E1 - Why Raeliana Made a Deal

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[00:48] Raeliana
    This is...
[00:57] Raeliana
    not my house.
[01:12] Rinko
    Of course there aren't any withdrawals...
[01:17] Rinko
    I took a year off and still couldn't get
    into any of my top schools.
[01:27] Rinko
    What is life, anyway?
[01:44] Rinko
    Huh?!
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[01:47] Rinko
    You're kidding...
[01:52] Rinko
    I did it!
[01:54] Rinko
    I got in!
[02:12] Rinko
    Mom...
[02:14] Rinko
    Onii-chan...
[02:16] Rinko
    Everyone...
[02:18] (Flashback) Fortuneteller
    I see a short life in your future.
[02:24] Rinko
    I get it.
[02:28] Rinko
    I was fated to die either way.
[02:34] Rosemary
    I, Hanasaki Rinko,
[02:37] Rinko
    was reborn as Raeliana McMillan...
[02:41] Rinko
    in the world of a novel.
[02:45] Raeliana
    What the heck is going on?!
[04:26] Raeliana
    Why am I alive? And inside a novel?
[04:31] Raeliana
    That night...
[04:34] Raeliana
    Someone called out to me.
[04:37] Rinko
    I can't remember their face, their voice,
[04:39] Rinko
    or even what they said to me.
[04:46] Raeliana
    I woke up in this world.
[04:51] Raeliana
    I don't think I'll ever get used to this.
[04:53] Raeliana
    I can't believe I was reborn
    as someone so beautiful.
[04:59] Maid1
    My lady, your meal is ready.
[05:02] Raeliana
    Oh... Okay. I'll be right there.
[05:11] Johndein
    Raeli.
[05:12] Raeliana
    Good day, Father.
[05:14] Johndein
    Did you sleep well last night?
[05:16] Raeliana
    Yes.
[05:20] Rosemary
    Sister!
[05:21] Raeliana
    Rosemary!
[05:23] Katie
    Rose...
[05:25] Katie
    Haven't I told you not to
    wander around during meal times?
[05:29] Johndein
    Now, now.
[05:30] Johndein
    Let's eat before it gets cold.
[05:33] Katie
    You're far too easy on Rose.
[05:36] Rosemary
    Sister, you know what?
    I had a dream I was flying!
[05:40] Raeliana
    We're like the picture-perfect happy family.
[05:44] Johndein
    So as for the next contract...
[05:45] Raeliana
    Its head, Johndein McMillan,
[05:45] Johndein
    I think I've got one just about wrapped up.
[05:48] Raeliana
    was granted the title of baron
    for his success in the oil industry.
[05:52] Katie
    John, don't talk about work at the table.
[05:52] Raeliana
    He's what they call "nouveau
    riche" among the nobility.
[05:56] Katie
    Right, Raeli?
[06:01] Raeliana
    On top of being reborn,
[06:04] Raeliana
    I was blessed with this family
    and a life in which I want for nothing...
[06:09] Raeliana
    aside from the fact that Raeliana
    McMillan is a character in a novel.
[06:15] Raeliana
    Raeliana McMillan is just
    a supporting character.
[06:19] Raeliana
    The heroine of this story is a girl
[06:21] Raeliana
    who returns from studying abroad
    in response to her friend's death...
[06:27] Raeliana
    in other words, Raeliana McMillan's death.
[06:34] Raeliana
    I, Raeliana McMillan...
[06:38] Raeliana
    am going to die soon.
[06:47] Rosemary
    Sister?
[06:53] Raeliana
    I have to die twice?
[06:59] Raeliana
    Over my dead body!
[07:05] Raeliana
    In the novel, the cause of Raeliana's
    death was arsenic poisoning.
[07:11] Raeliana
    Her fiancé mixed it into
    the tea she drank every evening.
[07:23] Brooks
    Hi there, Raeliana.
[07:25] Raeliana
    Francis Brooks.
[07:27] Raeliana
    He's my fiancé.
[07:29] Raeliana
    Greetings, Lord Brooks.
[07:32] Raeliana
    The one behind it all...
[07:39] Raeliana
    Brooks, a man trusted
    by the McMillan family,
[07:42] Raeliana
    wins over Raeliana's parents
    when they're heartbroken over her death
[07:45] Raeliana
    and tries to take over the family business.
[07:49] Raeliana
    That's when the heroine of the story appears
[07:52] Raeliana
    and exposes the truth of what happened.
[07:55] Raeliana
    At least, that's how it goes in the novel...
[07:58] Raeliana
    But if it gets that far,
    I'll already be dead.
[08:02] Brooks
    It's such lovely weather today.
[08:04] Brooks
    Shall we walk through the garden?
[08:08] Raeliana
    Of course.
[08:10] Raeliana
    The engagement was agreed
    upon by both families.
[08:12] Raeliana
    The Brooks family is
    a long-standing noble household,
[08:14] Raeliana
    so I can't just call it off on my own.
[08:18] Raeliana
    And even if I told anyone
    that he's trying to kill me,
[08:22] Raeliana
    no one would believe me.
[08:24] Raeliana
    Which means there's only one thing to do...
[08:27] Raeliana
    I have to make him want to
    dissolve our engagement.
[08:32] Brooks
    Raeliana?
[08:34] Raeliana
    We should break up.
[08:38] Brooks
    Look at that crow.
[08:40] Raeliana
    I want to break up with you.
[08:42] Brooks
    What a silly-looking crow!
[08:44] Raeliana
    Hello? Are you listening to me?
[08:46] Brooks
    Wait, isn't that a hawk? How unusual!
[08:52] Raeliana
    Why did I think that would work?
[08:54] Raeliana
    I need to come up with a better plan.
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[09:04] Raeliana
    Oh, dear. I'm sorry.
[09:08] Raeliana
    My hand slipped.
[09:10] Raeliana
    I've ruined your precious clothes.
[09:14] Brooks
    No... It's fine.
[09:19] Raeliana
    Look! There's a piano over there!
[09:22] Raeliana
    I would love to hear you play, Lord Brooks.
[09:27] Brooks
    With pleasure.
[09:29] Brooks
    If it is your wish...
[09:34] Raeliana
    I'm sorry. Please excuse me for a moment.
[09:37] Brooks
    Raeliana?
[09:38] Raeliana
    Victory!
[09:40] Raeliana
    Why won't he say anything?!
[09:43] Raeliana
    I even read a book for this!
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[09:46] Raeliana
    What is going on?!
[09:49] Raeliana
    Third time's the charm.
[09:51] Raeliana
    This time, I'll make it work!
[09:56] Brooks
    This is your first hunt, isn't it?
[09:58] Brooks
    Do you know how to hold a gun?
[09:59] Raeliana
    How little you know, Brooks.
[10:01] Raeliana
    As far back as I can remember,
[10:04] Raeliana
    I grew up watching my father,
    Johndein McMillan, go hunting.
[10:09] Raeliana
    It's my first time holding a gun.
    I hope I'm doing it right.
[10:13] Brooks
    Aim carefu—
[10:16] Raeliana
    Oh, dear, I'm sorry! I'm still new to this.
[10:20] Raeliana
    After all this, surely even he'll
    get sick of me and want to break up...
[10:26] Raeliana
    He didn't!
[10:28] Raeliana
    What is going on?!
[10:32] Brooks
    Good day, Raeliana.
[10:35] Raeliana
    What brings you here?
[10:36] Raeliana
    We made no prior plans to meet today.
[10:40] Brooks
    Prior plans?
[10:42] Brooks
    Raeliana, you and I are engaged, are we not?
[10:47] Raeliana
    Even in a close relationship,
    manners are still important.
[10:51] Raeliana
    Please return home today.
[10:53] Brooks
    Raeliana!
[10:56] Raeliana
    What are you doing?!
[10:58] Brooks
    Why are you suddenly talking like that?!
[11:00] Brooks
    Even if this is a political marriage,
[11:02] Brooks
    I thought we had a deeper relationship!
[11:05] Brooks
    Or was I the only one who felt that way?!
[11:09] Raeliana
    Yes, you were mistaken, Lord Brooks.
[11:13] Raeliana
    So please let go of me now.
[11:20] Brooks
    What the McMillan family wants is
    the Brooks family's social standing!
[11:25] Brooks
    They should be grateful to me for
    agreeing to marry a nouveau riche like you.
[11:32] Raeliana
    Wh-What did you say?
[11:34] Brooks
    However you may fight it,
    you can't escape this marriage.
[11:40] Brooks
    You'd best prepare yourself
    to obediently serve your future husband.
[11:48] Raeliana
    That guy...
[11:52] Raeliana
    I wish I could just kill
    him myself, right now!
[12:01] Raeliana
    I already live in
    a world I barely understand.
[12:04] Raeliana
    I refuse to spend every
    day here living in fear!
[12:14] Raeliana
    I'll have to think of some other way...
[12:25] Raeliana
    So he finally shows up.
[12:27] Raeliana
    Noah Voltaire Wynknight...
[12:30] Raeliana
    A duke of this nation,
[12:33] Raeliana
    and the protagonist of the novel.
[12:49] Raeliana
    In the Kingdom of Chamus, where I live now,
[12:52] Raeliana
    royal authority has decayed
    significantly with the rise of capitalism.
[12:58] Raeliana
    The old nobles came up with a law
    to pluck new nobles out from the root
[13:03] Raeliana
    before they can acquire any power.
[13:08] Raeliana
    The transfer of noble ranks is forbidden.
SIGN    Known as the "Nouveau Riche Prevention Law"
[13:11] Raeliana
    They call it the "Nouveau
    Riche Prevention Law."
[13:14] Raeliana
    But the royal seal they
    needed to enact that law
[13:17] Raeliana
    was stolen by someone.
[13:20] Raeliana
    As the old nobles were scrambling to come up
    with a new way to suppress the nouveau riche,
[13:26] Raeliana
    the one who showed up out of
    nowhere like a comet...
[13:29] Raeliana
    was the younger brother of the current king
[13:31] Raeliana
    and first in line for the throne,
    Noah Voltaire, simply known as "Noah."
[13:37] Raeliana
    The Wynknight family has been the core
[13:38] Raeliana
    of the kingdom's military
    strength for generations,
[13:40] Raeliana
    and he is the former queen's eldest son.
[13:42] Raeliana
    He's basically the last bastion
    for conservatism.
[13:45] Raeliana
    Though he was removed from
[13:47] Raeliana
    the line of succession at one time
    due to an unfortunate scandal,
[13:50] Raeliana
    he's now known as the young ace
[13:52] Raeliana
    who'll take center stage again
    and carry the hopes of the old nobles.
[13:58] Raeliana
    He must have it rough.
[14:00] Raeliana
    But... wait a minute...
[14:03] Raeliana
    Since his rank is higher,
[14:05] Raeliana
    maybe he could stop Brooks...
[14:08] Raeliana
    If this works out, it could be
    an incredible bargaining chip.
[14:18] Raeliana
    I know that guy,
    and I know this story's ending.
[14:26] Raeliana
    This is stuff that only someone who came
    from outside this world could know.
[14:32] Raeliana
    I don't know if something like this will
    work on a pure-blooded noble, but...
[14:37] Noah
    Excuse me for a moment.
[14:40] Raeliana
    It's do or die.
[14:44] Raeliana
    It's worth a try, at least.
[14:48] Jake
    Well, well!
[14:51] Jake
    If it isn't Francis Brooks.
[14:54] Brooks
    Jake Langston...
[14:56] Jake
    It's been a while, Brooks.
[15:00] Brooks
    One moment, please.
[15:03] Jake
    You sure you should leave your
    cute little fiancée all alone?
[15:06] Brooks
    That's none of your business!
[15:08] Jake
    Don't be so aloof.
[15:11] Jake
    We're both in the same boat, aren't we?
[15:14] Jake
    It's only natural that I'd worry.
[15:16] Brooks
    There's nothing for you to worry about!
[15:19] Brooks
    So just go—
[15:19] Jake
    Even our client has told me
[15:21] Jake
    that you and your fiancée haven't
    been getting along well lately.
[15:27] Jake
    Let me just give you one little warning.
[15:31] Jake
    Do your job.
[15:35] Jake
    If you screw this up, you're dead.
[15:40] Jake
    So yeah, do your best not to
    make your fiancée get tired of you.
[15:47] Brooks
    This is all that woman's fault!
[15:51] Brooks
    I thought she was a shy girl...
[15:54] Brooks
    but recently, she's changed completely!
[15:58] Brooks
    You there. Have you seen Lady Raeliana?
[16:02] Bowie
    Yeah.
[16:03] Bowie
    I saw her walking toward the garden.
[16:06] Brooks
    I see.
[16:08] Brooks
    I swear... She is such a headache!
[16:18] Raeliana
    I followed him out here
    without even thinking.
[16:21] Raeliana
    What do I say to him?
[16:24] Raeliana
    And... he's obviously
    suspicious already, isn't he?
[16:27] Raeliana
    It's not as if we have any mutual friends.
[16:31] Raeliana
    And this is my first time speaking
    to a noble I've never met—
[16:35] Noah
    Do you have some business with me?
[16:42] Raeliana
    Duke, this is my first time meeting you.
[16:46] Raeliana
    I am the daughter
    of Baron Johndein McMillan.
[16:48] Raeliana
    My name is Raeliana McMillan.
[16:51] Noah
    Ah, the young lady of the McMillan family.
[16:53] Noah
    I am Noah Voltaire Wynknight.
[16:58] Raeliana
    Wait, why am I just gawking at him?!
[17:01] Raeliana
    I can't be deceived
    by the sweet mask this man wears!
[17:05] Raeliana
    If I may be so bold,
[17:06] Raeliana
    I have come in hopes
    of making a deal with you.
[17:11] Noah
    A deal?
[17:13] Raeliana
    I know who this guy really is.
[17:18] Raeliana
    I don't know if this is
    something I should say here...
[17:25] Raeliana
    It's about the royal seal.
[17:34] Raeliana
    Behind that calm, angelic smile
[17:38] Raeliana
    lurks a terrible demon.
[17:41] Noah
    Oh? Well...
[17:44] Noah
    How very intriguing...
[17:48] Raeliana
    Two-faced bastard!
[17:53] Noah
    Why don't you tell me
[17:56] Noah
    all the details of this deal of yours?
[17:59] Raeliana
    He's on board! Now I can...
[18:03] Brooks
    Raeliana?
[18:07] Raeliana
    Of all the times...
[18:09] Raeliana
    Must he get in my way at every single step?!
[18:12] Raeliana
    What should I do?
[18:15] Raeliana
    Wait for the next opportunity?
[18:20] Raeliana
    Actually...
[18:22] Raeliana
    This might be my best opportunity!
[18:31] Raeliana
    I suppose I can't keep it hidden any longer.
[18:36] Raeliana
    Lord Brooks, I'm very sorry.
[18:39] Brooks
    F-For what?
[18:43] Raeliana
    It would seem...
[18:44] Raeliana
    that the Duke and I have
    grown fond of each other.
[18:51] Brooks
    What?
[18:57] Raeliana
    The royal seal...
[19:11] Raeliana
    He actually... picked up on that?
[19:15] Brooks
    Wh-What in the world is...
[19:16] Servant
    Lady Raeliana! Where are you?
[19:19] Raeliana
    Right here!
[19:21] Raeliana
    Lucky break!
[19:23] Raeliana
    Well, I must take my leave now.
[19:26] Raeliana
    Please have a wonderful evening.
[19:30] Brooks
    Wait!
[19:33] Brooks
    Is what you just said true?
[19:36] Raeliana
    I swear, this guy...
[19:39] Raeliana
    Yes, it's true.
[19:41] Raeliana
    As I've said many times before,
    I'd like to call off our engagement.
[19:46] Brooks
    But why now?!
[19:47] Raeliana
    It's quite late already. May I leave now?
[19:52] Brooks
    You lowly nouveau riche!
[19:54] Brooks
    You want to call off our engagement?!
[19:57] Brooks
    Do you really think you have the right to—
[20:00] Noah
    That's enough.
[20:03] Noah
    Take her home.
[20:05] Servant
    O-Of course.
[20:07] Servant
    Come, my lady.
[20:08] Servant
    If we're home too late,
    the baron will scold me.
[20:12] Raeliana
    Yes. I'm sorry.
[20:19] Brooks
    It had to be Noah Voltaire Wynknight,
    of all people?!
[20:25] Brooks
    Even if you are a duke,
    this is just too much!
[20:29] Brooks
    That girl is my fiancée!
[20:32] Noah
    Did you not hear what she said?
[20:39] Noah
    I don't believe you have the right
    to call yourself her fiancé anymore.
[20:47] Brooks
    I'm not the type...
[20:48] Brooks
    who'll just sit quietly and let this happen.
[20:56] Noah
    Whitton...
[20:57] Whitton
    Yes?
[20:58] Noah
    Investigate Raeliana McMillan.
[21:00] Noah
    And assign someone to watch that man,
[21:03] Noah
    so that we can act quickly
    in case he tries anything.
[21:06] Whitton
    Understood, Your Grace.
[21:10] Noah
    A deal?
[21:13] Noah
    With me?
[21:21] Servant
    My lady?!
[21:23] Johndein
    Raeli, what's wrong?
[21:29] Raeliana
    I'm all right.
[21:30] Raeliana
    The night breeze just gave me a chill.
[21:33] Johndein
    Well, that won't do.
[21:35] Johndein
    Wear this coat over your dress.
[21:37] Raeliana
    Thank you, Father.
[21:41] Raeliana
    Did I really do the right thing?
[21:47] Gideon
    You are returning awfully late.
[21:55] Noah
    Yes.
[21:57] Noah
    I encountered a puppy on my way home.
[22:15] Fortuneteller
    I see a short life in your future.
[22:20] Raeliana
    I refuse to die twice!
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