17 - Like an Embrace

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    People are born into this world
    shouldering the feelings of many others...
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    Sadness... joy... and hope...
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    Assuming that hope, their lives continue
    to shine, as long as they have strength.
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    Until they pass those feelings
    on to the next somebody.
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    I may have a habit of running away
    as soon as 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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    Live your life riding that wind.
    In time, the wind summons the storm.
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    Get some sleep. As soon as the storm dies
    down, there will be men coming after us.
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    When day breaks, we flee out
    of here without stopping.
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    There's something that
    I just have to ask you about.
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    What is it?
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    Why did my mom and pop abandon me?
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    Don't get me wrong, I'm just killing
    time until the storm dies down.
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    I see.
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    It goes back 30 years...
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    Long live King Corvalle! Glory to the king!
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    The young king, Magnus Corvalle,
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    was a kind-hearted king,
    who loved flowers and poetry.
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    He was adored not only by the nobility,
    but by the masses as well.
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    Cleo, such was your father.
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    Eckardo Ranier, come forward.
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    I have run out of medals
    that I can give you.
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    The Admiral is also delighted
    that he has such a fine successor.
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    Magnus- I mean, Your Majesty, I do
    not fight because I desire medals.
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    I know. That is exactly why
    I wish to reward your loyalty.
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    Majesty...
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    Listen to me, everyone!
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    In recognition of Commander Eckardo's
    brilliant military successes,
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    and my firm trust in him, I believe that
    he is deserving of a more fitting honor.
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    And so, how would you like my ship?
[04:58] ---
    What?
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    Majesty!
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    There is no other way
    that I can reward his deeds.
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    If I may...
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    Who are you?
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    Gorna, the bishop.
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    Very well. Speak.
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    Yes, sir. As you are aware,
    in the royal family,
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    that ship attests that
    the king is the king.
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    At some time, if any heirs
    were to be born to Your Majesty,
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    and he were to succeed to the throne,
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    a new ship would be constructed.
    That ship is the very embodiment of the king.
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    Which is exactly why I would like
    to confer that ship upon Eckardo.
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    In the scriptures, it is written,
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    "We shall follow the king
    who commandeth the ship,
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    and together with our king
    shall we reach the Black Cross."
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    If you were to give the ship to another,
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    it would create an undesirable
    situation for the royal family.
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    I deeply appreciate your consideration.
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    Thank you very much.
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    However...
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    A ship is only as good as its captain.
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    I firmly believe that Eckardo is
    the man to make use of this ship.
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    I have no doubt that Eckardo will
    set out into space on this ship,
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    and bring peace and prosperity to all!
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    Majesty...
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    Are you sure you're okay with this?
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    With what?
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    If you wrangle with the Cross-Star religion
    any further, there's going to be trouble.
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    Rumor has it that the bishopric
    is taking up with the nobility
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    that are discontent with the royal family.
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    I know.
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    Then why would you intentionally do
    something like this to kick up a storm?
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    I want to ascertain what
    their true intentions are.
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    Magnus...
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    Eckardo, will you help me?
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    To the end of my life.
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    The two of them were not
    just a king and his vassal.
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    They were childhood pals,
    and sworn friends-
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    no, there was an even stronger
    bond between the two.
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    I'm not going to weep over an old tale
    such as that one. Get to the point.
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    Just listen. At the time, the King
    and Eckardo were both still young.
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    Right about the same age
    that you are now, I'd say.
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    It's been too long, huh?
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    Yeah.
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    Want to race?
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    I was hoping you'd say that.
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    Whoa, whoa, whoa!
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    Eckardo!
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    What's the matter?
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    A lady!
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    Her name was Elvia Blanche de la Vallière.
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    She was the daughter of
    a local influential aristocrat,
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    but ever since her father openly
    denied the Cross-Star religion,
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    they had been persecuted by the church.
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    So, you've been looking around all over?
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    Isn't that dangerous, in the midst
    of this unsettling situation?
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    I wouldn't be sure of anything if I didn't
    confirm it with my own eyes. Besides,
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    as a result,
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    I was able to meet the two of you like this.
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    Eckardo...
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    Admiral!
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    Almost time?
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    Yes, sir. We strike tomorrow morning.
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    The rebel forces that the Cross-Star religion
    has incited have increased their numbers.
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    You might die.
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    I have always been prepared to do so.
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    You may be a soldier, but I doubt
    that fighting is your only ability.
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    Life is for making somebody happy, isn't it?
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    Admiral...
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    You only live once.
    Make sure you have no regrets.
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    Sorry for calling you out here so suddenly.
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    Not at all. The strike is tomorrow, right?
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    Right after this.
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    Elvia, I will succeed in winning
    this battle, and come back.
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    Yes...
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    When I do, I want you to meet me here again.
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    All right. In return, please
    make sure you come back safely.
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    I promise.
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    When you do, I will have something
    that I wish to tell you, Eckardo-sama.
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    Elvia...
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    Fire!
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    That day, the God of War must have been with
    Eckardo. There was no one who could stop him.
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    Your Majesty, we thank you for
    taking the trouble to greet us.
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    It's been a long time since we've
    had anything that good to drink.
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    Yeah.
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    Do you still think of me as your friend?
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    What's the matter, Magnus? Are you drunk?
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    Eckardo...
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    Right now, there is a flower
    blooming in my heart.
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    A beautiful flower, named Elvia.
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    Is that right?
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    As someone who was born the king,
    I never thought I would be in love.
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    Marriage is just one of the duties of a king.
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    I kept trying to convince
    myself of that, but...
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    At first, my heart was drawn by her beauty.
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    I told myself, she's just
    the pretty daughter of a nobleman.
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    I tried to forget about those feelings.
    But she was wise, strong, and majestic.
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    For the first time in my life, I felt
    like I wanted to kneel before someone.
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    Magnus...
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    If I were to take her as my wife,
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    my relations with the Cross-Star religion
    would become even more difficult.
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    Even so, I cannot shake these feelings.
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    Magnus, you only live once.
    Make sure you have no regrets.
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    Eckardo...
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    I will protect the royal family
    with my whole heart and soul.
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    You have my sincere blessing, Magnus.
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    Thank you, Eckardo! I've never been so
    grateful for our friendship as I am now!
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    His Majesty is getting married?
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    Yes, to the daughter of a nobleman.
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    Elvia Blanche-sama?
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    The rebel nobility's resistance will
    grow all the more fierce over this.
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    So, her and His Majesty...
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    She is ready.
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    Elvia...
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    That day, Eckardo fought
    more fiercely than ever.
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    He was probably trying to get killed.
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    What is it you're trying to tell me?
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    I don't want to hear about
    Eckardo's story of lost love.
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    Have you ever been in love with anyone?
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    Huh?
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    I asked you if you have ever
    been deeply in love with someone.
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    Nah...
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    Admiral...
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    Looks like you've got
    the devil's own luck, huh?
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    I slipped up.
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    Why are you so eager to die?
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    As long as you're alive,
    good winds may blow. Right?
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    And in time, the wind
    summons the storm, huh?
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    Having been injured, Eckardo used that as
    a chance to retire from the front lines,
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    and became an aide to the royal family,
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    taking the office of Supreme
    Commander of the Royal Guard.
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    And then, at length, the fighting
    began with the rebel nobility.
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    Magnus!
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    Elvia!
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    Magnus!
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    Stay with me, Magnus!
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    I'm sorry...
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    What are you talking about?! Come on!
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    Look after... Elvia...
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    You're the only one I can ask...
    Elvia... Look after Elvia...
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    All right.
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    Magnus...
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    His sword! The royal family sword is gone!
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    The secret formula for the royal
    family's glass is in ashes!
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    Elvia-sama!
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    Eckardo!
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    Thank goodness you're safe!
[19:27] ---
    Where is His Majesty?
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    He has... perished...
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    I will accompany you.
    We must hurry and flee.
[19:40] ---
    No.
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    I choose the same fate as His Majesty.
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    What are you talking about?! The royal
    bloodline must not be terminated!
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    Take care of this boy...
    Take care of Cleo...
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    You're the only one...
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    You're the only one I can ask!
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    Now, please go, that the royal
    family bloodline may be preserved.
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    Your Majesty...
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    I shall not fall by your hands!
[21:06] ---
    What? From Eckardo?
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    Yes, sir. The King and Queen are already...
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    I see...
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    All units, evacuate!
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    Magnus... Elvia...
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    I will make sure I protect this child.
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    I swear it, on your souls.
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    By no means did King Magnus and Elvia-sama
    abandon you. They entrusted you.
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    To Eckardo, and no one else. And he gave
    up his life to carry out his mission.
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    Do you understand why?
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    Yeah. Painfully so.
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    That's what it means
    for a man to be in love.
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    Cleo, you are a testament to King Magnus,
    Elvia-sama, and Eckardo's lives.
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    Live your life riding that wind.
    In time, the wind summons the storm.
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    That lousy old coot...
    That was pretty slick of him...
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    Cleo,
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    as it happens, you have one other-
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    Bad news!
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    They're coming after us!
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    Admiral...
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    You were about to say
    something before, right?
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    No, never mind. Forget it.
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    "Like an Embrace"
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    In these streets which have lost their color,
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    under my breath, I look at the screen.
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    Searching for the key to the future,
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    I've torn my pocket.
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    Have I any doubts?
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    Will the light shine?
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    What is right?
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    As I struggle, I move into the distance.
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    I am the only one,
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    my drifting heart is as hard as a cocoon,
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    and it protects me,
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    but I am not the only one,
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    and the words that issue forth
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    want to catch
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    going round and round.
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    The never-ending fate
    of the two-headed eagle...
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    A mysterious prophet, that speaks of an even
    further distant future for the galaxy,
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    is met again.
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    Next time on Glass Fleet,
    "Like Flight..."
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    The galaxy in revolution. Renaissance.
[24:42] ---
    "Like Flight..."