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."