01x10 - A Sweetly Fragrant Cigarette Is Lit

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What's wrong?

I couldn't manage to do anything.

I assume it's about the Crown Prince.

He says that it is in his nature

to invade and subjugate other countries

rather than join hands with them.

Oh?

He would do such a thing.

I finally found it.

A king who understands poison

and will use it correctly.

If negotiations with His Highness Arnold

were to break down now,

Coyolles might well be invaded.

If that happens…

You're so eager early in the morning.

Lord Lawvine.

But it seems your sword has been wavering.

Actually, I was thinking about

something pathetic.

"Something pathetic," you say?

If one day we have to go to w*r

with another country,

everyone here

is going to have to fight, right?

That's right.

That kind of future scares me.

It's only natural

that you would be horrified.

Huh?

My son lost his life in the recent w*r.

I am proud of my son

who fought so bravely.

However…

as proud as I was of that,

I wished my son were still alive.

Lord Lawvine.

w*r is about taking someone's future

and having it taken away at the same time.

The only way to overcome that fear

is to confront it.

To confront it?

Do not deny your own wishes and feelings.

And then use it as fuel to move forward.

You have to figure out

what you can do.

Thank you so much

for the advice, Lord Lawvine!

Then, see you later.

I don't want to die in w*r anymore.

I don't want Coyolles to perish either.

But that's not all.

It suits my nature better to invade

and keep a country under my control

than to join hands with another country.

I want His Highness Arnold to know

that he is not that kind of man.

We have decided to give him

a special opportunity

to watch your training.

He is the Crown Prince of this country,

His Highness Arnold Hein.

Why is His Highness Arnold here?

No matter how you look at it,

he totally recognizes me!

I want to see the trainees in action.

Sir!

Is this perhaps his way of saying

that he is willing to overlook it?

There's no way he would do that.

So? What on earth are you doing here?

I hope Your Highness the Crown Prince

is doing well.

It is a great honor for me as a candidate

to be personally invited by you.

Oh?

If you're not who I think you are…

that means you don't mind

if I touch you directly, do you?

Come on. Try to argue with me quickly.

Your Highness Arnold,

please step away for a moment!

I refuse.

If you don't, someone will see us.

-Is that a problem?

-It is a big deal!

How so?

I believe you have a fiancée.

Well, I sure have.

I know you do!

However,

for a mere knight candidate

you're quite rude, huh?

I'm terribly sorry.

I don't know what you're apologizing for.

Tell me what you did with your own mouth.

To sneak into

the knight candidate's training,

I disguised myself as a man

without telling Your Highness!

My sincere apologies!

Well done.

But why are you doing all this?

It's just…

I wish to take the training you designed.

If you want to continue,

there are conditions for you.

Make sure you rest well.

And don't let them know your gender.

Huh?

Can you do it?

Yes! Thank you very much!

Do you really enjoy

receiving this training that much?

Yes!

The training program you have designed

is very impressive, Your Highness Arnold!

It shows your desire

to take good care of your knights.

Human resources are national assets

after all.

But to send those knights

into the b*ttlefield in the future…

I heard your conversation

with His Highness Kyle.

Sure you did.

I can pretty much figure out

what you're thinking.

You are trying to convince me

to make a treaty with Coyolles,

aren't you?

But that country, which has lost

its national strength, is worthless.

It's just a matter of who

will deliver the finishing blow

to a country that is just waiting

to be destroyed sooner or later.

Sometimes you are a terrible liar,

Your Highness Arnold.

It's up to you to decide

what you think about me.

Remember it well.

w*r is not an outrageous choice

for this country at all.

It's just another political tool.

My first encounter with Prince Kyle

was when I was a merchant.

In the midst of the rain,

you must have had a hard time on the road

while protecting your belongings.

Our country, with its scarcity of goods,

is able to maintain its livelihood

thanks to the support of you merchants.

I would like to offer my respect

and appreciation to all of you.

Despite being royalty,

he was a man who showed respect

for people from various backgrounds.

The second time I met him

was during my life as a pharmacist.

Even then, he treated me

with the utmost care.

And the third time was…

I'll talk to my father

about the research funding.

I know you two will get the results.

I will make sure to get him to agree.

Did it go well?

Congratulations.

Above all, I am so happy

that your hard work has been rewarded.

It's because Prince Kyle is such a person,

I…

Your Highness will be taking

these medicines as well from today.

The taste is just as bad, but…

As long as this body works properly,

it's nothing to worry about.

Your Highness Kyle,

I happened to overhear you talking

with His Highness Arnold

the other day at the evening banquet.

I am sorry to show you

my embarrassing side.

Usually, it is a courtesy

to return home at that point.

But I can't give up just like that.

Did you not consider it dangerous?

You are aware that during the w*r

His Highness Arnold beheaded

the royalty of a hostile country?

I have thoroughly investigated

His Highness Arnold's activities,

from his w*r results to his policies.

Although it appears

to be cleverly camouflaged,

there is no doubt that he has

his own intentions at work

in his concern for the people

in domestic affairs.

I believe that k*lling the enemy king

in the last w*r

may have been a kind of mercy

to avoid any disasters.

Besides…

The fact that His Highness is a cruel man

does not change what I have to do.

I have a request, Prince Kyle.

Could you please form

a small alliance with me first?

An alliance with you?

We will need your help…

to convince His Highness Arnold.

Thank you so much.

They were all very interesting!

You sure like to learn, don't you?

Yes, very much!

Anything new is exciting to learn!

Because the world is expanding,

even the scenery of yesterday

looks different!

I'm convinced now.

You're not suited to be a princess.

Doctor?

You should have come to me.

If you do, I'll teach you everything

you don't know, all right?

Thank you for the offer.

But I'm marrying His Highness Arnold, so…

Arnold Hein, huh?

I can see why you are attracted to him.

I'm interested in him too.

Apparently, he turned down Kyle's request.

I liked the way

he turned it down, you know?

I have a feeling Arnold Hein

would use it very effectively.

The chemical I created

and named "gunpowder."

I've been looking for someone like him.

I never thought

I'd meet him in this country.

His Highness is a very kind person

despite of his appearance.

Even if he said something terrible

to His Highness Kyle,

-he probably didn't mean--

-Hey, Rishe.

Can you bring me to him?

Of course I can.

I will ask him if he can make time for you

in the near future.

Then let's go see him now.

His Highness is a very busy man,

if it's so sudden--

If he's as kind as you say,

he'll forgive me, right?

That's…

I get it.

You don't really want him

to meet me, right?

You didn't ask

what "gunpowder" is,

did you?

The first time I heard about gunpowder

from Doctor

was during my third life.

By any means,

you can't stop your experiments, huh?

I'm sorry, Rishe.

Even if many people

lose their lives for it?

"Things created by human beings

must be used correctly."

I have a problem with this admonition.

That means no one

can define what is "correct."

If this gunpowder of mine

is used "correctly,"

the world will surely be destroyed easily.

But is that really a mistake?

How does my creation

make a change to the world?

Is it such a bad thing to want to see it?

Doctor…

Farewell, my pupil.

I wish you…

all the best and may your life

be right for you.

I could not accept "gunpowder."

It will turn the world upside down

and make things messy.

I've been looking for someone

with those royal credentials

for a long time.

Someone like Arnold Hein.

I need to somehow build a friendship

between Coyolles and Galkhein.

And Doctor Michel,

who's already like that,

will try to get close to His Highness

Arnold by any means necessary.

And when that happens,

His Highness will use gunpowder--

Your Highness Theodore?

I heard your disguise was found out.

I'm so sorry.

Even if you could have deceived him,

I wouldn't have felt right about it,

so that's not my problem.

Even so, you are so quick

with the updates.

My vassals are excellent, you see.

I have a complete network of information

on what happens to my brother,

so that I can find out immediately

where he is.

It's not just about my brother.

I'm the one who sent you in,

sister-in-law.

I have investigated the backgrounds

of the knight candidates.

If anything goes wrong,

I won't be able to face my brother.

Thank you so much!

Well, it's not that I'm worried about you.

This is for my brother's sake, you know.

Yes, I understand.

Actually, I have a favor

to ask you, Your Highness.

Could I borrow

some of your best vassals

for a little while?

Is that going to help my brother?

No.

Instead, it is a revolt

against His Highness Arnold.

That's nice.

It sounds like fun,

so I'll lend you a hand.

Then we have a deal.

My wife is dead…

because you were born…

so you have to pay for that.

You who were born to make us unhappy,

you damn reaper.

Whenever I was hungry or even lonely,

studies were there for me.

The knowledge enters my mind

and sinks into my body.

Just like breathing and drinking water.

This child has inherited my talent.

Use it as much as you like on my behalf.

The world has expanded

since he put me in the institute.

I wanted to learn,

and after much experimentation,

it always gave me the answer.

What in the world is going on?

How could anyone be this good

at making chemicals that k*ll people.

A short time later the w*r broke out,

everything was burned,

the alchemists in the institute,

including my father, all lost their lives.

It was by chance that "it" was created.

A chemical with the power

to destroy anything.

And that was "gunpowder."

As I thought, you're the reaper.

Like my father said,

I was born

to make someone else feel unhappy.

In my past life,

I could not convince Doctor Michel.

Doctor.

Hey, Rishe.

Have you been able

to make a plan to get me to meet him?

Are you really going to hand over the

gunpowder to His Highness Arnold, Doctor?

What is created as a poison

is only meaningful

if it fulfills its calling.

Everything must fulfill

the purpose for which it was created.

It is the same with my existence.

A man born to stir up the world

must move in accordance with his calling.

In my third life,

Doctor said the same words.

Even if…

many people lose their lives for it?

That's right.

The gunpowder's sole purpose of existence

is to make people miserable.

I'm sorry, Rishe.

I'm not trying to be mean to you.

That much is true.

This is my calling.

I'm sure Doctor will use

any means necessary

to bring gunpowder to His Highness.

Good night. Rishe.

At this rate…

I can't stop doctor.