E10 - 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.
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[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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