E11 - Beginning: The Witch Hunt

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[00:09] ---
    It's been a year, Saint Disciple Iska.
[00:12] ---
    You're that girl from prison?
[00:15] ---
    My name is Sisbell. I'm honored
    that you remembered me.
[00:21] ---
    I do apologize for breaking into your
    room in the middle of the night.
[00:25] ---
    However, um, I'm not accustomed
    to being treated this way.
[00:31] ---
    Huh?
[00:32] ---
    I would appreciate it if you could move...
[00:35] ---
    Oh, s-sorry!
[01:08] ---
    "Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World"
[02:25] ---
    How...?
[02:27] ---
    Lady Sisbell must have been investigating
    that Imperial swordsman.
[02:33] ---
    Could she have seen Iska and
    I meet in the neutral city?!
[02:37] ---
    With her astral spirit, it's possible!
[02:39] ---
    Please calm down, Lady Alice.
[02:41] ---
    Lady Sisbell's astral spirit can only
    see within the radius of 300m.
[02:46] ---
    It's impossible for her to see
    an event in the neutral city.
[02:49] ---
    Maybe she heard our conversation
    in the castle, then?
[02:53] ---
    I was being careful, but...
[02:57] ---
    Perhaps Lady Sisbell suspects you
    and the Empire are connected?
[03:13] ---
    May I call you Iska?
[03:18] ---
    I'm truly sorry for letting myself
    into your room.
[03:22] ---
    I also didn't say a word of gratitude
    when you freed me from that prison.
[03:31] ---
    I must admit that, at the time,
    I feared it was the Empire's trap.
[03:36] ---
    So please let me show you my appreciation now.
[03:42] ---
    I-I can't accept that.
    That isn't why I saved you.
[03:51] ---
    After you saved me, I read
    about you in the newspaper.
[03:55] ---
    The Emperor's direct report had committed
    a crime of breaking out a witch.
[04:01] ---
    That story had spread widely,
    even to the neighboring neutral cities.
[04:05] ---
    Is that why you know my name?
[04:07] ---
    Yes. And now, it is my turn to return the favor.
[04:11] ---
    You lost your status and honor because of me,
    so I will promise that and more.
[04:17] ---
    I will guarantee your status and safety.
[04:20] ---
    So please! Would you accompany me
    to the Sovereignty?
[04:30] ---
    Who are you?
[04:32] ---
    I am a servant of the royal palace...
[04:37] ---
    I do have a question.
[04:38] ---
    Yes?
[04:39] ---
    Why me?
[04:42] ---
    If you're close to the royal family,
    you must have many people under you.
[04:47] ---
    I do not... I cannot trust anybody!
[04:57] ---
    I'm sorry. I let my emotions
    get the better of me.
[05:01] ---
    I will come back.
    I'm glad I got to see you today.
[05:23] ---
    What should I do...?
[05:28] ---
    Your Majesty.
[05:30] ---
    We could not find anything.
[05:32] ---
    I see.
[05:34] ---
    However, I would like to offer a plan.
[05:36] ---
    What is it?
[05:39] ---
    If you would allow Lady Alice
    to go on a long-distance trip...
[05:44] ---
    Lady Sisbell is in a foreign nation, far away.
[05:46] ---
    Since she cannot remain cooped up
    in her room, she cannot hide anything.
[05:52] ---
    If Lady Alice, her older sister,
    talks to her alone, she may confide in her.
[05:58] ---
    They are sisters, after all.
[06:03] ---
    Alice, could I ask that of you?
[06:07] ---
    Yes, Mother!
[06:09] ---
    Rin, go make the arrangements.
[06:10] ---
    Of course.
[06:14] ---
    Sisbell, what are you up to?
[06:23] ---
    What are you doing, Sisbell?
[06:26] ---
    This is unlike you. You simulated
    all this a number of times.
[06:34] ---
    I will try again. I will not give up.
[06:44] ---
    We received new intel from our ally.
[06:47] ---
    A purebred witch,
[06:49] ---
    a daughter of Queen Nebulis at that,
    is headed to the independent nation.
[06:55] ---
    By herself?
[06:56] ---
    She only took her servant. Without guards,
    she's as good as traveling alone.
[07:02] ---
    What does our ally say?
[07:04] ---
    That they'll give her over to the Empire.
[07:06] ---
    What?
[07:08] ---
    Is that true?
[07:09] ---
    Perfect. Capturing a purebred is
    our primary goal. We must not fail.
[07:16] ---
    Shall we deploy the Object?
[07:18] ---
    That witch-hunting weapon
    cannot be tied back to us.
[07:23] ---
    And nothing can stop it.
[07:28] ---
    Let us start the witch hunt.
[07:35] ---
    Ah, this is the life. What a treat
    to have BBQ for breakfast.
[07:40] ---
    When we were still in the Empire--
[07:42] ---
    Stop talking and help, Boss.
[07:44] ---
    Then I'll grill the meat!
[07:46] ---
    Oh, not yet, Captain! You have to start
    with veggies that take long to cook.
[07:51] ---
    Here you go.
[07:52] ---
    Aww, come on, don't spoil the fun!
    Let's go ahead and grill the meat!
[07:58] ---
    Right, Iska?
[07:59] ---
    No, you can't. Right, Iska?
[08:09] ---
    Something on his mind?
[08:15] ---
    Thank you for coming, Elletear.
[08:20] ---
    So could you elaborate on what
    you said the other day?
[08:28] ---
    The ones trying to get in touch
    with the Empire...
[08:35] ---
    ...are my sisters.
[08:43] ---
    You must excuse me.
    I wasn't expecting that at all.
[08:48] ---
    Coming to me with such a thing
    will be disadvantageous for the Lou.
[08:53] ---
    Are you sure you want to tell me this?
[08:57] ---
    Yes. The future of the Sovereignty
    is more important than the election.
[09:05] ---
    I understand. I hear you loud and clear.
    How can I be of assistance?
[09:11] ---
    If my sisters plan to betray the Sovereignty,
    it is my duty to stop them.
[09:18] ---
    However, I may not be able to do
    the right thing when the time comes.
[09:24] ---
    My feelings towards them might
    get in the way. That's why...
[09:29] ---
    You want me to be the judge instead?
[09:39] ---
    Lift your head up. It must've
    been hard to carry all that weight.
[09:45] ---
    I'll personally see to it to find out the truth.
[09:49] ---
    Please take good care of my younger sisters.
[09:53] ---
    Leave the rest to me, Elletear.
[10:02] ---
    This desert creature has evolved considerably
    to survive the harsh environment.
[10:09] ---
    At the top of the pyramid is a large
    beast we all know: the basilisk.
[10:15] ---
    It's been years since I travelled without Rin.
[10:15] ---
    But please don't be alarmed.
    Even if we do encounter a basilisk,
[10:20] ---
    we have a specialized hunter with us.
[10:30] ---
    W-We're terribly sorry about that.
[10:34] ---
    What's going on?
[10:36] ---
    There are footprints ahead,
    so please give us a moment.
[10:46] ---
    E-Excuse me! You shouldn't leave--
[10:54] ---
    It's not from a basilisk.
[11:00] ---
    Smell of machine oil...
[11:08] ---
    This doesn't look good.
[11:18] ---
    Hey, Iska. Are we at the hotel yet?
    I'm so tired, I can't take another step.
[11:25] ---
    We're almost there.
[11:27] ---
    I wouldn't have minded staying
    at yesterday's hotel again,
[11:31] ---
    but you're so careful to want
    to change our lodging, Iska.
[11:36] ---
    I'm being economical with our budget.
[11:38] ---
    We can stay somewhere with the same grade
    but cheaper if we leave downtown.
[11:44] ---
    Something may happen again
    if we stayed at that hotel...
[11:51] ---
    I don't want to involve everyone.
[11:54] ---
    Oh, hold up, Captain.
[11:58] ---
    It's peeling off.
[12:02] ---
    Oh, sorry! That's right, we need to
    do something about this astral crest, too.
[12:07] ---
    You won't figure anything out,
    Boss, so just have fun.
[12:11] ---
    That's so mean, Jhin!
[12:12] ---
    Iska, Nene, and I brainstormed
    and came up with nothing.
[12:17] ---
    It's better to step away from it
    and go back to the drawing board later.
[12:22] ---
    We still have 60 days.
[12:25] ---
    Yeah...
[12:28] ---
    But if you're worried, I guess
    we can go to the general market.
[12:33] ---
    General market?
[12:35] ---
    This is an independent nation.
[12:37] ---
    It isn't the Empire or the Sovereignty,
    so they have products from both.
[12:42] ---
    Jhin, is the product we're
    looking for what I think it is?
[12:47] ---
    Yeah, the sticker Captain Shanorotte had.
[12:53] ---
    We just need a similar product that has
    been developed by the Sovereignty.
[12:59] ---
    Even learning the manufacturing process will do.
[13:00] ---
    You're so reliable, Jhin!
[13:02] ---
    Then we'll hit the general market
    tomorrow morning!
[13:14] ---
    We're here.
[13:16] ---
    I'll go exchange currencies for tomorrow,
    so you guys go on ahead.
[13:21] ---
    We're going out for dinner soon, so hurry back.
[13:24] ---
    Roger that.
[13:28] ---
    Iska, give me your stuff.
[13:31] ---
    Oh.
[13:33] ---
    Thanks.
[13:53] ---
    She's not here.
[13:56] ---
    Good evening, Iska.
[14:01] ---
    What kind of magic trick did you use?
[14:03] ---
    I said I would come back.
    I will not be giving up.
[14:10] ---
    Okay, but let's go somewhere else.
[14:24] ---
    It was just today when I
    decided to change hotels.
[14:29] ---
    But you were already here before me.
[14:32] ---
    Is this related to your astral spirit?
[14:36] ---
    It is as you say.
[14:43] ---
    My astral spirit has the ability
    to display the past, like a video.
[14:48] ---
    Today around noon, you called that hotel.
[14:52] ---
    You repeated the room number
    and when you could check-in.
[14:57] ---
    I was able to replay every past event.
[15:00] ---
    Wow... A rare astral spirit that
    interferes with space-time, huh?
[15:05] ---
    But is it okay for you to give me,
    an Imperial soldier, such crucial intel?
[15:11] ---
    It's my way of showing my sincerity.
[15:14] ---
    Yesterday, I lied about one thing.
[15:18] ---
    A lie?
[15:21] ---
    My name is Sisbell Lou Nebulis IX.
[15:25] ---
    I'm an official successor to the throne.
[15:29] ---
    Nebulis?! She's Alice's sister!
[15:33] ---
    You don't believe me?
[15:36] ---
    No, I believe you.
    That's why I'm so surprised.
[15:39] ---
    But it makes even less sense. Why would
    the queen's daughter want me?
[15:47] ---
    Someone is after our queen's life.
    Someone who's a descendant of the Founder.
[15:55] ---
    But they're the same royal bloodline!
[15:58] ---
    Yes. This person is not after the Sovereignty.
[16:03] ---
    They're after something far more disastrous,
    a change for the worse.
[16:09] ---
    If the queen dies, the next move would be
    a full-scale war against the Empire.
[16:17] ---
    Both nations will fall.
[16:20] ---
    That's their plan.
[16:21] ---
    To drag the Sovereignty into war,
[16:23] ---
    and seize on the confusion
    to eliminate the royal family.
[16:27] ---
    They're after you, too?
[16:30] ---
    Yes. I learned of this plan
    with my astral power.
[16:35] ---
    However, I don't know who's behind this.
    That's why I cannot trust anyone!
[16:46] ---
    Iska, I want you!
[16:51] ---
    Do you wish for death and destruction?!
[16:53] ---
    A future in which both the Empire and
    the Sovereignty destroy each other?!
[16:57] ---
    Do you wish for such a doomsday?!
[17:01] ---
    No.
[17:02] ---
    That is why I ask of you to be my protector!
[17:05] ---
    If I can defeat the evil going after the queen,
[17:07] ---
    a full-scale war can be avoided,
    the doomsday stopped!
[17:12] ---
    I won't ask you to betray the Empire in spirit,
[17:14] ---
    but I want you to change the future with me!
[17:25] ---
    This isn't good... It took so long to get here.
[17:29] ---
    The hotel Sisbell is staying at is...
[17:32] ---
    Lady Alice?
[17:37] ---
    I was right! It is you, Lady Alice!
[17:40] ---
    Schwartz!
[17:43] ---
    Wh-What a coincidence. Um...
[17:46] ---
    Have you seen Lady Sisbell?
[17:49] ---
    Huh?
[17:50] ---
    I can't get a hold of Lady Sisbell.
[17:54] ---
    She went off on her own, saying
    she had something to do, but...
[18:08] ---
    I'm with you. I absolutely don't want
    an outright war between the two nations.
[18:14] ---
    I'm glad you understand!
[18:16] ---
    But I can't go with you.
[18:19] ---
    What? What do you mean?
[18:22] ---
    If the queen is killed, the Sovereignty
    will fall into the traitor's hands!
[18:28] ---
    Then a full-scale war between
    the two nations will be unavoidable!
[18:33] ---
    In order to avoid that--
[18:34] ---
    That's the difference between us.
[18:36] ---
    What?
[18:38] ---
    It's not just the full-scale war I want to stop.
[18:41] ---
    I want to resolve the 100-year-conflict
    between the two nations.
[18:46] ---
    B-But how?
[18:48] ---
    Peace negotiation.
[18:51] ---
    That's impossible! To forgive the Empire
    for everything they've done?!
[18:55] ---
    Our people will never forgive the Empire!
[18:58] ---
    I know that. But my reason
    for fighting is for that cause.
[19:09] ---
    It's not just me.
[19:11] ---
    There's someone close by within
    the Sovereignty that you can rely on.
[19:16] ---
    Who's--?
[19:17] ---
    How disappointing.
[19:19] ---
    This is such a heart-wrenching outcome, Sisbell.
[19:25] ---
    Masked Lord?! Why are you here?
[19:28] ---
    Just a vacation to escape the hustle
    and bustle. Nothing odd with that.
[19:39] ---
    He's that guy who kicked
    Captain into the vortex...
[19:45] ---
    What is odd is you, Sisbell.
[19:48] ---
    Who is the boy standing next to you?
[19:51] ---
    H-He's...
[19:52] ---
    No need to lie. I've had a run-in
    with that Imperial soldier before.
[19:59] ---
    The queen will be devastated to learn
    her daughter is connected to the Empire.
[20:05] ---
    Don't jump to conclusions, Masked Lord!
    I've not switched sides to the Empire.
[20:11] ---
    It's the opposite. I want to
    save our nation from a traitor.
[20:15] ---
    You're the traitor.
[20:23] ---
    So that's what this is about.
[20:26] ---
    The Zoas do not care about the truth
[20:29] ---
    as long as they have evidence to gain
    the upper hand in the election.
[20:35] ---
    You're free to think what you like.
[20:38] ---
    It's too bad I have to capture you
    for suspicion of treason.
[20:48] ---
    Oh? You certainly are the queen's daughter
    to still have the will to resist.
[20:54] ---
    You won't go down quietly?
[20:57] ---
    Chase her.
[21:02] ---
    Masked Lord, was it?
    Aren't you on the same side?
[21:06] ---
    A traitor deserves no mercy.
[21:09] ---
    Especially since she's connected
    to an Imperial soldier like you.
[21:13] ---
    You're not interested in her reasoning?
[21:16] ---
    It doesn't matter. Betraying the
    Sovereignty is a crime in itself.
[21:22] ---
    Now, I'm going to ask you to disappear.
[21:28] ---
    This is checkmate.
[22:04] ---
    That's...!
[22:10] ---
    "Beginning: The Witch Hunt"