How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom

Suddenly summoned to a fantasy world and betrothed to the princess, Kazuya Souma is crowned the new king. Unlike the royalty before him, he won’t be using swords and magic to rule; will administrative reform really get this kingdom back on track?

Season 1

Season 1

E1 - First Begin with a Hero

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    Kazuya,
[00:27] ---
    why do you think people have families?
[00:33] ---
    Huh?
[00:35] ---
    So that they don't die alone.
[00:38] ---
    As I was attending to your grandmother,
    I dwelt on that thought.
[00:42] ---
    We lost our son and your mom
    much too early, but you were still here.
[00:48] ---
    It was because of you that we
    found fulfillment in our lives.
[00:56] ---
    Grandpa...
[00:58] ---
    Once I go to join your grandma,
    you're going to be all alone.
[01:05] ---
    Kazuya, start a family. And no matter what
    comes your way, keep them safe.
[01:13] ---
    Do that, and when the end comes,
[01:16] ---
    I promise you, you will consider
    your life to have been a good one.
[01:20] ---
    These will be the final words of wisdom
    I leave to you, my grandson.
[01:27] ---
    When he said those words, I thought
    they sounded like a dying wish.
[01:30] ---
    "Ancestral resting place"
    When he said those words, I thought
    they sounded like a dying wish.
[01:33] ---
    Grandpa has now joined
    Grandma where she is.
[01:43] ---
    And now I... am all alone.
[01:58] ---
    "Never mind, face forward,"
[02:03] ---
    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
[02:09] ---
    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?
[02:14] ---
    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?
[02:20] ---
    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere
[02:26] ---
    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,
[02:31] ---
    so does everything else
[02:36] ---
    I never thought there was a version of me
[02:43] ---
    that the world would have a need for
[02:48] ---
    But when I believed in what I believe,
[02:54] ---
    I found myself as I truly am
[03:00] ---
    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding
[03:05] ---
    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon
[03:18] ---
    "First Begin with a Hero"
[03:24] ---
    Hmm, what do we do?
[03:27] ---
    Mm-hmm, whatever shall we do?
[03:33] ---
    What can we do about this?
[03:38] ---
    Your Majesty,
[03:39] ---
    at this point, I believe our
    only move is to summon a hero.
[03:49] ---
    "The Prince"
    "Niccolo Machiavelli"
[03:54] ---
    You do understand the procedure, right?
[03:56] ---
    Yes.
[03:58] ---
    Very well, we will now perform
    the Hero Rite of Summoning.
[04:34] ---
    Huh? Whoa!
[04:39] ---
    "The Prince"
    "Niccolo Machiavelli"
[05:09] ---
    Huh? Eh?
[05:11] ---
    I can't believe we actually
    summoned someone.
[05:15] ---
    Everything is worth trying at least once.
[05:17] ---
    Whoa, hey...
[05:35] ---
    O hero!
[05:37] ---
    Thank you for answering our call!
[05:40] ---
    I didn't answer anything. I was summoned
    here without my say-so.
[05:46] ---
    I-I suppose you were. From your
    standpoint, it must seem that way.
[05:52] ---
    You aren't, by any chance, angry that
    we summoned you here, are you?
[05:55] ---
    Can you imagine that I wouldn't be angry?
[06:00] ---
    Could I at least ask you
    to explain the situation?
[06:03] ---
    I'll decide whether to lose
    my temper after that.
[06:05] ---
    Y-Yes indeed... an explanation...
[06:10] ---
    ...mm-hmm, allow me to explain...
[06:14] ---
    This is the supercontinent Landia.
[06:16] ---
    Many races--including humans,
    elves, dwarves, and dragonewts--
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    have made their homes here, forming
    a number of countries of various sizes.
[06:28] ---
    However, roughly ten years ago, on
    the northernmost end of the continent,
[06:32] ---
    a horde of monsters arrived from a void
    that appeared, called the Demon World,
[06:37] ---
    and all hell broke loose among
    the northern countries.
[06:42] ---
    Centered around the Gran Chaos Empire,
[06:44] ---
    which boasted the largest
    territory on the continent,
[06:46] ---
    the various nations united together
    to form a punitive force,
[06:49] ---
    and mounted an invasion
    of the Demon World.
[06:52] ---
    However, that punitive force
    was wiped out.
[06:56] ---
    With these nations losing their main
    military force on this expedition,
[07:00] ---
    they no longer had the strength to repel
    the monsters from the Demon World,
[07:04] ---
    and the Demon World's forces have
    now occupied a third of the continent.
[07:09] ---
    At present, this territory is known
    as the Demon Lord's Domain.
[07:11] ---
    "Demon Lord's Domain"
    At present, this territory is known
    as the Demon Lord's Domain.
[07:14] ---
    "Demon Lord's Domain"
    Perhaps because the number
    of monsters attacking
[07:15] ---
    Perhaps because the number
    of monsters attacking
[07:16] ---
    "Union of Eastern Nations"
    has been divided due to
    the expansion of the battle lines,
[07:19] ---
    "Elfrieden Kingdom"
    has been divided due to
    the expansion of the battle lines,
[07:20] ---
    "Elfrieden Kingdom"
    the nations of mankind have been
    able to barely keep them in check.
[07:21] ---
    "Gran Chaos Empire"
    the nations of mankind have been
    able to barely keep them in check.
[07:25] ---
    That deadlock remains
    in place to this day.
[07:30] ---
    So then, I hope you're not telling me
    to go and defeat those monsters.
[07:34] ---
    No, not that, exactly.
[07:39] ---
    Ahem...
[07:41] ---
    Hero, this is truly difficult
    for me to say...
[07:48] ---
    "Gran Chaos Empire"
[07:51] ---
    "Gran Chaos Empire,
    capital city, Valois"
[07:52] ---
    "Gran Chaos Empire,
    capital city, Valois"
    At the moment, there is no large-scale
    movement in the Demon Lord's Domain.
[07:56] ---
    However, the forces
    stationed along the border
[07:59] ---
    have been informed
    to remain ever vigilant.
[08:02] ---
    The soldiers' morale is high, with
    the charge to protect the world of men,
[08:06] ---
    but as their postings become drawn out,
[08:09] ---
    their toll on the nation's treasury grows
    heavy, and is becoming problematic.
[08:14] ---
    So, about that other matter...
[08:17] ---
    Other matter?
[08:20] ---
    The matter of our request
    to the Elfrieden Kingdom
[08:23] ---
    to contribute financially
    to the war effort.
[08:24] ---
    The deadline is approaching,
    but they have yet to respond.
[08:28] ---
    You're going to turn me over to
    the empire in the place of financial aid?
[08:33] ---
    I'm so sorry about this!
    I hope you will forgive me!
[08:37] ---
    Currently, the nation who is primarily
    containing the Demon Lord's Domain
[08:40] ---
    is the Gran Chaos Empire, who shares
    the longest border with them.
[08:45] ---
    Our own Elfrieden Kingdom is being
    greatly benefited by their efforts,
[08:49] ---
    which is why the empire
    has sought financial assistance
[08:54] ---
    from those countries who do not share
    a border with the Demon Lord's Domain.
[08:57] ---
    If money will do, then why not pay it?
[09:01] ---
    It sounds far preferable to
    fighting these monsters, right?
[09:04] ---
    The thing is, we can't.
[09:07] ---
    Yes. In addition to our nation facing
    a chronic shortage of food,
[09:11] ---
    the expansion of the Demon Lord's Domain
[09:12] ---
    has sent us an influx of refugees
    who were chased from their homes,
[09:15] ---
    and it is costing us much
    to deal with them.
[09:17] ---
    Oh, we are in no position to pay
    any financial assistance.
[09:22] ---
    However, within the
    empire's request for aid
[09:25] ---
    is a clause that states that if we
    cannot contribute any assistance,
[09:28] ---
    then we may perform
    the Hero Rite of Summoning
[09:32] ---
    that has been handed down
    through our nation,
[09:35] ---
    and send the hero thereby
    summoned to the empire.
[09:38] ---
    So it is with the utmost
    reluctance that we--
[09:40] ---
    ...would sell off your own daughters
    to pay your debts, would you?
[09:47] ---
    So, what happens to me after
    I'm turned over to the empire?
[09:51] ---
    Well, we aren't sure what happens to you.
[09:54] ---
    And what is a hero in the first place?
[09:57] ---
    It is said that a hero is the one who will
    lead the revolution into a new age.
[10:02] ---
    Th--
[10:06] ---
    That's more than a little vague, isn't it?
[10:08] ---
    Er, you see, our information is scarce,
[10:11] ---
    and he is someone
    shrouded in mystery, so...
[10:14] ---
    I hope the reason the empire
    wants you to hand me over to them
[10:17] ---
    isn't to unravel the mystery of what
    a hero is through dissection...
[10:20] ---
    ...or anything like that, is it?
[10:24] ---
    So it could be?
[10:25] ---
    Th-There isn't a chance in a million
    that they would do such a thing!
[10:29] ---
    That's right! Not a chance in a thousand,
    not one in a hundred, I'd say.
[10:33] ---
    Why is that possibility rising?
[10:38] ---
    Still, I'm stuck here. My life plan
    was to become a local civil servant,
[10:44] ---
    and now I'm at risk of being dissected
    in this outlandish place?
[10:50] ---
    I could run, but that's going
    to be easier said than done.
[10:54] ---
    If I screw up and get captured, the
    situation will only get worse and worse.
[10:58] ---
    Which means that everything
    hangs on the next thing I say.
[11:04] ---
    Sire, may I ask you a question?
[11:07] ---
    Wh-What is it?
[11:09] ---
    Are the requests for assistance from
    the empire limited to just this once?
[11:13] ---
    W-Well, of course, they--
[11:15] ---
    No, I believe that the requests
    will keep coming
[11:19] ---
    for as long as the monsters
    continue to attack.
[11:22] ---
    I'm sure you're right.
    One other question...
[11:26] ---
    This has to do with hero summoning.
[11:28] ---
    Is it the sort of thing where you can
    summon as many people as you like,
[11:31] ---
    so long as you perform the ritual?
[11:33] ---
    Oh, well, you see...
[11:38] ---
    According to our records,
    the last time a hero was summoned
[11:42] ---
    was nearly 500 years ago. It took place
    only once, at our nation's founding.
[11:47] ---
    We are unable to perform
    summonings very often at all.
[11:50] ---
    Assuming that's true,
[11:52] ---
    then I am the one card this country
    has to play under the circumstances.
[11:57] ---
    Is that about right?
[11:58] ---
    Th-That seems about right.
[12:00] ---
    In that case, wouldn't it be a vacuous
    move to give me up right now?
[12:05] ---
    V-Vacuous?
[12:07] ---
    Dear, "vacuous" means something foolish.
[12:11] ---
    O-Oh, that "vacuous."
[12:15] ---
    I think it might be working.
[12:17] ---
    If we are thinking ahead, should we not
    first review the country's finances,
[12:21] ---
    adopt policies to increase its might,
[12:24] ---
    and build up enough national strength
    to reject these sorts of imperial demands?
[12:29] ---
    E-Enough national strength
    to reject imperial demands?
[12:34] ---
    B-But the idea of us being able
    to accomplish that is completely--
[12:37] ---
    I was told that heroes are those who will
    lead the revolution into a new age.
[12:45] ---
    You never know, we might be able to bring
    about some change in this country.
[12:51] ---
    "Elfrieden Kingdom: A multiethnic state
    with various races coexisting.
    To prevent human supremacy,
    a tripartite system is in place."
[12:54] ---
    "Souma Kazuya: Age: 18 years old
    Considers things realistically and acts
    rationally, but can behave impractically
    when family is involved."
[12:57] ---
    ...or so I said, but at the moment,
    I don't have a plan.
[13:02] ---
    Whatever the case, I just have to find
    a way to come up with this aid money.
[13:07] ---
    Can we start by having you tell me
    everything about the country's finances?
[13:11] ---
    I need budget reports, and any data on
    agriculture, forestry and fisheries,
[13:14] ---
    on your economy, trade, and industry,
[13:16] ---
    and on your land, infrastructure,
    and transport, if you please.
[13:19] ---
    Marx, if you would?
[13:22] ---
    At once.
[13:25] ---
    And so, a wide range of
    topics were discussed,
[13:28] ---
    as the conference between
    the Elfrieden king, Albert,
[13:30] ---
    the prime minister, Marx,
    and the hero, Souma,
[13:34] ---
    went on for three days and nights.
[13:40] ---
    All of you present,
    I would like your attention.
[13:44] ---
    I, Albert Elfrieden,
    the 13th King of Elfrieden,
[13:51] ---
    hereby abdicate the throne,
[13:53] ---
    and give it over to our summoned hero,
    Souma Kazuya!
[13:58] ---
    H-Huh?!
[14:02] ---
    Further, I am also announcing
    the engagement of my daughter,
[14:07] ---
    Liscia Elfrieden, to Souma!
[14:13] ---
    Huh?!
[14:15] ---
    April 1546 by the Continental Calendar.
[14:18] ---
    The throne of the Elfrieden Kingdom
    is given over to Souma Kazuya.
[14:23] ---
    This news reaches the Three Dukedoms--
[14:26] ---
    the trio of dukes who head
    the kingdom's armed forces--
[14:29] ---
    "Vargas Duchy,
    Red Dragon City"
    where it creates no small stir among them.
[14:33] ---
    Albert has stepped down?!
[14:35] ---
    Yes, sir. Further, he has ceded the throne
    to Souma, the summoned hero.
[14:43] ---
    "Walter Duchy,
    Lagoon City"
[14:49] ---
    That's quite the bold move,
    coming from him.
[14:53] ---
    "Carmine Duchy,
    Randel"
[14:56] ---
    I will wager that Liscia will be beside
    herself when this news reaches her.
[15:08] ---
    Father, Mother, please be all right.
[15:14] ---
    Ah, right there, right there,
    that's the spot...
[15:18] ---
    Father! Are you all... right?
[15:22] ---
    Father!
[15:23] ---
    I heard that the throne had been
    usurped and came flying here!
[15:26] ---
    And then I find the two of you in there,
    casually carrying on like that!
[15:29] ---
    The throne has not exactly been usurped.
[15:32] ---
    I abdicated it in favor of Souma
    of my own free will.
[15:36] ---
    But why would you
    suddenly do such a thing?
[15:39] ---
    Because I am convinced that he is more fit
    to be king of the country than I am.
[15:45] ---
    I made my decision responsibly,
    as one who was in charge of the kingdom.
[15:50] ---
    And I won't have any arguments!
[15:52] ---
    B-But Father, how could you declare
    my engagement without asking me?!
[15:56] ---
    That's something the two of you
    can discuss between yourselves.
[16:00] ---
    This marriage arrangement
    originated with me.
[16:04] ---
    If you don't want to go through with it,
[16:06] ---
    I doubt that Souma will insist.
[16:09] ---
    Mother!
[16:10] ---
    You should go and meet Souma first.
[16:14] ---
    This is your life, after all,
    so you should decide for yourself.
[16:23] ---
    What does he mean, the two of us
    should discuss it ourselves?
[16:26] ---
    Obviously this guy can't
    be up to anything good.
[16:29] ---
    I'm coming in.
[16:32] ---
    Hey, whoever just came in...
[16:35] ---
    Huh? Me?
[16:38] ---
    Are you able to read?
[16:41] ---
    D-Don't take me for an idiot!
    I've had my share of education!
[16:45] ---
    --Okay, what's three plus two?
    --Five.
[16:47] ---
    Six times two?
[16:48] ---
    Twelve, of course.
[16:50] ---
    Forty-two divided by seven?
[16:51] ---
    Seven! No, I mean six!
[16:54] ---
    Good. Come over here
    and help me with this work.
[16:58] ---
    Help you? Who do you think I am, anyway?
[17:02] ---
    Fresh manpower.
[17:04] ---
    I am Liscia Elfrieden,
    daughter of the king--
[17:07] ---
    I mean, the former king, Albert Elfrieden.
[17:12] ---
    You're a princess?
[17:14] ---
    Don't I look it?
[17:15] ---
    Oh, no, you're wearing what
    looks like a military uniform, so...
[17:18] ---
    Not "like" a military uniform,
    it "is" one!
[17:22] ---
    I'm stationed with the army under
    command of Duke Carmine.
[17:25] ---
    I was out performing my duties on patrol,
    until I came rushing back here.
[17:29] ---
    O-Oh, is that right? But, mm-hmm,
    now that you mention it,
[17:33] ---
    there is something princess-y about you.
[17:37] ---
    I'm Souma Kazuya.
    For better or worse, I'm the king now.
[17:43] ---
    I'm not a princess anymore.
    Thanks to you stealing the throne away,
[17:48] ---
    my position right now
    is really up in the air.
[17:51] ---
    Stole it away? Your old man
    all but dumped his throne on me.
[17:56] ---
    What happened, anyway? I know
    that you're the hero they summoned,
[18:02] ---
    but how did that turn into you suddenly
    ending up being delegated the throne?
[18:05] ---
    That's what I'd like to know. I was
    just looking out for my own safety.
[18:11] ---
    Huh?
[18:15] ---
    I wonder if those two will get along well.
[18:19] ---
    They'll be fine. I'm sure of it.
[18:23] ---
    When I brought up fiscal reforms,
[18:25] ---
    I knew I might end up being tasked
    with overseeing financial management,
[18:29] ---
    but I never expected to be made the king.
[18:32] ---
    Uh, listen, I'm sorry
    for how I acted earlier.
[18:35] ---
    There's nothing you need to apologize for.
    Actually, you're the victim here.
[18:39] ---
    You've been engaged to me out of the blue.
[18:42] ---
    A-About that matter...
[18:43] ---
    You don't have to give our
    engagement another thought.
[18:46] ---
    Huh?
[18:47] ---
    I'm only keeping the throne warm for now.
[18:49] ---
    After a few years of this,
    I'll probably give up being the king.
[18:52] ---
    Huh?
[18:54] ---
    I never wanted to do anything more than
    put in the work to raise enough funds
[18:58] ---
    to keep me from being
    handed over to the empire.
[19:01] ---
    Then again, now that I've been
    shown the throne, I'll at least do
[19:03] ---
    what it's going to take to get
    the country's finances back on track.
[19:08] ---
    But beyond that, I'll leave any further
    decisions in the hands of the people.
[19:13] ---
    And of course, you can
    cancel our engagement.
[19:18] ---
    I meant that when you say you will quit
    being the king after a few years,
[19:22] ---
    do you really think you can do anything
    about this country in a few years?
[19:25] ---
    And before you answer that, what are you
    doing about the aid to the empire?
[19:29] ---
    Hmm? Oh, I've already
    secured the aid money.
[19:34] ---
    "Principality of Amidonia"
[19:36] ---
    "Van"
[19:38] ---
    "Principality of Amidonia,
    capital, Van"
[19:43] ---
    It looks like a custodian for the items
    coming out of Elfrieden has been found.
[19:48] ---
    There is a great demand among
    the wealthy when it comes to jewelry
[19:52] ---
    sourced from royal families.
[19:54] ---
    Investing all those funds to snap up
    the standout pieces first
[19:58] ---
    was the right call to make.
[20:00] ---
    And as a result,
    we did a fair bit of business.
[20:03] ---
    I must say, this new king
    is taking some rather bold action.
[20:07] ---
    Right now, their country doesn't
    need jewels that nobody can eat.
[20:11] ---
    They need money to get the economy moving.
[20:14] ---
    I wasn't sure what they were thinking,
    making their summoned hero their king,
[20:17] ---
    but if he knows that much,
    he could be a formidable opponent.
[20:21] ---
    Yes.
[20:23] ---
    Huh?! You sold off
    our national treasures?!
[20:26] ---
    The national treasures belong
    to the whole country!
[20:28] ---
    You can't sell them just like that!
[20:30] ---
    Oh, take it easy. If they belong
    to the whole country,
[20:34] ---
    then it's fair to sell them for the sake
    of the country's subjects, right?
[20:37] ---
    Maybe so, but there are so many
    cultural and historic pieces!
[20:40] ---
    Yeah, I made sure to hold those back.
[20:44] ---
    I put the national treasures that have
    historic or cultural value in Group A,
[20:48] ---
    those with no historic or cultural
    value went into Group B,
[20:51] ---
    and the rest got put into Group C.
    Only Group B got sold off.
[20:56] ---
    Group A would have more
    long-term fundraising value
[20:57] ---
    by being put on display in
    a museum or something,
[21:00] ---
    rather than selling them off, after all.
[21:03] ---
    Okay, that might be true...
    But what about Group C?
[21:08] ---
    That's magic stuff, which frankly,
    I'm not sure how to handle.
[21:11] ---
    I'd have to say those
    were more like weapons.
[21:14] ---
    We can't just carelessly sell them,
    nor can we put them on display.
[21:18] ---
    Though the full set of antique hero gear
    looks like it would go for a lot.
[21:25] ---
    Mind if I sell that?
[21:26] ---
    Don't you dare. You're supposed
    to be a hero, remember?
[21:46] ---
    Regardless of his sudden
    ascension to the throne,
[21:49] ---
    on the surface, the country
    appears to be tranquil.
[21:52] ---
    But how long will that last?
    Anyhow, Canaria...
[21:58] ---
    Go and determine with your
    own eyes just how capable
[22:02] ---
    this new hero-turned-king is.
[22:04] ---
    Selling the national treasures like
    that--you really are a surprising hero.
[22:08] ---
    Don't be like that. If I hadn't, they
    would have handed me over to the empire.
[22:13] ---
    That's true, but still...
[22:15] ---
    Tell me, have you already sent
    that aid money to the empire?
[22:18] ---
    No, not yet. I told them to hold out
    paying until the very last day.
[22:23] ---
    Then how about if instead of
    paying it to the empire,
[22:26] ---
    you redirected it to the military?
[22:28] ---
    Your plan is to position ourselves
    to be able to resist the empire, right?
[22:32] ---
    At the military academy, they taught us
    to spend heavily on defense,
[22:36] ---
    but to spend not a pittance on tribute.
[22:38] ---
    You're saying that rather than offering
    tribute for a momentary peace,
[22:41] ---
    in the long run, we'd be better off
    building up the military?
[22:46] ---
    Allow me to chain your adage
    and immediately activate my own!
[22:50] ---
    "Time is money"!
[22:51] ---
    The financial assistance takes on this
    card's effect, and by sacrificing it,
[22:54] ---
    we gain time, which is what our country
    needs most in this situation!
[22:58] ---
    Why are you talking like that?
[23:00] ---
    Never mind. The point is,
    even if we build up our military,
[23:04] ---
    if we neglect all of our domestic
    problems, it won't mean anything.
[23:07] ---
    Until we resolve our food shortage
    and refugee issues,
[23:11] ---
    we'll continue to lose
    the support of the people.
[23:13] ---
    In which case, it won't take much for
    outside forces to instigate an uprising.
[23:17] ---
    We'd be creating a more
    vulnerable country.
[23:19] ---
    They wouldn't! The people of this nation
    love their country! They wouldn't revolt!
[23:24] ---
    That's idealistic thinking.
[23:26] ---
    In the long run, people with empty bellies
[23:28] ---
    have neither morals nor patriotism.
[23:31] ---
    You can't show concern for others if you
    have no breathing room yourself.
[23:34] ---
    Isn't that right?
[23:37] ---
    You really are a huge realist, huh?
[23:41] ---
    Yeah. Perhaps I am.

Season 1

E2 - If You Possess an Aptitude, We'll Make Use of It

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[00:11] ---
    This world has magic,
    and unusual creatures living in it.
[00:15] ---
    So if you feel like flying,
    you can always hop on a wyvern.
[00:20] ---
    Large domesticated creatures
    pull the wagons,
[00:23] ---
    and the power for steel battleships
    is provided by giant sea dragons.
[00:28] ---
    There are no lightbulbs,
    but the streets are illuminated at night
[00:31] ---
    by lamps filled with glowing moss,
[00:33] ---
    and cooking is done with wood-burning
    ovens that use fire-based magic.
[00:38] ---
    Even without any science in this world,
[00:40] ---
    many things are accomplished
    through the power of magic.
[00:44] ---
    On the other hand, if you exclude
    the magic and unusual creatures,
[00:49] ---
    the level of technology
    in this country is not very high.
[00:52] ---
    The Industrial Revolution
    would still be far off,
[00:55] ---
    and the feudal system is still in place.
[00:59] ---
    So now...
[01:02] ---
    ...I'm the king of this country.
[01:15] ---
    "Never mind, face forward,"
[01:20] ---
    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
[01:26] ---
    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?
[01:31] ---
    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?
[01:37] ---
    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere
[01:43] ---
    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,
[01:48] ---
    so does everything else
[01:53] ---
    I never thought there was a version of me
[02:00] ---
    that the world would have a need for
[02:05] ---
    But when I believed in what I believe,
[02:11] ---
    I found myself as I truly am
[02:17] ---
    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding
[02:23] ---
    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon
[02:35] ---
    A magic check?
[02:36] ---
    "If You Possess an Aptitude,
    We'll Make Use of It"
    According to the literature, heroes
    that are summoned from other worlds
[02:40] ---
    are sometimes imparted some sort
    of magic when arriving in this world.
[02:46] ---
    In other words, we're going to
    find out if I can use magic, too?
[02:54] ---
    I just have to touch this, then?
[02:57] ---
    Yes. If you are able to use magic now,
[03:00] ---
    the nature of the magic you have
    will come into your mind.
[03:04] ---
    Oh, yeah? That's quite
    the considerate design.
[03:34] ---
    How did it go?
[03:36] ---
    Apparently, I'm able to use magic now.
[03:40] ---
    Oh...
[03:43] ---
    But what kind of use
    does this magic even have?
[03:55] ---
    Souma, I'm coming in.
[03:59] ---
    Huh?
[04:07] ---
    What the...?
[04:10] ---
    Ah, you're here, Liscia.
[04:15] ---
    Um, this is you using magic
    to move those pens, right?
[04:20] ---
    I guess that's what you would call it.
[04:22] ---
    Anyhow, the power I can use is to
    copy my consciousness into objects,
[04:27] ---
    and then freely control them.
[04:29] ---
    Oh, what I mean is, I'm not the one
    moving those pens over there.
[04:34] ---
    They've taken on my consciousness,
    and are moving on their own.
[04:38] ---
    I've named this power
    "Living Poltergeists."
[04:44] ---
    A bit chunibyo of me, I suppose.
[04:47] ---
    I don't know what this chuni-whatever is,
    but that is some weird magic.
[04:51] ---
    Yeah. Right now, moving three objects
    is the most I can do,
[04:55] ---
    and it looks as though they have
    to keep pretty close to me, too.
[04:59] ---
    With this power,
    each independent consciousness
[05:03] ---
    can deal with multiple
    matters in parallel.
[05:06] ---
    In other words...
[05:10] ---
    In other words...?
[05:12] ---
    It's super-convenient for doing paperwork.
[05:16] ---
    Yeah, and as a result,
    the work is coming right along.
[05:20] ---
    If I didn't have this power,
[05:22] ---
    I would have been buried under
    a mountain of paperwork by now.
[05:29] ---
    It looks to me like you're
    plenty buried under it as it is.
[05:34] ---
    By the way, what's all the fuss about?
[05:36] ---
    We're digging up untapped money.
[05:38] ---
    Untapped money?
[05:40] ---
    More precisely, we're beating the bushes
    for unaccounted-for expenditures.
[05:44] ---
    When comparing budgetary requests
    with financial statements,
[05:48] ---
    even if the requested amount
    and the spending are the same,
[05:51] ---
    if the itemized expenses
    are greater than what was budgeted,
[05:54] ---
    it indicates wasted spending performed
    to use up the requested funds.
[05:58] ---
    Or it represents the possibility of
    misappropriation disguised as spending.
[06:02] ---
    We're checking it out,
    and if there is any funny business,
[06:04] ---
    we're getting the responsible parties
    to pay back the missing amount.
[06:08] ---
    And if any personal embezzlement
    is discovered,
[06:10] ---
    they'll be charged with paying it back,
    and if they don't, they'll be arrested,
[06:13] ---
    and their property will be confiscated.
[06:16] ---
    But why would you go to these lengths?
[06:18] ---
    You secured the financial
    assistance for the empire
[06:21] ---
    by selling the national treasures, right?
[06:24] ---
    Yes. For the time being,
[06:26] ---
    I don't have to worry about myself
    being turned over to the empire.
[06:30] ---
    But we can never have enough capital
[06:33] ---
    to get the way this country
    runs back on track.
[06:35] ---
    Same goes for manpower.
[06:40] ---
    I wonder how Souma and
    Liscia are getting along.
[06:44] ---
    Knowing those two,
[06:46] ---
    I'm sure they're doing fine.
[06:49] ---
    You think so?
[06:51] ---
    Yeah, you're right.
[07:46] ---
    Huh? Oh, did I fall asleep?
[07:49] ---
    G-Good morning, Liscia.
[07:51] ---
    G-Good morning... H-How long
    have you been standing there?!
[07:54] ---
    How long, you ask? I just barely got here.
[07:58] ---
    Wh-What were you...?
[07:59] ---
    Oh, I was just thinking,
    "She sure is sleeping comfortably."
[08:04] ---
    The work is all finished. Did you
    want to sleep a little longer?
[08:09] ---
    Oh, mm-mm. I'm fine.
    But what about you, Souma?
[08:15] ---
    You look like you haven't
    slept at all, have you?
[08:18] ---
    I'm planning on getting
    plenty of sleep later,
[08:21] ---
    but would you join me for a little bit?
[08:24] ---
    Huh? Right now?
[08:26] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[08:28] ---
    There's something I want to show you.
[08:41] ---
    Easy! Don't hold on to me so tight.
[08:44] ---
    Sorry, but this is pretty scary for me.
[08:47] ---
    You're pathetic. Shouldn't the man
    ordinarily be up here holding the reins?
[08:52] ---
    I can't help it. This is my
    first time ever riding a horse.
[08:56] ---
    It is?
[08:57] ---
    In the world I came from, we had
    plenty of other handy vehicles,
[09:00] ---
    so we didn't need to ride horses.
[09:05] ---
    The world you came from...
[09:08] ---
    Tell me, Souma...
[09:09] ---
    Hmm? What is it?
[09:10] ---
    Did you leave any family
    behind in your other world?
[09:15] ---
    Or, you know, g-girlfriends, or anything?
[09:19] ---
    No, no one. My grandpa
    was the last of my relatives,
[09:23] ---
    and he passed before I came here.
[09:25] ---
    I'm sorry.
[09:26] ---
    There's nothing to apologize for.
[09:28] ---
    Grandpa lived a full life. So you see,
[09:32] ---
    there's no one waiting for me to return,
[09:35] ---
    and I guess I'm in no hurry
    to go back right away, either.
[09:38] ---
    Oh, you don't say...
[09:51] ---
    Stop here.
[10:06] ---
    It looks pretty, glistening
    with morning dew.
[10:09] ---
    Pretty, is it?
[10:11] ---
    This isn't what you wanted
    to show me, is it?
[10:15] ---
    Yeah.
[10:17] ---
    These "inedible fields" are the reason
    for the country's food shortage.
[10:21] ---
    Inedible fields? What do you mean by that?
[10:25] ---
    Just what it sounds like.
[10:27] ---
    All of the fields stretched out
    before us are cotton fields.
[10:30] ---
    Ah, you mean that they can't be eaten.
[10:35] ---
    To get right to the point, the country
    has run into a food shortage
[10:39] ---
    because there are too many cotton fields.
[10:41] ---
    How so?
[10:45] ---
    It started with the expansion
    of the Demon Lord's Domain.
[10:48] ---
    Up to that point, the northern countries
    produced lots of cotton,
[10:51] ---
    but with all the damage the monsters
    were doing, their production plummeted.
[10:56] ---
    Come to think of it, it gets warmer the
    farther north you go in this world, huh?
[11:00] ---
    Is it different in your world?
[11:03] ---
    In the country I came from, it was
    the opposite. Well, be that as it may,
[11:08] ---
    with supplies dropping,
    the purchase price of cotton increased,
[11:11] ---
    and you could sell as much
    of it as you produced,
[11:14] ---
    so the farmers of the kingdom
    stopped growing
[11:16] ---
    the food crops that they had been raising,
[11:18] ---
    and to a man, they all
    started growing cotton.
[11:21] ---
    A crop that you can't eat,
    but grow to sell to someone else
[11:24] ---
    is what's called a "commercial crop."
[11:27] ---
    It's when the farmers all began growing
    commercial crops en masse
[11:32] ---
    that the country's food
    self-sufficiency declined.
[11:36] ---
    And that's what caused our food shortages?
[11:38] ---
    No, you can always import food
    from other countries if you're short.
[11:44] ---
    Right, and cotton sells
    for a higher price.
[11:48] ---
    We could just use that money
    to buy food, right?
[11:50] ---
    Right. But then cotton prices crashed.
[11:56] ---
    When other countries realized
    the profit to be made,
[11:58] ---
    they also rushed to produce cotton,
[12:01] ---
    and the global supply grew
    larger than the demand for it.
[12:05] ---
    When that happened, the kingdom,
    which was relying on export revenue,
[12:09] ---
    became strained in a hurry.
[12:10] ---
    Because the funds they needed to buy
    food from other countries decreased.
[12:15] ---
    With fewer imports, domestic food
    distribution naturally skyrocketed,
[12:20] ---
    and the classes who had the
    lowest incomes suffered the most.
[12:24] ---
    This is one of the focal points that
    is currently undermining the country.
[12:30] ---
    I didn't know that.
[12:33] ---
    How could I not know something like this?
[12:36] ---
    I'm a failure as one of
    this kingdom's leaders.
[12:40] ---
    Don't get so down on yourself.
    You can learn this kind of thing as we go.
[12:47] ---
    Wait, is the reason why you wanted
    to show this to me because...?
[12:51] ---
    Yeah. Someday, Liscia, you will be
    in a position to lead this kingdom.
[12:59] ---
    So I wanted you to be aware of this stuff.
[13:04] ---
    So that after I'm gone, you'll be able
    to manage the country well.
[13:19] ---
    "Principality of Amidonia: A state centered
    around humans. Governed by the
    Amidonian family, the country has an
    austere ethos and a strong military force."
[13:22] ---
    "Liscia Elfrieden: Sticks to her guns once
    she makes up her mind. Attended a military
    academy and has spent much time in the
    army, so her personality is strong-willed."
[13:28] ---
    Our first step is to limit the
    planting of commercial crops,
[13:31] ---
    and bring back the food crop fields,
    increasing our self-sufficiency.
[13:35] ---
    The kingdom will provide subsidies
    to support the changeover.
[13:39] ---
    Our first priority should be
    planting widely-utilized soybeans
[13:41] ---
    and potatoes, which can stand up
    to inclement weather.
[13:46] ---
    Liscia, are you listening?
[13:48] ---
    Huh? Oh, mm-hmm, I heard you.
[13:51] ---
    Agricultural reforms are not something
    that happen overnight.
[13:54] ---
    So for the time being, all food,
    whether imported or domestically produced,
[13:59] ---
    will be purchased by the kingdom
    and sold for less than we bought it for.
[14:03] ---
    Isn't that going to put us in the red?
[14:07] ---
    Mm-hmm, and I'd like to
    make it up with our exports...
[14:12] ---
    ...but we have to find
    something instead of cotton,
[14:14] ---
    which was our previous cash cow.
[14:17] ---
    That's going to be difficult.
    And be all that as it may...
[14:22] ---
    Why are you eating in here,
    when you're supposed to be the king?
[14:26] ---
    Don't worry about it.
    We're busy economizing the castle.
[14:31] ---
    We have to conserve when it
    comes to meal expenses.
[14:33] ---
    Yeah, but still...
[14:35] ---
    It has been a long time, Princess.
[14:38] ---
    Or should I be addressing you
    as "Queen" now?
[14:41] ---
    Oh, that... Nothing yet has been...
[14:44] ---
    Souma, this is Sir Ludwin Arcs,
    Captain of the Royal Guard.
[14:50] ---
    Souma Kazuya. I'm sort of
    the country's acting king.
[14:55] ---
    Ludwin Arcs. Your Majesty's job
    performance is the talk of the staff.
[15:02] ---
    Then tell the staff for me that if they
    have time to chit-chat, work harder.
[15:08] ---
    Understood, sire.
[15:09] ---
    May I join you for breakfast?
[15:12] ---
    It's fine with me.
[15:15] ---
    As long as I'm here, would it be all right
    if I asked you a question?
[15:19] ---
    If it's a question I can answer, sure.
[15:21] ---
    Sire, are the reforms you are attempting
    to carry out proceeding smoothly?
[15:26] ---
    No, not very smoothly at all. Our human
    resources are particularly troubling.
[15:31] ---
    The prime minister, Marx, aside,
    no one else is of any use.
[15:37] ---
    I took on all the senior officials
    from the previous king,
[15:40] ---
    and while I hate to say it,
[15:41] ---
    they are the same people who let
    the kingdom get as bad as it is.
[15:45] ---
    My ears are burning.
[15:47] ---
    Hey, hold on, Souma...
[15:49] ---
    Someone who will tell me
    what I want to know,
[15:51] ---
    and is willing to work on the things
    I want them to work on--
[15:55] ---
    That is the kind of retainer I want.
[16:01] ---
    Use the Gemstone Broadcast
    to recruit people?
[16:05] ---
    Yeah. The Gemstone Broadcast reaches
    all areas of the kingdom, right?
[16:10] ---
    Y-Yes. As long as the reception
    environment is set up,
[16:15] ---
    anything spoken in
    the castle's Gemstone Room
[16:18] ---
    will be heard everywhere in the kingdom.
[16:21] ---
    Then it's just the thing for making
    a widespread appeal to the people.
[16:25] ---
    It's usually used for New Year's
    greetings from the king,
[16:28] ---
    or to issue important edicts and such.
[16:31] ---
    This will be the first time
    it's used for job recruitment.
[16:34] ---
    How is it usually done?
[16:36] ---
    Well, let's see... We rely on
    the person's connections,
[16:40] ---
    or hold a written exam and
    recruit those who pass it.
[16:44] ---
    That sounds pretty biased, doesn't it?
[16:46] ---
    By the way, what's the country's
    literacy rate, anyway?
[16:49] ---
    Half the people can read.
    About 30% can write, I'd guess.
[16:53] ---
    That's no good at all, is it?
[16:56] ---
    You can't decide if
    someone is right for a job
[16:58] ---
    based only on if they can read and write.
[16:59] ---
    Imagine excluding 70% of the people
    from the recruitment exams as a result!
[17:03] ---
    How many diamonds in the rough
    are we going to leave undiscovered?
[17:07] ---
    I have no response to that.
[17:15] ---
    Well, once the financial
    situation stabilizes,
[17:18] ---
    we can solve that issue as time permits.
[17:21] ---
    But first, we have to recruit
    some people in the here and now.
[17:26] ---
    What sort of people are you
    planning to get together?
[17:29] ---
    I've thought about what I'm
    going to say to recruit them.
[17:31] ---
    Although, I'm really just borrowing
    the words of a hero I respect.
[17:36] ---
    A hero?
[17:37] ---
    Yeah. An "unscrupulous hero
    in chaotic times," at that.
[17:42] ---
    "Wei"
    "Shu" "Wu"
    The late Han Dynasty--
[17:43] ---
    "Wei"
    "Shu" "Wu"
    Cao Cao, who laid the foundation for Wei
    during the Three Kingdoms period,
[17:46] ---
    was so dedicated to gathering men
    of ability under his command,
[17:50] ---
    some called him obsessed
    with collecting personnel.
[17:53] ---
    To further Cao Cao's
    widespread demand for talent,
[17:57] ---
    in the year 210, he issued his
    "Order of Seeking Talents."
[18:00] ---
    Within it was a passage that has
    been spoken for generations since.
[18:05] ---
    That being...
[18:06] ---
    If you possess an aptitude,
    we'll make use of it!
[18:09] ---
    That is the new king?
[18:11] ---
    He looks so young.
[18:13] ---
    My people,
[18:14] ---
    this nation is facing
    an unprecedented crisis.
[18:18] ---
    The chronic food shortages,
    the economic depression,
[18:22] ---
    the influx of refugees whose lands have
    fallen to the Demon Lord's Domain--
[18:25] ---
    each of these are grave afflictions
    that plague our kingdom.
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    Additionally, there are those
    in our neighboring countries
[18:31] ---
    eagerly taking aim at our kingdom.
[18:34] ---
    When faced with this situation,
[18:37] ---
    our former king determined
    that he was not up to the task,
[18:40] ---
    and entrusted our future affairs to me.
[18:42] ---
    In a world at peace,
[18:45] ---
    our former king was indeed worthy
    to be esteemed as a great ruler.
[18:48] ---
    However, this is an age of upheaval.
[18:51] ---
    The king to be sought during times
    of upheaval is not a saint,
[18:55] ---
    but a survivor, who is tenacious.
[18:58] ---
    This is because such a ruler
    will ultimately be conducive
[19:01] ---
    to keeping your families
    and property safe and secure.
[19:04] ---
    That is why our former king chose me.
[19:07] ---
    Because in terms of tenacity alone,
    I am superior to our former king.
[19:15] ---
    I am currently spearheading
    a number of reforms.
[19:19] ---
    However, we are overwhelmingly
    shorthanded for the task ahead.
[19:24] ---
    As such, I am here to recruit
    those of you here who have talent.
[19:33] ---
    What we require in these troubled times
[19:35] ---
    are not those who excel
    in peacetime matters,
[19:38] ---
    but those who are far and away
    outstanding at one thing.
[19:41] ---
    The form that talent takes is unimportant.
[19:43] ---
    If you can say for certain that you
    are second-to-none at something,
[19:47] ---
    come and stand before me!
[19:49] ---
    Your education, your age, your social
    standing, your place of origin,
[19:52] ---
    your ethnicity, and
    your sex do not matter.
[19:55] ---
    It's no matter if you can read and write,
    or how many possessions you own,
[19:59] ---
    or how attractive you are, or if you have
    any other skeletons in your closet.
[20:04] ---
    "I am better at this than anyone. No one
    in all the land can outdo me at this."
[20:09] ---
    If that is what you believe, then come
    and present yourself before me!
[20:14] ---
    There may be those of you who are
    hesitating, wondering if your talent
[20:17] ---
    will actually be of any use.
[20:20] ---
    However, that is not for you to determine.
[20:23] ---
    I, the king, will determine whether
    or not our country needs your talent.
[20:29] ---
    I do not care if others say
    that your talent is worthless.
[20:33] ---
    So do not hesitate!
[20:38] ---
    If a person's ability is judged
    to be useful to the country,
[20:42] ---
    I will afford you every courtesy
    and take you on as my subject.
[20:50] ---
    And if you are still thinking twice
    about it, here is what I'll do--
[20:53] ---
    if you can demonstrate that your talent
    is unequalled in all the kingdom,
[20:57] ---
    then in the name of the King of Elfrieden,
[20:59] ---
    I will issue you a Certificate
    of Peerlessness,
[21:01] ---
    and grant you a monetary reward!
[21:05] ---
    Does that give you a bit more
    incentive, my people?!
[21:17] ---
    You may recommend yourself
    or someone else.
[21:20] ---
    If you recommend another,
    you will get 30% of the reward.
[21:24] ---
    You will be the ones who,
    in this time of crisis,
[21:28] ---
    will bring forward those who
    are too reclusive otherwise!
[21:30] ---
    Also, if your talent involves
    "being stronger than all others,"
[21:33] ---
    or "being the best singer,"
    or others that are competitive,
[21:36] ---
    the candidates will compete ahead of time,
[21:39] ---
    and the top delegate will be selected,
    so bear that in mind.
[21:43] ---
    And with that,
    those of you with aptitude...
[21:47] ---
    come to the capital, Parnam,
    to shake my hand!
[21:58] ---
    What was that bit at the end?
[22:00] ---
    Just getting into the spirit of things.
[22:01] ---
    Now, look...
[22:09] ---
    I sure hope a lot of the new
    personnel I need show up.
[22:17] ---
    The wind blowing by rushes
    through the world,
[22:21] ---
    connecting us when otherwise
    we never would have met
[22:26] ---
    Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
    Are you sure you will not
    change your mind?
[22:29] ---
    Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
    No, Father.
[22:30] ---
    I take flight in search of a miracle
    that no one else can find
[22:43] ---
    Seeking the courage to keep on choosing
[22:47] ---
    the outcome of an ever-meandering morrow,
[22:51] ---
    I never want to fear change
[22:55] ---
    or doubt the blueness of the sky
[23:00] ---
    More than any dreams I once had
[23:02] ---
    and beyond any future I've imagined,
[23:04] ---
    I want to keep on drifting along
[23:08] ---
    within this transcendentally beautiful
    moment I'm spending with you
[23:13] ---
    If I can make that come true...
[23:16] ---
    I shoot up through the blue
    to the sky where we connect
[23:21] ---
    Grasp my destiny and reel it in
[23:25] ---
    And through our joined hands,
[23:29] ---
    you feel my helpless wish for eternity
[23:34] ---
    Even if this is only an illusion
[23:36] ---
    taking place within someone's dream,
[23:38] ---
    I'll still take this blowing wind
[23:40] ---
    and hold on tight as I take flight

Season 1

E3 - Let Not Me Be a Loyal Minister

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    The fact that I can understand the
    language spoken in this country,
[00:13] ---
    and conversely, that they can understand
    the Japanese that I speak,
[00:17] ---
    is apparently due to some strange
    power imparted to heroes.
[00:21] ---
    That's not all; I can read and write
    the language of both worlds.
[00:26] ---
    It's like it automatically gets translated
    inside my mind, and then I write it.
[00:30] ---
    Incidentally, it seems that there's only
    one language to speak of in this world.
[00:35] ---
    "The anthrosphere"
    Though it may be hard to believe,
[00:37] ---
    the people of this world all
    use the same language.
[00:41] ---
    Putting that aside,
[00:42] ---
    what could be called the auto-translate
    ability I've been imbued with
[00:45] ---
    appears to only work on me.
[00:48] ---
    For instance, if I play the recordings
    that are saved on this,
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    the people of this world hear it as an
    incomprehensible foreign language.
[00:59] ---
    It's all so strange.
[01:12] ---
    "Never mind, face forward,"
[01:17] ---
    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
[01:23] ---
    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?
[01:28] ---
    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?
[01:34] ---
    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere
[01:40] ---
    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,
[01:45] ---
    so does everything else
[01:50] ---
    I never thought there was a version of me
[01:57] ---
    that the world would have a need for
[02:02] ---
    But when I believed in what I believe,
[02:08] ---
    I found myself as I truly am
[02:14] ---
    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding
[02:20] ---
    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon
[02:33] ---
    Someday, Liscia, you will be in
    a position to lead this kingdom.
[02:40] ---
    So I wanted you to be aware of this stuff.
[02:45] ---
    So that after I'm gone, you'll be
    able to manage the country well.
[02:51] ---
    "Let Not Me Be a Loyal Minister"
[02:57] ---
    Beyond that, I'll leave any further
    decisions in the hands of the people.
[03:00] ---
    And of course, you can
    cancel our engagement.
[03:03] ---
    I know Souma said those things,
    but did he mean them?
[03:09] ---
    He says that he wants some
    more useful personnel,
[03:12] ---
    but Souma is the person
    this country needs the most.
[03:17] ---
    Did you leave any family
    behind in your other world?
[03:22] ---
    Or g-girlfriends, or anything?
[03:26] ---
    No, no one.
[03:28] ---
    He said he had no family
    left in the world he's from,
[03:32] ---
    so if I become a part of his family,
    I wonder if that would anchor him here.
[03:38] ---
    I-If I create a fait accompli,
    as his fiancée...
[03:43] ---
    Princess, it is time to get up.
[03:45] ---
    Oh, mm-hmm! I'm already up.
[03:54] ---
    Oh, is something the matter?
    You look a little flushed.
[03:58] ---
    I-It's nothing!
[04:00] ---
    Um, I was just, um...
[04:03] ---
    Mm-hmm...
[04:09] ---
    Princess, today is the day
    His Majesty is holding a function
[04:13] ---
    to honor those who are especially
    outstanding among those he recruited.
[04:17] ---
    Yes, it is.
[04:18] ---
    You are going to attend as well,
    so please hurry and get ready.
[04:24] ---
    I understand that there were
    a lot of people who responded.
[04:27] ---
    Yes, there was even some grumbling
[04:30] ---
    that there were so many
    people there to be screened,
[04:33] ---
    they would never finish.
[04:34] ---
    I'll bet if Souma heard that,
[04:36] ---
    he would say, "if you have time
    to complain, get to work."
[04:43] ---
    Is something the matter?
[04:46] ---
    You seem to be out of sorts.
[04:49] ---
    Oh, no, although my talent
    has been recognized,
[04:53] ---
    just thinking that I'm about
    to go before the king
[04:56] ---
    has me terribly nervous, yes.
[04:59] ---
    After all, the talent that I have is...
[05:26] ---
    You are in the presence of His Majesty,
    the king. Bow your head.
[05:31] ---
    Such is not the custom of my tribe,
    so I ask your forbearance.
[05:36] ---
    Huh?
[05:37] ---
    Warriors of our tribe bow
    to no one but our master.
[05:41] ---
    What did you say? Be that as it may--
[05:43] ---
    It's all right.
[05:46] ---
    I'm the one who asked them for their
    assistance to help the kingdom.
[05:49] ---
    No need to be rigid.
[05:51] ---
    As Your Majesty desires.
[05:53] ---
    The rest of you, please stop bowing down.
[05:55] ---
    I am in the position of
    asking you for your help.
[05:58] ---
    Feel free to stand at ease.
[06:05] ---
    By order of His Majesty,
    the gifted of this nation
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    have gathered themselves to
    the capital. The ones who are here
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    are those who have shown exceptionally
    rare ability from among them.
[06:19] ---
    We will now announce the
    talents these people possess,
[06:23] ---
    and present them with their awards.
[06:25] ---
    Aisha Udgard, dark elf from the
    God-Protected Forest, step forward.
[06:36] ---
    A dark elf, huh?
[06:41] ---
    "Dark elves...
[06:43] ---
    They rank as a minority race
    within the Elfrieden Kingdom,
[06:47] ---
    and are a people possessing
    elevated skill in combat.
[06:50] ---
    They live in the 'God-Protected Forest, '
    said to be divinely guarded,
[06:54] ---
    and are allowed autonomy over
    the forest as its protectors.
[06:57] ---
    They do not interact with other races
    much, and are extremely clannish."
[07:03] ---
    It's nice to be able to read
    a book remotely like this.
[07:06] ---
    This "Living Poltergeists" thing
    sure does come in handy.
[07:09] ---
    This woman has demonstrated
    remarkable talent in the fighting arts.
[07:12] ---
    It is fair to say that her ability
    is foremost in the kingdom,
[07:16] ---
    and we commend her for that.
[07:18] ---
    The foremost military prowess
    in the kingdom, you say?
[07:21] ---
    I have high hopes for you.
[07:25] ---
    Sire, is it true that we are
    to receive a reward
[07:28] ---
    if we are recognized as being
    the best in the nation?
[07:30] ---
    Yes, that is what I promised.
[07:33] ---
    In that case, I do not want a reward.
    Instead, please hear my request.
[07:41] ---
    What is it? Go ahead and tell me.
[07:43] ---
    Right now, in the God-Protected Forest,
    we are greatly concerned
[07:46] ---
    that the trees are becoming thin,
    and no young trees are growing.
[07:49] ---
    Please... Please, lend us your wisdom!
[07:53] ---
    Well, I'm not sure what I can tell you...
[07:58] ---
    Just to be sure, let me ask you,
    are you thinning the forest properly?
[08:03] ---
    Thinning? What exactly do you mean?
[08:06] ---
    Huh? It's when you fell
    a moderate number of trees
[08:09] ---
    in order to maintain a woodland.
[08:12] ---
    Everyone knows you should do that...
[08:16] ---
    ...or maybe they don't.
[08:19] ---
    When you leave fully-grown trees in place,
[08:22] ---
    their foliage blocks out the sunlight,
    preventing younger trees from growing.
[08:26] ---
    Also, when trees become too overgrown,
    they interfere with each other's growth,
[08:30] ---
    so you end up with
    nothing but older trees.
[08:32] ---
    Once that happens to a forest,
    it becomes vulnerable to snow and wind.
[08:37] ---
    Also, without the sunlight,
    the undergrowth withers,
[08:40] ---
    and the soil loses its
    water-retaining capacity,
[08:42] ---
    making it susceptible to sediment
    disasters like landslides.
[08:48] ---
    Sire!
[08:48] ---
    Wh-What?
[08:50] ---
    I have just pledged my
    lifelong loyalty to you!
[08:54] ---
    Huh?
[08:55] ---
    If you command me to fight, I will fight!
    If you command me to die, I will die!
[08:59] ---
    If you command me to be
    your concubine, I will!
[09:02] ---
    Please, come to the God-Protected
    Forest as soon as possible! And there,
[09:06] ---
    teach us all about this "thinning"!
[09:11] ---
    Y-You got it...
[09:26] ---
    It sounds like things are getting
    interesting over there.
[09:30] ---
    Next, Juna Doma, step forward.
[09:34] ---
    Yes, sir.
[09:51] ---
    Ahem!
[09:53] ---
    Mm-hmm, I haven't forgotten my job,
    so stop glaring at me.
[10:00] ---
    Your Majesty, this woman
    possesses unparalleled beauty
[10:03] ---
    and a singing voice
    incomparable to any other.
[10:06] ---
    She may rightly be called the
    greatest songstress of our time.
[10:11] ---
    A beautiful appearance and voice--
[10:12] ---
    so God does give with
    both hands sometimes.
[10:15] ---
    Your praise is more than I deserve.
[10:18] ---
    From what I am told, the Doma family's
    ancestors were loreleis.
[10:23] ---
    Her talent for singing
    may be in her blood.
[10:27] ---
    Loreleis...
[10:28] ---
    ...monsters of the sea who beguiled
    sailors with their beauty and singing.
[10:34] ---
    The singing voice of a lorelei, you say?
[10:36] ---
    I would very much like to hear that.
[10:38] ---
    If that is what you wish.
[10:40] ---
    I know...
[10:41] ---
    This ceremony is being transmitted
    throughout Elfrieden via Gemstone.
[10:46] ---
    Could you sing us a song that will
    energize the nation's people?
[10:51] ---
    A song that will energize them, you say?
[10:54] ---
    Most of the lorelei songs that have
    been passed down in my family
[10:57] ---
    are largely melancholy in nature...
[11:00] ---
    I mean, I do not know
    any energizing songs, is all.
[11:03] ---
    If I were to hear one,
    I could sing it right away.
[11:06] ---
    Hmm, if you were to hear one...
    Oh, well in that case...
[11:24] ---
    Um, what is that you have, there?
[11:26] ---
    Hmm? It's like a device that can
    play music, I guess you'd call it.
[11:30] ---
    Okay, here goes.
[11:32] ---
    Oh, all right.
[11:49] ---
    The song I just played is
    one from my homeland.
[11:52] ---
    So then, does that mean that was
    the language of another world?
[11:56] ---
    Yeah. It's probably going to be hard to
    sing if you don't know the language.
[12:00] ---
    No, that will be fine. I remember it
    phonetically, so I can sing it as-is.
[12:06] ---
    You memorized the whole thing after
    hearing it just once? That's amazing.
[12:11] ---
    That is most kind of you.
[12:14] ---
    Very well, I will sing it for you now.
[12:18] ---
    "Gran Chaos Empire
    Population: Over 4 million
    Capital: Valois"
[12:21] ---
    "Aisha Udgard
    Age: Unknown due to racial longevity
    Sex: Female
    Race: Dark elf"
[12:27] ---
    ♪ I'm not afraid of getting hurt... ♪
[12:33] ---
    ♪ ...but I'm not strong, either ♪
[12:38] ---
    ♪ It's just that I can't stand... ♪
[12:42] ---
    ♪ ...just doing nothing anymore! ♪
[12:50] ---
    ♪ Here we go, go! I'll just run on... ♪
[12:55] ---
    ♪ ...and let nobody stop me now! ♪
[13:00] ---
    ♪ I wanna find the me in the future... ♪
[13:04] ---
    ♪ ...and give her a reason for life! ♪
[13:23] ---
    Thank you very much
    for listening to my song.
[13:26] ---
    No, I should be thanking you.
    You have a wonderful singing voice.
[13:30] ---
    I would very much like to learn more songs
[13:32] ---
    from Your Majesty's homeland, if possible.
[13:38] ---
    "Van, Principality of Amidonia"
[13:47] ---
    I see you are as intent as ever on
    gathering intelligence from all quarters.
[13:51] ---
    Valuable intelligence is
    worth more than gold.
[13:54] ---
    Information is the lifeline
    of a merchant, after all.
[13:57] ---
    Has there been any news of interest?
[14:00] ---
    It looks as though this
    new king of Elfrieden
[14:02] ---
    is doing a major personnel recruiting
    drive throughout the country.
[14:06] ---
    Then those moldy old dynastic
    retainers weren't up to his task?
[14:10] ---
    That's what it looks like.
[14:13] ---
    Although, I can't exactly throw stones
    in that regard on our end, either.
[14:20] ---
    Then again, the question is
[14:22] ---
    how much the one employing the talented
    person recognizes their value.
[14:27] ---
    His generosity in agreeing to the dark
    elf war maiden's request was not bad.
[14:32] ---
    I look forward to seeing how he will use
    the lorelei-descended songstress,
[14:36] ---
    I suppose I could say.
[14:39] ---
    However...
[14:41] ---
    ...the real trial is about to begin.
[14:43] ---
    Moving on, Poncho Panacotta
    from Potte Village, step forward.
[14:48] ---
    Y-Yes, your sirness, yes--
[14:56] ---
    Oh, um, p-please excuse me!
[14:59] ---
    Ahem!
[15:02] ---
    This man's talent is eating.
[15:05] ---
    There were many who answered the call,
    claiming to have a talent for gluttony,
[15:10] ---
    but there were none
    who could top this man.
[15:13] ---
    Further, his search for food
    has been no ordinary one;
[15:16] ---
    he has traveled the length of the world,
[15:18] ---
    eating each place's specialties
    and rarities as he went,
[15:20] ---
    and according to him, he has eaten just
    about everything there is to be eaten.
[15:25] ---
    I've been waiting for this!
[15:28] ---
    Thank you for answering my call!
[15:30] ---
    I've been waiting for a person like you!
[15:33] ---
    Huh? Uh, huh?
[15:37] ---
    More than any of the
    other talented people here,
[15:39] ---
    I'm delighted that you came!
[15:42] ---
    Y-Your Majesty...
    i-is delighted I'm here...?
[15:48] ---
    E-Everyone always said I was a fatso,
[15:51] ---
    and that I was a fool to throw my
    money away for the sake of food...
[15:56] ---
    Hold your head high! Your lavish,
    unsparing gluttony will save the kingdom!
[16:02] ---
    A-Are you sure about that?
[16:05] ---
    Yes. Your knowledge in sampling the
    specialties and rarities of all over
[16:09] ---
    will be the key to saving the nation.
[16:12] ---
    Please, allow me to make
    use of your knowledge.
[16:15] ---
    Y-Yes, sire! If my knowledge
    is of any use to you,
[16:19] ---
    please use it however you like, yes!
[16:25] ---
    Marx, this country has a tradition where
    if a subject distinguishes themselves,
[16:28] ---
    or the king has great expectations for
    them, he dubs them with a name, right?
[16:31] ---
    Y-Yes, that is correct, sire.
[16:35] ---
    In that case, Poncho,
    I grant you the name "Ishizuka."
[16:38] ---
    Huh?
[16:39] ---
    It's the name of an insatiable hunter
    and promoter of food in my old country.
[16:44] ---
    I trust you will work hard
    so as not to tarnish his name.
[16:47] ---
    The sight of King Souma receiving
    Poncho was sent throughout the nation,
[16:53] ---
    and thereafter, many people of
    talent thought to themselves,
[16:56] ---
    "If he is making so much of a man
    such as that, then I will try, too,"
[16:59] ---
    and gathered themselves to Elfrieden.
[17:04] ---
    Your Majesty, these preceding
    three all nominated themselves,
[17:08] ---
    but the next man was
    recommended by someone else.
[17:10] ---
    Ho...
[17:11] ---
    And now, Hakuya Kwonmin, step forward.
[17:15] ---
    Yes, sir.
[17:18] ---
    This man has exhibited
    a talent for intellect.
[17:21] ---
    It is believed that his knowledge and
    memory are unrivaled in the kingdom.
[17:27] ---
    You were put forward by another.
    Who recommended you?
[17:30] ---
    The uncle I live with said that I was
    old enough to stop reading books,
[17:34] ---
    and that I should go and serve
    my country, so he volunteered me.
[17:39] ---
    Is something funny?
[17:40] ---
    No, I was just remembering how
    I used to get that a lot, myself.
[17:46] ---
    What genres of books do you tend to read?
[17:49] ---
    I have no favorite genres.
    I read literature, of course,
[17:53] ---
    as well as history, law,
    and military tactics.
[17:55] ---
    Assimilating knowledge unknown
    to me is my reason for living.
[17:59] ---
    I see...
[18:01] ---
    In that case, how would you like to
    be a librarian in the castle library?
[18:05] ---
    You would have free access to books
    authorized to only librarians.
[18:08] ---
    Oh, that would be nice.
    Please, by all means...
[18:13] ---
    ...is what I would have
    said moments ago...
[18:17] ---
    But not right now?
[18:19] ---
    No, I have changed my mind.
[18:21] ---
    All right, what would you like?
[18:26] ---
    If I may be permitted,
[18:27] ---
    I would like to use my knowledge to
    underpin Your Majesty's hegemony.
[18:31] ---
    Pretty bold to use the word "hegemony."
[18:33] ---
    And he wants to underpin it
    with his knowledge?
[18:35] ---
    Does he want to be my military strategist?
[18:39] ---
    Are you saying you're gifted
    enough to do that?
[18:42] ---
    I would like to think that I am.
[18:47] ---
    You said that you'd changed
    your mind. Why is that?
[18:50] ---
    Begging your pardon, but I have
    been here sizing Your Majesty up,
[18:54] ---
    judging whether or not you
    were a ruler worth serving.
[18:57] ---
    And as a result, you've determined
    that I am worthy enough?
[19:02] ---
    Whether or not you would appoint Poncho
[19:05] ---
    was my litmus test for you as our king.
[19:07] ---
    Huh?
[19:08] ---
    Even if you had not immediately
    recognized his worth,
[19:10] ---
    if you had appointed him, thinking
    that he might one day be useful,
[19:13] ---
    then you would have passed as a king.
[19:15] ---
    If you had judged Poncho's
    talent to be worthless,
[19:17] ---
    and rejected him, you would have failed.
[19:20] ---
    That was my thinking. I did not expect
    you to welcome him as you did.
[19:26] ---
    I am pleased to have been
    so wrong about you.
[19:28] ---
    Your Majesty, you understand what
    this country most needs right now.
[19:37] ---
    I do believe that I know what the
    country needs, just as you say.
[19:42] ---
    But are you the sort of
    personnel that I need?
[19:46] ---
    I would like Your Majesty
    to judge that for yourself.
[19:56] ---
    All right. Come to my chambers afterward.
[20:00] ---
    I'll determine for myself just
    how much talent you have then.
[20:05] ---
    As you command.
[20:08] ---
    This was the first meeting of
    King Souma and Hakuya Kwonmin,
[20:12] ---
    the man who would later be known
    as the "Prime Minister in Black."
[20:16] ---
    That evening, after talking late
    into the night with Hakuya,
[20:20] ---
    King Souma would acknowledge
    him as a man of rare ingenuity,
[20:22] ---
    and install him as his own right-hand man.
[20:26] ---
    And so, lastly, Tomoe Inui,
    of the mystic wolves, step forward.
[20:33] ---
    R-Right!
[20:38] ---
    This girl has the extremely unusual talent
[20:41] ---
    of being able to converse
    with birds and beasts.
[20:44] ---
    Ho...
[20:45] ---
    To verify this, she was
    shown to the stables,
[20:48] ---
    where she revealed everything from the
    horses' health status to their histories.
[20:52] ---
    According to her, she asked
    the horses themselves,
[20:55] ---
    making hers a truly heaven-sent ability.
[20:59] ---
    The land of the mystic wolves...
[21:01] ---
    ...is far to the north of Elfrieden.
[21:04] ---
    Yes. As far as I am aware, we have no
    mystic wolves living in the kingdom.
[21:09] ---
    Which would mean that there's
    a good chance she's a refugee.
[21:15] ---
    But even if she is,
    it doesn't affect my declaration
[21:17] ---
    that if she has an aptitude,
    I will make use of it.
[21:20] ---
    But the question is, how do I
    make the most of her talent?
[21:24] ---
    E-Excuse me... my king...
[21:27] ---
    Hmm? What is it?
[21:29] ---
    Um...! That is, I-I have
    something to tell you...
[21:36] ---
    You have something to say to me?
[21:38] ---
    That's quite all right;
    go ahead and say it.
[21:40] ---
    Right! Um, as it happens...
[21:43] ---
    Hmm? What? I need you to speak up
    a little, or I won't be able to hear you.
[21:48] ---
    Um... I...
[21:55] ---
    All right, I'll come down there to you.
[21:58] ---
    Huh?!
[22:05] ---
    Okay, now you don't have to speak so loud,
[22:08] ---
    so don't be nervous,
    and tell me what you have to say.
[22:11] ---
    R-Right. As it happens...
[22:18] ---
    The wind blowing by rushes
    through the world,
[22:22] ---
    connecting us when otherwise
    we never would have met
[22:27] ---
    Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
[22:31] ---
    I take flight in search of a miracle
    that no one else can find
[22:43] ---
    Seeking the courage to keep on choosing
[22:48] ---
    the outcome of an ever-meandering morrow,
[22:52] ---
    I never want to fear change
[22:56] ---
    or doubt the blueness of the sky
[23:01] ---
    More than any dreams I once had
[23:03] ---
    and beyond any future I've imagined,
[23:05] ---
    I want to keep on drifting along
[23:09] ---
    within this transcendentally beautiful
    moment I'm spending with you
[23:13] ---
    If I can make that come true...
[23:17] ---
    I shoot up through the blue
    to the sky where we connect
[23:22] ---
    Grasp my destiny and reel it in
[23:25] ---
    And through our joined hands,
[23:30] ---
    you feel my helpless wish for eternity
[23:35] ---
    Even if this is only an illusion
[23:37] ---
    taking place within someone's dream,
[23:39] ---
    I'll still take this blowing wind
[23:41] ---
    and hold on tight as I take flight

Season 1

E4 - The Forefinger Twitches

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[00:09] ---
    There's a bit of a disparity between what
    this world's people think are monsters,
[00:13] ---
    and what the people of my world
    thought of as monsters.
[00:17] ---
    In the world I'm from, monsters
    are neither people nor animals--
[00:22] ---
    they were considered
    a separate class of creature.
[00:25] ---
    However, in this world,
[00:27] ---
    such creatures fall into both
    the people and animal categories.
[00:31] ---
    Specifically speaking, humans,
    elves, beastmen, and dragonewts
[00:37] ---
    "Mankind"
    fall into the category of "mankind."
[00:40] ---
    As for the flora and fauna,
    despite appearing just like dinosaurs,
[00:44] ---
    the giant lizards are still reptiles.
[00:46] ---
    Although as big as a person,
    the giant ants are still ants.
[00:49] ---
    And although they can devour people,
    a maneater is still a plant.
[00:53] ---
    Incidentally, dragons are known as
    "Godbeasts," and are treated differently.
[00:58] ---
    "Godbeasts" "Carnivores"
    "Mankind" "Herbivores"
    "Plants" "Monsters"
[00:59] ---
    "Godbeasts" "Carnivores"
    "Mankind" "Herbivores"
    "Plants" "Monsters"
    The reason they are not called monsters
[01:01] ---
    is because they are incorporated
    into the world's ecosystem.
[01:05] ---
    As a result, gelins--slime creatures
    which look to my eyes like monsters--
[01:10] ---
    are treated as animals here on this world.
[01:14] ---
    So when you ask what monsters are,
[01:17] ---
    they include various creatures
    that look fused together.
[01:21] ---
    Among them are many creatures
    that are relatively humanlike in form,
[01:26] ---
    but their intelligence is no different
    from a common beast.
[01:31] ---
    When I started job recruiting
    in this world...
[01:35] ---
    ...I was told something beyond
    the pale by the mystic wolf girl
[01:39] ---
    who came in response to my call.
[01:53] ---
    "Never mind, face forward,"
[01:58] ---
    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
[02:04] ---
    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?
[02:09] ---
    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?
[02:15] ---
    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere
[02:21] ---
    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,
[02:26] ---
    so does everything else
[02:31] ---
    I never thought there was a version of me
[02:38] ---
    that the world would have a need for
[02:43] ---
    But when I believed in what I believe,
[02:49] ---
    I found myself as I truly am
[02:55] ---
    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding
[03:00] ---
    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon
[03:16] ---
    "The Forefinger Twitches"
[03:16] ---
    "The Forefinger Twitches"
    Okay, now you don't
    have to speak so loud,
[03:20] ---
    so don't be nervous, and tell me
    what you have to say.
[03:26] ---
    You're certain of that?
[03:28] ---
    Y-Yes.
[03:30] ---
    Have you told anyone else about this?
[03:32] ---
    N-No, nobody else besides my mother.
[03:42] ---
    Keep calm. Breathe normally. Don't let
    anyone here see how shaken you are.
[03:48] ---
    Your request has been heard.
[03:51] ---
    While I cannot promise anything,
    I will consider it.
[03:54] ---
    Huh?
[03:55] ---
    --Marx...
    --Yes, sire?
[03:57] ---
    Her talent is a rare one.
[03:59] ---
    But I will need to give some
    thought as to how to use it.
[04:02] ---
    I would like to speak
    to you about that later.
[04:04] ---
    As you wish.
[04:07] ---
    Those of you with aptitude,
[04:09] ---
    I am grateful to you for
    answering my summons.
[04:12] ---
    I ask that you lend us your aid in
    reviving the kingdom. Please.
[04:16] ---
    Yes, sire.
[04:27] ---
    U-Um...
[04:29] ---
    I understand we have something
    important to talk about?
[04:33] ---
    Was there anyone in the audience chamber
    who heard what she whispered into my ear?
[04:38] ---
    I didn't hear her.
[04:39] ---
    No, she was too quiet.
[04:43] ---
    My ears didn't pick it up, either.
[04:45] ---
    Then there's no danger that it went out
    over the Gemstone Broadcast, either.
[04:49] ---
    I think we're fine in that regard.
    It isn't all that sensitive.
[04:53] ---
    You seem to be worried about
    what she said leaking out.
[04:56] ---
    Was it that serious?
[04:57] ---
    Yeah. She can converse with animals.
    You all heard that, right?
[05:03] ---
    Yes.
[05:04] ---
    She can not only understand
    what animals are saying,
[05:06] ---
    but somehow, what she says
    is also understood by the animals.
[05:09] ---
    It truly is fair to call
    her talent phenomenal.
[05:15] ---
    She said that she used her
    power to speak to a demon.
[05:20] ---
    Hitherto, it was thought that
    the monsters of this world
[05:23] ---
    had intelligence no greater
    than an animal's.
[05:26] ---
    However, among the Demon
    Lord Domain's monsters
[05:30] ---
    were those who acted in groups,
    could use weapons and magic,
[05:32] ---
    and behaved almost as
    though they were people.
[05:36] ---
    The humans began calling these
    unique monsters "demons,"
[05:40] ---
    to distinguish them from the others.
[05:43] ---
    These demons conducted themselves
    as though they had intelligence,
[05:46] ---
    but there was one crucial
    difference between them
[05:49] ---
    and the other various races and breeds
    that made up the people of this world.
[05:54] ---
    "Barbarians" "Those who speak
    in incomprehensible tongues"
    Demons could not be understood.
[05:56] ---
    "Barbarians" "Those who speak
    in incomprehensible tongues"
    They did not share the same language
    as the rest of the world's people.
[06:02] ---
    You spoke to a demon?!
[06:04] ---
    That isn't possible! No one can
    understand what demons say!
[06:08] ---
    What exactly did you say to each other?
[06:10] ---
    Th-The demon I spoke to was short...
[06:14] ---
    ...and his entire face
    looked like a dog's.
[06:18] ---
    When I went into the mountains
    to pick wild vegetables,
[06:20] ---
    I happened to run into him, and yelled
    out, "Help!" before I could think...
[06:25] ---
    But then he cried out, "Can you
    understand me?" and seemed surprised.
[06:31] ---
    I guess you could say he was a scout.
    That's what it looked like he was doing.
[06:36] ---
    So then, this demon said,
[06:38] ---
    "I can't bear watching someone with the
    same scent get killed. Run away, now."
[06:44] ---
    A demon told you that?
[06:47] ---
    There may only be a handful of demons
[06:49] ---
    who would let the mystic wolves
    escape from them.
[06:54] ---
    But even if they are only a fraction,
[06:56] ---
    if there are demons that
    we can communicate with,
[06:58] ---
    it could alter our situation dramatically.
[07:00] ---
    How do you mean?
[07:02] ---
    Are you saying that we can
    negotiate with these demons,
[07:04] ---
    and take back the lands that we've lost?
[07:10] ---
    It would be nice if things
    took a turn in that direction...
[07:15] ---
    ...but right now, the nations
    of mankind are joined together,
[07:19] ---
    facing off against the
    Demon Lord's Domain.
[07:21] ---
    "Demon Lord's Domain lands"
    "Mankind's lands"
    That's because the demons are
    seen as the enemy of mankind,
[07:24] ---
    "Demon Lord's Domain lands"
    "Mankind's lands"
    one that is irreconcilably
    at odds with us.
[07:27] ---
    If people learn that we can
    communicate with the demons,
[07:30] ---
    then there may be those
    among the nations of mankind
[07:33] ---
    who will attempt to forge
    an alliance with them.
[07:35] ---
    No, they would never...
[07:37] ---
    I'm still not familiar with
    everything about this world,
[07:39] ---
    but I'll bet there are conflicts between
    nations, the same as where I come from.
[07:44] ---
    Yes. In recent memory,
[07:46] ---
    there is the Principality of Amidonia
    on our western border,
[07:49] ---
    "Principality of Amidonia"
    "Elfrieden Kingdom"
    with whom we went through
    a conflict under our prior king.
[07:53] ---
    We are all working hand in hand now,
    with the Gran Chaos Empire at the head,
[07:57] ---
    to keep the Demon Lord's
    Domain from spreading,
[08:01] ---
    but mankind is by no means
    a monolithic group.
[08:05] ---
    You're right.
[08:08] ---
    You're absolutely right, Souma.
[08:20] ---
    Now, what I said earlier was
    just to bring up one possibility.
[08:25] ---
    After all, being able to
    communicate with demons
[08:29] ---
    is a fact that is liable
    to shake up this world.
[08:32] ---
    We can't be too careful about this.
[08:34] ---
    We must be cautious that word
    of this does not become public.
[08:39] ---
    Right.
[08:42] ---
    But most importantly,
[08:44] ---
    the kingdom has to safeguard you
    with everything we have.
[08:48] ---
    S-Safeguard me?
[08:50] ---
    Yeah. It's no exaggeration
    to say that right now,
[08:52] ---
    you are far more important than even I am.
[08:55] ---
    You're someone who could
    turn the whole tide
[08:57] ---
    of relations between mankind
    and demons, after all.
[09:00] ---
    No way... You're kidding me, aren't you?
[09:09] ---
    I'd like to put a royal-level guard
    on her. Will you see to that?
[09:13] ---
    As you wish.
[09:14] ---
    But if we do that, will it not
    just draw greater suspicion?
[09:20] ---
    That is true.
[09:21] ---
    If all of a sudden,
    this simple peasant girl
[09:25] ---
    has an elaborate guard surrounding her,
[09:27] ---
    people are inevitably going
    to think something is up.
[09:30] ---
    You're right. Then there's the chance
    others will start snooping around.
[09:33] ---
    Then why not simply welcome her
    into the castle as royalty?
[09:38] ---
    Huh? We can do something like that?
[09:40] ---
    Yes, sire. The quickest way
    to accomplish this
[09:43] ---
    would be to have Your Majesty adopt her,
[09:45] ---
    but as Your Majesty is yet to be wed,
    that will not be possible.
[09:49] ---
    And in order for you
    to marry the princess,
[09:50] ---
    preparations will take more
    than a year to complete.
[09:53] ---
    Well, that's that.
[09:54] ---
    Don't look at me!
[09:57] ---
    What else is there?
[09:58] ---
    Your Majesty could take her
    as your secondary consort.
[10:01] ---
    Huh? Consort? This little girl?
[10:03] ---
    In this kingdom, for a child
    to be a princess consort,
[10:06] ---
    who is in line for the throne, she must
    have standing of a knight or better,
[10:10] ---
    but as long as she is not a princess
    consort, there will not be a problem.
[10:14] ---
    Yeah, that's not the issue here!
[10:16] ---
    By the way, how old are you?
[10:18] ---
    I'm ten years old.
[10:19] ---
    Ah, that is within the allowable range.
[10:21] ---
    That is not an exceptional age for
    a political marriage to take place.
[10:25] ---
    Souma, ten is far too young for--
[10:28] ---
    Why are you laying this at my feet?
[10:30] ---
    And why can't the previous
    king and queen adopt her?
[10:33] ---
    Hmm, yes, I suppose
    that would work, as well...
[10:36] ---
    That would be great!
[10:38] ---
    I've always wanted a little sister.
[10:42] ---
    Wah!
[10:43] ---
    U-Um, that will not work, either...
[10:47] ---
    I-I already have a family.
[10:50] ---
    My mother and little brother are
    waiting for me at the refugee camp.
[10:57] ---
    It's all right.
[10:59] ---
    When we say you'll be adopted,
[11:00] ---
    it's more a matter of expediency
    to keep you protected.
[11:04] ---
    If you become my little sister,
[11:06] ---
    your mother and brother
    will also become my relatives,
[11:08] ---
    and they will be able to live
    here in the castle with us.
[11:12] ---
    Oh, well, in that case, all right.
[11:15] ---
    Mm-hmm. Marx, let a little
    time pass before the adoption,
[11:20] ---
    and announce it then.
[11:22] ---
    If we rush into this without warning,
[11:24] ---
    we risk people becoming suspicious
    that something must be going on.
[11:27] ---
    A most wise decision.
[11:30] ---
    But I would still like to keep
    her safe in the meantime.
[11:33] ---
    Then you wish to give Miss Tomoe
    a position that would require her
[11:36] ---
    to stay here within the castle?
[11:38] ---
    That's right.
[11:39] ---
    Hmm, then in recognition
    of her ability to talk to animals,
[11:43] ---
    how about putting her
    in charge of the horses
[11:45] ---
    that draw Your Majesty's carriage?
[11:47] ---
    Great idea. Let's go with that.
[11:50] ---
    Is that okay with you?
[11:51] ---
    Y-Yes!
[11:53] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[11:58] ---
    "Demon Lord's Domain: A region where
    monsters suddenly appeared
    ten years ago.
    Intelligent demons reside within."
[12:01] ---
    "Juna Doma (18): Reserved and kind,
    always mindful of those around her.
    Mature and supportive of Souma
    and company at arm's length."
[12:17] ---
    Say, what's that you're doing?
[12:19] ---
    Can't you tell by looking? I'm sewing.
[12:22] ---
    That part I get, but why are you
    doing it here, in my room?
[12:26] ---
    Well, everyone in the state
    affairs office is working,
[12:29] ---
    and I just can't relax with
    some downtime around them.
[12:39] ---
    Why don't you get my father
    to give up his room already,
[12:42] ---
    and use it as your own?
[12:43] ---
    Hmm... Then again, for efficiency's sake,
[12:47] ---
    it's better for me to sleep
    in the state affairs office.
[12:52] ---
    Still, why do you have
    to do this in my room?
[12:54] ---
    By the way, what is Tomoe up to?
[12:57] ---
    You've been doting on her
    ever since she got here, haven't you?
[13:01] ---
    Lately my mother has taken a liking
    to her, and won't leave her side.
[13:06] ---
    And while Tomoe was
    a little hesitant at first,
[13:08] ---
    now she's delighted to have found
    a second mother, so I guess she's fine.
[13:13] ---
    It's okay, come in.
[13:24] ---
    Hey! Don't read anything into this!
[13:30] ---
    Really, he's back?
[13:32] ---
    Yes, sire. He is already waiting
    for you in the reception room.
[13:37] ---
    Let's go, Liscia!
[13:38] ---
    Huh?
[13:40] ---
    H-Huh?!
[13:46] ---
    Good work.
[13:48] ---
    So, how did you fare?
[13:50] ---
    Yes, since you let me use
    your royal wyvern,
[13:54] ---
    I was able to get around to all
    of my places faster than I expected.
[13:58] ---
    As a result, I was able to gather
    pretty much all of the food I was after.
[14:03] ---
    Hold on, that's the hero's sack, isn't it?
[14:06] ---
    Yeah.
[14:07] ---
    It's a handy sack that can hold
    a lot more than it looks like it can,
[14:10] ---
    plus, whatever goes inside it
    is less prone to spoil.
[14:14] ---
    I figured it was the perfect thing to
    gather food with, so I lent it to him.
[14:17] ---
    That's one of the crown treasures,
    and part of the hero gear set.
[14:22] ---
    A crown treasure, a crown treasure...
[14:25] ---
    Well, whatever. So what are you doing,
[14:28] ---
    going to these lengths
    to gather food, anyway?
[14:31] ---
    What am I doing? Something that will
    do the kingdom a little good, maybe.
[14:36] ---
    Huh?
[14:40] ---
    Good day, people of Elfrieden Kingdom!
[14:44] ---
    G-Good day...
[14:46] ---
    This program is one to bring you
    some information from Parnam Castle,
[14:49] ---
    which we're calling
    "The King's Brilliant Lunch,"
[14:52] ---
    or "The King's Brillunch" for short!
[14:55] ---
    Your hosts, myself, Juna Doma, and...
[14:58] ---
    ...Poncho Panacotta will
    be bringing this to you, yes.
[15:02] ---
    Poncho, there is no reason
    to be so nervous.
[15:06] ---
    W-Well, I'm not used to this
    sort of thing, you see...
[15:10] ---
    Miss Juna, you certainly are confident,
    aren't you? I envy you, yes.
[15:16] ---
    I do often sing in front of others.
[15:20] ---
    Whenever you are in Parnam,
[15:21] ---
    be sure to stop by Lorelei,
    the café where I work, won't you?
[15:26] ---
    I sing there from time to time.
[15:29] ---
    Please, no blatant endorsements.
[15:32] ---
    Now then, to explain
    the purpose of this program,
[15:35] ---
    we will turn to this gentleman--
[15:38] ---
    E-Elfrieden's 14th king,
    His Majesty, Souma Kazuya.
[15:43] ---
    I haven't been crowned yet, so strictly
    speaking, I'm not really the king.
[15:48] ---
    Uh, hello there. I'm Souma Kazuya,
    acting king of the nation.
[15:55] ---
    As you all know, the kingdom is in
    the middle of a food shortage.
[16:00] ---
    As the chief administrator, and the one
    responsible for this circumstance,
[16:04] ---
    I profoundly apologize to you, the people.
[16:11] ---
    We are currently moving forward
[16:13] ---
    with a plan to immediately increase
    food production, but it will take time.
[16:17] ---
    This broadcast is designed to help you
    until the food shortage is resolved
[16:23] ---
    by introducing foods that you are
    unaccustomed to eating in this nation,
[16:27] ---
    as well as the methods
    to use to prepare them.
[16:31] ---
    And to demonstrate that these
    unknown foods can actually be eaten,
[16:37] ---
    we have arranged for
    a panel of taste-testers.
[16:42] ---
    All right, let's get started right away.
    Poncho, what is our first food item?
[16:47] ---
    Ah, yes, our first food item is...
[16:54] ---
    D-D-Don't tell me you're planning
    to feed that to us, are you?!
[16:58] ---
    That's exactly what I'm planning.
[17:03] ---
    Now, you can see by the way it looks,
[17:06] ---
    that only those in some
    coastal areas have eaten these,
[17:09] ---
    but they are very good.
[17:10] ---
    J-Juna, you've eaten one of those before?
[17:14] ---
    Yes. It was a regular dish in my homeland.
[17:48] ---
    Mmm, that is starting
    to smell pretty good.
[17:56] ---
    Okay, go ahead and try one.
[18:07] ---
    What is this? It's delicious!
[18:12] ---
    You're right! It's really yummy!
[18:16] ---
    Yeah, this is pretty good.
[18:19] ---
    I can't stop myself.
[18:23] ---
    Would you mind if I
    helped myself to one, as well?
[18:26] ---
    Of course.
[18:28] ---
    --So good!
    --These are delicious.
    --Another one!
[18:30] ---
    They really are delicious, aren't they?
[18:33] ---
    The octopus, appearing from inside
    its crispy coating, is so juicy!
[18:38] ---
    Daddy, we caught a whole bunch of
    octopuses in our net today, right?
[18:42] ---
    Yeah. Usually we'd toss them out,
    but let's give them a try.
[18:46] ---
    Our next food item is right here.
[18:52] ---
    Are these... tree roots?
[18:55] ---
    They don't look very tasty.
    Are you sure we can eat them?
[19:00] ---
    These are burdock roots.
[19:02] ---
    Oh, you know about these, Aisha?
[19:05] ---
    Have you ever eaten
    these sorts of roots before?
[19:09] ---
    In the forest, you have to eat everything
    that's edible, or you don't survive.
[19:14] ---
    You don't say.
[19:18] ---
    A little salt here...
[19:20] ---
    A little sugar there...
[19:24] ---
    All right, it's finished.
[19:31] ---
    They're crisp,
    and the salty flavor is good.
[19:34] ---
    Mmm... When I bite into them, the oil
    that comes out blends with the sugar,
[19:39] ---
    and the sweetness bursts in my mouth.
[19:43] ---
    I'd like to let my mother try these.
[19:48] ---
    When you eat both at once,
    they're sweet and salty, and so good!
[19:52] ---
    Your Majesty, do you have
    any more of these?
[19:55] ---
    Brother, Aisha sure seems
    to be doing well.
[19:58] ---
    Y-Yeah...
[20:00] ---
    Next, we have something that I
    cooked up ahead of time.
[20:10] ---
    W-We're to consume these?
[20:12] ---
    I-I thought you had to eat everything
    in the forest to survive.
[20:17] ---
    I-I did indeed say that,
    but I wasn't talking about these...
[20:23] ---
    Mmm, that's good.
[20:26] ---
    The taste of bean-boiled giant
    locust reminds me of home.
[20:30] ---
    Bean-boiled? These were
    boiled in bean extract?
[20:33] ---
    Oh, yes. I seasoned them primarily
    with mashwater and sugar.
[20:38] ---
    Mashwater?
[20:39] ---
    Mashwater is a condiment
    that the mystic wolves enjoy.
[20:46] ---
    The mystic wolves have a seasoning
    called bean mashwater,
[20:49] ---
    which is made from salting beans
    to ferment them.
[20:53] ---
    They skim off the layer of liquid
    that forms during the process,
[20:56] ---
    and after fermenting it,
    it becomes mashwater.
[21:00] ---
    Both of them are unique flavors
    not found in the kingdom, yes.
[21:05] ---
    Meaning the fermented bean product
    is miso, and the mashwater is soy sauce.
[21:12] ---
    Souma, are you really going to eat that?
[21:25] ---
    Huh? Souma, are you crying?
[21:28] ---
    How can I keep myself from crying?
    This is the taste of my homeland.
[21:34] ---
    The taste of your homeland?
[21:36] ---
    Ah, with every bite, the taste of home
    spreads throughout my mouth...
[21:42] ---
    This world has soy sauce. It has miso.
[21:46] ---
    I no longer have to dream about
    the flavors I love so much.
[21:53] ---
    Um, Your Majesty, I hate to disturb you
    while you're so moved,
[21:57] ---
    but would it be all right if we
    moved on to the next dish?
[22:03] ---
    Yeah, sorry. On with the show.
[22:07] ---
    All right, Poncho,
    what is our next food item?
[22:11] ---
    Yes, it is right here!
[22:14] ---
    Huh?!
[22:18] ---
    The wind blowing by rushes
    through the world,
[22:22] ---
    connecting us when otherwise
    we never would have met
[22:27] ---
    Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
[22:31] ---
    I take flight in search of a miracle
    that no one else can find
[22:43] ---
    Seeking the courage to keep on choosing
[22:48] ---
    the outcome of an ever-meandering morrow,
[22:52] ---
    I never want to fear change
[22:56] ---
    or doubt the blueness of the sky
[23:01] ---
    More than any dreams I once had
[23:03] ---
    and beyond any future I've imagined,
[23:05] ---
    I want to keep on drifting along
[23:09] ---
    within this transcendentally beautiful
    moment I'm spending with you
[23:13] ---
    If I can make that come true...
[23:17] ---
    I shoot up through the blue
    to the sky where we connect
[23:22] ---
    Grasp my destiny and reel it in
[23:25] ---
    And through our joined hands,
[23:30] ---
    you feel my helpless wish for eternity
[23:35] ---
    Even if this is only an illusion
[23:37] ---
    taking place within someone's dream,
[23:39] ---
    I'll still take this blowing wind
[23:41] ---
    and hold on tight as I take flight

Season 1

E5 - Well Fed, Well Regarded

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[00:09] ---
    This world has creatures
    in it that are called "gelins."
[00:13] ---
    One of their characteristics
    is that they are weak.
[00:15] ---
    If you cut them, they die.
    If you squash them, they also die.
[00:18] ---
    They don't differentiate
    as male or female--
[00:19] ---
    they just divide themselves to reproduce.
[00:22] ---
    And right now, I'm about to be fed one
    of these creatures unknown to me.
[00:38] ---
    "Never mind, face forward,"
[00:43] ---
    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
[00:49] ---
    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?
[00:54] ---
    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?
[01:00] ---
    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere
[01:06] ---
    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,
[01:11] ---
    so does everything else
[01:16] ---
    I never thought there was a version of me
[01:23] ---
    that the world would have a need for
[01:28] ---
    But when I believed in what I believe,
[01:34] ---
    I found myself as I truly am
[01:40] ---
    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding
[01:45] ---
    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon
[01:58] ---
    All right, Poncho,
    what is our next food item?
[02:00] ---
    Yes, it is right here!
[02:15] ---
    "Well Fed, Well Regarded"
    That's a gelin, right?
[02:17] ---
    Yes, as you can see, this is a gelin.
[02:21] ---
    Th-Those are edible, too?
[02:24] ---
    Yes!
[02:25] ---
    Just a moment, please. Is that gelin dead?
[02:29] ---
    Yes, this gelin has
    already been slaughtered.
[02:32] ---
    It can't be. I've never heard
    of a gelin carcass.
[02:36] ---
    Oh, yeah, now that you
    mention it, that's weird.
[02:40] ---
    Liscia, what do you mean?
[02:42] ---
    If you so much as cut into the thin
    surface membrane of a gelin,
[02:45] ---
    its bodily fluid comes
    gushing out all over.
[02:48] ---
    Which is why it's not possible for them
    to leave such neat and tidy remains.
[02:52] ---
    I see.
[02:54] ---
    So, how do you get a gelin
    to end up like that?
[02:57] ---
    There is a bit of a trick to it, yes.
[03:01] ---
    This is a method I learned
    from a small tribe
[03:05] ---
    that lives far to the west,
    inside the empire.
[03:07] ---
    If you strike it with a stick or something
[03:09] ---
    just hard enough so that you
    don't break the membrane,
[03:11] ---
    you can destroy the nucleus within it.
[03:14] ---
    The locals called it "gelin ikejime."
[03:18] ---
    Come on, these aren't fish.
[03:22] ---
    After a gelin's nucleus is destroyed,
[03:24] ---
    its fluid loses its liquidity over time,
[03:27] ---
    and they gradually grow firm.
    If you continue to let them sit,
[03:31] ---
    the fluid will evaporate,
    and they will become almost hard-cured,
[03:35] ---
    but if you let about two hours
    go by after they're dead,
[03:38] ---
    when they are solidified
    to a certain degree,
[03:40] ---
    but still have some springiness,
    you can cook them up, yes.
[03:52] ---
    Then you boil them in water
    that has salt added to it,
[03:56] ---
    and they firm up even more.
[04:01] ---
    That... looks like he's adding
    stock while he's boiling it.
[04:08] ---
    Okay, please have a taste!
[04:13] ---
    They look like udon noodles.
[04:15] ---
    Udon? What's that?
[04:17] ---
    Oh, in the world where I'm from,
[04:19] ---
    there's a food that looks
    a lot like this, called "udon."
[04:23] ---
    Although, the ingredients and method
    of making it are completely different.
[04:26] ---
    Is that right?
[04:29] ---
    Okay, Souma, you first.
[04:31] ---
    Huh?
[04:32] ---
    You've eaten something
    a lot like this, right? So then...
[04:35] ---
    Y-Yes! Your Majesty, after you!
[04:40] ---
    All right, Your Majesty, here you go.
[04:43] ---
    Uh, yeah, but...
[04:47] ---
    Well, I did give Liscia and the others
    food they weren't accustomed to.
[04:51] ---
    It's not fair if I'm the only one
    who gets out of this.
[05:01] ---
    H-How is it, Souma?
[05:04] ---
    This is a lot better than I was expecting!
[05:10] ---
    I thought it would be
    more fishy and slimy,
[05:14] ---
    but this is smooth and chewy.
[05:15] ---
    I'd say it's closer to
    kudzu noodles than udon.
[05:18] ---
    Except that when I bite into them,
    there's a unique squeakiness to them.
[05:26] ---
    A-All right, I'll try it, too.
[05:32] ---
    This is something else.
[05:41] ---
    Its texture is unlike anything I've ever
    eaten before, but it's not bad.
[05:50] ---
    The soup really adds a nice flavor to it.
[05:59] ---
    Did this really come from that gelin?
    I'm amazed.
[06:12] ---
    Well, it's just about time
    for this program,
[06:14] ---
    "The King's Brillunch" to wrap things up.
[06:19] ---
    Did you like being a host, Poncho?
[06:22] ---
    Y-Yes. But I still think that being
    a host is asking a lot of me, yes.
[06:28] ---
    Someone please trade places
    with me next time.
[06:31] ---
    Well, now, is there going
    to be a next time?
[06:34] ---
    What do you say, Your Majesty?
[06:37] ---
    That all depends on if
    the people demand it.
[06:39] ---
    There you have it.
[06:41] ---
    Wouldn't it be nice if there
    was some demand, Poncho?
[06:44] ---
    I-I don't need any demand for myself, yes.
[06:47] ---
    Oh, don't be like that. Let's do this
    together again sometime.
[06:50] ---
    P-Please, I wish we wouldn't!
[06:53] ---
    All right then, everyone, take care!
[06:56] ---
    "One week later, morning"
[07:03] ---
    Who knew that there would be
    this much demand
[07:05] ---
    to keep "The King's Brillunch" going?
[07:09] ---
    We can't exactly not do a follow-up now...
[07:14] ---
    Enter!
[07:19] ---
    Marx?
[07:21] ---
    Yes. He says he has something
    very important to discuss.
[07:28] ---
    What's the matter, Marx?
    Why do we have to meet here?
[07:32] ---
    We could talk in the state affairs office,
    couldn't we?
[07:34] ---
    Please forgive me for interrupting
    your busy schedule,
[07:37] ---
    but this has to do with me stepping away.
[07:42] ---
    Hmm? Marx, you don't mean...
[07:45] ---
    The previous king, Albert,
    recognized Your Majesty's talents,
[07:48] ---
    and yielded the throne to you.
[07:51] ---
    I was thinking that I should follow
    the previous king's example.
[07:55] ---
    I have done what little I could as your
    prime minister for as long as I could,
[07:59] ---
    but I believe the time
    has come for me to leave.
[08:02] ---
    Marx...
[08:06] ---
    Then what do we do about your replacement?
[08:08] ---
    Hakuya is most talented, as well as
    being deeply devoted to Your Majesty.
[08:12] ---
    I believe him to be the perfect man
    to take over as your right hand,
[08:16] ---
    and help you to support
    the kingdom in my place.
[08:25] ---
    All right. The formal appointment
    will have to come another day,
[08:30] ---
    but I agree to this arrangement.
[08:32] ---
    Well, well, that is a huge
    weight off of my shoulders.
[08:36] ---
    Now I will just accept the retirement
    allowance I have coming to me
[08:39] ---
    for my many years of service,
[08:40] ---
    then perhaps purchase myself
    a cottage in the country,
[08:43] ---
    and enjoy my remaining years there.
[08:48] ---
    At least, that is what I considered,
[08:50] ---
    but I am well aware that
    the national treasury is in dire straits.
[08:54] ---
    I am willing to make-do with a salary
    commensurate with my position,
[08:57] ---
    and continue to serve
    at Your Majesty's side.
[09:01] ---
    Marx... You really are a wise minister.
[09:05] ---
    More than you thought I was?
[09:14] ---
    I am more grateful for
    Your Majesty's words just now
[09:18] ---
    than I would be for any reward.
[09:21] ---
    Marx, it has not been very long
    since I arrived in this world.
[09:25] ---
    There is much that I
    still do not understand,
[09:27] ---
    especially when it comes to
    the rules and customs of the court.
[09:31] ---
    Do stay on to help me make up
    for these shortcomings. Please.
[09:35] ---
    As you command.
[09:38] ---
    Your Majesty...
[09:40] ---
    I realize I have not been
    formally appointed yet,
[09:43] ---
    but as your prime minister, there is one
    suggestion I would like to put forward.
[09:47] ---
    What is it?
[09:49] ---
    Your Majesty, please take some time off.
[09:52] ---
    Huh?
[09:53] ---
    "Mercenary State Zem: A nation naturally
    defended by the mountains that
    encircle it, and established for
    mercenaries by the mercenary king Zem."
[09:56] ---
    "Hakuya Kwonmin: Quiet and always calm.
    Possesses extensive knowledge and insight,
    and is skilled at guessing the mind
    and behavior of others."
[10:02] ---
    Honestly, of all the things
    that Hakuya could have said...
[10:07] ---
    When the boss won't take time off,
[10:09] ---
    it makes it hard for those
    under him to do so.
[10:12] ---
    Okay, I get that, but...
[10:18] ---
    Ordinarily, I would ask that you
    take a substantial break,
[10:22] ---
    and spend some quiet time away
    in a tranquil location.
[10:25] ---
    Is there any time for that?
[10:27] ---
    No, there isn't.
[10:29] ---
    I don't suppose there is. Okay,
    so what do you want me to do?
[10:33] ---
    I have made various arrangements to
    allow you to take the rest of the day off,
[10:38] ---
    so please head on out
    of here with all haste.
[10:41] ---
    Yeah, if I'm taking time off,
    I'd rather loaf around in my room.
[10:45] ---
    That is overruled.
[10:47] ---
    Our objective is to have Your Majesty
    show off that you are taking a break.
[10:52] ---
    You need to enjoy your time off in a way
    that those under you are able to see.
[10:57] ---
    Can you even call that time off?
[10:59] ---
    Here is an idea. Use this opportunity
[11:01] ---
    to take Princess Liscia out
    on a date in the castle town.
[11:04] ---
    Huh?! A date?!
[11:07] ---
    Oh, that's good! By deepening
    your intimacy with her in that way,
[11:10] ---
    it will bring your succession
    that much closer.
[11:13] ---
    Let's not be hasty!
[11:15] ---
    But going out with Liscia would be nice.
    What do we do about an escort?
[11:20] ---
    Aisha is here, is she not?
[11:22] ---
    Yes indeed. With a mighty warrior
    such as her along, you will be quite safe.
[11:27] ---
    Yeah, but what's the point of bringing
    another girl along on a date?
[11:32] ---
    A flower in each hand, sire.
    I could not be more envious.
[11:35] ---
    Indeed!
[11:36] ---
    Damn that Hakuya.
    He didn't really mean that.
[11:41] ---
    Oh, there they are.
[12:02] ---
    Sonic Wind!
[12:08] ---
    Ice Sword Mountain!
[12:14] ---
    That's nothing!
[12:21] ---
    Not bad.
[12:23] ---
    You, too, Princess.
[12:25] ---
    This may be training,
    but your guard is impeccable.
[12:28] ---
    This is the way the warriors
    of this world fight?
[12:32] ---
    I mean, if they go any further,
    they're going to destroy the castle!
[12:36] ---
    Hey, you two, enough already!
[12:38] ---
    --Huh?!
    --Majesty?!
[12:44] ---
    A d-date?!
[12:45] ---
    Yeah. Is that a no?
[12:48] ---
    I-It's not a no, but the idea that
    Hakuya proposed it is a bit troubling.
[12:54] ---
    Hmm, you might be right about that.
[12:58] ---
    But I do have some time off now.
[13:00] ---
    There's nothing that says we
    can't go out somewhere, is there?
[13:03] ---
    I suppose that's true.
[13:04] ---
    Ooh, ooh, in that case,
    please come to our forest.
[13:08] ---
    Sorry, but I only have today off,
[13:11] ---
    so it has to be someplace
    that's less than a day's trip.
[13:15] ---
    It's true, the God-Protected Forest
[13:17] ---
    would take three days of travel
    each way, even on horseback.
[13:20] ---
    We'll have to forego that for now.
[13:22] ---
    I did tell you how to carry out
    the thinning though, right?
[13:25] ---
    Yes. But even so, there are those among
    the dark elves who are quite obstinate.
[13:32] ---
    And they might take issue
    with the dark elves,
[13:34] ---
    the guardians of the God-Protected forest,
    cutting down its trees.
[13:38] ---
    Yeah, I guess there are those
    types in every world, huh?
[13:42] ---
    Which is why I would
    very much like Your Majesty
[13:44] ---
    to travel there and
    rebuke them personally.
[13:47] ---
    Understood. When time allows,
    I'll go there.
[13:50] ---
    I beg your indulgence. To that end,
    please use me and my life as you see fit.
[13:56] ---
    Okay, then I have a favor
    to ask right away.
[13:59] ---
    Yes, would you like me
    to attend to you, sire?
[14:01] ---
    Why do you assume that?!
[14:02] ---
    Because I just finished
    offering myself to you.
[14:06] ---
    Souma...
[14:07] ---
    Whoa, y-you know I couldn't
    ask her to do that!
[14:11] ---
    I just wanted to ask her to be our
    escort down in the castle town.
[14:15] ---
    Y-You want me to come along
    with you on your date?
[14:19] ---
    If it were just Liscia
    and I alone together,
[14:21] ---
    and something were to happen,
    we'd be in trouble.
[14:24] ---
    And when I say "date," we're really
    just having a look around town,
[14:27] ---
    so there's nothing to be worried about.
[14:29] ---
    Well I, for one, am a little concerned.
[14:31] ---
    Huh?
[14:34] ---
    It's nothing!
[14:39] ---
    So this is a military academy uniform...
[14:43] ---
    Sorry to keep you.
[14:51] ---
    Liscia, those glasses are working for you.
[14:53] ---
    Th-They are? Thanks.
[14:57] ---
    Your Majesty, how does
    my school outfit look?
[15:03] ---
    Uh, mm-hmm...
[15:06] ---
    ...it's not that great a match.
[15:09] ---
    Why not, sire?!
[15:11] ---
    How can I put this? It doesn't fit
    with the image I have of dark elves.
[15:16] ---
    What image of dark elves do you have?
    Should I be baring more?
[15:20] ---
    Would you rather I wore my birthday suit?
[15:22] ---
    Hold on, hold on! I didn't mean that!
[15:24] ---
    Souma, I don't know what you're imagining,
[15:27] ---
    but I think she looks good like this.
[15:29] ---
    Princess!
[15:31] ---
    Whoa, why are you hugging me?
[15:39] ---
    We'll arrive in the town soon.
[15:41] ---
    Remember, once we
    step out of this carriage,
[15:43] ---
    we are no longer the king
    and the princess.
[15:46] ---
    We're simply students
    at the military academy.
[15:48] ---
    I've got it. That's why we're
    wearing these uniforms.
[15:52] ---
    Understood, Your Majesty.
[15:54] ---
    Aisha, we're undercover,
    so you can't call me "Your Majesty."
[15:57] ---
    Right! Then, what should I call you?
[16:00] ---
    Just call me by my name, like anyone else.
[16:02] ---
    If you like, you can use my
    given name, "Kazuya."
[16:05] ---
    Huh?
[16:06] ---
    Souma, I thought "Souma"
    was your given name.
[16:09] ---
    Huh? Souma is my family name,
    of course. My given name is Kazuya.
[16:15] ---
    But you're "Souma Kazuya," right?
[16:17] ---
    Yeah, Souma Kazuya...
[16:20] ---
    Oh...!
[16:22] ---
    That's right! In this country,
    given names come first, like in the west!
[16:27] ---
    I-I suppose it's too late
    to correct that now, isn't it?
[16:31] ---
    Pretty likely. I think the official
    documents all have
[16:34] ---
    "Souma Kazuya" written
    on them at this point.
[16:37] ---
    Oh, man, I can't believe
    I made that kind of screwup!
[16:41] ---
    Well, I don't see what the matter is.
[16:44] ---
    I know. What if you were to switch it
    when you are in public and in private?
[16:48] ---
    On days such as this,
    I will call you "Kazuya."
[16:53] ---
    I can't believe I have to have you
    covering up my mess.
[16:55] ---
    Kazuya, exactly what sort of perception
    of me are you imagining?
[17:00] ---
    What sort?
[17:02] ---
    The letdown dark elf?
[17:31] ---
    The castle town is a place I only ever
    passed through on my horse before,
[17:34] ---
    so just walking around like this
    is kind of refreshing.
[17:37] ---
    It has been a nice breather, huh?
[17:41] ---
    Kazuya!
[17:42] ---
    What is it?
[17:43] ---
    Trouble?
[17:44] ---
    No, I'm just hungry...
[17:50] ---
    Well then, why don't we go
    get something to eat
[17:52] ---
    at that café where Juna works?
[17:59] ---
    Well, if it isn't Your Maj--
[18:00] ---
    Good day, Miss Juna.
    I don't know if you remember me,
[18:05] ---
    but I am Kazuya, son of the silk crepe
    dealer in the kingdom of Echigo.
[18:11] ---
    Ah, yes, right, Kazuya. It has been
    too long. Is your father doing well?
[18:18] ---
    Yes, a little too well.
[18:20] ---
    There was quite a scene when Mother
    learned of his unfaithful ways.
[18:22] ---
    Is that right. Kazuya, please be mindful
    of how you treat women, too, okay?
[18:29] ---
    Leave it to Juna.
    Thank goodness she caught on.
[18:36] ---
    Gelin udon really is delicious.
[18:39] ---
    I see you added gelin udon
    to the menu right away.
[18:42] ---
    Yes. Ever since that broadcast,
    many people have been asking to try it.
[18:47] ---
    Besides, we are not yet recovered
    from the food shortage,
[18:52] ---
    so I am glad to have such
    an affordable source of food.
[18:55] ---
    We're doing all that we can.
    Sorry if we're still coming up short.
[19:00] ---
    Oh, no. Kazuya, I think you are
    doing a wonderful job.
[19:09] ---
    Why does it seem like you treat Juna
    differently than everyone else, Souma?
[19:13] ---
    Yeah...
[19:16] ---
    ...that's something that I...
[19:19] ---
    ...sensed as well.
[19:20] ---
    I can't help it. I get a little nervous
    talking to a pretty lady.
[19:26] ---
    And Aisha, you can talk
    or you can eat, but not both.
[19:32] ---
    So it's eating, is it?!
[19:33] ---
    Miss Aisha, when I first
    saw you in the royal castle,
[19:37] ---
    you appeared to be a gallant woman of
    action, who dealt directly with the king,
[19:41] ---
    but right now, you seem more like
    a letdown who is bent on eating.
[19:45] ---
    A-A what?!
[19:47] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[19:48] ---
    It's clear that you're trying to outdo
    Poncho at the gluttony game.
[19:52] ---
    I wonder what happened to
    that gallant Aisha from before.
[19:56] ---
    I-Is it possible that although I have
    offered my body and soul to you,
[19:59] ---
    you never invite me to your bed...
    because of my appetite?
[20:03] ---
    Why are we suddenly back on that again?!
[20:06] ---
    Besides, there's no way I could do that
    when I'm already engaged.
[20:09] ---
    Huh?
[20:12] ---
    Um, Souma? Polygamy is
    recognized in this kingdom.
[20:17] ---
    In fact, it is also possible for a woman
    to have multiple husbands.
[20:22] ---
    Not that it happens often...
[20:24] ---
    If you limit things
    to one husband and one wife,
[20:27] ---
    then if anything were to happen,
    your house could die out just like that.
[20:30] ---
    Sure, but... I haven't seen any queen
    consorts, except for Liscia's mother.
[20:35] ---
    Oh, originally, it was my mother
    who held the royal power.
[20:39] ---
    She's the daughter of
    the previous king, you see.
[20:41] ---
    So the king married into the family?
[20:44] ---
    Yes. After they got married, my father
    took charge of governmental affairs.
[20:48] ---
    That's why my father never downplayed
    my mother and took any other consorts.
[20:53] ---
    Oh, then was it right for him
    to concede the throne to me?
[20:58] ---
    It's not an issue.
    My father got all the attention,
[21:01] ---
    but he couldn't have abdicated
    without my mother's approval.
[21:04] ---
    Besides, I am the only one
    who had a claim to the throne,
[21:09] ---
    so one way or another, I figure I
    would have had to take a husband.
[21:12] ---
    In my father's case, there were
    circumstances that dictated it,
[21:15] ---
    but that's not true for you, Souma.
[21:17] ---
    So if it's what you want,
    then taking another wife would be...
[21:21] ---
    ...possible.
[21:22] ---
    Liscia, would you be okay with it?
[21:24] ---
    Honestly, I wouldn't be excited about it,
[21:27] ---
    but I'd be willing to go as far
    as eight, including myself.
[21:29] ---
    That's so many!
    Wait, what is that number based on?
[21:33] ---
    I could have you all to myself
    one day per week.
[21:36] ---
    Oh, right. There are eight days
    in a week on this world.
[21:39] ---
    If there are eight, does that
    only mean once per week?
[21:43] ---
    No, I don't think it does.
[21:46] ---
    If you and one of the others invited
    each other to your respective days...
[21:49] ---
    That's true. Nice thinking, Juna.
[21:52] ---
    But then, wouldn't you
    like him all to yourself?
[21:55] ---
    Mm-hmm, you're right.
[21:57] ---
    Whoa, now, why are the two
    of you even discussing this topic?
[22:00] ---
    For that matter, eight of them?
    What kind of harem would that be?
[22:10] ---
    Out of the question!
[22:11] ---
    Wah! Huh?
[22:14] ---
    Absolutely out of the question, Hal!
[22:18] ---
    The wind blowing by rushes
    through the world,
[22:22] ---
    connecting us when otherwise
    we never would have met
[22:27] ---
    Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
[22:31] ---
    I take flight in search of a miracle
    that no one else can find
[22:43] ---
    Seeking the courage to keep on choosing
[22:48] ---
    the outcome of an ever-meandering morrow,
[22:52] ---
    I never want to fear change
[22:56] ---
    or doubt the blueness of the sky
[23:01] ---
    More than any dreams I once had
[23:03] ---
    and beyond any future I've imagined,
[23:05] ---
    I want to keep on drifting along
[23:09] ---
    within this transcendentally beautiful
    moment I'm spending with you
[23:13] ---
    If I can make that come true...
[23:17] ---
    I shoot up through the blue
    to the sky where we connect
[23:22] ---
    Grasp my destiny and reel it in
[23:25] ---
    And through our joined hands,
[23:30] ---
    you feel my helpless wish for eternity
[23:35] ---
    Even if this is only an illusion
[23:37] ---
    taking place within someone's dream,
[23:39] ---
    I'll still take this blowing wind
[23:41] ---
    and hold on tight as I take flight

Season 1

E6 - The Wise Man Never Forsaketh an Advantage

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    The Elfrieden Kingdom's
    total military force
[00:12] ---
    is said to be roughly 100,000 strong.
[00:15] ---
    The army, led by Duke Georg Carmine,
    numbers 40,000.
[00:19] ---
    The navy, led by Duchess Excel Walter,
    numbers 10,000.
[00:23] ---
    The air force, led by Duke Castor Vargas,
    numbers 1,000.
[00:28] ---
    However, it's said that one Wyvern Knight
    is equal to 100 foot soldiers.
[00:34] ---
    Further, the Forbidden Army was comprised
[00:36] ---
    of the Royal Guard,
    which reports to the king,
[00:38] ---
    and the private armies of the noblemen
    other than the Three Dukedoms,
[00:42] ---
    for a total of 40,000 men.
[00:44] ---
    Additionally, mercenary units,
[00:45] ---
    dispatched as part of a service contract
    with the Mercenary State Zem,
[00:49] ---
    fall under the leadership
    of the Forbidden Army,
[00:51] ---
    but their employment has
    already been terminated.
[00:54] ---
    "The Prince" "Niccolo Machiavelli"
    The reason for that is because soldiers
    who fight for profit
[00:57] ---
    will readily switch sides if there
    is greater profit to be had.
[01:01] ---
    A military force that has no loyalty
    to their ruler does nothing but harm.
[01:06] ---
    "Forbidden Army"
[01:07] ---
    Further, the reason why the Forbidden Army
[01:08] ---
    "Air Force" "Navy" "Army"
    Further, the reason why the Forbidden Army
[01:09] ---
    "Air Force" "Navy" "Army"
    is smaller than the Three Dukedom's forces
[01:11] ---
    has to do with the country's ideals.
[01:14] ---
    The kingdom was originally formed when
    various races decided to come together.
[01:19] ---
    Humans were the most populous among them,
    so one became the king,
[01:23] ---
    but in order to preserve
    the rights of the other races,
[01:25] ---
    the top leaders of the three armed
    forces over air, sea, and land
[01:28] ---
    were chosen from among the other peoples.
[01:32] ---
    If ever a human tyrant were to
    begin oppressing the other races,
[01:36] ---
    the system is in place for
    the Three Dukedoms' forces,
[01:38] ---
    which outnumber the Forbidden Army,
    to resist them.
[01:42] ---
    At a glance, it may look well-designed,
[01:44] ---
    but a decision-making body
    that has multiple systems
[01:47] ---
    has many disadvantages for a state.
[01:50] ---
    In fact, for some reason, when I
    contacted them about my reforms,
[01:53] ---
    the Three Dukes have decided
    to give me the silent treatment.
[01:57] ---
    It was under these circumstances that
    I'd had some time off forced upon me,
[02:02] ---
    and I was actually enjoying
    myself to some extent.
[02:16] ---
    "Never mind, face forward,"
[02:21] ---
    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
[02:27] ---
    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?
[02:32] ---
    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?
[02:38] ---
    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere
[02:44] ---
    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,
[02:49] ---
    so does everything else
[02:54] ---
    I never thought there was a version of me
[03:01] ---
    that the world would have a need for
[03:06] ---
    But when I believed in what I believe,
[03:12] ---
    I found myself as I truly am
[03:18] ---
    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding
[03:23] ---
    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon
[03:36] ---
    Out of the question!
[03:38] ---
    "The Wise Man Never
    Forsaketh an Advantage"
    Absolutely out of the question, Hal!
[03:40] ---
    "The Wise Man Never
    Forsaketh an Advantage"
    Why can't you understand?
[03:43] ---
    Those ears--is she another
    mystic wolf, like Tomoe?
[03:47] ---
    No, she isn't. That girl is a mystic fox.
[03:50] ---
    Huh?
[03:51] ---
    You can tell by looking at her tail.
[03:55] ---
    That is a fox's tail.
[03:57] ---
    It... is...?
[04:00] ---
    If you were to mistake a
    mystic wolf for a mystic fox,
[04:03] ---
    both races would be angry with you.
[04:05] ---
    I-Is that right?
[04:08] ---
    Hmm, other worlds are hard.
[04:11] ---
    Of all people! That man is Halbert Magna.
[04:15] ---
    You know him?
[04:17] ---
    He's the oldest heir to the
    prestigious Magna family.
[04:20] ---
    Ever since he was in the academy,
    he has been an outstanding horseman.
[04:26] ---
    That sounds like a challenge
    I cannot pass up.
[04:28] ---
    No, there's no need for
    you two to compete.
[04:31] ---
    After graduating, he was supposed
    to have taken a post in the army.
[04:35] ---
    Why is he in the capital?
[04:37] ---
    What about the girl?
[04:39] ---
    Beats me.
[04:40] ---
    That is Miss Kaede Foxia.
[04:44] ---
    She is a regular customer here.
[04:47] ---
    As I recall, she said she was a mage
    with the Forbidden Army.
[04:51] ---
    I'm begging you, Hal, you must not go
    over to the Carmine Duchy right now!
[04:57] ---
    Duke Carmine is at odds with the new king.
[05:00] ---
    Worst-case scenario,
    there could be a civil war.
[05:04] ---
    Which is the whole reason I should go.
[05:06] ---
    If there's going to be war, it's my big
    chance to get ahead in the world!
[05:11] ---
    Hal, you make war out to be too simple.
[05:15] ---
    Your father is worried about you doing so,
    which is why he called you back!
[05:19] ---
    My old man has nothing to do with it!
[05:21] ---
    He's served Duke Carmine for many years,
[05:23] ---
    but when it comes to
    confronting this new king,
[05:26] ---
    he's too big a coward to
    get caught in the fighting,
[05:27] ---
    and holes up in the capital!
[05:30] ---
    I don't have to listen to a word he says!
[05:33] ---
    Your father understands the situation.
[05:36] ---
    That Duke Carmine,
    who remains in his own lands,
[05:39] ---
    and refuses to heed the king's call...
[05:41] ---
    has no just cause.
[05:46] ---
    Duke Carmine has been
    acting strangely lately.
[05:49] ---
    If we fight internally, it only benefits
    the neighboring lands.
[05:54] ---
    The Principality of Amidonia
    seeks to win back the land
[05:57] ---
    that was taken by Elfrieden two kings ago.
[06:00] ---
    The Republic of Turgis has most
    of their territory frozen,
[06:02] ---
    and they want rich soil and a
    harbor that won't freeze over.
[06:07] ---
    If we get into a civil war,
    they're sure to come invading.
[06:10] ---
    There's no way that Duke Carmine
    is unaware of this.
[06:16] ---
    First, let's go over the
    surrounding countries.
[06:19] ---
    The countries that border our kingdom,
[06:21] ---
    which is situated in the southeast
    end of the continent,
[06:24] ---
    include the Union of Eastern
    Nations to the north,
[06:26] ---
    and the Principality of
    Amidonia to the west.
[06:29] ---
    To the southwest is the
    Republic of Turgis.
[06:32] ---
    Also, out in the sea to the east,
[06:35] ---
    is the Nine-Headed
    Dragon Archipelago Union.
[06:38] ---
    Then, west of the
    Principality of Amidonia,
[06:41] ---
    lies the Mercenary State Zem.
[06:44] ---
    There aren't any countries with
    whom we have friendly relations;
[06:47] ---
    four of them are neutral;
    one of them is hostile.
[06:50] ---
    We really stand isolated, don't we?
[06:53] ---
    With all due respect, due to the chaos of
    the Demon Lord's Domain expanding,
[06:58] ---
    this is not uncommon.
[07:00] ---
    At present, when each nation is gripped
    with paranoia toward the others,
[07:04] ---
    the only friendly nations are tributary
    states toward their colonial masters.
[07:10] ---
    So, is the hostile country Amidonia?
[07:14] ---
    Is it Zem?
[07:15] ---
    Or is it Turgis?
[07:17] ---
    First of all, it is not Zem.
[07:19] ---
    It is true that by terminating
    the mercenary service contract,
[07:23] ---
    you may have created an
    unfavorable impression,
[07:26] ---
    but I would not say they were hostile.
[07:28] ---
    But then, if Amidonia, which does
    regard our country with hostility,
[07:31] ---
    were to request reinforcements,
    they would likely send mercenaries.
[07:37] ---
    Getting in some payback
    while on the clock, is that it?
[07:41] ---
    Come winter, Turgis will be
    closed off by snow and ice,
[07:44] ---
    so geopolitically, they adopt
    a policy of heading north.
[07:48] ---
    Heading north? Oh, right, in this world
    it's warmer the farther north you go.
[07:54] ---
    They may be watching us for their opening,
[07:56] ---
    but if we don't give them that opening,
[07:58] ---
    I doubt that they will take any
    openly hostile action toward us.
[08:02] ---
    So that just leaves Amidonia.
[08:05] ---
    I seem to remember them sending us
    an offer of assistance, right?
[08:09] ---
    Yes. "As the stability of
    our neighbor, Elfrieden,
[08:13] ---
    is directly related to our
    own national defense,
[08:15] ---
    if requested, we will send reinforcements
    to put down the Three Dukedoms,"
[08:20] ---
    was the way they phrased it.
[08:22] ---
    Also, they have probably made
    a similar offer to the Three Dukes.
[08:27] ---
    "Let us work together to overthrow
    the false king, Souma,
[08:30] ---
    who has usurped the throne," eh? Heh...
[08:35] ---
    Their plan to exploit the strife
    with the Three Dukedoms
[08:38] ---
    to allow them to expand
    their territory is obvious.
[08:40] ---
    They'll see their chance to
    send troops into our lands,
[08:43] ---
    calling them reinforcements, then take
    control of several of our cities.
[08:46] ---
    They will determine
    whether their assistance
[08:49] ---
    to Your Majesty or the Three Dukedoms
    will be more advantageous,
[08:52] ---
    and throw in with that side.
[08:53] ---
    Then use whatever reasoning they see fit
[08:56] ---
    to effectively take control
    of the cities they occupy,
[08:58] ---
    and incorporate them into their country.
[09:00] ---
    A rather common tactic,
    but effective in its own way.
[09:05] ---
    This is a real problem.
[09:07] ---
    Well, the Three Dukes are likely
    wise to Amidonia's motives.
[09:11] ---
    So regardless of how much they dislike me,
[09:14] ---
    they aren't going to let themselves
    be taken advantage of by Amidonia?
[09:17] ---
    I sure hope that they won't.
[09:22] ---
    But in that case, why...?
[09:24] ---
    The neighboring countries are looking
    for an opportunity to pounce.
[09:27] ---
    How can they needlessly oppose the king?
[09:30] ---
    What are they thinking?
[09:32] ---
    Yeah, that is the question, isn't it?
[09:35] ---
    I know Duke Carmine.
    I'm sure he has something in mind.
[09:39] ---
    You don't even know what that is,
    yet you intend to side with Duke Carmine?
[09:46] ---
    There are many noblemen who
    have already given up on the king
[09:49] ---
    and are joining Duke Carmine,
    along with their own forces.
[09:52] ---
    Most of those noblemen are upset
    that their injustice has been exposed,
[09:58] ---
    and that their property
    has been confiscated.
[10:04] ---
    If Duke Carmine is taking those
    sort of people under his wing,
[10:07] ---
    then I have a hard time
    believing his cause is just.
[10:10] ---
    Well, uh...
[10:12] ---
    Hal, I'm begging you,
[10:14] ---
    reconsider going over to
    the Carmine Dukedom.
[10:17] ---
    It's dangerous to commit yourself
    to the side that opposes this king.
[10:21] ---
    There's no way that unproven youngster
[10:24] ---
    is a match for the battle-tested
    Duke Carmine--
[10:26] ---
    Your perception of him is all wrong!
[10:29] ---
    I can tell! That man is formidable!
[10:32] ---
    Why do you think that?
[10:34] ---
    The critical things when leading an army
    are the quality of soldiers and supplies.
[10:38] ---
    The same is true for a nation!
[10:40] ---
    That's why gathering people from far and
    wide and solving the food problem is...
[10:56] ---
    U-Um, what exactly is this...?
[11:00] ---
    Ah! Don't tell me you heard what
    the rebellious Hal was saying,
[11:03] ---
    and are here to arrest him!
    It's not like that!
[11:06] ---
    Hal is just a little soft in the head!
[11:08] ---
    He would never do something
    as serious as rebel!
[11:11] ---
    No, no, you have it all wrong.
[11:13] ---
    Th-Then what are you doing here?
[11:15] ---
    I got some unexpected time off,
    and I just popped in to Juna's café.
[11:19] ---
    O-Oh, is that right?
[11:21] ---
    Who are you? One of Kaede's acquaintances?
[11:24] ---
    No, not exactly.
[11:25] ---
    Then why are you sticking your nose in?!
[11:28] ---
    Ah, Hal! Take it easy!
[11:29] ---
    Shut up!
[11:31] ---
    You keep your mouth shut!
[11:35] ---
    Hey, you don't have to raise your
    voice to her. She's just a girl.
[11:39] ---
    Butt out!
    Whose fault do you think this is--
[11:51] ---
    Aisha, that's enough.
[12:05] ---
    Why, you...! Who the hell are you?!
[12:08] ---
    Hmm, I don't get a chance
    to do this very often,
[12:12] ---
    so maybe I'll try out that line...
[12:19] ---
    Halbert, have you forgotten my face?
[12:25] ---
    Huh?! I-It can't be!
[12:27] ---
    Y-Your Majesty!
[12:29] ---
    Ho, he's not going to give me the
[12:30] ---
    "There's no way the shogun himself
    would come here" routine.
[12:34] ---
    --K-Kaede, did you know it was him?!
    --Mm-hmm.
[12:38] ---
    Then why didn't you say something sooner--
[12:40] ---
    Halbert, wasn't it?
[12:43] ---
    Are you planning to side
    with Duke Carmine?
[12:48] ---
    Well, I... that is...
[12:53] ---
    I wouldn't really blame you if you did.
[12:57] ---
    Just as a ruler chooses
    and appoints his officers,
[13:00] ---
    I believe those officers have a right to
    choose the ruler they're going to serve.
[13:04] ---
    You there, how do you know Halbert?
[13:07] ---
    W-We're childhood friends, sire.
[13:10] ---
    Childhood friends, eh?
[13:13] ---
    Halbert,
[13:14] ---
    as I said earlier, I will not stop you
    from siding with the Three Dukedoms.
[13:19] ---
    However, are you sure you realize that
    after I go against the Three Dukedoms,
[13:22] ---
    you will be on opposite sides
    of the conflict from her?
[13:30] ---
    I hear that she is a mage
    with the Forbidden Army.
[13:33] ---
    Meaning that she is in a unit
    that reports directly to me.
[13:36] ---
    When you are out on the battlefield,
[13:38] ---
    will you be able to raise your sword
    against her as your enemy?
[13:43] ---
    And even if you are not
    personally the one to do it,
[13:46] ---
    someone else on your
    side might take her life.
[13:51] ---
    In the heat of battle, when you know
    that she will be exposed to danger,
[13:55] ---
    you, who will be with the opposing force,
    will not be allowed to save her.
[14:03] ---
    Halbert Magna, the road
    you are about to choose
[14:06] ---
    does not lead down into
    the future all that far.
[14:20] ---
    Remember well before you get
    swept up in the moment,
[14:22] ---
    and take any action that
    may prove to be rash,
[14:25] ---
    what it is that you truly desire.
    Why you desire it, and for whom.
[14:31] ---
    Why I desire it, and for whom?
[15:00] ---
    "Republic of Turgis
    Population: about 1,400,000
    Capital: Sapeur"
[15:03] ---
    "Tomoe Inui
    Age: 10
    Sex: female Race: Mystic wolves
    Height: 130cm"
[15:09] ---
    Just a little break? The moment
    she lied down, she fell asleep.
[15:15] ---
    Sounds like she's having a nice dream.
[15:18] ---
    Say, Souma...
[15:20] ---
    Hmm?
[15:21] ---
    You were trying to change that man
    Halbert's mind earlier, right?
[15:25] ---
    You seemed to be
    really laying it on thick,
[15:28] ---
    trying to keep those two from
    getting into any predicaments.
[15:31] ---
    Hmm, well,
[15:34] ---
    I was just telling them, thinking
    realistically, what would happen.
[15:40] ---
    Would you like to rest
    your head on my lap?
[15:43] ---
    Huh?! Wh-Why?
[15:45] ---
    "Why"?
[15:47] ---
    Well, th-this is supposed
    to be a date, after all.
[15:52] ---
    Well then, I guess we could do that...
[16:07] ---
    Does this make us look like we're engaged?
[16:10] ---
    Yeah, in name only, at least.
[16:13] ---
    Name only?
[16:16] ---
    You don't have to give our
    engagement another thought.
[16:18] ---
    I'm only keeping the throne warm for now.
[16:21] ---
    After a few years of this,
    I'll probably give up being the king.
[16:25] ---
    Souma, do you not want
    to be engaged to me?
[16:29] ---
    Huh? It's not fair to ask me like that.
[16:33] ---
    I-It isn't?
[16:35] ---
    Okay, Liscia, are you okay with it--
    with being engaged to me?
[16:41] ---
    I don't mind.
[16:46] ---
    W-Well, you know, you're better
    suited to being the king than me.
[16:50] ---
    You'd get engaged to someone
    you didn't even love
[16:53] ---
    just because they are suited
    to being the king?
[16:57] ---
    That's what it's like to be royalty.
[17:00] ---
    But I'm not royalty. Besides...
[17:04] ---
    ...I'd really rather marry for love.
[17:08] ---
    Then, do you dislike me?
[17:12] ---
    Can you say for sure that
    you'll never fall in love with me?
[17:25] ---
    Excuse me...
[17:28] ---
    How long am I supposed
    to pretend to be asleep?
[17:39] ---
    How about that? Pretty good, right?
[17:41] ---
    You're moving him using your
    "Living Poltergeists" magic, right?
[17:47] ---
    I must have leveled it up by
    using it so much, or something,
[17:50] ---
    but now I can move four things
    with independent consciousnesses.
[17:54] ---
    All the same, you don't have to
    go using it on something like that.
[17:58] ---
    Your Majesty...
[18:00] ---
    Glaive Magna, head of the
    Magna family, his son, Halbert,
[18:05] ---
    and Kaede Foxia, mage
    with the Forbidden Army,
[18:08] ---
    are requesting an audience
    with Your Majesty.
[18:12] ---
    Everyone, lift up your heads.
[18:14] ---
    Yes, sire!
[18:20] ---
    Oh? Halbert, your manly good looks
    seem to have gotten a boost, huh?
[18:28] ---
    I ask that you overlook
    my son's misconduct,
[18:30] ---
    and humbly, humbly beg your mercy!
[18:35] ---
    By "misconduct," are you
    referring to yesterday?
[18:37] ---
    I heard all the details from Kaede.
[18:41] ---
    From the abuse heaped upon Your Majesty,
[18:44] ---
    to flagrantly admitting that he would
    take the side of the Three Dukedoms!
[18:49] ---
    Your Majesty's wrath is to be expected,
[18:51] ---
    but please, I beg that for being
    neglectful in his rearing,
[18:56] ---
    the fault may rest with me!
[18:58] ---
    If we're assigning blame,
    I would have to condemn myself
[19:01] ---
    for allowing my officers to let it come
    to this. I do not intend to censure him.
[19:05] ---
    Your Majesty!
[19:07] ---
    Besides,
[19:08] ---
    from the look of it, he has
    been punished quite a bit.
[19:12] ---
    I am so grateful for your
    magnanimous words!
[19:16] ---
    Once we return to our mansion,
    I will see to it immediately
[19:18] ---
    that my fool of a son has this lesson
    pounded unto him under my own hand!
[19:23] ---
    N-Now, don't be too harsh.
[19:26] ---
    Besides, if Halbert's rugged
    good looks get worked over--
[19:30] ---
    I mean, worked up any further,
    it might upset Kaede.
[19:38] ---
    That reminds me. I was going to
    do this at some point soon anyhow,
[19:42] ---
    but now is as good a time as any.
    Might as well get it over with.
[19:47] ---
    Kaede Foxia, mage of the Forbidden Army!
[19:51] ---
    Yes, sire?
[19:52] ---
    Your talents are too good
    to keep you as a mere mage.
[19:56] ---
    I order you to serve under Ludwin,
[19:59] ---
    in the Royal Guard, as a staff officer.
[20:01] ---
    Yes, sire!
[20:03] ---
    Huh? M-Me, a staff officer?!
[20:05] ---
    What's critical is the quality
    of personnel and supplies.
[20:09] ---
    Isn't that what you said
    yesterday at Lorelei?
[20:15] ---
    You and I think alike.
[20:17] ---
    Th-Thank you very much, sire!
[20:21] ---
    And as for you, Halbert Magna,
[20:23] ---
    I order you transferred from
    the army to the Forbidden Army.
[20:26] ---
    Me, in the Forbidden Army?
[20:29] ---
    That's right.
    You will be Kaede's adjutant,
[20:32] ---
    where you will stand by her side
    and support her. Understood?
[20:37] ---
    Yes, sire!
[20:41] ---
    Well then, that pretty much
    takes care of that.
[20:44] ---
    Your Majesty!
[20:46] ---
    It pains me to ask for any more of your
    time than you have already given me,
[20:50] ---
    but there is something that
    I feel I must tell you.
[20:54] ---
    What is it? Tell me.
[20:56] ---
    Well...
[20:58] ---
    it is a matter that I do not wish
    too many people to hear about.
[21:03] ---
    May we clear the room?
[21:13] ---
    All right, let's hear it.
[21:16] ---
    Yes, sire...
[21:22] ---
    Forgive me, I can't believe I'm being
    invited to tea with the princess!
[21:27] ---
    It would be dull to just wait around
    until Glaive has finished speaking.
[21:31] ---
    Let's enjoy a little tea and conversation.
[21:34] ---
    That sounds lovely.
    Since the opportunity presents itself,
[21:36] ---
    you could ask how a
    young man and young lady
[21:39] ---
    are able to strengthen their friendship
    with each other day in and day out.
[21:43] ---
    --Huh?
    --Huh?
[21:45] ---
    I'm sure it will be most
    instructive for you, Princess.
[21:48] ---
    Serina!
[21:49] ---
    W-Well then, if I may be so bold...
[21:51] ---
    You don't have to take her seriously!
[21:58] ---
    Now that you've told me this,
    what do you expect me to do?
[22:03] ---
    Not a thing. I just wanted
    Your Highness to be aware of this.
[22:12] ---
    This is heavy.
[22:18] ---
    The wind blowing by rushes
    through the world,
[22:22] ---
    connecting us when otherwise
    we never would have met
[22:27] ---
    Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
[22:31] ---
    I take flight in search of a miracle
    that no one else can find
[22:43] ---
    Seeking the courage to keep on choosing
[22:48] ---
    the outcome of an ever-meandering morrow,
[22:52] ---
    I never want to fear change
[22:56] ---
    or doubt the blueness of the sky
[23:01] ---
    More than any dreams I once had
[23:03] ---
    and beyond any future I've imagined,
[23:05] ---
    I want to keep on drifting along
[23:09] ---
    within this transcendentally beautiful
    moment I'm spending with you
[23:13] ---
    If I can make that come true...
[23:17] ---
    I shoot up through the blue
    to the sky where we connect
[23:22] ---
    Grasp my destiny and reel it in
[23:25] ---
    And through our joined hands,
[23:30] ---
    you feel my helpless wish for eternity
[23:35] ---
    Even if this is only an illusion
[23:37] ---
    taking place within someone's dream,
[23:39] ---
    I'll still take this blowing wind
[23:41] ---
    and hold on tight as I take flight

Season 1

E7 - Thus Saith the Elder

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[00:10] ---
    The magic in this world is divided
[00:12] ---
    into the six elements of fire, water,
    earth, wind, light, and darkness.
[00:21] ---
    Fire, water, earth, and wind each
    have their own magic attacks,
[00:27] ---
    while light is basically used
    for healing magic.
[00:32] ---
    Darkness alone is unique--
    in that strictly speaking,
[00:34] ---
    it isn't magic that manipulates darkness.
[00:37] ---
    Any specialized magic that doesn't
    fall under the previous five elements
[00:40] ---
    are included under
    the umbrella term of "darkness."
[00:44] ---
    As can be seen by watching
    Liscia and Aisha training,
[00:48] ---
    one can impart one's applicable magic
    into their weapons or attacks.
[00:54] ---
    There are a few who can create more
    powerful magic phenomena than others,
[00:58] ---
    known as mages. When a mage
    is assigned to the armed forces,
[01:02] ---
    the branch they are sent to
    will depend on their element.
[01:06] ---
    Fire elementals go to the army,
[01:07] ---
    wind elementals go to the air force,
[01:09] ---
    and water elementals go to the navy.
[01:12] ---
    Earth elementals end up in the
    Forbidden Army, which reports to the king.
[01:18] ---
    Moreover, light elementals--
    which serve as medics--
[01:22] ---
    are assigned equally to each branch.
[01:25] ---
    Luckily for us, the earth-elemental mages
    were assigned to me,
[01:28] ---
    and currently, I have the majority
    of the Forbidden Army
[01:31] ---
    employed in some
    civil engineering projects.
[01:34] ---
    Incidentally, my "Living Poltergeists"
[01:37] ---
    are treated as part of the "other"
    category--which makes them dark magic.
[01:42] ---
    It was in this world that I decided
    to take in a little adventure.
[02:00] ---
    "Never mind, face forward,"
[02:05] ---
    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
[02:11] ---
    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?
[02:16] ---
    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?
[02:22] ---
    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere
[02:28] ---
    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,
[02:33] ---
    so does everything else
[02:38] ---
    I never thought there was a version of me
[02:45] ---
    that the world would have a need for
[02:50] ---
    But when I believed in what I believe,
[02:56] ---
    I found myself as I truly am
[03:02] ---
    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding
[03:08] ---
    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon
[03:20] ---
    Um...
[03:22] ---
    "Thus Saith the Elder"
    Are you the adventurer who
    is temporarily joining our party?
[03:27] ---
    Hey, could that actually be...?
[03:29] ---
    Yes, the adventurer who wears a mascot
    costume that we've heard about lately.
[03:33] ---
    His appearance may be funny, but
    apparently, he has considerable skill.
[03:36] ---
    Are you sure we'll be all right
    with this guy in our party?
[03:39] ---
    Well, today's quest is to explore
    the passageways beneath Parnam,
[03:44] ---
    which is a beginners-level quest.
[03:46] ---
    Where's the harm?
    He seems charming enough.
[03:49] ---
    Hmph, so what if he is?
[03:51] ---
    Ahem!
[03:52] ---
    In any event, I look forward
    to working with you today.
[04:14] ---
    He moves a lot better than you'd suspect.
[04:15] ---
    Nothing to worry about, was there?
[04:22] ---
    This quest is no challenge at all.
[04:25] ---
    We're only walking around
    these underground passageways,
[04:28] ---
    looking for impassable routes and
    seeing what creatures live down here.
[04:31] ---
    We still have to keep on our toes, though.
[04:34] ---
    Stop, everyone!
[04:35] ---
    --What is it?
    --There's something ahead.
[04:38] ---
    And it's pretty huge!
[04:45] ---
    A salamander!
[04:46] ---
    No way! I've never
    seen one this big before!
[04:52] ---
    Wait!
[04:53] ---
    Salamander fluids are strongly acidic.
[04:55] ---
    Attacking with close-combat
    weapons is dangerous!
[04:57] ---
    Then I'll use my attack magic!
[05:00] ---
    Your magic is fire-based, right?
[05:02] ---
    It won't work against a salamander!
[05:05] ---
    Which means that we...
[05:10] ---
    ...have no choice but to run!
[05:25] ---
    Yow!
[05:26] ---
    Please be careful!
[05:27] ---
    It will do serious damage if its
    secretions get splashed on you!
[05:31] ---
    Sure, but...!
[05:35] ---
    Master Mascot!
[05:36] ---
    Cover your eyes!
[05:41] ---
    What are you doing?!
[06:10] ---
    Whew... W-We should be safe
    all the way out here...
[06:16] ---
    Right.
[06:17] ---
    But is Master Mascot all right?
[06:21] ---
    It looked like he took a major splash
    of that thing's saliva.
[06:24] ---
    Honestly, how could you trip like that?
[06:28] ---
    What would have happened
    if I hadn't come to rescue you?
[06:32] ---
    No, you don't have to
    apologize so profusely.
[06:36] ---
    Besides, well, I did
    get saved by you, as well.
[06:44] ---
    Wh-What? Are you saying that you're glad
[06:47] ---
    that I didn't get burned by that acid,
    leaving my skin scarred?
[06:53] ---
    I'm an adventurer.
    I'm used to picking up scars.
[06:59] ---
    It looks like she's managed to establish
    a conversation with him.
[07:03] ---
    Even though Master Mascot
    hasn't said a word.
[07:06] ---
    How does Yuno know what he's thinking?
[07:10] ---
    Hmm... Could it be the power of love?
[07:15] ---
    No way.
[07:26] ---
    Whew...
[07:27] ---
    It's a good thing I added acid resistance
    to his surfaces, just in case.
[07:31] ---
    Souma!
[07:33] ---
    What are you up to in here?
[07:36] ---
    He...
[07:37] ---
    ...looks a little bigger than the
    last time I saw him, doesn't he?
[07:40] ---
    I commissioned a craftsman down
    in the castle town to make him.
[07:43] ---
    And he moves around
    with the same kind of magic?
[07:46] ---
    Of course.
[07:47] ---
    Ah! Don't tell me the "mascot adventurer"
    they've been buzzing about
[07:50] ---
    down in the castle town lately is--
[07:52] ---
    Yeah, that's probably him.
[07:57] ---
    Joining in with an adventurer party
    to explore the underground passages?
[08:01] ---
    But why would you do that?
[08:03] ---
    Hmm? I had something I was thinking about.
[08:06] ---
    I wanted to actually see what
    the underground passages were like.
[08:10] ---
    I can't guess as to what you're planning,
    but did you turn anything up?
[08:15] ---
    Well, in a sense.
[08:17] ---
    Also, the adventure was pretty fun, too.
[08:20] ---
    "Nine-Headed Dragon Archipelago Union
    An oceanic state. Each island is led by
    its own chief, who determines
    their maritime territory."
[08:23] ---
    "Poncho Panacotta: Timid, with no
    self-confidence. Full of life
    when cooking, he loves
    to eat and entertain others."
[08:26] ---
    "Several days later, morning"
[08:35] ---
    You all look so good now.
[08:38] ---
    Your eyes are hollow,
    showing no signs of life,
[08:40] ---
    and your faces look like the spirits
    of the dead haunting their graves.
[08:44] ---
    I know that these many days, you have
    eschewed your bedrooms to work,
[08:48] ---
    battled the numbers
    from morning till night,
[08:50] ---
    and shook off your families' pleas
    to stop coming to the castle.
[08:54] ---
    You are all in very deed my treasures!
[08:57] ---
    Take pride! For all of the mental strain
    you've gone through,
[09:01] ---
    you have been saving this country!
[09:05] ---
    It is thanks to your work that,
    for the time being,
[09:07] ---
    we have secured the capital that we need.
[09:10] ---
    We can now move forward in earnest
    with Project Venetinova.
[09:17] ---
    Venetinova?
[09:19] ---
    Yeah. That's the name of a new city
    we're going to build here.
[09:22] ---
    If it's on the coast,
    does that mean you're making a port?
[09:25] ---
    Yes. I'm planning to make it
    the biggest bay city in the country.
[09:29] ---
    But we already have Lagoon City in
    the Walter Duchy as our primary port.
[09:36] ---
    Souma, you don't mean...!
[09:38] ---
    Huh? Oh, no, no! I'm not getting ready
    to start any trouble with Duchess Walter!
[09:43] ---
    Then what is the intended reason
    for building a new port?
[09:47] ---
    While we build a new city here,
    we start constructing roads.
[09:51] ---
    If we maintain a transportation network
    from the port to the other cities,
[09:55] ---
    we can control both maritime
    and overland shipping,
[09:57] ---
    making distribution of goods
    much smoother.
[10:01] ---
    Once the project is complete,
[10:02] ---
    Venetinova will become
    the heart of the nation.
[10:05] ---
    And the roads that stretch out
    around it will be its blood vessels.
[10:09] ---
    The kingdom's heart and blood vessels...
[10:12] ---
    Is smoothing out distribution
    really that big a deal?
[10:15] ---
    Yeah, it's big!
[10:17] ---
    Liscia, do you know how the prices
    of things are determined?
[10:21] ---
    Things that everyone wants
    become more expensive,
[10:24] ---
    and things that are left over become
    cheaper. I know that much, at least.
[10:28] ---
    Right. Prices are determined
    in relation to supply and demand.
[10:32] ---
    If there's an absolute shortage of
    something, that's out of our hands,
[10:35] ---
    but if distribution is done smoothly,
[10:37] ---
    then if there's a shortage of some
    material somewhere in the country,
[10:40] ---
    it can be brought over from someplace
    where there's a surplus.
[10:42] ---
    "Quantity"
    "Price"
    it can be brought over from someplace
    where there's a surplus.
[10:43] ---
    "Quantity"
    "Price"
    Once the commodity excess
    and deficiency are resolved,
[10:43] ---
    "High"
    "Low"
    Once the commodity excess
    and deficiency are resolved,
[10:46] ---
    and a balance between supply
    and demand is achieved,
[10:48] ---
    "Supplying is easier"
    
    the high prices will gradually decrease.
[10:50] ---
    "Supplying is easier"
    "Prices fall"
    the high prices will gradually decrease.
[10:51] ---
    We'll be leveling prices
    throughout the kingdom.
[10:54] ---
    I do indeed think that lower prices
    are a good thing, but...
[10:59] ---
    Liscia, what do you think is the most
    in-demand item in the country--
[11:04] ---
    the thing that people are seeking
    more than anything right now?
[11:07] ---
    Huh?
[11:08] ---
    Oh, food!
[11:10] ---
    That's correct.
[11:12] ---
    One fundamental reason
    for the food shortage
[11:14] ---
    is that the domestic production
    of food crops is too low.
[11:18] ---
    So as a result, supply shortages are
    driving prices up, spurring things on.
[11:24] ---
    No matter how much food costs,
    you can't just stop eating,
[11:28] ---
    so food costs put the squeeze
    on household budgets,
[11:30] ---
    leaving less money
    to spend on other things.
[11:32] ---
    That is causing the nation's
    economy to stagnate.
[11:36] ---
    The crop conversion away
    from cotton is proceeding,
[11:39] ---
    but that won't produce results right away.
[11:41] ---
    Right now, out of all our options,
    this is the largest,
[11:45] ---
    most effective measure we can take
    to control skyrocketing food prices.
[11:48] ---
    So we must do whatever it takes to
    secure the budget to make this happen.
[11:56] ---
    Once this project is completed,
    our reforms will take a huge step forward.
[12:01] ---
    This is also thanks to you
    cutting out wasteful spending,
[12:04] ---
    and managing to raise
    enough funding for it!
[12:07] ---
    On behalf of the people, I thank you!
[12:09] ---
    Your names may not go down in history...
[12:13] ---
    However, you have made
    a far greater contribution here
[12:17] ---
    than being a hero out on the battlefield!
[12:20] ---
    That is something that I, Souma Kazuya,
    will remember for the rest of my life.
[12:27] ---
    You men are truly our nameless heroes!
[12:31] ---
    You really have done a fine job.
[12:33] ---
    As such, you will have a reward.
    Starting tomorrow,
[12:36] ---
    you may take the next five days off!
[12:40] ---
    Ordinarily, I would at least
    present you with medals,
[12:44] ---
    but spending funds for that
    would be upsetting our priorities,
[12:47] ---
    after the work you did raising
    those funds. I truly am sorry.
[12:50] ---
    Instead, you may each take one bottle
    of wine from the castle's wine cellar.
[12:55] ---
    You can toast yourselves, sell it
    for cash, or whatever you please!
[13:04] ---
    What was that in there earlier?
    I understand that you're happy,
[13:07] ---
    but weren't you a little too worked up?
[13:09] ---
    I've been working
    since nearly the break of dawn,
[13:11] ---
    and got a bit carried away
    from lack of sleep.
[13:13] ---
    But Souma, you have those, you know...
[13:16] ---
    ...Living Poltergeists,
[13:18] ---
    that you can alternately let your
    consciousness rest with, right?
[13:22] ---
    Oh, uh, mm-hmm, I do.
[13:25] ---
    But we were on the cusp of getting
    the budget we needed for this project,
[13:31] ---
    so I had each consciousness
    running full strength.
[13:33] ---
    Huh. I understand you're working hard,
    but don't worry me like that.
[13:39] ---
    There's no one who can take your place.
[13:41] ---
    If that happens, you could always
    summon another hero, couldn't you?
[13:46] ---
    Let me get a little sleep. Once I wake up,
[13:49] ---
    let's go together and see the planned
    construction site for Venetinova.
[13:54] ---
    Ludwin and his men should
    already be there starting their work.
[14:00] ---
    I'll need to go check on that...
[14:03] ---
    All right. Good night--
[14:09] ---
    He's already out. Must have been
    pretty tired, all right.
[14:17] ---
    You just said we could always
    summon another hero,
[14:22] ---
    but they wouldn't be you. I'd rather...
[14:27] ---
    ...have you, Souma.
[14:38] ---
    This is closer to Parnam
    than I was expecting.
[14:40] ---
    Not even enough time to get hungry.
[14:45] ---
    It's near the kingdom's center,
[14:47] ---
    and geographically,
    it's an ideal place to build a port.
[14:50] ---
    Why has such a well-suited location
    such as this gone unused?
[14:54] ---
    Your Majesty!
[14:56] ---
    Welcome, and thank you for coming.
[14:58] ---
    You, too, Princess.
[15:00] ---
    Welcome to the future site of Venetinova.
[15:03] ---
    Ahem!
[15:05] ---
    You, too, Aisha. Thank you
    for escorting His Majesty.
[15:11] ---
    Ludwin, getting right to it, can I have
    a progress update on construction?
[15:15] ---
    We've already finished marking off
    the territory. Construction...
[15:19] ---
    ...was proceeding according to schedule...
[15:21] ---
    What happened?
    Did you run into any trouble?
[15:23] ---
    Oh, well... Let's not discuss it out here.
    I'll explain inside the tent.
[15:28] ---
    There are people who are opposed
    to the construction?
[15:31] ---
    Yes, sire. They live in a village
    a little farther inland from here.
[15:36] ---
    They're led by an older gentleman
    named Urup,
[15:38] ---
    and insist that we must not
    build a town on this land.
[15:41] ---
    Why are they so opposed?
[15:43] ---
    It's because this land is
    the territory of the Kaijin,
[15:47] ---
    and if we erect buildings on it,
    we will incur its wrath.
[15:50] ---
    "Kaijin"?
[15:51] ---
    According to the old gentleman,
    it is the god of the sea.
[15:55] ---
    Kaijin, the god of the sea...
[15:58] ---
    Does this world have sea gods, too?
[16:02] ---
    Well, there may be those
    who believe in them,
[16:06] ---
    but I doubt that there actually are any.
[16:09] ---
    I have never seen one myself, either.
[16:12] ---
    It's likely some form of superstition,
[16:15] ---
    but whenever houses are built
    on the sea god's sacred land,
[16:18] ---
    an enormous monster appears out
    of the sea and swallows them whole.
[16:23] ---
    A giant monster comes out of the ocean
    and swallows the houses up...
[16:29] ---
    Ludwin, I'd like to hear
    what this old man has to say.
[16:32] ---
    Huh?
[16:33] ---
    Where should I go to see him?
[16:34] ---
    Th-The village is not that far away.
    I can show you there now.
[16:42] ---
    Oh, it's you again!
[16:45] ---
    I've already told you over
    and over about the Kaijin!
[16:47] ---
    I'm telling you,
    building a town down there is--
[16:50] ---
    Old-timer, forgive me, but would you mind
    telling me more about this "Kaijin"?
[16:56] ---
    And who might you be?
[16:58] ---
    Acting King of Elfrieden, Souma Kazuya.
[17:01] ---
    Hmm?
[17:03] ---
    Y-Your Majesty!
[17:07] ---
    So, Urup, about this "Kaijin"...
[17:10] ---
    Oh, Your Majesty,
    please reconsider building a town there.
[17:16] ---
    That land has always
    belonged to the Kaijin.
[17:20] ---
    Which is why whenever we land-dwellers
    build any houses on it,
[17:24] ---
    it becomes angry and destroys them!
[17:29] ---
    That's why no one from this village--
[17:31] ---
    to say nothing of the next one over,
    or the next one after that--
[17:35] ---
    dares to live down there!
[17:42] ---
    Urup, if you know exactly how far
    the Kaijin's sacred land reaches,
[17:46] ---
    would you mind telling me?
[17:52] ---
    The sea god's sacred land, you say?
[17:55] ---
    Don't tell me Your Majesty
    believes that this "Kaijin" is real.
[17:59] ---
    No, there's no such thing.
[18:03] ---
    But since there was folklore that
    has been handed down about it,
[18:06] ---
    I do believe that there is a moral
    included in the legend
[18:09] ---
    that they wished to convey
    to future generations.
[18:11] ---
    And that is what the wrath
    of the sea god is?
[18:14] ---
    Yeah. The moral of the story is: "Don't
    build houses in this specific place."
[18:20] ---
    If you ignore the warning,
[18:22] ---
    an unbelievably large monster
    will appear from the sea
[18:25] ---
    and swallow up the houses you've built.
[18:28] ---
    I think that the wrath of
    the sea god is really a tsunami.
[18:32] ---
    But sire, I have never heard any tales
    of that area being struck by a tsunami.
[18:37] ---
    That's probably because the interval
    between tsunamis is very long.
[18:41] ---
    A hundred years, two hundred... we may
    even be talking in terms of millennia.
[18:47] ---
    Millennia?
[18:48] ---
    Before coming back to the castle,
[18:50] ---
    I went around to the other villages
    surrounding the construction site
[18:53] ---
    and asked them about
    the folklore passed down to them.
[18:56] ---
    From them, I got a rough estimate as to
    the coverage a tsunami would have.
[18:59] ---
    And that would be the slashed area
    you marked on this map, right?
[19:03] ---
    That overlaps the construction area
    for Venetinova quite a bit.
[19:07] ---
    Yeah, almost impressively so.
[19:09] ---
    Then, Your Majesty, are you cancelling
    construction of Venetinova?
[19:18] ---
    The construction project
    is moving forward.
[19:21] ---
    However, we're going to change
    the planned construction site.
[19:24] ---
    Change it? At this point?
[19:27] ---
    This V-shaped topography
    is suited to being a harbor,
[19:31] ---
    but when a tsunami happens,
    there's a terrible risk of harm.
[19:35] ---
    I'm thinking of moving the planned
    construction site over here.
[19:38] ---
    Th-That area did actually
    come up as one candidate.
[19:43] ---
    But sire, planning for a tsunami that may
    or may not come in a thousand years...
[19:48] ---
    Do we really have to be so--?
[19:49] ---
    Nothing says that such a
    one-in-a-millennium tsunami
[19:51] ---
    still won't strike us anytime soon.
[19:55] ---
    As long as we have the chance,
[19:57] ---
    I'd like to make Venetinova a city
    that can withstand a disaster.
[20:00] ---
    "To provide is to prevent,"
    is that what you are saying?
[20:04] ---
    All of the elders that I asked
[20:06] ---
    said that as a harbinger of the sea god's
    wrath, the ground shook with anger.
[20:11] ---
    So, an earthquake?
[20:13] ---
    That's right.
[20:14] ---
    When a large undersea quake happens,
[20:16] ---
    the fault movement causes the sea floor
    to rise up and sink down,
[20:20] ---
    resulting in the sea's surface...
[20:24] ---
    Well, never mind the reasons.
[20:26] ---
    Just remember that if the ground
    starts shaking, even a little bit,
[20:29] ---
    there's a risk that a tsunami
    might be on its way.
[20:33] ---
    Very well.
[20:34] ---
    Just to be safe, it's best
    to consider it possible
[20:38] ---
    that a tsunami could hit
    the country's shoreline at any point.
[20:41] ---
    So if there's an earthquake,
[20:43] ---
    people need to get away from
    the coast as quickly as possible.
[20:45] ---
    If possible, they should take shelter
    on higher ground.
[20:48] ---
    We need to spread this information around
[20:50] ---
    to all the people living near the coast.
[20:53] ---
    As you wish. In that case,
    it would be worth it to consider
[20:56] ---
    where to take shelter
    and preparing routes to get there,
[21:00] ---
    in case there is an earthquake.
[21:02] ---
    Please do. Now, as far as
    specific construction planning...
[21:06] ---
    First thing we need to do
    is bank this whole area of land
[21:09] ---
    to elevate our proposed construction site.
[21:11] ---
    That... is going to take
    an awful lot of time.
[21:15] ---
    I'll have the Forbidden Army's
    earth-magic mages make it a priority.
[21:19] ---
    It will affect the construction
    schedules elsewhere,
[21:21] ---
    but I suppose that cannot be avoided.
[21:23] ---
    If we place the residential
    and commercial districts
[21:25] ---
    somewhere a bit inland
    from the seaboard...
[21:28] ---
    Best to do the same for any consulates
    and other important facilities.
[21:32] ---
    That leaves the question of what
    to do around the port facilities.
[21:36] ---
    --His Majesty seems
    unusually fired up about this.
    --How does a seaside park sound?
[21:38] ---
    --His Majesty seems
    unusually fired up about this.
    --Indeed. Then, even if
    a tsunami does come along,
[21:39] ---
    --He worked like crazy to get
    the budget to do this project.
    --Indeed. Then, even if
    a tsunami does come along,
[21:41] ---
    --He worked like crazy to get
    the budget to do this project.
    --it would keep any casualties
    to a minimum.
[21:44] ---
    It's only natural that he'd be fired up.
[21:46] ---
    His Majesty really does care
    a great deal about the kingdom.
[21:50] ---
    Yes, he does. He really does.
[21:53] ---
    Listen, Aisha...
[21:54] ---
    Yes, what is it?
[21:56] ---
    Do you happen to like Souma?
[21:59] ---
    Yes!
[22:00] ---
    I have great respect for him!
[22:02] ---
    Aisha, let's be sure to support Souma,
    so he can keep on smiling.
[22:08] ---
    Yes, of course!
[22:18] ---
    The wind blowing by rushes
    through the world,
[22:22] ---
    connecting us when otherwise
    we never would have met
[22:26] ---
    Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
[22:31] ---
    I take flight in search of a miracle
    that no one else can find
[22:43] ---
    Seeking the courage to keep on choosing
[22:48] ---
    the outcome of an ever-meandering morrow,
[22:52] ---
    I never want to fear change
[22:56] ---
    or doubt the blueness of the sky
[23:01] ---
    More than any dreams I once had
[23:03] ---
    and beyond any future I've imagined,
[23:05] ---
    I want to keep on drifting along
[23:09] ---
    within this transcendentally beautiful
    moment I'm spending with you
[23:13] ---
    If I can make that come true...
[23:17] ---
    I shoot up through the blue
    to the sky where we connect
[23:22] ---
    Grasp my destiny and reel it in
[23:25] ---
    And through our joined hands,
[23:30] ---
    you feel my helpless wish for eternity
[23:35] ---
    Even if this is only an illusion
[23:37] ---
    taking place within someone's dream,
[23:39] ---
    I'll still take this blowing wind
[23:41] ---
    and hold on tight as I take flight

Season 1

E8 - The Forest in Labour

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[00:10] ---
    Because of the existence
    of magic in this world,
[00:12] ---
    their technological systems seem
    a little strange in my view.
[00:18] ---
    For example,
    there's the Battleship Albert.
[00:21] ---
    It's the single ship possessed
    by the Forbidden Army,
[00:23] ---
    which bears the previous king's name.
[00:25] ---
    Looking at it as a whole,
    one might think it strange
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    that a world that hasn't even reached
    the industrial revolution
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    should have a battleship such as this.
[00:34] ---
    However, despite being made of iron,
[00:37] ---
    as long as its buoyancy is taken
    into account in its configuration,
[00:39] ---
    it can still float on the water.
[00:41] ---
    In other words, the outside of
    a battleship can be fashioned,
[00:44] ---
    even with the technological level
    of the middle ages.
[00:47] ---
    The reason they were not built
    until after the industrial revolution
[00:50] ---
    was that there were no engines
    that could propel a heavy iron ship.
[00:54] ---
    However, in this world,
    there are sea dragons,
[00:56] ---
    who have the brute force necessary
    to tow an iron vessel.
[01:00] ---
    By taming them and
    having them pull the ships,
[01:02] ---
    long-distance voyages become possible.
[01:05] ---
    That is why they were able
    to build iron ships.
[01:08] ---
    The same goes for the cannons
    mounted on the battleship.
[01:12] ---
    This world already has gunpowder.
[01:14] ---
    However, there are no firearms.
[01:17] ---
    Since intermediate magic was used as
    a means of launching long-range attacks,
[01:20] ---
    guns were never developed.
[01:23] ---
    Also, there is something
    they call infusion spells,
[01:26] ---
    and by imparting various effects
    to an object using these spells,
[01:30] ---
    you can make them stronger,
[01:31] ---
    or increase their ability
    to cut through things.
[01:34] ---
    So, while they have no guns,
    they did have cannons.
[01:38] ---
    That's because for some reason,
[01:40] ---
    any non-water magic is greatly
    limited while on the water,
[01:44] ---
    so cannons were developed
    as a means to attack battleships.
[01:48] ---
    It turns out that technology
    is developed as it is needed.
[01:53] ---
    And here in this world of unbalanced
    technological systems,
[01:56] ---
    I was attempting to advance
    my own civic projects.
[02:11] ---
    "Never mind, face forward,"
[02:16] ---
    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
[02:22] ---
    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?
[02:27] ---
    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?
[02:33] ---
    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere
[02:39] ---
    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,
[02:44] ---
    so does everything else
[02:49] ---
    I never thought there was a version of me
[02:56] ---
    that the world would have a need for
[03:01] ---
    But when I believed in what I believe,
[03:07] ---
    I found myself as I truly am
[03:13] ---
    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding
[03:18] ---
    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon
[03:30] ---
    "The Forest in Labour"
[03:54] ---
    Whoo... Man, why does the Forbidden Army
    have to do road construction?
[03:59] ---
    You there! No goldbricking!
[04:01] ---
    Stop running your mouth
    and get back to work!
[04:05] ---
    Hey, Kaede--
[04:06] ---
    Oh, no you don't!
[04:07] ---
    Hal, you serve under me! You will
    address me as "Site Foreman"!
[04:12] ---
    Foreman, is this really a job
    for the Forbidden Army?
[04:17] ---
    There were unemployed people
    from the capital hired to do this,
[04:20] ---
    but they are extremely shorthanded.
[04:22] ---
    After all, this project is to
    build a network of roads
[04:25] ---
    that goes throughout the kingdom,
    starting from the newly-built port city.
[04:29] ---
    Even so, is this something you'd
    usually make the Forbidden Army do?
[04:33] ---
    Our job is to protect the kingdom.
[04:48] ---
    Mmm, this is good!
[04:49] ---
    The sauce mixed in with the meat
    has a nice salty sweetness to it!
[04:53] ---
    This is a dish that the king thought up,
    and he calls it "shogayaki."
[04:57] ---
    I have to hand it to that king. He has
    a talent for cooking, if nothing else.
[05:03] ---
    After the mystic wolves came
    to the country as refugees,
[05:07] ---
    a settlement was set aside for them,
    and that's where they make seasonings
[05:10] ---
    called "shoyu" and "mirin,"
    which are used in these.
[05:12] ---
    The mystic wolves are able to
    make their way in the kingdom
[05:15] ---
    by manufacturing these seasonings,
[05:17] ---
    and we get to eat this delicious food!
[05:20] ---
    It's a policy that kills
    two birds with one stone!
[05:25] ---
    What's more, it's amazing that we can
    eat some fresh vegetables.
[05:29] ---
    These came from
    the village closest to here,
[05:31] ---
    which is connected by
    the road to the capital.
[05:34] ---
    The power of roads that make supply
    lines easy to maintain is tremendous.
[05:39] ---
    So the road we made
    is already coming in useful?
[05:43] ---
    With this kind of
    transportation capability,
[05:44] ---
    we're making a huge contribution
    to solving the food shortage.
[05:48] ---
    We are?
[05:50] ---
    Once distribution gets smoothed out,
[05:51] ---
    imbalances in supply and
    demand will be eliminated,
[05:53] ---
    and food prices will come down
    to some extent.
[05:57] ---
    The king has all that
    in mind in doing this?
[06:00] ---
    The king is an amazing man. He has
    so much foresight, it's almost scary.
[06:06] ---
    Once we finish eating,
    are you going to take a nap?
[06:09] ---
    Yeah, I guess. The king does
    recommend sleeping after a meal
[06:13] ---
    to increase efficiency, after all.
[06:15] ---
    Given that the king comes
    from a different world...
[06:18] ---
    Oh, the king! And the princess, too!
[06:21] ---
    Halbert, are you settled in
    with the Forbidden Army?
[06:23] ---
    Yes, sire! No problems at all!
[06:26] ---
    That's so stiff. Where's that spirit
    you had when you first laid into me?
[06:30] ---
    I-I am terribly sorry about that, sire!
[06:33] ---
    It was an awful act of rudeness
    against Your Majesty--
[06:35] ---
    This is a royal decree.
    Stop being so formal.
[06:38] ---
    And drop that "Your Majesty" business,
    too. Call me "Souma."
[06:41] ---
    Oh, but sire...
[06:43] ---
    Hal, did you not hear me?
    That was an order.
[06:46] ---
    A-All right... Souma.
[06:49] ---
    That's better. I've been
    hoping to find a guy my age
[06:53] ---
    that I can just chat informally with.
[07:01] ---
    So this is how you make a road, huh?
[07:04] ---
    I've walked on them many times,
[07:07] ---
    but I've never even wondered
    how roads were built.
[07:11] ---
    This is ostensibly an inspection,
[07:13] ---
    but watch closely,
    and think of it as an education.
[07:20] ---
    What's that mushy stuff?
[07:22] ---
    A mixture of volcanic ash and lime.
[07:26] ---
    In the world I come from,
    they called it Roman concrete.
[07:30] ---
    It has the property of
    hardening over time.
[07:33] ---
    Its toughness is such that one
    of those can't make cracks in it,
[07:36] ---
    even at a full gallop.
[07:38] ---
    That's pretty amazing.
    It's really that hard?
[07:41] ---
    No, in fact, it has a certain
    degree of flexibility,
[07:44] ---
    which distributes the forces it takes.
[07:46] ---
    Back in my world, there are
    buildings made of this concrete
[07:49] ---
    that are still standing after 2,000 years.
[07:55] ---
    Are those streetlamps
    on either side of the road
[07:58] ---
    the same kind we have in the capital?
[08:00] ---
    Yes. They're designed
    so that when it gets dark,
[08:02] ---
    the lightmoss inside them provides light.
[08:05] ---
    Also, the roadside trees planted here
    are "warding trees,"
[08:08] ---
    from the God-Protected Forest.
[08:10] ---
    Warding trees?
[08:11] ---
    Aisha, would you mind explaining?
[08:13] ---
    Right!
[08:17] ---
    These warding trees
    constantly emit a frequency
[08:19] ---
    that monsters and wild animals
    seem to find unpleasant.
[08:23] ---
    It's probably to prevent giant boars
    and such from devouring them.
[08:28] ---
    In the God-Protected Forest, we plant
    these warding trees around our villages,
[08:31] ---
    in order to keep monsters and animals out.
[08:35] ---
    Sort of like a rudimentary barrier, huh?
[08:38] ---
    Yeah, but if we plant them
    too close together,
[08:40] ---
    there's no telling what
    they will do to the ecosystem,
[08:43] ---
    so we moderately space them apart,
[08:45] ---
    making it just hard enough to keep
    wild animals from getting too close.
[08:49] ---
    But why? Wouldn't it be better
    to keep them out completely?
[08:52] ---
    Okay, Liscia,
[08:54] ---
    what do you do when animals who
    seasonally change hunting grounds,
[08:58] ---
    such as gray wolves or red bears,
    are unable to migrate because of the road,
[09:01] ---
    get stuck where they are,
    and their food runs out,
[09:03] ---
    so they start attacking
    livestock and people?
[09:06] ---
    Or suppose instead that it's
    giant apes or giant boars
[09:08] ---
    who find themselves stuck in one place
    and eat up all the food,
[09:12] ---
    and have no choice but to descend
    on settlements and eat up their farms.
[09:15] ---
    Then what do you do?
[09:17] ---
    I get it, we shouldn't stop them entirely.
[09:21] ---
    But why are you being so specific?
[09:23] ---
    Because animal control is an issue
    that local authorities all share.
[09:29] ---
    Local... authorities?
[09:31] ---
    I didn't know you were thinking so far
    ahead! Leave it to you, Your Majesty!
[09:42] ---
    What's that?
[09:44] ---
    A messenger kui.
[09:46] ---
    A kui is a kind of bird that has more
    than just a homing instinct.
[09:49] ---
    It can detect the frequency
    of its master from a distance.
[09:52] ---
    I see. So that behavior makes them
    useful as long-distance messengers.
[10:00] ---
    It looks like it brought
    a letter for Aisha.
[10:08] ---
    Oh, no!
[10:09] ---
    What is it, Aisha?
[10:11] ---
    It's a message from my father,
    the chief of the dark elves.
[10:15] ---
    Last night, there was a large-scale
    landslide in the God-Protected Forest,
[10:19] ---
    and it swallowed up half of a village.
[10:23] ---
    It says that the God-Protected Forest
    has had a long stretch of rain...
[10:28] ---
    ...and that there are many
    who are... missing...
[10:34] ---
    Souma...
[10:38] ---
    Hey, what do we--?
[10:39] ---
    Shh! The king is thinking right now.
    Do not disturb him.
[10:44] ---
    Kaede...
[10:46] ---
    ...how many men do we have here right now?
[10:48] ---
    Sire, there are 54
    from the Forbidden Army,
[10:50] ---
    and four engineers on loan
    from the civil engineering guild!
[10:53] ---
    Of those, there are six who are
    earth mages, including myself!
[10:57] ---
    All right, this group is going to go to
    the dark elves' village to rescue them.
[11:01] ---
    Your Majesty!
[11:02] ---
    Aisha, one-on-one,
    I am far weaker than you are.
[11:07] ---
    But I am in a position to mobilize
    a lot more manpower.
[11:10] ---
    So let me handle this. We will
    save as many lives as we can.
[11:17] ---
    Aisha, crying will have to wait.
[11:19] ---
    If outsiders like us are to enter
    the God-Protected Forest
[11:22] ---
    and carry out a rescue, it's best
    that we have you with us.
[11:26] ---
    I need you to show us the way.
[11:28] ---
    --Right!
    --Mm-hmm.
[11:30] ---
    Disaster relief is a race against time.
[11:33] ---
    Luckily, this place is closer to the
    God-Protected Forest than the capital.
[11:36] ---
    We'll head from here directly to the site.
[11:38] ---
    As you wish, sire. I will get
    the soldiers ready to go at once.
[11:42] ---
    Go to it.
[11:45] ---
    Liscia, you go back to the capital and
    request that they send a rescue party.
[11:49] ---
    Also, ask Hakuya to send relief supplies
    to the dark elves' village.
[11:53] ---
    All right, I'm on it.
[11:58] ---
    Aisha, how long will it take to get to
    the God-Protected Forest from here?
[12:01] ---
    Half a day by fast horse.
    At a normal military march,
[12:04] ---
    it will take two days,
    no matter how fast we hurry.
[12:06] ---
    Two days?
[12:08] ---
    Assuming it happened around midnight,
    about half a day has already passed.
[12:12] ---
    And however fast we go,
[12:13] ---
    we won't arrive until
    two-and-a-half days after it happened.
[12:16] ---
    Having only half a day before hitting the
    72-hour threshold is going to be tough.
[12:20] ---
    Seventy-two-hour threshold?
[12:22] ---
    During natural disasters like this,
[12:24] ---
    after three days from the incident,
    which is to say, 72 hours,
[12:28] ---
    the death rate of those who
    need rescuing shoots way up.
[12:31] ---
    Then let's head for the
    God-Protected Forest right away!
[12:34] ---
    I know! But a normal military march
    will take too much time.
[12:38] ---
    Is there any magic that can instantly
    transport a large force to another place?
[12:42] ---
    No! If there were such a thing,
[12:45] ---
    we wouldn't need to be pouring so much
    sweat into building these roads, right?
[12:49] ---
    Damn, isn't there any
    other way to move us?
[13:22] ---
    "Star Dragon Mountain Range
    Population: Several hundred dragons
    An autonomous dominion created
    by the Mother Dragon, Tiamat."
[13:25] ---
    "Excel Walter: Displays an attachment
    to whatever subject holds her
    interest. Although seasoned,
    there is also a girlish side to her."
[13:34] ---
    My king, it is a pleasure
    to make your acquaintance.
[13:37] ---
    I am the dark elf chief and
    Aisha's father, Wodan Udgard.
[13:43] ---
    Let's dispense with the formal greetings.
[13:45] ---
    Right now, rescue efforts come first.
[13:49] ---
    For now, I brought about 50 Forbidden
    Army soldiers who were with me.
[13:53] ---
    In the coming days, a second unit
    with relief supplies should be arriving.
[13:58] ---
    You can start by explaining the situation.
[13:59] ---
    Right.
[14:01] ---
    The landslide occurred on a slope
    to the east of this village.
[14:06] ---
    We have already counted
    over a hundred dead.
[14:10] ---
    There are still more than
    40 people unaccounted for.
[14:13] ---
    In that case, please compile
    a list of those who are missing.
[14:17] ---
    If we cross them off the list once
    we determine whether they're safe,
[14:19] ---
    no one will slip through the cracks.
[14:20] ---
    Very well. I will arrange for it at once.
[14:23] ---
    Also, pull some people to have them
    stand watch over the mountain.
[14:27] ---
    If the mountain moves even a little bit,
[14:29] ---
    or there are any unusual sounds,
    have them report it.
[14:32] ---
    It will be no laughing matter if there's
    another slide while we're out rescuing.
[14:35] ---
    Your Majesty, please allow me
    to carry out that duty.
[14:40] ---
    My daughter has played in
    the God-Protected Forest
[14:43] ---
    since she was a child,
    and knows the area well.
[14:46] ---
    I think it is safe to let her do this.
[14:49] ---
    There are others whom you once
    ran around the forest with, right?
[14:53] ---
    They should know the forest
    just as well as you do.
[14:58] ---
    Reach out to them and take them with you.
[14:59] ---
    Yes, as you wish.
[15:02] ---
    We're counting on you, Aisha. Just make
    sure you don't do anything crazy.
[15:07] ---
    We are about to begin working
    to search for those who are missing.
[15:11] ---
    Listen close for voices in
    the dirt asking for help,
[15:15] ---
    and work cautiously to rescue them!
[15:17] ---
    Time to show off the excavation skills
    you developed while building roads!
[15:23] ---
    But no matter what,
    don't get in over your heads.
[15:25] ---
    If you think another slide is coming,
[15:26] ---
    get out of there,
    even if in the middle of a rescue.
[15:29] ---
    I will not have a single casualty
    from my rescue detail! Understood?!
[15:34] ---
    Yes, sire!
[15:45] ---
    I heard a voice!
[15:46] ---
    Huh?
[15:50] ---
    Under this thick trunk!
    They're still breathing!
[15:53] ---
    Huh?!
[15:55] ---
    I don't hear any voice--
[15:56] ---
    They're here! Hurry and dig!
[16:04] ---
    Are you serious?!
[16:21] ---
    I'm surprised you could tell
    anyone was buried there.
[16:24] ---
    This is what told me.
[16:26] ---
    What is that, a mouse?
[16:28] ---
    Carved out of wood.
[16:37] ---
    I'm controlling them to go around looking
    in places where people can't get into.
[16:42] ---
    Oh, so this is that Living whatever-it-is
    power that I've heard about.
[16:46] ---
    Yeah. I made up a few prototypes
    for exploring dungeons,
[16:50] ---
    but I didn't expect them
    to be useful here--
[16:54] ---
    What's wrong?
[16:57] ---
    H-Hey, are you all right?
    What suddenly came over you?
[17:03] ---
    Oh, sorry...
[17:05] ---
    One of my wooden mice out searching...
[17:08] ---
    ...just located some
    horribly mangled remains...
[17:11] ---
    You could tell from just a glance
    that they were dead, then?
[17:18] ---
    I see. All of the missing
    have been accounted for.
[17:23] ---
    Unfortunately, there are some among
    them who are now cold, lifeless bodies,
[17:27] ---
    but if Your Majesty had not
    come rushing to our aid,
[17:29] ---
    their numbers would
    have been even greater.
[17:32] ---
    As chief of the dark elves,
    I once again express my thanks.
[17:37] ---
    Majesty! Father!
[17:41] ---
    The princess has arrived from the capital,
[17:42] ---
    and so has the second relief unit.
[17:45] ---
    They're here?
[17:46] ---
    It's too late...
[17:59] ---
    It's true, they aren't here
    in time to search.
[18:02] ---
    But the relief part is actually
    just getting underway.
[18:06] ---
    Tending to the wounded, removing the
    sediment, building temporary housing--
[18:11] ---
    there are any number
    of things still to do.
[18:15] ---
    But that won't bring the dead back.
[18:19] ---
    Stop that, Robthor!
[18:21] ---
    This man is my younger brother, Robthor.
[18:25] ---
    He lost his wife in this disaster,
[18:27] ---
    and his only daughter is still wandering
    the border between life and death.
[18:32] ---
    I know he must be somewhat distraught,
    so I beg you to forgive him.
[18:36] ---
    No, it's okay.
[18:37] ---
    My king,
[18:38] ---
    I've tried to keep the forest safe!
    So now why...
[18:43] ---
    ...why has the forest taken my family?!
[18:45] ---
    Robthor!
[18:47] ---
    This is no time to be assigning blame.
[18:50] ---
    That goes for yourself, as well.
[18:54] ---
    Right now, mourn your wife's death.
[18:57] ---
    And pray that your daughter's spirit
    remains in this world.
[19:18] ---
    My uncle opposed thinning the forest.
[19:21] ---
    He felt that for dark elves,
    guardians of the forest,
[19:24] ---
    to log it instead was out of the question.
[19:26] ---
    Ah, that explains it.
[19:29] ---
    If my uncle had been more
    cooperative toward thinning,
[19:32] ---
    do you think his family
    would have been spared?
[19:35] ---
    There's... no way of knowing.
[19:39] ---
    It's true that if some moderate trimming
    is done and the undergrowth comes in,
[19:42] ---
    allowing the soil's water-retaining
    ability to increase,
[19:44] ---
    we can create an environment
    less prone to landslides.
[19:48] ---
    But ultimately, it would
    still only be "less prone."
[19:51] ---
    In the case where
    prolonged rains are the cause...
[19:54] ---
    ...then they could conceivably
    happen anywhere.
[19:56] ---
    Are you saying that he
    merely had bad luck?
[20:00] ---
    In regard to the location
    of this landslide, yes.
[20:03] ---
    However, thinning would be a
    constant operation within the forest.
[20:07] ---
    Hearing unusual sounds,
    having the forest look like it's moving,
[20:11] ---
    and other signs of an impending landslide
    would be easier to notice, to be sure.
[20:14] ---
    Once they're spotted,
    plans can be formulated,
[20:17] ---
    and evacuation would have been possible.
[20:19] ---
    Protecting the forest--
    it sounds so noble to say,
[20:22] ---
    but the thought that he is
    protecting it at all is mistaken.
[20:25] ---
    Nature is not so weak that it
    needs people to protect it.
[20:29] ---
    If it's egotistical for people
    to presume to destroy nature,
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    then it's also egotistical
    to presume to protect it.
[20:35] ---
    Nature typically goes through destruction
    and rebirth all the time,
[20:38] ---
    and we're just trying to keep it
    in a state that suits us.
[20:43] ---
    All mankind can do is
    tweak things through thinning,
[20:46] ---
    maintaining the forest in a way
    that makes it possible to coexist.
[21:09] ---
    I wasn't able to do anything
    this time around, huh?
[21:13] ---
    You went and brought back
    the relief unit, didn't you?
[21:16] ---
    Everyone gave their all.
[21:18] ---
    On the contrary, I was the one
    who couldn't do anything.
[21:22] ---
    Nonsense! I heard you made
    a huge difference.
[21:27] ---
    My role is to be the king.
[21:30] ---
    It's not the king's job to direct things
    onsite during an emergency.
[21:34] ---
    The king's job is to make
    preparations ahead of time,
[21:37] ---
    before the emergency happens.
[21:39] ---
    I neglected to do that.
[21:41] ---
    What are you talking about? Souma, you...
[21:44] ---
    I think using the Forbidden Army
    as a rescue team went pretty well.
[21:48] ---
    But beyond that, there are plenty
    of places where I've fallen short.
[21:52] ---
    A means of information exchange,
    a means of long-distance shipping,
[21:55] ---
    stockpiling rescue supplies
    in each area,
[21:57] ---
    having medical teams assigned
    to rescue parties...
[22:00] ---
    None of it was sufficient.
[22:03] ---
    I've been so occupied with the food
    shortage and the Three Dukedoms...
[22:07] ---
    ...that I failed to prepare
    for everything else...
[22:10] ---
    Souma...
[22:18] ---
    The wind blowing by rushes
    through the world,
[22:22] ---
    connecting us when otherwise
    we never would have met
[22:26] ---
    Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
[22:31] ---
    I take flight in search of a miracle
    that no one else can find
[22:43] ---
    Seeking the courage to keep on choosing
[22:48] ---
    the outcome of an ever-meandering morrow,
[22:52] ---
    I never want to fear change
[22:56] ---
    or doubt the blueness of the sky
[23:01] ---
    More than any dreams I once had
[23:03] ---
    and beyond any future I've imagined,
[23:05] ---
    I want to keep on drifting along
[23:09] ---
    within this transcendentally beautiful
    moment I'm spending with you
[23:13] ---
    If I can make that come true...
[23:17] ---
    I shoot up through the blue
    to the sky where we connect
[23:22] ---
    Grasp my destiny and reel it in
[23:25] ---
    And through our joined hands,
[23:30] ---
    you feel my helpless wish for eternity
[23:35] ---
    Even if this is only an illusion
[23:37] ---
    taking place within someone's dream,
[23:39] ---
    I'll still take this blowing wind
[23:41] ---
    and hold on tight as I take flight

Season 1

E9 - Contrary to Wishes

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    "Never mind, face forward,"
[00:24] ---
    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
[00:30] ---
    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?
[00:35] ---
    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?
[00:41] ---
    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere
[00:47] ---
    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,
[00:52] ---
    so does everything else
[00:57] ---
    I never thought there was a version of me
[01:04] ---
    that the world would have a need for
[01:09] ---
    But when I believed in what I believe,
[01:15] ---
    I found myself as I truly am
[01:21] ---
    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding
[01:26] ---
    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon
[01:45] ---
    "Contrary to Wishes"
[01:54] ---
    Your Majesty? It's Juna Doma.
[01:57] ---
    Juna? Come in.
[01:59] ---
    Please excuse me.
[02:15] ---
    I heard from the princess that
    you have not been sleeping lately.
[02:19] ---
    My body is tired and everything,
[02:22] ---
    but I have a lot running around
    in my mind, and I can't fall asleep.
[02:41] ---
    Please lie back.
[02:43] ---
    Huh?
[02:44] ---
    Just lie back for me.
[02:54] ---
    It's all right to show weakness.
[02:57] ---
    I am on your side, after all.
[03:01] ---
    I understand not wanting to look
    miserable in front of the princess.
[03:06] ---
    That is why you can put in
    so much effort to appear strong.
[03:10] ---
    But sire, when it gets to be
    too tiring, please call for me.
[03:26] ---
    It's all right. If the princess is the one
    who draws out your strength,
[03:30] ---
    then I will be the one
    who conceals your weakness.
[03:37] ---
    ♪ Sleep tonight ♪
[03:43] ---
    ♪ Sleep until tomorrow ♪
[03:49] ---
    ♪ Once you awaken, walk on ♪
[03:55] ---
    ♪ When you tire... ♪
[03:57] ---
    "Carmine Duchy: Randel"
[04:00] ---
    Is not now our chance,
    before public opinion
[04:03] ---
    tips entirely in Souma's favor?
[04:06] ---
    Huh?
[04:07] ---
    Castor, are you still planning on
    rebelling against the king?
[04:11] ---
    Of course! I don't care if he is a hero!
[04:14] ---
    And what about you?!
    You disliked the king,
[04:17] ---
    which is why you refused his request
    for assistance, remember?
[04:19] ---
    What comes first for me, above all else,
    is the peace and safety of Lagoon City.
[04:24] ---
    As if it wasn't enough that
    our neighboring countries
[04:26] ---
    are waiting for their chance to strike,
[04:28] ---
    quarreling among ourselves
    right now is preposterous.
[04:31] ---
    You mean the Principality of Amidonia?
[04:33] ---
    "If you wish to dethrone the false king,
    we stand ready to send reinforcements."
[04:37] ---
    That was in the letter they sent us.
[04:39] ---
    I'm sure they sent the same offer
    to the king, as well.
[04:42] ---
    They are hoping that we
    bring each other down.
[04:46] ---
    What do you have in mind?
[04:51] ---
    What are you asking?
[04:53] ---
    The reasons why you, who has such
    patriotism and loyalty to this country,
[04:56] ---
    would take hostile action
    against the new king.
[05:00] ---
    Setting aside whether or not he is a
    legitimate king, his reign has been sound.
[05:04] ---
    Why would you deliberately try
    to make waves?
[05:07] ---
    I have determined that this king cannot
    govern the kingdom. That's all.
[05:11] ---
    Why is that?
[05:12] ---
    He has competently overcome
    a number of national crises already.
[05:15] ---
    What do you find unsatisfactory?
[05:18] ---
    He has cast aside so much
    without a second thought!
[05:23] ---
    This king was summoned here
    from another world.
[05:26] ---
    As such, he does not hesitate
    to let go of anything.
[05:29] ---
    If he finds them to be too inefficient,
    he discards our history, our traditions,
[05:32] ---
    our soldiers, and our ministers.
    Am I wrong about that?
[05:36] ---
    Well...
[05:37] ---
    This king did away with ministers who
    served the kingdom for many years.
[05:41] ---
    Those who harbor ill will toward the king
[05:43] ---
    will be effective pawns
    in overthrowing him.
[05:47] ---
    Have you become obsessed with
    your aspirations to the throne?!
[05:50] ---
    This is Duke Carmine you're talking to.
[05:52] ---
    He has no designs on usurping the throne.
[05:56] ---
    Of course not.
    Once King Souma is driven out,
[05:58] ---
    I will have King Albert reclaim
    the throne, and we will serve him.
[06:09] ---
    Castor, just in case anything happens,
[06:12] ---
    you must sever your ties
    with Accela, Carla, and Carl.
[06:16] ---
    Are you saying I will be beaten
    by that lightweight kid?!
[06:18] ---
    It is on the off chance
    that something happens.
[06:20] ---
    If you are going to go against the king,
[06:21] ---
    then at least be prepared
    in case something does.
[06:29] ---
    Carla?!
[06:31] ---
    Grandmother! If Father is committed
    to fighting, then I will fight, too!
[06:36] ---
    You must not! Do you intend
    to turn traitor at your age?!
[06:40] ---
    He deposed King Albert,
    and attempted to violate my friend Liscia.
[06:44] ---
    This cannot stand!
[06:45] ---
    You misunderstand! King Souma--
[06:47] ---
    You need not worry about me.
[06:49] ---
    I, Carla, daughter of the House of Vargas,
    will accomplish this brilliantly!
[06:54] ---
    "Principality of Amidonia, Capital, Van"
[07:01] ---
    Ho...
[07:02] ---
    What is it, Father?
[07:04] ---
    It's from Georg Carmine.
    Apparently, he's finally taking a stand.
[07:14] ---
    Took him long enough
    to get off his hindquarters.
[07:17] ---
    He must be getting old.
    If he were still in his prime,
[07:21] ---
    he would have been wise enough
    not to accept our invitation.
[07:24] ---
    That's for certain.
[07:29] ---
    We act upon declaration of war. We'll send
    "reinforcements" to the kingdom.
[07:34] ---
    Ho... and whom will we be sending them to?
[07:37] ---
    Whom, you ask?
[07:40] ---
    King Souma will be sent reinforcements
    against the Three Dukedoms.
[07:43] ---
    The Three Dukedoms will be sent
    reinforcements against the new king.
[07:47] ---
    Father, you really are the worst.
[07:55] ---
    Good grief. What am I going to do
    with my old man and my idiot brother?
[08:00] ---
    As if Amidonia's strength
    wasn't meager enough,
[08:02] ---
    they want to pare it down even more?
[08:04] ---
    Roroa, you had best not speak
    of such things too blithely.
[08:09] ---
    The Elfrieden Kingdom sure has it nice.
[08:12] ---
    They have a large population,
[08:13] ---
    so they must have lots of
    tax money and operational capital.
[08:16] ---
    For goodness sake, I can't help but
    be jealous of our neighbor's purse.
[08:22] ---
    Purse?
[08:28] ---
    As the documents state, we can look
    forward to a plentiful harvest this fall.
[08:33] ---
    Thus, it would be fair to consider
    the food issue to be largely solved.
[08:38] ---
    That's good to hear.
[08:40] ---
    Now we can rest at ease and
    move on to the "next step."
[08:44] ---
    We really do have to
    go through with it, huh?
[08:47] ---
    Is it weighing heavily on you?
[08:49] ---
    Well, yeah. I understand
    that it's necessary, but still...
[08:54] ---
    Yes, it was necessary.
[08:58] ---
    The great political thinker Machiavelli
    says the following in The Prince:
[09:03] ---
    If a prince must turn to acts of cruelty,
[09:06] ---
    then his position, even in
    peaceful times, is in jeopardy.
[09:09] ---
    However, for some rulers, despite
    the length and breadth of their cruelty,
[09:13] ---
    they live out their lives in tranquility
[09:15] ---
    without any uprisings domestically,
    and staving off any external enemies.
[09:19] ---
    The difference is in whether
    the ruler's "cruelties"
[09:22] ---
    are used properly or poorly.
[09:25] ---
    To a ruler, "cruelties"
    are a sword of last resort
[09:28] ---
    to cut through all obstacles...
[09:30] ---
    ...but if he falls prey to
    their addictive nature,
[09:32] ---
    they are an enchanted sword,
    which will bring downfall sooner or later.
[09:41] ---
    I've said before that I've determined
    your plan to be one of these "cruelties."
[09:47] ---
    Yes, as well as saying that if we must
    strike, to strike with one decisive blow.
[09:58] ---
    Kazuya...
[10:00] ---
    Start a family. And no matter what
    comes your way, keep them safe.
[10:16] ---
    We are hereby commencing
    our "subjugation."
[10:21] ---
    "Union of Eastern Nations
    A federation composed of
    smaller nations on the central eastern
    region of the continent."
[10:24] ---
    "Castor Vargas
    Race: Half-dragonewt
    A hot-blooded man who
    values creed over interests."
[10:28] ---
    "Principality of Amidonia, Capital, Van"
[10:34] ---
    The time has come! Assemble the troops!
[10:37] ---
    As soon as Georg begins his revolt,
[10:39] ---
    we begin our invasion
    of Elfrieden territory!
[10:43] ---
    Our target is the grain belt
    in the southwest!
[10:45] ---
    The time to take back the land that was
    stolen from our forefathers 50 years ago
[10:49] ---
    is now upon us!
[10:50] ---
    A moment please, Your Highness!
[10:55] ---
    Oh, it's you, Colbert.
[10:57] ---
    If I may humbly say, Your Highness,
    please reconsider invading Elfrieden.
[11:02] ---
    If you begin a war now,
    the people will starve.
[11:18] ---
    You domestic affairs ministers
    always say the same thing...
[11:22] ---
    "Now is not the time.
    Focus on domestic affairs."
[11:25] ---
    What do you have to show for it?!
[11:27] ---
    Ever since the Elfrieden Kingdom's
    new king ascended to the throne,
[11:30] ---
    their national strength has
    been making a comeback!
[11:34] ---
    Please listen to me, Your Highness.
    If you invade Elfrieden
[11:38] ---
    our nation will be open to censure
    from other countries!
[11:41] ---
    We are signatories to the empire's
    Declaration of Mankind's Common Front
[11:44] ---
    Against the Demon Race!
[11:47] ---
    The Mankind Declaration, huh?
[11:50] ---
    Spearheaded by the Gran Chaos Empire,
[11:53] ---
    the Declaration of Mankind's Common
    Front Against the Demon Race,
[11:55] ---
    or "Mankind Declaration" for short,
[11:57] ---
    is the name of a decree from the empire,
    which controls the largest territory,
[12:01] ---
    as well as the greatest military might,
[12:02] ---
    stating that owing to the expansion
    of the Demon Lord's Domain,
[12:04] ---
    all conflicts between mankind
    were to come to a halt,
[12:07] ---
    and to keep monsters and demons
    from coming any farther south,
[12:11] ---
    mankind was to come together as one
    and cooperate with each other,
[12:14] ---
    and acts as an international treaty.
[12:17] ---
    Its main points consist of
    the following three articles:
[12:21] ---
    One of those articles states that any
    changes in borders among mankind
[12:25] ---
    that come about through conflict
    will not be recognized.
[12:29] ---
    If we invade Elfrieden, we will be
    courting intervention from the empire.
[12:34] ---
    Your Highness, please!
[12:43] ---
    Colbert, that will not be a concern.
[12:46] ---
    For you see, Elfrieden has not signed
    onto the Mankind Declaration.
[12:51] ---
    Julius... sir, that is just sophistry.
[12:54] ---
    Diplomacy is something where only
    signed treaties carry any weight.
[12:58] ---
    --But sir!
    --Enough already!
[13:01] ---
    As of this moment,
[13:02] ---
    Colbert, you are removed from
    your post as finance minister!
[13:10] ---
    Yoo-hoo, Colbert! You sure have
    a depressed look on your face.
[13:14] ---
    Princess!
[13:16] ---
    That bruise... You must have been
    admonished by my old man.
[13:21] ---
    Princess, I am perfectly all right.
[13:24] ---
    You are? Then go get ready.
[13:26] ---
    Huh? Um, Princess, what exactly
    are you planning to do?
[13:31] ---
    That's obvious. We're both
    going to drop out of sight.
[13:34] ---
    Sebastian is already getting things ready.
[13:37] ---
    For now, just come with me.
[13:39] ---
    Huh? Huh?!
[13:43] ---
    What is it, Souma?
[13:45] ---
    I'm about to meet with the Three Dukes.
[13:49] ---
    But before I do, there's something
    I very much need to ask you, Liscia.
[14:13] ---
    This is the first time we're meeting
    face-to-face, isn't it?
[14:15] ---
    I am the interim king,
    to whom King Albert,
[14:18] ---
    the previous ruler of Elfrieden, has
    yielded the throne, Souma Kazuya.
[14:23] ---
    Air Force General Castor Vargas.
[14:26] ---
    It is a pleasure to meet you,
    our new king.
[14:30] ---
    I am Excel Walter.
[14:33] ---
    I am Army General Georg Carmine.
[14:38] ---
    Very well, I am now issuing my
    ultimatum to the Three Dukedoms.
[14:43] ---
    If you continue to disobey
    my orders moving forward,
[14:46] ---
    then I will have no choice
    but to recognize you as traitors.
[14:50] ---
    I would like to hear your
    thoughts on this matter.
[14:53] ---
    Your Majesty, I would like
    to ask you a question.
[14:57] ---
    What is it?
[14:58] ---
    What do you plan to do
    with the Three Duchies?
[15:02] ---
    If you do as I say,
[15:04] ---
    I have no intention of taking action
    against the Three Duchies themselves.
[15:06] ---
    Then what about
    the Three Dukedom's armed forces?
[15:09] ---
    I will incorporate
    the Three Dukedom's armed forces
[15:11] ---
    into the Forbidden Army,
    creating a new, united force.
[15:13] ---
    In doing so, I will abolish your
    previously recognized right
[15:16] ---
    to maintain armed forces
    within the Three Duchies.
[15:19] ---
    So, I was right.
[15:22] ---
    You have some idea of what the hell
    you're trying to do, don't you?!
[15:26] ---
    If a despot becomes king,
    and asserts his own racial supremacy,
[15:31] ---
    then the other races may face oppression.
[15:34] ---
    The Three Dukedom's armed forces
    are what our forefathers came up with
[15:38] ---
    to prevent that from ever happening.
[15:40] ---
    This allows us, the Three Dukes,
[15:42] ---
    to support as well as watch
    over the royal family,
[15:44] ---
    and if it becomes necessary,
    to remove that despot.
[15:48] ---
    Are you trying to overturn that system?
[15:51] ---
    That may have been fine
    during times of peace.
[15:54] ---
    But right now, the state
    of the world is unstable.
[15:57] ---
    The Principality of Amidonia, which
    cries out for vengeance against us,
[16:00] ---
    and the Republic of Turgis,
    whose aim is to expand northward,
[16:03] ---
    are out to claim our territory
    if they see any opening.
[16:06] ---
    The Nine-Headed Dragon
    Archipelago Union to the east
[16:09] ---
    is relentless in their disputes
    over fishing rights.
[16:12] ---
    In times of strife, having a military with
    multiple command structures is futile.
[16:16] ---
    Now is the time to centralize our power.
[16:19] ---
    And what if that center
    of power grows corrupt?
[16:24] ---
    If that happens, you can come
    and claim my head!
[16:33] ---
    There is one other thing
    I would like to ask you.
[16:36] ---
    Your Majesty, I hear that you are
    constructing a new gulf coast city.
[16:41] ---
    Once that city is complete,
    what is to become of Lagoon City?
[16:45] ---
    The new city is planned as a port
    of trade as well as a tourist spot.
[16:50] ---
    Thus Lagoon City will likely continue
    to serve as our naval port.
[16:56] ---
    I am relieved to hear that.
[17:02] ---
    As of this moment, I, Excel Walter,
[17:05] ---
    along with the Elfrieden Kingdom's Navy,
[17:07] ---
    place ourselves under Your Majesty's
    command, and will follow your orders.
[17:13] ---
    I am grateful for your wise decision.
[17:15] ---
    I look forward to working together
    from here on for the sake of the kingdom.
[17:18] ---
    As you wish, sire.
[17:21] ---
    Duke Vargas, extend to me your help
    for the good of our kingdom.
[17:26] ---
    Unfortunately, I can't do that.
[17:29] ---
    I have been defending
    the Elfrieden Kingdom
[17:32] ---
    since the reign of the king
    two generations prior.
[17:34] ---
    So then, why did King Albert
    abdicate the throne to you,
[17:38] ---
    without so much as a word
    to us Three Dukes?
[17:42] ---
    That... is something I would
    like to know myself.
[17:48] ---
    Princess Liscia...
[17:49] ---
    ...do you know anything about this?
[17:51] ---
    I am sorry, but Father stubbornly insists:
[17:53] ---
    "If I take any action,
    some would begin to suspect things.
[17:56] ---
    Souma is the king now,"
    and that is all he will say.
[18:00] ---
    I see.
[18:02] ---
    I cannot accept you as our king after all.
[18:07] ---
    Duke Vargas!
[18:09] ---
    I will side with Duke Carmine.
[18:12] ---
    Is that... your final decision?
[18:16] ---
    Yeah. But this is a decision
    I reached on my own.
[18:20] ---
    The ones siding with Duke Carmine
[18:22] ---
    are 100 members of
    the Red Dragon City knights,
[18:25] ---
    while the remainder of the air force
    will not be mustered,
[18:28] ---
    and will remain neutral.
[18:30] ---
    I see.
[18:32] ---
    Is Duke Vargas's decision in
    consideration of his possible defeat?
[18:35] ---
    How can this be?
[18:38] ---
    Now, Army General Georg Carmine,
[18:41] ---
    I'll not ask whether
    you'll follow me or not.
[18:44] ---
    The moment you accepted the nobles
    who were guilty of corruption,
[18:47] ---
    it was evident that you had
    no intention of following me.
[18:51] ---
    So I would like to ask you one thing--
[18:53] ---
    what was it that stirred
    you up so intensely?
[18:57] ---
    My pride as a warrior.
[19:01] ---
    After passing 55 years,
    it was my lot to decline with age,
[19:05] ---
    but I have gained a supreme opportunity.
[19:08] ---
    I will decide the fate of Elfrieden
    through my own acumen.
[19:13] ---
    You are being a complete fool!
[19:16] ---
    Needless to say. One cannot serve as
    a warrior without being a complete fool.
[19:20] ---
    I will let you witness how I live.
[19:24] ---
    Are you sure you don't mean
    the way you die?
[19:26] ---
    They are the same thing. Those who aim
    to live, die; those who aim to die, live.
[19:32] ---
    Such is the way of the warrior.
[19:34] ---
    In that case, I will step over
    your old-growth trunk.
[19:39] ---
    Hmph, though I may be rotting, I am
    a great tree, with roots long and deep.
[19:44] ---
    If it's resolve you want, I have it!
[19:49] ---
    Georg Carmine, as well as Castor Vargas,
[19:53] ---
    before we head into battle,
    I have one proposal.
[19:58] ---
    You do not wish for
    the fighting to drag on,
[20:00] ---
    and for it to involve innocent citizens
    of the kingdom, do you?
[20:05] ---
    So I'd like to establish the rule
    that if you kill or capture the other,
[20:07] ---
    the forces under their command
    immediately switch to fall under yours.
[20:11] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[20:13] ---
    All right. If I am defeated, take good
    care of my men who still remain.
[20:22] ---
    With that, I will excuse myself.
[20:26] ---
    Wait!
[20:30] ---
    Princess...
[20:33] ---
    Duke Carmine...
[21:00] ---
    This is my resolve.
    I will stride alongside Souma.
[21:06] ---
    I see and acknowledge your resolve.
[21:24] ---
    I'm sorry. I couldn't convince Castor.
[21:29] ---
    There was nothing you could do.
    He made his decision for himself.
[21:33] ---
    Duchess Walter, is she there?
[21:36] ---
    Yes, she is.
[21:40] ---
    You called for me, Your Majesty?
[21:45] ---
    Thank you for everything, Juna.
    Because of your connection,
[21:49] ---
    we will not have to fight
    against Duchess Walter.
[21:52] ---
    I only did as I was ordered to.
[21:55] ---
    Though she is my granddaughter,
[21:57] ---
    I had the audacity to have her look
    into Your Majesty's fitness to be king,
[22:00] ---
    and for that I apologize.
[22:03] ---
    It's all right. As a result,
    I have you on my side now.
[22:09] ---
    Souma...
[22:13] ---
    ...you have us on your side as well.
[22:18] ---
    The wind blowing by rushes
    through the world,
[22:22] ---
    connecting us when otherwise
    we never would have met
[22:27] ---
    Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
[22:31] ---
    I take flight in search of a miracle
    that no one else can find
[22:43] ---
    Seeking the courage to keep on choosing
[22:48] ---
    the outcome of an ever-meandering morrow,
[22:52] ---
    I never want to fear change
[22:56] ---
    or doubt the blueness of the sky
[23:01] ---
    More than any dreams I once had
[23:03] ---
    and beyond any future I've imagined,
[23:05] ---
    I want to keep on drifting along
[23:09] ---
    within this transcendentally beautiful
    moment I'm spending with you
[23:13] ---
    If I can make that come true...
[23:17] ---
    I shoot up through the blue
    to the sky where we connect
[23:22] ---
    Grasp my destiny and reel it in
[23:25] ---
    And through our joined hands,
[23:30] ---
    you feel my helpless wish for eternity
[23:35] ---
    Even if this is only an illusion
[23:37] ---
    taking place within someone's dream,
[23:39] ---
    I'll still take this blowing wind
[23:41] ---
    and hold on tight as I take flight

Season 1

E10 - No Place of Joy Hath a Soldier

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[00:09] ---
    Hmph.
[00:11] ---
    The time is at hand!
[00:15] ---
    Now is the moment when we
    achieve our greatest desire!
[00:24] ---
    Thirty thousand
    Principality of Amidonia troops
[00:26] ---
    are invading through
    the Ursula Mountain pass.
[00:30] ---
    It's likely
[00:32] ---
    that Gaius intends to occupy
    the southwestern city of Altomura.
[00:48] ---
    "Never mind, face forward,"
[00:53] ---
    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
[00:59] ---
    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?
[01:04] ---
    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?
[01:10] ---
    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere
[01:16] ---
    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,
[01:21] ---
    so does everything else
[01:26] ---
    I never thought there was a version of me
[01:33] ---
    that the world would have a need for
[01:38] ---
    But when I believed in what I believe,
[01:44] ---
    I found myself as I truly am
[01:50] ---
    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding
[01:55] ---
    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon
[02:11] ---
    This is fine, hearty grain.
[02:14] ---
    "No Place of Joy Hath a Soldier"
    Not even 5,000 of the Forbidden Army's
    troops could eat it all, Weist Garreau.
[02:18] ---
    A-Absolutely right. Altomura has no
    intention of defying you, Your Highness.
[02:24] ---
    Hmm...
[02:27] ---
    So you are saying that you
    will give it to us?
[02:30] ---
    Y-Yes! We have no other option
    but to implore Your Highness's mercy.
[02:35] ---
    Very well. Then open your gates at once.
[02:39] ---
    Y-Yes, about that... If you would
    please wait just a bit longer...
[02:46] ---
    Why?
[02:47] ---
    The city is currently split
    between two factions--
[02:49] ---
    one that will not fight, and one
    that will fight back to the last man.
[02:51] ---
    That is why I have come out first,
    to beg Your Highness's favor.
[02:56] ---
    We can take Altomura at any time,
[02:58] ---
    whether your stronghold is swayed or not.
[03:01] ---
    Y-Yes, but there are many fools inside
    who do not understand that.
[03:06] ---
    I trust Your Highness does not wish
    to lose any soldiers to these fools.
[03:09] ---
    If you will guarantee my life,
    I promise you--I promise you
[03:13] ---
    that I will bring the opinions
    of the stronghold together.
[03:17] ---
    From times of old, it has been said
    that it takes five times as many soldiers
[03:20] ---
    to take an enemy fortress.
    Like this one says,
[03:23] ---
    there is no need to compromise
    our soldiers for no reason.
[03:26] ---
    Mm-hmm...
[03:29] ---
    Very well.
[03:30] ---
    If you will surrender your stronghold,
[03:32] ---
    I will warrant the safety
    of all those within.
[03:34] ---
    Th-Thank you very much!
    Thank you very much!
[03:39] ---
    Once the gates are open, the city is ours.
[03:42] ---
    I'll take that double-crossing rat and
    gibbet his head in front of the gates.
[03:47] ---
    What are you worried about?
    Carmine has 40,000 men on his side,
[03:50] ---
    while the new King Souma has no
    more than 10,000 at his disposal.
[03:54] ---
    How is he going to send reinforcements
    while engaging those 40,000?
[04:15] ---
    Damn it!
[04:17] ---
    The enemy is going at it
    a little too hard, aren't they?
[04:19] ---
    What else do you expect, Hal?
[04:21] ---
    If you look at it from their side,
[04:22] ---
    they woke up this morning to find
    a fortress in front of their eyes.
[04:25] ---
    It's only natural that they would panic.
[04:27] ---
    Yeah, I guess.
[04:29] ---
    When I heard about this Sunomata Project,
    I was surprised, myself.
[04:33] ---
    You have to hand it to His Majesty.
[04:35] ---
    No sooner did talks break off
    with the Three Dukes
[04:37] ---
    than he ordered us 10,000 from
    the Forbidden Army to mobilize.
[04:40] ---
    I wouldn't have thought
    that we could take up a position
[04:42] ---
    outside Randel Castle
    that same day, though.
[04:44] ---
    That's Tomoe's rhinosaurus
    land train for you.
[04:48] ---
    Also, His Majesty's "two-by-four system"
    is outstanding, as well.
[04:52] ---
    The specs for the fort's
    materials were standardized,
[04:54] ---
    and then mass-produced
    at the capital ahead of time.
[04:57] ---
    Imagine road construction
    and city building skills
[05:00] ---
    coming in handy when building a fort.
[05:07] ---
    Now to dish some of it out!
[05:15] ---
    All right, one more!
[05:16] ---
    Hal! The enemy is bringing
    those into this!
[05:25] ---
    This is pretty bad, isn't it?
[05:26] ---
    Yes, this is pretty bad.
[05:29] ---
    My anti-magic reinforcement only
    works against magic and flames.
[05:33] ---
    How will these Roman concrete and
    dirt walls stand up to physical attacks--?
[05:46] ---
    Wh-What do we do?!
[05:49] ---
    You're asking me what we should do?
[05:58] ---
    Kaede, can't you do anything
    with your magic?!
[06:00] ---
    I used up all of my
    magic building the fort!
[06:14] ---
    Hmm... easier than shooting
    down a migrating falcon.
[06:20] ---
    Who are you?
[06:22] ---
    Why, forgive me for not
    introducing myself earlier.
[06:25] ---
    My name is Sur, and I am here
    from the God-Protected Forest.
[06:30] ---
    You saved my daughter when the
    God-Protected Forest had its disaster--
[06:36] ---
    I am so sorry I didn't get
    to thank you for that.
[06:41] ---
    But then, my rescued daughter
    wants to be like you, Halbert,
[06:46] ---
    and when she said she wanted to join
    the Forbidden Army someday,
[06:49] ---
    and be just like that man...
[06:51] ---
    I found myself somewhat annoyed.
[06:59] ---
    Open the gate!
[07:00] ---
    Our targets are the three
    cannons in front of us!
[07:03] ---
    Pay no mind to the enemy soldiers!
[07:05] ---
    Do not get in too deep!
    Focus only on destroying the target!
[07:11] ---
    Come on!
[07:13] ---
    Let's show them that the Royal Guard
    are more than just pretty faces!
[07:17] ---
    Torch them!
[07:26] ---
    Look at that!
[07:27] ---
    Wow!
[07:28] ---
    The other two are burning, too!
[07:30] ---
    It's a huge success!
[07:33] ---
    Yeah.
[07:41] ---
    All three of them were destroyed...
[07:44] ---
    Duke Carmine! How can
    your army be so spineless?!
[07:48] ---
    That's rich, coming from
    a corrupt aristocrat
[07:50] ---
    whose only talent is in amassing wealth.
[07:53] ---
    I trust you haven't lost your nerve,
    have you?
[07:56] ---
    Ho...?
[07:59] ---
    Who do you think could intimidate me?!
[08:03] ---
    Are you sure that you
    understand the situation?
[08:06] ---
    The enemy number a mere 10,000.
    We are 40,000.
[08:10] ---
    What need do we have to force our attack?
[08:13] ---
    In that case, should we not
    take them down with one push?
[08:17] ---
    That is what you just tried,
    and were soundly routed!
[08:22] ---
    Moreover, you took those cannons with you,
[08:24] ---
    and got them destroyed, of all things!
[08:26] ---
    W-We are very sorry about that.
[08:30] ---
    There is no sign that Souma
    is in that fort.
[08:33] ---
    How can you say that for sure?
[08:35] ---
    Ever since the fort was erected,
[08:36] ---
    the Forbidden Army
    has only fought defensively.
[08:39] ---
    If he were there, he would surely
    make some sort of move against us.
[08:43] ---
    He is definitely out there
    on the move somewhere.
[08:45] ---
    Which is exactly why
    we need to lure him out.
[08:48] ---
    In other words, you're going to use
    the fort's soldiers as bait?
[08:53] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[08:54] ---
    You men must be tired. This fight
    will not be over in only a day or two.
[09:00] ---
    You may take the day tomorrow
    to rest comfortably.
[09:10] ---
    Beowulf...
[09:12] ---
    ...is everything ready?
[09:14] ---
    Yes, sir. Nothing has been left to chance.
[09:16] ---
    Hmm.
[09:26] ---
    It looks like rats will be rats.
[09:32] ---
    Alert all forces!
    Prepare to attack at once--
[09:42] ---
    Wh-What is this?!
[09:44] ---
    "Vargas Duchy, Red Dragon City: An area
    under the control of Castor Vargas, general
    of Elfrieden's air force. Guarded by an
    elite unit of 1000 Wyvern Knights."
[09:47] ---
    "Georg Carmine: Untalkative and stone-faced
    about his thoughts. He has the presence
    of a seasoned warrior, and values
    propriety and loyalty."
[09:54] ---
    Sir, the Lord of Altomura, Weist Garreau,
    requests an urgent audience.
[09:59] ---
    Let him through!
[10:00] ---
    Yes, sir!
[10:08] ---
    I-I am terribly sorry!
[10:10] ---
    Weist! You promised me that you
    would open the stronghold's gates!
[10:14] ---
    It is taking time to persuade those
    who have become desperate!
[10:19] ---
    What?!
[10:20] ---
    I don't want to hear any excuses!
[10:23] ---
    I'll lop off your head and make
    an example of you to everyone inside!
[10:27] ---
    I-I am afraid, Your Highness, that
    the voices you just heard from Altomura
[10:31] ---
    are the war cries of the do-or-die
    resistance faction.
[10:37] ---
    Father, in a battle with soldiers
    prepared to fight to the death,
[10:41] ---
    our losses will be far too great.
[10:44] ---
    You are absolutely correct.
[10:46] ---
    Allow me to demonstrate my sincerity.
[10:52] ---
    Please accept this gold dust. Also,
[10:55] ---
    please show us Your Highness's
    magnanimity.
[10:57] ---
    I accept your sincerity. But what
    do you mean, show my magnanimity?
[11:02] ---
    Tomorrow! Tomorrow at noon--
[11:05] ---
    until that tree's...
[11:07] ---
    ...shadow...
[11:09] ---
    ...reaches...
[11:11] ---
    ...this point...
[11:13] ---
    I beg you to refrain from attacking!
[11:16] ---
    I-I promise that this time--
[11:17] ---
    this time, I will be able to convince
    the others inside!
[11:22] ---
    Why don't we take Weist at his word,
    and show them some magnanimity?
[11:29] ---
    Hmph, very well.
[11:31] ---
    We will refrain from attacking
    until noon tomorrow.
[11:34] ---
    If the gates are not opened by then,
    we will take the city by force.
[11:39] ---
    Y-Yes, I assure you--I assure you,
[11:41] ---
    I can convince those who are inside!
[11:47] ---
    Are you sure this is for
    the best, Walter--
[11:51] ---
    I mean, Duchess Excel?
[11:53] ---
    With that much gold,
[11:55] ---
    we could have hired a whole
    division of mercenaries from Zem.
[11:58] ---
    Mercenaries are, after all, mercenaries.
[12:00] ---
    They'll switch sides for more money.
[12:03] ---
    I am currently engaging three
    different foes. Time is my only ally.
[12:08] ---
    If I can buy some of that,
    then that much gold will not be missed.
[12:13] ---
    You are still a child if you fail
    to understand that.
[12:17] ---
    I must say, this new king is quite
    daunting, to send you as his messenger.
[12:22] ---
    He really is a slave driver.
[12:25] ---
    Out of the blue, he says,
    "Go to Altomura."
[12:27] ---
    I'll wager that Duke Vargas
    and Duke Carmine
[12:29] ---
    had no idea that you were attending
    the conference from here.
[12:34] ---
    That goes for Gaius, as well.
[12:37] ---
    It takes three days to get here
    from Lagoon City.
[12:39] ---
    I had to make haste for three days!
[12:41] ---
    His Majesty sure does drive
    the elderly hard.
[12:44] ---
    Please stop playing the "elderly" card
    only when it suits you.
[12:47] ---
    It's okay when it's self-deprecating.
[12:50] ---
    But I absolutely forbid
    anyone else to mention it.
[12:55] ---
    By the way, Duchess Excel,
    I only bought us until noon.
[12:59] ---
    Will that be enough?
[13:01] ---
    It's fine. If His Majesty doesn't make
    his move by then, I'm afraid...
[13:07] ---
    ...we're going to die like heroes
    inside this stronghold.
[13:21] ---
    H-Hey, Kaede, what are you doing?
[13:26] ---
    Hal, I'm so happy.
[13:29] ---
    Huh? How come?
[13:31] ---
    Because you're here by my side, Hal.
[13:36] ---
    It all comes down to today and tomorrow.
    If we can get through this...
[13:40] ---
    If we can get through this...?
[13:45] ---
    If we can get through this,
[13:47] ---
    it would be nice if everything else
    went well, too, huh?
[13:49] ---
    Don't go diluting your hopes
    at the end, there.
[13:51] ---
    If you're going to take it this far,
    then take it all the way.
[13:56] ---
    So... be sure to protect me, okay, Hal?
[14:04] ---
    The enemy's attack
    is suddenly dropping off.
[14:07] ---
    I don't see any mercenaries from Zem--
[14:09] ---
    I told you to keep your head down!
[14:14] ---
    Hmm, if they're changing formations,
[14:17] ---
    it may mean that they're digging in
    for a more drawn-out battle.
[14:20] ---
    That would make life
    a little easier for us.
[14:22] ---
    Always keep on your toes
    on the battlefield, Hal,
[14:25] ---
    or the rug will be pulled out
    from under you.
[14:27] ---
    Yeah, I know.
[14:35] ---
    Hmph, prepare to attack.
[14:39] ---
    Messenger, alert all units to prepare
    for an all-out assault!
[14:44] ---
    Yes, sir!
[14:44] ---
    Multiple wyverns approaching
    from the sky to the east!
[14:48] ---
    It's the air force!
[14:56] ---
    Tch, it's Duke Vargas's air force!
[14:58] ---
    Are they what the ground forces
    have been waiting for?!
[15:10] ---
    "The night before"
[15:16] ---
    Master...
[15:18] ---
    Tolman,
[15:20] ---
    what's happening with the
    evacuation of the citizens?
[15:22] ---
    It is already complete.
[15:24] ---
    Right now, the only ones
    remaining in Red Dragon City
[15:28] ---
    are the air force personnel and
    those in the Vargas household.
[15:31] ---
    I see. That's good to hear.
[15:35] ---
    This new king, Souma... For being
    so young, he's quite the standout.
[15:40] ---
    Are you changing your mind
    about him after all this?
[15:42] ---
    Yes, I am. And it really is late, huh?
[15:46] ---
    We have received requests
    from air force units all over
[15:49] ---
    asking to join your side.
[15:52] ---
    Turn them all down. I won't have
    them sharing in my obstinacy.
[15:58] ---
    I thought you might say that. Are you
    not joining up with Duke Carmine?
[16:03] ---
    I don't mind fighting alongside him,
[16:05] ---
    but I'm not about to stand shoulder
    to shoulder with those corrupt nobles.
[16:10] ---
    There's no turning back now,
    nor do I intend to.
[16:13] ---
    All that remains is to demonstrate
    my mettle as leader of the air force.
[16:17] ---
    Do I go out in a blaze of glory,
[16:19] ---
    or do I chew through
    their flank like a viper?
[16:23] ---
    According to the scout patrol reports,
[16:25] ---
    the Forbidden Army's 10,000 headed
    toward the Carmine Duchy.
[16:29] ---
    It is unclear whether or not
    King Souma is with them,
[16:32] ---
    but it appears that he has no more
    manpower to send here.
[16:36] ---
    What, is he ignoring us?
[16:38] ---
    You have only the 100 knights,
    so disregarding you is a possibility.
[16:44] ---
    Ha! That's impossible.
[16:46] ---
    Souma's smartest move
    would be to defeat me first,
[16:50] ---
    then take the air force with him
    for a showdown with Duke Carmine.
[16:54] ---
    However, realistically speaking,
    he has no manpower to spare.
[16:59] ---
    We don't know that.
[17:01] ---
    He may come at us with
    a move we aren't expecting.
[17:07] ---
    Father!
[17:08] ---
    Souma's force has been spotted!
[17:10] ---
    They're here? How many of them?
[17:12] ---
    That's just it...
[17:15] ---
    ...one ship.
[17:17] ---
    Huh? What?
[17:41] ---
    Father, the Battleship Albert
    is heading this way!
[17:48] ---
    They put wheels on it,
    and are dragging it along overland?!
[17:52] ---
    Is he planning to expend
    his flagship right here?!
[17:55] ---
    I didn't have any choice.
[17:57] ---
    I'm already short enough
    on military strength as it is.
[18:04] ---
    A letter from King Souma just arrived,
[18:07] ---
    requesting that you speak to him
    via Gemstone Broadcast.
[18:11] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[18:16] ---
    Well?
[18:17] ---
    Why have you brought
    the Albert this far inland?
[18:20] ---
    Hmph, why, to storm Red Dragon City,
    of course.
[18:27] ---
    The Albert is attacking!
[18:30] ---
    Incoming fire!
[18:40] ---
    Not bad at all! I never imagined
    having a ship rolling over land.
[18:45] ---
    You seem to like spectacular
    gimmicks like this, huh?
[18:49] ---
    Yeah, you might win my heart. You may
    become a better king than I expected.
[18:54] ---
    It's not too late; you could make
    things easier by standing down.
[18:56] ---
    Ha! After all this, I could never do
    something as disgraceful as back down.
[19:03] ---
    I see.
[19:05] ---
    That truly is a shame, Castor.
[19:14] ---
    Carla!
[19:16] ---
    Go silence those annoying cannons!
[19:18] ---
    Right!
[19:22] ---
    Souma... if you really do have
    what it takes to be the king...
[19:30] ---
    ...then prove yourself better than me.
[19:34] ---
    Our target of attack
    is the Battleship Albert!
[19:37] ---
    Our capture objective is King Souma!
[19:40] ---
    Let's impress upon him the valor
    of the House of Vargas!
[19:49] ---
    Here we go!
[19:55] ---
    Prepare to drop bombs!
[20:03] ---
    Fan out and evade!
[20:07] ---
    Repeating bolt-throwers?!
[20:09] ---
    Impossible! That's a fixed-base
    defensive weapon!
[20:13] ---
    Anti-air repeating bolt throwers
    are only used to defend bases.
[20:16] ---
    He took advantage of our preconceptions!
[20:20] ---
    Damn, what do we do?
[20:22] ---
    My Lady, we have no choice but
    to attack the enemy's blind spot!
[20:25] ---
    The enemy ship's wheels were hastily
    improvised. That's where it's vulnerable.
[20:30] ---
    All right, then we can approach
    by flying at ultra-low altitude.
[20:34] ---
    You all hear that?!
    All units, move in at once
[20:36] ---
    to neutralize the cannons, bolt throwers,
[20:39] ---
    and any other weapons it has!
[20:41] ---
    Wouldn't it be quicker
    to pulverize the bridge?
[20:43] ---
    Princess Liscia may be on the bridge.
[20:46] ---
    As such, neutralizing
    the weapons will suffice.
[20:49] ---
    Be sure to take Souma alive!
[20:52] ---
    Acknowledged!
[20:53] ---
    Besides, if we kill Souma,
    it's likely to upset Liscia.
[20:59] ---
    But if that's a consideration,
[21:01] ---
    I should have tried
    to talk Father out of this.
[21:09] ---
    And then...
[21:15] ---
    ...I should have come under
    his rule, and supported him.
[21:20] ---
    Well, it's too late for that now.
[21:43] ---
    It's too quiet in there.
[21:45] ---
    No sightings of any enemy soldiers.
[21:47] ---
    Somebody had to be
    controlling the cannons.
[21:50] ---
    We found what we suspect
    to be a suit of armor,
[21:53] ---
    but there was a puppet hand inside it!
[21:57] ---
    Hurry back to the castle!
[21:59] ---
    But we still haven't located Souma.
[22:01] ---
    He isn't on the ship.
    He lured us away very nicely.
[22:06] ---
    Lured away?
[22:08] ---
    You don't mean his real objective was...
[22:15] ---
    Father, who's still in Red Dragon City!
[22:18] ---
    The wind blowing by rushes
    through the world,
[22:22] ---
    connecting us when otherwise
    we never would have met
[22:27] ---
    Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
[22:31] ---
    I take flight in search of a miracle
    that no one else can find
[22:44] ---
    Seeking the courage to keep on choosing
[22:48] ---
    the outcome of an ever-meandering morrow,
[22:52] ---
    I never want to fear change
[22:56] ---
    or doubt the blueness of the sky
[23:01] ---
    More than any dreams I once had
[23:03] ---
    and beyond any future I've imagined,
[23:05] ---
    I want to keep on drifting along
[23:09] ---
    within this transcendentally beautiful
    moment I'm spending with you
[23:13] ---
    If I can make that come true...
[23:17] ---
    I shoot up through the blue
    to the sky where we connect
[23:22] ---
    Grasp my destiny and reel it in
[23:26] ---
    And through our joined hands,
[23:30] ---
    you feel my helpless wish for eternity
[23:35] ---
    Even if this is only an illusion
[23:37] ---
    taking place within someone's dream,
[23:39] ---
    I'll still take this blowing wind
[23:41] ---
    and hold on tight as I take flight

Season 1

E11 - Sacrifice the Plum Tree to Preserve the Peach Tree

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[00:18] ---
    How did you get in here?
[00:19] ---
    One should have a library storing
    all manner of documents,
[00:23] ---
    and an outstanding librarian over it.
[00:24] ---
    You found the blueprints
    for Red Dragon City.
[00:28] ---
    So you know about the underground
    escape routes and everything, then?
[00:32] ---
    This is our first time meeting
    face to face, isn't it, King Souma?
[00:36] ---
    I am Castor Vargas.
[00:38] ---
    Acting King Souma Kazuya.
[00:41] ---
    I am Tolman, servant of
    the House of Vargas.
[00:44] ---
    Tolman has nothing to do with this matter.
[00:48] ---
    If I end up getting defeated here,
    you may entrust the air force to him.
[00:51] ---
    He will serve you exceptionally.
[00:54] ---
    If you're going to be this gracious
    about it, why not give it up now?
[00:58] ---
    Can a man back down once he has
    made up his mind to do something?
[01:01] ---
    I do not intend to go
    down easily, of course.
[01:05] ---
    Your Majesty, please stay back.
[01:18] ---
    "Never mind, face forward,"
[01:23] ---
    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
[01:29] ---
    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?
[01:34] ---
    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?
[01:40] ---
    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere
[01:46] ---
    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,
[01:51] ---
    so does everything else
[01:56] ---
    I never thought there was a version of me
[02:03] ---
    that the world would have a need for
[02:08] ---
    But when I believed in what I believe,
[02:14] ---
    I found myself as I truly am
[02:20] ---
    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding
[02:26] ---
    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon
[02:37] ---
    "Sacrifice the Plum Tree
    to Preserve the Peach Tree"
[02:40] ---
    You're a hero, aren't you?
    Care to try facing me one-on-one?
[02:44] ---
    Don't be ridiculous.
    There's no way a regular guy
[02:46] ---
    who's typically stuck in the
    castle could measure up to you.
[02:49] ---
    Castor, how long are you going
    to point your sword at His Majesty?!
[02:54] ---
    Watch it, you little kid!
[02:56] ---
    I didn't want to say this
    in front of His Majesty,
[02:58] ---
    but I've been alive for decades.
[03:00] ---
    Ha! I've been fighting on behalf
    of the kingdom for a century!
[03:13] ---
    Not too shabby, dark elf woman!
[03:15] ---
    It's Aisha. And I won't let you
    lay a finger on His Majesty!
[03:24] ---
    What brute strength you have.
[03:25] ---
    True, I may not be that bright.
[03:28] ---
    But even so, if my strength can be useful
    in supporting His Majesty's reign,
[03:31] ---
    then having "brute" strength
    is fine by me.
[03:34] ---
    That's fine loyalty. Do you find
    Souma to be a good master?
[03:38] ---
    I don't know. But I do wish
    to remain at his side.
[03:42] ---
    I want to stay with His Majesty
    and the princess forever!
[03:45] ---
    You really are very much
    like myself and Carla.
[03:47] ---
    Nonetheless, without the
    strength to match that loyalty,
[03:50] ---
    you cannot defend yourself,
    to say nothing of your master!
[04:01] ---
    Freeze right there! Ice Sword Mountain!
[04:19] ---
    I never expected the princess
    to be hiding inside that puppet.
[04:25] ---
    You've beaten me.
[04:26] ---
    Duke Vargas...
[04:30] ---
    Don't make that face. I stood by my pride,
    fought well, and was beaten,
[04:36] ---
    thus I regret nothing. But never mind me,
[04:39] ---
    I have a question I'd like
    to ask you, Princess.
[04:42] ---
    What is it?
[04:44] ---
    Is he a good king?
[04:47] ---
    Yes. To me, he is a good king.
[04:51] ---
    Some might call me self-indulgent
    for this, but I want Souma to be the king.
[04:56] ---
    If Father were to demand the throne back,
[04:59] ---
    then I would fight Father
    at King Souma's side.
[05:04] ---
    You'd be willing to go that far?
[05:08] ---
    The battleship exploded.
[05:10] ---
    Liscia, the air force will be returning.
[05:14] ---
    A slave collar?
[05:17] ---
    The collar's master is set
    to Souma Kazuya.
[05:20] ---
    If you attempt to harm its master...
[05:23] ---
    ...the collar will tighten,
    and my head will roll automatically.
[05:27] ---
    I understand.
[05:43] ---
    How dare you do that to my father!
[05:45] ---
    Stop, Carla! We've been beaten!
[05:49] ---
    No more, Carla! Duke Vargas has
    a slave collar around his neck.
[05:54] ---
    If you kill Souma, then Duke Vargas
    will end up dying, too.
[06:07] ---
    Tolman...
[06:07] ---
    Yes, sire?
[06:09] ---
    I hereby grant you the temporary
    commission of Air Force General.
[06:13] ---
    Take the lead of the air force
[06:15] ---
    and fall under the command
    of the Forbidden Army.
[06:17] ---
    As you command.
[06:19] ---
    But may I ask you one thing first?
[06:22] ---
    What?
[06:23] ---
    What is to become of Duke Vargas
    and Lady Carla?
[06:27] ---
    Their case will be reviewed
    once the fighting is over.
[06:29] ---
    I will not speak to that at this moment.
[06:36] ---
    Your orders, please?
[06:38] ---
    How would you like the air force
    to operate going forward?
[06:42] ---
    First, announce the
    outcome of this battle.
[06:45] ---
    Declare to the duchy that
    Duke Vargas has been captured,
[06:47] ---
    and that the air force is now under
    the command of the Forbidden Army.
[06:50] ---
    Once your force is assembled,
    you'll make for the Carmine Duchy.
[06:53] ---
    Yes, sire.
[06:57] ---
    Sorry to keep you, Georg Carmine.
    I'm on my way.
[07:15] ---
    Carla may not seem like it, but she's
    actually quite the devoted type.
[07:19] ---
    She's conscientious to the core,
    so she'll do whatever is asked of her,
[07:22] ---
    no matter how much she might dislike it.
    I know she's a good girl.
[07:26] ---
    A-Also, you may not be able to tell
    with all her armor on, but...
[07:30] ---
    Liscia, I know what you're thinking.
    You're begging for Carla's life.
[07:36] ---
    But are you sure you've considered
    the risks that come from doing so?
[07:41] ---
    Carla has committed
    the crime of rebellion.
[07:43] ---
    If I took her as a concubine,
    that could likely be overlooked.
[07:47] ---
    But if the king wrests the law,
    he will lose the trust of the people.
[07:52] ---
    Well... But even so...
[07:54] ---
    You don't have to plead for my life.
[07:56] ---
    He sent us letters time and again
    urging us to offer our allegiance,
[07:59] ---
    but we were the ones who rejected them.
[08:01] ---
    I consider myself to be a warrior.
[08:03] ---
    Having come to this, I will not
    be unwilling to lose my life.
[08:06] ---
    I wish you could have taken that resolve
[08:09] ---
    and directed it into something
    that won't make Liscia grieve.
[08:11] ---
    Multiple wyverns approaching
    from the sky to the east!
[08:15] ---
    It's the air force!
[08:18] ---
    Tch, it's Duke Vargas's air force!
[08:21] ---
    Are they what the ground
    forces have been waiting for?!
[08:30] ---
    It's all right, Hal. We've won the gamble.
[08:38] ---
    Souma really pulled it off, huh?
[08:41] ---
    Yes, he has.
[08:43] ---
    The anti-air repeating bolt
    throwers have been silenced!
[08:45] ---
    We will now commence aerial
    bombardment of Randel Castle!
[08:49] ---
    Make absolutely sure not to drop
    them on the residential sections!
[08:59] ---
    I brought the air force,
    according to plan.
[09:02] ---
    And we outlasted the army's attack,
    according to plan.
[09:05] ---
    It was only a day and a half, right?
    You had to be able to last that long.
[09:10] ---
    You dumbass!
    They were using cannons against us!
[09:13] ---
    It was pretty dangerous,
    I'll have you know!
[09:15] ---
    Same here. Duke Vargas gave us
    a real run for our money.
[09:19] ---
    That man certainly does speak
    freely with the king, doesn't he?
[09:23] ---
    Halbert has special permission to be
    chummy. In other words, he's one of us.
[09:35] ---
    Th-The air force has betrayed us!
    We must come up with a strategy, quickly!
[09:39] ---
    Please give us your instructions!
    What are we supposed to do now?
[09:47] ---
    Duke Carmine!
[09:49] ---
    What is the damage report
    from the bombardment?
[09:52] ---
    Sir, some of the roofs and towers
    have been blown away,
[09:55] ---
    but fortunately, we have
    sustained minimal casualties.
[09:58] ---
    However, Souma now has air superiority.
[10:01] ---
    I see.
[10:03] ---
    Which means that we have as good as taken
[10:05] ---
    all of the people of this city hostage.
[10:09] ---
    Yes, sir.
[10:10] ---
    Then we have lost the battle.
[10:14] ---
    Wh-What are you saying?!
    The army remains virtually unscathed!
[10:19] ---
    We can easily recover the situation!
[10:21] ---
    If we use the people as human
    shields and hide in the castle...
[10:26] ---
    Use the people as human shields
    and hide in the castle?
[10:29] ---
    Do you actually mean that?
[10:32] ---
    What is so wrong about
    sacrificing your subjects?
[10:35] ---
    That is the sort of people
    you are, isn't it? Honestly...
[10:43] ---
    Wh-What are you doing?!
[10:44] ---
    These are slave collars, aren't they?!
[10:47] ---
    I get it! You're going to offer our heads
    to the king to beg for your own life!
[10:50] ---
    That's a dirty trick, Georg Carmine!
[10:53] ---
    It is outrageous to think that
    I would lower myself to your level.
[10:57] ---
    Take them away.
[10:58] ---
    Your Majesty...
[11:00] ---
    The mission that you ordered,
    to construct and defend the fort,
[11:03] ---
    has been accomplished.
[11:05] ---
    That was quite the feat. Ludwin, I will
    see to it that you and your men
[11:08] ---
    are rewarded afterward. Assemble your
    troops, and prepare to move out.
[11:13] ---
    Yes, sire. We'll attack Randel at once.
[11:15] ---
    No. The fighting here is already done.
[11:18] ---
    Huh?
[11:22] ---
    I have done my part. I no longer
    have any regrets in this life.
[11:29] ---
    Now then, Beowulf, would you
    see to myself, as well?
[11:33] ---
    Yes, sir.
[11:44] ---
    Send out a messenger to the
    Forbidden Army with our surrender.
[11:47] ---
    With the exception of the
    corrupt noblemen's forces,
[11:50] ---
    all of our soldiers were only
    following my orders.
[11:52] ---
    I will accept full responsibility.
[11:55] ---
    I leave the rest in the hands of you
    and Glaive. Understood?
[11:59] ---
    Yes, sir.
[12:00] ---
    There's a white flag over Randel!
[12:03] ---
    Y-Your Majesty... how did you...?
[12:10] ---
    "Carmine Duchy, Randel
    An area under the control of Georg
    Carmine, general of Elfrieden's army."
[12:13] ---
    "Gaius Amidonia
    Age: About 50
    Sex: Male Race: Human
    Height: 180cm"
[12:23] ---
    King Albert gave me this wine.
[12:26] ---
    I was planning to drink until I passed out
    the day the princess was married.
[12:30] ---
    My only regret is being unable to see
    the princess in her wedding gown,
[12:34] ---
    but when I consider that this
    is a wedding present
[12:36] ---
    greater than anyone else could offer,
    it doesn't feel so bad.
[12:47] ---
    I bring word. King Souma
    has not entered Randel,
[12:49] ---
    but is already leading the Forbidden Army
    away and heading west.
[12:53] ---
    He has ordered the army to
    follow the Forbidden Army
[12:55] ---
    as soon as they have regrouped.
[12:58] ---
    In that case, I will step over
    your old-growth trunk.
[13:01] ---
    I see, so that's what this is!
    The king was going after the bigger fish!
[13:07] ---
    Very well, my king, and my princess,
[13:10] ---
    go ahead and step over this
    old-growth trunk hand in hand!
[13:14] ---
    Glory to these young sprouts,
    and to Elfrieden!
[13:20] ---
    What's going on? Explain it to me.
[13:23] ---
    I can understand why you'd ask.
[13:29] ---
    This is something that
    Duke Carmine arranged.
[13:31] ---
    Duke Carmine?
[13:33] ---
    I never intended to fight the
    Three Dukedoms in the first place.
[13:37] ---
    Then why--
[13:38] ---
    It may have looked as though Duchess
    Walter fell in line after my ultimatum,
[13:43] ---
    but the truth is, she had been
    following me since before then.
[13:46] ---
    That's thanks to Juna.
[13:49] ---
    Right. Her granddaughter, Juna,
    mediated on our behalf.
[13:54] ---
    I didn't know how the other
    two dukes would act,
[13:56] ---
    so I asked Duchess Walter to keep
    this fact to herself for the time being.
[14:01] ---
    From the stories Liscia told me
    about Duke Carmine, I thought,
[14:05] ---
    he's not an unreasonable man if
    you speak heart-to-heart with him.
[14:09] ---
    But then, he started harboring
    those corrupt noblemen.
[14:12] ---
    That wasn't a part of the scenario
    that Hakuya and I came up with.
[14:16] ---
    Honestly, I didn't know what
    Duke Carmine was thinking.
[14:20] ---
    But then Halbert's father, Glaive,
    requested an audience with me.
[14:26] ---
    All right, let's hear it.
[14:28] ---
    Yes, sire. Duke Carmine intends to gather
[14:30] ---
    all the noblemen who have
    committed offenses into one place,
[14:33] ---
    stage a rebellion together with them,
    and have Your Majesty stamp them out.
[14:39] ---
    To round up all of the corrupt noblemen,
[14:41] ---
    who would cause trouble if
    they remained concealed,
[14:43] ---
    he took a confrontational
    posture toward Your Majesty,
[14:47] ---
    to draw any dissidents to his side.
[14:50] ---
    You've got to be kidding me!
    Who asked him to do anything like that?!
[14:53] ---
    Your anger is indeed justified, sire,
[14:56] ---
    but this was Duke Carmine's own idea.
[14:59] ---
    Your Majesty, when wheat spoils,
    it also spoils the wheat around it.
[15:04] ---
    The problem with nobility
    is the network they have.
[15:07] ---
    Even if you know a nobleman is corrupt,
[15:09] ---
    if their relations by
    marriage beg for mercy,
[15:12] ---
    you'll have no choice but
    to let matters stand.
[15:14] ---
    That is why it is necessary for
    them to be looked down on
[15:17] ---
    as insurrectionists against the state.
[15:20] ---
    Do we really have to take things so far?
[15:22] ---
    Yes, sire. But there is one
    other reason, as well.
[15:25] ---
    There's more?
[15:27] ---
    The property that Your Majesty seized
    was only what was on the surface.
[15:31] ---
    The truth is, the noblemen who have
    gone over to the Carmine Duchy
[15:34] ---
    have employed mercenaries from Zem.
[15:37] ---
    This proves that you have not
    taken away all of their assets.
[15:42] ---
    These noblemen are more sinister
    than perhaps Your Majesty is aware.
[15:46] ---
    Is Georg trying to get the nobles
    to use up all of their hidden funds?
[15:51] ---
    But that would mean their money
[15:53] ---
    would end up flowing to Zem, from where
    the mercenaries are being sent...
[15:56] ---
    Ransom money?!
[15:58] ---
    Yes, sire. While capturing
    the corrupt nobles,
[16:01] ---
    all the mercenaries hired by them
    will also be taken prisoner.
[16:05] ---
    After he gets the corrupt
    noblemen to hire mercenaries,
[16:08] ---
    their hidden funds will wind up in Zem.
[16:11] ---
    Thus, when their mercenaries
    are taken prisoner,
[16:12] ---
    he'll recover that money as their ransom
    and keep everything contained.
[16:17] ---
    Yes, sire.
[16:20] ---
    Why do I have to squander someone
    who can think so far ahead?!
[16:24] ---
    If he's prepared to do that much,
    he should just work with me!
[16:26] ---
    Please, you must understand, Your Majesty,
[16:28] ---
    Duke Carmine is entrusting
    the future to you.
[16:31] ---
    Why does he place so much trust in me?
    We've never even met.
[16:35] ---
    Someday, when you do meet
    Duke Carmine in person,
[16:39] ---
    that is a question you can
    ask him yourself.
[16:44] ---
    Duke Carmine risked his life.
    I hesitated to tell even Liscia.
[16:49] ---
    He only let me in on it just before
    he delivered his ultimatum.
[16:54] ---
    Are you saying that my father's
    and my opposition was...?
[16:58] ---
    I'm sorry.
[16:59] ---
    I could have told Duke Vargas about this,
[17:03] ---
    but if even a word of it leaked out,
    then Duke Carmine's...
[17:06] ---
    ...life-risking strategy would fall apart.
[17:10] ---
    If Duke Carmine was risking his life,
    then this is no big deal at all.
[17:16] ---
    Carla...
[17:21] ---
    "Altomura"
[17:29] ---
    That damn Weist has blown his chance.
[17:35] ---
    Someone has stepped out onto the wall!
[17:45] ---
    But how? How is Excel here?
[17:48] ---
    She was in Lagoon City during the
    conference with the Three Dukes.
[17:51] ---
    Even in haste, it takes three days
    to get here from Lagoon City.
[17:55] ---
    Could she have been in Altomura
    since before the conference?
[17:58] ---
    Then she's been in contact with Souma?!
[18:02] ---
    Father, this is a trap!
    We must retreat at once!
[18:05] ---
    What kind of nonsense is that?!
[18:23] ---
    This is Souma Kazuya,
    acting King of the Elfrieden Kingdom.
[18:28] ---
    Having defeated Duke Vargas of the
    air force, and Duke Carmine of the army,
[18:32] ---
    I am in control of all the armed forces.
    The civil war has been concluded.
[18:38] ---
    However, we are unable to
    sheathe our swords just yet!
[18:41] ---
    For you see, the Principality
    of Amidonia's military
[18:44] ---
    has taken advantage of this chaos
    to infringe upon our territory!
[18:51] ---
    Their princes have insisted on taking
    back their lost territory for generations,
[18:54] ---
    constantly raising tensions
    along our border.
[18:57] ---
    The current Amidonian prince, Gaius VIII,
[19:01] ---
    has promoted friction between
    myself and the Three Dukedoms,
[19:03] ---
    and operated in secret for their benefit!
[19:06] ---
    Will merely driving them out suffice?!
[19:09] ---
    Here in this time when all of
    mankind is supposed to be united
[19:11] ---
    against the Demon Lord's armies,
    can we excuse such barbarism?!
[19:14] ---
    Nay! Absolutely not!
    As such, the Elfrieden Kingdom
[19:20] ---
    hereby declares war against
    the Principality of Amidonia!
[19:23] ---
    Why, you insolent brat!
[19:26] ---
    You call three generations of our
    royal family's wishes barbarism?!
[19:29] ---
    I'm sure you are watching this, Gaius!
[19:31] ---
    I am sending my forces
    westward immediately.
[19:34] ---
    The target of my conquest is
    the Amidonian capital, Van.
[19:39] ---
    While you are dawdling around at Altomura,
[19:42] ---
    we will burn your city to the ground.
[19:46] ---
    You have set your hand against
    my territory, and my house,
[19:49] ---
    and now you will suffer the consequences!
[19:53] ---
    We're returning to Van at once!
[20:08] ---
    First you defeat Duke Carmine,
    and now you declare war on Amidonia.
[20:13] ---
    This isn't something you can do on a whim.
    How much have you planned this?
[20:23] ---
    What's happening?
[20:25] ---
    There is word that Prince Gaius
    departed Altomura yesterday.
[20:33] ---
    Princess, I bring news. Prince Gaius
    has arrived on the plains of Van.
[20:39] ---
    I see.
[20:40] ---
    Then again, they didn't
    arrive unharmed, did they?
[20:44] ---
    No...
[20:48] ---
    Goldoa Valley... Am I right?
[20:51] ---
    You are too perceptive, I'm afraid.
[20:53] ---
    This Souma guy really is
    a piece of work, huh?
[20:56] ---
    He knows exactly what my
    dumb old man is thinking.
[21:00] ---
    What do you mean by that?
[21:02] ---
    You see, the shortest route would be
    to go through the Ursula Mountains.
[21:07] ---
    Even if they were marching double time,
[21:09] ---
    they'd still pass through the
    mountains during the night.
[21:21] ---
    Word is that it was a hellish night.
[21:23] ---
    Men abandoning their
    friends calling for help,
[21:25] ---
    scrambling through the blood and muck...
[21:29] ---
    The way out of the valley is just ahead!
[21:37] ---
    The vanguard of the principality's
    forces is through the valley.
[21:40] ---
    Shall we give pursuit?
[21:44] ---
    No need. We have carried out
    our duties. Prepare to withdraw.
[21:49] ---
    By the time they exited the valley,
    30,000 soldiers had become 15,000.
[21:56] ---
    Following that, His Highness
    gathered soldiers and provisions
[21:58] ---
    from the surrounding villages,
[22:00] ---
    and managed to recover
    their number to 25,000.
[22:03] ---
    Doesn't he know that doing so
    will turn the people against him,
[22:06] ---
    and even if he takes back Van,
    he's inviting a rebellion?
[22:10] ---
    By the time he replenished
    his men and arrived at Van,
[22:14] ---
    the plains were already filled
    with Elfrieden Kingdom banners...
[22:18] ---
    The wind blowing by rushes
    through the world,
[22:22] ---
    connecting us when otherwise
    we never would have met
[22:27] ---
    Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
[22:28] ---
    Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
    Van has fallen...?
[22:31] ---
    I take flight in search of a miracle
    that no one else can find
[22:43] ---
    Seeking the courage to keep on choosing
[22:48] ---
    the outcome of an ever-meandering morrow,
[22:52] ---
    I never want to fear change
[22:56] ---
    or doubt the blueness of the sky
[23:01] ---
    More than any dreams I once had
[23:03] ---
    and beyond any future I've imagined,
[23:05] ---
    I want to keep on drifting along
[23:09] ---
    within this transcendentally beautiful
    moment I'm spending with you
[23:13] ---
    If I can make that come true...
[23:17] ---
    I shoot up through the blue
    to the sky where we connect
[23:22] ---
    Grasp my destiny and reel it in
[23:25] ---
    And through our joined hands,
[23:30] ---
    you feel my helpless wish for eternity
[23:35] ---
    Even if this is only an illusion
[23:37] ---
    taking place within someone's dream,
[23:39] ---
    I'll still take this blowing wind
[23:41] ---
    and hold on tight as I take flight

Season 1

E12 - When You Surround an Army, Leave an Outlet Free

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[00:13] ---
    Van has fallen?
[00:16] ---
    No, Father. Look up there.
[00:24] ---
    The castle has not fallen yet!
[00:26] ---
    Drive the enemy soldiers away,
    and get to the castle!
[00:40] ---
    I bring word.
    The entire Amidonian army is advancing.
[00:44] ---
    They are planning to attack all at once.
[00:46] ---
    At last, a frontal assault.
[00:57] ---
    They've waved the flag twice.
[00:59] ---
    Crane wing formation! Royal Guard
    and Forbidden Army in the center!
[01:04] ---
    General Glaive on the left flank!
[01:06] ---
    Princess Liscia on the right flank!
[01:09] ---
    Engage them!
[01:35] ---
    "Never mind, face forward,"
[01:40] ---
    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
[01:46] ---
    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?
[01:51] ---
    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?
[01:57] ---
    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere
[02:03] ---
    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,
[02:08] ---
    so does everything else
[02:13] ---
    I never thought there was a version of me
[02:20] ---
    that the world would have a need for
[02:25] ---
    But when I believed in what I believe,
[02:31] ---
    I found myself as I truly am
[02:37] ---
    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding
[02:42] ---
    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon
[02:54] ---
    "When You Surround an Army,
    Leave an Outlet Free"
[03:01] ---
    Don't back down! Show them how
    fearsome Amidonian soldiers are!
[03:06] ---
    Strike with the fury of those
    whose country has been invaded!
[03:20] ---
    I won't let you lay a finger
    on the princess!
[03:22] ---
    I am Liscia Elfrieden, daughter of Albert!
[03:26] ---
    Come and claim my head,
    if you have the nerve!
[03:29] ---
    Princess...
[03:37] ---
    Your mind is elsewhere, isn't it?
[03:39] ---
    A figurehead general is
    supposed to remain in camp,
[03:41] ---
    with too much time on his hands, right?
[03:44] ---
    You're the king, aren't you?
[03:47] ---
    A king's work only comes
    before and after the battle.
[03:51] ---
    Beyond that, let's see...
[03:53] ---
    There's sticking my neck out to plead for
    the lives of my men, if it comes to that.
[04:00] ---
    You aren't afraid to die?
[04:03] ---
    Well, of course I'm afraid.
    I mean, I'm not suicidal.
[04:06] ---
    But didn't you just say that you'd
    stick your neck out if it came to that?
[04:11] ---
    Huh? Oh, I guess I did...
[04:15] ---
    That's odd.
[04:20] ---
    Are you all right?
[04:22] ---
    Carla, I might be a charlatan.
[04:26] ---
    Unless I become a full king, I can't
    send soldiers onto the battlefield.
[04:31] ---
    At some point, without even realizing it,
[04:33] ---
    I've begun conducting myself
    as the king of a state institution.
[04:37] ---
    I've gotten so that I can take
    the number of lives I can save,
[04:40] ---
    and after subtracting
    the number of lives lost,
[04:42] ---
    select a policy if that number
    is still positive.
[04:45] ---
    What are you talking about?
[04:47] ---
    I'm just a coward. I don't want to see
    myself or others get hurt or die.
[04:55] ---
    But in order to enter into war,
[04:57] ---
    I have no choice but to fully become
    the king of this state institution.
[05:05] ---
    Julius!
[05:06] ---
    What is it, Father?
[05:08] ---
    Remove yourself from the battlefield.
[05:10] ---
    Huh?! What are you saying?!
    The battle is just beginning!
[05:15] ---
    This battle is lost.
[05:18] ---
    I was a fool to send exhausted
    soldiers into this fight.
[05:22] ---
    I will buy some time, so find
    a means of escaping now,
[05:26] ---
    and at least get yourself out of here.
[05:28] ---
    You can't mean that! In that case,
    you should retreat, please, Father!
[05:32] ---
    I will buy you time!
[05:33] ---
    I'm afraid that's impossible.
    It's my head that Elfrieden is after.
[05:41] ---
    If I can just defeat him,
[05:42] ---
    then the hardliners within
    the Principality of Amidonia will cave.
[05:46] ---
    It's our best path for protecting
    the Elfrieden Kingdom.
[05:50] ---
    Don't tell me, Father, that the only
    reason Souma is doing this
[05:53] ---
    is to take your head.
[05:55] ---
    If I were to try to withdraw, they would
    pursue me to the ends of Hell.
[06:00] ---
    Take some troops and
    get yourself to safety.
[06:03] ---
    Julius, this king far outclasses
    his predecessor, Albert.
[06:08] ---
    Father, let me go together with you!
[06:10] ---
    You can't! This is a royal decree!
[06:13] ---
    What will become of our royal family
    if you are lost, as well?
[06:16] ---
    There's still Roroa!
[06:17] ---
    She has no concern for
    the future of our family.
[06:21] ---
    Go now, Julius! The soul of Amidonia
    must not be snuffed out!
[06:25] ---
    Father...
[06:30] ---
    I'm sorry!
[06:34] ---
    Now to show them some Amidonian pride!
[06:39] ---
    Our only objective is
    the head of King Souma!
[06:44] ---
    The main Amidonian force
    appears to have fallen back.
[06:47] ---
    However, Prince Gaius and
    an escort of 500 elite knights
[06:50] ---
    is charging toward us here,
    at the main camp!
[06:56] ---
    Carla, I'm re-imprinting your
    collar's master to be Liscia.
[07:00] ---
    Huh?
[07:02] ---
    If anything happens
    and I fall during this battle,
[07:05] ---
    tell Liscia for me that I yield
    the throne to her.
[07:08] ---
    Do you mean that as your last will?
[07:12] ---
    Don't be ridiculous! There's no way
    I'm going to carry out that request!
[07:16] ---
    Look, just order me to strike him down!
[07:19] ---
    Huh?
[07:20] ---
    Not for your sake!
[07:22] ---
    I just don't want to see
    Liscia get hurt, that's all!
[07:25] ---
    So order me to strike him down!
[07:30] ---
    Strike him down.
[07:31] ---
    Understood!
[07:41] ---
    I see you, Prince Gaius! I will not allow
    you to come any closer to His Majesty!
[07:54] ---
    Your Highness... may your wishes...
    be fulfilled...
[08:00] ---
    Oh, no. This is a body double.
[08:02] ---
    Stand aside! Stand aside!
[08:04] ---
    I will cut down any who stand in my way!
[08:10] ---
    Stand aside! My only objective
    is to take Souma's head!
[08:18] ---
    No mere dragonewt is able to stop me!
[08:21] ---
    I will achieve the desire of three
    generations of my family here and now!
[08:25] ---
    And I will spill your blood
    before I get to Souma!
[08:34] ---
    Did you think Gaius VIII would
    be beaten by a mere puppet?!
[08:39] ---
    Carla!
[08:42] ---
    So you're Souma Kazuya?
[08:45] ---
    Yeah, I'm Souma Kazuya.
    And you're Gaius Amidonia VIII,
[08:50] ---
    the man who violated our territory.
[08:52] ---
    Silence! It was originally
    Amidonian territory!
[08:56] ---
    What fault is there in treading
    on my own land?!
[09:01] ---
    Out of my way!
[09:02] ---
    Carla, ignite the puppet!
[09:04] ---
    Got it!
[09:16] ---
    Carla!
[09:18] ---
    Are you all right?!
[09:20] ---
    Why are you out here?! If you die,
    it will make Liscia grieve, you know!
[09:32] ---
    Souma Kazuya, until I take your head...
[09:39] ---
    ...I... will take down... the kingdom...
[09:43] ---
    ...and demonstrate the backbone...
    of Amidonia...
[09:50] ---
    I have had my taste
    of Elfrieden hospitality!
[09:54] ---
    And here is Amidonia's gift in return!
[10:09] ---
    I have witnessed the backbone of Amidonia!
[10:13] ---
    The valor of Gaius VIII,
    of the Principality of Amidonia,
[10:16] ---
    will be spoken of for many years to come!
[10:26] ---
    Oh, so my old man is dead.
[10:34] ---
    Listen, Sebastian, could you leave me
    by myself for a little while?
[10:46] ---
    You were dumb, old man,
    right to the end...
[10:51] ---
    "Walter Duchy, Lagoon City
    An area under the control of Elfrieden
    Navy Admiral Excel Walter."
[10:54] ---
    "Roroa Amidonia: Bright, cheerful,
    and charming. Though astute in
    matters of profit, her mercantile spirit
    is tempered by moral obligation."
[10:59] ---
    "Principality of Amidonia, Capital, Van"
[11:05] ---
    Nicely built, huh?
[11:08] ---
    They may have spent even more
    on decor here than Parnam Castle.
[11:12] ---
    If they had that much money,
[11:13] ---
    there are plenty of other places where
    it could have been spent better.
[11:17] ---
    I mean, the layout of the streets
    is so complicated. It's like a maze.
[11:21] ---
    It was deliberately
    made complex like that,
[11:24] ---
    so arrows and cannons
    wouldn't have any clear shots.
[11:27] ---
    Every bit the military state, huh?
[11:30] ---
    You've been planning the takeover of
    Amidonia for quite some time, right?
[11:34] ---
    Tell me the truth, Souma.
[11:36] ---
    The reason why I didn't tell you is--
[11:38] ---
    I'm not trying to blame you.
[11:40] ---
    I'm just marveling that there were
    so few casualties near the border,
[11:43] ---
    when so few at the center of
    the kingdom knew about the plan.
[11:46] ---
    Oh, that. Hakuya vetoed my proposal
    to evacuate the villagers near the border.
[11:54] ---
    He figured it would let
    the principality know
[11:56] ---
    that we were aware of their movements.
[12:00] ---
    Do you remember when those monsters
    appeared at the border?
[12:09] ---
    The quest is to protect
    refugees from the village
[12:11] ---
    from mysterious monsters,
    called flame pierrots.
[12:15] ---
    And for just that, we get a hefty reward?
[12:17] ---
    You don't think there's
    more to it than that?
[12:19] ---
    The hefty reward may also mean that
    we're not supposed to explore too much.
[12:25] ---
    Juno, go on ahead and see what's there.
[12:35] ---
    Those are soldiers from
    the Principality of Amidonia.
[12:38] ---
    I have to check this out quickly.
[12:42] ---
    Who's there?!
[12:58] ---
    Flaming monsters!
[13:07] ---
    Wah! Are we doing this again?
[13:10] ---
    Those Amidonian soldiers
    are tucking tail and running.
[13:14] ---
    Looks like you saved me again, Master.
[13:17] ---
    Then that flame pierrot disturbance
    was really a mission
[13:21] ---
    to get the villagers near
    the border to safety?
[13:23] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[13:24] ---
    Your Majesty...
[13:27] ---
    Report.
[13:29] ---
    First, it appears that Julius took a
    detachment with him and fled west.
[13:34] ---
    There is supposed to be another princess,
[13:36] ---
    but she apparently left town with the
    finance minister and other key officials.
[13:42] ---
    Hmm, not having those officials hurts us.
[13:46] ---
    Contact Parnam at once and have
    Hakuya send some bureaucrats.
[13:50] ---
    As you command.
[13:51] ---
    Poncho...
[13:52] ---
    R-Reporting on the status
    of the treasury, yes.
[13:57] ---
    You might say that you anticipated this,
[13:59] ---
    but rather than having anything more
    than scant capital and food stores,
[14:03] ---
    they seem to have an abundance
    of weapons, yes.
[14:06] ---
    We'll sell the surplus weapons
    to raise funds.
[14:10] ---
    We'll also ration food in the castle
    until things calm down.
[14:14] ---
    If there isn't enough to go around,
[14:16] ---
    I'd like to ship some in from the kingdom
    as an emergency measure.
[14:19] ---
    Is that possible?
[14:20] ---
    As long as you can ensure
    our safety while traveling,
[14:23] ---
    I think we can manage something, yes.
[14:26] ---
    I'll make security our top priority.
[14:28] ---
    Next, Glaive...
[14:31] ---
    The soldiers are maintaining discipline,
    and are in good spirits.
[14:34] ---
    With this kind of momentum,
    we could likely conquer all of Amidonia.
[14:40] ---
    We're not capturing any territory
    beyond Van. We won't be fighting anymore.
[14:44] ---
    We won't? I think we should beat down
    the enemy now, while we can.
[14:49] ---
    No matter how much
    we expand our territory,
[14:50] ---
    it all goes up in smoke once
    the empire shows up.
[14:54] ---
    The empire is coming?
[14:57] ---
    Oh, I have no doubt
    that they will be coming.
[14:59] ---
    Amidonia, a signatory to the Mankind
    Declaration, has been invaded.
[15:04] ---
    There's no way the empire, which leads
    the alliance, will stay out of this.
[15:07] ---
    "Changes in borders among mankind due
    to military action are not recognized."
[15:13] ---
    Mm-hmm. And in the worst case, they
    won't stop at military sanctions, either.
[15:17] ---
    But it was the principality
    that attacked us!
[15:19] ---
    That's just the way
    international treaties are.
[15:23] ---
    Amidonia will probably assert that it's
    Elfrieden's fault for not signing on.
[15:28] ---
    Souma, why didn't you sign on, then?
[15:30] ---
    You knew this would happen
    if we fought Amidonia, right?
[15:34] ---
    Because I couldn't sign on.
    The declaration has a catch to it.
[15:39] ---
    A catch?
[15:40] ---
    Yeah.
[15:41] ---
    A dangerous catch that could prove
    to break up the empire in the future.
[15:46] ---
    We need to hurry up with the postwar
    cleanup before the empire acts.
[15:58] ---
    The bitterness towards the
    Elfrieden Kingdom runs deep.
[16:01] ---
    What does His Majesty plan to do?
[16:05] ---
    Sima Qian says,
[16:06] ---
    "To establish order and render meed,
    afford courtesy and song."
[16:10] ---
    It means we have to make music.
[16:11] ---
    I'm not following at all.
[16:20] ---
    Juna Doma, under command of
    Admiral Excel, reporting as ordered.
[16:26] ---
    Thanks for coming.
[16:28] ---
    You did a great job. That navy uniform
    looks good on you, too.
[16:32] ---
    I could not be more embarrassed
    to have Your Majesty
[16:35] ---
    seeing me dressed like this.
[16:37] ---
    Don't be silly. You look very beautiful
    when dressed so gallantly.
[16:46] ---
    The reason I summoned you here is to
    carry out the next phase of my plan.
[16:51] ---
    Your plan?
[16:52] ---
    Yeah. I call it "Project Lorelei."
[16:58] ---
    Good day, ladies and gentlemen.
    I am Chris Tachyon.
[17:02] ---
    This program is called News Elfrieden,
[17:05] ---
    a show in which we present information
    from the Elfrieden Kingdom,
[17:08] ---
    as well as nearby countries,
    to you, the people.
[17:13] ---
    Wh-What do I do, Your Majesty?
    I can't stop from shaking.
[17:16] ---
    Just relax, Aisha.
[17:19] ---
    What happened to that robustness
    you showed on the battlefield?
[17:21] ---
    On the battlefield, I know
    that no one can beat me.
[17:24] ---
    But in a setting with all this pageantry,
    I can't find my nerve.
[17:28] ---
    You can't? I think you look nice and fit.
[17:34] ---
    Mm-hmm, Aisha, you look pretty.
[17:36] ---
    I-I do?
[17:39] ---
    Oh, but Your Majesty, are you
    sure Juna shouldn't be hosting?
[17:43] ---
    Juna is one of our singers, though.
[17:45] ---
    Besides, if anything unforeseen happens,
    I'll need you by my side to protect me.
[17:50] ---
    You can count on me to be your bodyguard.
[17:54] ---
    This concludes News Elfrieden.
[17:57] ---
    And so, immediately
    following this program,
[17:59] ---
    is the debut of Elfrieden's
    first entertainment program.
[18:03] ---
    Please continue to watch.
[18:09] ---
    Okay, let's go, Aisha.
[18:11] ---
    Yes, sire. I will follow you anywhere.
[18:17] ---
    His Highness was defeated
    by a man such as this?
[18:20] ---
    It's said that he bested the valiant
    Prince Gaius with ingenuity.
[18:24] ---
    And now, we bring to you
    Elfrieden's first musical program.
[18:28] ---
    Our first songstress looks like a girl,
    but has the heart of an adult.
[18:32] ---
    The little person, Pamille Carol.
[18:35] ---
    Pamille's favorite pastime
    is making sweets.
[18:39] ---
    But she is mindful of her weight
    not to eat too much.
[18:43] ---
    All right, let's hear her sing!
    Here's Pamille Carol!
[18:56] ---
    ♬ Come sing and dance together, ♬
[19:00] ---
    ♬ men and women of every age and race ♬
[19:04] ---
    ♬ The winds on the plains
    go whooshing by ♬
[19:08] ---
    ♬ blowing wherever they feel like going ♬
[19:21] ---
    All right, next up,
[19:22] ---
    here is the lorelei who is the pride
    of the Elfrieden Kingdom, Juna Doma.
[19:36] ---
    ♬ With the bonfire lighting
    the way on the sands, ♬
[19:43] ---
    ♬ I stretch out my arms
    to receive your chilled self ♬
[19:50] ---
    ♬ and wrap you up
    while continuing to sing, ♬
[19:56] ---
    ♬ wishing for everlasting tranquility ♬
[19:59] ---
    What's the matter, Your Majesty?
    We're in the middle of the show.
[20:03] ---
    When the next singer takes the stage,
    I need you to keep a close guard over me.
[20:06] ---
    Wha--?!
[20:08] ---
    I added a surprise
    guest singer after Juna.
[20:12] ---
    No one ever told me about that.
[20:15] ---
    I don't think it's going to
    blow up into anything,
[20:18] ---
    so this is mostly for insurance.
[20:19] ---
    I understand. Your Majesty,
    I will safeguard your life with my own.
[20:25] ---
    ♬ on the wings of a migratory bird ♬
[20:32] ---
    --That was delightful!
    --Very nice!
[20:35] ---
    And now, we have
    a surprise guest performer.
[20:39] ---
    Principality of Amidonia Lieutenant
    General Margarita Wonder!
[20:44] ---
    She will be performing the Principality
    of Amidonia's national anthem,
[20:47] ---
    "Through the Valley of Goldoa."
[21:04] ---
    ♬ Press forward, war horses,
    and overcome ♬
[21:12] ---
    ♬ the mound of the bodies
    of your comrades ♬
[21:19] ---
    ♬ Press forward, heroes, to become one ♬
[21:27] ---
    ♬ with the soil beyond Goldoa ♬
[21:40] ---
    I have demonstrated my
    backbone as an Amidonian.
[21:42] ---
    Now, remove my head.
[21:45] ---
    Why?
[21:46] ---
    I just sang the Amidonian national anthem!
[21:50] ---
    What's more... What's more,
    it's a song demanding the return
[21:53] ---
    of the land that Elfrieden
    took from our forefathers!
[21:55] ---
    How can you overlook such an outrage?!
[21:57] ---
    So what if I do?
[21:59] ---
    There's no law in the Elfrieden Kingdom
[22:02] ---
    that says that you can't sing
    another country's song.
[22:05] ---
    What makes a good country?
    The answer to that is not so easily found.
[22:11] ---
    But at the very least, I think that a
    country where you can freely sing songs
[22:15] ---
    is a good country.
[22:18] ---
    The wind blowing by rushes
    through the world,
[22:22] ---
    connecting us when otherwise
    we never would have met
[22:27] ---
    Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
[22:31] ---
    I take flight in search of a miracle
    that no one else can find
[22:43] ---
    Seeking the courage to keep on choosing
[22:48] ---
    the outcome of an ever-meandering morrow,
[22:52] ---
    I never want to fear change
[22:56] ---
    or doubt the blueness of the sky
[23:01] ---
    More than any dreams I once had
[23:03] ---
    and beyond any future I've imagined,
[23:05] ---
    I want to keep on drifting along
[23:09] ---
    within this transcendentally beautiful
    moment I'm spending with you
[23:13] ---
    If I can make that come true...
[23:17] ---
    I shoot up through the blue
    to the sky where we connect
[23:22] ---
    Grasp my destiny and reel it in
[23:25] ---
    And through our joined hands,
[23:30] ---
    you feel my helpless wish for eternity
[23:35] ---
    Even if this is only an illusion
[23:37] ---
    taking place within someone's dream,
[23:39] ---
    I'll still take this blowing wind
[23:41] ---
    and hold on tight as I take flight

Season 1

E13 - To Fight and Conquer in All Our Battles Is Not Supreme Excellence

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[00:10] ---
    The Gran Chaos Empire lies at
    the western end of the continent.
[00:14] ---
    "Gran Chaos Empire"
    Across the entire continent, it occupies
    the greatest amount of territory--
[00:17] ---
    "Gran Chaos Empire"
    the great empire's population,
    military might,
[00:19] ---
    technology, and affluence of its people
[00:22] ---
    were unmatched by any other
    country on the continent.
[00:26] ---
    Then, roughly ten years ago, an incident
    came about which altered the situation.
[00:31] ---
    "Demon Lord's Domain"
    It was the formation of
    the Demon Lord's Domain.
[00:34] ---
    "Demon Lord's Domain"
    Faced with a surge of monsters
    who appeared without warning,
[00:37] ---
    "Demon Lord's Domain"
    the cries for solidarity
    among mankind rang out.
[00:41] ---
    Thus, it was the Gran Chaos Empire that
    was bidden to take the lead of mankind.
[00:49] ---
    The one currently standing at the top
    of the empire is Maria Euphoria.
[00:55] ---
    The Mankind Declaration,
    which Maria put forward,
[00:58] ---
    was more than just a coalition
    to battle the Demon Lord's forces.
[01:02] ---
    It was a sublime pact to put a stop
    to warring and ethnic discrimination.
[01:08] ---
    Further,
[01:09] ---
    owing to her beautiful appearance
    and kindheartedness
[01:12] ---
    toward all races,
    both rich and poor alike,
[01:16] ---
    at some point, the people started
    referring to her as...
[01:19] ---
    ...the "Saint of the Empire."
[01:26] ---
    "Gran Chaos Empire,
    Imperial Capital, Valois"
[01:27] ---
    "Gran Chaos Empire,
    Imperial Capital, Valois"
    Come in.
[01:29] ---
    "Gran Chaos Empire,
    Imperial Capital, Valois"
    Please excuse me, sister.
[01:35] ---
    I, Jeanne Euphoria, am now heading up
    a detachment of the army
[01:39] ---
    and departing for Van,
    in the Principality of Amidonia.
[01:42] ---
    Ah, yes. You're going to meet
    with the hero king in question.
[01:46] ---
    Yes. I am reluctant to be taken
    advantage of by Amidonia like this,
[01:51] ---
    but I suppose I must negotiate
    for the return of the occupied Van.
[01:56] ---
    I realize that the Principality
    of Amidonia is the one at fault,
[01:59] ---
    but allowing any trespass
    of the Mankind Declaration
[02:02] ---
    would affect the prestige of the empire.
[02:05] ---
    It is an agonizing decision.
[02:07] ---
    I am sorry for placing
    this difficulty upon you.
[02:10] ---
    What are you talking about?
[02:12] ---
    Sister, you are the one who
    is most heartbroken by all this.
[02:16] ---
    I promise you that Julius Amidonia will
    receive his just reward for this someday.
[02:21] ---
    I hear that this new King Souma of
    the Elfrieden Kingdom is a brilliant man.
[02:26] ---
    I believe that if you talk things
    through with him, he will be reasonable.
[02:30] ---
    Do you think so? I, on the other hand,
    believe we will be like oil and water.
[02:35] ---
    Oil and water, you say?
[02:37] ---
    Yes. Sister, you are an idealist,
    while the king is a realist.
[02:42] ---
    I believe the two of you are facing
    completely opposite directions.
[03:00] ---
    "Never mind, face forward,"
[03:05] ---
    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
[03:11] ---
    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?
[03:16] ---
    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?
[03:22] ---
    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere
[03:28] ---
    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,
[03:33] ---
    so does everything else
[03:38] ---
    I never thought there was a version of me
[03:45] ---
    that the world would have a need for
[03:50] ---
    But when I believed in what I believe,
[03:56] ---
    I found myself as I truly am
[04:02] ---
    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding
[04:07] ---
    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon
[04:19] ---
    "To Fight and Conquer in All Our Battles
    Is Not Supreme Excellence"
[04:20] ---
    "To Fight and Conquer in All Our Battles
    Is Not Supreme Excellence"
    Why don't you get a room
    of your own already?
[04:23] ---
    I'm up to my neck in work
    from sunup to sundown.
[04:25] ---
    Even if I had my own room,
    I'd only go there to sleep.
[04:28] ---
    For heaven's sake, taking over Van
    has just increased my workload, too.
[04:34] ---
    It pains me not to have
    a proper bureaucracy.
[04:36] ---
    Quit your complaining.
[04:38] ---
    Here's the next document.
[04:40] ---
    Wait, another request to use the plaza?
[04:43] ---
    There's a lot more requests coming,
    too. There's open-air concerts, right?
[04:48] ---
    Plus plays, circuses,
    and seed-spitting contests.
[04:52] ---
    Have I opened up Pandora's Box here?
[04:55] ---
    I'm not sure what that is,
    but ever since your broadcast,
[04:57] ---
    the people of Van seem to have had
    an awakening of self-expression.
[05:01] ---
    That should tell you
    how sensational it was.
[05:03] ---
    The harder someone is oppressed,
    the greater they bounce back, I guess.
[05:07] ---
    This truly is a renaissance!
[05:09] ---
    Huh?
[05:11] ---
    Nothing, never mind.
[05:20] ---
    They really are getting
    down and dirty, huh?
[05:22] ---
    Everything my old man took from the people
    was suddenly given back to them.
[05:27] ---
    I'll bet my brother's hopes of being
    reinstated are dashed now.
[05:30] ---
    Excuse me, Princess, but what exactly
    did Prince Gaius take from them?
[05:35] ---
    Why, their freedom, of course, Colbert.
[05:39] ---
    Freedom costs nothing. Souma's no
    worse off for giving it to them for free.
[05:44] ---
    But then, if anyone tries to take it
    away again, there'll be a backlash.
[05:47] ---
    Even if my brother uses the influence
    of the empire to stage a comeback,
[05:50] ---
    do you think he'll be able to do anything
    while they have their freedom?
[05:53] ---
    Are you saying that Souma had that in mind
    when he made that broadcast?
[05:57] ---
    Not to mention his lowering taxes
    and increasing distribution of goods.
[06:01] ---
    Have you ever seen any fabric as
    spectacular as this in Amidonia before?
[06:07] ---
    Colbert, we have to hurry
    and get ready, ourselves.
[06:11] ---
    It seems that Souma is
    moving faster than we imagined.
[06:15] ---
    After provoking us like that, I'm not
    letting you quit while you're ahead.
[06:19] ---
    You're going to answer for what
    you've done, so you just get ready.
[06:25] ---
    We have to get ready, huh?
[06:26] ---
    Yes, sire.
[06:27] ---
    A force of 50,000 from the empire
    has already started their march.
[06:31] ---
    How long before they reach Van?
[06:34] ---
    The main force will take a while longer,
[06:36] ---
    but the advance party should
    be arriving at any time now.
[06:40] ---
    All right. If there is any new activity,
    report it to me at once.
[06:44] ---
    As you wish.
[06:48] ---
    E-Excuse me, Your Majesty,
    but do you have a moment?
[06:51] ---
    Is something the matter?
[06:53] ---
    Y-Your Majesty, there is something
    here that you should see.
[06:58] ---
    You wanted to show him a flower?
[07:00] ---
    Y-Yes! This flower is known
    as a "beguiling lily," yes.
[07:05] ---
    Ah, so I can see that it's a lily.
    But what's the "beguiling" part?
[07:10] ---
    As it happens, this flower's pollen
    has a powerful hallucinatory effect,
[07:14] ---
    so if you inhale it,
    you become like a sleepwalker.
[07:17] ---
    Yikes.
[07:19] ---
    Hey, would you mind not bringing
    that thing in here, then?
[07:22] ---
    I-It's all right! The pollen has
    been thoroughly removed, yes.
[07:26] ---
    Besides, the pollen
    is just something extra.
[07:29] ---
    What I wanted Your Majesty to see
[07:31] ---
    is its rhizome.
[07:33] ---
    The lily's bulb? Oh, lily root!
[07:36] ---
    Why the sudden interest?
[07:37] ---
    Lily root is a high-value food product!
[07:40] ---
    But I guess that doesn't
    explain it, does it?
[07:43] ---
    Are they edible?
[07:44] ---
    Yes. The root has no
    hallucinatory effects, yes.
[07:48] ---
    So, how's the flavor?
[07:49] ---
    They are fluffy and delicious
    when steamed.
[07:52] ---
    And these beguiling lilies
    grow in huge clusters
[07:55] ---
    in the mountainous areas of
    the Principality of Amidonia.
[07:58] ---
    That's terrific.
[08:00] ---
    As I recall, lily root is rich
    in carbohydrates.
[08:02] ---
    They can be the main dish,
    just like a potato.
[08:05] ---
    This could be the breakthrough that
    solves the principality's food shortage.
[08:08] ---
    Oh, but you can't get near them
    because of the pollen, right?
[08:12] ---
    Yes, sire. Also, you have to harvest
    them when they're pollinating,
[08:16] ---
    or their toxicity will
    spread into the bulb.
[08:19] ---
    Well, I guess that's that.
[08:21] ---
    Edible or not, if they can't be harvested,
    then there's no point.
[08:24] ---
    Wait a second, how did you
    get this one here?
[08:28] ---
    There are people who live in the
    mountains of the Gran Chaos Empire
[08:31] ---
    that harvest beguiling lilies
    and eat them as a staple, yes.
[08:36] ---
    So there is a way to harvest them?
[08:38] ---
    You use an orangutan.
[08:40] ---
    An orangutan? You mean the kind
    of monkey that likes getting tipsy?
[08:43] ---
    Apparently, orangutans routinely eat
    the rhizomes of beguiling lilies, yes.
[08:49] ---
    The people who live in the empire's
    mountains have tamed them,
[08:52] ---
    and have them do the harvesting.
[08:54] ---
    I get it now. They use animals for
    harvesting. That's using their heads.
[08:58] ---
    Do they have these orangutans in Amidonia?
[09:01] ---
    Yes. I already asked Tomoe to negotiate
    with the orangutans there.
[09:06] ---
    If we give them saké barrels regularly,
    instead of wages,
[09:09] ---
    I believe that they will
    gladly work for us, yes.
[09:13] ---
    All right, Poncho. Start increasing
    production right away.
[09:16] ---
    Y-Yes, sire!
[09:20] ---
    Lily stew rations are being
    served over here, yes!
[09:28] ---
    Th-There are lily root
    dumplings over there
[09:32] ---
    that you can take home with you,
    as well. Please take some with you,
[09:35] ---
    and try to make them at home, yes.
[09:40] ---
    There is plenty to go around,
    so remain calm.
[09:43] ---
    Please form a line over here.
[09:49] ---
    It's a nice day, isn't it, Big Brother?
[09:51] ---
    That it is, Tomoe.
[09:53] ---
    Wow, there sure are a lot of shops, huh?
[09:57] ---
    If you see one that you're interested in,
    we can go look inside.
[10:00] ---
    Right!
[10:04] ---
    Is that all right with you, Juna?
[10:06] ---
    Sure.
[10:11] ---
    Um, what are you...?
[10:12] ---
    Oh, do you object?
[10:14] ---
    No, it's not that I object.
[10:17] ---
    I thought you said you were going
    to keep me safe covertly, though.
[10:21] ---
    I am keeping you safe. Right now,
    there are several elite marines
[10:25] ---
    who are guarding us from the shadows.
[10:31] ---
    Your Majesty, do you dislike me
    holding on to your arm?
[10:34] ---
    No, of course I don't dislike it.
    Knock yourself out.
[10:39] ---
    Thank you very much.
[10:40] ---
    Well now, where should we go? There isn't
    really anywhere I want to go see.
[10:47] ---
    What if you got some nice clothes
    for Tomoe as a present?
[10:51] ---
    She is your younger sister now, so you
    could call it a gift from a family member.
[11:00] ---
    What sort of article are you looking for?
[11:02] ---
    Well, let's see. Do you have anything
    that would look nice on my sister?
[11:07] ---
    Huh? B-Big Brother...
[11:09] ---
    If you see anything you like, just say so.
[11:12] ---
    Um... but...
[11:15] ---
    I'd like you to let me do something
    brotherly once in a while.
[11:19] ---
    Let's have a look around.
[11:21] ---
    Right.
[11:22] ---
    What do you think of this?
[11:24] ---
    Wow, it's lovely.
[11:26] ---
    Here, look at this one.
[11:27] ---
    Wow, it's so cute!
[11:36] ---
    Sir...
[11:37] ---
    There is something I would
    like to ask you, if I may?
[11:41] ---
    What is it?
[11:43] ---
    Suppose that on the battlefield,
[11:44] ---
    all of your generals were gathered
    together for a war council,
[11:48] ---
    and that the first plan
    put forward was a good one.
[11:51] ---
    Would you implement this plan immediately?
[11:56] ---
    No, I wouldn't. I would wonder
    if there wasn't an even better plan.
[12:01] ---
    But suppose that you
    were one of the generals,
[12:04] ---
    and you wanted your plan to be adopted.
[12:06] ---
    It would be better for you to withhold it,
    and then only carefully propose it
[12:09] ---
    after the debate has reached a standstill.
[12:12] ---
    Hmm...
[12:14] ---
    What I am trying to say is that
    bargaining between men and women
[12:18] ---
    is another kind of battle.
[12:27] ---
    I may think that these
    would look good on Tomoe,
[12:30] ---
    but perhaps I should wait a bit longer.
[12:34] ---
    You are a magnificent strategist.
[12:37] ---
    I am honored by your praise.
[12:39] ---
    You used a war council
    in your example just now.
[12:42] ---
    Is there some greater
    significance as to why?
[12:44] ---
    I beg your pardon.
[12:46] ---
    I had been dealing with some
    rather distinguished people
[12:48] ---
    up until a few days ago.
[12:50] ---
    Were these distinguished people
    military men, then?
[12:53] ---
    Oh, no. One was a very charming,
    albeit cunning little devil.
[12:59] ---
    Princess Roroa, a lady should
    not sneeze in that fashion.
[13:03] ---
    Oh, who cares? Once means
    someone is talking about you--
[13:06] ---
    twice means someone has fallen for you.
[13:08] ---
    I wonder when that second one is coming.
[13:11] ---
    Uh-huh...
[13:13] ---
    Kazuya...
[13:17] ---
    What do you think?
[13:18] ---
    Oh...!
[13:24] ---
    Tomoe, want me to carry that?
[13:26] ---
    That's okay. These are what
    you bought for me, after all.
[13:29] ---
    Then would you like
    to carry these, as well?
[13:39] ---
    Th-Thank you very much, Big Brother.
[13:46] ---
    I will treasure these.
[13:49] ---
    Oh, and Juna, please accept this.
[13:55] ---
    Huh? Um, is that...?
[13:57] ---
    Juna, you're always doing so much
    to help me, so this is to thank you.
[14:01] ---
    Oh, my. I am not worthy
    to receive something like this.
[14:08] ---
    It looks very nice on you, Juna.
[14:12] ---
    Your Majesty, if you are
    going to offer us presents,
[14:16] ---
    then you should give something to
    the princess and company, as well.
[14:19] ---
    It's all right. I have something
    prepared for Liscia and Aisha, too.
[14:24] ---
    By the way, Juna...
[14:26] ---
    Yes, what is it?
[14:27] ---
    It's not "Your Majesty,"
    it's "Kazuya," remember?
[14:31] ---
    Kazuya, you're more spiteful
    than I expected.
[14:34] ---
    Am I?
[14:37] ---
    Yes. And you also have
    a knack for flirting.
[14:43] ---
    Big Brother, there are so many
    little shops opening up.
[14:47] ---
    All of these stalls in so short a time...
[14:50] ---
    This is the center of entertainment,
    after all.
[14:52] ---
    Sir, how about something for your wife?
    We have steamed lily dumplings.
[14:58] ---
    Big Brother, I am hungry.
[15:00] ---
    All right, how about we
    buy something at this stall?
[15:02] ---
    Yes!
[15:05] ---
    Oh, it's delicious, Big Brother!
[15:09] ---
    These lily root croquettes
    are pretty good, too.
[15:11] ---
    They're also delicious when fried.
[15:14] ---
    Though I might burn myself
    on the soft-boiled center.
[15:25] ---
    Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
    This is Chris.
[15:27] ---
    --I wish days as peaceful
    as this could go on forever.
[15:29] ---
    --Here is today's weather forecast...
    --I wish days as peaceful
    as this could go on forever.
[15:31] ---
    Elfrieden and Van will be sunny today,
[15:34] ---
    --perfect for washing clothes.
[15:36] ---
    --I never expected to see a Gemstone
    Broadcast being used like this.
    --perfect for washing clothes.
[15:46] ---
    "Principality of Amidonia, Capital, Van
    Since military affairs have taken precedent
    over everything, arts andentertainment
    have not been developed."
[15:49] ---
    "Jeanne Euphoria
    A talented military leader, she is bold
    enough to slip into the enemy camp
    to personally size them up."
[15:59] ---
    The imperial forces are this deep
    into hostile territory?
[16:06] ---
    It's a system I'd like to introduce
    into my own nation.
[16:09] ---
    I'll look into it once I return.
[16:13] ---
    I bear you no ill will,
    Juna the songstress.
[16:17] ---
    Who are you?
[16:19] ---
    I am Jeanne, sister of Maria Euphoria,
    Empress of the Gran Chaos Empire.
[16:25] ---
    It's quite audacious of you to come
    strolling into Van while I'm occupying it.
[16:30] ---
    I just wanted to see whom I would be
    dealing with for myself.
[16:34] ---
    You can't really make that
    determination based on rumors alone.
[16:38] ---
    Rumors?
[16:39] ---
    Rumors such as being a wise ruler,
[16:41] ---
    who turned the finances of a kingdom
    on the edge of bankruptcy around.
[16:45] ---
    Who devised ways of preparing foods
    that nobody was accustomed to eating,
[16:48] ---
    thus rescuing them from a food shortage.
[16:51] ---
    I have also heard stories that
    you are egregiously lecherous.
[16:55] ---
    Just a minute!
    What are you talking about?!
[16:57] ---
    That despite being engaged to
    the former king's beautiful daughter,
[17:01] ---
    you are gathering the kingdom's beauties
[17:02] ---
    and selecting your consorts, or some such.
[17:05] ---
    C-Consorts, you say?
[17:07] ---
    I was aware that such stories
    were making the rounds, but...
[17:11] ---
    Seriously?
[17:12] ---
    If the rumors are false,
    I guess it rules doing that out.
[17:16] ---
    Doing what out?
[17:17] ---
    I figured that if you
    were a lascivious king,
[17:19] ---
    then if I had my beautiful sister
    welcome you in and plead with you,
[17:22] ---
    it would be very easy to get you
    to accept our demands.
[17:25] ---
    You were going to have
    the Saint of the Empire do what now?!
[17:28] ---
    My sister does not personally
    seem to like the title of "Saint."
[17:34] ---
    But perhaps it does a little
    something for the gentlemen.
[17:37] ---
    W-Well, I wouldn't say I deny that.
[17:41] ---
    What, the title? Does "Songstress"
    do anything for you?
[17:44] ---
    Juna, why are you starting in, too?
[17:47] ---
    Oh, I couldn't help myself.
[17:50] ---
    You are a more amusing fellow
    than I had imagined.
[17:53] ---
    Well, it's not as though we're
    trying to be entertaining.
[17:56] ---
    Not at all. A king being
    so close with his officers
[17:59] ---
    is evidence that the kingdom is stable.
[18:01] ---
    In that regard, in the empire,
    my sister is called a saint,
[18:05] ---
    and everyone remains distant. Moreover,
    she is so invested in being the empress
[18:09] ---
    that she treats everyone equally,
    and as a result,
[18:11] ---
    it leaves her in a position where she
    is always guarded toward everyone.
[18:15] ---
    That goes for this matter, as well.
[18:17] ---
    We have nothing to gain by assisting
    the Principality of Amidonia,
[18:21] ---
    once they ignored
    the Mankind Declaration, and yet...
[18:24] ---
    Hmm? For being the sister of Maria,
    who embraces ideals,
[18:29] ---
    you have quite a realistic way
    of thinking, don't you?
[18:32] ---
    When the older sister is a dreamer, the
    younger sister has to be more grounded.
[18:37] ---
    Anyhow, the way you're using your
    Gemstone Broadcast is amazing.
[18:40] ---
    --The kingdom's forces
    are currently remaining
[18:41] ---
    --Would it be all right if I
    copied it in my country?
    --The kingdom's forces
    are currently remaining
[18:43] ---
    --Feel free. I couldn't prevent you
    from doing so anyhow.
    --in the Amidonian
    capital of Van,
[18:46] ---
    --Feel free. I couldn't prevent you
    from doing so anyhow.
    --but there are no acts of hostilities
    being carried out.
[18:47] ---
    --Thank you very much. How can you
    put forward such progressive ideas?
    --but there are no acts of hostilities
    being carried out.
[18:49] ---
    --Thank you very much. How can you
    put forward such progressive ideas?
    --The Elfrieden king, His Majesty
    Souma Kazuya, had this to say about that:
[18:52] ---
    --Progressive? Back in the world
    I'm from, this is quite ordinary.
    --The Elfrieden king, His Majesty
    Souma Kazuya, had this to say about that:
[18:55] ---
    --Progressive? Back in the world
    I'm from, this is quite ordinary.
    --"This war was conducted to stop
    Gaius and Julius, who invaded the kingdom,
[18:57] ---
    --The world you're from?
    Oh, that's right.
    --"This war was conducted to stop
    Gaius and Julius, who invaded the kingdom,
[18:59] ---
    --The world you're from?
    Oh, that's right.
    --and neither myself nor my nation
    wishes for the flames of war
[19:01] ---
    --We have put you out something terribly.
    --and neither myself nor my nation
    wishes for the flames of war
[19:04] ---
    --On behalf of my absent sister,
    I wish to apologize for that.
    --to spread any farther, or to harm
    the people of the principality."
[19:08] ---
    Huh?
[19:09] ---
    For the hero summoning, I mean.
    I beg your forgiveness.
[19:13] ---
    No, please lift up your head.
    What's done is done.
[19:16] ---
    Yes, but...
[19:17] ---
    The empire has no reason to
    want a hero. Isn't that right?
[19:22] ---
    This was the empire's way of
    showing consideration, right?
[19:25] ---
    Toward a kingdom that couldn't come up
    with financial aid for the war effort?
[19:29] ---
    Yes.
[19:30] ---
    I knew it.
[19:32] ---
    I was a human sacrifice.
[19:35] ---
    The Elfrieden Kingdom is far removed
    from the Demon Lord's Domain.
[19:38] ---
    What's more, it never signed on
    to the Mankind Declaration.
[19:41] ---
    In the member nations' view, we were
    being protected by the declaration,
[19:45] ---
    even though we weren't
    providing any funding.
[19:48] ---
    You had them perform the hero summoning
[19:50] ---
    to create the appearance that they
    were providing support, right?
[19:55] ---
    Just a moment. Since we aren't even
    signatories to the Mankind Declaration,
[19:59] ---
    we never had any obligation to provide
    support in the first place, did we?
[20:02] ---
    We were beneficiaries of the bulwark
    provided by the Mankind Declaration.
[20:07] ---
    So for us to not fulfill our duty
[20:09] ---
    would invite backlash
    from the signatory nations.
[20:12] ---
    Oh, my...
[20:13] ---
    In order to placate the signatory nations,
[20:15] ---
    you also requested war subsidies
    from the non-signatory nations,
[20:19] ---
    or else some other, equivalent sacrifice.
[20:23] ---
    I don't know what I can tell you.
[20:25] ---
    In all honesty, you didn't think the hero
    summoning would work, did you?
[20:31] ---
    The empire figured that the fact that
    the summoning was carried out at all
[20:35] ---
    would be enough to persuade
    the signatory nations.
[20:38] ---
    You are correct. However, you ended up
    being summoned as a result.
[20:44] ---
    And after being called here and having
    the throne yielded to you by Albert,
[20:49] ---
    you made every effort to turn
    the country around,
[20:51] ---
    and even contributed your funding.
[20:54] ---
    Like I said before, what's done is done.
[20:57] ---
    After learning what the circumstances
    were, I bear you no blame. Besides...
[21:05] ---
    ...I've found a family here
    that I want to keep safe.
[21:08] ---
    Still, if it bothers you enough that
    you'll accept my jurisdiction over Van,
[21:12] ---
    that would be nice, too.
[21:14] ---
    Unfortunately, I have a family
    that I must protect, as well.
[21:18] ---
    I see. In that case,
    we'll just have to "negotiate."
[21:22] ---
    Yes. And when we do,
    I hope you'll go easy on me.
[21:32] ---
    These negotiations sound like
    they're going to be difficult.
[21:39] ---
    Look at this!
[21:40] ---
    Big Brother bought it for me!
[21:42] ---
    Isn't that nice?
[21:44] ---
    Aisha, if you like, this is for you.
[21:47] ---
    Ah, Your Majesty! I am positively
    delighted to get a gift from you!
[21:52] ---
    Oh...!
[21:54] ---
    Good for you, Aisha.
[21:56] ---
    Yes, Juna! I will try to be
    more feminine with this lipstick.
[22:00] ---
    And I will try my hardest to ensure that I
    can always remain at His Majesty's side!
[22:04] ---
    Liscia, of course,
    I have something for you, as well.
[22:10] ---
    Thank you!
[22:17] ---
    Well? How do I look?
[22:20] ---
    Big Sister, you look great!
[22:22] ---
    --Yes.
    --Very nice, Princess.
[22:23] ---
    Empire or not, come whomever may,
    I am going to keep moving forward.
[22:29] ---
    To protect Liscia and the others--
    those whom I consider my family.
[22:38] ---
    Seeking the courage to keep on choosing
[22:42] ---
    the outcome of an ever-meandering morrow,
[22:47] ---
    I never want to fear change
[22:51] ---
    or doubt the blueness of the sky
[22:55] ---
    More than any dreams I once had
[22:57] ---
    and beyond any future I've imagined,
[23:00] ---
    I want to keep on drifting along
[23:04] ---
    within this transcendentally beautiful
    moment I'm spending with you
[23:08] ---
    If I can make that come true...
[23:12] ---
    I shoot up through the blue
    to the sky where we connect
[23:16] ---
    Grasp my destiny and reel it in
[23:20] ---
    And through our joined hands,
[23:25] ---
    you feel my helpless wish for eternity
[23:29] ---
    Even if this is only an illusion
[23:31] ---
    taking place within someone's dream,
[23:34] ---
    I'll still take this blowing wind
[23:35] ---
    and hold on tight as I take flight

Season 1

E14 - Amidonia in a Lion's Skin

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[00:10] ---
    The epic battle between
    the Kingdom of Elfrieden,
[00:12] ---
    which had summoned Souma Kazuya
    from modern Japan to be its king,
[00:17] ---
    and the Principality of Amidonia
    had come to an end,
[00:21] ---
    and a time of peace had arrived.
[00:25] ---
    However, this peace would be temporary.
[00:29] ---
    The reason for this was that
    the army of the Gran Chaos Empire,
[00:35] ---
    history's greatest power,
    was about to make its way into Van.
[00:44] ---
    "...Keep on going anyway"
[00:46] ---
    Our bond strikes deep into my left breast
[00:59] ---
    We enjoy a fleeting happiness
    after weathering one fog,
[01:04] ---
    until our vision becomes obscured again
[01:10] ---
    Bitterly betrayed, we grow
    disgusted by our destiny
[01:15] ---
    But why does the dawn still come?
[01:20] ---
    We close our eyes and try to remember
[01:25] ---
    the chance of stopping, of never meeting
[01:30] ---
    From boundless zero to infinity,
[01:36] ---
    dreaming is the heartbeat of believing
[01:42] ---
    We'll move along alone and in pairs
[01:45] ---
    Don't stay put; our small,
    though by no means helpless steps
[01:52] ---
    will open uncharted territory
    for each of us
[01:56] ---
    Realize we will never again
    let our dreams die on the vine
[02:02] ---
    The tear tracks that run down
    our cheeks are shooting stars
[02:09] ---
    We're going to grab hold of them
[02:13] ---
    "Amidonia in a Lion's Skin"
[02:19] ---
    The evening is quiet, isn't it?
[02:21] ---
    Yes, it is.
[02:23] ---
    With Liscia and our son-in-law away, it's
    almost as though the fire has gone out.
[02:28] ---
    But then, this is how it typically
    used to feel before all of this.
[02:32] ---
    These days, the ministers,
    the bureaucrats,
[02:34] ---
    the Royal Guard, and even the maids
    are working fast and furious.
[02:40] ---
    And out of all of them,
    our son-in-law is working the hardest.
[02:44] ---
    I had no idea that the king needed to do
    so much for the sake of the kingdom.
[02:49] ---
    Still, I believe that giving up
    the throne to him was no mistake.
[02:54] ---
    Yes.
[02:55] ---
    Will this... be what it takes
    to change things?
[03:03] ---
    It should be fine. Unlike that other time,
    she is here from the start.
[03:11] ---
    With the both of them,
[03:12] ---
    I'm sure things will lead to a different
    outcome than that other time.
[03:16] ---
    Besides, it's not just
    the two of them now.
[03:19] ---
    Things are much livelier than
    that other time, aren't they?
[03:22] ---
    Ho, ho, ho, that they are. We have
    ourselves another daughter now.
[03:28] ---
    Yes, an adorable daughter named Tomoe.
    One with fluffy ears and hair.
[03:34] ---
    Ow...!
[03:38] ---
    Was that too strong, Your Majesty?
    Please forgive me!
[03:40] ---
    It's all right.
    He's lucky it was just clay.
[03:43] ---
    If that had been a stone or a knife,
    he'd be dead just like that.
[03:47] ---
    Oh, man, I'm just no match for you.
[03:50] ---
    I-I wouldn't say that.
[03:52] ---
    Aisha, analyzing his combat potential
    is important, so be honest.
[03:57] ---
    So the adventurer party
    strategy was a bust, too?
[04:00] ---
    A real party would have a mage, though.
[04:03] ---
    If your shield had
    reinforcement magic cast on it,
[04:05] ---
    it would have been harder
    to get through it.
[04:07] ---
    "Harder," but not "impossible," huh?
[04:10] ---
    You know, I have apparently been
    categorized as being a mage.
[04:15] ---
    Hmm, I wonder if I got
    some training somewhere,
[04:17] ---
    could I become able to use
    elemental or reinforcement magic?
[04:20] ---
    Not a chance.
[04:23] ---
    I've never heard of anyone being able to
    use magic outside of their own attribute.
[04:28] ---
    There aren't that many dark mages.
    I've only ever seen three so far.
[04:33] ---
    Three? Assuming Tomoe and I are
    two of them, who's the other one?
[04:39] ---
    Supposedly, my mother. She won't tell me
    what kind of power she has, though.
[04:44] ---
    Oh, yeah? So Elisha can
    use dark magic, too?
[04:48] ---
    Still, it doesn't look like the powers
    I have can even protect me.
[04:53] ---
    Don't worry about that.
[04:55] ---
    Your Majesty, I will keep you
    safe at any and all times!
[04:59] ---
    A hero that has to be protected by
    a woman just doesn't seem very cool.
[05:05] ---
    Hakuya is looking for you, sire.
[05:08] ---
    He says he wishes to discuss
    the redevelopment of Van.
[05:11] ---
    So, the empire?
[05:13] ---
    Mm-hmm. An imperial force
    of 50,000 is on their way.
[05:24] ---
    The redevelopment plans for Van
    are finished. Please look them over.
[05:31] ---
    Hakuya...
[05:31] ---
    Sire?
[05:33] ---
    You overdid it.
[05:34] ---
    Yes, sire.
[05:36] ---
    Ugh, there's too much
    emphasis on efficiency.
[05:39] ---
    If we're going to renovate all of this,
[05:41] ---
    it might be quicker to just
    build it from scratch.
[05:45] ---
    I'm sorry. Just looking at how
    disordered this city is laid out,
[05:48] ---
    I couldn't contain my impulse
    to improve the efficiency here.
[05:51] ---
    Still, for the sake of firefighting,
[05:53] ---
    I think it's necessary to do some zoning.
[05:56] ---
    For everything else,
[05:57] ---
    I'd like it to reflect the will
    of the people who live here.
[06:00] ---
    The will of the people, sire?
[06:02] ---
    I'd like the residents here to think
    about what kind of city they want.
[06:07] ---
    If we decide everything for them,
    there's likely to be some backlash.
[06:11] ---
    Judging by the mood in the city right now,
[06:14] ---
    it's liable to become a city
    full of avant-garde art.
[06:17] ---
    A city of art, huh? That sounds
    like it could be interesting.
[06:21] ---
    Van will be the city on the front lines
    of Amidonia. I would not recommend that.
[06:27] ---
    We'll just have to make it
    a more comfortable city to live in,
[06:29] ---
    while still retaining its function
    as a military town.
[06:32] ---
    What choice do we have? Come up
    with something along those lines.
[06:38] ---
    As you wish, sire.
[06:41] ---
    Your Majesty, is redevelopment
    even necessary right now?
[06:45] ---
    And using the kingdom's funding, no less.
[06:48] ---
    Right now especially, Juna.
[06:52] ---
    The economy of Van is stagnant, you see.
[06:55] ---
    We need to secure some employment
    for the soldiers who have lost their jobs.
[07:00] ---
    Little by little, things are
    turning up on the streets.
[07:03] ---
    It isn't enough. It's kind of like
    when someone who is emaciated
[07:07] ---
    is finally able to eat, if I had
    to compare it to something.
[07:10] ---
    We need them to get better, and fast.
[07:13] ---
    And are public works sort of like the
    feast that will make the city better?
[07:17] ---
    That's right. Public works
    bring in new money,
[07:20] ---
    and that money further helps
    to drive the economy.
[07:23] ---
    Unless that happens,
    Van's economy won't improve
[07:25] ---
    no matter how long we wait.
[07:27] ---
    I see. I now understand
    Your Majesty's profound thinking.
[07:32] ---
    What's the status of
    the transportation network?
[07:34] ---
    Sire, the military is doing everything
    in its power right now.
[07:38] ---
    Service on the main road
    is already complete,
[07:41] ---
    and we are currently servicing
    the roads to the surrounding villages.
[07:44] ---
    Also, we have installed eight
    bridges over various rivers, but...
[07:49] ---
    But what?
[07:51] ---
    I realize that maintaining
    supply lines is important,
[07:54] ---
    but won't all of this be for nothing once
    we are compelled to return their lands?
[07:58] ---
    That's true. Letting bridges
    that were built by us
[08:01] ---
    get used by Julius and his people
    grates on my nerves.
[08:04] ---
    I doubt that will happen.
[08:07] ---
    Even if Prince Julius returns to power,
[08:10] ---
    he will not allow any facilities built
    by the kingdom to be used as-is.
[08:14] ---
    It would be a matter of prestige for him.
[08:17] ---
    If it were me, I'd use anything I could,
    whether it was Amidonian or not.
[08:22] ---
    Knowing you, Your Majesty,
    I'm sure you would.
[08:24] ---
    If we're going to do this,
    why don't we rub it in his face?
[08:26] ---
    How do you mean, "rub it in his face"?
[08:29] ---
    We put our names on the bridges.
    There were eight of them, right?
[08:33] ---
    So then, the Souma Bridge,
    the Liscia Bridge, the Albert Bridge,
[08:38] ---
    the Hakuya Bridge, the Ludwin Bridge,
    the Poncho Bridge,
[08:42] ---
    the Aisha Bridge, and the Juna Bridge.
    Engrave one on each of their railings.
[08:46] ---
    I get it. Even if the land gets returned,
[08:49] ---
    then since the Kingdom of
    Elfrieden built those bridges,
[08:52] ---
    the anti-kingdom faction will
    destroy them. Is that the idea?
[08:56] ---
    The residents there will lose
    the convenience of using them,
[08:59] ---
    and blame the anti-kingdom faction.
[09:01] ---
    If there are no objections,
    the motion passes.
[09:03] ---
    Yes, sire.
[09:09] ---
    Well then, we should excuse ourselves.
[09:19] ---
    I suppose it will be difficult to refuse
    returning Van if the empire requests it.
[09:25] ---
    I'm not going to change
    the basics of my policy,
[09:27] ---
    but I doubt I'm going to be
    able to twist Jeanne's arm.
[09:31] ---
    If we appear hostile, then this
    will be a diplomatic failure.
[09:34] ---
    Is it true that the hero summoning
[09:37] ---
    was their way of being
    considerate to the kingdom?
[09:40] ---
    Sounds like it.
[09:41] ---
    How long have you known?
[09:43] ---
    Probably around the time I heard
    that the Empress Maria
[09:46] ---
    was known as a "saint."
[09:49] ---
    A saint wouldn't do anything cruel, right?
[09:51] ---
    You put your trust in her title?
[09:54] ---
    Titles are given to people
    because they're convenient.
[09:56] ---
    Where a saint walks, others will follow.
[10:00] ---
    The world needs a banner carrier
[10:02] ---
    for mankind to unite behind against
    the threat of the Demon Lord's Domain.
[10:06] ---
    Whether she wants to be it or not.
[10:11] ---
    I realized something when I met Jeanne.
[10:13] ---
    The Gran Chaos Empire is nothing
    more than a "mere superpower,"
[10:16] ---
    trying desperately to maintain
    their own nation.
[10:20] ---
    Which is exactly why
    we have to stay on our toes.
[10:22] ---
    There's no room for carelessness or ego
    when dealing with a tough opponent.
[10:26] ---
    That's true. We have to go
    into this with our minds set.
[10:30] ---
    Enter!
[10:38] ---
    What is it?
[10:40] ---
    I bring word.
    The Gran Chaos Empire's forces,
[10:44] ---
    as well as the Principality of Amidonia's
    negotiating body, have arrived.
[10:51] ---
    It's time.
[11:00] ---
    October 21, 1546 by
    the Continental Calendar.
[11:05] ---
    At last, 50,000 of the Gran
    Chaos Empire's elite forces
[11:09] ---
    have taken up positions
    a day out from Van.
[11:12] ---
    With this force at their back,
    the Gran Chaos Empire's general,
[11:17] ---
    Jeanne Euphoria, and Julius Amidonia,
    the son of Gaius VIII,
[11:23] ---
    who once possessed Van,
    and current crown prince of Amidonia,
[11:26] ---
    had marched into Van Castle.
[11:30] ---
    This is surprising.
    I had imagined that this meeting
[11:33] ---
    would be encircled by
    a large number of soldiers.
[11:36] ---
    It would be too unsettling
    to meet with the two of you
[11:38] ---
    if there were an excessive number
    of soldiers around, right?
[11:41] ---
    That makes sense.
    Quite the daring gentlemen, aren't you?
[11:45] ---
    I'm nothing compared to
    a certain ruler who loses a war,
[11:48] ---
    and then runs to the empire
    to ask them to get his territory back.
[11:53] ---
    Julius, the woman at our side
    is a skilled warrior.
[11:57] ---
    Leave it to you, King Souma,
    to have such a fine retainer.
[12:02] ---
    Why, thank you.
[12:05] ---
    Are you not worried
    that you might be killed here?
[12:08] ---
    I am here as an envoy of peace.
[12:12] ---
    Why should I be concerned
    that harm might befall me?
[12:16] ---
    It is nice to finally meet you.
    I am Souma Kazuya.
[12:22] ---
    I am Julius, Crown Prince of Amidonia.
[12:24] ---
    May I ask what your business is here?
[12:27] ---
    I'll come right to the point.
    I want Van returned at once.
[12:32] ---
    Julius...
[12:33] ---
    The Principality of Amidonia is a
    signatory to the Mankind Declaration.
[12:38] ---
    Its articles state that
    any changes in borders--
[12:39] ---
    ...due to military action
    are not recognized.
[12:42] ---
    Have we violated that article?
[12:45] ---
    Yes. As such, in accordance
    with this article,
[12:48] ---
    I demand the immediate return
    of Van and its surrounding lands.
[12:51] ---
    How self-serving of you!
[12:54] ---
    You are the ones who invaded
    the Kingdom of Elfrieden, aren't you?
[12:57] ---
    And now that you've been beaten,
    you hide behind the Mankind Declaration,
[13:01] ---
    seeking your land back by means
    of the empire's prestige.
[13:06] ---
    The invasion of the Kingdom of Elfrieden
[13:08] ---
    was an arbitrary decision
    made by my father, Gaius.
[13:10] ---
    You took part in his campaign,
    so you share his blame.
[13:13] ---
    For that matter, before we start
    talking about returning territories,
[13:16] ---
    shouldn't you first apologize
    for your invasion?
[13:20] ---
    King Souma is correct. Our position here
    is to ask for your land to be returned.
[13:28] ---
    Despite the decision
    to invade your country
[13:30] ---
    being an arbitrary one made
    by the previous leader, Gaius,
[13:33] ---
    I am also to blame for being unable
    to stop him. For that, I apologize.
[13:38] ---
    However, it is currently your country
    that is violating our borders!
[13:42] ---
    I demand that you return our territory!
[13:45] ---
    That's what you say, Julius,
    but what does the empire say?
[13:49] ---
    We cannot afford to dismiss
    the requests of our signatory nations.
[13:52] ---
    So what you're saying is that the empire
    is demanding of my kingdom
[13:55] ---
    the return of occupied territories,
    including Van?
[14:00] ---
    That is what I am saying.
[14:03] ---
    The answer is no.
[14:04] ---
    Wha--?!
[14:06] ---
    Are you out of your mind?!
    You would defy the Mankind Declaration?!
[14:10] ---
    I have no intention of defying anything.
[14:12] ---
    You...!
[14:13] ---
    I-I mean, as the ruler of this country,
[14:17] ---
    I must liberate my people
    who are under your occupation.
[14:20] ---
    "Liberate," huh? Tell me, is that
    what the residents of Van desire?
[14:26] ---
    What?
[14:27] ---
    Julius, on your way here, did you see
    for yourself the streets of Van?
[14:34] ---
    I was born and raised in this city.
    I know it far better than you do.
[14:39] ---
    Do you? Then what do you think
    of the current colors of Van?
[14:43] ---
    Colors?
[14:44] ---
    I did see a number of houses whose roofs
    and walls were painted ugly colors.
[14:48] ---
    Julius, would people who are feeling
    oppressed under our occupation
[14:52] ---
    want to make their roofs and walls
    more colorful, do you think?
[14:56] ---
    W-Well, I...
[14:59] ---
    The color that I felt when I
    first came into Van was gray.
[15:04] ---
    Not a single shred of individuality.
[15:06] ---
    But how about now? People can
    paint their walls any color they like.
[15:13] ---
    Between Van as it is now,
[15:15] ---
    and Van when it was under your control,
    which one is the better city?
[15:20] ---
    Why, you...!
[15:23] ---
    Julius!
[15:26] ---
    Aisha, remove your hand
    from your sword, too.
[15:30] ---
    Yes, sire.
[15:31] ---
    King Souma, I would ask that you
    quit trying to rile Julius up.
[15:36] ---
    I was only stating facts.
    "To reign and to relieve" --
[15:40] ---
    governing one's realm and saving one's
    people is what a ruler ought to do.
[15:44] ---
    They, who taxed the people
    to death to fund the military,
[15:46] ---
    and made sure that they suffered
    are the real oppressors.
[15:50] ---
    And whose fault is that?!
    If you, the Elfrieden royal family,
[15:53] ---
    had not stolen my grandfather's
    land from him...!
[15:55] ---
    That's the Amidonian royal
    family's favorite thing to say.
[15:59] ---
    But the truth is, your country is the one
    that has kept doing harm to ours.
[16:04] ---
    Hakuya...
[16:05] ---
    Yes, sire.
[16:16] ---
    What is this?
[16:17] ---
    A list of noblemen in
    the Kingdom of Elfrieden
[16:20] ---
    who were incited to insurrection
    by the Principality of Amidonia.
[16:24] ---
    Amidonia fomented a revolt,
    encouraged fraud,
[16:28] ---
    and inspired them to be uncooperative
    toward the royal family.
[16:32] ---
    My word...
[16:36] ---
    Jeanne, Amidonia pretends to abide
    by the Mankind Declaration,
[16:41] ---
    while secretly interfering in
    the affairs of foreign powers.
[16:45] ---
    And still they dare speak about
    vengeance against the kingdom.
[16:49] ---
    It's the kingdom's fault
    that our country is poor;
[16:51] ---
    it's the kingdom's fault
    that our people are hungry;
[16:53] ---
    it's the kingdom's fault
    that our people are suffering;
[16:56] ---
    it's the kingdom's fault
    that our hard-earned tax money
[16:58] ---
    must be used for the military
    instead of for the people.
[17:01] ---
    What are you trying to say?
[17:03] ---
    That it's awfully convenient. As long as
    you keep beating the drum of revenge,
[17:07] ---
    you can conceal your own misgovernment,
[17:09] ---
    and direct the anger of the people
    toward the Kingdom of Elfrieden.
[17:12] ---
    Damn you!
[17:14] ---
    Julius!
[17:18] ---
    I asked you not to agitate him.
[17:21] ---
    I'm sorry. I just wanted to make it clear
[17:24] ---
    that we are also fed up
    with Amidonia's conduct.
[17:30] ---
    Now, I would like to make a proposal.
[17:33] ---
    Could I ask you to leave the room, Julius?
[17:36] ---
    Huh?
[17:38] ---
    Forget it! Why should I be
    excluded from negotiations
[17:41] ---
    to get my own capital city back?!
[17:43] ---
    It's a simple matter, really. There was
    never any need for us to negotiate
[17:46] ---
    with the Principality of Amidonia
    in the first place.
[17:48] ---
    What did you say?!
[17:50] ---
    It is the empire who is seeking
    the return of your territory
[17:53] ---
    against the backdrop of military force,
    not you. That being the case,
[17:56] ---
    this negotiation can be conducted
    between the kingdom and the empire.
[18:00] ---
    Why, you... Are you saying
    you won't negotiate with me?!
[18:04] ---
    Julius, would you allow me to handle this?
[18:09] ---
    The negotiations are
    going nowhere like this.
[18:12] ---
    The empire does not wish to spend
    too much time on mediation.
[18:16] ---
    I would ask that you
    let me take care of this.
[18:19] ---
    That is... a bit of a one-sided
    argument, isn't it?
[18:23] ---
    Then the empire withdraws, and you
    are free to bargain as you like afterward.
[18:30] ---
    Please do your best.
[18:41] ---
    You'll have to forgive
    my difficult confederate.
[18:45] ---
    You have my utmost sympathy.
[18:47] ---
    The two of them are joking,
    but the mood is more tense than before.
[18:51] ---
    Once again, King Souma,
[18:54] ---
    I am General Jeanne Euphoria
    of the Grand Chaos Empire.
[18:58] ---
    I am here representing Maria Euphoria.
[19:02] ---
    I welcome you, Jeanne. I am Souma Kazuya,
    Acting King of Elfrieden.
[19:08] ---
    Princess Liscia,
    I am relieved to find you well.
[19:12] ---
    Jeanne, I am also most pleased
    that you are doing well.
[19:15] ---
    Oh, you two know each other?
[19:17] ---
    Yes. We met once when we were little.
[19:21] ---
    That was before the Demon
    Lord's Domain appeared.
[19:23] ---
    Yes, it was. As I recall, it was a
    conference with the former King Albert.
[19:28] ---
    Since we were the same age,
    we played together.
[19:33] ---
    I would like to start having
    a frank discussion now.
[19:36] ---
    I know. But before we begin,
[19:38] ---
    Liscia, would you go
    and get Serina for me?
[19:42] ---
    All right.
[19:48] ---
    Oh, that reminds me.
[19:50] ---
    You mentioned playing together
    with Liscia when you were little.
[19:55] ---
    I guess royal family members must
    interact with each other a lot, huh?
[19:58] ---
    I don't know about other nations,
[20:00] ---
    but I forced the foreign minister to
    take me along when I met the princess.
[20:05] ---
    Is that right?
[20:06] ---
    It looks as though Princess Liscia
    has grown even stronger than before.
[20:10] ---
    If you say so.
[20:12] ---
    Even then, I couldn't land
    a single hit on her.
[20:16] ---
    How did we go from talking about playing
    together to landing hits on each other?
[20:21] ---
    You two must have been awfully tomboyish.
[20:23] ---
    Or are you just trying
    to keep me in check?
[20:27] ---
    Maybe.
[20:32] ---
    I am here as requested, Your Majesty.
[20:35] ---
    Serina, the Amidonian prince
    Julius is in the VIP suite.
[20:41] ---
    Would you start the banquet
    and see that he is entertained?
[20:43] ---
    As you wish. Is it fair to say...
[20:48] ---
    ...that you want me to take charge of him?
[20:50] ---
    You're so formal.
    But yes, that's what I mean.
[20:54] ---
    Then, Your Majesty, I would like
    permission to open the bottle
[20:58] ---
    of vintage tequeur
    in the castle's wine cellar.
[21:01] ---
    As long as you provide your own level
    of hospitality, that will be fine.
[21:06] ---
    Yes, sire. I will see to it that Julius
    receives bottle service from me.
[21:11] ---
    I am sure that Julius will be pleased
    with my hospitality, as well.
[21:20] ---
    What's the matter, you two?
[21:27] ---
    Souma, tequeur is a liquor
    well known for its strength.
[21:31] ---
    It has an agreeable flavor,
    so people end up drinking too much of it.
[21:34] ---
    If someone is not
    accustomed to its effects,
[21:36] ---
    they will be on their way
    to dreamland in no time.
[21:39] ---
    Then, if she serves him that drink...
[21:43] ---
    ...the banquet will be over
    in less than ten minutes.
[21:46] ---
    That's no hospitality at all!
[21:54] ---
    Just this once, I feel sorry for Julius.
[22:00] ---
    This really is quite the amusing country.
[22:03] ---
    Ahem, let's relocate
    and start negotiating,
[22:07] ---
    Jeanne Euphoria, general of
    the Gran Chaos Empire's forces.
[22:12] ---
    Of course, Provisional King Souma
    Kazuya of the Kingdom of Elfrieden.
[22:29] ---
    "What are we supposed to choose?"
[22:33] ---
    Our voices imploring the future are hoarse
[22:38] ---
    We've become so afraid
    of what we could lose
[22:44] ---
    that we're just frozen in place
[22:49] ---
    How many times have we made mistakes
[22:53] ---
    because we wanted to check our "answers"?
[22:59] ---
    Before we knew it we were in love,
    we had fallen in love
[23:07] ---
    I'll hold fast to you
    in the times we're in
[23:11] ---
    We who set alight
    our finite lives to fight
[23:17] ---
    are noble and beautiful above all
[23:22] ---
    As long as we create
    as many bright tomorrows
[23:26] ---
    as the indelible wounds we suffer,
[23:31] ---
    we can be proud of all
    we've woven together

Season 1

E15 - Becoming Good Friends Who Never Offend

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    Roughly ten years ago,
    the Demon Lord's Domain appeared,
[00:14] ---
    and mankind had their territory
    taken from them.
[00:17] ---
    The Gran Chaos Empire put forward
[00:19] ---
    the Declaration of Mankind's Common
    Front Against the Demon Race,
[00:21] ---
    or "Mankind Declaration" for short.
[00:24] ---
    Nations that signed on to
    the Mankind Declaration
[00:26] ---
    ratified the following three articles.
[00:29] ---
    The first article states that changes
    in borders among mankind
[00:33] ---
    due to military action are not recognized.
[00:36] ---
    The Principality of Amidonia
    signed this treaty,
[00:39] ---
    while the Kingdom of Elfrieden
    did not sign.
[00:42] ---
    Thus, when the Principality of
    Amidonia lost their capital, Van,
[00:45] ---
    it was possible under Article 1 for them
    to appeal to the Gran Chaos Empire,
[00:49] ---
    the power behind the Mankind Declaration,
[00:52] ---
    for the right to the return
    of their territory.
[00:56] ---
    "...Keep on going anyway"
[00:58] ---
    Our bond strikes deep into my left breast
[01:11] ---
    We enjoy a fleeting happiness
    after weathering one fog,
[01:16] ---
    until our vision becomes obscured again
[01:22] ---
    Bitterly betrayed, we grow
    disgusted by our destiny
[01:27] ---
    But why does the dawn still come?
[01:32] ---
    We close our eyes and try to remember
[01:37] ---
    the chance of stopping, of never meeting
[01:42] ---
    From boundless zero to infinity,
[01:48] ---
    dreaming is the heartbeat of believing
[01:54] ---
    We'll move along alone and in pairs
[01:57] ---
    Don't stay put; our small,
    though by no means helpless steps
[02:04] ---
    will open uncharted territory
    for each of us
[02:08] ---
    Realize we will never again
    let our dreams die on the vine
[02:14] ---
    The tear tracks that run down
    our cheeks are shooting stars
[02:21] ---
    We're going to grab hold of them
[02:25] ---
    "Becoming Good Friends Who Never Offend"
[02:35] ---
    Diplomacy between the Gran Chaos Empire
    and the Kingdom of Elfrieden
[02:39] ---
    is back in session.
[02:41] ---
    Yeah.
[02:47] ---
    Thank you for the meal.
[02:49] ---
    It was quite delicious.
[02:51] ---
    Ordinarily, we would have
    held a banquet for you.
[02:56] ---
    I will thank you for your food in kind.
[02:59] ---
    Allow me to provide you with a tidbit
    of information I had been saving--
[03:03] ---
    monster meat.
[03:04] ---
    Huh?
[03:08] ---
    The meat from monsters can be eaten.
[03:11] ---
    For real? By "monsters," you mean the
    ones from the Demon Lord's Domain?
[03:17] ---
    Yes. Their flavor is surprisingly normal.
[03:20] ---
    Jeanne, you've eaten it yourself?!
[03:22] ---
    She has such a cute face,
    but she's surprisingly wild.
[03:25] ---
    It wasn't kobold meat,
    by any chance, was it?
[03:32] ---
    It was monster meat that I ate.
[03:35] ---
    I would never dream of eating
    the more person-like demons.
[03:39] ---
    Yeah, well, I can't really tell
    the difference between the two.
[03:43] ---
    Ah, that's right, you are a
    summoned hero, aren't you?
[03:47] ---
    Do you know about our punitive action?
[03:49] ---
    Yes, I heard about it from
    the former King Albert.
[03:53] ---
    It was ten years ago now,
[03:55] ---
    but our punitive force was
    wiped out by the demons.
[04:00] ---
    When my sister was nine, and I was seven,
[04:03] ---
    the punitive force was led
    by the previous emperor...
[04:07] ---
    ...which is to say, our father.
[04:10] ---
    I heard that when they were
    attacked by the monsters,
[04:12] ---
    a horrific scene of cruelty played out.
[04:16] ---
    The flames spat by the monsters
    turned cities into scorched earth,
[04:19] ---
    and people were killed and devoured
    without regard to age or gender.
[04:23] ---
    They were only running
    rampant on instinct,
[04:26] ---
    so some people managed
    to get away from them.
[04:29] ---
    They sound like wild animals.
[04:31] ---
    Meanwhile, the demons demonstrated
    well-organized behavior,
[04:35] ---
    beating our punitive force
    with overwhelming strength.
[04:39] ---
    Their circumstances
    after being beaten varied,
[04:41] ---
    with some saying that they were not
    pursued as they retreated,
[04:44] ---
    while others said that raping, pillaging,
    and butchery all took place.
[04:49] ---
    Almost as though you were facing
    other people as opponents.
[04:53] ---
    Where does the difference arise?
[04:55] ---
    Did demons evolve out of monsters?
[04:58] ---
    They gained their intelligence
    by eating people's brains.
[05:02] ---
    At least, that's what the religious
    folks made a fuss about for a time.
[05:06] ---
    But that story was full of holes.
[05:09] ---
    Be that as it may, since our
    battle lines became entrenched,
[05:13] ---
    the monsters are the only ones
    who have been attacking.
[05:16] ---
    Which is why it can be said that we
    have the current situation in hand.
[05:21] ---
    We kind of got way off the subject of
    being able to eat monsters, didn't we?
[05:26] ---
    What I ate was the meat
    of a giant winged serpent.
[05:30] ---
    A winged snake?
[05:32] ---
    It was a giant snake with four
    bird-like wings growing out of it.
[05:37] ---
    As I recall, Central and South America
    had a god named Quetzalcoatl.
[05:42] ---
    I don't know what possessed you
    to want to eat something like that.
[05:45] ---
    It tasted like a regular snake.
    It was closer to bird than it was fish.
[05:50] ---
    "It tasted like a regular snake"?
    Then she's eaten snake before?
[05:56] ---
    Jeanne, for a princess, you certainly
    have eaten some unusual things.
[06:01] ---
    I'm also a general leading troops.
[06:04] ---
    In times of need,
    we will eat whatever we can.
[06:08] ---
    I suppose that's reasonable.
[06:10] ---
    But ordinarily, you wouldn't go out
    of your way to try monster, right?
[06:14] ---
    One of our scout parties discovered
    the remains of cooked monsters.
[06:20] ---
    So are you saying...?
[06:24] ---
    We believe the demons ate the monsters.
[06:30] ---
    So, when we had the chance to capture
    a monster of the same species,
[06:33] ---
    we verified whether
    or not they were edible.
[06:36] ---
    Upon trying it, I found its taste
    to be light, yet refreshing.
[06:41] ---
    Whoa, there's something I'm far more
    interested in than just the flavor.
[06:45] ---
    There is?
[06:46] ---
    The fact that demons were eating
    monsters is much more shocking.
[06:51] ---
    Meaning that demons don't regard
    monsters as their equals, do they?
[06:58] ---
    Tell me, Jeanne...
[07:00] ---
    What is it?
[07:01] ---
    Could demons and monsters be the same
    as what we call people and animals?
[07:09] ---
    What makes you think that?
[07:15] ---
    Liscia, could you stop
    taking notes for a moment?
[07:18] ---
    All right.
[07:19] ---
    This must be disturbing if you don't
    want to leave a public record of it.
[07:23] ---
    I can't wait to hear what kind of
    bombshell you're about to drop.
[07:26] ---
    Forgive me, I realize
    that in some situations,
[07:29] ---
    these might be taken as
    discriminatory remarks, so...
[07:32] ---
    Discriminatory remarks? You mean,
    regarding monsters and demons?
[07:37] ---
    In my eyes, I can't differentiate between
    this world's animals and monsters.
[07:44] ---
    The rest of you probably can't
    imagine how that feels, can you?
[07:47] ---
    More to the point,
    I have trouble telling the difference
[07:52] ---
    between races like beastmen
    and dragonewts, and demons.
[07:54] ---
    Wha--? That's...
[07:57] ---
    I grew up in a world where we
    had no beastmen or demons,
[08:01] ---
    so I don't understand
    how they're different.
[08:03] ---
    Well for starters, demons are--
[08:04] ---
    You can't tell when you look at Tomoe?!
[08:06] ---
    Your Majesty! To say that goes
    too far is an understatement!
[08:09] ---
    Like I said!
[08:11] ---
    Like I said, this could end up
    being taken as discriminatory!
[08:19] ---
    Jeanne, can you tell the difference
    between mystic wolves,
[08:22] ---
    mystic foxes, and kobolds?
[08:24] ---
    Of course I can.
    Kobolds have dog-like faces.
[08:28] ---
    But there are also races of beastmen
    who have animal-like faces, right?
[08:33] ---
    Now that you mention it, I suppose so.
[08:37] ---
    Ah, I know! Kobolds have
    bodies that are covered in fur.
[08:42] ---
    If that's the case, then how
    can you tell apart a demon
[08:45] ---
    who has no fur, or even short fur?
[08:54] ---
    Now that you point it out,
    for the first time,
[08:56] ---
    I realize that I've been differentiating
    between people and demons
[08:58] ---
    based on my senses alone.
[09:00] ---
    You're right. When you put it that way,
[09:03] ---
    I can't think of a single thing
    that sets them apart.
[09:05] ---
    How is it that we never noticed before?
[09:10] ---
    It's probably a shared
    awareness in this world.
[09:13] ---
    They have a sensate understanding
    of the difference
[09:15] ---
    between mankind and demon.
[09:18] ---
    I'm glad you said this was not
    to be mentioned to anyone.
[09:21] ---
    If any bureaucrats had been in here,
    we may have had to slay them.
[09:25] ---
    Huh?! Y-You'd go that far
    over something like this?!
[09:29] ---
    Yes, I would.
[09:31] ---
    If word of this got out,
    the supercontinent could erupt in riots.
[09:36] ---
    Isn't that right, Hakuya?
[09:38] ---
    You are correct.
[09:40] ---
    If the idea that demons and
    beastmen are not all that different
[09:42] ---
    were to become widespread,
[09:45] ---
    then countries like the
    Principality of Amidonia,
[09:47] ---
    which are human supremacists,
[09:49] ---
    or races that do not recognize
    multiracial people, like the high elves,
[09:52] ---
    will end up being given just what
    they need to start launching attacks.
[09:57] ---
    It could mean beastmen and dragonewts
    being ostracized as demons,
[10:02] ---
    and becoming the targets of oppression.
[10:09] ---
    It would also spark interracial strife
    within our respective countries.
[10:14] ---
    I'm sorry. I hadn't thought it
    through that far.
[10:18] ---
    Not at all.
[10:19] ---
    It's better than having it thrust
    upon us all of a sudden one day.
[10:23] ---
    I'm glad to hear you say that.
[10:25] ---
    On the other hand, I can't
    think of a way to counter it.
[10:29] ---
    If we think of demons
    as being an ethnic minority,
[10:33] ---
    the Mankind Declaration does make
    an appeal against persecuting minorities.
[10:37] ---
    But...
[10:38] ---
    ...that agreement is between states.
    It has no bearing on the general public.
[10:44] ---
    At most, we could inquire of a nation
    about their supervisory responsibilities.
[10:48] ---
    For that matter, there are
    also nations, such as ours,
[10:51] ---
    which are not signatories
    to the Mankind Declaration.
[10:54] ---
    If a foreign power were to force
    their policy upon them,
[10:57] ---
    there would be a backlash,
    and in the worst case, start a war.
[11:00] ---
    That is correct. And it isn't as though
    we have all the information there is
[11:04] ---
    about monsters and demons anyway.
[11:07] ---
    With so many unknowns,
    leaping to any conclusions is dangerous.
[11:15] ---
    All right.
[11:17] ---
    How about the empire and the kingdom
    continue to discuss this matter further?
[11:23] ---
    Agreed.
[11:32] ---
    Well, it's time we started
    discussing the occupation of Van.
[11:37] ---
    In accordance with
    the Mankind Declaration,
[11:41] ---
    the empire cannot recognize the
    altering of borders by military force.
[11:45] ---
    And the kingdom cannot comply
    with your request to return the land.
[11:49] ---
    Amidonia was the one
    who started all of this.
[11:51] ---
    If you allow this kind of outrage,
[11:54] ---
    you will lose the respect
[11:56] ---
    of both Mankind Declaration member
    and non-member nations.
[11:59] ---
    You may be right. Which is why
    the empire will likely end up
[12:03] ---
    having Amidonia pay
    commensurate reparations.
[12:07] ---
    And if we don't accept,
    will you resort to armed force?
[12:10] ---
    If it becomes necessary.
[12:15] ---
    With the forces I currently
    have stationed nearby,
[12:18] ---
    I am confident that I could wipe out
[12:20] ---
    both the kingdom's forces and the
    principality's forces at the same time.
[12:23] ---
    I'll bet you could.
[12:24] ---
    For our part, we do not wish to fight.
[12:27] ---
    So let's first lay out
    both of our intentions.
[12:31] ---
    The empire does not wish to
    recognize the change in borders.
[12:35] ---
    That is why you want Van returned.
    That much is correct, right?
[12:40] ---
    Yes, that is correct.
[12:42] ---
    My kingdom wishes to curb
    the Principality of Amidonia's ability
[12:46] ---
    to keep taking hostile actions toward us.
[12:49] ---
    Enough so that they never
    interfere with us again.
[12:51] ---
    We also want to make
    them pay for invading us.
[12:55] ---
    And you're saying that your taking
    of Van is their just reward?
[13:00] ---
    In other words, while an uncompensated
    return is impossible,
[13:04] ---
    if the principality pays reparations,
[13:06] ---
    you would be prepared to comply with
    returning the land. Do I have that right?
[13:10] ---
    If the principality pays reparations,
    then we will return Van.
[13:14] ---
    Viewing it in the long run,
    it would be a shame to give up land
[13:17] ---
    that could generate all sorts of wealth,
    depending on how it's used,
[13:21] ---
    for a simple one-time payment.
[13:23] ---
    I don't think it's such a bad decision.
[13:25] ---
    The empire will have
    achieved their just cause
[13:27] ---
    in seeing that the principality's
    territory is returned.
[13:31] ---
    And as for other non-member nations...
[13:34] ---
    It makes it clear that if
    they try anything similar,
[13:38] ---
    they may not lose their territory,
    but they will be made to pay reparations.
[13:42] ---
    Leave it to you, Jeanne.
    You catch on quickly.
[13:46] ---
    This should earn you some good faith
    with non-member nations, too.
[13:50] ---
    Julius is going to be against this.
[13:53] ---
    He's the cause of all this,
    and I have no pity for him.
[13:55] ---
    One more thing--please have the
    payments be made in imperial coinage.
[14:00] ---
    You're going to drag
    my country into this, too?
[14:02] ---
    The empire bears some accountability
    for Amidonia's acts of outrage.
[14:07] ---
    I suppose there's no denying that.
[14:11] ---
    Tell me, Souma, why did you not
    sign on to the Mankind Declaration?
[14:16] ---
    I hate to say this in front
    of Princess Liscia,
[14:19] ---
    but the reason why the former King Albert
[14:21] ---
    didn't sign the Mankind Declaration...
    That is...
[14:25] ---
    ...it's not so much that he
    didn't sign it as...
[14:28] ---
    He couldn't decide whether
    to sign on to it or not.
[14:31] ---
    Because he's so indecisive.
[14:35] ---
    Souma, I have to think that you
    have a more clear reason
[14:37] ---
    why you chose not to sign on.
[14:40] ---
    I can't answer her just yet.
    Then again, if I lie to her,
[14:45] ---
    it will adversely affect
    relations with the empire.
[14:49] ---
    I hope you will trust me on this,
[14:51] ---
    but our nation would like
    to march in step with yours.
[14:55] ---
    I promise you that as long as
    Empress Maria sets forth the ideal
[14:58] ---
    of having all mankind united in response
    to the Demon Lord's Domain,
[15:02] ---
    the kingdom is not
    the enemy of the empire.
[15:06] ---
    You won't sign on to the Mankind
    Declaration, but you say to trust you?
[15:11] ---
    Our country can't sign on
    to the Mankind Declaration,
[15:14] ---
    but we would like to form
    a bilateral alliance with the empire.
[15:19] ---
    One that is secret.
[15:21] ---
    A secret alliance, you say?
[15:26] ---
    We finally managed to get
    our domestic affairs settled.
[15:29] ---
    Starting now, we intend to reform
    our military organization,
[15:31] ---
    and create a system by which we can have
    them act under a single, unified will.
[15:38] ---
    On that point--the empire is currently
    sending another detachment
[15:42] ---
    to reinforce the Union
    of Eastern Nations, right?
[15:45] ---
    Yes. They are a collection of
    small- and mid-sized nations,
[15:50] ---
    but most of them are members
    of the Mankind Declaration.
[15:53] ---
    As the power behind the treaty,
    it's only right that we send forces.
[15:57] ---
    That's my point. Would you allow
    our country to take on that role?
[16:02] ---
    Are you serious?
[16:07] ---
    If the monsters and demons push south,
[16:10] ---
    they will surely avoid
    the Star Dragon Mountain Range,
[16:12] ---
    and end up pushing
    either east or west of it.
[16:14] ---
    If they come down the western side,
    the empire has them,
[16:17] ---
    and if they come down the eastern side,
    the kingdom will deal with them.
[16:21] ---
    That will require some protocols.
[16:24] ---
    I know. Requests for reinforcements
    from the Union of Eastern Nations
[16:28] ---
    will be met by the empire,
    head of the Mankind Declaration,
[16:32] ---
    who will then request that forces
    be sent from our country.
[16:35] ---
    That is the form
    I would like this to take.
[16:40] ---
    If it is discovered that the empire
    and the kingdom are allied,
[16:43] ---
    it will make some countries more wary.
[16:46] ---
    Particularly the Principality of Amidonia,
    the Mercenary State Zem,
[16:49] ---
    and the Republic of Turgis.
[16:52] ---
    For that reason, as much as possible,
[16:55] ---
    we do not want it known
    that we are working together.
[16:57] ---
    Which is the reason
    for the secret alliance.
[17:01] ---
    For my part, I see no reason
    not to accept this proposal.
[17:04] ---
    But how does this benefit you?
[17:07] ---
    If I had to say, it would be earning
    the trust of the empire.
[17:12] ---
    I'm not sure I would call
    that much of a benefit.
[17:15] ---
    Well, when the fate of mankind
    rests in the balance,
[17:19] ---
    we can't exactly think in terms
    of profits and losses.
[17:22] ---
    And if we don't become involved,
    the other nations will look coldly on us.
[17:26] ---
    That makes sense.
[17:28] ---
    But there's too much distance between
    the empire and the kingdom
[17:31] ---
    for us to communicate quickly.
[17:33] ---
    I have an idea about that.
[17:36] ---
    Hakuya, bring it in.
[17:38] ---
    Yes, sire.
[17:40] ---
    I would like to give this to Maria.
[17:43] ---
    A simple receiver?
[17:47] ---
    If you'll send us
    a simple receiver in return,
[17:50] ---
    we'll be able to contact
    each other at any time.
[17:52] ---
    You could easily converse
    with my sister this way, too!
[17:57] ---
    Souma, I shudder in awe
    at your inventiveness.
[18:00] ---
    You're being too dramatic. In the world
    I'm from, these were commonplace.
[18:05] ---
    To think that something
    like this is common is just...
[18:08] ---
    Listen, Souma, would you permit me to
    speak of something rash for a moment?
[18:14] ---
    Huh? I'll allow it.
[18:17] ---
    Thank you very much.
    All right then... Princess Liscia?
[18:20] ---
    Huh? Me?
[18:23] ---
    What would you say to
    returning the throne to Albert?
[18:26] ---
    And then, you could give
    Souma to our country.
[18:30] ---
    Huh?!
[18:31] ---
    If he came to us, we would
    make him the prime minister,
[18:35] ---
    or any other rank he wants.
[18:37] ---
    In fact, I'd want him to have my
    sister and become the emperor!
[18:41] ---
    Do you even realize
    what it is you're saying?!
[18:45] ---
    Sh-She's right! The princess is
    absolutely right! Do you even realize?!
[18:49] ---
    Souma's thinking is ahead of its time.
[18:53] ---
    I want to see the empire that Souma
    and my sister would create.
[18:58] ---
    That's out of the question, of course!
[19:00] ---
    Souma is someone I...
[19:04] ---
    ...is someone our kingdom needs!
[19:06] ---
    Take it easy, Liscia! I'm not
    going anywhere! Okay?
[19:13] ---
    I'm sorry. I lost my head, there.
[19:16] ---
    Take your hand off your sword!
    Aisha, stay!
[19:21] ---
    Y-You're treating me a little harsh,
    aren't you, sire?
[19:26] ---
    I'm sorry, but I can't
    accept that proposal.
[19:30] ---
    For the sake of the kingdom...
[19:31] ---
    ...and for the sake
    of Liscia and the others.
[19:34] ---
    I understand. Thank you for
    allowing me such a wild proposal.
[19:40] ---
    Getting back to our
    discussion of an alliance,
[19:43] ---
    a matter as serious as this is something
    I cannot decide on my own.
[19:49] ---
    That is what the simple receiver is for.
[19:51] ---
    It is more than just that;
    what would you say to both of us
[19:54] ---
    sending each other a number
    of diplomatic officers?
[19:57] ---
    Oh, I see. That would make working
    together much easier. Agreed.
[20:03] ---
    What do you think about assigning
    the diplomatic officers the title
[20:06] ---
    of "Ambassador Extraordinary
    and Plenipotentiary,"
[20:09] ---
    and building "embassies" in both capitals
    where they will be stationed?
[20:13] ---
    That sounds wonderful.
    I will start looking into it at once.
[20:18] ---
    It's getting awfully late.
    How about we call it a day?
[20:22] ---
    Yes, of course.
[20:31] ---
    We really have been talking for
    quite a while. It's nearly sunrise.
[20:37] ---
    I feel like we discussed
    some things we didn't need to.
[20:41] ---
    Myself, I'm just glad to have
    found a friend I can count on.
[20:46] ---
    I have something to say
    to my good friend from the east.
[20:51] ---
    What is it, good friend from the west?
[20:53] ---
    The being within the Demon Lord's Realm,
    which we call the Demon Lord...
[21:00] ---
    ...we don't know the demons' language,
[21:02] ---
    but they seem to say
    one word rather often.
[21:06] ---
    My country's researchers surmise
    that it may be the Demon Lord's name.
[21:13] ---
    It being...
[21:15] ---
    ... "Divalroi."
[21:17] ---
    Divalroi? The Demon Lord Divalroi?
[21:22] ---
    Yes.
[21:23] ---
    The Demon Lord Divalroi...
[21:25] ---
    The Demon Lord... Divalroi...
[21:28] ---
    The Demon Lord...
[21:30] ---
    Huh? What is this? I remember
    hearing this somewhere before.
[21:35] ---
    Is it déjà vu? No, that's not it.
    I remember hearing it, from somewhere...
[21:44] ---
    Souma!
[21:47] ---
    Serina, show Jeanne to her guest room.
[21:56] ---
    I'm all right. I can sleep
    in the bed in my office.
[22:00] ---
    No, you're going to sleep in a proper bed.
[22:06] ---
    I don't know what's behind it,
[22:08] ---
    but when you're exhausted,
    at least, let me pamper you.
[22:11] ---
    Sorry. Thanks.
[22:15] ---
    You're welcome.
[22:29] ---
    "What are we supposed to choose?"
[22:33] ---
    Our voices imploring the future are hoarse
[22:38] ---
    We've become so afraid
    of what we could lose
[22:44] ---
    that we're just frozen in place
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    How many times have we made mistakes
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    because we wanted to check our "answers"?
[22:59] ---
    Before we knew it we were in love,
    we had fallen in love
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    I'll hold fast to you
    in the times we're in
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    We who set alight
    our finite lives to fight
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    are noble and beautiful above all
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    As long as we create
    as many bright tomorrows
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    as the indelible wounds we suffer,
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    we can be proud of all
    we've woven together

Season 1

E16 - Tyranny Is More Terrible than Tigers

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    The forces of the Kingdom
    of Elfrieden will return Van
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    to the Principality of Amidonia,
    and return to their home country.
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    As a condition of this return,
    the Principality of Amidonia
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    is ordered to pay the Kingdom
    of Elfrieden war reparations.
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    Further, this payment is separate
    from monies negotiated
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    for the return of prisoners of war.
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    "...Keep on going anyway"
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    Our bond strikes deep into my left breast
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    We enjoy a fleeting happiness
    after weathering one fog,
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    until our vision becomes obscured again
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    Bitterly betrayed, we grow
    disgusted by our destiny
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    But why does the dawn still come?
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    We close our eyes and try to remember
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    the chance of stopping, of never meeting
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    From boundless zero to infinity,
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    dreaming is the heartbeat of believing
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    We'll move along alone and in pairs
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    Don't stay put; our small,
    though by no means helpless steps
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    will open uncharted territory
    for each of us
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    Realize we will never again
    let our dreams die on the vine
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    The tear tracks that run down
    our cheeks are shooting stars
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    We're going to grab hold of them
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    "Tyranny is More Terrible than Tigers"
    Jeanne! What is the meaning of this?!
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    I returned your lands to you,
    just as you requested.
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    Are you joking?!
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    Having us pay reparations makes us
    look like a defeated nation!
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    I'm afraid that's something unavoidable.
    You lost your capital, after all.
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    You're wrong! We haven't been beaten yet!
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    We just had one of our
    cities conquered, that's all!
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    In that case, the empire will
    withdraw from the dispute
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    between your two nations.
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    Wha--?
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    You are free to go to war
    or do whatever you like now.
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    As I recall, you were unable to reclaim
    your own capital, weren't you?
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    In that case, your side
    is the loser in this war.
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    As head of the Mankind Declaration,
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    the empire has settled the matter
    of returning your national borders.
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    We can intervene no further.
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    B-But... reparations...
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    Julius, my sister, Maria,
    is terribly saddened by this affair.
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    As the treaty head, we cannot
    overlook this act of aggression
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    that exploits a gap in the interpretation
    of the Mankind Declaration.
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    That was the act of
    the previous ruler, Gaius.
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    To ensure that member nations
    do not produce those
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    who would commit such folly,
    severe punishment is required.
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    Your nation will set the precedent.
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    And... if we refuse?
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    Then the empire will
    withdraw from this war,
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    and expel the Principality of Amidonia
    from the Mankind Declaration.
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    J-Just a moment, please!
    Expel us from the Mankind Declaration?!
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    As I said earlier, your act of aggression
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    was a rather broad interpretation
    of the Mankind Declaration.
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    If we permit it, there will
    likely be other countries
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    who will engage in the same kind of folly.
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    I do not think my sister, Maria,
    will approve of that.
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    The Principality of Amidonia
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    is surrounded on four sides
    by four other nations.
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    If they lose the protections of
    the Mankind Declaration now,
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    they could get preyed upon
    by the other three countries.
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    Gaius VIII maintained the country
    on the north and south
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    by flexing his military might.
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    One could say that Gaius did keep a
    balanced diplomacy, after his own style.
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    But does Julius possess the same acumen?
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    Your mediation plan... is accepted.
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    A wise decision, Julius.
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    Now then, let us proceed to start
    negotiating specific amounts.
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    The Kingdom of Elfrieden
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    requests two years' worth of the
    Principality of Amidonia's annual budget.
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    We do not intend for you to make
    payment immediately, of course.
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    We request ten years
    of installment payments,
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    all of which are to be made
    in imperial coinage.
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    Two years' worth of our annual budget?!
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    Do you think we will agree
    to such an exorbitant amount?!
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    Julius,
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    they are requesting it
    in imperial coinage.
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    We would not be bothered
    if you refuse their demands,
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    but if you do, you will not
    be able to take Van back.
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    More than 50% of Amidonia's annual budget
    goes toward the military, right?
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    And if we're taking 20%...
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    Part of the reason is to deprive them
    of military funding, of course.
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    Will Julius be able to
    scale that back, though?
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    Jeanne, what if one of the
    payments becomes overdue?
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    Then the empire will support the
    Kingdom of Elfrieden's bid to annex Van.
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    Julius, I believe you to be
    a person of integrity,
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    but it's conceivable that someone
    in your court could delay payment.
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    Which is why I would like some collateral.
[06:08] ---
    Hmm? Collateral, you say?
    What is it you want?
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    A Gemstone for broadcasts.
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    Wha--?! There's only one
    of them in the whole country!
[06:21] ---
    You're planning on inciting the people!
[06:23] ---
    All you have to do is change
    the receivers' frequencies, right?
[06:26] ---
    That would prevent them from receiving
    transmissions from Elfrieden.
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    That may be true...
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    Julius...
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    ...I don't think the Gemstone
    is enough collateral.
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    To make up for the shortfall,
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    I'd like to take the books
    from the castle's library.
[06:44] ---
    Ha! Oh, is that all?
    You can have the books.
[06:54] ---
    Very well.
[06:56] ---
    All right, let's settle
    the other matters before us.
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    I would like our nation's soldiers
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    who are being held captive
    by Elfrieden to be returned.
[07:05] ---
    Fine. But you will pay
    a ransom for the nobles
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    and those of knight or higher rank.
[07:10] ---
    Furthermore, after your
    country invaded ours,
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    we investigated those
    who committed war crimes,
[07:17] ---
    and compiled a list of names.
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    We cannot consent to turning over
    any captives who are on that list.
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    Understood.
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    We also request that those
    whose names are on that list
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    but remain in your country
    be turned over to us.
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    Once that handover is completed,
    we will start returning your prisoners.
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    Is Roroa among your prisoners?
[07:45] ---
    Roroa? Is that an acquaintance of yours?
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    Roroa Amidonia--my unworthy sister.
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    O-Oh... Uh, I heard that she fled Van
    before the fighting started,
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    along with other influential bureaucrats.
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    All right, then.
[08:02] ---
    We can search for her on our end,
    if you need.
[08:04] ---
    Not necessary.
[08:06] ---
    He's watching out for
    a succession dispute.
[08:10] ---
    Despite her being one of his few
    relatives left, now that Gaius is gone?
[08:14] ---
    It happens a lot in royal families.
[08:17] ---
    Even in the Kingdom of Elfrieden,
    there was an awful successorship struggle
[08:21] ---
    until my mother took the throne.
[08:24] ---
    I get that. I just wish I didn't.
[08:28] ---
    In my view, as someone having no family,
[08:30] ---
    I would think I'd at least take good care
    of my one and only sister.
[08:36] ---
    Also, concerning General Margarita--
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    we would like to have her
    remain in the kingdom.
[08:41] ---
    General Margarita Wonder?
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    If you will release five of the noblemen
    you are holding for no ransom,
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    then we accept.
[08:49] ---
    Julius...
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    From what I hear, she worked with
    the kingdom after the occupation.
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    Isn't this a bit much
    for your side to accept?
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    Giving her up in exchange
    for a mere five noblemen is...
[09:03] ---
    Very well. We accept your terms.
[09:08] ---
    She has been a fine general, but is she
    really someone you want that badly?
[09:12] ---
    Someone like you, who only judges
    people by their military value,
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    probably wouldn't understand.
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    In exchange for returning Van,
[09:43] ---
    the Kingdom of Elfrieden receives
    a great deal of compensation.
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    In exchange for paying compensation,
    Amidonia got Van back.
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    And by acting as the mediator
    of this dispute,
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    the empire has showed off its presence.
[09:58] ---
    I am satisfied to leave it at that.
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    What satisfaction is there in imposing
    disadvantage on Amidonia?!
[10:05] ---
    Excuse me!
[10:11] ---
    Julius!
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    What?
[10:15] ---
    Machiavelli, a political thinker in the
    world I come from, said the following:
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    "Those who acquire a principality
    with difficulty keep it with ease;
[10:23] ---
    those who acquire a principality without
    difficulty keep it only with difficulty."
[10:26] ---
    Hmm? What is that supposed to mean?
[10:29] ---
    I defeated you and obtained Van.
[10:32] ---
    I then purged the nobles, the knights,
    and any other potential political foes.
[10:38] ---
    All on my own merits.
[10:40] ---
    So even if I were to continue to govern
    Van, I would not have much trouble.
[10:45] ---
    But what about you?
    After you return to power,
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    will you be able to govern
    without any incident?
[10:54] ---
    This was my country to begin with!
[10:57] ---
    You...
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    You used an outside force,
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    in the form of the empire's
    authority, to take it back.
[11:04] ---
    What Machiavelli called "acquiring
    a principality without difficulty."
[11:09] ---
    He also said the following:
[11:11] ---
    "One who becomes a prince without
    difficulty must exercise great effort."
[11:17] ---
    You must direct that effort
    to helping your people--
[11:19] ---
    Nobody asked you!
[11:27] ---
    I wonder what the lords and
    commoners of Amidonia will think
[11:30] ---
    of the gentleman who could not
    take back the capital on his own.
[11:34] ---
    He is a fool to ignore
    your warning, Souma.
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    We weren't here for very long, but now
    that we're leaving, I'm going to miss it.
[12:06] ---
    Staying here would just be
    a waste of war funds.
[12:09] ---
    A waste of time, as well.
[12:11] ---
    Your Majesty, our issues within
    the kingdom remain untouched--
[12:13] ---
    I know.
[12:17] ---
    Why does everyone look so sad?
[12:22] ---
    They're probably anxious...
[12:24] ---
    ...over falling under Amidonian
    reign once again.
[12:27] ---
    Anxious? But everything is
    going back to the way it was.
[12:30] ---
    Yeah, that's why.
[12:32] ---
    They were living under oppression.
    It's what they had come to expect.
[12:37] ---
    But by being placed under
    the Kingdom's occupation,
[12:41] ---
    they learned that they
    could expect something else.
[12:44] ---
    You did allow them the freedom to
    express their thoughts and feelings.
[12:49] ---
    Which is why they're now anxious
    about whether or not
[12:52] ---
    they're coming under an age
    of oppression again.
[12:56] ---
    And in fact, they probably will.
[12:59] ---
    Knowing Julius, he's likely to crack
    down on the relaxed mood here.
[13:04] ---
    Now that they've gotten
    a taste of freedom,
[13:06] ---
    they can't go back to their old lives.
[13:09] ---
    Almost like it's an addiction.
[13:12] ---
    You make a fair point, but isn't
    there a better way to put it?
[13:17] ---
    It's true, isn't it? Still, it's not that
    easy to change the mindset of a nation.
[13:23] ---
    In the world I come
    from we have a saying--
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    "Tyranny is more terrible than tigers."
[13:29] ---
    Tyranny is more terrible than tigers?
[13:33] ---
    It means that a bad government is
    more dreadful than a man-eating tiger.
[13:37] ---
    To the people of Van,
    we might have been invading tigers.
[13:42] ---
    But we weren't tyrants. And now that
    they know the tyrants are returning...
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    Ugh... the more I walk around with you,
[13:51] ---
    the more I see the harsher
    side of people's lives.
[13:55] ---
    Had enough yet?
[13:57] ---
    --Bring it on!
    --Bring it on, sire!
[13:58] ---
    What's gotten into you, Aisha?
[14:02] ---
    No path walked with
    His Majesty is a hard one!
[14:05] ---
    I feel the same way. I'll accept going
    down any road as long as it's with you.
[14:10] ---
    I get nothing but hardship.
[14:13] ---
    Uh, right.
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    Sister,
[14:24] ---
    I have just returned from
    the capital city of Van.
[14:29] ---
    I'm glad you're home, Jeanne.
    How did everything go?
[14:34] ---
    There was a little bit of trouble,
[14:36] ---
    but things turned out the way
    we hoped, for the most part.
[14:39] ---
    The return of Van to the Principality
    of Amidonia is already complete.
[14:44] ---
    Thank you for your efforts.
    You have done well.
[14:48] ---
    Now, that's enough of work mode!
[14:51] ---
    S-Sister?
[14:54] ---
    Welcome home, Jeanne!
[14:56] ---
    Where is this coming from so suddenly?
[14:58] ---
    This is inappropriate
    behavior for an empress.
[15:01] ---
    I mean, I haven't seen your face
    in some time, and I missed you.
[15:06] ---
    Everyone outside of family
    treats me like the empress,
[15:10] ---
    and my other sister just stays
    locked up inside her laboratory.
[15:15] ---
    Don't "I mean" me.
    We're not children anymore.
[15:18] ---
    Aww...
[15:21] ---
    So anyhow, tell me!
    What kind of man is this Souma?
[15:26] ---
    Souma is...
[15:28] ---
    What's he like?
[15:32] ---
    The kind of man who keeps a bed
    in the office, the same as you.
[15:36] ---
    Oh, my!
[15:39] ---
    First of all, Souma is aware
    of the empire's intentions,
[15:43] ---
    and is not angry about the hero summoning.
[15:46] ---
    Thank goodness.
[15:48] ---
    He's also a very intelligent man.
[15:51] ---
    He says that certain things are common
    knowledge in the world he came from,
[15:54] ---
    but comes up with one
    innovation after another.
[15:58] ---
    I never would have thought
    of using a Gemstone
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    to show entertainment broadcasts.
[16:02] ---
    Entertainment broadcasts over Gemstone?
[16:04] ---
    He comes from another world,
[16:07] ---
    so he wondered out loud
    with a straight face
[16:11] ---
    if the relationship between
    monsters and demons here
[16:14] ---
    was no different than animals and people.
[16:17] ---
    Huh? He can't be serious.
[16:20] ---
    Monsters and demons have the same
    relationship as animals and people?
[16:25] ---
    I've never even thought about it that way.
[16:27] ---
    One can't help but say
[16:30] ---
    that the way he sees the world is
    very different from the rest of us.
[16:33] ---
    Yeah.
[16:35] ---
    Also, he proposed a secret alliance.
[16:39] ---
    A secret alliance?
[16:41] ---
    Yes. Souma promised that he
    would walk in step with the empire.
[16:48] ---
    He also proposed a secret alliance,
    in which the empire would defend the west,
[16:54] ---
    while the kingdom would be
    responsible for defending the east.
[16:59] ---
    Sister! I don't think this is
    anything to be laughing at.
[17:05] ---
    I'm sorry. But it's just so funny!
[17:08] ---
    It's funny?
[17:09] ---
    Well I mean, a country
    that was so in decline
[17:12] ---
    that up until just recently, we had
    to be extra mindful toward them,
[17:17] ---
    is all of a sudden such
    good friends with us
[17:19] ---
    that we can entrust the whole
    eastern half of the continent to them!
[17:23] ---
    It's almost as though a fairy has
    cast a spell of illusion, isn't it?
[17:28] ---
    Things certainly are moving at
    a dizzying pace, aren't they?
[17:33] ---
    Yes, indeed they are, Jeanne.
[17:37] ---
    Say, do you remember who the hero
    is said to be in the kingdom?
[17:42] ---
    It was in the report.
[17:44] ---
    "One who will lead the revolution
    into a new age," wasn't it?
[17:48] ---
    Yes. Not "One who will
    defeat the Demon Lord,"
[17:51] ---
    nor "One who will rule the world."
[17:54] ---
    It's true, it doesn't quite feel
    right to call him a "hero."
[18:01] ---
    When you consider all
    the hectic changes lately,
[18:04] ---
    it does indeed feel like a "revolution"
    is happening, doesn't it?
[18:16] ---
    This man appears to be more
    fascinating than I imagined.
[18:19] ---
    Ah, I can't wait to speak to him directly.
[18:32] ---
    I didn't think that you'd be coming, too.
[18:35] ---
    Well of course he'd be here!
    After all, he's a fellow adventurer.
[18:42] ---
    Yuno, you said you just ran
    into him at the guild.
[18:45] ---
    Sure you didn't twist his arm
    to get him to come?
[18:50] ---
    Adventurers one and all,
    welcome to Parnam Castle.
[18:54] ---
    I am the fiancée of this country's
    King Souma, Liscia Elfrieden.
[19:01] ---
    I am here tonight in place of Souma,
[19:03] ---
    who was unable to attend
    due to his schedule,
[19:06] ---
    so that I might say a few words.
[19:08] ---
    I want to thank you very much
    for taking on this latest request.
[19:13] ---
    It is thanks to you that many of
    our people's lives were saved.
[19:18] ---
    On behalf of the absent Souma,
    as well as the people of the kingdom,
[19:24] ---
    I extend our gratitude.
[19:27] ---
    And with that, cheers!
[19:29] ---
    Cheers!
[19:33] ---
    Ah, Augus!
[19:35] ---
    Leave a little tatsuta-age
    for the rest of us!
[19:43] ---
    I've been doing some thinking
    after what happened, and...
[19:48] ---
    ...there's a good chance that
    flame pierrot scare was made up--
[19:53] ---
    Don't be such a party-pooper.
    These octopus skewers are delicious.
[19:58] ---
    Dece, "ahh."
[20:00] ---
    My mouth's already full!
[20:03] ---
    Julia, are you drunk already?
[20:06] ---
    What if I am? This is a benefit banquet
    for adventurers, hosted by the kingdom.
[20:21] ---
    Come on, Master Mascot, you drink up, too.
[20:29] ---
    Drink, or I'll serve it
    to you mouth-to-mouth.
[20:35] ---
    Okay, then. Let's drink as
    much as we can tonight!
[20:38] ---
    Yeah, we owe you a debt of gratitude.
[20:44] ---
    Quit wearing that outfit all the time
    and have a drink with us!
[20:49] ---
    No charge!
[20:54] ---
    Whoa, are you okay, Master?
    Are you that averse to liquor?
[20:59] ---
    Master? Are you okay?
[21:01] ---
    Please excuse me.
[21:04] ---
    P-P-Princess Liscia?!
[21:09] ---
    You almost gave yourself away.
[21:13] ---
    I'll take it from here.
[21:16] ---
    O-Okay...
[21:31] ---
    Um, is there something on my face,
    or something?
[21:37] ---
    Mm-mm, it's nothing.
    All right, please enjoy yourself.
[21:46] ---
    That was a close one.
[21:48] ---
    Why did you join them if you
    didn't want to get found out?
[21:51] ---
    Hiding inside your costume and everything?
[21:54] ---
    What choice did I have?
    Even I need to socialize sometimes.
[22:01] ---
    By the way, was that Yuno?
    She's pretty cute, huh?
[22:06] ---
    Th-There's nothing funny
    going on there! Oh!
[22:12] ---
    I wasn't really asking if there was.
[22:29] ---
    "What are we supposed to choose?"
[22:33] ---
    Our voices imploring the future are hoarse
[22:38] ---
    We've become so afraid
    of what we could lose
[22:44] ---
    that we're just frozen in place
[22:49] ---
    How many times have we made mistakes
[22:53] ---
    because we wanted to check our "answers"?
[22:59] ---
    Before we knew it we were in love,
    we had fallen in love
[23:07] ---
    I'll hold fast to you
    in the times we're in
[23:11] ---
    We who set alight
    our finite lives to fight
[23:17] ---
    are noble and beautiful above all
[23:22] ---
    As long as we create
    as many bright tomorrows
[23:26] ---
    as the indelible wounds we suffer,
[23:31] ---
    we can be proud of all
    we've woven together

Season 1

E17 - A Warrior Will Die for One Who Understands Him

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[00:36] ---
    This is our first face-to-face
    meeting, isn't it?
[00:39] ---
    I'm Souma Kazuya, provisional king.
[00:42] ---
    It is my pleasure to meet you.
    I am Georg Carmine.
[00:47] ---
    Congratulations on your recent victory.
[00:51] ---
    Lift up your head. It's too hard
    to talk to you this way.
[01:00] ---
    "...Keep on going anyway"
[01:02] ---
    Our bond strikes deep into my left breast
[01:15] ---
    We enjoy a fleeting happiness
    after weathering one fog,
[01:20] ---
    until our vision becomes obscured again
[01:26] ---
    Bitterly betrayed, we grow
    disgusted by our destiny
[01:31] ---
    But why does the dawn still come?
[01:36] ---
    We close our eyes and try to remember
[01:41] ---
    the chance of stopping, of never meeting
[01:46] ---
    From boundless zero to infinity,
[01:52] ---
    dreaming is the heartbeat of believing
[01:58] ---
    We'll move along alone and in pairs
[02:01] ---
    Don't stay put; our small,
    though by no means helpless steps
[02:08] ---
    will open uncharted territory
    for each of us
[02:12] ---
    Realize we will never again
    let our dreams die on the vine
[02:18] ---
    The tear tracks that run down
    our cheeks are shooting stars
[02:25] ---
    We're going to grab hold of them
[02:30] ---
    "A Warrior Will Die for
    One Who Understands Him"
[02:37] ---
    How is life in the dungeon?
[02:39] ---
    Surprisingly comfortable.
[02:42] ---
    It's peaceful in here.
[02:44] ---
    Peaceful, huh?
[02:46] ---
    That's pretty self-serving of you.
[02:50] ---
    Aren't you going to meet with Liscia?
[02:52] ---
    Has the princess anything to say to me?
[02:54] ---
    No, she's said nothing.
[02:57] ---
    Then I can only repeat what I said
    when the princess asked to see me--
[03:04] ---
    What is the point of a lady who
    is about to become the queen
[03:06] ---
    showing concern for a criminal?!
[03:12] ---
    I'm not convinced.
    Knowing Liscia's personality,
[03:17] ---
    she took your words very seriously.
[03:19] ---
    She won't speak about you in front of me,
[03:22] ---
    and she's thrown herself into her work,
    as though to distract herself.
[03:27] ---
    She's trying to act like it doesn't
    bother her, but I know she's shaken up.
[03:32] ---
    I already said my farewells to the
    princess following your ultimatum.
[03:37] ---
    No further words are necessary.
[03:40] ---
    So he's refusing for Liscia's sake.
    Damn this stubborn old man.
[03:45] ---
    I have a question for you, as well.
[03:48] ---
    What is it?
[03:49] ---
    What has become of the soldiers
    who followed us into rebellion?
[03:54] ---
    The soldiers have been cleared
    of any charges after their exploits
[03:57] ---
    in the fighting against Amidonia.
[04:00] ---
    And the House of Vargas?
[04:02] ---
    Castor and Carla are the only two
    who must answer for their crimes.
[04:07] ---
    The Vargas Duchy has been abolished,
[04:09] ---
    but the eldest son, Carl,
    is carrying on the family name,
[04:12] ---
    and he has been allowed
    to inherit Red Dragon City.
[04:15] ---
    What will be the fate of Castor and Carla?
[04:19] ---
    The two of them will be tried by me
    personally at a later date.
[04:23] ---
    Then what about the nobility?
[04:25] ---
    After being stripped
    of their family names,
[04:26] ---
    and having their lands and
    possessions confiscated,
[04:29] ---
    they were executed.
    The primary offenders publicly so,
[04:32] ---
    and those who were implicated
    along with them, in private.
[04:35] ---
    I believe that was a wise decision.
[04:37] ---
    If they had made sure to cut
    all ties first, as you did,
[04:40] ---
    then so many innocent relatives wouldn't
    have been caught up with them.
[04:45] ---
    In accordance with the royal law,
[04:47] ---
    "Traitors and their kin up to the
    third degree shall be executed."
[04:50] ---
    There is nothing more you could have done.
[04:52] ---
    Corruption, graft,
[04:54] ---
    collaboration with Amidonia,
    misdeeds within their territories--
[04:58] ---
    best to stamp out the entire
    corrupted family line.
[05:01] ---
    "Guilt by association"
    makes the others answerable
[05:03] ---
    for not having stopped them, right?
[05:06] ---
    But isn't three degrees a bit much?
[05:08] ---
    There isn't any other choice. Not only
    are there humans and beastmen,
[05:13] ---
    but the longer-lived races, as well.
[05:15] ---
    As a result, the scope of their
    association grows ever wider.
[05:19] ---
    Still, too many innocent
    people have to die!
[05:23] ---
    I scrambled with Hakuya to get the law
    revised just in time to two degrees.
[05:28] ---
    It was also all we could do to stay
    the executions of those 13 and under,
[05:31] ---
    and have those children taken in
    by orphanages or churches.
[05:38] ---
    That was very thoughtful of you.
[05:41] ---
    Your Majesty, does it pain you
    to take the lives of others?
[05:45] ---
    There's no way it could be easy on me!
[05:47] ---
    With one order from me,
    many lives are snuffed out!
[05:50] ---
    I feel like I could be crushed under
    the weight of that responsibility.
[05:53] ---
    I was just an ordinary man
    up until half a year ago!
[05:56] ---
    I have been told about you
    in letters from the princess.
[06:00] ---
    She gives Your Majesty high praise
    as being a king among kings,
[06:06] ---
    and says that she supports you,
    body and soul.
[06:09] ---
    Liscia is supporting me very well.
[06:13] ---
    I'm going to have to make a decision
    that causes Liscia grief, though. I...
[06:22] ---
    ...have to kill you.
[06:25] ---
    Your plan was spectacular--
[06:28] ---
    get all the corrupt nobility
    together in one place,
[06:30] ---
    and scoop up their hidden
    funds in one smooth action.
[06:34] ---
    It was the best strategy for the kingdom.
[06:37] ---
    But it was a plan that
    can't be made public.
[06:41] ---
    I never assumed that
    it would be disclosed.
[06:45] ---
    It is certain that the families
    of those fallen soldiers
[06:48] ---
    will not accept the situation
    if they ever learn
[06:49] ---
    that I was working with
    Your Majesty behind the scenes.
[06:53] ---
    And since it can't be made public,
[06:55] ---
    you must be treated the same
    as those corrupt noblemen.
[06:59] ---
    I knew this from the outset.
[07:03] ---
    You really are an idiot!
[07:06] ---
    You knew all of this beforehand,
[07:08] ---
    and that you'd literally be taking
    this secret to your grave!
[07:10] ---
    You stubborn fool!
[07:16] ---
    Tell me, is this really
    the only way there was?
[07:21] ---
    Is this how you wanted it? Are you
    content to have your name tarnished
[07:24] ---
    and to be locked into a suicide pact
    with those corrupt nobles?!
[07:31] ---
    How can you look so composed?!
[07:35] ---
    There was a way where
    we could take our time
[07:37] ---
    and purge those corrupt noblemen
    on our own terms, right?!
[07:40] ---
    The same goes for Castor! He believed
    that you had something in mind,
[07:45] ---
    and went along with his friendship for
    you to the end, becoming a traitor!
[07:51] ---
    I had things I wanted you to do for me,
    and you disrupted everything!
[07:55] ---
    Yeah, taking care of everything
    at once is a huge deal.
[07:59] ---
    The kingdom has become more open now,
[08:01] ---
    and Hakuya's and my stock has risen!
[08:04] ---
    But what's the point
    if it means losing you?!
[08:07] ---
    Do you know how hard a blow it
    is to lose valuable personnel?!
[08:11] ---
    Answer me, Georg!
    Are you really content with this?!
[08:18] ---
    Of course.
[08:22] ---
    If a new sprout starts growing
    from the roots of a large tree
[08:26] ---
    which, like myself, was expected
    to only grow old and wither,
[08:31] ---
    all one can do is pray that
    that sprout grows well.
[08:35] ---
    Even if, as a result, that large tree
    ends up falling to the ground?
[08:40] ---
    Your Majesty will someday come to know
    the joy of feeling the strength
[08:44] ---
    of the next generation.
[08:47] ---
    Certainly once you start
    having children with the princess.
[08:59] ---
    Did you think all of this up by yourself?
[09:03] ---
    What is that supposed to mean?
[09:06] ---
    You hold me in unusually high esteem.
    It's not just this plan, either.
[09:11] ---
    You don't mean to leave me only Liscia,
    whom you think of as a daughter;
[09:15] ---
    you're attempting to entrust
    the future of the kingdom to me.
[09:18] ---
    That's strange any way you cut it, right?
    Where does this allegiance stem from?
[09:23] ---
    If I learned of your extraordinary
    talent from the princess's letters,
[09:28] ---
    would that leave you dissatisfied?
[09:30] ---
    Yeah, it would. You expect me to believe
    that's where your loyalty comes from?
[09:35] ---
    If you're going to martyr yourself, it
    would be for the Elfrieden royal family.
[09:40] ---
    Was this plan of yours carried
    out under their orders?
[09:46] ---
    I will remain silent.
[09:47] ---
    Answer me. What do they--
    and you--know, exactly?
[09:56] ---
    You won't answer me,
    no matter what, will you?
[09:58] ---
    When the time comes,
    they will tell you themselves.
[10:18] ---
    Poisoned wine.
[10:19] ---
    I can't bear to let a man who is
    sacrificing himself for his country,
[10:24] ---
    whatever form that may take,
    be publicly executed.
[10:26] ---
    I offer my gratitude.
[10:28] ---
    I'll recommend the same for those
    who would sacrifice themselves for you.
[10:34] ---
    Sacrifice themselves for me?
[10:36] ---
    There are a number of
    senior staff in the army,
[10:38] ---
    including your second-in-command, Beowulf,
[10:41] ---
    who are requesting the same sentence
    as the one you're receiving.
[10:46] ---
    I'm tired of people being so eager to die.
[10:56] ---
    Your Majesty, please take the
    utmost care of the princess for me.
[11:01] ---
    Liscia is already an indispensable
    member of my family.
[11:06] ---
    No matter what comes my way,
    I keep my family safe.
[11:09] ---
    That is one conviction
    I will never change.
[11:12] ---
    I am relieved to hear that.
[11:16] ---
    I will be praying for the glory
    of the Kingdom of Elfrieden
[11:18] ---
    and for Your Majesty and the princess's
    happiness from beyond the grave.
[11:24] ---
    And now, I beg your leave.
[11:58] ---
    Georg is dead.
[12:03] ---
    I see...
[12:16] ---
    Thank you very much, Jeanne.
[12:19] ---
    You even sent it via gryphon cavalry, too.
[12:23] ---
    Using this, the kingdom and the empire
    can contact each other at any time.
[12:27] ---
    Of course I put a rush on it.
[12:30] ---
    My sister gladly agreed
    to all of your proposals.
[12:35] ---
    I've never seen her like this before.
[12:38] ---
    She must have been pretty pleased.
[12:40] ---
    Pleased, you say?
[12:43] ---
    To be able to share her values
    with someone--or dare I say,
[12:47] ---
    gaining someone who understands her.
[12:49] ---
    I see.
[12:51] ---
    With all that's happening,
[12:52] ---
    I'd like to arrange a virtual conference
[12:54] ---
    between King Souma and
    my sister as soon as possible.
[12:57] ---
    Yes, by all means.
[12:59] ---
    Incidentally, Hakuya, I see
    a lot of books behind you.
[13:04] ---
    Oh, those are the books we're
    borrowing from Van as collateral.
[13:09] ---
    There are many things I'd like to copy
    out before we have to return them.
[13:13] ---
    I was just in the middle of sorting them.
[13:17] ---
    Hakuya, you organize them yourself?
[13:21] ---
    You must really like books.
[13:23] ---
    Oh, pardon me. I have a real
    soft spot for reading material.
[13:27] ---
    Then if I arrange the post of chief
    librarian at the imperial library,
[13:31] ---
    would you come to our country?
[13:33] ---
    Oh, that does sound appealing.
[13:36] ---
    Before, I would have leapt at
    the chance without hesitation.
[13:40] ---
    So that's a "no," then.
[13:41] ---
    Right now, I'd like to keep moving
    His Majesty's new era forward.
[13:45] ---
    And, once one of his heirs takes
    the throne, I'd like to retire,
[13:49] ---
    and become a historian
    chronicling this age.
[13:53] ---
    A comfortable retirement. That may
    be a luxury, given our times.
[13:58] ---
    You're right about that. Stepping down
    and having a comfortable retirement
[14:02] ---
    may be too much to expect from this age.
[14:06] ---
    Oh, would you look at the time.
[14:08] ---
    I seem to lose track of time
    when talking to you, Hakuya.
[14:13] ---
    As do I. Thanks for an enjoyable time.
[14:27] ---
    Prime Minister Hakuya...
[14:29] ---
    How is it coming?
[14:30] ---
    Everything is going well. However...
[14:33] ---
    It just feels as though things are
    moving along a little too smoothly.
[14:38] ---
    Almost as though there is some other,
    separate will at work here.
[14:45] ---
    Someone else's will?
[14:52] ---
    Nothing in this one, either.
[14:58] ---
    Maybe that really was the only book
[15:01] ---
    mentioning the Amidonian
    Royal Family tree.
[15:10] ---
    A bronze raccoon?
[15:12] ---
    Indeed, there is no shortage
    of talent among Amidonia.
[15:22] ---
    As I said earlier, you cannot
    go out, Princess Roroa.
[15:27] ---
    What, do you have eyes
    in the back of your head?
[15:30] ---
    You know, I'm starting to get tired
    of being cooped up like this.
[15:34] ---
    Princess Roroa, weren't you the one to say
[15:37] ---
    that we'd best not move until
    the situation in Van settles down?
[15:40] ---
    Yeah, I know. But I am so bored!
[15:45] ---
    In that case, please start thinking
    about Amidonia's future.
[15:49] ---
    Amidonia's future?
[15:51] ---
    That includes my future husband, huh?
[15:59] ---
    I feel sorry for the man who becomes
    Princess Roroa's future husband.
[16:05] ---
    Glaive Magna!
[16:07] ---
    Your loyalty has been truly outstanding.
[16:11] ---
    As reward for your loyalty,
[16:12] ---
    you are granted Randel and
    the territory surrounding it.
[16:16] ---
    Yes, sir. I thank you with great joy.
[16:19] ---
    Further, you are provisionally
    granted a portion of the authority
[16:22] ---
    held by Army General Georg Carmine.
[16:26] ---
    Maintain the army until it is reorganized
    into the kingdom's defense force.
[16:30] ---
    Yes, sir. I shall endeavor to live up
    to His Majesty's expectations.
[16:36] ---
    Aisha Udgard!
[16:44] ---
    Aisha Udgard, you are formally...
[16:50] ---
    You are formally granted the rank
    of King's Personal Guardian.
[16:55] ---
    Yes, sire.
[16:57] ---
    Wodan Udgard, of the God-Protected Forest!
[17:03] ---
    Even as you were dealing
    with your disaster recovery,
[17:06] ---
    you were good enough
    to dispatch reinforcements.
[17:08] ---
    Not at all. We dark elves wished only
    to repay the kindness you showed us.
[17:14] ---
    I would like to show my appreciation
    for your reinforcements.
[17:17] ---
    If there is anything you desire,
    just name it.
[17:22] ---
    In that case, I do have one
    request of Your Majesty.
[17:26] ---
    Would you please accept
    my daughter's hand?
[17:30] ---
    Huh?
[17:32] ---
    Father!
[17:34] ---
    What the...?
[17:35] ---
    Please, would you take her
    to be your wife?
[17:38] ---
    Uh, it is possible to welcome
    in Aisha as your second queen.
[17:43] ---
    Th-That would be something
    you consider a reward?
[17:50] ---
    As her father, my feelings
    are complicated,
[17:52] ---
    but it does appear to be her wish.
[18:02] ---
    Aisha is cute.
[18:04] ---
    If it's a question of wanting to
    marry her or not, I would, but...
[18:17] ---
    Souma, go ahead and take Aisha to wife.
[18:20] ---
    Huh? L-Liscia, you're all right with this?
[18:23] ---
    Souma, you're the king.
[18:25] ---
    There may be times going forward
    where you will have to marry
[18:28] ---
    the daughters of aristocrats
    or foreign princesses.
[18:32] ---
    So when that happens,
[18:33] ---
    I want to be sure the top-ranked queens
    are already those that I know well.
[18:38] ---
    Yeah, but still...
[18:40] ---
    Souma, you can make tough decisions
    when the kingdom is on the line,
[18:43] ---
    but you're so indecisive when it
    comes to relations with women.
[18:47] ---
    For crying out loud...
[18:49] ---
    Aisha!
[18:50] ---
    Y-Yes?
[18:52] ---
    I have no intention of giving up
    the throne as first queen.
[18:55] ---
    Can you live with being second queen?
[18:57] ---
    If so, I have no objection.
    In fact, I welcome you.
[19:01] ---
    Y-Yes, as long as it means
    being at His Majesty's side!
[19:10] ---
    Aisha, um... would you be my wife?
[19:17] ---
    Yes! Gladly!
[19:28] ---
    Juna Doma!
[19:31] ---
    Juna Doma, you are--
[19:32] ---
    Your Majesty, let my achievements--
[19:34] ---
    May I have a moment, please?
[19:42] ---
    Please forgive my sudden outburst.
    I ask for permission to speak.
[19:47] ---
    Permission granted.
[19:48] ---
    Thank you very much.
    Juna Doma is my granddaughter.
[19:54] ---
    However, Juna's father is the
    son-in-law of the Doma family,
[19:58] ---
    a merchant family in Lagoon City. As such,
[20:03] ---
    Juna is of commoner lineage.
[20:07] ---
    What are you getting at?
[20:09] ---
    You are planning to use your achievements
[20:12] ---
    to mitigate measures against me--no,
    against Castor and his daughter.
[20:15] ---
    But Grandmother...
[20:19] ---
    You are someone who has no
    involvement with the House of Vargas.
[20:22] ---
    You must use your achievements
    for your own ends.
[20:26] ---
    Pleading for the life of Castor
    and his daughter is of no avail.
[20:29] ---
    Grandmother...
[20:33] ---
    Your Majesty, if I may ask...
[20:35] ---
    What is it?
[20:37] ---
    If possible, I wish to join
    the princess and Aisha,
[20:42] ---
    and sing henceforth
    at Your Majesty's side.
[20:45] ---
    Huh?
[20:47] ---
    That means making Juna
    my wife, too, doesn't it?
[20:51] ---
    Your Majesty, Juna Doma
    could be your consort--
[20:54] ---
    No, I'm sorry, but I can't allow that.
[20:58] ---
    It isn't currently possible.
[21:05] ---
    You are the Gemstone
    program's Prima Lorelei.
[21:08] ---
    Your popularity among the people is great.
[21:10] ---
    But what would happen if it were
    announced that you were engaged?
[21:13] ---
    Violence would break out in the capital.
[21:17] ---
    Could you wait for a little while longer?
[21:20] ---
    The program still needs
    its Prima Lorelei Juna.
[21:24] ---
    So for right now, please keep on being
    the people's songstress a bit longer.
[21:30] ---
    The people's songstress?
[21:33] ---
    Once we have assembled more singers,
[21:35] ---
    and have others who can
    carry on the tradition,
[21:39] ---
    I promise I will come for you then.
[21:46] ---
    I will be waiting eagerly
    for that day, Your Majesty.
[22:01] ---
    "What are we supposed to choose?"
[22:05] ---
    Our voices imploring the future are hoarse
[22:10] ---
    We've become so afraid
    of what we could lose
[22:16] ---
    that we're just frozen in place
[22:21] ---
    How many times have we made mistakes
[22:25] ---
    because we wanted to check our "answers"?
[22:31] ---
    Before we knew it we were in love,
    we had fallen in love
[22:39] ---
    I'll hold fast to you
    in the times we're in
[22:43] ---
    We who set alight
    our finite lives to fight
[22:49] ---
    are noble and beautiful above all
[22:54] ---
    As long as we create
    as many bright tomorrows
[22:58] ---
    as the indelible wounds we suffer,
[23:03] ---
    we can be proud of all
    we've woven together
[23:25] ---
    The king has built up momentum.
[23:28] ---
    We have no choice
    but to do as the king directs,
[23:31] ---
    lest we be caught up by that momentum.
[23:33] ---
    We move in the shadows,
    even as we obey the king's orders.
[23:37] ---
    Yes. We will keep a low profile,
    so as not to get caught,
[23:41] ---
    as we control this country
    from behind the scenes.

Season 1

E18 - Seeing Snake Shadows in Every Cup

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[00:10] ---
    I heard that the second queen and
    a consort have been settled on.
[00:14] ---
    You're locked down here in the dungeon,
    but quick to hear these things.
[00:19] ---
    The guards were happily
    chatting away about it.
[00:23] ---
    How did you feel about it?
[00:25] ---
    Like I said to Aisha,
[00:27] ---
    the number of queens and consorts
    that Souma has will keep increasing.
[00:30] ---
    Once that happens, the power dynamic
    will become complicated.
[00:35] ---
    So having kindred spirits as--
[00:37] ---
    I didn't ask what you thought, Liscia.
    I asked how you felt.
[00:46] ---
    It stung a little in here.
[00:54] ---
    Did you see Duke Carmine?
[01:00] ---
    But when I was informed
    that he took his own life,
[01:03] ---
    I was surprised by how calm I felt.
[01:07] ---
    It's not that I don't feel sad.
    On the contrary, my heart is breaking.
[01:12] ---
    But I had a feeling things might
    end up the way they did.
[01:17] ---
    Liscia...
[01:18] ---
    I had a hunch that Duke Carmine
    was likely to choose to perish
[01:22] ---
    along with the darkness
    that has pervaded the kingdom.
[01:26] ---
    And that Souma would have no choice
    but to accept his commitment.
[01:31] ---
    It's what these two people I think
    the world of have decided on.
[01:35] ---
    So no matter how painful,
    and how sad it makes me feel,
[01:39] ---
    I have to accept it, or it would
    be an affront to their resolve.
[01:44] ---
    Liscia, that's how far
    you're prepared to go?
[01:48] ---
    Then you must also know that coming
    down here for me is pointless.
[01:53] ---
    That has nothing to do with this!
    You're still alive,
[01:57] ---
    and this can go any number of ways!
[02:00] ---
    "I'm just a coward."
[02:02] ---
    That's what he said
    during the battle at Van.
[02:08] ---
    He's still fighting, even now.
    For you, and his family.
[02:15] ---
    On the battlefield, I got to see the
    weight of everything he's carrying.
[02:19] ---
    So then...
[02:22] ---
    Which is exactly why I can't
    accept your intercession.
[02:25] ---
    Carla, why not? Duke Carmine took upon
    himself the darkness of the kingdom
[02:30] ---
    and gave his life in return! There's no
    point in you martyring yourself!
[02:35] ---
    No, that's not what I'm doing, Liscia.
[02:39] ---
    I don't want to be a burden to you
    or your loved ones anymore.
[02:50] ---
    "Seeing Snake Shadows in Every Cup"
[02:51] ---
    "Seeing Snake Shadows in Every Cup"
    Owing to the appeal
    of Duchess Excel Walter,
[02:53] ---
    who distinguished herself
    in this recent war,
[02:56] ---
    the right to trial for
    Castor Vargas and Carla Vargas
[03:00] ---
    has been transferred from
    the Royal Court of Elfrieden
[03:03] ---
    and granted to Provisional King Souma.
[03:06] ---
    This trial by the king is now in session.
[03:10] ---
    Now then, it's time for
    the trial of Castor and Carla.
[03:19] ---
    Former Air Force General Castor Vargas
    and his daughter, Carla,
[03:24] ---
    failed to recognize His Majesty King
    Souma's advancement to the throne,
[03:26] ---
    and rose up in hostilities.
[03:28] ---
    The charge of "treason" is applicable,
[03:31] ---
    and the punishment of
    "forfeiture of territory and property,
[03:33] ---
    as well as execution"
    is considered fitting.
[03:41] ---
    These two have certainly
    committed some foolish actions.
[03:45] ---
    However, they did not
    plot to usurp the throne.
[03:49] ---
    Their loyalty to Albert, the former king,
[03:52] ---
    as well as their friendship with Georg
    Carmine, is what led them astray.
[03:57] ---
    His Majesty's throne was formally
    relinquished by King Albert.
[04:02] ---
    It is beyond the pale for a retainer
    to harbor any misgivings.
[04:05] ---
    The sudden change in the throne
    threw not just the Castors,
[04:09] ---
    but the people at large into confusion.
[04:12] ---
    I believe the fault lies in part with
    Your Majesty. What do you say?
[04:17] ---
    Fortunately, no one lost their lives
    in the fighting at Red Dragon City.
[04:23] ---
    Please, could you at the very
    least spare both of their lives?
[04:31] ---
    Castor, do you have anything
    to say in your defense?
[04:37] ---
    Only one thing--I am the one
    who instigated the war.
[04:41] ---
    Carla did nothing more
    than follow my orders.
[04:43] ---
    Father!
[04:46] ---
    I will take her guilt and
    punishment on myself. So...
[04:50] ---
    So can I ask you to at least
    spare Carla's life?!
[04:55] ---
    Father!
[04:59] ---
    Carla was the one
    who led the air squadron.
[05:03] ---
    You cannot tell me that she
    raised the flag of rebellion
[05:07] ---
    without being prepared
    to face the consequences.
[05:11] ---
    Carla, do you have anything
    to say in your defense?
[05:14] ---
    I do not.
[05:16] ---
    Don't you have anything to say at all?
[05:18] ---
    Very well, there is one thing.
    I apologize for my lack of clarity.
[05:26] ---
    Are you not going to beg for forgiveness?
[05:28] ---
    I will not. Please judge me as you will.
[05:32] ---
    I see.
[05:35] ---
    Well,
[05:36] ---
    how do the rest of you think it
    appropriate that they be judged?
[05:40] ---
    I am asking your opinions in light of what
    these two have just said, of course.
[05:46] ---
    Your Majesty, you sound as though
    their guilt has already been decided!
[05:51] ---
    Hmm? Who is that man?
[05:54] ---
    Piltory Saracen,
    head of the House of Saracen.
[05:58] ---
    I regard this as the place to determine
    the severity of one's crimes.
[06:01] ---
    Just because Duke Vargas and his daughter
[06:03] ---
    have agreed to submit
    themselves to any punishment,
[06:06] ---
    that should not be taken
    as an admission of guilt!
[06:13] ---
    Well said, young Saracen!
[06:16] ---
    Owen Jabana, head of the House of Jabana.
[06:20] ---
    Prime Minister, Duke Vargas there
    has been keeping this kingdom safe
[06:26] ---
    since before we were even born--
    for over a hundred years, in fact.
[06:32] ---
    Are you saying that we should reduce
    his sentence because of his service?
[06:35] ---
    Oh, no. Nothing of the sort. Duke Vargas
    has already lost his status and honor.
[06:42] ---
    Is not going further and taking his life,
    as well as the life of his daughter,
[06:46] ---
    too severe a sentence for these charges?
[06:49] ---
    So forgive the traitors--
    is that what you are saying?
[06:53] ---
    As old as I am,
    it would be a shame not to.
[06:56] ---
    Duke Vargas could serve for another two,
    even three hundred years.
[07:00] ---
    There is no one in the kingdom right now
[07:03] ---
    better suited to leading
    the air force than Duke Vargas.
[07:06] ---
    That is all I am saying.
[07:08] ---
    Your Majesty, you are the one who said,
[07:10] ---
    "If you possess an aptitude,
    we'll make use of it," are you not?
[07:13] ---
    Are we now to lose this
    hard-to-find talent?
[07:17] ---
    I would stand by my friend to the end--
[07:23] ---
    What do the rest of you think?
[07:25] ---
    The law is the law.
[07:27] ---
    If we forgive this, it sets a poor
    example for other retainers.
[07:31] ---
    Any fool who defies Your Majesty
    will be of no use to you henceforth.
[07:36] ---
    Acts of treason are a blot on
    the good name of the nobility.
[07:39] ---
    Your Majesty,
    please pass your just decree.
[07:42] ---
    --Indeed.
    --Yes, yes.
[07:45] ---
    Your Majesty, it's true,
    the law is the law.
[07:48] ---
    However, the more strictly you apply it,
[07:51] ---
    the further the hearts of
    the people will turn from you!
[07:54] ---
    For my part, I am not concerned
    with how strictly the law is enforced.
[07:58] ---
    I just wish to know what
    Duke Vargas's character is--
[08:19] ---
    Kill them.
[08:36] ---
    Machiavelli's The Prince has
    been called "the devil's book,"
[08:40] ---
    and in the few hundred years
    since it was first published,
[08:42] ---
    it has come under attack
    by the Christian church.
[08:46] ---
    Particularly singled out for
    criticism is Chapter VIII--
[08:50] ---
    "Concerning Those Who Have Obtained
    a Principality by Wickedness."
[08:56] ---
    Chapter XVII outlines "Whether it
    is better to be loved than feared."
[09:05] ---
    Chapter VIII asks,
[09:07] ---
    "How is it possible for a person to
    take a country by nefarious means,
[09:10] ---
    and subsequently live a peaceful
    life without insurrection?"
[09:18] ---
    and answers, "Because they were
    skilled in employing cruelties."
[09:23] ---
    Further, in Chapter XVII,
[09:26] ---
    it asserts that "It is better for
    a ruler to be feared than loved."
[09:31] ---
    Also, it declares, "When leading an army,
[09:34] ---
    one never needs to be concerned
    with one's reputation for ruthlessness."
[09:40] ---
    However, in Machiavelli's Chapter VIII,
[09:43] ---
    he states, "The best use of cruelties
    is to perform them all at once,
[09:47] ---
    so as not to repeat them afterward."
[09:51] ---
    But he stops short of giving
    any examples of these cruelties,
[09:56] ---
    and the ruthlessness
    that a ruler must bear.
[09:59] ---
    He does not simply say,
    "Kill all of your enemies."
[10:04] ---
    If you carefully read the examples
    that Machiavelli does give,
[10:07] ---
    you will see that targets
    of these cruelties
[10:09] ---
    are not always enemies,
    but often one's own allies.
[10:14] ---
    Machiavelli says to purge
    the informers, the opportunists,
[10:20] ---
    and other treacherous insiders
    nestled among your allies all at once,
[10:23] ---
    regardless of how cruel
    others may call it.
[10:45] ---
    It's all right. They're under my command.
[10:48] ---
    Your command? Huh?
[11:07] ---
    Carmi--
[11:17] ---
    Aisha, put your sword away.
[11:19] ---
    B-But sire...
[11:21] ---
    This is Kagetora,
[11:23] ---
    leader of the Black Cats, an intelligence
    unit that reports directly to me.
[11:34] ---
    Contact the members of the Forbidden
    Army standing by outside their homes.
[11:37] ---
    Tell them to seize the evidence.
[11:41] ---
    If they meet resistance,
    have them put it down.
[11:55] ---
    Your Majesty,
    if it is not too much to ask,
[11:59] ---
    could you explain what just happened?
[12:01] ---
    The nobles of those
    12 houses are connected
[12:05] ---
    to Amidonia and various other nations.
[12:07] ---
    Hmm, they were indeed like weathervanes,
[12:11] ---
    siding with whomever
    was blowing the hardest.
[12:14] ---
    Yeah. People may call me cruel,
[12:17] ---
    but it was necessary to cut out the root
    of that disease once and for all.
[12:22] ---
    But these are houses that have
    long served the royal family.
[12:26] ---
    Indeed, there were those
[12:27] ---
    who have been in service to
    the royal family for generations.
[12:30] ---
    However, they were in contact with
    other nations behind the king's back,
[12:34] ---
    and when suspicions arose,
    they stirred others up
[12:36] ---
    to make sure the investigations
    never fell upon themselves.
[12:39] ---
    That is the sort of people they were.
[12:42] ---
    If anything were to happen,
    and those who are dear to me,
[12:46] ---
    like Liscia, Aisha, and Juna
    ended up getting hurt as a result,
[12:49] ---
    I don't want to ever regret thinking
[12:52] ---
    "I should have killed them
    when I had the chance."
[12:59] ---
    Machiavelli also says
    the following in The Prince:
[13:04] ---
    "Fortune is something that no human
    action, no matter how well-considered,
[13:07] ---
    is able to change,
    but one should also consider
[13:11] ---
    that at least half of that Fortune
    rests within our own hands."
[13:18] ---
    He means that we can't
    prevent sudden changes of fate,
[13:21] ---
    but if we prepare ourselves ahead
    of time for sudden changes of fate,
[13:25] ---
    we can mitigate the course
    that fate takes.
[13:29] ---
    I understand what you're thinking, Souma.
[13:32] ---
    But what do we do about the
    Houses of Saracen and Jabana?
[13:36] ---
    Permit me to explain it to everyone.
[13:39] ---
    The preceding heads of these two families
    were in league with the 12.
[13:45] ---
    That is true enough...
[13:48] ---
    However, that ended with
    the current generation.
[13:51] ---
    Piltory and Owen both
    cut their ties with them.
[13:56] ---
    Piltory, despite his youth,
    excels at military and literary arts,
[13:59] ---
    and Owen is a man of honesty and passion.
[14:03] ---
    These two will serve His Majesty
    with no hidden agenda.
[14:08] ---
    We pledge allegiance to Your Majesty.
[14:11] ---
    Stand up. I dislike all this formality.
[14:17] ---
    I have to say, though, if we had been
    in conformity with the other 12,
[14:22] ---
    we would not have our heads right now.
[14:26] ---
    If that had happened,
    I was to provoke the two of you,
[14:29] ---
    to try to make you angry. After all,
    if you pandered to His Majesty,
[14:34] ---
    as the other 12 did, he would not
    have much use for you in the future.
[14:40] ---
    True enough! Better to have
    kept us out of your business.
[14:44] ---
    You thought this through that far ahead?
[14:51] ---
    Your Majesty, it is time.
[14:56] ---
    All right.
[15:07] ---
    Castor Vargas, as you
    rejected my ultimatum,
[15:12] ---
    the crime of treason will be
    applied to you.
[15:14] ---
    I understand. The entirety
    of the crime rests with me.
[15:18] ---
    So please, spare Carla, at least!
[15:22] ---
    You are not the one
    who gets to decide that.
[15:25] ---
    I now pronounce judgment!
    Your crime of treason is manifest!
[15:31] ---
    However, I acknowledge
    your accomplishments
[15:34] ---
    in having served to defend
    the kingdom for over a century.
[15:39] ---
    Thus, I shall spare your life.
[15:42] ---
    You will be remanded over to Excel.
[15:44] ---
    However, entry into the former
    Duchy of Vargas is forbidden.
[15:49] ---
    As is any contact with your son,
    Carl, and his mother, Accela.
[15:53] ---
    Excel, your son-in-law is
    the one who committed this act;
[15:57] ---
    keep a close watch over him.
[15:59] ---
    Yes, sire. I shall abide by your command.
[16:06] ---
    Carla, you are just as guilty.
[16:09] ---
    Moreover, you do not have the
    distinguished history of your father.
[16:13] ---
    Unfortunately, I cannot
    reduce your sentence.
[16:15] ---
    I understand.
[16:17] ---
    In that case, kill me! Carla only
    turned against you at my direction!
[16:23] ---
    Please! May all my merits go toward Carla!
[16:28] ---
    Take him away.
[16:33] ---
    Let me go! Please! I beg you!
    At least spare my daughter's life!
[16:38] ---
    Let me die in her place! Please!
[16:49] ---
    Your crime is evident.
[16:51] ---
    But, since you are an accessory,
    capital punishment would be unjust.
[16:56] ---
    Your life will be spared, but your status
    will be reduced to that of a slave.
[17:00] ---
    Your owners will be the royal family,
    which is to say, myself and Liscia.
[17:06] ---
    Yes, sire.
[17:08] ---
    Further instructions will follow,
[17:10] ---
    but I have one order for you upfront.
[17:14] ---
    As you wish.
[17:19] ---
    If I ever go astray, you are to kill me,
    then and there.
[17:24] ---
    If I become a tyrant, I want you
    to take on the role of stopping me.
[17:31] ---
    Why would you tell me
    that out of the blue?
[17:35] ---
    Because Liscia and the others
    might not be able to do it.
[17:39] ---
    When I think that someday I may grow
    drunk on power and become a tyrant,
[17:45] ---
    it scares me.
[17:47] ---
    I worry about whether or not Liscia
    and the others would stop me.
[17:53] ---
    Carla, I want you to be
    the one who takes my life
[17:56] ---
    before I bring sorrow upon myself,
    along with those most dear to me.
[18:04] ---
    I shall abide by your command.
[18:10] ---
    Thus shall your judgment be!
[18:23] ---
    --Souma!
    --Your Majesty!
[18:26] ---
    I'm fine. Just a little tired.
[18:29] ---
    But...
[18:31] ---
    I'm fine, okay?
    I'd like to be left alone for a bit.
[18:42] ---
    Princess, His Majesty looked to me like a
    soldier returning from his first battle...
[18:48] ---
    ...after killing someone
    for the first time.
[18:51] ---
    When Souma executed those 12 noblemen,
    he wasn't his usual self.
[18:58] ---
    Tell me, Aisha, how do you support
    a soldier who's killed his first person?
[19:03] ---
    Well, let's see... I've never been
    through it, so I don't know for sure.
[19:09] ---
    Something I often hear, though,
    is to make them forget about it.
[19:13] ---
    Make them forget about it, huh?
[19:19] ---
    Hey, Aisha, would you help me
    make him forget about this?
[19:32] ---
    Commit your cruel acts all at once...
[19:37] ---
    A ruler never needs to be concerned
    with his reputation for ruthlessness...
[19:43] ---
    He must dare to choose fighting
    so that he does not perish...
[19:48] ---
    When the time to perish does come,
[19:50] ---
    it will be too late to regret what
    he should have done earlier...
[19:55] ---
    I understand what Machiavelli is saying,
[19:58] ---
    but even so, I'm having second thoughts
    about whether it was the right decision.
[20:14] ---
    Huh?! Wh-What do you think you're doing?!
[20:19] ---
    Huh? I-I mean, sorry. I thought
    I told you to leave me alone.
[20:27] ---
    There's no way we can leave you
    alone when you're like this.
[20:32] ---
    B-Begging your pardon.
[20:35] ---
    What is this?! What are you trying to do?!
[20:38] ---
    Well, you know, trying to make you
    forget about this, you know?
[20:43] ---
    Huh?
[20:46] ---
    Whatever! You're free to do
    whatever you want with us, okay?
[20:50] ---
    In any case, this is my first time
    doing anything like this...
[20:54] ---
    ...so please be cordial, Your Majesty.
[20:57] ---
    Do whatever I want? Please be cordial?
    What are you both saying?!
[21:04] ---
    Um, Souma, it's cold.
    Can we get under the covers?
[21:16] ---
    Your hand is so cold.
[21:24] ---
    You know what, Souma?
[21:27] ---
    I thought I had a pretty good idea of
    the weight you had on your shoulders.
[21:34] ---
    Every time Your Majesty
    has a difficult decision,
[21:36] ---
    it's a painful experience
    for you, isn't it?
[21:40] ---
    But we're family, aren't we?
[21:43] ---
    We can't let you carry such heavy
    responsibilities all by yourself.
[21:47] ---
    You're treating us like strangers,
    Your Majesty.
[21:49] ---
    Why even have a first queen
    and a second queen?
[21:53] ---
    Even if it's not official yet...
[21:56] ---
    Just as when we were having a hard time,
    you were there to support us,
[22:00] ---
    when you're having a hard time,
    we're here to support you.
[22:05] ---
    Listen, you two...
[22:07] ---
    Mm-hmm?
[22:08] ---
    What is it?
[22:10] ---
    This sure is warm.
[22:19] ---
    Reparation payments to take back Van?
    Is my brother an idiot?
[22:25] ---
    When reparations are paid, it's the old
    men and old ladies in town who suffer.
[22:30] ---
    He could have just turned
    it over to the kingdom,
[22:32] ---
    and avoided any post-war
    accountability, couldn't he?
[22:36] ---
    Indeed. The principality
    hadn't been entirely defeated,
[22:40] ---
    so if they had just left
    the territory as-is,
[22:42] ---
    then neither the kingdom nor the empire
    would have come on so strongly.
[22:47] ---
    Then maybe we could have
    made an additional move.
[22:51] ---
    However, it may not have
    been quite so simple.
[22:55] ---
    Yeah, maybe.
[22:58] ---
    Sebastian, you met Souma once, right?
[23:01] ---
    After seeing him up close,
    what do you think of him?
[23:04] ---
    Well, let me think... He looked like
    any ordinary young man on the outside,
[23:09] ---
    one who is openly able to lend
    an ear to the opinions of others.
[23:13] ---
    Most of all, I felt that he cared deeply
    for those who were close to him.
[23:19] ---
    So he's a king who's the complete
    opposite of my own father, huh?
[23:23] ---
    In that case, we may still have a chance.
[23:26] ---
    He's just the kind of opponent I need
    for the greatest gamble of my life!
[23:31] ---
    Princess, are you sure about this?
[23:34] ---
    Yeah. This is where we
    get things back on track.
[23:37] ---
    No more letting my brother or
    Souma do things their own way.
[23:41] ---
    We'll be the ones who get the last laugh!
[23:46] ---
    It's what we gotta do.

Season 1

E19 - Strike While the Iron Is Hot

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[00:08] ---
    "Continental Calendar"
    "Early November, 1546"
[00:14] ---
    How is that matter coming along?
[00:16] ---
    Sire, the plan is making steady progress.
[00:19] ---
    One might even...
    say it is going smoothly.
[00:23] ---
    That sounds a little evasive. Is there
    something we should be worried about?
[00:28] ---
    It may be going a bit too smoothly.
[00:32] ---
    Almost like there was
    some other will at work.
[00:36] ---
    In which case,
[00:37] ---
    it is conceivable that the outcome
    could take an unexpected turn.
[00:41] ---
    I'd like to avoid any
    unforeseen circumstances,
[00:43] ---
    but at this point, we can't
    exactly back out, either.
[00:46] ---
    No, sire.
[00:47] ---
    We can't alter the plan.
[00:49] ---
    Keep your eyes open for any changes,
    and move things forward.
[00:53] ---
    Understood.
[00:55] ---
    Your Majesty!
[00:59] ---
    What's with the rush?
[01:02] ---
    A-And Prime Minister,
    please excuse my interruption.
[01:07] ---
    So, what's the matter, Ludwin?
[01:12] ---
    A-An acquaintance of mine has
    done something outrageous!
[01:18] ---
    Something outrageous?
[01:21] ---
    "...Keep on going anyway"
[01:23] ---
    Our bond strikes deep into my left breast
[01:36] ---
    We enjoy a fleeting happiness
    after weathering one fog,
[01:41] ---
    until our vision becomes obscured again
[01:47] ---
    Bitterly betrayed, we grow
    disgusted by our destiny
[01:52] ---
    But why does the dawn still come?
[01:57] ---
    We close our eyes and try to remember
[02:02] ---
    the chance of stopping, of never meeting
[02:07] ---
    From boundless zero to infinity,
[02:13] ---
    dreaming is the heartbeat of believing
[02:19] ---
    We'll move along alone and in pairs
[02:22] ---
    Don't stay put; our small,
    though by no means helpless steps
[02:28] ---
    will open uncharted territory
    for each of us
[02:33] ---
    Realize we will never again
    let our dreams die on the vine
[02:39] ---
    The tear tracks that run down
    our cheeks are shooting stars
[02:46] ---
    We're going to grab hold of them
[02:51] ---
    "Strike While the Iron is Hot"
[03:00] ---
    So this person is a childhood
    friend of Ludwin's, right?
[03:04] ---
    Yeah, she's been called the
    Forbidden Army's mad scientist.
[03:07] ---
    The Forbidden Army's... It seems like
    I've heard of her somewhere before.
[03:13] ---
    A garage?!
[03:15] ---
    Er, nothing, never mind.
[03:18] ---
    Ludwin, what is this?
[03:21] ---
    A dungeon entrance, Your Majesty.
[03:23] ---
    Dungeon? You mean like
    a "dungeon" dungeon?
[03:26] ---
    Is it supposed to be so artificial?
[03:29] ---
    There are many different types.
    There are caves,
[03:33] ---
    the basements of fortresses,
    paved with stone,
[03:37] ---
    and even mysterious spaces
    encased by metal.
[03:40] ---
    And this is an abandoned dungeon,
[03:43] ---
    bequeathed by the royal family,
    turned into a research facility,
[03:47] ---
    and moved into by the
    eccentric Maxwell family.
[03:51] ---
    Genia? It's me, Ludwin Arcs.
[03:57] ---
    Genia, are you all right?!
[03:58] ---
    Lu, you called out and startled me,
    so I knocked some things over.
[04:04] ---
    Whew, I'm just glad there weren't any
    dangerous chemicals or anything.
[04:19] ---
    It's metal.
[04:22] ---
    What are you doing?
[04:23] ---
    Huh? The floor is glowing.
    You don't think that's strange?
[04:27] ---
    Must be magic.
[04:30] ---
    It must be because you can
    do anything with magic here
[04:33] ---
    that Liscia and the others feel less
    than bowled over by all this.
[04:40] ---
    This is the lowest level,
    where Genia's laboratory is.
[04:52] ---
    Wh-What is this place?!
[05:09] ---
    Your Majesty...
[05:10] ---
    This is Genia's laboratory.
[05:16] ---
    Okay, I'm coming now, Lu.
[05:21] ---
    Hey, Lu. Thanks for coming.
[05:25] ---
    Who are those two guys?
[05:27] ---
    H-Hey! How rude! This is His Majesty
    King Souma and Princess Liscia!
[05:33] ---
    I'm terribly sorry about this,
    Your Majesty, Princess!
[05:36] ---
    Ah, you're right.
[05:38] ---
    On closer look, I see your face all
    the time on the Gemstone Broadcasts.
[05:44] ---
    It is an honor to meet you, Your Majesty.
    My name is Genia Maxwell.
[05:50] ---
    Souma Kazuya, provisional king
    of the Kingdom of Elfrieden.
[05:55] ---
    This is my fiancée...
[05:56] ---
    Liscia Elfrieden.
[05:59] ---
    I am well aware! I humbly proffer you
    all good health and every happiness!
[06:05] ---
    You don't have to be so formal with us.
[06:08] ---
    We're the ones who are
    dropping in on you, after all.
[06:11] ---
    Just speak casually to us, please.
[06:14] ---
    Oh, yeah? Okay, then, you betcha.
[06:17] ---
    G-Genia!
[06:19] ---
    It's all right.
[06:20] ---
    B-But sire...
[06:21] ---
    We'll deal with the "outrage"
    business later.
[06:24] ---
    Right now, I'm more
    interested in Genia herself.
[06:30] ---
    I hate to stand out here and talk,
    so come on in. I'll make us some coffee.
[06:43] ---
    Let's start over. I am Genia Maxwell,
[06:47] ---
    researcher, scientist, and inventor.
[06:52] ---
    Oh, I suppose I'm also
    a Forbidden Army mage.
[06:56] ---
    I was with the weapons
    development division,
[06:58] ---
    but I did some things
    that got me dismissed.
[07:01] ---
    What did you do?
[07:02] ---
    She created something quite scandalous.
[07:05] ---
    You know how war tears up
    the countryside, right?
[07:08] ---
    Well I made these arrowheads loaded
    with seeds for fast-growing plants
[07:12] ---
    so that wherever there was a war,
    there would be lots of greenery.
[07:16] ---
    Tr-Tree-planting during wartime? That idea
    is a bit too far-fetched, isn't it?
[07:22] ---
    I hate to blow my own horn...
[07:26] ---
    ...but I think it was a great idea.
[07:28] ---
    But maybe I shouldn't have had
    them enchanted with light magic
[07:32] ---
    to help accelerate the plants' growth.
[07:37] ---
    I remember!
[07:39] ---
    The mad scientist of the Forbidden Army!
    That was your doing, wasn't it?
[07:44] ---
    Hmm?
[07:45] ---
    I'm not sure I want to ask,
    but what happened?
[07:49] ---
    Well, you see, before
    you were summoned here,
[07:52] ---
    a training ground and
    the laboratory attached to it
[07:55] ---
    were once swallowed up by a sea of trees.
[08:10] ---
    I never expected it to end up
    like that all at once.
[08:14] ---
    Uh-huh...
[08:16] ---
    Genia, don't get started.
[08:17] ---
    I didn't like the atmosphere
    in the development division.
[08:21] ---
    It's weird for everyone to be going
    in the same direction, isn't it?
[08:26] ---
    There should be more
    freedom of ideas, right?
[08:29] ---
    I believe that superior inventions
    are born of free ideas.
[08:35] ---
    Ludwin, you sure have your
    hands full with her, huh?
[08:37] ---
    Your Majesty!
[08:40] ---
    By the way, King, do you know what
    kind of lineage the Maxwells have?
[08:44] ---
    Oh, their house distinguished
    themselves by researching
[08:47] ---
    the artifacts that have been
    brought back from dungeons.
[08:50] ---
    Yes. My family has been conducting
    research for generations.
[08:55] ---
    And after all those years of research,
[08:57] ---
    we've started to get a vague
    glimpse of "something."
[09:01] ---
    "Something"?
[09:03] ---
    A natural law, separate from magic.
[09:07] ---
    A separate natural law?
[09:09] ---
    King, you use Gemstones a lot, right?
[09:13] ---
    Do you understand what
    sort of things those are?
[09:17] ---
    Yes, as I understand it, they are ancient
    artifacts discovered in dungeons,
[09:22] ---
    and the magic of the Sylph wind spirits,
[09:25] ---
    and the Undine water spirits are
    incorporated within them, right?
[09:29] ---
    That's how they deliver
    the picture and sound.
[09:33] ---
    There are two things wrong
    with your perception.
[09:37] ---
    Wrong?
[09:39] ---
    The first is the part where
    the magic of Sylph wind spirits,
[09:43] ---
    and that of the Undine water
    spirits are incorporated.
[09:49] ---
    But there are spirits, right?
[09:52] ---
    I-I've never seen one, myself.
    Spirits come from the world of mythology.
[09:57] ---
    So then, that doesn't
    prove their existence.
[10:02] ---
    Because of the magic in our world,
    the truth becomes harder to see.
[10:10] ---
    Everything that is mysterious
    gets categorized
[10:13] ---
    as being the power of magic or spirits.
[10:17] ---
    As a result, there are a lot
    of things nobody sees.
[10:21] ---
    The truth is like this, though--
[10:23] ---
    While researching the Gemstones
    that were found in the dungeons,
[10:27] ---
    it was discovered by accident that if you
    use water and wind magic on them,
[10:30] ---
    they took in the view
    that was around them,
[10:33] ---
    and projected it to the receivers
    that were also discovered with them.
[10:41] ---
    The business about Sylph and Undine magic
[10:44] ---
    is the thinking that maybe it's the grace
    of these spirits that makes it possible,
[10:48] ---
    and is nothing more than an afterthought.
[10:51] ---
    So you're saying that
    there aren't any spirits?
[10:54] ---
    I can't say that for certain, either.
    I mean, it's possible that there are.
[11:03] ---
    And so, the second part you have wrong...
[11:07] ---
    ...is the part where the "picture
    and sound are delivered."
[11:12] ---
    N-No, that part's not wrong, is it?
[11:16] ---
    Like I was just saying, the transmitting
    functions of the Gemstones
[11:20] ---
    were discovered by accident
    while they were being researched.
[11:24] ---
    In other words, we're only using
    the Gemstones to do broadcasts.
[11:29] ---
    Huh? So then, are you saying that's not
    what the Gemstones were meant for?
[11:36] ---
    Then what exactly are the Gemstones?
[11:39] ---
    They're what's known as "dungeon cores."
[11:42] ---
    Dungeon cores?
[11:45] ---
    Dungeon cores.
[11:48] ---
    They're said to be the most important
    things in supporting a dungeon.
[11:54] ---
    As long as they're there, ferocious
    monsters will keep appearing.
[12:00] ---
    If you destroy it or shut it down,
    the monsters stop appearing,
[12:04] ---
    and the dungeon becomes abandoned.
[12:07] ---
    Adventurers go out and explore dungeons,
[12:11] ---
    but their ultimate objective is to
    shut down the dungeon core.
[12:16] ---
    If they bring back a dungeon core,
[12:19] ---
    they are able to earn a huge amount
    of wealth and honor from the nation.
[12:23] ---
    Which means, all the things
    we call Gemstones now
[12:27] ---
    are destroyed dungeon cores,
[12:30] ---
    and we can only study them
    in their broken state right now.
[12:37] ---
    Nobody yet has ever brought back
    a working dungeon core to the surface.
[12:44] ---
    We can't have more monsters
    up here, can we?
[12:47] ---
    Okay, maybe not, but wouldn't you
    like to study one that's working
[12:52] ---
    to find out what they're supposed to be?
[12:54] ---
    Can't you restart one?
[12:57] ---
    It hasn't been possible so far.
    We don't even know how they work.
[13:04] ---
    The unknown is scary.
[13:08] ---
    Which is why people use
    magic to explain everything.
[13:12] ---
    What do you mean by that?
[13:14] ---
    People are surprisingly
    reasonable creatures.
[13:17] ---
    If we can't recognize something
    and give it an explanation, we fear it.
[13:22] ---
    So we force explanations on things if we
    have to, to try to understand them.
[13:26] ---
    I knew you'd know what I'm talking about!
[13:29] ---
    I'm glad you understand me, King.
[13:31] ---
    Hey, in the world I come from,
[13:34] ---
    we had the pursuit of "science," which
    was a different natural law from magic.
[13:39] ---
    Oh, yeah? I'd sure like to hear
    all about that sometime.
[13:45] ---
    We of the House of Maxwell call
    this study of a separate natural law
[13:49] ---
    "Over-science"
    "over-science" for convenience sake.
[13:52] ---
    "Over-science"
    Over-science?
[13:55] ---
    Which makes me an over-scientist.
[13:59] ---
    Now then, I sure would like such
    a sure-to-be sympathizing king
[14:03] ---
    to have a look at my inventions.
[14:19] ---
    This is my latest invention!
[14:23] ---
    The Little Susumu Mark V!
[14:26] ---
    That name is lame.
[14:28] ---
    You know how large-scale ships are
    propelled by wind power or sea dragons?
[14:33] ---
    Well, the Little Susumu Mark V
    alone can propel a whole ship!
[14:39] ---
    Oh, so it's a propulsion device.
[14:42] ---
    Correct! This machine, you see,
[14:45] ---
    sucks in whatever is in
    the space in front of the loop,
[14:48] ---
    then shoots it out into
    the space behind it!
[14:51] ---
    Hmm? If it sucks in what's
    in the space in front of it,
[14:54] ---
    what happens if you use it
    the way it is right now?
[14:57] ---
    Aren't you a sharp one? On land,
    it can suck in air, then shoot it out.
[15:04] ---
    Shall we try an experiment?
[15:06] ---
    Uh, Genia, just a minute!
[15:34] ---
    Your Majesty! Princess!
[15:36] ---
    Are you all right?!
[15:37] ---
    More or less.
[15:38] ---
    Still alive.
[15:41] ---
    Sorry, sorry!
[15:44] ---
    I had it pointing backwards.
[15:46] ---
    Genia! What if something had
    happened to His Majesty?!
[15:51] ---
    Now, now, we're fine. It's all right.
[15:54] ---
    I have to say, Genia,
    this is an amazing invention!
[15:57] ---
    Isn't it?
[15:58] ---
    This loop part is a special metal that
    has a modified spell engraved in it
[16:02] ---
    that allows it to channel energy.
[16:06] ---
    And so, by feeding it energy,
    you get this Little Susumu Mark V,
[16:10] ---
    a machine which takes in
    and expels magicium.
[16:13] ---
    Just one of these can do
    the work of a giant sea dragon.
[16:18] ---
    What's your source of power?
    It would have to be magic, right?
[16:22] ---
    It has one of these installed in it.
[16:26] ---
    Hmm?
[16:27] ---
    Isn't that curse ore?
[16:29] ---
    You know what it is, Liscia?
[16:32] ---
    You know what? We use magic
    to mine ores, too.
[16:36] ---
    But whenever this curse ore is nearby,
[16:39] ---
    our magic stops working for some reason.
[16:42] ---
    And if you try to force it to work...
[16:45] ---
    Ka-boom!
[16:46] ---
    It explodes? That sounds dangerous.
[16:49] ---
    If you're digging through a mine
    and you run into this ore,
[16:53] ---
    it means you can't mine anything more.
[16:56] ---
    That's why it's called curse ore--
    stone that is divinely jinxed.
[17:01] ---
    And unfortunately, there's a large vein
    of it running beneath the kingdom.
[17:06] ---
    You shouldn't sound
    so ridiculous, Princess.
[17:09] ---
    Huh?
[17:10] ---
    On the contrary, one might say
    the fact that there's so much of this
[17:14] ---
    buried beneath the kingdom shows
    that we are divinely blessed.
[17:17] ---
    Curse ore doesn't prevent us
    from using magic.
[17:21] ---
    Think about it for a minute. You can't
    use magic when near the ore,
[17:25] ---
    and if you try to use it anyway,
    it explodes.
[17:28] ---
    So then, where does the energy
    for that come from?
[17:31] ---
    Hold on a minute! Are you saying
    that curse ore absorbs magic?
[17:36] ---
    Impressive, King! That's right.
[17:39] ---
    This ore absorbs the energy of magic.
[17:43] ---
    When it exceeds its tolerance level,
    it releases that stored energy.
[17:48] ---
    Explosively so, in fact.
[17:51] ---
    I've succeeded in retrieving the magic
    energy absorbed by the curse ore.
[17:58] ---
    And, I'm using it as the power
    source for this device.
[18:02] ---
    You're what?
[18:06] ---
    This is really serious. If it's true,
    it's like a rechargeable battery.
[18:13] ---
    Genia has developed the
    technology to store energy
[18:16] ---
    here in a world that doesn't
    even have the steam engine.
[18:20] ---
    With this technology, the kingdom
    could make a giant leap forward.
[18:28] ---
    However, once it gets out that
    the power source is a cursed stone,
[18:33] ---
    it's bound to create religious
    friction in this world.
[18:38] ---
    Moreover, according to Liscia,
[18:40] ---
    there's a major vein of curse
    ore within the kingdom.
[18:44] ---
    If we don't play this right, there
    could be a war over our resources.
[18:50] ---
    In other words, not only
    could this technology
[18:52] ---
    potentially make us the greatest
    power on the continent,
[18:57] ---
    it is also potentially dangerous
    enough to destroy the country.
[19:01] ---
    Souma, what's the matter?
[19:03] ---
    Huh?
[19:04] ---
    Oh, sorry. Imagining the high risk,
    high reward of this situation
[19:08] ---
    has made me feel out of sorts.
[19:14] ---
    Genia just became as critical
    to us as Tomoe is.
[19:18] ---
    Huh?
[19:19] ---
    I'll explain in detail later.
    More immediately,
[19:22] ---
    what can we do to anchor
    Genia here in our country?
[19:26] ---
    I think that her being a member of
    the House of Maxwell would be enough.
[19:30] ---
    But if I had to say, she could
    marry someone that you trust,
[19:34] ---
    and raise a family here.
[19:36] ---
    Yeah, I guess. Do you think
    she has any feelings for Ludwin?
[19:42] ---
    Speaking as a fellow woman,
    I'd give it a 60% chance.
[19:46] ---
    You women are hard to understand.
[19:49] ---
    Then, Souma, what's your take on Ludwin?
[19:53] ---
    Oh, I'm 99% sure he likes her.
    Men are easy to read in that regard.
[20:04] ---
    Ludwin, do you like Genia?
[20:07] ---
    H-How can you ask me that
    out of the blue, Your Majesty?!
[20:10] ---
    Genia is a key figure for our kingdom.
[20:13] ---
    So I want her to be married
    to someone I can trust.
[20:18] ---
    You want me to be Lu's wife?
[20:21] ---
    Genia, would you object
    to marrying Ludwin?
[20:25] ---
    Mm-mm, I wouldn't.
[20:28] ---
    I always thought that someday
    I would settle down with somebody.
[20:33] ---
    I've also thought that you would be
    a pretty good person for that, Lu.
[20:37] ---
    Huh?! B-But Your Majesty, that would mean
    the end of the Maxwell family line!
[20:44] ---
    Then she can always go by "Maxwell-Arcs."
[20:48] ---
    Ah, and you have my word, the royal
    family will pay for the whole wedding.
[20:53] ---
    Are there any other issues to address?
[20:56] ---
    Ludwin, get your nerve up.
[20:59] ---
    R-Right!
[21:02] ---
    Would you be my wife?
[21:05] ---
    Are you sure you want me, Lu?
    I'm not exactly noblewoman material.
[21:11] ---
    I know. Even so, I want you
    at my side from now on.
[21:16] ---
    You sure have odd tastes.
[21:18] ---
    But mm-hmm, okay. I look
    forward to being with you.
[21:24] ---
    I trust that everyone is happy
    with this arrangement?
[21:27] ---
    No, Your Majesty, not yet.
[21:30] ---
    I got caught up by Genia's reaction,
    so I forgot to mention something.
[21:34] ---
    She's the one who committed
    that scandalous act.
[21:38] ---
    Oh yeah, that's right, huh? I was so
    excited by the new invention, I forgot.
[21:43] ---
    Yes...
[21:47] ---
    Ow!
[21:49] ---
    Lu, I won't have any domestic violence
    so early in our engagement.
[21:53] ---
    You idiot! Look, you and I are going
    to apologize to His Majesty together!
[21:59] ---
    I apologize for what my... fiancée...
[22:03] ---
    ...has done. There can be no excuse.
[22:04] ---
    Hey, you're hurting me, Lu!
[22:07] ---
    Uh-huh. So, what is it that she did?
[22:11] ---
    She stole dragon bones.
[22:16] ---
    Ow...
[22:29] ---
    "What are we supposed to choose?"
[22:33] ---
    Our voices imploring the future are hoarse
[22:38] ---
    We've become so afraid
    of what we could lose
[22:44] ---
    that we're just frozen in place
[22:49] ---
    How many times have we made mistakes
[22:53] ---
    because we wanted to check our "answers"?
[22:59] ---
    Before we knew it we were in love,
    we had fallen in love
[23:07] ---
    I'll hold fast to you
    in the times we're in
[23:11] ---
    We who set alight
    our finite lives to fight
[23:17] ---
    are noble and beautiful above all
[23:22] ---
    As long as we create
    as many bright tomorrows
[23:26] ---
    as the indelible wounds we suffer,
[23:31] ---
    we can be proud of all
    we've woven together

Season 1

E20 - Aping the Frown of Beauty

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[00:09] ---
    Our story jumps back to before Souma
    Kazuya was summoned to this world.
[00:15] ---
    Up to then, the capital of Parnam had
    expanded out in an unplanned fashion,
[00:18] ---
    with its streets zigzagging in winding
    and convoluted directions.
[00:22] ---
    Souma laid out main roads and rebuilt
    the city to make rapid logistics possible.
[00:28] ---
    Moreover, he built water
    and sewage systems,
[00:31] ---
    and put efforts into beautifying the city.
[00:34] ---
    He further improved on public sanitation
[00:36] ---
    by constructing large sedimentation
    basins to purify the sewage.
[00:41] ---
    During the excavation work,
    the bones of gargoyles, giants,
[00:45] ---
    and countless other monsters
    were discovered.
[00:49] ---
    Among them were the bones of a dragon.
[00:52] ---
    Just as they were about to be
    taken to the Royal Academy,
[00:55] ---
    they suddenly turned up missing.
[01:00] ---
    Genia, you were the one behind that?
[01:03] ---
    I am terribly sorry about this.
[01:05] ---
    But this was a long time ago.
[01:07] ---
    It would have been forgotten
    if no one had mentioned it.
[01:09] ---
    Why bring it up now?
[01:11] ---
    The fault rests with me in that regard.
[01:14] ---
    I was sorting through some of my papers,
    and this was mixed in with them.
[01:19] ---
    "Dear Lu, I'm taking the dragon bones,
[01:22] ---
    so take care of the details
    for me. Genia." Ah...
[01:26] ---
    You just found that?
    Took you long enough, Lu.
[01:29] ---
    After you stole the dragon bones
    with a single scrap of paper,
[01:32] ---
    I don't want to hear it.
[01:34] ---
    It's mean of you to say I stole them.
    That's why I left the note.
[01:38] ---
    Could you save the couple's
    squabble until afterward?
[01:41] ---
    W-W-We are not a couple!
[01:43] ---
    You don't want me as your wife?
[01:46] ---
    N-No, I mean, we are not yet a couple!
[01:50] ---
    So, what were you going to do
    with the dragon bones?
[01:53] ---
    I'm so glad you asked!
[01:58] ---
    "...Keep on going anyway"
[02:00] ---
    Our bond strikes deep into my left breast
[02:13] ---
    We enjoy a fleeting happiness
    after weathering one fog,
[02:18] ---
    until our vision becomes obscured again
[02:24] ---
    Bitterly betrayed, we grow
    disgusted by our destiny
[02:29] ---
    But why does the dawn still come?
[02:34] ---
    We close our eyes and try to remember
[02:39] ---
    the chance of stopping, of never meeting
[02:44] ---
    From boundless zero to infinity,
[02:50] ---
    dreaming is the heartbeat of believing
[02:56] ---
    We'll move along alone and in pairs
[02:59] ---
    Don't stay put; our small,
    though by no means helpless steps
[03:06] ---
    will open uncharted territory
    for each of us
[03:10] ---
    Realize we will never again
    let our dreams die on the vine
[03:16] ---
    The tear tracks that run down
    our cheeks are shooting stars
[03:23] ---
    We're going to grab hold of them
[03:30] ---
    "Aping the Frown of Beauty"
    This one's name is "Mechadra."
[03:32] ---
    "Aping the Frown of Beauty"
    It's a mechanical dragon I made
    from monster components
[03:35] ---
    and mystery parts that
    I discovered in dungeons,
[03:39] ---
    patched onto a dragon skeleton.
[03:41] ---
    Going off of "monster components"
    and "dungeon mystery parts,"
[03:45] ---
    I can't help but have
    a bad feeling about this.
[03:48] ---
    This isn't going to
    start rampaging, is it?
[03:51] ---
    There's no way it could rampage.
    It doesn't even move in the first place.
[03:55] ---
    Huh? It doesn't?
[03:57] ---
    Of course not. There's no critical
    system to relay orders to each part.
[04:03] ---
    In that case, why did you make it?
[04:05] ---
    I made it as an experiment to study
    how the joints of living things work.
[04:11] ---
    See? The motion itself is this smooth.
[04:15] ---
    It doesn't take any strength
    at all to move it.
[04:18] ---
    Yeah, that's amazing. It's amazing, but...
[04:21] ---
    G-Genia, what kind of
    monstrosity did you make?
[04:24] ---
    If the Star Dragon Mountain Range
    finds out about this,
[04:26] ---
    it could become an international incident.
[04:28] ---
    It could?
[04:30] ---
    When we get back, let's send a letter of
    apology to the Star Dragon Mountain Range.
[04:33] ---
    Right. We might have to rebury the bones,
    or have them sent back there.
[04:39] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[04:51] ---
    Whoa, King! Did you do something?!
[04:53] ---
    Souma, you used your
    Living Poltergeist, huh?
[04:57] ---
    Yeah, I was just a little curious.
[05:02] ---
    I knew it! My calculations were correct!
[05:05] ---
    Lu, take a look at how
    the movements just flow!
[05:08] ---
    That's not what the issue is here!
[05:11] ---
    And as for you, Your Majesty, moving
    around a mechanical dragon like that
[05:14] ---
    can only be taken as
    a threat to other nations!
[05:20] ---
    Still, can it even be weaponized?
[05:23] ---
    Does the Mechadra have any armaments?
[05:25] ---
    Not even I am crazy enough
    to deliberately arm a model.
[05:31] ---
    Which means that there
    really isn't any way to use it.
[05:34] ---
    It sucks to have something that
    other countries would be wary of,
[05:37] ---
    but have it be completely useless,
    doesn't it?
[05:43] ---
    For now, we will treat the Mechadra
    as a top-secret internal matter,
[05:47] ---
    and keep it locked down tight
    until we hear
[05:49] ---
    from the Star Dragon Mountain Range.
[05:50] ---
    Huh?
[05:51] ---
    Consider yourself lucky you
    aren't being thrown into a cell!
[05:54] ---
    Genia Maxwell, we're going to build
    a state research lab for you.
[05:58] ---
    I'll leave the theme of your
    research there up to you.
[06:01] ---
    Do you mean it?
[06:02] ---
    However, you'll have to provide
    ten percent of the research funding.
[06:06] ---
    Ten percent? As the one who has been
    paying for all her research up to now,
[06:11] ---
    I would be grateful if you
    would pay the whole amount.
[06:14] ---
    What if I did pay the whole amount?
[06:16] ---
    There's no telling what
    she'd start researching.
[06:24] ---
    The Poncho Bridge got demolished.
[06:27] ---
    Huh? But that was convenient
    when I had to go shopping.
[06:30] ---
    Things have been a lot stricter
    since Prince Julius returned.
[06:33] ---
    The Gemstone Broadcasts
    have been prohibited, too.
[06:36] ---
    And food is now being rationed. I don't
    have enough to feed my children.
[06:42] ---
    Word going around is that those rations
    are going to get reduced even more.
[06:45] ---
    Huh?
[06:47] ---
    Aw, I wish His Majesty Souma
    would occupy us again.
[06:55] ---
    There are a lot of complaints
    among the people?
[06:59] ---
    That's just because I've returned lax
    public morals to the way they were.
[07:02] ---
    They say a breach in the levee
    starts with one ant hole, right?
[07:05] ---
    The people will get too puffed up
    if we don't clamp down on them.
[07:08] ---
    If they want to blame someone,
[07:09] ---
    they can blame Elfrieden for
    demanding so much in reparations.
[07:12] ---
    Don't blame the state;
    that's barking up the wrong tree.
[07:17] ---
    What is it?
[07:21] ---
    Huddles, Lord of Galua, isn't it?
[07:24] ---
    Your Highness, please help!
    There's been an uprising!
[07:29] ---
    What?
[07:30] ---
    As you know, Galua is on
    the outskirts of the country.
[07:33] ---
    We have little food, and some of my
    people have even starved to death.
[07:38] ---
    Their discontent has exploded.
[07:41] ---
    Hmph, as I recall, Lord Huddles,
[07:44] ---
    you refused to put your
    trust in the young prince,
[07:47] ---
    and instead reinforced your
    own soldiers, did you not?
[07:50] ---
    You can go ahead and defend yourself.
[07:52] ---
    But Your Highness!
    The longer the riots continue,
[07:55] ---
    the more discord will spread to
    other quarters of the principality!
[07:58] ---
    Besides, if you make
    a show of strength now...
[08:03] ---
    Hmm...
[08:05] ---
    I am now taking lead of all of our forces
    and putting down the rebellion in Galua!
[08:14] ---
    King, play with us!
[08:16] ---
    King!
[08:18] ---
    Your Majesty, I'm happy that you are
    here entertaining Rou and the others,
[08:22] ---
    but aren't you too busy for this?
[08:23] ---
    It's all right. I don't have a whole
    lot of work at the moment.
[08:27] ---
    Is that right?
[08:29] ---
    Then you can play with him
    all you like, Rou!
[08:32] ---
    Right!
[08:34] ---
    Now cut that out!
[08:36] ---
    This is quite the sight, Master.
[08:40] ---
    Oh, you're the last one to
    be calling me out, Carla.
[08:48] ---
    You look so out of place
    in a maid outfit it's scary.
[08:51] ---
    Please don't say that!
    That's what I think, myself.
[08:55] ---
    Isn't that skirt awfully short on you?
[08:58] ---
    Please don't stare!
[09:00] ---
    Th-The head chambermaid
    told me to wear this.
[09:04] ---
    Ah, so this is what Serina likes.
[09:07] ---
    Have you finished your
    chambermaid training yet?
[09:10] ---
    Tr-Training?
[09:12] ---
    Wh-What happened?
[09:14] ---
    She... She whipped me, with a real whip.
[09:18] ---
    A whip?
[09:19] ---
    What's more, since it was a special whip,
    enchanted with magic,
[09:23] ---
    it didn't leave a mark on me,
    even where it hit me.
[09:27] ---
    The whip is love. Love must be accepted.
[09:35] ---
    If Carla, whom even Gaius
    himself trained, is afraid of her,
[09:39] ---
    how bad must she be?
[09:41] ---
    Carla...
[09:42] ---
    Yes?!
[09:43] ---
    I thought I asked you to make up
    His Majesty's bed in his office.
[09:47] ---
    C-Collecting the sheets of a man
    I know is asking too much.
[09:52] ---
    What are you talking about?
    If you are a chambermaid,
[09:56] ---
    then in due time, when His Majesty and
    the princess engage in [...],
[09:58] ---
    and [...] their [...],
[10:00] ---
    --L-Let's all go play over there, okay?
    --you're going to have to make up
    their soaking-wet bed
[10:02] ---
    --Okay.
    --Okay.
    --you're going to have to make up
    their soaking-wet bed
[10:03] ---
    like it was no concern of yours at all.
[10:09] ---
    I see. So, did they put down the uprising?
[10:14] ---
    Yes. They suppressed them
    in a fairly brutal manner,
[10:17] ---
    probably to make an example of them.
[10:20] ---
    That's the wrong way to use brutality.
[10:24] ---
    That is only going to make
    public discontent increase.
[10:27] ---
    Hakuya, what does
    the emissary from Van say?
[10:31] ---
    The people's representative
    from Van gave me this.
[10:38] ---
    "We, the people of Van, express allegiance
    to the Kingdom of Elfrieden,
[10:43] ---
    and request reinforcements"?!
[10:51] ---
    Souma, was this something you figured on?
[10:54] ---
    I'll admit, I expected some movement.
[10:57] ---
    But I can't determine what conclusion
    the people of Van will come to.
[11:02] ---
    However, now that we have
    received a formal request,
[11:05] ---
    the kingdom will accept it
    and send reinforcements.
[11:17] ---
    Damn it! I never thought Van, of all
    places--the city where I was born--
[11:22] ---
    would betray me and start wagging
    its tail for that despicable Souma!
[11:29] ---
    I bring word that the grand
    nobleman Lord Cutlass
[11:32] ---
    appears to have risen up to overthrow
    the Amidonian royal family.
[11:36] ---
    He's what?!
[11:39] ---
    Lord Schadler, who took in
    the people who fled from Galua,
[11:42] ---
    now defies our request for their return,
[11:44] ---
    and is rising up in revolt
    against Your Highness!
[11:46] ---
    The faction of nobles loyal
    to Roroa are banding together
[11:49] ---
    and demanding Your Highness's abdication!
[11:51] ---
    Lord Schadler?!
[11:53] ---
    He's rebelling?
[11:54] ---
    The people are rising up
    and moving on Galua!
[11:57] ---
    What... is happening?
[12:03] ---
    I see, so Julius's forces have fallen.
[12:08] ---
    It would be simply impossible
    to put down rebellions like these,
[12:11] ---
    when they come about all at once.
[12:14] ---
    Julius has allegedly taken a small force
    with him and fled to the empire.
[12:18] ---
    So far, everything is going
    as we expected...
[12:22] ---
    ...but haven't they gone
    a little too well?
[12:24] ---
    Watching the way that all of
    these uncoordinated rebellions
[12:27] ---
    have come about in unison the way they
    have is something we never counted on.
[12:31] ---
    The "some other will at work"
    that you mentioned?
[12:44] ---
    After the expulsion of Julius, Amidonia
    became a state without a leader.
[12:49] ---
    Seeking to take advantage of this
[12:50] ---
    were the Lunarian Orthodox
    Papal State to the north,
[12:54] ---
    and the Republic of Turgis to the south.
[12:57] ---
    "Mercenary State Zem"
[12:58] ---
    "Mercenary State Zem"
    The Mercenary State Zem to the west
[13:00] ---
    "Mercenary State Zem"
    showed no sign of invading, in order
    to maintain their perpetual neutrality,
[13:04] ---
    but did send mercenaries
    to the other two countries.
[13:08] ---
    "Lunarian Orthodox Papal State"
[13:08] ---
    "Lunarian Orthodox Papal State"
    The Lunarian Orthodox Papal State
[13:10] ---
    is home to the Lunarian Orthodox Church,
[13:12] ---
    which worships the moon goddess Lunaria,
[13:15] ---
    and is a religious movement whose pope
    presides over both church and state.
[13:20] ---
    In response to the rebellion
    in the Principality of Amidonia,
[13:23] ---
    they dispatched forces along
    their border with Amidonia
[13:25] ---
    to defend the adherents
    within their nation.
[13:30] ---
    "Republic of Turgis"
[13:30] ---
    "Republic of Turgis"
    On the other hand, the Republic of Turgis
    was a bitterly cold land.
[13:34] ---
    "Republic of Turgis"
    The southern peninsula, in particular,
[13:36] ---
    "Republic of Turgis"
    was bound by ice and snow
    for most of the year,
[13:40] ---
    "Republic of Turgis"
    and any land where it does not
    snow is the envy of the nation.
[13:44] ---
    The principality is currently in disarray,
    and ripe for invasion.
[13:49] ---
    Luckily, the advance of the
    Republic of Turgis's forces
[13:52] ---
    was halted by the brave fighting
    of the aged General Herman
[13:55] ---
    who boasted a century of experience
    in war, and was the lord of Nelva,
[13:58] ---
    a fortified city in the south.
[14:00] ---
    However, there was no telling
    how long that would last.
[14:03] ---
    The Principality of Amidonia
    without its crown prince
[14:06] ---
    was now in an extremely
    precarious position.
[14:09] ---
    They want the Kingdom of Elfrieden
    to annex all of Amidonia?
[14:13] ---
    Yes, sire. A joint request from
    General Herman Neumann
[14:16] ---
    and the former finance minister,
    Gatsby Colbert,
[14:20] ---
    has been officially delivered.
[14:23] ---
    I guess it's only natural
[14:25] ---
    that they'd rather give themselves
    over to the kingdom
[14:28] ---
    than be divided up and conquered.
[14:29] ---
    If General Herman, the one
    who stopped Turgis in its tracks,
[14:32] ---
    and Colbert, the former finance
    minister, support annexation,
[14:36] ---
    then I doubt that anyone
    would oppose them.
[14:39] ---
    Hakuya, is this your "other will at work"?
[14:42] ---
    I cannot be certain, sire.
[14:44] ---
    So, what do we do?
[14:46] ---
    What do we do, you're asking me?
[14:49] ---
    There's a whole lot of downside
    to annexing Amidonia.
[14:52] ---
    Let's start by looking for the upside.
    Our population would increase,
[14:56] ---
    and in the long run,
    so would our national strength.
[15:00] ---
    Furthermore, Amidonia is rich
    in material resources,
[15:03] ---
    so we could look forward
    to a stable supply of those.
[15:09] ---
    Now for the downside.
    First, there's the food crisis.
[15:13] ---
    Things were going well
    in Van, weren't they?
[15:16] ---
    Van may be the capital,
    but it's only one city.
[15:18] ---
    When it comes to Amidonia as a whole,
[15:21] ---
    it's a lot to ask of our kingdom, when we
    just barely solved our own food crisis.
[15:28] ---
    On top of that, it was a hostile
    nation until just days ago,
[15:31] ---
    so governing it will be difficult.
[15:33] ---
    Up to now, the Union of Eastern Nations,
[15:35] ---
    the Principality of Amidonia,
    and the Republic of Turgis
[15:38] ---
    are the only nations that
    we've shared a border with,
[15:41] ---
    but now we'd have the Mercenary State Zem
[15:43] ---
    and the Lunarian Orthodox
    Papal State at our borders.
[15:46] ---
    The more countries we are adjacent to,
    the more difficult diplomacy becomes.
[15:51] ---
    Mm-hmm. Also, while I wasn't
    counting on them in the first place,
[15:56] ---
    if we annex Amidonia, we won't be
    receiving our war reparations any longer.
[16:03] ---
    Then we aren't annexing them?
[16:07] ---
    I'd prefer it if possible,
[16:09] ---
    but it seems that we have
    no choice but to agree.
[16:13] ---
    If we refuse, it will
    upset our justification
[16:15] ---
    that we integrated Van into the kingdom
    at the request of its people.
[16:21] ---
    Mm-hmm. While we can admit Van,
    we can't very well ignore the rest.
[16:27] ---
    Also, if the people of Van end up
    forsaking their countrymen,
[16:31] ---
    they will be disenchanted
    with the kingdom.
[16:33] ---
    If we leave them to the invading
    forces of the Republic of Turgis
[16:36] ---
    and the Lunarian Orthodox Papal State,
[16:39] ---
    our own country will be
    overrun with refugees.
[16:42] ---
    In that case, it's better to
    take them all in to begin with,
[16:45] ---
    and start looking after them.
    It may be a lot of work now,
[16:49] ---
    but in the long run,
    it's sure to be worth it.
[16:53] ---
    Seriously though, good grief.
[16:56] ---
    It is hereby decided that all of Amidonia
    is to be admitted into the kingdom,
[17:00] ---
    and all other nations are
    to be made aware of this.
[17:02] ---
    Yes, sire.
[17:03] ---
    The naval forces under Excel's command
[17:06] ---
    are to be sent alongside the border
    with the Republic of Turgis,
[17:09] ---
    where they will stand ready
    to attack at any time.
[17:13] ---
    And so, the territories of
    Amidonia were formally,
[17:17] ---
    as well as peacefully, annexed
    into the Kingdom of Elfrieden.
[17:24] ---
    Gatsby Colbert!
[17:26] ---
    Sire!
[17:28] ---
    Colbert, I commend you for bringing
    the people of Amidonia together.
[17:32] ---
    Without your efforts, this turmoil
    would have been prolonged,
[17:35] ---
    and the people of Amidonia would
    have suffered much misery.
[17:40] ---
    Your words are too kind, sire.
[17:42] ---
    Be that as it may, Your Majesty,
    I have something to deliver to you.
[17:49] ---
    These are the Principality of Amidonia's
[17:51] ---
    internal income and expenditure reports,
    as well as documentation of rights.
[17:55] ---
    They were kept in a safe place out
    of fear of losing them during the war.
[17:59] ---
    Whoa, hey, Julius was left in charge of
    running the principality without those?
[18:03] ---
    I kind of feel sorry for him now.
[18:06] ---
    That is a wonderful gift.
    Governing will be much easier now.
[18:10] ---
    However, you should take
    those back with you.
[18:15] ---
    Huh?
[18:16] ---
    Colbert, former finance minister of
    Amidonia, are you willing to serve me?
[18:23] ---
    Y-Yes, sire.
[18:25] ---
    You are hereby made finance minister
    of the Kingdom of Elfrieden,
[18:29] ---
    and charged with maintaining
    the nation's finances.
[18:31] ---
    Just a moment, please! Don't you mean
    overseeing Amidonia's finances?
[18:36] ---
    You are the finance minister
    for the Kingdom of Elfrieden.
[18:39] ---
    B-But sire, I am an Amidonian.
[18:43] ---
    It doesn't matter. Using whomever
    is useful, no matter who they are,
[18:47] ---
    is now the Elfrieden way.
[18:49] ---
    Y-Your Majesty...
[18:51] ---
    Amidonia was not very well-off as it was,
[18:54] ---
    and then had much of its budget taken
    for military expenses. Nonetheless,
[18:58] ---
    your skill in keeping the government
    from going bankrupt has been marvelous.
[19:02] ---
    You are the kind of person I want,
    by all means.
[19:05] ---
    Kingdom of Elfrieden
    Finance Minister Colbert,
[19:09] ---
    those documents will be
    the tools of your trade.
[19:13] ---
    Take them with you, and work
    to rebuild the lands of Amidonia.
[19:17] ---
    Y-Yes, sire. I understand.
[19:22] ---
    Herman Neumann!
[19:27] ---
    I commend you for stopping
    the army of the Republic of Turgis.
[19:30] ---
    Without your efforts, our relief efforts
    would not have been in time,
[19:34] ---
    and things would have been
    consumed in terrible chaos.
[19:36] ---
    Warriors are those who defend the people.
[19:39] ---
    That remains unchanged,
    whether there is a ruler or not.
[19:42] ---
    I only did what I had to do.
[19:49] ---
    I, too, have something I'd like
    to offer Your Majesty.
[19:53] ---
    However, once you receive it,
    I hope that you will not return it.
[20:01] ---
    The southern region of Amidonia
    has a thriving wool industry,
[20:04] ---
    and produces fine quality wool.
[20:07] ---
    These are bolts woven from that wool.
    I do hope that you will accept them.
[20:12] ---
    Ho... Do you mind if I
    look at them up close?
[20:16] ---
    As you please.
[20:24] ---
    It kind of feels like a carpeting, maybe.
[20:27] ---
    Hmm? Carpeting?
[20:31] ---
    A rug, given as a gift...
[20:33] ---
    Now why is it that it seems like
    I've heard of this set-up before?
[20:38] ---
    Tell me, Herman...
[20:40] ---
    What is it, sire?
[20:42] ---
    There wouldn't happen to be
    a woman hiding in these rugs?
[20:48] ---
    Huh?! Seriously?!
[20:55] ---
    No way, no way! This was gonna be
    the surprise of a lifetime!
[20:59] ---
    You're no fun!
[21:01] ---
    Leaping out, ready or not,
    ♪ bum-ba-ba-bum! ♪
[21:04] ---
    It's Roroa!
[21:08] ---
    Wait, what gave me away?
    I was sure you wouldn't be able to notice.
[21:12] ---
    Oh, there was a woman once in
    my world who did something similar.
[21:16] ---
    Gah! You mean I stole someone
    else's act? That's my screw-up.
[21:21] ---
    Incidentally, this woman
    was supposedly naked.
[21:24] ---
    What kind of woman was this? Some sicko?
[21:26] ---
    Actually, depending on how
    prominent you like your noses,
[21:30] ---
    it's said that she possessed a beauty
    that might have changed history.
[21:34] ---
    History could have changed
    because of the size of her nose?
[21:38] ---
    What are you, taking a shot at my breasts?
[21:40] ---
    So, um, may I call you "Roroa"?
    The sister of Julius?
[21:46] ---
    Sure. With these fine looks,
    having both brains and beauty,
[21:49] ---
    I'm the stone-wearingly stunningly
    attractive prettiest girl in Amidonia,
[21:54] ---
    Roroa! That's who I am!
[21:57] ---
    I am the daughter of the former
    Amidonian crown prince, Gaius VIII.
[22:01] ---
    My name is Roroa Amidonia.
[22:04] ---
    And what, exactly, would
    Princess Roroa be doing here?
[22:10] ---
    I'm here to get married to you.
[22:13] ---
    Oh, you're here to marry me.
[22:16] ---
    Wait, huh?!
[22:29] ---
    "What are we supposed to choose?"
[22:33] ---
    Our voices imploring the future are hoarse
[22:38] ---
    We've become so afraid
    of what we could lose
[22:44] ---
    that we're just frozen in place
[22:49] ---
    How many times have we made mistakes
[22:53] ---
    because we wanted to check our "answers"?
[22:59] ---
    Before we knew it we were in love,
    we had fallen in love
[23:07] ---
    I'll hold fast to you
    in the times we're in
[23:11] ---
    We who set alight
    our finite lives to fight
[23:17] ---
    are noble and beautiful above all
[23:22] ---
    As long as we create
    as many bright tomorrows
[23:26] ---
    as the indelible wounds we suffer,
[23:31] ---
    we can be proud of all
    we've woven together

Season 1

E21 - Using Shrimp As Bait to Catch Sea Bream, but Instead Catching a Shark

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[00:09] ---
    I'm here to get married to you.
[00:12] ---
    Oh, you're here to marry me.
[00:14] ---
    Wait, huh?!
[00:18] ---
    You're the princess of Amidonia,
    aren't you? What are you talking about?!
[00:21] ---
    What am I talking about?
    Same thing as you did, Sis.
[00:24] ---
    S-Sis?
[00:26] ---
    Liscia, my Sis, your engagement to Souma
[00:29] ---
    was to give him the legitimacy to
    rule over the kingdom, wasn't it?
[00:33] ---
    H-How do you know about that?
[00:35] ---
    Never underestimate a merchant's
    information network.
[00:38] ---
    Anyhow, the same goes for me.
    By me marrying Souma,
[00:43] ---
    he gains the legitimacy to govern
    the Principality of Amidonia.
[00:46] ---
    That's a good thing.
[00:48] ---
    Well...
[00:50] ---
    I felt that way at first, too,
[00:53] ---
    but right now, I genuinely wish
    to support Souma's reign.
[00:56] ---
    I've even developed feelings for him.
    It's not just about giving him legitimacy.
[01:00] ---
    Myself, Aisha, and Juna all chose to
    stand by Souma's side of our own will.
[01:08] ---
    We are happy just to be
    at His Majesty's side.
[01:10] ---
    Yes, of course.
[01:12] ---
    Ah, then there's no problem there.
    I like Souma quite a bit myself.
[01:18] ---
    I've seen him time and again
    on the Gemstone Broadcasts,
[01:20] ---
    and he really is a fine man, huh?
[01:23] ---
    Oh, that reminds me.
    Speaking of the Gemstone Broadcasts,
[01:25] ---
    what if you set aside time to
    promote local wares for a fee?
[01:29] ---
    I'll bet there are quite a few merchants
    who would be up for that.
[01:34] ---
    Indeed.
[01:36] ---
    I missed that. I never thought
    that anyone in this world
[01:39] ---
    would come up with the idea
    of sponsoring commercials.
[01:43] ---
    It's true, if they work out,
[01:45] ---
    they could help cover the cost
    of producing the programs.
[01:49] ---
    Knowing you, Souma, I'm sure you
    can lead the Kingdom of Elfrieden
[01:54] ---
    and the Principality of Amidonia into
    a more prosperous era together.
[01:58] ---
    Besides, I've always wanted to marry
    someone who was so fascinating.
[02:04] ---
    Roroa, you're sure you're
    okay with this? I'm...
[02:07] ---
    ...the man responsible for
    the death of your father, Gaius.
[02:11] ---
    "...Keep on going anyway"
[02:13] ---
    Our bond strikes deep into my left breast
[02:26] ---
    We enjoy a fleeting happiness
    after weathering one fog,
[02:31] ---
    until our vision becomes obscured again
[02:37] ---
    Bitterly betrayed, we grow
    disgusted by our destiny
[02:42] ---
    But why does the dawn still come?
[02:47] ---
    We close our eyes and try to remember
[02:52] ---
    the chance of stopping, of never meeting
[02:57] ---
    From boundless zero to infinity,
[03:03] ---
    dreaming is the heartbeat of believing
[03:09] ---
    We'll move along alone and in pairs
[03:12] ---
    Don't stay put; our small,
    though by no means helpless steps
[03:18] ---
    will open uncharted territory
    for each of us
[03:23] ---
    Realize we will never again
    let our dreams die on the vine
[03:29] ---
    The tear tracks that run down
    our cheeks are shooting stars
[03:36] ---
    We're going to grab hold of them
[03:40] ---
    "Using Shrimp as Bait to Catch Sea Bream,
    but Instead Catching a Shark"
[03:41] ---
    "Using Shrimp as Bait to Catch Sea Bream,
    but Instead Catching a Shark"
    If you're gonna bring that up,
    then I drove my own brother out.
[03:45] ---
    Huh?
[03:46] ---
    I used my connections
[03:48] ---
    to arrange for multiple uprisings
    to break out at the same time.
[03:52] ---
    So those rebellions happening
    simultaneously was part of your plan?
[03:56] ---
    You didn't happen to catch that?
    Hee-hee, I'm pretty good, aren't I?
[04:00] ---
    Yeah.
[04:02] ---
    So there's no reason to
    worry about my old man.
[04:06] ---
    Although, it's not as though
    I didn't feel nothing.
[04:10] ---
    On the battlefield, it's kill or be killed.
    Nothing you can do about that.
[04:14] ---
    Amidonia is a poor country. We have
    mineral resources, but that's all.
[04:19] ---
    Our food self-sufficiency is low, too.
[04:21] ---
    Colbert and I worked desperately
    to come up with more money.
[04:26] ---
    Right?
[04:27] ---
    Yes.
[04:28] ---
    The monies that the princess
    and civil servants raised
[04:32] ---
    were diverted into military expenditures.
[04:35] ---
    With that much money,
[04:37] ---
    the number of girls selling their bodies,
[04:39] ---
    and children who were sold off so
    there would be fewer mouths to feed,
[04:41] ---
    would not have been so high.
[04:44] ---
    Ah, it's so damn frustrating!
[04:46] ---
    If only my father and brother had thought
    more about the country's future!
[04:51] ---
    What we really needed wasn't weapons--
    it was jobs and food!
[04:55] ---
    Roroa...
[04:56] ---
    I don't want your pity.
[04:58] ---
    As far as I'm concerned, my family is
    Grampa Herman and Big Brother Colbert,
[05:03] ---
    as well as all my aunts and
    uncles in the principality.
[05:06] ---
    Those are the people
    I'm trying to look out for.
[05:09] ---
    Julius abandoned Roroa because
    she might become a political rival,
[05:13] ---
    but she understands
    the importance of family.
[05:16] ---
    It's not just those with whom you
    share blood that are your family.
[05:21] ---
    There's one other thing I'd like to ask.
[05:23] ---
    There was an uprising in
    the northwest of Amidonia
[05:25] ---
    that Julius put down.
    Did you instigate that, too, Roroa?
[05:29] ---
    There's no way I would do
    something like that!
[05:32] ---
    We all were made to suffer
    because of that!
[05:35] ---
    Then that rioting broke out on its own?
[05:37] ---
    That's not true, either.
[05:39] ---
    What's up there on the northwest border
    where the violence broke out?
[05:42] ---
    Hmm? The Lunarian Orthodox Papal State?
[05:45] ---
    Borders don't mean anything to religion.
[05:48] ---
    There are lots of Lunarian Orthodox
    faithful up in that area.
[05:52] ---
    It's likely that the Orthodox Papal State
    incited their adherents
[05:56] ---
    in the form of a papal decree.
[05:59] ---
    In fact, they were probably
    planning to send in their forces
[06:01] ---
    under the pretense of
    protecting their faithful.
[06:04] ---
    Leave it to the black-robed
    prime minister! You get it.
[06:08] ---
    But the northwest isn't exactly
    a land of plenty, right?
[06:12] ---
    Is there any point in the
    Orthodox Papal State capturing it?
[06:15] ---
    Souma, you don't get it, do you?
    It's not the land they want;
[06:19] ---
    it's the people--the believers.
[06:22] ---
    If the people who have been complaining
[06:24] ---
    about their hard lives under
    the thumb of Amidonian lords
[06:27] ---
    get taken into the Orthodox Papal State,
    just watch what happens.
[06:30] ---
    No matter how hard their lives are,
    there won't be another complaint.
[06:34] ---
    They'll claim that their hardship
    is a God-given trial.
[06:37] ---
    That's as bad as it gets.
[06:40] ---
    In fact, Roroa, how do you feel about
    the Lunarian Orthodox Church?
[06:43] ---
    I have no problem with
    the religion itself.
[06:45] ---
    What I dislike is those who take advantage
    of it to make themselves rich,
[06:49] ---
    and do shameless stuff in the name of it.
[06:52] ---
    I'd like to go the rest of my life
    not having to deal with that.
[06:54] ---
    That won't be possible. That nation
    is sure to contact you, Souma.
[07:00] ---
    Why? I'm not a religious man.
[07:03] ---
    Because they hate the Star Dragon
    Mountain Range and Gran Chaos Empire.
[07:07] ---
    Hmm? The Star Dragon
    Mountain Range I can understand.
[07:11] ---
    They're a country of intelligent dragons,
[07:13] ---
    and their Mother-Dragon-
    worshipping faith is,
[07:16] ---
    along with Lunarian Orthodoxy, one of
    the two great religions here, right?
[07:19] ---
    The bickering between
    religions gets really nasty.
[07:22] ---
    --But why the Gran Chaos Empire--
    --Your Majesty...
[07:25] ---
    If I may? Empress Maria of the Gran
    Chaos Empire is known as a saint.
[07:32] ---
    However, in Lunarian Orthodoxy,
    the certification of saints
[07:35] ---
    is expressly reserved for the pope,
[07:38] ---
    and to claim to be one without
    permission is unthinkable.
[07:42] ---
    To the Orthodox Papal State,
[07:44] ---
    Maria is an unforgivably
    evil woman posing as a saint.
[07:48] ---
    But the people are the ones
    who started calling her that;
[07:51] ---
    Maria didn't give that title to herself.
[07:54] ---
    They don't care about that.
[07:56] ---
    If they admitted that saints
    just spontaneously appeared,
[07:59] ---
    it would reflect poorly on them.
[08:01] ---
    Be that as it may, I don't see how
    that leads to them contacting me.
[08:06] ---
    Souma, you don't even know
    what you're worth, do you?
[08:09] ---
    You are now the king over
    an annexed Amidonia.
[08:13] ---
    Moreover, you're the key figure behind
    the kingdom's phenomenal rise in power.
[08:17] ---
    Guess what would happen if the pope
    gave you the title of "Saintly King."
[08:21] ---
    In no time flat, the Holy Kingdom
    of Elfrieden would be born,
[08:25] ---
    and it would become a
    powerful rival to the empire.
[08:28] ---
    The church tries to make
    its authority unassailable
[08:32] ---
    by granting religious status
    to those who are in power.
[08:35] ---
    I've seen it happen in world history, too.
[08:40] ---
    Well, that's enough about the
    Orthodox Papal State for now.
[08:43] ---
    Let's get back to marrying me.
[08:46] ---
    Souma, do you want me? Or do you not?
[08:50] ---
    I do.
[08:51] ---
    After all, the benefits are beyond great.
[08:54] ---
    Marrying her would give me
    the legitimacy to rule Amidonia.
[08:59] ---
    She's also appealing as a human resource.
[09:01] ---
    Not to mention her advanced economic
    thinking, like coming up with ad revenue.
[09:05] ---
    I'll bet she even has a network of
    merchants she put together on her own.
[09:08] ---
    She was trying to use the money
    she raised for her people.
[09:12] ---
    She also had the courage
    to cross her own brother.
[09:16] ---
    Liscia, what do you think?
[09:18] ---
    Souma, if you decide it's necessary,
    then it's okay with me.
[09:24] ---
    What's that expression for?
    In my view, this girl is quite competent.
[09:29] ---
    I think it's worth it to welcome her
    as one of your queens.
[09:32] ---
    If you'll make certain to deal
    with the succession issues,
[09:36] ---
    then I have no further objection.
[09:38] ---
    How about you two?
[09:40] ---
    The more allies we have, the better.
[09:42] ---
    I have no intention of speaking out
    against any decision His Majesty makes.
[09:48] ---
    Thanks, everyone.
[09:50] ---
    Just make sure to take
    good care of us, too.
[09:53] ---
    That goes without saying.
[09:55] ---
    Sorry to interrupt your
    little love-fest world,
[09:58] ---
    but you don't have to worry about
    matters of succession or anything.
[10:01] ---
    I don't care about the throne.
[10:03] ---
    You don't?
[10:04] ---
    Mm-mm. But in return,
    I have a favor to ask, Darling.
[10:08] ---
    --D-Darling?!
    --D-Darling?!
[10:10] ---
    You see, I want to run my own business.
[10:13] ---
    See, the thing is, Darling, your
    policies are visionary and all,
[10:18] ---
    but you can't exactly budget
    for everything all the time, right?
[10:21] ---
    Well, I suppose not. The outcomes
    of research and development
[10:25] ---
    aren't always immediately forthcoming.
[10:26] ---
    There you go. Which is why, Darling,
    if your policies don't fit your budget,
[10:30] ---
    just let me know.
    I'll give you what you need.
[10:33] ---
    Huh?
[10:34] ---
    I wanna see how the kingdom will change
    with the money I earn using my talents.
[10:39] ---
    It's encouraging to hear you
    say that, but are you sure?
[10:43] ---
    Won't the people look down on a queen
    who behaves like a merchant?
[10:48] ---
    I already thought about that. I'll be
    working behind the scenes, you see.
[10:52] ---
    I'll let Sebastian, the owner of the
    Silver Deer, be the face of the business.
[10:58] ---
    The Silver Deer? Sebastian?
[11:01] ---
    Oh, no. One was a very charming,
    albeit cunning little devil.
[11:05] ---
    So the charming little devil of a client
    he was talking about was you?
[11:10] ---
    Little devil?
[11:12] ---
    I'm gonna have to strangle
    that Sebastian when I see him.
[11:15] ---
    Though the "charming" part does fit me.
[11:19] ---
    Excuse me,
[11:20] ---
    but as someone who is about
    to be in charge of the treasury,
[11:23] ---
    would it be all right if I said something?
[11:24] ---
    What's this, Colbert? You're already
    the kingdom's finance minister?
[11:29] ---
    If I may be so bold...
    If you have that kind of money,
[11:33] ---
    I'd prefer you put it in the treasury.
[11:34] ---
    --Nothing doing.
    --Nothing doing.
[11:36] ---
    Why are you so much on
    the same page about this?
[11:38] ---
    It's fine. These will be my own assets.
[11:41] ---
    If we have her budget, we can carry out
    our internal affairs more freely.
[11:45] ---
    But Your Majesty...
[11:46] ---
    It's a matter of segregation
    of duties, isn't it?
[11:49] ---
    I make it. Darling, you use it.
[11:52] ---
    And Colbert, you rein us in.
[11:54] ---
    That works, doesn't it?
[11:56] ---
    And another thing, Darling,
[11:57] ---
    once we have kids together,
    they'll take over the business.
[12:01] ---
    Tell me, Darling, how many kids
    do you want? I say--
[12:06] ---
    You're getting ahead of yourself! And
    another thing, get away from Souma!
[12:10] ---
    Oh, don't be so stingy, Sis.
[12:12] ---
    You've been getting it on like crazy,
    right? It's my turn now!
[12:16] ---
    We have not! In fact, we've been so busy,
    there hasn't been time for that!
[12:20] ---
    Wah!
[12:21] ---
    Wait a minute, Sis.
    Don't tell me you haven't yet...
[12:24] ---
    Not yet!
[12:27] ---
    And so, the engagement of Souma Kazuya
[12:30] ---
    and Roroa Amidonia
    was officially announced,
[12:33] ---
    and at the same time,
    the Kingdom of Elfrieden
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    annexed the Principality of Amidonia,
    creating a new state,
[12:39] ---
    the United Kingdom of
    Elfrieden and Amidonia,
[12:42] ---
    otherwise known as
    the Kingdom of Friedonia.
[12:55] ---
    I am pleased to meet you, Souma.
    I'm Maria Euphoria.
[12:59] ---
    I'm Souma Kazuya.
    It is an honor to meet you.
[13:03] ---
    I've been hoping to have a nice,
    long talk with you at some point.
[13:07] ---
    As have I. Your remarkable skills have
    been echoing even here in the empire.
[13:12] ---
    They aren't just my skills.
[13:15] ---
    I am fortunate to have
    outstanding people working for me.
[13:17] ---
    Such modesty.
    Good retainers follow a good ruler.
[13:22] ---
    Now then, Souma,
    coming right to the point,
[13:26] ---
    allow me to ask your thoughts
    concerning the Amidonia matter.
[13:30] ---
    Yeah, after the empire went to such
    trouble to mediate our negotiations,
[13:36] ---
    in their view, annexing it now
    is something akin to betrayal.
[13:39] ---
    When Jeanne relayed to me how
    the negotiations turned out,
[13:43] ---
    I was delighted to learn that we had
    such a promising ally in the east,
[13:48] ---
    but perhaps that was my misunderstanding.
[13:51] ---
    Indeed, I was told that the citizens
    of Van asked you to reoccupy them.
[13:56] ---
    However, the annexation of Amidonia
    as a whole is a different matter.
[14:01] ---
    The Mankind Declaration does not
    recognize the change of borders.
[14:06] ---
    Are you sure?
[14:08] ---
    This will be a long story,
    but please allow me to explain.
[14:12] ---
    Once upon a time, there were two gods
    in the world, in the east and in the west.
[14:18] ---
    The God of the East said the following:
[14:21] ---
    "The world is equal. Mankind,
    you shall all work the fields together,
[14:27] ---
    and shall distribute
    all of the crops equally."
[14:30] ---
    On the other hand, the God
    of the West said the following:
[14:33] ---
    "The world is free. Mankind,
    you shall all work the fields freely,
[14:39] ---
    and shall take of the crops freely."
[14:42] ---
    The God of the East said the following
    to the God of the West:
[14:46] ---
    "Your way of doing things
    will make the rich even richer,
[14:50] ---
    and those who are poor
    will become even poorer.
[14:54] ---
    The gap between haves and
    have-nots will grow wider."
[14:56] ---
    The God of the West said the
    following to the God of the East:
[15:00] ---
    "If someone is allocated the same
    share no matter how hard they work,
[15:04] ---
    then mankind will lose their motivation.
    All of society will grow poorer."
[15:10] ---
    This contention between the gods
    expanded to the nations
[15:13] ---
    of those who believed
    in their respective gods.
[15:16] ---
    The nations situated at their borders
    found themselves imperiled.
[15:21] ---
    If the nations who believed in
    these gods were to start a war,
[15:25] ---
    they would be the first ones
    to come to harm.
[15:29] ---
    So, together with the other countries,
    they came up with three rules.
[15:34] ---
    "No more using force to change borders."
[15:36] ---
    "Give each nation's people the right to
    decide what to do for themselves."
[15:39] ---
    "Get along with each other through
    cultural exchanges between east and west."
[15:43] ---
    How does this fable end?
[15:46] ---
    The God of the East's power declined,
[15:48] ---
    and an all-out war between
    the two camps was avoided.
[15:52] ---
    That is a good thing, isn't it?
[15:54] ---
    But then afterward, a certain
    ethnic group staged an insurrection
[15:57] ---
    to gain their independence
    from the multi-ethnic state.
[16:01] ---
    Unless the independence of
    the ethnicity was recognized,
[16:04] ---
    the principle of ethnic self-determination
    would be violated.
[16:08] ---
    But if their independence is recognized,
[16:11] ---
    it would mean allowing
    the borders to be changed.
[16:14] ---
    Faced with this contradiction,
[16:16] ---
    the nations that established these
    rules were paralyzed by them.
[16:21] ---
    You're saying that the Amidonia issue
    is the same as this?
[16:25] ---
    Yes.
[16:27] ---
    The Mankind Declaration recognizes
    the right to ethnic self-determination.
[16:32] ---
    Signatory nations to
    the Mankind Declaration
[16:34] ---
    must recognize the actions
    of the Amidonian people.
[16:38] ---
    However, we cannot recognize
    the change of the Amidonian border.
[16:46] ---
    I never realized the Mankind Declaration
    had such an inconsistency.
[16:50] ---
    This is the sort of thing that
    you'd never notice until it happens.
[16:54] ---
    So then, is that the reason why you did
    not sign onto the Mankind Declaration?
[16:59] ---
    Yes. Such contradictions have proven fatal
[17:01] ---
    for multi-ethnic nations such as my own.
[17:06] ---
    It pains me to hear this. The empire
    is also a multi-ethnic state, after all.
[17:12] ---
    Maria...
[17:14] ---
    I know. However, we cannot
    afford to lower the banner
[17:17] ---
    of the Mankind Declaration just yet.
[17:20] ---
    Even if the path may
    one day lead to destruction,
[17:23] ---
    I'd like the empire to be a beacon
    of hope for the people living today.
[17:29] ---
    It is clear that mankind must be united
    to stand against the Demon Lord's Domain.
[17:35] ---
    The empire will continue to keep
    the banner aloft, if only for a time,
[17:39] ---
    to bind the hearts of mankind together.
[17:42] ---
    I think I'm beginning to see the reason
    why you're known as a saint.
[17:46] ---
    I understand your line of thinking.
[17:49] ---
    I swear to you that as the head
    of the Mankind Declaration,
[17:53] ---
    I will not object to
    the annexation of Amidonia.
[17:56] ---
    Thank you so much for your understanding.
[17:59] ---
    So, what kind of lady is Roroa Amidonia?
[18:03] ---
    Well, I'm not sure how
    to answer that question.
[18:06] ---
    If there is anyone who came out
    on top of this whole affair,
[18:09] ---
    it would unmistakably have to be her.
[18:12] ---
    I guess things didn't go exactly
    as planned for you, huh?
[18:18] ---
    That leaves the matter of the
    Lunarian Orthodox Papal State
[18:20] ---
    maneuvering behind the scenes.
[18:22] ---
    From what Roroa told me,
    they hate you being called a saint.
[18:28] ---
    That is true. We have been getting
    many requests... let's call them,
[18:33] ---
    objecting to me being called a saint.
[18:35] ---
    That being said, I am not the one
    who took the title upon myself,
[18:38] ---
    so there is little I can do about it.
[18:40] ---
    It would be odd to ask your people
    not to call you a saint, too.
[18:46] ---
    Which means that the Orthodox Papal State
[18:50] ---
    will probably continue being
    a potential enemy to the empire.
[18:53] ---
    They may approach me, just as Roroa said.
[18:57] ---
    Souma, do you not want the influence
    of the Orthodox Papal State?
[19:03] ---
    You must be joking! I don't want
    a thing to do with their authority.
[19:08] ---
    The Orthodox Papal State can be
    a headache for the empire, as well.
[19:13] ---
    I'm guessing you have many
    believers there in the empire.
[19:17] ---
    Yes. The Mankind Declaration is
    meaningless to a religious group.
[19:22] ---
    In fact, there is the risk that they may
    exploit the contradiction you indicated.
[19:28] ---
    If mankind is fighting each other,
[19:30] ---
    we can't stand up to
    the Demon Lord's Domain.
[19:32] ---
    I believe the Orthodox Papal State
    understands this, as well.
[19:37] ---
    I'm not so sure. The more
    chaotic the times become,
[19:41] ---
    the more religion demonstrates its value.
[19:44] ---
    That's because it provides the absolute
    answer against anxiety and discontent--
[19:47] ---
    the answer of "salvation."
[19:50] ---
    Now that there's the threat
    of the Demon Lord's Domain,
[19:52] ---
    the Orthodox Papal State
    can feed on that desperation,
[19:55] ---
    and become an incredibly powerful force.
[19:58] ---
    Souma?
[19:59] ---
    Hmm? Oh, I'm sorry. I kind of
    got lost in thought, there.
[20:04] ---
    I see that you are always thinking,
    aren't you?
[20:08] ---
    Maria, as long as the Gran Chaos Empire
    stands for the idea
[20:13] ---
    of mankind coming together as one, the
    Kingdom of Friedonia will walk with you.
[20:18] ---
    I believe that with our two nations
    complementing each other,
[20:22] ---
    we can deal with any situation.
[20:24] ---
    Yes. Hopefully, our pact
    will continue forever.
[20:34] ---
    How did the Gemstone conference go, sire?
[20:37] ---
    It was quite fruitful. Hakuya, you've
    spoken with Jeanne as well, right?
[20:41] ---
    Yes. We have had
    some practical discussions,
[20:44] ---
    which have also borne much fruit.
[20:47] ---
    I see.
[20:48] ---
    On that note, Your Majesty,
[20:49] ---
    you have a mountain of bilateral
    negotiation paperwork waiting for you.
[20:55] ---
    I want the empire... I want Maria
    to be the light of hope to mankind.
[21:02] ---
    The people need to see a light of hope.
[21:06] ---
    So that they don't lose hope and rely
    on gods, but get back up on their own.
[21:12] ---
    "Continental Calendar, November 30, 1546"
[21:16] ---
    What do you think you're doing?
[21:18] ---
    This is too much, Your Majesty!
[21:19] ---
    Hmm? Oh, good morning, Liscia and Aisha.
[21:24] ---
    Don't you "good morning" us!
[21:27] ---
    Huh?! Wh-What's going on here?!
    Someone explain this to me!
[21:31] ---
    We're the ones who want an explanation!
[21:34] ---
    Aisha burst into my room in tears,
    so I wondered what was going on,
[21:38] ---
    and she said, "I went in
    to wake His Majesty,
[21:40] ---
    but I found him in bed
    together with Roroa!"
[21:43] ---
    Why did you make a move on Roroa
    before the princess or myself, sire?
[21:48] ---
    We cannot accept this!
[21:49] ---
    Take it easy, Aisha! Me and Roroa
    are both still in our clothes, right?
[21:54] ---
    I'm sure this isn't what the two
    of you are thinking... probably.
[21:58] ---
    Why can't you say for certain?
[22:00] ---
    I can't remember what happened last night.
[22:05] ---
    I-I remember! We were up late last night,
    including both Roroa and Colbert,
[22:10] ---
    discussing the Amidonian tax system
    following the annexation.
[22:14] ---
    Hey, Roroa, wake up.
[22:17] ---
    Hmm? What is it, Darling?
[22:20] ---
    Why are you sleeping here?
[22:23] ---
    I didn't have the strength to
    go back to my room last night.
[22:26] ---
    So I just slept in your
    bed instead, Darling.
[22:30] ---
    Whoa...
[22:31] ---
    Jeez, Aisha, would you please carry her
    back to her own room?
[22:35] ---
    Yes, as you wish.
[22:42] ---
    For goodness sake,
[22:43] ---
    this only happened because
    you keep your bed in here.
[22:46] ---
    Maybe I should smash it up.
[22:48] ---
    Marx keeps hounding us, telling us to
    "Hurry and produce an heir!" you know.
[22:53] ---
    Wait just a little while longer. I've got
    other things on my mind, after all.
[22:58] ---
    Things on your mind?
[22:59] ---
    For the first time since I got here,
[23:01] ---
    the internal affairs of the
    kingdom are firmly in place.
[23:04] ---
    After annexing Amidonia,
    the country has grown stronger,
[23:06] ---
    so there probably won't be any
    outside threats for the time being.
[23:09] ---
    I suppose.
[23:10] ---
    Also, I've been able to convince
    myself that I should be the king.
[23:17] ---
    I'd rather you came out
    and said it resolutely.
[23:20] ---
    There is no longer
    anything blocking my way.
[23:23] ---
    So I'm going to stop holding back, Liscia.
[23:26] ---
    You've been holding back?
[23:28] ---
    Sure I have. I've been
    choosing policies
[23:31] ---
    that would create as little
    backlash as possible,
[23:33] ---
    and even during the war, we made
    do with what we had, didn't we?
[23:37] ---
    What does any of that have to do
    with you keeping us at arm's length?
[23:41] ---
    W-Well, you'll find that out soon enough.
[23:44] ---
    And when is "soon enough"?
[23:45] ---
    "Soon enough" is "soon enough"!

Season 1

E22 - A Man without Learning Is Unwise; a Man without Wisdom Is a Fool

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    We need more personnel.
[00:16] ---
    We sure do.
[00:18] ---
    For example, Roroa has an
    extraordinary sense of economics...
[00:22] ---
    I do, huh?
[00:24] ---
    All the same, Roroa, you can't run the
    kingdom's finances by yourself, right?
[00:28] ---
    That's true. I need a bureaucracy,
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    along with those working under
    them who can do math.
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    It's those people who can read, write,
    and do math that we're short on.
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    I'm sad to say that the literacy rate
    among the people is not that high.
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    And as for those who can do arithmetic,
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    if you exclude the nobility and the
    knights, that just leaves the merchants.
[00:51] ---
    You're right, Juna.
[00:53] ---
    Well then, why don't we try general
    recruiting from everyday people?
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    When it comes to appointing
    outstanding talent,
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    countries that can concentrate money
    and power have an advantage.
[01:03] ---
    But when it comes to finding large numbers
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    of talented people from off
    the street, that's a lot tougher.
[01:08] ---
    Okay, then what do we do?
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    I think we'll have to draw
    talent from other nations,
[01:13] ---
    while at the same time doing that.
[01:15] ---
    What's "that"?
[01:21] ---
    "...Keep on going anyway"
[01:23] ---
    Our bond strikes deep into my left breast
[01:36] ---
    We enjoy a fleeting happiness
    after weathering one fog,
[01:41] ---
    until our vision becomes obscured again
[01:47] ---
    Bitterly betrayed, we grow
    disgusted by our destiny
[01:52] ---
    But why does the dawn still come?
[01:57] ---
    We close our eyes and try to remember
[02:02] ---
    the chance of stopping, of never meeting
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    From boundless zero to infinity,
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    dreaming is the heartbeat of believing
[02:19] ---
    We'll move along alone and in pairs
[02:22] ---
    Don't stay put; our small,
    though by no means helpless steps
[02:28] ---
    will open uncharted territory
    for each of us
[02:33] ---
    Realize we will never again
    let our dreams die on the vine
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    The tear tracks that run down
    our cheeks are shooting stars
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    We're going to grab hold of them
[02:50] ---
    "Slavery"
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    Slavery--the greatest violation of
    mankind's rights still in existence.
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    When a person owns a person, does not
    recognize their rights or freedoms,
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    and can buy or sell them like property.
[03:04] ---
    The great Aristotle once defended
    the practice, calling them "living tools,"
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    but it is a system that should have
    by no means been adopted.
[03:13] ---
    Sadly, however, this practice
    still remains in place
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    on the supercontinent of Landia.
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    The Kingdom of Friedonia was no
    exception to this rule, either.
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    The slaves here include those who were
    enslaved because of their crimes,
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    but most had no other choice but
    to sell themselves due to poverty.
[03:33] ---
    If their masters permitted it,
    they could be freed,
[03:37] ---
    and physical and sexual abuse
    was forbidden.
[03:41] ---
    However, there were still many female
    slaves who were sexually violated,
[03:44] ---
    and many male slaves who
    ended up being worked to death.
[03:50] ---
    Here we find a slave trader
    by the name of Ginger Camus.
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    "A Man Without Learning is Unwise;
    a Man Without Wisdom is a Fool"
    I'm Camus. Now that my grandpa
    has died, I've inherited all of you.
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    So, um, nice to meet you.
[04:11] ---
    Wh-Why do all of you seem so frightened?
[04:15] ---
    You don't know, Shopmaster?
[04:20] ---
    Oh, let's see, are you
    a mystic tanuki, then?
[04:22] ---
    I'm a raccoon person.
[04:24] ---
    Incidentally, the difference is the tail.
    Mystic tanuki have no stripes,
[04:30] ---
    while we raccoon people
    have elegant stripes.
[04:33] ---
    Oh. Who are you?
[04:36] ---
    Please excuse me. I am Sandria, the slave.
[04:41] ---
    Okay, can I call you "San," then?
[04:43] ---
    Huh? Oh, yes.
[04:46] ---
    Pleased to meet you.
[04:48] ---
    The pleasure is mine, Shopmaster.
[04:50] ---
    So tell me, San,
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    do you know why everyone seems so gloomy?
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    It is because your grandfather
    passed away, Shopmaster.
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    You grieve his death even though
    you were his slaves?
[05:04] ---
    There is some sadness...
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    Compared to other slave traders,
    your grandfather treated us well.
[05:14] ---
    He did?
[05:15] ---
    He made sure that we had something
    to wear and enough to eat.
[05:20] ---
    He was a perfectly
    reasonable slave trader.
[05:24] ---
    I'm sorry. I didn't know anything
    about the slave trade.
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    No, I would assume you didn't.
[05:31] ---
    Before your grandfather passed,
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    he said that you would probably
    be unable to take over his business.
[05:38] ---
    That this work would be too great
    a burden for his overly kind grandson.
[05:44] ---
    Grandpa saw right through me.
[05:47] ---
    I don't want any of his remaining slaves.
[05:50] ---
    I would rather sell them off and
    start some new, other business.
[05:56] ---
    At least, I thought I would...
[05:59] ---
    Shopmaster?
[06:00] ---
    Hmm? Oh, I'm sorry. I was just
    thinking about my grandpa.
[06:06] ---
    If you do not take over the business,
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    we will end up being sold off
    to some other slave trader.
[06:12] ---
    But no slave trader is going to
    take on this many slaves at once.
[06:16] ---
    We're going to be split up.
[06:19] ---
    That is the reason why we are grieving
    your grandfather's passing.
[06:25] ---
    Shopmaster?
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    San, what is this?
[06:35] ---
    I, a mere slave, was presumptuous
    enough to offer my opinion.
[06:39] ---
    I should like you to punish me for it now.
[06:41] ---
    Huh?! Why?!
[06:43] ---
    It is all right.
    That whip is specially made,
[06:47] ---
    so that it leaves no mark
    on the one being whipped,
[06:50] ---
    and so my market value
    will not be lowered.
[06:53] ---
    That's not what I'm talking about!
[06:55] ---
    Why did you offer your opinion to me
    when you knew you might be punished?!
[07:00] ---
    So that even once you close up shop,
[07:02] ---
    you might offer the slightest
    bit of accommodation,
[07:06] ---
    and at least find buyers who will allow
    family members to stay together...
[07:13] ---
    San, do you have family members here?
[07:19] ---
    San, you really do care for others, huh?
[07:24] ---
    I now understand your situation.
[07:27] ---
    That being said, I don't intend
    to keep running this business.
[07:33] ---
    However, I will do the best I can
    until all of you have been sold.
[07:38] ---
    Naturally, I don't intend to sell
    any of you to strange buyers.
[07:42] ---
    I will take it upon myself
    to scrutinize them carefully.
[07:52] ---
    I'm sorry about this, San--
    bringing you along to carry all that.
[07:57] ---
    Such concern is wasted on a slave.
[08:00] ---
    Please order me to do whatever you wish.
[08:04] ---
    Also, if I may ask, Master Ginger,
[08:08] ---
    why are you providing enough
    food to eat and new clothing
[08:11] ---
    to slaves that you are about to part with?
[08:14] ---
    Which would you think has
    been better taken care of,
[08:17] ---
    something that is clean,
    or something that is dirty?
[08:20] ---
    Well, I would think the clean one.
[08:25] ---
    It's the same idea.
    I think that if a slave is clean,
[08:29] ---
    buyers who are looking for someone
    they can use as disposable labor
[08:32] ---
    are likely to stay away.
[08:38] ---
    All right, everyone,
[08:40] ---
    let's review our threes tables. Ready, go!
[08:44] ---
    Three times one is three. Three times
    two is six. Three times three is nine...
[08:51] ---
    Master Ginger, what are you doing now?
[08:54] ---
    Ah, welcome back.
    Do you have what I asked for?
[08:57] ---
    Oh, yes.
[08:59] ---
    Now I can teach everyone
    to read and write, too.
[09:02] ---
    Um, Master Ginger,
[09:04] ---
    why are you teaching slaves to read,
    write, and do arithmetic?
[09:08] ---
    Hmm? I've been thinking about it,
[09:11] ---
    and even tools get better taken care of
[09:14] ---
    if they have some added
    value to them, right?
[09:15] ---
    So when I thought about what
    value I could add to a person,
[09:20] ---
    I said, what about an education?
[09:23] ---
    That is indeed true,
[09:24] ---
    but there are a limited number of people
    who will buy an educated slave.
[09:28] ---
    If they remain unsold, or only
    get sold to do manual labor,
[09:32] ---
    I don't see the point.
[09:34] ---
    Yeah, maybe you're right, but I don't plan
    on continuing to run this business.
[09:40] ---
    If I can get decent enough buyers
    to take on the people here now,
[09:44] ---
    that's good enough for me.
[09:46] ---
    San, would you like me to teach you, too?
[09:48] ---
    That's all right.
    My family ran their own store,
[09:52] ---
    so I can already read, write, and do math.
[09:55] ---
    Um...
[09:56] ---
    San, may I ask you how you
    ended up being a slave?
[10:02] ---
    A shopkeeper was tricked into
    taking on a debt by someone,
[10:06] ---
    and had to sell one of his daughters
    to save the shop and his family.
[10:12] ---
    That's all there is to it.
[10:13] ---
    That's all there is to it?
[10:15] ---
    It's a common enough tale. This kind
    of misery sprouts up everywhere.
[10:28] ---
    Oh, thank you.
[10:30] ---
    How are the sales going?
[10:35] ---
    Not too well, I'm afraid.
    By which I mean not at all.
[10:41] ---
    What could the matter be?
[10:43] ---
    I believe some customers have come in.
    Why did they not buy anyone?
[10:49] ---
    I don't mean to brag, but I do have
    a good eye for sizing people up.
[10:55] ---
    Every buyer who came in saw slaves as
    nothing more than disposable tools--
[11:00] ---
    no matter how gentlemanly they behaved.
[11:04] ---
    Is that right?
[11:06] ---
    I promised everyone that I would find
    them buyers that were trustworthy.
[11:10] ---
    I have to be very selective.
[11:12] ---
    If you keep talking like that,
[11:14] ---
    you'll find yourself in debt
    and become a slave yourself.
[11:16] ---
    Well, we can't have that.
    My grandpa used to have a saying--
[11:22] ---
    "Someday, the calm will end,
    and the tide will suddenly turn."
[11:26] ---
    It means to not ever give up,
    and wait for the right opportunity.
[11:31] ---
    Then when it comes,
    grab hold of it so you don't miss it.
[11:36] ---
    It's the strangest thing.
    Whenever I'm with you, Master Ginger,
[11:40] ---
    despite being a slave,
    I'm almost hopeful for the future.
[11:59] ---
    Excuse me! I heard that you had slaves
    here who could read, write, and do math!
[12:04] ---
    Is this true?!
[12:07] ---
    I need them immediately! You can name
    your own price, just let me have them!
[12:11] ---
    I need some, as well!
    Whatever you require, just tell me!
[12:15] ---
    I have money!
[12:19] ---
    Oh, uh...
[12:22] ---
    Please, I'm in desperate need of slaves
    that can read, write, and do math.
[12:27] ---
    All of my slaves are able to
    read, write, and do arithmetic.
[12:32] ---
    All of them?! For real?!
    Oh, thank you, God!
[12:37] ---
    Please! Please sell them to us!
[12:40] ---
    Me, first! I'm worried about my territory!
[12:45] ---
    Everyone, please calm down!
    What exactly is going on here?
[12:54] ---
    I see. His Majesty declared
    "As of now, the evaluation policy
[12:58] ---
    for the promotion or demotion
    of knights and noblemen
[13:02] ---
    will include the ability to govern
    one's territory, so good luck," has he?
[13:09] ---
    My lord believed that being a nobleman
    and taking part in state affairs
[13:13] ---
    was the way for him to get ahead in life.
[13:16] ---
    A knight is distinguished only
    by his heroics on the battlefield.
[13:19] ---
    And now the ability to govern one's
    own domain is called into question.
[13:22] ---
    In order to govern,
    office skills are a must!
[13:26] ---
    Which is why I need to have someone
    who can read, write, and do math!
[13:30] ---
    Well, um, I understand the situation.
[13:34] ---
    I have parents here who have children,
    and a pair of sisters to consider,
[13:37] ---
    so I would ask that you take on
    members of the same family together.
[13:42] ---
    So you are saying that if
    we take families together,
[13:44] ---
    we have priority when it comes
    to securing two or more of them?
[13:47] ---
    Is that right? In that case,
    I will take on as many as I can get!
[13:50] ---
    I already told you, I come first!
[13:56] ---
    Everyone, quiet down! Quiet down, please!
[14:08] ---
    In no time at all, things have
    become very quiet here, huh?
[14:11] ---
    Indeed they have. The last two,
    Anzu and Shiho, went to Piltory Saracen.
[14:17] ---
    I never would have guessed that
    he would promise to set them free,
[14:22] ---
    not to mention take them as wives.
[14:24] ---
    You're right.
[14:26] ---
    And finally, I am the
    only slave remaining.
[14:31] ---
    I can't say that I made a fortune,
    exactly, but this is still a tidy sum.
[14:38] ---
    Only because you spent
    too much money teaching us
[14:41] ---
    to read, write, and do math.
[14:43] ---
    I'm not really cut out
    to be a slave trader.
[14:47] ---
    Although now, I think I can
    start a new business.
[14:51] ---
    A new business, you say?
    Then that would mean that I...
[14:56] ---
    San, aren't you tired from
    standing here all this time?
[15:01] ---
    Don't be silly. I'm just a slave.
    I could never sit in front of my master.
[15:07] ---
    Is that right? I could make it an order.
[15:12] ---
    V-Very well.
[15:20] ---
    Let's have a little break.
[15:22] ---
    I should be doing that sort of chore!
[15:24] ---
    It's all right.
    A small token of my thanks.
[15:28] ---
    Thanks?
[15:30] ---
    Yes. If you hadn't had the courage
    to state what you did earlier,
[15:36] ---
    I probably would have let other
    slave traders buy up everyone else.
[15:41] ---
    It wasn't wise to do as a slave trader,
    but I taught them how to read,
[15:45] ---
    write, and to do math in an effort
    to give them more value.
[15:48] ---
    But thanks to His Majesty's order,
    it just happened to work out nicely.
[15:52] ---
    And it is all because you had the
    courage to speak up when you did.
[15:59] ---
    No, we are the ones
    who should be thanking you.
[16:04] ---
    You say you did it to give us more value,
[16:06] ---
    but Master Ginger, you were kind enough
[16:10] ---
    to give us all new clothing, enough food
    to eat, and even an education.
[16:17] ---
    You were gracious enough to cut
    into your grandfather's inheritance
[16:20] ---
    to provide for us.
[16:23] ---
    That is not something
    an ordinary person would do.
[16:27] ---
    I really would like to thank you.
[16:33] ---
    Listen...
[16:37] ---
    Welcome.
[16:43] ---
    What a strange hat. Could he be
    from the Nine-Headed Dragon Union?
[16:49] ---
    I have a request.
    Would you mind selling me that slave?
[16:55] ---
    Um, did you see the sign outside?
    We're closed.
[17:00] ---
    Oh, you'll have to excuse me.
[17:02] ---
    But I am so taken with this
    raccoon-people slave, I can't stand it.
[17:09] ---
    Please, is there any way that
    you can let me have this slave?
[17:13] ---
    Naturally, I plan on paying
    much more than she is worth.
[17:18] ---
    Once I've purchased her, I will also
    release her from her slave status.
[17:23] ---
    Um, well, you see...
[17:25] ---
    So then, what price would you
    be willing to pay for me?
[17:29] ---
    San!
[17:31] ---
    Master Ginger has taken
    very good care of all of his slaves.
[17:35] ---
    I am the only one remaining.
    Thus, as one final act of service,
[17:40] ---
    I would like for you to
    purchase me for a high price.
[17:44] ---
    Master Ginger, please use it
    to fund your new business.
[17:49] ---
    Hold on, what are you talking about?!
[17:51] ---
    As you wish.
[17:56] ---
    There are ten large gold coins and
    50 standard gold coins in here.
[18:01] ---
    Will this amount be enough?
[18:03] ---
    That is an extraordinary amount.
    We have a deal.
[18:06] ---
    Glad to hear it.
[18:07] ---
    That's not something you get to decide!
[18:10] ---
    I'm sorry to say that she is
    not for sale. She is not a slave.
[18:15] ---
    I want to have her to serve as my
    employee when I begin my new business.
[18:21] ---
    Master Ginger...
[18:23] ---
    I'm sorry, San.
[18:25] ---
    It's possible that you would be
    better off being bought by this man.
[18:31] ---
    He obviously has considerable
    financial resources.
[18:33] ---
    But I... Out of my own self-interest,
    I don't want to let you go.
[18:39] ---
    Master Ginger...
[18:43] ---
    Please, Master Ginger,
    keep me here by your side.
[18:49] ---
    Mm-hmm, of course I will.
[18:58] ---
    Okay, well...
[19:00] ---
    See? Just like Sebastian said.
    Quite the fascinating slave trader, huh?
[19:05] ---
    Absolutely.
[19:07] ---
    Um, what is this?
[19:10] ---
    Sorry about this.
    It was only supposed to be a test.
[19:14] ---
    A test?
[19:16] ---
    There's no shortage
    of people in the world.
[19:18] ---
    I mean, there's someone as capable
    as you, hiding right under our noses.
[19:23] ---
    This is why we can't stop
    looking for talented personnel.
[19:26] ---
    Y-Your Majesty!
[19:29] ---
    We're here incognito,
    so enough of that formal nonsense.
[19:33] ---
    Mm-hmm, "incognito" is something
    I've always wanted to say.
[19:36] ---
    U-Um... Your Majesty, why are you here?
[19:41] ---
    I heard about your reputation.
[19:43] ---
    You taught your slaves how to
    read, write, and do arithmetic,
[19:46] ---
    to see that they ended up in places
    that would treat them well, didn't you?
[19:49] ---
    Slave traders around the kingdom
    are now following your example,
[19:52] ---
    and are starting to educate their slaves.
[19:54] ---
    O-Oh...
[19:56] ---
    Judging from your reaction,
[19:58] ---
    you have no idea of how glorious
    an achievement you've made, do you?
[20:02] ---
    I wouldn't say "glorious."
[20:05] ---
    I've always thought about
    whether it would be possible
[20:07] ---
    to abolish the system
    of slavery in this country.
[20:10] ---
    But if I implemented any sudden
    reforms by royal decree,
[20:14] ---
    societal upheaval would be unavoidable.
[20:17] ---
    One wrong move, and there's the
    chance of a civil war breaking out.
[20:19] ---
    Oh, that's a bit over the top.
[20:21] ---
    No. In the world I came from,
    it actually did lead to war.
[20:26] ---
    Which is why I first want to make the
    system in place slavery in name only.
[20:30] ---
    Oh, you don't mean...
[20:33] ---
    Your Majesty, is this the "that"
    you were speaking of to the princess?
[20:37] ---
    That's right. Education.
[20:40] ---
    You attempted to improve the
    treatment of the socially vulnerable
[20:44] ---
    by giving them employment.
    And as a result,
[20:48] ---
    the slaves are no longer slaves. If that's
    not a glorious achievement, what is it?
[20:53] ---
    Oh, but I was just trying as hard as
    I could to protect the people here.
[21:01] ---
    That's just the sort of person
    I've been looking for.
[21:05] ---
    From here on, I'm going to be socializing
    the slave trade in this country.
[21:09] ---
    Your Majesty, what's "socializing"?
[21:12] ---
    Slave traders will become public servants,
[21:14] ---
    and we'll establish a
    proper screening process.
[21:16] ---
    Beyond that, I'm also planning
    to build a job training center,
[21:22] ---
    so that slaves can get real jobs,
[21:23] ---
    instead of being used as
    disposable manual labor.
[21:26] ---
    I'd like to abolish the system
    of slavery all at once,
[21:29] ---
    but for now, this is about all I can do.
[21:32] ---
    So then...
[21:34] ---
    You're a bit of a slow learner, huh?
[21:36] ---
    The whole kingdom is gonna
    do the same thing you did.
[21:39] ---
    I would like to appoint you as the first
    director of this job training center.
[21:43] ---
    Wh-Who, me?!
[21:46] ---
    I think that you're the
    one most deserving of this.
[21:49] ---
    This money is your reserve fund.
[21:52] ---
    How would you like to take this
    money and start your new business?
[21:57] ---
    Someday, the calm will end...
[22:00] ---
    ...and the tide will suddenly turn.
[22:08] ---
    I'll do it, Your Majesty.
[22:10] ---
    Please allow me to do this.
[22:29] ---
    "What are we supposed to choose?"
[22:33] ---
    Our voices imploring the future are hoarse
[22:38] ---
    We've become so afraid
    of what we could lose
[22:44] ---
    that we're just frozen in place
[22:49] ---
    How many times have we made mistakes
[22:53] ---
    because we wanted to check our "answers"?
[22:59] ---
    Before we knew it we were in love,
    we had fallen in love
[23:07] ---
    I'll hold fast to you
    in the times we're in
[23:11] ---
    We who set alight
    our finite lives to fight
[23:17] ---
    are noble and beautiful above all
[23:22] ---
    As long as we create
    as many bright tomorrows
[23:26] ---
    as the indelible wounds we suffer,
[23:31] ---
    we can be proud of all
    we've woven together

Season 1

E23 - Gargling and Hand Washing Are the Basis of Disease Prevention

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    How did we end up like this?
[00:11] ---
    What other choice was there?
[00:13] ---
    Roroa has her hands full turning
    slave traders into civil servants.
[00:16] ---
    They're going to have to be certified,
[00:18] ---
    so getting their licenses issued and
    complaints dealt with has her in a tizzy.
[00:22] ---
    Juna is busy doing her show,
[00:25] ---
    and Aisha wanted to concentrate
    on her martial arts training--
[00:27] ---
    That's not what I'm talking about!
[00:29] ---
    I meant, how did we end up
    on this crazy road trip?
[00:32] ---
    What else was I supposed to do?
[00:34] ---
    When I said I was going
    down to the castle town,
[00:37] ---
    Serina insisted that I take Owen
    and Carla with us as escorts.
[00:42] ---
    But you were right when you said
[00:44] ---
    that even a thrown-together
    party of adventurers
[00:47] ---
    would look like they belong
    together more than we do.
[00:50] ---
    You might have worn
    that student uniform again,
[00:53] ---
    like you did last time, remember?
[00:55] ---
    It's not as though Owen doesn't
    look like a teacher dressed like that,
[00:59] ---
    and you actually are still getting
    martial arts training from him.
[01:02] ---
    You're one to talk, Liscia. If you
    had dressed up like an adventurer,
[01:06] ---
    we would look more like a party, right?
[01:08] ---
    Wh-Why are you both
    looking at me like that?
[01:12] ---
    Either way, Carla would have stood out.
[01:14] ---
    That's true.
[01:15] ---
    Are you not both
    being a little mean, sire?
[01:17] ---
    --Well, you are in a maid uniform.
    --Well, you are in a maid uniform.
[01:19] ---
    I-I am not dressed up like this
    because I wish to be, sire.
[01:24] ---
    If it were not for Serina's orders,
[01:26] ---
    I would much rather be wearing some armor.
[01:28] ---
    Carla, you are our friend,
    so whenever Serina isn't around,
[01:33] ---
    you don't have to be so formal to us.
[01:35] ---
    That's right.
[01:36] ---
    You're concerned about my speech,
    but ignore my complaint?!
[01:40] ---
    Incidentally, Your Maj-- er, Kazuya,
    are you sure you wish to go this way?
[01:45] ---
    Yes, that's right.
[01:47] ---
    Oh, but if we go this way...
[01:49] ---
    Ah, is that what concerns you?
    You're right.
[01:52] ---
    If we keep going this way,
    we'll end up in the "old" slums.
[01:55] ---
    It is not exactly a place where
    I would like to take you or Liscia.
[02:01] ---
    Such a dingy place, full of crime.
[02:05] ---
    That's all in the past.
[02:08] ---
    You mean it's not anymore?
[02:09] ---
    It would be quicker
    to see it for yourself.
[02:13] ---
    "...Keep on going anyway"
[02:15] ---
    Our bond strikes deep into my left breast
[02:28] ---
    We enjoy a fleeting happiness
    after weathering one fog,
[02:33] ---
    until our vision becomes obscured again
[02:39] ---
    Bitterly betrayed, we grow
    disgusted by our destiny
[02:44] ---
    But why does the dawn still come?
[02:49] ---
    We close our eyes and try to remember
[02:54] ---
    the chance of stopping, of never meeting
[02:59] ---
    From boundless zero to infinity,
[03:05] ---
    dreaming is the heartbeat of believing
[03:11] ---
    We'll move along alone and in pairs
[03:14] ---
    Don't stay put; our small,
    though by no means helpless steps
[03:20] ---
    will open uncharted territory
    for each of us
[03:25] ---
    Realize we will never again
    let our dreams die on the vine
[03:31] ---
    The tear tracks that run down
    our cheeks are shooting stars
[03:38] ---
    We're going to grab hold of them
[03:45] ---
    "Gargling and Hand Washing are
    the Basis of Disease Prevention"
[03:49] ---
    "Gargling and Hand Washing are
    the Basis of Disease Prevention"
    What do you think?
[03:51] ---
    Huh? Mm-hmm, it's a lot different
    from what I had pictured,
[03:55] ---
    so you could say I'm surprised.
[03:56] ---
    What you pictured?
[03:58] ---
    That it was dark and gloomy,
    musty and unsafe here.
[04:02] ---
    I was told the same things, too.
[04:05] ---
    Are these really the slums?
[04:07] ---
    Now they're the "old" slums.
[04:10] ---
    The former image is gone now, right?
[04:13] ---
    When we tackled the sanitation problem,
    we did our best to outfit everyone.
[04:17] ---
    The sanitation problem? You mentioned
    that while improving the city.
[04:22] ---
    Was furnishing all this a part of that?
[04:25] ---
    We tore down the old houses and built
    them again to be more sunny and airy.
[04:30] ---
    While we were at it, we eradicated
    the criminals and illegal drugs,
[04:34] ---
    so we aired the place out
    in that sense, as well.
[04:37] ---
    Did he just up and say that he
    eliminated criminals and illegal drugs?
[04:41] ---
    He did, he did.
[04:43] ---
    Then we had the residents
    move into the new buildings.
[04:47] ---
    They're small and cramped,
    but they're free.
[04:50] ---
    In addition, by hiring them
    to help keep the city clean,
[04:54] ---
    they get both support and
    sanitation at the same time.
[04:57] ---
    You've been up to all sorts of things.
    Sure you're not overdoing it?
[05:01] ---
    It is hard work, but it's fun, as well--
[05:04] ---
    rebuilding the city--
    the country the way I want it.
[05:08] ---
    And if, as a result, the people smile
    more, where's the harm in that?
[05:12] ---
    Sure. But if there's anything
    I can do, let me, okay?
[05:17] ---
    Of course. I'm relying on you.
[05:19] ---
    I must say, this is a far cry from
    the slums that used to be here.
[05:23] ---
    Decay takes place in
    an unclean environment,
[05:26] ---
    and pathogens are more likely to spread.
[05:29] ---
    "Pathogens"?
[05:31] ---
    There are tiny creatures in the world,
    invisible to the naked eye,
[05:34] ---
    living in the air, soil, water, and
    everywhere else, in countless numbers.
[05:40] ---
    I just told you, you can't see them!
[05:43] ---
    It's these little creatures
    that make things spoil,
[05:46] ---
    and cause illnesses to happen.
[05:49] ---
    Ah! So is that why you recommend
    that we gargle and wash our hands?
[05:54] ---
    That's right.
[05:56] ---
    Is it really these "pathogens"
    that cause disease?
[06:00] ---
    I believe what Kazuya tells us.
[06:02] ---
    It's not a question of whether
    they believe me or not.
[06:06] ---
    But, since they solve all their problems
    with magic, what can I do?
[06:10] ---
    Medicine and hygiene as such are not
    very advanced here in this world.
[06:15] ---
    That's probably because light elemental
    magic has such a widespread presence.
[06:18] ---
    Light magic augments the ability to heal,
    and can treat even serious wounds.
[06:26] ---
    But light magic has the drawback
[06:29] ---
    of being unable to treat the infections
    and injuries of the elderly,
[06:32] ---
    whose natural ability
    to heal is diminished.
[06:35] ---
    Up until just recently,
[06:37] ---
    the treatment of infectious
    diseases was rampant
[06:40] ---
    with drugs made of dubious ingredients,
    and questionable folk remedies.
[06:44] ---
    When I started tackling
    the sanitation problem,
[06:46] ---
    my thinking was that I needed to do
    something about that right away.
[06:50] ---
    The first thing I had to do was make them
    recognize that pathogens exist.
[06:54] ---
    But how do you get people to acknowledge
    something they can't see?
[06:59] ---
    There are people--or rather,
    a race of people--
[07:02] ---
    here in this world who know of the
    existence of germs and microorganisms.
[07:06] ---
    They are said to be able to use an
    enhanced perception, a "third eye,"
[07:10] ---
    to see microorganisms which
    ordinarily could not be seen.
[07:13] ---
    A third eye?
[07:15] ---
    Would that be the three-eyed race?
[07:17] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[07:18] ---
    I'm surprised they agreed
    to work with you.
[07:21] ---
    I've heard they were a race that
    shunned contact with other races.
[07:25] ---
    It seems as though the reason for
    their clannishness is their third eye.
[07:31] ---
    They can tell if something
    is sanitary or not with a glance.
[07:35] ---
    That's why they avoid contact
    with other races as much as possible.
[07:39] ---
    In other words, they see us
    as having cooties!
[07:41] ---
    Huh? Oh, yeah, pretty close.
[07:44] ---
    Moreover, the three-eyed race knew
    of the existence of pathogens.
[07:49] ---
    As well as the fact that they cause
    diseases that light magic can't treat.
[07:53] ---
    Anyhow, using their third eyes, they
    developed their own brand of medicine.
[07:58] ---
    Their research into infectious
    diseases, in particular,
[08:01] ---
    is centuries ahead of the rest
    of the world's level of medicine.
[08:05] ---
    Oh, is that the reason why the
    three-eyed race have such longevity?
[08:09] ---
    They're long-lived?
[08:11] ---
    You know how humans and beastmen
    only live to around 60?
[08:17] ---
    Well, their average lifespan
    is well over 80.
[08:22] ---
    Liscia is right.
    They've extended their lifetimes
[08:24] ---
    by developing these concepts of hygiene.
[08:26] ---
    This "hygiene" is incredible.
[08:29] ---
    So, I set up talks with them
    to ask them for their cooperation.
[08:34] ---
    Beyond that, I had them make a device
[08:37] ---
    that will let other races see germs
    and microorganisms.
[08:41] ---
    Amazing!
[08:42] ---
    That's our Kazuya, all right.
[08:44] ---
    We had them back in my world,
    after all. It's called a "microscope."
[08:47] ---
    "Microscope"?
[08:49] ---
    Yeah.
[08:49] ---
    It's a device that makes small things look
    bigger by putting lenses together.
[08:54] ---
    Thanks to one of these,
    I was able to prove
[08:57] ---
    that what the three-eyed race
    was saying is true.
[08:59] ---
    And that's not all. They've already
    come up with antibiotics.
[09:04] ---
    "Antibiotics"?
[09:06] ---
    I'll skip the explanation,
    since it's pretty complicated,
[09:09] ---
    but it's a substance that inhibits
    the growth of pathogens.
[09:12] ---
    So it's a medicine?
[09:14] ---
    Yeah. They just called it "medicine," too.
    But that gets confusing,
[09:19] ---
    so on my own authority, I coined
    the name "three-eyedine" for it.
[09:23] ---
    "Medicine" made by the "three-eyed" race,
    which makes it "three-eyedine."
[09:26] ---
    So what does it mean that
    this "three-eyedine" stuff
[09:30] ---
    can control the growth of germs?
[09:32] ---
    It's a wonder drug against
    infectious diseases.
[09:34] ---
    You can think of it as an amazing medicine
[09:37] ---
    that can treat epidemics and prevents
    open wounds from festering.
[09:42] ---
    Treat epidemics? It can even
    do something like that?
[09:46] ---
    The three-eyed race can see germs,
[09:48] ---
    so they were also able to find
    a means of stopping them.
[09:51] ---
    So then, can we mass-produce it?
[09:54] ---
    Liscia?
[09:55] ---
    This is something important.
    I mean, it can even treat epidemics.
[09:59] ---
    Not even mages can do that.
[10:01] ---
    There's not much yet, but we're
    ramping up production little by little.
[10:05] ---
    That's amazing.
[10:07] ---
    Anyhow, the three-eyed race
    is fully cooperating with us,
[10:11] ---
    and the kingdom has no plans
    to hold anything back
[10:14] ---
    when it comes to assisting
    in the medical field.
[10:16] ---
    Our biggest bottleneck was
    the small number of gelmedics
[10:19] ---
    from which the three-eyedine is extracted.
[10:22] ---
    "Gelmedics"?
[10:24] ---
    They're sort of a subspecies of gelins,
[10:26] ---
    which can survive in
    unsanitary environments.
[10:29] ---
    Three-eyedine is extracted from gelmedics
    before it gets refined.
[10:33] ---
    Thanks to Tomoe's help,
    the gelmedics' numbers are increasing.
[10:37] ---
    Hold on.
[10:38] ---
    Gelins are more like plants.
    Can Tomoe still talk to them?
[10:43] ---
    Apparently, she can't communicate
    with them as well as animals.
[10:46] ---
    Even so, she seems to have found out
    their ideal living environment
[10:48] ---
    and conditions for growth to some extent.
[10:51] ---
    She may be our little sister, but she
    more than comes in handy, huh?
[10:54] ---
    Isn't that the truth?
[11:01] ---
    Sterilize the unclean! There you are,
    there you are, there you are! Sterilized!
[11:08] ---
    Kazuya, that woman could be dangerous.
[11:10] ---
    Wh-What is that weirdo doing?
[11:13] ---
    That's a normal activity for her.
[11:15] ---
    You know her?
[11:17] ---
    She's Hilde Norg. As you can see,
    she's from the three-eyed race.
[11:21] ---
    What's more, she has superb medical
    skills, even among her own people,
[11:24] ---
    enough that she could be called a doctor.
[11:27] ---
    She's a doctor?
[11:28] ---
    Same old Hilde, I see.
[11:30] ---
    Hmm? Who are you?
[11:34] ---
    It's me.
[11:35] ---
    Oh, it's you, the king. I thought
    you were some vagabond.
[11:40] ---
    Hilde, allow me to make some
    introductions. These two are...
[11:43] ---
    I know. The princess, and the former
    air force general's daughter, right?
[11:48] ---
    That is quite the embarrassing
    outfit you have on.
[11:52] ---
    Do you know Owen here?
[11:54] ---
    I wouldn't even want to know
    such a filthy old man.
[11:58] ---
    What was that?!
    Who are you calling filthy?!
[12:00] ---
    Keep your distance, you musclebound freak.
[12:03] ---
    So tell me, Hilde,
    what brings you here today?
[12:06] ---
    Leave the people here to themselves,
    and they get unsanitary in a hurry.
[12:11] ---
    I come by here regularly to offer
    health tips, and to sanitize.
[12:14] ---
    That reminds me, where's your partner?
    Is he not with you?
[12:17] ---
    Don't call him my partner.
[12:20] ---
    Brad is somewhere outside.
[12:22] ---
    He said he'd "rather treat innocent
    stray dogs than overgrown pigs,"
[12:28] ---
    or some sort of nonsense.
[12:30] ---
    Same old Brad, too.
[12:32] ---
    King, would you mind
    talking to him for me?
[12:34] ---
    He always makes me lecture
    the junior students.
[12:38] ---
    Who's this "Brad"?
[12:40] ---
    Brad Jocker. He's another doctor,
    one who's a counterpart to Hilde
[12:45] ---
    as far as healthcare reform.
[12:47] ---
    Is he three-eyed, too?
[12:49] ---
    No, he's a young human,
    who's a decent enough doctor,
[12:54] ---
    but his personality could use some work.
[12:55] ---
    Excuse me, have you been
    listening to me, "Your Majesty"?
[13:00] ---
    Oh, sorry. I'll have a word with him.
[13:03] ---
    So, what brings the king
    and his people here?
[13:07] ---
    Oh, I wanted to check on the job training
    center I put Ginger in charge of.
[13:20] ---
    Goodbye, Miss San!
[13:22] ---
    See you tomorrow!
[13:23] ---
    Goodbye, everyone.
[13:27] ---
    Your Majesty, thank you for stopping by.
[13:30] ---
    Hey, San. Is Ginger around?
[13:33] ---
    Master Ginger, His Majesty Souma is here.
[13:36] ---
    Huh?!
[13:39] ---
    Wh-Why, Your Majesty...!
[13:41] ---
    I told you, you don't
    have to be so formal.
[13:43] ---
    P-Princess! I-I'm--
[13:46] ---
    I m-mean, my name is Ginger Camus-mus.
[13:50] ---
    Master Ginger, you're stuttering.
[13:56] ---
    This is Carla Vargas,
    and Owen Jabana. And that's--
[14:00] ---
    Dr. Hilde is always stopping by to give
    free medical checkups to the children.
[14:06] ---
    Huh?
[14:07] ---
    I just don't like having
    dirty kids touching me,
[14:10] ---
    so I'll be over there. Give me
    a holler when you're finished.
[14:14] ---
    If you're looking for the children,
    they all went over there.
[14:17] ---
    Yeah, yeah, all right.
[14:20] ---
    Are you teaching the children to read,
    write, and do math here?
[14:23] ---
    Not just the children.
    The adults are learning, as well.
[14:27] ---
    The adults, too?
[14:28] ---
    There are many adults who
    can't read, write, or count.
[14:32] ---
    We teach children during the day, and
    adults at night after they finish working.
[14:36] ---
    Is that right? That's amazing.
[14:39] ---
    We plan to start teaching
    other things too, eventually.
[14:43] ---
    Right, Your Majesty?
[14:44] ---
    Yeah. Such as training for civil engineers
    and adventurers who go into dungeons,
[14:51] ---
    and teaching medical techniques
    from Hilde and others.
[14:53] ---
    That's quite the variety of subjects.
[14:56] ---
    Most academic research in this world
    focuses on magic and monsters, right?
[15:01] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[15:03] ---
    But I think that there's an enormous
    amount of innovation to be found
[15:07] ---
    hiding within research that's
    outside of the mainstream.
[15:10] ---
    If you master any field, no matter
    what it is, you'll be the best at it.
[15:13] ---
    It's in becoming Number One
    that you also become the Only One.
[15:16] ---
    And you want to nurture
    those "Only Ones," right?
[15:19] ---
    Yeah. And in order to do that,
    the first thing that needs to be done
[15:22] ---
    is to raise the level of education
    for the whole kingdom.
[15:25] ---
    So what's the status of
    the training center now?
[15:28] ---
    Well, our attendance is way up.
[15:31] ---
    The school lunch program that Your Majesty
    suggested must be doing well.
[15:35] ---
    What is a school lunch program?
[15:38] ---
    I introduced a system
    we used in my homeland.
[15:40] ---
    If children under 12 years old study here,
[15:43] ---
    they get to eat lunch for free.
[15:45] ---
    Ho...
[15:47] ---
    That's great! That alone will be
    a huge help for poor households.
[15:51] ---
    If they study hard,
[15:52] ---
    there's a good chance they can escape
    from a life of poverty in the future.
[15:56] ---
    But on the other hand,
    our adult attendance is poor.
[16:00] ---
    They say that they've lived this long
    without reading, writing, and arithmetic,
[16:03] ---
    and aren't really going for it.
[16:05] ---
    Opening their eyes in that regard
    is my job. I'll think of something.
[16:11] ---
    Please do.
[16:12] ---
    Now then, we've checked that the job
    training center is coming along well,
[16:16] ---
    so on to the next stop.
[16:17] ---
    What next stop?
[16:18] ---
    Huh? Didn't I mention
    the reason for coming out here?
[16:21] ---
    --Mm-mm.
    --Mm-mm.
[16:23] ---
    We're going outside.
[16:24] ---
    Outside of where?
[16:26] ---
    Outside the walls.
[16:27] ---
    That's even more dangerous than the slums.
[16:29] ---
    That's where the refugee camps are.
[16:31] ---
    I'm going to meet with those refugees.
[16:34] ---
    Huh?
[16:34] ---
    If you're going outside,
    I'll come with you.
[16:37] ---
    Wh-When did you get back?!
[16:39] ---
    I finished disinfecting the kids.
[16:42] ---
    And Brad is outside.
    I'm going to really stick it to him
[16:46] ---
    for making me do his lectures.
[16:55] ---
    It is a dirty place,
[16:57] ---
    but oddly enough, there's a powerful
    look in their eyes, at least.
[17:01] ---
    They came here from far to the north,
    with nothing but the will to live.
[17:06] ---
    It's likely that those who are here
    are far tougher than we think.
[17:12] ---
    People who have gone through
    wars, natural disasters,
[17:14] ---
    and other misfortunes
    beyond their control,
[17:16] ---
    and yet still try to stand
    on their own two feet,
[17:19] ---
    have their own unique brand of strength.
[17:21] ---
    But then, that strength
    can also be a hazard.
[17:24] ---
    While their sense of unity grows stronger,
[17:26] ---
    their sense of individuality
    also becomes watered down.
[17:29] ---
    By the way, So--I mean Kazuya, you said
    you had given them some support.
[17:33] ---
    What did you do?
[17:34] ---
    It wasn't much, but we
    sent food, firewood,
[17:37] ---
    and other supplies they needed.
[17:39] ---
    I also placed an order
    with the adventurers guild
[17:42] ---
    to make doing security
    around here a quest.
[17:45] ---
    The food support I get, but what's
    this about adventurer security?
[17:49] ---
    When foreign nationals are either
    the victims or perpetrators of crimes,
[17:53] ---
    it often leads to international incidents.
[17:55] ---
    But it's different for these people,
    who have lost their countries.
[17:57] ---
    There may be those who think,
[17:59] ---
    "As long as it doesn't become
    an international case, it's all right."
[18:02] ---
    Those sorts of people need to be punished.
[18:05] ---
    No, there's also the possibility that our
    own people could harm the refugees.
[18:09] ---
    Hmm...
[18:15] ---
    What's all the commotion?
[18:17] ---
    Th-Those guys just showed up out of
    nowhere and tried to kidnap our children!
[18:21] ---
    They what?!
[18:22] ---
    What's worse, they laid into
    the people who tried to stop them!
[18:24] ---
    Now, the adventurers who heard
    what was happening are fighting them.
[18:29] ---
    Carla, Owen, go help the adventurers.
[18:32] ---
    As you command.
[18:33] ---
    Not to do right when it is presented
    is the absence of valor!
[18:36] ---
    Let's go, Carla!
[18:38] ---
    Hilde, help the priest.
[18:40] ---
    Oh well, what other choice is there?
[18:43] ---
    And I'll protect you, Kazuya.
[18:45] ---
    As a hero, this is pathetic,
    but please do.
[18:48] ---
    I'm on it.
[18:51] ---
    Can you fight if it should come to it?
[18:53] ---
    Owen has been putting me
    through my paces lately,
[18:55] ---
    but he says I'm still only slightly
    better than a fresh recruit.
[18:58] ---
    That doesn't sound too reassuring.
    If anything happens, stay behind me.
[19:03] ---
    I guess that's all I can do.
[19:09] ---
    Get down, Yuno!
[19:15] ---
    Uh-oh.
[19:16] ---
    Why, you...!
[19:20] ---
    Keep calm. It just takes one strike.
    If I can make it through one strike,
[19:23] ---
    Yuno can get back to her feet.
[19:25] ---
    I just have to remember the basic
    moves that Owen drilled into me!
[19:34] ---
    Whoa...
[19:37] ---
    I did it! I really did it!
    I managed to parry!
[19:39] ---
    --Don't just stand there!
    --Don't just stand there!
[19:50] ---
    What were you thinking?!
[19:52] ---
    How could you run off like that?!
[19:54] ---
    Oh, I, uh... I'm sorry.
[19:57] ---
    Don't "I'm sorry" me! I thought
    my heart was going to stop!
[20:00] ---
    If anything were to happen to you, I'd...
[20:03] ---
    Hey, you! You just called me Yuno,
    didn't you?!
[20:07] ---
    How is it that you know my name?!
[20:09] ---
    Oh, well... that is...
[20:11] ---
    So, Kazuya, you seem
    awfully chummy with her.
[20:16] ---
    How do I explain my way out of this?
[20:19] ---
    I don't suppose I can say I'm the king,
[20:21] ---
    who has been going on adventures
    with you as Little Musashibo, can I?
[20:24] ---
    Hey, did you hear me?
[20:26] ---
    Kazuya...?
[20:27] ---
    What are you doing, Master?
[20:31] ---
    I saw what you did! The sword skills
    I taught you came in handy, huh?
[20:37] ---
    Ah, nice work, guys!
[20:39] ---
    Hold on, Kazuya!
[20:40] ---
    Hey! I want an explanation!
[20:42] ---
    So, who are these people, anyway?
[20:46] ---
    Well?!
[20:47] ---
    W-We were just hired by a slave trader.
[20:50] ---
    --A slave trader? What for?
    --Ow-w-w...
[20:53] ---
    The king of this country has gone and
    turned slave traders into civil servants.
[20:58] ---
    So, because of some qualification
    business, our employer failed his review.
[21:03] ---
    But why are you attacking refugees?
[21:06] ---
    For money to flee the country.
    Women and children fetch a good price.
[21:10] ---
    Did you say money?!
[21:11] ---
    Ow, you're hurting me!
[21:13] ---
    We were told the kingdom wouldn't go
    out of their way to protect refugees.
[21:18] ---
    You think that's true?!
[21:19] ---
    W-We were just hired to do a job.
[21:30] ---
    Carla, would you go and tell Hakuya
    what just happened here?
[21:34] ---
    I'm sure he'll take swift
    measures to deal with this.
[21:37] ---
    Yes, as you command.
[21:39] ---
    I finished treating the injured.
    But what do we do now?
[21:43] ---
    It looks like we've drawn quite a crowd.
[21:45] ---
    Aw, and we're supposed
    to be incognito, too!
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    I told you, don't raise
    your voice like that!
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    Ladies and gentlemen! Your children
    who were nearly kidnapped,
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    were saved by these adventurers!
[21:58] ---
    You saved our children!
[22:00] ---
    Thank you so much!
[22:02] ---
    Now's our chance to get away.
[22:04] ---
    As you wish.
[22:05] ---
    Ah! Wait the hell up! Hey, you! Hey!
[22:08] ---
    So, now where are we going?
[22:10] ---
    To see the refugees' chief.
[22:12] ---
    What are you meeting him for?
[22:14] ---
    To solve the refugee problem.
[22:28] ---
    "What are we supposed to choose?"
[22:33] ---
    Our voices imploring the future are hoarse
[22:38] ---
    We've become so afraid
    of what we could lose
[22:44] ---
    that we're just frozen in place
[22:49] ---
    How many times have we made mistakes
[22:53] ---
    because we wanted to check our "answers"?
[22:59] ---
    Before we knew it we were in love,
    we had fallen in love
[23:07] ---
    I'll hold fast to you
    in the times we're in
[23:11] ---
    We who set alight
    our finite lives to fight
[23:17] ---
    are noble and beautiful above all
[23:22] ---
    As long as we create
    as many bright tomorrows
[23:26] ---
    as the indelible wounds we suffer,
[23:31] ---
    we can be proud of all
    we've woven together

Season 1

E24 - Away from My Hometown for So Many Years

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    Refugees--one of the difficult
    problems facing modern society.
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    Persecution, strife, violence--
    there are many reasons why
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    these people are forced
    to flee the lands of their birth.
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    They run to other countries in order to
    survive. Some on foot, others by boat.
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    Here in the Kingdom of Friedonia,
    the problem is the very same.
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    There is a refugee camp
    located away from the walls
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    of the royal capital of Parnam.
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    There are just under
    a thousand people here.
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    Humans, elves, beastmen, dwarves--
    all sorts of people are gathered here,
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    most of which were driven
    from their lands by the expansion
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    of the Demon Lord's Domain.
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    However, the refugees in
    the Kingdom of Friedonia
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    were among the fortunate ones.
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    The circumstances for refugees
    on the continent were harsh.
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    There are places within nations that
    border the Demon Lord's Domain
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    where refugees are forcibly
    conscripted and sent to the front lines.
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    Or, in the name of protection
    for the refugees,
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    they were actually employed as
    cheap labor, and exploited like slaves.
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    Now that domestic affairs had
    become settled to some degree,
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    Souma had finally resolved
    to deal with this issue.
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    "...Keep on going anyway"
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    Our bond strikes deep into my left breast
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    We enjoy a fleeting happiness
    after weathering one fog,
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    until our vision becomes obscured again
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    Bitterly betrayed, we grow
    disgusted by our destiny
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    But why does the dawn still come?
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    We close our eyes and try to remember
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    the chance of stopping, of never meeting
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    From boundless zero to infinity,
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    dreaming is the heartbeat of believing
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    We'll move along alone and in pairs
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    Don't stay put; our small,
    though by no means helpless steps
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    will open uncharted territory
    for each of us
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    Realize we will never again
    let our dreams die on the vine
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    The tear tracks that run down
    our cheeks are shooting stars
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    We're going to grab hold of them
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    "Away From My Hometown For So Many Years"
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    That is a big tent.
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    It's more like a Mongolian
    ger than a tent.
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    Hmm?
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    Ah, never mind. The chief should
    be expecting us. Let's go.
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    Thank you for coming here, Your Majesty,
    the Great King of Friedonia.
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    Would you mind laying off
    of that "Great King" business?
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    Then Your Majesty, my name is Jirukoma.
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    I have been put in charge
    of this settlement.
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    Sitting here at my side is my sister...
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    Komain. It is a pleasure to meet you.
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    I am Souma Kazuya,
    the king of this nation.
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    I understand that you helped save some
    members of the settlement earlier,
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    for which I would like to
    offer my sincerest thanks.
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    It was the adventurers working
    security that saved them.
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    You can thank them if you wish.
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    I did not come here today
    to hear your words of thanks.
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    I'm here to help you make a decision.
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    I'm sure you've heard my
    recommendations from my messengers.
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    Which way will you choose?
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    --Well, we...
    --Don't, Komain!
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    But Brother!
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    Our words will determine the course
    of action for everyone in the settlement.
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    We cannot afford to be hot-tempered.
[04:20] ---
    Very well.
[04:23] ---
    Souma, I wish you'd explain
    the situation to us.
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    It's about time for us to find a
    resolution to the refugee crisis.
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    That's why I'm seeking for them
    to reach a certain decision.
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    What decision?
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    They can either forsake their old homes
    and become citizens of the kingdom,
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    or they can leave this land.
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    Your wish is to return to your homelands,
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    which are now part of the Demon Lord's
    Domain, and to take up your old lives.
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    But at present, unless we drive away
    the monsters, that's impossible.
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    Nor can anyone tell when
    that will be possible.
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    What are you going to do in the meantime?
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    Will you continue to stay
    in foreign countries,
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    hoping to return to your homes, while
    not having any country of your own?
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    We can't have you staying here illegally.
[05:17] ---
    Hunting and gathering without permission
[05:19] ---
    would ordinarily be illegal activities.
[05:21] ---
    If your illegal actions are
    allowed to continue,
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    I guarantee that they will incur
    the anger of the kingdom's people.
[05:27] ---
    But we've tolerated them this long,
    and even supported them, haven't we?
[05:31] ---
    Yes, "this long."
[05:33] ---
    The kingdom had a whole pile
    of problems to deal with,
[05:36] ---
    so I was just staying on
    the same course as Albert.
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    But I can no longer allow
    this problem to continue.
[05:42] ---
    Souma, that's so...
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    A state is a lot like a giant person.
[05:48] ---
    It's easy for them to love
    those who love them in return,
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    but they aren't so broadminded as to
    love those who don't love them back.
[05:55] ---
    If you insist on remaining
    committed to your homelands,
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    and feel no sense of
    belonging to the kingdom,
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    then I will have to expel you.
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    All we want to do is go home.
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    I don't mind if you keep that
    feeling within your own hearts,
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    and if the situation turns around,
    and you end up being able to return,
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    then I don't care if you do go home.
[06:21] ---
    But as long as you're
    in this country, at least,
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    I'll need you to feel like
    you belong here.
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    What do you even know?!
[06:31] ---
    Stop, Komain!
[06:32] ---
    No, Brother. Let me speak.
[06:35] ---
    You are the king of this nation, right?
    You have your own country, don't you?
[06:39] ---
    You don't know how
    sad it is to lose your--
[06:42] ---
    Yes I do.
[06:45] ---
    You must have heard, right? How I was
    summoned here from another world?
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    I have no way to get back there.
[06:55] ---
    Souma...
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    But I still have Liscia and the others.
[07:08] ---
    I have those who stand by
    my side, supporting me.
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    I have those who care about me.
[07:13] ---
    I've worked hard to try to live
    up to their feelings for me.
[07:17] ---
    And as I did so, at some point, I came to
    feel as though this was now my country.
[07:23] ---
    If I lost this country, I would probably
    grieve as much as if I'd lost my home.
[07:30] ---
    You may not be accepted right away.
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    But you can't move forward
    if you just stand still.
[07:36] ---
    How are you going to accept us?
[07:38] ---
    The same way the Gran Chaos Empire does?
[07:43] ---
    Princess, what does he mean?
[07:45] ---
    The empire offers refugees
    undeveloped land within their country,
[07:50] ---
    and if they settle it, it is recognized
    as their provisional residence.
[07:54] ---
    Oh yeah? Isn't that nice of them.
[07:57] ---
    If they can be self-sufficient, they
    aren't a drain on the empire's purse,
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    and if they are later able
    to return to the north,
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    the land that they cleared
    will remain as it is.
[08:08] ---
    Either way, the empire loses nothing.
[08:12] ---
    Jirukoma, I'm sorry, but we can't
    implement the same policy as the empire.
[08:17] ---
    Why not?
[08:18] ---
    Because it's dangerous.
[08:20] ---
    Dangerous how?
[08:22] ---
    You pour your sweat and tears
    into clearing the land.
[08:26] ---
    By doing so, you'd consider that
    land your own, wouldn't you?
[08:31] ---
    For the generation that still wants
    to return to their homes, that's fine.
[08:34] ---
    But what about the next generation?
[08:37] ---
    Will the generation born on that land,
    who doesn't know your home country
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    be able to accept the fact that the land
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    that their fathers poured
    their sweat into clearing
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    was only theirs on a temporary lease?
[08:48] ---
    Your Majesty, do you think
    the empire's policy is wrong?
[08:53] ---
    No, it's just a difference in thinking.
[08:56] ---
    Maria chose that policy because
    she believed it to be the best,
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    but I fear the worst, so I choose
    not to adopt that policy.
[09:04] ---
    That's all there is to it.
[09:06] ---
    Then Your Majesty, what do
    you intend to do with us?
[09:10] ---
    You tell us to give up on returning home,
    and become subjects of the kingdom
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    or else we'll be thrown out of here,
    and we can't even clear our own land.
[09:18] ---
    What exactly do you want us to do?!
[09:27] ---
    --Owen...
    --Yes, sire?
[09:29] ---
    Let's have it.
[09:30] ---
    As you command.
[09:39] ---
    This is Venetinova, a gulf coast city
    that we are working on building.
[09:44] ---
    We've still only built the residential
    and commercial districts,
[09:46] ---
    and set up the trading port at this point.
[09:49] ---
    We plan to add lots of other facilities,
[09:52] ---
    and develop it into a city that will
    be on the cutting edge of culture.
[09:57] ---
    I'm thinking of having the refugees
    take up residence in this city.
[10:02] ---
    If you will live as people of this
    country, I will give you a place to live.
[10:06] ---
    There will be plenty of work, too.
[10:08] ---
    Just as it was for the mystic wolves
    who run the distilleries in Parnam.
[10:13] ---
    If you are citizens of this country,
    then as long as you work hard,
[10:16] ---
    you will never go hungry or cold.
[10:19] ---
    --That is such a wonderful offer!
    --That is such a terrible offer!
[10:22] ---
    What are you saying, Brother?!
    He's as much as saying to us,
[10:25] ---
    "Here's some tasty kibble,
    so wag your tails for us," isn't he?!
[10:29] ---
    Komain, His Majesty is offering us
    the foundation for us to live here!
[10:34] ---
    So what, are we just supposed to
    give up on ever going back home?
[10:38] ---
    Doesn't it bother you at all, Brother?!
[10:41] ---
    I can't blame you for
    having different opinions.
[10:44] ---
    I myself find this proposal to be
    quite enticing on the one hand,
[10:48] ---
    and yet quite cruel on
    the other hand. But,
[10:52] ---
    this is the most I can
    do for you right now.
[10:55] ---
    Everything else relies on your decision.
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    There are those within this settlement
[11:02] ---
    who will insist on returning to
    their homelands, no matter what.
[11:06] ---
    Just like your sister, right?
[11:08] ---
    Oh, no. Komain is open-minded.
[11:12] ---
    What she said a moment ago was
    merely to stick up for the feelings
[11:16] ---
    of those in our settlement that will
    never give up on returning home.
[11:19] ---
    B-Brother...
[11:21] ---
    It's true, isn't it? When you
    said it was cruel earlier,
[11:25] ---
    you were only speaking on behalf
    of those who feel that way.
[11:28] ---
    It's because you feel the pain of others.
[11:34] ---
    Your Majesty, we thank you
    for your kindness.
[11:37] ---
    Since I cannot make a decision
    such as this on my own,
[11:40] ---
    I would like to gather the members
    of the settlement before answering.
[11:44] ---
    As I said, I am here to help
    you come to a decision.
[11:48] ---
    I understand. Still, I would like to
    convince as many people as possible
[11:53] ---
    to accept the hand that Your Majesty
    has been kind enough to extend to us.
[11:57] ---
    Even if it means dividing the refugees.
[12:00] ---
    "Dividing the refugees." In other words,
[12:03] ---
    even if it means driving out
    those who won't accept.
[12:07] ---
    There isn't much time. While you
    can stretch out recruiting residents,
[12:11] ---
    you cannot stretch out
    the times of the seasons.
[12:14] ---
    I understand. Winter is coming soon.
[12:17] ---
    If we neglect our preparations,
    people could freeze to death.
[12:21] ---
    But please, give us some more time.
[12:27] ---
    I heard that you were in here, Hilde.
[12:29] ---
    Brad! How dare you hand off
    your lectures to me!
[12:35] ---
    Wh-What are you doing?
[12:37] ---
    I'll hear you out as
    much as you like later.
[12:40] ---
    I hate to ask, but I need
    your help. It's an emergency.
[12:43] ---
    Who's the patient?
[12:44] ---
    An expectant mother.
    Her water has already broke.
[12:48] ---
    The infant is in a poor fetal position.
[12:50] ---
    It's resting inside the mother
    with its back facing the way out.
[12:54] ---
    A transverse presentation.
    That's both rare and problematic.
[12:58] ---
    The midwife is at a loss, as well.
[13:00] ---
    Typically, only the mother or the child
    will survive, at the expense of the other.
[13:05] ---
    In order to save both of them...
[13:07] ---
    Right. We'll have to cut her open.
[13:10] ---
    Can you do it? I understand the survival
    rate for mothers is less than 20%.
[13:16] ---
    The reason the survival rate
    is so low is obvious.
[13:18] ---
    Ho? Why is that?
[13:20] ---
    Because you and I
    didn't do the operations.
[13:23] ---
    You make the incredible sound simple.
[13:25] ---
    It's the truth. To be precise, it's
    because they didn't have my skills
[13:30] ---
    combined with the three-eyed
    knowledge of infectious diseases.
[13:33] ---
    I can bring that survival rate
    up to 80% on my own, but...
[13:37] ---
    if you're at my side,
    keeping things sanitary,
[13:40] ---
    we can bring that rate
    as close to 100% as possible.
[13:44] ---
    Damn, what choice do I have?
[13:46] ---
    King and head of the refugees,
    you heard the man.
[13:49] ---
    I hate to ask, but I need you
    and your people's help.
[13:53] ---
    Yeah, of course.
[13:56] ---
    Master, I gave Hakuya my report.
[13:59] ---
    Dragonewt girl, you're here just in time.
[14:02] ---
    H-Huh?
[14:04] ---
    Go to the medical lab in the capital,
[14:06] ---
    and bring me my medical instruments
    and drugs on the double.
[14:10] ---
    This is an emergency.
    Do as she tells you to.
[14:13] ---
    You heard the king. Now listen here--
[14:16] ---
    if you ask for Hilde's black bag,
    the researchers will know what you mean.
[14:19] ---
    U-Understood.
[14:23] ---
    Refugee leader, I'd like
    to borrow your tent.
[14:27] ---
    I'd prefer to have a place
    that's as sanitary as possible.
[14:30] ---
    No objection. Please use it as you like.
[14:33] ---
    Also, we're going to
    need blood transfusions,
[14:35] ---
    so gather up your refugees for me.
[14:37] ---
    Understood.
[14:39] ---
    King!
[14:40] ---
    Y-Yes?
[14:41] ---
    You know all about hygiene, right?
[14:43] ---
    Explain it to the leader here, and tidy up
    the area in here as much as you can.
[14:47] ---
    You got it.
[14:48] ---
    Liscia, Owen, let's get to it.
[14:50] ---
    Right.
[14:51] ---
    As you wish.
[14:53] ---
    Please allow me to help, too.
[14:56] ---
    Brad, tell me everything about
    the patient's symptoms.
[15:00] ---
    Boil lots of water.
    If you heat it to over 100 degrees,
[15:04] ---
    it will kill most pathogens,
    something called "sterilization."
[15:08] ---
    We need it to disinfect her instruments.
[15:21] ---
    I've heard about splitting open
    pregnant women's bellies.
[15:24] ---
    Are you sure about this?
[15:25] ---
    Where I'm from, Cesarean sections
    are common for difficult deliveries.
[15:32] ---
    The place you're from
    is as amazing as always.
[15:35] ---
    Those two can perform
    a procedure that's close to it.
[15:39] ---
    But then, where I'm from,
    we didn't have light magic,
[15:43] ---
    so the comparison isn't so simple.
[15:46] ---
    All the same, I can't say I'm happy
    about being stuck outside,
[15:49] ---
    while Carla is inside helping.
[15:52] ---
    Listen, Jirukoma, I know how skilled
    Hilde and Brad are at this.
[15:56] ---
    I'm confident that both the
    mother and baby will survive.
[15:59] ---
    With that in mind, I need
    to tell you something.
[16:02] ---
    What is it?
[16:03] ---
    The baby about to be born
    is being born into this country.
[16:07] ---
    They will also grow up in this country.
[16:10] ---
    They will know nothing
    of their forefathers' land,
[16:11] ---
    and this will be their home.
[16:14] ---
    Forcing babies to live as exiles
    from a lost nation is...
[16:18] ---
    Say no more.
[16:20] ---
    Brother...
[16:23] ---
    I have made up my mind. I--
[16:30] ---
    The baby's been born?
[16:35] ---
    It's... a boy.
[16:38] ---
    Oh! A hope for the future has
    been born into our world!
[16:47] ---
    How is the mother?
[16:48] ---
    The operation was successful,
    and both mother and child are fine.
[16:53] ---
    Carla!
[16:54] ---
    Keep it together! Carla! Carla!
[16:59] ---
    O Great Sky Sun, we offer our gratitude
    for giving hope to this settlement.
[17:06] ---
    Spirits of our ancestors,
[17:08] ---
    who soar as elk among the heavens,
[17:10] ---
    please watch over this child evermore.
[17:14] ---
    I'm so glad.
[17:16] ---
    Your Majesty, I haven't enough
    words to thank you.
[17:18] ---
    If you want to thank someone,
    thank those two.
[17:27] ---
    I'm going to entrust the role of chief
    of this settlement to Komain.
[17:31] ---
    --Huh?
    --Huh? What are you saying, Brother?
[17:35] ---
    What are you planning to do?
[17:38] ---
    The people of this settlement
    are quite tired of living like nomads.
[17:43] ---
    If they can make this country their home,
    I think that would be wonderful.
[17:49] ---
    But there are some hardliners who will
    never give up on returning home.
[17:54] ---
    I would like to head back north with them.
[17:58] ---
    There, I plan to serve with some
    other nation, fight on the front lines,
[18:02] ---
    and wait for the time when
    I can take back my home.
[18:06] ---
    Brother!
[18:08] ---
    This settlement needs you! I said that
    His Majesty's proposal was cruel!
[18:15] ---
    I'm going north with you!
[18:16] ---
    You can't.
[18:18] ---
    You declined His Majesty's proposal
    out of consideration for the others.
[18:22] ---
    With a heart like yours, you can be
    a better mediator than I am.
[18:27] ---
    There's a part of me that can't
    give up on returning home.
[18:32] ---
    But I was made the chief,
    and so I pushed those feelings aside,
[18:36] ---
    and have kept them buried
    in my heart until now.
[18:39] ---
    Brother...
[18:41] ---
    But there's no reason to do so anymore.
[18:44] ---
    His Majesty said that if the people
    of this settlement love this country,
[18:48] ---
    then he will accept them
    as subjects of the kingdom.
[18:53] ---
    My role is at an end. I am free
    to let my feelings come forth.
[18:58] ---
    Honestly, don't make your
    sister cry, you dumb jerk.
[19:02] ---
    I don't know what else to say.
    Please look over Komain and the others.
[19:08] ---
    About all I can do is
    work out the formalities.
[19:11] ---
    If anything can look after them,
    it'd be the kingdom itself.
[19:16] ---
    In that case, please make sure
    the kingdom endures for many years.
[19:21] ---
    You've got it.
[19:32] ---
    Babies smell so nice!
[19:34] ---
    He can't hold his head up yet,
    so be careful how you hold him.
[19:40] ---
    How are you feeling?
[19:42] ---
    Fairly stable after the operation,
    thank goodness.
[19:45] ---
    My milk supply is good, and I am
    able to nurse him until he's full.
[19:50] ---
    That's great to hear.
[19:52] ---
    When you said you were splitting her
    belly open, I was nervous at first.
[19:56] ---
    Back in my home, Cesarean sections
    have a high rate of success.
[20:00] ---
    Why, you--
[20:03] ---
    Don't make it sound so simple!
[20:05] ---
    How would you like to get cut open,
    even if it is 100% successful?
[20:10] ---
    You didn't see the baby covered
    in blood and vernix did you?
[20:13] ---
    Nor all the blood that
    spilled on the floor,
[20:15] ---
    and how much blood she needed
    to have pumped into her!
[20:18] ---
    Carla...
[20:20] ---
    No matter how far magic and medical
    techniques have been developed,
[20:23] ---
    childbirth is a life-or-death
    risk for a woman!
[20:26] ---
    Oh, there, there... There, there...
[20:29] ---
    I guess he doesn't want me.
[20:33] ---
    Carla, I'm sorry.
    I may have said that too lightly.
[20:38] ---
    And I apologize to you, as well.
[20:40] ---
    D-Don't be silly. You helped save me,
    when ordinarily, I'd have been dead.
[20:46] ---
    I'm the one who should be
    bowing my head to you.
[20:50] ---
    As a man, it doesn't affect me
    quite the same way.
[20:53] ---
    I don't even know how to say I'm sorry.
[20:55] ---
    In that case, please be
    my son's godfather.
[20:58] ---
    Huh? M-Me?
[21:00] ---
    Yes. If Your Majesty gives him his name,
[21:04] ---
    I'm sure the bounty of
    this land will be upon him.
[21:08] ---
    But are you sure I should be the one?
[21:10] ---
    Even a man can do that much, right?
[21:13] ---
    All right. A name, huh? Hmm...
[21:19] ---
    I've got it. How about "Fuku"?
[21:21] ---
    In the language of the world I'm from,
    it means "happiness."
[21:25] ---
    "Fuku."
[21:28] ---
    What do you think?
[21:29] ---
    Thank you very much.
    You have given him a wonderful name.
[21:33] ---
    I'm sure he will grow up
    as handsome as an elk's antlers.
[21:38] ---
    Fuku, grow up strong, now.
[21:41] ---
    Fuku!
[21:42] ---
    Peek-a-boo!
[21:46] ---
    Hmm? What is it?
[21:48] ---
    Other people's babies are nice,
[21:50] ---
    but I'm sure one's own child
    is even more adorable, right?
[21:53] ---
    Yeah, I'm sure they are.
[21:58] ---
    Then, h-how about we start
    trying for one tonight?
[22:02] ---
    Huh? Oh, um...
[22:05] ---
    Actually, could we wait a little longer?
[22:08] ---
    Come on, are you still not ready?
[22:10] ---
    A-Ahem... Would you mind saving
    that kind of talk for the castle?
[22:15] ---
    Put yourselves in my shoes,
    having to listen to you.
[22:29] ---
    "What are we supposed to choose?"
[22:33] ---
    Our voices imploring the future are hoarse
[22:38] ---
    We've become so afraid
    of what we could lose
[22:44] ---
    that we're just frozen in place
[22:49] ---
    How many times have we made mistakes
[22:53] ---
    because we wanted to check our "answers"?
[22:59] ---
    Before we knew it we were in love,
    we had fallen in love
[23:07] ---
    I'll hold fast to you
    in the times we're in
[23:11] ---
    We who set alight
    our finite lives to fight
[23:17] ---
    are noble and beautiful above all
[23:22] ---
    As long as we create
    as many bright tomorrows
[23:26] ---
    as the indelible wounds we suffer,
[23:31] ---
    we can be proud of all
    we've woven together

Season 1

E25 - Know Your Enemy and Know Yourself, and Your Union Shall Not Be Endangered

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    Jirukoma left Komain as chief
    of the settlement,
[00:14] ---
    and together with the others
    who volunteered to go,
[00:16] ---
    put Friedonia behind him.
[00:19] ---
    Those who departed could not shake
    their longing for home,
[00:22] ---
    and would try to take back their lands,
    by force, if necessary,
[00:26] ---
    while those who saw them off kept
    their longing for home in their hearts,
[00:28] ---
    and dreamed of restoring the peace
    of their nations in a foreign land.
[00:35] ---
    Their parting was a sad one,
    but it was their choice.
[00:43] ---
    "...Keep on going anyway"
[00:45] ---
    Our bond strikes deep into my left breast
[00:58] ---
    We enjoy a fleeting happiness
    after weathering one fog,
[01:03] ---
    until our vision becomes obscured again
[01:09] ---
    Bitterly betrayed, we grow
    disgusted by our destiny
[01:14] ---
    But why does the dawn still come?
[01:19] ---
    We close our eyes and try to remember
[01:24] ---
    the chance of stopping, of never meeting
[01:29] ---
    From boundless zero to infinity,
[01:35] ---
    dreaming is the heartbeat of believing
[01:41] ---
    We'll move along alone and in pairs
[01:44] ---
    Don't stay put; our small,
    though by no means helpless steps
[01:51] ---
    will open uncharted territory
    for each of us
[01:55] ---
    Realize we will never again
    let our dreams die on the vine
[02:01] ---
    The tear tracks that run down
    our cheeks are shooting stars
[02:08] ---
    We're going to grab hold of them
[02:12] ---
    "Know Your Enemy and Know Yourself,
    and Your Union Shall Not Be Endangered"
[02:17] ---
    I see that everyone is here.
[02:20] ---
    Oh, these glasses?
[02:22] ---
    These are not prescription lenses.
    They just put me in the right mood.
[02:26] ---
    Is it a matter of mood?
[02:28] ---
    Yes. For you see, the reason
    I had you all come here today
[02:32] ---
    is for you to attend Lesson 1 of
    your "Fiancée's Bridal Course."
[02:38] ---
    And your teacher will, of course,
    be myself, Excel Walter.
[02:45] ---
    I have been hoping for an opportunity
    such as this for a long time,
[02:49] ---
    and when I heard His Majesty say that
    he could have children any time now,
[02:53] ---
    I decided that now would be
    the perfect time.
[02:56] ---
    After all, in time,
    all of you will be mothers.
[02:59] ---
    As you are aware, following the death
    of the king two generations ago,
[03:03] ---
    the Kingdom of Elfrieden
    nearly faced a civil war
[03:07] ---
    surrounding the royal family's dispute
    over succession to the throne.
[03:11] ---
    I trust that such a thing will not happen
    under the reign of His Majesty Souma.
[03:16] ---
    However, we must not be complacent!
[03:19] ---
    If there is any breach between
    king and queen,
[03:21] ---
    or between any of the queens,
[03:23] ---
    there will certainly be someone who
    will try to take advantage of it!
[03:27] ---
    For the sake of the kingdom,
[03:30] ---
    it is necessary for you to establish
    harmonious marital relationships.
[03:35] ---
    That is what this bridal
    training course is for.
[03:39] ---
    Excuse me, but why are you
    teaching us, Duchess Walter?
[03:45] ---
    Well, I have lived for over
    500 years, now.
[03:48] ---
    I have fallen in love with
    a number of gentlemen,
[03:51] ---
    and I have never parted with any of them,
    except through death.
[03:55] ---
    I have also born each of them children.
[03:59] ---
    I will now teach each of you as
    queens--no, as individual women
[04:05] ---
    the way to remain with
    the man that you love.
[04:08] ---
    How to be a wife, from understanding
    the psychology of the male mind,
[04:13] ---
    to ensuring a smooth married life via
    the performance of nighttime "services."
[04:20] ---
    I have already had His Majesty Souma
    take an individual class with me.
[04:26] ---
    Now, in both war and marriage,
    information is essential.
[04:32] ---
    "Know your enemy and know yourself,
    and in a hundred battles,
[04:36] ---
    you shall not be endangered," is something
    His Majesty is fond of saying.
[04:39] ---
    That's right. If you know how
    the other party views you,
[04:44] ---
    it will become clear to you
    how to conduct yourself.
[04:46] ---
    There are times when it is
    good to be unpredictable,
[04:49] ---
    and create some space between you
    to shake things up if you're in a rut.
[04:53] ---
    Know your enemy and know yourself,
    and your union shall not be endangered.
[05:00] ---
    After my lesson with His Majesty,
[05:03] ---
    I called in an illusionist mage to
    secretly cast a confession spell on him.
[05:08] ---
    This notebook contains the information
    I got out of His Majesty at the time.
[05:18] ---
    All right, allow me to tell each of you
    how His Majesty Souma sees you.
[05:26] ---
    Roroa...
[05:27] ---
    I'll start with his estimation of you.
[05:31] ---
    Wh-Why me?!
[05:33] ---
    No special reason.
[05:35] ---
    I just thought I'd start with
    the latest one to meet His Majesty.
[05:39] ---
    Well, I am the newest one of this group...
[05:43] ---
    I suppose it's better than
    having to go last.
[05:47] ---
    All right, according to His Majesty...
[05:50] ---
    What do you think about Roroa?
[05:54] ---
    I like how cheerful and friendly Roroa is.
[05:59] ---
    She can be a bit underhanded,
    but that's just part of her charm.
[06:04] ---
    The way she looks up to Liscia and
    the others as sisters is heartwarming.
[06:07] ---
    Also, she's a wiz when it
    comes to finances.
[06:11] ---
    I really am glad that she
    became one of my fiancées.
[06:18] ---
    Th-This is so embarrassing...
[06:21] ---
    Further, when I asked His Majesty,
    "Do you have any feelings for Roroa?"
[06:27] ---
    he answered, "I feel bad that I'm
    responsible for her father's death."
[06:33] ---
    I realize it was war,
    but that notwithstanding,
[06:35] ---
    from where she stands, his blood
    will always be on my hands.
[06:40] ---
    Roroa says that she was
    far removed from her father,
[06:43] ---
    but what if, really,
    she doesn't want to marry me?
[06:47] ---
    That's something he worries
    about at times.
[06:52] ---
    Wh-What is he, dense?!
[06:54] ---
    Darling, you dummy!
    I've already considered all that!
[06:58] ---
    I want to be with Darling of my own
    free will, so why would he say that?!
[07:09] ---
    Roroa...
[07:10] ---
    Cia...
[07:13] ---
    I get it. I'll have to give Souma
    a piece of my mind later.
[07:18] ---
    Roroa, the reason His Majesty
    thinks the way he does
[07:22] ---
    is because he loves and treasures you.
[07:25] ---
    You do know that, don't you?
[07:27] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[07:29] ---
    So while on the one hand, I'm upset
    that he doesn't know how I feel,
[07:33] ---
    I'm also kind of happy to know
    that Darling thinks so much of me.
[07:39] ---
    If you know that much,
    you should do just fine.
[07:43] ---
    Next up, Juna...
[07:45] ---
    Yes?
[07:48] ---
    Pretty... Beautiful...
    That's the long and short of it.
[07:53] ---
    I don't just mean her appearance,
    either; I mean her heart, too.
[07:57] ---
    It seems like she keeps a pace behind
    the others, to see the larger picture.
[08:03] ---
    She truly is the perfect woman.
    I don't want to lose her to anyone.
[08:08] ---
    His Majesty said that about me?
[08:12] ---
    When I asked him:
    "How do you feel about Juna?"
[08:17] ---
    he said "I sure feel lucky
    to be a younger guy
[08:18] ---
    when she lets me dote on her
    from time to time."
[08:23] ---
    But I thought His Majesty
    and myself were the same age.
[08:26] ---
    She's right. They're both 19.
[08:32] ---
    His Majesty realized something later on.
[08:34] ---
    It seems that in his world,
    one year lasts for 365 days.
[08:40] ---
    Here, it lasts for 384 days,
    so as a result of that difference,
[08:44] ---
    in the world where His Majesty
    Souma is from,
[08:47] ---
    you would be at least a year
    older than him.
[08:50] ---
    You mean, I'm a whole year older?
[08:53] ---
    You're not saying that His Majesty
    dislikes older women, are you?!
[08:58] ---
    Not to worry. His Majesty Souma
    also said the following:
[09:02] ---
    "Where I'm from, we have a saying--
[09:06] ---
    'Find a wife a year older than you,
[09:08] ---
    even if you must wear
    wire sandals to do so'."
[09:11] ---
    Thank goodness.
[09:14] ---
    Next up, Aisha...
[09:16] ---
    Y-Yes?
[09:17] ---
    His Majesty Souma's
    appraisal of you, Aisha, is...
[09:23] ---
    U-Um, why did you stop there?
[09:27] ---
    Well, it's...
[09:28] ---
    ... "pet-like."
[09:29] ---
    It's what?!
[09:35] ---
    I can see that.
[09:37] ---
    Juna, not you, too!
    What am I, his pet dog?!
[09:41] ---
    Aisha is a strong, noble,
    and beautiful warrior.
[09:45] ---
    It's safe to say that she is the most
    valiant fighter in the kingdom.
[09:49] ---
    It is reassuring to have
    Aisha by my side...
[09:53] ---
    At least it should be...
[09:56] ---
    There's something irresistible about her.
[10:00] ---
    I find myself wanting to
    protect her, I suppose.
[10:04] ---
    Wah! I'm a failure as a bodyguard!
[10:07] ---
    Ai, shake.
[10:09] ---
    Woof.
[10:11] ---
    Aisha, you're adorable.
[10:13] ---
    I feel like I want to protect you, myself.
[10:16] ---
    Huh? Is that so?
[10:19] ---
    Ahem...
[10:21] ---
    Lastly, we come to Princess Liscia.
[10:25] ---
    I should probably start with what he said
    when I asked how he felt about you.
[10:30] ---
    Huh? Why am I the only one you're
    answering that question first with?
[10:35] ---
    I believe his assessment of you,
    Princess Liscia,
[10:37] ---
    can be summarized by
    the answer to that one question.
[10:41] ---
    His Majesty answered with one word:
[10:45] ---
    "Nothing."
[10:47] ---
    "Nothing"? At all?
[10:50] ---
    He had something to say about
    all the others, didn't he?
[10:54] ---
    And yet he said "nothing"
    when it came to me?
[10:58] ---
    His Majesty said the following:
[11:01] ---
    "I want to personally tell her
    the feelings that matter most to me."
[11:09] ---
    You know, it doesn't seem fair that Cia
    is the only one he said that about.
[11:13] ---
    Huh?
[11:14] ---
    I'm jealous that you're the one
    who gets special treatment.
[11:17] ---
    Ow...! Hey, ladies, that smarts!
[11:21] ---
    Oh, Juna, not you, too!
[11:24] ---
    Roroa, I'm actually a little jealous
    of the rest of you, too.
[11:27] ---
    Huh? You are?
[11:29] ---
    I wanted to hear him say that he
    liked such-and-such about me,
[11:32] ---
    or that he didn't want to lose me to
    anyone, or he wanted to protect me, too.
[11:37] ---
    I guess that's just the way
    these things go.
[11:39] ---
    In any case, let's all gather around
    the table together from now on!
[11:44] ---
    Ai, way to bring it all together.
[11:47] ---
    Sure!
[11:50] ---
    All right, I would now like to instruct
    you on some specific details
[11:54] ---
    to help you all maintain
    your marital bliss.
[11:58] ---
    Specific details?
[12:00] ---
    I said at the beginning
[12:02] ---
    that this course would cover
    the psychological aspects,
[12:05] ---
    as well as the performance of
    one's nighttime services, did I not?
[12:08] ---
    And I intend to teach you
    exhaustively about those.
[12:11] ---
    E-Excuse me, Grandmother,
    but everything else aside,
[12:16] ---
    are you sure we have
    to sit through a lecture
[12:19] ---
    on these, um, n-nighttime services?
[12:22] ---
    I-I'm with Juna on this.
    It's just so embarrassing.
[12:26] ---
    I'm kind of curious.
[12:28] ---
    Roroa?
[12:29] ---
    Huh? Cia, you don't wanna know more?
[12:32] ---
    Well, I mean...
[12:35] ---
    You are a little curious,
    aren't you? Huh? Huh? Huh?
[12:39] ---
    Goodness, are you sure you want to
    pass up an opportunity such as this?
[12:43] ---
    If you will sit through my lecture
    all the way to the end,
[12:46] ---
    then as proof of completion,
    I will give you this.
[12:51] ---
    "Top secret document"?
[12:53] ---
    "Burn after reading"?
[12:56] ---
    Sounds pretty dangerous.
[12:58] ---
    What are they, state secrets?
[13:00] ---
    Yes, top national security secrets.
[13:04] ---
    Contained in here are the unspeakable
    things that His Majesty Souma
[13:08] ---
    wants you to do to him,
    or that he wants to do to you,
[13:12] ---
    as well as the situations
    in which to do them.
[13:15] ---
    You see? Top national security secrets.
[13:18] ---
    --Oh...
    --Oh...
[13:19] ---
    --Huh?!
    --Huh?!
[13:22] ---
    His Majesty Souma's desires
    for each of you,
[13:24] ---
    which he normally keeps under restraint
    and locked inside his heart,
[13:28] ---
    are all frankly spelled out
    and laid bare in here.
[13:31] ---
    Very well, let's begin
    the "servicing" lecture.
[13:53] ---
    "Gran Chaos Empire,
    Imperial Capital, Valois"
[14:02] ---
    Come in.
[14:03] ---
    Pardon the intrusion.
[14:11] ---
    I have a report for you concerning
    the slave traders.
[14:23] ---
    So, what about the slave traders?
[14:26] ---
    Right. As Souma proposed,
[14:29] ---
    I would like to start an approval system
    for slave traders here in the empire, too.
[14:34] ---
    That's Souma for you.
    Rather than abolishing it outright,
[14:37] ---
    he made slave traders public servants,
[14:39] ---
    as well as raised the level
    of education for slaves.
[14:43] ---
    That couldn't have been easy to think up.
[14:45] ---
    It wasn't His Majesty; I heard it was
    the idea of a slave trader in town.
[14:50] ---
    Oh, my. I see they are as blessed
    with talented people as ever.
[14:54] ---
    That they are.
[14:56] ---
    However, there's also a chance that
    slave traders who become unsanctioned
[15:00] ---
    may commit violent acts
    and start kidnapping people.
[15:04] ---
    It actually happened in Friedonia.
[15:06] ---
    We will have to keep
    a careful watch out for that.
[15:08] ---
    Right. I would like to bear that
    in mind while doing certifications.
[15:14] ---
    I have to wonder, what kind of nation
    building will Souma try next?
[15:19] ---
    He's probably imagining an even
    more wonderful kingdom.
[15:24] ---
    Sister, you certainly are
    taken with Souma.
[15:27] ---
    Of course I am. However,
[15:30] ---
    Fredonia's nation building is
    ultimately just for reference.
[15:33] ---
    We must build our own rock-solid nation.
[15:41] ---
    Understood. I would like to keep in
    close touch with Hakuya going forward.
[15:47] ---
    Yes, please do. So, how is it going?
[15:52] ---
    Huh?
[15:53] ---
    With Hakuya, I mean.
[15:57] ---
    Th-Th-There's nothing going on!
[16:00] ---
    Please excuse me.
[16:02] ---
    That's okay. Please continue.
[16:04] ---
    The citizens' lives have
    become more stable,
[16:07] ---
    allowing us to build many more houses.
[16:10] ---
    That's great.
[16:11] ---
    But there is a problem.
[16:15] ---
    The trees surrounding the capital
    have all been cut down,
[16:18] ---
    both for lumber and
    winter heating purposes.
[16:20] ---
    Some areas have been left as bare hills.
[16:23] ---
    I didn't see that coming. I guess
    we introduce lumber stoppages.
[16:27] ---
    Lumber stoppages?
[16:29] ---
    Where I'm from, lumber was once
    an important military resource,
[16:34] ---
    so there were some mountains set
    aside where logging was prohibited.
[16:38] ---
    It was so strict, they say that felling
    a single tree could cost you your head.
[16:42] ---
    That seems a bit excessive...
[16:44] ---
    We won't go that far.
[16:46] ---
    Beyond that, let's redirect
    the thinned timber
[16:48] ---
    from the God-Protected Forest
    to where it's needed.
[16:51] ---
    Very well.
[16:55] ---
    How are Komain and
    the other refugees doing?
[16:58] ---
    Their relocation to Venetinova
    is going smoothly.
[17:01] ---
    They seem to have no complaints
    with the housing. The issue is jobs.
[17:06] ---
    There are many hunters among them,
    so the truth is,
[17:10] ---
    there are not many of them with what
    you would call "marketable skills."
[17:13] ---
    We can't exactly have them making nothing
    but bows, arrows, and spears.
[17:18] ---
    They may be hunters, but they
    also make woolen goods, right?
[17:21] ---
    Let's put them to work
    in the textile industry.
[17:24] ---
    We have to invest in the public sector
    more, and not just to employ them.
[17:30] ---
    Luckily, there are some areas in
    Venetinova that have not been zoned.
[17:35] ---
    We can develop the facilities we need
    to provide employment for the refugees.
[17:39] ---
    Go right ahead. In time, Venetinova
    will become a center of trade.
[17:45] ---
    Unless we raise the level
    of education there,
[17:47] ---
    they won't be able to make ends
    meet on industry alone.
[17:51] ---
    I've already spoken
    with Ginger about that.
[17:54] ---
    Leave it to you, Hakuya.
    No flies on you, huh?
[18:01] ---
    Y-Your Majesty!
[18:05] ---
    What's the matter, Poncho?
[18:06] ---
    I-It's finally ready--the thing
    Your Majesty requested!
[18:11] ---
    What?! You don't mean... it?!
[18:13] ---
    Yes!
[18:16] ---
    This is it?
[18:17] ---
    Please have a taste, yes!
[18:32] ---
    What do you think?
[18:36] ---
    You did it, Poncho! This is a sauce for
    flour-based dishes! No doubt about it!
[18:41] ---
    Yes!
[18:43] ---
    Begging your pardon, but what
    is sauce for flour-based dishes?
[18:47] ---
    Now that we have this, we can make
    yakisoba, okonomiyaki, monjayaki,
[18:50] ---
    takoyaki, sobameshi--all of it!
[18:53] ---
    It'll even be good as a sauce
    poured over fried foods!
[18:56] ---
    Hakuya, would you like a taste?
[19:14] ---
    It has a fruity, veggie flavor, the aroma
    of spices that entices the nose,
[19:18] ---
    and yet it's unlike
    ordinary Worcester sauce,
[19:21] ---
    in that it has a strong sweet
    and sour flavor and depth of taste.
[19:25] ---
    It is indeed unlike any sauce
    I've tasted before.
[19:28] ---
    I have to admit,
    I'm surprised you reproduced it.
[19:31] ---
    You've never even tried it
    yourself, either.
[19:34] ---
    Thank you very much, yes!
[19:37] ---
    Still, what's in this, anyway?
[19:40] ---
    I remember tasting it somewhere before.
[19:42] ---
    I'm impressed, Your Majesty.
    You took note of it, I see.
[19:46] ---
    I took a mixture of Worcester
    and tomato sauce
[19:49] ---
    and added a little bit of soy sauce
    and mirin from Kikkoro Distillery, yes.
[19:57] ---
    Poncho, are you able to
    mass-produce this sauce?
[20:01] ---
    Kikkoro Distillery says
    they're willing to take it on.
[20:04] ---
    Your Majesty, I just had a thought.
[20:07] ---
    What if we took food that uses
    this flour-based-dish sauce
[20:10] ---
    and made it the specialty dish
    of Venetinova?
[20:15] ---
    The creation of new jobs!
[20:17] ---
    We can't let Venetinova have
    a monopoly on this sauce,
[20:21] ---
    but it is a gulf city!
    They can make squid yakisoba!
[20:24] ---
    This is the dawn of the Venetinova
    delicacy, squid yakisoba!
[20:27] ---
    Squid yakisoba? That sounds so tempting!
[20:31] ---
    I'm sure it will taste good
    before I even eat any, yes!
[20:39] ---
    This sure has been a turbulent year, huh?
[20:42] ---
    Sure has.
[20:43] ---
    I had the throne relinquished
    to me on April 32nd,
[20:47] ---
    and before you know it,
    another year has passed.
[20:50] ---
    Tomorrow is December 32nd. The last
    eight months really have flown by.
[21:04] ---
    Liscia, is something wrong?
[21:06] ---
    I-It's nothing! It's nothing.
[21:09] ---
    Hmm...
[21:11] ---
    Here. "Ahh."
[21:17] ---
    I've always wanted to do this.
[21:20] ---
    You know, sit under the kotatsu,
    stay warm and do nothing.
[21:25] ---
    It's terrific, isn't it?
[21:28] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[21:29] ---
    Here. "Ahh."
[21:36] ---
    It's nice to just do nothing.
[21:38] ---
    I hope it stays just
    being nothing, though.
[21:43] ---
    Yeah...
[21:48] ---
    And as soon as we say
    it's nice to do nothing...
[21:52] ---
    Yes?
[21:57] ---
    I have a message from Albert.
[22:00] ---
    Tomorrow, the evening of December 32nd,
[22:03] ---
    he would like to meet with Your Majesty.
[22:06] ---
    At last...
[22:07] ---
    Father?
[22:09] ---
    Souma, I'm coming with you.
[22:11] ---
    He requests that His Majesty comes alone.
[22:29] ---
    "What are we supposed to choose?"
[22:33] ---
    Our voices imploring the future are hoarse
[22:38] ---
    We've become so afraid
    of what we could lose
[22:44] ---
    that we're just frozen in place
[22:49] ---
    How many times have we made mistakes
[22:53] ---
    because we wanted to check our "answers"?
[22:59] ---
    Before we knew it we were in love,
    we had fallen in love
[23:07] ---
    I'll hold fast to you
    in the times we're in
[23:11] ---
    We who set alight
    our finite lives to fight
[23:17] ---
    are noble and beautiful above all
[23:22] ---
    As long as we create
    as many bright tomorrows
[23:26] ---
    as the indelible wounds we suffer,
[23:31] ---
    we can be proud of all
    we've woven together

Season 1

E26 - Ahead, I See No Ancestors; Behind, I Find No Followers

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[00:38] ---
    Souma, forgive us for calling
    you in at the end of the year.
[00:43] ---
    It has been too long, Your Majesty.
[00:47] ---
    It has been too long.
[00:49] ---
    Here, have a seat.
[00:54] ---
    "Ahead, I See No Ancestors;
    Behind, I Find No Followers"
[00:55] ---
    "Ahead, I See No Ancestors;
    Behind, I Find No Followers"
    Congratulations on winning the war
    with Amidonia and annexing it.
[01:00] ---
    That is quite the feat after having only
    been on the throne for six months.
[01:05] ---
    At long last.
[01:07] ---
    I have petitioned to see you
    many times since you abdicated,
[01:11] ---
    and now, finally, I am
    able to meet with you.
[01:13] ---
    We are terribly sorry to have
    kept you waiting for so long.
[01:16] ---
    Every time I asked for an audience,
    I have been given the runaround.
[01:20] ---
    They told me that someday,
    you would tell me everything.
[01:24] ---
    Is today that day?
[01:26] ---
    If that is what you desire, then yes.
[01:32] ---
    Then please clear this up, already.
    Tell me what you were thinking.
[01:38] ---
    There are three things
    I would like to ask you.
[01:41] ---
    First--
[01:42] ---
    when you summoned me to this world,
    you gave up your throne on the spot.
[01:48] ---
    You were even kind enough
    to offer me Liscia as my fiancée.
[01:52] ---
    That was unnatural.
[01:53] ---
    It was the first time we had ever met.
    And to a person as young as I am.
[01:58] ---
    Why was it so easy for you
    to entrust everything to me?
[02:02] ---
    Second--
[02:04] ---
    Georg's devotion.
[02:07] ---
    He was willing to be
    dragged through the mud
[02:10] ---
    and commit to a suicide pact with those
    who would be my political foes.
[02:13] ---
    That was also strange.
[02:16] ---
    It was a plan that required
    some careful preparation,
[02:18] ---
    at the risk of his own life.
[02:21] ---
    Without his trust in and loyalty to me,
    he could not have carried it out.
[02:25] ---
    I find it hard to believe
[02:27] ---
    that he would go that far when
    he had never even met me.
[02:30] ---
    So to whom was that
    loyalty really directed?
[02:34] ---
    It must have been you.
[02:37] ---
    Lastly, why have you not met
    with me again until now?
[02:42] ---
    Why did I have to wait?
[02:44] ---
    And that's all you wish to ask?
[02:46] ---
    Generally speaking, yes.
[02:48] ---
    Very well. I would like to start
    by saying that all your questions
[02:54] ---
    are linked to a single thing.
[02:56] ---
    A single thing?
[02:58] ---
    Let me begin by answering
    your third question.
[03:02] ---
    We were debating whether
    or not we should tell you this.
[03:08] ---
    Or whether we should
    not tell you anything.
[03:13] ---
    My heart is not strong enough to
    keep the misdeeds I have committed
[03:16] ---
    locked up inside.
[03:23] ---
    Souma, have you ever wished that
    you could have a do-over at life?
[03:29] ---
    I feel that way all the time. I wonder if,
    after I took over the throne,
[03:34] ---
    I could have done the things I did better?
    Could I have saved more lives?
[03:39] ---
    But why would you ask me that?
[03:41] ---
    What I am about to tell you
    is a tale of long ago.
[03:45] ---
    I want you to bear that
    in mind as you listen.
[03:49] ---
    Once upon a time, in a certain kingdom,
    there was a king.
[03:53] ---
    He was a mediocre king.
[03:56] ---
    One day, a request came from
    a great nation to the west
[04:00] ---
    to perform a hero summoning.
[04:03] ---
    The king performed
    the ritual as he was told.
[04:07] ---
    And so, a young man was summoned
    from another world as a hero.
[04:12] ---
    The king was going to turn over the young
    man to the great western nation,
[04:17] ---
    but the hero said the following:
[04:20] ---
    "We should increase the nation's
    wealth and military might."
[04:25] ---
    Seems like I've heard this story before.
    You're talking about me, aren't you?
[04:29] ---
    Just keep listening to the tale.
[04:31] ---
    Oh, right.
[04:33] ---
    The king sensed within the young man
    talent that he did not possess.
[04:38] ---
    And so, he appointed him
    to be the prime minister.
[04:42] ---
    The young man lived up to expectations,
    and enacted a number of reforms.
[04:48] ---
    These efforts paid off,
[04:50] ---
    and the kingdom began
    seeing the signs of recovery
[04:53] ---
    from their food shortages and
    economic woes. However...
[04:58] ---
    ...since he implemented reforms
    that agitated the rich and powerful,
[05:02] ---
    he incurred the ire of the aristocracy.
[05:09] ---
    The aristocracy tried to convince the king
[05:11] ---
    that the young man was harmful to
    the kingdom, and have him ousted.
[05:17] ---
    However, he had an ally. It was
    the kingdom's army's general.
[05:24] ---
    He rightly perceived the young
    man's talent, and backed him.
[05:30] ---
    Nevertheless, the aristocracy feared
    the young man gaining momentum.
[05:35] ---
    They made even more false accusations,
[05:38] ---
    and the king began to
    grow increasingly anxious.
[05:43] ---
    Indeed, the young man's talents were
    appealing, but he had too many enemies.
[05:48] ---
    That is what the king believed,
    and so he dismissed the young man.
[05:54] ---
    The heartbroken young man
    then took shelter in the city
[05:57] ---
    where the army general had his castle.
[06:02] ---
    It was a pity, but it would at least keep
    the kingdom from being divided.
[06:05] ---
    This would end up with his
    life being spared, at least.
[06:09] ---
    Or so the king had convinced himself.
[06:14] ---
    However, that was not the end of it.
    For in that same year,
[06:20] ---
    a neighboring country that bore a grudge
    toward the kingdom attacked.
[06:25] ---
    The army general sent his forces
    to confront the enemy troops.
[06:31] ---
    That's when it happened.
[06:33] ---
    As if they were anticipating this,
    the aristocrats' forces staged a revolt,
[06:37] ---
    and the neighboring country
    responded to their actions.
[06:42] ---
    Despite how solid the castle was,
[06:43] ---
    and how skilled in strategy the army
    general was, they were outnumbered.
[06:49] ---
    After an intense battle,
    he was slain, and the castle fell.
[06:54] ---
    The city surrounding
    the castle was burned,
[06:57] ---
    and the young man perished into dust.
[07:01] ---
    The castle is said to have burned
    for three days and nights.
[07:07] ---
    The mediocre king
[07:09] ---
    lamented how his decisions had
    now cost the young man his life.
[07:15] ---
    After losing its general,
    the army was soon defeated.
[07:19] ---
    The neighboring country's forces
    united with the aristocrats' forces,
[07:23] ---
    and continued apace to advance
    on the royal capital.
[07:27] ---
    The king rushed to assemble his troops,
[07:30] ---
    but after doing nothing while the young
    man and army general were killed,
[07:34] ---
    no one trusted the king any longer.
[07:38] ---
    At this point, his only choice
    was to recruit a volunteer militia.
[07:42] ---
    However, that did not
    work out so well, either.
[07:45] ---
    While the young man's reforms had
    earned him the animosity of the nobles,
[07:50] ---
    they had been the salvation of the people.
[07:54] ---
    After being indebted to the young man,
    and then being his cause of death,
[07:58] ---
    the people had turned
    their backs on the king.
[08:02] ---
    Ultimately, the king found himself
    isolated and helpless,
[08:06] ---
    surrounded by a vast army.
[08:15] ---
    He had brought it all upon himself.
[08:21] ---
    It almost sounds as though
    you witnessed it yourself.
[08:24] ---
    Yes, I did witness it.
[08:27] ---
    Huh?
[08:29] ---
    Or maybe it's more correct
    to say that I was shown it.
[08:32] ---
    You were shown it? How do you mean?
[08:36] ---
    Through my wife's ability.
[08:42] ---
    Were you aware that she uses the
    same sort of dark magic that you do?
[08:48] ---
    I have heard that.
[08:49] ---
    This is something that only
    a very few people know,
[08:53] ---
    so I ask that you not tell anyone else.
[08:56] ---
    My wife's ability, you see,
[08:59] ---
    is to transfer memories to
    people who are in the past.
[09:04] ---
    Transfer memories to people in the past?
    What do you mean?
[09:08] ---
    Have you lived in the future?
[09:11] ---
    No, that's not it, Your Majesty.
[09:14] ---
    Listen, that tale I told you
    has a little bit more to it.
[09:21] ---
    Why did I dismiss that young man?
[09:26] ---
    I should have let him
    continue his reforms,
[09:28] ---
    instead of letting myself be
    swayed by false accusations.
[09:31] ---
    If I had done so, we would not be
    going through this distress, at least.
[09:37] ---
    I should have given the throne up to him,
    not made him the prime minister.
[09:44] ---
    If I had done that,
[09:45] ---
    then perhaps he would have ruled
    the kingdom better than I have.
[09:50] ---
    If I had done that, then our daughter...
[10:00] ---
    You have been a failure.
    Our fate is sealed.
[10:06] ---
    But by using my ability, I can convey
    your failure to your past self.
[10:12] ---
    Wh-What are you saying?
[10:15] ---
    You are aware that I can
    use dark magic, right?
[10:19] ---
    By using this power, I can deliver
    your experiences to your former self.
[10:25] ---
    Y-You can?
[10:27] ---
    Your past self that receives your memories
[10:29] ---
    will vicariously relive the
    experiences of the sender,
[10:32] ---
    feeling as though time itself
    was being rewound.
[10:37] ---
    Your Majesty, I have something
    for which I must apologize.
[10:42] ---
    Wh-What is it?
[10:44] ---
    The reason I chose you is also because
    of memories from the future.
[10:48] ---
    You what?
[10:50] ---
    Please forgive me. Up to now,
    no matter how valiant a husband I chose,
[10:55] ---
    no matter how wise a husband I chose,
    the kingdom has perished.
[11:01] ---
    Whether invasion by foreign enemies,
    war with the demons,
[11:04] ---
    insurrection by the nobility,
    or uprising by the people,
[11:07] ---
    the reasons may vary, but the outcome
    was always the capital in flames.
[11:14] ---
    I-In other words, if you married me,
    the kingdom would not perish?
[11:18] ---
    But it truly is about to perish, isn't it?
[11:22] ---
    Yes. But this is the first time
    the kingdom has lasted this long.
[11:28] ---
    This is also the first time
    that I have had a child.
[11:33] ---
    We cannot alter our present.
[11:36] ---
    But we can lead our past selves
    to a future different from this one.
[11:43] ---
    Indeed. Let's convey
    this failure to the past.
[11:47] ---
    Then have my past self relinquish
    the throne to the young man.
[11:59] ---
    What point in time would be best?
[12:01] ---
    You can choose that, too?
[12:03] ---
    Yes.
[12:05] ---
    Well then, after we summon the hero,
[12:08] ---
    and hear him speak about his policies
    to strengthen the kingdom, I'd say.
[12:12] ---
    Very well.
[12:14] ---
    Myself in the past--the one who
    can only make mediocre choices--
[12:18] ---
    at least make this one correct decision!
[12:34] ---
    So he's talking about a time slip?
    No, would it be a time leap?
[12:39] ---
    Wait, since it's just their memories
    and not the person, is that different?
[12:42] ---
    No, hold on a second.
    Wouldn't that create a time paradox?
[12:47] ---
    Ahh, this isn't a simple swords-and-
    sorcery world after all, is it?
[12:56] ---
    I truly am sorry about this.
[12:59] ---
    Why are you apologizing all of a sudden?
[13:01] ---
    This was hard on the me
    who sent the memories,
[13:04] ---
    but it has also been rough
    on the me who received them.
[13:07] ---
    I feel as though I went through my life
    where I appointed you as prime minister,
[13:12] ---
    played the fool,
    and then turned back time.
[13:17] ---
    My current self has done nothing,
    but I cannot shake the guilt.
[13:22] ---
    On behalf of my previous self,
    I apologize.
[13:26] ---
    Oh, I understand now.
[13:29] ---
    You can apologize if you want to,
    but I don't remember it.
[13:33] ---
    Please allow me to apologize.
    I want to apologize.
[13:37] ---
    In that case, all right.
[13:38] ---
    I believe that much will have answered
    your first and third questions.
[13:42] ---
    It does, at that. Which only leaves
    the question of Georg's dedication.
[13:49] ---
    Don't tell me you spoke to him about this.
[13:53] ---
    I'm a weak man. I wasn't strong
    enough to bear this burden alone.
[13:59] ---
    I could scarcely believe
[14:01] ---
    that I would be able to bring about
    a different future all by myself.
[14:05] ---
    That is why I found a man I could trust--
[14:08] ---
    Georg Carmine--
    and told him the whole story.
[14:13] ---
    Ordinarily, this is something that would
    be taken as the king going mad,
[14:17] ---
    but he gave a powerful nod of his head,
[14:20] ---
    and said that if I said it were true,
    then it is true.
[14:25] ---
    Does that mean that he's the one
    who came up with the plan
[14:28] ---
    to root out the corrupt aristocrats?
[14:31] ---
    Castor grew suspicious. However, we could
    not exactly reveal the plan to him,
[14:37] ---
    and that created a lot
    of extra trouble for you.
[14:41] ---
    So our trying to play him
    ended up with us being played.
[14:45] ---
    We thought we were blazing our own trail,
[14:48] ---
    but the truth is, we were running along
    the track that had been laid down for us.
[14:52] ---
    What else can I say? It's enough
    to lose faith in yourself.
[14:55] ---
    No, that's not true, is it?
[14:57] ---
    The truth remains, you have led us
    into a different future than before.
[15:03] ---
    You have annexed Amidonia, and rebuilt
    this nation as the Kingdom of Friedonia.
[15:09] ---
    My decision to yield the throne
    to you was not wrong.
[15:14] ---
    I'm happy to hear you say that,
[15:17] ---
    but at what point did
    the future begin changing?
[15:20] ---
    From the very beginning, I'd say.
[15:23] ---
    This time, Your Majesty had Liscia
    at your side from the start.
[15:27] ---
    Liscia? Was Liscia in
    that other future, as well?
[15:31] ---
    You ran into her in Randel Castle.
[15:35] ---
    She was serving as the executive
    secretary for Georg's forces, you see.
[15:40] ---
    Liscia recognized your talents then,
    the same as she has this time,
[15:45] ---
    and appeared to fall in love with you.
[15:47] ---
    After you were dismissed, she made a
    personal plea to reverse that decision.
[15:52] ---
    However...
[15:53] ---
    He was too afraid of the aristocrats
    to heed his own daughter's advice.
[15:59] ---
    Liscia left looking quite upset.
[16:02] ---
    Back to Randel Castle, which would be
    reduced to ashes by the aristocrats.
[16:11] ---
    Then, what about the friends
    that I appointed?
[16:14] ---
    Hakuya, Poncho, and the others?
[16:16] ---
    They were not around. You were not able
    to make your Gemstone Broadcast.
[16:21] ---
    I adopted the view of those
    who respected custom,
[16:25] ---
    and denied your use of the Gemstone.
[16:28] ---
    Looking back on it now,
    most of the personnel we recruited
[16:32] ---
    came to us through using
    Gemstone Broadcasts.
[16:36] ---
    Which leads me to believe that that
    was a tremendous turning point.
[16:41] ---
    And the intense push to use
    the Gemstone Broadcasts
[16:45] ---
    came about by being given the throne,
[16:46] ---
    and through my engagement to Liscia,
    which gave me legitimacy.
[16:51] ---
    Without that, we may not
    have been able to silence
[16:53] ---
    those who objected to the use
    of the Gemstone Broadcasts.
[16:56] ---
    Thinking about it in those terms...
[16:59] ---
    Wow. Liscia is starting to look
    like the goddess of victory.
[17:03] ---
    That's right. I hope you'll
    take good care of her.
[17:07] ---
    Right.
[17:09] ---
    Okay, I have now told you
    everything that I know.
[17:13] ---
    My role truly is at an end now.
[17:18] ---
    We've decided to leave
    the castle and go live in secret.
[17:23] ---
    Huh? Why is that?
[17:25] ---
    If the former king stays around
    too long, it will give people ideas.
[17:30] ---
    Once we saw a different future come about,
    we would go into hiding.
[17:33] ---
    This was something we decided
    to do from the start.
[17:38] ---
    We knew that we could entrust things
    to you. We're counting on you, my son.
[17:44] ---
    Understood. Father, Mother,
    thank you for everything you've done.
[18:01] ---
    I would like to ask
    one last question, if I may?
[18:04] ---
    What is it?
[18:06] ---
    In the world where I was
    the prime minister,
[18:08] ---
    did you ever locate
    Liscia's and my bodies?
[18:11] ---
    Remember when I said "reduced to ashes"?
    We didn't find anything.
[18:17] ---
    In that case, maybe Liscia survived.
[18:20] ---
    What did you say?
[18:21] ---
    Your Majesty, what do you mean?
[18:24] ---
    I mean that I would not have let her die
    without putting up a fight.
[18:29] ---
    I would have taken her without
    any concern for shame or honor,
[18:32] ---
    and made sure that she got away,
    no matter what it took.
[18:34] ---
    If you did not find our bodies, then
    perhaps it means that we got away.
[18:48] ---
    Thank you, my son.
[18:55] ---
    What are you doing out here?
[18:58] ---
    Oh, Liscia.
[18:59] ---
    Don't "Oh, Liscia" me.
[19:02] ---
    What are you doing out here in this cold?
[19:05] ---
    What did you talk to Father about?
[19:08] ---
    That's something I can't say just yet.
[19:10] ---
    I see.
[19:11] ---
    You accepted that quicker than I expected.
[19:13] ---
    Well, Souma, when you say it,
    I know there's a good reason.
[19:18] ---
    Besides, when the time
    does come to talk about it,
[19:21] ---
    I know you'll tell me everything.
[19:28] ---
    The New Year's fireworks
    should be starting soon.
[19:32] ---
    Let's just stay here like this until then.
[19:34] ---
    Yeah.
[19:39] ---
    Ah, snow!
[19:41] ---
    Wow, you're right.
[20:00] ---
    Whoa, Souma...
[20:02] ---
    The truth is...
[20:04] ---
    The truth is, I needed to tell you
    something before Aisha and Juna.
[20:09] ---
    Liscia, I love you. Marry me.
[20:15] ---
    It really did take you long enough.
[20:19] ---
    I love you, too...
[20:23] ---
    Souma.
[20:44] ---
    A happy new year to all of you.
[20:51] ---
    Sorry. That's what we say
    at New Year's where I'm from.
[20:55] ---
    Ah. We don't really have anything
    we say here for the new year.
[21:01] ---
    I know.
[21:02] ---
    The reason I asked you all together
    is to make New Year's resolutions--
[21:06] ---
    It's such a pain to call it
    such a formal name.
[21:10] ---
    Hakuya...
[21:11] ---
    Yes, sire?
[21:12] ---
    Please continue to help me
    and support the kingdom.
[21:16] ---
    Of course, Your Majesty.
[21:18] ---
    Poncho...
[21:19] ---
    Y-Yes, sire?
[21:21] ---
    I expect great things
    from your taste buds.
[21:23] ---
    Find even more ingredients for us to eat.
[21:25] ---
    And of course, keep coming up
    with delicious goods.
[21:28] ---
    Of course I will, yes.
[21:31] ---
    Roroa...
[21:31] ---
    Why so formal, Darling?
[21:35] ---
    Keep on supporting the
    kingdom financially for me.
[21:38] ---
    Of course I'm gonna. I'm a merchant.
[21:41] ---
    When I make money, the country makes
    money. Everyone comes out smiling!
[21:46] ---
    Juna...
[21:47] ---
    Yes, Your Majesty?
[21:49] ---
    I'm planning on increasing the number
    of Gemstone Broadcast programs we do.
[21:53] ---
    As our songstress, please keep
    nurturing the hopes of the people.
[21:57] ---
    As you wish, Your Majesty.
[22:00] ---
    Tomoe...
[22:01] ---
    Yes?
[22:02] ---
    As the kingdom keeps growing larger,
[22:05] ---
    your ability to talk to animals is going
    to become ever more important.
[22:09] ---
    I want you to stick with it.
[22:10] ---
    Yes, Big Brother.
[22:13] ---
    Aisha...
[22:14] ---
    Yes?!
[22:16] ---
    I ask that you continue to keep me safe.
[22:20] ---
    Also, please be careful
    not to eat too much.
[22:23] ---
    Your Majesty, why am I the only one
    who gets a warning?
[22:30] ---
    Liscia--
[22:32] ---
    You don't have to say a word.
    I will keep on supporting you.
[22:37] ---
    You are our king.
[22:42] ---
    When I spoke to Albert yesterday,
[22:45] ---
    I became sure that the future of our
    kingdom has been left up to me.
[22:48] ---
    But it's not something
    I can handle by myself.
[22:51] ---
    I need the help of everyone here--no,
[22:53] ---
    of everyone in the kingdom, or we
    cannot make our way into the future.
[22:59] ---
    I beg you to offer me your help.
[23:02] ---
    Souma...
[23:05] ---
    Darling, there's no need
    for you to bow to us!
[23:07] ---
    Please lift up your head, Your Majesty.
[23:13] ---
    I would like to see the future
    you will create, Your Majesty.
[23:17] ---
    I-If you order me to, Your Majesty,
[23:19] ---
    then even I, Poncho,
    would take up arms for you!
[23:22] ---
    You don't have to do that, Poncho.
[23:25] ---
    I want all of you to strive
    to do what you can.
[23:28] ---
    Those who can do, do what you can.
[23:31] ---
    That is how we will build the future
    for our kingdom together.