The branch chief is making room for you at the table tonight.
Their love for poker is well known.
It will be a long night.
You aren't going to play poker?
Yakkara District Chief Baccarat
ACCA Yakkara District, Branch Chief Kino
Before we start, I'll give you this.
It's a cigarette from Yakkara.
It should be good.
Yakkara is a gambler who's always chasing dreams.
We'll place our bets on you,
the one who should sit upon the throne.
That's a huge wager.
When you dream, dream big.
Wouldn't you agree?
I'm here.
When you became director-general
and stood here for the first time,
what were your thoughts?
Probably the same as yours, Chief Officer.
Were they?
When I saw the neat rows of staff from each district branch,
I felt the need to further unify ACCA.
The uniforms seem to
symbolize the current organization itself.
How fragmented...
Each district's characteristics are important,
but ACCA mustn't overemphasize them.
What can be unified, should be.
Weren't you thinking along the same lines, Chief Officer Grossular?
ACCA could be said to symbolize the nation's very order.
It needs to be strengthened.
Worrisome rumors also never cease.
You mean about a coup?
It won't be long until Prince Schwan will ascend the throne.
Self-preservation instincts have been roused in every district.
A coup d'état will occur.
There is no doubt.
I am all for it.
However, it shouldn't be to preserve the districts.
But to preserve order and the lives of the citizenry.
If ACCA leads the coup, that will be possible.
Won't that be a difficult feat?
I don't hear you opposing my viewpoint,
Chief Officer Grossular.
That means we are of the same mind.
Why don't we try a small ruse?
If ACCA can protect this nation,
I will agree to your proposal.
The ruse is quite trivial,
but it may prove effective.
The two of you really are such opposites.
I doubt we shall ever have a unanimous decision.
I don't want to quash pro-coup stirrings in the districts now.
The Inspection Department is our concern because they audit all the districts.
If Jean Otus is of royal blood,
the coup will gain the added justification of putting him on the throne.
Mauve is looking into the coup d'état rumors.
We must stop her.
It'll be fine.
You can do this, Chief Officer Grossular.
There is nothing for you to worry about.
Everything will go well...
You wish to speak with me about the coup, correct?
If that is your decision,
I have no objection.
If that is the only way to protect ACCA and this nation.
However,
we don't yet know if we will be able to convince Otus
to join the coup.
Thank you for coming all the way here.
ACCA will lead the coup, Brother.
Oh?
This nation has begun to move as our family desires.
So that our Furawau District will obtain everything in its grasp.
Assorted cookies from Hachikuma!
I've brought...
butter cake!
Where's the chief?
With the rain, maybe he's running late.
Agent Rail, you don't have a sweet tooth?
It isn't that.
Hey, I know you're a good person at heart, so a word of advice.
If you want to keep working at ACCA,
it's now or never to turn over a new leaf.
Huh?
Internal Affairs may have an eye on you,
you know?
If this doesn't ring any bells, it's fine.
Lotta, isn't the uniform of the Bādon Branch cool?
Yeah.
Especially the police uniform!
It's really cool!
By the way, Lotta, do you have someone you like?
Not right now, I guess...
You mean you used to? What was he like?
More someone I looked up to than someone I liked.
A friend of my brother's.
Tell us more!
Maybe she means that blue-haired dude.
Yes,
I doubt that was the end of it, either.
Stay vigilant.
The Dōwā family's involvement is unfortunate,
but don't let it affect how you handle things. Very well.
Pranetta's next, eh?
Pranetta District
Yeah, my bus just reached the border.
I hear people are inviting you to stuff everywhere, Lotta?
Yeah, we couldn't do a barbecue because of the rain today,
so I hosted a dessert party at our place.
I see.
It's bone dry here...
Be careful.
Okay.
Deputy Chief, thank you for coming out here.
Hmm?
ACCA Inspection Department Pranetta Branch Supervisor Rocksterra
I adjusted my uniform to the locale.
I have a message from the branch chief.
Unlike other districts,
we have no special welcome for you, Deputy Chief.
The district chief agrees.
We understand it may be disrespectful toward one of royal blood.
But this is how Pranetta operates.
Please get in.
We have water,
but please drink sparingly.
It's a scarce resource.
Down here is much better than up there.
Let's drop your baggage off
before we start the rounds.
Here?
We apologize that we can't provide actual lodging.
This is our night duty room.
You'll find everything you need there.
A big group in town or something?
They're filming a drama series,
so the film crew has booked all the nearby lodgings.
Huh...
I thought he wouldn't be able to follow me all the way out here,
but I bet he's watching from somewhere.
Deputy Chief, thank you for coming.
Thanks.
I retrieved all the reports from yesterday.
I'll input them now.
Thanks.
We should also get going.
Where would you like to go first?
For this district,
I think going in order is best.
Then, let's start at the north sector and go clockwise.
Okay.
Are you already done?
Yeah, there aren't any issues.
This district is pretty problem-free.
Yes, it gives us an easy time of it.
And he should be done entering the reports into the system.
I'm going back to send them.
I'll come with you.
Four o'clock, huh?
The bells are handy...
This place makes you lose track of time.
But it is different from living in sunlight.
This is a hard place to live, really.
Basically, TV is our only entertainment.
But no one looks down on it.
Especially around this time, when the guys come back
from the excavation sites.
They're chasing a dream, after all.
It's inconvenient that you can't send reports from here.
If only you could set up an antenna...
The signal could interfere with TV broadcasts, you see.
We can't disturb the sole source of entertainment
for district citizens, just for our convenience.
But it does help you get exercise.
When I was at the Jumōku Branch, I gained a ton of weight.
But I lost it all after I came here.
Please ensure that, after Jumōku,
Agent Koruri is assigned here, too.
I'll talk to the department chief.
The signal is bad today.
Should we try another spot?
It might be better in the east.
A storm may be coming.
You can't see anything...
Nothing we can do.
Looks like it'll take time, so let's have dinner.
But I'm afraid it'll have to be emergency rations.
I haven't had hardtack in ages.
I'm sorry we're making you eat this.
It's fine.
You seem to be worried about offending me.
But I'm just like you guys.
This is good!
Can I open the pistachios, too?
You like nuts, Deputy Chief?
We have snacks today, too...
Popcorn from Jumōku!
Caramel and cheese!
They say it's hard to live in Pranetta or Suitsu,
but Pranetta is different from Suitsu.
People and goods freely come and go.
While Suitsu has a wide gap between nobility and commoners,
the district itself is not impoverished.
The administration is the problem.
Pranetta is actually poor.
Although the district is vast, no crops can grow,
and we have limited goods.
But the district residents choose to pursue their dreams
over material improvements.
You mean the mining industry.
Yes.
They allocate the majority of the budget from the central council for that.
There haven't been any huge finds.
Perhaps nothing really is there.
But the district residents still haven't given up,
and no one complains about the administration.
That's the difference between here and Suitsu.
The only discomfort Pranetta citizens feel from living underground
is that they don't live under the sky.
I'm glad the storm subsided faster than expected.
Huh?
I hear a noise outside.
I wonder if they're filming.
No, it's residents.
This time of day is comfortable enough to go above ground,
so they're enjoying the outside air.
Hi, Agent Otus...
Thank you for coming all the way out here.
It's been a while, Branch Chief.
How about it?
Walk with me to enjoy the dusk?
Certainly.
District Chief,
everyone from the Inspection Department is back, safe and sound.
Here you go.
Thanks.
The storm must have made things tough.
Yes,
this place is really something.
But everyone looks so cheerful.
Do you have any cigarettes?
Yes.
May I have one?
Of course.
Please.
Our lives will probably remain the same,
regardless of the coup's success.
Unlike other districts, we have nothing to protect.
That is why Pranetta chose not to participate in the coup.
But when we told her that, she said that,
should we chance upon underground resources and become wealthy,
there could be war.
That is, if ACCA
dissolved with this nation's order.
While insisting that we pursue dreams,
we must have never thought we'd ever realize them.
After all, we never considered what would happen if we did.
Instead of Prince Schwan, who wishes to terminate ACCA,
we will support you, the one with ACCA, for the throne.
That's what the coup is for, isn't it?
If so, we haven't much to offer,
but here is a cigarette.
I hope the district residents
can someday lead lives that let them see the sky when they want,
but look as cheerful as they do now.
Deputy Chief,
what will you do?
I wonder...
You must be tired from the trip, Jean.
When is the next one?
Two days from now.
Oh, right...
You have to finish everything
before the centennial ceremony.
It's all good.
It seems the ceremony will be pretty grand.
Yes.
The king will attend, as well.
That reminds me, Jean.
When you get home, make time to talk to Miss Lotta.
Though you may often talk,
without my having to say such things.
Has something happened?
You're okay with herbal tea, aren't you?
Thanks.
Can you tell me what happened
while I was gone?
Okay.
Today, of all days, I suppose he wouldn't come.
If he reports in, it'll be tomorrow.
Director-General...
Oh, hello.
What a coincidence.
Well, I'm totally addicted to the sandwich bread here.
Oh, this is new.
Please try it.
Delicious!
I'll have some of this.
This one is new, too...
It's me.
Understood.
I'll be right there.
An emergency?
Yes.
ACCA command is in uproar tonight.
I see.
That must have been scary.
I'm sorry I couldn't be here.
No, it isn't your fault.
You had work.
I'm glad you're okay.
I'll have to thank the department chief.
And Agent Rail, too.
Jean,
was Mom royalty?
Apparently.
I only heard recently, too.
From Nino.
Lotta,
Nino serves Dōwā's royal family.
He's been watching over us
under orders from the Privy Council president.
I see.
Actually, I was thinking there was something up with him.
You know, I once told him that I was going to marry him.
A really long time ago.
But then, Nino got all serious
and said he couldn't do that...
Even though I was just a kid, I knew there was something up with him.
So I'm not surprised.
Even though we know the truth,
it won't change things with Nino, will it?
I'm not sure about that...
Let's go out to eat.
Okay, I'll get ready.
We interrupt this broadcast
to bring you a special news bulletin.
His Majesty has had to retire in the midst of an award ceremony,
due to poor health.
We have an update.
According to the Privy Council,
His Majesty has yet to recover and will not attend
any political functions, starting tomorrow.
Yes, immediately.
There's no point in panicking.
Indeed.
Right now, we can only wait for news to come.
More importantly,
what we should hasten to discuss
concerns the plan.
I was just discussing it with Chief Officer Grossular.
Indeed.
True,
His Majesty may abdicate.
And that idiot prince may ascend the throne.
Oh?
Wouldn't we trigger the coup d'état before that?
But we have limited time.
Before we can refine the plan,
we must deal with ACCA's centennial ceremony.
Important figures will arrive from every district.
We can't change our plans now.
We can only pray that His Majesty pulls through.
The anniversary ceremony...
Couldn't we use it to our advantage?
Director-General's Office
Oh, Chief Officer Grossular!
Excuse the intrusion.
May I have a word with Director-General Mauve?
I would have come to you, if you had only asked.
It's fine.
Have you spoken with Otus?
No.
Didn't you order him to report to you about each district's status?
Yes.
He didn't show up today.
I see.
Otus leaves for his final audit, in Furawau District,
the day after tomorrow.
If he continues to fail to report in,
what do you think his reasons may be?
I doubt he has forgotten.
He may simply be busy.
Or he may have a specific reason.
I will wait for your report.
Understood.
Should Father pass away,
Schwan will take the throne!
And that isn't all...
Keep in mind Schnee's children in Bādon.
Especially the man who was absent during the previous attempt.
There can be no further mistakes.
End them, without fail.
Furawau District
Thank you for coming.
Welcome to Furawau.
Furawau's Flowers Smell of Malice
Next time on ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.,
Furawau's Flowers Smell of Malice.
Where's Nino?
Man...
Didn't you say I'm useless without you?