Yeah, it definitely needs this.
It's a commander type, after all.
Monica, there's something I want you to add to the design of Night Baron.
Yeah, leave it to me.
I'll have it done in a jiffy.
Master, sorry to bother you while you're busy.
You have a guest at the castle.
A guest? Who is it?
Well, it's someone claiming she's your older sister.
Older sister?
I don't have an older sister.
What does she look like?
She has pink hair and looks about five years older than you...
Hey! Wh-What are you—
What's this, Kohaku? Are you telepathically talking to someone?
Wait, that voice...
Let me talk to Touya, too.
Hello, can you hear me?
Th-The Goddess of Love?!
Gather up your tears
And release your unhindered light
That shines like a diamond
Don't worry, don't care
Follow your heart
Every time I spoke of my dreams, they felt closed off
Even that bird and that sky seemed monochrome to me
Yet you were there in my path, your eyes brimming with strength
Time then stopped, and deep within my heart something began to stir
Don't be afraid, and run forth
If we only have one life to live
Then be true to yourself, so you don't regret it
Gather up your tears
And release your unhindered light
That shines like a diamond
Don't worry, don't care
Follow your heart
Episode 11
Sister From Another World and a Sparkling First Love
I'm Touya's older sister, Mochizuki Karen.
Older sister...
That's right.
Hey, come on—
I'm happy to see him again after so long!
I just want to hug him!
You get along well.
There must have been some situation that forced you two apart.
Hug him!
It's a heartfelt reunion.
Sister-in-Law.
It wouldn't be nice for us to interfere with your family time,
so we'll take our leave for now.
Thank you for your consideration!
So?
What in the world are you doing here?
Why have you descended to the surface of this world, Goddess of Love?
For a vacation.
A vacation?
Touya, you're surrounded by lots of love.
So just peeking in has been enough to refresh my body and spirit,
but lately my shoulders have been getting a bit stiff.
Huh?
So I thought I'd stay beside you and soak in that love power directly
to fix my stiff shoulders!
I'm not some power spot for you.
I only just got here, and my shoulders are already feeling lighter.
So why did you claim to be my older sister?
That was just a spur-of-the-moment idea.
Sparkle, sparkle, sparkle!
Anyway, that's why I'll be staying with you for a while.
Huh?
Uh, well...
Yes?
Do you have a moment, Your Royal Highness?
A messenger from the Knight Kingdom of Lestia arrived to see you roughly an hour ago.
The Knight Kingdom of Lestia?
The nation where you rescued Princess Hildegard
when she was being attacked by the Phrase.
You were watching that, too?
Of course.
Why do you look so smug about that?
Oh, sorry, Lapis-san.
So about that messenger...
Well...
When I asked them to wait for a while since you were absent,
they said they wanted to watch the knights' training.
Huh. As expected from a kingdom of knights.
I suppose they'd be curious about other nations' knights, too.
It's not just the knights they're curious about.
Huh?
Wait, what's that smile for?
It's a secret.
Princess Hildegard?!
It's been a while, Your Royal Highness!
Oh, yes, it has been.
But what are you doing here?
Oh, I'm here as an escort.
An escort for whom?
For me.
It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
I am Galen Yunas Lestia,
the previous king of the Knight Kingdom of Lestia,
and an adventurer of the highest rank, just like Your Royal Highness.
Thank you for the introduction.
I'm the Grand Duke of Brunhild, Mochizuki Touya.
You have my gratitude for the impressive gift you offered the other day.
I came to thank you for that and do some sightseeing in Brunhild.
Well, thank you.
There's not very much to see here,
but I hope you enjoy yourself.
Oh, so sorry.
It's an old habit.
Huh?
You have quite a well-trained butt.
You're not just an ordinary maid, are you, young lady?
Grandfather!
We are not in Lestia!
How many times have I asked you to refrain from that?!
I'm sorry!
He's, well...
Just think of it as an old man's muscle spasm!
Ah... I'm sure it must be a lot of trouble.
Though, this grandfather of hers really is something else.
Lapis-san was a member of a spy agency.
She wouldn't let anyone sneak up behind her so easily.
I supposed that's an adventurer of the highest rank for you.
Or maybe he's just a pervy old man.
Touya.
About the sightseeing I mentioned earlier...
I heard rumors that Brunhild had some artifacts that are giant soldiers—
ancient relics that people can ride in and pilot.
I see.
I think it would be faster to show you in person than it would be to explain.
These are the Frame Gears.
They're one of our trump cards for fighting the Phrase.
The Phrase...
Those crystalline monsters, right?
Storage.
Monica, go ahead and show them how it operates.
Roger that, Master!
Incredible...
These... Frame Gears. How many of them do you currently possess?
Including this one, a little over a dozen.
And what do you intend to do with such forces, Grand Duke of Brunhild?
The Phrase are beings that once destroyed
the ancient civilization that existed in this world.
And now, there is a possibility that tragedy might come to repeat itself.
I don't know whether a mass assault of Phrase will happen in the near future.
But if we have no means of fighting back,
we'll just be crushed underfoot.
That's the reason I've brought back the Frame Gears.
Of course, I have no intention of invading any other nation.
It's also possible I might lend them out to our allied nations
to help deal with giant monsters or natural disasters like landslides.
Hypothetically,
if Lestia were to ally with you as well, would we be able to borrow these?
So long as you don't use them for war or anything illegal.
One of my reasons for visiting Brunhild
was to build friendly relations between our nations.
I would have to speak with my son, our current king, before joining your alliance,
but I see no reason he'd be opposed.
We'd also be delighted to have you on board,
though I'd need to hold a summit of the other member nations first.
Um...
Would you please listen to my request next, Your Royal Highness?
What request?
I want to fight the strongest warrior in your country!
Sakura.
That's enough!
That was an enjoyable match.
His Royal Highness has wonderful knights.
I'm not a member of the knights.
I'm Touya-dono's fiancée.
Fiancée?
We're engaged to be wed.
You already have plans to wed another?
Huh? Oh, yes, that's right.
Though, due to Queen Yuel's pregnancy,
my engagements to Yumina and Lu haven't been made public yet.
Yumina? Lu?
The princesses of Belfast and Regulus.
They're both engaged to Touya-dono, too.
Wh-What?!
Y-You're engaged to three whole women?!
To be precise, it's six.
Six?!
What do I do?
I didn't expect this...
No, I can still...
Time for the older sister to step in!
You scared me to death!
You there!
You're in love, aren't you?
Huh?!
Wh-What are you talking about?!
L-Love?! No way!
And the object of your love is Touya, isn't it?
That's... That's not true!
Huh?
We've only ever met twice.
You're as popular as ever, I see.
Your big sis is proud of you.
Hilde-dono, you love Touya-dono, then?
No, um... Well, you see...
I never expected him to be engaged to you, so... well...
Um, I'm sorry.
I'm causing you trouble, aren't I?
Not at all.
I was once in the same position you're in now,
so I understand how you feel.
Huh?
When Touya-dono first became engaged to Yumina-dono,
I was just one of his companions.
I couldn't tell him how I felt,
and I just kept it locked away in my heart.
Though both Touya-dono and Yumina-dono accepted me.
They did?
So you should become engaged to Touya-dono, too, Hilde-dono!
What?!
U-Um, I...
I will! I'll become the seventh!
Huh?!
This is getting exciting!
Then I'll have to introduce you to everyone later.
Y-Yes! Thank you, Yae!
Wait, wait, wait! This isn't that simple!
I've heard everything.
However, I won't allow that marriage so easily.
Grandfather?!
You have to demonstrate a certain degree of resolve
to marry the princess of our Knight Kingdom.
Huh? Is this sequence of events
going to lead to him saying, "Defeat me if you want to marry her"?
You'll have to fight me!
Bingo.
Try and prove you can best me in combat,
Hilde!
Yes, Grandfather.
Huh?
Now, anyone opposed to Touya's engagement to Princess Hildegard,
the first princess of the Knight Kingdom of Lestia, please raise your hand.
Right. We unanimously agree to accept Princess Hildegard as a fellow wife.
We pray you'll be a good wife who supports our husband with us,
and a good mother one day.
Thank you so much!
I'll work myself to the bone to make that happen!
Th-Though, are you sure you can accept someone like me?
You're a splendid princess who's earnest and works hard for the sake of her people.
There's no problem at all.
That's...
Besides, I think this is a good opportunity.
Yumina and I are both princesses, but we're from Western nations.
However, if an Eastern princess like you were to become engaged to him,
it would mean we have connections in both East and West,
and we would have nothing to fear.
So that means it's time for romance talk now!
Sister-in-Law Karen?
I want to hear every little detail!
Hilde, when and how did you fall in love with Touya?
Huh?
I want to hear that, too!
Spill it already!
Th-Then by your leave...
It started when I faced a monster that repelled both sword and magic in Lestia.
I was under attack by the Phrase, and I had just succumbed to despair
when His Royal Highness dashingly appeared and saved me in the blink of an eye,
and I'm so gratefu—
No, that's not what I mean!
Huh?
I don't want some formal retelling.
I want to hear about what made you blush or made your eyes sparkle!
What did you think when you first saw Touya?
"What a strong man."
I asked the wrong question.
When you first saw Touya, how did he look in your eyes?
In my eyes?
His Royal Highness...
Touya was dazzling, and it seemed like the space around him was just so bright...
That's what Sister-in-Law was talking about!
So then what?
What did you think of Touya then?
He...
He...?
He... was so cool.
That's what I wanted to hear!
Now this is romance talk!
So that's when you fell in love with Touya at first sight!
Love at first sight?!
W-Was it?
Indeed, indeed!
And it's your first love, too!
How lovely!
So what happened after that?!
A-After that...
I was constantly thinking about Touya,
and I felt this pressure deep in my chest.
I know what you mean!
S-So then, when I heard my grandfather talk about heading to Brunhild
in order to see what kind of man Touya was for himself,
I thought, "What, without me? That's not fair!"
So then you forced your way into coming here with the previous king?
That just proves how much you love Touya!
That's it! That's it! Keep going!
You're making my skin soft and smooth on top of healing my shoulders!
I hope you can become his official fiancée soon
and be even more lovey-dovey together!
Though to do that,
you'll need to first win a match against the previous king.
Do you think you can win?
My chances of beating Grandfather in battle are one in ten...
no, even less than that.
Frankly, I think it will be difficult.
It'll be all right, Hilde.
Yes. Our husband is really strong in situations like this!
I'm sure he'll come up with several good plans.
Though those good plans might not play by the rules.
Looks like they're having fun over there.
What are they talking about?
Well, something you might find yourself involved in someday, too.
What's wrong?!
Is that the extent of your feelings for the Grand Duke?!
No! They're much more than this!
He's strong.
He wields his sword like a knight,
but I can sense the intensity of many fierce battles behind it.
She's holding her own, though, isn't she?
That's because she's focused entirely on defense.
But she can't win like that.
Eventually her guard will be broken, and she'll fall.
I think she can turn it around in one shot if she gets an opening.
But will he give her that opening?
Even if he is fighting his weaker granddaughter...
He won't, but I'll make him.
Get it?
Huh?
Mirage!
Yes!
Touya.
What?
Who was that woman wearing a string for a swimsuit
that I saw behind Hilde for just a moment?
Huh?
I won!
I won, Touya!
I did it!
Y-Yeah!
Now I can marry you, too!
I'm painfully stricken by my own immaturity.
Cure Heal.
Still, a loss is a loss.
I've already assessed your resolve.
I'll allow the engagement.
From now on, strive to be a knight of Brunhild instead of Lestia.
Grandfather...
Touya, my granddaughter may only be good at wielding a sword,
but I hope you'll take care of her as long as you both shall live.
I will, rest assured.
Now, then.
Who was that lady before in the swimsuit?
One more time!
I want to burn that image into my eyes one more time!
Swimsuit?
Uh, Your Majesty,
Where? Where is she?!
it wouldn't do to chat out here, so shall we go to another room?
That's true!
Then let's go, Touya!
I can't believe he made an opening so easily.
Men...
It's irritating, isn't it, Sister?
She had awfully big breasts, didn't she?
I wonder if Touya prefers swimsuits like that.
Once again...
I hope we can be friends from now on.
So, um, as the new one here, there are many questions I'd like to ask all of you.
That's fine. What are they?
What kind of people are Touya's parents?
Now that we're engaged, I would like to greet them.
Oh, that.
Actually, we've never met them, either.
Touya doesn't like to talk about himself very much.
I wonder if he has some problems with his family...
Bzzt.
That's not the case.
Sister Karen?
It's just a little bit complicated,
so it's hard for him to explain it to you all.
I'm sure he'll tell you about it someday,
so for now, just wait until he's ready.
Sure...
You want to know everything about the man you love!
I really understand how you maidens in love feel!
So, on that note...
Big Sis here is going to share some confidential information about Touya
with her cute little sisters-in-law!
Wh-What kind of information?
In short...
The boy's first love from when he was a child!
H-His first love?!
Touya's?!
You want to hear?
Definitely!
I feel like this could be bad if I don't tell Master...
Master? Master?
Huh?
I can't connect to him? Why?
So that's what's going on.
Master, please forgive me for not being strong enough.
Time to sleep.
I'm just brimming with power now!
This really was this season's best power spot for love!
I'm going to have lots more fun here!
Do you have a cold?
No, that sneeze was probably caused by...
Caused by...?
Every day is bittersweet
(Bubbly bubbly)
I might still blush when your eyes are close up
Our love affair goes around with the 1, 2, 3 beat of I, My, Me, Mine
But "Look solely at me"
Is something I can't say; I want you to notice my jealousy
My hero glimpsed through a lens
I want you to take everything, even your flawed kindness
And fill me up with goodness even more
(even more)
Until I burst
My heart races and aches deep within because I love you
My love is rapidly rising, but, but, but, but
I can't help that we're in another world
Let's sing about this joyous occasion illuminated by the brilliant sun!
"Together forever!"
I may not be much, but I want you to hug me from time to time,
And if you're far away, that's okey-dokey
We'll live happily ever after!