E7 - Interlude

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[00:15] Albert
    Sei! Now!
[00:16] Sei
    Right!
[00:27] Wolff
    Did she get them?!
[00:32] Knights
    We did it!
[00:43] Wolff
    Once again, we've safely cleared
    the area thanks to Sei.
[00:46] Knight A
    The monsters' numbers are really declining!
[00:53] Albert
    Did you find something nice again?
[00:56] Sei
    Oh, it's nothing important, but...
[01:01] Sei
    The firs caught my eye.
[01:03] Sei
    We also had them back home in my world.
[01:06] Albert
    They bring back memories?
[01:08] Sei
    Well, nothing special in particular.
[01:10] Sei
    We just decorate them in wintertime.
[01:13] Albert
    You decorate them?
[01:15] Sei
    Yes, in celebration of a
    winter holiday, you could say.
[01:20] Albert
    A holiday, huh?
[01:22] Albert
    What do you celebrate?
[01:23] Sei
    Lots of different things
    like a holy birthday,
[01:26] Sei
    the winter solstice,
    or the coming of a new year.
[01:28] Sei
    I think...
[01:30] Sei
    There are theories on its origin.
[01:32] Albert
    You think?
[01:34] Sei
    I don't know much about it.
[01:36] Sei
    In my homeland, it's a romantic holiday
    that you spend with a loved one.
[01:41] Sei
    Supposedly.
[01:42] Albert
    You spend it with a loved one?
[01:44] Albert
    Do you have any special memories of—
[01:47] Sei
    Nope.
[01:48] Albert
    That was a swift response.
[01:50] Sei
    I was always working.
[01:52] Sei
    With the end-of-the-year rush,
    a corporate slave like me never had the time.
[01:57] Albert
    Did you dislike the holiday?
[02:00] Sei
    No.
[02:04] Sei
    I enjoyed the festive atmosphere.
[02:09] Sei
    The illuminations at night were very pretty.
[02:13] Sei
    There were all sorts of decorations.
[02:15] Sei
    Ornaments that shine like the stars,
     strings of twinkling bulbs,
[02:20] Sei
    and others that make the snow
    glitter from their reflection...
[02:23] Sei
    They'd all light up the city at night.
[02:26] Sei
    I'm sorry. I'm probably not doing
    a very good job of conveying it.
[02:30] Albert
    No, I can picture it clearly.
[02:32] Sei
    Really?
[02:34] Albert
    Yes. I think it's beautiful.
[02:37] Sei
    Yes! It truly is!
[02:39] Sei
    Everything just sparkles...
[02:41] Albert
    That's not what I meant.
[02:43] Albert
    I think you're stunning
    when you talk about things you like.
[02:57] Sei
    He has such a handsome face.
[02:58] Sei
    Wait, hold on. No way. This is too much.
[03:00] Sei
    Isn't the commander the stunning one here?
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[04:41] Liz
    You look rather exhausted.
[04:44] Liz
    Was the subjugation difficult?
[04:47] Sei
    It went well enough.
    There were far fewer monsters this time.
[04:51] Sei
    I can't tell them I'm like this
    over the commander's smile...
[04:54] Aira
    The number of subjugations
     is also decreasing lately.
[04:58] Aira
    It's been a bit quiet for
    the Royal Magi Assembly, too.
[05:00] Liz
    My, things really are calming down.
[05:04] Liz
    That means we'll be up against
    a new problem soon.
[05:09] Sei
    Another problem?
[05:11] Liz
    To be frank, your engagement.
[05:14] Sei
    Engagement?
[05:15] Liz
    Why are you making such a
    disagreeable expression?
[05:18] Sei
    No reason...
[05:20] Liz
    It's time to think about marriage seriously.
[05:24] Liz
    You've used your duties as an excuse thus far,
[05:26] Sei
    What the heck is this?
    Am I back at my parents' house?
[05:26] Liz
    but you cannot put it off forever.
[05:28] Aira
    N-Now, now...
[05:30] Liz
    Have you not already had your debut
    and is your work not slowing down?
[05:36] Sei
    Well, yes.
[05:37] Sei
    That's true, Mother.
[05:39] Liz
    Who are you calling your mother?
[05:41] Liz
    Still, that being the case, aren't you
    going to receive invitations more often?
[05:46] Sei
    You mean to tea parties like this?
[05:48] Liz
    Well, I'm sure you'll get invited
    to evening parties as well.
[05:51] Sei
    Huh?
[05:52] Liz
    You're most popular, Sei.
[05:54] Sei
    That's not true...
[05:55] Liz
    It is quite true.
[05:57] Liz
    I'd wager the royal palace is simply
    flooded with invitations for you.
[06:01] Sei
    What?
[06:02] Sei
    I'm not good with that stuff...
[06:09] Liz
    Sei.
[06:10] Liz
    I know I've said my piece, but in the end,
     I want you to do as you wish.
[06:19] Liz
    Even so, given your status,
[06:20] Liz
    social events will be a part of your life.
[06:22] Liz
    You must think of ways
    to graciously sidestep them.
[06:30] Sei
    Yeah...
[06:31] Sei
    I'll give it some thought.
[06:40] Sei
    Oh, look at the time.
[06:42] Sei
    Well, I have another engagement,
    so I'll excuse myself for today.
[06:48] Sei
    See you again. Farewell.
[06:53] Liz
    I said that... but what a conundrum.
[06:58] Aira
    What is?
[07:01] Liz
    I am talking about Sei.
[07:02] Liz
    After her debut, many nobles
     have been testing the waters.
[07:08] Aira
    Oh, you mean for a political marriage...
[07:11] Liz
    I've been giving noncommittal responses,
     but I won't be able to do so forever.
[07:16] Aira
    Well, I think Sei's feelings are most
    important in a situation like this.
[07:23] Liz
    You're absolutely right...
[07:27] Liz
    However, marriages between nobles
    are not necessarily matters of the heart.
[07:32] Liz
    I'm not sure society will
    understand how she feels.
[07:37] Liz
    Although, I'm sure the romance of it all
    is normal in your world.
[07:43] Aira
    I guess it is.
[07:45] Aira
    I don't really get marrying for your family
     or because of your parents.
[07:49] Aira
    But I definitely want to marry who I love...
[07:57] Aira
    Oh! Not that I have
    anyone like that right now!
[08:04] Liz
    How splendid it would be to marry someone
    who shares that feeling of love with you...
[08:15] Aira
    What about you, Liz?
[08:18] Aira
    Are you all right with the way things are?
[08:23] Liz
    I've never even thought about that.
[08:26] Liz
    This is what it means to be
    the daughter of a marquis.
[08:33] Liz
    However, including my obligations as a lady,
[08:38] Liz
    I have chosen to walk this path myself.
[08:43] Liz
    Besides, don't you think building
    a loving relationship from scratch
[08:47] Liz
    is also a splendid thing?
[08:50] Aira
    Yeah...
[08:53] Aira
    Yeah.
[08:58] Aira
    I want you to find happiness, Liz.
[09:02] Liz
    Aira, I wish the same for you.
[09:11] Liz
    I hope for your happiness as well.
[09:25] Dominic
    The Minister of Military Affairs,
     Josef Hawke,
[09:28] Dominic
    will now report on the subjugations.
[09:30] Josef
    Yes.
[09:32] Josef
    A few days ago,
[09:34] Josef
    the Third Order completed
    another subjugation with the Holy Saint.
[09:38] Josef
    With this, all known miasma swamps
     have been eradicated.
[09:43] Josef
    We are now scouting regions
    that have not been inspected.
[09:46] Siegfried
    Excellent work.
[09:49] Siegfried
    Continue as you have.
[09:50] Josef
    Yes, sire!
[09:52] Dominic
    And that concludes our agenda
    for today's cabinet meeting.
[09:56] Dominic
    Will that be all?
[09:58] Siegfried
    Yes, let's adjourn.
[10:05] Siegfried
    We're done sooner than I expected.
[10:07] Dominic
    Indeed, we're wrapping before noon.
[10:10] Dominic
    As all morning cabinet meetings should!
[10:16] Dominic
    Er, this is also thanks to the Holy Saint...
[10:19] Dominic
    I've received reports that the monster
    population continues to decline.
[10:23] Siegfried
    Yes, the end of this endeavor
     is finally in sight.
[10:27] Siegfried
    Now, we must prepare for the future.
[10:30] Dominic
    By that, you mean...
[10:33] Siegfried
    Lady Sei's future.
[10:54] Marquis Ashley
    Good afternoon, Lord Hawke.
    Has the meeting concluded?
[10:58] Josef
    Good afternoon, Marquis Ashley.
[11:01] Josef
    The meeting adjourned without issue.
[11:04] Josef
    Are you meeting with His Majesty after this?
[11:06] Marquis Ashley
    Yes, I received a summons.
[11:15] Marquis Ashley
    I imagine it is in regard to
    the engagement of the Holy Saint.
[11:19] Marquis Ashley
    Was that not mentioned during the meeting?
[11:22] Josef
    Yes, it was.
[11:23] Marquis Ashley
    What is your youngest brother going to do?
[11:26] Josef
    What do you mean?
[11:28] Marquis Ashley
    Is your family going to nominate him
    as a suitor for the Holy Saint?
[11:33] Josef
    I cannot say anything on the matter.
[11:35] Marquis
    If that's the case, perhaps the Drewes
[11:37] Marquis
    or the Valdecs will nominate a suitor.
[11:42] Josef
    We have no real control over the situation.
[11:45] Josef
    The final decision will lie
    with the Holy Saint herself.
[11:49] Marquis Ashley
    I see.
[11:50] Marquis Ashley
    Well, I must be off. My apologies
    for taking up your time.
[11:55] Josef
    No, my apologies for keeping you
    from your appointment.
[12:00] Marquis Ashley
    Personally, I wouldn't mind
    if it were Commander Hawke.
[12:20] Erhart
    A marriage interview?
[12:21] Josef
    That's right.
[12:23] Erhart
    I was wondering why you
    gathered us all here.
[12:27] Erhart
    I'll pass.
[12:28] Albert
    I as well. I don't intend to have
    others arrange things for me.
[12:33] Josef
    Just listen.
[12:35] Josef
    It's someone you should know.
[12:38] Josef
    Lady Sei Takanashi. Aren't you both familiar?
[12:41] Albert
    Of course we are.
[12:43] Albert
    There's been talk of arranging
    a marriage for Sei?
[12:46] Josef
    Yes, it came up at today's cabinet meeting.
[12:50] Josef
    The plan is only in its infancy.
[12:52] Josef
    The royal palace merely mentioned it.
[12:54] Albert
    I see...
[12:56] Josef
    However, various families are
     already beginning to make a move.
[13:02] Josef
    In order to keep them from getting ideas,
[13:05] Josef
    I was thinking of nominating
    a suitor from our family.
[13:11] Josef
    Luckily, we have two bachelors in the house.
[13:15] Josef
    And both of you happen
     to know the bride-to-be.
[13:19] Josef
    However, only one of you can do this.
[13:21] Josef
    The other families will stop us
    from nominating you both.
[13:28] Josef
    So, which one of you would like
    to be put forward?
[13:33] Erhart
    I don't mind either way.
[13:35] Erhart
    I've worked with her on multiple occasions.
[13:38] Erhart
    She is diligent and well-educated.
[13:40] Erhart
    She is neither arrogant nor flirtatious.
[13:43] Erhart
    I wouldn't mind marrying someone like her.
[13:49] Erhart
    However, I'm aware
     that she and Albert are close.
[13:52] Erhart
    I believe he'd make a much
    better candidate from our family.
[13:58] Josef
    I understand.
[13:59] Josef
    Let me ask just to be sure.
    Are you all right with that, Albert?
[14:11] Albert
    Yes. I'll gladly do it.
[14:14] Josef
    According to what I've heard,
    Albert definitely has an advantage.
[14:18] Josef
    Yet even so, we do not know how
    this will transpire until it's set in stone.
[14:22] Josef
    What do you think of Grand Magus Drewes?
[14:24] Josef
    I heard he and the Saint—
[14:26] Erhart
    Impossible.
[14:28] Erhart
    That man has no interest in human beings.
[14:32] Erhart
    He's a magic maniac who'd exhaust even
    a Holy Saint's power just for the sake of it.
[14:37] Erhart
    He is an overbearing demon
     who has no regard for people.
[14:40] Erhart
    He cannot hold a conversation
     if it doesn't concern magic.
[14:43] Erhart
    No, it's difficult to say even
    talking to him about that
[14:45] Erhart
    constitutes a conversation.
[14:46] Erhart
    He gets to speaking at incredible speed
    when it comes to discourse on spellcraft.
[14:50] Albert
    You're also talking quite fast, Brother...
[14:53] Josef
    Okay, I understand that you respect
    the Grand Magus very much...
[14:58] Josef
    Don't make such an unhappy face.
[15:01] Josef
    Is it safe to say Grand Magus Drewes is only
    interested in the Holy Saint's magic?
[15:07] Erhart
    I would say so.
    At least, as far as I can tell.
[15:11] Josef
    And do you agree, Albert?
[15:13] Albert
    I do... believe so.
[15:16] Josef
    I see.
[15:18] Josef
    Still, we don't know what
    the Drewes family is thinking.
[15:21] Erhart
    Considering his position...
[15:33] Johan
    Brother?
[15:34] Lorant
    Going out at this hour?
[15:38] Johan
    Well, yes.
[15:39] Johan
    A subordinate of mine is still
    working at the facility.
[15:42] Lorant
    A subordinate, hmm?
[15:43] Lorant
    Are you talking about the Holy Saint?
[15:45] Lorant
    You certainly look after her.
[15:47] Johan
    In part...
[15:49] Johan
    She holds a very special position, after all.
[15:52] Lorant
    She does indeed.
[15:53] Lorant
    And it's only going to grow
    to be more special.
[15:58] Lorant
    There's murmuring about finding
     someone to marry the Holy Saint.
[16:03] Johan
    Talk of marriage, huh?
[16:05] Lorant
    Yes. Various families are moving
    to nominate a suitor.
[16:09] Lorant
    Our most promising option is you, Johan.
[16:12] Johan
    And what exactly are you planning
    to do about that?
[16:15] Lorant
    Naturally, we'll submit
    your background information
[16:18] Lorant
    and portrait to the royal palace.
[16:22] Lorant
    Though, in your case,
    a portrait may not be necessary.
[16:25] Johan
    I refuse. Please retract me as a suitor.
[16:29] Lorant
    How cold after I've done so much to help you.
[16:33] Lorant
    Don't you intend to pay your brother back?
[16:35] Johan
    That's an entirely separate matter.
[16:38] Lorant
    Not necessarily.
[16:39] Lorant
    Putting me at ease by finally settling down
     is a great way to repay me.
[16:44] Lorant
    You're past the age where
    playing around is acceptable.
[16:47] Johan
    I can't really argue with that.
[16:49] Lorant
    Right?
[16:50] Lorant
    So I'd like to suggest you take
     the Holy Saint for a wife.
[16:56] Johan
    Do you want to cross the Hawke family?
[16:59] Lorant
    I don't.
[17:00] Johan
    Then please give this up.
[17:03] Johan
    I also don't want to get in the way
     of a friend's romance.
[17:06] Lorant
    I see. I thought it was a good opportunity.
[17:18] Johan
    Take me to the Medicinal
    Flora Research Institute.
[17:33] Johan
    Marriage, huh?
[17:36] Johan
    When I first met her, I felt like a problem
    child had been dropped into my lap.
[17:43] Johan
    It was one thing after another...
[17:46] Johan
    You take your eyes off her for a second
    and something else crops up.
[17:50] Johan
    So before I knew it,
    she was always on my mind...
[17:55] Johan
    That's all it is.
[18:09] Sei
    I've never really thought about marriage.
[18:14] Sei
    I guess I have to consider this seriously...
[18:16] Johan
    You're still here?
[18:19] Sei
    Director.
[18:30] Sei
    I keep mulling over some things.
[18:34] Johan
    Like getting engaged?
[18:36] Sei
    How did you know?!
[18:38] Johan
    It's become a hot topic in the royal palace.
[18:41] Johan
    People are thinking of the Holy Saint's
    future once she's completed her mission.
[18:45] Sei
    I knew it...
[18:49] Johan
    You still don't want to get married?
[18:54] Sei
    It's not that I'm not interested at all.
[18:57] Sei
    I've just never given it much thought.
[19:00] Sei
    I'm really happy with my life right now.
[19:03] Sei
    Work is rewarding, I get to enjoy my hobbies,
[19:07] Sei
    and I'm surrounded by kind people...
[19:11] Sei
    So the idea of getting engaged
    and married makes me nervous.
[19:19] Johan
    So you don't want the way
    things are now to change?
[19:23] Sei
    Yeah... I guess that's it.
[19:26] Sei
    I'm really not sure, though.
[19:32] Johan
    Then do you want to marry me?
[19:35] Sei
    Huh?
[19:39] Sei
    What are you saying?
[19:41] Johan
    I'm just kidding.
[19:43] Johan
    Well, a fake engagement isn't a bad idea.
[19:48] Johan
    You could keep living as you are
    and spare yourself the trouble of suitors.
[19:52] Johan
    My family would stop
    giving me a hard time too.
[19:56] Johan
    I just came from a nagging myself.
[19:59] Sei
    Oh.
[20:00] Sei
    That kind of joke isn't funny.
[20:02] Sei
    It's sexual harassment. I'll sue you.
[20:05] Johan
    Sorry, sorry,
[20:06] Johan
    I just can't help teasing you.
[20:09] Johan
    You, who only ever thinks
    about work and medicinal plants,
[20:12] Johan
    is considering getting married.
[20:15] Johan
    I'm getting a little choked up.
[20:18] Sei
    Director, sometimes you sound
    like you're my dad or something.
[20:22] Johan
    At least think of me as an older brother...
[20:27] Johan
    Well, I've said what I needed to
    as your guardian in this world.
[20:33] Johan
    Mull it over to your heart's content.
[20:35] Johan
    Your feelings are what matter most here.
[20:38] Sei
    Director...
[20:42] Sei
    Thank you so much.
[20:47] Johan
    One last thing...
[20:49] Johan
    His feelings are important too.
[20:55] Sei
    His feelings...?
[21:27] Messenger
    A miasma swamp was
    discovered in the Hawke Domain.
[21:31] Messenger
    Margrave Hawke has requested
     that knights be dispatched.
[21:35] Dominic
    Good work. You're dismissed.
[21:38] Messenger
    Yes!
[21:42] Dominic
    Your Majesty, what shall we do?
[21:55] Siegfried
    At least during my reign,
[21:58] Siegfried
    this may be Lady Sei's last mission
    as the Holy Saint...
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