How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (2021–2022): Season 2, Episode 11 - Away from My Hometown for So Many Years - full transcript

Refugees are one of the most difficult
problems facing modern society.

People who have left their own countries

due to various problems faced, including

persecution, disputes, and violence.

These are people who have escaped to
another country in order to survive.

On foot, or by ship.

The problem was exactly the same in

the Kingdom of Friedonia.

The refugee camp was situated far

from the castle walls
in the capital of Parman.

Residents there numbered just under 1,000.



These included humans, elves,
beast people, and dwarves.

There was a varied collection of
races assimilated there.

Most had been forced to leave due to
the expansion of the Demon Lord's domain.

However, the refugees in the Kingdom
of Friedonia

were more fortunate than others.

The environment facing the refugees
in this country was a harsh one.

Countries fighting with the Demon Lord's

domain, were conscripted
and pushed to the frontlines.

Alternatively, they were treated

harshly as virtual slaves, forced to
perform hard labor for low wages

under the name of "Refugee Protection."

After sorting out a large number
of his domestic issues,

Souma resolved to bring a solution

to this problem.



ORIGINAL STORY BY DOJYOMARU

What a huge tent!

It is more like
a Mongolian Ger than a tent.

What?

Never mind. The Chief is waiting for us.

We are very pleased you could visit us
Your Majesty, Great King of Friedonia.

You can leave out the "Great King".

Your Majesty. My name is Jirukoma,

I am the leader of this settlement.

This is my younger sister…

I am Komain. Pleased to make
your acquaintance.

I am Kazuya Souma, ruler of this Kingdom.

It seems that you were instrumental
in rescuing our people just now.

We thank you for the bottom of our hearts.

It was the adventurers in the security
team that rescued them.

It is them you should offer
your thanks to.

I did not come here to receive
your thanks.

I've come to press you for your decision.

My envoys gave you your options.
Which do you want to choose?

-But…
-Leave it, Komain.

It is just that…

Our words will decide

the fates of everyone in this settlement.

We have to think with a clear mind.

I understand.

Souma, can you explain the situation?

I want to bring this
refugee problem to a resolution.

So, I asked them to make a decision.

What decision?

They need to decide to forsake their
homeland and be citizens of the Kingdom,

or pick up sticks
and move out of the Kingdom.

As I understand it, your wish is to
return to the border with the

Demon Lord's Domain

and return to your previous life.

However, the situation is such that
unless we defeat the demons,

that will not be a possible outcome.

The worst thing is that
nobody knows just when that will be.

What do you plan to do during that time?

Do you want to move to
another country and remain

refugees while waiting for
the return of your country.

We cannot accept you
staying here illegally.

In any other situation,
hunting and gathering would be illegal.

Turning a blind eye to such illegal acts,
would cause resentment among citizens.

But until now you tacitly consented to
their activities.

You even supported them.

Until now I certainly did, yes.

As we were plagued by domestic issues,
we just continued on the course

set by former King Albert.

I just can't let this problem
fester anymore.

What are you saying, Souma?

A nation can be compared to a big person.

It is easy to love somebody
who loves you back.

It is more difficult to love
somebody who does not.

If you continue to insist on
your national borders,

and have no wish to belong to this
Kingdom of ours,

I will need to release you.

All we want to do is
to return to our homeland.

It is fine for you to keep that
hope alive in your hearts.

And if the situation changes and you find
yourself in a position to go back,

I won't stand in your way.

However, while you are in this nation,

I want you to feel like you belong.

-What do you know about our situation?
-Stop it, Komain.

No, brother, I need to speak out.

You are the King of this nation.
So, you have your own nation.

-Have you ever lost your nation?
-Actually, I have.

I'm sure you have heard the story.

I was summoned here
from a different world.

There is no way that I can ever go back.

Souma…

Having said that,

I have Liscia and the others.

I have people beside me who support me.

People who have my best interests in mind.

I worked hard to repay their faith in me.

And while doing that,

I came to think of it as my own country.

If I lost this country, I think it

would feel as bad as losing
the place where I was born.

I am sure you won't be able to
accept it right away,

but if you just stay here in limbo,
you won't be able to progress forward.

How should we accept it?

Like the Gran Chaos Empire?

What's going on Princess?

The Empire provides unclaimed land
to the refugees, and gives them

permission to live there as a special
residence if they develop the land.

Well, that sounds reasonable.

If they could be self-sufficient,

it would not be a strain
on the resources of the Empire,

If they were later to return
to the north, the developed

land would remain, so the Empire

wouldn't lose out on the deal.

Chief Jirukoma.

-We can't do the same.
-Why not?

Because it is dangerous.

How is it dangerous?

If you developed the land through
hard-earned sweat and tears,

you would start to think of it
as your own land.

This might not be a problem for those
who want to return to their homeland,

but what about the next generation?

The generation who were born there,
and don't know their homeland.

Would they be able to accept
the land their fathers worked so

hard to develop was just borrowed land?

Does that mean you think
the Empire's policy is misjudged?

It is not that. We just think slightly
differently on the issue.

Queen Maria chose that policy,
because she hopes for the best.

I fear for the worst, so I can't
in good faith follow that policy.

That's the only difference.

If that is your position,

then what do you plan to do with us?

Are you suggesting we give up the
idea of returning to our homeland,

become subjects of the King, and
then leave without having land of our own?

Just what do you plan to do with us?

-Owen.
-Sire!

-Show them what we prepared.
-As you command.

This is the new bay town of Venetinova.

So far, we have divided the residential
and commercial areas, and

repaired the trading ports.

From now, we plan to add various
facilities and develop it

until it becomes a cultural frontrunner.

I want the refugees to become
the citizens of that town.

If you are a citizen of this nation,
we can give you housing and benefits.

You will have work to do. It will be
just like the brewery in Parnam

is for the mystic wolves.

If you will devote yourselves to
this nation,

as long as you work hard,
you will never starve nor freeze.

-That's too good to be true.
-That's a terrible deal.

What are you talking about, brother?

They are saying, "We will give you
a treat, so wag your tail."

Komain. His Majesty is offering to give us
foundations to build our lives on.

Is that enough for you to abandon
any hope of returning to our homeland?

Doesn't it bother you at all?

I'm not surprised there are
differences of opinion.

I can personally see both sides.
That it is both very generous

and very cruel at the same time.

In any case, this is all that
I can do at the moment.

After this, it is all up to you.

This settlement contains many people
who are steadfast in their desire to

return to their homelands.

They think the same way as
your sister does.

I think Komain is probably one of
the more flexible thinkers on this.

I think she was just being a voice

representing the people in the settlement
who won't give up the idea of going home.

But…

I'm right though, aren't I?

When you said the plan was "terrible",

you were thinking of
their feelings, right?

You feel their pain.

I am truly grateful for
your consideration, Your Highness.

But I cannot make this decision on my own.

I want to get the opinions of the people
in the settlement before answering.

I told you that I had come to
press you on your decision.

I understand the situation.

I want to persuade
as many people as possible to get

on board with your generous proposal.

Even if it causes a division
among the refugees.

A division among the refugees.

Basically, he is saying he will force out
anybody who does not accept it.

We don't have a lot of time.
Even if you postpone the process

of gathering residents, you can't
delay the changing of the seasons.

I realize that.

Winter is fast approaching. If we are not
prepared, we will freeze to death.

However, please give us time.

I heard that I could find Hilda here.

Brad, I can't believe that you left me
to do all of your lectures.

What are you up to?

I will listen to any of
your complaints later, but for now

I need your help urgently with a patient.

-A patient?
-A mother whose waters have just broken.

The baby is in a bad position.

It is facing the wrong way inside of
the mother.

In the transverse position?
A rare, but tricky situation.

The midwife is at her wits' end.

It is usually a choice between saving
the life of the mother or the child.

To save both of them…

We would need to open her up.

Can you do it?

The mother's survival rate
in such circumstances is a mere 20%.

There is a reason for
such a low survival rate.

What do you mean?

That normally it is not the two of
us handling the situation.

You casually come out with this stuff.

It is a fact.
It needs both my skill as a surgeon and

your knowledge of infectious diseases
as a three-eyed person.

If I was on my own I could bring
the survival rate up to about 80%.

However,

if you are there to ensure
sanitary conditions,

we could get the survival
rate close to perfect.

Then how could I refuse?

King, Refugee Leader.
The situation is as described.

If possible, we would like the help of
you and your subordinates.

Of course.

Your Majesty, I reported to Hakuya.

Dragon Newt. You arrived
at the perfect time.

Really?

Please go to the Royal Medical Laboratory
and bring back tools and medicine.

It is an emergency. Do as she says.

The King has given you a command.

Tell the people there that you need
Hilda's black bag. They will understand.

Received and understood.

Refugee leader, I want you to
loan me this tent.

I want to find an environment
that is as hygienic as possible.

I have no objections.

What is more, we are going to need a lot
of blood so gather people for transfusion.

Understood.

-King.
-Yes!

You understand the importance of hygiene.

Please explain this to the leader and get
the environment as hygienic as you can.

-Understood. Join me Liscia and Owen
-Yes.

Of course.

Let me help too.

Brad, tell me the patient's symptoms
in detail.

We need to boil large amounts of water.

In what is called sterilization, water at
temperatures of 100 degrees or more

will kill the vast majority of pathogens.

We need to sterilize the equipment.

I hear they are going to cut open
the mother. Is that wise?

In my world,

Caesarean sections are performed
in the case of difficult births.

I am always amazed when I hear
about the world you inhabited.

With those two, we might get close to
that level of medicine.

Having said that, the Magic of Light did
not exist in the world I was from.

It is hard to do a simple comparison.

Even so,
I can't accept being left outside

while Carla helps.

Chief Jirukoma. I know how good
Hilda and Brad are.

I am convinced they can save both
the mother and the child. Based on that…

What is it?

The child to come will be born in this

country and will be raised here too.

It will not know about the homeland of its
parents, and will call this its home.

To force that baby to live its life
as a refugee…

I will speak to the others.

Brother…

I have made up my mind.

Has it been born?

It's a boy.

Our hope for tomorrow has been born.

What is the condition of the mother?

The operation was successful and

mother and child are doing well.

Carla…

Pull yourself together, Carla.

To the Sky and the Sun.

Thank you for blessing our settlement
with the gift of hope.

Spirits of our Ancestors.

Please watch over this child.

That's a relief.

I have nothing but thanks to offer you,
Your Majesty.

It is the two of them
that you need to thank.

I am going to hand over control.

-The settlement will be under Komain.
-What are you talking about, brother?

What do you plan to do next?

I think the refugees are tired of
living a nomadic life.

If they are able to call this
their homeland,

it will be a wonderful opportunity
for them.

There will be a faction who will not
give up the idea of returning home.

I plan to return to the north with them.

We will fight on the frontlines

in another country until

we have the opportunity to
retake our land again.

But, brother…

We need you here in this settlement.

I said the King's proposal was terrible.

-So I will go north too.
-No, you will not.

The reason you turned down
the King's proposal was that

you were thinking of your friends.

With such a kind heart, you are
sure to do a better job than me.

Deep inside, I am unable to give up
on returning home.

But I was given the role of leader.

Until now, I have disregarded my true
feelings and left them buried in my heart.

Dear brother.

But I don't need to do that anymore.

His Majesty has said that if the people
of this settlement love this country

they will be accepted as members
who can help it develop.

My work is over.

I can now release my feelings.

Come on! Don't make your sister cry.

I can't argue with that.

Please look after Komain.

All that I can do is help with
the procedures.

It will be the country that offers

them protection.

If so, then make sure this country
lasts for many a year to come.

Understood.

Babies smell so nice.

His neck is not stable yet,
so handle him with care.

How are you feeling?

Thanks to you, I am doing well
after surgery.

My breast milk is flowing freely
and I am able to satisfy his hunger.

I am glad to hear that.

I was a bit nervous
when they first cut into her.

In my country, Caesarean sections
have a high rate of success.

How dare you?

It is so easy to say, but

should we cut into you too
just because it has a high success rate?

Were you the one looking
at the baby covered

in blood or the blood on the floor?

Did you see how much blood
she needed transfused?

Carla, I…

Women risk their lives every time
they give birth,

regardless of progress
in magic or medicine.

It's alright. Don't cry.

It looks like he needs mum after all.

Carla. I apologize.

I was far too casual about it.

I was very rude towards you too.

Please don't concern yourself with it.

I was rescued in a situation in which
I would normally have died.

I am the one who needs to
be grateful to you.

As a guy, I suppose it is hard for me to
grasp the situation properly.

I don't really know how to say sorry.

In that case, could I ask you to
name this child?

Me?

Yes.

If Your Majesty will name him for me,

this child will be truly blessed.

But, do you really want me to do it?

I'm sure even a man can do that much.

Understood. Let me see.

I know. How about Fuku?

In the world I am from,
it has the meaning of happiness.

Fuku.

What do you think?

Thank you. That is a wonderful name.

I am sure he will grow up to
do great things.

-Grow up strong, Fuku.
-Fuku.

Peekaboo!

What is it?

Other people's babies are great,

but wouldn't you like one of your own?

I suppose so, yes.

If so, shall we try from tonight?

Eh! You mean…

You know, I think we need to wait
just a tiny bit longer.

You've gone back to that excuse again?

Can't you discuss such things alone
in the castle?

Think what it is like for me to have
to listen to all that drivel.

Subtitle translation by: Simon Way