# E5 - Intertwining Plots
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G7PU4VG4G/intertwining-plots)
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It's me!
**[00:55] ---**
I want to be in your corner from now on,
no matter what happens.
**[01:11] ---**
Yeah, that's right. It's me, Kage.
**[01:28] ---**
Don't cry, Bojji. We're both
big boys seeing each other again.
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Bojji, you look silly!
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*Face dewy with tears and sweat*
**[02:00] ---**
*With your own unique beauty*
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*Smile for me*
**[02:07] ---**
*Panting with exertion,
you shine brighter than anyone*
**[02:14] ---**
"Ranking of Kings"
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*You melted into these almost listless days*
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*Energy faded like soda gone flat*
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*As a duckling you spread your wings*
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*And dream of flying as a swan*
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*If you have to wander,
then enjoy it as much as you can*
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*Nothing fun about
just taking shortcuts, right?*
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*You took your time, took the hard road*
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*But you couldn't get there*
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*You keep chasing the sunset
as many times as it takes*
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*Now run far*
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*Your dirty shoes and footprints
will head steadily into the future*
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*Panting with exertion,
you shine brighter than anyone*
**[03:24] ---**
"Episode 5: Intertwining Plots"
**[03:32] ---**
I've been by your side
this whole time, Bojji.
**[03:36] ---**
When you fell off the tower...
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When you had your bag stolen...
**[03:57] ---**
When you almost got fed
that poisoned meat...
**[04:02] ---**
I saved you each time!
**[04:06] ---**
It grieves me to have to say this,
**[04:08] ---**
but your life is in jeopardy.
**[04:13] ---**
I was ordered by that guy to escort you.
**[04:18] ---**
Of course, I don't know what
he's plotting in that mind of his.
**[04:22] ---**
Anyhow, since none of us
knew who was after you,
**[04:26] ---**
we had to keep it a secret from you.
**[04:28] ---**
"To fool the enemy,
start with your allies," and all that.
**[04:36] ---**
Don't worry about it.
Anything can happen in life.
**[04:40] ---**
Okay, let's head out.
We're not going up; we're going down.
**[04:53] ---**
We're gonna go see someone who'll
make you the mightiest man there is!
**[04:57] ---**
Yeah, you!
**[04:59] ---**
He's supposedly down at
the bottom, in the "underworld."
**[05:05] ---**
Enter.
**[05:08] ---**
You called for me, Your Majesty?
**[05:10] ---**
Domas, why did you vote for me when
they were deciding who would be king?
**[05:15] ---**
H-How do you know that?
**[05:19] ---**
I thought that the burden would
be too great for Prince Bojji. Also,
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if I might be so bold,
you measure up better to be the king...
**[05:29] ---**
I see, so I'm more
suitable for the throne?
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Brother was your pupil, you coward!
**[05:41] ---**
To betray him and vote for me makes
you a disgrace as a court official!
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I have nothing to say for myself.
**[05:50] ---**
That day when I sparred with you,
**[05:52] ---**
I thought that I had come
across someone that I could trust.
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But you've betrayed my expectations.
**[06:03] ---**
Domas, I valued your abilities.
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I hoped that one day,
you would be my right hand.
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But that dream... was not to be.
**[06:19] ---**
King Daida, what can I do?
**[06:22] ---**
For the sake of the kingdom and
its people, I have come to a decision.
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But it's an order that I can
only give to someone I trust.
**[06:32] ---**
Then you can trust me!
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I should be proud of what I've done.
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This aching in my conscience
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comes from my failure
to have strong enough resolve.
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That's it. That must be what it is.
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Sure is deep, huh?
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We're still not at the bottom.
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Oh, I just remembered...
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Here.
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It's just a cloth crown...
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but it's something
you just can't do without.
**[07:26] ---**
Yeah.
**[07:31] ---**
Mm-hmm, that looks more
like the Bojji I know.
**[07:34] ---**
You don't have anything setting you apart,
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so this brings things back into balance.
**[07:58] ---**
That's a human skull.
**[08:00] ---**
What happened here?
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What is it, Bojji?
**[08:08] ---**
A funny smell, you say?
**[08:16] ---**
It's gas! This is bad!
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The reason behind those flames
is because of this gas!
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Hurry, Bojji!
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I never knew it went down
so deep under the castle.
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Mirror...
**[08:52] ---**
what exactly are you?
**[08:54] ---**
A sworn ally who shared the joys
and sorrows of your father.
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Yes, why don't we call it that?
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Who are you?
**[09:25] ---**
They are loyal servants of King Bosse.
**[09:29] ---**
They will assist you in gaining power.
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Now, come inside.
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There are a number of things
that are preserved in ice here.
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What is this place?
**[10:11] ---**
Father!
**[10:18] ---**
He has been preserved
in ice since just after his death.
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All for this very moment.
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What did you...?
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What do you intend to do?
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Mirror! How could you do this?!
**[11:12] ---**
It all starts here, King Daida.
**[12:23] ---**
Right now, King Bosse's marrow
**[12:25] ---**
is being mixed with a
secret potion that I provided.
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Now what?
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The light is being gathered to heat it up,
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and change that which is inside.
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It's almost like the sun.
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It is hatching.
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That's disgusting...
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It is holy blood.
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The body is burned,
and from out of its ashes,
**[14:43] ---**
the Jewel of Resurrection is retrieved.
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Add it, and the elixir is complete.
**[14:57] ---**
Now, King Daida, drink.
**[15:05] ---**
I have to drink *this*?
**[15:07] ---**
Once you drink it,
you will gain King Bosse's power.
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The greatest power in the world.
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Go on, King Daida.
**[15:28] ---**
I won't.
**[15:29] ---**
You expect me to drink this sketchy stuff?
**[15:31] ---**
King Daida, don't you trust me?
**[15:36] ---**
This is something I can't do.
**[15:37] ---**
Have you forgotten your ranking?
**[15:40] ---**
How could I forget it?!
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That's why I'm going to try even harder!
No matter how many years it takes!
**[15:46] ---**
The world which you are about
to venture into is not so easygoing.
**[15:52] ---**
I know that.
**[15:55] ---**
But I can't do this.
I don't know why, but I can't!
**[16:00] ---**
Indeed, you must feel some hesitation.
**[16:03] ---**
But what you will gain
from drinking that is inestimable.
**[16:08] ---**
Then why don't *you* drink it first?!
**[16:11] ---**
Or either of you?! Go on!
**[16:13] ---**
The elixir will only
have an effect on you,
**[16:15] ---**
as one who carries
the blood of King Bosse.
**[16:17] ---**
King Daida, please try to imagine...
**[16:21] ---**
yourself shooting up in the rankings
after you become all-powerful...
**[16:26] ---**
Yourself, becoming the king of the world.
**[16:33] ---**
If I drink this, will I really...
**[16:39] ---**
Prince Daida, in any endeavor,
there is never an easy path.
**[16:43] ---**
These are the times that
will make you what you are.
**[16:46] ---**
See that you are not deceived,
whether by those around you,
**[16:49] ---**
but more importantly, by yourself.
**[16:55] ---**
I won't drink it.
**[16:58] ---**
King Daida!
Just drop it, Mirror!
**[17:02] ---**
Then you leave me no choice.
**[17:03] ---**
What do you think you're doing?
**[17:06] ---**
This is for your own good.
**[17:18] ---**
Don't mess around with me.
**[17:23] ---**
Mirror, you may be doing this
with my interests at heart,
**[17:27] ---**
but I will reach the
first-place ranking on my own!
**[17:31] ---**
Wh-What are you doing?!
**[17:53] ---**
Master Domas!
**[18:01] ---**
Huh? Where's Prince Bojji?
**[18:03] ---**
Prince Bojji is gone.
**[18:05] ---**
Huh? Where did he go? Master Domas?
**[18:08] ---**
Master Domas!
**[18:09] ---**
I told you, he's gone!
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Gone...?
**[18:28] ---**
Master Domas, don't tell me you...
**[18:34] ---**
Hmm? The cursed gas didn't kill them?
**[18:41] ---**
Oh my. The two of them are already cursed.
**[18:45] ---**
No wonder the cursed gas didn't kill them.
**[18:48] ---**
One is a giant who has
had his power taken.
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The black one is a shadow clan
member in altered form,
**[18:54] ---**
who has met with divine disfavor.
**[18:56] ---**
Still, that crown is a real masterpiece.
**[19:02] ---**
Good work. This should prove
to be a fine way to pass some time.
**[19:06] ---**
Sire.
**[19:09] ---**
Heh. Wake up!
**[19:23] ---**
You're Bosse's son, are you?
**[19:29] ---**
Master Domas!
**[19:31] ---**
My mission was to get rid of Prince Bojji.
**[19:35] ---**
Wha...?!
**[19:38] ---**
Did you really kill Prince Bojji?
**[19:42] ---**
Yes.
**[19:45] ---**
By my own hand.
**[19:52] ---**
Are you serious?
**[19:53] ---**
I have to take responsibility...
**[19:55] ---**
for not being able
to protect Prince Bojji!
**[19:58] ---**
You fool!
**[19:59] ---**
Which one of us is the fool?!
**[20:07] ---**
Don't do this.
**[20:29] ---**
What have I... What have I...
**[20:33] ---**
been doing?!
**[20:54] ---**
Go ahead and strike my hand clean off!