(CR) Tearmoon Empire

[scififan]

Originally Posted by Frontier

Maybe her dad is ailing which is why she comes off almost like the reigning monarch to be ?

I don't think her situation is different from the middle eastern crowned prince. Her response to the noble is that she needs his father's consent. It sounds more like an excuse to deflect the noble's request. More likely, she already has her father's full discretion.

I am not sure it is true or not. Someone said that the real life nobles using horse shampoo to wash their hair. So, Mia using horse shampoo is not stupid.

[magnuskn]

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

Thankfully Mia's talent for stumbling (literally) into a good solution holds steady here. And she's still got to head back to the forest (and probably broke peace with the Lulu tribe) to get her hairpin back .

That hairpin belonged to a female member of the tribe who ran away years ago... dollars to donuts she was the chiefs daughter and her dad / brother / nephew / whatever is the current tribe chief and will recognize the pin, hence either go to war to "get her back" or "take revenge on her captors" or be very grateful for someone telling him what happened to her and pointing him to her son.

[l.kostas]

Things from the diary in the novel that they didn't show in this anime episode:

Spoiler for diary - light novel:

On the “new” previous timeline, the people were all about blaming the imperial family, but a few voluntary militia, mainly residents of the New Moon area, stood up. It seems that it was a unit that wanted to help Mia solely, not for the entire imperial family. In cooperation with the imperial guards, they caused considerable damage to the Revolutionary Army.

Besides, it seems that there were some people who appealed for Mia’s life to be spared.

Altogether, the situation surrounding Mia has improved. The place of imprisonment changed from a dungeon to a room in the castle, and the chef was allowed to keep bringing her warm meals. Even on the day before the execution, it seems that he prepared such a big feast for her. It is specifically written in the diary on how excellent the yellow moon tomato was.

There was also the reaction of Sion. He seems to have opposed Mia’s execution to some extent, partly because of his servant’s strong recommendation.

Although, in some occasions, these support sometimes turn out for the worse.

Anne tries to rescue Mia but fails. Anne was caught as a criminal and her family broke up.

Abel also seems to have infiltrated the empire to rescue Mia. He blazed a bloodied trail to the castle. But he wound up killed together with his many companions just before the castle gate. As a result, the relationship with the Kingdom of Remno worsened, and the empire is in further trouble.

“… That wasn’t very fun.”

The description in the diary was written in unsteady letters, perhaps the writer was upset by the news of Prince Abel’s death. Also the words are slightly blurred and the page has traces of getting wet, maybe because of fear, or sweating, or tears…

Lulu tribe …, the tribe from which Tiona’s attendant came from.

Liora Lulu. As her name suggests, she comes from the Lulu tribe.

If Mia was involved in the outrageous acts against her hometown, it was not unreasonable for Tiona to have a bad impression. It is written in the diary that the relationship with her was broken due to this incident.

Conversely, if this incident can be managed, at least Tiona may not turn into an enemy.

Speaking of the enemies of Tearmoon Empire Princess, Mia Luna Tearmoon, the most famous are Sion Sol Sunkland and Tiona Rudolvon.

However, neither of them actually executed Mia, who was captured by the Revolutionary Army. It was a former Imperial Army soldier named Dion Alaia who received the unpleasant honor of dealing with a young woman. Immediately after the revolution, he changed sides to the Revolutionary Army and played a major role in killing famous generals with his sword and destroying the Imperial Army.

The reward he sought, as one of the greatest contributors to the Revolutionary Army, was the head of Princess Mia. At first, Sion was confused when he heard his wish, but he was convinced when he heard about what happened in the past. In the conflict initiated by Mia’s selfishness, the Battle of Sealence Forest, all his men were annihilated, he was the only one who survived. The death of his men was his motivation for his turning into the revolutionary army.

“Haha, I’m a bear, huh? Well, I’m sure the princess is scared of my face.”

The vice-captain gave out a hearty laugh. However, Dion was calmly observing Mia.

It’s a lie. This kid has been scared of me since she arrived.

If Dion’s assumptions were correct, then he has to give credit to Mia for having a very good eye for observation. The vice-captain may look like a villain, but he is a total softie with children. He will not raise his hand against Mia unless she does something atrocious. For example, even if Mia attacks him, he will only attack her weapon out of kindness.

On the other hand, at first glance Captain Dion looks every bit of a gentleman. But he will kill anyone mercilessly, even if that someone is a child, if necessary. If an opponent comes to kill him with a weapon, then he will not be forgiving. Moreover, Dion is overwhelmingly superior in terms of strength. Therefore, the attitude of being wary of Dion is correct …

Apart from the warriors who have faced death countless of times on the battlefield, it is impossible to see me as a threat. But if the princess who grew up in the imperial family saw such a thing, this means she can’t be underestimated.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

Makes me wonder if the foot shortage issue and that issue with the tribe happened originally though...Feels like something is trying to create more national crises that can't be handled. At the very least it makes the whole thing even less Mia's fault. Economic crisis, plague, foot shortages, etc all striking at about the same time? I guess some things can lead to others. But it feels more like a curse is upon that country than anything else!

One of the first things she did upon returning was try to solve the famine, so yes, it happened in the OG timeline. She just hasn't done enough to solve the problem yet.

As for the forest problem... Yes, that also happened. In the OG timeline, the count used an ornate jewelry box to bait her instead of hairpins. And I assume that his thoroughly hiding behind her authority is why Tiona blamed her.

[Endscape]

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

Considering Dion's very direct role in her death it wouldn't be unreasonable to want him anywhere but in charge of a military force within her nation.

It's pretty unreasonable to fire a guy who hasn't done anything from his job though...

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

I feel like that's still a bit extreme on her part. Mia isn't heartless. Even if she has a "me first" policy she's not going to ignore the pleas of someone she knows will get angry and try to kill her later on. And if she couldn't resolve it then Tiona should understand that Mia isn't all powerful.

The whole thing likely went down before Mia had any idea she was involved. And Tiona definitely would have heard through the grapevine that she was involved afterwards.

[FlareKnight]

Originally Posted by l.kostas

Things from the diary in the novel that they didn't show in this anime episide:

Spoiler for diary - light novel:

On the “new” previous timeline, the people were all about blaming the imperial family, but a few voluntary militia, mainly residents of the New Moon area, stood up. It seems that it was a unit that wanted to help Mia solely, not for the entire imperial family. In cooperation with the imperial guards, they caused considerable damage to the Revolutionary Army.

Besides, it seems that there were some people who appealed for Mia’s life to be spared.

Altogether, the situation surrounding Mia has improved. The place of imprisonment changed from a dungeon to a room in the castle, and the chef was allowed to keep bringing her warm meals. Even on the day before the execution, it seems that he prepared such a big feast for her. It is specifically written in the diary on how excellent the yellow moon tomato was.

There was also the reaction of Sion. He seems to have opposed Mia’s execution to some extent, partly because of his servant’s strong recommendation.

Although, in some occasions, these support sometimes turn out for the worse.

Anne tries to rescue Mia but fails. Anne was caught as a criminal and her family broke up.

Abel also seems to have infiltrated the empire to rescue Mia. He blazed a bloodied trail to the castle. But he wound up killed together with his many companions just before the castle gate. As a result, the relationship with the Kingdom of Remno worsened, and the empire is in further trouble.

“… That wasn’t very fun.”

The description in the diary was written in unsteady letters, perhaps the writer was upset by the news of Prince Abel’s death. Also the words are slightly blurred and the page has traces of getting wet, maybe because of fear, or sweating, or tears…

Lulu tribe …, the tribe from which Tiona’s attendant came from.

Liora Lulu. As her name suggests, she comes from the Lulu tribe.

If Mia was involved in the outrageous acts against her hometown, it was not unreasonable for Tiona to have a bad impression. It is written in the diary that the relationship with her was broken due to this incident.

Conversely, if this incident can be managed, at least Tiona may not turn into an enemy.

Speaking of the enemies of Tearmoon Empire Princess, Mia Luna Tearmoon, the most famous are Sion Sol Sunkland and Tiona Rudolvon.

However, neither of them actually executed Mia, who was captured by the Revolutionary Army. It was a former Imperial Army soldier named Dion Alaia who received the unpleasant honor of dealing with a young woman. Immediately after the revolution, he changed sides to the Revolutionary Army and played a major role in killing famous generals with his sword and destroying the Imperial Army.

The reward he sought, as one of the greatest contributors to the Revolutionary Army, was the head of Princess Mia. At first, Sion was confused when he heard his wish, but he was convinced when he heard about what happened in the past. In the conflict initiated by Mia’s selfishness, the Battle of Sealence Forest, all his men were annihilated, he was the only one who survived. The death of his men was his motivation for his turning into the revolutionary army.

“Haha, I’m a bear, huh? Well, I’m sure the princess is scared of my face.”

The vice-captain gave out a hearty laugh. However, Dion was calmly observing Mia.

It’s a lie. This kid has been scared of me since she arrived.

If Dion’s assumptions were correct, then he has to give credit to Mia for having a very good eye for observation. The vice-captain may look like a villain, but he is a total softie with children. He will not raise his hand against Mia unless she does something atrocious. For example, even if Mia attacks him, he will only attack her weapon out of kindness.

On the other hand, at first glance Captain Dion looks every bit of a gentleman. But he will kill anyone mercilessly, even if that someone is a child, if necessary. If an opponent comes to kill him with a weapon, then he will not be forgiving. Moreover, Dion is overwhelmingly superior in terms of strength. Therefore, the attitude of being wary of Dion is correct …

Apart from the warriors who have faced death countless of times on the battlefield, it is impossible to see me as a threat. But if the princess who grew up in the imperial family saw such a thing, this means she can’t be underestimated.

Spoiler for Diary Thoughts:

I really should have more sympathy for the grievances of the people but..."woo beat the crap out of them Mia defense force! Carve those revolutionaries like turkeys!"

Obviously it didn't work but hey, it's nice to know people are trying! It would be ridiculous to not have a serious amount of people coming to Mia's defense and steadily turning this towards a full blown civil war. Obviously the tide would have to be seriously tilted though for that to make a difference. So long as Sion and his country are intervening that gives any number of Revolutionaries a huge asset.

I'm glad they kept some details. But I wish they had more of this stuff squeezed into the episode. Because it is nice to know that while the end result hasn't been toppled yet, there is tangible progress being made. The hell that was the original timeline has been kicked over. At the bare minimum Mia shouldn't have to fear that kind of agonizing years of torment.

Still need to go further, but progress is nice to have. Obviously in some ways things are worse since people are dying instead of just abandoning Mia but...I still approve!

Abel...you are a damn hero! That's the kind of stuff I want to see from Mia's love interest! Blaze a trail of death and carnage trying to get to his girl ! Not good of course that he and those with him die. But you know...took some of the Revolutionaries with them. Long has the opportunity to take Mia's life and pay no price for it!

Obviously this isn't good enough. Last thing Mia wants is for her repayment of Anne's kindness to lead to her making a desperate effort and getting in huge trouble. But it makes sense too. Of course Anne would do this. The original timeline her acts were the sweet goodness of her soul coming out without a whole lot of concrete reasons for her to care for Mia. But in this one? There's no way she could stand by and let this happen. And same with Sion. There's no way Mia wants him to die trying to save her. She'd obviously be more in favour of a successful rescue and they all live .

At least we're getting somewhere. No wonder Mia had a small heart attack around Dion. This guy was terrifying in her original timeline. But his blood lust remains intense even now. Honestly I'd totally suggest Mia consider poison...Yeah, they should be able to resolve this (and mostly have) in a way that won't incur his wrath. But...that guy is kind of a terror. Killing him off before something else sets him off might be the best route... I need more metaphors for how dangerous this guy is. In order to avenge his comrades he's going to slaughter...more of his comrades!? All so he can kill Mia! Geeze! That's like setting your house on fire to avenge some rats chewing up a book you had on a shelf!

He's definitely someone that cares about his troops which is good. Kind of seems like a loose cannon that shouldn't have been promoted so high up the chain of command. But I think he's mostly deflecting here. He knew going in that the forest was a death trap. He had options. Could have refused to do it. Definitely not the ideal solution since there's all kinds of potential consequences. Or he could have gone in and retreated at the earliest opportunity. But hey maybe it was a really good trap that was sprung. I feel like either he should have also died or that it was possible to get a few others out of there. It's not shocking that he snapped. But good god, he snapped hard! Too bad the diary has to stop at Mia's death. Possible that he'd turn into a serial killer or something.

I suppose you could argue he'd be one of the best assets to have. But...a grenade is a great weapon. But if you don't handle it well you are going to blow yourself up! Probably has to take the risk though. Mia has a good policy of keeping herself safe as much as possible. Not really in her wheelhouse to target her enemies. And trying to kill off Dion would be as risky if not more so than leaving him alive. Better to just stay as far away from him as physically possible and try not to anger him.

[scififan]

This episode feels like ending, after Mia's diary disappears suddenly. The people in cloak are changing their plan for ruining Mia's empire. So, they are the culprit and the "deep state" behind the empire's social unrest. Miya also finds out she is in love.

Miya's effort to offset future famine takes advantage of nobles, but she is fine because her father spoils her. Her father demands nobles to partition their land so Miya can have her own "princess town". Due to the political circumstances, nobles are happy to fulfill Miya's demand. Miya's demand shields the noble who are under pressure from other nobles.

[Frontier]

Of course Mia has to go back to the forest for the lost hairpin (before she gets in real trouble), and of course she'd get personally escorted by the guy she wants to be around the least...Dion, the guy who executed her in the original timeline! Though now he might be on the path to becoming a general in her army, sasuga Mia-sama !

Oh, Mia TOTALLY planned it that she would have a private opportunity to confront the Lulu's and give them a reason to talk to her. She wasn't just scrambling to find something she lost, no no! Truly the Widsom of the Sage. Even if she still thinks Guillotine-kun is hanging right above her .

Good thing Liora showed up to vouch for her though! Dion was only willing to play along provided she actually had a plan (which she didn't), but it got the conversation rolling and Mia was able to make the chief realize his daughter had a child and help reconnect him with his grandson, helping foster even better relations with the Lulu's and impressing Dion by making him think she had planned this from the very moment she kicked the tree. Once again marveling at the Wisdom of the Sage .

Oh, so that's Mia's dad? The way he dotes on and indulges on her and is willing to burn down an entire forest for getting in her way...I can kind of see why the empire got so screwed up .

Ludwing was THIS close to realizing the truth about Mia, but with Berman being totally cool with building a city in her honor (Princess Town here we come!) he is now even further convinced of Mia's brilliance. The mist isn't leaving his eyes any time soon .

It's not a letter from her beloved Prince Abel, but if Tiona's little brother wants her help attending school...she'll do it in a way that for her is basically payback for Tiona having a little brother whose smarts helped the Rudolvon's had the perfect wheat situation to feed people during the famine and undermine Mia .

And so Mia wants the brother to be devoted to her (naturally), wants him to attend school in-house (making it look like she wants to give them an affordable education opportunity even though she just doesn't want to really put in a good word with Rafina), wants the family to store their wheat in case of a famine and use it in her name to dissuade any other nobles from stealing it (even if she just wants to take credit for it), and is basically offering up proper public education for her citizens (so she's not giving Cyril special treatment). So the Rudolvon's come off with the impression that Mia is brilliant, benevolent, and compassionate...while Mia just thinks the dad is a masochist .

Oh snap! The book is gone! Has Mia avoided guillotine-kun for good!? Time to contact Prince Abel !

But wait...it seems like there was a group of people who were deliberately sabotaging her the whole time! Was this true in the original timeline !?

[zeross87]

Some tiny missing part from the dialog with rudolvon dad is that as a noble he can't send both his children to the same school. In case of a catastrophe like fire, he could loose both heir at once so he would have refused if mia planned to send cyril to the academy. them learning at different but equaly prestigious school is perfect.

[stray]

Originally Posted by Frontier

Oh snap! The book is gone! Has Mia avoided guillotine-kun for good!? Time to contact Prince Abel !

Guillotine-kun will forever live in our (and Mia's) hearts...

Originally Posted by scififan

This episode feels like ending, after Mia's diary disappears suddenly. The people in cloak are changing their plan for ruining Mia's empire. So, they are the culprit and the "deep state" behind the empire's social unrest. Miya also finds out she is in love.

I dunno if "deep state" is apropos but it should have been obvious there was more to Tearmoon's collapse.

[Kanon]

It looks like Mia somehow managed to find a way to escape the guillotine, mostly through sheer misunderstandings. At this point she's accomplished enough that no one would doubt her wisdom and therefore losing the future diary isn't a blow. For her, at least. With the reveal there are people who conspired to bring down the Empire and are now targeting a different kingdom, I think Abel will end up in trouble.

Now that we've seen the Emperor, it's no wonder it was so easy to manipulate events in the original timeline. His IQ seems as high (cough) as Mia's.

[FlareKnight]

Woo! Victory for Mia! Eat dust Guillotine!

She finally got through the hurdles thrown in front of her. I mean...probably. Thankfully the conspirators basically confirmed it since otherwise it'd be hard to say. The diary disappearing is probably a good sign. But it would be a bit nerve-wrecking to have it vanish since a guide to the future is pretty handy. Now Mia has to navigate the waters of her life without a walkthrough.

I suppose it's a good thing that Mia has people willing to make moves that she herself wouldn't be able to stomach. The last thing she'd personally want would be Dion rising up the military ranks and being in a position closer to her. But he's a useful asset if he's not trying to murder her. So...probably for the best to make use of that. Though man Ludwig has never less understood Mia than during this particular situation .

Mia might actually have a heart attack if she really had a tiny guillotine following after her. Though it's not a bad bit of symbolism considering how deadly this whole situation was. All the more so since Mia hardly had time to be smug about anything since her very guard had the atmosphere of being willing to kill her at any moment. Effectively she was absolutely surrounded by enemies in that forest! She probably would prefer to hang out with Sion and Tiona by comparison !

Ironically those unwanted connections backed her up in a timely fashion thanks to Liora. Mia may have been born under a cursed star that brings death to her at every occasion. But at least she has gotten a serious luck boost to help offset it somewhat. Just doing a good deed in the slums without thinking too far ahead ended up saving her in an absolute way.

I don't want to be rude (sounds crazy I'm sure), but even just one look at Mia's father gives a feeling of "this idiot..." I'm sure he's not a bad guy. But considering this is the first time we've seen him, he doesn't appear to be very active in managing his nation's troubles. No wonder Mia has basically had to clean up everything all on her own.

At least seeing the conspirators makes clear that the deck was stacked against Tearmoon from the start. The country had issues to be sure, but when you have some shady organization trying to topple nations that just makes it even harder. The downside of course is that they apparently weren't focused on Tearmoon beyond it being a fairly convenient target. So they are moving onto their next one.

That's not a good sign. There's only so many other countries we know about. So it's either Sion or Abel in the crosshairs. I'm a bit worried for Abel since Mia hasn't gotten any letters from him lately. Though it is cute that she's been missing those letters and out of anyone he is the one she wanted to share her joy of escaping her doom with . Went from a convenient asset to someone she legitimately cares for.

The only question I have is...why? Why are these guys looking to topple nations. If they were obsessed with Tearmoon I could sort of get it. But they seem perfectly willing to change targets. Are they anarchists? Weapon dealers desperate for a war to get business going?

[Alchemist007]

Looks like the Robespierre gang is regrouping. It'd be nice if the diary doesn't come back, just have the story move on a bit more eloquently and it might have Mia grow a bit more rather than with a single self-preserving focus.

[magnuskn]

Yep, good thing Mia finally has that literal guillotine blade not hanging over her head anymore. I'm more interested how she now develops as a person, now that the pressure to perform has been taken off her.

[Marina2]

Something I have been wondering. Is it normal for the princess to have that much authority at her age? How did Mia have power to open a new trade route, build a new hospital, and school without going through the King and the Queen first? or it just happened off-screen.

[magnuskn]

Originally Posted by Marina2

Something I have been wondering. Is it normal for the princess to have that much authority at her age? How did Mia have power to open a new trade route, build a new hospital, and school without going through the King and the Queen first? or it just happened off-screen.

Given that her dad seems to be sucking crayons levels of dumb, I'm not wondering too much.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Marina2

Something I have been wondering. Is it normal for the princess to have that much authority at her age? How did Mia have power to open a new trade route, build a new hospital, and school without going through the King and the Queen first? or it just happened off-screen.

It looks like a combination of "Mia gets whatever she wants from her dad and everyone knows it" and "Ludwig actually goes through the proper channels, using Mia's name as a prop to overcome all opposition".

[FlareKnight]

Originally Posted by Marina2

Something I have been wondering. Is it normal for the princess to have that much authority at her age? How did Mia have power to open a new trade route, build a new hospital, and school without going through the King and the Queen first? or it just happened off-screen.

It probably isn't normal in all honesty. But there's probably a few answers. It doesn't seem like her father is all that invested in governance since we never saw him in any scene before this. So there's probably some room for Mia to push her will through.

But beyond that I think it is all thanks to Ludwig. He knows where to go with these things. And as his efforts helped fix the economy that probably gave him (and Mia's name by association) more authority/respect within the various bureaucracies and with the nobles.

There obviously seem to be limits. She had to go through her father to resolve the land ownership issue. But I think in terms of how government funds are spent I think Mia has a good deal of authority. So long as things go through the proper channels.

[Frontier]

Mia is back at Noel and is feeling happier than ever now that she no longer has to worry about guillotine-kun! And she's back to being friendly with Chloe and even her attempt to not give Tiona's brother special treatment has earned her more brownie points with Rafina. Things are coming up Mia-sama !

Of course just because she's avoided the fate of revolution doesn't mean another kingdom is so lucky...especially when the Kingdom of Remno, home to Mia's beloved Prince Abel, is in the throes of a possible insurrection as the cast speaks. And while ordinarily Mia would rather avoid any situation that would put her in the crosshairs of a revolution, she just can't abandon Abel. He's too important to her and holds too precious a place in her heart .

Chloe with the opportunity to slip into Remno! That's the daughter of a merchant for you! And we've got Sion, Keithwood, and Tiona coming in as backup! Probably the first time ever that Mia has actually been grateful to have them by her side .

Nice to see Mia and Tiona in new dresses on the road, though everyone thinks Mia is sick with worry when she's simply carriage-sick! Classic Mia .

Uh oh! A bandit attack! Or more like...assassins! But were they there for Mia or Sion? Or both? And who leaked the information? Kind of wanted to see Tiona fight a little more .

Well, good thing Sion's people have a their own method of resuscitation that doesn't involve mouth-to-mouth so Mia's sacred first kiss is still saved for Abel and Abel alone...even if she had almost given in to the idea of kissing Sion and ended up barfing in the process :heeheee:.

I love how Mia enjoys watching Sion squirm when she's in her undergarments. Now if it was Abel she'd probably be as embarrassed as any pure maiden in love .

Mia confronts Sion about what he'll do if Abel is guilty of oppressing his citizens, and more or less questioning him on whether executing her in the past timeline was the right thing to do, though while Mia is just frustrated that his go-to was trying to execute her after the fact instead of, like, talking to her first Sion thinks he's trying to get him to consider other peoples' position and how they should stop this revolution before it even happens. Truly the Wisdom of the Sage !

Sasuga Mia-sama! Almost grabbing poisonous mushrooms and leading the pair to a helpful guy named Mujina and his village who might help them get to the capital faster and more efficiently !

[zeross87]

finally the main plot of the whole story begin ! the revolution ? no of course i'm talking about mia's great mushroom quest !