E8 - Royal Capital Wennifix

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[00:05] Taichi
    It's been a while since that
    huge invasion of monsters.
[00:08] Taichi
    The scars left by that battle
    to defend the city ran all too deep.
[00:13] Taichi
    But...
[00:15] ---
    The town of Azpire is slowly
    going back to normal.
[00:20] Taichi
    Because we believe that moving on
    and regaining our smiles
[00:28] Taichi
    is the best possible send-off we can give
    the lives that were lost that day.
[00:36] Taichi
    I hope you're watching, Ana.
[00:49] Taichi
    Here I go...
[00:51] Taichi
    Summon Aerial!
[00:56] Aerial
    You called, Taichi?
[00:57] Lemia
    Oh!
[00:58] Muller
    She's cute!
[01:00] Aery
    I'm not, really...
[01:06] Lemia
    You can easily summon a spirit
    and manifest them now?
[01:09] Lemia
    You've improved, Taichi.
[01:11] Taichi
    Oh, you flatter me.
[01:13] Aery
    Taichi's grown, too.
[01:16] Rin
    We can't let him outshine us like this.
[01:18] Muller
    Yeah.
[01:19] Muller
    We'll need to train more
    and grow even stronger.
[01:22] Lemia
    Yes.
[01:23] Lemia
    You're all heading in the right direction.
[01:31] Taichi
    Someone you know?
[01:33] Muller
    That crest...
[01:35] Lemia
    A messenger from the royal family.
[01:37] Muller
    Huh?
[03:10] Alsena
    Nice to meet you.
SIGN    Episode 8 Royal Capital Wennifix
[03:11] Alsena
    I'm Alsena Norman,
    daughter of Marquis Norman.
[03:17] Alsena
    I've come on behalf of
    His Majesty, King Gilmar.
[03:20] Taichi
    King? Like, the king?
[03:23] Rin
    On behalf of his majesty?
[03:25] Muller
    What is it?
[03:27] Lemia
    I've been hearing some fishy
    rumors for a while now.
[03:31] Alsena
    I've come here to see you all today in hopes
    that you would lend us your strength.
[03:36] Alsena
    Would you please come with me
    to the royal capital, Wennifix?
[03:46] Rin
    I can't believe we're suddenly
    being summoned by royalty.
[03:49] Muller
    It's foreboding.
[03:56] Rin
    How long are you going to sleep?
[03:59] Taichi
    What was that for?
[04:00] Alsena
    Please, relax and rest up.
[04:02] Alsena
    We still have a ways until we reach Wennifix.
[04:05] Taichi
    I'm wide awake now.
[04:08] Lemia
    That's perfect.
[04:10] Lemia
    We can get this woman to explain
    what's going on in our country to us, then.
[04:14] Rin
    Um, is there trouble brewing in the court?
[04:19] Alsena
    Yes.
[04:20] Alsena
    For a little over the past thirty years,
    the Elistain Magic Kingdom has been governed
[04:26] ---
    by a balance between factions supporting
    the current king or his younger brother.
[04:30] Alsena
    While His Majesty, Gilmar, has obtained power
[04:33] ---
    through diplomacy and proactively
    reaching out to other nations,
[04:36] Alsena
    his younger brother, Duke Dortesheim,
    has continued to oppose him at every turn.
[04:42] Taichi
    So it's a king aiming for internationalization
    versus his conservative younger brother.
[04:47] Alsena
    And during all of that,
[04:49] ---
    His Majesty had planned to dispatch
    magicians as part of his foreign policy.
[04:53] Alsena
    As the name "Magic Kingdom" suggests,
[04:55] ---
    our nation has the most and best
     magicians in the world.
[05:00] Alsena
    But the younger brother's faction
    believes that letting our magicians
[05:03] ---
    and their knowledge past our borders will
    weaken our nation's dominance there.
[05:07] Lemia
    So they've finally risen up in revolt.
[05:11] Alsena
    Their rebellion is beginning as we speak.
[05:14] Alsena
    War could break out an any moment now,
    which puts us in a very precarious state.
[05:19] Alsena
    That is why we have summoned you all.
[05:21] Taichi
    So what you're saying is
    you want us to go join the battle?
[05:25] Rin
    You want us in this battle? In a war?
[05:33] Alsena
    It's coming into view.
[05:43] Taichi
    This is the royal capital, Wennifix?
[05:53] Taichi
    It's practically a ghost town.
[06:02] Alsena
    It's been like this for a good while now.
[06:05] Taichi
    It would be a wonderful,
    beautiful city if there was life to it.
[06:10] Alsena
    Lemia, is something the matter?
[06:13] Alsena
    You've been lost in thought
    since we were in the carriage.
[06:17] Lemia
    A few things.
[06:19] Lemia
    Sorry for the abrupt question,
[06:21] Lemia
    but did the king say anything
    about Taichi and Rin?
[06:25] Alsena
    No, not particularly.
[06:27] Alsena
    But he was insistent that I
    bring those two here no matter what.
[06:34] Alsena
    We should be getting back to the carriage.
[06:49] Taichi
    That was a violent greeting.
[06:55] Dortesheim
    You failed?
[06:57] Subordinate
    My apologies.
[06:58] Dortesheim
    So there was truth to the rumors about them.
[07:02] Inimicus
    Duke Dortesheim, please make
    a prompt decision.
[07:07] Inimicus
    You are the only one
    who can protect this nation.
[07:12] Dortesheim
    I know.
[07:23] Taichi
    Everyone's really glaring at us.
[07:26] Rin
    Looks like we're not all that welcome here.
[07:33] Alsena
    Allow me to introduce you.
[07:35] Alsena
    This is Bella Lafuma, Head Royal Magician,
[07:38] Alsena
    and this is the Supreme Commander
    of the Royal Army, General Sumella.
[07:41] Alsena
    That over there is Her Highness,
    Princess Charlotte Elistain.
[08:06] Gilmar
    Raise your heads.
[08:08] Gilmar
    You must be tired from your long journey.
[08:11] Gilmar
    I am Gilmar.
[08:13] Gilmar
    I have heard of your achievements during
    the Defense of Azpire the other day.
[08:17] Gilmar
    Truly magnificent.
[08:20] Lemia
    That's enough small talk.
[08:22] Lemia
    Hey, Gilmar, can you get
    to the point already?
[08:28] Aide
    How insolent!
[08:31] Sumella
    Settle down.
[08:33] Gilmar
    Sumella, Bella, please dismiss the others.
[08:37] Both
    Yes, sir.
[08:38] ---
    As you wish.
[08:50] Gilmar
    You haven't changed, Lemia.
[08:52] Lemia
    Nor you.
[08:54] Muller
    Lemia?
[08:55] Taichi
    Man, you're on casual terms with the king?
[08:58] Lemia
    I heard the details.
[09:00] Lemia
    Sounds like things are on a hair
    trigger with Dortesheim right now.
[09:04] Gilmar
    Yes.
[09:05] Lemia
    Well, it's not like you're a stranger.
[09:07] Lemia
    I can help.
[09:10] Lemia
    But...
[09:11] Lemia
    We'll have a few conditions of our own.
[09:13] Lemia
    If you can't accept them,
[09:15] Lemia
    we'll turn around right now
    and head back to Azpire.
[09:20] Gilmar
    How demanding.
[09:22] Gilmar
    Very well. We'll grant your wishes.
[09:25] Lemia
    Then we have a deal.
[09:27] Lemia
    Glad you're understanding.
[09:29] Gilmar
    Alsena, please handle the rest.
[09:32] Alsena
    This way, please.
[09:34] Lemia
    Oh, one more thing.
[09:37] Lemia
    I forgot to confirm something important.
[09:40] Lemia
    Give me a straight answer.
[09:45] Lemia
    You're the one behind Taichi and
    Rin's summoning, aren't you?
[09:48] Taichi
    Huh?
[09:49] Rin
    What?
[09:50] Lemia
    In order to quell this rebellion,
[09:53] ---
    you desperately needed the might of people
    with overwhelmingly powerful magic.
[09:58] Lemia
    Am I wrong?
[10:11] Gilmar
    No, you are correct.
[10:15] Taichi
    Seriously?
[10:17] Gilmar
    I was the one who had you summoned.
[10:21] Gilmar
    I am sorry for doing that.
[10:23] Taichi
    You're sorry?
[10:29] Taichi
    Rin and I...
[10:30] Taichi
    We had our lives suddenly
    taken from us because of you.
[10:35] Taichi
    We nearly died, too.
[10:38] Taichi
    And you're saying you summoned us here
    to kill people for you?
[10:43] Rin
    Taichi!
[10:44] Muller
    With all due apologies, Your Majesty,
[10:46] Muller
    Taichi and Rin come from a peaceful world
[10:48] ---
    where war and murder were
    not a part of their lives.
[10:52] Lemia
    Never forget that two such innocent kids
    have become adventurers
[10:55] ---
    who are now about to fight
    for the sake of this country.
[11:00] Gilmar
    I shall bear full responsibility.
[11:08] Taichi
    Ah, I was so nervous.
[11:11] Rin
    You spoke awfully boldly
    to the king despite that.
[11:16] Taichi
    Well, of course.
[11:17] Taichi
    He's telling us to settle
    his sibling quarrel.
[11:20] Rin
    Still, finding out who summoned us here
    is a step forward for us.
[11:25] Taichi
    Yeah.
[11:28] Rin
    Yes?
[11:33] Alsena
    You're in Taichi's room too, Rin?
[11:36] Rin
    Yes. Lemia and Muller are in
    meetings with the generals.
[11:42] Alsena
    To be honest,
[11:43] Alsena
    I've brought someone who insists
    on speaking to the two of you.
[11:48] Rin
    To us?
[11:54] Rin
    Princess Charlotte?!
[11:56] Charlotte
    I'm terribly sorry.
[11:58] Rin
    Huh?
[12:01] Charlotte
    The truth is,
[12:03] Charlotte
    I'm the one who summoned you two!
[12:09] Charlotte
    I'm a magician capable of
     manipulating time and space.
[12:17] Charlotte
    Not only did I summon you two,
[12:19] Charlotte
    but I also ended up dropping you both
    into a field full of monsters,
[12:23] Charlotte
    and it took me too long
    to find the two of you.
[12:27] Charlotte
    Please accept my apologies
    for my incompetence.
[12:30] Alsena
    You needn't!
[12:32] Alsena
    Your Highness only followed the orders
    of His Majesty Gilmar.
[12:36] Alsena
    I know how much you agonized over it
    before conducting the spell.
[12:41] Charlotte
    No, Alsena.
[12:43] Charlotte
    He wishes to save the citizens
    of our beloved nation.
[12:47] Charlotte
    I felt that same desire quite strongly myself.
[12:50] Charlotte
    I decided that I should do
    what was expected of me as the princess.
[12:56] Alsena
    Your Highness...
[12:58] Charlotte
    I constructed the summoning
    spell in great detail,
[13:03] ---
    so it would reach some life form that
    met all the appropriate conditions.
[13:06] Rin
    Conditions?
[13:08] Charlotte
    Yes. One who could learn magic,
[13:12] ---
    convey their intentions,
    and understand our language...
[13:16] Taichi
    I see.
[13:18] Taichi
    So Rin and I fit those conditions perfectly.
[13:23] Charlotte
    No, only you, Taichi.
[13:27] Charlotte
    To be honest, while I was
    conducting the summoning...
[13:37] (Flashback) Charlotte
    No way! Don't! You can't!
[13:41] Taichi
    The younger brother's assassins had
    already slipped in by that time?
[13:46] Charlotte
    I thought I had been careful to
    keep anyone from entering.
[13:52] Charlotte
    But the magic went berserk,
    and I couldn't control it anymore.
[13:57] Rin
    So that's why I...
[13:59] Taichi
    So how do we go back?
[14:03] Charlotte
    Summoning magic can only be
    conducted once a lifetime.
[14:10] Charlotte
    I know I can never apologize
    enough to earn forgiveness
[14:15] Charlotte
    for doing something like this to you
    when I have no means of returning you.
[14:21] Charlotte
    I'm truly, truly sorry.
[14:26] Charlotte
    But please believe me.
[14:28] Charlotte
    When this rebellion is over and
    peace returns to our nation,
[14:34] Charlotte
    I will find a way to send
    you two back to your world.
[14:39] Charlotte
    Even if it costs my soul!
[14:43] Alsena
    Your Highness...
[14:45] Alsena
    Taichi, Rin, please! Please!
[14:49] Taichi
    Raise your head.
[14:53] Rin
    We believe you.
[14:56] Rin
    You must've suffered quite a bit
    before you could tell us all this.
[15:01] Rin
    I wish we could have met sooner.
[15:04] Taichi
    Well, sure, our lives
    certainly were in danger,
[15:08] Taichi
    but hey, our powers are practically cheating,
    and what's more...
[15:12] Taichi
    Because we came here,
    we've met irreplaceable friends.
[15:18] Taichi
    Both Rin and I want to protect our friends.
[15:21] Taichi
    That's the same desire you have,
    to protect this nation, right?
[15:24] Taichi
    In that case, let's hurry up
     and finish this fight.
[15:27] Taichi
    Going back home can easily
    wait until after that.
[15:31] Charlotte
    Thank you so much.
[15:34] Charlotte
    Thank you so much!
[15:37] Lemia
    Taichi, get outside right now.
[15:51] Taichi
    Hey, what's going on?
[15:59] Taichi
    Aren't you the Supreme Commander
    of the Army....
[16:01] Taichi
    General Sumella?!
[16:03] Sumella
    His Majesty King Gilmar seems
    to highly value your strength,
[16:08] Sumella
    but I want to see how strong you really are.
[16:12] Sumella
    So I'll test you directly myself!
[16:14] Taichi
    Attacking straight away?!
[16:18] Taichi
    Hey!
[16:21] Taichi
    What incredible force!
[16:23] Sumella
    I'm fighting to kill!
[16:24] Sumella
    You're supposed to be way
    stronger than me, right?
[16:27] Sumella
    Then I have no intention of holding back!
[16:29] Rin
    Huh?!
[16:29] Rin
    Lemia, you're the one who proposed this
    practice duel against General Sumella?
[16:34] Lemia
    Well, yeah.
[16:35] Lemia
    To the royal army's soldiers
    under Sumella's command,
[16:39] Lemia
    Taichi and the rest of us
    are complete outsiders.
[16:42] Lemia
    They're full of doubt about
    our ability to fight.
[16:45] Lemia
    So we need to rapidly earn their trust.
[16:48] Muller
    Yes.
[16:50] Muller
    So having them watch us in
    real combat is the best way.
[17:00] Taichi
    Why, you!
[17:02] Sumella
    Is that all you've got?
[17:03] Taichi
    Fine, I'll...
[17:05] Taichi
    Summon Aeri—
[17:06] Taichi
    No, I can't summon Aery.
[17:09] Taichi
    I'm fighting a person. I might kill her.
[17:11] Sumella
    Why are you spacing out?
[17:13] Sumella
    I thought I told you!
[17:15] Sumella
    I'm prepared to kill you!
[17:18] Taichi
    I'll just have to get through this
    on physical enhancement alone.
[17:22] Sumella
    Blinding me?
[17:23] Sumella
    What if you blinded me permanently?
[17:26] Taichi
    I don't want to hear it from
    someone out to kill me!
[17:31] Sumella
    This is getting interesting now.
[17:36] Alsena
    I can't believe he's faring so well
    against our invincible General Sumella!
[17:39] Sumella
    His attacks grow sharper with every exchange.
[17:42] Sumella
    It's my first time meeting a man like this.
[17:44] Sumella
    Tsk!
[17:46] Taichi
    Why, you!
[17:59] Sumella
    I yield.
[18:00] Sumella
    You've beaten me.
[18:07] Sumella
    I apologize for testing you.
[18:10] Sumella
    That was splendid.
[18:11] Taichi
    No, it makes sense.
[18:13] Taichi
    I'm an outsider, and I'm clearly just a kid.
[18:16] Sumella
    By the way, I have a proposal.
[18:22] Taichi
    U-Um?
[18:24] Sumella
    Would you like to take me as your wife?
[18:28] Taichi
    Wha?!
[18:29] Rin
    Huh?!
[18:29] Muller
    My...
[18:30] Sumella
    If you've already decided on a wife,
[18:31] Rin
    Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?
[18:33] Sumella
    then I wouldn't mind being your concubine.
[18:36] Sumella
    You're a perfect fit for what
    I'm looking for in a man.
[18:40] Taichi
    Wh-What?!
[18:42] Sumella
    I may not look it, but I'm the devoted type,
     and I earn a high salary.
[18:46] Sumella
    Not a bad deal, right?
[18:47] Sumella
    I want at least three kids,
    and don't worry about the age gap.
[18:51] Sumella
    My family is always slow to show their age.
[18:54] Taichi
    No, um...
[18:56] Taichi
    No!
[19:03] Taichi
    That was one intense day.
[19:10] Taichi
    Summon Aerial.
[19:14] Aerial
    Good evening, Taichi.
[19:16] Aerial
    What is it?
[19:17] Taichi
    Well...
[19:18] Taichi
    The scenery is beautiful, so I
    wanted to share it with you, Aery.
[19:23] Aery
    You're asking me out on a date!
[19:26] Taichi
    A date?
[19:27] Taichi
    Well, I guess you could call it that.
[19:29] Aery
    I'm kidding.
[19:30] Aery
    Taichi, I can see through you.
[19:34] Aery
    Something's troubling you.
[19:37] Taichi
    My force is too strong.
[19:39] Taichi
    My power's almost guaranteed to kill when
    I'm fighting people, and that's too brutal.
[19:44] Aery
    I see.
[19:45] Aery
    You're scared of hurting anyone.
[19:50] Taichi
    Scared?
[19:54] Taichi
    Yeah, maybe so.
[19:58] Taichi
    I've only fought monsters so far.
[20:00] Taichi
    But now, it's people.
[20:02] Taichi
    And if we go to war,
     I'll be up against normal soldiers.
[20:06] Taichi
    Plus, there's Rin...
[20:09] Taichi
    I don't want her to hurt anyone.
[20:13] Taichi
    Even if this is another world,
[20:14] Taichi
    I want her to be able to return
[20:16] ---
    to her normal high school life when
    we go back to our original world.
[20:19] Taichi
    So if it would mean getting blood
    on her hands, then I'd rather...
[20:27] Aery
    You're so kind, Taichi.
[20:35] Taichi
    Are you asleep already?
[20:38] Taichi
    Rin? Your door's unlocked.
[20:41] Taichi
    Hers is several times bigger than my room.
[20:44] Taichi
    Just how many doors are there?
[20:51] Taichi
    Rin?
[21:04] Taichi
    I didn't see! I didn't see anything!
[21:06] Taichi
    It was a mistake! I'd never—
[21:13] Charlotte
    Oh, noble goddess that
    governs heaven and earth,
[21:16] Charlotte
    I humbly beseech your aid.
[21:18] Charlotte
    Please grant your blessings to that
    young man and woman from foreign lands.
[21:26] Lodra
    You're still here?
[21:28] Charlotte
    Cardinal Lodra.
[21:30] Charlotte
    All I can do right now is
    offer up my prayers like this.
[21:35] Lodra
    Great power resides in the prayers
    intoned by beautiful souls.
[21:40] Lodra
    I'm sure Your Highness's
    prayers will reach her.
[21:44] Charlotte
    Thank you for your kind words.
[21:47] Lodra
    Still, that's enough for tonight.
[21:49] Lodra
    Your body needs rest.
[21:51] Charlotte
    Yes.
[21:53] Charlotte
    Good night to you.
SIGN    Commencement of Battle
[23:36] Taichi
    Next episode: "Commencement of Battle."