How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (2021–2022): Season 1, Episode 10 - No Place of Joy Hath a Soldier - full transcript
Gaius leads an invasion force and lays siege to the city of Altomura. Meanwhile, in Randel, the Forbidden Army constructs a fort from which they engage Georg's forces, while Red Dragon City receives its own surprise attack.
The time has come!
The time for us
to fulfill our most ardent wish!
30,000 from the Principality of Amidonia
have passed the valley of
the Ursula Mountains and are approaching.
Most likely,
Gaius is planning on occupying
Altomura, a city in the southwest.
ORIGINAL STORY BY DOJYOMARU
This is high quality wheat.
The Forbidden Army's 5,000 men
can't eat all of this,
can they, Weist Garreau?
You are absolutely correct.
Altomura has no intention of resisting,
Your Highness.
So you are going to switch to our side?
Y… Yes!
We have no other choice but to
beg for your mercy, Your Highness.
Fine.
Then open the gates this instant.
About that…
Please give us some time.
Why?
Some within the fortress wish to surrender
while others are adamant about fighting.
And so, that is why I came here
to speak to you first.
You don't have to convince the people.
We can easily take down Altomura
whenever we want.
H… However,
there are many who are too foolish
to understand that.
I doubt you would want to waste
your soldiers on fools like that.
If I am guaranteed my life,
I promise… I promise that I will
get everyone in the fortress to agree.
They say you need
an army that is five times larger
than your enemy for a siege.
As this man said,
we don't have to
unnecessarily waste our soldiers.
Fine.
If you surrender,
we guarantee the safety
of those in the fortress.
Thank you!
Once the gate is open, it's all ours.
I will display that double-crossing rat's
head on the gate.
No need to worry.
Carmine has 40,000 soldiers
while King Souma only has
10,000 at his disposal.
How can he send reinforcements
while fighting against 40,000?
Damn it! They're working way too hard.
It can't be helped, Hal.
From their perspective,
a fortress suddenly appeared
before them overnight.
Of course they'd panic.
I guess so.
Even I was surprised when I heard about
this Sunomata Project.
His Majesty is so amazing.
To think he'd dispatch 10,000 right after
the meeting with the duchies fell through.
I didn't think we would
set up a battle line facing
Randel Castle within the same day.
It's thanks to
Tomoe's Rhinosaurus Land Train.
And His Majesty's "two-by-four method"
is excellent as well.
By unifying the materials for the fortress
we were able to
mass produce them beforehand.
Who knew building roads and cities
would be helpful in making a fortress.
I guess we have to return the favor.
All right, one more!
Hal! The enemy has brought something out.
Is this pretty bad?
Yes, it's pretty bad.
Anti-magic reinforcement
only works against magic and fire.
Physical attacks to the walls
made from Roman concrete--
What should we do?!
Don't ask me…
Can't you do something with your magic?
I used up all my energy
on making the fortress!
That was easier than
shooting down a migratory falcon.
Who are you?
Oh, I forgot to introduce myself.
I am Sur, from the God-Protected Forest.
When we had that disaster,
you saved my daughter--
I am sorry I couldn't thank you then.
Although, after you rescued her,
my daughter now idolizes you
and is saying, "I want to join
the Forbidden Army and be like him."
And I don't exactly know what to say.
Open the gate!
Our targets are
the three cannons up ahead!
Don't mind the soldiers.
Focus only on destroying our targets
and do not try to do more.
Charge!
We will show you that the Royal Guard
is not just for show!
Shoot fire!
Look at that!
The other two cannons are on fire too.
What a success!
Yeah…
All three are destroyed, huh?
Duke Carmine, the Army isn't even trying!
Those corrupt nobles who are only good at
accumulating wealth have so much to say.
I hope that you aren't trying to
back out in fear.
Who do you think I fear?
You are the ones
who don't seem to understand.
Our enemy only has 10,000
while we have 40,000 soldiers.
Why would we have to attack recklessly?
If that's the case,
why don't we wipe them out
in one go rather than little by little?
You did that
only to be chased around and scattered!
You even brought out the cannons
and got them destroyed.
We… are very sorry.
I don't sense Souma's presence
in that fortress.
How can you be so sure?
Ever since they built it,
the Forbidden Army
has only been defending.
If he was there, he would have
made some kind of move.
He is definitely taking action somewhere.
That's why we have to lure him out.
So, you are going to use the soldiers
in that fortress as bait?
You all must be tired.
This war isn't going to end
in just a day or two.
You should relax
for the whole day tomorrow.
Yes, sir.
Beowulf…
Are the preparations done?
Yes, everything is ready.
In the end, a rat is nothing but a rat.
Tell all the generals
to immediately commence--
What is going on?
VARGAS DUCHY, RED DRAGON CITY
GEORG CARMINE
I have a message.
The lord of Altomura,
Weist Garreau, is requesting an audience.
-Let him through.
-Yes.
-I am terribly sorry!
-Weist!
What happened to your promise
to open the gate?
It's taking me time to convince those
who are acting reckless
out of desperation.
I don't want to hear your excuses!
I will behead you and use it
as a warning to those in the fortress.
Pardon me, Your Highness,
but the voices coming from Altomura
are the war cries of the reckless people
who want to fight to their death.
Father…
Fighting troops
who are all prepared to die
will cause too many casualties.
That is absolutely correct.
I will prove my sincerity.
Please accept this gold dust.
And please be gracious with us.
I see that you are sincere.
But what do you mean by being "gracious"?
Until tomorrow… Until tomorrow noon…
Until that tree
casts a shadow, that reaches here.
I beg that you refrain from
attacking until then.
This time for sure, I promise that
I will convince everyone in the fortress!
Why don't we accept Weist's offer
and show them graciousness?
Fine.
We will hold back on attacking
until tomorrow noon.
If the gates don't open by then,
we will go in by force.
Yes! I promise…
I promise that I will convince
everyone in the fortress!
Was that all right, Walter…
I mean, Duchess Excel?
With that much gold,
we could have hired
a division of mercenaries from Zem.
Mercenaries will always be mercenaries.
Money can make them switch sides anytime.
I am up against three opponents right now.
I only have time on my side.
That much gold is nothing
compared to the time I can buy with it.
You are still such a child,
if you don't even understand that.
My goodness…
The new king is very bold for making you
run around like this.
He really knows how to use people.
He told me to "go to Altomura"
out of the blue.
I bet neither Duke Vargas nor Carmine
could have guessed that you were
tied into the meeting from here.
That goes for Gaius as well.
It took three days to get here
from Lagoon City.
He made me rush for three whole days.
He could be more considerate
to the elderly.
Please stop acting old
only when it's convenient.
It's okay when I say it myself.
I will never allow anyone else to say it.
By the way, Duchess Excel,
I bought us time until tomorrow noon.
Was that enough?
That's fine.
If His Majesty hasn't made
a move until then…
If that happens,
we will go down along with this fortress.
What are you doing, Kaede?
Hal, I am happy.
Huh? About what?
The fact that you are by my side.
Things will be settled today or tomorrow.
If we can get through this…
Then what?
If we can get through this,
I hope everything works out.
Don't say you "hope so."
If you're going to say it,
say it with confidence.
So…
please protect me, Hal.
Our enemy's attacks are
suddenly less intense.
-I don't see mercenaries from Zem either.
-Watch out!
They've changed their formation
which means
they may have switched to
protracted warfare.
Then maybe we can take it easy.
You can't let your guard down
on the battlefield, Hal.
That's when they'll catch you.
I know that.
Prepare to attack.
Get the message out to the generals
-to prepare to attack.
-Yes, sir.
Multiple wyverns are flying in
from the east.
It's the Air Force.
It's Duke Vargas' Air Force.
This was what the Army was waiting for?
THE NIGHT BEFORE
My lord…
Tolman.
How's the evacuation of the citizens?
It is complete.
The only ones left in the Red Dragon City
are the Air Force
and those of the Vargas household.
I see.
That's good to hear.
That new king Souma
is impressive despite his age.
You've changed your opinion of him?
Yes, I have.
It's too late now though.
We've received many requests to join you
from different Air Force units
from all over.
Turn them all down.
I won't drag them into my mess.
I thought you would say that.
Are you not going to join
Duke Carmine's forces?
I don't mind fighting with him,
but the last thing I want is to
fight side-by-side with corrupt nobles.
There's no way out of this.
Not that I want one.
All I need to do is show my pride
as the commander of the Air Force.
Whether I go out with a bang
or rip out his guts…
According to the recon unit,
10,000 of the Forbidden Army
headed toward the Carmine Duchy.
We don't know if King Souma
is with them or not,
but I doubt they have any troops
to send our way.
Is he trying to ignore me?
Since we only have 100 knights,
that is a possible strategy.
That's impossible.
For Souma,
the most ideal situation would be
to defeat me first and take the Air Force
with him to the battle with Duke Carmine.
However,
it doesn't change the fact that
he has no more troops.
You never know.
He might do something
we would never think of.
Father!
Souma's army is here.
They're here? How many?
Well…
One ship.
What?
Father, Battleship Albert is approaching.
They put wheels on it
to make it move on land by force.
Why would you ruin your flagship here?
I have no choice.
We're already short on people.
We have just received
a letter from King Souma.
He is requesting to speak
over the gemstone broadcast.
So?
Why did you bring Albert this far inland?
Of course,
that is to capture Red Dragon City.
Albert has fired.
We'll be hit.
I'm impressed.
I never expected to see
a ship running on land.
I thought you'd like something
as flashy as this.
Yeah, I almost fell for you.
You might just become an amazing king.
It's not too late to surrender now.
I can't make a fool of myself
and surrender now.
I see.
That's really too bad,
Castor.
Carla!
Go and shut those noisy cannons up!
Yes!
Souma…
If you really have
what it takes to be a king,
prove it by surpassing me.
Target your attacks at Battleship Albert.
We will capture King Souma.
We will make him a witness to
the valor of the Vargas family!
Let's go!
Prepare to drop the bombs.
Scatter!
It's a repeating ballista?
It can't be!
Those are defensive weapons!
"Anti-air repeating ballistae
are only used to defend bases."
They used that common knowledge
against us.
-Damn it! What should we do?
-Lady Carla!
We have to target their blind spot.
They attached the wheels
on the ship last minute.
That is their blind spot.
All right.
We just have to approach
by flying at a low altitude.
Did you hear that?
Go and neutralize the main battery and
anti-air repeating ballistae right away.
Isn't it faster to destroy the bridge?
Princess Liscia might be in the bridge.
So all you need to do is
neutralize the weapons.
Capture Souma alive.
Roger!
Besides,
if we kill Souma,
that will make Liscia sad.
If I was going to feel this way,
I should have convinced Father.
And then…
I should have
supported them as their subject.
Well,
it's too late for that now.
It's too quiet.
We don't see any enemy soldiers.
There must have been someone
controlling the main battery.
We found something that looks like
a piece of armor
with a puppet hand inside.
Hurry back to the castle.
But we haven't found Souma yet.
He's not on this ship.
We were lured out, just as they planned.
Lured out?
Don't tell me their target was…
It was Father,
who is in the Red Dragon Castle.
Subtitle translation by: Kiko Morita
The time for us
to fulfill our most ardent wish!
30,000 from the Principality of Amidonia
have passed the valley of
the Ursula Mountains and are approaching.
Most likely,
Gaius is planning on occupying
Altomura, a city in the southwest.
ORIGINAL STORY BY DOJYOMARU
This is high quality wheat.
The Forbidden Army's 5,000 men
can't eat all of this,
can they, Weist Garreau?
You are absolutely correct.
Altomura has no intention of resisting,
Your Highness.
So you are going to switch to our side?
Y… Yes!
We have no other choice but to
beg for your mercy, Your Highness.
Fine.
Then open the gates this instant.
About that…
Please give us some time.
Why?
Some within the fortress wish to surrender
while others are adamant about fighting.
And so, that is why I came here
to speak to you first.
You don't have to convince the people.
We can easily take down Altomura
whenever we want.
H… However,
there are many who are too foolish
to understand that.
I doubt you would want to waste
your soldiers on fools like that.
If I am guaranteed my life,
I promise… I promise that I will
get everyone in the fortress to agree.
They say you need
an army that is five times larger
than your enemy for a siege.
As this man said,
we don't have to
unnecessarily waste our soldiers.
Fine.
If you surrender,
we guarantee the safety
of those in the fortress.
Thank you!
Once the gate is open, it's all ours.
I will display that double-crossing rat's
head on the gate.
No need to worry.
Carmine has 40,000 soldiers
while King Souma only has
10,000 at his disposal.
How can he send reinforcements
while fighting against 40,000?
Damn it! They're working way too hard.
It can't be helped, Hal.
From their perspective,
a fortress suddenly appeared
before them overnight.
Of course they'd panic.
I guess so.
Even I was surprised when I heard about
this Sunomata Project.
His Majesty is so amazing.
To think he'd dispatch 10,000 right after
the meeting with the duchies fell through.
I didn't think we would
set up a battle line facing
Randel Castle within the same day.
It's thanks to
Tomoe's Rhinosaurus Land Train.
And His Majesty's "two-by-four method"
is excellent as well.
By unifying the materials for the fortress
we were able to
mass produce them beforehand.
Who knew building roads and cities
would be helpful in making a fortress.
I guess we have to return the favor.
All right, one more!
Hal! The enemy has brought something out.
Is this pretty bad?
Yes, it's pretty bad.
Anti-magic reinforcement
only works against magic and fire.
Physical attacks to the walls
made from Roman concrete--
What should we do?!
Don't ask me…
Can't you do something with your magic?
I used up all my energy
on making the fortress!
That was easier than
shooting down a migratory falcon.
Who are you?
Oh, I forgot to introduce myself.
I am Sur, from the God-Protected Forest.
When we had that disaster,
you saved my daughter--
I am sorry I couldn't thank you then.
Although, after you rescued her,
my daughter now idolizes you
and is saying, "I want to join
the Forbidden Army and be like him."
And I don't exactly know what to say.
Open the gate!
Our targets are
the three cannons up ahead!
Don't mind the soldiers.
Focus only on destroying our targets
and do not try to do more.
Charge!
We will show you that the Royal Guard
is not just for show!
Shoot fire!
Look at that!
The other two cannons are on fire too.
What a success!
Yeah…
All three are destroyed, huh?
Duke Carmine, the Army isn't even trying!
Those corrupt nobles who are only good at
accumulating wealth have so much to say.
I hope that you aren't trying to
back out in fear.
Who do you think I fear?
You are the ones
who don't seem to understand.
Our enemy only has 10,000
while we have 40,000 soldiers.
Why would we have to attack recklessly?
If that's the case,
why don't we wipe them out
in one go rather than little by little?
You did that
only to be chased around and scattered!
You even brought out the cannons
and got them destroyed.
We… are very sorry.
I don't sense Souma's presence
in that fortress.
How can you be so sure?
Ever since they built it,
the Forbidden Army
has only been defending.
If he was there, he would have
made some kind of move.
He is definitely taking action somewhere.
That's why we have to lure him out.
So, you are going to use the soldiers
in that fortress as bait?
You all must be tired.
This war isn't going to end
in just a day or two.
You should relax
for the whole day tomorrow.
Yes, sir.
Beowulf…
Are the preparations done?
Yes, everything is ready.
In the end, a rat is nothing but a rat.
Tell all the generals
to immediately commence--
What is going on?
VARGAS DUCHY, RED DRAGON CITY
GEORG CARMINE
I have a message.
The lord of Altomura,
Weist Garreau, is requesting an audience.
-Let him through.
-Yes.
-I am terribly sorry!
-Weist!
What happened to your promise
to open the gate?
It's taking me time to convince those
who are acting reckless
out of desperation.
I don't want to hear your excuses!
I will behead you and use it
as a warning to those in the fortress.
Pardon me, Your Highness,
but the voices coming from Altomura
are the war cries of the reckless people
who want to fight to their death.
Father…
Fighting troops
who are all prepared to die
will cause too many casualties.
That is absolutely correct.
I will prove my sincerity.
Please accept this gold dust.
And please be gracious with us.
I see that you are sincere.
But what do you mean by being "gracious"?
Until tomorrow… Until tomorrow noon…
Until that tree
casts a shadow, that reaches here.
I beg that you refrain from
attacking until then.
This time for sure, I promise that
I will convince everyone in the fortress!
Why don't we accept Weist's offer
and show them graciousness?
Fine.
We will hold back on attacking
until tomorrow noon.
If the gates don't open by then,
we will go in by force.
Yes! I promise…
I promise that I will convince
everyone in the fortress!
Was that all right, Walter…
I mean, Duchess Excel?
With that much gold,
we could have hired
a division of mercenaries from Zem.
Mercenaries will always be mercenaries.
Money can make them switch sides anytime.
I am up against three opponents right now.
I only have time on my side.
That much gold is nothing
compared to the time I can buy with it.
You are still such a child,
if you don't even understand that.
My goodness…
The new king is very bold for making you
run around like this.
He really knows how to use people.
He told me to "go to Altomura"
out of the blue.
I bet neither Duke Vargas nor Carmine
could have guessed that you were
tied into the meeting from here.
That goes for Gaius as well.
It took three days to get here
from Lagoon City.
He made me rush for three whole days.
He could be more considerate
to the elderly.
Please stop acting old
only when it's convenient.
It's okay when I say it myself.
I will never allow anyone else to say it.
By the way, Duchess Excel,
I bought us time until tomorrow noon.
Was that enough?
That's fine.
If His Majesty hasn't made
a move until then…
If that happens,
we will go down along with this fortress.
What are you doing, Kaede?
Hal, I am happy.
Huh? About what?
The fact that you are by my side.
Things will be settled today or tomorrow.
If we can get through this…
Then what?
If we can get through this,
I hope everything works out.
Don't say you "hope so."
If you're going to say it,
say it with confidence.
So…
please protect me, Hal.
Our enemy's attacks are
suddenly less intense.
-I don't see mercenaries from Zem either.
-Watch out!
They've changed their formation
which means
they may have switched to
protracted warfare.
Then maybe we can take it easy.
You can't let your guard down
on the battlefield, Hal.
That's when they'll catch you.
I know that.
Prepare to attack.
Get the message out to the generals
-to prepare to attack.
-Yes, sir.
Multiple wyverns are flying in
from the east.
It's the Air Force.
It's Duke Vargas' Air Force.
This was what the Army was waiting for?
THE NIGHT BEFORE
My lord…
Tolman.
How's the evacuation of the citizens?
It is complete.
The only ones left in the Red Dragon City
are the Air Force
and those of the Vargas household.
I see.
That's good to hear.
That new king Souma
is impressive despite his age.
You've changed your opinion of him?
Yes, I have.
It's too late now though.
We've received many requests to join you
from different Air Force units
from all over.
Turn them all down.
I won't drag them into my mess.
I thought you would say that.
Are you not going to join
Duke Carmine's forces?
I don't mind fighting with him,
but the last thing I want is to
fight side-by-side with corrupt nobles.
There's no way out of this.
Not that I want one.
All I need to do is show my pride
as the commander of the Air Force.
Whether I go out with a bang
or rip out his guts…
According to the recon unit,
10,000 of the Forbidden Army
headed toward the Carmine Duchy.
We don't know if King Souma
is with them or not,
but I doubt they have any troops
to send our way.
Is he trying to ignore me?
Since we only have 100 knights,
that is a possible strategy.
That's impossible.
For Souma,
the most ideal situation would be
to defeat me first and take the Air Force
with him to the battle with Duke Carmine.
However,
it doesn't change the fact that
he has no more troops.
You never know.
He might do something
we would never think of.
Father!
Souma's army is here.
They're here? How many?
Well…
One ship.
What?
Father, Battleship Albert is approaching.
They put wheels on it
to make it move on land by force.
Why would you ruin your flagship here?
I have no choice.
We're already short on people.
We have just received
a letter from King Souma.
He is requesting to speak
over the gemstone broadcast.
So?
Why did you bring Albert this far inland?
Of course,
that is to capture Red Dragon City.
Albert has fired.
We'll be hit.
I'm impressed.
I never expected to see
a ship running on land.
I thought you'd like something
as flashy as this.
Yeah, I almost fell for you.
You might just become an amazing king.
It's not too late to surrender now.
I can't make a fool of myself
and surrender now.
I see.
That's really too bad,
Castor.
Carla!
Go and shut those noisy cannons up!
Yes!
Souma…
If you really have
what it takes to be a king,
prove it by surpassing me.
Target your attacks at Battleship Albert.
We will capture King Souma.
We will make him a witness to
the valor of the Vargas family!
Let's go!
Prepare to drop the bombs.
Scatter!
It's a repeating ballista?
It can't be!
Those are defensive weapons!
"Anti-air repeating ballistae
are only used to defend bases."
They used that common knowledge
against us.
-Damn it! What should we do?
-Lady Carla!
We have to target their blind spot.
They attached the wheels
on the ship last minute.
That is their blind spot.
All right.
We just have to approach
by flying at a low altitude.
Did you hear that?
Go and neutralize the main battery and
anti-air repeating ballistae right away.
Isn't it faster to destroy the bridge?
Princess Liscia might be in the bridge.
So all you need to do is
neutralize the weapons.
Capture Souma alive.
Roger!
Besides,
if we kill Souma,
that will make Liscia sad.
If I was going to feel this way,
I should have convinced Father.
And then…
I should have
supported them as their subject.
Well,
it's too late for that now.
It's too quiet.
We don't see any enemy soldiers.
There must have been someone
controlling the main battery.
We found something that looks like
a piece of armor
with a puppet hand inside.
Hurry back to the castle.
But we haven't found Souma yet.
He's not on this ship.
We were lured out, just as they planned.
Lured out?
Don't tell me their target was…
It was Father,
who is in the Red Dragon Castle.
Subtitle translation by: Kiko Morita