Episode 112: The Sacred Kingdom
Episode links can be found here under community lock and Episode 111 summary is here! Please take a look at it if you've got a chance (especially since I'm posting this right after 111 was put up).
Tension is high as the scene opens up. Sara's flashing glasses syndrome showing how displeased he is.
Just look at that face! It's downright scary. Poor Beryes. He has to be related to 'that woman' who just so happens to be his elder sister, the queen of Seisakoku and Saralegui's mother.
Why am I intrigued by those collarbones? (also, please to be making with the black hair again please!)
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Pfft. Everyone's shocked to make that connection. I'm proud to say that I figured that out episodes upon episodes ago XD
Obligatory title screen! Now moving on.
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Maids are sleeping on the job and every time I see Maid #4, I can't help but think Yumemiya Arika from Mai-Otome. Anyone else?
Now, really, I'll get back to the plot. Yuuri must recap the familial relations in case anyone missed them. Yu-chan's such a good boy!!! [nuzzles] And Beryes is such a sneak~! He used his Houjutsu to change his hair and eye color so no one would recognize him. Tsk Tsk.
Yuuri should learn how to do that with his Majutsu yes? … I'm using the wrong term aren't I. [pout]
"Flames, on the side of my face, breathing-breathl- heaving breaths. Heaving breath... "
In case you didn't get it, Saralegui's still a little pissed XD Of course, I would be as well if I thought the one person I could trust was merely there because either my mama or my papa put him there.
Good thing Yu-chan's there to mediate <3 [loves so much on that boy]
I also get a kick out of how it's Conrad who is telling Beryes that is he really protecting Saralegui by staying quiet? Go Conrad! After a few moments of silence, Beryes speaks up.
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18 years ago, King Gilbert led his fleet to fight against the Mazoku. Enroute his ship was heavily damaged in a storm and washed Gilbert up to shore where the proud maiden Alazon discovered him and nursed him back to health.
Isn't Sara such a cute baby? :D [huggles and squeezes him and dresses him up in girly clothing!!!]
So yeah. Sara's pretty special. He's the inheritor of two countries AND a vaunted human/shinzoku mix. Just as rare and special as a human/demon mix.
Sadly, every love story has to have a twist though. This was the fear of invasion by Gilbert's countrymen to 'rescue' him So, to save her kingdom, Alazon tells Gilbert that Sara lacks a sufficient amount of Houryoku to inherit the throne.
Geh!!! Silly, silly Alazon >.< HOW CAN YOU RESIST A CRYING SARA!!!
With her heart set on saving her country, Alazon embarks on a quest for the Divine Sword, sacrificing nothing in pursuit of her goal. At the end, only Beryes and Alazon were left. Eventually, Beryes left her, unable to handle her lack of compassion and ruthlessness any longer.
He petitioned King Gilbert and was granted permission to be Sarlegui's vassal. I still say Sara was cute as a kid but gah!!! Glasses ;;; Why even at so young an age? T_T I do think this really shows that Gilbert really did love Saralegui. He just didn't know how to show it.
Of course, Saralegui doesn't appreciate being told this now. He's just a bit bitter over the fact he never once felt loved/was embraced. Poor Sara. Come to Jennifer Mama! She'll embrace you lots :D
Gah!!! Sara running after Gilbert. [sniffles] So cruel...
And Sara, even at such a young age, vows to become a greater king than Gilbert. Just look at that tiny fast and that mini fist! So cute~ when he's determined [heart]
I both love and dislike Gwendal and Gunter for looking at such a heart-wrenching story and seeing mere political disaster and gain in front of them. At least they also know that Yuuri would never let them take advantage of the situation XD
I also find it endlessly amusing that it's Shouri who is saying that Alazon is the type who takes her responsibilities as a ruler way more seriously than she needs to. The same could be said of you bub! Except substitute 'brother' for 'ruler' and you've got it.
And then we get a d'awww moment! Cheri+Conrad and Alazon+Saralegui do have a very nicely put together parallel going on in this miniature scene. Heh.
Eh?! What does Yu-chan have planned? Fun times with Greta and a Sara in tow! Mama approved! [glomp] And one should always, always keep a promise. Yep! That's right, that small pesky little promise that Yu-chan made all those episodes ago to introduce his family and everyone in his kingdom to Sara. This may take a little while, but we believe in you, Yuuri!
And just as it should be, Conrad and Josak are keeping an eye on them from afar. Except Conrad has something else, like talk to Beryes. Because Conrad now understands that Beryes saved Yuuri for Sara's sake. Something about Sara genuinely liking Yuuri even if he doesn't realize it yet.
Oh? Anissina has a new device to test out? She's pretty quick actually, considering it's a device to detect Houryoku and she only just had inspiration for it because Alazon infiltrated the castle the previous night.
It's the Hoi Hoi Get-that-Houryoku Tarou-kun! Whatever that means XD
To bad it gets destroyed when Saralegui walks by.
d'awww Kohi cuteness! These guys are seriously the best.
To end the day, we find Sara, Yuuri, and Greta on the roof, staring out over the city at sunset. That really is a great way to show off your city. And Sara finally realizes what it is that makes Yuuri so unique. It's the fact he treats everyone like family.
A shocked Sara is also pretty! Because Yu-chan said the same back to Sara :D
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Whew. Yay! Beryes is back to normal. And apologizing no less, for both the deceit and the disobeying of orders. And he renews his vow of allegiance. Beryes, why does formal look so good on you?
Whew, and finally we're at the end of the episode with Murata filling Saralegui in on all the recent going ons. And a bit of foreshadowing maybe with upcoming Geneus infiltrations?
See that hate? It's bound to happen.
My Thoughts: It was really nice to get an episode where things really happened and got resolved all in one go. This episode was a bit of an info dump but it was interesting and not a recap of things that had been heavily hinted at/explained already which is the sense I've gotten from a lot of previous episodes.
So yay!
Also, Beryes has pretty collarbones and I still prefer him with black/green hair and black eyes. 'nuff said.
Episode 113 host will be ME! Buwahahahahaha! /snark
Tension is high as the scene opens up. Sara's flashing glasses syndrome showing how displeased he is.
Just look at that face! It's downright scary. Poor Beryes. He has to be related to 'that woman' who just so happens to be his elder sister, the queen of Seisakoku and Saralegui's mother.
Why am I intrigued by those collarbones? (also, please to be making with the black hair again please!)
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Pfft. Everyone's shocked to make that connection. I'm proud to say that I figured that out episodes upon episodes ago XD
Obligatory title screen! Now moving on.
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Maids are sleeping on the job and every time I see Maid #4, I can't help but think Yumemiya Arika from Mai-Otome. Anyone else?
Now, really, I'll get back to the plot. Yuuri must recap the familial relations in case anyone missed them. Yu-chan's such a good boy!!! [nuzzles] And Beryes is such a sneak~! He used his Houjutsu to change his hair and eye color so no one would recognize him. Tsk Tsk.
Yuuri should learn how to do that with his Majutsu yes? … I'm using the wrong term aren't I. [pout]
"Flames, on the side of my face, breathing-breathl- heaving breaths. Heaving breath... "
In case you didn't get it, Saralegui's still a little pissed XD Of course, I would be as well if I thought the one person I could trust was merely there because either my mama or my papa put him there.
Good thing Yu-chan's there to mediate <3 [loves so much on that boy]
I also get a kick out of how it's Conrad who is telling Beryes that is he really protecting Saralegui by staying quiet? Go Conrad! After a few moments of silence, Beryes speaks up.
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18 years ago, King Gilbert led his fleet to fight against the Mazoku. Enroute his ship was heavily damaged in a storm and washed Gilbert up to shore where the proud maiden Alazon discovered him and nursed him back to health.
Isn't Sara such a cute baby? :D [huggles and squeezes him and dresses him up in girly clothing!!!]
So yeah. Sara's pretty special. He's the inheritor of two countries AND a vaunted human/shinzoku mix. Just as rare and special as a human/demon mix.
Sadly, every love story has to have a twist though. This was the fear of invasion by Gilbert's countrymen to 'rescue' him So, to save her kingdom, Alazon tells Gilbert that Sara lacks a sufficient amount of Houryoku to inherit the throne.
Geh!!! Silly, silly Alazon >.< HOW CAN YOU RESIST A CRYING SARA!!!
With her heart set on saving her country, Alazon embarks on a quest for the Divine Sword, sacrificing nothing in pursuit of her goal. At the end, only Beryes and Alazon were left. Eventually, Beryes left her, unable to handle her lack of compassion and ruthlessness any longer.
He petitioned King Gilbert and was granted permission to be Sarlegui's vassal. I still say Sara was cute as a kid but gah!!! Glasses ;;; Why even at so young an age? T_T I do think this really shows that Gilbert really did love Saralegui. He just didn't know how to show it.
Of course, Saralegui doesn't appreciate being told this now. He's just a bit bitter over the fact he never once felt loved/was embraced. Poor Sara. Come to Jennifer Mama! She'll embrace you lots :D
Gah!!! Sara running after Gilbert. [sniffles] So cruel...
And Sara, even at such a young age, vows to become a greater king than Gilbert. Just look at that tiny fast and that mini fist! So cute~ when he's determined [heart]
I both love and dislike Gwendal and Gunter for looking at such a heart-wrenching story and seeing mere political disaster and gain in front of them. At least they also know that Yuuri would never let them take advantage of the situation XD
I also find it endlessly amusing that it's Shouri who is saying that Alazon is the type who takes her responsibilities as a ruler way more seriously than she needs to. The same could be said of you bub! Except substitute 'brother' for 'ruler' and you've got it.
And then we get a d'awww moment! Cheri+Conrad and Alazon+Saralegui do have a very nicely put together parallel going on in this miniature scene. Heh.
Eh?! What does Yu-chan have planned? Fun times with Greta and a Sara in tow! Mama approved! [glomp] And one should always, always keep a promise. Yep! That's right, that small pesky little promise that Yu-chan made all those episodes ago to introduce his family and everyone in his kingdom to Sara. This may take a little while, but we believe in you, Yuuri!
And just as it should be, Conrad and Josak are keeping an eye on them from afar. Except Conrad has something else, like talk to Beryes. Because Conrad now understands that Beryes saved Yuuri for Sara's sake. Something about Sara genuinely liking Yuuri even if he doesn't realize it yet.
Oh? Anissina has a new device to test out? She's pretty quick actually, considering it's a device to detect Houryoku and she only just had inspiration for it because Alazon infiltrated the castle the previous night.
It's the Hoi Hoi Get-that-Houryoku Tarou-kun! Whatever that means XD
To bad it gets destroyed when Saralegui walks by.
d'awww Kohi cuteness! These guys are seriously the best.
To end the day, we find Sara, Yuuri, and Greta on the roof, staring out over the city at sunset. That really is a great way to show off your city. And Sara finally realizes what it is that makes Yuuri so unique. It's the fact he treats everyone like family.
A shocked Sara is also pretty! Because Yu-chan said the same back to Sara :D
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Whew. Yay! Beryes is back to normal. And apologizing no less, for both the deceit and the disobeying of orders. And he renews his vow of allegiance. Beryes, why does formal look so good on you?
Whew, and finally we're at the end of the episode with Murata filling Saralegui in on all the recent going ons. And a bit of foreshadowing maybe with upcoming Geneus infiltrations?
See that hate? It's bound to happen.
My Thoughts: It was really nice to get an episode where things really happened and got resolved all in one go. This episode was a bit of an info dump but it was interesting and not a recap of things that had been heavily hinted at/explained already which is the sense I've gotten from a lot of previous episodes.
So yay!
Also, Beryes has pretty collarbones and I still prefer him with black/green hair and black eyes. 'nuff said.
Episode 113 host will be ME! Buwahahahahaha! /snark