E2 - 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!