E9 - Executions and Negotiations

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[00:14] (Flashback) Sasaki
    If you show this to the guard,
    you'll be able to meet with Marc-san.
[00:19] (Flashback) Sasaki
    French-san.
[00:20] (Flashback) French
    Y-Yes?
[00:22] (Flashback) Sasaki
    Would you mind taking him
    some food to cheer him up?
[00:38] Marc
    French-san...
[00:40] French
    How are you doing?
[00:42] Marc
    I'm getting by, thank you.
[00:47] French
    Um, this is for you.
[00:51] Marc
    Thank you, as always.
[01:07] Marc
    I'll make sure it doesn't get stolen.
[01:12] French
    Marc-san...
[02:45] ---
    EP 9         Executions and Negotiations
[02:52] Elsa
    I'm sorry, Father.
[03:00] Müller
    I'm just glad you're safe.
[03:05] Müller
    Sasaki-dono, I'm terribly sorry
    for the trouble we've caused you.
[03:10] Sasaki
    Really, it was no trouble at all.
[03:13] Peeps
    He's correct, Julius.
[03:15] Peeps
    The fault was ours entirely.
[03:17] Sasaki
    By the way, have you made any progress
    on getting Marc-san out of prison?
[03:24] Müller
    I've met with Count Dietrich
    a number of times, but...
[03:29] Sasaki
    I see.
[03:34] Servant
    Excuse me.
[03:36] Servant
    You have a visitor, my lord.
[03:38] Müller
    A visitor?
[03:52] Kai
    What are you doing there?
[03:55] Elsa
    N-Nothing!
[03:59] Kai
    If you say so.
[04:00] Kai
    Listen, Elsa.
[04:01] Kai
    Don't go missing and
     worry us like that ever again.
[04:07] Elsa
    I-I wasn't planning to!
[04:09] Kai
    Glad to hear it.
[04:14] Hermann
    So very sorry to intrude like this...
[04:20] Müller
    How can I help you, Hermann?
[04:23] Hermann
    Well, my lord, it's about my employee Marc.
[04:30] Hermann
    As the head of the company he represents,
[04:33] Hermann
    you have my profuse apologies
     for the trouble he's caused.
[04:37] Müller
    It's been no trouble at all.
[04:39] Müller
    I'll find a way to save Marc.
[04:41] Hermann
    Thank you, my lord.
[04:43] Hermann
    Except...
[04:46] Müller
    Is something the matter?
[04:48] Hermann
    Yes. Just recently, Count Dietrich
    proclaimed a sentence for Marc.
[04:54] Hermann
    He's to be executed in the coming days.
[04:58] Hermann
    Marc has served our company for many years.
[05:02] Hermann
    He's like family to me.
[05:04] Hermann
    I am truly aggrieved by this news.
[05:06] Müller
    I will not let him be executed!
[05:09] Hermann
    No, my lord! I could not allow you to go
    to even greater lengths for his sake.
[05:15] Hermann
    Besides, it would not do for
     Count Dietrich to lose face.
[05:19] Hermann
    I am grateful for all the kindness
    you've extended,
[05:23] Hermann
    but please, be seated
    and allow Marc to atone.
[05:38] Peeps
    That was a poor farce of a performance.
[05:41] Sasaki
    Even so, Marc-san is going to be executed...
[05:44] Sasaki
    We have to hurry.
[05:47] Müller
    I'm going to speak with Count Dietrich.
[05:51] Peeps
    You have a plan?
[05:53] Müller
    I was thinking of bringing monetary
    reparations to request more time.
[05:57] Peeps
    A better option than nothing, I suppose.
[06:01] Sasaki
    I can take a guess as to the relationship
    between Count Dietrich and Hermann-san.
[06:07] Sasaki
    Moving the main branch to the capital
    must factor into this, too.
[06:11] Sasaki
    Excuse me, Count Müller?
[06:15] Sasaki
    It was Count Dietrich who previously
[06:17] Sasaki
    attempted to seize control
     of your house, correct?
[06:20] Sasaki
    Can you tell me more about him?
[06:24] Müller
    Well...
[06:26] Müller
    He's an excellent statesman, to be sure.
[06:28] Müller
    And his excellence in that respect
    can make him quite cold.
[06:34] Müller
    In domestic affairs, he may be
    one of the best in the kingdom.
[06:38] Müller
    But he's ruthless in pursuit of his goals.
[06:42] Müller
    For better or worse, he's excellent
    at controlling things to his benefit.
[06:46] Sasaki
    Yes, I'm familiar with the type.
[06:50] Sasaki
    Probably similar to the chief, in fact.
[06:53] Sasaki
    Um, has this sort of thing
    been a pattern before now?
[06:58] Müller
    The antagonism between the houses of Dietrich
    and Müller has been ongoing for generations.
[07:02] Müller
    We fought over territory in the past as well.
[07:07] Müller
    I believe this incident to be
     the count's attempt to take
[07:11] Müller
    the Hermann Trading Company from us
    and deal a blow to our assets.
[07:14] Sasaki
    That sounds about par
    for a conflict between noble houses.
[07:23] Sasaki
    Say, would it be possible for me
     to accompany you, by chance?
[07:35] Peeps
    What point is there in you meeting with him?
[07:37] Sasaki
    Well, it's hard to get a person's measure
    without some face time.
[07:46] Peeps
    It seems to me that you enjoy taking
    the most roundabout approaches to everything.
[07:52] Sasaki
    I don't have the power to solve
    things in a flash the way you do.
[07:57] Sasaki
    I'm not the most decisive, either.
[08:00] Peeps
    Now, what is that you've brought with you?
[08:03] Sasaki
    Oh, this?
[08:04] Sasaki
    Just a souvenir.
[08:36] Dietrich
    Come in.
[08:38] Aide
    Excuse me, my lord. You have a visitor.
[08:42] Dietrich
    A visitor?
[08:52] Dietrich
    There's still nothing you can say
    to change things, Count Müller.
[08:55] Dietrich
    I'm sure you came running
    when you heard of his death sentence,
[08:59] Dietrich
    but the matter has been decided.
[09:01] Dietrich
    There's no going back now.
[09:04] Sasaki
    So this is Count Dietrich, huh?
[09:07] Sasaki
    That high-pressure aura reminds me
[09:09] Sasaki
    of a department head of a certain client
    that I always struggled with.
[09:17] Dietrich
    And would this be...?
[09:19] Sasaki
    My lord!
[09:21] Sasaki
    It's a pleasure to meet you, Count Dietrich.
[09:25] Sasaki
    I am Sasaki the merchant.
[09:27] Dietrich
    Ah, of course.
[09:29] Dietrich
    The one who aided Prince Adonis
     with his return.
[09:33] Dietrich
    An admirable feat.
[09:37] Sasaki
    I'm flattered.
[09:40] Sasaki
    These are the wares I deal in.
[09:44] Sasaki
    I hope you'll accept them
    as a token of our acquaintance.
[09:54] Dietrich
    And just what is this?
[09:56] Sasaki
    It's called a transceiver.
[09:58] Sasaki
    It's a tool that enables
     communication over a distance.
[10:01] Dietrich
    Well, that's quite interesting.
[10:04] Sasaki
    Why, I'm so glad you approve!
[10:08] Dietrich
    I've heard tell that all your wares
    are high-quality and curious items.
[10:13] Sasaki
    I'm honored to hear you say so.
[10:15] Dietrich
    Something about a device
    that lets you see distant objects
[10:18] Dietrich
    and a calculator that uses
    the numbers of a foreign land.
[10:22] Sasaki
    That's correct.
[10:23] Dietrich
    I'm also told of some unknown
    metal fuel that powers such tools.
[10:29] Sasaki
    Yes, all of which I've been wholesaling
    to the Hermann Trading Company.
[10:36] Dietrich
    And you buy from this man as well?
[10:39] Müller
    I sometimes request his services, yes.
[10:43] Dietrich
    I see.
[10:46] Dietrich
    So you, too, have come to beg
    for a criminal's life?
[10:50] Sasaki
    Marc-san has been of great service to me
    since I took up business in these lands.
[10:55] Dietrich
    I see.
[11:01] Dietrich
    How about this, then?
[11:03] Dietrich
    Sell the entirety of your stock
    to me from now on.
[11:08] Dietrich
    If you do, I'd be willing to let him go.
[11:13] Müller
    Count Dietrich!
[11:14] Müller
    Sasaki-dono is merely
    one of Marc-dono's clients.
[11:18] Müller
    To make him bear responsibility is...
[11:21] Dietrich
    If you can't do it, I understand.
[11:23] Dietrich
    We'll just execute Marc as planned.
[11:28] Sasaki
    Pardon, but could I have some time
    to consider the matter?
[11:32] Müller
    Sasaki-dono...
[11:36] Dietrich
    Very well. I'll grant a one-month
     stay of execution.
[11:41] Dietrich
    I hope you make the right call by then.
[11:49] Müller
    I'm so sorry for dragging you into this.
[11:52] Sasaki
    No, I should apologize
    for speaking out of turn.
[11:56] Müller
    But at this rate, your business will...
[12:00] Sasaki
    Nothing is worth more than Marc-san's life.
[12:03] French
    Sir!
[12:07] Sasaki
    Oh, French-san—
[12:09] French
    Sir! Is it true that Marc-san
    is going to be executed?
[12:13] Sasaki
    Where did you hear that?
[12:14] French
    The guard said so.
[12:17] French
    Isn't there anything you can do?
[12:24] Sasaki
    Count Müller.
[12:26] Sasaki
    Could you give me maybe a couple of weeks?
[12:29] Müller
    As you wish. Do you have some kind of plan?
[12:32] Sasaki
    Well, I wouldn't go so far as to call it that.
[12:36] Sasaki
    But I certainly intend to do
    everything in my power.
[12:41] Sasaki
    And I have a request to make of you.
[12:47] Müller
    Of course. Anything you need.
[12:54] Peeps
    What are you going to do?
[12:55] Peeps
    I'm happy to intervene
    with physical force at any time.
[12:58] Sasaki
    Peeps, let's agree that's our last resort.
[13:02] Sasaki
    I believe there's yet more I can do.
[13:07] Peeps
    I see.
[13:08] Sasaki
    It might involve a bit of flying around.
[13:11] Sasaki
    Could you help me out?
[13:13] Peeps
    Indeed. I would be glad to.
[13:15] Peeps
    In exchange for 500 grams
    of Kobe beef chateaubriand!
[13:19] Sasaki
    O-Of course.
[13:21] Hermann
    What? You called off the execution?
[13:24] Hermann
    Wh-What is the meaning of this,
     Count Dietrich?
[13:30] Dietrich
    Keep your head, man.
[13:31] Dietrich
    It's not yet set in stone.
[13:34] Dietrich
    It depends on if he accepts my terms.
[13:37] Hermann
    Wh-What terms?
[13:43] Dietrich
    Quite a windfall, really.
[13:45] Dietrich
    I get not only the Hermann Trading Company,
    but also that foreign merchant on my side.
[13:50] Dietrich
    Regretful though it is for Prince Adonis,
[13:53] Dietrich
    this will all serve to benefit Prince Louis.
[13:57] Dietrich
    The crown prince will be
    the next king without fail.
[14:07] Sasaki
    Thank you, Mary-san.
[14:09] Mary
    Don't mention it.
[14:10] Mary
    If there's anything else you need,
     feel free to ask.
[14:14] Sasaki
    All right. I'll do just that.
[14:17] Mary
    I'll be going, then.
[14:19] Sasaki
    E-Er...
[14:21] Sasaki
    Here. I know it's not much, but...
[14:23] Mary
    What? Oh, I couldn't...
[14:25] Sasaki
    A token of my appreciation.
[14:27] Sasaki
    Please, take it.
[14:36] Peeps
    This "yet more you can do"...
    Does it involve skipping town, perhaps?
[14:40] Sasaki
    O-Of course not, Peeps.
[14:42] Peeps
    A mere jest.
[14:44] Peeps
    Now then, what are you doing
    with your reserve stock?
[14:50] Sasaki
    I just might need cash, is all.
[14:53] Sasaki
    Peeps, can you take me to Joseph-san?
[14:57] Peeps
    I shall.
[15:06] Joseph
    Next, as agreed, I'll hold the profits
    from this lot as collateral
[15:10] Joseph
    for establishing your new trading company.
[15:14] Sasaki
    I appreciate it.
[15:18] Peeps
    Weren't you going to need the cash?
[15:21] Sasaki
    Now, now...
[15:23] Sasaki
    Joseph-san.
[15:25] Sasaki
    I was thinking of bringing another
    lot here in the next few days.
[15:31] Sasaki
    Would that be an issue?
[15:32] Joseph
    No, far from it. It would be most welcome.
[15:35] Joseph
    How much are we talking?
[15:38] Sasaki
    I think about double this current delivery.
[15:41] Joseph
    Double?
[15:43] Sasaki
    Yes.
[15:44] Sasaki
    And if possible, I'd like the next payment
    to be made in cash on delivery.
[15:50] Joseph
    That would be no issue.
[15:52] Sasaki
    You have my thanks.
[15:55] Matisse
    Oh, there you are.
[15:57] Joseph
    Matisse-san!
[15:59] Joseph
    How unusual for you to come
    all the way out here.
[16:03] Matisse
    I had business nearby,
    so I thought I'd stop in.
[16:06] Matisse
    And I see your company
    is as prosperous as ever.
[16:10] Joseph
    How kind of you to notice.
[16:13] Joseph
    Pardon us, Sasaki-san.
[16:14] Sasaki
    O-Oh, don't mind me.
[16:16] Joseph
    This is Matisse-san,
    a friend from my student days.
[16:20] Joseph
    He now works at the central bank.
[16:23] Matisse
    Matisse, at your service.
[16:25] Sasaki
    A pleasure to meet you. I'm Sasaki.
[16:28] Sasaki
    Wait, haven't I seen this man before?
[16:31] Joseph
    Now, what brings you here out of the blue?
[16:34] Matisse
    I'd like to ask for your advice.
[16:36] Joseph
    That's rare.
[16:38] Joseph
    I recall hearing you'd been
    put in charge of the south.
[16:42] Matisse
    Yes.
[16:43] Matisse
    A noble from Herz took out a loan.
[16:46] Matisse
    The empire's withdrawal seems
    to have thrown a wrench in his plans.
[16:51] Sasaki
    I remember now!
[16:53] Sasaki
    I passed him at Count Dietrich's
    lodging house.
[16:58] Sasaki
    Um, would you mind telling me more
    about the situation in question?
[17:15] Neighbor
    I guess he's working late again today...
[17:22] Neighbor
    Huh?
[17:31] Neighbor
    I've been here since school let out.
    When did he get back?
[17:35] Neighbor
    Or has he been off all day?
[17:39] Peeps
    What shall we do next?
[17:41] Sasaki
    We'll fetch our order
    and then head right back.
[17:46] Peeps
    No time to rest, I suppose.
[17:49] Neighbor
    Who's there? Who is he talking to?
[17:57] Sasaki
    H-Hey.
[18:02] Neighbor
    Um, good evening.
[18:04] Neighbor
    Are you on your way out, mister?
[18:07] Sasaki
    What? O-Oh, yes.
[18:09] Sasaki
    I left something at work.
[18:12] Neighbor
    Oh... really?
[18:21] Sasaki
    Well, good night.
[18:23] Neighbor
    Right. Take care.
[18:37] Neighbor
    Mister...
[18:45] Sasaki
    Yes? Sasaki speaking.
[18:47] Shizuka
    You finally picked up!
[18:49] Shizuka
    What in the world are you thinking?
[18:51] Shizuka
    You ask me to hurry,
    then make me wait three hours?!
[18:55] Sasaki
    What? We agreed to meet at seven.
[18:58] Shizuka
    Are you absolutely mad?
[19:00] Shizuka
    Don't you realize what time it is?
[19:05] Sasaki
    What? The rate of passage changed again?
[19:08] Sasaki
    I'm sorry. I encountered
    an unexpected issue.
[19:12] Sasaki
    But, well, how did it go?
[19:14] Shizuka
    Honestly. Have you confused me
    for some internet delivery service now?
[19:20] Sasaki
    No, hardly.
[19:22] Sasaki
    I take it that means it was difficult?
[19:24] Shizuka
    I managed to get it all ready.
[19:26] Shizuka
    But I do hope you'll come to pick it up soon.
[19:28] Sasaki
    Thank you very much.
[19:30] Sasaki
    I'll be there right away!
[19:37] Elsa
    I hope Father's all right.
[19:41] Kai
    I'm sure he'll be fine.
    And our elder brother is with him.
[19:44] Elsa
    Right.
[19:46] Kai
    I'm more worried about
    that merchant, Sasaki.
[19:50] Kai
    He has a rather shiftless air about him.
[19:53] Elsa
    It's fine.
[19:54] Elsa
    He's far more competent than you are, in fact.
[19:57] Kai
    What? Y-You can't mean that!
[20:28] Elsa
    Father!
[20:29] Kai
    Welcome home, Father.
[20:32] Elsa
    How did it go?
[20:51] Marc
    French-san...
[20:52] French
    Marc-san. Hang in there a bit longer.
[20:58] French
    I'm sure the two of them
    will manage something!
[21:09] Hermann
    Well, today's the deadline.
[21:11] Hermann
    It seems they failed to make use
    of the opportunity you afforded them.
[21:15] Dietrich
    We'll see about that.
[21:19] Hermann
    They should have kept their
    heads down, as I advised them.
[21:23] Hermann
    I bet they're ruing
     humiliating themselves by now!
[21:29] Dietrich
    By the way, Hermann,
    I saw your company's ledger.
[21:34] Dietrich
    What's this loan you took out
    from the central bank?
[21:38] Hermann
    W-Well, that's... er...
[21:41] Hermann
    for the branch transfer.
[21:44] Dietrich
    The sum was a bit excessive for that purpose.
[21:47] Dietrich
    Do you really expect to pay it all back?
[21:53] Aide
    Excuse me, my lord.