E10 - Value and Dignity

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[00:16] Sasaki
    Just act as normal, French-san.
[00:20] French
    R-Right.
[00:53] Dietrich
    Why did you choose this place?
[00:56] Sasaki
    I am the owner of this restaurant.
[01:01] Sasaki
    I was hoping to entertain you
    while we negotiate.
[01:08] Dietrich
    Oh, is that it?
[01:12] Sasaki
    Meet my head chef, French-san.
[01:16] French
    F-French, at your service.
[01:19] Sasaki
    Now then, where is Marc-san?
[01:21] Dietrich
    He's waiting in the carriage.
[01:24] Dietrich
    If we come to terms, I'll release him.
[01:26] Dietrich
    If not, I'll send him on
     to the execution site.
[01:30] Sasaki
    Understood.
[01:32] Dietrich
    Count Müller hasn't arrived yet?
[01:35] Sasaki
    No, though I'm sure he'll be here soon.
[02:00] Adonis
    Forgive my late arrival.
[02:02] Dietrich
    P-Prince Adonis?
[02:05] Dietrich
    Why in the world...?
[03:37] sign
    EP 10 Value and Dignity
[03:45] Sasaki
    Well, now that we're all here, let us begin.
[03:54] Sasaki
    French-san, if you'd please...
[03:57] French
    R-Right.
[03:58] French
    I shall bring out the meal now.
[04:04] Dietrich
    Might I humbly ask the reason
    for your presence, Your Highness?
[04:09] Adonis
    I heard Sasaki would be serving
    up some interesting dishes,
[04:14] Adonis
    and I thought it a good opportunity
    to become better acquainted.
[04:18] Adonis
    No need to show any undue deference.
[04:21] Adonis
    Let's talk forthrightly about the present
    and the future of our kingdom.
[04:26] Dietrich
    C-Certainly.
[04:45] Adonis
    I see.
[04:47] Adonis
    Count Müller, what do you think?
[04:50] Müller
    I believe it's an excellent idea.
[04:51] Müller
    With the cooperation of nearby nations,
[04:54] Müller
    I think it should be entirely possible.
[04:58] Adonis
    Indeed, you're as wise as the rumors suggest.
[05:01] Adonis
    I'm very grateful to have
    all of your opinions.
[05:04] Dietrich
    I'm unworthy of such praise.
[05:07] Dietrich
    I remain in constant awe of Your
    Highness's refinement and gallantry.
[05:13] Dietrich
    I am truly honored to have the chance
    to speak with you like this.
[05:18] Adonis
    I never expected to hear that
    from one of my brother's supporters.
[05:21] Dietrich
    My respect for the royal family
    is entirely genuine.
[05:26] Adonis
    I can see.
[05:27] Adonis
    Given that, might I ask one more thing?
[05:29] Adonis
    It regards our kingdom's subjects...
[05:32] Adonis
    One subject in particular, in fact.
[05:36] Dietrich
    What is it?
[05:40] Adonis
    Count Dietrich.
[05:42] Adonis
    Will you release the merchant
    who caused you offense?
[05:49] Adonis
    I've been apprised of the situation.
[05:51] Adonis
    If you feel you've suffered
    damages due to his insolence,
[05:57] Adonis
    then allow these men to compensate you.
[05:59] Adonis
    I'm sure they'd gladly
    provide whatever you ask.
[06:02] Adonis
    Isn't that true?
[06:04] Müller
    His Highness is correct.
[06:07] Sasaki
    We would be agreeable to such a solution.
[06:11] Dietrich
    With all due respect, Your Highness,
[06:13] Dietrich
    I have already given these men my condition
    in order to settle the matter.
[06:19] Dietrich
    If Sasaki agrees to sell all of his
    stock directly to me henceforth,
[06:26] Dietrich
    I will release the merchant
    in question immediately.
[06:31] Adonis
    No, I'm afraid that's unacceptable.
[06:36] Adonis
    I say this for your sake, as well.
[06:39] Dietrich
    May I ask what you mean by that?
[06:41] Sasaki
    If I may, I'll elaborate.
[06:52] Sasaki
    To be honest, I sell my wares
    entirely at His Highness's discretion.
[06:59] Dietrich
    I-Is this true?
[07:01] Adonis
    Yes.
[07:03] Sasaki
    His Highness has graciously
    taken an interest in the goods I carry.
[07:09] Sasaki
    He has instructed me only to sell
    to those I can fully trust.
[07:15] Sasaki
    That is why I have dealt strictly
    with the Hermann Trading Company,
[07:18] Sasaki
    or rather Marc-san, under
    the auspices of Count Müller.
[07:23] Sasaki
    To buck this arrangement
    at the request of a third party
[07:27] Sasaki
    would constitute lèse-majesté
    against Prince Adonis.
[07:33] Sasaki
    I'm terribly sorry to ask again,
    Count Dietrich,
[07:38] Sasaki
    but could you name a different price
    for whatever disrespect Marc-san caused?
[07:42] Dietrich
    Very well.
[07:44] Dietrich
    If that is the situation,
    I'm willing to consider it.
[07:47] Sasaki
    I thank you.
[07:49] Hermann
    C-Count Dietrich!
[07:52] Dietrich
    Hermann.
[07:54] Dietrich
    You're before the prince.
[07:55] Dietrich
    Hold your tongue.
[07:57] Dietrich
    Still, the merchant in question
     greatly offended my pride as a noble.
[08:03] Dietrich
    The slight demands significant compensation.
[08:07] Sasaki
    Of course. I anticipated as much.
[08:10] Dietrich
    If you understand...
[08:13] Dietrich
    a thousand large gold coins, then.
[08:22] Dietrich
    Pay me one thousand large gold coins.
[08:24] Dietrich
    Then I will pardon the merchant.
[08:26] Dietrich
    Do you accept?
[08:28] Müller
    A word, Count Dietrich.
[08:31] Müller
    You can't possibly think one commoner
    is worth such an amount.
[08:35] Dietrich
    This isn't about a commoner's worth.
[08:38] Dietrich
    It's about the value of a noble's dignity.
[08:41] Dietrich
    In light of that, it's a trivial sum.
[08:43] Dietrich
    A peerage is a duty bestowed
    upon us by our liege.
[08:47] Dietrich
    Under most circumstances, even putting
    a price on it would be intolerable.
[08:56] Sasaki
    I understand.
[08:58] Sasaki
    I shall provide you with
    a thousand large gold coins.
[09:05] Dietrich
    What?!
[09:07] Dietrich
    I didn't say golds. I said large golds!
[09:10] Dietrich
    And you'll provide a thousand of them?
[09:12] Sasaki
    Yes. Every single coin will be accounted for.
[09:17] Dietrich
    I-I expect this payment with all due haste.
[09:22] Dietrich
    I will not be made to wait
    years for my money.
[09:26] Dietrich
    You'll have it ready in a year's time...
    No, within the year!
[09:30] Sasaki
    Yes, that was my intention.
[09:35] Müller
    Sasaki-dono, surely this is too much!
[09:38] Adonis
    Lying under the circumstances
    would be criminal, Sasaki.
[09:43] Sasaki
    I appreciate your concern,
[09:45] Sasaki
    but it's entirely unnecessary.
[09:49] Dietrich
    I'll give you one chance to take it back.
[09:53] Sasaki
    I have five hundred ready
    as a down payment today.
[09:58] Sasaki
    I'll pay the remaining five hundred in a week.
[10:02] Dietrich
    Absurd!
[10:04] Dietrich
    Even as a knight in His Highness's service,
[10:06] Dietrich
    you can't possibly have that many large golds!
[10:09] Dietrich
    Did you bring the prince here
    to make a fool out of me?!
[10:14] Sasaki
    Please, calm yourself, Count Dietrich.
[10:19] Sasaki
    Marc-san is worth every single one
     of those large gold coins.
[10:25] Sasaki
    He's going to bring great
    fortune not just to me,
[10:28] Sasaki
    but to the entire
    Kingdom of Herz in the future.
[10:33] Sasaki
    This kingdom remains in a dire situation.
[10:37] Sasaki
    The neighboring empire
    will surely attack again.
[10:40] Sasaki
    You will need Marc-san to bolster
    your nation for that inevitable future.
[10:47] Sasaki
    To lose him now would be an unbearable loss.
[10:52] Sasaki
    One thousand large golds
    is a small price to pay.
[10:55] Sasaki
    You have my word that I will
     pay the promised amount.
[10:59] Sasaki
    In exchange, I request that
    you set Marc-san free.
[11:13] Dietrich
    I wish to ask you one thing.
[11:16] Dietrich
    Even if you mean what you say,
    you are a foreigner.
[11:20] Dietrich
    Why are you so concerned
    with our kingdom's future?
[11:24] Sasaki
    It is the homeland of a friend
    who would not wish to see it destroyed.
[11:32] Sasaki
    And above all else, are you not fellow
    nobles of the Kingdom of Herz?
[11:39] Adonis
    What a wonderful thing to say, Sasaki.
[11:43] Sasaki
    I meant every word of it, Your Highness.
[11:46] Adonis
    I can see why he likes you so much.
[11:50] Dietrich
    I understand.
[11:52] Dietrich
    I'll choose to put stock in those words.
[11:59] Sasaki
    Thank you, Your Lordship.
[12:00] Dietrich
    I never expected to hear a foreigner
    invoke our fellowship as nobles.
[12:08] Dietrich
    You've made me realize that,
    despite my talk of duty and dignity,
[12:11] Dietrich
    I've only been serving my own interests.
[12:17] Dietrich
    I will not demand the thousand gold coins.
[12:20] Dietrich
    I shall release the merchant immediately.
[12:24] Sasaki
    Do you mean it?
[12:26] Dietrich
    As a noble of the Kingdom of Herz,
    I must bring honor to His Highness.
[12:31] Dietrich
    If you believe this man will
     benefit our kingdom's future,
[12:35] Dietrich
    then I look forward to seeing
    that promise fulfilled.
[12:38] Sasaki
    Yes!
[12:39] Hermann
    Wait, my lord!
[12:41] Dietrich
    What is it, Hermann?
[12:43] Hermann
    Count Dietrich, this isn't what we agreed to!
[12:48] Dietrich
    Did you not hear what he said?
[12:53] Dietrich
    Ah, I see.
[12:54] Dietrich
    Are you afraid of a man held in such
    high esteem bearing a grudge against you?
[12:59] Hermann
    I implore you to reconsider, Count Dietrich!
[13:03] Dietrich
    I refuse. The matter is settled.
[13:07] Hermann
    Then I have an idea of my own.
[13:10] Dietrich
    What is it?
[13:12] Hermann
    I'll pass this on to higher-ranking
    nobles in the first prince's faction,
[13:17] Hermann
    beginning with Marquis Koch.
[13:21] Dietrich
    What?!
[13:22] Hermann
    If you renege on our agreement,
[13:26] Hermann
    it could negatively impact
    your own standing as a noble.
[13:29] Dietrich
    Y-You...
[13:31] French
    E-Er, excuse me.
[13:34] Sasaki
    French-san?
[13:36] French
    You have a visitor, sir.
[13:39] Sasaki
    What? I do?
[13:44] Joseph
    Good day, Sasaki-san.
[13:46] Sasaki
    Joseph-san?!
[13:48] Joseph
    I'm sorry to interrupt you like this.
[13:50] Joseph
    I heard I could find you here.
[13:53] Sasaki
    I-It's fine.
[13:54] Sasaki
    But what brings you to the Kingdom of Herz?
[13:57] Joseph
    I just finished a little bit of business.
[14:01] Sasaki
    Business?
[14:02] Müller
    Who is this man, Sasaki-dono?
[14:05] Sasaki
    Oh, pardon me.
[14:08] Sasaki
    This is the head of the Kepler Trading
    Company in the Republic of Lunge,
[14:13] Sasaki
    Joseph Kepler.
[14:15] Joseph
    A pleasure to meet you.
    Please, call me Joseph.
[14:18] Müller/Adonis
    Wh-What?!
[14:20] Müller
    P-Please forgive my uncouthness.
[14:22] Müller
    I am Müller, lord of the local region.
[14:25] Müller
    It must have been a long journey here.
[14:27] Müller
    My apologies for not greeting
    you on your arrival.
[14:29] Joseph
    Think nothing of it.
[14:31] Joseph
    I came unannounced, after all.
[14:32] Müller
    Joseph-sama, these are...
[14:35] Adonis
    Second prince of the Kingdom
    of Herz, Adonis Herz.
[14:38] Adonis
    To meet the head of
    the Kepler Trading Company
[14:42] Adonis
    is an honor even my father
    has not experienced.
[14:44] Adonis
    I'm absolutely delighted.
[14:46] Joseph
    Actually, I feel I'm the fortunate one.
[14:49] Joseph
    I didn't expect to meet a member
    of the royal family here.
[14:53] Sasaki
    I only learned it after the fact,
[14:56] Sasaki
    but apparently the Kepler Trading Company
    is big business in this world.
[15:01] Sasaki
    The power held by the Republic of Lunge
[15:04] Sasaki
    is magnitudes greater than
    that of the Kingdom of Herz.
[15:07] Sasaki
    In other words, this was a meeting between
    the president of a huge corporation
[15:11] Sasaki
    from a modern democracy
    and royalty from a feudal monarchy.
[15:15] Sasaki
    The top of the social pyramid just changed.
[15:19] Dietrich
    I am Dietrich, lord of the neighboring region.
[15:22] Dietrich
    It's a true honor to meet you.
[15:24] Hermann
    M-My name is Hermann.
[15:26] Hermann
    I run a small trading company
    here in the Kingdom of Herz.
[15:31] Joseph
    Oh? But that means...
[15:34] Joseph
    Sasaki-san, have you
    already resolved your issue?
[15:38] Sasaki
    What? What do you mean?
[15:41] Joseph
    The business I just wrapped up was actually—
[15:44] Subordinate
    R-Representative Hermann!
[15:46] Subordinate
    I-It's an emergency!
[15:47] Subordinate
    The loan we were issued
    for our move to the capital...
[15:51] Subordinate
    Someone purchased the debt
    without consulting us!
[15:54] Dietrich
    Wh-What did you say?
[15:55] Sasaki
    Y-You mean...
[15:57] Joseph
    Do you mind if I explain in front of them?
[15:59] Sasaki
    Please do.
[16:01] Joseph
    I wasn't sure of the details,
    but you seemed quite troubled, Sasaki-san.
[16:06] Joseph
    So I opted to acquire the draft issued
    to Count Dietrich during the war,
[16:11] Joseph
    and the loan taken on by the Hermann
    Trading Company while I was at it.
[16:18] Sasaki
    E-Er... "while you were at it"?
[16:22] Joseph
    The business appeared deeply
     connected to the count.
[16:26] Joseph
    I thought it would make a perfect branch
    for the Marc Trading Company.
[16:29] Joseph
    So, should they ever fail to pay,
    it will all go to you, Sasaki-san.
[16:34] Joseph
    Obviously, if you find this disagreeable,
    I can return everything to the original holders.
[16:38] Müller
    S-Sasaki-dono...
[16:40] Müller
    What is the Marc Trading Company?
[16:44] Sasaki
    I'd intended to explain
    once everything was all settled...
[16:48] Sasaki
    But, with Joseph-san's help,
[16:50] Sasaki
    I've been working on setting up a new trading
    company in Lunge, headed by Marc-san.
[16:56] Sasaki
    I intended to have it handle distribution
    of all of my wares in the future.
[17:00] Sasaki
    With a market the size of Lunge,
[17:03] Sasaki
    it would mean great profits
    for you as well, Your Highness.
[17:07] Joseph
    By the way, where is Marc-san at the moment?
[17:10] Joseph
    I was hoping to pay my respects.
[17:14] Sasaki
    Oh, well...
[17:24] Marc
    E-Everyone...
[17:26] Marc
    Thank you all from the bottom of my heart!
[17:32] Marc
    Sasaki-san.
[17:33] Marc
    I'm grateful for all you've done on my behalf.
[17:36] Sasaki
    Welcome home, Marc-san.
[17:39] Sasaki
    I'm just sorry it took so long.
[17:42] Sasaki
    And I'm sorry to put you on the spot, but...
[17:52] Joseph
    I've been waiting to meeting you.
[17:56] Joseph
    I'm looking forward to our
    future endeavors, Marc-san.
[18:00] Marc
    Y-Yes, sir! I feel the same way.
[18:03] Joseph
    If you will, I'd like to confirm
    a few things with you
[18:06] Joseph
    concerning the new trading company.
[18:09] Marc
    Y-Yes, sir!
[18:12] Sasaki
    In the end...
[18:13] Sasaki
    Joseph-san turned out to be much a more
    impressive individual than I'd imagined.
[18:17] Sasaki
    I'm certainly glad to have him on my side.
[18:20] Sasaki
    The thought of having him against me...
[18:22] Joseph
    Sasaki-san. Sasaki-san?
[18:25] Sasaki
    Y-Yes?
[18:26] Joseph
    Is this all right with you, Sasaki-san?
[18:29] Sasaki
    Y-Yes, it's just fine.
[18:42] Peeps
    That was splendidly done.
[18:45] Sasaki
    Thanks, Peeps.
[18:47] Peeps
    At what point did you
    become certain of success?
[18:51] Sasaki
    Oh, I was never certain.
[18:54] Peeps
    Weren't you?
[18:55] Sasaki
    Nah.
[18:57] Sasaki
    That's why I had a few plans in place.
[19:03] Sasaki
    My first idea was to get Prince Adonis's help
[19:07] Sasaki
    and settle the matter using his authority.
[19:10] Sasaki
    The Kingdom of Herz has a strict hierarchy,
[19:12] Sasaki
    and I do serve as a knight managing
    His Highness's personal funds.
[19:17] Sasaki
    I didn't feel great about using
    the count's patriotism against him,
[19:21] Sasaki
    but I judged that Prince Adonis's words
    would have a great effect on him.
[19:25] Sasaki
    Then I considered that
    if new conditions were issued,
[19:28] Sasaki
    they'd most likely revolve around money.
[19:31] Sasaki
    I'd heard that Count Dietrich
    had taken out a sizable loan.
[19:36] Sasaki
    So I asked Joseph-san, who has connections
    throughout the financial world,
[19:40] Sasaki
    to investigate the matter in depth.
[19:43] (Flashback) Joseph
    I learned a number of things.
[19:45] (Flashback) Joseph
    Count Dietrich is a competent
    and reliable client,
[19:49] (Flashback) Joseph
    but it seems he was forced to spend
    enormous sums during the recent war.
[19:54] (Flashback) Joseph
    I discovered he had
    a large draft issued to him.
[19:57] Sasaki
    Apparently, the war had put
    Count Dietrich in considerable debt,
[20:03] Sasaki
    meaning he likely needed funding.
[20:06] Sasaki
    As for that...
[20:08] (Flashback) Shizuka
    You're late!
[20:10] (Flashback) Shizuka
    So very late!
[20:12] (Flashback) Shizuka
    I've been waiting for ages, you know.
[20:15] (Flashback) Sasaki
    I really am sorry!
[20:18] Shizuka
    Oh, honestly...
[20:18] Sasaki
    I had Futari Shizuka-san prepare me
    a large stock order on the double.
[20:22] Sasaki
    I know not to look a gift horse in the mouth,
[20:25] Sasaki
    but to be even faster than internet delivery...
[20:27] Sasaki
    Really, who is that woman?
[20:29] Sasaki
    Even if that hadn't worked out,
[20:32] Sasaki
    I'd planned to talk to Joseph-san
    to attack the count over his draft.
[20:36] Sasaki
    I never expected Joseph-san
    to take the liberty on his own!
[20:41] Peeps
    You thought things that far through?
[20:44] Sasaki
    And if all that didn't work, that's when...
[20:50] Sasaki
    No, actually, maybe not.
[20:53] Sasaki
    Oh, Peeps, I need to show you
    my thanks when we get home.
[20:57] Sasaki
    The chateaubriand steak I promised—
[20:59] Peeps
    No, never mind that.
[21:01] Peeps
    I was once a noble of this land myself.
[21:04] Peeps
    On the heels of seeing
    the count honor our prince so,
[21:07] Peeps
    it would be unbecoming
    for me alone to indulge.
[21:11] Sasaki
    I see.
[21:13] Peeps
    I was impressed by the mettle you showed.
[21:16] Sasaki
    P-Peeps!
[21:18] Peeps
    Now, let us rest and then return.
[21:21] Peeps
    I'm concerned about the
    changing time differential.
[21:24] Sasaki
    Y-Yeah, sounds like a plan.
[21:26] Sasaki
    Say, if not a thank-you,
[21:28] Sasaki
    then what about a celebration
    of a job well done?
[21:31] Peeps
    Now that I will gladly accept!
[23:25] sign
    Incoming call
[23:25] sign
    Futari Shizuka
[23:25] sign
    Accept
[23:25] sign
    Reject
[23:28] Sasaki
    Futari Shizuka-san.
[23:29] Sasaki
    Thank you for all your help before.
[23:31] Sasaki
    You really—
[23:32] Shizuka
    Sorry, I'm in a hurry.
[23:34] Shizuka
    I need your help!