Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts (2023): Season 1, Episode 12 - Blessings and a Vow for the Future - full transcript

You must be in need of a way
to pass the time.

Please, have a look around
the palace in the meantime.

I shall fetch a guide for you.

Well...

Please wait.

I humbly offer to show
Ozmargo's queen representative around.

Mother.

ORIGINAL STORY BY YU TOMOFUJI

Tetra! What brings you here?

This is the fourth princess, Tetra.

You will be in her capable hands
for the day.



Now, if you will excuse me.

-Nice to meet you, Tetra.
-Ugly!

-What?
-What did you say?

This is my first time seeing a human,
but you really are an ugly creature.

No wonder Mother isn't keen
on letting you hold Karkala.

What an ill-mannered child you are!
Apologize to Sari, you will!

Mere attendants dare speak against me?
Hold your tongues, mud balls.

Mud balls?

Hold on.

Does that mean Queen Karla doesn't want
the ceremony to be held by me?

Of course, she doesn't.

No parent would want their dear child
in the arms of some ugly thing.

Uglies should get a reality check.
Got that, ugly?

I figured as much.



This is a problem.

I might just be able to do something
about that.

Huh?

Are we clear, Sariphi?

I'll throw this marble
and you bring it back to me.

In your dreams! Sari is not a dog!

I'd rethink the way you talk to me.

Be a good servant and I'll ask Mother
to let you go ahead with the ceremony.

If you want to be in her good books,
you have to start by being in mine.

Fetch!

Who would want to put up
with your childish...

By the way, that marble
is a gem used in Mother's wedding.

A national treasure.

Look at you run.

What shall I make you do?

Here. You shouldn't treat
your mother's treasures like that.

You think a servant
has the right to preach to me?

But, Tetra...

You're being way too chummy.
I am a princess!

On to the next one!

Who took bites out of tonight's desserts?

GRRR...

Not bad.

We're doing this next!

And this!

And this too!

Had enough already?

Yep. What do you want to play next?

I see, this has
all been child's play to you.

Horsie! You're going to be my horse next!

Get on all fours
and let me ride on your back!

Enough is enough!

-Sari isn't your plaything, she's not!
-Not!

Hop on.

What is with you? Do you have no pride?

Is this how low you'd stoop
just to gain Mother's favor?

Mother?

Oh, I forgot. I was having so much fun.

Wait.

Giddy up!

Are you stupid on top of being hideous?

Horses don't run on two legs.

Oh, right.

You're so dumb.

Humor me all you want,
but Mother will never change her tune.

All she cares about is my brother.

I don't matter one bit to her.

Not only that,
I'm just a rebellious eyesore to her.

I know that she values Karkala more.

After all, he's the heir she longed for.

My other three sisters were married off.

One day it'll be my turn to be married
to a stranger of some country.

Offered up like a sacrifice.

She's eager for me to get lost.

I don't see it that way.

A person without affection has eyes
that are much gloomier and colder.

That's not how the queen looked at you.

She loves you too, except I think
she doesn't know how to express it.

You have the same look.

Princess Tetra?

Don't give me that nonsense.

I don't need you to pretend
like you get me.

I'm an unwanted child.

I've made up my mind long ago,

that when the King of Ozmargo visits,

I'd give Mother my greatest
and final hassle to deal with.

I'll throw myself off the highest tower
in the palace!

Wait!

Seems it's another girl.

When is she finally going to birth
an heir?

Do you realize the pains it took me
to wed you into royalty?

Don't embarrass me any further!

Ah, Karkala.

You are my ray of hope.

Queen Karla!

Why the ruckus?
Karkala's sleep will be ruined.

Forgive us.

It's just that Princess Tetra...

Please accept our apologies.

We did not account for
such a mishap to disrupt the ceremony.

Princess Tetra!

Tetra?

Stay away!

Come any closer and I'll jump.

You mustn't throw your life away!

It is irreplaceable,
for you only have one to live!

Don't!

My death will be made up
for by the many births to come.

That's not the point.

Your parents worked hard to give you life,
you shouldn't...

Enough empty words!

I never asked to be born into this world!

What's wrong with at least choosing
when to end it?

My life is mine to live.

No one gets to tell me what to do with it!

Please come down, Princess Tetra.

I'd like to be able to play together
with you again.

-Like I'd buy into your lies.
-I mean it.

You're right that you're in control
of your own destiny.

I'm just being selfish with my request.

Mother was always crying.

Don't cry, Mother.

I am here for you and I always will be.

Her tears stopped
once Karkala come into the picture.

I wasn't able to do that.

My birth brought happiness to no one

at all.

Look at this commotion.
I'm sure even more people hate me now.

Isn't that great?

I'll be going out by being
the biggest pain in the rear I can be!

Tetra.

Wait! Princess Tetra.

You claimed that you want to cause trouble
for Her Highness by leaping,

but isn't it the opposite?

What you really want to do
is make your mother happy.

I...

I...

Tetra!

Your Majesty!

Were you scared?

Don't do that again, okay?

But... But I...

Thou art a child of the heavens.

May thy noble life and mortal voyage

be tranquil and blessed with joy aplenty.

Was that... the blessing?

You know, I'm really happy
that you were born.

Because of that, I was able to meet
a child as kind as you.

Tetra.

I have never known her to cry so loudly.

Don't cry, Mother.

Mother.

Save the pleasantries for later.

You'll wake Karkala. Be on your way now.

I was so engrossed with Karkala,

no, I wanted to fulfill my duty as queen,

that I neglected to give her
a kind embrace.

I'm terribly sorry

that you had to summon
your sacred beast amidst this commotion.

It shames me that you had to witness this.

Do you deem that princess to be unsightly?

I know not your familial circumstances,

but surely, after hearing her cry,

there are more important things to
concern yourself over above placating me?

That is, if you consider yourself
both a king of a nation

as well as a father.

My King?

Mother.

I'm sorry.

Sorry, Tetra. I'm so sorry.

Please forgive your foolish mother.

Mother!

Queen Representative of Ozmargo,

I thank you for saving
my daughter in my stead.

While I ought to not ask for more,
will you grant my request?

Nobody gets to determine their birth.

Not the place,

timing,

or status.

These are no one's choice.

Which is why we pray

that every new life will be lived in peace

and happiness.

We wish with all our heart.

Unacceptable.

I simply cannot accept this.

But could she truly possess
the power to change others?

You mean you used to be a sacrifice?

Yup.

Surely you were against it?

Doesn't that mean you had to accept
becoming queen to avoid being sacrificed?

That's not true.

I wasn't able to choose
how I lived or died.

This was the first choice I ever made.

My wish to be by His Majesty's side,
that is.

Guess these kinds of encounters
can happen.

Anything can happen
as long as you're alive.

Many encounters are in store
for you as well, Princess Tetra.

You think so?

I noticed that Ozmargo's chancellor
is quite young.

He's my type.

Eh?

What? Is he betrothed?

Unlikely, but not recommended
all the same.

Same.

Isn't he a wolvian?

That means if I were to wed,
my catfolk blood will likely lose

and our child would be wolvian.

Huh? You mean
it won't be half of both parents?

There are such cases,

but generally, the child will be
of the stronger bloodline.

Wow.

You mean you never knew that?

As queen, you'll eventually
have to bear the king's child.

His Majesty's... I see.

That's true.

BLUSH...

Don't be embarrassed.
You're making us feel that way too!

I never thought that far.

I've been occupied with what
I have to do just to stay by his side.

However, one day,

when we make a family for ourselves,

how...

how much hardship will be waiting for us?

What does His Majesty think
about us having a child

when he's agonized by his mixed blood?

Does he even desire to have one?

What's up, Your Majesty?

Sariphi. We need to talk.

We should be safe from prying eyes here.

What did you want to talk about?

Before that, I must confirm something.

As king, I am obligated
to one day have an heir.

I hope you're aware of that?

Yeah.

Ozmargo's rightful monarchs,
the regal beastfolk,

have blood that never carries over traits
of other races to their offspring.

This allowed them to rule over this land
that is mixed with various races.

But my blood is different.

I'm not confident that I will be able
to love one who carries this same blood.

I can't, or rather, I don't have
any memories of being loved by my parents.

As far as I can remember,
I had no mother or siblings in my life.

My father, the late king,
was the only family I had.

He was strict towards me.

Father!

Father, I've learnt how to read
our ancient texts!

The monarchy is expected to master
both the pen and sword.

You needn't report
every menial achievement!

Not only that, he occasionally locked me
inside a tiny room.

Father, let me out!

Father!

The reason eventually became apparent.

I mustn't be seen in this form.

Father is protecting me.

Never once was I praised or adored.

I was certain that it was in order
to make me a good king.

I chose to believe
that his actions were out of love.

And then...

One day, my father fell ill.

Seeing my strong, strict father
so weakened, indicated

that the end was near.

Enduring the pain in my heart,
I held onto a tiny bit of hope.

That even my unrelenting father would,
in his final moments,

embrace me and admit that he loves me.

Alas, my life draws to a close.

Father!

I regret

that I would die and leave you.

Fath...

It pains me.

Oh, how it pains me so!

The thought of abdicating
the throne to you upon my death!

The dirty blood that flows in you
is abominable!

It is disgusting, unbearable,
and loathsome!

You are a cursed hellspawn,
the greatest shame upon our kind!

That blood shall one day ruin my...

Despite being bedridden,
even a strong and noble king as him

wished to hold the prince in his arms.
Or so the priests claimed as they wept.

I was later told that long before
my father's body was sick,

his mind was already ailing.

The priest who also served as physician
couldn't ascertain the reason.

This fact was never made public

and it was ensured that it never will be.

Prince, your body will be chilled.

Until his mind fell ill,

I never considered why he sired a child
with a human despite his loathing them.

Or why he never went on to sire
a pure-blooded demonkind child.

These questions had eluded me.

All I did was curse my lineage.

The thought of passing on my blood
to my offspring fills me with dread.

Forgive me, Sariphi.

This was an unpleasant story to hear.

No. That's not it.

There's still so much I don't understand.

To His Majesty, to Leo, his human half
is no mere weakness or complex.

It's a genuine curse to him.

Don't cry, Sariphi.

This fear of mine has become
a thing of the past today.

Huh?

I couldn't choose the status
or blood I was born with.

But I was able to choose you.

Your very existence is a blessing to me.

No matter what circumstances
my blood may invite,

if it's a life
that we bring to this world,

I swear upon my name Leonhart
that I will protect it with all my power.

A life we bring to the world.

That's... That means...

I promised you.

Once I'm a king who's truly strong,

I wish to have you by my side as queen.

After that,

we shall exchange our vows.

Yeah!

May this curse one day
become a sign of happiness instead.

Are you really going?

Yes. Thanks for everything,
Tetra... Your Highness.

Just Tetra's fine.

You will come again? Right, Sariphi?

As her mother,
I too, would like to ask of you.

May my daughter Tetra
and you share an everlasting friendship.

Karkala, you can play with us
once you're a little older.

I'm looking forward to it.

I'm your sister.
Did you get that, Karkala?

You're my little brother
and I'm your older sister.

Swistwer... Swistwer...

He spoke!

He did! He did!

Karkala, say that again! One more time!

We want to hear, we do!

They're progressing.

Stepping forward.

Everyone is.

You just completed your first job.

Don't think of anything else and rest.

Yeah.

Thanks.

Even we are moving forward, right?

We've made a great stride.

Unbelievable!

A king having a secret tryst,
lollygagging with a human lass.

Not to mention making
an unspeakable promise!

On top of that, the new bodyguard captain
is a hyenafolk?