E5 - 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.
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[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