# E2 - Why Raeliana Made a Contract
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**[00:07] Raeliana**
I'm so hung over...
**[00:09] Venia**
Miss Raeliana.
**[00:11] Raeliana**
Venia...
**[00:13] Raeliana**
I'd really like to sleep
a little longer today...
**[00:17] Venia**
There is someone here to see you, my lady.
**[00:20] Raeliana**
To see me?
**[00:22] Raeliana**
Tell them I'm not feeling well
and send them home.
**[00:25] Venia**
But it's His Grace the Duke...
**[00:29] Raeliana**
What did you say?
**[00:35] (Flashback) Noah**
A deal?
**[00:36] (Flashback) Raeliana**
It's about the royal seal.
**[00:41] Venia**
Neither the master
nor the mistress are at home.
**[00:43] Venia**
What shall I do?
**[00:46] Raeliana**
All right.
**[00:47] Raeliana**
Have him wait in the living room.
**[00:54] Raeliana**
*I just have to come out and tell him*
**[00:56] Raeliana**
* that if he doesn't want me*
* to expose the dirt on him,*
**[00:59] Raeliana**
*he has to help me break off my engagement.*
**[02:41] Raeliana**
Welcome, Duke.
**[02:45] Noah**
Miss McMillan...
**[02:47] Noah**
I'm glad to see you made
it home safely last night.
**[02:51] Raeliana**
Yes, thanks to you, sir.
**[02:54] Noah**
Are you feeling unwell? You look pale.
**[02:57] Raeliana**
No, I was just a bit surprised.
**[03:01] Raeliana**
*I feel like puking...*
**[03:03] Raeliana**
But I never dreamed I'd see
you again so soon. I am honored.
**[03:09] Raeliana**
* He doesn't even look like*
* the same man today.*
**[03:12] Noah**
I fervently wished to see you
as soon as possible.
**[03:16] Noah**
Please pardon my imposition.
**[03:19] Raeliana**
Sir...
**[03:22] Maid1**
Isn't His Grace the Duke the one
that even Vivian Shamal
**[03:24] Maid1**
couldn't seduce, no matter
how hard she tried?
**[03:28] Maid2**
And yet he's here, and with a bouquet, no less!
**[03:35] Raeliana**
Nothing's better for
a hangover than ice cream!
**[03:37] Elma**
Why did you drink so much, anyway?
You know you can't hold your liquor.
**[03:42] Raeliana**
It had been so long...
**[03:44] Raeliana**
I thought I could get away
with just a little bit.
**[03:47] Raeliana**
* I can't tell her I don't know this*
* body's limits because it isn't my own.*
**[03:52] Elma**
So... why did His Grace the Duke come here?
**[03:56] Raeliana**
You're curious about that, too?
**[03:58] Elma**
Of course I am!
**[04:00] Raeliana**
I can't talk about it in a lot of detail...
**[04:03] Raeliana**
But I happened to meet him
at the banquet yesterday,
**[04:06] Raeliana**
and we realized that we had
certain things in common.
**[04:09] Elma**
Oh, my!
**[04:11] Raeliana**
I think he could prove to be
a great partner if things work out.
**[04:15] Elma**
Wow! My lady with His Grace the Duke?!
**[04:17] Raeliana**
*I mean a* business *partner, of course...*
**[04:26] Raeliana**
*Okay, so...*
**[04:29] Raeliana**
*For starters...*
**[04:31] Raeliana**
* I guess I should learn*
* how to write a contract.*
***SIGN*** Even a Monkey Can Understand
How to Write a Contract
so You Won't Be Deceived
**[04:35] Johndein**
I hear the Duke came to see you.
**[04:41] Johndein**
Would you mind explaining
what that's all about?
**[04:44] Raeliana**
We... I mean, I...
**[04:49] Raeliana**
want to break off my
engagement to Lord Brooks.
**[04:55] Johndein**
Raeli, did you not love Lord Brooks dearly?
**[05:00] Raeliana**
I didn't, Father.
**[05:03] Raeliana**
I was only abiding by the decision
made by both of our families,
**[05:06] Raeliana**
for the benefit of the McMillan family.
**[05:09] Raeliana**
But now...
**[05:11] Raeliana**
I want to spend my life
with someone I truly love.
**[05:18] Raeliana**
* That said, this affects both*
* the McMillan family and my father's business.*
**[05:23] Raeliana**
* I don't expect him to just*
* calmly tell me he understands.*
**[05:29] Johndein**
I understand.
**[05:30] Raeliana**
Huh?
**[05:32] Raeliana**
Um... Father?
**[05:35] Johndein**
You have always done as we said,
without a single word of complaint.
**[05:41] Johndein**
We were proud to have such a daughter,
**[05:44] Johndein**
but it also made us worry about you.
**[05:47] Johndein**
We questioned whether
or not you were truly happy.
**[05:50] Katie**
Yes.
**[05:51] Katie**
You don't need to endure
anything for our sakes.
**[05:56] Katie**
Our beloved daughter's
happiness is our happiness.
**[06:04] Raeliana**
* I was so disgusted with myself,*
* I thought my heart might burst.*
**[06:07] Raeliana**
Okay...
**[06:09] Raeliana**
*I'm not even...*
**[06:12] Raeliana**
*your real daughter.*
**[06:15] Raeliana**
* I swallowed the words down so hard,*
* they stuck like thorns in my chest.*
**[06:39] Gideon**
It is an honor to welcome you,
Miss McMillan.
**[06:43] Gideon**
The master awaits you inside.
**[06:59] Raeliana**
Duke, I hope the day finds you well.
**[07:02] Noah**
Let's skip the tiresome greetings, shall we?
**[07:16] Noah**
You spoke of the royal seal.
**[07:18] Raeliana**
Yes,
**[07:19] Raeliana**
it seems the royal seal that
disappeared still has not been found.
**[07:23] Raeliana**
If you wonder why I spoke of this
to you, of all people...
**[07:28] Raeliana**
I believe you yourself know
the reason better than anyone.
**[07:33] Raeliana**
I'm sure no one hates me,
the one who knows where the seal is,
**[07:38] Raeliana**
as much as you do.
**[07:41] Noah**
What makes you think so?
**[07:44] Raeliana**
Because you are the one
in possession of the royal seal.
**[07:51] Raeliana**
* He serves as a guide to lead*
* the old nobility against the new nobility.*
**[07:55] Raeliana**
* No one would expect him*
* to have the royal seal*
**[07:59] Raeliana**
*that the royal family uses to enact laws.*
**[08:03] Raeliana**
* But that's exactly what*
* the royal family wants.*
**[08:06] Raeliana**
* Noah's role in leading*
* the old nobility is just for show.*
**[08:10] Raeliana**
*He's actually the king's pawn.*
**[08:13] Raeliana**
*The only ones who know the truth*
**[08:15] Raeliana**
* are the duke's household*
* and those closest to the royal family...*
**[08:17] Raeliana**
* and me, one who came*
* to this world from outside.*
**[08:21] Raeliana**
* Though it's actually supposed to be*
* the novel's heroine who knows it, not me.*
**[08:29] Noah**
Are you being serious?
**[08:33] Noah**
And here I decided
to have this discussion with you.
**[08:36] Noah**
Now it's no fun.
**[08:37] Raeliana**
*What did he say?!*
**[08:41] Noah**
We've wasted precious time.
**[08:43] Noah**
Let's pretend this never happened.
**[08:47] Raeliana**
*I can't lose my composure.*
**[08:49] Raeliana**
*He's testing me right now.*
**[08:52] Raeliana**
I believe your family graveyard is
located at 31 Vangelio Street.
**[08:58] Raeliana**
The grave of your cousin,
Robert Wynknight...
**[09:02] Raeliana**
is where it's buried, correct?
**[09:04] Noah**
Saying any more will do you no good.
**[09:07] Noah**
Please leave now.
**[09:10] Raeliana**
* After all I've said,*
* he's still feigning ignorance?*
**[09:14] Raeliana**
*In that case...*
**[09:17] Raeliana**
Very well.
**[09:19] Raeliana**
I will take my leave, then.
**[09:27] Raeliana**
* He definitely reacted*
* when I brought up the royal seal.*
**[09:31] Raeliana**
* Which means everything*
* I said must have been right.*
**[09:35] Raeliana**
*So I can't lose heart.*
**[09:37] Raeliana**
*I have to appear confident.*
**[09:40] Raeliana**
*That said...*
**[09:43] Raeliana**
*I don't have that many cards to play.*
**[09:46] Raeliana**
* If he decides to say everything I told*
* him was made up, it's all over.*
**[09:52] Raeliana**
*So please...*
**[09:55] Raeliana**
*Stop me from leaving!*
**[09:58] Raeliana**
*Is this really the end of it?*
**[10:02] Raeliana**
*There must be some way...*
**[10:09] Raeliana**
*A chess board with only one king on it.*
**[10:12] Raeliana**
*The number of pieces don't add up...*
**[10:15] Raeliana**
*Is this...*
**[10:17] Raeliana**
*the current state of the Kingdom of Chamus?!*
**[10:23] Raeliana**
Sir...
**[10:27] Raeliana**
Please move that bishop to the right.
**[10:32] Raeliana**
That would place the Gale family under you.
**[10:35] Raeliana**
Because the next head of the Gale family...
**[10:38] Raeliana**
is not the eldest son, Valdur,
but the second, Harrelson.
**[10:43] Raeliana**
Valdur is backing and financially supporting
a militia that the kingdom is wary of.
**[10:49] Raeliana**
I'm sure you're aware
that this is no mere rumor.
**[10:53] Raeliana**
To the Gale family,
he is essentially a ticking time bomb.
**[10:57] Raeliana**
That means they have no choice
but to select the second son, Harrelson.
**[11:03] Noah**
Don't they? We have no way to be certain.
**[11:06] Raeliana**
The truth will be known in time.
**[11:09] Raeliana**
Well, then...
**[11:10] Noah**
Wait.
**[11:14] Noah**
Very well.
**[11:17] Noah**
Let's negotiate.
**[11:30] Raeliana**
*Was this really a good idea?*
**[11:33] Raeliana**
*I feel like I'm getting myself mixed up with*
**[11:35] Raeliana**
* someone even more dangerous*
* than Francis Brooks.*
**[11:39] Noah**
In other words...
**[11:41] Noah**
You want me to pretend to be your fiancé?
**[11:43] Raeliana**
Yes. That is my only condition.
**[11:46] Noah**
Why?
**[11:47] Raeliana**
Is a reason necessary?
**[11:49] Noah**
Depending on the situation.
**[11:50] Raeliana**
And in the current situation?
**[11:52] Noah**
It's necessary.
**[11:53] Raeliana**
Uh... right.
**[11:56] Raeliana**
*Then again, I came from a different world,*
**[12:00] Raeliana**
* and I've read about what*
* happens in this world.*
**[12:05] Raeliana**
*That's how I know where the royal seal is.*
**[12:08] Raeliana**
*But it's not as if I can tell him that.*
**[12:11] Raeliana**
I heard a rumor that Lord Brooks
was trying to kill me.
**[12:16] Raeliana**
So I want justification for ending my
engagement to him as quickly as possible.
**[12:22] Noah**
You would take such a rumor
seriously even with no evidence?
**[12:26] Raeliana**
It doesn't matter if you don't believe me.
**[12:29] Noah**
Did this rumor come from the same place
as your knowledge of the royal seal?
**[12:34] Raeliana**
Well... yes, that's right.
**[12:37] Noah**
Why don't you tell me what
this source of yours is?
**[12:41] Raeliana**
I would like you to agree to a contract
without requiring me to tell you.
**[12:46] Noah**
I can't do that.
**[12:47] Raeliana**
The source of my information
has already died.
**[12:50] Raeliana**
I cannot reveal their identity.
**[12:54] Raeliana**
If you cannot agree to that,
we will forget all talk of this contract.
**[12:59] Raeliana**
The information I possess
is extremely valuable.
**[13:02] Raeliana**
There are many who would
pay any price to obtain it.
**[13:07] Raeliana**
I'm sure some would happily lick my boots
**[13:09] Raeliana**
if it meant they would have
a chance to bring you down.
**[13:14] Raeliana**
*What's so funny?*
**[13:18] Noah**
Did you not come to me because you
fear those people wouldn't believe you?
**[13:25] Raeliana**
Can we just stop these negotiations now?
**[13:28] Raeliana**
Six months.
**[13:29] Raeliana**
If you'll pretend to be my fiancé
for just six months,
**[13:32] Raeliana**
you will likely never see me again
after that period is over.
**[13:39] Raeliana**
Never again.
**[13:41] Raeliana**
*So just hurry up and sign this already!*
**[13:47] Noah**
All right.
**[13:52] Raeliana**
*The deal is made? Seriously?*
**[13:58] Noah**
In return...
**[14:00] Noah**
For as long as this farce goes on,
**[14:02] Noah**
you will play your part as my
fiancée whenever I need you to.
**[14:08] Raeliana**
What do you mean by that?
**[14:13] Noah**
Oh...
**[14:16] Noah**
You'll see soon enough,
whether you want to or not.
**[14:21] Raeliana**
*Then, some days later...*
**[14:24] Raeliana**
* I would wish to death that I had never*
* made a contract with this man.*
**[14:30] Raeliana**
*From one disaster to the next...*
**[14:34] Raeliana**
* "Immense compensation demanded in return*
* for one-sided engagement annulment."*
**[14:39] Raeliana**
* I never thought a family as high-ranking*
* as the Brooks would go this far.*
**[14:45] Raeliana**
* Besides, if this could*
* be resolved with money,*
**[14:47] Raeliana**
* I wouldn't have needed*
* to go through all this.*
**[14:51] Raeliana**
*Nothing I can do about it now, though.*
**[14:54] Raeliana**
* The one bound to cause*
* the most trouble for me now is...*
**[15:00] Raeliana**
*Yep, this guy. Adam Taylor.*
**[15:03] Raeliana**
*The knight Noah assigned specifically to me.*
**[15:06] Raeliana**
*He's also known as the Observer.*
**[15:13] Raeliana**
*Jeez, his gaze stings!*
**[15:17] Raeliana**
* He had a pretty strong*
* presence in the novel, too.*
**[15:21] Raeliana**
* He stood on the battlefield*
* from a young age as a child soldier.*
**[15:24] Raeliana**
* He's an exceptional fighter*
* who's been through many battles.*
**[15:28] Raeliana**
* But then the royal family halted*
* the use of child soldiers,*
**[15:33] Raeliana**
*so Adam had nowhere to go.*
**[15:36] Raeliana**
* He was then hired by the Wynknight*
* family to serve as a knight,*
**[15:40] Raeliana**
*at which point he swore loyalty to Noah.*
**[15:44] Raeliana**
* The maids gushed that Noah's assignment*
* of Adam, someone so close to him,*
**[15:47] Raeliana**
*must be out of love for me,*
**[15:50] Raeliana**
*but in truth,*
**[15:51] Raeliana**
* it's no more than a warning that*
* if I do anything funny, I'll lose my head.*
**[15:57] Raeliana**
*But that's all well and good.*
**[16:00] Raeliana**
*The problem is...*
**[16:03] Raeliana**
Master Taylor.
**[16:06] Raeliana**
Will you serve as my guard even when
I move to the duke's mansion?
**[16:15] Raeliana**
*Say something, would you?!*
**[16:20] Raeliana**
*Yes... In three days,*
**[16:23] Raeliana**
*I have to go to the duke's mansion.*
**[16:27] (Flashback) Noah**
I'll need you to move
to my mansion as soon as possible.
**[16:32] (Flashback) Raeliana**
Why is that?
**[16:33] (Flashback) Noah**
Because you will be a candidate
for marriage into the House of Wynknight.
**[16:38] (Flashback) Raeliana**
Y-Yes, but we're still only engaged.
**[16:41] (Flashback) Noah**
That's exactly why it's necessary.
**[16:44] (Flashback) Noah**
Call it bridal training, perhaps?
**[16:51] Elma**
My lady.
**[16:56] Raeliana**
What is it?
**[16:57] Elma**
My lady, this must be so difficult for you.
**[17:00] Raeliana**
Huh?
**[17:01] Elma**
I can't fathom why the master
and mistress don't say anything!
**[17:05] Raeliana**
* Everyone else just says I couldn't*
* have found a better man to marry.*
**[17:10] Raeliana**
*Elma's the only one who understands me.*
**[17:13] Elma**
Those red eyes...
**[17:14] Raeliana**
Huh?
**[17:15] Elma**
He looks like he might swing
that sword at any moment.
**[17:18] Raeliana**
Oh, you meant Master Taylor?
**[17:20] Elma**
Yes.
**[17:21] Elma**
I hear some people call him
the God of Death.
**[17:25] Elma**
Plus, they say he descends from
that band of savages, the Alsasa.
**[17:30] Elma**
Why would he hire someone like that?
**[17:32] Raeliana**
Elma, Master Taylor is a hero
of this kingdom and a fine knight.
**[17:36] Elma**
My lady?
**[17:38] Raeliana**
That's why the Duke assigned him to guard me.
**[17:43] Elma**
But...
**[17:44] Raeliana**
Please refrain from saying such rude things.
**[17:48] Elma**
I'm very sorry.
**[17:50] Elma**
I was just concerned about you.
**[17:54] Raeliana**
Yes, I know.
**[17:57] Raeliana**
I just don't want you to judge people
based on their looks and backgrounds.
**[18:02] Elma**
Right...
**[18:04] Raeliana**
So you wanted to talk to me?
**[18:06] Elma**
Oh... Yes.
**[18:08] Elma**
I finished making the chocolate-covered
almonds that you asked for.
**[18:12] Raeliana**
Wow, really?!
**[18:15] Raeliana**
Thank you!
**[18:16] Raeliana**
That must have been a lot of work!
**[18:18] Elma**
Not at all.
**[18:30] Raeliana**
Are you knowledgeable
about flowers, Master Taylor?
**[18:36] Raeliana**
Um... What foods do you like?
**[18:42] Raeliana**
*He's too silent!*
**[18:44] Rosemary**
Sister!
**[18:46] Rosemary**
Sister!
**[18:48] Raeliana**
Rose!
**[18:50] Raeliana**
Rosemary!
**[18:52] Raeliana**
My angel!
**[18:55] Raeliana**
What have you been doing?
**[18:57] Rosemary**
Praying!
**[18:58] Raeliana**
Praying?
**[18:59] Rosemary**
That you and the Duke will be
happy forever and ever!
**[19:05] Raeliana**
*Rosemary!*
**[19:07] Raeliana**
Oh, I just can't stand it!
**[19:09] Rosemary**
I'm getting dizzy!
**[19:13] Raeliana**
What's the balloon for?
**[19:16] Rosemary**
Oh, this?
**[19:17] Rosemary**
To let go into the sky, like this.
**[19:30] Rosemary**
What do we do?
**[19:32] Raeliana**
Let's have Hans get it when he comes later.
**[19:35] Raeliana**
I'm sure a gardener would have a stepladder.
**[19:38] Rosemary**
It has to go up into the sky.
**[19:41] Raeliana**
Why?
**[19:42] Rosemary**
The balloon is going to
carry my wish up to the gods.
**[19:46] Rosemary**
My wish for you and the Duke
to be happy forever and ever.
**[19:53] Rosemary**
What if it takes too long
to carry it to the gods,
**[19:56] Rosemary**
and the balloon forgets my wish?
**[20:01] Raeliana**
*She's just too cute!*
**[20:03] Rosemary**
Sister?
**[20:05] Raeliana**
Sorry. You're so cute, I just can't...
**[20:09] Raeliana**
Don't worry about the balloon.
**[20:11] Raeliana**
I'm sure it'll remember your wish.
**[20:13] Rosemary**
Really?
**[20:14] Raeliana**
Yes.
**[20:15] Raeliana**
So eat these with me while we
wait for Hans to get here.
**[20:22] Rosemary**
Okay.
**[20:32] Rosemary**
The balloon flew away!
**[20:36] Raeliana**
*I didn't expect that...*
**[20:41] Raeliana**
* I figured he'd think a thing like this*
* was none of his concern.*
**[20:46] Raeliana**
Thank you, Master Taylor.
**[20:48] Raeliana**
Go on, Rosemary. You should thank him.
**[20:54] Rosemary**
Give me your hand.
**[21:01] Rosemary**
Thank you very much!
**[21:05] Raeliana**
*Huh?*
**[21:06] Raeliana**
* He seemed like he reacted more*
* quickly than usual to that.*
**[21:11] Raeliana**
Could it be that you like sweets?
**[21:19] Raeliana**
*Aw, there's a cute side to him!*
**[21:31] Raeliana**
* Since he had to be on*
* the battlefield since childhood,*
**[21:34] Raeliana**
* he probably never had a chance*
* to act much like a child.*
**[21:38] Raeliana**
Once again...
**[21:40] Raeliana**
I look forward to your continued service.
**[21:46] Raeliana**
* I should get Elma to make more of those*
* before I move to the duke's mansion.*
**[21:53] Raeliana**
*And then...*
**[21:55] Raeliana**
*The morning of that day arrived.*
***SIGN*** Episode Three
***SIGN*** Why Raeliana Trained in Domestic Arts