E9 - Insignia of an Ancient Castle

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[00:01] Haresora
    You want to ambush the mobile fortress?
[00:02] Orinoga
    Yes. My squad will hide offshore
    and ambush them from behind.
[00:07] Mulnota
    Do you think that'll work on Valghia?
[00:09] Mulnota
    We're talking about their mobile fortress!
[00:11] Orinoga
    According to Princess Ririha, they're more
     of a refugee ship than a fortress.
[00:17] Orinoga
    If we can get in, we can seize control.
[00:19] Mulnota
    More importantly, who will
    defend our nation
[00:23] Mulnota
    without you, the commander
    of our royal guard?!
[00:25] Haresora
    Mulnota.
[00:26] Mulnota
    My Lord?
[00:27] Haresora
    Let's take a chance with Orinoga's plan.
[00:29] Haresora
    I will lead the royal guard.
[00:31] Mulnota
    Your Majesty!
[00:32] Haresora
    We're counting on you, Orinoga.
[00:34] Orinoga
    Yes, Your Majesty! I shall deliver.
[00:39] Ririha
    We have to hurry before the fighting starts.
[00:42] Ririha
    We need to show Father and the others
     evidence of the great spire tree.
[00:48] Yaona
    I should've asked earlier,
    but I still don't fully understand.
[00:52] Yaona
    What are written words, anyway?
[00:55] Kaina
    They're words written on signs.
[00:57] Yaona
    Signs? Write... words?
[01:00] Ririha
    Signs are boards with words written on them.
[01:05] Ririha
    Each character has a pattern
    that corresponds to a word.
[01:09] Ririha
    Right?
[01:10] Kaina
    Right. In olden days, people left
     important stuff in writing.
[01:17] Kaina
    That's what the Signkeeper told me.
[01:18] Yaona
    Huh...
[01:20] Ririha
    Maybe those signs the Signkeeper collected
    are from the time when the sage lived.
[01:26] Yaona
    The time when the sage lived?
[01:27] Ririha
    Yes.
[01:28] Ririha
    If the written words in the Canopy
    exist down here in the Snow Sea,
SIGN    Beware of falling objects
[01:32] Ririha
    it's evidence that our worlds were once one.
[01:35] Yaona
    I see. And that's when the sage lived?
[01:38] Ririha
    Right.
[01:39] Ririha
    We pass down important information
    orally or through secret rituals,
[01:43] [SONG] Caption
    Record
[01:43] [SONG] Caption
    Knowledge
[01:43] [SONG] Caption
    Time
[01:43] [SONG] Caption
    Wish
[01:43] Ririha
    but back then, maybe people passed
    them down through written words.
[01:43] [SONG] Caption
    Sage
[01:43] [SONG] Caption
    Pray
[01:43] [SONG] Caption
    Letter
[01:43] [SONG] Caption
    Feel
[01:45] [SONG] Caption
    Words
[01:45] [SONG] Caption
    Relay
[01:48] Ririha
    It's possible they passed down
    a lot more than just that.
[01:52] Ririha
    Even to people far away, or
    people living a different era.
[01:55] Yaona
    Wow. And Kaina can read them?
[01:58] Kaina
    Thanks to the Signkeeper.
[02:00] Ririha
    I wonder if everyone there is doing well.
[02:05] Ririha
    Oh...
[02:07] Yaona
    Written words, huh? I want
    to be able to read them, too.
[02:11] Kaina
    I'll teach you.
SIGN    Kaina of the Great Snow Sea
SIGN    Insignia of an Ancient Castle
SIGN    Insignia of an Ancient Castle
[03:49] Kaina
    Ow!
[03:51] Yaona
    Do you think Father will believe
    us about the spire tree?
[03:55] Ririha
    That flag has been passed down
    within the royal family.
[03:57] Ririha
    Father couldn't ignore something like that.
[03:59] Yaona
    Even if Father believes us,
    that won't stop the war with Valghia.
[04:04] Ririha
    I know. That's why we need some way
    to inform the people of Valghia, too.
[04:10] Ririha
    To let them know there's no need
    to steal water from each other.
[04:14] Yaona
    I doubt that'd be enough for
    the admiral to stop this war.
[04:18] Ririha
    The admiral?
[04:19] Yaona
    That ruthless guy who tried to kill you, Sis.
[04:23] Ririha
    I won't be dealing with him.
[04:26] Yaona
    What?
[04:27] Ririha
    I want to reach out to the people of Atland,
[04:30] Ririha
    the people of Valghia, to people's hearts.
[04:33] Ririha
    If we demonstrate that we wish
    to save people from both sides,
[04:37] Ririha
    I'm sure there will be people
    willing to lend a hand.
[04:40] Kaina
    Like Noze?
[04:43] Ririha
    Yes.
[04:45] Yaona
    I swear, you'd be a far
    better king than me, Sis.
[05:02] Atlandian Scout
    They're here.
[05:05] Atlandian Scout
    That's Valghia!
[05:10] Valghian Soldier A
    There's a snow horse ahead.
[05:12] Valghian Soldier A
    Probably a scout from Atland.
[05:15] Hundergil
    Will they surrender in
    fear of our great power,
[05:21] Hundergil
    or...
[05:26] Loader A
    Did you hear? The princess
    from Atland managed to escape.
[05:31] Loader B
    What? I thought she drowned in the Snow Sea.
[05:34] Loader B
    How'd she survive?
[05:35] Noze
    I heard about that. Apparently,
    a hero from the Canopy saved her.
[05:40] Loader A
    What? A hero from the Canopy?
[05:42] Chiru
    I heard that the hero told the Princess
    of Atland where the great spire tree is.
[05:47] Citizen A
    The great spire tree? What's that?
[05:50] Citizen B
    Did you hear about the great spire tree?
[05:53] Citizen B
    They say that if it's found,
    our worries about water will be over.
[05:56] Citizen C
    Is that true?
[05:58] Citizen C
    Then we should just head toward
    the great spire tree instead.
[06:02] Citizen D
    I'm sick and tired of war.
[06:07] Amelothée
    It seems there are strange rumors
    spreading among the people.
[06:11] Ngapoge
    Oh, that.
[06:13] Ngapoge
    I guess it's because we let
    those Atlandians get in.
[06:18] Ngapoge
    The fact that they escaped right
    in front of us didn't help, either.
[06:23] Ngapoge
    A-Anyway, rumor has it that the Princess
    of Atland brought a hero from the Canopy.
[06:29] Amelothée
    I remember her spewing some
    nonsense like that before.
[06:32] Ngapoge
    But that's not all.
[06:34] Amelothée
    Hm?
[06:35] Ngapoge
    The princess had the hero tell her
    the location of the great spire tree.
[06:41] Amelothée
    The great spire tree?
[06:42] Ngapoge
    Apparently, it's a huge orbital spire
    tree that hasn't dried up at all.
[06:46] Ngapoge
    Some are worried its location will
    forever be lost if we wipe out Atland.
[06:53] Amelothée
    That's strange.
[06:54] Amelothée
    Princess Ririha didn't mention anything
    like that during her interrogation.
[07:00] Ngapoge
    General Amelothée?
[07:03] Amelothée
    Boost the soldiers' morale once more.
[07:05] Amelothée
    Let them know that we'll have
    water once we defeat Atland.
[07:07] Ngapoge
    Yes, ma'am!
[07:10] Amelothée
    I suppose everyone wants to
    fantasize about irrational dreams.
[07:15] Amelothée
    The great spire tree...
[07:19] Amelothée
    If such a tree existed,
[07:23] Amelothée
    my homeland wouldn't have been destroyed.
[07:29] Ririha
    This brings back memories.
[07:31] Yaona
    Sis, you remember?
[07:32] Ririha
    We came here to fight the monsters off.
[07:33] Ririha
    We had to go back because you were so scared.
[07:36] Yaona
    What?! You were scared, too!
[07:41] Ririha
    It hasn't changed a bit.
[07:42] Kaina
    It's here. This is it.
[07:45] Ririha
    This is similar to the
    one in the throne room.
[07:47] Kaina
    Yeah. That one had patterns that
    looked like words, but they were illegible.
[07:54] Kaina
    But the shapes are clearer and
    more legible on this one.
[07:57] Yaona
    Maybe the one in the throne
    room is a copy of this one.
[08:01] Ririha
    After multiple generations, they must've
    forgotten they were copying words.
[08:07] Ririha
    So? What does it say?
[08:09] Kaina
    Right, um...
[08:13] Ririha
    Well?
[08:14] Yaona
    Don't tell me you can't read it?
[08:19] Kaina
    I can't read it.
[08:21] Yaona
    What?!
[08:21] Ririha
    What?!
[08:26] Atland Squad Captain
    They're finally here.
[08:28] Atland Soldiers 2
    Everyone, head to the great hall, now!
[08:31] Citizen 1
    It's the Valghians! The Valghians are here!
[08:33] Citizen 2
    What's going to happen to us?!
[08:35] Citizen 3
    They're so close.
[08:37] Citizen 3
    Quickly! To the great hall!
[08:40] Yaona
    What do you mean, Kaina?
[08:42] Yaona
    Are these not written words after all?
[08:43] Ririha
    But there are word-like
    things written on it, right?
[08:47] Kaina
    Um...
[08:48] Ririha
    Maybe the written words in the
    Canopy and here are different.
[08:55] Atland Squad Captain
    Our target is the Valghian fleet!
[08:58] Atland Squad Captain
    Ready!
[09:02] Ngapoge
    The fences are blocking us from
    getting any closer to the spire tree!
[09:05] Amelothée
    All ships, ready to fire!
[09:07] Ngapoge
    Yes, ma'am!
[09:08] Valghian Soldier B
    Fire!
[09:12] Atland Squad Captain
    Fire!
[09:14] Atland Squad Captain
    Fire!
[09:20] Valghian Soldier A
    Fire! Return fire!
[09:28] Haresora
    No, we must allow the
    royal guards to fall back!
[09:30] Mulnota
    With all due respect, Your Majesty,
[09:31] Mulnota
    if they fall back, our cannons will
    not reach the Valghian fleets.
[09:35] Mulnota
    Also, please take a look over there.
[09:36] Mulnota
    Due to the fences we've erected in the
     Snow Sea, they're unable to get any closer.
[09:42] Mulnota
    It seems Valghia's catapult can
    only reach the harbor area.
[09:46] Mulnota
    If we can disarm the catapult...
[09:48] Haresora
    We must stand strong, you mean?
[09:50] Haresora
    All right. I'll lead the royal guards
    from the watchtower at the harbor!
[09:54] Mulnota
    From the watchtower?
    That's too dangerous, Your Majesty!
[09:57] Haresora
    I promised Orinoga that
    I'd protect our nation!
[10:00] Mulnota
    Your Majesty!
[10:04] Orinoga
    Let's go!
[10:05] Atland Soldiers
    Yes, sir!
[10:16] Orinoga
    Stay low!
[10:26] Yaona
    What should we do, Sis?
[10:27] Ririha
    What can we do?
[10:29] Yaona
    Do you think Father will
    hear us out with just this?
[10:33] Ririha
    No way!
[10:34] Ririha
    If we can't read what's written on it,
     it's just a flag covered with patterns.
[10:38] Yaona
    Let's go back and regroup.
[10:40] Yaona
    Atland may be taken over while
    we just stand around here.
[10:43] Ririha
    Yaona! Don't you even dare say that!
[10:45] Yaona
    But...
[10:46] Ririha
    We have no choice. I'll explain
    everything using this flag...
[10:52] Ririha
    Using my imagination.
[10:53] Yaona
    What?!
[10:53] Ririha
    We may not be able to read it, but I'll
    put all my heart into my explanation.
[10:56] Yaona
    That'll never work!
[10:58] Kaina
    Oh.
[10:59] (Flashback) Kaina
    Signkeeper, that's upside down.
[11:02] (Flashback) Signkeeper
    Huh?!
[11:04] Ririha
    Well, what else can we do?!
[11:06] Kaina
    I got it!
[11:07] Ririha
    Huh?
[11:07] Yaona
    Huh?
[11:08] Kaina
    Both of you, help me.
[11:09] Kaina
    Come on, hurry!
[11:19] Ngapoge
    The fences will be removed soon.
     We have the upper hand.
[11:24] Amelothée
    This is too easy. Atland should
    be more formidable than this.
[11:27] Ngapoge
    You think so? It's a small nation's military.
[11:32] Amelothée
    Atland should have an elite cavalry.
     Why aren't they deployed?
SIGN    Map
SIGN    of the
SIGN    Great
SIGN    Snow
SIGN    Sea
[11:39] Yaona
    I see. It was upside down.
[11:41] Ririha
    Jeez, Kaina! You had us worried!
[11:44] Kaina
    Sorry.
[11:45] Kaina
    When written words are upside down,
     it changes their shape.
[11:48] Kaina
    That's why I thought they were
    words I didn't know yet.
[11:51] Yaona
    So, what does it say?
[11:52] Kaina
    Oh, here, it says "orbital spire tree."
SIGN    Orbital spire tree
SIGN    Orbital spire tree
[11:57] Yaona
    Huh. This says "orbital spire tree"?
[11:59] Kaina
    Over here, too.
[12:00] Yaona
    Hm? Oh!
SIGN    Orbital spire tree
[12:02] Yaona
    Does that mean this says
    "orbital spire tree," too?
[12:04] Kaina
    Yup. You've got it.
[12:06] Yaona
    I can read!
SIGN    Orbital spire tree
[12:08] Yaona
    I get it. So these are "written words."
[12:11] Yaona
    Oh, is this the same, too?
[12:13] Kaina
    Yeah.
[12:20] Kaina
    I was right.
[12:21] Ririha
    Huh?
[12:21] Yaona
    Huh?
[12:22] Kaina
    This is a map.
[12:23] Kaina
    Look. This is the village in
    the Canopy that I lived in.
[12:27] Kaina
    This is Atland.
SIGN    Orbital spire tree
[12:28] Kaina
    And over there is the great spire tree.
[12:31] Yaona
    What?!
SIGN    Great orbital spire tree
[12:32] Kaina
    It's in the exact place
    I saw from the Canopy.
SIGN    Great orbital spire tree
[12:35] Kaina
    This written word means "great."
    Like when something's big.
[12:39] Ririha
    That means that if we use
    this and travel on a ship,
[12:43] Ririha
    we can get to the great spire tree, right?
[12:45] Kaina
    Yup!
[12:47] Valghian Soldiers
    Hey, they're coming this way!
[12:48] Valghian Soldiers
    Fire!
[12:50] Valghian Soldiers
    Fire!
[12:51] Valghian Soldiers
    I got it!
[12:53] Orinoga
    Look out! We're under fire from the fortress!
[12:56] Amelothée
    If Atland hasn't deployed their
    elite force yet, when will they?
[13:01] Amelothée
    Could it be...
[13:02] Ngapoge
    General Amelothée!
[13:04] Ngapoge
    Look over there!
[13:06] Amelothée
    He's...
[13:07] Amelothée
    Are they planning to attack
    the fortress directly?
[13:10] Amelothée
    Notify the admiral!
[13:13] Valghian Soldier A
    I have a message!
[13:15] Valghian Soldier A
    They're going after the fortress!
[13:17] Hundergil
    Let them.
[13:19] Valghian Soldier A
    But... most of our soldiers are on the ship,
     leaving the fortress more vulnerable.
[13:24] Hundergil
    Who's there that'll be
    missed if they're killed?
[13:31] Yaona
    We did it! This means we can
    get to the great spire tree!
[13:35] Ririha
    We really did it!
[13:36] Ririha
    Hey, Kaina. If this is a map,
    what do these patterns mean?
SIGN    Great oceanic trench
[13:41] Yaona
    Oh, the word "great" is written here, too.
[13:45] Yaona
    But it's not followed
    by "orbital spire tree."
SIGN    Great oceanic trench
[13:48] Kaina
    This says "the great oceanic trench."
[13:52] Ririha
    What?
[13:53] Kaina
    I wonder what "oceanic trench" means?
[13:55] Ririha
    It says "oceanic trench"?
[13:57] Kaina
    Yeah.
[13:59] Ririha
    Then we can't...
[14:00] Kaina
    Huh?
SIGN    Great orbital spire tree
[14:00] Ririha
    If this is the great spire tree, then the
    great oceanic trench is blocking our path.
SIGN    Great oceanic trench
[14:09] Kaina
    Blocking it?
[14:10] Yaona
    Even ships with snowfoil sticks can't cross
    the heavy Snow Sea in oceanic trenches.
[14:16] Kaina
    What? We can't go by ship?
[14:18] Yaona
    Plus, it's a "great" oceanic trench.
[14:19] Ririha
    If the scale on this map is accurate,
    it's an impossibly large trench.
[14:25] Ririha
    And just when I thought we found
    a way to save everybody...
[14:31] Kaina
    What?
[14:38] Valghian Guard A
    Enemy invasion! Enemy invasion!
[14:45] Orinoga
    Wait!
[14:46] Orinoga
    They're not soldiers. Leave them be.
[14:48] Orinoga
    We need to head up.
[14:50] Orinoga
    Follow me!
[14:58] Orinoga
    The inside isn't as impressive,
    just like Princess Ririha said.
[15:02] Atland Soldier 1
    Commander, this place...
[15:13] Orinoga
    Head for the bridge at the
    very top of the fortress.
[15:16] Orinoga
    Let's go.
[15:17] Soldiers
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Great oceanic trench
[15:18] Yaona
    A-Anyway, let's just take this back.
[15:21] Yaona
    Once we show it to Father,
    he may think of a plan.
[15:25] Kaina
    You're right.
[15:26] Yaona
    Kaina, give me a hand.
[15:27] Kaina
    Okay.
[15:32] Ririha
    Huh?
[15:41] Yaona
    What is this?
[15:43] Ririha
    Is this a snowfoil stick? It's huge.
[15:48] Yaona
    Sis, you think this is a snowfoil stick?
[15:52] Ririha
    It's hard to believe,
    but there's no doubt about it.
[15:57] Yaona
    With a snowfoil this huge,
    we can make a great ship.
[16:02] Kaina
    Hey, do you think that with this ship,
     we can cross the great oceanic trench?
[16:07] Yaona/Ririha
    What?
[16:08] Kaina
    Look over here.
[16:10] Kaina
    Maybe this is where we need to go
    using the giant snowfoil stick.
[16:15] Ririha
    You might be right.
[16:17] Yaona
    That must be it!
[16:19] Yaona
    That's why our ancestors left this
    snowfoil stick with the flag.
[16:22] Ririha
    In Atland, the skill to
    build large ships was lost.
[16:27] Ririha
    But if we can use Valghia's ship...
[16:37] Atland Soldier 3
    There are so many of them...
[16:39] Atland Soldier 4
    And look at that fortress!
[16:41] Atland Soldier 4
    There's no way we can defeat
    something so massive.
[16:44] Atland Squad Captain
    Don't get discouraged!
[16:45] Atland Squad Captain
    Who'll protect Atland if we give up?!
[16:48] Atland Squad Captain
    Ready the cannons!
[16:51] Yaona
    Sis!
[16:52] Ririha
    I wish we could take this
    giant snowfoil stick with us,
[16:54] Ririha
    but we don't have the means.
[16:56] Ririha
    Let's at least take the flag back to Father.
[16:59] Kaina
    Okay.
[16:59] Ngapoge
    General Amelothée! I have
    a message from the admiral.
[17:02] Amelothée
    What'd he say?
[17:03] Ngapoge
    He just said to cover his ship from behind.
[17:07] Amelothée
    What?
[17:10] Amelothée
    Is he going to deploy it?
[17:12] Hundergil
    All ships, move forward!
    We will take the lead!
[17:18] Valghian Soldier A
    Yes, sir!
[17:25] Ngapoge
    I get chills every time I see it.
[17:29] Amelothée
    Ngapoge, I'm releasing the
    command of this ship to you.
[17:31] Ngapoge
    What?
[17:32] Amelothée
    Provide cover for the admiral.
[17:33] Ngapoge
    But what about you, General Amelothée?
[17:37] Amelothée
    Prepare a boat! I'll be
    taking five soldiers with me!
[17:39] Ngapoge
    G-General Amelothée!
[17:42] Orinoga
    Go, go!
[17:45] Orinoga
    They aren't putting up much fight.
     What's going on?
[17:58] Valghian Soldier D
    The show's about to start.
[18:10] Orinoga
    Good, we made it out.
    Is everyone still with me?!
[18:13] Atland Soldiers
    Yes!
[18:15] Orinoga
    It's just us left?
[18:18] Orinoga
    We're going to seize the fortress's bridge!
[18:19] Valghian Guard A
    It's the Atlandian soldiers!
[18:21] Valghian Guard B
    How'd they get here?!
[18:22] Orinoga
    Stand back if you don't want to die!
[18:38] Orinoga
    We've seized the bridge!
[18:39] Orinoga
    Hm?
[18:41] Orinoga
    Is this not the bridge?
[18:44] Amelothée
    Unfortunately.
[18:50] Orinoga
    You!
[19:00] Orinoga
    Damn it.
[19:04] Amelothée
    It was a good plan, but it's over.
[19:07] Orinoga
    We haven't settled our fight yet.
[19:16] Amelothée
    Give up!
[19:18] Amelothée
    There's no need to die for nothing.
[19:19] Orinoga
    Why do you follow him?
[19:23] Orinoga
    Your nation has been ambushed.
[19:26] Orinoga
    Why follow a commander who won't turn
    his fleet back to protect his people?!
[19:30] Orinoga
    Once we seize this place, you've lost.
[19:34] Amelothée
    It's no use. Look, it's about to activate.
[19:55] Atland Soldier 4
    Hey, look over there.
[19:56] Atland Soldier 3
    It's changing shape!
[20:24] Orinoga
    What is that?
[20:26] Amelothée
    We call it the Builder.
[20:34] Citizen 2
    It's huge, and it's moving.
    Is it a living creature?
[20:38] Citizen 3
    It's going to attack us!
[20:39] Citizen 4
    No, Atland is done for!
[20:44] Mulnota
    What is that thing?
[20:47] Atland Squad Captain
    Stay strong! Fire! Fire!
[21:03] Kaina
    What is that?
[21:05] Yaona
    It's so big. Is that Valghia's weapon?
[21:09] Ririha
    Could that be what Noze was talking about?
[21:14] Kaina
    The monster...