# Tearmoon Empire
After a rebellion overthrows the Tearmoon Empire, Princess Mia meets her demise by guillotine at just 20 years old. She awakens eight years in the past, given a second chance at life. Haunted by her memory of the guillotine, the princess sets out to rebuild the empire and prevent a return to fate. Can the selfish princess learn to be a selfless leader, even though she’s trying to save herself?
# Season 1
# E1 - The Princess Starting from the Chopping Block
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GG1U24341/the-princess-starting-from-the-chopping-block)
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**[00:28] Populace**
Kill 'em!
**[00:33] Mia (Adult)**
Unhand me! How dare you treat me so!
**[00:36] Mia (Adult)**
Do you think this affront to my personage
will go without consequences?
**[00:40] Mia (Adult)**
Someone! Cut down these men! Anyone!
**[00:51] Mia (Adult)**
What is this?
**[00:54] Mia (Adult)**
Come back!
**[00:56] Mia (Adult)**
I cannot stay in such a dirty cell!
**[00:58] Mia (Adult)**
Release me!
**[01:00] Mia (Adult)**
I am telling you to release me!
**[01:04] Mia (Adult)**
I-I am...
**[01:07] Mia (Adult)**
I am the First Princess
of the Tearmoon Empire,
**[01:12] Mia (Adult)**
Mia Luna Tearmoon, Her Imperial Highness.
***SIGN*** Three Years Later
**[01:32] Soldier B**
Dinner is served.
**[01:34] Soldier C**
It always reeks in here.
**[01:37] Soldier C**
Makes me wanna hurl.
**[01:39] Soldier B**
Now, now.
**[01:40] Soldier B**
You know it's vegetables first.
**[01:47] Soldier B**
Oh, how wasteful.
**[01:49] Soldier C**
Ah, I seem to recall Her *Highness* had
a distaste for Yellow Moon tomatoes.
**[01:55] Soldier B**
Well, this is your *last* meal.
**[01:58] Soldier B**
You can enjoy it as you see fit.
**[02:18] Soldier A**
Hey!
**[02:20] Soldier A**
You have a visitor before the end.
**[02:22] Soldier A**
Come.
**[02:46] Soldier B**
Get moving.
**[02:54] Mia (Adult)**
*How...*
**[02:57] Mia (Adult)**
*How did things come to this?*
**[03:04] Populace (Male)**
Do it already!
**[03:05] Populace (Female)**
You rotten wench!
**[03:11] Mia (Adult)**
*How did things get so...*
**[03:17] Mia (Adult)**
*How...*
**[03:21] Mia (Adult)**
*How...*
**[03:47] Mia (Young)**
No!
**[03:52] Mia (Young)**
M-M-M-My neck! My neck! My neck!
**[03:56] Mia (Young)**
I-It's intact.
**[03:59] Mia (Young)**
My head is... still attached...
**[04:11] Mia (Young)**
I'm a...
**[04:15] Mia (Young)**
child?
**[04:31] Mia (Young)**
M-My goodness.
**[04:33] Mia (Young)**
I ought to know nothing
like that could happen.
**[04:39] Mia (Young)**
What a silly dream.
**[04:40] Mia (Young)**
How childish of me.
**[04:41] Mia (Young)**
How could I ever think that was real...
**[04:46] Mia (Young)**
Oh?
**[04:53] Mia (Adult)**
*My execution date draws near.*
**[04:55] Mia (Adult)**
*I'm scared. So scared. I don't want to die.*
**[04:58] Mia (Adult)**
*What did I do that was so wrong?*
**[04:59] Mia (Adult)**
*Was it the "let them eat meat" thing?*
**[05:02] Mia (Adult)**
* No, no, no, no, no, please.*
* I don't want to die.*
**[05:05] Mia (Adult)**
*I don't want to die—*
**[05:07] Mia (Young)**
No!
**[06:44] Mia (Young)**
I certainly feel less than my best.
***SIGN*** Episode 1: The Princess Starting from the Chopping Block
**[06:48] Mia (Young)**
These are the marvelously beautiful
walls I have known my whole life.
**[06:52] Mia (Young)**
I am most certainly in a palace
fit for the imperial family.
**[06:57] Mia (Young)**
All those frightful events I saw
before must have been a dream.
**[07:02] Mia (Young)**
Letting myself be so disturbed
by some nasty nightmare...
**[07:05] Mia (Young)**
How silly of me.
**[07:10] Mia (Young)**
Of course. A meal will make me feel better.
**[07:17] Maid A**
F-Forgive me, Your Highness.
Have I done something wrong?
**[07:22] Head Chef**
Princess Mia, Your Highness,
is something the matter?
**[07:25] Mia (Young)**
*Wasn't he...*
**[07:27] Mia (Adult)**
*I do believe this is the head chef I fired.*
**[07:33] Mia (Young)**
*I suppose it was two years from now...*
**[07:36] Mia (Young)**
* He would always serve vegetables*
* I disliked, so one day I...*
**[07:40] (Flashback) Mia (Young?)**
You're fired!
**[07:43] Head Chef**
Is there... some problem?
**[07:46] Mia (Young)**
No, all is well.
**[07:49] Head Chef**
In that case, allow me to serve
your meal before it gets cold.
**[07:59] Mia (Young)**
Are these...
**[08:00] Head Chef**
I am fully aware you dislike
them, Your Highness.
**[08:03] Head Chef**
But to ensure good nutritional balance, I—
**[08:05] Mia (Young)**
Oh, how I have missed this.
**[08:08] Head Chef**
Huh?
**[08:10] Mia (Young)**
* I can't handle the tart flavor*
* of Yellow Moon tomatoes.*
**[08:14] Mia (Young)**
*But somehow these seem...*
**[08:25] Mia (Young)**
Chef!
**[08:26] Head Chef**
Y-Yes?
**[08:27] Mia (Young)**
Tell me, what is this dish?
**[08:30] Head Chef**
Yellow Moon tomato stew, Your Highness.
**[08:42] Mia (Young)**
Really?
**[08:44] Mia (Young)**
These... These are Yellow Moon tomatoes?
**[08:48] Mia (Young)**
The food I hated so much?
**[08:55] Mia (Young)**
*How delicious!*
**[08:59] Head Chef**
Y-Your Highness?
**[09:23] Head Chef**
Wh-Wh-Wh-What is the matter, Your Highness?
**[09:28] Mia (Young)**
Can bread...
**[09:30] Mia (Young)**
really be this soft?
**[09:35] Head Chef**
Is there some problem with my cooking?
**[09:39] Mia (Young)**
Not at all. I was moved.
**[09:42] Mia (Young)**
You prepared such a delicious meal for me.
**[09:47] Mia (Young)**
I appreciate the work you've done, chef.
**[09:50] Head Chef**
What?
**[09:51] Maid A**
Our highly self-centered princess
spoke words of appreciation!
**[09:55] Maid B**
Do you think something
might be wrong with her?
**[09:57] Head Chef**
You h-h-humble me!
**[10:00] Head Chef**
B-But today's stew merely made use
of the flavor of the ingredients.
**[10:05] Head Chef**
I do not deserve any of the credit.
**[10:08] Mia (Young)**
You don't?
**[10:10] Head Chef**
For example, if you neglect to
simmer Yellow Moon tomatoes,
**[10:15] Head Chef**
then they taste underripe
and quite astringent.
**[10:18] Head Chef**
But if you simmer them for three days,
then their naturally refreshing acidity
**[10:22] Head Chef**
and their hidden sweetness
come to the forefront.
**[10:26] Head Chef**
Anyone can make it if they but
take care with the amount of heat.
**[10:30] Mia (Young)**
Goodness. Three entire days?
**[10:32] Mia (Young)**
But if it takes so much time,
you needn't go to such trouble.
**[10:37] Head Chef**
Ah, but Princess Mia,
that would affect your health.
**[10:40] Head Chef**
Maintaining the royal family's
good health is part of our duties.
**[10:51] Head Chef**
Of course, what I served today
**[10:53] Head Chef**
was a high-quality meal worth what
commoners would earn in a month.
**[10:59] Head Chef**
So it may simply be an issue of cost.
**[11:02] Mia (Young)**
Oh? I don't have a sense of
what a commoner would earn—
**[11:05] (Flashback) Ludwig**
Do you know how much is spent
on the royal family's meals?
**[11:09] Mia (Young)**
Oh.
**[11:17] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
**[11:21] Mia (Young)**
Whose snide voice was it
that I remembered hearing?
**[11:29] Mia (Young)**
When one needs to think,
nothing beats sweets.
**[11:35] Mia (Young)**
You there, maid. Bring me something sweet.
**[11:39] Maid C**
Yes, Your Highness.
**[11:48] Mia (Young)**
Ah, what a lovely fragrance.
**[11:54] Mia (Young)**
Wh-Why that's...
**[11:57] Mia (Young)**
c-c-cake!
**[11:59] Mia (Young)**
It has been far too long since I've had cake!
**[12:03] Anne**
Please forgive the wait, Y—
**[12:23] Maid C**
Good gracious!
**[12:24] Maid D**
Your Highness, I am terribly sorry.
**[12:27] Maid D**
Are you unharmed?
**[12:28] Mia (Young)**
Y-Yes. I am quite all right. Thank you.
**[12:34] Maid C**
Princess Mia hasn't snapped?
**[12:37] Maid D**
No way! Does that mean
we're due for a blizzard?
**[12:40] Mia (Young)**
More importantly,
**[12:42] Mia (Young)**
are you all right down there, Miss?
**[12:45] Mia (Young)**
The cake can simply be
replaced with a new one.
**[12:50] Maid C**
Your Highness, I am afraid that
was the only cake available today.
**[12:58] Mia (Young)**
You, sit up!
**[13:02] Mia (Young)**
L-Look what you've done to my cake!
**[13:06] Maids C & D**
She's back to her usual self.
**[13:08] Mia (Young)**
You, look up at me!
**[13:13] Anne**
I am t-t-terribly sorry, Your Highness.
**[13:24] Mia (Young)**
It's you...
**[13:34] (Flashback) Soldier A**
Hey!
**[13:36] (Flashback) Soldier A**
You have a visitor before the end.
**[13:38] (Flashback) Soldier A**
Come.
**[13:45] (Flashback) Anne (Adult)**
Princess Mia, I've come to do your hair.
**[13:49] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
Anne.
**[13:54] (Flashback) Anne (Adult)**
Forgive me, Your Highness.
I've never been very good with a comb.
**[14:01] (Flashback) Anne (Adult)**
It doesn't hurt, does it?
**[14:07] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
Why?
**[14:10] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
Why are you still serving me?
**[14:17] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
The others all stopped coming
in less than a month.
**[14:21] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
And yet you...
**[14:24] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
have been visiting and taking care
of me for three whole years.
**[14:31] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
I have never done anything nice for you.
**[14:36] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
In fact, quite the opposite...
**[14:39] (Flashback) Anne (Adult)**
Yes. You hit me pretty often.
**[14:42] (Flashback) Anne (Adult)**
And you kicked me, too, sometimes.
**[14:45] (Flashback) Anne (Adult)**
You know something, Your Highness?
Your kicks don't hurt at all.
**[14:52] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
Do they not?
**[14:54] (Flashback) Anne (Adult)**
Nope. Compared to the fights
with my siblings, not one bit.
**[15:00] (Flashback) Anne (Adult)**
I kept taking care of you
like this, Your Highness,
**[15:03] (Flashback) Anne (Adult)**
because I couldn't just leave you alone.
**[15:06] (Flashback) Anne (Adult)**
There's no particular reason.
**[15:08] (Flashback) Soldier A**
That's it. It's time.
**[15:17] (Flashback) Soldier A**
Follow me.
**[15:23] (Flashback) Anne (Adult)**
Pr—
**[15:36] (Flashback) Soldier A**
Hey! Stop!
**[15:44] (Flashback) Anne (Adult)**
Your Highness!
**[15:46] (Flashback) Anne (Adult)**
Please, lift up your head.
**[15:50] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
In my current state, I am unable
to reward your devotion.
**[15:56] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
I can do nothing but say "thank you."
**[16:02] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
Please forgive me.
**[16:11] (Flashback) Anne (Adult)**
Princess Mia, I am praying for you
to be granted heaven's protection.
**[16:34] Mia (Young)**
I remember.
**[16:40] Maid C**
Your Highness, your dress
will be soiled by cream—
**[16:42] Mia (Young)**
Silence!
**[16:44] Mia (Young)**
Miss Anne.
**[16:46] Anne**
I-I am truly sorry, Your Highness!
**[16:50] Mia (Young)**
I am not angry with you.
**[16:52] Mia (Young)**
Come. Do stand up.
**[16:54] Mia (Young)**
You are truly uninjured, I hope?
**[16:57] Anne**
Y-Yes. Thank you for your concern.
**[17:03] Mia (Young)**
This time I can reward your devotion.
**[17:08] Mia (Young)**
I hereby designate you to be my handmaid.
**[17:13] Mia (Young)**
You shall be charged with my personal care.
**[17:16] Anne**
What?
**[17:19] Maid C**
I beg your pardon, Your Highness,
but she is clumsy and careless.
**[17:22] Maid C**
There is no telling what
affronts she would cause you.
**[17:25] Maid D**
And she is of common lineage.
**[17:28] Mia (Young)**
I rather think you two are causing
the affront here, to Anne.
**[17:34] Mia (Young)**
Anne is now my handmaid.
**[17:37] Mia (Young)**
She is under my auspices.
**[17:39] Mia (Young)**
I suggest you both carefully consider
**[17:41] Mia (Young)**
the *full* weight of my words.
**[17:56] Mia (Young)**
* There's no denying it.*
* Those memories were no dream.*
**[18:00] Mia (Young)**
* And this is unmistakably the diary*
* I kept over the next eight years.*
**[18:06] Mia (Young)**
*Which means...*
**[18:13] Anne**
Um, Your Highness, are you all right?
**[18:16] Mia (Young)**
Y-Yes. I'm fine.
**[18:19] Anne**
But... if there is some way
I might be of assistance...
**[18:23] Mia (Young)**
Oh, I see. If you insist...
**[18:27] Anne**
Yes?
**[18:28] Anne**
Um, well, although I did say I would assist,
my help may not be all that—
**[18:36] Mia (Young)**
Might I have you use this to procure
sweets the people might buy?
**[18:40] Anne**
Huh? Sweets?
**[18:44] Anne**
This is...
**[18:45] Mia (Young)**
Y-Your Highness! This is far too much!
**[18:48] Mia (Young)**
It would take a maid
sixty days to earn this much!
**[18:51] Mia (Young)**
Oh. Is that so?
**[18:53] Mia (Young)**
But I only have certain money on hand...
**[18:56] Mia (Young)**
Oh, I know!
**[18:58] Mia (Young)**
Use the extra to buy something
delicious for your family.
**[19:03] Mia (Young)**
And also...
**[19:06] Mia (Young)**
You are to address me as "Mia!"
**[19:09] Anne**
I, uh...
**[19:11] Mia (Young)**
I'll leave you to it.
As quickly as possible, please.
**[19:15] Mia (Young)**
I will be in the Grand Library.
**[19:17] Mia (Young)**
Could you bring the sweets there?
**[19:21] Mia (Young)**
Snacks the people would eat. I cannot wait!
**[19:33] Mia (Young)**
* According to the memories I'm starting*
* to recall from reading my diary,*
**[19:38] Mia (Young)**
* in just a few years, the finances of the*
* Tearmoon Empire will deteriorate.*
**[19:42] Mia (Young)**
* And to make matters worse,*
* a famine will spread.*
**[19:45] Mia (Young)**
*The populace will revolt,*
**[19:47] Mia (Young)**
* and neighboring nations intervene*
* on the revolutionary army's behalf.*
**[19:51] Mia (Young)**
*I suppose that's about the sum of it.*
**[19:53] Mia (Young)**
* Regardless, at the time I had absolutely*
* no interest in the outside world...*
**[19:58] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
If they have no bread,
then let them eat meat.
**[20:03] Mia (Young)**
Still, even knowing what will happen,
**[20:06] Mia (Young)**
I have absolutely no clue how to
deal with politics and economics—
**[20:15] Narrator**
*This is the story of a second chance.*
**[20:18] Narrator**
* Having been reincarnated*
* into her twelve-year-old self,*
**[20:21] Narrator**
* and relying on her time-worn diary*
* and her memories of the future,*
**[20:25] Narrator**
*Mia will be sent scrambling hither and yon.*
**[20:29] Mia (Young)**
I refuse to give up.
**[20:32] Mia (Young)**
I'll do anything to avoid that
fate at the guillotine!
**[22:07] Narrator**
*In the Tearmoon Empire's capital, Lunatear,*
**[22:10] Narrator**
* there are five Moon Ministries that*
* assist in the ruling of the empire.*
**[22:15] Narrator**
* The Azure Moon Ministry, charged*
* with administration in the capital.*
**[22:18] Narrator**
* The Crimson Moon Ministry, charged*
* with governance of the provinces.*
**[22:21] Narrator**
* The Verdant Moon Ministry,*
* charged with foreign diplomacy.*
**[22:24] Narrator**
* The Black Moon Ministry, charged with*
* organizing the seven military branches.*
**[22:28] Narrator**
*And the one Mia is currently visiting is*
**[22:31] Narrator**
* the Gold Moon Ministry,*
* charged with tax matters.*
**[22:34] Anne**
Um, Princess Mia, what business
brings you here of all places?
**[22:40] Mia (Young)**
A man I wish to see—no, a
man I *need* to see is here.
**[22:46] Mia (Young)**
*I had one other loyal retainer besides Anne.*
**[22:50] Mia (Young)**
*An outstanding young civil servant.*
**[22:53] Mia (Young)**
* He toiled tirelessly to*
* rebalance the empire's finances,*
**[22:57] Mia (Young)**
*and by extension save the imperial family.*
**[23:01] Mia (Young)**
*A man who served to the end,*
**[23:03] Mia (Young)**
* never abandoning me, no matter*
* the depths to which I sank.*
**[23:07] Mia (Young)**
* And yet his name is nowhere*
* to be found in my diary.*
**[23:13] Mia (Young)**
*The only reference to him was...*
**[23:15] Mia (Young)**
* "The dour four-eyed nerd who*
* was sent off to the provinces."*
**[23:21] Ludwig**
How can such wasteful spending be tolerated?
**[23:24] Ludwig**
I am sure I don't need to tell you
**[23:26] Ludwig**
that if things continue like this, the empire's
finances will collapse before long!
**[23:31] Mia (Young)**
Bingo.
***SIGN*** Illustration by: Touco Shino
# E2 - Princess Mia Displays Her Smug Face
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G0DUND5DE/princess-mia-displays-her-smug-face)
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**[00:00] Narrator**
* This is the Tearmoon Empire's*
* Gold Moon Ministry.*
**[00:04] Anne**
Um, Princess Mia, what business
brings you here of all places?
**[00:10] Mia (Young)**
Well, a man I wish to see is here.
**[00:15] Anne**
A man you wish to see...
**[00:18] Anne**
You don't mean...
**[00:22] Anne**
* I see what's going on. I shall*
* faithfully serve as wingwoman!*
**[00:27] Narrator**
* Anne got fired up over her*
* perception of the situation,*
**[00:31] Narrator**
*unbeknownst to Mia, who was preoccupied...*
**[00:37] Narrator**
* recalling her encounter in the previous*
* timeline with a young civil servant*
**[00:41] Narrator**
* fighting a solitary battle to balance*
* the empire's financial scales.*
**[00:48] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
You must be Ludwig.
**[00:51] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
Your reputation precedes you.
**[00:55] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
Your excellent work is recognized.
**[00:59] (Flashback) Ludwig**
Do you know how much is spent
on the royal family's meals?
**[01:06] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
I-I have graciously come
in person to praise you.
**[01:10] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
To be spoken to like this—
**[01:14] (Flashback) Ludwig**
It will be a hindrance to have
you just standing there forever.
**[01:19] (Flashback) Ludwig**
If you have spare time,
**[01:20] (Flashback) Ludwig**
use it do to do something only a princess
can do, Your Highness Princess Mia.
**[01:28] Mia (Young)**
* That four-eyed nerd.*
* I refuse to let that stand!*
**[01:33] Narrator**
*It could hardly have gone worse.*
**[01:36] Superior Government Official**
Third-class Tax Officer Ludwig!
**[01:38] Superior Government Official**
Since you have so much to say about it,
you'll be loaned out to the Crimson Moon Ministry.
**[01:43] Mia (Young)**
*This is bad.*
**[01:44] Mia (Young)**
* If Ludwig is sent off to the provinces,*
* by the time he comes back,*
**[01:48] Mia (Young)**
* matters in the Tearmoon Empire*
* will have progressed too far.*
**[01:51] Mia (Young)**
*In other words, if I don't do something...*
**[01:55] Mia (Young)**
* I'll be hurtling straight*
* toward the guillotine!*
**[01:59] Mia (Young)**
J-Just one moment!
**[02:01] Superior Government Official**
P-Princess Mia, Your Highness!
**[02:04] Anne**
What is Princess Mia doing?
**[02:08] Mia (Young)**
Might I have a word with you?
**[02:12] Anne**
Princess Mia is so bold!
***SIGN*** Episode 2: Princess Mia Displays Her Smug Face
**[03:49] Ludwig**
I must—excuse me—there are
matters that require my attention.
**[03:53] Mia (Young)**
I wish to chat with you.
**[03:56] Ludwig**
Um, I just told you I'm busy.
**[03:59] Mia (Young)**
I have something I wish to ask you.
**[04:03] Ludwig**
So you don't care.
**[04:07] Ludwig**
* Her level of willfulness*
* exceeds what I've heard...*
**[04:11] Ludwig**
So, what do you want to ask?
**[04:14] Mia (Young)**
Let's see... Stripped down to its core,
**[04:19] Mia (Young)**
I suppose my question is: How do
we set the empire's finances right?
**[04:27] Ludwig**
In that case, answer me this,
Your Highness Princess Mia.
**[04:31] Ludwig**
To begin with, are you aware of how much
is being spent on Your Highness's meals?
**[04:39] Ludwig**
To speak of setting the empire right
without even that much knowledge—
**[04:43] Mia (Young)**
Well, let's see...
**[04:45] Mia (Young)**
For each meal, about one
month's worth of your pay.
**[04:49] Mia (Young)**
Roughly one gold crescent
moon coin, I would say.
**[04:55] Mia (Young)**
To begin with, the problem with
the empire's finances is, simply put,
**[04:59] Mia (Young)**
*Th-This is...*
**[05:00] Mia (Young)**
that there's more money going out than
coming in. In order to solve that...
**[05:03] Mia (Young)**
*just incredibly...*
**[05:06] Mia (Young)**
*satisfying!*
**[05:11] (Flashback) Ludwig**
Are you listening, *Princess?*
**[05:14] (Flashback) Ludwig**
To hold such a high position and yet be utterly
ignorant of the situation the nation is facing...
**[05:21] (Flashback) Ludwig**
Some princess you are.
**[05:23] (Flashback) Ludwig**
To begin with, the problem with
the empire's finances is, simply put,
**[05:27] (Flashback) Ludwig**
that there's more money
going out than coming in.
**[05:31] (Flashback) Ludwig**
And in order to solve that...
**[05:33] Mia (Adult)**
*That damned four-eyes!*
**[05:35] Mia (Adult)**
* This humiliation! I'll record*
* every word down to the letter*
**[05:38] Mia (Adult)**
*and never forget this as long as I live!*
**[05:40] Narrator**
*Yes. In short...*
**[05:41] Mia (Young)**
The empire has quite a few other
major problems. In particular,
**[05:45] Mia (Young)**
the costs of our worsening relationships
with neighboring nations are immeasurable.
**[05:50] Narrator**
*her entire answer was copied.*
**[05:53] Ludwig**
That is enough.
**[05:57] Anne**
Where has Princess Mia gone?
**[06:09] Anne**
Princess Mia's romance has begun!
**[06:14] Ludwig**
To have so sagacious an individual in the
royal family... I am struck with admiration.
**[06:20] Mia (Young)**
D-Did he just say sagacious?!
***SIGN*** Sa
***SIGN*** gacious
**[06:24] Mia (Young)**
That dour four-eyes is actually
s-singing my praises?!
**[06:29] Mia (Young)**
* Ah, it's like... I feel like*
* I was reincarnated for this day.*
**[06:35] Ludwig**
Pardon me, Your Highness Princess Mia.
**[06:38] Ludwig**
Given your keen understanding,
**[06:41] Ludwig**
I imagine you could set the country straight
without any help from the likes of me.
**[06:47] Mia (Young)**
*Oh, no!*
**[06:48] Mia (Young)**
*I got too carried away!*
**[06:51] Mia (Young)**
Um, er, uh, that may be true,
but well, you know...
**[06:54] Mia (Young)**
* It's no use. I can't think*
* of a single thing to say.*
**[06:58] Ludwig**
Oh, I hadn't considered...
**[07:01] Ludwig**
You are indeed still quite
young, Princess Mia.
**[07:04] Ludwig**
People may not listen to you.
**[07:06] Ludwig**
Would that be your concern?
**[07:11] Mia (Young)**
Yes, that!
**[07:13] Mia (Young)**
That is it exactly!
**[07:15] Narrator**
*Mia jumped on that hard.*
**[07:17] Mia (Young)**
Besides, no matter how sagacious
I may be, I can still be wrong.
**[07:23] Mia (Young)**
Which is why I would like to be able to
consult you and hear your unreserved opinion.
**[07:28] Ludwig**
You remain humble about your intelligence
and solicit counsel from your retainers?
**[07:34] Ludwig**
What an admirable attitude!
**[07:36] Narrator**
* Ludwig's eyes had been completely clouded*
* by the shock he experienced earlier.*
**[07:43] Ludwig**
In that case, Your Highness,
**[07:45] Ludwig**
I, Ludwig Hewitt, pledge to
give my all in assisting you.
**[07:55] (Flashback) Ludwig**
Your Highness Princess Mia,
this will be my last visit.
**[08:02] (Flashback) Ludwig**
Though there were rocky moments,
**[08:05] (Flashback) Ludwig**
I will fondly remember...
**[08:08] (Flashback) Ludwig**
the time spent in your service.
**[08:13] Narrator**
* Thus it was that Mia obtained*
* her greatest ally after Anne.*
**[08:24] Mia (Young)**
Hm, what was it that happens next?
**[08:31] Mia (Young)**
*Wh-What?!*
**[08:34] Mia (Young)**
* "Thus would begin my steady march*
* forward being famed for sagacity."*
**[08:41] Mia (Young)**
*Wh-What's this?*
**[08:43] Mia (Young)**
* Does this mean that Ludwig's help brought*
* about a major change in history?*
**[08:50] Mia (Young)**
Then maybe...
**[09:01] Mia (Young)**
*My fate at the guillotine remains unchanged.*
**[09:06] Mia (Young)**
*It's alright! I still have time!*
**[09:10] Mia (Young)**
* If I read the changed content of*
* my diary and develop a strategy...*
**[09:14] Mia (Young)**
*An epidemic in the slums of the capital,*
**[09:17] Mia (Young)**
* an uprising by a minority group*
* on the empire's periphery,*
**[09:20] Mia (Young)**
* and, in addition, a smattering*
* of international issues...*
**[09:26] Mia (Young)**
* How should I know what*
* to do about any of this?!*
**[09:28] Mia (Young)**
*Oh, right!*
**[09:30] Mia (Young)**
Anne.
**[09:32] Mia (Young)**
The rotten four-e—I mean, I'll
be heading out to see Ludwig.
**[09:37] Anne**
Ah, I remember him.
**[09:39] Anne**
In that case, we ought to change your dress.
**[09:42] Mia (Young)**
Really? What I have on now strikes
me as adequate for the occasion.
**[09:47] Anne**
This won't do! When it comes to these matters,
it's important to make an impression!
**[09:55] Anne**
You look fantastic, Princess Mia.
**[09:58] Mia (Young)**
You think so?
**[09:59] Anne**
Yes. Now for the finishing touch.
**[10:04] Mia (Young)**
Oh? I believe this is...
**[10:08] Older Maid**
The gift that one wealthy merchant
presented to you last year.
**[10:14] Mia (Young)**
Right. Of course.
**[10:17] Anne**
So, after you go see him
then where will you go?
**[10:22] Mia (Young)**
Oh, well...
**[10:27] Anne**
W-Why are we in the New Moon District?
**[10:30] Ludwig**
Princess Mia, Your Highness,
let's turn back.
**[10:33] Ludwig**
Even the general populace does not come here.
**[10:38] Ludwig**
Anything might happen.
**[10:39] Mia (Young)**
No. This is a necessary trip.
**[10:42] Mia (Young)**
I need to have you see it
in person and advise me.
**[10:49] Ludwig**
I must say...
**[10:51] Soldier**
It smells foul here.
**[10:53] Mia (Young)**
It doesn't seem that bad to me.
**[10:55] Ludwig + Soldier**
What?
**[10:57] Mia (Young)**
* Compared to my cell,*
* it's practically pleasant.*
**[11:02] Mia (Young)**
For the people here, arranging for
a bath must be no simple task.
**[11:08] Mia (Young)**
Anyone who went several days without
cleaning their body would start to smell.
**[11:15] Mia (Young)**
Come. We mustn't be
distracted by such things.
**[11:18] Ludwig**
Your Highness, where are we headed exactly?
**[11:23] Mia (Young)**
A fine question...
**[11:26] Mia (Young)**
Look over there.
**[11:30] Mia (Young)**
Can you hear me? Are you alright?
**[11:33] Soldier**
Your Highness, what are you doing?
**[11:39] Ludwig**
His hunger must be so severe
that he can no longer move.
**[11:42] Ludwig**
It's a common occurrence in this area.
**[11:45] Mia (Young)**
I see.
**[11:47] Mia (Young)**
To go hungry would indeed be hard to bear.
**[11:51] Anne**
Anne, share the snacks
you're carrying with him.
**[11:55] Anne**
Oh, of course.
**[11:57] Ludwig**
In such a malnourished state,
he could fall ill at any time.
**[12:03] Mia (Young)**
* On account of an epidemic that*
* sweeps through the capital,*
**[12:07] Mia (Young)**
* ten percent of the capital's*
* populace lose their lives,*
**[12:10] Mia (Young)**
* wreaking havoc on the empire's finances,*
* which Ludwig had nearly fixed.*
**[12:15] Mia (Young)**
*I cannot afford to let that happen.*
**[12:19] Mia (Young)**
*But...*
**[12:21] Mia (Young)**
Ludwig.
**[12:23] Mia (Young)**
What do we do to prevent a disease
outbreak here in the future?
**[12:29] Ludwig**
Prevent a disease outbreak?!
**[12:32] Anne**
Princess Mia, it seems best to find
somewhere for this child to rest.
**[12:37] Anne**
There appears to be a church on
the other end of this street.
**[12:40] Mia (Young)**
Very well. Let us head there.
**[12:43] Ludwig**
It had never even occurred to me.
**[12:47] Ludwig**
* I've been focusing so hard on*
* fixing the empire's finances,*
**[12:50] Ludwig**
* and now the measures implemented*
* thanks to Her Highness's support*
**[12:54] Ludwig**
*are all steadily showing results.*
**[12:57] Ludwig**
* But if even one disease outbreak occurred,*
* that would all be meaningless.*
**[13:03] Ludwig**
*Could it be?*
**[13:05] Ludwig**
*Had she already perceived that risk*
**[13:09] Ludwig**
*and was trying to help me see it?*
**[13:12] Ludwig**
* Might she be a great leader*
* sent by heaven to the capital?*
**[13:19] Narrator**
* Ludwig shook in an awe*
* entirely of his own making.*
**[13:24] Mia (Young)**
I appreciate your opening the
church to this sick child.
**[13:29] Priest**
No need. We are simply doing our
duty as servants of the divine.
**[13:35] Ludwig**
Princess Mia, Your Highness.
**[13:37] Ludwig**
I have organized my thoughts on
possible epidemic countermeasures.
**[13:41] Mia (Young)**
Excellent. I knew I could count on you.
**[13:45] Ludwig**
There are two ways to prevent disease.
**[13:47] Ludwig**
One: Distribute food to the residents
to ensure they are hale.
**[13:52] Ludwig**
Two: Provide sufficient medical institutions.
**[13:56] Ludwig**
Only, to do so...
**[13:58] Mia (Young)**
You mean to say it would
require vast sums of money?
**[14:03] Ludwig**
It's not just the hospital construction,
**[14:05] Ludwig**
but also maintenance costs and
continuous provision of food.
**[14:08] Ludwig**
It would require a ground-up budget revision
and an even greater tightening of expenditures.
**[14:16] Mia (Young)**
I see.
**[14:20] Mia (Young)**
Then...
**[14:31] Mia (Young)**
would selling this be enough?
**[14:33] Anne**
Princess Mia, don't you adore that hairpin?
**[14:37] Mia (Young)**
I do not mind.
**[14:40] Mia (Young)**
No matter how precious something is to you,
**[14:42] Mia (Young)**
even if you grasp it tight as you can,
**[14:44] Mia (Young)**
it will be lost when you lose it,
**[14:46] Mia (Young)**
and it will be broken when it breaks.
**[14:48] Mia (Young)**
So you ought to put it to the
most meaningful use you can.
**[14:53] Anne**
Princess Mia!
**[14:55] Ludwig**
Your Highness...
**[14:56] Ludwig**
I can say that you...
**[14:58] Ludwig**
*are truly a saint!*
**[15:01] Mia (Young)**
*Yes, meaningful use...*
**[15:06] Mia (Young)**
* If it's only going to be*
* stolen from me in the future,*
**[15:09] Mia (Young)**
* it's 100 million times better to*
* sell it now and use it for myself!*
**[15:16] Ludwig**
Princess Mia, I have taken your
feelings firmly to heart.
**[15:20] Ludwig**
I, Ludwig, solemnly swear
**[15:21] Ludwig**
to make maximum use of this
treasure bestowed to me.
**[15:28] Ludwig**
* Princess Mia is well aware that the*
* sum raised by selling this hairpin*
**[15:33] Ludwig**
*would be a far cry from the amount needed.*
**[15:36] Ludwig**
* This is the young princess showing*
* the highest level of benevolence.*
**[15:41] Ludwig**
The project needs further funding.
**[15:44] Ludwig**
Gracious nobles of the empire, what say you?
**[15:48] Ludwig**
* The nobles will be taken*
* aback by her generous act*
**[15:51] Ludwig**
* and be forced to put money*
* of their own forward.*
**[15:54] Narrator**
*Thus it was that twenty days later,*
***SIGN*** Designated Hospital Construction Site
**[15:56] Narrator**
* it was decided that a large hospital*
* would be built in the New Moon District.*
**[16:05] Anne**
I bought the frozen desert that has
been so popular in the streets.
**[16:09] Mia (Young)**
My, they look just delectable!
**[16:11] Anne**
When I told them I was buying them
for you, they gave me a discount.
**[16:16] Anne**
People throughout the city know you
were the impetus for the new hospital.
**[16:21] Mia (Young)**
They do?
**[16:22] Anne**
They're saying you're the people's goddess.
**[16:26] Mia (Young)**
I-I didn't do all that much...
**[16:29] Anne**
But you did. I'm proud I get to
serve such a wonderful person.
**[16:34] Mia (Young)**
Th-Then as a special treat, the kind
princess will share these with you.
**[16:40] Anne**
Are you certain?
**[16:42] Mia (Young)**
Quite!
**[16:45] Mia (Young)**
Is something amiss?
**[16:47] Anne**
No. I was just thinking how much I'd like
to let my younger sister Eris try these.
**[16:52] Anne**
Eris has a frail constitution and
is unable go outside much.
**[16:56] Anne**
I was thinking she must never
have had a frozen desert...
**[17:00] Mia (Young)**
In that case, how do you feel
about dropping by your house now?
**[17:06] Anne**
What?
**[17:11] Eris**
It's wonderful!
**[17:13] Eris**
Oh, but I'm not dressed properly to
be in Your Highness's presence...
**[17:17] Mia (Young)**
Please just take it easy.
**[17:20] Eris**
B-But...
**[17:21] Anne**
Eris, don't worry about it.
**[17:24] Anne**
Princess Mia is an understanding person.
**[17:27] Anne**
She will gladly excuse such a small affront.
**[17:30] Mia (Young)**
Indeed. I take no offense whatsoever.
**[17:38] Mia (Young)**
* Even as it melts the moment it enters my*
* mouth, the sweet fragrance fills my nose!*
**[17:43] Mia (Young)**
*Frozen desserts rule!*
**[17:45] Narrator**
*Mia was fully focused on the frozen desert.*
**[17:48] Anne**
Isn't this great, Eris? You were saying
how much you would like to meet Princess Mia.
**[17:53] Mia (Young)**
Oh, you desired to meet me that much?
**[17:56] Eris**
Yes! Um, you see...
**[17:59] Eris**
I write stories.
**[18:02] Mia (Young)**
*The Impoverished Prince
and the Golden Dragon...*
**[18:06] Mia (Young)**
Wait, I recognize this
title from somewhere...
**[18:10] (Flashback) Anne**
*The Impoverished Prince and the Golden Dragon.*
**[18:13] (Flashback) Anne**
It's a story about a prince and a dragon.
**[18:16] (Flashback) Anne**
Thus began a journey to spread
smiles through the kingdom.
**[18:21] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
I should love to hear more.
**[18:23] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
Spending every day in this
cell is so dull and boring.
**[18:26] (Flashback) Anne**
Certainly.
**[18:28] (Flashback) Anne**
But it seems like the story
is still being written.
**[18:31] (Flashback) Anne**
Once I get the next portion from
the author, I'll bring it with me.
**[18:35] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
I am looking forward to it.
**[18:38] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
The author can't finish the story?
**[18:41] (Flashback) Anne**
Forgive me. I won't be able to
read you the rest of the story.
**[18:46] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
Whyever not? Is the author in a slump?
**[18:49] (Flashback) Anne**
No!
**[18:51] (Flashback) Anne**
She's no longer with us.
**[18:54] (Flashback) Anne**
She had always been frail...
**[18:57] (Flashback) Anne**
But with the famine,
she couldn't get proper food...
**[19:02] Mia (Young)**
*So she was talking about Eris.*
**[19:06] Mia (Young)**
This story is fantastic.
**[19:10] Mia (Young)**
Eris, serve as my personal author.
**[19:16] Eris**
Me?
**[19:18] Mia (Young)**
Yes.
**[19:19] Mia (Young)**
That way I can have you focus on creative
endeavors without worrying about money.
**[19:24] Eris**
Um, please don't do this!
**[19:27] Mia (Young)**
What? Is there a problem?
**[19:29] Mia (Young)**
I believe this would be a
good arrangement for you.
**[19:34] Eris**
Please don't show me favoritism
because of my sister!
**[19:38] Anne**
Eris! How could you say
such a thing to Princess Mia!
**[19:41] Eris**
I want to earn things on
the merit of my stories!
**[19:45] Eris**
I don't want to be hired as an
author because of you, Anne!
**[19:49] Mia (Young)**
Oh, dear. You should know I proposed
based on the talent I see in your work.
**[19:54] Eris**
That's untrue! You couldn't have
read it in so short a time!
**[19:59] Mia (Young)**
Eris, you would do well to remember this.
**[20:03] Mia (Young)**
I am not fond of falsehoods.
**[20:07] Mia (Young)**
If I had to say what
I like best about the story...
**[20:13] Mia (Young)**
First, the protagonist is
depicted very charmingly.
**[20:17] Mia (Young)**
And the dragon's slightly biting personality
makes their interactions quite amusing.
**[20:23] Eris**
Wow. In that small span of time...
**[20:26] Mia (Young)**
Finally, the duel scene on the
bridge with the antagonist, Simon.
**[20:31] Mia (Young)**
Their emotional clash juxtaposed
with the clash of their blades—
**[20:35] Mia (Adult)**
I couldn't get enough of that moment!
**[20:38] Eris**
Your Highness...
**[20:40] Mia (Young)**
Yes?
**[20:43] Eris**
How do you know about the
parts I haven’t written yet?
**[20:48] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
**[20:50] Mia (Young)**
*I-I royally messed up!*
**[20:53] Mia (Young)**
* Of course. The version I know*
* is from several years from now.*
**[20:57] Mia (Young)**
* Obviously it would have more of*
* the story than what exists now...*
***SIGN*** Ah, yes.
I see!
**[21:00] Mia (Young)**
* I was just comfortably talking without*
* taking that into consideration!*
**[21:05] Anne**
That isn't surprising, Eris.
**[21:08] Anne**
An individual as sagacious as Princess Mia
can easily see where a story is going.
**[21:15] Narrator**
* Ludwig has a serious case, but Anne*
* displays quite severe symptoms as well.*
**[21:19] Mia (Young)**
Yes, that! That's basically it!
**[21:25] Eris**
Th-That's incredible!
**[21:27] Mia (Young)**
* Oh, right. Her apple fell*
* from the same tree as Anne's.*
**[21:32] Mia (Young)**
I shall extend my offer again, Eris.
**[21:35] Mia (Young)**
Become my personal author.
**[21:39] Mia (Young)**
Then make sure you finish writing this story.
**[21:44] Eris**
I will!
**[21:46] Eris**
Thank you very much,
Your Highness Princess Mia!
**[21:49] Narrator**
* Thus did the empire gain yet*
* another ardent follower of Mia.*
**[21:55] Narrator**
*She would one day write,* The Life
of the Saint, Imperial Princess Mia*,*
**[22:02] Narrator**
* a work of nearly entirely*
* fiction glorifying Mia,*
**[22:05] Narrator**
*would wind up flying off the shelves.*
**[22:08] Narrator**
*But that is another story.*
**[23:01] Mia (Young)**
* Come spring, I will leave the castle and*
* start dorm life at Saint Noel Academy.*
**[23:08] Mia (Young)**
* I have pored over my diary and*
* prepared for this in my own way.*
**[23:13] Mia (Young)**
* In case the disastrous*
* revolution still occurs,*
**[23:17] Mia (Young)**
* my goal is to build the most*
* beneficial connections I can*
**[23:21] Mia (Young)**
* and to stay away from dangerous individuals*
* who might lead me to the guillotine.*
**[23:25] Mia (Young)**
* Especially Tiona Rudolvon*
* and Sion Sol Sunkland.*
**[23:30] Mia (Young)**
*I'll have nothing to do with those two!*
# E3 - Princess Mia Sows Seeds
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GEVUZX4X1/princess-mia-sows-seeds)
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***SIGN*** Holy Principality of Belluga
***SIGN*** Tearmoon Empire
**[00:01] Narrator**
* The Holy Principality of Belluga is*
* headquarters of the Central Orthodox Church,*
**[00:06] Narrator**
* the leader of a faith long practiced*
* by the people of the continent,*
**[00:09] Narrator**
* and a hyper-elite school for young royals*
* and nobility: the Saint Noel Academy.*
***SIGN*** Episode 3: Princess Mia Sows Seeds
**[01:58] Anne**
Look, Princess Mia!
**[02:00] Anne**
I can't believe they have such
wonderful shops right by the academy!
**[02:05] Aristocrat Girl A**
Quite right.
**[02:13] Mia (Young)**
*This is what I've been preparing for.*
**[02:15] Mia (Young)**
* There are two rules I must*
* follow at the academy.*
**[02:19] Mia (Young)**
*First, stay away from high-risk individuals that may lead to the guillotine.*
**[02:24] Mia (Young)**
*Yes, far away from those two...*
**[02:27] Narrator**
*Sion Sol Sunkland,*
**[02:29] Narrator**
*First Prince of the Kingdom of Sunkland,*
**[02:31] Narrator**
* a major power on par with*
* the Tearmoon Empire.*
**[02:34] Narrator**
* With his dashing looks,*
* strong sense of justice,*
**[02:37] Narrator**
*academic excellence, and martial prowess,*
**[02:41] Narrator**
* he was perfect. The object of all the*
* girls' adoration. Mia included, of course.*
**[02:55] Mia (Young)**
*There, now come speak to me, Prince Sion.*
**[02:58] Mia (Young)**
* I, Imperial Princess of the Tearmoon Empire,*
* am the only appropriate match for you.*
**[03:06] (Flashback) Sion**
Tiona!
**[03:10] Mia (Young)**
**Her?! *How dare she!*
**[03:13] Narrator**
* Tiona Rudolvon, daughter*
* of a lower noble family*
**[03:16] Narrator**
* holding territory in the southern*
* outskirts of the Tearmoon Empire.*
**[03:20] Mia (Young)**
*Who does she think she is to disregard me?!*
**[03:26] Narrator**
*Mia bullied her.*
**[03:28] Narrator**
* That harassment became*
* a driving force for Tiona*
**[03:32] Narrator**
* to become a voice for the populace's*
* anger and a leader of the revolution,*
**[03:35] Narrator**
*and Sion served as her ally.*
**[03:38] Narrator**
*The outcome for Mia was...*
**[03:40] Guillotine**
Hey!
**[03:42] Mia (Young)**
*What foolish choices I made.*
**[03:46] Mia (Young)**
*I reaped what I sowed.*
**[03:48] Mia (Young)**
*The actions you take all come back to you.*
**[03:52] Mia (Young)**
*But that was in the previous timeline.*
**[03:55] Mia (Young)**
* This time, I shall have absolutely*
* nothing to do with them!*
**[03:58] Anne**
Princess Mia, look there...
**[04:01] People in the background**
Oh, my. What's going on?
**[04:02] People in the background**
What's happening there?
**[04:04] Aristocrat Girl A**
What's with that look?
**[04:05] Mia (Young)**
*Ugh, Tiona!*
**[04:09] Anne**
What shall we do, Princess Mia?
**[04:11] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
**[04:12] Anne**
* Princess Mia would never*
* abandon a person in need!*
**[04:15] Anne**
*How will you help them, Princess Mia?!*
**[04:18] Mia (Young)**
Uh, I...
**[04:21] Narrator**
* Mia was caught between*
* a rock and a hard place.*
**[04:24] Narrator**
* Should she help her bitter enemy or*
* lose the trust of her most loyal retainer?*
**[04:30] Aristocrat Girl A**
A servant's affront is the
master's responsibility.
**[04:32] Aristocrat Girl B**
Exactly so.
**[04:35] Sion**
So it's the same here, too. The rot in
the nobility continues unabated.
**[04:40] Keithwood**
What's your move? Help them?
Though It may be a pain.
**[04:45] Sion**
Of course.
**[04:46] Aristocrat Girl C**
Now, apologize this instant!
**[04:50] Aristocrat Girl A**
Yes, I'm waiting.
**[04:52] Mia (Young)**
Hold it!
**[04:53] Mia (Young)**
You three.
**[04:55] Mia (Young)**
What is the meaning of this?
**[04:59] Aristocrat Girl A**
Excuse me? Who are you to interject?
**[05:02] Tiona**
Y-Your Highness Princess Mia?
**[05:04] Aristocrat Girl A**
P-Princess Mia? You don't mean...
**[05:08] Mia (Young)**
First Imperial Princess of the
Tearmoon Empire, Mia Luna Tearmoon.
**[05:13] Mia (Young)**
Pleased to make your acquaintance.
**[05:17] Mia (Young)**
Now, then...
**[05:19] Mia (Young)**
You three.
**[05:20] Mia (Young)**
Tell me. What is the meaning of this?
**[05:23] Mia (Young)**
* To make me throw a lifeline to my enemy...*
* There's no sentence heavy enough.*
**[05:29] Mia (Young)**
It appeared that you were being rude
to one of my imperial subjects.
**[05:33] Aristocrat Girl A**
N-No, it was just that Her Ladyship is an
outland noble, ignorant of high society—
**[05:38] Mia (Young)**
Did you not hear me?
**[05:40] Mia (Young)**
My favor extends universally
to all of my subjects.
**[05:45] Mia (Young)**
Including those who are
poor and of lower station.
**[05:49] Mia (Young)**
If I see *any* imperial subject being
treated poorly, I shan't overlook it!
**[06:00] Mia (Young)**
* There. I helped you out, so you*
* can't complain about what I said.*
**[06:04] Narrator**
* To translate: "I'm not saying*
* you're special, Tiona."*
**[06:08] Narrator**
* "I'm putting you at the bottom*
* of the hierarchy. Take that!"*
**[06:11] Narrator**
*That is Mia's take on the situation, but...*
**[06:14] Tiona**
*I and everyone in House Rudolvon*
**[06:18] Tiona**
* were always treated as outsiders*
* rather than subjects.*
**[06:21] Tiona**
* To prove our worth, I pushed myself*
* endlessly and enrolled at Saint Noel Academy.*
**[06:28] Tiona**
* And yet I've endured torment*
* from the very first day.*
**[06:35] Mia (Young)**
*Sh-She's crying?! D-Did I go too far?*
**[06:38] Mia (Young)**
Oh, um, erm, t-take this to dry your tears!
**[06:43] Anne**
Princess Mia!
**[06:45] Tiona**
*But she didn't...*
**[06:47] Tiona**
*She recognized me as an imperial subject.*
**[06:51] Tiona**
* She said even someone powerless and*
* unimportant has her favor and protection.*
**[06:59] Liora**
Lady Tiona, don't cry. Are you still sad?
**[07:04] Tiona**
Far from it. These are not tears of sadness.
**[07:08] Tiona**
These are tears of joy at
this miraculous encounter.
**[07:16] Sion**
So that was Princess Mia, the one
celebrated as the "Wisdom of the Empire."
**[07:19] Keithwood**
I've heard she arranged for the
construction of a hospital in the slums.
**[07:25] Sion**
Yes.
**[07:26] Sion**
* I had assumed she was either a sheltered*
* girl who didn't get the value of things*
**[07:29] Sion**
* or a bleeding heart who had*
* compassion and nothing else.*
**[07:35] Sion**
* But to inject oneself into*
* a quarrel and rebuff evil*
**[07:39] Sion**
* is not something a mere*
* bleeding heart could do.*
**[07:42] Sion**
* The qualities befitting one of imperial*
* lineage unmistakably reside within her.*
**[07:51] Narrator**
* Thus it was that Mia firmly involved herself*
* with the two people she swore not to.*
**[08:02] Male Student A**
I just spotted the imperial
princess of the Tearmoon Empire.
**[08:06] Male Student B**
The one people are calling
the "Wisdom of the Empire"?
**[08:08] Male Student A**
Yes! Princess Mia! And she
looked every bit a lovely princess.
**[08:28] Mia (Young)**
Ah, it's as if the day's weariness
is being rinsed off as well.
**[08:33] Mia (Young)**
* I wish I could rinse that*
* incident earlier away, too.*
**[08:39] Mia (Young)**
I must say, the baths
here are truly wonderful.
**[08:44] Anne**
You really love baths,
don't you, Princess Mia?
**[08:47] Mia (Young)**
Yes, I adore them.
**[08:49] Mia (Young)**
* After all, I used to have to make do with*
* just a pail of cold water each week.*
**[08:59] Anne**
* Her skin is positively pearly, and her*
* hair is silky smooth and beautiful...*
**[09:05] Anne**
* The effects of her daily*
* care are shining through.*
**[09:07] Anne**
*It's like she's a goddess of the moon.*
**[09:11] Anne**
There. All finished, Princess Mia.
**[09:14] Mia (Young)**
You always do such a good job, Anne.
**[09:16] Mia (Young)**
I know! From time to time,
I shall scrub *your* back for you!
**[09:22] Anne**
What? I-I-I could never ask you to do that!
**[09:25] Mia (Young)**
Come. Just sit down and relax.
I know you must be tired, too.
**[09:30] Mia (Young)**
I shall scrub you until
you're all soft and smooth.
**[09:36] Anne**
U-Um, Princess Mia. Thank you.
**[09:40] Mia (Young)**
Anne...
**[09:42] Mia (Young)**
*That's what I should be saying to you.*
**[09:45] Mia (Young)**
* You visited me and were there*
* for me right up to my death.*
**[09:50] Mia (Young)**
* Little by little, I shall repay*
* that debt this time around.*
**[09:55] Mia (Young)**
There. All finished.
**[09:57] Mia (Young)**
Now we're ready to soak.
**[09:59] Rafina**
I see you two are quite close.
**[10:05] Mia (Young)**
Y-You're...
**[10:07] Narrator**
* Rafina Orca Belluga, eldest daughter*
* of Orleans, Duke of Belluga,*
**[10:11] Narrator**
* ruler of the Holy Principality of Belluga,*
* where Saint Noel Academy is located.*
**[10:16] Narrator**
* Rafina was serving as*
* student council president.*
**[10:19] Narrator**
* In the previous timeline, Mia was drawn*
* to Rafina's authority and approached her.*
**[10:27] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
Princess Rafina, I hope you have been well.
**[10:33] (Flashback) Rafina**
Pardon me, but are we acquainted?
**[10:40] Narrator**
*Though she made a variety of efforts,*
**[10:43] Narrator**
*she failed to form a friendship with Rafina,*
**[10:46] Narrator**
* In fact, she began to be regarded with the*
* sort of look reserved for something worthless.*
**[10:53] Mia (Young)**
*To see her here of all places...*
**[10:56] Mia (Young)**
A pleasure to make your
acquaintance, Princess Rafina.
**[10:59] Mia (Young)**
I am...
**[11:01] Rafina**
Imperial Princess Mia Luna Tearmoon.
**[11:04] Rafina**
I am delighted to meet you.
**[11:06] Rafina**
Your reputation precedes you.
**[11:09] Mia (Young)**
*H-How come she knows my name?*
**[11:13] Narrator**
*It's actually not a pleasure.*
**[11:17] Rafina**
If you just stand there, you'll catch cold.
**[11:21] Rafina**
Let us enjoy the bath together.
**[11:23] Mia (Young)**
I-I shall do just that.
**[11:26] Mia (Young)**
*A-Anne...*
**[11:28] Mia (Young)**
* We very well can't share the same*
* bath in front of Princess Rafina.*
**[11:32] Mia (Young)**
*But if I send Anne away...*
**[11:35] Mia (Young)**
*I'll be alone with Rafina.*
**[11:37] Mia (Young)**
*Th-There's no way! I can't!*
**[11:39] Mia (Young)**
*I can't face such a frightful situation!*
**[11:43] Rafina**
Please join us as well, Miss Maid.
**[11:47] Rafina**
In this space, we are stripped of the
trappings of royalty, nobility, or subject.
**[11:52] Rafina**
We are simply three people.
**[11:55] Rafina**
You feel the same way,
don't you, Princess Mia?
**[11:58] Mia (Young)**
Indeed. Quite so!
**[12:02] Mia (Young)**
Anne! You heard Princess Rafina.
**[12:05] Mia (Young)**
Come right here next to me!
**[12:07] Anne**
B-But...
**[12:08] Mia (Young)**
Don't be shy!
**[12:10] Anne**
O-O-Okay.
**[12:17] Mia (Young)**
You can't warm up as nicely over there.
**[12:19] Mia (Young)**
Come over here, near me.
**[12:21] Anne**
D-Don't worry. I'm fine over here!
**[12:23] Mia (Young)**
Don't be shy! Come on!
**[12:26] Anne**
Princess Mia!
**[12:27] Mia (Young)**
Come with me!
**[12:29] Rafina**
You two really are quite close, aren't you?
**[12:32] Mia (Young)**
Of course. Anne is my confidante.
**[12:37] Anne**
Confidante?
**[12:38] Mia (Young)**
* Which is why, if things go south,*
* it'll be two against one.*
***SIGN*** Confidante
***SIGN*** Mia
***SIGN*** Rafina
***SIGN*** 2 vs. 1
**[12:43] Mia (Young)**
* No matter how much sway you may hold,*
* my confidante won't betray me.*
**[12:50] Mia (Young)**
Whatever is the matter, Anne?
**[12:52] Anne**
I b-beg your pardon.
**[12:55] Rafina**
I see.
**[12:56] Rafina**
It would appear you live up to your
name as the "Wisdom of the Empire."
**[13:02] Rafina**
By the way, Princess Mia...
**[13:04] Rafina**
Would you be aware of the
welcoming party two days from now?
**[13:08] Mia (Young)**
A welcoming party? Hm...
**[13:11] Rafina**
A ball to welcome the incoming students.
**[13:15] Rafina**
Perhaps you haven't heard.
**[13:17] Rafina**
I was convinced you must have
already been invited to dance.
**[13:22] Mia (Young)**
A dance... A dance...
**[13:25] Mia (Young)**
A dance—
**[13:27] Mia (Young)**
*That's right!*
**[13:28] Mia (Young)**
* I had completely erased that*
* infuriating incident from my memory!*
**[13:33] Narrator**
*As alluded to earlier,*
**[13:35] Narrator**
* in the previous timeline, Mia was convinced*
* that Prince Sion would go out with her.*
**[13:42] Narrator**
* Naturally, she fully believed a*
* dance invitation was coming her way.*
**[13:48] Mia (Young)**
* Here, Prince Sion. I await*
* your invitation to dance!*
**[13:55] (Flashback) Sion**
Tiona!
**[13:57] (Flashback) Sion**
Might I have the honor of a dance with you?
**[14:01] Narrator**
* Thus, Mia wound up in the nightmare*
* of attending the party solo.*
**[14:07] Mia (Young)**
* I-I-I refuse to go through*
* something like that again!*
**[14:11] Mia (Young)**
*Perhaps I should just not attend...*
**[14:14] Mia (Young)**
*No, toss that timid attitude away!*
**[14:17] Mia (Young)**
Princess Rafina, we shall
be excusing ourselves now.
**[14:23] Rafina**
Of course. I look forward
to seeing you dance.
**[14:28] Mia (Young)**
* The second rule I need*
* to follow at the academy:*
**[14:32] Mia (Young)**
* Develop as many beneficial*
* connections as possible*
**[14:34] Mia (Young)**
*in case the revolution still occurs.*
**[14:38] Mia (Young)**
* And this ball is indeed the perfect*
* opportunity to build connections!*
**[14:44] Mia (Young)**
* To avoid the guillotine this time,*
* I'll take different actions!*
**[14:49] Anne**
Princess Mia, what has come over you?
**[14:54] Mia (Young)**
We're holding a strategy meeting!
**[14:56] Anne**
Huh? For what?
**[14:58] Mia (Young)**
I wish to arrange the ideal
way to meet a gentleman.
**[15:04] Mia (Young)**
For that purpose, I shall need you to
mobilize all your knowledge of romance, Anne!
**[15:13] Mini-Anne A**
The faint love the princess held for Ludwig
**[15:17] Mini-Anne A**
has been put away as a hidden
feeling stored in her heart.
**[15:23] Mini-Anne B**
Then does she have a new love?
**[15:25] Mini-Anne C**
She must! It must have
blossomed here on campus!
**[15:28] Mini-Annes**
How wonderful!
**[15:29] Mini-Annes**
Oh, my!
**[15:30] Mini-Annes**
I'm so happy!
**[15:32] Anne**
Understood, Princess Mia.
**[15:34] Anne**
I, Anne, humbly pledge to squeeze out
every ounce of knowledge I have for you.
**[15:39] Anne**
Let's devise the perfect romance strategy!
**[15:49] Mia (Young)**
* According to Anne's investigations,*
* it should be any moment now.*
**[15:56] Mia (Young)**
*There he is! Prince Abel!*
**[15:59] Narrator**
* Abel Remno. A classmate of Mia's and*
* second prince of the Kingdom of Remno,*
**[16:04] Narrator**
* a nation with particularly*
* developed military strength.*
**[16:09] Narrator**
* Mia had set her sights on him since*
* before arriving at the academy.*
**[16:13] Mia (Young)**
* The easiest people to marry into the*
* empire are second princes or lower.*
**[16:18] Mia (Young)**
*People unlikely to succeed to a throne.*
***SIGN*** Kingdom of Sunkland
***SIGN*** Holy Principality of Belluga
***SIGN*** Tearmoon Empire
***SIGN*** Kingdom of Remno
**[16:20] Mia (Young)**
*Plus, Remno is on opposite side of Sunkland.*
**[16:25] Mia (Young)**
* If I develop a romantic*
* relationship with Prince Abel,*
**[16:29] Mia (Young)**
* then, should Sunkland attack, I can request*
* reinforcements and execute pincer attacks!*
**[16:36] Narrator**
*Mia was stable in her Mia-first philosophy.*
**[16:40] Mia (Young)**
*Prepare yourself, Prince Abel!*
**[16:43] Mia (Young)**
* I'm about to hit you with*
* the perfect meet cute!*
**[16:47] (Flashback) Anne**
There is only one strategy we need to employ.
**[16:52] Mia (Young)**
*Now!*
**[16:55] (Flashback) Anne**
The handkerchief drop operation!
**[17:00] Mia (Young)**
*I did it, Anne!*
**[17:03] (Flashback) Anne**
Once the gentleman you wish to
approach picks up your handkerchief,
**[17:07] (Flashback) Anne**
you thank him and then casually
ask his plans for the dance.
**[17:11] (Flashback) Anne**
Then, if it appears he has yet to
make arrangements with anyone...
**[17:14] (Flashback) Anne**
all it should take is one Mia smile,
and then most likely—no, definitely...
**[17:19] (Flashback) Silhouette Prince**
Princess, would you dance with me?
**[17:22] (Flashback) Anne**
It'll go just like this!
**[17:24] Mia (Young)**
*What a fantastic, detailed plan, Anne!*
**[17:28] Mia (Young)**
* Just like a tactician with command*
* over the entire imperial military.*
**[17:32] Mia (Young)**
*Now I just wait for him to address me!*
**[17:41] Mia (Young)**
* Wh-Wh-Why hasn't he*
* picked up my handkerchief?!*
**[17:45] Mia (Young)**
*Where did Prince Abel go?*
**[17:49] Abel**
Is something troubling you, My Lady?
**[17:51] Mia (Young)**
*H-How could I forget*
**[17:53] Mia (Young)**
*that he was a tremendous flirt?!*
**[17:57] Narrator**
* If he spots a handkerchief*
* and a girl at the same time,*
**[18:00] Narrator**
*he'll go straight for the girl.*
**[18:02] Narrator**
* A pretty face, but shallow and*
* frivolous. That is Abel Remno.*
**[18:11] Sion**
Did someone lose this?
**[18:14] Mia (Young)**
*P-P-Prince Sion?!*
**[18:17] Mia (Young)**
* Why is it him of all*
* people who picked it up?!*
**[18:20] Sion**
Excuse me! Did anyone
here lose a handkerchief?
**[18:23] Mia (Young)**
*Not good. Not good.*
**[18:24] Mia (Young)**
* I absolutely cannot have him*
* learn that it's my handkerchief!*
**[18:27] Tiona**
Oh, that belongs to Princess Mia.
**[18:29] Mia (Young)**
*Tiona!*
**[18:31] Tiona**
I borrowed one just like it from
her yesterday, so I'm certain.
**[18:36] Mia (Young)**
*This is s-s-so bad!*
**[18:38] Mia (Young)**
* It's the pair I absolutely*
* can't interact with!*
**[18:41] Mia (Young)**
*Absolutely not!*
**[18:43] Tiona**
Oh, there's Princess Mia.
**[18:47] Tiona**
Princess Mia, you dropped this.
**[18:50] Mia (Young)**
Oh, goodness me. I must have
accidentally dropped it.
**[18:55] Mia (Young)**
Thank you so very much for telling me.
**[18:59] Sion**
It is a pleasure to meet you.
**[19:01] Sion**
I'm Sion Sol Sunkland,
Prince of the Kingdom of Sunkland.
**[19:05] Sion**
I have heard much about you,
Your Imperial Highness Princess Mia.
**[19:09] Mia (Young)**
How very courteous.
**[19:11] Mia (Young)**
Mia Luna Tearmoon.
**[19:14] Mia (Young)**
Now then, if you'll excuse me...
**[19:16] Sion**
This is actually perfect timing.
**[19:18] Sion**
Pardon me, Your Highness, but might I ask if
you have a partner for the dance tomorrow?
**[19:23] Sion**
If not, I would gladly offer
myself as a candidate.
**[19:26] Mia (Young)**
*How... Why is this happening?!*
**[19:30] Mia (Young)**
*If I become his dance partner,*
**[19:33] Mia (Young)**
* then I'll be the most involved*
* with him I could possibly be!*
**[19:37] Mia (Young)**
*Then if I make a mistake later...*
**[19:41] Mia (Young)**
*No, thank you!*
**[19:44] Mia (Young)**
* But if I decline his offer,*
* then I may hurt his feelings,*
**[19:50] Mia (Young)**
* and I'll be "that princess*
* who turned Shion down."*
**[19:54] Mia (Young)**
* No one will be brave and*
* commendable enough to ask me then.*
**[19:59] Mia (Young)**
*What do I do?!*
**[20:01] Gain**
Abel. Come with me.
**[20:07] Sion**
That's...
**[20:07] Mia (Young)**
*I spy...*
**[20:09] Mia (Young)**
Please excuse me for a moment.
**[20:12] Mia (Young)**
*...a chance to escape!*
**[20:17] Abel**
Brother...
**[20:20] Gain**
Abel, what the hell are you doing?
**[20:24] Abel**
I was just finding a dance partner—
**[20:29] Mia (Young)**
*What a barbaric individual.*
**[20:31] Gain**
As a member of the proud
royal house of Remno,
**[20:34] Gain**
you should concentrate
on your swordsmanship.
**[20:37] Gain**
Then women will approach you instead.
**[20:41] Gain**
Though I suppose a loser like you still
wouldn't draw in a decent woman.
**[20:48] Mia (Young)**
What is going on over here?
**[20:51] Gain**
Who're you?
**[20:53] Gain**
No need to worry.
This is just a brotherly quarrel, little missy.
**[20:58] Gain**
So be a good girl and go away. Get me?
**[21:03] Gain**
Oh, did I scare you? My bad. My bad.
**[21:09] Mia (Young)**
*How childish!*
**[21:10] Mia (Young)**
* I've had the bloodthirst of a*
* revolutionary army directed at me.*
**[21:15] Mia (Young)**
* This level of conflict is*
* like dealing with a kitten.*
**[21:18] Mia (Young)**
* I'm not dealing with anything*
* more than a sheltered prince.*
**[21:21] Gain**
Wh-What's so funny, huh?
**[21:24] Mia (Young)**
Pardon me.
**[21:25] Mia (Young)**
But I simply cannot have you punching
my dance partner in the face.
**[21:35] Mia (Young)**
If you hadn't forgotten you
had already asked me to dance
**[21:38] Mia (Young)**
and tried to chat up another girl,
this would not have happened, Prince Abel.
**[21:48] Mia (Young)**
A pleasure to make your acquaintance,
First Prince of Remno.
**[21:53] Mia (Young)**
I am Mia Luna Tearmoon,
Imperial Princess of the Tearmoon Empire.
**[21:59] Mia (Young)**
I was drawn to your brother,
so I must not be a decent woman.
***SIGN*** Illustration by: Ataka
# E4 - Shall We Dance?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G7PU4MXMK/shall-we-dance)
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**[00:00] Mia (Young)**
I am Mia Luna Tearmoon,
Imperial Princess of the Tearmoon Empire.
**[00:05] Mia (Young)**
I was drawn to your brother,
so I must not be a decent woman.
**[00:10] Mia (Young)**
That is the situation, Prince Sion.
**[00:13] Mia (Young)**
I truly regret that
I must disappoint you,
**[00:16] Mia (Young)**
but I am not in a position to
accept your invitation.
**[00:22] Sion**
I see. I am disappointed, but I understand.
**[00:26] Mia (Young)**
Now, if you'll excuse me.
**[00:33] Mia (Young)**
* How delicious! I rejected Prince Sion's*
* invitation in a public setting!*
**[00:38] Abel**
Princess Mia!
**[00:41] Abel**
I appreciate your help earlier.
**[00:43] Abel**
Still, though perhaps not terribly so,
I am an unsuitable match for you.
**[00:47] Abel**
You should go to the ball with Prince Sion.
**[00:50] Mia (Young)**
If you feel that way,
**[00:52] Mia (Young)**
then improve yourself for me.
**[00:55] Mia (Young)**
So that you *are* a suitable match.
**[00:58] Abel**
B-But, I have no skill.
**[01:02] Abel**
No matter how hard I work, I'll never
rival Prince Sion, or even my brother.
**[01:08] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel, all you know is that you are
no match for them *right now*. Is that not so?
**[01:16] Mia (Young)**
If you don't measure up today,
then perhaps tomorrow.
**[01:18] Mia (Young)**
If not tomorrow, then the next day.
**[01:21] Mia (Young)**
None of us can know the heights to
which our efforts might take us.
**[01:26] Mia (Young)**
It is absolutely possible for you to beat
Prince Sion and your brother.
**[01:33] Mia (Young)**
I chose you as my partner for the dance.
**[01:36] Mia (Young)**
I, Mia Luna Tearmoon, guarantee it.
**[01:41] Abel**
Princess Mia...
**[01:43] Abel**
* It is plain that some people*
* are divinely chosen.*
**[01:47] Abel**
* It's ridiculous for an inferior,*
* unchosen person like me to try.*
**[01:53] Abel**
*That was my mindset.*
**[01:55] abel**
* I never dreamed anyone*
* would say that about me.*
**[01:58] Narrator**
* Thus, because of Mia, Abel was no longer*
* doomed to a future as an inferior prince.*
**[02:04] Narrator**
*But Mia...*
**[02:05] Mia (Young)**
*I need to have Prince Abel work hard.*
**[02:08] Mia (Young)**
*After all, when the time comes,*
**[02:11] Mia (Young)**
* I can't have him get stopped from sending*
* reinforcements by his nasty brother.*
**[02:16] Narrator**
* ...would remain unbending*
* in her Mia-first philosophy.*
***SIGN*** Episode 4: Shall We Dance?
**[03:59] Random Girl**
Prince Sion, you look very dashing!
**[04:02] Sion**
I wouldn't go that far.
**[04:05] Abel**
*Is Princess Mia still not here?*
**[04:12] Mia (Young)**
Why?
**[04:13] Mia (Young)**
How could this happen?
**[04:18] Narrator**
* In high spirits with her makeup*
* and dress perfectly on-point,*
**[04:23] Narrator**
* Mia was confidently*
* walking the academy grounds...*
**[04:26] Mia (Young)**
* Favorite perfume, check.*
* Everything is perfect!*
**[04:30] Narrator**
*When...*
**[04:32] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
My, aren't you a lovely horse!
**[04:42] Narrator**
* The excessively applied*
* perfume brought on the sneeze.*
**[04:48] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
There's nothing we can
do at this point, Anne.
**[04:51] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
Just do my makeup enough
to avoid embarrassment.
**[04:54] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
And grab any dress from the ones over there.
**[04:58] (Flashback) Anne**
No.
**[05:00] (Flashback) Anne**
I will not allow you to
lose face, Princess Mia.
**[05:03] (Flashback) Anne**
Leave everything to me!
**[05:17] Random Guy 1**
Hey. Look there!
**[05:22] Random Guy 2**
U-Unbelievable...
**[05:26] Random Guy 3**
Princess Mia of the Tearmoon Empire!
**[05:30] Mia (Young)**
* I knew it. Of course I stick out*
* at the party dressed so simply.*
**[05:35] Narrator**
*No!*
**[05:36] Narrator**
*Unconstricted by a corset.*
**[05:39] Narrator**
* A lovely complexion from*
* being freshly bathed.*
**[05:41] Narrator**
* A pure white dress that*
* accentuates her beautiful skin.*
**[05:46] Narrator**
* All of this illuminated in the*
* gentle glow of the ballroom...*
**[05:50] Random Guys**
*She looks just like a goddess of the moon!*
**[05:53] Narrator**
* Mia had captivated the boys in the*
* ballroom in the blink of an eye.*
**[05:58] Abel**
*She's so beautiful.*
**[06:01] Abel**
*I'm going to dance with* her?**
**[06:03] Abel**
*For real?*
**[06:04] Abel**
*I must be dreaming...*
**[06:07] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel...
**[06:10] Mia (Young)**
I am so sorry.
**[06:13] Abel**
* She's selecting a different*
* partner after all.*
**[06:17] Abel**
I'm not upset.
**[06:20] Abel**
You look very beautiful.
**[06:23] Mia (Young)**
Oh, thank you, Prince Abel!
**[06:27] Abel**
Huh?
**[06:28] Mia (Young)**
* I'm so relieved he didn't*
* say anything about my dress!*
**[06:32] Mia (Young)**
Now then, shall we dance?
**[06:35] Abel**
What?
**[06:37] Narrator**
* Mia had just one special skill at*
* which she excelled above others:*
**[06:45] Narrator**
*social dance.*
**[06:50] Aristocrat Girl 1**
So what? She made a big splash,
but her dancing is nothing special.
**[06:54] Aristocrat Girl 2**
She may be the princess of a
powerful nation, but she's still a child.
**[06:57] Aristocrat Girl 2**
I suppose this is all we can expect.
**[07:01] Abel**
*You're wrong.*
**[07:02] Abel**
*Her steps are neatly leading me by example.*
**[07:08] Abel**
* Princess Mia is bringing*
* herself down to my level.*
**[07:15] Mia (Young)**
That's it, Prince Abel.
**[07:17] Mia (Young)**
You're doing quite well!
**[07:21] Abel**
* She believes in me. I won't force her*
* to lose face on my account.*
**[07:32] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
Anne, while I'm at the party,
use this money however you'd like.
**[07:40] Mini-Anne A**
Listen up. This isn't pocket
money for us to use as we like.
**[07:44] Mini-Anne B**
What? It's not?
**[07:46] Mini-Anne C**
You're saying Princess Mia has
allowed us to use our own judgment.
**[07:49] Mini-Anne D**
Which means...
**[07:51] Mini-Anne E**
Exactly!
**[07:52] Mini-Annes A-E**
Princess Mia has ordered us to
accomplish something with this money!
**[07:57] Anne**
* Princess Mia, I've heard your*
* intentions loud and clear!*
**[08:01] Anne**
*I swear I will meet your expectations!*
**[08:06] Anne**
You're... Lady Tiona's...
**[08:09] Liora**
Please! Help! Lady Tiona... kidnapped!
**[08:23] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel?
**[08:25] Mia (Young)**
Where are we going?
**[08:28] Abel**
Prince Sion.
**[08:30] Sion**
Is something wrong?
**[08:32] Abel**
May I ask you to dance with Her Highness?
**[08:34] Mia (Young)**
*What?! What do you think you're doing?!*
**[08:39] Sion**
I was actually considering asking
Princess Mia to join me for a dance.
**[08:44] Sion**
Would that be all right?
**[08:47] Abel**
I will go obtain some refreshments.
**[08:49] Mia (Young)**
*Why?!*
**[08:52] Mia (Young)**
Oh, o-of course. Just one dance.
**[08:58] Abel**
*I used to think my lack of ability*
**[09:00] Abel**
* meant I could never be as good as Sion,*
* no matter how hard I tried.*
**[09:04] Abel**
*But...*
**[09:06] Abel**
*Next time, I won't concede.*
**[09:09] Anne**
Kidnapped? By whom?
**[09:13] Liora**
I do... not know.
**[09:15] Liora**
Lady Tiona still there.
**[09:19] Liora**
Only I escape.
**[09:22] Liora**
Help. Please!
**[09:25] Anne**
*What would Mia do if she were here?*
**[09:30] Anne**
Very well. I'll help you.
**[09:46] Anne**
Guards?
**[09:48] Anne**
What next? What do we do?
**[09:52] Keithwood**
Ladies.
**[09:54] Anne**
You're Prince Sion's...
Mr. Keithwood, right?
**[09:58] Keithwood**
I'm flattered you remember.
**[10:00] Keithwood**
Is something troubling you?
**[10:03] Random Guy 4**
What's going on?
**[10:04] Random Girl**
Prince Sion and Princess Mia
are going to dance.
**[10:13] Mia (Young)**
*To be honest, I'm loathe to dance with Sion.*
**[10:17] Mia (Young)**
*But this is a golden opportunity.*
**[10:19] Mia (Young)**
*I'll make him tumble brilliantly!*
**[10:21] Mia (Young)**
* Let's see how you like being*
* humiliated in front of everyone!*
**[10:27] Keithwood**
* I see. I followed them because*
* I thought I smelled something fishy.*
**[10:32] Keithwood**
His Highness Prince Sion would be
angry if I abandoned ladies in trouble.
**[10:37] Keithwood**
Allow me to assist.
**[10:39] Liora**
Really? You help?
**[10:41] Anne**
But what are you going to do?
**[10:43] Keithwood**
It's simple, really.
**[11:11] Sion**
* I expected a graceful princess,*
* but she's surprisingly wild and untamed.*
**[11:20] Mia (Young)**
* I-I didn't plan for him to*
* be this good at dancing!*
**[11:24] Aristocrat Girl 1**
So what? This is only because
Prince Sion is such a good dancer.
**[11:28] Rafina**
You both must know that a dance doesn't
work if only one of the pair is good.
**[11:34] Aristocrat Girl 2**
Princess Rafina!
**[11:50] Rafina**
* A brilliant dance that*
* captivates those watching*
**[11:53] Rafina**
* is only possible when*
* both partners are skilled.*
**[12:23] Liora**
Lady Tiona! All right?
**[12:27] Tiona**
Liora?! You're safe?
**[12:32] Anne**
I am so glad you're unharmed, Lady Rudolvon.
**[12:36] Tiona**
You're... Princess Mia's maid...
**[12:41] Tiona**
When I returned to my room,
my dress was gone.
**[12:45] Tiona**
There was a note saying, "If you want
your dress, come to the north tower."
**[12:50] Anne**
How awful! Who would do such a thing?
**[12:53] Keithwood**
An acquaintance of yours or
Princess Mia's, I presume.
**[12:57] Anne**
What?
**[12:58] Keithwood**
I found this on the guards outside.
**[13:02] Anne**
The crest of the Tearmoon Empire?
You don't mean...
**[13:05] Keithwood**
They were probably in the
employ of imperial nobles.
**[13:09] Tiona**
That's... possible.
**[13:12] Tiona**
I was told not to attend the ball because
I'd be a disgrace to the empire's nobility.
**[13:17] Anne**
That's awful.
**[13:19] Tiona**
I don't have the means to acquire
a large number of dresses.
**[13:24] Liora**
So, Liora, you didn't need to
push yourself so hard or panic.
**[13:30] Liora**
Lady Tiona...
**[13:35] Anne**
*If I were in her position...*
**[13:42] Anne**
Liora, go to the shop
in town and buy a dress.
**[13:46] Anne**
This money should be enough.
**[13:48] Liora**
Where... come from?
**[13:49] Anne**
It's money Princess Mia
entrusted to me. Go! Quickly!
**[13:57] Anne**
Lady Tiona, in the meantime,
let's do your makeup.
**[14:00] Keithwood**
Are you sure that you,
as Princess Mia's maid, should assist her?
**[14:05] Anne**
What do you mean by that?
**[14:07] Keithwood**
Her Highness Princess Mia reigns at
the top of the empire's nobility.
**[14:11] Keithwood**
If the nobles who confined
Lady Rudolvon were from the empire,
**[14:15] Keithwood**
there is a possibility that
Princess Mia wished it, is there not?
**[14:21] Anne**
You think Princess Mia did this?
**[14:28] Anne**
Don't be ridiculous!
**[14:30] Tiona**
Um, Mr. Keithwood, I also do not believe
Her Highness Princess Mia would do this.
**[14:37] Keithwood**
I see.
**[14:39] Keithwood**
Well, if the victim herself says so.
**[14:49] Sion**
Princess Mia, if possible,
I'd like to do a slow song next.
**[14:53] Mia (Young)**
I do believe there is a partner more
suited for you here, Prince Sion.
**[15:01] Mia (Young)**
* I can't accomplish what I want with you,*
* so I'm leaving things here for today!*
**[15:09] Tiona**
I made it!
**[15:11] Tiona**
That's...
**[15:16] Tiona**
E-Excuse me!
**[15:17] Crowd of Girls**
Prince Sion!
**[15:18] Sion**
You're...
**[15:19] Tiona**
My name is Tiona Rudolvon.
**[15:22] Tiona**
Your Highness, Mr. Keithwood
asked me to give you this.
**[15:29] Sion**
A kidnapping incident?!
**[15:31] Keithwood**
*Mentioned in an abundance of caution.*
**[15:33] Keithwood**
*Possibility of Princess Mia's involvement.*
**[15:38] Sion**
*That can't possibly be the case.*
**[15:41] Liora**
Thanks so much! Thanks so much!
**[15:41] Sion**
* He doesn't seem to actually suspect*
* she's involved either.*
**[15:43] Anne**
It's fine, really.
**[15:46] Sion**
*At any rate...*
**[15:50] Sion**
* Most likely, Princess Mia spotted*
* Lady Rudolvon during our dance,*
**[15:55] Sion**
*sized up the situation in one glance,*
**[15:59] Sion**
* and entrusted her to me to ensure*
* Lady Rudolvon could at least enjoy the ball.*
**[16:05] Sion**
*More suited for me...*
**[16:07] Sion**
* In other words, you meant there*
* was someone who needed me.*
**[16:12] Narrator**
*Wrong in every way.*
**[16:15] Tiona**
Prince Sion?
**[16:17] Sion**
Oh, pardon me.
**[16:20] Sion**
Lady Rudolvon, might I have the
pleasure of a dance with you?
**[16:27] Tiona**
Yes.
**[16:30] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel!
**[16:33] Abel**
Hey, Princess Mia.
Your dancing was wonderful.
**[16:36] Mia (Young)**
My!
**[16:38] Mia (Young)**
Why, thank you.
**[16:42] Abel**
I really can't compare.
**[16:45] Mia (Young)**
Can't compare to what?
**[16:46] Abel**
To Prince Sion.
**[16:48] Abel**
Unfortunately, I don't have the skill
to highlight your talent like that.
**[16:56] Mia (Young)**
It's cold and very good.
**[16:59] Mia (Young)**
You saw how intense our dance was,
so you acquired a new drink, right?
**[17:04] Abel**
Huh?
**[17:05] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel, please don't put yourself down.
**[17:10] Mia (Young)**
* This is the first time*
* I've had a gentleman my age*
**[17:14] Mia (Young)**
* treat me kindly as a girl*
* and not as a princess.*
**[17:19] Mia (Young)**
You are a wonderful individual.
**[17:25] Abel**
Still, if possible, I'd like to
equal Sion in dance ability...
**[17:30] Mia (Young)**
In that case, I shall give you lessons.
**[17:34] Mia (Young)**
I am a strict teacher, so you ought
to prepare yourself for that.
**[17:41] Narrator**
*Thus it was that,*
**[17:42] Narrator**
* for the first time in her life, Mia was able to*
* experience heart-pounding delight at a ball.*
**[17:49] Narrator**
*But...*
**[17:50] Mia (Young)**
A kidnapping incident?!
**[17:52] Anne**
Yes. You see it went like this,
and like that...
**[17:56] Anne**
and I humbly acted as your proxy.
**[18:01] Mia (Young)**
*Th-Th-Th-This is terrible!*
**[18:03] Mia (Young)**
* If I don't take clear action on this,*
* I'm likely to earn Princess Rafina's ire!*
**[18:08] Mia (Young)**
* I'm sure Sion and Tiona won't have*
* a positive impression of me, either!*
**[18:11] Mia (Young)**
*If that happens...*
**[18:13] Guillotine**
Welcome to the guillotine route!
**[18:17] Mia (Young)**
*I absolutely have to do something!*
**[18:20] Male Student 1**
Why do our attendants have
to be forcibly sent away?
**[18:23] Female Student 1**
All that happened was that a mere
country noble's daughter was confined!
**[18:28] Mia (Young)**
* The pedigreed central aristocracy*
* can of course commit affronts*
**[18:31] Mia (Young)**
* to commoners, but also*
* provincial nobles with impunity.*
**[18:36] Mia (Young)**
* That system of values is*
* deeply entrenched in the empire.*
**[18:39] Mia (Young)**
* These people probably have no idea*
* how much hatred that incurs them.*
**[18:46] Mia (Young)**
You certainly might have a valid point.
**[18:52] Mia (Young)**
That is, if this had been
done inside the empire.
**[18:56] Male Student 1**
Huh?
**[18:57] Mia (Young)**
Do you realize who governs this academy?
**[19:02] Narrator**
*Mia considered the situation.*
**[19:04] Narrator**
* If she judged her fellow imperials*
* according to her own sense of values,*
**[19:10] Narrator**
*their discontent would be directed at her.*
**[19:12] Narrator**
*In order to avoid that...*
**[19:14] Mia (Young)**
Indeed!
**[19:16] Mia (Young)**
Princess Rafina is a high-minded individual.
**[19:18] Mia (Young)**
Do you think she would
overlook an outrage like this
**[19:21] Mia (Young)**
against one of the
academy's precious students?
**[19:25] Mia (Young)**
* Let them blame Princess Rafina!*
* This is the answer!*
**[19:29] Mia (Young)**
This sort of offense would normally require
*your* dismissal from the academy as well.
**[19:35] Female Student 1**
But...
**[19:37] Mia (Young)**
However, that outcome does indeed seem harsh.
**[19:41] Mia (Young)**
I am planning to intervene with
Princess Rafina regarding this incident.
**[19:48] Male Student 1**
Princess Mia...
**[19:50] Rafina**
Repatriation for the four
attendants directly involved.
**[19:55] Rafina**
Probation for the students because of
unclear levels of involvement. Is that it?
**[20:01] Mia (Young)**
Y-Yes.
**[20:03] Rafina**
Do you not find that to be
a rather light punishment?
**[20:08] Rafina**
Princess Mia.
**[20:12] Mia (Young)**
*Oh, no! Wh-Wh-What do I do?*
**[20:15] Mia (Young)**
*What now?*
**[20:23] Mia (Young)**
You only realize how rotten it is
**[20:26] Mia (Young)**
to refuse to eat Yellow Moon tomatoes
once you have no food.
**[20:32] Rafina**
What?
**[20:33] Mia (Young)**
* I can't afford to be escaping reality!*
* This is no time for that!*
**[20:38] Rafina**
Princess Mia.
**[20:39] Mia (Young)**
Yes?!
**[20:41] Rafina**
You mean, one does bad things because
one does not know that they are bad.
**[20:46] Rafina**
Is that it?
**[20:49] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
**[20:50] Rafina**
There are two aspects to punishment.
**[20:52] Rafina**
One aspect is to offer
consolation to the victim.
**[20:55] Rafina**
The other is to make the
offender reflect on their actions.
**[20:58] Rafina**
In this case, the harm was heavily mitigated
by the actions of your confidante Anne.
**[21:04] Rafina**
This makes showing consideration
to the victim easier.
**[21:09] Rafina**
A merciful punishment that gives the
offenders opportunity to reflect and grow.
**[21:14] Rafina**
Princess Mia, you have chosen an approach
more suited to this place of learning.
**[21:21] Mia (Young)**
Yes. That is it exactly.
**[21:24] Narrator**
* Mia did not fully understand,*
* but she jumped on the opportunity.*
**[21:28] Rafina**
I see why they call you the
Wisdom of the Empire. I'm impressed.
**[21:35] Rafina**
So, um... Mia...
**[21:38] Mia (Young)**
Y-Yes?
**[21:40] Rafina**
Would you...
**[21:41] Mia (Young)**
*There's still something else?*
**[21:45] Rafina**
Would you be friends with me?
**[21:50] Mia (Young)**
What?
**[21:54] Narrator**
* Thus it was that Mia became*
* friends with Princess Rafina,*
**[21:59] Narrator**
* who, in the prior timeline,*
* consistently looked coldly on her.*
***SIGN*** Illustration by bb Kuroda
# E5 - Princess Mia Swoons
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G9DUE515X/princess-mia-swoons)
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**[00:04] Chloe**
More free time.
**[00:07] Narrator**
*Her name is Chloe Forkroad.*
**[00:11] Narrator**
* Her parents built up a trade*
* group from a small caravan,*
**[00:14] Narrator**
* and were apparently good enough at*
* schmoozing to be bestowed noble rank.*
**[00:17] Narrator**
*But she...*
**[00:19] Chloe**
* This was my last book...*
* How will I pass the time tomorrow?*
**[00:25] Chloe**
* Should I work up the courage*
* to try talking to somebody?*
**[00:32] Chloe**
G-G-G-G-Good afternoon.
**[00:35] Chloe**
My name is Ch-Ch-Chloe-e-e-e...
**[00:41] Chloe**
*Absolutely not an option.*
**[00:44] Chloe**
*I wish I could just disappear.*
**[00:49] Mia (Young)**
Do you mind if I ask you something?
**[00:53] Chloe**
P-Princess Mia?
**[00:57] Mia (Young)**
Yes. And you're Chloe Forkroad of
the Forkroad Trade Group, correct?
**[01:03] Chloe**
Y-Yes!
**[01:05] Mia (Young)**
I often see you reading.
Do your reading interests include fiction?
**[01:11] Chloe**
Oh, yes. They do.
**[01:14] Chloe**
But I've finished all the books
I brought with me, so I...
**[01:19] Mia (Young)**
I've been looking for someone like you!
**[01:22] Mia (Young)**
Would you be friends with me?
**[01:25] Chloe**
What?!
**[01:27] Chloe**
* Princess Mia is the most*
* influential person in the class.*
**[01:31] Chloe**
* Would she really want to be*
* friends with a nobody like me?*
**[01:36] Chloe**
*Oh, I see...*
**[01:38] Chloe**
* She saw that I'm always*
* alone and took pity on me.*
**[01:43] Chloe**
*But...*
**[01:45] Chloe**
*That bothers me.*
**[01:49] Chloe**
Um, why me?
**[01:53] Mia (Young)**
Because you love books!
**[01:56] Chloe**
Huh?
**[01:57] Mia (Young)**
You see, I'm looking for a reading buddy.
**[02:00] Chloe**
A reading buddy?
**[02:02] Mia (Young)**
Actually, I have a story
I'd like you to read.
**[02:06] Mia (Young)**
* I 'd been thinking it was a shame*
* that only Anne and I read these!*
**[02:13] Chloe**
I can read this?
**[02:15] Mia (Young)**
Of course!
**[02:17] Mia (Young)**
I would just love it if you
could become my reading buddy.
**[02:24] Chloe**
I-I would like that.
**[02:29] Narrator**
* A friendship that would never have*
* formed in the previous timeline.*
**[02:32] Narrator**
* Chloe, too, would prove to be of*
* great help to Mia in the future,*
**[02:38] Narrator**
*but she had no way of knowing that yet.*
**[04:12] Chloe**
I never realized you liked
books this much, Princess Mia.
***SIGN*** Episode 5: Princess Mia Swoons
**[04:17] Mia (Young)**
Is that so?
**[04:18] Chloe**
If we had a reading club or something,
we could gather even more book lovers.
**[04:24] Mia (Young)**
Oh?
**[04:25] Mia (Young)**
*A club?*
**[04:29] Mia (Young)**
Pardon my intrusion.
**[04:32] Mia (Young)**
*I have to be able to ride a horse,*
**[04:34] Mia (Young)**
* so that I can escape quickly*
* if a revolution should occur.*
**[04:41] Mia (Young)**
*The solution to that problem is*
**[04:43] Mia (Young)**
*the equestrian club!*
**[04:45] Malong**
What's this? What brings you here, miss?
**[04:48] Mia (Young)**
Oh, I remember you...
**[04:53] Malong**
Oh, right. Sorry about what happened.
**[04:57] Malong**
I'm a second-year student at the
academy and head of the equestrian club.
**[05:00] Malong**
Lin Malong.
**[05:02] Mia (Young)**
I'm Mia Luna Tearmoon.
**[05:05] Mia (Young)**
From the sound of your name, are you
perhaps from the Equestrian Kingdom?
**[05:10] Malong**
What an honor that the princess
of Tearmoon knows of us.
**[05:14] Malong**
So, what can I do for you?
**[05:17] Malong**
I hope you aren't here to ask me to
dispose of the horse that sneezed on you.
**[05:23] Mia (Young)**
What do you mean?
**[05:25] Malong**
I mean, it ruined your dress, didn't it?
**[05:28] Mia (Young)**
That isn't a big deal.
**[05:32] Mia (Young)**
If one has to choose between a dress and a
horse, it's clear which is more valuable.
**[05:37] Malong**
Oh.
**[05:39] Mia (Young)**
*That's right.*
**[05:40] Mia (Young)**
* A dress won't let you escape*
* a revolutionary army,*
**[05:44] Mia (Young)**
*but a horse will!*
**[05:47] Mia (Young)**
Anyway, since this is the equestrian club,
can I learn how to ride a horse?
**[05:53] Malong**
Of course.
**[05:55] Malong**
But why would a princess
wish to ride a horse?
**[05:59] Mia (Young)**
Because a horse will take me
however far I wish to go.
**[06:07] Mia (Young)**
* That's right! As far away from the*
* revolutionary army as possible!*
**[06:12] Malong**
*Her words...*
**[06:14] Malong**
* These are not the words of one who only*
* sees a horse as a tool of war or a pet.*
**[06:21] Malong**
* It would seem there's more*
* to her than meets the eye.*
**[06:25] Narrator**
* Mia's words truly struck a*
* chord in Malong's heart.*
**[06:30] Abel**
Princess Mia?
**[06:34] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel!
**[06:36] Mia (Young)**
Have you perhaps joined the
equestrian club as well?
**[06:41] Abel**
Yes. I am still a prince
of the Kingdom of Remno.
**[06:45] Abel**
I thought I ought to improve
my riding and swordsmanship.
**[06:48] Mia (Young)**
I see.
**[06:50] Mia (Young)**
* In the prior timeline, I'm pretty sure*
* Prince Abel was in the game club.*
**[06:56] Abel**
What brings you here, Princess Mia?
**[06:59] Mia (Young)**
I have an interest in riding
as well, so I decided to visit.
**[07:04] Malong**
Abel, are the two of you are acquainted?
**[07:07] Malong**
That's perfect. You can help her ride.
**[07:11] Malong**
Our visitor is interested in horses.
We ought to oblige. Right?
**[07:14] Abel**
Well, um, I... But...
**[07:18] Mia (Young)**
*My, my, is Prince Abel feeling bashful?*
**[07:22] Mia (Young)**
*He's surprisingly innocent.*
**[07:26] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel, I would like
to request you as my escort.
**[07:30] Abel**
Well, if that's what you
want, Princess Mia...
**[07:34] Mia (Young)**
* As a mature woman, I'll take the lead*
* and demonstrate adult composure!*
**[07:43] Mia (Young)**
It's so high up!
**[07:44] Narrator**
*Her adult composure did not last long.*
**[07:48] Abel**
Are you ready? Hold on to me—
**[07:52] Abel**
P-Princess Mia, you don't
need to hold that tightly!
**[07:56] Mia (Young)**
I know! I've got everything under control!
**[08:04] Abel**
Princess Mia, open your eyes.
**[08:07] Abel**
The scenery seen from atop
a horse is quite something.
**[08:11] Mia (Young)**
Th-That's a good point.
**[08:17] Mia (Young)**
Oh, my!
**[08:19] Abel**
Not so scary, right?
**[08:20] Mia (Young)**
Indeed. It's quite comfortable.
**[08:24] Abel**
P-Princess! What are you doing?!
**[08:27] Abel**
L-Look! The lady who attends you is here!
**[08:30] Mia (Young)**
Why, it is her!
**[08:32] Mia (Young)**
Anne!
**[08:34] Abel**
Princess! You mustn't let go!
**[08:41] Mia (Young)**
No!
**[08:42] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
**[08:44] Mia (Young)**
It didn't hurt?
**[08:45] Abel**
Ow, ow, ow.
**[08:47] Abel**
Are you all right, Princess Mia?
**[08:49] Mia (Young)**
Ah! Huh? Prince Abel?!
**[08:52] Mia (Young)**
*Wh-Why am I so flustered?*
**[08:55] Mia (Young)**
* It's not like I'm trying to*
* get Prince Abel to hold me.*
**[08:57] Mia (Young)**
*That happened plenty at the ball.*
**[09:00] Mia (Young)**
*What's more, Prince Abel is a child!*
**[09:03] Mia (Young)**
*He's eight years younger than me!*
**[09:05] Mia (Young)**
*So, uh... I...*
**[09:07] Abel**
Princess Mia? Are you hurt?
**[09:14] Mia (Young)**
*Don't look at me like that.*
**[09:17] Mia (Young)**
I-I'm fine! So, um, could
you not be quite so close?
**[09:20] Abel**
Oh, yes! Sorry.
**[09:22] Abel**
My humble apologies.
**[09:24] Mia (Young)**
Um, don't misunderstand me, Prince Abel!
**[09:28] Mia (Young)**
I'm not saying I dislike
having you close to me.
**[09:33] Abel**
Right. I understand.
**[09:37] Mia (Young)**
* What's this feeling? There's a stinging*
* in my chest, and I can't calm down.*
**[09:42] Mia (Young)**
*Th-This must just be panic*
**[09:45] Mia (Young)**
* because I won't be able to get*
* reinforcements if I make Abel dislike me!*
**[09:48] Mia (Young)**
*Still, what do I do?*
**[09:51] Mia (Young)**
*Oh, I know!*
**[09:57] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel, thank you
for saving me just now.
**[10:02] Mia (Young)**
* People naturally create distance when*
* others get closer than necessary.*
**[10:07] Mia (Young)**
* If I make Prince Abel experience that*
* reaction, it should clear things up!*
**[10:12] Abel**
Y-You're welcome.
C-Could you back up a little?
**[10:18] Mia (Young)**
See? You turned away from me, too?
**[10:21] Abel**
Th-That's because...
**[10:23] Mia (Young)**
The way you're feeling is the
same way I felt just now.
**[10:28] Abel**
Th-The same way?
**[10:30] Mia (Young)**
* I'm sensitive, so when others get*
* unnecessarily close, I get nervous.*
**[10:35] Mia (Young)**
* Yes, that's it!*
* That's all that's going on here.*
**[10:39] Abel**
We feel the same way?
**[10:42] Mia (Young)**
Yes. The exact same.
**[10:44] Abel**
B-But, I expect that my feelings...
are much stronger than yours.
**[10:50] Mia (Young)**
My, you're competitive, I see.
**[10:53] Mia (Young)**
* Is he trying to say he's*
* more sensitive than me?*
**[10:59] Narrator**
*However, Mia hadn't realized...*
**[11:02] Narrator**
* that she and Prince Abel were nervous*
* for somewhat different reasons...*
**[11:07] Narrator**
* and that she herself had been nervous*
* because a boy she might like got close.*
**[11:20] Mia (Young)**
I managed to join the equestrian club,
and I found a reading buddy.
**[11:25] Mia (Young)**
With the way things are going,
I bet there's no guillotine!
**[11:29] Mia (Young)**
Oof. That was a losing bet...
**[11:33] Anne**
Princess Mia, have you heard?
**[11:37] Anne**
They're going to hold a sword fighting
tournament at the academy soon.
**[11:41] Mia (Young)**
A sword fighting tournament?
**[11:43] Anne**
Yes. The maids are all abuzz about it.
**[11:47] Anne**
And they were also saying that there's
a custom with the tournament,
**[11:50] Anne**
where the female students prepare a
lunch for the gentlemen they like.
**[11:53] Mia (Young)**
Oh? A lunch?
**[11:56] Mia (Young)**
A... lunch?!
**[12:01] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
Prince Sion, I'll make you a lunch so good
**[12:04] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
that you'll say it's why
you won the tournament!
**[12:12] (Flashback) Sion**
No. I don't need it. Please go.
**[12:17] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
Why?
**[12:18] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
When I prepared such a lavish lunch?
**[12:22] Narrator**
*The phenomenon known as "eating alone."*
**[12:28] Anne**
P-Princess Mia?!
**[12:30] Mia (Young)**
It's nothing. I'm fine.
**[12:32] Mia (Young)**
*I've had enough of that lonely feeling.*
**[12:36] Mia (Young)**
*I know!*
**[12:37] Mia (Young)**
* Unlike that stupid Sion,*
* Prince Abel is a gentleman.*
**[12:40] Mia (Young)**
*He'll eat the lunch I prepare!*
**[12:44] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel!
**[12:46] Abel**
Princess Mia.
**[12:47] Abel**
Are you practicing today?
**[12:49] Mia (Young)**
Yes, I am.
**[12:51] Mia (Young)**
* First, I ought to secure*
* agreement ahead of time.*
**[12:55] Abel**
I see. Malong was complimenting how
seriously you've been taking this.
**[13:00] Mia (Young)**
I feel honored.
**[13:03] Abel**
Would you like to ride together again?
**[13:06] Mia (Young)**
That would be lovely—
**[13:09] Mia (Young)**
Oh, your palm feels quite a bit rougher.
**[13:15] Abel**
Yeah. Actually, I've been training a
lot for the sword fighting tournament.
**[13:21] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel...
**[13:23] Mia (Young)**
*He's been working really hard.*
**[13:31] Mia (Young)**
Um, Prince Abel, I have a question
about the day of the tournament.
**[13:36] Abel**
Oh?
**[13:37] Mia (Young)**
Well, have you made arrangements
with anyone to prepare your lunch?
**[13:42] Abel**
No, I can't say that I have.
**[13:44] Mia (Young)**
Then, might I prepare a lunch for you?
**[13:49] Abel**
Prepare a lunch for me?
**[13:51] Mia (Young)**
Yes. I'll prepare the best
lunch I can to help you win.
**[13:57] Abel**
Thank you, Princess Mia.
**[14:01] Mia (Young)**
*Good. Now I won't be eating alone.*
**[14:04] Mia (Young)**
* With that settled, I'll immediately*
* go to a shop to place an order myself!*
**[14:10] Proprietress**
I'm afraid it would be difficult for
me to take an order for that day.
**[14:15] Proprietress**
Every shop gets fully booked with orders
the week before the tournament.
**[14:20] Mia (Young)**
Wh-
**[14:21] Mia (Young)**
Wh-
**[14:22] Mia (Young)**
What a disaster!
**[14:26] Anne**
I see.
**[14:27] Anne**
All the shops were fully booked.
**[14:31] Mia (Young)**
What do I do?
**[14:34] Anne**
In that case...
**[14:35] Anne**
Let's make it!
**[14:37] Mia (Young)**
What?
**[14:39] Mia (Young)**
Princess Mia, you can make a
lunch for Prince Abel yourself!
**[14:43] Mia (Young)**
B-But I've never cooked before...
**[14:47] Anne**
I'll help you.
**[14:49] Anne**
Besides, boys love it when
girls make food for them.
**[14:54] Mia (Young)**
Th-That's a good point.
**[14:56] Mia (Young)**
By the way, Anne. Are you good at cooking?
**[15:01] Anne**
I-I've baked bread before... I think.
**[15:05] Mia (Young)**
Oh.
**[15:06] Mia (Young)**
*This is never going to work.*
**[15:09] Narrator**
* After sensing danger,*
* Mia decided to gather helpers.*
**[15:14] Chloe**
Cooking?
**[15:16] Mia (Young)**
Yes. I thought you might
be well-versed in it.
**[15:19] Chloe**
Yes. I know about cooking.
**[15:22] Chloe**
I read about it in a book before.
**[15:24] Mia (Young)**
* "Know about cooking" and*
* "read about it in a book"...*
**[15:28] Mia (Young)**
*R-Remember, Mia, any port in a storm.*
**[15:32] Mia (Young)**
The truth is, I would like to make a
lunch for the sword fighting tournament,
**[15:36] Mia (Young)**
and I thought you might
be able to do it with me.
**[15:39] Chloe**
It is true that I don't
have any plans that day...
**[15:43] Mia (Young)**
Then please do join me!
**[15:45] Mia (Young)**
*Yes! One down.*
**[15:49] Mia (Young)**
Let's see. Anne and Chloe...
**[15:52] Mia (Young)**
Who else might come in handy?
**[15:56] Mia (Young)**
Oh, no! I can't think of anybody else!
**[15:59] Mia (Young)**
I'm at a stalemate already!
**[16:01] Anne**
Princess Mia, I've found someone
with cooking skills!
**[16:05] Mia (Young)**
You did? Please take me
to this person at once!
**[16:10] Tiona**
Princess Mia! I was told you
wished to speak with me?
**[16:15] Mia (Young)**
A-Anne, is this who you meant?
**[16:19] Anne**
Yes! I'm sure Lady Tiona
will be of help to us.
**[16:23] Mia (Young)**
* Sh-She's one of the loathsome people*
* who sent me to the guillotine!*
**[16:28] Mia (Young)**
*Oh, why can't I just stay far away from her?*
**[16:32] Mia (Young)**
L-Lady Tiona, I heard that
you're good at cooking.
**[16:37] Tiona**
Yes, we have vast swaths of land
used extensively for agriculture.
**[16:41] Mia (Young)**
*Oh? This sounds promising.*
**[16:44] Tiona**
I always cut the vegetables.
**[16:46] Tiona**
I'm a whiz at julienning.
**[16:48] Mia (Young)**
*Juli-wha?*
**[16:49] Mia (Young)**
Any other skills?
**[16:52] Tiona**
I have dicing down pat, and I can peel, too!
**[16:56] Mia (Young)**
*Now it's sounding dicey.*
**[16:58] Mia (Young)**
*But I can't afford to be picky!*
**[17:03] Mia (Young)**
Lady Tiona, on the day of the
sword fighting tournament,
**[17:06] Mia (Young)**
I plan to make a lunch for Prince Abel.
**[17:09] Mia (Young)**
Would you care to join me?
**[17:11] Tiona**
M-Me? Join you, Princess? I couldn't...
**[17:15] Tiona**
And besides, I have no
one to give a lunch to.
**[17:19] Mia (Young)**
If that's the issue, how about
that jerk—ahem, I mean Prince Sion?
**[17:23] Mia (Young)**
You could share what we make with him.
**[17:26] Tiona**
With Prince Sion?
**[17:28] Mia (Young)**
Yes, with Prince Sion.
**[17:30] Mia (Young)**
* Should the lunch-making go badly,*
* I'll end up serving Abel something off.*
**[17:35] Mia (Young)**
* That might prevent him from*
* performing well in the tournament...*
**[17:38] Mia (Young)**
* But if we give that to Prince Sion, too,*
* then we can take him down with us!*
**[17:45] Narrator**
*Mia has hatched a ridiculous scheme.*
**[18:01] Keithwood**
I see you're practicing hard, Your Highness.
**[18:04] Sion**
Keithwood.
**[18:09] Sion**
You're as hard to detect as ever.
**[18:12] Keithwood**
I imagine this sort of stuff is what's
stealing all the girls' hearts.
**[18:17] Sion**
Did you say something?
**[18:19] Keithwood**
No, nothing.
**[18:20] Keithwood**
By the way, did you pick someone to prepare
your lunch for the sword fighting tournament?
**[18:25] Sion**
No. I politely declined
all the offers I've received.
**[18:29] Keithwood**
Oh? So then...
**[18:31] Keithwood**
I take it you want me to make your lunch?
**[18:35] Sion**
That's an idea. That wouldn't
be bad once in a while.
**[18:38] Sion**
You did used to make me food all the time.
**[18:41] Keithwood**
Oh, I did sneak into the kitchen to
make you late-night snacks, didn't I?
**[18:46] Sion**
Then we both got yelled at when
those gave me a cavity, right?
**[18:54] Sion**
Jokes aside, you've already made
arrangements for my lunch, right?
**[18:58] Keithwood**
Huh? Yes.
**[19:02] Keithwood**
*As a prince of the Kingdom of Sunkland,*
**[19:04] Keithwood**
* were he to receive a lunch*
* from a particular person,*
**[19:08] Keithwood**
* it may have negative political*
* consequences later.*
**[19:12] Sion**
You seem to have something to say.
**[19:14] Keithwood**
No, no. Nothing in particular.
**[19:17] Keithwood**
* Your reasoning isn't wrong, but I think*
* you could afford to loosen up a little bit.*
**[19:23] Keithwood**
Well then, I'll leave you to your training.
**[19:26] Sion**
Bye.
**[19:30] Keithwood**
*Despite what he said,*
**[19:32] Keithwood**
* His Highness might feel sad about not*
* getting to receive a lunch from anyone.*
**[19:37] Keithwood**
* Still, the options that wouldn't*
* cause an incident are limited.*
**[19:42] Keithwood**
* Perhaps someone from a major nation*
* on par with Sunkland. That leaves...*
**[19:48] Keithwood**
Figures.
**[19:50] Tiona**
Mr. Keithwood.
**[19:52] Tiona**
What a perfect coincidence.
**[19:54] Keithwood**
Oh, Lady Rudolvon.
**[19:57] Keithwood**
How may I help you?
**[19:59] Tiona**
Well, you see...
**[20:02] Keithwood**
Oh, you're making lunches as a group.
**[20:05] Tiona**
Yes. And I was hoping to inquire whether
I could give one to Prince Sion.
**[20:11] Keithwood**
I see.
**[20:13] Keithwood**
* A collaborative effort with both*
* Princes Abel and Sion as recipients...*
**[20:17] Keithwood**
*That would certainly get around the problem.*
**[20:21] Keithwood**
Hm...
**[20:25] Tiona**
Mr. Keithwood?
**[20:27] Keithwood**
Oh, nothing. I understand.
I'll inform Prince Sion.
**[20:32] Tiona**
I greatly appreciate it.
**[20:34] Tiona**
Now I must take my leave.
**[20:36] Keithwood**
* As I would expect of Princess Mia.*
* A well-considered plan on multiple levels.*
**[20:41] Keithwood**
* The Wisdom of the Empire*
* continues undiminished.*
**[20:46] Keithwood**
But why do I still have this strange
unease and a sinking feeling?
**[20:52] Abel**
Oh, you're making it yourself?
**[20:54] Mia (Young)**
Yes. We'll be making the lunches
together for you and Prince Sion.
**[21:00] Abel**
For Prince Sion, too?
**[21:02] Mia (Young)**
We're amateur cooks, so I'm afraid the taste
may pale in comparison to store-bought.
**[21:09] Mia (Young)**
* Phew. Now I have my defensive measures*
* in place in case it tastes awful.*
**[21:15] Abel**
Actually, the idea of you making it
yourself makes me happy.
**[21:19] Mia (Young)**
You're happy about it?
**[21:21] Abel**
When I was younger, my mom and
older sister cooked for me.
**[21:25] Abel**
It always made me happy.
**[21:27] Abel**
So thank you. I'm looking forward to it.
**[21:30] Mia (Young)**
* What? Did I just make*
* things harder for myself?*
**[21:33] Abel**
Well, here we are.
**[21:42] Mia (Young)**
I didn't know there was
such a lovely spot here!
**[21:47] Abel**
I'm glad you like it.
**[21:49] Abel**
Remember to watch your step.
**[21:54] Mia (Young)**
Oh, thank you.
**[22:01] Mia (Young)**
* Oh, how wonderful to walk along such*
* a pretty lake shore with a gentleman.*
**[22:06] Mia (Young)**
* This was unthinkable to me*
* when I was in the dungeon.*
**[22:09] Abel**
Still, I must admit that
I'm slightly disappointed.
**[22:12] Mia (Young)**
You are? Why?
**[22:14] Abel**
I'm disappointed I won't get to be
the only one who eats your food.
**[22:21] Mia (Young)**
*I-I-I can't believe he just said that!*
**[22:24] Mia (Young)**
*Could it be that he's a simpleton?!*
**[22:27] Abel**
Are you all right? If you're tired,
please rest for a while.
**[22:34] Abel**
I'll just do some sword
practice while you rest.
**[22:37] Mia (Young)**
Th-Thank you.
**[22:47] Mia (Young)**
You are training quite fervently.
**[22:50] Abel**
It's true. I've never swung
my sword this hard before.
**[22:56] Abel**
But I have an opponent
I desperately want to beat.
**[23:00] Mia (Young)**
An opponent to beat?
**[23:02] Abel**
Yes. Which is why I also feel
better about the lunch thing now.
**[23:07] Mia (Young)**
Oh? What do you mean?
**[23:10] Abel**
If I were to be the only
one who eats your food,
**[23:14] Abel**
people might say that's why
I was able to defeat Prince Sion.
**[23:19] Mia (Young)**
So you mean...
**[23:23] Narrator**
* Mia realized that the level*
* of expectation surrounding*
**[23:26] Narrator**
*her handmade lunch was through the roof.*
***SIGN*** Illustration by Fujiazuki
# E6 - The Sword Fighting Tournament: Prince Abel's Fight
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GX9UQJPJK/the-sword-fighting-tournament-prince-abels-fight)
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**[00:00] Keithwood**
The sword fighting tournament...
Good thing the weather's fair.
**[00:05] Keithwood**
* Lady Rudolvon said she and Princess Mia*
* would make lunch for Prince Sion...*
**[00:12] Keithwood**
Why do I feel this strange unease?
***SIGN*** It somehow feels like... danger looms for my master.
**[01:51] Anne**
Oh, Mr. Keithwood.
***SIGN*** Episode 6: The Sword Fighting Tournament:
Prince Abel's Fight
**[01:52] Mia (Young)**
Are you hungry?
**[01:54] Keithwood**
Princess Mia, what is that?
**[01:58] Mia (Young)**
So kind of you to ask.
**[02:00] Mia (Young)**
A creation into which I poured my all:
**[02:04] Mia (Young)**
horse bread!
**[02:07] Keithwood**
*Horse?*
**[02:08] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel just adores horses,
so I'm sure he'll be delighted!
**[02:13] Keithwood**
I-It's true that a fundamental aspect
of cooking is considering the diner,
**[02:18] Keithwood**
but this bread has a fatal flaw!
**[02:23] Anne**
If it's a horse, the ears
should be more like this.
**[02:27] Keithwood**
Not that!
**[02:29] Keithwood**
If it's this big, the heat won't
reach the center of the dough!
**[02:32] Keithwood**
Make it roughly
**[02:33] Keithwood**
this size!
**[02:35] Mia (Young)**
My magnum opus!
**[02:37] Tiona**
Mr. Keithwood, what do you
think of my vegetables?
**[02:41] Keithwood**
Yes?
**[02:42] Keithwood**
It would appear you're quite skilled at
cutting vegetables, Lady Rudolvon.
**[02:46] Tiona**
Yes! I can handle any slicing and dicing!
**[02:50] Keithwood**
However, neither Prince Sion nor
Prince Abel are herbivores,
**[02:54] Keithwood**
so I'm not certain they can
eat this much cabbage.
**[02:57] Tiona**
Is it really too much?
Isn't this a normal amount?
**[03:00] Keithwood**
*In what circumstances is this normal?*
**[03:05] Keithwood**
This appetizing smell is...
**[03:07] Liora**
Meat! Cooked!
**[03:11] Keithwood**
M-My... this is cooked...
q-quite nicely, Miss Liora.
**[03:16] Liora**
Yes! I cook in courtyard!
**[03:19] Keithwood**
How... outdoorsy...
**[03:20] Keithwood**
Please just use an oven!
**[03:23] Chloe**
He's right, Miss Liora.
We're cooking for princes.
**[03:27] Keithwood**
*Now there's the common sense I would expect*
**[03:30] Keithwood**
*from someone whose family runs a trade group.*
**[03:32] Keithwood**
*She even brought a book.*
**[03:34] Chloe**
According to *Exquisite Dishes!
Recipes for Little-Explored Delicacies*,
**[03:37] Chloe**
the best way to bring out the
ingredients' flavor is with raw meat.
**[03:41] Keithwood**
Absolutely not! Please don't follow that!
**[03:44] Chloe**
Oh, but I think they would
enjoy horse liver sashimi.
**[03:48] Keithwood**
Serving horse to a member of the
equestrian club is out of the question!
**[03:54] Keithwood**
* The situation is even more*
* dire than I anticipated.*
**[03:56] Keithwood**
*If they continue on this course...*
***SIGN*** Tons of cabbage
***SIGN*** Underbaked
***SIGN*** Raw meat
(liver)
**[04:05] Keithwood**
Princess and ladies!
**[04:08] Keithwood**
Listen carefully to what I'm about to say.
**[04:11] Keithwood**
We're going to make simple
sandwiches for these lunches.
**[04:13] Keithwood**
Is that clear?
**[04:15] Mia (Young)**
Are you sure it wouldn't be better
to make something more elaborate?
**[04:19] Keithwood**
Is. That. Clear?
**[04:23] Keithwood**
In that case, you can handle
the dough, Princess Mia.
**[04:26] Keithwood**
Normal, rectangular bread will suffice.
**[04:29] Mia (Young)**
Leave it to me!
**[04:31] Tiona**
Mr. Keithwood, is this what
you had in mind for the salad?
**[04:34] Keithwood**
As I expected from you,
Lady Rudolvon. Excellent work.
**[04:38] Keithwood**
*I just hope it's a normal amount of food...*
**[04:42] Mia (Young)**
Mr. Keithwood, the dough is ready.
**[04:45] Keithwood**
Then let's get it in the oven—
**[04:53] Keithwood**
A horse, again.
**[04:59] Keithwood**
*I know I said to make it rectangular!*
**[05:02] Narrator**
* Mia's head had been too full of thoughts of Abel,*
* so she didn't hear that key detail.*
**[05:08] Mia (Young)**
What do you think, Mr. Keithwood?
**[05:11] Keithwood**
We're making sandwiches, woman! How are we
gonna fit the ingredients between these?
**[05:17] Keithwood**
*That's how I feel. But...*
**[05:22] Keithwood**
Yes, that will do.
**[05:27] Keithwood**
Great!
**[05:29] Mia (Young)**
They're finished! Our specially
made horse sandwiches!
**[05:33] Keithwood**
We managed to make it work.
**[05:35] Keithwood**
Good job, everyone. You worked very hard.
**[05:38] Narrator**
* Needless to say,*
* Keithwood worked the hardest.*
**[05:43] Mia (Young)**
Mr. Keithwood.
**[05:46] Mia (Young)**
You were of great help
to us on this occasion.
**[05:48] Mia (Young)**
We appreciate it.
**[05:50] Keithwood**
Oh.
**[05:51] Keithwood**
That's very kind of you.
**[05:53] Keithwood**
I will pass on your regards to Prince Sion.
**[05:56] Mia (Young)**
You misunderstand. I'm expressing
appreciation not to Prince Sion but to *you*.
**[06:01] Keithwood**
To me?
**[06:02] Mia (Young)**
It's thanks of you that we were
able to make these lunches.
**[06:06] Mia (Young)**
So, thank you very much.
**[06:10] Keithwood**
* Nobles don't normally bow*
* their heads to servants.*
**[06:14] Keithwood**
* However, Princess Mia doesn't allow*
* herself to be trapped by that convention.*
**[06:19] Keithwood**
*She willingly expresses thanks to everyone.*
**[06:22] Mia (Young)**
*You see,*
**[06:24] Mia (Young)**
* while I would express*
* thanks to Mr. Keithwood,*
**[06:27] Mia (Young)**
*I flatly refuse to express
thanks to* Prince Sion.*
**[06:31] Narrator**
* Keithwood would never have dreamed*
* what Mia was actually thinking.*
**[06:41] Mia (Young)**
It's as if the entire town
moved into the campus grounds!
**[06:44] Anne**
Princess Mia and Lady Chloe.
**[06:47] Anne**
I bought these from one of the stalls.
**[06:51] Mia (Young)**
Oh, my. Thanks, Anne.
**[06:53] Chloe**
Thank you.
**[06:55] Mia (Young)**
These look scrumptious.
**[06:57] Mia (Young)**
Let's see...
**[06:58] Chloe**
P-Princess Mia!
**[07:03] Chloe**
Th-The part you just ate was...
**[07:05] Chloe**
red pepper!
**[07:08] Mia (Young)**
Spicy!
**[07:10] Mia (Young)**
Too spicy!
**[07:13] Anne**
H-Help! Does anyone have some water?
**[07:15] Abel**
Take this.
**[07:19] Mia (Young)**
Th-Thank you so... much?
**[07:24] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel!
**[07:26] Abel**
I'm glad I could be of assistance.
**[07:28] Chloe and Anne**
Excuse us...
**[07:30] Mia (Young)**
*Prince Abel somehow seems...*
**[07:33] Gain**
Well, if it isn't Princess Mia.
**[07:36] Mia (Young)**
Oh, you're Prince Abel's older brother.
**[07:40] Gain**
I'm honored you remember me.
**[07:43] Gain**
By the way, I hear you made
my brother a lunch for today.
**[07:47] Mia (Young)**
Yes. I put my all into making it.
**[07:51] Gain**
My, what a pity that is.
**[07:54] Mia (Young)**
A pity?
**[07:55] Gain**
Well, you see,
**[07:56] Gain**
Abel's first opponent is me.
**[08:00] Gain**
In other words,
he'll lose in the first match.
**[08:04] Gain**
I don't imagine the taste of
defeat will enhance the meal.
**[08:08] Gain**
Still, I didn't expect you would
fall in love with my brother.
**[08:12] Gain**
They may call you the Wisdom of the
Empire, but you're still a child.
**[08:15] Gain**
That's why you have no eye for men.
**[08:17] Abel**
Brother! Don't say such
disrespectful things to Princess Mia!
**[08:23] Mia (Young)**
* At the time, my priority*
* was developing connections.*
**[08:29] Mia (Young)**
* But it seems I've inspired*
* quite a grudge here.*
**[08:32] Mia (Young)**
* Antagonizing the first prince of the*
* Kingdom of Remno doesn't seem wise...*
**[08:38] Mia (Young)**
*I think the move here is for Abel to lose,*
**[08:41] Mia (Young)**
* simultaneously restoring the*
* older brother's self-esteem,*
**[08:44] Mia (Young)**
* and allowing me to deepen my relationship*
* with Abel by comforting him.*
**[08:47] Mia (Young)**
*It's genius!*
**[08:49] Mia (Young)**
* The most important thing*
* is avoiding the guillotine!*
**[08:53] Mia (Young)**
*So I'll just...*
**[08:58] (Flashback) Abel**
I have an opponent
I desperately want to beat.
**[09:06] Mia (Young)**
Please win your match
against him, Prince Abel!
**[09:10] Abel**
Huh?
**[09:11] Mia (Young)**
The taste of victory will make the
lunch I made that much better!
**[09:18] Abel**
Yes, you're exactly right.
**[09:21] Gain**
What chummy lovebirds you are.
**[09:30] Referee**
We now begin match seven
of the preliminaries!
**[09:39] Gain**
Well, let's see how much you've grown,
**[09:43] Gain**
my dear little brother!
**[09:50] Abel**
*He's strong... I knew he would be...*
**[09:53] Gain**
Hmm. So that's all you've got, is it?
**[09:56] Gain**
Then...
**[09:57] Gain**
Let's see how you like this!
**[10:05] Gain**
You've caught yourself quite
the woman, haven't you, Abel?
**[10:08] Abel**
Huh?
**[10:09] Gain**
For a weakling like you to try to
hook the princess of the empire...
**[10:13] Gain**
I'm sure Father will be overjoyed!
**[10:17] Abel**
What are you talking about?
**[10:18] Gain**
If you and that princess
should ever get married,
**[10:23] Gain**
then I'll give her some strict
discipline training for you.
**[10:26] Gain**
I'm sure a little pain will teach
that princess some obedience!
**[10:33] Abel**
Brother!
**[10:36] Gain**
Why the scary look all of a sudden?
**[10:39] Abel**
You can say whatever you wish about me.
**[10:42] Abel**
However,
**[10:43] Abel**
if you insist on further
disparaging Princess Mia...
**[10:49] Gain**
That's... the first stance in the
Kingdom of Remno's swordsmanship.
**[10:55] Gain**
Let's say I keep disparaging her. Then what?
**[10:59] Abel**
Then I...
**[11:00] Abel**
I absolutely
**[11:02] Abel**
won't stand for it!
**[11:15] Referee**
Match over!
**[11:17] Referee**
Winner, Abel Remno!
**[11:23] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel!
**[11:36] ---**
I... won.
**[11:39] Mia (Young)**
That was truly amazing, Prince Abel!
**[11:42] Mia (Young)**
You defeated your brother in your first
and won your second match, too!
**[11:47] Mia (Young)**
Very well done!
**[11:48] Abel**
Thanks. It was all thanks
to you supporting me.
**[11:51] Mia (Young)**
No, this was all your efforts paying off!
**[11:54] Mia (Young)**
*If he's this strong,*
**[11:55] Mia (Young)**
* then maybe he can wipe the smirk*
* off that stupid Prince Sion's face!*
**[12:01] Narrator**
*Classic "relying on others to do it."*
**[12:04] Mia (Young)**
You very well could win
the entire tournament!
**[12:07] Abel**
That may prove difficult. I have to
contend with Prince Sion, after all.
**[12:12] Mia (Young)**
Have confidence in yourself.
You're strong, Prince Abel!
**[12:16] Abel**
Princess Mia...
**[12:23] Sion**
Sorry to keep you waiting.
**[12:25] Mia (Young)**
P-Prince Sion?!
**[12:28] Sion**
Lady Rudolvon suggested we
all enjoy lunch together.
**[12:33] Mia (Young)**
T-Tiona said that?!
**[12:36] Mia (Young)**
* Hold on. What are you making*
* that "I did it" face for?*
**[12:40] Sion**
I hope we're not intruding.
**[12:41] Mia (Young)**
N-No. You're not intruding at all!
**[12:46] Mia (Young)**
* This jerk! After leaving me all*
* alone in the previous timeline,*
**[12:51] Mia (Young)**
*what is this attitude about?*
**[12:53] Sion**
Oh, what interesting sandwiches.
**[12:56] Sion**
Are they shaped like horses?
**[12:59] Mia (Young)**
P-Prince Abel...
**[13:06] Abel**
It tastes wonderful, Princess Mia.
**[13:11] Mia (Young)**
I'm so glad to hear you like it!
**[13:14] Mia (Young)**
* That's right! The special feature of these*
* sandwiches is that they're horse-shaped.*
**[13:19] Mia (Young)**
*That idea was all mine!*
**[13:21] Mia (Young)**
* So basically, all the praise for*
* the sandwiches is praise for me!*
**[13:26] Narrator**
*It's okay to cry, Keithwood.*
**[13:29] Sion**
Prince Abel, belated congratulations for
your first victory against your brother.
**[13:33] Abel**
Thanks. It is so kind of you to go to the trouble.
**[13:35] Sion**
The truth is, I owe you an apology as well.
**[13:39] Abel**
An apology?
**[13:41] Sion**
I assumed you would lose.
**[13:45] Mia (Young)**
*Wow! How rude!*
**[13:48] Mia (Young)**
* Prince Abel could never lose*
* to that lousy brother of his!*
**[13:52] Abel**
Don't apologize. You were
correct to hold that opinion.
**[13:55] Abel**
I won because I got lucky.
**[13:57] Mia (Young)**
*Goodness me! Such modesty!*
**[14:01] Sion**
Luck still matters. I can't say all my
wins were purely due to my skill, either.
**[14:05] Mia (Young)**
*That's right!*
**[14:07] Abel**
I'm honored to hear you
say that, Prince Sion.
**[14:10] Mia (Young)**
* Having him acknowledge*
* you isn't that big a deal!*
**[14:14] Sion**
Regardless,
**[14:15] Sion**
let's make our next match a good one.
**[14:19] Abel**
Of course.
**[14:21] Abel**
I feel fortunate to have the opportunity
to spar with someone of your skill—
**[14:29] Abel**
*Princess Mia.*
**[14:31] Abel**
*I see.*
**[14:32] Abel**
* Princess Mia is telling me to*
* stand proud. Message received!*
**[14:37] Mia (Young)**
* Prince Abel, you can ignore that jerk*
* and laud my sandwiches some more.*
**[14:44] Narrator**
* Princess Mia was simply trying*
* to get more attention.*
**[14:48] Abel**
* Princess Mia believes in me.*
* I won't let her down!*
**[14:52] Abel**
Come to the match prepared, Prince Sion.
**[14:56] Abel**
I don't intend to lose.
**[15:00] Abel**
* I'll win the match to repay*
* Princess Mia's faith in me!*
**[15:03] Sion**
I see.
**[15:05] Sion**
Then I swear here and now to fight
and defeat you with all I have.
**[15:09] Chloe**
A passionate friendship has formed
between these boys... Lovely!
**[15:12] Mia (Young)**
* U-Um... What happened to*
* talking about my sandwiches?!*
**[15:20] Narrator**
*Thus it was that lunch time passed.*
**[15:26] Referee**
Time to begin the next match!
**[15:30] Mia (Young)**
*Prince Abel, please win!*
**[15:33] Mia (Young)**
*Claim victory,*
**[15:35] Mia (Young)**
*and wipe the smirk off that jerk's face!*
**[15:38] Narrator**
*A true small-fry line.*
**[15:45] Abel**
* Prince Sion is skilled*
* at countering any attack.*
**[15:50] Abel**
* A style of swordsmanship an ordinary*
* person like me can't hope to imitate.*
**[15:55] Abel**
*Still...*
**[15:58] Abel**
This is a stance passed down in the
Kingdom of Remno called the first stance.
**[16:03] Abel**
It's a move adapted purely to
striking faster than the opponent.
**[16:07] Sion**
The stance you used to
defeat your brother, right?
**[16:09] Abel**
Yes. I poured heart and soul into training
to swing my blade down faster and faster
**[16:17] Abel**
in order to beat you!
**[16:30] Abel**
*He's still beyond my reach?*
**[16:38] Abel**
*There was no counter?*
**[16:41] Keithwood**
*His Highness failed to unleash his counter...*
**[16:45] Keithwood**
* If you let your guard down, you'll get*
* knocked off your feet, Prince Sion.*
**[16:51] Abel**
Didn't you say you weren't
going to go easy on me?
**[16:54] Sion**
We both have our own
circumstances to contend with.
**[16:57] Abel**
Whatever the case may be,
my options are limited.
**[17:04] Sion**
* I didn't think I was underestimating*
* Prince Abel, but I didn't expect this.*
**[17:09] Sion**
* The weight of his first strike*
* left my arm numb.*
**[17:15] Sion**
*I haven't been pushed back like this,*
**[17:18] Sion**
*not since my training with my father!*
**[17:21] Keithwood**
* Prince Abel is managing to calmly analyze*
* the skill gap between him and Prince Sion.*
**[17:22] Mia (Young)**
Ah, so close! Keep at it! Oh, again...
**[17:28] Keithwood**
* He's marching unwaveringly forward,*
* knowing both himself and his opponent.*
**[17:33] Keithwood**
*Truly a kingly quality.*
**[17:36] Keithwood**
* And the one who set things in*
* motion to turn out this way....*
**[17:41] Mia (Young)**
*That darn Sion!*
**[17:42] Mia (Young)**
* He keeps darting around!*
* The impudent little...*
**[17:46] Narrator**
*She sounds like a villain.*
**[17:52] Abel**
You can't win if all you
do is dodge, Prince Sion.
**[17:56] Sion**
I expect it was Princess Mia
that made you so strong.
**[18:00] Abel**
That's right.
**[18:01] Abel**
I used to tell myself it was impossible to
overcome natural differences in ability.
**[18:07] Abel**
I was just running away from having to try.
**[18:10] Abel**
But after coming to Saint Noel Academy
and meeting her...
**[18:15] Abel**
That day I felt, for the first time,
a desire to beat you!
**[18:19] Abel**
Princess Mia believes in someone
like me and asked me to win.
**[18:23] Abel**
Therefore, I can't afford to lose!
**[18:26] Sion**
I see.
**[18:27] Sion**
I'm a bit jealous.
**[18:29] Sion**
However, I can't afford to lose either!
**[18:37] Anne**
What? Rain?
**[18:38] Anne**
Princess Mia, you'll get soaked.
Quickly, let's head to a covered area.
**[18:42] Mia (Young)**
I can deal with the rain.
**[18:45] Anne**
But...
**[18:46] Mia (Young)**
I need to witness this match
all the way to the end.
**[18:51] Anne**
Princess Mia...
**[18:52] Anne**
Th-Then I'll go fetch an umbrella!
**[18:56] Keithwood**
*Witness the match, eh?*
**[18:58] Keithwood**
*In other words,*
**[18:59] Keithwood**
*she's attempting to use this match*
**[19:02] Keithwood**
* to awaken the talent she saw*
* lying dormant within Prince Abel.*
**[19:06] Mia (Young)**
* As if I could let myself miss the moment*
* Prince Abel wipes the floor with Sion!*
**[19:11] Narrator**
*This is the reality.*
**[19:13] Keithwood**
* I see. She won't allow the talent*
* sleeping within everyone to go to waste.*
**[19:19] Keithwood**
**This *must be the true
nature of the Wisdom of the Empire.*
**[19:23] Abel**
Here it comes!
**[19:38] Abel**
I see. So you've finally
decided to get serious?
**[19:41] Sion**
I've been serious from the start.
**[19:44] Sion**
Your slashes are truly something.
**[19:47] Sion**
That's precisely why I warn you:
**[19:49] Sion**
If you try the same attack
again, you'll lose.
**[19:53] Abel**
Is that so?
**[19:54] Abel**
Then in order to beat you,
there's only one thing to do.
**[20:01] Abel**
* If I try to change my tactics now,*
* I'll lose for certain.*
**[20:05] Abel**
* If my attack can't be the same*
* as the ones I've been doing...*
**[20:09] Sion**
* Then you just have to unleash an*
* attack that exceeds them, is that it?*
**[20:13] Sion**
Then I shall meet your attack!
**[20:16] Sion**
As a rival who owes you a
clash with his full strength!
**[20:21] Referee**
Stop!
**[20:22] Referee**
Due to rain, the tournament
is hereby suspended!
**[20:27] Abel**
What? Suspended?
**[20:29] Sion**
I feared that might happen.
**[20:31] Sion**
The purpose of the tournament is to
deepen friendship between the students.
**[20:36] Sion**
The rain puts a damper on that.
**[20:37] Abel**
But I...
**[20:39] Sion**
I would love to settle this
match some day, Prince Abel.
**[20:44] Sion**
Could we promise each other a rematch?
**[20:48] Abel**
Prince Sion...
**[20:51] Abel**
I'd like nothing more!
**[21:00] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel!
**[21:02] Abel**
Princess Mia.
**[21:06] Abel**
You stayed out in the rain? We need
to get you dry or you'll catch—
**[21:09] Mia (Young)**
That was amazing!
**[21:11] Mia (Young)**
You were so close! It ended right when
you were just a step away from victory.
**[21:16] Abel**
N-No. If the match had gone on,
I'm sure I would have—
**[21:19] Mia (Young)**
I bet some miserable person who didn't
want you to win prayed for rain.
**[21:25] Mia (Young)**
How disgraceful of that person to
pour cold water on your fair fight.
**[21:30] Narrator**
* Coming from the person who did this*
* in the previous timeline:*
**[21:35] Narrator**
* Having wound up alone during*
* the tournament, Mia...*
**[21:38] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
That blasted Prince Sion.
**[21:40] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
You don't deserve victory
after you rejected my lunch!
**[21:44] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
I hope the tournament gets
rained out so you can't win!
**[21:47] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
Rain, heed my call! Let rain fall!
**[21:51] Narrator**
* ...resorted to this miserable,*
* disgraceful behavior.*
**[21:55] Mia (Young)**
You were really only one step from winning!
**[21:57] Mia (Young)**
It's so frustrating! It makes me angry!
**[22:00] Mia (Young)**
Gosh darn it! The rain is a big dummy!
***SIGN*** Illustration by: chibi
# E7 - Princess Mia Sees Clearly
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G4VUQ1E1X/princess-mia-sees-clearly)
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**[00:03] Narrator**
* Having bidden a temporary farewell to*
* academy life due to the end-of-term break,*
**[00:08] Narrator**
* Princess Mia was on the*
* road home to the empire.*
**[00:11] Mia (Young)**
Oh, out of the head chef's kindness,
my last meal has become lavish!
**[00:17] Mia (Young)**
Now it says it's Yellow Moon tomato stew!
**[00:23] Mia (Young)**
Whoa, whoa, whoa, that means
I'm still headed to the guillotine!
**[00:27] Mia (Young)**
It looks like the largest factor is
the food shortage due to crop failure.
**[00:31] Mia (Young)**
This part also stands out.
**[00:34] Mia (Young)**
A conflict with a isolated tribe
in a remote border forest.
**[00:40] Mia (Young)**
I feel sick...
**[00:43] Mia (Young)**
Anne! Anne!
**[00:46] Anne**
What is it?
**[00:48] Mia (Young)**
I feel nauseous...
**[00:49] Anne**
You're carriage-sick?!
**[00:52] Anne**
Ah! Princess Mia!
***SIGN*** Episode 7: Princess Mia Sees Clearly
**[02:32] Ludwig**
It is good to see you well
after so long, Your Highness.
**[02:35] Mia (Young)**
I'm glad to see you in good
health as well, Ludwig.
**[02:41] Mia (Young)**
Our food reserves are not nearly sufficient.
**[02:44] Ludwig**
Any more and the storage costs alone
would put pressure on imperial finances.
**[02:48] Mia (Young)**
* Ah, it's so frustrating that I can't say*
* there will be a famine in a few years!*
**[02:54] Mia (Young)**
Then if a famine should occur,
what could we do?
**[02:58] Ludwig**
Typically, the only option would be to
have merchants import food.
**[03:02] Ludwig**
Though it's certain that they
would force exorbitant prices.
**[03:06] Mia (Young)**
* It's not as though one day all the*
* food in the world will disappear.*
**[03:10] Mia (Young)**
*Some places will have food.*
**[03:12] Mia (Young)**
*Which means...*
**[03:14] Mia (Young)**
I've got it!
**[03:16] Mia (Young)**
Friend prices.
**[03:18] Ludwig**
Friend... prices?
**[03:22] Marco**
It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Highness.
**[03:25] Marco**
I am Chloe's father, Marco Forkroad.
**[03:29] Mia (Young)**
Welcome, Lord Forkroad.
**[03:33] Marco**
* I sent my daughter to Saint Noel*
* Academy to benefit her future.*
**[03:37] Marco**
* But I never dreamed she'd become friends*
* with the princess of a major empire!*
**[03:42] Marco**
*And what even is a "reading buddy" anyway?*
**[03:44] Mia (Young)**
I trust Chloe is doing well?
**[03:46] Marco**
Yes, she has her nose
buried in books, as always.
**[03:49] Marco**
* In any event, this is a once-in-a-lifetime*
* chance my daughter has given me.*
**[03:52] Mia (Young)**
Now then, I should like to inquire something.
**[03:55] Marco**
Y-Yes, Your Highness?
**[03:56] Mia (Young)**
Is it possible to have you
import goods from overseas?
**[04:00] Marco**
Certainly, Your Highness.
**[04:03] Marco**
What goods would you desire?
**[04:05] Marco**
Spices? Or rugs, perhaps?
**[04:09] Mia (Young)**
Wheat is what I seek.
**[04:12] Marco**
*Why import that all the way from overseas?*
**[04:14] Mia (Young)**
This comes with certain conditions.
**[04:17] Mia (Young)**
Even if there should be a famine,
no increase in price will be permitted.
**[04:21] Marco**
Wha—?!
**[04:22] Marco**
*Ridiculous! How would that benefit me?*
**[04:28] Marco**
* But from what Chloe says, Princess Mia*
* isn't the sort to abuse her authority.*
**[04:34] Mia (Young)**
* For a friend of your daughter,*
* you'll be a bit more accommodating, won't you?*
**[04:40] Marco**
*Could it be... I'm being tested?*
**[04:43] Mia (Young)**
Ah, lest I forget.
**[04:44] Mia (Young)**
I would always purchase a
minimum amount of wheat.
**[04:50] Mia (Young)**
*I accidentally forgot to include that detail.*
**[04:52] Mia (Young)**
*Ludwig told me to mention it.*
**[04:55] Marco**
* No matter the circumstances,*
* she'd pay a fixed amount at a fixed price...*
***SIGN*** Price
***SIGN*** Delivery Date
**[05:01] Marco**
* Meaning it would never be affected*
* by changes in goods prices.*
**[05:04] Marco**
If the wheat is to be imported from overseas,
**[05:07] Marco**
the price would have to be set fairly high.
**[05:09] Marco**
What are Your Highness's
thoughts regarding that?
**[05:14] Ludwig**
This details the specifics of the contract.
**[05:19] Mia (Young)**
* The price is exceedingly low*
* compared to famine prices...*
**[05:22] Mia (Young)**
* I completely left the*
* price decision to Ludwig.*
**[05:26] Mia (Young)**
*I hope that was the right move...*
**[05:28] Marco**
*This price... is fantastic!*
**[05:32] Marco**
*It guarantees plenty of profit.*
**[05:34] Marco**
* I see. In exchange for an*
* elevated price in normal times,*
**[05:37] Marco**
*I'm to be accommodating during a shortage.*
**[05:40] Marco**
* It guarantees my interests even as it builds*
* a system to prevent her people's starvation...*
**[05:46] Marco**
*What an astounding individual.*
**[05:49] Ludwig**
* By "friend prices," she meant*
* providing benefits for friends.*
**[05:53] Ludwig**
*She's taking on the role of the villain,*
**[05:54] Ludwig**
* indicating what will be*
* considered the permissible range,*
**[05:57] Ludwig**
* and loosening the reins on the*
* nobility that I had held too tight.*
**[06:02] Marco and Ludwig**
*This is the Wisdom of the Empire!*
**[06:06] Narrator**
* Thanks to several unique misunderstandings,*
* everything wrapped up nicely.*
**[06:14] Narrator**
* At a later date, Mia decided to make*
* a visit to the New Moon District,*
**[06:17] Narrator**
*the slum she had visited before.*
**[06:20] Mia (Young)**
Is it just me, or has the
atmosphere here changed?
**[06:24] Ludwig**
Now that the hospital has begun
operating and food provisions doubled,
**[06:28] Ludwig**
it appears vitality is gradually returning.
**[06:31] Mia (Young)**
I'm so glad to see that!
**[06:34] Wagul**
Your Highness!
**[06:35] Mia (Young)**
Oh? I remember you...
**[06:40] Mia (Young)**
It appears you're all better now.
**[06:43] Wagul**
Yes. Thanks to you, Your Highness. Thank you!
**[06:47] Wagul**
Take this. As thanks for saving me.
**[06:50] Mia (Young)**
What is it?
**[06:52] Wagul**
A unicorn hairpin.
**[06:54] Mia (Young)**
Oh, my! Unicorn?
**[06:56] Wagul**
It's made from a tree in my homeland.
**[06:58] Mia (Young)**
This is lovely.
**[07:03] Mia (Young)**
Thank you. This makes me very happy.
**[07:08] Wagul**
B-Bye now!
**[07:10] Priest**
That hairpin is a memento
from the child's mother.
**[07:15] Mia (Young)**
So, what did you mean when you
said this hairpin was a memento?
**[07:19] Priest**
His mother is from a small tribe
**[07:22] Priest**
that lives in a remote forest of the empire
known as the Forest of Stillness.
**[07:26] Priest**
She fell in love with a man from another tribe,
and they essentially eloped to the capital.
**[07:31] Priest**
Then she perished from illness
when that boy was still very young.
**[07:35] Mia (Young)**
W-Would this tribe happen to be the Lulus?
**[07:40] Priest**
I should have known Your Highness
would be aware of them.
**[07:43] Mia (Young)**
* The Lulus are the tribe that*
* Tiona's servant, Liora, comes from.*
**[07:48] Mia (Young)**
* According to my diary, a regional conflict*
* occurs between the empire and that tribe.*
**[07:53] Mia (Young)**
* It's no wonder Tiona developed*
* a negative impression of me!*
**[07:57] Mia (Young)**
* The best option would be to*
* have nothing to do with this!*
**[08:00] Mia (Young)**
I couldn't possibly accept
something so precious.
**[08:05] Priest**
No, please do take it.
**[08:07] Mia (Young)**
What?
**[08:07] Priest**
Ever since you saved him, that child
has been saying he'd like to thank you.
**[08:13] Priest**
That hairpin is his heartfelt gift to you.
**[08:17] Mia (Young)**
* I'll have to take the opposite track, then,*
* and build friendly relations with the boy!*
**[08:23] Mia (Young)**
I'll wear it every day!
**[08:27] Narrator**
* Little did Mia know that this act would*
* have unexpected effects on the future.*
**[08:34] Narrator**
* Meanwhile, in the southeast of the empire,*
* at the Berman Estate in Viscount Berman's lands...*
**[08:41] Berman**
Outland Count Rudolvon...
**[08:43] Berman**
That infuriating country noble!
**[08:47] Narrator**
* The impetus was a truly foolish*
* exchange at a certain party.*
**[08:52] (Flashback) Jem**
You know Viscount Berman,
**[08:54] (Flashback) Jem**
I simply cannot comprehend how an outland
count like Rudolvon can have more land than you,
**[09:01] (Flashback) Jem**
a member of the illustrious
central aristocracy.
**[09:07] (Flashback) Berman**
The Outland Count's lands are all
either farmland or forested areas.
**[09:11] (Flashback) Berman**
The amount of such land is
surely nothing to boast of.
**[09:14] (Flashback) Jem**
Even so, my good viscount...
**[09:17] (Flashback) Jem**
If I were in your situation,
**[09:19] (Flashback) Jem**
I should desire not to be inferior to
such a *rustic* noble in *any* respect.
**[09:25] (Flashback) Jem**
I do have an insight to share.
**[09:28] (Flashback) Jem**
You need simply develop the Forest of Stillness.
**[09:31] (Flashback) Berman**
The Forest of Stillness, you say?
**[09:33] Narrator**
* On the border of Viscount Berman*
* and Outland Count Rudolvon's lands*
**[09:37] Narrator**
* was a vast forested area*
* known as the Forest of Stillness.*
**[09:41] Narrator**
* which made the border*
* between the two ambiguous.*
**[09:45] Narrator**
* And so Berman aimed to expand*
* his lands by developing the forest.*
**[09:50] Narrator**
*But a problem arose.*
**[09:52] Narrator**
* The Lulus, who lived in that forest,*
* took on a posture of total resistance.*
**[09:57] Narrator**
* In a panic, Berman bribed military authorities*
* to dispatch a century of soldiers.*
**[10:03] Narrator**
*But the centurion in command*
**[10:05] Narrator**
* used maintenance of peace and*
* public order as a reason*
**[10:07] Narrator**
* to completely refrain*
* from invading the forest.*
**[10:09] Narrator**
* Berman's irritation was*
* rising towards its apex.*
**[10:13] Berman**
Curses. In that case,
I'll go even higher over your head.
**[10:21] Anne**
Princess Mia, your hair has become
noticeably glossier recently!
**[10:27] Mia (Young)**
Yes, I imagine it has.
**[10:29] Mia (Young)**
This shampoo Prince Abel
graciously gifted to me...
**[10:33] (Flashback) Abel**
It doesn't just remove dirt and grime,
**[10:35] (Flashback) Abel**
but also bestows nutrients and
a lustrous sheen to the hair.
**[10:39] (Flashback) Abel**
I think you'll like it.
**[10:44] Abel**
I hope Princess Mia's favorite
horse becomes glossy like mine.
**[10:49] Mia (Young)**
* It's just like Prince Abel to*
* give such a wonderful present.*
**[10:54] Narrator**
*It was horse shampoo.*
**[10:57] Mia (Young)**
A pleasure to make your
acquaintance, Viscount Berman.
**[11:01] Berman**
Goodness. How beautiful!
**[11:04] Berman**
Though your entire appearance
is lovely, those lustrous locks!
**[11:07] Berman**
They shine like the coat of a famed
horse galloping across the battlefield!
**[11:11] Mia (Young)**
Oh, my! Aren't you silver-tongued!
**[11:15] Narrator**
*He's not exactly wrong.*
**[11:19] Berman**
*I see she's simply a selfish young girl...*
**[11:21] Berman**
Oh, is that a unicorn hairpin?
**[11:24] Berman**
It truly suits Your Highness.
**[11:26] Mia (Young)**
I wear it practically every day.
**[11:29] Berman**
You know, that hairpin is made from
a tree of a certain forest.
**[11:34] Mia (Young)**
The Forest of Stillness, I believe it was.
**[11:37] Berman**
So Your Highness has heard of it!
**[11:40] Berman**
How does this sound?
**[11:41] Berman**
On Your Highness's orders,
I could develop that forest,
**[11:44] Berman**
and then you could have all the
unicorn hairpins you'd like!
**[11:46] Mia (Young)**
I should very much like to visit that forest!
**[11:50] Berman**
What?
**[11:51] Ludwig**
Ludwig, I would set off right away.
**[11:54] Mia (young)**
Make the arrangements.
**[11:57] Berman**
R-Right away?
**[11:59] Berman**
But...
**[12:08] Mia (Young)**
* Thanks to Viscount Berman,*
* I have a pretext to go to the forest.*
**[12:12] Mia (Young)**
* I'll use this opportunity*
* to befriend the Lulus!*
**[12:16] Narrator**
* Mia remained stable in*
* her Mia-first philosophy.*
**[12:19] Mia (Young)**
I'm impressed you arranged this
so quickly after my order. Well done.
**[12:24] Ludwig**
This unit is the Princess Guard, a unit
exclusively for your protection, Princess Mia.
**[12:29] Ludwig**
I formed it for you.
**[12:31] Mia (Young)**
The name has a lovely ring to it.
**[12:33] Mia (Young)**
Now then, Ludwig...
**[12:35] Ludwig**
Yes?
**[12:36] Mia (Young)**
Could you tell me more about
Viscount Berman and his lands?
**[12:44] Narrator**
*As a capable government official,*
**[12:47] Narrator**
* Ludwig had firmly appraised the*
* problems developing in Berman's lands.*
**[12:52] Mia (Young)**
*Oh, shit!*
**[12:55] Narrator**
* Unrefined language crept*
* into her internal monologue.*
**[12:58] Narrator**
* Such was the crossroads of fate*
* where Mia found herself standing.*
**[13:02] Mia (Young)**
* The Forest of Stillness gets*
* developed to procure materials.*
**[13:06] Mia (Young)**
*For that purpose, the Lulus are removed.*
**[13:09] Mia (Young)**
* And just beyond the forest are*
* Outland Count Rudolvon's lands...*
**[13:13] Mia (Young)**
*Danger words are springing up left and right!*
**[13:16] Mia (Young)**
* It's written in my diary that my*
* relationship with Tiona sours.*
**[13:23] Ludwig**
Princess Mia.
**[13:25] Mia (Young)**
I've solved all the puzzles.
**[13:27] Mia (Young)**
Viscount Berman's acts are inexcusable!
Royally inexcusable!
**[13:31] Ludwig**
* As I thought, she isn't one to tolerate*
* the tyrannies of the aristocracy.*
**[13:36] Ludwig**
So then, what does
Your Highness intend to do?
**[13:39] Mia (Young)**
The answer is clear!
**[13:41] Mia (Young)**
I'll crush his plans!
**[13:52] Vanos**
Another written demand
from Viscount Berman, sir?
**[13:58] Dion Alaia**
Good grief. I swear, nobles tell people
to kill and risk their lives so easily.
**[14:03] Dion Alaia**
Must be nice to be so carefree.
**[14:05] Vanos**
I get how you feel, sir.
**[14:06] Vanos**
Our mission is only to maintain public order.
**[14:10] Dion Alaia**
Indeed. I'm not about to
send my men to die in vain.
**[14:14] Dion Alaia**
Fighting in this forest is too dangerous.
**[14:17] Dion Alaia**
It would only be you and me that
might make it back alive.
**[14:21] Vanos**
For only the commander and his deputy
to survive... That ain't a good look.
**[14:28] Dion Alaia**
Imperial guards?
**[14:30] Vanos**
Word is the imperial princess
herself is making a visit.
**[14:34] Dion Alaia**
Really now?
**[14:36] Vanos**
So you think it smells fishy, too, sir?
**[14:39] Dion Alaia**
I would image the viscount brought
her here from the capital.
**[14:43] Dion Alaia**
Who knows what nonsense he fed her?
**[14:47] Vanos**
Still, Her Highness is said
to be extremely sharp.
**[14:52] Dion Alaia**
Things are never the way you want them to be.
**[14:56] Vanos**
That's a pessimistic saying.
What philosopher said that?
**[15:01] Dion Alaia**
Me.
**[15:20] Ludwig**
Princess Mia!
**[15:21] Ludwig**
Are you all right, Princess Mia?
**[15:22] Ludwig**
Princess Mia!
**[15:28] (Flashback) Dion Alaia**
Your selfish whims started the conflict with
the Lulus in the Forest of Stillness.
**[15:34] (Flashback) Dion Alaia**
All my men died in the fighting there.
**[15:38] (Flashback) Dion Alaia**
I'll see you pay for that.
**[15:42] Mia (Young)**
No!
**[15:45] Ludwig**
Princess Mia! How do you feel?
**[15:48] Mia (Young)**
The heat just got to me. That's all.
**[15:52] Mia (Young)**
I'm fine now.
**[15:53] Dion Alaia**
It is a pleasure to meet you,
Your Highness. I am Dion Alaia.
**[15:57] Dion Alaia**
I have command over the soldiers
the Imperial Army dispatched here.
**[16:01] Mia (Young)**
*We've already met.*
**[16:03] Mia (Young)**
*You cut my head clean off my shoulders!*
**[16:06] Dion Alaia**
Is there something on my face?
**[16:08] Mia (Young)**
N-No, it's nothing.
**[16:10] Mia (Young)**
I was just frightened by this
veritable bear of a man.
**[16:15] Vanos**
Like a bear, you say?
**[16:17] Ludwig**
Princess Mia, please visit the
forest with Centurion Dion.
**[16:21] Mia (Young)**
What?
**[16:22] Ludwig**
I'll have one of your guards
accompany you as well.
**[16:27] Mia (Young)**
* I swear. What on earth is this*
* four-eyes going on about?*
**[16:30] Dion Alaia**
Mr. Ludwig, I'd appreciate you not
just deciding what happens next.
**[16:34] Mia (Young)**
*Yes, that's right. You tell him!*
**[16:38] Dion Alaia**
The imperial guards' armor
stands out too much.
**[16:40] Dion Alaia**
Can you take responsibility if it
antagonizes the Lulus and starts a war?
**[16:45] Ludwig**
Yes. I'm aware of the risks.
**[16:47] Ludwig**
But we must take the risk to send
Princess Mia into the forest in secret.
**[16:52] Ludwig**
That should give us the
best read on the situation.
**[16:55] Dion Alaia**
* So that's just how highly*
* he regards Her Highness...*
**[16:59] Mia (Young)**
Excuse me, what are you two discussing?
**[17:03] Dion Alaia**
Hm... Well if that's the situation,
I suppose there's no other way.
**[17:08] Ludwig**
Then I trust you find this
arrangement acceptable, Princess Mia.
**[17:11] Mia (Young)**
*It's not acceptable at all!*
**[17:17] Dion Alaia**
Are you all right, Your Highness?
**[17:19] Mia (Young)**
Oh. Yes!
**[17:23] Mia (Young)**
Is there really any reason to station
soldiers here in the first place?
**[17:28] Dion Alaia**
None whatsoever.
**[17:29] Dion Alaia**
In fact, having them here only
increases the risk of conflict.
**[17:33] Mia (Young)**
Then why even...
**[17:34] Dion Alaia**
Unfortunately, we were ordered to come here.
**[17:38] Dion Alaia**
Even though we know it would
be better to withdraw,
**[17:40] Dion Alaia**
we can't do so without a proper reason.
**[17:43] Mia (Young)**
A proper reason to withdraw...
**[17:51] Mia (Young)**
Um, where are we now?
**[17:52] Dion Alaia**
We're now in the forest proper.
We're on the front lines.
**[17:55] Mia (Young)**
Th-The front lines?!
**[17:57] Dion Alaia**
Do please refrain from carelessly
touching anything in the forest.
**[18:00] Mia (Young)**
Oh?
**[18:01] Dion Alaia**
To them, these trees are precious assets.
**[18:04] Dion Alaia**
If you don't treat them properly...
**[18:06] Mia (Young)**
I-I've heard and seen enough!
**[18:08] Mia (Young)**
I want to go b-back—
**[18:13] Princess Guard A**
Your Highness!
**[18:14] Princess Guard A**
Are you all right?
**[18:15] Princess Guard A**
Are you hurt?
**[18:16] Dion Alaia**
Please be careful, Your Highness.
**[18:18] Mia (Young)**
It's the root's fault for
sticking way out here.
**[18:23] Mia (Young)**
That's right! The tree
is at fault. This tree!
**[18:27] Dion Alaia**
Your Highness?
**[18:29] Mia (Young)**
What an impudent tree!
**[18:43] Dion Alaia**
Fall back! Retreat to outside the forest!
**[18:49] Dion Alaia**
I shouldn't say this, Your Highness,
but I could kill you!
**[18:53] Dion Alaia**
You heard me tell you not to carelessly
touch anything in the forest, didn't you?
**[18:57] Mia (Young)**
W-W-W-We need to escape!
**[19:00] Dion Alaia**
No need to tell me.
I'm already taking you back to camp.
**[19:03] Mia (Young)**
T-Take me back to the town!
**[19:05] Mia (Young)**
I won't feel safe unless we go all
the way to the Viscount's estate!
**[19:09] Dion Alaia**
Then be my guest. Have your
imperial guards take you there.
**[19:12] Dion Alaia**
I'll add one of my units to escort you.
**[19:14] Mia (Young)**
No, the entire force!
**[19:17] Dion Alaia**
What?
**[19:25] Dion Alaia**
That was close.
**[19:28] Mia (Young)**
This is an order.
**[19:29] Mia (Young)**
Gather all the troops to
guard me and return to town.
**[19:34] Dion Alaia**
It takes some time to move
an army, Your Highness.
**[19:38] Mia (Young)**
What task is more important
than ensuring my safety?
**[19:44] Dion Alaia**
I shall do as you command, Your Highness.
**[19:46] Vanos**
S-Sir?
**[19:48] Dion Alaia**
Inform all troops.
**[19:50] Dion Alaia**
We're shifting position to the town,
**[19:53] Dion Alaia**
in perfect file, as befits
Her Illustrious Highness.
**[19:59] Berman**
Your Highness, what is the meaning of this?
**[20:02] Berman**
If this causes disruptions at the work site...
**[20:04] Mia (Young)**
Oh, are you suggesting, Lord Berman,
that I make do with but a handful of guards?
**[20:09] Mia (Young)**
Is that it?
**[20:11] Berman**
N-Not at all, Your Highness.
I-I would never...
**[20:14] Mia (Young)**
Oh, and one more thing. I wish to
speak with my father about that land,
**[20:19] Mia (Young)**
so I shall have you refrain from any logging
or troop movements for the time being.
**[20:23] Berman**
I can't believe this.
**[20:25] Mia (Young)**
I'm afraid I must take my leave.
I trust you to adhere to this.
**[20:30] Dion Alaia**
So you've finally secured
a place for every soldier.
**[20:34] Vanos**
It was pretty tough to make happen.
**[20:37] Princess Guard A**
Pardon me.
**[20:38] Princess Guard A**
Centurion Dion,
**[20:41] Princess Guard A**
I apologize for the great trouble
Her Highness caused for you.
**[20:45] Dion Alaia**
Actually, I think Her Highness
did me a huge favor.
**[20:48] Princess Guard A**
What? How do you mean?
**[20:51] Dion Alaia**
Don't you see? It was a bluff.
**[20:54] Princess Guard A**
A bluff?
**[20:55] Vanos**
You mean, she kicked the tree on
purpose to create an excuse to withdraw?
**[21:02] Dion Alaia**
So, you understand, right?
**[21:04] Princess Guard A**
Huh?
**[21:05] Dion Alaia**
Whether Her Highness's efforts
go to waste depends on you.
**[21:11] Dion Alaia**
If His Majesty hears that the
Lulus fired arrows at his daughter,
**[21:13] Dion Alaia**
he'll be forced to make a response.
**[21:16] Dion Alaia**
Which is why we mustn't breathe a word
about what happened in the forest.
**[21:20] Princess Guard A**
Y-Yes, sir! Of course!
**[21:26] Dion Alaia**
Why am I coming to Princess Mia's defense?
**[21:31] Mia (Young)**
That was exhausting.
**[21:33] Mia (Young)**
Now I just want to take it
easy for the rest of the day.
**[21:36] Anne**
What's this?
**[21:37] Anne**
Princess Mia, what happened to your hairpin?
**[21:40] Mia (Young)**
What?
**[21:41] Mia (Young)**
Oh...
**[21:42] Mia (Young)**
You're right. How strange.
**[21:51] Mia (Young)**
Of all things, I left a Lulus-made
item in that forest?!
**[21:55] Anne**
Princess Mia?
**[21:56] Mia (Young)**
* There's no telling what might*
* trigger the revolution!*
**[22:01] Mia (Young)**
I have to get it back!
***SIGN*** Illustration by: Yoko Fujioka
# E8 - Princess Mia Grins Slyly
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G14U49W92/princess-mia-grins-slyly)
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**[00:01] Dion Alaia**
You wish to return to the forest
to find your lost hairpin?
**[00:05] Mia (Young)**
Yes.
**[00:07] Mia (Young)**
I'm aware it's an indulgent request.
**[00:10] Mia (Young)**
However, I...
**[00:11] Dion Alaia**
I wouldn't particularly mind.
**[00:13] Mia (Young)**
Oh?
**[00:14] Dion Alaia**
Your Highness did create an
opportunity to withdraw my soldiers.
**[00:18] Dion Alaia**
I am in your debt.
**[00:21] Dion Alaia**
If you would be satisfied
with me alone, I'll take you.
**[00:24] Dion Alaia**
We wouldn't want to bring
the troops back there.
**[00:26] Mia (Young)**
J-Just the two of us, you mean?!
**[00:29] Mia (Young)**
*To start with, he's the one who...*
**[00:33] Mia (Young)**
This is serious!
***SIGN*** Episode 8: Princess Mia Grins Slyly
**[02:09] Ludwig**
Centurion Dion.
**[02:11] Dion Alaia**
Ah, Mr. Ludwig.
**[02:14] Ludwig**
There's something I'd like to ask of you.
**[02:17] Dion Alaia**
What is it?
**[02:18] Ludwig**
Once this incident is taken care of,
**[02:21] Ludwig**
I'd like you to become another
of Her Highness's collaborators.
**[02:24] Dion Alaia**
Collaborators?
**[02:26] Dion Alaia**
Do you mean join the imperial guard
and protect Her Imperial Highness?
**[02:30] Ludwig**
No. I'd like to have you become a general.
**[02:35] Dion Alaia**
What? Me? A g-general?!
**[02:38] Ludwig**
For Her Highness to accomplish her goals,
**[02:41] Ludwig**
she'll need allies in the military as well.
**[02:43] Dion Alaia**
You're telling me to
climb the ranks for that?
**[02:47] Dion Alaia**
I've never really been interested
in that sort of thing.
**[02:51] Dion Alaia**
Well, I suppose that could be exciting, too.
**[02:55] Ludwig**
Mr. Dion.
**[02:57] Dion Alaia**
Not that anything I say
about it now means anything.
**[03:01] Dion Alaia**
There's no guarantee that
I'll come back from the forest alive.
**[03:06] Dion Alaia**
What is that smirk about?
**[03:09] Ludwig**
Oh, nothing. Something trivial, really.
**[03:12] Dion Alaia**
Her Highness is certain to pull this off,
so it's a waste of your energy to worry.
**[03:17] Dion Alaia**
Something along those lines?
**[03:20] Ludwig**
It rather appeared to me that *you* were
the one thinking along those lines.
**[03:34] Mia (Young)**
* The forest at night is*
* scary enough on its own!*
**[03:36] Mia (Young)**
* Why do I have to be here alone*
* with this cold, unfeeling man?!*
**[03:41] Dion Alaia**
You know...
**[03:43] Dion Alaia**
Your plan has a very important
hole in it, Your Highness.
**[03:47] Dion Alaia**
Things fall apart at the whole
"let's look for something in the dark" stage.
**[03:51] Dion Alaia**
That's sloppy as an excuse
to go into the forest at night.
**[03:54] Dion Alaia**
Not thought all the way through.
**[03:56] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
**[03:57] Dion Alaia**
You're really here to negotiate with
the tribe yourself in secret, right?
**[04:03] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
**[04:04] Dion Alaia**
Oh? Are you not?
**[04:06] Dion Alaia**
Since you summoned me when
I was relaxing and having a drink,
**[04:09] Dion Alaia**
I figured I ought to expect
something like that.
**[04:12] Mia (Young)**
Y-You got me. Of course I am.
**[04:15] Dion Alaia**
I had an inkling.
**[04:17] Dion Alaia**
Well, although I don't know what exactly
you plan to do, I'll accompany you.
**[04:21] Dion Alaia**
Even into hell if the situation calls for it.
**[04:24] Mia (Young)**
* Uh-oh... Could it be*
* I'm headed for some trouble?*
**[04:29] Guillotine**
Hey! Miss me?
**[04:32] Dion Alaia**
Your Highness.
**[04:34] Mia (Young)**
Wh-What is it?!
**[04:35] Dion Alaia**
We've arrived at the spot
where we were attacked. That's all
**[04:39] Mia (Young)**
O-Oh, is that so? I see.
**[04:44] Mia (Young)**
Is this really the same spot?
**[04:47] Dion Alaia**
No doubt about it.
**[04:49] Dion Alaia**
See? There's an arrow mark on that tree.
**[04:53] Mia (Young)**
*Whatever the case, I need to find it fast...*
**[04:57] Dion Alaia**
Your Highness, it would appear
you're about to get what you wanted.
**[05:02] Dion Alaia**
Hey! How about you come out
where we can see you?
**[05:10] Dion Alaia**
Seeing as how you didn't
just start shooting,
**[05:12] Dion Alaia**
I imagine you didn't come to fight.
**[05:15] Mia (Young)**
They're the Lulus?
**[05:18] Chief**
As expected from a leader
of the empire's warriors.
**[05:23] Chief**
Girl, you're the one who came
here during the day, right?
**[05:27] Mia (Young)**
Th-That's correct. I am...
**[05:30] Chief**
Girl, where did you get this?
**[05:35] Mia (Young)**
That's...
**[05:36] Chief**
I asked you where you got it.
**[05:39] Chief**
Depending on your answer...
**[05:45] Dion Alaia**
Just so you know, I can't have
you do anything too untoward.
**[05:49] Dion Alaia**
You stand in the presence of
Her Highness, Princess of the Empire.
**[05:52] Dion Alaia**
I would have to protect her.
That's my duty, anyway.
**[05:58] Dion Alaia**
Depending on your actions,
I would show no mercy.
**[06:02] Chief**
Why, you...
**[06:03] Mia (Young)**
*This is fantastic!*
**[06:05] Mia (Young)**
*To think, he killed me, and now here he is,*
**[06:07] Mia (Young)**
* about to put is life on*
* the line to defend me!*
**[06:12] Dion Alaia**
By the way, Your Highness,
**[06:14] Dion Alaia**
I trust you've devised a means of
getting this situation under control.
**[06:18] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
**[06:19] Dion Alaia**
Am I permitted to kill or not?
**[06:21] Dion Alaia**
Do I engage or retreat?
**[06:24] Dion Alaia**
If this was also part of your calculations,
I'd appreciate some instructions.
**[06:31] Narrator**
*The meaning of this smile is thus:*
**[06:34] Narrator**
* If you haven't thought about it,*
* I'm gonna let you have it.*
**[06:36] Mia (Young)**
*What am I thinking?!*
**[06:38] Mia (Young)**
*Those people seem exceedingly angry,*
**[06:41] Mia (Young)**
* and this man isn't exactly a*
* subordinate who swears loyalty to me.*
**[06:44] Mia (Young)**
*If anything, I'd have to say he's... a foe?*
**[06:47] Liora**
Everyone, stop! Please.
**[06:49] Mia (Young)**
Why, that's... Liora?!
**[06:51] Liora**
Your Highness, a pleasure...
to... see you again.
**[06:55] Liora**
See, this man is Lulus chief. Yes.
**[06:59] Liora**
And this...
**[07:01] Chief**
I gave this hairpin to my wife as a gift.
**[07:05] Chief**
And after she died, my daughter inherited it.
**[07:08] Mia (Young)**
Your daughter, you say...
**[07:13] Mia (Young)**
I regret to have to inform you of this,
**[07:16] Mia (Young)**
but I'm afraid your daughter has passed away.
**[07:21] Chief**
She died?
**[07:23] Mia (Young)**
I received the hairpin from who
I assume is your grandchild.
**[07:29] Mia (Young)**
I found him collapsed in the slums and
aided him. He gave it to me as thanks.
**[07:36] Liora**
Chief, Her Highness is not liar. No.
**[07:41] Dion Alaia**
It was also Her Highness who
had our forces withdraw.
**[07:45] Warrior A**
Girl kicked our tree!
**[07:48] Dion Alaia**
Militaries need a suitable
reason to withdraw forces.
**[07:53] Dion Alaia**
I believe a chief would
understand what I mean.
**[07:57] Chief**
I do.
**[07:59] Chief**
But that doesn't mean I can
simply believe all you say.
**[08:02] Mia (Young)**
This is an opportunity!
**[08:05] Mia (Young)**
In that case, I can have him come here.
**[08:09] Mia (Young)**
I don't believe remaining in the
slums is what's best for him anyway.
**[08:13] Mia (Young)**
You can make your judgment afterwards.
**[08:16] Warrior A**
Bull—
**[08:25] Chief**
She bravely entered enemy territory
with only one subordinate.
**[08:29] Chief**
I doubt she would lie.
**[08:32] Chief**
Thank you for helping my grandchild.
**[08:35] Chief**
I apologize for our earlier affronts.
**[08:38] Mia (Young)**
Quite unnecessary.
**[08:41] Mia (Young)**
I did kick one of the
precious trees of your forest.
**[08:46] Mia (Young)**
Why don't we just say we're even?
**[08:50] Mia (Young)**
More importantly, just be
kind to your grandson.
**[08:57] Mia (Young)**
* It's best for him to return to this*
* forest rather than remain in the slums.*
**[09:02] Mia (Young)**
* There's no telling what sparks the*
* flames of the conflict, after all.*
**[09:09] Chief**
* I was bound by my stubbornness*
* and pride as chief...*
**[09:14] Chief**
* I couldn't abide my daughter's desire*
* to be with a man from another tribe...*
**[09:20] Chief**
* I can at least avoid making that*
* mistake with my grandson.*
**[09:24] Chief**
*This young princess is warning me of that.*
**[09:29] Chief**
I am much obliged for the
consideration you've shown.
**[09:33] Dion Alaia**
*There could never be a coincidence like this.*
**[09:37] Dion Alaia**
* She had the information before*
* we came to the forest.*
**[09:40] Dion Alaia**
* Even her dropping the hairpin*
* might have been intentional...*
**[09:45] Dion Alaia**
*Wisdom of the Empire, eh?*
**[09:47] Dion Alaia**
* I suppose this princess is worth*
* me putting in some effort.*
**[09:54] Narrator**
* The next day, Mia, who had returned to the capital,*
* was summoned by her father, the emperor.*
**[10:01] Mia (Young)**
A pleasure to see you, Your Majesty.
**[10:04] Emperor**
Oh, my beloved daughter, Mia.
**[10:08] Emperor**
There is no need to call me "Your Majesty."
**[10:10] Emperor**
You could just call me me "Father,"
or even "Papa." Okay?
**[10:15] Mia (Young)**
So then, Father,
what did you wish to discuss?
**[10:18] Emperor**
I'm told you went to the conflict zone
in Viscount Berman's lands.
**[10:22] Emperor**
I nearly fainted from
the shock of hearing it.
**[10:26] Mia (Young)**
My goodness. Let me reassure you.
I was not in the slightest danger.
**[10:29] Emperor**
You may say that,
**[10:31] Emperor**
but I'm told you returned with all
the soldiers in the area in tow.
**[10:36] Mia (Young)**
*Oh, my...*
**[10:37] Mia (Young)**
* Who was it that blabbed*
* that unnecessary detail?*
**[10:41] Mia (Young)**
It's an embarrassing story, really.
**[10:43] Mia (Young)**
I caught my foot on a tree and tripped,
and I completely panicked.
**[10:47] Emperor**
What?!
**[10:48] Emperor**
What a vile tree to dare trip you, Mia!
**[10:51] Emperor**
Burn it down! The whole forest!
**[10:53] Mia (Young)**
No, Father.
**[10:55] Mia (Young)**
I've taken quite a liking to that forest!
**[11:00] Emperor**
Is it really that wonderful?
**[11:02] Mia (Young)**
Oh, yes.
**[11:03] Mia (Young)**
And so, Father, I should very much like
to have that forest made part of my lands.
**[11:10] Ludwig**
* Making the Forest of Stillness the*
* princess's land certainly would save it.*
**[11:16] Ludwig**
* But it would also definitely incur*
* Viscount Berman's resentment.*
**[11:20] Ludwig**
*This is an incomplete solution.*
**[11:23] Ludwig**
*Have I been overestimating Princess Mia?*
**[11:28] Ludwig**
* Could it be that she has*
* no particular wisdom?*
**[11:32] Ludwig**
*That she is no saint?*
**[11:34] Narrator**
* He had finally realized the truth,*
* the fog steadily lifting from his glasses...*
**[11:39] Narrator**
*When...*
**[11:41] Emperor**
Then, Berman, establish
"Princess Town" next to the forest.
**[11:46] Emperor**
You shall build a castle for Mia.
**[11:50] Ludwig**
*That's throwing fuel on the fire!*
**[11:51] Ludwig**
*Not only were his lands reduced,*
**[11:54] Ludwig**
* but he also has to build a town at his*
* own expense and a castle on top of that!*
**[11:58] Berman**
Your Majesty, I am overjoyed!
**[12:02] Berman**
I, Berman, shall faithfully devote my all
**[12:05] Berman**
to carry out the great honor
you have bestowed upon me!
**[12:09] Ludwig**
* Of course! Aristocrats are creatures*
* that prize honor above all else.*
**[12:14] Ludwig**
*The territory issue pales in comparison*
**[12:17] Ludwig**
* to the honor of managing one of*
* the imperial princess's lands.*
**[12:20] Ludwig**
* Princess Mia truly is the*
* Wisdom of the Empire.*
**[12:23] Ludwig**
* I am ashamed to have doubted*
* her for even a second!*
**[12:27] Narrator**
*Don't be. You were close.*
**[12:32] Mia (Young)**
Come to think of it, I haven't received
any letters from Prince Abel lately.
**[12:39] Anne**
Princess Mia, you have a letter.
**[12:41] Mia (Young)**
From Prince Abel?
**[12:43] Anne**
No. It's from Lady Tiona.
**[12:49] Marco**
Hm... Tiona's younger brother, eh...
**[12:55] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
"Saint of the Revolutionary Army,
Tiona Rudolvon, shares food supply"
**[12:58] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
"with the populace suffering
under the famine."
**[13:03] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
How does that woman have so much food?
**[13:07] (Flashback) Ludwig**
Have you not heard that a new variety
of wheat has been developed?
**[13:11] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
A new variety of wheat?
**[13:14] (Flashback) Ludwig**
Lady Tiona's younger brother,
Cyril Rudolvon,
**[13:17] (Flashback) Ludwig**
has developed a cold-hardy variety of wheat.
**[13:20] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
Nobody told me anything about that!
**[13:22] (Flashback) Ludwig**
Well, Lord Cyril was working under
Princess Rafina's protection
**[13:26] (Flashback) Ludwig**
in a research institution in the
Holy Principality of Belluga.
**[13:29] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
That's not fair!
**[13:31] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
Why can't I have a brilliant younger brother?
**[13:36] Mia (Young)**
Cyril Rudolvon the child prodigy.
**[13:39] Mia (Young)**
The unfair brother.
**[13:41] Anne**
Is something the matter?
**[13:43] Mia (Young)**
It's Miss Tiona's younger brother.
**[13:46] Mia (Young)**
He's very brilliant, but apparently,
**[13:48] Mia (Young)**
he is unable to attend school
due to financial difficulties.
**[13:52] Anne**
Oh, my...
**[13:53] Mia (Young)**
So they're asking me to intercede
with Princess Rafina.
**[13:59] Anne**
I see.
**[14:00] Anne**
To allow her younger brother to study
abroad in the Holy Principality, too.
**[14:06] Anne**
Of course.
**[14:07] Mia (Young)**
Naturally, I shall do no such thing.
**[14:10] Anne**
Huh?
**[14:12] Outland Count Rudolvon**
It's just what I expect from Her Highness.
**[14:14] Outland Count Rudolvon**
To resolve the incident without a
single drop of blood being shed.
**[14:18] Tiona**
Her wisdom was exceptional
even at the academy.
**[14:23] Cyril**
Father, you're not upset?
**[14:25] Cyril**
The forest land was unjustly taken from you.
**[14:28] Outland Count Rudolvon**
It wasn't taken unjustly.
**[14:30] Outland Count Rudolvon**
The members of the imperial household
have the authority to do that.
**[14:34] Outland Count Rudolvon**
Most importantly, if the people don't have
to suffer, then it's not a bad thing.
**[14:38] Cyril**
I see...
**[14:40] Cyril**
So then why is Her Highness
Princess Mia coming here?
**[14:44] Outland Count Rudolvon**
I would imagine it has something to do with
that incident in the forest the other day.
**[14:48] Tiona**
I know she sent a letter,
**[14:51] Tiona**
but for her to actually come all
the way out here in person...
**[14:55] Tiona**
It's so like her.
**[15:00] Cyril**
* Father and Tiona think so*
* highly of Princess Mia.*
**[15:04] Cyril**
*I wonder what she's like...*
**[15:06] Mia (Young)**
My, these are quite the lovely flowers.
**[15:10] Mia (Young)**
I want to say they're
sweetmoons. Is that correct?
**[15:17] Cyril**
Uh... huh... That's correct.
**[15:20] Anne**
Princess Mia, it's time.
**[15:23] Cyril**
*Princess Mia?! Th-This is* her?!**
**[15:32] Narrator**
*Winding a little backwards in time...*
**[15:37] Mia (Young)**
A boy admiring flowers...
**[15:39] Mia (Young)**
*If he created a new variety of wheat,*
**[15:42] Mia (Young)**
* that must mean he's*
* well-versed in growing plants.*
**[15:44] Mia (Young)**
*Flower equals plant!*
***SIGN*** Plant
***SIGN*** Cyril
**[15:46] Mia (Young)**
*That boy is him! Cyril Rudolvon!*
**[15:50] Mia (Young)**
*That should score me some points.*
**[15:54] Outland Count Rudolvon**
I thank Your Highness again for the favor
you have shown my daughter at the academy.
**[16:00] Mia (Young)**
Truly, I didn't do much.
**[16:03] Outland Count Rudolvon**
And with the incident in the
Forest of Stillness, as well...
**[16:07] Mia (Young)**
I have a more important matter
to discuss, Count Rudolvon.
**[16:09] Mia (Young)**
I have come with a proposal for you.
**[16:14] Outland Count Rudolvon**
Oh? A proposal, you say?
**[16:16] Mia (Young)**
I hear your son, Cyril,
is a very sagacious boy.
**[16:22] Outland Count Rudolvon**
Are you perhaps saying you
can put in a good word
**[16:27] Outland Count Rudolvon**
to allow Cyril to attend Saint Noel Academy?
**[16:29] Mia (Young)**
No. To deliberately allow the empire's
great talent to drain to other nations...
**[16:34] Mia (Young)**
I mustn't commit such folly.
**[16:38] Outland Count Rudolvon**
Then, what do you propose?
**[16:40] Mia (Young)**
Perhaps you've heard that Viscount Berman
is establishing Princess Town?
**[16:45] Outland Count Rudolvon**
Oh. Yes.
**[16:47] Mia (Young)**
I am of a mind to build
a school in that town.
**[16:51] Outland Count Rudolvon**
A school, Your Highness?
**[16:53] Mia (Young)**
Yes. What if the empire also
had an academy like Saint Noel?
**[16:58] Mia (Young)**
Wouldn't that be wonderful?
**[17:02] Mia (Young)**
What do you think?
**[17:03] Mia (Young)**
Would you be interested in having Cyril
be the very first student at my school?
**[17:09] Cyril**
*Me?*
**[17:11] Outland Count Rudolvon**
* That would be close enough*
* to attend from here.*
**[17:14] Outland Count Rudolvon**
* And if it's state-run, then the*
* tuition should be affordable.*
**[17:17] Outland Count Rudolvon**
* It's the perfect thing for House Rudolvon,*
* given our financial difficulties.*
**[17:23] Outland Count Rudolvon**
You honor us beyond our station
to show us such consideration.
**[17:27] Outland Count Rudolvon**
If there is *anything* we can
do to thank you, just say the word.
**[17:31] Mia (Young)**
In that case, I would like
your stores of wheat.
**[17:36] Outland Count Rudolvon**
What? Our... wheat?
**[17:39] Mia (Young)**
Instead of selling it cheaply,
as you usually do,
**[17:41] Mia (Young)**
I'd like you to store as much as possible.
**[17:45] Mia (Young)**
Then, in the event of a famine—
**[17:47] Outland Count Rudolvon**
Of course, by your command,
we'd supply it to the royal family.
**[17:52] Mia (Young)**
That is not my request, Count Rudolvon.
**[17:56] Mia (Young)**
* If I did that, I'd just incur*
* the resentment of the populace.*
**[18:00] Mia (Young)**
I'd like the Rudolvon family to distribute
the wheat directly to the people.
**[18:06] Mia (Young)**
And if I could have you use
my name when you do so...
**[18:09] Outland Count Rudolvon**
Oh. You mean, we would have your
permission to use your name?
**[18:14] Mia (Young)**
Indeed. By all means, I'd like you
to do it extensively under my name.
**[18:22] Outland Count Rudolvon**
I am in awe of your graciousness.
**[18:24] Mia (Young)**
*Huh?*
**[18:26] Outland Count Rudolvon**
*There have been many years with poor harvest.*
**[18:28] Outland Count Rudolvon**
* Whenever it happened, the great houses*
* would show up and take our wheat.*
**[18:33] Outland Count Rudolvon**
* And when I tried to distribute*
* it to the people for free,*
**[18:36] Outland Count Rudolvon**
*they would always say,*
**[18:38] Outland Count Rudolvon**
* "This is an act of rebellion*
* against the empire!"*
**[18:41] Outland Count Rudolvon**
* Her Highness has spoken*
* in anticipation of that.*
**[18:45] Outland Count Rudolvon**
* She's saying to carry it out under the*
* authority of the imperial princess!*
**[18:48] Outland Count Rudolvon**
* Oh, what great wisdom!*
* What bountiful benevolence!*
**[18:52] Mia (Young)**
*What?!*
**[18:53] Mia (Young)**
*What's with this reaction?*
**[18:55] Mia (Young)**
* I'm essentially telling him to do all the*
* hard work and then give me all the credit!*
**[19:02] Narrator**
* Mia's heart was secretly*
* pounding in that moment.*
**[19:06] Mia (Young)**
Let me say this to avoid
any misunderstandings.
**[19:09] Mia (Young)**
The school Cyril would attend
**[19:11] Mia (Young)**
would not have the sort of extravagance
of the schools the great houses patronize.
**[19:16] Mia (Young)**
It would accept students widely, including
from the neighboring Lulus and common folk.
**[19:22] Narrator**
* So it's not as if I'm deliberately*
* giving your son special treatment.*
**[19:26] Narrator**
* That was the intention of*
* Mia's words. However...*
**[19:29] Outland Count Rudolvon**
I cannot express the depth of my
gratitude for your thoughtfulness.
**[19:34] Mia (Young)**
*What?!*
**[19:36] Outland Count Rudolvon**
*She's going to arrange an environment*
**[19:38] Outland Count Rudolvon**
* where Cyril can learn without worrying*
* about the children from the great houses.*
**[19:43] Outland Count Rudolvon**
* And what's more, she's taken friendly*
* relations with the Lulus into account...*
**[19:48] Mia (Young)**
D-Do you think he's one of *those?*
**[19:50] Mia (Young)**
You know, the type that enjoys
being bullied or made to feel pain?
**[19:56] Anne**
What?
**[19:57] Cyril**
* Wow. Princess Mia's not only*
* beautiful but sagacious as well!*
**[20:01] Mia (Young)**
* W-Well, not only did*
* I keep Cyril in my hands,*
**[20:05] Mia (Young)**
* but the Rudolvons' grain*
* is now essentially mine.*
**[20:10] Narrator**
* Everything turned out okay*
* in the end. Magnificently so.*
**[20:16] Mia (Young)**
That kind of thing makes a girl tired.
**[20:21] Mia (Young)**
* Now that I think about it,*
* I haven't been checking lately...*
**[20:42] Mia (Young)**
What... What's going on?
**[20:46] Mia (Young)**
Why did my diary vanish?
**[20:48] Mia (Young)**
How am I supposed to
avoid the guillotine without it?!
**[20:53] Mia (Young)**
Wait. Hold on.
**[20:55] Mia (Young)**
That's backwards.
**[20:56] Mia (Young)**
As long as that diary exists, it's certain
that I'll be put to the guillotine,
**[21:01] Mia (Young)**
and now that the diary
vanished, that means...
**[21:05] Mia (Young)**
Maybe the guillotine future
has vanished as well!
**[21:09] Mia (Young)**
I did it!
**[21:10] Mia (Young)**
I finally did it!
**[21:12] Mia (Young)**
I want to share this joy
with someone right away!
**[21:16] Mia (Young)**
But the person I most want to
share it with is Prince Abel!
**[21:26] Man A (Jem)**
It appears the empire is going to recover.
**[21:30] Man C**
Sounds like that kid Ludwig in the
Gold Moon Ministry is fairly exceptional.
**[21:36] Man B**
I really thought a food shortage
would take care of it.
**[21:39] Man A (Jem)**
And I hear Princess Mia and
Prince Sion's relationship is excellent.
**[21:44] Man A (Jem)**
We probably ought to consider the
efforts to divide them a failure.
**[21:48] Man B**
The Wisdom of the Empire, huh.
What a vexing brat.
**[21:53] Man A (Jem)**
No matter. It doesn't change what we must do.
**[21:57] Man A (Jem)**
We'll put the plans against
the empire on hold.
**[22:01] Man A (Jem)**
We're changing targets.
***SIGN*** Illustration by: Kaoru Harugano
# E9 - Princess Mia's (Love-Focused) Choice
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GJWU29595/princess-mias-love-focused-choice)
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**[00:01] Mia (Young)**
* Ah, it's good to finally be*
* back at Saint Noel Academy!*
**[00:05] Mia (Young)**
* I'd never dreamed a day would come when*
* I'd feel happy to come back to this academy.*
**[00:12] Chloe**
Princess Mia, it's so good to see you!
**[00:14] Mia (Young)**
Chloe! I hope you've been well?
**[00:17] Chloe**
Yes! And my father sends his regards.
**[00:21] Chloe**
After his meeting with you, he went on and on
about how you truly are the Wisdom of the empire.
**[00:26] Mia (Young)**
My goodness. I'm afraid he's
giving me too much credit.
**[00:30] Narrator**
*Too much credit indeed.*
**[00:32] Rafina**
Mia, Chloe, how lovely to see you.
**[00:35] Mia (Young)**
Princess Rafina!
**[00:37] Mia (Young)**
So lovely to see you.
**[00:38] Chloe**
L-Lovely to see you.
**[00:41] Rafina**
I was not aware the two of you were friends.
**[00:45] Mia (Young)**
Chloe and I often discuss books
we've read with each other.
**[00:49] Mia (Young)**
Don't we?
**[00:49] Chloe**
Huh? Uh, yes!
**[00:52] Rafina**
Wonderful. I was just about to have tea.
**[00:55] Rafina**
Would you care to join me?
**[00:57] Mia (Young)**
That would be lovely!
**[00:59] Chloe**
Y-You're saying I can join you as well?
**[01:02] Rafina**
Of course. Right, Mia?
**[01:05] Mia (Young)**
Of course. Chloe and I are *good friends*.
**[01:09] Chloe**
*"Good friends"!*
**[01:11] Mia (Young)**
Now, let's be on our way.
**[01:16] Rafina**
This reminds me, I heard
something interesting, Mia.
**[01:19] Rafina**
I heard you're creating a school.
**[01:22] Chloe**
Is that true?
**[01:24] Rafina**
To open the school's doors to
commoners as well—a bold decision.
**[01:29] Mia (Young)**
Oh?! Yes, that is the plan.
**[01:33] Mia (Young)**
*I only chose to make commoners able to attend*
**[01:36] Mia (Young)**
* because I didn't want to put Tiona's*
* brother in a school with only aristocrats.*
**[01:40] Mia (Young)**
I-Is that really so shocking?
It doesn't strike me as all that strange.
**[01:45] Mia (Young)**
Talent has nothing to do
with lineage, after all...
**[01:49] Mia (Young)**
Right?
**[01:53] Rafina**
Truly, it's exactly as you say!
**[01:55] Rafina**
This is why I feel lucky and proud
to count you as a friend, Mia!
**[01:59] Narrator**
* The excuse Mia came up with in*
* desperation pierced Rafina's heart!*
**[02:06] Mia (Young)**
Wh-Why, you flatter me, Princess Rafina!
**[02:09] Narrator**
*And so Mia ran with it!*
**[02:11] Mia (Young)**
*I've avoided my fate at the guillotine,*
**[02:14] Mia (Young)**
* and now the tide has turned*
* thoroughly in my favor.*
**[02:16] Mia (Young)**
*Truly, a huge wave has come my way!*
**[02:22] Anne**
Pardon my intrusion!
**[02:24] Anne**
P-Princess Mia.
**[02:26] Mia (Young)**
Anne?
**[02:28] Mia (Young)**
Is something the matter? You seem frantic.
**[02:32] Anne**
There's been...
**[02:35] Anne**
There's been a revolution!
**[02:38] Chloe**
What?
**[02:40] Mia (Young)**
A-A revolution?
**[02:46] Mia (Young)**
H-How could that be?
**[02:50] Mia (Young)**
* I went to such great effort.*
* What was it all for?*
**[02:53] Anne**
S-Stay calm! The revolution didn't
occur in the Tearmoon Empire!
**[02:59] Mia (Young)**
What?
**[03:01] Anne**
It happened in the Kingdom of Remno!
**[03:07] Mia (Young)**
*The Kingdom of... Remno?*
***SIGN*** Episode 9: Princess Mia's (Love-Focused) Choice
**[04:40] Mia (Young)**
A revolution? In Remno?
**[04:44] Sion**
Excuse our intrusion, Princess Rafina.
**[04:47] Sion**
We heard that Princess Mia was here.
**[04:51] Mia (Young)**
Prince Sion...
**[04:55] Rafina**
All of you, please, take a seat.
**[04:57] Rafina**
I'll prepare some tea.
**[05:01] Rafina**
Now, please, continue.
**[05:05] Rafina**
You say there was a revolution in Remno?
**[05:08] Keithwood**
More precisely, it's progressed to a
popular uprising and calls for revolution.
**[05:13] Mia (Young)**
So then there still hasn't
been a revolution yet, right?
**[05:17] Sion**
According to Sunkland's intelligence
agency, the Wind Ravens...
**[05:25] Keithwood**
"Signs of an insurrection that may lead
to overthrow of the throne in Remno."
**[05:30] Keithwood**
"Military intervention by
Sunkland will be needed"
**[05:33] Keithwood**
"to protect the populace
from expected oppression."
**[05:38] Sion**
After receiving this report,
I felt I ought to inform Princess Mia.
**[05:43] Keithwood**
The only information we have is that
there are signs of an insurrection,
**[05:47] Keithwood**
but it's a fact that the political
situation there is precarious.
**[05:50] Mia (Young)**
The situation is precarious?
**[05:53] Rafina**
Could you elaborate?
**[05:55] Sion**
The Kingdom of Remno already has
heavy taxes placed on its subjects
**[05:59] Sion**
to maintain its powerful military.
**[06:01] Sion**
But they've supposedly proposed
a further tax increase.
**[06:05] Rafina**
There would naturally be
some voices in opposition.
**[06:10] Sion**
So, as to represent the
discontent of the populace,
**[06:12] Sion**
Chancellor of the Kingdom of Remno
Count Dasayev Donovan spoke against it first.
**[06:18] Rafina**
I am also familiar with Chancellor Dasayev.
**[06:22] Rafina**
I understood him to be a
wise and temperate man.
**[06:25] Keithwood**
Yes. It appears he was in fact acting to mediate
between the populace and the royal family.
**[06:30] Keithwood**
But...
**[06:31] Rafina**
But something happened in the
Kingdom of Remno. That's the takeaway.
**[06:36] Keithwood**
I suspect so.
**[06:38] Mia (Young)**
*What's going on?*
**[06:40] Mia (Young)**
* Just when I'd escaped the guillotine*
* and everything had worked out...*
**[06:42] Guillotine**
I'm comin' for ya!
**[06:46] Mia (Young)**
* I don't have any memory of a revolution*
* happening in Remno in the prior timeline.*
**[06:51] Mia (Young)**
* And if there had been a revolution*
* or uprising in some other country,*
**[06:54] Mia (Young)**
*I would remember it.*
**[06:56] Mia (Young)**
*Of all the places it could've been,*
**[06:59] Mia (Young)**
*why did it have to be the Kingdom of Remno?*
**[07:01] Mia (Young)**
* W-Well, regardless, the best thing*
* is to stay away from any jeopardy.*
**[07:11] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel...
**[07:14] Anne**
Princess Mia, do you want to go there?
**[07:16] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
**[07:17] Anne**
You look like you're on the verge of tears.
**[07:24] Mia (Young)**
Don't be silly.
**[07:27] Mia (Young)**
* All this time, I've been doing everything*
* I can to avoid the guillotine.*
**[07:33] Mia (Young)**
* To now choose to enter a maelstrom*
* of an impending revolution...*
**[07:36] Mia (Young)**
*That would be...*
**[07:43] Mia (Young)**
*And yet...*
**[07:46] Mia (Young)**
I do wish to go...
**[07:48] Mia (Young)**
I want to see Prince Abel!
**[07:56] Mia (Young)**
Please, would you aid me in my desire?
**[08:00] Keithwood**
I'm afraid that is easier said than done.
**[08:04] Sion**
Yes. We'll need to come up
with some sort of plan.
**[08:08] Tiona**
Do you mean to say our only
option is to operate in secret?
**[08:11] Rafina**
There must be a way.
**[08:13] Rafina**
Let's stay calm and figure this out.
**[08:16] Rafina**
Right, Mia?
**[08:18] Mia (Young)**
Thank you...
**[08:20] Chloe**
U-Um...
**[08:22] Chloe**
My parents' trading group is
sending a caravan to Remno soon.
**[08:27] Chloe**
What if you used that as a cover?
**[08:30] Mia (Young)**
Chloe...
**[08:32] Chloe**
Princess Mia, I'm sure this will work out.
**[08:35] Keithwood**
Merchants would certainly be unlikely
to draw the ire of the populace.
**[08:40] Sion**
Then it's settled.
**[08:42] Sion**
In that case, I'll go as well.
**[08:44] Keithwood**
Your Highness, I appreciate your intentions.
**[08:47] Keithwood**
But consider your position!
**[08:50] Sion**
I *have* considered it.
**[08:52] Sion**
The princess of a major power is
planning to head into a dangerous area
**[08:55] Sion**
out of concern for a schoolmate's safety.
**[08:58] Mia (Young)**
Prince Sion...
**[09:00] Tiona**
Princess Mia, I shall accompany you as well.
**[09:03] Tiona**
I have a some skill with a sword.
**[09:06] Tiona**
I'll do whatever I can to protect you!
**[09:09] Mia (Young)**
Tiona...
**[09:12] Chloe**
I can explain how the caravan
works, so come to my room.
**[09:21] Mia (Young)**
Anne.
**[09:22] Anne**
Yes?
**[09:23] Mia (Young)**
Since you can't ride a horse,
I'm afraid I can't take you along.
**[09:28] Anne**
What?! But Princess Mia...
**[09:31] Mia (Young)**
Don't worry. I promise I'll come back.
**[09:35] Mia (Young)**
So what I need from you
**[09:38] Mia (Young)**
is for you to stay and focus on your job.
**[09:41] Mia (Young)**
Do you understand?
**[09:50] Anne**
Princess Mia...
**[09:52] Rafina**
Hold your head up, Anne.
**[09:55] Rafina**
You don't have time to be down
on yourself. Isn't that so?
**[10:00] Anne**
But I... I'm ashamed of myself.
**[10:04] Anne**
Princess Mia showed such
concern for my safety,
**[10:09] Anne**
and yet I can't help her.
I'll only be a burden.
**[10:14] Rafina**
Anne, do you remember?
**[10:16] Rafina**
Mia called you her confidante.
**[10:21] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
Anne is my confidante.
**[10:25] Anne**
Her confidante...
**[10:26] Rafina**
Mia told you to focus on your job.
**[10:31] Rafina**
As her confidante, aren't there
tasks that only you can perform?
**[10:36] Anne**
Things only I can do?
**[10:41] Anne**
E-Excuse me!
**[10:54] Tiona**
It's been three days since
we left the academy.
**[10:56] Tiona**
Princess Mia must be
worried sick about Prince Abel.
**[11:01] Keithwood**
The place we're headed is
dangerous enough as it is.
**[11:04] Keithwood**
I'm sure even someone like
Princess Mia can't help but be nervous.
**[11:09] Mia (Young)**
*I feel sick!*
**[11:11] Mia (Young)**
* I didn't think a merchant's*
* carriage would shake this much...*
**[11:17] Sion**
We'll be crossing the border soon.
**[11:19] Tiona**
It looks like this is going to work out.
**[11:22] Keithwood**
Between Chloe's plan and our
intelligence agency's route,
**[11:26] Keithwood**
it would appear the pieces
have come together.
**[11:30] Driver**
What's that?
**[11:33] Driver**
A bandit!
**[11:34] Driver**
It's a bandit attack!
**[11:37] Mia (Young)**
A bandit?!
**[11:38] Sion**
Princess Mia, this way.
**[11:39] Mia (Young)**
Wh-What are you do—
**[11:43] Mia (Young)**
That's a bandit?
**[11:44] Keithwood**
Goodness. To frighten a lady...
**[11:48] Keithwood**
I can't say I approve!
**[11:51] Keithwood**
Well, it would appear you're
no run-of-the-mill bandit.
**[11:57] Sion**
His movements aren't amateur...
**[11:59] Sion**
Who are you?
**[12:02] Keithwood**
Your Highness, be careful.
**[12:04] Keithwood**
He seems to have a target in mind.
**[12:09] Keithwood**
Great. More of you, eh?
**[12:12] Mia (Young)**
Th-They're attacking!
**[12:16] Sion**
To intentionally delay the
timing of their attacks...
**[12:19] Sion**
That's some trouble they're going to.
**[12:23] Mia (Young)**
What do we do, Prince Shion?
**[12:26] Mia (Young)**
It seems like they're drawing in closer!
**[12:29] Sion**
Stay close to me.
**[12:32] Mia (Young)**
I'm not sure how much I can control that...
**[12:39] Sion**
Princess Mia!
**[12:43] Sion**
Princess Mia!
**[12:50] Sion**
Princess Mia! Answer me!
**[12:52] Sion**
Princess Mia!
**[12:56] Mia (Young)**
Prince Sion?
**[12:59] Mia (Young)**
*Oh, that's right.*
**[13:01] Mia (Young)**
*I fell from the carriage into the river...*
**[13:04] Sion**
Princess Mia!
**[13:06] Mia (Young)**
* I feel like I've read about a situation*
* like this in Elise's stories...*
**[13:10] Mia (Young)**
* In order to restart the drowned*
* person's breathing, the prince...*
**[13:16] Mia (Young)**
*He...*
**[13:17] Mia (Young)**
*I'm not going to get kissed, am I?*
**[13:20] Mia (Young)**
*No!*
**[13:21] Mia (Young)**
*I wanted Prince Abel to be my first kiss.*
**[13:26] Mia (Young)**
*But still...*
**[13:32] Narrator**
*Sunkland artificial respiration technique:*
**[13:35] Narrator**
* If you pull a person from the water,*
* immediately turn their head to the side...*
**[13:40] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
**[13:43] Narrator**
* and use fingers or other implements to*
* remove foreign material from their mouth.*
**[13:48] Narrator**
* Thanks to Sion taking appropriate action,*
* Mia's first kiss remained untaken.*
**[13:55] Sion**
I'm so glad you've come to.
**[13:57] Mia (Young)**
I thought I was going to die.
**[14:00] Sion**
It was certainly a dangerous current.
**[14:03] Mia (Young)**
*Not that part!*
**[14:06] Mia (Young)**
Th-Thank you for saving me.
**[14:10] Sion**
It may be a little early to thank me.
**[14:13] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
**[14:14] Mia (Young)**
Where are we?
**[14:16] Sion**
Downstream from where
you fell into the river.
**[14:18] Sion**
We're most likely in northwestern Remno...
**[14:23] Mia (Young)**
So that means we managed to enter
the Kingdom of Remno, right?
**[14:27] Sion**
True, we did enter.
**[14:29] Sion**
But we're likely a great
distance from the capital,
**[14:32] Sion**
and we'll have to cross those mountains.
**[14:34] Mia (Young)**
Cross those?
**[14:43] Mia (Young)**
At least now we won't catch a cold.
**[14:47] Mia (Young)**
It's so helpful that you
knew how to start a fire.
**[14:51] Sion**
Well, I learned how on hunting trips...
**[14:59] Mia (Young)**
*Oh...*
**[15:01] Mia (Young)**
*So even the perfect superman Prince Sion*
**[15:03] Mia (Young)**
* has this adorable reaction to*
* seeing a girl in undergarments.*
**[15:08] Mia (Young)**
* I mean, I can't say I'm not*
* at least a little embarrassed,*
**[15:12] Mia (Young)**
*but still, I am a grown woman.*
**[15:15] Mia (Young)**
*I'm calm enough to watch a pretty boy blush.*
**[15:19] Narrator**
*A no-good grown woman.*
**[15:22] Sion**
It was also helpful but surprising
that you could identify edible plants.
**[15:27] Mia (Young)**
It was nothing special.
**[15:30] Mia (Young)**
* After all, I once spent a night in the wild*
* being chased by the revolutionary army!*
**[15:37] Mia (Young)**
*That was a tough experience...*
**[15:41] Mia (Young)**
*But now I'm a survival specialist!*
**[15:45] Mia (Young)**
* I've researched all the food*
* available on the continent.*
**[15:49] Narrator**
*A fierce tenacity for staying alive.*
**[15:54] Mia (Young)**
By the way, Prince Sion...
**[15:56] Mia (Young)**
There's something I'd like to ask you.
**[15:58] Sion**
Oh? What is it?
**[16:00] Mia (Young)**
If you should learn Prince Abel contributed
to the oppression of his people,
**[16:05] Mia (Young)**
what will you do?
**[16:07] Sion**
That's a very sudden question.
**[16:10] Mia (Young)**
Will you condemn even your schoolmate
if you think his hands aren't clean?
**[16:19] Sion**
If Prince Abel raised his
sword against the populace,
**[16:22] Sion**
I would probably have
to turn my sword on him.
**[16:26] Mia (Young)**
Depending on the situation,
you might kill him?
**[16:30] Mia (Young)**
That's your thinking on the matter?
**[16:34] Sion**
But what other choice would I have?
**[16:37] Sion**
There's nothing I could do about it.
**[16:40] Mia (Young)**
Is that truly so?
**[16:42] Sion**
What?
**[16:44] Mia (Young)**
There was no other choice.
**[16:45] Mia (Young)**
Don't you only get to say that if you
tried everything you possibly could?
**[16:50] Sion**
"Everything you possibly could"...
**[16:54] Sion**
* It's only natural to condemn*
* those who have done evil.*
**[16:57] Sion**
* But this wasn't the first time*
* I've heard of unrest in Remno.*
**[17:02] Sion**
* And yet, I never tried*
* to do anything about it.*
**[17:05] Sion**
* Given that, do I have the*
* right to condemn Prince Abel?*
**[17:09] Sion**
*Is that what Princess Mia is getting at?*
**[17:12] Mia (Young)**
* Don't tell me this idiot was thinking*
* there was no other choice*
**[17:16] Mia (Young)**
*when he sent me to the guillotine, too.*
**[17:19] Narrator**
* Mia was furious for a*
* completely different reason.*
**[17:23] Mia (Young)**
* I mean, I wasn't anywhere*
* close to perfect then either.*
**[17:27] Mia (Young)**
* But couldn't he have done me the favor*
* of saying, "Your behavior is a problem,"*
**[17:32] Mia (Young)**
*before things got to a revolution?*
**[17:38] Mia (Young)**
*Things might have gone differently if he had,*
**[17:41] Mia (Young)**
*given my sagacious judgment...*
**[17:45] Narrator**
* The latter half is not*
* without room for doubt.*
**[17:48] Mia (Young)**
* To just show up when it's too late*
* and say there's no other choice,*
**[17:52] Mia (Young)**
*that's just too cruel!*
**[17:55] Sion**
* Or could Princess Mia be proposing*
* we stop the revolution itself?*
**[18:01] Sion**
*Before Prince Abel does any evil...*
**[18:05] Narrator**
* Prince Sion's wild imaginings would*
* grow steadily wilder from there.*
**[18:13] Sion**
Are you all right, Princess Mia?
**[18:15] Mia (Young)**
I-I'm not all right at all.
**[18:19] Mia (Young)**
This is all the fault of those
bandits who attacked the carriage.
**[18:24] Sion**
Bandits, huh...
**[18:26] Mia (Young)**
Is something wrong?
**[18:29] Sion**
No. I was just wondering if it was
really bandits we encountered.
**[18:33] Mia (Young)**
What do you mean?
**[18:36] Sion**
They were clearly combat-trained assassins.
**[18:39] Sion**
There's a high probability they
were after either me or you.
**[18:44] Mia (Young)**
But no one should have known
we were riding in that carriage.
**[18:49] Sion**
The normal conclusion would be that
the information leaked somehow.
**[18:53] Mia (Young)**
But that's...
**[18:55] Sion**
Whatever the case, we need
to reach the capital quickly.
**[18:58] Mia (Young)**
Saying that doesn't change that we've
been walking forever, and I'm hungry.
**[19:05] Mia (Young)**
Oh, what a pretty mushroom!
**[19:10] Mia (Young)**
Wait, this reminds me of something...
**[19:13] (Flashback) Chief**
It's exceedingly difficult to distinguish
the poison mushrooms from the safe ones.
**[19:18] (Flashback) Chief**
If you're not an expert,
it's best to leave them be.
**[19:21] Mia (Young)**
*That's what the head chef said.*
**[19:24] Mia (Young)**
But if it's this pretty,
then it's definitely safe to eat!
**[19:28] [Mujik]**
I wouldn't if I were you!
**[19:34] Sion**
Who are you?
**[19:35] [Mujik]**
Lassy, those mushrooms are called Salamandrakes.
**[19:39] [Mujik]**
They're so toxic, you'll get a
rash just from touching them.
**[19:42] Mia (Young)**
Oh, they are?
**[19:45] [Mujik]**
More importantly, you kids
ain't from around here, are ya?
**[19:48] [Mujik]**
Where'd you come from?
**[19:50] Mia (Young)**
We—
**[19:53] Sion**
We should hide our identities.
**[19:56] Sion**
Got it?
**[19:59] Sion**
Why don't we start with who you are?
**[20:01] [Mujik]**
Me?
**[20:02] [Mujik]**
I'm a hunter from nearby
Doni Village. Name's Mujik.
**[20:07] Mia (Young)**
A hunter...
**[20:08] Sion**
We're both the children of merchants.
**[20:12] Sion**
Bandits attacked, and we were
separated from our parents.
**[20:15] [Mujik]**
Whoa, that sounds rough!
**[20:18] [Mujik]**
Our village is close by.
You're welcome to come with me.
**[20:22] Mia (Young)**
My! How kind!
**[20:24] Sion**
Wait, Mia.
**[20:27] Sion**
We're grateful for the offer,
**[20:28] Sion**
but we need to reach the
capital as soon as possible.
**[20:32] [Mujik]**
The capital, ya say?
But it'll be sundown soon.
**[20:37] [Mujik]**
I can see if anyone from the
village is headed there tomorrow.
**[20:41] Mia (Young)**
You heard him. Let's go.
**[20:47] [Mujik]**
Welp, this is my place.
**[20:50] Mia (Young)**
Oh, my!
**[20:51] Mia (Young)**
What's this dish?
**[20:54] [Mujik]**
My special rabbit stew. It's tasty!
**[20:57] Mia (Young)**
That sounds lovely.
**[21:01] Mia (Young)**
This is quite delicious!
**[21:04] [Mujik]**
I'm glad you like it.
**[21:05] [Mujik]**
There's plenty more,
so eat as much as you like.
**[21:08] Mia (Young)**
I will!
**[21:10] [Mujik]**
Somethin' wrong?
**[21:12] Sion**
Oh, uh, no.
**[21:13] Sion**
By the way, there's an insurrection
going on in Remno, right?
**[21:17] [Mujik]**
Yup. I'm impressed you know that.
**[21:20] Sion**
That hasn't caused any
disturbances in this area?
**[21:23] [Mujik]**
Nope.
**[21:24] [Mujik]**
Ain't nobody but country folk here.
**[21:26] [Mujik]**
We've got our hands full
with our normal work.
**[21:28] [Mujik]**
Nobody has time for that stuff.
**[21:31] Mia (Young)**
* I remember famine doesn't strike the*
* continent for several more years.*
**[21:36] Mia (Young)**
* It seems odd that a revolution is about*
* to occur when food is normally available.*
**[21:44] Mia (Young)**
* It's so hard to think about*
* weighty subjects without sweets.*
**[21:50] Narrator**
*Mia immediately stopped thinking about it.*
***SIGN*** Illustration by: Nami Hidaka
# E10 - Princess Mia Is Kidnapped!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GN7UD2P29/princess-mia-is-kidnapped)
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**[00:00] [Mujik]**
Take care now!
**[00:03] Mia (Young)**
You, too!
**[00:05] Mia (Young)**
He was so hospitable.
**[00:09] Mia (Young)**
What's wrong?
**[00:11] Sion**
I just hope Keithwood
and the others are okay.
**[00:14] Mia (Young)**
*I see even Sion has a human side to him.*
**[00:17] Mia (Young)**
*That's a bit surprising.*
**[00:19] Sion**
If that group attacked again,
**[00:21] Sion**
it'd be pretty tough for
me to handle alone, so...
**[00:24] Mia (Young)**
Um, when you say it'd be tough,
what do you mean by that?
**[00:31] Sion**
I've never slain a person
on the battlefield before.
**[00:34] Sion**
That battle was my first.
**[00:36] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
**[00:38] Sion**
Of course, I'll do my best,
**[00:40] Sion**
but unfortunately, I can't
guarantee your safety.
**[00:44] Mia (Young)**
*Mr. Keithwood, please be okay!*
**[02:18] Ludwig**
I had heard there is an atmosphere
of unrest in the Kingdom of Remno,
**[02:23] Ludwig**
but I didn't expect Princess
Mia to be heading there.
***SIGN*** Episode 10: Princess Mia Is Kidnapped!
**[02:26] Anne**
Yes...
**[02:27] Ludwig**
I would normally want to dispatch
the Princess Guard, but...
**[02:31] Dion**
In these circumstances, any troop movements
could be viewed as a potential invasion.
**[02:35] Anne**
Mr. Dion!
**[02:36] Dion**
I swear, our princess always
does such amusing things.
**[02:40] Ludwig**
This is no laughing matter.
**[02:42] Ludwig**
If something were to
happen to Princess Mia...
**[02:44] Dion**
No need to worry.
**[02:45] Dion**
If the sword prodigy Prince Sion
is with her, she should be fine.
**[02:48] Ludwig**
That may be so,
**[02:50] Ludwig**
but Remno isn't in a situation
where a revolution would occur.
**[02:53] Anne**
What do you mean?
**[02:55] Ludwig**
The tax increase has caused a rise
in discontent among the populace,
**[02:59] Ludwig**
but such dramatic backlash should
not be happening this quickly.
**[03:02] Anne**
So then...
**[03:04] Dion**
Are you saying that someone is
deliberately trying to incite revolution?
**[03:07] Anne**
How awful! Who would do that?
**[03:10] Ludwig**
Whatever the case, we need to
stop it before there's bloodshed.
**[03:13] Dion**
But solving the matter
without a single casualty
**[03:17] Dion**
seems like a tall order,
even for the princess.
**[03:20] Anne**
Even so, if anyone can do it, Princess Mia can.
**[03:25] Mia (Young)**
I must say, this area seems quite peaceful.
**[03:29] Merchant**
In these parts, we don't even have bandits,
**[03:31] Merchant**
so it's a very easy place
for us to do business.
**[03:34] Sion**
But there *is* a civil war going on.
**[03:37] Merchant**
That doesn't have much
to do with us out here.
**[03:39] Merchant**
I did hear that there was a
revolt in Count Donovan's lands.
**[03:43] Merchant**
Word is they deployed the
Adamant Infantry to quell the rebellion.
**[03:49] Sion**
The Adamant Infantry?
**[03:51] Sion**
That'll result in a unilateral massacre.
**[03:53] Mia (Young)**
What's the Adamant Infantry?
**[03:56] Sion**
They're an elite force formed directly
by the King of Remno.
**[03:59] Sion**
A heavily armored force comprised entirely
of soldiers with the prowess of 1,000 fighters.
**[04:05] Mia (Young)**
*They sound incredibly strong!*
**[04:07] Mia (Young)**
*Maybe I can scout a few for my guards?*
**[04:12] Sion**
* Even if they're a revolutionary army,*
* they're still the kingdom's people.*
**[04:15] Sion**
*The revolutionaries are citizens.*
**[04:16] Sion**
* To send such a mighty*
* force to suppress them...*
**[04:20] Sion**
So then, how great have the losses been?
**[04:23] Merchant**
From what I hear, it seems like
there haven't been any yet.
**[04:26] Sion**
What?
**[04:27] Merchant**
They supposedly haven't clashed
in battle even once yet.
**[04:30] Merchant**
Those soldiers are as valuable
as diamonds after all.
**[04:36] Graham**
Drat! I can't see anything
but a silly love letter here!
**[04:40] Narrator**
*This man is Graham.*
**[04:42] Narrator**
* He is a member of Sunkland's*
* intelligence agency, the Wind Crows,*
**[04:47] Narrator**
* and right now, he is operating within the*
* Remno government as a civil servant.*
**[04:51] Mia (Young)**
* Prince Abel, I do hope this*
* letter finds you well.*
**[04:55] Graham**
No! There must be more here!
**[04:58] Graham**
She must be employing some method
to communicate with Prince Abel!
**[05:02] Graham**
The plan to plunge Remno
into a revolutionary war
**[05:05] Graham**
was originally supposed to begin after
the fall of the Tearmoon Empire.
**[05:10] Graham**
It's all because of that damn girl Mia!
**[05:16] Monica**
Excuse me, sir.
**[05:18] Graham**
Monica.
**[05:19] Monica**
Sir, I believe you may be
speaking a bit too loudly.
**[05:23] Graham**
So, why are you here?
**[05:25] Monica**
I have a report.
**[05:26] Monica**
It's about Princess Mia and Prince Sion's
attempt to cross the border.
**[05:31] Monica**
It would appear that they have escaped.
**[05:33] Monica**
We are attempting to locate their companions,
but their whereabouts are unknown.
**[05:41] Graham**
You don't think they anticipated
the attack, do you?
**[05:44] Graham**
Were Princess Mia and Prince Abel
in communication after all?
**[05:48] Monica**
This appears to simply be a typical
exchange between a boy and girl their age.
**[05:52] Graham**
It can't be!
**[05:53] Graham**
If it were, he wouldn't have sent
her horse shampoo as a present!
**[05:58] Graham**
That had to be some sort of code!
**[06:00] Graham**
Like, "Ready a swift horse," or something.
**[06:03] Monica**
Might you be reading too far into it?
**[06:05] Narrator**
*He is indeed reading too far into it.*
**[06:07] Graham**
Whatever the case, our maneuvers to
destroy the Tearmoon Empire ended in failure.
**[06:11] Graham**
We'll have to accelerate our plans,
even if it means taking some risks.
**[06:15] Monica**
Isn't everything proceeding smoothly so far?
**[06:17] Graham**
We're walking a tightrope.
**[06:19] Graham**
We spread word that the king
confined Count Donovan,
**[06:23] Graham**
thus inciting a revolt by stirring up
those unhappy with the royal government.
**[06:28] Monica**
As a result, the rebel forces gained
control of the major city facilities.
**[06:31] Monica**
Then just as we'd hoped, the
king deployed the Adamant Infantry.
**[06:35] Graham**
When a massacre occurs, the flames of
rebellion will spread across the kingdom.
**[06:40] Graham**
That's how it's supposed to go, anyway.
**[06:43] Monica**
Is there some problem?
**[06:44] Graham**
There has been no movement from
the lynchpin, the Adamant Infantry!
**[06:48] Graham**
Why are they dawdling out there?
**[06:50] Vice-Captain**
Captain Goliar, why do you not attack?
**[06:53] Vice-Captain**
I cannot keep those ruffians
in check any longer!
**[06:56] Goliar**
I know. Putting down an essentially
amateur rebel army is a simple task.
**[07:02] Goliar**
But for now, just wait.
**[07:04] Vice-Captain**
Yes, sir.
**[07:07] (Flashback) King Remno**
Goliar, as you know,
**[07:10] (Flashback) King Remno**
the Adamant Infantry is my prized
elite force formed over the past ten years.
**[07:16] (Flashback) Goliar**
It is an honor, Your Majesty.
**[07:18] (Flashback) King Remno**
Therefore, on your first battle,
**[07:20] (Flashback) King Remno**
deliver a superb victory without
losing a single soldier.
**[07:24] (Flashback) Goliar**
Yes, Your Majesty—
**[07:25] (Flashback) Goliar**
Your Majesty?
**[07:26] (Flashback) Goliar**
Without losing a single soldier?
**[07:28] (Flashback) King Remno**
I mustn't lose one of my precious soldiers
over a mere provincial uprising.
**[07:36] Goliar**
*Wipe out the enemy without losing a soldier?*
**[07:40] Goliar**
How on earth do I do that?
**[07:42] Narrator**
*The sad plight of middle management.*
**[07:46] Graham**
Could this, too, be one of the
Wisdom of the Empire's schemes?
**[07:49] Monica**
What would you like me to do?
**[07:52] Graham**
Send this message home.
**[07:54] Monica**
Excuse me, sir.
**[07:58] Monica**
This is... false information that would
drag our nation into the horrors of war.
**[08:03] Monica**
Is it really all right to send this?
**[08:05] Graham**
That's the concern appropriate
for you black crows.
**[08:08] Graham**
Do your utmost not to stand out and
just collect information in secret.
**[08:15] Graham**
But I'm a white crow, an Albus.
**[08:18] Graham**
My ambition is to use information as a
weapon to fight for the glory of Sunkland.
**[08:24] Narrator**
* A special force a certain man*
* created within the Wind Crows,*
**[08:28] Narrator**
* Albus, the group*
* to which Graham belongs.*
**[08:31] Graham**
You are well aware, aren't you?
**[08:33] Graham**
Albus missions take priority over all others.
**[08:37] Monica**
Yes, sir.
**[08:41] Monica**
*King Sunkland prizes justice and fairness.*
**[08:44] Monica**
* To get to work for such a man*
* was something I was proud of...*
**[08:52] Civil Official**
Watch where you're going. What a nuisance.
**[08:56] Monica**
I'm very sorry.
**[08:59] Civil Official**
Do you think the apology of
a lowly maid makes up for it?
**[09:04] Monica**
* This sort of thing is an everyday*
* occurrence in this country.*
**[09:08] Monica**
*It's better that we...*
**[09:10] Abel**
Pick those up.
**[09:11] Civil Official**
Huh?
**[09:16] Civil Official**
O-Oh, Your Highness Prince Abel.
**[09:19] Civil Official**
I, uh, you see, she...
**[09:22] Abel**
I believe I told you to pick those up.
**[09:24] Civil Official**
Y-Yes, Your Highness.
**[09:29] Abel**
Should you commit an affront
against a maid again,
**[09:32] Abel**
there will be no mercy.
**[09:33] Civil Official**
Y-Yes, Your Highness! I will be on my way.
**[09:37] Monica**
I beg your pardon, Your Highness.
**[09:39] Abel**
No, I'm sorry you had to go through that.
**[09:41] Abel**
I'm sure it makes it tough
for you all to work.
**[09:45] Monica**
Um, you may interpret this
as rude of me to say, but...
**[09:51] Monica**
You've changed, Your Highness.
**[09:52] Abel**
Oh? Have I?
**[09:54] Monica**
Yes. You're stronger and more resolute.
**[09:58] Abel**
Well, I can't let her see me being pathetic.
**[10:01] Monica**
*"Her"... the Wisdom of the Empire,*
**[10:04] Monica**
* the girl who turned Prince Abel*
* into a brave young lion.*
**[10:08] Monica**
What kind of person is
this lady you speak of?
**[10:11] Abel**
She's completely out of
my league as I am now...
**[10:16] Abel**
But she believed in me and encouraged me,
told me I could be more than I am now.
**[10:22] Abel**
So I need to live up to the
faith she's placed in me.
**[10:26] Abel**
I need to work harder.
**[10:28] Abel**
At least, that's how I felt...
**[10:30] Monica**
Are you... going to the front, Your Highness?
**[10:33] Abel**
It appears the battle is at a standstill.
**[10:36] Abel**
It's been decided that
I'll join to rouse the troops.
**[10:39] Abel**
I intend to fulfill my
royal duties as prince.
**[10:43] Monica**
Is there something weighing on you?
**[10:45] Abel**
Oh, no. It's nothing.
**[10:48] Abel**
It's just...
**[10:50] Abel**
I'm sure she won't forgive me for
participating in the suppression of the people.
**[11:04] Monica**
Take this to the homeland.
**[11:16] Monica**
*I wrote the truth in this one.*
**[11:20] Monica**
*There's no guarantee this will reach him.*
**[11:25] Monica**
But...
**[11:27] Monica**
I pray it does.
**[11:33] Mia (Young)**
So what do we do now?
**[11:36] Sion**
For now, I'd like to
rendezvous with Keithwood.
**[11:39] Mia (Young)**
Rendezvous?
**[11:40] Sion**
We selected a rendezvous point ahead
of time in case we got separated.
**[11:43] Sion**
It's apparently about half a
day's carriage ride from here.
**[11:46] Mia (Young)**
But where will we find a carriage?
**[11:48] Sion**
That merchant said there's a
regularly scheduled carriage...
**[11:54] Sion**
Ah, there it is.
**[11:55] Sion**
But...
**[11:58] Mia (Young)**
Oh, my, Sion. Do you perhaps
have no money on hand?
**[12:02] Sion**
I left all the money with Keithwood.
**[12:05] Mia (Young)**
Then there's no other choice.
**[12:08] Sion**
Wh-What are you doing?
**[12:10] Mia (Young)**
I made preparations for an emergency.
**[12:14] Sion**
Why do you keep it there?
**[12:15] Mia (Young)**
Why, so it isn't easy to steal, of course!
**[12:19] Narrator**
*In the prior timeline...*
**[12:22] Narrator**
*Mia had a terrible experience.*
**[12:25] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
I-I don't have anything else! Truly!
**[12:29] (Flashback) Soldier A**
Liar! Do a little jump for us.
**[12:34] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)**
Huh?
**[12:35] (Flashback) Soldier A**
I heard coins jingling.
**[12:37] (Flashback) Soldier A**
You've still got more on you!
**[12:39] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
I won't make that same mistake again.
**[12:42] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
I gathered currency from the
neighboring nations ahead of time
**[12:46] (Flashback) Mia (Young)**
so I can always be ready
to make a smooth escape!
**[12:50] Mia (Young)**
Is this enough to let us ride the carriage?
**[12:53] Sion**
Very like you to be so well prepared.
**[12:55] Sion**
With that much, I think we...
**[12:59] Mia and Sion**
* How much does a*
* stagecoach ride cost exactly?*
**[13:03] Narrator**
* Naturally, both are sheltered*
* from such mundane things.*
**[13:06] Mia (Young)**
C-Can I leave the negotiations to you?
**[13:09] Sion**
O-Of course.
**[13:11] Sion**
It wouldn't do to make a lady
pay and then do nothing myself.
**[13:17] Mia (Young)**
Be careful not to let them
take advantage of you!
**[13:21] Sion**
I know. I won't.
**[13:23] Mia (Young)**
So even a perfect superhuman
like him has stuff he's bad at.
**[13:32] Sion**
Mia!
**[13:43] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
**[13:45] Mia (Young)**
Wh-Where am I?
**[13:46] Boy A**
Oh, you're awake?
**[13:48] Mia (Young)**
*What if it's them?*
**[13:53] Mia (Young)**
*It doesn't really look like it...*
**[13:56] Boy A**
Let's get right to it. Got any money on you?
**[14:01] Mia (Young)**
What?
**[14:02] Boy A**
Gold, silver, accessories, and whatnot.
**[14:05] Mia (Young)**
I don't have anything!
**[14:07] Boy A**
Really?
**[14:09] Boy A**
Then why don't you hop up and down a bit.
**[14:13] Mia (Young)**
As you wish.
**[14:16] Mia (Young)**
*I won't fall for that trick.*
**[14:18] Mia (Young)**
*I've got more experience.*
**[14:20] Boy A**
It's probably just in her socks.
**[14:22] Boy A**
That's a standard place kids hide stuff.
**[14:27] Boy A**
That failed, too? Damn.
**[14:31] Mia (Young)**
I told you I don't have anything.
**[14:33] Boy A**
Snot-nosed brat! I'll sell
you to a slaver and then—
**[14:40] Lynsha**
Is it fun to pick on such a small girl?
**[14:43] Boy A**
L-Lynsha. No, it's just...
**[14:45] Boy A**
I thought we could get
something worth some money.
**[14:49] Lynsha**
Jem's order was to bring
the girl to him, right?
**[14:52] Lynsha**
Go make the arrangements at once.
**[14:54] Boy B**
Wh-What arrangements?
**[14:56] Lynsha**
Don't tell me you were going to carry her.
**[14:59] Lynsha**
The revolutionaries should have
a carriage we can use freely.
**[15:01] Mia (Young)**
*R-Revolutionaries?*
**[15:04] Lynsha**
And see how things are going
for the operation, too!
**[15:07] Mia (Young)**
*O-Operation?*
**[15:09] Boy A**
Okay.
**[15:14] Lynsha**
Now then, who are you exactly?
**[15:18] Mia (Young)**
* I might be in a pretty*
* dicey situation right now.*
**[15:21] Mia (Young)**
* They said something about*
* slavers just now, after all.*
**[15:24] Lynsha**
You don't want to say?
**[15:26] Lynsha**
Well, fine by me.
**[15:30] Mia (Young)**
Help me—
**[15:37] Lynsha**
Tell me. Can you stop this revolution?
**[15:41] Lynsha**
If you can, then please,
save my brother.
**[15:46] Mia (Young)**
Stop the revolution?
**[15:48] Mia (Young)**
Save your brother?
**[15:49] Mia (Young)**
What do you mean?
**[15:51] Lynsha**
There's no time. We'll talk as we go.
**[15:54] Lynsha**
Put on your shoes.
**[15:58] Mia (Young)**
Where are we?
**[15:59] Lynsha**
One of the underground
revolutionaries' bases.
**[16:01] Lynsha**
Stay close to me. It isn't safe here.
**[16:06] Mia (Young)**
Are the revolutionaries you mentioned the
people who are causing the rebellion?
**[16:10] Lynsha**
Yes. You see, my brother is
leading the revolutionaries.
**[16:15] Mia (Young)**
Your brother is the leader of
the revolutionary organization?
**[16:19] Lynsha**
I may call them revolutionaries,
but they're just a bunch of whiners.
**[16:24] Lynsha**
That blasted Jem is manipulating everyone.
**[16:27] Mia (Young)**
Why are you giving me inside
information about the revolutionaries?
**[16:32] Lynsha**
Because of what Jem said.
**[16:34] Lynsha**
He told us to capture you because
you pose a threat to the organization.
**[16:38] Mia (Young)**
Jem?
**[16:40] Lynsha**
In other words,
**[16:41] Lynsha**
you must have the power to stop the
revolution and disband the revolutionaries.
**[16:48] Mia (Young)**
What could a child like me possibly do?
**[16:52] Lynsha**
Oh? You seemed pretty calm when those
boys were threatening you earlier.
**[16:57] Lynsha**
And you seem awfully calm right now.
**[16:59] Lynsha**
I can't imagine you're just some child.
**[17:03] Boy B**
Lynsha! No fair!
**[17:04] Boy B**
You were trying to hog all
the credit for yourself?
**[17:07] Lynsha**
You've made the arrangements already?
**[17:09] Boy B**
N-No... you see...
**[17:11] Sion**
Thanks for the directions.
**[17:13] Sion**
Sorry. I had a slightly
hard time finding you.
**[17:15] Mia (Young)**
Sion!
**[17:17] Sion**
Are you unharmed, Mia?
**[17:19] Mia (Young)**
Y-Yes.
**[17:20] Sion**
And who are you there, miss?
**[17:23] Lynsha**
I, uh...
**[17:24] Mia (Young)**
Her name is Lynsha. She's part of the
underground revolutionary organization,
**[17:28] Mia (Young)**
but she saved me.
**[17:30] Mia (Young)**
She also shared information with me.
**[17:33] Sion**
How did you go from being held captive to
making an ally of a revolutionary so quickly?
**[17:38] Sion**
* Don't tell me she got kidnapped on*
* purpose in order to gain information...*
**[17:42] Narrator**
*She did not.*
**[17:43] Mia (Young)**
We can consider each other allies, right?
**[17:46] Lynsha**
If you'll stop the revolution.
**[17:48] Sion**
Stop the revolution, eh?
**[17:50] Sion**
We'll have to get King Remno to do
something about the heavy taxes...
**[17:54] Lynsha**
No, what my brother and the others are
calling for is not a lowering of the taxes.
**[17:59] Lynsha**
They're calling for Lord Dasayev Donovan
to be released from royal imprisonment.
**[18:04] Sion**
What do you mean?
**[18:06] Lynsha**
Apparently, in order to keep his
chancellor, Lord Donovan, quiet,
**[18:10] Lynsha**
His Majesty has confined him somewhere.
**[18:12] Sion**
Did he not know what would happen if he
harmed someone who spoke for the people?
**[18:17] Sion**
How foolish.
**[18:21] (Flashback) Sion**
Outland Count Rudolvon
was the people's savior,
**[18:24] (Flashback) Sion**
supplying them with food after the nobles
and the royal house abandoned them.
**[18:28] (Flashback) Sion**
It's obvious what consequences
killing him would invite.
**[18:33] (Flashback) Sion**
Did you people fail to consider
even something that simple?
**[18:37] Mia (Young)**
* At the time, Sion looked so self-satisfied.*
* I wanted to tell him off.*
**[18:42] Mia (Young)**
* To tell him the very idea of*
* that story was ridiculous.*
**[18:45] Mia (Young)**
* To tell him my father would never execute*
* a vassal in order to maintain popularity.*
**[18:51] Mia (Young)**
There's something kind of
strange about that story.
**[18:55] Boy A**
W-We've got a problem!
**[19:02] Lynsha**
What's going on? What's all this commotion?
**[19:05] Boy A**
W-Well, our comrades have risen up
and are heading to the mayor's manor.
**[19:10] Lynsha**
What gives? I thought the
operation was two days from now.
**[19:13] Lynsha**
Did Jem order it?
**[19:15] Boy A**
No, your brother made the
decision independently.
**[19:17] Boy A**
He said it was to help our comrades
who are confronting the army.
**[19:21] Lynsha**
Ugh, really?!
**[19:24] Lynsha**
Let's go to the mayor's manor!
**[19:29] Mia (Young)**
*She's got it in her head that* I'd *go
to such a dangerous-seeming place?*
**[19:33] Sion**
Good grief. I think that'd
be fairly dangerous.
**[19:37] Mia (Young)**
*Quite right.*
**[19:39] Sion**
But if you insist on going, I'll go with you.
**[19:41] Mia (Young)**
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Nobody's said we wanna go!
**[19:46] Sion**
I'd really like to rendezvous with Keithwood,
**[19:48] Sion**
but we can't pass up this
opportunity you've created, Mia!
**[19:51] Mia (Young)**
*No, you've got it all wrong!*
**[19:53] Lynsha**
Off we go, then. Let's hurry.
**[19:59] Sion**
By the way, who's this "Jem"?
**[20:01] Lynsha**
A comrade of the revolutionary army.
**[20:03] Lynsha**
My brother said he met him at a bar.
**[20:05] Sion**
He's the one who said to kidnap Mia?
**[20:07] Lynsha**
Yes. He said she'd be an
obstacle to the revolution.
**[20:10] Sion**
It's possible he's allied with the
group that attacked our carriage.
**[20:18] Mia (Young)**
The river we fell into yesterday
passes near here, doesn't it?
**[20:22] Sion**
It appears so. So this is an important
spot for traffic of information...
**[20:26] Sion**
Could it be that it was this Jem guy
**[20:29] Sion**
that chose this town as the
stage for the uprising?
**[20:32] Sion**
If so, then I get the distinct sense he's
choosing places to attack precisely.
**[20:38] Mia (Young)**
What are those blue hoods?
**[20:40] Lynsha**
They're like a symbol of the revolutionaries.
**[20:42] Lynsha**
They're calling themselves
the Blue Caps or something.
**[20:45] Mia (Young)**
The Blue Caps?
**[20:47] Sion**
That's perfect for us.
Let's blend in with them.
**[20:51] Lambert**
We're only making reasonable demands.
**[20:54] Lambert**
We wish to make our suffering
under the heavy taxes heard.
**[20:58] Lambert**
We want Chancellor Dasayev,
who spoke on our behalf, returned to us!
**[21:02] Lambert**
But the royal government
lends no ear to our voices!
**[21:06] Lambert**
And the mayor has irresponsibly
fled from this manor!
**[21:10] Lambert**
It is a shame we couldn't prevent that,
but we have safely taken the town.
**[21:15] Lambert**
This is thanks to all of you, my comrades.
**[21:18] Lambert**
Thank you, everyone.
**[21:21] Sion**
An agitator...
**[21:23] Sion**
His oratory is superb to win
over the populace like this.
**[21:27] Lambert**
Oh, Lynsha, you're here.
**[21:31] Lynsha**
Lambert...
**[21:33] Lambert**
Oh? And who are those kids with you?
**[21:36] Lambert**
Would they be the ones Jem mentioned?
**[21:39] Lambert**
The ones with the potential
to obstruct the revolution?
**[21:47] Lambert**
Stop!
**[21:49] Lambert**
If we turn our blades on young children,
**[21:51] Lambert**
no one will listen to what
we have to say anymore.
**[21:54] Lynsha**
Please, Lambert. Hear what
these kids have to say!
**[21:58] Lambert**
Hear what they have to say?
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**[00:01] Lambert**
For now, make yourselves at home.
**[00:04] Lambert**
Not that it's my home either.
**[00:06] Lambert**
I'll have some tea and snacks served.
**[00:09] Mia (Young)**
*Oh, my! Snacks!*
**[00:11] Sion**
I appreciate the gesture,
**[00:13] Sion**
but I don't imagine there's
an abundance of time.
**[00:16] Sion**
Let's get straight to the matter at hand.
**[00:18] Lambert**
My, what impressive intensity.
**[00:21] Lambert**
As I would expect of
His Highness Sion Sol Sunkland.
**[00:24] Lynsha**
Sion?!
**[00:25] Lynsha**
The prince of Sunkland?
**[00:28] Sion**
You know who I am?
**[00:30] Lambert**
But of course.
**[00:32] Lambert**
Otherwise, I wouldn't have permitted you
to remain armed as I led you here.
**[00:37] Sion**
So, why did you lead us here when we're
potential obstacles to the revolution?
**[00:44] Lambert**
We have hopes of receiving
support from your kingdom.
**[00:47] Sion**
Don't speak of it so lightly.
**[00:50] Sion**
Mobilizing the military is
a major national matter.
**[00:54] Lambert**
That statement is out of character for
someone who so prizes justice and fairness.
**[00:59] Sion**
Even assuming my kingdom would support you,
**[01:01] Sion**
there's no guarantee you
can hold out until then.
**[01:06] Lambert**
This is halfway between the capital
and Count Donovan's lands.
**[01:11] Lambert**
In other words...
**[01:13] Sion**
You mean to divide the
Adamant Infantry from the capital.
**[01:17] Sion**
You'll hit their supply line.
**[01:21] Sion**
* Even if their direct route*
* to the capital is cut off,*
**[01:23] Sion**
*they're still in their own country.*
**[01:25] Sion**
*They can get supplies from nearby.*
**[01:29] Sion**
*But it would take time to arrange that.*
**[01:32] Sion**
* Some temporary confusion and disarray*
* among the soldiers would be inevitable.*
**[01:36] Sion**
* If he stirred a rebellion in this*
* town in anticipation of that...*
**[01:42] Sion**
*then this man is not to be taken lightly.*
**[01:44] Narrator**
*Sion's wariness of Lambert went up a level.*
**[01:49] Narrator**
*Mia, meanwhile...*
**[01:55] Mia (Young)**
* These cookies... Not only are they*
* beautiful, but they're delicious, too!*
**[01:59] Mia (Young)**
*This man is quite good.*
**[02:03] Mia (Young)**
*He's not to be taken lightly!*
**[02:05] Narrator**
*Miraculously, their opinions aligned.*
***SIGN*** Capital
**[03:40] Narrator**
* Remno could truly boast two things*
* in comparison to other nations:*
***SIGN*** Xenia
**[03:45] Narrator**
*The vast highways set up within the kingdom,*
***SIGN*** Donovan
**[03:48] Narrator**
* and a military with high mobility*
* predicated on those roads.*
***SIGN*** Episode 11: A Reunion, a Duel, and...
**[03:54] Narrator**
*If one were to strengthen it further...*
**[03:59] Sion**
Forces planned for invasion
of other nations...
**[04:03] Sion**
So that's what the heavy
taxes were levied for.
**[04:06] Lambert**
However, the royal government deployed
**[04:09] Lambert**
the excessively powerful
Adamant Infantry to suppress the people.
**[04:18] Sion**
* There are a variety of*
* circumstances at play, but...*
**[04:21] Sion**
*After levying heavy taxes on the people,*
**[04:23] Sion**
* they imprisoned the vassal*
* who spoke for the people.*
**[04:26] Sion**
* Isn't that on its own enough*
* to be considered unfit to rule?*
**[04:31] Sion**
* I only intended to come as*
* Princess Mia's escort. But now...*
**[04:44] Sion**
*I almost let myself get carried away.*
**[04:49] Lambert**
*Prince Sion should be made an ally,*
**[04:52] Lambert**
* but Jem said Princess Mia*
* might obstruct the revolution.*
**[05:00] Lambert**
* I need to have Princess Mia*
* keep her mouth shut.*
**[05:06] Lambert**
I imagine you've had an
eventful day and must be tired.
**[05:09] Lambert**
You can stay the night here if you like.
**[05:12] Lambert**
I can't say it measures up to a palace,
but there is a large bath and beds.
**[05:16] Mia (Young)**
Oh, my! A bath!
**[05:19] Lambert**
*In the end, she's just a child.*
**[05:21] Lambert**
*She seems easy enough to coax.*
**[05:23] Narrator**
*A correct calculation to make.*
**[05:27] Sion**
Don't you think that was a
careless decision, Princess Mia?
**[05:31] Mia (Young)**
Why, whatever do you mean?
**[05:34] Sion**
Since they're angling for
Sunkland's military assistance,
**[05:38] Sion**
I imagine they won't harm you.
**[05:41] Sion**
But still, that doesn't mean
it's wise to stay the night.
**[05:45] Mia (Young)**
Oh, my.
**[05:46] Sion**
Is something wrong, Princess Mia?
**[05:50] Mia (Young)**
For Remno shampoo,
this lathers somewhat poorly.
**[05:55] Mia (Young)**
I suppose this means the one
Prince Abel gave me was special.
**[06:00] Lynsha**
You really are an imperial princess.
**[06:04] Lynsha**
Incidentally, what was
the name of the shampoo?
**[06:07] Mia (Young)**
I don't remember the name,
**[06:09] Mia (Young)**
but I remember it had an
adorable image of a horse on it.
**[06:15] Lynsha**
That's...
**[06:16] Mia (Young)**
It was a very nice shampoo.
**[06:19] Lynsha**
Oh, I... see.
**[06:22] Lynsha**
That's... wonderful...
**[06:25] Narrator**
*Lynsha decided to say nothing.*
**[06:31] Mia (Young)**
This mushroom stew is delicious.
**[06:35] Revolutionary**
Lord Lambert! Emergency!
**[06:41] Sion**
* I didn't imagine the situation*
* would progress so quickly.*
**[06:46] Mia (Young)**
Did something happen?
**[06:48] Lambert**
I just received a report from my comrades.
**[06:51] Lambert**
The royal government's military has been
deployed to a fortress on the highway.
**[06:54] Mia (Young)**
Royal government...
**[06:58] Lambert**
The one leading them is the
second prince, Abel Remno.
**[07:02] Mia (Young)**
Oh, my! Prince Abel!
**[07:05] Mia (Young)**
*I'm so glad I got to take a bath yesterday!*
**[07:09] Sion**
If a member of the royal family
is personally leading,
**[07:13] Sion**
the objective is to rouse
the Adamant Infantry.
**[07:17] Sion**
So that's the path you've
chosen, Prince Abel?
**[07:24] Sion**
Mia, you want to go there, right?
**[07:27] Mia (Young)**
What? Uh, no, but...
**[07:30] Sion**
Well, even if you aren't going, I am.
**[07:33] Sion**
In fact, it would probably make things
easier if you didn't come along.
**[07:38] Mia (Young)**
Huh? Why?
**[07:41] Sion**
I have some things I need to ask Prince Abel.
**[07:45] Sion**
Depending his answers...
**[07:46] Sion**
I may have to carry out what
I mentioned to you the other night.
**[07:56] Sion**
I can't just sit back and watch
the populace get slaughtered.
**[08:04] Mia (Young)**
Are you... going to kill Prince Abel?
**[08:08] Sion**
I hope I won't have to.
**[08:11] Mia (Young)**
*I don't want Prince Abel to die.*
**[08:14] Mia (Young)**
* And of course I don't want*
* Prince Sion to, either.*
**[08:17] Mia (Young)**
*Most of all,*
**[08:18] Mia (Young)**
* I don't want them to try to kill each other*
* while I have no idea what's going on!*
**[08:25] Mia (Young)**
Prince Sion!
**[08:28] Mia (Young)**
I, too..
**[08:30] Mia (Young)**
I, too, shall glow!
**[08:35] Narrator**
*Mia messed up the delivery!*
**[08:40] Jem**
Tell me, are you of a
mind to work with us now?
**[08:47] Dasayev**
I don't consider His Majesty to
have made a decisive mistake, Jem.
**[08:55] Dasayev**
I shall explain every way I can
until he heeds my protest.
**[09:01] Dasayev**
I am not so naïve as to succumb to
some strange man's enticements.
**[09:09] Bernard**
Prince, what is your decision?
**[09:11] Bernard**
I see no reason to give them any more time.
**[09:15] Bernard**
Fortunately, the walls of Xenia are low,
**[09:18] Bernard**
and the barricades the rebels built are weak.
**[09:22] Bernard**
It should not prove difficult to breach.
**[09:27] Abel**
My duty as prince...
**[09:31] Soldier with a message**
Report! Movement in the city!
**[09:34] Bernard**
Have they sent a messenger?
**[09:36] Soldier with a message**
No, but you see, two kids showed up and
are seeking an audience with Prince Abel.
**[09:41] Bernard**
Foolish.
**[09:42] Bernard**
For rebel elements to dare seek
an audience with His Highness...
**[09:46] Soldier with a message**
Uh, well, sir, they're not just any kids.
**[09:49] Soldier with a message**
They say they're His Highness's schoolmates.
**[09:53] Sion**
Excuse me.
**[09:57] Abel**
Prince Sion! Why are you here?
**[10:00] Abel**
Hold on. Don't tell me that means...
**[10:08] Mia (Young)**
It's been a long time, Prince Abel.
**[10:11] Abel**
Princess Mia!
**[10:13] Abel**
If you had come to see me, I'd be overjoyed.
**[10:17] Mia (Young)**
Oh? What other reason should
there be for me to come here?
**[10:22] Abel**
*It might be true that she came to see me.*
**[10:27] Abel**
* But I'm sure her greater purpose*
* is to settle this foolish conflict.*
**[10:34] Abel**
* I imagine Princess Mia probably*
* wouldn't take my side in this...*
**[10:38] Abel**
*Still, I must...*
**[10:42] Abel**
What about you, Prince Sion?
**[10:47] Abel**
I don't expect you'll say the same as
Princess Mia, that you came to see me.
**[10:53] Sion**
No. I originally intended
only to guard Princess Mia.
**[10:59] Sion**
But with things having gone this far,
I can't just stay silent.
**[11:03] Sion**
It's a little sooner than I'd imagined,
**[11:07] Sion**
but I think I'll fulfill the
promise I made for a rematch.
**[11:11] Mia (Adult)**
What?
**[11:14] Abel**
Does that mean you're
challenging me to a duel?
**[11:19] Bernard**
Pay him no mind!
**[11:21] Bernard**
Prince Abel, a prince leading an army
needn't participate in single combat.
**[11:26] Abel**
Stand down, Bernard.
**[11:28] Abel**
The prince of Sunkland has challenged me to
a duel in pursuit of his view of justice!
**[11:36] Abel**
Should I refuse him,
it will affect the troops' morale.
**[11:41] Abel**
*Besides, I can't back down with her watching.*
**[11:46] Abel**
Prince Sion, I accept your challenge.
**[11:50] Mia (Young)**
*Wh-What? That's strange...*
**[11:53] Mia (Young)**
* I did say that I came*
* to see Prince Abel, right?*
**[11:59] Mia (Young)**
* In all the stories,*
* isn't this the part where they hug,*
**[12:03] Mia (Young)**
* and then the mood changes,*
* and everything gets solved?*
**[12:14] Abel**
Bernard, I'm giving you a special order.
**[12:18] Abel**
Stay at Princess Mia's side and protect her.
**[12:21] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel!
**[12:23] Abel**
We'll need the princess to serve as
witness that our duel was proper.
**[12:30] Mia (Young)**
Don't do this! Don't duel!
**[12:32] Abel**
I wish we could have enjoyed
our reunion more...
**[12:37] Abel**
I wish...
**[12:41] Abel**
I sound so full of regret.
**[12:44] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel!
**[12:49] Sion**
Did Mia's words not get through to you?
**[12:52] Abel**
No matter who asks, I cannot stop.
**[12:57] Abel**
You ought to understand my position.
**[13:00] Sion**
You'll sacrifice yourself for
a rotten royal authority?
**[13:03] Abel**
Even if it is rotten, the royal
authority is still necessary.
**[13:06] Abel**
A world without order will wind up bringing
even greater suffering to the masses.
**[13:11] Abel**
If the authority is as corrupt as you say,
then my role is to correct it.
**[13:21] Sion**
If you intend to aid in the
oppression of your people,
**[13:26] Sion**
then fall before my sword.
**[13:46] Sion**
*Such force, even without perfect form.*
**[13:52] Sion**
I see I wasn't the only one
training for our rematch.
**[13:57] Abel**
I have to surpass a prodigy.
**[14:01] Abel**
That requires putting in the effort!
**[14:06] Guard**
Wh-Who are you people?
**[14:22] Sion**
You get out of range by
closing in even further, eh?
**[14:25] Sion**
You're good, Abel Remno.
**[14:27] Abel**
Likewise. You don't disappoint, Prince Sion.
**[14:40] Soldier 1**
I-Incredible...
**[14:43] Abel**
*The force of his strikes is increasing.*
**[14:45] Abel**
*Has he been adjusting the range as he fights?*
**[14:49] Abel**
*That's a prodigy for you.*
**[14:53] Abel**
*I can't hold out any longer...*
**[14:55] Abel**
* But I can't let her see*
* me looking disgraceful.*
**[15:02] Abel**
Assume your stance, Prince Sion.
**[15:04] Abel**
This will be our final clash.
**[15:12] Mia (Young)**
Please, stop this already!
**[15:14] Mia (Young)**
You'll both really die!
**[15:24] Mia (Young)**
* In the end, my words don't*
* get through to them.*
**[15:29] (Flashback) Populace**
Buzz off!
**[15:29] (Flashback) Populace**
Stupid girl!
**[15:30] (Flashback) Mia**
All of you, please! Listen
to what I have to say!
**[15:38] Mia (Young)**
*It's just like back then...*
**[15:41] Narrator**
* Before someone who has picked up*
* a sword and resolved to fight,*
**[15:45] Narrator**
*words are ultimately powerless.*
**[15:48] Mia (Young)**
Sion. Prince Abel...
**[15:51] Narrator**
*Is that true?*
**[15:52] Mia (Young)**
I'm begging you. Please...
**[15:55] Narrator**
* Will Mia's entreaties, her pleas,*
* really reach no one?*
**[16:01] Narrator**
*No!*
**[16:02] Mia (Young)**
Don't die!
**[16:04] Narrator**
*That's not what happens!*
**[16:06] Narrator**
* Even though Mia's pleas have failed*
* to reach the combat-locked princes,*
**[16:10] Narrator**
* the bonds she forged will*
* carry her wishes through!*
**[16:16] Narrator**
*But to who?*
**[16:22] Narrator**
*To her reliable, loyal retainers!*
**[16:29] Dion**
We can't have this.
**[16:37] Dion**
Don't you think your mischief
has gone a bit too far, my princes?
**[16:42] Dion**
Our princess is a crybaby, so might
I ask you not to distress her too much?
**[16:47] Mia (Young)**
Mr. Dion...
**[16:49] Bernard**
Knave! How dare you ruin a
sacred duel between royalty!
**[16:56] Dion**
Yeah, I get your point.
**[16:58] Dion**
As a retainer, you've been enduring
the risk to your prince,
**[17:01] Dion**
so I suppose you don't like me butting in.
**[17:04] Dion**
But you see, the one I pledged my
sword to is neither of His Highnesses.
**[17:09] Bernard**
Silence! Your affront
shall be met with death!
**[17:24] Bernard**
You cut iron?!
**[17:27] Dion**
Well, my lord is watching,
so I need to perform.
**[17:34] Ludwig**
Both of you, that's quite enough!
**[17:39] Mia (Young)**
Anne!
**[17:41] Anne**
Princess Mia, I'm so glad you're safe.
**[17:47] Mia (Young)**
Anne!
**[17:49] Mia (Young)**
Anne! Anne!
**[17:53] Ludwig**
Enough! You are in Her Highness
Princess Mia's presence!
**[17:56] Ludwig**
Both of you, put down your weapons at once!
**[18:00] Narrator**
* This was superb and ingenious*
* stage-setting by Ludwig.*
**[18:05] Narrator**
*After overwhelming the mighty knight Bernard,*
**[18:09] Narrator**
* Dion obediently complied*
* and put down his sword,*
**[18:13] Narrator**
* thus placing Mia firmly in*
* charge of the situation.*
**[18:18] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
**[18:19] Mia (Young)**
*Why is everyone looking at me?*
**[18:24] Ludwig**
*Go on. The rest lies with you, Your Highness.*
**[18:28] Mia (Young)**
*What?!*
**[18:29] Mia (Young)**
*Don't tell me they're expecting a speech...*
**[18:34] Anne**
We're right by your side.
**[18:36] Mia (Young)**
*They* are *expecting one?*
**[18:41] Mia (Young)**
*Th-This is kinda scary!*
**[18:54] Mia (Young)**
Everyone, lend me your ears!
**[18:57] Mia (Young)**
I am Mia Lunya Tearmew—!
**[19:03] Narrator**
*Mia bit her tongue.*
**[19:06] Narrator**
* Her eyes were slightly wet*
* with tears from the pain.*
**[19:11] Ludwig**
* She just captured the*
* soldiers' hearts with that!*
**[19:14] Mia (Young)**
I can't take it!
**[19:15] Anne**
Princess Mia, you can do it!
**[19:18] Mia (Young)**
*Hey, wait. What am I supposed to talk about?*
**[19:22] Narrator**
*Mia has no plan to stop Remno's army.*
**[19:26] Narrator**
* To begin with, the whole reason*
* Mia came this far was to see Abel.*
**[19:31] Mia (Young)**
*Wh-Wh-What do I do?*
**[19:35] Mia (Young)**
* F-For now, I better... I better*
* start saying something!*
**[19:43] Mia (Young)**
Soldiers of the Remno army,
**[19:46] Mia (Young)**
I ask that you return to the capital
without ever drawing your swords.
**[19:51] Bernard**
Absurd! You're telling us to do nothing
about the rebels and just turn back?
**[19:57] Mia (Young)**
*He's scary!*
**[20:00] Narrator**
* Due to Bernard's intensity,*
* Mia's brain finally kicked into gear.*
**[20:06] Mia (Young)**
I-It's ridiculous, after all!
For you to fight.
**[20:11] Narrator**
* "Your opponents are rabble. Not worth*
* engaging for such fine knights as yourselves."*
**[20:17] Narrator**
* Mia hit them with this,*
* her best, full-power shot.*
**[20:23] Sion**
Ridiculous, huh...
**[20:26] Sion**
That reminds me. You said something
curious before, that something felt off?
**[20:32] Mia (Young)**
That's right. I did say that!
**[20:36] Mia (Young)**
* I mean, what I've seen in the*
* Kingdom of Remno is completely different*
**[20:39] Mia (Young)**
* from the situation the*
* Tearmoon Empire was in before.*
**[20:44] Mia (Young)**
*And yet...*
**[20:46] Mia (Young)**
* Outland Count Rudolvon*
* and Chancellor Donovan.*
**[20:49] Mia (Young)**
* Civil war arises due to harm to*
* aristocratic allies of the people.*
**[20:54] Mia (Young)**
*And in both cases,*
**[20:55] Mia (Young)**
* it's Sunkland that swoops in to save*
* the people suffering under tyranny.*
**[21:00] Mia (Young)**
* A coincidence like that in two places*
* with completely different conditions...*
**[21:04] Mia (Young)**
*It doesn't add up at all!*
**[21:07] Mia (Young)**
* It's as if somebody is setting things up*
* to make Sunkland executors of justice.*
**[21:14] Mia (Young)**
*That's it.*
**[21:16] Mia (Young)**
This appears to be a cunning plot.
**[21:19] Mia (Young)**
*Oh? But how do I explain this?*
**[21:23] Mia (Young)**
* I can't afford to explain*
* the previous timeline.*
**[21:26] Mia (Young)**
*Um... Um...*
**[21:29] Bernard**
A cunning plot...
**[21:31] Bernard**
Your Highness, you mean this rebellion was
designed by someone to divide our nation,
**[21:38] Bernard**
and that to be puppeted into killing
our fellow countrymen is ridiculous?
**[21:43] Bernard**
Is that what you mean to suggest?
**[21:46] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
**[21:48] Bernard**
And could that also be why Prince Sion
risked himself to stop Prince Abel?
**[21:53] Sion**
No, I—
**[21:55] Mia (Young)**
You came here to protect me,
**[21:59] Mia (Young)**
so if my objective is to
stop this cunning plot,
**[22:04] Mia (Young)**
then is it not fair to say at least
half of why you came was that?
**[22:08] Mia (Young)**
It is, isn't it?
**[22:10] Sion**
Well I suppose it wouldn't be entirely
inaccurate to put it that way...
**[22:14] Mia (Young)**
* Well, how was that? That got us*
* out of this situation, didn't it?*
**[22:21] Bernard**
Your Highness, I'm afraid that
even if we assume this to be true,
**[22:26] Bernard**
it doesn't change the fact that we must
dismantle the rebel army and restore order.
**[22:34] Bernard**
Since the taxes will not be lowered,
**[22:37] Bernard**
I do not believe they will put
down their weapons so easily.
**[22:42] Mia (Young)**
You're mistaken. The aim of the uprising
is to demand Count Donovan's release.
**[22:51] Bernard**
Prince Abel, have you heard
anything from His Majesty
**[22:54] Bernard**
about Count Donovan being jailed?
**[22:56] Abel**
No, this is the first I've heard of it.
**[22:59] Dion**
Princess Mia, I'm sure you have
an idea where he's being held,
**[23:06] Dion**
but don't you think he may
have already been killed?
**[23:09] Mia (Young)**
Huh? I, well, uh...
**[23:12] Keithwood**
It appears *I'd* better answer that one.
**[23:18] Tiona**
Sorry we're late, everyone.
**[23:21] Mia (Young)**
Lady Tiona!
**[23:23] Sion**
Keithwood! You're all right!
**[23:25] Keithwood**
I bring good news!
**[23:28] Keithwood**
Actually, for us, I suppose
it may be bad news.
**[23:32] Mia (Young)**
Huh?
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**[00:01] Sion**
Good news and bad news, you say?
**[00:03] Keithwood**
I'd like to make my report
to you first, Prince Sion.
**[00:06] Keithwood**
Is that all right?
**[00:12] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel, are you all right?
**[00:15] Abel**
Yes. Your retainer helped me out.
**[00:19] Mia (Young)**
* It feels like you've developed*
* more fortitude again, Prince Abel.*
**[00:24] Abel**
Princess Mia, your face seems flushed.
Are you all right?
**[00:27] Mia (Young)**
Huh? It's n-nothing. I'm fine.
**[00:31] Abel**
You didn't push yourself
too hard to get here?
**[00:33] Mia (Young)**
I'm pretty sure *you're* the one
who's been pushing yourself...
**[00:36] Mia (Young)**
I don't want to hear it!
**[00:39] Mia (Young)**
You ignored me earlier and put
yourself in danger, Prince Abel.
**[00:44] Mia (Young)**
And Sion was attacking you in earnest.
**[00:47] Mia (Young)**
Unbelievable!
**[00:51] Abel**
You don't use Prince Sion's title anymore.
**[00:54] Mia (Young)**
Huh? We were doing it
to hide our identities.
**[00:57] Mia (Young)**
There's no meaning behind it.
**[01:00] Abel**
Oh, I see.
**[01:02] Abel**
Good.
**[01:03] Mia (Young)**
*Was he jealous?*
**[01:06] Mia (Young)**
*Goodness. What will we do with you?*
**[01:09] Mia (Young)**
* As the more mature one, I'll just*
* have to coolly and maturely propose*
**[01:14] Mia (Young)**
*that we address each other without titles.*
**[01:18] Mia (Young)**
Listen...
**[01:19] Mia (Young)**
Uh, I, um...
**[01:23] Mia (Young)**
You see, I w-wouldn't really mind,
**[01:27] Mia (Young)**
if you were to call me... um...
**[01:31] Mia (Young)**
Mia, without my title...
**[01:35] Mia (Young)**
A-A-And then I'd, um... call you
A-A-Abel, without your title.
**[01:41] Abel**
Really?
**[01:43] Abel**
Um... uh... in that case...
**[01:47] Abel**
M-Mia...
**[01:50] Mia (Young)**
Y-Yes. A-A-Abel?
**[01:54] Abel**
Y-Yes.
**[01:56] Sion**
Prince Abel. Mia.
**[01:59] Sion**
We need to talk.
**[02:02] Sion**
I'm afraid I must apologize to you.
**[02:04] Abel**
What do you mean?
**[02:06] Keithwood**
This uprising appears to have been instigated
**[02:10] Keithwood**
by a rogue unit within our kingdom's
intelligence agency, the Wind Crows.
**[02:14] Mia (Young)**
Wh-Wha...
**[02:16] Mia (Young)**
What did you say?!
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**[03:50] Mia (Young)**
*But that would certainly make sense.*
**[03:52] Mia (Young)**
*After both the Empire and Remno's rebellions,*
**[03:55] Mia (Young)**
*it's Sunkland that comes out looking good.*
**[04:00] Mia (Young)**
* Wait, so then all the events that led*
* to me being put to the guillotine*
**[04:05] Mia (Young)**
* were actually brought about by*
* the people who condemned me?*
**[04:13] Mia (Young)**
*This is like he's hanging his head to me.*
**[04:18] Mia (Young)**
*I can't say it feels all that good to see it.*
**[04:23] Mia (Young)**
*I wonder what Prince Abel intends to do.*
**[04:26] Mia (Young)**
* Strictly speaking, it wasn't Sion*
* himself who set the trap for Remno.*
**[04:31] Mia (Young)**
* It's the Kingdom of Sunkland that*
* ought to shoulder responsibility.*
**[04:35] Mia (Young)**
*But I doubt Sion would find that acceptable.*
**[04:39] Mia (Young)**
* Plus, Prince Abel has the*
* right to condemn Sion.*
**[04:45] Abel**
Raise your head, Prince Sion.
**[04:48] Sion**
But...
**[04:49] Abel**
Royals must take royal responsibility.
**[04:54] Abel**
Our responsibility is to rule
with concern for our subjects.
**[04:58] Abel**
Because of that, I believed I had to use
the military to control the situation.
**[05:04] Abel**
But we have someone who has shown
us a way to stop this conflict.
**[05:09] Abel**
This truly ridiculous conflict.
**[05:13] Abel**
We have someone who has illuminated
the path we should take.
**[05:18] Abel**
Thus, what we must do
is march down that path.
**[05:22] Abel**
Isn't that so?
**[05:31] Sion**
Even if I hang my head and beg forgiveness,
that only makes me feel better.
**[05:36] Sion**
I see your point.
**[05:37] Abel**
We were both saved, you and I.
**[05:40] Sion**
Now we have but to proceed down the path
the Wisdom of the Empire has illuminated.
**[05:45] Mia (Young)**
It seems you've forgiven him. I'm glad.
**[05:48] Abel**
To be honest, I can't say my
father is free of guilt.
**[05:52] Abel**
So I can't blame this entirely on Sunkland.
**[05:56] Sion**
Mia, this is thanks to you.
**[05:58] Mia (Young)**
*Oh, I'm so glad.*
**[06:01] Mia (Young)**
*Still...*
**[06:02] Mia (Young)**
Sion, you've finally experienced failure.
**[06:08] Mia (Young)**
People make mistakes.
**[06:11] Mia (Young)**
No person can live perfectly.
**[06:14] Mia (Young)**
That's precisely why you must at least
give people a chance to start over.
**[06:19] Mia (Young)**
*Especially me!*
**[06:21] Narrator**
*Mia added this silently but firmly,*
**[06:22] Narrator**
* having never been given such a*
* chance in the previous timeline.*
**[06:29] Mia (Young)**
*But if what happened here in Remno*
**[06:32] Mia (Young)**
* was also what was going on*
* during the Empire's revolution,*
**[06:35] Mia (Young)**
* then I can't say this self-proclaimed*
* "champion of justice" was fully blameless.*
**[06:41] Mia (Young)**
*Looking at it that way, I'm a little pissed.*
**[06:45] Mia (Young)**
* This is my chance to get back*
* at him just a little bit...*
**[06:49] Mia (Young)**
Sion, so you never forget your blunder,
I'm going to etch it into you.
**[06:56] Sion**
What do you mean?
**[06:58] Mia (Young)**
Sin is absolved only once
a punishment is granted.
**[07:03] Keithwood**
Punishment, you say? Y-Your Highness...
**[07:05] Sion**
No, she's quite right.
**[07:08] Sion**
I shall accept punishment.
**[07:10] Sion**
What should I do?
**[07:12] Mia (Young)**
A fine mindset.
**[07:14] Mia (Young)**
Now then, stand there.
**[07:24] Mia (Young)**
* I have a move I've wisely*
* continued to train and refine.*
**[07:29] (Flashback) Anne (Adult)**
You know something, Your Highness?
Your kicks don't hurt at all.
**[07:34] Mia (Young)**
* Since that day, I've continuously*
* heightened the power of my kick!*
**[07:38] Mia (Young)**
* I'm going to make you feel*
* this pain as hard as I can!*
**[07:52] Mia (Young)**
* Etch this lesson into your mind*
* along with the pain, Sion!*
**[08:00] Sion**
*It didn't hurt...*
**[08:01] Sion**
*What's going on?*
**[08:04] Sion**
*Did she do it that way on purpose?*
**[08:07] Sion**
* Outwardly, I have been given*
* a punishment for my actions.*
**[08:11] Sion**
* But I myself am aware that in reality,*
* no punishment has been given.*
**[08:17] Sion**
* Thus my sin, my suffering,*
* will never be erased.*
**[08:22] Sion**
* From now on, whenever*
* I attempt to carry out justice,*
**[08:25] Sion**
* I'll ask myself whether what*
* I'm doing is truly just.*
**[08:29] Sion**
* And I'll question whether the other*
* person could be forgiven, just as I was.*
**[08:38] Sion**
Condemn fairly. Carry out justice.
**[08:42] Sion**
These words have been drilled
into me since childhood.
**[08:44] Sion**
Those words' true meaning, its weight,
and the difficulty of it....
**[08:49] Sion**
I've now understood for the first time.
**[08:51] Mia (Young)**
Uh, erm, Sion...
**[08:54] Sion**
Mia, thank you.
**[08:56] Sion**
You are indeed the Wisdom of the Empire.
**[08:59] Mia (Young)**
* H-He's thanking me for kicking him?*
* What's going on?*
**[09:04] Sion**
If you'd never said anything to me,
I probably never would have realized.
**[09:08] Mia (Young)**
* R-Realized? Realized what?*
* What did he realize?*
**[09:12] Mia (Young)**
*And this Wisdom of the Empire stuff...*
**[09:15] Mia (Young)**
* What does wisdom*
* have to do with kicking?*
**[09:17] Mia (Young)**
* Is it that the force and the*
* angle are important or something?*
**[09:20] Mia (Young)**
* What do I do if he says I'm so good at it*
* he wants me to kick him again some time?!*
**[09:26] Mia (Young)**
O-Oh. I'm glad to hear that.
**[09:30] Mia (Young)**
B-By the way, have we learned where
Chancellor Dasayev is being held?
**[09:35] Keithwood**
According to the report, he's being
confined in the town of Xenia.
**[09:41] Keithwood**
Prince Abel, does this location
look familiar to you?
**[09:45] Abel**
No, but perhaps one of the
soldiers knows where this is.
**[09:49] Mia (Young)**
In that case, perhaps we
should ask Lynsha about it.
**[09:53] Abel**
Lynsha?
**[09:54] Mia (Young)**
Well, I became acquainted with the
younger sister of rebels' leader.
**[09:59] Abel**
I see. You've already gotten that far.
**[10:02] Abel**
Forgive me, but would it be all right
if I took your retainer along?
**[10:08] Abel**
I'd prefer not to let Bernard know yet
that Sunkland was involved in any of this.
**[10:13] Mia (Young)**
Well, I don't think he'd mind...
**[10:17] Mia (Young)**
*This means I'm going along too, doesn't it?*
**[10:22] Mia (Young)**
*Yes, yes. I knew it.*
**[10:30] Lynsha**
We're here.
**[10:32] Lynsha**
This is the building on the map.
**[10:37] Mia (Young)**
* The man who arranged the circumstances for*
* that pain is right here in this building.*
**[10:47] Mia (Young)**
*It'll be all right.*
**[10:49] Mia (Young)**
*This is definitely going to go well.*
**[10:57] Jem**
Damn it!
**[10:58] Jem**
This was supposed to be the point where
chaos had been stirred up in the Empire!
**[11:02] Jem**
This is all the Wisdom of the
Empire's fault! Mia Luna Tearmoon!
**[11:08] Jem**
The Empire's collapse was to start a chain
reaction of collapse for all nations.
**[11:12] Jem**
The chaos resulting from
the destruction of order...
**[11:15] Jem**
*That* is our fierce wish!
**[11:17] Jem**
I won't let some little girl
stand in the way any longer!
**[11:21] Sion**
All those within the building!
**[11:23] Sion**
Cast aside your weapons and come out!
**[11:25] Sion**
I am Sion Sol Sunkland!
**[11:28] Sion**
The scheme of the Albi
has already been exposed.
**[11:31] Sion**
There is no point in resisting!
**[11:33] Mia (Young)**
* I didn't expect him to shout loudly*
* before we stormed the place.*
**[11:37] Mia (Young)**
*Is this really a good idea?*
**[11:39] Mia (Young)**
* This vague bad feeling I have*
* is just my imagination, right?*
**[11:43] Narrator**
* A rare instance where Mia's*
* bad feeling was inaccurate.*
**[11:47] Sion**
Let's go!
**[11:49] Narrator**
*Having made an enemy of their own prince,*
**[11:52] Narrator**
* and faced with fearsome opponents*
* they could not hope to best,*
**[11:58] Narrator**
* the men lost the will to fight one after another,*
* surrendered, and exited the manor.*
**[12:04] Mia (Young)**
It looks like everything's going to work out.
**[12:07] Anne**
Princess Mia, your hair looks a little rough.
**[12:11] Mia (Young)**
The thing is, the shampoo
here is a little lacking.
**[12:13] Mia (Young)**
I feel like the one from
Abel was more slippery.
**[12:18] Anne**
Worry not, Princess Mia.
**[12:21] Anne**
Look, I brought it with me.
**[12:24] Mia (Young)**
Oh, my! That's fantastic, Anne!
**[12:27] Mia (Young)**
I was intending to take a nice
long bath after this fight ended.
**[12:33] Mia (Young)**
Now I'm looking forward to it even more!
**[12:36] Narrator**
*A line one should not say on the battlefield.*
**[12:40] Narrator**
* Yet Mia declared it loudly*
* and with merriment.*
**[12:43] Narrator**
*And just when things were going so well...*
**[13:04] Mia (Young)**
Ow, ow, ow...
**[13:07] Jem**
What a surprise, Your Highness Princess Mia.
**[13:11] Jem**
What an honor to meet you.
**[13:21] Abel**
Mia, are you okay?
**[13:23] Sion**
So you're Jem?
**[13:24] Jem**
I see. So that speech earlier was true.
**[13:29] Sion**
Indeed. Your comrades have surrendered.
**[13:32] Sion**
It's futile to resist.
**[13:35] Keithwood**
We've already rescued
Count Dasayev Donovan, too.
**[13:38] Keithwood**
All that's left is you.
**[13:45] Jem**
So you've even found the
secret path to the dungeon.
**[13:48] Jem**
So not just Prince Sion but his retainer
as well lives up to the rumors.
**[13:55] Jem**
Not so fast. You stay right there.
**[13:58] Abel**
Mia!
**[14:00] Jem**
Don't get any funny ideas.
**[14:02] Jem**
It would be simple for
me to lop your head off.
**[14:06] Sion**
Cease this foolishness!
**[14:07] Sion**
Sunkland won't protect the
Wind Crows or the Albi.
**[14:11] Sion**
You plan has already failed.
**[14:15] Jem**
Don't say such harsh things, Your Highness.
**[14:19] Jem**
The shock may cause my hand to slip.
**[14:25] Jem**
After having my long and
hard-fought plan ruined by this girl,
**[14:30] Jem**
I'm bitter to the core.
**[14:41] Jem**
You may be the Wisdom of the Empire,
but a brat is still a brat.
**[14:43] Jem**
How pathetic!
**[14:45] Narrator**
* Seeing Mia's skirt wet,*
* everyone present thought:*
**[14:50] Narrator**
*"Ah, Mia is so scared she wet herself."*
**[14:56] Narrator**
* However, there was one person,*
* one person alone who realized the truth.*
**[15:02] Anne**
*No, this is the smell of...*
**[15:07] Anne**
Princess Mia, run!
**[15:13] Jem**
You brat!
**[15:36] Dion**
I didn't imagine the princess
would deliver the final blow.
**[15:40] Narrator**
* Thus was Jem, one of the masterminds,*
* brilliantly defeated.*
**[15:46] Narrator**
* The winning move that drew things to a*
* close was a brilliant kick unleashed from*
**[15:51] Narrator**
* the beautiful legs of Mia Luna Tearmoon,*
* Wisdom of the Empire.*
**[16:03] Mia (Young)**
Prince Abel, Prince Sion,
**[16:05] Mia (Young)**
I have a request for the two of you.
**[16:08] Mia (Young)**
Could you somehow spare
these people their lives?
**[16:13] Narrator**
* A request for clemency that, normally,*
* could of course not be heeded.*
**[16:18] Narrator**
* However, the two princes*
* simultaneously thought:*
**[16:22] Abel**
*I knew it.*
**[16:23] Sion**
*So that* is *what Mia wants.*
**[16:26] Abel**
*For the intelligence agents,*
**[16:28] Abel**
* the most lenient compromise I could get*
* for them is probably banishment.*
**[16:33] Abel**
* The tricky part would likely be the*
* subjects of Remno who rebelled.*
**[16:38] Abel**
* Lynsha and her brother Lambert*
* would normally be executed.*
**[16:43] Sion**
*Mia put in the utmost effort.*
**[16:46] Sion**
* Given that, I probably ought to use all the*
* authority I possess to grant what she asks.*
**[16:53] Sion**
*But it's a difficult position.*
**[16:55] Sion**
* Assuming for the moment Remno gives*
* the light sentence of banishment,*
**[17:00] Sion**
* that would make it hard for*
* Sunkland to seek execution.*
**[17:03] Sion**
*People would think we did it to silence them.*
**[17:06] Sion**
* I could have Prince Abel*
* push for that on his side.*
**[17:11] Sion**
* Then the problem becomes what*
* to do with these people.*
**[17:13] Abe and Sion**
*I wonder what Mia has in mind.*
**[17:16] Jem**
You aren't going to execute us?
Are you serious?
**[17:19] Jem**
What, are you planning to torture us?
**[17:22] Jem**
Sorry to disappoint you, but you
won't be getting anything out of me!
**[17:25] Dion**
* Torture... So the princess believes*
* there's still more going on here, eh?*
**[17:31] Dion**
* Still, he doesn't seem likely*
* to crack easily, just as he claims.*
**[17:36] Dion**
*I wonder what the princess has in mind.*
**[17:38] Narrator**
*Although this goes without saying,*
**[17:41] Narrator**
* Mia was not showing them any*
* particular mercy or benevolence.*
**[17:46] Mia (Young)**
* I was given an opportunity to redo*
* everything. What if they get one?*
**[17:51] Mia (Young)**
*Could that be possible?*
**[17:53] Mia (Young)**
*If so, what would the trigger conditions be?*
**[17:57] Mia (Young)**
*I can't say for sure...*
**[17:58] Mia (Young)**
* Possibly, it's being killed on that same day,*
* at the same time, at the same place...*
**[18:06] Mia (Young)**
* Or maybe being beheaded by a guillotine,*
* or maybe dying with regrets...*
**[18:06] Guillotine**
Ahuh, ahuh, ahuh...
**[18:12] Mia (Young)**
*If these conspirators are executed...*
**[18:15] Mia (Young)**
*That's another potential condition.*
**[18:17] Mia (Young)**
* Whatever the case, if these men*
* get killed in the same way I was*
**[18:22] Mia (Young)**
*and gain an opportunity to redo things,*
**[18:24] Mia (Young)**
* then all the effort I've poured into*
* successfully changing history...*
**[18:27] Mia (Young)**
*it could all be overturned and reversed!*
**[18:31] Guillotine**
What?!
**[18:32] Mia (Young)**
* I absolutely refuse to be*
* sent back to the guillotine!*
**[18:38] Narrator**
* That was a thought that has repeatedly*
* seized Mia since she reincarnated.*
**[18:43] Narrator**
* However, Mia realized there was something*
* she felt even stronger than that.*
**[18:49] Mia (Young)**
*And that's not all.*
**[18:51] Mia (Young)**
*I rather fancy this time, the present one.*
**[18:56] Mia (Young)**
*I mean...*
**[18:57] Mia (Young)**
*my former enemy Sion...*
**[19:00] Mia (Young)**
*his retainer Keithwood...*
**[19:03] Mia (Young)**
*Lady Tiona...*
**[19:06] Mia (Young)**
*Mr. Dion who beheaded me...*
**[19:10] Mia (Young)**
*Abel, who was essentially a stranger to me...*
**[19:13] Mia (Young)**
*Those who helped me get here... Chloe...*
**[19:17] Mia (Young)**
*Princess Rafina...*
**[19:19] Mia (Young)**
*And of course Anne and Ludwig...*
**[19:25] Mia (Young)**
*Until recently, I was all alone.*
**[19:28] Mia (Young)**
* But now, in this time,*
* my world is so very warm.*
**[19:33] Mia (Young)**
* If I can, I'd like to have*
* them at my side forever.*
**[19:37] Mia (Young)**
* D-Don't you dare misunderstand*
* me, Sion! Lady Tiona!*
**[19:41] Mia (Young)**
*This doesn't mean I like you. Got that?*
**[19:47] Mia (Young)**
Abel, I know that would cause
problems for you, but...
**[19:52] Abel**
Say no more.
**[19:54] Abel**
I'll find a way to persuade my father.
**[19:57] Sion**
Still, assuming we save them from execution,
what do you intend to do with them?
**[20:02] Jem**
Oh, come on. You're seriously
going to let us live?
**[20:06] Jem**
What a softie.
**[20:09] Mia (Young)**
*This guy kinda pisses me off.*
**[20:13] Mia (Young)**
I've got it! Let's put Princess
Rafina in charge of them
**[20:17] Mia (Young)**
and have her lecture them every day
for three years! How about that?
**[20:22] Rafina**
I do hope you've prepared yourselves.
**[20:25] Abel**
That sounds good to me.
**[20:28] Dion**
That's cute...
**[20:30] Jem**
Y-You've got to be kidding!
**[20:31] Jem**
This isn't a game!
**[20:34] Mia (Young)**
Oh? What happened to your
"Bring on the torture" attitude?
**[20:39] Narrator**
* Little did anyone know that Mia's*
* decision here would be the first blow*
**[20:46] Narrator**
* in exposing a darkness lurking*
* in the shadows of history.*
**[20:49] Narrator**
*But that's another story.*
**[20:51] Narrator**
* Thus were the disturbances in*
* the Kingdom of Remno resolved.*
**[20:56] Narrator**
* Out of esteem for Mia's wishes,*
* Tiona and Ludwig ventured to the capital*
**[21:02] Narrator**
* and interceded so that Lambert,*
* Lynsha, and the main rebels*
**[21:05] Narrator**
* would be treated with warmth*
* rather than wariness.*
**[21:09] Narrator**
*Having safely quelled the turmoil,*
**[21:11] Narrator**
* Mia and the others made their*
* return trip to the academy.*
**[21:16] Mia (Young)**
My! My, oh, my!
**[21:19] Mia (Young)**
What a lovely sight!
**[21:22] Tiona**
Ms. Anne, you prepared all this?
**[21:24] Anne**
Yes. I did my utmost to prepare
these for our picnic today!
**[21:30] Tiona**
Of course.
**[21:33] Liora**
I made... this!
**[21:35] Keithwood**
I feel like I've seen this before...
**[21:38] Chloe**
This time it was cooked in
an oven rather than outside.
**[21:42] Liora**
And I salted it, just right!
**[21:44] Mia (Young)**
You really get it, Ms. Liora.
**[21:47] Mia (Young)**
Sweet and salty form an
endless cycle of happiness.
**[21:51] Rafina**
I brought a variety of teas.
**[21:57] Mia (Young)**
What a lovely fragrance.
**[21:59] Sion**
That reminds me.
**[21:59] Sion**
Princess Rafina, I am sorry for all the trouble
we brought your way the other day.
**[22:04] Rafina**
Oh, you mean them?
**[22:07] Rafina**
Just as Princess Mia proposed,
I'm lecturing them every day.
**[22:15] Mia (Young)**
Oh, my! This is incredibly delicious!
**[22:18] Mia (Young)**
Abel, you should try it!
**[22:22] Abel**
You got some on your face.
**[22:30] Abel**
Is something the matter?
**[22:34] Mia (Young)**
I was just thinking what a happy thing it is
**[22:37] Mia (Young)**
that we get to have a
picnic together like this.
**[22:41] Abel**
You're right.
**[22:54] Narrator**
*The future is not yet set in stone.*
**[22:57] Narrator**
* Who can say just how*
* Mia's life will turn out?*
**[23:02] Mia (Young)**
* Still, I want to experience*
* even more happiness!*
**[23:06] Narrator**
* The one thing that remains certain*
* is that Mia will never compromise.*
**[23:12] Narrator**
*Not on her happiness,*
**[23:13] Narrator**
*nor on the happiness of those dear to her.*
**[23:19] Narrator**
* This is the story of a slightly*
* selfish princess's second chance.*
**[23:24] Narrator**
* How will the seeds of hope*
* she's planted color the future?*
**[23:29] Narrator**
*No one yet knows.*
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