Transcript:The Rose Emblem
This page contains a transcript of "The Rose Emblem", the sixth cutscene in Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. This cutscene immediately plays before starting "Long Day" during a campaign run.
Transcript
Schroeder (narrating): Mihaly's granddaughters liked to keep to themselves, mostly. They were well-behaved and possessed a sort of quiet elegance. From time to time, I'd catch myself looking at 'em. Wondering what they were talking about. I'm sure everyone on the base did the same. They were such enthralling creatures. Every night, a crowd would gather around Mihaly. They were the men tasked with guarding him in the air. Their jackets all bore the same patch. A relic from a nation that was long gone. Decades ago, during the age of expansion, the Kingdom of Erusea absorbed many countries. Theirs was one of them. Mihaly asked them...
Mihaly: Yet, what is a nation? Can we actually see the physical lines that divide one from another?
Wit: People of my generation can no longer speak the language of our homeland. My grandparents always look sad when they see I have no idea what they are saying to me.
Schroeder (narrating): Mihaly's face didn't say a word after that. His scarred face betrayed no emotion. He didn't get those scars from flying, though. Mihaly was originally from Shilage. His real name is Mihaly Dumitru Margareta Corneliu Leopold Blanca Karol Aeon Ignatius Raphael Maria Niketas A. Shilage. When he was young, he was the heir to the Grand Duchy of Shilage. Then, revolution broke out among his people. Mihaly was betrayed by a close friend, who pointed a gun at his face and pulled the trigger. The revolution was successful, but the new country that sprang from it was annexed by the expanding Kingdom of Erusea. The Erusean Royal Family allowed Mihaly's family to retain their title and noble standing in the new kingdom. But Mihaly surprised them all by signing up for the draft like an ordinary Erusean citizen. He was then accepted into the Air Force Academy, by order of the King. Mihaly soon became an ace pilot. When the Royal Family was ousted and Erusea became a republic, he continued his service for the new regime.
Schroeder (narrating): Test sites soon flourished. One day, a classmate of Mihaly's granddaughter visited. I noticed the rose emblem. She laughed like a princess and I found out later, she was indeed the daughter of Erusea's new ruler. She was the connection to the royal bloodline everyone was looking for. The one to restore the monarchy. This new Princess was truly a godsend for the Erusean people. If Mihaly's granddaughters were like the moon, she was like the sun, around which everything seemed to orbit. Her face was so expressive. It's no wonder the people of this war-torn country instantly felt at ease when they saw her speeches. They started singing... The pilots of the support planes smiled, even though they wished their nation were independent from hers. Angelic... I wonder how Mihaly felt about all of this? It was my job to research his neurological data, after all. I wish I could figure him out. Whatever his feelings were about losing his homeland, he kept hidden. Even from me.