E7 - Princess Mia Sees Clearly

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[00:03] Narrator
    Having bidden a temporary farewell to
    academy life due to the end-of-term break,
[00:08] Narrator
    Princess Mia was on the
    road home to the empire.
[00:11] Mia (Young)
    Oh, out of the head chef's kindness,
    my last meal has become lavish!
[00:17] Mia (Young)
    Now it says it's Yellow Moon tomato stew!
[00:23] Mia (Young)
    Whoa, whoa, whoa, that means
    I'm still headed to the guillotine!
[00:27] Mia (Young)
    It looks like the largest factor is
    the food shortage due to crop failure.
[00:31] Mia (Young)
    This part also stands out.
[00:34] Mia (Young)
    A conflict with a isolated tribe
    in a remote border forest.
[00:40] Mia (Young)
    I feel sick...
[00:43] Mia (Young)
    Anne! Anne!
[00:46] Anne
    What is it?
[00:48] Mia (Young)
    I feel nauseous...
[00:49] Anne
    You're carriage-sick?!
[00:52] Anne
    Ah! Princess Mia!
SIGN    Episode 7: Princess Mia Sees Clearly
[02:32] Ludwig
    It is good to see you well
    after so long, Your Highness.
[02:35] Mia (Young)
    I'm glad to see you in good
    health as well, Ludwig.
[02:41] Mia (Young)
    Our food reserves are not nearly sufficient.
[02:44] Ludwig
    Any more and the storage costs alone
    would put pressure on imperial finances.
[02:48] Mia (Young)
    Ah, it's so frustrating that I can't say
    there will be a famine in a few years!
[02:54] Mia (Young)
    Then if a famine should occur,
     what could we do?
[02:58] Ludwig
    Typically, the only option would be to
    have merchants import food.
[03:02] Ludwig
    Though it's certain that they
    would force exorbitant prices.
[03:06] Mia (Young)
    It's not as though one day all the
    food in the world will disappear.
[03:10] Mia (Young)
    Some places will have food.
[03:12] Mia (Young)
    Which means...
[03:14] Mia (Young)
    I've got it!
[03:16] Mia (Young)
    Friend prices.
[03:18] Ludwig
    Friend... prices?
[03:22] Marco
    It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Highness.
[03:25] Marco
    I am Chloe's father, Marco Forkroad.
[03:29] Mia (Young)
    Welcome, Lord Forkroad.
[03:33] Marco
    I sent my daughter to Saint Noel
    Academy to benefit her future.
[03:37] Marco
    But I never dreamed she'd become friends
    with the princess of a major empire!
[03:42] Marco
    And what even is a "reading buddy" anyway?
[03:44] Mia (Young)
    I trust Chloe is doing well?
[03:46] Marco
    Yes, she has her nose
    buried in books, as always.
[03:49] Marco
    In any event, this is a once-in-a-lifetime
    chance my daughter has given me.
[03:52] Mia (Young)
    Now then, I should like to inquire something.
[03:55] Marco
    Y-Yes, Your Highness?
[03:56] Mia (Young)
    Is it possible to have you
    import goods from overseas?
[04:00] Marco
    Certainly, Your Highness.
[04:03] Marco
    What goods would you desire?
[04:05] Marco
    Spices? Or rugs, perhaps?
[04:09] Mia (Young)
    Wheat is what I seek.
[04:12] Marco
    Why import that all the way from overseas?
[04:14] Mia (Young)
    This comes with certain conditions.
[04:17] Mia (Young)
    Even if there should be a famine,
    no increase in price will be permitted.
[04:21] Marco
    Wha—?!
[04:22] Marco
    Ridiculous! How would that benefit me?
[04:28] Marco
    But from what Chloe says, Princess Mia
    isn't the sort to abuse her authority.
[04:34] Mia (Young)
    For a friend of your daughter,
    you'll be a bit more accommodating, won't you?
[04:40] Marco
    Could it be... I'm being tested?
[04:43] Mia (Young)
    Ah, lest I forget.
[04:44] Mia (Young)
    I would always purchase a
    minimum amount of wheat.
[04:50] Mia (Young)
    I accidentally forgot to include that detail.
[04:52] Mia (Young)
    Ludwig told me to mention it.
[04:55] Marco
    No matter the circumstances,
    she'd pay a fixed amount at a fixed price...
SIGN    Price
SIGN    Delivery Date
[05:01] Marco
    Meaning it would never be affected
    by changes in goods prices.
[05:04] Marco
    If the wheat is to be imported from overseas,
[05:07] Marco
    the price would have to be set fairly high.
[05:09] Marco
    What are Your Highness's
    thoughts regarding that?
[05:14] Ludwig
    This details the specifics of the contract.
[05:19] Mia (Young)
    The price is exceedingly low
    compared to famine prices...
[05:22] Mia (Young)
    I completely left the
    price decision to Ludwig.
[05:26] Mia (Young)
    I hope that was the right move...
[05:28] Marco
    This price... is fantastic!
[05:32] Marco
    It guarantees plenty of profit.
[05:34] Marco
    I see. In exchange for an
    elevated price in normal times,
[05:37] Marco
    I'm to be accommodating during a shortage.
[05:40] Marco
    It guarantees my interests even as it builds
    a system to prevent her people's starvation...
[05:46] Marco
    What an astounding individual.
[05:49] Ludwig
    By "friend prices," she meant
    providing benefits for friends.
[05:53] Ludwig
    She's taking on the role of the villain,
[05:54] Ludwig
    indicating what will be
    considered the permissible range,
[05:57] Ludwig
    and loosening the reins on the
    nobility that I had held too tight.
[06:02] Marco and Ludwig
    This is the Wisdom of the Empire!
[06:06] Narrator
    Thanks to several unique misunderstandings,
    everything wrapped up nicely.
[06:14] Narrator
    At a later date, Mia decided to make
    a visit to the New Moon District,
[06:17] Narrator
    the slum she had visited before.
[06:20] Mia (Young)
    Is it just me, or has the
    atmosphere here changed?
[06:24] Ludwig
    Now that the hospital has begun
    operating and food provisions doubled,
[06:28] Ludwig
    it appears vitality is gradually returning.
[06:31] Mia (Young)
    I'm so glad to see that!
[06:34] Wagul
    Your Highness!
[06:35] Mia (Young)
    Oh? I remember you...
[06:40] Mia (Young)
    It appears you're all better now.
[06:43] Wagul
    Yes. Thanks to you, Your Highness. Thank you!
[06:47] Wagul
    Take this. As thanks for saving me.
[06:50] Mia (Young)
    What is it?
[06:52] Wagul
    A unicorn hairpin.
[06:54] Mia (Young)
    Oh, my! Unicorn?
[06:56] Wagul
    It's made from a tree in my homeland.
[06:58] Mia (Young)
    This is lovely.
[07:03] Mia (Young)
    Thank you. This makes me very happy.
[07:08] Wagul
    B-Bye now!
[07:10] Priest
    That hairpin is a memento
    from the child's mother.
[07:15] Mia (Young)
    So, what did you mean when you
    said this hairpin was a memento?
[07:19] Priest
    His mother is from a small tribe
[07:22] Priest
    that lives in a remote forest of the empire
     known as the Forest of Stillness.
[07:26] Priest
    She fell in love with a man from another tribe,
    and they essentially eloped to the capital.
[07:31] Priest
    Then she perished from illness
    when that boy was still very young.
[07:35] Mia (Young)
    W-Would this tribe happen to be the Lulus?
[07:40] Priest
    I should have known Your Highness
    would be aware of them.
[07:43] Mia (Young)
    The Lulus are the tribe that
    Tiona's servant, Liora, comes from.
[07:48] Mia (Young)
    According to my diary, a regional conflict
    occurs between the empire and that tribe.
[07:53] Mia (Young)
    It's no wonder Tiona developed
    a negative impression of me!
[07:57] Mia (Young)
    The best option would be to
    have nothing to do with this!
[08:00] Mia (Young)
    I couldn't possibly accept
    something so precious.
[08:05] Priest
    No, please do take it.
[08:07] Mia (Young)
    What?
[08:07] Priest
    Ever since you saved him, that child
    has been saying he'd like to thank you.
[08:13] Priest
    That hairpin is his heartfelt gift to you.
[08:17] Mia (Young)
    I'll have to take the opposite track, then,
    and build friendly relations with the boy!
[08:23] Mia (Young)
    I'll wear it every day!
[08:27] Narrator
    Little did Mia know that this act would
    have unexpected effects on the future.
[08:34] Narrator
    Meanwhile, in the southeast of the empire,
    at the Berman Estate in Viscount Berman's lands...
[08:41] Berman
    Outland Count Rudolvon...
[08:43] Berman
    That infuriating country noble!
[08:47] Narrator
    The impetus was a truly foolish
    exchange at a certain party.
[08:52] (Flashback) Jem
    You know Viscount Berman,
[08:54] (Flashback) Jem
    I simply cannot comprehend how an outland
    count like Rudolvon can have more land than you,
[09:01] (Flashback) Jem
    a member of the illustrious
    central aristocracy.
[09:07] (Flashback) Berman
    The Outland Count's lands are all
    either farmland or forested areas.
[09:11] (Flashback) Berman
    The amount of such land is
    surely nothing to boast of.
[09:14] (Flashback) Jem
    Even so, my good viscount...
[09:17] (Flashback) Jem
    If I were in your situation,
[09:19] (Flashback) Jem
    I should desire not to be inferior to
    such a rustic noble in any respect.
[09:25] (Flashback) Jem
    I do have an insight to share.
[09:28] (Flashback) Jem
    You need simply develop the Forest of Stillness.
[09:31] (Flashback) Berman
    The Forest of Stillness, you say?
[09:33] Narrator
    On the border of Viscount Berman
    and Outland Count Rudolvon's lands
[09:37] Narrator
    was a vast forested area
    known as the Forest of Stillness.
[09:41] Narrator
    which made the border
    between the two ambiguous.
[09:45] Narrator
    And so Berman aimed to expand
    his lands by developing the forest.
[09:50] Narrator
    But a problem arose.
[09:52] Narrator
    The Lulus, who lived in that forest,
    took on a posture of total resistance.
[09:57] Narrator
    In a panic, Berman bribed military authorities
    to dispatch a century of soldiers.
[10:03] Narrator
    But the centurion in command
[10:05] Narrator
    used maintenance of peace and
    public order as a reason
[10:07] Narrator
    to completely refrain
    from invading the forest.
[10:09] Narrator
    Berman's irritation was
    rising towards its apex.
[10:13] Berman
    Curses. In that case,
    I'll go even higher over your head.
[10:21] Anne
    Princess Mia, your hair has become
     noticeably glossier recently!
[10:27] Mia (Young)
    Yes, I imagine it has.
[10:29] Mia (Young)
    This shampoo Prince Abel
    graciously gifted to me...
[10:33] (Flashback) Abel
    It doesn't just remove dirt and grime,
[10:35] (Flashback) Abel
    but also bestows nutrients and
    a lustrous sheen to the hair.
[10:39] (Flashback) Abel
    I think you'll like it.
[10:44] Abel
    I hope Princess Mia's favorite
    horse becomes glossy like mine.
[10:49] Mia (Young)
    It's just like Prince Abel to
    give such a wonderful present.
[10:54] Narrator
    It was horse shampoo.
[10:57] Mia (Young)
    A pleasure to make your
    acquaintance, Viscount Berman.
[11:01] Berman
    Goodness. How beautiful!
[11:04] Berman
    Though your entire appearance
    is lovely, those lustrous locks!
[11:07] Berman
    They shine like the coat of a famed
    horse galloping across the battlefield!
[11:11] Mia (Young)
    Oh, my! Aren't you silver-tongued!
[11:15] Narrator
    He's not exactly wrong.
[11:19] Berman
    I see she's simply a selfish young girl...
[11:21] Berman
    Oh, is that a unicorn hairpin?
[11:24] Berman
    It truly suits Your Highness.
[11:26] Mia (Young)
    I wear it practically every day.
[11:29] Berman
    You know, that hairpin is made from
    a tree of a certain forest.
[11:34] Mia (Young)
    The Forest of Stillness, I believe it was.
[11:37] Berman
    So Your Highness has heard of it!
[11:40] Berman
    How does this sound?
[11:41] Berman
    On Your Highness's orders,
    I could develop that forest,
[11:44] Berman
    and then you could have all the
    unicorn hairpins you'd like!
[11:46] Mia (Young)
    I should very much like to visit that forest!
[11:50] Berman
    What?
[11:51] Ludwig
    Ludwig, I would set off right away.
[11:54] Mia (young)
    Make the arrangements.
[11:57] Berman
    R-Right away?
[11:59] Berman
    But...
[12:08] Mia (Young)
    Thanks to Viscount Berman,
    I have a pretext to go to the forest.
[12:12] Mia (Young)
    I'll use this opportunity
    to befriend the Lulus!
[12:16] Narrator
    Mia remained stable in
    her Mia-first philosophy.
[12:19] Mia (Young)
    I'm impressed you arranged this
    so quickly after my order. Well done.
[12:24] Ludwig
    This unit is the Princess Guard, a unit
    exclusively for your protection, Princess Mia.
[12:29] Ludwig
    I formed it for you.
[12:31] Mia (Young)
    The name has a lovely ring to it.
[12:33] Mia (Young)
    Now then, Ludwig...
[12:35] Ludwig
    Yes?
[12:36] Mia (Young)
    Could you tell me more about
    Viscount Berman and his lands?
[12:44] Narrator
    As a capable government official,
[12:47] Narrator
    Ludwig had firmly appraised the
    problems developing in Berman's lands.
[12:52] Mia (Young)
    Oh, shit!
[12:55] Narrator
    Unrefined language crept
    into her internal monologue.
[12:58] Narrator
    Such was the crossroads of fate
    where Mia found herself standing.
[13:02] Mia (Young)
    The Forest of Stillness gets
    developed to procure materials.
[13:06] Mia (Young)
    For that purpose, the Lulus are removed.
[13:09] Mia (Young)
    And just beyond the forest are
    Outland Count Rudolvon's lands...
[13:13] Mia (Young)
    Danger words are springing up left and right!
[13:16] Mia (Young)
    It's written in my diary that my
    relationship with Tiona sours.
[13:23] Ludwig
    Princess Mia.
[13:25] Mia (Young)
    I've solved all the puzzles.
[13:27] Mia (Young)
    Viscount Berman's acts are inexcusable!
    Royally inexcusable!
[13:31] Ludwig
    As I thought, she isn't one to tolerate
    the tyrannies of the aristocracy.
[13:36] Ludwig
    So then, what does
    Your Highness intend to do?
[13:39] Mia (Young)
    The answer is clear!
[13:41] Mia (Young)
    I'll crush his plans!
[13:52] Vanos
    Another written demand
    from Viscount Berman, sir?
[13:58] Dion Alaia
    Good grief. I swear, nobles tell people
    to kill and risk their lives so easily.
[14:03] Dion Alaia
    Must be nice to be so carefree.
[14:05] Vanos
    I get how you feel, sir.
[14:06] Vanos
    Our mission is only to maintain public order.
[14:10] Dion Alaia
    Indeed. I'm not about to
    send my men to die in vain.
[14:14] Dion Alaia
    Fighting in this forest is too dangerous.
[14:17] Dion Alaia
    It would only be you and me that
    might make it back alive.
[14:21] Vanos
    For only the commander and his deputy
    to survive... That ain't a good look.
[14:28] Dion Alaia
    Imperial guards?
[14:30] Vanos
    Word is the imperial princess
    herself is making a visit.
[14:34] Dion Alaia
    Really now?
[14:36] Vanos
    So you think it smells fishy, too, sir?
[14:39] Dion Alaia
    I would image the viscount brought
    her here from the capital.
[14:43] Dion Alaia
    Who knows what nonsense he fed her?
[14:47] Vanos
    Still, Her Highness is said
    to be extremely sharp.
[14:52] Dion Alaia
    Things are never the way you want them to be.
[14:56] Vanos
    That's a pessimistic saying.
    What philosopher said that?
[15:01] Dion Alaia
    Me.
[15:20] Ludwig
    Princess Mia!
[15:21] Ludwig
    Are you all right, Princess Mia?
[15:22] Ludwig
    Princess Mia!
[15:28] (Flashback) Dion Alaia
    Your selfish whims started the conflict with
     the Lulus in the Forest of Stillness.
[15:34] (Flashback) Dion Alaia
    All my men died in the fighting there.
[15:38] (Flashback) Dion Alaia
    I'll see you pay for that.
[15:42] Mia (Young)
    No!
[15:45] Ludwig
    Princess Mia! How do you feel?
[15:48] Mia (Young)
    The heat just got to me. That's all.
[15:52] Mia (Young)
    I'm fine now.
[15:53] Dion Alaia
    It is a pleasure to meet you,
    Your Highness. I am Dion Alaia.
[15:57] Dion Alaia
    I have command over the soldiers
    the Imperial Army dispatched here.
[16:01] Mia (Young)
    We've already met.
[16:03] Mia (Young)
    You cut my head clean off my shoulders!
[16:06] Dion Alaia
    Is there something on my face?
[16:08] Mia (Young)
    N-No, it's nothing.
[16:10] Mia (Young)
    I was just frightened by this
    veritable bear of a man.
[16:15] Vanos
    Like a bear, you say?
[16:17] Ludwig
    Princess Mia, please visit the
    forest with Centurion Dion.
[16:21] Mia (Young)
    What?
[16:22] Ludwig
    I'll have one of your guards
    accompany you as well.
[16:27] Mia (Young)
    I swear. What on earth is this
    four-eyes going on about?
[16:30] Dion Alaia
    Mr. Ludwig, I'd appreciate you not
    just deciding what happens next.
[16:34] Mia (Young)
    Yes, that's right. You tell him!
[16:38] Dion Alaia
    The imperial guards' armor
    stands out too much.
[16:40] Dion Alaia
    Can you take responsibility if it
    antagonizes the Lulus and starts a war?
[16:45] Ludwig
    Yes. I'm aware of the risks.
[16:47] Ludwig
    But we must take the risk to send
    Princess Mia into the forest in secret.
[16:52] Ludwig
    That should give us the
    best read on the situation.
[16:55] Dion Alaia
    So that's just how highly
    he regards Her Highness...
[16:59] Mia (Young)
    Excuse me, what are you two discussing?
[17:03] Dion Alaia
    Hm... Well if that's the situation,
    I suppose there's no other way.
[17:08] Ludwig
    Then I trust you find this
    arrangement acceptable, Princess Mia.
[17:11] Mia (Young)
    It's not acceptable at all!
[17:17] Dion Alaia
    Are you all right, Your Highness?
[17:19] Mia (Young)
    Oh. Yes!
[17:23] Mia (Young)
    Is there really any reason to station
    soldiers here in the first place?
[17:28] Dion Alaia
    None whatsoever.
[17:29] Dion Alaia
    In fact, having them here only
    increases the risk of conflict.
[17:33] Mia (Young)
    Then why even...
[17:34] Dion Alaia
    Unfortunately, we were ordered to come here.
[17:38] Dion Alaia
    Even though we know it would
    be better to withdraw,
[17:40] Dion Alaia
    we can't do so without a proper reason.
[17:43] Mia (Young)
    A proper reason to withdraw...
[17:51] Mia (Young)
    Um, where are we now?
[17:52] Dion Alaia
    We're now in the forest proper.
    We're on the front lines.
[17:55] Mia (Young)
    Th-The front lines?!
[17:57] Dion Alaia
    Do please refrain from carelessly
    touching anything in the forest.
[18:00] Mia (Young)
    Oh?
[18:01] Dion Alaia
    To them, these trees are precious assets.
[18:04] Dion Alaia
    If you don't treat them properly...
[18:06] Mia (Young)
    I-I've heard and seen enough!
[18:08] Mia (Young)
    I want to go b-back—
[18:13] Princess Guard A
    Your Highness!
[18:14] Princess Guard A
    Are you all right?
[18:15] Princess Guard A
    Are you hurt?
[18:16] Dion Alaia
    Please be careful, Your Highness.
[18:18] Mia (Young)
    It's the root's fault for
    sticking way out here.
[18:23] Mia (Young)
    That's right! The tree
    is at fault. This tree!
[18:27] Dion Alaia
    Your Highness?
[18:29] Mia (Young)
    What an impudent tree!
[18:43] Dion Alaia
    Fall back! Retreat to outside the forest!
[18:49] Dion Alaia
    I shouldn't say this, Your Highness,
    but I could kill you!
[18:53] Dion Alaia
    You heard me tell you not to carelessly
    touch anything in the forest, didn't you?
[18:57] Mia (Young)
    W-W-W-We need to escape!
[19:00] Dion Alaia
    No need to tell me.
     I'm already taking you back to camp.
[19:03] Mia (Young)
    T-Take me back to the town!
[19:05] Mia (Young)
    I won't feel safe unless we go all
    the way to the Viscount's estate!
[19:09] Dion Alaia
    Then be my guest. Have your
    imperial guards take you there.
[19:12] Dion Alaia
    I'll add one of my units to escort you.
[19:14] Mia (Young)
    No, the entire force!
[19:17] Dion Alaia
    What?
[19:25] Dion Alaia
    That was close.
[19:28] Mia (Young)
    This is an order.
[19:29] Mia (Young)
    Gather all the troops to
    guard me and return to town.
[19:34] Dion Alaia
    It takes some time to move
    an army, Your Highness.
[19:38] Mia (Young)
    What task is more important
    than ensuring my safety?
[19:44] Dion Alaia
    I shall do as you command, Your Highness.
[19:46] Vanos
    S-Sir?
[19:48] Dion Alaia
    Inform all troops.
[19:50] Dion Alaia
    We're shifting position to the town,
[19:53] Dion Alaia
    in perfect file, as befits
    Her Illustrious Highness.
[19:59] Berman
    Your Highness, what is the meaning of this?
[20:02] Berman
    If this causes disruptions at the work site...
[20:04] Mia (Young)
    Oh, are you suggesting, Lord Berman,
    that I make do with but a handful of guards?
[20:09] Mia (Young)
    Is that it?
[20:11] Berman
    N-Not at all, Your Highness.
    I-I would never...
[20:14] Mia (Young)
    Oh, and one more thing. I wish to
    speak with my father about that land,
[20:19] Mia (Young)
    so I shall have you refrain from any logging
     or troop movements for the time being.
[20:23] Berman
    I can't believe this.
[20:25] Mia (Young)
    I'm afraid I must take my leave.
    I trust you to adhere to this.
[20:30] Dion Alaia
    So you've finally secured
    a place for every soldier.
[20:34] Vanos
    It was pretty tough to make happen.
[20:37] Princess Guard A
    Pardon me.
[20:38] Princess Guard A
    Centurion Dion,
[20:41] Princess Guard A
    I apologize for the great trouble
    Her Highness caused for you.
[20:45] Dion Alaia
    Actually, I think Her Highness
    did me a huge favor.
[20:48] Princess Guard A
    What? How do you mean?
[20:51] Dion Alaia
    Don't you see? It was a bluff.
[20:54] Princess Guard A
    A bluff?
[20:55] Vanos
    You mean, she kicked the tree on
     purpose to create an excuse to withdraw?
[21:02] Dion Alaia
    So, you understand, right?
[21:04] Princess Guard A
    Huh?
[21:05] Dion Alaia
    Whether Her Highness's efforts
    go to waste depends on you.
[21:11] Dion Alaia
    If His Majesty hears that the
    Lulus fired arrows at his daughter,
[21:13] Dion Alaia
    he'll be forced to make a response.
[21:16] Dion Alaia
    Which is why we mustn't breathe a word
    about what happened in the forest.
[21:20] Princess Guard A
    Y-Yes, sir! Of course!
[21:26] Dion Alaia
    Why am I coming to Princess Mia's defense?
[21:31] Mia (Young)
    That was exhausting.
[21:33] Mia (Young)
    Now I just want to take it
    easy for the rest of the day.
[21:36] Anne
    What's this?
[21:37] Anne
    Princess Mia, what happened to your hairpin?
[21:40] Mia (Young)
    What?
[21:41] Mia (Young)
    Oh...
[21:42] Mia (Young)
    You're right. How strange.
[21:51] Mia (Young)
    Of all things, I left a Lulus-made
    item in that forest?!
[21:55] Anne
    Princess Mia?
[21:56] Mia (Young)
    There's no telling what might
    trigger the revolution!
[22:01] Mia (Young)
    I have to get it back!
SIGN    Illustration by: Yoko Fujioka