E3 - The War and the Young Lady

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[00:00] Peeps
    Th-This is...
[00:02] Peeps
    Chateaubriand made from Kobe beef!
[00:06] Sasaki
    A thank-you for everything
    you've done for me, Peeps.
[00:10] Sasaki
    I decided to pull out all the stops.
[00:12] sign
    °Do not feed meat to Java sparrows that aren't reincarnations of starsages!
[00:15] Peeps
    I-It's delicious!
[00:17] Peeps
    Can you fathom this exquisite taste?!
[00:19] sign
    °Do not feed meat to Java sparrows that aren't reincarnations of starsages!
[00:20] Sasaki
    He's so cute.
[00:22] Sasaki
    Man, I wanna snap a pic so bad!
[00:29] Peeps
    It sounds as though your day was most trying.
[00:32] Sasaki
    Yeah, I wish I'd learned barrier magic.
[00:35] Peeps
    Indeed.
[00:36] Peeps
    I gather healing magic may prove
    an equally urgent lesson as well.
[00:41] Sasaki
    That's true.
[00:42] Sasaki
    After my meeting with Marc-san,
[00:44] Sasaki
    could you help me with my magic training?
[00:46] Peeps
    But of course.
[00:49] Sasaki
    Then I'll spend a night in a big, soft bed,
[00:51] Sasaki
    enjoy French-san's cooking,
[00:53] Sasaki
    and come out the other side fully refreshed.
[00:56] Sasaki
    At least, that was my plan at the time.
[00:59] Sasaki
    W-War, you say?
[01:04] Sasaki
    Maybe I got a little ahead of myself...
[02:40] Sasaki
    W-War, you say?
[02:41] sign
    EP 3 The War and the Young Lady
[02:43] Müller
    The king has ordered me
    to the front lines as well.
[02:48] Sasaki
    Then Marc-san was right on the money.
[02:51] Müller
    The Ohgen Empire is vast and mighty.
[02:53] Müller
    In terms of sheer numbers,
[02:56] Müller
    their forces nearly double
    the Kingdom of Herz's.
[02:59] Müller
    Should enemy troops reach this city,
[03:01] Müller
    the damage would be considerable.
[03:04] Müller
    I entreat you, Sasaki.
[03:06] Müller
    Might I count on your aid?
[03:10] Sasaki
    How do I turn him down?
[03:12] Sasaki
    I'd really rather not get involved in a war...
[03:16] Sasaki
    I'm afraid I'm but a humble craftsman.
[03:19] Sasaki
    I do not see what use I could
    possibly be to Your Lordship.
[03:23] Müller
    I know who you are.
[03:25] Müller
    But the items you have brought to my domain
[03:31] Müller
    will be of great help in our war effort.
[03:34] Müller
    I'd like you to serve as our exclusive
     purveyor for its duration.
[03:42] Sasaki
    I see. Rations and matériel, then.
[03:46] Müller
    But even by carriage, it takes more
     than two weeks to reach the front.
[03:50] Müller
    Gathering and transporting
     the necessary items within a month
[03:53] Müller
    is a hopeless endeavor.
[03:55] Müller
    I've been negotiating with traders,
    starting with the Hermann Trading Company,
[03:58] Müller
    but given the jump in the price of food,
[04:00] Müller
    forcing them to comply would
    destroy the city's economy
[04:04] Müller
    faster than the enemy ever could.
[04:07] Sasaki
    The king has ordered Viscount Müller
[04:11] Sasaki
    to build strongholds and feed the front line.
[04:14] Sasaki
    As a nobleman in service to the crown,
    he's obliged to comply.
[04:19] Sasaki
    Refusal could even leave him
    stripped of his peerage.
[04:23] Sasaki
    I hope you can forgive
    my impudence in saying so,
[04:28] Sasaki
    but I cannot escape the thought
    that the wisest decision
[04:30] Sasaki
    would be to abandon this kingdom.
[04:36] Müller
    Regarding that...
[04:38] Müller
    Have you ever heard of the starsage?
[04:41] Sasaki
    Er... I'm afraid not.
[04:43] Müller
    Until roughly a century ago,
[04:45] Müller
    the Kingdom of Herz was a prosperous land,
    thriving in magical technology.
[04:50] Müller
    But due to exploitation at the hands
     of a particular group of nobles,
[04:53] Müller
    most of the mages left these lands.
[04:57] Müller
    What managed to keep
    the peace in their absence
[05:00] Müller
    was an extremely skilled mage
     known as the starsage,
[05:04] Müller
    who worked tirelessly
    on behalf of our kingdom.
[05:09] Müller
    But that, too, ended a few years ago.
[05:12] Müller
    A faction of nobles who resented
    the favor His Majesty showed the starsage
[05:18] Müller
    had that great mage killed.
[05:20] Müller
    Thenceforth, this kingdom has been plagued
    by corruption and decline,
[05:24] Müller
    trudging toward ruin one step at a time.
[05:27] Müller
    We nobles brought this fate upon ourselves
    through our carelessness.
[05:32] Müller
    So forgive me, Sasaki,
    but I cannot accept your advice.
[05:37] Müller
    I intend to give my last
    breath serving this land
[05:39] Müller
    and protecting my people
    as a true lord should.
[05:45] Sasaki
    I apologize for making such
     a thoughtless suggestion.
[05:48] Sasaki
    I fully understand your
     position, Your Lordship.
[05:51] Müller
    Then—
[05:51] Sasaki
    I will do my best to meet your expectations.
[05:55] Müller
    I am grateful for your generosity.
[05:59] Sasaki
    However... in exchange,
    I must ask you to make me a promise.
[06:11] Guard
    Later, Sasaki! Come back soon!
[06:13] Sasaki
    C-Certainly.
[06:15] Sasaki
    Well, if you'll excuse me...
[06:29] Guard
    Wh-Why, Count Dietrich!
[06:31] Guard
    It is a pleasure to receive you, my lord.
[06:38] Peeps
    Why did you ask such a promise of him?
[06:42] Peeps
    You needn't concern yourself with me.
[06:44] Sasaki
    It's okay. Don't you worry.
[06:50] Sasaki
    Peeps, how do you think
     the war will turn out?
[06:53] Peeps
    It's highly likely that
    this kingdom will lose.
[06:58] Sasaki
    I see.
[07:00] Peeps
    What do you wish to do?
[07:02] Sasaki
    I'd like to help if I can.
[07:06] Sasaki
    But...
[07:07] Peeps
    It is true that there is
    little we can do at this time.
[07:11] Peeps
    My magic, however,
    could easily turn the tides of war.
[07:16] Peeps
    I am Piercarlo, the starsage
     from a world not your own.
[07:22] Peeps
    Before my power, a mere spat between
    kingdoms would be easily quelled.
[07:27] Peeps
    To bring destruction is a trivial thing.
[07:29] Peeps
    To create, by comparison,
    requires significantly more effort.
[07:33] Peeps
    Hence, the relationship you
    have built with this city
[07:37] Peeps
    should not be surrendered easily.
[07:42] Sasaki
    Let's think up a way to resolve things
    without drawing too much attention.
[07:45] Peeps
    Indeed.
[07:58] Sasaki
    Did something happen?
[08:02] French
    My old master wants me to sell
     our ingredients to him at a reduced price.
[08:07] Sasaki
    I see.
[08:09] French
    I do feel indebted to him for teaching me,
[08:12] French
    but you're the one who took me off
    the street and gave me this restaurant!
[08:16] French
    I won't betray your trust!
[08:19] French
    M-My apologies. I'm speaking out of turn...
[08:21] Sasaki
    No, I'm glad to hear the unvarnished truth.
[08:25] Sasaki
    French-san, tell me if something
    like this happens again.
[08:30] Sasaki
    I'll try to come up with countermeasures.
[08:32] French
    B-But...
[08:34] French
    I don't want to cause
     any trouble for you, sir.
[08:37] Sasaki
    I want to keep you and this restaurant safe.
[08:42] French
    S-Sir...
[08:46] Sasaki
    Viscount Müller was right.
[08:48] Sasaki
    The price of foodstuffs
    is already skyrocketing.
[08:52] Sasaki
    I'm going to have to take action, and soon.
[08:59] Sasaki
    Is this the place?
[09:01] Peeps
    The Kepler Trading Company...
[09:03] Peeps
    Newsonia in the Republic of Lunge
    is known for its prosperous trade,
[09:07] Peeps
    and this is one of the top
     trading companies in town.
[09:09] Sasaki
    Let's get to it, then.
[09:11] Peeps
    Indeed.
[09:13] Joseph
    I say, this is quite a list of desired goods.
[09:17] Sasaki
    I was under the impression that you
    had a great deal in stock.
[09:21] Joseph
    Do pardon my presumption,
[09:24] Joseph
    but a purchase like this would
    suggest a war is afoot.
[09:27] Joseph
    I'm reminded that just a few days ago,
[09:29] Joseph
    I heard from our southern branch
    that local prices on food are on the rise,
[09:34] Joseph
    and about tensions with a neighboring land.
[09:38] Sasaki
    You have presumed correctly.
[09:40] Sasaki
    I am procuring for a country at war.
[09:42] Joseph
    I see. Very well.
[09:44] Joseph
    But even if I sell you this stock,
[09:47] Joseph
    won't it be difficult for you
    to transport it back?
[09:50] Joseph
    If things devolve before your return,
    you'll suffer a grave loss.
[09:54] Sasaki
    He reminds me of a rep from a large company
[09:57] Sasaki
    we dealt with frequently at my old job.
[09:59] Sasaki
    He had the same self-assured way of speaking.
[10:03] Sasaki
    He was always putting me
    through the wringer.
[10:06] Sasaki
    No, I don't expect that to happen.
[10:08] Sasaki
    I'm confident it will be put to good use.
[10:10] Joseph
    You seem rather assured of that.
[10:14] Joseph
    If I may, Mr. Sasaki...
[10:16] Joseph
    You do not appear to be from this continent.
[10:20] Sasaki
    There are situations in which it's easier
    for someone like me to move around.
[10:24] Sasaki
    Moreover, we believe that ensuring
     good faith from merchants
[10:30] Sasaki
    requires neither rank nor reputation,
[10:32] Sasaki
    but the ability to make profit. Nothing more.
[10:39] Sasaki
    I'm glad I worked at a trading firm.
[10:41] Sasaki
    Thank you, large company sales rep!
[10:44] Joseph
    Will you be patronizing
    other trading houses?
[10:48] Sasaki
    No, I mean to do business solely
    with Kepler Trading.
[10:53] Joseph
    How do you intend to pay?
[10:56] Sasaki
    As it says on the order form,
[10:59] Sasaki
    I'll pay in large gold coins
    from the Kingdom of Herz.
[11:03] Joseph
    Understood.
[11:05] Joseph
    I agree to your terms.
[11:09] Sasaki
    Thank you very much.
[11:17] Müller
    I can hardly believe my eyes.
[11:19] Müller
    You really did fill the
     warehouse in mere days!
[11:22] Sasaki
    Will this do?
[11:24] Müller
    Sasaki, I do not know how
    to thank you for what you've done.
[11:29] Müller
    This will buy us a great deal of time.
[11:33] Müller
    You've undoubtedly saved
    countless lives with these supplies.
[11:39] Sasaki
    I'm simply glad to be of service.
[11:42] Müller
    Is it possible that, like the starsage,
[11:46] Müller
    you know a spell to travel
    instantly between locations?
[11:52] Sasaki
    Peeps was surprised by this as well,
[11:55] Sasaki
    but I can't risk putting my
    beloved pet in the crosshairs.
[11:58] Sasaki
    I'll draw the heat to myself instead.
[12:02] Sasaki
    Your Lordship, might we keep this between us?
[12:05] Müller
    Yes, I understand completely.
[12:07] Müller
    I swear I shall never breathe a word of it.
[12:10] Sasaki
    You have my thanks, my lord.
[12:12] Sasaki
    By the way, may I ask the origin
     of the starsage title?
[12:17] Müller
    "He knows more spells than
    there are stars in the night sky."
[12:22] Müller
    That gave rise to the appellation
    at some point.
[12:25] Müller
    And indeed, I have never known a mage
    with as vast a repertoire as the starsage,
[12:31] Müller
    though he was bashful when
    he heard others refer to him that way.
[12:36] Sasaki
    I see.
[12:38] Peeps
    My name is Piercarlo.
[12:40] Peeps
    I am the starsage, denizen of another world!
[12:43] Sasaki
    For someone embarrassed by the title,
    he sure came right out and said it.
[12:47] Sasaki
    You cutie pie!
[12:49] Sasaki
    Maybe my little starsage actually
    likes his nickname quite a bit.
[12:57] Müller
    Thanks to you, I'll have
    some leeway in my travel time.
[13:02] Müller
    I won't have to overwork the horses either.
[13:04] Sasaki
    I pray for your safety.
[13:06] Müller
    Though our talk was brief,
[13:08] Müller
    I was glad to speak of the starsage with you.
[13:12] Müller
    Perhaps, had I strength
    and bravery such as yours,
[13:17] Müller
    I might have been able to save him.
[13:24] Müller
    Truly, I am in your debt.
[13:26] Müller
    I thank you, Sasaki-dono.
[13:30] Sasaki
    On the carriage ride home,
[13:32] Sasaki
    either because of what the viscount said
[13:34] Sasaki
    or maybe because the driver was there,
[13:37] Sasaki
    Peeps didn't say a word.
[13:40] Sasaki
    Then, roughly a month later
    in the other world,
[13:45] Sasaki
    ashen-faced Marc-san informed me
[13:48] Sasaki
    that Viscount Müller had perished.
[13:52] Akutsu
    Sasaki-kun?
[13:55] Akutsu
    Sasaki-kun.
[13:56] Sasaki
    S-Sir?
[13:57] Akutsu
    Are you all right?
[13:59] Sasaki
    I-I'm fine. Excuse me.
[14:02] Akutsu
    I'm sorry to call you here
    on such short notice...
[14:06] Akutsu
    but I've decided to promote you.
[14:09] Akutsu
    The incident the other day
    resulted in a multitude of injuries,
[14:13] Akutsu
    creating a number of posts
     in urgent need of filling.
[14:17] sign
    National Police Agency,
    Criminal Investigation Bureau
    
    Special Crimes Unit
    Inspector Sasaki
[14:18] Sasaki
    "Inspector"?
[14:21] Akutsu
    You may not appreciate being
    promoted in this fashion,
[14:25] Akutsu
    but I hope you understand.
[14:26] Sasaki
    Yes, sir.
[14:27] Sasaki
    I do understand.
[14:30] Akutsu
    Then, for your next assignment,
[14:32] Akutsu
    I'd like you to work with Hoshizaki-kun
    again on psychic recruitment.
[14:38] Akutsu
    Is there a problem?
[14:41] Sasaki
    I don't have an issue recruiting psychics,
[14:44] Sasaki
    but I'm not sure I'm comfortable
    working with Hoshizaki-san.
[14:48] Akutsu
    There are many ways to recruit a psychic.
[14:52] Akutsu
    Sometimes we approach wild psychics based
    on information extracted from police reports.
[14:59] Akutsu
    Sometimes we attempt to negotiate with
    psychics who have been working as irregulars.
[15:09] Akutsu
    Would you still like to go solo?
[15:11] Sasaki
    Please let me work with Hoshizaki-san!
[15:14] Akutsu
    A wise decision.
[15:15] sign
    National Police Agency,
    Criminal Investigation Bureau
    
    Special Crimes Unit
    Inspector Hoshizaki
[15:24] Sasaki
    I hope Peeps is feeling a little better.
[15:30] Neighbor
    Good evening, mister.
[15:32] Sasaki
    Oh, good evening.
[15:34] Neighbor
    I hope you had a good day at work.
[15:36] Sasaki
    Um, thanks.
[15:37] Neighbor
    You seem busy lately.
[15:40] Sasaki
    I guess I am.
[15:42] Neighbor
    Say...
[15:44] Sasaki
    Yes?
[15:44] Neighbor
    Would you like me to give you
    a shoulder massage sometime?
[15:48] Sasaki
    A shoulder massage?
[15:50] Neighbor
    You're always giving me so much.
[15:52] Neighbor
    I'd like to thank you somehow.
[15:54] Sasaki
    She's made similar offers
    several times before.
[15:57] Sasaki
    But I can't possibly accept.
[16:00] Sasaki
    I appreciate the gesture, but no thank you.
[16:04] Neighbor
    I see...
[16:05] Sasaki
    Oh, I know.
[16:07] sign
    Northern Melonpan Roll
[16:07] sign
    Anpan
[16:07] sign
    Filled with sweet red beans
[16:07] sign
    Delicious Curry Bread
[16:07] Sasaki
    You'd be doing me a big favor
    by taking these off my hands.
[16:11] Neighbor
    So many...
[16:12] Neighbor
    But how is this a favor to you?
[16:15] Sasaki
    I bought them trying to get
    labels for a sweepstakes.
[16:18] Sasaki
    But I can't eat them all myself,
    so I'd appreciate it if you took them.
[16:24] Neighbor
    Thank you very much.
[16:27] Sasaki
    I'm home.
[16:29] TV
    There was another fire the other day.
[16:31] TV
    That makes the third incident of this nature.
[16:35] TV
    The police—
[16:36] Sasaki
    I-I'm back.
[16:38] Sasaki
    I bought us some cake, Peeps.
[16:41] Sasaki
    Want to split it?
[16:52] Sasaki
    Hey, Peeps.
[16:54] Sasaki
    Were you close with Viscount Müller?
[16:56] Peeps
    I would not use that word precisely,
[16:58] Peeps
    but we shared drinks a time or two.
[17:02] Müller
    Though our talk was brief,
[17:03] Müller
    I was glad to speak of the starsage with you.
[17:08] Sasaki
    I see.
[17:10] Peeps
    I'd thought he might
    live a bit longer, at least.
[17:13] Sasaki
    I don't suppose your world has spells
    to bring people back from the dead.
[17:18] Peeps
    Not strictly, no.
[17:20] Peeps
    Does such a method exist here?
[17:23] Sasaki
    I don't think so. Sorry.
[17:29] Peeps
    No, you need not apologize.
[17:32] Peeps
    To partake in the act of living means
    that, someday, we must die.
[17:36] Peeps
    It is likely that many others
     died in the same incident as well.
[17:41] Peeps
    To mourn every such death
    is more than one can bear.
[17:45] Sasaki
    Peeps must be a little bit withdrawn
    from the matters of this world.
[17:50] Sasaki
    So maybe this will be nothing more
    than lip service, but...
[17:56] Sasaki
    If there's absolutely
    anything I can do to help you,
[17:58] Sasaki
    feel free to ask anytime.
[18:00] Sasaki
    I care deeply for you as my pet, after all.
[18:06] Peeps
    You're quite the wordsmith
    for a man of such humble means.
[18:08] Sasaki
    Hey, I'm working on that part.
[18:16] Peeps
    I choose to have high hopes.
[18:18] Sasaki
    After that,
    concerned for the fate of the city,
[18:22] Sasaki
    I returned to the other world
    with Peeps, and...
[18:26] Sasaki
    I'm sorry to come by after hours.
[18:28] French
    Don't even mention it.
[18:30] French
    I'm always glad to have you here, sir!
[18:33] Sasaki
    Well, how have things been since then?
[18:36] French
    Just fine, thank you.
[18:37] French
    My old master and his men haven't been back.
[18:40] French
    But... it seems that news
    of the viscount's death
[18:43] French
    has inspired many to start leaving the city.
[18:47] Sasaki
    I see.
[18:48] Marc
    Sasaki-san! Is this where you've been?
[18:51] Sasaki
    Marc-san?
[18:52] Sasaki
    Is something the matter?
[18:54] Marc
    Viscount Müller's butler has asked
    to speak with us, you see...
[19:02] Sebastian
    Allow me to make introductions.
[19:03] Sebastian
    This is Viscount Müller's daughter, Lady Elsa.
[19:08] Sasaki
    Her hair's piled higher than those
    bouffants that were in style for a while...
[19:13] Sasaki
    I feel like that hair ornament
    is gonna fall out any minute.
[19:17] Sebastian
    Pay your regards, my lady.
[19:22] Sebastian
    My lady!
[19:27] Elsa
    Good day to you.
[19:30] Marc
    A succession crisis, you say?
[19:33] Sebastian
    Yes.
[19:33] Sebastian
    Following their father's passing,
[19:35] Sebastian
    Lady Elsa's elder brothers,
    Lord Maximilian and Lord Kai,
[19:39] Sebastian
    are vying with each other to become
    the next head of the household.
[19:43] Elsa
    Yeah, Kai's an idiot.
[19:45] Elsa
    Our house is done for if he takes over.
[19:47] Sebastian
    My lady, you mustn't speak that way
    in the presence of company.
[19:51] Elsa
    It's true, though!
[19:53] Sebastian
    I beg your forgiveness.
[19:55] Sebastian
    My lady is quite close with
    the eldest son, Lord Maximilian...
[19:59] Sebastian
    and less so with Lord Kai.
[20:02] Marc
    I understand the situation entirely.
[20:03] Marc
    Now, what was it you wished to discuss?
[20:06] Sebastian
    Right.
[20:06] Sebastian
    That concerns my lady's safety, you see.
[20:10] Sebastian
    I was hoping we might leave her in the
    care of the Hermann Trading Company
[20:14] Sebastian
    until the succession crisis is settled.
[20:16] Marc
    What? E-Er...
[20:19] Marc
    But...
[20:20] Elsa
    Sebastian.
[20:22] Elsa
    I keep telling you that
     I don't need protection.
[20:25] Sebastian
    But if I allowed something
    to happen to you, my lady,
[20:28] Sebastian
    I would be disgracing His Lordship's memory.
[20:38] Marc
    I understand.
[20:39] Marc
    Viscount Müller was always very kind to us.
[20:43] Marc
    Though I'm sure you'll find us inadequate,
[20:45] Marc
    you are more than welcome to impose upon us.
[20:49] Sebastian
    I give you my thanks.
[20:51] Sebastian
    My lady, I shall see to your brothers
    and the estate in your absence.
[20:57] Elsa
    You'd better.
[20:59] Marc
    Lady Elsa, we will furnish
     the best care we can.
[21:03] Elsa
    Yeah, you'd better.
[21:07] Marc
    Now, let us set about securing you
    adequate lodgings at the shop.
[21:12] Sasaki
    Er... may I ask what you wanted me here for?
[21:15] Sebastian
    His Lordship once told me that you
     had brought from a foreign land
[21:21] Sebastian
    tools for communicating
    and seeing objects across distances.
[21:28] Sasaki
    Yes, I do carry such goods.
[21:31] Sebastian
    Would you be willing
    to provide me with one of each?
[21:37] Sasaki
    I can't see any immediate issue
    with selling to Viscount Müller's butler...
[21:43] Sasaki
    But something feels off.
    I can't put my finger on it.
[21:49] Sasaki
    Of course.
[21:51] Sasaki
    I'll acquire them with all due haste.
[21:53] Sebastian
    Thank you very much.
[21:55] Sebastian
    I am truly grateful for your aid.
[22:08] Elsa
    Father...