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on us, always. Okay,

2:05

this is not good. First Rusha and

2:07

I get into a huge fight. Then El Marta is

2:09

laying in a pool of blood on the floor and

2:11

I have a knife to my throat? Is

2:13

this how I die? I need to think fast. Come

2:17

along with us and I'll make

2:19

sure of them. Turns

2:25

out Saria is kind of good at fighting. That'll

2:29

show him. Who are

2:32

you? Saria has such distinct

2:34

features. The green hair for one thing. He

2:36

should know exactly who I am. What

2:39

did you come here for? I had told

2:41

Lien and I was suspicious of the sorceress, but

2:44

I never suspected something like this would happen. At

2:47

least I was able to fight him off. No!

2:50

Get your hands off her. You

2:54

are Stukeberg. You're

2:56

deplorable. Are you alright Saria? I think so. Go

2:59

back to the room. I'll handle this. What on earth just

3:01

happened? I hope he's able to save Marta. It feels strange

3:07

coming back to his chambers

3:09

like this, especially after our

3:11

argument. Saria?

3:19

What do I do? Do I thank him?

3:21

No. Forget it. I'm

3:23

still angry about the things he said. I'm

3:26

not talking to him. Saria,

3:30

are you awake? He's putting his hand on

3:32

my shoulder. So tenderly.

3:36

He's... is he

3:38

stroking my hair? What

3:40

do you think you're doing? I was just

3:42

checking to make sure you're not hurt. I'm

3:44

fine. Lienen told me that you were

3:47

suspicious of the sorceress. Do you know

3:49

how much danger you put yourself in trying to fight him

3:51

all on your own? They would never have dared to actually

3:53

harm me. They know very well that

3:55

I'm a shteren. Nothing would

3:57

have happened to create trouble for you, your

3:59

grace. Create trouble for me.

4:01

That's not what I'm talking about. Why

4:05

didn't you share your concerns about the sorcerers with

4:07

me? You're asking me why?

4:10

Why would I go to you? You... you

4:13

threw my failed engagement in my face,

4:15

just to ridicule me. What?

4:18

You had every intention of hurting me. I'm

4:21

sorry I upset you, but I didn't deserve

4:23

everything you said to me. And

4:25

now you scold me? For

4:27

what? Seria... I'm

4:31

sorry. I

4:33

didn't mean the things I said. I

4:35

was careless. I

4:37

don't know what came over me. I

4:40

apologize. Wait... did...

4:44

did Rusha just apologize to me? Come

4:50

here. Are you asking me to

4:52

lay beside you? You must be exhausted

4:54

after everything that's happened today. Or

4:57

do you intend to keep sitting there on the edge of the

4:59

bed all night? Seria... Oh...

5:04

your grace. Call

5:06

me by my name. Oh...

5:11

um... oh, what the hell. Might

5:14

as well go for it. Rusha...

5:18

We're kissing? Is this even

5:20

allowed? Yes, of

5:22

course it's allowed. We're married.

5:25

I'm kissing my husband. Rusha...

5:30

What's that sound? You can hear it too?

5:33

Of course I heard that. What was it? I

5:36

hear these mysterious sounds every time I come here.

5:39

But no one else at the manor seems to notice them. But

5:42

it's so loud. How can we be the only

5:44

two? Is there

5:47

something special about it? Or

5:49

maybe... The

5:53

Giroux Empire was founded by a great sage

5:55

known as Gremia, who had been blessed by

5:57

the heavens. He was very happy

5:59

with the with two divine gifts.

6:02

The first was an immense fortune,

6:04

which was showered onto Giraud's imperial

6:06

family. The second was the emergence

6:08

of 17 houses, each

6:10

with their own divine powers. Thanks

6:16

to Grimea, these 17 families have continued

6:18

to possess holy magic for generations. They

6:21

are now known by the holy appellation

6:24

Grand Vanchette. Among them,

6:26

the representative houses are Hennaton, Caleidon, and

6:28

Burke. If that sound

6:30

can only be heard by those with divine

6:32

power, then... Ruzia,

6:39

do you happen to know if there is an altar

6:41

in the cellars? I don't think there's a chance

6:43

anything like that would be on these grounds. I

6:46

detected some sort of faint power while I

6:48

was down there earlier. Perhaps it was emanating

6:50

from an old holy relic. I

6:53

believe the source of the shadows could also be down

6:55

there. You stay here when it's

6:57

safe. I'll go. You

6:59

seem to occasionally forget who your wife is.

7:02

I am a shteren. I'm coming with

7:04

you. Oh,

7:11

God! The cellars are

7:13

so much scarier at night. Why are

7:15

you shivering like that? Are

7:17

you cold? No,

7:19

I'm... I'm just a...

7:22

You behaved so recklessly before. And

7:24

now here you are, trembling in the darkness. I'm

7:29

not sure I'll ever understand you. There are

7:32

so many peculiar objects down here.

7:35

Is that a constellation steel monolith?

7:39

It's strange they put such valuable things in

7:41

a cellar like this. Wait!

7:44

What is that? It

7:48

looks like a crown. Why

7:50

is it shining like that? It feels

7:52

like it's beckoning me

7:54

to touch it. Take it. Sir, what are

7:57

you doing? What

7:59

are you doing? Ahhh! Saria!

8:08

Please! I just want to

8:10

live a normal life. Even if it's only

8:12

for a single day. I'll

8:15

affect you not to abandon me! My

8:17

moon! Saria!

8:30

What just happened? Where am I? I

8:33

thought I was at Laurel Manor. Lady

8:35

Saria! Bebe?

8:39

Oh, Lady Saria, thank God you're

8:41

awake. When you failed to

8:43

wake up for three full days, I

8:45

nearly tore that whole damn manor down

8:47

with my bare hands. Three days? What's

8:50

going on? Since

8:53

you're here, I... I

8:56

must be back at the main castle.

8:58

Yes, we're in the Archduchess' chambers.

9:01

His grace had you brought here after

9:03

you victoriously saved Laurel Manor. What

9:05

do you mean, Bebe? Are... are

9:08

the shadows all... Disappeared.

9:11

Entirely. How can this

9:13

be true? Lena never even came.

9:17

What happened back there? You

9:19

collapsed. After touching... this? The

9:23

circlet. Wait! I

9:26

remember this. In the story,

9:28

the circlet ended up in the hands

9:30

of Saria's older brother, Nisis Khaledin, after

9:32

a fierce struggle between several of the

9:34

minor male characters. Nisis then

9:36

gave it to Lena, who liked it so

9:39

much that she wore it wherever she went.

9:42

But what was it doing at Laurel Manor? I

9:45

thought Nisis was supposed to buy it from an auction

9:47

house. Archduke

9:50

Burg is gifting it to you,

9:52

your grace. To

9:54

me? Why? It

9:56

must be an important family heirloom. And

9:59

it's supp... supposed to be Lena's everything

10:01

house Burke holds is now yours

10:04

as well your grace this

10:07

this is all so strange what

10:10

were all of those visions I

10:13

don't remember anything like this being in the story

10:23

do you intend to catch your death of cold why

10:26

am I always finding you out here without a coat here

10:30

take mine thank you

10:32

for meeting me I wanted to speak

10:34

to you about this the circlet

10:37

were you surprised it's a

10:39

wonderful gift well I've

10:41

decided to wear it as a necklace to

10:44

be honest having such a large piece of jewelry on

10:46

my head seemed like it would be a

10:49

little flashy flashy

10:52

no I think it would

10:54

look quite tasteful me

10:58

in a crown why

11:00

would I lie to you it'll be

11:02

subtle even subtle you're

11:06

only saying that because you're not the one

11:08

wearing it no

11:11

should we have you try it on only

11:15

if you would like to put it on me hmm

11:17

you think I won't come

11:20

on lower your head ah

11:24

he's so close I can smell his hair

11:28

his wonderful hair well

11:32

are you going to put it on me or what oh

11:37

actually I think it

11:39

suits me better as you

11:42

wish I was ready

11:44

to wear it for you did

11:53

you know that this amulet possesses divine

11:55

power well it looks like

11:57

a holy relic but those are

11:59

hardly uncommon Do you

12:01

have any idea how precious and powerful something

12:04

like this is? You should

12:06

be demanding I return it at once. I

12:08

am not in the habit of taking back gifts. Besides,

12:12

Seria, you saved Laurel

12:14

Manor. I am forever in

12:16

your debt. Well, I

12:19

shall resume my inspections of the glacier next

12:21

week. You have

12:23

changed so utterly and completely. It's

12:27

strange. I

12:30

just prefer when people don't despise me.

12:33

Don't you feel the same way, Ruscha? I

12:41

really haven't the patient's idea why you

12:43

wish to see prisoners, my lady. It

12:46

seems those shamans had a specific goal in mind when

12:48

they came to the Manor. I want to

12:50

find out what it was. Certainly,

12:52

His Grace or myself could find this information for

12:54

you. I was

12:56

the one who was attacked, Lenan. I was the

12:59

one who found Marta all bloodied. And thank God

13:01

she's safe. You're so

13:03

strong-willed, my lady. Ah, here

13:06

they are. You there. Is

13:08

this what you were after? Lady Seria, don't

13:10

bring the circlet so close to the prisoner. Give

13:12

me that! Ah! Mystery

13:18

solved. You have the information you wanted.

13:21

Let's be on our way. Mikael

13:24

is behind this, isn't he? Eliot

13:26

said as much. The scale of

13:29

the undertaking appears to be larger than we

13:31

originally thought. He's always been

13:33

angry that he's illegitimate. Does

13:35

he believe destroying House Burke will alter the circumstances of

13:37

his birth? An illegitimate

13:39

child. Lenan said Mikael

13:42

was the previous Archduke's beloved son. For

13:45

him to hire dagger-wielding shamans,

13:48

what does he want with Holy Relics? Ser

13:54

Eliot, Your Grace, a

13:57

party of priests including the High Priest,

13:59

would make it possible. their way to

14:01

the high church when they became isolated

14:03

by heavy snow and encountered monsters. St.

14:06

Lena and Marquis Hannaton were among

14:08

them, and we have received an

14:10

urgent request that Lady Seria and

14:12

a contingent of knights be dispatched

14:15

at once. What is

14:17

the scale of the threat? We've been told

14:19

it's a smattering of hoes. In that

14:21

case, certain word that they can all freeze

14:23

to death where they are. Your

14:25

grace. If it appears they truly

14:27

do require assistance, we can dispatch Eliot with a

14:29

team of knights. Seria isn't

14:32

going. The high priest

14:34

is asking for help. He

14:37

must be refusing because he thinks it put me in

14:39

a difficult position. But

14:41

refusing the high priest's request would certainly

14:43

have negative repercussions for House Burke. I

14:46

can't allow animosity to develop between Burke and

14:48

the high church. I

14:51

think it would be best if I offer my

14:53

assistance. You know

14:55

I could come up with any excuse for you. There

14:58

is no need for you to go if you do not wish to. However,

15:01

if you truly want to go to

15:04

their aid, then I shall

15:06

accompany you. He's taking my hand in

15:08

his. Let's go

15:10

together, Ruscha. Thank

15:19

you for responding to our request, your grace. It's

15:21

high priest Amos! Ah, I'm

15:23

a little starstruck. He was one of

15:25

my favorite characters in the book. Seria

15:28

Shteren? Greetings, your

15:30

Excellency. I see you have

15:32

matured a great deal. Greetings,

15:35

high priest Amos. Precisely

15:37

how great a threat do these monsters pose?

15:39

Follow me inside and I shall explain. If

15:41

you wouldn't mind waiting in the barracks, Lady

15:43

Shteren, the priests will be by shortly to

15:46

bring you a map. Yes, of

15:48

course. Will you be alright on your own for

15:50

the time being? I'm a Shteren. This

15:52

is a perilous place. Come

15:55

on, Ruscha. Until later

15:57

then. Oh, precious Shteren. Calus

16:02

and Lina must be somewhere around.

16:06

I want to avoid them at all costs. Although

16:08

Lina is a fellow shteren, I should probably

16:11

see her at least once before the mission.

16:15

Saria, it's you! Did

16:17

you really come here to rescue me? Even

16:20

after everything? Oh god, here she is. And

16:23

she's hugging me. Great! That's

16:27

enough, Saint Lina. I came here as

16:29

a shteren in response to a request

16:31

for help. The high priest himself

16:33

is here. We had no choice but

16:35

to come. Well still... Oh! That

16:40

necklace! Where did

16:42

you get that? Why does she

16:44

care? Archduke Burke gave it to

16:46

me. I guess in the

16:48

book it's supposed to be hers? As

16:50

a wedding gift, I... I

16:53

want one like that. She's being

16:55

so strange. If it was

16:57

a wedding present, I

16:59

suppose you'll be returning it to him once the two

17:02

of you divorce. Weren't you? She

17:05

says all these things in such a sweet

17:07

voice. It's like she's trying to trick me

17:09

into anger. Has she always

17:11

been like this? Something feels

17:14

off. It's like she's a

17:16

different character than what she was in the novel.

17:18

Lina, you seem to be

17:20

very taken by this necklace. I

17:23

might mistake you for being quite covetous.

17:25

It's just so pretty, is all.

17:27

If you ever happen to go

17:29

tired of it, perhaps you could give

17:31

it to me as a birthday present. Goodness, Lina. What

17:34

are you going on about? Don't

17:37

you just rip it off my neck now

17:40

if you're so desperate for it? Now don't

17:42

get cross. Enough,

17:44

Lina. Stop. Oh, great. Now

17:46

Callis is here too. I could hear you

17:49

from out there. Speaking of

17:51

divorce so casually, it's like you

17:53

never learn. You're embarrassing yourself and

17:55

more. You're embarrassing me. Oh

17:58

dear. I wasn't trying to be insensitive. Once

18:01

we divorce, Saria will get her marriage to

18:03

Archduke Burke and Ald, so that the two

18:05

of you can marry. I was really

18:08

speaking for your sake. Ah,

18:11

Lena, come on now. I didn't mean to yell.

18:13

They're fighting like I'm not even here. Saria,

18:17

good to see you. Oh,

18:20

so now you address me? Saria!

18:27

Monsters! The monsters have

18:30

appeared. Be sure to stay

18:32

within the Shteren's range of power. This

18:40

situation is absolutely dire. Concentrate.

18:44

I need to stop freaking out. I

18:47

am a Shteren. I can handle

18:49

this. It's important that I stay right

18:51

where I am. A

18:54

Shteren's power can reach constellation steel within

18:56

a 5 kilometer range. If

18:58

a knight moves beyond that radius, their astral

19:00

armor will quickly leech away their body heat,

19:03

causing them to die of hypothermia. When

19:06

battling monsters, both knights and Shterens have

19:08

to be extremely vigilant. If I don't

19:10

prove my worth the housework on their

19:12

mission, then I don't think

19:14

I ever could. I just

19:16

hope Lena keeps in formation. Lady

19:19

Saria, behind you! I

19:23

need to get my head out of the clouds. I could

19:26

die here! After everything I've

19:28

been through trying to stay alive, I

19:30

could die by monster attack? It

19:32

would be more noble than being beheaded, but still…

19:35

Saria, move aside! Or

19:37

you're right, Saria. Why

19:42

did Calus just risk his life to save me?

19:45

Shouldn't he be off wherever Lena is stationed? Oh

19:47

no! Another one! Calus,

19:49

behind you! Lord

19:54

Hanorton, don't tell me you're incapable of looking after your

19:56

own head. I don't like you being out

20:00

here unattended, Seria. Everyone

20:02

here must be out of their minds allowing you to stand alone. It

20:05

seems all of this talk about the preciousness of

20:07

a shteren amounts to nothing more than talk. If

20:10

I were to lose you, I... We should never

20:12

have come here. When did the two of them

20:14

become so close? Talis! What

20:17

happened to your arm? It looks dreadful!

20:20

Dana, what are you doing here? You need to return

20:22

to your station at once. You are

20:24

hurt, Talis. Let me see. Don't

20:27

touch me! We cannot be away from your

20:29

station. That saint. She

20:32

really is out of her mind. How

20:34

could a shteren abandon her place in formation? She

20:37

seems a little... off. Talis! Talis,

20:41

please! I just

20:43

want to talk! Saint Lina! You

20:48

were made aware that you were not

20:50

to leave your station. The rules do

20:52

apply to you, you know. I'm

20:54

sorry, Your Excellency. I... I

20:56

didn't think it would be serious. We

20:58

have formulated a plan that should allow

21:00

us to deal with all of the

21:02

remaining monsters tomorrow. Please,

21:05

try to control yourself for one

21:07

day. Thank

21:10

you, Lady Saria, for all

21:12

of your hard work and bravery. Oh,

21:15

Lina does not look so good

21:18

over there. What's

21:20

happening with her? What

21:24

did I do that was so wrong? Saria

21:26

would have done the same thing if she were me. Everyone

21:29

has been so mean to me. First

21:32

Saria treated me like she was better than

21:34

me when I simply complimented her on her

21:36

necklace. And then Talis has crossed with me

21:38

for no reason. Look at this!

21:41

Why am I being treated like this? I

21:44

am a saint and a shteren! I

21:47

am a shteren. Prusa, how did

21:49

you know I was in danger? Somehow I

21:51

was overcome with the feeling that my wife was about to

21:53

die. I

21:55

couldn't let that happen. Okay,

22:01

come now. It wouldn't

22:03

do for you to smother me to death

22:05

after I managed to escape unscathed. If

22:08

you had died, I would have buried alive every

22:10

single one of those nobles who sent that request for help.

22:13

I went to such lengths to save you the first time. Nothing

22:16

can ever happen to you. Something

22:19

about dying in battle is just

22:21

so romantic. I

22:24

can't stop looking into his eyes. How

22:27

I want to kiss him? Enough.

22:30

Everyone's watching us. Let's

22:32

tear ourselves away from each other. They

22:36

all know we're married. I'll hold you as

22:38

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