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.
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