[07:27] L
    Blue hair, huh?
[07:31] R
    Hey, about this Dōwān friend of yours—
[07:33] L
    Hey, my place is around the corner.
[07:36] L
    Can we stop by, real quick?
    There's a back entrance.
[07:39] L
    I want to change clothes.
[07:40] L
    This uniform really sticks out.
[07:43] Cafe
    Don't play hooky too often, okay?
[07:48] R
    Oh, my god... Oh, my god!
[07:51] L
    I'll go change, so hang on.
[07:53] R
    O-Okay.
[08:02] R
    She really does look like her mother.
[08:05] R
    She must be from Dōwā...
[08:09] R
    Miss Lotta's in danger?
[08:11] Magie
    Assassins are heading your way.
[08:14] R
    Assassins?
[08:15] Magie
    I can't give you many details,
[08:18] Magie
    but since you were kind to me in Bādon,
[08:21] Magie
    I'm giving you this information.
[08:23] R
    How are you and Miss Lotta connected?
[08:26] Magie
    No connection in particular.
[08:29] Magie
    But if we are fortunate enough
    to see each other again,
[08:33] Magie
    I would like to have another lively
    discussion about sandwich bread.
[08:37] R
    Okay, I trust you.
[08:40] R
    I'll protect Lotta!
[08:44] R
    But why would her life be in danger?
[08:48] L
    Jean's in Peshi District,
[08:51] L
    and Nino's... He's busy.
SIGN    Peshi District
[08:58] P
    They say this statue of the second princess
[09:01] P
    watches over Peshi's waters from the harbor.
SIGN    ACCA Inspection Department
    Peshi Branch Supervisor
    Passer
[09:05] P
    Well, the branch director and the
    district chief are waiting,
[09:08] P
    Deputy Chief.
[09:12] P
    I'll wait for you, while I fish here!
[09:18] Herring
    Though my predecessor made the decision,
    the incident still shames me.
[09:23] Herring
    Peshi District is still marred by
    the royal family's misfortune.
SIGN    Peshi District Chief
    Herring
[09:27] Herring
    I did not wish to cause further damage
    to Peshi District's reputation.
[09:31] Herring
    That is why I could not offer
SIGN    Peshi District Branch Director
    Clam
[09:33] Herring
    to take responsibility for the
    train accident in the past.
[09:37] J
    How does Peshi District view ACCA?
[09:40] J
    Do they feel it may as well not exist?
[09:43] Herring
    No, ACCA must continue.
[09:47] J
    Isn't there something you
    want to talk to me about?
[09:52] J
    Let's hear it.
[09:56] Herring
    Peshi District stands with you.
[09:59] Herring
    Please become the next king of Dōwā.
[10:07] R
    Are you ready?
[10:08] L
    Yeah.
[10:09] L
    Oh, I should take some chocolate.
[10:11] R
    It isn't a picnic, you know.
[10:15] Security
    Intruder alert. Intruder alert.
[10:18] R
    It's them!
[10:19] L
    I'll try to contact security on the first floor!
[10:23] R
    Lotta, they're already here!
[10:27] R
    Let's go.
[10:29] L
    Oh, please don't break the windows.
[10:30] L
    The wind will get in.
[10:31] R
    We don't have time!
[10:34] R
    Can the staff elevator make other
    stops than the ground floor?
[10:37] R
    They may have others waiting downstairs.
[10:39] L
    Yeah.
[10:40] L
    Let's get to the basement machine
    room, and take the stairs up.
[10:43] R
    The police department must
    have been notified,
[10:45] R
    so I'm sure they'll dispatch a patrol car.
[10:47] R
    But there's traffic at this time of day...
[10:50] R
    I'm out of options.
[10:51] R
    I'll ask someone I know for help.
[10:54] R
    He'll look kind of shady, but don't mind him.
[10:57] L
    Okay.
[10:58] R
    But who were they, anyway?
[11:01] L
    It's scary that we don't even know why.
[11:05] L
    And Jean isn't here...
[11:09] R
    I'll protect you.
[11:12] Residents
    What's that alarm about?
[11:14] Residents
    Is it a malfunction?
[11:17] R
    As I thought, it's caused a huge commotion.
[11:20] R
    Good timing, though.
[11:21] R
    We can get out, using the crowd as cover.
[11:27] R
    There he is!
[11:28] R
    Good.
[11:29] L
    Oh, the police are here, too.
[11:31] R
    Really? Then it's better to
    go under their protection.
[11:35] R
    Hey!
[11:38] Police
    Oh? I think he's a wanted fugitive.
[11:41] Police
    Wait!
[11:42] R
    Hey!
[11:50] R
    What the hell are they doing?
[11:53] R
    Oh, well.
[11:54] R
    Let's just—
[11:55] Guard
    We need you to get into the car.
[12:06] Guards
    A traffic jam...
[12:07] Guards
    There's no need to hurry.
[12:09] Guards
    We have the target.
[12:13] L
    Why me?
[12:15] Guard
    It's your blood.
[12:19] L
    You want... my blood?
[12:21] L
    I don't think my blood type
    is anything unusual.
[12:24] Guard
    We must extinguish one of the
    Dōwā family bloodlines.
[12:28] L
    Eh?
[12:29] R
    Oh!
[12:30] R
    I see.
[12:32] R
    Huh?!
[12:33] L
    I'm of royal blood?
[12:37] Guard
    Yes, Your Highness.
[12:41] Guard
    It is unfortunate that we must extinguish
    the life of someone so innocent,
[12:45] Guard
    but it is an order—
[12:49] Owl
    Apologies, the crowd has made me ill.
[12:52] Owl
    May I rest here a short while?
[12:55] L
    Chief?
[12:56] Owl
    Miss Lotta!
[12:58] Owl
    What a relief.
[13:00] Owl
    Oh.
[13:01] Owl
    Why do people from Dōwā have Miss Lotta?
[13:04] Owl
    The black tie means that you work
    for the first princess, doesn't it?
[13:10] Owl
    Hmm...
[13:11] Owl
    I work for ACCA Headquarters'
    Inspection Department.
[13:16] Owl
    How strange...
[13:17] Owl
    We received no word that emissaries from
    the royal family would be visiting.
[13:22] Owl
    I'll have to confirm this with Dōwā Branch.
[13:25] Guard
    Wait!
[13:27] Owl
    Oh, you don't wish to make this public?
[13:30] Owl
    You are welcome to go, if you
    release the Bādon residents
[13:34] Owl
    from your custody.
[13:38] L
    Thank you, Chief.
[13:40] Owl
    You're very welcome.
[13:42] R
    You saved our lives.
[13:45] R
    I'm sorry, Lotta.
[13:46] R
    I wasn't strong enough.
[13:49] L
    No need to apologize.
[13:51] L
    You made me feel a lot better
    while it was happening.
[13:54] L
    Thank you!
[13:58] Owl
    So, what is actually going on?
[14:02] L
    Oh...
[14:04] L
    I don't really understand it, either...
[14:08] Owl
    I'll check on the ACCA side.
[14:11] Owl
    Once Jean returns from his audit,
    we'll have a proper chat.
[14:15] L
    Okay.
[14:16] L
    What were you doing here, Chief?
[14:18] Owl
    I was going to ask if you
    wanted to go for lunch.
[14:22] Owl
    Would you like to come, as well?
[14:24] Owl
    My staff will be joining us.
[14:27] L
    Let's all go!
[14:28] L
    The more, the merrier.
[14:30] R
    I'm happy to accept, then.
[14:37] L
    Please don't tell anyone else about that.
[14:41] R
    Okay.
[14:47] R
    I'm sharing a secret with Lotta!
[14:52] Staff
    We've received a report from
    the Inspection Department
[14:54] Staff
    that "emissaries from the royal family"
[14:58] Staff
    were acting strangely in Bādon District.
[15:01] M
    Forward the report to the
    Five Chief Officers, also.
[15:05] M
    So the royal family has finally learned
[15:08] M
    that Otus has royal blood,
[15:11] M
    after it's been rumored for six
    months, across the districts?
[15:16] M
    Anything else?
[15:18] Staff
    An emergency meeting of the Five Chief
    Officers tomorrow, at two o'clock.
[15:23] M
    I see.
[15:32] Gro
    If things do not go as planned, what then?
[15:38] Passer
    Deputy chief, this is a gift
    from the district chief.
[15:41] Passer
    His secretary brought it here.
[15:44] Passer
    Starting tomorrow, you'll be
    in Yakkara District?
[15:46] J
    Yeah.
[15:47] Passer
    How nice!
[15:49] Passer
    That district is the top choice
    among supervisors!
[15:53] Passer
    Yakkara guys are really nice,
[15:56] Passer
    though they're all bums.
[16:07] Falco
    Thank you for coming.
[16:08] Falco
    Welcome to Yakkara.
SIGN    ACCA Inspection Department
    Yakkara Branch Supervisor
    Falco
[16:10] Falco
    So, there are two routes
    to the branch office.
[16:12] Falco
    Which would you prefer?
[16:14] J
    I'll leave it up to you.
[16:18] Falco
    Heads, we take the right route...
[16:24] Falco
    Tails.
[16:26] Falco
    We'll take the left route, then.
[16:29] J
    They've really embraced the local culture...
[16:33] Falco
    When a place is this unique, you have
    no choice but to embrace it.
[16:36] Falco
    That's what this nation's about, isn't it?
[16:39] Falco
    There are thirteen unique characteristics,
    and we respect them.
[16:41] Falco
    That's one of our national virtues.
SIGN    5 Chief Officers' Meeting Room
[16:47] ---
    Today, it seems we'll finally
    hear what's going on.
[17:02] Lilium
    Please begin, Chief Officer Grossular.
[17:08] Gro
    I will tell you about Jean Otus.
[17:12] Gro
    As you all must have heard,
    via various channels,
[17:16] Gro
    there is a rumor that the
    man is of royal blood.
[17:20] Gro
    I first heard it right after
[17:23] Gro
    our initial decision to terminate
    the Inspection Department.
[17:26] Gro
    Upon investigation of that rumor,
[17:28] Gro
    I found it to be true.
[17:31] Gro
    As you well know,
[17:32] Gro
    in recent years,
[17:34] Gro
    each district has been suspected
    of having pro-coup elements.
[17:39] Gro
    I believe there should be a coup,
    spearheaded by ACCA.
[17:45] Gro
    I suggested the Inspection
    Department's termination
[17:48] Gro
    to minimize any obstacles for
    those working toward a coup.
[17:53] Gro
    However, then I learned that an
    Inspection Department member,
[17:56] Gro
    Otus, was of royal blood.
[17:59] Gro
    I decided using him was more strategic,
[18:01] Gro
    so I agreed to allow the Inspection
    Department to continue.
[18:04] Pine
    Then, your claim
[18:05] Pine
    to information that Otus was acting as an
    intermediary between sympathizers was...
[18:10] Gro
    Correct.
[18:11] Gro
    I did not obtain that information.
    I created the rumor
[18:14] Gro
    that Otus, who is of royal blood,
[18:16] Gro
    sought districts that shared "his" goals.
[18:21] Gro
    Once Otus was situated as an intermediary,
[18:23] Gro
    I assigned Crow, from Internal Affairs,
    to observe him,
[18:26] Gro
    so Crow could report how each district's
    notable figures reacted to the rumor.
[18:31] Gro
    I want you all to think hard about this.
[18:33] Gro
    Prince Schwan,
[18:35] Gro
    soon to be King Schwan, wishes to
    abolish ACCA and create an autocracy.
[18:39] Gro
    To prevent his ascension,
    and to preserve order,
[18:43] Gro
    we will trigger a coup d'état.
[18:46] Gro
    Otus is an upright individual, who desires
    to preserve peace in this nation.
[18:50] Gro
    If he is the next king, the nation
    will continue to be at peace.
[18:55] Gro
    But because he is no longer on
    the Dōwā family register,
[18:59] Gro
    we cannot achieve that by normal means.
[19:02] Gro
    That is why I linked him
    to the coup movement,
[19:05] Gro
    to garner sympathizer support
    for his claim to the throne.
[19:09] Gro
    This is for the future of ACCA.
[19:12] Gro
    What say you all?
[19:14] Gro
    This poses no danger to the people.
[19:16] Gro
    ACCA serves to protect the people,
    and ACCA will lead the coup d'état.
[19:21] Lilium
    Chief Officer Grossular,
[19:23] Lilium
    why didn't you present this plan
    to us at the very beginning?
[19:28] Gro
    I had to first observe how each district felt
[19:32] Gro
    about a potential coup.
[19:34] Gro
    Only once the majority of districts
    supported a coup
[19:37] Gro
    could it even be a possibility.
[19:39] Gro
    And that has come to pass.
[19:42] Gro
    Chief Officer Lilium,
[19:45] Gro
    do you find my argument
    unsatisfactory, as usual?
[19:48] Lilium
    No.
[19:51] Lilium
    I side with Chief Officer Grossular.
[19:55] Lilium
    I agree.
[19:58] Pastis
    This is the first time the two of you
[20:00] Pastis
    have agreed on something, isn't it?
[20:03] Lilium
    Some aspects of the plan require
    further refinement,
[20:06] Lilium
    but ACCA's continued existence
    safeguards this nation's future.
[20:10] Lilium
    And if this is the only means
    of protecting ACCA...
[20:14] Lilium
    What do the rest of you think?
[20:16] Pine
    This means that ACCA will take the lead
[20:19] Pine
    in the coming coup, right?
[20:22] Pine
    Your opinions have aligned...
[20:25] Pine
    I see no reason to object.
[20:28] Pastis
    As long as I can protect Suitsu's beautiful
    scenery, I have no preference.
[20:33] Lilium
    And you, Chief Officer Spade?
[20:36] Spade
    It's true, I would take no pleasure in
    standing by, while that idiot prince ascends.
[20:41] Spade
    Then, let's stake our bet on preserving ACCA.
[20:46] Spade
    Chief Officer Grossular,
[20:48] Spade
    you started us down this path.
[20:51] Spade
    I'd hope that you would not try to take
    back the cards you laid on the table.
[20:56] Gro
    I merely dealt the cards.
[21:04] Lilium
    See? Nothing to worry about.
[21:07] Lilium
    Though, perhaps "I merely dealt
    the cards" was a tad much,
[21:11] Lilium
    Chief Officer Grossular.
[21:13] Lilium
    Let's have a toast.
[21:17] Lilium
    Didn't things proceed just as I said?
[21:21] Lilium
    It was simple, yes?
[21:24] Lilium
    This is why
[21:26] Lilium
    I opposed you at every turn
    before those three.
[21:31] Lilium
    There's no need to look at
    me that way now.
[21:35] Lilium
    From now on, we have to stay
    in agreement, remember?
[21:39] Lilium
    We must make this an entertaining game.
[21:42] Lilium
    Otherwise, Chief Officer Spade
    and the others will tire of it.
[21:46] Lilium
    Ensuring Director-General Mauve
    stays quiet is our next step.
[21:50] Gro
    That will be the most difficult challenge of all.
[21:53] Lilium
    We'll manage.
[21:54] Gro
    I wonder.
[22:01] Lilium
    You... will manage.
[22:06] Lilium
    She will listen to you.
[22:09] Lilium
    Am I wrong?
[22:12] Lilium
    It will be fine.
[22:13] Lilium
    Don't worry, Chief Officer Grossular.
[22:19] Lilium
    You merely need to do as I say.
SIGN    Starfall in a City Without a Sky
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    Next time on ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.,
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    Starfall in a City Without a Sky.
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    A city without a sky, huh?
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    Even if it's all dark,
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    I can always see
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    the glimmer of the cigarette.