I apologize for the wait.
You even had a change of clothes for me.
Thank you so much.
Have you made up your mind?
Yes.
Pride, who was it that saved me from the pub?
Val!
Come over here, right now!
What?! Get off my back!
You don't need me for anything!
Whoa, Mistress!
You shoulda told me when the pretty boy woke up!
Damn it!
Cuz this is what happens!
Oh, that's right.
I gave him permission to ignore decorum,
but only while he was keeping an eye on Leon.
At any other time, he's bound to show deference by the fealty contract.
It was you?
Thank you very much for everything you've done.
I don't know what would have become of me without your help.
I will make sure to repay you for this kindness.
No, I didn't choose to do it.
I was ordered to by my mistress!
Hey, Mistress!
Gimme a break already!
You have permission to ignore decorum with Prince Leon.
I only saved you 'cause my mistress ordered me to.
Couldn't give a crap what happens to you!
That doesn't matter.
You saved me, and that fact is undeniable.
I truly am grateful to you.
And thank you to you two, as well.
I'll make sure to repay you in kind.
Now that's a genuine smile, right?
Let's go to the castle.
Tatta ichido kiri darake no kyou o
Mudatsukai shiten na yo
Tadashisa nante mon wa sa
Dareka ni totte tsugou no ii risouron
Atama no oku de kikoeru koe ni
Madowasareten na yo
Futa akerya karappo nanda kitto
Kokoro no ugoku mama ni ikite
Kodoku mo oikosenai kurai no speed de
Dareka ni totte no risou o michibiki dasu made
Ima, nanimo kamo o seotte
Kawaranai koto sae utagatte
Mukuwarenai nara mukuwareru made
Yamenakerya ii
Mada, dekiru koto ga arun nara
Mirai o torikaese yo
Daremo shiranai kotae ni tadoritsukeru made
Ima, nando demo taguriyosete miseru
The Cruel Queen Makes a Declaration
I do apologize for the sudden visit,
Your Majesty, King Gregorio.
Please excuse my intrusion.
I would like to explain to you the events leading up to now,
but before that, I have one request to make.
Will you please summon Prince Erwin and Prince Homer to join us right now?
I would really like to see them.
Well, as it happens...
I'm sure my sons would love to meet with Leon's fiancée.
Oh my.
Don't get the wrong idea, Your Majesty.
As it currently stands,
I am not here as his fiancée, but as a representative of the queen.
I received official permission from my mother to make this visit.
I will ask you once more.
Please bring Prince Erwin and Prince Homer here.
Elder Brother!
You're home safe!
It is an honor to meet the both of you,
Prince Erwin and Prince Homer.
Thank you for taking excellent care of my darling fiancé.
By the way, Your Majesty...
Before we get down to business,
I know Leon has something to say about his situation.
Father.
Last night, I woke up sitting at a pub in town and unable to move,
but Pride saved me before anyone noticed.
It was all part of a plot by Erwin and Homer to frame me.
They came to my room and made me drink spiked wine,
then abandoned me at the pub.
Wait a minute, Leon!
I think there's been a misunderstanding!
Homer is right!
We only insisted on sharing some wine last night
because we were sad to part ways with you.
But we'd never spike it! That's just a wild accusation!
Except it's not.
Pride's subordinates rescued me from the pub.
They determined that I had been drugged.
Well, that proves nothing!
It's all just rubbish cooked up by Princess Pride!
The Kingdom of Freesia is trying to pull the wool over your eyes!
He's right!
Freesia has been buttering you up, Elder Brother.
Now they're painting us in a bad light with this nonsense
to give them an excuse to declare war on our nation!
I guarantee it!
I mean, it hardly seems like a coincidence
they somehow found you just in the nick of time, right?
It's painfully obvious.
The Kingdom of Freesia has fabricated this entire thing,
either by hiring someone to do the kidnapping,
or even just convincing you to play along, Elder Brother.
Erwin, Homer...
I thought I made myself clear!
I warned you to clean up your act before it's too late!
They have done an intensely foolish thing.
I deeply apologize for their insolence.
Under my authority as the king of Anemone,
Erwin Adonis Coronaria...
Homer Adonis Coronaria...
I hereby strip you both of your royal titles and all rights therein!
Arrest them!
Yes, sir!
Let me go!
You ruffians!
Who besides me or Homer is fit to inherit the throne, Father?!
Your Majesty.
I had a premonition.
I know you have something to discuss with me.
Or rather,
something you originally wished to discuss with my mother, yes?
It's regarding...
the cancellation of the engagement between Prince Leon Adonis Coronaria
and myself.
Isn't that right?
In order to officially give Prince Leon the right to the throne back.
How did you know?!
Crown Princess Pride, at this time-
Wait a moment.
Please, listen to what I have to say first.
As representative of the queen,
I formally received permission from my mother.
I am here to request the immediate dissolution
of the engagement between Prince Leon Adonis Coronaria and myself.
For that is what the Kingdom of Freesia wishes.
Ridiculous!
Our brother is the perfect prince!
There is no reason for Freesia to want the engagement to be dissolved!
He's right!
But there is a reason.
It's because the original need for our engagement no longer exists.
The engagement was first proposed
as a way to solidify the alliance between our two kingdoms.
And furthermore, to put that alliance on display for our neighboring countries.
But I had a premonition.
I saw the future of the Anemone Kingdom,
which fell to the verge of ruin after Prince Leon left.
Prince Leon, you are someone that this country needs.
If you wish to become a ruler who loves and cherishes their citizens,
much like I do,
then we shall be sworn allies.
There is no need for an engagement.
Sworn allies...
Precisely.
As long as our relationship is solid,
there should be no need to prove our alliance.
The only thing we wish from the Anemone Kingdom
is to retain the equal partnership that we've had until now!
And solidify it further!
A strong alliance that doesn't falter in the face of a cancelled engagement.
There is nothing more ideal!
And as the Crown Princess, I will make sure it happens...
with my sworn ally, Prince Leon.
It will happen.
Without fail.
You'll regret this, Leon!
You're a joke!
A soulless puppet like you can never become the king!
You're a dumb patsy who never realized what Homer and I were up to!
You don't have what it takes to rule a kingdom!
Everything will fall apart in no time with you in charge!
Then you'll look back and realize the truth!
That I was the one worthy of being king!
I'm obviously superior to a pathetic bastard like you
who can't live without being loved by the masses!
Shut your mouth!
Now you listen here.
Prince Leon has all the qualities needed to become a great king.
He is not a puppet or anything of the sort.
He loves his people more than himself and strives to live up to their expectations.
He's a vital asset who has dedicated himself to being a worthy king.
You think everything will fall apart with him in charge?
In my premonition,
that's exactly what happened after Prince Leon left and YOU became king.
Under your reign, the people became so poor they had to leave the country,
which tanks the trade market.
Things got so bad for everyone, including the royal family,
that they could hardly believe the Anemone Kingdom was ever prosperous.
Elder Sister...
And worst of all, the instant things start looking bad,
you come to Freesia begging for Prince Leon's help!
That's how things play out for them in the game.
Despite being the source of Leon's downfall,
they shamelessly come to him for help over and over.
They beg him to come back.
And then...
They have the gall to ask him:
"Do you not care what happens to our people?!"
This infuriates Leon who sends them packing.
And then he breaks down in Tiara's arms afterwards.
It's one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the game.
Ever since his brothers were young,
they harbored a sense of inferiority towards Crown Prince Leon.
That's why they spread rumors about him,
which resulted in Leon being forced to marry into the Freesian royal family.
However, the king later learned the truth...
and upon deciding that Leon should be the heir to the throne after all,
he warned them:
You best clean up your act before it's too late!
But that doesn't stop them.
Determined to force Leon out of the running for the throne,
they make him drink, and drop him off at a pub.
That alone makes them utter scumbags, but it gets worse...
You witch.
Just how much did your premonition show you?!
I know all sorts of things.
For example, the fact His Majesty already learned about your wrongdoings,
and told you he would make Leon heir to the throne a few days ago.
Remember this.
From here on,
no matter what punishment you face...
if you ever pose a threat to this kingdom or my sworn ally Prince Leon again,
I will NOT stand for it.
If you dare to cross that line,
then you will be making a personal enemy of Pride Royal Ivy.
And I will punish you both with my own two hands.
As if some lucky bitch born into a Queendom is worth anything!
Ignorant hooligans like you who don't even try to understand
the role and duties of royalty are even more worthless.
Leon was racked by so much grief at the start of the game...
because all of the Anemonians who were in the pub with him got sentenced to death.
Made even worse by the fact Pride ordered Leon to kill them himself.
To top it off,
it was his brothers who offered the innocent citizens to Pride
as "criminals" in the first place.
Soon after Leon moves to Freesia, the king falls ill and dies,
causing his brothers to inherit the throne.
They proceed to make an absolute mess of everything
and then have the gall to ask Leon to fix it.
They pressure Tiara to help them convince him to return to the Anemone Kingdom,
and even kidnap Tiara to use as a hostage and threaten Leon into coming back home.
We all carry the duty of royalty,
so I can't find it in myself to cut them any slack right now.
Tell me something.
What sort of vision did you have for this kingdom after taking the throne?
Because if the citizens weren't the first thing on your mind,
then you're failures.
You have no right to reject Leon and his incredibly pure heart.
I'm sorry for stepping out of line.
Elder Sister, are you all right?
I'm fine.
Pride...
Thank you.
Prince Leon, please be proud.
Please love. Please wish for things.
Your pure heart and this country that you love so much...
It's all so very beautiful.
He's gone through so much suffering these past few days because of me.
Despite being tormented by the love of his country,
he kept it all bottled inside to maintain appearances.
He played the role of sweet prince
and suppressed all his true feelings to avoid any problems.
All while smiling and whispering words of love to me.
But in reality, he was full of more pain and tears than anyone.
Thank goodness.
I'm so glad I could give him the Anemone Kingdom back.
And return him to his rightful place in the Anemone Kingdom.
Crown Prince Leon Adonis Coronaria.
Do you swear, in times of sickness and health,
in times of prosperity and poverty,
to love and protect the people of your country,
and make the nation better for everyone,
by ensuring they can maintain their livelihoods?
I do!
Your Majesty King Gregorio,
I have one more thing to ask of you.
Allow me to introduce my younger brother
and the knights who helped to make this right.
Please honor them with a handshake and a greeting.
Of course.
I will do the same!
Everything should be okay now.
In the game, the king had to make Leon
take responsibility for the commotion at the pub
and exiled him from the country.
But as soon as Leon was sent to Freesia, the king fell ill and passed away.
However, Arthur's special ability is the power to heal anything in creation.
Based on the look he just gave,
I'm sure the king's sickness has already been healed.
Princess Pride...
You can keep calling me Pride like you have up to now, Prince Leon.
We are sworn allies, after all.
Then, please call me Leon.
I'd be happier that way.
All right, Leon.
I look forward to seeing you again.
You do?
Yes, I do.
Okay.
Your Highness.
Go ahead.
Pride...
I am forever in your debt.
If you or Freesia ever need anything, the Anemone Kingdom will...
No, I will come running to your aid, no matter what.
Let us keep in touch.
I will come see you as often as needed.
And I will be waiting for you here in my beloved country, always.
Farewell, my darling fiancée.
You are my first love.
P-Princess Pride?!
Elder Sister!
First love?!
Pride? Me?!
Oh jeez!
That's the incredible seductiveness of the "flirt" archetype
from the first ORL game for you!
Tararebabanashi de yume mitai
Mirai yochi ga dekitara
Hyaku ten juu hyakunijuu ten no mainichi de kuraseru no kana
Tatoeba ano toki iezu ni
Koukai shita gomen ne mo
Ietetara soba ni ita kana
Moshi umare kawaretemo
Mata kono sekai o erabu kana
Doushite? tte
Sonna yabo na koto kikanaide yo
Takai pride ni kokoro odorasereteirun da
Mattaku shou ga nai na mou
Kotoba ga nakutatte wakaru yo
Hitori de kakaekomu nante gohatto
Tsuyosou ni miete dare demo igai to
Yoru wa sentimental ni
Naru no ga kimarirashii
Tararebabanashi de yume mitai
Mirai yochi ga dekitara
Hyaku ten juu hyakunijuu ten no mainichi de kuraseru no kana
Tatoeba ano toki iezu ni
Koukai shita gomen ne mo
Ietetara soba ni ita kana
Tararebabanashi de yume mitai
Mirai yochi ga dekitara
Hyaku ten juu hyakunijuu ten no mainichi de kuraseru no kana
Tatoeba ano toki iezu ni
Koukai shita gomen ne mo
Ietetara soba ni ita kana
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior.
Episode 5:
The Cruel Queen Takes Notice, and is Noticed
"The Cruel Queen Takes Notice, and is Noticed".