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- I know everyone's exhausted, but it all comes down to
[cdb]this moment.
- Will we be able to subdue the Imperial army in our
[cdb]borders before Count Bergliez makes a move on
[cdb]the bridge?
- There's not a moment to lose. I'm counting on you,
[cdb][HERO_MF].
- Reassure him.
- Tell him he needs to give it his all.
- I won't let you down. This is exactly what you hired
[cdb]me for, and I'm gonna see this job through.
- I won't let you down. This is exactly what you hired
[cdb]me for, and I'm gonna see this job through.
- Hah, just what I wanted to hear. I'm glad you're
[cdb]with us.
- You need to step up too. One wrong command and
[cdb]this whole plan goes sideways.
- You need to step up too. One wrong command and
[cdb]this whole plan goes sideways.
- I know. I can't afford to slip up either. We're going to
[cdb]win this.
- It is utterly disgraceful that I could not discern my
[cdb]father's plot with Claude.
- That they carried on whilst keeping me in the dark
[cdb]fills me with such a sense of emptiness.
- Comfort him.
- Encourage him.
- You weren't the only one. None of us knew.
That's why they succeeded.
- You weren't the only one. None of us knew.
That's why they succeeded.
- True as that may be, I cannot help but feel my father
[cdb]has yet to recognize my capabilities.
- We haven't won yet. You still have a chance to show
'em what you can do.
- We haven't won yet. You still have a chance to show
'em what you can do.
- That is true. I shall be the one to guide the Alliance
[cdb]to victory!
- Father is concerned for you, dear sister. Why not
[cdb]leave the rest to me and run along home?
- Uh, no, I'm not ditching everyone just so I can
[cdb]be safe.
- I never thought I'd hear you say such a thing! It
[cdb]warms my heart to know you've found such good
[cdb]comrades.
- Besides, I won't be in any danger if you're on the
[cdb]battlefield too, right?
- That's right. No matter how many enemies descend
[cdb]upon us, I won't let anyone lay a finger on you.
- Leave quietly.
- Compliment their close relationship.
- You there. You came to speak with my sister, didn't
[cdb]you? Who are you? What is your relationship to her?
- Oh, well, I wouldn't say we have any particular kind
[cdb]of relationship...
- Oh, well, I wouldn't say we have any particular kind
[cdb]of relationship...
- Ugh, knock it off, Holst. How many times do I have
[cdb]to tell you not to hassle people like that?
It's embarrassing.
- You two are so close. I'm actually kinda jealous.
I don't have any siblings, myself.
- You two are so close. I'm actually kinda jealous.
I don't have any siblings, myself.
- Then allow me to become your surrogate older
[cdb]brother. Though Hilda will always be my first
[cdb]priority.
- Yeah, I wouldn't take him up on that offer.
He's handy to have around, but he's also a huge pain.
- In any case, Hilda, remember not to take my presence
[cdb]in battle as an invitation to be reckless.
- Yeah, yeah. Trust me, I'm pretty risk-averse.
- Claude and Count Gloucester planned what would
[cdb]happen at the Great Bridge of Myrddin in advance.
- My father had little choice but to follow the
[cdb]count's lead.
- House Ordelia has always been at the mercy of other
[cdb]nobles or the Empire.
- I wonder when my father will be able to live
[cdb]in peace...
- I'm so relieved House Gloucester rejoined the
Alliance.
- If they'd stayed with the Empire, we would've had to
[cdb]face Count Gloucester in battle...
- Sympathize.
- Express confusion.
- Yeah, I'm glad it didn't come to that. Though you
[cdb]never know what'll happen in the future.
- Yeah, I'm glad it didn't come to that. Though you
[cdb]never know what'll happen in the future.
- Please don't say such things. That's like asking for
[cdb]something bad to happen.
- Are you really so fond of Count Gloucester?
- Are you really so fond of Count Gloucester?
- No, not personally. It just would've been terribly
[cdb]hard on Lorenz.
- Oh, but it's not like I have no loyalty to him.
That's not what I meant at all.
- We're gonna corner the enemy so they can't
[cdb]escape, and then smash 'em.
- But they're gonna do whatever they can to get away.
So it'll be a challenge to round them all up.
- I'm a big and burly type, you know? Dashing
[cdb]around isn't my strong suit.
- Oh, but Lorenz's dad is gonna be roughing 'em up
[cdb]too, right? That'll be a huge help.
- Claude's plan has given us a glimmer of hope.
- But the idea of annihilating the Imperial army
[cdb]is just so...
- Sympathize.
- Encourage her.
- Yeah, I hear you. We know people on the other side.
So it would be a hard victory to celebrate.
- Yeah, I hear you. We know people on the other side.
So it would be a hard victory to celebrate.
- Yes, exactly. I hope we can convince them to
[cdb]surrender.
- This must be really tough for someone as empathetic
[cdb]as you. But we won't survive if we don't fight.
- This must be really tough for someone as empathetic
[cdb]as you. But we won't survive if we don't fight.
- I'm not sure it's that simple.
- I've heard rumors the Imperial army recently hired
[cdb]some famous mercenary companies.
- And apparently one of them's already in Leicester.
We could end up facing them at some point.
- Ask if she knows anyone in those companies.
- Ask what companies they hired.
- So, do you know someone in those companies or
[cdb]something?
- So, do you know someone in those companies or
[cdb]something?
- Hard to say. I haven't found out which ones the
Empire hired yet.
- Do you know which companies they hired?
- Do you know which companies they hired?
- You're curious too, yeah? Unfortunately I don't know
[cdb]anything more than that.
- I wonder if it's... Nah, nevermind. Just talking to
[cdb]myself. Forget it.
- I bet I know why Claude didn't tell us his plan.
- He didn't fully believe Count Gloucester would come
[cdb]through.
- Though he probably had a backup scheme in case
[cdb]that one failed.
- Don't you think?
- I just knew I would have to face Ferdinand.
- I heard you fought Ferdinand in Derdriu.
- To be perfectly honest, he is much more suited to
[cdb]defense than offense, but I imagine he volunteered
[cdb]himself to lead the army.
- Doubt that statement.
- Agree with him.
- You think so? That was one close fight. We would've
[cdb]lost if Holst hadn't come to our rescue.
- You think so? That was one close fight. We would've
[cdb]lost if Holst hadn't come to our rescue.
- I suppose that's true. I wonder if he really doesn't
[cdb]have a Crest. Now I'm curious...
- Yeah, could be. His attacks felt desperate somehow.
- Yeah, could be. His attacks felt desperate somehow.
- That's not really a question of being unsuited to
[cdb]offense, though. I think the emperor simply indulged
[cdb]her friend's request.
- I had my reasons for working with the Empire,
[cdb]but I'm originally from Leicester.
- I've got a half-brother here, not to mention friends
[cdb]and some other people I'm indebted to. So I'm glad
[cdb]things worked out this way.
- Ask why he was with the Empire.
- Ask about the people he knows here.
- You "had your reasons"? And what were those?
- You "had your reasons"? And what were those?
- They paid better than the Alliance. Heh, turns out
I can be pretty cold-hearted when you wave a few
[cdb]gold in my face.
- Are those people you know in this army?
- Are those people you know in this army?
- Yeah, Holst and I have been buddies since we were
[cdb]kids. I'd rather not have to tangle with him.
- As for the people I'm indebted to... I've seen their
[cdb]daughter around here, but not them.
- Anyway, I'm officially fighting for the Alliance now,
[cdb]so I hope we'll have each other's backs.
- I'd been so curious to find out what the boy had been
[cdb]plotting...
- But I never would've guessed he'd teamed up with
Erwin. The two of them usually fight like cats
[cdb]and dogs.
- Oh, Erwin is Count Gloucester. Little Lorenz's father.
- All things considered, they might be a good match for
[cdb]each other. They both have a penchant for cooking
[cdb]up cunning strategies.
- I'm open for business! This is a crucial moment for
[cdb]the Alliance, right?
- Don't you worry, I'm not going to take advantage and
[cdb]jack up my prices.
- Oh, and give my regards to the leader, OK?
- I'm from Baron Albrecht's household. They are a
[cdb]minor noble family in the western part of Edmund
[cdb]territory.
- Since they are so removed from the front lines,
[cdb]the lady of the house is acting like the war doesn't
[cdb]affect her.
- But this crisis has greatly pained the young baron.
- Incidentally, the mercenary that recently joined the
[cdb]army is... Er, actually, nevermind.
- People have this terrible habit of treating the three
[cdb]houses on the western edge of Leicester as if they
[cdb]were the same.
- However, their internal affairs couldn't be more
[cdb]different, largely because of their specific locations.
- House Burgundy must follow Count Gloucester in
[cdb]everything they do.
- Whereas my house is not as beholden to him because
[cdb]we border Daphnel territory.
- I vowed to get revenge on the Empire before the
Alliance was crushed once and for all...
- But now we're in a position to completely turn the
[cdb]tables! I can't believe it!
- Our leader is something else.
- The enemy army's general in our last battle was the
[cdb]heir of the Empire's prime minister, Duke Aegir.
- Rumor has it that Duke Aegir lost his position after
[cdb]clashing with the current emperor.
- Do you think the duke's heir was sent to the front
[cdb]lines instead of being condemned with his father?
- Taking out the remaining Imperial troops in
Leicester shouldn't be too tough.
- But if Count Bergliez launches an attack as well,
[cdb]we might not be able to fend him off.
- People say he's killed a bear with nothing but his two
[cdb]hands. That's how strong he is!
- So the tide has turned in our favor? Wonderful!
- Keep it up so we can continue trading safely, yeah?
- It's been some hundred years since Derdriu saw
[cdb]battle.
- I never want to set eyes on the Imperial army again.
Drive them out for good, would you?
- Greetings, Commander! Nothing to report!
- I'm actually from the Empire, and my family still lives
[cdb]there. But please, don't hold back on my account.
- My father's a tradesman in town, so the war shouldn't
[cdb]affect him.
- And my little brother's in the Imperial army, but I
[cdb]doubt I'll ever have to fight him.
- After all, I won't be seeing much of the battlefield
[cdb]since I've got to guard this gate.
- Ah, [HERO_MF]. Have you heard the news?
- We have a new facility where you can research battle
[cdb]tactics.
- Studying is no substitute for real-life experience,
[cdb]of course, but it should still prove useful. Take a look
[cdb]when you have the chance.
- Here we research the latest and greatest tactics
[cdb]ever to grace the field of battle.
- If our findings pique your interest, I would be
[cdb]delighted to assist you. How about it?
- We're rethinking our strategy. Please wait until we're
[cdb]ready to begin the attack.
- Tactics are essential to any victory. I should keep
[cdb]them in mind as I prepare.
- Tactics are essential to any victory. I should keep
[cdb]them in mind as I prepare.
- I'm glad my brother's joined us, but he needs to give
[cdb]me more space.
- He just told me I should go home because he's too
[cdb]worried about me.
- Ugh, I wish he wouldn't baby me so much!
- Circumstances dictate how people act. As such,
I believe things are about to get much more difficult
[cdb]for you.
- Though perhaps that will be a welcome change for a
[cdb]mercenary of your caliber.
- You will undoubtedly face the Ashen Demon again.
I do hope you'll emerge victorious this time.
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