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!