E8 - I Had an Arranged Marriage Meeting...

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[01:31] Dan
    Well, then...
[01:32] Dan
    Let's discuss this matter again next time.
SIGN    Episode 8
    I Had an Arranged Marriage Meeting...
[01:35] Old Gentleman
    Of course.
[01:36] Old Gentleman
    Thank you, Prime Minister,
    for taking the time to see me personally.
[01:41] Old Gentleman
    That said,
[01:42] Old Gentleman
    it is reassuring to see
    that you have such a talented son.
[01:46] Dan
    Yes...
[01:47] Old Gentleman
    Now, if we can just get him married quickly,
[01:50] Old Gentleman
    the Ascart household
    will be even better off.
[01:52] Old Gentleman
    And on that note, there's someone
    I'd like to introduce to you.
[01:55] Dan
    I would be more than happy
    to discuss that at another time.
[02:00] Nicol
    Was it really a good idea
    to reject his offer?
[02:03] Dan
    I was just being diplomatic.
    Don't worry about it.
[02:06] Nicol
    But this is the third time
    he's reached out to us,
[02:10] Nicol
    and you do have your position to consider...
[02:12] Dan
    You don't need to worry about me.
[02:14] Dan
    The most important thing in a marriage
    is what the ones getting married want.
[02:20] Nicol
    Raphael.
[02:21] Raphael
    Hello, Nicol.
[02:26] Raphael
    How's work going?
[02:27] Nicol
    The pressure is relentless.
[02:29] Nicol
    And not just with work.
[02:31] Raphael
    Let me guess. This is about getting married?
[02:34] Nicol
    How did you...
[02:35] Raphael
    Of course I know.
[02:36] Raphael
    It comes up in conversation
    among the nobility all the time.
[02:39] Raphael
    Not only does the son of the Ascart
    household not have a fiancée,
[02:43] Raphael
    but he hasn't even had an arranged
    marriage meeting, they say.
[02:48] Nicol
    Most nobles are betrothed around
    the time they debut in high society.
[02:53] Nicol
    I guess people like me are rare.
[02:55] Raphael
    Well, the issue of succession
    is important to any household.
[03:00] Raphael
    What does your father say?
[03:01] Nicol
    He's even more laid-back about it than I am.
[03:03] Nicol
    He's never tried to rush me.
[03:06] Nicol
    He says what's important
    is what the ones getting married want.
[03:08] Raphael
    Really?
[03:11] Raphael
    What a great father.
[03:13] Nicol
    I don't know if I should make
    a move myself for my family's sake...
[03:18] Raphael
    I'm not in a position to carry
    my household on my shoulders,
[03:22] Raphael
    and I don't exactly know
    what makes a happy marriage.
[03:25] Raphael
    So I can't give any good advice, but...
[03:29] Raphael
    Just don't lie to yourself.
[03:38] Nicol
    Don't lie to myself, huh?
[03:41] Nicol
    If that's what it takes,
    I guess I'll be alone forever.
[03:44] Nicol
    Back then, I never would have
    dreamed I'd become so drawn to her.
[03:49] Nicol
    The more I saw her,
[03:51] Nicol
    the more I fell.
[03:54] Nicol
    But she has a fiancé.
[03:56] Nicol
    One who's been my friend
    since childhood, no less.
[04:06] Nicol
    I have to give up on her
[04:08] Nicol
    and start walking a new path.
[04:13] Dan
    You want an arranged marriage meeting?
[04:14] Dan
    And, um...
[04:16] ---
    Are you sure you want to
    go through with this?
[04:18] Nicol
    Yes. Please take care of it.
[04:20] Dan
    All right.
[04:22] Nicol
    But as for Sophia...
[04:24] Dan
    Yes, I'm sure it'll be a shock to her.
[04:27] Dan
    I'll try to think about how
    to break it to her.
[04:30] Dan
    Don't tell her yourself.
[04:31] Nicol
    All right.
[04:36] Ginger
    Frey, shouldn't your carriage be here soon?
[04:39] Frey
    Yes, it should.
[04:41] Frey
    I wish my father would just
    give up on this idea already.
[04:45] Frey
    I have no interest in doing this at all.
[04:47] Ginger
    It's really a problem unique
    to noble ladies, isn't it?
[04:50] Catarina
    Frey, Ginger, can I help out with anything?
[04:53] Frey
    Thank you for offering.
[04:55] Ginger
    But there's no need.
    This is our job, after all.
[04:58] Catarina
    Really?
[05:00] Catarina
    Okay, I'll take this trash out, then.
[05:04] Frey
    Lady Catarina is always so kind.
[05:08] Frey
    And you're as cold as ever.
[05:11] Ginger
    I'm just acting like I always do.
[05:25] Ginger
    You do it this way!
[05:27] Catarina
    Oh! I get it!
[05:29] Catarina
    Ginger does it again!
    Top of the first-year class!
[05:33] Ginger
    I didn't do anything
    worth being praised for.
[05:36] Ginger
    It's just that you'd been moaning
    and groaning for so long,
[05:38] Ginger
    and I wanted you to be a little quieter.
[05:42] Catarina
    Oh, okay!
[05:43] Girl A
    Lady Catarina, would you like
    to take a break with us over here?
[05:47] Girl B
    We have sweets.
[05:48] Catarina
    Oh, thank you!
[05:51] Catarina
    They look so good!
[05:52] Ginger
    Catarina Claes...
[05:53] Ginger
    Even though she's the daughter of a duke
[05:53] Catarina
    Which one should I have?
[05:55] Ginger
    and the fiancée of Prince Geordo,
[05:58] Ginger
    she interacts with people of lower
    status without discrimination,
[06:01] Ginger
    and everyone loves her.
[06:03] Ginger
    But...
[06:10] (Flashback) Ginger
    Lady Catarina,
[06:11] (Flashback) Ginger
    why are you doing such things,
    and dressed like that?
[06:17] (Flashback) Catarina
    Here, try it.
[06:24] (Flashback) Ginger
    It's good...
[06:25] (Flashback) Catarina
    Isn't it?
[06:27] Ginger
    She's really just a strange, silly person.
[06:30] Ginger
    Her magical and academic abilities
    aren't even that special,
[06:33] Ginger
    yet she's been invited to work
    at the Department of Magic.
[06:36] Ginger
    I suppose, for a high-ranking noble,
    that might be possible.
[06:41] Ginger
    Either way, she's nothing like me,
    someone who's always had to
[06:45] Ginger
    make my own way in life.
[06:47] Ginger
    I should avoid getting involved with her...
[06:49] Catarina
    Ginger!
[06:51] Catarina
    Want some of these sweets?
    They're really good!
[06:54] Ginger
    No, thank you. I'm working.
[06:56] Catarina
    Really? Okay, you can eat them later, then!
[07:01] Ginger
    Why does she bother with me?
[07:14] Dan
    Look.
[07:16] Dan
    These are all the marriage
    offers you've received.
[07:19] Dan
    Goodness, you certainly are popular.
[07:22] Dan
    It won't be easy to
    narrow down the candidates.
[07:30] Nicol
    Um...
[07:31] Young woman 1
    Y-Yes?!
[07:32] Nicol
    Shall we talk about something?
[07:34] Young woman 1
    Okay...
[07:42] Nicol
    Oh, no. What am I supposed to talk about?
[07:45] Nicol
    When I'm with Catarina,
[07:47] Nicol
    we can enjoy talking
    about the most trivial things.
[07:50] Nicol
    Just looking at those sparkling
    eyes makes me feel happy.
[07:56] Nicol
    No!
[07:57] Nicol
    I need to properly face
    the lady in front of me now!
[08:07] Nicol
    Are you, perhaps, feeling ill?
[08:10] Nicol
    Do you have a fever?
[08:18] Dan
    We received a letter
    from the lady you met the other day.
[08:21] Dan
    It seems she feels too embarrassed
    to meet with you again.
[08:26] Dan
    Did something happen?
[08:27] Nicol
    No, nothing.
[08:30] Dan
    Oh, well. Let's move
    on to the next candidate.
[08:33] Young Woman 2
    And the dance that the young son shared
    with his fiancée was so lovely!
[08:39] Young Woman 2
    Of course, even after the wedding,
    they still get along beautifully!
[08:43] Nicol
    I see.
[08:44] Nicol
    Right...
[08:46] Nicol
    When attending a ball,
    most people focus on the dancing.
[08:50] Nicol
    If this was Catarina...
[08:52] Nicol
    She'd be talking about what food
    they served and how good it was,
[08:55] Nicol
    or how amazing that dessert was.
[08:57] Nicol
    Almost all she talks about is food.
[09:03] Nicol
    Everything about her gives
    the impression of a noble lady.
[09:06] Nicol
    She's so different from Catarina.
[09:08] Nicol
    Catarina thinks nothing of shoving
    her beautiful hair under a kerchief,
[09:13] Nicol
    and her hands are a bit rough
    from swinging a hoe around.
[09:17] Nicol
    Yet she still shines so brightly.
[09:21] Young Woman 2
    Master Nicol?
[09:24] Nicol
    Pardon me.
[09:27] Dan
    I see.
[09:28] Dan
    She has said she would like
    to meet with you again,
[09:32] Dan
    but if you don't feel
    the same way, then so be it.
[09:34] Nicol
    I'm sorry.
[09:36] Dan
    What now? Do you want to stop?
[09:39] Nicol
    No, please arrange the next candidate.
[09:42] Dan
    All right.
[09:44] Nicol
    Next time...
[09:46] Nicol
    I need to properly face
    whoever comes to see me.
[10:10] Sophia
    Brother?
[10:12] Sophia
    What's the matter?
    Is something troubling you?
[10:15] Nicol
    No, nothing in particular.
[10:18] Sophia
    That's good, I suppose...
[10:21] Sophia
    Oh, right! You should read these!
[10:24] Sophia
    They'll make you feel much better!
[10:26] Nicol
    "Conspiracy"...
[10:28] Nicol
    "Betrayal"...
[10:29] Nicol
    "Stolen"?
[10:30] Nicol
    These aren't very calming words...
[10:32] Sophia
    Stolen love is all the rage in
    the world of romance novels right now!
[10:37] Sophia
    Two people stick with their love,
    in defiance to customs and common knowledge!
[10:40] Sophia
    It'll give you courage
    and make you feel optimistic!
[10:44] Sophia
    Please give it a try!
[10:46] Nicol
    O-Okay...
[10:52] Nicol
    Maybe I should just take her
    and flee somewhere far away...
[11:04] Frey
    My name is Frey Randall.
[11:06] Nicol
    Pleased to meet you.
[11:08] Nicol
    I am Nicol Ascart.
[11:11] Frey
    Master Ascart...
[11:13] Nicol
    Yes?
[11:14] Frey
    I have no intention
    of being betrothed to anyone.
[11:18] Frey
    I only came here today
    because my parents insisted,
[11:21] Frey
    so you can relax.
[11:24] Nicol
    Relax?
[11:25] Frey
    Oh?
[11:26] ---
    Well, this isn't exactly
    what you want, either, is it?
[11:30] Nicol
    Huh?
[11:31] Frey
    Are you telling me you
    didn't even realize it?
[11:34] Nicol
    Uh...
[11:35] Nicol
    I consider myself to be approaching
    this meeting with enthusiasm.
[11:39] Frey
    Women have surprisingly keen intuition.
[11:42] Frey
    We can almost always tell
[11:44] Frey
    whether the person we're talking
    to is interested or not.
[11:47] Nicol
    I... see...
[11:53] Nicol
    If I keep this up,
    I'll never have a fiancée.
[11:57] Frey
    What do you mean by that?
[12:05] Frey
    Shall we take a little walk?
[12:12] Nicol
    There's someone I love,
[12:14] Nicol
    but she has a fiancé.
[12:17] Nicol
    So I know I need to give up
    and get engaged to someone else.
[12:24] Nicol
    I can't believe I'm saying all this
    to someone I just met.
[12:28] Nicol
    I could never tell anyone before...
[12:30] Frey
    Do the two of them love each other?
[12:32] Nicol
    Her fiancé does love her.
[12:36] Frey
    Then, how does she feel?
[12:38] Nicol
    Right now, I don't think she loves him yet.
[12:43] Frey
    Then, I don't see why you need to give up.
[12:46] Frey
    If you can win her heart now—
[12:49] Nicol
    Her fiancé is a good friend of mine.
[12:52] Nicol
    And if you think about it logically,
[12:54] Nicol
    it would be unthinkable
    to take her from her fiancé.
[13:02] Frey
    After all the people of all ages
    and genders that you've fooled
[13:05] Frey
    with that face and
    the alluring aura you give off,
[13:08] Frey
    hearing you talk about "logic"...
[13:10] Frey
    You're just as the rumors say.
[13:12] Nicol
    Rumors? Did you hear about me from someone?
[13:15] Frey
    Oh, I'm sorry.
[13:17] Frey
    The older students in the student
    council often speak of you.
[13:22] Nicol
    You're in the Magic
    Academy's student council?
[13:25] Frey
    Yes.
[13:26] ---
    I believe that was written
    in the profile you were sent.
[13:30] Frey
    You barely even looked at it, did you?
[13:36] Frey
    We did meet briefly
    at the school festival, as well.
[13:41] Frey
    I've always hoped
    for a chance to talk to you.
[13:46] Nicol
    I can't believe she's
    on the student council!
[13:49] Nicol
    That would mean she sees both
    Geordo and Catarina there...
[13:54] Nicol
    This is not good.
[13:56] Frey
    But...
[13:57] Frey
    Lady Sophia didn't say anything
    about your arranged marriage meetings.
[14:02] Frey
    Does she not know?
[14:04] Nicol
    No.
[14:05] Frey
    That makes sense.
[14:07] Frey
    She would put up
    a terrible fight against it.
[14:09] Nicol
    That's why I haven't told her...
[14:11] Nicol
    Wait, what makes you say that?
[14:13] Frey
    Lady Sophia wants you
    and Lady Catarina to end up together.
[14:20] Nicol
    Sister of mine...
[14:21] Nicol
    Just how have you been behaving at school?
[14:25] Nicol
    I'll have to lecture her later.
[14:30] Nicol
    Why did I tell her
    that there's someone I love?!
[14:34] Nicol
    I can't talk about Catarina any more!
[14:37] Nicol
    Change it!
[14:38] Nicol
    Change the subject!
[14:42] Nicol
    Earlier, you said you have no
    intention of being betrothed to anyone.
[14:46] Nicol
    Why is that?
[14:48] Frey
    Because...
[14:49] Frey
    I want to live my life by my own strength.
[14:52] Nicol
    Your own strength?
[14:54] Nicol
    And that has something to do
    with getting engaged?
[14:57] Frey
    Of course it does.
[14:59] Frey
    I don't want to live as the wife of a noble.
[15:02] Frey
    I want to work outside
    the house, like men do.
[15:06] Frey
    But my parents are opposed to that,
[15:08] Frey
    and they've been rushing me to get married,
[15:11] Frey
    which is why I came to this meeting.
[15:14] Frey
    I realize that it'll be difficult.
[15:17] Nicol
    Then why do you want to do it?
[15:20] Frey
    Because there's someone I look up to.
[15:22] Frey
    She works at the Department of Magic,
[15:23] Frey
    and despite being a woman,
    she stands at the top.
[15:26] Frey
    I want to be like her.
[15:30] Nicol
    A woman working at the Department of Magic?
[15:32] Nicol
    Does she mean...
[15:34] Frey
    It's impossible for a high-ranking noble lady
    to work at the Department of Magic.
[15:40] Frey
    But I heard that Lady Catarina
    was recently invited to work there.
[15:45] Frey
    If that comes to pass,
[15:47] Frey
    it will give me great hope.
[15:50] Nicol
    But she's a special exception.
[15:52] Nicol
    It will most likely only last
    until she gets married.
[15:55] Frey
    I know.
[15:57] Frey
    But I don't want to give up...
    I can't give up...
[16:01] Frey
    so I'm going to do everything I can.
[16:06] Frey
    So why don't you also try not giving up
[16:09] Frey
    and taking a step toward the woman you love?
[16:12] Frey
    If you don't do all you can,
    you'll never know anything.
[16:16] Frey
    Besides, Master Keith and Lady Mary
    seem to have no intention of giving up.
[16:22] Frey
    It would be a shame if you were the only one
    to give up because you felt you had to.
[16:27] Nicol
    Does she actually know
    that Catarina is the one I love?
[16:33] Frey
    Besides, if you're not honest with yourself,
[16:37] Frey
    I believe you'll regret it one day.
[16:40] (Flashback) Raphael
    Just don't lie to yourself.
[16:57] Frey
    Above all, I would pity
    the woman who gave her life to you
[17:00] Frey
    when you've given your heart
    to someone else.
[17:12] Nicol
    You're right.
[17:14] Nicol
    I was only thinking about myself
    and not about how she felt.
[17:21] Nicol
    You've made me realize that.
[17:24] Nicol
    Thank you.
[17:38] Nicol
    Well, take care.
[17:42] Frey
    Oh...
[17:43] Frey
    I really can't imagine Lady Catarina
    sitting quietly on the throne at the palace.
[17:51] Nicol
    That definitely wouldn't be her style.
[18:06] Girl A
    That Ginger Tucker has such
    a terrible attitude, you know?
[18:11] Girl B
    She sure does. Who does she think she is?
[18:14] Girl A
    She's just full of herself
    because she's a little smart.
[18:20] Catarina
    I don't think Ginger
    is full of herself at all.
[18:23] Girl A
    L-Lady Catarina! You're still here?
[18:26] Girl B
    But Miss Tucker's attitude
    toward you has been awful!
[18:30] Girl A
    Doesn't she actually make
    you feel angry deep down?
[18:35] Catarina
    Not at all.
[18:37] Catarina
    It's true that she can be
    a little prickly at times,
[18:40] Catarina
    but she's actually really sweet and kind!
[18:43] Catarina
    And she's so caring, and sometimes
    she gets all shy, and it's so cute!
[18:47] Catarina
    She's a tsundere!
[18:48] Girl A
    Tsundere?
[18:50] Ginger
    Sweet? Kind?
[18:53] Ginger
    Cute?
[18:55] Frey
    Look at you, Ginger. You're blushing.
[18:57] Ginger
    Frey?! Wh-When did you...
[19:02] Frey
    You really love Lady
    Catarina, too, don't you?
[19:07] Frey
    I'm never bored when I'm with you.
[19:09] Frey
    It's always fun.
[19:11] Frey
    Come on.
[19:12] Frey
    Let's go home.
[19:17] Ginger
    How did the meeting go?
[19:19] Frey
    I told today's candidate my honest feelings.
[19:23] Ginger
    Huh?
[19:24] Frey
    About my dream of working
    at the Department of Magic, like you.
[19:32] Frey
    I hope we'll get to work at the Department
    of Magic with Lady Catarina someday.
[19:42] Nicol
    I am truly sorry.
[19:44] Dan
    I understand.
[19:45] Dan
    I'll reject all of your
    arranged marriage offers.
[19:48] Dan
    You're still young, anyway.
    There's no need to rush.
[19:51] Nicol
    You're sure that's all right?
[19:53] Nicol
    As a count's son, shouldn't
    I get married as soon as possible?
[19:57] Dan
    Don't worry so much about your
    household in this day and age.
[20:00] Dan
    You're so serious, just like Radia.
[20:07] Sophia
    Brother!
[20:11] Sophia
    So that's what was going on.
[20:14] Sophia
    You know Father would never tell you
    to marry for the family's sake.
[20:18] Nicol
    What do you mean?
[20:20] Sophia
    Well, Father fell in love
    with Mother at first sight
[20:23] Sophia
    and stole her away
    from the man she was engaged to!
[20:28] Sophia
    Brother, did you not know about that?
[20:31] Nicol
    Wait a minute... You mean they, um...
[20:34] Sophia
    He stole his bride.
[20:36] Sophia
    At the time, Mother's father,
    our grandfather, was fiercely opposed.
[20:41] Sophia
    He said, "If you become the prime minister,
    I'll give you my daughter,"
[20:44] Sophia
    thinking it was an impossible challenge.
[20:46] Sophia
    So Father worked desperately
    to become the prime minister,
[20:49] Sophia
    and Grandfather approved of their marriage.
[20:53] Nicol
    I never knew...
[20:55] Sophia
    If you ask Mother,
    she'll gladly tell you all the details.
[21:01] Sophia
    I thought you knew everything, Brother,
[21:04] Sophia
    but it seems there are
    many things you don't know.
[21:07] Sophia
    From now on, if there's anything
    you don't know, just ask me!
[21:15] Catarina
    What?!
[21:16] Catarina
    You read romance novels, too?
[21:18] Nicol
    Yes.
[21:19] Nicol
    Do you have any recommendations?
[21:21] Catarina
    I'm so happy to have another reading buddy!
[21:23] Catarina
    Um, let's see... What would be good?
[21:26] Sophia
    There's nothing that we wouldn't recommend!
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