E11 - The Spirit Contract of Despair and Determination

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[00:02] High Elder
    I see.
[00:03] High Elder
    The restoration of your right
    to succeed the throne?
[00:07] Anisphia
    Yes. I've been removed from my duties
    as princess for a long time,
[00:11] Anisphia
    so I thought I should reintroduce
    myself to the spirit-faithful.
[00:16] High Elder
    I see! That is quite admirable.
[00:19] High Elder
    It seems our tomboy princess
    has settled down at last.
[00:23] High Elder
    Do you intend to assume the role
    of our future queen from now on?
[00:28] Anisphia
    Yes... I do.
[00:30] LeaderA
    Is she mad?
[00:32] LeaderA
    We've never had a queen, much less
    a royal who couldn't use magic!
[00:36] LeaderB
    The king isn't even forty years old yet.
[00:39] LeaderB
    He could still produce
    a new heir if he tried.
[00:41] LeaderA
    Yes, a king has an obligation to produce
    and raise his heir, for crying out loud!
[00:47] Middle Elder
    He must have some profound idea in mind
    that we lower classes could never fathom.
[00:53] Middle Elder
    Either that,
[00:54] Middle Elder
    or he just really wants
    Princess Anisphia to be queen.
[01:00] Anisphia
    Regardless of what the king may be thinking,
[01:03] Anisphia
    I intend to carry out my duties
    respectably as the next in line.
[01:07] Anisphia
    I would greatly appreciate your cooperation.
[01:12] High Elder
    You have made your determination
    quite clear to us.
[01:17] High Elder
    We look forward to seeing how
    you conduct yourself henceforth.
[01:20] Anisphia
    Yes. I humbly request your
    guidance and encouragement.
[01:25] High Elder
    Indeed.
[01:27] High Elder
    However, may I say just one thing?
[01:31] High Elder
    Your... "magicology," was it?
[01:34] High Elder
    It is unacceptable.
[01:37] High Elder
    To give magic, a blessing granted
    only to us, to mere commoners
[01:42] High Elder
    would render the authority of
    the nobility and royalty useless.
[01:47] High Elder
    Do you understand?
[01:51] Middle Elder
    No need for concern.
[01:53] Middle Elder
    The princess has always
    loved magic, after all.
[01:58] LeaderA
    Which means she will need to think of a way
    to give magic to the next generation.
[02:04] LeaderB
    Exactly. The royal family
    exists for the purpose
[02:07] LeaderB
    of inheriting the gift of
    magic from the spirits.
[02:10] Middle Elder
    Meaning it would be ideal for the princess
    to produce an heir as soon as possible.
[02:16] LeaderB
    In that case, we shall
    have to choose a partner
[02:20] LeaderB
    close to her age from a high-ranking family.
[02:23] LeaderA
    At this point, why prioritize status?
[02:25] LeaderA
    We can just choose someone with
    an exceptional talent for magic.
[02:29] LeaderB
    Then there's no need to worry
    about his age, either.
[02:32] High Elder
    Indeed. We should keep a
    few candidates on hand.
[02:36] High Elder
    Luckily, the princess seems
    to be in magnificent health.
[02:44] Middle Elder
    That said, I suppose internal stability
    should be our first priority.
[02:48] LeaderA
    True.
[02:49] LeaderB
    Yes, but we must waste no time...
[03:07] Anisphia
    It's okay.
[03:09] Anisphia
    I'm perfectly fine.
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[04:45] Lainie
    Here you go.
[04:46] Euphyllia
    Thank you.
[04:49] Ilia
    You've truly begun
    to look the part of a maid.
[04:53] Lainie
    I'm still in training...
[04:55] Lainie
    But I have you to thank, Miss Ilia.
[04:57] Ilia
    You have been an apprentice
    worth teaching, Lainie.
[05:05] Euphyllia
    Miss Anis, may I have some time
    to speak with you tomorrow?
[05:12] Euphyllia
    Ilia and Lainie, I'd like you there, as well.
[05:19] Anisphia
    Um, I have Tilty's medical exam tomorrow...
[05:27] Anisphia
    I'll reschedule it.
[05:29] Euphyllia
    Thank you.
[05:32] Euphyllia
    I've found what it is that I must do.
[05:35] Euphyllia
    And I want you, along with your father
    and mother, to hear it first.
[05:54] Orphanse
    Ah, there you are, Anis.
[06:00] Anisphia
    Father, who is she?
[06:02] Lumi
    Pleased to meet you, Your Highness.
[06:05] Lumi
    I'm Lumi.
[06:06] Lumi
    If I called myself a spirit contractor,
    would you understand?
[06:09] Anisphia
    Huh?! But... what is a spirit
    contractor doing here?
[06:15] Euphyllia
    Your Majesties, thank you for making time
    to meet with me today.
[06:20] Orphanse
    It's no bother at all.
[06:22] Orphanse
    But I do wonder what it
    is you want to tell us...
[06:32] Euphyllia
    I have a favor I wish to ask of you.
[06:35] Orphanse
    Uh-huh...
[06:37] Euphyllia
    Miss Lumi has determined that I meet the
    requirements to forge a spirit contract.
[06:42] Orphanse
    What?!
[06:47] Anisphia
    Huh? A s-spirit contract? Euphie?
[06:51] Lumi
    Yes.
[06:53] Lumi
    She is the only one in the world right now
    with the qualifications and will to do it.
[06:58] Orphanse
    Are you serious?
[07:01] Orphanse
    Even knowing the truth of what
    spirit contractors are?!
[07:05] Euphyllia
    Yes.
[07:08] Sylphine
    Becoming a spirit contractor will make it
    difficult for you to live a normal life.
[07:13] Anisphia
    What do you mean by that?
[07:18] Sylphine
    How old does Miss Lumi look to you?
[07:23] Anisphia
    How old? About the same as me?
[07:26] Sylphine
    She still looks exactly the way
    she did when we first met her.
[07:32] Sylphine
    That was decades ago.
[07:35] Anisphia
    So spirit contractors... never age?
[07:39] Lumi
    Well, yes, but it's more than just that.
[07:43] Lumi
    In exchange for receiving great power,
    the contract dictates
[07:47] Lumi
    that you will eventually
    become a spirit yourself.
[07:49] Anisphia
    You'll... become a spirit?
[07:53] Lumi
    My real name is Lumielle René Palettia.
[07:57] Lumi
    In other words, I'm your ancestor.
[08:00] Anisphia
    Ancestor? You mean...
[08:08] Lumi
    I had a prince consort, too.
[08:11] Lumi
    He was a good man. A very good man.
[08:15] Lumi
    There were times when I wished
    I could live with him forever.
[08:23] Lumi
    But...
[08:25] Lumi
    The difference between our lifespans
    killed any hope of that.
[08:30] Lumi
    Once you become a spirit,
[08:32] Lumi
    all desires you had as a human disappear.
[08:36] Lumi
    There's no more need
    for memories or emotions.
[08:42] Lumi
    Can you imagine that? You forget everything.
[08:46] Lumi
    The way they smile at you in exasperation,
[08:49] Lumi
    the sound of their voice
    softly calling your name,
[08:52] Lumi
    the warmth you feel when
    they shyly touch you...
[08:56] Lumi
    You forget all of it.
[09:04] Lumi
    However you may try
    to preserve it all in writing,
[09:07] Lumi
    it only survives on paper.
[09:10] Lumi
    It becomes no more than a record
    with no feelings attached to it.
[09:18] Lumi
    You even forget that you forgot it.
[09:22] Lumi
    You lose your human body, your human life,
[09:25] Lumi
    and in time, even your human soul...
[09:29] Lumi
    and find yourself trapped
    in eternal solitude.
[09:39] Anisphia
    That's... the truth of the spirit contract?
[09:43] Lumi
    Knowing that, do you still wish to forge one?
[09:48] Euphyllia
    Yes. The spirit contract
    is essential in fulfilling my wish.
[09:54] Euphyllia
    Your Majesty, once I have
    completed the spirit contract,
[09:58] Euphyllia
    I would like you to adopt me
    into the royal family
[10:02] Euphyllia
    and grant me the right
    to inherit the throne.
[10:05] Orphanse
    What?
[10:09] Orphanse
    W-Wait, wait! What are you saying?!
[10:12] Orphanse
    Adopt you?! Why would you ask that?!
[10:19] Orphanse
    Grantz! What's the meaning of this?!
[10:21] Orphanse
    Why would Euphyllia ask such a thing?!
[10:23] Grantz
    I never gave her my blessing to ask this.
[10:26] Grantz
    But you know she isn't the type
    to take no for an answer.
[10:30] Grantz
    She is my daughter.
[10:30] Anisphia
    Euphie... Why would you...
[10:34] Euphyllia
    Because I cannot allow you to become queen.
[10:40] Anisphia
    Wh-Why not?
[10:42] Orphanse
    What do you mean by that, Euphyllia?
[10:45] Euphyllia
    Miss Anis will never be accepted
    by the nobility of this kingdom,
[10:49] Euphyllia
    for the sole reason that
    she cannot use magic.
[10:53] Orphanse
    And that's why you want me to
    give you the right to succeed?
[10:59] Orphanse
    I acknowledge that you
    have remarkable talent.
[11:02] Orphanse
    But even if we adopt you, that doesn't
    guarantee the nobles will accept you!
[11:06] Euphyllia
    That's what the spirit contract is for.
[11:09] Euphyllia
    If I achieve the same thing
    our founding king did,
[11:12] Euphyllia
    I can convince the spirit-faithful
    to accept me.
[11:18] Anisphia
    Euphie, why?
[11:20] Euphyllia
    So that you won't have to be queen.
[11:24] Anisphia
    Wait... Hang on!
    I never asked you to do this!
[11:28] Euphyllia
    I know. This is a promise
    that I made my own decision to fulfill.
[11:32] Euphyllia
    I don't want you to become queen.
[11:36] Anisphia
    Are you serious about this?
[11:42] Anisphia
    But you won't be human anymore!
[11:44] Anisphia
    You'll lose everyone, forget everything,
[11:46] Anisphia
    and be alone for the rest of eternity!
[11:51] Anisphia
    You can't do that!
[11:53] Anisphia
    I'd rather be queen than let you...
[11:57] Euphyllia
    Do you truly believe that you can
    lead this kingdom as its queen?
[12:10] Anisphia
    You're right. I don't have
    the ability to use magic.
[12:15] Anisphia
    And I know the nobles of this
    kingdom will never accept me.
[12:18] Anisphia
    But that's no reason for you
    to take this upon yourself!
[12:22] Euphyllia
    Still, if I become queen,
[12:25] Euphyllia
    I'll be able to keep your dream alive.
[12:28] Euphyllia
    Don't you love magic and want to share it
[12:31] Euphyllia
    so that more people can understand
    how wonderful it is?!
[12:35] Euphyllia
    Wasn't that your dream?!
[12:38] Anisphia
    My dream...
[12:41] Euphyllia
    I want you to achieve your dream.
[12:43] Euphyllia
    Your dream will bring
    prosperity to this kingdom.
[12:48] Euphyllia
    Please allow me to share
    your dream with you.
[12:51] Euphyllia
    For you to be free is my hope and wish.
[12:57] Euphyllia
    So, Miss Anis, please take my hand.
[13:11] Anisphia
    No...
[13:14] Anisphia
    Don't talk like that!
[13:16] Anisphia
    Don't make me depend on you!
[13:19] Euphyllia
    Miss Anis?
[13:21] Anisphia
    I'm the princess!
[13:23] Anisphia
    Whether they accept me or not,
    I'm this kingdom's princess!
[13:29] Anisphia
    If you take even that away from me...
[13:33] Anisphia
    What value will I have left?
[13:36] Sylphine
    Anis...
[13:47] Sylphine
    Wait, Anis!
[13:48] Sylphine
    Anisphia!
[14:06] Tilty
    What in the world are you doing?
[14:11] Anisphia
    Tilty... Why...
[14:14] Tilty
    You're the one who told me
    to make a house call.
[14:17] Tilty
    Do you have any idea what a spectacle
    you're making of yourself?
[14:21] Tilty
    I could tell it was you
    from inside my carriage.
[14:24] Tilty
    Ugh, you're such a pain.
[14:30] Tilty
    Can you stand?
[14:31] Anisphia
    Huh?
[14:32] Tilty
    What did I tell you?
    You're making a scene. Come on.
[14:36] Anisphia
    Right...
[14:53] Tilty
    Go home once you've calmed down.
[14:55] Tilty
    Or should I call someone to come get you?
[14:58] Anisphia
    Sorry. Don't do that.
[15:00] Anisphia
    Not yet.
[15:02] Tilty
    What a pain...
[15:04] Anisphia
    Aren't you supposed to just silently
    comfort me at times like this?
[15:09] Tilty
    What do you expect out of me?
[15:12] Tilty
    Go home before this blows up into
    a big mess. You're a nuisance.
[15:15] Anisphia
    A nuisance...
[15:19] Tilty
    I'm sorry, okay?
[15:21] Tilty
    You're really throwing me off here...
[15:27] Tilty
    Stay as long as you want.
[15:30] Anisphia
    Okay.
[15:31] Tilty
    But when someone comes for you, go home.
[15:35] Anisphia
    Will anyone come?
[15:37] Tilty
    If they don't, you could
    just stay here, right?
[15:41] Tilty
    I'll hear you out, at least
    whenever I have the time.
[15:52] Tilty
    I see.
[15:54] Tilty
    I thought you didn't care about
    your right to the throne.
[15:58] Anisphia
    I didn't care.
[16:00] Anisphia
    But Al isn't around anymore.
[16:02] Anisphia
    I'm the one who has to take on
    the responsibility of ruling.
[16:08] Anisphia
    If I don't, I have no value as a princess.
[16:11] Anisphia
    So how could she tell me I don't
    have to be queen after all this?
[16:17] Anisphia
    But I have to give in.
[16:20] Anisphia
    They'll never accept me.
[16:23] Tilty
    Why do you need them to accept you?
[16:26] Anisphia
    Huh?
[16:28] Tilty
    A stupid father who dumps all the
    responsibility on his daughter...
[16:31] Tilty
    A bunch of stupid nobles who give thanks
    for some moldy old traditions...
[16:35] Tilty
    A stupid kingdom that
    doesn't appreciate you...
[16:38] Tilty
    Why do you need any of them to accept you?
[16:42] Anisphia
    But... But still...
[16:43] Tilty
    Oh, come on...
[16:53] Tilty
    Why don't you just ditch this kingdom?
[16:56] Tilty
    Throw away your role
    and your right to the throne,
[16:59] Tilty
    and go somewhere completely
    different to study magic.
[17:03] Tilty
    You don't need to be here to do that, right?
[17:07] Anisphia
    I can't.
[17:08] Tilty
    If you'd be missing any documents
    or materials, I can help you.
[17:12] Tilty
    It might be nice to travel
    to all kinds of places together.
[17:16] Tilty
    We could study the magic and curses
    they have in other countries,
[17:19] Tilty
    eat some delicious foods here and there,
[17:22] Tilty
    and maybe con some money out of
    evil nobles and corrupt merchants.
[17:28] Anisphia
    That sounds nice.
[17:32] Anisphia
    But we can't.
[17:34] Anisphia
    I still can't throw it away.
[17:36] Anisphia
    I can't throw away the fact
    that I'm a princess.
[17:40] Tilty
    I see.
[17:42] Euphyllia
    Tilty! Are you in there?
[17:45] Euphyllia
    If you are, please answer me!
[17:47] Tilty
    Someone came for you after all.
[17:54] Tilty
    Ready?
[18:05] Euphyllia
    Miss Anis...
[18:09] Tilty
    I'll leave the room. Tell me before you go.
[18:13] Euphyllia
    I'm very sorry for all the trouble.
[18:24] Anisphia
    Just leave me alone.
[18:26] Euphyllia
    I can't do that!
[18:37] Anisphia
    Why are you making that face?
[18:39] Euphyllia
    That's the first time you've
    expressed anger toward me.
[18:44] Anisphia
    Huh?
[18:47] Euphyllia
    Being a princess was much more important
    to you than I realized, wasn't it?
[19:03] Anisphia
    You're not fair, Euphie!
[19:05] Anisphia
    I wanted the ability to use magic, too!
[19:09] Anisphia
    Then I wouldn't have to lose
    anyone... or anything...
[19:15] Anisphia
    Why do you have to deprive me
    of my role as princess now?!
[19:19] Anisphia
    It's my duty... and it's all I have left!
[19:24] Anisphia
    Even if no one approves
    or expects anything of me,
[19:27] Anisphia
    I'm the princess of this kingdom!
[19:29] Anisphia
    I'm the daughter of my mother and father!
[19:33] Anisphia
    I can still keep trying hard...
[19:36] Anisphia
    I can try harder!
[19:38] Anisphia
    So don't make me someone nobody needs!
[19:50] Anisphia
    It's okay. I'm perfectly fine.
[19:55] Euphyllia
    You're obviously not fine at all!
[19:58] Euphyllia
    Someone who values others before herself,
[20:01] Euphyllia
    who can't leave them on their own,
[20:03] Euphyllia
    who'd even sacrifice herself for them...
[20:07] Euphyllia
    To be rejected and hated by everyone...
[20:11] Euphyllia
    There's no way you're fine with that!
[20:14] Anisphia
    Stop.
[20:16] Euphyllia
    None of this is your fault!
[20:19] Euphyllia
    This kingdom where you can't make anyone
    happy without magic is to blame!
[20:24] Anisphia
    But even so, this is the kingdom that my
    mother and father wanted to protect!
[20:29] Anisphia
    And all I can do is ruin that...
[20:36] Euphyllia
    But you have protected it.
[20:39] Euphyllia
    With the power of magic that
    you had more faith in than anyone.
[20:43] Euphyllia
    You care about this kingdom
    more than anyone,
[20:46] Euphyllia
    and you've fought for it
    by yourself all this time.
[20:49] Euphyllia
    Even without anyone's approval,
[20:51] Euphyllia
    you made your very own
    kind of magic a reality.
[20:57] Euphyllia
    You have my affirmation
    above all others, Miss Anis.
[21:13] Anisphia
    It's okay now. You've done enough.
[21:18] Anisphia
    I can give up now.
[21:20] Anisphia
    Euphie, the one I admire most
    of all, gave me her approval.
[21:24] Anisphia
    That's more than rewarding enough.
[21:27] Euphyllia
    Miss Anis?
[21:29] Anisphia
    I still can't do it.
    I don't want to sacrifice you.
[21:33] Anisphia
    My dream can't even begin
    to compare to your life.
[21:38] Euphyllia
    But—
[21:40] Anisphia
    I know you won't back down,
[21:43] Anisphia
    I know how you feel,
    and I know what you're saying.
[21:48] Anisphia
    So... let's have a duel.
[21:52] Anisphia
    That's how you can convince me.
[22:01] Euphyllia
    Very well.
SIGN    Episode Eleven
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    The Spirit Contract of Despair and Determination
SIGN    Episode Twelve
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Their Magical Revolution