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

Source: Crunchyroll
Translator:
Editor:
Timer:
QC:
(Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.)
[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