7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy (2024) s01e05 Episode Script

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Good evening, Your Highness Theodore.
Good evening, my exquisite sister-in-law.
You're something else.
It seems you already knew it was me, huh?
If there's something you want
to talk about, kindly keep it short.
I'd like to circle back to this morning.
You still don't know
much about my brother, right?
So that's why I will tell you about him.
You see, my brother,
he thinks nothing about killing people.
That's the kind of person he is.
I am already aware.
Arnold Hein will slaughter the royalty
of every country,
and go on to invade countries
around the world.
Of course, I'm not referring to wartime.
What are you trying to imply then?
You see, my brother,
he killed his own mother.
Quite the horrific tale, isn't it?
It's not normal to end
your own mother's life yourself, is it?
In the end, you will be killed too.
So what?
What…
I…
become the wife
of His Highness Prince Arnold
with full awareness
of all the aforementioned circumstances.
Did you actually listen to what I said?
I'm not the least bit surprised.
He is someone
who will eventually kill his father
and usurp the throne after all.
You know nothing about him!
-My brother's a heartless man--
-If that is all you have to say,
please say it to your brother.
Brother!
Why are you here, brother?
This was a misunderstanding!
I didn't mean what I said before!
It was all a misunderstanding!
Theodore.
Didn't I order you
to stay away from Rishe?
I'm sorry, brother.
Let's go, Rishe.
I beg your patience, Your Highness.
Please talk to your brother for a minute.
-There's no need.
-But…
Rishe.
All right.
This was just as I thought, sister.
I'm really sorry, brother.
I won't be mean
to your precious wife anymore.
Good night.
It was nice to see you up close
for the first time in a while.
Haven't I told you this already?
Since I was summoned by your name,
Your Highness Arnold,
there's no way I could ignore it.
It was a gamble
whether you would come, Your Highness.
I received a reply to a letter
I don't recall ever sending.
I'd be crazy to let anyone
get away with it.
Thank you for coming.
I WILL HEAD TO THE CHAPEL ALONE
AT 12:30 AM AS YOU SPECIFIED.
What is it?
Why do they call you a "cruel man"?
That's probably because it's the truth.
I hear that you took many lives
in the last war, Your Highness.
But the person who I saw in this country
has been a kind and gentle person
who has cared for me.
It looks like I've been
spoiling you too much.
If you want to survive in this castle,
you need to forego
all those pleasant reveries right now.
I believe what I have seen.
When you haven't even seen me
on the battlefield?
The one who has been thoughtful of me
is undoubtedly part of yourself too, no?
How absurd.
I brought you here
to take advantage of you.
Nonetheless, I don't consider you
a cruel person.
My dear husband.
What on earth is up with that resolve
residing inside you?
Resolve, you say?
Sometimes you have that look in your eyes,
like the eyes of those
who stand on a battlefield.
"So long as I prevail in my belief,
I am willing to die here."
Yours are the eyes of someone
who is resolved to do so.
And so, without giving up on life,
you're determined to resist
until the very end.
I find the moment
I have to kill such a person
to be the most terrifying thing
on the battlefield.
Even someone like him
has something that he finds scary.
I've once dreamed of being killed.
Even though I've woken up from that dream
and am very much living now,
I get very scared sometimes.
Scared?
Like what if the truth is
I'm already dead,
and the world I'm living in now
is a long dream
that I'm having after death.
I never knew I could feel
such emotion in me.
No. So what if I'm afraid?
Still, I have decided,
no matter how this life ends,
I will not run away from it.
What I hold within myself
is to live as your wife.
That's all my resolve.
You silly.
You don't need such resolve to be my wife.
What on earth was that last night?
Besides…
You don't need such resolve to be my wife.
What did he mean by those words?
Lady Rishe.
Did you not rest well last night?
Elsie.
You've been pushing yourself
these past few days.
It's okay, you don't need to worry.
That's what I said,
but I'm afraid I'm at my wits' end.
It's sparkling and shiny.
This is the product
I'm proposing to Chairman Tully.
You came just in time.
Can you sit over there?
There's a culture in the East
where you paint nails with flower dyes.
Inspired by that, I'm using flower dyes
to add colors to my nail strengthener.
I thought this would allow you
to enjoy fashion while working with water.
Will it make my nails stronger?
My nails crack easily.
This should make them
less likely to crack.
However, the most effective of all
is to eat meat and fish.
Eat meat and fish?
I will remember it.
I will buy them
with my salary from now on.
Elsie, I believe your family is…
Yes, we are poor,
and I have to give my all
to just feed my brother and sister.
There is a deep-rooted poverty problem
in this country too.
There exist families like Elsie's.
This is so beautiful.
I've never seen such glitter.
Do you have a favorite color, Elsie?
I want to give it to you as a gift.
No, you can't.
There's no way I can ever receive
something this beautiful.
I have to hold myself back, I believe.
No. I would be delighted
if you use it, Elsie.
What color do you want?
Any color would look great on you, Elsie.
Yeah?
Elsie?
Huh?
What's wrong? Are you hurt?
I'm… happy.
So happy that I don't know
how to thank you enough.
I'm…
so happy.
Elsie.
My family is poor
and our clothes are so tattered
that we can't afford to dress well at all.
And yet, not only did I get
to be your maid, Lady Rishe,
you even gave me something so beautiful.
I'm really happy.
Wow!
There are children who, like Elsie,
for the sake of their families,
have their hopes and dreams stifled
in this country.
Yes.
Right now, I'm not a merchant at all.
Right now, I'm…
Most of the people who enter
and leave the capital are working men.
Therefore, I thought this might be
the perfect souvenir.
These small bottles are not bulky either.
Excellent.
What kind of genius
came up with this idea?
I bet a lot of women
would love to have one.
We would like to request you
to entrust this to our company.
Okay, let's sell it
to our clients right away!
-Well, don't be too hasty.
-Huh?
If you entrust this to us as it is,
we shall market it as a luxury item
for the aristocrats.
However, it seems you might
have other ideas, Lady Rishe.
Yes.
Now let's talk about business.
Three years ago, His Highness Arnold
ratified a "minimum wage" in this country.
I see, it was the policy
of His Highness the Crown Prince, huh?
However, only those
who can find employment
would benefit from this.
Yes.
Although this product's
material cost is low
and manufacturing is not difficult,
mass production requires manpower.
Here's where my suggestion comes in.
Please grace my ears with it.
Large-scale employment of people
in impoverished districts.
I will only offer you the technology
for this product if you promise to do so.
That is such a marvelous idea.
But…
I'm so disappointed in you, Miss Rishe.
How insolent of you, Kaine Tully!
It's fine.
If you want to run a charity,
you're welcome to wait
until I convert to the clergy.
Chairman, we are talking
about business here.
Post-war Galkhein has established
a number of policies for its people.
I hear that it has helped raise
many people's incomes
and change their lives for the better.
Yes.
However, there are those
who can't receive the benefits,
and if we do not provide for them,
the economy will stagnate
and tax revenues will eventually decline.
In other words, within the economic cycle,
we all share the same destiny!
So this is what you're trying to say.
"Even if we control the wealth
in one place, we will not prosper,
so let us share it with the poor." Right?
A long time ago,
someone once told me,
"A first-rate merchant
can choose his customers."
However, Chairman…
instead of choosing our customers,
why don't we create them ourselves?
I see what you mean! Sure, I'm into it.
So you're saying, "Don't choose customers
but grow them into your customers!"
What does that mean?
If the poor can earn more income,
they will become our potential customers,
and we can make more sales as merchants.
That's the intention, isn't it?
Products from your company
are all excellent!
In a market where our customers grow,
the Aria Trading Company
will yield the highest profits.
-I see!
-Not only will they be able to eat,
they can live on
without giving up on their dreams.
A country where the despair that comes
from poverty can be turned into hope.
What I should do now,
as the Crown Princess,
is to create a business that will lead
to the enrichment of the people.
This is one of the few suggestions
I can make right now.
That's not bad.
It's like my beliefs being seen through.
It was pretty fun.
Yet, Miss Rishe, you are inexperienced.
Your behavior is too desperate.
In fact, you appear
to really want our company.
I'm just starting to plot
to take advantage of that obsession
and squeeze every last bit of it
out of you.
Chairman, you can't ask for any more.
Now, where should I begin
to find faults in your proposal?
I don't expect you to accept my proposal
with open arms.
Well, I'm glad you know me so well,
even though we've only met a few times.
If I could, I would have preferred
not to use this trick.
Oops!
I wonder what will pop up next--
What?
Chairman?
How…
How did you know about this?
I apologize.
I have used some special means
to find out about this.
About your little sister.
About Lady Aria Tully's illness.
I wouldn't be surprised
if some information about Aria
got leaked to the public.
I've been talking to doctors
here and there, after all.
Presently, I'm growing
a number of medicinal herbs.
When combined in the manner described,
it'll produce a medicine
that has been passed down
in the Great Eastern Kingdom of Renhua.
A medicine that can cure
Miss Aria's disease.
If she takes this medication
for a year or so,
she should recover dramatically.
You expect me to believe that?
You're not even a doctor--
Didn't the meds I gave you the other day
prove to be of any help to everyone?
When everyone wakes up,
please give them these meds.
Certainly, I had a terrible hangover,
but I felt better as soon as I drank that.
That was my own concoction.
"Be a merchant
that is chosen by customers."
This is what I tell my own men.
You've turned the tables, Miss Rishe.
So far, it's been a game
of whether or not I choose you.
But right now,
you're the one who gets to choose.
Chairman…
I beg of you.
I'm willing to bestow you
with all my fortune
so can you give this medicine to--
Please don't get me wrong.
I will hand you information about
medicines and herbs unconditionally.
I would never
take advantage of your sister.
However, I want you to understand.
I want you to know that the poor
also care for each other
and their families,
and that there are many
older brothers and sisters
who end up sacrificing their own dreams
so that their younger siblings
will not fall sick and can eat.
I only have this poor way
of proposing to you.
I do not believe
that the tables have turned.
I beg you, Mr. Tully.
Would you be willing
to make a deal with me?
Please raise your head, Lady Rishe.
Mr. Tully, you don't have to!
Trading is a job
that enriches everyone involved.
And yet, I want to choose my customers.
I'm the one who's inexperienced.
The truth is that up until now,
poor folks have never
really mattered to me.
But there are a lot of kids out there
who are just like my sister.
Your way of trading
is far more honorable than the way
people like me think of business!
Regardless of my sister's situation,
I should be ashamed of my arrogance.
Then, Chairman…
From now on, Aria Trading Company
shall be at your disposal
with whatever you desire
under the name of Kaine Tully.
Thank you so much.
It was a really close call,
but I'm glad I was able to make it.
But I can't be complacent about it yet.
I'll have to prepare for the next…
-Lady Rishe!
-Are you okay?
Are you feeling unwell?
I'm sorry.
Could you please call Elsie back?
Yes!
How is Lady Rishe faring?
She looks quite sick.
Currently, Kamil and her maid, Elsie,
are taking care of her.
Lady Rishe!
We've been waiting for you, sir.
How convenient that she fell ill
and collapsed.
Thank you, Elsie, Kamil.
Thank you for abducting
the future Crown Princess.