# 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
# E1 - First Begin with a Hero
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GX9UQKK5Z/first-begin-with-a-hero)
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**[00:25] ---**
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.
# E2 - If You Possess an Aptitude, We'll Make Use of It
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G4VUQMMN1/if-you-possess-an-aptitude-well-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.
**[18:29] ---**
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*
# E3 - Let Not Me Be a Loyal Minister
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G14U4XXN1/let-not-me-be-a-loyal-minister)
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**[00:09] ---**
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,
**[00:53] ---**
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
**[06:09] ---**
have gathered themselves to
the capital. The ones who are here
**[06:13] ---**
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*
# E4 - The Forefinger Twitches
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GJWU2JJZW/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*
# E5 - Well Fed, Well Regarded
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GN7UDWW4X/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*
# E6 - The Wise Man Never Forsaketh an Advantage
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GK9U388X2/the-wise-man-never-forsaketh-an-advantage)
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**[00:09] ---**
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*
# E7 - Thus Saith the Elder
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G50UZEE5D/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*
# E8 - The Forest in Labour
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GWDU8PPD8/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
**[00:28] ---**
that a world that hasn't even reached
the industrial revolution
**[00:31] ---**
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,
**[20:31] ---**
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*
# E9 - Contrary to Wishes
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GG1U2DDGX/contrary-to-wishes)
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**[00:19] ---**
*"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*
# E10 - No Place of Joy Hath a Soldier
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G0DUN998Z/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*
# E11 - Sacrifice the Plum Tree to Preserve the Peach Tree
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GEVUZ88EV/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*
# E12 - When You Surround an Army, Leave an Outlet Free
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G7PU4WW9G/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*
# E13 - To Fight and Conquer in All Our Battles Is Not Supreme Excellence
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G9DUEDD3W/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*
# E14 - Amidonia in a Lion's Skin
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G14U4EK1Z/amidonia-in-a-lions-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*
# E15 - Becoming Good Friends Who Never Offend
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GJWU2XP0P/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*
**[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*
# E16 - Tyranny Is More Terrible than Tigers
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GN7UD7815/tyranny-is-more-terrible-than-tigers)
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**[00:13] ---**
The forces of the Kingdom
of Elfrieden will return Van
**[00:16] ---**
to the Principality of Amidonia,
and return to their home country.
**[00:21] ---**
As a condition of this return,
the Principality of Amidonia
**[00:24] ---**
is ordered to pay the Kingdom
of Elfrieden war reparations.
**[00:30] ---**
Further, this payment is separate
from monies negotiated
**[00:33] ---**
for the return of prisoners of war.
**[00:39] ---**
*"...Keep on going anyway"*
**[00:41] ---**
*Our bond strikes deep into my left breast*
**[00:54] ---**
*We enjoy a fleeting happiness
after weathering one fog,*
**[00:59] ---**
*until our vision becomes obscured again*
**[01:05] ---**
*Bitterly betrayed, we grow
disgusted by our destiny*
**[01:10] ---**
*But why does the dawn still come?*
**[01:15] ---**
*We close our eyes and try to remember*
**[01:20] ---**
*the chance of stopping, of never meeting*
**[01:25] ---**
*From boundless zero to infinity,*
**[01:31] ---**
*dreaming is the heartbeat of believing*
**[01:37] ---**
*We'll move along alone and in pairs*
**[01:40] ---**
*Don't stay put; our small,
though by no means helpless steps*
**[01:47] ---**
*will open uncharted territory
for each of us*
**[01:51] ---**
*Realize we will never again
let our dreams die on the vine*
**[01:57] ---**
*The tear tracks that run down
our cheeks are shooting stars*
**[02:04] ---**
*We're going to grab hold of them*
**[02:10] ---**
"Tyranny is More Terrible than Tigers"
Jeanne! What is the meaning of this?!
**[02:13] ---**
I returned your lands to you,
just as you requested.
**[02:17] ---**
Are you joking?!
**[02:18] ---**
Having us pay reparations makes us
look like a defeated nation!
**[02:22] ---**
I'm afraid that's something unavoidable.
You lost your capital, after all.
**[02:28] ---**
You're wrong! We haven't been beaten yet!
**[02:31] ---**
We just had one of our
cities conquered, that's all!
**[02:34] ---**
In that case, the empire will
withdraw from the dispute
**[02:37] ---**
between your two nations.
**[02:38] ---**
Wha--?
**[02:40] ---**
You are free to go to war
or do whatever you like now.
**[02:44] ---**
As I recall, you were unable to reclaim
your own capital, weren't you?
**[02:50] ---**
In that case, your side
is the loser in this war.
**[02:54] ---**
As head of the Mankind Declaration,
**[02:57] ---**
the empire has settled the matter
of returning your national borders.
**[03:01] ---**
We can intervene no further.
**[03:04] ---**
B-But... reparations...
**[03:07] ---**
Julius, my sister, Maria,
is terribly saddened by this affair.
**[03:13] ---**
As the treaty head, we cannot
overlook this act of aggression
**[03:17] ---**
that exploits a gap in the interpretation
of the Mankind Declaration.
**[03:20] ---**
That was the act of
the previous ruler, Gaius.
**[03:24] ---**
To ensure that member nations
do not produce those
**[03:26] ---**
who would commit such folly,
severe punishment is required.
**[03:32] ---**
Your nation will set the precedent.
**[03:37] ---**
And... if we refuse?
**[03:42] ---**
Then the empire will
withdraw from this war,
**[03:45] ---**
and expel the Principality of Amidonia
from the Mankind Declaration.
**[03:48] ---**
J-Just a moment, please!
Expel us from the Mankind Declaration?!
**[03:53] ---**
As I said earlier, your act of aggression
**[03:57] ---**
was a rather broad interpretation
of the Mankind Declaration.
**[04:00] ---**
If we permit it, there will
likely be other countries
**[04:03] ---**
who will engage in the same kind of folly.
**[04:05] ---**
I do not think my sister, Maria,
will approve of that.
**[04:12] ---**
The Principality of Amidonia
**[04:13] ---**
is surrounded on four sides
by four other nations.
**[04:16] ---**
If they lose the protections of
the Mankind Declaration now,
**[04:19] ---**
they could get preyed upon
by the other three countries.
**[04:23] ---**
Gaius VIII maintained the country
on the north and south
**[04:27] ---**
by flexing his military might.
**[04:30] ---**
One could say that Gaius did keep a
balanced diplomacy, after his own style.
**[04:34] ---**
But does Julius possess the same acumen?
**[04:40] ---**
Your mediation plan... is accepted.
**[04:43] ---**
A wise decision, Julius.
**[04:49] ---**
Now then, let us proceed to start
negotiating specific amounts.
**[04:53] ---**
The Kingdom of Elfrieden
**[04:55] ---**
requests two years' worth of the
Principality of Amidonia's annual budget.
**[04:59] ---**
We do not intend for you to make
payment immediately, of course.
**[05:03] ---**
We request ten years
of installment payments,
**[05:05] ---**
all of which are to be made
in imperial coinage.
**[05:08] ---**
Two years' worth of our annual budget?!
**[05:11] ---**
Do you think we will agree
to such an exorbitant amount?!
**[05:15] ---**
Julius,
**[05:17] ---**
they are requesting it
in imperial coinage.
**[05:22] ---**
We would not be bothered
if you refuse their demands,
**[05:26] ---**
but if you do, you will not
be able to take Van back.
**[05:36] ---**
More than 50% of Amidonia's annual budget
goes toward the military, right?
**[05:40] ---**
And if we're taking 20%...
**[05:43] ---**
Part of the reason is to deprive them
of military funding, of course.
**[05:46] ---**
Will Julius be able to
scale that back, though?
**[05:49] ---**
Jeanne, what if one of the
payments becomes overdue?
**[05:53] ---**
Then the empire will support the
Kingdom of Elfrieden's bid to annex Van.
**[05:59] ---**
Julius, I believe you to be
a person of integrity,
**[06:02] ---**
but it's conceivable that someone
in your court could delay payment.
**[06:05] ---**
Which is why I would like some collateral.
**[06:08] ---**
Hmm? Collateral, you say?
What is it you want?
**[06:14] ---**
A Gemstone for broadcasts.
**[06:16] ---**
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.
**[06:31] ---**
That may be true...
**[06:33] ---**
Julius...
**[06:35] ---**
...I don't think the Gemstone
is enough collateral.
**[06:38] ---**
To make up for the shortfall,
**[06:41] ---**
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.
**[07:00] ---**
I would like our nation's soldiers
**[07:02] ---**
who are being held captive
by Elfrieden to be returned.
**[07:05] ---**
Fine. But you will pay
a ransom for the nobles
**[07:08] ---**
and those of knight or higher rank.
**[07:10] ---**
Furthermore, after your
country invaded ours,
**[07:14] ---**
we investigated those
who committed war crimes,
**[07:17] ---**
and compiled a list of names.
**[07:19] ---**
We cannot consent to turning over
any captives who are on that list.
**[07:26] ---**
Understood.
**[07:28] ---**
We also request that those
whose names are on that list
**[07:31] ---**
but remain in your country
be turned over to us.
**[07:35] ---**
Once that handover is completed,
we will start returning your prisoners.
**[07:42] ---**
Is Roroa among your prisoners?
**[07:45] ---**
Roroa? Is that an acquaintance of yours?
**[07:49] ---**
Roroa Amidonia--my unworthy sister.
**[07:52] ---**
O-Oh... Uh, I heard that she fled Van
before the fighting started,
**[07:56] ---**
along with other influential bureaucrats.
**[08:00] ---**
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--
**[08:38] ---**
we would like to have her
remain in the kingdom.
**[08:41] ---**
General Margarita Wonder?
**[08:43] ---**
If you will release five of the noblemen
you are holding for no ransom,
**[08:48] ---**
then we accept.
**[08:49] ---**
Julius...
**[08:51] ---**
From what I hear, she worked with
the kingdom after the occupation.
**[08:56] ---**
Isn't this a bit much
for your side to accept?
**[08:59] ---**
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,
**[09:15] ---**
probably wouldn't understand.
**[09:41] ---**
In exchange for returning Van,
**[09:43] ---**
the Kingdom of Elfrieden receives
a great deal of compensation.
**[09:48] ---**
In exchange for paying compensation,
Amidonia got Van back.
**[09:53] ---**
And by acting as the mediator
of this dispute,
**[09:56] ---**
the empire has showed off its presence.
**[09:58] ---**
I am satisfied to leave it at that.
**[10:01] ---**
What satisfaction is there in imposing
disadvantage on Amidonia?!
**[10:05] ---**
Excuse me!
**[10:11] ---**
Julius!
**[10:14] ---**
What?
**[10:15] ---**
Machiavelli, a political thinker in the
world I come from, said the following:
**[10:20] ---**
"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,
**[10:49] ---**
will you be able to govern
without any incident?
**[10:54] ---**
This was my country to begin with!
**[10:57] ---**
You...
**[10:59] ---**
You used an outside force,
**[11:01] ---**
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.
**[12:02] ---**
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--
**[13:25] ---**
"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...
**[13:47] ---**
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.
**[14:23] ---**
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
**[16:00] ---**
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*
# E17 - A Warrior Will Die for One Who Understands Him
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GK9U349KZ/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.
# E18 - Seeing Snake Shadows in Every Cup
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GMKUX4NP5/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.
# E19 - Strike While the Iron Is Hot
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GVWU0Z37Z/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*
# E20 - Aping the Frown of Beauty
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G31UX354Q/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*
# E21 - Using Shrimp As Bait to Catch Sea Bream, but Instead Catching a Shark
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GPWUK53V1/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
**[12:35] ---**
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"!
# E22 - A Man without Learning Is Unwise; a Man without Wisdom Is a Fool
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G2XU03MGW/a-man-without-learning-is-unwise-a-man-without-wisdom-is-a-fool)
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**[00:11] ---**
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,
**[00:31] ---**
along with those working under
them who can do math.
**[00:36] ---**
It's those people who can read, write,
and do math that we're short on.
**[00:40] ---**
I'm sad to say that the literacy rate
among the people is not that high.
**[00:45] ---**
And as for those who can do arithmetic,
**[00:47] ---**
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?
**[00:57] ---**
When it comes to appointing
outstanding talent,
**[01:00] ---**
countries that can concentrate money
and power have an advantage.
**[01:03] ---**
But when it comes to finding large numbers
**[01:05] ---**
of talented people from off
the street, that's a lot tougher.
**[01:08] ---**
Okay, then what do we do?
**[01:10] ---**
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*
**[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*
**[02:50] ---**
"Slavery"
**[02:51] ---**
Slavery--the greatest violation of
mankind's rights still in existence.
**[02:57] ---**
When a person owns a person, does not
recognize their rights or freedoms,
**[03:02] ---**
and can buy or sell them like property.
**[03:04] ---**
The great Aristotle once defended
the practice, calling them "living tools,"
**[03:09] ---**
but it is a system that should have
by no means been adopted.
**[03:13] ---**
Sadly, however, this practice
still remains in place
**[03:16] ---**
on the supercontinent of Landia.
**[03:18] ---**
The Kingdom of Friedonia was no
exception to this rule, either.
**[03:24] ---**
The slaves here include those who were
enslaved because of their crimes,
**[03:29] ---**
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.
**[03:57] ---**
"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.
**[04:02] ---**
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,
**[04:52] ---**
do you know why everyone seems so gloomy?
**[04:56] ---**
It is because your grandfather
passed away, Shopmaster.
**[05:00] ---**
You grieve his death even though
you were his slaves?
**[05:04] ---**
There is some sadness...
**[05:08] ---**
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.
**[05:28] ---**
No, I would assume you didn't.
**[05:31] ---**
Before your grandfather passed,
**[05:33] ---**
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,
**[06:08] ---**
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?
**[06:28] ---**
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*
# E23 - Gargling and Hand Washing Are the Basis of Disease Prevention
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G8WUNWK1X/gargling-and-hand-washing-are-the-basis-of-disease-prevention)
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**[00:09] ---**
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!
**[21:47] ---**
I told you, don't raise
your voice like that!
**[21:50] ---**
Ladies and gentlemen! Your children
who were nearly kidnapped,
**[21:54] ---**
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*
# E24 - Away from My Hometown for So Many Years
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GZ7UVXWEZ/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
**[00:49] ---**
of the Demon Lord's Domain.
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However, the refugees in
the Kingdom of Friedonia
**[00:56] ---**
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,
**[01:13] ---**
they were actually employed as
cheap labor, and exploited like slaves.
**[01:19] ---**
Now that domestic affairs had
become settled to some degree,
**[01:22] ---**
Souma had finally resolved
to deal with this issue.
**[01:28] ---**
*"...Keep on going anyway"*
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*Our bond strikes deep into my left breast*
**[01:43] ---**
*We enjoy a fleeting happiness
after weathering one fog,*
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*until our vision becomes obscured again*
**[01:54] ---**
*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.
**[03:02] ---**
It's more like a Mongolian
ger than a tent.
**[03:05] ---**
Hmm?
**[03:06] ---**
Ah, never mind. The chief should
be expecting us. Let's go.
**[03:18] ---**
Thank you for coming here, Your Majesty,
the Great King of Friedonia.
**[03:22] ---**
Would you mind laying off
of that "Great King" business?
**[03:25] ---**
Then Your Majesty, my name is Jirukoma.
**[03:28] ---**
I have been put in charge
of this settlement.
**[03:31] ---**
Sitting here at my side is my sister...
**[03:34] ---**
Komain. It is a pleasure to meet you.
**[03:37] ---**
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.
**[03:47] ---**
It was the adventurers working
security that saved them.
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You can thank them if you wish.
**[03:53] ---**
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.
**[04:06] ---**
Which way will you choose?
**[04:08] ---**
--Well, we...
--Don't, Komain!
**[04:10] ---**
But Brother!
**[04:11] ---**
Our words will determine the course
of action for everyone in the settlement.
**[04:16] ---**
We cannot afford to be hot-tempered.
**[04:20] ---**
Very well.
**[04:23] ---**
Souma, I wish you'd explain
the situation to us.
**[04:27] ---**
It's about time for us to find a
resolution to the refugee crisis.
**[04:31] ---**
That's why I'm seeking for them
to reach a certain decision.
**[04:36] ---**
What decision?
**[04:37] ---**
They can either forsake their old homes
and become citizens of the kingdom,
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or they can leave this land.
**[04:47] ---**
Your wish is to return to your homelands,
**[04:50] ---**
which are now part of the Demon Lord's
Domain, and to take up your old lives.
**[04:55] ---**
But at present, unless we drive away
the monsters, that's impossible.
**[05:00] ---**
Nor can anyone tell when
that *will* be possible.
**[05:04] ---**
What are you going to do in the meantime?
**[05:06] ---**
Will you continue to stay
in foreign countries,
**[05:09] ---**
hoping to return to your homes, while
not having any country of your own?
**[05:14] ---**
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,
**[05:24] ---**
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.
**[05:39] ---**
But I can no longer allow
this problem to continue.
**[05:42] ---**
Souma, that's so...
**[05:44] ---**
A state is a lot like a giant person.
**[05:48] ---**
It's easy for them to love
those who love them in return,
**[05:51] ---**
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,
**[05:58] ---**
and feel no sense of
belonging to the kingdom,
**[06:02] ---**
then I will have to expel you.
**[06:06] ---**
All we want to do is go home.
**[06:10] ---**
I don't mind if you keep that
feeling within your own hearts,
**[06:14] ---**
and if the situation turns around,
and you end up being able to return,
**[06:18] ---**
then I don't care if you do go home.
**[06:21] ---**
But as long as you're
in this country, at least,
**[06:24] ---**
I'll need you to feel like
you belong here.
**[06:29] ---**
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?
**[06:51] ---**
I have no way to get back there.
**[06:55] ---**
Souma...
**[07:04] ---**
But I still have Liscia and the others.
**[07:08] ---**
I have those who stand by
my side, supporting me.
**[07:11] ---**
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.
**[07:33] ---**
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,
**[08:01] ---**
and if they are later able
to return to the north,
**[08:05] ---**
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
**[08:41] ---**
be able to accept the fact that the land
**[08:44] ---**
that their fathers poured
their sweat into clearing
**[08:46] ---**
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,
**[09:00] ---**
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.
**[11:00] ---**
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*
# E25 - Know Your Enemy and Know Yourself, and Your Union Shall Not Be Endangered
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GD9UVW13X/know-your-enemy-and-know-yourself-and-your-union-shall-not-be-endangered)
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**[00:10] ---**
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*
# E26 - Ahead, I See No Ancestors; Behind, I Find No Followers
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GQJUG9X3Q/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.