25 - Missing Piece

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[00:13] ---
    I know this cold voice
[00:17] ---
    Taking my friend
[00:22] ---
    Maybe a little afraid you'll run away
[00:26] ---
    But right now...
[00:30] ---
    For this moment in time, I want to hold you tight
[00:35] ---
    By your side, I'm dreaming of the days
[00:39] ---
    When I finally look up at the promised sky
[00:44] ---
    I'll take off and break all the way
[00:49] ---
    For this moment in time, I just wanna be with you
[00:53] ---
    By your side, I'm dreaming of the days
[00:58] ---
    When I finally look up at the promised sky
[01:02] ---
    I know I can change all the way
[01:07] ---
    For the moment...
[01:11] ---
    I just wanna hold you...
[01:31] ---
    So, Your Highness, do you intend to reconcile with King Somand?
[01:36] ---
    Of course.
[01:38] ---
    When my brother stops ruling as an iron-fisted dictator and the order banishing me is withdrawn...
[01:44] ---
    I will serve my brother with pleasure.
[01:48] ---
    My older brother has no idea how grave the state of society is.
[01:53] ---
    If his advisers are going to let him stay that way, then I will have to open his eyes.
[01:59] ---
    I consider it my duty.
[02:03] ---
    So you're saying, as a first step...
[02:05] ---
    United Nations inspectors should be allowed into the country...
[02:10] ---
    - ...but the King is currently refusing their entry?
    - He can't refuse them forever.
[02:16] ---
    If nothing were wrong, there wouldn't be unrest among the people.
[02:19] ---
    And, in the event that the King refuses to comply, what will you do?
[02:27] ---
    In that event... I will return. I don't care if it's only one...
[02:33] ---
    ...if a voice among my people asks for me...
[02:36] ---
    ...nothing will stop me.
[02:40] ---
    I will return.
[02:42] ---
    "Missing Piece"
[02:54] ---
    And in the event that the King refuses to comply, what will you do?
[03:03] ---
    In that event... I will return.
[03:07] ---
    You planned this?
[03:09] ---
    Yes, the basic outline.
[03:11] ---
    And you expressly chose to tape it in Singapore.
[03:16] ---
    Yes. The people of Raginei will be moved to see His Highness Rumaty risking his own safety...
[03:21] ---
    ...to be near his country.
[03:24] ---
    Hm, I see.
[03:26] ---
    And was it also your idea to have it continuously rebroadcast like this?
[03:29] ---
    By repeating it, we'll heighten the wave of sympathy from the people of Raginei.
[03:34] ---
    Commendable, in both strategy and substance.
[03:38] ---
    Thank you.
[03:40] ---
    And the next step?
[03:42] ---
    Already in motion.
[03:44] ---
    But, knowing His Highness, he's not going to keep doing just as I say...
[03:47] ---
    Well, that's better than a bad actor who can't talk without a script in his hand; no good would come of that.
[03:53] ---
    By the way, have you gotten any updates on Raginei from Carl?
[03:57] ---
    Apparently there was a massive crack-down on anti-government forces at the beginning of this month.
[04:03] ---
    It's practically a Reign of Terror.
[04:05] ---
    And no one in the palace has realized how bad things are...
[04:09] ---
    ...or else somebody is making sure they don't...
[04:13] ---
    That "somebody" is who Eugene's going there to see...
[04:17] ---
    ...via his sister-in-law's connections.
[04:19] ---
    And Kajika hasn't been much trouble?
[04:21] ---
    ...because she arrives in Singapore tomorrow.
[04:24] ---
    To join His Highness Rumaty?
[04:27] ---
    Yes.
[04:28] ---
    I forbade her coming, but it was useless.
[04:31] ---
    I'm sure.
[04:32] ---
    Well, goodbye for now.
[04:38] ---
    Only this far, though.
[04:41] ---
    I won't let Kajika go any further.
[04:43] ---
    Because, at any moment, civil war could erupt in Raginei.
[04:50] ---
    M--miss Kajika! You said you were going to the store!
[04:53] ---
    T--this is...!
[04:56] ---
    Right! Carl's apartment.
[04:58] ---
    Burnsworth and Rosenthal are rivals!
[05:02] ---
    What on earth are we here for?
[05:04] ---
    To ask if Mustafa's really safe.
[05:07] ---
    Carl can tell me what's really going on in the Raginei Royal Palace.
[05:12] ---
    But wow, executives' schedules are supposed to be secret, so how did you figure his out?
[05:17] ---
    I didn't.
[05:21] ---
    So we'll just have to wait, won't we?
[05:23] ---
    With no idea when he's coming back?
[05:25] ---
    No worries! I know for sure he's in New York today.
[05:51] ---
    Are you alright, young master?
[05:54] ---
    Just a little tired.
[05:56] ---
    And no wonder.
[05:58] ---
    It's insane, the way you've been going without enough sleep for the last few months.
[06:02] ---
    If you have a goal...
[06:04] ---
    you can leap any hurdle, no matter how high.
[06:08] ---
    By the way, you like Kajika, don't you?
[06:14] ---
    I'll give her, if you want her.
[06:19] ---
    It is all up to her.
[06:23] ---
    This is the time to stand firm.
[06:27] ---
    My father may be older now, but his spirit's still vigorous.
[06:31] ---
    I've managed to fool his eagle eyes while I make preparations for the coup.
[06:36] ---
    Since I played the good son for so long...
[06:39] ---
    ...he still regards me without suspicion, doesn't he?
[06:41] ---
    Don't worry. The Chairman's inclinations have been thoroughly checked out.
[06:46] ---
    What's more important today is that you hurry and get some rest.
[06:49] ---
    Right... I will.
[07:08] ---
    Is everything alright?
[07:09] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[07:18] ---
    The sun's going down. He's never coming.
[07:25] ---
    Kajika!
[07:28] ---
    Carl!
[07:31] ---
    What are you doing here, Kajika?
[07:32] ---
    I had something I wanted to ask you.
[07:34] ---
    Do you have a minute?
[07:36] ---
    Yes, of course.
[07:38] ---
    Uh--um, but...
[07:41] ---
    Wait here for a bit, Toranosuke.
[07:44] ---
    It's easier to talk with just two people.
[07:47] ---
    S--sure, but...!
[08:01] ---
    No one's here, so make yourself at home.
[08:08] ---
    Wow, you have a lot of room in here. You live alone?
[08:12] ---
    Yes, except for a housekeeper who looks after things for me.
[08:16] ---
    How about some tea instead of coffee?
[08:23] ---
    So, what did you want to ask me?
[08:28] ---
    Mustafa is on his way to Raginei.
[08:30] ---
    Eugene? For what purpose?
[08:33] ---
    He's going to attend King Somand's tea ceremony and meet with Quinza.
[08:37] ---
    His traditional tea ceremony?
[08:39] ---
    He's going with a woman named Glücksköld.
[08:42] ---
    Glücksköld?
[08:45] ---
    The Swedish hotel magnates, if I'm not mistaken...
[08:48] ---
    In that case, there's nothing to worry about.
[08:52] ---
    The royal family appears to be doing everything in their power to promote the Glücksköld's hotel operations.
[08:56] ---
    As long as Eugene is their guest, no one can try anything funny on him.
[08:59] ---
    Really? If you say so, Carl, that's a relief.
[09:03] ---
    I wanted to go with him, but I'll be in Singapore as of tomorrow.
[09:07] ---
    Singapore?
[09:08] ---
    Yeah, where Rumaty is.
[09:11] ---
    I saw the interview on TV.
[09:13] ---
    The only image I had had of him from when we met in Raginei was of a bratty kid...
[09:17] ---
    ...but he seemed extremely mature.
[09:19] ---
    He's studied with Lee-Leng and gone to great pains getting that way.
[09:22] ---
    I mean, really, it's not like anyone is born royal.
[09:25] ---
    Well, you're the American version of an aristocrat...
[09:29] ---
    An aristocrat?
[09:32] ---
    Dad's Dad, and I'm me.
[09:36] ---
    I'm not a "rubbing elbows with the rich and powerful" kind of girl.
[09:39] ---
    Dad knows it, too, and he leaves me alone about it.
[09:46] ---
    What?
[09:48] ---
    You and your dad really understand each other.
[09:52] ---
    I'm jealous.
[09:55] ---
    Carl...
[09:59] ---
    My mother and father may share our blood, but we were beyond perfect strangers.
[10:04] ---
    All my father wanted from me...
[10:06] ---
    ...was for me to excel as successor to the Rosenthal line.
[10:12] ---
    To him, I'm a subordinate.
[10:15] ---
    I exist only to protect the fortune he built.
[10:19] ---
    If I were to disappoint him, I would be cast aside.
[10:24] ---
    Carl... that's so...
[10:27] ---
    But in the end, you can't deny blood.
[10:33] ---
    My father has dreams for me, and I...
[10:39] ---
    He's gotten old.
[10:41] ---
    An inflexible leader whose way of running the company is to pursue his own revenge.
[10:44] ---
    And that, our foundation doesn't need.
[10:49] ---
    Carl, stop it!
[10:52] ---
    Such things should never even be put to words! The more you say, the more you'll suffer!
[10:58] ---
    You can't just open the door and invite sorrow in!
[11:08] ---
    Kajika...
[11:18] ---
    Carl! We know you're in there! Stop hiding and get out here!
[11:22] ---
    - Who is that?
    - My big sisters.
[11:24] ---
    - Your sisters?
    - Stay here.
[11:26] ---
    - But--!
    - I'll be right back.
[11:40] ---
    - Hey! Get out here, Carl!
    - Open up this instant, we need to talk to you!
    - Are you in there?
[11:44] ---
    Answer the door! We know you're in there! Carl!
[11:48] ---
    Open up, Carl!
[11:56] ---
    OK, what is it?
[11:58] ---
    How about you give us an explanation?
[12:01] ---
    We call, and we call, and we get ignored!
[12:03] ---
    Yeah! Just who in the hell do you think you are?
[12:06] ---
    Dad told us the truth!
[12:08] ---
    Reducing our allowances to a pittance was your idea!
[12:12] ---
    Oh, sure. And?
[12:13] ---
    What? "Oh, sure?!"
[12:15] ---
    - My God!
    - How dare you just shamelessly say that?!
[12:18] ---
    Impudent brat! (etc.)
[12:21] ---
    They are Carl's big sisters? They're... intense.
[12:26] ---
    Our father agrees with me on this.
[12:30] ---
    How exactly is $100,000 dollars a month a pittance?
[12:33] ---
    What, do you think you're head of the family already?
[12:35] ---
    If it came down to it, he could give us the inheritance right now!
[12:38] ---
    - I'm the eldest daughter, I have more right to it than you do!
    - Yeah!
[12:43] ---
    Sisters... don't you think you should take our father a little more seriously?
[12:49] ---
    Our father, perpetually marrying and divorcing, is an unparalleled skirt-chaser.
[12:53] ---
    S--so what?
[12:56] ---
    Even now, he's seeing several women.
[13:00] ---
    It's entirely possible that out of that group, one of them could end up leading him back to the altar.
[13:08] ---
    So what are you trying to say?
[13:11] ---
    If he weighed his love for all of you against his love for his new wife...
[13:15] ---
    which do you think would win?
[13:19] ---
    In that case... it's easy to guess where the bulk of the fortune would go.
[13:28] ---
    I would recommend buttering him up while you still can.
[13:33] ---
    And meanwhile, I have business to attend to. Please, excuse me.
[13:45] ---
    Carl!
[14:11] ---
    Now where did all that vim and vigor go?
[14:14] ---
    It's been umpteen years since it happened, but still... You're pathetic!
[14:21] ---
    How about crying like you did then, like a little baby bird?
[14:27] ---
    From the bottom of that well, you were begging me, sobbing...
[14:32] ---
    "Help!" "Get me out of here!"
[14:36] ---
    Stop it...!
[14:37] ---
    Trying to control us in father's place?
[14:40] ---
    You have a lot of nerve!
[14:42] ---
    Please, stop!
[14:45] ---
    STOP!
[14:51] ---
    Carl!
[15:22] ---
    You damned--!
[15:28] ---
    - Eek!
    - Oh my God!
    - My clothes!!
[15:32] ---
    Who the heck is this kid? Your girlfriend?
[15:35] ---
    Idiots!
[15:36] ---
    Preying on someone else's weakness is lower than low! You should be ashamed!
[15:42] ---
    Did that cool you down a little?
[15:45] ---
    Do you want some more?
[15:48] ---
    We'll get you for this!
[15:58] ---
    I think I overdid it a little.
[16:01] ---
    Carl! Are you OK?
[16:03] ---
    I--I'm fine. I think it's receding.
[16:07] ---
    It is? I'm so glad.
[16:12] ---
    Carl...
[16:18] ---
    That's the second time I've had you save me.
[16:22] ---
    You only ever see me at my most pathetic.
[16:24] ---
    You talk like we're strangers! It's OK.
[16:28] ---
    I think I told you once that when I was six, I fell down a well.
[16:35] ---
    On the morning of my second day in the well...
[16:38] ---
    my sisters found me.
[16:44] ---
    Big sis, help! Please!
[16:50] ---
    - Big sis...
    - Although I asked for their help, weeping...
[16:54] ---
    They just sneered down at me.
[17:01] ---
    It was so cold, so dark... I thought I was going to die.
[17:07] ---
    Carl...
[17:11] ---
    My mother, who abandoned me at birth...
[17:14] ---
    my sisters, creatures of pure hate...
[17:17] ---
    At some point, I started to hate the very gender...
[17:25] ---
    That's how I was... until I met you.
[17:35] ---
    Even if you can't stop trembling... that's OK. Let your body do what it wants.
[17:42] ---
    There's nothing to be ashamed of.
[17:45] ---
    Relax...
[17:48] ---
    It's OK... we'll turn all the lights on...
[17:53] ---
    ...so you can put your mind at ease...
[17:56] ---
    ...at ease...
[18:01] ---
    Meeting you...
[18:03] ---
    ...changed me.
[18:08] ---
    You're warm.
[18:15] ---
    I want you by my side.
[18:25] ---
    You're the only girl...
[18:28] ---
    ...I can open my heart to.
[18:32] ---
    Carl...
[18:37] ---
    I--it must be a shock to hear all of this so suddenly.
[18:40] ---
    Mm... mm-hmm.
[18:42] ---
    I'm surprised I said it, too.
[18:44] ---
    But my feelings for you are real.
[18:48] ---
    I don't mean right away, of course.
[18:50] ---
    Just think about it.
[18:54] ---
    I'll wait...
[18:57] ---
    ...forever.
[19:03] ---
    Thank you. I'm glad.
[19:08] ---
    Can I make one request?
[19:10] ---
    W--what is it?
[19:12] ---
    Don't talk about me being the only one...
[19:15] ---
    ...instead, try to open your heart to other women, too.
[19:19] ---
    Kajika...
[19:21] ---
    You said it was your mother and sisters...
[19:24] ---
    ...that made you hate women.
[19:27] ---
    I know it was painful, but...
[19:30] ---
    ...it doesn't make sense to extend your dislike to other women.
[19:33] ---
    Is it true, you really like me?
[19:37] ---
    Yes.
[19:38] ---
    If you put a wall up right away because someone is female...
[19:42] ---
    ...you really hurt your chances of meeting someone wonderful.
[19:50] ---
    Right.
[19:54] ---
    Wrong!
[19:57] ---
    You're still a bud that hasn't bloomed into a flower.
[20:00] ---
    - You wouldn't understand if I told you.
    - Sorry, it's the 29th.
[20:06] ---
    - Any girl that appeared, no matter how wonderful...
    - Well, then, it has nothing to do with us, don't you think?
[20:11] ---
    ...would look dull and faded to me now.
[20:15] ---
    - Kajika?!
    - It's been a while!
[20:17] ---
    The first spring breeze that touched me is the only one I want.
[20:21] ---
    That's how deeply I'm in love with you.
[20:26] ---
    And that's why, to get you...
[20:30] ---
    I would do anything!
[20:34] ---
    As long as I can have you by my side...
[20:37] ---
    I don't care...
[20:39] ---
    I'll sell my soul to the devil!
[20:52] ---
    Where's Rumaty?
[20:54] ---
    He's a bit worn out from all the running around.
[20:57] ---
    I guess King Somand has seen Rumaty's interview by now, huh.
[21:01] ---
    He's probably pretty mad.
[21:03] ---
    Reconciliation with King Somand will be difficult, I'm sure.
[21:07] ---
    His Highness knew that and acted anyway.
[21:11] ---
    I understand... but it's painful. They're brothers.
[21:15] ---
    Yes...
[21:17] ---
    ...for His Highness Rumaty, who knows what it is to love and to be loved...
[21:22] ---
    ...it must hurt deeply.
[21:26] ---
    What?
[21:27] ---
    That was a weird way of putting it.
[21:29] ---
    It sounds like you're saying you don't have that kind of a heart yourself.
[21:35] ---
    Maybe I don't.
[21:38] ---
    When I was five, my mother passed away in a Swiss sanatorium.
[21:42] ---
    Right, you've told me before...
[21:45] ---
    I remember even when they said she'd died, it didn't really hit me.
[21:49] ---
    I'm a cold-hearted son.
[21:52] ---
    Lee-Leng...
[21:56] ---
    Back then, Lee-Leng didn't look at anything.
[21:59] ---
    Just stared around him, glassy-eyed.
[22:02] ---
    He didn't go to school back then or have any friends...
[22:05] ---
    ...just went through his special gifted student curriculum.
[22:15] ---
    Whenever I remember the look in his eyes, something catches in my throat.
[22:21] ---
    Two more hours to Singapore!
[22:24] ---
    Yeah...
[22:31] ---
    They're all lonely...
[22:33] ---
    Carl... Mustafa... Lee-Leng... Rumaty...
[22:39] ---
    ...even though they're all people others can't help but envy.*
[22:45] ---
    It makes you wonder...
[22:48] ---
    ...what would true happiness be?
[23:01] ---
    I can't stand feeling this distance,
[23:09] ---
    So I'm starting to search for your heart.
[23:16] ---
    Because you were always at my side, protecting me.
[23:23] ---
    And I'm afraid of being alone.
[23:29] ---
    Though it's been a long time, everyone's just the same.
[23:37] ---
    Whether sleeping now, or crying, I want to see your smiling face.
[23:44] ---
    Because I will love you, with heart overflowing.
[23:52] ---
    Don't turn away, look at me. I believe in you.
[23:59] ---
    So, no one else knows our secret thoughts
[24:07] ---
    The blue sea of a strong and beautiful time.
[24:14] ---
    In those arms, in that embrace, I'm alive.