E17 - Pursuit and the Vassals' Battle

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[00:01] Ozmargan Soldier A
    Fresh tidings, sire.
[00:03] Ozmargan Soldier A
    The invaders are a coalition of
    anti-monarchist organizations, as suspected.
[00:08] Ozmargan Soldier A
    They seek to seize control of the beast realm
[00:12] Ozmargan Soldier A
    and call themselves the army of
    the "Wolf Without a Kingdom."
[00:15] Leonhart
    "The Wolf Without a Kingdom"...
[00:18] Leonhart
    So it is him.
[00:21] Leonhart
    Find their leader Fenrir's
    stronghold with all haste.
[00:25] Leonhart
    They may call themselves an army,
    but they are mere rabble.
[00:28] Leonhart
    Strike down their head, and they will
    lose cohesion and disintegrate.
[00:33] Ozmargan Soldier A
    Yes, sire!
[00:35] Leonhart
    Soon. I must find Sariphi soon.
[00:39] Leonhart
    Where is Lanteveldt?
    I've yet to receive his report.
[00:44] Clops
    W-Well, sire...
[00:49] Lanteveldt
    Hey, holy beast! Are we really
    getting closer to Sariphi?
[00:54] Lanteveldt
    There's nothing but sand and rocks out here!
[00:58] Bennu
    Quit bellyaching, numbskull!
[01:01] Bennu
    I've lived a thousand years, greenhorn,
    so don't question the great Bennu!
[01:05] Lanteveldt
    I don't know what you're saying,
    but I can tell it should piss me off!
SIGN    Only Sariphi can understand
    what Bennu says
[01:10] Bennu
    What?! You want a piece of me?!
[01:11] Cy
    S-Stop!
[01:14] Cy
    Lante!
[01:16] Bennu
    Don't overdo it.
[01:19] Bennu
    Still, I can't sense that girlie anymore.
[01:23] Bennu
    They must've taken her
    someplace with a ward around it.
[01:28] Lanteveldt
    I let them take her right in front of me.
[01:33] Lanteveldt
    She protected me.
[01:36] Lanteveldt
    I will get Sariphi back. I swear it!
SIGN    Pursuit and the Vassals' Battle
[03:21] Fenrir
    What's wrong?
[03:23] Fenrir
    It's not poisoned.
[03:27] Fenrir
    I want a little more meat on
    your bones when I sacrifice you.
[03:32] Sariphi
    Why do you want to be king?
[03:36] Fenrir
    A foolish question.
[03:38] Fenrir
    What man born needs a reason
    to strive for the top?
[03:42] Fenrir
    I'm not like him.
[03:45] Fenrir
    Not like that cowardly king who hates
    to fight despite his supremacy.
[03:50] Sariphi
    You know His Majesty?
[03:52] Fenrir
    A long time ago, I was the prince
    of an Ozmargan vassal state.
[03:58] Fenrir
    But I was called a failure
    compared to my brothers.
[04:03] Fenrir
    To my father, who hoped to overthrow
    our overlords, I was just in the way.
[04:09] Fenrir
    Then, one day, I fought him.
[04:14] Young Fenrir
    This is my last chance to win Dad's approval.
[04:18] Young Fenrir
    Unless I win this court duel, I'll be...
[04:28] (Flashback) Ozmargan Senator A
    Blue flames? Well, now.
[04:36] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    H-He's overpowering me?!
[04:45] (Flashback) Wolf Councilor A
    Wh-What power.
[04:48] (Flashback) Wolf Councilor A
    How can he wield such magic at his age?
[04:52] (Flashback) Wolf Councilor B
    So this is the blood of the king of beasts.
[04:58] Young Fenrir
    I lost.
[05:00] Young Fenrir
    So easily, and so instantly.
[05:04] Young Fenrir
    I couldn't even wound him!
[05:07] (Flashback) Young Leonhart
    Are you all right?
[05:09] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    Y-You want to show me mercy?
[05:12] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    Don't mock me!
[05:14] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    I swear I'll beat you someday!
[05:18] (Flashback) Young Leonhart
    I don't like to fight.
[05:23] (Flashback) Young Leonhart
    Next time we meet, let's play, not duel.
[05:28] (Flashback) Young Leonhart
    As friends.
[05:30] Young Fenrir
    How dare you?!
[05:32] Young Fenrir
    How dare you?! How dare you?!
[05:37] (Flashback) Wolf Vassal
    Prince Fenrir will now
    be deprived of one ear,
[05:42] (Flashback) Wolf Vassal
    stripping him of his royal station.
[05:44] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    Father! Father, forgive me!
[05:47] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    I promise I'll win next time!
[05:50] (Flashback) Wolf Vassal
    Begin!
[05:55] Fenrir
    Then I lost my ear, and with it,
    everything. They cast me out.
[06:01] Sariphi
    And that's why you hold a
    grudge against His Majesty?
[06:03] Fenrir
    A grudge?
[06:05] Fenrir
    No. We fought fair and square.
[06:09] Fenrir
    Back then, he was strong, and I was weak.
[06:13] Fenrir
    So next time, I'll beat him.
[06:16] Fenrir
    Then I'll take back my stolen pride
[06:18] Fenrir
    and rule supreme through fear,
    as a truly mighty king!
[06:24] Sariphi
    A mighty king?
[06:27] Fenrir
    Yes! I'll return this realm to a blank slate!
[06:31] Fenrir
    Beasts will fight each other as in days of old,
[06:35] Fenrir
    and I'll stand above them all!
[06:38] Sariphi
    What about those who are
    weak or don't want to fight?
[06:42] Fenrir
    They'll be culled, of course.
    That's the law of nature.
[06:47] Fenrir
    That's the world I strive for.
[06:50] Fenrir
    If the weak want to survive there,
[06:53] Fenrir
    they must bow to the strong,
    abandoning pride and quaking with fear.
[06:58] Fenrir
    And humans will be no exception.
[07:01] Fenrir
    I'll abolish the border with Yoana
[07:03] Fenrir
    and make a world where beasts
    can feast on humans as they please.
[07:07] Fenrir
    Doesn't that scare you?
[07:09] Fenrir
    Your heart must be shaking like a leaf!
[07:14] Sariphi
    Why?
[07:17] Sariphi
    Why should I be afraid of you?
[07:21] Sariphi
    Because you're strong?
[07:23] Sariphi
    If that's it, then you don't scare me at all.
[07:26] Sariphi
    I know someone who always battles
    his own weakness for other people.
[07:33] Sariphi
    Someone who has real strength.
[07:36] Sariphi
    So I'm not afraid of you.
[07:40] Sariphi
    If you can only feel strong by hurting people,
[07:44] Sariphi
    that's because you're weak.
[07:47] Sariphi
    You could never beat His Majesty.
[08:01] Fenrir
    Was that... his magic?
[08:05] Fenrir
    Did he imbue that ring with
    power to protect this woman?
[08:10] Fenrir
    Does he really care for her that deeply?
[08:15] Fenrir
    Intriguing.
[08:18] Fenrir
    Now I really do want her.
SIGN    Ozmargo's far eastern border,
    near Kotan
[08:25] Wolf Soldier A
    The Ozmargan troops are retreating.
[08:28] Wolf Soldier B
    Don't let them escape! After them!
[08:32] Wolf Soldier A
    Wh-What?!
[08:33] Wolf Soldier B
    Oh, no! This is an antlion pit!
[08:36] Anubis
    So you neglected even basic reconnaissance.
[08:39] Anubis
    No one familiar with the lay
    of the land would go there.
[08:43] Wolf Soldier A
    Dirty tricks! Have you no beastly pride?!
[08:46] Anubis
    Fools who would harm my king have
    no business lecturing me about pride.
[08:52] Anubis
    Sink.
SIGN    In the city of Kotan
[08:56] Ozmargan Soldier B
    The diversionary operation
    succeeded, too, sir!
[08:59] Ozmargan Soldier B
    And we've nearly mopped up
    the remnants in the city.
[09:02] Ozmargan Soldier C
    As you ordered, sir, we've also
    begun pursuing those who fled.
[09:07] Anubis
    Good. They'll likely try
    to join their comrades.
[09:11] Anubis
    Alert the palace as soon as you locate them.
[09:13] Anubis
    In the meantime, make camp
    here and remain alert.
[09:17] Ozmargan Soldier B; C
    Yes, sir!
[09:20] Anubis
    Who goes there?!
[09:23] Anubis
    It's him! Fenrir's right-hand
    man from the reports!
[09:27] Gleipnir
    You must be the tactician who played
    so many crafty tricks on us.
[09:32] Gleipnir
    Still, you may make a worthy pawn.
[09:36] Gleipnir
    Tell me, would you join us?
[09:39] Anubis
    What?
[09:41] Gleipnir
    We're kin, aren't we? Go back far enough,
    and our peoples share ancestors.
[09:48] Gleipnir
    So you should serve a wolf king,
    not one from the royal line of beasts.
[09:55] Anubis
    You mock me. I chose the king I serve.
[10:00] Anubis
    What do our species matter next to that?
[10:06] Gleipnir
    I see. In that case,
[10:10] Gleipnir
    you'll have to die.
[10:16] Sariphi
    No, thank you.
[10:18] Sariphi
    No, thank you.
[10:21] Sariphi
    No, thank you.
[10:22] Fenrir
    What? What more do you want?
[10:26] Fenrir
    What does that man do to win you over?
[10:30] Fenrir
    How did he get you in the mood?
[10:33] Sariphi
    His Majesty always gives me lots of things,
[10:36] Sariphi
    like words and feelings.
[10:39] Sariphi
    But they make me happy
    because they come from him.
[10:43] Sariphi
    They wouldn't mean anything
    coming from someone else.
[10:46] Sariphi
    I don't want anything from you.
[10:49] Fenrir
    Ha! You sure are a prickly one.
[10:52] Fenrir
    You ought to learn from Nir.
[10:55] Sariphi
    Nir?
[10:57] Sariphi
    That man you were with? Is he nice, then?
[11:01] Fenrir
    Yes.
[11:02] Fenrir
    I picked him up on a whim
    when I was just a pup.
[11:06] Fenrir
    He felt so grateful that it
    sent his destiny off-course.
[11:09] Fenrir
    Now he's my stupid, lovable slave.
[11:12] (Flashback) Gleipnir's Owner
    You fool! How dare you lay hands
    on gifts meant for royalty?!
[11:17] (Flashback) Young Gleipnir
    I'm sorry!
[11:19] (Flashback) Young Gleipnir
    I was so hungry I couldn't help it!
[11:22] (Flashback) Gleipnir's Owner
    I bought you when no one else would,
    and this is how you repay me?!
[11:27] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    If you don't need that slave, give him here.
[11:32] (Flashback) Gleipnir's Owner
    Your Highness?!
[11:35] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    There. That's better!
[11:38] (Flashback) Young Gleipnir
    Um...
[11:39] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    Now I'm finally living like royalty!
[11:42] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    I've never had my own servant,
    even though all my big brothers do.
[11:47] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    But from now on, I've got you!
[11:51] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    Hey, what's your name?
[11:54] (Flashback) Young Gleipnir
    Th-Thirty-six Two.
[11:56] (Flashback) Young
    Thirty? That's a weird name.
[11:59] (Flashback) Young Gleipnir
    It's not a name, just what they
    called me at the slave market.
[12:04] (Flashback) Young Gleipnir
    I don't have a name.
[12:06] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    Really? I guess I'll have to give you one, then.
[12:10] (Flashback) Young Gleipnir
    A name? For me?
[12:12] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    That's right. Don't you need one?
[12:14] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    It ought to sound cool.
[12:16] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    But not cooler than mine, got that?
[12:20] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    I've got it! Your name's Gleipnir!
[12:24] (Flashback) Young Gleipnir
    Gleip...?
[12:26] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    Gleipnir. Nir for short.
[12:30] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    It's the name of a special cord used
    to bind the ancestor of all wolves.
[12:36] (Flashback) Young Gleipnir
    Really?! It's that important?!
[12:39] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    This cord will tie us together forever.
[12:42] (Flashback) Young Fenrir
    Always stay by me. Come running
    to my side from wherever you are.
[12:46] Young Fenrir
    And be quick about it, you hear?!
[12:51] Gleipnir
    I'm not fond of pointless killing.
[12:54] Gleipnir
    Well? If you want to reconsider,
    this is your last chance.
[12:57] Anubis
    No,
[12:59] Anubis
    this is your last chance
    to stop your king's folly.
[13:04] Anubis
    Guide your sovereign down the proper path,
    even if that means defying him.
[13:11] Anubis
    That is a vassal's duty.
[13:15] Anubis
    I give everything for my king!
    I need no pride!
[13:20] Gleipnir
    I'm not Fenrir's vassal. I belong to him.
[13:25] Gleipnir
    If he wants to be king,
    I'll put him on the throne.
[13:29] Gleipnir
    But that's all.
[13:31] Gleipnir
    No more, and no less.
[13:35] Anubis
    So this is the end.
[13:36] Anubis
    His Majesty has others to support him
    when I'm gone, so I leave no regrets.
[13:45] Anubis
    No matter who the person closest to him is.
[13:54] Jormungand
    It's too soon to say your prayers, Abi.
[13:58] Gleipnir
    Who are you?!
[13:59] Jormungand
    Jormungand, captain of the
    Royal Guard of Ozmargo!
[14:07] Jormungand
    He wields two blades remotely.
[14:09] Jormungand
    And he aims precisely for my blind spots.
[14:14] Jormungand
    In which case...
[14:15] Gleipnir
    So, you covered one blind spot.
[14:18] Gleipnir
    But you can't attack me like that.
[14:22] Anubis
    Jor, what are you doing here?!
[14:25] Anubis
    I told you to... defend His Majesty!
[14:29] Jormungand
    And His Majesty ordered me here, Abi.
[14:33] Jormungand
    He told me to protect you, his friend.
[14:38] Gleipnir
    There!
[14:40] Gleipnir
    He left himself open on purpose?!
[14:58] Gleipnir
    So... your blade reached me... first.
[15:03] Jormungand
    Only by a hair's breadth.
[15:06] Jormungand
    If you still had your left eye,
    the reverse may have happened.
[15:16] Anubis
    You mean to flee?!
[15:17] Gleipnir
    You said yourself that you need no pride.
[15:21] Gleipnir
    Neither do I. I gave all of mine to him.
[15:28] Gleipnir
    This scar is proof of it.
    I feel neither shame nor regret.
[15:34] Gleipnir
    We'll settle this another time.
    I can't afford to die yet.
[15:39] Anubis
    Wait!
[15:41] Jormungand
    Abi!
[15:42] Anubis
    I'll follow him. No doubt
    he'll return to his master.
[15:46] Jormungand
    But with your wounds—
[15:48] Anubis
    You expect me to leave myself in your debt?
[15:51] Anubis
    I will be the one to locate Fenrir's lair!
[15:56] Jormungand
    You can be so stubborn.
[15:57] Anubis
    What?!
[15:59] Jormungand
    I'll take the reins.
[16:02] Jormungand
    Let's go meet our king's enemy.
[16:09] Lanteveldt
    Make sure you keep your eye closed.
[16:11] Lanteveldt
    We won't be able to talk to Blob No. 2
    anymore if anything happens to it.
[16:16] Cy
    It's closed!
[16:18] Lanteveldt
    Still, I bet we're gonna need
    rescuing before we find Sariphi.
[16:23] Lanteveldt
    But we can't turn back without...
[16:27] Lanteveldt
    What's that?
[16:30] Ozmargan Soldier E
    A report, sire!
[16:32] Ozmargan Soldier E
    The Istanese navy has captured supporters
    of the wolf on the Loake Sea!
[16:39] Ozmargan Soldier E
    And Chancellor Anubis sends word that
    he has driven the wolf's forces from Kotan!
[16:45] Leonhart
    Have you tracked down their leader Fenrir?
[16:49] Ozmargan Soldier E
    As to that... the search
    proceeds with all haste!
[16:51] Ozmargan Soldier E
    By Your Majesty's leave!
[16:56] Clops
    S-Sire! I promise Sari will come back!
[17:00] Clops
    S-Soon! And unhurt!
[17:03] Clops
    S-So...
[17:06] Leonhart
    Is he trying to lift my spirits?
[17:09] Leonhart
    Not long ago, merely being in my
    presence made his faint heart quail.
[17:24] Leonhart
    We are all changing, slowly but surely.
[17:31] Leonhart
    Sariphi, you have changed us all.
[17:35] Leonhart
    I want you back soon. Soon.
[17:41] Leonhart
    I want to touch you.
[17:46] Sariphi
    Leo?
[17:55] Fenrir
    What is that look in your eyes? Pity?
[17:59] Sariphi
    That... could be.
[18:02] Sariphi
    You remind me just a little of myself.
[18:06] Sariphi
    Your family cast you out without warning.
[18:09] Sariphi
    You lost your home and who you were.
[18:12] Sariphi
    If nothing else, I know just
    how terrifying that is.
[18:21] Sariphi
    But I hate the way you think.
[18:26] Fenrir
    You don't say.
[18:30] Fenrir
    It looks like a mouse—make that
    two mice—have tripped my wards.
[18:35] Sariphi
    What?
[18:36] Fenrir
    I recognize this scent.
[18:38] Fenrir
    They might have followed you here.
[18:40] Sariphi
    N-No! Who would have...
[18:44] Fenrir
    All right. Let's have some fun.
[18:46] Sariphi
    W-Wait!
[18:49] Lanteveldt
    Sariphi is here.
[18:55] Fenrir
    What's this?
[18:56] Fenrir
    I went looking for a mouse and found a cat.
[18:59] Fenrir
    Try to keep me entertained.
[19:02] Lanteveldt
    I figured I'd find your sorry ass here!
[19:08] Sariphi
    I can't get free!
[19:09] Cy
    Sari!
[19:11] Cy
    Sari!
[19:13] Sariphi
    Cy?! Bennu?!
[19:15] Sariphi
    How did you get here?!
[19:16] Bennu
    No time to explain!
[19:19] Bennu
    Take that!
[19:20] Bennu
    Hop on, girlie.
[19:21] Sariphi
    Oh, thank you!
[19:25] Sariphi
    You know, Fenrir noticed you coming.
[19:29] Sariphi
    I'm amazed you didn't get caught.
[19:31] Bennu
    Nah, he has no clue I'm here.
[19:33] Bennu
    I've got no smell.
[19:36] Sariphi
    Huh? But...
[19:38] Sariphi
    Don't tell me...
[19:39] Bennu
    Sounds like the plan's working.
[19:43] Bennu
    We're supposed to find you and get out
    while the decoy keeps him busy.
[19:48] Sariphi
    Please, Bennu, turn back!
[19:50] Cy
    Sari...
[19:52] Bennu
    Are you sure? He might not thank
    you for screwing up his sacrifice.
[19:57] Sariphi
    I still have to save him.
[19:59] Sariphi
    Lante could die!
[20:02] Fenrir
    If you can't put up more of a fight,
    you're not even good for killing time.
[20:08] Fenrir
    Of course, this would be a little more
    fun if you tried running for your life.
[20:14] Lanteveldt
    Like hell I'd run!
[20:16] Lanteveldt
    I'm the captain of Sariphi's guard!
[20:19] Lanteveldt
    I came here ready to die!
[20:23] Fenrir
    Don't brag about selling
    your life cheap, whelp.
[20:28] Fenrir
    If you don't know the right time for
    self-sacrifice, you can die right now!
[20:35] Sariphi
    Lante!
[20:38] Lanteveldt
    Let go! I'll stall him while—
[20:40] Sariphi
    No! I won't let you die as a decoy!
[20:44] Lanteveldt
    I'm the captain of your Queen's Guard!
[20:47] Lanteveldt
    Risking my life is what I'm here for!
[20:50] Lanteveldt
    I'd die to protect you!
[20:52] Lanteveldt
    If you won't let me do that,
[20:54] Lanteveldt
    why'd you make me captain in the first place?!
[20:59] Sariphi
    To make you a real Queen's Guard captain!
[21:03] Sariphi
    Guards aren't there to die for their masters!
[21:07] Sariphi
    I want you to witness the day
    I become a genuine queen!
[21:14] Bennu
    I can see outside, girlie!
[21:16] Bennu
    Hang on tight while I crash through the ward!
[21:21] Lanteveldt
    I'll be your witness.
    I'll see you be a great queen!
[21:26] Bennu
    Here goes nothing!
[21:36] Sariphi
    Lante! Bennu!
[21:40] Sariphi
    Thank you both so much!
    I'll take it from here!
[21:44] Fenrir
    To think she even commands a holy beast.
[21:49] Fenrir
    All right, then. Time for a game of tag.
[21:54] Clops
    Sire! I got a message from Cy!
[21:57] Clops
    Past the stony desert southwest of Goya's
    capital, in the heart of Sabarro Valley,
[22:02] Clops
    they've found the enemy leader
    Fenrir's hidden stronghold!
[22:07] Clops
    And Sariphi is there with him!
[23:25] Jormungand
    Hang in there, Abi! How is your wound?!
[23:28] Anubis
    A mere scratch. Forget about me!
    Just chase him down!
[23:33] Jormungand
    Very well! Best of luck!
[23:34] Anubis
    What? You're actually leaving me behind?
[23:36] Anubis
    W-Wait!
SIGN    Next Episode
SIGN    Rescue and a Fated Duel