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.