E11 - Between a Rock and a Hard Place? Are You Kidding Me?!

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SIGN    Dukedom of
         Bleichröder
SIGN    Breichburg
SIGN    Great Rieg Mountains
SIGN    Baumeister Knightdom
[00:16] Brantag
    The crown has wanted to develop
[00:19] ---
    this ridiculously large swath of untapped land
[00:22] ---
    and reap huge benefits for several years now.
[00:27] Brantag
    But no matter how much time passes,
    it's not getting built up.
[00:31] Brantag
    Why do you think that is?
[00:34] Well
    Because the lords of these lands have
    all been ordinary people for generations?
[00:38] Brantag
    Correct.
[00:40] Brantag
    On top of that, the next heir in line
    is both ordinary and a scumbag.
[00:46] Brantag
    The royal palace is at their wit's end.
[00:56] Brantag
    That's when you came into the picture.
[01:00] Brantag
    Naturally, those in the palace
    want to replace the current lord.
[01:05] Well
    But they can't give my father such an order.
[01:09] Brantag
    Yeah, because then every lord
    in the country would be afraid.
[01:13] Brantag
    Afraid that they might be replaced,
    too, if it came down to it.
[01:18] Brantag
    Which is why the royal
    palace hatched their plot.
[01:22] Well
    Plot?
[01:24] Well
    You can't mean...
[01:27] Brantag
    That's exactly what I mean.
[01:30] Brantag
    They're going to make that scumbag
    brother of yours blow his top.
[01:34] Brantag
    Then, once you've subjugated him,
[01:36] Brantag
    they'll have your father retire to take
    responsibility for his heir's scandal.
[01:42] Brantag
    That sets you up to replace him as lord.
[01:46] Well
    Then the whole reason they sent me
    here was to provoke Brother Kurt?
[01:53] Brantag
    Yes.
[01:54] Brantag
    Fortunately enough, our lord did have the
    problem of undead that needed purifying.
[01:59] Brantag
    He took advantage of that,
    knowing that if he sent you home,
[02:02] Brantag
    the people would wish for
    you to replace the heir...
[02:08] Brantag
    and that would cause your brother
    to panic and try to kill you.
[02:11] Well
    Wait... If we were embarking
    on such a dangerous operation,
[02:14] Well
    you should have told me ahead of time.
[02:17] Brantag
    But you don't want to become the lord, right?
[02:21] Well
    Yeah, th-that's true, but...
[02:25] Brantag
    Fortunately, this plot was one
    that could be carried out
[02:28] ---
    whether you knew the truth or not.
[02:31] Brantag
    So I kept quiet about it for the time being.
[02:34] Well
    What were you planning to
    do if I actually got killed?
[02:37] Brantag
    You think they could kill you that easily?
[02:41] Brantag
    I've been keeping an eye on you, after all.
[02:44] Well
    That's why you never drank any liquor!
[02:48] Brantag
    That mead sure did look good, though.
[02:53] Well
    Still, though, making me the lord?
[02:57] Brantag
    What're you saying?
[02:58] Brantag
    You're the perfect man for the job.
[03:01] Brantag
    You already possess the vast assets
    needed to develop this land.
[03:06] Well
    Sure, I have more money than
    I know what to do with, but...
[03:11] Well
    Wait, are you saying I kept
    getting all that money
[03:14] ---
    just so I could develop this land one day?
[03:23] Well
    Just how far back did this scheme start?
[03:26] Brantag
    Who knows? What I just told you
    is partially my own speculation.
[03:33] Brantag
    One thing is certain, though.
[03:38] Brantag
    The curtain's already risen on this show.
[03:43] Well
    I just hope it doesn't
    turn out to be a tragedy.
SIGN    The 8th Son?
     Are You Kidding Me?
SIGN    The 8th Son?
     Are You Kidding Me?
SIGN    The 8th Son?
     Are You Kidding Me?
SIGN    The 8th Son?
     Are You Kidding Me?
SIGN    The 8th Son?
     Are You Kidding Me?
SIGN    The 8th Son?
     Are You Kidding Me?
SIGN    The 8th Son?
     Are You Kidding Me?
SIGN    The 8th Son?
     Are You Kidding Me?
SIGN    Episode 11
    Between a Rock and a Hard Place? Are You Kidding Me?!
[05:26] Er
    We have no choice but to do what
    the royal palace wants, right?
[05:32] Iina
    They did say you'd be able to keep
    adventuring after becoming the lord.
[05:38] Louise
    This is unusual.
[05:39] Louise
    Normally you'd just go ahead and
    agree to any orders from above,
[05:43] Louise
    not agonize over it this much.
[05:49] Hermann
    Well, you have visitors.
[05:56] Well
    Here I go.
[05:58] Both
    Okay!
[06:03] Both
    Wow!
[06:06] Louise
    I guess this is why he's constantly
    been agonizing over it.
[06:10] Er
    Huh? You mean if Well becomes
    the lord, then those kids...
[06:14] Iina
    They'll lose their future as nobles.
[06:18] Elise
    Depending on the outcome, they may
    even have to leave this land.
[06:39] Citizen
    Sir Hermann, this is bad!
[06:42] Jurgen
    Listen up, everyone.
[06:43] Jurgen
    I want you to understand that our
    future rests upon these demands.
[06:47] Jurgen
    Let's go!
[06:48] Villagers
    Yeah!
[06:54] Jurgen
    Sir Hermann.
[06:56] Hermann
    Hey, what's going on here?
[06:58] Hermann
    Jurgen, explain yourself.
[07:02] Jurgen
    Um...
[07:05] Jurgen
    We're going to Sir Artur with our demands.
[07:08] Hermann
    Demands?
[07:09] Jurgen
    We want the heir to be
    Sir Wendelin, not Sir Kurt!
[07:14] Well
    Huh?
[07:16] Hermann
    I understand how you feel,
    but Brother Kurt will never allow that.
[07:20] Hermann
    And if this goes poorly, you'll all...
[07:22] Jurgen
    We're not afraid of punishment!
[07:26] Jurgen
    Sir Kurt is giving favorable treatment
    only to those close to him,
[07:31] Jurgen
    and just wringing taxes out of everyone else!
[07:35] Jurgen
    We have all prepared ourselves to fight
    for the future of our grandchildren!
[07:42] Jurgen
    Sir Wendelin, please become our lord!
[07:48] Well
    Um, please give me some more time.
[07:53] Jurgen
    But we've heard they'll finish identifying
    the dead men's things tomorrow,
[07:56] ---
    and that you'll be leaving this land then.
[07:59] Jurgen
    That's why we moved quickly to action.
[08:01] Well
    Wait a minute.
[08:03] Well
    I haven't made any plans like that.
[08:07] Jurgen
    Huh? But...
[08:10] Jurgen
    You told us that, right?
[08:12] Villager
    Me?
[08:13] Villager
    Nuh-uh, it wasn't me.
[08:14] Villager
    It was you, right?
[08:15] Villager
    Huh?
[08:16] Villager
    I never said that.
[08:17] Villager
    Wait... Who did say it?
[08:20] Villager
    But my wife told me she heard it from you.
[08:22] Villager
    What? No way!
[08:24] Villager
    It had to be you!
[08:25] Villager
    It wasn't me!
[08:28] Brantag
    You've made quite a few moves, haven't you?
[08:31] Klaus
    Moves?
[08:33] Klaus
    I have no idea what you speak of.
[08:36] Brantag
    You say this is all for the people,
[08:39] Brantag
    but encouraging them to
    face death and demand it...
[08:45] Brantag
    You're a sly one.
[08:49] Brantag
    If that boy becomes the lord,
    the future of this land is bright.
[08:53] Brantag
    I imagine you'll be given fine treatment, too.
[08:58] Klaus
    I don't want anything like that.
[09:02] Brantag
    It's fine. What you're doing isn't wrong.
[09:05] Brantag
    It's just that the royal palace doesn't
    like others acting on their own.
[09:09] Brantag
    So if you push any harder...
[09:13] Klaus
    I thank you for the warning.
[09:16] Klaus
    But...
[09:18] Klaus
    I am only a simple village chief.
[09:21] Klaus
    I will never be anything more,
[09:23] Klaus
    nor anything less.
[09:26] Klaus
    Excuse me.
[09:34] Klaus
    Sir Brantag...
[09:41] Klaus
    Do be careful around Lady Amalie.
[09:58] Eckhart
    Sir Kurt, how long is that man staying here?
[10:03] Eckhart
    Listen...
[10:04] Eckhart
    This is hard for me to say,
[10:06] Eckhart
    but if he stays here too long,
[10:07] Eckhart
    those ignorant villagers will turn to him.
[10:11] Kurt
    I will not allow it!
[10:13] Kurt
    Any who oppose me shall be severely punished!
[10:16] Kurt
    Their families, too!
[10:19] Kurt
    I will not tolerate it!
[10:27] Elise
    Thank goodness that didn't
    become a serious matter.
[10:29] Er
    Still, you need to figure
    out your answer soon,
[10:32] Er
    or there's a good chance those people
    will do the same thing again.
[10:38] Well
    By the way, if I were to become the lord,
[10:42] Well
    what would happen to Brother Kurt?
[10:46] Well
    Exile?
[10:47] Brantag
    Do you think the royal palace would
    just ignore a spark of chaos?
[10:54] Well
    What? Then...
[10:56] Brantag
    He'll be erased.
[11:00] Brantag
    Boy,
[11:02] Brantag
    you still don't understand nobles.
[11:09] Elise
    I hope your feelings get through to him.
[11:18] Well
    Later.
SIGN    Dukedom of
         Bleichröder
SIGN    Southern Archipelago
[11:32] Well
    So... I have a request.
[11:38] Well
    When Father retires and you become the lord...
[11:44] Well
    I would like to receive some of the land.
[11:49] Well
    If you agree to that,
[11:52] Well
    I can help you raise your noble rank,
[11:54] Well
    and I can help provide funds
    to develop the land, as well.
[11:58] Well
    Once development is underway,
[11:59] Well
    our people will be able to enjoy richer lives,
[12:02] Well
    and it will ensure the Baumeister
    family advances, too!
[12:07] Kurt
    So?
[12:08] Well
    All of the land that father actually
    controls would still pass on to you,
[12:15] Well
    so you wouldn't see any change
    to your current lifestyle.
[12:18] Well
    In return...
SIGN    Great Rieg Mountains
SIGN    Baumeister Knightdom
SIGN    Undeveloped Land
SIGN    Dukedom of
         Bleichröder
SIGN    Breichburg
SIGN    Great Rieg Mountains
SIGN    Baumeister Knightdom
SIGN    Undeveloped Land
SIGN    Southern Coast
[12:21] Well
    I would take over the undeveloped land.
SIGN    The Kingdom of Helmut
SIGN    Dukedom of
         Blois
SIGN    Dukedom of
         Bleichröder
[12:25] Kurt
    I see.
[12:26] Kurt
    I understand all too well now.
[12:28] Kurt
    That snake's tongue is how you
    climbed to your current position.
[12:33] Kurt
    But I won't be swindled!
[12:35] Kurt
    That's how you'll steadily
    steal away my authority,
[12:37] ---
    eventually becoming the lord yourself!
[12:39] Well
    No, I won't!
[12:40] Well
    At this rate, there will be
    a rebellion in this land,
[12:43] Well
    and both you and your family will—
[12:45] Kurt
    Silence!
[12:52] Kurt
    You annoy me!
[12:54] Kurt
    Leave here at once, you thief!
[13:13] Well
    To be honest, I suspected this might happen.
[13:18] Well
    That was the proposal
[13:21] Well
    that would avoid hurting anyone,
    but it wouldn't make Brother Kurt,
[13:24] Well
    the villagers, the palace,
    or anyone else happy.
[13:29] Well
    I don't know what else to do.
[13:34] Amalie
    I don't care what anyone else may think,
[13:38] Amalie
    so long as I can protect my children.
[13:42] Amalie
    Even now, I'm having them get close to you
[13:45] ---
    and appeal to your emotions so that
    they won't lose their noble status.
[13:52] Amalie
    Some people might call that devious, I'm sure.
[13:56] Well
    No way.
[13:58] Amalie
    Even if they do, that's fine.
[14:02] Amalie
    Because that's what I'm prepared
    to face as their mother.
[14:08] Well
    Prepared...
[14:11] Amalie
    I'm sorry for taking up your time.
[14:15] ---
    Let's take this back and show it to Mom.
[14:18] ---
    Yeah!
[14:19] Kid
    I bet she'll like it.
[14:23] Amalie
    Oh, how pretty.
[14:27] Kid
    Look at this, Mom!
[14:32] Kid
    Isn't it pretty?
[14:41] Louise
    No! You can't eat them!
[14:44] Wilma
    Eggs, eggs, eggs...
[14:46] Er
    My arms are killing me...
[14:48] Er
    Iina, switch with me!
[14:50] Iina
    Hey, Well's using magic! Cheater!
[14:53] Well
    Come on, everyone, add the oil.
[15:01] Well
    Hey, so listen...
[15:04] Well
    I'm planning to become the lord of this land.
[15:13] Well
    I'm probably going to end
    up hurting lots of people,
[15:17] Well
    and some will probably hate me.
[15:20] Well
    But this time, I'm prepared to face that.
[15:25] Well
    I'm not going to follow the
     royal palace's script, though.
[15:30] Well
    I'm not going to let anyone die.
[15:33] Well
    So...
[15:35] Well
    I'll need help from all of you.
[15:41] Well
    Whoa, whoa, whoa! You're adding too much oil!
[15:46] Er
    It's separating again!
[15:48] ---
    What are you doing?!
[15:49] Louise
    Hey! I told you, you can't eat it!
[15:52] Wilma
    So good!
[15:56] Elise
    Wendelin.
[16:00] Elise
    We're always on your side.
[16:14] Well
    Come, come!
[16:15] Well
    We have the magic seasoning that goes with
[16:18] ---
    vegetables, bread, meat,
    and everything else: mayonnaise!
[16:23] Villager
    Oh, my, this is good!
[16:26] Villager
    Give me some!
[16:27] Villager
    Me, too!
[16:28] Louise
    Here you go! All the latest
    clothing from the capital!
[16:31] Louise
    First come, first served!
[16:34] Iina
    These are all items made by
    the craftsmen of Breichburg!
[16:39] Er
    We have items you can
    only find in the capital!
[16:43] Villager
    These are good wares.
[16:46] Villager
    The stuff in Eckhart's shop
    doesn't hold a candle to these.
[16:55] Ingo
    It's already been a week since
    they opened up their bazaar.
[16:59] Eckhart
    Tsk! They've taken all the
    customers away from our shops!
[17:04] Dirk
    I had no idea the goods in Breichburg
    and the capital were that well-made.
[17:09] Ingo
    Yeah, at this rate, we're all...
[17:13] Lucas
    Um, Sir Kurt?
[17:16] Lucas
    In theory...
[17:17] Lucas
    What if we just killed that man?
[17:19] Kurt
    Are you a fool?!
[17:22] Kurt
    We're a facing a magician!
[17:24] Kurt
    It's obvious he'd turn the tables on us!
[17:26] Kurt
    How could you not even realize that?!
[17:31] Dirk
    We might be done for...
[17:55] Eckhart
    Sir Kurt!
[18:00] Eckhart
    They've betrayed us!
[18:04] Kurt
    That damn Wendelin!
[18:05] Kurt
    He threatened them with magic?!
[18:08] Eckhart
    Uh, actually, he didn't threaten them...
[18:13] Roderich
    So you're saying you provided
    them all the funds they needed
[18:18] ---
    to retrain their crafts here in the capital?
[18:20] Well
    Even if they wanted to learn
    more about their craft,
[18:24] Well
    there's no one to teach them
    out there on the outskirts,
[18:26] Well
    so they were pleased.
[18:28] Roderich
    That's true, if they hone their skills,
    they'll be able to find work anywhere.
[18:33] Roderich
    They won't have any more
    reason to cling to Sir Kurt.
[18:36] Well
    And that's how I'll thin the ranks of my
    brother's supporters until he's all alone.
[18:42] Roderich
    Driving him into a corner with
    a bazaar! How like you, my lord!
[18:46] Well
    I just hope he really does blow his top over it.
[18:50] Roderich
    Here it is.
[18:54] Well
    Yeah, this is good.
[18:56] Well
    It's spacious, and the kitchen is nice, too.
[18:59] Roderich
    I believe this should be enough
    for Lady Amalie and her two sons.
[19:04] Well
    It'll be hard on her sons,
    living away from their homeland.
[19:10] Roderich
    It will be better than living in shame.
[19:15] Well
    Okay, then we'll have them
    live here after the turmoil.
[19:20] Well
    What about the other part?
[19:23] Roderich
    We'll have Sir Kurt join this institution.
[19:26] Well
    I see. A church, huh?
[19:29] Roderich
    If we can bring him here
     after everything is over,
[19:32] Roderich
    even the royal palace will
    find it difficult to reach him.
[19:37] Well
    The rest depends on my negotiations
    with Cardinal Hohenheim.
[19:42] Roderich
    But he'll be confined to a life
    of repentance and prayer.
[19:47] Roderich
    That might be rather harsh for Sir Kurt.
[19:52] Well
    Even so, at least he'll still be alive.
[19:57] Well
    So, how are things at the mansion? Any changes?
[20:00] Roderich
    Well, if I had to say,
[20:03] ---
    the number of people who wish to meet
    with you has been growing by the day.
[20:07] Well
    With me?
[20:09] Well
    Oh, they're after the rights
    to the undeveloped land.
[20:12] Roderich
    It is a project that will
    move a lot of money,
[20:14] Roderich
    so everyone is desperate to be involved in it.
[20:19] Well
    Lord Marshall Edgar and
    Lord Commissioner Ruckner
[20:22] ---
    have been constantly sounding me out, too.
[20:24] Roderich
    Those individuals are already
    close to you, my lord,
[20:29] Roderich
    so I imagine they're quite pleased,
[20:30] Roderich
    but the nobles without much connection
    to you are growing incredibly impatient.
[20:42] Ruckner
    Take this to him.
[20:43] Adventurer
    As you wish.
[20:57] Kurt
    Hey! Today's the day of the village meeting!
[21:00] Kurt
    Why is nobody here?!
[21:03] Eckhart
    Because... they're all with Sir Wendelin.
[21:09] Eckhart
    Um, the truth is, Sir Wendelin came to
    me the other day with an offer, too.
[21:17] Eckhart
    An offer to train in the capital.
[21:20] Kurt
    Not you, too...
[21:23] Eckhart
    I'm sorry!
[21:43] Adventurer
    Do you think you can kill him with that?
[21:48] Kurt
    You!
[21:52] Adventurer
    This is a magic item known
    as the Dragon's Flute.
[21:56] Adventurer
    With this, you can be sure to kill him.