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."