E9 - The Story of a Certain Wicked Man

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[00:31] (Flashback) Bruno
    Why, Camus?
[00:32] (Flashback) Bruno
    After you established numerous new treatment
    methods and gained renown as a genius...
[00:38] (Flashback) Bruno
    Why did you...
[00:41] (Flashback) Camus
    Bruno, do you still not see it?
[00:45] (Flashback) Camus
    The beautiful truth of this world.
[00:49] (Flashback) Camus
    No matter how much healing
    one performs, people die.
[00:52] (Flashback) Camus
    But, you know, no matter how much dying
    takes place, people are born anew.
[00:58] (Flashback) Bruno
    That's the reason you repeatedly conducted
    those gruesome human experiments?!
[01:04] (Flashback) Camus
    Neither people nor the world
    will be destroyed so easily.
[01:09] (Flashback) Camus
    And therein lies the beauty.
[01:12] (Flashback) Camus
    You understand,
[01:14] (Flashback) Camus
    don't you, Bruno?
[01:24] Bruno
    Why, Camus?
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    Wicked Man
[03:02] Blanche
    Lookie! My tummy is huge!
[03:04] Béatrice
    Oh, my goodness!
[03:06] Farma
    Father, are you tired?
[03:11] Bruno
    I'm fine. I was just thinking
    back on something.
[03:18] Bruno
    An old—
[03:20] Bruno
    It's not important.
[03:24] Simon
    Master, a letter has arrived.
[03:28] Bruno
    From Palle?
[03:31] Blanche
    It's Tall Brother...
[03:37] Farma
    Oh, him.
[03:40] Béatrice
    That reminds me. Palle is
    coming home for a visit soon!
[03:44] Bruno
    Speaking of which,
[03:46] Bruno
    he's saying his visit will be delayed.
[03:49] Béatrice
    Oh my, it will?
[03:51] Béatrice
    I hope he's not working too hard.
[03:53] Béatrice
    And I do hope he's eating properly.
[04:00] Blanche
    Is Tall Brother really busy?
[04:03] Farma
    I imagine he has his hands full
    with his college studies.
[04:06] Blanche
    College...
[04:08] Blanche
    Um, Nov... Nova...
[04:11] Blanche
    Novavava...
[04:13] Lotte
    Novalout College of Medicine.
[04:16] Blanche
    Yeah! Novalt Medicine College!
[04:20] Lotte
    It's the world's best medical
    research institution.
[04:25] Lotte
    Master Palle is brilliant!
[04:27] Lotte
    Though Master Farma is brilliant as well.
[04:29] Blanche
    Tall Brother is amazing!
    Small Brother is more amazing!
[04:33] Blanche
    Hip, hip, hooray!
[04:38] Bruno
    Farma.
[04:39] Farma
    Yes, Father?
[04:41] Bruno
    Come to my office later.
[04:48] Bruno
    Next month, the capital is
    hosting the Saint Fleuve Fair.
[04:52] Farma
    That's the annual,
    large-scale wholesale event
[04:56] Farma
    that takes place over the
    course of a month, right?
[04:58] Bruno
    Correct.
[05:00] Bruno
    Merchants from all over the world
    will gather in the imperial city.
[05:04] Bruno
    Thus, we must be cautious.
[05:07] Farma
    About what?
[05:09] Bruno
    A strange epidemic
    broke out on Pante Island,
[05:13] Bruno
    a colony of our neighboring
    country Nederland.
[05:16] Bruno
    According to Palle's letter, the roughly
    1,000 colonists there were wiped out.
[05:23] Bruno
    A fatal disease...
[05:25] Farma
    Was it an endemic disease?
    Could it have been from a poison?
[05:29] Bruno
    I don't know the details.
[05:31] Bruno
    A top Novalout academic research team
    took back samples for study,
[05:37] Bruno
    but then two people died there as well.
[05:39] Farma
    So then, it could be contagious...
[05:44] Bruno
    The colonists' deaths ended the epidemic.
[05:48] Bruno
    But Nederland merchant ships loaded with
    goods from the island are coming to the fair.
[05:56] Farma
    You're saying contaminated cargo
    might be coming to the city?
[06:02] Bruno
    And the only port Nederland's
    merchant ships can use is Marseirre.
[06:08] Farma
    Marseirre is currently governed
    by the de Médicis family...
[06:12] Farma
    Are the remains of the infected researchers
    or their samples still available?
[06:17] Bruno
    Everything was incinerated
    with fire Divine Arts.
[06:20] Bruno
    I expect the samples are nothing but ash,
    and not even bones remain of the bodies.
[06:28] Farma
    That is certainly the safe measure to take.
[06:30] Farma
    Fundamentally, both viruses and
    bacteria are vulnerable to heat.
[06:34] Farma
    But that means...
[06:36] Farma
    the top authorities in this world judged
    the situation to be unmanageable...
[06:44] Palle
    The progress of the disease
    was clearly abnormal.
[06:50] Palle
    The first researcher suddenly developed a
    high fever, followed by headache and vomiting.
[06:55] Palle
    Lumps had developed on
    his neck and in his armpits.
[06:58] Palle
    Afterward, he fell into a coma,
[07:00] Palle
    and on the seventh day
    of symptoms, he perished.
[07:04] Palle
    For the second researcher,
    it was even faster.
[07:07] Palle
    Purpura developed all over his body,
    followed by necrosis of the hands and feet.
[07:11] Palle
    His skin is said to have turned dark black.
[07:15] Palle
    Their laboratory has been sealed off, and
    all travel to the island has been prohibited.
[07:30] Farma
    Necrosis and blackened extremities...
[07:33] Farma
    Could it be...
[07:34] Farma
    Father, is there any more
    detailed information?
[07:39] Bruno
    A revolutionary device
    with an unknown inventor
[07:43] Bruno
    was introduced as a tool to the College.
[07:47] Farma
    What device?
[07:49] Bruno
    Why, your microscope, Farma.
[07:52] Bruno
    It seems it's being utilized
    even in far-off Novalout.
[07:57] Bruno
    There may be sketches from the
    samples taken in the investigation.
[08:03] Farma
    Could you ask Palle to send
    copies of those sketches?
[08:11] State Affairs Minister
    I believe it's fair to say these
    numbers are truly revolutionary.
[08:17] State Affairs Minister
    The number of deaths
    from disease in the capital
[08:19] State Affairs Minister
    has actually decreased 20%
    compared to last year.
[08:22] State Affairs Minister
    Truly remarkable results.
[08:23] Élisabeth II
    Yes. This is marvelous.
[08:26] Élisabeth II
    This must be due to Parallel World Pharmacy
    and the Compounding Pharmacy Guild.
[08:32] State Affairs Minister
    The number of member shops
    is continuously growing.
[08:35] State Affairs Minister
    Cosmetics that cause minimal harm to health,
    regular public health lectures,
[08:42] State Affairs Minister
    efforts to increase the people's
    awareness of disease prevention...
[08:47] State Affairs Minister
    His endeavors are spectacular.
[08:50] Interior Affairs Minister
    If these achievements
    spread to the provinces,
[08:53] Interior Affairs Minister
    the Empire's prosperity will be unshakable!
[08:59] Élisabeth II
    I remember you turning your nose up at
    chartering "a pharmacy run by a child."
[09:03] Élisabeth II
    So now even you commend him.
[09:06] Interior Affairs Minister
    Your Majesty, I...
[09:08] Élisabeth II
    It is welcome.
[09:09] Élisabeth II
    Now, then...
[09:11] Élisabeth II
    Given this, I ought to grant
    Farma de Médicis some reward.
[09:17] Élisabeth II
    What about the rank of archduke?
[09:19] Legal Minister
    Your Majesty, I'm afraid his status
    as a minor prevents that.
[09:23] Legal Minister
    The granting of archduke rank to a minor
    is not recognized under imperial law.
[09:29] Élisabeth II
    I see. So it would be premature to do so.
[09:32] Élisabeth II
    Then let us table this matter
    for the time being.
[09:36] Élisabeth II
    Onto the next item.
[09:38] Interior Affairs Minister
    Yes, ma'am!
[09:39] Interior Affairs Minister
    Regarding the renovation of the Grand Écurie
    and the riding school,
[09:41] Interior Affairs Minister
    which the Finance Minister
    has informally approved...
[09:43] Élisabeth II
    As I suspected, that boy must have
    been possessed by some being.
[09:52] Élisabeth II
    What I can do is provide ample support
    to make it easier for him to act.
[09:58] Élisabeth II
    I pray the Empire's prosperity
    continues on like this forever.
[10:07] Elen
    Good morning, Farma!
[10:12] Elen
    What's wrong?
[10:14] Farma
    I have something important to discuss.
[10:19] Elen
    A fatal illness? Oh, gods!
[10:22] Elen
    This is no time to be holding a fair.
[10:26] Farma
    It starts in just over two weeks.
[10:29] Farma
    It's too late to stop the
    cargo from Nederland.
[10:33] Elen
    Then what do we do?
[10:36] Farma
    Well, I have several ideas, but...
[10:41] Lotte
    Begging your pardon, Master Farma.
[10:43] Lotte
    A carrier pigeon has arrived
    from Master Palle.
[10:48] Farma
    Thank you.
[10:56] Farma
    It's as I feared...
[10:58] Farma
    That disease exists in this world, too.
[11:02] Lotte
    What's wrong? What does it say?
[11:08] Elen
    Farma, do you know what that is?
[11:13] Farma
    It's a sketch of low magnification, so I
    can't say with absolute certainty, but...
[11:18] Farma
    This is Yersinia pestis.
[11:23] Farma
    You're ready to go ahead
    of us and get started.
[11:25] Elen
    We'll join you later,
    once we finish some things here.
[11:30] Student 2 (female)
    Yes, Master!
[11:32] Farma
    Once you reach Marseirre, ask Adam,
    the acting governor, for instructions.
[11:38] Farma
    I have already conveyed the details of the
    quarantine stations and the rest to him.
[11:42] Student 1 (male)
    Leave it to us.
[11:44] Student 1 (male)
    We'll make sure the Black Death
    doesn't enter the Empire!
[11:48] Elen
    Be especially diligent when
    inspecting cargo from Nederland.
[11:53] Farma
    If a crew member should be infected,
[11:56] Farma
    immediately isolate the crew
    and begin treatment.
[12:01] Students 1 and 2
    We will!
[12:06] Elen
    I hope they perform well.
[12:11] Farma
    We've done what we can do ourselves.
[12:14] Farma
    Now we need to move the higher-ups.
[12:21] Farma
    Father.
[12:23] Farma
    I need to speak with you.
[12:26] Bruno
    Farma. And Eléonore as well.
[12:30] Farma
    It's about that unknown pathogen.
[12:33] Farma
    Based on the purple-black discoloration
    and the lymph node swelling,
[12:38] Farma
    as well as the rod-like appearance
    of the bacteria in the sketch,
[12:42] Farma
    I believe we ought to conclude
    that it's the Black Death.
[12:47] Bruno
    I see. So you think so too.
[12:50] Bruno
    Though I have only read
    about it in literature,
[12:53] Bruno
    I, too, recognize the dreadfulness
    of the Black Death.
[12:57] Bruno
    The last plague was 210 years ago.
[13:01] Farma
    The Black Death—
[13:04] Farma
    or plague—
[13:05] Farma
    is transmitted through fleas
    that are carried by rodents.
[13:09] Farma
    There were multiple large
    outbreaks on Earth,
[13:11] Farma
    and in the 14th century,
    it spread with such fury
[13:13] Farma
    that it's said to have halved
    the population of Europe.
[13:17] Farma
    The fatality rate of bubonic
    plague is 50-70%.
[13:22] Farma
    If pneumonic plague develops,
    it's 100% fatal.
[13:26] Farma
    It's a nightmare disease that has tormented
    humanity more than any other in history.
[13:34] Bruno
    What makes plague so frightening
    is its persistence,
[13:38] Bruno
    appearing to burn out and
    then repeatedly reigniting.
[13:41] Bruno
    Cargo connected to trade on Pante Island
[13:44] Bruno
    will be heading to the capital
    by land and sea.
[13:48] Farma
    Regarding that, as discussed,
[13:51] Farma
    I've sent Adam instructions to set up
    quarantine stations in Marseirre's port.
[13:56] Elen
    In addition, Farma taught the inspection
    method to some students of mine,
[14:00] Elen
    and we sent them ahead
    to get the process started.
[14:04] Bruno
    Good. Well done.
[14:10] Bruno
    If an outbreak occurs in the capital,
    it will spell the Empire's doom,
[14:15] Bruno
    for there exists no method
    for us to fight against the disease.
[14:19] Farma
    No, Father. We can save the Empire!
[14:23] Farma
    I have already prepared a new medicine.
[14:26] Bruno
    Truly?
[14:28] Farma
    It is called levofloxacin.
[14:31] Farma
    It's an antibiotic that is effective against
    the bacteria that causes the Black Death.
[14:35] Farma
    At this stage, I am the only one
    who can create this medicine,
[14:39] Farma
    but I sent the necessary amounts to
    partner drugstores to be packaged.
[14:45] Bruno
    You already did all that?
[14:47] Bruno
    I'm impressed. Truly.
[14:50] Farma
    Thank you, Father.
[14:52] Farma
    Nevertheless, the first line of defense will
    be to prevent infection from happening at all.
[14:58] Bruno
    Quite right.
[15:00] Bruno
    But the task is too big for a Royal
    Pharmaceutist to handle alone.
[15:05] Bruno
    I see.
[15:06] Bruno
    So your true aim today is...
[15:08] Farma
    Yes.
[15:13] Bruno
    Let us head to the palace at once!
[15:17] Élisabeth II
    I see. I grasp your request.
[15:20] Élisabeth II
    I shall close most of the gates and limit
    the merchants' points of entry into the city.
[15:27] Bruno
    We are grateful for your decision.
[15:29] Farma
    In addition, please allow me to set up
    cargo inspection points at the gates.
[15:34] Farma
    The pharmaceutists of the Compounding
    Pharmacy Guild wish to serve.
[15:38] Élisabeth II
    Of course.
[15:42] Élisabeth II
    Anything else?
[15:43] Farma
    The Black Death is spread to humans
    by fleas that feed in particular on rats.
[15:48] Élisabeth II
    In other words, we should
    eliminate routes of infection?
[15:53] Farma
    Precisely, Your Majesty.
[15:55] Farma
    I seek a proclamation instructing residents
[15:58] Farma
    to exterminate rats and fleas,
    and to boil their own clothes.
[16:02] Élisabeth II
    I shall issue an edict
    today on that as well.
[16:06] Élisabeth II
    Minister, make the arrangements at once!
[16:08] State Affairs Minister
    Yes, ma'am!
[16:11] Bruno
    I thank you for your swift
    judgment, Your Majesty.
[16:15] Élisabeth II
    Don't thank me, Bruno.
[16:18] Élisabeth II
    Protecting the lives of the Empire's
    subjects is my responsibility as empress.
[16:23] Élisabeth II
    And besides,
[16:27] Élisabeth II
    I place the very deepest
    trust in your bold claims.
[16:37] Béatrice
    We shan't allow this disease
    to wreak havoc on our nation.
[16:43] Élisabeth II
    Put your utmost into your efforts.
[16:47] Farma
    Yes, Your Majesty!
[16:55] Pierre
    A microscope?
[16:57] Pierre
    That's what this is?
[17:00] Farma
    Yes.
[17:02] Farma
    It's a compound microscope,
    comprising an ocular lens and a convex lens.
[17:06] Farma
    It allows greater magnification
    and a larger field of view.
[17:10] Pierre
    Wow...
[17:12] Farma
    Most importantly,
[17:13] Farma
    it decreases the risk of accidentally
    touching samples to your eyes or mouth.
[17:18] Farma
    How go the preparations
    with the new medicine?
[17:22] Pierre
    Without a hitch.
[17:23] Pierre
    The material you provided has been powdered
    and turned to 1,000 patients' worth of doses.
[17:28] Pierre
    I have had doses distributed to
    member shops and quarantine stations.
[17:34] Farma
    Thank you very much.
[17:35] Farma
    Let's hope we won't have to use them.
[17:39] Pierre
    Should anyone be found to be infected, we'll
    provide treatment at no cost, as instructed.
[17:46] Farma
    If the bacteria infect the lungs,
[17:49] Farma
    the disease will spread quickly from
    person to person via airborne droplets.
[17:53] Farma
    Make sure to give the medicine to anyone
    who may need it, no matter who they are.
[18:00] Pierre
    I'll give the pharmaceutists
    strict orders to do so.
[18:05] Farma
    Well then, I leave the
    capital in your hands.
[18:08] Pierre
    We'll work as a team and stop
    the Black Death in its tracks!
[18:15] Élisabeth II
    Finance Minister,
[18:17] Élisabeth II
    how are preparations for the
    Saint Fleuve Fair proceeding?
[18:21] Finance Minister
    Smoothly, Your Majesty.
[18:24] Finance Minister
    The various guilds and
    merchants of the Empire
[18:27] Finance Minister
    are fully focused on preparing their wares.
[18:30] Finance Minister
    And more foreign merchants arrive every day.
[18:34] State Affairs Minister
    The quarantine stations appear
    to be functioning normally.
[18:39] Élisabeth II
    I see. That is splendid.
[18:43] State Affairs Minister
    I have reports that Bishop Salomon
    at the Imperial Temple
[18:47] State Affairs Minister
    has gathered practitioners of wind Divine
    Arts and strengthened purification patrols.
[18:52] Élisabeth II
    A welcome precaution.
[18:54] State Affairs Minister
    At present, rumors of a strange, unknown
    disease appear to be completely in check.
[19:03] Élisabeth II
    Good.
[19:05] Élisabeth II
    The Saint Fleuve Fair must be conducted
    according to thorough safety measures.
[19:10] Élisabeth II
    The standing of the Empire is at stake.
[19:13] Finance Minister
    Considering the enormous
    effects on the economy—
[19:20] Élisabeth II
    Naturally, that is a factor.
[19:22] Élisabeth II
    However, the greater concern is this:
[19:24] Élisabeth II
    sudden chaos causes unrest
    and exposes weakness at home and abroad.
[19:33] Élisabeth II
    When faced with an unknown situation,
[19:35] Élisabeth II
    not everyone can make rational,
    logical decisions the way that boy does.
[19:45] Élisabeth II
    Do not squander the good fortune
    of having him in this moment.
[19:49] Élisabeth II
    Now, do what is required of you!
[19:52] Finance and State Affairs Ministers
    Yes, ma'am!
[19:57] Elen
    I sent word to the advance team
    that we would depart today.
[20:02] Farma
    Thanks.
[20:06] Farma
    I've only dealt with plague
    as a page in history.
[20:09] Farma
    Will I really be able to contend with it?
[20:14] Elen
    Don't worry.
[20:22] Lotte
    Please, let Master Farma come home safe!
[20:26] Elen
    You've saved so many people.
[20:30] Elen
    Panactheos—no, Farma.
[20:33] Elen
    We all know the things you've done.
[20:38] Lotte
    Master Farma! Work hard!
[20:42] Lotte
    But don't overdo it!
    Work a healthy amount of hard!
[20:48] Elen
    You aren't alone, Farma.
[20:54] Elen
    I believe in you, too!
[20:59] Farma
    I'll do everything in my power.
[21:01] Lotte
    Master Farma! Have a safe trip!
[21:12] Farma
    Onward! To Marseirre!
[23:27] Camus
    Ah, what beauty the world possesses!
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