E3 - Encounter: Successor of the Black Steel and the Ice Calamity Witch

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[00:10] ---
    Captain Mismis.
[00:12] ---
    Huh?
[00:13] ---
    Here, I bought you the soda pop
    you like so much.
[00:17] ---
    Yay! Ginger ale!
[00:20] ---
    Here you go, Nene and Jhin.
[00:23] ---
    Let's take a little break.
[00:24] ---
    Well, isn't this a treat? Not canned,
    but bottled drinks?
[00:28] ---
    Huh?
[00:31] ---
    Oh, I didn't even think about it.
[00:35] ---
    Hey-yo!
[00:37] ---
    Mismis, where are you at?
[00:40] ---
    Risya?
[00:41] ---
    How's it going?
[00:42] ---
    You're not whining about the many
    materials to memorize, are you?
[00:46] ---
    Uh...
[00:47] ---
    Anyway, Issy.
[00:50] ---
    Would you mind coming over?
[00:53] ---
    To your place, Risya?
[00:55] ---
    Nope. To Imperial Senate.
[01:20] ---
    "Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World"
[02:31] ---
    So, Successor of the Black Steel.
[02:31] ---
    "Encounter: Successor of the Black Steel
    and the Ice Calamity Witch"
[02:35] ---
    We reviewed your report.
[02:37] ---
    You fought against the Ice Calamity Witch
    and held her off.
[02:40] ---
    You truly are a gem.
[02:42] ---
    But I failed to protect the reactor.
[02:45] ---
    The mission we gave you was
    to stop the Ice Calamity Witch.
[02:49] ---
    Not to protect the reactor.
[02:52] ---
    The Empire has the fighting power
    to go against the Ice Calamity Witch.
[02:56] ---
    That knowledge alone is a
    remarkable military achievement.
[03:00] ---
    So much so that the reinstation
    as a Saint Disciple is up in the air.
[03:04] ---
    Saint Disciple...
[03:05] ---
    We also understand your determination
    towards attaining peace.
[03:09] ---
    As a Saint Disciple, you could gain
    an audience with His Excellency.
[03:13] ---
    However, you are a well-known
    criminal within the Empire.
[03:19] ---
    Therefore, we are offering you a new condition.
[03:22] ---
    Apprehend the Ice Calamity Witch.
[03:28] ---
    We are counting on you.
[03:38] ---
    Why do you like this artist?
[03:41] ---
    So how old are you, anyway?
[03:44] ---
    Then I'm older than you.
[03:52] ---
    You want to skip tomorrow's training session?
[03:55] ---
    Are you not feeling well?
[03:56] ---
    I have something to do in Neutral city.
[03:59] ---
    Huh? But you just went to the art exhibition
    with Risya's ticket, right?
[04:04] ---
    I'm not going there to see something.
[04:06] ---
    There's somebody I'd like to speak to.
[04:09] ---
    And that's why you want to skip the training.
[04:11] ---
    Yes. Could you do that?
[04:14] ---
    I guess I can't say no if you
    feel that strongly about it.
[04:19] ---
    Thank you.
[04:21] ---
    Under one condition...
    I'm going with you tomorrow.
[04:25] ---
    What?
[04:26] ---
    Look at the window.
[04:29] ---
    I bet you looked strained right now.
[04:33] ---
    See? I can't let a team member
    in that condition go alone.
[04:37] ---
    Not in good conscious, as a captain.
[04:42] ---
    I understand. Then please come with me.
[04:45] ---
    Of course!
[05:04] ---
    Don't get the wrong idea.
[05:06] ---
    This is to repay you for showing me
    the way to the museum.
[05:10] ---
    That's all it is.
[05:16] ---
    Lady Alice.
[05:18] ---
    I have the dossier on that Imperial swordsman.
[05:23] ---
    Who is he?
[05:24] ---
    A Saint Disciple.
[05:25] ---
    Saint Disciple?!
[05:27] ---
    He was apparently the youngest
    in history to be promoted.
[05:31] ---
    No doubt he's one of the most talented
    swordsmen the Empire has ever had.
[05:36] ---
    Then how could I have not known?
[05:38] ---
    There's a reason for that.
[05:40] ---
    After his promotion,
    he hasn't set foot on a battlefield.
[05:44] ---
    His promotion was retracted
    and then he was imprisoned.
[05:47] ---
    The reason?
[05:53] ---
    Apparently, he freed an astral mage
    imprisoned by the Empire.
[06:01] ---
    I don't understand.
[06:03] ---
    In the Nelka forest, Iska was after me.
[06:07] ---
    So why...?
[06:09] ---
    Rin, find out who this astral mage
    was that he freed.
[06:13] ---
    I'm already on it. I'll need few more days.
[06:27] ---
    It seems you have a strong interest
    in this enemy soldier.
[06:32] ---
    Mother!
[06:37] ---
    The Empire is our enemy.
[06:39] ---
    A nation full of people who hate
    and persecute us, calling us witches...
[06:46] ---
    The way we were treated by the Empire was
    nothing short of a cruel witch hunt.
[06:52] ---
    Countless astral mages fell victim to them.
[06:57] ---
    To defeat and overthrow the Empire
    is us astral mages' dearest wish.
[07:03] ---
    The Imperial artists are no exception.
[07:06] ---
    You know about the numerous paintings
    of the "witch hunt" and "witch trials."
[07:10] ---
    They, too, are pawns of the Empire.
[07:13] ---
    It is inexcusable to collect things like these.
[07:17] ---
    Yes, Mother.
[07:19] ---
    That is all I wanted to say.
[07:22] ---
    I have taken enough of your time
    so late at night.
[07:36] ---
    Rin, are you around?
[07:39] ---
    Yes.
[07:42] ---
    What did Her Majesty say?
[07:45] ---
    Lady Alice?
[07:47] ---
    Be prepared to take me
    to Neutral city first thing tomorrow.
[07:52] ---
    Again?! But if we bump
    into that soldier, Iska, again--
[07:55] ---
    That's what I'm counting on.
[07:58] ---
    I want to figure out his true intent for myself.
[08:04] ---
    So, Iska. Care to tell me who it is
    you've arranged this meeting with?
[08:10] ---
    I don't have an arrangement.
[08:13] ---
    What do you mean?
[08:14] ---
    I have a feeling she'll come.
[08:17] ---
    I've never believed in fate
    or destiny until now, but...
[08:21] ---
    I have a feeling we'll meet again.
[08:25] ---
    Why do you want to meet her?
[08:26] ---
    There's something that I want to make sure of.
[08:31] ---
    Oh, how rare! It's an albatross!
[08:35] ---
    Not many live in the Empire territory anymore.
[08:38] ---
    Though, I think a few villages
    in the outskirts tame them.
[08:44] ---
    Captain, please keep going until the entrance,
    and then stop the car.
[08:49] ---
    O-Okay...
[09:06] ---
    We really do have a connection.
[09:09] ---
    I wonder, what kind of a star
    we were born under?
[09:13] ---
    Who's the girl?
[09:15] ---
    My boss, Captain Mismis.
[09:18] ---
    I see. So that's why you came.
[09:22] ---
    Um, Iska... Who's the pretty girl?
[09:26] ---
    She's--
[09:26] ---
    It's fine. I'll introduce myself.
[09:30] ---
    Hello, captain from the Empire.
[09:33] ---
    My name is Alice.
[09:35] ---
    Aliceliese Lou Nebulis IX.
[09:37] ---
    Miss Alice? But, wait, "Nebulis"?
[09:41] ---
    Perhaps the people of the Empire may
    know me better as the Ice Calamity Witch.
[09:48] ---
    Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-What's going on?!
[09:52] ---
    Let's go outside. Follow me.
[09:57] ---
    I wonder why we hate each other
    when there are peaceful cities like this?
[10:04] ---
    I have a question for you.
[10:07] ---
    A year ago, an Imperial soldier
    was arrested for treason.
[10:12] ---
    A peculiar Saint Disciple who freed
    an astral mage taken captive by the Empire.
[10:17] ---
    That was you.
[10:19] ---
    Yes.
[10:20] ---
    Why did you do that?
[10:23] ---
    She was just a little girl.
[10:25] ---
    Twelve or 13 years old, with weak astral power.
[10:30] ---
    But the Empire wishes to apprehend
    all astral mages regardless of that.
[10:35] ---
    I didn't like it.
[10:37] ---
    Your actions are contradicting.
[10:40] ---
    You came after me in
    the Nelka forest to capture me.
[10:44] ---
    But a year ago, you freed someone because
    you pitied her? That's not convincing.
[10:53] ---
    Lost your voice? What's wrong, Imperial soldier?
[10:56] ---
    They aren't contradicting.
[10:57] ---
    What?
[10:58] ---
    My goal hasn't changed.
    Not now, and not a year ago.
[11:02] ---
    Your goal?
[11:04] ---
    A peace negotiation.
[11:06] ---
    I want to end the war.
[11:09] ---
    But the Empire won't act
    based on anything I say.
[11:13] ---
    Neither will the Nebulis Sovereignty.
[11:15] ---
    Of course not.
[11:17] ---
    So my plan was to take a direct
    descendant of Nebulis hostage.
[11:22] ---
    A powerful astral mage, or purebred,
    as the Empire calls them.
[11:27] ---
    I figured if royalty was in danger,
    it would faze the Nebulis Sovereignty.
[11:32] ---
    Their people will also be concerned.
[11:34] ---
    It would force them to respond
    to the peace negotiation.
[11:39] ---
    I don't think you're lying.
[11:42] ---
    But that won't work. Nothing will change.
[11:46] ---
    Why not?
[11:47] ---
    Even if you take me hostage,
    Mother will not react.
[11:51] ---
    So there won't be a negotiation.
[11:54] ---
    Peace is just a pipe dream. You've never
    been to the Sovereignty, have you?
[11:59] ---
    You have no idea how many people
    in our nation loath the Empire.
[12:06] ---
    But I also never knew the Empire
    had people like you.
[12:12] ---
    Among the barbaric and
    coercive Imperial soldiers,
[12:15] ---
    I never knew there was someone
    who wants to fight for the end of this war.
[12:20] ---
    Besides... I think I got
    to know you pretty well.
[12:27] ---
    You should serve under me.
[12:32] ---
    Huh?!
[12:33] ---
    W-W-Wait, Lady Alice!
[12:35] ---
    Wh-Wh-Wh-What are you saying?!
[12:38] ---
    This is not what we discussed
    at yesterday's meeting!
[12:42] ---
    It just came to me.
[12:43] ---
    This is insane!
[12:46] ---
    Neither Lady Elletear or Lady Sisbell
    will allow that, let alone Her Majesty!
[12:51] ---
    We'll cross that bridge when we get there.
[12:55] ---
    I'll guarantee your social status.
    You will defect from the Empire.
[13:02] ---
    I-Iska...
[13:08] ---
    What?
[13:09] ---
    Rin, what's happening?
[13:11] ---
    I don't know, but my astral power
    is frightened as well.
[13:18] ---
    The sky...?
[13:19] ---
    Captain Mismis, fall back!
[13:28] ---
    Astral sword... Treacherous...
    blade... of the star.
[13:36] ---
    The... Founder?
[13:41] ---
    I-Iska? Did she just say the Founder?
[13:45] ---
    I think it's exactly what you're thinking,
    Captain Mismis.
[13:48] ---
    The Grand Witch Nebulis is alive.
[13:50] ---
    A hundred years ago, when she turned
    the Empire into a sea of flames.
[13:56] ---
    This isn't fair! It's just me
    and Iska on our side!
[13:59] ---
    W-Wait, I didn't do anything!
[14:03] ---
    The Empire... Those who corrode
    this planet and its astral power...
[14:09] ---
    They should all perish!
[14:14] ---
    Mow them down.
[14:26] ---
    Every astral power
    in the Sovereignty is resonating...
[14:30] ---
    What is happening?
[14:38] ---
    The Founder's bond...!
[14:41] ---
    But this is a dream come true.
[14:44] ---
    With her power, the Empire's defeat
    is within arm's reach.
[14:56] ---
    Captain...?
[14:58] ---
    Captain!
[15:03] ---
    Isn't the Founder your ally?
[15:07] ---
    The people of Nebulis call her the Founder
    because she created our nation.
[15:13] ---
    To call her an ally would be sheer arrogance!
[15:17] ---
    So then, why would the Founder go
    after Alice, her own descendant?
[15:22] ---
    It's the astral power's auto defense system.
[15:25] ---
    Though, I don't know what it's reacting to.
[15:27] ---
    L-Lady Alice!
[15:28] ---
    How frustrating...
[15:30] ---
    Frustrating?
[15:31] ---
    I wanted to settle this
    just between the two of us.
[15:37] ---
    Ever since I met you in the Neutral city,
    I've had this feeling inside me...
[15:43] ---
    But as a princess, that's not allowed.
[15:46] ---
    So I came here today to quash it.
[15:49] ---
    I was really fired up about it, too.
[15:51] ---
    I wanted just the two of us to settle this,
    without anyone's meddling.
[15:57] ---
    And of all people, the stupid Founder
    waltzes in between us and ruins it!
[16:02] ---
    S-Stupid?!
[16:05] ---
    Wha...?
[16:06] ---
    Captain!
[16:07] ---
    Anyway, we won't get anywhere
    if we just stand here. Let's go!
[16:12] ---
    Please stop this, Founder!
[16:16] ---
    An astral mage dares to get in my way?
[16:20] ---
    If you are joining forces with the Empire...
[16:24] ---
    Oh, no!
[16:26] ---
    Then vanish off the face of this planet.
[16:39] ---
    Rin!
[16:45] ---
    Rin! Rin!
[16:47] ---
    Answer me!
[16:49] ---
    Rin, please open your eyes...
[16:51] ---
    Alice, calm down.
[16:54] ---
    Cool Rin's body with ice.
    That's what your astral power is for.
[16:58] ---
    Oh...
[17:03] ---
    Captain Mismis, please take her to the hospital.
[17:06] ---
    Preferably to an astral injury specialist.
[17:09] ---
    Huh? B-But...
[17:11] ---
    And also order the residents
    to evacuate the area.
[17:14] ---
    This field is about to become
    a very dangerous area.
[17:18] ---
    A-All right!
[17:26] ---
    I'm sorry.
[17:28] ---
    Don't be.
[17:32] ---
    Are those the swords that have awakened me?
[17:35] ---
    Those are Crossweil's swords.
[17:38] ---
    Crossweil?! How do you know Master?
[17:41] ---
    You're his...?
[17:44] ---
    No matter. You cannot possibly stop me.
[17:58] ---
    An astral mage taking sides with the Empire...
[18:02] ---
    No amount of screaming
    will save you from your sin.
[18:15] ---
    You're also an astral mage, but you've hurt
    an ally without so much as a blink.
[18:19] ---
    You're not the hero of the Sovereignty anymore!
[18:22] ---
    A Hero? You cannot save the world
    with such a pretty word.
[18:27] ---
    That is why I will become a witch
    and destroy the Empire.
[18:32] ---
    Nebulis, you may have been the hope
    that lead all astral mages 100 years ago.
[18:38] ---
    But, no...
[18:40] ---
    Seeing your actions made me understand...
[18:43] ---
    Right now, in this age...
[18:45] ---
    You are no longer needed!
[18:47] ---
    Imperial soldier. Astral mage. You two--
[18:51] ---
    Shut up!
[18:52] ---
    Your actions are hollow and meaningless.
[18:55] ---
    The future I strive for is not with you.
[18:57] ---
    Neither is the world I strive for.
[19:00] ---
    So go back to sleep for another hundred years!
[19:05] ---
    The Empire's lap dog...
[19:08] ---
    You have no idea how many astral mages
    were oppressed by the likes of you.
[19:14] ---
    Watch out!
[19:15] ---
    Die.
[19:33] ---
    She uses both ice and earth astral powers?!
[19:36] ---
    Jump up!
[19:38] ---
    Great Ice Calamity.
[19:46] ---
    Feel the planet's wrath.
[19:56] ---
    Let go of your hand! You'll--
[20:03] ---
    Don't you think we're feeling the same way?
[20:05] ---
    Alice, you're upset because Rin was hurt.
[20:09] ---
    And a peace negotiation is out
    the window with her rampage.
[20:13] ---
    This is neither the Empire nor the Sovereignty.
    We're in Neutral city.
[20:18] ---
    We share the same goal.
    That's all that matters. So...
[20:23] ---
    Can I really trust someone from the Empire...?
[20:31] ---
    Ice Calamity: Flooding Snow Lights!
[20:35] ---
    Shoot up, Star of Ice!
[20:47] ---
    I'm not done yet!
[20:49] ---
    So aves cal pile.
[21:03] ---
    Crawl the earth like the pathetic dog you are.
[21:11] ---
    Keep running!
[21:17] ---
    I'm coming for you!
[21:19] ---
    Insolence. You have no idea
    the quarrel I have with the Empire.
[21:25] ---
    It's because of your vendetta
    that this ridiculous war won't end!
[21:30] ---
    Silence!
[21:34] ---
    Alice!
[21:35] ---
    Bloom forth!
[21:41] ---
    It cannot be!
[21:52] ---
    Go back to sleep, Nebulis!
[21:55] ---
    The next time you awake, the world
    will be a slightly better place.
[22:19] ---
    Alice, about what you said earlier...
[22:22] ---
    Huh?
[22:23] ---
    I can't flip to the Nebulis' side.
[22:27] ---
    I see.
[22:30] ---
    Then you and I are enemies after all.
[22:35] ---
    But I'd like to propose one thing.
[22:39] ---
    Okay.
[22:42] ---
    A temporary truce... I'm spent for today.
[22:45] ---
    No objections here.
[22:48] ---
    Just for today, though.
[22:50] ---
    I know.
[22:51] ---
    Tomorrow, we're back to being enemies.
[22:56] ---
    All right.