How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (2021–2022): Season 1, Episode 11 - Sacrifice The Plum Tree to Preserve the Peach Tree - full transcript
Souma and his entourage defy Vargas in his castle before hurrying off to Randel to unite with the Forbidden Army. A jarring truth about Georg is revealed by Glaive, leading to a dramatic turn of events with Gaius and his forces at...
How did you get here?
Thanks to the library that stores
all types of documents
and a capable librarian.
You found the blueprints
for Red Dragon Castle, huh?
So you know about
all the underground escape routes too?
It's our first time meeting in person,
King Souma.
I am Castor Vargas.
I'm Souma Kazuya, the interim king.
I am Tolman,
and I serve the Vargas family.
Tolman has nothing to do with this affair.
If I am defeated,
you can leave the Air Force up to him.
He will do a splendid job.
If you're thinking that far ahead,
why don't you stop doing this?
A man can't just
take back his own decision.
And of course, I won't go down that easy.
Your Majesty, please stand back.
ORIGINAL STORY BY DOJYOMARU
Aren't you a hero?
Want to fight me one-on-one?
Don't be crazy.
How could a regular person like me
who only handles politics fight you?
Castor, how long do you plan
to point that sword at the king!
You pipsqueak.
I didn't want the king to know,
but I have lived several decades.
I have been fighting for this country
for a hundred years.
Not bad, you female dark elf.
I'm Aisha. I will not let you
get near the king!
What monstrous strength…
Yes. I may not be smart,
but if my strength can be useful
in His Majesty's domination,
I don't mind being called a monster.
I like your loyalty.
Is Souma a good ruler to you?
I don't know.
But I want to be by his side.
I want to be with His Majesty
and Princess Liscia forever.
As I thought,
you are similar to me and Carla.
But if you don't have enough strength
to match your loyalty,
you cannot protect yourself,
let alone your ruler.
Freeze, Ice Sword Mountain!
Who knew you were hiding
the princess inside a doll.
I lose.
Duke Vargas…
Don't look at me that way.
I stuck to my decision
and lost after putting up a fight.
I don't have any regrets.
More than that,
I have something to ask you.
What is it?
Is he a good king?
Yes.
He is a good king to me.
Even if people say it's selfish of me,
I want Souma to be the king.
Even if my father tells him
to give back the throne,
I will stick by King Souma
and fight against my father.
That's how resolved you are?
The battleship blew up.
Liscia, the Air Force is coming back.
A slave collar, huh?
The master is set to Souma Kazuya.
If you try to harm your master…
The collar will tighten
and cut my head off automatically.
I know.
How dare you do that to Father!
Stop it, Carla!
We lost.
That's enough, Carla.
We put a slave collar on Duke Vargas.
If you kill Souma,
Duke Vargas will also die.
-Tolman.
-Yes?
I will temporarily give you authority
as the commander of the Air Force.
Lead the Air Force
and join the Forbidden Army.
Understood.
However, may I ask you one thing?
What is it?
What will happen
to Duke Vargas and Lady Carla?
That will be deliberated after the war.
They won't get a sentence now.
Please give us your order.
What will be the next move
for the Air Force?
First, announce that the battle has ended.
Make it known to the people that
Duke Vargas was captured and the Air Force
is part of the Forbidden Army.
Once the army is ready,
head to the Carmine Duchy.
Understood.
Sorry to make you wait, Georg Carmine.
I'm on my way.
She may not look it,
but Carla is the devoted type.
She has a strong sense of duty
so she'll do whatever you ask
even if she doesn't want to.
I think she's a nice girl.
On top of that,
you may not notice,
but under that armor she's--
I know what you're thinking, Liscia.
You're pleading for Carla's life.
But are you thinking about
the risks that come with it?
Carla is guilty of rebellion.
We can overlook that
if I make her a secondary consort.
But if the king bends the law,
the people will not trust him.
-Well… But…
-I won't plea for my life.
We received many letters urging us
to show our submission
but we willingly rejected them.
I am a warrior myself.
Now that it's come to this,
I won't beg for my life.
I wish you used that determination
in a way that didn't hurt Liscia.
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?
Don't worry, Hal.
We won this bet.
Souma pulled through for us.
That's right!
We stopped
the anti-air repeating ballistae.
We will now commence
an airstrike over Randel Castle.
Make sure to not drop them
on residential areas.
I brought over the Air Force as planned.
We warded off the Army's attacks
as planned.
It was only a day and a half.
If you couldn't last that long,
I'd be in trouble.
Don't be stupid!
They even brought out cannons!
It was dangerous, you know!
We also had a hard time
fighting against Duke Vargas.
That man is so overfamiliar with the king.
Halbert is allowed to
treat him as a friend.
Basically, they're like you and I.
The Air Force betrayed us.
We must hurry and take countermeasures.
Please give us orders.
What should we do?
Duke Carmine!
How's the damage from the airstrike?
Parts of the roof and tower
were blown away, but that's all.
Luckily, only a few were injured.
However, Souma has air supremacy now.
I see.
Which means they have basically
taken all the citizens of this city
as hostages.
Yes.
Then we have lost this war.
Wh… What are you saying?
The Army is almost unscathed!
We can recover from this.
We can use the people
as a shield and hide here.
Using the people as a shield
and hiding in the castle, huh?
Are you seriously saying that?
What's wrong with sacrificing the people?
I forgot that's the kind
of people you were. My goodness…
What are you doing!
That's a slave collar!
So you're planning on offering our heads
to plead for your life?
How sneaky of you, Georg Carmine!
Don't act like I'm like all of you.
How rude.
Take them away.
Your Majesty.
The mission to construct the fortress
and defend it
is complete.
Good work.
The devotion you and everyone
showed will be rewarded after the war.
Gather the soldiers
and get them ready to move.
Yes. We will capture Randel.
No, our battle here is already done.
I have done my part.
Now I have no regrets.
Well then Beowulf, it's time for mine.
Yes.
Tell the Forbidden Army that we surrender.
Aside from the corrupt nobles' armies,
everyone was only obeying my orders.
I will take full responsibility.
I'll leave the rest to you and Glaive.
-Understood?
-Yes.
Randel Castle has raised a white flag.
Your Majesty… You knew about this?
CARMINE DUCHY, RANDEL
GAIUS AMIDONIA
The wine gifted to me by King Albert.
I had planned to get drunk on it
on Princess Liscia's wedding day.
My only regret is not being able
to see Princess Liscia as a bride.
But if I think of this as the best
wedding gift anyone could give her,
it's not that bad.
I have a message.
King Souma has led the Forbidden Army
to the west already,
without entering Randel.
He ordered the Army to follow
as soon as we're regrouped.
Then I will just step over the old tree.
I see!
That's what he meant!
So the king himself
was after a bigger fish.
Oh king, oh princess,
step over this old tree, hand in hand.
Glory to the young seedlings
and to Elfrieden!
What is going on? I need an explanation.
I don't blame you.
This was Duke Carmine's idea.
Duke Carmine?
I never planned on fighting with
the three duchies in the first place.
Well then--
It may have seemed like Duchess Walter
joined my side after my ultimatum.
But really, she was already
following me from before that.
Thanks to Juna.
That's right.
Her granddaughter, Juna, was our liaison.
I wasn't sure about the other two dukes,
so I had her keep that
a secret for a while.
According to Liscia,
Duke Carmine seemed like a guy
who would be understanding
if you spoke heart-to-heart.
That's what I thought.
But then he harbored the corrupt nobles.
That wasn't in any of the scenarios
Hakuya and I predicted.
Honestly,
I had no idea what
Duke Carmine was thinking.
That's when Halbert's father,
Glaive, requested an audience.
So, what did you want to talk about?
Yes…
Duke Carmine
is assembling corrupt nobles in one place
so they can start a rebellion
and be quashed by you, Your Majesty.
It will be a pain if those corrupt nobles
go into hiding. So to wipe them out,
he is purposely taking a stand against you
and becoming
a light trap for any possible threats.
That's ridiculous!
Nobody asked him to do that!
I understand why you are upset.
But that is what Duke Carmine
decided to do on his own.
Your Majesty, rotten wheat
makes the wheat around it rot too.
The problem with nobles are their ties.
Even if you know they are corrupt,
if they use their marital ties
to plead with you,
you will have to protect them.
So there is a need to make them
guilty of treason first.
We have to go that far?
Yes. And there is one more reason.
There's more?
Their assets you seized are just
the tip of the iceberg.
The nobles who are hiding
within the Carmine Duchy
have hired mercenaries from Zem.
That proves that you were not able
to take away all of their wealth.
Nobles are much more scheming
than you think, Your Majesty.
Is Georg trying to make the nobles
use up their money?
But in the end,
the money goes to Zem,
who's dispatching mercenaries…
A ransom?
Yes. At the same time
as capturing the corrupt nobles,
the hired mercenaries
will become prisoners of war.
Even if you make the corrupt nobles
hire mercenaries,
their slush fund will just go to Zem.
But if we capture the mercenaries,
we can collect that money as a ransom
and keep it from flowing out.
Yes.
Why do I have to lose someone
who can think that far ahead?
Use that resolve to cooperate with me!
Please understand, Your Majesty.
Duke Carmine entrusted you
with the future.
How can he trust me that much?
We've never even met.
It is best to ask him yourself,
when the time comes to meet him.
Duke Carmine risked his life for this.
I wasn't sure about telling even Liscia.
I was only told about it
right before he gave them the ultimatum.
Which means,
the rebellion of my father and I…
I'm sorry.
I wish I could have told
Duke Vargas about this.
But if this leaked out, Duke Carmine's…
Life-risking plan would be ruined.
If Duke Carmine risked his life,
this is nothing compared to that.
Carla…
ALTOMURA
Weist messed up, it seems.
Someone is at the gate!
Why?
Why is Excel there?
She was in Lagoon City
for the meeting with the duchies.
It takes at least three days
to get here from Lagoon City.
Maybe she was in Altomura
even before the meeting?
She was in cahoots with Souma!
Father, this is a trap!
Retreat now!
What are you saying!
I am the interim king
of the Elfrieden Kingdom,
Souma Kazuya.
Duke Vargas of the Air Force
and Duke Carmine of the Army
have been defeated.
The entire army is under my control now.
The civil war has ended.
However, we still cannot
put our weapons down.
Because the Principality of Amidonia
has taken this opportunity
to trample on our land.
The Princes of Amidonia have been
creating tension by the border
under the claim of taking back their land.
The current Prince of Amidonia,
Gaius VIII,
fueled the rift between me
and the three duchies
and is trying to benefit from it.
Will you be satisfied
with just kicking them out?
In this era, where mankind is trying
to unite against the Demon Lord's forces,
can we overlook this barbarism?
No! Most definitely not!
Therefore,
the Elfrieden Kingdom declares war against
the Principality of Amidonia.
That brat!
You just called the wish
of three generations "barbarism"?
I know you're watching, Gaius!
I will send my forces west this instant.
Our target is
the capital of
the Principality of Amidonia, Van.
While you're wasting time in Altomura,
we will burn down your city.
If you lay hands
on my territory and my home,
you will pay the price.
Return to Van this instant!
You defeated Duke Carmine
and even declared war on Amidonia.
It's not something you can do on a whim.
How far ahead did you plan?
What is going on?
Yesterday, I got a report saying that
Prince Gaius left Altomura.
Princess Roroa, I have news.
Prince Gaius has arrived
at the plains of Van.
Is that so.
But I doubt they got here unscathed.
The Valley of Goldoa… Am I right?
I am humbled by your insight.
That Souma guy is really ruthless.
He really knows my idiot dad's
thought process.
What do you mean by that?
Well, the fastest route is
to pass the Ursula Mountains.
Even if you rush there at top speed,
you'll pass the mountain at night.
I heard that night was like hell.
They abandoned comrades
who were screaming for help
in the blood and mud.
The valley ends there!
The front of the principality's army
exited the valley.
Shall we chase them?
That's not necessary.
We've done our job here.
Get ready to retreat.
By the time they exited the valley,
their army of 30,000 went down to 15,000.
After that,
His Highness assembled soldiers and food
from surrounding villages
and somehow brought his army
back up to 25,000.
If you do that, it will fuel resentment.
How does he not know that even if
he gets Van back,
it could start a rebellion?
By the time he got his army
back up and arrived at Van,
the plain was already
filled with flags
of the Elfrieden Kingdom.
Van has fallen?
Subtitle translation by: Kiko Morita
Thanks to the library that stores
all types of documents
and a capable librarian.
You found the blueprints
for Red Dragon Castle, huh?
So you know about
all the underground escape routes too?
It's our first time meeting in person,
King Souma.
I am Castor Vargas.
I'm Souma Kazuya, the interim king.
I am Tolman,
and I serve the Vargas family.
Tolman has nothing to do with this affair.
If I am defeated,
you can leave the Air Force up to him.
He will do a splendid job.
If you're thinking that far ahead,
why don't you stop doing this?
A man can't just
take back his own decision.
And of course, I won't go down that easy.
Your Majesty, please stand back.
ORIGINAL STORY BY DOJYOMARU
Aren't you a hero?
Want to fight me one-on-one?
Don't be crazy.
How could a regular person like me
who only handles politics fight you?
Castor, how long do you plan
to point that sword at the king!
You pipsqueak.
I didn't want the king to know,
but I have lived several decades.
I have been fighting for this country
for a hundred years.
Not bad, you female dark elf.
I'm Aisha. I will not let you
get near the king!
What monstrous strength…
Yes. I may not be smart,
but if my strength can be useful
in His Majesty's domination,
I don't mind being called a monster.
I like your loyalty.
Is Souma a good ruler to you?
I don't know.
But I want to be by his side.
I want to be with His Majesty
and Princess Liscia forever.
As I thought,
you are similar to me and Carla.
But if you don't have enough strength
to match your loyalty,
you cannot protect yourself,
let alone your ruler.
Freeze, Ice Sword Mountain!
Who knew you were hiding
the princess inside a doll.
I lose.
Duke Vargas…
Don't look at me that way.
I stuck to my decision
and lost after putting up a fight.
I don't have any regrets.
More than that,
I have something to ask you.
What is it?
Is he a good king?
Yes.
He is a good king to me.
Even if people say it's selfish of me,
I want Souma to be the king.
Even if my father tells him
to give back the throne,
I will stick by King Souma
and fight against my father.
That's how resolved you are?
The battleship blew up.
Liscia, the Air Force is coming back.
A slave collar, huh?
The master is set to Souma Kazuya.
If you try to harm your master…
The collar will tighten
and cut my head off automatically.
I know.
How dare you do that to Father!
Stop it, Carla!
We lost.
That's enough, Carla.
We put a slave collar on Duke Vargas.
If you kill Souma,
Duke Vargas will also die.
-Tolman.
-Yes?
I will temporarily give you authority
as the commander of the Air Force.
Lead the Air Force
and join the Forbidden Army.
Understood.
However, may I ask you one thing?
What is it?
What will happen
to Duke Vargas and Lady Carla?
That will be deliberated after the war.
They won't get a sentence now.
Please give us your order.
What will be the next move
for the Air Force?
First, announce that the battle has ended.
Make it known to the people that
Duke Vargas was captured and the Air Force
is part of the Forbidden Army.
Once the army is ready,
head to the Carmine Duchy.
Understood.
Sorry to make you wait, Georg Carmine.
I'm on my way.
She may not look it,
but Carla is the devoted type.
She has a strong sense of duty
so she'll do whatever you ask
even if she doesn't want to.
I think she's a nice girl.
On top of that,
you may not notice,
but under that armor she's--
I know what you're thinking, Liscia.
You're pleading for Carla's life.
But are you thinking about
the risks that come with it?
Carla is guilty of rebellion.
We can overlook that
if I make her a secondary consort.
But if the king bends the law,
the people will not trust him.
-Well… But…
-I won't plea for my life.
We received many letters urging us
to show our submission
but we willingly rejected them.
I am a warrior myself.
Now that it's come to this,
I won't beg for my life.
I wish you used that determination
in a way that didn't hurt Liscia.
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?
Don't worry, Hal.
We won this bet.
Souma pulled through for us.
That's right!
We stopped
the anti-air repeating ballistae.
We will now commence
an airstrike over Randel Castle.
Make sure to not drop them
on residential areas.
I brought over the Air Force as planned.
We warded off the Army's attacks
as planned.
It was only a day and a half.
If you couldn't last that long,
I'd be in trouble.
Don't be stupid!
They even brought out cannons!
It was dangerous, you know!
We also had a hard time
fighting against Duke Vargas.
That man is so overfamiliar with the king.
Halbert is allowed to
treat him as a friend.
Basically, they're like you and I.
The Air Force betrayed us.
We must hurry and take countermeasures.
Please give us orders.
What should we do?
Duke Carmine!
How's the damage from the airstrike?
Parts of the roof and tower
were blown away, but that's all.
Luckily, only a few were injured.
However, Souma has air supremacy now.
I see.
Which means they have basically
taken all the citizens of this city
as hostages.
Yes.
Then we have lost this war.
Wh… What are you saying?
The Army is almost unscathed!
We can recover from this.
We can use the people
as a shield and hide here.
Using the people as a shield
and hiding in the castle, huh?
Are you seriously saying that?
What's wrong with sacrificing the people?
I forgot that's the kind
of people you were. My goodness…
What are you doing!
That's a slave collar!
So you're planning on offering our heads
to plead for your life?
How sneaky of you, Georg Carmine!
Don't act like I'm like all of you.
How rude.
Take them away.
Your Majesty.
The mission to construct the fortress
and defend it
is complete.
Good work.
The devotion you and everyone
showed will be rewarded after the war.
Gather the soldiers
and get them ready to move.
Yes. We will capture Randel.
No, our battle here is already done.
I have done my part.
Now I have no regrets.
Well then Beowulf, it's time for mine.
Yes.
Tell the Forbidden Army that we surrender.
Aside from the corrupt nobles' armies,
everyone was only obeying my orders.
I will take full responsibility.
I'll leave the rest to you and Glaive.
-Understood?
-Yes.
Randel Castle has raised a white flag.
Your Majesty… You knew about this?
CARMINE DUCHY, RANDEL
GAIUS AMIDONIA
The wine gifted to me by King Albert.
I had planned to get drunk on it
on Princess Liscia's wedding day.
My only regret is not being able
to see Princess Liscia as a bride.
But if I think of this as the best
wedding gift anyone could give her,
it's not that bad.
I have a message.
King Souma has led the Forbidden Army
to the west already,
without entering Randel.
He ordered the Army to follow
as soon as we're regrouped.
Then I will just step over the old tree.
I see!
That's what he meant!
So the king himself
was after a bigger fish.
Oh king, oh princess,
step over this old tree, hand in hand.
Glory to the young seedlings
and to Elfrieden!
What is going on? I need an explanation.
I don't blame you.
This was Duke Carmine's idea.
Duke Carmine?
I never planned on fighting with
the three duchies in the first place.
Well then--
It may have seemed like Duchess Walter
joined my side after my ultimatum.
But really, she was already
following me from before that.
Thanks to Juna.
That's right.
Her granddaughter, Juna, was our liaison.
I wasn't sure about the other two dukes,
so I had her keep that
a secret for a while.
According to Liscia,
Duke Carmine seemed like a guy
who would be understanding
if you spoke heart-to-heart.
That's what I thought.
But then he harbored the corrupt nobles.
That wasn't in any of the scenarios
Hakuya and I predicted.
Honestly,
I had no idea what
Duke Carmine was thinking.
That's when Halbert's father,
Glaive, requested an audience.
So, what did you want to talk about?
Yes…
Duke Carmine
is assembling corrupt nobles in one place
so they can start a rebellion
and be quashed by you, Your Majesty.
It will be a pain if those corrupt nobles
go into hiding. So to wipe them out,
he is purposely taking a stand against you
and becoming
a light trap for any possible threats.
That's ridiculous!
Nobody asked him to do that!
I understand why you are upset.
But that is what Duke Carmine
decided to do on his own.
Your Majesty, rotten wheat
makes the wheat around it rot too.
The problem with nobles are their ties.
Even if you know they are corrupt,
if they use their marital ties
to plead with you,
you will have to protect them.
So there is a need to make them
guilty of treason first.
We have to go that far?
Yes. And there is one more reason.
There's more?
Their assets you seized are just
the tip of the iceberg.
The nobles who are hiding
within the Carmine Duchy
have hired mercenaries from Zem.
That proves that you were not able
to take away all of their wealth.
Nobles are much more scheming
than you think, Your Majesty.
Is Georg trying to make the nobles
use up their money?
But in the end,
the money goes to Zem,
who's dispatching mercenaries…
A ransom?
Yes. At the same time
as capturing the corrupt nobles,
the hired mercenaries
will become prisoners of war.
Even if you make the corrupt nobles
hire mercenaries,
their slush fund will just go to Zem.
But if we capture the mercenaries,
we can collect that money as a ransom
and keep it from flowing out.
Yes.
Why do I have to lose someone
who can think that far ahead?
Use that resolve to cooperate with me!
Please understand, Your Majesty.
Duke Carmine entrusted you
with the future.
How can he trust me that much?
We've never even met.
It is best to ask him yourself,
when the time comes to meet him.
Duke Carmine risked his life for this.
I wasn't sure about telling even Liscia.
I was only told about it
right before he gave them the ultimatum.
Which means,
the rebellion of my father and I…
I'm sorry.
I wish I could have told
Duke Vargas about this.
But if this leaked out, Duke Carmine's…
Life-risking plan would be ruined.
If Duke Carmine risked his life,
this is nothing compared to that.
Carla…
ALTOMURA
Weist messed up, it seems.
Someone is at the gate!
Why?
Why is Excel there?
She was in Lagoon City
for the meeting with the duchies.
It takes at least three days
to get here from Lagoon City.
Maybe she was in Altomura
even before the meeting?
She was in cahoots with Souma!
Father, this is a trap!
Retreat now!
What are you saying!
I am the interim king
of the Elfrieden Kingdom,
Souma Kazuya.
Duke Vargas of the Air Force
and Duke Carmine of the Army
have been defeated.
The entire army is under my control now.
The civil war has ended.
However, we still cannot
put our weapons down.
Because the Principality of Amidonia
has taken this opportunity
to trample on our land.
The Princes of Amidonia have been
creating tension by the border
under the claim of taking back their land.
The current Prince of Amidonia,
Gaius VIII,
fueled the rift between me
and the three duchies
and is trying to benefit from it.
Will you be satisfied
with just kicking them out?
In this era, where mankind is trying
to unite against the Demon Lord's forces,
can we overlook this barbarism?
No! Most definitely not!
Therefore,
the Elfrieden Kingdom declares war against
the Principality of Amidonia.
That brat!
You just called the wish
of three generations "barbarism"?
I know you're watching, Gaius!
I will send my forces west this instant.
Our target is
the capital of
the Principality of Amidonia, Van.
While you're wasting time in Altomura,
we will burn down your city.
If you lay hands
on my territory and my home,
you will pay the price.
Return to Van this instant!
You defeated Duke Carmine
and even declared war on Amidonia.
It's not something you can do on a whim.
How far ahead did you plan?
What is going on?
Yesterday, I got a report saying that
Prince Gaius left Altomura.
Princess Roroa, I have news.
Prince Gaius has arrived
at the plains of Van.
Is that so.
But I doubt they got here unscathed.
The Valley of Goldoa… Am I right?
I am humbled by your insight.
That Souma guy is really ruthless.
He really knows my idiot dad's
thought process.
What do you mean by that?
Well, the fastest route is
to pass the Ursula Mountains.
Even if you rush there at top speed,
you'll pass the mountain at night.
I heard that night was like hell.
They abandoned comrades
who were screaming for help
in the blood and mud.
The valley ends there!
The front of the principality's army
exited the valley.
Shall we chase them?
That's not necessary.
We've done our job here.
Get ready to retreat.
By the time they exited the valley,
their army of 30,000 went down to 15,000.
After that,
His Highness assembled soldiers and food
from surrounding villages
and somehow brought his army
back up to 25,000.
If you do that, it will fuel resentment.
How does he not know that even if
he gets Van back,
it could start a rebellion?
By the time he got his army
back up and arrived at Van,
the plain was already
filled with flags
of the Elfrieden Kingdom.
Van has fallen?
Subtitle translation by: Kiko Morita