7 - The Northern Katjvarna Rebellion

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[00:03] T
    A challenge?
[00:05] Gu
    If you're a man of the Empire,
    you must accept!
[00:08] T
    Ah, but I'm not very good with blades...
[00:12] Gu
    How, then, do you intend to protect
    the princess you serve?!
[00:17] Gi
    Enough, Warrant Officer Deinkun.
[00:20] Gi
    Would you mock my knights
    in my very presence?
[00:24] Gi
    Torway's skill lies in the gun, anyway.
[00:27] Gi
    In a modern battlefield—
[00:28] Gu
    My deepest apologies, Your Highness!
[00:31] Gi
    No...
[00:32] Gu
    Please forgive me, Your Highness!
[00:35] Gi
    Enough. Raise your head.
[00:37] Gu
    Please... I beg you...
[00:38] Y
    Why not try a chess match instead?
[00:40] Y
    That's something Torway's good at.
[00:43] Gi
    A splendid proposal.
[00:44] Gi
    Engage in a battle of wits on a chessboard
[00:46] Gi
    and show us you're the superior soldier.
[00:49] Gu
    Of course, Your Highness!
[00:50] Gu
    I am honored for this chance at redemption!
[00:57] T
    That's check, right?
[01:00] Gu
    You are a fearsome foe, Torway Remeon!
[01:03] Gu
    However, this is not the end!
[01:08] M
    Just 54 moves? That's terrible.
[01:13] Gu
    You're in the way! Move!
[01:16] Gi
    S-Solork!
[01:18] I
    W-Water...
SIGN    The Northern Katjvarna Rebellion
[03:03] I
    I'm alive...
[03:06] H
    Back to yourself now?
[03:08] I
    "My bad, I forgot to come get you yesterday."
[03:10] I
    First Lieutenant Sazaluf, you asshole!
[03:13] Y
    It's your own fault.
[03:15] Y
    If you've come back to your senses,
    then get off the princess's lap.
[03:22] Gi
    Solork, do you have anything to say to me?
[03:26] I
    Let me see...
[03:28] I
    If I had to rest on someone's lap,
[03:30] I
    I'd prefer they had a little
    more meat on their bones.
[03:32] I
    A woman—
[03:34] Gi
    You can just lie there and die!
[03:38] Y
    Well, come back to life soon.
[03:40] Y
    You're being a bother.
[03:46] I
    You're the best, Yatori!
[03:48] H
    Yatori-san, did you save those for Ikta-san?
[03:53] Y
    I saved them to eat for myself. That's all.
[04:05] Gi
    The guys on horses are so lucky...
[04:10] Gu
    Escorting a supply train must be quite
    boring to you, Warrant Officer Yatorishino.
[04:16] Y
    No, I'm well aware of
    the importance of this mission.
[04:19] Y
    I'm more surprised, Major,
[04:22] Y
    that a high-level officer
    like yourself is coming along.
[04:25] Gu
    There's a reason I have to.
[04:29] Gu
    Building a base places a rather
    heavy burden on the locals,
[04:33] Gu
    so we need to keep them happy.
[04:39] Gu
    Are you disappointed?
[04:41] Y
    That's what a military is
    supposed to be, right?
[04:44] Y
    War exists to uphold the peace.
[04:47] Y
    You shouldn't destroy the peace
    to support a war.
[04:54] Gu
    You may well be right.
[05:00] Gi
    W-We're finally here.
[05:05] I
    Are we there yet?
[05:09] Gi
    Ikkun-dono!
[05:12] I
    No yelling!
[05:15] I
    Anyway, hello, Kanna!
[05:17] I
    Your hair's so charming in that ribbon.
[05:21] Gi
    You were in there the whole time?
[05:23] Gi
    No wonder it was heavy—
[05:24] I
    That is incorrect!
[05:26] I
    I was sleeping in that wagon,
[05:28] I
    and you started pushing it without
    even asking my permission.
[05:31] Gi
    You're lying.
[05:32] Gi
    When you got out, you said,
    "Are we there yet?"
[05:35] I
    Perhaps dehydration is
    causing you to hear things.
[05:39] Gi
    I'm supposed to wait here!
[05:41] I
    You need to make good use of your time!
[05:44] I
    It's not every day we get to visit a town.
[05:48] Gi
    Who are you?
[05:50] I
    Hello there, beautiful young lady.
[05:53] I
    Sorry to bother you, but we're very thirsty.
[05:58] I
    What a nice lady. She gave us sugarcane
    to tide us over until we get to the well.
[06:02] Gi
    Ikkun-dono, are you one of
    those "lady-killer" types?
[06:07] I
    That's a misunderstanding.
[06:09] I
    All the older women in the world
    are conspiring to seduce me.
[06:15] I
    Anyway, she didn't seem
    put off by my uniform.
[06:21] I
    The people here don't seem to
    have anything against soldiers.
[06:25] Gi
    That's right.
[06:26] Gi
    This is an important supply base,
[06:29] Gi
    so Major Toakk insists we're careful
    about how we interact with the locals.
[06:34] I
    Not Lieutenant General Safida?
[06:37] Gi
    He just puts the Major
     in charge of everything.
[06:41] I
    So, the guy at the top does nothing,
[06:43] I
    and Major Toakk's in charge
    of keeping an eye on him?
[06:46] Gi
    There's one exception, though.
[06:49] Gi
    Lieutenant General Safida gives orders
    personally whenever the Sinack are involved.
[06:54] I
    The Sinack?
[06:55] I
    Why?
[06:57] Gi
    Well... I think he likes being mean to them.
[07:02] Gi
    That's how it seems to me,
    watching the way he acts.
[07:06] I
    So, that's what that was, then...
[07:11] (Flashback) I
    First Lieutenant...
[07:14] (Flashback) I
    This isn't something
    you're supposed to do, is it?
[07:19] (Flashback) I
    Spirits can't move without light.
[07:24] (Flashback) I
    If you tore the spirits away from
    the ones they contracted with,
[07:28] (Flashback) I
    that would go against
    the teachings of the Alderans.
[07:31] (Flashback) I
    This is spirit abuse.
[07:34] (Flashback) Gu
    I can tell you this now,
    because you've seen it,
[07:38] (Flashback) Gu
    but these orders came directly
    from Lieutenant General Safida.
[07:42] (Flashback) Gi
    These spirits were taken from
    the Sinack, aren't they?
[07:46] (Flashback) Gu
    You're pretty smart.
[07:48] (Flashback) Gi
    I only see wind and fire spirits.
[07:52] (Flashback) Gi
    Without these two types,
[07:54] (Flashback) Gi
    they're much less effective at fighting.
[07:56] (Flashback) Gu
    It's a desperate measure intended
    to break the will of the Sinack.
[08:01] (Flashback) Gu
    And, well, given how quiet
    they've been lately,
[08:04] (Flashback) Gu
    it seems to be working.
[08:08] I
    I wouldn't do things this way.
[08:11] I
    More than anything,
    it's given them a reason to go to war.
[08:17] I
    Retaking their partners who were
    cruelly stolen from them
[08:20] I
    is a simple, powerful reason.
[08:29] Gi
    Ikkun-dono?
[08:32] I
    What's up?
[08:33] Gi
    Can I ask you something?
[08:36] I
    Sure thing.
[08:37] I
    By the way, the right half
    of my bed is open tonight.
[08:41] Gi
    Th-That's not it!
[08:45] Gi
    Um, about that book...
[08:48] I
    Oh, the Great Alafatra Survey Records.
[08:51] I
    You said the analysis of the Aldera religion
    was the most interesting, right?
[08:56] Gi
    Yes.
[08:57] Gi
    It's quite interesting on its own,
[08:59] Gi
    but I had a question about
    a more fundamental issue.
[09:02] I
    A more fundamental issue?
[09:04] Gi
    Don't you think it's strange?
[09:08] Gi
    The Sinack speak of the spirits without
    mentioning God—that is, Alderamin.
[09:16] Gi
    But we all say that the four great spirits
    were sent to our world by God...
[09:23] Gi
    Um...
[09:25] I
    We say that the spirits come
    from Alderamin to begin with.
[09:30] Gi
    Th-That's right!
[09:32] Gi
    So, from our perspective, it makes no sense.
[09:37] Gi
    But the Sinack's spirit religion exists
    without any reference to Alderamin.
[09:44] Gi
    And then I realized that maybe it was
    our beliefs that needed to be questioned.
[09:50] Gi
    The spirits never tell us
    to believe in God, do they?
[09:57] Gu
    You can go now.
[09:59] Gu
    You don't get many chances to go into town.
[10:03] Y
    In that case, I'll wait outside.
[10:06] Gu
    It looks like I need to order you
    to spread your wings and relax.
[10:10] Y
    Of course, that is one of the orders
    I have been given.
[10:14] Y
    But these are the only wings
     I have to spread.
[10:21] Gu
    It's probably her sense of humor that
    keeps her from being overbearing.
[10:27] Gu
    Even if she was born at the wrong time,
[10:31] Gu
    she would still be a splendid soldier.
[10:34] Gu
    They're late to come get us today.
[10:37] Gu
    Yes.
[10:38] Gu
    They might be busy,
[10:40] Gu
    but we're not people they would keep waiting.
[10:45] Gu
    Excuse me. I'm here as the
    commander's representative—
[10:50] Gu
    Let's get out of here.
[10:58] Gi
    The core tenets of the Aldera religion
    involve obeying the commandments.
[11:03] Gi
    But the spirit religion of the Sinack
     has no such commandments...
[11:08] Gi
    So, um...
[11:11] I
    Kanna, there's no need to rush.
[11:14] I
    Take your time to find the right words.
[11:20] Gi
    Their religion consists of mere gratitude
     toward the Four Great spirits,
[11:24] Gi
    and a variety of festivals
    to show that gratitude.
[11:27] Gi
    Their religion has nothing to do
    with commandments and rules.
[11:32] Gi
    If what the book says is right,
[11:34] Gi
    and the Aldera religion and
     spirit worship are unrelated,
[11:38] Gi
    the spirits' true nature has nothing to do
    with being messengers of Alderamin.
[11:47] I
    Wow, Kanna!
[11:49] I
    You broke the curse of God!
[11:51] I
    And nearly on your own!
[11:53] Gi
    Th-The curse of God?
[11:55] I
    The bigotry that twists the truth by
     ignoring anything that doesn't benefit God!
[12:00] I
    Unless you shake off that curse,
[12:01] Gi
    Hey!
[12:03] I
    you'll never be able to pursue
    the path of true science!
[12:07] Gi
    Ikkun-dono?
[12:08] I
    For one thing, if there really
    was an omnipotent god,
[12:11] I
    his first commandment would be
    "Thou shalt be lazy."
[12:15] I
    Any god who tells you
    something else is a fake!
[12:18] Gi
    I didn't go that far...
[12:27] Gi
    You're a weird guy, Ikkun.
[12:39] Y
    Major!
[12:54] Gu
    Get her!
[12:55] Gu
    Fall back!
[12:57] Gu
    We've finished what we came here to do.
[13:05] Y
    Leave the rest to me, Major Toakk.
[13:09] Y
    I will hereby pursue the enemy.
[13:22] Gi
    What happened?
[13:24] I
    Five imperial soldiers.
[13:26] I
    One Sinack man.
[13:29] I
    And the residents, I guess.
[13:31] Gi
    Be careful. The enemy could still be inside.
[13:36] I
    I'm aware.
[13:38] I
    Everybody who lived here
     is pretty much dead, huh?
[13:46] I
    What's this?
[13:49] Gi
    Ikkun-dono, those are Alderan
    pilgrimage clothes...
[13:54] I
    Looks like.
[13:55] I
    But why?
[13:57] I
    The Sinack wouldn't wear these.
[14:03] Y
    You won't get away.
[14:06] Y
    All troops, ready ranged weapons!
[14:15] Y
    Halt the attack!
[14:16] Y
    Everyone stop!
[14:21] Y
    They had an ambush ready.
[14:25] Y
    People of Sinack!
[14:27] Y
    Why did you slay our comrades?
[14:31] Y
    Explain yourselves!
[14:36] Gi
    Oh, so it hurts when your friends die?
[14:38] Gi
    You hurt, too, huh?!
[14:43] Gi
    Why did you steal our Hahashiku?!
[14:46] Y
    Hahashiku?
[14:47] Gi
    You have them with you now.
[14:51] Gi
    Would anyone but a monster
    steal them from us?!
[14:57] Y
    You mean the spirits?
[14:59] Gi
    You've made us change a lot
    of things to benefit you.
[15:03] Gi
    We're forbidden from
     selling in the plains town,
[15:05] Gi
    you pay us practically nothing
    for the millet we grow,
[15:08] Gi
    and we can only buy a few
    vegetables and fruits.
[15:11] Gi
    When a few of us were forced into thievery,
[15:14] Gi
    you killed them all!
[15:16] Gi
    And then you stole our Hahashiku...
[15:20] Gi
    If you're not monsters, then what are you?!
[15:26] Y
    Give me your demands, then.
[15:28] Y
    What do you want from the army now?
[15:34] Gi
    There's nothing we want.
[15:37] Gi
    We shall return things to
    the way they should be.
[15:41] Gi
    We'll defeat you, retake the Hahashiku,
[15:46] Gi
    and return the world of the Sinack
    to how it should be.
[15:50] Gi
    We are about to declare a holy war.
[15:55] Gi
    I am Nanaku Daru, chieftain of the Sinack,
[15:59] Gi
    and in my name I begin the holy war!
[16:02] Gu
    They retreated to the Great Alafatra
    after their declaration of war.
[16:07] Gu
    I see.
[16:09] Gu
    So, Toakk is dead?
[16:11] Gu
    Don't tell Central about it yet.
[16:15] Gu
    But...
[16:16] Gu
    We can just send a bigger report later.
[16:19] Gu
    There'll be some casualties, either way.
[16:24] Gu
    I am interpreting this declaration of war
    as involving their entire tribe.
[16:30] Gu
    It looks like the time has come
    for a great purge.
[16:37] I
    A holy war...
[16:39] I
    Yatori, let me double-check.
[16:42] I
    That's really what they said, right?
[16:44] Y
    Yes, it was.
[16:49] Gu
    We can just take them head on!
[16:51] Gu
    We need to take revenge for Major Toakk!
[16:54] Gu
    The mountain savages think they can take us?
[16:57] Gu
    What are you drunks babbling about?!
[17:00] Gu
    What sort of knight would get excited
    over a fight like this?
[17:04] Gu
    What the heck?
[17:05] Gu
    You wanted to go to war more than anyone.
[17:10] Gu
    Of course.
[17:12] Gu
    That is, if our enemy is
     the hated land of Kioka.
[17:16] Gu
    However, a knight's sword
    is not a tool of murder!
[17:25] H
    I'm a little surprised to see Warrant
    Officer Hargunska opposed to the war.
[17:31] Y
    It's rude to say that.
[17:34] Y
    A knight should be reluctant to point
    his blade at a fellow imperial citizen.
[17:40] T
    I think so, too.
[17:42] T
    It's amazing that Dekkun was able
     to speak up in that atmosphere.
[17:46] I
    A holy war...
[17:48] I
    A holy war, huh?
[17:50] Y
    You're still thinking about that?
[17:53] I
    It doesn't exist.
[17:56] I
    The term "holy war" doesn't exist
    in the Sinack language.
[18:01] Y
    What do you mean?
[18:03] I
    To the Sinack, war is
    simply a means of survival.
[18:08] I
    They consider it neither good nor bad,
[18:10] I
    and they certainly don't consider it holy.
[18:13] I
    The only things they call holy
    are the Hahashiku,
[18:17] I
    the Four Great spirits.
[18:20] (Flashback) Gi
    Why did you steal our Hahashiku?!
[18:23] Y
    Then, if the reason for their holy war
    has to do with the spirits,
[18:29] Y
    they might be calling it that because
    they're taking back something holy.
[18:34] I
    No, I can't see them coming up
    with some logic like that.
[18:40] I
    There's probably only one answer.
[18:43] I
    Someone's been giving them
    ready-made excuses for war.
[18:56] I
    Thoughts on the Aldera Religion
[18:58] (Flashback) I
    You should probably get back to your unit.
[19:02] (Flashback) Gi
    Yeah.
[19:04] (Flashback) Y
    Next time we meet,
[19:05] (Flashback) Y
    I'll tell you my thoughts on
    the Sinack and the spirits.
[19:13] Gu
    Listen up!
[19:14] Gu
    We'll be leaving on a punitive expedition
    against the Sinack at 0600 tomorrow!
[19:18] Gu
    Everyone be ready to go!
[19:22] Gi
    I'm very disappointed.
[19:24] I
    The brass thinks that a princess
    has no place on the front lines.
[19:29] I
    We're all very disappointed as well.
[19:33] Gi
    You're glad to be rid of me.
[19:37] Gi
    At a time when our national energy
    is already spent,
[19:40] Gi
    it's madness to start
    a fight with our own citizens.
[19:52] Gi
    When I return, I want to see you all safe.
[19:57] All
    Yes, Your Highness!
[20:01] H
    To be honest, I'm a little relieved.
[20:03] M
    But why send her back halfway, to a base
    at the south edge of the Northern region?
[20:08] T
    It might be that the Lieutenant General
[20:11] T
    doesn't want to send her back to Central.
[20:13] I
    Probably.
[20:16] I
    Given the speed at which he put
    together the punitive expedition,
[20:19] I
    He likely never mentioned it to Central.
[20:22] I
    He's doing all this on his own.
[20:25] M
    B-But we're still on reserve standby, right?
[20:30] I
    Matthew, my friend, I'm afraid that
[20:33] I
    common-sense arguments only work on
    people who have common sense.
[20:40] I
    All we can do now is pray that the
    Lieutenant General is one of those people.
[20:47] Gu
    Our unit will now depart on a punitive
    expedition against the Sinack!
[20:53] Gu
    All troops, be fully ready and stay sharp!
[20:59] Gi
    The war's about to begin...
[21:08] T
    What are you doing here, Ikkun?
[21:14] T
    These are...
[21:16] I
    Get used to using them now.
[21:19] I
    They're our trump card for when we need them.
[21:28] Gu
    Advance!
[21:29] Gu
    Don't falter!
[21:30] Gi
    We can't...
[21:32] Gu
    Get our air mortars out, too!
[21:34] Gi
    We can't!
[21:36] Gu
    Aren't our mortars ready yet?!
[21:39] Gi
    Get a hold of yourself!
[21:42] Gi
    Ikkun-dono,
[21:44] Gi
    there's not a trace of science here.
[21:49] Background
    Don't falter! Advance!
[21:51] Narr
    The Northern Katjvarna Rebellion
    was a larger battle
[21:54] Narr
    than had ever been seen in the north before,
[21:57] Narr
    and this is how it began...
[21:59] Narr
    Staining a page of the empire's history
    with the blood of its own citizens.
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