# 10 - Like a Demon
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Taking up arms,
standing on the battlefield,
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and distinguishing oneself alone
is not the essence of battle.
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In order to survive turbulent times,
words become powerful weapons.
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The resourcefulness to
manipulate truth and falsehood.
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This is yet another weapon.
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Perhaps it is not the powerful
whose names are left to history,
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but those who pace about with wisdom.
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*I may have a habit of running away
whenever anything bad occurs,*
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*but no matter what happens,
I'm not going to run away now.*
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*I may have a habit of bursting into tears,
even though I understand it in my mind,*
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*but since I am aiming higher,
I'm not going to cry now.*
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*I'm tired of hearing that
things will turn out all right.*
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*Don't bury your head in your hands.*
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*Instead give your positive gauge a clip!*
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*In time it will all feel
just like it should!*
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*Deeply, deeply, it's becoming
etched in my mind*
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*that someday, this will all be real.*
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*Both the unchanging mornings
and the never-ending nights.*
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*I'm off and running for tomorrow's sake.*
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Michel-sama, return to us safely.
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Return to us safely.
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We extend a heartfelt welcome
to you on your visit to our territory.
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I shall escort you to
the Duchess of Bardeaux.
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Thank you. Very well then...
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I am most grateful.
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I will be taking charge of
your companion's side arm, as well.
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What's going on here?
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I told you, Bardeaux territory is
a neutral zone. Disarmament is the rule here.
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Hold it!
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Just try to lay a finger on my ship.
You guys will be dead.
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Cleo!
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this ship will be placed under our control.
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Your swords and your ship
will be returned to you
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once all of your business
in this territory is finished,
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so please give your consent.
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Before long, a great war
is going to break out.
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My word. How would you know this?
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Because the People's Army
does not desire peace.
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My, how frightful.
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Yes, they truly are a frightful lot.
You probably do not know this,
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but their violence is
increasing steadily every day.
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They are commandeering territorial ships
one after the next,
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taking them over by force.
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To the people, they are
an object of terror.
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This is something that I cannot
overlook as the Holy Emperor,
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so I have delegated Admiral Gerald,
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distinguished for having
once led the Invincible Armada,
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to serve as my ace in the hole.
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Admiral Gerald is a man who
has made great contributions...
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...since His Excellency Vetti
was made Holy Emperor.
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My, how auspicious.
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Violent resistance is easy to
anticipate from the People's Army.
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Even if you were to use your neutrality
as a shield to avoid the flames of war,
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can your safety really be assured?
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It is easy to escape
the flames of war, Vetti.
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You people need only refrain from fighting.
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That will not be possible.
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Would you please excuse yourselves
for a moment?
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Thank you for waiting.
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The Duchess of Bardeaux will see you now.
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It is a pleasure to finally meet you.
My name is Michel Volban.
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This is Hector, and this is Cleo.
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These are some of the seafood products
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which can only be found
in the lakes of Cavell territory.
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We have brought them with us,
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hoping that they are to
the Duchess of Bardeaux's taste.
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I do not partake of anything
that reeks of fish.
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It appears to me that
the Duchess of Bardeaux
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is still being persnickety about the past.
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Excellency, what do you think?
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The aroma of Cassis,
chocolate, and plums...
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Their scent lingers for a long time.
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Excellency?
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She's just trying to jack up her price.
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We cannot bear to overlook
the penury of the people any longer.
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In order for us to overthrow
the tyranny of the Holy Emperor,
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we would like to ask for
the Duchess of Bardeaux's support.
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Duchess of Bardeaux,
please give us your assistance.
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If war does break out, it is likely
that you will not remain unharmed.
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I beg of you, please lend your
support to the People's Army.
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Can you look upon the current state
of the galaxy and think nothing of it?
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If you will give us your cooperation,
we would consider rewarding you suitably.
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I hear you got dumped by Vetti, huh?
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You keep a straight face,
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but when it's all said and done,
you got dumped by a man, didn't you?
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Cleo!
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This is no time to be bringing that up!
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All controlling rights and interests
over the trade zones.
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You want to defeat the
Holy Emperor's forces, don't you?
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Would you concede that?
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You said it, huh?
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Hey, she's taking advantage
of your position.
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Sure, you can have them.
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Cleo-san!
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My, what a wonderful answer.
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Duchess of Bardeaux,
please excuse us for a moment.
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In the meantime, we ask that we
be allowed to put off our response.
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Come on!
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I do not mind. I will be expecting
a favorable answer when you return.
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What the hell are you thinking?!
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This is going nowhere.
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For all of your trying to sound her out,
she's just black-hearted.
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There are other merchants,
and they won't put up with it!
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Then you can just create
new trade zones, can't you?
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It's not that easy!
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No, there is some merit to
what Cleo-san is saying.
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If someone as influential
as B.B. sides with us,
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many other aristocrats
will view B.B.'s decision
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as a shift in the balance of power
in the universe.
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What, it's a numbers game again?
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Michel, under the circumstances,
let's accept any conditions she offers.
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Our goal is to attain victory over
the Holy Emperor's forces, is it not?
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This year's grape crop is not that good.
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I can't have a war breaking out
on top of that.
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The People's Army is the culprit behind it.
There is only one way to prevent war,
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and that is to ally yourself with us.
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Our overwhelming force will
serve as a deterrent to war.
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What you want is my name
and my money. Speak plainly.
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What we want is more than that.
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Such as?
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Peace.
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Oh my goodness,
for you to say such a word!
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I wonder if next year's crop
will be poor, too!
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It is no laughing matter.
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My, how rude of me.
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Still, Vetti, if Bardeaux were to side
with the Holy Emperor's forces,
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what would be in it for me?
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As I said, under the protection
of the Holy Emperor's forces,
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--your position would be-
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--Oh, I'm sorry.
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Perhaps that was too difficult
for you to understand.
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Will you arrange for
anything that I want?
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Very well, whatever you wish.
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Really?
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You there, cut off Vetti's head
for me, right here and now.
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Just kidding! I don't even want it!
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How about this?
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Bardeaux territory is neutral,
and the largest trading power.
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What if we offered you the expediency...
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...of being the sole purveyor of
Bardeaux wine for the Holy Emperor?
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All controlling rights and
interests over the trade zones.
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You are asking too much.
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In that case, we have
nothing more to discuss.
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May we ask you to postpone your decision?
We will return to Côte-d'Or,
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and offer our response
after consultation there.
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The Emperor himself is here,
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yet you haven't the authority
to give me an immediate answer?
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See our guests off.
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I will go consider your request
in the next room.
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All rights and interests will
belong to Bardeaux territory.
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If we are in agreement,
then sign the entente.
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Please wait here for me. I will bring you
a souvenir from Bardeaux territory.
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Until then, I will hold this near my heart
as I sleep, thinking of you.
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I wish you victory. May good fortune
be visited upon us both this day.
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Thank you so much.
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Have you considered any other means
besides going to war?
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Huh?
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Of course we have.
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War does nothing but consume,
and is grossly unproductive.
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You are quite correct.
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Normally, seeking for peaceful paths,
and not relying on force,
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is the duty that we who lead
the People's Army consider at all times.
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However, there is also something to be lost
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by resigning oneself
to a life of blasé peace.
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The words of those who choose war
are the same, in any age.
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Do you deny our need to go to war?
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No, it is just amusing how similar
your respective assertions are.
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Our respective?
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Then someone else has
already contacted you-
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someone with the same goal.
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It's Vetti, isn't it?!
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Stop, Cleo!
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I must feed my people as well.
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My only interest is in which faction
will be more beneficial to me.
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If you wish to go to war, then so be it.
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However, if any harm
comes to my vineyards...
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...that's when you should say your prayers.
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Well then, have a pleasant day.
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Hold up.
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What did Vetti say to you?
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Cleo!
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You seem to be quite obsessed
with Vetti Sforza. Why might that be?
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I don't know. He just makes my blood boil.
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My, how wonderful.
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You'll understand for yourself
if you ever cross swords with him.
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What would you like to
do with Vetti Sforza?
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Settle our score.
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Is that all?
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Yeah, that's all.
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Ah... that is all...
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Monsieur Volban, you have
a fascinating partner there.
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I beg you,
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please marry Vetti-sama.
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I am not foolish enough
to exchange vows with a clown.
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Vetti-sama is not a clown!
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Oh, dear. Are you okay?
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I'm fine.
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There are those who express their love
the way that Vetti-sama does.
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What are you to him?
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What I am doesn't matter.
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Vetti-sama needs you.
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Why?
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Well, it's...
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Tell me why.
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Because I'm... not good enough...
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You love him, don't you?
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You're not being honest with yourself.
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Please, agree to marry Vetti-sama.
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I'm sure that you will come to know
Vetti-sama's magnificence, too.
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Sometimes, love begins once you are wed.
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I'm sorry for intruding.
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Will you join me in a toast?
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To... what?
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Something wonderful has happened,
though I cannot tell you about it.
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You mean that someone
has met your asking price.
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Perhaps.
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Perchance, the next thing you will
be drinking is the wine of blood.
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I look forward to it, but it couldn't
possibly compare to Bardeaux wine.
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Excellency!
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Please stop, Your Excellency!
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My guests will be leaving now.
Well then, have a pleasant day.
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I have resigned myself to the fact
that I will receive criticism
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that this is a political marriage.
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I do understand your feelings of hesitation
about entering into a loveless marriage.
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Then why are you so desirous that
I should marry the Holy Emperor?
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Because your happiness
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is connected to the happiness
of the universe as a whole.
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My happiness?
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There are two kinds of leaders
who guide their people.
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Once kind exercises authority over them.
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The other is the kind that
bolsters the souls of the people
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through their teachings, or prayer.
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When these two elements become one,
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the lives and souls of the people
are watched over.
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Once you wed the Holy Emperor,
and obtain an unwavering happiness,
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you will be doing no less than looking after
every living being in the universe.
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In my responsibilities
and duties as the one
**[20:08] ---**
who presides over the Cross-Star religion,
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I must ensure that my own parental
desires for my daughter's happiness...
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...are linked to the well-being
of the entire universe.
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However, there is one thing
that I know for certain.
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And that is that I love my daughter,
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and that I am a faint-hearted father,
who wants his daughter to be happy.
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I hope that you at least
understand my hope for you.
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We have sighted red fireworks
from His Excellency Vetti's ship.
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So the negotiations have
ended in failure, have they?
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In that case, how about we launch a strike
against them for everything we're worth?
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You never change, huh, my boy?
**[21:16] ---**
It's an attack!
The vineyards have been lost!
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What could be going on?
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Now you've done it, haven't you, Vetti-san?
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He's broken the neutral zone accords!
The Holy Emperor, of all people!
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They sure are a crafty bunch, huh?
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"Like a Demon"
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*It's twilight already in the
glass city of mistaken notions*
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*where we exchanged farewells
among the countless lights.*
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*After making that pinky promise,
the finger that lied to you*
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*developed a hangnail,
and still hurts a little even now.*
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*We called each other's names,
we spoke each other's names,*
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*and the world where you and I
once met keeps spinning around.*
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*After these tears fall,
will they be forgotten?*
**[22:25] ---**
*After the sadness melts away,
will I be able to see?*
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*Quivering and shimmering
in this glistening world,*
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*they grow cold and dry up
as I grasp them in my hands.*
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*Even if this world were made of nothing*
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*but lies and nonsense,
I probably wouldn't care.*
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*Somewhere on this world,
I am here singing,*
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*so please, may you be
here on this world, smiling.*
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A mask over the heart
comes loose and falls.
**[23:16] ---**
What is it that the young lady
from the Cross-Star religion,
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with the finely honed
claws of desire, will witness?
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Next time on Glass Fleet,
"Like a Hungry Wolf"
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The galaxy in revolution. Renaissance.
**[23:26] ---**
"Like a Hungry Wolf"