Season 1

1 - I Could Never Replace My Sister

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[00:41] Marie
    I will become the bride of the person
    who proposed to my older sister.
[02:20] Marie; narration
    Baron Shaderan has two daughters.
[02:25] Marie; narration
    One is cheerful and sociable,
    with soft golden hair.
[02:28] Marie; narration
    Anastasia, the older sister,
    is like a princess.
[02:32] Marie; narration
    The other is tall, like a boy.
[02:35] Marie; narration
    All the tattered younger sister,
    Marie, does is read books.
SIGN    Episode 1 "I Could Never Replace My Sister"
[02:55] Marie; internal
    The Shaderan family is poor.
[03:02] Marie; internal
    Every day there is a mountain
    of housework to be done.
[03:06] Marie; internal
    And meals for the family
    must be prepared as well.
[03:27] Marie; internal
    Then there's Father's work, balancing the
    accounts and signing documents in his stead.
[03:37] Marie; internal
    But it's all right.
[03:39] Marie; internal
    Tomorrow is my birthday.
[03:42] Marie; internal
    I'm certain it will be a good day.
[03:57] Cedric
    Sister, you're amazing! You look beautiful!
[04:01] Anastasia
    Thank you, Cedric.
[04:04] Cedric
    And your hair is so fluffy!
[04:06] Gregor
    Everyone!
[04:08] Gregor
    Thank you for gathering here today!
[04:11] Gregor
    Here is the star of the day's events!
[04:14] Anastasia
    What?
[04:16] Marie; internal
    I see.
[04:18] Marie; internal
    This is a debut party for my sister to find
    someone to marry among the great houses.
[04:24] noble 1
    I am pleased to make your acquaintance.
[04:26] noble 2
    You are just as beautiful as they say.
[04:34] Marie; internal
    Just because it's my birthday...
[04:37] Marie; internal
    it doesn't mean that I'd become
    the star of the evening.
[04:52] Marie; internal
    Why was I born so horribly ugly?
[05:03] Kyros
    Pardon me, miss.
[05:06] Kyros
    I apologize for startling you.
[05:08] Kyros
    I've been invited to the birthday party.
[05:11] Marie
    The entrance is through there.
[05:13] Kyros
    Thank you, Miss Maid.
[05:16] Mio
    Master, this personage is not a servant.
[05:20] Kyros
    What?
[05:21] Mio
    The Shaderan family has one maid,
    a 60 year-old woman.
[05:24] Mio
    They have no other servants.
[05:26] Kyros
    Really? Then...
[05:28] Mio
    She must be one of the two daughters.
[05:31] Kyros
    I have been terribly rude.
[05:34] Kyros
    Please, forgive me, my lady.
[05:40] Marie
    Could it be...
[05:41] Marie
    Are you from the Ipsandros Republic?
[05:43] Kyros
    Y-Yes. My mother was a traveling
    performer from Ipsandros.
[05:48] Kyros
    What of it?
[05:49] Marie
    Oh, I knew it! And your clothes are
    traditional Ipsandrian formal wear, aren't they?
[05:54] Kyros
    Are you knowledgable about
    Ipsandrian culture?
[05:57] Marie
    I wouldn't say I'm knowledgable. I only
    know what I've learned from books.
[06:01] Kyros
    How unusual.
[06:03] Kyros
    To think that you studied Ips culture
    in a country as insular as this one.
[06:06] Marie
    Oh but...
[06:07] Marie
    Once a person realizes the depth of
    Ipsandrian technology and culture,
[06:10] Marie
    they are instantly captivated by it!
[06:12] Marie
    I am one such person myself!
[06:16] Kyros
    Exactly!
[06:17] Kyros
    My personal wardrobe is made of Ips silk, of
    course, but I insist that my underclothes are too!
[06:21] Kyros
    I won't compromise on that!
[06:23] Marie
    You are quite fashionable, sir.
[06:25] Marie
    Personally, I love stories from Ipsandros.
[06:28] Marie
    Do you know the story,
    "The Raggedy Red Cat"?
[06:31] Kyros
    Yes, of course!
[06:32] Marie
    Raggedy, the abandoned cat,
[06:34] Marie
    travels with a kindly wanderer and
    grows stronger along the way.
[06:38] Marie
    I have red hair and I'm
    always in tatters, so...
[06:42] (Flashback) Gregor
    A woman who makes a show of her
    knowledge is an embarrassment!
[06:44] Marie
    I-I'm so terribly sorry! I've
    behaved in such a shameful manner!
[06:49] Kyros
    Shameful? In what way?
[06:51] Marie
    W-Well, I...
[06:53] Marie
    Please excuse me!
[06:54] Kyros
    Please, wait!
[06:57] Marie; internal
    Eyes more beautiful than any star...
[07:01] Marie; internal
    How can he be so wonderful?
[07:05] Marie; internal
    And this wonderful man is here
    to propose to my sister.
[07:10] Marie; internal
    Compared to her, I am...
[07:14] Kyros
    H-Have I offended you in some way?
[07:17] Kyros
    If it's because I mistook you for a servant,
    I'll apologize as many times as it takes.
[07:20] Marie
    You've done nothing wrong, sir.
[07:24] Kyros
    Your clothes...
[07:26] Kyros
    Is there an extraordinary
    circumstance behind this?
[07:30] Marie
    No. I'm simply not lovely, that's all.
[07:36] Marie
    I have enjoyed speaking
    with you tonight.
[07:42] Kyros
    You are beautiful.
[07:48] Marie
    The evening's star is in the salon.
[07:50] Marie
    Please go and enjoy yourself there.
[08:01] Marie; internal
    Those were the words I'd
    always longed to hear.
[08:05] Marie; internal
    So why... why do I feel so sad?
SIGN    To the eldest daughter of Baron Shaderan,
    Lady Anastasia,
SIGN    Beautiful lady, I would like to welcome you into the family of Count Granado as the wife of Kyros Granado. Even a day's delay is too long.
[08:11] Marie; narration
    One month after that terrible birthday,
[08:15] Marie; narration
    a letter with a marriage proposal arrived.
[08:19] Gregor
    He's highly influential!
    You'll be marrying upward!
[08:22] Gregor
    Count Granado will inherit
    the title of Duke one day.
[08:26] Gregor
    And he's exceedingly wealthy, too!
[08:27] Gregor
    You'll be able to live more lavishly
    than the monarch of a small country!
[08:30] Anastasia
    But I...
[08:33] Gregor
    Marie! Hurry up and pen a reply!
[08:35] Gregor
    Inform our relatives and
    any neighboring nobility!
[08:39] Marie
    Yes, I will at once.
[08:44] Anastasia
    I'm going to be married.
[08:46] Anastasia
    And to someone whose face
    I don't even remember.
[08:49] Anastasia
    I've heard that Count Granado is a
    bad-tempered eccentric who hates women.
[08:55] Marie
    Please, don't worry. The proposal
    letter was so passionate.
[08:59] Marie
    I'm certain that he will cherish you.
[09:06] Anastasia
    But more importantly, there's
    something I'd like for you to see!
[09:09] Anastasia
    Oh, how wonderful!
[09:10] Anastasia
    Marie, you're tall, so
    it suits you perfectly!
[09:14] Marie
    Wh-What is this?
[09:16] Anastasia
    Clothes made for a woman to dress as a man!
[09:18] Anastasia
    I suppose this is what's meant
    by "asking for the moon"!
[09:20] Anastasia
    I love to see beautiful women dressed
    as men and I love dashing ladies!
[09:24] Anastasia
    I made all of this myself!
[09:26] Marie
    I-I see.
[09:28] Anastasia
    Please keep it a secret
    from mother and father.
[09:30] Anastasia
    They found some things before
    and threw it all away.
[09:34] Marie; internal
    Sister, I didn't know you had
    these interests. How amazing!
[09:38] Anastasia
    If for some reason the Shaderan family
    could no longer sustain itself...
[09:43] Anastasia
    If one day I had to work too...
[09:45] Anastasia
    I thought that I might open
    a shop in the royal capital.
[09:49] Anastasia
    Say, Marie...
[09:52] Anastasia
    please make the most of your
    skills and do work that you love.
[09:59] Marie; narration
    My older sister was beloved by everyone.
[10:02] Marie; narration
    I loved her too.
[10:08] Marie; narration
    But on her way to marry Count Granado...
[10:14] Marie; narration
    she lost her life in an accident.
[10:22] Marie; internal
    Sister...
[10:24] Marie; internal
    A long time ago...
[10:27] Marie; internal
    she would often read
    "The Raggedy Red Cat" to me.
[10:41] Elvira
    You should have been the one to die.
[10:44] Elvira
    Why is it you and not she who is alive?
[10:47] Elvira
    You killed Anastasia, didn't you?
[10:49] Elvira
    It's your fault! You murderer!
[10:51] Elvira
    You and that red hair of yours!
[10:55] Gregor
    Will you stop? You'll leave marks.
[10:57] Elvira
    She should be scarred! So scarred that
    no one will ever look at her face again!
[11:01] Gregor
    No.
[11:02] Gregor
    Marie will take Anastasia's place and
    go to the home of Count Granado.
[11:07] Marie
    Me? Take my sister's place?
[11:10] Gregor
    Don't worry, Marie.
[11:11] Gregor
    I know that you are a hideous little thing.
[11:14] Marie
    Th-Then why...
[11:17] Gregor
    We've sold everything that was
    sent to us for the betrothal.
[11:20] Gregor
    We don't have the money to buy it all back.
[11:23] Gregor
    The count will be heartbroken at the
    loss of Anastasia. Exploit that.
[11:27] Gregor
    Even if it's just one night of comfort,
    once you create a connection, we've won.
[11:32] Marie
    A night of comfort?
[11:35] Gregor
    Be Anastasia's replacement, Marie.
[11:38] Gregor
    That is how you can atone.
[11:42] Marie; internal
    Atone?
[11:45] Marie; internal
    What crime have I committed?
[11:50] Marie; internal
    Oh, that's right.
[11:53] Marie; internal
    Being born as lowly me... that was my mistake.
[12:04] Gregor
    Be docile and amenable, Marie.
[12:06] Marie
    I will.
[12:07] Gregor
    If the count dissolves the betrothal,
    return home immediately.
[12:11] Marie
    I will.
[12:12] Gregor
    I'm saying these things for your sake,
    failure that you are. You understand that?
[12:16] Marie
    Yes. Thank you.
[12:20] Gregor
    Not even your smile is lovable.
[12:22] Gregor
    It would have been far better for you
    to have died instead of Anastasia.
[12:29] Marie; narration
    Today, I go to the man who
    proposed to my older sister...
[12:34] Marie; narration
    to be his bride.
[12:38] Gregor
    What is the meaning of this?!
[12:40] Gregor
    Let us into the palace! We
    sent a letter in advance!
[12:43] Tomas
    Y-You say that, but...
[12:46] Mio
    The letter arrived only this morning.
[12:50] Mio
    To call that advance notice puts
    us all in a difficult position.
[12:54] Gregor
    There is no point in speaking
    to you! Bring the count here!
[12:57] Gregor
    You're just a servant!
[12:58] Marie
    Father!
[13:04] Mio
    Baron Shaderan, I must ask that you leave.
[13:08] Gregor
    This woman...
[13:12] Marie
    I-I'm so sorry! My father
    has been terribly rude!
[13:15] Mio; Tomas; internal
    That bow of contrition was so fluid.
[13:19] Marie
    I'm truly so very sorry.
[13:23] Mio
    Y-You're... No. Are you Lady Marie?
[13:28] Marie
    Y-Yes. I am Marie, daughter
    of the House of Shaderan.
[13:31] Marie
    Though I don't look anything
    like my older sister.
[13:36] Mio
    Tomas, take a message to
    the master immediately.
[13:39] Tomas
    Y-Yes, miss!
[13:42] Mio
    Thank you for coming.
[13:44] Mio
    I am the head chamberlain, Mio.
[13:47] Mio
    Lady Marie, please come inside.
[13:52] Kyros
    You can't be serious!
[13:54] Kyros
    Send Marie Shaderan away!
[13:56] Tomas
    B-But, Master...
[13:58] Kyros
    The one I proposed to was Anastasia!
    Not her younger sister!
[14:03] Kyros
    Oh, Anastasia. If only I'd
    whisked you away that night.
[14:07] Mio
    Master.
[14:07] Kyros
    What?
[14:08] Kyros
    If it's about Marie Shaderan,
    I've told you to—
[14:13] Marie
    M-My name is Marie.
[14:16] Marie
    It is, um... It is an
    honor to meet you today.
[14:19] Tomas
    L-Lord Kyros?
[14:22] Marie; internal
    Oh, how could this have happened?
[14:24] Marie; internal
    I never imagined that Count Granado
    was the man I met that night.
[14:27] Gregor
    A pleasure to meet you, Count Granado.
[14:30] Gregor
    My eldest daughter Anastasia's unfortunate
    accident brought our marriage talks to a halt,
[14:36] Gregor
    and your lordship must be heartbroken.
[14:38] Gregor
    And so I have brought Anastasia's
    sister by blood, Marie.
[14:44] Kyros
    Marie? You're Marie?
[14:47] Gregor
    This is, indeed, Marie.
[14:49] Gregor
    She compares quite unfavorably
    with Anastasia, but—
[14:55] Mio
    Master, your expression has
    become quite frightening.
[15:05] Kyros
    That was unseemly of me. Please spend the
    night in comfort here in the palace.
[15:13] Mio
    I shall prepare a room immediately.
[15:19] Marie
    Um, where has my father gone?
[15:22] Mio
    He is meeting with the master.
[15:24] Mio
    In the meantime, why not
    relax with a cup of tea?
[15:29] Marie
    What a lovely aroma.
[15:31] Marie
    Could it be that this is from
    the Republic of Ipsandros?
[15:34] Mio
    How impressive that you know that.
[15:36] Marie
    I once read that they put spices in their tea
    and drink it for their health in that country.
[15:41] Mio
    It's ginger and cinnamon.
[15:43] Mio
    They go well with tea from this country too.
[15:48] Marie
    Ipsandros is truly amazing to be able
    to create a tea as delicious as this!
[15:54] Marie
    H-Have I said something strange?
[15:57] Mio
    Pardon me. I was just thinking that
    you are quite adorable, Lady Marie.
[16:02] Marie; internal
    Adorable?
[16:05] Mio
    Yes, coming.
[16:09] Marie; internal
    Count Kyros Granado!
[16:11] Marie
    I'm so terribly sorry!
[16:14] Kyros
    For what?
[16:15] Marie
    W-We have been unforgivably discourteous.
[16:18] Marie
    I-Is my father...
[16:20] Kyros
    He left.
[16:21] Kyros
    I said, "There's no need to
    return the betrothal gifts.
[16:24] Kyros
    Offer them to Miss Anastasia's
    grave for me," and he was gone.
[16:27] Marie
    What?
[16:29] Kyros
    Wait!
[16:30] Kyros
    There's something I want to ask you.
[16:32] Marie
    Wh-What is it?
[16:33] Kyros
    Marie, has your family been abusing you?
[16:38] Marie; internal
    Abusing me?
[16:40] Marie; internal
    It's true that they didn't
    treat me with much affection.
[16:44] Marie; internal
    But that's because they were
    training me, isn't it?
[16:47] Marie
    It... wasn't that.
[16:51] Marie
    The reason that Father and
    Mother are strict with me
[16:53] Marie
    is so that a know-nothing
    like me can survive.
[16:56] Marie
    I don't know how it may look
    to you, your lordship, but...
[16:59] Kyros
    It's Kyros.
[17:01] Kyros
    My name is Kyros.
[17:03] Kyros
    I don't like being called by
    my family name or my title.
[17:06] Kyros
    I want you to call me by my first name.
[17:08] Marie
    Of course... Lord Kyros.
[17:11] Kyros
    Going back to what you were saying...
[17:14] Kyros
    If you weren't being mistreated, then why
    were you dressed like that on your birthday?
[17:19] Marie
    That's because...
[17:21] Kyros
    Clothes like those are normally
    worn by widows and nuns.
[17:25] Kyros
    It's a color meant to turn men away.
[17:27] Kyros
    Are you going to become a nun?
[17:29] Marie
    No.
[17:30] Kyros
    Then, do you simply hate men?
[17:32] Marie
    No.
[17:33] Kyros
    Then, did you act as a foil for
    your sister because you wanted to?
[17:37] Kyros
    Are you unhappy in the Shaderan family?
[17:41] Kyros
    Marie, I can't understand
    anything if you don't speak.
[17:44] Marie; internal
    It wasn't a life I wanted.
[17:46] Marie; internal
    But I never entertained any
    hope of escaping that place.
[17:50] Marie; internal
    I hate this. This time here.
[17:53] Marie
    I...
[17:56] Marie
    am not lovely, you see?
[18:00] Kyros
    I see.
[18:02] Kyros
    Mio, take Marie away!
[18:04] Mio
    Yes, master.
[18:06] Marie; internal
    I'm being cast out, aren't I?
[18:07] Marie; internal
    It was strange that they let
    me into the palace at all.
[18:11] Mio
    Lady Marie.
[18:13] Mio
    Shall we?
[18:14] Mio
    I've already arranged for a
    bath and a change of clothes.
[18:17] Marie; internal
    What? What is she talking about?
[18:32] Marie; internal
    Wh-What is this? Could it
    be that
this is the bath?!
[18:35] Marie; internal
    How much firewood and water does this use?
[18:38] Marie; internal
    Cleaning it must be difficult too!
[18:40] Marie; internal
    I see! They're telling me
    to chop firewood and clean!
[18:43] Marie; internal
    That will wash away all the
    discourteousness I've shown him.
[18:46] Marie; internal
    What a magnanimous man.
[18:48] Tunika
    Oh, I've been waiting for you!
[18:51] Tunika
    I am Tunika. I am the keeper
    of the baths for the count.
[18:55] Mio
    Lady Marie, she knows many bathing methods
[18:57] Mio
    and massages that are good
    for health and beauty.
[19:00] Mio
    She is also well-versed in medicines
    and their effects. A true beauty pro.
[19:03] Marie
    A beauty pro?
[19:05] Tunika
    A professional.
[19:09] Marie
    Wh-When did you do this?
[19:11] Mio
    Lady Marie, if Tunika displeases you too
    greatly, please feel free to slap her.
[19:16] Marie
    Huh? What?
[19:17] Marie
    But I'm going to be cleaning the baths now.
[19:19] Tunika
    Oh, no. It isn't the bath that will
    be beautified. It's you, Lady Marie!
[19:24] Marie
    Wh-What?
[19:29] Marie
    It smells so nice.
[19:31] Tunika
    I've added salt, honey, and citrus fruits.
[19:35] Tunika
    I'll have you reborn, all
    soft and sparklingly clean.
[19:39] Marie
    Reborn?
[19:43] Tunika
    A chrysalis is meant to turn
    into a butterfly, you know?
[19:47] Marie; internal
    Who will... turn into what?
[20:38] Marie; internal
    What a beautiful person. Who is she?
[20:41] Kyros
    Marie.
[20:50] Kyros
    Liu Liu!
[20:52] Liu Liu
    Right here!
[20:54] Liu Liu
    I can hear you.
[21:03] Liu Liu
    Kyros, you're more swayed by
    good looks than I thought.
[21:07] Marie
    Good looks?
[21:08] Kyros
    Please do this properly, mother.
[21:10] Kyros
    The head of the family's approval is
    necessary for a betrothal between nobles,
[21:13] Kyros
    which means it rests
    entirely with you, mother.
[21:15] Marie; internal
    Mother?
[21:16] Marie; internal
    Lord Kyros mentioned that his mother
    was from Ipsandros, didn't he?
[21:20] Liu Liu
    No good. She's lacking.
[21:22] Kyros
    Mother...
[21:24] Liu Liu
    She is overwhelmingly lacking in confidence.
[21:27] Liu Liu
    The future wife of a duke must
    stand proudly, noble and strong.
[21:32] Liu Liu
    At least, she must before
    the wedding day.
[21:34] Liu Liu
    The real work starts now.
    I'll do what I can to help.
[21:38] Kyros
    Thank you, mother!
[21:41] Mio
    Congratulations, Lady Marie.
[21:43] Marie
    Thank you.
[21:44] Marie
    Wait. Congratulations? For what?
[21:47] Mio
    The duchess has approved your
    betrothal to Lord Kyros.
[21:51] Mio
    Now, you are officially Count
    Kyros Granado's fiancée.
[21:55] Marie
    F-Fiancée?!
[21:57] servants
    Congratulations on your betrothal,
    Lord Kyros, Lady Marie!
[22:01] Liu Liu
    So my son is finally getting married!
[22:04] Liu Liu
    At last I can set down these burdens.
[22:06] Kyros
    Liu Liu, it's far too soon for that.
[22:08] Kyros
    We haven't even held the
    betrothal ceremony yet.
[22:11] Liu Liu
    That's true enough.
[22:12] Kyros
    I know! Let's dispatch a messenger so that
    we can decide on a date for the ceremony!
[22:15] Marie
    Um, excuse me...
[22:17] Marie
    I... I can't do this!
[22:24] Kyros
    What?
[23:58] Marie
    Wait, wait!
[24:00] Marie
    Why has the count proposed to me?
[24:04] Marie
    I may be my sister's replacement, but a
    tattered mess like me could never be loved.
[24:11] Marie
    My life here is like a dream. It's
    sure to disappear at any moment.
[24:17] Marie
    Next time, "Marie, I Want to Marry You."
SIGN    Episode 2 " Marie, I Want to Marry You"
[24:21] Marie
    P-Please come and watch.

2 - Marie, I Want to Marry You

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[00:01] Kyros; internal
    I took one look... and I couldn't speak.
[00:14] Kyros; internal
    Polished, she was so beautiful
    it was as if she'd been reborn.
[00:19] Kyros; internal
    Her melancholy eyes sparkled like stars.
[00:29] Kyros
    So beautiful.
[00:34] Mio
    Stop running from reality.
[00:37] Mio
    Lady Marie refused your proposal, Master.
[00:41] (Flashback) Marie
    I... I can't do this!
[00:46] Kyros
    Don't thrust reality at me, Mio.
[00:49] Kyros
    You're always, always so cruel!
[00:51] Mio
    This is my duty.
[00:54] Mio
    Still, who would have imagined that you'd mistakenly propose to the wrong sister.
[00:59] Kyros
    Well, how could I have known?
[01:02] Kyros
    That night, it was Marie's birthday.
[01:05] Kyros
    The girl sitting alone in the darkness...
[01:09] Kyros
    Who would think that she
    was the star of the party?
[02:44] Kyros; narration
    My father, Duke Alfred
    Granado, had two wives.
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[02:49] (Flashback) young Mio
    If the cat lay around like
    trash, it became trash.
[02:53] (Flashback) young Mio
    If the trash cried, "meow,"
    then it became a cat.
[02:56] (Flashback) young Mio
    And then, with me, it—
[02:57] Laura
    Stop playing games!
[03:01] (Flashback) Laura
    Don't you understand your position here?
[03:03] (Flashback) Laura
    Know your place!
[03:08] Kyros; narration
    The daughter of a noble family equal to the
    duke's, my father Alfred's official wife,
[03:13] Kyros; narration
    Lady Laura.
[03:19] Kyros; narration
    And an Ipsandrian traveling performer
    he took as his concubine,
[03:23] Kyros; narration
    my mother, Liu Liu.
[03:50] (Flashback) Laura
    I thought I heard a commotion.
[03:52] (Flashback) Laura
    Here. Eat this and be quiet.
[04:00] (Flashback) Laura
    That's something I baked.
[04:02] (Flashback) Laura
    You're quite trusting to eat it, aren't you?
[04:05] (Flashback) young Kyros
    That's because it's really yummy!
[04:08] (Flashback) young Kyros
    I love it!
[04:12] (Flashback) Laura
    Do you? And what else do you like?
[04:15] (Flashback) young Kyros
    Let's see. Cake and cream
    puffs and chocolate cookies!
[04:21] (Flashback) young Kyros
    I love sweets!
[04:23] (Flashback) Laura
    I like sweets, too.
[04:25] (Flashback) Laura
    When I make sweets, I don't have
    to think about unpleasant things.
[04:36] (Flashback) Laura
    Next time, I'll make some
    chocolate cookies for you.
[04:41] (Flashback) young Kyros
    All right!
[04:49] (Flashback) Alfred
    It is true that Laura is my official wife,
[04:52] (Flashback) Alfred
    but all the children she has
    borne me have been girls.
[04:56] (Flashback) Alfred
    Which is why the one to
    inherit my dukedom...
[05:00] (Flashback) Alfred
    will be Kyros.
[05:17] (Flashback) Laura's daughter A
    No!
[05:26] (Flashback) Laura's daughter B
    Open your eyes! Mother!
[05:32] (Flashback) Laura's daughter C
    Why? Why would you take poison?
[05:36] Kyros; narration
    Why had the woman who had
    been so kind to me...
[05:39] Kyros; narration
    chosen death of her own free will?
[05:48] Kyros; narration
    After Liu Liu was elevated to
    the position of official wife,
[05:51] Kyros; narration
    she said that she was no more than a
    concubine and left the duke, taking me with her.
[05:57] Kyros; internal
    And I, in order to survive in this land,
[06:00] Kyros; internal
    attained the status of count
    through my own efforts.
[06:06] Kyros; internal
    But I hate gatherings of high society,
[06:10] Kyros; internal
    and I evaded any talk of
    marriage to noble daughters.
[06:23] (Flashback) Luiphon
    Hey there, my friend!
[06:27] (Flashback) Luiphon
    So you've finally shown your face.
[06:31] (Flashback) Kyros
    If you invite me, then I have no choice.
[06:33] (Flashback) Luiphon
    Did you receive one as well?
    An invitation from a rural baron.
[06:38] (Flashback) Kyros
    Luiphon, you got one, too?
[06:40] (Flashback) Luiphon
    It seems that they must have sent one to every
    bachelor who is wealthy or from the great houses.
[06:45] (Flashback) Luiphon
    Baron Shaderan's family's troubles with
    money are well-known among the aristocracy.
[06:51] (Flashback) Luiphon
    It's blatantly clear that this birthday
    party is a pretext for marketing his daughter.
[06:56] (Flashback) Kyros
    Honestly. It's despicable.
[06:59] (Flashback) Luiphon
    But according to rumors,
    she is quite the beauty.
[07:03] (Flashback) Luiphon
    I have a fiancée, so I
    couldn't possibly go,
[07:06] (Flashback) Luiphon
    but Kyros, why don't you attend?
[07:08] (Flashback) Kyros
    Not interested.
[07:11] (Flashback) woman A
    Count Granado?
[07:14] (Flashback) woman A
    You're welcome to these if you'd like.
[07:21] (Flashback) Kyros
    Yes, thank you.
[07:33] (Flashback) Luiphon
    The ladies do like you, don't they?
[07:35] (Flashback) Kyros
    They like me? All they see
    is my title and my money.
[07:39] (Flashback) Kyros
    Deep down, those women
    all despise my heritage.
[07:43] (Flashback) Luiphon
    Well, the average noble daughter detests
    Ipsandros as a land of barbarians, you know?
[07:49] (Flashback) ladies
    He's so wonderful.
[07:51] (Flashback) ladies
    But the color of his skin...
[07:52] (Flashback) ladies
    You know about his mother.
[07:57] (Flashback) Luiphon
    I understand how you feel,
[07:59] (Flashback) Luiphon
    but you can't remain a bachelor forever, can you?
[08:03] (Flashback) Luiphon
    You are a count and the
    only son of a ducal house.
[08:07] (Flashback) Luiphon
    If you stay single, there won't be
    anyone to carry on the duke's line.
[08:11] (Flashback) Kyros
    I know.
[08:16] (Flashback) Luiphon
    What sort of lady will be
    able to win your heart?
[08:20] (Flashback) Luiphon
    I greatly look forward to finding out.
[08:23] (Flashback) Kyros
    As if such a day would ever come.
[08:32] Kyros; internal
    No, he's right.
[08:34] Kyros; internal
    The daughter of an impoverished
    baron might be just right.
[08:40] Kyros; internal
    And if it's only to be a
    marriage of convenience,
[08:43] Kyros; internal
    then someone easy to manage would be best.
[08:50] Kyros; internal
    Love...
[08:53] Kyros; internal
    That's something I never need to feel.
[09:01] Kyros; internal
    At least, that's what I thought.
[09:04] (Flashback) Marie
    Personally, I love stories from Ipsandros.
[09:10] Kyros; internal
    And yet, I've fallen in love with her.
[09:13] Kyros; internal
    I wanted to speak with her more,
    but she slipped through my fingers.
[09:25] (Flashback) nobleman
    By the way, I was wondering if this year—
[09:27] (Flashback) Kyros
    Apologies. Are you Baron Shaderan?
[09:30] (Flashback) Kyros
    Where is your daughter?
[09:31] (Flashback) Gregor
    The star of the night is right over there!
[09:34] (Flashback) Gregor
    Please! Take our daughter as your bride!
[09:38] (Flashback) Elvira
    Oh, my dear! You've had too much to drink!
[09:40] Gregor; background
    No, I haven't!
[09:41] Kyros; internal
    I was told that the House of Shaderan
[09:43] Kyros; internal
    has the elder daughter Anastasia
    and the younger Marie.
[09:47] Kyros; internal
    "The star of the night"?
[09:49] Kyros; internal
    If she's Marie, the younger
    sister whose birthday it is,
[09:52] Kyros; internal
    then the one I met was the
    older sister, Anastasia!
[09:57] Kyros; narration
    I searched for her everywhere.
[10:09] Kyros; narration
    But no matter how hard I looked...
[10:15] Kyros; narration
    I couldn't find her.
[10:21] Kyros; narration
    I decided to send a letter.
[10:23] Kyros; narration
    I wanted not the younger sister Marie,
[10:25] Kyros; narration
    but the older sister Anastasia as my wife.
[10:28] (Flashback) Kyros
    Excellent! A reply has arrived!
[10:31] Kyros; narration
    After that, I became incredibly busy.
[10:34] Kyros; narration
    To offer my fiancée the finest hospitality,
[10:36] Kyros; narration
    I arranged for dresses,
    jewels, and new servants.
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[10:40] Kyros; narration
    I even acquired a body pillow to
    hold through my sleepless nights.
[10:51] Kyros; narration
    But...
[11:06] (Flashback) Kyros
    The carriage... fell?
[11:14] Kyros; narration
    And then, amid my heartbreak and despair...
[11:18] Kyros; narration
    the woman I'd thought bore
    the name Anastasia arrived.
[11:22] Kyros; narration
    Marie Shaderan.
[11:25] Mio
    Honestly, Master, you are such a fool.
[11:29] Mio
    Though, my own knowledge
    was lacking as well.
[11:34] Kyros
    And now... I've been rejected?
[11:36] Mio
    Accepting the truth as truth
    is a wonderful thing, indeed.
[11:40] Kyros
    Mio, couldn't you be a little
    less... direct about this?
[11:44] Mio
    Well then, Master, can you explain this?
[11:47] Mio
    You turned away and silently
    shunned Lady Marie's new look.
[11:51] Mio
    Also, saying, "Send Marie
    Shaderan away" wasn't optimal.
[11:56] Mio
    Master, I am certain that Lady
    Marie believes that you hate her.
[12:01] Kyros
    If I clear up that misunderstanding, do you
    think she will happily become my wife?
[12:06] Mio
    I do not know.
[12:09] Mio
    But for now, just give it your best.
[12:11] Mio
    After all, Master, you are the one
    who feels a one-sided love here.
[12:15] Kyros
    Yes, you're right.
[12:18] Kyros
    Let's go and see Marie.
[12:22] Kyros
    What I want to see...
[12:24] Kyros
    is her smile!
[12:30] Marie; internal
    Worn out, tattered clothing.
[12:33] Marie; internal
    My well-thumbed, beloved book.
[12:36] Marie; internal
    That is all that this world has
    bestowed upon me, and yet...
[12:45] Marie; internal
    Who is this?
[12:50] Marie
    Yes? Come in.
[12:54] Marie; internal
    Mio... and Lord Kyros?
[12:58] Marie
    I-I am so sorry for the
    rudeness I displayed earlier!
[13:02] Kyros
    Rudeness? What are you talking about?
[13:05] Marie
    It was all so sudden that I lost
    my composure. I am truly sorry.
[13:08] Kyros
    No, I'm the one who should apologize.
[13:11] Kyros
    Please lift your head.
[13:25] Kyros
    I-It seems that a huge
    misunderstanding lies between us.
[13:30] Kyros
    First of all, I don't hate you, Marie.
[13:34] Kyros
    Second, I had thought that you'd come
    to this palace of your own free will.
[13:39] Kyros
    I'm sorry for making such an assumption.
[13:42] Kyros
    I truly do want to welcome you as my wife.
[13:45] Marie
    Of course. Thank you for having me.
[13:48] Kyros
    What?
[13:49] Marie
    What?
[13:51] Marie
    Wh-When I said that I couldn't be betrothed to
    you, it was only because I was so shocked.
[13:56] Kyros
    R-Really?
[13:58] Marie
    Yes. I have no intention of refusing you.
[14:01] Marie
    I have a general understanding of
    your situation, your lordship.
[14:06] Marie
    To inherit the title of duke, you
    must marry a woman of noble birth.
[14:11] Marie
    However, finding a bride has been difficult.
[14:14] Kyros
    What you're saying is true, but...
[14:16] Marie
    If it weren't, then someone of your standing,
    sir, would never attend a poor baron's party.
[14:22] Marie
    There, as your potential partner in a
    marriage of convenience, you fell for my sister,
[14:27] Marie
    the beautiful Anastasia.
[14:35] Marie
    I-I shouldn't have said all that!
[14:37] Marie
    I'm so terribly sorry.
[14:39] Marie
    Due to the accident, I, the useless
    younger sister, have come to you,
[14:42] Marie
    but I assure you, I know my place.
[14:45] Marie
    Your Lordship, please treat me in
    whatever manner serves you best.
[14:49] Kyros
    Wait! Please, just wait!
[14:52] Kyros
    It's true that I had a political marriage
    in mind when I went to that party.
[14:56] Kyros
    But that night, my feelings changed!
[14:59] Kyros
    That letter was no facade.
    I meant every word!
[15:02] Marie
    Yes, I know. Your feelings for Anastasia
    were conveyed quite clearly.
[15:07] Kyros
    No! That's where you have it wrong!
[15:10] Marie; internal
    This doesn't make any sense.
[15:17] Mio
    Both of you, it is time for dinner.
[15:20] Mio
    I believe it would be best if you
    continued your discussion as you eat.
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[15:26] Kyros
    Yes, you're right. I'm so hungry
    I feel like I'm about to die.
[15:39] Marie; internal
    Everything is delicious!
[15:41] Marie; internal
    This is incomparably better than our meals!
[15:46] Kyros
    Marie.
[15:47] Kyros
    This will be no marriage of convenience.
[15:50] Kyros
    The proposal letter that
    I sent to Anastasia...
[15:53] Kyros
    I simply got her name confused with yours,
    the lady I met in the garden that night.
[15:58] Kyros
    The one I want to marry is you, Marie.
[16:03] Marie
    I'm honored.
[16:04] Kyros
    You don't believe me, do you?
[16:06] Marie
    Lord Kyros, you are a kind person.
[16:09] Marie
    There's no need to be so
    careful of my feelings.
[16:11] Kyros
    I knew you didn't believe me.
[16:15] Marie; internal
    For anyone born into
    nobility, marriage is a duty.
[16:18] Marie; internal
    It's the same for Lord Kyros.
[16:21] Marie; internal
    No, his responsibilities and
    mine can't be compared.
[16:25] Marie; internal
    I'm certain that he'll take a concubine.
[16:27] Marie; internal
    I may end up wearing tattered
    clothes and working again.
[16:34] Marie; internal
    But I don't mind.
[16:36] Marie; internal
    Life will be much the same
    as it always has been.
[16:39] Marie
    Um, is there anything else?
[16:45] Kyros
    I love you, Marie.
[16:51] Marie; internal
    Love?!
[16:52] Marie; internal
    Who is in love? With whom?
[16:56] Marie; internal
    This makes the least sense of all!
[17:05] Kyros
    Whatever the case,
    we agree on our betrothal.
[17:09] Kyros
    The engagement ceremony
    will be in three months.
[17:11] Kyros
    I'll arrange for everything.
[17:13] Kyros
    You don't have to worry about a thing.
[17:14] Marie
    Of course. I understand.
[17:17] Kyros
    I hope you will enjoy your
    life here in the meantime.
[17:20] Marie
    P-Pardon me!
[17:21] Marie
    Just once, I would like to go back home.
[17:24] Kyros
    To the Shaderan house? Why?
[17:26] Marie
    My father didn't think that the
    betrothal would come to pass.
[17:31] Marie
    I was to serve as your
    comfort for one night.
[17:33] Marie
    After forming a bond with you,
     he was insistent that
[17:35] Marie
    I be kicked out and return to him.
[17:38] Mio
    What?!
[17:39] Marie
    I-I never imagined this turn of events either,
    so I must return home to receive instructions.
[17:47] Kyros
    Mio.
[17:48] Mio
    Of course.
[17:48] Mio
    Lady Marie, if you would wait just a moment.
[17:56] Marie; internal
    H-Have I done something
    disrespectful toward them?
[18:00] Marie; internal
    No, all I've been is disrespectful.
[18:07] Mio
    I am afraid to say, Lady Marie,
[18:09] Mio
    that you are forbidden to return
    to your parents' house.
[18:13] Marie
    Wh-Why?
[18:14] Mio
    The master's orders.
[18:17] Mio
    Should Lord or Lady Shaderan come to visit,
[18:19] Mio
    we ask that you receive the master's
    permission before meeting them.
[18:27] Mio
    Lady Marie, may I ask you something?
[18:32] Mio
    Why are you under the impression
    that you are ugly?
[18:38] Marie
    B-Because my mother and father...
[18:42] Marie
    My hair is covered in balls
    of lint. I have freckles.
[18:45] Marie
    They always showed me my tattered,
    raggedy self in the mirror.
[18:55] Mio
    If you'll permit me to say, Lady Marie,
[18:58] Mio
    of those things you just mentioned,
    the only thing here is the mirror.
[19:01] Mio
    Please, look into it as much as you like.
[19:07] Marie; internal
    Look into the mirror?
[19:09] Marie; internal
    And what will happen if I do?
[19:18] Marie; internal
    After all, the real me isn't this
    person I've never seen before.
[19:28] Marie; internal
    It doesn't feel real at all.
[19:33] Marie
    Wh-What is this?!
[19:36] Marie
    It's so fluffy and warm!
[19:40] Marie; internal
    It's like the world in a fairytale.
[19:44] Marie; internal
    A magnificent, white-walled palace.
[19:46] Marie; internal
    Beautiful, glittering clothes.
[19:49] Marie; internal
    Wonderful lady attendants.
[19:51] Marie; internal
    And... a count with beautiful green eyes.
[19:56] Marie; internal
    It really is...
[19:58] Marie; internal
    like a dream.
[20:08] Marie; internal
    That's right.
[20:10] Marie; internal
    I'm certain that when I wake,
    the spell will be broken,
[20:13] Marie; internal
    and all that will be left
    is me in my tatters.
[20:18] (Flashback) Kyros
    I love you, Marie.
[20:24] Marie
    I'm so embarrassed! Having a
    dream like this is just...
[20:32] Marie
    But if it is a dream,
    I don't want to wake up yet.
[20:37] Marie
    After all...
[20:39] Marie; internal
    If this is a dream, then it's
    all right for me to feel happy.
[21:00] Marie
    I had such a strange dream last night.
[21:04] Marie
    Now, I have to light the fire in the stove,
    wake everyone in the family, and...
[21:09] Marie
    Wait.
[21:16] Marie
    Oh. I'm still dreaming, aren't I?
[21:20] Marie
    Then it wouldn't hurt
    to enjoy this a little more.
[21:26] Mio
    Lady Marie?
[21:27] Mio
    Are you awake?
[21:29] Marie
    Y-Yes, I'm awake!
[21:31] Mio
    Please pardon the intrusion.
[21:38] Mio
    Good morning, Lady Marie.
[21:40] Marie
    G-G...
[21:41] Marie
    Good morning!
[21:43] Mio
    What are you doing, Lady Marie?
[21:46] Marie
    Y-You were kind enough to bow so politely
    to me that I had to bow even lower.
[21:52] Mio
    Why? Please, be at your ease here.
[21:58] Marie
    Um, who are these ladies?
[22:02] Mio
    Lady Marie, you have officially
    become the master's fiancée.
[22:05] Mio
    From now on, we three will
    look after your daily needs.
[22:10] Mio
    Allow me to introduce you.
[22:15] Mio
    They are Hannah and Ilza.
[22:18] Ilza
    My name is Ilza.
[22:20] Hannah
    My name is Hannah.
[23:59] Kyros
    Oh, Marie.
[24:01] Kyros
    Why won't you believe my feelings for you?
[24:05] Kyros
    True, it's my fault for getting you and
    your sister's names mixed up, but...
[24:10] Kyros
    If there's anything you
    lack, I'll give it to you!
[24:13] Kyros
    So, please... open your heart
    to me, just a little.
[24:17] Kyros
    Next time, "A Life I Saw in a
    Dream, and a Dream-like Life."
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[24:22] Kyros
    Please, you must come and watch!

3 - A Life I Saw in a Dream, and a Dream-like Life

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[00:08] Ilza
    My name is Ilza.
[00:10] Hannah
    My name is Hannah.
[00:12] Mio
    When I have other business to attend to,
    these two will tend to your needs in my place.
[00:18] Marie; internal
    Someone like me is being given
    attendants? Two of them?
[00:21] Marie; internal
    To be honest, I'm certain I'll
    be too careful around them,
[00:23] Marie; internal
    but this is common practice
    among the aristocracy.
[00:29] Marie
    My name is Marie Shaderan.
[00:32] Marie
    I look forward to your kind assistance.
[00:37] Marie
    U-Um...
[00:40] Marie
    Might the two of you be
    from the royal capital?
[00:43] Ilza
    Yes. We are both born of knight's houses.
[00:45] Ilza
    We've come here at the
    recommendation of the third prince.
[00:48] Hannah
    We've both served in the
    royal palace, you see.
[00:51] Marie
    The royal palace? That's amazing!
[00:54] Ilza
    Still, stories of the royal capital for
    a noble such as yourself, Lady Marie...
[00:59] Hannah
    They could hardly be novel
    for you, could they?
[01:03] Marie; internal
    Wait...
[01:06] Marie; internal
    For some reason...
[01:08] Mio
    Lady Marie.
[01:11] Mio
    Perhaps you'd like your breakfast now.
[01:13] Marie
    Yes.
SIGN    Episode 3 "A Life I Saw in a Dream, and a Dream-like Life"
[02:50] Marie
    I-Is this...
[02:53] Mio
    The appetizer is a charcuterie
    assortment of seven items.
[02:56] Mio
    There is pork ham and sausage.
[02:58] Mio
    The terrine is pheasant.
[02:59] Mio
    The pâté de campagne is duck and venison.
[03:04] Marie
    Th-There are quite a lot of animals here.
[03:07] Mio
    We have prepared a number of
    different dishes for you,
[03:09] Mio
    so please let me know which you prefer.
[03:12] Marie
    B-Both my palate and my stomach are lacking,
[03:15] Marie
    so I doubt I'll be
    able to finish all of this.
[03:17] Mio
    You need only eat what you like. Please
    leave anything you are unable to finish.
[03:22] Marie
    Oh, I couldn't! It would be such a waste!
[03:24] Mio
    Those are the master's orders.
[03:26] Marie
    Where is Lord Kyros now?
[03:29] Mio
    He is out on business.
[03:31] Marie
    Then, would you like half of—
[03:33] Mio
    A servant may not eat with their master.
SIGN    There's nothing left for me to try.
[03:37] Marie; internal
    There's nothing left for me to try.
[03:42] Marie
    This is delicious!
SIGN    This is delicious, too!
[03:45] Marie
    This is delicious, too!
[03:47] Marie
    My!
SIGN    Fullness
SIGN    URP
[03:55] Mio
    Lady Marie, you mustn't force yourself.
[03:58] Marie
    No, it's all delicious,
    so I still have some room.
[04:01] Marie
    Probably.
SIGN    Fullness
[04:04] Mio
    Please don't try to exceed your limits.
[04:09] Marie
    I'm so sorry. Those poor
    ingredients. And the chef, too.
[04:15] Mio
    After you've rested a little,
    I will show you around the palace.
[04:20] Mio
    You may find a change of clothes here.
[04:26] Marie
    I-It's incredible.
[04:28] Marie
    A-A magnificent sight.
[04:30] Marie
    But I only have one body.
[04:32] Mio
    I am aware.
[04:33] Mio
    In addition to these, there are others befitting
    other seasons, over a hundred prepared in total.
[04:38] Marie
    A hundred?!
[04:40] Mio
    Please choose what you like.
[04:42] Marie
    What?
[04:43] Marie
    Something... I like.
[04:47] Mio
    Is there nothing here?
[04:49] Marie
    No.
[04:50] Marie
    They're all so lovely, I don't
    know what I should choose.
[04:55] Mio
    Then let's settle on this one.
[04:57] Marie
    What?
[05:02] Mio
    It suits you very well.
[05:04] Marie
    Thank you.
[05:06] Mio
    Then, shall we?
[05:08] Mio
    Granado Castle was built
[05:10] Mio
    to protect the kingdom's borders
    from the front lines during the war.
[05:13] Mio
    The House of Granado, margraves at the
    time, constructed it to be a fortress.
[05:19] Marie
    If I recall, House Granado has
    ties to the royal family, don't they?
[05:22] Mio
    Yes, but after the war, they attained the rank
    of duke and now simply govern their own lands.
[05:27] Mio
    They are not in the line of succession.
[05:30] Mio
    Now, then.
[05:31] Mio
    This castle is used only
    for special functions.
[05:34] Mio
    Lady Marie, let me show you to
    the manor house where you will be residing.
[05:38] Marie
    Manor house?
[05:40] Mio
    We'll go through this door.
[05:54] Marie
    It's lovely!
[05:56] Mio
    This manor house was built
    by Duchess Liu Liu.
[06:00] Mio
    The first floor houses the kitchen,
[06:02] Mio
    and also serves as a residence
    for live-in staff.
[06:06] Mio
    There are also private rooms
    for the duchess' family,
[06:08] Mio
    and facilities for entertaining
    important guests.
[06:18] Marie
    Excuse me, it's Mister Tomas, isn't it?
[06:20] Marie
    I'm so sorry for my father's
    inexcusably rude behavior.
[06:23] Tomas
    My lady, how do you know my name?
[06:26] Marie
    I thought I heard someone call you by it.
[06:28] Tomas
    You're right! That's my name!
[06:30] Tomas
    That makes me sort of happy.
[06:33] Marie
    Allow me to introduce myself.
    I'm Marie Shaderan.
[06:37] Tomas
    My name is Dibomov Tomas Tender.
[06:40] Tomas
    Please call me Tomas.
[06:42] Marie
    Dibomov?
[06:43] Marie
    Are you named for the hero Dibomov
    who discovered Louhav Island?
[06:47] Tomas
    What?
[06:47] Tomas
    I'm amazed you know about
    him! I'm from Louhav Island!
[06:51] Tomas
    My lady, you're incredibly knowledgeable!
[06:57] Mio
    Lady Marie is the master's fiancée.
[07:00] Mio
    Do not touch her without permission.
[07:02] Tomas
    I apologize...
[07:05] Marie
    The castle was lovely,
    but this room is wonderful, too.
[07:10] Mio
    I'm glad you like it.
[07:12] Marie
    Speaking of which, does Lord Kyros conduct
    business with countries all over the world?
[07:16] Mio
    No. Essentially, he only trades
    with the Ipsandros Republic.
[07:20] Marie
    I wondered because I saw folk crafts from
    other countries all around the manor house.
[07:25] Mio
    Those are the servants' personal items.
SIGN    Nations of Bandelee
SIGN    Flaria
SIGN    Other Countries
[07:27] Mio
    The head chef is from Flaria. The gardener
    is from the Nations of Bandelee.
[07:31] Mio
    We have many nationalities here.
[07:32] Marie
    There's Tomas, for one,
    but it's quite a diverse group, isn't it?
[07:36] Mio
    The master is perverse.
[07:39] Marie
    What?
[07:39] Mio
    In this kingdom, prejudice
    is a matter of course,
[07:41] Mio
    but the master hires promising
    individuals regardless of origin.
[07:45] Mio
    Which is why everyone
    here is devoted to him.
[07:48] Marie
    I see. Mio, are you from the royal capital?
[07:52] Mio
    I was an abandoned child.
[07:53] Mio
    I'm told that I was left at a roadside inn.
[07:56] Marie
    I-I'm sorry.
[07:57] Mio
    There's no need to apologize.
[07:59] Mio
    I've lived quite an enjoyable life.
[08:02] Mio
    When the master was little,
    I used to comfort him.
[08:05] Marie; internal
    Wait. How old is Mio?
[08:07] Mio
    As you can see,
    many of us have difficult backgrounds,
[08:11] Mio
    but Ilza and Hannah are worthy
    of being your attendants.
[08:16] Mio
    Both of them possess the dignity of
    nobles born here in this kingdom.
[08:21] Marie; internal
    I'd actually rather hear
    stories of other countries.
[08:24] Marie; internal
    Folk songs about old heroes,
    learned by heart...
[08:27] Marie; internal
    The call of an enormous bird with
    rainbow-colored feathers...
[08:31] Marie; internal
    But...
[08:32] Marie
    Thank you for going to
    so much trouble for me.
[08:34] Marie
    I'll learn as much as I can so that
    I don't embarrass any of you.
[08:46] Ilza
    Your after-dinner tea.
[08:50] Marie
    M-May I have some milk?
[08:54] Ilza
    Milk?
[08:55] Marie
    I often add milk to my black tea.
[08:58] Marie
    What do you add to your tea?
[09:01] Ilza
    Milk in your black tea?
[09:03] Hannah
    Doesn't that ruin the flavor?
[09:05] Marie
    What?
[09:06] Ilza
    Putting cow's milk in tea?
    What a novel way to drink it.
[09:10] Ilza
    It's the first I've ever heard of it.
[09:13] Hannah
    I'd expect nothing less of you, Lady Marie!
    You're so free in your sensibilities.
[09:18] Marie; internal
    It shouldn't be an issue in terms
    of aristocratic etiquette.
[09:24] Marie; internal
    Oh! Perhaps neither of them like milk!
[09:27] Marie
    I'm sorry. I don't think
    I'll need any after all.
[09:30] Marie
    I'll drink it like this. Thank you.
[09:42] Marie; internal
    Today was a long day.
[09:45] Marie; internal
    I wonder if Lord Kyros is still
    busy this late at night.
[09:55] Kyros
    I wonder if Marie is enjoying herself.
[09:58] Wolfgang
    Master,
[10:00] Wolfgang
    tomorrow, you have a traders meeting in the
    morning, a lunch meeting in the afternoon,
[10:03] Wolfgang
    and following that, a market inspection.
[10:06] Kyros
    When will I be able to go home?
SIGN    〜A few days later〜
SIGN    MUNCH
[10:19] Marie; internal
    Breakfast today is large, as usual,
SIGN    MUNCH
SIGN    MUNCH
SIGN    MUNCH
[10:21] Marie; internal
    but the crisp juiciness of the
    vegetables is so comforting.
[10:25] Marie
    Mio, where do you procure
    these delicious vegetables?
[10:29] Mio
    They're from the vegetable
    garden in the courtyard.
[10:31] Marie
    What?! There's a vegetable garden?
[10:34] Mio
    Yes. Johan works very hard at it.
[10:38] Marie
    I'd like to see the vegetable garden.
[10:42] Mio
    I'm sorry, but I must prepare
    for the master's return.
[10:47] Mio
    Please take Ilza and Hannah with you.
[10:49] Marie
    I-I see.
[10:51] Marie
    I understand.
[10:55] Marie; internal
    I hope this opportunity helps me
    to grow closer to both of them.
[11:12] Marie
    I had no idea such a beautiful
    vegetable garden was so close!
[11:19] Marie
    Hello.
[11:24] Marie
    Mister Johan, isn't it?
[11:26] Johan
    Hello. I hope you are well, my lady.
[11:30] Marie
    E-Excuse me, but...
[11:32] Marie
    those are tomato seedlings, aren't they?
[11:34] Marie
    Are you getting ready to plant them?
[11:37] Johan
    Y-Yes. This year's seedlings
    have grown quite well.
[11:40] Marie
    Yes, it is that time of year, isn't it?
[11:43] Johan
    My lady, could it be...
[11:45] Johan
    that you've grown vegetables yourself?!
[11:48] Marie
    Y-Yes!
SIGN    Cheap
[11:49] Marie
    It's less expensive than buying them,
SIGN    Salable
[11:50] Marie
    and if there's extra, they can be sold.
SIGN    Delicious
SIGN    Simple
[11:52] Marie
    For a house as poor as ours,
    our garden was a lifeline.
[11:56] Johan
    I see.
[11:57] Marie
    But tomatoes are susceptible to bugs and
    disease, so they were difficult to grow.
[12:01] Marie
    Oh, yes. How far apart should
    the seedlings be spaced?
[12:05] Johan
    Come this way. You can leave
    the seedlings where they are.
[12:10] Marie
    You're going to show me? Oh, I'm so happy!
[12:17] Ilza
    I don't believe it. She was
    about to walk on the bare dirt.
[12:20] Hannah
    Perhaps she isn't aware that gardens are
    meant to be looked at and not walked in.
[12:25] Ilza
    It's inconceivable. There are
    bugs and that gardener in there.
[12:28] Hannah
    Wait, perhaps the lady likes that.
[12:30] Ilza
    Likes what? The bugs? The gardener?
[12:33] Hannah
    Oh, you! I meant the bugs, obviously.
[12:35] Ilza
    Of course. After all, no one
    could possibly like that thing.
[12:38] Marie; internal
    How can they be so rude?
[12:39] Marie; internal
    I may be deserving of ridicule,
    but Mr. Johan certainly isn't.
[12:45] Marie
    No, it isn't like that!
[12:48] Marie
    Wait!
[12:53] Marie; internal
    These beautiful shoes were
    given to me by the count.
[12:57] Marie; internal
    I mustn't get these shoes dirty.
[13:01] Marie; internal
    I know that.
[13:06] Ilza
    Then, good night.
[13:07] Marie
    Yes, good night.
[13:22] Marie; internal
    For some reason, I can't sleep.
[13:24] Marie; internal
    Maybe I'll ask for some water.
[13:29] Marie; internal
    Someone is awake.
[13:34] Kyros
    Marie?
[13:37] Kyros
    What's wrong? Can't you sleep?
[13:39] Marie
    U-Um...
[13:41] Kyros
    I returned late, so I missed dinner.
[13:44] Kyros
    Marie, please have a seat.
[13:48] Marie
    P-Pardon the intrusion.
[13:50] Kyros
    It's been four days, hasn't it?
    You've grown even more beautiful.
[13:54] Marie
    Not at all. I've been indulging myself
    in the kindness of everyone here.
[13:59] Kyros
    Marie, you're always like this.
[14:05] Marie; internal
    My heart!
[14:06] Mio
    Apologies for the wait.
[14:08] Kyros
    Oh! Toppo, you're still awake?
[14:11] Toppo
    Welcome home, young sir.
[14:13] Toppo
    Stare.
[14:15] Marie; internal
    Let's see. I think Toppo is
    the head chef, isn't he?
[14:18] Toppo
    You asked for something light,
[14:20] Toppo
    so this is chicken and cassava
    in a salt-based soup.
[14:23] Marie
    Oh, it smells delicious!
[14:25] Kyros
    Toppo, give Marie a serving, too.
[14:28] Toppo
    Here you are.
[14:29] Toppo
    Though I'm not sure it will
    suit your tastes, Lady Marie.
[14:33] Marie; internal
    I feel like he's being rather prickly.
[14:37] Marie; internal
    This is delicious!
[14:38] Marie; internal
    It's simple, but it has
    such depth of flavor!
[14:41] Kyros
    Toppo's cooking is delicious, isn't it?
[14:43] Marie
    Yes, it truly is! The food here
    is always so delicious, I...
[14:50] Toppo
    There's no need for polite flattery!
[14:53] Marie
    No, but I truly mean it!
[14:55] Toppo
    No matter what I try, you never,
    ever finish all your food! I understand!
[15:00] Toppo
    It's because I, Toppo, lack the
    skills! But the ingredients!
[15:04] Toppo
    The meat and fish and...
    I just feel so sorry for them!
[15:07] Marie
    Th-This is a misunderstanding! I don't
    leave the food because it tastes bad!
[15:11] Toppo
    What?
[15:13] Marie
    I felt badly for wasting
    all those ingredients, too!
[15:16] Marie
    But...
[15:19] Kyros
    Mio, didn't you ask Marie what she liked?
[15:22] Mio
    Whether it's food or dresses, Lady Marie is
    unable to say that she dislikes something.
[15:27] Marie
    N-No, all of it truly has been delicious!
[15:30] Marie
    There wasn't anything that I disliked!
[15:32] Toppo
    My lady, is that true?
[15:33] Marie
    It's true! I got full and couldn't
    eat anymore, that's all!
[15:38] Toppo
    Then you were pleased with
    the food? I'm so glad!
[15:41] Marie
    M-Mio, what should I do?
[15:44] Mio
    I'll go make some tea to end your meal.
[15:46] Marie
    What?!
[15:47] Kyros
    Marie, don't worry.
[15:49] Kyros
    Toppo is always quick to cry.
[15:51] Marie
    Is he?
[15:53] Toppo
    I, Toppo, had no idea that my
    lady felt that way, and yet I...
[15:59] Toppo
    I will pull myself together
    and bring your dessert!
[16:06] Toppo
    Now, here you are!
[16:07] Kyros
    It's incredible!
[16:09] Marie
    How many apples did it take?
[16:11] Kyros; internal
    The reason it didn't occur to Toppo
[16:12] Toppo; background
    I'll portion it out for you!
[16:13] Kyros; internal
    is that he doesn't understand that
    others can't eat as much as him.
[16:18] Kyros
    Let's all eat it together, Toppo.
[16:19] Toppo
    What?! You wouldn't mind?
[16:21] Kyros
    Of course not.
SIGN    Ended up
    eating half
[16:25] Toppo
    Well then, I shall take my leave!
[16:27] Toppo
    A good night to you both!
[16:30] Kyros
    Yes. Thank you, Toppo.
[16:32] Kyros
    Please get some rest.
[16:35] Kyros
    I'm sorry, Marie.
[16:37] Marie
    What?
[16:38] Kyros
    I created a situation that forced you
    to consider others first.
[16:41] Kyros
    Is there anything besides the
    food that you've found trying?
[16:44] Marie
    Oh, no. Everything is so wonderful
    it seems a shame to waste it on me.
[16:48] Kyros
    What about Ilza and Hannah?
[16:52] Marie
    They take good care of me.
[16:54] Kyros
    A friend of mine recommended them to me.
[16:57] Kyros
    You are a future duchess.
[16:59] Kyros
    I want you to be received in a
    manner that befits that station.
[17:02] Marie
    Thank you.
[17:04] Marie
    They really are treating me well.
[17:08] Kyros
    Marie, your habit of enduring
    unpleasantness is a dire one.
[17:10] Marie
    What?
[17:13] Kyros
    Just because someone is treating you well
[17:15] Kyros
    doesn't mean that you're
    obliged to be happy about it.
[17:17] Kyros
    And if you aren't happy about
    it, then you can just tell me.
[17:23] Marie; internal
    I don't have any preferences.
[17:25] Marie; internal
    No. I don't understand what
    it means to pick what I like.
[17:30] Marie; internal
    I did the work that needed to be done
    and accepted what was given to me.
[17:33] Marie; internal
    That was enough.
[17:35] Marie; internal
    It can't possibly be all right for
    me to choose based on my feelings.
[17:40] Marie
    I'm sorry, Lord Kyros. I don't want to
    squander a single one of your kindnesses.
[17:46] Kyros
    Marie, if you lack for something, tell me.
[17:50] Kyros
    I will give you everything you want.
[17:57] Marie
    Something I lack?
[17:59] Marie; internal
    There shouldn't be anything, and yet...
[18:02] Mio
    Pardon me for interrupting
    your conversation.
[18:05] Kyros
    Oh! I see you've brought
    something very nice!
[18:09] Marie; internal
    Something nice?
[18:14] Mio
    Then please relax and enjoy.
SIGN    Piled High
[18:17] Marie; internal
    It's so big! Is that Mio's late-night snack?
[18:20] Kyros
    Marie.
[18:22] Kyros
    Do you know what this is?
[18:23] Marie
    N-No. It's the first time I've seen one.
[18:27] Kyros
    It's called a çaydanlik, and it's
    used to make tea in Ipsandros.
[18:31] Kyros
    First, you light the bottom
    section to boil the water.
[18:34] Kyros
    The heat of the water rises upwards,
[18:36] Kyros
    slowly steaming the tea leaves
    and bringing out their flavor.
[18:40] Kyros
    When the time is right, you pour hot water
    from the bottom pot into the top pot,
[18:44] Kyros
    then place the pots back in their
    original positions and wait.
[18:48] Kyros
    When the tea is ready,
[18:49] Kyros
    you use the remaining hot
    water to dilute it to taste.
[18:52] Marie
    So everyone can adjust it to
    their preferred strength!
SIGN    Tea is Ready
[18:55] Kyros
    Everyone gathers around the
    pot, waiting for it to brew.
[18:59] Kyros
    They ask each other's preferences
    and grow closer to one another.
[19:03] Kyros
    So then, Marie...
[19:06] Kyros
    please tell me about yourself.
[19:08] Marie
    O-Of course.
[19:10] Marie; internal
    Tell him about me.
[19:12] Marie; internal
    But what should I tell him?
[19:14] Marie; internal
    I've never experienced
    anything fun in my life!
[19:18] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    Marie! Marie!
[19:20] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    What do you want to play?
[19:22] (Flashback) young Marie
    I want to play...
[19:25] Marie
    Word-chains!
[19:26] Marie
    Lord Kyros, let's play word-chains!
SIGN    Stunned
[19:28] Kyros
    Word-chains?
[19:30] Marie; internal
    Why would someone in his exalted
    position play word-chains?!
SIGN    Count
SIGN    24 years old
SIGN    Ultra Wealthy
[19:33] Marie; internal
    What a childish thing to think
    of. I'm so embarrassed!
[19:37] Kyros
    In order to enjoy a game
    of word-chains at our age,
[19:39] Kyros
    we'll need to add a little something.
[19:41] Kyros
    Let's focus on areas where
     our knowledge overlaps.
[19:45] Marie
    What? I-In that case, what about
    things you like, Lord Kyros?
[19:48] Kyros
    All right. It's limited
    to things that we like!
[19:51] Kyros
    Is it all right if I start?
[19:52] Marie
    O-Of course!
[19:53] Kyros
    Then here I go!
[19:55] Kyros
    Marie!
[19:56] Marie
    Wha—
[19:57] Marie
    Don't you usually start with "A"?
[20:00] Kyros
    In that case, apple pie!
[20:02] Marie
    "E"... Something I like...
[20:08] Marie
    Exciting Ipsandrian stories!
[20:10] Kyros
    You said the same thing
    that night, didn't you?
[20:15] Marie
    I did!
[20:17] Kyros
    You should visit the
    castle library sometime.
[20:19] Kyros
    I'm certain it's full of
    things you'll love, Marie.
[20:22] Marie
    Yes, I will. Thank you.
[20:24] Kyros
    Next is the "s" from "stories." "S"...
[20:28] Kyros
    Sweet ricotta cheese!
[20:29] Marie
    "E"... Early zucchini!
[20:31] Kyros
    Iconic gnocchi!
[20:32] Marie
    Inexpensive carrots!
[20:33] Kyros
    Simple tompouce cakes!
[20:34] Marie
    Sweet potato!
[20:36] Kyros
    Opulent chocolate truffles!
[20:37] Marie
    Stalks of rice.
[20:38] Kyros
    Elegant soufflé.
[20:39] Marie
    Early lettuces.
[20:40] Kyros
    "S"... "S"...
[20:43] Kyros
    Stroopwafel.
[20:45] Marie
    Looseleaf rooibos.
[20:46] Kyros
    "S" again?!
[20:48] Kyros
    "S"... "S"... There aren't any more.
[20:51] Kyros
    S-Sponge cake stack.
[20:55] Marie
    Lord Kyros, you've only been naming sweets!
[20:57] Kyros
    What about you, Marie?
    You're only listing agricultural goods!
[21:00] Marie
    What? W-Well...
[21:02] Marie
    Vegetables grow large very
    quickly, so they're economical,
[21:05] Marie
    and they're delicious in many recipes.
[21:08] Kyros
    That's so like you, Marie.
[21:09] Marie
    Honestly.
[21:10] Kyros
    Sorry. I'm sorry. Forgive me.
[21:11] Kyros
    Come on. Next is "K."
[21:13] Marie; internal
    Something I like that starts with "K"...
[21:17] Marie
    Kyros.
[21:22] Kyros
    I feel like I heard something
    that ends in "S."
[21:25] Marie
    I-I said, "kiss."
[21:29] Kyros
    I see. I see. So, Marie, you like kisses.
[21:33] Marie; internal
    Oh, that isn't what I meant!
[21:35] Kyros
    Hmm. But "S" again, is it?
[21:38] Kyros
    Souvenirs by area!
[21:40] Marie
    Aromatherapy!
[21:42] Kyros
    You, Marie!
[21:42] Marie
    Oh, honestly! This person
    is really just too much!
[21:46] Mio
    You're still playing?
[21:48] Kyros
    Mio.
[21:51] Mio
    The tea...
[21:53] Mio
    is cold, isn't it?
SIGN    Oh.
[22:06] Kyros
    It's no good.
     It's bitter because it's over-brewed.
[22:08] Kyros
    Let's sweeten and mask
    the flavor with milk and sugar.
[22:14] Mio
    I don't believe the two of you
    require any further sweetness.
[22:20] Kyros
    Mio!
[22:22] Marie
    She's already gone!
[23:58] Mio
    Lady Marie doesn't believe the
    master feels the way he does.
[24:02] Mio
    She doesn't feel she can truly
    settle into life at the castle.
[24:07] Mio
    But I think I understand a
    little of how she feels.
[24:11] Mio
    After all, I was once
    in a similar situation.
[24:17] Mio
    Next Time, "I've Found the Things I Like".
SIGN    Episode 4 "I've Found the Things I Like."
[24:24] Mio
    You know what will happen to you
    if you don't watch, don't you?

4 - I've Found the Things I Like

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[00:07] Marie; internal
    I am a replacement for my older
    sister, Anastasia, who passed away.
[00:13] Marie; internal
    I came here for the purpose
    of a political marriage...
[00:17] Marie; internal
    as no more than a mock fiancée, and yet...
[00:21] (Flashback) Kyros
    Please tell me about yourself.
[00:27] Marie
    Things... I like.
SIGN    Marie
    is
    Life
[02:03] Kyros
    Oh, Marie...
[02:06] Mio
    Master.
SIGN    Episode 4 "I've Found the Things I Like"
[02:09] Kyros
    Mio, if you're here, please say something!
[02:11] Mio
    I just did.
[02:13] Mio
    Seeing Marie after four days
    apart, what did you think?
[02:17] Kyros
    I love her!
[02:18] Mio
    Not what I meant.
[02:19] Kyros
    She's grown even more beautiful!
[02:23] Mio
    Five days ago,
[02:25] Mio
    you said to provide Lady Marie with our utmost
    hospitality, and everything she truly deserves.
[02:30] Mio
    You did say that, correct?
[02:32] Kyros
    Yes.
[02:33] Kyros
    Her treatment in the baron's
    household was clearly wretched.
[02:37] Kyros
    Marie believes herself to be
    ugly and unworthy of love.
[02:43] Kyros
    So I want to give her every luxury she
    desires so that she can build some confidence.
[02:47] Kyros
    I want her to know that
    she is worthy of that.
[02:50] Mio
    No matter how many luxuries
    you may pile before her,
[02:53] Mio
    Lady Marie will likely avoid them.
[02:55] Kyros
    What?
[02:57] Mio
    Master.
[02:59] Mio
    I am an abandoned child, but I was lucky
    enough to be taken in by Lady Liu Liu.
[03:04] Mio
    I was elevated to the position of
    head chamberlain of Granado Castle,
[03:08] Mio
    a position far above my
    station, by you, master.
[03:11] Mio
    For that, I owe you an
    immense debt of gratitude.
[03:14] Kyros
    What is all of this? It isn't like you.
[03:18] Mio
    It is because of this that I can
    understand a little of Lady Marie's feelings.
[03:23] Mio
    What it's like to go from a life of oppression
    to becoming a resident in a gleaming castle...
[03:28] Mio
    and the fear that creates.
[03:30] Mio
    The sudden appearance
    of a charming prince...
[03:33] Mio
    all the dresses and
    shoes, bestowed upon her...
[03:35] Mio
    She wonders if it's all some ephemeral
    magic, that will one day suddenly disappear.
[03:41] Kyros
    It won't disappear.
[03:43] Kyros
    Marie is beautiful and intelligent.
[03:46] Kyros
    Mio, you're a brilliant head chamberlain,
[03:49] Kyros
    and Liu Liu thinks of you
    as her own daughter.
[03:55] Kyros
    That isn't magic, it's reality.
[04:00] Mio
    Yes, you're right.
[04:02] Mio
    Master, you are exactly as you should be.
[04:04] Mio
    Please continue believing in the truth
     of these commonplace things.
[04:10] Kyros
    Are you being sarcastic?
[04:12] Mio
    Not at all. I'm complimenting you
    from the bottom of my heart.
[04:18] Kyros
    Tomorrow, I'll have to leave
    the castle on business again.
[04:22] Kyros
    I want you to use your discretion to
    ensure that Marie is comfortable here.
[04:27] Mio
    May I also review issues
    pertaining to personnel?
[04:30] Kyros
    You may.
[04:32] Mio
    Those are the words I've waited for.
[04:34] Kyros
    Still...
[04:36] Kyros
    Is it all right for Marie
    to be that adorable?
[04:40] Mio
    What?
[04:41] Kyros
    She's so elegant dressed up,
    but splendid in lounge wear, too.
[04:45] Mio
    Will this take long?
[04:47] Kyros
    Smart and well-read, yet so naïve.
[04:50] Kyros
    She stirs my protective instincts!
[04:52] Kyros
    She's a good listener and fun to talk to.
[04:54] Kyros
    She's brimming with a sparkling curiosity!
[04:56] Kyros
    Her smiling face and laugh have
    the impact of a ballista strike!
[04:58] Kyros; background
    Her figure makes everything look stunning.
[04:59] Mio
    You're speaking incredibly quickly.
[05:01] Kyros
    We're talking about those
    looks with that personality!
[05:03] Kyros
    The synergy increases her
    adorableness a hundredfold!
[05:06] Mio
    Master, I don't think you're in
    a position to speak of others.
[05:08] Kyros
    Huh?
[05:11] Mio
    Please go to sleep now.
[05:13] Mio
    If you don't, you'll regret it tomorrow.
SIGN    Marie is Life
[05:17] Kyros
    I can't sleep.
[05:20] Mio
    Now, then. I've received permission
    to redirect personnel.
[05:24] Mio
    I should take action as soon as possible.
[05:34] Mio
    Is this an appropriate quantity?
[05:36] Marie
    Yes! I will be able to finish all of this.
[05:42] Marie
    That was delicious!
[05:45] Mio
    Please allow me to join you.
[05:47] Marie
    What? You don't mind?
[05:49] Mio
    While you are dining, I have
    my work as your server,
[05:52] Mio
    but I can accompany you for tea.
[05:54] Marie
    I'm so happy!
[05:55] Marie
    Mio, I've been wanting to have
    tea with you for so long!
[05:58] Marie
    Oh!
[06:00] Marie
    Mio, if you're here, does that mean
    that Lord Kyros has already left?
[06:07] Mio
    No, we've switched assignments.
[06:10] Mio
    Ilza and Hannah are serving the master.
[06:13] Mio
    I thought that might be best for everyone.
[06:16] Marie
    I see...
[06:18] Marie; internal
    She's right. I'm certain they'll be happier
    if they're able to serve real nobility.
[06:26] Marie
    Come in!
[06:27] Toppo
    My lady! I, Toppo, have brought
    my latest delicious experiment!
[06:30] Toppo
    Would you like some?
[06:31] Marie
    I would!
[06:35] Marie
    A white... pudding?
[06:37] Toppo
    It's a blancmange made with
    almond flour and fresh milk!
[06:42] Toppo
    Miss Mio, you should have some, too.
[06:46] Marie
    Oh, it's so jiggly!
[06:51] Toppo
    Delicious!
[06:53] Toppo
    Toppo's food really is
    the best in the world!
[06:56] Toppo
    I must hurry and make enough
    for everyone in the castle!
[06:58] Toppo
    I, Toppo, will take my leave now!
[07:00] Marie
    Wait!
[07:03] Marie
    It's just that Ilza and Hannah
    may not like milk very much.
[07:07] Mio
    I haven't heard anything about that.
[07:10] Marie
    But when I asked for milk for my tea,
[07:12] Marie
    they said that was a novel way to drink it.
[07:16] Mio
    What?
[07:17] Marie
    It must be that they don't like milk.
[07:20] Marie
    Would it be possible to make
    those without using milk?
[07:22] Toppo
    Understood, my lady! I will give it a try!
[07:25] Marie
    Thank you, Toppo!
[07:29] Mio
    Lady Marie, you are...
[07:39] Marie
    I'm sure that Ilza and Hannah will
    be shocked at how delicious it is.
[07:43] Tomas
    Oh! My lady!
[07:49] Tomas
    I was just on my way to your room.
[07:51] Mio
    Tomas, what is that?
[07:53] Tomas
    It arrived for my lady.
[07:55] Tomas
    It's from her family, the
    house of Baron Shaderan.
[07:59] Mio
    Tomas! Why did you bring that here?!
[08:08] Tomas
    B-But the master said that anything
    from the House of Shaderan
[08:12] Tomas
    should be given to the lady if
    her attendants said it was okay.
[08:15] Mio
    If you know that, then why?
[08:17] Mio
    I haven't inspected that!
[08:18] Tomas
    What? But Miss Hannah and Miss Ilza looked
    it over and said to take it to the lady.
[08:30] Marie; internal
    These are, without a doubt, my things.
[08:35] Elvira
    Congratulations on your engagement.
[08:37] Elvira
    You left behind some essential items
    for your work in the count's household.
[08:52] Marie; internal
    "The Story of the Raggedy Red Cat."
[08:55] Marie; internal
    The thread in the binding has
    been frail for a while,
[08:58] Marie; internal
    but I'm certain that I
    put it away carefully.
[09:00] Tomas
    I-I'm sorry! I've done
    something awful, haven't I?
[09:03] Ilza
    What are you doing? Hey, let me go!
[09:06] Hannah
    Release me immediately!
[09:08] Ilza
    Hey!
[09:09] Ilza
    That hurt.
[09:10] Hannah
    How dare you?! You're just a maid!
[09:13] Mio
    And so are the two of you.
[09:14] Ilza
    What?! We served the third prince
    in the palace, you know?
[09:18] Hannah
    Prince Luiphon recommended us
     to Granado Castle personally!
[09:22] Mio
    And I am the head of the servants
    here at Granado Castle.
[09:25] Ilza
    You're just some old-timer.
[09:27] Hannah
    You were just demoted to serving
    the daughter of a destitute baron.
[09:30] Mio
    And I was the one who
    arranged for that transfer.
[09:33] Hannah
    Don't talk down to me.
[09:35] Ilza
    Actually, it's well known, isn't it?
[09:37] Ilza
    The countess is a barbarian,
[09:38] Ilza
    and a former prostitute, who set up her
    child with a client as a maid here.
[09:41] Hannah
    What? I thought the child was an orphan,
    abandoned on the side of the road at birth.
[09:46] Ilza
    She lacks a surname.
[09:47] Ilza
    It's hilarious to think she's
    serving in a count's castle!
[09:54] Mio
    I see. So you truly are imbeciles.
[09:56] Ilza
    What did you just say?
[10:06] Mio
    Now, it's your turn.
[10:09] Hannah
    No!
[10:13] Mio
    My deepest apologies. This is all due
    to my ineptitude as a supervisor.
[10:18] Marie
    It's all right. More importantly,
    may I borrow some scissors and thread?
[10:27] Marie
    Johan!
[10:29] Johan
    My lady!
[10:30] Johan
    Y-Your clothes...
[10:34] Marie
    I remade some of my old clothes.
[10:36] Marie
    You said you'd show me around
    the garden, didn't you?
[10:39] Marie
    Getting these a bit dirty is fine.
    
[10:42] Johan
    Is that all?
[10:44] Johan
    There were plenty of servants' shoes
     I could have offered you.
[10:47] Marie
    Oh! Yes, we could have done that!
[10:51] Johan
    Well, no matter.
[11:06] Marie; internal
    I've realized it for the first time.
[11:08] Marie; internal
    The things I like...
[11:10] Marie; internal
    I always thought I was doing
    everything for my family,
[11:13] Marie; internal
    but the truth is all the
    hard labor felt like nothing...
[11:16] Marie; internal
    because of how much I love
    growing delicious vegetables.

[11:21] Marie; internal
    I really do have things I like
    and things I want to do.
[11:26] Johan
    I'm sorry I was brusque
    toward you before now.
[11:29] Johan
    I thought that I shouldn't cause trouble for
    you, the count's lady, by speaking to you.
[11:34] Marie
    Trouble?
[11:35] Johan
    I am a servant. And I'm a foreigner.
[11:39] Marie
    That doesn't matter.
[11:42] Marie
    We're living in the same house.
    That makes us family, doesn't it?
[11:50] Marie
    I-I haven't officially become his fiancée
    yet, but everyone here seems like a family.
[11:57] Johan
    You say the same things as the master does.
[12:00] Marie
    As Lord Kyros?
[12:01] Tomas
    My lady!
[12:03] Tomas
    The master is leaving!
[12:08] Marie
    Lord Kyros!
[12:13] Kyros
    Oh, Marie.
[12:15] Mio
    The master stayed up all
    night, so he's rather exhausted.
SIGN    Last Night
[12:16] Kyros; background
    Oh, Marie! I love you, Marie!
[12:19] Marie
    My, he truly is busy, isn't he?
[12:22] Mio
    More importantly, master, if you will be
    visiting the palace for an evening party...
[12:25] Ilza
    Let us go!
[12:26] Hannah
    Stay away, you filthy servant!
[12:28] Ilza; background
    You're filthy and you stink!
[12:29] Mio
    please return that dead
    weight to Prince Luiphon.
[12:32] Hannah
    D-Did you just call us dead weight?
    We're here at his recommendation!
[12:36] Ilza
    That's right! He said that one
    day, we'd be his concubines.
[12:40] Hannah
    All of this...
[12:41] Ilza
    ...is your fault!
[12:43] Ilza
    You're just the daughter of a
    broke baron lured by money!
[12:47] Ilza
    You're no more than your
    dead sister's replacement!
[12:49] Hannah
    Everyone knows Shaderan's youngest
     daughter is a losing prospect.
[12:53] Hannah
    And it's the count who will be a
    laughingstock for pulling the short straw!
[12:56] Marie; internal
    Lord Kyros... a laughingstock?
[12:59] Ilza
    You need to learn your place!
[13:01] Hannah
    Ugly wench!
[13:03] Kyros
    What part of her?
[13:06] Kyros
    Try saying that again.
[13:08] Kyros
    What part of my family,
    of Marie, do you find ugly?
[13:11] Hannah
    No, it's just...
[13:14] Kyros
    And all this talk of noble
    houses and money...
[13:17] Kyros
    those aren't things that
    belong to you, are they?
[13:19] Kyros
    Are either of you more beautiful than
    Marie? More honorable? More clever?
[13:24] Kyros
    Cuter? Are you any of those things?
[13:26] Kyros
    What about you could I possibly love?
[13:30] Kyros
    Please, tell me.
[13:32] Kyros
    Because I can't find a single thing.
[13:42] Kyros
    Take them away.
[13:44] Tomas
    Yes, sir!
[13:47] Marie
    I'm so sorry.
[13:49] Kyros
    For what?
[13:51] Marie
    They said I'm the reason
    they'll laugh at you, Lord Kyros.
[14:02] Kyros
    Marie.
[14:06] Kyros
    You are beautiful.
[14:09] Kyros
    There's nothing here to laugh at.
[14:11] Kyros
    Your beautiful red hair,
    set off so well by this green...
[14:14] Kyros
    Your eyes that shine like stars...
[14:16] Kyros
    Your overflowing knowledge and curiosity...
[14:19] Kyros
    Your innocent smile when you
    speak of things you love...
[14:24] Kyros
    Altogether beautiful.
[14:33] Mio
    Ahem.
[14:35] Mio
    Master, we are out of time.
[14:39] Mio
    We can wait another few seconds,
[14:41] Mio
    but I'm certain that wouldn't suffice.
[14:43] Kyros
    What? Y-Yes.
[14:49] Tunika
    Oh, the poor master.
    And just when he was so close.
[14:52] Tunika
    I only came for herbs to
    use in some treatments,
[14:56] Tunika
    but I managed to witness
    something very nice.
[14:59] Tunika
    Don't you agree?
[15:00] Johan
    Do you think the oregano
    I grew was useful?
SIGN    They saw
    everything...
[15:08] Marie; narration
    I was told that Lord Kyros was going
    to the royal palace for a ceremony,
[15:11] Marie; narration
    and that he would be away for ten days.
[15:13] Marie; narration
    When he returned,
[15:14] Kyros; background
    Marie! I will return soon!
[15:14] Marie; narration
    we would begin arrangements
    for our betrothal ceremony in earnest.
[15:23] Marie; internal
    There's nothing here to laugh at.
[15:26] Marie; internal
    That's what Lord Kyros said, but...
[15:32] Marie
    This is...
[15:35] Marie
    It isn't meant to be a threat, is it?
[15:37] Mio
    No, it isn't. It's written as an invitation.
[15:41] Marie
    "Lady Marie Shaderan,"
[15:43] Marie
    "I wish to congratulate you upon your
    betrothal to my old friend Count Kyros Granado."
[15:50] Mio
    It's normal up to that point.
[15:52] Marie
    "As such, we have planned a special
    event utilizing our means and efforts."
[15:58] Marie
    "Notice has been spread throughout the royal
    capital, and the people eagerly await the day."
[16:05] Marie
    "Lady Marie, should you be unable to attend,
    everything will have been for naught."
[16:10] Marie
    "The people will despair, and their
    distress shall surely span generations."
[16:14] Marie
    "Please, you simply must attend."
[16:18] Mio
    It certainly does sound like a threat.
[16:21] Marie
    This gentleman is a prince, isn't he?
[16:24] Mio
    Yes.
[16:25] Mio
    He is the third prince and the
    captain of the Royal Knights.
[16:30] Mio
    He has quite an open-hearted personality.
[16:34] Mio
    The fact that this arrived
    on the eve of the event
[16:36] Mio
    shows that he expects you to attend.
[16:47] Marie
    Wh-What is this?
[16:49] Mio
    A chariot from the Royal Knights.
[17:32] Marie
    A-And this is...
[17:34] Mio
    A military fortress for the Kingdom of Diltz,
    the stronghold of the Royal Knights.
[17:39] Marie
    A-Am I going to be publicly executed?
[17:42] Mio
    Please calm down.
[17:44] Marie
    B-But why the fortress?
[17:47] Marie
    I could have been with
    Lord Kyros if it were the palace.
[17:49] Mio
    Prince Luiphon is the one who
    recommended Hannah and Ilza.
[17:53] Mio
    He must want to apologize.
SIGN    Returned Goods
[17:57] Marie; internal
    That only increases my fear of an execution.
[18:02] Marie
    Is something wrong?
[18:03] Mio
    If Prince Luiphon is the host, he likely
    has some amusing plans in place.
[18:07] Marie
    Plans?
[18:09] Mio
    Monster scares...
[18:11] Mio
    A rain of onions from above...
[18:13] Mio
    Or perhaps a pool full of jelly...
[18:16] Marie
    Just what sort of person is Prince Luiphon?
[18:18] Mio
    Well, he is not a villain.
[18:20] Mio
    Since we're here, I believe
    we should enjoy the fun.
[18:36] Marie
    It's all so lively.
[18:38] Mio
    It's been fifty years since the
    war. The world is at peace.
[18:42] Mio
    This sort of excitement
    is good entertainment.
[18:45] Mio
    Please have one.
[18:46] Marie
    Th-Thank you.
SIGN    When did she buy this?
[18:48] Marie
    First, I should go and greet
    Prince Luiphon, right?
[18:51] Mio
    No, he probably isn't waiting
    for a greeting from you.
[18:55] Mio
    It's possible that he hasn't
    even come here at all.
[18:58] Marie
    What? So, I'm meant to simply
    enjoy the festivities and leave?
[19:02] Mio
    Who can say? I don't understand what goes
    on in Prince Luiphon's head at all.
[19:09] Marie; internal
    I feel like Mio is a little
    harsh towards the prince.
[19:18] Marie
    I wonder, does this feel like a small
    event for someone of the royal family?
[19:22] Mio
    No, events on this scale are fairly rare.
[19:26] Mio
    What concerns me...
[19:30] Mio
    is that not a single rumor of it
    reached us at Granado Castle.
[19:34] Mio
    If Prince Luiphon issued a gag order before
    executing these arrangements, then...
[19:40] Mio
    I have a bad feeling about this.
[19:43] Marie
    M-Mio?
[19:45] Mio
    Prince Luiphon!
[19:48] Marie
    Where? What does he look like?
[19:50] Mio
    Down on the left by the stone wall.
[19:52] Mio
    Silver hair, wearing a
    knight's military uniform.
[19:55] Marie
    Mio, how can you see so well?
[19:57] Mio
    I will go and check. Lady Marie,
    please wait for me here.
[20:00] Marie
    I-I'll go with you!
[20:02] Mio
    It may be that he's made one of his
    men dress as him to lure us out...
[20:06] Mio
    as part of a plan to suddenly
    appear and scare you, Lady Marie.
[20:10] Marie
    What?
[20:11] Mio
    Don't move from this spot until I return.
[20:13] Mio
    No matter who calls out to
    you, please ignore them.
[20:16] Marie
    I-I will!
[20:17] Mio
    I will return shortly!
[20:19] Marie; internal
    No matter what happens,
    I won't take a single step!
[20:22] apple seller
    Hello? Standing right in front of my
    shop like that is a problem for me!
[20:26] Marie
    Oh, I'm sorry!
SIGN    Looking for contestants
    for an apple peeling contest!
[20:29] Marie; internal
    Contestants for an apple peeling contest?
[20:32] Marie; internal
    That sounds like fun!
[20:34] Marie
    Excuse me, I'd like to try!
[20:35] apple seller
    What? That's unusual.
[20:37] apple seller
    I thought that noble
    girls didn't use knives.
[20:44] Marie
    I-If a noble's wife peeled apples...
[20:48] Marie
    would it make her husband
    a laughingstock, too?
[20:50] apple seller
    What are you talking about?
[20:52] apple seller
    You've gotta peel an apple to eat it, right?
[20:57] apple seller
    And our apples are delicious!
SIGN    A Certain Prince Affiliated
    with the Knights
[20:59] apple seller
    They've got the knights'
    seal of approval, you know?
[21:03] Marie
    Yes, they look quite delicious!
[21:05] Marie
    I'd very much like to compete.
[21:07] apple seller
    All righty then!
[21:08] apple seller
    If you can peel an entire apple
    within the time limit,
[21:10] apple seller
    I'll give you an entire box of apples!
[21:12] apple seller
    Start on my mark.
[21:14] Marie
    Yes, sir.
[21:15] apple seller
    Then, here we go!
[21:19] Luiphon
    What a delicious-looking apple.
[21:25] Marie
    Th-That's mine! Please give it back!
[21:28] Luiphon
    Hmm, what to do?
[21:31] Marie
    Hey!
[21:31] Luiphon
    Come on! Over here!
[21:33] Luiphon
    Maybe you don't really want it after all?
[21:38] Marie
    Oh! My apple!
[21:41] Luiphon
    Yes, this is a good year for them, isn't it?
[21:43] apple seller
    Honestly. My customer was
    enjoying herself, you know?
SIGN    Here's the
    money
[21:46] apple seller
    What point is there in the host
    ruining it all, Your Highness?
[21:50] Marie; internal
    What? "Your Highness"?
[21:51] Luiphon
    Now, now. I simply wanted to have a
    little fun with my friend's fiancée.
[21:56] Luiphon
    Right?
[21:57] Marie; internal
    S-So this gentleman really is...
SIGN    THUD THUD THUD
[22:01] Mio
    So it was a trap after all,
    wasn't it, Prince Luiphon!
[22:06] Luipohn
    I am Luiphon Sandhalkia Diltz,
[22:09] Luiphon
    third prince of this land and
    captain of the knights.
[22:12] Luiphon
    But perhaps most of all...
[22:15] Luiphon
    I am dear Kyros' friend!
[22:18] Luiphon
    Pleased to meet you, sweet Marie!
[22:21] Marie; internal
    S-So this is the sort of person he is.
[23:58] Luiphon
    Hey there, everyone!
[24:00] Luiphon
    I am Prince Luiphon!
[24:03] Luiphon
    Kyros and I have been the best of
    friends since our school days!
[24:07] Luiphon
    Is sweet Marie worthy
    of being his betrothed?
[24:11] Luiphon
    I will ascertain the truth of
    it through a special surprise!
[24:16] Luiphon
    Next time, "The Prince and
    the Pitch-Black Warrior."
SIGN    Episode 5 "The Prince and the Pitch-Black Warrior"
[24:20] Luiphon
    You'll come and watch, of course, won't you?

5 - The Prince and the Pitch-Black Warrior

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[00:00] Luiphon
    I am Luiphon Sandhalkia Diltz,
[00:03] Luiphon
    third prince of this land
    and captain of the knights.
[00:06] Luiphon
    But perhaps most of all...
[00:09] Luiphon
    I am dear Kyros' friend!
[00:12] Luiphon
    Pleased to meet you, sweet Marie!
[00:14] Marie; internal
    S-So this is the sort of person he is.
SIGN    Episode 5 "The Prince and the Pitch-Black Warrior"
[01:52] Mio
    You took so long to arrive, Prince Luiphon,
[01:55] Mio
    so I was just going to leave with Lady Marie.
[01:57] Luiphon
    I said I was sorry, didn't I? You
    can be heartless, darling Mio.
[02:01] Mio
    Please don't call me "darling."
[02:03] Marie
    Mio.
[02:04] Luiphon
    By the way...
[02:05] Luiphon
    are you hungry?
[02:07] Luiphon
    How does a lavish buffet in
    the nobles' salon sound?
[02:10] Marie
    Nobles...
[02:12] Marie
    I-I'm not very hungry.
[02:15] Luiphon
    Oh, Ilza and Hannah aren't
    here anymore. Don't worry.
[02:19] Luiphon
    I'm sorry for recommending them without
    knowing their personalities.
[02:23] Marie
    No, it isn't that.
[02:25] Marie
    The thought of a place as refined
    as a salon makes me anxious.
[02:30] Luiphon
    In that case, what about the
    swordsmanship exhibition?
[02:33] Luiphon
    I have reserved seats. Let's go and watch!
[02:35] Marie
    S-Swordsmanship?
[02:37] Luiphon
    That's right!
[02:38] Marie
    I, um, well...
[02:43] Mio
    Lady Marie, there's no
    need to force yourself.
[02:45] Mio
    You hate competitions, don't you?
[02:47] Luiphon
    What?! But why?
[02:50] Luiphon
    This is one of the best aristocratic pastimes!
[02:52] Marie
    Yes, please, I'd love to see it!
[02:54] Luiphon
    Now that's the reaction I was hoping for!
[02:56] Luiphon
    I can best any knight with a sword, you know?
[02:59] Luiphon
    Kyros once complimented me by saying, "the
    sword is the only place where you show genius."
[03:04] Marie
    Then Lord Kyros truly is strong?
[03:07] Luiphon
    He is indeed!
[03:09] Marie; internal
    Being complimented by Lord Kyros
    made you happy, didn't it?
[03:16] referee
    We will now begin the semi-finals of the
    Diltz Kingdom Swordsmanship Exhibition!
[03:23] Luiphon
    This enthusiasm is wonderful, isn't it?
[03:26] Luiphon
    Last year, I fell asleep during the concert.
[03:28] Luiphon
    And dear Kyros kept pinching my cheeks.
[03:31] Marie
    Prince Luiphon really loves
    Lord Kyros, doesn't he?
[03:34] Marie
    I'm having fun just listening to him.
[03:36] Mio
    Well, it's enjoyable to discuss
     your passions with others.
[03:40] Mio
    Now then.
[03:42] Mio
    I'm off to procure some food.
[03:44] Marie
    What? But we just ate.
[03:46] Mio
    I wanted to visit all the stalls.
[03:48] Luiphon
    Your stomach is a separate
     dimension, as always.
[03:50] Luiphon
    Go and eat as much as you like.
[04:00] Luiphon
    That fighter in the dark armor
    is an impressive warrior.
[04:03] Marie
    I see.
[04:05] Luiphon
    Say, are you like this with Kyros, too?
[04:09] Marie
    What?
[04:11] Marie
    Well...
[04:12] Luiphon
    Well, you're rather
    different from the others.
[04:16] Luiphon
    And I've known Kyros a long time.
[04:18] Marie
    I heard that the two of you were
    in the same year in school.
[04:22] Luiphon
    Yes, and the first time we
    met we got into a fistfight!
[04:25] Marie
    What?!
[04:26] Luiphon
    As the duke's son, he was just below me in terms of rank at school.
[04:31] Luiphon
    But he said, "Stop judging people based
    on their rank, you moronic prince."
[04:36] Marie
    M-Moronic?
[04:37] Luiphon
    I thought, "What's his problem?" and
    punched him. Then he punched me back.
[04:42] Luiphon
    It turned into quite the commotion.
[04:47] Marie
    Does it really warrant that much laughter?
[04:54] referee
    Winner, the pitch-black warrior!
[04:57] Marie
    Oh, is it already over?
[05:00] Luiphon
    Yes. By knocking the point of
    the blue knight's sword away,
[05:03] Luiphon
    the dark warrior was able to
    win with a single strike.
[05:05] Luiphon
    By the look of things, he was holding back.
[05:07] Luiphon
    It seems he has the kindness
    to care for his opponents.
[05:13] Luiphon
    My sweet Marie...
[05:15] Luiphon
    doesn't seeing this sort of thing
    make you think they're dashing?
[05:18] Luiphon
    Many girls squeal with delight, you know?
[05:21] Marie
    I-I...
[05:23] Marie
    I don't find being strong in battle
    to be particularly wonderful.
[05:27] Luiphon
    Aren't strength and reliability the
    things that are most attractive in men?
[05:31] Marie
    To be honest, I'm frightened.
[05:33] Marie
    I feel like one day that
    sword will be pointed at me.
[05:36] Luiphon
    What's that supposed to
    mean? You're so negative!
[05:40] Marie
    I'm sorry.
[05:42] Luiphon
    Say, Lady Marie Shaderan, why
    did you become Kyros' fiancée?
[05:48] Marie
    B-Because...
[05:50] Marie; internal
    I'm my older sister's replacement.
[05:52] Marie; internal
    Yes, I am just a replacement.
[05:54] referee
    And now, we will begin
    the championship bout!
[05:58] referee
    The dark warrior versus the green knight!
[06:01] referee
    Begin!
[06:12] referee
    Th-The winner... the dark warrior!
[06:16] Luiphon
    Well, that was an instant defeat.
[06:18] referee
    Congratulations! This is the winner's tro—
[06:23] Marie; internal
    He's putting his worry
    for his opponent first?
[06:26] Marie
    If he's the one fighting, then perhaps even
    I might enjoy watching his bouts a little.
[06:32] Mio
    My, that is good news.
[06:35] Marie
    W-Welcome back.
SIGN    Spoils of War
[06:37] Mio
    I have only just returned.
[06:43] Marie
    You mentioned good news?
[06:44] Mio
    That dark warrior is the master.
[06:47] Marie
    What?
[06:49] Luiphon
    You seem very certain.
[06:51] Mio
    His swordsmanship and footwork
     are exactly identical to the master's.
[06:56] Marie
    Lord Kyros... is the dark warrior?
[07:01] Mio
    Shall we see for certain?
[07:06] Mio
    Count Kyros Granado, you're so dashing!
[07:09] Mio
    Look this way!
[07:13] crowd
    Kyros?
[07:14] crowd
    Count?
[07:15] crowd
    From the Granado Company?
[07:17] crowd
    Really?
[07:18] crowd
    Lord Kyros! Look over here!
[07:20] crowd
    Take off your helmet!
[07:34] Mio
    Every male noble in the Kingdom of Diltz
    is made to hold the sword at least once.
[07:38] Mio
    The master has trained intensively
    since he was a child for self-defense.
[07:42] Marie
    H-He has?
[07:45] Luiphon
    That was the best expression
     I've seen today, thanks.
[07:47] Marie; internal
    Prince Luiphon knew from
    the start, didn't he?
[08:01] Marie
    E-Excuse me. What is this line for?
[08:04] lady A
    What? It's the line to make an
    appeal to the count of course.
[08:07] Marie
    What?
[08:08] lady A
    His fiancée apparently died in an accident.
    This is a chance to get close to him!
[08:12] Marie; internal
    Of course. No one would think that her
    incompetent younger sister would replace her.
[08:19] lady A
    He may have barbarian blood in him,
    but he is the next duke after all.
[08:22] lady B
    Indeed! And whomever becomes the duke's wife
    can certainly stand proudly in society.
[08:27] lady A
    I've heard he's got a difficult
    personality, but he's so handsome.
[08:31] lady B; background
    Isn't he?
[08:31] Marie; internal
    Barbarian?
[08:34] Marie; internal
    Difficult?
[08:36] Marie; internal
    Who are they talking about?
[08:39] Mio
    Lady Marie?
[08:43] Marie
    Excuse me.
[08:44] lady A
    Wh-What?
[08:47] lady B
    Stop right there!
[08:48] lady B
    Just who are you?
[08:49] lady A
    Indeed! Who do you think you are?
[08:51] Marie
    I am betroth— I am an
    associate of the count's!
[08:56] Lady A; B
    What?
[08:57] Mio
    Lady Marie, I will hold
    them here to the last!
[09:00] Marie
    Thank you, Mio!
[09:02] ladies
    Get out of my way! Who are you?
[09:06] Marie; internal
    What was that? They all just
    said whatever they liked.
[09:09] Marie; internal
    All I did was discover something I liked...
[09:12] Marie; internal
    and he's so kind that he
    smiled at me so happily.
[09:15] Marie; internal
    There's no reason
    to ridicule him like that!
[09:18] Marie; internal
    Even if there were...
[09:21] Marie; internal
    it would only be for drawing
    a losing prospect.
[09:25] Kyros
    What are you thinking?
[09:28] Kyros
    Why did you tell me to enter
    the swordsmanship competition?
[09:32] Luiphon
    You did excellent work! Thanks to
    you, it was a rousing success!
[09:36] Kyros
    That smile is infuriating.
[09:38] Kyros
    Was it you who exposed my
    identity to the crowd?
[09:42] Marie
    C-Congratulations on your win!
[09:48] Kyros
    I've finally begun hallucinating.
[09:50] Marie
    U-Um...
[09:51] Kyros
    Are you the real Marie?! In the flesh?
[09:54] Kyros
    The one who's like a living miracle?!
[09:55] Marie
    Lord Kyros?
[09:57] Luiphon
    I invited her.
[09:59] Kyros
    What?!
[10:00] Luiphon
    I wanted to show her how
    dashing you are, Kyros.
[10:04] Luiphon
    Though, it seems she wasn't
    particularly pleased by it.
[10:09] Kyros
    Marie doesn't like brutality.
[10:12] Luiphon
    Or aristocratic things either.
[10:14] Kyros
    That's right. And I don't want to
    force anyone else's values on her.
[10:17] Kyros
    Marie's wishes are my only priority.
[10:19] Luiphon
    Well. You certainly seem quite besotted...
[10:23] Luiphon
    but she doesn't seem happy about it.
[10:26] Luiphon
    She's simply replacing her older sister
    in a political marriage, isn't she?
[10:32] Luiphon
    You'd have gotten engaged no matter what
    kind of man you faced. Isn't that right?
[10:38] Marie
    I...
[10:40] Marie; internal
    It's true that when I was first
    taken to Granado Castle...
[10:44] Marie; internal
    I didn't even know what
    Lord Kyros looked like.
[10:47] Marie; internal
    But...
[10:49] Luiphon
    As I thought, you don't think anything
    of Kyros, let alone love him.
[10:53] Kyros
    Stop attacking her. What
    are you so upset about?
[10:55] Luiphon
    When I heard that you were getting
    engaged, I was overjoyed.
[10:59] Luiphon
    My dear, obstinate friend, who had turned away
    every noblewoman, had finally found his spring.
[11:06] Luiphon
    But in the end...
[11:09] Luiphon
    A political marriage?
[11:11] Luiphon
    And to a woman who is uneasy with
    the customs of the nobility,
[11:14] Luiphon
    who sees no merit in your efforts, Kyros?
[11:17] Luiphon
    She's her parents' pawn and—
[11:18] Kyros
    What is the meaning of this?! Did you
    invite Marie here just to disparage her?
[11:22] Luiphon
    Not at all. I'm also laughing
    at your pathetic state.
[11:25] Luiphon
    Coward. The old you would have punched me.
[11:29] Kyros
    Marie is here!
[11:30] Kyros
    And even the old me never
    threw the first punch!
[11:33] Luiphon
    You're just afraid of me. After all, you've
    never once beaten me in a sword fight,
[11:38] Luiphon
    you coward!
[11:41] Kyros
    You never noticed that I was
    letting you have the glory,
[11:44] Kyros
    your highness?
[11:59] Luiphon
    Earlier, the arena was engulfed in cheers.
    This time, let's stain it with screams.
[12:06] Kyros
    Mark my words, I will make you
    apologize for insulting Marie.
[12:14] Marie
    Wait, please!
[12:15] Marie
    Please mend things with him!
    What Prince Luiphon said is true!
[12:19] Marie
    I can't blame anyone for saying
    that I've sold myself.
[12:22] Marie
    I am foolish and timid, and I've always
    done as my parents have told me.
[12:27] Marie
    But more than any of those things...
[12:29] Marie
    it's people ridiculing you because
    of me that I cannot bear!
[12:34] Marie
    I'm sorry, I... I only
    ever cause you trouble.
[12:41] Kyros
    He only ridicules me out of
    pity for my one-sided love.
[12:48] Kyros
    I'm sure that he can't stand
     seeing his rival brought so low.
[12:53] Kyros
    Despite how he seems, he's a passionate man.
[12:57] Kyros
    But... whatever his reasons, it doesn't
    mean he's allowed to disparage you, Marie.
[13:02] Kyros
    I will face him head on, defeat him,
    and make him take it all back!
[13:07] Marie
    Thank you for being angry on my behalf.
[13:10] Marie
    But it's all right. I will
    regain my honor myself!
[13:14] Marie
    More importantly for Prince Luiphon...
[13:18] Marie
    Lord Kyros, it's the fact that he called
    you a coward that I want him to correct.
[13:22] Marie
    I found myself infuriated too.
[13:24] Kyros
    Very well. Then, as one going into battle,
    I ask for you to bestow a good luck kiss.
[13:29] Marie
    What?
[13:30] Kyros
    Just a jest.
[13:35] Kyros
    And now, I'll go pummel my
    best friend into the ground.
[13:38] Marie
    R-Right.
[13:43] referee
    And now...
[13:45] referee
    we have the winner of the swordsmanship
    contest, Count Kyros Granado,
[13:48] referee
    and the third prince of the Kingdom
    of Diltz, the captain of the knights,
[13:51] referee
    his highness, Luiphon Sandhalkia Diltz,
    in a special exhibition match!
[13:55] Marie; internal
    You can do this, Lord Kyros.
[13:59] Kyros
    Luiphon, put on your helmet.
    You'll get gravely injured.
[14:02] Luiphon
    And you, dear Kyros.
[14:03] Luiphon
    If that noble nose of yours gets plucked
    off, sweet Marie might finally hate you.
[14:07] Luiphon
    Put your helmet on.
[14:13] referee
    Th-Then...
[14:16] referee
    Begin!
[14:28] Luiphon
    It seems your skills haven't declined!
[14:32] Kyros
    Neither have yours!
[14:39] Mio
    They seem equally matched
    in strength, but...
[14:43] Luiphon
    I have you!
[14:50] Marie
    Lord Kyros, don't let him beat you!
[15:00] Luiphon
    That's an interesting move to make!
[15:04] Marie
    What? Is that allowed?!
[15:06] Mio
    Definitely not.
[15:25] referee
    Winner! Count Kyros Granado!
[15:28] Marie
    Y-You did it! Lord Kyros!
SIGN    SILENCE...
[15:39] child 1
    That fight was amazing!
    I guess fists are good too.
[15:41] child 2
    He was amazing!
[15:44] Kyros
    Marie!
[15:48] Kyros
    Come down here!
[15:58] Marie
    D-Did you require something of me?
[16:04] Marie
    Th-This is so high up!
[16:06] Kyros
    Don't worry, Marie.
[16:08] Marie
    Lord Kyros.
[16:12] Kyros
    I will take this moment
    to make an announcement!
[16:15] Kyros
    I, Kyros Granado, and Lady Marie Shaderan,
    a baron's daughter, are betrothed!
[16:21] Marie
    What?
[16:23] Kyros
    Together, Lady Marie and I will
    serve this kingdom to our utmost.
[16:28] Kyros
    I swear it on the Granado name!
[16:30] woman
    Betrothed? Lord Kyros?
[16:32] man
    Who is Baron Shaderan?
[16:37] Kyros
    Marie.
[16:38] Kyros
    Everyone wants to see your face.
[16:41] Marie
    B-But...
[16:43] Marie; internal
    Everyone is expecting a beauty
    the equal of Lord Kyros.
[16:47] Marie; internal
    Someone like me will only embarrass him.
[16:51] Marie; internal
    I'm scared.
[16:58] Kyros
    It's all right. You are a far more
    wonderful woman than you know.
[17:03] Kyros
    And no matter what happens, I
    will always be by your side.
[17:06] Kyros
    You are beautiful!
[17:08] Marie; internal
    There are so many things
    that frighten me...
[17:13] Marie; internal
    but if you will be here with me,
    then perhaps I can overcome them.
[17:17] crowd
    Nice work! Congratulations!
[17:19] crowd
    How lovely!
[17:21] crowd
    Granado! Granado!
[17:36] Marie
    Excuse me.
[17:38] stall owner
    Oh, you're the one from this afternoon!
[17:40] stall owner
    Sorry that I couldn't stop the
    prince's awful pranks.
[17:43] Marie
    Not at all. Please don't worry.
    More importantly...
[17:46] Marie
    I'd love to join the peeling contest this time!
[17:49] stall owner
    You sure are an odd one!
[17:51] stall owner
    Here you are.
[17:53] Marie
    Thank you. I can't wait to test my skill.
[17:56] Marie
    What?
[17:57] Kyros
    This seems like fun.
[17:59] Marie
    Lord Kyros?
[18:00] Kyros
    May I try this with you?
[18:01] Marie
    Y-Yes.
[18:10] Marie
    You're very good.
[18:11] Kyros
    I have to camp out for work sometimes.
[18:14] Marie
    How is Prince Luiphon?
[18:16] Luiphon
    In the prime of health.
[18:22] Kyros
    That's your fault, Luiphon. You do one, too.
[18:24] Luiphon
    What?! Why do I have to?
[18:26] Kyros
    Here.
[18:28] Kyros
    Marie, are there any tricks to it?
[18:30] Marie
    Y-Yes!
[18:31] Marie
    First, you face the stem downwards,
    then you rotate it sideways.
[18:37] Kyros
    You're really good at this!
[18:40] Marie
    Yes, I'm quite good at peeling things.
[18:42] Marie
    After all, my life depended on leaving
    as much of the edible parts as possible.
[18:46] Kyros
    You're tougher than you seem. And
    I love that part of you too!
[18:50] Marie
    Not really.
[18:52] Luiphon
    The woman doesn't even like you.
[18:54] Luiphon
    Is it fun being a clown who's
    racing around, going nowhere?
[18:57] Kyros
    Yes, it's fun.
[18:59] Kyros
    Just having Marie with me makes
    every day seem to sparkle.
[19:03] Kyros
    Even if she doesn't love me, when I think
    that tomorrow we may grow a little closer,
[19:10] Kyros
    it's so much fun I can't stand it.
[19:13] Kyros
    The day that we become a true married couple
    may be years, or decades, in the future,
[19:20] Kyros
    but I'm certain that I will have fun
    showering Marie with love until I die.
[19:25] Marie
    Lord Kyros.
[19:27] Luiphon
    To be frank, that doesn't make you
     the least bit dashing, dear Kyros.
[19:30] Kyros
    I know.
[19:32] Luiphon
    Well, as long as you're satisfied...
[19:35] Luiphon
    then just do as you like.
[19:37] Marie
    E-Excuse me!
[19:40] Marie
    I want to know all about
    Lord Kyros' good qualities!
[19:43] Luiphon
    What?
[19:44] Marie
    And so...
[19:46] Marie
    I hope you'll tell me lots
    of stories again sometime!
[19:51] Marie; internal
    I understand now, Your Highness.
[19:54] Marie; internal
    You just wanted to talk about your
    beloved best friend's best qualities.
[19:58] Marie; internal
    That's why you invited me.
[20:03] Luiphon
    I'm sorry about before.
[20:08] Luiphon
    What is this?!
    It's made for display, isn't it?
[20:11] Kyros
    You should've noticed when you touched it!
[20:13] Luiphon
    Blast you! I am the third prince and
    captain of our renowned knights!
[20:18] Luiphon
    One day I will have you both, husband and
    wife, dragged off for insulting royalty!
[20:23] Luiphon; background
    I am so angry right now! Don't you
    understand what lèse-majesté is?
[20:25] Marie
    Prince Luiphon is amusing, isn't he?
[20:28] Kyros
    Yes. You'd never get tired of him, right?
[20:34] Mio
    Lady Marie, I have a message to deliver
    to the master, so I will be staying here.
[20:39] Mio
    His valet Wolfgang will
    accompany you in my stead.
[20:43] Wolfgang
    Pleased to be of service, my lady.
[20:46] Marie
    I see.
[20:47] Kyros
    Thank you for today, Marie.
[20:50] Marie
    No, thank you, Lord Kyros, for letting
    me see such a dashing side of you.
[20:56] Kyros
    The truth is, I'd never beaten
    Luiphon in a sword bout before.
[21:02] Marie
    Lord Kyros, you are a truly strong person.
[21:05] Kyros
    That's because you're with me, Marie.
[21:09] Kyros
    Whatever you may wish, I will devote all
    of myself to make that wish come true.
[21:15] Kyros
    Because everything I am
    now is thanks to you.
[21:19] Kyros
    I'll see you back at the castle, Marie.
[21:21] Marie
    Yes.
[21:36] Marie
    Good night!
[21:39] Marie
    Coachman, please go now!
[21:43] Kyros
    Marie! Wait, just now, you...
[21:47] Kyros
    Please, wait!
[21:50] Marie; internal
    In just two months from now...
[21:52] Marie; internal
    I will marry the person my
    sister was betrothed to.
[21:56] Marie; internal
    It's a political marriage, but one
    day, like a couple bound by love,
[22:02] Marie; internal
    I hope we'll find happiness.
[22:04] Marie; internal
    The two of us, together.
[22:10] Kyros
    This does truly appear to be a
    letter from the House of Shaderan.
[22:14] Mio
    Yes. The handwriting is correct as well.
[22:17] Kyros
    Mio...
[22:19] Kyros
    Are Baron Shaderan and his wife
    really Marie's birth parents?
[23:58] Toppo
    Toppo's cooking is the best in the world!
[24:01] Toppo
    And I'll ply my skills again today!
[24:04] Toppo
    My lady is in the midst of working hard
    in preparation for the wedding ceremony.
[24:09] Toppo
    Let Toppo's sublime sweets
    soothe your heart and body!
[24:14] Toppo
    Next time...
[24:16] Toppo
    "Am I Enough As I Am?"
SIGN    Episode 6 "Am I Enough As I Am?"
[24:19] Toppo
    You'd like a second serving?
[24:20] Toppo
    It would be my pleasure!

6 - Am I Enough As I Am?

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[00:02] Kyros; internal
    The letter that arrived for Marie
    from Baron Shaderan and his wife...
[00:07] Elvira
    You good-for-nothing with your hideous red
    hair, apologize to Anastasia and die!
[00:12] Kyros; internal
    Her mother writes nothing
    but horribly abusive words.
[00:15] Kyros; internal
    And her father...
[00:17] Gregor
    Marie, why haven't you returned?
[00:19] Gregor
    Your work is here in this
    house! Come back at once!
[00:24] Mio
    The opinions of husband
    and wife appear to clash.
[00:28] Kyros
    Would parents really tyrannize
    their own child this much?
[00:33] Kyros
    Mio, while I'm gone, I'd like
    you to investigate something.
[00:38] Mio
    Understood.
[02:11] Marie; narration
    A month has passed since the knights'
    festival that struck like a storm.
SIGN    Episode 6 "Am I Enough As I Am?"
[02:17] Marie
    The weather is so lovely!
[02:20] Marie
    Today seems like it will be a good day!
[02:24] Wolfgang
    Good morning, my lady.
[02:26] Wolfgang
    Are you already awake?
[02:29] Marie
    Good morning. Yes, I'm already awake.
[02:32] Marie
    I win today, Wolfgang.
[02:36] Wolfgang
    It appears that you've beaten me.
[02:38] Caecilie
    Marie! Morning!
[02:42] Wolfgang
    Come now, Cillie.
[02:44] Woflgang
    I do apologize. My granddaughter
    is still just an apprentice.
[02:48] Marie
    It's all right. Please don't worry.
[02:51] Marie
    Good morning, Caecilie.
[02:52] Caecilie
    Look! Tunika gave me buns!
[02:56] Caecilie
    Am I cute?
[02:59] Marie
    Yes, very. I've never seen any girl
    they suited so well before.
[03:03] Caecilie
    Right?
[03:04] Caecilie
    I'll do your hair like this too, Marie.
[03:06] Caecilie
    Mio has other business again
    today, so I'm your attendant!
[03:11] Marie
    Thank you.
[03:12] Wolfgang
    By the way, my lady...
[03:15] Wolfgang
    what will you be wearing today?
[03:19] Marie
    Let's see. Today...
[03:25] Marie
    What do you think?
[03:26] Caecilie
    Marie, you're so cute!
[03:29] Wolfgang
    You are truly beautiful.
[03:31] Wolfgang
    If the master were to see you, he'd
    embrace you before even realizing it.
[03:38] Marie; internal
    L-Lately, it's so strange...
[03:40] Marie; internal
    When I think of Lord Kyros, my heart...
[03:46] Caecilie
    Marie, hurry up! Hurry up!
[03:50] Toppo
    My lady, where are you
    going in such a hurry?
[03:53] Toppo
    Lunch isn't for a while yet.
[03:55] Marie
    It isn't that, Toppo. You see, today is...
[03:58] Caecilie
    The day the master comes home!
[04:02] Toppo
    Then, today you'll be eating your
    parfait with the master, won't you?
[04:05] Johan
    My lady!
[04:07] Johan
    Take these with you.
[04:13] Caecilie
    Let's go, Marie!
[04:16] Marie
    Thank you, Johan.
[04:22] Tomas
    Count Kyros Granado has returned!
[04:41] Kyros
    I'm back, Marie.
[04:44] Marie
    W-Welcome home.
[04:47] Kyros
    What are those flowers?
[04:49] Marie
    I think they're damask roses.
[04:52] Marie
    Johan told me to bring
    them. Do you like them?
[04:57] Kyros
    They aren't for me.
    They're an accessory for you, Marie.
[05:02] Kyros
    Though, in a way, they are
    a present for me as well.
[05:05] Kyros
    You are like a flower personified.
[05:08] Kyros
    I nearly embraced you
    without even realizing it.
[05:12] Caecilie
    Marie, your face is steaming!
[05:14] Marie
    Please don't mention that.
[05:15] Kyros
    May I?
[05:18] Marie
    What? Oh, the bouquet.
[05:21] Marie
    Please do.
[05:29] Marie
    P-Please, don't tease me like that!
[05:31] Kyros
    I am not teasing you.
[05:36] Kyros
    You have grown even more beautiful.
[05:42] Marie; internal
    I-I just know he's teasing me.
[05:50] Marie; internal
    I thought we'd have dinner together,
    but he's already gone out again.
[05:56] Marie; internal
    The betrothal ceremony is coming
    together nicely, but I'm still nervous.
[06:00] Marie; internal
    Aside from helping my father and
    the things I learned in school...
[06:04] Marie; internal
    I don't know anything.
[06:08] Marie
    It's at times like this...
[06:14] Marie; internal
    "The Tale of the Raggedy Red Cat."
[06:16] Marie; internal
    I often read this when I
    felt anxious, didn't I?
[06:34] Wolfgang
    My lady, wouldn't it be better
    to do this tomorrow morning?
[06:39] Marie
    I'm sorry.
[06:40] Marie
    Once I've found out how to
    bind this book, I'll go back.
[06:51] Liu Liu
    What's this?
[06:52] Liu Liu
    I thought I heard footsteps, and now...
[06:54] Marie
    I-It has been quite some time, Lady Liu Liu.
[06:58] Liu Liu
    Miss Marie! It has been a while, hasn't it?
[07:01] Liu Liu
    What's wrong? Are you looking
    for something so late at night?
[07:03] Marie
    Yes. My book has fallen to pieces,
    and I'd like to mend it.
[07:08] Liu Liu
    Well, please come in.
[07:15] Marie
    This is incredible!
[07:18] Marie
    It's like a dream!
[07:20] Liu Liu
    You must like books.
[07:22] Marie
    I do. Do you like them too, Lady Liu Liu?
[07:25] Liu Liu
    I'm here for research.
    My spelling in Diltzian is still shaky.
[07:30] Marie
    Is that... a letter?
[07:32] Marie
    Isn't there anyone you can
    ask to write it for you?
[07:35] Liu Liu
    Kyros is very busy,
    so he's asked me to help him.
[07:40] Wolfgang
    That is an invitation to attend
    the betrothal ceremony, you see.
[07:44] Wolfgang
    It must be written by the couple in
    question, or someone close to them.
[07:50] Marie
    Um, would it be wrong for me to write them?
[07:53] Liu Liu
    What? You'd do that?
    That would be such a help!
[07:59] Liu Liu
    These are for people in
    Ipsandros, so I'll write them.
[08:02] Marie
    I can do the ones in Ipsian, too.
[08:05] Liu Liu
    What? Miss Marie, you understand Ipsian?
[08:07] Marie
    Yes, but only to read and write,
    and for everyday conversation.
[08:11] Wolfgang
    The lady loves Ipsandrian stories.
[08:14] Wolfgang
    She came here to mend this book.
[08:17] Liu Liu
    The Raggedy Red Cat?
[08:19] Liu Liu
    Oh, how nostalgic!
[08:21] Marie
    My older sister read it to me when I was
    little. It's a book I love very much.
[08:26] Marie
    And my sister seems to have learned
    Ipsian from our late grandmother.
[08:31] Liu Liu
    What a well-learned grandmother.
[08:34] Marie
    My father says she was an eccentric
    layabout who studied foreign languages.
[08:40] (Flashback) Gregor
    Women don't need academics!
[08:42] (Flashback) Gregor
    The reason my mother was
    alone and without charm
[08:45] (Flashback) Gregor
    was all due to her dabbling in academics!
[08:48] Liu Liu
    What's that supposed to mean?
[08:50] Liu Liu
    A clever woman who knows other languages...
[08:53] Liu Liu
    She'd be quite the catch for merchants
     and the nobility, wouldn't she?
[08:57] Marie
    What?
[08:58] Liu Liu
    Though, Ipsian isn't very practical unless
    you are engaged in trade with them.
[09:03] Liu Liu
    Flarian and Shainan on the other hand...
[09:05] Marie
    I speak those!
[09:07] Marie
    Though I studied them both on my own.
[09:09] Liu Liu
    Really?
[09:10] Liu Liu
    Miss Marie, you're the daughter
    of a baron, aren't you?
[09:13] Marie
    Many of the tenant farmers on
    Shaderan lands are immigrants,
[09:17] Marie
    so knowing foreign languages is
    essential to properly manage things.
[09:21] Liu Liu
    And you did all that, Miss Marie?
[09:23] Liu Liu
    Even though it's incredibly
    important work for a baron?
[09:26] Marie
    Y-Yes.
[09:28] Marie
    Oh, but my father put together
    the management plans.
[09:31] Marie
    I only really assisted in simple matters.
[09:35] Liu Liu
    "Assisted in simple matters," you say?
[09:38] Marie
    Y-Yes. I love to write letters.
[09:43] Marie; internal
    Even though I wrote
    on someone else's behalf,
[09:46] Marie; internal
    it allowed me to converse
    with someone as an equal.
[09:57] Liu Liu
    What beautiful handwriting.
[09:59] Liu Liu
    You clearly put a lot
     of heart into that letter.
[10:03] Liu Liu
    Sign it with your own name, please.
[10:06] Marie
    What? Are you certain?
[10:08] Liu Liu
    Of course.
[10:09] Liu Liu
    You didn't write that on my behalf.
[10:11] Liu Liu
    You're the one who composed
    those lovely words, Miss Marie.
[10:17] Marie; internal
    My own...
[10:20] Marie
    Now that you mention it, I did... didn't I?
[10:34] Liu Liu
    You know...
[10:36] Liu Liu
    To be honest, I didn't expect much from you.
[10:41] Liu Liu
    I heard that you were a noble daughter from
    the countryside who hadn't entered society.
[10:47] Liu Liu
    But you were the first person
    Kyros ever proposed to...
[10:51] Liu Liu
    and a long time ago, a lot
    of people helped me, too.
[10:55] Liu Liu
    I thought that I'd help you
    wherever you might be lacking.
[10:59] Marie
    I'm so sorry!
[11:00] Liu Liu
    But I take it all back!
[11:03] Liu Liu
    I'm so happy that you'll be my son's wife!
[11:05] Liu Liu
    I've come to love you!
[11:09] Liu Liu
    I am an imperfect mother,
    but I hope we'll get along well.
[11:17] Marie
    I-I'm so sorry!
[11:19] Marie
    It isn't what you think!
[11:21] Liu Liu
    Don't worry. It's all right.
    Cry as much as you like.
[11:35] Marie; narration
    I wasn't sad at all, but for some
    reason, my tears just wouldn't stop.
[11:40] Marie; narration
    I cried like a baby.
[11:56] Mio
    Welcome home, Master.
[11:59] Mio
    Before you go and see Lady Marie...
[12:01] Mio
    may I have a moment of your time?
[12:05] Mio
    I've finished investigating the
    matter you inquired about.
[12:09] Kyros
    Marie really is the daughter
    of the baron and his wife.
[12:13] Kyros
    Everyone in the Shaderan
    family is related by blood.
[12:16] Kyros
    Are you certain about these results?
[12:18] Mio
    Yes, sir.
[12:20] Mio
    The records of noble family trees kept
    safe in the Royal Palace Library
[12:23] Mio
    show no evidence of an adopted
    child or remarriage.
[12:26] Kyros
    Could the baron have
    forced himself on a maid?
[12:29] Kyros
    Or his wife could have had an affair.
[12:31] Mio
    These records come from the royal
    capital's maternity hospitals.
[12:34] Kyros
    Records of the births
    of Marie and Anastasia?
[12:37] Mio
    The younger brother was born at home,
[12:39] Mio
    but Lady Elvira definitely
    gave birth to the sisters.
[12:42] Kyros
    How did she seem at the time?
[12:44] Mio
    I was told that both parents
    shed tears of joy.
[12:48] Kyros
    Could there have been
    a mix-up at the hospital?
[12:51] Mio
    It's a small hospital with just one bed.
[12:53] Mio
    I believe the chances of
    that are incredibly slim.
[12:57] Kyros
    Then the people who spew these cursed
    words at her are her actual parents?
[13:03] Mio
    Master, if it were human nature for parents
    to love their children unconditionally,
[13:07] Mio
    and to protect them through anything,
[13:09] Mio
    then I would not be here.
[13:12] Mio
    I was told that this arrived this morning.
[13:19] Kyros
    "Father on his deathbed. Return at once."
[13:22] Kyros
    This is basically a threat.
[13:24] Mio
    If she sees this, I believe that Lady
    Marie will return to her parents' house.
[13:31] Kyros; internal
    What can I do to protect Marie?
[13:35] Kyros; internal
    And even if I can protect her, keeping her
    locked in this fortress like it's a birdcage...
[13:41] Kyros; internal
    Would that bring her happiness?
[13:44] Liu Liu
    Miss Marie, drop your hips straight down.
[13:49] Liu Liu
    Do not forget to smile.
[13:51] Marie
    Yes, my lady!
[13:52] Liu Liu
    Emotions are key to a curtsy.
[13:54] Liu Liu
    If you show them respect without expressing
    a feeling of welcome, then there's no point!
[13:58] Marie
    Yes, my lady!
[13:59] Kyros; internal
    Is she being bullied by her
    future mother-in-law?!
[14:03] Kyros
    Liu Liu, what are you doing?!
[14:05] Marie
    Oh, Lord Kyros! Welcome home!
[14:10] Liu Liu
    Kyros! You've arrived at the perfect
    time. Be her practice partner.
[14:15] Kyros
    Practice partner?
[14:16] Liu Liu
    That's right. For when Miss Marie has
    to meet royalty and other nobility.
[14:20] Kyros
    What? I told you that you don't have
    to make her do any of this, didn't I?
[14:23] Kyros
    You and I can handle all of that
    at the betrothal ceremony.
[14:26] Kyros
    Marie has never been
    introduced into society!
[14:29] Liu Liu
    That's why she's practicing.
[14:31] Liu Liu
    It'll be fine. Miss Marie is clever,
    and she has an aptitude for this.
[14:35] Liu Liu
    Her posture is quite nice, too.
[14:37] Marie
    I trained by chopping wood.
[14:39] Liu Liu
    I see. That's why your figure is so stylish.
[14:42] Marie
    Oh, but it isn't!
[14:44] Kyros; internal
    I wanted Marie to be able to
    dress in beautiful things,
[14:47] Kyros; internal
    and to help her live a happy,
    peaceful life, but...

[14:53] Caecilie
    Master!
[14:55] Caecilie
    Marie's curtsy is really stylish!
[14:58] Kyros
    Is it?
[15:02] Marie
    Thank you so much for coming to
    celebrate the two of us today.
[15:10] Liu Liu
    And it isn't just the etiquette
    involved in greetings!
[15:13] Liu Liu
    Miss Marie wrote all the
    thank you letters, too.
[15:17] Kyros
    Why are you working her so hard?
[15:19] Kyros
    That makes us no different
    from the Shaderan—
[15:21] Liu Liu
    Son, remember this.
[15:24] Liu Liu
    Love and overprotectiveness
    are not the same.
[15:26] Liu Liu
    Women are not baby birds.
[15:28] Liu Liu
    Don't trap her in a cage. Make sure
    she has the chance to take flight.
[15:33] Marie
    Um, did I do it well?
[15:37] Kyros
    Yes. It was irreproachable. Truly lovely.
[15:40] Kyros
    You've worked hard.
[15:42] Marie
    Yes, I have!
[15:45] Kyros; internal
    The first time I met her...
[15:48] Kyros; internal
    she smiled that same way.
[15:51] Liu Liu
    Now then!
[15:52] Liu Liu
    Shall we take a little break?
[15:54] Liu Liu
    Let's all have tea together.
[15:56] Caecilie
    Yay! Snacks!
[15:58] Caecilie
    I want to eat something sweet.
[16:00] Liu Liu
    Indeed! I'm sure Toppo will have
    something prepared for us.
[16:03] Kyros
    Wait, Marie.
[16:04] Caecilie
    Hooray!
[16:05] Kyros
    There's something I have to tell you.
[16:08] Marie
    Me?
[16:10] Kyros
    This is from your father.
[16:13] Kyros
    I'm sorry, but I worry about you
    returning alone. I'll go with—
[16:17] Marie
    There's no need for me to return.
[16:19] Kyros
    What?
[16:20] Marie
    Because this is a lie.
[16:23] Marie
    This is my father's handwriting.
[16:26] Marie
    A person supposedly on
    his deathbed wrote this.
[16:28] Marie
    By chance, have other
    demanding letters arrived?
[16:32] Kyros
    That's...
[16:34] Marie
    Thank you.
[16:36] Marie
    They must have had truly
    sickening things written in them,
[16:39] Marie
    and you protected me, didn't you?
[16:42] Kyros
    No, I'm sorry for acting
    without your permission.
[16:45] Marie
    Hiring people would cost money.
[16:48] Marie
    I'm sure he has work that he
    wants to foist off on me.
[16:51] Marie
    It isn't that he wants to see me.
[16:55] Kyros
    Marie...
[16:56] Marie
    My parents hate me, don't they?
[17:00] Marie
    The way they yelled at me all the time...
[17:04] Marie
    they weren't disciplining me.
[17:06] Kyros; internal
    Before, no matter how
    much Marie was bullied,
[17:10] Kyros; internal
    she thought it was natural because she
    thought she wasn't lovely, but now...
[17:17] Kyros
    You've grown so strong, Marie.
[17:22] Marie
    It's all thanks to the people here in
    the palace, and to you, Lord Kyros.
[17:26] Marie
    Thank you for treating me with such care.
[17:34] Marie
    Lord Kyros?
[17:38] Kyros
    I-I'm sorry!
[17:40] Marie
    Y-Yes. Not at all.
[17:52] Tunika
    My lady, your dress today
    is lovely, as usual.
[17:56] Marie
    Thank you. Cillie picked it out for me.
[17:59] Caecilie
    Right? She's so cute!
[18:02] Kyros; internal
    The way this is going, I can also...
[18:05] Kyros
    Marie!
[18:06] Kyros
    You look adorable.
SIGN    SILENCE...
[18:12] Kyros; internal
    Wh-Why?
[18:14] Kyros; internal
    Does she hate me?
[18:16] Marie
    I-I'm sorry.
[18:18] Marie
    I-I'm not accustomed to hearing
    such things from gentlemen.
[18:22] Kyros
    I see. I'm sorry for making you nervous.
[18:26] Toppo
    And now, everyone!
[18:28] Toppo
    A blueberry tart!
[18:30] Caecilie
    Hooray!
[18:32] Tunika
    It looks delicious!
[18:33] Toppo
    Oh, my lady! That dress is incredible!
[18:37] Marie
    Really? Thank you!
[18:39] Kyros; internal
    Why? Toppo is a man, too.
[18:42] Kyros; internal
    She already treats everyone
    else as family, but...
[18:45] Kyros; internal
    Is it because I've been away so much?
[18:49] Kyros
    Marie, I will stay by your
    side from now on, so—
[18:51] Marie
    Oh, Mio!
[18:53] Marie
    You're back. Welcome home.
[18:56] Mio
    Yes. I apologize for any trouble
    my absence may have caused you.
[19:01] Mio
    Master, I'm terribly sorry to
    interrupt while you are relaxing...
[19:05] Kyros
    What is it?
[19:06] Mio
    I would like to request a leave of absence.
[19:08] Mio
    There is somewhere rather
    remote that I would like to visit.
[19:12] Marie
    Oh no! But you've only just returned!
[19:16] Mio
    I'm so sorry, Lady Marie.
[19:20] Mio
    But even I have someone
    I want to go and see.
[19:23] Marie
    Oh, how lovely! I'm sorry for saying
    anything that might keep you from going.
[19:27] Mio
    Not at all. It made me happy to hear it.
[19:30] Mio
    Lady Marie, with the betrothal
    ceremony drawing near,
[19:32] Mio
    please take some time
     to bond privately with the master.
[19:37] Marie
    Y-Yes, you're right. I'll do my best.
[19:44] Mio
    What is all that?
[19:46] Kyros
    It's for Baron Shaderan and his wife.
[19:48] Kyros
    I stressed that they are not allowed
    to speak badly of my wife,
[19:51] Kyros
    and I wrote out all of Marie's
    lovely qualities in detail.
[19:54] Mio
    What are you doing with yourself?
[19:56] Kyros
    If by chance you see the
    baron where you're going,
[19:59] Kyros
    I thought you could clobber him with it.
[20:02] Mio
    Well, well.
[20:04] Kyros
    Use this.
[20:05] Kyros
    And use the palace carriage, too.
[20:07] Kyros
    Also, take at least one attendant with you.
[20:11] Mio
    I'm quite strong.
[20:13] Kyros
    I know.
[20:15] Kyros
    I want someone with you so that you
    don't have to use that strength.
[20:19] Kyros
    Don't take the villain's role, Mio.
[20:27] Tomas
    Um, why am I here...
[20:30] Tomas
    Miss Mio?
[20:33] Mio
    The master told me to bring someone.
[20:35] Tomas
    B-But isn't this a bad idea?
[20:37] Tomas
    You're going to see your
    sweetheart, aren't you?
[20:41] Mio
    If I really were seeing a
    sweetheart, then it would be bad.
[20:44] Tomas
    Then, is it a friend?
[20:46] Tomas
    Miss Mio, you have friends?
[20:48] Mio
    The legends of your homeland, Louhav Island,
[20:50] Mio
    say that anyone who dies
    before the age of eighteen
[20:52] Mio
    can travel to paradise, without exception.
[20:54] Mio
    Congrats! Have a nice trip!
[20:55] Tomas
    I'm sorry! I don't want to die!
[20:58] Mio
    You're meant to ward off bandits.
[21:01] Mio
    There was a tragic accident
    here two months ago, you see.
[21:05] Tomas
    An accident two months ago?
[21:08] Tomas
    Oh, are you traveling to the Shaderan lands?
[21:13] Tomas
    What's this?
[21:15] Tomas
    "Big sis, come home. Elder
    sister is already home."
SIGN    Big sis, come home.
    Elder sister is already home.
SIGN    From Cedric
[21:20] Tomas
    "From Cedric."
[21:22] Tomas
    Who's Cedric?
[21:24] Mio
    Lady Marie's younger brother
    who turns six this year.
[21:27] Mio
    A letter was included in
    the package we received earlier.
[21:31] Tomas
    What? But Lady Marie's older
    sister passed away, didn't she?
[21:35] Tomas
    Her carriage fell from a cliff
    with her inside, didn't it?
[21:38] Mio
    No.
[21:39] Mio
    According to a more detailed investigation,
[21:41] Mio
    they were attacked by
    bandits on the flatlands,
[21:43] Mio
    and as they fled along the river, the
    carriage overturned in the muddy waters.
[21:48] Tomas
    Then, is it possible...
[21:51] Mio
    The river water was cold, and the rain from
    the previous day had caused it to swell.
[21:56] Mio
    Rescuing anyone who fell
    in would be impossible.
[21:59] Tomas
    Y-Yes, you're right.
[22:01] Tomas
    But if that's true...
[22:04] Tomas
    then what about this letter?
[22:13] Elvira
    Oh, your hair is as beautiful as silk.
[22:17] Elvira
    My lovely, lovely Anastasia.
[23:58] Tomas
    This is Tomas.
[24:00] Tomas
    Doing as Miss Mio said and setting
    out on a journey is fine with me,
[24:04] Tomas
    but I never imagined things
    would turn out like this.
[24:07] Tomas
    Miss Mio has me dancing to her tune. I feel
    like my life has gotten shorter because of it.
[24:13] Tomas
    Next time, "You're So Close, I
    Think You May Make Me Dizzy."
SIGN    Episode 7 "You're So Close, I
    Think You May Make Me Dizzy"
[24:17] Tomas
    I'm begging you. Please watch, won't you?

7 - You're So Close, I Think You May Make Me Dizzy

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SIGN    Episode 7 "You're So Close, I Think You May Make Me Dizzy"
[00:07] Mio
    Two months ago,
[00:09] Mio
    Lady Anastasia got into a carriage
    rented by Baron Shaderan
[00:13] Mio
    and headed for Granado Castle.
[00:20] Mio
    For a few days, she traveled in peace,
[00:24] Mio
    then we're told that near the royal
    capital, she was set upon by bandits.
[00:30] Mio
    While Lady Anastasia was
    desperately trying to escape...
[00:35] Mio
    she fell into the river, which
    had swollen with the rain.
[00:39] Mio
    The driver tried to rescue her,
[00:41] Mio
    but wounds inflicted by the
    bandits made it impossible.
[00:44] Mio
    The carriage was destroyed,
    and everything it carried was stolen.
[00:49] Mio
    This summary of the incident is
    based on the driver's testimony
[00:52] Mio
    and the police investigation.
[00:55] Mio
    Lady Anastasia's body hasn't been found,
[00:58] Mio
    but they believe the chance
    of her survival is dismal.
[01:00] Tomas
    But the letter from her little brother...
[01:03] Tomas
    "Elder sister is already home."
[01:07] Tomas
    If Miss Anastasia is alive,
[01:10] Tomas
    won't Lady Marie try to distance
    herself from Lord Kyros?
[01:13] Mio
    The master's love for her is good and true.
[01:17] Mio
    Which means that it is necessary
    for someone to play the villain.
[01:21] Tomas
    Y-You don't mean that you'll do
    something to Miss Anastasia...
[01:25] Mio
    No.
[01:26] Mio
    The master has forbidden me
    from using violent methods.
[01:29] Mio
    I won't do anything extreme.
    Well, not overly so.
[01:31] Tomas
    Wh-What does "not overly so"
    mean? Can I just go home now?
[01:35] Mio
    "Companions enrich a journey"
    is a favorite proverb of mine.
[01:40] Mio
    Besides...
[01:41] Mio
    it's possible that more than just
    snakes will dart from the underbrush.
[03:17] Marie; narration
    A few days after Mio left...
[03:24] Kyros
    Marie, starting today, I'll be your
    attendant. I look forward to serving.
[03:27] Marie
    What?
[03:29] Kyros
    Oh. As you might expect, the maid
    uniforms aren't sized to fit me.
[03:33] Marie
    Th-That wasn't my concern.
[03:35] Kyros
    A lady's maid is relied upon in an
    emotional sense as well, right?
[03:39] Marie
    Well...
[03:40] Marie
    We do spend a lot of time together, so
    it is easy to feel rather close to them.
[03:45] Kyros
    That's it.
[03:46] Kyros
    Marie, I want to become the
    person you get along with best.
[03:49] Kyros
    That's why I decided to
    become your attendant.
[03:55] Marie; internal
    His eyes are so clear.
[04:02] Kyros
    What do you think? Well done
    for my first time, isn't it?
[04:06] Marie
    Y-Yes. Thank you.
[04:09] Kyros
    All right. Next is your dress, correct?
[04:12] Marie; internal
    What? He can't mean that he'll dress me!
[04:14] Marie; internal
    I couldn't endure that! I'll die!
[04:17] Kyros
    What do you say? If you don't have
    a particular one in mind, I'll—
[04:20] Cillie
    You broke your promise!
[04:24] Cillie
    I said I'd dress her, didn't I?!
[04:26] Kyros
    Th-That's no reason to come flying at me!
[04:28] Cillie
    Master, you just want to touch
    Marie, don't you? You lecher!
[04:33] Wolfgang
    Cillie has been quite disrespectful.
[04:36] Wolfgang
    However, Master, the closeness
    that makes you happy
[04:38] Wolfgang
    seems to be a level of closeness
    that makes Lady Marie nervous.
[04:42] Wolfgang
    One should temper one's eagerness.
SIGN    The Next Day
[04:50] Kyros
    Marie, let's go on a date!
[04:54] Marie
    What?
[04:56] Kyros
    This morning, a letter arrived from Luiphon.
[04:59] Kyros
    He writes, "I've prepared a tremendous gift
    for you, so please come to the royal capital."
SIGN    Third Prince
[05:04] Kyros
    Though, knowing him,
    I wouldn't expect too much.
[05:08] Kyros
    And so...
[05:10] Kyros
    Will you go out with me? Just the two of us?
[05:16] Marie
    Yes!
[05:28] Kyros
    Those kind of clothes are
    nice, too. You look lovely.
[05:30] Marie
    Thank you, Lord Kyros.
    You look wonderful as well.
[05:34] Kyros
    Thank you.
[05:36] Kyros
    But if you talk like that,
    people will find out who I am.
[05:39] Kyros
    Call me just "Kyros," with no title.
[05:42] Marie
    What? What?!
[05:43] Kyros
    There's still time before our
    appointment with Luiphon.
[05:46] Myros
    Let's go look around at everything first.
[05:51] Kyros
    If we get separated or lost, then this rare
    chance at a date will be ruined, right?
[06:02] Marie
    Th-Then, shall—
[06:05] Marie
    Let's go, Kyros.
[06:15] Tomas
    This is where Lady Marie is from?
[06:18] Mio
    In the Shaderan lands, aside from
    largely wheat-based farming,
[06:21] Mio
    raising cattle makes up the
    majority of the industry.
[06:24] Tomas
    Really? I'd heard they were poor,
    so I imagined a small, dried-up village.
[06:30] Mio
    It's good land.
[06:31] Mio
    However, after the war, taxes were
    levied according to a region's size,
[06:36] Mio
    so they've had to continue
    cultivating large swathes of land.
[06:39] Mio
    Maintaining the land and rotation
    of use is a lord's job,
[06:43] Mio
    but it doesn't appear to be done well here.
[06:52] Tomas
    Um, where are we?
[06:54] Mio
    Lady Marie's old school.
[06:56] Tomas
    What?
[06:59] receptionist
    I haven't seen you before.
    Are you a new student?
[07:03] Mio
    Well, I came from the royal capital
    to learn about farming, you see.
[07:08] Mio
    And I was thinking that I'd like
    to ask the students here about it.
[07:11] Mio
    Are there any girls here?
[07:13] receptionist
    Well, up until last year, the daughter of
    Baron Shaderan attended our school, but now...
[07:18] Mio
    Oh my! A baron's daughter?
    I couldn't possibly!
[07:22] Mio
    Isn't there anyone who's graduated
    that I could speak to more casually?
[07:25] receptionist
    I believe the daughter of the
    local innkeeper also attended,
[07:29] receptionist
    but she found work in the royal
    capital, and withdrew mid-term.
[07:32] receptionist
    I think her name was Karina.
[07:35] Mio
    That serves my purposes quite nicely.
[07:40] Mrs. Burton
    Yes? May I ask who you are?
[07:42] Mio
    You are Karina Burton's mother, correct?
[07:45] Mio
    I am a detective from the capital.
[07:47] Mio
    The truth is, your daughter may have
    gotten caught up in a certain incident.
[07:52] Mrs. Burton
    What?!
[07:53] Mio
    I need to check your daughter's student
    identification from when she attended school.
[07:58] Mio
    If possible, I'd like to
    borrow it for a while.
[08:02] Tomas
    Th-There should be limits to this nonsense.
[08:06] Mio
    I didn't lie.
[08:08] Mio
    Unlike the police, being a detective is a
    job where calling yourself one makes you one.
[08:11] Tomas
    But you talked about some kind of incident.
[08:14] Mio
    A baron's daughter, thought to have died
    in an accident, may still be alive.
[08:17] Mio
    That's quite the incident, isn't it?
[08:19] Mio
    And the possibility that Karina
    Burton is involved isn't zero.
[08:22] Tomas
    You're being reckless, Miss Mio.
[08:26] Mio
    Please don't worry.
[08:27] Mio
    The big lies begin now.
[08:30] Tomas
    No! You're scaring me!
[08:35] Mio
    The Shaderan residence is just over there.
[08:37] Mio
    Please be careful not to
    expose your background.
[08:40] Tomas
    Um, shouldn't we discuss
    this before we do it?
[08:43] Mio
    Please adapt as we go.
[08:47] Tomas
    I'll just keep quiet the whole time.
[08:53] Tomas
    This is an impressive mansion!
[08:56] Mio
    Yes, it is. However, it isn't
    being managed very well.
[09:01] Mio
    It wasn't this bad previously, but...
[09:09] Tomas
    Miss Mio?!
[09:11] Tania
    Hey! Who are you?
[09:14] Tania
    If you're tradesmen, go around the back!
[09:16] Tania
    You aren't debt collectors, are you?
[09:19] Mio
    I'm Karina! This is my fiancé, Henry!
[09:23] Mio
    This is my friend's house, and when we
    arrived, the gate was open, so we came in!
[09:26] Mio
    Sorry!
[09:27] Tania
    What?
[09:28] Mio
    I just told you! I'm dear Marie's friend!
[09:32] Tania
    A friend? Of that raggedy girl?
[09:36] Mio
    I met Marie in the capital! We went to
    the same school, so we became friends.
[09:41] Tania
    It's true, that girl is supposedly
    at the capital right now.
[09:45] Mio
    When I said I'd be visiting home,
[09:47] Mio
    she asked me if I'd come and
    pick up something she'd wanted.
[09:51] Mio
    Miss, will you let me
    into dear Marie's room?
[09:59] Tania
    Make sure you leave as soon as you're done.
[10:10] Tania
    This is it.
[10:14] Tania
    That girl was never good at the basics.
[10:17] Tania
    Cooking and cleaning took her so
    long she never really finished,
[10:21] Tania
    so she started sleeping here.
[10:23] Mio
    Why did Marie have to work so hard?
[10:27] Tania
    Because she wasn't the least bit cute.
[10:29] Tania
    A woman with no prospect
    of marriage has to work.
[10:33] Mio
    Then, when did she stop being cute?
[10:36] Tania
    She's been like that since she was born!
[10:39] Tania
    Compared with Lady Anastasia, she's
    impertinent and completely unlovable.
[10:43] Tania
    Her grandmother, Lady Sasha, was the one
    person who showed her some affection.
[10:48] Mio
    Sasha...
[10:51] Cedric
    Big Sis Marie?!
[10:55] Cedric
    H-Huh?
[10:56] Gregor
    Cedric!
[10:57] Gregor
    What are you doing?
[11:02] Gregor
    Who are you two?
[11:05] Tomas; internal
    Baron Shaderan.
[11:07] Mio
    Pleased to meet you! I'm Karina Burton!
[11:10] Mio
    Dear Marie is my friend!
[11:16] Gregor
    I now understand what brought
    the two of you here, but...
[11:21] Gregor
    That Tania! She loves her jokes!
[11:24] Gregor
    This is a storage shed, isn't it?
[11:26] Gregor
    It couldn't possibly be
    my darling Marie's room.
[11:30] Tania
    What?
[11:31] Gregor
    I'll show you to the mansion.
[11:33] Gregor
    Cedric!
[11:34] Gregor
    You go back to your room
    and continue your studies!
[11:37] Cedric
    Y-Yes, sir.
[11:39] Gregor
    This is the first time a friend
    of Marie's has visited us.
[11:44] Gregor
    She's a bookworm, and so shy.
    Don't you find her a bit gloomy?
[11:48] Mio
    What? Marie is so cheerful and
    kind, everyone loves her!
[11:54] Gregor
    I see. As her father,
    I'm happy to hear that.
[11:57] Gregor
    By the way, what is it that
    you've come to pick up?
[12:02] Mio
    It's something precious to
    a girl, so it's a secret.
[12:05] Mio
    She asked me to look for it.
[12:10] Gregor
    Go right in. This is Marie's room.
[12:15] Tomas; internal
    What? So she did have a
    proper room after all!
[12:18] Mio
    Oh, are you playing tricks on us too, Baron?
[12:20] Mio
    This is her sister's room, isn't it?
[12:25] Gregor
    What makes you think that?
[12:26] Mio
    Dear Marie loves to study.
[12:28] Mio
    It'd be odd if her room didn't
    have bookshelves in it!
[12:31] Gregor
    That's...
[12:33] Mio
    Now, stop playing silly
    pranks. You can't trick me.
[12:40] Gregor
    Sorry about that! I really will
    show you the way this time!
[12:45] Gregor
    Here. This is Marie's room.
[12:47] Gregor
    I'll leave, so search as much as you like.
[12:55] Tomas
    Is this really Lady Marie's room?
[13:01] Tomas
    What?
[13:02] Tomas
    Wait! What are you doing?
[13:05] Mio
    Shh! Quiet.
[13:06] Elvira
    Really? I'm so glad to hear it.
[13:10] Mio
    The wife's room seems
    to be next to this one.
[13:12] Tomas
    But...
[13:14] Elvira
    That's so true, Anastasia.
[13:23] Gregor
    My dear guests, I'm so sorry!
[13:26] Gregor
    We're supposed to go out
    as a family, you see.
[13:29] Gregor
    Can I ask you to leave for today?
[13:31] Mio
    Oh, really? Well then,
    we'll excuse ourselves here.
[13:37] Gregor
    Oh, and when you get back,
    could you tell Marie something for me?
[13:40] Gregor
    If there's something she wants, she
    should come back and get it herself.
[13:44] Mio
    That's so true! But dear Marie seems so busy.
[13:48] Mio
    After all, there's only a month left until
    her betrothal ceremony to the count!
[13:52] Gregor
    That may be true...
[13:54] Gregor
    but if the ceremony hasn't happened,
    then she isn't engaged.
[13:57] Gregor
    That girl still belongs to me,
    and I'm not letting anyone steal her.
[14:02] Mio
    Then, Marie must be very important to you.
[14:07] Gregor
    I suppose so.
[14:08] Elvira
    Oh my.
[14:10] Elvira
    We have guests? I'll go and
    prepare some tea right away.
[14:14] Gregor
    No, they were just leaving.
    And we're all going out.
[14:18] Elvira
    Really? Then if you'll wait just a moment...
[14:22] Tomas; internal
    That's Lady Marie's mother?
[14:25] Elvira
    Mama's going out now.
[14:28] Elvira
    Be a good girl and wait,
    won't you, Anastasia?
[14:39] Gregor
    Well, enjoy your visit home.
[14:42] Mio
    I will! If you'll excuse us.
[14:48] Tomas
    I broke out in a cold sweat.
[14:50] Mio
    We'll wait a bit, then return to the mansion.
[14:53] Tomas
    What?!
[14:58] Tomas
    Ow.
[15:00] Mio
    We're lucky that they didn't lock up.
[15:02] Mio
    Now, come before the maid notices.
[15:07] Tomas
    M-Miss Mio, you are a maid, aren't you?
[15:09] Mio
    I am, without question, a maid. Why?
[15:21] Mio
    So you did survive... Lady Anastasia.
[15:41] Tomas
    A-A doll?
[15:52] Tomas
    Do you think that the shock of losing Miss
    Anastasia drove Baroness Elvira insane?
[15:59] Mio
    No, she's sane.
[16:01] Mio
    She understands that it's just a doll.
[16:05] Mio
    It was made very recently.
    Most likely by the baroness herself.
[16:10] Tomas
    But it looks so much like a real person.
[16:13] Mio
    Well, the hair was real human hair.
[16:16] Tomas
    Human hair?!
[16:17] Mio
    And the dress, too.
[16:19] Mio
    Using the police
    investigations as reference,
[16:21] Mio
    there's no doubt she was wearing
     that dress during the accident.
[16:25] Tomas
    W-Wait. Miss Anastasia fell into the
    river and her body wasn't found, right?
[16:31] Tomas
    Then how did her hair and clothes...
[16:33] Mio
    Indeed. There are inconsistencies with the
    events of the accident as we know them.
[16:38] Mio
    And if that's the case...
[16:41] Mio
    Please return us immediately.
    There is someone I must meet with.
[16:45] Tomas
    Do you mean...
[16:47] Mio
    The driver of the hired carriage... is lying.
[16:57] Marie
    Delicious!
[16:58] Marie
    So these are the flavors of Ipsandros.
[17:01] Kyros
    I often came here while I was a student.
[17:03] Kyros
    The food in the dormitory
    was all too refined.
[17:06] Marie
    You attended the Royal Academy just
    like Prince Luiphon, didn't you?
[17:09] Kyros
    Yes.
[17:10] Kyros
    From the age of twelve to the age of
    eighteen, I attended and learned many things.
[17:14] Marie; internal
    What a strange sort of feeling.
[17:17] Marie; internal
    Lord Kyros was a young child once, too.
[17:21] Kyros
    All right. For dessert, we'll have dondurma!
[17:24] Marie
    Dondurma? In Ipsian, that means
    "a frozen thing," doesn't it?
[17:29] stall owner
    Here you go!
[17:33] stall owner
    There you go! Enjoy!
[17:36] Marie
    Th-Thank you.
[17:39] Marie
    What?
[17:40] Marie
    What?
[17:41] Marie
    Wait! Oh!
SIGN    PRECIOUS...
[17:43] Marie
    Please don't move!
[17:44] Marie
    Honestly! Please control yourself!
[17:47] stall owner
    Of course!
[17:49] Marie
    Oh, it's chewy! It's quite delicious!
[17:52] Marie
    Kyros, would you like to have some... too?
[17:54] Kyros
    Th-The cuteness is too much. It's killing me.
[17:57] Marie
    Honestly!
[18:07] Marie
    Th-This is incredible!
[18:09] Kyros
    This shop handles goods from every country.
[18:12] Kyros
    Foreign goods are popular
    among merchants, you see.
[18:15] Kyros
    Once you've tried Ips silk undergarments,
    you'll never be able to wear any others.
[18:20] Marie
    You said that the first time we met, too.
[18:23] Marie
    Say, Kyros, will you allow me to buy
    one thing for you as a present?
[18:29] Marie
    Lady Liu Liu paid me for helping with
    writing letters and translating.
[18:35] Marie
    So if there's anything you'd like—
[18:39] Kyros
    Well, that's a top-quality, one-of-a-kind
    imported item, you see.
[18:43] Marie
    I-I didn't realize these were so costly.
[18:48] Kyros
    Marie, does this suit me?
[18:50] Marie
    Y-Yes, it does. But I think the fancier
    one there would suit you well, too.
[18:56] Kyros
    Right then!
[18:57] Kyros
    I'd like to try on the ones
    that Marie mentioned!
[19:00] Kyros
    All of them! I'll buy them all!
[19:01] Marie
    What?
[19:09] Kyros
    What do you think?
[19:10] Marie
    How wonderful!
SIGN    Flarian
    student uniform
[19:21] Marie
    A student uniform? Where will you wear it?
[19:24] Kyros
    I'll wear it to cheer you
    up when you're down, Marie.
[19:28] Kyros
    Right! I'll buy this, too!
[19:29] Marie
    What?!
[19:36] Marie; internal
    It will probably still take a little
    while for him to finish changing.
[19:45] Marie; internal
    These are priced at a bargain.
[19:50] Marie; internal
    This would be perfect for Lord Kyros!
[19:57] Mysterious voice
    Marie?
[20:00] Marie
    Sister?
[20:04] man
    Hey there.
[20:05] Marie; internal
    What? Did I mishear before?
[20:07] man
    Miss, are you here alone?
[20:09] man
    How about a café if you haven't eaten?
[20:12] Marie; internal
    Is he trying to get customers?
[20:14] Marie
    I'm sorry. I've already eaten.
[20:18] man
    Then, just some tea! My treat!
[20:20] Marie
    Wh-What is this all of a sudden?
[20:22] Marie
    I don't need tea. Please let go of me.
[20:26] man
    You are cute, aren't you?
[20:28] Marie; internal
    He's forcing himself to
    compliment me out of courtesy.
[20:31] Marie; internal
    I should express my gratitude.
[20:32] Marie; internal
    Oh, but...
[20:34] Marie; internal
    I don't want to!
[20:36] Marie
    Help me, Lord Kyros!
[20:43] Kyros
    What an unmannerly way to hit on someone.
[20:47] Kyros
    When a lady says no, walk away.
[20:49] Kyros
    Don't touch anyone without
    their permission!
[20:51] man
    I-I'm sorry!
[20:57] Marie
    I'm sorry for causing trouble for you.
[21:00] Kyros
    You have absolutely no reason to apologize!
[21:03] Kyros
    But... didn't you realize that
    he was trying to ask you out?
[21:05] Marie
    What?
[21:06] Kyros
    It must have happened
    many times before this.
[21:08] Marie
    N-No. My school was almost all boys,
[21:13] Marie
    but they never spoke to me more
    than absolutely necessary.
[21:16] Marie
    They used to point at me and laugh.
[21:19] Kyros
    That's not possible!
[21:21] Kyros
    Even unadorned, you're so charming
    that men would never leave you alone!
[21:26] Marie
    I'm not. I'm ugly, and my hair
    and clothes are always raggedy.
[21:32] Kyros; internal
    Raggedy...
[21:34] Kyros; internal
    That's it! That's why they
    kept her in tatters!
[21:37] Kyros; internal
    Baron Shaderan didn't want Marie's
    charms known to anyone...
[21:40] Kyros; internal
    No! He wished to conceal it, even from her,
[21:43] Kyros; internal
    so he trapped her in that disgraceful state!
[21:46] Kyros; internal
    But... no matter how hard he tries
    to tie Marie down, it won't work!
[21:54] Kyros
    I'm never letting go.
[22:01] Marie; internal
    Unlike those of other people,
    Lord Kyros' hand is comforting.
[23:59] Cillie
    It's so lonely without Marie here!
[24:03] Cillie
    Stupid Master! It's no fair!
[24:06] Wolfgang
    Now, now, Cillie.
[24:08] Wolfgang
    Still, they are quite late
    in returning, aren't they?
[24:13] Wolfgang
    I hope nothing has happened.
[24:16] Cillie
    Next time...
[24:17] Cillie
    "A Gift More Lovely Than Jewels."
SIGN    Episode 8 "A
    Gift More Lovely Than Jewels"
[24:20] Cillie
    If you don't watch, I'll send
    you flying with a kick!
[24:22] Wolfgang
    Now, Cillie!

8 - A Gift More Lovely Than Jewels

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SIGN    Episode 8 "A Gift
    More Lovely Than Jewels"
[00:05] woman
    Freshly caught today!
[00:08] Marie
    Kyros, may I look at that stall, too?
[00:11] Kyros
    Yes, of course.
[00:14] Marie; internal
    These spices are for Toppo.
[00:17] Marie; internal
    These flower seeds are for Johan.
[00:20] Marie; internal
    This bracelet is lovely, too!
[00:25] Kyros
    These are all gifts for
    everyone back at the castle.
[00:28] Marie
    Well, it's fun.
[00:30] Marie
    And you can't really say anything
    about anyone else, Kyros.
[00:34] Marie
    All you've bought are gifts for me.
[00:36] Kyros
    Looks like we should stop by the carriage
    to drop things off, don't you think?
[00:40] Marie
    Yes, you're right.
[02:14] Marie
    Is this... the artisans quarter?
[02:17] Kyros
    This shop is a purveyor to the royal family.
[02:19] Kyros
    I've agreed to meet Luiphon here.
[02:29] Giovanni
    Thank you for visiting our shop,
[02:32] Giovanni
    Count Granado.
[02:34] Kyros
    Giovanni! It's been a while, hasn't it?
[02:37] Kyros
    Is Luiphon here?
[02:38] Giovanni
    Yes, he's on the second floor taking a nap.
[02:41] Kyros
    He summons me here, then takes a nap?
[02:44] Kyros
    Marie, please wait here for me.
    He's got a habit of sleeping naked.
[02:48] Marie
    I will.
[02:53] Marie; internal
    They must process precious
    stones at this shop.
[02:58] Marie; internal
    I wonder what these are.
[03:01] Giovanni
    These are fragments produced during
    the design-cutting process.
[03:04] Giovanni
    They come from high quality jewels.
[03:06] Marie
    Really? They're beautiful.
[03:09] Giovanni
    If you thread them, they can also
    be used to make modest accessories.
[03:13] Giovanni
    As you are the count's guest, we'll happily
    gift you as many as you like.
[03:17] Marie
    What?!
[03:18] Marie; internal
    All I did was follow Lord Kyros here,
    and he'll give them to me for free?
[03:29] Marie; internal
    What a beautiful green.
[03:38] Marie
    I-If I were to buy these,
    how much would they cost?
[03:42] Giovanni
    What?
[03:43] Giovanni
    Well...
[03:46] Giovanni
    Something close to this amount.
[03:49] Marie; internal
    They aren't inexpensive, but at this price...
[03:53] Marie
    I-I'll take these, please.
    And I will, of course, pay for them.
[03:59] Giovanni
    Understood.
[04:09] Marie; internal
    I've hardly ever even touched any jewels.
[04:12] Marie; internal
    I never imagined I'd buy any myself.
[04:15] Luiphon in disguise
    Why hello, Miss! Have you bought
    yourself something nice there?
[04:19] Marie; internal
    What? Could this be that
    "being picked up" thing?
[04:23] Marie
    Yes, thank you!
[04:25] Marie
    But I'm here with someone,
    so if you'll excuse me!
[04:28] Luiphon in disguise
    What? What is this person
    like? Is he handsome?
[04:32] Marie
    H-He's wonderful! Very much so!
[04:35] Luiphon in disguise
    In what way? His looks? His
    personality? Do you share interests?
[04:38] Luiphon in disguise
    Have you kissed?
[04:40] Marie
    H-His looks and personality
    are both wonderful!
[04:42] Marie
    We share interests,
    and he's a wonderful fiancé!
[04:44] Marie
    And as for kissing, we are
    likely to do so very soon!
[04:49] Marie
    What? L-Lord Kyros?
SIGN    Death
    by Cuteness...
[04:51] Kyros
    S-Sorry.
[04:53] Kyros
    And you, Luiphon! Weren't you
    napping on the second floor?
[04:58] Luiphon
    Hey, my dear Marie! It's been a while.
[05:00] Luiphon
    It's me, Prince Luiphon!
[05:01] Marie; internal
    O-Once again, this man has...
[05:04] Luiphon
    Now, then.
[05:05] Luiphon
    I know it's sudden, but let's finish up
    the business that I called you here for.
[05:11] Luiphon
    This is in celebration of your betrothal.
[05:16] Kyros
    A ruby?
[05:17] Kyros
    No. A pink diamond?
[05:19] Kyros
    But it's very red for one of those.
[05:21] Luiphon
    It's an incredibly rare red diamond!
[05:24] Luiphon
    Search the world and you won't
    find another of this size.
[05:27] Kyros
    It's magnificent.
[05:29] Kyros
    It must be a national treasure.
[05:30] Luiphon
    Indeed!
[05:32] Luiphon
    During the war, this rare item was used to
     negotiate alliances with other nations.
[05:36] Luiphon
    Though ever since then, it has
    slept in the royal palace treasure vault.
[05:41] Luiphon
    You can have it for eighty million euiro.
    I'll give you a friends discount.
[05:44] Kyros
    You're telling me to buy it?
[05:46] Luiphon
    I convinced all those strait-laced old men
    in a meeting of the royal family, you know?
[05:50] Luiphon
    I said, "If any of us royals were to wear it,
[05:53] Luiphon
    our people would say to stop
    wasting their taxes and revolt."
[05:56] Marie; internal
    Is that how it works?
[05:58] Luiphon
    Though if I said it was a gift for Count
    Granado, no one would be able to complain.
[06:05] Marie
    What?
[06:06] Luiphon
    Sweet Marie, the Granado family's wealth
    currently exceeds that of the royal family.
[06:11] Luiphon
    The highway that the then
    Margrave Granado laid down...
[06:15] Luiphon
    The checkpoints and harbor he built
    to collect taxes from the merchants...
[06:20] Luiphon
    Duchess Liu Liu and Kyros'
    skillful mercantile abilities...
[06:24] Luiphon
    That's how the House of Granado
    obtained their immense wealth.
[06:28] Luiphon
    These days, nobility alone
    doesn't guarantee a life of ease.
    
[06:32] Luiphon
    If they can't change with the times, even the
    most distinguished families will quickly fall.
[06:38] Luiphon
    Like Baron Shaderan's family did.
[06:43] Marie; internal
    He doesn't mean that as a slight towards me.
[06:45] Marie; internal
    Wealth is a weapon. One used to protect
    one's people and other precious things.
[06:53] Marie
    Yes, and as a member of the House of Granado,
[06:56] Marie
    I will be diligent about
    never neglecting my studies.
[07:00] Kyros
    Marie.
[07:04] Luiphon
    I'll make it 70 million!
[07:06] Luiphon
    Dear Kyros, you have been
    searching, haven't you?
[07:09] Luiphon
    For a gem that matches the color of her
    hair, the most beautiful jewel in the world!
[07:14] Kyros
    I wanted it to be a surprise
    for the betrothal ceremony!
[07:19] Kyros
    It's just that the distinct charm
     of this color is so unique...
[07:24] Kyros
    I thought of you right away.
    
[07:27] Marie; internal
    Does he mean the color of my hair?
[07:30] Marie; internal
    But it's usually something
    that people disdain and avoid.
[07:34] Kyros
    Thank you, Luiphon, for searching out
    something so perfectly suited to us.
[07:44] Luiphon
    You're very welcome.
[07:46] Luiphon
    But it'll still take a few
    days to turn it into a ring.
[07:55] Marie
    Thank you for before.
[07:59] Marie
    When I heard that you'd been looking
    for a gem the color of my hair,
[08:03] Marie
    it made me very happy.
[08:06] Kyros
    Y-Yes. I hoped it might delight you.
[08:11] Marie
    I thought that your kindness was simply
    you being considerate towards me,
[08:15] Marie
    so I've always shied away from it.
[08:17] Marie
    But now, I understand how you feel.
[08:23] Marie
    This is a gift for you.
[08:26] Kyros
    Wh-What?
[08:28] Marie
    When I was picking out presents for
    everyone, I secretly bought this.
[08:33] Marie
    Will you accept it?
[08:36] Marie
    As long as it isn't an imposition!
[08:52] Kyros
    It looks good, right?
[08:56] Marie
    You look quite dashing!
[08:58] Marie
    And, actually, I also have this.
[09:03] Kyros
    Emerald fragments?
[09:05] Marie
    Yes.
[09:06] Marie
    I thought that it might look nice if
    I sewed them on the ends like this.
[09:10] Marie
    And the last one is for me.
[09:12] Kyros
    You like emeralds?
[09:15] Marie
    No.
[09:17] Marie
    It's only that I thought they
    matched the color of your eyes.
[09:20] Kyros
    My eyes?
[09:22] Marie; internal
    The moment I thought
    they looked like his eyes...
[09:26] Marie; internal
    I suddenly wanted those fragments.
[09:29] Marie; internal
    I dearly wanted to make them my own.
[09:36] Marie
    It's a little hot, isn't it?
[09:39] Marie
    I'm going to open the window.
[09:53] Kyros
    Watch out!
[09:57] Kyros
    What happened? Did something
    out there cause you concern?
[10:01] Marie
    N-No, it's nothing.
[10:03] Marie
    I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking properly.
[10:10] Marie
    Today, I was so happy.
[10:12] Marie
    Because you held my hands.
[10:15] Marie
    I've always had a complex about
    my large, unlovely hands.
[10:19] Kyros
    Your hands are charming.
[10:21] Kyros
    I like holding hands with you very much.
[10:27] Marie
    I like it, too.
[10:32] Kyros
    If it's only my hands that you like,
[10:36] Kyros
    then please, push me away.
[10:40] Marie
    Not at all.
[10:43] Marie
    I'm so happy.
[10:49] Anastasia
    Then trade places with me.
[10:58] Marie
    Sister?
[11:00] Anastasia
    Why are you there? That spot belongs to me.
[11:08] Anastasia
    Trade places with me.
[11:10] Anastasia
    Trade places!
[11:19] Marie; internal
    Yes...
[11:20] Marie; internal
    This is how it should be.
[11:26] Marie; internal
    So then, why...
[11:28] Marie; internal
    Why do I feel...
[11:32] Marie; internal
    so cold?
[11:35] Kyros
    M-Marie?
[11:42] Kyros
    P-Please stop the carriage!
[11:44] Kyros
    No! To a doctor, immediately!
[11:47] Marie; internal
    It's cold. So cold... it hurts.
[11:53] (Flashback) young Marie
    It's cold.
[11:54] (Flashback) young Marie
    It hurts.
[11:56] (Flashback) young Marie
    Sister...
[11:59] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    I'm right here, Marie.
[12:03] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    How's that? Does it feel better?
[12:06] (Flashback) young Marie
    Thank you, Sister.
[12:08] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    It's all right. It's just
    a cold in your ears.
[12:12] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    They said that if you sleep
    a lot, you'll get better.
[12:15] (Flashback) young Marie
    Where are Mama and Papa?
[12:17] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    They both said they're busy with work.
[12:20] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    That's why your big sister's
    going to read you a book!
[12:24] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    It's your favorite, Marie!
    "The Raggedy Red Cat"!
[12:30] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    "Some other time in some other place,"
[12:33] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    "a raggedy red cat lived in a town."
[12:36] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    "Say, little cat, what's your name?"
[12:40] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    "None of your business, you idiot!
    Why would I have a name anyway?"
[12:44] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    "I'm just a raggedy old cat!"
[12:46] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    "Don't you wanna know why I'm raggedy?"
[12:50] (Flashback) Young Marie
    "I know why. It's because you're red, right?"
[12:56] (Flashback) Young Anastasia
    "You should go on a journey, too."
[12:58] (Flashback) Young Anastasia
    "If a cat lies around like
    trash, it becomes trash."
[13:01] (Flashback) Young Anastasia
    "If trash meows like a cat,
    then it becomes a cat."
[13:04] (Flashback) Young Anastasia
    "And..."
[13:05] (Flashback) young Anastasia; young Marie
    "if that cat goes traveling,
    then it becomes a traveling cat!"
[13:13] (Flashback) Sasha
    Anastasia!
[13:15] (Flashback) Sasha
    I told you not to enter
    Marie's room, didn't I?
[13:18] (Flashback) Sasha
    You don't listen no matter how
    many times you're told, do you?
[13:19] (Flashback) young Marie
    Grandmother Sasha...
[13:21] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    I'm her big sister, so I
    have to make Marie better!
[13:26] (Flashback) Sasha
    This nonsense won't make
    her better, you fool!
[13:28] (Flashback) Sasha
    And your translation is entirely incompetent!
[13:32] (Flashback) Sasha
    Learning it properly is
    for Marie's sake as well.
[13:34] (Flashback) Sasha
    How many times have I told you?
[13:36] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    I-I'm sorry!
[13:39] (Flashback) Sasha
    Marie.
[13:41] (Flashback) Sasha
    Forget what Anastasia has
    read you from this book.
[13:44] (Flashback) Sasha
    You will learn it just as it is written.
[13:46] (Flashback) young Marie
    Is it time for lessons?
[13:49] (Flashback) young Marie
    My body still isn't...
[13:53] (Flashback) Sasha
    You are the smartest of
    everyone in this house.
[13:57] (Flashback) Sasha
    That's why educating you is
    the most efficient choice.
[14:00] (Flashback) young Marie
    But Sister says she likes
    words from Ipsandros, too.
[14:04] (Flashback) Sasha
    That has nothing to do with anything.
[14:06] (Flashback) Sasha
    You will recite this and learn Ipsian
    while you are still four years old.
[14:09] (Flashback) Sasha
    And you will master Flarian
    before you turn six years old.
[14:14] (Flashback) young Marie
    Yes, I will.
[14:16] young Marie; internal
    I love this story from Ipsandros, but...
[14:23] young Marie; internal
    It's cold. It hurts.
[14:26] young Marie; internal
    Sister, where are you?
[14:30] young Marie; internal
    Sister... help me!
[14:35] Marie
    Sister...
[14:41] Marie
    Lord Kyros?
[14:44] Kyros
    Are you awake, Marie?
[14:47] Marie
    Why am I...
[14:49] Kyros
    You collapsed with a fever.
[14:50] Kyros
    The doctor said it's likely from exhaustion.
[14:53] Marie
    A fever?
[14:56] Kyros
    Don't push yourself yet. You were
    groaning so much in your sleep.
[15:00] Marie
    I was dreaming.
[15:03] Marie
    But where are we?
[15:05] Kyros
    The napping room in the castle.
    It's the closest one to the gate.
[15:09] Kyros
    Oh, and please don't worry.
[15:11] Kyros
    I left changing your clothes and wiping
    your sweat to the maids and left the room.
[15:14] Kyros
    I swear to you that I also did
    not sneak under the covers.
[15:17] Marie
    I-I wasn't worried about any of that.
[15:21] Marie
    Thanks to everyone's help,
    I think my fever has gone down.
[15:26] Marie
    How long have I been...
[15:28] Kyros
    You've slept for nearly half
    a day. It's almost dawn.
[15:33] Marie
    Don't tell me... Lord Kyros,
    does this mean you haven't slept?
[15:38] Marie
    You looked after me all night?
[15:39] Kyros
    I didn't do anything much.
[15:41] Kyros
    I couldn't have slept for worrying
    anyway. Don't let it trouble you.
[15:45] Marie
    But...
[15:48] Kyros
    Marie, this soup is very nourishing.
[15:51] Kyros
    It isn't bitter at all.
[15:53] Marie
    I could eat it even if it was bitter.
[15:56] Marie; internal
    This brings back memories
    from when I was little.
[15:59] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    Your big sister will feed
    you! Now, open wide!
[16:04] Kyros
    Marie?
[16:06] Kyros
    Marie, here.
[16:15] Marie
    I-I'm so sorry! It isn't what you think!
[16:17] Marie
    A long time ago, my sister
    looked after me and...
[16:21] Kyros
    Your sister looked after you?
[16:23] Marie
    Yes, but that was when we were very little.
[16:28] Marie; internal
    Now that he mentions it,
    when did I start eating alone?
[16:34] Marie; internal
    Was it after Grandmother Sasha passed away?
[16:37] Kyros
    Is the soup not enough for you?
[16:40] Kyros
    There's some biscuit cookies here.
[16:42] Marie
    Biscuit cookies?
[16:45] Marie; internal
    Ever since Grandmother died,
[16:48] Marie; internal
    Mother started treating me as
    though I were no more than smoke.
[16:57] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    Marie! You must be hungry, right?
[17:00] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    I brought you some biscuit cookies.
[17:02] (Flashback) young Marie
    I can't. Mama said I
    can't eat anything today.
[17:07] (Flashback) young Marie
    It's because I got taller again.
[17:13] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    Don't worry about any of that!
[17:16] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    Here!
[17:30] (Flashback) young Marie
    It's delicious.
[17:33] Kyros
    Marie, are you all right?
[17:37] Marie; internal
    My beautiful, kind older sister...
[17:42] Marie; internal
    If she had lived, then instead of
    someone like me, Lord Kyros would...
[17:48] Kyros
    I'll go fetch the doctor!
[17:49] Marie
    Wait!
[17:52] Marie
    Please don't go.
[17:53] Marie
    I beg of you, stay here with me.
[17:57] Kyros
    Marie.
[17:59] Kyros
    Don't worry. I'll come right back.
[18:02] Kyros
    Has being sick made you feel forlorn?
[18:05] Marie
    That isn't it.
[18:08] Marie
    I just don't want to be apart
    from you for even a moment.
[18:14] Kyros
    If you're doing this out of gratitude
    for my nursing you, you don't have to.
[18:20] Marie
    How could my selfishness
    serve as thanks towards you?
[18:24] Kyros
    Because...
[18:26] Kyros
    you keep saying things that make me happy.
[18:33] Marie; internal
    When did I start being able to
    look him in the eye like this?
[18:38] Marie; internal
    Even when I never lifted my gaze,
    he was always watching over me.
[18:52] Marie
    I love your eyes.
[18:56] Marie
    Before, when you were kind
    to me, it made me hesitate,
[19:01] Marie
    but now... it only makes me happy.
[19:06] Marie
    I'm going to be filled to the brim
    with this feeling of happiness.
[19:12] Marie
    I... love you.
[19:17] Marie
    You are...
[19:33] Kyros
    Marie...
[19:35] Kyros
    From the first moment I
    met you, I've loved you.
[19:40] Marie; internal
    Once, I would have rejected
    those words, but now...
[19:47] Marie
    Yes.
[19:51] Kyros
    I'm so happy I think I may cry.
[19:58] Kyros
    I am delighted that my love is reciprocated,
[20:01] Kyros
    but also, that you're saying these
    things to me of your own accord...
[20:05] Kyros
    nothing could possibly make me happier.
[20:09] Kyros
    I have to tell the doctor that you're awake.
[20:13] Kyros
    I'll come right back, so please
    stay there in bed and wait for me.
[20:19] Marie
    In bed...
SIGN    In bed...
SIGN    In bed...
SIGN    In bed...
[20:21] Marie
    I-I'll wait right here!
[20:23] Kyros
    I-I didn't mean it like that!
[20:25] Marie
    What? Oh, I'm sorry! I jumped to conclusions!
[20:28] Kyros
    No, I'm the one who's sorry.
[20:30] Kyros
    Well, then!
[20:41] Marie
    Lord Kyros?
[20:46] Marie
    What happened?
[20:47] Kyros
    I-It's nothing.
[20:50] Mio
    He was skipping and missed
    a step on the stairs.
[20:53] Mio
    Honestly. What a fool.
[20:56] Marie
    Mio! Welcome home!
[20:59] Mio
    I've just returned. There is a small
    but urgent matter to attend to.
[21:03] Marie
    What is it?
[21:04] Mio
    Master.
[21:06] Mio
    I've brought a guest to the reception hall.
[21:12] Marie
    Is it really all right for me to come, too?
[21:15] Kyros
    Yes.
[21:16] Kyros
    It won't be pleasant, but it's something
    you should hear with your own ears.
[21:21] Kyros
    It concerns a member of your
    family, Anastasia Shaderan.
[21:35] Mio
    I'll take over.
[21:42] Mio
    This is the current lord, Kyros Granado.
[21:45] Mio
    Raise your head, Jacob.
[21:52] Mio
    This man... was the driver of the
    carriage that Lady Anastasia rode in.
[21:58] Marie; internal
    The one where my sister died in an accident?
[22:03] Kyros
    Jacob...
[22:04] Kyros
    I hear that you came here years ago from the
    Bandelee Islands in order to earn money.
[22:16] Kyros
    Was it you?
[22:19] Kyros
    Did you kill Anastasia Shaderan?
[23:58] Johan
    It's been a long time since I became
    the Granado Castle huntsman,
[24:01] Johan
    but I never imagined I'd be charged
    with a duty like this one.
[24:05] Johan
    Next time, "In Pursuit
    of Anastasia's Spirit."
SIGN    Episode 9 "In Pursuit
    of Anastasia's Spirit"
[24:09] Johan
    Don't miss it.

9 - In Pursuit of Anastasia's Spirit

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[00:00] Mio
    This man... was the driver of the
    carriage that Lady Anastasia rode in.
[00:07] Kyros
    Was it you?
[00:09] Kyros
    Did you kill Anastasia Shaderan?
SIGN    Episode 9 "In Pursuit
    of Anastasia's Spirit"
[01:55] Mio; internal
    As I thought, it doesn't seem
    likely he'll simply tell us.
[02:00] Tomas
    I've brought him.
[02:05] Marie; internal
    Johan...
[02:10] Johan
    I've heard you're from the Bandelee
    Islands. I'm from the same area.
[02:15] Johan
    What island were you born on?
[02:18] Jacob
    Y-You're Bandeleese?
    Why are you working in a castle?
[02:23] Johan
    Count Granado's mother is a
    refugee from another country.
[02:27] Johan
    He has also grown up suffering insults
    from the people of this kingdom.
[02:31] Johan
    He doesn't discriminate.
    I can assure you of that.
[02:35] Johan
    The master hasn't called
    you here to condemn you.
[02:38] Johan
    He wants to give you compensation.
[02:41] Jacob
    What?
[02:42] Johan
    Compensation for killing Anastasia.
[02:48] Marie; internal
    I understand.
[02:49] Marie; internal
    Johan is lying to try to
    get the truth from him.
[02:53] Johan
    As the son of a duke, the master was
    bound to a fiancée through duty,
[02:58] Johan
    but it was her younger sister, Marie,
    who stands here, that he fell in love with.
[03:02] Johan
    I'm sure you don't need
    me to tell you the rest.
[03:04] Jacob
    So the beautiful older sister was in the way.
[03:08] Johan
    Indeed. And so the master would
    like to discreetly reward you.
[03:12] Johan
    In fact, he may even employ
    you here at the castle.
[03:18] Johan
    And if you were a castle employee, then the
    owner of the carriage rental couldn't yell at you.
[03:23] Jacob
    Th-That would be too much, wouldn't it?
[03:36] Kyros
    Please tell us the truth, Jacob.
[03:40] Jacob
    That day, the old guy who runs
    the shop was really excited.
[03:44] (Flashback) shop owner
    Jacob, bring out the best carriage!
[03:48] (Flashback) Jacob
    Huh? What's this about?
[03:50] (Flashback) shop owner
    The lord's oldest daughter's getting married.
[03:52] (Flashback) shop owner
    A job this big doesn't
    come around very often.
[03:56] (Flashback) shop owner
    Apologies for keeping you waiting, Baron.
[03:59] (Flashback) shop owner
    We have prepared our very
    best carriage for you.
[04:03] (Flashback) shop owner
    It comes to roughly this amount.
[04:07] (Flashback) Gregor
    Ridiculous!
[04:09] (Flashback) Gregor
    I will only pay half that much.
[04:11] (Flashback) shop owner
    B-But for that amount, we can't manage
    to provide a decent carriage or inn.
[04:17] (Flashback) Gregor
    Figuring out what to do about
    that is your job, isn't it?
[04:21] (Flashback) shop owner
    You may say so,
[04:23] (Flashback) shop owner
    but the lady getting married is
    your darling daughter, isn't it?
[04:31] (Flashback) shop owner
    Jacob, you understand, don't you?
[04:34] (Flashback) shop owner
    Lay a hand on the lord's daughter
    and being fired is the least—
[04:37] (Flashback) Jaocb
    Yes, yes. I know.
[04:40] (Flashback) Jacob
    But it's strange, isn't it?
[04:43] (Flashback) Jacob
    Unlike that raggedy younger daughter,
[04:46] (Flashback) Jacob
    the older one is supposed
    to be adored, isn't she?
[04:50] (Flashback) shop owner
    That's not for us to worry about!
[04:52] (Flashback) shop owner
    Now, would you hurry up?!
[05:01] (Flashback) Jacob
    Hey, my lady! You're just
    as pretty as the rumors say!
[05:06] (Flashback) Jacob
    I bet you've got your pick of the men, right?
[05:09] (Flashback) Jacob
    Could it be you've actually
    played around a bit?
[05:11] (Flashback) Jacob
    Just joking. Sorry for being so crude.
[05:16] (Flashback) Jacob
    I'm just a humble hired driver after all.
[05:20] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Not at all.
[05:21] Jacob; present
    Her attitude made me realize,
[05:24] Jacob; present
    the only way she could live was
    by following her parents' orders.
[05:28] Jacob; present
    She was a doll with nothing
    more than her looks.
[05:36] Jacob; present
    That's how I knew she wouldn't run away.
[05:40] Jacob; present
    No matter what happened.
[05:50] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Wh-Why have you stopped the carriage?
[05:52] (Flashback) Anastasia
    The royal capital is close, isn't it?
[05:54] (Flashback) Jacob
    We're camping here for the night.
[05:56] (Flashback) Jacob
    And the horses are tired from the rain.
[05:59] (Flashback) Anastasia
    The river is dangerous, swollen with the rain!
[06:01] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Isn't that all the more reason to hurry?
[06:06] (Flashback) Anastasia
    I-If you dare lay a hand on the fiancée of
    a count, do you know what will happen to you?
[06:10] (Flashback) Jacob
    I don't, and I don't care.
[06:13] (Flashback) Jacob
    When the count discovers that his
    fiancée was defiled by a foreigner,
[06:17] (Flashback) Jacob
    I wonder what'll happen to you.
[06:23] Jacob; present
    Ow!
[06:24] Kyros
    Mio!
[06:25] Kyros
    He hasn't finished his story yet!
[06:26] Jacob
    What're you doing?
[06:27] Jacob
    What? I thought this was what you wanted!
[06:31] Kyros
    Mio!
[06:35] Tomas
    I'll take your place.
[06:40] Tomas
    You! Where did you get the hair and clothes
    for the doll that's at the baron's house?
[06:46] Tomas
    Tell us!
[06:48] Jacob
    I-I took the clothes off her myself.
[06:51] Tomas
    And the hair?
[06:52] Jacob
    Th-That was...
[06:55] (Flashback) Jacob
    Don't move! Just stay still!
[06:57] (Flashback) Anastasia
    No!
[07:02] Jacob
    She went and cut her own hair off!
[07:04] Jacob
    Look! I've still got a scar from it!
[07:07] Tomas
    You got what you deserved!
[07:09] Mio
    Wounded, you retrieved the clothes and hair,
[07:13] Mio
    then sold them to Lady Elvira, who was
    in shock from her daughter's death.
[07:17] Jacob
    I-I wasn't planning to sell
    them to her from the beginning!
[07:20] Jacob
    I heard that the baroness was looking
    for materials to make a doll!
[07:23] Mio
    To cover up your own crime,
    you destroyed the carriage,
[07:26] Mio
    and lied in your testimony, saying
    that you were attacked by bandits.
[07:29] Jacob
    That woman fell into the
    river! That's the truth!
[07:33] Jacob
    She was trying to run away and she slipped!
[07:35] Jacob
    It was an accident!
[07:37] Jacob
    I didn't kill her!
[07:39] Jacob
    Please believe me!
[07:41] Marie
    That's enough.
[07:43] Marie
    I don't want to hear any more.
[07:45] Kyros
    Marie.
[07:50] Marie
    My older sister died because
    of you, didn't she?
[07:59] Jacob
    B-But, you know? I think it was the right
    move not to take that woman as your wife!
[08:04] Jacob
    She had men's clothing that didn't
    fit her hidden away in her bags!
[08:09] Jacob
    What a crazy woman! She must've
    had men besides her fiancé!
[08:14] Jacob
    Even if she had married you,
    she'd definitely have cheated on you!
[08:17] Marie
    Do not insult my sister!
[08:25] Jacob
    Wh-What? Do you want to get
    what that woman got, too?
[08:29] Kyros
    Stop talking!
[08:38] Marie
    Sister, I...
[08:48] Marie
    I'm so sorry, Lord Kyros.
[08:51] Kyros
    No, I'm the one who should apologize.
[08:55] Kyros
    Until just now, I didn't
    regret Anastasia's death.
[09:01] Marie
    What?
[09:02] Mio
    Neither did I.
[09:05] Marie
    Mio...
[09:06] Kyros
    We thought that Anastasia had tyrannized
    you the same way your parents did.
[09:13] Marie
    Sh-She didn't! Not even once!
[09:17] Kyros
    Yes, I understand that now.
[09:19] Kyros
    That's why I feel so guilty.
[09:22] Kyros
    I thought that her death
    was her divine punishment.
[09:27] Kyros
    And that isn't all.
[09:29] Kyros
    I thought that my mistakenly proposing
    to her was a stroke of good luck.
[09:32] Kyros
    Because of that error, you were safe, Marie.
[09:34] Kyros
    That's what I believed.
[09:37] Marie; internal
    Truthfully, it should have
    been me in that carriage.
[09:41] Marie; internal
    My sister was there in my place.
[09:44] Kyros
    Marie... Will you allow me to
    apologize at Anastasia's grave?
[09:50] Marie
    She doesn't have a grave.
[09:51] Marie
    My father said that a
    gravestone would be a waste.
[09:55] Marie
    Her funeral was terribly plain, too.
[09:58] Marie
    In the end, my sister's name wasn't
    even inscribed in the public cemetery.
[10:03] Kyros
    I'd at least like to offer
    her spirit some comfort.
[10:06] Kyros
    Was there a place that Anastasia liked?
[10:08] Kyros
    Flowers or food? What about a song?
[10:14] Marie; internal
    I didn't know anything.
[10:18] Marie; internal
    At some point, a huge gulf opened between us.
[10:23] Marie; internal
    Me, who always wore tatters,
    but could walk freely outside.
[10:28] Marie; internal
    My sister, who was forced to dress
    up in a tiny, enclosed garden.
[10:34] Marie; internal
    A perfect being who should be beloved by all.
[10:37] Marie; internal
    And I believed that was
    why the gods took her away.
[10:45] Marie; internal
    But even my sister... was just
    a person living her life.
[10:50] Marie; internal
    It's such an obvious thing,
    but I'd forgotten that.
[10:55] Kyros
    All of this is my fault.
[10:57] Kyros
    I had no right to punch that man.
[11:02] Marie
    Neither do I.
[11:05] Marie; internal
    Because I...
[11:07] Marie; internal
    I'm just one of the many
    people who killed Anastasia.
[11:17] Marie
    Rest well, Anastasia.
[11:24] Kyros
    This waterway runs all the way to the
    artisans' quarter in the royal capital.
[11:29] Marie
    While she was alive,
[11:30] Marie
    my sister once said that she wanted
    to design clothes in the capital.
[11:35] Kyros
    In such a lively place, perhaps
    Anastasia won't feel lonely.
[11:41] Marie
    Yes.
[11:49] young Anastasia
    Marie! Let's play!
[11:58] Marie
    I hope that's true.
[12:04] Marie; internal
    It's been a week since then, and the
    atmosphere in the castle has returned to normal.
[12:11] Liu Liu
    Miss Marie is sewing.
[12:14] Liu Liu
    And what are you doing?
[12:17] Kyros
    If Marie pricks her finger on a needle,
    I am here to treat it immediately.
SIGN    Medicine
    Box
[12:21] Liu Liu
    So you're not doing anything.
[12:24] Marie
    It's finished!
[12:26] Marie
    Lord Kyros, I'm going to
    use your hair for a moment.
[12:30] Kyros
    Of course!
[12:32] Liu Liu
    M-My son has turned into a faithful dog.
[12:32] Marie; background
    Please face the other way.
[12:34] Kyros; background
    Like this?
[12:35] Marie; background
    Oh, now if you'll face forward.
[12:40] Marie
    Your hair is so beautiful.
[12:44] Kyros
    Marie, your fingers move in such a
    charming manner. It feels very nice.
[12:50] Liu Liu
    You're both so innocent!
[12:52] Liu Liu
    Like a couple who are
    each others' first loves!
[12:55] Kyros
    You're right. What of it?
[12:57] Marie
    So much happened that my giving
    these to you has been delayed.
[13:00] Marie
    They're gifts for you from the market!
[13:02] Tunika
    Oh, thank you so much!
[13:05] Liu Liu
    How beautiful.
[13:07] Tunika; background
    It's adorable, isn't it?
[13:09] Mio
    Lady Marie.
[13:09] Liu Liu; background
    Yes, it is.
[13:11] Mio
    Souvenirs may be
    the true pleasure of travel,
[13:13] Mio
    but I believe that spending money
    and effort on me is a waste of—
[13:15] Tunika
    Enough! Just accept her gift!
SIGN    Poke Poke Poke Poke Poke Poke
[13:17] Tunika
    You should just be happy
    and shout with joy like me.
[13:21] Marie
    I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to force it on you!
[13:27] Mio
    I accept.
[13:29] Mio
    Thank you, Lady Marie.
[13:32] Marie
    Thank you for everything
    you do. I love you, Mio!
[13:41] Liu Liu
    Since you arrived, Miss Marie,
    everyone's attitudes have changed a little.
[13:45] Marie
    Have they?
[13:48] Liu Liu
    And for you, Marie...
[13:49] Liu Liu
    I have a gift as well.
[13:53] Marie
    The Tale of the Raggedy Red Cat!
[13:55] Marie
    It's been mended so beautifully!
[13:57] Liu Liu
    Since you were going to
    mend it yourself before...
[14:02] Marie
    This book is full of memories of
    my sister. It's very dear to me.
[14:07] Marie
    Thank you so much.
[14:09] Liu Liu
    I'm just glad you like it.
[14:11] Liu Liu
    And there's this, too.
[14:13] Marie
    "Eminent Figures Around the World"?
[14:15] Kyros
    I requested that one.
[14:18] Kyros
    This is Baron Shaderan's mother, and
    your grandmother, Marie. Sasha Tillich.
[14:23] Marie
    My grandmother when she was young.
[14:25] Kyros
    Marie, you told me that Anastasia
    looked just like her.
[14:29] Kyros
    I thought this might help to capture
    her likeness in a portrait.
[14:34] Marie
    Thank you, Lord Kyros.
[14:38] Liu Liu
    So, your older sister took
    after your grandmother.
[14:40] Liu Liu
    Do you take after your mother?
[14:42] Marie
    In my height and facial features, yes,
[14:46] Marie
    but my mother is blonde.
    I'm the only one with red hair.
[14:50] Marie
    Red hair will bring ruin upon
    a house, so I was shunned.
[14:54] Liu Liu
    What?! There are still people who believe
    such an old-fashioned superstition?
[14:59] Kyros
    Yes, agreed.
[15:01] Marie
    But why is my grandmother in
    a record of eminent people?
[15:04] Liu Liu
    My! You're related, but you haven't
    heard of Sasha the Heroine?
[15:08] Liu Liu
    She's quite famous.
[15:09] Marie
    What?
[15:10] Liu Liu
    Despite being born during the war,
    when women had no real status,
[15:15] Liu Liu
    when she was merely eighteen,
    she became a military interpreter,
[15:18] Liu Liu
    commanding seven languages. A true genius.
[15:20] Liu Liu
    Your grandmother revolutionized the
    way that women advance in society.
[15:25] Marie
    She did?
[15:27] Liu Liu
    The likes of your father may
    have a bit of a complex.
[15:30] Liu Liu
    She'd have been strict
    about his education.
[15:33] Marie
    I'm not sure about that. My father didn't
    interact with my grandmother very much.
[15:38] Marie
    There may have been some
    discord between them.
[15:41] Kyros
    About Baron Shaderan...
[15:44] Kyros
    We sent an invitation
    to the betrothal ceremony,
[15:47] Kyros
    but received no reply.
[15:48] Marie
    What? That can't be!
[15:50] Liu Liu
    The primary concern is that we have
    no way of knowing if he'll attend.
[15:54] Kyros
    The one who brought Marie here was
    none other than the Baron.
[15:58] Kyros
    Why would he oppose the marriage now?
[16:02] Marie
    I don't think my parents
    ever meant for me to marry.
[16:07] Marie
    If I could offer one night's comfort, then we
    wouldn't have to return my sister's betrothal gifts.
[16:12] Kyros
    Still...
[16:14] Kyros
    If he gains connections to
    a ducal house through this marriage,
[16:17] Kyros
    his own standing will rise significantly.
[16:19] Kyros
    No matter how hard a worker you are, Marie...
[16:22] Mio
    Perhaps...
[16:24] Mio
    it's because Lady Marie was doing important
    work that he can't entrust to an outsider.
[16:30] Marie
    But I was only doing simple things that
    I learned from my grandmother as a child.
[16:36] Liu Liu
    Your grandmother worked as the lord of the
    land in the previous baron's stead, didn't she?
[16:42] Marie
    Y-Yes.
[16:43] Marie
    I heard that the formalities involved in
    acting as the local lord were difficult.
[16:50] Liu Liu
    And your grandmother and your father,
[16:53] Liu Liu
    the current Baron Shaderan,
    had discord between them.
[16:56] Liu Liu
    Before, you told me that you wrote letters
    on the lord's behalf, didn't you?
[17:02] Liu Liu
    Can your father read and write in Flarian?
[17:05] Marie
    Yes, of course! I believe he can.
[17:08] Liu Liu
    Have you ever actually
    seen him use the language?
[17:13] Marie
    Now that you mention it, I haven't.
[17:16] Marie
    But it's impossible that he can't speak it.
[17:18] Marie
    Flarian is the communal
    language of the nobility.
[17:21] Marie
    If he couldn't speak it, he wouldn't be
    able to fulfill his duties as the lord.
[17:25] Liu Liu
    I knew it.
[17:26] Kyros
    It can't be. I don't believe it.
[17:29] Marie
    What is it?
[17:31] Kyros
    Mio, send the House of
    Shaderan a mandatory summons.
[17:35] Marie
    What?
[17:36] Kyros
    If they won't respond to that either,
[17:38] Kyros
    we'll have to take them
    to trial in the kingdom's court.
[17:40] Kyros
    I'm sorry, Marie. I wanted to settle
    this as peacefully as possible.
[17:45] Marie; internal
    What's going on?
[17:47] Marie; internal
    What has my father done?
SIGN    Four Days Later
[17:59] Kyros
    Marie.
[18:08] Luiphon
    Hey, everyone! It's the prince everyone
    loves, Luiphon Sandhalkia Diltz!
[18:16] Kyros
    Why is it you?
[18:19] Luiphon
    Darling Mio, you love to roughhouse.
[18:22] Kyros
    Enough of that. Eat before it gets cold.
[18:27] Luiphon
    This is delicious!
[18:28] Luiphon
    I should expect no less of
    the chef of Granado Castle.
[18:31] Luiphon
    I'd love to have him at the royal—
[18:34] Toppo
    You're too kind, Your Highness.
[18:36] Luiphon
    He's slimmed down quite a bit, hasn't he?
[18:40] Toppo
    The betrothal ceremony will
    be attended by royalty,
[18:43] Toppo
    nobles, and commoners from
    many countries, so...
[18:45] Luiphon
    Oh, I see. You've been incredibly busy
    developing recipes and sourcing ingredients.
[18:50] Kyros
    Toppo, don't push yourself too hard.
[18:53] Toppo
    Not at all.
[18:54] Toppo
    All of this is what I, Toppo, wish to
    create, so I'm more fired up than ever!
[18:58] Marie
    Toppo.
[19:00] Luiphon
    Kyros, you really have the
    best luck with your servants.
[19:04] Kyros
    Yes. But more importantly,
    what brings you here today?
[19:09] Luiphon
    Actually...
[19:13] Luiphon
    Your engagement ring.
[19:16] Luiphon
    I came to check the sizing before
    the stone is secured in place.
[19:19] Luiphon
    Now, dear Marie, hold out your hand.
[19:22] Kyros
    Stop right there!
[19:24] Luiphon
    What?
[19:24] Luiphon
    I'm just checking the size.
[19:26] Kyros
    No! Not even just to check the
    size! Go away for a minute!
[19:30] Luiphon
    Yes, yes.
[19:34] Kyros
    May I check the size?
[19:37] Marie
    Yes.
[19:38] Kyros
    The stone isn't set in place yet, so
    please don't move your hand too much.
[19:46] Marie
    It's perfect.
[19:48] Marie
    I didn't know that a ring
    could feel this nice to wear.
[19:51] Kyros
    You haven't worn a ring before?
[19:54] Marie
    I haven't.
[19:56] Kyros; internal
    I'm so glad I stopped Luiphon!
[19:59] Marie; internal
    Lord Kyros looked for a stone
    to match the color of my hair.
[20:04] Marie; internal
    This ring really was made just for me.
[20:13] Kyros
    Marie...
[20:14] Marie
    Thank you.
[20:17] Marie
    The fact that my first ring is a
    gift from you makes me truly happy.
[20:25] Kyros
    I love you, Marie.
[20:28] Kyros
    I love you from the bottom of my heart.
[20:30] Marie
    I feel the same!
[20:32] Marie; internal
    More than anyone else in the world...
[20:36] Marie; internal
    it's you that I...
[20:39] Luiphon
    Hey! Are you done yet?
[20:43] Luiphon
    So, what do you think of it?
[20:46] Kyros
    Th-The workmanship is wonderful.
[20:48] Kyros
    I thought that the only artisan capable
    of this kind of work was Norman.
[20:53] Luiphon
    Are you referring to the
    button artisan Smith Norman?
[20:57] Kyros
    Yes.
[20:59] Kyros
    I know he's elderly, but it's
    a shame that he retired.
[21:03] Kyros
    He really had amazing skills.
[21:05] Marie
    He was a button maker who also made rings?
[21:08] Kyros
    Buttons were originally a
    type of valuable jewelry.
[21:12] Kyros
    Being particular about them shows
    care in one's appearance.
[21:14] Kyros
    Sometimes clothes are even made
    to match a set of buttons.
[21:18] Marie
    Oh, I see.
[21:20] Luiphon
    Indeed. The only one capable of executing
    the design of that ring may be that Norman.
[21:26] Kyros
    What?
[21:28] Kyros
    You don't mean... Smith
    Norman himself made this?!
[21:33] Luiphon
    That's right! It's my real gift to you.
[21:37] Luiphon
    I went to him in his retirement
    and begged, I'll have you know!
[21:40] Luiphon
    Me, of all people.
[21:41] Kyros
    No wonder!
[21:43] Marie
    Thank you, Prince Luiphon.
[21:46] Kyros
    But Norman is famous for being stubborn.
    I'm amazed that you convinced him.
[21:50] Luiphon
    He seemed to have taken on a new apprentice,
    so perhaps he's had a change of heart.
[21:55] Kyros
    Apprentice?
[21:56] Luiphon
    Yes. Apparently, he's taken in
    a foundling or street urchin.
[22:00] Luiphon
    It happened three months ago in the
    royal capital's artisans' quarter.
[22:03] Marie
    What?
[22:04] Kyros
    A foundling?
[22:06] Kyros
    If they were from outside the capital,
    was it a farmer's child?
    
[22:09] Kyros
    Regional disparities are a problem for the
    royal government, aren't they, Prince Luiphon?
[22:13] Marie; internal
    Three months ago...
[22:17] Marie; internal
    The royal capital's artisans' quarter...
[22:21] Marie; internal
    That's... It can't be!
[23:58] Tunika
    Our lady is beautiful,
[24:00] Tunika
    but when it comes to her older
    sister, her face always clouds over.
[24:05] Tunika
    Next time, "Please Call Off the Betrothal."
SIGN    Episode 10 "Please Call
    Off the Betrothal"
[24:08] Tunika
    I'd simply hate it if you didn't watch.

10 - Please Call Off the Betrothal

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[00:03] Luiphon
    Truly, who'd have imagined
[00:04] Luiphon
    that famously obstinate Norman would
    take an orphan as an apprentice?
[00:08] Kyros
    That is a surprise.
[00:10] Kyros
    He used to be so adamant that he
    wouldn't pass on his skills to anyone.
[00:15] Marie
    Wh-What is his apprentice's name?
[00:19] Luiphon
    His name is Arthur. He's a twelve
    or thirteen-year-old boy.
[00:27] Marie
    Yes, of course.
[00:30] Kyros
    Marie... Don't tell me that you think
    Anastasia might still be alive?
[00:35] Luiphon
    You think that Norman's apprentice
    might be your sister?
[00:38] Luiphon
    That seems highly unlikely.
[00:40] Marie
    Yes, of course.
[00:42] Marie
    I understand.
[02:23] Marie; narration
    A few weeks have passed since
    my father was issued a summons.
SIGN    Episode 10 "Please Call Off the Betrothal"
[02:27] Marie; narration
    There hasn't been any response yet.
[02:30] Marie; narration
    All I can do is devote everything I have
    to learning aristocratic etiquette...
[02:36] Marie; narration
    and write letters of thanks to pass to the
    guests who attend the betrothal ceremony.
[02:42] Marie; narration
    All so that I can grow the slightest
    bit more worthy of Lord Kyros.
[03:20] Kyros
    Yesterday, I dispatched a carriage
    to bring the baron here directly.
[03:25] Marie
    I see.
[03:28] Kyros
    If he still doesn't comply, I may have
    to resort to slightly rougher measures.
[03:33] Marie
    I'm so sorry.
[03:35] Marie
    If my father remains in hiding,
    as his blood relative,
[03:38] Marie
    I'm prepared to face any punishment.
[03:40] Kyros
    Please don't say that! Do you
    think I would allow such a thing?
[03:45] Marie
    But someone has to accept responsibility
    for his actions, don't they?
[03:50] Kyros
    Marie!
[03:52] Marie
    I'm all right.
[03:59] Marie
    I'll go to my dance practice now.
[04:12] Liu Liu
    I have nothing left to teach her.
[04:16] Liu Liu
    She works so much harder
    than most people.
[04:18] Kyros
    Yes.
[04:23] Liu Liu
    Don't you ever let her go.
[04:25] Kyros
    I know.
[04:31] Kyros
    Noble lady,
[04:33] Kyros
    will you favor me with a dance?
[04:43] Marie
    With pleasure... sir.
[04:51] Kyros
    You really have gotten good at this!
[04:54] Marie
    I'm happy to hear you say so.
[04:57] Marie
    I've practiced a lot, so—
[05:04] Kyros
    What's wrong? Are you all right?
[05:06] Marie
    I-I'm sorry. My feet suddenly got tangled.
[05:11] Kyros
    You're pushing yourself far too hard.
[05:13] Kyros
    Rest a little.
[05:15] Marie
    No, I haven't pushed myself at all!
[05:18] Marie
    By the betrothal ceremony,
    I'll do better than—
[05:21] Kyros
    Marie!
[05:29] Kyros
    Are you all right? Shouldn't
    you go to your rooms and rest?
[05:32] Marie
    No, I'm fine.
[05:34] Kyros
    No, you're not!
[05:36] Kyros
    Ever since we heard about Norman's
    apprentice, you've been acting strangely!
[05:40] Kyros
    You're still thinking about
    Anastasia, aren't you?
[05:42] Marie
    Th-That's not...
[05:44] Kyros
    There's something bothering you, isn't there?
[05:48] Marie
    I saw someone... near the artisans' quarter.
[05:52] Marie
    Someone who looked like my sister.
[05:54] Marie
    Someone blonde.
[05:57] Kyros
    All right. Let's meet Norman's apprentice.
[06:00] Marie
    What?
[06:00] Kyros
    Once you've seen him with your own
    eyes, your feelings should lighten.
[06:08] Marie
    Yes.
[06:19] Tomas
    I've brought Smith Norman.
[06:31] Kyros
    Norman, it's been a while, hasn't it?
[06:34] Norman
    It has been indeed, Count Granado.
[06:43] Kyros
    Norman... what happened to your eyes?
[06:46] Norman
    Three years ago while I was working,
[06:48] Norman
    shards of hot iron sprang
    loose and pierced my goggles.
[06:53] Norman
    I can still see light and dark and colors,
    so I am able to live surprisingly normally.
[06:58] Kyros
    What about people's faces?
[07:01] Norman
    If it's someone I know
    well, then I can get by.
[07:03] Norman
    But my apprentice waits
    on all the new customers.
[07:06] Kyros
    Speaking of which, where is your apprentice?
[07:09] Kyros
    Why isn't he here?
[07:12] Norman
    My apologies.
[07:14] Norman
    I told him to come with me,
    but he said he wasn't feeling well.
[07:19] Mio
    We'll send another messenger.
[07:23] Kyros
    Norman, Luiphon said that your
    apprentice is a young man,
[07:27] Kyros
    but how do you know he's a man?
[07:29] Norman
    Well, he said so himself. Why do you ask?
[07:33] Norman
    You can't mean that you think
    I'm sheltering a woman?
[07:37] Norman
    Don't even joke about such a thing!
    I would never let a woman into my workshop!
[07:41] Norman
    And Arthur is still just a fledgling,
    but he has both talent and grit!
[07:44] Kyros
    I-I see. I heard that you met
    Arthur in the royal capital.
[07:49] Norman
    Yes, he was fleeing from being
    sold off to some nobles,
[07:53] Norman
    so he was wandering the
    town with no money at all.
[07:56] Norman
    When I said that I was a
    button artisan, he said,
[07:58] Norman
    "Really, old man? Then
    make me your apprentice!"
[08:02] Marie
    What?
[08:03] Kyros
    He said that himself?
[08:05] Norman
    Indeed.
[08:06] Norman
    He said, "I'm sick of a life of bein' taken
    advantage of by rotten, rich villains!"
[08:11] Marie
    Oh my.
[08:13] Kyros; internal
    Just as I thought. He must be someone else.
[08:15] Kyros; internal
    A noble's daughter would
    never speak that way.
[08:18] Norman
    His skills in the craft still need work,
    but his grasp of clothing is exceptional.
[08:23] Norman
    Clothes for women to dress as men, was it?
[08:26] Norman
    He said he'd been making those
    sorts of things for a while now.
[08:30] Marie; internal
    Clothes for women to dress as
    men? Th-That's just like...
[08:34] Kyros
    What an unusual hobby.
    Were his parents artisans, too?
[08:38] Norman
    He doesn't seem to want
    to talk about his parents.
[08:42] Norman
    No matter what I ask, he always answers,
[08:45] Norman
    "Quit asking, you moron!
    I'm just a raggedy cat!"
[08:48] Norman
    Imagine.
[08:52] Kyros
    What an entertaining apprentice!
[08:55] Norman
    Indeed.
[08:56] Norman
    Next time, I'll bring some of the
    men's clothes for women that he made.
[08:59] Kyros
    I look forward to it.
[09:01] Kyros
    They'd likely suit Marie unexpectedly well.
[09:06] Kyros
    Marie?
[09:09] Kyros
    Marie!
[09:10] Kyros
    Marie!
[09:12] Kyros
    Where are you?
[09:15] Kyros
    Please come out!
[09:23] Mio
    Begin a search of the immediate area at once!
[09:25] servants
    Yes, miss!
[09:26] Cillie
    Marie!
[09:28] Cillie
    Where are you?
[09:30] Cillie
    Marie!
[09:32] Tunika
    Lady Marie!
[09:35] Toppo
    My lady, why...
[09:41] Tomas
    Mister Johan! Have you seen our lady?
[09:47] Kyros
    Confound it!
[09:50] Kyros
    Why can't I find her?
[10:04] Kyros
    Marie? Are you here?
[10:07] Kyros
    You are, aren't you? May I come in?
[10:11] Marie
    Stay away.
[10:13] Kyros
    Why this room?
[10:16] Marie
    This room?
[10:19] Marie; internal
    Oh, now that he mentions it...
[10:27] Marie; internal
    For some reason... I felt like
    this place would protect me.
[10:32] Kyros
    Please... Please let me join you.
[10:36] Kyros
    It gets cold here. Let's drink some
    hot tea and calm ourselves.
[10:40] Marie
    Lord Kyros...
[11:03] Kyros
    Marie...
[11:05] Marie
    Hearing Mister Norman made me certain of it.
[11:08] Marie
    My sister loved to make clothes.
[11:11] Marie
    And those lines from
    The Tale of the Raggedy Red Cat.
[11:15] Marie
    She is alive, just as I thought.
[11:17] Marie
    And now there's no reason for
    me to be allowed to stay here.
[11:21] Kyros
    What do you mean?
[11:22] Kyros
    Even if Anastasia is alive, our feelings
    for each other are shared, aren't they?
[11:28] Marie
    My sister is a kind,
    beautiful, wonderful woman.
[11:32] Marie
    No matter what I do, I'll
    never be a match for her.
[11:36] Marie
    I know that your feelings
    for me aren't a lie.
[11:39] Marie
    But... it's only because
    you don't know my sister.
[11:44] Marie
    If you knew her properly, I'm certain
    you'd fall in love with her, too.
[11:48] Marie
    More than you could ever love someone like me.
[11:51] Kyros
    What are you saying?!
[11:52] Kyros
    It's you I love!
    I've loved you all this time!
[11:56] Kyros
    Are you saying... you can simply
    cast aside your feelings for me?
[12:02] Marie; internal
    Cast them aside?
[12:04] Marie; internal
    I could never cast them aside!
[12:06] Kyros
    You don't have to worry.
[12:10] Kyros
    I love you just as you are.
[12:13] Marie; internal
    The me that you love is the beautiful me...
[12:17] Marie; internal
    not the ugly human that I am.
[12:23] Marie
    I... loathe myself.
[12:27] Kyros
    Marie.
[12:29] Marie; internal
    I thought that I wished my sister
    were still alive, and yet...
[12:33] Marie; internal
    If my sister were dead, then I'd
    be able to stay by your side.
[12:39] Marie; internal
    I allowed myself to dream.
[12:42] Marie; internal
    My true feelings are so repulsive...
[12:45] Marie; internal
    I'm certain they would disappoint you.
[12:49] Marie; internal
    Now, while you still love me...
[12:54] Marie
    Please call off the betrothal.
[13:00] Marie
    I will return to the Shaderan household.
[13:06] Kyros
    All right. I will grant your wish.
[13:27] Marie
    Thank you for taking care of me.
[13:29] Marie
    I'll dedicate my life to reimbursing you for
     my living costs and for ending our betrothal.
[13:35] Kyros
    You don't have to worry about any of that.
[13:39] Mio
    I will drive her home.
[14:09] Kyros
    Marie... is this really what you want?
[14:18] Marie
    Yes.
[14:24] Kyros
    I'm too weak.
[14:27] Kyros
    I know that you don't mean
    what you say, and yet...
[14:31] Kyros
    I...
[14:33] Kyros
    Marie, isn't there anything
    left that I can do?
[14:39] Marie
    Nothing.
[14:41] Marie
    You've already done more than enough for me.
[14:46] Kyros
    I see.
[14:55] Kyros
    If I can find the courage...
[14:58] Kyros
    If I can grow a little
    bit stronger as a man...
[15:04] Kyros
    then one day, I promise I will come to you.
[15:07] Kyros
    I beg of you, please wait
    for me until that day.
[15:21] Marie; internal
    I left without saying goodbye to everyone.
[15:24] Marie; internal
    Even though they took such good care of me.
[15:27] Marie; internal
    If he'd taken someone as
    ungrateful as me as his wife,
[15:30] Marie; internal
    it would bring misfortune to everyone.
[15:32] Marie; internal
    This is the right thing to do after all.
[15:35] Mio
    I'm disappointed in the master.
[15:38] Mio
    I never imagined he was so weak and cowardly.
[15:40] Marie
    Cowardly?
[15:42] Mio
    Instead of choosing a happy future for you,
    he chose to stop your tears in the present.
[15:48] Mio
    Because he's afraid of hurting you.
[15:51] Marie; internal
    Afraid of hurting me?
[15:54] Marie; internal
    I didn't want to get hurt,
    so I hurt him instead,
[15:59] Marie; internal
    and he worked to protect me.
[16:02] Marie; internal
    I'm certain it's because
    I seemed about to break.
[16:05] Marie; internal
    Is that weakness?
[16:29] Marie; internal
    Eyes more beautiful than any star...
[16:33] (Flashback) Kyros
    From the first moment I
    met you, I've loved you.
[16:38] (Flashback) Kyros
    I love you, Marie.
[16:41] (Flashback) Kyros
    I love you from the bottom of my heart.
[16:43] (Flashback) Kyros
    And no matter what happens,
    I will always be by your side.
[16:47] (Flashback) Kyros
    You are beautiful!
[16:50] Marie; internal
    Lord Kyros always told
    me exactly how he felt.
[16:55] Marie; internal
    And yet I...
[16:58] Marie
    All I've done is run away!
[17:02] Marie; internal
    The first treasure I've ever found.
[17:09] Marie; internal
    I was so afraid of losing it...
[17:11] Marie; internal
    that I lied and said I didn't want it.
[17:15] Marie; internal
    I didn't want to get hurt,
[17:17] Marie; internal
    so I tried to convince myself
    that I wasn't worthy.
[17:21] Marie; internal
    But... the truth is, I've always wanted it.
[17:26] Marie; internal
    I've wanted it so badly
    that I couldn't stand it.
[17:34] Marie
    Mio, please! The carriage!
[17:37] Mio
    Understood.
[17:41] Marie
    Wh-What?
[17:45] Mio
    We'll be back very soon.
[17:47] Mio
    Up until just now, we've simply been
    circling near the castle, you see?
[17:51] Marie
    What?
[17:52] Mio
    The carriage will rock a bit. Please
    be careful not to bite your tongue.
[18:06] Marie; internal
    I let it slip away once, but this
    time everything will be fine!
[18:23] Marie; internal
    I won't run anymore!
[18:24] Marie; internal
    I won't lie to myself anymore!
[18:28] Marie
    Lord Kyros!
[18:30] Marie
    The coward... the one who
    needs more courage is me!
[18:34] Marie
    So, I'm going to tell you properly!
[18:38] Marie
    I want you!
[18:40] Marie
    And everyone in this castle, too!
[18:42] Marie
    Everything related to you, all of it!
[18:44] Marie
    I don't want to let anyone else have it!
[18:47] Marie
    Please give all of yourself to me!
[19:00] Marie
    Lord Kyros?
[19:02] Marie
    Why are you behind me?
[19:07] Kyros
    I was chasing after you.
[19:30] Cillie
    Stupid! Marie, you're so stupid!
[19:32] Cillie
    You're not going to leave anymore, right?
[19:35] Cillie
    You're going to say you're home now, right?
[19:37] Marie
    Yes. I'm home, Cillie.
[19:40] Tomas
    My lady...
[19:43] Tomas
    Welcome home.
[19:46] Marie
    Everyone...
[19:49] Marie
    I'm so sorry for worrying you.
[19:51] Toppo
    The ultimate apple pie!
[19:53] Toppo
    Just one bite and you'll
    never think of leaving again!
[19:58] Marie
    You're right.
[20:00] Toppo
    What do you think the secret ingredient is?
[20:03] Liu Liu
    Miss Marie?
[20:05] Liu Liu
    Please don't go anywhere.
[20:08] Liu Liu
    Kyros always ran away from
    falling in love with anyone,
[20:12] Liu Liu
    but now he's finally met you.
[20:14] Marie
    Yes, I won't run anymore.
[20:19] Marie; internal
    It happened before I even realized it.
[20:22] Marie; internal
    Here, in this castle, little by
    little, I built the real thing...
[20:26] Marie; internal
    A place where I belong.
[20:50] Marie; internal
    That's right. I...
[20:56] Kyros
    Marie...
[21:00] Marie
    Is he searching for me?
[21:07] Marie; internal
    He's sort of... cute.
[21:13] Mio
    Pardon the intrusion.
[21:14] Marie
    Mio?
[21:16] Mio
    If you'd like, the bath is ready.
[21:19] Mio
    Tunika has prepared everything.
[21:21] Marie
    Y-Yes!
[21:31] Marie
    The hot bath was lovely.
[21:34] Marie
    I wonder if Lord Kyros is awake yet.
[21:38] Marie
    What if he's looking for me again?
[21:45] Anastasia
    Don't move!
[21:47] Anastasia
    Where is Marie Shaderan's room?
[21:49] Marie; internal
    That voice...
[21:51] Anastasia
    It's so dark it's hard to see.
    Hurry up and show me—
[21:58] Kyros
    Marie, are you all right?
[22:00] Marie
    Lord Kyros?
[22:02] Kyros
    I woke up, so I came looking
    for you. That was too close!
[22:06] Anastasia
    Wh-What'd you think you're
    doing, you gargantuan man?
[22:09] Kyros
    What's this? Quite the
    spirited little hoodlum.
[22:13] Marie
    I-It's not like that. She's...
[22:19] Marie
    my older sister, Anastasia!
[23:57] Liu Liu
    Miss Marie is family,
[23:59] Liu Liu
    and I'm so glad that she came back!
[24:02] Liu Liu
    Wait. Miss Anastasia?
[24:05] Liu Liu
    Next time, "The Empty Princess Lives."
SIGN    Episode 11 "The Empty Princess Lives"
[24:09] Liu Liu
    Be sure to watch.

11 - The Empty Princess Lives

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[01:33] Mio
    I'm so sorry for taking so long to arrive.
[01:37] Mio
    Is this person...
SIGN    Episode 11 "The Empty Princess Lives"
[01:42] Kyros
    Is that really Anastasia?
[01:44] Marie
    Yes. Her hair and manner
    of dress are different...
[01:49] Marie
    but there's no mistake.
[01:50] Anastasia
    Wait. That voice!
[01:52] Anastasia
    Marie! Is that you, Marie?
[01:55] Marie
    Yes.
[01:59] Marie
    Sister... it's you, isn't it?
[02:01] Anastasia
    It is.
[02:03] Kyros
    She really is alive.
[02:05] Kyros
    What's going on?
[02:08] Anastasia
    So you're Count Granado.
[02:09] Anastasia
    Release Marie from the betrothal immediately!
[02:14] Anastasia
    If all you want is someone to give you
    noble children, then I should suffice!
[02:18] Kyros
    Wha—?
[02:19] Marie
    S-Sister, it isn't that you want
    to marry Lord Kyros, is it?
[02:24] Anastasia
    Of course not!
[02:25] Anastasia
    He's a piece of trash who would buy
    a woman's womb with money and power.
[02:28] Marie; Kyros
    T-Trash?
[02:29] Mio
    Lady Anastasia, why have you
    appeared now, after all this time?
[02:35] Anastasia
    B-Because...
[02:37] Kyros
    There seem to be some other
    circumstances at work here.
[02:40] Kyros
    I'll send word to Norman.
[02:42] Kyros
    For now, please come to the castle.
[02:45] Anastasia
    But I...
[02:49] Marie
    It's all right, Big Sister.
SIGN    Sparkling
SIGN    Sparkling
[02:58] Marie
    Now you're sparklingly clean, Sister!
[03:01] Anastasia
    Y-Yeah.
[03:05] Anastasia
    Is this your room, Marie?
[03:07] Anastasia
    It's lovely!
[03:09] Marie
    I'm sorry, Sister.
[03:11] Marie
    You must be tired.
[03:13] Marie
    We could talk tomorrow
    after you've slept a bit.
[03:16] Anastasia
    No.
[03:18] Anastasia
    I have a responsibility to talk about this.
[03:20] Anastasia
    I... want to apologize.
[03:25] Anastasia
    I've never been able to protect you, Marie.
[03:29] Marie
    Sister...
[03:32] Anastasia
    How far back should I go...
[03:37] Anastasia
    Back when you had a fever...
[03:41] Anastasia
    That night, when Grandmother
    Sasha scolded me...
[03:55] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    Grandmother?
[03:57] (Flashback) Sasha
    Marie has fallen asleep.
[03:59] (Flashback) Sasha
    Leave the rest to me.
[04:02] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    Yes.
[04:06] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    Languages from so many countries...
[04:09] (Flashback) Sasha
    That's because people from many
    countries have sent them.
[04:12] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    This is... Father's name, isn't it?
[04:16] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    Why are you signing it, Grandmother?
[04:18] (Flashback) Sasha
    Because everyone is born suited for
    some things and not for others.
[04:24] (Flashback) Anastasia
    That's true. Like me.
    I'm not smart like Marie.
[04:30] (Flashback) Sasha
    Anastasia.
[04:33] (Flashback) Sasha
    You possess an inventiveness
    that others do not.
[04:37] (Flashback) Sasha
    It's an ability that will not
    shine through academics alone.
[04:41] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    Grandmother!
[04:47] (Flashback) Sasha
    Despite appearances, Gregor performs
    marvelously on musical instruments.
[04:52] (Flashback) Sasha
    That path would have
    actually been the boy's—
[05:00] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    M-Mama! Papa!
[05:02] (Flashback) Sasha
    Don't call them here!
[05:03] (Flashback) young Anastasia
    B-But...
[05:07] (Flashback) Sasha
    It's already far too late.
[05:18] (Flashback) Sasha
    In our era, we could not
    choose how to live our lives.
[05:24] (Flashback) Sasha
    But the era you two will live
    through will be different.
[05:29] (Flashback) Sasha
    I hope that each of you will make use of
    your strengths and do work that you love.
[05:38] (Flashback) Sasha
    That is my only wish.
[05:52] (Flashback) Gregor
    My mother has passed away.
[05:55] (Flashback) Gregor
    What will happen to us?
[05:59] (Flashback) Gregor
    Marie!
[06:01] (Flashback) Gregor
    How much did you learn from my mother?
[06:03] (Flashback) Gregor
    Do you understand Flarian?
[06:05] (Flashback) young Marie
    I-I've only learned a little.
[06:13] (Flashback) Elvira
    She must have caught Marie's illness.
[06:18] (Flashback) Elvira
    Marie killed Lady Sasha!
[06:22] young Anastasia; narration
    It couldn't possibly have been Marie's fault.
[06:26] young Anastasia; narration
    But ever since that day, Mama has
    stopped seeing Marie as her daughter.
[06:33] (Flashback) Gregor
    Marie.
[06:36] (Flashback) Gregor
    Wouldn't you like to try attending school?
[06:38] (Flashback) Marie
    What?
[06:39] (Flashback) Gregor
    It's a town school,
[06:41] (Flashback) Gregor
    but I hear they teach the current
    usage of foreign languages there.
[06:44] (Flashback) Gregor
    You like to study, don't you?
[06:46] (Flashback) Marie
    Yes, I do... but won't it
    cost money for me to attend?
[06:51] (Flashback) Gregor
    It's all right. That's not something
    you need to worry about.
[06:55] (Flashback) Marie
    But the servants say they haven't received
    their wages for over two months.
[07:00] (Flashback) Gregor
    That's because there's no
    need to pay the incompetent.
[07:03] (Flashback) Marie
    But...
[07:04] (Flashback) Gregor
    I am the lord here. Will you defy me?
[07:08] (Flashback) Gregor
    You see? Women who get a taste of
    education are so quick to rebel.
[07:11] (Flashback) Gregor
    Entirely unendearing.
[07:13] (Flashback) Gregor
    That's right.
[07:16] (Flashback) Gregor
    You are a charmless, unlovely woman.
[07:20] (Flashback) Marie
    I am... not lovely.
[07:23] (Flashback) Gregor
    You are ugly and impudent.
[07:25] (Flashback) Gregor
    You'd never survive anywhere else.
[07:28] (Flashback) Gregor
    The least you could do is study and
     be useful to the lord of this region.
[07:32] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Papa!
[07:33] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Why would you say such awful things?
[07:36] (Flashback) Elvira
    Everything your father said is
    correct, my lovely Anastasia.
[07:43] (Flashback) Gregor
    Marie, you understand, don't you?
[07:46] (Flashback) Gregor
    You know that, though everyone loves
    Anastasia, you are not like her.
[07:52] (Flashback) Marie
    Yes.
[07:53] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Marie...
[07:55] (Flashback) Gregor
    Dismissing the servants will
    take care of your tuition.
[07:58] (Flashback) Gregor
    You will do the housework.
    And we'll sell your dresses, too.
[08:02] (Flashback) Marie
    Yes.
[08:03] (Flashback) Gregor
    Very good.
[08:05] (Flashback) Gregor
    If you obey me like this, it does
    grant you a tiny bit of charm.
[08:11] (Flashback) Marie
    Yes, Father.
[08:15] Anastasia; narration
    That day, Marie's life completely changed.
[08:19] Anastasia; narration
    She was made to work from
    dawn until deepest night.
[08:23] Anastasia; narration
    In the blink of an eye, Marie
    became tattered and ragged.
[08:33] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Mama, why do you treat Marie like that?
[08:38] (Flashback) Elvira
    What choice do I have?
[08:40] (Flashback) Elvira
    That unlucky, sinister red hair...
[08:43] (Flashback) Elvira
    Lady Sasha was cursed by that child and died.
[08:47] (Flashback) Anastasia
    What are you saying? What does
    Grandmother have to do with this?
[08:50] (Flashback) Elvira
    Ah, but then there's you, Anastasia.
[09:03] (Flashback) Elvira
    This beautiful blonde hair
    and those blue eyes...
[09:07] (Flashback) Elvira
    It's as if Lady Sasha has returned to us.
[09:10] (Flashback) Elvira
    It really is as if she's alive.
[09:14] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Mama... I'm alive.
[09:22] Anastasia; narration
    Marie was in rags, but she was
    allowed into the outside world,
[09:27] Anastasia; narration
    while I was like a doll,
    trapped inside the house.
[09:32] (Flashback) Gregor
    Confound it!
[09:33] (Flashback) Gregor
    Why aren't more significant
    figures proposing marriage?
[09:39] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Won't Marie be marrying anyone?
[09:43] (Flashback) Gregor
    What man would ever want
    to take her as his wife?
[09:46] (Flashback) Gregor
    But you're different.
[09:49] (Flashback) Gregor
    As a noble's daughter,
[09:50] (Flashback) Gregor
    you will fulfill the vital duty of
    marriage like a good girl, won't you?
[10:04] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Yes. It's wonderful!
[10:11] Anastasia; internal
    The truth is, I'd like to try
    opening up a shop in the capital.
[10:15] Anastasia; internal
    But...
[10:17] Anastasia; internal
    all that I'm permitted to do is
    be an obedient, beautiful doll.
[10:38] (Flashback) Jacob
    Crap! Where did she run off to?
[10:45] (Flashback) Jacob
    That stuck-up wench... she threw herself in!
[10:51] Anastasia; internal
    Looks like I tricked him!
[10:53] Anastasia; internal
    Moron! Take that!
[11:23] Anastasia; internal
    Anastasia threw herself
    into the river and died.
[11:49] (Flashback) Norman
    What are you doing?
[11:51] Anastasia; internal
    His eyes...
[11:56] (Flashback) Norman
    What's your name?
[11:58] (Flashback) Anastasia
    A-Ana...
[12:02] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Arthur! Got a problem with that?
[12:07] (Flashback) Norman
    This kid seems to have some spirit.
[12:09] (Flashback) Norman
    What happened? What are you
    doing in a place like this?
[12:12] (Flashback) Anastasia
    U-Um, well, I was...
[12:16] Anastasia; narration
    I made up a story then and there.
[12:18] Anastasia; narration
    I lied and said I'd been sold off.
[12:22] Anastasia; narration
    Old Man Norman said he'd let me
    stay at his house for a while.
[12:40] (Flashback) Anastasia
    C-Could it be... Do you make clothes here?
[12:44] (Flashback) Norman
    Yes. I am a button artisan, after all.
[12:47] (Flashback) Norman
    Though, I'm as good as retired now.
[12:50] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Are you serious, old man?
    Make me your apprentice!
[12:54] (Flashback) Norman
    What?
[12:55] (Flashback) Anastasia
    I like making clothes! See? I made these!
[13:02] (Flashback) Norman
    This is...
[13:04] (Flashback) Norman
    Yes, indeed. They're small
    for a man's clothes, but...
[13:09] (Flashback) Anastasia
    That's because they're for women to
    dress as men! It's a hobby of mine.
[13:13] (Flashback) Norman
    T-To dress as men?
[13:14] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Of course, I can make regular clothes, too.
[13:17] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Opening up a shop in the capital is my dream!
[13:20] (Flashback) Norman
    I don't take apprentices.
[13:24] (Flashback) Anastasia
    I don't have a home or anywhere else to go.
[13:28] (Flashback) Anastasia
    I'll take care of odd jobs or whatever else!
[13:30] (Flashback) Anastasia
    I want to be reborn here and
    make my dream come true!
[13:34] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Please!
[13:43] (Flashback) Norman
    You can stay here at my house.
[13:45] (Flashback) Norman
    As for my work...
    you'll have to watch and learn.
[13:51] Anastasia; narration
    Every day was like a dream.
[13:59] (Flashback) Luiphon
    Hey there, Norman. How have you been?
[14:02] (Flashback) Luiphon
    Sorry to cut straight to the point, but
    I'd like you to set this jewel in a ring.
[14:10] (Flashback) Norman
    This is an impressively high-quality gem.
[14:13] (Flashback) Luiphon
    The spelling for the engraving on the ring
    is written on the request form, but...
[14:18] (Flashback) Norman
    That won't be a problem. I'll have
    my apprentice read it to me later.
[14:23] (Flashback) Luiphon
    Oh, you've taken an apprentice?
    I guess the workshop is safe, then.
[14:33] (Flashback) Norman
    Arthur, this is a national treasure that
    Count Granado obtained through Prince Luiphon.
[14:39] (Flashback) Norman
    Since you're studying the craft,
    you should take a look, too.
[14:44] (Flashback) Anastasia
    It's beautiful.
[14:47] (Flashback) Norman
    I hear he's been searching for a striking
    red stone to match the color of his bride's hair.
[14:53] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Red hair?
[14:55] (Flashback) Norman
    This ring is intended for the younger sister
    of his betrothed, who died in an accident.
SIGN    Inscription: Marie
SIGN    Inscription: Marie
[15:03] Anastasia
    Marie?
[15:06] Anastasia; narration
    "The dream is over."
[15:09] Anastasia; narration
    Reality whispered those words into my ear.
[15:15] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Marie?
[15:17] (Flashback) young Marie
    Why?
[15:19] (Flashback) young Marie
    Why is my big sister the only
    one who gets to be happy?
[15:22] (Flashback) young Marie
    Why do I have to take her place?
[15:25] (Flashback) young Marie
    I will never forgive my
    sister for running away!
[15:31] (Flashback) Anastasia
    I'm sorry. I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
[15:40] (Flashback) Norman
    There's really no possible way?
[15:43] (Flashback) Anastasia
    No, I don't feel well.
[15:46] (Flashback) Norman
    The letter from the count said that
    I was to bring you along, didn't it?
[15:52] (Flashback) Norman
    All right. I'll apologize to the count.
[16:01] Anastasia; internal
    Because I don't know what I
    should do... my body won't move.
[16:06] Anastasia; internal
    I know that Marie must be suffering.
[16:10] Anastasia; internal
    I want to protect her, but...
[16:14] Anastasia; internal
    You are the one person I most want to
    be able to walk your own path in life.
[16:29] Anastasia; internal
    So this time, I will protect you!
[16:36] Anastasia; internal
    Please...
[16:38] Anastasia; internal
    Give me the courage...
[16:50] Marie
    And so you came to this castle...
[16:53] Anastasia
    Yes.
[16:59] Anastasia
    Marie, I'm sorry it took me so long.
[17:02] Anastasia
    From now on, I'll protect you.
[17:06] Marie
    Sister...
[17:10] Marie
    Yes? Come in.
[17:14] Kyros
    Have you just about finished?
[17:16] Marie
    Yes. Thank you for letting
    the two of us speak alone.
[17:25] Marie
    Sister, I'm happy you feel the way you do.
[17:28] Marie
    But...
[17:30] Marie
    You have it all wrong!
[17:32] Marie
    The two of us really are in love!
SIGN    Dazed...
[17:36] Anastasia
    What?
SIGN    What?
[17:37] Mio
    Master, why is your face
    that of a lovelorn maiden?
SIGN    Suspicious...
[17:40] Anastasia
    Marie, he's deceiving you.
[17:42] Kyros
    Why would you think that?
[17:44] Anastasia
    Because saying things is easy!
[17:46] Anastasia
    Especially for unscrupulous adults!
[17:48] Kyros
    It's unfathomable that
    you would doubt my love!
[17:51] Kyros
    If money and power could
    make things go as I wanted,
[17:54] Kyros
    I'd have abducted her the day I met her!
[17:55] Kyros
    I'd destroy the Shaderan family for hurting
    Marie and go off an a journey with her!
[18:00] Kyros
    From morning 'til night,
    I'd never let her go!
[18:02] Kyros
    If this isn't love, then why would I have
    bought a body pillow? You dunderhead!
SIGN    Marie is Life
SIGN    Repulsed...
[18:06] Anastasia
    I'm worried about this man
    in a different way now.
[18:10] Mio
    Master, I believe that will suffice.
    Everyone is thoroughly horrified.
[18:16] Kyros
    All of this began because I wrote the
    wrong name on my offer of marriage.
[18:20] Kyros
    I'm sorry.
[18:22] Anastasia
    What?
[18:23] Kyros
    But the love I feel for Marie is real.
[18:28] Kyros
    No matter what hardships
    may rain down upon us,
[18:30] Kyros
    I will spend my life protecting her.
[18:34] Kyros
    I want to become Marie's family.
[18:38] Anastasia; internal
    Even I understand the
    desire to treasure family.
[18:47] Anastasia
    Can you take responsibility for those words?
[18:50] Anastasia
    If you can't, I'll steal Marie back from you.
[18:55] Kyros
    Yes, I swear it.
[18:58] Kyros
    I swear that the two of
    us will find happiness.
[19:11] Anastasia
    Marie, you've been loved, as you should be.
[19:14] Anastasia
    You've been smiling here,
    in the place where you belong.
[19:17] Marie
    Yes!
[19:19] Anastasia
    That little girl I needed to
    save is gone now, isn't she?
[19:26] Marie
    Sister.
[19:38] Marie
    Everyone, thank you for
    gathering at my request.
[19:43] Anastasia
    Um...
[19:44] Marie
    The truth is, this is something I
    wanted my sister to hear as well.
[19:49] Anastasia
    Something you want me to hear?
[19:52] Marie
    It's about Father's crimes.
[19:56] Marie
    Sister, have you ever seen them?
[19:58] Marie
    The prose or letters that Grandmother
    or I wrote in Father's place...
[20:04] Anastasia
    Now that you mention it, I have seen them.
[20:07] Marie
    After hearing what you said, I was certain.
[20:11] Marie
    It isn't just the kingdom's tongue...
    Father can't use Flarian either.
[20:16] Anastasia
    What? Is that a crime?
[20:18] Marie
    Yes.
[20:20] Marie
    Since official documents are written and
    exchanged in Flarian, the language of the nobility,
[20:24] Marie
    managing territory and overseeing its
    people would be difficult without it.
[20:28] Marie
    But unlike when Grandmother was here,
    Father didn't notify the kingdom.
[20:33] Marie
    Instead, he simply had me
    write documents on his behalf.
[20:37] Marie
    Forgery of official documents and
    abandonment of his duties as lord...
[20:40] Marie
    Those are my father's crimes, aren't they?
[20:44] Liu Liu
    Exactly.
[20:46] Liu Liu
    As a noble, who oversees the welfare
    of his people, he has utterly failed.
[20:50] Mio
    His abuse of Lady Marie and the others
    shows his failure as a human being.
[20:55] Kyros
    The baron wanted to hide
    his own incompetence,
[20:58] Kyros
    so he set up Marie as his
    stand-in in an illegal manner.
[21:01] Kyros
    Then he used rags and
    tatters to chain Marie down
[21:04] Kyros
    and exploit her for
    the sake of his noble house.
[21:07] Marie
    I'm sorry.
[21:08] Marie
    I didn't know that doing a lord's work in their
    stead without the crown's permission was a crime.
[21:13] Kyros
    Even if you had known, you couldn't
    have refused in that situation.
[21:17] Kyros
    I've already checked and found that
    you bear no responsibility in this.
[21:21] Liu Liu
    We'll be sure to protect you!
[21:25] Kyros
    Marie, you have the right to decide what
    will happen to the House of Shaderan.
[21:33] Kyros
    Marie, please tell us what
    it is you wish to do.
[21:37] Marie; internal
    Until now, I've always run away.
[21:41] Marie; internal
    But now I've learned that my decisions can
    bring happiness and unhappiness to others.
[21:52] Marie
    I can't pretend not to see
    these things any longer.
[21:56] Marie
    I will face the truth and look
    upon it with my own eyes.
[21:58] Marie
    Please allow me to make my
    decision after I've done that.
[22:02] Kyros
    Understood.
[22:04] Anastasia
    Marie.
[22:06] Marie
    After all, I'm of the mind to hit
    my parents with one good wallop!
[22:12] Anastasia
    M-Marie?
[22:16] Liu Liu
    You've grown quite strong, haven't you?
[22:19] Marie
    Let's go...
[22:22] Marie
    to the House of Shaderan!
[23:58] Anastasia
    This is Anastasia.
[24:00] Anastasia
    Now that we sisters are together,
    there's only one thing for us to do, right?
[24:05] Anastasia
    Next time, "It's Time to Settle This."
SIGN    Episode 12 "It's Time to Settle This"
[24:08] Anastasia
    Let's go, Marie!

12 - It's Time to Settle This

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[00:06] Marie; internal
    I've made up my mind to march
    into the Shaderan house,
[00:10] Marie; internal
    in order to face my parents
    and to ascertain the truth.
[00:21] Tomas
    I have an urgent message for Baron Shaderan!
[00:24] Tomas
    Please open the gate!
[00:26] Tomas
    If you don't, something terrible will happen!
[00:28] Tania
    What's impossible is impossible!
    Now go on and leave!
[00:31] Tania
    Actually, haven't I seen
    you somewhere before?
[00:34] Tomas
    You're imagining things!
[00:35] Tomas
    What's more important right now
    is that you open this gate!
[00:36] Kyros
    Marie, you're really certain about this?
[00:37] Tania
    I don't want to!
[00:39] Tomas; background
    Open the gate! Open it right now!
[00:39] Marie
    Yes. Don't hold back.
[00:40] Tania; background
    No! I won't do it!
[00:41] Kyros
    All right.
[00:42] Tomas; background
    Open the gate!
[00:44] Luiphon
    If they won't open up, then we'll just
    have to force our way through, right?
[00:49] Tania
    How many times do I have
    to tell you? Enough is—
[00:56] Luiphon
    Punch through, Ringomaru!
[01:01] Tania
    You have a terrible taste in names!
[01:05] Tomas
    I-I did try to tell her.
SIGN    Episode 12 "It's Time to Settle This"
[02:49] Kyros
    Mio.
[02:50] Mio
    Understood.
[02:55] Gregor
    Wh-What are you doing? Stop it!
[02:57] Gregor
    Let go of me!
[02:59] Tomas
    I-Is she really a maid?
[03:05] Mio
    He wouldn't stop making a fuss, so I
    took the liberty of restraining him.
[03:09] Gregor
    What is all this? What do
    you think you're doing?
[03:12] Kyros
    I've been wanting to see you, Baron Shaderan.
[03:15] Kyros
    Or rather... Father.
[03:18] Tomas
    I've brought the baroness and their son.
[03:32] Marie
    It's been a while, hasn't it?
[03:34] Marie
    Father. Mother.
[03:38] Cedric
    Big Sis Marie?
[03:40] Marie
    Cedric!
[03:42] Luiphon
    It seems that no one in your family
    has realized who you are.
[03:46] Anastasia
    Well, when you came to the workshop,
    you believed I was a boy, didn't you?
[03:51] Luiphon
    Now that you mention it, I did!
[03:53] Luiphon
    But why disguise yourself again?
[03:56] Anastasia
    I have to see it with my own eyes...
[04:00] Anastasia
    to make certain that the same
    mistakes never happen again.
[04:03] Gregor
    Marie! What do you think you're doing?
[04:06] Marie
    You didn't reply about the betrothal
    ceremony no matter how long we waited,
[04:09] Marie
    so we came to see you in person.
[04:11] Marie
    We hoped that you would give
    our love your approval.
[04:15] Kyros
    If you do not believe
    that we love each other,
[04:18] Kyros
    then I'd like you to look at these.
[04:20] Kyros
    It's a record in which I've written
    exactly how much I love Marie.
[04:24] Marie
    Lord Kyros...
[04:26] Anastasia
    Is that man really all right?
[04:29] Mio
    No, he's too far gone.
[04:32] Marie
    I-In any case, I'd like
    to have a proper talk.
[04:35] Marie
    Let's go to the hall.
[04:42] Cedric
    My father and mother...
    What will happen to them?
[04:46] Tomas
    It's all right. Don't worry.
[04:48] Tomas
    Trust your big sisters.
[04:50] Cedric
    Big sisters?
[04:52] Tomas
    Oh! Um... Just don't worry, all right?
[04:57] Cedric
    All right.
[05:02] Marie; internal
    It isn't likely that they'll see
    through my sister's disguise.
[05:10] Anastasia
    Are you all right?
[05:11] Elvira
    Y-Yes.
[05:13] Elvira
    This is all so sudden, it's
    made me feel a little ill.
[05:16] Elvira
    Wh-Why is this servant here?
    What sinister red hair!
[05:20] Elvira
    The same cursed hair as Marie!
[05:23] Kyros
    Baroness, that is an old superstition.
[05:26] Elvira
    It's no superstition!
[05:28] Elvira
    Because of Marie, both Lady
    Sasha and Anastasia died!
[05:32] Elvira
    So why is Marie the only one...
[05:34] Elvira
    They looked like princesses!
[05:36] Elvira
    Both Lady Sasha and Anastasia
    were far more worthy, and yet...
[05:39] Marie
    Mother, your hair...
[05:43] Elvira
    Don't trouble yourself over me!
[05:45] Elvira
    Please just leave me alone!
[05:57] Gregor
    How dare you treat me with such disrespect!
[05:59] Gregor
    You really are born of
    barbarians, aren't you?
[06:01] Gregor
    I have nothing to discuss with you!
[06:04] Gregor
    Hurry up and leave!
[06:07] Marie
    Please don't run away, Father.
[06:10] Gregor
    R-Run away? Just who do you
    think you're talking to?
[06:14] Gregor
    I am the lord of this land and your father!
[06:17] Kyros
    Lord of the land? A father?
[06:19] Kyros
    Don't make me laugh.
[06:22] Gregor
    What did you say? You—
[06:25] Luiphon
    Baron Shaderan, this is a written notice of
    the stripping of your authority as a lord.
[06:31] Kyros
    You can't speak Flarian, which is essential
    for managing your lands, can you?
[06:35] Gregor
    Wh-What are you talking about?
[06:36] Gregor
    I just hate foreign languages, that's all!
[06:39] Kyros
    In that case, please say
    something in Flarian.
[06:41] Kyros
    A simple conversation will do.
[06:43] Gregor
    Th-That's...
[06:45] Luiphon
    After Sasha Shaderan passed away,
    you failed to officially inform the crown
[06:49] Luiphon
    that you had your daughter Marie act in
    your stead. We've already investigated it.
[06:54] Luiphon
    Gregor Shaderan, we cannot entrust the
    lives of our precious citizens to you.
[06:59] Kyros
    For abandoning your
    official duties as a lord,
[07:02] Kyros
    and the crime of covering it up,
[07:05] Kyros
    you will pay dearly.
[07:15] Gregor
    A-Am I... going to lose everything?
[07:20] Marie
    No.
[07:21] Marie
    There is one way to preserve the barony.
[07:26] Marie
    Although the Granado family
    will essentially take over,
[07:30] Marie
    you would retain your title and residence.
[07:33] Marie
    Talented personnel will be dispatched here.
[07:36] Marie
    However, there is one condition.
[07:38] Gregor
    A condition?
[07:43] Marie
    Please apologize to me.
[07:47] Kyros
    For violating her dignity, brainwashing
    her, and tying her down to this house...
[07:53] Kyros
    If you apologize for these inhumane acts and
    ask for help, then I promise you assistance.
[07:59] Kyros
    All of us here discussed it,
    and that is what we decided.
[08:03] Marie
    Father, please give me your answer.
[08:06] Marie
    Why didn't you follow the proper procedures?
    Why force everything on me instead?
[08:10] Gregor
    S-Stop whining!
[08:12] Gregor
    It's only natural for a good-for-nothing
    daughter to obey her parents!
[08:17] Kyros
    Not only do you show no gratitude towards
    Marie, even now, you take that attitude?
[08:22] Kyros
    As a fellow noble, let me say one thing.
[08:25] Kyros
    To apologize.
    To seek help. To feel gratitude.
[08:29] Kyros
    Each of those things are essential in a lord.
[08:33] Kyros
    If there's something you can't do, then
    ask for help and rely on someone else.
[08:39] Kyros
    If you show your gratitude properly,
    then there is no embarrassment or crime.
[08:43] Kyros
    The true crime is to protect one's
    own pride by turning truth into lies,
[08:48] Kyros
    and to hold others in contempt.
[08:50] Kyros
    That egocentrism is the crime.
[08:54] Kyros
    The previous baroness, Sasha, hoped for
    your growth as a lord here, didn't she?
[09:02] Gregor
    Stop talking!
[09:04] Gregor
    What do you know?
[09:06] Gregor
    Mother... My mother...
[09:09] Gregor
    never expected anything from me!
[09:14] Kyros
    So that's it!
[09:16] Kyros
    You wanted Lady Sasha to
    have high hopes for you.
[09:28] Gregor
    I-I... I...
[09:32] Elvira
    That's enough! Are you happy
    destroying your own house?
[09:37] Elvira
    Just how much misfortune must you
    bring us before you're satisfied?
[09:40] Elvira
    That red hair will bring
    unhappiness to everyone!
[09:42] Elvira
    Lady Sasha and my darling
    Anastasia... you killed them both!
[09:47] Anastasia
    Now, look here.
[09:49] Anastasia
    I'm sorry to tell you, but I'm not dead.
[09:55] Gregor
    Anastasia?
[09:57] Anastasia
    Could you please not blame Marie for
    all these bizarre offenses you see?
[10:00] Anastasia
    And really, I guess my blonde
    hair was all you ever saw in me.
[10:05] Elvira
    You've come back to me, my Anastasia!
[10:08] Elvira
    Oh, this blonde hair!
    It's so beautiful! My princess!
[10:14] Anastasia
    Stop it.
[10:16] Anastasia
    Let go of me!
[10:18] Anastasia
    Mama, I have never once been your Anastasia.
[10:25] Marie
    Mother. As I thought...
[10:30] Elvira
    Hair... My hair!
[10:33] Anastasia
    Sh-She has red hair?
[10:38] Mio
    It seems that the baron knew.
[10:40] Kyros
    To look down on Marie like that when
    her own hair is the same color...
[10:45] Elvira
    Marie cannot possibly find happiness!
[10:48] Elvira
    She has the same red hair as me!
[10:50] Elvira
    She isn't like Lady Sasha and Anastasia!
[10:53] Marie
    I finally understand.
[10:55] Marie
    Mother, you wanted to believe, didn't you?
[10:58] Kyros
    Marie... What do you mean?
[11:03] Marie
    Mother, for you, to be like
    Grandmother and Anastasia,
[11:07] Marie
    ladies with small builds and beautiful
    blonde hair, was essential for being a "princess."
[11:12] Marie
    You must admire and envy them so much.
[11:16] Marie
    And that's why you wanted to believe...
[11:19] Marie
    believe that women like us, with our
    red hair and our height, meet with misfortune...
[11:23] Marie
    That it's inevitable.
[11:25] Elvira
    Stop talking.
[11:26] Elvira
    Stop talking! Stop talking! Stop talking!
[11:28] Elvira
    What can you possibly know?
[11:30] Elvira
    Someone with red hair can never be happy!
[11:32] Elvira
    They can never become a princess!
[11:34] Elvira
    Even Lady Sasha never loved me!
[11:37] Elvira
    That is how it has always been for me!
[11:41] Marie
    I always rejected myself as well.
[11:44] Marie
    I thought that no one could ever love me,
     and so I closed off my heart.
[11:48] Marie
    But...
[11:49] Marie
    after meeting Lord Kyros and everyone at the
    castle, I've finally realized something.
[11:55] Marie
    That I lacked courage...
    the courage to face myself.
[12:03] Marie
    Lord Kyros, and you, too, Mio...
[12:06] Marie
    and everyone from the
    castle who isn't here...
[12:09] Marie
    I am truly sorry for leading you around and
    hurting you with my baseless assumptions.
[12:16] Kyros
    Marie.
[12:20] Marie
    Mother...
[12:21] Marie
    I want to walk into the future with Lord
    Kyros and everyone at Granado Castle.
[12:29] Marie
    So let's put an end to this now.
[12:34] Elvira
    A-Anastasia! You, you are
    the one person who always...
[12:40] Anastasia
    Mama... no. Elvira Shaderan,
    Marie and I are not your dolls.
[12:49] Anastasia
    Please don't keep us tied down any longer.
[13:16] Marie; narration
    In the end, the House of Granado
    took control of the Shaderan lands.
[13:21] Marie; narration
    In order to return and become the next lord,
    Cedric is studying hard at a school in the capital.
[13:28] Marie; narration
    And Father is attending the same school as
    Cedric, taking a gruelingly strict course.
[13:35] Marie; narration
    If he manages to graduate, he'll
    be allowed to become Cedric's valet
SIGN    Lord
SIGN    Son's
    Valet
[13:39] Marie; narration
    and return to the Shaderan lands.
[13:42] Marie; narration
    His future seems likely to
    be filled with difficulty.
[13:48] Liu Liu
    Still, that baron certainly
    seems to be working hard.
[13:52] Kyros
    Well, he found Lady Sasha's
    journal in a storehouse.
[13:55] Liu Liu
    Journal?
[13:57] Kyros
    Yes.
[13:58] Kyros
    Apparently, she'd written down her
    feelings about the baron and his wife.
[14:03] Kyros
    I'm sure it must have given
    him something to think about.
[14:07] Marie; narration
    Mother was exempt from
    any legal consequences,
[14:11] Marie; narration
    but now she lives in that
    empty house all alone.
[14:19] Luiphon
    If you can't open the door, then
    how about going in through a window?
[14:23] Anastasia
    Stop being silly. I'm grateful that you
    gave me a ride on your horse, but...
[14:27] Luiphon
    You're no fun. I know you'd feel
    forlorn if you were all alone.
[14:31] Anastasia
    Th-That's not...
[14:34] Anastasia
    No, the truth is, I'm so anxious
    I don't know what to do.
[14:38] Anastasia
    I've been lying to Old Man Norman
    ever since I first met him.
[14:43] (Flashback) Anastasia
    I'm Arthur! You got a problem with that?
[14:46] Anastasia
    Asking him to allow me to continue working
    with him would be entirely too selfish.
[14:51] Luiphon
    You cast aside a life of
    being treated like a doll,
[14:55] Luiphon
    and grabbed the chance of a life
    doing what you like, didn't you?
[14:59] Luiphon
    In that case, you have to have courage!
[15:01] Luiphon
    I'm always on the side
    of people who work hard.
[15:03] Luiphon
    Now, go on!
[15:05] Anastasia
    W-Wait!
[15:11] Anastasia
    Old Man Norman...
[15:15] Anastasia
    Um, I...
[15:17] Norman
    The count told me everything.
[15:19] Norman
    I hear your name isn't
    Arthur, it's Anastasia.
[15:24] Anastasia
    Yes.
[15:29] Anastasia
    What? These are...
[15:31] Norman
    Yours.
[15:32] Norman
    I've ordered hammers and gloves.
[15:35] Norman
    Honestly...
[15:37] Norman
    I'll have to change all the
    tools to suit your hands.
[15:41] Norman
    You should've told me the truth
    sooner, my idiot apprentice.
[15:48] Anastasia
    I'm sorry.
[15:50] Anastasia
    I'm so sorry!
[15:56] Anastasia
    Thank you!
[15:58] Luiphon
    Good. Very good.
[16:02] Luiphon
    Now, shall we go, Ringomaru?
[16:11] Marie; narration
    And so the height of summer arrived.
[16:34] Marie; internal
    Today...
[16:36] Marie; internal
    I become the future bride
    of the person I love.
[16:54] nobleman
    This is delicious!
[16:55] noblewoman
    And the plating is beautiful!
[16:57] Toppo
    Toppo's cooking is the best in the world!
[17:01] Toppo
    I recommend the special apple pie as well!
[17:07] noblewoman A
    Oh, how lovely!
[17:09] Tunika
    It's because I had such
    good material to work with!
[17:12] Tunika
    You see? If we do this here...
[17:17] noblewoman B
    Oh, how modern!
[17:20] Tunika
    By the way,
[17:20] Tunika
    this hair oil can be ordered through
    the Granado Trading Company in the capital!
[17:26] nobleman A
    My, this looks magnificent!
[17:32] Johan
    It isn't just looks!
    It's also extremely practical!
[17:54] Caecilie
    Marie is so beautiful!
[17:57] Caecilie
    I wish someone would be my
    escort like that sometime.
[18:00] Cedric
    Princess?
[18:03] Cedric
    Please, take my hand!
[18:04] Cedric
    Will you come and dance with me?
[18:08] Caecilie
    Yes!
[18:15] Wolfgang
    I have waited so impatiently for this day.
[18:20] Tomas
    My lady! Master!
[18:23] Anastasia
    You look beautiful, Marie!
[18:25] Luiphon
    Come now. You are just as beautiful!
[18:28] Anastasia
    Ugh, you again?
[18:31] Luiphon
    I like it!
[18:32] Luiphon
    That honesty of yours that doesn't
    hesitate even in the face of royalty.
[18:35] Luiphon
    You're a type I've never met before.
[18:40] Luiphon
    Say, would you like to
    give being my wife a try?
[18:44] Anastasia
    Sure.
[18:45] Luiphon
    What?
[18:46] Anastasia
    What's wrong? The betrothal's
    set now, isn't it?
[18:49] Luiphon
    A-Actually, the thing is, I already have
    five fiancées that I've never seen before.
[18:54] Anastasia
    Is that so?
[18:56] Luiphon
    Hey! I do happen to be a prince, you know?
[18:59] Anastasia
    Oh, I'm so sorry.
[19:02] Anastasia
    I have no time to look
    after a grumbling prince.
[19:11] Liu Liu
    I was worried about what might happen,
    but we've made it to this day safely.
[19:16] Liu Liu
    I never imagined I'd be able to
    see my son shining like this.
[19:20] Mio
    It must be because you raised
    him with love, Lady Liu Liu.
[19:23] Liu Liu
    No, it's thanks to you, Mio.
[19:27] Mio
    What?
[19:28] Liu Liu
    You stayed beside the two of them
    and supported them. Thank you.
[19:35] Liu Liu
    So, as the person who had to look
    after them, what do you think?
[19:38] Liu Liu
    Do you think they'll make
    a good married couple?
[19:41] Mio
    I'm not sure.
[19:42] Mio
    Both of them are still developing, and the
    master is currently at the height of puberty.
[19:48] Liu Liu
    Stop it! You shouldn't
    tell the truth like that.
[19:52] Mio
    However, I'm certain that
    a happy future awaits them.
[19:56] Mio
    As to whether it seems believable or not...
[19:58] Mio
    the faces of everyone here at the
    castle say it all, don't they?
[20:16] Marie
    Lord Kyros.
[20:17] Kyros
    Marie, what's wrong?
[20:21] Marie
    Nothing. I was just remembering.
[20:24] Marie
    Remembering everything from
    the day I met you until today.
[20:29] Kyros
    When I think about it, we spent most of the
    time on different pages from each other.
[20:33] Kyros
    That day, when I met you,
    my whole world changed.
[20:38] Kyros
    You are the first person I ever truly wanted.
[20:45] Kyros
    Marie, for being born, for
    being at my side... thank you.
[20:51] Marie
    No, I'm the one who should thank you.
[20:57] Marie
    That day, light shone into
    my closed off little world.
[21:03] Marie
    Green eyes more beautiful than any
    star brought color into my world.
[21:13] Marie
    When I hesitated, you took my
    hand and moved forward with me.
[21:19] Marie
    Things I'd forgotten... Things
    I learned for the first time...
[21:23] Kyros
    Every single one of them created
    the "us" that we are now.
[22:11] Marie; internal
    We will find happiness.
[22:15] Marie; internal
    As long as we're by each other's sides.
[22:27] Credits
    Translation: Elanor Sakamoto
    
    Subtitle Timing: Edgar Cruz
    
    Editing and Typesetting: Ashley Barboza
    
    Quality Control: S. Bilyeu
    
    Translation Check: Michelle Tymon