E13 - 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."