I took the time to do more or less a translation NOT THAT ACCURATE of the Radiant Drama CD. Since I’m not an expert in Japanese at all (I only know some phrases and words, but it seems to me that many dialogues are very clear, since they’re directly the same from the game).



So I leave you summary of each part of the CD Drama, but don’t forget that it ISN’T ACCURATE:

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☀️INTRODUCTION☀️

Dialogue between Ike and Micaiah of Scene III, and then they both say the title of the Drama CD “Clash of Heroic Ideals”.

☀️SCENE II☀️

Ike and Soren are preparing for their fight. I THINK Ike mentions that although Shinon doesn’t believe that he is the best leader, he will do everything possible to be as good as Greil. Soren tells him that he will be fighting by his side (but apparently he has a bad feeling or something that worries him), finally Titania arrives to tell them to prepare to leave.

☀️SCENE III☀️

Sothe questions Micaiah why she follows Pelleas’s orders if she doesn’t want to fight, and Micaiah questions Sothe if he really is the one who doesn’t want to fight (the weird/funny thing is that she sounds like she’s teasing him), as they would face Ike and the Greil Mercenaries, to which Sothe replies that although he doesn’t like the idea of confronting Ike, he will always fight with Micaiah, since he promised to protect her. Micaiah tells him that he has matured a lot and Sothe says “Of course, I’m not a child anymore”, and then a soldier come to warn that the enemy has arrived, so they leave with the shouts of the Daein soldiers supporting them.

☀️SCENE IV☀️

Basically this conversation between Ike and Sothe:

SOTHE: Commander Ike!

IKE: Look at you Sothe. You’ve grown a lot. I almost forgot… You’re originally from Daein.

SOTHE: I’m glad you remembered. I hope it helps explain why I’m here.

IKE: Did you find the person you were looking for?

SOTHE: Yes. She commands this army.

IKE: The Maiden of Dawn?

SOTHE: Please don’t call her by that ridiculous name. Her name is Micaiah.

IKE: I see.

SOTHE: Commander, I… I didn’t want to see you like this.

IKE: But you don’t intend to retreat, do you?

SOTHE: That’s right.

IKE: Sothe, before you challenge me, you better be ready never to see that girl again. Can you handle that?

SOTHE: Wh-what?!

IKE: If you can’t, stay away from me. You’ll get no mercy, despite our past. I’m sorry, Sothe, but the choices we’ve made have brought us to this. There’s no turning back now.

SOTHE: I understand, Commander. And to answer your question… Yes, sir, I can handle that. Whenever you’re ready, Commander.

Then Micaiah interrupts attacking Ike and they have basically this conversation:

MICAIAH: You must be Ike, of the Greil Mercenaries.

IKE: And you’re the Maiden of Dawn, Micaiah?

MICAIAH: I feel like I know you already. Maybe it’s because Sothe has told me so much about you.

IKE: I hate to do this to Sothe, but if you stand before me as my enemy, you’ll get no mercy from me.

MICAIAH: … Good. I prefer it that way. Prepare yourself!

Now Soren interrupts defending Ike, saying he will not let them harm him, or something like that… The two parties exchange blows, Micaiah is damaged and Ike tells her to leave, to which she responds that she can’t do that. Then, before receiving a lethal blow of Ike, Black Knight arrives to protect her, and Sothe takes advantage to take Micaiah and to flee with her.

Ike and BK have basically this conversation:

IKE: So, you are alive. Somehow, I knew it wasn’t over yet.

BLACK KNIGHT: Of course it wasn’t over. You were a boy trying to live up to the memory of the greatest swordsman in history.

IKE: And yet, I was the one who walked out of the castle that day.

BLACK KNIGHT: You have your father to thank for that. When you told me that he had crippled himself, I realized that I had never fought him at all, merely his shadow.

IKE: What are you getting at?

BLACK KNIGHT: I saw immediately that you were not your father’s equal, but that one day you might be. So I did the only thing I could to keep you alive… I let you win.

IKE: …You did, didn’t you? I’ve relived that fight so many times… How could I not have seen it before?

BLACK KNIGHT: You were not yet capable of seeing it. But I had to let you live, so that you could continue to train and perhaps one day be worthy of Gawain’s legacy. My armor’s blessing is gone, let us see if that day is today.

IKE: I promise you that it will be. Begin.

☀️SCENE IV☀️

Sothe flees with Micaiah and he’s very worried because she’s badly damaged, but she’s more concerned if Daein loses the fight. She insists that it’s her duty to fight and protect everyone, but Sothe tells her that if she returns to the battlefield, they will kill her. I think Sothe tells her that he cares more for her than the rest of the world, and then she faints.

☀️SCENE V☀️

BK and Ike are fighting and exchanging words like they both are stronger now, but then Daein soldiers make a joint attack on Ike hurting him, and when BK is about to give the final blow to Ike, Soren traverses to prevent it. BK tells him to move if he doesn’t want to die, but Soren insists that he will protect Ike, and then he starts to think “Ike, maybe you don’t remember it anymore… but you were the one who saved me as a child when I was about to die of hunger”, and recalls his past vowing to himself never to leave Ike, no matter what. BK says that if he wants to die protecting that man, it will be so, and he attacks him, but now Titania comes to save them saying that she will not allow BK to kill more of her family again. Ike regains consciousness and Soren becomes so happy that he starts crying. So Ike, Titania and Soren together attack the BK and manage to damage him.

Then they have this conversation or something very similar:

BLACK KNIGHT: Impressive. You have indeed begun to walk in Gawain’s footsteps.

IKE: Do you admit defeat, then?

BLACK KNIGHT: No, but I have finished taking your measure. You have made great progress, but still fall short.

IKE: The next time we meet, it will be for the last time. I will avenge my father!

BLACK KNIGHT: Continue to train, Ike, son of Gawain. We will meet again.

BK then tells Soren that the two of them are the same, and that even though he has found a partner for his life (Ike), he is going to live much less than Soren, exactly the same in the case of Micaiah with Sothe. Ike tells him that he couldn’t understand, because they all have a reason to live…so the BK decides to leave promising that they will see each other again.

☀️SCENE VI☀️

Micaiah’s very worried because the battle didn’t turn out as expected and she fears for Daein’s future, but Sothe tells her not to give up, that they can still save their country. Micaiah says something like that although she isn’t as strong and imposing as Ike, she will not give up and will do anything for Daein, I also think she thanks Sothe for fighting by her side … and I’m not sure what joke she says to Sothe that makes him somewhat uncomfortable, but something of the style “If Ike and I were to fight again, would you still choose me?” (I’m not sure about this, but I think it’s something like that 😅)