E4 - The Imperial Prince
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[00:08] Servant A
Your Highness, standing out in the sea breeze
too long may affect your health.
[00:14] Ten'yuu
Yes, I'll go inside.
[00:20] Servant A
In truth, I am still against your decision
to visit this place personally.
[00:23] Ten'yuu
Enough.
[02:05] Siegfried
Thank you for attending both the
debut ceremony and the evening ball.
[02:11] Sei
Oh, not at all.
[02:12] Sei
Thank you kindly for inviting me.
[02:16] Siegfried
Has anyone been pestering you
since then, Lady Sei?
[02:21] Sei
No. At least, not as of yet.
[02:23] Siegfried
Glad to hear it.
[02:24] Siegfried
I will take care of anyone
who may cause you problems.
[02:28] Sei
Thank you.
[02:35] Siegfried
There is yet another reason
I called you here today.
[02:39] Siegfried
We are preparing receive an exchange
student from abroad.
[02:43] Dominic
He is a prince of one of our trade partners.
[02:45] Dominic
This turn of events is most
unprecedented, you see.
[02:49] Sei
A prince, you say?
[02:51] Siegfried
We received the request rather suddenly.
[02:54] Siegfried
The prince wishes to attend
the royal academy
[02:57] Siegfried
while observing our
various research facilities.
[03:00] Johan
Is the Medicinal Flora Research
Institute on the list?
[03:05] Siegfried
That is precisely what I wished to discuss.
[03:08] Johan
You mean about Sei?
[03:11] Siegfried
Yes.
[03:14] Johan
Your powers are a national secret.
[03:18] Siegfried
We would like to keep your interactions
with the exchange student to a minimum
[03:24] Siegfried
in order to safeguard knowledge
of the Holy Saint's power.
[03:27] Dominic
We were hoping you would stay in the royal
palace while the exchange student is here.
[03:35] Sei
Does that mean I can't go
to the Institute during that time?
[03:41] Johan
That would be difficult.
[03:43] Johan
Sei needs to monitor the herbs
she's growing in her garden.
[03:48] Johan
And she's ill at ease when she's not working,
[03:51] Johan
though I honestly wish she'd
take a break sometime.
[03:55] Sei
You got me...
[03:56] Johan
Allow us to discuss this more thoroughly
after we return to the Institute.
[04:01] Siegfried
My apologies for the trouble.
[04:03] Sei
Oh, think nothing of it!
[04:05] Sei
By the way, what country
does this prince hail from?
[04:09] Siegfried
An empire called Zaidera.
[04:13] Sei
Zaidera?
SIGN "The Imperial Prince"
[04:28] Jude
Hey, Sei.
[04:30] Sei
What?
[04:32] Jude
Wasn't that ship captain you met
in Morgenhaffen from Zaidera?
[04:37] Sei
Now that you mention it, yeah...
[04:41] Jude
Does that mean this is a result
of the potion you gave him?
[04:47] Sei
Please don't mention that.
[04:49] Johan
What about a potion?
[04:56] Johan
Your potions, hmm?
[04:58] Johan
I'm sure His Majesty suspects as much, too.
[05:00] Sei
He does?
[05:02] Johan
Didn't you have knights
bodyguard you on that trip?
[05:05] Johan
No matter how close they are to you,
[05:08] Johan
they should have reported everything.
[05:10] Sei
Of course.
[05:13] Sei
I didn't ask them to keep it a secret.
[05:17] Sei
It sounds like I really shouldn't be here
while the prince is visiting after all.
[05:23] Johan
Well, we don't actually know
he's after your potions,
[05:27] Johan
but all the better to avoid crossing
a potentially dangerous bridge.
[05:30] Jude
So you'll be accepting
the royal palace's request?
[05:36] Johan
We'll have Sei move to the royal palace
and commute to the Institute.
[05:41] Johan
When the prince visits here,
we'll have Sei take a day off.
[05:44] Johan
That'll be the best course of action.
[05:47] Jude
But I'll be so lonely.
[05:49] Sei
Me too!
[05:50] Sei
No, I'll be even more lonely...
[05:53] Jude
Huh?
[05:53] Sei
I'm cultivating some
very rare herbs right now.
[05:58] Sei
I wanted to record their
growth on a daily basis...
[06:13] Liz
Have you heard, Sei?
We're receiving an exchange student.
[06:16] Sei
Yes. I understand he plans to visit
the Institute as well.
[06:20] Sei
I believe I heard he'll be
attending the royal academy.
[06:24] Liz
Indeed, the student council is preparing
a formal reception for him.
[06:29] Sei
You have a student council here, too?
[06:32] Liz
Composed of highest-born noble students.
[06:36] Liz
Does this mean your homeland
also had student councils?
[06:39] Sei
Yeah, we did.
[06:40] Liz
I'm sure you achieved grand things
as a member of yours, didn't you?
[06:47] Sei
Nope, not at all! I was the kind of generic
schoolkid you'd find hiding in the corner.
[06:51] Liz
The current president is Prince Rayne.
[06:54] Sei
Oh, the second prince.
[06:57] Liz
As the vice president, I'm personally
overseeing the preparations.
[07:01] Liz
I calculated the budget
and organized the schedule...
[07:06] Sei
Sounds like you're as busy as we are.
[07:08] Liz
We're both working wonders, aren't we?
[07:14] Liz
I wonder what kind of person
the exchange student is.
[07:17] Sei
Surely he must be studious.
[07:20] Sei
He's going to all this trouble just to study.
[07:23] Liz
I certainly hope you're right.
[07:25] Sei
Are you doubtful?
[07:27] Liz
Well, I do wonder if it's possible he caused
a commotion in his country
[07:33] Liz
and he's fleeing abroad to hide for a time.
[07:38] Liz
Or perhaps he's a spy planning to uncover
the national secrets of Salutania
[07:42] Liz
to take back to the empire.
[07:48] Liz
I jest!
[07:51] Sei
Goodness!
[07:52] Liz
We actually don't have
much contact with Zaidera.
[07:56] Liz
I can't imagine they're very
interested in our national secrets.
[07:59] Sei
I'm sure you're right...
[08:01] Liz
That said, it'd be a different story
if you were involved.
[08:05] Sei
Huh?
[08:06] Liz
Huh?
[08:33] Marie
You look quite nervous, my lady.
[08:36] Marie
Does it displease you to join the reception
in the royal audience chamber?
[08:40] Sei
No, I've already accepted that much...
[08:43] Marie
Your status more than earns you
a place by His Majesty's side.
[08:49] Sei
I'm sure the people of Zaidera
are aware we have a Holy Saint.
[08:54] Sei
This is just another part of my duties.
[08:58] Marie
My, then what has you so bothered?
[09:02] Marie
You'll be able to hide behind this veil.
[09:05] Sei
Yes. I had Grand Magus Drewes enchant it
with magic that obscures the wearer.
[09:11] Sei
I'm confident the imperial prince
won't be able to see my face.
[09:17] Marie
It's amazing you'd even think
to request such a thing, Lady Sei.
[09:22] Sei
Oh, don't say that.
[09:24] Sei
This veil's going to make it hard
for me to see, too.
[09:30] Sei
I'm glad they prepared an escort
to take me to the audience chamber,
[09:35] Sei
but I'm still a little nervous.
[09:37] Marie
I see. So that's what it is.
[09:42] Maid
Commander Hawke of the
Third Order of Knights has arrived.
[09:47] Marie
Sounds like you can relax
since it's someone you know.
[09:50] Sei
Th-That's true, but I wasn't
mentally prepared to see him either!
[10:04] Albert
You look beautiful.
[10:07] Sei
Thank you very much.
[10:09] Albert
Please allow me the honor of escorting you.
[10:12] Sei
If you'd be so kind.
[10:14] Sei
Check me out, not getting flustered
by the commander's compliments!
[10:26] Maid
She's as beautiful as a bride!
[10:31] Albert
Does that make me the groom?
[10:36] Albert
Now, let us be off to our wedding, my bride.
[11:02] Sei
He's already back to work mode. So unfair...
[11:10] Ceremonial Official
Announcing the arrival
of Imperial Prince Ten'yuu!
[11:23] Sei
That's Prince Ten'yuu?
[11:38] Sei
Was that just my imagination?
[11:43] Liz
Prince Ten'yuu seems to be
a rather serious man after all.
[11:48] Sei
He's already attending classes
at the academy, isn't he?
[11:51] Sei
Does he match his first impression?
[11:53] Liz
He is very polite and gentlemanly.
He's already made many friends.
[12:01] Sei
He's older than you, isn't he?
[12:04] Liz
That's correct.
[12:06] Liz
He is Zaidera's eighteenth prince,
son of the emperor's seventh concubine.
[12:12] Sei
The eighteenth prince...?
[12:14] Sei
I don't know what that makes
the prince's political standing,
[12:17] Sei
but that's a lot of wives for one husband.
[12:21] Liz
Salutania believes in one wife
and one husband,
[12:24] Liz
so you've nothing to worry about.
[12:29] Sei
Wh-What are you saying?
[12:30] Liz
Goodness me. Who knows?
[12:33] Sei
Honestly!
[12:35] Sei
We have more important things at hand!
[12:37] Liz
My apologies.
[12:45] Liz
Prince Ten'yuu is knowledgeable
in a diversity of subjects,
[12:48] Liz
and I have seen him discussing many things
with other students after class.
[12:53] Sei
It sounds like he's most studious.
[12:56] Liz
Yes, and he seems
especially interested in plants.
[13:00] Sei
Plants? What kind of plants in particular?
[13:05] Liz
He spoke about quite a variety.
[13:07] Liz
Flowering plants, trees, fruits,
edible roots that can be used in medicine...
[13:16] Sei
Medicine? Which species did he
say could be used for that?
[13:21] Liz
I knew you would ask.
[13:25] Liz
This is a list of everything
I can remember that he mentioned.
[13:31] Sei
Splendid, Liz, you kindred spirit!
SIGN Sage
SIGN Angelica
SIGN Marigold
SIGN Cinnamon
SIGN Tarragon
SIGN Star Anise
SIGN Nettle
[13:39] Sei
These are indeed species with medicinal uses,
[13:42] Sei
but there's no focus on any particular type.
[13:45] Liz
I came to the same conclusion myself.
[13:48] Sei
Well, that's only judging by our standards.
[13:50] Sei
I'm not sure how the people
in Zaidera use these plants.
[13:54] Liz
I see.
[13:56] Liz
It's also common practice for royalty
to gather information by hiding
[14:02] Liz
their true purpose in a sea of questions.
[14:08] Liz
Either way, you should be careful, Sei.
[14:14] Liz
I'm sure he will begin visiting
the research facilities soon.
[14:17] Sei
I'm sure you're right.
Thank you for all the information, Liz.
[14:21] Sei
You're always such a help.
[14:22] Liz
This much is nothing, my kindred spirit.
[14:40] Sei
It's been four days!
There, there! Were you all lonely?
[14:44] Jade
Sei, what are you doing?
[14:52] Sei
Er, that's right!
[14:53] Sei
How was Prince Ten'yuu's visit?
[14:55] Jude
He's impressively serious.
[14:58] Sei
You think so too, Jude?
[15:02] Jude
The director said he could easily start work
at the Institute inside of a day.
[15:07] Sei
That is impressive.
Does that mean he's knowledgeable?
[15:10] Jude
Yeah, he even knew lots of potion ingredients.
[15:14] Jude
I learned a few things
from the questions he was asking.
[15:17] Sei
Oh? Like what?
[15:19] Jude
Like if potions are made with different
ingredients and methods from country to country
[15:24] Jude
and if their effects differ because of that.
[15:27] Sei
Sounds like he's really all about potions.
[15:31] Jude
He talked about plenty of things,
so I can't say.
[15:37] Sei
Still, why is Prince Ten'yuu
visiting personally?
[15:45] Ten'yuu
Excuse me.
[15:52] Ten'yuu
Thank you for taking the time out of your day
[15:54] Ten'yuu
to give me a tour of the Institute.
[15:57] Jude
No, I'm glad to be of assistance.
[16:01] Ten'yuu
Are you a researcher as well?
[16:03] Sei
Er, no, I'm just a regular old passerby...
[16:08] Jude
Sei!
[16:10] Sei
Yes, I work as a researcher at this facility.
[16:14] Sei
My name is Sei.
[16:17] Ten'yuu
I'm an exchange student from Zaidera.
My name is Ten'yuu.
[16:22] Ten'yuu
I don't think we met
when I visited a few days ago.
[16:26] Sei
I was working in a different area
on that day, Your Highness.
[16:30] Ten'yuu
Ah, I see.
[16:33] Ten'yuu
My apologies for the
belated introduction, then.
[16:36] Sei
That's quite all right.
[16:38] Ten'yuu
It's a pleasure to meet you.
[16:42] Sei
Y-Yes...
[16:49] Ten'yuu
Would you happen to be the one
caring for those plants?
[16:52] Sei
Oh, yes.
[16:54] Ten'yuu
They're exceedingly rare medicinal herbs.
[16:57] Ten'yuu
I don't believe they're native
to this environment.
[17:02] Sei
You're very discerning. I had them
sent to me from Klausner's Domain.
[17:07] Sei
He could tell at a glance?
He must really know his medicinal herbs...
[17:15] Sei
Wh-What is it?
[17:17] Ten'yuu
Other than growing herbs,
what kind of research do you do?
[17:20] Sei
Um, well, I can't explain it that well,
but it's nothing especially important...
[17:28] Ten'yuu
I see. How very interesting.
[17:31] Sei
Wait, what? How? Which part?
[17:35] Servant B
Your Highness, it's almost time.
[17:37] Ten'yuu
I see.
[17:39] Ten'yuu
I apologize for interrupting your work.
[17:42] Sei
No, not at all.
Our apologies for keeping you.
[17:46] Ten'yuu
I would love to speak with you
more intimately in the future, Sei.
[18:06] Sei
Did you know he was visiting today?!
[18:08] Jude
I didn't!
[18:09] Sei
Then what was that?!
[18:10] Jude
Why was he here?!
[18:19] Johan
About your meeting with Prince Ten'yuu...
[18:23] Johan
Reporting of it to the royal palace
has caused a huge fuss.
[18:29] Sei
I'm so sorry. I was careless...
[18:33] Johan
Oh, no, I didn't mean because of you.
[18:36] Johan
It wasn't your fault.
You dealt with it as best you could.
[18:41] Johan
The problem is the imperial prince's behavior.
[18:44] Sei
What do you mean?
[18:46] Johan
The royal palace and His Majesty
were both unaware of his visit.
[18:51] Johan
In other words, he snuck into the Institute.
[18:54] Jude
What?! That's a serious problem.
[18:57] Jude
We keep a ton of
confidential information there.
[19:01] Johan
That's precisely why it caused such a fuss.
[19:04] Jude
Is he after Sei?
[19:07] Johan
I wonder. He claims he simply got lost
while going for a walk.
[19:12] Sei
He got lost, did he?
[19:15] Jude
And he just so conveniently
happened to run into us?
[19:18] Johan
Still, I believe the Holy Saint's
identity remains a secret from Zaidera.
[19:24] Johan
I don't think anyone would ever imagine
she's working so openly outside the palace.
[19:28] Jude
Yeah, no one would think the Holy Saint
[19:30] Jude
is super obsessed with special seedlings
[19:34] Jude
or a wicked workaholic.
[19:36] Sei
Watch it.
[19:38] Jude
Am I wrong?
[19:39] Sei
I didn't say that. Jeez...
[19:43] Johan
Well, the matter was settled
with but a stern warning this time.
[19:46] Johan
In exchange, we've assigned bodyguards
to keep tabs on the prince.
[19:50] Jude
Does that mean he can't come to the
Institute without permission anymore?
[19:56] Johan
That's right.
[19:58] Jude
Then there's nothing to worry about now.
[20:00] Jude
As long as we know he's coming,
we can hide Sei in the palace.
[20:04] Jude
Problem solved!
[20:06] Jude
You're free to overwork yourself again!
[20:08] Johan
Hey now...
[20:15] Sei
One of his attendants said,
"It's almost time."
[20:19] Sei
Does that mean there was
a time limit on him being lost?
[20:29] Servant A
Did you learn anything, Your Highness?
[20:31] Ten'yuu
Yes.
[20:33] Ten'yuu
During my first visit to the
Medicinal Flora Research Institute.
[20:41] (Flashback) Knight
Where's Sei?
[20:42] (Flashback) Researcher
She's not working today, remember?
[20:45] (Flashback) Knight
Oops, that's right. Sorry.
[20:47] (Flashback) Knight
I wanted to thank her
for last time. I'll come again.
[20:54] Ten'yuu
People clearly look up to
a researcher there named Sei.
[20:59] Ten'yuu
Multiple knights mentioned her
while I was there.
[21:04] Servant A
Is that significant?
[21:07] Ten'yuu
I've gathered three things.
[21:09] Ten'yuu
First, Sei the researcher is skilled enough
[21:13] Ten'yuu
that people outside
the Institute depend on her.
[21:16] Ten'yuu
Second, she's important enough that
everyone in the facility knows her days off.
[21:23] Ten'yuu
But third, her absence that day
[21:25] Ten'yuu
must have been so sudden
that word hadn't traveled.
[21:31] Ten'yuu
Almost as if she was purposefully
absent for my visit.
[21:35] Ten'yuu
In short, she may be the key I'm looking for.
[21:39] Servant A
I see...
[21:41] Ten'yuu
Well, that much is conjecture.
[21:44] Ten'yuu
I'm afraid my next move may be somewhat rash.
[21:49] Servant A
Think of your status, Your Highness...
[21:51] Ten'yuu
That doesn't matter. I must do this,
no matter what the sacrifice.
[22:00] Servant A
I wish you luck, Your Highness.
SIGN Next Time
SIGN "Purpose"