E17 - A Warrior Will Die for One Who Understands Him

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    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,
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    until our vision becomes obscured again
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    Bitterly betrayed, we grow
    disgusted by our destiny
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    But why does the dawn still come?
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    We close our eyes and try to remember
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    the chance of stopping, of never meeting
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    From boundless zero to infinity,
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    dreaming is the heartbeat of believing
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    We'll move along alone and in pairs
[02:01] ---
    Don't stay put; our small,
    though by no means helpless steps
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    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
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    "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.
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    Aren't you going to meet with Liscia?
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    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--
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    What is the point of a lady who
    is about to become the queen
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    showing concern for a criminal?!
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    I'm not convinced.
    Knowing Liscia's personality,
[03:17] ---
    she took your words very seriously.
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    She won't speak about you in front of me,
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    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
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    in the fighting against Amidonia.
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    And the House of Vargas?
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    Castor and Carla are the only two
    who must answer for their crimes.
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    The Vargas Duchy has been abolished,
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    but the eldest son, Carl,
    is carrying on the family name,
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    and he has been allowed
    to inherit Red Dragon City.
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    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,
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    and having their lands and
    possessions confiscated,
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    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,
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    then so many innocent relatives wouldn't
    have been caught up with them.
[04:45] ---
    In accordance with the royal law,
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    "Traitors and their kin up to the
    third degree shall be executed."
[04:50] ---
    There is nothing more you could have done.
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    Corruption, graft,
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    collaboration with Amidonia,
    misdeeds within their territories--
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    best to stamp out the entire
    corrupted family line.
[05:01] ---
    "Guilt by association"
    makes the others answerable
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    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,
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    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.
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    It was also all we could do to stay
    the executions of those 13 and under,
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    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.
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    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--
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    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.
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    But it was a plan that
    can't be made public.
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    I never assumed that
    it would be disclosed.
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    It is certain that the families
    of those fallen soldiers
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    will not accept the situation
    if they ever learn
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    that I was working with
    Your Majesty behind the scenes.
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    And since it can't be made public,
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    you must be treated the same
    as those corrupt noblemen.
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    I knew this from the outset.
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    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
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    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...
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    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
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    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.