9 - Winding

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[00:07] ---
    Three years ago...
[00:08] ---
    Agito!
[00:09] ---
    I'll save Lady Inori...!
[00:15] ---
    Agito! Please save Inori!
[00:20] ---
    Dear Brother...
[00:23] ---
    Dear Brother, Ibuki...
[00:25] ---
    Look at these treasures!
[00:28] ---
    Did they really leave all these behind?!
[00:30] ---
    The Child of Contract designated
    as the future king was killed.
[00:33] ---
    Nil Kamui has already lost the spirit to fight.
[00:37] ---
    This war's been going on for seven
    years now, but it's finally at its end.
[00:40] ---
    Father...
[00:42] ---
    Why did this happen...?
[00:48] ---
    We don't have much time. Get out!
[00:51] ---
    You're the one who said we could
    take anything in the treasure vault!
[00:54] ---
    This castle is about to...
[00:57] ---
    Hurry it up! Who cares about that old box?!
[01:00] ---
    Yeah, I know!
[01:04] ---
    I'll take this if you don't want it.
[01:07] ---
    This is Nil Kamui's greatest
    of treasures--the Dragon Eye.
[01:12] ---
    There's supposed to be two of these,
[01:15] ---
    and one was offered to your
    "spiritual mother" at the start of this war.
[01:20] ---
    Princess...?
[01:23] ---
    You...!
[01:24] ---
    Why... Why did you do that to Father...?!
[01:36] ---
    Pain...? It hurts...
[01:38] ---
    Dear Brother, help...
[01:41] ---
    Please, save Inori...
[01:48] ---
    Pledge yourself to me, Imperial.
[01:52] ---
    Bond with me and seek my powers.
[02:03] ---
    I heard Red Dragon's voice.
[02:05] ---
    "Pledge yourself to me..."
[02:07] ---
    I felt like I was waiting all
    this time to hear those words.
[02:11] ---
    That's why I took the pledge.
[02:18] ---
    Haiga | Ka Grava's manor
[02:22] ---
    What is it you'd like to speak with me
    about in private, dear Brother?
[02:25] ---
    Is it true, Inori?
[02:28] ---
    About Mashiro being a Returned One?
[02:30] ---
    I thought I already said so.
    I figured everyone knew already.
[02:34] ---
    Not that!
[02:36] ---
    I'm talking about you being
    the one that brought her back.
[02:39] ---
    That's the power Red Dragon gave me.
[02:43] ---
    Red Dragon gave you...?
[02:46] ---
    You were given the power to take lives
    as an aide to the king, dear Brother.
[02:51] ---
    I was given the power to
    bring about life, as the true king.
[03:00] ---
    The name of our country is Nil Kamui.
[03:03] ---
    It's a small island country.
[03:05] ---
    Three years have passed since this country
    fell to the great country Kouran.
[03:10] ---
    Our ally, D'natia, kept its distance, and our
    guardian deity, Red Dragon, simply looked on.
[03:17] ---
    I lost everything in this war,
    called the Seven Year War...
[03:23] ---
    Our castle, my pure body, and even
    my dear Brother, whom I so loved.
[03:30] ---
    Imperial Era 3015, October...
[03:32] ---
    Nil Kamui will soon return to our hands...
[05:08] ---
    Oh, how unclean!
[05:11] ---
    I can't believe I'm in the same
    room with a Returned One.
[05:14] ---
    Oh? But, weren't you the one who
    brought Lady Inori here, Bishop?
[05:19] ---
    I don't have the time to be
    concerned over her attendant.
[05:21] ---
    Mind your own business!
[05:24] ---
    Agito was the one who sent word saying
    he found Lady Inori in the first place!
[05:28] ---
    The revolutionary army's Agito?
[05:31] ---
    That's odd.
[05:33] ---
    The revolutionary army's goal
[05:35] ---
    is to chase D'natia and Kouran out
    and regain independence of the island.
[05:40] ---
    Agito was put in prison as
    the revolutionary army's leader.
[05:45] ---
    As such, he asked for D'natia
    to support Lady Inori.
[05:48] ---
    With D'natia supporting the king,
    Kouran could be chased out.
[05:53] ---
    Agito would support the king and
    maintain the revolutionary army.
[05:56] ---
    Both sides win.
[05:58] ---
    But I didn't know Mashiro
    was a Returned One until now.
[06:02] ---
    I heard that the dragons can revive,
    even after death.
[06:06] ---
    If so, the creation of a Returned One
    may demonstrate the power of a dragon.
[06:12] ---
    So then Inori was really chosen by Red Dragon?
[06:17] ---
    Oh, nooo!
[06:19] ---
    Hiding cameras in his own room?
[06:23] ---
    What is he thinking?!
[06:27] ---
    Right?
[06:35] ---
    It doesn't matter whether they hear us or not.
[06:37] ---
    They're all precious companions to me.
[06:41] ---
    Does that apply to Inori, too?
[06:44] ---
    After the castle fell, I was all alone.
[06:47] ---
    I ran, by myself, and even
    did many things I can't say...
[06:52] ---
    I-I'm sorry...
[06:53] ---
    I'm sorry, Inori... Even after I said
    I would always protect you...
[06:58] ---
    The only person I trust is you, dear Brother.
[07:01] ---
    It's the same for you with Inori, right?
[07:05] ---
    Don't trust the combined expedition.
[07:07] ---
    Inori...?
[07:08] ---
    Their objective is to destroy Red Dragon.
[07:12] ---
    That way they can gain
    full control of this island.
[07:15] ---
    Are you going to let
    that happen, dear Brother?!
[07:21] ---
    Ibuki!
[07:23] ---
    Ibuki...
[07:24] ---
    Are the two of you done talking?
[07:26] ---
    Yes. Mashiro really is a Returned One.
[07:31] ---
    So, Inori creating her is...
[07:34] ---
    How absurd!
[07:36] ---
    I don't recall allowing you to do such a thing!
[07:38] ---
    Now come!
[07:40] ---
    I have some words for you...!
[07:45] ---
    I wonder where all that "Lady Inori"
    treatment from yesterday went...
[07:50] ---
    At day's end, we are simply tools being used
    to set up D'natia's puppet government.
[07:54] ---
    If you'll excuse me...
[07:56] ---
    So, what are we going to do now?
[08:00] ---
    I will get rid of Mashiro.
[08:02] ---
    No!
[08:03] ---
    Ibuki?
[08:05] ---
    Please, give me some time...
[08:08] ---
    My mind isn't settled yet...
[08:14] ---
    D'natia embassy
[08:20] ---
    What...? The contract seal
    feels like it's burning...
[08:26] ---
    Sir Sweallow...! Sir Sweallow...!
[08:28] ---
    Sir Sweallow!
[08:30] ---
    This is...
[08:32] ---
    Sweallow Clazzvali...
[08:35] ---
    Cursed child...
[08:37] ---
    Your work has shaken Nil Kamui
    and the land has been colored in black.
[08:44] ---
    That's because of the
    Black Dragon Scale's power.
[08:46] ---
    Indeed. Soon Nil Kamui
    will be painted over in black,
[08:51] ---
    and I will rule that land
    as if I resided there myself.
[08:55] ---
    Of course, in order to do that, I will need
    to bring the power of the red one under me.
[09:01] ---
    I will be eagerly waiting
    for you to bring that about.
[09:05] ---
    One question.
[09:07] ---
    Once the State Magic Territory
    is overtaken by D'natia,
[09:10] ---
    what will happen to Nil Kamui's citizens?
[09:13] ---
    They will not be decimated.
[09:16] ---
    But they will lose all of their magic.
[09:19] ---
    Twisted beings born from the binding of beasts
    and humans will come about no more.
[09:25] ---
    I'm assuming that's supposed to be good.
[09:28] ---
    I shall grant you a reward.
[09:30] ---
    I will grant you temporal
    protection against any blade.
[09:35] ---
    I shall refer to it as the "Black Curtain."
[09:45] ---
    Sir Sweallow!
[09:50] ---
    So... You sensed that, too?
[09:54] ---
    Was it Black Dragon?
[09:55] ---
    But we're in Nil Kamui...
[09:58] ---
    Looks like he really likes me or something...
[10:03] ---
    I think he knows about how
    I'm trying to protect Ibuki, too...
[10:06] ---
    It can't be...
[10:07] ---
    Meryl, if you're anxious,
    then at least you can return...
[10:13] ---
    You good-for-nothing...
[10:19] ---
    Dear Brother, please agree with me.
[10:23] ---
    I wasn't planning on
    becoming D'natia's puppet.
[10:27] ---
    If I rise, then the revolutionary
    army will rise in revolt as well.
[10:32] ---
    Please, come with me!
[10:35] ---
    What am I supposed to say
    to the expedition members?
[10:38] ---
    Don't you see? They're our enemies.
[10:41] ---
    First they will need to be killed,
    or else you will be killed, dear Brother.
[10:46] ---
    Lies... She has to be lying...
[10:48] ---
    Oh? Called for my presence, have you?
[10:52] ---
    A child of that one, are you, Imperial?
[11:00] ---
    Black Dragon Knight
    The order of D'natia's greatest of soldiers.
[11:05] ---
    Red Dragon...?
[11:09] ---
    I didn't call for you!
[11:10] ---
    I am one of the seven dragons associated
    with Red Dragon, whom you humans revere.
[11:16] ---
    My body is in D'natia, and what
    you are hearing are my thoughts.
[11:20] ---
    Black Dragon...?
[11:23] ---
    Your wish is to have this island
    returned to how it once was.
[11:28] ---
    Only D'natia can fulfill that.
[11:32] ---
    What?!
[11:33] ---
    Kouran seeks to dominate this island.
[11:37] ---
    The revolutionary army fights against that.
[11:40] ---
    No matter the outcome, the blood
    of many will continue to pour.
[11:44] ---
    That is not your wish.
[11:47] ---
    We will not harm the citizens of Nil Kamui.
[11:51] ---
    Side with D'natia...?
[11:52] ---
    That will also save you.
[11:56] ---
    You are troubled with the
    cursed power you have gained.
[12:01] ---
    Red Dragon's power...
[12:04] ---
    You are aware of what a
    "State Magic Territory" is, yes?
[12:08] ---
    This island's state is currently
    shifting greatly towards D'natia.
[12:13] ---
    As a result, Red Dragon will lose its power
    and you will finally be freed from your curse.
[12:19] ---
    Wait, did Sweallow...?!
[12:23] ---
    It is your choice, Imperial!
[12:34] ---
    D'natia... Kouran...
[12:37] ---
    They all say what they want.
[12:40] ---
    But they don't say anything
    about what to do with Mashiro...
[12:52] ---
    Where's Mashiro?
[12:53] ---
    That bald geezer came
    back here all of a sudden.
[12:58] ---
    Something about D'natia interrogating her,
    and restraining her in the embassy.
[13:04] ---
    Why didn't any of you help her?!
[13:06] ---
    We were told she was "Inori's attendant."
    That didn't leave us with much of a choice.
[13:11] ---
    Even if she's a Returned One,
    she's still Mashiro.
[13:16] ---
    You're so kind.
[13:18] ---
    I understand well what it's like
    to be so fixated on something.
[13:22] ---
    But once something is gone,
    it will never return to its original form.
[13:27] ---
    It's about time you learned that some
    things can never be brought back,
[13:31] ---
    and that's what makes them so beautiful.
[13:44] ---
    Ibuki!
[13:47] ---
    Perfect timing!
[13:50] ---
    Sweallow is with D'natia, too...
[13:54] ---
    Huh? Hey, Ibuki!
[13:59] ---
    Hey now, what's going on?
[14:01] ---
    I-I'm sorry, but can you please help me?!
[14:08] ---
    D'natia, eh?
[14:09] ---
    So, interested in chasing
    young boys' butts or something?
[14:11] ---
    Ah, well, sure, it may look like that, but...
[14:14] ---
    Please deny it more forcefully!
[14:16] ---
    Sorry, but my nature calls me to
    side with a kid looking for help,
[14:21] ---
    rather than some adult I've never met.
[14:23] ---
    Really?
[14:24] ---
    It's okay, he's a good guy!
[14:27] ---
    That's not what this is about...
[14:29] ---
    Sir Sweallow?
[14:31] ---
    Ulrika?
[14:33] ---
    Ulrika Ledesma? Of the Black Dragon Knights?
[14:36] ---
    You know very well of the peace treaty.
[14:39] ---
    So, what are you...
[14:40] ---
    Ah, wait... He's a good guy, and...
[14:43] ---
    We don't know that for sure.
[14:46] ---
    Sir Byakuei!
[14:47] ---
    Where are you?!
[14:49] ---
    Hey, over here!
[14:50] ---
    I got lost in the crowd!
[14:54] ---
    Byakuei...?
[14:55] ---
    Could it be...?
[14:56] ---
    Apologies for not introducing myself earlier.
[14:58] ---
    As the new representative of Kouran,
[15:00] ---
    I'm on my way to Fort Roseweisse to
    speak with the Black Dragon Knights.
[15:05] ---
    Huh? So then he's...
[15:07] ---
    ...the Leader of Ten-Thousand, Sir Byakuei.
[15:09] ---
    And if so, he's one of the six
    great generals of Kouran's force.
[15:16] ---
    I want to meet Enumael!
[15:17] ---
    By order of the Bishop,
    we are not to allow anyone through!
[15:18] ---
    D'natia embassy
[15:21] ---
    Move!
[15:22] ---
    Do not get in the way of
    an Imperial of Nil Kamui!
[15:27] ---
    Mashiro!
[15:28] ---
    Where are you, Mashiro?!
[15:35] ---
    Ka Grava's so hilarious!
[15:37] ---
    Seriously, he hid way too many wiretaps.
[15:41] ---
    Mashiro should have been brought here.
[15:43] ---
    Ah... Don't worry.
[15:46] ---
    What do you mean "don't worry"?!
[15:47] ---
    Bishop Enumael wants to
    make you the king, right?
[15:50] ---
    There's no way he would allow a
    Returned One to stay at your side!
[15:54] ---
    Even if Enumael kills her,
    I'll just revive her again.
[16:00] ---
    So feel free to use that
    power of yours, dear Brother.
[16:04] ---
    Ah, that's right!
[16:06] ---
    How about we burn that girl, Lou?
[16:10] ---
    She wields a sword that prevents
    Returned Ones from reviving again.
[16:16] ---
    Besides, I wanted to see your power that
    you got from Red Dragon, dear Brother.
[16:22] ---
    I won't use that power ever again.
[16:25] ---
    Besides, if Lou dies, Ka Grava
    and Sweallow won't let that go.
[16:30] ---
    Then we should just kill them, too.
[16:33] ---
    The expedition is merely a means
    to kill Red Dragon anyways.
[16:37] ---
    Ah, but if there's someone you particularly like,
    I can bring them back to life later.
[16:42] ---
    Inori...
[16:44] ---
    I've already done enough of that already...
[16:48] ---
    I see...
[16:50] ---
    You're clearing my anger and sorrow
    in my place, aren't you, Red Dragon...?
[16:58] ---
    More...
[16:59] ---
    Even more...
[17:01] ---
    Destroy more... Burn more...
[17:03] ---
    Bring more upon those who took everything
    from me and those who live on idly!
[17:07] ---
    All who have directed their wrath
    towards us will be incinerated!
[17:12] ---
    And then, if we bring only those
    we like back as Returned Ones,
[17:15] ---
    a world that is kind to us will be born.
[17:18] ---
    That will be our new Nil Kamui.
[17:22] ---
    She thinks Red Dragon
    went on a rampage for her...
[17:26] ---
    Is Red Dragon's madness controlling Inori, too?
[17:30] ---
    At this rate, Inori will really kill everyone...
[17:36] ---
    I understand, Inori.
[17:38] ---
    But let's first go and meet Agito.
[17:41] ---
    Huh?
[17:42] ---
    We'll officially place you upon the throne.
[17:45] ---
    Since D'natia won't support us any more,
    we need to get Agito out of Shuka's prison.
[17:49] ---
    I'm so happy, dear Brother!
    So, you will come with me?
[17:54] ---
    Of course!
[17:57] ---
    I've been protected by everyone
    in the expedition until now.
[18:02] ---
    Lou even lost one of her arms...
[18:05] ---
    I won't let anyone harm them, ever...!
[18:18] ---
    Don't come in, Ibuki!
[18:22] ---
    What's going on here?
[18:24] ---
    Mashiro...?
[18:39] ---
    Dinner is ready.
[18:41] ---
    Sir Ibuki?
[18:42] ---
    Ibuki hasn't returned yet?
[18:45] ---
    It would seem that way.
[18:48] ---
    Haiga outskirts
[18:50] ---
    Fugaku,
[18:51] ---
    what happened?
[18:53] ---
    It was... a horrible sight.
[18:56] ---
    Enumael kept haranguing in front of Mashiro.
[19:00] ---
    He cried heresy, called us savages,
    and pressed to have Mashiro exterminated.
[19:06] ---
    The commotion apparently
    stirred Mashiro, and...
[19:43] ---
    S-Stop...!
[19:47] ---
    Holy spirit, appear!
[19:58] ---
    Lady Inori watched in silence
    until the bishop stopped moving.
[20:04] ---
    Dear Brother, let's go to Shuka!
[20:07] ---
    Before that... Mashiro...
[20:09] ---
    If you want to speak with her,
    we'll have time later...
[20:12] ---
    Ibuki, what are you doing?!
[20:14] ---
    Dear Brother...?!
[20:22] ---
    Dear Brother...
[20:24] ---
    She won't die from that.
[20:27] ---
    And...
[20:29] ---
    Red Dragon...
[20:31] ---
    Red Dragon, you mentioned that a
    Returned One can be taken as an offering.
[20:39] ---
    I will offer my dear Mashiro again.
[20:43] ---
    Even if she is a Returned One,
    her life is still precious.
[20:46] ---
    Isn't that so?!
[20:47] ---
    Indeed.
[20:49] ---
    I will accept her as an equivalent exchange.
[20:52] ---
    You're not thinking of...!
[20:53] ---
    In the name of the Child of Contract,
    and of Red Dragon...
[20:59] ---
    ...incinerate every bit of Mashiro's soul
    so that she will never rise again!
[21:26] ---
    Mashiro...
[21:28] ---
    Do you remember what you told me...?
[21:32] ---
    ...please be a good king...
[21:36] ---
    I...
[21:38] ---
    ...haven't forgotten...
[21:51] ---
    Act 9
[21:52] ---
    Act 9 | Winding
[23:32] ---
    Act 10
[23:32] ---
    Act 10: "Narrow Escape from Death."
[23:35] ---
    Qi Sha Tian Ling's lustful sight
    pierces the ever hopeful Ulrika.
[23:41] ---
    The spirit's divine protection glimmers
    within the darkness of despair.
[23:45] ---