Grancrest Senki (Record of Grancrest War)

Sir Villar.

Duke Theo Cornaro...

Once again the time has come for me to offer you my Crest.

If there are no objections.

There is no one who would object to that.

Earl of Sistina, it is clear to us all by now that you're the right man to lead the Altirk Treaty.

I, too, intend to pledge allegiance to you.

Sir Theo, I'd like to serve you, as well.

However, I intend to forsake the Constance name

and take my mother's family name, "Stelea" instead.

Please wait!

I'm nowhere near the caliber of my brother Villar.

Even on that day that we lost this castle to Milza,

far from being an asset to him, I was only a liability.

Still...

You're the one who should succeed the Constance family.

So as of today,

I want you to become the head of the Constance family.

Understood.

With that in mind, you should also pledge fealty to Duke Theo Cornaro.

Even if we combined our Crests,

it wouldn't be enough to rule over Altirk and Regalia, after all.

As long as Sir Theo is in agreement.

I accept.

Now that my master, the Earl of Sistina, Theo Cornaro has become leader of the Treaty,

we're in agreement to entrust your Crests to him.

I plan to carry on the legacy of Earl Villar Constance who died shielding us.

Sir Villar stayed true to the Union's resolution to push for peace with the Alliance.

I'd like us to strive for that, too.

And so in order to take a neutral position, the Altirk Treaty

will hereby break away from the Union!

If we declare independence now, it will rattle the Union even more,

and I don't see the Alliance agreeing to reconcile.

In the end, wouldn't such a move benefit the Alliance?

We're still going to cooperate with the Union as we always have,

and we'll continue battling the Alliance.

Our goal is to ensure that the three factions strike a balance,

and bring the fighting to a standstill.

Otherwise, there won't be anything to negotiate.

So I guess our only option is to hope the Union comes through.

Right. If the Union doesn't make a move, we're finished.

We might have defeated Prince Milza and reclaimed Altirk,

but the Alliance is still as powerful as ever.

Unfortunately, we have no time to sit back and relax.

However,

why don't we celebrate our victories on the battlefield just for tonight?

Seriously, I'm exhausted.

Welcome home.

Sir Theo!

You still haven't gone to bed?

No.

You must be tired. Please get some rest now.

I'm planning to do just that.

I just wanted to talk to you about something first.

- Here you go. - Thanks.

Congratulations on becoming leader of the Altirk Treaty, and a duke.

Anyone can see that I'm out of place.

But you seemed so comfortable in the role.

During the banquet, you showed no signs of arrogance,

and was kind and considerate as you interacted with the Lords.

You were yourself, Sir Theo. I think that's a good thing.

I'm relieved that they acknowledge me now.

Your popularity among the soldiers and the people was overwhelming, too.

All you had to do was show yourself, and everyone would start cheering.

Even though so many soldiers lost their lives under my watch,

and even cost the civilians so many lives, as well.

To be honest,

it pains my heart.

Don't ever forget that feeling

and try to rule in a way that benefits your people.

Of course. I'll never forget.

But my final dream hasn't changed after all this time.

To return to my homeland, Marza, and to bring happiness to my village.

Right.

No, actually, there's just one thing that's changed since then.

What would that be?

It's my final dream.

When I go back to Marza,

I want you to be by my side.

When I first met you, Sir Theo, I pledged my eternal loyalty to you.

Needless to say, I intend to serve you for the rest of my life.

Looks like I'm not getting through to you again.

Two people who love each other should be together.

And I don't just mean Sir Alexis and Lady Marrine.

S-Since this is a crucial topic,

please be specific.

When I return to Marza,

I want you by my side not as my contracted mage

but as my queen.

I tried not to think about that too much.

Just getting to have the same dream as you, Sir Theo, makes me happy.

As does being alone with you and being treated so kindly, like now.

And besides, with your status now,

you could find any number of lovely women to be your queen.

I can't even think of anyone but you.

I wanted to make that clear.

All right, then, starting now, I will be your queen.

But do you mind if we keep it private until after we've achieved our goals?

That's fine with me.

The important thing is how we feel about each other.

Also,

I have a favor to ask of you.

What is it?

Please don't die before me.

The world is overrun with Chaos, and we live in a turbulent age.

I'm a Lord, and I'm about to go into battle with a powerful enemy.

I still want you to promise.

And if I can't keep that promise?

Then I'll die, too.

That's a grave responsibility.

Theo Cornaro has been named leader of the Treaty.

So the Treaty's solidarity is now unshakable.

How is the Earl of Le Couleurs?

As he was close to the Earl of Altirk,

it's highly likely that he'll join forces with the Treaty.

He is a formidable opponent.

I want to avoid any invasions by him and the Treaty members, no matter what.

How are those negotiations going?

I've received word that they're going well.

Then tell them to set it in motion immediately.

As you wish.

If we can take down the Earl of Le Couleurs,

we can drastically undermine the Treaty's military power.

We'll finish this off at once!

I see you're growing steadily.

Priscilla!

Yes?

Do you have a minute?

What is it?

The other day,

Pope Leone of the Order of the Crest proclaimed himself to be the Holy Grail.

Is that right?

But you're the true Holy Grail, aren't you?

I was born with a Crest in my possession.

And it's true that my Crest is shaped like one.

My father always said that I was the Holy Grail.

For that reason,

some of our followers do call me the "Holy Grail of Farnese."

Your father...

He's the founder of the Order of the Crest, Ernest Farnese, isn't he?

Yes.

What is the Holy Grail anyway?

The Order of the Crest preaches that by gathering all of the world's Crests into the Holy Grail,

you can summon a god to eliminate the Chaos.

I see.

So it's the same thing as the Holy Crest, huh?

But if you're known as the Holy Grail,

you're probably a hindrance to the pope.