E21 - A New Threat

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[00:01] Ars
    With their general defeated
    and only a few soldiers remaining,
[00:03] sign
    Castle Rolto
[00:05] Ars
    Castle Rolto surrendered
[00:08] Ars
    and we entered safely.
[00:11] sign
    Episode 21 The Shadow's Future
[00:14] Lumeire
    It was a long battle, but we
    managed to take Castle Rolto.
[00:20] Lumeire
    How are our troops?
[00:22] Ars
    Sir.
[00:23] Ars
    The severely wounded have been
    sent home to recuperate.
[00:27] Ars
    The lightly injured are recovering
    with treatment from the medics,
[00:30] Ars
    so they should be ready again soon.
[00:33] Lumeire
    I see.
[00:34] Lumeire
    Then we need only wait for Lord Couran
     to return from Castle Staatz.
[00:38] Pham
    Hey!
[00:39] Pham
    My payout for this job was
    ten gold and thirty silvers.
[00:44] Pham
    You're one silver short.
[00:46] Ars
    What? I'm so sorry!
[00:48] Ars
    I must have miscounted in the
    chaos after the battle...
[00:52] Pham
    Get it together, kid.
[00:54] Pham
    I want every copper you promised.
[00:58] Ars
    I'll be more careful.
[00:59] Pham
    You'd better.
[01:01] Ars
    Pham's really on the ball.
[01:04] Ars
    Oh, by the way, Pham, about your next job...
[01:10] Ars
    I'd like you to bring word
    of our victory to Lord Couran,
[01:13] Ars
    then report back about the
    situation at Castle Staatz.
[01:16] Ars
    Could you do that?
[01:18] Pham
    As I told you before,
[01:20] Pham
    there's no job I can't handle.
[01:23] Pham
    But you've got me working
    without any breaks here.
[01:26] Pham
    I'll be expecting serious compensation.
[01:37] sign
    As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
    
    I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
[01:41] sign
    Season 2
[02:55] sign
    As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
    
    I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
[02:55] sign
    Season 2
[03:00] sign
    A New Threat
[03:03] Glenn
    We're almost to the supply corps' camp.
[03:07] Pham
    Right.
[03:10] Hugo
    I don't mean to question
    your judgment, sir...
[03:14] Hugo
    But we're just hired hands.
[03:17] Hugo
    You're going to make the kid cry
    if you get too carried away.
[03:21] Pham
    I understand what you're saying.
[03:24] Pham
    But Lamberg's winning streak
    means they pay well.
[03:28] Pham
    Besides, I think he—
[03:30] Glenn
    Boss!
[03:32] Glenn
    The camp...
[03:34] Pham
    Yeah.
[03:37] sign
    Couran's Army Supply Camp
[03:37] Couran Soldier C
    Get the supplies out of here!
[03:40] Couran Soldier A
    Put out the fire!
[03:44] Couran Soldier A
    Hurry! It's all burning up!
[03:46] Pham
    Hey.
[03:48] Couran Soldier A
    Who the hell are you?!
[03:50] Pham
    I'm a mercenary hired by Ars Louvent,
     Lord of Lamberg.
[03:54] Pham
    I was dispatched here with tidings.
[03:55] Pham
    What's going on?
[03:57] Couran Soldier A
    R-Right...
[03:59] Couran Soldier A
    The enemy appeared out of nowhere
    and set our stores ablaze.
[04:03] Couran Soldier A
    We heard the other supply
    corps were attacked, as well.
[04:07] Pham
    How bad is the damage?
[04:09] Couran Soldier A
    I suspect we've lost...
    half of our provisions and aqua magia.
[04:15] Pham
    Then I've got bigger priorities
    than tracking down Couran.
[04:19] Pham
    Contract Ars at once!
[04:22] sign
    Castle Staatz
[04:24] sign
    Headman of Verzud
     Canses Vandol
[04:24] Canses
    I hear the ambushes were successful.
[04:27] Canses
    Well done, Thomas.
[04:29] sign
    Thomas Grangeon
[04:30] Thomas
    It wasn't easy.
[04:32] Thomas
    Lord Couran was quite cautious,
[04:34] Thomas
    setting up multiple supply camps like that...
[04:38] Thomas
    But we managed to take most of them out.
[04:42] Canses
    Still, Castle Staatz is well defended,
    with tens of thousands of troops within.
[04:48] Canses
    Was it really necessary to
    target their aqua magia?
[04:52] Thomas
    Lord Canses.
[04:54] Thomas
    Magic is the heart of modern warfare.
[04:57] Thomas
    Even the most stalwart of
    castles may fall before it.
[05:00] Thomas
    Couran's army in particular was carrying
    a great deal of explosion aqua magia.
[05:05] Canses
    I see.
[05:07] Thomas
    But we'll be safe for a while yet.
[05:11] Thomas
    Now that they've lost their
    aqua magia and supplies,
[05:14] Thomas
    we've drawn out this campaign.
[05:17] Thomas
    If we can hold out until winter,
    we'll have won.
[05:22] Canses
    Then we can just sit back and wait?
[05:25] Thomas
    No, we're dealing with Couran's army.
[05:27] Thomas
    They're sure to plan a countermeasure.
[05:30] Thomas
    So we need to strike their
    weakness before then
[05:33] Thomas
    and clinch our victory.
[05:36] Canses
    Their weakness?
[05:37] Thomas
    Lord Couran himself.
[05:40] Canses
    Lord Couran?!
[05:42] Canses
    But... loath as I am to admit it,
[05:44] Canses
    Couran excels in combat.
[05:47] Thomas
    And that excellence is his weakness.
[05:51] Thomas
    Lord Couran should remain
    in the safety of Semplar
[05:54] Thomas
    and leave command of the
    front line to his retainers.
[05:57] Thomas
    But rather than delegate that duty,
    his excellence compels him
[06:01] Thomas
    to take the battlefield himself.
[06:05] Thomas
    Which simultaneously leaves
    him vulnerable to attack.
[06:09] Canses
    I'd like to exploit that,
    but he'll surely be well defended.
[06:15] Canses
    Is it even possible?
[06:16] Thomas
    Leave everything to me.
[06:19] Thomas
    I've lost to them once already.
[06:23] Thomas
    My pride demands that I put
    an end to them this time.
[06:31] Canses
    Glad to have you on my side.
[06:34] sign
    Castle Rolto
[06:35] Ars
    What?! Lord Couran's forces have lost
    their supplies and aqua magia?!
[06:40] Billy
    Shadow reports that their supply corps
[06:44] Billy
    three kilometers to the southwest
    of the main army was attacked.
[06:50] Rosell
    Losing supplies might force us
    into a drawn-out campaign.
[06:55] Rosell
    If they were ambushed despite
    Lord Couran's exceptional caution...
[07:02] Rosell
    Do you think...
[07:04] Mireille
    Without a doubt. My brother,
    Thomas, is leading them.
[07:10] Ars
    The man who tried to blow up
    Selena and everyone in Castle Samkh?
[07:16] Ars
    We can't afford a long campaign
    with winter ahead of us, can we?
[07:19] Ars
    We must hurry to their aid!
[07:21] Rietz
    Let's assemble a unit at once.
[07:24] Mireille
    Now, now. No need to be hasty.
[07:27] Mireille
    Anything else to report?
[07:29] Billy
    Yes.
[07:30] Billy
    The enemy mage corps was seen taking
    a large catalyzer to Mount Thorey.
[07:36] Ars
    Mount Thorey?
[07:38] Ars
    Lord Couran's forces are camped here, so...
[07:41] Rietz
    They'd certainly be visible from the mountain.
[07:45] Rosell
    Without their aqua magia,
    Lord Couran's men can't use magic.
[07:50] Rosell
    Meanwhile, the enemy is redirecting their mages from defense to attack.
[07:54] Rosell
    Do they intend to launch a magic
     attack from the mountain?
[07:59] Lumeire
    No. The distance between
    the two points is too great.
[08:02] Lumeire
    A magic attack wouldn't reach them.
[08:05] Rosell
    That's true.
[08:07] Mireille
    If we don't intervene,
    I think Lord Couran might die.
[08:14] Ars
    What do you mean?!
[08:16] Mireille
    Shadow's still near the supply corps, right?
[08:19] Mireille
    Tell them to head for the main
    force where Couran is, ASAP.
[08:20] sign
    Couran's Army Supply Camp
[08:29] Couran Soldier C
    ...is what it said.
[08:32] Pham
    They want us to save Couran?
[08:35] Pham
    Do they realize how hard that'd be?
[08:37] Couran Soldier C
    But he said Lord Couran
    may die if you don't!
[08:41] Pham
    Is that even true? I doubt—
[08:49] (Flashback) Mireille
    If I'm right, very soon,
[08:52] (Flashback) Mireille
    it's going to start raining.
[08:55] (Flashback) Mireille
    Yeah, mages are a precious resource.
[08:58] (Flashback) Mireille
    No point in sending them
    somewhere they can't attack from.
[09:01] (Flashback) Mireille
    But one thing you could have
    them do is use a spell called Rain.
[09:07] (Flashback) Mireille
    If you create storm clouds from a high enough
    altitude, the rain will reach Couran's unit.
[09:12] (Flashback) Mireille
    And Verzud mines a lot of
    water magistones, right?
[09:16] (Flashback) Ars
    What threat does that pose to Lord Couran?
[09:19] (Flashback) Mireille
    The spell doesn't just make it rain.
[09:21] (Flashback) Mireille
    It can create a massive downpour
    for a very brief time.
[09:26] (Flashback) Mireille
    In the land where Couran's camped,
[09:28] (Flashback) Mireille
    the roads are poorly maintained,
[09:31] (Flashback) Mireille
    and the ground easily turns to mud.
[09:33] (Flashback) Mireille
    It'll make them slow to maneuver.
[09:37] (Flashback) Mireille
    It can make things more
    chaotic than you'd expect.
[09:40] (Flashback) Mireille
    The rain impedes vision.
[09:42] (Flashback) Mireille
    You can't see more than a few meters,
[09:44] (Flashback) Mireille
    and the roar of it blocks out most sounds.
[09:48] (Flashback) Mireille
    Perfect environment for an ambush,
    don't you think?
[09:53] Pham
    It really is raining...
[09:56] Pham
    That woman was right.
[09:58] Pham
    All right, let's hurry!
[10:04] sign
    Couran's Army
    Main Camp Command Center
[10:07] Couran
    It's coming down hard.
[10:10] sign
    Ambush
[10:11] Couran Soldier B
    What's that?
[10:13] Couran Soldier B
    The front-line cavalry's returned.
[10:20] Couran
    No! It's the enemy!
[10:25] Couran Soldier H
    Damn! It's an ambush!
[10:27] Couran Soldier B
    How did they get inside our perimeter?!
[10:30] Couran
    The rain...
[10:32] Couran
    Of course! It's magic!
[10:34] Couran
    The Rain spell.
[10:37] Couran
    They're here to kill me, are they?
[10:41] Couran
    Laudable courage.
[10:47] Couran
    Everyone, draw your swords!
[10:50] Couran
    We're going to fight back!
[10:58] Couran Soldier B
    Lord Couran! An enemy horseman
    has broken the line!
[11:05] Couran
    It's been a while, Thomas.
[11:07] Couran
    How's my little brother?
[11:09] Thomas
    Lord Couran...
[11:11] Thomas
    I'm here to kill you!
[11:20] Thomas
    I've got you now!
[11:28] Thomas
    Men! Couran's over here!
[11:31] Thomas
    Take his head!
[11:37] Sign
    As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
    
    I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
     to Rise in the World
[11:42] Sign
    As a Reincarnated Aristocrat,
    
    I'll Use My Appraisal Skill
     to Rise in the World
[11:45] Couran
    What happened? It's dark...
[11:47] Couran
    I can't see anything.
[11:49] Couran
    An enemy spell?
[11:53] Pham
    Stay calm. It's shadow magic.
[11:56] Couran
    Who are you?
[11:57] Pham
    Quiet.
[11:58] Pham
    Ars hired me to save you.
[12:00] Pham
    We're escaping.
[12:01] Pham
    Hurry up and get on!
[12:06] Couran
    Ars sent reinforcements?
[12:07] Pham
    Yes.
[12:08] Pham
    They're composing a force now
     and heading our way.
[12:12] Couran
    Ars knew about the ambush?
[12:15] Couran
    And this magic...
[12:17] Couran
    It's a shadow spell that shrouds the area,
    robbing the enemy of their vision.
[12:23] Couran
    I heard the necessary magistones are rare,
[12:26] Couran
    and that the spell obscures the caster's
    sight, too, making it difficult to use.
[12:32] Couran
    He has a man of this caliber working for him?
[12:39] Pham
    You two. Take him and go.
[12:42] Glenn
    What about you, sir?
[12:44] Pham
    Looks like the enemy's in hot pursuit.
[12:47] Pham
    I'll buy you some time.
[12:50] Thomas
    After them! Don't let Couran get away!
[12:54] Thomas
    Damn. I almost had him
    before they interfered...
[12:59] Thomas Cavalry
    Wh-What's this?
[13:02] Pham
    Your ambush has failed! Give up already.
[13:06] Thomas
    More shadow magic?
[13:08] Thomas
    You may be able to hide your form,
    but you can't hide every trace of you.
[13:13] Thomas
    Focus on the sounds around you
     and you won't be caught off-guard!
[13:17] Thomas
    Kill him, men!
[13:24] Thomas
    So he can hide every trace of himself?
[13:27] Thomas
    Even so...
[13:32] Thomas
    I am Lord Vasmarque's right hand.
[13:34] Thomas
    You can't kill me that easily.
[13:50] Thomas
    There you are!
[13:58] Thomas
    You're a quick one.
[14:00] Yuno
    Lord Thomas! At this rate...
[14:03] Thomas
    I know.
[14:05] Thomas
    Couran's long gone by now.
[14:07] Thomas
    Even if we give chase,
    we won't be able to kill him.
[14:12] Thomas
    The plan's off! Retreat!
[14:21] Pham
    Looks like we've lost them.
[14:24] sign
    Couran's Army
    Main Camp Command Center
[14:26] Couran
    Listen, everyone!
[14:28] Couran
    With the enemy commander out of the castle,
     now's the best time to strike!
[14:33] Couran
    We march on Castle Staatz at once!
[14:36] Couran
    Everyone, prepare to move out!
[14:43] Pham
    That's a top general for you.
[14:45] Pham
    Most men would need some time to regroup.
[14:50] Pham
    Our job's done.
[14:52] Pham
    Let's go back and get paid.
[14:53] Couran
    Shadow!
[14:56] Couran
    Thank you very much for your help.
[14:58] Couran
    Will this be enough to show my gratitude?
[15:03] Hugo
    That's awesome!
[15:05] Couran
    I think this should be satisfactory
    compensation for all you've done.
[15:10] Couran
    But if it's not...
[15:13] Couran
    I'd love to bring you
    into my personal retinue.
[15:19] Pham
    Oh?
[15:20] Pham
    Retainers to the next
    governor of Missian, eh?
[15:23] Couran
    I'll need a behind-the-scenes unit like yours
    to ensure victory in these turbulent times.
[15:29] Couran
    I can guarantee you a most exciting future.
[15:33] Pham
    No.
[15:34] Pham
    I don't need your money.
[15:36] Couran
    It's not enough?
[15:38] Pham
    It's not that.
[15:39] Pham
    But you're not the one who hired us.
[15:43] Pham
    The kid did.
[15:45] Pham
    He'll give us more than enough.
[15:50] Pham
    Those were the terms of our contract.
[15:54] Couran
    Rejected, eh?
[15:57] Couran
    Inform Ars that he saved my life...
[16:01] Couran
    and that Shadow will probably be
    seeking significant compensation.
[16:13] Pham
    It wasn't a bad offer, was it?
[16:15] Pham
    Should I have thought it over a bit longer?
[16:32] (Flashback) Nobleman A
    I-I have a wife and a baby!
[16:34] (Flashback) Nobleman A
    Please, let me go!
[16:37] (Flashback) Pham
    Makes no difference to me.
[16:39] (Flashback) Pham
    Sorry. It's just business.
[16:42] (Flashback) Nobleman A
    Y-You devil!
[16:56] (Flashback) Nobleman B
    It's you...
[16:59] (Flashback) Nobleman B
    Go on, take it!
[17:00] (Flashback) Nobleman B
    Just make sure you don't tell a soul—
[17:03] (Flashback) Pham
    I keep my employers confidential.
[17:06] (Flashback) Pham
    Those were the terms of our contract.
[17:08] (Flashback) Nobleman B
    R-Right.
[17:10] (Flashback) Nobleman B
    Now, I can't have anyone seeing you.
[17:12] (Flashback) Nobleman B
    Get out right now!
[17:19] sign
    Ars's Encampment
[17:20] Ars
    Thank you all so much for your help!
[17:24] Ars
    Lord Couran sent a message of thanks, as well.
[17:27] Pham
    Sure.
[17:29] Ars
    A-Also, he mentioned that you might
    ask for significant compensation, so...
[17:37] Pham
    Yeah, that's right.
[17:40] Ars
    Wait, Pham, your arm...
[17:44] Pham
    Oh, this?
[17:45] Ars
    Are you all right?!
[17:47] Ars
    How awful!
[17:48] Ars
    You've cleaned it properly, right?
[17:51] Ars
    There's so much blood...
[17:53] Ars
    Do you need a fresh bandage?
[17:56] Ars
    Pham?
[17:59] Pham
    We of Shadow have lived
    our lives as mercenaries.
[18:04] Pham
    My men and I are a ragtag bunch
    of wanderers and former criminals.
[18:10] Pham
    We'll take any job, no matter how dirty,
     if it keeps food on the table.
[18:16] Pham
    Even if that job is murder.
[18:20] Ars
    Understood.
[18:23] Pham
    Ars... Do I frighten you?
[18:29] Ars
    Frighten me? Why would you ask that?
[18:31] Ars
    You never have. Ever.
[18:35] Ars
    You always do all I ask and more.
[18:37] Ars
    You've earned every fiber of my trust.
[18:42] Ars
    I mean, we'd certainly have lost
    this campaign without you!
[18:46] Ars
    I'm always extremely grateful to you.
[18:49] Ars
    Oh, though you do charge
     rather steep prices...
[18:59] Glenn
    Th-The boss is laughing.
[19:04] Pham
    I see. In that case, for my reward...
[19:09] Pham
    Why not make me a retainer?
[19:16] Ars
    Wh-Wh-What do you mean by that?
[19:19] Pham
    Just what I said.
[19:20] Pham
    The Shadow Company will
    work for you from now on.
[19:23] Glenn
    What are you saying, Boss?
[19:26] Pham
    I always place my bets earlier than anyone.
[19:29] Pham
    I do it before anyone's looking,
    and I win big.
[19:34] Pham
    Right now he's only the lord of a domain,
[19:37] Pham
    but I think that, someday,
[19:39] Pham
    he'll be the greatest man in Summerforth.
[19:45] Pham
    And...
[19:52] Pham
    Well? Do you accept?
[19:54] Ars
    O-Of course I do!
[19:56] Ars
    I can't imagine anything I'd like better!
[19:59] Glenn
    If the boss says so, he must be right.
[20:02] Hugo
    Looking forward to it, kid!
[20:04] Ars
    Thank you so much!
[20:08] Pham
    And...
[20:10] (Flashback) Nobleman A
    Y-You devil!
[20:12] (Flashback) Nobleman B
    Get out right now!
[20:17] Pham
    By his side, I think...
[20:19] Pham
    even someone like me can stay human.
[20:27] Pham
    Ars Louvent.
[20:29] Pham
    I pledge you my loyalty.
[20:35] Ars
    Y-You don't have to be so formal...
[20:39] Ars
    Thank you very much.
[20:40] Ars
    I'm so very glad to have you.
[20:43] Ars
    Let's keep working together!
[20:49] sign
    Castle Staatz
[20:52] Vince
    We failed to kill Lord Couran,
[20:55] Vince
    but they've lost their
    supplies and aqua magia.
[20:59] Vince
    We'll be safe if we hole up in the castle.
[21:02] Woody
    Once the snows come,
    they'll have to turn tail and run!
[21:09] Joe
    This is so boring.
[21:11] Vince
    Hey, look, the baby's crying about it.
[21:16] Woody
    Look at him! He's even drinking milk!
[21:18] Woody
    How does a little baby like
    him carry that huge polearm?
[21:22] Woody
    Just trying to act cool?
[21:24] Woody
    This polearm's wasted on you.
[21:28] Woody
    I'll use it.
[21:30] Xenon
    You idiot! That's—
[21:36] Vince
    Wh-Why's it so heavy?
[21:40] Joe
    Knock it off, old man.
[21:43] Joe
    Sheesh...
[21:49] Joe
    This thing wasn't meant
    for a weakling like you.
[23:25] Charlotte
    Hey, have I not had any screentime lately?
[23:28] Ars
    Th-That's not... true, I'm sure...
[23:31] Charlotte
    Shadow just joined us!
    I'm gonna have even less now!
[23:35] Charlotte
    Fine! Take this, then!
[23:37] sign
    Next Time Snowball Fight
[23:38] Charlotte
    Next time: "Snowball Fight."