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.
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