E8 - Princess Mia Grins Slyly
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[00:01] Dion Alaia
You wish to return to the forest
to find your lost hairpin?
[00:05] Mia (Young)
Yes.
[00:07] Mia (Young)
I'm aware it's an indulgent request.
[00:10] Mia (Young)
However, I...
[00:11] Dion Alaia
I wouldn't particularly mind.
[00:13] Mia (Young)
Oh?
[00:14] Dion Alaia
Your Highness did create an
opportunity to withdraw my soldiers.
[00:18] Dion Alaia
I am in your debt.
[00:21] Dion Alaia
If you would be satisfied
with me alone, I'll take you.
[00:24] Dion Alaia
We wouldn't want to bring
the troops back there.
[00:26] Mia (Young)
J-Just the two of us, you mean?!
[00:29] Mia (Young)
To start with, he's the one who...
[00:33] Mia (Young)
This is serious!
SIGN Episode 8: Princess Mia Grins Slyly
[02:09] Ludwig
Centurion Dion.
[02:11] Dion Alaia
Ah, Mr. Ludwig.
[02:14] Ludwig
There's something I'd like to ask of you.
[02:17] Dion Alaia
What is it?
[02:18] Ludwig
Once this incident is taken care of,
[02:21] Ludwig
I'd like you to become another
of Her Highness's collaborators.
[02:24] Dion Alaia
Collaborators?
[02:26] Dion Alaia
Do you mean join the imperial guard
and protect Her Imperial Highness?
[02:30] Ludwig
No. I'd like to have you become a general.
[02:35] Dion Alaia
What? Me? A g-general?!
[02:38] Ludwig
For Her Highness to accomplish her goals,
[02:41] Ludwig
she'll need allies in the military as well.
[02:43] Dion Alaia
You're telling me to
climb the ranks for that?
[02:47] Dion Alaia
I've never really been interested
in that sort of thing.
[02:51] Dion Alaia
Well, I suppose that could be exciting, too.
[02:55] Ludwig
Mr. Dion.
[02:57] Dion Alaia
Not that anything I say
about it now means anything.
[03:01] Dion Alaia
There's no guarantee that
I'll come back from the forest alive.
[03:06] Dion Alaia
What is that smirk about?
[03:09] Ludwig
Oh, nothing. Something trivial, really.
[03:12] Dion Alaia
Her Highness is certain to pull this off,
so it's a waste of your energy to worry.
[03:17] Dion Alaia
Something along those lines?
[03:20] Ludwig
It rather appeared to me that you were
the one thinking along those lines.
[03:34] Mia (Young)
The forest at night is
scary enough on its own!
[03:36] Mia (Young)
Why do I have to be here alone
with this cold, unfeeling man?!
[03:41] Dion Alaia
You know...
[03:43] Dion Alaia
Your plan has a very important
hole in it, Your Highness.
[03:47] Dion Alaia
Things fall apart at the whole
"let's look for something in the dark" stage.
[03:51] Dion Alaia
That's sloppy as an excuse
to go into the forest at night.
[03:54] Dion Alaia
Not thought all the way through.
[03:56] Mia (Young)
Huh?
[03:57] Dion Alaia
You're really here to negotiate with
the tribe yourself in secret, right?
[04:03] Mia (Young)
Huh?
[04:04] Dion Alaia
Oh? Are you not?
[04:06] Dion Alaia
Since you summoned me when
I was relaxing and having a drink,
[04:09] Dion Alaia
I figured I ought to expect
something like that.
[04:12] Mia (Young)
Y-You got me. Of course I am.
[04:15] Dion Alaia
I had an inkling.
[04:17] Dion Alaia
Well, although I don't know what exactly
you plan to do, I'll accompany you.
[04:21] Dion Alaia
Even into hell if the situation calls for it.
[04:24] Mia (Young)
Uh-oh... Could it be
I'm headed for some trouble?
[04:29] Guillotine
Hey! Miss me?
[04:32] Dion Alaia
Your Highness.
[04:34] Mia (Young)
Wh-What is it?!
[04:35] Dion Alaia
We've arrived at the spot
where we were attacked. That's all
[04:39] Mia (Young)
O-Oh, is that so? I see.
[04:44] Mia (Young)
Is this really the same spot?
[04:47] Dion Alaia
No doubt about it.
[04:49] Dion Alaia
See? There's an arrow mark on that tree.
[04:53] Mia (Young)
Whatever the case, I need to find it fast...
[04:57] Dion Alaia
Your Highness, it would appear
you're about to get what you wanted.
[05:02] Dion Alaia
Hey! How about you come out
where we can see you?
[05:10] Dion Alaia
Seeing as how you didn't
just start shooting,
[05:12] Dion Alaia
I imagine you didn't come to fight.
[05:15] Mia (Young)
They're the Lulus?
[05:18] Chief
As expected from a leader
of the empire's warriors.
[05:23] Chief
Girl, you're the one who came
here during the day, right?
[05:27] Mia (Young)
Th-That's correct. I am...
[05:30] Chief
Girl, where did you get this?
[05:35] Mia (Young)
That's...
[05:36] Chief
I asked you where you got it.
[05:39] Chief
Depending on your answer...
[05:45] Dion Alaia
Just so you know, I can't have
you do anything too untoward.
[05:49] Dion Alaia
You stand in the presence of
Her Highness, Princess of the Empire.
[05:52] Dion Alaia
I would have to protect her.
That's my duty, anyway.
[05:58] Dion Alaia
Depending on your actions,
I would show no mercy.
[06:02] Chief
Why, you...
[06:03] Mia (Young)
This is fantastic!
[06:05] Mia (Young)
To think, he killed me, and now here he is,
[06:07] Mia (Young)
about to put is life on
the line to defend me!
[06:12] Dion Alaia
By the way, Your Highness,
[06:14] Dion Alaia
I trust you've devised a means of
getting this situation under control.
[06:18] Mia (Young)
Huh?
[06:19] Dion Alaia
Am I permitted to kill or not?
[06:21] Dion Alaia
Do I engage or retreat?
[06:24] Dion Alaia
If this was also part of your calculations,
I'd appreciate some instructions.
[06:31] Narrator
The meaning of this smile is thus:
[06:34] Narrator
If you haven't thought about it,
I'm gonna let you have it.
[06:36] Mia (Young)
What am I thinking?!
[06:38] Mia (Young)
Those people seem exceedingly angry,
[06:41] Mia (Young)
and this man isn't exactly a
subordinate who swears loyalty to me.
[06:44] Mia (Young)
If anything, I'd have to say he's... a foe?
[06:47] Liora
Everyone, stop! Please.
[06:49] Mia (Young)
Why, that's... Liora?!
[06:51] Liora
Your Highness, a pleasure...
to... see you again.
[06:55] Liora
See, this man is Lulus chief. Yes.
[06:59] Liora
And this...
[07:01] Chief
I gave this hairpin to my wife as a gift.
[07:05] Chief
And after she died, my daughter inherited it.
[07:08] Mia (Young)
Your daughter, you say...
[07:13] Mia (Young)
I regret to have to inform you of this,
[07:16] Mia (Young)
but I'm afraid your daughter has passed away.
[07:21] Chief
She died?
[07:23] Mia (Young)
I received the hairpin from who
I assume is your grandchild.
[07:29] Mia (Young)
I found him collapsed in the slums and
aided him. He gave it to me as thanks.
[07:36] Liora
Chief, Her Highness is not liar. No.
[07:41] Dion Alaia
It was also Her Highness who
had our forces withdraw.
[07:45] Warrior A
Girl kicked our tree!
[07:48] Dion Alaia
Militaries need a suitable
reason to withdraw forces.
[07:53] Dion Alaia
I believe a chief would
understand what I mean.
[07:57] Chief
I do.
[07:59] Chief
But that doesn't mean I can
simply believe all you say.
[08:02] Mia (Young)
This is an opportunity!
[08:05] Mia (Young)
In that case, I can have him come here.
[08:09] Mia (Young)
I don't believe remaining in the
slums is what's best for him anyway.
[08:13] Mia (Young)
You can make your judgment afterwards.
[08:16] Warrior A
Bull—
[08:25] Chief
She bravely entered enemy territory
with only one subordinate.
[08:29] Chief
I doubt she would lie.
[08:32] Chief
Thank you for helping my grandchild.
[08:35] Chief
I apologize for our earlier affronts.
[08:38] Mia (Young)
Quite unnecessary.
[08:41] Mia (Young)
I did kick one of the
precious trees of your forest.
[08:46] Mia (Young)
Why don't we just say we're even?
[08:50] Mia (Young)
More importantly, just be
kind to your grandson.
[08:57] Mia (Young)
It's best for him to return to this
forest rather than remain in the slums.
[09:02] Mia (Young)
There's no telling what sparks the
flames of the conflict, after all.
[09:09] Chief
I was bound by my stubbornness
and pride as chief...
[09:14] Chief
I couldn't abide my daughter's desire
to be with a man from another tribe...
[09:20] Chief
I can at least avoid making that
mistake with my grandson.
[09:24] Chief
This young princess is warning me of that.
[09:29] Chief
I am much obliged for the
consideration you've shown.
[09:33] Dion Alaia
There could never be a coincidence like this.
[09:37] Dion Alaia
She had the information before
we came to the forest.
[09:40] Dion Alaia
Even her dropping the hairpin
might have been intentional...
[09:45] Dion Alaia
Wisdom of the Empire, eh?
[09:47] Dion Alaia
I suppose this princess is worth
me putting in some effort.
[09:54] Narrator
The next day, Mia, who had returned to the capital,
was summoned by her father, the emperor.
[10:01] Mia (Young)
A pleasure to see you, Your Majesty.
[10:04] Emperor
Oh, my beloved daughter, Mia.
[10:08] Emperor
There is no need to call me "Your Majesty."
[10:10] Emperor
You could just call me me "Father,"
or even "Papa." Okay?
[10:15] Mia (Young)
So then, Father,
what did you wish to discuss?
[10:18] Emperor
I'm told you went to the conflict zone
in Viscount Berman's lands.
[10:22] Emperor
I nearly fainted from
the shock of hearing it.
[10:26] Mia (Young)
My goodness. Let me reassure you.
I was not in the slightest danger.
[10:29] Emperor
You may say that,
[10:31] Emperor
but I'm told you returned with all
the soldiers in the area in tow.
[10:36] Mia (Young)
Oh, my...
[10:37] Mia (Young)
Who was it that blabbed
that unnecessary detail?
[10:41] Mia (Young)
It's an embarrassing story, really.
[10:43] Mia (Young)
I caught my foot on a tree and tripped,
and I completely panicked.
[10:47] Emperor
What?!
[10:48] Emperor
What a vile tree to dare trip you, Mia!
[10:51] Emperor
Burn it down! The whole forest!
[10:53] Mia (Young)
No, Father.
[10:55] Mia (Young)
I've taken quite a liking to that forest!
[11:00] Emperor
Is it really that wonderful?
[11:02] Mia (Young)
Oh, yes.
[11:03] Mia (Young)
And so, Father, I should very much like
to have that forest made part of my lands.
[11:10] Ludwig
Making the Forest of Stillness the
princess's land certainly would save it.
[11:16] Ludwig
But it would also definitely incur
Viscount Berman's resentment.
[11:20] Ludwig
This is an incomplete solution.
[11:23] Ludwig
Have I been overestimating Princess Mia?
[11:28] Ludwig
Could it be that she has
no particular wisdom?
[11:32] Ludwig
That she is no saint?
[11:34] Narrator
He had finally realized the truth,
the fog steadily lifting from his glasses...
[11:39] Narrator
When...
[11:41] Emperor
Then, Berman, establish
"Princess Town" next to the forest.
[11:46] Emperor
You shall build a castle for Mia.
[11:50] Ludwig
That's throwing fuel on the fire!
[11:51] Ludwig
Not only were his lands reduced,
[11:54] Ludwig
but he also has to build a town at his
own expense and a castle on top of that!
[11:58] Berman
Your Majesty, I am overjoyed!
[12:02] Berman
I, Berman, shall faithfully devote my all
[12:05] Berman
to carry out the great honor
you have bestowed upon me!
[12:09] Ludwig
Of course! Aristocrats are creatures
that prize honor above all else.
[12:14] Ludwig
The territory issue pales in comparison
[12:17] Ludwig
to the honor of managing one of
the imperial princess's lands.
[12:20] Ludwig
Princess Mia truly is the
Wisdom of the Empire.
[12:23] Ludwig
I am ashamed to have doubted
her for even a second!
[12:27] Narrator
Don't be. You were close.
[12:32] Mia (Young)
Come to think of it, I haven't received
any letters from Prince Abel lately.
[12:39] Anne
Princess Mia, you have a letter.
[12:41] Mia (Young)
From Prince Abel?
[12:43] Anne
No. It's from Lady Tiona.
[12:49] Marco
Hm... Tiona's younger brother, eh...
[12:55] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)
"Saint of the Revolutionary Army,
Tiona Rudolvon, shares food supply"
[12:58] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)
"with the populace suffering
under the famine."
[13:03] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)
How does that woman have so much food?
[13:07] (Flashback) Ludwig
Have you not heard that a new variety
of wheat has been developed?
[13:11] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)
A new variety of wheat?
[13:14] (Flashback) Ludwig
Lady Tiona's younger brother,
Cyril Rudolvon,
[13:17] (Flashback) Ludwig
has developed a cold-hardy variety of wheat.
[13:20] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)
Nobody told me anything about that!
[13:22] (Flashback) Ludwig
Well, Lord Cyril was working under
Princess Rafina's protection
[13:26] (Flashback) Ludwig
in a research institution in the
Holy Principality of Belluga.
[13:29] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)
That's not fair!
[13:31] (Flashback) Mia (Adult)
Why can't I have a brilliant younger brother?
[13:36] Mia (Young)
Cyril Rudolvon the child prodigy.
[13:39] Mia (Young)
The unfair brother.
[13:41] Anne
Is something the matter?
[13:43] Mia (Young)
It's Miss Tiona's younger brother.
[13:46] Mia (Young)
He's very brilliant, but apparently,
[13:48] Mia (Young)
he is unable to attend school
due to financial difficulties.
[13:52] Anne
Oh, my...
[13:53] Mia (Young)
So they're asking me to intercede
with Princess Rafina.
[13:59] Anne
I see.
[14:00] Anne
To allow her younger brother to study
abroad in the Holy Principality, too.
[14:06] Anne
Of course.
[14:07] Mia (Young)
Naturally, I shall do no such thing.
[14:10] Anne
Huh?
[14:12] Outland Count Rudolvon
It's just what I expect from Her Highness.
[14:14] Outland Count Rudolvon
To resolve the incident without a
single drop of blood being shed.
[14:18] Tiona
Her wisdom was exceptional
even at the academy.
[14:23] Cyril
Father, you're not upset?
[14:25] Cyril
The forest land was unjustly taken from you.
[14:28] Outland Count Rudolvon
It wasn't taken unjustly.
[14:30] Outland Count Rudolvon
The members of the imperial household
have the authority to do that.
[14:34] Outland Count Rudolvon
Most importantly, if the people don't have
to suffer, then it's not a bad thing.
[14:38] Cyril
I see...
[14:40] Cyril
So then why is Her Highness
Princess Mia coming here?
[14:44] Outland Count Rudolvon
I would imagine it has something to do with
that incident in the forest the other day.
[14:48] Tiona
I know she sent a letter,
[14:51] Tiona
but for her to actually come all
the way out here in person...
[14:55] Tiona
It's so like her.
[15:00] Cyril
Father and Tiona think so
highly of Princess Mia.
[15:04] Cyril
I wonder what she's like...
[15:06] Mia (Young)
My, these are quite the lovely flowers.
[15:10] Mia (Young)
I want to say they're
sweetmoons. Is that correct?
[15:17] Cyril
Uh... huh... That's correct.
[15:20] Anne
Princess Mia, it's time.
[15:23] Cyril
Princess Mia?! Th-This is her?!
[15:32] Narrator**
Winding a little backwards in time...
[15:37] Mia (Young)
A boy admiring flowers...
[15:39] Mia (Young)
If he created a new variety of wheat,
[15:42] Mia (Young)
that must mean he's
well-versed in growing plants.
[15:44] Mia (Young)
Flower equals plant!
SIGN Plant
SIGN Cyril
[15:46] Mia (Young)
That boy is him! Cyril Rudolvon!
[15:50] Mia (Young)
That should score me some points.
[15:54] Outland Count Rudolvon
I thank Your Highness again for the favor
you have shown my daughter at the academy.
[16:00] Mia (Young)
Truly, I didn't do much.
[16:03] Outland Count Rudolvon
And with the incident in the
Forest of Stillness, as well...
[16:07] Mia (Young)
I have a more important matter
to discuss, Count Rudolvon.
[16:09] Mia (Young)
I have come with a proposal for you.
[16:14] Outland Count Rudolvon
Oh? A proposal, you say?
[16:16] Mia (Young)
I hear your son, Cyril,
is a very sagacious boy.
[16:22] Outland Count Rudolvon
Are you perhaps saying you
can put in a good word
[16:27] Outland Count Rudolvon
to allow Cyril to attend Saint Noel Academy?
[16:29] Mia (Young)
No. To deliberately allow the empire's
great talent to drain to other nations...
[16:34] Mia (Young)
I mustn't commit such folly.
[16:38] Outland Count Rudolvon
Then, what do you propose?
[16:40] Mia (Young)
Perhaps you've heard that Viscount Berman
is establishing Princess Town?
[16:45] Outland Count Rudolvon
Oh. Yes.
[16:47] Mia (Young)
I am of a mind to build
a school in that town.
[16:51] Outland Count Rudolvon
A school, Your Highness?
[16:53] Mia (Young)
Yes. What if the empire also
had an academy like Saint Noel?
[16:58] Mia (Young)
Wouldn't that be wonderful?
[17:02] Mia (Young)
What do you think?
[17:03] Mia (Young)
Would you be interested in having Cyril
be the very first student at my school?
[17:09] Cyril
Me?
[17:11] Outland Count Rudolvon
That would be close enough
to attend from here.
[17:14] Outland Count Rudolvon
And if it's state-run, then the
tuition should be affordable.
[17:17] Outland Count Rudolvon
It's the perfect thing for House Rudolvon,
given our financial difficulties.
[17:23] Outland Count Rudolvon
You honor us beyond our station
to show us such consideration.
[17:27] Outland Count Rudolvon
If there is anything we can
do to thank you, just say the word.
[17:31] Mia (Young)
In that case, I would like
your stores of wheat.
[17:36] Outland Count Rudolvon
What? Our... wheat?
[17:39] Mia (Young)
Instead of selling it cheaply,
as you usually do,
[17:41] Mia (Young)
I'd like you to store as much as possible.
[17:45] Mia (Young)
Then, in the event of a famine—
[17:47] Outland Count Rudolvon
Of course, by your command,
we'd supply it to the royal family.
[17:52] Mia (Young)
That is not my request, Count Rudolvon.
[17:56] Mia (Young)
If I did that, I'd just incur
the resentment of the populace.
[18:00] Mia (Young)
I'd like the Rudolvon family to distribute
the wheat directly to the people.
[18:06] Mia (Young)
And if I could have you use
my name when you do so...
[18:09] Outland Count Rudolvon
Oh. You mean, we would have your
permission to use your name?
[18:14] Mia (Young)
Indeed. By all means, I'd like you
to do it extensively under my name.
[18:22] Outland Count Rudolvon
I am in awe of your graciousness.
[18:24] Mia (Young)
Huh?
[18:26] Outland Count Rudolvon
There have been many years with poor harvest.
[18:28] Outland Count Rudolvon
Whenever it happened, the great houses
would show up and take our wheat.
[18:33] Outland Count Rudolvon
And when I tried to distribute
it to the people for free,
[18:36] Outland Count Rudolvon
they would always say,
[18:38] Outland Count Rudolvon
"This is an act of rebellion
against the empire!"
[18:41] Outland Count Rudolvon
Her Highness has spoken
in anticipation of that.
[18:45] Outland Count Rudolvon
She's saying to carry it out under the
authority of the imperial princess!
[18:48] Outland Count Rudolvon
Oh, what great wisdom!
What bountiful benevolence!
[18:52] Mia (Young)
What?!
[18:53] Mia (Young)
What's with this reaction?
[18:55] Mia (Young)
I'm essentially telling him to do all the
hard work and then give me all the credit!
[19:02] Narrator
Mia's heart was secretly
pounding in that moment.
[19:06] Mia (Young)
Let me say this to avoid
any misunderstandings.
[19:09] Mia (Young)
The school Cyril would attend
[19:11] Mia (Young)
would not have the sort of extravagance
of the schools the great houses patronize.
[19:16] Mia (Young)
It would accept students widely, including
from the neighboring Lulus and common folk.
[19:22] Narrator
So it's not as if I'm deliberately
giving your son special treatment.
[19:26] Narrator
That was the intention of
Mia's words. However...
[19:29] Outland Count Rudolvon
I cannot express the depth of my
gratitude for your thoughtfulness.
[19:34] Mia (Young)
What?!
[19:36] Outland Count Rudolvon
She's going to arrange an environment
[19:38] Outland Count Rudolvon
where Cyril can learn without worrying
about the children from the great houses.
[19:43] Outland Count Rudolvon
And what's more, she's taken friendly
relations with the Lulus into account...
[19:48] Mia (Young)
D-Do you think he's one of those?
[19:50] Mia (Young)
You know, the type that enjoys
being bullied or made to feel pain?
[19:56] Anne
What?
[19:57] Cyril
Wow. Princess Mia's not only
beautiful but sagacious as well!
[20:01] Mia (Young)
W-Well, not only did
I keep Cyril in my hands,
[20:05] Mia (Young)
but the Rudolvons' grain
is now essentially mine.
[20:10] Narrator
Everything turned out okay
in the end. Magnificently so.
[20:16] Mia (Young)
That kind of thing makes a girl tired.
[20:21] Mia (Young)
Now that I think about it,
I haven't been checking lately...
[20:42] Mia (Young)
What... What's going on?
[20:46] Mia (Young)
Why did my diary vanish?
[20:48] Mia (Young)
How am I supposed to
avoid the guillotine without it?!
[20:53] Mia (Young)
Wait. Hold on.
[20:55] Mia (Young)
That's backwards.
[20:56] Mia (Young)
As long as that diary exists, it's certain
that I'll be put to the guillotine,
[21:01] Mia (Young)
and now that the diary
vanished, that means...
[21:05] Mia (Young)
Maybe the guillotine future
has vanished as well!
[21:09] Mia (Young)
I did it!
[21:10] Mia (Young)
I finally did it!
[21:12] Mia (Young)
I want to share this joy
with someone right away!
[21:16] Mia (Young)
But the person I most want to
share it with is Prince Abel!
[21:26] Man A (Jem)
It appears the empire is going to recover.
[21:30] Man C
Sounds like that kid Ludwig in the
Gold Moon Ministry is fairly exceptional.
[21:36] Man B
I really thought a food shortage
would take care of it.
[21:39] Man A (Jem)
And I hear Princess Mia and
Prince Sion's relationship is excellent.
[21:44] Man A (Jem)
We probably ought to consider the
efforts to divide them a failure.
[21:48] Man B
The Wisdom of the Empire, huh.
What a vexing brat.
[21:53] Man A (Jem)
No matter. It doesn't change what we must do.
[21:57] Man A (Jem)
We'll put the plans against
the empire on hold.
[22:01] Man A (Jem)
We're changing targets.
SIGN Illustration by: Kaoru Harugano
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