E2 - A Gamble

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[00:09] Elise
    Father... Mother...
[00:13] Elise
    My older brothers, Chris and Ren...
[00:18] Elise
    I've missed you!
[00:23] Elise
    I love all of you so much!
[00:25] Elise
    I love you!
[00:26] Ell
    Elise?
[00:28] Chris
    What's wrong, Elise?
[00:29] Emily
    You poor dear. It must
    have been so difficult.
[00:32] Emily
    I did tell you, husband. Her
    punishment was much too severe!
[00:37] Ell
    It seems I may have gone a little too far.
[00:40] Ell
    I'm sorry, Elise.
[00:43] Chris
    Don't cry any more.
[00:44] Elise
    Chris...
[00:46] Chris
    A lady awaiting her betrothal
    shouldn't cry in front of others.
[00:52] Elise
    Um, regarding my betrothal...
[00:56] Ell
    I've already discussed that matter with
    His Majesty, so there's no need to worry.
[01:01] Ell
    Your betrothal to Crown Prince Linden
[01:03] Ell
    will be formally announced
    at the birthday celebration.
[01:06] Ell
    Everything is just as you wished.
[01:09] Elise
    No, I...
[01:11] Ren
    Father, I will ask you frankly...
[01:14] Ren
    Do you believe that Elise is a good match
    for the crown prince?
[01:19] Ren
    I realize it's insolent of me to question
     the emperor's decision,
[01:25] Ren
    but I oppose this betrothal.
[01:27] Chris
    Brother, what are you saying?
[01:34] Chris
    Elise?
[01:35] Elise; internal
    Ren hasn't changed at all.
[01:39] Elise; internal
    I used to truly hate his sharp tongue,
[01:42] Elise; internal
    but this time, it's exactly as he says.
[01:46] Chris
    You see? You're being too harsh.
[01:50] Chris
    For Elise not to make some sort
    of retort is no trifling matter.
[01:54] Elise; internal
    My first life was full of regrets
    because of my own actions.
[01:59] Elise; internal
    But...
[02:01] Elise; internal
    my selfishness caused the crown prince
    to meet with much misfortune.
[02:07] Elise; internal
    I can't face the birthday
    celebration like this.
[02:10] Elise; internal
    I must ensure that I don't
    make the same mistakes again.
[02:17] Elise; internal
    I must assemble as much information as I can,
[02:19] Elise; internal
    so that I understand what's to come!
[04:04] Elise; internal
    My second eldest brother Chris
    dies in the Kusef campaign.
[04:08] Elise; internal
    Our step-mother Emily dies of illness.
[04:10] Elise; internal
    There's the Rebellion of
    the House of Trestan.
[04:13] Elise; internal
    For the crime of protecting Empress Elise,
[04:16] Elise; internal
    my father, Ell, and my eldest
    brother are executed.
[04:20] Elise; internal
    And with that, the House of Clorence...
[04:23] Elise; internal
    is extinguished.
[04:30] Elise; internal
    The initial expeditionary force to Kusef
    dies due to an unknown contagious disease.
[04:35] Elise; internal
    Estimated fatalities are
    forty-seven thousand people.
[04:38] Elise; internal
    Emperor Minchester dies of a
    worsening chronic illness.
[04:43] Elise; internal
    After the Kusef War, an epidemic
    rising in the east spreads,
[04:47] Elise; internal
    and three towns in the south are closed off.
[04:49] Elise; internal
    Estimated fatalities are
    seventy thousand people.
[04:55] Elise; internal
    Because medical science
    isn't advanced in this era,
[04:57] Elise; internal
    many of the problems have
    to do with illnesses.
[05:02] Mary
    Mistress, I've brought you your tea.
[05:06] Elise
    Oh! It's a strawberry tart!
[05:08] Elise
    Thank you, Mary.
[05:13] Elise
    Is something wrong?
[05:15] Mary
    No, it's...
[05:17] Mary
    I didn't expect to be thanked, so...
[05:19] Mary
    I was, um, just a little surprised.
[05:24] Elise; internal
    Well, yes, given the person I was before...
[05:30] Elise; internal
    I'd get angry over the littlest things,
[05:32] Elise; internal
    and take that anger out on those
    around me constantly.
[05:35] Elise; internal
    After Prince Linden acceded to the throne,
[05:38] Elise; internal
    I became the worst possible empress.
[05:40] Elise; internal
    And ten years after that...
[05:52] Mary
    I-I'm so terribly sorry!
[05:55] Mary
    Ow!
[05:58] Elise
    Let me see.
[06:02] Elise
    Oh, good! It looks like you
    didn't get any shards in it.
[06:05] Elise
    But we should rinse the wound with water.
[06:08] Mary
    I-I couldn't possibly!
[06:10] Mary
    I'm perfectly fine! Everything is fine!
[06:13] Mary
    There's no need to trouble yourself,
    Mistress! I can do it by myself!
[06:16] Elise
    Really?
[06:17] Mary
    Yes! Yes!
[06:19] Elise
    In that case...
[06:21] Elise
    After you've thoroughly washed
    it, wrap it with a clean cloth.
[06:25] Elise
    Do it in a way that will
    keep the wound closed.
[06:27] Elise
    And don't wrap it too tightly.
[06:30] Elise
    Are you listening, Mary?
[06:32] Mary
    Y-Yes, Mistress!
[06:36] Mary
    Thank you so much, Mistress!
[06:42] (Flashback) staff
    Truly, thank you so very much.
[06:48] Elise; internal
    I'm sure of it now. I want to live
    as a doctor in this world, too.
[06:53] Elise; internal
    If there are lives that my medical
    knowledge can save, I want to save them.
[06:58] Elise; internal
    There's only one way to do that.
[07:01] Elise; internal
    Tomorrow will be a head-to-head battle.
[07:15] Elise
    I am Elise de Clorence.
[07:18] Minchester
    Marquis, Lady Elise, welcome.
[07:24] Elise
    And Sir Vent, it's been some
    time since we last met.
[07:27] Minchester
    Now, come sit here.
[07:29] Ell
    Yes, Your Majesty.
[07:32] Minchester
    I'm sorry for calling you here so suddenly.
[07:35] Minchester
    Seeing the young lady's face after
    some absence makes me very happy.
[07:39] Elise; internal
    He's as kind as always.
[07:40] Ell; background
    The pleasure is ours. We've been looking
    forward seeing you again, Your Majesty.
[07:42] Elise; internal
    Palace life leaves no time for
    the heart and mind to rest.
[07:45] Elise; internal
    How many times did His Majesty's
    kindness save the old me?
[07:45] Minchester; background
    Marquis Ell, Elise has only
    grown more and more beautiful.
[07:51] Elise; internal
    And yet...
[07:56] (Flashback) Minchester
    I'll leave it to you, Elise.
[07:59] (Flashback) Minchester
    Become a good and praiseworthy empress.
[08:02] (Flashback) Elise
    Your Majesty!
[08:13] Elise; internal
    I couldn't do anything for him then.
[08:17] Ell; background
    No, no. She's quite a willful girl, so
    we're often at a loss with her.
[08:18] Elise; internal
    Right now, is his health all right?
[08:21] Elise; internal
    Is his illness...
[08:25] Minchester
    Your demeanor seems different
    than it usually does, young lady.
[08:30] Elise
    D-Does it?
[08:32] Vent
    As the birthday celebration
    is drawing nearer,
[08:35] Vent
    I'm sure the lady has much on her mind.
[08:39] Minchester
    If that's the case, then I look forward even
    more to welcoming her as the next empress.
[08:45] Elise; internal
    I have to hurry up and say it.
[08:48] Elise
    Your Majesty...
[08:50] Elise
    there is a matter I earnestly
    wish to discuss with you.
[08:55] Elise
    The truth is...
[08:56] Linden
    I apologize for my tardiness.
[09:15] Elise; internal
    His Highness, Crown Prince Linden.
[09:32] Elise; internal
    I was once in love with this
    brusqueness of his, too, wasn't I?
[09:36] Elise; internal
    But...
[09:38] (Flashback) Elise
    I've brought you some tea.
[09:41] (Flashback) Linden
    It will interfere with my reading.
[09:42] (Flashback) Elise
    What?
[09:43] (Flashback) Linden
    And I would like to end this strange
    misunderstanding of yours.
[09:46] (Flashback) Linden
    I married you under my
    father's orders, that's all.
[09:53] (Flashback) Elise
    Why is that man so cold to me?
[09:56] (Flashback) Elise
    I'll make him look my way!
[09:58] (Flashback) Elise
    No matter what it takes!
[10:03] Elise; internal
    And all of it was my own fault.
    Really, I was such an idiot.
[10:07] Minchester
    That seems to have taken
    quite some time, Linden.
[10:11] Linden
    Yes.
[10:12] Linden
    The discussion of the Kusef campaign's
    budget with the Ministry of Finance ran long.
[10:17] Elise
    The Kusef expedition?
[10:19] Minchster
    Is something wrong?
[10:20] Elise
    N-Not at all!
[10:21] Minchester
    Does something worry you
    about the upcoming campaign?
[10:25] Minchester
    If it does, tell us.
[10:29] Elise; internal
    Back then, I was ignorant of the
    world and didn't know anything,
[10:32] Elise; internal
    but now I do know.
[10:34] Elise; internal
    The Kusef campaign will end in failure.
[10:37] Elise; internal
    In a tragic way, at that.
[10:39] Elise; internal
    And in the resulting war,
    Chris will lose his life.
[10:43] Minchester
    Don't deliberate so deeply.
[10:45] Minchester
    If you have something to say,
    don't hesitate to say it.
[10:49] Elise; internal
    Should I tell them?
[10:50] Elise; internal
    But they may wonder why
    I'd know such a thing,
[10:52] Elise; internal
    and look at me with suspicion in their eyes.
[11:01] Elise; internal
    But this could reduce the
    number of casualties.
[11:06] Elise
    Then, by your leave, I
    will offer my opinion.
[11:11] Minchester
    Yes, please do.
[11:16] Elise
    In this war, the worst case scenario
    is the Kingdom of Moncelle,
[11:19] Elise
    from the eastern part of the
    continent, joining in.
[11:22] Ell
    The Kingdom of Moncelle?
[11:26] Minchester
    Really?
[11:28] Vent
    Lady Elise, during the campaign,
    it's the Republic of Fresgard
[11:33] Vent
    that we need to be most wary of.
[11:35] Vent
    Geopolitically speaking,
[11:37] Vent
    the Kingdom of Moncelle has no reason to
    participate in a war on the Kusef Peninsula.
[11:42] Elise
    No, they do have a reason.
[11:44] Minchester
    What is it?
[11:46] Elise
    The current ruler of the Kingdom
    of Moncelle, Count Igleent.
[11:52] Elise
    He hasn't been acknowledged as king there.
[11:55] Elise
    If he wants to legitimize his position,
    then he needs their suzerain state,
[11:59] Elise
    the Republic of Fresgard,
     to acknowledge him.
[12:03] Elise
    The Republic of Fresgard
    will have noticed this,
[12:06] Elise
    and in exchange for legitimizing
    Count Igleent's rule,
[12:09] Elise
    may ask for his involvement
    in order to intimidate us.
[12:15] Minchester
    I see.
[12:19] Linden
    The Kingdom of Moncelle has a military
    force of roughly twenty thousand.
[12:22] Linden
    Are you saying that a force of that size
    would intimidate the most powerful country
[12:26] Linden
    in the west of the continent,
    our Britia Empire?
[12:29] Elise
    Not at all.
[12:31] Elise
    But what if the Kingdom of Moncelle's forces
    attacked along the Ubaki Mountains?
SIGN    Ubaki Mountains
[12:37] Elise
    The Ubaki mountains lie below us in
    the western region of the mainland.
SIGN    Kusef Peninsula
[12:41] Elise
    Crossing them is the only way from the
    Romanoff Domain into the Kusef Peninsula.
[12:45] Elise
    If the Ubaki Mountains were taken,
[12:48] Elise
    then the imperial forces
    on the Kusef Peninsula
[12:50] Elise
    would lose their supply lines and be isolated.
[12:53] Elise
    If that were to happen,
    there would be only one outcome.
[12:56] Elise
    The expeditionary force would be wiped out.
[12:59] Minchester; internal
    Her knowledge of international
    matters is extensive.
[13:01] Minchester; internal
    I never imagined that she had such a firm
    grasp of the countries' relationships.
[13:13] Elise
    I'm so sorry! I've tired you, haven't I?
[13:17] Elise
    A layman like me speaking
    at such length must be...
[13:19] Minchester
    No, your counsel is very impressive.
[13:24] Minchester
    But lately, there are days when
    I tire easily and take ill.
[13:32] Elise
    Your Majesty...
[13:34] Elise
    Could it be that even when you sleep
    for long periods, you wake tired?
[13:37] Minchester
    Yes, I do.
[13:39] Elise
    Do you ever feel very thirsty, but even if
    you drink water, your thirst isn't slaked?
[13:44] Minchester
    Yes.
[13:46] Elise
    Has the urge to urinate ever woken you?
[13:49] Minchester
    Yes, it has. Why?
[13:53] Elise; internal
    Back then...
[13:57] Elise; internal
    his breaths were deep and fast.
[13:59] Elise; internal
    Oxygen deficiency caused
    His Majesty to fall into a coma,
[14:03] Elise; internal
    and his body smelled of acetone.
[14:03] Minchester; background
    No, your counsel is very impressive.
[14:05] Elise; internal
    And the various symptoms he listed
    just now lead me to conclude...
[14:06] Minchester; background
    But lately, there are days when
    I tire easily and take ill.
[14:10] Elise; internal
    The emperor's chronic illness...
[14:12] Elise; internal
    is diabetes mellitus.
[14:17] Elise; internal
    It's diabetes.
[14:19] Elise; internal
    I'm certain that's what this illness is!
[14:23] Minchester
    Young lady, why did you ask such questions?
[14:26] Minchester
    And how do you know so many
    details about my health?
[14:30] Elise
    I saw a case just like Your Majesty's
    in a medical text I read recently.
[14:35] Minchester
    A medical text?
[14:36] Elise
    Yes.
[14:37] Elise
    I don't remember the name of the illness,
[14:40] Elise
    but I do remember that the cause was a
    high concentration of sugar in the blood.
[14:44] Minchester
    I'll have to mention that to Viscount Ven.
[14:48] Elise; internal
    Viscount Ven is an outstanding doctor.
[14:51] Elise; internal
    I'm sure he'll conclude that this
    illness is diabetes from this clue.
[14:55] Elise; internal
    That should take care of His Majesty's
    illness for the time being.
[14:59] Elise; internal
    Which means, all that's left is...
[15:04] Elise
    In truth, today...
[15:06] Elise
    there is something I earnestly wished
    to discuss with you, Your Majesty.
[15:09] Minchester
    Everything you have said
    today has been of interest.
[15:14] Minchester
    What would you like to speak of next?
[15:18] Elise
    I am dreadfully sorry to ask this,
[15:21] Elise
    but my betrothal to the crown prince...
[15:24] Elise
    Could we move forward as
    though it never existed?
[15:38] Minchester
    You wish to dissolve the betrothal?
[15:40] Ell
    What is the meaning of this, Elise?
[15:42] Ell
    A marriage is not some
    child's entertainment!
[15:50] Minchester
    What has happened?
[15:52] Minchester
    Were you not the one who wished most
    ardently for your engagement to my son?
[15:58] Elise
    Yes, but I've realized something.
[16:02] Elise
    The crown princess is the
    first lady of our empire.
[16:05] Elise
    She is an exalted personage who will one
    day become the mother of the empire.
[16:08] Elise
    I've realized that a girl as inexperienced
    as I am is unfit for the position.
[16:18] Elise
    My dream did not befit my stature.
[16:21] Elise
    I am guilty of desiring more
    than my position deserves.
[16:25] Elise
    And because of that,
[16:26] Elise
    I am guilty of marring both your dignity
    and that of the imperial family.
[16:30] Elise
    I will accept any punishment you deem fit.
[16:33] Elise; internal
    This is for the best. With this, I will...
[16:36] Minchester
    Is that your only reason?
[16:40] Minchester
    Raise your head.
[16:49] Elise
    I want to become a doctor!
[16:52] Ell
    Elise! Why would you tell such a lie?
[16:55] Minchester
    Those are not the eyes
    of someone who is lying.
[16:59] Minchester
    Then, what you said earlier...
[17:01] Minchester
    Reading a medical text was an
    expression of this desire of yours?
[17:08] Minchester
    In that case,
[17:09] Minchester
    let's make a wager.
[17:12] Elise
    Make a wager?
[17:15] Minchester
    Pass the exams and become a doctor.
[17:18] Minchester
    Prove that your work as a doctor is more
    valuable than your existence as an empress.
[17:25] Minchester
    If you can prove that, then you
    may take whatever path you wish.
[17:30] Minchester
    But if you are unable to prove that,
[17:35] Minchester
    then you will turn all your thoughts and
    energy toward becoming our future empress.
[17:42] Elise
    How long will I have?
[17:44] Elise
    Until you come of age.
[17:47] Minchester
    We cannot wait longer than that.
[17:51] Elise; internal
    Until I come of age.
[17:52] Elise; internal
    That means I have the next six months.
[17:55] Elise; internal
    This gamble will be difficult to win, but...
[18:02] Elise
    I will do my very best!
[18:09] Minchester
    As that's settled,
[18:10] Minchester
    I'm sorry for being so inconsiderate when
    you haven't seen each other in so long.
[18:16] Minchester
    You two should go on a
    walk through the garden.
[18:26] Linden
    Why did you agree to such
    an ill-advised gamble?
[18:29] Elise
    What?
[18:31] Linden
    Doctors are the empire's most
    highly specialized profession.
[18:35] Linden
    The exams are difficult,
[18:36] Linden
    and no matter how highly ranked a noble
    might be, they are afforded no special treatment.
[18:41] Elise
    Yes, Your Highness. I am aware of that.
[18:45] Elise
    However, I absolutely will not give up!
[18:48] Elise
    I will become a doctor,
    no matter what it takes.
[18:54] Elise
    Until the moment that
    this life of mine ends,
[18:58] Elise
    I want to save as many
    lives as I possibly can.
[19:09] Elise
    Y-Your Highness, for everything
    that has happened...
[19:13] Elise
    I offer my sincerest apologies.
[19:18] Elise
    Ever since we were small, I've caused
    you no end of trouble, Your Highness.
[19:23] Elise
    And because of my selfishness, which
    overreaches my social status,
[19:26] Elise
    I've forced you into an engagement
    you never wanted.
[19:29] Elise
    I'm truly so very sorry!
[19:33] Linden
    Who said that I don't want this engagement?
[19:38] Elise
    What?
[19:50] Vent
    Marquis Child is making some unusual moves.
[19:54] Vent
    He seems to be frequently meeting
    with the third prince of the empire.
[19:57] Vent
    It may be best to stay
    abreast of his movements.
[20:01] Minchester
    Even at the best of times, the House of
    Child views the Clorence family with enmity.
[20:07] Minchester
    Don't provoke them too much.
[20:09] Vent
    Sire.
[20:10] Ell
    I am most grateful for your consideration.
[20:13] Ell
    Your Majesty!
[20:15] Ell
    I deeply apologize for
    what happened earlier.
[20:18] Ell
    I will strictly reprimand Elise for it.
[20:21] Minchester
    What are you saying?
[20:23] Minchester
    She's matured so wonderfully,
    she truly surprised me.
[20:29] Vent
    What if we provided the lady with an
    opportunity to work at a hospital?
[20:33] Vent
    After a few days of toil,
    I believe she will give up.
[20:38] Ell
    That makes sense.
[20:40] Ell
    Then, which hospital should
    we send her to to learn?
[20:43] Vent
    The Clorence family owns
    a hospital, I believe?
[20:47] Vent
    The Teresa Hospital.
[20:49] Vent
    Have her undergo her education there.
[20:56] Elise
    I accept full responsibility
    for these events,
[20:59] Elise
    and I will work hard so as not
    to cause you any more trouble.
[21:02] Elise
    I know that you hate me, Your Highness,
[21:05] Elise
    but I still demanded to have my own way.
[21:08] Elise
    I offer my apologies once more.
[21:28] Elise; internal
    His Highness... was angry.
[21:32] Elise; internal
    No, this is for the best.
[21:34] Elise; internal
    In my first life, I forced myself
    onto the same path as you,
[21:38] Elise; internal
    and I caused you so much suffering.
[21:41] Elise; internal
    But this life will be different.
[21:46] Elise; internal
    I will walk a completely
    different path from you.
[21:51] Elise; internal
    Goodbye.
[21:52] Elise; internal
    I hope your life is a happy one.
[22:01] Elise; internal
    You are the person I loved most of all.
SIGN    A Gamble