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E10 - No Place of Joy Hath a Soldier

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[00:09] ---
    Hmph.
[00:11] ---
    The time is at hand!
[00:15] ---
    Now is the moment when we
    achieve our greatest desire!
[00:24] ---
    Thirty thousand
    Principality of Amidonia troops
[00:26] ---
    are invading through
    the Ursula Mountain pass.
[00:30] ---
    It's likely
[00:32] ---
    that Gaius intends to occupy
    the southwestern city of Altomura.
[00:48] ---
    "Never mind, face forward,"
[00:53] ---
    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
[00:59] ---
    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?

[01:04] ---
    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?

[01:10] ---
    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere

[01:16] ---
    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,

[01:21] ---
    so does everything else
[01:26] ---
    I never thought there was a version of me
[01:33] ---
    that the world would have a need for
[01:38] ---
    But when I believed in what I believe,
[01:44] ---
    I found myself as I truly am
[01:50] ---
    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding

[01:55] ---
    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon

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

[22:22] ---
    connecting us when otherwise
    we never would have met

[22:27] ---
    Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
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    I take flight in search of a miracle
    that no one else can find

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    Seeking the courage to keep on choosing
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    the outcome of an ever-meandering morrow,
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    I never want to fear change
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    or doubt the blueness of the sky
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    More than any dreams I once had
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    and beyond any future I've imagined,
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    I want to keep on drifting along
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    within this transcendentally beautiful
    moment I'm spending with you

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    If I can make that come true...
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    I shoot up through the blue
    to the sky where we connect

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    Grasp my destiny and reel it in
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    And through our joined hands,
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    you feel my helpless wish for eternity
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    Even if this is only an illusion
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    taking place within someone's dream,
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    I'll still take this blowing wind
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    and hold on tight as I take flight