# 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...