E3 - Let Not Me Be a Loyal Minister

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    The fact that I can understand the
    language spoken in this country,
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    and conversely, that they can understand
    the Japanese that I speak,
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    is apparently due to some strange
    power imparted to heroes.
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    That's not all; I can read and write
    the language of both worlds.
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    It's like it automatically gets translated
    inside my mind, and then I write it.
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    Incidentally, it seems that there's only
    one language to speak of in this world.
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    "The anthrosphere"
    Though it may be hard to believe,
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    the people of this world all
    use the same language.
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    Putting that aside,
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    what could be called the auto-translate
    ability I've been imbued with
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    appears to only work on me.
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    For instance, if I play the recordings
    that are saved on this,
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    the people of this world hear it as an
    incomprehensible foreign language.
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    It's all so strange.
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    "Never mind, face forward,"
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    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
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    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?
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    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?
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    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere
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    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,
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    so does everything else
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    I never thought there was a version of me
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    that the world would have a need for
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    But when I believed in what I believe,
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    I found myself as I truly am
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    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding
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    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon
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    Someday, Liscia, you will be in
    a position to lead this kingdom.
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    So I wanted you to be aware of this stuff.
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    So that after I'm gone, you'll be
    able to manage the country well.
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    "Let Not Me Be a Loyal Minister"
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    Beyond that, I'll leave any further
    decisions in the hands of the people.
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    And of course, you can
    cancel our engagement.
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    I know Souma said those things,
    but did he mean them?
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    He says that he wants some
    more useful personnel,
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    but Souma is the person
    this country needs the most.
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    Did you leave any family
    behind in your other world?
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    Or g-girlfriends, or anything?
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    No, no one.
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    He said he had no family
    left in the world he's from,
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    so if I become a part of his family,
    I wonder if that would anchor him here.
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    I-If I create a fait accompli,
    as his fiancée...
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    Princess, it is time to get up.
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    Oh, mm-hmm! I'm already up.
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    Oh, is something the matter?
    You look a little flushed.
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    I-It's nothing!
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    Um, I was just, um...
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    Mm-hmm...
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    Princess, today is the day
    His Majesty is holding a function
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    to honor those who are especially
    outstanding among those he recruited.
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    Yes, it is.
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    You are going to attend as well,
    so please hurry and get ready.
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    I understand that there were
    a lot of people who responded.
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    Yes, there was even some grumbling
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    that there were so many
    people there to be screened,
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    they would never finish.
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    I'll bet if Souma heard that,
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    he would say, "if you have time
    to complain, get to work."
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    Is something the matter?
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    You seem to be out of sorts.
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    Oh, no, although my talent
    has been recognized,
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    just thinking that I'm about
    to go before the king
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    has me terribly nervous, yes.
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    After all, the talent that I have is...
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    You are in the presence of His Majesty,
    the king. Bow your head.
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    Such is not the custom of my tribe,
    so I ask your forbearance.
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    Huh?
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    Warriors of our tribe bow
    to no one but our master.
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    What did you say? Be that as it may--
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    It's all right.
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    I'm the one who asked them for their
    assistance to help the kingdom.
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    No need to be rigid.
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    As Your Majesty desires.
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    The rest of you, please stop bowing down.
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    I am in the position of
    asking you for your help.
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    Feel free to stand at ease.
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    By order of His Majesty,
    the gifted of this nation
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    have gathered themselves to
    the capital. The ones who are here
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    are those who have shown exceptionally
    rare ability from among them.
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    We will now announce the
    talents these people possess,
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    and present them with their awards.
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    Aisha Udgard, dark elf from the
    God-Protected Forest, step forward.
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    A dark elf, huh?
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    "Dark elves...
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    They rank as a minority race
    within the Elfrieden Kingdom,
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    and are a people possessing
    elevated skill in combat.
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    They live in the 'God-Protected Forest, '
    said to be divinely guarded,
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    and are allowed autonomy over
    the forest as its protectors.
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    They do not interact with other races
    much, and are extremely clannish."
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    It's nice to be able to read
    a book remotely like this.
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    This "Living Poltergeists" thing
    sure does come in handy.
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    This woman has demonstrated
    remarkable talent in the fighting arts.
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    It is fair to say that her ability
    is foremost in the kingdom,
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    and we commend her for that.
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    The foremost military prowess
    in the kingdom, you say?
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    I have high hopes for you.
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    Sire, is it true that we are
    to receive a reward
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    if we are recognized as being
    the best in the nation?
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    Yes, that is what I promised.
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    In that case, I do not want a reward.
    Instead, please hear my request.
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    What is it? Go ahead and tell me.
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    Right now, in the God-Protected Forest,
    we are greatly concerned
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    that the trees are becoming thin,
    and no young trees are growing.
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    Please... Please, lend us your wisdom!
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    Well, I'm not sure what I can tell you...
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    Just to be sure, let me ask you,
    are you thinning the forest properly?
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    Thinning? What exactly do you mean?
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    Huh? It's when you fell
    a moderate number of trees
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    in order to maintain a woodland.
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    Everyone knows you should do that...
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    ...or maybe they don't.
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    When you leave fully-grown trees in place,
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    their foliage blocks out the sunlight,
    preventing younger trees from growing.
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    Also, when trees become too overgrown,
    they interfere with each other's growth,
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    so you end up with
    nothing but older trees.
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    Once that happens to a forest,
    it becomes vulnerable to snow and wind.
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    Also, without the sunlight,
    the undergrowth withers,
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    and the soil loses its
    water-retaining capacity,
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    making it susceptible to sediment
    disasters like landslides.
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    Sire!
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    Wh-What?
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    I have just pledged my
    lifelong loyalty to you!
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    Huh?
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    If you command me to fight, I will fight!
    If you command me to die, I will die!
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    If you command me to be
    your concubine, I will!
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    Please, come to the God-Protected
    Forest as soon as possible! And there,
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    teach us all about this "thinning"!
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    Y-You got it...
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    It sounds like things are getting
    interesting over there.
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    Next, Juna Doma, step forward.
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    Yes, sir.
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    Ahem!
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    Mm-hmm, I haven't forgotten my job,
    so stop glaring at me.
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    Your Majesty, this woman
    possesses unparalleled beauty
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    and a singing voice
    incomparable to any other.
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    She may rightly be called the
    greatest songstress of our time.
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    A beautiful appearance and voice--
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    so God does give with
    both hands sometimes.
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    Your praise is more than I deserve.
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    From what I am told, the Doma family's
    ancestors were loreleis.
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    Her talent for singing
    may be in her blood.
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    Loreleis...
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    ...monsters of the sea who beguiled
    sailors with their beauty and singing.
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    The singing voice of a lorelei, you say?
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    I would very much like to hear that.
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    If that is what you wish.
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    I know...
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    This ceremony is being transmitted
    throughout Elfrieden via Gemstone.
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    Could you sing us a song that will
    energize the nation's people?
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    A song that will energize them, you say?
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    Most of the lorelei songs that have
    been passed down in my family
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    are largely melancholy in nature...
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    I mean, I do not know
    any energizing songs, is all.
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    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...
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    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.
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    Okay, here goes.
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    Oh, all right.
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    The song I just played is
    one from my homeland.
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    So then, does that mean that was
    the language of another world?
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    Yeah. It's probably going to be hard to
    sing if you don't know the language.
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    No, that will be fine. I remember it
    phonetically, so I can sing it as-is.
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    You memorized the whole thing after
    hearing it just once? That's amazing.
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    That is most kind of you.
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    Very well, I will sing it for you now.
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    "Gran Chaos Empire
    Population: Over 4 million
    Capital: Valois"
[12:21] ---
    "Aisha Udgard
    Age: Unknown due to racial longevity
    Sex: Female
    Race: Dark elf"
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    ♪ I'm not afraid of getting hurt... ♪
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    ♪ ...but I'm not strong, either ♪
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    ♪ 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! ♪
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    Thank you very much
    for listening to my song.
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    No, I should be thanking you.
    You have a wonderful singing voice.
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    I would very much like to learn more songs
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    from Your Majesty's homeland, if possible.
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    "Van, Principality of Amidonia"
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    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.
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    Has there been any news of interest?
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    It looks as though this
    new king of Elfrieden
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    is doing a major personnel recruiting
    drive throughout the country.
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    Then those moldy old dynastic
    retainers weren't up to his task?
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    That's what it looks like.
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    Although, I can't exactly throw stones
    in that regard on our end, either.
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    Then again, the question is
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    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.
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    I look forward to seeing how he will use
    the lorelei-descended songstress,
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    I suppose I could say.
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    However...
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    ...the real trial is about to begin.
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    Moving on, Poncho Panacotta
    from Potte Village, step forward.
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    Y-Yes, your sirness, yes--
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    Oh, um, p-please excuse me!
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    Ahem!
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    This man's talent is eating.
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    There were many who answered the call,
    claiming to have a talent for gluttony,
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    but there were none
    who could top this man.
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    Further, his search for food
    has been no ordinary one;
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    he has traveled the length of the world,
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    eating each place's specialties
    and rarities as he went,
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    and according to him, he has eaten just
    about everything there is to be eaten.
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    I've been waiting for this!
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    Thank you for answering my call!
[15:30] ---
    I've been waiting for a person like you!
[15:33] ---
    Huh? Uh, huh?
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    More than any of the
    other talented people here,
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    I'm delighted that you came!
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    Y-Your Majesty...
    i-is delighted I'm here...?
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    E-Everyone always said I was a fatso,
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    and that I was a fool to throw my
    money away for the sake of food...
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    Hold your head high! Your lavish,
    unsparing gluttony will save the kingdom!
[16:02] ---
    A-Are you sure about that?
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    Yes. Your knowledge in sampling the
    specialties and rarities of all over
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    will be the key to saving the nation.
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    Please, allow me to make
    use of your knowledge.
[16:15] ---
    Y-Yes, sire! If my knowledge
    is of any use to you,
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    please use it however you like, yes!
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    Marx, this country has a tradition where
    if a subject distinguishes themselves,
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    or the king has great expectations for
    them, he dubs them with a name, right?
[16:31] ---
    Y-Yes, that is correct, sire.
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    In that case, Poncho,
    I grant you the name "Ishizuka."
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    Huh?
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    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.
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    The sight of King Souma receiving
    Poncho was sent throughout the nation,
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    and thereafter, many people of
    talent thought to themselves,
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    "If he is making so much of a man
    such as that, then I will try, too,"
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    and gathered themselves to Elfrieden.
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    Your Majesty, these preceding
    three all nominated themselves,
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    but the next man was
    recommended by someone else.
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    Ho...
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    And now, Hakuya Kwonmin, step forward.
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    Yes, sir.
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    This man has exhibited
    a talent for intellect.
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    It is believed that his knowledge and
    memory are unrivaled in the kingdom.
[17:27] ---
    You were put forward by another.
    Who recommended you?
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    The uncle I live with said that I was
    old enough to stop reading books,
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    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.
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    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...
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    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?
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    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.
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    And as a result, you've determined
    that I am worthy enough?
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    Whether or not you would appoint Poncho
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    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,
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    then you would have passed as a king.
[19:15] ---
    If you had judged Poncho's
    talent to be worthless,
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    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.
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    I'll determine for myself just
    how much talent you have then.
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    As you command.
[20:08] ---
    This was the first meeting of
    King Souma and Hakuya Kwonmin,
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    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,
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    King Souma would acknowledge
    him as a man of rare ingenuity,
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    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!
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    This girl has the extremely unusual talent
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    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,
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    making hers a truly heaven-sent ability.
[20:59] ---
    The land of the mystic wolves...
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    ...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.
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    Um... I...
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    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