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."