# As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
In a land where nobles usually flex their swords, Ars Louvent flexes his Appraisal Skill! Join this not-so-brawny noble scion as he turns his small domain into a force to be reckoned with, all while navigating through a world of magical prowess. Spoiler alert: Ars’ Appraisal Skill is mightier than any sword, and his journey is as twisty as a wyvern in a maze.
# Season 1
# E1 - Reincarnation and Appraisal
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GWDU82V7P/reincarnation-and-appraisal)
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**[00:00] Narrator**
*The continent of Summerforth.*
**[00:02] Narrator**
* This land was once controlled*
* by seven kingdoms:*
**[00:06] Narrator**
*the Kingdom of Rofeille,*
**[00:08] Narrator**
*the Kingdom of Ansel,*
**[00:09] Narrator**
*the Kingdom of Paradille,*
**[00:10] Narrator**
*the Kingdom of Canshiep,*
**[00:12] Narrator**
*the Kingdom of Sheutz,*
**[00:13] Narrator**
*the Kingdom of Seitz,*
**[00:15] Narrator**
*and the Kingdom of Missian.*
**[00:17] Narrator**
*Over time, Ansel absorbed the other six*
**[00:20] Narrator**
* and changed its name to*
* the Summerforth Empire.*
**[00:27] sign**
Year 212 of the Summerforth Calendar
**[00:33] Ars**
Kreiz, Wren. Come here.
**[00:40] Ars**
Say goodbye to our father.
**[00:44] Ars**
He taught me so many things.
**[00:47] Ars**
He was an incredible man.
**[00:57] Rietz**
Lord Ars...
**[01:03] Ars**
As of today, I am the master of House Louvent!
**[01:09] sign**
Episode 1
Reincarnation and Appraisal
**[01:20] sign**
Legend of Nobunaga
**[01:33] Sofia**
Good morning.
**[01:34] Ars**
*I hear something... What is it?*
**[01:37] Sofia**
Oh, you silly little boy.
**[01:39] Ars**
*Who's that?*
**[01:40] Sofia**
I'm surprised that man's son
could have such a gentle face.
**[01:43] Ars**
*Am I... in the hospital?*
**[01:45] Ars**
*Is this lady a nurse?*
**[01:48] Ars**
*Looks like a pretty old hospital...*
**[01:53] Ars**
*A flying dog?!*
**[01:55] Sofia**
Oh, my.
**[01:56] Sofia**
I think he likes you, too.
**[01:59] Alice**
I've set your tea over there, milady.
**[02:01] Sofia**
Thank you.
**[02:04] Alice**
Your son is truly adorable.
**[02:07] Sofia**
You think so?
**[02:07] Ars**
*Wait, what?*
**[02:09] Ars**
*Is that... me?*
**[02:11] sign**
Year 200 of the Summerforth Calendar
**[02:11] Narrator**
* In the 200th year of the*
* Summerforth Calendar,*
**[02:13] Narrator**
* Ars Louvent was born in Lamberg*
* in the province of Missian.*
**[02:19] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[03:40] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[03:49] sign**
Three Years Later
**[03:54] Alice**
Lord Ars.
**[03:57] Alice**
I've brought your tea.
**[03:59] sign**
Ars Louvent, Age 3
**[03:59] Ars**
Thank you so much!
**[04:02] Ars**
* It turns out I died and was reincarnated*
* as someone named Ars Louvent.*
**[04:07] Ars**
*I've since mastered reading and writing,*
**[04:09] Ars**
* and I've become fairly knowledgeable*
* about this new world.*
**[04:13] Ars**
* I was born in the Summerforth Empire,*
* which rules the continent of Summerforth.*
**[04:19] Ars**
* I'd never seen a world map like this,*
* so wherever I am now, I figure it's not Earth.*
**[04:24] Ars**
* There's also a technique known as "magic"*
* that lets you conjure mysterious phenomena.*
**[04:29] Ars**
*It's like the world of a video game!*
**[04:31] Ars**
* The Louvent family I was born*
* into is a noble household.*
**[04:36] Ars**
* We manage a small region of a few*
* thousand people, called Lamberg.*
**[04:41] Ars**
* Our house is so big and pretty*
* that I thought it was a castle!*
**[04:45] Ars**
* We've got lots of servants*
* who always look after us.*
**[04:49] Ars**
* We also have a live-in chef who cooks*
* delicious food for us every day.*
**[04:53] Ars**
*Getting reincarnated was great!*
**[04:56] Ars**
*I also learned one other thing.*
**[04:59] Ars**
* I appear to have a power*
* that nobody else does.*
**[05:07] Ars**
Hello, everyone!
**[05:08] Ars**
Is it all right if I watch from here?
**[05:11] Gullar**
That's fine.
**[05:12] Ben**
The young master sure comes here often, eh?
**[05:14] Charlie**
And he's only three!
He'll be a real hellraiser someday.
**[05:18] Soldier E**
Hey, get it right!
**[05:20] Millais**
Darn it... One more try!
**[05:24] Ars**
*The ability I have that no one else does...*
**[05:27] Ars**
*It's called...*
**[05:28] Ars**
*Appraisal!*
**[05:31] sign**
Cavalry: D
**[05:31] sign**
Prowess Leadership
**[05:31] sign**
Infantry: D
**[05:31] sign**
Ingenuity
Strategist: D
**[05:31] sign**
Diplomacy Smith: D
**[05:31] sign**
Naval: D
**[05:35] sign**
Archer: B
**[05:35] sign**
Millais Cristal 21 Male
**[05:35] Ars**
*He has high aptitude as an archer.*
**[05:37] Ars**
*That means he'd be good with bows!*
**[05:45] Ars**
E-Excuse me, Millais?
**[05:47] Millais**
Yes, young master?
**[05:48] Millais**
And wait... you know my name?
**[05:51] Ars**
Um, have you ever used a bow?
**[05:54] Millais**
A bow?
**[05:55] Millais**
I wouldn't be caught dead
with a weapon like that.
**[05:58] Millais**
A real man doesn't shoot at his
enemies from a safe distance!
**[06:02] Ars**
All right, but...
**[06:04] Ars**
I think you'd handle a bow really well.
**[06:08] Ars**
Would you be willing to try?
**[06:10] Millais**
Huh?
**[06:10] Millais**
But...
**[06:12] Soldier E**
The young master's asking.
**[06:14] Soldier E**
Give it a try.
**[06:16] Millais**
I've never even shot a bow before, though.
**[06:18] Freddie**
Millais, you should move closer
if this is your first time.
**[06:22] Ars**
No, please try it from right there.
**[06:34] Freddie**
That was luck! Just dumb luck!
**[06:36] Soldier G**
Hey, Millais, try that again.
**[06:39] Millais**
S-Sure.
**[06:44] Gullar**
You should be an archer, son!
**[06:47] Gullar**
You stink with a spear anyway!
**[06:49] Ben**
You're a natural, man!
**[06:51] Millais**
I-I guess using a bow wouldn't be so bad!
**[06:54] Millais**
All's fair in war, after all!
**[06:56] Charlie**
But young master, how did you know
Millais would have talent with a bow?
**[07:01] Ars**
U-Um, well...
**[07:06] Ars**
It was instinct!
**[07:07] Charlie**
Instinct, huh?
**[07:08] Soldier H**
That's really something!
**[07:10] Ars**
* If I said, "I can see numerical values*
* representing his abilities and aptitudes,"*
**[07:15] Ars**
*I doubt they'd believe me.*
**[07:17] Ars**
*But this ability is definitely for real.*
**[07:21] Ars**
* Thing is, I just can't use it*
* on myself for some reason.*
**[07:25] Ars**
* Which is kind of a shame,*
* though I'm also afraid of what I'd see.*
**[07:31] Ars**
Another delicious-looking dinner!
**[07:34] Raven**
Ars.
**[07:34] Ars**
Y-Yes?
**[07:36] Raven**
I'm told you discovered
Millais's talent for archery.
**[07:40] Ars**
Yes, Father...
**[07:42] Ars**
*This is my father in this world.*
**[07:45] Ars**
* He always looks a little angry,*
* so he honestly kind of scares me.*
**[07:52] sign**
Raven Louvent 30 Male
**[07:52] sign**
Leadership 86/86 Prowess 94/95 Ingenuity 44/56 Diplomacy 23/31 Ambition 67
**[07:52] sign**
Infantry: A
Cavalry: S
Mage: D
Naval: D
Aerial: D
**[07:52] sign**
Archer: B
Builder: D
Smith: D
Strategist: D
**[07:53] Ars**
* But he's an amazing man who rose from*
* farmer to noble using his martial prowess!*
**[07:58] Ars**
* His Prowess stat is so high,*
* he can take out ten men singlehandedly!*
**[08:03] Raven**
Ars.
**[08:04] Ars**
Yes, Father?!
**[08:06] Raven**
I want you to hone that instinct of yours.
**[08:09] Raven**
You'll be the lord of this land someday.
**[08:11] Raven**
The ability to discern the gifts of others
is an important talent for a lord.
**[08:17] Ars**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[08:19] Ars**
* That's right.*
* I'll be lord of this land one day.*
**[08:23] Raven**
Have mine, too.
**[08:25] Raven**
I want you growing up fast.
**[08:26] Sofia**
Here.
**[08:27] Ars**
Yes, sir! I'll try!
**[08:30] Ars**
* Ever since that day, I've studied*
* more and more about the empire.*
**[08:35] Ars**
*And I realized something in the process.*
**[08:38] Ars**
*The future ahead of me is not a bright one.*
**[08:42] Ars**
* The rulers of the Summerforth*
* Empire are corrupt,*
**[08:45] Ars**
*and peasant revolts are erupting all over.*
**[08:49] Ars**
* Various nobles are focusing on*
* autonomy to quell the revolts,*
**[08:53] Ars**
*but the nation remains in chaos.*
**[08:55] Ars**
* If nothing changes, I fear the empire*
* will fall, leading to widespread war.*
**[09:01] Ars**
* If that happens, as lord,*
* I'll have to lead our forces into battle.*
**[09:06] Ars**
*Me... going to war?*
**[09:12] Ars**
* Can someone like me... really*
* keep the people of Lamberg safe?*
**[09:20] Ars**
*They've all been so kind to me.*
**[09:23] Ars**
*I want to protect them so badly!*
**[09:26] Raven**
* The ability to discern the gifts of others*
* is an important talent for a lord.*
**[09:45] Villager A**
Oh, Lord Ars!
**[09:47] Villager A**
It's rare to see you in town all by yourself.
**[09:51] Villager A**
Out shopping, are you?
**[09:52] Ars**
Y-Yes, something like that!
**[09:54] Villager A**
Oh, I see!
**[09:59] sign**
Leadership Builder: D Ingenuity Strategist: D Infantry: D Prowess
**[10:03] sign**
Archer: D Prowess Builder: D Cavalry
**[10:05] sign**
Naval: D Strategist: C Cavalry: C Strategist: D
**[10:12] Ars**
*I'm exhausted...*
**[10:14] Ars**
* Using Appraisal so much at*
* once really tires out my eyes.*
**[10:18] Villager B**
Get out!
**[10:20] Villager B**
I've got nothing to sell to the likes of you!
**[10:27] Ars**
*He doesn't look like the folks around here.*
**[10:30] Ars**
*Who is he?*
**[10:31] Kid**
Hey, it's a Malkan!
**[10:32] Villager C**
Don't get close.
**[10:34] Villager D**
He's filthy.
**[10:35] Villager D**
What's a Malkan doing here?
**[10:38] Ars**
*A Malkan.*
**[10:39] Ars**
* They're a group of people who came*
* to Summerforth from across the sea.*
**[10:44] Ars**
*Most of them were brought as slaves...*
**[10:52] Ars**
Here.
**[10:55] Ars**
You can have this if you'd like.
**[10:57] Villager E**
The heck?
**[10:58] Villager F**
Who would help a Malkan?
**[11:01] Villager G**
Isn't that the heir to House Louvent?
**[11:03] Villager E**
House Louvent?
**[11:05] Ars**
Take it.
**[11:13] Rietz**
Thank you.
**[11:14] Ars**
You're welcome.
**[11:18] Ars**
Are you all r—
**[11:21] sign**
Rietz Muses 14 Male
**[11:21] sign**
Leadership 87/99 Prowess 70/90 Ingenuity 72/99 Diplomacy 78/100 Ambition 21
**[11:21] sign**
Infantry: A
Cavalry: S
Mage: C
Naval: D
Aerial: C
**[11:21] sign**
Archer: A
Builder: S
Smith: A
Strategist: S
**[11:30] Ars**
*H-H-He's Nobunaga!*
**[11:32] sign**
Leadership 87/99 Prowess 70/90 Ingenuity 72/99 Diplomacy 78/100
**[11:32] sign**
Infantry: A
Mage: C
Aerial: C
**[11:32] sign**
Cavalry: S
Archer: A
Smith: A
Strategist: S
**[11:33] Ars**
*Incredible stats without a single flaw!*
**[11:35] Ars**
* Abilities on par with one of Japan's*
* greatest figures, Oda Nobunaga!*
**[11:40] Ars**
* He'll be a force to reckon*
* with down the line!*
**[11:48] Rietz**
Thank you for the bread.
**[11:51] Rietz**
I'll be going now.
**[12:06] Rietz**
You really shouldn't follow me.
**[12:08] Rietz**
The adults will be angry.
**[12:09] Ars**
Please...
**[12:10] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[12:11] Ars**
Will you become my retainer?!
**[12:13] Rietz**
Huh?!
**[12:15] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[12:15] Rietz**
Y-Your retainer?
**[12:17] Ars**
Yes!
**[12:18] Ars**
* I want to use Appraisal to*
* gather the best of the best*
**[12:20] Ars**
*and make my domain stronger!*
**[12:23] Rietz**
Like... for pretend?
**[12:25] Ars**
N-No!
**[12:27] Ars**
I'm Ars Louvent.
**[12:29] Ars**
I'm the son of the lord of this village.
**[12:32] Ars**
Look! This is the Louvent family crest!
**[12:35] Rietz**
The lord's son?
**[12:36] Ars**
I can sense great talent in you!
**[12:38] Ars**
I want you to become my retainer!
**[12:41] Rietz**
You sense talent?
**[12:42] Rietz**
But we only just met.
**[12:44] Rietz**
How could you possibly sense that?
**[12:46] Ars**
I just... know certain things!
**[12:49] Rietz**
I'm grateful for your kindness.
I don't want to cause you any trouble now.
**[12:54] Rietz**
People wouldn't think well of you
for taking in a Malkan like me.
**[12:58] Ars**
D-Don't worry about that!
**[12:59] Ars**
I'll figure something out!
**[13:02] Rietz**
Sorry, no.
**[13:03] Rietz**
But thanks for the bread.
**[13:04] Ars**
H-Hey...
**[13:06] Ars**
* I might never meet anyone*
* with such incredible stats again!*
**[13:11] Ars**
*I can't let him leave!*
**[13:15] Ars**
Y-You need more than just bread, right?
**[13:18] Ars**
Our family has an amazing chef who'll make
you all the delicious food you can eat!
**[13:23] Ars**
Steak, beef stew, meat pies, rolls!
**[13:26] Ars**
We've got wine and cake, too!
**[13:31] Rietz**
You really are the son of the local lord...
**[13:36] Ars**
Go on! Eat all you—
**[13:41] Alice**
I'm terribly sorry.
**[13:43] Alice**
We simply can't serve you
the same fare as Lord Ars.
**[13:48] Krantz**
You've only been allowed into our
home at Lord Ars's request.
**[13:51] Krantz**
We ask that you leave immediately
after you finish your meal.
**[13:56] Ars**
*The prejudice against Malkans runs deep.*
**[13:59] Ars**
*I doubt I'll be able to talk them out of it.*
**[14:10] Ars**
Let's eat together!
**[14:12] Rietz**
Lord Ars...
**[14:13] Alice**
Y-Young master!
**[14:15] Ars**
This man is my honored guest!
**[14:19] Alice**
Forgive us. We'll serve him the same fare.
**[14:29] Ars**
What were you doing in that village, Rietz?
**[14:33] Rietz**
I used to be part of a band of mercenaries.
**[14:36] Rietz**
Lots of my comrades died in battle,
**[14:39] Rietz**
and the group disbanded.
**[14:41] Rietz**
I've been wandering aimlessly since,
and then I wound up here.
**[14:46] Ars**
You didn't join another mercenary group?
**[14:49] Rietz**
I can't.
**[14:50] Rietz**
No one will hire a child with no
accomplishments to his name.
**[14:54] Rietz**
I'd been with my previous
group since I was little.
**[14:59] Ars**
That must have been so hard...
**[15:02] Krantz**
Lord Ars, shouldn't you be
seeing your guest off soon?
**[15:06] Ars**
I can't do that!
**[15:08] Ars**
I brought this man here
to make him my retainer.
**[15:11] Krantz**
What?! O-Out of the question!
**[15:14] Krantz**
Think of what Lord Raven would say!
**[15:19] Raven**
I think I understand.
**[15:22] Raven**
We're talking about this Malkan here, yes?
**[15:30] Raven**
Unacceptable.
**[15:31] Raven**
Taking a Malkan as a retainer
is an outrageously foolish act.
**[15:35] Raven**
Throw him out at once.
**[15:36] Ars**
Rietz Muses has incredible talents.
**[15:39] Ars**
We'll be missing out terribly if
we don't make him a retainer!
**[15:44] Raven**
Listen, Ars.
**[15:45] Raven**
Malkans are overwhelmingly
inferior to Summerforthians.
**[15:51] Raven**
They cannot have "incredible talents."
**[15:53] Ars**
* Even Father believes the conventional*
* wisdom about Malkans.*
**[15:58] Ars**
*But...*
**[15:59] Ars**
I believe this man will be
indispensable for Lamberg's future.
**[16:04] Ars**
I don't know anything
about Malkans as a whole,
**[16:06] Ars**
but I'm positive that Rietz
has god-given talents!
**[16:11] Ars**
If you doubt me, why not
test his abilities yourself?
**[16:16] Raven**
What makes you so sure of his talent?
**[16:19] Ars**
I just know certain things.
**[16:21] Raven**
I'll admit you recognized
Millais's talent for the bow.
**[16:25] Ars**
Yes.
**[16:26] Ars**
It's just like that.
**[16:28] Ars**
My instinct is telling me that
he has unprecedented talent.
**[16:33] Raven**
If you insist, I'll test him.
**[16:36] Raven**
If he proves talented,
I'll employ him as a soldier.
**[16:40] Ars**
Thank you, Father!
**[16:42] Ars**
*Even if he starts in the rank and file,*
**[16:44] Ars**
* knowing Rietz, he'll quickly*
* make a name for himself.*
**[16:46] Ars**
* Then my father, who believes in meritocracy,*
* will have to promote him!*
**[16:50] Raven**
The test will be simple.
**[16:52] Raven**
He'll fight in a mock duel with me.
**[16:55] Raven**
If he wins, he passes.
**[16:58] Ars**
Um, but Father...
**[17:00] Ars**
He's just fourteen years old.
**[17:02] Ars**
And you're blessed with
god-given skill in battle yourself.
**[17:06] Ars**
I'm not sure he stands a chance against
you under the current circumstances...
**[17:13] Raven**
Did you not say he's talented?
**[17:15] Ars**
He is...
**[17:18] sign**
Prowess 70/90
**[17:19] sign**
Prowess 94/95
**[17:20] Raven**
We won't fight on even footing.
**[17:23] Raven**
I'll give him a handicap.
**[17:25] Ars**
*A handicap? This might work out, then.*
**[17:29] Ars**
Understood!
**[17:30] Ars**
Do you agree to that, Rietz?
**[17:33] Rietz**
Er... Y-Yes.
**[17:36] Raven**
Let us proceed, then.
**[17:41] Rietz**
Um, Lord Ars...
**[17:44] Rietz**
Why are you fighting so hard
to take a Malkan as a retainer?
**[17:48] Rietz**
Is it pity?
**[17:50] Ars**
Rietz...
**[17:51] Ars**
Do you not want to be a
retainer for House Louvent?
**[17:54] Ars**
If you don't, I can tell my father
to call this off right now...
**[17:57] Rietz**
Not, that's not it.
**[17:58] Rietz**
The offer to be your retainer makes me happy.
**[18:01] Rietz**
It's the best offer I've ever had in my life.
**[18:05] Rietz**
It just... feels sort of unbelievable, honestly.
**[18:09] Rietz**
We Malkans are persecuted wherever we go.
**[18:12] Ars**
I need you, Rietz!
**[18:16] Ars**
I'm going to be lord of this land someday.
**[18:19] Ars**
When that time comes, I want
you by my side helping me!
**[18:24] Rietz**
I'll do my best.
**[18:28] Soldier H**
Who's that?
**[18:30] Gullar**
Looks like a Malkan.
**[18:32] Soldier I**
I hear the young master brought him here.
**[18:34] Raven**
Millais, practice swords.
**[18:36] Raven**
Gratz, bring an hourglass.
**[18:38] Millais**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[18:41] Raven**
Take a sword.
**[18:42] Rietz**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[18:46] Raven**
If you can land one blow against me
before time runs out, you'll win.
**[18:52] Ars**
* Father's Prowess stat is surely*
* the highest in the land...*
**[18:57] Ars**
* But if he only needs to land one blow,*
* Rietz might just have a chance!*
**[19:01] Raven**
By the way, you haven't told me your name.
**[19:05] Raven**
We're about to duel. Identify yourself.
**[19:08] Rietz**
Rietz Muses.
**[19:10] Raven**
I am Raven Louvent, master of House Louvent.
**[19:14] Raven**
Show me what you can do.
**[19:21] Rietz**
*That strike...*
**[19:22] Rietz**
* Even with a practice sword,*
* it'd have cut me in two if it hit me!*
**[19:27] Rietz**
*H-He's fast!*
**[19:29] Rietz**
* He swung again so quickly*
* after such a powerful attack...*
**[19:40] Ars**
*It's no use! Father's too strong!*
**[19:43] Gullar**
Who the hell is that Malkan?
**[19:45] Ben**
Even when the lord goes easy on us,
**[19:47] Ben**
we can barely hold on to our swords,
let alone land a blow on him.
**[19:51] Charlie**
But that Malkan is actually keeping pace!
**[19:55] Gullar**
And Lord Raven is going all-out, I believe.
**[20:05] Ars**
Rietz!
**[20:05] Gullar**
Still, not even he can land a blow
on the land's greatest swordsman.
**[20:13] Raven**
What's the matter? You have little time left.
**[20:21] Ars**
*I want you by my side helping me!*
**[20:28] Rietz**
At your insistence, then...
I'll give it my best.
**[20:33] Ars**
*Rietz... His expression has changed.*
**[20:37] Raven**
I know just what you're trying!
**[20:41] Raven**
Not bad at all, but—
**[20:56] Raven**
It's over.
**[21:02] Ben**
It grazed him?!
**[21:05] Dawson**
That guy just landed a blow on Lord Raven!
**[21:07] Soldier G**
Just who is that Malkan?!
**[21:11] Raven**
You've won.
**[21:12] Raven**
As promised, I'll employ you as a soldier.
**[21:16] Ars**
*Amazing! Rietz really is gifted!*
**[21:22] Ars**
Congratulations!
**[21:23] Ars**
That was a magnificent fight!
**[21:25] Ars**
Father, thank you!
**[21:28] Raven**
You were right.
**[21:30] Raven**
I sensed true talent in Rietz there.
**[21:33] Raven**
He may become a top-class
swordsman in the future.
**[21:37] Raven**
Your ability to see people's
talents is the real thing.
**[21:40] Raven**
You might have some exceptional
power of your own.
**[21:45] Raven**
I was worried about how you'd fare
in the chaotic age to come...
**[21:49] Raven**
But you may yet become a great man.
**[21:52] Ars**
Me? A great man?
**[21:54] Raven**
You could become a powerful noble...
**[21:56] Raven**
Or perhaps even the emperor himself.
**[21:59] Ars**
The emperor?!
**[22:02] Raven**
I'm joking.
**[22:03] Raven**
The throne is too lofty a goal for
the lord of such a small domain.
**[22:07] Raven**
If you simply carry on the Louvent name
for another generation, that's enough for me.
**[22:12] Soldier H**
Hey, you were pretty awesome!
**[22:13] Dawson**
Where did you learn how to fence?
**[22:14] Gratz**
Would you have a mock duel with me, too?
**[22:16] Gratz**
I wanna know just how strong you are!
**[22:17] Rietz**
Uh...
**[22:18] Soldier I**
Me, too!
**[22:22] Ars**
Rietz! How are you doing?
**[22:27] Rietz**
I don't look strange?
**[22:29] Rietz**
I've never worn anything like this before.
**[22:31] Ars**
No, it looks great on you!
**[22:34] Ars**
Really!
**[22:35] Ars**
Rietz, I heard you were taking
on servant duties, as well.
**[22:40] Rietz**
I want to help as much as I can.
**[22:43] Ars**
You don't have to go that far!
**[22:46] Ars**
We're only a very small domain.
**[22:49] Rietz**
Still... having a liege to
serve is like a dream to me.
**[22:57] Rietz**
If not for you, Lord Ars,
I'd likely have died on the streets.
**[23:03] Rietz**
I truly can't thank you enough.
**[23:08] Rietz**
I will spend the rest of my
life repaying this debt to you.
**[23:15] Ars**
Okay!
**[23:17] Ars**
Let's do great work together!
**[23:19] Ars**
* And so my quest to build*
* the strongest domain began.*
**[23:25] Ars**
Rietz, if we want to protect Lamberg,
we'll need more talented people!
**[23:29] Rietz**
Yes, it would be best to have
someone with magical talent...
**[23:32] Ars**
Magic?!
**[23:33] Ars**
Fantasy!
**[23:34] Ars**
Yes!
**[23:35] Rietz**
L-Lord Ars?
**[23:36] Ars**
Next time: "Above and Below."
**[23:36] Ars**
Next Time
Above and Below
# E2 - Above and Below
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**[00:01] Ars**
*Leadership.*
**[00:01] sign**
Leadership
**[00:05] Ars**
*Prowess.*
**[00:05] sign**
Prowess
**[00:08] Ars**
*Ingenuity.*
**[00:09] sign**
Ingenuity
**[00:12] Ars**
*Diplomacy.*
**[00:13] sign**
Diplomacy
**[00:17] sign**
Ambition
**[00:17] Ars**
*And...*
**[00:18] Ars**
*Ambition.*
**[00:20] sign**
Prowess Leadership Aerial Naval
Infantry
Cavalry Prowess Archer
Ingenuity
**[00:20] Ars**
* I can perceive people's natural*
* talents in the form of stats*
**[00:25] Ars**
*with a skill called "Appraisal."*
**[00:27] Ars**
* My father, Raven,*
* taught me that the ability to see*
**[00:31] Ars**
*the talents of others is important for a lord.*
**[00:34] Ars**
* I'll have to use it to survive*
* the age of war ahead of us.*
**[00:41] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[02:02] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[02:11] sign**
House Louvent, Domain of Lamberg
**[02:14] sign**
Episode 2
Above and Below
**[02:15] Chef**
Thanks, Rietz.
**[02:15] sign**
Episode 2
Above and Below
**[02:17] Chef**
Sorry to have you to do odd jobs like these.
**[02:20] sign**
Rietz Muses
**[02:20] Rietz**
Not at all.
**[02:21] Rietz**
You always feed us such
delicious food, after all.
**[02:23] Ars**
* Rietz has been a part of the*
* household for a few months now.*
**[02:32] Ars**
* So far, he's been staying with me*
* rather than taking part in battle.*
**[02:37] Ars**
* The tutoring he's receiving has*
* drastically increased his Ingenuity,*
**[02:40] Ars**
* and now he's one of the most knowledgeable*
* people in all of House Louvent.*
**[02:43] sign**
Ingenuity 89
**[02:46] Ars**
* Both the people of the household*
* and the domain accepted him*
**[02:50] Ars**
*the minute they got to know him.*
**[02:53] Alice**
Rietz is pretty great, isn't he?
**[02:56] Bridget**
So strong and so learned...
**[02:57] Bridget**
And a quick study, too.
**[02:58] Bridget**
It's wonderful to have him around!
**[03:00] Alice**
And he's quite handsome when
you really get a look at him.
**[03:04] Ars**
*And now...*
**[03:06] Rietz**
Lord Ars, shall we have our lesson today?
**[03:09] Ars**
Yes, I'd love that.
**[03:13] Rietz**
As I taught you previously,
**[03:15] Rietz**
the continent of Summerforth
originally comprised seven kingdoms,
**[03:18] Rietz**
which have since been united into
the Summerforth Empire, remember?
**[03:22] Ars**
Yes.
**[03:23] Rietz**
The Kingdom of Ansel sat across
a strait from another continent,
**[03:27] Rietz**
allowing it to conduct maritime
trade with foreign nations.
**[03:30] Rietz**
Thus it amassed power, which it used to
invade and conquer the other six kingdoms.
**[03:35] Rietz**
With the entire continent under his control,
**[03:37] Rietz**
Ansel's King Anathas Bydoras
declared himself emperor
**[03:42] Rietz**
and renamed his realm the Summerforth Empire.
**[03:46] Rietz**
This took place 203 years ago.
**[03:49] Ars**
Yeah. I learned that much from my own reading.
**[03:53] Rietz**
However, the Summerforth Empire
is now in a dire situation.
**[03:58] Rietz**
Our current sovereign, Bydoras XII,
is an eight-year-old child.
**[04:02] Rietz**
The real power is held by his retainers,
who are embroiled in factional rivalries
**[04:06] Rietz**
that corrode centralized authority.
**[04:09] Rietz**
With the emperor's control on the wane,
popular revolts are flaring up all over.
**[04:15] Rietz**
It's caused provincial governers to defy the
crown and bolster their local autonomy.
**[04:23] Ars**
* They're only minor skirmishes for now, but even*
* Father's being dispatched to deal with them.*
**[04:27] Ars**
*And there'll be a bigger conflict someday.*
**[04:30] Ars**
* I need to prepare for that by using my power*
* to get talented people on my side in advance.*
**[04:35] Ars**
*Obviously, I'd rather it never came to that, but...*
**[04:39] Ars**
Rietz, if a bigger conflict were to happen,
where do you think it would start?
**[04:44] Rietz**
Here in Missian Province, I expect.
**[04:47] Rietz**
Missian's current governor, Amador
Salamakhia, is old and in poor health.
**[04:53] Rietz**
There's a good chance he'll die
within the next few years.
**[04:59] Rietz**
Lord Salamakhia has two sons.
**[05:02] Rietz**
Normally, the elder son would succeed him,
but the younger son is more capable.
**[05:06] Rietz**
The governor seems torn as
to who should succeed him.
**[05:10] Rietz**
If he were to pass before making the decision,
**[05:13] Rietz**
it would undoubtedly lead to war.
**[05:15] Rietz**
And even if he does choose before then,
**[05:17] Rietz**
war will likely break out anyway.
**[05:20] Rietz**
It appears both of the brothers
want to inherit the position.
**[05:26] Ars**
Oh, no...
**[05:28] Ars**
If that were to happen,
which side would Father take?
**[05:32] Rietz**
He seems to believe it's the
elder son's right to succeed,
**[05:36] Rietz**
but it won't be Lord Raven
who decides which side he takes.
**[05:40] Ars**
*I see.*
**[05:42] Ars**
* Because Father doesn't serve*
* the governor of Missian directly.*
**[05:47] Ars**
*Each province is divided into districts.*
**[05:51] Ars**
*Lamberg lies in the district of Canarre,*
**[05:52] sign**
Lamberg
**[05:52] sign**
Canarre District
**[05:52] sign**
Missian Province
**[05:53] Ars**
* and Father is in service below*
* Canarre District's headman.*
**[05:57] Ars**
* Though my Appraisal skill might come*
* in handy when choosing who to back...*
**[06:03] Ars**
Writing out my address in modern times,
**[06:04] Ars**
it'd probably go "Lamberg, Canarre District,
Missian Province, Summerforth Empire."
**[06:09] Ars**
*I'm pretty nervous.*
**[06:11] Ars**
*Father is still alive, but I'm just a kid.*
**[06:15] Ars**
* Rietz is the only good*
* prospect I've found so far,*
**[06:18] Ars**
*and if Father were to be on the losing side...*
**[06:21] Rietz**
In a sense, this is an opportunity for us.
**[06:25] Rietz**
A good showing in a major conflict
can help a lord advance in the world.
**[06:28] Ars**
That's right!
**[06:30] Rietz**
Let's try to get stronger to
make that outcome more likely.
**[06:34] Rietz**
Don't worry. I'm with you.
**[06:37] Rietz**
I will protect you, Lord Ars.
**[06:39] Ars**
Rietz...
**[06:40] Ars**
Thank you!
**[06:42] Rietz**
The best way to keep you safe
is to recruit the right people.
**[06:45] Rietz**
Lord Ars, will you help me?
**[06:48] Ars**
Yes!
**[06:49] Ars**
Let's go search for more people right now!
**[06:52] Rietz**
Yes, my lord! It'd be my pleasure.
**[06:59] Ars**
*Father...*
**[07:01] Ars**
*He's spending more time training these days.*
**[07:01] sign**
Raven Louvent
**[07:05] Ars**
*I guess he knows war is on the horizon.*
**[07:08] Raven**
Ars, are you heading into town again?
**[07:10] Ars**
Yes. I'll be scouting more fine new recruits.
**[07:13] Raven**
I see.
**[07:15] Raven**
I was hoping you might find us
someone with a talent for magic.
**[07:20] Ars**
Magic?
**[07:22] Raven**
Yes.
**[07:23] Raven**
Magic will be a crucial resource
in the battles to come.
**[07:27] Raven**
I can't wield magic properly,
**[07:31] Raven**
and my few retainers who can
aren't particularly blessed.
**[07:36] Rietz**
It's true mages can turn the tide of battle.
**[07:40] Rietz**
We'll certainly need them.
**[07:42] Ars**
*Magic...*
**[07:44] Ars**
*I tried using it once at Father's request.*
**[07:47] Ars**
* I attached beads filled with mysterious*
* red fluid to a strange device*
**[07:51] Ars**
*and recited a short phrase...*
**[07:53] (Flashback) Ars**
Forma Igni Erupt!
**[08:01] Ars**
*He hasn't asked me to try again since.*
**[08:04] Ars**
* I guess the spell I used didn't*
* suggest much aptitude for magic.*
**[08:08] Raven**
I'm counting on you.
**[08:09] Ars**
I'll do my best!
**[08:14] Ars**
You're so great, Rietz!
You're even a talented equestrian!
**[08:18] Rietz**
Having a mage would make us even
better prepared for war, wouldn't it?
**[08:22] Ars**
Yes!
**[08:24] Ars**
* That's right. A mage would*
* really bolster our forces.*
**[08:28] Ars**
*For the future of House Louvent and Lamberg,*
**[08:31] Ars**
*I have to find the best possible candidate!*
**[08:34] sign**
Castle Town, Canarre
**[08:40] Ars**
S-So many people!
**[08:43] Rietz**
I've heard the population is about 50,000.
**[08:46] Ars**
Fifty thousand?!
**[08:47] Ars**
That's fifty times Lamberg's...
**[08:49] Rietz**
This is the capital of Canarre District.
**[08:52] Rietz**
That's Canarre Castle, home to House Pyres,
the family that rules the district.
**[08:56] Ars**
What an amazing castle!
**[09:01] Ars**
The people here look so wealthy.
**[09:06] Ars**
I want to provide this kind of life
for the citizens of Lamberg someday.
**[09:12] Rietz**
With so many people to choose from,
I'm sure we'll find an excellent candidate.
**[09:16] Rietz**
Let's give it our best.
**[09:17] Ars**
Yes!
**[09:18] Ars**
*Appraisal!*
**[09:21] sign**
Archer Prowess
Leadership Ingenuity
**[09:23] sign**
Infantry Smith Infantry
**[09:26] sign**
Mage Ingenuity Builder
Naval
**[09:28] sign**
Builder Naval Prowess
**[09:43] Rietz**
No one especially promising?
**[09:46] Ars**
I'm afraid not.
**[09:47] sign**
Cavalry: D
**[09:47] sign**
Prowess Leadership
**[09:47] sign**
Infantry: D
**[09:47] sign**
Diplomacy
Strategist: D
**[09:47] sign**
Ingenuity Smith: D
**[09:47] Ars**
* A person's stats consist of numerical*
* values and aptitude ranks.*
**[09:51] Ars**
* Their actual talent seems to be*
* the result of multiplying the two.*
**[09:51] sign**
Millais Cristal 21 Male
**[09:51] sign**
Archer: B
**[09:57] Ars**
* In other words, even if*
* they have high stat numbers,*
**[09:59] Ars**
* without the right aptitude,*
* it won't amount to much.*
**[10:07] Rietz**
Well, we've only just started.
**[10:09] Rietz**
Let's take our time.
**[10:10] Ars**
You're right.
**[10:26] Rietz**
Looks like there's a market square up ahead.
**[10:28] Rietz**
There should be lots of people there.
**[10:31] Rietz**
Lord Ars? What's the matter?
**[10:40] Rietz**
Wherever there are wealthy people,
there are also people like this.
**[10:44] Rietz**
It may be that prosperity itself
breeds wealth inequality.
**[10:49] Ars**
Um...
**[10:50] Rietz**
I know what you want to say.
**[10:53] Rietz**
You saved me, Lord Ars,
**[10:56] Rietz**
so it pains me to say this, but...
**[11:01] Rietz**
There's nothing we can do for them right now.
**[11:05] Ars**
You're right.
**[11:07] Ars**
I don't have the power to save them now.
**[11:11] Ars**
Earlier, I only saw the superficial prosperity
and thought this was a wonderful town.
**[11:18] Ars**
But a truly good town would be a place
where even the less fortunate
**[11:23] Ars**
could make a life for themselves.
**[11:27] Ars**
That's the kind of domain I want to create.
**[11:31] Ars**
And... this might be naïve of me,
**[11:35] Ars**
but I kind of wish we could find the talent
we're looking for among people like them.
**[11:40] Rietz**
Lord Ars...
**[11:42] Rietz**
I truly am proud to be in your service.
**[11:46] Ars**
Huh?! Wh-Where'd that come from?
**[11:49] Ars**
You're the amazing one.
**[11:50] Rietz**
Well, it's just how I really feel.
**[11:58] Rietz**
This is the largest market in Canarre.
**[11:59] Ars**
Wow! Look at all the delicious food!
**[12:02] Egg Seller**
You there, boy!
**[12:04] Egg Seller**
Want a dragon for a pet?
**[12:07] Egg Seller**
These are real dragon eggs,
imported from the northern continent!
**[12:11] Ars**
*Dragon... eggs?!*
**[12:13] Ars**
*There are dragons in this world?!*
**[12:16] Ars**
*And you can keep them as pets?!*
**[12:18] Ars**
*I... I want one!*
**[12:19] Egg Seller**
They're pretty rare, but y'know what?
**[12:21] Egg Seller**
Just for you, I'll make 'em one silver each!
**[12:23] Egg Seller**
How's about a souvenir?
**[12:25] Ars**
Yes! I'll take three!
**[12:30] Rietz**
Do you realize what you've done
in attempting to defraud this boy?
**[12:36] Ars**
H-Hey! Rietz?!
**[12:37] Egg Seller**
What the hell are you—
**[12:38] Rietz**
Listen to me.
**[12:40] Rietz**
Trade with the northern continent
was frozen last year.
**[12:43] Rietz**
The only way to import goods
would be smuggling.
**[12:46] Rietz**
Plus, dragon eggs won't hatch unless
stored at high temperatures,
**[12:50] Rietz**
and the spots on these are
far darker and larger
**[12:54] Rietz**
than what I've seen in reference books.
**[12:56] Rietz**
Moreover, no mere stall could have such
a large collection of rare dragon eggs.
**[13:02] Rietz**
These are giant lizard eggs
from the Ansel region.
**[13:05] Egg Seller**
Th-That's not—
**[13:06] Rietz**
Quiet!
**[13:08] Rietz**
The price for humiliating Lord Ars is death.
**[13:11] Egg Seller**
*This guy's crazy!*
**[13:13] Ars**
I get it! I won't buy them!
**[13:15] Ars**
Please, just don't hurt him!
**[13:17] Ars**
It's my own fault for not knowing better!
**[13:24] Rietz**
Forgive me, my lord!
**[13:26] Rietz**
I completely lost my head!
**[13:27] Rietz**
I shall accept any punishment!
**[13:29] Ars**
No, no! I really appreciate
you saving me back there!
**[13:32] Ars**
* Is he gonna act this way*
* every time I get hoodwinked?*
**[13:35] Ars**
* I'd better wise up before*
* I get someone killed...*
**[13:38] Ars**
Let's continue our search, okay?
**[13:41] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[13:41] Rietz**
All right.
**[13:43] Ars**
*Gotta study harder.*
**[13:46] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[13:51] Rietz**
Eat well, Lord Ars.
**[13:57] Ars**
There's candy, too!
**[14:04] Ars**
One, please!
**[14:09] Rietz**
Lord Ars!
**[14:10] Ars**
That startled me.
They were sure in a hurry, huh?
**[14:13] Rietz**
That person stole your purse!
**[14:16] Ars**
Wh-What are we going to do, Rietz?!
**[14:19] Rietz**
I'll catch them. Hold on!
**[14:25] Ars**
Th-They're so fast!
**[14:28] Woman**
Hey!
**[14:49] Punk A**
Takes guts for garbage like you
to try to give us the slip.
**[14:54] Punk A**
Little brat. You really wasted our time.
**[14:58] Ars**
Stop that!
**[15:00] Ars**
You can't just hit a poor girl
like that. It's not right!
**[15:03] Punk A**
What was that, brat?!
**[15:08] Rietz**
Keep your filthy hands off of Lord Ars.
**[15:11] Punk A**
The hell did you say?!
**[15:26] Rietz**
Well, that was sad.
**[15:28] Ars**
Rietz, you're so cool!
**[15:28] Ars**
Damn it...
**[15:30] Punk A**
This ain't over.
**[15:36] Ars**
Are you all right?
**[15:40] sign**
Leadership 65/92 Prowess 93/114
Aerial: D Archer: D Infantry: D
Builder: D Smith: D Diplomacy 31/40
**[15:44] sign**
Mage: S
**[15:47] Ars**
*S-tier aptitude as a mage?!*
**[15:49] Ars**
*And on top of that...*
**[15:51] sign**
Leadership 65/92
**[15:51] Ars**
*Leadership of 92?*
**[15:53] sign**
Prowess 116
**[15:53] Ars**
*Prowess of 116?!*
**[15:55] sign**
Charlotte Wraith 11 Female
**[15:55] sign**
Aerial: D
Builder: D
Strategist: D
**[15:55] sign**
Archer: D
Smith: D
Diplomacy 31/40
**[15:55] Ars**
*Her numbers are amazing!*
**[15:57] Ars**
* Even as an adolescent,*
* her Prowess rivals my father's...*
**[16:02] Ars**
* But in spite of that,*
* her other aptitudes are D,*
**[16:03] sign**
Mage: S
**[16:06] Ars**
* so she probably won't be great at*
* combat where magic's not concerned.*
**[16:09] Rietz**
* Still, this must mean she already*
* has incredible magic power!*
**[16:17] Rietz**
Lord Ars's purse. Please return it at once.
**[16:24] Ars**
Wait! Would you be willing
to become my retainer?!
**[16:28] Rietz**
L-Lord Ars?
**[16:30] Rietz**
What are you talking about? She's a thief!
**[16:33] Ars**
Rietz, she has incredible talent for magic!
**[16:36] Ars**
I've never seen someone with such potential!
**[16:39] Charlotte**
What? Don't be ridiculous.
**[16:41] Charlotte**
I'd rather die than serve a child like you.
**[16:47] Ars**
B-But why?
**[16:49] Charlotte**
There are some things I just can't stand.
**[16:52] Ars**
Y-You have an amazing talent for magic.
**[16:55] Ars**
Is there any way I can
convince you to join us?
**[16:58] Charlotte**
Magic?
**[16:59] Charlotte**
I've never used magic.
**[17:01] Ars**
That's okay! I can just tell!
**[17:04] Ars**
And, um...
**[17:06] Ars**
If you're stealing purses, that means
you've had a pretty hard life, right?
**[17:12] Ars**
As my retainer, you'd have a salary
and meals provided!
**[17:16] Ars**
It would be a much better life!
**[17:19] Ars**
So please—
**[17:20] Charlotte**
You sound just like the
spoiled noble brat you are.
**[17:24] Charlotte**
What gives you nobles the right
to look down on everyone else?
**[17:31] Charlotte**
You live in the lap of luxury, so certain
that you deserve your privileged status.
**[17:37] Charlotte**
What have you ever even done?
**[17:40] Charlotte**
Weren't you just dealt a lucky hand at birth?
**[17:42] Charlotte**
Yet you act like we're so far beneath you...
**[17:46] Charlotte**
I have no interest in becoming a
tool to protect your lavish lifestyle.
**[17:50] Ars**
I'm not like those people!
**[17:51] Ars**
I want to create a town someday where
people like you can live stable lives!
**[17:56] Ars**
That's why I need your help!
**[17:59] Charlotte**
"Someday"?
**[18:01] Charlotte**
When's this "someday" coming?
**[18:03] Charlotte**
You've always lived the high life,
so you may not understand,
**[18:07] Charlotte**
but people like us spend our days
in these alleys, sweltering, freezing,
**[18:12] Charlotte**
never knowing where our
next meal is coming from.
**[18:15] Charlotte**
We can't wait for "someday."
**[18:18] Charlotte**
Be your retainer?
**[18:20] Charlotte**
So you can show everyone what
a great, kind person you are?
**[18:23] Charlotte**
How stupid do you think I am?
**[18:25] Charlotte**
I'm not here to help you
feel better about yourself.
**[18:30] Rietz**
I understand that you're suffering.
**[18:32] Ars**
Rietz...
**[18:33] Rietz**
But I still can't approve of theft.
**[18:37] Rietz**
Return Lord Ars's purse.
**[18:41] Charlotte**
Well, you did save me and all.
**[18:43] Charlotte**
I don't want to owe you.
**[18:48] Ars**
Um...
**[18:49] Ars**
Just who were those people?
**[18:55] Charlotte**
A slave trader's lackeys.
**[18:57] Charlotte**
I got caught sneaking into a noble's larder
**[19:00] Charlotte**
and was sold off to a slave trader.
**[19:03] Charlotte**
I managed to give him the slip,
but then his dumb lackeys came after me.
**[19:07] Charlotte**
I'm sure they thought I'd fetch a high price.
**[19:11] Charlotte**
I mean, I'm pretty good-looking, right?
**[19:16] Ars**
But...
**[19:17] Ars**
If you got away, why are you still in this town?
**[19:20] Ars**
Shouldn't you try to get farther away?
**[19:22] Charlotte**
I can't do that.
**[19:24] Ars**
Why not?
**[19:25] Orphans**
Charlotte!
**[19:26] Charlotte**
Hey, you guys...
**[19:26] Orphan A**
Where'd you go?
**[19:27] Orphan A**
You were gone for two days! We were worried!
**[19:27] Orphan A**
We're hungry!
**[19:29] Orphan B**
I missed you!
**[19:31] Orphan C**
I'm hungry! I wanna eat!
**[19:32] Rietz**
Wh-Who are these children?
**[19:34] Charlotte**
They're like me.
Orphans with no family to turn to,
**[19:37] Charlotte**
scraping together a living on the streets.
**[19:41] Charlotte**
I can't just run off and leave them behind.
**[19:49] Ars**
All right. I won't try to recruit you.
**[19:53] Ars**
Rietz, my purse.
**[19:55] Rietz**
Lord Ars...
**[19:57] Ars**
Please, take it.
**[20:01] Charlotte**
Still trying to play the good guy?
**[20:03] Charlotte**
You offered it willingly, okay?
Don't expect anything in return.
**[20:07] Ars**
I won't.
**[20:11] Charlotte**
Weirdo.
**[20:18] Rietz**
Lord Ars...
**[20:21] Ars**
I can't take her away from this.
**[20:36] Rietz**
Lord Ars.
**[20:38] Rietz**
Even in the summer,
it gets cold here at night.
**[20:40] Rietz**
You should come inside.
**[20:42] Ars**
Okay.
**[20:48] Rietz**
I was in a situation similar to hers.
**[20:51] Rietz**
I understand how she feels.
**[20:54] Rietz**
This world isn't kind
to people on the bottom.
**[20:58] Rietz**
She's probably faced terrible treatment
at the hands of nobles in the past.
**[21:03] Rietz**
That's why she sees them all as bad people.
**[21:08] Rietz**
But you aren't like that.
**[21:10] Rietz**
I know that better than anyone.
**[21:14] Ars**
At some point, I started taking my
privileged lifestyle for granted.
**[21:19] Ars**
It's no wonder she'd be angry with me.
**[21:23] Ars**
I really do want to make a better city,
**[21:27] Ars**
but maybe I didn't think it through.
**[21:30] Ars**
She was right to say what she did.
**[21:34] Rietz**
Lord Ars...
**[21:37] Orphans**
Charlotte?
**[21:39] Orphan A**
Charlotte!
**[21:40] Ars**
Is that...
**[21:43] Ars**
What's going on?
**[21:45] Orphan C**
You're that guy from before.
**[21:46] Orphan C**
Charlotte...
**[21:48] Orphan C**
They got Charlotte!
**[23:25] Ars**
What do we do?
**[23:26] Ars**
Charlotte's in real trouble!
**[23:29] Rietz**
Don't worry.
**[23:30] Rietz**
I know you'll be able to help her, Lord Ars.
**[23:32] Ars**
Yes...
**[23:33] Ars**
Let's get to Charlotte at once, Rietz!
**[23:36] Rietz**
My lord!
**[23:37] sign**
Next Time
Answer
**[23:37] Ars**
Next time: "Answer."
# E3 - Answer
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G0DUN2GM4/answer)
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**[00:01] Ars**
*Leadership.*
**[00:01] sign**
Leadership
**[00:05] Ars**
*Prowess.*
**[00:05] sign**
Prowess
**[00:08] Ars**
*Ingenuity.*
**[00:09] sign**
Ingenuity
**[00:12] Ars**
*Diplomacy.*
**[00:13] sign**
Diplomacy
**[00:17] sign**
Ambition
**[00:17] Ars**
*And...*
**[00:18] Ars**
*Ambition.*
**[00:20] sign**
Prowess Leadership Aerial Naval
Infantry
Cavalry Prowess Archer
Ingenuity
**[00:20] Ars**
* I can perceive people's natural*
* talents in the form of stats*
**[00:25] Ars**
*with a skill called "Appraisal."*
**[00:27] Ars**
* My father, Raven,*
* taught me that the ability to see*
**[00:30] Ars**
*the talents of others is important for a lord.*
**[00:34] Ars**
* I'll have to use it to survive*
* the age of war ahead of us.*
**[00:41] sign**
*As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World*
**[02:02] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[02:11] sign**
Castle Town, Canarre
**[02:21] Charlotte**
*When was the last time I cried?*
**[02:33] Girl**
It's so cute!
**[02:36] Charlotte**
*Was it when I realized I didn't have parents?*
**[02:46] (Flashback) Merchant**
The price of flour's gone up again.
**[02:48] (Flashback) Merchant**
Oh?
**[02:54] (Flashback) Charlotte**
Could I...
**[02:55] (Flashback) Merchant**
Out of my way!
**[03:02] Charlotte**
* When I realized I'd always be*
* considered less than human?*
**[03:14] Charlotte**
*I don't remember anymore.*
**[03:20] Charlotte**
*Why did I have to be born?*
**[03:33] sign**
Episode 3 Answer
**[03:35] Punk A**
You like making our jobs harder, huh?
**[03:38] Punk B**
Take that! And that!
**[03:43] Punk A**
There!
**[03:45] Punk A**
Shitty little brat.
**[03:47] Punk A**
Still can't get her to cry.
**[03:50] Punk B**
Boring.
**[03:55] Albert**
Hey.
**[03:55] Albert**
How many times do I have to tell you?
**[03:58] Albert**
She's got a buyer. Lay off the face.
**[04:02] Albert**
I'd rather not get on that pervert's bad side.
**[04:06] Punk B**
Yeah, got it.
**[04:09] Punk A**
Hey, hey. She's got a purse on her.
**[04:12] Punk A**
Sticky-fingered little lass.
**[04:14] Punk A**
Whoa, this thing's loaded!
**[04:18] Punk A**
You little...
**[04:19] Punk A**
Get over yourself!
**[04:21] Punk A**
Dumbass.
**[04:22] Punk A**
Get it through your damn skull.
**[04:24] Punk A**
You're not getting away from us!
**[04:31] Albert**
Even if you escape, what good would it do?
**[04:34] Albert**
You'd just be going back to a life of misery.
**[04:38] Albert**
Your life's over. Accept it.
**[04:41] Albert**
The only ones to blame are
the parents who abandoned you.
**[04:48] Punk A**
What the...
**[04:49] Punk B**
Wh-Who's there?!
**[04:51] Punk A**
You're that guy—
**[05:00] Albert**
Hold it.
**[05:03] Ars**
Are you all right?
**[05:05] Charlotte**
What are you doing here?
**[05:07] Albert**
Come on, now. What's wrong with you people?
**[05:10] Albert**
You've got some nerve busting
down a man's door, kiddo.
**[05:16] Ars**
Albert Carnier.
**[05:18] Ars**
Are you the slave trader?
**[05:20] Albert**
How's this kid know my name?
**[05:23] Albert**
That outfit... He's a noble?
**[05:26] Albert**
What if I am, sir?
**[05:28] Ars**
Release this girl at once.
**[05:30] Albert**
I'm afraid I don't follow, young man.
**[05:34] Albert**
She's a slave. She's merchandise.
**[05:37] Albert**
You nobles are the ones always buying
them in secret. Surely you understand.
**[05:42] Ars**
I do not.
**[05:43] Charlotte**
Are you stupid?!
**[05:45] Charlotte**
Keep out of this!
**[05:47] Charlotte**
You don't even know me.
**[05:53] Ars**
It's been on my mind since I first met you.
**[05:56] Ars**
Why do your eyes look so empty?
**[06:01] Ars**
I've been wondering all this time,
and I finally realized...
**[06:05] sign**
Leadership 65/92 Prowess 93/114
Aerial: D Archer: D Infantry: D
Builder: D Smith: D Diplomacy 31/40
**[06:09] sign**
Mage: S
**[06:14] sign**
Ambition 1/1
**[06:15] Ars**
Your ambition is only 1.
**[06:19] Albert**
Huh? "Ambition"?
**[06:21] Ars**
It's 1!
**[06:22] Albert**
What are you talking about?
**[06:24] Ars**
Ambition refers to someone's
personal hopes for themselves.
**[06:29] Ars**
It can occasionally lead to them
being betrayed or threatened.
**[06:33] Ars**
But...
**[06:34] Ars**
It also represents a desire
to improve, tenacity,
**[06:37] Ars**
and hope for the future!
**[06:41] Ars**
And hers is just 1.
**[06:44] Ars**
She's given up on her future.
**[06:46] Ars**
Can you imagine anything sadder than that?
**[06:50] Albert**
Her future?
**[06:53] Albert**
That's because she's a slave, young man!
**[06:55] Albert**
What would a slave do with a future?
**[06:58] Ars**
What are you laughing about?!
**[07:00] Ars**
It's an adult's job to protect
the future of children.
**[07:04] Ars**
How can you steal hers away
and laugh about it?!
**[07:07] Ars**
It should be up to *her* to
decide what she becomes!
**[07:10] Ars**
Not you people!
**[07:17] Charlotte**
*When was the last time I cried?*
**[07:20] Charlotte**
*I don't remember anymore.*
**[07:22] Charlotte**
*Crying doesn't get you anything.*
**[07:25] Charlotte**
*It doesn't help you survive.*
**[07:29] Charlotte**
*I gave up on dreams first.*
**[07:32] Charlotte**
* Because our destinies are decided*
* the moment we're born.*
**[07:44] Charlotte**
*Disgusted glares, verbal and physical abuse...*
**[07:47] Charlotte**
* Closing off my heart kept*
* them from hurting me.*
**[07:51] (Flashback) Man**
Hey!
**[07:53] Charlotte**
*Tears are for the weak.*
**[07:55] Charlotte**
*And weakness means death.*
**[07:57] Charlotte**
* I decided I'd focus solely*
* on being strong and surviving.*
**[08:03] Charlotte**
*So...*
**[08:05] Charlotte**
*Why am I crying now?*
**[08:09] Punk D**
I don't like this brat's tone.
**[08:13] Albert**
Enough.
**[08:15] Albert**
Even if he's a child, he is a noble.
**[08:17] Albert**
So I've been more than considerate...
**[08:19] Albert**
But I'm quite done with this little farce.
**[08:23] Charlotte**
Hurry up and get out of here!
**[08:25] Ars**
It's all right. Just hold on a little longer.
**[08:28] Charlotte**
Hey!
**[08:29] Ars**
Rietz, can you handle this?
**[08:32] Rietz**
Of course, my lord.
**[08:34] Punk E**
Hey, what're you smiling about?
**[08:36] Punk E**
Guess you don't understand
the trouble you're in—
**[08:45] Rietz**
Do you people realize what you've done?
**[08:50] Rietz**
The price for angering Lord Ars...
**[08:56] Rietz**
is death!
**[09:00] Punk F**
It's just one guy! Surround him!
**[09:18] Albert**
Hey!
**[09:19] Mage A**
Forma...
**[09:21] Mage B**
F-Forma...
**[09:22] Mages**
Igni Exore!
**[09:34] Punk F**
H-He's a monster...
**[09:38] Rietz**
Are we done here?
**[09:40] Charlotte**
What the heck? He's way too strong!
**[09:43] Albert**
Damn it...
**[09:44] Albert**
You leave me no choice!
**[09:45] Albert**
Get down here!
**[09:52] Big Man**
What a ruckus.
**[09:54] Big Man**
Can't even enjoy my booze.
**[09:57] Charlotte**
*H-He's huge!*
**[09:59] Albert**
He was an infantry captain
in the Canarre Army.
**[10:03] Albert**
Though they kicked him out for bad behavior.
**[10:06] Big Man**
Albert.
**[10:08] Big Man**
I'm out of booze.
**[10:09] Big Man**
Get me more.
**[10:11] Albert**
Do your job and you can
have as much as you want.
**[10:14] Charlotte**
Hey, that guy's bad news.
**[10:18] Charlotte**
Hey!
**[10:19] Ars**
No need to worry.
**[10:21] Big Man**
What, the other guys lost to this kid?
**[10:23] Big Man**
Pathetic.
**[10:25] Rietz**
You can sneer at them *if* you
make it out of this, pig.
**[10:30] Big Man**
I'll tear your head off.
**[10:38] Rietz**
Too slow.
**[10:42] Big Man**
You—
**[10:45] Ars**
Rietz's talents are on another level.
**[10:58] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[10:58] Charlotte**
*Who are these people?*
**[11:03] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[11:04] Charlotte**
*Who are these people?*
**[11:07] Albert**
It can't be...
**[11:09] Albert**
D-Do you people realize what you've done?
**[11:12] Albert**
The headman of Canarre District
approves of the slave trade!
**[11:18] Ars**
I'm aware of that. That's why...
**[11:21] Ars**
I'm going to pay.
**[11:22] Ars**
I'm going to buy her.
**[11:26] Albert**
Don't be ridiculous!
**[11:27] Albert**
That won't be the end of this.
**[11:29] Rietz**
Mr. Albert.
**[11:32] Rietz**
The slave trade is built on trust.
**[11:35] Rietz**
You know that better than anyone, don't you?
**[11:37] Albert**
Wh-What are you getting at?
**[11:39] Rietz**
We're fully capable of taking her
with us regardless of what you do.
**[11:43] Rietz**
But that would ruin your reputation.
**[11:47] Rietz**
You'll have allowed a slave
with a buyer to be stolen.
**[11:52] Rietz**
Wouldn't you prefer the pretext that someone
came along offering a better price?
**[11:58] Rietz**
If you refuse to accept our offer,
**[12:01] Rietz**
we'll be forced to do what's necessary
to ensure her safety.
**[12:07] Albert**
Fine. Take her.
**[12:11] Rietz**
I'm so glad you're willing to be reasonable.
**[12:13] Rietz**
We'll throw in a little extra.
**[12:16] Ars**
Rietz!
**[12:17] Ars**
Thank you so much!
**[12:19] Ars**
It all worked out just like you said it would.
**[12:22] Rietz**
I'm honored to be of service.
**[12:26] Ars**
It's morning already.
**[12:29] Ars**
Let's get you home. Your friends are waiting.
**[12:35] Charlotte**
Sure...
**[12:47] Ars**
Charlotte?
**[12:51] Charlotte**
There's a place I want to go first.
**[13:01] Ars**
W-We're not there yet?
**[13:03] Ars**
I... I can't take any more...
**[13:15] Charlotte**
This is it.
**[13:34] Charlotte**
Pretty cool, right?
**[13:36] Charlotte**
It's my secret spot.
**[13:38] Charlotte**
When I look at it from up here,
**[13:40] Charlotte**
all the problems I face in
that town seem so small.
**[13:45] Charlotte**
That's why I come here and just
take in the view from time to time.
**[13:52] Charlotte**
I really like this place.
**[13:56] Ars**
Why share it with me?
**[14:01] Charlotte**
I've started wondering something.
**[14:06] Charlotte**
You said you wanted to build a town where
even people like me can live stable lives.
**[14:13] Charlotte**
Why is that?
**[14:18] Ars**
I...
**[14:20] Ars**
I like children.
**[14:24] Charlotte**
Aren't *you* a child?
**[14:25] Ars**
W-Well, yes, but...
**[14:33] Ars**
When you're feeling tired or run-down,
**[14:37] Ars**
a child's smile can lift you right up.
**[14:41] Ars**
I think it's because a child's
smile is so full of hope.
**[15:02] Sword Child**
Lemme think...
**[15:05] Sword Child**
I wanna be a hero!
**[15:06] Flower Child**
I wanna be a florist!
**[15:08] Bow Child**
I wanna be a hunter!
**[15:11] Ars**
Having hope means being excited
for what the future may bring.
**[15:17] Ars**
I believe that excitement holds great power.
**[15:21] Ars**
And just like they lifted my spirits,
I think their smiles are infectious.
**[15:24] Ars**
They can get adults
excited for the future, too.
**[15:27] Ars**
"I want to live a better life."
**[15:29] Ars**
"I want to try something totally new."
**[15:32] Ars**
I think that enthusiasm is what
makes a city a better place.
**[15:41] Ars**
That's part of why I want to make a place
where children can always have hope.
**[15:47] Ars**
I think that's an adult's job.
**[15:49] Ars**
It's the responsibility of
someone who runs a city.
**[15:52] Ars**
That's why I want to build a town where
you can live hopeful, stable lives.
**[16:05] Ars**
S-Sorry to sound like I'm lecturing you!
**[16:08] Ars**
I just want everyone to
be friends and have fun!
**[16:11] Charlotte**
I'll go.
**[16:14] Charlotte**
I'll be your retainer.
**[16:16] Ars**
What? But what about those kids?
**[16:19] Charlotte**
They're the reason.
**[16:22] Charlotte**
I want them to have the kind of
future you're talking about, too.
**[16:28] Rietz**
First, let's confirm your talent.
**[16:31] Ars**
Where'd you get that magic thingy?
**[16:33] Rietz**
I found it on the floor of
the house we were visiting,
**[16:36] Rietz**
so I borrowed it.
**[16:41] Rietz**
See if you can use magic.
**[16:43] Ars**
Rietz...
**[16:44] Rietz**
It's not that I doubt you, Lord Ars.
**[16:47] Rietz**
But I want to see for myself
if you truly have talent.
**[16:52] Rietz**
I want to regard you as my comrade
after seeing what you can do.
**[16:55] Charlotte**
I guess that makes sense.
**[16:57] Charlotte**
But this is seriously my first time, okay?
**[17:00] Charlotte**
I don't even know how
to cast spells and stuff.
**[17:04] Rietz**
I'll teach you.
**[17:06] Rietz**
First, take this...
**[17:07] Ars**
*I don't know a lot about magic, either.*
**[17:11] Ars**
* I've never seen anyone*
* with an S-rank aptitude for it.*
**[17:14] Ars**
*I wonder how much power she really has...*
**[17:17] Rietz**
Lord Ars, she's about to begin.
**[17:26] Charlotte**
Forma...
**[17:29] Charlotte**
Igni Erupt.
**[18:10] Charlotte**
Pretty good, eh?
**[18:13] Ars**
A-Amazing!
**[18:16] Ars**
You saw that, right, Rietz?!
**[18:17] Rietz**
I-I am obliged to acknowledge your talents.
**[18:22] Charlotte**
Can I ask just one question?
**[18:23] Charlotte**
Being your retainer means I get
food and a place to stay, right?
**[18:27] Ars**
Yes!
**[18:28] Ars**
You'll also get a monthly salary,
though it won't be much.
**[18:31] Charlotte**
Yeah?
**[18:32] Charlotte**
Could you send all of it
to help out those children?
**[18:37] Charlotte**
They're gonna have trouble
getting by without me.
**[18:40] Charlotte**
All I need is food and a place to live.
**[18:43] Ars**
All right, I will. You have my word.
**[18:47] Ars**
And if I can say one thing...
**[18:50] Ars**
I can't wait to see your future!
**[19:00] Charlotte**
I'll do all I can to make
your dream come true...
**[19:04] Charlotte**
Lord Ars.
**[19:09] Ars**
Stop that! You don't have to be so formal!
**[19:11] Charlotte**
Yeah?
**[19:12] Charlotte**
Then I'll just be my usual self.
**[19:14] Charlotte**
I'm not good with the fancy talk anyway,
**[19:17] Charlotte**
and I *am* older than you.
**[19:19] Ars**
Great!
**[19:20] Ars**
Well, we've done what we came here for,
**[19:23] Ars**
so let's head home.
**[19:24] Ars**
Both Rietz and I are out of money, anyway.
**[19:29] Ars**
What's wrong?
**[19:31] Charlotte**
Um...
**[19:34] Charlotte**
Sorry I took your money.
**[19:36] Charlotte**
And thanks for saving me.
**[19:40] Ars**
Don't mention it.
**[19:42] Ars**
Boy, all that talking made me hungry!
**[19:45] Ars**
But I'll just have to deal until I'm home.
**[19:48] Charlotte**
My future, huh?
**[19:50] Charlotte**
Never thought I'd be playing retainer
to someone younger than me.
**[19:56] Charlotte**
His future's the one I really wanna see.
**[20:02] Rietz**
Yes, indeed.
**[20:09] Ars**
*Rietz and now Charlotte...*
**[20:11] Ars**
*I've found two dependable allies.*
**[20:15] Ars**
* House Louvent is undoubtedly*
* more powerful now,*
**[20:19] Ars**
* but to be honest,*
* I'm feeling a lot of pressure.*
**[20:23] Ars**
*I'm surrounded by all these amazing people,*
**[20:26] Ars**
* but as their leader,*
* I'm completely ordinary.*
**[20:33] Ars**
*Can I really do this?*
**[20:36] Ars**
* If I screw up, will I be*
* betraying their hopes for me?*
**[20:42] Ars**
*Still, I made a promise.*
**[20:45] Ars**
*I'll do all I can to build a great town!*
**[20:57] Rietz**
You'll have to start by learning
basic manners and speech, I suppose.
**[21:03] Charlotte**
Sounds boring. And impossible.
**[21:04] Rietz**
Don't say it's impossible.
**[21:07] Rietz**
You'll need to learn if you're
to accompany Lord Ars at meals.
**[21:11] Rietz**
If your deportment ends up
disgracing the Louvent name...
**[21:12] Charlotte**
Sheesh, I'm tired.
**[21:15] Charlotte**
I'm taking a nap, Ars.
**[21:16] Rietz**
That's *Lord* Ars!
**[21:19] Ars**
*L-Let's all do our best.*
**[21:26] Raven**
Unacceptable.
**[21:27] Raven**
The battlefield is too dangerous for a woman.
**[21:30] Ars**
Charlotte.
**[21:32] Ars**
Show Father what you can do.
**[21:37] Charlotte**
Forma Igni Erupt.
**[21:44] Raven**
Glad to have you.
**[21:46] Charlotte**
Uh...
**[21:47] Charlotte**
Right.
**[23:25] Ars**
Will Charlotte really fit in at our house?
**[23:28] Rietz**
I'm more worried she'll
make trouble for others.
**[23:31] Ars**
At least the mansion's nice and lively now!
**[23:33] Rietz**
And as the days go by, I think
we'll find a new talented ally!
**[23:36] sign**
Next Time
Where Talent Dwells
**[23:37] Ars**
Next time: "Where Talent Dwells."
# E4 - Where Talent Dwells
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GEVUZ7JW4/where-talent-dwells)
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**[00:00] sign**
Year 206 of the Summerforth Calendar
**[00:01] Ars**
Welcome back, Father!
**[00:03] sign**
Raven Louvent
**[00:03] Raven**
It's good to be home, Ars.
**[00:05] Ars**
I'm so glad to see you return safely.
**[00:09] Ars**
*Our domain, Lamberg, lies in Canarre District.*
**[00:12] Ars**
* We've been dealing with land disputes*
* with the Province of Seitz.*
**[00:12] sign**
Province of Seitz
**[00:12] sign**
Province of Missian
**[00:12] sign**
Canarre District
**[00:15] Ars**
* Father has been dispatched*
* there several times.*
**[00:18] Ars**
*Fortunately, spirits here remain high.*
**[00:23] Ars**
How did the battle go this time?
**[00:25] Raven**
It was a great victory.
**[00:27] Raven**
Of course, the star was
once again the young lady.
**[00:31] Ars**
* It's been three years*
* since Charlotte joined us.*
**[00:33] sign**
Charlotte Wraith
**[00:35] Charlotte**
Good to be back, Ars.
**[00:37] Ars**
Welcome home, Charlotte!
**[00:39] Ars**
* Charlotte appeared like a*
* comet on the battlefield*
**[00:42] Ars**
* and soon became the most*
* feared mage around.*
**[00:48] Ars**
* She was given the title*
* "Louvent's Lady of Flames."*
**[00:52] sign**
Prowess 101/116
Leadership 73/92
**[00:52] sign**
Charlotte Wraith 14 Female
**[00:52] Ars**
* Thanks to her, our mage corps*
* is now the pride of House Louvent*
**[00:57] Ars**
*right alongside my father's infantry corps.*
**[01:00] Ars**
* I never dreamed the addition of one great*
* talent could change things this much!*
**[01:06] Ars**
* I'm realizing all over again*
* just how important skill is.*
**[01:09] Sofia**
See that, Kreiz, Wren?
**[01:11] Sofia**
Your father has returned.
**[01:14] Ars**
*And there's one other bit of good news!*
**[01:17] Ars**
*I now have a little brother and sister—twins!*
**[01:21] Raven**
Every time I come home,
they've changed a bit more.
**[01:23] Sofia**
Yes. But they look so much like Ars!
**[01:26] sign**
Leadership 1/82 Prowess 1/89 Ingenuity 1/33
Diplomacy 1/21 Ambition 77
Infantry: S Cavalry: B Archer: A
Mage: C Builder: D Smith: D
Naval: D Aerial: D Strategist: D
**[01:26] sign**
Kreiz Louvent 0 Male
**[01:27] Ars**
* I expect them both to be crucial*
* to House Louvent's future.*
**[01:29] sign**
Leadership 1/22 Prowess 1/22 Ingenuity 1/91
Diplomacy 1/85 Ambition 33
Infantry: D Cavalry: D Archer: D
Mage: D Builder: C Smith: B
Naval: C Aerial: B Strategist: A
**[01:29] sign**
Wren Louvent 0 Female
**[01:32] Rietz**
Lord Ars, excellent news!
**[01:34] Rietz**
We may have found some new talent.
**[01:37] Ars**
What? Really?!
**[01:38] Rietz**
Yes! It appears a family of
hunters has moved to Lamberg.
**[01:43] Rietz**
Two of the brothers
are quite tall and strong.
**[01:47] Rietz**
People are singing their praises.
**[01:50] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[03:11] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[03:20] sign**
Episode 4 Where Talent Dwells
**[03:20] Ars**
We're off!
**[03:22] Ars**
Good to see you again, Macaroni!
**[03:24] Rietz**
I'm told the family lives
in the woods outside town.
**[03:27] Charlotte**
Ars!
**[03:28] Charlotte**
You heading out somewhere?
**[03:31] Ars**
Charlotte!
**[03:32] Ars**
Some excellent prospects
have moved into the forest,
**[03:35] Ars**
so we're going to meet them!
**[03:38] Charlotte**
I'll come along as your escort.
**[03:40] Charlotte**
I'm off duty today.
**[03:44] Ars**
*I said we could all go together...*
**[03:47] Ars**
*But I wasn't expecting this.*
**[03:49] Charlotte**
Can't we go any faster?
**[03:52] Rietz**
It's your own fault that you can't ride.
**[03:54] Rietz**
You're weighing us down.
**[03:56] Charlotte**
That's not true!
**[03:58] Charlotte**
Me and Ars combined don't weigh
what a single adult would!
**[04:01] Charlotte**
Maybe you should get off and run.
**[04:03] Rietz**
*You* get off. You're the one who
insisted on coming. Shameless girl.
**[04:07] Charlotte**
I'm escorting Ars.
**[04:09] Rietz**
I told you I could handle that myself.
**[04:11] Charlotte**
I'm way better suited to protecting him!
**[04:13] Charlotte**
Unlike you, I have real
battle accomplishments.
**[04:15] Rietz**
I've been fighting on battlefields
since I was younger than you are.
**[04:19] Rietz**
I'd be more than your match out there.
**[04:22] Rietz**
*I* will protect Lord Ars.
**[04:23] Charlotte**
No, I'll protect him.
**[04:25] Ars**
Why is looking for new comrades
breaking up the ones I already have?
**[04:38] Marcus**
That puts me back in the lead!
**[04:40] Gatos**
Nice work. Now it's my turn!
**[04:43] Rietz**
They appear to be hunters.
**[04:46] Gatos**
People?!
**[04:47] Gatos**
I'm sorry! We didn't see you!
**[04:48] Gatos**
Are you all right?
**[04:50] Rietz**
We're fine.
**[04:53] Rietz**
*Hey, could they be...*
**[04:53] sign**
Gatos Kisha 12 Male
Prowess 67/77
Infantry: A Cavalry: C
**[04:53] sign**
Marcus Kisha 11 Male
Prowess 65/75
Infantry: C Cavalry: D Archer: A
**[04:56] Rietz**
*I knew it! The brothers we heard about.*
**[04:58] Rietz**
* And they have Prowess stats*
* of 67 and 65? Nice numbers!*
**[05:03] Rietz**
* As for aptitude, Gatos has*
* A-rank potential for infantry,*
**[05:06] Rietz**
*and Marcus is A-ranked for archery.*
**[05:09] Gatos**
Er... what brings you to this forest?
**[05:13] Ars**
I have a request to make of you!
**[05:21] Greg**
You came all the way out here,
and this is all I have to offer...
**[05:26] Greg**
I'm so sorry!
**[05:27] Ars**
N-No, we're the ones who dropped in on you...
**[05:33] Charlotte**
That's good stuff! What kind of meat is this?
**[05:36] Gatos**
It's the suw we caught earlier.
**[05:38] Gatos**
They're fast little guys,
so they're difficult to hunt,
**[05:42] Gatos**
but they're absolutely delicious.
**[05:44] Charlotte**
So good!
**[05:46] Rietz**
Show some decorum.
**[05:48] Rietz**
Don't you have any shame as an escort?
**[05:51] Greg**
So, well... what business does the son
of His Lordship have with us?
**[05:58] Ars**
We'd like to have Gatos and Marcus
serve as soldiers for House Louvent.
**[06:04] Greg**
You mean it?!
**[06:06] Ars**
Yes! They clearly both have talent.
**[06:09] Rietz**
Lord Ars has an impeccable eye for people.
**[06:12] Greg**
Isn't that wonderful, my boys?
**[06:14] Greg**
You've always said you wanted to
make names for yourselves as soldiers!
**[06:18] Gatos**
Yes!
**[06:19] Marcus**
We'll do our best!
**[06:21] Greg**
That's the son of His Lordship for you!
**[06:24] Greg**
You're so much more mature than my Rosell,
**[06:28] Greg**
even though you're not much older.
**[06:30] Ars**
Rosell? You have another son?
**[06:34] Greg**
Yes.
**[06:35] Greg**
Though he's rather inept by comparison...
**[06:38] Ars**
Oh, really? Where is he now?
**[06:41] Greg**
Now that you mention it...
**[06:43] Charlotte**
That him?
**[06:45] Greg**
Rosell! Don't just sneak in
without saying hello!
**[06:48] Greg**
This is the son of the ruling lord!
**[06:50] Greg**
Greet him properly!
**[06:54] Rosell**
U-Um...
**[06:56] Reitz**
His hair's a different color
than his brothers'.
**[06:59] Charlotte**
Sure is.
**[07:03] sign**
Leadership 35/88 Ingenuity 45/109 Diplomacy 32/95
**[07:03] sign**
Rosell Kischa 5 Male
**[07:06] sign**
Infantry: D Cavalry: D Archer: C
Mage: C Builder: A Smith: A
Naval: C Aerial: A Strategist: S
**[07:07] sign**
Ingenuity 45/109
**[07:11] Charlotte**
Hey, gross.
**[07:12] Rietz**
Lord Ars!
**[07:13] Rietz**
Are you all right?
**[07:15] Ars**
*The hell is with that Ingenuity stat?!*
**[07:17] Ars**
*He's like Kuroda Kanbei reborn!*
**[07:19] Ars**
*A max of 109?*
**[07:21] Ars**
*He's a monster!*
**[07:22] Ars**
* I doubt I'd find a higher stat in*
* all the Summerforth Empire...*
**[07:27] Ars**
* His current stats are low*
* because he's only five years old,*
**[07:30] Ars**
* but with proper training,*
* he'd be a brilliant retainer for sure!*
**[07:34] Greg**
I'm terribly sorry.
**[07:36] Greg**
Like I said, he's quite inept
compared to his brothers...
**[07:39] Ars**
Sir...
**[07:40] Ars**
I dearly want him as a retainer, too!
**[07:45] Greg**
N-No, you really shouldn't...
**[07:48] Greg**
He'd only cause trouble for His Lordship.
**[07:51] Ars**
Not at all!
**[07:52] Ars**
Rosell, will you join us?!
**[07:56] Rosell**
Me? A retainer?
**[07:58] Ars**
Yes! I believe you have talent!
**[08:01] Ars**
So will you come with me, Rosell?
**[08:03] Rosell**
Me, a retainer?
**[08:05] Rosell**
You mean... I have to fight?
**[08:08] Rietz**
*He'll have to do what we say once he's there!*
**[08:11] Charlotte**
*That's right!*
**[08:13] Ars**
*We'll suck your bones dry!*
**[08:15] Rosell**
Screw that! I'll die! No way!
**[08:19] Greg**
Rosell! How dare you talk to him like—
**[08:21] Rosell**
No!
**[08:22] Greg**
Hey, you—
**[08:24] Greg**
He shut himself up in his room again.
**[08:27] Ars**
A-Another rejection...
**[08:29] Rietz**
I can't help but feel like I've seen this before.
**[08:34] Greg**
I'm so sorry, but I'm afraid
he's unlikely to accept.
**[08:38] Greg**
Compared to Gatos and Marcus,
he's quite frail and timid.
**[08:42] Greg**
His mother passed two years ago,
**[08:45] Greg**
and he's been so withdrawn ever since.
**[08:49] Greg**
By his age, the son of a hunter should be
chopping wood and training with a bow,
**[08:55] Greg**
but he'd struggle just to survive,
much less go to war.
**[08:59] Greg**
He would only cause trouble for His Lordship.
**[09:02] Ars**
Sir, Rosell's talents aren't for
being a soldier like his brothers.
**[09:08] Ars**
They're talents of the mind—of a strategist.
**[09:11] Greg**
A strategist?
**[09:13] Greg**
Well, he has always been rather
clever and well-spoken...
**[09:17] Ars**
I believe his incredible intelligence
will be vital to our cause.
**[09:22] Greg**
Really?
**[09:23] Ars**
I'm going to ask him again.
**[09:25] Greg**
Wait—
**[09:28] Ars**
Excuse me.
**[09:32] Ars**
S-Sorry!
**[09:33] Ars**
I didn't mean to startle you.
**[09:36] Ars**
I wanted to apologize for what I said...
**[09:40] Ars**
Do you like books?
**[09:42] Rosell**
Y-Yeah.
**[09:45] Rosell**
Though this is the only one we have...
**[09:47] Rosell**
My mom read it to me all the time.
**[09:51] Ars**
Really?
**[09:54] Rosell**
I'm awful at everything...
**[09:57] Rosell**
But when I'm reading, I can forget
all the bad things around me.
**[10:05] Ars**
Rosell...
**[10:07] Ars**
Would you like to come visit our library?
**[10:10] Rosell**
Are there... lots of books there?
**[10:13] Ars**
Yep!
**[10:14] Ars**
And you can take as many as you like.
**[10:17] Rosell**
I know what you're after!
**[10:18] Rosell**
Once I take the books, you're
gonna force me to do what you say!
**[10:22] Ars**
No, of course not!
**[10:24] Ars**
I just thought you might enjoy it,
since you love books so much.
**[10:29] Rosell**
Well, if there's really no catch,
then I guess I'll go.
**[10:34] Ars**
Thank you!
**[10:35] Rosell**
But my brothers have to come, too!
**[10:37] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[10:37] Rosell**
If anything happens
and I'm on my own, I'll die!
**[10:42] ---**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[10:43] Rosell**
A ferocious beast! It's gonna eat me!
**[10:46] Charlotte**
It's just a dog.
**[10:48] Ars**
Welcome, everyone!
**[10:49] Gatos**
Wow! This is way bigger than our house.
**[10:53] Marcus**
Armor? Awesome!
**[10:55] Ars**
She'll show you to the barracks,
if you'd like.
**[10:58] Ars**
This is the head of our mage corps!
**[11:00] Charlotte**
Sheesh, do I have to?
**[11:03] Gatos**
A girl runs your mage corps?!
**[11:04] Marcus**
Cool! She's awesome!
**[11:07] Charlotte**
You both show promise.
**[11:09] Charlotte**
Very well, I'll lead you there!
**[11:11] Both**
Great!
**[11:12] Rosell**
You're leaving me here?! Come back!
**[11:13] Ars**
Rosell, come join me in the library.
**[11:20] Ars**
Incredible, right?
**[11:22] Ars**
We have a copy of every book in Missian!
**[11:31] Ars**
Go on. Read as much as you'd like.
**[11:35] Ars**
I've got my daily lessons,
so I'll leave you to it for a bit.
**[11:38] Ars**
If you have any trouble, just ask Rietz!
**[11:48] Ars**
*Oh, crud!*
**[11:49] Ars**
I hope he hasn't left!
**[11:52] Ars**
Rietz! Is Rosell still here?
**[11:55] Rietz**
Lord Ars...
**[11:57] Rietz**
He was so frantically reading
as many books as possible,
**[12:00] Rietz**
he tired himself out and fell asleep.
**[12:03] Rietz**
When I taught him words he didn't know,
he grasped them instantly,
**[12:06] Rietz**
and was able to reason from there
to deepen his understanding further.
**[12:10] sign**
Ingenuity 46/109
**[12:11] sign**
Ingenuity 48/109
**[12:13] Ars**
*His Ingenuity is shooting up!*
**[12:14] sign**
Ingenuity 56/109
**[12:16] Ars**
*In just a few hours?*
**[12:18] Ars**
*He absorbs things so quickly...*
**[12:21] Gatos**
Excuse us.
**[12:22] Gatos**
Rosell, it's time to go—
**[12:26] Gatos**
Wow, he's asleep?
**[12:29] Gatos**
Sheesh, the kid can't even read.
What about this does he enjoy?
**[12:33] Ars**
Wait a minute. He can't read?
**[12:36] Gatos**
Yeah. Our late mother read to him,
**[12:39] Gatos**
but hunters like us don't need to read,
**[12:42] Gatos**
so we never learned.
**[12:46] Rosell**
Huh?
**[12:48] Rosell**
What are you guys doing here?
**[12:50] Ars**
Rosell, how did you learn to read?
**[12:55] Rosell**
Um...
**[12:56] Rosell**
I remembered Mom reading
to me when I was little,
**[13:02] Rosell**
and I tried matching what she
said to the words on the page.
**[13:05] Rosell**
Eventually, I was able to read it.
**[13:07] Gatos**
"Eventually"?
**[13:09] Gatos**
You were only three back then.
**[13:11] Rosell**
I remember most of what's
happened since I was born.
**[13:16] Ars**
*He learned how to read on his own?*
**[13:19] Ars**
*I can't let a talent like this go to waste...*
**[13:24] Ars**
Rosell's gifts are the real deal.
**[13:27] Ars**
How can I explain that to the Kischas?
**[13:31] Rietz**
If we could show Greg and Rosell that
there are ways to hunt without a bow,
**[13:38] Rietz**
it may give him confidence.
**[13:41] Ars**
Without a bow?
**[13:44] Gatos**
A trap?
**[13:45] Ars**
Yes.
**[13:46] Ars**
I know that archery is the primary
hunting method in this area,
**[13:49] Ars**
but hunting with traps is
popular on other continents.
**[13:53] Rosell**
I-I read about that in a book!
**[13:55] Gatos**
But suws are fast and smart animals.
**[13:59] Marcus**
If it's so easy to trap them,
we're better off catching them ourselves.
**[14:04] Ars**
Are you sure about that?
**[14:08] Ars**
Rosell, strength and stamina
aren't a person's only weapons.
**[14:12] Ars**
Yours is your brain!
**[14:15] Ars**
If you use that to create a trap,
I'm sure your father will acknowledge you.
**[14:19] Ars**
Do you want to try with me?
**[14:22] Rosell**
B-But... there's no way I could...
**[14:27] Gatos**
Give it a try, Rosell.
**[14:28] Marcus**
We'll help you in any way we can.
**[14:31] Marcus**
Give Pops and us the shock of our lives.
**[14:34] Rosell**
Big Brother...
**[14:36] Rosell**
I'll try it.
**[14:38] Rosell**
I want to be useful to you all.
**[14:45] Greg**
What is this?
**[14:48] Marcus**
Pops!
**[14:49] Marcus**
Look inside!
**[14:54] Gatos**
Incredible, right?
**[14:56] Gatos**
It's a trap Rosell made.
**[14:59] Marcus**
Rosell.
**[15:00] Rosell**
I've been thinking for a while...
**[15:03] Rosell**
If my brothers ever got their
wish to become soldiers,
**[15:07] Rosell**
you'd have to do the hunting all on your own.
**[15:11] Rosell**
So...
**[15:14] Rosell**
I read that suws have a tendency
to charge anything yellow.
**[15:18] Rosell**
So I used a fence painted
yellow to lure them in.
**[15:23] Rosell**
It's a trap no human would fall for,
**[15:25] Rosell**
but one anybody could use
to easily trap suws.
**[15:28] Gatos**
And that's not all!
**[15:30] Gatos**
Look!
**[15:32] Greg**
Herbs?
**[15:33] Rosell**
I-I read that in a book, too.
**[15:36] Rosell**
Baby suws and nursing mothers
hate the smell of herbs.
**[15:42] Rosell**
So I strung herbs around outside
to keep mothers and babies out.
**[15:47] Rosell**
And I made little exits the babies
can use if they do get stuck inside.
**[15:53] Rosell**
Suws reproduce quickly,
**[15:55] Rosell**
but if you target the young,
they'll die out eventually.
**[15:58] Rosell**
I figured you'd prefer to focus on
preserving the balance with nature, so...
**[16:06] Rosell**
Sorry! I guess I was out of line...
**[16:12] Marcus**
Isn't Rosell amazing?
**[16:14] Marcus**
He made such a brilliant trap!
**[16:17] Gatos**
You have to admit he's got talent.
**[16:21] Greg**
Gatos, Marcus.
**[16:23] Greg**
You're setting out tomorrow, right?
**[16:26] Gatos**
Well, yeah.
**[16:28] Gatos**
Take Rosell with you.
**[16:31] Rosell**
Dad...
**[16:33] Rosell**
W-Wait! I—
**[16:34] Greg**
Rosell, leave home.
**[16:38] Greg**
Lord Ars.
**[16:39] Greg**
Please look after Rosell.
**[16:42] Gatos**
Pops!
**[16:43] Marcus**
Where's this coming from?
**[16:44] Greg**
I'm begging you.
**[16:54] Rosell**
I knew it. My dad hates me.
**[16:58] Ars**
Wait! Where are you going?
**[17:00] Rosell**
He told me to leave home.
**[17:02] Rosell**
I can't stay with him anymore.
**[17:06] Rosell**
I'll stay with you from now on, Lord Ars.
**[17:10] Ars**
No. You need to return home for now.
**[17:13] Rosell**
But...
**[17:14] Ars**
I'm sure your father has his reasons.
**[17:20] Rosell**
*Mom started getting sick after I was born.*
**[17:27] Rosell**
*Dad hates me because I'm the reason she died.*
**[17:34] Rosell**
*Mom died because of me.*
**[17:37] Rosell**
*That's what they all think.*
**[17:40] Rosell**
* That's why I shut myself in my room*
* on the anniversary of her death.*
**[17:44] Rosell**
*I killed my mom. I can't help my family.*
**[17:47] Rosell**
*I wish I just hadn't been born.*
**[17:53] Gatos**
Hush. You're gonna wake Rosell.
**[17:56] Marcus**
Don't worry. He won't wake up.
**[18:00] Gatos**
Pops, thank you for raising us till now.
**[18:04] Marcus**
We're going to do you proud as soldiers.
**[18:07] Greg**
Say that to the mother who gave birth to you.
**[18:11] Trio**
To Mom!
**[18:15] Gatos**
Hey, Pops, why'd you talk that way to Rosell?
**[18:21] Gatos**
His trap was amazing, wasn't it?
**[18:23] Gatos**
And he worked so hard to help you...
**[18:25] Greg**
I know that.
**[18:29] Greg**
The boy should resent me.
**[18:34] Greg**
I failed to see his talent.
**[18:38] Greg**
In fact, I was only focused
on what he *couldn't* do.
**[18:42] Greg**
I was so hard on him.
**[18:45] Greg**
Not seeing my own child's potential...
I'm a failure as a father.
**[18:50] Greg**
I want him to spend the rest of his life
in a place where his talent can shine.
**[18:56] Greg**
But he's kind, just like his mother was.
**[19:00] Greg**
He's been more worried about me
than about his own talents.
**[19:04] Greg**
The only way to get him to leave is
to make him hate and resent me.
**[19:10] Greg**
It's the only way I can atone
for what I've done to him!
**[19:14] Gatos**
Pops...
**[19:15] Greg**
Gatos, Marcus...
**[19:17] Greg**
Please support Rosell, as I failed to do.
**[19:24] Greg**
Because...
**[19:26] Greg**
He's my precious son, just like you two are!
**[19:36] Ars**
We've come to escort your sons.
**[19:39] Greg**
Lord Ars, please look after my boys.
**[19:43] Ars**
Thank you for everything.
**[19:45] Marcus**
Pops!
**[19:47] Marcus**
We're heading out.
**[19:48] Greg**
Good. Give it your best.
**[19:50] Rosell**
Wait, Big Brothers!
**[19:54] Rosell**
I'm going, too!
**[19:55] Ars**
Rosell?
**[20:04] Ars**
Rosell...
**[20:05] Ars**
If you go, you won't see
your father for a while...
**[20:08] Rosell**
That's fine.
**[20:25] Rosell**
I could never hate you, Dad!
**[20:30] Rosell**
I'm weak, and I'm awful at hunting...
**[20:34] Rosell**
I couldn't be of any use here at home...
**[20:37] Rosell**
But I'm gonna go to Lord Ars's place,
and study, and learn all kinds of things
**[20:41] Rosell**
to become useful to the village!
**[20:44] Rosell**
I'll work to make better traps, too!
**[20:47] Rosell**
So... So...
**[20:49] Rosell**
Can we live together when that day comes?!
**[20:54] Greg**
Yes!
**[20:55] Greg**
I'll be right here waiting!
**[21:01] Rosell**
I'm on my way!
**[21:03] Greg**
Yes! Have a good trip!
**[21:04] Gatos**
Lord Ars!
**[21:05] Rosell**
Dad!
**[21:07] Gatos**
You've enabled Rosell to come
serve your house with us.
**[21:08] Greg**
You can come back whenever you're lonely!
**[21:13] Marcus**
Thank you!
**[21:15] Ars**
I didn't care if he became my retainer.
**[21:21] Ars**
It's true that he has amazing talent.
**[21:24] Ars**
I really would love to have him.
**[21:27] Ars**
But all that aside, they matter
to me as people of our domain.
**[21:32] Ars**
Seeing their bond restored
makes me truly happy.
**[21:38] Gatos**
Lord Ars...
**[21:39] Gatos**
We'll serve you with all we have!
**[21:41] Marcus**
We'll become fine soldiers and keep you safe!
**[21:45] Ars**
Thank you.
**[21:49] Rosell**
I'll try hard, too!
**[21:51] Ars**
Glad to have you.
**[21:53] Rosell**
Thank you!
**[23:25] Ars**
With Rosell and his brothers joining us,
recruiting is going well!
**[23:29] Rietz**
Don't let your guard down.
**[23:30] Rietz**
Danger could strike Lamberg at any time.
**[23:33] Ars**
Oh, Rietz! You're such a worrywart!
**[23:36] Ars**
Next time: "The Storm Arrives!"
**[23:36] sign**
Next Time
The Storm Arrives!
**[23:38] Ars**
Wait, a storm?!
# E5 - The Storm Arrives!
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**[00:02] Ars**
*My father has taken ill.*
**[00:07] Ars**
Father, perhaps I should
lead the next engagement...
**[00:10] sign**
Raven Louvent Age 36
**[00:10] Raven**
No! How many times must I tell you?
**[00:13] Ars**
But you shouldn't be fighting
in your condition.
**[00:13] sign**
Ars Louvent Age 9
**[00:17] Raven**
Given the current state of things, I must.
**[00:23] Ars**
* A year ago, the governor of Missian*
* collapsed from a terrible illness.*
**[00:28] Ars**
* In his will, the governor named his*
* younger son, Vasmarque, his successor.*
**[00:33] Ars**
* But the elder brother, Couran, insisted*
* his brother had forged the document.*
**[00:40] Ars**
*Couran, long considered the lesser son,*
**[00:43] Ars**
* had been making a name*
* for himself in battle,*
**[00:46] Ars**
* so quite a few retainers began to believe he*
* should inherit the throne according to custom.*
**[00:52] Ars**
* The province of Missian*
* has thus been torn asunder,*
**[00:56] Ars**
* split between those supporting the elder*
* brother and those supporting the younger.*
**[01:01] Ars**
*Taking advantage of the situation,*
**[01:03] Ars**
* the neighboring Province of Seitz*
* has pressed its offensive.*
**[01:08] Ars**
*I'll need to take to the battlefield after all.*
**[01:18] Coachman**
We'll arrive in Lamberg shortly.
**[01:20] Coachman**
But with this rain...
**[01:23] Licia**
No, no.
**[01:24] Licia**
I believe the heavens are on our side.
**[01:29] Raven**
Ars.
**[01:30] Raven**
There's a far more urgent matter
you should be thinking about.
**[01:35] Raven**
Why are you acting so confused?
**[01:37] Raven**
I'm talking about the betrothal, of course.
**[01:39] Ars**
B-Betrothal?
**[01:41] Ars**
Whose betrothal?! Mine*?!
**[01:43] Raven**
Yes.
**[01:44] Ars**
When was that arranged?!
**[01:46] Raven**
I don't remember exactly.
**[01:48] Raven**
Didn't I tell you about it?
**[01:50] Ars**
N-Never...
**[01:52] Raven**
This letter arrived the other day.
**[01:55] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[03:16] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[03:25] Ars**
Terrible news!
**[03:26] Charlotte**
Heya, Ars.
**[03:28] Ars**
I received a letter from my betrothed!
**[03:31] Rietz/Rosell**
Your betrothed?!
**[03:32] Charlotte**
I thought you were gonna marry *me*, Ars.
**[03:36] Ars**
Now's not the time to be joking around!
**[03:39] Ars**
This is the first *I've* heard
about the betrothal, too!
**[03:42] Alice**
Lord Ars? W-We have a visitor
claiming to be your fiancée...
**[03:47] sign**
Episode 5 The Storm Arrives!
**[03:50] Ars**
*What do I do?*
**[03:54] Ars**
* In my last life,*
* I never even had a girlfriend...*
**[03:57] Ars**
*How should I act?*
**[03:59] Ars**
*What kind of person will she be?*
**[04:06] Licia**
What a pleasure this is, Lord Ars.
**[04:08] Licia**
I'm Licia Pleide.
**[04:11] Licia**
I'm simply delighted to meet you!
**[04:13] Ars**
Th-The pleasure's all mine...
**[04:16] Ars**
*She's so beautiful!*
**[04:16] sign**
Leadership 5/10 Prowess 5/10 Ingenuity 45/73
Diplomacy 77/100 Ambition 80
**[04:16] sign**
Leadership 5/10 Prowess 5/10 Ingenuity 45/73
Diplomacy 77/100 Ambition 80
**[04:16] sign**
Licia Pleide 10 Female
**[04:17] Ars**
*And I'm betrothed to her?!*
**[04:19] Ars**
*Did I seriously luck out h—*
**[04:23] Ars**
*A Diplomacy of 100 and Ambition of 80?!*
**[04:25] Ars**
*This girl's kind of terrifying!*
**[04:27] Ars**
*Why is her Ambition so high?!*
**[04:30] Ars**
*She looks so sweet and gentle...*
**[04:34] Ars**
* Wait. That could all be an act*
* to try to make a good impression.*
**[04:41] Ars**
*Could it be... she's here to depose me?!*
**[04:44] Ars**
* With my father incapacitated,*
* I'm the only one who can stop her evil plans!*
**[04:48] Ars**
*I won't let you fool me!*
**[04:50] Licia**
Er, is there something on my face?
**[04:53] Jean**
I'm sure he's simply struck
dumb by your beauty, my lady.
**[04:58] Licia**
My!
**[04:59] Licia**
You're making me blush.
**[05:00] Ars**
*She's adorable!*
**[05:02] Ars**
Well, let me show you the estate.
**[05:10] Jean**
A-A Malkan?!
**[05:12] Licia**
Jean.
**[05:14] Licia**
Haven't you heard of Rietz?
**[05:16] Licia**
Tales of his battlefield exploits
have reached even our lands.
**[05:21] Licia**
You shan't speak ill of him.
**[05:22] Licia**
Apologize right now.
**[05:24] Jean**
I-I beg your forgiveness!
**[05:26] Ars**
I-It's okay...
**[05:31] Maids**
Welcome to our home, Lady Licia!
**[05:34] Licia**
Oh, how lovely!
**[05:37] Licia**
What a wonderful gesture!
**[05:39] Licia**
Thank you so much!
**[05:41] Licia**
My name is Licia Pleide.
**[05:43] Licia**
It's my utmost pleasure to meet you.
**[05:45] Licia**
Your mansion is astounding!
**[05:47] Licia**
I can see all the hard work you put into it!
**[05:53] Licia**
The meat here is positively delicious!
**[05:56] Ars**
Y-Yes, it is!
**[05:58] Ars**
It's suw we caught with a
method called "trapping"...
**[06:01] Licia**
Lord Ars, I'm afraid you have
some sauce on your mouth.
**[06:06] Ars**
Pardon me!
**[06:07] Ars**
* My communication skills are nil,*
* but she's keeping the conversation going.*
**[06:12] Ars**
* She's great at communication, she's*
* quick-witted, and her etiquette is masterful.*
**[06:18] Ars**
*And above all, she's utterly beautiful!*
**[06:21] Ars**
* If not for my Appraisal skill,*
* I'd be head-over-heels by now!*
**[06:27] Licia**
I passed through the city of
Lamberg on my way here.
**[06:31] Licia**
It's a wonderfully lively place, isn't it?
**[06:34] Ars**
Thank you for saying so.
**[06:36] Ars**
If the weather were better,
I'd show you around myself.
**[06:39] Licia**
I'm sure you'll still be able to.
**[06:47] Ars**
Licia...
**[06:48] Ars**
Can you control the weather?!
**[06:52] Licia**
Perish the thought, Lord Ars!
**[06:53] Licia**
I was watching the clouds'
movement from my carriage.
**[06:56] Licia**
I could tell it was merely a passing rain.
**[06:59] Licia**
Now that it's cleared up,
please show me around the town!
**[07:03] Charlotte**
Rosell, what do you make of the girl?
**[07:05] Rosell**
She's very beautiful and well-mannered.
**[07:09] Rosell**
But she kind of... scares me.
**[07:12] Charlotte**
You've got good instincts, kiddo.
**[07:15] Charlotte**
I feel the same way.
**[07:16] Charlotte**
That girl smells dangerous.
**[07:19] Licia**
Let us go!
**[07:20] Ars**
R-Right!
**[07:23] Charlotte**
Very dangerous.
**[07:23] Rosell**
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
**[07:31] Child**
Hey, it's Lord Ars!
**[07:33] Lady A**
Oh? And who might this be?
**[07:34] Ars**
Good day to you!
**[07:36] Ars**
And this is...
**[07:37] Ars**
My betrothed, Licia.
**[07:41] Lady A**
My, how delightful!
**[07:44] Lady A**
We must tell the others!
**[07:45] Lady B**
And throw a celebration!
**[07:47] Ars**
* I can't tell them she might*
* be a threat to our domain...*
**[07:51] Wholesaler**
I told you, that's not what you said!
**[07:53] Merchant**
I never ordered that crap!
**[07:57] Ars**
What's going on here?
**[07:59] Lady C**
It appears to be a dispute
over a magistone order.
**[08:03] Lady C**
The furniture maker
ordered flame magistones,
**[08:06] Lady C**
but the wholesaler brought *sound* magistones.
**[08:10] Lady C**
That's what you get for only
making a verbal agreement.
**[08:14] Ars**
I-I see...
**[08:16] Ars**
* As the next lord of these lands,*
* I should try to settle this.*
**[08:20] Ars**
*But if I fail...*
**[08:21] Licia**
What an incompetent boob!
**[08:24] Licia**
Lamberg is as good as mine!
**[08:26] Ars**
*I can't afford to fail!*
**[08:28] Charlotte**
Well, listen to that.
**[08:31] Charlotte**
A fight, is it?
**[08:32] Ars**
Charlotte?!
**[08:34] Charlotte**
How 'bout I stop it for you?
**[08:36] Charlotte**
One hit from my magic
would clear things right up.
**[08:40] Licia**
Oh, you mustn't!
**[08:42] Charlotte**
Huh? What's your problem?
**[08:44] Charlotte**
Butt out, kiddo.
**[08:46] Licia**
Wait... Are you the famous
mage called Charlotte?
**[08:50] Charlotte**
And what if I am?
**[08:52] Licia**
I'm *such* a fan of yours!
**[08:54] Licia**
Your spells are absolutely divine!
**[08:56] Licia**
May I please shake your hand?
**[09:00] Charlotte**
W-Well, if you insist...
**[09:04] Charlotte**
What's with that look?
**[09:06] Rosell**
Oh, nothing.
**[09:09] Licia**
Excuse me, Lord Ars.
**[09:11] Licia**
Would you perhaps allow me
to handle this situation?
**[09:13] Ars**
What? But...
**[09:15] Licia**
And if I do succeed in resolving it,
would you do me a favor?
**[09:20] Ars**
A-A favor?
**[09:23] Wholesaler**
You've done it now!
**[09:26] Licia**
Pardon me, you two.
**[09:28] Licia**
Please don't be so angry. Such rage
will only ruin your handsome faces.
**[09:32] Merchant**
Who...
**[09:33] Wholesaler**
Who the heck is this kid?
**[09:35] Licia**
I am the betrothed of Lord Ars,
the next lord of House Louvent.
**[09:40] Licia**
My name is Licia Pleide.
**[09:42] Licia**
It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
**[09:44] Both**
His betrothed?!
**[09:46] Wholesaler**
Hey, good for him!
**[09:47] Merchant**
Nice to see he's got such a pretty young gal.
**[09:50] Wholesaler**
Our Lord Ars is growing up!
**[09:52] Ars**
Th-Thank you...
**[09:55] Licia**
I happened to hear of your plight.
**[09:57] Licia**
Sound magistones, was it?
**[09:58] Licia**
Would you be willing to
sell them to House Pleide?
**[10:01] Licia**
We're unable to mine sound
magistones in our territory.
**[10:05] Licia**
We consider them quite precious.
**[10:06] Licia**
I'm willing to offer quite
a high price for them.
**[10:09] Licia**
Meanwhile, we have a volcano from which
we mine many flame magistones.
**[10:14] Licia**
We could sell you our excess
for a very reasonable price.
**[10:17] Licia**
Wouldn't that just solve everything?
**[10:19] Licia**
At least...
**[10:20] Licia**
That's what Lord Ars suggested.
**[10:24] Merchant**
Lord Ars...
**[10:26] Merchant**
You're willing to help us
even with petty disputes?
**[10:29] Merchant**
That's fantastic!
**[10:30] Wholesaler**
Brilliant! That's our future lord!
**[10:35] Ars**
I'd like to make one request to prevent
such things from happening again.
**[10:39] Ars**
Even when negotiating between friends,
please write up a contract.
**[10:43] Wholesaler**
Yeah, I'm so sorry.
It's just such a pain sometimes...
**[10:46] Ars**
I know.
**[10:48] Ars**
But let's all do our best!
**[10:50] Ars**
Thank you so much, Licia.
You were a huge help.
**[10:53] Licia**
I'm just glad to see everyone's settled down.
**[10:57] Ars**
*Her diplomacy is definitely next-level.*
**[11:04] Ars**
I'm sorry to make you walk around so much.
**[11:07] Licia**
Not at all!
**[11:08] Licia**
I learned so much, so it was time well spent!
**[11:12] Charlotte**
I admit you did okay back there,
but that doesn't mean I accept you.
**[11:17] Charlotte**
What's this "betrothed" crap, anyway?
**[11:20] Charlotte**
Must think you're pretty hot...
**[11:25] Licia**
Lord Ars?
**[11:27] Licia**
That favor I mentioned earlier...
May I share it with you now?
**[11:31] Ars**
*Here it comes!*
**[11:32] Licia**
I'd like to ask you a question.
Will you answer me truthfully?
**[11:36] Ars**
Of course!
**[11:38] Licia**
What sort of person do you like?
**[11:43] Ars**
*What kind of question is that?*
**[11:46] Ars**
*I don't know...*
**[11:47] Ars**
*I can't figure out what she's after!*
**[11:52] Ars**
*No, she's too smart. I can't outthink her.*
**[11:59] Ars**
*So I'll just have to meet her head-on!*
**[12:03] Ars**
I... I...
**[12:05] Ars**
I like people who speak their minds
and hide nothing from me!
**[12:16] Licia**
Very well. I'll keep that in mind.
**[12:22] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[12:27] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[12:28] Ars**
* That evening, we ate an extravagant*
* meal Rietz prepared for us,*
**[12:33] Ars**
* and Charlotte put on an amazing magic*
* display that everyone enjoyed.*
**[12:41] Ars**
* I never did manage to find*
* out what Licia was after...*
**[12:45] Ars**
* She's staying the night, though,*
* so I'll pick up again tomorrow.*
**[12:55] Licia**
Please keep quiet!
**[12:58] Ars**
Er, are you aware this is my room?
**[13:00] Ars**
If you got the wrong room...
**[13:02] Licia**
I didn't.
**[13:03] Licia**
I had someone show me the way to your room,
**[13:05] Licia**
then I slipped out later.
**[13:08] Ars**
But why?!
**[13:09] Licia**
To see the look of shock upon your face!
**[13:12] Ars**
*She's totally messing with me.*
**[13:15] Licia**
On our way home today, did you not say
you prefer girls who speak their minds?
**[13:20] Ars**
I did.
**[13:22] Licia**
So I came here hoping to have
an honest conversation.
**[13:30] Ars**
*Alone in a room with a girl at night...*
**[13:33] Licia**
Thank you for the tea.
**[13:33] Ars**
*What should I do?*
**[13:36] Licia**
It's quite delicious.
**[13:38] Ars**
S-So, what did you want to talk about?
**[13:42] Licia**
I wish to know what you think of me.
**[13:46] Ars**
Wh-What do you mean?
**[13:49] Licia**
I have a special talent for telling how
people feel just by looking at them,
**[13:54] Licia**
even if they're trying to hide it.
**[13:59] Licia**
The emotion you conveyed
when you first saw me...
**[14:02] Licia**
was suspicion.
**[14:04] Licia**
Entirely understandable,
as we'd only just met.
**[14:08] Licia**
But I pride myself on my ability to put people
at ease with a few minutes' conversation.
**[14:15] Licia**
And yet everything I did only seemed
to deepen your suspicions of me.
**[14:19] Licia**
Then in the end, you said that you
wished to know my true feelings.
**[14:26] Licia**
What is it about me that you distrust?
**[14:31] Ars**
* Her observational skills*
* are really something else.*
**[14:35] Ars**
*Maybe that's been making her feel uneasy.*
**[14:38] Ars**
* She probably never dreamed someone*
* would be able to see her stats...*
**[14:42] Ars**
* I could probably just dodge*
* the question. But...*
**[14:46] Ars**
Licia.
**[14:49] Ars**
I have the ability to see a person's
abilities, aptitudes, and level of ambition.
**[14:55] Ars**
You have an incredible talent for diplomacy
**[14:56] sign**
Diplomacy 77/100
**[14:58] Ars**
and far more ambition than most people.
**[14:58] sign**
Ambition
**[15:01] Ars**
It inclines me to think that your
actions are entirely calculated,
**[15:04] Ars**
and that you have some
kind of ulterior motive.
**[15:09] Ars**
I mean, I don't know if you'll
believe me, of course...
**[15:12] Licia**
A-Ambition for what?
**[15:14] Licia**
I don't doubt you in the slightest.
**[15:16] Licia**
In fact, that explains everything
about your behavior.
**[15:19] Ars**
You really believe me?
**[15:21] Licia**
Yes.
**[15:23] Licia**
It is true that I have ambition.
**[15:27] Ars**
Wh-What is it you're after?
**[15:31] Licia**
Must I say it?
**[15:34] Licia**
The only ambition a woman might have
**[15:37] Licia**
is for an amazing man to fall
in love with her at first sight.
**[15:47] Licia**
Please, say something!
**[15:49] Ars**
Th-That's wonderful!
**[15:51] Ars**
*Oh, shoot!*
**[15:53] Ars**
* Her statement and expression were*
* both so cute, I ended up staring...*
**[15:57] Ars**
*But she's right.*
**[15:59] Ars**
* The best path to survival for a lord's*
* daughter is to marry a powerful man.*
**[16:05] Ars**
* Which means being betrothed to the lord of a*
* weak domain, like me, must be less than ideal.*
**[16:12] Licia**
For the first time, I can tell
exactly what you're thinking.
**[16:17] Licia**
It's true that House Louvent's
territory is quite small.
**[16:21] Licia**
If you'd proven yourself to be an oaf,
**[16:23] Licia**
I'd have done whatever was necessary
to break off our engagement.
**[16:28] Licia**
But spending time with you
today changed my mind.
**[16:33] Licia**
I believe I do wish to marry you, Lord Ars.
**[16:38] Ars**
B-But why?
**[16:39] Ars**
The fact remains my territory is small, so...
**[16:43] Licia**
It's only small for now.
**[16:45] Licia**
You have great promise, Lord Ars.
**[16:48] Licia**
The events of today confirmed for me that
House Louvent will prosper in the future.
**[16:53] Ars**
I'm just surrounded by amazing people...
**[16:56] Ars**
They're always doing so much for me.
**[16:59] Licia**
That's precisely what I mean.
**[17:03] Licia**
The people of Lamberg truly adore you.
**[17:07] Licia**
When I introduced myself as your betrothed,
**[17:10] Licia**
I could tell that they were as happy for you
as they would be for their own family.
**[17:15] Licia**
It made me realize...
**[17:17] Licia**
You're loved for who you are,
without even trying for it.
**[17:21] Licia**
That may be the most important
ability in a lord.
**[17:27] Licia**
I've come to love you just as deeply
as the people of Lamberg do.
**[17:34] Ars**
Th-Thank you...
**[17:38] Licia**
I should return to my room now.
**[17:41] Licia**
Goodnight!
**[17:51] Ars**
*That was the stupidest response possible!*
**[17:54] Ars**
*Who the heck says "thank you" to that?!*
**[17:56] Ars**
* For the first time,*
* a girl told me she loves me...*
**[18:00] Ars**
* Who'd have thought her ambition*
* would be something so charming?*
**[18:04] Ars**
*And she did honestly speak her mind with me.*
**[18:08] Ars**
*She didn't even question my Appraisal skill.*
**[18:13] Licia**
O-Oh, what a foolish thing I've done!
**[18:18] Licia**
* Sneaking into a gentleman's bedroom?*
* How utterly disgraceful!*
**[18:21] Licia**
*And then I fled in sheer embarrassment...*
**[18:25] Licia**
*My face must have been as red as could be!*
**[18:29] Licia**
*But...*
**[18:36] Licia**
* This is the first time I've told*
* someone how I truly feel.*
**[18:48] Licia**
*The world of nobility is an awful place.*
**[18:51] Licia**
* Everyone lies.*
* No one says what they really think.*
**[18:54] Licia**
* They don't hesitate to take others down*
* to ensure their own position or power.*
**[18:59] Licia**
* I always hated my ability to sense*
* such sentiments among them.*
**[19:06] Licia**
*Until one day...*
**[19:08] (Flashback) Madam A**
She used to be the lowliest of nobility.
**[19:12] (Flashback) Madam B**
And now she's married her way above even us!
**[19:17] Licia**
* If a strong man with political power*
* falls in love with you at first sight,*
**[19:21] Licia**
* you can escape this awful world*
* of scheming and plotting!*
**[19:25] Licia**
*From the moment I realized that,*
**[19:27] Licia**
* I started to treasure this ability*
* I previously hated so much.*
**[19:33] Licia**
*I'd already seen the worst,*
**[19:35] Licia**
*so I learned to say things I didn't mean.*
**[19:38] Licia**
* I initially had no interest in marrying*
* into the minor House Louvent.*
**[19:45] Licia**
*I needed to wed into one much stronger.*
**[19:48] Licia**
* My intention was simply to make a good*
* impression and form a favorable bond.*
**[19:54] Licia**
* And yet... not only did I fail,*
* I even made him suspicious.*
**[19:59] Licia**
*Despite my best attempts at conversation,*
**[20:02] Licia**
*despite repeated uses of my killer smile,*
**[20:05] Licia**
*his suspicions only deepened.*
**[20:07] Licia**
*I couldn't tell what he was thinking, either.*
**[20:11] Licia**
*But...*
**[20:12] (Flashback) Ars**
Er...
**[20:13] (Flashback) Ars**
The roads in Lamberg aren't the best.
**[20:15] (Flashback) Ars**
It must be hard to walk in those shoes.
**[20:17] (Flashback) Licia**
No, it's quite all right.
**[20:19] (Flashback) Ars**
Hold on just a minute!
**[20:23] (Flashback) Ars**
Take this.
**[20:24] (Flashback) Ars**
This salve will help if you get any blisters.
**[20:27] (Flashback) Ars**
You might not need it,
but take it just in case you do.
**[20:32] Licia**
*Lord Ars is kind.*
**[20:35] Licia**
* His kindness is boundless,*
* not tied to anyone's rank or position.*
**[20:41] Licia**
* The people of his domain treat him*
* as they would their own families.*
**[20:46] Licia**
*Ah... what a beautiful world that is!*
**[20:50] Licia**
*I want to be a part of it!*
**[20:53] Licia**
*I'm enchanted by him.*
**[20:59] Licia**
* Then I told him how I really felt,*
* and he accepted me just as I am...*
**[21:06] Licia**
* Oh, God, I truly am grateful*
* to you for giving me this power!*
**[21:11] Licia**
*I finally know how to use it!*
**[21:14] Licia**
*Lord Ars is strong and able.*
**[21:18] Licia**
* But I'm sure his kindness*
* will lead him into trouble.*
**[21:22] Licia**
*That's why I want to stay right by his side,*
**[21:26] Licia**
* and should anyone hinder the*
* beautiful world he's building...*
**[21:29] Licia**
I'll crush every single one of them!
**[21:33] Jean**
L-Lady Licia?
**[21:38] Ars**
* After Licia left, we*
* began exchanging letters.*
**[21:43] Ars**
* I've never had a pen pal,*
* so I'm always so nervous when writing her.*
**[21:48] Ars**
*Dear Licia. Have you been well?*
**[21:51] Ars**
* I was glad to hear the flower*
* seeds I gave you are growing.*
**[21:55] Ars**
* I'm sure they'll blossom*
* beautifully by next spring.*
**[22:00] (Flashback) Ars**
These are flowers that bloom here.
**[22:03] (Flashback) Ars**
You said they were beautiful, so...
**[22:05] (Flashback) Licia**
Why, thank you so much!
**[22:08] (Flashback) Licia**
You truly are kind, Lord Ars.
**[22:11] (Flashback) Ars**
No, not at all!
**[22:13] (Flashback) Licia**
You still haven't responded
to my declaration of love.
**[22:17] (Flashback) Ars**
Oh, well, er...
**[22:19] (Flashback) Licia**
You need not do so immediately.
**[22:23] (Flashback) Licia**
I'll do my best so that you fall
in love with me at first sight.
**[22:26] (Flashback) Ars**
E-Er, I—
**[22:28] (Flashback) Licia**
But I've made up my mind
to marry you, Lord Ars.
**[22:39] Ars**
* There have been fewer skirmishes lately,*
* and life has been quite peaceful.*
**[22:44] Ars**
* The succession dispute over the Missian*
* governorship has reached a lull for now.*
**[22:50] Ars**
*Also, something wonderful has happened!*
**[22:53] Ars**
*My father's illness has abated somewhat.*
**[22:57] Ars**
* It could be because he's less*
* worried about going to war.*
**[22:59] Ars**
* He may be able to walk*
* around the gardens soon.*
**[23:03] Ars**
* I hope I can introduce you*
* to him properly next time.*
**[23:05] Ars**
*Perhaps over a meal...*
**[23:09] Ars**
*The next time we meet, I will tell you.*
**[23:14] Ars**
*I think I want to marry you, too, Licia.*
**[23:18] Ars**
* I wish life could remain*
* this peaceful forever.*
**[23:25] Rietz**
Lord Ars.
**[23:26] Ars**
Rietz... That's a rather unnerving expression.
**[23:29] Rietz**
I'm afraid you'll be facing
a rather difficult trial.
**[23:33] Rietz**
But I have faith that you can overcome it.
**[23:36] sign**
Next Time
The Face of a Warrior
**[23:37] Rietz**
Next time: "The Face of a Warrior."
# E6 - The Face of a Warrior
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G9DUE0Z9J/the-face-of-a-warrior)
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**[00:00] sign**
Ars Louvent Age 11
**[00:01] Ars**
That can't be!
**[00:03] Ars**
My father is...
**[00:04] Doctor**
Yes, I'm afraid so.
**[00:08] Doctor**
His condition has worsened severely.
**[00:11] Doctor**
It would be wise to prepare for the worst.
**[00:16] Ars**
* I've yet to repay him*
* for all he's done for me.*
**[00:21] Ars**
*Please, give me more time!*
**[00:26] sign**
Castle Arcantez
**[00:43] Guard**
Governor!
**[00:55] Guard**
Damn!
**[00:58] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[02:19] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[02:28] sign**
Episode 6 The Face of a Warrior
**[02:34] Raven**
I heard the governor of
Missian was assassinated.
**[02:38] Raven**
Rosell, what do you expect to happen next?
**[02:43] Rosell**
A terrible war will occur very soon.
**[02:49] Raven**
I see.
**[02:50] Raven**
With the governor gone, the succession
dispute will finally reach its boiling point.
**[02:57] Raven**
The heads of each district in
Missian will be forced to side
**[03:01] Raven**
with either the elder brother, Couran,
or the younger, Vasmarque.
**[03:07] Raven**
The head of Canarre District, Lord Lumeire,
will likely choose the elder brother, Couran.
**[03:13] Raven**
When he does, Lamberg will follow.
**[03:18] Raven**
Is that understood?
**[03:19] All**
Yes, sir.
**[03:20] Raven**
Rietz, I anticipate a summons
from Lord Lumeire shortly.
**[03:25] Raven**
Have our forces ready to move at any minute.
**[03:28] Rietz**
Yes, my lord.
**[03:30] Raven**
I'll make my own prepara—
**[03:33] Ars**
Father!
**[03:37] Rietz**
A letter has arrived from Lord Lumeire.
**[03:41] Ars**
He wants us to gather at
Castle Canarre in three days' time.
**[03:46] Rietz**
With Lord Raven indisposed,
**[03:48] Rietz**
Charlotte and I will go—
**[03:50] Ars**
No.
**[03:51] Ars**
This time...
**[03:52] Ars**
I'll be going.
**[03:54] sign**
House Pleide, Domain of Torbequista
**[04:06] sign**
Castle Town, Canarre
**[04:10] Charlotte**
Looks like it's time.
**[04:11] Ars**
Yes.
**[04:12] Ars**
* The head of the vast territory*
* of Canarre District...*
**[04:17] Ars**
*What kind of man is he?*
**[04:20] Ars**
Let's go.
**[04:34] Ars**
I am Ars Louvent.
**[04:36] Ars**
I've come on behalf of my father, Raven,
**[04:38] Ars**
in response to Lord Lumeire's summons.
**[04:41] Guard**
The invitation looks genuine.
**[04:43] Guard**
But a child such as yourself...
Are you really from House Louvent?
**[04:47] Charlotte**
Got your doubts, do ya?
**[04:48] Guard**
Wait, are you...
**[04:51] Guard**
Louvent's Lady of Flames?!
**[04:53] Charlotte**
Took you that long to realize, huh?
**[04:55] Ars**
*Wow, Charlotte... She really is famous!*
**[05:01] Guard**
And you're... the Reaper of Louvent?!
**[05:04] Ars**
*Wh-What's with that horrific nickname?*
**[05:06] Ars**
*What's he done on the battlefield?!*
**[05:08] Rietz**
I care not for that name.
**[05:10] Rietz**
It makes me sound terribly dangerous.
**[05:15] Ars**
*There's no denying that part...*
**[05:17] Ars**
Well, anyway...
**[05:19] Ars**
This proves I'm from House Louvent, right?
**[05:21] Guard**
Y-Yes!
**[05:32] Charlotte**
Hey, don't go getting nervous on us now.
**[05:34] Ars**
I'm sorry.
**[05:36] Menas**
Welcome to Castle Canarre.
**[05:38] Ars**
Who might you be?
**[05:40] Menas**
Do pardon me.
**[05:42] Menas**
I serve the headman of
Canarre District, Lord Lumeire.
**[05:46] Menas**
My name is Menas Renard.
**[05:48] Ars**
I-It's a pleasure to meet you!
**[05:50] Ars**
I'm Ars Louvent.
**[05:52] Ars**
I've come on my father's behalf.
**[05:55] Menas**
Lord Raven really has taken ill, then?
**[05:58] Ars**
Yes.
**[05:59] Menas**
I see.
**[06:01] Menas**
I pray for his well-being.
**[06:06] sign**
Menas Renard 40 Male
**[06:06] sign**
Leadership 71/71 Prowess 70/70 Ingenuity 75/77 Diplomacy 77/78 Ambition 25
**[06:06] sign**
Infantry: B
Cavalry: B
Mage: C
Naval: D
Aerial: D
**[06:06] sign**
Archer: A
Builder: B
Smith: D
Strategist: B
**[06:07] Ars**
*His status average is definitely high.*
**[06:12] Ars**
*He's like a real jack of all trades.*
**[06:16] Menas**
I've heard much of the exploits
of your two companions, as well.
**[06:21] Menas**
We'd love to have them in our service.
**[06:24] Menas**
We offer a good life here at the castle.
**[06:30] Rietz**
I appreciate the offer, but I've sworn
loyalty for life to House Louvent.
**[06:36] Charlotte**
What he said.
**[06:38] Menas**
That's a true shame.
**[06:41] Menas**
House Louvent must be a fine place to live.
**[06:44] Ars**
Th-Thank you for saying so.
**[06:46] Menas**
Well, the other domain leaders await.
**[07:04] Ars**
It's a pleasure to meet you! I am Ars Louvent!
**[07:07] Ars**
I've come on behalf of my father,
Lord Raven of Lamberg!
**[07:18] Ars**
*I-I guess I should sit there?*
**[07:24] Ars**
*Why are they so quiet?*
**[07:27] Ars**
* Are they suspicious of me*
* because I'm a child?*
**[07:30] Krall**
You're Raven's son, eh?
**[07:33] Krall**
It's been quite some time.
**[07:35] Krall**
That was a fine, confident introduction.
**[07:38] Ars**
*This man is...*
**[07:39] sign**
Lord of Coumeire
Krall Orslow
**[07:39] Ars**
*Krall Orslow, lord of Coumeire.*
**[07:43] Ars**
*He played with me a lot when I was little.*
**[07:46] Ars**
I'm sorry. I should have greeted you first...
**[07:52] Krall**
You've really grown.
**[07:54] Krall**
Here, have a cookie and relax.
**[07:59] Ars**
Thank you so much!
**[08:03] Ars**
*What?!*
**[08:04] Ars**
*He's really glaring at me!*
**[08:06] Ars**
E-Er...
**[08:10] Krall**
Well, well.
**[08:12] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[08:17] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[08:27] Lumeire**
Raise your head.
**[08:31] Lumeire**
All of you. Thank you for coming.
**[08:35] Ars**
* So this is the head of Canarre District*
* and master of Castle Canarre...*
**[08:39] Ars**
*Lord Lumeire Pyres.*
**[08:42] sign**
Lumeire Pyres 44 Male
**[08:42] sign**
Leadership 67/68 Prowess 86/86 Ingenuity 56/56 Diplomacy 72/73 Ambition 31
**[08:42] sign**
Infantry: B
Cavalry: C
Archer: C
Builder
Mage: D
**[08:42] sign**
Aerial: B
Smith: D
Naval: D
Strategist: D
**[08:45] Ars**
*His stats befit a district headman.*
**[08:48] Ars**
*His Prowess is quite high.*
**[08:50] Ars**
* Nothing especially flashy,*
* but very balanced overall.*
**[08:54] Ars**
* Looking more closely, what Lumeire lacks,*
* his retainer Menas makes up for.*
**[08:55] sign**
Cavalry: C
Builder: D
Strategist: D
**[08:57] sign**
Cavalry: B
Builder: B
Strategist: B
**[09:01] Ars**
* Combined, they surely make the*
* best decisions for their district.*
**[09:07] Lumeire**
Forgive me again for calling
you here on such short notice.
**[09:11] Lumeire**
I was determined that you should
hear this directly from me.
**[09:16] Lumeire**
The governor's assassination
will inevitably lead to war.
**[09:21] Lumeire**
In the succession conflict, we of Canarre
District will support the elder son, Couran.
**[09:27] Lumeire**
My feelings on this remain unchanged.
**[09:30] Ars**
*Just as Father thought, then.*
**[09:34] Lumeire**
Are there any objections?
**[09:35] Krall/Hammond**
No, sir.
**[09:37] Ars**
I have no objections, either!
**[09:39] Lumeire**
All right.
**[09:41] Lumeire**
There are rumors that the
province of Seitz intends
**[09:43] Lumeire**
to capitalize on the situation
and renew their assault.
**[09:46] Lumeire**
Please ready your forces
for the conflict to come.
**[09:51] Trio**
Sir.
**[09:52] Lumeire**
That is all.
**[09:57] Krall**
We're preparing for war.
**[09:59] Hammond**
Increase troop drills starting tomorrow.
**[10:01] Charlotte**
Ars?
**[10:03] Rietz**
It's over now.
**[10:07] Ars**
I was so nervous!
**[10:11] Lumeire**
Ars.
**[10:12] Ars**
Yes?!
**[10:14] Ars**
L-Lord Lumeire!
**[10:16] Ars**
P-P-Please forgive my poor manners!
**[10:18] Lumeire**
Now, now. I heard about Raven.
**[10:21] Lumeire**
He certainly needs his rest for now.
**[10:24] Ars**
Yes... We appreciate your consideration.
**[10:27] Lumeire**
Lamberg is a small domain,
even within Canarre.
**[10:31] Lumeire**
But lately, it has demonstrated
strength that belies its size.
**[10:36] Lumeire**
It's magnificent to see you acting as your
father's proxy at the mere age of eleven.
**[10:42] Lumeire**
I have high hopes for House Louvent.
**[10:45] Ars**
I-I'll do my best!
**[10:46] Lumeire**
The same goes for you two.
**[10:48] Rietz**
Sir!
**[10:49] Charlotte**
Leave it to us.
**[10:53] Rietz**
We have a lot to live up to.
**[10:56] Charlotte**
You said it.
**[10:57] Ars**
That's true.
**[10:59] Ars**
Let's prepare as best we can.
**[11:01] Hammond**
Young Ars!
**[11:02] Ars**
Yes?
**[11:04] Ars**
*I-It's the guy who was glaring at me earlier!*
**[11:06] Hammond**
This is the first time we've
spoken. I am Hammond.
**[11:10] Ars**
Hammond?
**[11:11] Ars**
* Hammond Pleide, lord of*
* the domain of Torbequista!*
**[11:15] Ars**
*In other words...*
**[11:16] sign**
Lord of Torbequista
Hammond Pleide
**[11:16] Ars**
*Licia's father!*
**[11:18] Ars**
E-Er... can I help you?
**[11:21] Hammond**
My daughter's been distraught of late.
**[11:24] Hammond**
She seems dissatisfied
with your correspondence.
**[11:28] Ars**
Wh-What could I have done wrong?
**[11:31] Ars**
I'll apologize at once!
**[11:33] Hammond**
Young Ars...
**[11:34] Hammond**
Have you been responding
properly to Licia's letters?
**[11:39] Ars**
* Come to think of it,*
* I was writing a reply to her*
**[11:42] Ars**
* when my father collapsed and*
* the governor was assassinated.*
**[11:46] Ars**
*It might have been a few days...*
**[11:48] Ars**
I-I've been unable to write her back.
**[11:50] Hammond**
That won't do at all.
**[11:52] Ars**
Forgive me.
**[11:53] Ars**
I'll write to her the moment I'm home.
**[11:56] Hammond**
My daughter, usually so
poised and self-possessed,
**[12:00] Hammond**
has begun to express her feelings openly.
**[12:03] Hammond**
She must care for you quite deeply.
**[12:06] Ars**
W-Well, I...
**[12:08] Hammond**
She's always kept a tight
rein on her emotions.
**[12:13] Hammond**
Licia is a very bright and obedient girl.
**[12:18] Hammond**
I let myself take advantage of that.
**[12:20] Hammond**
I left her to her own devices as I
prioritized domestic and military affairs.
**[12:24] Hammond**
Things must have been very lonely for her...
**[12:28] Hammond**
My domain has been host to many
ugly conflicts between nobles.
**[12:32] Hammond**
My daughter's undoubtedly been aware of them,
and I'm sure it's been hard for her.
**[12:38] Hammond**
All the more reason I want
her to find happiness.
**[12:43] Hammond**
The fault is largely my own,
yet I turned my anger on you.
**[12:48] Hammond**
I'm the lord of a domain, yet I grow
unforgiving when it comes to my daughter.
**[12:52] Hammond**
Forgive me.
**[12:54] Hammond**
Raven is a brave and powerful warrior.
**[12:57] Hammond**
I thought that my daughter would
be safe with any son of his,
**[13:01] Hammond**
and so I agreed to the betrothal.
**[13:05] Hammond**
Please, look after my daughter.
**[13:07] Ars**
Oh, please, you needn't bow to me...
**[13:13] Ars**
I understand.
**[13:14] Ars**
I will do everything in my
power to make her happy.
**[13:18] Hammond**
I won't forget you said that.
**[13:21] Hammond**
Make sure you say it to Licia, as well.
**[13:26] Ars**
*I thought he was kind of scary...*
**[13:29] Ars**
*But I guess he really cares about Licia.*
**[13:34] Raven**
So Lord Lumeire is taking
Lord Couran's side after all?
**[13:38] Ars**
Yes.
**[13:40] Raven**
Still, for you to answer his
summons without telling me...
**[13:45] Ars**
*Wait, is he mad I ran off—*
**[13:51] Raven**
Well done.
**[13:52] Raven**
I'd thought you were still too much
of a child, but you did very well.
**[13:57] Ars**
Thank you!
**[14:01] Ars**
*Dear Licia...*
**[14:04] Ars**
*How are you doing?*
**[14:05] Ars**
* Things have been so eventful lately*
* that a reply slipped my mind.*
**[14:10] Ars**
*I beg your forgiveness.*
**[14:12] Ars**
* I met Lord Hammond for*
* the first time the other day.*
**[14:17] Ars**
* He's a fine man, and I can*
* tell he cares about you.*
**[14:21] Ars**
*Please give him my regards.*
**[14:26] Ars**
* The situation is quite fraught,*
* with war on the horizon.*
**[14:30] Ars**
* I hope the houses of Louvent and Pleide*
* can work together to overcome this.*
**[14:37] Ars**
I hope Licia's okay.
**[14:40] Ars**
If even I'm nervous, she might be terrified...
**[14:46] Ars**
I made a promise to Lord Hammond.
**[14:48] Ars**
I've got to win this war and protect Licia!
**[14:56] Rietz**
I-I'm sorry! Are you all right?
**[14:59] Ars**
Don't be sorry. I need to be able to take
at least that much if I'm to go into battle.
**[15:03] Ars**
Please come at me harder.
**[15:05] Rietz**
But we've been training all day.
**[15:09] Rietz**
Shouldn't you take a break?
**[15:11] Ars**
I'm fine.
**[15:12] Ars**
Please!
**[15:14] Rietz**
Lord Ars...
**[15:23] Rietz**
* The others are training,*
* getting stronger and stronger.*
**[15:26] Rietz**
*I haven't improved at all.*
**[15:30] Rietz**
*Earlier, I led our troops in a mock battle,*
**[15:35] Rietz**
*and it was a total failure.*
**[15:38] Rietz**
* I've read about warfare,*
* but I have no real experience with it.*
**[15:43] Rietz**
*And above all...*
**[15:46] Rietz**
* When I have real soldiers*
* charging at me, I always flinch.*
**[15:51] Rietz**
* I'm sure on the battlefield, Rietz and*
* Charlotte will be there to support me.*
**[15:56] Rietz**
* But if I can't stand strong on the field,*
* it will make everyone else uneasy.*
**[16:03] Rietz**
* No matter how skilled they all might be,*
* it means nothing without firm leadership.*
**[16:09] Rietz**
*And yet I—*
**[16:10] Rosell**
L-Lord Ars!
**[16:12] Rosell**
The province of Seitz is
dispatching forces to Coumeire.
**[16:18] Rosell**
Lord Lumeire sent a letter asking
us to take the field at once.
**[16:23] Ars**
Coumeire... That's Krall's domain.
**[16:27] Rietz**
If the province of Seitz is invading Missian,
**[16:30] Rietz**
we have few options in how we respond.
**[16:33] Rietz**
Our proximity to Seitz will make
it our problem soon enough.
**[16:40] Rietz**
If Coumeire is invaded,
**[16:43] Rietz**
the even smaller domain of Lamberg
will be marched on in no time.
**[16:48] Ars**
*Father's in no condition to go to battle.*
**[16:52] Ars**
*Which means I have to go myself.*
**[17:00] Ars**
Very well. We'll send our troops.
**[17:03] Ars**
I will lead them.
**[17:07] Ars**
Gather everyone here in the mansion.
**[17:10] Rietz**
Lord Ars.
**[17:11] Rietz**
Your mere presence will give us courage.
**[17:15] Rietz**
I'll be there.
**[17:17] Rietz**
I swear I'll make your first
engagement a victorious one.
**[17:26] Ars**
I'll be leading you all into battle
to protect Canarre District!
**[17:30] Ars**
I—
**[17:31] Raven**
Wait.
**[17:36] Ars**
Father!
**[17:38] Raven**
Ars, I cannot let you take
the battlefield just yet.
**[17:43] Raven**
I will lead them this time.
**[17:46] Ars**
But Father, you're in no condition to go to war.
**[17:50] Raven**
And I would not regret dying in the
service of Canarre District—of Lamberg.
**[17:58] Rietz**
Lord Raven. Lord Ars is—
**[18:00] Raven**
Rietz.
**[18:02] Raven**
Stay out of this.
**[18:06] Rietz**
Forgive me, my lord.
**[18:07] Ars**
Father.
**[18:09] Ars**
It's true that I'm weak.
**[18:11] Ars**
But Rietz and Charlotte will be with me.
**[18:14] Ars**
I will return victorious!
**[18:16] Raven**
That's not the issue.
**[18:18] Raven**
Ars, you don't yet have the face of a warrior.
**[18:27] Ars**
The face... of a warrior?
**[18:30] Raven**
It seems you don't understand
what that means, either.
**[18:33] Raven**
Gullar.
**[18:35] Raven**
Bring that man from the dungeon.
**[18:37] Raven**
We'll do it now.
**[18:38] Gullar**
S-Sir!
**[18:46] Ars**
Who is that?
**[18:47] Raven**
His name is Barramorda.
**[18:52] Raven**
Murder, rape, theft...
**[18:55] Raven**
He's a monster who's committed
many heinous crimes.
**[18:58] Raven**
My illness has delayed his execution,
**[19:02] Raven**
but we shall carry it out now.
**[19:04] Raven**
You stand there and watch.
**[19:08] Raven**
If you can watch him die without losing
your composure, I'll acknowledge you as a man
**[19:14] Raven**
and allow you to take command in this battle.
**[19:17] Ars**
*Watch a man die without losing my composure?*
**[19:23] Ars**
*I've never seen anyone killed before...*
**[19:28] Barramorda**
I've seen plenty of executions myself.
**[19:32] Barramorda**
I liked killing little kids like you the best!
**[19:37] Barramorda**
The moment that fear fills
your innocent little eyes...
**[19:42] Barramorda**
It's delectable.
**[19:48] Raven**
Begin the execution of the criminal Barramorda,
in the name of Raven Louvent!
**[20:33] Raven**
It's nothing to be ashamed of.
**[20:36] Raven**
Everyone reacts that way the first time.
**[20:38] Raven**
Even I did.
**[20:40] Raven**
On the battlefield, you will
witness death constantly.
**[20:45] Raven**
Someone shaken by a single death
cannot handle command.
**[20:51] Raven**
I'll go this time.
**[20:54] Raven**
With me, men! To battle!
**[21:05] Charlotte**
Ars!
**[21:06] Raven**
You three.
**[21:09] Raven**
We're moving out.
**[21:37] Ars**
*I didn't understand anything.*
**[21:39] Ars**
*I wasn't ready to go to war at all.*
**[21:45] Ars**
*I really am a child!*
**[23:26] Rosell**
I hope Lord Ars is okay.
**[23:28] Charlotte**
I tend to forget, but he's
just an eleven-year-old kid.
**[23:32] Rietz**
That's right. Speaking of...
**[23:34] Charlotte**
What?
**[23:35] Rietz**
Lord Ars's birthday is next month.
**[23:36] sign**
Next Time
Succession
**[23:37] Charlotte**
Next time: "Succession."
# E7 - Succession
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**[00:00] sign**
Conflict Boundary
**[00:20] Rosell**
Infantry, fall back! Archers to the fore!
**[00:28] Charlotte**
Forma Igni Exore!
**[00:44] Ars**
* I was told the enemy outnumbered*
* the Canarre Army by 50%,*
**[00:49] Ars**
* yet an incredible performance*
* by Louvent's forces,*
**[00:52] Ars**
* led by my father, allowed us*
* to take the fortress in the end.*
**[00:59] Ars**
*The campaign lasted over a month,*
**[01:01] Ars**
* and my father returned four days*
* after my twelfth birthday.*
**[01:08] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[02:30] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[02:39] sign**
Episode 7 Succession
**[02:43] Wren**
Mother...
**[02:44] Kreiz**
Is Father going to die?
**[02:54] Ars**
Welcome home, all.
**[02:57] Ars**
You did splendidly.
**[02:58] Rietz**
L-Lord Ars?
**[03:00] Rietz**
Did you injure yourself somehow?
**[03:02] Ars**
Just training.
**[03:04] Ars**
I'm fine. Don't worry about it.
**[03:07] Ars**
But... how's Father?
**[03:11] Rietz**
It's as I wrote in my letter.
**[03:13] Rietz**
He performed admirably in battle...
**[03:18] Rietz**
But it caught up with him the moment
the fighting was over, and he collapsed.
**[03:22] Rietz**
The long campaign on top of his already
failing health has taken its toll.
**[03:29] Ars**
Then this is my fault for forcing him to go.
**[03:32] Rosell**
O-Of course it isn't!
**[03:34] Rietz**
He was already in poor health.
**[03:37] Rietz**
You are not to blame, Lord Ars.
**[03:39] Ars**
I appreciate your kind words.
**[03:42] Ars**
If Father's condition changes,
please let me know.
**[03:44] Rietz**
Where are you going?
**[03:46] Ars**
More training.
**[03:47] Rietz**
Now?
**[03:49] Rietz**
But it's already so late.
**[03:50] Ars**
I don't mind.
**[03:54] Rosell**
You think Lord Ars is okay?
**[03:57] Charlotte**
The guys who stayed behind filled me in.
**[03:59] Charlotte**
Apparently he's thrown himself
headlong into daily training.
**[04:06] Charlotte**
Hope he doesn't wind up bedridden, too.
**[04:11] Charlotte**
Who could it be at this hour?
**[04:13] Licia**
I'm terribly sorry to intrude like this.
**[04:15] Licia**
Is Lord Ars at home?
**[04:17] Jean**
Truly, please pardon the imposition.
**[04:20] Rietz**
Lady Licia?
**[04:21] Rietz**
What's the matter?
**[04:22] Licia**
I can't apologize enough
for arriving at this hour.
**[04:24] Licia**
But I've grown terribly concerned
about Lord Ars, and I...
**[04:30] Licia**
He and I have been
exchanging correspondence.
**[04:35] Licia**
He's always written so warmly,
conveying such honest emotion.
**[04:40] Licia**
But I've sensed a change in his letters
since the recent conflict started.
**[04:45] Licia**
On the surface, they're no different, but...
**[04:48] Licia**
How shall I put it?
He seems almost... distant.
**[04:52] Licia**
His letters lack the emotion
they once expressed.
**[04:56] Licia**
Has something happened to him?
**[05:01] Rietz**
Lady Licia, I beg you not to take offense.
**[05:04] Rietz**
He has his reasons—
**[05:05] Licia**
I am not offended! I'm *worried*!
**[05:09] Licia**
Please, tell me what's going on!
**[05:13] Charlotte**
Go on, Rietz. Tell her.
**[05:15] Rosell**
Rietz...
**[05:17] Rietz**
Very well.
**[05:20] Licia**
An execution?
**[05:22] Charlotte**
Yeah.
**[05:23] Rietz**
Lord Ars is struggling with feelings
of inadequacy for staying home,
**[05:28] Rietz**
and even more so, guilt that he may have
exacerbated Lord Raven's condition.
**[05:35] Licia**
How deplorable of me.
**[05:37] Licia**
I call myself his betrothed, yet I was
unable to help Lord Ars in his time of need.
**[05:45] Licia**
May I ask where I could
find Lord Ars right now?
**[05:56] Millais**
Are you all right?!
**[05:58] Ars**
I-I'm fine.
**[06:06] Licia**
Lord A—
**[06:09] Millais**
Lord Ars, you can't physically
handle any more training.
**[06:12] Millais**
Let's resume tomorrow.
**[06:14] Ars**
No. Let's keep going.
**[06:17] Ars**
My father fought bravely
in even worse shape.
**[06:22] Ars**
I want to be able to protect everyone, too!
**[06:30] Rietz**
Lady Licia? Didn't you
wish to speak with him?
**[06:35] Licia**
Now is not the time for me to reach out.
**[06:39] Alice**
Lord Raven has regained consciousness!
**[06:42] Rietz**
Has he?
**[06:44] Rosell**
I'm so glad!
**[06:46] Rosell**
I'll let Lord Ars know at once!
**[06:49] Alice**
Wait!
**[06:50] Alice**
He wishes to speak with
the three of you first.
**[07:01] Raven**
You're here?
**[07:04] Raven**
It seems I collapsed and
caused you trouble again.
**[07:06] Raven**
I am much obliged.
**[07:11] Charlotte**
Sheesh, never seen the guy like this.
**[07:13] Charlotte**
Did passing out send him off his rocker?
**[07:15] Rosell**
Charlotte!
**[07:16] Raven**
It's all right.
**[07:17] Raven**
I'm not speaking to you
as your lord right now.
**[07:21] Rietz**
What do you mean by that?
**[07:24] Raven**
How do you like your lives here?
**[07:29] Rietz**
It's like heaven compared to my life before.
**[07:33] Rosell**
I-I really enjoy mine!
**[07:36] Charlotte**
This is pretty much home to me.
**[07:38] Raven**
I see.
**[07:40] Raven**
I called you here because there's
something I must tell you.
**[07:46] Raven**
I am not long for this world.
**[07:49] Rietz**
That can't be—
**[07:50] Raven**
I know my body better than anyone.
**[07:54] Raven**
So please, let me say this while I still can.
**[08:00] Raven**
I didn't know what to make of you
when Ars first brought you here.
**[08:05] Raven**
Rietz, you're a Malkan.
Charlotte, you're a woman.
**[08:08] Raven**
Rosell, you were only five years old.
**[08:12] Raven**
Yet you've all become pillars
upholding our domain.
**[08:20] Raven**
I'm grateful you came to House Louvent.
**[08:22] Raven**
I'm proud of all of you.
**[08:28] Raven**
I have a favor to ask.
**[08:30] Raven**
It concerns Ars, of course.
**[08:34] Raven**
He is not yet strong enough
for the battlefield.
**[08:39] Raven**
Thrusting the lordship upon
him now is a cruel thing.
**[08:44] Raven**
Standing at death's doorstep makes a
man realize how much he's left undone.
**[08:49] Raven**
I should have taken him to the
battlefield while I was still well,
**[08:53] Raven**
and taught him the harsh realities of the world
while I could still protect him from them.
**[08:59] Raven**
But now it's too late.
**[09:02] Raven**
I beg you. I want you three to support Ars.
**[09:07] Raven**
I ask you not as a lord,
**[09:10] Raven**
but as a father!
**[09:13] Raven**
I know I'm far from objective, but he's
a kind boy, beloved by our people.
**[09:19] Raven**
And, as you've proven, he has the
ability to see the potential in others.
**[09:24] Raven**
I'm proud to call him my son!
**[09:26] Raven**
Please!
**[09:30] Rosell**
I-If not for Lord Ars,
**[09:33] Rosell**
I would have been criticized forever
**[09:35] Rosell**
and never reached an understanding
with my family.
**[09:39] Rosell**
I want to study more and more to help
Lord Ars, who gave me confidence!
**[09:47] Charlotte**
I don't know much about the domain stuff,
**[09:50] Charlotte**
but I want the future he's trying to achieve.
**[09:55] Charlotte**
Ars is the one who gave my life meaning.
**[09:59] Charlotte**
You didn't even have to ask.
**[10:01] Charlotte**
I wouldn't serve anyone else.
**[10:04] Rietz**
I feel the same way.
**[10:06] Rietz**
Should anyone stand in Lord Ars's way,
**[10:08] Rietz**
I will fight until I'm the last man standing.
**[10:12] Rietz**
I swear to fight for Lord Ars,
even if it kills me.
**[10:16] Raven**
None of that, now.
**[10:18] Raven**
Stay alive and protect Ars.
**[10:20] Rietz**
Lord Raven...
**[10:24] Rietz**
For taking all of us in...
**[10:27] Rietz/Rosell/Charlotte**
We thank you!
**[10:32] Raven**
Indeed.
**[10:34] Rietz**
Lord Raven, might I make one request?
**[10:43] Rietz**
Lady Licia, Lord Raven
wishes to speak with you.
**[10:47] Rietz**
Go on in.
**[10:50] Licia**
Thank you.
**[10:55] Licia**
Pardon me.
**[11:02] Licia**
It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Raven.
**[11:04] Licia**
My name is Licia Pleide.
**[11:07] Licia**
I'm sorry we had to meet in this manner.
**[11:12] Raven**
No, I must apologize for
seeing you in this condition.
**[11:17] Raven**
Do you remember the first time we met?
**[11:22] Licia**
We've met before?
**[11:24] Raven**
Yes. You see, I was the one who
requested your engagement to Ars.
**[11:33] Raven**
When I first saw you, I thought
you an overly precocious child.
**[11:40] (Flashback) Boy**
I'm hungry!
**[11:41] (Flashback) Licia**
You can eat later.
**[11:43] (Flashback) Licia**
Be good for now, okay?
**[11:48] Raven**
But I soon realized you had
a deep kindness within you.
**[11:53] Raven**
I remember thinking I wanted
someone like you by Ars's side.
**[12:00] Licia**
Lord Raven...
**[12:02] Raven**
Licia, House Louvent's territory is small,
**[12:06] Raven**
and my son may prove unreliable, but...
**[12:08] Licia**
Not at all!
**[12:10] Licia**
It's true that Lord Ars's kindness
can make him vulnerable.
**[12:14] Licia**
But...
**[12:18] Licia**
He's trying desperately to overcome
that! To become more like you!
**[12:25] Raven**
I see. You've fallen in love with Ars, then?
**[12:34] Licia**
Yes. With all my heart.
**[12:37] Raven**
Thank you.
**[12:39] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[12:40] Raven**
Call in Ars.
**[12:43] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[12:49] Rietz**
Welcome back.
**[12:52] Licia**
All of you...
**[12:54] Licia**
Lord Raven wishes to see Lord Ars.
**[12:59] Rietz**
Very well.
**[13:02] Licia**
Um... Rietz?
**[13:06] Licia**
I am grateful for your kindness.
**[13:08] Rietz**
It was nothing.
**[13:49] Ars**
Father! I heard you'd regained consciousness.
**[13:52] Ars**
What a relief! Are you feeling better?
**[13:54] Raven**
Yes. I'm sorry to summon you at this hour.
**[13:58] Ars**
Actually, while you were off fighting,
I did all kinds of research on your illness.
**[14:05] Ars**
There are herbal remedies I'd like to try.
**[14:07] Ars**
I also heard tell of a skilled doctor
in a neighboring province.
**[14:11] Ars**
Once you recover—
**[14:13] Raven**
You really have grown.
**[14:17] Raven**
I must have been your age when I
first decided to become a warrior.
**[14:23] Raven**
I wasn't born in Lamberg, but a remote
farming village in Missian Province.
**[14:30] Raven**
The lord there was a tyrant
who taxed us mercilessly.
**[14:34] Raven**
The people were forced to live in poverty.
**[14:39] Raven**
Unable to bear it, I ran away from home
and fled to the city when I was ten.
**[14:46] Raven**
The day I arrived, the governor
of Missian happened to be visiting.
**[14:52] Raven**
I'm not sure why. The local lord
was holding a party, perhaps.
**[14:57] Raven**
My memories of that time are vague,
but there's one thing I recall clearly.
**[15:03] Raven**
The bearing and grandeur of the
governor sent my heart racing.
**[15:09] Raven**
I resolved to become the kind of man
**[15:12] Raven**
who could be governor and lead many soldiers.
**[15:17] Raven**
I studied the sword on my own
and became a soldier.
**[15:22] Raven**
I fought with all my heart,
was recognized for my deeds,
**[15:26] Raven**
and was appointed by Lord Lumeire.
**[15:29] Raven**
The next thing I knew, I had my own domain.
**[15:33] Raven**
Time really does fly.
**[15:36] Raven**
My retainers, my citizens, my family...
**[15:39] Raven**
Everyone who lives in Lamberg
is a treasure in my eyes.
**[15:44] Raven**
I've devoted my life to protecting them.
**[15:48] Ars**
Are you all right?!
**[15:51] Raven**
Ars...
**[15:53] Raven**
I understand you feel
responsible for my condition.
**[15:58] Raven**
You aren't.
**[16:00] Raven**
This is how I chose to live!
**[16:04] Raven**
You don't need to feel responsible.
Not in the slightest.
**[16:10] Ars**
Father...
**[16:12] Ars**
I...
**[16:14] Raven**
Ars.
**[16:16] Raven**
Take care of them for me.
**[16:18] Raven**
Please...
**[16:33] Ars**
I will.
**[16:35] Raven**
I see more readiness in your face now.
**[16:38] Raven**
I suppose being my son has been
a great burden for you.
**[16:42] Ars**
Not at all.
**[16:44] Ars**
I'm glad to be your son.
**[16:49] Raven**
Listen to you, sounding like a man.
**[16:53] Raven**
How are things going with Licia?
**[16:57] Raven**
She's a force to be reckoned with.
**[16:59] Raven**
That's her mother's blood in action,
more than Hammond's.
**[17:02] Ars**
Oh, that's right! Are you
close with Lord Hammond?
**[17:06] Raven**
Yes.
**[17:07] Raven**
I was about sixteen when Lord Lumeire
ordered the two of us to have a mock battle.
**[17:14] Ars**
A mock battle?
**[17:16] Raven**
He was a funny one.
**[17:18] Raven**
During the battle, you see...
**[17:22] Ars**
*We ended up talking all through the night.*
**[17:42] Ars**
*Then...*
**[17:44] Ars**
*By the next morning, my father was gone.*
**[17:49] sign**
Year 212 of the Summerforth Calendar
**[17:55] Ars**
Kreiz, Wren. Come here.
**[18:02] Ars**
Say goodbye to our father.
**[18:17] Rietz**
Lord Ars...
**[18:21] Ars**
My father taught me many things.
**[18:25] Ars**
He was an incredible man.
**[18:28] Ars**
I spoke with him at length
last night, before he passed on.
**[18:34] Ars**
He entrusted Lamberg—all of you—to my care.
**[18:43] Ars**
I'm not as strong as my father.
**[18:46] Ars**
But...
**[18:48] Ars**
Just as he did, I swear to care
about you more than anyone,
**[18:52] Ars**
and to protect you!
**[18:55] Ars**
So please, lend me your aid!
**[19:04] Citizen Man A**
You know we will!
**[19:05] Citizen Man A**
I'd do anything for you, Lord Ars!
**[19:08] Citizen Man B**
Yeah!
**[19:09] Citizen Woman A**
You'll do just fine, Lord Ars!
**[19:12] Citizen Man C**
We'll protect you in Lord Raven's stead!
**[19:16] Citizen Kid A**
One, two...
**[19:17] Citizen Kids**
Give it your best, Lord Ars!
**[19:23] Charlotte**
*Pops...*
**[19:28] (Flashback) Soldier**
Are you all right?
**[19:29] (Flashback) Charlotte**
It's no big deal. I can keep going.
**[19:33] (Flashback) Raven**
Rest, Charlotte.
**[19:37] (Flashback) Raven**
Save that desperate effort for
when it's Ars on the battlefield.
**[19:41] (Flashback) Charlotte**
You got it, Pops.
**[19:51] Rosell**
*Lord Raven...*
**[19:56] (Flashback) Raven**
Staying up this late to study?
**[19:58] (Flashback) Rosell**
Oh, I, um...
**[20:00] (Flashback) Rosell**
I was hoping to be of use to
Lord Ars as soon as possible.
**[20:09] (Flashback) Raven**
You're still just a child.
**[20:11] (Flashback) Raven**
You have plenty of time to grow and mature.
**[20:14] (Flashback) Raven**
Don't push yourself too hard.
**[20:16] (Flashback) Raven**
Take your time growing up alongside Ars.
**[20:24] Licia**
*Lord Raven...*
**[20:27] (Flashback) Licia**
I should be going now.
**[20:30] (Flashback) Raven**
Licia.
**[20:31] (Flashback) Raven**
Remain close by Ars's side and support him.
**[20:38] Licia**
*Lord Raven...*
**[20:39] Licia**
* Forgive me if this feeling*
* is inappropriate,*
**[20:44] Licia**
*but I'm delighted to be here right now!*
**[20:52] Ars**
Thank you, everyone.
**[20:58] Ars**
Father, please watch over us all.
**[21:08] Ars**
As of today, I am the master of House Louvent!
**[21:20] Ars**
*The legend of House Louvent begins now.*
**[21:32] Man A**
You hear the rumors? The governor
of Missian was assassinated.
**[21:36] Man B**
Yeah.
**[21:37] Man B**
Killed by his own son during
a succession dispute, right?
**[21:41] Man B**
What a cruel world.
**[21:46] Mireille**
I'd love to hear more about that.
**[21:49] Mireille**
And maybe you'll treat me
to a drink on the side?
**[23:25] Rietz**
Lord Ars, we've received an invitation
from Canarre's headman.
**[23:29] Ars**
All right. Let's go!
**[23:30] Charlotte**
We're all in the same boat here,
so don't worry!
**[23:32] Rietz**
You've never been to the sea.
How'd you learn about boats?
**[23:35] Charlotte**
Rosell said it!
**[23:36] Rosell**
What? Me?!
**[23:37] sign**
Next Time
A New Generation
**[23:38] Ars**
Next time: "A New Generation."
# E8 - A New Generation
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**[00:08] Ars**
It's been three months since you passed.
**[00:12] Ars**
I'm still not entirely
used to my lordly duties,
**[00:15] Ars**
but I'm managing, thanks to everyone's help.
**[00:21] Rietz**
Lord Ars.
**[00:23] Rietz**
Are you all right?
**[00:25] Ars**
Yes.
**[00:27] Ars**
I'll never measure up to you,
**[00:29] Ars**
but I'll do the best I can in my own way.
**[00:39] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[02:00] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[02:09] sign**
Castle Canarre
**[02:09] Lumeire**
Raven was a tremendous talent and
our greatest asset on the battlefield.
**[02:13] sign**
Episode 8 A New Generation
**[02:17] Lumeire**
Let us pray for him.
**[02:19] sign**
Lumeire Pyres
**[02:20] sign**
Krall Orslow
**[02:22] sign**
Hammond Pleide
**[02:28] Lumeire**
Raven's heir, Ars, now takes up his mantle
as the head of House Louvent.
**[02:34] Lumeire**
Ars.
**[02:35] Ars**
Right.
**[02:37] Ars**
I am the new lord, Ars Louvent.
**[02:40] Ars**
Inexperienced though I may be,
I will do my best to fulfill my role.
**[02:44] Krall**
I certainly see more confidence
in your eyes now.
**[02:48] Hammond**
We'll be counting on you.
**[02:50] Lumeire**
You now stand on even footing
with the rest of us.
**[02:53] Lumeire**
We expect great things from you.
**[02:56] Ars**
Yes, my lord.
**[03:00] Lumeire**
Regarding the armistice between
Lord Couran and Lord Vasmarque...
**[03:04] Lumeire**
Lord Couran, whose side we've chosen,
has successfully raised an army.
**[03:09] Ars**
*The war's really starting now...*
**[03:12] Lumeire**
We'll lay out the situation for you.
**[03:14] Lumeire**
Menas, please elucidate.
**[03:16] Menas**
My lord.
**[03:18] Menas**
The capital of Missian Province, Arcantez,
**[03:22] Menas**
is currently occupied by the
younger brother, Lord Vasmarque.
**[03:26] Menas**
He holds soldiers and resources
in greater numbers than ours,
**[03:29] Menas**
but his older brother controls
the trading city of Semplar,
**[03:33] Menas**
which gives us economic superiority.
**[03:37] Menas**
The power of these cities is roughly even,
**[03:39] Menas**
meaning the loyalties of the surrounding
districts will be a major deciding factor.
**[03:44] Menas**
For this reason, Lord Couran is attempting
to secure the neighboring districts,
**[03:49] sign**
Coumeire
**[03:49] sign**
Canarre
District
**[03:49] sign**
Maasa
District
**[03:49] sign**
Arcantez
**[03:49] sign**
Province of Ansel
**[03:49] sign**
Province of Seitz
**[03:49] sign**
Province of Paradille
**[03:49] sign**
Perreina District
**[03:49] sign**
Lamberg
**[03:49] sign**
Semplar
**[03:49] Menas**
but one to the west, Perreina,
refuses to yield to pressure.
**[03:54] sign**
Province of Paradille
**[03:54] sign**
Province of Seitz
**[03:54] sign**
Province of Ansel
**[03:54] sign**
Maasa
District
**[03:54] sign**
Lamberg
**[03:54] sign**
Coumeire
**[03:54] sign**
Canarre
District
**[03:54] sign**
Perreina
**[03:55] Menas**
Perreina is a minor domain
with only a small military,
**[03:59] Menas**
but the shortest route we can take
to attack Arcantez runs through it.
**[04:05] Lumeire**
In other words, without
Perreina under our control,
**[04:08] Lumeire**
we can't run efficient
supply lines to the front,
**[04:11] Lumeire**
increasing the likelihood
that we'll lose the war.
**[04:15] Lumeire**
We'd hoped to bring them to our
side without pointless fighting,
**[04:19] Lumeire**
but their refusal to yield
has forced our hand.
**[04:23] Lumeire**
We will subjugate Perreina.
**[04:32] Ars**
Excuse me.
**[04:33] Lumeire**
Yes?
**[04:34] Ars**
Would you allow us to try our
own measures in Perreina first?
**[04:41] Lumeire**
What exactly do you mean?
**[04:43] Ars**
Well...
**[04:45] sign**
Louvent Estate, Days Earlier
**[04:49] (Flashback) Rosell**
Something seems off.
**[04:52] (Flashback) Charlotte**
What does?
**[04:54] (Flashback) Rosell**
If they're so vulnerable to an attack from us,
**[04:57] (Flashback) Rosell**
why are they digging their heels in like this?
**[05:02] (Flashback) Rosell**
I think there's more to this
than meets the eye.
**[05:06] (Flashback) Rietz**
I feel the same way.
**[05:09] (Flashback) Ars**
What do you think it is?
**[05:10] (Flashback) Rosell**
I don't know.
**[05:12] (Flashback) Rosell**
But attacking before we find out could
leave us in for a rude awakening.
**[05:18] (Flashback) Rosell**
I think we need to uncover
the full situation first.
**[05:22] (Flashback) Ars**
I see...
**[05:24] (Flashback) Ars**
But how do we get that information?
**[05:28] (Flashback) Rietz**
Why not hire mercenaries?
**[05:30] (Flashback) Ars**
Mercenaries?
**[05:32] (Flashback) Rietz**
There's a mercenary band called "Shadow"
that excels in information gathering.
**[05:37] (Flashback) Rietz**
The rumors say they're
frighteningly good at it.
**[05:41] (Flashback) Ars**
Can you get us in contact with them?
**[05:45] (Flashback) Rietz**
I'll try.
**[05:46] (Flashback) Rosell**
Er, if I may make a suggestion...
**[05:49] (Flashback) Rosell**
If the topic of the council
is the subjugation of Perreina,
**[05:52] (Flashback) Rosell**
could you propose that
we handle it ourselves?
**[05:56] (Flashback) Ars**
All right. We'll try it!
**[06:00] Ars**
It's strange that they refuse to yield
despite being surrounded by enemies.
**[06:06] Ars**
Finding the reason for their stance
should illuminate a better approach.
**[06:15] Lumeire**
Very well.
**[06:16] Lumeire**
I'll give you time to investigate.
**[06:19] Ars**
Thank you, my lord.
**[06:26] Ars**
That was nerve-racking!
**[06:28] Rietz**
It's over now, Lord Ars.
You were magnificent.
**[06:32] Charlotte**
Sheesh, why do these council
things always take so long?
**[06:37] Orphans**
Charlotte!
**[06:39] Orphans**
Charlotte!
**[06:41] Orphan C**
It's been forever!
**[06:42] Orphan B**
How have you been?
**[06:44] Charlotte**
Hey, look how big you guys have gotten!
**[06:51] Orphan C**
You're still doing your job, right?
**[06:53] Charlotte**
You bet I am.
**[06:54] Charlotte**
Look, I brought some smoked suw.
**[06:56] Charlotte**
You guys share it around, okay?
**[06:58] Orphans**
I love this stuff!
**[07:00] Governess**
Lord Ars.
**[07:02] Governess**
It's been such a long time.
**[07:05] Ars**
It's good to see you all again.
**[07:09] Ars**
*We arrived at the orphanage I had built.*
**[07:13] Ars**
*Since I trust the ladies here,*
**[07:15] Ars**
* I had asked them to take in the kids*
* Charlotte was looking after.*
**[07:20] Ars**
* I also asked them to give a home*
* to as many orphaned children*
**[07:24] Ars**
* they found in the alleys*
* as they possibly could.*
**[07:26] Orphan**
Yeah, I'm way taller now!
**[07:30] Ars**
* Those kids are almost old enough*
* to leave the nest themselves.*
**[07:33] Charlotte**
So what's new with you guys these days?
**[07:38] Orphan C**
I'm gonna take the test to
join Lord Lumeire's army!
**[07:42] Orphan B**
I want to work as a maid in Castle Canarre!
**[07:46] Orphan A**
I've got a job at the bakery
on the main thoroughfare.
**[07:50] Orphan D**
I love growing vegetables,
**[07:53] Orphan D**
so I'd like to help on a farm in Lamberg.
**[07:56] Charlotte**
Oh, yeah?
**[07:58] Orphan C**
Thank you so much, Lord Ars.
**[08:00] Orphan C**
You really changed our lives.
**[08:03] Ars**
It wasn't just me.
**[08:05] Ars**
Charlotte sends most of her salary
to this place for you guys.
**[08:14] Orphan C**
Thank you, Charlotte!
**[08:20] Orphan C**
Well, later!
**[08:21] Orphan B**
We'll work hard!
**[08:22] Orphan A**
Thanks for the meat!
**[08:24] Orphan D**
See you again!
**[08:26] Charlotte**
I'd thought about taking 'em
to Lamberg with me at first,
**[08:31] Charlotte**
but letting 'em stay here
was the right call.
**[08:34] Ars**
Though Lamberg is beautiful
and a great place to live,
**[08:39] Ars**
I figured living in a big city would
provide them with more opportunities.
**[08:45] Ars**
Children should see lots of
things, learn lots of things,
**[08:48] Ars**
and choose their lives for themselves.
**[08:53] Charlotte**
You said it.
**[08:55] Licia**
Lord Ars!
**[08:56] Licia**
It's been so long!
**[08:58] Ars**
Licia?!
**[08:59] Ars**
What are you doing here?
**[09:01] Licia**
We accompanied my father to Castle Canarre,
**[09:04] Licia**
and when I heard that you'd be here,
**[09:07] Licia**
I decided to pay a visit!
**[09:09] Ars**
I'm delighted to see you...
**[09:13] Ars**
But you didn't have to come all this way.
**[09:15] Ars**
* Wh-What do I do? I'm not*
* mentally prepared to face her...*
**[09:20] Licia**
Oh, my!
**[09:24] Licia**
What a truly joyous place!
**[09:27] Licia**
Happiness just follows you
wherever you go, doesn't it?
**[09:33] Ars**
Licia...
**[09:39] Ars**
I-I'm sorry!
**[09:40] Ars**
I'll buy you a new dress at once!
**[09:43] Licia**
My, we're having fun, aren't we?
**[09:51] Licia**
Would you mind terribly
if I joined your game?
**[09:56] Licia**
Here I come! I'm going to get you!
**[09:58] Jean**
L-Lady Licia!
**[10:00] Licia**
Come back here now!
**[10:02] Ars**
*She really is incredible.*
**[10:12] Licia**
Lord Ars.
**[10:13] Licia**
What might your agenda for tomorrow be?
**[10:16] Ars**
I've asked Rietz to put me in touch
with a mercenary group called Shadow.
**[10:21] Ars**
If they agree to meet me,
**[10:22] Ars**
I'm going to negotiate with them about a job.
**[10:26] Licia**
I see!
**[10:27] Licia**
I'd be most interested in hearing more.
**[10:30] Licia**
Would you mind if I accompanied you tomorrow?
**[10:33] Ars**
N-No, you can't do that!
**[10:36] Licia**
Whyever not?
**[10:37] Ars**
I-It could be dangerous!
**[10:39] Licia**
You'll have your retinue, won't you?
**[10:41] Licia**
It's perfectly safe.
**[10:42] Ars**
We don't even know if they'll meet with me!
**[10:45] Licia**
I have absolute faith in Rietz.
**[10:48] Ars**
Very well.
**[10:50] Ars**
If they agree to meet, I'll come
fetch you at your lodgings...
**[10:54] Licia**
Oh, I'm staying right here.
**[10:58] Rosell**
*Is that why Jean had so much luggage?*
**[11:02] Licia**
I beg your indulgence, Lord Ars.
**[11:04] Licia**
I have no means of leaving now.
**[11:08] Ars**
Then I'll arrange a room for you.
**[11:11] Licia**
Oh?
**[11:13] Licia**
I would be more than pleased
to stay in your room, Lord Ars.
**[11:16] Ars**
O-Out of the question!
**[11:21] Charlotte**
What's with all the flirting?
**[11:23] Ars**
Oh, we're really not...
**[11:25] Licia**
Honestly, Lord Ars!
**[11:27] Licia**
There's no need to be shy!
**[11:27] Rietz**
Lord Ar—
**[11:28] Rietz**
...s?
**[11:29] Licia**
Join me in bed, won't you?
**[11:31] Charlotte**
No way! You're sleeping with me, darn it!
**[11:33] Licia**
Heavens, no! Lord Ars must stay with *me*!
**[11:37] Charlotte**
Gimme a break!
**[11:37] Rosell**
Are all women this pushy?
**[11:41] Charlotte**
Hey! You're sleeping with us, too.
**[11:43] Rosell**
No!
**[11:46] Rosell**
Help me, Rietz!
**[11:48] Rietz**
I'm sorry, Rosell.
**[11:48] sign**
Rietz turned him down flat
**[11:50] Rosell**
Hold on, darn it!
**[12:04] Licia**
Good morning, Lord Ars!
**[12:06] Charlotte**
Didja sleep good?
**[12:09] Ars**
Good morning...
**[12:14] Rosell**
I didn't sleep a wink.
**[12:16] Ars**
Me, either.
**[12:18] Rietz**
Good morning, Lord Ars!
**[12:20] Rietz**
I've received a message from Shadow.
**[12:22] Charlotte**
Hey, nice work.
**[12:24] Rosell**
Morning, Rietz...
**[12:24] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[12:26] Licia**
A fine morning to you!
**[12:29] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[12:29] Ars**
Thank you for your hospitality.
**[12:32] Governess**
It was nothing.
**[12:33] Governess**
You're welcome anytime.
**[12:35] Orphan Kid**
You'll come back again, won't you?
**[12:38] Ars**
Of course.
**[12:39] Orphan C**
Thanks for everything, Charlotte.
**[12:42] Orphan C**
We might be gone by the
next time you're here,
**[12:46] Orphan C**
but we'll do our best.
**[12:48] Charlotte**
Sure thing. I can't wait to see it.
**[12:50] Charlotte**
Later, guys!
**[12:50] Orphans**
Bye-bye!
**[12:52] Ars**
See you again!
**[12:57] Ars**
Charlotte's in a great mood, huh?
**[13:00] Rietz**
She certainly is.
**[13:02] Ars**
Where are we meeting the members of Shadow?
**[13:06] Rietz**
A bar on the outskirts of town.
**[13:08] Ars**
I'm impressed you were able to reach them.
**[13:11] Rietz**
A member of my old mercenary
group had a contact.
**[13:14] Rietz**
I wasn't at all confident,
but I'm glad it worked out.
**[13:19] Ars**
You mean mercenary organizations
sometimes give work to other groups?
**[13:24] Rietz**
It's because we all have
different specialties.
**[13:26] Rietz**
My group primarily did front-line combat.
**[13:30] Rietz**
Shadow specializes more in covert work.
**[13:35] Ars**
Covert work?
**[13:37] Rietz**
Intelligence, espionage...
sometimes even assassination.
**[13:42] Ars**
A-Assassination?!
**[13:44] Ars**
*These people are scary as heck!*
**[13:47] Rietz**
There's just one thing that concerns me.
**[13:50] Rietz**
I've heard Shadow's former leader stepped down
and was replaced by someone rather young.
**[13:56] Ars**
So you're worried they're not as good?
**[14:00] Rietz**
The opposite.
**[14:01] Rietz**
The new leader is extremely competent,
**[14:04] Rietz**
and Shadow is far more capable
than it's ever been.
**[14:09] Licia**
A young and brilliant leader, then?
**[14:12] Licia**
That's very admirable!
**[14:13] Ars**
Y-Yes, it is!
**[14:15] Ars**
But then what's the concern?
**[14:18] Rietz**
Apparently the new leader only takes
jobs that catch their interest.
**[14:23] Ars**
What?
**[14:24] Ars**
Th-Then we'd better make sure we pay well...
**[14:27] Rietz**
Apparently that's not the issue.
**[14:29] Rietz**
There's no way of knowing what
kind of jobs they'll like.
**[14:33] Ars**
I see...
**[14:35] Ars**
*I hope this works out.*
**[14:37] Ars**
*But... Lord Lumeire is counting on me.*
**[14:40] Ars**
* I've got to find a way to get*
* Shadow to take the job!*
**[14:44] Rietz**
This is it.
**[14:49] Staff (including Pham)**
Welcome!
**[14:52] Hostess A**
Oh, what a little cutie!
**[14:54] Hostess B**
We've got juice available.
**[14:56] Ars**
R-Right...
**[14:57] Owner**
Sorry, but we're full up today.
**[15:00] Owner**
Scram.
**[15:02] Ars**
What?
**[15:02] Ars**
But we're here to meet with someone...
**[15:05] Rietz**
No need to worry.
**[15:07] Rietz**
Soon, the light will fade.
The time of shadows is upon is.
**[15:14] Owner**
Looks like a table just opened up.
**[15:16] Owner**
Take the farthest one in the back.
**[15:22] Rietz**
Isn't that great?
**[15:25] Ars**
*Was that like a code phrase?*
**[15:28] Ars**
*So awesome!*
**[15:29] Licia**
Come along, Lord Ars.
**[15:33] Charlotte**
Sheesh, I'm starvin'!
**[15:39] Charlotte**
What's with these bozos?
**[15:40] Charlotte**
Don't they know it's rude to stare?
**[15:42] Charlotte**
You mind if I roast 'em?
**[15:43] Rietz**
No roasting.
**[15:45] Charlotte**
Fine.
**[15:46] Charlotte**
Anyway, let's put in an order.
**[15:48] Rietz**
Yes, let's.
**[15:49] Charlotte**
'Scuse me!
**[15:51] Rietz**
I wonder what their leader might be like.
**[15:54] Ars**
Yeah...
**[15:58] Ars**
*Shadow specializes in gathering information.*
**[16:01] Ars**
* They probably investigate not just*
* their targets, but their clients, too.*
**[16:06] Ars**
* Which means their leader might*
* be here right now, watching us...*
**[16:10] Charlotte**
Ars!
**[16:12] Charlotte**
Ars!
**[16:13] Charlotte**
Don't keep the pretty lady waiting.
**[16:16] Ars**
Oh, I'm sorry!
**[16:18] Ars**
Um, let's see...
**[16:20] Ars**
I'd like the fruit juice—
**[16:30] Pham**
Is something the matter?
**[16:35] Ars**
N-No, it's nothing...
**[16:38] Ars**
I'd like a juice, please.
**[16:40] Pham**
Coming right up!
**[16:45] Ars**
I-I'm going to use the facilities.
**[16:56] Ars**
*What was that all about?*
**[17:01] sign**
Rietz Muses 23 Male
**[17:04] Ars**
*My Appraisal skill seems to be functioning.*
**[17:07] Ars**
*But...*
**[17:10] Ars**
*A Prowess of 92 and an Ingenuity of 90?*
**[17:13] Ars**
*Those stats are incredible!*
**[17:15] Ars**
*And... he's a 22-year-old man?!*
**[17:18] Pham**
Ars Louvent.
**[17:23] Pham**
How did you know I'm the leader of Shadow?
**[17:29] Pham**
Talk.
**[17:35] Ars**
Rietz!
**[17:40] Rietz**
Do you realize what you're doing, and to whom?
**[17:43] Pham**
What a surprise.
**[17:45] Pham**
I thought he was just some spoiled rich kid,
but he managed to call an ally?
**[17:49] Pham**
I didn't see him do it.
Was it some kind of magic?
**[17:53] Ars**
*Nope! I dunno how he's here, either!*
**[17:56] Licia**
You really mustn't underestimate Lord Ars.
**[17:59] Ars**
L-Licia?!
**[18:02] Licia**
Gracious me. Drawing a blade
on Lord Ars like that...
**[18:07] Licia**
After such a rude display,
you're behooved to accept his request...
**[18:13] Licia**
Aren't you, boss?
**[18:16] Ars**
*How did she know?*
**[18:17] Pham**
And if I refuse?
**[18:19] Pham**
Kind of hard for me to do my
job if my identity gets out.
**[18:23] Pham**
I could pull out all my tricks,
kill the rich boy, and flee.
**[18:28] Ars**
*K-Kill me?!*
**[18:31] Licia**
I'm afraid you wouldn't stand
the slightest chance.
**[18:34] Licia**
With Rietz here, you'd struggle
just to escape with your life.
**[18:41] Licia**
Though I'm sure you've already realized that.
**[18:48] Ars**
*They're totally negotiating without me...*
**[18:51] Pham**
And if I still refuse your job?
**[18:53] Licia**
You see, boss, I am quite cross.
**[18:57] Licia**
Earlier, you suggested you'd kill Lord Ars.
**[19:01] Licia**
Were you to do such a thing...
**[19:04] Licia**
I would pursue you to the furthest
reaches of the world and *end* you.
**[19:08] Ars**
*She's terrifying!*
**[19:16] Pham**
Goodness me. What a scary little rich girl.
**[19:19] Pham**
Okay, I apologize for my rudeness.
**[19:22] Pham**
Sorry, kid.
**[19:23] Licia**
You won't get a second chance.
**[19:26] Pham**
But before we go further,
answer the question I asked you.
**[19:30] Pham**
How did you know who I am?
**[19:32] Pham**
I thought my disguise was pretty perfect.
**[19:36] Ars**
I have an Appraisal skill that allows me
to perceive the abilities of others.
**[19:42] Pham**
Hard to take you on your word there.
**[19:44] Pham**
I'm gonna need a bit more than that.
**[19:46] Ars**
I suppose you would.
**[19:48] Ars**
What can I do to make you believe me, Mazak?
**[19:53] Pham**
That's not my name.
**[19:56] Pham**
I threw it away a long time ago.
**[19:59] Pham**
I go by Pham now.
**[20:01] Pham**
Still, if you can even tell my name,
your power's about my worst nightmare.
**[20:07] Pham**
Okay. I like you, kid.
**[20:09] Pham**
I'll take your job.
**[20:12] Pham**
I'd rather not die just yet, see?
**[20:15] Ars**
I'm happy to hear that...
**[20:17] Ars**
But are you sure?
I haven't told you about it yet.
**[20:20] Ars**
And you barely know anything about me...
**[20:22] Pham**
No need for all that.
**[20:24] Pham**
I can easily see one's caliber based on
who they surround themselves with.
**[20:28] Pham**
This Malkan's pretty darn tough,
**[20:32] Pham**
and this girl, intimidating beyond her years,
seems to admire the heck out of you.
**[20:38] Licia**
Gracious!
**[20:39] Pham**
Gotta bet on a winning horse.
**[20:42] Pham**
We can talk in the back.
**[20:45] Ars**
Th-Thank you very much!
**[20:48] Rietz**
Lady Licia, thank you for
what you did back there.
**[20:50] Licia**
Not at all.
**[20:51] Ars**
What did you do?
**[20:53] Licia**
Your expression when you saw our "waitress"
made it clear that was Shadow's boss.
**[20:58] Licia**
I discussed it with Rietz,
and he decided to follow you.
**[21:02] Ars**
What?
**[21:03] Ars**
* Of course. The boss must*
* have realized it then, too...*
**[21:06] Licia**
I'd appreciate it if you'd
always remain so transparent.
**[21:10] Ars**
Thank you. You saved my life.
**[21:13] Ars**
* Sh-She's so dependable!*
* It's kind of frightening, really...*
**[21:17] Pham**
Oh? Find out why Perreina District
won't stand down, you say?
**[21:22] Ars**
Well? Can you do it?
**[21:25] Pham**
Of course I can.
**[21:27] Pham**
It's my first job for you,
so I'll take one gold as payment.
**[21:31] Pham**
I'd like three silvers now for my advance.
**[21:34] Ars**
Of course!
**[21:35] Ars**
Er, how long will you need
for the investigation?
**[21:40] Pham**
Let's see...
**[21:42] Pham**
Meet me back here in five days.
**[21:44] Ars**
Huh?! That soon?!
**[21:47] Pham**
No worries, kid.
**[21:48] Pham**
This sort of intel gathering is our specialty.
**[21:52] Ars**
Please see to it, then!
**[23:25] Ars**
Thank you so much for saving me, Rietz!
**[23:29] Rietz**
No... I dropped my guard.
**[23:31] Rietz**
You're now in a position where your
life will be under constant threat.
**[23:35] Rietz**
I will accompany you to the bathroom—
**[23:36] Ars**
No need for that!
**[23:37] sign**
Next Time
Sounding Out
**[23:38] Ars**
Next time: "Sounding Out."
# E9 - Sounding Out
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**[00:01] Ars**
Well? Can you do it?
**[00:04] Pham**
Of course I can.
**[00:06] Pham**
It's my first job for you,
so I'll take one gold as payment.
**[00:09] Pham**
I'd like three silvers now for my advance.
**[00:13] Ars**
Of course!
**[00:14] Ars**
Er, how long will you need
for the investigation?
**[00:19] Pham**
Let's see...
**[00:21] Pham**
Meet me back here in five days.
**[00:23] Ars**
Huh?! That soon?!
**[00:25] Pham**
No worries, kid.
**[00:27] Pham**
This sort of intel gathering is our specialty.
**[00:32] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[01:53] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[02:05] Charlotte**
Dang, what a meal!
**[02:07] Rosell**
Charlotte, you have to leave
some for the others!
**[02:10] Charlotte**
They can just order more!
**[02:10] sign**
Episode 9 Sounding Out
**[02:12] Charlotte**
Go on, help yourself!
**[02:15] Charlotte**
Sheesh, that was a long bathroom break.
**[02:18] Ars**
Well...
**[02:20] Ricia**
As it happens, we ran into
the leader of Shadow!
**[02:24] Ricia**
Lord Ars successfully got
them to take our request.
**[02:28] Charlotte**
Huh? You guys did all that without me?
**[02:31] Charlotte**
I wanted to meet the guy myself.
**[02:33] Charlotte**
Right?
**[02:33] Rosell**
Yes, I was quite curious.
**[02:35] Pham**
Here you are!
**[02:36] Pham**
On the house, just for you!
**[02:38] Pham**
Do take your time!
**[02:40] Charlotte**
Hey, that's nice of you.
**[02:42] Charlotte**
It's all been delicious!
**[02:43] Pham**
Thank you kindly!
**[02:46] Pham**
Now, if you'll excuse me!
**[02:53] Ars**
*I-Incredible...*
**[02:55] Ars**
* I'd never have guessed Pham was*
* a man if I hadn't seen his status.*
**[03:08] Ars**
Pardon us.
**[03:10] Pham**
Hey, glad you made it.
**[03:12] Ars**
Oh? The other members
of your gang aren't here?
**[03:16] Pham**
They're off on other jobs.
**[03:19] Pham**
Investigations take a lot of manpower.
**[03:21] Ars**
I suppose they would...
**[03:24] Ars**
Who did the investigation for my request?
**[03:27] Pham**
Just me.
**[03:28] Ars**
J-Just you?!
**[03:30] Pham**
Well, it sounded interesting enough,
so I took care of it on my own.
**[03:34] sign**
Mazak Finde 22 Male
**[03:34] sign**
Diplomacy 22/23
Leadership 33/44
Ingenuity 87/90
**[03:34] sign**
Prowess 91/92
Archer: S
Ambition 45
**[03:34] Ars**
*I get it.*
**[03:36] Ars**
* It's his incredible skill that makes him*
* Shadow's preeminent member.*
**[03:41] Ars**
* That explains why he's the boss*
* despite a mediocre Leadership score.*
**[03:45] Pham**
Well, let's get down to business.
**[03:47] Pham**
The investigation was a success.
**[03:49] Ars**
Was it? Thank you so much!
**[03:53] Pham**
Only natural, since I handled it personally.
**[03:57] Ars**
But how did you finish so quickly?
**[04:02] Pham**
That's a trade secret.
**[04:05] Pham**
Now, let me explain to you why Perreina
District won't side with Couran.
**[04:11] Pham**
I got my hands on something interesting.
**[04:13] Pham**
Have a look.
**[04:20] Rietz**
It's a pact!
**[04:23] Rietz**
It bears the signatures and seals of
nobles who've sided with Lord Vasmarque.
**[04:28] Rietz**
All the signatories would
have a copy of this, then?
**[04:31] Ars**
It includes Perreina's signature and seal.
**[04:35] Ars**
But what does it—
**[04:38] Rietz**
Is that the mark of Maasa District?
**[04:40] Ars**
Where's Maasa District again?
**[04:44] Rietz**
It's situated in the west, like us.
**[04:47] Rietz**
Maasa District has a large population
**[04:49] Rietz**
and one of the continent's
biggest infantries,
**[04:52] Rietz**
on par with that of Missian's
capital, Arcantez.
**[04:55] Rietz**
They'll be a powerful ally
to whichever side they take.
**[05:01] Rietz**
Luckily, Maasa District has chosen
Lord Couran, as we have.
**[05:06] Rietz**
Yet here is the mark of Maasa District
on a pledge of support for Lord Vasmarque.
**[05:12] Ars**
D-Do you think...
**[05:14] Rietz**
If this pact is genuine, it means
that Maasa District has betrayed us.
**[05:20] Ars**
B-Betrayed us?
**[05:23] Ars**
Why would they do that?
**[05:24] Pham**
That I don't know.
**[05:26] Rietz**
At this rate, even if we invade Perreina,
**[05:26] sign**
Maasa
**[05:26] sign**
Perreina
**[05:30] Rietz**
Maasa could mobilize and
undermine our encirclement.
**[05:33] Rietz**
Or worse, they could attack
from behind and take us out.
**[05:38] Pham**
That would certainly tip the scale
wildly in Vasmarque's favor.
**[05:42] Pham**
Perreina District has likely determined
that siding with Couran is a losing prospect.
**[05:48] Pham**
Explains why they won't play along.
**[05:52] Rietz**
Can you confirm that this pact is genuine?
**[05:55] Rietz**
You said it was a trade secret,
**[05:58] Rietz**
but it can't be so easy to obtain
a document of this import.
**[06:02] Pham**
I don't share my methods with anyone,
even my most trusted colleagues.
**[06:09] Pham**
But I assure you I found that in
Castle Perreina, where the headman lives.
**[06:21] Rietz**
Understood.
**[06:26] Rietz**
Forgive me for doubting you.
**[06:29] Pham**
No worries. It's all business.
**[06:32] Pham**
That sums up my investigation.
**[06:34] Pham**
You can take the pact with you.
**[06:37] Ars**
*Pham's so cool!*
**[06:39] Ars**
* It must take unbelievable skill to acquire*
* something so important in such a short time!*
**[06:44] Ars**
* And he can disguise himself flawlessly*
* as a woman! He's a real ninja!*
**[06:49] Ars**
*He's like Hattori Hanzo!*
**[06:50] Ars**
Oh, let me settle your payment.
**[06:53] Pham**
Save your money.
**[06:56] Pham**
I was pretty rude to you before, after all.
**[06:58] Ars**
But you got us exactly what we asked for.
**[07:02] Pham**
Nah. Consider it an apology for the other day...
**[07:05] Pham**
and an investment in the future.
**[07:11] Ars**
Understood.
**[07:12] Ars**
Please let me pay you extra
for the next job, then.
**[07:16] Ars**
I can't thank you enough for this.
**[07:19] Pham**
Sure. See you again.
**[07:22] Ars**
Rietz, we should inform Lord Lumeire
of Maasa's betrayal at once.
**[07:27] Rietz**
Right!
**[07:30] Pham**
I hope it's that simple, anyway.
**[07:35] sign**
Castle Canarre
**[07:36] Lumeire**
Maasa District is siding
with Lord Vasmarque?!
**[07:40] Lumeire**
Is this pact genuine?
**[07:42] Ars**
I have it on good authority that it came
from the Perreina headman's residence.
**[07:47] Lumeire**
I see.
**[07:50] Lumeire**
Maasa's headman has always thought
very highly of Lord Couran.
**[07:54] Lumeire**
But if this document is authentic,
**[07:57] Lumeire**
getting Perreina on our side
will be no mean feat.
**[08:01] Lumeire**
Menas, take this document to
Torbequista and Coumeire at once.
**[08:06] Menas**
My lord.
**[08:07] Lumeire**
Ars, you've done well.
**[08:09] Lumeire**
Without you, we'd have found ourselves
in a grave state of affairs.
**[08:16] Lumeire**
I thank you.
**[08:17] Ars**
Well, a mercenary leader did all the work...
**[08:21] Lumeire**
Still, Perreina is the least
of our worries now.
**[08:26] Lumeire**
I need to consult with Lord Couran.
**[08:28] Lumeire**
Ars, I'd like your help, as well.
**[08:30] Menas**
Wait a moment.
**[08:33] Menas**
There's something amiss with this pact.
**[08:37] Lumeire**
There is?
**[08:38] Menas**
The signature and seal of
Maasa District aren't quite right.
**[08:43] Menas**
Follow me, please.
**[08:46] Menas**
The seal of Maasa's headman
is a circle inside a hexagon,
**[08:49] Menas**
with a pentagram drawn inside that circle.
**[08:54] Menas**
Compare these two seals.
**[08:57] Menas**
At a glance, it looks correct, but...
**[09:00] Ars**
Wait.
**[09:02] Menas**
The circle's not as it should be, is it?
**[09:06] Menas**
The hexagon looks a bit too small, as well.
**[09:09] Menas**
The signature is also a close match,
**[09:12] Menas**
but there are discrepancies
in the handwriting.
**[09:14] Menas**
That said, I believe the other
seals and signatures are genuine.
**[09:18] Ars**
Does that mean...
**[09:20] Menas**
Maasa District's seal and signature
on this pact may be a forgery.
**[09:26] Lumeire**
I see.
**[09:28] Lumeire**
So Perreina was deceived into believing
that Maasa betrayed us,
**[09:32] Lumeire**
thus they've sided with Lord Vasmarque?
**[09:37] Lumeire**
Menas has a very discerning eye.
**[09:39] Lumeire**
You can take him at his word.
**[09:41] Ars**
*Menas has a skill like that?*
**[09:44] sign**
Menas Renard 40 Male
**[09:44] sign**
Prowess 70/70
Ambition 25
Builder: B
Cavalry: B
Mage: C
Infantry: B
**[09:44] sign**
Leadership 71/71
Ingenuity 75/77
Smith: D
Aerial: D
Archer: A
Strategist: B
**[09:45] Ars**
* My Appraisal lets me see stats,*
* but it doesn't show me special skills.*
**[09:51] Ars**
* I should try not to assume*
* that I'm getting the full picture.*
**[09:56] Ars**
But why push a lie that
would eventually come to light?
**[10:00] Rietz**
To buy time, perhaps?
**[10:02] Rosell**
Yes, that's what I think.
**[10:06] Rosell**
We'll attack Perreina,
and Perreina will fight back.
**[10:12] Rosell**
But Perreina will inevitably fall
to our superior forces.
**[10:15] Rietz**
So all that matters to them is having
Perreina on their side in the interim.
**[10:22] Rietz**
If they regard Perreina as disposable,
then their real goal must be...
**[10:27] Lumeire**
Of course! The explosion magistones.
**[10:31] Ars**
What are those?
**[10:33] Lumeire**
Extremely valuable magistones that,
within Missian, are only found in Perreina,
**[10:38] Lumeire**
and in only three other districts across
the entire continent of Summerforth.
**[10:45] Lumeire**
When refined, explosion magistones
allow for the use of powerful magic
**[10:50] Lumeire**
and can be used to make
even more powerful weapons.
**[10:53] Ars**
I see.
**[10:55] Ars**
So Lord Vasmarque is after Perreina to
get as many of those magistones as he can.
**[11:01] Rosell**
Which means that attacking Perreina
is now out of the question.
**[11:08] Lumeire**
Why say that?
**[11:09] Rosell**
Under other circumstances,
Perreina would have been our ally.
**[11:13] Rosell**
If we whittle each other down by fighting,
**[11:16] Rosell**
we'll be playing right into
Lord Vasmarque's hands.
**[11:20] Rosell**
I believe our only option is to tell
Perreina the truth and win them over.
**[11:26] Rietz**
I see.
**[11:28] Lumeire**
But we've sent numerous messengers to
Perreina, and all have been turned away.
**[11:33] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[11:34] Lumeire**
What do we do?
**[11:38] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[11:38] sign**
Castle Perreina
**[11:39] Perreina Headman**
I read your letter.
**[11:41] Perreina Headman**
Setting aside the question of how you
happened to get a copy of our pact...
**[11:47] sign**
Headman of Perreina
**[11:47] Perreina**
For now, I'll hear what you have to say.
**[11:50] Ars**
Just as I said in my letter,
**[11:52] Ars**
Lamberg also wishes to
join Lord Vasmarque's side.
**[11:59] Ars**
Maasa District changing sides
was a huge shock to us.
**[12:02] Perreina Headman**
As it was to me.
**[12:05] Ars**
The loyalties of a force as large as Maasa's
**[12:09] Ars**
will be a critical factor
in the war's final outcome.
**[12:13] Ars**
Having learned of this, Lord Lumeire
intends to join Lord Vasmarque, as well.
**[12:19] Perreina Headman**
What did you say?
**[12:20] Perreina Headman**
You mean you're a messenger
from Canarre District, then?
**[12:24] Ars**
For a small territory like ours,
**[12:27] Ars**
siding with the inevitable winner
is all the more important.
**[12:30] Perreina Headman**
I'd heard Lamberg had a new lord...
**[12:34] Perreina Headman**
You seem competent beyond
your meager years.
**[12:37] Perreina Headman**
You were able to steal a
tightly guarded pact, after all.
**[12:45] Perreina Headman**
Very well.
**[12:47] Perreina Headman**
There's no point in hiding now that it's out.
**[12:50] Perreina Headman**
I'll speak to Lord Vasmarque myself.
**[12:53] Perreina Headman**
We'll gladly accept Lamberg into our cadre.
**[12:56] Perreina Headman**
I'll be counting on you in the future.
**[12:58] Ars**
First, I'd like to confirm one last thing.
**[13:03] Ars**
Is the pact document genuine?
**[13:06] Perreina Headman**
I received it from Lord Vasmarque personally.
**[13:10] Perreina Headman**
I can attest to its authenticity.
**[13:13] Ars**
But hasn't Maasa's headman been loyal
to Lord Couran all this time?
**[13:17] Ars**
Why would he betray him now?
**[13:19] Perreina Headman**
This is war.
**[13:21] Perreina Headman**
It's not uncommon to betray former
allies to secure a winning position.
**[13:26] Ars**
But surely Maasa District knows that such
a betrayal would leave them surrounded.
**[13:31] Ars**
Do you know his specific reason for siding
with Lord Vasmarque, despite the risk?
**[13:36] Perreina Headman**
Well...
**[13:38] Ars**
Isn't it a bit dangerous to buy into this
without knowing why he did it?
**[13:43] Perreina Headman**
I see now. This was all a ruse.
**[13:45] Perreina Headman**
Your interest in joining us was merely
pretext to get an audience with me.
**[13:50] Perreina Headman**
Arrest them!
**[13:59] Ars**
Please wait.
**[14:00] Ars**
We didn't come here for a fight.
**[14:04] Ars**
Headman of Perreina,
I came to tell you something.
**[14:07] Perreina Headman**
A-And what's that?
**[14:15] Perreina Headman**
Y-You're...
**[14:17] Perreina Headman**
Maasa's headman?!
**[14:20] Ars**
Well, why not ask the man himself?
**[14:25] sign**
Castle Canarre
**[14:26] Rosell**
Um, I think I have an idea.
**[14:29] (Flashback) Lumeire**
What is it?
**[14:31] (Flashback) Rosell**
We'll arrange proof that the pact is fake.
**[14:36] sign**
Castle Maasa
**[14:37] Maasa Headman**
Wh-What nonsense is this?
**[14:38] sign**
Headman of Maasa
**[14:40] (Flashback) Ars**
Then, as we suspected...
**[14:42] (Flashback) Maasa Headman**
Indeed, I never signed this pact.
**[14:45] (Flashback) Ars**
We believe it's a forgery by
Lord Vasmarque to deceive Perreina.
**[14:51] (Flashback) Maasa Headman**
Disgusting. What a cheap trick!
**[14:54] (Flashback) Ars**
We want to pretend to change allegiances
to get Perreina to see the light.
**[14:58] (Flashback) Ars**
Could you write us a letter condemning
the pact as counterfeit, if you would?
**[15:06] (Flashback) Maasa Headman**
To forge the seal of Maasa District...
**[15:10] (Flashback) Maasa Headman**
This is an absolute disgrace!
**[15:12] (Flashback) Maasa Headman**
I cannot abide such underhanded tactics!
**[15:16] (Flashback) Maasa Headman**
I'll visit Perreina's headman
and reveal the truth myself!
**[15:21] Ars**
*Maasa's headman wants to come with us?!*
**[15:26] Maasa Headman**
Headman of Perreina.
**[15:29] Maasa Headman**
I did not sign that pact.
**[15:32] Maasa Headman**
That means it is a forgery.
**[15:35] Maasa Headman**
I have served Lord Couran from the
beginning, and I will until the end.
**[15:40] Maasa Headman**
I am no turncoat!
**[15:42] Maasa Headman**
Now, I wish to ask you a question.
**[15:46] Maasa Headman**
Knowing what you do now,
**[15:48] Maasa Headman**
will you pursue your own ruin by
continuing to side with Lord Vasmarque?
**[15:54] Perreina Headman**
Now that I know of this treachery,
I wish to side with Lord Couran.
**[15:59] Perreina Headman**
But... we still did turn on him, for a time.
**[16:02] Perreina Headman**
Do you think Lord Couran
will really take us back?
**[16:07] Maasa Headman**
Indeed, that won't be easy to do.
**[16:11] Maasa Headman**
Let me tell you one thing.
**[16:14] Maasa Headman**
Maasa District is one of the
most populous in all of Missian.
**[16:19] Maasa Headman**
That makes us a powerful domain.
**[16:22] Maasa Headman**
At the same time, it means
I have more people to protect.
**[16:28] Maasa Headman**
I feel that, for their sake,
I must win this war at any cost.
**[16:33] Maasa Headman**
I'm sure you felt the same way.
**[16:38] Maasa Headman**
Nevertheless, had you investigated this,
you'd have seen it was all a trap.
**[16:43] Maasa Headman**
I cannot ignore how easily you were fooled!
**[16:50] Ars**
*He has such a commanding presence.*
**[16:52] Ars**
*That's what it takes to lead a large domain.*
**[16:55] Ars**
*I need to rise to that level.*
**[16:57] Maasa Headman**
Still, it was Ars who brought
the matter to my attention.
**[17:02] Maasa Headman**
Ars, I leave the decision to you.
**[17:05] Ars**
M-Me?!
**[17:12] Ars**
I agree that Perreina's
headman acted incautiously.
**[17:17] Ars**
But... everyone makes mistakes.
**[17:20] Ars**
I don't want to cut anyone
out for a single mistake.
**[17:24] Ars**
Perhaps it's naïve of me,
**[17:26] Ars**
but I'm just happy we could
resolve this without fighting.
**[17:30] Ars**
Maybe it was meant to be.
**[17:32] Ars**
Let us become allies once more!
**[17:38] Perreina Headman**
I'm deeply grateful for your compassion.
**[17:41] Perreina Headman**
I promise to serve as best I can.
**[17:52] Maasa Headman**
Well, I believe that's that.
**[17:54] Maasa Headman**
There's nothing more to discuss.
**[17:59] Maasa Headman**
Now go inform Lumeire of this.
**[18:02] Ars**
I will!
**[18:04] Ars**
Um...
**[18:05] Ars**
Thank you so much for joining us today.
**[18:09] Maasa Headman**
I'm the one who should thank you.
**[18:11] Maasa Headman**
You saw through the enemy's plot and
resolved the situation without bloodshed.
**[18:16] Maasa Headman**
It seems Canarre has made a fine
addition to its leadership.
**[18:20] Maasa Headman**
I'll remember that.
**[18:21] Ars**
Thank you so much!
**[18:23] Maasa Headman**
Your acting was a bit on
the wooden side, though.
**[18:26] Ars**
I'll try to work on that...
**[18:31] Ars**
*That's the long and short of it.*
**[18:34] Ars**
* Perreina's headman pledged to Lord Lumeire*
* that he'd support him unilaterally from now on.*
**[18:42] Ars**
*It also appears that Lord Vasmarque acquired*
**[18:45] Ars**
* large numbers of explosion magistones*
* from Perreina District.*
**[18:49] Ars**
*He's frighteningly clever, isn't he?*
**[18:53] Rietz**
Lord Ars.
**[18:56] Rietz**
Are you all right?
**[18:57] Rietz**
It's gotten quite chilly today.
**[18:58] Rosell**
So cold!
**[19:03] Ars**
That's right. Winter's coming, isn't it?
**[19:08] Rietz**
Lord Ars?
**[19:12] Ars**
Thanks to the two of you, we managed
to resolve this without anyone getting hurt.
**[19:17] Ars**
Again, you have my deepest thanks.
**[19:20] Rosell**
Y-You think so?
**[19:23] Rietz**
Is something weighing on your mind?
**[19:25] Ars**
Ah, no, it's nothing serious.
**[19:28] Ars**
I know what I have to do,
but it's difficult to accomplish...
**[19:32] Rietz**
Lord Ars?
**[19:38] Ars**
The headmen of Perreina and Maasa were
desperate to protect their domains and people.
**[19:43] Ars**
I have to become a strong lord like them.
**[19:49] Ars**
If I didn't have you, I would have been
powerless to influence the situation.
**[19:57] Rietz**
You do have us, Lord Ars.
**[20:01] Rietz**
No matter what enemy we face,
we'll do everything we can to protect you.
**[20:07] Rietz**
You need only do what you feel is right, as
you did when you forgave Perreina's headman.
**[20:14] Ars**
Thank you for your support, Rietz, Rosell.
**[20:17] Alice**
Lord Ars!
**[20:21] Alice**
A carriage just arrived...
**[20:27] Ars**
Lord Lumeire? What are you doing here?
**[20:30] Lumeire**
I'm sorry it took me so long to visit, Raven.
**[20:36] Ars**
Thank you for coming.
**[20:38] Lumeire**
Raven, Lord Couran wishes to meet Ars.
**[20:44] Ars**
Huh?
**[20:45] Ars**
Lord Couran wants to meet *me*?!
**[20:47] Ars**
* Th-The lord of a nothing territory*
* like me, meeting Lord Couran?!*
**[20:48] sign**
Village Leader (Rural): Me
**[20:49] sign**
City Mayor: Lord Lumeire
**[20:50] sign**
Prefectural Governor: Lord Couran
**[20:51] Ars**
* That's like a village leader*
* meeting the prefectural governor!*
**[20:54] Ars**
S-Surely a rural lord like me is
unworthy of meeting Lord Couran...
**[20:59] Ars**
There's not something
else going on, is there?
**[21:02] Lumeire**
I told Lord Couran about the recent incident.
**[21:06] Lumeire**
It seems he's taken quite an interest in you.
**[21:06] sign**
Interest
**[21:09] Ars**
I... I see. Very well.
**[21:12] Ars**
I'll try to mentally prepare myself
for when the day comes.
**[21:15] Lumeire**
What do you mean?
**[21:17] Lumeire**
We're going to see him now.
**[21:19] Lumeire**
Come along!
**[21:22] Ars**
Right now?!
**[21:23] Lumeire**
Yes!
**[21:24] Ars**
S-Surely this is all too sudden!
**[21:27] Ars**
I haven't even prepared tribute!
**[21:29] Rietz**
Why are you hesitating? It's your
chance to move up in the world!
**[21:33] Rietz**
You *must* go!
**[21:34] Rosell**
It's a good chance to gather intel
on our allies! You've got to go!
**[21:42] Ars**
I shall gladly accompany you!
**[21:46] Lumeire**
On we go, then!
**[23:25] Ars**
Listen to this, Charlotte!
**[23:27] Ars**
I'm about to meet Lord Couran,
the possible next governor of Missian!
**[23:30] Charlotte**
Meaning you're going to a party
to eat delicious food?!
**[23:33] Charlotte**
Okay, I'm gonna get ready!
**[23:34] Ars**
I-I told the wrong person...
**[23:36] Ars**
Next time: "Couran Salamakhia."
**[23:37] sign**
Next Time Couran Salamakhia
**[23:38] Ars**
Whoops, I forgot "Lord."
# E10 - Couran Salamakhia
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**[00:06] Charlotte**
Let's see, what should I wear for the party?
**[00:11] Alice**
Er... I'm afraid the others
have already set out.
**[00:14] Charlotte**
The hell'd you say?!
**[00:16] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[01:38] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[01:49] sign**
Episode 10 Couran Salamakhia
**[01:49] Rosell**
Are you sure it was okay
to leave Charlotte behind?
**[01:52] Rietz**
We couldn't exactly leave the house unguarded.
**[01:54] Rosell**
Well, I suppose...
**[01:57] Rietz**
I'll be sure to bring her back a gift.
**[02:01] Rietz**
Lord Ars, are you all right?
**[02:04] Ars**
Y-Yes!
**[02:06] Ars**
* I wasn't expecting an invitation*
* from Lord Couran...*
**[02:10] Ars**
* He could be the next governor*
* of Missian Province.*
**[02:13] Ars**
* What does he want with a*
* common rural lord like me?!*
**[02:17] Ars**
M-May I ask the occasion of today's party?
**[02:22] Rietz**
Lord Couran has apparently
invited powerful nobles
**[02:26] Rietz**
and lords from all around
Lord Couran's city, Semplar.
**[02:30] Rosell**
He probably wants to meet everyone
before the war to raise morale.
**[02:35] Ars**
* In other words,*
* it'll be a mess of elite city folk.*
**[02:39] Ars**
*I've gotta be careful not to screw up!*
**[02:42] Rosell**
Hey, you can see Semplar from here!
**[02:47] sign**
Trading City of Semplar
**[02:47] Ars**
It's so big!
**[02:52] Rietz**
And Castle Semplar sits atop that hill.
**[02:56] Rosell**
The city truly looks the part
of Missian's trade capital.
**[03:01] Ars**
It's spectacular.
**[03:04] Ars**
We'll have to work hard to
get Lamberg to this level.
**[03:10] Rietz**
Tonight's party is a rare opportunity
to get your name out there.
**[03:14] Rietz**
I hope we can take advantage of that.
**[03:17] Ars**
Yes!
**[03:19] sign**
Castle Semplar
**[03:33] Lords**
Who is that child?
**[03:35] Lords**
Haven't seen him before.
**[03:39] Ars**
* They're all staring!*
* It's because I'm such a bumpkin!*
**[03:43] Lord A**
Lord Lumeire!
**[03:44] Lord A**
It's been too long.
**[03:46] Lord A**
Have you been doing well?
**[03:48] Lumeire**
I have. You also seem well.
**[03:51] Lord B**
Lumeire, I've heard tales of your fine deeds!
**[03:55] Lord C**
Ah, Lumeire!
**[03:58] Ars**
* Lord Lumeire is just as*
* influential as I thought.*
**[04:02] Lumeire**
Ars.
**[04:03] Lumeire**
Come here.
**[04:06] Lumeire**
You're a lord as well, remember?
**[04:08] Lumeire**
Hold your head high.
**[04:10] Lumeire**
Allow me to introduce the lord of Lamberg
in my Canarre District, Ars Louvent.
**[04:16] Ars**
I-It's a pleasure to meet you.
**[04:19] Lord C**
My, what a fine greeting from one so young.
**[04:24] Lumeire**
He's coming.
**[04:42] Couran**
Arise.
**[04:47] Ars**
*That man is Lord Couran...*
**[04:52] Ars**
*Wh-What incredible stats!*
**[04:54] Ars**
* They're definitely befitting*
* of a ruler of this land.*
**[04:57] sign**
Infantry: A Cavalry: S Ambition 93
Mage: B Builder: A Naval: A
Leadership 99/99 Prowess 97/97
**[04:57] sign**
Couran Salamakhia
45 Male
**[04:58] Ars**
* I can see why Lord Lumeire*
* chose to side with him.*
**[05:03] Ars**
* But... they say his younger brother,*
* Vasmarque, is even more impressive...*
**[05:07] Ars**
*Just how amazing must he be?*
**[05:10] Ars**
*It might not be purely about stats.*
**[05:13] Ars**
* There may be some other reason they're*
* pushing the younger Lord Vasmarque.*
**[05:18] Ars**
* Could someone be trying*
* to undermine Lord Couran?*
**[05:23] Ars**
*If so, there must be a great darkness in play...*
**[05:27] Couran**
Thank you all for coming
from your various territories.
**[05:31] Couran**
There's something I wish to tell you today.
**[05:35] Couran**
The death of my father has plunged
the province of Missian into great danger.
**[05:41] Couran**
The root of that danger is my
younger brother, Vasmarque,
**[05:46] Couran**
who seeks war to overturn the rightful
heir to the governorship—myself.
**[05:52] Couran**
Unfortunately, it's unlikely that Summerforth
will step in to stave off disaster.
**[06:00] Couran**
Its power has waned in its two
hundred years of existence,
**[06:03] Couran**
and it no longer functions
as an empire should.
**[06:08] Couran**
There can be no restoring
such a degenerate reign.
**[06:14] Couran**
It is a universal truth that new eras are
forged through destruction and rebirth.
**[06:20] Couran**
A nation that has become a relic of the past
**[06:22] Couran**
must be destroyed and remade anew!
**[06:27] Couran**
I intend to defeat Vasmarque,
**[06:31] Couran**
unite Missian Province,
**[06:33] Couran**
and create the nation of Missian!
**[06:36] Ars**
*The nation of Missian?*
**[06:38] Ars**
*So... he wants to declare independence?*
**[06:40] Ars**
*I had no idea.*
**[06:43] Couran**
Win the war and forge a nation...
**[06:46] Couran**
Sadly, such things are easier said than done.
**[06:50] Couran**
Yet this room is full of talented
people of whom I can be proud.
**[06:55] Couran**
I know that if we work together,
there is nothing we cannot achieve.
**[07:01] Couran**
Will you join me in seizing victory?!
**[07:04] Lords**
Yes!
**[07:10] Couran**
I'd like to introduce someone who
recently performed a magnificent deed.
**[07:15] Couran**
Lord of Lamberg, Ars Louvent. Step forward.
**[07:19] Ars**
M-Me?!
**[07:20] Rosell**
Lord Ars!
**[07:21] Rietz**
Take the stage!
**[07:25] Ars**
I-It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
**[07:27] Ars**
I am Ars Louvent!
**[07:29] Couran**
I am Couran Salamakhia.
**[07:32] Couran**
Come stand beside me
and let everyone see you.
**[07:37] Ars**
Yes, my lord!
**[07:41] Couran**
In an act of true cowardice,
**[07:44] Couran**
Vasmarque created a counterfeit pact
to bring Perreina District into his fold.
**[07:49] Couran**
However, Ars here saw
through Vasmarque's trick
**[07:54] Couran**
and brought Perreina back to us bloodlessly.
**[07:59] Lord E**
That child did?
**[08:01] Couran**
Age is of no consequence!
**[08:03] Couran**
What matters is accomplishments.
**[08:07] Couran**
Ars has done more than anyone here.
**[08:11] Couran**
I'd like you all to give him
a round of applause!
**[08:22] Ars**
Th-Thank you so much!
**[08:31] Rosell**
This is delicious!
**[08:33] Rosell**
I wish Charlotte could have had some...
**[08:37] Rietz**
I'll bring some to Lord Ars.
**[08:40] Rosell**
You're taking that much?
**[08:43] Rietz**
He's spent so much time meeting people,
he hasn't eaten anything.
**[08:49] Rietz**
Lord Ars!
**[08:50] Rietz**
Perhaps it's time for you to eat?
**[08:54] Rietz**
A-Are you all right?
**[08:56] Ars**
I'm going to get some fresh air.
**[09:07] Ars**
*A lord can't just protect his own territory.*
**[09:10] Ars**
*He also has to socialize.*
**[09:12] Ars**
*It's rough.*
**[09:14] Couran**
What's the matter?
**[09:15] Couran**
You look down.
**[09:16] Ars**
L-Lord Couran! Wh-What are you doing here?
**[09:20] Couran**
I wanted to talk to you, man to man.
**[09:22] Ars**
To me?
**[09:24] Couran**
I hear you're bringing together talented
retainers and doing great things.
**[09:29] Couran**
I rarely hear Lumeire
speak so highly of anyone.
**[09:33] Couran**
You're a gifted man with a good eye, aren't you?
**[09:36] Ars**
No, it's my subordinates
who are amazing, not me.
**[09:41] Couran**
That's exactly why I wanted to ask you this.
**[09:44] Couran**
You spoke with my subordinates earlier.
**[09:47] Couran**
What did you think of
the men I'm so proud of?
**[09:54] Ars**
*I appraised them all earlier...*
**[09:59] Ars**
* To be honest, there was*
* no one who caught my eye.*
**[10:04] Ars**
*Wh-What do I say?*
**[10:08] Ars**
I'm sorry!
**[10:10] Ars**
I didn't see anyone particularly talented.
**[10:14] Couran**
So you're saying...
**[10:18] Couran**
your subordinates are
more talented than mine?
**[10:25] Ars**
I am!
**[10:34] Couran**
I like your honesty.
**[10:36] Couran**
You're right.
**[10:39] Couran**
They're all good men,
loyal and highly motivated.
**[10:43] Couran**
Yet they seem to be lacking
in the area of raw talent.
**[10:48] Couran**
Hearing it from you just confirms it for me.
**[10:51] Couran**
Indeed, with these men alone,
the battle ahead may be hard to win.
**[10:56] Ars**
What do you mean?
**[10:58] Couran**
The other side has no shortage of clever men.
**[11:02] Couran**
We have the stronger military
and greater funds,
**[11:06] Couran**
but that means little in the hands
of mediocre leaders.
**[11:09] Ars**
Th-That's awful...
**[11:12] Couran**
That's why I was all the more pleased
to hear of your recent triumph.
**[11:20] Couran**
I'm happy to have a new outstanding talent.
**[11:23] Couran**
I've got high hopes for you.
**[11:26] Ars**
Y-Yes, my lord...
**[11:28] Couran**
If you perform well and
we win the upcoming war...
**[11:33] Couran**
Let me see...
**[11:36] Couran**
I'll make you the headman of Canarre.
**[11:39] Ars**
Huh? What did you say?
**[11:41] Couran**
I'll promote you to Canarre's headman.
**[11:45] Couran**
It's only natural you be rewarded
for your accomplishments.
**[11:47] Ars**
M-M-Me? Headman of Canarre?!
**[11:52] Ars**
What are you talking about?
Wh-What about Lord Lumeire?
**[11:55] Couran**
I've been planning on giving him
a larger territory for a while.
**[12:00] Couran**
He's one of the few retainers
I can really put my faith in.
**[12:04] Ars**
B-But...
**[12:05] Couran**
I'm counting on you, Ars.
**[12:08] Ars**
Lord Couran...
**[12:13] Couran**
Oh, right.
**[12:15] Couran**
Could I have your retainers?
**[12:17] Ars**
C-C-Certainly not!
They're very important to me!
**[12:21] Ars**
I can't give them away,
not even to you, Lord Couran!
**[12:24] Couran**
I thought you'd say that.
**[12:26] Couran**
Join my next war council, would you?
**[12:29] Ars**
War council?
**[12:30] Couran**
I want you to be there
with your subordinates.
**[12:33] Couran**
I want to hear your opinions.
**[12:36] Couran**
And...
**[12:39] Couran**
I want you to use that eye of yours
to help me find talented people.
**[12:44] Couran**
Well, see you later.
**[12:50] Ars**
*Lord Couran is counting on me?*
**[12:56] Ars**
*I want to live up to his expectations.*
**[12:59] Ars**
*I'm going to work hard!*
**[13:02] sign**
Castle Arcantez
**[13:03] Thomas**
It appears someone foiled
our plot in Perreina.
**[13:07] Vasmarque**
Oh?
**[13:09] Thomas**
It's a shame we were unable to get Couran's
forces to wear each other down fighting,
**[13:14] Thomas**
but it's not a significant loss.
**[13:15] sign**
Vasmarque's Retainer
Thomas Grangeon
**[13:18] Remus**
We've already acquired more magistones
than expected from Perreina.
**[13:22] sign**
Vasmarque's Retainer
Remus Ives
**[13:23] Remus**
Even if war erupts now,
they stand no chance against us.
**[13:29] Thomas**
They seem to lack talented commanders
outside of Lord Couran himself.
**[13:34] Thomas**
We also have more officers and infantry,
**[13:37] Thomas**
so a loss is highly unlikely.
**[13:40] Vasmarque**
"Highly unlikely"?
**[13:43] Vasmarque**
I don't fight unless victory is guaranteed.
**[13:46] sign**
Potential Next Governor of Missian
Vasmarque Salamakhia
**[13:47] Vasmarque**
I require a 100% chance of winning.
**[13:52] Both**
S-Sir...
**[13:54] Vasmarque**
By the way, Thomas, where is Mireille now?
**[13:57] Thomas**
What? How should I know?!
**[14:00] Thomas**
She's probably drunk herself to death by now!
**[14:03] Vasmarque**
I'll leave the past in the past.
**[14:06] Vasmarque**
I wish to have her on my side.
**[14:08] Thomas**
You can't be serious, Lord Vasmarque!
**[14:10] Thomas**
To take that wretch as a retainer...
**[14:13] Vasmarque**
Her skills are more than adequate.
**[14:16] Thomas**
They are, but she's become
a pathetic drunkard.
**[14:21] Thomas**
No noble anywhere would ever hire her!
**[14:25] Vasmarque**
You think not?
**[14:26] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[14:28] Vasmarque**
I hope you're right.
**[14:31] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[14:32] Charlotte**
We're invited to Couran's war council?
**[14:35] Rosell**
*Lord* Couran, please!
**[14:37] Rosell**
Here, a gift from Semplar.
**[14:39] Ars**
He apparently wants us to sit
in on his strategy meetings.
**[14:45] Charlotte**
That's pretty awesome.
**[14:47] Ars**
He also asked me to find
talented people for him, but...
**[14:52] Ars**
Rietz, do you know of a more
efficient way to look for talent?
**[14:58] Rietz**
Well, we could always ask Shadow...
**[15:02] Ars**
You mean Pham?
**[15:03] Rietz**
They might have pertinent intelligence.
**[15:08] Pham**
Talented people, eh?
**[15:10] Pham**
Well, I could probably go looking.
**[15:14] Ars**
We'd appreciate it very much!
**[15:16] Pham**
What's the penalty if I accidentally
introduce you to a real loser?
**[15:21] Ars**
There's no penalty, of course!
**[15:23] Ars**
But if you find someone talented,
I'll add twenty gold to your price!
**[15:27] Pham**
So it's okay if I fail?
**[15:29] Pham**
That's a nice, easy job.
**[15:31] Ars**
B-But I'd like you to do your
best to find someone good!
**[15:35] Pham**
I'm just kidding.
**[15:37] Pham**
I swear I'll only bring you the best.
**[15:39] Ars**
Please do!
**[15:42] Rietz**
Isn't that nice, Lord Ars?
**[15:44] Ars**
Yes!
**[15:45] Charlotte**
Hope he doesn't bring us a real weirdo.
**[15:48] Rosell**
Charlotte!
**[15:52] Rietz**
Lord Ars! Are you all right?!
**[15:54] Ars**
Ow, ow, ow...
**[15:56] Mireille**
Sorry 'bout that. You okay?
**[16:00] Ars**
No, *I'm* sorry.
**[16:02] Rietz**
Bumping into Lord Ars...
**[16:05] Rietz**
Utterly unforgivable.
**[16:12] Pham**
I'm sorry! We're not open just yet!
**[16:17] Mireille**
Oh, I'm not here to eat.
**[16:20] Mireille**
I want me a job here, little boy.
**[16:30] Owner**
Hey, Mireille!
**[16:31] Owner**
What are you doing here?
**[16:34] Mireille**
And... who are you again?
**[16:36] Pham**
You know each other?
**[16:38] Owner**
We saw a lot of each other at the bar
when I lived out in the sticks.
**[16:43] Mireille**
Oh, so we're drinkin' buddies?
**[16:44] Mireille**
Give a girl a break, then.
**[16:46] Mireille**
I'm kinda homeless and broke right now.
**[16:49] Mireille**
Mind if I work here for room and board?
**[16:52] Owner**
Yeah, right!
**[16:53] Owner**
How many drinks do you already owe me?!
**[16:58] Mireille**
Aw, don't be mean.
**[17:00] Mireille**
Don't wanna see me drop dead
in the streets, do ya?
**[17:02] Owner**
Just get out now!
**[17:04] Pham**
I think it's just fine!
**[17:06] Pham**
She's a very interesting person,
**[17:08] Pham**
and I'd *love* to have more help on the floor!
**[17:10] Owner**
What?!
**[17:12] Owner**
The hell are you thinking?
**[17:14] Owner**
Nothing good will come
from hiring this lush!
**[17:18] Pham**
No worries. Leave it to me.
**[17:21] Pham**
My name's Lynn!
**[17:23] Pham**
I look forward to working with you!
**[17:26] Mireille**
Hey, you mean it? Yeah!
**[17:30] Mireille**
There ya go!
**[17:33] Customer A**
Hey, that's not what I ordered!
**[17:36] Mireille**
Huh? That so?
**[17:37] Customer B**
I got the wrong thing, too!
**[17:40] Owner**
Don't drink on the job!
**[17:44] Mireille**
Boy, what a day!
**[17:46] Owner**
You did nothing but screw up!
**[17:48] Pham**
Now, now...
**[17:49] Mireille**
C'mon, it's my first day.
**[17:51] Mireille**
Now, where's my free meal?
I'm starvin' here.
**[17:55] Owner**
You get your free meals after
you do your job properly!
**[17:59] Mireille**
Stingy.
**[17:59] Pham**
Owner, I'm also hungry!
**[18:02] Owner**
Lynn, don't indulge this slob.
**[18:06] Owner**
Fine.
**[18:07] Owner**
I'll whip something up.
**[18:09] Lynn**
Thanks so much!
**[18:14] Pham**
How did you make a living
before now, Mireille?
**[18:19] Mireille**
I'm something of a wanderer.
**[18:21] Mireille**
I travel, take odd jobs,
and look for good booze.
**[18:24] Pham**
Really? Then what did you do before that?
**[18:28] Mireille**
It's not smart to go prying
into a lady's past, y'know,
**[18:32] Mireille**
little boy.
**[18:33] Pham**
You keep calling me "little boy."
**[18:36] Pham**
Do I really look like a guy to you?
**[18:38] Mireille**
Yeah, for sure.
**[18:41] Mireille**
Not that it matters or anything.
**[18:44] Mireille**
Ah, well.
**[18:46] Mireille**
Since you're such a cute little fella,
I'll spill a few beans.
**[18:51] Mireille**
I've got a real jerk
for a little brother, y'see?
**[18:56] Mireille**
He and I used to serve this old guy together.
**[19:00] Mireille**
But I heard recently that
he kicked the bucket.
**[19:05] Mireille**
It's kinda sad.
**[19:07] Pham**
What was the man you served like?
**[19:10] Mireille**
Kinda absent-minded, but fun to be around.
**[19:14] Mireille**
We were poor as heck, but he believed in us.
**[19:19] Mireille**
Um...
**[19:20] Mireille**
I think his name was Amador Salamakhia.
**[19:24] Owner**
Amador Salamakhia was the governor of Missian.
**[19:29] Owner**
What a lousy lie.
**[19:33] Mireille**
But who wants to stay
in the same place forever?
**[19:37] Mireille**
I always end up getting bored and quitting.
**[19:41] Mireille**
I've been a penniless wanderer ever since,
**[19:45] Mireille**
but I get to enjoy all kinds
of local cuisines, so it's fun.
**[19:49] Mireille**
Anyway, that's all of my story you get!
**[19:52] Pham**
Mireille!
**[19:54] Pham**
What would you say if I told you
I know of an even better job for you?
**[20:01] Ars**
What?!
**[20:02] Ars**
Pham says he already found a good candidate!
**[20:05] Rietz**
It hasn't even been a full day!
**[20:07] Ars**
He's going to bring them today...
**[20:10] Alice**
Lord Ars.
**[20:11] Alice**
You have a visitor inquiring
about a job with House Louvent.
**[20:16] Ars**
They're here!
**[20:18] Rosell**
Just a day later?
This seems a little too fast...
**[20:22] Charlotte**
You can't find a great talent that quick.
**[20:25] Ars**
Let's just meet them and see.
**[20:33] Pham**
Hello there!
**[20:34] Pham**
This is who I wanted you to meet!
**[20:40] Mireille**
Heya!
**[20:41] Ars**
*Haven't I seen her somewhere?*
**[20:45] Ars**
The lady from yesterday!
**[20:47] Pham**
You know her?
**[20:49] Ars**
We bumped into each other in town!
**[20:55] Mireille**
Sorry, I don't remember you at all!
**[20:57] Rosell**
She's drunk!
**[20:59] Rietz**
You're drinking *again*?
**[21:04] Rietz**
You're not just foisting a
troublemaker on us, are you?
**[21:07] Pham**
Nah.
**[21:09] Pham**
I think she's entirely on your level.
**[21:14] Mireille**
Hey, so you're the lord of Lamberg?
**[21:16] Ars**
Yes, I'm Ars Louvent.
**[21:18] Mireille**
I was wondering what you'd be like!
**[21:21] Mireille**
So you're just a little guy, huh?
**[21:23] Ars**
I'm sorry to disappoint.
**[21:25] Mireille**
Nah, it's totally cool if you're a kid.
**[21:28] Mireille**
Seems like a pretty fun household, even.
**[21:31] Mireille**
Well? You wanna hire me?
**[21:35] Ars**
What's your name?
**[21:36] Mireille**
Mireille.
**[21:38] Ars**
* Even if Pham brought her here,*
* could she possibly be...*
**[21:42] Ars**
*Let's check her out first.*
**[21:46] sign**
Strategist: S
Infantry: B
Smith: A
**[21:47] Ars**
*Th-These stats...*
**[21:49] Ars**
*Sh-She's a monster!*
**[21:52] sign**
Ingenuity 102
**[21:52] sign**
Ambition 100
**[23:25] Ars**
Th-This new girl has incredible stats!
**[23:28] Ars**
What do I do, Rosell?!
**[23:29] Rosell**
No, absolutely not! We can't hire her!
**[23:32] Ars**
Why not?
**[23:33] Rosell**
I don't want another intimidating
woman around here!
**[23:36] Ars**
That's your reasoning?!
**[23:37] sign**
Next Time Mireille Grangeon
**[23:37] Ars**
Next time: "Mireille Grangeon."
# E11 - Mireille Grangeon
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**[00:00] Ars**
What's your name?
**[00:02] Mireille**
Mireille.
**[00:05] Ars**
*H-Her stats are incredible.*
**[00:09] sign**
Leadership 93/98
**[00:10] Ars**
*Her Leadership and Prowess are both high.*
**[00:11] sign**
Prowess 70/72
**[00:13] sign**
Ingenuity 102/103
**[00:13] Ars**
*Her Ingenuity is greater than Rosell's!*
**[00:16] sign**
Ambition 100
**[00:16] Ars**
*And an Ambition of 100?!*
**[00:19] Ars**
*Even Licia's is only 80!*
**[00:22] Ars**
*This woman...*
**[00:24] Ars**
*Sh-She's a monster!*
**[00:28] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[01:49] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[02:01] Mireille**
Well? Gonna hire me?
**[02:03] sign**
Episode 11 Mireille Grangeon
**[02:03] Ars**
Um... You're Mireille Grangeon, right?
**[02:07] Mireille**
Wow, you've heard of me?
**[02:09] Rietz**
Mireille Grangeon? It can't be...
**[02:12] Pham**
Yeah.
**[02:13] Pham**
The name of the former advisor to the late
governor of Missian, Amador Salamakhia.
**[02:20] Mireille**
Yeah, that's right!
I lived with that old guy.
**[02:23] Charlotte**
Wow, she seems awesome.
**[02:26] Ars**
*Advisor to the late governor of Missian?*
**[02:28] Ars**
*What's someone that important doing here?*
**[02:34] Ars**
Rosell? What's the matter?
**[02:36] Rietz**
Lord Ars.
**[02:38] Rietz**
You must not hire this woman.
**[02:41] Rietz**
Her name is infamous.
**[02:43] Rietz**
Though she was once served the late governor,
**[02:47] Rietz**
they say she was driven from the castle.
**[02:50] Mireille**
Oh, yeah? Is that what they say about me?
**[02:54] Rietz**
Most importantly, she has a younger brother...
**[02:57] Rietz**
Thomas Grangeon, right hand
to our enemy, Lord Vasmarque.
**[03:04] Rietz**
He's said to be a great general,
with skills that surpass his elder sister's.
**[03:09] Rietz**
Mireille, his own flesh and blood,
might well be passing information to him.
**[03:14] Ars**
*S-So she might be a spy?*
**[03:17] Mireille**
What, give *his* stupid ass intel?
**[03:19] Mireille**
No way! We don't get along at all.
**[03:22] Mireille**
So, wait, my brother's with that dude now?
**[03:25] Rietz**
That's enough out of you.
**[03:27] Mireille**
Ooh, scary guy.
**[03:30] Mireille**
Hey, Lynn. I'm not really
feeling a warm welcome here.
**[03:34] Mireille**
I dunno if these guys are gonna hire me.
**[03:38] Pham**
What'll it be?
**[03:44] Rietz**
Lord Ars.
**[03:45] Rietz**
I'm sorry, but please turn her away.
**[03:47] Rosell**
Yes.
**[03:48] Ars**
All right.
**[03:50] Ars**
I'll hire you!
**[03:53] Rietz**
L-Lord Ars?
**[03:55] Rietz**
Did you just say you would hire her?
**[03:57] Rosell**
It's far too dangerous!
**[03:59] Ars**
Nevertheless, she has genuine skill!
**[04:02] Ars**
I guarantee it!
**[04:06] Ars**
* Like with Licia, I don't know exactly*
* what her Ambition stat represents.*
**[04:11] Ars**
* I can't be sure it means*
* she's likely to betray.*
**[04:15] Ars**
*And as for her other stats...*
**[04:17] Ars**
*Having her on our side is worth the risk!*
**[04:20] Ars**
*She's just that talented!*
**[04:22] Mireille**
Aw, I'm not *that* good.
**[04:24] Mireille**
Shucks, I'm blushin' here.
**[04:27] Ars**
We need good people right now.
**[04:30] Ars**
Please!
**[04:32] Charlotte**
You heard him.
**[04:33] Rietz**
If Lord Ars insists...
**[04:38] Ars**
Thank you, everyone!
**[04:39] Mireille**
Does that mean I got the job?
**[04:44] Mireille**
Pleasure to work with ya!
**[04:49] Rietz**
Lord Ars! Lord Ars!
**[04:52] Rietz**
I can't take this any longer!
**[04:56] Rietz**
I realize that my saying so is
the height of impropriety...
**[05:00] Rietz**
But I do not believe Mireille
is fit to be your retainer.
**[05:04] Rietz**
I caught her neglecting her duties
to sleep the day away yet again!
**[05:08] Rietz**
There are multiple complaints
from the training hall
**[05:11] Rietz**
that she has no interest
in giving instructions!
**[05:14] Rietz**
And when I advised her to straighten up...
**[05:17] (Flashback) Mireille**
Sometimes you just don't feel like it!
**[05:19] Rietz**
She had the nerve to say *that* to me!
**[05:23] Rietz**
She's a blemish on House Louvent
in absolutely every respect!
**[05:27] Ars**
Not this again...
**[05:30] Rosell**
I don't want Mireille tutoring me anymore!
**[05:34] Ars**
What now?!
**[05:36] Rosell**
She said something like, "No more books,"
then took me outside and made me run!
**[05:41] (Flashback) Rosell**
Is there any point to this?!
**[05:44] (Flashback) Mireille**
That's for you to figure out!
**[05:47] Rosell**
What is that even supposed to mean?!
**[05:50] Rosell**
I think she's just picking on me!
**[05:52] Rosell**
I'm no good at running!
**[05:55] Rosell**
What does a strategist even need to run for?!
**[05:59] Rosell**
I'm exhausted!
**[06:00] Ars**
I-I'm sure there's a method to her
madness, but I'll talk to her just in—
**[06:07] Ars**
Wh-What's that sound?!
**[06:09] Gatos**
What was that?
**[06:10] Marcus**
Are we under attack?!
**[06:12] Millais**
Prepare for combat!
**[06:15] Mireille**
Say, you've got a real talent for magic!
**[06:19] Mireille**
Color me surprised.
**[06:20] Charlotte**
When I really let loose, I can do way better.
**[06:23] Mireille**
Wow, I wanna see!
**[06:25] Ars**
Hold it right there. What are you two doing?
**[06:28] Charlotte**
Big Sis Mireille said she wanted
to see my spells, so I cast one.
**[06:32] Ars**
Could you at least try to restrain yourself?!
**[06:35] Mireille**
Aw, it's no fun if she holds back.
**[06:38] Ars**
Then at least warn us
before you start casting!
**[06:41] Mireille**
Yeah, shoulda done that. My bad.
**[06:45] Ars**
I'm just glad it wasn't an enemy attack.
**[06:48] Ars**
Honestly, please be more careful—
**[06:53] Gullar**
You're not taking this seriously enough.
**[06:55] Gullar**
Can't you try to straighten up?
**[06:58] Alice**
You're making more work for us!
We can't take it!
**[07:00] Maids**
That's right!
**[07:02] Mireille**
Huh? I'm just doing what comes natural.
**[07:06] Mireille**
I mean, it's kinda hard to change
once you reach a certain age...
**[07:11] Mireille**
What do you think, kiddo?
**[07:12] Ars**
U-Um...
**[07:16] Ars**
I-I want us all to work together!
**[07:19] Ars**
If this keeps up,
I might have to do something!
**[07:22] Mireille**
Aw, really? That's tough.
**[07:26] Mireille**
I really don't wanna leave this place...
**[07:28] Ars**
*She doesn't want to leave?*
**[07:30] Ars**
* Despite the hostile environment*
* with all the complaints?*
**[07:35] Ars**
Why not?
**[07:37] Mireille**
No one's taken me in with as much
gusto as you did since the old guy.
**[07:46] Mireille**
I mean, there's lots more to it,
**[07:48] Mireille**
but I guess I gotta prove myself
if I wanna stay here.
**[07:54] Mireille**
So, how's about a mock battle?
**[07:57] Mireille**
It's kinda hard for me to show
my stuff outside a proper fight.
**[08:02] Mireille**
If I impress you in a mock battle,
I want your stamp of approval as a retainer.
**[08:05] Ars**
This is all a bit sudden...
**[08:08] Rietz**
I like it.
**[08:10] Ars**
No, please, Rietz...
**[08:12] Rietz**
Let's see what a one-time advisor to
the governor of Missian has to offer.
**[08:22] Ars**
* Wh-What should I do?*
* This is really getting out of hand!*
**[08:29] Ars**
Well...
**[08:32] Ars**
Why are you here again, Licia?
**[08:35] Licia**
Your most recent letter said you
were going to hold a mock battle,
**[08:39] Licia**
so I dropped by to cheer you on!
**[08:42] Ars**
Y-You just "dropped by"?
**[08:44] Mireille**
Hey, so you're the legendary fiancée?
**[08:47] Mireille**
I've heard tons about you.
**[08:50] Licia**
Oh, and Lord Ars has told me
all about you in his letters!
**[08:55] Licia**
"A strategist who eats our food and
does no work in exchange," I believe.
**[08:58] Mireille**
Aw, Ars, that's mean!
**[09:01] Ars**
I didn't say that! I didn't!
**[09:03] Ars**
* Though I did say I was struggling with*
* all the complaints from everyone...*
**[09:07] Mireille**
'Course not!
**[09:09] Mireille**
You're the only one who
really wanted me here.
**[09:12] Mireille**
How's about we get married?
**[09:14] Ars**
N-No, Mireille, please! You're drunk!
**[09:21] Ars**
*What was that noise she just made?!*
**[09:23] Rosell**
L-Lord Ars, we should probably get started.
**[09:25] Ars**
I-I will now explain the rules!
**[09:30] Ars**
The mock battle will be held
between two teams of fifty each.
**[09:35] Ars**
The location will be a region
of the eastern forest.
**[09:38] Ars**
It will last until sunset.
**[09:40] Ars**
Whichever side "slays" more soldiers wins.
**[09:44] Ars**
That said, taking out the enemy general
**[09:47] Ars**
or wiping out the entire unit
will mean instant victory.
**[09:51] Ars**
We'll be using blunt wooden
swords for our weapons.
**[09:55] Ars**
You're "slain" if struck in the head or chest,
so kindly retire from the game after that.
**[10:01] Ars**
That should cover it. Any questions?
**[10:04] Charlotte**
Can we use magic?
**[10:06] Ars**
Flame spells are not allowed.
**[10:09] Ars**
That would end the battle instantly.
**[10:11] Charlotte**
Aw, then what'm I supposed to do?
**[10:14] Ars**
Instead, I'm handing out a few vials
of aqua magia for you to make use of.
**[10:20] Charlotte**
Sound-type and light-type aqua magia, huh?
**[10:25] Rosell**
These *are* safer, since you can't attack
people directly with them, but...
**[10:32] Rosell**
Don't just go and use them!
**[10:34] Charlotte**
I didn't. I just held it a little
too tight, and it went off.
**[10:40] Ars**
Now, how shall we divide the teams?
**[10:43] Ars**
I want to see what Mireille can do,
so I'd prefer to be on her side, but...
**[10:53] Ars**
Why are the rest of you siding with him?!
**[10:55] Rietz**
The outcome was inevitable.
**[10:57] Rosell**
Uh-huh!
**[10:58] Licia**
One must drive out an unwanted presence!
**[11:02] Licia**
Correct?
**[11:02] Rietz/Rosell**
Uh-huh!
**[11:03] Charlotte**
I wanna try going up against Big Sis!
**[11:06] Eis**
If Lord Ars loses, Mireille gets fired.
**[11:10] Eis**
So you newbies can join his team.
**[11:13] New Soldier**
That's not fair!
**[11:14] Veteran Soldier**
Shut up!
**[11:16] Ars**
Hang on...
**[11:17] Ars**
Mireille, please, say something.
**[11:20] Mireille**
Eh, sounds fine to me.
**[11:22] Ars**
You're drinking again!
**[11:24] Ars**
Where did you even get that?!
**[11:26] Eis**
Sheesh. Is she even taking this seriously?
**[11:30] Mireille**
Can I get me a refill?
**[11:33] Ars**
* The point of this mock battle was*
* to get everyone to accept her...*
**[11:36] Ars**
* But I think she's just driving*
* an even bigger wedge!*
**[11:40] Ars**
Well, let's take our positions.
**[11:42] Mireille**
'Kay!
**[11:45] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[11:50] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[11:56] Wren**
One, two...
**[11:57] Wren/Kreiz**
Do your best!
**[11:59] sign**
Rietz's Team
**[12:03] Charlotte**
Gotta say, these teams are super unbalanced.
**[12:05] Charlotte**
You sure this is okay?
**[12:07] Rietz**
The strength of House Louvent is its unity.
**[12:10] Rietz**
We're better off without a
disruptive force like her.
**[12:13] Soldiers**
Uh-huh!
**[12:14] Charlotte**
You think so?
**[12:16] Charlotte**
I think Big Sis Mireille is
pretty awesome, personally.
**[12:22] sign**
General Rosell
**[12:22] Rosell**
* Charlotte and Licia are*
* domineering enough as it is...*
**[12:27] Rosell**
* If Mireille joins them, our female*
* faction is gonna be way too scary!*
**[12:34] Rosell**
Rietz! Let's do our best!
**[12:37] sign**
Mireille's Team
**[12:39] sign**
General Ars
**[12:40] Ars**
All right, everyone! Let's give this our all!
**[12:43] Mireille**
Sure!
**[12:47] Ars**
Do you really think we'll be okay?
**[12:49] Ars**
The other team has Rietz...
**[12:51] Mireille**
Oh, that kid?
**[12:54] Mireille**
I saw him in training.
That Rietz kid is a real monster!
**[12:58] Mireille**
Gotta wonder what he's doing
out here in the sticks.
**[13:01] Mireille**
Oh, and Charlotte's really
something else, too.
**[13:05] Mireille**
I bet she could take out
a whole squad in a second.
**[13:08] Mireille**
How'd you score talent like them?
**[13:11] Ars**
I just asked them to become my retainers.
**[13:14] Mireille**
Oh? Nice work!
**[13:18] Ars**
Anyway, we're at quite a disadvantage
against them, aren't we?
**[13:24] Mireille**
And we've got a team full of greenhorns.
**[13:28] Mireille**
There's no way we'd win
under normal circumstances.
**[13:33] New Soldier A**
You didn't have to come out and say it!
**[13:35] New Soldier B**
We know we're at a disadvantage!
**[13:37] New Soldier C**
We're doing our best!
**[13:39] New Soldiers**
Yeah! Yeah!
**[13:41] Mireille**
Aw, sorry.
**[13:43] Mireille**
It's just the truth, though, you know?
**[13:48] Ars**
Mireille.
**[13:49] Ars**
You shouldn't talk like that.
**[13:52] Ars**
It's true that we have our weaknesses...
**[13:55] Mireille**
Oh, yeah, we got nothing *but* weaknesses.
**[13:58] Mireille**
But we're also gonna win.
**[14:01] Mireille**
We can't change our army,
but we've got infinite strategy.
**[14:06] Mireille**
We're up against a strong opponent
and have no sense of teamwork.
**[14:10] Mireille**
At a glance, everything's against us, but...
**[14:13] Mireille**
In another sense,
we've been dealt a lucky hand.
**[14:18] Mireille**
I don't care that you guys hate me.
**[14:20] Mireille**
It's not a strategist's job be loved,
but to get you that win.
**[14:30] Wren**
It's starting!
**[14:32] Licia**
It appears Lord Ars's army
has signaled combat first.
**[14:39] Rietz**
Is it all set up?
**[14:40] Rosell**
Just as you asked.
**[14:42] Veteran Mage**
We'll know the second the enemy
enters our route of advance.
**[14:49] Rietz**
Then let's go over the plan once more.
**[14:52] Rietz**
In normal combat, our opponent
stands no chance of victory.
**[14:55] Rietz**
So there's a strong chance they'll try
to use projectiles and ambush tactics.
**[15:01] Rietz**
Which is why we'll follow standard combat
theory and attack their weak force directly.
**[15:06] Soldiers**
Sir!
**[15:07] Rietz**
We'll divide into two units.
My unit will march first.
**[15:12] Rietz**
The other unit, led by Rosell, will follow
behind us, maintaining a certain distance.
**[15:19] Rietz**
If Mireille mounts an ambush on you,
use sound magic to call us back.
**[15:24] Rietz**
We'll be faster than they are,
**[15:26] Rietz**
so we'll catch up before you're
wiped out and defeat them.
**[15:33] Rietz**
That's our plan.
**[15:35] Rietz**
Anything to add?
**[15:37] Rosell**
Nothing.
**[15:40] Rietz**
We've survived many battles together.
**[15:43] Rietz**
If we fight as we always do,
we'll be just fine.
**[15:46] Rietz**
And, as we always do...
**[15:48] Rietz**
Let us seize victory!
**[15:51] Veteran Soldiers**
Yes!
**[15:53] Kreiz**
They're moving out!
**[15:55] Jean**
They're splitting in two?
**[15:58] Jean**
That's quite cautious of them.
**[16:00] Licia**
That caution has surely led House
Louvent to victory many times before.
**[16:07] Licia**
What will Mireille do in response?
**[16:13] Rietz**
First, let's ascertain the enemy's
formation and position.
**[16:15] Ben**
Yes, sir!
**[16:23] Ben**
They triggered it already.
**[16:25] Rietz**
That was quick.
**[16:35] Jil**
Ah, R-Rietz!
**[16:38] Rietz**
You're from Mireille's team...
**[16:41] Jil**
E-Er...
**[16:42] Jil**
Do you think I could join your side?
**[16:46] Ben**
Join our side? This has gotta be a trap.
**[16:50] Jil**
I can tell you Mireille's strategy.
**[16:53] Rietz**
I'll hear you out, for now.
**[16:56] Jil**
Yes, sir!
**[16:58] Jil**
Here's her plan.
**[17:00] Jil**
Mireille predicted you'd split
your troops into two units.
**[17:04] Jil**
She was going to make her soldiers call out
that a real enemy attack was happening,
**[17:10] Jil**
to get you right where she wants you...
**[17:16] Ars**
*Grin!*
**[17:17] Jil**
...then ambush the other unit
when they rushed in to help,
**[17:21] Jil**
and use all she's got to take out your general.
**[17:27] Jil**
That's her entire plan.
**[17:30] Henry**
Lord Ars really went for that?
**[17:31] Dawson**
He didn't object to it?
**[17:34] Jil**
He didn't.
**[17:36] Jil**
Please, let me join your team!
**[17:43] Rietz**
That's not possible.
**[17:44] Rietz**
As persuasive as Mireille may be,
**[17:47] Rietz**
Lord Ars would never accept such a plan.
**[17:51] Rietz**
Do you think so little of him?
**[17:55] Jil**
Of course not! I was totally lying just now.
**[18:00] Jil**
You're absolutely right, Rietz.
**[18:02] Jil**
Mireille just asked me to pretend to betray
her to get you where she wants you.
**[18:06] Rietz**
Why admit that to us, your enemy?
**[18:10] Jil**
I hate Mireille.
**[18:12] Jil**
She comes late to training
and pushes her busywork on us!
**[18:17] Jil**
I've never once seen her do any decent work!
**[18:20] Rietz**
I sympathize.
**[18:23] Jil**
I know it's not good to hate your allies.
**[18:26] Jil**
But I've sworn my loyalty to Lord Ars.
**[18:31] Jil**
That's all the more reason I can't
abide her slovenly attitude.
**[18:35] Jil**
I want to betray Mireille.
**[18:38] Jil**
So I'll tell you her real plan.
**[18:44] Rietz**
I see.
**[18:45] Rietz**
She wants to lure us here and attack us on
both sides with her unit and Lord Ars's.
**[18:51] Jil**
Please pretend to fall for the plan.
**[18:54] Jil**
I'm supposed to use sound magic
to signal the attack.
**[18:57] Jil**
If I don't, her plan will fail.
**[19:01] Jil**
Please make wise decisions,
for Lord Ars's sake.
**[19:07] Rietz**
All right.
**[19:08] Rietz**
Let me hold your catalyzer just to be safe.
**[19:12] Jil**
Take it.
**[19:16] Rietz**
Detain him.
**[19:21] Jil**
Hey! What's this all about?!
**[19:24] Rietz**
The conspicuousness of your catalyzer
makes me suspect ulterior motives.
**[19:30] Henry**
He's got another catalyzer!
**[19:34] Rietz**
You were planning to lure us there,
**[19:37] Rietz**
then use your hidden catalyzer to trigger
the sound magic when we arrived.
**[19:41] Jil**
N-No! I wasn't—
**[19:48] Jil**
Yes. You're right.
**[19:50] Freddie**
He almost had us fooled.
**[19:52] Rietz**
But he's also simplified things for us.
**[19:55] Rietz**
They won't send their soldiers here
without the sound magic signal.
**[20:00] Rietz**
Let's get around behind them and strike.
**[20:03] Veteran Soldiers**
Sir!
**[20:07] Alice**
They're on the move!
**[20:09] Wren**
They're so fast!
**[20:20] Ben**
Are Rosell and his men keeping up?
**[20:23] Rietz**
We're moving swiftly, but I'm sure they are.
**[20:37] Rietz**
*If we take out Lord Ars here, we win.*
**[20:43] Rietz**
Now!
**[20:52] Mireille**
Hey, nice work!
**[20:54] Mireille**
Just like I expected.
**[20:57] Mireille**
Great performance, kid.
**[20:59] Gullar**
Wh-What's the meaning of this?!
**[21:01] Ben**
Where are the other soldiers?!
**[21:05] Mireille**
You're so loyal and talented.
**[21:06] Mireille**
And extremely predictable.
**[21:08] Rietz**
What are you smiling about?
**[21:11] Rietz**
I don't know what your plan was here...
**[21:14] Rietz**
But this still ends when
I take out your general.
**[21:18] Rietz**
Did you really think you could escape me?
**[21:22] Ars**
* He's angry! Rietz is out*
* of his mind with rage!*
**[21:25] Mireille**
Oh, how scary.
**[21:27] Mireille**
But I've got faith in my speed and stamina.
**[21:32] Rietz**
Interesting. We've got that in common.
**[21:35] Mireille**
Okay, then...
**[21:38] Mireille**
Time to start a game of tag!
**[21:41] Rietz**
All men... charge!
**[21:45] Ars**
I really feel like you're driving
that wedge deeper!
**[23:25] Ars**
W-We're playing tag with Rietz?!
**[23:27] Ars**
There's no way we're gonna win!
**[23:29] Mireille**
Aw, what's wrong, Ars?
**[23:31] Ars**
Mireille! Are you sure this
plan is going to work?!
**[23:34] Mireille**
Yeah, no idea.
**[23:36] Ars**
So it might not?!
**[23:36] sign**
Next Time Oath
**[23:37] Ars**
Next time: "Oath."
# E12 - Oath
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GK9U3EVGE/oath)
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**[00:01] Narrator**
*Leadership.*
**[00:01] sign**
Leadership
**[00:05] Narrator**
*Prowess.*
**[00:05] sign**
Prowess
**[00:08] Narrator**
*Ingenuity.*
**[00:09] sign**
Ingenuity
**[00:12] Narrator**
*Diplomacy.*
**[00:13] sign**
Diplomacy
**[00:17] Narrator**
*And...*
**[00:17] sign**
Ambition
**[00:18] Narrator**
*Ambition.*
**[00:20] sign**
Prowess Leadership Aerial Naval
Infantry
Cavalry Prowess Archer
Ingenuity
**[00:20] Narrator**
* Ars can perceive people's natural*
* talents in the form of stats*
**[00:25] Narrator**
*with a skill called "Appraisal."*
**[00:27] Narrator**
* The ability to see the talents of*
* others is important for a lord.*
**[00:34] Narrator**
* He'll have to use it to survive*
* the age of war ahead of him.*
**[00:45] Villagers**
Now it's getting exciting!
**[00:46] Villagers**
Go! Get 'em!
**[00:47] Cook**
Rietz is on Mireille's tail!
**[00:49] Alice**
Go!
**[00:50] Bridgette**
Get her, Rietz!
**[00:54] Ars**
Mireille! They're going
to catch us in no time!
**[00:59] Mireille**
Hey, it's all good!
**[01:03] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[02:25] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[02:34] sign**
Episode 12 Oath
**[02:36] Rietz**
If we catch Mireille, we win.
**[02:38] Rietz**
Let's take her with all we've got!
**[02:41] Millais**
Got you!
**[02:43] Ars**
They're here! They're here!
**[02:47] Mireille**
Won't be that easy!
**[02:53] Ars**
*They really fell right for it!*
**[02:56] Ars**
*I haven't seen a real trap since Rosell's.*
**[02:59] Ars**
*And she used them on people?!*
**[03:01] Ars**
*A-Amazing!*
**[03:03] Ars**
*But...*
**[03:15] Rietz**
Mireille!
**[03:17] Ars**
Those will never work on Rietz!
**[03:19] Mireille**
How vigorous!
**[03:20] Henry**
Follow after Rietz!
**[03:23] Ars**
Mireille!
**[03:24] Mireille**
Okay, kiddo! That's your cue!
**[03:26] Ars**
R-Right!
**[03:29] Rietz**
Get back here!
**[03:40] Veteran Soldier 20**
M-My ears!
**[03:42] Henry**
Crap, we lost her!
**[03:43] Henry**
Where'd she go?!
**[03:48] Rietz**
There you are!
**[03:50] Rietz**
You won't escape!
**[03:51] Ars**
T-Terrifying!
**[03:53] Ars**
Rietz hasn't stopped!
He's actually gotten angrier!
**[03:57] Mireille**
Shucks, he's still on our tail after all that?
**[04:01] Mireille**
We haven't gotten the
newbies' signal yet, though...
**[04:08] Alice**
Almost there!
**[04:09] Bridget**
Now! You've got her!
**[04:11] Licia**
Look at her run, with Lord Ars
clinging to her back like that...
**[04:16] Licia**
Go, Rietz!
**[04:18] Licia**
Beat the crap outta Mireille!
**[04:21] Jean**
Lady Licia?!
**[04:24] Licia**
Don't you agree, Jean?
**[04:27] Kreiz**
Hey, Wren.
**[04:28] Wren**
What is it, Kreiz?
**[04:30] Kreiz**
Where'd our brother's soldiers go?
**[04:34] Licia**
That's a good question...
**[04:41] Charlotte**
Hey, we're getting further
separated than we meant to.
**[04:44] Charlotte**
Shouldn't we hurry and catch up with 'em?
**[04:47] Rosell**
No...
**[04:48] Rosell**
Their reason for rushing ahead could
be due to an emergency situation.
**[04:53] Rosell**
Which means we should actually keep our
distance from Rietz's unit right now.
**[05:01] Newbie Soldier 1**
There he is! It's Rosell!
**[05:03] Newbie Soldier 2**
Launch the signal!
**[05:07] Rosell**
*Huh?*
**[05:08] Rosell**
*That's only half of them...*
**[05:10] Rosell**
*Are the others dealing with Rietz?*
**[05:13] Rosell**
* If so, there's no chance of*
* reinforcements showing up.*
**[05:18] Rosell**
With equal numbers,
we should have the advantage!
**[05:21] Rosell**
Fight back now!
**[05:23] Eis**
You got it.
**[05:25] Veteran Soldier**
We'll take these newbies out in no time!
**[05:32] Newbie Soldier 1**
It's true that we can't beat you one-on-one.
**[05:35] Newbie Soldier 1**
Mireille said as much.
**[05:37] (Flashback) Mireille**
Hey, newbies.
**[05:39] (Flashback) Mireille**
Those other guys made a point
of saying how weak you were.
**[05:44] (Flashback) Newbie Soldier 1**
Well...
**[05:45] (Flashback) Newbie Soldier 2**
That's understandable.
**[05:47] (Flashback) Mireille**
They are stronger, it's true.
**[05:51] (Flashback) Mireille**
But doesn't it tick you off?
**[05:56] (Flashback) Mireille**
Don't you want to make those big, tough
veterans eat their words for once?
**[06:04] (Flashback) Mireille**
So...
**[06:06] Newbie Soldier 1**
It's two...
**[06:07] Newbie Soldier 2**
...against one!
**[06:12] Newbie Soldier 1**
Get them!
**[06:18] Rosell**
Almost all of them are here?!
**[06:20] Rosell**
That means Rietz's unit must be...
**[06:23] Licia**
...facing Mireille all by herself?
**[06:31] (Flashback) Mireille**
Knowing Rietz and Rosell,
they'll probably split up.
**[06:37] (Flashback) Mireille**
I'll lure Rietz and his men away.
**[06:39] (Flashback) Mireille**
While I do, all of you
go after Rosell together!
**[06:43] Rosell**
We're outnumbered...
**[06:46] Rosell**
They're beating us!
**[06:48] Charlotte**
Rosell...
**[06:49] Charlotte**
We gotta run!
**[06:52] Newbie Soldier 2**
They're getting away! After them!
**[06:54] Charlotte**
We'll meet up with Rietz!
**[06:55] Newbie Soldiers**
Get them!
**[06:56] Newbie Soldiers**
Come back here!
**[06:57] Charlotte**
Let's trust that Rietz will
take down Big Sis Mireille
**[07:00] Charlotte**
and buy him some time!
**[07:02] Charlotte**
Rosell, cover your ears!
**[07:10] Mireille**
That'll be Charlotte. Nice!
**[07:12] Mireille**
Now we know exactly where Rosell is.
**[07:14] Ars**
Surely that's hardly relevant right now!
**[07:17] Ars**
Rietz is gaining on us!
**[07:20] Mireille**
No way!
**[07:21] Rietz**
* That sound just now must*
* have been Rosell's unit.*
**[07:25] Rietz**
* I thought we'd put considerable*
* distance between us.*
**[07:28] Rietz**
*What are they doing so close by?*
**[07:30] Rietz**
*Don't tell me...*
**[07:31] Rosell**
*W-Wow, that was loud!*
**[07:33] Rosell**
*Nice work, Charlotte.*
**[07:35] Charlotte**
Good luck, everyone...
**[07:36] Rosell**
Charlotte!
**[07:38] Newbie Soldier 1**
There he is!
**[07:39] Newbie Soldier 2**
Right there!
**[07:41] Rosell**
Don't make me run so much!
**[07:44] (Flashback) Mireille**
You don't have to take
their general just yet.
**[07:47] (Flashback) Mireille**
What matters is getting Rosell
moving in the right direction!
**[07:50] Rosell**
Rietz!
**[07:54] Licia**
*Mireille was after Rosell from the start!*
**[07:58] Licia**
* Her objective wasn't to provoke Rietz*
* and split up the veteran soldiers.*
**[08:04] Licia**
*Her real goal was...*
**[08:08] Licia**
This battle is all but won.
**[08:10] Licia**
Let us see its conclusion for ourselves.
**[08:14] Rietz**
I won't let you make it to Rosell!
**[08:17] Mireille**
Looks like he's caught on.
**[08:20] Mireille**
Ars, hold on tight!
**[08:22] Mireille**
Time for the last dash!
**[08:27] Ars**
Mireille, you can still run this fast?!
**[08:32] Ars**
*He's coming.*
**[08:36] Mireille**
Wow! I've never met anyone
faster than me before!
**[08:40] Ars**
Rietz...
**[08:41] Rietz**
*Lord Ars...*
**[08:44] Rietz**
* Since that day, I have remained by*
* your side to repay your faith in me.*
**[08:49] (Flashback) Ars**
I need you, Rietz!
**[08:52] Rietz**
*You didn't care about my race or origin.*
**[08:54] Rietz**
*You just needed me.*
**[08:57] Rietz**
* I've wielded my sword to*
* make your dreams come true.*
**[09:00] Rietz**
* In order to remain your*
* most trusted guardian...*
**[09:04] Rietz**
*I cannot lose to someone like her!*
**[09:07] Rietz**
I *will* catch you!
**[09:09] Mireille**
Well, darn.
**[09:14] Ars**
*Th-They're both way too fast!*
**[09:17] Ars**
*I'm getting dizzy!*
**[09:19] Mireille**
Hey, found ya!
**[09:24] Ars**
Rosell!
**[09:29] Rietz**
Rosell, don't stop!
**[09:31] Rietz**
I'm about to take Mireille down!
**[09:41] Mireille**
Ars!
**[09:42] Ars**
I'm sorry, Rietz!
**[09:45] Mireille**
No escape for you!
**[09:50] Ars**
He didn't stop!
**[09:52] Rietz**
Forgive me, Lord Ars!
**[10:16] Mireille**
And that's the win.
**[10:24] Mireille**
There we go.
**[10:25] Mireille**
Whew, heavy kid!
**[10:27] Ars**
* Despite our disadvantage,*
* she's this calm about winning...*
**[10:35] Mireille**
Really worked me up a sweat.
**[10:37] Mireille**
I'd love a beer right now!
**[10:39] Ars**
* No wonder she was advisor*
* to the late Governor of Missian.*
**[10:42] Ars**
*She's incredible!*
**[10:44] Rosell**
I'm sorry.
**[10:46] Rietz**
No, it's my fault for failing to stop her.
**[10:49] Newbie Soldiers**
Yeah! We won!
**[10:51] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[10:53] Jean**
It's over, then?
**[10:54] Licia**
Yes.
**[10:57] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[10:57] Ars**
I will now announce the results!
**[10:59] Ars**
The victor is... Mireille's team!
**[11:02] Newbie Soldier A**
Yeah! We won!
**[11:04] Newbie Soldier B**
I can't believe it!
**[11:06] Veteran Soldier 2**
It was all dirty tricks.
**[11:08] Veteran Soldier 3**
We'd have won in a fair fight.
**[11:12] Rietz**
What are you talking about?
**[11:14] Rietz**
In battle, "dirty" and "fair" are irrelevant.
**[11:17] Rietz**
Besides, we had the superior force.
**[11:21] Rietz**
We have no right whatsoever to complain.
**[11:25] Rietz**
We must simply accept the result.
**[11:28] Rosell**
Yes, I agree.
**[11:35] Rietz**
I do find Mireille's attitude hard to swallow.
**[11:39] Rietz**
But she also led them to victory.
**[11:43] Rietz**
That's not something just anyone could do.
**[11:49] Rietz**
I'm sorry I wasn't able
to lead you to victory.
**[11:53] Rietz**
I intend to learn more from Mireille.
**[11:56] Veteran Soldier**
Rietz...
**[12:00] Rietz**
Mireille.
**[12:04] Rietz**
Regrettably, we must accept defeat.
**[12:09] Rietz**
You truly are brilliant.
**[12:11] Rietz**
I apologize for my rudeness.
**[12:13] Rosell**
I now understand why you made me run, too.
**[12:16] Rosell**
I'll do my best, so please
continue to tutor me.
**[12:19] Veteran Soldier A**
Please help us from now on, as well.
**[12:23] Charlotte**
See? It's just like I told you!
**[12:26] Charlotte**
She's awesome!
**[12:30] Ars**
* The way this is going... Will Mireille*
* say something to ruin the moment?*
**[12:35] Mireille**
Man...
**[12:36] Mireille**
You guys were freaking awesome!
**[12:40] Mireille**
First, Rietz!
**[12:42] Mireille**
I knew you were pretty incredible,
**[12:44] Mireille**
but I didn't expect you to come
that close to catching me.
**[12:47] Mireille**
And if Charlotte had gone all-out,
**[12:50] Mireille**
we wouldn't have stood
a chance to begin with.
**[12:53] Mireille**
And...
**[12:54] Rosell**
I-I'm sorry.
**[12:56] Rosell**
All I did was run around...
**[12:59] Mierille**
Was it your call to keep distance
from Rietz's unit on the move?
**[13:03] Rosell**
Y-Yes.
**[13:05] Mireille**
Of course it was! I knew you had
a good head on your shoulders.
**[13:09] Mireille**
You're why that was kinda
skin-of-my-teeth at the end.
**[13:12] Mireille**
Boy, I bet we're in for
some interesting times.
**[13:17] Mireille**
And...
**[13:18] Mireille**
Ars! You're the most amazing of all
for having such awesome retainers.
**[13:23] Ars**
M-Me?!
**[13:25] Mireille**
Yep.
**[13:26] Mireille**
Some lord of a backwater domain bringing
together all these strong kids...
**[13:31] Mireille**
Just what are you plotting, anyway?
**[13:35] Ars**
Huh? Plotting?
**[13:37] Ars**
Um, well...
**[13:40] Ars**
At first, I wanted to build a strong
domain that could survive a war.
**[13:44] Ars**
But now I just want to build a domain
where children can live happily.
**[13:52] Mireille**
Okay, got it.
**[13:54] Mireille**
So you'd rather go without war, is that it?
**[13:58] Ars**
Yes.
**[13:59] Mireille**
In that case...
**[14:02] Mireille**
I guess you'd better become king, huh?
**[14:11] Ars**
Wait, king? You mean the emperor?!
**[14:15] Mireille**
Well, wanna get started?
**[14:17] Mireille**
I think you could pull it off.
**[14:25] Ars**
Me? Emperor?
**[14:28] (Flashback) Raven**
I was worried about how you'd fare
in the chaotic age to come...
**[14:33] (Flashback) Raven**
But you may yet become a great man.
**[14:35] (Flashback) Ars**
Me? A great man?
**[14:37] (Flashback) Raven**
You could become a powerful noble...
**[14:40] (Flashback) Raven**
Or perhaps even the emperor himself.
**[14:43] (Flashback) Ars**
The emperor?!
**[14:48] Mireille**
Well, the best thing to follow
up a good sweat is booze!
**[14:51] Mireille**
Let's get this party rolling, everyone!
**[14:54] Ars**
Licia...
**[14:55] Licia**
Well done!
**[14:57] Ars**
Thanks.
**[15:00] Ars**
Um... So, everyone...
**[15:03] Ars**
Well done in the mock battle!
**[15:06] All**
Cheers to that!
**[15:22] Ben**
Mireille won again!
**[15:24] Erik**
How many times does that make?!
**[15:25] Henry**
Sh-She's tough!
**[15:28] Mireille**
You guys have a lot to learn.
**[15:33] Marcus**
How much can she drink?
**[15:35] Gatos**
Sh-She's a monster!
**[15:37] Newbie Soldier 8**
We've seen what you can do.
**[15:40] Newbie Soldier 8**
Can you teach us, too?
**[15:42] Newbie Soldier D**
Yeah, yeah!
**[15:43] Newbie Soldier D**
We wanna be strong!
**[15:45] Mireille**
What? But there's not much to teach...
**[15:51] Mireille**
I checked out your training.
**[15:53] Mireille**
Rietz's instruction and
training regimen are so good,
**[15:57] Mireille**
I kinda have nothing to add.
**[16:01] Mireille**
Besides, you guys are already way
stronger than the average soldier.
**[16:08] Newbie Soldier 8**
B-But then why didn't you
say that to begin with?
**[16:11] Mireille**
Point is, I'm nothing compared to Rietz!
**[16:16] Rosell**
I...
**[16:18] Rosell**
I finally understand why you made me run.
**[16:23] Rosell**
If I had more stamina...
If I could go faster...
**[16:28] Rosell**
Maybe we would've won the mock battle.
**[16:32] Rosell**
I thought that thinking up good
tactics was all a strategist needed,
**[16:37] Rosell**
but I suppose the battlefield
demands more of you.
**[16:41] Mireille**
That's right.
**[16:43] Mireille**
You dying on the battlefield
means even more soldiers die.
**[16:48] Mireille**
That's how important a strategist is.
**[16:51] Mireille**
You don't need to be able to fight yourself.
**[16:54] Mireille**
But you can't use this if you're dead.
**[17:01] Rosell**
I'll run!
**[17:06] Charlotte**
Sorry 'bout that.
**[17:07] Mireille**
That's right, Charlotte!
**[17:10] Mireille**
I want you firing off spells
behind Rosell as he's running.
**[17:15] Mireille**
Then he'll *really* have to be fast.
**[17:18] Charlotte**
No prob.
**[17:21] Rosell**
Terrifying... Our women are terrifying!
**[17:28] Licia**
I'm terribly sorry.
**[17:30] Ars**
Huh? What are you apologizing for?
**[17:33] Licia**
Mireille is clearly an impressive talent,
**[17:36] Licia**
yet I succumbed to jealousy
and acted shamefully before you.
**[17:43] Licia**
Still...
**[17:45] Licia**
You need not have worried.
**[17:48] Licia**
She's carved out her own place here.
**[17:53] Ars**
Yes. I'm glad.
**[17:59] Ars**
*Although...*
**[18:00] (Flashback) Mireille**
I think you could pull it off.
**[18:07] Rietz**
Good evening.
**[18:08] Ars**
Rietz!
**[18:10] Ars**
Good evening.
**[18:13] Ars**
Rietz?
**[18:15] Ars**
Licia?
**[18:16] Rietz**
Lord Ars.
**[18:19] Rietz**
Though it was merely a
mock battle, I still lost.
**[18:22] Rietz**
I failed to meet your expectations.
Forgive me!
**[18:25] Ars**
What? N-Not at all. You did fine!
**[18:28] Ars**
I'm not even remotely concerned.
**[18:30] Rietz**
It absolutely was not fine!
**[18:34] Rietz**
That night, I swore an oath to Lord Raven.
**[18:39] (Flashback) Raven**
Remain close by Ars's side and support him.
**[18:44] Rietz**
Yet it turned out like this.
**[18:47] Rietz**
I am ashamed.
**[18:54] Ars**
This hasn't diminished my faith in you.
**[18:59] Ars**
I look forward to continuing
to work with you.
**[19:02] Rietz**
Lord Ars...
**[19:04] Rietz**
I will devote myself to training twice over.
**[19:12] Ars**
Still... this shows just
how amazing Mireille is.
**[19:16] Rietz**
Loath as I am to admit it, it does.
**[19:20] Ars**
What do you think of what Mireille said?
**[19:24] Ars**
About... me becoming emperor.
**[19:28] Rietz**
I think it's quite a statement.
**[19:31] Rietz**
But it didn't surprise me.
**[19:34] Ars**
She said *emperor*, though.
**[19:36] Ars**
I could never go that far.
**[19:39] Ars**
She was joking, surely.
**[19:42] Rietz**
Do you think so?
**[19:43] Rietz**
I feel the same way Mireille does.
**[19:56] Ars**
If I said I wanted a world without war...
**[20:01] Ars**
And that I wanted to become lord
of these lands to make that happen...
**[20:07] Ars**
How would you react?
**[20:12] Rietz**
I would accompany you all the way there.
**[20:15] Rietz**
I will clear the path for you, Lord Ars.
**[20:27] Ars**
Thank you.
**[20:31] Wren/Kreiz**
See you, Big Sis!
**[20:34] Licia**
Well, I should be going.
**[20:37] Ars**
All right. I'll write you again.
**[20:39] Licia**
Of course. I'll be waiting.
**[20:42] Soldier C**
Mireille!
**[20:44] Soldier C**
Don't sleep in!
**[20:45] Soldier D**
Get to training already!
**[20:47] Mireille**
What, again?
**[20:52] Reitz**
Next! You there!
**[20:54] Soldiers**
Rietz!
**[20:55] Soldiers**
I think he's more terrifying than before!
**[20:57] Rosell**
Stop it! I'm already running!
**[20:57] Charlotte**
I'm gonna catch up!
**[21:00] Charlotte**
C'mon!
**[21:06] Alice**
Lord Ars, there's a letter for you.
**[21:11] Ars**
It's from Lord Couran. Another summons.
**[21:15] Ars**
He wants us to take part in his war council.
**[21:19] Ars**
Mireille, please come along
and lend us your wisdom.
**[21:22] Mireille**
Sure, sure.
**[21:24] Mireille**
Can we take Rosell, too?
**[21:26] Ars**
Of course!
**[21:27] Ars**
I'm counting on you, Rosell.
**[21:29] Rosell**
I-I'll do my best!
**[21:31] Charlotte**
And I'll be there this time, too!
**[21:34] Rietz**
Remember, it's a meeting and not a party.
**[21:37] Charlotte**
I know that!
**[21:39] Ars**
Well, let's prepare to set out!
# Season 2
# E13 - Promise
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G7PU3PW42/promise)
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**[00:00] Narrator**
* The authority of the*
* Summerforth Empire is waning,*
**[00:04] Narrator**
*giving rise to rebellion across the realm.*
**[00:06] Narrator**
* While noble rulers of various provinces*
* strengthened their autonomy,*
**[00:10] Narrator**
* Governor Amador Salamakhia*
* of Missian Province passed away.*
**[00:15] Narrator**
* Missian has thus been*
* divided into two factions*
**[00:18] Narrator**
* under the governor's eldest son,*
* Couran Salamakhia,*
**[00:21] Narrator**
*and his second son, Vasmarque Salamakhia.*
**[00:24] Narrator**
* Vasmarque occupies the provincial capital,*
* Arcantez, and has proclaimed himself the heir,*
**[00:29] Narrator**
*but Couran has mobilized forces to depose him.*
**[00:33] Narrator**
* Ars, lord of a small backwater*
* domain called Lamberg,*
**[00:38] Narrator**
* has set out by carriage*
* to take part in the war.*
**[00:44] Mireille**
Blue skies,
**[00:44] sign**
Episode 13 Promise
**[00:46] Mireille**
delicious food,
**[00:48] Mireille**
and booze!
**[00:50] Mireille**
This rules!
**[00:51] Charlotte**
This rules.
**[00:52] Ars**
Mireille, Charlotte!
Please get down from there!
**[00:55] Ars**
Let's discuss things in preparation
for the conference!
**[01:00] Charlotte**
You come join us, Ars!
**[01:02] Charlotte**
It feels great.
**[01:03] Ars**
Have you forgotten what we're doing?!
**[01:05] Mireille**
C'mon, you don't always see weather this nice.
**[01:07] Mireille**
Let's enjoy it while we can.
**[01:11] Ars**
What do you think, Rietz?
**[01:13] Rietz**
War councils can last for ages.
**[01:16] Rietz**
Mireille's right. Let's take it easy for now.
**[01:20] Rietz**
We'll be reaching Semplar soon...
**[01:22] Rietz**
Ah, you can see the sea now!
**[01:24] Mireille**
Gotta love that salt air!
**[01:25] Rosell**
It's the ocean!
**[01:27] Charlotte**
Wh-What's that?
**[01:29] Charlotte**
It's just water all the way to the horizon!
**[01:31] Mireille**
That's the ocean. You've never seen it before?
**[01:33] Charlotte**
Nope!
**[01:34] Ars**
Would you like to stop by for a look?
**[01:36] Charlotte**
Yeah!
**[01:44] Charlotte**
That's awesome.
**[01:46] Charlotte**
Is it really all water?
**[01:48] Charlotte**
Plenty to drink, at least...
**[01:52] Charlotte**
So salty!
**[01:55] Mireille**
The ocean's all it takes to surprise you, huh?
**[01:56] Mireille**
You're so adorable, Charlotte.
**[01:59] Charlotte**
You've been to other places
like this, Big Sis Mireille?
**[02:03] Mireille**
Well, I've done my share of travel.
**[02:06] Mireille**
I've gone to volcanic islands to
search for precious magistones.
**[02:09] Mireille**
Snowy mountains, too.
**[02:12] Mireille**
Been sightseeing at ancient
ruins a few times, even.
**[02:15] Charlotte**
That sounds so nice.
**[02:18] Mireille**
It's lots of fun.
**[02:19] Mireille**
Even makes your meals taste better.
**[02:21] Ars**
I know all about the joys
of seeing new worlds, too.
**[02:26] Ars**
Once the war is over and
our lands are at peace,
**[02:29] Ars**
let's go see all kinds of places together!
**[02:32] Charlotte**
That sounds pretty great.
**[02:34] Charlotte**
It's a promise.
**[02:36] Rosell**
Charlotte, look! There're so many fish!
**[02:39] Charlotte**
Fish? Where?
**[02:43] Mireille**
You sure have a talent
for winning people over.
**[02:47] Ars**
Where did that come from?
**[02:50] Mireille**
Hey, it's a good thing.
**[02:53] Ars**
Seeing my comrades smile makes me happy, too.
**[02:56] Mireille**
There you go again.
**[03:04] Ars**
Charlotte?!
**[03:07] Charlotte**
Just felt like firing one off.
**[03:10] Rietz**
Was that just...
**[03:11] Rosell**
Charlotte...
**[03:12] Fisher**
What are you doing out there?!
**[03:15] Ars**
Charlotte, hurry!
**[03:16] Rietz**
Lord Ars!
**[03:16] Rosell**
Wait for me!
**[03:19] sign**
Castle Semplar
**[03:21] Ars**
*We sure came here in a hurry.*
**[03:21] sign**
Second Military Conference
**[03:24] Charlotte**
Pretty big castle, huh?
**[03:26] Guide**
Right this way.
**[03:33] Lord A**
Ars Louvent?
**[03:34] Lord B**
Lord of a remote domain, I believe.
**[03:36] Lord C**
Why invite him to this important conference?
**[03:40] Charlotte**
Bunch of stuffed shirts.
**[03:42] Rosell**
Charlotte!
**[03:43] Lumeire**
Ars.
**[03:45] Ars**
Lord Lumeire! Menas!
**[03:47] Lumeire**
You received Lord Couran's
invitation, as well?
**[03:50] Ars**
Yes.
**[03:51] Lumeire**
I'm pleased to see a domain
from Canarre District so honored.
**[03:55] Ars**
Thank you, my lord!
**[03:56] Lords**
Lord Couran...
**[03:58] Couran**
Ah, Ars! You made it.
**[04:02] Couran**
Is that you, Mireille?
**[04:04] Mireille**
Hiya.
**[04:05] Ars**
*So they do know each other!*
**[04:07] Lords**
Mireille?
**[04:09] Lords**
The old governor's former advisor?
**[04:11] Couran**
Nice to see you again.
**[04:13] Couran**
How long has it been since last we met?
**[04:15] Couran**
Since you rejected my offer, I believe.
**[04:21] Couran**
I thought you wanted out of politics.
**[04:24] Couran**
What are you doing with Ars?
**[04:26] Mireille**
Oh?
**[04:27] Mireille**
Thought I wouldn't mind giving it
one last go with the kid here.
**[04:33] Mireille**
Also, I thought he'd be
a more suitable master...
**[04:37] Mireille**
than you.
**[04:38] Esteban**
How dare you?!
**[04:42] Couran**
You still don't mince words, do you?
**[04:45] Esteban**
L-Lord Couran!
**[04:47] Couran**
Whatever your reasoning,
it's good to have you here.
**[04:51] Couran**
I'm counting on you.
**[04:52] Esteban**
B-But Lord Couran...
**[04:54] Alman**
She's kin to Vasmarque's right hand,
Thomas Grangeon.
**[05:00] Alman**
There's always a chance she could be a spy.
**[05:03] Couran**
Not a problem.
**[05:04] Couran**
Mireille is now in service to Ars,
whom I've petitioned for aid.
**[05:09] Couran**
Couldn't this also be a good chance
to get information on the enemy force?
**[05:13] Alman**
Lord Couran...
**[05:14] Couran**
Enough!
**[05:16] Couran**
I trust in Ars's capabilities,
and he's hired her.
**[05:19] Couran**
And I won't tolerate any further
rudeness to him or his retinue.
**[05:26] Couran**
Mireille served the last governor brilliantly.
**[05:30] Couran**
We need her abilities to win this.
**[05:33] Couran**
Work with us, won't you?
**[05:37] Alman**
Very well, my lord.
**[05:38] Alman**
If you're that determined to have her...
**[05:41] Couran**
I appreciate it.
**[05:43] Couran**
Now, let's start the council.
**[05:47] sign**
Ingenuity
**[05:48] Barney**
I'll report the current state of the war.
**[05:51] Barney**
Our forces number 110,000.
**[05:53] Barney**
The enemy outnumbers us by roughly 20,000.
**[05:57] Barney**
However, control of the trade city
of Semplar leaves us flush with capital.
**[06:01] Barney**
We'll be able to fund the
war effort for several years.
**[06:04] Barney**
We also have an advantage
in the quality of our troops.
**[06:07] Couran**
But they have more talented
commanding officers.
**[06:12] Couran**
I've received word that neutral
nobles are beginning
**[06:15] Couran**
to join Vasmarque's side,
drawn in by their talents.
**[06:19] Couran**
In other words, there's no guarantee
that we'll have the advantage,
**[06:23] Couran**
and at this rate, we'll
remain stuck in a deadlock.
**[06:26] Couran**
Defeating Vasmarque is step one to
establishing an independent nation.
**[06:31] Couran**
I don't want to waste time on this.
**[06:33] Couran**
I want ideas that will turn the tide quickly.
**[06:38] Chad**
Why not take the eastern city of Verzud?
**[06:42] Chad**
It's one of the three largest cities
alongside Semplar and Arcantez,
**[06:46] Chad**
but it won't be as well defended as Arcantez.
**[06:50] Chad**
With a show of strength from our side,
we can whittle down their forces
**[06:55] Chad**
and maybe win some nobles back!
**[06:57] Chad**
We could mount an attack on two fronts!
**[06:59] Chad**
To secure future victory, we should first
direct all our forces toward taking Verzud!
**[07:05] Nobles**
Yeah! That's right!
**[07:19] Ars**
*Yeah, guess that wasn't a very good idea...*
**[07:23] Ars**
Excuse me. Could you share what
you're thinking with everyone?
**[07:28] Mireille**
You first, Rietz.
**[07:31] Rietz**
I'd rather hear your opinion on the situation.
**[07:34] Rietz**
Just watch how you phrase it.
**[07:36] Ars**
No, everyone's fate is riding on this meeting.
**[07:40] Ars**
Please be forthright.
**[07:45] Mireille**
Okay, listen.
**[07:46] Mireille**
Are you guys being serious right now?
**[07:49] Mireille**
All these people here, and that's
the best you could come up with?
**[07:52] Mireille**
What a bunch of dopes.
**[07:53] Alman**
What was that?! Watch your—
**[07:55] Couran**
Continue.
**[08:01] Mireille**
To be blunt, at this rate,
you guys are guaranteed to lose.
**[08:08] Chad**
H-How could you say that?!
**[08:10] Mireille**
Everyone knows that no matter how good
your troops or how rich you are,
**[08:14] Mireille**
it means nothing if you lack worthwhile
commanders to use that efficiently.
**[08:19] Mireille**
There's no way you guys
can win as things stand.
**[08:22] Chad**
How dare you?! You'll pay for—
**[08:24] Mireille**
Let me tell you about Vasmarque.
**[08:26] Mireille**
He's a coward hiding behind
the guise of a perfectionist.
**[08:29] Mireille**
He won't move unless he knows he'll win.
**[08:32] Mireille**
So he's waiting until his odds are 100% certain.
**[08:37] Mireille**
In other words...
**[08:39] Mireille**
It's by pure chance that you
guys aren't already dead.
**[08:43] Mireille**
I'd reckon that in all-out war right now,
they'd win in seven out of ten cases.
**[08:51] Mireille**
What was your idea again? Invade Verzud?
**[08:55] Mireille**
You'd need a ton of troops to take it,
**[08:58] Mireille**
so what happens to Semplar in the meantime?
**[09:01] Chad**
W-Well...
**[09:04] Mireille**
If they take this place, we're done for.
**[09:07] Mireille**
If I were Vasmarque, I'd strike
the second you guys marched out.
**[09:12] Mireille**
Then you'd have to run right
back to defend Semplar,
**[09:17] Mireille**
with only your failure to
take Verzud to show for it.
**[09:21] Mireille**
Meanwhile, the enemy's mounted
a clever attack while you were away.
**[09:25] Mireille**
It's obvious how it would look.
**[09:27] Mireille**
More nobles will end up joining their side.
**[09:33] Mireille**
Your undoing will be your inability to
properly estimate your foe's abilities.
**[09:38] Mireille**
Basically... overconfidence, you know?
**[09:43] Couran**
Wait.
**[09:44] Couran**
We finally have an objective evaluation.
**[09:47] Couran**
And I agree with it.
**[09:49] Chad**
Lord Couran!
**[09:50] Couran**
But I still want to win this war at any cost.
**[09:54] Couran**
Mireille, do you have any ideas?
**[09:56] Mireille**
Well, let's see...
**[09:59] Mireille**
What do you think, Rosell?
**[10:01] Rosell**
What? Oh, right!
**[10:02] Caeden**
A child?
**[10:03] Daphna**
What's a child doing here?
**[10:05] Ars**
He's my domain's strategist.
**[10:07] Chad**
He's a strategist?
**[10:09] Chad**
Such a child could never
come up with a decent plan!
**[10:12] Couran**
Let's hear it.
**[10:13] Chad**
L-Lord Couran!
**[10:16] Rosell**
R-Right.
**[10:17] Rosell**
I've been thinking since before we got here.
**[10:20] Rosell**
Taking Verzud is a good plan.
**[10:23] Rosell**
But there is the chance they could
attack Semplar while we're doing it.
**[10:28] Rosell**
If we're worried about our defenses,
we need a way to keep our foe locked down.
**[10:32] Couran**
How?
**[10:34] Rosell**
Make them think that if they leave Arcantez,
they'll be attacked on both sides.
**[10:39] Rosell**
Could we lure the Province of Paradille
to the north into the fray?
**[10:44] Rosell**
We'll make them think Paradille is going
to attack Arcantez from the north.
**[10:47] Nobles**
Paradille?!
**[10:48] Nobles**
Impossible!
**[10:49] Nobles**
With our own province divided? Unthinkable!
**[10:52] Dryst**
Paradille has sworn loyalty
to the imperial family.
**[10:56] Dryst**
I'm sure they've heard word of
Missian's desire for independence.
**[11:01] Dryst**
They'll never help us.
**[11:03] Rosell**
True, which is why we'll request an
intermediary between us and Paradille.
**[11:07] Nobles**
An intermediary?
**[11:08] Nobles**
Who would do that?
**[11:09] Rosell**
The emperor of Summerforth!
**[11:12] Couran**
The emperor?
**[11:14] Rosell**
Let's bribe the emperor!
**[11:21] Dryst**
Even with their authority waning, I doubt the
imperial family will be swayed by money.
**[11:27] Rietz**
You think not?
**[11:29] Rietz**
The current emperor is
a mere boy of seventeen.
**[11:31] Rietz**
The retainers around him hold the real power.
**[11:34] Rietz**
As they are the source of the corruption,
it's very likely they can be bought.
**[11:39] Mireille**
Make use of our true strength
to minimize bloodshed?
**[11:43] Mireille**
I think it's a good plan, personally...
**[11:46] Mireille**
Couran?
**[11:53] Couran**
It's settled.
**[11:54] Couran**
We'll request the imperial family's intervention
to gain Paradille Province's cooperation.
**[12:00] Couran**
Ars.
**[12:01] Ars**
M-My lord?
**[12:02] Couran**
I leave the execution of this plan,
including personnel, to you.
**[12:02] Sign**
Great Commission
**[12:08] Couran**
This was your subordinate's idea.
**[12:11] Couran**
I'll prepare the funds you need.
**[12:13] Couran**
Lumeire, you assist him.
**[12:16] Lumeire**
My lord.
**[12:18] Couran**
Get to it.
**[12:22] Chad**
Lord Couran!
**[12:31] Ars**
Yes, my lord!
**[12:35] Mireille**
Nice work, Rosell!
**[12:38] Mireille**
If this works, we'll stand head and
shoulders above the other retainers.
**[12:42] Ars**
Oh, honestly...
**[12:44] Ars**
And what happens to us if we fail?
**[12:46] Mireille**
Hey, no worries there.
**[12:48] Charlotte**
But can we really just
ask the emperor for stuff?
**[12:53] Charlotte**
He's kind of a big deal, right?
**[12:55] Ars**
I'm sure if Rietz handles negotiations—
**[12:57] Rietz**
Discrimination is severe
in the empire's capital.
**[13:01] Rietz**
It would be better not to send me.
**[13:03] Mireille**
I agree on that point.
**[13:05] Mireille**
I'm not cut out for that stuff, either.
**[13:08] Ars**
*Then what do I do?!*
**[13:10] Charlotte**
How about that other one?
**[13:13] Charlotte**
Much as it ticks me off...
**[13:14] Rosell**
Yes, that might be best.
**[13:16] Ars**
Wh-Who?!
**[13:19] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[13:21] Licia**
The flowers that Lord Ars gave me
truly are the most beautiful of all!
**[13:28] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[13:29] Ars**
This is the place, isn't it?
**[13:31] Rietz**
Yes, I do believe so.
**[13:33] Licia**
Lord Ars! It's been such a long time!
**[13:35] Jean**
Lady Licia!
**[13:36] Licia**
I've been longing to see you!
**[13:39] Licia**
I'm relieved to see you're
still in good health!
**[13:41] Ars**
You as well, Licia!
**[13:43] Hammond**
Hey.
**[13:44] Hammond**
Good to see you again, Ars.
**[13:47] Ars**
Lord Hammond!
**[13:48] Ars**
It's been too long.
**[13:50] Ars**
Thank you for allowing us to visit.
**[13:53] Hammond**
Not at all.
**[13:53] Hammond**
I've been wanting to see you, too.
**[13:56] Hammond**
I hear Lord Couran held a
military conference recently.
**[13:59] Hammond**
Any new movement to report?
**[14:01] Ars**
Yes.
**[14:02] Ars**
As I wrote in my letter,
**[14:05] Ars**
I've come today to consult
with Licia about the war—
**[14:07] Licia**
Lord Ars, before we talk...
**[14:09] Hammond**
Licia!
**[14:12] Licia**
Let me give you a proper welcome!
**[14:18] Rietz**
I'm sorry you had to feed me, too.
**[14:21] Hammond**
Don't be ridiculous.
You're also a welcome guest.
**[14:25] Hammond**
Both Ars and Licia seem
to respect you greatly.
**[14:28] Rietz**
As a Malkan, I'm sure I'm unworthy.
**[14:32] Hammond**
Don't worry about the
circumstances of your birth.
**[14:34] Hammond**
Not at the Lamberg and
Pleide estates, at least.
**[14:38] Hammond**
Now, that daughter of mine...
**[14:40] Hammond**
Ars came to discuss something important,
**[14:43] Hammond**
but the moment dinner's over,
she drags him off again.
**[14:48] Ars**
What a nice view of the town!
**[14:50] Licia**
I've been wanting to bring
you here if you ever came by.
**[14:54] Licia**
Until recently, I spent all my
time holed up in our estate,
**[14:58] Licia**
but I've begun interacting
with the townspeople little by little.
**[15:03] Licia**
I even made several friends!
**[15:07] Licia**
I've come to value our domain
even more than before.
**[15:14] Licia**
And it's made me appreciate you and the
valiant way you protect your town all the more.
**[15:20] Licia**
My father is always telling me about
the wonderful things you're doing.
**[15:25] Licia**
I fear he may be a bit jealous, even.
**[15:29] Licia**
I'm joking.
**[15:31] Ars**
I mean, my comrades are the
ones doing most of the work...
**[15:35] Licia**
I've admired that about you for so long.
**[15:40] Ars**
Huh?
**[15:48] Licia**
Oh, I completely forgot!
**[15:51] Licia**
There's one more thing I want to show you.
**[15:54] Ars**
*That was a seriously dangerous moment!*
**[15:58] Ars**
Wow, look at all the flowers!
**[16:01] Licia**
They're all from the ones you gave me.
**[16:03] Licia**
They were just so beautiful,
I couldn't help but grow more!
**[16:08] Ars**
*It's nice to know she's treasured them so much.*
**[16:12] Licia**
By the way, Lord Ars,
what did you want to ask me?
**[16:17] Ars**
It's actually quite serious, so I'll need
Lord Hammond's permission, as well.
**[16:21] Licia**
No.
**[16:22] Licia**
I decide what I do for myself.
**[16:25] Licia**
That's why we're walking around
without anyone to interrupt.
**[16:28] Licia**
My father is such a worrywart, after all.
**[16:30] Ars**
I-I see.
**[16:32] Ars**
Then...
**[16:33] Ars**
Actually...
**[16:35] Sign**
Promise
**[16:38] Licia**
Gracious! You want me to take
on such an important task?
**[16:42] Ars**
Yes.
**[16:43] Ars**
It's a negotiation,
but it's also in a foreign land,
**[16:45] Ars**
so I can't fully guarantee your safety.
**[16:48] Licia**
I'm so glad you asked me. I accept!
**[16:50] Ars**
Yes, I didn't think you'd—
**[16:51] Ars**
What?!
**[16:53] Licia**
I made up my mind to do
anything you asked me!
**[16:56] Ars**
B-But to decide so quickly...
**[16:59] Licia**
In exchange...
**[17:01] Licia**
Could I ask something of you, as well?
**[17:04] Ars**
Something of me?
**[17:07] Ars**
*What could it be? Is something troubling her?*
**[17:10] Ars**
*It doesn't look that way...*
**[17:13] Ars**
*Still, Licia's asking for my help.*
**[17:16] Ars**
*I want to do whatever I can for her.*
**[17:19] Ars**
Please, ask away.
**[17:21] Licia**
Then...
**[17:24] Licia**
Well...
**[17:26] Licia**
When the war is over, please marry me!
**[17:29] Ars**
*What? Marry?*
**[17:31] Ars**
M-M-M-Marry?!
**[17:33] Ars**
Th-This is so sudden!
**[17:34] Licia**
It's not sudden at all.
**[17:36] Licia**
I made up my mind to do
this the day we first met.
**[17:41] Licia**
I still remember our journey through Lamberg.
**[17:50] Licia**
I want a front-row seat to the
kind world that you create.
**[17:58] Ars**
*She's telling me just how she feels.*
**[18:01] Ars**
*Licia genuinely loves me.*
**[18:06] Ars**
* Thinking back, she's truly*
* done so much for me...*
**[18:11] Ars**
* I told myself I'd say it outright*
* the next time we met.*
**[18:15] Ars**
*What am I thinking?*
**[18:20] Ars**
I'm sorry!
**[18:23] Ars**
I'm a worthless man.
**[18:25] Ars**
I ended up making you say it...
**[18:28] Ars**
So please let me say this instead.
**[18:32] Ars**
Marry me right now!
**[18:35] Ars**
I've loved you since the day I first met you.
**[18:39] Ars**
And you've been a huge
help to me all this time.
**[18:44] Ars**
It's true that we could have a more relaxed
wedding if we wait until the war's over.
**[18:49] Ars**
But there's no telling when that might be,
**[18:51] Ars**
or what further dangers we may
encounter in the meantime.
**[18:56] Ars**
I really don't have much to offer, despite
being surrounded by amazing comrades...
**[19:01] Ars**
But even in the middle of a war,
I at least want you by my side to protect you.
**[19:08] Ars**
So let's get married immediately!
**[19:16] Licia**
I have no intention whatsoever
of letting you protect me.
**[19:20] Licia**
I intend to protect *you*!
**[19:22] Licia**
Please continue to walk the path
you've chosen, as you always have.
**[19:28] Licia**
You have so many wonderful,
reliable people around you.
**[19:33] Licia**
As one of them, and as your wife...
**[19:37] Licia**
I swear to give my entire life
to seeing your dreams come true!
**[19:46] Ars**
No!
**[19:47] Ars**
*I'm* going to protect *you*!
**[20:09] Hammond**
What?!
**[20:10] Hammond**
M-M-M-Marriage?!
**[20:12] Hammond**
What's the meaning of this?!
**[20:13] Rietz**
This is quite sudden...
**[20:16] Ars**
Please give me your
daughter's hand in marriage!
**[20:19] Hammond**
Hold it! Hold it!
**[20:20] Hammond**
It's far too soon for you to get married!
**[20:23] Licia**
I am determined, as well.
**[20:26] Licia**
I won't change my mind about the
wedding, no matter what anyone says...
**[20:31] Licia**
Even you, Father.
**[20:36] Hammond**
*You'd look at me that way?*
**[20:38] Hammond**
*You, who's always been so obedient,*
**[20:40] Hammond**
*always conducting yourself as people want...*
**[20:49] Hammond**
Very well. Do as you wish.
**[20:52] Hammond**
And see that you support Ars to the end.
**[21:00] Licia**
I promise that I will!
**[21:05] Ars**
Th-Thank you for—
**[21:07] Hammond**
Okay, a feast! Prepare a feast!
**[21:11] Rietz**
But we haven't discussed the negotiations...
**[21:13] Hammond**
We can do that after!
**[21:29] Pham**
I finished investigating the
imperial family per your request.
**[21:33] Pham**
The one currently wielding
the emperor's authority...
**[21:37] Pham**
is Minister Shakma.
**[21:39] Pham**
His youth belies his ambition,
**[21:41] Pham**
and he shamelessly forwards whatever
policies benefit him personally.
**[21:46] Licia**
So he's who I need to win over?
**[21:49] Pham**
He'll be a tough opponent.
**[21:51] Pham**
Be careful, Ars.
**[21:53] Ars**
I will!
**[23:25] Ars**
Licia, I'm sorry to entrust this
important role to you so suddenly.
**[23:28] Licia**
Not at all! I'm quite delighted
to be of use to you!
**[23:32] Ars**
I'm happy to have you!
**[23:33] Ars**
Do I smell trouble on the horizon?
**[23:36] Licia**
Just leave all of that to me!
**[23:36] sign**
Next Time Negotiations
**[23:38] Licia**
Next time: "Negotiations."
# E14 - Negotiations
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**[00:00] sign**
Episode 14 Negotiations
**[00:00] Ars**
Allow me to explain how these
negotiations are going to go.
**[00:05] Ars**
First, we'll go to Semplar
**[00:06] Ars**
and take a boat arranged by Lord
Couran to the imperial capital.
**[00:15] Ars**
Upon arrival, we'll ask Prime Minister Shakma
**[00:17] Ars**
to mediate a meeting
between us and Paradille.
**[00:20] Ars**
We will then embark on
negotiations with the province.
**[00:26] Ars**
Licia will be handling the negotiations.
**[00:29] Ars**
I have every confidence
in her diplomatic talents.
**[00:32] Licia**
Really, you flatter me!
**[00:35] Mireille**
Even so, you're kids and all...
**[00:38] Licia**
Please rest assured.
**[00:39] Licia**
Lord Lumeire will accompany
us on the negotiations.
**[00:44] Ars**
He will? What exactly will he be doing?
**[00:48] Licia**
He'll stand by our side.
**[00:50] Ars**
Is that all?
**[00:52] Licia**
Miss Mireille is correct
about us being children.
**[00:56] Licia**
Adults may find it difficult
to trust us upon first meeting.
**[00:59] Licia**
So having Lord Lumeire, who is both an adult
**[01:02] Licia**
and Lord Couran's trusted subordinate,
**[01:05] Licia**
by our side will lend gravitas to our words.
**[01:09] Licia**
Negotiation is not a mere
matter of words said.
**[01:12] Licia**
It begins before you ever
arrive at the table.
**[01:15] Mireille**
Huh. I can see why the kid chose to marry you.
**[01:19] Charlotte**
I haven't acknowledged that, by the way!
**[01:21] Charlotte**
I never even acknowledged your
engagement in the first place!
**[01:25] Charlotte**
Besides, is right before a war really
the time to be getting married?!
**[01:29] Licia**
Miss Charlotte, being able to share
a home with you is a dream come true.
**[01:35] Licia**
I hope you'll teach me all about
battle, magic, and more!
**[01:39] Charlotte**
Well, if you insist...
**[01:41] Charlotte**
Feel free to ask me for help with anything.
**[01:44] Licia**
I very much appreciate it!
**[01:45] Rosell**
Licia really is a diplomat.
**[01:48] Ars**
Charlotte, will you join us as our escort?
**[01:52] Charlotte**
You sure you want me?
**[01:54] Ars**
You're the most powerful combatant
we have, so you're perfect for the job.
**[01:59] Ars**
Plus, since we're taking a ship,
**[02:01] Ars**
I want you to experience
more of the great wide world.
**[02:04] Charlotte**
Oh, I see. That does sound fun.
**[02:07] Charlotte**
Okay, let's move out on the double!
**[02:18] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[02:22] Sign**
Season 2
**[03:36] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[03:36] Sign**
Season 2
**[03:41] sign**
A Wife's Duty
**[03:44] Ars**
She's already asleep.
**[03:46] Ars**
She's supposed to our guard.
Will we be okay?
**[03:49] Licia**
It's going to be a long journey.
**[03:50] Licia**
Best for her to rest while she can.
**[04:03] Pham**
Hey.
**[04:04] Ars**
Pham? What are you doing here?
**[04:07] Pham**
I received some intel you might
find useful before you depart.
**[04:10] Pham**
Vasmarque is working
with the Province of Seitz.
**[04:14] Pham**
I'll contact you when I know more.
**[04:17] Pham**
Later.
**[04:18] Ars**
Th-Thank you!
**[04:24] Ars**
He's joined forces with
another province, as well?
**[04:27] sign**
Province of Seitz
**[04:27] sign**
Province of Paradille
**[04:27] sign**
Couran's Forces
**[04:27] sign**
Vasmarque's
Forces
**[04:27] Ars**
At this rate, Couran's looking at a
two-front war with Seitz and Vasmarque.
**[04:33] Ars**
If Seitz were to invade Missian,
**[04:36] Ars**
Lamberg would be the first place affected!
**[04:40] Licia**
There's no need to worry.
**[04:43] Licia**
If we manage to get Paradille on our side,
**[04:45] Licia**
we will remain evenly matched.
**[04:48] Licia**
Seitz must think that partnering with
Vasmarque will mean an easy invasion,
**[04:52] Licia**
and that they possess an
overwhelming advantage.
**[04:55] Sign**
Province of Seitz
**[04:55] Sign**
Province of Paradille
**[04:55] Sign**
Couran's Forces
**[04:55] Sign**
Vasmarque's
Forces
**[04:55] Licia**
But if Paradille sides with us,
**[04:58] Licia**
any invasion they mount will
bring considerable bloodshed.
**[05:01] Licia**
That will make them less eager
to violate our borders.
**[05:05] Licia**
Just one more reason we must ensure
these negotiations are a success.
**[05:10] Licia**
I swear we will get Paradille on our side.
**[05:15] Licia**
Please, put your faith in me.
**[05:17] Ars**
Licia...
**[05:19] Ars**
You've thought this all
through that thoroughly?
**[05:21] Licia**
Thinking ahead is a cornerstone of politics.
**[05:28] Ars**
Diplomacy textbooks?
**[05:33] Licia**
I-I've been studying many things!
**[05:36] Ars**
That's impressive.
**[05:38] Ars**
I could learn a lot from your ambition.
**[05:40] Licia**
I was just so happy to have you count on me.
**[05:45] Licia**
I am... your wife, after all.
**[05:49] Licia**
As the person closest to you,
I wish to be as useful as possible.
**[05:56] Ars**
Thank you.
**[05:57] Ars**
Let's do all we can to make
these negotiations work!
**[06:00] Licia**
Yes!
**[06:00] Charlotte**
Tch.
**[06:01] Charlotte**
You guys are getting pretty
cozy back there, huh?
**[06:04] Ars**
Y-You're awake?!
**[06:06] Charlotte**
What's that supposed to mean?
You wishing I was asleep?!
**[06:11] sign**
Castle Semplar
**[06:12] Couran**
Thank you all for coming here today.
**[06:16] Couran**
I'm afraid I have bad news
before you set out.
**[06:20] Couran**
Vasmarque has joined forces
with Seitz Province.
**[06:22] Licia**
We are aware.
**[06:25] Licia**
Therefore, after negotiating with Paradille,
**[06:27] Licia**
I was thinking we should negotiate
with Seitz to stave off their invasion.
**[06:33] Couran**
You seem to have an impressive
spy in your employ,
**[06:36] Couran**
and your wife also has a
fine head on her shoulders.
**[06:38] Couran**
Your judgment is as impeccable as ever.
**[06:41] Couran**
I'm sorry to saddle you
with this crucial task,
**[06:44] Couran**
but I'm assured with it in your hands.
**[06:46] Couran**
Best of luck to you all.
**[06:47] Trio**
Sir!
**[06:49] Couran**
Still, I never expected you'd be married...
**[06:53] Couran**
I thought you were a child,
but you're quite a smooth operator!
**[06:57] Ars**
W-We only got married the other day.
**[07:00] Ars**
To be honest, she's incredible.
I'm hardly worthy of her.
**[07:05] Licia**
L-Lord Ars...
**[07:08] Couran**
Treasure the family you've got.
**[07:10] Rengue**
So you're the one being charged
with the negotiations?
**[07:13] Rengue**
I'm counting on you, Master Ais!
**[07:16] Couran**
It's not Ais. It's Ars!
**[07:18] Ars**
Er, and who might this be?
**[07:20] Rengue**
Pardon the late introduction.
**[07:20] sign**
Rengue Salamakhia
**[07:21] Rengue**
I'm Couran Salamakhia's eldest son and
**[07:23] Rengue**
the next governor of Missian Province,
**[07:25] Rengue**
Rengue Salamakhia!
**[07:27] Ars**
Lord Couran's son?!
**[07:29] Ars**
It's nice to meet you.
My name is Ars Louvent.
**[07:32] Rengue**
A pleasure.
**[07:33] Rengue**
Haven't seen you in a while, Lumeire!
**[07:35] Rengue**
Have you put on weight since last we met?
**[07:39] Rengue**
Anyway, Father, are you sure you want
to entrust negotiations to these children?
**[07:44] Couran**
They may be our vassals,
but don't be rude, Rengue.
**[07:46] Rengue**
Yes, milord! Forgive me!
**[07:49] Couran**
I'm sorry, Ars. Ignore him.
**[07:51] Ars**
N-Not at all. It's fine.
**[07:53] Rengue**
Well, I was just passing by,
so I'll be on my way!
**[08:03] Couran**
Ars.
**[08:05] Couran**
Could we have a word in private?
**[08:07] Ars**
Certainly.
**[08:12] Couran**
Did you see Rengue's abilities?
**[08:15] Ars**
Y-Yes.
**[08:16] Couran**
I've been racking my brain about him.
**[08:20] Couran**
He had little discipline growing up,
and now he's twenty years old.
**[08:25] Couran**
I want to bring out the best in him,
but I don't know how to do it.
**[08:30] Couran**
I want to know if he even has the talent.
**[08:34] Ars**
Lord Rengue's abilities are
not high at all right now.
**[08:38] Ars**
But...
**[08:39] sign**
Rengue Salamakhia 20 Male
**[08:39] Ars**
He has impressive latent potential.
**[08:39] sign**
Ambition 90 Prowess 50/78
Leadership 44/79 Ingenuity 40/66 Diplomacy 31/91
Cavalry: B Aerial: B Strategist: B
Infantry: C Naval: C Archer: C
Mage: D Smith: D
**[08:42] Ars**
Just as I'd expect of your son, Lord Couran.
**[08:46] Couran**
Oh, does he?!
**[08:48] Couran**
You've put my mind at ease!
**[08:50] Couran**
Well, best of luck with the negotiations.
**[08:55] sign**
Semplar Harbor
**[09:02] Charlotte**
This place is amazing!
**[09:04] Charlotte**
I want one of these! And one of these!
**[09:06] Ars**
We do have time before the ship sets sail.
**[09:10] Ars**
If there's anything you want,
Licia, just let me know.
**[09:14] Licia**
I don't need anything!
**[09:16] Licia**
Sightseeing is more than pleasant enough.
**[09:18] Ars**
Really?
**[09:19] Charlotte**
Ars!
**[09:20] Charlotte**
Thanks for bringing me here!
This is super fun!
**[09:25] Charlotte**
I got tons of presents to send
to the kids at the orphanage.
**[09:29] Charlotte**
They're pretty far from the ocean,
**[09:31] Charlotte**
so I want them to get a taste
of how big this world is, too!
**[09:35] Ars**
Charlotte...
**[09:44] Ars**
Would you like to have that, Licia?
**[09:46] Licia**
N-Not at all!
**[09:48] Licia**
I was merely admiring its beauty.
**[09:51] Ars**
I'd like one of these.
**[09:53] Shopkeep**
It's perfect for the lovely lady.
**[09:57] Licia**
I'll pay, of course!
**[09:59] Ars**
No, I'll buy this.
**[10:01] Shopkeep**
Thank you kindly!
**[10:02] Ars**
I'm sorry I didn't give you a ring
or anything else for our wedding.
**[10:07] Ars**
I get you something proper one day,
**[10:10] Ars**
so please accept this for now.
**[10:14] Ars**
It looks wonderful on you!
**[10:16] Licia**
Thank you so much.
**[10:18] Licia**
I'll treasure it forever!
**[10:23] Charlotte**
This thing really runs over the ocean?!
**[10:26] Charlotte**
Awesome!
**[10:27] Ars**
Lord Lumeire, thank you once
again for accompanying us.
**[10:30] Lumeire**
I'm happy to be of help.
**[10:32] Rengue**
Excellent sailing weather, isn't it?
**[10:36] Ars**
Lord Rengue?!
**[10:38] Rengue**
A child like you needs more
than just Lumeire as a chaperone.
**[10:42] Rengue**
I decided to come along!
**[10:44] Ars**
Did Lord Couran authorize this?
**[10:45] Rengue**
No need!
**[10:47] Rengue**
I'm an adult. I make my own decisions.
**[10:50] Rengue**
I've been wanting to see the capital,
**[10:53] Rengue**
and if I can return with some accomplishments,
my father will surely be pleased.
**[10:56] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[10:56] Rengue**
I'll see that this mission is a success!
**[10:59] Rengue**
Rejoice in my participation, Master Ais!
**[11:02] Ars**
*I-Is this really okay?*
**[11:06] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[11:08] Charlotte**
Wow!
**[11:10] Charlotte**
Check it out, Ars!
**[11:12] sign**
Voyage
**[11:12] Ars**
I'm glad you're enjoying
yourself, Charlotte...
**[11:15] Rengue**
Don't push yourself, Master Ais...
**[11:17] Rengue**
You're just a child...
**[11:19] Rengue**
You should take it easy and rest...
**[11:21] Ars**
It's Ars.
**[11:22] Ars**
And you look just as green around the gills.
**[11:26] Rengue**
I'm perfectly f—
**[11:31] Ars**
Are you all right?!
**[11:39] Pirate A**
Gosh, we can't thank you enough.
**[11:41] Pirate A**
We got separated from our ship
and spent two days adrift.
**[11:44] Lumeire**
That's quite frightening.
**[11:46] Lumeire**
I hear there are pirates in this area.
**[11:49] Lumeire**
Take a rest for a while.
**[11:51] Charlotte**
Can you stand?
**[11:56] Ars**
Charlotte!
**[11:57] Pirate B**
Put all your valuables in this bag!
**[12:01] Pirate A**
If you don't, the hostage—
**[12:02] Charlotte**
Who are you calling a hostage?
**[12:05] Charlotte**
I'm...
**[12:08] Charlotte**
supposed to be enjoying
my first ocean voyage!
**[12:17] Charlotte**
You guys picked the wrong ship to raid.
**[12:20] Licia**
You're just incredible, Miss Charlotte!
**[12:22] Charlotte**
Right?
**[12:23] Ars**
*But these men are...*
**[12:27] Rengue**
You ruffians attacked the ship
of the next governor of Missian!
**[12:31] Rengue**
It'll be the rope for you
when we reach the capital!
**[12:33] Ars**
Wait!
**[12:35] Ars**
What do you men do for a living?
**[12:39] Rengue**
What kind of question is that?
**[12:41] Rengue**
They're clearly dastardly pirates.
**[12:43] Ars**
That knife he was holding...
**[12:45] Ars**
It looked more like it was for
cleaning fish than a weapon.
**[12:48] Ars**
Are you not actually pirates?
**[12:54] Pirate A**
We were fishermen working out
of the imperial capital's harbor.
**[12:59] Pirate A**
We'd get loans from the empire to buy
what we needed to ply our trade,
**[13:03] Pirate A**
but the capital's ongoing money
troubles made that a lot tougher.
**[13:07] Licia**
I've heard about their
financial difficulties, but...
**[13:11] Pirate A**
We were forced to borrow
money from a merchant,
**[13:14] Pirate A**
but we couldn't get above
water with the interest.
**[13:17] Pirate A**
We have families, you know?
**[13:19] Pirate A**
We have to make money somehow,
even if we have to dirty our hands to do it.
**[13:23] Rengue**
Irrelevant!
**[13:24] Rengue**
That's no excuse for such wicked deeds!
**[13:28] Ars**
I understand.
**[13:29] Licia**
Lord Ars?
**[13:31] Ars**
I'll give you these.
**[13:33] Ars**
They should get you about three gold coins.
**[13:37] Rengue**
What are you doing, Master Ais?!
**[13:39] Rengue**
These men attacked us!
**[13:42] Pirate A**
We're not so far gone
that we'd ask for your pity.
**[13:46] Ars**
No, this isn't pity or charity.
**[13:51] Ars**
It's a loan.
**[13:53] Ars**
Use this to get back to fishing,
and pay me back when you can.
**[13:57] Ars**
I won't ask for interest, of course.
**[13:59] Rengue**
You're lending them money?
**[14:01] Rengue**
You really trust these men?
**[14:03] Ars**
Can a lord who doesn't trust his people
expect to earn their trust back?
**[14:08] Ars**
Yes, it's possible they'll betray me.
**[14:10] Ars**
But our relationship won't change
unless one of us changes it.
**[14:14] Ars**
I think that if we trust our people,
someday, they'll trust us in return.
**[14:23] Rengue**
Honestly, you're a fool, Master Ais.
**[14:25] Rengue**
Do as you please!
**[14:32] Pirate A**
What a gullible kid...
**[14:36] Charlotte**
I hope they make it back someday.
**[14:39] Ars**
Yeah.
**[14:41] sign**
Imperial Capital
**[14:42] Rengue**
So this is the capital!
**[14:44] Rengue**
Standing on a new shore is
absolutely thrilling, Master Ais!
**[14:48] Ars**
It's Ars.
**[14:55] Licia**
It seems poverty has become a
serious problem in the capital.
**[15:01] Lumeire**
I don't think it's just that.
**[15:03] Lumeire**
The nobles appear to enjoy luxury
greater than in any town I've seen.
**[15:07] Ars**
* They live in the same city, yet they*
* don't even seem to see each other...*
**[15:13] Ars**
* Does wealth inequality really*
* create this kind of division?*
**[15:17] Rengue**
I guess Minister Shakma is so blinded by
money that he can't even rule properly.
**[15:22] Rengue**
If he's that stupid, negotiating with
him should be easier than expected!
**[15:27] Licia**
Lord Ars.
**[15:28] Ars**
Y-Yes?
**[15:29] Licia**
I have a few preparations
to make for tomorrow.
**[15:32] Licia**
Would you go on without me?
**[15:35] Ars**
Sure...
**[15:37] sign**
The Next Day
**[15:40] Charlotte**
What's Licia been up to?
**[15:42] Ars**
She said she had to prepare...
**[15:44] Licia**
Do forgive the wait!
**[15:47] Licia**
Now, let us proceed to negotiations!
**[15:50] Ars**
Licia?! What's going on?
**[15:52] Licia**
I acquired all this here in the capital.
**[15:55] Ars**
But why did you buy such clothes and jewels?
**[15:59] Licia**
It will all become clear later.
**[16:03] Retainer**
Come right this way.
**[16:09] Shakma**
I've been waiting for you.
**[16:11] Ars**
* This is Minister Shakma, who wields*
* power in the emperor's stead.*
**[16:17] sign**
Infantry: C Cavalry: B Archer: D
Mage: D Builder: D Smith: D
Naval: C Aerial: C
**[16:17] sign**
Prowess 62/76
Leadership 72/77
**[16:17] sign**
Shakma Dolyze 28 Male
**[16:17] sign**
Ambition 90
Diplomacy 77/88 Ingenuity 87/96
**[16:18] Ars**
*Such high Ingenuity, Diplomacy, and Ambition...*
**[16:22] Ars**
*He's as formidable as Pham suggested.*
**[16:26] Shakma**
I'd love to offer you hospitality
after your long journey,
**[16:30] Shakma**
but as I bear sole responsibility for running
the empire, I have little time to spare.
**[16:36] Shakma**
I believe you wanted to request the emperor
**[16:38] Shakma**
serve as intermediary in
negotiations with Paradille.
**[16:42] Shakma**
Let's get right down to brass tacks.
**[16:44] Shakma**
Please, sit.
**[16:46] Ars**
We will. Thank you.
**[16:48] Rengue**
First, allow me to introduce myself!
**[16:50] Rengue**
I am Rengue Salamakhia,
the next governor of Missian!
**[16:54] Shakma**
Oh? The son of Couran Salamakhia?
**[16:58] Rengue**
I came along to ensure
successful negotiations.
**[17:02] Shakma**
Your presence here will
make little difference.
**[17:06] Shakma**
The only relevant matter
is how much you'll pay.
**[17:11] Licia**
Quite right.
**[17:13] Licia**
So let us make you an offer, then.
**[17:17] Ars**
*It's started!*
**[17:20] sign**
Two Nights Ago
**[17:20] Licia**
The most important thing is
a swift, decisive resolution.
**[17:26] (Flashback) Ars**
What do you mean?
**[17:27] (Flashback) Licia**
We have 2,000 gold to offer in negotiations.
**[17:32] (Flashback) Licia**
If he requests more than we have on hand,
**[17:35] (Flashback) Licia**
we'll have to return to Semplar
to secure more funds.
**[17:39] (Flashback) Rengue**
Right.
**[17:40] (Flashback) Licia**
That will forcibly drag out negotiations,
**[17:42] (Flashback) Licia**
and the tides of war may
turn further against us.
**[17:46] (Flashback) Licia**
What do you think makes for
the smoothest negotiations?
**[17:51] (Flashback) Ars**
I'm not sure.
**[17:52] (Flashback) Licia**
It's making the other party think
they're getting a bargain.
**[17:56] Licia**
* Therefore, we must begin with*
* an offer that is far too low.*
**[18:01] Licia**
Will 500 gold be sufficient?
**[18:05] Shakma**
Excuse me. I think I misheard.
**[18:08] Shakma**
That sounded off by an order of magnitude.
**[18:10] Shakma**
I speak on behalf of the emperor, as you know.
**[18:14] Shakma**
I will accept no less than 5,000 gold.
**[18:21] Licia**
Oh, how droll!
**[18:22] Licia**
I would think 5,000 exceeds the
empire's current yearly budget.
**[18:28] Licia**
Surely you only suggested
such an unrealistic sum in jest.
**[18:33] Licia**
We saw the city on the way in.
It's clear how you're suffering financially.
**[18:38] Licia**
Would 800 gold do?
**[18:40] Shakma**
Semplar is a trading hub.
**[18:43] Shakma**
I'm certain you can afford more than that.
**[18:45] Licia**
* I've heard Minister Shakma is*
* quite obsessed with money,*
**[18:49] Licia**
*so he'll likely try to raise the amount.*
**[18:51] Licia**
*But that's part of our plan!*
**[18:55] Licia**
You drive a painful bargain.
**[18:56] Licia**
Would you accept 900?
**[18:58] Shakma**
I'm afraid I have to turn you down.
**[19:01] Licia**
What? Please wait!
**[19:06] Licia**
I understand.
**[19:07] Licia**
We will pay you 1,000.
**[19:09] Licia**
I fear we can go no higher than that.
**[19:15] Shakma**
Very well.
**[19:16] Licia**
Thank you so much!
**[19:21] Licia**
* If we make him think he's taken*
* us for everything we have,*
**[19:24] (Flashback) Licia**
he'll be satisfied by what
he's gained and accept...
**[19:28] (Flashback) Licia**
whether or not it's an *actual* bargain.
**[19:30] (Flashback) Licia**
Right?
**[19:31] Ars**
* *
* Licia's amazing!*
**[19:34] Ars**
The emperor will intervene
on our behalf, then?
**[19:39] Rengue**
Enough of this stingy, cheap talk!
**[19:41] Rengue**
We brought 2,000 gold, didn't we?
**[19:44] Rengue**
Pay the man the full amount!
**[19:46] Rengue**
We can't have him underestimating
Semplar's financial prowess!
**[19:53] Shakma**
Were you trying to deceive me?
**[19:55] Ars**
*Not good!*
**[19:56] Shakma**
This is all out of the question.
**[19:58] Shakma**
These negotiations are off.
**[20:00] Ars**
Please forgive us!
**[20:02] Ars**
We'll pay you the entirety of the 2,000 gold!
**[20:05] Shakma**
You have insulted the
emperor's prime minister.
**[20:09] Shakma**
But if you pay 2,000 to the empire,
**[20:13] Shakma**
plus a sufficient amount
directly to me in apology,
**[20:16] Shakma**
I could be convinced to overlook it.
**[20:19] Ars**
* But to pay any more,*
* we'd have to go back to Semplar...*
**[20:23] Shakma**
That is all.
**[20:25] Ars**
Wait, Minister Shakma!
**[20:28] Ars**
*The negotiations failed!*
**[20:31] Ars**
Our crucial negotiations...
**[20:35] Rengue**
He was a real jerk, wasn't he?
**[20:37] Rengue**
We'll just have to head back
to Semplar for more money.
**[20:42] Ars**
We were concealing our real budget
so we wouldn't have to do that!
**[20:46] Ars**
Why did you have to go and say that?!
**[20:48] Rengue**
It's your fault for lying in the first place.
**[20:50] Rengue**
If you'd admitted to the 2,000 up front,
things would have gone much more smoothly.
**[20:55] Rengue**
And if I hadn't said anything, people might
get the impression that Semplar is broke!
**[20:59] Ars**
If we'd offered the full amount up front,
**[21:02] Ars**
he would have asked for more
to take advantage of us!
**[21:05] Licia**
Calm yourselves, both of you.
**[21:08] Licia**
What's done cannot be undone.
**[21:11] Ars**
But...
**[21:12] Ars**
Licia?
**[21:15] Licia**
Minister Shakma!
**[21:21] Shakma**
What further business could
you possibly have with me?
**[21:23] Licia**
I wished to apologize...
for the rudeness we've shown you.
**[21:28] Shakma**
But you can't show it financially, can you?
**[21:31] Shakma**
You'll have to return to Semplar.
**[21:33] Licia**
No, I have something here!
**[21:40] Ars**
W-Wait!
**[21:41] Ars**
Licia, what are you doing?!
**[21:54] Licia**
I acquired these from the capital's
finest dressmaker and jeweler.
**[21:58] Licia**
They should fetch a fine price.
**[22:05] Retainer**
It's true.
**[22:06] Retainer**
Altogether, this could come to about 500 gold.
**[22:10] Licia**
Please, have mercy.
**[22:12] Licia**
Take them!
**[22:14] Shakma**
Your resolve is impressive.
**[22:17] Shakma**
Very well.
**[22:18] Shakma**
You shall pay 2,000 gold to the capital,
**[22:21] Shakma**
and I shall accept your jewelry and clothing.
**[22:25] Ars**
You mean...
**[22:27] Shakma**
We shall mediate with
Paradille on your behalf.
**[22:30] Shakma**
However, is Couran's faction
truly loyal to the emperor?
**[22:36] Shakma**
I've heard rumors of your desire
to form an independent nation.
**[22:41] Rengue**
Yes, the Province of Missian
plans to seek independence.
**[22:46] Rengue**
We hold no loyalty to the emperor.
**[22:48] Ars**
Lord Rengue!
**[22:49] Shakma**
How honest of you.
**[22:51] Shakma**
It doesn't matter to me, personally...
**[22:54] Shakma**
but I'd advise caution in
negotiations with Paradille.
**[23:01] Ars**
We did it!
**[23:03] Ars**
Thanks to you all, we managed to get
the emperor to intervene on our behalf.
**[23:07] Ars**
We had a little trouble back there,
but I'm glad it all worked out!
**[23:11] Licia**
Trouble?
**[23:12] Licia**
Hardly.
**[23:13] Licia**
It went just as I planned,
from beginning to end.
**[23:18] Ars**
What are you talking about?
**[23:25] Ars**
To protect everyone, can I become
strong like my father and Lord Couran?
**[23:30] Licia**
Lord Ars, military prowess is
not the only form of strength.
**[23:34] Licia**
I know you have your own unique prowess!
**[23:36] sign**
Next Time The Image of a Lord
**[23:37] Licia**
Next time: "The Image of a Lord."
# E15 - The Image of a Lord
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**[00:02] Ars**
Thanks to you all, we managed to get
the emperor to intervene on our behalf.
**[00:06] Ars**
We had a little trouble back there,
but I'm glad it all worked out!
**[00:10] Licia**
Trouble?
**[00:11] Licia**
Hardly.
**[00:12] Licia**
It went just as I planned,
from beginning to end.
**[00:17] Ars**
What are you talking about?
**[00:21] Licia**
Our priority was not to keep
our price as low as possible,
**[00:25] Licia**
but to come to a swift, decisive resolution.
**[00:29] Licia**
If Lord Rengue hadn't revealed
our budget during negotiations,
**[00:33] Licia**
do you really think we could
have wrapped things up there?
**[00:36] Ars**
Yes.
**[00:37] Licia**
I disagree.
**[00:40] Licia**
I was aware of Minister Shakma's
disposition due to prior research,
**[00:44] Licia**
so I knew he would seek a pretense
by which to request a bribe.
**[00:50] Licia**
Lord Rengue's interjection
simply gave him that pretense.
**[00:55] Licia**
Our initial negotiations were but a prelude.
**[00:58] Licia**
The real challenge was the question of when
we would have to pay Lord Shakma's bribe.
**[01:04] Licia**
We wouldn't have had time
**[01:06] Licia**
to return to Semplar to secure
more funds at that time.
**[01:10] Licia**
Therefore, I had the clothing and
jewelry prepared from the start.
**[01:15] Licia**
If the bribe came as a
final act of desperation,
**[01:17] Licia**
I believed Minister Shakma would accept it.
**[01:20] Ars**
* So that's what the clothing*
* and jewelry were for?*
**[01:23] Licia**
Minister Shakma is not such a simpleton
that he would take us at our word so readily.
**[01:30] Licia**
But by exploiting our "mistake"
in revealing our true budget
**[01:34] Licia**
and using that to extort a bribe,
**[01:36] Licia**
he surely felt that we were beyond suspicion.
**[01:39] Licia**
And Minister Shakma seemed
satisfied indeed, did he not?
**[01:43] Licia**
He didn't know I'd arranged it all in advance.
**[01:46] Licia**
So it went just as I anticipated,
from beginning to end!
**[01:51] Charlotte**
I don't follow any of this,
but it sounds like a strategic win!
**[01:54] Ars**
I really am glad I entrusted this to you.
**[01:57] sign**
Episode 15 The Image of a Lord
**[01:58] Rengue**
What you're doing is wrong.
**[02:01] Ars**
Lord Rengue?!
**[02:03] Lumeire**
I'll go.
**[02:13] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[02:17] Sign**
Season 2
**[03:31] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[03:31] Sign**
Season 2
**[03:36] sign**
Pride
**[03:40] Lumeire**
Lord Rengue.
**[03:44] Rengue**
I can't believe those two.
**[03:47] Rengue**
I was born in Missian and
have built my life around it.
**[03:52] Rengue**
I take pride in Missian.
**[03:55] Rengue**
Yes, the negotiations went well,
but it was all based on lies!
**[03:59] Rengue**
People like them...
**[04:01] Rengue**
Can you be sure they're
wholeheartedly loyal to Missian?!
**[04:04] Lumeire**
Lord Rengue, that's not what this is about.
**[04:07] Lumeire**
You were born into power.
**[04:10] Lumeire**
You've never had a need to lie or flatter.
**[04:17] Lumeire**
But their stations are far below yours.
**[04:21] Lumeire**
They wield no power.
**[04:22] Lumeire**
Yet as masters of their domains,
**[04:24] Lumeire**
they are always thinking of how
best to protect their people.
**[04:28] Lumeire**
Without lies and occasional deception,
even with their allies,
**[04:32] Lumeire**
they cannot protect those
charged in their care.
**[04:35] Lumeire**
Upholding honor and pride,
protecting your people...
**[04:38] Lumeire**
Both acts are proof of love for Missian.
**[04:49] Lumeire**
Lord Rengue!
**[04:51] Ars**
Lord Rengue?
**[04:55] (Flashback) Child Rengue**
Got you!
**[05:01] Ars**
Lord Lumeire...
**[05:03] Lumeire**
Ars, please do not despise Lord Rengue.
**[05:07] Ars**
Despise him? I'd never...
**[05:09] Lumeire**
He's simply too forthright.
**[05:13] Lumeire**
If only he could learn the
best way to express his love,
**[05:16] Lumeire**
he could become a truly fine sovereign.
**[05:23] sign**
Negotiations in Paradille
**[05:23] Ars**
* One week after Minister Shakma*
* sent his letter to Paradille,*
**[05:27] Ars**
* a messenger from Paradille*
* arrived in the imperial capital.*
**[05:30] Ars**
* Lord Rengue never returned*
* to our inn in the meantime.*
**[05:35] Ars**
* I'm glad he made it back*
* in time for negotiations,*
**[05:38] Ars**
*but what has he been doing all this time?*
**[05:41] Imperial Retainer**
This way, if you please.
**[05:43] Ars**
*And today, we're negotiating with Paradille,*
**[05:45] Ars**
*whose leaders are loyal to the emperor.*
**[05:48] Ars**
* They won't be moved by money*
* alone the way Minister Shakma was.*
**[05:52] Foreign Minister A**
Now, let us begin negotiations.
**[05:55] Foreign Minister A**
Or so I'd like to say,
**[05:55] sign**
Paradille
Foreign Minister
**[05:57] Foreign Minister A**
but there's something I need to ask you first.
**[06:00] Ars**
Yes?
**[06:01] Foreign Minister A**
Are you or are you not
seeking independence?
**[06:05] Foreign Minister A**
Missian is home to many nouveau riche nobles.
**[06:08] Foreign Minister A**
We wonder if your concerns are
largely opportunistic and mercenary.
**[06:14] Ars**
Oh, well, actually...
**[06:15] Foreign Minister A**
To seek independence is high treason.
**[06:19] Foreign Minister A**
We require an answer of Lord Rengue.
**[06:22] Rengue**
Independence?
**[06:25] Rengue**
That's what Vasmarque's faction is after.
**[06:32] Ars**
*What's gotten into Lord Rengue?!*
**[06:34] Ars**
* Anyway, it seems rumors of our desire*
* for independence are flying freely...*
**[06:40] Ars**
*Will they really believe him?*
**[06:43] Foreign Minister A**
I see.
**[06:45] Foreign Minister A**
I had a feeling you'd say that.
**[06:48] Foreign Minister A**
I'm so relieved!
**[06:50] Foreign Minister A**
It's beneficial for us to cooperate
with another province, anyway.
**[06:55] Foreign Minister A**
And His Majesty introduced
us personally, after all.
**[06:58] Foreign Minister A**
Let's forge an official
alliance and work together!
**[07:01] Ars**
R-Right!
**[07:05] Ars**
I didn't expect to reach a deal so quickly!
**[07:08] Ars**
Still, I can't believe he
just trusted us like that.
**[07:11] Licia**
It's all because of Lord Rengue.
**[07:19] (Flashback) Licia**
Yes?
**[07:21] (Flashback) Licia**
Who's there?
**[07:24] (Flashback) Licia**
Oh, what's happened to you?!
**[07:26] (Flashback) Rengue**
I'm sorry!
**[07:27] (Flashback) Licia**
Please, don't bow—
**[07:29] (Flashback) Rengue**
You were doing your utmost
for the betterment of Missian.
**[07:33] (Flashback) Rengue**
I just didn't realize that.
**[07:36] (Flashback) Rengue**
I'm an absolute fool!
**[07:39] (Flashback) Rengue**
But I also want to be useful to Missian!
**[07:45] (Flashback) Rengue**
Please, teach me what to do.
**[07:49] (Flashback) Licia**
Do come inside.
**[07:52] (Flashback) Licia**
I can tell that you're sincere.
**[07:58] (Flashback) Rengue**
You'll give me the benefit of your wisdom?
**[08:01] (Flashback) Licia**
But of course!
**[08:04] Licia**
I was genuinely moved by
Lord Rengue's desperation.
**[08:09] Rengue**
You didn't have to tell him about that part!
**[08:12] Lumeire**
Truly, Lord Rengue entreated
you to instruct him?
**[08:15] Ars**
What advice did you give him?
**[08:18] Licia**
I told him to attend as many dinner parties
throughout the capital as possible.
**[08:25] Ars**
Dinner parties?
**[08:27] Licia**
I felt certain he'd been branded as
**[08:29] Licia**
the man who nearly sabotaged his
own negotiations with his honesty.
**[08:33] Licia**
Such talk would quickly spread
throughout the palace
**[08:36] Licia**
and become common knowledge
among the capital's nobility.
**[08:39] Licia**
So he spread the rumor that it's actually
Vasmarque plotting for independence,
**[08:45] Licia**
which was all the more convincing coming
from an honest man like Lord Rengue.
**[08:49] Ars**
Then you've spent this past
week attending dinner parties?
**[08:54] Ars**
No wonder they believed you so readily.
**[08:57] Rengue**
My foolishness made trouble
for the rest of you.
**[09:00] Licia**
That's not true at all.
**[09:02] Licia**
Your will to change is, in and
of itself, a wonderful thing.
**[09:07] Ars**
She's right.
**[09:09] Ars**
Thanks to you, we have the
Province of Paradille on our side.
**[09:15] Rengue**
Thank you.
**[09:16] Rengue**
I feel like I've really learned something
over these ten days or so.
**[09:20] Rengue**
I'm going to work hard to make Missian
an even better place than before.
**[09:27] Rengue**
Let's build up Missian together, Master Ars.
**[09:30] Ars**
You remembered my name!
**[09:35] Ars**
Right.
**[09:36] Ars**
Let's work together!
**[09:38] Charlotte**
Are we in Semplar yet?
**[09:40] Ars**
Charlotte...
**[09:44] Ars**
You've been sleeping the whole trip!
**[09:46] Lumeire**
*Lord Rengue...*
**[09:48] Lumeire**
*You truly have grown.*
**[09:54] Sign**
Castle Semplar
**[09:55] Ars**
*Several days after meeting with Paradille,*
**[09:58] Ars**
*we had talks with Seitz as well,*
**[10:01] Ars**
* and succeeded in heading off*
* their intention to invade.*
**[10:05] Ars**
*Then, at last, we returned to Semplar.*
**[10:09] Couran**
Ars! Welcome back!
**[10:12] Couran**
Your achievements have
been the talk of the castle.
**[10:15] Couran**
You've really changed
the tide of the conflict.
**[10:18] Couran**
Allow me to thank you
on behalf of all Missian.
**[10:21] Ars**
I'm honored to be of service!
**[10:23] Couran**
Now, all that aside...
**[10:25] Couran**
Rengue, what are you doing here?
**[10:28] Couran**
These negotiations were crucial
to the future of Missian.
**[10:32] Couran**
It's fortunate that things worked out,
**[10:34] Couran**
but if they'd broken down because of you,
**[10:37] Couran**
the damage would have been irreversible!
**[10:38] Rengue**
Please, forgive me.
**[10:40] Rengue**
I left without permission in hopes
of helping them, for Missian's sake.
**[10:46] Couran**
How did it feel, watching them negotiate?
**[10:50] Rengue**
I realized there's a great deal I'm lacking.
**[10:54] Rengue**
I'm going to the training grounds right now.
**[10:56] Couran**
So soon after your return?
**[10:58] Rengue**
Yes.
**[10:59] Rengue**
There's much I have yet to learn
to be the next governor of Missian.
**[11:04] Couran**
Love of his land is the most
important thing for a governor.
**[11:08] Couran**
Go on, then.
**[11:10] Rengue**
I will!
**[11:14] sign**
Ingenuity 42/66 Diplomacy 33/91 Prowess 50/78 Leadership 44/79 Ambition 90
**[11:14] sign**
Infantry: C Cavalry: B
Mage: D Builder: D
Naval: C Aerial: B
**[11:14] Ars**
*Lord Rengue's stats have increased!*
**[11:17] Couran**
Ars, it looks like you've
been a good example to him.
**[11:22] Couran**
As his father, I'm grateful.
**[11:23] Ars**
Oh, I hardly did anything...
**[11:25] Couran**
Allow me to present your reward.
**[11:28] Couran**
One hundred gold pieces each.
**[11:31] Ars**
That's far too much!
**[11:33] Couran**
I hear your talented wife saved us
a great deal of money on the bribe.
**[11:38] Couran**
You should be thanking her, if anyone.
**[11:40] Licia**
Isn't this wonderful, Lord Ars?
**[11:42] Ars**
This is enough to fix the village wells
and increase the soldiers' pay...
**[11:50] Ars**
Thank you so much.
**[11:51] Ars**
I'll use this money with utmost care.
**[11:54] Couran**
Good.
**[11:55] Couran**
Now, I'm sorry to ask
so soon after your return,
**[11:58] Couran**
but I'd like to discuss what comes next.
**[12:01] Ars**
Of course.
**[12:02] Couran**
This concerns the battle ahead.
**[12:05] Couran**
We intend to mount an invasion
of Alpharda District.
**[12:09] Couran**
In recognition of your talents,
I'm tasking you with an important mission.
**[12:14] Couran**
Lumeire, Ars.
**[12:15] Couran**
I appoint you two in command
of Canarre District's full forces.
**[12:19] Couran**
I want to strike hard, before our
opponent can expand their forces there.
**[12:23] Couran**
In one month's time,
muster all your troops in Semplar.
**[12:28] Ars/Lumeire**
Sir!
**[12:38] Charlotte**
You okay?
**[12:46] Charlotte**
Seems kinda harsh, making this
big battle your first deployment.
**[12:50] Charlotte**
You could leave the fighting to
us and hang back at the estate.
**[12:57] Ars**
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't afraid.
**[13:01] Ars**
I'm honestly petrified.
**[13:04] Ars**
But if I were to lose my nerve,
**[13:07] Ars**
I could never face my father again.
**[13:10] Ars**
I'll be fine, Charlotte.
**[13:13] Ars**
I'm the lord of our domain now.
**[13:14] Ars**
I'm ready for this.
**[13:17] Charlotte**
Bet you are.
**[13:19] Charlotte**
Ars, I'm gonna do my best to help you out.
**[13:23] Ars**
I can do anything with
you there, Charlotte!
**[13:23] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[13:25] Charlotte**
Just leave it to me!
**[13:27] Charlotte**
Then once the battle's over,
let's have a feast!
**[13:28] Licia**
I'll do everything I can to
support you as well, Lord Ars.
**[13:33] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[13:34] Rosell**
*It's been two weeks since Lord Ars set out.*
**[13:38] Rosell**
* We've been minding the estate*
* while preparing for battle.*
**[13:38] sign**
House Louvent Without Its Master
**[13:41] Rosell**
I-I did it! I'm done!
**[13:45] Mireille**
Look at you, running like a champ!
**[13:48] Mireille**
Now keep it up for one more lap!
**[13:49] Rosell**
Impossible!
**[13:51] Mireille**
Talking back to your teacher, huh?
**[13:53] Rosell**
You promised to teach me
tactics after my run today!
**[13:57] Mireille**
Did I now?
**[13:58] Rosell**
You did!
**[13:59] Mireille**
Why not ask Rietz?
**[14:02] Rosell**
W-Well...
**[14:03] Rietz**
Rosell.
**[14:05] Rietz**
Training? That's good to see.
**[14:07] Rosell**
Y-Yes.
**[14:09] Rosell**
And now Mireille's going
to teach me about tactics!
**[14:13] Rietz**
I have my doubts as to how much she
can teach you while she's drunk.
**[14:17] Mireille**
I've got my own ways of doing things.
**[14:20] Rietz**
I'm confiscating this until after work hours!
**[14:23] Mireille**
Tch. The kid never talked to me that way...
**[14:27] Rosell**
Mireille, don't mention
Lord Ars in front of Rietz!
**[14:32] Rietz**
L-Lord Ars!
**[14:34] Rietz**
Lord Ars has not yet returned!
**[14:37] Rietz**
Could he have been harmed on his travels?
**[14:39] Rietz**
I can't just leave him out there!
**[14:40] Rietz**
I must go to him at once!
**[14:41] Rosell**
Rietz!
**[14:42] Mireille**
Chill out already, man.
**[14:44] Rietz**
Unhand me, Rosell! Lord Ars!
**[14:46] Rosell**
How are you going to get to the capital?!
**[14:48] Mireille**
Rietz, the kid asked you to
watch the estate, remember?
**[14:53] Mireille**
Just keep things running here and
welcome him back when he returns.
**[14:58] Mireille**
You seriously work too hard.
**[15:02] Rietz**
A surprisingly reasonable opinion,
coming from you.
**[15:05] Ars**
Everyone!
**[15:06] Ars**
We're back!
**[15:08] Rosell**
Lord Ars!
**[15:10] Mireille**
Welcome home!
**[15:12] Rietz**
Lord Ars!
**[15:17] Mireille**
That's awesome!
**[15:19] Mireille**
He's got you leading Canarre's forces, kid?
**[15:19] sign**
Return and Departure
**[15:22] Mireille**
Talk about a big promotion!
**[15:23] Ars**
O-Oh, hardly...
**[15:26] Ars**
But I do need to prepare myself.
**[15:29] Ars**
In two days, we'll depart
with all our soldiers.
**[15:33] Rietz**
Understood.
**[15:34] Rietz**
Then tomorrow, I'll hold
our final mock battle—
**[15:38] Ars**
No.
**[15:39] Ars**
We've been training hard all this time.
**[15:42] Ars**
We're ready for this journey.
**[15:44] Ars**
Let's spend tomorrow however we want!
**[15:48] Ars**
That's good!
**[15:49] Licia**
Lord Ars, you do enjoy that sausage, don't you?
**[15:53] Ars**
Sure do!
**[15:54] Licia**
But Lord Ars, are you certain an
outing was really the best choice?
**[15:59] Licia**
I'm enjoying it very much, of course,
**[16:01] Licia**
but would you not be better off resting?
**[16:03] Ars**
I won't get to see you for a while after this,
**[16:07] Ars**
so I wanted to spend the day with you.
**[16:09] Man A**
Hey!
**[16:11] Man A**
Lord Ars!
**[16:12] Man A**
We heard! You're going off to war?!
**[16:13] Girl**
It's a big battle, right?
**[16:14] Man B**
Will it be all right?
**[16:14] Ars**
Calm down, everyone!
**[16:17] Licia**
*The battle will be bigger than any we've seen.*
**[16:20] Licia**
*The townspeople are right to be worried.*
**[16:23] Licia**
Fear not! Lord Ars will
surely protect all of you—
**[16:27] Woman**
Oh, no, this isn't about us!
**[16:28] Woman**
We're so worried about you two,
we can't sleep at night!
**[16:31] Girl**
We'd really miss you if we lost you, Lord Ars.
**[16:34] Woman**
You ever need anything,
you ask me right away!
**[16:37] Licia**
Of course!
**[16:38] Man A**
Eat good, solid meals and stay healthy!
**[16:40] Man B**
Here, take this!
**[16:41] Ars**
Thank you so much!
**[16:49] Ars**
They sure gave us a lot, didn't they?
**[16:51] Licia**
Let's hand it out to everyone at the estate.
**[16:58] Ars**
I'm sorry.
**[17:00] Ars**
There's one last place I'd like to visit.
**[17:04] Licia**
I understand.
**[17:05] Licia**
I'll return to the house ahead of you.
**[17:08] Licia**
I'm sure you want to talk to him in private.
**[17:11] Ars**
Thank you.
**[17:19] Ars**
I even took a ship to the imperial capital!
**[17:23] Ars**
The ocean was so beautiful...
**[17:25] Ars**
We had a lot of ups and downs,
**[17:27] Ars**
but we were able to handle important
negotiations with a man named Rengue.
**[17:33] Ars**
And now... I'm finally facing my first battle.
**[17:38] Ars**
You stopped me from going
to war the first time, but...
**[17:42] Ars**
Father, do I have the face of a warrior now?
**[17:49] Ars**
I have to, don't I?
**[17:51] Ars**
For their sake... I will protect
the land you left to me.
**[17:59] Ars**
Watch me, Father.
**[18:01] Rietz**
Lord Ars?
**[18:04] Ars**
You guys! What are you doing here?
**[18:06] Rietz**
Actually, we all happened
to meet up on the way...
**[18:09] Ars**
We had the same idea, then?
**[18:16] Charlotte**
Hey, Pops.
**[18:18] Charlotte**
We're heading into a pretty big battle.
**[18:21] Charlotte**
When I was a kid, I never dreamed I'd find
myself drawn into something like this.
**[18:27] Charlotte**
But, hey...
**[18:28] Charlotte**
Let 'em bring on the war
or whatever they want!
**[18:30] Charlotte**
I'm gonna stick by Ars.
**[18:33] Charlotte**
I made a promise and all.
**[18:35] Rosell**
Me, too!
**[18:40] Rosell**
I've studied a lot since then, and I think
I can finally be of use to Lord Ars!
**[18:50] Rietz**
Lord Raven.
**[18:52] Rietz**
You have nothing left to worry about.
**[18:54] Rietz**
Ars is doing a fine job
as lord of this domain.
**[18:58] Rietz**
At last, he'll venture into
battle for the first time.
**[19:01] Rietz**
I'm confident he'll bring us victory.
**[19:05] Rietz**
And I will do everything
I can to keep him safe.
**[19:09] Ars**
Everyone...
**[19:11] Ars**
Thank you.
**[19:17] Licia**
Lord Ars.
**[19:19] Licia**
I will protect the estate.
**[19:23] Licia**
You need focus only on your battle.
**[19:27] Ars**
Licia... Thank you.
**[19:32] Licia**
Please take care.
**[19:33] Ars**
I will. And I'll return victorious.
**[19:37] Ars**
I'll see you later.
**[19:43] sign**
Semplar Plaza
**[19:45] sign**
Coumeire's Army, 250 Strong
**[19:47] sign**
Torbequista's Army, 350 Strong
**[19:48] sign**
Canarre's Army, 4,000 Strong
**[19:49] sign**
Lamberg's Army, 200 Strong
**[19:57] Couran**
My people!
**[19:58] Couran**
Thank you for coming!
**[20:00] sign**
Couran Salamakhia
**[20:07] Ars**
*So many people...*
**[20:09] Couran**
First, let me thank you for leaving
your domains to answer my call.
**[20:15] Couran**
The capital of Missian Province, Arcantez,
**[20:18] Couran**
is currently under the control
of my brother, Vasmarque.
**[20:21] Couran**
In order to take it back,
we must first take Bertudo,
**[20:25] Couran**
the third largest city
after Arcantez and Semplar.
**[20:28] Couran**
To that end, we must go
through Alpharda and Samkh.
**[20:33] Couran**
Before, we could not have afforded
to attempt such a plan.
**[20:37] Couran**
But now, we have secured
the aid of Paradille Province.
**[20:42] Couran**
With their troops moved to the Missian
border to threaten Arcantez,
**[20:48] Couran**
we can send our full forces to seize Bertudo.
**[20:52] Couran**
And this was all made possible
thanks to the deeds of Ars Louvent!
**[20:58] Couran**
I've always believed that
we could win this war,
**[21:01] Couran**
but to be honest, the state of affairs
had given me the slightest of doubts.
**[21:05] Couran**
I'm sorry to have worried you all, too.
**[21:08] Couran**
But now, I feel victory is in sight.
**[21:11] Couran**
The wind is at our backs!
**[21:13] Couran**
Soldiers of Missian, the time has
come to put your training to use!
**[21:19] Couran**
Will you work with me to seize victory?!
**[21:24] Ars**
*Father, I never understood it...*
**[21:28] Ars**
* Why would people march into a battle*
* where they might actually die?*
**[21:32] Ars**
*Why weren't they afraid?*
**[21:34] Ars**
*But now I see.*
**[21:36] Ars**
* When you have so many people by your side,*
* willing to risk their lives for the same goal...*
**[21:41] Ars**
*It's incredibly reassuring!*
**[21:46] Couran**
Now, let's move out!
**[21:51] Ars**
*Right!*
**[23:25] Rietz**
Lord Ars will see battle at last.
**[23:27] Rietz**
Let's see that he's victorious!
**[23:28] Charlotte**
Calm down already.
**[23:30] Charlotte**
We've got them way
outnumbered. We'll be fine!
**[23:33] Rietz**
Next time: "Fort Vakmakro."
**[23:34] Rietz**
Wait for me, Lord Ars!
**[23:36] sign**
Next Time Fort Vakmakro
**[23:38] Ars**
I think Rietz is broken.
# E16 - Fort Vakmakro
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**[00:05] Lumeire**
Ars.
**[00:06] Lumeire**
Your first battle is finally upon us.
**[00:08] Ars**
Y-Yes!
**[00:09] Ars**
I'm going to give it my utmost
for the people of Lamberg!
**[00:15] Rosell**
Lord Ars!
**[00:17] Rosell**
I've thought up all kinds of
tactics for the Canarre Army!
**[00:21] Rosell**
No matter what the enemy throws at us,
**[00:23] Rosell**
I'll have a counterstrategy!
**[00:25] Charlotte**
We won't need any of that once
my magic's through with 'em.
**[00:29] Rosell**
Oh, come on, Charlotte!
**[00:31] Rietz**
Rest assured.
**[00:33] Rietz**
I've been training the soldiers to
bring out their fullest potential.
**[00:38] Charlie**
Yeah, that's right!
**[00:40] Charlie**
It's not like the general fights alone.
**[00:43] Charlie**
Quit acting like it'll just be you out there!
**[00:45] Henry**
Have some faith in us, too!
**[00:48] Ars**
Everyone...
**[00:49] Ars**
Thank you so much!
**[00:51] Ars**
I'm so lucky to have all this
support for my first battle!
**[00:56] Soldiers**
Aw, shucks. That's our Lord Ars!
**[00:59] Menas**
Lamberg's troops seem
more enthusiastic than ever.
**[01:03] Lumeire**
You can tell they want to ensure
Ars's first battle goes well.
**[01:10] Lumeire**
Being an officer isn't just
about being in command.
**[01:13] Lumeire**
A fine commander also knows
how to rely on his men.
**[01:18] sign**
Alpharda Castle
**[01:35] Ars**
All right.
**[01:43] Couran**
All forces...
**[01:45] Couran**
Charge!
**[02:11] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[02:11] Sign**
Season 2
**[03:29] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[03:29] Sign**
Season 2
**[03:34] Couran**
I guess your first battle will have to wait.
**[03:36] Ars**
Lord Couran, what happened?
**[03:37] sign**
Episode 16 Fort Vakmakro
**[03:39] Couran**
I think they saw how much we outnumbered
them and decided to opt out of battle.
**[03:44] Couran**
Knowing when not to fight
is part of war, too.
**[03:47] Ars**
I see.
**[03:49] Couran**
We likely won't face any great
resistance before Bertudo.
**[03:52] Couran**
I'm not saying you can just take it easy,
**[03:54] Couran**
but I think you can make steady
progress for a while yet.
**[03:57] Ars**
Right!
**[03:59] sign**
Castle Samkh
**[04:00] Thomas**
"The coming battle in Samkh District
will be just as easily won."
**[04:05] Thomas**
I'm sure that's what they're thinking.
**[04:09] sign**
Thomas Grangeon
**[04:09] Thomas**
They don't realize that I, Lord Vasmarque's
right hand, have come here personally.
**[04:14] Fraedor**
And we are most grateful!
**[04:16] sign**
Headman of Samkh District
Fraedor Vandol
**[04:16] Fraedor**
It is most reassuring to have
you here offering your aid.
**[04:21] Thomas**
Lord Vasmarque does not fight losing battles.
**[04:31] Thomas**
In other words...
**[04:34] Thomas**
We will be victorious in this battle, as well.
**[04:40] Thomas**
Even if we lose.
**[04:45] Fraedor**
What do you mean by that?
**[04:50] Thomas**
It's nothing you need to think about.
**[04:53] Thomas**
Leave everything to me.
**[04:56] Fraedor**
Milord.
**[05:02] Selena**
Father.
**[05:06] sign**
Selena Vandol
**[05:06] Selena**
Even if he does outrank you,
**[05:09] Selena**
you really shouldn't abase yourself like that.
**[05:12] Fraedor**
Selena...
**[05:14] Selena**
You're the headman of Samkh!
**[05:16] Selena**
Our people's lives are on the line,
**[05:18] Selena**
and you'd leave the fight to someone else?
**[05:21] Fraedor**
There's a lot riding on
the battle ahead of us.
**[05:25] Fraedor**
Better to leave it to Lord Thomas, isn't it?
**[05:29] Fraedor**
I'm going to follow his plan
**[05:31] Fraedor**
and go defend the crucial
stronghold of Fort Vakmakro.
**[05:36] Selena**
Wait, Father!
**[05:38] Selena**
If it must be defended,
I shall defend it in your stead.
**[05:43] sign**
Castle Alpharda
**[05:46] sign**
Teacher and Student
**[05:46] Couran**
I want minimum casualties in our
upcoming battle in Samkh District, too.
**[05:50] Couran**
Does anyone have a plan to suggest?
**[05:56] Rosell**
W-Well...
**[05:58] Rosell**
What about something like this?
**[06:02] Rosell**
There are three fortresses
surrounding Castle Samkh.
**[06:06] Rosell**
Given the size of the enemy force,
**[06:08] Rosell**
there shouldn't be more
than a thousand men in each.
**[06:12] Rosell**
So what if we form three
detachments of 4,000 each
**[06:17] Rosell**
and have them all attack simultaneously?
**[06:20] Rosell**
With that kind of numerical advantage,
**[06:22] Rosell**
we should be able to take
each fortresses with ease.
**[06:24] Rosell**
Then Samkh District would be forced
to surrender, don't you think?
**[06:30] Couran**
I see.
**[06:31] Couran**
Then the main force I'm leading
will wait near Castle Samkh.
**[06:36] Couran**
The moment all three fortresses fall,
**[06:38] Couran**
we'll join back up with the
detachments and take the castle.
**[06:42] Couran**
Lumeire, Ars!
**[06:44] Couran**
Fort Vakmakro is the most geographically
important of the three fortresses,
**[06:50] Couran**
so I'm sending the Canarre Army there.
**[06:53] Couran**
Understood?
**[06:56] All**
Yes, sir!
**[06:58] sign**
Castle Samkh
**[07:01] Ars**
That's... Fort Vakmakro?
**[07:04] Lumeire**
It sits on the only spot that overlooks
Castle Samkh and the other two fortresses.
**[07:05] sign**
Fort Vakmakro
**[07:09] Lumeire**
The difficulty of the battle to come
hinges on whether or not we can secure it.
**[07:15] Ars**
Rosell. Mireille.
**[07:17] Ars**
Do you have any ideas?
**[07:19] Rosell**
I think our first move should be to send a
scout to the summit where the fortress is.
**[07:25] Rosell**
Knowing their formations will
let us attack more efficiently.
**[07:31] Mireille**
Rosell, you're such a good,
by-the-book little boy, aren't you?
**[07:37] Mireille**
Obviously, it's the job of a strategist
to think about how to move his armies.
**[07:42] Mireille**
But doing no more than that is
the mark of a third-rate strategist.
**[07:46] Mireille**
A first-rate strategist puts
himself in his enemy's shoes
**[07:50] Mireille**
and imagines how he'd defeat his own armies.
**[07:55] Mireille**
Think about it.
**[07:57] Mireille**
No matter what formation they use,
**[07:59] Mireille**
they're way too outnumbered to win.
**[08:02] Mireille**
The only way to turn the tables
would be to catch us by surprise.
**[08:06] Mireille**
How would you do that, Rosell?
**[08:08] Rosell**
Um...
**[08:11] Rosell**
When the enemy tried to surround the fortress,
**[08:15] Rosell**
I'd pincer them in.
**[08:19] Mireille**
Right answer.
**[08:20] Mireille**
It's probably okay to send
forces to the summit,
**[08:23] Mireille**
but we should also set a lookout
at the base of the mountain
**[08:27] Mireille**
to watch for an additional attack from behind.
**[08:30] Rosell**
I see...
**[08:33] Ars**
*Rosell's grown a lot since Mireille arrived.*
**[08:34] Rosell**
This is very educational!
**[08:36] Mireille**
I'm just glad you like to learn!
**[08:38] sign**
Fort Vakmakro
**[08:45] Korin**
Lady Selena.
**[08:46] Korin**
The enemy forces are
approaching the fortress.
**[08:53] Selena**
Understood.
**[08:57] Selena**
Mandartom Ludel Marm.
**[09:09] Selena**
I'll never let them have this fortress!
**[09:13] Ars**
What's that?
**[09:14] Rietz**
They've put up a magical barrier.
**[09:16] Rosell**
They're hunkering down, then?
**[09:18] Mireille**
Well, that makes things simple for us.
**[09:21] Mireille**
We'll destroy the barrier with magic attacks,
**[09:23] Mireille**
then charge our way in.
**[09:29] Lumeire**
Mages!
**[09:30] Lumeire**
Are you ready?
**[09:32] Charlotte**
Leave it to us.
**[09:33] Lumeire**
Fire!
**[09:35] Mages**
Forma Igni Exore!
**[09:47] Lumeire**
It didn't work?!
**[09:49] Ars**
No... Charlotte hasn't fired her shot yet!
**[09:58] Charlotte**
Forma...
**[09:59] Charlotte**
Igni...
**[10:01] Charlotte**
Erupt!
**[10:06] Canarre Soldier**
What kind of spell was that?!
**[10:08] Canarre Soldier B**
I've never seen such a huge fireball!
**[10:11] Lumeire**
Good! The barrier's down!
**[10:13] Lumeire**
Time to advance!
**[10:20] Rosell**
A restoration spell!
**[10:22] Mireille**
To compete with our Charlotte like that,
**[10:24] Mireille**
they must have a pretty
skilled mage themselves.
**[10:28] Ars**
Can we break through it?
**[10:30] Charlotte**
Ars.
**[10:32] Charlotte**
Who do you think I am?
**[10:35] Charlotte**
It might take time,
**[10:37] Charlotte**
but if we can attack faster
than they can keep up repairs,
**[10:40] Charlotte**
we can take them down!
**[10:44] Charlotte**
We're not gonna lose Ars's
first battle on my watch!
**[10:47] Ars**
Charlotte!
**[10:49] Lumeire**
All right. Bring all our aqua magia.
**[10:51] Lumeire**
It's a war of attrition
until the barrier falls!
**[10:54] Soldiers**
Sir!
**[10:59] Korin**
That was an incredible attack.
**[11:01] Selena**
It won't be a problem.
**[11:03] Selena**
A direct hit might take us down, to be sure...
**[11:08] Selena**
But for this particular battle,
we don't actually have to beat them.
**[11:19] Jil**
Report from the scouts at
the foot of the mountain!
**[11:22] Jil**
A thousand enemy troops are heading our way!
**[11:26] Mireille**
Just as Rosell thought, then.
**[11:28] Rosell**
In that case, please proceed with the plan.
**[11:31] Lumeire**
Right. There's only a thousand of them.
**[11:34] Lumeire**
Let's divide our force and send
two thousand to meet them!
**[11:37] Canarre Soldiers**
Sir!
**[11:38] Ars**
At this rate...
**[11:39] Jil**
N-No!
**[11:41] Ars**
Is something the matter?
**[11:43] Jil**
It seems their main force is behind them, and...
**[11:46] Jil**
The host headed at us
**[11:47] Jil**
is ten thousand strong!
**[11:49] Ars**
Ten thousand?!
**[11:51] Mireille**
Huh. So they sent their entire army
to defend this one little fort?
**[11:57] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[11:58] Mireille**
Talk about a bold move.
**[12:01] Mireille**
Who in the world came up with that?
**[12:07] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[12:08] Ars**
What should we do?
**[12:10] Rosell**
Frankly speaking, it will be very
difficult to carry out our plan now.
**[12:16] Rosell**
If we go down the mountain, there's a good
chance we'll run into them, get attacked,
**[12:20] Rosell**
and ultimately wind up being pursued.
**[12:24] Rosell**
We discovered them soon enough that
we might avoid terrible losses, but...
**[12:28] Rosell**
I don't think there's any hope
of taking the fortress now.
**[12:32] Rosell**
But if we stay here and fail to seize it,
**[12:34] Rosell**
we'll get caught on two fronts,
and we'll be done for.
**[12:38] Rosell**
Though if we can take the
fortress before they arrive
**[12:43] Rosell**
and hold out until Lord Couran's
forces arrive to aid us,
**[12:45] Rosell**
they'll be the ones caught
in a two-front battle.
**[12:48] Rosell**
It's low risk, low return
or high risk, high return.
**[12:53] Rosell**
We have to choose between the two.
**[12:55] Lumeire**
Mages, how much time do you need
to break through that barrier?
**[12:59] Jil**
Half a day, at the least.
**[13:02] Lumeire**
Then we'll withdraw.
**[13:04] Lumeire**
If we withdraw now,
we can minimize casualties.
**[13:09] Mireille**
Hate to admit it, but they
cooked up a pretty decent plan.
**[13:14] Mireille**
However...
**[13:15] sign**
The Soldiers of Lamberg
**[13:15] Ars**
Wait a minute!
**[13:17] Lumeire**
Ars?
**[13:19] Ars**
* If this were any ordinary force,*
* Lord Lumeire would be right.*
**[13:25] Ars**
*But...*
**[13:30] Ars**
The people here are anything but ordinary.
**[13:34] Ars**
I trust in my judgment, and in all of you!
**[13:38] Ars**
Rietz, can you hold the
enemy off for half a day?
**[13:42] Menas**
Have you gone mad?
**[13:44] Menas**
Two thousand soldiers
can't hold off ten thousand!
**[13:50] Ars**
*I need you, Rietz!*
**[13:53] Rietz**
Half a day...
**[13:57] Rietz**
Is that all you need?
**[14:00] Rietz**
I could hold them off for
a whole day if you'd like.
**[14:03] Rietz**
In fact...
**[14:04] Rietz**
I could destroy them all if you want.
**[14:07] Ars**
Rietz...
**[14:10] Charlotte**
Ars!
**[14:11] Charlotte**
We won't need half a day here.
**[14:13] Charlotte**
I'll have that barrier down in an hour!
**[14:16] Ars**
Charlotte!
**[14:18] Rietz**
Bold words.
**[14:20] Charlotte**
Right back at you.
**[14:22] Canarre Soldier B**
It's too reckless!
**[14:23] Canarre Soldier A**
W-We won't do it!
**[14:26] Lumeire**
Are you serious?
**[14:28] Ars**
Yes. These two can do it.
**[14:32] Ars**
If we fail to take the fortress,
**[14:34] Ars**
we'll be at worse than square one.
**[14:37] Ars**
The enemy will have potentially bought
time to bolster their forces further.
**[14:42] Ars**
That could draw this battle out even longer.
**[14:46] Ars**
But if we can take the fortress now,
**[14:48] Ars**
we'll claim a priceless victory.
**[14:52] Rosell**
I-I agree!
**[14:55] Mireille**
Me, too.
**[15:01] Lumeire**
Very well.
**[15:02] Lumeire**
We'll throw the full weight
of our army at them!
**[15:05] Soldiers**
Yeah!
**[15:07] Mireille**
I knew you guys would be fun.
**[15:09] Mireille**
Both the kid and his retainers.
**[15:11] Mireille**
The enemy failed to take into account
**[15:13] Mireille**
that Lamberg is no ordinary army.
**[15:17] sign**
Vasmarque's Pincer Force
**[15:18] Vasmarque Captain**
We're almost to Fort Vakmakro.
**[15:21] Vasmarque Captain**
Keep up the pace!
**[15:23] Vasmarque Soldier A**
Captain, I'll bet they're
scrambling right now!
**[15:27] Vasmarque Captain**
They couldn't have expected
a force ten thousand strong.
**[15:31] Vasmarque Captain**
We'll catch them off-guard and
overwhelm them with numbers.
**[15:34] Vasmarque Captain**
They don't stand a chance.
**[15:36] Vasmarque Soldier A**
Lord Thomas really is a brilliant planner!
**[15:40] Krall**
Loose your arrows!
**[15:44] Vasmarque Captain**
What's going on?
**[15:47] Vasmarque Captain**
What's the enemy doing here?!
**[15:52] Vasmarque Captain**
That's...
**[15:53] Vasmarque Captain**
the Reaper of Lamberg!
**[16:00] sign**
One Hour Earlier
**[16:01] Krall**
I see.
**[16:02] Krall**
Even if they outnumber us,
**[16:05] (Flashback) Krall**
as long as we strike on
a narrow mountain road,
**[16:09] (Flashback) Krall**
they won't be able to overwhelm us.
**[16:12] (Flashback) Rietz**
Yes.
**[16:13] (Flashback) Rietz**
So please have your archers
attack from the roadside
**[16:16] (Flashback) Rietz**
to prevent the enemy from fanning out.
**[16:21] Rietz**
The rest...
**[16:23] Rietz**
you can leave to me.
**[16:34] Charlotte**
You little...
**[16:36] Ars**
We keep breaking the barrier,
and they keep repairing it.
**[16:39] Rosell**
It'll come down to whose
aqua magia lasts longer.
**[16:43] Rosell**
Each cast of a spell uses up aqua magia.
**[16:47] Rosell**
We're deadlocked for now, but...
**[16:50] Rosell**
Whoever burns through their
aqua magia first will lose.
**[16:53] Ars**
But then...
**[16:55] Rosell**
Plus, we're in enemy territory.
**[16:58] Rosell**
They've probably prepared for this,
**[17:00] Rosell**
while we won't have enough.
**[17:02] Ars**
Isn't there some way to break through?
**[17:05] Rosell**
If we could break off their aqua magia
supply to stop the restoration spells...
**[17:10] Ars**
But how do we do that?
**[17:12] Rosell**
If we can keep attacking the barrier
faster than they can repair it,
**[17:16] Rosell**
it should strain their equipment
beyond the breaking point.
**[17:22] Ars**
But we're already attacking
with everything we have.
**[17:25] Ars**
How can their magic be stronger?
**[17:29] Korin**
They should be running out
of aqua magia any minute now.
**[17:33] Korin**
I'm impressed you had this
much in reserve, though.
**[17:38] Selena**
I had my father prepare it just in case.
**[17:45] Selena**
He's an absolute fool.
**[17:48] Korin**
Nothing beats being prepared.
**[17:50] Korin**
Lord Fraedor is very wise indeed.
**[17:52] Selena**
* I've basically been tasked with protecting*
* this fortress entirely on my own!*
**[17:58] Korin**
Lady Selena?
**[18:00] Selena**
I'll show you my power!
**[18:12] Vasmarque Soldier D**
Don't lose heart!
**[18:14] Vasmarque Soldier D**
We still have them vastly outnumbered!
**[18:32] Mireille**
After all that, they're
actually making it stronger?
**[18:35] Rosell**
That's not good.
**[18:36] Rosell**
We only have a little aqua magia left...
**[18:39] Mireille**
Only a matter of time until
we can't cast anymore.
**[18:44] Ars**
Charlotte!
**[18:50] Charlotte**
Guess I'll have to use *that*.
**[18:53] Charlotte**
Give me all your aqua magia!
**[18:57] Ars**
What are you going to do?
**[18:58] Jil**
I think Charlotte is going to
use an extramassive spell.
**[19:02] Ars**
An extramassive spell?
**[19:04] Ars**
Will that take out the barrier?
**[19:05] Jil**
It's too dangerous!
**[19:07] Jil**
Burning all that aqua magia at once puts
a huge burden on the caster, as well.
**[19:13] Rosell**
She's already thrown so many spells at them...
**[19:17] Rosell**
There's no telling if she can take it.
**[19:19] Ars**
That's awful!
**[19:21] Charlotte**
No need to worry.
**[19:23] Charlotte**
You discovered my power, Ars.
**[19:27] Charlotte**
I'll use as much of it as you need me to.
**[19:29] Charlotte**
In exchange...
**[19:31] Charlotte**
If this knocks me out, look after me, okay?
**[19:39] Ars**
Understood.
**[19:40] Ars**
Please do it!
**[19:42] sign**
A Full-Powered Strike
**[19:45] Vasmarque Soldier A**
The Reaper of Lamberg!
**[19:54] Rietz**
Lord Ars's first battle *will* end in victory!
**[19:57] Charlotte**
Tukk tukk...
**[19:59] Charlotte**
Maganif kasaraman...
**[20:00] Charlotte**
Tukk tukk...
**[20:02] Charlotte**
Maganif kasaraman!
**[20:04] Charlotte**
Forma!
**[20:05] Charlotte**
Igni!
**[20:07] Charlotte**
Erupt!
**[20:12] Selena**
Look at all those fireballs!
**[20:15] Korin**
Lady Selena, we can't repair
the barrier in time!
**[20:19] Selena**
This fortress...
**[20:25] Selena**
No matter what, I will...
**[20:44] Rosell**
The barrier's all the way down!
**[20:48] Ars**
Charlotte!
**[20:50] Charlotte**
Well, Ars?
**[20:54] Charlotte**
My magic's pretty awesome, huh?
**[21:00] Ars**
Yes!
**[21:01] Ars**
Your magic is the greatest in the world!
**[21:14] Ars**
Thank you, Charlotte.
**[21:23] Charlie**
They're back!
**[21:27] Ars**
Rietz!
**[21:29] Rietz**
Lord Ars, it was a fabulous first battle.
**[21:32] Lumeire**
Victory is ours!
**[21:36] Rosell**
Rietz!
**[21:38] Mireille**
You people...
**[21:40] Mireille**
Incredible magic and
overwhelming combat skills.
**[21:45] Mireille**
That kid has some real
monsters working for him.
**[21:50] Mireille**
Definitely fun.
**[23:25] Charlotte**
How'd ya like that, Ars?
**[23:26] Charlotte**
We won all thanks to me!
**[23:29] Ars**
Yes! Charlotte, your magic was incredible!
**[23:32] Charlotte**
Right? Right?!
**[23:33] Charlotte**
Really, is there anything I can't do?
**[23:36] Charlotte**
Next time: "Taking Castle Samkh."
**[23:37] sign**
Next Time Taking Castle Samkh
# E17 - Taking Castle Samkh
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**[00:00] Sign**
Episode 17 Taking Castle Samkh
**[00:02] Thomas**
What?!
**[00:03] sign**
Thomas Grangeon
**[00:03] Thomas**
Fort Vakmakro has fallen?
**[00:05] sign**
Fraedor Vandol
**[00:07] Thomas**
Selena...
**[00:09] sign**
Fort Vakmakro, Great Hall
**[00:09] Couran**
Lumeire, Ars, well done.
**[00:12] Couran**
Thanks to you, we've managed
to take all the forts.
**[00:12] sign**
The Meaning of War
**[00:16] Ars**
Thank you, my lord.
**[00:18] sign**
Selena Vandol
**[00:18] Lumeire**
This girl is Selena Vandol.
**[00:21] Lumeire**
She's the daughter of
Samkh's headman, Fraedor,
**[00:23] Lumeire**
and she commands this fortress.
**[00:28] Ars**
Lord Couran, what are you
going to do with them?
**[00:33] Couran**
Execute them all.
**[00:35] Ars**
What?!
**[00:37] Lumeire**
Keeping them as hostages
until the conflict is over
**[00:41] Lumeire**
would consume a lot of our supplies.
**[00:44] Lumeire**
They'll slow down our march
**[00:46] Lumeire**
and could turn on us at any minute.
**[00:49] Ars**
B-But—
**[00:50] Selena**
Very well.
**[00:52] Selena**
Kill us at once.
**[01:03] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[01:08] Sign**
Season 2
**[02:21] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[02:21] Sign**
Season 2
**[02:26] Selena**
Kill us at once.
**[02:28] Selena**
We must take responsibility
for failing to protect the fortress.
**[02:34] Selena**
As a warrior, I am prepared to die.
**[02:40] Ars**
* They're all prepared to*
* both kill and be killed.*
**[02:44] Ars**
*This is real war.*
**[02:49] Rietz**
Lord Ars...
**[02:50] Ars**
*Nevertheless, I...*
**[02:53] Couran**
Take them outside!
**[02:55] Ars**
Please wait!
**[02:57] Ars**
They surrendered!
Ordering their execution is too cruel!
**[03:02] Couran**
I understand how you feel,
**[03:04] Couran**
but it's too risky to leave them alive.
**[03:07] Ars**
No!
**[03:08] Ars**
Killing them is the real risk.
**[03:10] Ars**
Lord Couran, what is the purpose of this war?
**[03:15] Ars**
I...
**[03:16] Ars**
I believe it's a war to unite Missian.
**[03:20] Ars**
These people may be our enemies,
but they're also fellow Missians.
**[03:25] Ars**
If we kill them, it will spark resentment
that we'll never fully smother.
**[03:30] Ars**
Even if we win, we'll never
be able to unite the country.
**[03:35] Ars**
Isn't it worth considering,
for the sake of Missian's ideal future?
**[03:44] Rosell**
In that case, how about this?
**[03:46] Rosell**
Lord Ars will appraise the Samkh troops
**[03:50] Rosell**
and scout the most promising among them.
**[03:52] Rosell**
The rest, along with any who
refuse to swear loyalty to us,
**[03:56] Rosell**
will be stripped of their equipment and
sent to Castle Samkh in a hostage exchange.
**[04:01] Rosell**
That will benefit both sides,
and no one has to die.
**[04:05] Ars**
What a good idea!
**[04:07] Couran**
It's a fine one, indeed.
**[04:12] Ars**
And you, Selena... Don't seek out death.
**[04:16] Ars**
As long as your people still live,
**[04:17] Ars**
you mustn't abandon your
responsibility as their lord.
**[04:20] Ars**
You have an obligation to take
your soldiers back to the castle.
**[04:25] Ars**
Besides, a lord's duty is not finished
just because they've lost.
**[04:30] Ars**
Restoring your lands is also a lord's duty.
**[04:35] Ars**
We may be enemies right now,
**[04:37] Ars**
but someday, when the war is over...
**[04:41] Ars**
I hope we can build a good nation together.
**[04:48] Selena**
I'm grateful that you'll release my soldiers.
**[04:52] Selena**
However...
**[04:54] Selena**
An honorable death is
preferable to a life of shame.
**[04:57] Selena**
My stance as lord has not changed.
**[05:01] Charlotte**
Hey, so it was you?
**[05:04] Charlotte**
The one who cast that barrier over the fort.
**[05:06] Ars**
Charlotte! Are you sure you
should be up and about?
**[05:09] Charlotte**
Yeah, I'm all better now.
**[05:11] Charlotte**
Boy, that barrier was a tough nut to crack!
**[05:15] Charlotte**
But as it turns out, I was way stronger.
**[05:19] Selena**
You're the one who cast those fireballs?
**[05:21] Charlotte**
Still...
**[05:22] Charlotte**
I'm kinda jealous now.
**[05:25] Charlotte**
My magic is all attack magic.
**[05:28] Charlotte**
All I can do is break stuff.
**[05:31] Charlotte**
But you use defense magic.
**[05:34] Charlotte**
You can protect your friends
without hurting anyone.
**[05:39] Charlotte**
It's the perfect magic
for a lord, if you ask me.
**[05:47] Couran**
Selena Vandol.
**[05:49] Couran**
Return to the castle and ask your father...
**[05:52] Couran**
Will he remain with Vasmarque,
or will he join me?
**[05:58] Couran**
I want his answer by first light.
**[06:01] Couran**
This is your last chance.
**[06:04] Selena**
Very well.
**[06:05] sign**
Fort Vakmakro
**[06:07] Rietz**
Lord Ars.
**[06:08] Rietz**
You were working quite late, weren't you?
**[06:11] Ars**
Appraising all those people
has me pretty tired out.
**[06:15] Rietz**
They will be a massive
improvement to our forces.
**[06:21] Rosell**
Welcome back!
**[06:23] Mireille**
You've got a visitor.
**[06:26] Ars**
Pham!
**[06:27] Pham**
Hey. I've got some juicy news for you.
**[06:31] Pham**
Two bits of info.
**[06:34] Pham**
Here's the first.
**[06:35] Pham**
Your next target, Castle Samkh,
is pretty confident in their defenses.
**[06:42] Pham**
Unless you can break through
what they call the Impregnable Gate,
**[06:46] Pham**
it'll be difficult to get inside.
**[06:49] Ars**
Then there's a chance they'll hole up
and fight rather than surrender?
**[06:55] Pham**
Yeah, most likely.
**[06:58] Pham**
Apparently Thomas Grangeon is aiding
Samkh's headman in commanding their forces.
**[07:04] Rietz**
Thomas Grangeon?!
**[07:07] Mireille**
My little bro, huh?
**[07:08] Mireille**
That explains the pincer attack.
**[07:11] Mireille**
That's just the kind of plan he'd think up.
**[07:14] Pham**
Be careful. Your enemy has some
smart people in their ranks.
**[07:18] Pham**
They won't let you advance easily.
**[07:22] Ars**
I understand.
**[07:23] Ars**
I'll report to Lord Couran at once.
**[07:28] Rosell**
The hostage exchange.
**[07:29] Rosell**
The enemy's strong defenses.
**[07:31] Rosell**
The enemy general, Thomas.
**[07:33] Rosell**
The conclusion this is all
leading toward is...
**[07:39] sign**
Castle Samkh
**[07:39] Selena**
Please forgive me!
**[07:41] Selena**
I failed to defend the fortress,
**[07:43] Selena**
and I return alive in shame.
**[07:46] Selena**
You've also had to release
captured enemies because of me.
**[07:50] Selena**
I will accept any punishment.
**[07:54] Fraedor**
I'm so glad you're back!
**[07:56] Fraedor**
When I heard the fortress had fallen,
I was beside myself with worry!
**[08:01] Fraedor**
You weren't hurt, were you?
**[08:03] Selena**
Father...
**[08:05] Selena**
Please, reproach me!
**[08:08] Selena**
The man you were when
you gave me this pendant
**[08:12] Selena**
would have chastised me
for such incompetence!
**[08:16] Selena**
What's happened to change you so?
**[08:28] Couran**
Ars's recon man was right.
**[08:30] Couran**
They appear quite determined to resist.
**[08:33] Ars**
So we're going to have to fight?
**[08:36] Couran**
Yes.
**[08:37] Couran**
We have no choice.
**[08:39] Couran**
All forces...
**[08:41] Couran**
Charge!
**[08:45] Samkh Soldier A**
Captain, the enemy's started their advance.
**[08:49] Samkh Captain**
What a bunch of fools.
**[08:51] Samkh Captain**
No one's ever broken through
the Impregnable Gate.
**[08:56] Samkh Captain**
And there's a moat on
either side of the bridge.
**[08:59] Samkh Captain**
There's nowhere to run.
Attacking is like running to your death.
**[09:04] Samkh Captain**
Ready the cannons!
**[09:07] Samkh Captain**
Fire!
**[09:11] Couran Captain**
Charge!
**[09:13] Couran Captain**
Don't be dissuaded! Charge!
**[09:18] Samkh Captain**
Why aren't they hesitating at all?
**[09:22] Samkh Captain**
What?!
**[09:23] Fraedor**
The Impregnable Gate's been opened, you say?!
**[09:27] Samkh Soldier B**
What are you doing?!
**[09:28] Samkh Soldier B**
Close the gate right now!
**[09:31] Pham**
Sorry, but I can't do that.
**[09:33] Pham**
Orders from my employer.
**[09:36] Samkh Soldier B**
Wh-Who are you?!
**[09:44] (Flashback) Rosell**
It'll be difficult to break through
the Samkh Castle gate by force.
**[09:50] (Flashback) Rosell**
Could we send Pham in and have
him open the gate from within?
**[09:55] (Flashback) Pham**
I'd love to take the job,
**[09:57] (Flashback) Pham**
but the enemy'll be on high alert
during an active engagement.
**[10:00] (Flashback) Pham**
It won't be easy to sneak in.
**[10:02] (Flashback) Rosell**
No, now is the best time to do it.
**[10:05] (Flashback) Rosell**
Infiltrate the prisoner exchange!
**[10:08] (Flashback) Rosell**
Given the numbers, it shouldn't
be too hard to sneak in.
**[10:16] Samkh Soldier C**
Lady Selena!
**[10:17] Samkh Soldier C**
The gate has been breached!
**[10:19] Samkh Soldier C**
The enemy is swarming the castle!
**[10:21] Serena**
But we haven't fallen yet.
**[10:25] Serena**
Muster all our forces and fight!
**[10:29] Samkh Soldier C**
N-No, ma'am...
**[10:30] Samkh Soldier C**
On Lord Fraedor's orders,
**[10:32] Samkh Soldier C**
all forces are surrendering!
**[10:35] Selena**
Father?
**[10:39] (Flashback) Fraedor**
Selena!
**[10:40] sign**
Fraedor Vandol, Age 40
**[10:41] (Flashback) Fraedor**
I'm back.
**[10:42] (Flashback) Selena**
Father!
**[10:45] (Flashback) Selena**
Welcome home!
**[10:46] (Flashback) Selena**
How did your campaign go?
**[10:49] (Flashback) Fraedor**
Sit back. Let me tell you
all about my great deeds!
**[10:53] sign**
Selena Vandol, Age 13
**[10:54] Selena**
* My father was a powerful lord*
* who made his fortune in battle.*
**[10:58] Selena**
* As a child, there was*
* nothing I loved more than*
**[11:02] Selena**
*hearing his tales of death-defying adventure.*
**[11:07] (Flashback) Fraedor**
This is for you.
**[11:13] (Flashback) Selena**
It's beautiful!
**[11:15] (Flashback) Selena**
But are you sure?
**[11:17] (Flashback) Selena**
This is your pendant, Father.
**[11:20] (Flashback) Fraedor**
Listen to me, Selena.
**[11:21] (Flashback) Fraedor**
The most important thing
in battle is courage.
**[11:25] (Flashback) Fraedor**
This pendant is a symbol of courage.
**[11:30] Selena**
* But after the succession*
* dispute began in Missian...*
**[11:35] Selena**
*Father changed.*
**[11:39] Selena**
* When he learned war was upon us,*
* he suddenly grew timid.*
**[11:45] Selena**
*I felt betrayed.*
**[11:48] Selena**
* My strong, self-sufficient*
* father is gone now.*
**[11:53] Selena**
Father!
**[11:54] Fraedor**
Selena!
**[11:56] Fraedor**
It's not safe here.
**[11:57] Fraedor**
Take the others and run—
**[12:00] Selena**
No!
**[12:02] Selena**
You're just going to give up without a fight?
**[12:05] Selena**
Is that the way a lord should be?
**[12:08] Selena**
I don't want to turn out like you.
**[12:12] Selena**
I will fight and die here!
**[12:18] Thomas**
Such admirable spirit.
**[12:20] Fraedor**
Lord Thomas!
**[12:22] Thomas**
You did well at Fort Vakmakro.
**[12:26] Thomas**
You bought us a great deal of time.
**[12:29] Thomas**
However...
**[12:31] Thomas**
This castle is finished now.
**[12:34] Fraedor**
I apologize for failing to
meet your expectations.
**[12:37] Thomas**
No...
**[12:39] Thomas**
I have a plan to win,
even if you people lose.
**[12:39] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[12:46] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[12:47] Fraedor**
A plan to win even if we lose?
**[12:49] Fraedor**
What in the world...
**[12:51] sign**
Thomas's Plan
**[12:53] Fraedor**
That's...
**[12:54] Thomas**
A catalyzer for explosion magic.
**[12:57] Selena**
Explosion magic?!
**[12:59] Thomas**
I've set up explosion spells in
various places throughout the castle,
**[13:03] Thomas**
all connected to this catalyzer.
**[13:07] Thomas**
I want you to pretend to surrender,
lure Lord Couran inside,
**[13:10] Thomas**
and blow him up along with the castle.
**[13:13] Thomas**
Then my plan will be complete.
**[13:17] Fraedor**
Very well.
**[13:18] Fraedor**
We'll start by evacuati—
**[13:20] Thomas**
What are you talking about?
**[13:22] Thomas**
You're all going to stay
here and blow up with it.
**[13:28] Thomas**
If they find the castle abandoned,
**[13:30] Thomas**
they'll suspect something
and refuse to come in.
**[13:34] Thomas**
I can always activate this from outside,
**[13:36] Thomas**
but activating it in Lord Couran's
presence will be much more reliable.
**[13:42] Thomas**
One final blaze of glory for your family.
**[13:45] Selena**
Lord Thomas! I'd be happy
to die in a fair fight,
**[13:49] Selena**
but isn't this a bit cowardly?
**[13:54] Thomas**
The platitudes of the weak.
**[13:58] Thomas**
You lost the fortress,
and you've lost here, as well.
**[14:02] Thomas**
Losers have no right to lecture me about war!
**[14:05] Thomas**
Right, Fraedor?
**[14:07] Thomas**
You know very well, don't you?
**[14:10] Thomas**
Lord Vasmarque does not accept defeat.
**[14:15] Thomas**
Besides...
**[14:16] Thomas**
If your little rural fiefdom
takes out an enemy commander,
**[14:19] Thomas**
Samkh's name will go down in history.
**[14:22] Thomas**
It would be an honor, don't you think?
**[14:26] Thomas**
Rather than live a life of shame,
**[14:28] Thomas**
you can die with honor as a warrior.
**[14:32] Selena**
* An honorable death is*
* preferable to a life of shame.*
**[14:36] Ars**
* Isn't it worth considering,*
* for the sake of Missian's ideal future?*
**[14:45] Maid**
I'm scared...
**[14:46] Ars**
*As long as your people still live,*
**[14:48] Ars**
* you mustn't abandon your*
* responsibility as their lord.*
**[14:53] Selena**
*I'm the daughter of a lord.*
**[14:56] Fraedor**
I understand, Lord Thomas.
**[14:59] Thomas**
How very noble of you.
**[15:01] Thomas**
Lord Vasmarque will be most pleased indeed.
**[15:05] Selena**
*If we don't protect them...*
**[15:08] Selena**
*What good are we?!*
**[15:12] Selena**
Father, you mustn't!
**[15:18] Fraedor**
I understand that I can no longer
serve you, Lord Thomas.
**[15:23] Fraedor**
I have followed your orders all
this time for the sake of my lands.
**[15:27] Fraedor**
But this is entirely backward!
**[15:30] Fraedor**
I care little for honor or
for Lord Vasmarque's favor.
**[15:37] Fraedor**
However...
**[15:38] Fraedor**
I cannot allow harm to befall my people!
**[15:46] Thomas**
I truly do despise the weak.
**[15:51] Thomas**
You'll regret betraying Lord Vasmarque.
**[16:03] Thomas's Man A**
You'll pay for defying Lord Thomas!
**[16:07] Selena**
Father!
**[16:16] Thomas**
Leave them be.
**[16:24] Fraedor**
I'm not so far gone that
I need you to protect me.
**[16:28] Selena**
Father!
**[16:32] Menas**
Presenting Lord Couran!
**[16:35] Fraedor**
Samkh District surrenders unconditionally.
**[16:39] Fraedor**
Do as you wish with me.
**[16:42] Fraedor**
But I beg that you spare my soldiers.
**[16:47] Fraedor**
They were only following my orders.
**[16:49] Fraedor**
The responsibility lies entirely with me.
**[16:53] Couran**
I'm grateful that you surrendered
without resistance.
**[16:56] Couran**
It limited casualties on our end.
**[17:00] Couran**
I'd like to have the skill of such
a fine general and all his men.
**[17:04] Couran**
Please join my army.
**[17:07] Fraedor**
I shall!
**[17:12] Selena**
Ars Louvent.
**[17:14] Ars**
Selena!
**[17:16] Selena**
We lost.
**[17:19] Selena**
But this isn't the end.
**[17:22] Selena**
I'm going to make my lands even better.
**[17:25] Selena**
That is my responsibility as lord.
**[17:29] Ars**
Right!
**[17:33] Thomas**
Forging a peace treaty just like that...
**[17:36] Thomas**
What a bunch of fools.
**[17:38] Thomas**
I never said I only had one catalyzer.
**[17:42] Thomas**
Such a shame, Fraedor.
**[17:45] Thomas**
You did all this to protect your people...
**[17:48] Thomas**
But you've killed them instead.
**[17:54] Thomas**
Wh-What happened?!
**[17:56] sign**
End of Battle and the Future
**[17:56] Ars**
What was that explosion?
**[17:57] Pham**
This job was a real pain in the neck.
**[18:01] Ars**
Pham!
**[18:02] Rosell**
It was a success, then?!
**[18:04] Pham**
Yeah. Just as you asked.
**[18:07] Ars**
As we asked?
**[18:08] Rosell**
I had Pham move all the explosive
devices set up inside the castle.
**[18:12] Ars**
Explosive devices?!
**[18:14] Ars**
The castle was booby trapped?
**[18:17] Couran**
I see.
**[18:18] Couran**
Sounds like the kind of thing
Thomas would cook up.
**[18:20] Fraedor**
But I destroyed the catalyzer
to trigger the explosion!
**[18:26] Pham**
Looks like he had more than one.
**[18:30] Selena**
How did you know he'd booby
trap the castle like that?
**[18:34] Selena**
We only just learned about it hours ago.
**[18:38] Rosell**
When we were working on our plan
to take the castle in Fort Vakmakro,
**[18:42] Rosell**
something about it felt off.
**[18:44] Selena**
What do you mean?
**[18:46] Rosell**
Given the difference
in the size of our forces,
**[18:48] Rosell**
the most logical move for the enemy
would've been to simply surrender the fort.
**[18:53] Rosell**
That's when it occurred to me.
**[18:55] Rosell**
Maybe he needed to stall us for some reason.
**[18:59] Ars**
So the battle for the fort
was his way of buying time?
**[19:04] Rosell**
Yes.
**[19:05] Rosell**
We're talking about Thomas,
Lord Vasmarque's right hand.
**[19:09] Rosell**
He was bound to come up with a plan to
ensure victory under any circumstances.
**[19:13] Rosell**
I realized that even if he lost,
if he could blow up the castle,
**[19:17] Rosell**
he could kill all of us in one fell swoop.
**[19:21] Rosell**
That's why I had Pham investigate
and move all the explosive devices.
**[19:28] Rosell**
I'm sorry.
**[19:29] Rosell**
The job I requested put you in great danger.
**[19:32] Pham**
Don't sweat it.
**[19:34] Pham**
As long as you up my payment accordingly.
**[19:38] Ars**
Of course we will! You saved our lives!
**[19:42] Ars**
But why didn't you tell me about all of this?
**[19:46] Rosell**
I-I'm sorry...
**[19:50] Mireille**
He didn't want to sidetrack our assault
by distracting you with speculation.
**[19:57] Mireille**
You're way too nice,
so I'm sure you were worried.
**[20:01] Mireille**
You put yourself in the enemy's shoes,
**[20:05] Mireille**
but that's a plan you would never use
**[20:07] Mireille**
or even want to come up with, right?
**[20:11] Mireille**
But it didn't take you long at all to learn
to see things from your enemy's perspective.
**[20:19] Mireille**
You've grown a lot in this battle.
**[20:24] Rosell**
Thank you so much!
**[20:26] Ars**
You're incredible, Rosell!
**[20:29] Rosell**
Lord Ars!
**[20:30] Ars**
You're growing so quickly!
**[20:31] Fraedor**
Selena.
**[20:32] Rosell**
Thank you so much!
**[20:33] Fraedor**
I'm sorry.
**[20:35] Fraedor**
When war broke out in Missian,
**[20:38] Fraedor**
I deferred to my superiors in the hopes of
improving our position in any way I could.
**[20:46] Fraedor**
I disappointed you, didn't I?
**[20:51] Selena**
Before, I never wanted to see
you bow your head to anyone.
**[20:57] Selena**
But that young lord taught me something.
**[21:02] Selena**
Real courage isn't throwing your life away.
**[21:05] Selena**
Courage can also mean sheathing your sword.
**[21:10] Selena**
I failed to see the truth.
**[21:13] Selena**
Forgive me.
**[21:15] Fraedor**
Selena...
**[21:17] Selena**
When I returned after losing the fort,
**[21:21] Selena**
I really was delighted by how
overjoyed you were to see me.
**[21:32] Narrator**
* Word of Couran taking Samkh District*
* spread in the blink of an eye.*
**[21:38] Narrator**
* With it, tales of Ars Louvent*
* of Lamberg in the Canarre Army,*
**[21:43] Narrator**
* who'd excelled despite*
* it being his first battle,*
**[21:47] Narrator**
*became the talk of Missian.*
**[23:25] Ars**
Appraising all those people was exhausting.
**[23:28] Rietz**
We have some downtime now,
so try to get some rest.
**[23:31] Ars**
You're right.
**[23:33] Ars**
Huh? My eyes feel strange...
**[23:35] Rietz**
Lord Ars? What's wrong?
**[23:37] sign**
Next Time Evolution
**[23:38] Ars**
Next time: "Evolution."
# E18 - Evolution
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**[00:00] sign**
House Louvent, Domain of Lamberg
**[00:01] Alice**
Lady Licia!
**[00:03] Alice**
Tidings of victory from
Lord Ars and his retinue!
**[00:06] sign**
Licia Louvent
**[00:06] Licia**
Yes, I heard this morning.
**[00:09] Alice**
You seem rather calm, given the news.
**[00:12] Alice**
It's an impressive victory
on his first battle!
**[00:14] Licia**
The wife of a lord cannot allow
**[00:16] Licia**
her emotions to fluctuate so easily
over the outcome of a single battle.
**[00:20] Alicia**
Lady Licia...
**[00:22] Alicia**
You're right.
**[00:24] Alicia**
Forgive me for acting in a manner unbecoming.
**[00:27] Alicia**
Excuse me.
**[00:32] Licia**
*Lord Ars is just amazing!*
**[00:34] Licia**
* He's the strongest person*
* in the whole wide world!*
**[00:37] Licia**
*I'm absolutely over the moon!*
**[00:40] Alice**
By the way, Lady Licia...
**[00:47] sign**
Castle Samkh
**[00:47] Couran**
Everyone!
**[00:48] Couran**
You served admirably in the weeks leading
up to the capture of Castle Samkh.
**[00:53] Couran**
Under normal circumstances,
we'd depart immediately to conquer Verzud,
**[00:57] Couran**
but I expect you're tired
from our prolonged campaign.
**[01:01] Couran**
I hereby grant you three days
off while we resupply!
**[01:04] Couran**
Everyone get some rest!
**[01:09] Ars**
Time off!
**[01:11] Ars**
Would you all like to tour
the city of Samkh with me?
**[01:15] Mireille**
Booze tastes best after a battle!
**[01:18] Charlotte**
I wanna eat some good food first.
**[01:21] Rosell**
I'd like to hole up in the library!
**[01:23] Ars**
Understood.
**[01:25] Ars**
Let's enjoy our time off in our own ways.
**[01:28] Ars**
Rietz, you're free to rest, as well.
**[01:30] Ars**
I have more than enough
soldiers to keep me safe.
**[01:33] Rietz**
But this is my first chance in a while
to spend time with you, Lord Ars.
**[01:37] Rietz**
I shall remain by your side!
**[01:40] Ars**
Rietz...
**[01:42] Ars**
Then let's go out together!
**[01:44] Rietz**
Let's!
**[01:53] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[01:57] Sign**
Season 2
**[03:11] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[03:11] Sign**
Season 2
**[03:16] sign**
Episode 18 Evolution
**[03:29] Mireille**
Three more, please, miss!
**[03:29] Charlotte**
I want more of these potato things,
more of these meaty veggie wraps,
**[03:32] Woman A**
Coming!
**[03:32] Charlotte**
and two more drumsticks!
**[03:38] sign**
The Boy of Samkh
**[03:41] Ars**
Something smells utterly delicious!
**[03:44] Ars**
Let's eat, Rietz!
**[03:46] Rietz**
Walking around town like this reminds
me of when it was just the two of us.
**[03:52] Rietz**
Now you have more retainers,
and you've even taken to the battlefield.
**[03:55] Rietz**
Lamberg has become a powerful domain.
**[03:57] Rietz**
It makes me very happy.
**[03:59] Ars**
That's true.
**[04:02] Ars**
The people of this city are strong, too.
**[04:05] Ars**
They're so spirited, despite having
just been through a battle.
**[04:10] Ars**
I hope we can end the war quickly
so that they can feel at ease.
**[04:15] Rietz**
Indeed.
**[04:18] Ars**
What's that crowd about?
**[04:21] Rietz**
That's an incense seller.
**[04:26] Shin**
Come one, come all!
**[04:29] Shin**
Behold the device I created
with ingenuity and magistones!
**[04:34] Ars**
*It's flying!*
**[04:43] Ship**
No! My ship!
**[04:46] Townsperson A**
Oh, it's just junk.
**[04:46] Rietz**
Are you all right, Lord Ars?!
**[04:51] Shin**
N-No! I've got more than that!
**[04:55] Shin**
Look! This is another masterpiece I invented!
**[04:58] Shin**
It's a mysterious figurine
that runs on wind magistone.
**[05:09] Townsperson A**
So, what, it's just a moving figurine?
**[05:12] Townsperson B**
What's it good for?
**[05:13] Shin**
What was that?!
**[05:15] Rietz**
This is a child's toy.
**[05:19] Ars**
How much is it?!
**[05:21] Shin**
Hey, son! You've got a good eye!
**[05:24] Shin**
Just for you... three gold!
**[05:27] Ars**
I'll take it!
**[05:29] Rietz**
Lord Ars, get a hold of yourself!
**[05:31] Rietz**
He said three gold!
**[05:32] Rietz**
That's a year's worth of wheat!
**[05:35] Ars**
But just look at it, Rietz.
**[05:37] Ars**
It's certainly expensive,
**[05:39] Ars**
but to move via magic,
**[05:41] Ars**
it was carefully designed
and meticulously made.
**[05:44] Ars**
In an age where toys are
mostly blocks and balls,
**[05:48] Ars**
this takes extraordinary craftsmanship!
**[05:50] Rietz**
True enough, but...
**[05:52] Ars**
*Could this guy be an incredible engineer?*
**[06:01] Shin**
Hm? What's up?
**[06:02] Ars**
N-Nothing at all.
**[06:08] Rietz**
Lord Ars?
**[06:11] Shin**
Well? You buyin' or not?
**[06:15] Rietz**
We're buying. Just give us a minute.
**[06:17] Ars**
*What just happened?*
**[06:20] sign**
Castle Samkh
**[06:20] Couran**
Okay, everyone's here.
**[06:23] Couran**
Let's begin our discussion
on how to take Verzud.
**[06:27] Couran**
As you know, it's one of the largest cities,
right alongside Arcantez and Semplar.
**[06:33] Couran**
At the moment, we hold Semplar,
**[06:35] Couran**
while our enemy, Vasmarque's faction,
holds Arcantez and Verzud.
**[06:40] Couran**
Verzud has a lot of people,
**[06:43] Couran**
and they're undoubtedly preparing
in anticipation of an attack.
**[06:47] Couran**
This is going to be our hardest battle yet.
**[06:51] Couran**
A moment's lapse in judgment could be fatal.
**[06:55] Couran**
However, if we can take Verzud,
**[06:58] Couran**
it will completely shift the balance of power.
**[07:00] Couran**
This battle is crucial to
the outcome of the war.
**[07:03] Lumeire**
Lord Couran.
**[07:04] Lumeire**
Verzud lies in a snowy region.
**[07:06] Lumeire**
Crossing enemy territory in winter will
limit our movements and prove dangerous.
**[07:11] Lumeire**
I feel we should speed our advance
to take Verzud before winter.
**[07:16] Couran**
Yes, which is why I was thinking
of dividing our forces.
**[07:19] Couran**
We'll send one force to Castle Staatz,
the largest castle defending Verzud.
**[07:24] Couran**
The other will attack Castle Rolto
to the northwest.
**[07:29] Couran**
Once we've secured these two,
we can march on Verzud.
**[07:33] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[07:33] Couran**
Lumeire. Ars.
**[07:35] Couran**
I'm leaving Castle Rolto to you.
**[07:37] Ars/Lumeire**
My lord!
**[07:40] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[07:40] Rosell**
There are several fortresses
around our target, Castle Rolto.
**[07:45] Rosell**
We should take those first, but...
**[07:48] Rosell**
It'd be best to take them through
machination rather than by force.
**[07:52] Rosell**
We should try talking to them first.
**[07:52] sign**
Machination
**[07:56] Rosell**
Or, well, that was my plan, but...
**[07:58] Charlotte**
They all replied with a big, fat "no."
**[08:01] Ars**
If they won't even negotiate,
I doubt they're going to surrender.
**[08:06] Ars**
Still, to take this many fortresses by force...
**[08:10] Lumeire**
Castle Rolto is a strategically
important location.
**[08:13] Lumeire**
Lord Vasmarque likely has
it under tight control.
**[08:17] Lumeire**
We've no choice but to attack.
**[08:20] Dawson**
A new missive has arrived.
**[08:23] Ars**
Was there somewhere that had yet to reply?
**[08:27] Ars**
What? They're willing to talk!
**[08:30] Ars**
However, they require us to send someone
of considerable standing as messenger...
**[08:35] Lumeire**
Fort Vardosen...
**[08:37] Lumeire**
I believe Lupa is the commander there.
**[08:40] Ars**
You know him?
**[08:42] Lumeire**
No, but he's a renowned general that Lord
Couran tried hard to bring over to his side.
**[08:47] Lumeire**
He's sharp and well-liked as a commander.
**[08:51] Lumeire**
In terms of skill alone,
he could easily lead a district.
**[08:55] Ars**
He's that amazing?!
**[08:57] Lumeire**
I've always wanted to meet him.
**[09:00] Lumeire**
He could be a great help if he would join us.
**[09:04] Ars**
Then will you be leading the negotiations?
**[09:07] Lumeire**
No.
**[09:08] Lumeire**
He wouldn't hear Lord Couran's entreaties.
**[09:11] Lumeire**
There's no way I could
convince him of anything.
**[09:14] Lumeire**
But you succeeded in negotiating with
the capital, a feat believed impossible.
**[09:19] Ars**
Th-That was all Licia!
**[09:22] Lumeire**
I leave this in your hands, Ars.
**[09:25] sign**
Fort Vardosen
**[09:31] Mireille**
Be careful.
**[09:33] Mireille**
This is a negotiation,
but it's still enemy territory.
**[09:35] Ars**
R-Right.
**[09:37] Guard A**
State your name!
**[09:39] Ars**
I am Ars Louvent!
**[09:41] Ars**
I'm here for a meeting with Lord Lupa!
**[09:43] Guard A**
Drop your weapons!
**[09:51] Ars**
W-Wait, everyone, calm down!
**[09:53] Ars**
We'll give up our weapons!
**[09:56] Rietz**
Why don't you drop your weapons first?
**[10:03] Ars**
*What's with this atmosphere?*
**[10:05] Ars**
* Are they gonna kill us the*
* minute we drop our weapons?*
**[10:09] Ars**
Rietz, let's withdraw for now.
**[10:11] Mireille**
No, I think we can negotiate here.
**[10:15] Rietz**
You want us to drop our weapons?
**[10:17] Rietz**
They could attack Lord Ars the minute we do!
**[10:21] Mireille**
But that'd be bad for them, don't you think?
**[10:25] Mireille**
If they killed us, Lumeire would attack
with everything he's got in retaliation.
**[10:31] Mireille**
His forces would bring down
this little fortress in an instant.
**[10:35] Ars**
T-True.
**[10:37] Mireille**
Besides, killing a negotiator is taboo.
**[10:41] Mireille**
Unthinkable, really,
for an officer esteemed by his peers.
**[10:46] Rietz**
This negotiation itself could
be a trap to get at Lord Ars.
**[10:50] Mireille**
Of the lot, this fortress
is the closest to our forces.
**[10:56] Mireille**
Yet they were the last to send their missive.
**[11:00] Mireille**
I'll bet there was a reason they
couldn't make up their mind.
**[11:03] Mireille**
Besides...
**[11:04] Mireille**
They're pretty openly hostile
for this to be a trap.
**[11:07] Mireille**
I can't say for sure, but I'll bet
there's more to this whole thing.
**[11:13] Mireille**
Remember this, Ars.
**[11:15] Mireille**
The greatest asset in a negotiation is
a grasp of the other side's motivations.
**[11:20] Mireille**
That said, it probably is a bit
dangerous to walk in unarmed.
**[11:26] Mireille**
What's your call, Ars?
**[11:34] Ars**
I am frightened.
**[11:36] Ars**
But if there's even the smallest hope,
I want to put my money on that.
**[11:44] Rietz**
Lord Ars?!
**[11:50] Ars**
Can you hear me, Lupa?!
**[11:52] Ars**
I am Ars Louvent!
**[11:54] Ars**
I've come to speak with you!
**[11:56] Ars**
I want to work with you to
resolve this without fighting!
**[12:00] Ars**
Please give me a moment of your time!
**[12:26] Ars**
Let's go.
**[12:30] Dawson**
Lord Ars!
**[12:32] Ars**
It's all right.
**[12:33] Ars**
You all should wait here.
**[12:51] Mireille**
What's wrong?
**[12:53] Ars**
It's nothing.
**[12:55] Rietz**
Lord Ars, your eyes seemed to be
giving you trouble in Samkh, as well.
**[12:58] Rietz**
Are you all right?
**[13:02] Lupa**
Are you the negotiators
from Lord Couran's army?
**[13:05] Lupa**
I am Lupa Luzton, assigned to
this fortress by Lord Vasmarque.
**[13:11] Ars**
I'm Ars Louvent!
**[13:13] Ars**
Thank you for agreeing to meet with us.
**[13:17] Lupa**
I'll take you to the conference room.
**[13:20] Lupa**
Follow me.
**[13:29] Rietz**
If anything happens,
I'll at least get you to safety.
**[13:36] Rietz**
Lord Ars?!
**[13:38] Ars**
Ow, ow, ow...
**[13:40] Mireille**
Hey, are you okay?
**[13:42] Rietz**
Are you hurt?
**[13:43] Ars**
I was so nervous, I missed the step...
**[13:46] Ars**
I'm all right.
**[14:26] Lupa**
What is this?
**[14:28] Ars**
I-It's a mechanical creature
I bought in Samkh.
**[14:31] Ars**
A child's toy.
**[14:34] Lupa**
They make things like this these days?
**[14:40] Ars**
You can have it, if you'd like.
**[14:43] Lupa**
No, I don't need it.
**[14:46] Lupa**
Take it back.
**[14:48] Ars**
R-Right...
**[14:50] Ars**
*Appraise!*
**[14:54] Rietz**
Lord Ars?
**[14:56] Ars**
I-I'm fine.
**[15:07] Ars**
*It worked!*
**[15:08] Ars**
*But... what is this?*
**[15:10] Ars**
*I've never seen information like this before.*
**[15:13] Ars**
* "Born the eldest son of*
* House Luzton in Verzud*
**[15:16] Ars**
* on the ninth day of the fourth month,*
* year 180 of the Imperial Calendar."*
**[15:21] Ars**
*"A caring personality."*
**[15:24] Ars**
*"Married."*
**[15:29] Ars**
*What's all this? It's his background!*
**[15:33] Ars**
*This says he's married, but...*
**[15:37] Ars**
* I don't see any signs of a woman's*
* presence here in the fortress.*
**[15:44] Guard B**
You there! What are you looking at?!
**[15:47] Ars**
N-Nothing! Just admiring the construction!
**[15:52] Lupa**
Please wait in this room for now.
**[16:01] Rietz**
Lord Ars.
**[16:02] Rietz**
Did you get a read on Lord Lupa's abilities?
**[16:04] Ars**
Yes. They were universally strong,
as befitting such a renowned general.
**[16:10] Rietz**
I see. I was hoping he might
have a weakness to exploit...
**[16:15] Mierille**
Well, we won't know until we talk to him.
**[16:17] Mierille**
Let's just chill for now.
**[16:20] Ars**
Oh, and by the way, my Appraisal
skill has acquired a new—
**[16:26] Ars**
Is that...
**[16:28] Ars**
*A caring personality... Married...*
**[16:31] Mireille**
*They sent us their missive last of all.*
**[16:36] Ars**
Could it be...
**[16:38] Rietz**
Lord Ars?
**[16:41] Mireille**
* The greatest asset in a negotiation is*
* a grasp of the other side's motivations.*
**[16:46] (Flashback) Licia**
Negotiations begin before you
ever arrive at the table.
**[16:50] Guard**
Everything's ready. Come right this way.
**[16:54] Rietz**
This is nerve-racking.
**[16:56] Ars**
It'll be all right.
**[16:58] Ars**
I think things are going to go just fine.
**[17:02] Lupa**
Now, let us begin the negotiations.
**[17:05] Lupa**
A word of warning:
**[17:06] Lupa**
I won't accept anything that
puts us on the back foot.
**[17:10] Ars**
First...
**[17:12] Ars**
How is your wife in Castle Rolto doing?
**[17:16] Ars**
Your baby will be arriving soon, won't it?
**[17:19] Rietz**
Lord Ars?
**[17:21] sign**
Deduction
**[17:23] Ars**
When is it due?
**[17:26] Lupa**
You! How do you know about that?!
**[17:29] Rietz**
Lord Ars!
**[17:33] Ars**
Lord Lupa.
**[17:34] Ars**
Did you invite us here to kill us
under the pretense of negotiations?
**[17:41] Guard B**
H-How dare you?! He would never—
**[17:43] Ars**
I thought it was strange.
**[17:45] Ars**
You're married, but there's no sign
of a woman living in this fortress.
**[17:51] Ars**
So where could she be?
**[17:53] Ars**
She's being held hostage
at Castle Rolto, isn't she?
**[18:01] Rietz**
Why take a hostage from your own ally?
**[18:03] Mireille**
I get it.
**[18:05] Mireille**
To make sure he protects
this fort with his life.
**[18:09] Ars**
That's right.
**[18:10] Ars**
If he abandons the fort and joins us,
they'll kill his wife.
**[18:15] Ars**
So regardless of what we discussed,
**[18:17] Ars**
you'd have no choice but to fight us here.
**[18:20] Ars**
Is it possible the same is true
for the other forts?
**[18:25] Ars**
Our scouts reported that Castle Rolto
has sent no reinforcements here.
**[18:31] Ars**
The lord of Castle Rolto told you
**[18:33] Ars**
to hold the line with your life,
but doesn't believe you can do it.
**[18:37] Ars**
In other words, you've been
abandoned, haven't you?
**[18:42] Mireille**
You're under no obligation
to serve bastards like them,
**[18:45] Mireille**
but you can't turn on them, either,
given the hostage situation.
**[18:49] Mireille**
Tough stuff.
**[18:50] Ars**
But with no hope of reinforcements,
**[18:52] Ars**
you can't win even if you fight.
**[18:55] Ars**
So you were hoping to take out at least one
enemy general to prove you'd done something.
**[19:01] Ars**
If you lured me here under the guise of
negotiation and killed me, you'd get the credit.
**[19:05] Ars**
We'd destroy your fortress in retaliation,
**[19:08] Ars**
but you'd protect your reputation,
and they'd spare your wife.
**[19:12] Ars**
Is that why you said you'd only negotiate
with someone of considerable standing?
**[19:18] Rietz**
But in that case,
why not just kill us immediately?
**[19:22] Ars**
Because he was having doubts.
**[19:32] Ars**
Your wife is pregnant, isn't she?
**[19:38] Ars**
Betray your lord, and your wife dies.
**[19:41] Ars**
Fight us here, and you die
without ever seeing your child.
**[19:46] Ars**
You have to choose one or the other,
but you can't commit to either.
**[19:50] Ars**
That hesitation was the reason
for your slow reply, wasn't it?
**[20:04] Lupa**
I've seen many battles in my time.
**[20:07] Lupa**
My instinct, based on that,
**[20:09] Lupa**
tells me we've been abandoned here.
**[20:12] Lupa**
We will surely die in this battle.
**[20:16] Lupa**
Nevertheless, we will fight with all we have.
**[20:19] Lupa**
I'm prepared to die for that.
**[20:23] Lupa**
But I want just once...
**[20:25] Lupa**
Just once, as a father,
I want to hold my child.
**[20:35] Ars**
Lord Lupa, I've heard that Lord Couran
wanted you to serve him.
**[20:41] Ars**
I would like your aid, as well.
**[20:44] Ars**
Therefore...
**[20:45] Ars**
I will infiltrate Castle Rolto
and save your wife!
**[20:52] Ars**
We'll bring your wife to safety,
and you'll be able to meet your child!
**[20:55] Lupa**
That's not possible!
**[20:57] Ars**
If we fail to save her, you can have my head.
**[21:01] Ars**
But if we do save her...
**[21:05] Ars**
I want you to join us.
**[21:09] Ars**
Will you give us this chance?
**[21:26] Lupa**
Please...
**[21:28] Lupa**
Please, save my wife!
**[21:32] sign**
Castle Rolto
**[21:33] Dan**
Was this really necessary?
**[21:35] Dan**
Taking the women as hostages...
**[21:38] Jean**
I merely took the most efficient path
**[21:40] sign**
Lord of Castle Rolto
Jean Tendrie
**[21:41] Jean**
to motivate the forts' commanders.
**[21:43] sign**
General
Dan Alrest
**[21:45] sign**
Fort Vardosen
**[23:25] Rietz**
Lord Ars, are you sure you
should have said that?
**[23:28] Ars**
I'm sorry. I got carried away.
**[23:30] Rietz**
Honestly...
**[23:31] Rietz**
But I don't blame you.
**[23:33] Rietz**
I'll help you, as well.
**[23:35] Ars**
I'm counting on you as always, Rietz.
**[23:36] sign**
Next Time The Threat of Castle Rolto
**[23:37] Ars**
Next time: "The Threat of Castle Rolto."
# E19 - The Threat of Castle Rolto
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**[00:00] Sign**
Castle Samkh
**[00:02] Lumiere**
I see. So for now, we can say
the negotiations went well.
**[00:06] Lumiere**
Well done!
**[00:07] Mireille**
I mean, it was kinda touch-and-go for a bit,
**[00:10] Mireille**
but we got it together in the end.
**[00:12] Ars**
They've taken Lord Lupa's wife hostage.
**[00:15] Ars**
If he surrenders or betrays
them, they'll kill her.
**[00:17] Ars**
But if he dies in battle,
he'll never meet his child.
**[00:21] Ars**
It's a painful situation for him.
**[00:23] Ars**
So we offered him a chance to save
his wife and get to see his baby.
**[00:29] Ars**
Thanks to my renewed Appraisal skill,
**[00:31] Ars**
I was able to realize what was eating at him.
**[00:35] Ars**
Now that we know the situation,
I'd like to help him.
**[00:40] Mireille**
I can't believe you offered
to save the hostage.
**[00:44] Rietz**
What exactly do you have in mind?
**[00:47] Ars**
I was hoping maybe we could
brainstorm that together...
**[00:50] Rietz**
You don't have any plan whatsoever?!
**[00:53] Rosell**
Is this all right?!
**[00:54] Rosell**
What you're proposing will be very difficult!
**[01:04] Clamant**
Lumeire.
**[01:06] Clamant**
Your soldiers are extremely lacking.
**[01:14] sign**
Clamant Maitraw III 31 Male
**[01:14] Ars**
*A prowess of 110?!*
**[01:17] Ars**
*Wh-Who is this guy?*
**[01:26] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[01:30] sign**
Season 2
**[02:44] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[02:44] sign**
Season 2
**[02:49] sign**
Episode 19 The Threat of Castle Rolto
**[02:51] Lumeire**
This is Clamant, head of the Maitraw Company.
**[02:56] Rietz**
The Maitraw Company?!
**[02:58] Ars**
You know of them, Rietz?
**[03:00] Rietz**
They're a combat-oriented
band of mercenaries
**[03:03] Rietz**
said to never fail any job they're hired for.
**[03:05] Rietz**
I hear they're in great demand
all over the empire.
**[03:08] Clamant**
Lumeire, who is this child?
**[03:11] Ars**
I-I'm Ars Louvent of Lamberg Domain!
**[03:14] Ars**
Thank you for joining our side!
**[03:18] Clamant**
Your side?
**[03:21] Clamant**
Don't get the wrong idea.
**[03:22] Clamant**
I work only to earn my pay.
**[03:26] Clamant**
I'm not on your side.
**[03:28] Rietz**
You dare speak that way to Lord Ars?!
**[03:31] Ars**
R-Rietz!
**[03:33] Clamant**
You're Rietz, are you?
**[03:35] Clamant**
I hear you command these troops.
**[03:38] Clamant**
It's good to have camaraderie among your men.
**[03:41] Clamant**
But they're all naïve when
it comes to real battle.
**[03:45] Clamant**
Not one of them is truly prepared to die.
**[03:48] Ars**
Prepared... to die?
**[03:51] Clamant**
You've never faced the possibility
of annihilation, have you?
**[03:54] Clamant**
You seem to have a talented strategist.
**[03:57] Clamant**
In battle, to avoid complete annihilation,
**[04:01] Clamant**
you can always retreat or surrender.
**[04:05] Clamant**
But it's not the same for mercenaries.
**[04:07] Clamant**
If ordered to do so,
we'll fight to the last man.
**[04:11] Clamant**
We live side by side with death every day.
**[04:14] Clamant**
An organization always straddling
the line between life and death...
**[04:17] Clamant**
That's the Maitraw Company.
**[04:20] Clamant**
Let us handle your dangerous mission.
**[04:23] Clamant**
You'll get far more than your money's worth.
**[04:25] Clamant**
The child can rest on the back lines.
**[04:29] Lumeire**
Don't be so cold, Clamant.
**[04:32] Lumeire**
Ars may be young, but he's
done fine work as a general.
**[04:37] Lumeire**
Now, let us begin the meeting
regarding the hostage rescue.
**[04:42] Menas**
The hostages are the families of the
commanders around Rolto Castle,
**[04:46] Menas**
including Lupa's wife.
**[04:48] Menas**
They're being held somewhere
within Rolto Castle,
**[04:51] Menas**
but we don't know the exact location.
**[04:54] Ars**
Could we ask the members
of Shadow to save them?
**[04:58] Mireille**
The scouts report that there are over
ten thousand soldiers in Rolto Castle.
**[05:02] Mireille**
Shadow could probably get in and out
on their own, but with hostages?
**[05:06] Mireille**
That's not likely if it's full of soldiers.
**[05:09] Lumeire**
So we need to lure the soldiers
out of the castle, then?
**[05:14] Mireille**
Yep.
**[05:15] Rietz**
That won't be easy.
**[05:17] Rietz**
With ten thousand troops,
our forces are roughly equal,
**[05:20] Rietz**
but defenders always have
an advantage over attackers.
**[05:25] Rietz**
The enemy will be more inclined
to hole up in the castle.
**[05:28] Menas**
If we wait too long, winter will be upon us.
**[05:31] Menas**
That will make invading Verzud difficult.
**[05:35] Mireille**
In other words,
**[05:36] Mireille**
we want to create a situation that will
draw all the soldiers out of Rolto Castle,
**[05:41] Mireille**
then we rescue the hostages
and blitz the castle itself.
**[05:47] Mireille**
That's a pretty tall order...
**[05:49] Mireille**
What's your take, Rosell?
**[05:55] Rosell**
I think this might just work!
**[05:59] sign**
Rolto Castle
**[06:02] Dan**
It appears Lumeire of Canarre
sent an envoy to Fort Vardosen.
**[06:06] Soldier A**
Yes!
**[06:07] Soldier A**
They most likely requested a surrender,
**[06:11] Soldier A**
but Lupa turned them down.
**[06:13] Soldier A**
The Canarre Army currently has the
fort surrounded in a stalemate.
**[06:18] sign**
Lord of Castle Rolto
Jean Tendrie
**[06:18] Jean**
Since they're not fighting yet,
**[06:20] Jean**
he must have let the envoy go.
**[06:23] Jean**
If the stalemate continues,
winter will come soon enough.
**[06:27] Jean**
Then we'll have won.
**[06:32] sign**
General
Dan Alrest
**[06:32] Jean**
Unhappy with that, Dan?
**[06:34] Dan**
I don't like waiting.
**[06:37] Soldier B**
Reporting!
**[06:40] Soldier B**
A message from Lupa!
**[06:44] Lupa**
* Lord Jean, the enemy numbers*
* roughly ten thousand.*
**[06:48] Lupa**
*In hopes of a quick battle,*
**[06:51] Lupa**
*they're employing a powerful mage*
**[06:53] Lupa**
*and sending a force of five thousand,*
**[06:56] Lupa**
*led by their general, to attack Rolto Castle.*
**[06:59] Jean**
What? They're going to attack *us*?
**[07:02] Lupa**
*The enemy is watching closely,*
**[07:04] Lupa**
*and getting you this missive was not easy.*
**[07:07] Lupa**
*I pray that it finds you well.*
**[07:11] Lupa**
*From Lupa, Fort Vardosen.*
**[07:13] Soldier B**
We found the letter on a wounded
soldier from Fort Vardosen
**[07:16] Soldier B**
who'd collapsed in front of the gate.
**[07:20] Soldier B**
He must have been pursued by
the enemy while delivering it.
**[07:23] Jean**
And the handwriting is Lupa's?
**[07:26] Soldier B**
A penmanship analysis confirmed it.
**[07:29] Dan**
The powerful mage must be
**[07:31] Dan**
the woman who broke through the barrier
at Fort Vakmakro all by herself.
**[07:39] Jean**
So even if we hole up here,
they could still break in.
**[07:45] Jean**
If there's only five thousand of them,
**[07:47] Jean**
let's fight them on the field.
**[07:49] Jean**
Mages are a pesky bunch,
but close combat isn't their forte.
**[07:52] Jean**
And they'll find it difficult to keep
their aqua magia supply up.
**[07:58] Jean**
Can you handle it?
**[07:59] Dan**
My cavalry does its best work in the field.
**[08:03] Dan**
I'll bring you the enemy general's head.
**[08:08] sign**
Fort Vardosen
**[08:09] Lupa**
I wrote to Castle Rolto as you requested.
**[08:12] Lupa**
I smeared blood on both the letter
and the soldier carrying it, as well.
**[08:16] Lupa**
I've also informed the other forts of the plan
**[08:20] Lupa**
and instructed their forces not to interfere.
**[08:23] Ars**
Thank you.
**[08:25] Lupa**
Let us take the field, then.
**[08:27] Ars**
No. If you deploy, they'll know that
you've betrayed Castle Rolto.
**[08:33] Ars**
Please wait here until the
operation is finished.
**[08:36] sign**
Lupa Luzton
**[08:36] Lupa**
Castle Rolto hosts a cavalry that's
extremely effective in the field.
**[08:40] Lupa**
You won't stand a chance
with a mere five thousand men.
**[08:43] Ars**
If we lose, continue to fight as part of
Lord Vasmarque's forces as you've been doing.
**[08:50] Lupa**
But—
**[08:50] Ars**
But if we manage to win, please join us.
**[08:58] Ars**
I'll do everything in my
power to save your wife.
**[09:05] Ars**
Wait for my return.
**[09:09] Lupa**
Very well.
**[09:11] sign**
Castle Samkh
**[09:13] Rosell**
Here's our plan.
**[09:15] Rosell**
We'll send a force of five thousand
to lure out the enemy.
**[09:15] sign**
Couran's Force
5,000 soldiers
**[09:18] sign**
Rolto's Force
10,000 soldiers
**[09:18] Rosell**
We'll pretend to be losing
and fake a retreat,
**[09:22] Rosell**
then meet up with the remaining
five thousand hiding in the forest
**[09:22] sign**
Ambush
5,000 soldiers
**[09:25] Rosell**
and strike the enemy with all we have.
**[09:28] Rosell**
Meanwhile, while Castle Rolto is empty,
**[09:31] Rosell**
we'll have Shadow infiltrate
and rescue the hostages.
**[09:35] Ars**
I see! Two birds with one stone.
**[09:38] Rosell**
There's just one thing that worries me...
**[09:41] Rietz**
To fake a retreat means evading enemy attacks
**[09:45] Rietz**
and staying safe while fleeing.
**[09:47] Rietz**
It's harder than it may seem.
**[09:50] Rietz**
And against an enemy force twice our size,
**[09:52] Rietz**
they may well destroy us before we get away.
**[09:55] Clamant**
I understand.
**[09:57] Clamant**
The Maitraw Company will act
as the decoy force, then.
**[10:02] Rosell**
We can't have that.
**[10:03] Clamant**
What?
**[10:04] Rosell**
Our opponent will only deploy against us if
it's our main force led by our head general.
**[10:10] Rosell**
We can't let them think it's a detachment.
**[10:14] Mireille**
I see.
**[10:15] Mireille**
In other words, the dangerous decoy role...
**[10:19] Mireille**
has to be played by Ars and Lumeire.
**[10:25] sign**
Battlefield
**[10:35] Lumeire**
Ars.
**[10:37] Ars**
Everyone!
**[10:39] Ars**
The battle ahead will be more
unforgiving than any we've faced before!
**[10:43] Ars**
But to achieve victory...
**[10:45] Ars**
To bring peace to Missian...
**[10:47] Ars**
We must see this through!
**[10:58] Ars**
I believe in what you can do!
**[11:02] Ars**
Canarre Army, charge!
**[11:16] Canarre Soldier A**
Got you!
**[11:18] Dan**
You're in the way!
**[11:21] Dan**
Clear the road, peons!
**[11:24] Billy**
It's the Castle Rolto cavalry!
**[11:27] Billy**
They're here!
**[11:29] Charlotte**
Forma Igni Erupt!
**[11:32] Dan**
What?
**[11:38] Ars**
*Wh-Who is that man?*
**[11:41] Ars**
* The leader of that cavalry has*
* stats on par with Rietz's!*
**[11:47] Ars**
*No, it's not just him...*
**[11:50] Ars**
*Everyone in the cavalry has really high stats!*
**[11:53] Rosell**
About half of their force is cavalry.
**[11:55] Rosell**
This may prove a very difficult battle.
**[11:59] Rietz**
Stay strong, men!
**[12:02] Rietz**
The cavalry will use their mobility
to come at us from all angles!
**[12:06] Rietz**
Take formations that
allow for no blind spots!
**[12:09] Rietz**
Their high mobility compromises
their defenses!
**[12:12] Rietz**
A single hit will take them down!
**[12:16] sign**
Castle Rolto
**[12:19] Maria**
What's going on out there?
**[12:20] Maria**
Some kind of commotion...
**[12:23] Soldier C**
Excuse me, ladies!
**[12:25] Soldier C**
The battle with Couran's army has begun.
**[12:28] Soldier C**
We're moving you just to be safe.
**[12:30] Hostage A**
We're finally at war...
**[12:32] Hostage B**
I'm frightened!
**[12:33] Maria**
Lupa, dear... Please be safe.
**[12:38] Soldier C**
C'mon, hurry—
**[12:41] Pham**
So you're the hostages?
We're getting you out of here.
**[12:45] Hostage A**
It's the enemy!
**[12:46] Hostage A**
Someone save us!
**[12:49] Pham**
I'm here on a mission to
return you to your families.
**[12:52] Pham**
When I take a job, I see it through.
**[12:55] Pham**
Rest easy and come along.
**[13:01] Maria**
Thank you.
**[13:03] Lumeire**
Ars, it's time to begin.
**[13:06] Ars**
Right.
**[13:09] Lumeire**
All forces, retreat!
**[13:10] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[13:12] Lumeire**
Retreat!
**[13:17] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[13:17] Lumeire**
All forces, retreat! Fall back!
**[13:34] Dan**
Fleeing to the forest, eh?
**[13:36] Dan**
Guess they don't know
how fast our cavalry is.
**[13:40] Dan**
After them! Don't let a single one escape!
**[13:43] Jean**
Wait.
**[13:45] Jean**
The retreat is a ruse.
**[13:47] Dan**
What?
**[13:49] Jean**
Those aren't the faces of a frightened force.
**[13:53] Cavalry A**
So it's a trap?
**[13:55] Cavalry A**
What do we do?
**[13:57] Jean**
I'll join in the fight.
**[14:00] Jean**
Dan, get around ahead of them
and divide their forces in twain.
**[14:04] Jean**
Don't pursue them too far.
**[14:05] Dan**
Sir!
**[14:06] Cavalry A**
Are you sure about leaving Lord Jean to lead?
**[14:10] Cavalry A**
He doesn't look like a fighter to me.
**[14:12] Dan**
Don't be ridiculous.
**[14:14] Dan**
Lord Jean's even more fearsome than me.
**[14:19] Dan**
He and I were born into the house
of the leader of a band of horsemen.
**[14:24] Dan**
We attacked villages,
sparing neither women nor children.
**[14:28] Dan**
Even the governor of Missian
was terrified of us.
**[14:32] Dan**
But...
**[14:40] (Flashback) Young Jean**
Want to come with me?
**[14:44] Dan**
There was a bounty on Jean's father.
**[14:47] Dan**
Jean killed him, presented
his head to the governor,
**[14:49] Dan**
and was made a noble for it.
**[14:54] sign**
Cavalry
**[14:56] Lumeire**
Is the enemy army in pursuit?
**[14:59] Ars**
Everyone, we're almost to the forest!
**[15:07] Ars**
They've divided our forces?
**[15:09] Rietz**
Stay calm!
**[15:10] Rietz**
Let's regroup and drive them back!
**[15:12] Jean**
I won't let you do that.
**[15:18] Jean**
Why pretend to run away?
**[15:21] Jean**
I can see in your eyes that it's a lie.
**[15:24] Jean**
However...
**[15:29] Jean**
I won't simply let you have your way.
**[15:36] Jean**
I pity your horses.
**[15:38] Jean**
They can't make use of their
speed with all that heavy armor.
**[15:43] Jean**
With enough speed and skill,
you don't need armor.
**[15:47] Charlotte**
Rietz!
**[15:48] Charlotte**
I can fend that jerk off.
**[15:51] Charlotte**
You take this one and go to Ars!
**[15:57] Rietz**
Charlotte, I'm counting on you!
**[16:03] Charlotte**
Let's do this, guys!
**[16:08] Ars**
I can see the entrance to the forest!
**[16:10] Ars**
We're almost there!
**[16:11] Canarre Soldier B**
Sir!
**[16:15] Canarre Soldier B**
We're under attack!
**[16:17] Henry**
Where did that come from?!
**[16:19] Lumeire**
Ars!
**[16:24] Baron**
Go on! Hurry!
**[16:26] Baron**
We'll hold them off here!
**[16:31] Clamant**
They're falling apart.
**[16:33] Clamant**
We'll get the request for backup soon.
**[16:36] Clamant**
Get ready.
**[16:37] Mireille**
A third of our soldiers are out of the fight!
**[16:40] Mireille**
If they take you guys down, too,
this operation is a failure!
**[16:44] Lumeire**
We're no longer playing decoy.
**[16:46] Lumeire**
Ars!
**[16:48] Lumeire**
It's over!
**[16:49] Lumeire**
We might really be wiped out at this rate!
**[16:52] Lumeire**
Call for Clamant's aid!
**[16:55] Henry**
Lord Ars!
**[17:03] Ars**
No.
**[17:04] Ars**
Lord Lumeire...
**[17:06] Ars**
We'll carry out the plan!
**[17:10] Lumeire**
Ars, look around you!
**[17:12] Lumeire**
They're going to eradicate us
before we reach the forest!
**[17:15] Ars**
Even if we call for aid,
**[17:17] Ars**
we can't beat their cavalry on open terrain!
**[17:20] Ars**
And some of our soldiers
are still holding on to hope.
**[17:25] Ars**
As their leader, if even one of
them still believes we can win,
**[17:30] Ars**
I don't want to give up until I have to!
**[17:35] Ars**
Everyone! This is going
to be a difficult battle.
**[17:38] Ars**
But if we can hold out here,
we will claim victory!
**[17:43] Ars**
Will you have faith and follow me?!
**[17:56] Clamant**
Oh? He's not going to ask for our help?
**[18:00] Clamant**
But...
**[18:03] Rosell**
The enemy's gone?
**[18:03] sign**
Unexpected Reinforcements
**[18:05] Lumeire**
Where did they go?
**[18:08] Rosell**
Lord Ars! Look out!
**[18:10] Dan**
It's over!
**[18:15] Ars**
Rietz!
**[18:16] Rietz**
I'm sorry I'm late!
**[18:18] Dan**
A single new soldier isn't enough to stop us!
**[18:24] Rietz**
Is that all you've got?!
**[18:31] Ars**
*Just having Rietz here raised morale.*
**[18:34] Ars**
*Almost there...*
**[18:35] Ars**
*We're almost to the forest!*
**[18:39] Lumeire**
Are those...
**[18:41] Lumeire**
Enemy reinforcements?!
**[18:46] Rosell**
We've got enemies on either side!
**[18:47] Rosell**
There's nowhere to run!
**[18:51] Ars**
*Is this...*
**[18:53] Ars**
*Is this the end?*
**[18:59] Dan**
What the...
**[19:01] Lumeire**
What's going on?
**[19:06] Lupa**
Ars, we've come to support you!
**[19:09] Ars**
Lord Lupa?!
**[19:11] Lumeire**
Follow Lupa!
**[19:16] Mireille**
The tide has turned.
**[19:18] Dan**
He betrayed us, eh?
**[19:19] Dan**
Let's retreat and regroup!
**[19:22] Dan**
But...
**[19:24] Dan**
Not without a parting shot!
**[19:30] Ars**
Lord Lupa!
**[19:34] Ars**
Are you all right?!
**[19:36] Lupa**
It's just a scratch. I'm fine.
**[19:39] Lumeire**
Lupa!
**[19:40] Lumeire**
I'm Lumeire, headman of Canarre.
**[19:42] Lumeire**
You saved our lives. Thanks to you—
**[19:44] Ars**
Why did you come here?!
**[19:49] Ars**
You may have saved us,
**[19:51] Ars**
but now they'll know you betrayed them!
**[19:54] Ars**
You've cut off your own line of escape!
**[19:57] Ars**
If we lose here...
**[20:00] Lupa**
That's exactly what did it.
**[20:04] Lupa**
Missian is currently at war.
These are dangerous times.
**[20:08] Lupa**
Danger drives men to desperation,
**[20:10] Lupa**
narrows their perspective,
**[20:12] Lupa**
makes them unable to care about others.
**[20:15] Lupa**
But you're risking your life to save my wife.
**[20:21] Lupa**
I could not stand idle in
the face of such mettle.
**[20:25] Lupa**
It was a foolhardy decision.
I might lose everything.
**[20:29] Lupa**
But I have no regrets.
**[20:31] Ars**
Still...
**[20:32] Lupa**
Do you remember what you said
to me during our negotiation?
**[20:37] Lupa**
You said you wanted my aid.
**[20:41] Lupa**
I am a knight.
**[20:43] Lupa**
To serve a superior master is
the greatest honor I can know.
**[20:52] Lupa**
Lord Ars, I put my life in your hands.
**[20:57] Ars**
Lord Lupa...
**[20:58] Ars**
Thank you for coming. For believing in me.
**[21:03] Ars**
Let's win this battle!
**[21:06] Dan**
Use sound magic to alert the castle.
**[21:09] Dan**
Lupa's betrayed us.
**[21:11] Dan**
Kill the hostage!
**[21:13] Pham**
This privy leads to the aqueduct outside.
**[21:17] Pham**
The gate's open, so get out
while no one's watching.
**[21:21] Shadow A**
We'll start with the pregnant one.
**[21:26] Maria**
I'm fine to go last.
**[21:28] Maria**
Take the others first.
**[21:36] Shadow A**
You're the last one.
**[21:38] Pham**
Be careful.
**[21:39] Maria**
I will.
**[21:42] Soldier A**
The hostages have escaped!
**[21:44] Soldier A**
Seal the exits!
**[21:45] Soldier A**
There could be spies!
**[21:47] Soldier B**
Lord Dan's orders!
**[21:49] Soldier B**
Find the hostage...
**[21:51] Soldier B**
and kill her!
**[23:25] Rietz**
Watch me, Lord Ars.
**[23:27] Rietz**
Next time, I will defeat the enemy!
**[23:29] Ars**
Rietz, you're acting different...
**[23:31] Rietz**
I'll do everything I can
to bring my soldiers home.
**[23:35] Ars**
I trust you, Rietz.
**[23:37] sign**
Next Time Family
**[23:37] Ars**
Next time: "Family."
# E20 - Family
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**[00:15] sign**
Castle Rolto
**[00:22] Pham**
Already onto us, huh?
**[00:24] Pham**
We can't use the waterway anymore.
**[00:26] Pham**
We'll have to find another way out.
**[00:29] Pham**
Hey, you! Keep quiet!
**[00:32] Pham**
*Don't tell me she's in labor now!*
**[00:36] Pham**
*No! This is the worst possible time!*
**[00:38] Pham**
*Make any noise, and they'll find us!*
**[00:41] Soldier D**
Search everywhere!
**[00:43] Soldiers**
Sir!
**[00:52] Soldier**
Don't tell me...
**[00:53] Soldier E**
The gate on the eastern waterway is broken!
**[00:56] Soldier E**
The hostages escaped through there!
**[01:06] Pham**
I think they're gone.
**[01:11] Pham**
You endured that well. Are you all right?
**[01:14] Maria**
I'm fine.
**[01:15] Maria**
A misstep on my part would ruin
the efforts of Lupa and the others.
**[01:21] Maria**
Let's go.
**[01:24] Pham**
Don't worry. I'll make sure
you get back to your family.
**[01:28] Maria**
Thank you.
**[01:30] Pham**
You noble wives sure have some grit.
**[01:34] Licia**
Did I just hear something?
**[01:45] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[01:49] Sign**
Season 2
**[03:03] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[03:03] Sign**
Season 2
**[03:08] sign**
Episode 20 Family
**[03:10] Ars**
We did it! We made it to the forest!
**[03:14] Lumeire**
Ars!
**[03:15] Lumeire**
We survived the fake retreat.
**[03:18] Lumeire**
Our forces were able to keep the
faith because of your leadership.
**[03:23] Lumeire**
Well done!
**[03:24] Ars**
No, I owe it to you all!
**[03:26] Ars**
Thank you!
**[03:28] Ars**
Now the only question is if the enemy
will chase us into the woods.
**[03:33] Rietz**
Lord Ars, I believe the enemy commander
realized the retreat was a ruse.
**[03:38] Rietz**
They may not pursue any farther.
**[03:41] Rosell**
No, they will.
**[03:43] Rosell**
The plan Mireille and I worked out
should be springing into action now!
**[03:52] Cavalry A**
After chasing them this far,
you want to go back to the castle?
**[03:56] Jean**
Yes. This is a trap.
**[03:59] Jean**
If we enter the forest now,
they'll have us right where they want us.
**[04:02] Cavalry B**
But we've taken out a third of their forces!
**[04:06] Cavalry B**
Even if they've set a trap,
surely we can power through it.
**[04:09] Cavalry A**
Yes! We almost have them!
**[04:12] Jean**
We've done a fair amount
of damage to their forces.
**[04:15] Jean**
Better to return to the castle
and prepare for siege
**[04:18] Jean**
than to press the attack
and take losses of our own.
**[04:20] Cavalry A**
B-But...
**[04:27] Cavalry B**
Hey, stop! Didn't you
hear Lord Jean's orders?!
**[04:30] Soldier A**
Damn! They're trying to take the
enemy commander themselves!
**[04:35] Soldier B**
No fair! I want in, too!
**[04:41] Cavalry B**
What now?
**[04:42] Jean**
Let them go.
**[04:44] Jean**
No need to put ourselves at risk
to protect the short-sighted.
**[04:48] Jean**
We'll withdraw.
**[04:52] Dan**
No one takes that Malkan's head but me!
**[04:55] Jean**
The fool...
**[04:56] Jean**
After them!
**[05:01] Dawson**
They're in pursuit!
**[05:05] Mireille**
Looks like the plan worked.
**[05:07] Rosell**
Mireille and I cooked up a plan
before the battle began.
**[05:11] Rosell**
Once soldiers get a taste of victory,
it's very hard to hold them back.
**[05:18] Rosell**
If the pursuit succeeds,
they'll distinguish themselves
**[05:21] Rosell**
and earn the spoils that are
essential to a soldier's livelihood.
**[05:25] Rosell**
Even if their general tries to stop them,
they'll blind themselves to the risk.
**[05:31] Rosell**
I had Mireille and a few others steal
enemy armor in the chaos, put it on,
**[05:36] Rosell**
and infiltrate their ranks
while they were regrouping.
**[05:39] Rosell**
If they dash out at just the right time,
**[05:42] Rosell**
it'll provoke the others into pursuit!
**[05:45] Ars**
That's an amazing plan! Nice work, you two!
**[05:49] Lumeire**
That explains why I haven't
seen Mireille in a while.
**[05:54] Canarre Soldier**
Lord Ars!
**[05:56] Ars**
Clamant! Hammond!
**[05:56] sign**
The Maitraw Company
**[05:59] Ars**
I'm sorry for the wait!
**[06:01] Maitraw Merc A**
Captain, the enemy is in pursuit!
**[06:03] Clamant**
All right. Everyone, take positions.
**[06:06] Ars**
This will likely be the decisive battle.
**[06:08] Ars**
We'll prepare to fight, as well!
**[06:10] Canarre Soldiers**
Sir!
**[06:11] Clamant**
No, no need for that.
**[06:13] Clamant**
You risked complete annihilation,
but you made it here, as promised.
**[06:18] Clamant**
You've got more guts than I thought.
**[06:23] Clamant**
Rest your soldiers here.
**[06:26] Clamant**
This is our job now.
**[06:36] Rolto Soldier C**
Huh? Where'd those guys who ran off first go?
**[06:39] Rolto Soldier A**
Who cares? Fewer rivals to deal with!
**[06:41] Rolto Soldier A**
I'll be taking the biggest glories here!
**[06:44] Rolto Soldier B**
There they are!
**[06:45] Rolto Soldier C**
Take 'em out!
**[06:52] Rolto Soldier A**
Who are these guys?!
**[06:54] Rolto Soldier B**
That crest...
**[06:55] Rolto Soldier A**
The Maitraw Company?!
**[06:58] Rolto Soldier A**
What are they doing here?!
**[06:59] Rolto Soldier F**
Where's the Canarre Army?!
**[07:01] Rolto Soldier C**
S-Something's...
**[07:23] Rolto Soldier D**
I lost my blade!
**[07:27] Rolto Soldier B**
Just how damn strong is that guy?!
**[07:30] Rolto Soldier B**
Is he the Demon of Maitraw?!
**[07:33] Rolto Soldier B**
Retreat! Get out of the forest!
**[07:41] Rolto Soldier B**
W-We're surrounded!
**[07:43] Ars**
They're so strong...
**[07:44] Mireille**
Nice going.
**[07:47] Rosell**
Mireille! And Charlotte!
**[07:49] Ars**
You're all safe?
**[07:51] Charlotte**
You bet.
**[07:52] Mireille**
Those mercenaries chased the enemy to
a dead end and have them surrounded.
**[07:58] Mireille**
In the forest, they can't
utilize their speed or escape.
**[08:06] Lumeire**
It's no wonder they're known
as the best in the business.
**[08:09] Lumeire**
They're completely unfazed.
**[08:11] Lumeire**
This is the Maitraw Company!
**[08:15] Ars**
What a remarkable ally to have.
**[08:19] sign**
Duel
**[08:23] Clamant**
It's their cavalry captain!
**[08:24] Clamant**
Capture that unit!
**[08:27] Dan**
You're in the way. Clear out!
**[08:30] Maitraw A**
Not good! He broke through!
**[08:34] Ars**
He's coming at *us*?!
**[08:37] Ars**
Rietz!
**[08:43] Canarre Soldier A**
G-Get him!
**[08:49] Dan**
C'mere, Malkan!
**[08:51] Dan**
I'm taking your head!
**[08:54] Rietz**
You dared turn your blade on Lord Ars.
**[08:58] Rietz**
I will make you regret angering me.
**[09:05] Ars**
What do we do? They're locked in a duel.
**[09:09] Ars**
* I'm pretty sure they both have*
* exceptional fighting stats...*
**[09:15] Ars**
* Rietz has a Prowess of 89*
* and an Infantry aptitude of A.*
**[09:21] Ars**
* His opponent also has a Prowess of 89*
* and an Infantry aptitude of A!*
**[09:28] Dan**
You can't fully block my attacks
with that short little sword!
**[09:32] Ars**
This isn't good! He's overwhelming Rietz!
**[09:36] Lumeire**
The enemy has heavy equipment
with a longer range.
**[09:39] Lumeire**
Even Rietz might be at a disadvantage here.
**[09:42] Dan**
What's the matter? You keep backing off!
**[09:46] Ars**
Look out!
**[09:47] Dan**
Gotcha!
**[09:54] Mireille**
He pretended to be on the back
foot to lure him to the tree!
**[09:59] Rietz**
This is over!
**[10:07] Ars**
Rietz won?
**[10:09] Canarre Soldier A**
He did it!
**[10:10] Canarre Soldier B**
Tie him up!
**[10:12] Ars**
* In pure combat stats,*
* Rietz and his opponent were equals.*
**[10:16] sign**
Ingenuity 95
**[10:16] sign**
Ingenuity 48
**[10:17] Ars**
*But Rietz wasn't just fighting.*
**[10:19] Ars**
* He was watching the big picture*
* and cooking up tactics to win.*
**[10:23] Ars**
*He won with ingenuity!*
**[10:25] Ars**
*Having both ingenuity and skill in combat...*
**[10:28] Ars**
*Rietz really is amazing.*
**[10:31] Dan**
All right, I lost!
**[10:32] Dan**
Finish me already!
**[10:36] Rietz**
I cannot forgive you for attacking Lord Ars.
**[10:39] Rietz**
However... there's a lot I have
to learn from your strength.
**[10:45] Rietz**
It was an honor to fight you.
**[10:50] Canarre Soldier**
Lord Ars!
**[10:51] Canarre Soldier**
The enemy general!
**[10:52] Canarre Soldier**
He's charging in with their whole army!
**[10:55] Ars**
*A Prowess of 92?!*
**[10:57] Ars**
*Not good! That's higher than Rietz's!*
**[11:00] Clamant**
Stand back.
**[11:01] Ars**
Clamant! Be careful!
**[11:05] Jean**
Dan!
**[11:06] Jean**
Damn you...
**[11:19] Ars**
*He took the enemy general... in one strike?!*
**[11:22] Ars**
*He's incredible!*
**[11:24] Ars**
* Is this what a Prowess*
* of over a hundred can do?*
**[11:34] Rolto Soldier B**
Lord Jean!
**[11:35] Rolto Soldier G**
What do we do?!
**[11:36] Rolto Soldier G**
They got Lord Jean, too!
**[11:40] Clamant**
Anyone here want to fight me?
**[11:50] Rietz**
We'll take any survivors alive!
**[11:51] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[11:53] Rietz**
Surrender, all of you!
**[11:56] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[12:02] Rietz**
Lord Ars.
**[12:05] Ars**
Everyone!
**[12:06] Ars**
The enemy was strong, and we
were strategically disadvantaged.
**[12:09] Ars**
It was an incredibly difficult battle.
**[12:11] Ars**
But you all stayed in the fight,
fought well, and won!
**[12:18] Ars**
We are now victorious!
**[12:30] Dan**
This is my fault.
**[12:32] Dan**
Because I lost...
**[12:40] Lumeire**
No!
**[12:41] Ars**
Don't do it!
**[12:46] Jean**
Stop it, Dan!
**[12:49] Dan**
What are you doing?! Let me go!
**[12:53] Jean**
I don't really know what I'm doing myself.
**[13:00] Jean**
When you ran after the enemy,
I could have simply let you go.
**[13:06] Jean**
Normally, that's what I would have done.
**[13:09] Jean**
But for some reason, I remembered...
**[13:13] Jean**
the taste of that soup you gave me.
**[13:18] Jean**
Dan, I think...
I'm relieved that you're alive.
**[13:29] Dan**
Don't cry, Jean. That's not like you.
**[13:32] Dan**
When this battle's over,
**[13:34] Dan**
let's go back to our homeland together.
**[13:42] Ars**
Lord Lupa!
**[13:44] Lupa**
Lord Ars. You're taking the enemy general
and soldiers prisoner instead of killing them?
**[13:48] Ars**
Yes. We're going to send them to Semplar.
**[13:51] Ars**
Thank you for all your help.
**[13:54] Ars**
If you hadn't saved us, we'd be...
**[13:57] Lupa**
Your skill is the reason
I decided to help you.
**[14:01] Lupa**
I'm glad I could be of service.
**[14:03] Ars**
Now you'll get to see your wife, won't you?
**[14:07] Ars**
I'm sure Pham saved her...
**[14:10] Ars**
Lord Lupa? Are you all right?!
**[14:13] Ars**
We need a doctor!
**[14:15] Ars**
So much blood...
**[14:20] Ars**
You said it wasn't that bad...
**[14:22] Ars**
Why didn't you tell me earlier?
**[14:28] Lupa**
It was a hard battle with
our side at a disadvantage.
**[14:31] Lupa**
I didn't want to collapse and lower morale.
**[14:36] Ars**
Lord Lupa...
**[14:38] Doctor**
Lord Ars.
**[14:39] Doctor**
I've stopped the bleeding,
but he's lost a lot of blood.
**[14:44] Doctor**
If he loses consciousness,
he may never regain it.
**[14:48] Ars**
Lord Lupa, he says it's just a flesh wound!
**[14:50] Ars**
I'm sure you'll recover!
**[14:53] Lupa**
If I die now, I will have no regrets.
**[14:58] Ars**
Don't talk that way!
**[14:59] Ars**
This can't be...
**[15:04] Lupa**
Lord Ars, do you have a dream?
**[15:08] Lupa**
I have one.
**[15:10] Lupa**
That someday... someday,
when the fighting is over
**[15:14] Lupa**
and peace returns to the land,
**[15:17] Lupa**
I'd live in a small house.
**[15:20] Lupa**
My child would play in
the garden with our dog.
**[15:23] Lupa**
And my wife would be smiling beside me.
**[15:27] Lupa**
That is my dream.
**[15:29] Lupa**
It's what I fought for...
so I regret nothing.
**[15:34] Ars**
I'm going to create that peaceful world!
**[15:36] Ars**
So you can't give up yet!
**[15:38] Ars**
Lord Lupa!
**[15:42] Lupa**
* Thinking back, my life has*
* been nothing but fighting.*
**[15:46] Lupa**
* I'd gotten it into my head that*
* that's all it would ever be.*
**[15:52] Lupa**
*And yet...*
**[15:56] Lupa**
*Maria opened my eyes to a whole new world.*
**[16:01] Lupa**
* When I was with her, the smallest*
* things would bring me happiness.*
**[16:07] Lupa**
* As long as I had her by my side,*
* I didn't need anything else.*
**[16:21] Lupa**
* Of course... you'll guide me off*
* here at the end, as well?*
**[16:34] Maria**
Dear! Come back to me!
**[16:38] Lupa**
Is that you, Maria?
**[16:39] Maria**
Yes, it's me!
**[16:41] Doctor**
It's a miracle! He's awake!
**[16:47] Lupa**
You're safe?!
**[16:49] Maria**
Yes. And so are you...
**[16:52] Pham**
It was a close one, but we made it.
**[16:56] Pham**
That was my first time playing midwife.
**[17:03] Maria**
Hold your child.
**[17:13] Maria**
I'm so glad you're safe.
**[17:24] Ars**
What a relief.
**[17:26] Ars**
Truly...
**[17:27] Ars**
Pham, thank you so much!
**[17:31] Ars**
I don't know how to express my gratitude...
**[17:34] Pham**
Not a bad job if I get to see this at the end.
**[17:41] sign**
Funeral
**[17:51] Canarre Soldier A**
Lord Lumeire.
**[17:52] Canarre Soldier A**
We've finished burying
the soldiers from both sides.
**[17:56] Lumeire**
Right.
**[17:57] Lumeire**
Ars.
**[18:00] Ars**
This was a fiercer battle
than any we've faced so far.
**[18:06] Ars**
I believe that bearing up
to the imminent danger
**[18:09] Ars**
has made us stronger than ever before.
**[18:14] Ars**
But so many soldiers died to end this war.
**[18:21] Ars**
It's natural to see casualties in war.
Expected, even.
**[18:27] Ars**
But everyone who fell on our side,
and the enemy's, as well...
**[18:32] Ars**
They had families they loved and things
they were fighting to protect, too.
**[18:38] Ars**
That's why...
**[18:40] Ars**
To make sure these sacrifices aren't in vain,
**[18:43] Ars**
we must create a better future.
**[18:52] Ars**
Even if we're on different sides,
**[18:54] Ars**
I know we share a desire to
protect what we care about
**[18:58] Ars**
and to create a peaceful world.
**[19:03] Ars**
Let's keep on winning until
we can forge a future
**[19:05] Ars**
that everyone can be happy with.
**[19:13] Lumiere**
That's the silhouette of a general.
**[19:41] Rietz**
What are you doing here all by yourself?
**[19:46] Ars**
I'm writing letters.
**[19:49] Rietz**
Letters?
**[19:50] Rietz**
So many... to whom?
**[19:52] Ars**
The families of the fallen soldiers.
**[19:58] Ars**
They all have people awaiting their return.
**[20:03] Ars**
People who'll never see them again.
**[20:06] Ars**
So at the very least...
**[20:08] Ars**
I wanted to tell their
families what they did,
**[20:11] Ars**
how they met their end,
**[20:14] Ars**
and how they lived as warriors.
**[20:21] Ars**
This one is for Carl, the son of a baker.
**[20:25] Ars**
He was a generous man who always
gave me more bread than I could eat.
**[20:30] Ars**
This is Baron, who served at our estate.
**[20:34] Ars**
When he passed, he...
**[20:38] Ars**
He was... protecting me.
**[20:49] Ars**
When times were good, we laughed together.
**[20:53] Ars**
When times were hard,
we came together to get through.
**[20:56] Ars**
They were all a part of my family.
**[21:03] Ars**
I'm sorry. I tried to put on a
good showing for everyone.
**[21:08] Ars**
I'm sure my father would be
disappointed to see me like this.
**[21:15] Rietz**
It's all right to let us see you like this.
**[21:20] Ars**
Rietz...
**[21:22] Rietz**
Do you mind if I help you with the letters?
**[21:27] Ars**
Thank you.
**[21:39] Rosell**
Charlotte.
**[21:41] Rosell**
Aren't you going to take them their meals?
**[21:45] Charlotte**
Nah, let's give them some time alone.
**[23:25] Ars**
Rietz, you were awesome back there!
**[23:27] Rietz**
But Pham outshone me this time around.
**[23:30] Ars**
That's not true!
**[23:31] Ars**
Pham really is amazing, though.
**[23:34] Ars**
He's a good person, too!
**[23:35] Rietz**
A good person?
**[23:36] sign**
Next Time The Shadow's Future
**[23:37] Ars**
Yes!
**[23:38] Ars**
Next time: "The Shadow's Future."
# E21 - A New Threat
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**[00:01] Ars**
* With their general defeated*
* and only a few soldiers remaining,*
**[00:03] sign**
Castle Rolto
**[00:05] Ars**
*Castle Rolto surrendered*
**[00:08] Ars**
*and we entered safely.*
**[00:11] sign**
Episode 21 The Shadow's Future
**[00:14] Lumeire**
It was a long battle, but we
managed to take Castle Rolto.
**[00:20] Lumeire**
How are our troops?
**[00:22] Ars**
Sir.
**[00:23] Ars**
The severely wounded have been
sent home to recuperate.
**[00:27] Ars**
The lightly injured are recovering
with treatment from the medics,
**[00:30] Ars**
so they should be ready again soon.
**[00:33] Lumeire**
I see.
**[00:34] Lumeire**
Then we need only wait for Lord Couran
to return from Castle Staatz.
**[00:38] Pham**
Hey!
**[00:39] Pham**
My payout for this job was
ten gold and thirty silvers.
**[00:44] Pham**
You're one silver short.
**[00:46] Ars**
What? I'm so sorry!
**[00:48] Ars**
I must have miscounted in the
chaos after the battle...
**[00:52] Pham**
Get it together, kid.
**[00:54] Pham**
I want every copper you promised.
**[00:58] Ars**
I'll be more careful.
**[00:59] Pham**
You'd better.
**[01:01] Ars**
*Pham's really on the ball.*
**[01:04] Ars**
Oh, by the way, Pham, about your next job...
**[01:10] Ars**
I'd like you to bring word
of our victory to Lord Couran,
**[01:13] Ars**
then report back about the
situation at Castle Staatz.
**[01:16] Ars**
Could you do that?
**[01:18] Pham**
As I told you before,
**[01:20] Pham**
there's no job I can't handle.
**[01:23] Pham**
But you've got me working
without any breaks here.
**[01:26] Pham**
I'll be expecting serious compensation.
**[01:37] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[01:41] sign**
Season 2
**[02:55] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[02:55] sign**
Season 2
**[03:00] sign**
A New Threat
**[03:03] Glenn**
We're almost to the supply corps' camp.
**[03:07] Pham**
Right.
**[03:10] Hugo**
I don't mean to question
your judgment, sir...
**[03:14] Hugo**
But we're just hired hands.
**[03:17] Hugo**
You're going to make the kid cry
if you get too carried away.
**[03:21] Pham**
I understand what you're saying.
**[03:24] Pham**
But Lamberg's winning streak
means they pay well.
**[03:28] Pham**
Besides, I think he—
**[03:30] Glenn**
Boss!
**[03:32] Glenn**
The camp...
**[03:34] Pham**
Yeah.
**[03:37] sign**
Couran's Army Supply Camp
**[03:37] Couran Soldier C**
Get the supplies out of here!
**[03:40] Couran Soldier A**
Put out the fire!
**[03:44] Couran Soldier A**
Hurry! It's all burning up!
**[03:46] Pham**
Hey.
**[03:48] Couran Soldier A**
Who the hell are you?!
**[03:50] Pham**
I'm a mercenary hired by Ars Louvent,
Lord of Lamberg.
**[03:54] Pham**
I was dispatched here with tidings.
**[03:55] Pham**
What's going on?
**[03:57] Couran Soldier A**
R-Right...
**[03:59] Couran Soldier A**
The enemy appeared out of nowhere
and set our stores ablaze.
**[04:03] Couran Soldier A**
We heard the other supply
corps were attacked, as well.
**[04:07] Pham**
How bad is the damage?
**[04:09] Couran Soldier A**
I suspect we've lost...
half of our provisions and aqua magia.
**[04:15] Pham**
Then I've got bigger priorities
than tracking down Couran.
**[04:19] Pham**
Contract Ars at once!
**[04:22] sign**
Castle Staatz
**[04:24] sign**
Headman of Verzud
Canses Vandol
**[04:24] Canses**
I hear the ambushes were successful.
**[04:27] Canses**
Well done, Thomas.
**[04:29] sign**
Thomas Grangeon
**[04:30] Thomas**
It wasn't easy.
**[04:32] Thomas**
Lord Couran was quite cautious,
**[04:34] Thomas**
setting up multiple supply camps like that...
**[04:38] Thomas**
But we managed to take most of them out.
**[04:42] Canses**
Still, Castle Staatz is well defended,
with tens of thousands of troops within.
**[04:48] Canses**
Was it really necessary to
target their aqua magia?
**[04:52] Thomas**
Lord Canses.
**[04:54] Thomas**
Magic is the heart of modern warfare.
**[04:57] Thomas**
Even the most stalwart of
castles may fall before it.
**[05:00] Thomas**
Couran's army in particular was carrying
a great deal of explosion aqua magia.
**[05:05] Canses**
I see.
**[05:07] Thomas**
But we'll be safe for a while yet.
**[05:11] Thomas**
Now that they've lost their
aqua magia and supplies,
**[05:14] Thomas**
we've drawn out this campaign.
**[05:17] Thomas**
If we can hold out until winter,
we'll have won.
**[05:22] Canses**
Then we can just sit back and wait?
**[05:25] Thomas**
No, we're dealing with Couran's army.
**[05:27] Thomas**
They're sure to plan a countermeasure.
**[05:30] Thomas**
So we need to strike their
weakness before then
**[05:33] Thomas**
and clinch our victory.
**[05:36] Canses**
Their weakness?
**[05:37] Thomas**
Lord Couran himself.
**[05:40] Canses**
Lord Couran?!
**[05:42] Canses**
But... loath as I am to admit it,
**[05:44] Canses**
Couran excels in combat.
**[05:47] Thomas**
And that excellence is his weakness.
**[05:51] Thomas**
Lord Couran *should* remain
in the safety of Semplar
**[05:54] Thomas**
and leave command of the
front line to his retainers.
**[05:57] Thomas**
But rather than delegate that duty,
his excellence compels him
**[06:01] Thomas**
to take the battlefield himself.
**[06:05] Thomas**
Which simultaneously leaves
him vulnerable to attack.
**[06:09] Canses**
I'd like to exploit that,
but he'll surely be well defended.
**[06:15] Canses**
Is it even possible?
**[06:16] Thomas**
Leave everything to me.
**[06:19] Thomas**
I've lost to them once already.
**[06:23] Thomas**
My pride demands that I put
an end to them this time.
**[06:31] Canses**
Glad to have you on my side.
**[06:34] sign**
Castle Rolto
**[06:35] Ars**
What?! Lord Couran's forces have lost
their supplies and aqua magia?!
**[06:40] Billy**
Shadow reports that their supply corps
**[06:44] Billy**
three kilometers to the southwest
of the main army was attacked.
**[06:50] Rosell**
Losing supplies might force us
into a drawn-out campaign.
**[06:55] Rosell**
If they were ambushed despite
Lord Couran's exceptional caution...
**[07:02] Rosell**
Do you think...
**[07:04] Mireille**
Without a doubt. My brother,
Thomas, is leading them.
**[07:10] Ars**
* The man who tried to blow up*
* Selena and everyone in Castle Samkh?*
**[07:16] Ars**
We can't afford a long campaign
with winter ahead of us, can we?
**[07:19] Ars**
We must hurry to their aid!
**[07:21] Rietz**
Let's assemble a unit at once.
**[07:24] Mireille**
Now, now. No need to be hasty.
**[07:27] Mireille**
Anything else to report?
**[07:29] Billy**
Yes.
**[07:30] Billy**
The enemy mage corps was seen taking
a large catalyzer to Mount Thorey.
**[07:36] Ars**
Mount Thorey?
**[07:38] Ars**
Lord Couran's forces are camped here, so...
**[07:41] Rietz**
They'd certainly be visible from the mountain.
**[07:45] Rosell**
Without their aqua magia,
Lord Couran's men can't use magic.
**[07:50] Rosell**
Meanwhile, the enemy is redirecting their mages from defense to attack.
**[07:54] Rosell**
Do they intend to launch a magic
attack from the mountain?
**[07:59] Lumeire**
No. The distance between
the two points is too great.
**[08:02] Lumeire**
A magic attack wouldn't reach them.
**[08:05] Rosell**
That's true.
**[08:07] Mireille**
If we don't intervene,
I think Lord Couran might die.
**[08:14] Ars**
What do you mean?!
**[08:16] Mireille**
Shadow's still near the supply corps, right?
**[08:19] Mireille**
Tell them to head for the main
force where Couran is, ASAP.
**[08:20] sign**
Couran's Army Supply Camp
**[08:29] Couran Soldier C**
...is what it said.
**[08:32] Pham**
They want us to save Couran?
**[08:35] Pham**
Do they realize how hard that'd be?
**[08:37] Couran Soldier C**
But he said Lord Couran
may die if you don't!
**[08:41] Pham**
Is that even true? I doubt—
**[08:49] (Flashback) Mireille**
If I'm right, very soon,
**[08:52] (Flashback) Mireille**
it's going to start raining.
**[08:55] (Flashback) Mireille**
Yeah, mages are a precious resource.
**[08:58] (Flashback) Mireille**
No point in sending them
somewhere they can't attack from.
**[09:01] (Flashback) Mireille**
But one thing you could have
them do is use a spell called Rain.
**[09:07] (Flashback) Mireille**
If you create storm clouds from a high enough
altitude, the rain will reach Couran's unit.
**[09:12] (Flashback) Mireille**
And Verzud mines a lot of
water magistones, right?
**[09:16] (Flashback) Ars**
What threat does that pose to Lord Couran?
**[09:19] (Flashback) Mireille**
The spell doesn't just make it rain.
**[09:21] (Flashback) Mireille**
It can create a massive downpour
for a very brief time.
**[09:26] (Flashback) Mireille**
In the land where Couran's camped,
**[09:28] (Flashback) Mireille**
the roads are poorly maintained,
**[09:31] (Flashback) Mireille**
and the ground easily turns to mud.
**[09:33] (Flashback) Mireille**
It'll make them slow to maneuver.
**[09:37] (Flashback) Mireille**
It can make things more
chaotic than you'd expect.
**[09:40] (Flashback) Mireille**
The rain impedes vision.
**[09:42] (Flashback) Mireille**
You can't see more than a few meters,
**[09:44] (Flashback) Mireille**
and the roar of it blocks out most sounds.
**[09:48] (Flashback) Mireille**
Perfect environment for an ambush,
don't you think?
**[09:53] Pham**
It really is raining...
**[09:56] Pham**
That woman was right.
**[09:58] Pham**
All right, let's hurry!
**[10:04] sign**
Couran's Army
Main Camp Command Center
**[10:07] Couran**
It's coming down hard.
**[10:10] sign**
Ambush
**[10:11] Couran Soldier B**
What's that?
**[10:13] Couran Soldier B**
The front-line cavalry's returned.
**[10:20] Couran**
No! It's the enemy!
**[10:25] Couran Soldier H**
Damn! It's an ambush!
**[10:27] Couran Soldier B**
How did they get inside our perimeter?!
**[10:30] Couran**
The rain...
**[10:32] Couran**
Of course! It's magic!
**[10:34] Couran**
The Rain spell.
**[10:37] Couran**
They're here to kill me, are they?
**[10:41] Couran**
Laudable courage.
**[10:47] Couran**
Everyone, draw your swords!
**[10:50] Couran**
We're going to fight back!
**[10:58] Couran Soldier B**
Lord Couran! An enemy horseman
has broken the line!
**[11:05] Couran**
It's been a while, Thomas.
**[11:07] Couran**
How's my little brother?
**[11:09] Thomas**
Lord Couran...
**[11:11] Thomas**
I'm here to kill you!
**[11:20] Thomas**
I've got you now!
**[11:28] Thomas**
Men! Couran's over here!
**[11:31] Thomas**
Take his head!
**[11:37] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[11:42] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[11:45] Couran**
*What happened? It's dark...*
**[11:47] Couran**
*I can't see anything.*
**[11:49] Couran**
*An enemy spell?*
**[11:53] Pham**
Stay calm. It's shadow magic.
**[11:56] Couran**
Who are you?
**[11:57] Pham**
Quiet.
**[11:58] Pham**
Ars hired me to save you.
**[12:00] Pham**
We're escaping.
**[12:01] Pham**
Hurry up and get on!
**[12:06] Couran**
Ars sent reinforcements?
**[12:07] Pham**
Yes.
**[12:08] Pham**
They're composing a force now
and heading our way.
**[12:12] Couran**
*Ars knew about the ambush?*
**[12:15] Couran**
*And this magic...*
**[12:17] Couran**
* It's a shadow spell that shrouds the area,*
* robbing the enemy of their vision.*
**[12:23] Couran**
*I heard the necessary magistones are rare,*
**[12:26] Couran**
* and that the spell obscures the caster's*
* sight, too, making it difficult to use.*
**[12:32] Couran**
*He has a man of this caliber working for him?*
**[12:39] Pham**
You two. Take him and go.
**[12:42] Glenn**
What about you, sir?
**[12:44] Pham**
Looks like the enemy's in hot pursuit.
**[12:47] Pham**
I'll buy you some time.
**[12:50] Thomas**
After them! Don't let Couran get away!
**[12:54] Thomas**
* Damn. I almost had him*
* before they interfered...*
**[12:59] Thomas Cavalry**
Wh-What's this?
**[13:02] Pham**
Your ambush has failed! Give up already.
**[13:06] Thomas**
*More shadow magic?*
**[13:08] Thomas**
* You may be able to hide your form,*
* but you can't hide every trace of you.*
**[13:13] Thomas**
Focus on the sounds around you
and you won't be caught off-guard!
**[13:17] Thomas**
Kill him, men!
**[13:24] Thomas**
So he can hide every trace of himself?
**[13:27] Thomas**
Even so...
**[13:32] Thomas**
I am Lord Vasmarque's right hand.
**[13:34] Thomas**
You can't kill me that easily.
**[13:50] Thomas**
There you are!
**[13:58] Thomas**
You're a quick one.
**[14:00] Yuno**
Lord Thomas! At this rate...
**[14:03] Thomas**
I know.
**[14:05] Thomas**
*Couran's long gone by now.*
**[14:07] Thomas**
* Even if we give chase,*
* we won't be able to kill him.*
**[14:12] Thomas**
The plan's off! Retreat!
**[14:21] Pham**
Looks like we've lost them.
**[14:24] sign**
Couran's Army
Main Camp Command Center
**[14:26] Couran**
Listen, everyone!
**[14:28] Couran**
With the enemy commander out of the castle,
now's the best time to strike!
**[14:33] Couran**
We march on Castle Staatz at once!
**[14:36] Couran**
Everyone, prepare to move out!
**[14:43] Pham**
That's a top general for you.
**[14:45] Pham**
Most men would need some time to regroup.
**[14:50] Pham**
Our job's done.
**[14:52] Pham**
Let's go back and get paid.
**[14:53] Couran**
Shadow!
**[14:56] Couran**
Thank you very much for your help.
**[14:58] Couran**
Will this be enough to show my gratitude?
**[15:03] Hugo**
That's awesome!
**[15:05] Couran**
I think this should be satisfactory
compensation for all you've done.
**[15:10] Couran**
But if it's not...
**[15:13] Couran**
I'd love to bring you
into my personal retinue.
**[15:19] Pham**
Oh?
**[15:20] Pham**
Retainers to the next
governor of Missian, eh?
**[15:23] Couran**
I'll need a behind-the-scenes unit like yours
to ensure victory in these turbulent times.
**[15:29] Couran**
I can guarantee you a most exciting future.
**[15:33] Pham**
No.
**[15:34] Pham**
I don't need your money.
**[15:36] Couran**
It's not enough?
**[15:38] Pham**
It's not that.
**[15:39] Pham**
But you're not the one who hired us.
**[15:43] Pham**
The kid did.
**[15:45] Pham**
He'll give us more than enough.
**[15:50] Pham**
Those were the terms of our contract.
**[15:54] Couran**
Rejected, eh?
**[15:57] Couran**
Inform Ars that he saved my life...
**[16:01] Couran**
and that Shadow will probably be
seeking significant compensation.
**[16:13] Pham**
It wasn't a bad offer, was it?
**[16:15] Pham**
Should I have thought it over a bit longer?
**[16:32] (Flashback) Nobleman A**
I-I have a wife and a baby!
**[16:34] (Flashback) Nobleman A**
Please, let me go!
**[16:37] (Flashback) Pham**
Makes no difference to me.
**[16:39] (Flashback) Pham**
Sorry. It's just business.
**[16:42] (Flashback) Nobleman A**
Y-You devil!
**[16:56] (Flashback) Nobleman B**
It's you...
**[16:59] (Flashback) Nobleman B**
Go on, take it!
**[17:00] (Flashback) Nobleman B**
Just make sure you don't tell a soul—
**[17:03] (Flashback) Pham**
I keep my employers confidential.
**[17:06] (Flashback) Pham**
Those were the terms of our contract.
**[17:08] (Flashback) Nobleman B**
R-Right.
**[17:10] (Flashback) Nobleman B**
Now, I can't have anyone seeing you.
**[17:12] (Flashback) Nobleman B**
Get out right now!
**[17:19] sign**
Ars's Encampment
**[17:20] Ars**
Thank you all so much for your help!
**[17:24] Ars**
Lord Couran sent a message of thanks, as well.
**[17:27] Pham**
Sure.
**[17:29] Ars**
A-Also, he mentioned that you might
ask for significant compensation, so...
**[17:37] Pham**
Yeah, that's right.
**[17:40] Ars**
Wait, Pham, your arm...
**[17:44] Pham**
Oh, this?
**[17:45] Ars**
Are you all right?!
**[17:47] Ars**
How awful!
**[17:48] Ars**
You've cleaned it properly, right?
**[17:51] Ars**
There's so much blood...
**[17:53] Ars**
Do you need a fresh bandage?
**[17:56] Ars**
Pham?
**[17:59] Pham**
We of Shadow have lived
our lives as mercenaries.
**[18:04] Pham**
My men and I are a ragtag bunch
of wanderers and former criminals.
**[18:10] Pham**
We'll take any job, no matter how dirty,
if it keeps food on the table.
**[18:16] Pham**
Even if that job is murder.
**[18:20] Ars**
Understood.
**[18:23] Pham**
Ars... Do I frighten you?
**[18:29] Ars**
Frighten me? Why would you ask that?
**[18:31] Ars**
You never have. Ever.
**[18:35] Ars**
You always do all I ask and more.
**[18:37] Ars**
You've earned every fiber of my trust.
**[18:42] Ars**
I mean, we'd certainly have lost
this campaign without you!
**[18:46] Ars**
I'm always extremely grateful to you.
**[18:49] Ars**
Oh, though you do charge
rather steep prices...
**[18:59] Glenn**
Th-The boss is laughing.
**[19:04] Pham**
I see. In that case, for my reward...
**[19:09] Pham**
Why not make me a retainer?
**[19:16] Ars**
Wh-Wh-What do you mean by that?
**[19:19] Pham**
Just what I said.
**[19:20] Pham**
The Shadow Company will
work for you from now on.
**[19:23] Glenn**
What are you saying, Boss?
**[19:26] Pham**
I always place my bets earlier than anyone.
**[19:29] Pham**
I do it before anyone's looking,
and I win big.
**[19:34] Pham**
Right now he's only the lord of a domain,
**[19:37] Pham**
but I think that, someday,
**[19:39] Pham**
he'll be the greatest man in Summerforth.
**[19:45] Pham**
And...
**[19:52] Pham**
Well? Do you accept?
**[19:54] Ars**
O-Of course I do!
**[19:56] Ars**
I can't imagine anything I'd like better!
**[19:59] Glenn**
If the boss says so, he must be right.
**[20:02] Hugo**
Looking forward to it, kid!
**[20:04] Ars**
Thank you so much!
**[20:08] Pham**
*And...*
**[20:10] (Flashback) Nobleman A**
Y-You devil!
**[20:12] (Flashback) Nobleman B**
Get out right now!
**[20:17] Pham**
*By his side, I think...*
**[20:19] Pham**
*even someone like me can stay human.*
**[20:27] Pham**
Ars Louvent.
**[20:29] Pham**
I pledge you my loyalty.
**[20:35] Ars**
Y-You don't have to be so formal...
**[20:39] Ars**
Thank you very much.
**[20:40] Ars**
I'm so very glad to have you.
**[20:43] Ars**
Let's keep working together!
**[20:49] sign**
Castle Staatz
**[20:52] Vince**
We failed to kill Lord Couran,
**[20:55] Vince**
but they've lost their
supplies and aqua magia.
**[20:59] Vince**
We'll be safe if we hole up in the castle.
**[21:02] Woody**
Once the snows come,
they'll have to turn tail and run!
**[21:09] Joe**
This is so boring.
**[21:11] Vince**
Hey, look, the baby's crying about it.
**[21:16] Woody**
Look at him! He's even drinking milk!
**[21:18] Woody**
How does a little baby like
him carry that huge polearm?
**[21:22] Woody**
Just trying to act cool?
**[21:24] Woody**
This polearm's wasted on you.
**[21:28] Woody**
I'll use it.
**[21:30] Xenon**
You idiot! That's—
**[21:36] Vince**
Wh-Why's it so heavy?
**[21:40] Joe**
Knock it off, old man.
**[21:43] Joe**
Sheesh...
**[21:49] Joe**
This thing wasn't meant
for a weakling like you.
**[23:25] Charlotte**
Hey, have I not had any screentime lately?
**[23:28] Ars**
Th-That's not... true, I'm sure...
**[23:31] Charlotte**
Shadow just joined us!
I'm gonna have even less now!
**[23:35] Charlotte**
Fine! Take this, then!
**[23:37] sign**
Next Time Snowball Fight
**[23:38] Charlotte**
Next time: "Snowball Fight."
# E22 - Snowball Fight
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GVWU8NP0P/snowball-fight)
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**[00:01] Narrator**
* The authority of the*
* Summerforth Empire is waning,*
**[00:04] Narrator**
*giving rise to rebellion across the realm.*
**[00:07] Narrator**
* While noble rulers of various provinces*
* strengthened their autonomy,*
**[00:11] Narrator**
* Governor Amador Salamakhia*
* of Missian Province passed away.*
**[00:16] Narrator**
* Missian has thus been*
* divided into two factions*
**[00:20] Narrator**
* under the governor's eldest son,*
* Couran Salamakhia,*
**[00:23] Narrator**
*and his second son, Vasmarque Salamakhia.*
**[00:26] Narrator**
* Vasmarque occupies the provincial capital,*
* Arcantez, and has proclaimed himself the heir,*
**[00:32] Narrator**
*but Couran has mobilized to depose him.*
**[00:35] Narrator**
* Ars, Lord of Lamberg, has retained*
* the mercenary company Shadow,*
**[00:41] Narrator**
*and now heads forth to take Castle Staatz.*
**[00:45] sign**
Episode 22 Snowball Fight
**[00:51] sign**
Castle Staatz
**[00:52] Rosell**
I can see Castle Staatz!
**[00:56] Ars**
Contact Lord Couran!
**[00:58] Ars**
Let's initiate the plan!
**[01:01] Narrator**
*The strategy for Ars and his camp was thus.*
**[01:04] Narrator**
* First, Couran's army of fifty thousand*
* laid siege to the castle*
**[01:08] Narrator**
* while Ars took five thousand*
* of his men to the north.*
**[01:12] Narrator**
* This forced the enemy general,*
* the headman of Verzud,*
**[01:17] Narrator**
* to focus his mages in the south*
* to deal with Couran's larger force.*
**[01:21] Narrator**
* Naturally, they left some mages on the north*
* side to deal with five thousand troops.*
**[01:26] Narrator**
*But that is where...*
**[01:30] Narrator**
*they miscalculated.*
**[01:41] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[01:45] Sign**
Season 2
**[02:59] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[02:59] Sign**
Season 2
**[03:04] sign**
Castle Staatz
**[03:08] Captain**
Reinforcements from Rolto, as expected.
**[03:15] Captain**
As reported, they're only
five thousand strong!
**[03:19] Captain**
Fight back like we planned!
**[03:22] Captain**
Go!
**[03:23] Soldiers**
Sir!
**[03:25] Captain**
Defeat the invaders!
**[03:27] Soldiers**
Sir!
**[03:34] Charlotte**
Yeah, just not my strong suit.
**[03:37] Soldier E**
Captain! There's a mage charging
us at incredible speed!
**[03:41] Captain**
But only one.
**[03:43] Captain**
Aim for her catalyzer!
**[03:47] Captain**
Fire!
**[03:50] Charlotte**
Forma Igni Erupt!
**[03:58] Narrator**
* Ars's force of five thousand*
* wasn't just any five thousand.*
**[04:04] Charlotte**
There's only one of me...
**[04:06] Charlotte**
But one of me is worth
a hundred of anyone else!
**[04:21] Lumeire**
Right.
**[04:22] Lumeire**
Ars!
**[04:23] Ars**
Sir!
**[04:25] Ars**
Let's go, everyone! Charge!
**[04:31] Ars**
Clamant, please send your company
to lead the charge!
**[04:37] Ars**
I'd like you to open the south gate
for Lord Couran from the inside!
**[04:41] Ars**
It's a dangerous role, but can you do it?
**[04:44] Clamant**
Leave it to me.
**[04:47] Ars**
We'll follow them and secure the grounds!
**[04:55] Ars**
Charlotte! Rietz!
**[04:57] Ars**
Excellent work.
**[05:01] Ars**
Rietz, Mireille...
**[05:03] Ars**
Please take to the front line
and lead our forces.
**[05:07] Ars**
Guide us on our way.
**[05:09] Soldier E**
The wall's down! The enemy's coming!
**[05:12] Captain**
If they open the south gate from inside,
**[05:14] Captain**
Lord Couran's forces will swamp us!
**[05:17] Captain**
We'll be done for!
**[05:20] Joe**
Hey...
**[05:22] Joe**
Looks pretty lively down there!
**[05:27] sign**
The Boy Soldier of Castle Staatz
**[05:30] Joe**
About time things got interesting.
**[05:33] sign**
Castle Staatz, North Gate
**[05:38] Lumeire**
Charge!
**[05:42] Mireille**
Go!
**[05:45] Rietz**
Strike the enemy!
**[05:46] Old Captain**
Hold the line!
**[05:55] Lamberg Soldier**
I thought Thomas wasn't here...
**[05:58] Lamberg Soldier**
But there's an awful lot of them!
**[06:00] Charlie**
Rietz!
**[06:01] Rietz**
It doesn't matter how many there are!
**[06:06] Rietz**
To bring Lord Ars to victory,
**[06:08] Rietz**
we must break through all adversity.
**[06:13] Old Captain**
*Who is that man?!*
**[06:16] Old Captain**
*He's far too strong!*
**[06:20] Old Captain**
* They broke down the wall,*
* and they're overwhelming our forces...*
**[06:24] Old Captain**
*Are we done for?*
**[06:29] Old Captain**
We surrender!
**[06:32] Xenon**
Captain!
**[06:33] Old Captain**
You can take us prisoner.
**[06:35] Old Captain**
Just spare our lives!
**[06:38] Rietz**
A wise choice.
**[06:39] Rietz**
All right, everyone, drop your—
**[06:41] Joe**
Hey, wait a minute!
**[06:44] Joe**
Things were just getting exciting!
**[06:47] Joe**
I'm gonna fight, too!
**[06:49] Joe**
Ow...
**[06:54] Old Captain**
You're just messing everything up!
**[06:56] Old Captain**
Stand back and wait for orders!
**[06:58] Joe**
No way!
**[06:58] Joe**
No fair that you get all the fun.
**[07:01] Rietz**
Who are you?
**[07:03] Joe**
Hey, that's a great question!
**[07:05] Joe**
My name is Braham Joe!
**[07:07] Joe**
I was born and raised here in Verzud!
**[07:09] Joe**
As for my age...
**[07:12] Joe**
Um...
**[07:14] Joe**
I'm seventeen!
**[07:16] Old Captain**
But I just surrendered!
**[07:18] Joe**
Shut up!
**[07:21] Joe**
I'm not done talking yet!
**[07:25] Joe**
Listen up, folks.
**[07:28] Joe**
I'm the rowdy brat of Castle Staatz.
**[07:31] Joe**
You'd better beat me!
**[07:33] Ice**
Keep him away from Rietz!
**[07:35] Joe**
You're in my way!
**[07:38] Ice**
H-He's so strong!
**[07:41] Joe**
Hey, Malkan guy!
**[07:43] Joe**
You're the toughest one here, right?
**[07:45] Joe**
Fight me, okay?
**[07:48] Rietz**
Very well. Give me all you've got!
**[07:52] Madamashi**
F-Follow Joe!
**[08:07] Joe**
Yeah, you're good at this, all right.
**[08:11] Joe**
No one in this castle is as good as me.
**[08:14] Joe**
They can't keep up.
**[08:16] Joe**
It's great to meet someone who's any good!
**[08:18] Joe**
This is awesome!
**[08:20] Rietz**
Is that so?
**[08:22] Rietz**
I...
**[08:24] Rietz**
To be frank, this is the most
boring match I've fought so far.
**[08:31] Joe**
Fighting me... is boring?!
**[08:35] Rietz**
Yes.
**[08:37] Joe**
I...
**[08:40] Joe**
I'm the strongest guy in this castle.
**[08:42] Joe**
You can't be bored fighting me!
**[08:45] Rietz**
This is exactly the problem.
**[08:50] Rietz**
You rely on strength and emotion,
and fail to employ basic tactics.
**[09:02] Joe**
Ow!
**[09:05] Rietz**
If you only ever look straight ahead,
you'll fall for the simplest feints.
**[09:12] Rietz**
You have talent.
**[09:14] Rietz**
Why fight in a way that completely negates it?
**[09:24] Mireille**
Huh? We're done already?
**[09:27] Ars**
Mireille!
**[09:28] Mireille**
Hey, nice going.
**[09:30] Ars**
Yes, likewise!
**[09:31] Ars**
We've managed to secure the area.
**[09:33] Ars**
Thank you so much.
**[09:35] Ars**
Is Rietz—
**[09:36] Rietz**
Your footwork is lacking!
**[09:41] Rietz**
Don't just give up!
**[09:42] Rietz**
Come on! Get up!
**[09:44] Ars**
Huh? He's instructing the enemy?
**[09:48] sign**
Braham Joe 17 Male
**[09:48] sign**
Fights for fun. Likes young, strong women.
**[09:53] Rietz**
You're the most incompetent
fighter I've ever seen.
**[10:00] Rietz**
A true soldier puts in the work every day,
refines his talents, and overcomes his limits.
**[10:06] Rietz**
If you just want to exercise brute strength
like a child, quit the service at once.
**[10:20] Rietz**
F-Forgive me, Lord Ars!
**[10:22] Rietz**
I got caught up in training him...
**[10:24] Joe**
M...
**[10:25] Joe**
Master!
**[10:27] Joe**
Please!
**[10:31] Joe**
Please take me as your student!
**[10:35] Rietz**
What are you talking about?
We're on opposing sides!
**[10:38] Joe**
Oh, right. Well...
**[10:40] Joe**
Guess I'm going turncoat!
**[10:42] Rietz**
But... why should I take you as a student?
**[10:45] Joe**
I wanna get stronger!
**[10:47] Joe**
I'll start out as a porter if I have to.
**[10:49] Joe**
I can, right? Please!
**[10:52] Rietz**
Out of the question!
**[10:54] Ars**
All right!
**[10:56] Ars**
We'd love to have you!
**[10:59] Rietz**
Lord Ars?!
**[11:02] sign**
Braham Joe 17 Male
**[11:02] sign**
Leadership 50/102 Ingenuity 6/61 Prowess 91/92
**[11:02] Ars**
*He has incredible talent!*
**[11:05] Ars**
*His Ingenuity... is on the low side,*
**[11:08] Ars**
* but the upper limit of his Prowess and*
* Leadership are even higher than Rietz's!*
**[11:14] sign**
Joe
**[11:14] Ars**
* I'm sure Rietz can bring*
* out his full potential!*
**[11:18] sign**
Paw!
**[11:18] Rietz**
Paw.
**[11:19] sign**
Woof!
**[11:19] Joe**
Woof!
**[11:20] Rietz**
Go!
**[11:21] Joe**
Woof! Woof!
**[11:21] sign**
Woof!
Woof!
**[11:22] Ars**
You see it too, don't you, Rietz?
**[11:26] Rietz**
I'll acknowledge that he has talent, but...
**[11:30] Joe**
Hey, Master, who's this kid?
**[11:32] Rietz**
He is no "kid"!
**[11:34] Rietz**
He is Lord Ars Louvent!
**[11:35] Rietz**
The man whom I serve!
**[11:40] sign**
Art by Joe
**[11:41] Joe**
*My master's master?!*
**[11:43] Joe**
*Does that mean he's stronger than Rietz?!*
**[11:46] Joe**
Master's Master, I am Braham Joe!
**[11:50] Joe**
I shall serve you!
**[11:52] Ars**
I-I'm Ars. It's very good to have you.
**[11:58] Ars**
*Rietz!*
**[12:00] Joe**
*Master!*
**[12:02] Ars**
*Rietz!*
**[12:05] Rietz**
If you insist, Lord Ars.
**[12:07] Ars**
Thank you!
**[12:09] Joe**
All right, then, let's get going!
**[12:12] Joe**
Outta the way, rabble!
Sir Rietz is comin' through!
**[12:16] Joe**
*I finally met him, Big Bro.*
**[12:21] Mireille**
Oh?
**[12:22] Mireille**
Guess we've got an interesting new recruit.
**[12:26] Old Captain**
You're...
**[12:28] Old Captain**
Mireille Grangeon, the mistress of torture!
**[12:32] Yowa**
I've seen so many people
broken by her interrogations!
**[12:37] Madamashi**
This is bad! I'll never recover,
mentally *or* physically!
**[12:43] Yowa**
Please! We'll tell you the layout of our
forces and where the traps are!
**[12:46] Yowa**
Just don't torture us! We beg you!
**[12:48] Mireille**
For real? How nice of you!
**[12:51] Ars**
*Is Mireille really that terrifying?*
**[12:55] sign**
Castle Staatz, Secret Room
**[13:00] Clamant**
We've disarmed the traps!
**[13:02] sign**
Castle Staatz, South Gate
**[13:11] Couran**
Charge!
**[13:15] Narrator**
*As Couran's main force stormed the castle,*
**[13:18] Narrator**
*its lord, Canses Vandol, fled immediately.*
**[13:23] Narrator**
* Couran's army thus succeeded*
* in taking Castle Staatz.*
**[13:35] sign**
Castle Arcantez
**[13:35] Narrator**
* The battle for Missian's succession*
* then entered its final phase.*
**[13:41] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[13:47] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[13:48] Couran**
We've finally managed to take Castle Staatz.
**[13:52] Couran**
Excellent work, everyone.
**[13:52] sign**
Gazes of Suspicion
**[13:54] Couran**
In particular,
**[13:56] Couran**
Ars Louvent captured Castle Rolto,
**[14:00] Couran**
employed mercenaries to save my life,
**[14:03] Couran**
and made storming Castle Staatz possible.
**[14:06] Joe**
Hey, Master's Master!
**[14:07] Couran**
Let us applaud him!
**[14:11] Ars**
I owe it to all of you!
**[14:12] Ars**
Thank you so much!
**[14:28] Soldiers**
I heard it was gonna snow,
but it's really piling up.
**[14:32] Soldiers**
Sure is.
**[14:33] Ars**
Pardon me.
**[14:35] Couran**
Hey, Ars. We've been waiting.
**[14:43] Couran**
Oh, don't mind them.
**[14:45] Couran**
They're just my guards.
**[14:47] Couran**
As I said before, you did
great work on this campaign.
**[14:50] Ars**
Not at all. It was everyone else's doing.
**[14:53] Couran**
No, it's unprecedented for such a young lord
of a small domain to be so successful.
**[14:59] Couran**
Your courage and intelligence
are exceptional,
**[15:02] Couran**
as is your mysterious ability
to read the hearts of others.
**[15:09] Couran**
Exactly who *are* you?
**[15:14] Couran**
Rather...
**[15:15] Couran**
What are you hiding?
**[15:21] Ars**
*Lord Couran... What's going on?*
**[15:23] Ars**
*This isn't his usual aura...*
**[15:26] Ars**
*Does he think I'm after his throne?*
**[15:30] Ars**
* Or... has he realized that*
* I'm not from this world?*
**[15:38] Ars**
I'm just one insignificant lord.
**[15:41] Couran**
I see.
**[15:43] Couran**
Still, an insignificant lord must have
his reasons for ascending this far.
**[15:49] Couran**
And don't lie to me.
**[15:53] Ars**
I do have a reason.
**[15:56] Couran**
And what is it?
**[15:59] Ars**
There's only one thing I want.
**[16:02] Ars**
I want to create a peaceful world where
the people of my domain can be happy.
**[16:07] Ars**
I don't know why I have
this mysterious ability.
**[16:12] Ars**
But I was born the son of a lord,
and when I inherited my father's domain,
**[16:17] Ars**
I swore that I'd use my power for my people.
**[16:27] Couran**
I see!
**[16:28] Couran**
That's about the answer I expected.
**[16:32] Couran**
You should see your face.
**[16:34] Couran**
You know, my retainers have
been in my ear lately,
**[16:37] Couran**
wondering just who this
"Ars Louvent" fellow is.
**[16:41] Couran**
Some of them have their doubts
about your motivations,
**[16:45] Couran**
and others are worried you
might be after my throne.
**[16:50] Couran**
Of course, I don't believe that's the case.
**[16:53] Ars**
O-Of course not!
**[16:56] Couran**
I'm sure what you've just said has
put my nervous retainers at ease.
**[17:01] Couran**
But you know... when you
stand out, you get attention.
**[17:07] Couran**
Everyone in Missian has
their eyes on you now.
**[17:16] Couran**
I'm counting on you, Ars.
**[17:18] Ars**
Y-Yes, my lord!
**[17:25] Ars**
*Th-That was nerve-racking!*
**[17:28] Ars**
* That's the most terrifying*
* room I've ever been in!*
**[17:33] Ars**
*What if I'd given a different answer?*
**[17:41] Ars**
* But it's true that not everyone*
* necessarily likes me.*
**[17:45] Ars**
*I'd better be careful.*
**[17:48] Ars**
What the—
**[17:51] Charlotte**
I've taken the head of Ars Louvent!
**[17:54] Ars**
What are you doing, Charlotte?!
**[17:56] Charlotte**
Look at all this snow!
**[17:58] Charlotte**
It'd be a crime *not* to play in it!
**[18:00] Charlotte**
I've never seen snow before!
**[18:03] Charlotte**
Look! The world's white
as far as you can see!
**[18:07] Rietz**
What nonsense.
**[18:09] Rietz**
We may have time off,
but we're in the middle of a war.
**[18:11] Rietz**
You don't want to catch a cold
and be caught ill-prepa—
**[18:15] Charlotte**
I've taken the head of Rietz Muses!
**[18:21] Ars**
R-Rietz?!
**[18:22] Rietz**
Follow me, Joe!
**[18:24] Rietz**
We're fighting back!
**[18:25] Joe**
Yes, Master!
**[18:26] Charlotte**
It's war!
**[18:32] Charlotte**
Split up and surround 'em!
**[18:35] Rietz**
All right, plow through the middle!
**[18:37] Joe**
Look, Master! I made huge snowballs!
**[18:40] Ars**
Th-They're all so fired up.
**[18:42] Pham**
Now, now!
**[18:43] Pham**
Which army will win, the East or the West?
**[18:46] Pham**
Odds right now favor the West.
**[18:48] Pham**
Come and place your bets!
**[18:50] Ars**
What are you doing, Pham?!
**[18:52] Pham**
Hey, Ars.
**[18:53] Pham**
I like placing bets,
**[18:55] Pham**
but I like making money more.
**[19:01] Clamant**
Honestly, what a noisy bunch.
**[19:04] Ars**
Yeah, I guess Clamant wouldn't want
to take part in a snowball fight...
**[19:08] Clamant**
Hey.
**[19:09] Clamant**
You can hold your liquor, woman.
**[19:12] Mireille**
Yeah, so can you.
**[19:15] Mireille**
Wanna see who can knock it back faster?
**[19:20] Rosell**
Look, everyone!
**[19:21] Mob 1**
It's huge!
**[19:22] Mob 2**
Wow, great work!
**[19:25] Rietz**
Get back here, Charlotte!
**[19:32] Charlotte**
Aw, Rietz messed it up!
**[19:34] Rietz**
Only because you were running away!
**[19:36] Rietz**
I'm so sorry, Rosell!
**[19:38] Rosell**
I-It's fine! I don't mind!
**[19:41] Rosell**
I-I really don't...
**[19:44] Rietz**
I'm so, so sorry!
**[19:46] Rietz**
I declare a truce!
**[19:48] Rietz**
Let's combine forces to rebuild the snowman!
**[19:50] Rietz**
Charlotte, you help, too!
**[19:52] Charlotte**
I mean, if you need me that bad...
**[20:12] Rosell**
Amazing! It's even stronger than before!
**[20:15] Rosell**
Thank you so much!
**[20:16] Freddie**
Hey! If you call a truce,
no one gets any winnings!
**[20:19] Ben**
We want our money back, bookie!
**[20:21] Soldiers**
Yeah! Give it back!
**[20:27] Freddie**
Hey, he escaped with shadow magic!
**[20:32] Ars**
Pham...
**[20:37] Charlotte**
Hey, Ars, when does snow fall?
**[20:41] Charlotte**
Will it be like this forever?
**[20:43] Ars**
Snow only falls in winter.
**[20:45] Charlotte**
So it's only here for now...
**[20:49] Charlotte**
I hope I get to see it with
you guys again next year.
**[20:56] sign**
You'll catch a cold!
**[20:56] sign**
Achoo!
**[20:57] Rietz**
Here. You'll catch a cold.
**[21:00] Subordinate**
They're monsters...
**[21:00] sign**
They're monsters...
**[21:02] Mireille**
Good stuff!
**[21:04] sign**
Lord Rengue...
**[21:04] sign**
Zzz...
**[21:05] Lumeire**
Lord Rengue...
**[21:12] Ars**
* Next year and forever on,*
* I'll protect these smiles.*
**[21:25] Thomas**
Mireille has anticipated
every one of my plans.
**[21:29] Thomas**
She's undeniably a genius.
**[21:32] Thomas**
But if I make any more mistakes, I...
**[21:37] Yuno**
Lord Thomas...
**[21:41] Vasmarque**
That's not at all like you...
**[21:43] Vasmarque**
Thomas.
**[21:47] Thomas**
Lord Vasmarque?!
**[23:25] Charlotte**
Boy, that was fun!
**[23:26] Rietz**
Honestly, you just...
**[23:28] Rosell**
Now, now. It's all right for a change.
**[23:30] Rosell**
Lord Ars enjoyed himself, too.
**[23:31] Rietz**
I realize that. But don't use
this as an excuse to slack off.
**[23:34] Charlotte**
Yeah, I know.
**[23:35] Rosell**
We'll show off what we can do!
**[23:36] sign**
Next Time Allegiance
**[23:37] Rietz**
Next time: "Allegiance."
# E23 - Allegiance
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**[00:00] sign**
Grangeon Estate
**[00:06] (Flashback) Butler**
They're both incredibly talented.
**[00:11] (Flashback) Young Thomas**
Shoot! I didn't see that coming!
**[00:11] sign**
Thomas Grangeon
**[00:13] sign**
Mireille Grangeon
**[00:13] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
I can see right through you, Thomas.
**[00:17] (Flashback) Young Thomas**
One more game!
**[00:23] Thomas**
*Mireille was always a few steps ahead of me.*
**[00:27] sign**
Province of Missian
Officers' Academy, Intermediate Facility
**[00:34] Thomas**
* She wasn't just intelligent;*
* she also excelled athletically.*
**[00:44] Thomas**
* No matter how hard I tried,*
* I couldn't beat her.*
**[00:53] sign**
Castle Arcantez
**[00:53] Thomas**
* That remained true, even after*
* we came to serve the governor.*
**[00:59] Thomas**
* All I could do was stand in her shadow*
* as she moved onward and upward.*
**[01:04] Thomas**
*Mireille's a genius.*
**[01:06] Thomas**
*I had to acknowledge that.*
**[01:10] Thomas**
*However...*
**[01:11] Thomas**
* The one thing she had wrong*
* was her disdain for our father.*
**[01:15] Thomas**
* Our father was a fine man who*
* upheld his allegiance to the end.*
**[01:20] Thomas**
* If I could best Mireille,*
* I could prove I was right about that.*
**[01:29] Thomas**
*But then, one day, it suddenly happened...*
**[01:33] (Flashback) Soldier**
Mireille Grangeon, you are hereby banished!
**[01:39] (Flashback) Mireille**
Guess I messed up!
**[01:43] sign**
Episode 23 Allegiance
**[01:46] Amador**
Thomas Grangeon.
**[01:49] (Flashback) Amador**
As governor of Missian Province,
I hereby appoint you my chief advisor.
**[01:55] (Flashback) Thomas**
Lord Amador, I humbly accept.
**[01:59] (Flashback) Amador**
I'll be relying on you from here on out.
**[02:02] (Flashback) Amador**
Give me your best.
**[02:03] (Flashback) Thomas**
My lord!
**[02:05] Thomas**
*At last, I'd gotten the best of her,*
**[02:07] Thomas**
* my victory born out of*
* allegiance like our father's.*
**[02:10] Thomas**
*I was right the whole time!*
**[02:14] Thomas**
*Or so I thought...*
**[02:24] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[02:28] sign**
Season 2
**[03:42] sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[03:42] sign**
Season 2
**[03:47] Thomas**
Mireille has anticipated
every one of my plans.
**[03:52] Thomas**
She's undeniably a genius.
**[03:55] Thomas**
But if I make any more mistakes, I...
**[03:59] Yuno**
Lord Thomas...
**[04:03] Vasmarque**
That's not at all like you...
**[04:06] Vasmarque**
Thomas.
**[04:09] Sign**
Vasmarque Salamakhia
**[04:09] Thomas**
Lord Vasmarque?!
**[04:14] Vasmarque**
Couran and his people are heading for Verzud.
**[04:17] Vasmarque**
I thought I'd check in on you
before that happens.
**[04:23] Thomas**
Forgive me, my lord!
**[04:25] Thomas**
I swear, in our next engagement,
I will bring you—
**[04:28] Vasmarque**
Mireille has joined Couran, I hear?
**[04:31] Vasmarque**
That explains our disappointing outcomes.
**[04:34] Vasmarque**
Rise, Thomas.
**[04:39] Vasmarque**
I know your loyalty.
**[04:42] Vasmarque**
Like your father before you,
**[04:44] Vasmarque**
you have dedicated your heart
and soul to our province.
**[04:48] Vasmarque**
Why would I chastise you?
**[04:54] Vasmarque**
I'm like you.
**[04:57] Vasmarque**
I took up the sword because I love Missian
and want to protect what my father left to me.
**[05:06] Vasmarque**
For our homeland, we must slay Couran.
**[05:12] Thomas**
Lord Vasmarque...
**[05:16] Vasmarque**
I'm counting on you, Thomas.
**[05:19] Thomas**
My lord!
**[05:20] sign**
Castle Staatz
**[05:21] Ars**
It's finally time to take Castle Verzud,
the stronghold of Verzud.
**[05:26] Couran**
Yes.
**[05:28] Couran**
During our Castle Staatz campaign,
Thomas came after me himself.
**[05:28] sign**
Taking Verzud
**[05:33] Couran**
It's a sign of their desperation.
**[05:37] Couran**
I expect the Verzud forces to
throw everything they have at us.
**[05:42] Couran**
I'll be relying on all of you.
**[05:44] All**
Yes, sir!
**[05:46] Ars**
*We're finally going to face Thomas directly.*
**[05:50] Ars**
*Will Mireille really...*
**[05:55] Guard A**
Excuse me.
**[05:56] Guard A**
A messenger from Verzud's headman
requests an audience with Lord Couran.
**[06:02] Messenger**
I'm here on behalf of Canses Vandol,
headman of Verzud.
**[06:08] Couran**
What is his message?
**[06:10] Messenger**
Regarding the upcoming battle...
**[06:13] Messenger**
Would you perhaps accept a truce?
**[06:18] Couran**
A truce? Now?
**[06:21] Messenger**
Lord Canses seeks to avoid needless death.
**[06:26] Couran**
He knows he's losing and
doesn't want to surrender,
**[06:29] Couran**
so he's asking for a truce?
**[06:31] Messenger**
Not at all.
**[06:33] Messenger**
The needless death will be
on *your* side, Lord Couran.
**[06:37] Couran**
What does that mean?
**[06:39] Messenger**
We've successfully developed
a large-scale weapon...
**[06:44] Messenger**
A massive catalyzer and spell capable
of wiping a city off the map in one strike.
**[06:51] Messenger**
If we wish, we could turn this entire
area into a barren wasteland.
**[06:57] Couran**
If you have such a device,
why haven't you used it already?
**[07:02] Messenger**
If possible, we'd prefer not to destroy our
own lands and kill our brethren en masse.
**[07:11] Messenger**
But should your aggression continue,
we will be left with no other recourse.
**[07:16] Messenger**
Therefore, I came to request a truce.
**[07:20] Couran**
I find this difficult to believe.
**[07:23] Couran**
Give us some time.
**[07:25] Mireille**
It's totally a bluff, you guys!
**[07:28] Ars**
Yes, I suppose...
**[07:31] Ars**
Have you heard anything
about this large-scale weapon?
**[07:34] Couran**
Nothing from the previous governor.
**[07:36] Couran**
I doubt that Verzud alone could
create such a powerful weapon.
**[07:42] Charlotte**
They expect us to believe this crap?
**[07:44] Rietz**
It does feel rather pointless
to even humor the idea.
**[07:48] Ars**
You're right.
**[07:50] Couran**
Well, I feel like we should
reject their offer, at least.
**[07:53] Couran**
Send the messenger away.
**[07:55] Guard A**
My lord!
**[08:00] Ars**
What's the matter, Rosell?
**[08:02] Rosell**
It's just... It seems awfully
crude to be a bluff.
**[08:07] Rosell**
Surely they knew we wouldn't accept.
**[08:10] Rosell**
Thomas is on their side, isn't he?
**[08:13] Rosell**
He must have something else
in mind, don't you think?
**[08:17] Mireille**
Not sure.
**[08:18] Rosell**
Could you tell me more about
your relationship with him?
**[08:23] Mireille**
Huh? Where's all this coming from?
**[08:26] Rosell**
You're the one who taught me to
put myself in my opponent's shoes!
**[08:31] Mireille**
Well, sure, but...
**[08:34] Rosell**
How did you two end up becoming strategists?
**[08:38] Mireille**
Just kind of fell into it, I guess...
**[08:42] sign**
Head of House Grangeon
Edouard Grangeon
**[08:43] Edouard**
What is the meaning of this?!
**[08:46] Missian Official**
You are to be executed for plotting treason.
**[08:46] sign**
The Grangeon Siblings
**[08:49] Edouard**
Wait a minute! I would never even dream of—
**[08:52] (Flashback) Missian Official**
The governor has received reports
from multiple sources!
**[08:58] (Flashback) Missian Official**
House Grangeon is hereby
stripped of its title.
**[09:02] (Flashback) Edouard**
What does the governor
have to say about this?!
**[09:04] (Flashback) Edouard**
I've asked to speak with him numerous times!
**[09:07] (Flashback) Missian Official**
I'm afraid the decision is final.
**[09:10] (Flashback) Edouard**
Wait, please!
**[09:12] (Flashback) Edouard**
Then... may I make one final request?
**[09:19] (Flashback) Missian Official**
Very well.
**[09:21] (Flashback) Missian Official**
I'll hear your last wish.
**[09:24] (Flashback) Edouard**
Thank you, sir.
**[09:27] (Flashback) Edouard**
I have two children.
**[09:30] (Flashback) Edouard**
Will you please support them?
**[09:34] (Flashback) Edouard**
And if you won't do that...
**[09:38] (Flashback) Edouard**
Please kill them both.
**[09:42] (Flashback) Official**
Kill your children?!
**[09:44] (Flashback) Edouard**
Unlike their father, they're both brilliant.
**[09:47] (Flashback) Edouard**
But that brilliance also
makes them dangerous.
**[09:51] (Flashback) Edouard**
If they're stripped of their noble standing
and go to some other province,
**[09:55] (Flashback) Edouard**
they may become a threat to Missian someday!
**[10:10] (Flashback) Young Thomas**
Someone set our father up!
**[10:12] (Flashback) Young Thomas**
He's so loyal that he'd ask for
the execution of his own heirs!
**[10:16] (Flashback) Young Thomas**
He would never betray the governor!
**[10:20] (Flashback) Young Thomas**
Isn't that right, Mireille?
**[10:22] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
Boy, this is a real mess.
**[10:26] (Flashback) Young Thomas**
How can you be so calm?
**[10:28] (Flashback) Young Thomas**
They might kill us, too!
**[10:30] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
C'mon, think about it.
**[10:32] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
The governor ignored all of our father's
pleas when deciding to execute him.
**[10:36] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
Why would he believe him about
the need to have us killed?
**[10:47] Mireille**
Our father was then executed,
**[10:49] Mireille**
and we became commoners.
**[10:54] (Flashback) Noble A**
No need to go any further.
**[10:56] (Flashback) Noble B**
They may be the children of a traitor,
but they're just commoners now.
**[11:01] (Flashback) Noble B**
It'd be stupid to waste
any more time on them.
**[11:14] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
Ow, ow, ow...
**[11:19] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
Pretty cool that they didn't
kill us, huh, Thomas?
**[11:23] (Flashback) Young Thomas**
There's no point in living like this.
**[11:26] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
Father was such an earnest guy.
**[11:29] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
He shoulda run away instead
of letting 'em kill him.
**[11:33] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
What a dummy.
**[11:35] (Flashback) Young Thomas**
Don't talk that way!
**[11:37] (Flashback) Young Thomas**
Our father isn't stupid!
**[11:40] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
Glad to see you've still got spirit.
**[11:45] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
Thomas, we've lost our house and our parents.
**[11:54] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
But we've still got our brains and our mouths.
**[11:58] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
With weapons like these,
we can keep on living.
**[12:04] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
Guess we're not nobles anymore, huh?
**[12:13] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
Ain't it great, Thomas?
**[12:15] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
We don't have to wear those
stuffy clothes anymore!
**[12:22] Mireille**
To survive after we were
stripped of our nobility,
**[12:25] Mireille**
we joined an officers' academy for commoners.
**[12:28] Mireille**
Then we became strategists.
**[12:32] Mireille**
Thomas never really liked me.
**[12:35] Mireille**
He was always finding something to bark
at me about. Pretty annoying, really.
**[12:39] Rosell**
I had no idea you went through all that...
**[12:42] Mireille**
Well, you got what you needed, right?
**[12:44] Mireille**
I'm gonna go drinking!
**[12:49] sign**
Castle Verzud
**[12:52] Thomas**
Hurry! We set out the moment we're ready!
**[12:56] Canses**
Thomas.
**[12:58] Canses**
Are you really going yourself?
**[13:01] Thomas**
Yes.
**[13:02] Canses**
With Castle Staatz under their control,
**[13:05] Canses**
we have no hope of receiving reinforcements.
**[13:07] Canses**
We're absolutely—
**[13:08] Thomas**
Lord Canses.
**[13:10] Thomas**
I will prove my allegiance to Lord Vasmarque.
**[13:20] Thomas**
* This time... I will defeat Mireille*
* and put all this behind me!*
**[13:27] Couran**
Do we have everything ready for the campaign?
**[13:29] Canarre Soldier A**
Yes, sir.
**[13:29] Canarre Soldier A**
Reinforcements will arrive soon, as well.
**[13:32] Couran**
Good. If anything comes up,
contact me immediately.
**[13:35] Guard**
Lord Couran!
**[13:36] Couran**
What is it?
**[13:37] Guard**
Report from our scouts!
**[13:39] Guard**
The large-scale weapon has
been sighted on Verzud Hill!
**[13:42] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[13:42] Couran**
What?
**[13:47] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[13:47] Guard**
Report from our scouts!
**[13:49] Guard**
The large-scale weapon has
been sighted on Verzud Hill!
**[13:53] Retainer A**
Then the large-scale weapon really exists?!
**[13:55] Retainer B**
I thought Verzud didn't have the
money or the know-how for that!
**[13:59] All**
What do we do?
**[14:01] sign**
Déjà Vu
**[14:02] Ars**
What do you think?
**[14:04] Rosell**
You think it's really a weapon?
**[14:06] Rietz**
It does seem rather dubious.
**[14:08] Mireille**
It's a total bluff, you guys.
**[14:10] Mireille**
They just set up a scary-looking
model to make us sweat.
**[14:15] Ars**
Probably...
**[14:16] Retainer A**
But what if it really *is* a weapon?!
**[14:18] Retainer C**
We could all be in grave danger!
**[14:21] Mireille**
You're gonna swallow that garbage
without even looking into it?
**[14:24] Mireille**
What are you, stupid?
**[14:25] Retainer A**
What?!
**[14:25] Retainers**
Did she call us stupid?!
**[14:26] Ars**
Well, then, why don't we
investigate to be sure?
**[14:30] Mireille**
Who do we send?
**[14:31] Mireille**
The scouts on the field are already back.
**[14:34] Ars**
You're right.
**[14:35] Ars**
In that case, I'll ask Pham.
**[14:38] Pham**
The kid never stops asking for stuff, does he?
**[14:45] Glenn**
So that's the large-scale weapon?
**[14:57] Ars**
We have a report!
**[14:59] Ars**
The large-scale weapon was a fake!
**[15:02] Retainers**
What? A fake?
**[15:04] Ars**
A close inspection revealed that
**[15:06] Ars**
it doesn't have an aqua magia tank
of sufficient size for a powerful spell.
**[15:11] Ars**
There were no mages were present, either.
**[15:13] Couran**
I see.
**[15:14] Rosell**
Then was the truce offer just
an attempt to buy time?
**[15:21] Rosell**
Wait, but that doesn't add up, either...
**[15:24] Ars**
What is it, Rosell?
**[15:26] Rosell**
Why bother buying time?
**[15:28] Rosell**
There's no way to get backup
to Castle Verzud anyway.
**[15:31] Rosell**
All it would do is give *us*
more time for reinforcements.
**[15:35] Rosell**
They're putting themselves
at a greater disadvantage.
**[15:38] Ars**
You're right.
**[15:39] Rosell**
Also, did they really expect us to believe
them about the large-scale weapon?
**[15:44] Rosell**
Surely Thomas is smarter than that...
**[15:47] Couran**
I have heard that they're strengthening
Castle Verzud's defenses.
**[15:53] Rietz**
Is that why they're buying time, then?
**[15:56] Couran**
It seems so.
**[15:58] Couran**
Better not to give them any more time, then.
**[16:01] Ars**
* But this situation...*
* Why does it feel like déjà vu?*
**[16:06] Messenger**
* A massive catalyzer and spell capable*
* of wiping a city off the map in one strike.*
**[16:14] Couran**
Then prepare to—
**[16:15] Ars**
Wait a minute!
**[16:16] Couran**
What is it?
**[16:17] Ars**
I feel like I've been through this before!
**[16:21] Charlotte**
You've seen through a fake
secret weapon before?
**[16:25] Ars**
No, not that part...
**[16:27] Mireille**
I hear you, kid.
**[16:29] Mireille**
The mock battle, right?
**[16:31] Ars**
Th-That's it! The mock battle!
**[16:34] Ars**
You had a soldier surrender
and leak false information
**[16:38] Ars**
to encourage the other side
to advance, remember?
**[16:42] Ars**
They've sent a messenger with a lie
we'd see through to spur us to action.
**[16:48] Ars**
It's the same plan!
**[16:50] Couran**
What are you talking about?
**[16:52] Mireille**
My little bro Thomas wants us
to call their bluff and sortie
**[16:58] Mireille**
so he can hit us hard while our guard's down.
**[17:01] Couran**
I see.
**[17:03] Couran**
He was taking your
intelligence into account.
**[17:07] Rosell**
Which means they'll have an ambush
waiting for us when we march.
**[17:11] Rosell**
As for spots along the path to Castle Verzud
where we'd be vulnerable to ambush...
**[17:18] Rosell**
Here! The Forest of Kai!
**[17:21] Rosell**
The enemy might be hiding in here!
**[17:25] Couran**
Good. Well done, Ars.
**[17:28] Couran**
We can use this to outwit the enemy.
**[17:30] Ars**
Not at all! Thank you, sir!
**[17:32] Couran**
Let's move out!
**[17:34] Couran**
We'll burn the forest with their troops in it!
**[17:37] Retainers**
Sir!
**[17:39] Mireille**
Turning an old plan of mine back on me...
**[17:43] Mireille**
You've still got a long way to go.
**[17:46] Mireille**
Looks like I win again.
**[17:51] Narrator**
* The most important element of strategy is*
* gauging the depth of your enemy's thinking.*
**[17:57] Narrator**
* Whoever correctly estimates*
* their enemy's intelligence*
**[18:01] Narrator**
* and deciphers their thinking*
* will control the flow of battle.*
**[18:04] sign**
Forest of Kai
**[18:04] Narrator**
* The enemy force led by Thomas was,*
* as Mireille's side predicted,*
**[18:08] Narrator**
*indeed in the Forest of Kai near Verzud.*
**[18:12] Narrator**
*But this time,*
**[18:13] Narrator**
* the one with greater understanding*
* of their opponent was not Mireille...*
**[18:17] Narrator**
*but rather Thomas.*
**[18:20] Thomas**
Just you wait, Mireille.
**[18:22] Thomas**
You'll realize we've set an ambush in the
forest and try to burn it down with us inside.
**[18:27] Thomas**
You'll be certain of your victory.
**[18:30] Thomas**
But we've rigged up the forest with magical
devices that detonate in contact with flames.
**[18:37] Thomas**
They'll blow the moment
you unleash your fire
**[18:40] Thomas**
and deal significant damage to your forces.
**[18:43] Anton**
It's an amazing plan,
predicting what the enemy will think.
**[18:46] Anton**
Lord Thomas is as incredible as ever.
**[18:50] Bent**
The devices are all in place!
**[18:52] Thomas**
Good.
**[18:53] Thomas**
Now I'll tell you the real plan.
**[18:58] Thomas**
The enemy outnumbers us many times over.
**[19:00] Thomas**
Even if we take a portion
of them out with explosives,
**[19:03] Thomas**
it won't be enough to stop their advance.
**[19:06] Bent**
Then this was all pointless?
**[19:08] Thomas**
No.
**[19:09] Thomas**
The explosions will tell them they made
the wrong call and throw them into disarray.
**[19:13] Bent**
You're going to break their line
*while* the bombs are going off?!
**[19:17] Thomas**
Yes.
**[19:19] Thomas**
We're vastly outnumbered in this situation.
**[19:22] Thomas**
To overcome that,
we must be willing to risk death.
**[19:27] Thomas**
The battle ahead is do-or-die!
**[19:30] Thomas**
We may not survive it.
**[19:34] Thomas**
If you're not prepared to face that,
then leave before I turn around.
**[19:44] Thomas**
*It's a dangerous plan.*
**[19:46] Thomas**
* If we fail to take the enemy*
* general's head, we may die in vain.*
**[19:51] Thomas**
*But...*
**[19:53] (Flashback) Vasmarque**
I see.
**[19:54] (Flashback) Vasmarque**
You're Edouard Grangeon's son?
**[20:01] (Flashback) Vasmarque**
He gave his heart and soul for our province.
**[20:06] (Flashback) Vasmarque**
I believe that he was wrongly accused.
**[20:10] (Flashback) Vasmarque**
We lost a good man.
**[20:13] Thomas**
* In that moment, I swore*
* allegiance to Lord Vasmarque.*
**[20:18] Thomas**
* I've done absolutely everything*
* I could to bring him victory.*
**[20:23] Thomas**
*That includes the plot at Castle Samkh.*
**[20:26] Thomas**
*If I die, so be it.*
**[20:29] Thomas**
*I've been prepared for death at every turn.*
**[20:36] Thomas**
*All I do, I do for Lord Vasmarque.*
**[20:39] Thomas**
* My loyalty is my affirmation*
* of the way my father lived,*
**[20:44] Thomas**
*and it will bring me victory over Mireille!*
**[20:48] Thomas**
*Even if none of them stay with me...*
**[20:51] Thomas**
*I'll do it myself!*
**[20:59] Thomas**
You all...
**[21:04] Bent**
Lord Thomas.
**[21:06] Bent**
Just as you swear allegiance
to Lord Vasmarque,
**[21:10] Bent**
we swear allegiance to you.
**[21:18] Thomas**
Some of you may not survive this.
**[21:23] Thomas**
But more than being a mere
ragtag band of soldiers,
**[21:26] Thomas**
a force that comes together in the
name of a cause is truly strong.
**[21:32] Thomas**
I'm proud of all of you.
**[21:38] Thomas**
Take your positions!
**[21:42] Thomas**
We charge at the first explosion!
**[21:45] All**
Sir!
**[21:50] Couran**
The Forest of Kai is just ahead!
**[23:25] Rietz**
Thanks to Rosell, we know what
the enemy's after, right?
**[23:28] Ars**
Yes.
**[23:29] Ars**
But they may have a plan to circumvent ours.
**[23:33] Rietz**
We can't let our guard down, but I
know you can handle this, Lord Ars.
**[23:36] sign**
Next Time Entrusted Feelings
**[23:37] Ars**
Next time: "Entrusted Feelings."
# E24 - Entrusted Feelings
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**[00:00] Sign**
Episode 24 Entrusted Feelings
**[00:04] Couran**
Thomas, eh?
**[00:05] Couran**
It would be shame to have to kill him.
**[00:07] Charlotte**
Let's get in there!
**[00:09] Jil**
Yes, ma'am!
**[00:17] Rietz**
Rosell.
**[00:18] Rietz**
Is something bothering you?
**[00:20] Rosell**
No...
**[00:32] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[00:36] Sign**
Season 2
**[01:50] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
**[01:50] Sign**
Season 2
**[02:02] Thomas**
*You may be a genius, Mireille...*
**[02:05] Thomas**
* But I'm the one who will bring*
* final victory to my lord.*
**[02:14] Lumeire**
Lord Couran!
**[02:15] Lumeire**
The mages are in place!
**[02:17] Couran**
Good.
**[02:19] sign**
Reckoning
**[02:20] Couran**
Get ready!
**[02:25] Thomas**
*Come on.*
**[02:28] Ars**
Rosell.
**[02:30] Ars**
Mireille isn't Lamberg's only strategist.
**[02:36] Couran**
Prepare to fire!
**[02:37] Rosell**
W-Wait a minute!
**[02:43] Thomas**
What's wrong? They're not going off.
**[02:46] Anton**
Their forces *did* deploy, didn't they?
**[02:49] Bent**
Yes, you'd expect them
to be attacking by now...
**[02:56] Thomas**
What just happened?!
**[03:00] Charlotte**
Let the battle begin.
**[03:13] Anton**
I-It's a raid!
**[03:18] Joe**
Master's given his orders!
**[03:20] Joe**
Take out the weaklings and clear the path!
**[03:23] Soldier**
You're not our leader!
**[03:25] Bent**
Raid! Raid!
**[03:33] Thomas**
Trigger the detonators!
**[04:00] Thomas**
How?
**[04:02] Thomas**
How'd she see through it?!
**[04:06] Thomas**
Mireille!
**[04:11] Ars**
Lord Couran!
**[04:13] Lumeire**
It's not safe! Get back!
**[04:15] Couran**
Never mind that.
**[04:16] Couran**
Capture the enemy unit alive!
**[04:18] Couran**
Don't kill Thomas!
**[04:22] Thomas**
Lord Couran?
**[04:23] Thomas**
If I can just take his head...
**[04:27] Ars**
That's...
**[04:29] Ars**
Thomas Grangeon!
**[04:32] Lumeire**
Stop their general!
**[04:41] Bent**
Follow Lord Thomas!
**[04:45] Jil**
W-We should help!
**[04:46] Charlotte**
No!
**[04:47] Charlotte**
The detonators are still close by.
**[04:49] Charlotte**
We'll end up hitting Ars.
**[04:51] Charlotte**
Stay standing, Ars.
**[04:56] Lumeire**
Ars! Stay with Lord Couran!
**[04:58] Ars**
Yes, sir!
**[05:02] Ars**
*Lord Couran's stats are higher,*
**[05:05] Ars**
*but...*
**[05:06] Thomas**
Lord Couran!
**[05:10] Ars**
*That intensity...*
**[05:16] Couran**
Ars?
**[05:18] Raven**
*Ars.*
**[05:23] Thomas**
Out of my way!
**[05:25] Rietz**
Lord Ars!
**[05:34] Ars**
Rietz!
**[05:37] sign**
Prowess
**[05:38] Rietz**
I won't allow you near Lord Ars!
**[05:54] Ars**
Rietz... Thank you.
**[06:03] Thomas**
N-Not yet...
**[06:11] Thomas**
I'm still...
**[06:17] Thomas**
Mireille...
**[06:19] Mireille**
Long time no see, Thomas.
**[06:26] sign**
Thomas Grangeon
**[06:33] Rietz**
Lord Ars! Never, *ever* do
anything so reckless again!
**[06:37] Ars**
S-S-S-Sorry!
**[06:39] Rietz**
Why did you rush out like that?
**[06:42] Ars**
I'm not sure.
**[06:44] Ars**
I knew Lord Couran was far
more capable than me, but...
**[06:49] Ars**
When I thought about what might
happen, I couldn't stop myself.
**[06:55] Charlotte**
That's just who Ars is.
**[06:57] Rietz**
Don't you forget that I've known
him longer than you have.
**[07:02] Charlotte**
What, trying to play the seniority card?
**[07:04] Ars**
Now, now, now!
**[07:06] Ars**
Anyway, I hope they're all right...
**[07:12] Mireille**
Haven't seen you in a while,
man. You look awful.
**[07:16] Thomas**
Be quiet!
**[07:17] Thomas**
I lost to you again.
**[07:19] Thomas**
Just kill me now!
**[07:20] Mireille**
Sheesh, still such a drama queen.
**[07:23] Mireille**
I think you've got it wrong, though.
**[07:25] Mireille**
I'm not the one who saw through your plan.
**[07:29] Thomas**
This child did?
**[07:31] Mireille**
But man, talk about a close call!
**[07:33] Mireille**
If it'd just been me, we'd be dead by now.
**[07:37] Mireille**
Thanks, Rosell.
**[07:39] Rosell**
N-Not at all!
**[07:40] Thomas**
How did you see through my plan?!
**[07:43] Thomas**
The success of a plan is determined by how
well you can anticipate your opponent!
**[07:48] Thomas**
I know Mireille through and through,
**[07:50] Thomas**
but you know nothing about me!
**[07:51] Rosell**
Y-Yes, that's very true!
**[07:54] Rosell**
But I've spent a lot of time
thinking about Mireille, too...
**[07:59] Rosell**
T-To defeat your enemy, it's important to
think about how you'd defeat your own side.
**[08:05] Rosell**
So I had to think about how I'd beat Mireille!
**[08:10] (Flashback) Couran**
Prepare to fire!
**[08:11] (Flashback) Rosell**
W-Wait a minute!
**[08:12] (Flashback) Rosell**
I think there might be bombs in the forest!
**[08:15] Mireille**
And Rosell was right on the money.
**[08:17] Mireille**
He's my pupil, but I've gotta hand it to him.
**[08:20] Mireille**
All you could think about was beating me.
**[08:24] Mireille**
You never thought someone else might
come up with the exact same ideas you did.
**[08:29] Mireille**
You really are a dunce of a brother.
**[08:34] Charlotte**
They're siblings, but there must be
bad blood, given that they're enemies.
**[08:41] Charlotte**
Ars?
**[08:44] sign**
Tends to hide her true feelings.
**[08:49] Mireille**
I mean, ever since you were a kid—
**[08:51] Ars**
M-Mireille!
**[08:53] Ars**
Um, you really should say
what you're really thinking!
**[08:58] Mireille**
Huh? What in the world are you...
**[09:10] Mireille**
I guess so.
**[09:12] Mireille**
You seriously whooped me this time!
**[09:15] Mireille**
But my pupil saved my skin,
so I guess it amounts to a draw.
**[09:23] Mireille**
I'm just tryin' to say, y'know...
**[09:29] Mireille**
You've gotten good at this.
**[09:36] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
But we've still got our brains and our mouths.
**[09:38] (Flashback) Young Mireille**
With weapons like these,
we can keep on living.
**[09:54] Thomas**
*In the end, maybe...*
**[10:07] Thomas**
* In the end, maybe I just wanted*
* Mireille to acknowledge me.*
**[10:15] Mireille**
What's so funny?
**[10:17] Thomas**
Nothing.
**[10:19] Thomas**
I admit defeat.
**[10:24] Couran**
Thomas.
**[10:26] Thomas**
Lord Couran...
**[10:28] Couran**
Serve me, and you have my word
you'll be treated well.
**[10:33] Thomas**
I've sworn allegiance to Lord Vasmarque.
**[10:36] Thomas**
Even if I've lost, I cannot
compromise on that.
**[10:41] Couran**
I see. A shame.
**[10:44] Couran**
Take him to a cell.
**[10:45] Soldiers**
Sir!
**[10:48] Ars**
We can breathe easy now.
**[10:50] Rosell**
Yes!
**[10:53] Thomas**
Hey, kid!
**[10:55] Thomas**
Nice work.
**[10:57] Rosell**
W-Well, if Lord Ars hadn't encouraged me...
**[11:04] Thomas**
Don't let Mireille influence you too much.
**[11:07] Rosell**
R-Right!
**[11:16] Ars**
*The failure of Thomas's plan*
**[11:19] Ars**
* led Castle Verzud to drop its*
* resistance and surrender.*
**[11:30] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[11:35] Sign**
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
to Rise in the World
**[11:39] Couran**
Well done, all of you!
**[11:42] sign**
Headman
**[11:43] Couran**
With this, our army controls two of the three
great cities of Semplar, Arcantez, and Verzud.
**[11:50] Couran**
All thanks to your hard work.
**[11:53] Couran**
I will now award honors.
**[11:58] Couran**
First, I wish to appoint new headmen
to the districts of Verzud and Samkh.
**[12:04] Couran**
Frador.
**[12:05] Couran**
I fear I must ask you to step
down as the headman of Samkh.
**[12:09] Fraedor**
As you will, my lord.
**[12:11] Ars**
* Both districts will be extremely*
* important in the battle ahead.*
**[12:16] Ars**
* Who is Lord Couran going*
* to put in charge of them?*
**[12:20] Couran**
For headman of Verzud,
I appoint Lumeire Pyres.
**[12:28] Ars**
Lord Lumeire... That's great!
**[12:32] Rietz**
Canarre's forces did accomplish
the most, after all.
**[12:39] Couran**
For headman of Samkh, I appoint Lupa Luzton.
**[12:44] Chad**
L-Lupa?!
**[12:48] Mireille**
Instating the surrendered enemy, Lupa, eh?
**[12:50] Mireille**
Not a bad management strategy
to encourage more enemy defectors,
**[12:55] Mireille**
but it'll make waves for sure.
**[12:58] Ars**
Still, I know Lord Lupa can handle the job.
**[13:06] Lupa**
I humbly accept.
**[13:10] Ars**
It's an excellent choice.
**[13:13] Charlotte**
But what happens to Canarre now?
**[13:20] Couran**
Lumeire is currently the headman of Canarre,
**[13:23] Couran**
but Canarre and Verzud
are quite far from each other.
**[13:25] Couran**
It would be difficult to manage both at once.
**[13:28] Couran**
Therefore...
**[13:31] Couran**
I'll leave the rule of Canarre
**[13:32] Couran**
to Ars Louvent.
**[13:41] Rietz**
L-Lord Ars!
**[13:42] Rosell**
Calm down!
**[13:43] Ars**
I-I-I'm not just leading Lamberg,
but Canarre District now?!
**[13:49] Couran**
I told you about this before.
**[13:51] Couran**
It just happened a bit earlier than expected.
**[13:55] Couran**
*If we win the upcoming war...*
**[13:58] Couran**
*I'll make you the headman of Canarre.*
**[14:01] Ars**
*What he said back then... He meant it?*
**[14:06] Alman**
Wait a minute!
**[14:08] Alman**
You want to promote him to our level?
**[14:11] Alman**
Don't you think he's a bit young for the job?
**[14:14] Alman**
It's too hasty! I won't accept it!
**[14:20] Ars**
* Ruling a district means having*
* so many people relying on you...*
**[14:25] Ars**
*Maybe it is too soon for me.*
**[14:28] Caeden**
Just because you have
a few skilled retainers—
**[14:31] Krall**
That's unbecoming of you.
**[14:33] Krall**
We know Ars very well.
**[14:37] Krall**
It's true that he has skilled retainers,
**[14:39] Krall**
but his retainers serve Ars
because of his own excellence.
**[14:44] Hammond**
We can't imagine anyone better to
serve as Canarre's headman above us!
**[14:48] Ars**
Lord Krall... Lord Hammond...
**[14:50] Perreina**
I might have defected to the
enemy if not for Ars, as well!
**[14:56] Alman**
The headmen of Perreina and Maasa...
**[14:59] Maasa**
I heard that Lord Fraedor's and Lord Lupa's
defections were also inspired by Ars.
**[15:05] Maasa**
He truly has the power
to spur others to action.
**[15:08] Charlotte**
Yeah, what they said!
**[15:11] Charlotte**
Ars did the most out of anyone here!
**[15:14] Mireille**
Agreed!
**[15:16] Rosell**
I-I think so, too!
**[15:18] Pham**
I wouldn't have done as much as I did
if Ars hadn't been the one asking.
**[15:22] Rietz**
Lord Ars will do a fine job
as headman of Canarre.
**[15:26] Joe**
He's my master's master!
**[15:29] Ars**
You guys...
**[15:30] Charlotte**
Go on!
**[15:36] Ars**
Lord Couran!
**[15:37] Ars**
I officially accept the
role of Canarre's headman!
**[15:44] Couran**
Counting on you, Ars.
**[15:46] Ars**
My lord!
**[15:49] Ars Faction**
To the new Headman Ars! Hip hip hooray!
**[15:53] Ars**
Everyone, please...
**[16:03] Lumeire**
Come in.
**[16:05] Ars**
Excuse me.
**[16:07] Lumeire**
You're here, Ars.
**[16:13] Ars**
You rarely have me over, Lord Lumeire.
**[16:17] Ars**
I'm delighted.
**[16:19] Lumeire**
The campaign's had us so busy,
we haven't had much time to talk.
**[16:23] Ars**
Congratulations on your recent promotion.
**[16:28] Lumerie**
Regarding that...
**[16:30] Lumerie**
I'm not actually pleased.
**[16:34] Lumerie**
I just couldn't say it there,
with everyone celebrating.
**[16:38] Ars**
But why?
**[16:40] Lumeire**
I don't feel ready to lead Verzud...
**[16:43] Lumeire**
Rather, I don't want to let go of Canarre.
**[16:47] Lumeire**
Verzud's cities are far larger, and its
natural resources far greater than Canarre's.
**[16:54] Lumeire**
Though I know I should be honored...
**[16:58] Lumeire**
I grew up in Canarre,
**[17:02] Lumeire**
on land handed down through
my family for generations.
**[17:05] Lumeire**
I worked hard to help as many
of my people as I could.
**[17:10] Lumeire**
My efforts weren't enough,
but I intended to keep trying.
**[17:15] Lumeire**
In truth, I'd rather keep watching over my
homeland than the strange land of Verzud.
**[17:22] Ars**
Lord Lumeire...
**[17:24] Lumeire**
But there's one person I feel
comfortable leaving my domain to.
**[17:30] Lumeire**
That's you, Ars.
**[17:34] Lumeire**
I've seen the successes of you and
Lamberg through the process of this war.
**[17:40] Lumeire**
I've seen your growth through the
trust you place in your people,
**[17:44] Lumeire**
and sensed the future I desired
for Canarre in Lamberg.
**[17:49] Lumeire**
Ars, can you make Canarre an
even better place than before?
**[18:09] Ars**
I can, Lord Lumeire.
**[18:14] Lumeire**
I leave it in your hands, Ars.
**[18:17] Licia**
*"And so, the battle of Verzud came to a close,*
**[18:21] Licia**
*and I was appointed headman of Canarre."*
**[18:24] Alice**
Oh, are the drinks ready?
**[18:24] sign**
Return
**[18:26] Bridget**
Someone help me carry the food!
**[18:30] Licia**
* "For now, we'll be returning to Lamberg*
* to prepare for the next campaign."*
**[18:35] Licia**
* "By the time this letter finds you,*
* we should be passing through Canarre."*
**[18:40] Licia**
*"Please wait just a little while longer."*
**[18:43] Man**
Lord Ars has returned!
**[18:47] Citizen A**
Welcome back, Lord Ars!
**[18:49] Ars**
We're back!
**[18:49] Citizen B**
Welcome home!
**[18:51] Child**
Lord Ars, this is for you!
**[18:54] Ars**
Oh, thank you!
**[18:56] Citizen Lady A**
You've really grown since last we saw you!
**[18:59] Ars**
Have I?
**[19:04] Rietz**
The family of one of the fallen soldiers.
**[19:07] Ars**
E-Excuse me...
**[19:09] Citizen Lady C**
Lord Ars...
**[19:11] Citizen Lady C**
Thank you for the letter you sent us.
**[19:13] Citizen Lady C**
This war has been so hard, but the kindness
you've shown us has meant so much.
**[19:19] Citizen Lady C**
We'll miss our lost son...
**[19:22] Citizen Lady C**
But let's all keep working hard together.
**[19:25] Ars**
Of course.
**[19:27] Citizen Lady C**
Really, you're returning in triumph.
**[19:29] Citizen Lady C**
You shouldn't be crying, Lord Ars.
**[19:32] Ars**
Yes... I'm sorry.
**[19:35] Licia**
Lord Ars!
**[19:39] Ars**
Licia!
**[19:44] Licia**
*Stop it.*
**[19:45] Licia**
* There are people around us.*
* The families of fallen soldiers are here, too.*
**[19:50] Licia**
*I must be dignified as the wife of a lord.*
**[19:59] Licia**
Lord Ars! I've... I've missed you so!
**[20:03] Ars**
Licia...
**[20:05] Ars**
Thanks to everyone, I found great success.
**[20:08] Licia**
Yes...
**[20:09] Ars**
And I was chosen to be Headman of Canarre!
**[20:11] Ars**
You read my letter, didn't you?
**[20:13] Licia**
Yes... Yes...
**[20:15] Ars**
I saw so many incredible things.
**[20:18] Licia**
Lord Ars...
**[20:21] Licia**
Let's stay like this for just a little while.
**[20:25] Ars**
All right, Licia.
**[20:32] Kreiz**
Big Brother!
**[20:33] Wren**
Big Brother! Hug me, too!
**[20:36] Kreiz**
Me, too!
**[20:38] Ars**
Kreiz! Wren!
**[20:41] Alice**
Lady Sofia, Lord Ars has returned.
**[20:46] Sofia**
Yes.
**[20:49] Sofia**
Welcome home, Ars.
**[20:52] Alice**
Now, everyone, we can catch up later!
**[20:55] Alice**
Come right this way!
**[20:57] Townsman**
That's right! Let's go!
**[21:01] Ars**
Wh-Where are they going?
**[21:03] Alice**
And you two, this way!
**[21:07] Charlotte**
What are they gonna do?
**[21:15] Mireille**
Oh, right, they haven't had one yet.
**[21:19] Mireille**
Let's join them.
**[21:20] Mireille**
Bet we'll get good booze.
**[21:23] Rosell**
Wh-What?
**[21:24] Rietz**
It *is* a perfect day for a celebration.
**[21:34] Kreiz**
Big Brother, this way!
**[21:41] Ars**
This is...
**[21:44] Hammond**
On my request.
**[21:48] Hammond**
It's your wedding.
**[21:50] Hammond**
You haven't had it yet,
with all the fervor of the war.
**[21:54] Wren**
Big Sister, look!
**[22:07] Licia**
Lord Ars...
**[22:09] Ars**
Y-You look wonderful, Licia...
**[22:15] Licia**
So do you, Lord Ars.
**[22:19] Fishermen**
Hey!
**[22:26] Rengue**
I came for the celebration too, Ars!
**[22:42] Ars**
*Father...*
**[22:44] Ars**
*I faced a lot of hardships during this war.*
**[22:48] Ars**
*But...*
**[22:51] Ars**
* I can overcome any hardship*
* to see them smiling.*
**[22:56] Ars**
*As a warrior. As a lord.*
**[23:06] Ars**
Licia, I'm going to do my best.
**[23:09] Licia**
And I'll be there to support you, Lord Ars!