E6 - The Sword Fighting Tournament: Prince Abel's 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!
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