E11 - Reinforcements and a Bittersweet First Deployment

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[00:06] Casserole
    Hey, what's...
[00:09] Casserole
    What's Pas up to?
[00:11] Feuille
    Working on some kind of sample sweet...
[00:14] Feuille
    made by whisking egg whites.
[00:17] Feuille
    He's been at it... all day!
[00:21] Casserole
    He's been doing that same motion all day?
SIGN    Bulge
[00:25] Cointreau
    Not a bad way...
[00:26] Glacage
    ...of building muscle, I'd wager.
[00:29] Pas
    You'd think that, right?
[00:32] Glacage
    Wh-What?!
[00:33] Cointreau
    No muscle has formed,
    even after all that labor?!
[00:38] Pas
    You're clearly shocked
    by my slim, delicate arm.
[00:42] Pas
    It's because...
[00:44] Pas
    What you develop through whisking eggs
[00:46] Pas
    is STMF!
[00:48] Casserole
    "Small-to-medium fowl"?
[00:50] Pas
    "Slow-twitch muscle fibers."
[00:53] Pas
    By exposing my arms to prolonged
    low-burden exercise,
[00:58] Pas
    I develop lithe and firm arms
    without bulging muscles!
[01:04] Pas
    But more importantly,
[01:05] Pas
    the crucial factor in muscle
    development is diet!
[01:11] Pas
    Most calories from sweets come
    from carbohydrates and fat,
[01:14] Pas
    with very low protein values,
[01:17] Pas
    so they don't build muscle!
[01:18] Casserole
    You need to eat real food!
[01:24] Narrator
    This is the tale of a genius patissier
    who died before his time,
[01:29] Narrator
    and was reincarnated as the son
    of a poor noble in another world
[01:33] Narrator
    to pursue a world full
    of desserts and smiles.
[01:37] Narrator
    It's a tale that is at once cold
    and unsparing, and syrupy sweet.
[01:43] Narrator
    His dream is to create this
    world's very own land of sweets!
SIGN    Sweet Reincarnation
SIGN    Reinforcements and a Bittersweet First Deployment
[03:23] Casserole
    War has begun.
[03:27] Casserole
    It started between Hubarek's lands in
    the east and their neighbor, Lutoroute.
SIGN    Lutoroute War Camp
[03:37] Aide A
    According to reports,
[03:39] Aide A
    there's been no word yet of
    reinforcements from the duke's estate
[03:42] Aide A
    in the royal capital.
[03:45] Lutoroute
    Just as I thought.
[03:47] Lutoroute
    The moment they heard the false rumor
    that our army was 30,000 strong,
[03:51] Lutoroute
    Hubarek would have requested
    aid from Kadlecek.
[03:55] Lutoroute
    The fact that there's been
    no action there means...
[03:58] Aide A
    Either the duke turned him down,
[03:59] Aide A
    or the Hubareks withdrew
    their request for aid.
[04:04] Lutoroute
    It'll be the latter.
[04:05] Lutoroute
    The minute he learned we
    have only ten thousand,
[04:08] Lutoroute
    he'd want to handle us himself to save face.
[04:12] Lutoroute
    He won't want large-scale
    participation by the ducal house.
[04:16] Aide A
    I doubt the duke will appreciate that.
[04:20] Aide A
    We can assume it was a source of conflict.
[04:25] Lutoroute
    Just watch me, Hubarek.
[04:27] Lutoroute
    I'll settle this long-standing
    grudge between us...
[04:29] Lutoroute
    with your destruction!
[04:32] Lieutenant A
    Milord!
[04:34] Lieutenant A
    I've received word that the daughter's fiancé
[04:36] Lieutenant A
    is currently stationed in the margravate.
[04:41] Lutoroute
    Oh?
[04:42] Lutoroute
    The duke's grandson, you mean?
[04:53] Licorice
    Pas!
[04:55] Licorice
    Is something the matter?
[04:59] Licorice
    You seemed a bit lost in thought.
[05:02] Pas
    Oh, no, I'm just fine!
[05:05] Licorice
    Were you thinking about the war?
[05:11] Licorice
    I heard that war was breaking out
    between my homeland and its neighbor...
[05:17] Licorice
    I...
[05:20] Licorice
    I believe we're thinking the same thing.
[05:26] Licorice
    War is a foolish thing.
    Why do they have to fight?
[05:33] Licorice
    Instead of waging war, they could
    be making delicious sweets...
[05:38] Licorice
    If they could lose themselves
    in it the way that you do,
[05:42] Licorice
    and eat the finished desserts with a smile...
[05:48] Licorice
    Then everyone in the world
    could be happy and joyous!
[05:57] Pas
    I feel the same way.
[06:03] Pas
    Sweets make everyone happy!
[06:06] Pas
    Behind every smile, there's a sweet!
[06:09] Pas
    The road to happiness is paved with sweets!
[06:11] Pas
    That's the right answer!
[06:14] Licorice
    Yes!
[06:19] Pas
    Oh, right!
[06:20] Pas
    The merchant's going to
    deliver the goats today.
[06:23] Licorice
    Goats?
[06:24] Pas
    Cheesecake made from goat's
    milk is rich and delicious!
[06:30] Licorice
    Cheesecake?
[06:31] Licorice
    I'd love to try that!
[06:33] Pas
    Right? You can set your hopes high, then!
[06:37] Licorice
    I will!
[06:40] Pas
    Someone swiped the goats?!
[06:43] Pas
    Explain this at once!
[06:45] Merchant
    Well, actually...
[06:46] Merchant
    "Before I could bring them here,
    another noble bought them all up,"
[06:51] Merchant
    would be more precise.
[06:53] Pas
    That's still basically swiping them!
[06:56] Feuille
    To force a person to sell
    something under threat
[06:59] Feuille
    isn't much different from stealing.
[07:03] Merchant
    I'm so sorry!
[07:05] Merchant
    I tried to explain that they
    already had a buyer, but...
[07:09] Merchant
    They said the circumstances were dire,
[07:11] Merchant
    and they'd kill me if I
    didn't hand over the goats!
[07:14] Merchant
    I didn't have a choice...
[07:16] Casserole
    I understand.
[07:18] Casserole
    Thank you for coming in person to explain.
[07:21] Pas
    So? Who'd you sell them to?
[07:24] Merchant
    Baron Lunzvage.
[07:26] Pas
    Ah, the one famous for picking
    on newer noble families...
[07:31] Feuille
    Having a familial connection to
    a powerful noble would help us
[07:35] Feuille
    to lodge a complaint, but...
[07:40] Casserole
    But the engagement to House Hubarek
    has not yet been formalized.
[07:44] Casserole
    It would be difficult to ask
    the margrave to intervene.
[07:49] Casserole
    Besides, this is likely a consequence
    of the conflict between
[07:53] Casserole
    the houses of Hubarek and Lutoroute.
[07:56] Casserole
    Complaining about the shockwaves from
    that won't earn us much sympathy.
[07:59] Feuille
    So we basically just have to suck it up?
[08:02] Casserole
    We only got word of the
    war three days ago, too.
[08:05] Casserole
    Hard to believe it's already affecting us...
[08:08] Feuille
    It's gotta be a pretty big conflict,
[08:11] Feuille
    and we're all connected by trade.
[08:14] Feuille
    Even distant regions will be
    at least somewhat affected.
[08:17] Pas
    Is this a trial, then?
[08:19] Pas
    Baron, heron, whatever he is...
[08:23] Casserole
    Pas?
[08:25] Pas
    Anyone who gets in the way of my fun
[08:29] Pas
    must be purged from the face of this world!
[08:31] Pas
    We mustn't permit this kind of tyranny!
    Morteln's pride can't survive it!
[08:35] Feuille
    What's wrong, kid?
[08:36] Casserole
    Calm down!
[08:37] Pas
    How can I be calm?!
[08:38] Pas
    I'm gonna march right up to that baron
    guy and give him a piece of my mind!
[08:42] Casserole
    Pas!
[08:44] Casserole
    You need to calm down.
[08:46] Pas
    But Father—
[08:47] Casserole
    Lands are at war.
[08:48] Casserole
    Every fief is going to
    need supplies, especially food.
[08:53] Casserole
    And the Lunzvage Barony is closer
    to the front lines than ours.
[08:58] Casserole
    It's natural that they'd have
    a pressing need for food.
[09:02] Casserole
    Besides, he didn't steal the goats.
[09:04] Casserole
    He still paid for them.
[09:07] Casserole
    I'm sorry you lost your chance to buy them,
[09:10] Casserole
    but you're the only one who's
    actually been harmed by that.
[09:13] Casserole
    You have to acknowledge that.
[09:14] Pas
    You're right.
[09:16] Pas
    But—
[09:16] Feuille
    So even if you went to get them back,
[09:18] Feuille
    he'd just use the war as
    an excuse to dismiss you.
[09:25] Casserole
    I understand that you're frustrated,
[09:27] Casserole
    but you need to accept reality.
[09:30] Pas
    But I really need those goats!
[09:32] Casserole
    Once the conflict is settled,
    you'll get a chance to negotiate.
[09:36] Casserole
    Though it won't be easy.
[09:40] (Flashback) Licorice
    Cheesecake?
[09:42] (Flashback) Licorice
    I'd love to try that!
[09:44] Pas
    Why must people go to war?
[09:47] Pas
    It doesn't make anyone happy!
[09:50] Feuille
    Say, I've got an idea!
[09:53] Feuille
    A way to get your pick
    of supplies, even during war.
[09:59] Pas
    That's it! Reinforcements!
[10:01] Pas
    If we join the war as reinforcements,
[10:04] Pas
    we can assert priority
    selection of provisions!
[10:07] Feuille
    Exactly!
[10:08] Feuille
    Baron Lunzvage is famous
    for his miserly ways.
[10:12] Feuille
    I doubt he's offering much in the way of aid.
[10:14] Feuille
    But if we join the reinforcement ourselves,
[10:17] Feuille
    it could give us a leg up on him.
[10:21] Casserole
    And since Pas and Licorice are engaged,
[10:25] Casserole
    we have a reason to side with Hubarek.
[10:28] Pas
    I've decided.
[10:31] Pas
    Watch me, Baron Lunzvage!
[10:34] Pas
    Those goats...
[10:36] Pas
    are my goats!
[10:41] Marc
    Pas is the adjutant,
[10:44] Marc
    and the lord is the commander?
[10:47] Lumi
    The retainers are my dad and Nicolo.
[10:49] Lumi
    I hope that newbie can handle the job...
[10:54] Cointreau
    That, plus eight footsoldiers
    recruited from our villages.
[10:58] Cointreau
    Twelve in all.
[11:01] Marc
    Damn it! I wanted to go, too!
[11:04] Lumi
    You would've just been a burden.
[11:06] Marc
    What was that?!
[11:08] Cointreau
    We've got an important job, too.
[11:10] Cointreau
    Protecting the fief while
    our suzerain's gone.
[11:13] Marc
    I know that, Dad!
[11:16] Agnes
    But to make all their preparations
    and leave in one day...
[11:20] Feuille
    The boss and the kid are always
    prepared for an emergency.
[11:25] Feuille
    They believe in being ready for anything!
[11:27] Agnes
    There's nothing to worry about, Licorice.
[11:31] Licorice
    I know...
[11:36] Pas
    Sorry, Licorice,
[11:38] Pas
    for going off to the front myself.
[11:40] Pas
    But I'm doing it for sweets...
[11:42] Pas
    Rather, to right a wrong!
[11:46] Pas
    Once I get my goats back,
[11:48] Pas
    I'll make lots of delicious desserts!
[12:01] Squale
    So charming...
[12:03] Petra
    You have the real me right here!
[12:05] Petra
    How can you be preoccupied with a picture?!
[12:07] Squale
    I-I wasn't!
[12:09] Squale
    It's just, the real you is so charming,
[12:11] Squale
    I feel like I have to prepare myself.
[12:13] Petra
    My!
[12:19] Squale
    Yeah, Petra really is charming...
[12:25] Hubarek
    Well done!
[12:27] Hubarek
    That was a great cover story you
    pulled out of thin air, Lord Squale.
[12:31] Squale
    It wasn't a cover story!
[12:33] Squale
    I meant it! I don't—
[12:34] Petra
    Father, don't tease Lord Squale!
[12:38] Hubarek
    Oh, sorry.
[12:39] Petra
    Please excuse him, Lord Squale.
[12:41] Squale
    No offense taken.
[12:43] Squale
    Shall we take a walk?
[12:44] Attendant
    Milord!
[12:46] Attendant
    Lutoroute's main force is on the march!
[12:50] Hubarek
    What?!
[12:51] Attendant
    They number just over ten thousand!
[12:53] Hubarek
    Ten thousand?
[12:55] Hubarek
    So the original report of
    thirty thousand was falsified.
[12:59] Hubarek
    We should be able to handle them
    with our forces alone, then.
[13:04] Hubarek
    Lord Squale, you heard the man.
[13:06] Squale
    Sir!
[13:07] Hubarek
    I'd like to put you on
    the front line defenses.
[13:12] Petra
    No! With our army alone?!
[13:15] Hubarek
    Petra, I know what I'm doing.
[13:18] Petra
    But...
[13:24] Squale
    My lord!
[13:26] Squale
    Thank you for gifting me my first campaign.
[13:29] Squale
    I'll set out at once!
[13:31] Hubarek
    Good.
[13:32] Hubarek
    See to it!
[13:33] Squale
    Sir.
[13:34] Petra
    Lord Squale...
[13:35] Squale
    Don't worry.
[13:36] Squale
    I will protect your father's lands.
SIGN    Lutoroute War Camp
[13:43] Lieutenant A
    Reporting in!
[13:45] Lieutenant A
    Part of the advance unit has arrived
    near the border and formed rank!
[13:50] Lutoroute
    Excellent work.
[13:51] Aide A
    Milord.
[13:52] Aide A
    Our forces are showing signs of fatigue,
[13:55] Aide A
    and the Hubarek army is
    steadily growing their ranks.
[13:59] Aide A
    We could end up at a disadvantage.
[14:02] Lutoroute
    You think I didn't account for that?
[14:06] Aide A
    Certainly not, milord...
[14:08] Lutoroute
    My real goal here is to tear
    Hubarek and Kadlecek apart.
[14:12] Aide A
    The margrave and the duke?
[14:16] Lutoroute
    Kadlecek's heir is stationed
    at House Hubarek.
[14:19] Lutoroute
    He's never been in a real battle before.
[14:22] Lutoroute
    Hubarek likely wants to grant
    him his first campaign,
[14:25] Lutoroute
    but he can't just go throwing a
    dignitary's grandson into jeopardy.
[14:30] Lutoroute
    If you expect an easy battle, though,
[14:33] Lutoroute
    it's a perfect chance for a first deployment.
[14:35] Lutoroute
    And if he gives him a win,
    he'll have Kadlecek's gratitude.
[14:40] Lutoroute
    That's why I'm going to lure him out
[14:42] Lutoroute
    to a place where I can easily finish him.
[14:48] Lutoroute
    The girl will lose her fiancé.
[14:50] Lutoroute
    Kadlecek will be furious
    and cut ties with him.
[14:53] Lutoroute
    Hubarek will be isolated, his attempt
    to expand his forces up in smoke.
[14:58] Lutoroute
    And while he's still reeling from that,
     I'll mount our all-out attack.
[15:01] Lutoroute
    It'll all be over before the duke's
    reinforcements ever arrive.
[15:07] Lutoroute
    I can already imagine the
    despair on Hubarek's face!
SIGN    Margravate of Hubarek  Near Border
[15:18] Squale
    I didn't expect my first
    deployment so suddenly.
[15:24] Petra
    Take this to protect you.
[15:27] Squale
    I can't afford to lose.
[15:29] Squale
    I will protect Petra!
SIGN    The Day Before • Margravate of Hubarek
[15:40] Hubarek
    Well, if it isn't Lord Morteln and Lord Pastry!
[15:44] Casserole
    We heard you were under attack
    and wished to offer our aid.
[15:48] Hubarek
    I'm truly grateful for this aid from afar.
[15:52] Pas
    No, we're doing it for the goats!
[15:54] Casserole
    Hey!
[15:56] Hubarek
    Goats?
[15:57] Pas
    N-Nothing!
[15:59] Pas
    I mean, anything to aid the
    family of my precious fiancée!
[16:06] Casserole
    How's the battle going?
[16:07] Hubarek
    It's well for now.
[16:10] Hubarek
    The enemy force isn't as large as I expected.
[16:13] Hubarek
    They're preparing a strike from
    their front line fortress now.
[16:18] Pas
    It's not that large?
[16:19] Hubarek
    Yes, I thought they could be 30,000 strong,
[16:23] Hubarek
    but in fact, it's closer to 12,000.
[16:26] Hubarek
    I'd like to get your opinion, sir.
[16:28] Casserole
    Where are they set up?
[16:30] Hubarek
    There are two thousand here.
[16:32] Hubarek
    Their main force is here, with what
    looks like 500 provisionals nearby.
[16:37] Hubarek
    We've got 200 of our men
    protecting this hill,
[16:40] Hubarek
    and there are enemy forces here as well.
[16:44] Pas
    I see. Solid defenses.
[16:46] Casserole
    It's curious.
[16:48] Hubarek
    Curious?
[16:49] Casserole
    Something's not right. It doesn't add up.
[16:52] Casserole
    It all looks fine at a glance, but...
[16:57] Hubarek
    You think so too?
[16:59] Pas
    A warrior's instinct?
[17:03] Pas
    But for a veteran like Father,
    it's probably trustworthy.
[17:08] Casserole
    But the formation certainly
    seems sensible and solid.
[17:14] Casserole
    What is it that doesn't feel right?
[17:17] Pas
    Maybe it's too solid?
[17:20] Hubarek
    What do you mean?
[17:21] Pas
    It shouldn't be this solid, right?
[17:24] Pas
    This is the formation of an army 
    preparing for an attack from us.
[17:29] Pas
    They're the ones invading,
[17:32] Pas
    so why are they in a defensive formation?
[17:36] Casserole
    Yes, why would invaders
    reinforce their defenses
[17:39] Casserole
    before even a single battle's been fought?
[17:42] Hubarek
    So that's what felt wrong about it.
[17:45] Pas
    What are they after, then?
[17:48] Hubarek
    You think they want to wear us down?
[17:51] Casserole
    No. If I were them...
[17:55] Casserole
    I'd leave the majority of my
    forces to solidify our defenses
[17:58] Casserole
    and make up for my lack of numbers
[18:00] Casserole
    by fighting a limited war
    with small mobile units,
[18:04] Casserole
    to slowly but surely shave down my
    opponent's numbers through repeated ambushes.
[18:10] Casserole
    Here, for instance.
[18:12] Casserole
    This is where I'd strike first.
[18:16] Pas
    If you put yourself in
    your opponent's position,
[18:18] Pas
    you can figure out exactly
    what they're after?
[18:21] Casserole
    If I'm assuming you're defending
    against attacks from the north,
[18:25] Casserole
    a strike here should leave me unscathed.
[18:27] Casserole
    The terrain also makes
    it perfect for an ambush.
[18:32] Pas
    Sir?
[18:34] Hubarek
    That's...
[18:36] Hubarek
    That's where Lord Squale's unit is headed!
[18:40] Pas
    Lord Squale?!
[18:42] Hubarek
    I thought it would be an easy area to defend,
[18:46] Hubarek
    and that it would be a good
    first deployment for him.
[18:49] Casserole
    Lord Squale has no combat experience.
[18:51] Casserole
    He won't last long as
    the target of an ambush!
[18:54] Casserole
    We must lend him our aid!
[18:56] Hubarek
    You're right.
[18:57] Hubarek
    I'll leave a company in your hands!
[18:59] Hubarek
    Get to Lord Squale at once!
[19:01] Casserole
    Let's hurry, Pas!
[19:02] Pas
    Right!
[19:05] Squale
    Where do we expect the enemy to attack from?
[19:07] Aide
    The northeast, we believe.
[19:09] Squale
    Good.
[19:10] Squale
    We'll meet them here and wipe them out!
[19:12] Aide
    Sir!
[19:13] Hubarek Soldier 1
    Excuse me, sir!
[19:15] Hubarek Soldier 1
    We've sighted the enemy in the distance!
[19:17] Hubarek Soldier 1
    About twenty men!
[19:19] Squale
    It's time, then.
[19:21] Squale
    Let's begin!
[19:30] Squale
    Where are they? Where is the enemy?!
[19:32] Hubarek Soldier 2
    It's an ambush!
[19:34] Hubarek Soldier 2
    It's the enemy!
[19:35] Hubarek Soldier 2
    It's an ambush from the southern forest!
[19:37] Squale
    What?
[19:38] Aide
    How did they get behind us?!
[19:40] Lutoroute Army
    Get them!
[19:43] Lutoroute Army
    Go!
[19:46] Hubarek Soldier 4
    There are so many!
[19:47] Squale
    I thought there were only twenty of them!
[19:49] Aide
    Don't retreat! Meet them here!
[19:50] Squale
    They tricked us?
[19:58] Squale
    Stay calm. Stay calm!
[20:02] Aide
    Lord Squale!
[20:04] Aide
    Lord Squale, your orders?!
[20:07] Squale
    We're playing into their hands here.
[20:08] Squale
    Get into the forest!
[20:09] Aide
    Sir!
[20:17] Hubarek Soldier 1
    Enemy reinforcements! About a hundred!
[20:19] Aide
    Lord Squale, your orders?!
[20:21] Squale
    We're trapped!
[20:29] Glacage
    My lord, Margrave Hubarek's
    company is delayed!
[20:33] Casserole
    No time to wait for them!
[20:35] Casserole
    Nicolo, I'm leaving Hubarek's company to you!
[20:37] Nicolo
    Yes, sir!
[20:39] Casserole
    Once we near the border, Pas, you take
    the soldiers and harangue the enemy!
[20:43] Pas
    Sir!
[20:44] Casserole
    Glacage, you're with me!
[20:46] Glacage
    Sir!
[20:47] Pas
    Lord Squale...
[20:52] Squale
    Stay together! Don't disperse!
[20:53] Lutoroute Soldier 1
    That kid's their leader!
[20:55] Lutoroute Soldier 2
    Take him down!
[20:56] Squale
    We need to retreat! All forces, fall back!
[20:58] Aide
    We can't!
[20:59] Aide
    They have us surrounded!
[21:13] Squale
    We'll carve a path through.
[21:15] Aide
    But we don't have enough men!
[21:17] Hubarek Soldier 1
    We'd better surrender.
[21:18] Squale
    We need to stay strong!
[21:25] Squale
    Wh-What is...
[21:38] Squale
    Is that... Lord Morteln?
[21:44] Squale
    What's Lord Morteln doing here?
[21:47] Pas
    I'm glad you're safe, Lord Squale!
[21:52] Pas
    It's been a while.
[21:53] Pas
    We heard about your first deployment
    and came to lend a hand!
[23:36] Pas
    Next time on Sweet Reincarnation:
SIGN    The Flavor of Consolation: Tarte Tatin
[23:39] Pas
    "The Flavor of Consolation: Tarte Tatin"
[23:41] Pas
    Bon appétit!
SIGN    Illustration:
SIGN    Kaito Shibano