WEBVTT 00:12.520 --> 00:13.900 Has something happened? 00:18.740 --> 00:20.830 There's absolutely no hope in sight. 00:20.830 --> 00:22.720 Is this about His Highness? 00:24.840 --> 00:27.130 Apparently, it's more in his nature to invade 00:27.130 --> 00:30.980 and take control of another country instead of joining forces with them. 00:32.920 --> 00:34.020 Really? 00:35.220 --> 00:37.130 He said that? 01:00.550 --> 01:01.990 At last, I've found him. 01:03.750 --> 01:05.000 Someone who understands poison... 01:06.320 --> 01:09.300 a sovereign who might use it the right way. 02:52.020 --> 02:55.490 If the negotiations with Prince Arnold fail like this, 02:55.490 --> 02:58.030 Coyolles might be invaded. 02:59.040 --> 03:00.500 And if that happens... 03:02.100 --> 03:04.190 You're enthusiastic for this early in the morning. 03:04.920 --> 03:06.260 Lord Lawvine. 03:07.570 --> 03:10.120 But I see hesitation in your sword. 03:13.060 --> 03:14.180 The truth is... 03:14.840 --> 03:17.500 my thoughts had turned in an unworthy direction. 03:17.940 --> 03:20.260 By unworthy, you mean... 03:21.320 --> 03:25.760 If one day we go to war with another country, 03:26.320 --> 03:29.290 everyone here will go into battle, won't they? 03:29.960 --> 03:31.100 They will. 03:33.110 --> 03:36.330 I find myself afraid of a future like that. 03:37.470 --> 03:39.660 It's only natural to find it terrifying. 03:39.660 --> 03:40.530 What? 03:41.190 --> 03:45.250 My son lost his life in the last war. 03:46.000 --> 03:49.350 I'm proud of my son for fighting so bravely. 03:51.320 --> 03:52.180 However... 03:53.130 --> 03:55.320 in equal measure to that sense of pride... 03:56.010 --> 03:58.850 I wish that my son had lived. 03:59.790 --> 04:01.220 Lord Lawvine. 04:02.280 --> 04:05.400 A war means that people will be robbed of their futures. 04:05.400 --> 04:06.800 Others will steal them away. 04:07.660 --> 04:11.180 To conquer the fear of that, one can only stand and fight. 04:12.420 --> 04:14.320 Stand and fight? 04:15.710 --> 04:19.270 I mean that you shouldn't deny your own hopes and feelings. 04:19.900 --> 04:24.190 You should use them as fuel to move forward. 04:24.940 --> 04:27.350 "What is it that I can do?" 04:28.020 --> 04:29.970 Find the answer to that question. 04:33.400 --> 04:35.770 Thank you, Lord Lawvine! 04:36.440 --> 04:38.320 Then, I shall see you later. 04:43.140 --> 04:45.880 I don't want to die in some war. 04:46.290 --> 04:48.430 I don't want Coyolles to fall into ruin. 04:49.260 --> 04:51.720 But that isn't all. 04:52.180 --> 04:54.560 Rather than joining hands with another country, 04:54.560 --> 04:57.270 invading and taking control of it... 04:57.590 --> 04:59.480 that suits me much better. 05:00.760 --> 05:03.190 You aren't that kind of person. 05:03.820 --> 05:06.800 I want you to understand that, Prince Arnold. 05:11.000 --> 05:15.790 And so, we have a special observer for your training, 05:16.620 --> 05:19.040 the Crown Prince of the Empire, 05:19.720 --> 05:21.940 Prince Arnold Hein. 05:21.940 --> 05:24.550 Why is Prince Arnold here?! 05:32.840 --> 05:35.930 No matter how you look at this, I've been found out! 05:38.430 --> 05:40.720 I want to see the trainees move. 05:40.720 --> 05:41.310 Sir. 05:41.990 --> 05:45.610 Could this mean that he'll overlook my actions? 05:48.270 --> 05:50.360 Of course not. 05:50.600 --> 05:54.790 So, what exactly are you trying to do here? 05:54.790 --> 05:57.140 Well, um... 05:57.850 --> 06:03.050 I am most pleased to meet you, Your Highness. 06:03.050 --> 06:06.260 That you would personally speak to a mere knight candidate 06:06.260 --> 06:09.090 makes me feel both humbled and delighted. 06:09.560 --> 06:10.840 Really? 06:10.840 --> 06:14.050 If you are not the person I think you are... 06:15.400 --> 06:19.350 then that would mean there is no issue with my touching you. 06:26.920 --> 06:29.770 Come now. Quickly, try to refute it. 06:31.010 --> 06:33.680 Prince Arnold, please step away for a moment! 06:33.680 --> 06:34.450 I refuse. 06:34.450 --> 06:36.920 If you continue, someone is sure to see! 06:36.920 --> 06:38.280 Is there some problem with that? 06:38.280 --> 06:39.320 Yes, there is! 06:39.320 --> 06:40.710 How so? 06:41.030 --> 06:45.460 Y-You have a fiancée, don't you? 06:48.230 --> 06:49.700 Well, yes, I do. 06:49.700 --> 06:51.590 You do, don't you? I thought so! 06:51.590 --> 06:53.090 Still... 06:53.090 --> 06:57.770 your manner of speech is quite disrespectful for a mere knight candidate. 06:58.970 --> 07:01.040 My deepest apologies. 07:01.040 --> 07:03.900 I don't know what it is you're apologizing for. 07:04.300 --> 07:07.590 Tell me with your own lips what you've done. 07:09.420 --> 07:12.980 I-I didn't tell Your Highness anything and dressed as a boy 07:12.980 --> 07:15.800 so I could join the knight candidates' training! 07:15.800 --> 07:17.870 I am truly, very sorry! 07:18.520 --> 07:19.740 Well done. 07:22.070 --> 07:24.790 But why are you doing this? 07:26.030 --> 07:27.120 Because... 07:28.460 --> 07:31.020 this training you've thought up... 07:31.020 --> 07:33.990 I wanted to undergo it, too. 07:39.660 --> 07:41.580 If you wish to continue, there are conditions. 07:43.040 --> 07:45.070 You must be sure to rest. 07:45.070 --> 07:48.340 And make sure that no one finds out your gender. 07:48.340 --> 07:48.910 What? 07:49.480 --> 07:50.600 Can you keep to those? 07:50.600 --> 07:52.690 Yes! Thank you! 07:55.760 --> 07:58.980 Are you enjoying this training that much? 07:58.980 --> 07:59.700 Yes! 08:00.080 --> 08:04.080 Prince Arnold, the training you've thought up is truly magnificent! 08:04.440 --> 08:07.960 Your intention to carefully help the knights to grow comes through clearly! 08:08.900 --> 08:11.320 Capable people are the empire's treasures. 08:15.080 --> 08:19.860 But sending these knights into battle in the future will be... 08:22.150 --> 08:26.040 I overheard your conversation with Prince Kyle. 08:26.040 --> 08:27.260 I'm sure you did. 08:28.040 --> 08:31.620 I believe I can predict what you're thinking. 08:32.370 --> 08:34.670 You believe that we should form an alliance with Coyolles 08:34.670 --> 08:36.860 and you're going to try to convince me, aren't you? 08:37.740 --> 08:41.440 But there is no value in a country that has lost all its power. 08:42.120 --> 08:44.920 When a nation's collapse is only a matter of time, 08:44.920 --> 08:47.750 the only question is how to deal the final blow. 08:49.800 --> 08:54.130 Prince Arnold, from time to time you are the most incredible liar. 08:55.720 --> 08:58.890 You're free to think whatever you like of me, 08:59.210 --> 09:00.290 but remember this... 09:01.220 --> 09:05.370 For this empire, war is not a cruel choice. 09:06.580 --> 09:08.710 It's simply one means of politics. 09:20.200 --> 09:24.550 The first time I met Prince Kyle was when I was a trader. 09:28.040 --> 09:29.330 In this rain, 09:29.630 --> 09:32.880 protecting your wares on the road must have been very difficult. 09:33.750 --> 09:35.930 Our kingdom lacks material resources. 09:35.930 --> 09:40.470 It's traders like you who support us and allow us to preserve our daily lives. 09:41.240 --> 09:45.720 I wish to express my deepest respect and gratitude to you. 09:46.160 --> 09:47.800 Though he was a member of the royal family, 09:47.800 --> 09:52.040 he was someone who treated people of different stations with respect. 09:54.030 --> 09:57.380 The second time I met him was in my life as an herbalist. 09:58.040 --> 10:00.960 Then, too, he was someone who acted from his heart when dealing with me. 10:01.630 --> 10:03.490 And the third time... 10:04.900 --> 10:07.290 I will speak with my father about the research funds. 10:07.810 --> 10:11.040 Because I know that you two will produce results. 10:11.810 --> 10:14.370 I swear that I will make him agree! 10:16.500 --> 10:17.670 It worked? 10:19.040 --> 10:20.210 Congratulations. 10:20.210 --> 10:24.010 More than anything else, the fact that your unwavering hard work has been rewarded 10:24.010 --> 10:25.710 makes me truly happy. 10:30.350 --> 10:32.940 It's because Prince Kyle is like that... 10:33.460 --> 10:34.500 that I... 10:40.680 --> 10:45.290 Your Highness, starting today, I'd like you to start taking these pills as well. 10:45.290 --> 10:48.080 Though, the flavor is just as awful. 10:48.410 --> 10:51.550 If it means that this body of mine will move properly, 10:51.550 --> 10:53.460 then it's nothing to me. 10:56.950 --> 11:00.360 Prince Kyle, the truth is that at the party the other evening, 11:00.360 --> 11:04.990 I happened to overhear your conversation with Prince Arnold. 11:06.870 --> 11:09.490 You saw me in a most embarrassing situation. 11:09.490 --> 11:13.010 In truth, the polite thing to do would have been to leave the country after that. 11:13.010 --> 11:16.360 However, I cannot afford to give up. 11:16.360 --> 11:19.550 Didn't you think that it might be dangerous? 11:19.550 --> 11:24.530 During the war, Prince Arnold beheaded members of royal families of enemy nations. 11:24.530 --> 11:25.910 You're aware of that, aren't you? 11:28.340 --> 11:31.920 Everything from the fruits of Prince Arnold's battles to his political measures... 11:31.920 --> 11:33.700 I've investigated everything I could. 11:34.280 --> 11:36.940 It seems to have been camouflaged very cleverly, 11:37.490 --> 11:39.850 but the care shown for the common people in domestic policies... 11:39.850 --> 11:42.880 I'm certain that it's his intention at work there. 11:43.480 --> 11:46.920 Killing the monarchs of enemy lands in the last war... 11:46.920 --> 11:50.770 it was done to prevent the seeds of further trouble. It was a form of compassion. 11:51.070 --> 11:52.620 That's how I think of it. 11:53.960 --> 11:56.000 And, the reality is... 11:56.600 --> 11:58.810 even if His Highness is a cruel and barbarous person, 11:59.360 --> 12:01.690 it doesn't change what I must do. 12:05.590 --> 12:08.040 I have a request to make of you, Prince Kyle. 12:09.550 --> 12:14.290 Won't you first form a modest alliance with me? 12:14.290 --> 12:15.780 An alliance? 12:16.810 --> 12:19.410 In order to convince Prince Arnold, 12:20.250 --> 12:22.510 I will need your strength. 12:34.680 --> 12:36.060 Thank you so much! 12:36.830 --> 12:39.820 Everything in it was incredibly intriguing! 12:40.220 --> 12:42.660 You love to learn, don't you? 12:42.660 --> 12:43.980 Yes, very much so! 12:44.500 --> 12:48.320 Learning new things, whatever they might be, makes me very excited. 12:48.320 --> 12:50.740 The world gets wider and wider, 12:50.740 --> 12:53.620 and even the view I saw yesterday looks different to me! 12:55.300 --> 12:57.000 That settles it for me. 12:58.590 --> 13:01.110 You aren't suited to be an empress. 13:02.520 --> 13:04.030 Professor... 13:04.030 --> 13:06.340 You should just come and join me. 13:06.910 --> 13:11.510 If you did, then if there were anything you didn't know, I would teach you. 13:11.510 --> 13:13.690 Thank you for your invitation, 13:13.690 --> 13:17.730 but I am here to marry Prince Arnold. 13:18.420 --> 13:20.730 Arnold Hein, is it? 13:21.400 --> 13:23.700 I understand why you're drawn to him. 13:24.920 --> 13:27.990 I'm interested in him, too. 13:29.710 --> 13:32.720 It seems he's turned down Kyle's request. 13:33.380 --> 13:37.000 And the reasons he gave for his refusal were exactly the sort of thing I love. 13:37.480 --> 13:42.100 If it were Arnold Hein, then I have the feeling that he'd use it quite effectively... 13:42.720 --> 13:47.510 this compound I've created, which I call black powder. 13:49.490 --> 13:51.320 I've been looking for so long! 13:51.800 --> 13:55.640 I never imagined that I'd meet the right person in this country. 13:58.720 --> 14:02.510 Despite his appearance, His Highness is a very kind person. 14:02.510 --> 14:05.860 Even if he said some harsh words to Prince Kyle, 14:05.860 --> 14:08.400 it's likely that he didn't truly— 14:07.150 --> 14:08.400 Say, Rishe! 14:08.400 --> 14:10.280 Will you help me meet with him? 14:11.190 --> 14:12.530 Of course. 14:12.890 --> 14:16.870 I'll see if he can make some time for you soon. 14:16.870 --> 14:18.660 Then, let's go and see him right now! 14:18.910 --> 14:22.240 His Highness is very busy, so a sudden visi— 14:21.510 --> 14:25.570 If he's as kind as you say, then I'm sure he'd forgive us. 14:26.630 --> 14:27.980 Well, that's... 14:27.980 --> 14:29.170 I understand. 14:29.640 --> 14:32.430 The truth is that you don't want me to meet with him, right? 14:37.940 --> 14:39.110 You... 14:39.770 --> 14:43.940 haven't asked me what black powder is, have you? 14:50.350 --> 14:53.280 The professor told me all about black powder... 14:53.750 --> 14:56.080 back in my third life. 14:56.400 --> 14:59.920 So, you won't cease your experiments, no matter what? 15:00.890 --> 15:02.330 I'm sorry, Rishe. 15:02.570 --> 15:06.250 Not even if it means that many people will lose their lives? 15:07.200 --> 15:11.650 "That which humans have created must be used the right way." 15:12.930 --> 15:15.140 There's a problem with this warning. 15:16.470 --> 15:22.250 Which is that no one can accurately define what "the right way" is. 15:26.360 --> 15:29.450 If this black powder of mine is used the right way, 15:29.450 --> 15:31.750 I'm sure that this world would easily be destroyed. 15:32.440 --> 15:35.620 But would that really be wrong? 15:37.750 --> 15:42.750 "How will the things I create change the world?" 15:43.030 --> 15:47.100 Is wanting to see that really such a bad thing? 15:49.600 --> 15:50.980 Professor... 15:55.990 --> 15:59.360 Farewell, my student. 16:01.500 --> 16:05.340 I sincerely hope that your life 16:05.800 --> 16:08.520 will unfold in a way that you feel is right. 16:12.200 --> 16:16.340 I couldn't accept this black powder. 16:18.140 --> 16:21.410 It will turn the world on its head and scramble it. 16:21.410 --> 16:26.420 I've been looking for a leader capable of using it for so very, very long! 16:27.040 --> 16:29.470 A leader like Arnold Hein. 16:39.250 --> 16:44.390 I must find a way to establish friendly relations between Coyolles and Galkhein. 16:44.390 --> 16:47.920 And with Professor Michel in that state, 16:47.920 --> 16:51.570 he'll stop at nothing to approach Prince Arnold. 16:51.570 --> 16:54.320 If he does, then His Highness will use black powder in the war and— 16:58.730 --> 17:00.420 Prince Theodore? 17:01.750 --> 17:04.500 I heard he found out. About you dressing as a boy. 17:07.050 --> 17:08.780 I'm very sorry. 17:09.220 --> 17:12.500 I had mixed feelings about you being able to completely deceive my brother, 17:12.500 --> 17:14.100 so I don't particularly mind. 17:14.670 --> 17:18.200 Still, the news reached you very quickly. 17:18.200 --> 17:20.960 Well, my retainers are outstanding, after all. 17:20.960 --> 17:24.560 Whatever my brother does, no matter where he is, I know about it right away. 17:24.560 --> 17:27.190 I have a perfect information network set up. 17:27.670 --> 17:29.620 And it isn't just my big brother I hear about. 17:30.170 --> 17:32.200 I've got my sister-in-law in there, too. 17:32.200 --> 17:35.430 I've already looked into the backgrounds of the knight candidates. 17:35.430 --> 17:39.010 If anything happened to you, I wouldn't know how to face my brother. 17:39.700 --> 17:41.640 Thank you! 17:41.640 --> 17:45.120 It's nothing. And it's not that I'm worried for you. 17:45.120 --> 17:47.420 I'm doing this for my brother. 17:48.890 --> 17:50.180 I understand. 17:54.710 --> 17:58.100 Actually, I have a favor to ask of you, Your Highness. 17:59.340 --> 18:03.970 May I borrow your outstanding retainers for a short while? 18:05.400 --> 18:08.650 Is it something that will help my brother? 18:08.650 --> 18:12.610 No. In fact, it would be an act of rebellion against Prince Arnold. 18:14.560 --> 18:16.010 I like it. 18:16.010 --> 18:18.410 Since it sounds like fun, I'll join you. 18:19.110 --> 18:21.620 Then, we've come to an understanding. 18:38.100 --> 18:40.560 Because you were born, 18:40.560 --> 18:42.750 my wife is dead. 18:44.420 --> 18:47.140 Which is why you must atone. 18:48.470 --> 18:52.790 You were born to bring us misfortune, you harbinger of death! 18:55.920 --> 18:57.650 Whether I was hungry... 18:57.900 --> 18:59.270 or I was lonely... 18:59.800 --> 19:02.550 the field of learning always accepted me. 19:04.200 --> 19:08.260 Knowledge swiftly entered my mind and settled into my body. 19:09.160 --> 19:13.370 It was just like breathing, or drinking water. 19:14.640 --> 19:17.920 This child has inherited my genius. 19:18.690 --> 19:21.450 Use him as much as you like in my place. 19:21.450 --> 19:25.260 After being allowed into the laboratory, my world expanded. 19:26.470 --> 19:30.200 If I wanted to know something and performed enough experiments... 19:30.200 --> 19:32.590 my efforts would always be repaid. 19:33.600 --> 19:36.310 What is going on here? 19:36.310 --> 19:41.110 To think he'd be so adept at making something that would kill people... 19:41.740 --> 19:44.220 After some time, a war broke out. 19:45.240 --> 19:47.080 Everything burned. 19:48.470 --> 19:50.670 All of the alchemists in the laboratory... 19:51.110 --> 19:54.740 everyone, including my father, lost their lives. 19:59.400 --> 20:01.840 It was by chance that I created it. 20:02.970 --> 20:06.450 A compound capable of destroying everything. 20:11.920 --> 20:14.980 That was black powder. 20:16.440 --> 20:19.320 You truly are a harbinger of death. 20:20.670 --> 20:22.670 It's just as my father said. 20:22.670 --> 20:26.640 It seems I've been born to bring misfortune to others. 20:41.710 --> 20:46.430 In the past, I was unable to convince Professor Michel. 20:51.340 --> 20:52.680 Professor... 20:55.270 --> 20:56.720 Well, hello, Rishe. 20:57.640 --> 21:00.420 Have you managed to find a way for me to meet with him? 21:02.560 --> 21:08.160 Professor, do you truly intend to give black powder to Prince Arnold? 21:12.430 --> 21:14.700 If something has been born as a poison, 21:14.700 --> 21:17.670 then only in fulfilling its task will it find its true place. 21:19.610 --> 21:24.350 Everything, no matter what, must fulfill the role for which it was born. 21:26.750 --> 21:29.230 My own existence is the same. 21:29.890 --> 21:33.140 A person who was born to upset the ways of the world 21:33.410 --> 21:36.470 must act in accordance with that duty. 21:37.840 --> 21:41.970 Even back in my third life, the professor said these same things. 21:43.400 --> 21:48.340 Even if many people will lose their lives for it? 21:48.340 --> 21:49.460 That's right. 21:50.280 --> 21:52.580 Black powder's reason for being... 21:52.580 --> 21:54.750 is to bring misfortune to others. 21:59.480 --> 22:01.160 I'm sorry, Rishe. 22:01.160 --> 22:03.740 It isn't that I want to say mean things to you. 22:04.420 --> 22:06.460 That's the honest truth. 22:09.720 --> 22:13.160 This is the calling I've been given. 22:17.010 --> 22:20.850 I'm certain that the professor will use any means necessary to give 22:20.850 --> 22:22.390 black powder to Prince Arnold. 22:24.530 --> 22:26.480 Good night, Rishe. 22:29.110 --> 22:30.540 If things keep going this way... 22:31.110 --> 22:34.040 I won't be able to stop the professor.