3 - The Princess's Ordeal

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[00:03] Hajime
    What was that about?
[00:06] Yue
    I was just thinking about yesterday.
[00:09] Yue
    You prioritized what's important
    to Shea over the labyrinth.
[00:13] Yue
    I'm so happy that Shea
    is important to you now.
[00:16] Yue
    I'm so happy that more things
    are important to you now.
[00:19] Yue
    I'm so, so happy...
[00:23] Yue
    Is Shea "special" too now?
[00:26] Hajime
    Well, she's important to me,
    second to none, almost.
[00:32] Hajime
    But Yue, you're the only
    one that's "special."
[00:34] Yue
    Hmm. I would allow it, if it were Shea.
[00:37] Yue
    But that does make me happy. I'm torn.
[00:39] Hajime
    Are you dissatisfied?
[00:41] Yue
    Mmm, Haji—
[00:45] Kouki
    Hey, Nagumo, are you here?
[00:49] Hajime
    Damn it. That guy has the worst timing.
[00:52] Hajime
    This is getting awkward.
[00:54] Yue
    Hajime, no escape.
[00:57] Hajime
    Wait—
[01:00] Shizuku
    Kouki, did you find Nagumo-kun?
[01:02] Kouki
    Yeah, I can sense his presence over here—
[01:08] Shea
    Whoa! What are you doing
    first thing in the morning?!
[01:12] Yue
    Oh, you want to join, Shea?
[01:14] Shea
    Huh? You sure? Don't mind if I—
[01:17] Kaori
    No way! Stand back!
[01:19] Kaori
    Getting naughty in the morning,
    I'm jealous—I mean, that's absurd!
[01:24] Tio
    May I join too?
SIGN    Episode 03: The Princess's Ordeal
[03:15] Gahard
    Welcome, Princess Liliana.
[03:18] Gahard
    This is quite a sudden visit.
    I hope you have great news worthy of it.
[03:27] Liliana
    I'm afraid I must disappoint you...
[03:33] Gahard
    I see... King Eliheid, Loggins, and...
[03:39] Gahard
    That old pope who seemed
    almost immortal... All dead...
[03:45] Gahard
    It must have been a terrible disaster.
[03:49] Gahard
    This man, Hajime Nagumo,
    is he really that powerful?
[03:53] Liliana
    His baseline attitude
    is mutual noninterference.
[03:56] Liliana
    I think it's best if you
    stayed away from him.
[04:00] Gahard
    Well, you didn't come here just
    to deliver information, did you?
[04:04] Liliana
    Correct. To be blunt,
    I am here to ask for aid,
[04:08] Liliana
    and to discuss how we can
    collaborate moving forward.
[04:12] Gahard
    I see.
[04:15] Gahard
    I can send a division of soldiers.
[04:17] Gahard
    The Kingdom being defeated
    would be bad for us too,
[04:20] Gahard
    as we would be forced to split
    our forces to the west as well.
[04:24] Liliana
    Thank you.
[04:26] Gahard
    What's most important is
    how we present our newly
[04:28] Gahard
    strengthened relationship
    to the outside world.
[04:32] Gahard
    Princess Liliana, you'll be
    playing a key role in that.
[04:37] Liliana
    I understand.
[04:40] Gahard
    Don't look so tense.
    It's just an engagement.
[04:43] Gahard
    Baius is who he is, but well,
    you're a princess too.
[04:47] Gahard
    See if you can tame him.
[04:51] Gahard
    By the way, Princess.
[04:53] Gahard
    Last night, four fools wearing
    stupid masks attacked us.
[04:59] Gahard
    What do you think?
[05:00] Liliana
    Is it the Demons?
[05:03] Gahard
    I don't think they'd put on stupid masks,
[05:08] Gahard
    but I guess it's not completely impossible.
[05:11] Gahard
    Even if one of them used
    a sword similar to the holy sword.
[05:18] Liliana
    That's... Terrifying.
[05:21] Liliana
    What are they doing?!
    Why even wear a mask at that point?!
[05:26] Gahard
    Yeah, indeed.
[05:28] Gahard
    They kept yapping about improving the working
    conditions of beastmen slaves or something.
[05:32] Gahard
    It's such nonsense.
    I was completely baffled, scared even.
[05:36] Gahard
    It's as if they came from another world.
[05:41] Gahard
    An encounter with the unknown.
[05:43] Liliana
    Yes, indeed.
[05:45] Gahard
    Princess Liliana.
[05:46] Liliana
    Yes?
[05:47] Gahard
    The famous Hero went to the forest
    with Hajime Nagumo, correct?
[05:53] Liliana
    Yes, that's correct.
[05:54] Gahard
    I see, I see.
[05:57] Gahard
    By the way, I captured some
    interesting beastmen recently.
[06:02] Gahard
    A very... Very peculiar
    group of rabbit beastmen.
[06:09] Gahard
    They went toe to toe with our soldiers,
    despite being outside the forest.
[06:14] Gahard
    They had nerves of steel
    and killer instincts,
[06:16] Gahard
    unlike any other rabbit
    beastmen we've ever seen.
[06:18] Lilana
    Wow, and here I thought rabbit beastmen
    were the embodiment of peace.
[06:22] Liliana
    I suppose some terrifying tribes do exist.
[06:27] Gahard
    Those rabbit beastmen all broke
    out of our dungeon last night.
[06:33] Gahard
    At the same time as the stupid masks.
[06:36] Liliana
    He's here! He's so definitely here!
[06:39] Liliana
    Nobody else can break a whole
    tribe out of prison unnoticed!
[06:44] Gahard
    By the way, Princess Liliana...
[06:46] Liliana
    Yes, Emperor, what is it?
[06:48] Gahard
    Hajime Nagumo has absurdly
    strong companions, right?
[06:53] Gahard
    And one of them is a rabbit beastman?
[06:56] Liliana
    Yes, I believe that's correct.
    What about it?
[07:01] Liliana
    He obviously knew I'd get
    put in hot water for this.
[07:05] Liliana
    How awful!
[07:09] Gahard
    What is it?
[07:11] Soldier
    There are guests who are here
    to see Princess Liliana...
[07:14] Liliana
    Me?
[07:17] Soldier
    It is the Hero, and his companions.
[07:19] Liliana
    Why come in from the front door?!
[07:25] Grid
    I heard that the Hero
    and his companions are here.
[07:29] Grid
    Is that you?
[07:31] Kouki
    Um, yes, that's us.
[07:34] Grid
    I am Grid Half, Captain of the Third Squad.
[07:38] Grid
    Pleasure to make your acquaintance.
[07:41] Grid
    Princess Liliana is aware of your arrival.
[07:46] Kouki
    I see.
[07:48] Grid
    By the way, sir, who is
    that rabbit beastman?
[07:52] Grid
    That's not a slave's
    necklace she's wearing, is it?
[07:54] Kouki
    Huh? No, she's—
[07:57] Grid
    Hey, bunny girl. Quick question for ya.
[08:01] Grid
    We've met before, haven't we?
[08:03] Shea
    Huh? What are you talking about...
[08:13] Shea
    No...
[08:15] Grid
    Your friends sold really well
    to the slave merchants.
[08:19] Grid
    You, girl, might make us even richer.
[08:25] Grid
    What's that look?
[08:27] Grid
    You think being with
    the hero makes you safe?
[08:31] Grid
    Know your place, pathetic beastman!
[08:39] Grid
    I'm sorry, Sir Hero.
[08:42] Grid
    Could you hand over this rabbit beastman?
[08:45] Grid
    If you want a female rabbit beastman,
[08:47] Grid
    I can find you another.
    It would be great if you could...
[08:51] Kouki
    That's...
[08:52] Hajime
    Hey, low-life.
[08:55] Grid
    Excuse me?
[08:57] Hajime
    Get on with it.
[08:59] Grid
    You—
[08:59] Hajime
    We have exactly zero time to spare for you.
[09:05] Hajime
    Know your place.
[09:13] Liliana
    So?
[09:15] Liliana
    What in the world are you all doing here?
[09:20] Liliana
    And what was that charade last night?
    I need an explanation.
[09:23] Liliana
    I won't let you change the subject!
[09:25] Liliana
    Especially you, Nagumo-san!
    I know you're pulling the strings!
[09:29] Hajime
    There's no need to shout.
    I'm right here. I can hear you.
[09:35] Liliana
    But you're not listening!
[09:38] Kaori
    C-Calm down, Lily!
[09:40] Hajime
    Cut me some slack,
    Princess. It's complicated.
[09:45] Hajime
    Shea is a little unstable right now.
[09:49] Liliana
    Unstable? Is something wrong?
[09:53] Shea
    I'm fine!
[10:00] Liliana
    Why are you here? What about
    the labyrinth in the forest?
[10:05] Liliana
    Emperor Gahard will grant us audience soon.
[10:09] Liliana
    I need you to give me at least the bare
    minimum information to line up our stories.
[10:15] Hajime
    Don't get so worked up.
    You'll find out at nighttime.
[10:19] Hajime
    You can just tell him,
    we finished our business early,
[10:22] Hajime
    so we stopped by before we took
    off to our next destination.
[10:25] Liliana
    That simple? At nighttime?
[10:30] Liliana
    What, are you going to go
    on a masked rampage again?!
[10:33] Liliana
    I already know it's you, Nagumo-san, who
    made Shizuku and the others dress foolishly!
[10:39] Hajime
    Don't get so cranky. You'll go bald.
[10:43] Liliana
    I won't go bald! Who says that to a lady?!
[10:47] Yue
    Princess Baldy.
[10:48] Liliana
    Yue-san?!
[10:50] Liliana
    Last night, in addition
    to the masked assailant incident,
[10:54] Liliana
    there was also a prison break.
[10:56] Liliana
    Assuming that was Nagumo-san's doing.
[10:57] Hajime
    No benefit of the doubt? How awful.
[11:02] Liliana
    You can't be serious.
    Not that you told me anything.
[11:07] Liliana
    The captured rabbit beastmen
    were the Haulia tribe, correct?
[11:11] Liliana
    I understand that you
    rescued them for Shea-san.
[11:14] Liliana
    What I don't understand is,
    why come barging in now?
[11:18] Liliana
    What are you thinking?
[11:20] Hajime
    I have no idea what you're talking about.
[11:24] Liliana
    W-What?! What... Why not?!
[11:31] Soldier
    The emperor will see you now.
[11:41] Gahard
    Are you Hajime Nagumo?
[11:46] Hajime
    Yes, I am Hajime Nagumo.
[11:50] Hajime
    It is a great honor
    to meet you, Your Highness.
[11:51] Kouki
    What?!
[11:51] Ryutarou
    You've got to be kidding me!
[11:53] Suzu
    This is scary!
[11:55] Liliana
    I'm royalty too. Why the difference...
[11:58] Hajime
    Why are you guys reacting like that?
[12:03] Gahard
    Just be your usual self.
[12:06] Gahard
    Princess Liliana already told me
    how insolent you usually are.
[12:11] Gahard
    I want to see the truth.
    Just show your true colors already.
[12:15] Hajime
    Damn it.
[12:18] Hajime
    Yeah, fine, then. Normal it is.
[12:23] Gahard
    I have a great deal of interest in you.
[12:26] Gahard
    I heard you conquered a Great Labyrinth and
    gained the ability to create artifacts there.
[12:32] Gahard
    Artifacts that can
    obliterate Demonic armies
[12:35] Gahard
    and cover months of travel
    distance in mere days.
[12:39] Gahard
    Is this true?
[12:42] Hajime
    Yeah.
[12:44] Gahard
    And that you have no intention of sharing
    these artifacts with the Kingdom or the Empire?
[12:49] Hajime
    Yeah.
[12:50] Gahard
    What right do you have to monopolize
    such awesome powers as just an individual?
[12:57] Hajime
    Who's going to stop me?
[12:59] Hajime
    If I didn't have the right,
    what would you do about it?
[13:12] Liliana
    Emperor Gahard!
[13:16] Gahard
    All right! Stand down!
    He totally sees through everything.
[13:20] Gahard
    This one is truly a terrifying monster.
[13:23] Gahard
    If we fought now, we'd all
    get massacred on the spot.
[13:27] Hajime
    Why are you enjoying this?
[13:30] Gahard
    Hey, I'm the head of the Empire.
[13:33] Gahard
    Who would I be, if seeing
    a strong guy doesn't excite me?
[13:38] Gahard
    On top of that.
[13:40] Gahard
    Those girls you have around you,
    they're off the charts as well.
[13:44] Gahard
    Where did you find them?
[13:45] Gahard
    Can you share at least
    one of them, Hajime Nagumo?
[13:48] Hajime
    Cut it out before I crack your skull.
[13:52] Hajime
    Or, wait.
[13:53] Hajime
    I can spare Tio.
[13:55] Tio
    W-What?! How cold! Oh, that's wonderful!
[14:00] Hajime
    She has issues,
     but at least she has good looks.
[14:03] Tio
    I'm drooling.
[14:04] Gahard
    Sorry, even the emperor has limits.
[14:09] Gahard
    Personally, that rabbit
    beastman piques my interest.
[14:14] Gahard
    I've never seen one with such a hair color,
[14:18] Gahard
    and she doesn't seem to be
    bothered by my threatening aura.
[14:21] Gahard
    That attitude reminds me
    of some toys I captured recently.
[14:25] Gahard
    What do you think?
[14:34] Hajime
    Toys? I don't know.
[14:36] Gahard
    Doesn't ring a bell?
    Do you want to take a look?
[14:41] Gahard
    I actually still have a few.
    Women and children. They're quite...
[14:47] Hajime
    Not interested.
[14:50] Gahard
    Ah. Well, they had incredibly well-forged
    short swords and other equipment.
[14:55] Gahard
    Still not interested, Master Transmuter?
[14:59] Hajime
    I don't use swords.
[15:02] Gahard
    By the way, some prisoners broke
    out of our dungeon last night.
[15:06] Gahard
    Easily breaking in and out of a castle.
[15:10] Gahard
    You wouldn't know of any
    special magic or artifacts
[15:12] Gahard
    that could allow such an act, would you?
[15:15] Hajime
    No idea. That sounds cool.
[15:19] Gahard
    One last question.
[15:23] Gahard
    What would it take
    for you to ally with the Empire?
[15:27] Hajime
    A way back to my original world.
[15:30] Hajime
    I'll cheer for the Empire once I get home.
[15:33] Gahard
    Damn it, the stories about you were true.
[15:37] Gahard
    What an insufferable brat you are.
[15:45] Gahard
    Well, I got the bare minimum confirmation.
[15:48] Gahard
    This will have to do for now.
[15:51] Gahard
    The Empire is busy right now, too.
[15:54] Gahard
    We'll be holding a welcoming banquet
    for Princess Liliana tonight.
[15:58] Gahard
    I'd like you all to attend.
[16:01] Gahard
    It doubles as the engagement party
    between my son and the Princess.
[16:06] Kouki
    Lily! Engagement?!
    What is he talking about?!
[16:09] Liliana
    Our king has passed away.
    Our kingdom is on shaky ground.
[16:14] Liliana
    Strengthening our bond
    with our ally is top priority.
[16:18] Kouki
    But...
[16:20] Shizuku
    Did you know this was going to happen?
[16:24] Liliana
    It was always tacitly understood
    that we were engaged,
[16:27] Liliana
    but this banquet will make it official.
[16:30] Liliana
    No better time than now, when we
    are all shaken by the Demonic invasion.
[16:35] Shizuku
    What about the rest of the Kingdom?
    Don't you need to discuss it with them?
[16:38] Liliana
    They will have to accept
    my decision after the fact,
[16:40] Liliana
    but I doubt they would oppose.
[16:42] Kouki
    Lily, do you even like that person?
[16:46] Liliana
    That's not important right now.
    This is for uniting the two nations together.
[16:52] Kouki
    W-Why are you so calm?!
[16:56] Liliana
    I am royalty. It's only natural.
[16:59] Kouki
    What do you mean, natural?
[17:01] Kouki
    You're a girl too. Don't you
    want to marry a person you love?
[17:08] Kouki
    Hey, Nagumo! Don't you have
    anything to say about this?!
[17:12] Hajime
    What am I supposed to say?
[17:14] Hajime
    This is just politics
    taking on the form of marriage.
[17:18] Hajime
    It's no place for us amateurs to object.
[17:22] Kouki
    B-But...
[17:24] Hajime
    We have work to do. Don't get distracted.
[17:28] Kouki
    Damn it! He's always so cold.
[17:33] Shizuku
    Calm down.
[17:35] Shizuku
    Besides, this might not be
    that big of an issue.
[17:39] Kouki
    Huh?
[17:41] Kaori
    Yeah, you're right.
[17:43] Kaori
    They might get caught up
    with something else.
[17:45] Suzu
    This is a welcoming party, right?
    I'm getting a stomachache.
[17:50] Ryutarou
    I guess it's a party of sorts.
    Not very welcoming, though.
[17:57] Liliana
    Huh?
[17:58] Liliana
    Um, everyone? Why are you like this?
[18:01] Liliana
    This is extremely worrying.
[18:06] Servant A
    Oh, how beautiful, Princess Liliana!
[18:10] Servant B
    Yes, like a fairy!
[18:13] Servant A
    I'm sure the prince would be delighted!
[18:16] Liliana
    Thank you.
[18:21] Liliana
    Lundel, please look after the Kingdom...
[18:30] Liliana
    Prince Baius.
[18:31] Baius
    So that's the dress for tonight? Not bad.
[18:34] Liliana
    Barging into a lady's room like
    that is not pleasant.
[18:39] Baius
    Huh?
[18:40] Baius
    I'm about to become your husband.
    What right do you have to complain?
[18:49] Baius
    All of you, get out.
[18:58] Liliana
    You are dismissed.
[19:08] Baius
    Train your dogs better.
[19:11] Liliana
    They are no dogs.
    They are my precious retainers.
[19:16] Baius
    Always so rebellious!
[19:19] Liliana
    No!
[19:21] Baius
    I guess you grew a little.
[19:23] Baius
    Definitely not enough,
    but it should be pretty tasty.
[19:26] Liliana
    N-No!
[19:30] Baius
    Go ahead and scream.
[19:33] Baius
    Even if your dogs came in? They can't
    do anything to me, the crown prince.
[19:39] Baius
    Actually, do you want them
    to watch you lose your virginity?
[19:44] Liliana
    Why... Why would you...
[19:46] Baius
    Those eyes. Those rebellious eyes.
[19:50] Baius
    I want to fill them with pain,
    despair, and pleasure.
[19:56] Baius
    I love nothing more than
    making those who resist me obey.
[20:04] Baius
    Once I got a taste of that,
    I couldn't resist.
[20:08] Liliana
    You're such a...
[20:11] Baius
    Hey, Liliana.
[20:14] Baius
    You're going to lose your
    chastity before marriage
[20:16] Baius
    in fact, before your engagement ceremony.
[20:18] Baius
    How are you going to manage
    attending the party after that?
[20:37] Baius
    Ow!
[20:39] Baius
    What was that, on my neck...
[20:51] Baius
    What the... world... spinning...
[21:03] Liliana
    A metal... spider?
[21:07] Liliana
    Is it...
[21:14] Liliana
    Thank you, Nagumo-san.
[21:22] Yue
    How's the preparation going, Hajime?
[21:24] Hajime
    Really well.
[21:25] Kaori
    Are there lots of traps?
[21:28] Hajime
    Not a problem.
[21:30] Tio
    I'm glad tonight is the party.
[21:33] Tio
    The more people, the easier it
    is to move, correct?
[21:37] Shea
    Will this work?
[21:50] Shea
    Everyone...
[21:58] Hajime
    Now.
[21:59] Hajime
    Let's get this party started.
SIGN    Episode 04: The Empire versus the Strongest Rabbits
[23:35] Hajime
    Next episode: The Empire versus
    the Strongest Rabbits