The English army continues their advance.
In order to stop them, the exiled French royal court in Chinon
attempted peace talks with Burgundy.
However, Duke John I of Burgundy was outrageously murdered
during negotiations by radical factions within the royal family.
The relationship between the two nations had become irreparable.
Duke John I was succeeded by Philip the Good.
She is currently heading to Chinon alone, on a top-secret mission.
#04 Who Was the Promise For
Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight
She can only remain as Ulysses for three minutes.
I have sinned, Your Majesty.
I left the fighting to that man,
and I was waiting for her to calm down.
Someone...
Please quiet down.
I have no business with you.
My employer only ordered me to...
obtain the Philosopher's Stone.
Don't look down on us mercenaries!
Look over here!
Not even a greeting?
Looks like that punk Montmorency really knew the princess!
We've received our unpaid salary!
Bring the booze!
Keep them coming!
What's wrong, Étienne?
Jeanne and others have been caught.
What did you say?
Then, this money is...
It means don't get involved.
My name is Girard.
I'm about to butcher you like a rabbit,
but please tell me how to transmute elixir before I do.
The Philosopher's Stone is useless without the elixir.
If you don't tell me the truth,
I'm going to have to mutilate the princess's beautiful face.
Montmorency...
You have to baiser Montmorency.
Hot elixir flows from his mouth.
Oh? That's quite an amusing story.
It's the truth.
But don't hurt Montmorency.
You can have my stone.
Don't hurt anyone else.
S-Someone...
Have you ever heard of someone
crying in agony after her throat had been slit?
Please remain quiet.
Then your throat will be safe.
I can't say we ever got along,
but I don't deserve this from a relative.
Oh, but you do, my dear cousin.
The French royal family will not achieve victory through war tactics or strategy.
It will be through politics.
We will relinquish the French throne and Northern France to England,
which we've already lost.
In exchange, we will secure territorial rights to the land south of Loire River,
and gain the status of "royal family of Southern France."
Explain it in a way that I can understand.
Philip the Good will visit this castle.
There is no hope of survival for the royal family
other than making peace with England.
No one is more fit to serve as the mediator than her,
since both sides approve of her.
I've spent an incredible amount of time and effort to make this happen.
Yet here you are,
plotting to overthrow Princess Charlotte with your phony female saint!
Pathetic!
You too, Richemont.
Are you both trying to put an end to the royal family?
Hold it.
Did you come up with that plan on your own?
As I thought.
The Charlotte I know would never accept such defeat.
Charlotte is no longer the girl you know.
After seeing so much bloodshed as head of the royal family,
Charlotte eventually lost all hope.
Th-That's enough...
Shh.
She secluded herself, and left all the decision making to La Tremoille.
When I was stripped of the title of general,
she didn't offer to help.
Charlotte ceased to believe in people, the future, and everything else.
It's my fault.
I didn't even offer a single word of encouragement in all these seven years.
I'm to blame.
Why you...
Not yet.
I can't let it end yet!
That promise...
I can't give up on it!
Richemont, Charlotte, and Philip.
They're my irreplaceable friends that I have to save now!
What do you think you can do now?
Do you still remember?
Back then, I was the one who first said I wanted us to remain friends forever.
Stay back. You're not used to fighting.
Richemont...
Fine. We'll take care of you first.
Hand that over!
Looks like I made it on time.
The great female mercenary of Gascony, La Hire,
makes her grand appearance.
You came to save us?
I didn't come to save you.
I'm here to save Jeanne and Astaroth.
Apparently.
You dirty mercenary!
We've already paid you!
Oh, you can have this back.
Guys!
He's running away!
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Sorry.
I made Your Majesty cry.
I'm sorry.
Well, then...
S-Someone!
Someone help!
That room?
Sorry to keep you waiting!
Montmorency!
Jeanne! You were here?
Your employer has ran away.
Tell that to the man lying down there.
You weren't hired by La Tremoille?
Hurry and shoot.
Keep quiet.
I can't do it.
He'll slit Jeanne's throat the moment I pull the trigger.
What are you after?
The Philosopher's Stone.
What does that mean?
I'll explain later, Richemont.
You can have the stone.
This is the other half of the stone that's in Jeanne's body.
If that's the case,
then it would've been quicker to kill you and take that instead.
No, Montmorency!
I'll trade it for Jeanne.
Swallow the stone, and get lost.
You think I don't know that I would die if I swallowed the stone on its own?
This girl has already told me,
that elixir flows out of your mouth.
Damn! There's no tricking you.
Hold on! I'll soak the stone with elixir.
So this is it!
I've become a Ulysses with power equal to Jeanne!
I don't know about that.
I didn't have a baiser with Jeanne because I'm a pedophile.
It evaporates right away when it comes in contact with air.
In other words...
You swallowed the Philosopher's Stone on its own.
You tricked me!
Jeanne!
I have so many questions.
I expect so.
I'd never imagined
the rumored female saint was a child who had swallowed the Philosopher's Stone.
She's not just a child.
Even without the Philosopher's Stone,
Jeanne is a true saint.
She cared more about me than her own life, even though we've just met.
Montmorency.
Philip?
Excuse me...
Your bill...
Worry not.
Unpaid salary.
Plus bonus!
It's been seven years.
How have you been?
I came here with the intention to serve as a mediator for peace talks.
Do you think the war will end if the French royal family surrenders to England?
It won't end.
The royal family has many branches and relatives.
They'll begin claiming that they are the true king,
and the world will become even more chaotic.
Then what should we do?
If France unites as one...
Unites as one?
Yeah.
If the throne becomes incontestable...
If this country is bound by such unity,
then England will have to give up, and the war will end.
To make that happen, the Duchy of Burgundy
needs to sign a truce with the French royal family and become allies.
We need your help.
There's been too much bloodshed between the duchy and the royal family.
The gap created between the duchy and the royal family will be bridged by Jeanne,
and the populace who support her.
Also, I'll support you.
I'm sure it's been hard for you.
I'll never make you feel alone again, Philip.
Montmorency...
Philip.
Father?
Don't tell me you're thinking of allying with them.
Allying with those who murdered your father?
No, Charlotte didn't murder you, Father...
This turmoil is an opportunity.
Turn Burgundy into the most powerful empire in Europe.
Bring your father's dream to fruition.
I want elixir!
N-Not now.
I want it now!
There are so many people around here.
We can do it later.
Wait! No!
Wow!
I feel so rejuvenated!
Elixir is so tasty!
Sheesh!
So you can use the Philosopher's Stone if you baiser with Montmorency?
Hey, Montmorency! I wouldn't mind if it's with you!
Huh?
Baiser with me now, and give me elixir!
Then I can become Ulysses with the other half
of the Philosopher's Stone!
Wait a minute!
I can't let you baiser Montmorency, even if it's you, Charlotte!
Oh, come on!
Your stuff is my stuff, and my stuff is your stuff, too!
No! No way!
Charlotte's boobs are big, so you're not allowed to baiser Montmorency!
No, no, no!
Hey, calm down, Jeanne!
She's still hyper because she used the Philosopher's Stone.
Jeanne is all the Ulysses we need.
Huh?
As long as Philip makes up his mind,
the war will be over without you having to become Ulysses.
It's so obvious.
Don't tell me Richemont wants to become Ulysses and baiser Montmorency, too!
Hold on!
If you bow before me and say, "Please give me Montmorency,"
then I wouldn't mind giving him to you.
No, uh...
Stop joking around!
I'm not joking.
Romance is as important as the war!
You guys...
Enough already!
What do you think the Philosopher's Stone is?
It's not a toy!
Astaroth is right.
You can obtain great power, but there will be great losses, too.
That's how the Philosopher's Stone works.
I don't intend to let you two use the Philosopher's Stone.
After all, if I wanted to,
I would've let Richemont swallow the Philosopher's Stone and gave her a baiser.
I-I would absolutely refuse to baiser with you for that reason!
Oh? But you're not refusing baiser in itself?
No, no, no, no!
So? Have you made up your mind?
If all four of us are together, then I can fight England.
We have Jeanne, too.
Yeah.
Let's end the war together.
Our promise must have been meant for this day!
Girard is from Burgundy.
What did you just say?
Girard was acting on my father's wishes by himself.
My father's wish was
to use the Philosopher's Stone to make Burgundy the most powerful empire.
Philip?
I will also abide by his wishes.
I'm sorry.
I cannot fight alongside you.
Philip has forgotten our promise.
Montmorency?
Your conviction and determination
to fulfill your duty brought on by this twisted fate...
I respect and admire it.
But Philip...
"Turning Burgundy into the most powerful empire in Europe."
Is that really your dream?
Stay away!
Forget your parents' ambitions!
We're supposed to always be friends!
Get back!
Montmorency.
Philip...
This must be fate.
I couldn't have done that if it weren't you.
I have obtained elixir, Father.
I, Charlotte, have made up my mind!
We will not surrender!
We will drive out the English army from the French territory,
and achieve victory so complete that they will never even think of invading us again!
Her Majesty has reawakened.
What happened?
Who knows?
It's fine that she's back, but we don't have the military forces anymore.
Don't worry.
The knight is right here!
They say that lilies symbolize purity.
So Jeanne the Maiden, that flag suits you very well.
Jeanne the Saint has lifted Her Majesty's spirits!
The Lord has not forsaken France!
God bless France!
Let's fight the invaders together, Your Majesty!
Thank you, everyone!
Thank you!
I'll stand on the front line and drive away the English army!
Let's end the war!
We're one step closer to utopia.
Tell me...
Why are you working so hard to make the world a better place?
You don't seem to be a philanthropist, either.
Atonement.
Montmorency!
Charlotte says she'll make you second in command!
Come over here! Run!
I see.
I understand the situation.
Even if Her Majesty Princess Charlotte approves,
a heretic becoming a knight... will not be approved by God.
Please leave the rest to me.
May justice prevail in the name of God.
To Be Continued
#05 Proof of Purity
That bastard La Tremoille!
He claims Jeanne is tainted by the devil,
and wants to confirm her purity by checking her virginity!
Episode 5: "Proof of Purity."
Hey! You guys in front of the TV!
Why are you cheering for La Tremoille?!
I'll kick your ass!
Surprisingly useful French lesson
"Delicious elixir flows out of his mouth"
Use it when something is about to come out of a mouth!