E9 - War of Words

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    There!
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    Okay! We have massacred all of them!
[00:15] ---
    Next, we will massacre
    the humans in this castle...
[00:18] ---
    Um, since we don't know which one
    the emperor is, we won't do that!
[00:22] ---
    But we will destroy this country if
    the emperor does not apologize to Lord Ains!
[00:27] ---
    Emperor, please hurry up and step forward!
[00:31] ---
    Ains Ooal Gown. Just who is he?
[00:35] ---
    No, I shouldn't think about that now.
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    I am the emperor, Jircniv Rune
    Farlord El Nix. I wish to talk!
[00:45] ---
    He finally appeared.
[00:47] ---
    H-He didn't run.
[00:49] ---
    Old man, it seems I have
    underestimated our enemy.
[00:52] ---
    It seems I must go to the Great Tomb
    of Nazarick personally to make peace.
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    Your Highness.
[02:36] ---
    Your Highness. Will you please wake up?
[02:45] ---
    I have not taken
    an afternoon nap in a long time.
[02:48] ---
    Since I was a child?
[02:50] ---
    This is the first time I
    felt thankful for Gown.
[02:52] ---
    True, your Highness is always
    doing something or another.
[02:56] ---
    Why is that?
[02:59] ---
    The Bloody Emperor is the one to blame.
[03:02] ---
    In other words, yourself?
[03:05] ---
    Pretty much.
[03:06] ---
    We enacted many reforms so quickly
    that various things are unable to keep up.
[03:11] ---
    Right, Vermillion?
[03:13] ---
    Yes. We purged a lot of nobles after all.
[03:17] ---
    We are lacking personnel in many areas.
[03:21] ---
    A truly stupid man.
[03:25] ---
    However!
[03:26] ---
    If I continue to work
    at a hectic pace like this,
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    the next emperor
    will come to hate me very much.
[03:33] ---
    The next emperor?
[03:35] ---
    From where do you plan
    to take in an official queen?
[03:42] ---
    Given the choice of within the country
    or outside of it, outside...
[03:45] ---
    Princess Renner, perhaps?
[03:50] ---
    Her behavior is praiseworthy,
    but she is somewhat sickening.
[03:55] ---
    I get the unpleasant feeling
    that she makes mistakes on purpose.
[03:58] ---
    Then, the queen of the Dragon Kingdom?
[04:01] ---
    One who inherits the blood
    of the Brightness Dragon Lord?
[04:04] ---
    Perhaps access the ancient magic
    of resurrection without the loss of life force.
[04:11] ---
    Please give me a break, old man.
[04:13] ---
    She is an old hag that
    stays young with magic.
[04:16] ---
    Those two are the types of women
    I despise the most...
[04:21] ---
    Your Highness, it is Leinas.
[04:23] ---
    Open the door.
[04:33] ---
    Excuse me, your Highness.
[04:35] ---
    Come in. There is no need to be reserved.
[04:37] ---
    Yes.
[04:39] ---
    Your Highness.
[04:40] ---
    We will soon arrive
    at the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
[04:44] ---
    According to the message from a scout,
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    there are stationed maids
    that are waiting for your arrival.
[04:52] ---
    Maids? At an underground tomb?
[04:54] ---
    Your Highness, I believe the place we are
    going to is a completely unknown world.
[04:59] ---
    If something happens,
    please come to me immediately.
[05:04] ---
    Are you telling me we will escape
    using dimensional teleportation if needed?
[05:10] ---
    If that is the case, we shall buy you time.
[05:15] ---
    I... I will think of my own safety,
    first and foremost.
[05:20] ---
    Yes, of course.
[05:23] ---
    That was the promise made when you accepted
    becoming one of the Four Imperial Knights.
[05:26] ---
    No, the trade...
[05:29] ---
    Now, let us see what kind of man
    Ains Ooal Gown is...
[05:42] ---
    We have been waiting for you,
    Emperor Jircniv Rune Farlord El Nix.
[05:48] ---
    We are here to welcome all of you.
    My name is Yuri Alpha.
[05:53] ---
    My name is Lupisregina Beta.
[05:56] ---
    I thank Master Ains Ooal Gown wholeheartedly
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    for assigning such beautiful women.
[06:04] ---
    First, we shall correct
    this unacceptable weather...
[06:08] ---
    What?!
[06:17] ---
    What is this?! I feel it has gotten warmer...
[06:21] ---
    Old man! What just happened?!
[06:24] ---
    Control Weather is sixth-tier magic...
[06:27] ---
    I believe this is magic on
    a higher level than that! This is amazing!
[06:32] ---
    We shall move on now.
[06:44] ---
    It can't be. No, impossible!
[06:46] ---
    They are using Death Knights?!
[06:48] ---
    Death Knights? What are Death Knights?!
[06:51] ---
    Is it the same thing as the undead we have
    deep within the Ministry of Magic?!
[06:55] ---
    Answer me, old man!
[06:56] ---
    He controls so many of the legendary undead!
[07:02] ---
    Your Highness. This is bad.
[07:04] ---
    Even if the four of us worked together,
    I'm not sure we'd be able to subdue one.
[07:08] ---
    This is dangerous. Seriously dangerous.
[07:12] ---
    It is fine for me to run, is it not?
[07:15] ---
    Run if you like.
[07:18] ---
    However, you will become a soldier
    that is no longer affiliated with us.
[07:22] ---
    I hope you do not meet the same fate
    as the workers who came here before us.
[07:29] ---
    Please be at ease. The Death Knights here
    are all ones created by Lord Ains.
[07:35] ---
    Created, you say?!
[07:37] ---
    Yes. As such, they are absolutely loyal
    to the orders of Lord Ains.
[07:42] ---
    They will not do anything to hurt any of you.
[07:49] ---
    Wonderful! Wonderful!!
[07:53] ---
    Lord Paradyne?
[07:54] ---
    Your Highness, what shall we do?
[07:58] ---
    Shall we run using teleportation magic?
[08:01] ---
    Perhaps we may still
    successfully escape at this point.
[08:05] ---
    Well, only if the one
    who lives here is generous enough.
[08:10] ---
    I like that expression
    better than your normal one, old man.
[08:13] ---
    And let me ask you this.
[08:15] ---
    Did you think I would try to escape?
[08:17] ---
    As expected of your Highness.
[08:20] ---
    No, my adorable Jir!
[08:24] ---
    Please relax and enjoy yourselves here.
[08:29] ---
    We have prepared something to drink.
[08:36] ---
    Delicious!
[08:37] ---
    What is this drink?! It has a perfect
    balance of sourness and sweetness.
[08:45] ---
    It calms the heart...
[08:48] ---
    I am fine with going home with just this...
[08:52] ---
    Thank you for waiting.
[08:54] ---
    Lord Ains has finished his preparations.
    Please come this way.
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    Gold. Status. Power.
    Military strength. Magic skills.
[09:26] ---
    And beautiful women...
[09:30] ---
    Nothing I have will move the heart
    of Ains Ooal Gown.
[09:37] ---
    That is an existence
    many would consider a god...
[09:41] ---
    I applaud everyone for
    keeping down the urge to run.
[09:45] ---
    It looks like it would be a victory
[09:46] ---
    if we managed to return home alive
    without harm to the Empire...
[09:55] ---
    Lord Ains, the Emperor
    of the Baharuth Empire,
[09:59] ---
    Jircniv Rune Farlord El Nix,
    would like to meet you.
[10:03] ---
    Thank you for coming,
    Emperor of the Baharuth Empire.
[10:07] ---
    I am the master of the Great Tomb
    of Nazarick, Ains Ooal Gown.
[10:12] ---
    I sincerely thank you for welcoming us,
    Master Ains Ooal Gown.
[10:16] ---
    Lord Ains.
[10:18] ---
    I believe it blasphemous
    that an inferior species like humans
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    dares to speak to you as an equal.
[10:25] ---
    Prostrate yourselves!
[10:29] ---
    Stop, Demiurge.
[10:30] ---
    Yes!
[10:32] ---
    You are free to move.
[10:35] ---
    We have done something very rude.
[10:37] ---
    My inability to control
    my subordinates is to blame.
[10:40] ---
    Will you forgive me?
[10:42] ---
    If you wish, I will bow my head.
[10:48] ---
    There is no need for apology, Master Gown.
[10:51] ---
    A subordinate misinterpreting
    the will of their master
[10:52] ---
    and acting out of control
    is a common occurrence.
[10:56] ---
    It seems someone from my Empire
    has done the same.
[11:00] ---
    I am embarrassed.
[11:02] ---
    This is the head of the foolish noble
    that sent intruders into your land.
[11:07] ---
    Please accept it.
[11:15] ---
    I shall.
[11:17] ---
    What shall I do with it?
    It would be a waste to dispose of it...
[11:32] ---
    Impossible...
[11:33] ---
    Go. Join the line.
[11:39] ---
    Now, Master Jircniv Rune Farlord El Nix.
[11:44] ---
    Just Jircniv is enough.
[11:45] ---
    Is that so?
[11:47] ---
    Then, Master Jircniv.
[11:49] ---
    Since my subordinate acted so impolitely,
[11:53] ---
    I will, in turn, disregard the trouble
    your noble has caused to Nazarick.
[11:58] ---
    Huh?
[11:59] ---
    There is no longer any need
    for apology. You may go home.
[12:05] ---
    We are going to become a bit busy now.
[12:10] ---
    Because of all of you,
[12:11] ---
    we now know trouble will come to us,
    even if we keep to ourselves.
[12:16] ---
    If that is the case, we shall rise up
    and crush all such trouble.
[12:21] ---
    What do you mean?
[12:23] ---
    First, I will have any who dare cause
    harm to us pay for their foolish actions.
[12:29] ---
    After that, the troublesome ones, too.
[12:32] ---
    I will continue to eliminate everything
    until the quiet I love returns.
[12:38] ---
    Then, how about it? What
    not form an alliance?
[12:41] ---
    You mean subservient to us...?
[12:45] ---
    Hey, you!
[12:46] ---
    So noisy! I demand silence!
[12:52] ---
    Create a country in this land
    and rule over it as king.
[12:56] ---
    I believe it to be a wonderful thing
    and a position worthy of Master Gown.
[13:01] ---
    My Empire will do everything in its power
    to assist you in such endeavors.
[13:06] ---
    I do not believe there is
    any merit for you, Master Jircniv?
[13:11] ---
    I wish to create friendly ties with you
    and the country that you will create,
[13:17] ---
    for the future.
[13:19] ---
    I see. Then, I will look forward to it.
[13:25] ---
    He does not demand subservience?
[13:27] ---
    An absolute power...
[13:29] ---
    Why would someone who is overwhelmingly
    at an advantage accept a request like this?!
[13:36] ---
    I see. Wonderful.
[13:38] ---
    Then, if there is something
    you wish of us now, please tell me.
[13:44] ---
    I cannot think of anything on the spot.
[13:47] ---
    Though, I would like to have
    a way to contact you quickly.
[13:52] ---
    Then, I will leave my secretary
    with you. Loune Vermillion!
[13:56] ---
    Yes!
[13:57] ---
    Then, I shall leave Demiurge with you.
[14:03] ---
    As you have forgiven
    his rudeness moments ago,
[14:06] ---
    I would like to leave things to him.
[14:10] ---
    Demiurge is a trusted aide of mine.
[14:13] ---
    If you speak with him, I am sure
    any issues will be resolved with ease.
[14:17] ---
    He has already made a move against us!
[14:20] ---
    He sent us a demon that can
    control humans with his voice...
[14:24] ---
    Today is the birth of a new alliance.
[14:27] ---
    A day worthy of becoming a public holiday.
[14:30] ---
    So right...
[14:32] ---
    Really, so right...
[14:37] ---
    Well, the emperor moved just as expected.
[14:41] ---
    Lord Ains, please allow me
    to ask a humble question.
[14:45] ---
    I will allow it.
[14:46] ---
    For what reason did you make
    that human emperor a collaborator?
[14:51] ---
    We needed justification.
[14:54] ---
    Justification...?
[14:57] ---
    It is easy to rule over
    others with sheer power,
[14:59] ---
    but such a method creates too many enemies.
[15:02] ---
    A ruined country would throw dirt
    upon the name of Ains Ooal Gown.
[15:06] ---
    --I see.
    --S-So that was what you were thinking!
[15:11] ---
    Do you all truly believe that is
    all there is to the plans of Lord Ains?
[15:16] ---
    --Huh?
    --Huh?
[15:18] ---
    --What?
    --Oh?
[15:19] ---
    What else is there?
[15:22] ---
    Goodness.
[15:23] ---
    Lord Ains, it would be good to tell Shalltear
    and the others your true intentions.
[15:29] ---
    As it will affect our plans henceforth.
[15:31] ---
    A-As expected of you, Demiurge.
[15:34] ---
    As well as the overseer
    of the floor guardians, Albedo.
[15:36] ---
    You realized my intentions completely!
[15:39] ---
    Uh, what true intentions?!
[15:42] ---
    I cannot believe you had been planning all of
    this since creating the adventurer Momon.
[15:47] ---
    Truly a strategic move
    to prevent the ruin of a country.
[15:51] ---
    Momon? What is this guy talking about?
[15:54] ---
    What do you mean?
[15:56] ---
    Demiurge, I allow you to explain
    to the others what you have realized.
[16:02] ---
    Understood.
[16:09] ---
    That was the castle of a demon king.
[16:13] ---
    Death was sitting on that throne.
[16:17] ---
    But no, not yet.
[16:20] ---
    This has not yet become a complete defeat.
[16:28] ---
    Ains Ooal Gown is a monster among monsters
[16:32] ---
    that can create Death Knights with ease.
[16:34] ---
    If he becomes our enemy,
    the Empire will fall.
[16:38] ---
    And even if he were not our enemy,
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    there is a high chance he would
    kill the living for fun since he is an undead.
[16:46] ---
    Any objections?
[16:47] ---
    None at all.
[16:49] ---
    I believe it is exactly as you say.
[16:51] ---
    I agree. And I don't think that thing
    is something humankind could win against.
[16:57] ---
    On top of that,
    he rules as an absolute overlord.
[17:01] ---
    He has the charm worthy of a king.
[17:05] ---
    On top of that,
    that monster is very intelligent.
[17:09] ---
    Each move he made had meaning.
    He is an exceptional schemer.
[17:12] ---
    I do not know how, but it seems he had
    a lot of information about the Empire.
[17:20] ---
    Ains Ooal Gown is a magic caster
    that definitely surpasses the old man.
[17:24] ---
    If that is the case, why did he
    leave the tomb without saying anything?
[17:28] ---
    Normally, the old man would have done
    anything it took to stay behind
[17:31] ---
    to obtain new information on magic.
[17:35] ---
    Yet, the old man did nothing.
[17:38] ---
    It was as if the old man was not himself...
[17:41] ---
    He knew?!
[17:44] ---
    He knew of Gown's power from the beginning...
[17:48] ---
    Your Highness? What's wrong? You look pale...
[17:53] ---
    From when? The beginning?
[17:56] ---
    Right, the one who discovered that tomb
[17:59] ---
    and suggested sending in workers was Fluder.
[18:03] ---
    He betrayed me...
[18:07] ---
    Fluder Paladyne betrayed me!
[18:09] ---
    I-Impossible, your Highness.
    Please do not joke!
[18:13] ---
    In such a situation,
    how much damage will the Empire take?
[18:17] ---
    Is it possible to move him to
    a worthless position and kill him politically?
[18:21] ---
    The damage would be unimaginable.
[18:23] ---
    His mere existence is enough to put
    coercive pressure on other countries.
[18:28] ---
    If his demotion became public,
[18:31] ---
    it would allow the movements
    of neighboring countries.
[18:35] ---
    There is so much to do.
[18:37] ---
    There is only one thing we must accomplish.
[18:39] ---
    Our goal is to gather the Empire,
    the Kingdom, the Theocracy,
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    the Council State,
    and the Holy Kingdom together.
[18:46] ---
    We must make a grand alliance
    to fight against Ains Ooal Gown.
[18:52] ---
    The Empire will pretend to help that monster
    while aiding the grand alliance.
[18:57] ---
    In other words, if we are found out,
    we will likely be the first country eliminated.
[19:01] ---
    If it were me, I would destroy the country
    as an example to the others.
[19:06] ---
    No mistake about it.
[19:08] ---
    Yeah, you would definitely do that.
[19:10] ---
    I will take that as a compliment.
[19:12] ---
    That is why we cannot be the ones
    to suggest the alliance.
[19:17] ---
    The other countries
    must move together on their own.
[19:21] ---
    At the same time, we must find someone
    who may be able to defeat him.
[19:26] ---
    There is no one like that.
[19:29] ---
    There is. We saw such people
    in that throne room.
[19:32] ---
    I am sure that emperor will
    think in such a manner and act upon it.
[19:38] ---
    A somewhat intelligent man
    is often easier to read than a fool.
[19:42] ---
    In other words, the Empire will try
    to make us betray one another,
[19:46] ---
    as well as create an alliance
    to defeat Lord Ains?
[19:50] ---
    There's no way we would betray Lord Ains!
[19:53] ---
    U-Um, should we just go ahead
    and destroy them?
[19:58] ---
    Not a problem.
[19:59] ---
    Everything has been going
    according to the plans of Lord Ains.
[20:04] ---
    Isn't that right, Lord Ains?
[20:05] ---
    E-Exactly as you say!
[20:09] ---
    Lord Ains is always looking
    a few steps ahead.
[20:13] ---
    Without the hero Momon, we would have had
    to rule E-Rantel with fear and violence.
[20:19] ---
    The Golden Princess
    may have worked as a substitute,
[20:22] ---
    but we would have lost
    one of our trump cards.
[20:25] ---
    She was exactly as I had analyzed
    from the information obtained by Sebas...
[20:28] ---
    No, she was a much more
    interesting human than expected.
[20:32] ---
    Yes, I want to meet her sometime as well.
[20:36] ---
    I'm sure you will have a chance
    to meet her soon.
[20:39] ---
    Now, Lord Ains.
[20:41] ---
    As you have planned from the beginning,
[20:44] ---
    the preparations for establishing a country
    for world domination are complete.
[20:49] ---
    T-True.
[20:50] ---
    There is one thing we must now decide.
[20:55] ---
    A mere king would be the same
    as any of those other worms.
[20:59] ---
    We must think of a more befitting title.
[21:03] ---
    I have no objections. Do as you wish.
[21:05] ---
    Then, does anyone have any suggestions?
[21:08] ---
    I have a suggestion to start.
[21:10] ---
    I believe we should exalt his beauty
    and use Beauty King.
[21:15] ---
    Huh?
[21:16] ---
    Me! We should appeal his strength
    and call him Strong King!
[21:21] ---
    U-Um, may I make a suggestion?
[21:23] ---
    Lord Ains is so very kind, s-so, um,
    what about Love King, um, as his title?
[21:29] ---
    Personally, I believe he should be named
    Wise King due to his deep wisdom.
[21:35] ---
    W-Wise King? Anything but that...
[21:37] ---
    Sebas?
[21:38] ---
    I believe simply calling him King
    would be enough.
[21:42] ---
    Then, it is my turn.
[21:44] ---
    As the one who stand above all the supreme
    beings, Supreme King would be fitting.
[21:52] ---
    What about you, Cocytus?
[21:54] ---
    Hm, Lord Ains will soon
    be ruling over many people.
[22:00] ---
    So, the one who leads by magic,
    the Sorcerer King seems fitting.
[22:07] ---
    Yes. I shall take Cocytus's suggestion.
[22:11] ---
    Once our country is established, I will
    call myself Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown!
[22:26] ---
    Lord Fluder.
[22:28] ---
    Adamantite-class adventurers
    wish to meet with you.
[22:32] ---
    They are two adventurers
    that call themselves Darkness.
[22:42] ---
    A god. You are truly of the tenth tier!
[22:46] ---
    I beg of you! Please make me your student!
[22:52] ---
    I wish to peer within the chasm of magic!
[22:55] ---
    I beg of you! I beg of you!
[22:57] ---
    And what will you give me in exchange?
[23:01] ---
    Everything! Yes, everything I have!
[23:06] ---
    Master of the chasm! Oh, deep one!
[23:20] ---
    --Your Highness?
    --It is fine.
[23:26] ---
    We must move.
[23:29] ---
    This is not a war for a country's border,
[23:32] ---
    but a battle to protect
    the future of mankind!
[23:37] ---