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00:00How To Be A Princess
00:07Our tale begins, as many princesses' stories always do, in a land far, far away.
00:13No, this won't be a story about a princess falling in love with a prince,
00:18a dapper young man won't defeat a dragon to prove his undying love,
00:22and a fairy godmother won't visit to grant wishes or turn frogs into boys.
00:27Yes, this princess story is about as plain as can be,
00:31but that's exactly how Yurina likes it.
00:34Yurina isn't even a princess yet,
00:37but she knows she will be one day, many, many years from now.
00:42But that day is far off, right?
00:49Yurina!
00:54Um, come in?
00:57Honey, I have some news about your uncle.
01:00King Roman? What is it?
01:03And just like that, the far-off day arrived.
01:11King Roman suffered an arrow to the heart on the battlefield.
01:14After the news hit, things moved quickly for Yurina.
01:19Her father, Joachim, took an oath as king that very afternoon,
01:24as rightful heir, and next in line,
01:26he promised to honor his brother's memory in every decision he made for the kingdom.
01:31My brother will not have succumbed to his injuries in vain.
01:36My wife, Queen Elietta, my beautiful daughter, Princess Yurina,
01:42and I will lead this kingdom in his honor.
01:47Despite her father and mother's exciting and willing entrance into royalty,
01:51the now Princess Yurina was feeling, well, quite the opposite.
01:56I can't do this.
02:00Don't be so dramatic, darling.
02:03Drama? This is anxiety, mother!
02:09None expects you to be the perfect princess at the first go.
02:13Really?
02:15Ah, the perfect princess! There she is! I see her!
02:25She has a point, honey.
02:27Fine, fine.
02:29Nichols!
02:38You called, your majesty?
02:41You called, your majesty?
02:43I did. Uh, are those...
02:46Your daughter's fan club. I'm afraid so.
02:50They haven't had a princess in the kingdom of Olia in centuries.
02:55This is exciting.
02:58Can't relate.
03:00Right. Nichols, we need you to encourage our daughter to become the very best princess she can be.
03:06Obviously, the stakes are high, and...
03:09I know what I'm doing. I don't know how to be a princess.
03:12Consider it done, your majesty.
03:15Wonderful!
03:17Nelita, let's be off. We have plenty to do.
03:22Kiss, kiss, my love.
03:28This isn't going to go well.
03:31And so the butler, Nichols, and the newly crowned Princess Yurina
03:36started off on an adventure across the country.
03:39Cross-country by horse? Really?
03:43Did you have another way of travel in mind?
03:46Hot air balloon?
03:48It's my job to assure that the new princess does not crash into the side of a mountain
03:53in a fiery hot air balloon accident before she has had the opportunity to assume her duties.
04:01Well, this trip is already dull.
04:04You could try reading some of the princess material I've gathered for you.
04:12I'd rather not. How long is our ride?
04:15Last fall, this trip took me one week.
04:18One week?
04:22After a grueling one-week journey, during which Nichols refused any attempts from Yurina
04:28to sing travel songs, tell ghost stories, and play jokes on the carriage driver,
04:35the small group arrived at the Kingdom of Stockton.
04:51Welcome to the Kingdom of Stockton!
04:54My name is Princess Lanie. We are simply thrilled to host you.
04:59Come, join us for our welcome feast.
05:04Help...
05:10Come on, Princess Yurina!
05:12Hasn't anyone ever told you it's rude not to eat at a feast held in your honor?
05:18I've never had a feast held in my honor.
05:21Well, get used to it. It's going to be a regular thing.
05:25That, and the feast that you'll throw.
05:29Oh yeah? Let me guess, I'll choreograph dances too?
05:33You're joking.
05:35Am not.
05:37But Princess Lanie, I can't dance.
05:40Well, learn.
05:42Nichols?
05:45Don't bring me into this.
05:48Fine. I'll throw the feasts and learn the dances.
05:53And don't forget about the parades.
05:56This princess stuff is hard work.
05:59It isn't work if you're having fun.
06:07Oh, Princess Yurina, these past few days have been incredible.
06:13I'm going to miss you dearly.
06:16Princess Lanie, the pleasure was all mine.
06:21You take care now. Don't forget to write.
06:37Nichols, that was exhausting.
06:40Finally, some peace and quiet.
06:43How can one group of people party so often?
06:46How do they all know the moves to every dance?
06:49I'm so glad we're on our way home.
06:52I hate to be the bearer of bad news.
06:56Nichols, don't.
06:59And so Nichols and Yurina set off for another adventure.
07:03To another kingdom to meet another princess.
07:08Two weeks?
07:13Two weeks.
07:22There are no parades here, your highness.
07:26Thank goodness.
07:33You're finally here.
07:35I've been waiting for ages.
07:38Nichols, get back in the carriage.
07:41No, you don't.
07:43Princess Yurina, this is Princess Gemma.
07:51To be a princess, you absolutely must look the part.
07:56That means I have to wear this?
08:00There's no other option as far as I'm concerned.
08:03Royalty means riches.
08:06You need to scream wealth.
08:08Here, put this on.
08:12Hee hee hee, you're a perfect ten.
08:16I feel like a perfect pen.
08:21Gosh, what does that even mean?
08:25Never mind, I've worked my magic.
08:28You're a princess now, you may go.
08:31Huh, what?
08:33Out, bye.
08:42Ha ha, don't say another word.
08:46Much to Princess Yurina's dismay,
08:48they set off to visit one final kingdom.
08:52If you tell me this trip is longer than one week...
08:56It's two.
08:58Nichols!
09:01That was the longest two weeks of my life.
09:04It was even worse than the first.
09:07That was the longest two weeks of my life.
09:09It was even worse than the first.
09:12You're really going to dislike our travel home, princess.
09:16Let's get this over with.
09:19I sincerely hope you're taking the time to learn from these princesses
09:24and work towards understanding what it takes to be royalty
09:28and to assist with leading a kingdom.
09:31Your king will expect it of you the moment you arrive home.
09:35I'm learning, Nichols.
09:38Truly.
09:40Because you've been deflecting a lot of the tension with humor lately.
09:45Maybe you just need to lighten up.
09:58Hey, aren't we usually greeted by the princess of the kingdom by now?
10:03No, we already have been.
10:05What are you talking about?
10:13Princess Yurina.
10:15Meet Princess Nyabi.
10:18She's been tracking our carriage for the last fifty miles.
10:24She's not very attentive, is she?
10:27She's learning.
10:29Good to see you again, your highness.
10:32You too, good sir.
10:34Up you go, princess.
10:36Our time here will be short.
10:39Like my patience for this foolishness you've been putting me through.
10:44Feisty.
10:45Hold on to that and channel it into our hunt.
10:48Hunt?
10:50Yes.
10:51It's customary that on the eve before a princess begins her first duty for her new kingdom,
10:56she brings home the food for that evening's feast.
11:00Like berries?
11:02Tonight, I intend to serve bison.
11:07I really don't think I can spear down a bison, princess.
11:11I'll bring the bison.
11:13You bring the turkey.
11:14It's more your size anyways.
11:17Careful, Nyabi.
11:19Though she be but little, she is fierce.
11:22I'd bring home a bison if I wanted to.
11:25I just don't want to.
11:28Are you sure you can do this, princess?
11:30Please don't make me do this.
11:32I won't, but please, take the spear as a gift.
11:36You'll need it on the eve of your first official day as princess.
11:39You may not want to bring home the offering now, but you'll need to then.
11:45Don't say a word. Just let me sleep.
11:48Good night, princess.
11:59I don't think I can do this, Nichols.
12:03I assure you, you can.
12:06You saw those women. They're incredible.
12:09I'm just me.
12:11I can't dance, design a parade, wear fancy clothing, or hunt a bison.
12:17I'm just Yurina.
12:19I like just Yurina.
12:22You have to say that. You're my butler.
12:26I speak for myself, princess.
12:28But if it's any consolation, we have a five-week trip home.
12:32You have plenty of time to consider your next steps.
12:41The evening before Yurina's first day as princess finally arrived.
12:45After seeing their favorite royal gal disappear from the kingdom for many weeks,
12:50her new fan club was anxious to welcome her home.
12:53Yurina! Yurina! Yurina!
12:57Inside, princess Yurina panicked.
13:01I can't do this! I can't do this! I can't do this!
13:05You're fine.
13:07Mother, do I look fine?
13:09Uh, let's see your dance.
13:13I'm a wreck!
13:15I'm a wreck!
13:22Yurina? What?
13:25I'm giving up my duties, father. I can't do this.
13:29Very well. Hand me your crown.
13:46I haven't seen a princess cry this much since Niabi learned one of her kittens didn't make it through the night.
13:53You were with Niabi?
13:56Yes, before I joined the kingdom of Aaliyah. I served her royal family.
14:02That must have been amazing. She's an incredible hunter.
14:07Yes, but she wasn't always that way.
14:11It took her many years of practice.
14:14I doubt it.
14:16As amazing as she is, she didn't wake up knowing how to hunt, or how to be a princess for her kingdom.
14:23It took years of learning and exploration.
14:27Years that you do, in fact, have, princess Yurina.
14:32You don't have to quickly follow the customs of these other princesses. You can pave your own way.
14:39I can? I thought...
14:43Your father only wanted to inspire you. He believes in you. I do, too.
14:54Father, I want my crown back. I was wrong to give it away.
14:59I know now that I can be myself. I don't have to try to be someone else.
15:05I'm proud of you.
15:08What will your first order of business be?
15:17Hold up your mirror and look at the beautiful girl in front of you.
15:23She is kind, she is patient, but most importantly, she is 100% you.
15:29You don't need to be anyone but you, because she is amazing and incredible.
15:34She is the girl you need to be, and I love her.