Season 1

E1 - A World Without Books

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[00:22] Ferdinand
    Now, wear this.
[00:26] Main
    What is this, Head Priest?
[00:29] Ferdinand
    Can't you tell? It's a magical item.
[00:36] Main
    I'm asking what we're using it for.
[00:40] Main
    Please... tell... me...
[00:50] Ferdinand
    Main's the only one who uses
    this to tie her hair.
[00:52] Ferdinand
    And it's not just this hairpin.
[00:54] Ferdinand
    She has brought us all sorts of creations.
[00:57] Ferdinand
    But the most surprising thing of all
[01:00] Ferdinand
    is her passion for books.
[01:04] Ferdinand
    She treasures literature, and even wrote
    some picture books for children.
[01:09] Ferdinand
    Her obsession is clearly abnormal.
[01:12] Ferdinand
    Just what goes through that head of yours?
[01:18] Ferdinand
    I shall take a look into your past, Main.
[01:32] Main
    Before I was Main,
[01:34] Main
    I lived in a distant era as Motosu Urano.
[01:39] Main
    Psychology.
[01:40] Main
    Religion.
[01:41] Main
    History.
[01:42] Main
    Geography.
[01:43] Main
    Education.
[01:44] Main
    Folklore.
[01:45] Main
    Mathematics.
[01:46] Main
    Physics.
[01:47] Main
    Geology.
[01:48] Main
    Chemistry.
[01:49] Main
    Biology.
[01:51] Main
    Art.
[01:52] Main
    Health.
[01:53] Main
    Language.
[01:54] Main
    Fiction...
[01:54] Main
    Literature was my life.
[01:56] Main
    I loved books—laden with mankind's knowledge
    in all disciplines—with all my heart,
[02:01] Main
    and felt unbridled joy at living
    a life surrounded by them.
[02:05] Main
    But then...
[02:10] Main
    On the verge of death,
    I uttered a silent prayer.
[02:14] Main
    "O God, may I be able to read all kinds
    of books in my next life, too."
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter One
    A World Without Books
[03:55] Main
    It's so hot... I can't breathe...
    I can't take this anymore!
[04:01] Motosu
    Yeah.
[04:02] Main
    It's so hot... Help!
[04:04] Motosu
    Yeah.
[04:05] Main
    Someone help me!
[04:07] Motosu
    Huh? The voice is fading.
[04:09] Motosu
    Wait!
[04:32] Main
    Where am I?
[04:35] Main
    Are these really my hands?
[04:40] Main
    Wait, I'm pretty sure I died.
[04:43] Main
    Am I having some kind of weird, dying dream?
[04:52] Main
    I'm not dreaming. What's going on?
[04:55] Main
    What am I doing here?
[05:00] Main
    Who is that?
[05:02] Main
    Her hair's green!
[05:06] Main
    What? I don't understand what she's saying.
[05:12] Main
    Someone's memories are
    bursting into my mind!
[05:21] Eva
    Main?
[05:23] Main
    No! I'm not Main!
[05:25] Main
    My name is Motosu Urano!
[05:28] Eva
    Main? Are you all right, Main?
[05:32] Main
    I can understand her now!
[05:35] Eva
    How are you feeling, Main?
[05:38] Main
    Mom...
[05:41] Narrator
    In this moment, Motosu Urano
    began her life as Main.
[05:45] Main
    And that's when I realized...
[05:48] Main
    My mother had been just as happy as me
    when I landed my librarian job,
[05:53] Main
    but now I would never see her again.
[05:58] Main
    Mom...
[06:02] Main
    I'm so sorry.
[06:07] Main
    If only I had a book to read...
[06:09] Main
    Yeah, as long as I have books,
[06:13] Main
    I can deal with things no matter where I am.
[06:16] Main
    No. I will deal with it.
[06:19] Main
    I just need my books.
[06:22] Main
    I wonder where I can find one, though...
[06:26] Tuuli
    Main? Are you okay to be up and about now?
[06:30] Main
    Tuuli, my older sister.
[06:32] Main
    Oh, I know.
[06:33] Main
    Hey, Tuuli, bring me a book.
[06:36] Tuuli
    A book?
[06:38] Main
    Yeah. I wanna read.
[06:41] Tuuli
    What's a book?
[06:43] Main
    Huh?
[06:44] Main
    Does she not know what a book is?
[06:47] Main
    Hang on a sec. How does that even happen?
[06:51] Main
    Maybe there are no books
    for kids in this house?
[06:55] Tuuli
    Are you okay, Main?
[06:58] Eva
    Main, how's your fever?
[07:01] Tuuli
    Mom, it looks like her head hurts.
[07:06] Eva
    The fever is starting to go down, but
    I guess you're still not feeling your best.
[07:11] Eva
    Sleep tight until dinnertime, okay?
[07:15] Eva
    Come help me, Tuuli.
[07:16] Tuuli
    Sure!
[07:22] Main
    Now's my chance to find some books.
[07:30] Main
    Books are worth it.
[07:39] Main
    Clothes, huh?
[07:45] Main
    What even is this?
[07:47] Main
    It would've been perfect if there
    were books in this very room,
[07:50] Main
    but I guess it's not gonna be that easy.
[07:53] Main
    Time to check the next room over, then.
[08:03] Main
    And we've already hit a snag.
[08:20] Main
    Whatever. Books are worth it.
[08:44] Main
    I made it!
[08:52] Main
    Ow!
[08:56] Main
    This pain will be my medal of honor!
[09:00] Main
    It's open.
[09:06] Main
    The kitchen, huh?
[09:09] Main
    No books in here, I bet.
[09:16] Main
    A storeroom, I think?
[09:19] Main
    It's locked. I wonder if it leads outside.
[09:24] Main
    I looked all over the house,
    but I couldn't find any books.
[09:28] Main
    Why?
[09:31] Main
    Wait, are books really
    expensive in this world?
[09:36] Main
    Even in the history of my world,
[09:38] Main
    books were rare and pricey till the printing
    press made them possible to mass-produce.
[09:44] Main
    If you weren't upper class, you would
    never get the chance to read one.
[09:49] Main
    Oh, well.
[09:50] Main
    There must be something to read, though.
[09:54] Main
    If not books, then newspapers or calendars.
[09:58] Main
    Nothing.
[10:00] Main
    Nothing.
[10:02] Main
    Nothing.
[10:03] Main
    Nothing.
[10:05] Main
    Nothing! Why is there no writing
    in any way, shape, or form?
[10:09] Main
    How the heck am I supposed to live here?
[10:18] Eva
    We're back.
[10:20] Eva
    Main? Didn't I tell you to
    stay in bed until dinnertime?
[10:24] Eva
    And look at this mess you've made.
[10:28] Main
    I can't find any books.
[10:34] Eva
    What's wrong, Main?
[10:36] Tuuli
    Does it hurt somewhere?
[10:39] Main
    I can't find any books!
[10:49] Main
    I want a book!
[10:51] Main
    I want to read!
[10:53] Main
    That's all I want!
[10:56] Main
    Who can I talk to that'll understand me?
[10:59] Main
    Someone please tell me!
[11:13] Main
    It's been three days since I woke up as Main.
[11:16] Main
    These three days have been hell.
[11:20] Main
    Also, life here seriously sucks.
[11:23] Main
    The "toilet" is a bedroom bedpan
    which is then dumped outside,
[11:27] Main
    and then "Dad," who I barely
    even know, changes my clothes.
[11:34] Main
    Good grief!
SIGN    Femininity
SIGN    Shame
[11:38] Main
    I have to abandon these
    things or I'll never last!
[11:41] Main
    Now I've given up and even
    get them to wipe me down.
[11:45] Main
    Tuuli thought that was weird,
    but it made me feel a lot better.
[11:49] Main
    And then...
(Flashback) [11:51] Tuuli
    What are you doing?
(Flashback) [11:53] Main
    I'm trying to tie up my hair
    'cause it's bothering me,
(Flashback) [11:55] Main
    but it's not working out.
(Flashback) [11:57] Tuuli
    Well, you do have really straight hair.
(Flashback) [12:00] Main
    Yeah. If I use a ribbon, it falls right away.
(Flashback) [12:03] Main
    Oh, right.
(Flashback) [12:07] Main
    Can I break this?
(Flashback) [12:09] Tuuli
    That's my doll!
(Flashback) [12:11] Tuuli
    You know it's important to me! You meanie!
(Flashback) [12:14] Main
    Uh, sorry.
(Flashback) [12:16] Main
    I want a hairpin... I guess you
    wouldn't know what I mean.
(Flashback) [12:20] Main
    I need a thin wooden stick
    like this doll's legs.
(Flashback) [12:24] Tuuli
    In that case, I could make one for you.
(Flashback) [12:31] Tuuli
    Will this do?
(Flashback) [12:33] Main
    Yeah! Thanks, Tuuli!
(Flashback) [12:38] Main
    How does that look?
(Flashback) [12:40] Tuuli
    Main, no!
(Flashback) [12:42] Tuuli
    Only grown-ups are allowed
    to tie all their hair up.
(Flashback) [12:45] Main
    Really?
(Flashback) [12:49] Main
    Is this okay, then?
(Flashback) [12:51] Tuuli
    Yeah, I think so.
(Flashback) [12:53] Tuuli
    But from here it looks like you've
    got a splinter stuck in your head.
(Flashback) [12:57] Main
    Oh, that's fine.
[12:59] Main
    Now what do I do about my hair?
    It feels so sticky and gross.
[13:04] Eva
    How are you feeling, Main?
[13:07] Eva
    Your fever's gone. Do you feel tired?
[13:11] Main
    Nope.
[13:12] Eva
    Do you want to go shopping with Mom, then?
[13:15] Main
    Shopping?
[13:18] Main
    I didn't find any books at home,
    but there might be a bookstore out there.
[13:22] Main
    If there is one...
[13:24] Main
    "I won't feel lonely if I have books.
[13:26] Main
    I'll watch over the house all you want!"
[13:29] Main
    That should get her to buy me some!
[13:31] Main
    Yep! I wanna go!
[13:34] Eva
    Oh? Where is all this energy coming from?
[13:37] Main
    I know it'll be fun!
[13:40] Eva
    Let's go shopping, then.
[13:47] Main
    Cold! Scary! Stinky!
[13:51] Eva
    Get on, Main.
[13:55] Eva
    You can't walk all the way to
    the market, right? Come on.
[13:58] Main
    O-Okay...
[14:03] Main
    I see.
[14:04] Main
    Main's body is pretty frail, so Mom's
    always given her piggyback rides.
[14:08] Main
    But I'm pretty sure I could
    handle this easily.
[14:18] Main
    Our building has five floors, huh?
[14:23] Main
    Wow, this area's full of townhouses.
[14:29] Main
    So that's where we get the water from.
[15:03] Main
    Amazing! It's like a Medieval European town
    straight out of all those photobooks!
[15:09] Main
    Mom, is that a castle?
[15:11] Eva
    It's the cathedral.
[15:12] Eva
    When you turn seven, you'll get
    to go there for your baptism.
[15:16] Main
    Huh...
[15:21] Main
    That's an awfully big gate.
[15:24] Eva
    That's the castle town gate.
[15:25] Eva
    Beyond it lies the lord's castle
    and the other nobility's mansions,
[15:31] Eva
    but it's kind of a different world to us.
[15:33] Main
    What about that wall?
[15:35] Main
    The city wall. It keeps us safe inside.
[15:38] Main
    Dad's a gatekeeper at
     the south gate, remember?
[15:46] Main
    Oh, right.
[15:47] Main
    Gatekeeper, yeah...
[15:50] Main
    But if there's a lord's castle,
    and it's surrounded by walls,
[15:55] Main
    then that means this is
    technically a big city.
[15:59] Main
    And yet,
[16:00] Main
    I don't see any writing
    anywhere in town, either.
[16:05] Main
    Do they not have a writing system at all?
[16:08] Main
    The thought didn't even cross my mind!
[16:11] Eva
    We've reached the market, Main.
[16:14] Woman
    Can I have three of these?
[16:16] Man
    Sure thing!
[16:17] Boy
    Hurry up!
[16:17] Man
    Fresh seasonal vegetables.
    Would you like to try any?
[16:27] Main
    I hadn't even considered that they
    might not have a writing system.
[16:31] Main
    If that's true, then they're
    not gonna have any books!
[16:39] Main
    Mom! What's that on that plank?
[16:42] Eva
    Oh, it shows the price, so you know
    how much you can buy something for.
[16:48] Main
    Numbers! They do have a number system!
[16:51] Main
    What does it say, Mom?
[16:53] Eva
    This is 20 lyon,
[16:55] Eva
    and that's 23 lyon.
[16:58] Main
    Is this 30 lyon, then?
[17:00] Eva
    That's correct!
[17:02] Eva
    I can't believe you picked it up so
    quickly. You're very smart, Main.
[17:08] Main
    What is this stench?
[17:18] Eva
    Main? What's wrong?
[17:20] Main
    Dead chicken!
[17:31] Eva
    Main? Hang in there, Main!
[17:37] Main
    Mom...
[17:39] Eva
    You fainted all of a sudden.
     I didn't know what to do.
[17:42] Eva
    Are you okay now?
[17:44] Main
    I'm... not okay.
[17:47] Eva
    Oh...
[17:48] Eva
    Oh, dear. I can't get any
    shopping done like this.
[17:52] Main
    No, go ahead. I'll wait here.
[17:55] Eva
    But...
[18:00] Main
    Ma'am.
[18:02] Main
    Do you mind if I wait here for a while,
    please? I'm not feeling very well.
[18:06] Main
    I promise I won't be any trouble.
[18:08] Woman
    Oh, my. Aren't you a polite young lady?
[18:13] Woman
    No problem. Go get your shopping done.
[18:16] Woman
    You don't want her fainting again, do you?
[18:18] Man
    If you're worried, she can
    wait inside the shop.
[18:21] Man
    Nobody's going to kidnap her
    if she's in the back.
[18:25] Main
    I'll be a good girl and wait.
[18:27] Eva
    Thank you so much. I'll be right back.
[18:30] Eva
    Stay right here, okay?
[18:32] Main
    'Kay.
[18:32] Eva
    Please take care of her.
[18:34] Main
    It's all too much for me to take in.
[18:40] Main
    Thanks for having me.
[18:53] Main
    Wait, could that be...
[18:58] Main
    Mister! What... What is that?!
[19:02] Man
    Oh, it's a book.
[19:06] Main
    Yahoo!
[19:08] Main
    I finally found one!
[19:10] Main
    There are books here!
[19:12] Man
    Is this your first time seeing one?
[19:15] Main
    Yeah.
[19:16] Main
    Hey, do you know a shop that
    sells books? Where is it?
[19:20] Man
    A shop? There isn't one.
[19:24] Main
    Huh? There are books, but no bookstores?
[19:27] Man
    Books have to be copied by hand, you see.
[19:31] Man
    They cost so much money that
    very few people can buy any.
[19:36] Man
    Even this one was pawned off by
    a noble who couldn't repay his debt.
[19:40] Man
    I haven't put it on sale.
[19:42] Man
    Only other nobles would even think
    about buying something so expensive.
[19:48] Main
    Damn those lucky nobles!
[19:51] Main
    In that case...
[19:53] Main
    Please let me hold that book!
SIGN    Kowtow
     In Japan, this is the most dramatic
    show of requesting or apologizing
[19:57] Main
    I know I can't buy it, so I'll
    make do with just holding it!
[20:01] Main
    I'd like to at least enjoy
    the sweet scent of ink!
[20:03] Main
    I beg you!
[20:08] Man
    I don't know why, but I get the feeling
    that it'd be risky to let you touch it.
[20:14] Main
    Please wait.
[20:16] Main
    I'll just flip through it, I promise.
[20:19] Man
    No.
[20:22] Main
    I understand.
[20:27] Eva
    Thank you for looking after my daughter.
[20:30] Eva
    Okay, Main. Let's go home.
[20:32] Main
    I didn't even get to hold it.
[20:43] Eva
    I got some raffle fruit, your favorite.
[20:46] Main
    Yeah...
[20:48] Eva
    Are you still not feeling well?
[20:49] Main
    Yeah...
[20:51] Main
    There are no bookstores in this town.
[20:56] Main
    In fact, there might be not be
    any anywhere in this world.
[21:11] Main
    I'm not gonna get any books
    if there are no bookstores.
[21:15] Main
    What can I do, then?
[21:17] Main
    I'll just have to make them myself!
[21:21] Tuuli
    Make?
[21:23] Eva
    Main?
[21:24] Gunther
    What are you going to make?
[21:25] Main
    Nothing. Never mind.
[21:29] Main
    Forget it. I don't care what it takes.
[21:32] Main
    I'm gonna get my books if
    it's the last thing I do!
[21:35] Main
    I won't let this world beat me!
SIGN    Next Chapter
    Life Improvements and Slates
[23:14] ---
    I see.
[23:15] ---
    So your obsession for books
    remained with you even after death.
[23:21] ---
    This is making my head hurt.
[23:23] ---
    Please don't say that with a straight face.
[23:26] ---
    You don't even get to show up until—
[23:29] ---
    No spoilers, fool!
SIGN    Illustration by Shiina You

E2 - Life Improvements and Slates

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[00:00] Main
    
[00:01] Ferdinand
    The girl who wished to read
    lots of books, even after death,
[00:05] Ferdinand
    began a new life in this world as Main,
    the daughter of a struggling family.
[00:10] Main
    If only I had a book to read...
[00:13] Main
    Yeah, as long as I have books,
[00:16] Main
    I can deal with things no matter where I am.
[00:19] Ferdinand
    However, books are extremely
    expensive in this world.
[00:22] Main
    Hey, do you know a shop that
    sells books? Where is it?
[00:27] Man
    A shop? There isn't one.
[00:30] Man
    Books have to be copied by hand, you see.
[00:34] Man
    They cost so much money that
    very few people can buy any.
[00:38] Ferdinand
    And so, she came to a resolution...
[00:40] Ferdinand
    If she couldn't get any books to read,
    she'd just have to make them herself.
[00:46] Main
    I'm gonna make a book.
[00:48] Main
    My very own book.
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter Two Life Improvements and Slates
[02:36] Main
    Forget it. I don't care what it takes.
[02:38] Main
    I'm gonna get my books,
    if it's the last thing I do!
[02:40] Main
    I won't let this world beat me!
[02:43] Main
    But where do I buy paper?
[02:46] Main
    Oh, maybe I can find out by
    searching Main's memories.
[02:50] Main
    Paper, paper, paper...
[02:58] Main
    Nope! I don't have any memories
    pertaining to paper!
[03:02] Main
    And my hair feels like
    sandpaper! It's so itchy!
[03:06] Tuuli
    I'm home.
[03:08] Eva
    Welcome back, Tuuli. Thank you.
[03:11] Main
    This world doesn't have
    any books or schools.
[03:15] Main
    Kids here either help out with
    housework or go to work.
[03:18] Tuuli
    Mom.
[03:20] Tuuli
    I got to pick a bunch of meryl fruit today.
[03:23] Main
    Looks like an avocado.
[03:24] Eva
    Let's extract the oil from
    them while they're fresh.
[03:27] Eva
    Get things ready, Tuuli.
[03:29] Tuuli
    Okay.
[03:30] Main
    Oil? You can extract oil from meryl fruit?
[03:34] Tuuli
    Yeah, why?
[03:37] Main
    I can make shampoo!
[03:39] Main
    Life improvement.
[03:41] Main
    Yahoo!
[03:43] Main
    I can wash my hair for the
    first time in a week!
[03:48] Main
    When I was Urano, I made lots of homemade
    soaps and shampoos with my mother,
[03:53] Main
    so I know how to do it.
[03:55] Main
    If I extract the oil from a fruit,
[03:57] Main
    use some herbs for fragrance,
    and add a pinch of salt...
[04:01] Main
    I should have my very own shampoo!
[04:04] Main
    Tuuli.
[04:06] Main
    May I have some meryl fruit?
[04:09] Main
    I'd like to extract oil for myself.
[04:12] Tuuli
    You want to try it, too?
[04:14] Tuuli
    Sure.
[04:16] Tuuli
    Listen up.
[04:17] Tuuli
    You have to wrap it in cloth
    so it doesn't splatter...
[04:24] Tuuli
    M-Main? What do you think you're doing?
[04:28] Main
    I see. I should've wrapped it
    in cloth so it didn't splatter.
[04:33] Eva
    Main?
[04:38] Eva
    No playing with food!
[04:41] Main
    All done!
[04:43] Tuuli
    Main, the water's all boiled now.
[04:50] Tuuli
    That smells amazing.
[04:53] Tuuli
    What are you doing?!
[04:55] Main
    Washing my hair.
[05:06] Tuuli
    Wh-What?
[05:07] Tuuli
    Why does your hair look
    like the night sky now?
[05:11] Tuuli
    What did you just make?
[05:14] Main
    Well, uh...
[05:17] Main
    Simple All-In-One Shampoo, I guess?
[05:25] Main
    When Mom steps out for work,
[05:27] Main
    Tuuli and I have to watch the house.
[05:30] Tuuli
    Hey, Dad forgot to take this!
[05:33] Main
    Isn't that what he was rushing
    Mom to make earlier?
[05:37] Tuuli
    Yeah. She'll get real mad if she finds out.
[05:40] Tuuli
    And he'll need it, too.
[05:43] Tuuli
    We should go deliver it to him.
[05:45] Tuuli
    Main, do you think you can walk to the gate?
[05:52] Tuuli
    Are you okay?
[05:56] Main
    No wonder Mom insisted
    on the piggyback ride.
[06:03] Tuuli
    Maybe we shouldn't do this.
[06:05] Tuuli
    You can't handle it yet.
[06:07] Main
    I'll be fine...
[06:09] Main
    if we walk... nice and slowly...
[06:12] Ralph
    Huh? Tuuli?
[06:14] Tuuli
    Ralph? Lutz and Fey, too.
[06:17] Main
    Wow, check out this rainbow hair squad.
[06:19] Tuuli
    Are you going to the forest?
[06:21] Ralph
    Yeah. What are you doing?
[06:24] Tuuli
    We were thinking of heading to the gate
    to deliver something Dad forgot to take.
[06:29] Main
    Are they neighbors?
[06:34] Main
    I knew it.
[06:36] Main
    Ralph, the redhead, is
    the same age as Tuuli.
[06:38] Main
    He's the third of four brothers.
[06:41] Main
    Fey's the same age, too.
    He's Ralph's cousin.
[06:45] Main
    Lutz, the blond, is Ralph's little brother.
[06:48] Main
    He's five like I am now, huh?
[06:58] Tuuli
    Main! Are you okay?
[07:00] Main
    Yeah. I just got a little dizzy.
[07:07] Main
    I can't even get up after a fall.
[07:10] Main
    This body really is frail.
[07:12] Lutz
    Main, you okay?
[07:18] Lutz
    You're going to the gate, right?
     I'll give you a ride.
[07:21] Main
    Lutz.
[07:23] Ralph
    You can't handle it yet.
[07:25] Lutz
    I can, too.
[07:27] Ralph
    I'll carry her.
[07:29] Ralph
    Come on.
[07:33] Tuuli
    Thanks for offering, Lutz.
[07:35] Tuuli
    But Ralph's used to it,
    so let him carry her.
[07:40] Lutz
    Fine.
[07:42] Main
    Lutz, it made me happy to see
    you were so worried about me.
[07:48] Main
    You're so nice. Thank you.
[07:57] Tuuli
    Ralph, how are you holding up?
[07:59] Ralph
    All good. Main's tiny and light.
[08:02] Tuuli
    Thank you, really.
[08:05] Ralph
    Sure.
[08:06] Main
    Oh? Ralphy, my dear boy, dost thou
    have the hots for sister mine?
[08:17] Ralph
    Tuuli.
[08:21] Tuuli
    What is it?
[08:26] Ralph
    You smell really nice.
[08:30] Tuuli
    Do I?
[08:34] Main
    Squee!
[08:35] Main
    Did you hear that, Mrs. Rubbernecker?
    "You smell really nice," he says!
[08:39] Main
    What is he, the hero in a shoujo manga?!
[08:43] Main
    Well, I did wash Tuuli's hair for her.
[08:46] Main
    She looks prettier now, right?
(Flashback) [08:48] Tuuli
    Even my hair's all silky now!
(Flashback) [08:51] Main
    Yeah, it smells great.
(Flashback) [08:53] Main
    Okay, time to dump this.
(Flashback) [08:55] Tuuli
    Yeah.
(Flashback) [08:56] Eva
    Hold it!
(Flashback) [08:59] Tuuli
    Mom?
[09:01] Main
    I didn't expect Mom to be so conscious
    of her appearance, though.
[09:09] Lutz
    Your hair smells nice, too.
[09:13] Lutz
    And you look prettier now that your hair's
    tied up and doesn't cover your face.
[09:23] Main
    What in the blue hell was that?!
[09:26] Main
    I've never had anyone do that to me in all
    my years, so I don't know how to respond!
[09:33] Main
    I'm a modest and shy wallflower!
[09:37] Main
    This world is gonna give me a heart attack!
[09:48] Lutz
    Main.
[09:50] Lutz
    Look, we've made it to the south gate.
[09:53] Tuuli
    Dad.
[09:56] Gunther
    Tuuli? What's the matter?
[09:58] Tuuli
    You forgot this.
[10:00] Gunther
    Oh, thank you!
[10:03] Main
    Lutz and the others split off
    and continued to the forest,
[10:06] Main
    while we went inside the gate.
[10:09] Man
    They brought you something you forgot?
    Your daughters are very nice.
[10:14] Gunther
    Aren't they?
[10:15] Gunther
    That's my daughters, the cutest
    and smartest girls in the world!
[10:19] Man
    There goes the captain, bragging
    about his girls again.
[10:22] Gunther
    I love you two so much!
[10:23] Main
    Stop that!
[10:32] Tuuli
    Dad, did something happen?
[10:35] Gunther
    A VIP must've showed up.
[10:38] Main
    Like who?
[10:40] Gunther
    Like a noble whose arrival we'd
    have to inform the lord about,
[10:44] Gunther
    or something like that.
[10:46] Otto
    Captain.
[10:47] Gunther
    Otto.
[10:55] Main
    Is that the salute here?
[10:58] Gunther
    Give me your report, Otto.
[11:01] Otto
    Count Lowenhardt asks that
    the gates be opened.
[11:04] Gunther
    His seal?
[11:06] Otto
    It checked out.
[11:07] Gunther
    All right. Let him through.
[11:10] Tuuli
    Dad's so cool when he's in work mode.
[11:13] Main
    R-Right...
[11:20] Main
    That's paper!
[11:31] Main
    Actual writing!
[11:33] ---
    Main, don't get in the way of work.
[11:36] Main
    Dad, what's this?
[11:39] Gunther
    Oh, it's parchment.
[11:41] Gunther
    Paper made from goat and sheep skin.
[11:43] Main
    Parchment...
[11:47] Main
    I beg you, Dad.
[11:50] Main
    Please buy some for me.
[11:52] Gunther
    No.
[11:53] Main
    I really need it!
[11:56] Gunther
    It's not something for kids to play with.
[11:58] Gunther
    Besides, you don't know
    how to read or write.
[12:00] Main
    Well, yeah...
[12:06] Otto
    But, Captain, you aren't
    great at writing yourself.
[12:11] Main
    What? You can't write?
[12:14] Gunther
    A soldier's job is to maintain
    law and order in town!
[12:17] Gunther
    As long as we know how to write
    people's names, that's enough.
[12:21] Main
    I'll learn.
[12:24] Main
    Will you buy it for me then?
[12:25] Tuuli
    Each one costs a whole month's salary.
    I can't spend that much on a kid.
[12:30] Main
    A whole month?!
[12:31] Otto
    Also, they don't sell paper
    in shops commoners frequent.
[12:37] Main
    Down with poverty!
[12:43] Otto
    If you want to learn how to read
    and write, why not use a slate?
[12:47] Otto
    If you don't mind using my
    old one, you can have it.
SIGN    Slate
[12:53] Main
    Are you sure?
[12:54] Otto
    Yeah. I'll bring it with me sometime.
[12:58] Main
    Thank you, Mister Otto!
[13:00] Main
    Please teach me how to read and write!
[13:03] Otto
    Sure thing, Main.
[13:04] Main
    I'm counting on you!
[13:07] Otto
    You got it.
[13:09] Main
    I love you, Mister Otto!
[13:13] Main
    Hooray!
[13:13] Gunther
    Otto!
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
[13:26] Main
    As fall nears its end,
[13:28] Main
    people here start preparing
    for the long winter ahead.
[13:32] Main
    Inundated with winter prep work, I had
    no time to spare for bookmaking.
[13:37] Main
    And today is "Dona, Dona"—
[13:41] Main
    I mean, pork stocking day.
[13:46] Tuuli
    It's like a festival. You'll have fun.
[13:49] Tuuli
    We all butcher pigs together,
[13:51] Tuuli
    then brine and smoke the meat,
    or make pot roast and sausages.
[13:54] Tuuli
    We won't last the winter otherwise.
[13:56] Main
    Butchering pigs...
[13:59] Eva
    I hope Main doesn't develop a
    fever midway like last year.
[14:03] Main
    I wish I had developed a fever again.
[14:43] Main
    It's so different than being in town!
[14:55] Main
    And the air is so fresh! I feel alive again!
[14:58] Gunther
    Main, keep your mouth shut,
    or you'll bite your tongue.
[15:05] Main
    You need asphalt roads!
[15:12] Woman
    We've only got sons, so...
[15:16] Main
    I was told to watch from afar since
    they didn't want me bothering them.
[15:22] Main
    Not that I mind. This gives
    me time to brainstorm.
[15:27] Main
    Both books and paper are
    too expensive to buy.
[15:32] Main
    Then I'll have to start
    by making my own paper!
[15:36] Main
    But how am I supposed to?
[15:40] Main
    There's no way I can chop down
    trees with my own hands.
[15:45] Man
    Hold it!
[15:47] Main
    Ugh, how primitive.
[15:50] Main
    Oh, yeah. What did they do before
    all the machinery was invented?
[15:54] Main
    Ancient civilizations... Ancient Egypt...
[15:58] Main
    Papyrus!
[16:00] Main
    Even if I can't make papyrus, I should be
    able to weave something out of grass fiber!
[16:05] Main
    Yeah, I'll make pseudo-papyrus
    and make a book out of that!
[16:16] Gunther
    Here I go.
[16:47] Main
    Where am I?
[16:51] Otto
    I'm so glad you came to.
[16:53] Main
    Mister Otto?
[16:54] Otto
    You remember me?
[16:57] Main
    How could I forget?
[17:08] Otto
    How do you feel? Better now?
[17:12] Main
    Uh...
[17:13] Main
    Why am I here?
[17:17] Otto
    You fainted during pork stocking.
[17:20] Otto
    The captain brought you here in a panic.
[17:24] Otto
    He said they'll pick you
    up once they're done.
[17:26] Main
    Is that so?
[17:31] Otto
    Are you lonely?
[17:34] Main
    No. I was just wondering
    how I should kill time.
[17:39] Otto
    Right, he did say you were
    older than you looked.
[17:43] Otto
    Give me a minute.
[17:49] Otto
    Will this help you pass the time?
[17:53] Main
    A slate!
[17:55] Otto
    I said I'd give you mine, didn't I?
[18:02] Otto
    Here.
[18:06] Otto
    That's your name.
[18:09] Main
    So this is how my name's written.
[18:13] Otto
    I'll have to get back to work, so
    why don't you practice with that?
[18:20] Main
    M... a... i... n...
[18:35] Main
    I'm so excited!
[18:48] Main
    Actual letters!
[18:53] Main
    Fun!
SIGN    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
[18:58] Main
    This is so much fun!
SIGN    Motosu Urano
[19:12] Main
    Motosu Urano, huh?
[19:14] Main
    But that's not my name anymore.
SIGN    Effa, Mom
[19:35] Main
    Effa, Mom.
SIGN    Gunther, Dad
[19:38] Main
    Gunther, Dad.
SIGN    Tuuli
[19:42] Main
    Tuuli.
[19:44] Main
    Ralph.
SIGN    Ralph
[19:47] Main
    Fey.
SIGN    Fey
SIGN    Mister Otto
[19:49] Main
    Mister Otto.
SIGN    Lutz
[19:52] Main
    Lutz.
SIGN    Main
[19:55] Main
    Main.
SIGN    Effa, Mom Ralph
    
    Gunther Fey
    Dad Main Lutz
    
    Tuuli Mister Otto
[20:08] Otto
    Main, the captain's back for you.
SIGN    So hot
[20:13] Otto
    B-Big trouble, Captain! It's Main!
[20:20] Tuuli
    You have a fever again, huh?
[20:23] Main
    Sorry. I know we haven't finished
    preparing for winter yet.
[20:27] Tuuli
    That's some of the sausage
    we all made together.
[20:41] Main
    This is good.
[20:43] Main
    Tuuli, this sausage is really delicious!
[20:46] Tuuli
    Yeah? Well, you better sleep
    once you're done eating.
[20:50] Main
    'Kay.
[20:59] Main
    The soup does need improvement, though.
[21:06] Main
    That was great.
[21:14] Main
    Look at how happy I'm feeling
    just by being able to write.
[21:18] Main
    I'd probably be on cloud nine
    if I could read an actual book.
[21:28] Main
    Huh? Wait, didn't I hit upon a
    great idea before I fainted?
[21:35] Main
    What was it?
SIGN    Next Chapter
    The Events of Winter
[23:14] Main
    Papyrus, damn it! Papyrus!
[23:17] Main
    I'm such a klutz!
[23:18] Ferdinand
    That's nothing new.
[23:20] Ferdinand
    That aside, I didn't expect the AIO Shampoo
    to make an appearance this early.
[23:25] Main
    Really?
[23:26] Main
    But that's what leads to
    meeting the mercha—
[23:30] Ferdinand
    Spoilers again?
[23:32] Ferdinand
    Will you ever learn?
SIGN    Illustration by Suzuka

E3 - The Events of Winter

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[00:01] Ferdinand
    "I want to read books."
[00:03] Ferdinand
    For the girl who began a new life
    as Main in another world—
[00:06] Ferdinand
    a world where books and paper
    are prohibitively expensive—
[00:09] Ferdinand
    that was her biggest wish.
[00:11] Ferdinand
    If she couldn't get any, she'd
    have to make them herself.
[00:14] Ferdinand
    Having come to that resolution,
[00:16] Ferdinand
    she took the first step toward
    making her own paper...
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter Three The Events of Winter
[02:04] Main
    Two months after I became Main,
[02:06] Main
    Winter with a capital W took
    over the town I live in.
[02:18] Main
    Why is it so dark in the middle of the day?
[02:22] Tuuli
    What do you expect? There's a blizzard outside.
[02:30] Main
    As getting snowed in is very common,
    people work at home over the winter.
[02:34] Main
    Mainly handiwork.
[02:36] Main
    Tuuli makes baskets,
[02:38] Main
    while Mom stitches clothes.
[02:40] Eva
    Main, you should stop goofing
    off and make some baskets, too.
[02:44] Eva
    Show her how to do it, Tuuli.
[02:47] Tuuli
    Sure.
[02:51] Main
    Sorry, I already know what I'm making.
[03:00] Main
    I'm gonna make pseudo-papyrus with this.
[03:03] Main
    Before it started snowing,
[03:05] Main
    I had Tuuli and the other kids gather
    a thick-stemmed plant for me.
[03:10] Main
    Ancient Egypt is dead!
    Long live Ancient Egypt!
[03:14] Main
    How do I extract the fiber, though?
[03:22] Main
    Wow. Tuuli, how do you make this?
[03:26] Tuuli
    You skin it, wash it in running
    water, and then let it dry.
[03:30] Main
    I see.
[03:32] Main
    Thanks!
[03:34] Main
    Okay!
[03:45] Main
    Tuuli...
[03:47] Tuuli
    Try peeling along the fiber now.
[03:55] Main
    Tuuli...
[03:57] Main
    All done!
[04:01] Main
    What's wrong, Tuuli?
[04:05] Main
    And so, the table was set.
[04:11] Main
    Now if I just weave these together,
    I should have my pseudo-papyrus!
SIGN    Day 1
SIGN    Day 2
SIGN    Day 3
[04:22] Tuuli
    You've been at it for three days.
[04:26] Tuuli
    What are you trying to make?
[04:31] Tuuli
    Main?
[04:33] Main
    Forget it!
[04:35] Main
    I give up! You win this war, Ancient Egypt!
[04:39] Eva
    Keep it down.
[04:41] Eva
    And make some baskets instead
    of playing with that grass.
[04:44] Main
    'Kay...
[04:46] Tuuli
    I'll teach you how to do it.
[04:49] Main
    It's okay. I know how.
[04:53] Main
    Back when I was Urano,
[04:55] Main
    my mom made me help make baskets
    out of newspaper leaflets.
[05:04] Eva
    That's impressive, Main!
[05:06] Tuuli
    Why are you so much better at it?
[05:09] Tuuli
    I'm supposed to be the big sis...
[05:13] Main
    N-No, this is, uh...
[05:18] Tuuli
    You want to be an apprentice
    seamstress, right?
[05:22] Tuuli
    Then you'll need to learn how
    to weave before your baptism.
[05:26] Tuuli
    Come, I'll teach you.
[05:30] Tuuli
    Yay!
[05:35] Main
    Nice save, Mom!
[05:38] Main
    Tuuli turns seven in the summer.
[05:40] Main
    In this world, once a kid
    turns seven and is baptized,
[05:44] Main
    they begin life as an apprentice.
[05:47] Main
    To become an apprentice, you
    need an adult's referral.
[05:50] Main
    As such, most people end up in the
    same line of work as their parents.
[05:55] Eva
    You should learn how to weave too, Main.
[05:57] Main
    I'll pass.
[05:59] Eva
    No, you won't.
[06:01] Eva
    You need to know how to make attractive
    yet practical clothes for your family.
[06:05] Eva
    Or else, you won't be a refined lady.
[06:08] Main
    "Refined"?
[06:09] Eva
    Right. A refined lady must
    know how to cook and sew.
[06:13] Main
    It's not like I want to be a seamstress.
[06:16] Tuuli
    Do you wanna be an apprentice craftsman?
[06:19] Tuuli
    You do make a mean basket, after all.
[06:21] Main
    No, no!
[06:23] Tuuli
    What will you do, then?
[06:26] Main
    Of course...
[06:30] Main
    I'll make books!
[06:32] Main
    Ancient Egypt didn't help.
[06:35] Main
    Then, naturally,
[06:37] Main
    I'll turn to Mesopotamia next!
[06:42] Main
    Okay, I'm making clay tablets in the spring.
[06:50] Main
    Morning.
[06:52] Eva
    Good morning, Main.
[06:55] Main
    Huh? Where are Dad and Tuuli?
[06:58] Eva
    They went to pick parues.
[07:00] Main
    Parues?
[07:25] Gunther
    Tuuli, you okay?
[07:28] Tuuli
    Yeah. I think I'm almost done.
[07:33] Tuuli
    We're back!
[07:36] Main
    So this is the parue fruit?
[07:38] Tuuli
    Main, hold the bowl for me.
[07:41] Main
    'Kay.
[07:51] Main
    Wow, that's a sweet scent!
[07:55] Tuuli
    Wanna drink some?
[07:56] Main
    Yeah!
[08:04] Main
    It's like rich coconut milk!
[08:08] Main
    Such a blissful taste!
[08:13] Main
    That was amazing.
[08:17] Main
    Tuuli, why are your hands all red?
[08:20] Tuuli
    It always happens when you pick parues.
[08:25] Tuuli
    You can't do it unless you warm
    up the branches with your hands.
[08:29] Main
    With your bare hands? In this cold?
[08:31] Tuuli
    You'd catch a cold right away.
[08:34] Main
    Can't you do it in the afternoon?
[08:37] Main
    Wouldn't that make them easier to thaw?
[08:39] Tuuli
    Absolutely not.
[08:41] Tuuli
    Parue fruits can only be
    picked in the morning.
[08:45] Tuuli
    When exposed to sunlight,
    the tree grows rapidly,
[08:47] Tuuli
    sends its fruit flying far
    away, and disappears.
[08:51] Main
    It disappears?
[08:53] Main
    Sounds like one bizarre tree.
[08:57] Main
    Once Dad finished separating
    the parues' flesh, oil, and pulp,
[09:02] Main
    he left for his night shift at work.
[09:16] Main
    Looks like soy pulp.
[09:22] Tuuli
    No, Main! That's bird feed!
[09:30] Main
    This is actually pretty edible!
[09:35] Ralph
    Good evening!
[09:37] Ralph
    Could you spare us some parue
    pulp in exchange for eggs?
[09:40] Ralph
    We're running low on bird feed.
[09:43] Tuuli
    Sure. Hang on.
[09:49] Lutz
    There are a bunch of boys in my family,
    so food is starting to be a problem.
[09:54] Main
    If you're hungry, do you wanna try this?
[09:57] Lutz
    Huh? Who'd eat bird feed?!
[10:07] Lutz
    It's good.
[10:08] Main
    There's a way to make it taste even better.
[10:22] Main
    You flip it once bubbles
    form on the surface.
[10:33] Lutz
    Man, I can't watch. Let me do it.
[10:39] Lutz
    One, two...
[10:46] Main
    Ta-dah!
[10:48] Main
    Your simple paruecake is ready to eat!
[11:08] Lutz
    This is great.
[11:09] Ralph
    Good! So good!
[11:11] Eva
    This is fantastic, Main.
[11:13] Tuuli
    Where did you learn to make this?
[11:14] Main
    Well, you got your hands all
    red to get these for us.
[11:20] Main
    And this way, we can eat all of it.
[11:26] Tuuli
    Yeah! Thanks, Main!
[11:30] Lutz
    Damn, you're cool.
[11:32] Main
    These are easy to make, and filling.
[11:36] Lutz
    I'll be there for you next
    time you need anything.
[11:39] Lutz
    You're weak and frail, so let me help you,
[11:44] Lutz
    as thanks for the paruecake.
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     Bookworm
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     Bookworm
[12:01] Gunther
    Wow, Main made these?
[12:03] Eva
    They're paruecakes, apparently.
[12:06] Gunther
    Let's have a bite.
[12:10] Gunther
    Yummy!
[12:11] Tuuli
    Hard to believe they're
    made from the pulp, right?
[12:16] Tuuli
    But first the Simple All-In-One
    Shampoo, and now this...
[12:20] Tuuli
    Where did she learn to make all this?
[12:23] Eva
    She did make a really elaborate
    basket all by herself, too.
[12:27] Tuuli
    Hasn't she been really strange lately?
[12:31] Gunther
    Who cares if she's acting strange?
[12:33] Gunther
    She kept having fevers and
    could've died anytime, you know?
[12:38] Gunther
    I'm happy just seeing how active she is now.
[12:45] Eva
    You're right.
[12:46] Tuuli
    Yeah.
[12:50] Main
    My slate pencil is gone!
[12:53] Tuuli
    Oh, big deal.
[12:55] Main
    It is a big deal!
[12:57] Main
    Dad, take me to the gate!
[13:00] Gunther
    Why the gate?
[13:02] Main
    I need to get more slate
    pencils from Mister Otto.
[13:05] Main
    And I'll have him teach me some
    more letters while I'm at it.
[13:10] Gunther
    Do you like Otto that much?
[13:14] Main
    Yeah! I love him!
[13:21] Gunther
    Not until the spring.
[13:26] Gunther
    Not until the spring!
[13:29] Gunther
    You'll catch a fever if you go outside!
[13:31] Gunther
    You're not taking one step out of
    the house until the spring! Got that?!
[13:35] Tuuli
    Dad...
[13:37] Eva
    What am I going to do with him?
[13:42] Main
    Stupid overbearing dad!
[13:48] Main
    However, the very next day had
    perfect parue-picking weather,
[13:52] Main
    so Mom and Tuuli headed out to the forest,
[13:55] Main
    and Dad had to take me to the gate anyway.
[14:03] Main
    We're in Snow Country.
[14:07] Gunther
    Main.
[14:08] Main
    What is it, Dad?
[14:12] Gunther
    Otto's a married man, okay?
[14:16] Main
    Urk.
[14:19] Main
    Uh... What about it?
[14:23] Gunther
    That guy's mind is filled
    with nothing but his wife.
[14:28] Main
    So you're saying he's a
    devoted, loving husband,
[14:33] Main
    and an all-round great guy?
[14:39] Gunther
    No.
[14:47] Main
    He's such a pain!
[14:50] Otto
    Main!
[14:52] Otto
    It's been a while.
[14:53] Main
    Long time no see, Mister Otto.
[14:57] Gunther
    Eva will come pick her up once
    she's done picking parues.
[15:01] Gunther
    Take care of Main until then.
[15:03] Otto
    But, uh, I...
[15:05] Gunther
    You get it, don't you?
[15:09] Gunther
    Don't you dare let her catch
    a cold like last time.
[15:17] Otto
    Welp.
[15:18] Otto
    I was about to do the accounts
    and draw up next term's budget.
[15:23] Main
    He started sulking when
    I spoke highly of you.
[15:27] Otto
    Yikes.
[15:30] Otto
    But still, I'm happy to see you again.
[15:34] Main
    After that, Otto gave me a fresh slate pencil
[15:38] Main
    and taught me some more letters.
[15:41] Main
    I think I've learned a fair few now.
[15:52] Main
    Mister Otto.
[15:55] Main
    This part is incorrect.
[15:57] Main
    So is this.
[15:59] Otto
    You can do calculations?
[16:02] Otto
    But you can't read, right?
[16:04] Main
    I don't know the alphabet,
[16:06] Main
    but Mom taught me the numbers before.
(Flashback) [16:10] Main
    Mom! What's that on that plank?
(Flashback) [16:13] Eva
    Oh, it shows the price, so you know
    how much you can buy something for.
[16:31] Otto
    Main, I'm going to swallow my pride and ask.
[16:35] Otto
    Could you help me out here?
[16:44] Main
    Sure thing!
[16:45] Main
    I'll do it if you supply slate pencils for
    me and teach me the alphabet.
[16:50] Main
    I'm not the kind of girl who
    works for no compensation.
[16:58] Otto
    You're so amusing.
[17:00] Otto
    Do you really only want
    slate pencils, though?
[17:04] Main
    It runs out in no time.
[17:06] Otto
    I see. In that case,
[17:10] Otto
    we have a deal.
[17:19] Otto
    Can I ask you to get right to
    working on these calculations?
[17:24] Otto
    Here's your calculator.
[17:26] Main
    I don't need it. I don't
    know how to use it, anyway.
[17:29] Otto
    How will you do it, then?
[17:31] Main
    All I need is the slate.
[17:41] Otto
    Wow.
[17:43] Otto
    I can't believe you did such complicated
    calculations without using a calculator.
[17:48] Main
    Crap. Did I do too much?
[17:51] Main
    I'm glad to be of help.
[17:54] Otto
    You really were. Thank you.
[17:58] Tuuli
    Main!
[17:59] Eva
    Time to go home!
[18:00] Main
    Oh, Tuuli! Mom!
[18:04] Main
    And then came one snowy day after another.
[18:08] Eva
    Okay, all done!
[18:13] Eva
    That's what you'll wear to
    your baptism. Isn't it pretty?
[18:16] Tuuli
    Yeah!
[18:18] Tuuli
    Thank you, Mom!
[18:22] Main
    Oh, so we use the free time over
    the winter to prepare for summer.
[18:30] Main
    Tuuli, what about your hair?
[18:33] Tuuli
    I'll pick some flowers and
    use them as a hair ornament.
[18:37] Main
    That's not enough!
[18:40] Main
    I'll make you look way prettier than that!
[18:43] Main
    If we don't have hair accessories,
    I can just make some!
[18:46] Main
    I'll show off the lacework skills I got from
    all those hours at mommy crafting classes!
[18:55] Main
    Wait, this world doesn't
    have the crochet hook yet!
[19:00] Main
    That means...
[19:07] Main
    Dad.
[19:11] Gunther
    What do you want?
[19:12] Main
    Yikes. He's still sulking.
[19:18] Main
    You see, I need a favor from you.
[19:23] Gunther
    A favor?
[19:25] Main
    Yeah.
[19:26] Main
    Can you make me a needle with
    a hook to stitch thread?
[19:32] Main
    Pretty please?
[19:33] Main
    Pretty please?
[19:39] Gunther
    I'll give it a shot!
[19:41] Main
    You're the best, Dad!
[19:49] Gunther
    Will this do?
[19:50] Main
    Can you make it thinner?
[19:52] Gunther
    Of course. You got it.
[19:53] Tuuli
    Dad's in a better mood now.
[19:55] Eva
    Yeah. That's great.
[19:58] Gunther
    How's this?
[20:03] Main
    I love you, Dad!
[20:09] Gunther
    Victory is mine, Otto.
[20:11] Main
    Mom, can I have some waste thread?
[20:14] Eva
    Sure, but what will you do with it?
[20:28] Main
    There!
[20:29] Tuuli
    Isn't it too small?
[20:31] Main
    I'll make a bunch of these
    and put them together.
[20:38] Eva
    Let me try.
[20:41] Main
    Wow. A refined seamstress in action.
[20:44] Main
    Then I had Dad make the hairpin part too,
[20:48] Main
    and the hair ornament was complete!
[20:53] Main
    It's done.
[20:57] Eva
    That looks great.
[20:58] Main
    You're so pretty, Tuuli.
[21:03] Tuuli
    I do?
[21:07] Tuuli
    This really is great!
[21:09] Main
    I wanted to repay you for helping
    me extract the fiber from the grass.
[21:14] Tuuli
    Thanks, Main.
[21:17] Tuuli
    This makes me really happy.
[21:19] Gunther
    Dad's really happy, too!
[21:21] Gunther
    Main's a kind girl who cares for her sister.
[21:24] Gunther
    And Tuuli's grown into a lovely big sis, too!
[21:28] Gunther
    You girls are my pride and joy!
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    Forests and Clay Tablets
[23:11] Ferdinand
    You have a very nice and caring father.
[23:14] Main
    Yeah, but he's way too clingy.
[23:17] Ferdinand
    By the way, when are you
    going to start making paper?
[23:21] Ferdinand
    You haven't done anything you said you'd do.
[23:23] Main
    Hey, I did make pseudo-papyrus.
[23:26] Main
    Though it was a dead end.
[23:28] Main
    I'm gonna make clay tablets for sure next!
[23:31] Ferdinand
    Clay is hardly paper.
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E4 - Forests and Clay Tablets

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[00:00] Main
    
[00:01] Ferdinand
    Main began crafting paper as the first
    step in her book-making process,
[00:05] Ferdinand
    but her attempt to make
    pseudo-papyrus ended in failure.
[00:10] Ferdinand
    "I'll go to the forest and make
    clay tablets in the spring."
[00:13] Ferdinand
    Main now had her sights set on a new goal.
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
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SIGN    Chapter Four Forests and Clay Tablets
[01:57] Tuuli
    Wow, what a feast!
[02:00] Gunther
    Did you cook all of this, Main?
[02:02] Main
    Yeah, since it was my turn to cook today.
[02:06] Main
    Well, eat up before the food goes cold.
[02:10] Eva
    I don't know... I'd never
    seen anyone cook like that.
(Flashback) [02:13] Eva
    What are you doing with the water
    we used to boil the veggies?
(Flashback) [02:17] Main
    Don't worry about it.
[02:18] Tuuli
    Let's eat.
[02:25] Gunther
    Delicious!
[02:27] Tuuli
    This pome soup is really great!
[02:30] Main
    "Pome" being the unholy lovechild
    of paprika and tomato.
[02:34] Eva
    You're right. This is delicious.
[02:36] Main
    In this world, it's standard practice to
    dump the water used to boil veggies.
[02:41] Main
    Isn't it? The veggie flavors
    really pack a punch, right?
[02:47] Gunther
    This wine-steamed chicken is great, too.
[02:49] Tuuli
    You must have a talent for cooking.
    The paruecake was just as good, too.
[02:54] Gunther
    Maybe you could become a
    chef when you grow up.
[02:57] Eva
    We'll have to find a place
    that'll take her as apprentice.
SIGN    Apprentice
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Chef
SIGN    Making Books
[03:01] Main
    Crap! I won't get to make my books!
[03:05] Main
    I need to go to the forest and
    make clay tablets already!
SIGN    Apprentice
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Chef
[03:08] Main
    B-But I already have a goal in mind!
[03:13] Gunther
    And what is it, Main?
[03:15] Main
    I want to go to the forest.
[03:22] Tuuli
    "Go to the forest," she says!
[03:24] Eva
    Main, we're talking about work right now.
[03:28] Main
    I'm serious!
[03:30] Main
    I wanna make clay tablets! That's
    why I need to go to the forest!
[03:34] Gunther
    Clay tablets?
[03:35] Main
    Yep! I'll write on them and make a book!
[03:39] Gunther
    Write...
[03:40] Tuuli
    You, going to the forest? No way.
[03:43] Main
    Yes way! I haven't fallen sick lately!
[03:46] Tuuli
    But you can't walk as far or
    as fast as the rest of us.
[03:50] Main
    I'll be fine! I can go all the way to the
    well without being out of breath now!
[03:54] Tuuli
    And what if you're only able
    to walk part of the way?
[03:57] Tuuli
    You'll be a burden to everyone.
[03:59] Main
    Well...
[04:03] Eva
    Tuuli goes to the forest all
    the time. She knows best.
[04:06] Eva
    You should listen to her.
[04:11] Main
    What can I do to get your permission?
[04:17] Main
    Build up your stamina and
    strength. No forest until then.
[04:25] Main
    Got it.
[04:29] Main
    With no means of going to the forest,
[04:32] Main
    my desire for books could
    only simmer inside.
[04:35] Main
    But then, one day...
[04:38] Main
    Mister Otto's assistant? Who, me?!
[04:41] Gunther
    He wants your help with files
    that need lots of calculations.
[04:45] Tuuli
    Can she even handle that job?
[04:48] Gunther
    Yeah. She has worked with him
    once before, apparently.
[04:53] Gunther
    He said she was a huge help.
[04:55] Tuuli
    She did?
[04:57] Gunther
    But it's against the law to
    employ an unbaptized child,
[05:01] Gunther
    so officially, you'll be going there
    to learn how to read and write.
[05:05] Main
    What? Really?
[05:07] Gunther
    Yeah.
[05:08] Gunther
    He has to teach the apprentice soldiers,
    and he'll teach you with them.
[05:13] Gunther
    You should learn everything
    you can from him.
[05:19] Gunther
    You're a frail girl, Main.
[05:21] Gunther
    But Otto said you were really smart,
[05:24] Gunther
    and that you could make a good scrivener.
[05:26] Main
    Scrivener?
[05:28] Gunther
    Someone who helps people with paperwork
    to send to nobility or public officials.
[05:32] Gunther
    The work pays well and isn't
    too demanding physically.
[05:36] Main
    Dad!
[05:37] Gunther
    Otto was in the traveling trade
    before he became a soldier,
[05:41] Gunther
    and he still has connections with merchants.
[05:43] Gunther
    The jobs your mother and I can
    refer you to wouldn't suit you.
[05:49] Gunther
    So try to maintain a good
    relationship with Otto.
[05:53] Main
    Thank you, Dad.
[05:56] Gunther
    Oh, before I forget, these
    are the terms of employment.
[06:00] Gunther
    You'll be paid in slate pencils and be
    allowed to take time off when sick.
[06:04] Gunther
    Otto was stressing how favorable these
    terms were for him, budget-wise.
[06:09] Gunther
    How can he be so petty with a kid?
[06:13] Main
    He'll reap all the benefits of an assistant
    without burning a hole in the pocket.
[06:17] Main
    Once a businessman, always a businessman.
[06:19] Gunther
    Anyway, walk to the gate for a while,
[06:21] Gunther
    and once you're able to keep up with the
    other kids, you may go to the forest.
[06:25] Gunther
    Does that sound good to you?
[06:27] Main
    Yep! I'll do my best!
[06:37] Gunther
    Don't force yourself, okay? Take your time.
[06:39] Main
    Yeah, I know.
[06:46] Main
    Ultimately, Dad had to carry
    me to the gate from midway.
[06:51] Otto
    Let me introduce your new classmate.
[06:54] Otto
    This is Main, the chief's daughter.
[06:56] Otto
    Don't you boys dare mess with her.
[06:59] All
    Yes, sir!
[07:00] Otto
    Okay, let's begin.
[07:03] Otto
    The basic alphabet consists of 35 letters.
[07:06] Otto
    Let's start with practicing
    how to write them.
[07:21] Otto
    You really do learn these letters quick.
[07:24] Main
    I much prefer this to physical activities.
[07:28] Main
    That aside, Mister Otto,
[07:30] Main
    I think it's time to move
    on from the alphabet.
[07:34] Otto
    What? Already?
[07:35] Main
    Look, they're starting to fidget.
[07:38] Main
    It shows that they've lost focus.
[07:41] Main
    You should switch to a different subject.
[07:44] Otto
    Oh, but...
[07:47] Main
    That does it for the alphabet.
[07:49] Main
    Next up is numbers.
[07:55] Main
    That's all for today.
[07:57] Main
    Be sure to memorize all the letters and
    numbers you've learned today by next time.
[08:02] Main
    If you come unprepared, you won't be going
    home until you get everything down pat.
[08:05] All
    Okay!
[08:10] Main
    They got out of here fast.
    Boys will be boys, I guess.
[08:14] Otto
    Main, they won't learn anything
    if I make it easy for them.
[08:19] Main
    Oh, it's not that easy.
[08:21] Main
    If they don't do their homework,
    they won't get to go home at all.
[08:25] Otto
    Yeah, but...
[08:26] Main
    Mister Otto, you shouldn't
    compare them to me.
[08:32] Otto
    That's right.
[08:33] Otto
    Guess I'll do things your way for
    a while and see how it goes.
[08:38] Main
    Thank you.
[08:41] Otto
    Now, it's your turn.
[08:46] Otto
    You should learn how the
    alphabet works in practice.
[08:51] Main
    Yahoo! Letra!
[08:54] Main
    So many new things to learn!
[08:57] Main
    New words!
[09:01] Main
    I meet up with Tuuli and gang on the way back
    from the forest and head home with them.
[09:06] Lutz
    What are you even doing at the gate?
[09:08] Main
    Paperwo... I mean, learning
    how to read and write.
[09:12] Lutz
    What? You can write?!
[09:15] Main
    Only my own name so far, but yeah.
[09:19] Lutz
    You're awesome! You can write your own name!
[09:22] Main
    You think?
[09:24] Lutz
    There are so many letters, right?
[09:25] Main
    In this world, just knowing
    how to write is a big deal.
[09:26] Lutz
    Must've been hard to figure
    out how "Main" is spelled!
[09:29] Main
    Of course Otto would want
    me for an assistant.
[09:30] Lutz
    Do you know how to write "Lutz," too?
[09:41] Main
    You guys... walk too fast.
[09:43] Lutz
    You can take your time.
[09:46] Main
    But...
[09:47] Lutz
    Your father and Tuuli asked
    me to take care of you.
[09:51] Lutz
    I'll walk you all the way
    home, so don't worry.
[09:53] Main
    Thanks.
[10:00] Main
    Why am I so tired when
    I've only come this far?
[10:06] Lutz
    I'm here with you.
[10:09] Main
    Lutz...
[10:10] Lutz
    Hang in there.
[10:13] Main
    'Kay.
[10:18] Main
    And so, my days of commuting
    to the gate began.
[10:25] Main
    At first, I would go one day and
    spend the next three in bed,
[10:31] Main
    but later, I could go three days
    and only take one day off.
[10:38] Main
    And finally...
[10:40] Main
    I went to the gate on five
    straight days this week!
[10:43] Main
    Dad, may I go to the forest now?
[10:46] Gunther
    Yeah.
[10:49] Main
    Yay!
[10:51] Eva
    She's on cloud nine.
[10:53] Tuuli
    Well, she deserves it for her efforts.
[11:01] Fey
    Found some over here!
[11:03] Kid
    Same here!
[11:03] Kid
    What? Where?
[11:04] Kid
    You're right!
[11:05] Kid
    We found a lot!
[11:10] Main
    I wanna go... to the forest...
[11:13] Eva
    You won't get any better if you don't sleep.
[11:16] Eva
    Let me tell you a bedtime story.
[11:20] Eva
    A long, long time ago, there lived
    some little stars in the sky.
[11:26] Eva
    Those little stars...
[11:28] Main
    I remember this.
[11:30] Main
    Mom told me this story soon
    after I became Main.
[11:35] Eva
    They liked coming down to the earth.
[11:39] Eva
    On land, they met all kinds of people.
[11:44] Main
    When I finally got to go the forest,
    it was the end of the spring:
[11:48] Main
    three months after I started
    commuting to the gate.
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     Bookworm
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     Bookworm
[12:05] Main
    It's the forest!
[12:06] Lutz
    We're gonna gather firewood.
    You rest up here.
[12:10] Main
    Got it.
[12:14] Main
    I finally made it.
SIGN    Clay Tablets
[12:17] Main
    I can finally make clay tablets now!
[12:19] Main
    Yahoo!
[12:23] Main
    As if I'd come all this way
    to go home empty-handed.
[12:26] Main
    Show yourself, clay soil!
[12:30] Main
    Rock hard!
[12:34] Main
    I'm not giving up!
[12:43] Main
    I'm not finding anything.
[12:45] Lutz
    What do you think you're doing, Main?!
[12:51] Lutz
    Did you forget the promise
    you made your father?
(Flashback) [12:54] Gunther
    The only goal today is to make
    it to the forest and back.
(Flashback) [12:57] Gunther
    When you get there, rest up and
    aim to come back with the others.
(Flashback) [13:01] Gunther
    Got that?
(Flashback) [13:02] Main
    Yeah!
(Flashback) [13:03] Main
    My goal for today will be to go to
    the forest, rest up, and come home.
[13:09] Main
    I-I know, but uh...
[13:12] Lutz
    Bringing that thing means you never had any
    intention of keeping your word, did you?
[13:17] Main
    You see, I finally got to the
    come to the forest, so I just...
[13:22] Lutz
    You just?
[13:24] Main
    ...planned this.
[13:26] Lutz
    So you lied, then?
[13:29] Lutz
    Mister Gunther said that out
    of concern for your health!
[13:33] Lutz
    But look at you.
[13:35] Lutz
    I never knew you could be so untrustworthy.
[13:39] Main
    Sorry...
[13:43] Lutz
    So what were you trying to do, anyway?
[13:48] Main
    When I told Lutz I wanted clay soil,
[13:51] Main
    he took me to a spot with very
    little vegetation or drainage.
[13:59] Main
    Why are you helping me out?
[14:03] Lutz
    You made me those paruecakes
    when I was starving, remember?
[14:08] Lutz
    I made up my mind to help you then.
[14:12] Main
    That's it?
[14:13] Lutz
    Yeah. I said I'd be there for you, didn't I?
[14:17] Lutz
    But you need to tell me
    what you're trying to do.
[14:20] Lutz
    Just trust me.
[14:22] Main
    Okay. Thanks.
[14:26] Lutz
    Here. Is this what you wanted?
[14:30] Main
    Yeah, this is it!
[14:32] Main
    Amazing, Lutz. This would've taken me days.
[14:37] Lutz
    No boy could ever be weaker than you.
[14:40] Lutz
    So, what will you do with all this?
[14:43] Main
    Make a book.
[14:45] Lutz
    A book?
[14:50] Main
    Watch this.
[14:57] Lutz
    Are these letters?
[14:59] Main
    That's right.
[15:00] Main
    When you write things down,
[15:02] Main
    you can turn moments—words, thoughts,
[15:05] Main
    and events that you'd forget—
    into permanent ones,
[15:09] Main
    and read them over all you want.
[15:12] Lutz
    Huh...
[15:13] Lutz
    A book is something that's
    full of writing like that.
[15:17] Lutz
    Books, huh...
[15:18] Main
    Yeah.
[15:20] Main
    With books, you can learn what
    people in the past were thinking,
[15:26] Main
    and experience so much more than you
    normally could in an average lifespan.
[15:33] Main
    Aren't books amazing?
[15:41] Lutz
    Well, I gotta get back to firewood.
[15:43] Main
    Okay. Thank you so much, Lutz.
[15:47] Lutz
    Sure!
[15:54] Main
    I did it.
[15:56] Main
    Long live Mesopotamia!
[16:00] Main
    I made more than I thought.
    Wonder if they've dried yet.
[16:03] Kid
    Hurry up!
[16:05] Fey
    Hold up!
[16:08] Fey
    Whoa, what are these?
[16:09] Main
    Oh, they're...
[16:11] Fey
    Hup!
[16:12] Kid
    Me, too!
[16:16] Main
    No...
[16:17] Main
    Stop!
[16:21] Fey
    What's wrong, Main?
[16:29] Main
    My clay tablets...
[16:32] Main
    Fey and him ruined them.
[16:33] Fey
    What? Those were important?
[16:46] Kid
    Hey, something's up with her.
[16:49] Main
    Do you have any idea what
    it took me to get here?
[16:53] Main
    I went to the gate so many times,
    had Lutz and Tuuli help me...
[16:58] Main
    And yet... How could you do this, Fey?!
[17:01] Fey
    I'm sorry. I didn't know.
[17:05] Main
    I'll never forgive you!
[17:10] Lutz
    Calm down, Main.
[17:12] Tuuli
    You know they didn't do it on purpose.
[17:23] Lutz
    I can see why you're upset.
[17:25] Lutz
    You worked so hard to get here.
[17:32] Lutz
    Main...
[17:40] Lutz
    Let's dig up the soil and make these again.
[17:43] All
    O-Okay...
[17:49] All
    Do the rest tomorrow and finish it off.
[17:54] Main
    Yeah...
[17:56] Main
    However, I was bedridden with another fever,
[18:00] Main
    and it continued to rain
    for a few days straight.
[18:06] Fey
    Th-The rain did this, all right?
[18:09] Main
    I know that.
[18:14] Fey
    If you have the time to cry, you have
    the time to give it another try.
[18:18] Main
    Yeah.
[18:25] Main
    The rest of them went to gather firewood,
[18:28] Main
    but Lutz stayed behind
    to help the whole way.
[18:32] Lutz
    Say, Main, is this what you wanna do in life?
[18:37] Main
    Well, what I really want is to
    live a life surrounded by books.
[18:41] Lutz
    Surrounded by this stuff?
[18:44] Main
    Wrong.
[18:45] Main
    Real books are too expensive to buy,
    so I'm using these as a substitute.
[18:50] Main
    What do you want to do in life, Lutz?
[18:52] Lutz
    Me?
[18:53] Main
    Yeah. I'm sure you have a goal in mind, too.
[18:58] Lutz
    I...
[19:02] Lutz
    I...
[19:05] Lutz
    I want to travel to other cities.
[19:08] Main
    Other cities?
[19:10] Lutz
    I wanna become a traveling trader
    and see the world for myself.
[19:14] Main
    A journey sounds good.
[19:16] Lutz
    What? Do you really think so?
[19:19] Lutz
    It'd mean leaving the city, y'know?
[19:21] Main
    Yeah. It sounds fun.
[19:24] Main
    You see, my dream at one point was
    to visit libraries across the world.
[19:28] Lutz
    Libraries?
[19:29] Main
    Yeah. Places with lots of books.
[19:33] Main
    That dream can never come true now, though.
[19:37] Lutz
    Whatever it is, I'm sure you'll
    do what you want to.
[19:42] Main
    You should just do that, too.
[19:52] Main
    All done.
[19:56] Main
    It's a book.
[19:58] Main
    At first, I thought I wasn't meant
    to live in a world without books.
[20:05] Main
    But... I've found things
    I hold dear here, too.
[20:10] Main
    Now if I have my books, I'll be fine.
[20:13] Main
    I feel like I've finally found a path
    of life for myself in this world.
[20:19] Tuuli
    Main, what did you write?
[20:22] Tuuli
    It's the story about the little stars.
[20:25] Tuuli
    The story Mom told me on the first night.
[20:28] Tuuli
    The first night?
[20:31] Main
    Yeah. The earliest story I can remember.
[20:35] Main
    Unable to accept that I was now Main,
[20:39] Main
    I found Mom's affection all too oppressive.
[20:42] Main
    Even then, when I decided to make a book,
[20:45] Main
    this story was the first
    thing to came to mind.
[20:49] Main
    I wanna turn all of Mom's stories
    into books so I never forget.
[20:56] Main
    That way, I'll be able to
    read them whenever I want.
[21:02] Main
    I feel like this is the first time I've
    been able to smile genuinely as Main.
[21:10] Main
    Now if I bake and harden
    them, they'll be done!
SIGN    Clay Tablets Explosion
[21:24] Eva
    Main?!
[21:27] Main
    No!
SIGN    Next Chapter
    Baptisms and Strange Fevers
[23:07] Main
    Clay tablets were a dead end, too, but
    that's not enough to make me give up!
[23:11] Tuuli
    What will you do next?
[23:13] Main
    Next? Next...
[23:17] Main
    O-Oh, right. Next up is your baptism.
[23:21] Ferdinand
    If we're speaking of baptism,
    it's my time to shine.
[23:27] Main
    Sorry, Head Priest. No screen time for you.
[23:31] Tuuli
    Main! You shouldn't talk to weird strangers!
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[00:00] Main
    
[00:00] Ferdinand
    To sate her desire to make books,
[00:03] Ferdinand
    Main completed her clay tablets.
[00:06] Ferdinand
    But her attempt to fire them
    ended in another failure.
[00:10] Ferdinand
    Then came summer...
[00:25] Ferdinand
    And the day of Tuuli's baptism.
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
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SIGN    Chapter Five Baptisms and Strange Fevers
[02:14] Karla
    My, Tuuli! You look adorable!
[02:19] Woman
    Congratulations, Tuuli.
[02:22] Tuuli
    Thank you.
[02:26] Main
    It is customary in this world to throw a
    grand celebration for seven-year-olds.
[02:31] Main
    The same day, they are
    baptized at the cathedral.
[02:35] Karla
    Must be nice to have girls.
[02:38] Eva
    You do only have boys, Karla.
    Ralph, Lutz, Sascha and Sieg.
[02:43] Karla
    What can I say?
[02:46] Karla
    It's so tiresome.
[02:49] Karla
    Wow...
[02:50] Karla
    You even did your hair up so nicely.
[02:53] Karla
    You look like a princess, Tuuli!
[02:55] Tuuli
    Main did it for me.
[02:57] Karla
    What? Main did?
[02:59] Karla
    So she has more to her
    than her unusual recipes.
[03:06] Woman
    Hey, look. I've never seen a
    hair ornament like this before.
[03:09] Woman
    You're right. It's so pretty.
[03:11] Woman
    How was it made?
[03:13] Woman
    Wow! Amazing!
[03:16] Main
    The hair ornament I made is that unusual?
[03:21] Gunther
    No way!
[03:23] Gunther
    I'm not going to a meeting
    on such an important day!
[03:26] Main
    Only the kids get to enter
    the cathedral, right?
[03:31] Gunther
    It's a father's duty to wait at the
    cathedral's plaza during baptism.
[03:35] Main
    Isn't it also a father's duty to go
    to work and provide for the family?
[03:42] Gunther
    I know, I know.
[03:49] Gunther
    Let's go down Central Avenue!
[03:58] Tuuli
    What?
[04:01] Main
    Smile.
[04:02] Main
    As long as you're smiling, you're
    prettier than anybody else.
[04:06] Tuuli
    Sheesh, Main. Don't lie to me.
[04:09] Gunther
    Time to go!
[04:27] Main
    Dad...
[04:28] Main
    We need to go.
[04:31] Gunther
    Tuuli...
[04:33] Main
    You won't make it for the meeting!
[04:37] Otto
    You're late, Captain!
[04:40] Otto
    I told you about the
    meeting today, didn't I?
[04:40] Main
    While Dad attended the meeting,
[04:42] Main
    I was to practice writing.
[04:46] Gunther
    Otto.
[04:47] Main
    Mister Otto's in a meeting right now.
[04:50] Gunther
    Hey, Main.
[04:52] Gunther
    I forgot about that.
[04:54] Gunther
    What do I do now?
[04:56] Main
    Shall I read it for you?
[04:59] Gunther
    You can read?
[05:01] Main
    I know how to read identification papers
    and introductory letters from nobility.
[05:05] Main
    Mister Otto taught me.
[05:07] Gunther
    It's the latter.
[05:09] Gunther
    Please.
[05:14] Main
    He has a referral from Baron Blon,
[05:17] Main
    and is going to visit Baron Glaz.
[05:20] Main
    This needs the captain's stamp,
[05:23] Main
    but he's in a meeting.
[05:26] Main
    Show him to the waiting
    room for lesser nobles.
[05:30] Main
    A merchant with a noble's referral
[05:33] Main
    should understand if we explain
    the situation to him.
[05:38] Gunther
    We're going home, Main.
[05:39] Gunther
    We're leaving before Otto catches us.
[05:42] Main
    Wait, Dad!
[05:43] Main
    I need to report something to him!
[05:47] Otto
    Main?
[05:48] Main
    Oh, Mister Otto!
[05:50] Main
    A merchant with a noble's referral is here!
[05:53] Main
    I've had him shown to the waiting
    room for lesser nobles,
[05:57] Main
    so please see to him immediately!
[06:01] Otto
    Well done! That's my assistant!
[06:03] Gunther
    My daughter, you mean!
[06:05] Main
    Dad...
[06:10] Eva
    Is that so?
[06:12] Tuuli
    Also, the cathedral was really
    beautiful and spacious!
[06:17] Gunther
    Really? Good for you.
[06:19] Tuuli
    Yep!
[06:20] Main
    Tuuli.
[06:23] Main
    This is for you.
[06:27] Tuuli
    What is this? So cute!
[06:34] Tuuli
    And so yummy!
[06:37] Eva
    Those are some interesting shapes.
[06:39] Eva
    You may really have a
    talent for cooking, Main.
[06:42] Tuuli
    Thanks for making this.
[06:45] Tuuli
    And the hair ornament, too.
[06:48] Tuuli
    I was really happy today.
[06:50] Main
    Tuuli is such an angel!
[06:54] Gunther
    We have presents for you, Tuuli.
[07:02] Eva
    They're work clothes and tools.
[07:05] Eva
    Take good care of them.
[07:06] Tuuli
    Thank you, Dad, Mom!
[07:10] Main
    Good luck being an apprentice seamstress.
[07:13] Tuuli
    Thanks!
[07:15] Main
    Will she have to go to work every day?
[07:18] Eva
    Only for half the week at first.
[07:21] Tuuli
    For the other half, I'll go
    to the forest like always.
[07:25] Main
    I see. Thank goodness.
[07:28] Eva
    Main's baptism is coming up next year, too.
[07:31] Tuuli
    Have you decided what to
    do for apprentice work?
[07:34] Main
    Yeah. I wanna run a bookstore.
[07:38] Tuuli
    A bookstore?
[07:39] Main
    Uh... I'd be selling books,
    so a merchant, I guess?
[07:45] Gunther
    Well, I don't really understand,
[07:47] Gunther
    but it's fine as long as you have a goal.
[07:49] Gunther
    That aside, this is for you.
[07:53] Main
    What is it?
[07:55] Gunther
    You'll be helping with housework
    in Tuuli's place from now on.
[08:00] Gunther
    You'll need this to get firewood
    and forage in the forest.
[08:05] Main
    A knife!
[08:08] Main
    Can't I use this to make wood tablets?
[08:12] Main
    I'll chop wood into thin strips,
[08:15] Main
    shave the surface to smooth them,
[08:19] Main
    and write on them.
[08:21] Main
    All done!
SIGN    ABCDE
[08:27] Main
    If I make a lot, they'll be a
    fine substitute for a book!
[08:31] Main
    Thank you, Ancient China!
[08:36] Main
    Yahoo!
[08:42] Main
    This knife... is too heavy!
[08:55] Main
    Lutz and Tuuli are amazing.
[08:59] Main
    I should start with what I can do, too.
[09:08] Main
    Well, that's how it goes at first.
[09:39] Main
    This could work!
[09:42] Lutz
    What are you making now to
    replace the clay tablets?
[09:46] Main
    Lutz.
[09:48] Main
    How could you tell these were
    a clay tablet replacement?
[09:52] Lutz
    I mean,
[09:53] Lutz
    you're having so much fun.
[09:57] Lutz
    Looked like you were about to rub
    your cheek against the wood.
[10:00] Lutz
    You were also fascinated by
    the clay tablets, remember?
[10:06] Main
    I had no idea! That's so embarrassing!
[10:09] Lutz
    So, what're you making?
[10:12] Main
    Wood tablets.
[10:14] Lutz
    Wood tablets?
[10:15] Lutz
    You'll write on these this time?
[10:17] Main
    Yeah. I need lots of these.
[10:22] Lutz
    Okay, I get it. I'll help you.
[10:25] Main
    Really?
[10:25] Lutz
    Yeah! But in return...
[10:31] Lutz
    Can you introduce me to this Otto person?
[10:35] Main
    Mister Otto?
[10:36] Lutz
    I wanna ask him about the traveling trade.
[10:41] Main
    I'll ask when I go to the gate tomorrow.
[10:44] Main
    But he's a busy man.
[10:47] Main
    Sorry in advance if he refuses.
[10:49] Lutz
    That's fine.
[10:50] Lutz
    Thanks, Main!
[11:01] Main
    Mister Otto.
[11:02] Main
    How does one join the traveling trade?
[11:05] Otto
    Huh? You want to be a traveling trader?
[11:09] Otto
    Wait, is this my fault?
[11:11] Otto
    The captain's gonna kill me!
[11:14] Main
    Oh, no! My friend does, not me!
[11:18] Otto
    Oh...
[11:19] Otto
    Then you should tell them not to bother.
[11:23] Main
    Ah, I knew it.
[11:25] Otto
    You know what?
[11:26] Main
    From the way he spoke, I figured
    it wasn't a popular profession.
[11:32] Otto
    Well, he'd probably catch
    hell from his parents.
[11:36] Main
    Also, I thought that a
    life of constant travel
[11:40] Main
    would be too hard on a city kid.
[11:43] Otto
    If you know that much, why not
    give him your own advice?
[11:48] Main
    Rather than a city kid like me,
[11:50] Main
    he'd probably listen if you
    gave him a dose of reality.
[11:55] Otto
    Hmm...
[11:57] Main
    You have ties with merchants, don't you?
[12:00] Main
    If he looks to become a merchant,
[12:02] Main
    he can leave the town at
    times to stock up on goods.
[12:05] Otto
    If you're acting as a go-between,
[12:07] Otto
    you must like that kid a lot.
[12:10] Main
    Lutz has helped me loads.
[12:12] Main
    I want to repay him when I can.
[12:15] Otto
    I see. Hmm...
[12:18] Otto
    The next day off should be fine.
[12:20] Main
    Thank you, Mister Otto!
[12:24] Main
    Oh, right.
[12:25] Main
    How do I write on the wood tablets?
[12:28] Main
    Slate pencils won't work.
[12:32] Main
    Mister Otto, can I be paid in
    ink instead of slate pencils?
[12:38] Otto
    You'd have to work three
    years for free. No advances.
[12:41] Main
    What?!
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     Bookworm
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     Bookworm
[12:58] Main
    Mister Otto said he can see
    you on his next day off.
[13:02] Lutz
    Really?
[13:03] Lutz
    Thanks, Main!
[13:07] Main
    I hope it proves to be
    a good meeting for you.
[13:16] Main
    Now I just dry them.
[13:19] Main
    Next up is...
[13:21] Main
    Ink. Ink?
[13:24] Main
    Should I go catch an octopus
    or a squid or something?
[13:30] Main
    Now I can write!
[13:35] Main
    Not! Where's the sea even supposed to be?!
[13:42] Main
    Ash?
[13:44] Main
    Ash could work!
[13:47] Main
    Mom!
[13:49] Main
    Can I have that ash?
[13:51] Eva
    No. It's used to make soap,
[13:54] Eva
    thaw ice, and do all kinds of things.
[13:57] Main
    I see.
[13:59] Main
    How about soot, then?
[14:02] Eva
    My! You'll clean the oven for me?!
[14:05] Main
    Huh?
[14:07] Eva
    Good luck, Main.
[14:11] Main
    So yeah, I did my best.
[14:14] Main
    I was bedridden after that, though.
[14:16] Lutz
    Bedridden again?
[14:18] Lutz
    Are you okay?
[14:19] Main
    I'm fine now.
[14:21] Main
    Anyway, let's try using this soot to write.
[14:25] Main
    Guess I'll try mixing it in water first.
[14:30] Main
    The soot and water will probably separate.
[14:33] Lutz
    Why not try writing with it?
[14:35] Main
    Okay.
[14:41] Lutz
    It's getting fuzzy.
[14:43] Main
    This won't work.
[14:44] Lutz
    What next?
[14:47] Main
    I think mixing it with oil
    is the obvious choice, but...
[14:51] Lutz
    No way you can get oil.
[14:53] Main
    Mom won't let me have any.
[14:56] Main
    What else?
[14:57] Main
    It doesn't have to be a liquid. If I can
    make something like a crayon or pencil...
[15:09] Main
    That's it!
[15:11] Main
    Let's try mixing it with clay.
[15:15] Both
    All right!
[15:31] Main
    Done!
[15:35] Main
    How long should we let these dry?
[15:38] Lutz
    Beats me.
[15:40] Main
    Wanna try firing them?
[15:42] Lutz
    Don't try anything stupid.
    Do you want another explosion?
[15:46] Main
    Urk.
[15:49] Main
    Anyway, I can write on
    wood tablets with this.
[15:52] Main
    I've taken a step toward
    my book-making goal.
[15:59] Main
    I'll dry these in storage, too.
[16:04] Main
    Huh? They're gone!
[16:06] Main
    Why?
[16:07] Eva
    What's wrong, Main?
[16:09] Main
    Mom! Do you know where the
    wood tablets here went?
[16:13] Eva
    Wood tablets?
[16:14] Main
    They were wood pieces
    in all shapes and sizes,
[16:17] Main
    but they all had their surface smoothed!
[16:19] Eva
    Oh, the firewood you brought home?
[16:23] Eva
    I used it, of course.
[16:25] Main
    You used it?
[16:27] Main
    Why?
[16:30] Eva
    You can finally help with housework,
[16:33] Eva
    and you tried so hard to
    bring that firewood home.
[16:36] Main
    I wanted to turn your
    bedtime story into a book.
[16:41] Main
    That's why I gathered those.
[16:43] Eva
    Oh, if you just want me to
    tell you bedtime stories,
[16:46] Eva
    I'd be glad to.
[16:48] Main
    That's not... the point...
[16:53] Eva
    Main?
[16:56] Main
    What's happening?
[17:01] Eva
    Main?
[17:02] Eva
    Main!
[17:12] Main
    I feel like the fever's eating away at me.
[17:15] Main
    I'm slowly fading away.
[17:20] Lutz
    Main!
[17:23] Main
    Lutz...
[17:25] Lutz
    Are you okay, Main?
[17:27] Lutz
    I heard you collapsed suddenly.
[17:29] Main
    Sorry to have worried you.
[17:33] Lutz
    I'll go get your mom.
[17:41] Main
    It didn't work out again.
[17:44] Main
    Mom burned... my wood tablets.
[17:49] Lutz
    Ah... Well, they do look like pieces of wood.
[17:54] Main
    I'm fated to never finish a book!
[18:07] Lutz
    Don't beat yourself up.
[18:09] Main
    Lutz?
[18:11] Lutz
    You just need to pick a material
    that doesn't burn, right?
[18:16] Main
    You're so nice, Lutz.
[18:19] Lutz
    I-I need you to introduce me to Mister Otto!
[18:23] Lutz
    So you have to get better
    no matter what. Got that?
[18:28] Main
    Yeah. Thanks, Lutz.
[18:32] Main
    But even the bamboo strips
    Lutz brought me...
[18:38] Main
    What was that noise?
[18:42] Main
    Mom, what happened?
[18:45] Eva
    I thought Lutz brought us bamnicht wood,
[18:48] Eva
    but apparently not.
[18:51] Main
    You burned it?
[18:53] Eva
    You don't need to worry. Just rest up.
[19:05] Main
    The anger at something I made being burned,
[19:08] Main
    the frustration of that
    anger not being understood,
[19:13] Main
    the reality that no matter how many things
    I try, I can never have my books...
[19:18] Main
    I've had enough.
[19:21] Main
    If my efforts will never amount to anything,
[19:24] Main
    then I might as well disappear, right?
(Flashback) [19:31] Lutz
    Main.
(Flashback) [19:33] Lutz
    Main!
(Flashback) [19:35] Lutz
    I'll help with whatever you want to do.
(Flashback) [19:38] Lutz
    I need you to introduce me to Mister Otto!
(Flashback) [19:41] Lutz
    So you have to get better
    no matter what. Got that?
[19:45] Main
    That's right! I have to keep my promise!
[19:49] Main
    I must get better and introduce him to Otto!
[19:55] Main
    It's gone down.
[19:57] Main
    The fever in my body is smaller now?
[20:01] Main
    There's something wrong with this fever.
[20:03] Main
    It attacks me from the inside
[20:06] Main
    and keeps changing in size.
[20:09] Main
    What illness does this body have, anyway?
[20:14] Otto
    Are you all right now?
[20:17] Otto
    The captain told me that your fever
    didn't go down for five days.
[20:21] Main
    Yeah, but I'm fine.
[20:23] Otto
    You look pale in the face.
[20:29] Main
    I've been racking my brain over something.
[20:32] Main
    I've tried all sorts of things
    to make something I want,
[20:35] Main
    but I just couldn't do it.
[20:39] Main
    What would you do in my shoes?
[20:44] Otto
    You can just hire someone to do it for you.
[20:47] Main
    Hire someone myself?
[20:50] Main
    That sounds like a great idea,
[20:52] Main
    but what if I don't have any capital?
[20:54] Otto
    Persuade someone who can do
    it into doing it for you.
[20:58] Otto
    If it goes well, you don't
    hurt your bottom line at all.
[21:02] Main
    Once a businessman, always a businessman.
[21:06] Main
    But I'll keep that in mind.
[21:08] Otto
    Oh, right.
[21:10] Otto
    About that meeting we had to postpone...
[21:13] Main
    And so, we decided on a suitable
    day for Lutz and Otto to meet.
[21:17] Main
    "Be at Central Plaza by the third bell."
[21:22] Otto
    He's a boy you're referring,
[21:25] Otto
    so I'm sure he'll be very amusing.
[21:27] Otto
    I'm looking forward to a fun day off.
[21:30] Main
    Huh? What's that about?
[21:32] Main
    Isn't it gonna be just a meeting?
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[23:13] Main
    Head Priest, is there anything
    special about the upcoming meeting?
[23:17] Ferdinand
    Why would I know anything
    about the affairs of commoners?
[23:21] Main
    Even you don't know, huh?
[23:25] Ferdinand
    Unlike you, I do have a good idea,
[23:28] Ferdinand
    but I'm not going to jump to conclusions.
[23:30] Main
    What? Tell me if you have an idea!
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E6 - Meeting

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[00:00] Benno
    
[00:00] Ferdinand
    One failure after another throws
    Main into despair and illness.
[00:06] Main
    The fever in my body is smaller now?
[00:10] Ferdinand
    While bewildered by her strange fevers,
[00:12] Ferdinand
    she looks to walk down a
    new path all the same.
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[02:04] Main
    Lutz, you will do as I say.
    I won't hear any objections.
[02:08] Lutz
    Wh-What's gotten into you?
[02:11] Lutz
    Stop! Don't do this!
[02:15] Lutz
    You could've just said you
    were gonna wash my hair.
[02:17] Main
    If I had, you would've ran away.
[02:20] Lutz
    Urk.
[02:22] Lutz
    What brought this on, anyway?
[02:24] Main
    First impressions are important.
[02:27] Main
    So you'd better dress
    your best tomorrow, too.
[02:31] Lutz
    I don't think it'd change much, honestly.
[02:34] Main
    You should still do everything you can.
[02:37] Lutz
    Ah, that felt good.
[02:44] Main
    Say...
[02:45] Main
    What do you wanna achieve by
    becoming a traveling trader?
[02:50] Lutz
    Where did that come from?
[02:52] Main
    Your parents can't get you a referral here,
    so you should really think about it.
[02:58] Main
    Unless you have a goal in mind,
    you won't land an apprentice gig.
[03:06] Lutz
    Do you have a goal in mind?
[03:09] Lutz
    You wanna be a merchant yourself, don't you?
[03:12] Main
    As my second option, but yes.
[03:14] Main
    And I do know what I wanna do
    as an apprentice merchant.
[03:19] Lutz
    What's that?
[03:20] Main
    I wanna sell paper.
[03:22] Lutz
    Paper? Not books?
[03:24] Main
    I don't think there's much
    demand for books here.
[03:28] Main
    But paper is a different story.
[03:37] Lutz
    Hey...
[03:38] Lutz
    He said the third bell, right?
    Aren't we here too early?
[03:41] Main
    Better too early than late.
[03:50] Main
    Oh, there he is.
[03:53] Main
    Remember your greetings.
[03:55] Lutz
    Y-Yeah.
[04:07] Main
    He brought someone with him?
[04:12] Otto
    Heya, Main.
[04:14] Main
    Good day, Mister Otto.
[04:21] Main
    Thank you very much for taking
    the time to meet with us today.
[04:26] Main
    This is Lutz, my friend.
[04:36] Lutz
    Hello, I'm Lutz!
[04:38] Lutz
    It's a pleasure to meet you!
[04:40] Otto
    This is Main. The captain's
    daughter, and my assistant.
[04:46] Benno
    An unbaptized child is your assistant?
[04:49] Otto
    I'm grooming her for the role by
    teaching her how to read and write.
[04:53] Benno
    Huh...
[04:58] Otto
    This is Benno, an old buddy of mine
    from my days as a traveling trader.
[05:02] Otto
    He may have a foul mouth, but
    he's a nice guy deep down.
[05:05] Main
    Hello. I'm Main.
[05:08] Main
    It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
[05:10] Benno
    Oh, how very polite of you.
[05:13] Benno
    My name is Benno.
[05:15] Benno
    The pleasure is all mine.
[05:19] Benno
    If you don't mind me asking,
    what is that on your head?
[05:30] Main
    A hair stick. I use it to tie up my hair.
[05:38] Benno
    Just a piece of wood, I see.
[05:42] Main
    Indeed.
[05:43] Main
    It is just a piece of shaved wood.
[05:47] Benno
    Wow.
[05:49] Benno
    Tell me, lass.
[05:51] Benno
    What did you do to make your hair so shiny?
[05:54] Main
    I made a mix of surprisingly common items.
[05:57] Main
    The details are confidential.
[06:01] Benno
    Your hair looks just as splendid, lad.
[06:04] Lutz
    Main washed it for me.
[06:06] Benno
    Tch. I see.
[06:08] Main
    Too bad!
[06:09] Main
    I have no intention of putting my
    golden goose into play just yet.
[06:15] Otto
    So...
[06:17] Otto
    Lutz, you want to join the
    traveling trade, I hear?
[06:20] Lutz
    Oh, yes.
[06:23] Lutz
    I...
[06:24] Otto
    Forget about it.
[06:26] Otto
    Only a fool would relinquish
    his citizenship.
[06:30] Main
    "Citizenship"?
[06:32] Otto
    The right to reside in any given city.
[06:35] Main
    Then if you don't have one...
[06:37] Benno
    Without it, you'll have no proof of identity.
[06:41] Benno
    You won't be able to get a job,
    rent a home, get married,
[06:45] Benno
    or anything else.
[06:47] Otto
    You know how children get
    baptized at age seven?
[06:50] Both
    Yeah...
[06:51] Otto
    That's when you get your citizenship.
[06:54] Otto
    If an outsider wants to obtain one,
[06:56] Otto
    he has to cough up an absurd sum of money.
[06:58] Lutz
    But...
[07:00] Otto
    Besides,
[07:00] Otto
    the life of a nomad is
    nothing like city life.
[07:03] Otto
    For example, what do you
    do when you need water?
[07:07] Lutz
    Draw it from a well?
[07:09] Otto
    Right. But you won't necessarily have
    access to a well on your travels.
[07:13] Otto
    You'll have to find a
    watering hole yourself.
[07:16] Lutz
    Couldn't I just go to the river?
[07:18] Main
    And how would you know where it is?
[07:21] Main
    You won't be traveling
    along one the entire way.
[07:24] Lutz
    Oh...
[07:25] Otto
    Main's right.
[07:27] Otto
    That's why a family's routes are passed
    down through generations in this trade.
[07:33] Otto
    Those routes are too valuable
    to share with outsiders.
[07:37] Otto
    And the most important issue
    here is the finish line.
[07:42] Otto
    Do you know what a traveling
    trader's ultimate goal is?
[07:49] Otto
    Citizenship.
[07:51] Otto
    They save up money so they can
    leave their rough travels behind
[07:55] Otto
    and live in peace in the city one day.
[07:57] Otto
    That's every traveling trader's dream.
[08:02] Lutz
    But that's...
[08:03] Otto
    Do you really think they'd accept you
    after you cast your citizenship away?
[08:11] Otto
    That is the reality. Give up on
    joining the traveling trade.
[08:21] Otto
    That said, Main did a propose an idea.
[08:25] Otto
    Is becoming an apprentice
    merchant not good enough?
[08:29] Lutz
    Main?
[08:30] Main
    I figured you should hear from
    someone who has lived that life.
[08:35] Main
    But now that I've heard all that, even
    I think the traveling trade's a bad idea.
[08:47] Lutz
    So you've been looking out for me, huh?
[08:53] Main
    But hey, apparently apprentice merchants
    get to go out of town to stock up.
[08:58] Lutz
    Apprentice merchant, huh?
[09:02] Benno
    Do you want to be a merchant?
[09:11] Lutz
    Yes, sir!
[09:12] Benno
    I see.
[09:14] Benno
    And what can you sell?
[09:16] Benno
    What do you want to sell
    when you're a merchant?
[09:25] Lutz
    Well...
[09:31] Benno
    If you can't answer that, we're done here.
[09:43] Main
    Do you want to make my paper for me?
[09:56] Lutz
    I do have a goal, sir!
[10:00] Lutz
    I'll bring all of Main's ideas to reality!
[10:10] Benno
    So the lass will think of creations,
    and you'll make and sell them?
[10:14] Benno
    Do you want to be a merchant too, lass?
[10:17] Main
    As my second option, but yes.
[10:19] Otto
    Is handling paperwork
    at the gate your first?
[10:22] Main
    My first option is to be a book
    seller, or a librarian, even.
[10:26] Benno
    Say what? "Librarian"?
[10:29] Main
    Uh... A caretaker of sorts for books.
[10:33] Benno
    That's a job for nobility.
[10:35] Main
    Tch! Darn those lucky nobles!
[10:38] Benno
    So, do you have any ideas right now?
[10:41] Main
    Yes.
[10:43] Main
    I want to produce and sell paper
    that's not made from animal skin.
[10:47] Benno
    Paper that isn't made from animal skin?
[10:50] Main
    That's right.
[10:51] Main
    I'll produce paper using plants.
[10:54] Benno
    Did you just say "plants"?
[10:56] Main
    I did. It'll be cheaper to
    produce than parchment,
[11:00] Main
    so I'm sure it'll make for some
    very profitable merchandise.
[11:02] Benno
    I see.
[11:04] Benno
    So, how exactly will you produce it?
[11:06] Main
    The details are confidential!
[11:10] Benno
    I'd like to see this paper. Do you have it?
[11:13] Main
    Not yet.
[11:15] Main
    We'll have a prototype by the
    time of our baptism next summer.
[11:20] Main
    You can decide whether
    it's usable or not then.
[11:30] Benno
    Very interesting. That's fine by me.
[11:33] Lutz
    Yes!
[11:34] Main
    We did it, Lutz!
[11:40] Main
    Let's do our best!
[11:41] ---
    Yeah!
[11:44] Main
    Mister Otto, thank you very much for today.
[11:47] Otto
    It certainly was a fun day off.
[11:52] Benno
    Be it her conduct or her speech,
[11:55] Benno
    nothing about her indicates an
    unbaptized child of a soldier.
[12:00] Otto
    Her family is perfectly ordinary.
[12:02] Otto
    She's the odd one out.
[12:04] Benno
    Plant-based paper, eh?
[12:07] Benno
    If they succeed, it will turn
    the market on its head.
[12:10] Otto
    Wait just one moment! Are you thinking
    of making her your apprentice?
[12:13] Benno
    Of course I am.
[12:14] Benno
    She's already thought of hair
    sticks, a way to make hair shine,
[12:17] Benno
    and plant-based paper.
[12:19] Benno
    She's sure to have all kinds
    of other ideas up her sleeve.
[12:21] Benno
    I'm going to have both of them join me.
[12:25] Otto
    Absolutely not! She's my assistant!
[12:30] Lutz
    I know you're pleased,
[12:32] Lutz
    but don't get too worked up or
    you'll develop another fever.
[12:35] Main
    But we're gonna make paper!
    That's one step away from books!
[12:39] Main
    Yahoo!
[12:42] Lutz
    Okay, sure, but how are we gonna make it?
[12:47] Main
    Uh-oh...
[12:50] Main
    We don't have the tools.
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     Bookworm
[13:02] Tuuli
    How'd Main's meeting go?
[13:04] Eva
    Looks like she and Lutz have been
    accepted as apprentice merchants.
[13:08] Tuuli
    What? Really?
[13:11] Tuuli
    I was sure she had no chance.
[13:14] Eva
    It's conditional, though.
[13:17] Main
    We need a steamer, a deckle, and...
[13:23] Main
    Paper making happens in two steps:
    extracting the fiber, and molding it.
[13:28] Main
    First, you chop wood,
[13:29] Main
    steam it,
[13:31] Main
    and then skin it.
[13:32] Main
    When that's done,
SIGN    When
SIGN    When that's
SIGN    When that's done
SIGN    When that's done!
[13:34] Main
    once you've separated the useful
    fiber from everything else,
[13:37] Main
    you beat it down and unravel it.
[13:39] Main
    And after that,
SIGN    And
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SIGN    And after that
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[13:41] Main
    you screen a mix of the fiber,
    water, and starch with the deckle.
[13:45] Main
    You then couch the paper
    and press the water out.
[13:48] Main
    And once you dry it, you're done!
[13:51] Main
    If we don't have the tools, we
    just have to make those, too!
[13:55] Main
    I'll ask Lutz tomorrow if we
    can make all this equipment.
[14:00] Gunther
    I'm home.
[14:01] Tuuli
    Welcome back, Dad!
[14:04] Gunther
    I'm home.
[14:06] Main
    Oh, welcome back, Dad.
[14:09] Gunther
    Don't feel too bad, Main.
[14:12] Gunther
    You can find someone else to apprentice with.
[14:17] Main
    Why did all three of you
    just assume I had no chance?
[14:23] Main
    I'll have you know I was accepted.
[14:25] Tuuli
    It's conditional, though.
[14:33] Lutz
    A tree that'll provide the raw material?
[14:36] Main
    Yeah. I want you to find a soft, young-ish
    tree with long and sturdy fibers.
[14:41] Lutz
    Hmm...
[14:44] Lutz
    I'll try asking someone who knows
    a lot of about trees and wood.
[14:46] Main
    Thanks.
[14:47] Main
    Also...
[14:49] Main
    Could you make these tools, Lutz?
[14:54] Lutz
    Do you have nails?
[14:57] Main
    Nails?
[14:58] Lutz
    Yeah. I can't make anything without them.
[15:02] Main
    So yeah, we don't have the equipment
    to make the equipment we need.
[15:08] Otto
    I guess you'll have to make the nails first.
[15:10] Main
    It's no laughing matter!
[15:13] Main
    By the way, what made you
    want to become a soldier?
[15:18] Main
    Didn't you say citizenship was expensive?
[15:24] Otto
    I did it so I could marry Corinna.
[15:27] Otto
    It was not long after I turned
    fifteen and became an adult.
[15:31] Otto
    I came to this town and met The One.
[15:35] Otto
    I was shot through the heart
    the moment I laid eyes on her.
[15:38] Main
    Long story short,
[15:39] Main
    he fell for Corinna at first
    sight, bought his citizenship,
[15:43] Main
    and became a soldier.
[15:45] Otto
    Oh! Do you want to make a deal, Main?
[15:49] Main
    A deal?
[15:50] Otto
    Yeah. If you tell me how to make hair shiny,
[15:55] Otto
    I'll pay for your nails.
[15:57] Main
    Really?!
[15:59] Main
    But why would he care about the
    Simple All-In-One Shampoo?
[16:04] Main
    Who actually wants it?
[16:06] Main
    The wife?
[16:08] Main
    It's the wife, isn't it?
[16:11] Main
    I can't teach you how to make it, but
    I don't mind trading some for nails.
[16:16] Otto
    Bartering, eh?
[16:19] Otto
    Very well.
[16:20] Otto
    We have a deal!
[16:24] Main
    And so, I was invited to visit
    Otto's home on the next day off.
[16:34] Main
    Wow.
[16:35] Main
    This place hardly feels
    like the same town anymore.
[16:39] Otto
    Is this your first time
    coming to the north side?
[16:42] Main
    Yeah.
[16:43] Main
    Soldiers aren't very rich, so most
    of them live in the south, right?
[16:48] Main
    How come you get to live here?
[16:52] Otto
    My brother-in-law didn't want to
    be separated from his dear sister,
[16:55] Otto
    so he told us to live
    upstairs in the family home.
[16:57] Main
    Huh...
[16:59] Otto
    Here we are.
[17:01] Main
    What? This is your home?!
[17:06] Otto
    We live on the third floor here.
[17:08] Main
    I'm amazed he got the green light
    to marry such a rich girl.
[17:13] Corinna
    Welcome! I'm so happy you came!
[17:16] Corinna
    I'm Corinna, Otto's wife.
[17:20] Main
    Hello, Missus Corinna. I'm Main.
[17:23] Main
    I've been looking forward to seeing you!
[17:28] Corinna
    You really are a polite young lady.
[17:33] Corinna
    Also...
[17:35] Corinna
    Your hair is so pretty!
[17:38] Corinna
    Forgive me.
[17:40] Corinna
    Let me show you inside.
[17:43] Main
    Corinna may be young, but she's already
    part of the top brass at the Seamstress Guild.
[17:48] Main
    Tuuli was greener than her hair with envy
    that I was getting to meet her idol.
[17:53] Corinna
    I'm ready, Main.
[17:56] Main
    Okay.
[18:03] Corinna
    My hair is so smooth now...
[18:06] Main
    I hope you like it.
[18:09] Corinna
    I very much do!
[18:12] Corinna
    Thank you, Main.
[18:18] Corinna
    Say, may I ask you something?
[18:22] Main
    Yes?
[18:24] Corinna
    How is Otto at work?
[18:28] Corinna
    I'm worried because he had to give
    up his merchant's life for me.
[18:34] Main
    I don't think you have
    anything to worry about.
[18:37] Main
    He's still very much a merchant at work.
[18:40] Main
    He always haggles with people
    that come on deliveries,
[18:43] Main
    with his merchant's spirit burning bright.
[18:46] Corinna
    I see. His merchant's spirit...
[18:53] Corinna
    I feel like a great weight has
    been lifted off my shoulders.
[19:01] Corinna
    How do I look, Otto?
[19:06] Otto
    M-M-Main! Don't you have something to do?!
[19:11] Main
    I might remember something
    once I have my nails.
[19:18] Main
    Score!
[19:23] Main
    We decided to use the nails
    to make a deckle right away.
[19:37] Main
    Can you make them to exact measure to
    avoid any gaps when they're stacked?
[19:42] Lutz
    Exact measure?
[19:43] Lutz
    I don't have the tools for that
    unless I ask my dad or brothers.
[19:47] Main
    Do you think they'll let you borrow them?
[19:50] Lutz
    Hmm...
[19:52] Lutz
    I dunno.
(Flashback) [19:54] Deid
    Merchants are cold, heartless monsters
    that only have money on their minds!
(Flashback) [19:58] Karla
    Forget becoming an apprentice merchant
(Flashback) [20:00] Karla
    and become a craftsman like
    your father and brothers, Lutz.
[20:08] Main
    Lutz, will you be all right?
[20:11] Lutz
    Don't worry! I'll work things out!
[20:13] Lutz
    Oh, I went around asking
    lumberers about the tree.
[20:17] Main
    Really?
[20:18] Lutz
    Really. They told me about soft trees like...
[20:22] Otto
    Main, Lutz.
[20:24] Otto
    For you.
[20:27] Otto
    An invitation for you two.
[20:29] Lutz
    What's it say?
[20:31] Main
    Mister Benno wants to see you and me.
(Flashback) [20:37] Benno
    I'm going to have both of them join me.
(Flashback) [20:40] Otto
    Absolutely not! She's my assistant!
(Flashback) [20:43] Main
    Mister Otto.
(Flashback) [20:45] Otto
    What's the matter, Main?
(Flashback) [20:48] Main
    I wanted to ask you something.
(Flashback) [20:51] Main
    Do you know of any illnesses where your
    fever suddenly grows or shrinks?
(Flashback) [20:58] Main
    It always feels like the
    fever's eating into me.
(Flashback) [21:01] Otto
    Never heard of anything like it, sorry.
(Flashback) [21:05] Benno
    No idea.
(Flashback) [21:06] Main
    I see.
(Flashback) [21:08] Main
    Thank you.
(Flashback) [21:13] Otto
    She's unbelievably frail.
(Flashback) [21:17] Otto
    There's no way she can work for you.
(Flashback) [21:20] Benno
    It may be the Devouring.
(Flashback) [21:24] Benno
    If it is the Devouring,
(Flashback) [21:26] Benno
    she'll die very soon.
SIGN    Next Chapter
    Seeds of Suspicion
[23:06] Ferdinand
    It seems you've taken a step closer
    to making plant-based paper.
[23:10] Ferdinand
    That's exactly right!
[23:12] Main
    Anyway, Head Priest,
[23:13] Main
    what did he mean, I'll die very
    soon if it's the Devouring?
[23:17] Ferdinand
    Exactly that, but what do you want to know?
[23:21] Ferdinand
    How someone with the Devouring dies?
[23:23] Ferdinand
    Terrifyingly, a person on the
    brink of death due to it...
[23:27] Main
    Eek! Not another word!
[23:29] Main
    I can't stand pain or scary things!
[23:32] Ferdinand
    As you wish.
SIGN    Illustration by Kitora Con

E7 - Seeds of Suspicion

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[00:00] Main
    
[00:00] Ferdinand
    Main lived a new life as part of a poor
    soldier's family in a world without books.
[00:06] Ferdinand
    Wanting to read,
[00:07] Ferdinand
    she looked to make her own
    books through trial and error.
[00:12] Ferdinand
    But she had failed to account
    for one huge problem...
[00:16] Benno
    If it is the Devouring,
[00:18] Benno
    she'll die very soon.
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter Seven Seeds of Suspicion
[02:03] Lutz
    Wow!
[02:04] Main
    Yeah. Hard to believe it's part
    of the same town, isn't it?
[02:07] Lutz
    I bet lunch will be amazing, too.
[02:12] Main
    Yeah... That invitation we received
[02:14] Main
    was one for lunch with Mister Benno.
(Flashback) [02:20] Main
    "See me at Gilberta Company
    by the fourth bell."
(Flashback) [02:23] Main
    Where's the Gilberta Company?
(Flashback) [02:26] Otto
    It's on the first floor where I live.
(Flashback) [02:28] Main
    Where you live?
(Flashback) [02:30] Main
    So Mister Benno was the one who didn't want
(Flashback) [02:33] Main
    to be separated from his dear sister?
(Flashback) [02:36] Main
    Which means you and him
    are... brothers-in-law?!
(Flashback) [02:43] Otto
    Correct.
[02:44] Main
    They got us.
[02:46] Main
    Lutz, we have to be careful
    not to be tricked today.
[02:50] Lutz
    Huh? Aren't we just gonna have lunch?
[02:54] Main
    This is the place.
[02:56] Lutz
    Okay, I'm starting to get nervous.
[02:59] Main
    Someone just went in.
[03:02] Lutz
    I don't see many customers.
[03:05] Lutz
    Not many goods, either.
[03:07] Lutz
    Do they really make money?
[03:09] Main
    I'm pretty sure they do.
[03:12] Main
    The shop is squeaky clean,
[03:14] Main
    the customer service is thorough,
    and the employees are all classy.
[03:18] Main
    Their clientele must be
    nobility and the wealthy.
[03:28] Benno
    I apologize for asking you to come on
    such short notice. Now, let's eat.
[03:33] Main
    Thank you.
[03:36] Main
    Ugh, they've thrown all the broth away.
[03:40] Main
    The soup at home is way better than this.
[03:46] Main
    Is Benno mad at something?
[03:48] Main
    What did I do?
[03:52] Benno
    All right. It's time to talk.
[03:58] Main
    He's gonna yell at me!
[03:59] Benno
    Why did you turn to Otto?
[04:02] Benno
    He told me that he provided nails for you.
[04:05] Benno
    He also mentioned that it was a trade
    for the liquid that makes hair shine.
[04:09] Main
    You mean the Simple All-In-One Shampoo?
[04:12] Main
    That's right. Is there a problem with that?
[04:15] Benno
    Of course there is!
[04:16] Benno
    You should've come to me first!
[04:19] Main
    But we've only been conditionally accepted.
[04:23] Main
    We're not your apprentices yet.
[04:25] Lutz
    Yeah.
[04:26] Benno
    That's not it!
[04:27] Benno
    Listen. If the plant-based
    paper you make has value,
[04:33] Benno
    you two will be hired as
    apprentices to this company.
[04:36] Benno
    The paper will be Gilberta
    Company's merchandise,
[04:41] Benno
    so you should be talking to
    me first about everything!
[04:47] Main
    I'm sorry.
[04:49] Main
    I failed to realize that it would
    make you look bad as our employer.
[04:54] Main
    It won't happen again.
[04:56] Benno
    What are you doing?
[04:59] Main
    Crap! They don't bow their
    heads in apology here!
[05:04] Main
    Nothing... I understand.
[05:07] Benno
    As long as we're clear.
[05:09] Benno
    Now, let's get down to business.
[05:13] Benno
    I'll provide you with everything
    you need to make your paper.
[05:19] Main
    But isn't this our apprenticeship test?
[05:23] Main
    Are you sure you want to help us with it?
[05:25] Benno
    I can't assess your abilities fairly
    without the right environment.
[05:29] Benno
    Besides, you can't start a new
    business without capital investment.
[05:33] Main
    That's true, but still...
[05:36] Benno
    Of course, I'm not doing it out
    of the goodness of my heart.
[05:40] Benno
    In return, I want the recipe for the liquid
    that makes hair shine. How's that?
[05:45] Main
    I see.
[05:46] Main
    You want it instead of collateral, right?
[05:51] Benno
    Where did you learn that word?
[05:55] Lutz
    What's collateral?
[05:56] Main
    When you lend money to someone, you take
    something in exchange for security's sake.
[05:59] Main
    You'd want to ensure you got
    your money back, wouldn't you?
[06:03] Benno
    But a recipe can't serve as a
    collateral, so I'll buy it outright.
[06:09] Main
    That certainly doesn't
    sound like a bad deal.
[06:14] Main
    When you say "everything we need,"
    is that limited to tools and equipment?
[06:17] Main
    Or can we ask for materials as well?
[06:19] Benno
    That's fine by me.
[06:20] Benno
    I've already heard that Lutz
    has been talking to lumberers.
[06:26] Benno
    You're looking for a tree
    with soft wood, aren't you?
[06:28] Main
    So this is a merchant's
    connections at work.
[06:32] Main
    How long will your backing last?
SIGN    Apprentice Age 7 Age 6
SIGN    Baptism
SIGN    Salary 10%
SIGN    Paper Gilberta Company
SIGN    Gilberta Company Sale Money
[06:35] Benno
    Until your baptism.
[06:37] Benno
    We'll buy all the paper
    you've produced by then.
[06:40] Benno
    Once we deduct the material costs and
    commission, the rest of the money is yours.
[06:44] Main
    And after our baptism?
[06:46] Benno
    The paper will be sold through us.
[06:49] Benno
    Ten percent of the profits will be
    added to your pay as royalties.
[06:53] Main
    Instead of those royalties,
[06:55] Main
    I want to reserve the right
    to produce the paper.
[06:57] Main
    And Lutz will have exclusive
    rights to sell it.
[07:01] Benno
    What do you mean?
[07:02] Main
    Royalties added to our pay will
    mean nothing if we're fired.
[07:07] Main
    I'd rather not be cast aside as soon
    as you have the product in hand.
[07:12] Benno
    You want job security rather
    than short-term profits, huh?
[07:17] Main
    That's right. Is that a problem?
[07:20] Benno
    I'm impressed that you already have the
    wherewithal to protect your interests.
[07:26] Benno
    You've only mentioned the
    rights to the paper.
[07:29] Benno
    What about the liquid...
    Simple All-In-One Shampoo, was it?
[07:32] Benno
    Don't you want to reserve
    the rights to that as well?
[07:34] Main
    No, that's all right. I'm selling it to you.
[07:39] Benno
    Very well.
[07:41] Benno
    That's that, then.
[07:43] Benno
    Go ahead and make your order forms.
[07:45] Main
    Wait, how am I supposed to...
[07:48] Mark
    Pardon me.
[07:51] Mark
    I'm Mark.
[07:52] Mark
    Rest assured, Master has
    filled me in already.
[07:56] Main
    And so, I learned how to write
    order forms from Mark,
[08:00] Main
    while Lutz practiced how to write.
[08:04] Mark
    You can calculate without
    using a calculator?
[08:07] Mark
    How intriguing.
[08:10] Main
    I just don't know how to use one, actually.
[08:21] Main
    Lutz, are you okay?
[08:23] Lutz
    Yeah.
[08:28] Main
    I'm done writing out the order forms.
[08:31] Benno
    Good.
[08:32] Benno
    Mark, prepare the contract magic.
[08:35] Mark
    At once.
[08:36] Main
    Huh? Contract magic?
[08:39] Main
    Did he just say "magic"?
[08:42] Main
    Is this a fantasy world?
[08:44] Main
    Will I get to use magic, too?!
[08:49] Benno
    As I'm sure you know,
    only nobles possess mana.
[08:54] Main
    First the books, and now mana?
    Darn those lucky nobles!
[08:58] Benno
    Contract magic was created as a way
    of curbing high-handed nobles.
[09:04] Benno
    When signed, the magic ensures
    that the terms are binding,
[09:07] Benno
    and it can't be canceled without
    the consent of all parties.
[09:11] Benno
    This is the paper and special
    ink used for contract magic:
[09:16] Benno
    magical items only granted to
    merchants that cater to nobles.
[09:22] Main
    That's a strange ink pot.
    The ink is blue, too.
[09:27] Mark
    It's highly expensive,
[09:28] Mark
    so it's only used for deals that
    are considered very profitable.
[09:32] Main
    So wait, the Simple All-In-One Shampoo?
[09:38] Main
    I let it go too easily!
[09:41] Main
    "Main reserves all rights to produce
    the paper or decide who makes it.
[09:46] Main
    Lutz retains exclusive
    rights to sell the paper.
[09:49] Main
    Neither shall retain any rights to
    decide its pricing or the profits."
[09:53] Benno
    Is that acceptable to you two?
[09:56] Main
    Yes, it looks fine to me.
[09:58] Lutz
    I'm okay with it, too.
[10:00] Mark
    Then please sign here.
[10:22] Benno
    Mark.
[10:35] Main
    The ink turned from blue to black!
[10:38] Benno
    It's your turn now.
[10:41] Main
    What? I can't!
[10:49] Lutz
    Main? Aren't you going to sign the contract?
[10:57] Lutz
    Hold out your hand. I'll do it for you.
[11:23] Benno
    With this, our contract is signed.
[11:29] Main
    I didn't expect to spend so much time there.
[11:32] Main
    I was surprised that you managed
    to write your name perfectly.
[11:36] Lutz
    I was taught how to write it before.
[11:38] Main
    You did well not to forget.
[11:43] Main
    Now all that's left is to make the paper.
[11:46] Lutz
    Yeah.
[11:48] Main
    What's the matter, Lutz?
[11:55] Main
    Lutz!
[11:56] Main
    Wait, Lutz!
[12:02] Lutz
    Hey, uh...
[12:07] Lutz
    You are Main, right?
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
[12:22] Lutz
    If you are, how were you able
    to have that conversation?
[12:26] Main
    What conversation?
[12:28] Lutz
    All that stuff you were talking about
    with the boss. I didn't get half of it.
[12:36] Lutz
    Main talking to an adult about stuff I don't
    know like an equal doesn't seem right.
[12:43] Lutz
    Are you really Main?
[12:48] Main
    Are you saying I seem
    like someone else to you?
[12:55] Lutz
    Uh, sorry. That was a weird thing to say.
[13:00] Lutz
    I'm just a bit surprised by all the
    complicated stuff you were saying.
[13:12] Main
    I messed up. I was too eager today.
[13:18] Main
    But once we start making the paper,
[13:21] Main
    Lutz will definitely
    realize that I'm not Main.
[13:25] Main
    What will he do when he finds out?
[13:35] Main
    Lutz...
[13:47] Main
    I'm home!
[13:49] Eva
    Welcome back. You were out late.
[13:52] Main
    Yeah. I had to write out order
    forms at Mister Benno's place.
[13:56] Tuuli
    I have to prepare for tomorrow.
[14:03] Gunther
    I know you only just got back,
[14:05] Gunther
    but could you get some water for us?
[14:08] Main
    Oh, sure.
[14:12] Ralph
    Hey!
[14:13] Ralph
    Who are you?
[14:16] Lutz
    Where's Main? Give her back!
[14:24] Main
    Help!
[14:27] All
    Who are you?
[14:28] All
    Who are you?
[14:28] All
    Who are you?
[14:29] All
    Who are you?
[14:30] All
    Who are you?
[14:30] All
    Who are you?
[14:30] All
    Who are you?
[14:31] All
    Who are you?
[14:32] All
    Who are you?
[14:33] All
    Who are you?
[14:34] Main
    No!
[14:37] Eva
    Main?
[14:39] Eva
    Did you have a bad dream?
[14:43] Main
    I'm fine now.
[14:45] Eva
    Then go back to sleep, okay?
[14:51] Main
    If they find out that I'm not Main...
[15:03] Main
    then I can just let the fever
    consume me and disappear.
[15:10] Main
    I don't wanna have any
    regrets when that happens,
[15:13] Main
    so I'll put my everything
    into making that paper.
[15:23] Main
    Facing Lutz is a little
    awkward now, though...
[15:27] Lutz
    Morning.
[15:28] Lutz
    I have to go to the forest today, so I can't
    come with you to see Mister Benno.
[15:34] Main
    Got it.
[15:36] Main
    I should finish all my dealings with
    adults while Lutz isn't around.
[15:40] Main
    That way, I'll avoid any more suspicion.
[15:43] Main
    That's it!
[15:49] Mark
    Shall we go place our orders, then?
[15:51] Main
    Yes, please.
[15:54] Main
    Mister Mark, could we have a
    workshop to put all our equipment?
[15:59] Mark
    A workshop, is it?
    I'll talk to Master about it.
[16:04] Mark
    Do you have any requirements?
[16:05] Main
    We'll be going to the forest a lot, so
    something near the south gate would be nice.
[16:10] Mark
    Understood. I'll take a
    look around that area.
[16:14] Mark
    Oh, we're nearly at the lumberer's.
[16:17] Main
    Oh, is that it...
[16:21] Mark
    Miss Main?!
[16:31] Main
    Huh? Where am I?
[16:33] Corinna
    You've come to, Main?
[16:36] Benno
    Oh, you're up, lass!
[16:38] Benno
    I lost years of my life when
    I heard you'd collapsed!
[16:42] Main
    I'm terribly sorry!
[16:45] Benno
    Wh-What are you doing?
[16:48] Main
    Kowtowing!
[16:51] Main
    W-Well, uh, it's my way of showing
    I mean it when I say I'm sorry.
[16:57] Benno
    Otto did tell me you were frail,
[17:00] Benno
    but I didn't expect it to be quite this bad.
[17:03] Main
    I'm fine now!
[17:07] Benno
    Your fever's gone down.
[17:09] Main
    Yes, it has! It's gone!
[17:12] Benno
    Go straight home today.
[17:13] Main
    But there's so much to do!
[17:16] Benno
    Why, you little!
    I said to go straight home!
[17:20] Main
    Ow!
[17:21] Benno
    You're hereby banned from coming here alone!
[17:24] Benno
    The lad should be with you every time!
[17:26] Benno
    If you have any memory at all,
    you'll never forget that!
[17:29] Main
    Okay, okay! I won't!
[17:31] Main
    Ouch!
[17:33] Main
    And so, I was forcibly brought home,
[17:38] Main
    where I was given a real earful by Mom
[17:42] Main
    and found myself bedridden again.
[17:46] Benno
    That lass...
[17:48] Benno
    She really may have the Devouring.
[17:51] Otto
    You brought that up last time.
     What exactly is it?
[17:55] Benno
    It manifests in commoners
    who are born with mana.
[17:58] Otto
    But don't only nobles possess mana?
[18:01] Otto
    Besides, I've never even heard of this.
[18:04] Benno
    It's not well known because most of these
    kids don't live to see their baptism.
[18:10] Otto
    What? Don't live to see their baptism?
[18:13] Benno
    Yeah. As one grows, so does their mana.
[18:16] Benno
    But if it grows too much,
    it'll devour and kill them.
[18:20] Benno
    And the more mana they
    have, the sooner they die.
[18:24] Otto
    Is there any way to survive it?
[18:26] Benno
    Yes, but it needs magical items that can
    extract the excess mana from their body.
[18:32] Otto
    Then without them, Main will...
[18:35] Benno
    We don't know that for sure yet.
[18:37] Benno
    But if it really is the Devouring,
[18:41] Benno
    she will die very soon.
[18:44] Otto
    The captain will be inconsolable.
[18:47] Gunther
    Listen up, Main!
[18:49] Gunther
    Push yourself one more time, and I'm
    not letting you out of the house!
[18:51] Main
    I-I get it, Dad.
[18:54] Gunther
    Lutz, take care of her.
[18:56] Lutz
    Sure, Mister Gunther.
[18:58] Gunther
    Also, you are to accompany her every
    time she has to go to Gilberta.
[19:04] Main
    They said I'm banned from
    entering if you're not with me.
[19:07] Lutz
    Banned?
[19:15] Gunther
    I'm counting on you, Lutz.
[19:23] Lutz
    I was just really upset, you know?
[19:26] Lutz
    When I saw you doing calculations and
    talking about all that complicated stuff,
[19:31] Lutz
    I felt like you didn't need me at all.
[19:35] Main
    Lutz...
[19:36] Lutz
    That's why I lashed out.
[19:39] Lutz
    Sorry.
[19:41] Main
    Oh, that was you lashing out?
[19:44] Main
    Thank goodness. I thought
    you'd come to hate me.
[19:53] Lutz
    I-I don't hate you!
[19:55] Lutz
    Come on, let's go.
[20:01] Benno
    Lad! Looking after the lass
    is your number one priority!
[20:06] Benno
    Know that it's a vital mission
    that only you can handle, okay?
[20:11] Lutz
    Only I can handle it?
[20:13] Benno
    That's right.
[20:14] Benno
    Do you think anyone other than you and her
    family could babysit this reckless lass?
[20:20] Lutz
    Nope.
[20:21] Benno
    Do you think anyone here could do it?
[20:25] Lutz
    Nope.
[20:26] Benno
    Then let me ask you:
[20:28] Benno
    do you think she can walk
    to the south gate today?
[20:34] Lutz
    Should be fine as long as
    she doesn't walk too fast.
[20:37] Benno
    Excellent.
[20:38] Benno
    I'm letting you have a workshop
    close to the south gate.
[20:42] Benno
    Have Mark show you there.
[20:45] Main
    Thank you!
[20:47] Main
    We should move everything as soon as...
[20:54] Benno
    Don't do anything stupid!
    Just behave yourself!
[20:57] Lutz
    I'll do the heavy lifting, so don't
    do anything that'd leave you in bed.
[21:01] Mark
    Please, just take care of your health.
[21:07] Lutz
    From that look on your face, I bet all
    that went in one ear and out the other.
[21:11] Main
    Huh? How'd you know?!
[21:21] Main
    Sheesh!
[21:23] Main
    At the time, I hadn't yet realized
[21:25] Main
    that Lutz had completely stopped
    calling me "Main" since that day.
SIGN    Next Chapter Lutz's Main
[23:08] Main
    From this day onward, Lutz came to be
    highly valued as the Main Supervisor.
[23:13] Ferdinand
    Well, I can certainly see why.
[23:16] Main
    What's that supposed to mean?
[23:18] Ferdinand
    Can you imagine how shocking it
    is to see you suddenly collapse?
[23:22] Ferdinand
    I truly empathize with Benno and the others.
[23:28] Main
    Oh, Head Priest! I'll actually
    make plant-based paper next time,
[23:33] Main
    so look forward to it!
SIGN    Illustration by Chima

E8 - Lutz's Main

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[00:00] Ferdinand
    After tense negotiations,
[00:02] Ferdinand
    Main secured the rights to
    produce and sell her paper.
[00:05] Ferdinand
    However,
[00:06] Ferdinand
    that made Lutz suspicious of her.
[00:10] Ferdinand
    With his unspoken doubts
    still up in the air,
[00:13] Ferdinand
    the two were about to dive headlong
    into the process of paper making.
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter Eight Lutz's Main
[01:58] Mark
    This will be your workshop.
[02:02] Mark
    It's already been given a quick cleanup.
[02:04] Mark
    You can see your pot and ashes right there,
[02:07] Mark
    and we'll have your materials brought here
    as they're delivered to the company.
[02:11] Main
    Thank you, Mister Mark.
[02:13] Lutz
    Let's carry the stuff
     we brought from home inside.
[02:17] Main
    Okay.
[02:20] Main
    Lutz is interacting with me like usual.
[02:24] Main
    I was worried that he'd figured out
    that I wasn't really Main.
[02:28] Main
    I'm glad we've made up.
[02:33] Mark
    I have to return to the store.
[02:36] Mark
    Here is the key to this place.
[02:38] Mark
    Be sure to lock up and
    return the key every day.
[02:42] Main
    Understood. Thank you for everything.
[02:48] Lutz
    So, what are we doing today?
[02:51] Main
    Hmm... Decide what size the steamer will be,
[02:54] Main
    take another look at the order forms, and...
[02:57] Main
    Oh, we also need to make bamboo sticks.
[02:59] Lutz
    Bamboo sticks? For what?
SIGN    Drainer
[03:02] Lutz
    We'll put a bunch of them
    together to make a drainer.
[03:06] Main
    It's part of the deckle,
    used to screen the paper solution.
SIGN    Deckle
[03:12] Lutz
    It broke again.
[03:14] Main
    These are really difficult to make.
[03:17] Main
    Maybe we should just decide on a length
    and have someone else make it.
[03:22] Lutz
    We're going to the lumberer's to order
    the steamer and stuff tomorrow.
[03:25] Lutz
    We can ask then.
[03:27] Main
    Yeah...
[03:29] Craftsman
    Huh?
[03:30] Craftsman
    What kinda wood did ya say ya want?
[03:32] Main
    U-Uh... To make a steamer...
[03:37] Craftsman
    Yeah, so what kinda wood?!
[03:39] Main
    E-Er... It should be hard and dry
     so that the steam doesn't alter its shape.
[03:47] Craftsman
    Okay, good. You do know your stuff.
[03:52] Craftsman
    I'd say you want hedwan,
    tworso, or peditree.
[03:55] Craftsman
    Which will it be?
[03:56] Main
    How am I supposed to decide?
[03:59] Main
    Do you know, Lutz?
[04:01] Lutz
    Hedwan is probably the easiest to use.
[04:04] Craftsman
    Do ya have a size in mind?
[04:06] Main
    Yes, it's on the order form.
[04:09] Main
    We would also like a mallet to pound fibers.
[04:13] Main
    Something Lutz can hold and swing.
[04:16] Craftsman
    Pound fibers?
[04:18] Craftsman
    What for?
[04:20] Main
    Unfortunately, I can't tell you that.
[04:24] Craftsman
    Striking the right balance between
    hardness and weight will be key.
[04:27] Craftsman
    What ya use as a base
    will also change things.
[04:30] Main
    A base?
[04:32] Main
    I hadn't considered that.
[04:35] Main
    Can we have the mallet and
    the base made together?
[04:38] Main
    I'll write another order form now.
[04:40] Craftsman
    Sure, that's not a problem...
    But you're gonna write the form?
[04:45] Main
    Yes.
[04:47] Main
    Will this do?
[04:51] Craftsman
    Y-Yeah...
[04:54] Craftsman
    Unbelievable. This looks good.
[04:56] Main
    Oh, one last thing.
[04:59] Main
    We want bamboo sticks like this one.
     Can you make them?
[05:03] Craftsman
    Hmm... Precision work
    like this is beyond me.
[05:08] Craftsman
    You should ask a craftsman.
[05:09] Main
    Understood!
[05:11] Main
    Thank you for all your help!
[05:14] Craftsman
    Sure. Drop by anytime ya need anything.
[05:18] Craftsman
    Bamboo sticks, eh?
[05:19] Craftsman
    Does it have to be wavy?
[05:22] Main
    I was trying to make it
    nice and straight, actually.
[05:26] Craftsman
    Then coming to me was the right decision.
[05:29] Craftsman
    Is that all you need?
[05:31] Main
    Can you also make a drainer for us?
[05:35] Main
    It's a screen of sorts, with the bamboo
    sticks tied up in a row like this.
[05:39] Craftsman
    That seems like a pain,
    but it's not impossible.
[05:42] Craftsman
    However, I will need
     really sturdy thread for it.
[05:45] Main
    Sturdy thread?
[05:47] Craftsman
    Like in spinne webs.
[05:49] Craftsman
    I can pick something out for you
    if we can go to a thread seller now.
[05:53] Main
    Absolutely!
[05:54] Lutz
    Hey, don't push yourself.
[05:56] Lutz
    You'll go down first.
[05:58] Main
    I'll be fine! I'm not exerting myself...
[06:01] Mark
    Then I'll bring her there.
[06:04] Mark
    It seems she's once again
    in the mood to be carried.
[06:12] Main
    Sorry to make you do this again and again.
[06:14] Mark
    Oh, it's nothing. Please don't worry about it.
[06:17] Main
    A month and a half later,
[06:19] Main
    we had everything in place
    to start making our paper.
[06:23] Main
    Blue skies! White clouds!
[06:26] Main
    'Tis the perfect day to make paper, Lutz!
[06:33] Main
    Lutz?
[06:34] Main
    Are you okay?
[06:36] Main
    Do you want me to carry the steamer?
[06:38] Lutz
    Nah, you can't handle it.
[06:48] Main
    Maybe you should take a break, Lutz.
[06:51] Lutz
    Nah.
[06:52] Lutz
    Once we start steaming, we'll have to sit
    around and wait for a bell's time, right?
[06:56] Lutz
    That can be my break.
[07:00] Lutz
    Okay.
[07:01] Lutz
    I'm gonna go chop some wood.
[07:02] Lutz
    You watch the pot and rest up.
[07:06] Main
    But you need the rest more than I do.
[07:09] Lutz
    I can't have you falling sick
    before we finish the paper.
[07:13] Lutz
    You can pick up twigs or whatever around here,
     but don't try to do too much.
[07:17] Lutz
    And yell if anything goes wrong, okay?
[07:21] Main
    Got it.
[07:28] Main
    We're out of twigs.
[07:30] Main
    Guess I'll go pick up some more.
[07:39] Main
    What is that?
[07:46] Main
    That is one red fruit.
[07:48] Main
    Is it edible?
[07:55] Main
    Ow, hot!
[08:10] Main
    H-Huh? What's with this sprouty thing?
[08:15] Main
    Lutz... Lutz!
[08:17] Lutz
    What's wrong?
[08:18] Main
    What is this?
[08:20] Lutz
    Trombe!
[08:22] Main
    Trombe? What's that?
[08:25] Lutz
    I'll explain later!
[08:27] Ralph
    What's the matter, Lutz?
[08:29] Lutz
    We have a trombe!
[08:32] Lutz
    You run away!
[08:33] Main
    Okay.
[08:48] Ralph
    See any more sprouting?
[08:50] Kid
    There shouldn't be.
[08:54] Main
    What the... What a weird plant.
[08:59] Lutz
    Are you okay?
[09:01] Main
    Yeah... Lutz, what was that?
[09:05] Lutz
    A trombe.
[09:07] Lutz
    If it's not weeded out as soon
    as it starts sprouting,
[09:09] Lutz
    it'll suck up all the nutrients
    in the soil and grow in a flash.
[09:13] Main
    So that's why it sprouted so quickly.
[09:16] Lutz
    Yeah. It becomes a real danger
     if it gets too big,
[09:19] Lutz
    and the knight order
     would have to be called in.
[09:21] Main
    They have a knight order?
    Sounds like a fantasy world, all right.
[09:25] Lutz
    But that's weird.
[09:27] Lutz
    It's not trombe season yet,
    and it was growing really fast.
[09:31] Lutz
    But it hasn't affected the soil here much.
[09:35] Main
    Huh...
[09:37] Lutz
    What? Don't you find it strange?
[09:42] Main
    Well, I've never seen one before.
[09:46] Lutz
    Right.
[09:48] Lutz
    You only started coming to
    the forest this spring.
[09:54] Main
    I have an idea!
[09:55] Main
    Why don't we try make paper
    out of that trombe?
[09:58] Main
    There's a bunch lying around, and you
    chopped it down right after it sprouted,
[10:02] Main
    so the fibers should still be soft.
[10:06] Main
    And so we started making the paper with trombe.
[10:13] Lutz
    Will this do for the steaming part?
[10:16] Main
    Probably.
[10:18] Main
    Let me try peeling the bark off.
[10:26] Main
    Oh, wow!
[10:28] Main
    It came off!
[10:29] Main
    This might be the perfect
    material for paper!
[10:33] Lutz
    I'm surprised you can tell.
[10:36] Lutz
    So, what next?
[10:39] Main
    We stretch it out and let it dry.
[10:42] Main
    When it's fully dried,
    we wash it in the stream again.
[10:45] Lutz
    Hey...
[10:47] Main
    What?
[10:50] Lutz
    Never mind. We'll talk about it
    when we finish the paper.
[10:55] Lutz
    You can never predict
    when trombe will grow.
[10:58] Lutz
    We'll have to try other plants as well.
[11:02] Main
    Is Lutz still suspicious of me?
[11:11] Main
    The paper making process
    continued to go smoothly,
[11:14] Main
    but I couldn't tell what was on Lutz's mind.
[11:20] Main
    Today, we boil the dried bark!
[11:24] Lutz
    We just have to let it boil for a bell, right?
[11:26] Main
    Yeah, but we also need to stir it...
[11:31] Main
    Gah! I just remembered
    another thing we're missing!
[11:35] Lutz
    What is it?
[11:36] Main
    Lutz, make me two long sticks
    to stir the pot.
SIGN    Basically...
[11:41] Main
    Bamboo would be nice.
SIGN    Chopsticks
[11:46] Lutz
    Will this do?
[11:47] Main
    Yeah! Thanks, Lutz!
[11:55] Lutz
    It's impressive that you can
    hold them like that to stir the pot.
[11:58] Main
    U-Uh... Yeah, aren't I cool?
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
[12:17] Main
    Today's work involves
[12:19] Main
    me removing any knots and bruises in the fiber
[12:23] Main
    and Lutz beating the fiber down.
[12:26] Main
    Once the edile fruit mixed in water
    produces a sticky starch,
[12:31] Main
    we mix the fiber in it,
[12:33] Main
    completing the paper solution.
[12:36] Main
    We finally got to a stage I'm familiar with!
[12:40] Main
    You see, I made paper out of milk cartons
    back when I was Urano.
[12:44] Lutz
    Are you really familiar with it?
[12:46] Main
    I've done this before. I got this.
[12:48] Lutz
    When and where?
[12:52] Main
    I, uh... I-I...
[12:53] Main
    It's a girly secret! No prying!
[13:05] Lutz
    Why are you shaking it like that?
[13:08] Main
    It balances out the thickness of the paper.
[13:13] Lutz
    Huh. And you know that
     because you've done it before?
[13:22] Main
    Lutz...
[13:24] Main
    Please don't glare at me like that.
[13:28] Main
    A few more days passed...
[13:31] Main
    Everything went smoothly,
[13:33] Main
    and we finished our first pieces of paper.
[13:39] Main
    It's paper.
[13:40] Main
    It's actually paper.
[13:43] Main
    We really did it.
[13:47] Main
    It'll be dry by sunset.
[13:50] Main
    Once it's dried, we have to
     peel it off carefully so it doesn't tear,
[13:53] Main
    and we'll be all done.
[13:55] Lutz
    So it's as good as finished, right?
[13:59] Lutz
    I said we'd talk when
    we finished the paper, remember?
[14:05] Main
    Do you want to do it out here
    or inside the workshop?
[14:09] Lutz
    Here is fine.
[14:12] Main
    So, what did you want to talk about?
[14:17] Lutz
    Tell me...
[14:19] Lutz
    Who are you?
[14:23] Lutz
    You know how to make paper,
     and even said you'd done it before.
[14:28] Lutz
    There's no way you're Main.
[14:33] Main
    You're right.
[14:36] Lutz
    Then if you're not her...
[14:42] Lutz
    Where is the real Main? Give her back!
[14:52] Main
    Okay.
[14:54] Main
    I don't mind giving her back,
[14:56] Main
    but it'd be better if I did it back home.
[15:01] Lutz
    Why?
[15:03] Main
    Because I'm pretty sure
     only a corpse will remain after I'm gone.
[15:11] Lutz
    Y... Wha... Wh... What are you saying?!
[15:14] Lutz
    You mean she's gone forever?
[15:18] Lutz
    She's never coming back?!
[15:22] Main
    I think so.
[15:31] Lutz
    Answer me this:
[15:33] Lutz
    did you devour Main with your fever?
[15:37] Main
    That's half-right and half-wrong.
[15:41] Main
    I believe that the real Main
    was consumed by her fever, too.
[15:45] Main
    But I am not the cause of the fever.
[15:49] Main
    Hell, it's eating away at me, too.
[15:55] Lutz
    What does that mean?!
[15:57] Lutz
    Isn't this all your doing?!
[15:58] Lutz
    Didn't Main disappear because of you?!
[16:01] Lutz
    Tell me I'm right!
[16:04] Main
    You know...
[16:07] Main
    It's not like I wanted to be Main!
[16:11] Main
    I lived and died in a different world,
[16:15] Main
    but suddenly I found that
    I'd become some child!
[16:18] Main
    If I had the choice, I'd never have
    picked such a sickly body!
[16:24] Lutz
    You didn't want to take Main's place?
[16:31] Main
    Would you want to?
[16:34] Main
    Her body is so frail, just walking a little
    leaves it bedridden the next day.
[16:45] Main
    Is that fever gonna eat you alive,
     just like Main?
[16:50] Main
    Yeah, probably.
[16:54] Main
    So if you want me gone, just say so.
[16:58] Main
    I'll go away anytime.
[17:01] Lutz
    Why are you telling me that?
[17:03] Main
    Because I would've been long gone
    already if it wasn't for you.
[17:09] Main
    I fell sick after Mom used
     my wood tablets as firewood, remember?
[17:16] Main
    At the time, I didn't mind if
    the fever swallowed me whole.
[17:21] Main
    Try as I might, I was never getting
    my books, so I didn't care anymore.
[17:27] Main
    But then...
[17:29] Main
    I saw your face,
[17:32] Main
    remembered the promise I made to you,
     and came back to myself.
[17:37] Lutz
    What promise?
[17:39] Main
    To introduce you to Otto.
[17:43] Lutz
    Oh, but that was...
[17:44] Main
    We met Otto and Benno,
    so I fulfilled my promise.
[17:48] Main
    I even managed to make paper.
[17:50] Main
    I do still want to complete a book,
[17:54] Main
    but if you want me gone, I'm okay with that.
[17:59] Lutz
    That's just absurd!
[18:02] Lutz
    Since when have you been Main?
[18:06] Main
    What do you think?
[18:08] Main
    When do you think I stopped
    being the Main you knew?
[18:13] Lutz
    Why, you...
[18:22] Lutz
    Was it when you started wearing that thing?
[18:27] Main
    Yeah, that's correct.
[18:32] Lutz
    That's almost an entire year ago!
[18:36] Lutz
    The family hasn't realized?
[18:40] Main
    They have noticed that I'm weird,
[18:43] Main
    but I don't think they've ever considered
     that I might not be Main.
[18:46] Main
    Besides, Dad was saying he was happy
    just seeing how active I'd become.
[18:55] Lutz
    I see.
[19:03] Main
    Lutz?
[19:05] Lutz
    I don't think it's my place to decide.
    It should be Main's family.
[19:11] Main
    Are you saying things
     can stay like this for now?
[19:14] Main
    And you're okay with that?
[19:15] Lutz
    Again, it's not my place to decide!
[19:21] Main
    Are you sure you don't want me gone?
[19:24] Main
    I'm not the real Main, you know?
[19:34] Lutz
    It's fine.
[19:36] Lutz
    It's not like Main will come back
    once you're gone.
[19:40] Lutz
    Besides, if it's been you for an entire year,
[19:44] Lutz
    most of my memories with "Main"
    are actually of you.
[19:58] Lutz
    So... You can still be Main to me.
[20:06] Main
    Lutz's words made everything
    fall into place deep inside of me.
[20:12] Main
    It may have only been a tiny piece,
[20:16] Main
    but it was the final piece of the puzzle
    that is my life here.
[20:24] Main
    And as the river grew colder,
[20:26] Main
    and paper-making became that much harder...
[20:29] Main
    Mister Benno, we've brought
    prototypes of the paper.
[20:33] Benno
    Oh?
[20:34] Main
    We've made three samples of varying
    thickness each from two plants.
[20:39] Benno
    Let me see for myself how good it is.
[20:47] Benno
    Wow, it works.
[20:50] Benno
    It's easier to write on than parchment,
    but it does blot the ink a little.
[20:53] Benno
    It's not that big a problem, I suppose...
[20:56] Main
    So, do we pass?
[20:58] Main
    Can Lutz be your apprentice?
[21:03] Benno
    You pass.
[21:06] Main
    Yay!
[21:08] Main
    We did it, Lutz!
[21:10] Lutz
    Yeah!
[21:11] Benno
    This one is higher quality.
[21:14] Main
    We made those from trombe.
[21:16] Benno
    What? Trombe?!
[21:19] Main
    Hmm... It'd be nice if we could
    mass-produce paper from it.
[21:23] Lutz
    No way! Not with something that dangerous!
[21:26] Benno
    Do you want to turn the forest
    into a wasteland?!
[21:29] Main
    Huh? We can't use it?
SIGN    Next Chapter The Guild Master's Granddaughter
[23:09] Main
    How do you like that, Head Priest?
[23:11] Main
    I went and finished my paper!
[23:14] Ferdinand
    Good. Now you can finally
    start making books.
[23:18] Main
    U-Uh, no. There's a lot left to do yet.
[23:22] Main
    Apparently, you need some kind
    of license to sell paper.
[23:26] Main
    And the next step in the book-making
    process will need even more capital...
[23:31] Ferdinand
    I see you still have a long, long way to go.
SIGN    Illustration by Hachikawa Kyu

E9 - The Guild Master's Granddaughter

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[00:01] Ferdinand
    The bond between Lutz and Main grew deeper
    as he accepted her for who she was.
[00:07] Ferdinand
    They went on to complete their paper
[00:09] Ferdinand
    and received a passing grade from Benno.
[00:13] Ferdinand
    Now, the two of them are faced
    with new encounters...
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter Nine The Guild Master's Granddaughter
[01:59] Lutz
    Wow! I've never seen so much
    money in one place before!
[02:03] Main
    Uh, I've never bought anything myself,
[02:07] Main
    so I can't tell what's worth how much.
[02:10] Benno
    What? Are you kidding me?
[02:12] Lutz
    She collapses at the drop of a hat,
    so she's never sent on errands.
[02:19] Benno
    Mark, teach her the various
    denominations of currency.
[02:23] Mark
    Certainly, Master.
[02:26] Mark
    One small bronze coin is worth 10 lyon.
SIGN    Small Bronze Coin
SIGN    10 lyon
[02:28] Mark
    Ten small bronzes are 100 lyon,
    equal to one medium bronze coin.
SIGN    Small Bronze Coin Medium Bronze Coin
SIGN    10 lyon 100 lyon
[02:33] Mark
    And ten medium bronzes are 1,000 lyon,
    equal to one large bronze coin.
SIGN    Medium Bronze Coin Large Bronze Coin
SIGN    100 lyon 1,000 lyon
[02:37] Main
    I see.
[02:39] Main
    Then ten large bronzes are
    10,000 lyon, which is...
SIGN    Large Bronze Coin
SIGN    1,000 lyon 10,000 lyon
[02:43] Mark
    One small silver coin.
SIGN    Small Bronze Coin = 10 lyon Medium Bronze Coin = 100 lyon Large Bronze Coin = 1,000 lyon Small Silver Coin = 10,000 lyon Big Silver Coin = 100,000 lyon Small Gold Coin = 1,000,000 lyon Big Gold Coin = 10,000,000 lyon
[02:45] Main
    Ten small silvers are 100,000 lyon,
    equal to one large silver coin.
[02:49] Main
    Ten large silvers are 1 million,
    equal to one small gold coin.
[02:53] Main
    Ten small golds are 10 million,
    equal to one large gold coin.
[02:57] Mark
    Correct. Very well done.
[02:59] Benno
    Now, let's discuss the payment
    for the paper prototype.
[03:04] Benno
    Your share is one small silver
    and eight large bronzes each.
[03:11] Lutz
    This is money we earned, right?
[03:14] Main
    It doesn't feel real, huh?
[03:16] Benno
    When spring comes, we'll
    mass-produce the paper.
[03:19] Benno
    You'll be able to make a
    small gold coin in no time.
[03:23] Main
    Speaking of making money...
[03:26] Main
    Would this make a decent product?
[03:32] Benno
    You were involved in that as well?
[03:35] Benno
    N-Nothing. Do you make these
    all by yourself, lass?
[03:44] Main
    "I come up with creations,
    and Lutz makes them," so...
[03:48] Main
    No. I make the decorations,
    and Lutz makes the pin.
[03:53] Main
    Right?
[03:54] Lutz
    Huh? Y-Yeah...
[03:56] Main
    We're planning on making
    that our winter handiwork.
[04:00] Benno
    Sounds good.
[04:02] Benno
    Now, a question:
[04:04] Benno
    Do you two have the time and
    energy to go somewhere?
[04:11] Benno
    This is the Merchant Guild.
[04:14] Main
    Merchant Guild, you say?
[04:16] Benno
    Anybody who does any kind of business
    must register themselves with the Guild.
[04:21] Benno
    Unless you do, you can't sell
    paper or even scraps of it.
[04:25] Benno
    If you do business without registering,
    you'll be punished severely.
[04:31] Benno
    The three of us are going upstairs.
[04:33] Man
    Your card, please.
[04:47] Main
    The gate vanished!
[04:49] Main
    Is that a magical item, too?
[04:52] Benno
    Yes. This place has links to nobility.
[04:56] Benno
    I hope your registration goes smoothly...
[05:03] Man
    A carpenter's son, and a soldier's daughter?
[05:06] Man
    Please take a seat and wait.
[05:11] Main
    A bookshelf!
[05:13] Benno
    Bookshelf? That's a file cabinet.
[05:15] Benno
    It only has scrolls and wooden plaques.
[05:19] Main
    You don't call everything
    with writing a book?
[05:22] Main
    Even plaques and scrolls?
[05:24] Benno
    Of course not!
[05:25] Benno
    Books are smartly bound,
    highly valuable items.
[05:30] Main
    Not that I care, as long as I can read!
[05:38] Benno
    I should've seen it coming!
[05:39] Benno
    Knowing that old fart, he's going to
    find something to complain about!
[05:44] Main
    "Old fart"?
[05:48] Main
    Mercantile law, noble almanacs, and...
[05:51] Main
    What's that?
[05:54] Main
    A map!
[05:58] Benno
    This is Ehrenfest.
[06:00] Main
    Ehrenfest?
[06:02] Benno
    Yeah.
[06:03] Benno
    Towns are named after their lords.
[06:06] Main
    Where does the lord live?
[06:09] Benno
    In the noble quarters to the north.
[06:11] Benno
    To the east is the highway, and you'll
    find a lot of travelers there.
[06:15] Benno
    The south has farming villages,
    the forest, and a small town.
[06:19] Benno
    The river lies to the west.
[06:20] Benno
    Cross it, and you'll reach
    the neighboring domain.
[06:23] Benno
    The two lords are friends,
    so it's a busy route.
[06:28] Benno
    You'll eventually go there
    to stock up as well.
[06:31] Lutz
    Really?
[06:32] Benno
    Yes, if we can get you registered.
[06:35] Main
    Is it that difficult to get registered?
[06:39] Man
    Mister Benno, the guild master
    would like to see you.
[06:44] Benno
    Let's go.
[06:46] Guild Master
    Thank you for coming.
[06:48] Main
    So that's the "old fart."
[06:51] Guild Master
    Let's get right down to business, Benno.
[06:55] Guild Master
    Temporary registrations are for unbaptized
    children to help their family business.
[07:03] Guild Master
    I can't permit them for kids
    who aren't related to you.
[07:09] Benno
    There's a first time for everything.
[07:11] Benno
    What if I say it's for a clear objective?
[07:14] Guild Master
    What do you mean?
[07:17] Benno
    You'll change your tune once you find out
    what these two have up their sleeves.
[07:22] Guild Master
    What could these kids have?
[07:24] Benno
    You'll see. Main, show our
    Guild Master the thing.
[07:30] Main
    Here you are.
[07:32] Guild Master
    I-Is that...
[07:33] Guild Master
    Is that your product?!
[07:35] Benno
    Weren't you looking for a hair
    ornament a lot like this?
[07:42] Main
    Oh? I'm starting to see
    the big picture here.
[07:45] Man
    Did you say that hair ornament?
[07:47] Guild Master
    That's the next big thing!
    Find out who made it!
[07:50] Benno
    If this is indeed what you're looking for,
[07:52] Benno
    they plan to make more as part
    of their winter handiwork.
[07:56] Benno
    But since they aren't being
    allowed temporary registrations,
[07:59] Benno
    they regrettably can't sell them,
    even if they do make more.
[08:03] Benno
    What a crying shame, truly!
[08:09] Guild Master
    I approve their temporary registration.
[08:14] Benno
    Thank you very much.
[08:17] Main
    And so, Lutz and I were
    issued IDs—guild cards.
[08:39] Guild Master
    Let me introduce myself.
    I'm Gustav, the guild master.
[08:45] Guild Master
    My granddaughter Freida will
    be baptized in the winter.
[08:49] Guild Master
    I would like the ornament
    before the ceremony.
[08:52] Guild Master
    How does this sound?
[08:54] Benno
    There's only a month left until
    the winter baptism ceremony.
[08:58] Benno
    We can prioritize your order,
    but it will cost you.
[09:04] Guild Master
    This is as high as I can go!
[09:07] Benno
    Thank you for your business!
[09:09] Guild Master
    Then we have a deal.
[09:12] Guild Master
    Make another like the one you showed
     me earlier before the ceremony.
[09:16] Main
    Don't you want it styled to
    her hair color or her outfit?
[09:21] Guild Master
    I don't want her to find out about it.
[09:24] Main
    Oh boy. Not one of those
    unpleasant surprises.
[09:27] Main
    Wouldn't your granddaughter be troubled if she'd
    already planned to wear something different?
[09:33] Main
    If you're giving her a gift,
[09:36] Main
    you'd want to see her smile
    rather than frown, right?
[09:40] Main
    Besides, she'd wear it more lovingly if
    it were made with her opinions in mind.
[09:47] Guild Master
    Main, was it?
[09:49] Guild Master
    Why don't you work for me?
[09:52] Benno
    Rejected!
[09:54] Guild Master
    My store is bigger than Benno's,
    and you'll be paid better.
[09:57] Main
    Mister Benno has helped me so much,
    I could never fully repay him.
[10:01] Guild Master
    I'll repay him for you.
[10:03] Main
    U-Uh...
[10:05] Benno
    Main! Tell him in no unclear
    terms that you refuse!
[10:09] Main
    I-I'm afraid I must refuse.
[10:11] Guild Master
    I see.
[10:13] Guild Master
    Of course you couldn't speak your
    mind next to such a scary escort.
[10:21] Main
    After that, we made plans to meet with
    the guild master's granddaughter,
[10:25] Main
    and then returned to the store.
[10:28] Mark
    Welcome back.
[10:30] Benno
    That old fart jumped on the hair ornament,
    so I took his order for this much.
[10:35] Main
    Oh, what was that all about?
[10:38] Mark
    It means four small silvers.
[10:40] Lutz & Main
    What? Four small silvers?!
[10:43] Main
    That's daylight robbery!
[10:45] Benno
    If you can make money, make as much of it
    whenever, wherever, and however you can.
[10:51] Main
    But...
[10:52] Benno
    You should study up on the value of things.
[10:54] Benno
    All of your creations are luxury items.
[10:58] Benno
    If you don't understand how they're priced,
[11:01] Benno
    you'll turn the market upside down.
[11:06] Main
    Before leaving, Lutz and I decided to take
    a portion of the prototype money—
[11:10] Main
    the small silver coin—and deposit
    it with the Merchant Guild.
[11:13] Main
    The Guild also functions
    as a bank, apparently.
[11:18] Benno
    You go to war tomorrow.
[11:21] Benno
    Stay on your toes.
[11:22] Main
    We're just going to see a girl, you know?
[11:24] Benno
    I've heard that Freida takes after the old
    fart the most among his grandchildren.
[11:29] Lutz
    If she tries to recruit Main like he
    did today, prevent it at all costs.
[11:33] Lutz
    Got that, Lutz?
[11:34] Lutz
    Gotcha.
[11:35] Main
    You don't have to be so wary.
[11:39] Main
    See you tomorrow, then.
[11:43] Main
    As Urano, I always looked forward to
    repaying my folks with my first salary.
[11:50] Tuuli
    What? How did you get this money, Main?
[11:53] Main
    We finished our paper,
    so we had Benno buy it.
[11:57] Main
    We have to stock up for winter
    soon, right? Use this money.
[12:00] Eva
    This is amazing, Main.
[12:02] Tuuli
    You must've worked so hard.
[12:03] Main
    Lutz and I made it together.
[12:06] Eva
    Come to think of it, you two
    have been up to something.
[12:09] Tuuli
    Attagirl, Main!
[12:12] Gunther
    I'm not sure I follow, but I'm
    proud of you anyway, Main!
[12:15] Main
    That hurts, Dad.
[12:17] Main
    Dad and Mom were over the moon.
[12:21] Main
    How about your folks?
[12:23] Lutz
    They were happy I made money,
[12:26] Lutz
    but when I told my dad
    I made paper and sold it,
[12:30] Lutz
    he started ranting about how I
    should be a paper craftsman.
[12:33] Main
    Oh...
[12:35] Lutz
    But I wanna work a job where I'll
    get the chance to leave this town.
[12:39] Lutz
    You wanna hurry up and
    make a book too, right?
[12:42] Main
    Yeah. When that's done,
    the next goal is a bookstore.
[12:46] Main
    That's a long ways away, though.
[12:49] Lutz
    I don't mind selling books with you, Main.
[12:53] Lutz
    It hit me while looking
    at that map yesterday.
[12:56] Lutz
    Booksellers can sell their wares
    to nobility across the lands.
[12:59] Lutz
    Doesn't that sound great?
[13:03] Main
    It certainly doesn't sound bad.
[13:04] Freida
    Would you be Main?
[13:06] Main
    Oh, yes.
[13:12] Freida
    I'm Freida.
[13:15] Freida
    Pleasure to meet you.
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
[13:27] Freida
    I could tell immediately from your hairpin.
[13:32] Freida
    It was the perfect identifier.
[13:34] Lutz
    I-It's nice to see you.
[13:37] Freida
    Allow me to show you to my home.
[13:40] Main
    This girl exudes "well-bred rich girl"
    from every pore of her skin.
[13:45] Main
    Looks like Benno's fears that she takes
    after her grandfather were unfounded.
[13:50] Freida
    We're here.
[13:54] Main
    The Ottmar Company?
[13:56] Lutz
    So this is the guild master's store.
[14:02] Main
    He's gotta be really loaded.
[14:07] Freida
    Let us get right to it, then.
[14:09] Main
    Sure.
[14:11] Main
    Miss Freida, here's a sample of the
    hair ornament the guild master ordered.
[14:16] Freida
    Oh my! This is it!
[14:20] Freida
    You see, I've always loved
    watching the baptism day parade.
[14:29] Freida
    And this summer,
[14:31] Freida
    this hair ornament stood
    out from everything else.
[14:36] Freida
    So I begged Grandfather
    to get me one for myself!
[14:38] Freida
    I'll bring out the outfit right away.
[14:41] Main
    So then, we sat down
[14:43] Main
    and picked out a color for the
    ornament that'd suit the outfit.
[14:47] Main
    She also gave me some of the
    thread used in the outfit.
[14:52] Main
    But we did run into a snag.
[14:55] Main
    If you're going to wear your hair like this
    on the day, you'll need two ornaments.
[14:59] Freida
    Oh, I suppose I'll have to double your pay.
[15:03] Main
    No. You gave me thread to use as material,
[15:06] Main
    so it's fine as is.
[15:09] Freida
    That won't do. I'll pay for two.
[15:13] Main
    Oh, you don't have to.
[15:16] Freida
    But I will.
[15:17] Main
    You really don't have to.
[15:19] Freida
    No, let me!
[15:21] Lutz
    Then why not make the second one half-price?
[15:24] Lutz
    Main wants to give a discount
    in return for the thread.
[15:27] Lutz
    Freida wants to pay for the two ornaments.
[15:30] Lutz
    Then let's split it down the middle
    and make the second one half-price.
[15:34] Main
    You're a genius, Lutz!
[15:36] Main
    Is that acceptable, Miss Freida?
[15:38] Freida
    I don't mind, but...
[15:41] Freida
    If you can make money, make as much of it
    whenever, wherever, and however you can.
[15:47] Freida
    Isn't that what business is all about?
[15:50] Main
    Huh? Is she more than just
    an innocent rich girl?
[16:00] Freida
    It's colde water.
[16:02] Freida
    A drink made by mixing colde juice
    with honey and diluting it with water.
[16:06] Main
    Oh, the fruit that looks like raspberries?
[16:12] Main
    So sweet!
[16:13] Lutz
    Yeah! It's so sweet and nice!
[16:16] Main
    Did you make this, Miss Freida?
[16:18] Freida
    No, our cook did.
[16:21] Main
    I guess you never need to cook, then.
[16:24] Main
    How do you spend your time usually?
[16:28] Freida
    My favorite pastime?
[16:30] Freida
    Counting money, I guess?
[16:34] Main
    Excuse me?
[16:35] Freida
    Not just counting it, but piling it up, too!
[16:38] Freida
    It gives me great joy to feel its
    pleasant weight fill up a bag.
[16:42] Freida
    And isn't the sound of coins scraping
    together the most delightful thing?
[16:45] Main
    M-My piggy bank growing heavier
    used to make me happy, too.
[16:51] Freida
    You understand my hobby?!
[16:54] Freida
    Say, Main! Why don't you work for me?!
[16:57] Lutz
    No!
[16:58] Freida
    Our store is bigger than Mister
    Benno's, and the pay will be better.
[17:02] Main
    Mister Benno has helped me so much,
    I could never fully repay him.
[17:06] Freida
    I can repay him for you!
[17:09] Lutz
    Main, turn her down in no unclear terms!
[17:11] Main
    I'm getting déjà vu... I had this
    same conversation yesterday!
[17:16] Freida
    You haven't been baptized, meaning you're
    not officially his apprentice yet.
[17:21] Freida
    So join me. You love sweet things, don't you?
[17:24] Main
    I do...
[17:25] Main
    I-I must respectfully decline!
[17:28] Freida
    That's too bad.
[17:30] Freida
    But we'll see each other often at the Guild.
[17:34] Freida
    I can hardly wait.
[17:36] Main
    Right...
[17:39] Benno
    What? You made the second one half-price?
[17:42] Benno
    Are you stupid?!
[17:44] Benno
    What if people now start demanding
    the second one be free?!
[17:49] Benno
    And I told you,
[17:50] Main
    When we got back to the store,
[17:50] Benno
    "If you can make money, make as much of it
    whenever, wherever, and however you can!"
[17:52] Main
    Benno gave us a real earful.
[17:55] Benno
    Well, whatever. As long as you
    charged for the second one.
[17:59] Benno
    So, how was the old fart's granddaughter?
[18:03] Main
    She's a cut above even the guild master.
[18:06] Lutz
    I thought she was kinda like Main.
[18:08] Main
    What? In what way?!
[18:09] Lutz
    The way she looks when
    she's talking about money
[18:12] Lutz
    is just how you look when
    you're talking about books.
[18:16] Lutz
    And you two are the same in terms of
    being cute but also total weirdos.
[18:25] Main
    One month later...
[18:28] Freida
    My, how wonderful!
[18:30] Freida
    May I try them on?
[18:32] Guild Master
    Of course.
[18:34] Main
    Allow me.
[18:36] Freida
    B-But...
[18:41] Main
    All done.
[18:44] Freida
    How do I look?
[18:46] Guild Master
    Oh, very pretty, Freida.
[18:49] Guild Master
    You look like a flower fairy right now.
[18:51] Main
    It suits you very well, Miss Freida.
[18:54] Freida
    Thank you, Main!
[18:59] Main
    The guild master and Benno left
    the room to discuss business.
[19:04] Main
    Miss Freida paid for the ornaments herself.
[19:08] Main
    Well, our job here is done.
[19:10] Main
    Thank you very much, Miss Freida.
[19:12] Freida
    Main! We're friends now, so call me Freida!
[19:18] Main
    F-Friends?
[19:21] Freida
    I have to say, you've come up
    with a truly intriguing concept.
[19:25] Main
    What do you mean?
[19:28] Freida
    Well, we have cloth embroidered
    with thread to give it depth,
[19:32] Freida
    but nothing like these flowers—made out
    of thread alone, yet jumping out at you.
[19:36] Freida
    This could be revolutionary.
[19:39] Main
    So this is what Benno was talking about.
[19:42] Main
    I may have just made a huge mistake.
[19:47] Lutz
    Main, we should leave.
[19:50] Main
    Oh, I'm frail and fall ill often.
[19:54] Main
    Lutz is monitoring my condition for me.
[19:58] Freida
    Huh?
[19:59] Freida
    Main, do you have the Devouring?
[20:02] Main
    The what?
[20:04] Freida
    The Devouring. It feels like you have a
    fever inside that's eating away at you.
[20:09] Main
    You know about my illness?
[20:12] Freida
    I do, because I have it as well.
[20:17] Freida
    See how tiny I am?
[20:20] Freida
    I was thinking you were
    pretty small yourself.
[20:23] Main
    How can it be cured?
[20:26] Freida
    The Devouring...
[20:29] Freida
    can't be cured.
[20:33] Freida
    Because it's not a disease, exactly.
[20:36] Freida
    You can control the fever,
    but it costs a lot of money.
[20:42] Main
    Money...
[20:44] Freida
    The Devouring won't do anything,
    as long as you're motivated.
[20:49] Freida
    But remember that it'll come back to bite
    you if you're ever aimless or lose heart.
[20:56] Main
    Is that so?
[20:58] Main
    Thank you very much for that
    information, Miss Freida.
[21:02] Freida
    Main.
[21:03] Freida
    You really should come work for me.
[21:08] Freida
    We'll make lots of money while
    figuring out interesting products.
[21:12] Freida
    Doesn't it sound fun?
[21:16] Main
    Oh, Miss Freida.
[21:18] Freida
    That's Freida to you!
[21:21] Main
    Freida.
[21:21] Main
    
SIGN    Next Chapter To the Second Winter
[23:08] Ferdinand
    So you've finally learned
    that you have the Devouring.
[23:11] Main
    I have! And when I was told that I'd
    be fine as long as I was motivated,
[23:16] Main
    I felt like I'd become a
    type of migratory fish.
[23:20] Ferdinand
    Mygreatory fish? What does that mean?
[23:22] Main
    A fish that dies if it doesn't keep swimming.
[23:25] Ferdinand
    I've never heard of any such fish.
[23:27] Ferdinand
    I would love to see one.
[23:29] Main
    Forget about the fish and
    worry about me, Head Priest!
SIGN    Illustration by Akira Rio

E10 - To the Second Winter

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[00:01] Ferdinand
    A hair ornament sale expanded
    Main's world some more.
[00:06] Ferdinand
    Meanwhile, the Devouring was
    threatening to ravage her body.
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter Ten To the Second Winter
[01:53] Main
    A year has passed since
    I came to this world.
[01:56] Main
    It's pork stocking day again.
[01:59] Main
    Soon, my second winter here will arrive.
[02:04] Main
    Three days, huh?
[02:06] Main
    I haven't been bedridden
    for this long in a while.
[02:10] Main
    I thought I'd been getting better
    lately, but here we are.
[02:18] Main
    Stay away, Devouring Fever!
[02:21] Main
    Stuff it in a box, shut the lid on it,
[02:26] Main
    and we're good!
[02:29] Main
    It's so strange.
[02:30] Main
    A little anxiety was all
    it took for it to return.
(Flashback) [02:33] Ferdinand
    The Devouring won't do anything,
    as long as you're motivated.
[02:39] Main
    That's right. I should distract
    myself with fun things.
[02:44] Main
    Benno told me to go through
    this. I wonder what it's about.
[02:50] All
    We're home!
[02:52] Tuuli
    Look, Main!
[02:54] Main
    Oh, bacon!
[02:56] Tuuli
    I'll make you some soup right away.
[02:58] Main
    Thanks, Tuuli.
[03:00] Lutz
    Hey, Main.
[03:01] Main
    Lutz?
[03:03] Lutz
    Tuuli told me your fever's gone down,
    so I stopped by to see how you're doing.
[03:07] Lutz
    You missed out on pork stocking again, huh?
[03:12] Main
    Actually, I'm rather glad I did.
[03:15] Lutz
    I got worried cause your fever
    lasted so long this time.
[03:17] Main
    It's gone now, so relax.
[03:21] Lutz
    I don't know anything about this
    "devouring" thing Freida mentioned,
[03:25] Lutz
    so I'm not sure I did a good job
    monitoring your condition.
[03:29] Main
    Nah, you were perfect.
[03:32] Main
    It's thanks to you that I've
    stopped collapsing in public.
[03:35] Lutz
    Glad to hear it.
[03:37] Main
    I can go to the store tomorrow.
[03:39] Main
    By the way, take a look.
[03:44] Benno
    One...
SIGN    One: Smarten up your appearance and learn how to greet people
[03:46] Benno
    Smarten up your appearance and
    learn how to greet people.
[03:49] Benno
    Two...
[03:50] Benno
    Learn how to read and write all
    the basic words and numbers.
SIGN    Two: Learn how to read and write all the basic words and numbers
[03:53] Benno
    Three...
SIGN    Three: Learn how to use a calculator
[03:54] Benno
    Learn how to use a calculator.
[03:57] Main
    It's the training process
    for new apprentices.
[04:00] Benno
    Listen up! Get this done over the winter!
[04:03] Lutz
    All of this over the winter?
[04:06] Lutz
    No way!
[04:08] Main
    The biggest issue is the appearance part.
[04:14] Benno
    Is your fever gone?
[04:16] Main
    Yes. Sorry I caused you trouble.
[04:21] Main
    Thank you for giving me this.
[04:23] Main
    It says to smarten up our appearance,
    but what exactly are you looking for?
[04:27] Benno
    For starters, you'll need
    work clothes and shoes.
[04:32] Benno
    Ten small silvers should get
    you to passable levels.
[04:35] Lutz
    Ten small silvers? I don't
    have that kind of money!
[04:39] Main
    Remember those silvers we
    deposited with the Guild?
[04:43] Main
    We can just use those.
[04:45] Lutz
    Oh, we did that for times like these?
[04:48] Main
    And as capital for when we
    start making something new.
[04:52] Main
    Remember when we were stuck needing nails?
[04:54] Benno
    Basically, you need money for
    anything and everything.
[04:58] Lutz
    I see.
[04:59] Lutz
    I always thought you should
    take all your earnings home,
[05:03] Lutz
    so I felt guilty toward my folks.
[05:05] Main
    It's not a bad thing to save up
    money you made for yourself.
[05:12] Lutz
    Man, I feel better now.
[05:14] Lutz
    Thanks, Main.
[05:16] Benno
    That takes care of the appearance issue.
[05:19] Benno
    Next... Lutz, you need
    to learn some manners.
[05:22] Benno
    You can't serve customers
    talking like you do now.
[05:26] Main
    For starters,
[05:27] Main
    it'd be nice if you could add "please"
    and "thank you" to your sentences.
[05:32] Main
    If you could, please.
[05:35] Lutz
    Oh, uh, I guess I can do that...
[05:37] Lutz
    Please!
[05:42] Main
    Come on, Mister Benno...
[05:44] Benno
    I don't know how much you can
    improve over the winter,
[05:47] Benno
    but give it your best shot.
[05:49] Benno
    By the way, we've run into a problem
    with the Simple All-In-One Shampoo.
[05:54] Main
    What happened?
[05:55] Benno
    I'm having a workshop make it for me,
[05:58] Benno
    but they're not getting the same results
    despite following your instructions.
[06:02] Benno
    Would you have any idea why?
[06:04] Main
    I mean, it's as simple as crushing
    the fruit and extracting the oil.
[06:08] Benno
    I can't sell it like this.
[06:10] Benno
    And that would violate the contract magic.
[06:14] Main
    What happens when the
    contract magic is violated?
[06:18] Benno
    In the worst case, it could
    threaten our very lives.
[06:22] Main
    Why didn't you tell me that?!
[06:25] Main
    And so we made our way to
    the workshop at once.
[06:43] Main
    Oh, I get it now.
[06:45] Benno
    What was it?
[06:46] Man
    What was the problem?
[06:48] Main
    The cloth you're using to wring the oil out.
[06:50] Benno
    The cloth?
[06:52] Main
    You're using a nice smooth cloth
    here, which has tiny pores by nature.
SIGN    Smooth
SIGN    Rough
[06:57] Main
    But the cheap rough cloth
    back home is way more porous.
[07:01] Main
    Wringing the fruit with it leaves fruit
    fiber and seed pieces in the oil.
[07:07] Main
    Those play a crucial role in removing
    the impurities in your hair.
[07:11] Man
    I see. We need rougher cloth, huh?
[07:14] Man
    That means we can't use everything
    we extracted so far.
[07:18] Main
    Of course we can. Not using
    them would be a huge waste.
[07:22] Main
    You just need to make them scrubs...
    I mean, put in abrasives.
[07:27] Main
    If you select the ingredients carefully,
    you'll be able to make high quality stuff.
[07:31] Man
    Wow, missy. You know a lot.
[07:39] Benno
    And she probably knows a lot
    more than she's letting on.
[07:42] Main
    Crap! If this keeps up, it'll be the
    Lutz situation all over again!
[07:47] Benno
    Main.
[07:48] Main
    I absolutely can't say any more!
[07:52] Main
    Any more information will cost you.
[07:54] Main
    I'm not giving it out for free.
[07:56] Benno
    Very well.
[07:58] Benno
    Mind if we borrow your meeting room?
[08:00] Man
    S-Sure, go ahead.
[08:02] Main
    Huh? Wai...
[08:05] Lutz
    Main!
[08:06] Main
    Hey!
[08:06] Benno
    We're just going to talk.
[08:07] Benno
    Everyone stay away.
[08:12] Benno
    Two small golds.
[08:14] Main
    Excuse me?
[08:17] Benno
    I'll pay you two small golds.
[08:19] Benno
    Give me information: any improvements,
    substitute ingredients,
[08:22] Benno
    and everything else you can think of.
[08:25] Main
    Two small golds?
[08:27] Main
    Three small golds.
[08:29] Benno
    Three small golds?
[08:31] Main
    "If you can make money, make as much of it
    whenever, wherever, and however you can."
[08:36] Main
    Isn't that right?
[08:39] Benno
    Three small golds, was it?
    That's as high as I can go.
[08:43] Main
    W-Wait a minute!
[08:45] Benno
    Just take it and save it.
[08:47] Benno
    Money is the only thing that can
    stave off your Devouring.
[08:52] Main
    How did you know?
[08:54] Benno
    I always considered the possibility,
[08:57] Benno
    but the old fart confirmed it the other day.
[08:59] Benno
    He said Freida told him
    you had the Devouring.
[09:04] Benno
    She's survived because she's rich
    and has ties with nobility.
[09:08] Benno
    All I can do for you is
    pay for your information.
[09:13] Main
    Mister Benno...
[09:16] Benno
    Sit down.
[09:20] Benno
    Even if you have to sell everything
    you know, do it and save up money
[09:23] Benno
    for when the time comes.
[09:25] Main
    What do you mean?
[09:29] Benno
    When your fever can't be suppressed anymore.
[09:35] Main
    I thought the fever had
    grown more active lately.
[09:39] Main
    So I wasn't just imagining it.
[09:44] Main
    It took so much to get this far...
[09:48] Main
    I don't wanna die yet.
[09:51] Main
    I want to...
[09:54] Main
    No, I will survive!
[09:56] Main
    I understand. I'll take
    the three small golds.
[10:04] Main
    I sold the methods to improve the
    Simple All-In-One Shampoo to Benno,
[10:08] Main
    including how salt can act as an abrasive,
[10:11] Main
    and how citrus makes it easier
    to remove impurities.
[10:17] Benno
    Hmm... Did you try all of this out?
[10:20] Main
    No, I couldn't. The ingredients
    are too valuable for my family.
[10:26] Benno
    You couldn't try them,
    and yet you know they work?
[10:32] Benno
    Just who are you?
[10:43] Main
    That's a secret.
[10:45] Main
    No amount of small golds
    will get me to talk.
[10:50] Main
    I was ready for this when I decided
    to give you all that information.
[10:54] Main
    But...
[10:57] Main
    Will you give me the boot because
    you find a child like me creepy?
[11:11] Benno
    Nah. Since you're so profitable,
[11:13] Benno
    I'll try even harder to ensure nobody
    else gets their hands on you.
[11:18] Benno
    I'm a businessman, after all.
[11:21] Main
    Mister Benno...
[11:31] Benno
    Oh, also, Simple All-In-One Shampoo
    is too long and complicated.
[11:36] Benno
    Can we call it AIO Shampoo instead?
[11:38] Main
    Sure, but is that really
    the best you've got?
[11:44] Benno
    How about SimSham, then?
[11:48] Main
    AIO Shampoo is fine.
[11:50] Benno
    We're going to make and sell loads
    of AIO Shampoo and hair ornaments!
[11:56] Main
    You've got it!
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
[12:09] Tuuli
    What? More hair ornaments to make?
[12:11] Main
    Yeah.
[12:13] Main
    People heard about Freida's and
    ordered some for themselves.
[12:17] Tuuli
    So you're asking us to move
    our winter handiwork up?
[12:22] Eva
    This is such a busy time, too.
[12:25] Main
    That's why I got us an advance!
[12:28] Main
    Two medium bronzes for
    each flowery decoration.
[12:32] Both
    Two medium bronzes each?!
[12:39] Main
    I used Rush! It was super effective!
[12:44] Gunther
    Do I make the hairpin part?
[12:46] Main
    That's Lutz's job.
[12:49] Gunther
    Lutz again?
[12:51] Main
    Dad, I want to visit the gate
    tomorrow. Can we go together?
[12:55] Gunther
    What? Of course!
[12:58] Otto
    I heard you fell sick again, Main.
[13:01] Main
    Yeah, but I'm fine now.
[13:03] Otto
    I see.
[13:04] Man
    We have a trombe!
[13:11] Main
    They were saying trombe's dangerous...
[13:27] Main
    It's been happening a lot lately.
[13:33] Lutz
    We got a bunch of trombe branches.
[13:36] Lutz
    I didn't expect us to be
    making paper again so soon.
[13:39] Main
    Benno'd yell at us if we let
    this trombe go to waste.
[13:48] Lutz
    Brr! So cold!
[13:52] Main
    Makes me want some piping
    hot buttered potatoes.
[13:55] Main
    We'll need butter for that.
[13:57] Lutz
    You want me to enter the river in this cold?
[14:00] Main
    Let's work with well water tomorrow.
[14:02] Lutz
    Can we? Thank goodness!
[14:04] Main
    Yeah. Just don't forget the butter.
[14:06] Lutz
    Butter? What for?
[14:08] Main
    Huh? Did I not say?
[14:11] Lutz
    By the way, did the handiwork go well?
[14:13] Main
    Yep. Dad wanted to join in,
    and I didn't know how to refuse.
[14:17] Main
    How about your place?
[14:19] Lutz
    No good.
[14:21] Lutz
    I asked Ralph and the other guys
    for help, but they didn't care.
[14:26] Main
    You just need to cast the Rush spell on them.
[14:30] Lutz
    The Rush spell?
[14:35] Main
    Here you go, Lutz.
[14:36] Main
    That's five medium bronzes for five hairpins.
[14:39] Ralph
    Five medium bronzes?
[14:41] Sieg
    For those sticks Lutz was making?
[14:44] Sascha
    Each one of those is
    worth one medium bronze?!
[14:47] Ralph
    It doesn't have to be
    Lutz, right? Can we help?
[14:55] Karla
    Merchants are all con men! Why
    would anyone ever want to be one?
[14:59] Karla
    I don't know what to do with Lutz.
[15:02] Eva
    Well, their boss doesn't
    seem to be a bad guy.
[15:04] Eva
    He is paying for our handiwork.
[15:06] Karla
    I can't help but worry, though.
[15:08] Karla
    Why take such an unstable job?
[15:12] Both
    We're off!
[15:14] Eva
    See you.
[15:15] Karla
    Take care out there.
[15:17] Main
    I'm so grateful to Lutz.
[15:20] Main
    He's always taking care of Main.
[15:22] Karla
    Really? Main seems to be
    doing okay lately, too.
[15:26] Eva
    Much better compared to before, yes.
[15:29] Eva
    I just hope she grows up healthy.
[15:42] Lutz
    Ugh, karffel?
[15:44] Main
    Don't you want it?
[15:46] Lutz
    I'll eat it.
[15:51] Lutz
    It's so good! What the heck?
[15:53] Main
    They don't steam their food here, after all.
[15:56] Main
    Of course you wouldn't know how yummy
    steamed potatoes with butter are.
SIGN    Bark Peeling
[16:05] Main
    We then got to work on the trombe bark.
SIGN    Bark Drying
[16:10] Main
    Now that that's done, we can
    do the rest in the spring.
[16:14] Lutz
    I'm done putting the tools away.
[16:17] Main
    We'll have more trombe paper—
[16:25] Main
    Why? I wasn't anxious,
    let alone losing heart!
[16:30] Lutz
    Main? What's wrong?
[16:33] Lutz
    You're burning up!
[16:34] Lutz
    Your fever came out of nowhere?
[16:37] Lutz
    Main, you okay?
[16:47] Lutz
    The fever's... gone...
[16:50] Lutz
    What the heck was that?
[16:51] Main
    The Devouring.
[16:53] Lutz
    What? But there weren't any signs
    of your condition worsening!
[16:57] Lutz
    And you said you were all right the other day!
[17:00] Main
    It flares up suddenly these days.
[17:02] Main
    Before, it only used to
    happen when I got worked up.
[17:07] Lutz
    Main...
[17:09] Main
    Man, that scared me.
[17:12] Lutz
    Can't we do anything?
[17:18] Main
    Remember what Freida said?
    It costs a lot of money.
[17:22] Main
    Benno said the same thing.
[17:33] Lutz
    I'll give you a ride.
[17:35] Lutz
    That's about all I can do for you.
[17:38] Main
    "That's all"? But you're
    doing so much for me!
[17:42] Lutz
    Just hurry up and get on.
[17:46] Main
    Okay...
[17:55] Main
    Welp.
[17:57] Main
    Even with all the books I've read,
[18:00] Main
    I can't find the right words
    to say to him right now.
[18:05] Main
    Lutz is just too damn nice.
[18:09] Main
    He stands by me even when I'm such a burden,
[18:13] Main
    and he accepted me even after
    finding out I wasn't Main.
[18:19] Main
    Hey, Lutz?
[18:20] Main
    Even if I do collapse, you don't
    have to feel responsible, okay?
[18:25] Main
    Also, I'm not gonna give in.
[18:29] Main
    I haven't finished any books yet.
[18:44] Benno
    Main, you stay here.
    Lutz, come with me.
[18:49] Lutz
    Save Main, Master Benno.
[18:53] Lutz
    I can't do it. I can't do anything.
[18:57] Lutz
    I would gladly do anything I could, but...
[19:00] Benno
    Then don't make Main look out for you.
[19:04] Benno
    That lass is way more mature than she seems.
[19:07] Benno
    Even if she's in pain, she has
    the wherewithal to smile for you.
[19:13] Benno
    If you're a man, make sure Main
    doesn't have to worry about you!
[19:17] Benno
    You had the gall to say you'd
    make everything Main thought of,
[19:21] Benno
    so make and sell one thing after another!
[19:24] Benno
    Make as much money as you can!
[19:35] Benno
    Now that's a good look in your eyes.
[19:39] Main
    The next time I saw him, Lutz
    had gone back to his usual self.
[19:44] Main
    I was thinking we'd be lucky to make ten,
[19:47] Main
    but we've gone and doubled that!
[19:50] Lutz
    Selling this many should help a little.
[19:53] Lutz
    You need money to deal
    with the Devouring, right?
[19:57] Main
    Lutz...
[19:58] Lutz
    Do you have any other product ideas?
[20:01] Lutz
    I'll make anything and
    everything you can think of!
[20:07] Main
    Thank you.
[20:09] Benno
    That completes the delivery
    of the hair ornaments.
[20:12] Main
    Sure does.
[20:13] Benno
    Okay, here's your pay.
[20:15] Lutz
    Do you think we could sell these as well?
[20:18] Lutz
    I made one during winter handiwork last year.
[20:23] Benno
    It was you again?
[20:25] Benno
    Did every bizarre product I've encountered
    in the last six months come from you?
[20:31] Main
    Uh... Sorry about that.
[20:34] Benno
    Do you have anything that'd generate
    more revenue than baskets?
[20:38] Benno
    Something consumable, like the AIO Shampoo.
[20:40] Main
    Well... How about colored and
    scented soaps or candles?
[20:46] Benno
    Do you know how to make those?
[20:48] Main
    I do, though it'll need some trial and error.
[20:51] Benno
    All right. Experiment all
    you want come spring.
[20:54] Main
    I will.
[20:55] Main
    We have to make more paper, too.
[20:57] Main
    If we add candles to that,
    things will get busy.
[21:08] Benno
    Main!
[21:09] Lutz
    Main?!
[21:10] Lutz
    You okay?!
[21:11] Benno
    This is bad! Mark, ready the carriage!
SIGN    Next Chapter Life-or-Death Choices and Family Meetings
[23:02] Lutz
    Do something, Master Benno!
[23:05] Lutz
    The guild master will know what to do, right?
[23:07] Benno
    I've already negotiated with him.
[23:09] Lutz
    All hail Master Benno!
[23:11] Benno
    Apparently, he still has some of the
    magical items he bought for Freida.
[23:15] Benno
    A one-use magical item,
    for just two small golds.
[23:19] Lutz
    G-Golds?!
[23:20] Benno
    Consider it an investment in you.
[23:22] Lutz
    Investment? You're such a...
[23:25] Benno
    You don't have to be so grateful.
[23:28] Benno
    I'm doing this out of the
    goodness of my heart!
[23:32] Main
    Give me back my preview time.
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E11 - Life-or-Death Choices and Family Meetings

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[00:00] Ferdinand
    Having learned that treating the
    Devouring requires a lot of money,
[00:04] Ferdinand
    Main sells some of her knowledge
    from her old world to Benno.
[00:08] Ferdinand
    But while discussing business with him,
[00:11] Ferdinand
    she suddenly collapses
    and falls unconscious.
[00:15] Mark
    Master, I got in touch with the guild master.
[00:18] Benno
    Let's go, Lutz!
[00:20] Lutz
    Yeah!
[00:24] Ferdinand
    Main's social circle comes
    together in a bid to save her.
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SIGN    Chapter Eleven Life-or-Death Choices and Family Meetings
[02:14] Main
    Not again.
[02:16] Main
    Stupid fever.
[02:19] Main
    Stay away!
[02:21] Main
    I haven't finished any books yet!
[02:33] Main
    Huh? What's that ball?
[02:38] Main
    It's sucking up the fever.
[02:43] Main
    Whatever! Take it all away!
[03:00] Main
    Huh?
[03:02] Main
    Where am I?
[03:06] Main
    Such a nice bed...
[03:10] Main
    What's this thing?
[03:14] Freida
    Have you come to?
[03:16] Main
    Freida!
[03:18] Main
    Is this your place, then?
[03:21] Freida
    Yes. How do you feel?
[03:24] Main
    The fever's gone, and I feel
    a lot better than usual.
[03:28] Freida
    Figures.
[03:30] Freida
    It's broken, after all.
[03:32] Freida
    You must've overloaded it with your fever.
[03:38] Main
    Freida, what is this?
[03:40] Freida
    A magical item.
[03:42] Main
    A what?
[03:43] Freida
    It absorbed your fever for you.
[03:48] Main
    This bracelet did?
[03:52] Freida
    It was barely holding together,
[03:54] Freida
    and absorbing the fever
    must've made it fall apart.
[03:57] Main
    Did I only survive because of this thing?
[04:01] Freida
    That's right.
[04:03] Freida
    Remember what I said last time we met?
[04:05] Freida
    The Devouring can't be cured,
    but it can be controlled.
[04:10] Main
    Oh, this is what you meant.
[04:12] Main
    I'm really gonna be okay now, huh?
[04:16] Freida
    Listen carefully, Main.
[04:19] Freida
    All this magical item did
[04:21] Freida
    was take away some water from a
    cup that was about to overflow.
[04:26] Freida
    The cup's not exactly empty yet,
[04:29] Freida
    and it'll only fill faster as you grow.
[04:32] Main
    What? You mean...
[04:34] Freida
    It'll start overflowing again soon enough.
[04:40] Main
    How soon is "soon enough"?
[04:45] Main
    Answer me, Freida.
[04:49] Freida
    A year, at most.
[04:54] Main
    Only a year?
[04:57] Main
    Where can I get these magical items?
[05:02] Main
    How'd you get this bracelet, then?
[05:07] Freida
    Magical items are the exclusive
    property of nobility.
[05:10] Freida
    The only ones we can get our hands on are
    the ones considered faulty or useless.
[05:16] Freida
    And Grandfather already went
    around buying those up for me.
[05:19] Freida
    You won't find any, no matter where you look.
[05:22] Main
    What?
[05:23] Freida
    Even if you do find one, it won't
    be long before you'll need another.
[05:28] Freida
    Those of us with the Devouring
    can't live without these items.
[05:36] Freida
    There's only one way to survive.
[05:40] Freida
    Entering into an agreement with a noble.
[05:43] Main
    An agreement?
[05:46] Freida
    Yes. In return for having
    them buy you magical items,
[05:50] Freida
    you will agree to work
    exclusively for them...
[05:54] Freida
    Just as I have.
[06:03] Freida
    I've agreed to become a noble's concubine
    after my coming-of-age ceremony.
[06:09] Main
    C-C-Concubine?
[06:11] Main
    You mean, like, you'll be his m-mistress?
[06:16] Freida
    Yes.
[06:17] Freida
    Grandfather does frequent business
    with nobles as the guild master.
[06:22] Freida
    Many offered to take me to form a
    bond with him or gain his backing,
[06:26] Freida
    and he made a deal with the
    person who made the best offer.
[06:30] Main
    I'm amazed you could accept that.
[06:34] Freida
    It's the only way for a commoner
    with the Devouring to survive.
[06:41] Main
    What if I want no part of that?
[06:43] Freida
    That means choosing to die.
[06:47] Freida
    So, Main, think long and
    hard before you decide.
[06:52] Freida
    Will you live life chained to a noble
[06:54] Freida
    or perish by your family's side?
[07:14] Main
    Thank you so much for giving up one of
    your precious magical items for my sake.
[07:19] Guild Master
    Excuse me?
[07:20] Guild Master
    Benno told me that you would pay for it.
[07:26] Guild Master
    He asked me to lend a magical
    item if it came down to it.
[07:32] Main
    Is that so?
[07:34] Main
    I understand. I'll pay.
[07:38] Guild Master
    It'll be three small gold coins.
[07:40] Main
    Three small golds?!
[07:43] Guild Master
    You can't afford it?
[07:44] Main
    No, I can. I was just surprised by the price.
[07:48] Freida
    You can pay up, Main?!
[07:50] Main
    Is it a problem if I can?
[07:53] Guild Master
    A huge one.
[07:55] Guild Master
    The agreement was that I could register
    you as my apprentice if you couldn't.
[08:01] Main
    What?
[08:03] Freida
    Looks like we missed out.
[08:08] Main
    Thank god my past self sold the AIO Shampoo
    improvements for three small golds!
[08:12] Main
    Good job, me!
[08:14] All
    Main!
[08:15] Main
    Dad, Mom, Tuuli!
[08:18] Main
    A while later, my family and
    Lutz came to check up on me.
[08:23] Main
    It seems Freida had let them know.
[08:26] Tuuli
    I'm so glad you woke up!
[08:28] Lutz
    How do you feel?
[08:29] Eva
    I felt my heart stop when
    Lutz said you'd collapsed.
[08:35] Main
    Sorry I worried you.
[08:37] Main
    But I'm fine now.
[08:39] Gunther
    That's good. Can you come home, then?
[08:43] Freida
    We'll watch over her tonight.
[08:46] Freida
    She's not completely stable yet.
[08:49] Gunther
    But...
[08:50] Freida
    I can tell because I have the same illness.
[08:56] Eva
    We're sorry for the trouble,
    but please take care of her.
[09:02] Lutz
    I'll go let Master Benno know.
[09:05] Eva
    Sure. Thanks for everything, Lutz.
[09:12] Eva
    We can rest easy if she's
    in that young lady's care.
[09:15] Tuuli
    Freida had the Devouring too, huh?
[09:17] Gunther
    Devouring?
[09:18] Tuuli
    Yep. That's what Main's illness is called.
[09:21] Tuuli
    She told me about it recently.
[09:23] Eva
    I've never even heard of it.
[09:26] Gunther
    Who cares what it's called?
[09:28] Gunther
    I'm just glad she's cured.
[09:40] Main
    Just one more year...
[09:45] Main
    After they left,
[09:48] Main
    Freida and I decided to indulge
    in some girly playtime.
[09:53] Freida
    This is Liese, our cook.
[09:55] Liese
    So, what are we making?
[09:57] Main
    Er...
[09:59] Main
    Do you have sugar?
[10:01] Liese
    We do. And also flour, eggs, and butter.
[10:06] Main
    Then we can make pound cake.
[10:09] Both
    Pound cake?
[10:11] Main
    It's as easy as making a mix of even
    quantities of the ingredients and baking it.
[10:16] Main
    Whipping the eggs and sugar
    is the most important part.
[10:20] Freida
    I'd like to try.
[10:22] Main
    Next, you mix in the sifted flour.
[10:27] Freida
    Main, switch.
[10:30] Freida
    Making sweets is harder than I thought.
[10:33] Main
    After that, you put in the melted butter...
[10:35] Main
    and beat it all together...
[10:38] Main
    Please switch, Miss Liese.
[10:42] Liese
    You two are too frail.
[10:49] Main
    Perfect. It's baked all the way through.
[10:54] Main
    This is bliss!
[10:59] Freida
    Main!
[11:01] Main
    Uh?
[11:03] Main
    I somehow shook off Freida
    and Liese's passionate gazes,
[11:06] Main
    and girly playtime moved on to Part II.
[11:10] Main
    Amazing!
[11:11] Freida
    Grandfather copied the bath
    he'd seen in a noble's mansion.
[11:16] Freida
    He said I should get used to it
    before entering high society.
[11:21] Main
    He sure dotes on you.
[11:25] Freida
    It's just an investment for the future.
[11:29] Main
    Deep down, you don't want to
    leave your family, do you?
[11:32] Freida
    When I'm a concubine, I'll get to run
    my own store in the nobles' district.
[11:38] Freida
    I'll get to run a business after I'd
    given up on it due to the Devouring.
[11:42] Freida
    I can't wait!
[11:46] Main
    Freida, you're strong.
[11:50] Main
    And then I washed Freida's hair with the
    AIO Shampoo I'd asked Tuuli to bring.
[11:56] Freida
    You're good at this, Main.
[11:58] Main
    Tuuli... My sister and I wash
    each other's hair often.
[12:06] Freida
    Incredible! My hair feels so silky!
[12:09] Main
    Consider it thanks for the magical item.
[12:12] Main
    We were supposed to have a
    nice, long chat while in bed,
[12:16] Main
    but thanks to the bath,
[12:19] Main
    the two of us fell asleep immediately.
[12:23] Main
    Freida gets baptized tomorrow.
[12:28] Guild Master
    How marvelous!
[12:30] Guild Master
    You look like an angelic messenger,
[12:32] Guild Master
    or perhaps the Goddess of Sprouts,
    bringing spring with her!
[12:51] Main
    Huh? Why?
[12:54] Jutte
    Miss Main, do you feel sick?
[12:56] Main
    Oh, no.
[12:58] Main
    It's just, looking at Freida suddenly
    made me want to see my family.
[13:06] Gunther
    Main, I'm sure you missed me.
[13:08] Gunther
    I sure missed you!
[13:11] Eva
    You're going to put her off.
[13:16] Main
    I missed you a little.
[13:20] Gunther
    I see. You missed me, huh?
[13:25] Freida
    Since you're here, Grandfather would like
    to invite you to join us for dinner.
[13:32] Main
    I wanna eat your cooking, Mom.
    It's been a few days.
[13:39] Tuuli
    Man, I wanted to eat some rich people food!
[13:42] Main
    Sorry, Tuuli.
[13:43] Gunther
    Well, Eva's cooking is the best in the world!
[13:46] Tuuli
    There he goes.
[13:47] Both
    Dad's singing Mom's praises again!
[13:56] Main
    That's when it hit me.
[14:02] Main
    At some point, this had become my home.
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     Bookworm
[14:20] Lutz
    Master Benno was really worried while you
    were over at the guild master's place.
[14:27] Lutz
    He thought they might try to steal you.
[14:30] Main
    I fought them off, but...
[14:33] Lutz
    But?
[14:35] Main
    Not saying, because I'll get yelled at.
[14:37] Lutz
    You can tell me!
[14:39] Main
    No. Never.
[14:42] Lutz
    Wait, Main.
[14:47] Lutz
    Wh-What?
[14:49] Main
    I was just thinking how
    grateful I am to have you.
[14:56] Lutz
    Is that so?
[15:03] Main
    My second winter in this world had arrived.
[15:08] Benno
    Three small golds?!
[15:11] Benno
    That old fart! He told me it was two!
[15:15] Main
    So that's why.
[15:17] Main
    They were shocked when I paid up.
[15:20] Benno
    Really? As long as you
    pulled one over on them.
[15:25] Main
    Thank you for everything.
[15:28] Main
    By the way, Mister Benno...
[15:31] Main
    I have a question.
[15:34] Benno
    You made a snack using sugar?!
[15:37] Main
    Is sugar that rare?
[15:40] Benno
    It's only recently that we
    started getting imports of it.
[15:43] Benno
    It's considerably popular among the nobles.
[15:47] Benno
    So they got their hands on the whole recipe.
[15:50] Benno
    You gave away a product
    nobles would love for free.
[15:54] Benno
    Those people are hyenas!
[15:56] Benno
    Why would you poke your head out of hiding?!
[16:00] Main
    I'm sorry...
[16:04] Mark
    I'm glad you're better now.
[16:06] Main
    I'm sorry I made you worry.
[16:11] Benno
    Just one more year, huh?
[16:14] Lutz
    I refuse to believe it.
[16:16] Lutz
    Main's always made the impossible possible.
[16:20] Lutz
    I know she'll find a way again.
[16:28] Main
    Business is thriving, huh, Mister Benno?
[16:31] Benno
    Winter is the busiest time for us.
[16:33] Benno
    You'd be surprised at how willing
    people are to splurge on things
[16:38] Benno
    that'll keep them occupied
    while they're snowed in.
[16:41] Main
    Thinking of quick, casual games,
[16:44] Main
    there's card games, karuta,
    shogi, and reversi, I guess?
[16:48] Main
    Can I make them by next winter?
(Flashback) [16:52] Freida
    A year, at most.
(Flashback) [17:03] Freida
    Will you live life chained to a noble
(Flashback) [17:06] Freida
    or perish by your family's side?
[17:15] Main
    Time passed mercilessly by as I couldn't
    bring myself to tell my family the truth.
[17:20] Main
    Before long, my outfit for the
    baptism ceremony was finished.
[17:23] Gunther
    I'm home.
[17:24] Main
    Welcome back, Dad!
[17:26] Main
    How do I look? Ready to
    take my baptism by storm?
[17:30] Gunther
    Wow, Main!
[17:33] Gunther
    I bet people will mistake
    you for a high-class girl!
[17:36] Main
    We reworked Tuuli's ceremony outfit.
[17:43] Eva
    I just did what Main said.
[17:46] Eva
    Now she looks like some kind of rich girl.
[17:49] Main
    Why? Because I'm that damn cute?
[17:51] Eva
    Please. It's because I'm that damn good.
[18:00] Gunther
    Main's baptism, eh?
[18:03] Gunther
    It was unthinkable back when she
    was tiny and feverish all the time.
[18:11] Gunther
    How you've grown, my little girl.
[18:14] Main
    Dad...
[18:16] Eva
    Seriously.
[18:18] Tuuli
    And her illness is cured, too.
[18:24] Gunther
    What's wrong, Main?
[18:28] Main
    Dad, Mom, Tuuli.
[18:31] Main
    We need to talk.
[18:33] Main
    It's about my illness.
[18:38] Gunther
    What are you talking about?
    Wasn't your illness cured?
[18:43] Main
    The Devouring is incurable.
[18:46] Main
    I just borrowed a magical item from Freida
    and suppressed its fever temporarily.
[18:53] Gunther
    Magical... item?
[18:55] Main
    Yeah.
[18:56] Main
    Apparently, you have to keep using magical
    items to control the Devouring's fever.
[19:02] Tuuli
    Main did say before that treating
    it takes a lot of money.
[19:06] Gunther
    Is that true?
[19:07] Eva
    How much was it, Main?
[19:10] Main
    Don't worry about it. I already paid.
[19:12] Eva
    No keeping anything from us. Spit it out.
[19:17] Main
    Three small golds.
[19:19] Eva
    Three small gold coins?!
[19:21] Eva
    How'd you have so much money?!
[19:23] Main
    I sold my paper and the formula for
    the AIO Shampoo to Mister Benno.
[19:28] Gunther
    What's done is done. Forget that.
[19:30] Gunther
    I want to know what's in store for us.
[19:34] Gunther
    You said you only suppressed
    the fever temporarily.
[19:37] Gunther
    Does that mean it'll come back for sure?
[19:42] Gunther
    That's why you didn't bring it up, right?
    You were trying to avoid the question.
[19:49] Main
    How could you tell?
[19:52] Gunther
    Of course I can. I'm your father.
[20:02] Main
    I'll only last another year at most.
[20:07] Tuuli
    No, Main! You can't die!
[20:12] Tuuli
    Never!
[20:13] Main
    Tuuli... I don't wanna die, either.
[20:18] Main
    I don't wanna die!
[20:20] Gunther
    Is there anything we can do other
    than using those magical items?
[20:24] Main
    There is, but I'd have to go
    off to the nobles' district.
[20:29] Eva
    But then, you wouldn't...
[20:34] Main
    I probably wouldn't ever see you again.
[20:37] Tuuli
    No! You can't go!
[20:40] Main
    Yeah, I don't wanna live
    a life without you all.
[20:45] Main
    I'd sooner die.
[20:48] Main
    Dad.
[20:50] Main
    Mom.
[20:52] Main
    Tuuli.
[20:54] Main
    Can I stay right here with my family?
[21:00] Tuuli
    You'll always be with us.
[21:08] Gunther
    Of course.
[21:10] Main
    Thank you!
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[23:14] Benno
    What about your apprenticeship with me?
[23:16] Main
    Gah! I'd forgotten all about that!
[23:18] Main
    I'm sorry!
[23:19] Benno
    Good grief.
[23:20] Benno
    Just how thoughtless can... one... lass... be!
[23:24] Main
    Ow!
[23:25] Main
    That hurts, Mister Benno!
[23:26] Benno
    You'd better come up with
    a solution by next episode!
[23:29] Main
    I get it, so let me go already!
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E12 - Baptism and Divine Paradises

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[00:00] Main
    
[00:01] Ferdinand
    Main managed to survive,
    thanks to one of Freida's magical items.
[00:04] Ferdinand
    However...
(Flashback) [00:06] Freida
    A year, at most.
[00:09] Ferdinand
    Having been told that her only way to live
    was to make an agreement with a noble,
[00:14] Ferdinand
    she holds a family meeting.
(Flashback) [00:16] Main
    Can I stay right here with my family?
[00:20] Ferdinand
    She chooses to die with her family,
[00:23] Ferdinand
    and vows to make the most of
    the year she has remaining.
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[02:12] Lutz
    Oh, so you decided not to
     work for Master Benno.
[02:18] Main
    Yeah. When I spoke to Otto, he said...
(Flashback) [02:22] Otto
    Since you'll bring massive
    profits to the store,
(Flashback) [02:25] Otto
    you may be paid more than people who've
    worked there for more than a dozen years.
(Flashback) [02:29] Otto
    It'll cause all sorts of issues, I'm sure.
[02:33] Main
    And I can only go to work
    when I'm feeling good, too.
[02:37] Main
    He said that'd cause a lot of friction.
[02:41] Lutz
    That's true, yeah.
[02:45] Main
    Sorry I can't work with you, Lutz.
[02:50] Lutz
    I think it's better that way.
[02:52] Karla
    If Main isn't joining, that means
    you don't have to either, Lutz.
[02:57] Karla
    It's not too late to find a craftsman—
[02:59] Lutz
    Stop it, Mom!
[03:01] Lutz
    I want to be a merchant!
[03:04] Lutz
    And I'm gonna be one, with or without Main!
[03:10] Karla
    Lutz, you...
[03:13] Karla
    Do you really think you can do it when
    your father and I are against it?
[03:19] Lutz
    I'm ready to be a live-in apprentice,
    if it comes down to it.
[03:25] Main
    You have to live in an attic,
    in atrocious conditions,
[03:29] Main
    and you'll practically work for
    free until you become a pro.
[03:33] Main
    That's how live-in apprenticeships work.
[03:37] Karla
    There's no way you're capable of that!
[03:40] Lutz
    I am! And I've already started
    preparing for it, too!
[03:46] Karla
    Why do you hate the idea of
    becoming a craftsman so much?
[03:50] Lutz
    I mean, things will stay the
    same forever, if I do that.
[03:54] Karla
    What do you mean?
[03:56] Lutz
    My brothers will take everything,
[04:00] Lutz
    leaving me nothing to call my own.
[04:04] Lutz
    But if I become a merchant,
[04:06] Lutz
    I'll be able to savor the
    fruits of my hard work.
[04:11] Lutz
    I wanna see what I'm capable of!
[04:17] Karla
    If you've given it that much thought,
    go on and give it your best shot.
[04:23] Lutz
    Really?
[04:26] Lutz
    Thanks, Mom!
[04:33] Main
    And so, by the time spring rolled in,
[04:35] Main
    Lutz and I had our plans set in stone.
[04:42] Mark
    Blessed be the melting of the snow.
[04:44] Mark
    May the Goddess of Spring’s boundless
    magnanimity grace you both.
[04:50] Main
    Uh, what was that?
[04:52] Mark
    A celebratory spring
    greeting among merchants.
[04:56] Both
    Blessed be the melting of the snow.
[04:58] Main
    May the Goddess of Spring’s
    boundless... what?
[05:02] Lutz
    May the Goddess of Spring’s
    boundless magnanimity grace you.
[05:06] Benno
    For your first attempt, that was perfect.
[05:09] Main
    Thank you.
[05:10] Benno
    I mean Lutz.
[05:13] Main
    It was time to break the news to Benno.
[05:20] Benno
    Very well. I'll cancel
    your apprenticeship, Main.
[05:24] Main
    I'm sorry.
[05:28] Main
    What do we do about this?
[05:33] Benno
    Keep it.
[05:35] Benno
    Sign an exclusive contract with us,
[05:37] Benno
    and you can conduct your
    business the same as before.
[05:41] Main
    That marked the beginning
    of some very hectic days.
[05:44] Main
    The workshop we'd been using
    officially became the Main Studio,
[05:49] Main
    I sold the paper-making process to Benno,
[05:53] Main
    and the Parchment Guild
    butted in on our business.
SIGN    Vested Interest
[05:57] Lutz
    Our paper's made from trees,
    so does that really apply?
[06:00] Main
    If our plant-based paper
    took all the customers,
[06:03] Main
    the parchment business would
    plummet, and they can't have that.
[06:06] Benno
    I applied to start a guild for plant-based
    paper to prevent any complaints,
[06:11] Benno
    but that old fart's just not approving it.
[06:14] Main
    If we say official contracts
    have to be signed on parchment,
[06:18] Main
    they won't complain since it'll
    secure their revenue some, right?
SIGN    Compromise
[06:24] Main
    Good thing the guild master
    gave his approval, huh?
[06:28] Benno
    Yeah. Now we can build a new factory.
[06:31] Main
    Oh, Dad.
[06:40] Benno
    I'm Benno, from the Gilberta Company.
[06:42] Gunther
    Oh, so it's you!
[06:45] Gunther
    Thank you for helping my daughter out.
[06:47] Main
    Mister Otto?
[06:49] Otto
    Benno looks like such a
    dad with you two in tow!
[06:53] Benno
    I'm single!
[06:55] Gunther
    Main's my daughter!
[06:59] Benno
    Let's go.
[07:01] Main
    I didn't know you were a bachelor.
[07:04] Benno
    Is that a problem?
[07:06] Main
    Well, it's just, you run a big business,
[07:09] Main
    so I was thinking you must be
    under a lot of pressure to marry.
[07:15] Benno
    Back when I wanted to marry, I had my
    hands full taking care of Corinna.
[07:21] Benno
    And by the time she got
    married and I was a free man,
[07:24] Benno
    the woman I wanted to
    marry was dead and gone.
[07:33] Benno
    I'm not getting married because
    I haven't found a woman better than her.
[07:37] Benno
    That's it, really.
[07:47] Benno
    What are you doing?
[07:50] Main
    Just felt like it.
[07:58] Main
    And while I taught Benno how to make paper,
[08:01] Main
    got the Main Studio up and running,
[08:04] Main
    and made preparations for
    Lutz's apprenticeship,
[08:07] Main
    the seasons warmed up to summer.
[08:12] Liese
    Welcome, Main.
[08:14] Liese
    I baked some pound cake for you.
[08:17] Main
    Thank you, Miss Liese.
[08:19] Liese
    Let me know what you think.
[08:22] Main
    The pound cake was already way
    more delicious than before,
[08:25] Main
    but I traded information on how to
    improve it for a bag of sugar anyway.
[08:31] Liese
    Felsine peel, right?
[08:33] Liese
    Gotcha. I'll try it out.
[08:38] Freida
    With that out of the way...
[08:40] Freida
    Long time no see, Main.
[08:42] Main
    I was so surprised when I saw you
    working at the Merchant Guild.
[08:46] Freida
    I'll be on my own when I open my
    store in the nobles' quarter,
[08:50] Freida
    so I've been apprenticing there
    to learn how everything works.
[08:55] Main
    It's amazing how you think so long term.
[09:00] Freida
    You need to be thinking long term, too.
[09:03] Freida
    Common sense dictates that you should
    forget about Benno and join us.
[09:09] Main
    Otto... Someone I know said the same thing,
[09:12] Main
    that I should work for the guild master
    if I want to forge ties with nobility.
[09:20] Freida
    Then why aren't you?
[09:22] Freida
    I've been waiting for you!
[09:27] Freida
    Summer is almost here!
[09:30] Freida
    What are you planning to do?
[09:45] Main
    You see, Freida...
[09:52] Main
    I've chosen to perish by my family's side.
[10:04] Freida
    I don't believe it.
[10:06] Freida
    Why?
[10:08] Main
    Because I can't make magical items, I guess?
[10:15] Main
    "If I need it, I'll just make it."
[10:17] Main
    That's how I've always
    gotten anything I wanted.
[10:20] Main
    But I can't make magical items, right?
[10:23] Freida
    Right. That's why you need an agreement...
[10:25] Main
    But I don't want to make
    an agreement with a noble.
[10:30] Freida
    Aren't you scared of dying?
[10:33] Main
    I didn't choose to die.
[10:36] Main
    I just chose to be with my family.
[10:41] Main
    I've made them worry so much for so long.
[10:44] Main
    So I want to make and leave
    them lots of money before I go.
[10:51] Freida
    Then I'll buy the recipe
    for pound cake from you.
[10:56] Freida
    You will let me do that for you, won't you?
[11:01] Main
    Thank you, Freida.
[11:04] Main
    I sold the exclusive rights to sell
    pound cake for a year to Freida.
[11:09] Freida
    A year, correct?
[11:11] Main
    Yep. Once that year is passed,
    I'll make the recipe public.
[11:15] Main
    That'll make a delicious
    sweet available everywhere.
[11:19] Main
    Oh, I guess I'll have to
    still be alive then, huh?
[11:23] Main
    If I'm not,
[11:24] Main
    I'll leave the decision to you.
[11:27] Freida
    If you don't want me monopolizing it,
[11:30] Freida
    you'd best make it public yourself in a year.
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
[11:50] Eva
    You really do look like a rich girl.
[11:54] Eva
    And it seems you've grown a little.
[11:56] Eva
    The skirt is looking the perfect length now.
[11:58] Main
    People keep calling me tiny, but
    I guess I have been growing.
[12:03] Tuuli
    Your swaying hair ornament
    is really pretty, too.
[12:06] Main
    Thanks for helping me make it, Tuuli.
[12:09] Gunther
    Main will be the prettiest
    girl at today's ceremonies!
[12:12] Main
    Dad, you said the same
    thing for Tuuli's baptism.
[12:16] Gunther
    Of course!
[12:17] Gunther
    My daughters are the cutest in the world!
[12:22] Main
    Lutz.
[12:26] Main
    What's wrong?
[12:28] Lutz
    No, uh...
[12:31] Karla
    My! You look like you belong
    to a wealthy family, Main.
[12:35] Main
    Thank you, Missus Karla.
[12:37] Gunther
    Okay, time to go.
[12:50] Otto
    Main! Lutz!
[12:52] Otto
    Congratulations!
[12:58] Benno
    A new hair ornament?!
[13:17] Gunther
    Parents aren't allowed past this point.
[13:18] Gunther
    Take care of Main for me, Lutz.
[13:21] Lutz
    Sure, you got it.
[13:25] Lutz
    Hey, Main.
[13:27] Lutz
    That outfit and the hair ornament
    look really good on you.
[13:31] Lutz
    You're so cute, it left me speechless.
[13:33] Main
    Wh-Where did that come from?!
[13:39] Lutz
    Let's go.
[13:43] Woman
    How cute.
[13:44] Woman
    It's like we're watching a little wedding.
[13:48] Gunther
    No, Main!
[14:10] Lutz
    Oh, they're doing the thing you hate.
[14:14] Lutz
    Everyone's signing with their blood.
[14:16] Main
    Ugh, you're right.
[14:18] Lutz
    Looks like we're being
    registered for something.
[14:21] Main
    Oh, citizenship!
[14:22] Freida
    Next.
[14:24] Freida
    Come this way.
[14:26] Freida
    Hold out your hand with
    your palm facing upward.
[14:29] Main
    O-Okay.
[14:37] Freida
    Press your fingertip on that medallion.
[14:43] Freida
    You're all set.
[14:44] Lutz
    Main!
[14:46] Lutz
    Over here!
[14:47] Main
    Yeah.
[14:48] Main
    Coming.
[15:02] Gunther
    The High Priest is here.
[15:12] Main
    Lutz, a book!
[15:13] Main
    I see a book!
[15:15] Benno
    That's a book?
[15:17] Benno
    It looks nothing like what you were making.
[15:20] Benno
    It seems really expensive.
[15:23] Main
    It's a book...
[15:27] High Priest
    Let me tell you about the
    gods that created this world.
[15:32] High Priest
    The lonesome God of Darkness
    met the Goddess of Light...
[15:37] Narrator
    The lonesome God of Darkness
    met the Goddess of Light,
[15:41] Narrator
    and the two gave birth
    to the Goddess of Water,
[15:44] Narrator
    the God of Fire,
[15:46] Narrator
    the Goddess of Wind,
[15:47] Narrator
    and the Goddess of Earth,
[15:49] Narrator
    thus creating our world.
[15:52] Narrator
    Later, the God of Life fell in love at
    first sight with the Goddess of Earth,
[15:57] Narrator
    and the two of them married.
[15:59] Narrator
    However, he stole her power and
    sealed her in ice and snow,
[16:06] Narrator
    thus bringing winter.
[16:08] Narrator
    The Goddess of Light thawed the ice,
[16:11] Narrator
    and the Goddess of Water swept the ice
    and snow away along with the God of Life,
[16:15] Narrator
    thus allowing offspring to bud in the spring.
[16:20] Narrator
    The God of Fire helps the budding
    lives flourish in the summer.
[16:25] Narrator
    While the Goddess of Wind
    keeps the God of Life at bay,
[16:29] Narrator
    harvests are completed in the fall.
[16:33] Narrator
    And then returns winter, the
    season of the God of Life.
[16:40] High Priest
    And then returns winter, the
    season of the God of Life.
[16:48] High Priest
    The God of Fire rules over summer,
[16:50] High Priest
    and bestows his divine protection
    through development and guidance.
[16:56] Main
    I so wanna read this myself!
[17:00] High Priest
    We shall now demonstrate
    the right way to worship.
[17:03] High Priest
    Watch carefully.
[17:10] High Priest
    We offer the Gods our prayers!
[17:12] Main
    It's the Glico running
    man pose! Why that pose?
[17:15] Main
    Into a kowtow?!
[17:17] Main
    Oh god, that's hilarious.
[17:20] High Priest
    Now, stand up and join us.
[17:24] High Priest
    We offer the Gods our prayers!
[17:26] All
    We offer the Gods our prayers!
[17:28] Main
    No way! I can't!
[17:32] Lutz
    Main? Why didn't you say
    you weren't feeling good?
[17:35] Lutz
    Are you okay?
[17:36] Main
    It's not that.
[17:37] Main
    I-I'm fine.
[17:39] Gunther
    What's the matter?
[17:40] Lutz
    She seems to be feeling unwell.
    She suddenly collapsed.
[17:44] Gunther
    We'll have her rest at once.
[17:51] Main
    This is clearly a room meant for rich folk.
[17:58] Main
    I bet my outfit is the cause.
[18:03] Main
    I can't stay here forever.
[18:06] Main
    I'll miss the ceremony.
[18:19] Main
    Huh? I don't remember seeing
    this place before...
[18:23] Main
    No, this isn't the right way.
[18:29] Main
    Excuse me. I seem to be lost.
[18:37] Woman
    I see.
[18:39] Woman
    Please wait here. I'll take
    you to the prayer hall.
[18:44] Main
    I will. Thank you very much.
[18:57] Main
    So many books...
[19:00] Main
    Part of it's like a chained library, too.
[19:05] Main
    It's an actual library.
[19:07] Main
    I offer the Gods my prayers!
[19:09] Main
    I offer the Gods my thanks!
[19:12] Main
    Now, then.
[19:13] Main
    Pardon me...
[19:14] Main
    Ugh!
[19:17] Main
    Ow!
[19:20] Main
    What is this?
[19:22] Main
    An invisible wall?
[19:25] Main
    But the books are right there...
[19:29] Main
    No!
[19:31] Main
    Hey, let me in!
[19:33] Main
    I want in!
[19:35] Woman
    I can't.
[19:37] Main
    I wanna read, but I can't get in!
[19:40] Woman
    Only cathedral staff have
    permission to enter.
[19:44] Main
    You mean I can read these
    if I become cathedral staff?
[19:47] Main
    I'll do it! I want to!
[19:49] Main
    How do I join?!
[19:55] High Priest
    Could you tell me why you want
    to be an apprentice priestess?
[19:59] Main
    Because this place has a library!
[20:02] High Priest
    A library?
[20:03] High Priest
    You seem to be misunderstanding something.
[20:07] High Priest
    The cathedral is a place of worship,
[20:09] High Priest
    and priests and priestesses
    are servants of the Gods.
[20:13] High Priest
    Besides,
[20:14] High Priest
    if a child from a family like
    yours wishes to work here,
[20:19] High Priest
    a sizable donation would be a
    good indicator of your passion.
[20:23] Main
    A donation?
[20:26] Main
    I guess they think I'm rich.
[20:34] Main
    One large gold is the most I can offer.
[20:36] Woman
    L...
[20:37] High Priest
    A large gold coin?
[20:41] Main
    Is that too much?
[20:42] Main
    It's how much I'm free to spend.
[20:51] High Priest
    Uh... Have your parents
    agreed to your working here?
[20:57] Main
    I'll have to talk to them now.
[21:01] High Priest
    If they object, come see me at once.
[21:05] High Priest
    I'll help you out.
[21:06] Main
    Thank you.
[21:08] High Priest
    Also, you can read the
    scriptures stored here,
[21:13] High Priest
    so feel free to drop by anytime.
[21:15] Main
    Really? Yay!
[21:18] Main
    I offer the Gods my prayers!
[21:26] Main
    I got too worked up...
SIGN    Next Chapter The Choice to be an Apprentice Priestess
[23:08] Main
    You finally got screen time!
[23:11] Ferdinand
    My screen time doesn't matter.
[23:13] Ferdinand
    I can't believe you charged headfirst
    into the cathedral's library.
[23:18] Ferdinand
    Can't you be a bit more rational?
[23:20] Main
    Impossible! I mean, it's a library!
[23:23] Main
    A god-given paradise on earth!
[23:26] Main
    How could I not get excited?!
[23:28] Ferdinand
    Settle down. It's not certain
    that you'll be able to join yet.
SIGN    Illustration by Kuramoto Kaya

E13 - The Choice to Be an Apprentice Priestess

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[00:01] Ferdinand
    Main went to the cathedral for her baptism,
[00:04] Ferdinand
    where she got lost and
    stumbled upon a library.
(Flashback) [00:08] Main
    So many books...
(Flashback) [00:10] Main
    Part of it's like a chained library, too.
[00:14] Ferdinand
    With her heart set on
    reading all those books,
[00:16] Ferdinand
    she met the high priest
[00:18] Ferdinand
    and asked to join the church
    as an apprentice priestess.
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter Thirteen The Choice to Be an Apprentice Priestess
[02:03] Lutz
    What did you do, Main?
[02:05] Main
    Uh... I got lost looking
    for water and collapsed.
[02:12] Lutz
    There's more, isn't there?
[02:14] Main
    I found a library and got too excited.
[02:18] Lutz
    Huh? A library?
[02:21] Main
    Yes, a library! A god-given
    paradise on earth!
[02:26] Main
    A room with lots of books!
[02:29] Lutz
    Okay, never mind. I get it now.
[02:32] Woman
    You left out the most important part.
[02:35] Woman
    She said she wanted to become an
    apprentice priestess to read the books.
[02:40] Woman
    She collapsed while talking
    to the high priest about it.
[02:43] Lutz
    What's wrong with you, you moron?!
[02:46] Main
    Sorry...
[02:47] Lutz
    We're leaving before you get
    up to any more stupidity!
[02:50] Main
    Okay...
[02:53] Main
    Even I know I should've been more rational.
[02:58] Main
    But now I know how to become a priestess,
[03:00] Main
    and they said they'd let
    me read the scriptures,
[03:03] Main
    so all's well that ends well, right?
[03:09] Tuuli
    You really stood out during the march today.
[03:12] Gunther
    Of course she did! She's so cute!
[03:17] Main
    Hey, Dad.
[03:19] Gunther
    What is it?
[03:20] Main
    I'm thinking of becoming an apprentice
    priestess at the cathedral.
[03:32] Gunther
    What? I dare you to say that one more time!
[03:38] Main
    I wanna be an apprentice priestess...
[03:42] Gunther
    Screw that! I'm not letting my
    daughter go to the church!
[03:46] Main
    Wh-Why are you getting so mad, Dad?
[03:51] Gunther
    Priest and priestess apprenticeships
[03:53] Gunther
    are the last resort for orphans
    who have nowhere else to turn!
[03:57] Gunther
    They're not fit for you!
[03:59] Main
    The last resort for orphans? Really?
[04:02] Gunther
    Really! Now never bring it up again!
[04:06] Eva
    Gunther, Main didn't know.
    Go easy on her.
[04:11] Gunther
    You're right. Sorry.
[04:14] Eva
    Why do you suddenly want to
    become an apprentice priestess?
[04:19] Main
    The cathedral had a lot of books.
[04:23] Gunther
    That's what gave you the idea, huh?
[04:27] Gunther
    But you'll have to forget about those books.
[04:29] Gunther
    Stick to what you've been
    doing and make your own.
[04:34] Gunther
    Would you rather cut ties with us and
    live with orphans to read those books
[04:40] Gunther
    or live with us like you always have?
[04:43] Main
    Huh? Cut ties with you?
[04:47] Main
    Why?
[04:48] Gunther
    Apprentice priestesses live at the
    cathedral and are worked to the bone.
[04:53] Gunther
    You're not cut out for it when you
    can't even stay on top of your health.
[04:59] Gunther
    Besides, books are very valuable.
[05:01] Gunther
    Do you really think becoming an apprentice
    will guarantee that you'll get to read them?
[05:06] Tuuli
    Do you wanna be a priestess that badly?
[05:09] Tuuli
    Didn't you promise to stay with us?
[05:12] Main
    Nah.
[05:14] Main
    I just wanted to find a
    way to read those books.
[05:18] Main
    I don't wanna be a priestess,
    if it means parting with you.
[05:23] Tuuli
    Thank goodness!
[05:24] Tuuli
    So you'll stay with us, right?
[05:27] Main
    Yeah! I'll go turn the high
    priest down when I feel better.
[05:35] Gunther
    I'm so glad you understand.
[05:38] Gunther
    You're my little girl. I'm not
    letting the church have you.
[05:47] Gunther
    She's starting to develop a fever!
[05:50] Eva
    She must've relaxed too much,
    since the discussion's over and all.
[05:54] Eva
    Go to bed, Main.
[05:57] Main
    Okay...
[06:03] Main
    In my Urano days, books took
    priority over everything.
[06:08] Main
    I guess I love my family
    too much for that now.
[06:12] Main
    But...
[06:15] Main
    I finally found some books.
[06:18] Main
    I wanna read them!
[06:21] Main
    It wasn't until two days later that
    the fever got back under control.
[06:26] Lutz
    The master said he wants to talk to you.
[06:30] Lutz
    But you still look pale.
[06:32] Main
    I'll visit the cathedral
    tomorrow and then go see Benno.
[06:36] Main
    Will you come with me?
[06:38] Lutz
    Sure, but why the cathedral?
[06:40] Main
    To read the scriptures.
[06:44] Main
    And while I'm there, I'll worm my way out
    of the whole apprentice priestess thing.
[06:48] Lutz
    I see.
[06:49] Lutz
    I mean, you're clearly not
    cut out for life there.
[06:54] Main
    Yeah.
[06:59] Main
    The next day...
[07:01] Lutz
    Later. I'll come pick you
    up at the fifth bell.
[07:05] Main
    Thanks, Lutz.
[07:06] Lutz
    Don't you dare wander off.
[07:09] Main
    Gotcha!
[07:13] Main
    Pardon me.
[07:23] Ferdinand
    Would you be Main?
[07:24] Main
    Yes.
[07:25] Ferdinand
    I'm the head priest here.
[07:28] Ferdinand
    The high priest has told me about you.
[07:31] Ferdinand
    Take a seat.
[07:33] Main
    Thank you very much.
[07:37] Ferdinand
    I've been asked to read the
    scriptures to you until he returns.
[07:43] Ferdinand
    Sit there and listen.
[07:46] Main
    U-Uh, Head Priest...
[07:51] Main
    I...
[07:54] Ferdinand
    If you have something to say, spit it out.
[07:58] Main
    I don't want to listen!
    I want to read it myself!
[08:06] Ferdinand
    And why is that?
[08:08] Ferdinand
    Do you not want to learn more about the gods?
[08:12] Main
    I do, but I also want to
    learn all these new words.
[08:18] Ferdinand
    I see.
[08:20] Ferdinand
    But these are the holy scriptures.
[08:22] Ferdinand
    Do you promise not to lay a hand on them?
[08:26] Main
    I promise!
[08:39] Main
    Thank you so much!
[08:41] Ferdinand
    I'll start reading now.
[08:43] Ferdinand
    The God of Darkness spent an unbelievably
    long spell of time all by himself,
[08:45] Main
    I finally get to read a book myself!
[08:52] Ferdinand
    but one day, he...
[08:55] Main
    Head Priest, does this
    say "Goddess of Light"?
[08:59] Ferdinand
    That's right.
[09:01] Main
    Is this "God of Darkness," then?
[09:04] Ferdinand
    Correct.
[09:06] Ferdinand
    That was quick.
[09:09] Ferdinand
    If you're such a fast learner,
    teaching you will be worth my time.
[09:13] High Priest
    Oh, did I make you wait long?
[09:17] Main
    The head priest read the scriptures
    with me, so I had a lot of fun.
[09:23] Main
    I truly appreciate it.
[09:25] High Priest
    That's good to hear.
[09:28] Main
    Thank you, Head Priest.
[09:34] High Priest
    So, what did your parents say?
[09:37] Main
    They yelled at me, saying becoming
    a priestess is for orphans.
[09:44] Ferdinand
    It's not only orphans. There are nobles, too.
[09:47] Ferdinand
    Of course, orphans are the majority,
[09:49] Ferdinand
    but that's because they have nobody to take
    care of them or refer them to other jobs.
[09:56] Ferdinand
    I want you to understand that it doesn't
    take an orphan to be a priestess.
[10:01] Main
    But I'm frail and sickly, too.
[10:04] Main
    A live-in apprenticeship
    is impossible for me.
[10:09] High Priest
    So you didn't collapse the other
    day because you were unwell,
[10:13] High Priest
    but because you're sickly by nature?
[10:15] Main
    That's right. I have the Devouring...
[10:19] Ferdinand
    The Devouring?
[10:22] Main
    Yes, what about it?
[10:25] High Priest
    Bring it here!
[10:27] Ferdinand
    I know.
[10:29] Main
    Huh? Wh-What's going on?
[10:34] High Priest
    I offer the gods my prayers!
[10:35] Main
    Wh-What's happening?!
[10:42] Ferdinand
    Try touching this grail.
[10:44] Main
    Huh? May I really?
[10:47] High Priest
    Yes. Hurry up.
[11:00] Main
    Whoa! What's going on?!
[11:04] Ferdinand
    Main, we would like to speak to your parents.
[11:08] Main
    I'm sorry, Dad, Mom.
[11:11] Main
    Looks like this has become
    some kind of big deal!
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     Bookworm
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     Bookworm
[11:26] Main
    Lutz!
[11:32] Lutz
    What's the matter?
[11:35] Lutz
    Did you mess up again?
[11:38] Main
    I'm not sure what I did,
[11:41] Main
    but I feel like I did mess up, yeah.
[11:44] Lutz
    Urk. Not again.
[11:47] Lutz
    Anyway, Master's waiting.
[11:49] Lutz
    He told me to drag you there
    by the collar if I had to.
[11:53] Main
    N-No!
[11:58] Benno
    It's been a while, Main!
[12:00] Main
    Y-Yes.
[12:02] Benno
    Now, you will come clean.
[12:05] Benno
    Tell me everything that happened after
    you collapsed during the baptism.
[12:08] Benno
    Depending on that, I may have to
    rethink our business relationship.
[12:17] Main
    So I met the high priest and asked to become
    an apprentice to gain library access.
[12:25] Benno
    Use your brain a little,
    you thoughtless nitwit!
[12:28] Main
    O-Ow!
[12:30] Benno
    And? Did you get permission?
[12:32] Main
    When I went home and spoke to my parents,
[12:35] Main
    they yelled at me, saying becoming
    a priestess was for orphans.
[12:39] Main
    The head priest was saying
    there were nobles, though.
[12:43] Benno
    Didn't you notice the two different
    church uniforms, blue and gray robes?
[12:48] Benno
    The blue is for nobility,
    and the gray for orphans.
[12:51] Benno
    The orphans get ordered around by
    the nobles and work for no pay.
[12:55] Benno
    Since you're not a noble, you'll be
    a gray-robed apprentice priestess.
[13:00] Benno
    Of course your parents wouldn't allow it.
[13:03] Main
    Oh, so that's why Dad got so angry.
[13:07] Benno
    So? Were you able to worm out of it?
[13:11] Main
    Well, when I told them about my Devouring,
[13:16] Main
    they gave me a formal invite for my parents.
[13:21] Benno
    They're totally out to reel you in.
[13:24] Benno
    The silver lining is that you can
    still negotiate with the high priest.
[13:29] Benno
    You're in luck.
[13:31] Main
    What do you mean?
[13:34] Main
    And then Benno filled me in on the
    current situation with the church.
[13:41] Benno
    A few years ago, there was a coup
    and political purge in the capital.
[13:45] Benno
    The number of nobles went down drastically.
[13:48] Benno
    That reduction in the political class
    meant a downturn in the nation's power.
[13:52] Benno
    That's where the blue-robed
    priests in the church came in.
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[13:56] Benno
    They had fallen out of favor with their
    parents and been dumped in the church,
[14:02] Benno
    but now they returned to noble society.
[14:04] Benno
    That meant the church lost the
    blue robes' obligatory donations.
[14:08] Benno
    They were also the ones
    employing the orphans,
[14:11] Benno
    who were now out of work and
    having a hard time surviving.
[14:15] Main
    That sounds like a disaster!
[14:17] Benno
    There's an even bigger disaster.
[14:19] Benno
    The grail you touched is
    actually a magical item.
[14:24] Main
    A magical item?!
[14:25] Benno
    That's right.
[14:27] Benno
    Normally, the blue robes
    stored their mana within it,
[14:31] Benno
    but a lack of supply could
    mean smaller harvests.
[14:34] Main
    What? Mana even affects
    the size of harvests?!
[14:38] Benno
    Yeah. That's why, with
    fewer nobles around now,
[14:41] Benno
    the church is in dire need
    of people with the Devouring.
[14:45] Main
    Uh, what does mana have
    to do with the Devouring?
[14:50] Benno
    Wha... You didn't know?!
[14:53] Main
    Most commoners have next to no mana,
[14:56] Main
    but the few who are born with a lot
    of it suffer from the Devouring.
[14:59] Main
    Ah! That raging fever is actually mana?!
[15:04] Benno
    Before the coup,
[15:05] Benno
    nobles despised those with the Devouring
    for possessing mana as commoners.
[15:12] Benno
    But things have changed.
[15:14] Main
    The church needs my mana?
[15:18] Benno
    Correct. If you join the church,
    you'll be able to live on.
[15:25] Benno
    But at the same time, it's risky.
[15:27] Benno
    As you possess both mana and money,
    nobles will see you as fine prey.
[15:32] Benno
    So, Main, how about you sign
    a new contract with magic?
[15:37] Main
    A contract for what?
[15:39] Benno
    One that states Lutz will
    sell everything you make.
[15:45] Benno
    Even if a noble tries to steal you away,
[15:48] Benno
    this contract will guarantee
    that you can contact us.
[15:53] Benno
    Forge an unbreakable pact with
    Lutz while you still can.
[15:56] Main
    An unbreakable pact with Lutz...
[15:59] Main
    But what if that puts Lutz
    in danger or hurts him?
[16:04] Lutz
    Your survival is more important.
[16:08] Lutz
    Besides, if I sent you off alone,
    I'd have a constant headache
[16:13] Lutz
    worrying about what you might do.
[16:16] ---
    Jeez.
[16:18] Benno
    Listen up. If you already
    have your invitation,
[16:22] Benno
    that leaves you very little time.
[16:24] Benno
    First, officially register the
    Main Studio with the Guild,
[16:27] Benno
    and secure an outlet for your goods.
[16:29] Main
    Got it.
[16:30] Benno
    If money can buy you better treatment,
[16:32] Benno
    have a revenue stream ready before
    you negotiate with the church.
[16:36] Benno
    Prepare all the means you can
    think of to survive in that world.
[16:39] Benno
    Rather than getting exploited after you join,
[16:42] Benno
    find someone there to have a
    give-and-take relationship with.
[16:46] Benno
    Consider each and every
    aspect of your situation.
[16:48] Benno
    Fight with all you have to live on!
[16:51] Main
    Uh...
[16:53] Main
    Why are you getting so worked up for me?
[16:57] Benno
    The longer you live, the
    more products you'll create,
[17:00] Benno
    and the more profits for us.
[17:02] Mark
    Master's worried about you, since
    you're always walking a tightrope.
[17:08] Benno
    Shut up, Mark!
[17:10] Mark
    I won't go as far as saying he
    sees you like his own daughter,
[17:13] Mark
    but he is genuinely concerned for you.
[17:17] Mark
    Of course, so am I.
[17:20] Main
    Thank you, Mister Mark.
[17:24] Benno
    Just him?
[17:27] Main
    Of course I'm grateful
    to you too, Mister Benno.
[17:33] Main
    Please help me with the contract
    magic and registering with the Guild.
[17:40] Freida
    Oh! You want to register Main Studio?
[17:44] Freida
    And here I thought you would be an
    apprentice merchant at the Gilberta Company.
[17:49] Main
    I gave up because merchant work
    would be too physically demanding.
[17:54] Freida
    In that case, would you divert Main
    Studio's products to our company?
[17:58] Main
    Hey, I gave you the pound cake, remember?
[18:01] Freida
    You did. And Liese's obsessively
    trying out different flavors for it.
[18:05] Freida
    You should come taste them.
[18:07] Freida
    Not with Lutz, but your older sister.
[18:12] Main
    If you want to estimate
    the demand for a product,
[18:14] Main
    you should canvas opinions
    from a wide range of people.
[18:19] Freida
    A wide range of people, you say?
[18:21] Main
    I know! How about throwing a sampling party?
[18:24] Main
    You prepare bite-sized portions
    of various pound cake flavors
[18:28] Main
    and ask the guests which
    ones they liked best.
[18:32] Freida
    That sounds like the perfect idea!
[18:34] Freida
    Things are about to get busy!
[18:37] Freida
    I'll send word as soon as we set a date!
[18:40] Freida
    Toodles!
[18:44] Lutz
    See? Isn't she just like you?
[18:48] Benno
    She sure is.
[19:02] Main
    What's up, Lutz?
[19:06] Lutz
    Are you really gonna join the church?
[19:11] Main
    Yeah, probably.
[19:16] Lutz
    Oh...
[19:20] Main
    Look, Lutz. If you wanna
    say something, out with it.
[19:27] Lutz
    I don't wanna. It'll make me sound lame.
[19:31] Main
    I see.
[19:36] Lutz
    You liar.
[19:39] Lutz
    You said we'd make and sell books together.
[19:44] Main
    I'm sorry, Lutz.
[19:47] Lutz
    You don't have to apologize.
[19:49] Lutz
    I know I can't do anything for you.
[19:54] Lutz
    But...
[19:55] Lutz
    It still hurts.
[19:57] Lutz
    You said you'd run a bookstore with me...
[20:01] Lutz
    I really wanted to make books with you.
[20:06] Main
    I know...
[20:08] Main
    But I won't give up on making books
    even if I join the church.
[20:14] Main
    I'm not giving up on my ambition so easily!
[20:18] Lutz
    What, to live a life surrounded by books?
[20:21] Main
    Exactly. Let's both do our best
    to make our dreams come true.
[20:28] Lutz
    I... I was only able to give my
    all because you were with me.
[20:32] Lutz
    And I wanted to keep it up
    at Master's store with you.
[20:37] Lutz
    I wanted to do so much more with you!
[20:45] Main
    Don't worry.
[20:47] Main
    Nothing will change if I join the church.
[20:49] Main
    Whenever I wanna make something, you'll
    be the first person I ask for help.
[20:58] Lutz
    But people already know your
    creations are valuable.
[21:02] Lutz
    They'll be lining up to help you.
[21:05] Main
    Even if I do work with someone else,
    I get the feeling it won't go so smoothly,
[21:10] Main
    and that I'll end up calling on you anyway.
[21:14] Main
    Will you help me?
[21:16] Main
    You're gonna bring all my
    ideas to reality, right?
[21:24] Lutz
    Yeah! I'll make anything and
    everything you think up!
[21:24] Lutz
    
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[23:11] Main
    Take that! And that!
[23:13] Main
    Next up, we answer the summons
     from the church!
[23:16] Main
    Take that! And that!
[23:17] Ferdinand
    What are you doing?
[23:19] Main
    I need to fight to secure
    the best treatment for myself!
[23:23] Ferdinand
    Leave that to your parents.
    You can't handle it.
[23:26] Main
    No, but I need to fight for myself...
[23:31] Ferdinand
    I warned you.
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E14 - Conclusions

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[00:00] Main
    
[00:01] Ferdinand
    The staff at the cathedral learn
    that Main has the Devouring.
(Flashback) [00:05] Ferdinand
    Main, we would like to
    speak to your parents.
[00:10] Ferdinand
    Benno suggests using contract magic
    to protect her from the nobles,
[00:15] Ferdinand
    and Main makes up her mind
    to join the church.
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[02:01] Main
    I'm home.
[02:02] Gunther
    Main!
[02:04] Gunther
    So, what happened at the cathedral?
[02:07] Main
    Well, I asked the high priest to
    forget about my apprenticeship,
[02:12] Main
    but once they found out I had the Devouring,
[02:15] Main
    they said they wanted to talk to you
[02:18] Main
    and gave me this invitation for you.
[02:23] Main
    They want to meet at the third
    bell two days from now.
[02:25] Gunther
    What the hell did you do, Main?
[02:28] Main
    They made me touch a grail.
[02:31] Main
    And when it shone,
     they asked to see you.
[02:34] Main
    After that, I went to see Benno,
[02:37] Main
    and he told me a bunch of things
    about nobles and the Devouring.
[02:40] Main
    Apparently, the Devouring's
    fever is actually just mana.
[02:43] Gunther
    Mana?
[02:45] Main
    He said that since the shining grail
    proved that I possessed mana,
[02:49] Main
    I can no longer run from the
    church or the nobility.
[02:54] Eva
    No!
[02:56] Main
    But the church has magical items,
    so I can live on if I join.
[03:04] Gunther
    Is that true?
[03:05] Tuuli
    But you won't be able to
    see us if you join, right?
[03:10] Main
    If things stay the same, yes.
[03:13] Gunther
    I don't want to give you up to the church.
[03:16] Gunther
    If I sent you there alone...
[03:21] Main
    Hey, Dad. Do you know what's
    been going on in the capital?
[03:26] Main
    Have you heard that there was a purge that
    drastically changed the situation with nobles?
[03:31] Gunther
    What does that have to do with anything?
[03:34] Main
    Actually, since the nobles
    have dwindled in number,
[03:37] Main
    it seems the church is in
    desperate need of mana.
[03:40] Main
    That's why they want me.
[03:43] Gunther
    From what I've seen and heard at the gate,
[03:46] Gunther
    the nobles certainly are
    scattering in all directions.
[03:50] Main
    What Benno said was true.
[03:53] Main
    Then this may work out.
[03:56] Eva
    What do you mean, Main?
[03:58] Main
    He said I was in luck.
[04:01] Main
    That with careful negotiating,
[04:03] Main
    I could secure treatment
    close to that of a noble.
[04:08] Gunther
    Tell me more.
(Flashback) [04:11] Benno
    First, envision the ideal
    result for yourself.
(Flashback) [04:15] Benno
    What concessions do you need
    from them to achieve it?
(Flashback) [04:19] Benno
    What can you offer them?
(Flashback) [04:22] Benno
    What do they want?
(Flashback) [04:24] Benno
    Figure all that out.
(Flashback) [04:26] Main
    What I want...
(Flashback) [04:29] Main
    is permission to enter the library
    and read the books there.
(Flashback) [04:35] Benno
    It's almost impressive that you
    can be so single-minded now.
(Flashback) [04:38] Main
    I-It's just the ideal result!
(Flashback) [04:41] Main
    If I'm being greedy, you know?
(Flashback) [04:47] Main
    What I can offer them is mana and money.
(Flashback) [04:50] Benno
    That's right.
(Flashback) [04:52] Benno
    As long as you don't sell those short,
    you can secure better conditions.
(Flashback) [04:56] Benno
    If things go well, you could get accepted
    as a blue-robed apprentice priestess.
(Flashback) [05:01] Benno
    To ensure this, register the Main Studio
    and secure a revenue stream.
(Flashback) [05:08] Main
    By the way,
(Flashback) [05:09] Main
    I've heard that you can't join the church
    if you're registered with the Guild.
(Flashback) [05:15] Main
    Can I actually register
    myself as studio head?
(Flashback) [05:18] Main
    The high priest said he'd negotiate
    with the guild master...
(Flashback) [05:27] Benno
    Don't leave your fate in
    someone else's hands!
(Flashback) [05:30] Benno
    If you can't get them to accept
    that you're already registered,
(Flashback) [05:33] Benno
    throw some money around and get them
    to allow your studio business!
(Flashback) [05:36] Benno
    You will be the only one in the
    church who can deal with the Guild!
(Flashback) [05:42] Main
    Right!
(Flashback) [05:43] Benno
    If needed, say you want to use the Main
    Studio to provide work for the orphans,
(Flashback) [05:48] Benno
    provide them a better environment,
    or some bull crap like that,
(Flashback) [05:52] Benno
    and get them to accept your ownership!
(Flashback) [05:54] Benno
    Also, sell the fact that
    you're physically frail,
(Flashback) [05:57] Benno
    and try to secure the
    best treatment possible.
(Flashback) [06:00] Benno
    Don't care about how it looks!
    Fight to live!
(Flashback) [06:03] Main
    I understand. I'll try.
[06:07] Main
    There you have it.
[06:09] Gunther
    So there's room to negotiate.
[06:12] Main
    I think so.
[06:14] Main
    That's why Benno told me to fight to live.
[06:18] Gunther
    "Fight to live," huh?
[06:21] Gunther
    You could say there's hope for us, right?
[06:26] Main
    Right.
[06:27] Main
    What we can offer is mana and money.
[06:30] Main
    And then we have to emphasize my frailty
[06:33] Main
    and get me treated almost like a noble.
[06:36] Main
    We also have to get them to
    allow me to run my studio,
[06:39] Main
    and continue to live at home.
[06:44] Main
    If they agree to these three demands,
    I think it's safe to say we have won.
[06:49] Gunther
    I'll give it a shot.
[06:53] Gunther
    I became a soldier to protect my family!
[07:14] Eva
    What's wrong, Tuuli? Can't sleep?
[07:22] Eva
    What's the matter?
[07:25] Tuuli
    Can you really negotiate with nobility?
[07:30] Tuuli
    Don't they kill people just
    for talking back to them?
[07:34] Tuuli
    If anything happened to you, I'd...
[07:41] Eva
    Tuuli!
[07:45] Tuuli
    Mom!
[07:47] Tuuli
    Please come back home with Dad!
[07:57] Main
    Two days later, it was time for the
    negotiations at the cathedral.
[08:12] Main
    Dad, fight for me, okay?
[08:15] Gunther
    You got it.
[08:22] High Priest
    This must be the will of the gods.
[08:25] Gunther
    Main and her parents are here.
[08:29] Main
    Hello, High Priest.
[08:32] High Priest
    Oh, Main. Welcome.
[08:40] High Priest
    Who are these two, Main?
[08:42] Main
    My parents.
[08:45] High Priest
    What? Your parents?
[08:48] High Priest
    What work do they do?
[08:51] Main
    My father's a soldier, and my
    mother's at a textile workshop.
[08:56] High Priest
    A soldier?
[09:02] High Priest
    Ah... I never thought they'd be poor.
[09:06] High Priest
    What a waste of time.
[09:09] Gunther
    Please take your seats.
[09:10] High Priest
    No need! They can stand!
[09:14] Main
    What's with his sudden change in attitude?
[09:19] High Priest
    Let's just get this over with.
[09:24] High Priest
    I believe you're aware that Main
    wants to be an apprentice priestess,
[09:28] High Priest
    and that you're against it?
[09:30] Gunther
    That's right.
[09:31] Gunther
    I don't feel like giving my daughter
    up to live like an orphan.
[09:36] High Priest
    But she has the Devouring.
[09:39] High Priest
    She can't live on without
    access to magical items.
[09:42] High Priest
    The church is graciously taking
    her in to save her life.
[09:46] Gunther
    Main's body is too frail to survive if
    she's forced to live like an orphan.
[09:50] Gunther
    I would like you not to put her to
    work as a gray-robed priestess.
[09:55] Eva
    That's right!
[09:56] Eva
    She's a very frail girl even
    without the Devouring!
[09:59] Eva
    She can't survive at the cathedral!
[10:01] Eva
    Please... Please let her live at home.
[10:06] High Priest
    Insolent knaves!
[10:07] High Priest
    You dare complain about
    our compassionate offer?!
[10:11] High Priest
    Shut up and hand over your daughter!
[10:14] Main
    What? This is a noble?
[10:18] Gunther
    I must refuse.
[10:20] Gunther
    I will never throw my
    child into an orphanage.
[10:26] Eva
    That's right! Please, have a heart!
[10:33] High Priest
    How dare you!
[10:34] High Priest
    Hold these insolent parents
    down and lock Main up!
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     Bookworm
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     Bookworm
[10:56] High Priest
    Hold these insolent parents
    down and lock Main up!
[11:01] Gunther
    Stand back.
[11:03] High Priest
    Oh? You want to resist?
[11:06] High Priest
    If you dare raise a hand against a priest,
[11:08] High Priest
    I'll have you executed in the name of the gods!
[11:11] Gunther
    I was ready to die the moment
    I decided to fight for Main!
[11:16] High Priest
    Curses! Get Main!
[11:19] Gunther
    Let's hold the man down first.
[11:38] High Priest
    Why, you!
[11:45] High Priest
    You could take down a couple,
[11:47] High Priest
    but how long will you last against so many?
[11:52] High Priest
    A mere commoner thinks
    he can defy the church?
[11:56] High Priest
    To the guillotine with you!
[12:00] High Priest
    You will die a dog's death.
[12:04] High Priest
    Get him!
[12:20] Main
    Enough.
[12:23] Eva
    Main?
[12:28] Main
    Don't you dare lay a hand on my mom and dad.
[12:40] Main
    You invited us here to have a discussion.
[12:44] Main
    Is this what you call a discussion?
[12:47] High Priest
    H-Help!
[12:50] Ferdinand
    Main! Your mana's leaking out!
[12:53] Ferdinand
    Control your emotions!
[13:00] Main
    How am I supposed to?
[13:03] Ferdinand
    Like... I'm sure... you always do.
[13:07] Main
    How am I supposed to quell my rage toward
    a man who wants to execute my father?
[13:20] High Priest
    S-Stay away!
[13:22] Ferdinand
    Hold it! If you keep going,
    you'll crush his heart!
[13:26] Main
    He was ready to kill a person.
[13:30] Main
    I'm sure he was ready to
    risk his own life, too.
[13:48] Ferdinand
    Main!
[13:50] Main
    Move.
[13:52] Ferdinand
    Calm down! Let's talk things out!
[13:55] Main
    "Talk things out"?
[13:57] Main
    Using force? Or...
[14:01] Main
    Using mana?
[14:11] Ferdinand
    You mustn't kill him.
[14:15] Ferdinand
    If you kill the high priest,
[14:18] Ferdinand
    your parents will be accessories
    to the murder of a noble.
[14:23] Ferdinand
    I know you wouldn't want that.
[14:27] Main
    Even my family will get hurt because of me?
[14:39] Ferdinand
    I see you've returned to your senses.
[14:42] Ferdinand
    Let's have the exact
    discussion you came to have.
[14:47] Main
    You mean you'll accept all our demands?
[14:51] Ferdinand
    Yes.
[14:53] Ferdinand
    But before that, you must get
    your raging mana under control.
[14:58] Ferdinand
    Can you do that?
[15:03] Main
    I have to trap it inside, like I always do.
[15:15] Eva
    Main!
[15:17] Gunther
    Are you okay?
[15:25] Main
    I'm fine.
[15:26] Main
    I'm used to it, and I'm
    in control of myself now.
[15:31] Gunther
    You're used to it?
    You mean it's happened before?
[15:34] Main
    Not to that extent, no,
[15:37] Main
    but it used to happen pretty often.
[15:40] Gunther
    I didn't know.
[15:42] Main
    Um, are you okay, Head Priest?
[15:48] Ferdinand
    This is my punishment.
[15:52] Ferdinand
    I had this coming for not stopping the
    high priest from antagonizing you.
[15:59] Ferdinand
    I didn't expect your commoner
    parents to defy a noble's orders.
[16:04] Gunther
    Main's my daughter.
    I've said so countless times.
[16:16] Ferdinand
    Main.
[16:17] Ferdinand
    I envy you for having such loving parents.
[16:23] Ferdinand
    Be they orphans or nobles,
[16:27] Ferdinand
    everyone in the church was
    cast aside by their parents.
[16:34] Main
    After that, we moved to the head
    priest's room to talk things out.
[16:40] Gunther
    What was that thing Main did earlier?
[16:44] Ferdinand
    Do you mean the Crushing?
[16:46] Gunther
    It's called the Crushing?
[16:49] Gunther
    Main's eyes turned rainbowy,
[16:51] Gunther
    and her body was emanating some kind of aura.
[16:57] Main
    What the heck? I didn't know I'd
    turned into some kind of oddity!
[17:01] Ferdinand
    It happens when one with the Devouring
    lets their emotions go out of control.
[17:06] Ferdinand
    Their mana activates,
    courses through their body,
[17:09] Ferdinand
    and "crushes" their enemy.
[17:12] Ferdinand
    It happens often to kids since
    they can't control their emotions.
[17:16] Ferdinand
    Haven't you seen it before?
[17:18] Eva
    I did notice her eye color
    change a bunch of times.
[17:22] Eva
    It always happened during
    tantrums, but it'd go away soon.
[17:26] Gunther
    Oh yeah, now that you mention it...
[17:28] Main
    Really?!
[17:30] Main
    I'm amazed they raised such a
    bizarre girl with so much love.
[17:42] Ferdinand
    I'd heard that those with the
    Devouring have lots of mana,
[17:45] Ferdinand
    but I never foresaw that you could push
    the high priest to the brink of death.
[17:50] Ferdinand
    This might be a strange question,
[17:52] Ferdinand
    but how are you even still alive?
[17:56] Ferdinand
    The stronger your mana, the stronger
    your will needs to be to control it.
[18:01] Ferdinand
    It makes no sense that you're still
    alive given how much mana you possess.
[18:06] Main
    I should already be dead, actually.
[18:09] Main
    But some kind people let me
    use a dying magical item.
[18:15] Ferdinand
    Didn't you try to form an agreement
    with a noble through them?
[18:20] Main
    Living life chained to a
    noble would be pointless.
[18:27] Main
    I wanted to stay with my family.
[18:31] Main
    I wanted to make my books.
[18:33] Main
    If I can't live my life the way I want,
     then there's no point to living.
[18:48] Ferdinand
    I fail to comprehend that mindset.
[18:54] Ferdinand
    Main, I want you to join the church.
[18:57] Ferdinand
    This is a request, not an order.
[19:01] Ferdinand
    I'm the one in charge of the
    daily affairs around here.
[19:04] Ferdinand
    I'll provide you the best
    environment possible.
[19:06] Ferdinand
    Of course, the events of today
    will be forgotten as well.
[19:13] Main
    The head priest kept his word and
    accepted all of our demands,
[19:19] Main
    and I was to become a blue-robed
    apprentice priestess.
[19:30] Gunther
    It's over.
[19:32] Main
    Yeah.
[19:33] Main
    Dad, Mom. Thanks for fighting for me.
[19:37] Gunther
    Hey, you're the one who saved our
    lives with that Crushing thing.
[19:42] Main
    My fever just went out of
    control because I was so angry.
[19:44] Main
    Honestly, I don't remember
    much of what happened.
[19:51] Gunther
    But the real battle has yet to come.
[19:54] Main
    Yeah.
[19:56] Eva
    Still, I'm a little relieved now.
[20:00] Eva
    So long as the head priest is there,
    I think you'll be just fine at the cathedral.
[20:04] Main
    The head priest? Why?
[20:06] Eva
    I mean, he stopped you, remember?
[20:09] Eva
    It's important that you have someone to
    stop and scold you when you lose control.
[20:13] Main
    Yikes! I get the feeling
    he'll be scolding me a lot!
[20:31] Lutz
    Main will definitely be fine.
[20:34] Lutz
    She's got your dad and mom with her.
[20:36] Tuuli
    Yeah...
[20:40] Main
    Tuuli!
[20:45] Main
    Tuuli!
[20:50] Tuuli
    You guys!
[20:53] Lutz
    Main!
[21:06] Tuuli
    Main... Welcome back.
[21:11] Main
    I'm home...
[21:14] Main
    Tuuli!
SIGN    Next Chapter Apprentice Priestess
[22:58] Main
    Woohoo!
SIGN    Part One Complete
[23:00] Main
    We've hit the grand finale of Part One!
[23:03] Main
    The negotiations were a great success,
    and I can keep living with my family!
[23:06] Main
    Head Priest, you'll be seeing me
    at the cathedral soon!
[23:10] Main
    I can finally read some books! Yahoo!
[23:14] Main
    The way you're celebrating
    only makes me worry.
[23:18] Ferdinand
    You seem to be thinking of nothing but books.
SIGN    Nag Nag
[23:20] Ferdinand
    Do you realize you're joining the church
    as an apprentice priestess?
[23:23] Ferdinand
    You'll have so much to do and learn.
SIGN    Poke Poke
[23:27] Ferdinand
    Also, you've been made a blue robe
    despitebeingacommoner...
[23:30] Main
    No! It's too soon for all this!
SIGN    Illustration by Tobe Sunaho

E14.5P1 - Side Story One: Eustachius's Incognito Operation Downtown

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[00:01] Main
    I am now an apprentice
    priestess at the cathedral!
[00:05] Main
    Yahoo! I can finally read my books!
[00:10] Ferdinand
    With her joining the church set in stone,
[00:12] Ferdinand
    Main celebrates her
    newfound access to books.
[00:15] Ferdinand
    Meanwhile...
[00:17] Ferdinand
    Eckhart, Eustachius.
[00:20] Ferdinand
    I want information on a girl named Main.
    She lives downtown and has the Devouring.
[00:25] Ferdinand
    She'll be joining the church as a
    blue-robed apprentice priestess.
[00:29] Eustachius
    Why give a girl like that blue robes?
[00:32] Ferdinand
    She runs a studio that
    produces plant-based paper,
[00:35] Ferdinand
    has a great desire to read books,
[00:37] Ferdinand
    and offered to pay a large gold coin
    if we let her join and read here.
[00:41] Ferdinand
    She's a strange kid, that's for sure.
[00:43] Eckhart
    Strange, huh?
[00:45] Ferdinand
    Yes. I'll take any information
    you can find on her.
[00:49] Both
    Sir!
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[02:34] Eustachius
    My name is Eustachius.
[02:37] Eustachius
    We, Head Priest Ferdinand's aides,
[02:39] Eustachius
    infiltrated the downtown area on his orders.
[02:41] Eustachius
    It was around the beginning of summer.
[02:44] Eckhart
    So this is downtown...
[02:50] Eckhart
    You're handling this
    surprisingly well, Eustachius.
[02:53] Eckhart
    How can you breathe here?
[02:55] Eustachius
    We'll just have to get used to it.
[02:57] Eustachius
    That aside, we should probably look
    for a shop that sells old clothes.
[03:01] Crowd
    Who are they? Nobles?
[03:02] Eustachius
    It appears we picked the wrong
    kind of outfits to wear.
[03:03] Crowd
    Probably merchants.
[03:04] Crowd
    Damn showoffs.
[03:07] Woman
    Thank you very much.
[03:09] Eustachius
    Oh, do you know where the Main Studio is?
    They make plant-based paper.
[03:13] Woman
    "Main Studio"?
[03:16] Woman
    I'm afraid we don't know, sorry.
[03:20] Eustachius
    Is that so?
[03:26] Eckhart
    These clothes reek!
[03:28] Eckhart
    I would never wear these if I weren't
    using a cleansing spell on myself!
[03:31] Eustachius
    Quit whining.
[03:33] Eustachius
    We need to hurry with our investigation.
[03:35] Eustachius
    You saw how those women reacted.
[03:36] Eustachius
    They were wary of us, because
    we're unfamiliar faces.
[03:39] Eustachius
    The people living downtown are guarded
    and have strong ties with one another.
[03:43] Eckhart
    The stench is starting to make my head hurt.
[03:45] Eckhart
    This mission is worse than camping
    outdoors to collect materials.
[03:55] Eustachius
    I won't get anything done with you.
[03:58] Eustachius
    I took my sick colleague to an inn
[04:02] Eustachius
    and headed off by myself to
    investigate the Gilberta Company.
[04:05] Benno
    Take Main home, Mark.
[04:08] Main
    No need for that.
[04:09] Main
    I'm meeting my mother at the central plaza.
[04:12] Main
    She'll take me home after some shopping.
[04:21] Eustachius
    Is this the place?
[04:23] Eustachius
    I'd heard that Main Studio does
    most of its business with them.
[04:26] Eustachius
    This looks like a fashion boutique.
[04:29] Eustachius
    Why would they partner up
    with a paper workshop?
[04:33] Eustachius
    Oh? Those are some unusual hairpins.
[04:40] Main
    If I may ask, can we help
    you with something?
[04:45] Eustachius
    Oh, no. Some unusual hairpins
    caught my eye, is all.
[04:50] Eustachius
    I don't need anything, thanks.
[04:56] Eckhart
    And so you came back empty-handed?
[04:59] Eustachius
    Yeah.
[05:00] Eustachius
    I can't approach that place anymore
    after drawing attention like that.
[05:05] Eustachius
    But I have a better idea.
[05:07] Eustachius
    The file said Main lives
    near the South Gate.
[05:11] Eustachius
    I think I'm going to find her home
    and gather information around there.
[05:15] Eckhart
    Your disguises always amaze me.
[05:18] Eckhart
    You totally look like a farmer.
[05:21] Eckhart
    I'm sorry I can't be of much help.
[05:23] Eustachius
    I'll be off, then.
[05:25] Eustachius
    I hope ye get used to this by tonight.
[05:35] Eustachius
    I observed the people around and tried
    my best to blend in as a peasant.
[05:44] Eustachius
    Whoa!
[05:44] Eustachius
    Sorry! You okay there?
[05:47] Karla
    Y-Yeah.
[05:51] Karla
    But what brings a farmer to this area?
[05:55] Karla
    You won't find a market down here.
[05:57] Eustachius
    Oh, don't be so suspicious.
    I just have something to do here.
[06:02] Eustachius
    Do you know a girl called Main?
[06:04] Karla
    Main?!
[06:05] Eustachius
    Yeah, she helped me kindly this one time.
[06:08] Eustachius
    I'm looking for her to repay the favor.
[06:11] Karla
    Can't say I've heard of her.
[06:13] Eustachius
    I heard she's making plant-based
    paper at the Main Studio.
[06:18] Karla
    I'm telling you, I don't know!
[06:20] Karla
    If you stick around too long,
[06:21] Karla
    you'd best be prepared to
    be mistaken for a thief!
[06:24] Karla
    Run along, then!
[06:27] Karla
    If I ever see you again,
    you'll have hell to pay!
[06:31] Eustachius
    Good heavens.
[06:34] Eustachius
    I guess I'll ask around here.
[06:45] Ralph
    We sure got a lot today.
[06:48] Eustachius
    Kids around the same age as Main.
[06:50] Eustachius
    Perfect!
[06:53] Eustachius
    Heya, kids.
[06:54] Ralph
    But hey...
[06:56] Eustachius
    Do you know a girl named Main?
[06:58] Fey
    Main?!
[07:00] Fey
    I-I want nothing to do with her!
[07:04] Ralph
    Fey, you still scared of Main?
[07:07] Eustachius
    "Scared"?
[07:08] Ralph
    Yeah. She got really mad when he broke
    something of hers this one time.
[07:13] Ralph
    Right?
[07:15] Eustachius
    Really? But she was so nice to me.
[07:19] Ralph
    That must've been Tuuli, not Main.
[07:23] Fey
    Yeah. There's no way Main
    would ever be nice to anyone.
[07:26] Eustachius
    Tuuli?
[07:27] Ralph
    Main's older sister.
[07:29] Ralph
    Hey, Tuuli!
[07:32] Tuuli
    What?
[07:33] Ralph
    This man's looking for Main.
[07:36] Tuuli
    For Main?
[07:38] Eustachius
    Yeah. I want to repay
    her for helping me out.
[07:41] Eustachius
    I've brought vegetables from my farm.
[07:44] Tuuli
    Main helped you out?
    Are you sure about that?
[07:47] Eustachius
    She definitely introduced herself as Main.
[07:50] Tuuli
    Was there anyone with her?
[07:52] Eustachius
    Hmm? No, it was just her.
[07:56] Tuuli
    Then you've definitely got the wrong person.
[07:58] Tuuli
    Main can't go out by herself like that.
[08:00] Eustachius
    What do you mean,
     "can't go out by herself"?
[08:02] Tuuli
    Yeah.
[08:03] Tuuli
    She collapses all the time,
    so someone needs to go with her.
[08:07] Eustachius
    That so? Did I have the wrong person?
[08:10] Eustachius
    Have y'all heard of Main Studio, then?
[08:13] Ralph
    Nope.
[08:14] Fey
    No idea.
[08:16] Eustachius
    N-Never mind, then.
[08:19] Eustachius
    Sorry for keeping you.
[08:21] Eustachius
    Forgive me with this.
[08:25] Eustachius
    See ya!
[08:30] Eustachius
    Sheesh. Nothing's going right this time.
[08:43] Eckhart
    She's so frail that she
    needs a chaperon, eh?
[08:46] Eustachius
    I didn't expect to learn next to nothing
    about her in her own neighborhood.
[08:51] Eckhart
    What now?
[08:52] Eustachius
    I'm going to break into the
    Merchant Guild at night.
[08:56] Eustachius
    We're not getting anywhere by asking around.
[08:59] Eustachius
    Also, Main's father is a soldier
    working at the South Gate.
[09:01] Eustachius
    We're going to tail him.
[09:05] Both
    Our thanks to Wentoll!
[09:12] Gunther
    Wow, you're going to be a father, huh?
[09:15] Otto
    How did you name your kids?
[09:18] Gunther
    Why?
[09:20] Otto
    Oh, Corinna and I've been
    discussing it every night,
[09:23] Otto
    but we just can't decide on one.
[09:25] Gunther
    Come on! The kid's only
    coming in winter, right?
[09:29] Gunther
    You're being too hasty.
[09:36] Eustachius
    Feeling less nauseous?
[09:41] Eckhart
    I'd rather be outside than in this hole.
[09:43] Eckhart
    Can we move up our plans?
[09:46] Eustachius
    Fine. Let's leave.
[10:02] Eustachius
    The next day,
[10:04] Eustachius
    we went to talk to people the Gilberta
    Company did business with.
[10:08] Lumberjack
    Main?
[10:10] Lumberjack
    Oh, that lass?
[10:12] Lumberjack
    She's a special one, that's for sure.
    She can write order forms by herself.
[10:16] Craftsman
    Yeah, I know her.
[10:17] Craftsman
    Her shopping nous can put adults to shame.
[10:20] Craftsman
    She's prompt with payment, too.
[10:22] Eustachius
    Everyone keeps calling her a "strange kid,"
[10:25] Eustachius
    but from what I've heard, I'd lean
    more toward "too good at everything."
[10:30] Eustachius
    Either way, it seems she handles
    her responsibilities well,
[10:33] Eustachius
    so it shouldn't be a problem to let her join
    as a blue-robed apprentice priestess.
[10:37] Eustachius
    "We'll give you a detailed
    report once we're back.
[10:40] Eustachius
    That is all."
[10:43] Eustachius
    Since we're already here, why don't
    we go check out the marketplace?
[10:47] Eckhart
    Our work here is done. Can't we leave...
[10:50] Eustachius
    Just a peek.
[11:01] Eustachius
    Hey, pops, where'd you get
    your hands on this book?
[11:04] Otto
    Huh? Oh, it's collateral from a noble.
[11:08] Eustachius
    A noble?
[11:09] Eustachius
    Do you mind if I take a look?
[11:12] Otto
    Of course not! Look all you want!
[11:15] Otto
    Man...
[11:16] Otto
    Nobody's taken an interest in this book.
[11:18] Otto
    Just you and that strange kid.
[11:22] Eustachius
    "Strange kid"?
[11:23] Otto
    Yeah.
[11:24] Otto
    She suddenly threw herself
    to the ground and went...
(Flashback) [11:27] Main
    I know I can't buy it, so I'll
    make do with just holding it!
(Flashback) [11:31] Main
    I'd like to at least enjoy
    the sweet scent of ink!
(Flashback) [11:33] Main
    I beg you!
[11:36] Eustachius
    I see.
[11:39] Eustachius
    Let me buy it off you.
[11:46] Eustachius
    She showed an interest in this book,
    and even wanted to smell its ink?
[11:50] Eustachius
    "Strange kid" is right.
[11:53] Eustachius
    I'm starting to want to see for myself
    just what she's really like.
SIGN    Next Chapter Visiting Missus Corinna
[12:05] Eustachius
    Master Ferdinand.
[12:06] Eustachius
    Blah, blah, blah. And there you have it.
[12:09] Ferdinand
    I see.
[12:10] Ferdinand
    That reminds me of the first time I met her.
[12:13] Ferdinand
    She was sniffing the scripture's
    ink back then, too.
[12:15] Eustachius
    She did that in front of you?
[12:18] Eustachius
    She truly is the most intriguing kid!
[12:21] Eustachius
    Ah, what is she really like?
[12:23] Eustachius
    She makes my heart pump faster!
[12:25] Eustachius
    I want to meet her and talk to her!
[12:27] Eustachius
    Ah...
[12:28] Ferdinand
    You two weirdos will get along fine.
[12:31] Ferdinand
    That aside, what do I do with her?
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm

E14.5P2 - Side Story Two: Visiting Missus Corinna

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[00:01] Ferdinand
    While Eustachius was gathering
    information on Main,
[00:04] Ferdinand
    she was busy receiving a
    summons from Corinna.
[00:11] Eva
    Summons?
[00:13] Tuuli
    What did you do, Main?
SIGN    Side Story Two Visiting Missus Corinna
[00:30] Main
    She wants to see the outfit and
    hairpin I wore for my baptism.
[00:35] Main
    Can I show her?
[00:38] Eva
    They're not good enough to
    show Corinna of all people.
[00:42] Main
    Right...
[00:45] Main
    Okay, I'll tell her no.
[00:47] Eva
    You can't turn her down!
[00:50] Main
    What do you want me to do, then?
[00:59] Eva
    Honestly!
[01:01] Eva
    I can't decide so suddenly!
[01:03] Main
    Mom's actually panicking for once.
[01:06] Tuuli
    Yeah.
[01:07] Tuuli
    So, you'll have to take the stuff
    to her place and show her?
[01:12] Main
    Yeah, I think so.
[01:15] Tuuli
    Can I go with you this time?
[01:17] Main
    I'll try asking.
[01:20] Tuuli
    I love you, Main.
[01:21] Eva
    Hold it. We don't know that we're going yet.
[01:25] Main
    But you won't turn her down, will you?
[01:28] Tuuli
    You won't, right?
[01:31] Gunther
    What's it gonna be?
[01:33] Eva
    But...
[01:37] Eva
    What am I to do?!
[01:42] Eva
    How should I greet her?
[01:44] Main
    How about, "It's nice to meet you.
    Thank you so much for the invitation"?
[01:49] Tuuli
    What about me, Main?
[01:50] Main
    You can just smile and say, "I've
    been looking forward to seeing you!"
[01:54] Eva
    It's nice to meet you. Thank you
    so much for the invitation.
[01:58] Tuuli
    I've been looking forward to seeing you!
[02:01] Main
    Yep, that's the way.
[02:03] Eva
    It's nice to meet you. Thank you
    so much for the invitation.
[02:06] Tuuli
    I've been looking forward to seeing you!
[02:09] Eva
    It's nice to meet you. Thank you
    so much for the invitation.
[02:12] Tuuli
    I've been looking forward to seeing you!
[02:17] Main
    Greetings, Missus Corinna!
[02:20] Corinna
    Welcome, Main.
[02:22] Corinna
    I'm glad your mother and sister
    could make it as well.
[02:25] Corinna
    I'm Corinna.
[02:27] Main
    It's good to see you, Missus Corinna.
[02:29] Corinna
    Come on in, please.
[02:30] Main
    Sure. Thank you.
[02:37] Main
    Will you two stop freaking out?
[02:47] Main
    Thanks for having us.
[02:49] Eva
    Nice to meet you, Missus Corinna.
    I'm Eva, Main's mother.
[02:53] Eva
    Thank you so much for
    inviting us to your home.
[02:56] Tuuli
    I'm Tuuli, Missus Corinna.
[02:58] Tuuli
    I've been looking forward to this.
[03:01] Tuuli
    I'm so happy to see you!
[03:04] Corinna
    Same here. Make yourself at home.
[03:08] Corinna
    I'll get you some tea and snacks.
[03:11] Corinna
    I really wanted to get a closer
    look at Main's outfit.
[03:15] Corinna
    Thank you for coming all the way for me.
[03:21] Main
    This is nice and sweet!
[03:24] Corinna
    Wonderful.
[03:26] Eva
    I altered the dress Tuuli
    wore for her baptism.
[03:30] Corinna
    I'm amazed you could alter it this way.
[03:33] Eva
    Well, it was easier than
    making it from scratch.
[03:36] Main
    We folded and pleated parts
[03:40] Main
    to make the dress smaller
    and shorter to fit me.
[03:43] Main
    Or well, Mom did.
[03:44] Corinna
    Mind if I ask a few specific questions?
[03:47] Eva
    Of course. I'd be happy to answer.
[03:52] Main
    This is the hair ornament I wore.
[03:55] Corinna
    I've never seen one like this before.
[03:58] Tuuli
    I made the big, white flowers.
[04:01] Corinna
    Really? These are very pretty, Tuuli.
[04:05] Tuuli
    Thank you!
[04:07] Corinna
    I would like to take orders
    for this at my studio.
[04:12] Corinna
    May I?
[04:14] Tuuli
    Of course...
[04:15] Main
    ...that depends on the terms.
[04:17] Tuuli
    H-H-Hey, Main!
[04:19] Main
    Hair ornaments are our winter handiwork,
    and a big source of income.
[04:23] Main
    We can't give them away so easily.
[04:25] Main
    If you really want to make and sell them,
[04:29] Main
    you'll have to purchase the rights.
[04:32] Tuuli
    Main!
[04:33] Eva
    Main...
[04:34] Eva
    Sorry about this, Missus Corinna.
[04:36] Main
    Stay out of it, Mom.
[04:38] Main
    This is important.
[04:41] Tuuli
    Main...
[04:41] Eva
    Main...
[04:42] Corinna
    It's fine.
[04:44] Corinna
    You may talk to Brother
    Benno about this, Main.
[04:49] Main
    Got it.
[04:51] Benno
    It's a pleasure.
[04:53] Benno
    I'm Benno, Corinna's brother.
[04:55] Eva
    Nice to meet you, Mister Benno.
    I'm Eva, Main's mother.
[04:59] Eva
    Thank you for all the help you've given her.
[05:01] Tuuli
    I'm Tuuli, Mister Benno.
    I'm glad to meet you.
[05:07] Benno
    So what's this about, Corinna?
[05:09] Corinna
    Well...
[05:10] Main
    It seems the lady wants exclusive
    rights to sell our hairpins.
[05:15] Main
    How much are you willing
    to pay, Mister Benno?
[05:23] Benno
    Is this supposed to be funny?
[05:24] Main
    No, it's about money.
[05:29] Benno
    How about this much?
[05:32] Main
    That's an insulting offer.
[05:35] Main
    Do you want me to strike a
    deal with Freida instead?
[05:38] Benno
    Hey! Don't products made at Main
    Studio have to go through Lutz?!
[05:44] Main
    Products made at Main Studio, yes.
[05:48] Main
    That doesn't include product ideas.
[05:50] Benno
    That's just nitpicking!
[05:52] Main
    There's no point yelling.
[05:54] Main
    You know it won't work on me.
[06:03] Tuuli
    Wow, Main.
[06:05] Corinna
    Tuuli, Eva, this looks like it'll
    take a while, so come with me.
[06:11] Corinna
    Main's amazing.
[06:13] Corinna
    I can't believe she can
    negotiate with my brother.
[06:16] Eva
    I'd never seen her like that before.
[06:19] Tuuli
    She gets feverish at the drop of a hat
    and isn't much good at housework,
[06:23] Tuuli
    but here she is, going
    at it with a grown-up.
[06:26] Tuuli
    That's a side of Main I didn't know existed.
[06:30] Corinna
    Let's leave the money matters to them
    and talk about sewing, shall we?
[06:36] Tuuli
    Yes!
[06:37] Tuuli
    Beautiful... How does one get
    to make clothes like these?
[06:42] Tuuli
    Could you teach me your ways?
[06:45] Corinna
    Skill plays a part, of course,
[06:47] Corinna
    but what's important is seeing lots
    of pretty sights for yourself.
[06:51] Corinna
    Here's one example.
[06:54] Corinna
    The idea for the flower embroidery here
    came from flowers I picked in the forest.
[07:03] Corinna
    The more attention you pay to
    the everyday sights around you,
[07:05] Corinna
    the more design ideas you'll
    have when you work.
[07:08] Tuuli
    I see...
[07:11] Tuuli
    I'm an apprentice seamstress now.
[07:13] Tuuli
    My dream is to one day make
    pretty clothes like you.
[07:18] Corinna
    Really? Then make it come true, Tuuli.
[07:21] Tuuli
    Yes!
[07:24] Benno
    You're becoming a nasty
    negotiator, you know that?!
[07:26] Main
    Well, you could say I have
    an excellent teacher.
[07:37] Benno
    I guess we have a deal.
[07:40] Corinna
    Looks like they're done over there.
[07:43] Main
    Mom, teach Missus Corinna how
    to make those ornaments.
[07:46] Eva
    Sure.
[07:49] Main
    Phew, that wore me out.
[07:51] Corinna
    Good job hanging in there.
[07:52] Corinna
    So, what did you finally agree on?
[07:56] Corinna
    That'll affect our pricing.
[08:05] Corinna
    I can't believe you got Brother
    Benno to agree to that!
[08:09] Main
    He said he'd be selling the ornaments
    exclusively at your studio for a year.
[08:15] Tuuli
    How much was it, Main?
[08:20] Tuuli
    You can't say?
[08:23] Main
    It's a fair price, so I can say...
     but I don't want to.
[08:27] Tuuli
    Tell me, Main.
[08:31] Tuuli
    Tell me, Main.
[08:34] Tuuli
    Tell me, Main!
[08:38] Main
    One large and seven small gold coins.
[08:45] Tuuli
    Hold up...
[08:46] Tuuli
    Did you just say "gold"?
[08:48] Main
    It may sound like a lot of money,
[08:51] Main
    but it's absolutely a fair
    price for exclusive rights.
[08:54] Main
    I'm not like Mister Benno.
[08:56] Main
    It's not a rip-off, okay?!
[09:01] Corinna
    You struck a great deal, Main.
[09:04] Main
    I did!
[09:05] Main
    Now we can get you a gift
    when your child is born!
[09:14] Main
    And thus ended our visit
    to Missus Corinna's home.
SIGN    And Now Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Program
[10:57] Main
    Head Priest, I wanna see
    side stories for more characters!
[11:01] Ferdinand
    I agree. We'll have to pray
    to the gods for them.
[11:06] Main
    "Pray"?
[11:07] Ferdinand
    I'm not sure which god
    merchants worship, but...
[11:11] Ferdinand
    May the threads of the Goddess of Time,
    Dreharnguhr, come together again.
[11:16] Ferdinand
    We offer the gods our prayers!
[11:18] Main
    We offer the gods our prayers!
[11:20] All
    We offer the gods our prayers!

E15 - Apprentice Priestess

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[00:01] Ferdinand
    After learning that it would save her life,
[00:04] Ferdinand
    Main decided to join the church.
[00:06] Ferdinand
    But the negotiation with the
    high priest ended in failure.
(Flashback) [00:11] Main
    Don't you dare lay a hand on my mom and dad.
[00:16] Ferdinand
    As a result, while she did
    get to join on her terms,
[00:20] Ferdinand
    many trials and tribulations
    lay ahead for her.
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter 15 Apprentice Priestess
[02:05] Main
    I am now an apprentice
    priestess at the cathedral!
[02:09] Main
    Yahoo! I can finally read my books!
[02:14] Tuuli
    Settle down, Main.
[02:16] Eva
    You're going to get feverish again.
[02:18] Main
    I can't have that.
[02:20] Tuuli
    There's still time until you join.
[02:25] Main
    While my joining was confirmed,
[02:27] Main
    it seems that various
    preparations need to be made,
[02:31] Main
    meaning it'll be a while yet
    before I officially start.
[02:34] Eva
    You're going to see Benno
    tomorrow, aren't you?
[02:37] Main
    Yeah. I need to tell him
    how the negotiations went.
[02:42] Main
    Good day!
[02:44] Lutz
    W-Welcome.
[02:47] Mark
    Lutz, you need to welcome
    customers with a smile.
[02:51] Lutz
    What might you be looking for today?
[02:55] Main
    I heard you sell hair ornaments here.
[02:58] Lutz
    The hair ornaments are...
[03:00] Gunther
    Lutz, got a moment?
[03:05] Lutz
    Excuse me.
[03:08] Mark
    Thank you for helping Lutz practice
    his customer service, Main.
[03:13] Main
    Don't mention it.
[03:15] Main
    I see he's trying his best.
[03:18] Main
    Unlike me, Lutz has already
    begun his apprenticeship,
[03:21] Main
    and he has an early start.
[03:23] Main
    He said he was overwhelmed
    by everything he had to learn
[03:26] Main
    with a smile on his face.
[03:28] Benno
    So, how'd the negotiations go?
[03:31] Main
    Long story short, they were a great success.
[03:34] Main
    I'll be joining as a blue-robed priestess,
    and I can continue living at home.
(Flashback) [03:38] Gunther
    If you need Main's mana that badly,
(Flashback) [03:41] Gunther
    we demand that she be treated like nobility.
(Flashback) [03:44] Gunther
    Don't make her do grey-robed apprentice work.
(Flashback) [03:48] Ferdinand
    Very well. She'll be granted
    blue robes as an exception.
(Flashback) [03:51] Ferdinand
    Any other conditions?
(Flashback) [03:53] Gunther
    We're too worried to let her live
    here, where we can't see her,
(Flashback) [03:56] Gunther
    so we ask that she be allowed
    to continue living at home.
(Flashback) [03:59] Eva
    Yes. She's frail, so we
    would like to determine
(Flashback) [04:03] Eva
    if she's in condition to
    go to work every morning.
(Flashback) [04:05] Ferdinand
    No problem.
(Flashback) [04:06] Ferdinand
    She isn't an orphan, so
    she can commute from home.
(Flashback) [04:09] Ferdinand
    She doesn't need to push herself
    if she doesn't feel well, either.
(Flashback) [04:13] Main
    Uh...
(Flashback) [04:14] Main
    Even when I'm fine,
    I can't come without Lutz.
(Flashback) [04:18] Ferdinand
    Lutz?
(Flashback) [04:19] Main
    Yeah. I can collapse out of nowhere at times,
(Flashback) [04:23] Main
    so he monitors my condition for me.
(Flashback) [04:25] Ferdinand
    Oh, so you need a retainer.
(Flashback) [04:28] Ferdinand
    Every blue-robed priestess has a
    few, so that won't be a problem.
(Flashback) [04:33] Main
    Retainer...
(Flashback) [04:36] Ferdinand
    Anything else?
(Flashback) [04:37] Main
    Oh...
(Flashback) [04:38] Main
    I'm registered with the Merchant Guild.
(Flashback) [04:42] Main
    Is it okay if I continue running my studio?
(Flashback) [04:47] Ferdinand
    A servant of the gods needs no such thing...
(Flashback) [04:51] Ferdinand
    Or so the high priest would say.
(Flashback) [04:54] Main
    But it's an important
    source of income for me.
(Flashback) [04:57] Main
    I can hire the orphans and pay them for work,
(Flashback) [05:00] Main
    or donate a part of the revenue.
(Flashback) [05:03] Main
    Can we find a middle ground somehow?
(Flashback) [05:07] Ferdinand
    How much does she know?
(Flashback) [05:09] Main
    Excuse me?
(Flashback) [05:10] Ferdinand
    Just talking to myself.
(Flashback) [05:12] Ferdinand
    I'm lacking a lot of information,
    so let's discuss this another day.
(Flashback) [05:17] Ferdinand
    Anything else?
(Flashback) [05:19] Gunther
    No.
(Flashback) [05:20] Ferdinand
    She'll be tasked with
    maintaining magical items and,
(Flashback) [05:22] Ferdinand
    as she wished, the library.
(Flashback) [05:25] Main
    The library?!
(Flashback) [05:27] Main
    You're such a nice guy, Head Priest!
(Flashback) [05:32] Gunther
    Thank you.
[05:34] Benno
    So you got baited by the books, huh?
[05:37] Main
    But he accepted all of our terms.
[05:40] Benno
    Yeah. I have no complaints on that end.
[05:43] Benno
    The head priest seems reasonable.
[05:45] Benno
    Go to him if you need any help there.
[05:48] Main
    Yeah, I will.
[06:01] Main
    Lutz was giving his all
    at work, Missus Karla.
[06:05] Karla
    Really? I was worried,
    so that puts me at ease.
[06:10] Karla
    By the way, what did you
    end up deciding to do?
[06:15] Karla
    You turned down the merchant
    apprenticeship, right?
[06:17] Main
    I don't think I can handle work outside,
[06:20] Main
    so I'll be helping out at the
    gate and at home like usual.
[06:26] Karla
    Oh, really?
[06:28] Karla
    Guess you have to focus on getting healthier.
[06:30] Karla
    Well, bye.
[06:32] Main
    We're keeping my church apprenticeship
    a secret from our neighbors.
[06:36] Main
    It's because a lot of them
    dislike the church's practices.
[06:40] Karla
    Oh, right.
[06:42] Karla
    There was a man going around asking about you.
[06:45] Main
    Huh? Asking about me?
[06:47] Karla
    Yeah. About your studio and stuff.
[06:50] Karla
    I told him he had the wrong
    person and ran him off.
[06:53] Karla
    But stay on your toes.
[06:55] Karla
    There are all sorts out there.
[06:58] Main
    I will. Thank you.
[07:03] Main
    Only Benno and the guild master
    should know about the studio...
[07:11] Both
    Our thanks to Wentoll!
[07:19] Gunther
    Wow, you're going to be a father, huh?
[07:22] Otto
    Yeah...
[07:22] Gunther
    So wait, why are you quitting
    when you have a child on the way?
[07:27] Otto
    The reason is Main.
[07:30] Otto
    The products she came up with
    are flying off the shelves.
[07:34] Otto
    So Benno asked me to help with the store.
[07:38] Gunther
    Oh, Main's products...
[07:42] Gunther
    The gods do love my Main.
[07:45] Otto
    She is Benno's Fruhtrane, after all.
[07:48] Gunther
    Isn't that the Goddess of Water?
[07:50] Otto
    You must be overjoyed, too.
[07:53] Otto
    I'm glad you found a way for Main to survive.
[07:59] Otto
    Are you still not okay with
    her joining the church?
[08:04] Gunther
    Do you really think I could be okay with it?
[08:06] Gunther
    They say they'll treat her like a noble,
[08:09] Gunther
    but knowing them, there's
    no way that's happening.
[08:15] Gunther
    Even then, it's better than her dying on me.
[08:20] Otto
    Maybe the gods made you a soldier for this.
[08:25] Gunther
    What do you mean?
[08:27] Otto
    Main possesses mana and the
    ability to earn lots of money.
[08:32] Otto
    And that puts her at risk of getting
    abducted by outside nobles.
[08:36] Gunther
    Abducted?!
[08:38] Otto
    Shh!
[08:40] Otto
    It's your job to prevent that!
[08:44] Otto
    As gatekeeper, you can look into
    each noble that comes here.
[08:47] Otto
    Isn't that the perfect job
    if you want to protect Main?
[08:51] Gunther
    You've got a point there.
[08:52] Otto
    I'll help you out too, Captain.
[08:55] Gunther
    Thanks.
[08:56] Gunther
    I'll protect my family along
    with this entire town.
[09:06] Benno
    A man who's going around investigating you?
[09:09] Benno
    It's probably the same guy who
    broke into the Merchant Guild.
[09:14] Main
    Somebody broke into the Merchant Guild?
[09:17] Benno
    Yeah. I'm sure he got his
    hands on your studio's file.
[09:21] Benno
    I bet someone in the church is
    gathering information about you.
[09:27] Benno
    This has the nobility's stench all over it.
[09:30] Main
    So this is what joining the church involves.
[09:38] Lutz
    Don't worry.
[09:39] Lutz
    I'm here for you.
[09:45] Main
    Thanks.
[09:48] Main
    After that, we went to show Corinna
[09:51] Main
    my hairpin and dress
    alterations at her request.
[09:54] Main
    That led to selling Benno the
    rights to the hair ornaments.
[10:03] Main
    Welcome to the pound cake tasting!
[10:07] Benno
    What are you doing here?
[10:09] Main
    H-Helping out... Ow...
[10:12] Main
    Why do you think I'm suppressing
    all information about you?!
[10:16] Main
    You're being way too careless!
[10:19] Main
    Go get changed now.
[10:20] Main
    Okay...
[10:35] Main
    See? Isn't it delicious?
[10:39] Benno
    Why did you sell the recipe for
    something so yummy to Freida?
[10:43] Main
    Do you have the right to ask? I'm pretty
    sure you've been ripping me off.
[10:47] Main
    I heard from Freida that the rights to new
    products start from a large gold coin.
[10:53] Main
    Besides, you don't have
    access to sugar and a chef.
[10:58] Main
    Most of my snack recipes use sugar.
[11:03] Benno
    Then all I need is a cook and sugar?
[11:05] Main
    Not any cook will do.
[11:07] Main
    They need to go be good
    enough to serve nobles,
[11:10] Main
    and have unlimited access to a oven.
[11:15] Freida
    What's this?
[11:17] Freida
    I'll buy up all of Main's recipes
    before you put all that together.
[11:22] Freida
    Toodles, Mister Benno.
[11:25] Liese
    Don't worry.
[11:27] Liese
    You can count on me to
    perfect Main's recipes.
[11:33] Main
    Thank you, Miss Liese.
[11:36] Benno
    Hold it.
[11:38] Benno
    I just need a cook, an oven,
    sugar, and creativity, right?
[11:42] Main
    Mister Benno?
[11:44] Benno
    You said that if you couldn't get books,
    you'd just have to make them yourself.
[11:47] Benno
    Along those lines...
[11:49] Benno
    What can I do if I don't have a cook?
[11:51] Main
    You can just train them yourself?
[11:54] Benno
    Precisely.
[11:56] Main
    Benno being so gung-ho is
    just perfect in my book.
[12:00] Main
    Having a dedicated oven will
    open the door to so many dishes!
[12:04] Main
    Pizza.
[12:06] Main
    Gratin.
[12:07] Main
    Lasagna.
[12:09] Main
    Quiche and pie will be on the table, too!
[12:11] Main
    Let's just start an Italian restaurant!
[12:14] Tuuli
    What is she going on about now?
[12:18] Eva
    She has to go to the cathedral starting
    tomorrow, too. Will she be okay?
[12:25] Ferdinand
    From my investigation into Main,
[12:27] Ferdinand
    she's registered as a workshop
    owner with the Merchant Guild.
[12:31] High Priest
    A servant of the gods, running a workshop?
[12:35] Ferdinand
    Yes. But it will help us
    gain income periodically,
[12:40] Ferdinand
    so I believe letting her
    continue is the best choice.
[12:44] High Priest
    Hmm...
[12:45] Ferdinand
    As for the retainers we'll
    be assigning to Main,
[12:49] Ferdinand
    I'm planning to assign her one of
    my own and have him report to me.
[12:54] High Priest
    Good idea.
[12:55] High Priest
    Then I shall also send one of my own.
[13:00] High Priest
    For the last one,
[13:02] High Priest
    let the biggest problem child among
    the orphans give her a headache.
[13:06] High Priest
    Get as much money and
    mana you can out of her.
[13:10] High Priest
    That little devil isn't
    good for anything else.
[13:16] Ferdinand
    Understood.
[13:26] Ferdinand
    Well, that's certainly not ideal.
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     Bookworm
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     Bookworm
[13:41] Lutz
    Main, don't get too excited.
[13:43] Main
    I know.
[13:44] Main
    But I can finally read books, you know?
[13:48] Lutz
    Look, we're almost there.
[13:51] Main
    Someone's waiting.
[13:57] Fran
    Good morning, Lady Main.
[14:00] Lutz
    "Lady Main"? That sounds so wrong!
[14:03] Main
    Hey, Lutz!
[14:05] Main
    It's not that funny!
[14:07] Lutz
    Sorry, I'll stop.
[14:09] Lutz
    I'll come pick you up
    by the fifth bell, okay?
[14:14] Main
    Uh... I'm sorry if that made
    you feel uncomfortable.
[14:19] Fran
    There is no need for you to apologize to me.
[14:24] Fran
    The head priest is waiting for you.
[14:48] Gunther
    Out of my sight, plebeian.
[15:02] Main
    So we really do live in a class-based society...
[15:12] Ferdinand
    We shall now begin the oath-taking ceremony.
[15:20] Ferdinand
    The spring is green,
[15:23] Ferdinand
    the color of fresh life
    overcoming the harsh winter.
[15:28] Ferdinand
    The summer is blue,
[15:30] Ferdinand
    the color of the vast skies toward
    which life continues to grow.
[15:36] Ferdinand
    The autumn is yellow,
[15:38] Ferdinand
    the color of fat and ripened
    wheat hanging its head.
[15:43] Ferdinand
    The winter is red,
[15:45] Ferdinand
    the color of a fireplace that
    thwarts the cold and bestows hope.
[15:51] Ferdinand
    Now, take your oath.
[15:56] Ferdinand
    Repeat after me.
[15:59] Main
    Got it.
[16:03] Ferdinand
    Hear me, rulers of the heavens.
[16:07] Main
    Hear me, rulers of the heavens.
[16:10] Ferdinand
    The king and queen, the Gods
    of Light and Darkness.
[16:14] Main
    The king and queen, the Gods
    of Light and Darkness.
[16:18] Ferdinand
    Hear me, five eternal rulers of the earth.
[16:21] Both
    ...five eternal rulers of the earth.
[16:23] Ferdinand
    The Goddess...
[16:23] Main
    The Goddess of Water, Fruhtrane.
[16:26] Main
    The God of Fire, Leidenschaft.
[16:28] Main
    The Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria.
[16:31] Main
    The Goddess of Earth, Geduldh.
[16:34] Main
    The God of Life, Ewigleben.
[16:37] Ferdinand
    From the great heavens...
[16:40] Main
    ...to the vast earth...
[16:42] Ferdinand
    ...may the king and queen
    shine their powers...
[16:46] Main
    ...and the eternal five bestow their favor...
[16:50] Ferdinand
    ...on all the lives in these lands.
[16:53] Main
    And to show my gratitude for thy blessing...
[16:58] Ferdinand
    ...I offer you my heart, and believe in you,
    and worship you as the gods of gods.
[17:06] Main
    To all the gods of nature,
[17:09] Main
    I vow that I shall pray to you,
    thank you, and dedicate my life to you.
[17:20] Ferdinand
    Blue is the color of the God of Fire,
    who aids in the growth of life,
[17:25] Ferdinand
    and the color of the skies
    the supreme beings rule over.
[17:29] Ferdinand
    The priests and priestesses
[17:31] Ferdinand
    who vow to worship them
    and continually improve
[17:35] Ferdinand
    are granted these blue robes.
[17:46] Ferdinand
    O pious disciple, brought
    to us by the gods' guidance,
[17:51] Ferdinand
    we welcome you with open arms.
[17:53] Main
    From the bottom of my heart,
    I thank you for welcoming me.
[17:58] Ferdinand
    Then pray.
[18:00] Main
    Huh?
[18:06] Main
    I offer the gods my prayers!
[18:13] Ferdinand
    That's enough.
[18:14] Ferdinand
    Just make sure to have it
    down by your commemoration.
[18:19] Ferdinand
    Let me introduce your retainers.
[18:28] Fran
    I'm Fran. It's a pleasure to meet you.
[18:31] Main
    Likewise. I'm very glad to meet you, too.
[18:34] Fran
    Main, you are a blue robe.
[18:38] Fran
    You aren't to humble
    yourself before grey robes.
[18:42] Main
    S-Sorry about that. I'll keep it in mind.
[18:45] Delia
    The name's Delia. I'm eight.
[18:47] Delia
    As fellow girls, let's get along.
[18:50] Main
    What a looker!
[18:51] Gil
    You're my master? This sucks!
[18:54] Gil
    You're just a baby!
[18:56] Main
    Huh? Uh...
[18:57] Gil
    I'm Gil. Ten years old.
[19:02] Ferdinand
    Gil is your retainer.
[19:04] Ferdinand
    When he misbehaves, you must discipline him.
[19:08] Main
    Who, me?
[19:10] Main
    Uh, could you try not to be rude?
[19:13] Gil
    What? Are you stupid?
[19:17] Main
    Uh, Head Priest, I've never
    had "retainers" in my life.
[19:22] Main
    I don't need them.
[19:23] Ferdinand
    No.
[19:25] Ferdinand
    Every blue robe is duty bound
    to have retainers.
[19:30] Main
    Is that so?
[19:31] Ferdinand
    As their master, you are to show them
    the way with your actions and behavior.
[19:37] Main
    I need someone to show me the way!
[19:40] Arno
    Head Priest, may I?
[19:42] Ferdinand
    What is it, Arno?
[19:45] Ferdinand
    Wait here.
[19:53] Delia
    God, I'd finally wormed myself
    into serving the high priest!
[19:57] Delia
    And now look at me! My charms
    won't work on a girl!
[20:01] Gil
    Seriously, this is a joke.
[20:04] Gil
    You're just a commoner, not a noble, right?
[20:07] Fran
    Watch your mouth, Gil!
[20:10] Fran
    Lady Main, the head priest just told
    you to discipline any misbehavior.
[20:17] Main
    I have to show them the way, huh?
[20:24] Main
    If you two don't like it,
    I can have you replaced.
[20:27] Main
    Nailed it!
[20:29] Delia
    Please. There's no way that's happening.
[20:34] Delia
    The high priest asked me
    to give you a headache.
[20:39] Main
    The high priest did what?
[20:40] Delia
    I'm going to make him recognize
    my wiles and become his concubine!
[20:45] Main
    C-C-C-C-Concubine?!
[20:48] Gil
    Girls sure have it good.
[20:50] Main
    Is that something to brag about?
[20:52] Delia
    Of course.
[20:54] Delia
    It's the position every woman wants most.
[20:58] Gil
    It's just common knowledge.
    How don't you know that?
[21:01] Gil
    You really must be stupid.
[21:06] Main
    What's common to you religious folk
[21:08] Main
    has nothing in common with downtown
    life or my life as Urano!
[21:11] Fran
    If this were the head priest,
[21:13] Fran
    he would do a better job
    putting them in their place.
[21:14] Main
    Fran, who seems devoted to the head priest.
[21:18] Main
    Gil, who only speaks in insults.
[21:18] Gil
    Is your head really screwed on right?
[21:22] Main
    And Delia, who wants to be a concubine
    and has openly declared that she's a spy.
[21:25] Main
    It looks like I've set foot
    in a world I want no part of.
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[23:08] Tuuli
    Say, Main.
[23:10] Tuuli
    Weren't you negotiating with
    Mister Benno the other day?
[23:13] Main
    Oh, you mean for the hair ornament rights?
[23:15] Tuuli
    How much did you strike a deal for?
[23:17] Main
    One large and seven small gold coins.
[23:21] Tuuli
    G-G-Gold?!
[23:24] Main
    I didn't rip him off, okay?
[23:26] Main
    It's absolutely a fair price
    for exclusive rights, okay?
[23:30] Tuuli
    Main...
[23:31] Tuuli
    Maybe you really should've gone into
    business instead of joining the church.
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E16 - Blue Robes and Uncommon Sense

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[00:00] Ferdinand
    Main has become a blue-robed apprentice
    priestess at the cathedral.
[00:04] Ferdinand
    However...
(Flashback) [00:05] Delia
    The high priest asked me
    to give you a headache.
(Flashback) [00:09] Gil
    You're just a commoner, not a noble, right?
(Flashback) [00:13] Fran
    The head priest just told you
     to discipline any misbehavior.
[00:20] Ferdinand
    The class discrimination,
    difference in values,
[00:23] Ferdinand
    and her retainers' rebellious
    attitudes leave her bewildered.
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter Sixteen Blue Robes and Uncommon Sense
[02:09] Ferdinand
    Now...
[02:10] Ferdinand
    Let me give you a rundown on the
    work you're expected to do here.
[02:13] Main
    Sure.
[02:14] Main
    As I'm sure you're aware,
[02:17] Main
    blue robes are for born nobility.
[02:20] Main
    But you were granted them as a commoner,
[02:23] Main
    and you can assume that nobody
    looks favorably upon that fact.
[02:27] Main
    The high priest even refused
    to administer your oath-taking.
[02:31] Main
    As such, it has fallen
    upon me to supervise you.
[02:36] Main
    Does it not bother you that I, uh...
[02:41] Ferdinand
    Merit is what matters to me.
[02:45] Ferdinand
    Especially now, with the blue
    robes dwindling in number,
[02:49] Ferdinand
    and most of the work coming my way.
[02:52] Ferdinand
    I know I can count on you to
    handle paperwork with ease,
[02:56] Ferdinand
    so why would I ever hold
    anything against you?
[02:59] Main
    Did he investigate my
    work at the gate, too?!
[03:05] Main
    I'll do my best.
[03:07] Ferdinand
    Good.
[03:08] Ferdinand
    I'll have you file paperwork as my assistant.
[03:13] Ferdinand
    And then comes your work as a blue-robed
    priestess: prayers and mana dedication.
[03:17] Main
    Mana... dedication?
[03:20] Ferdinand
    Fran, bring us the dedication shield.
[03:30] Ferdinand
    Main, touch the magic crystal in the center.
[03:34] Ferdinand
    Imagine sending your mana into it.
[03:41] Main
    Whoa, a magic circle?
[03:44] Main
    Oh, my mana's being drained.
[03:47] Main
    So this is how I'm supposed to
    discharge and "dedicate" my mana.
[03:52] Main
    Wait, are those lighting up?
[03:57] Ferdinand
    Hmm... Seven small crystals' worth.
[04:00] Ferdinand
    How do you feel?
[04:02] Main
    Er, kind of refreshed.
    My body feels much lighter.
[04:07] Ferdinand
    I see.
[04:08] Ferdinand
    When you dedicate your mana,
    make sure not to strain yourself.
[04:11] Main
    Well, the mana offering doesn't
    seem like too much hard work.
[04:15] Ferdinand
    Your final task for now is to read
    the scriptures and memorize them.
[04:20] Main
    You've got it! I'll head over
    to the library right now...
[04:23] Ferdinand
    Before that, I'd like to
    discuss your donation.
[04:26] Ferdinand
    Arno, bring the account book.
[04:28] Main
    I get it! This is important,
    but I don't care!
[04:32] Main
    Right now, all I care about is the library!
[04:38] Main
    Library, library!
[04:40] Gil
    Why do you wanna go to the
    library? Are you stupid?
[04:46] Delia
    Seriously.
[04:47] Delia
    A poor, pea-brained kid wants
    to read? Give me a break.
[04:51] Gil
    What's with that look?
[04:53] Gil
    You're not all that different from us!
[04:55] Gil
    Where do you get off wearing
    blue robes and acting all bossy?
[04:58] Gil
    Those robes don't make
    you the least bit scary.
[05:01] Gil
    I have the high priest backing me up.
[05:04] Gil
    Must be nice having a real master, Delia.
[05:08] Gil
    I don't think of you as my master.
[05:11] Gil
    I won't listen to a word you say,
[05:13] Gil
    and I'll give you hell.
[05:15] Fran
    Gil!
[05:17] Main
    I'm glad we agree on that.
[05:19] Main
    I don't see you three
    as my retainers, either.
[05:23] Fran
    Lady Main... I'll have to report
    this to the head priest.
[05:27] Ferdinand
    Feel free. I bet that's your job, anyway.
[05:32] Main
    You can't just dump three strangers
    on me and expect me to trust them.
[05:55] Main
    I can smell the ink...
[05:58] Main
    and the old paper in the air.
[06:03] Main
    Paradise on god's green earth!
[06:06] Fran
    This is a copy of the scriptures.
[06:15] Main
    Whoa! It's like the book
    wants me to read it!
[06:23] Main
    How long has it been since
    I last read a book?
[06:41] Gil
    ...y.
[06:43] Gil
    Hey!
[06:44] Gil
    It's time for lunch!
[06:46] Main
    I don't need any.
[06:48] Gil
    Huh? Who doesn't need lunch?
[06:50] Main
    Go ahead and eat without me.
    I'm not your master anyway, right?
[06:54] Gil
    What the heck are you talking about?
[06:56] Gil
    Retainers have to be granted the
    gods' blessings by their master...
[06:58] Main
    Stop bothering me.
[07:05] Main
    All quiet now. Much better.
[07:11] Main
    Lutz!
[07:13] Main
    That wore me out!
[07:18] Lutz
    Oh, you do look a little pale.
    Good job fighting it out.
[07:22] Main
    Is Benno at the store?
[07:24] Lutz
    Yeah.
[07:25] Main
    I'll stop by, then.
[07:26] Main
    I need to talk about my donation.
[07:31] Main
    Uh, why are you following me?
[07:33] Fran
    Well, we're your retainers.
[07:35] Delia
    Meeting someone without your
    retainers is out of the question.
[07:38] Main
    You don't have to come along.
[07:40] Fran
    I'm afraid we're going to need to.
[07:43] Gil
    Fine, then. I'm out.
[07:45] Gil
    I'm starving thanks to a certain
    clueless someone, after all.
[07:51] Main
    Delia, Fran. You two may head back, too.
[07:53] Fran
    But Lady Main, when you're meeting someone...
[07:56] Main
    Delia, I want you to pass along a message.
[07:59] Delia
    Who, me?
[08:00] Main
    Yes, you.
[08:01] Main
    I'll be back with my donation
    whenever Benno's free.
[08:05] Main
    Tell the head priest that for me.
[08:07] Main
    I need this message to get
    across, so do it right.
[08:10] Delia
    Oh, you need it, do you? Very well.
[08:15] Fran
    I don't know about this.
[08:18] Fran
    I can go talk to the head priest, but...
[08:21] Main
    I have Lutz with me, so I'll be fine.
[08:34] Lutz
    You sure about this?
[08:35] Main
    Yeah. It seems like Fran would rather
    serve the head priest, anyway.
[08:42] Main
    Maybe that'll change if I become
    a better master than him,
[08:46] Main
    but what are the odds of that happening?
[08:48] Lutz
    None. You have zero gravity and presence.
[08:53] Main
    You can say that again!
[08:55] Benno
    Main, you complete and utter moron!
[08:58] Benno
    Please don't tell me you walked here
    from the cathedral dressed like that!
[09:01] Main
    I did... What's the problem with that?
[09:04] Benno
    Everything!
[09:06] Benno
    You're wearing blue priestess robes!
[09:09] Benno
    Blue robes are normally nobles,
    and nobles travel in carriages.
[09:13] Benno
    Do you know why that is?
[09:14] Benno
    It's because they get kidnapped for ransom!
[09:18] Main
    Kidnapped?!
[09:19] Benno
    If you understand, never wear
    that outside the cathedral again!
[09:21] Main
    U-Understood!
[09:25] Main
    After I changed,
[09:26] Main
    I told Benno that I was asked
    to bring in my donation.
[09:30] Benno
    Just do that, then.
[09:32] Main
    It's a lot of money. I'm scared
    of taking it all the way myself.
[09:36] Main
    So I want you to come with me.
[09:40] Benno
    Just have your retainers take care of it.
[09:42] Mark
    Come to think of it,
    where are your retainers?
[09:46] Mark
    I don't see them around.
[09:48] Main
    I can't trust them with this!
[09:52] Benno
    For someone so thoughtless all the time,
    you're being surprisingly careful.
[09:55] Benno
    I guess they must've assigned
    you some awful servants.
[09:58] Main
    Awful doesn't begin to describe it.
[10:01] Benno
    I can't say I didn't see it coming.
    They must really see you as a nuisance.
[10:05] Main
    I don't care as long as I get to read!
[10:11] Lutz
    Mister Mark, do you have a moment?
[10:13] Mark
    What is it, Lutz?
[10:15] Lutz
    I have a question about this product.
[10:19] Main
    Lutz...
[10:21] Benno
    The lad's giving his all
    to become a merchant.
[10:25] Benno
    He's asking questions about
    everything he doesn't understand
[10:28] Benno
    and trying to learn what's
    common knowledge in this trade.
[10:33] Benno
    How about you?
[10:35] Benno
    Are you trying to grow into your
    role as a blue-robed priestess?
[10:43] Main
    All I've done is complain.
[10:46] Benno
    Remember, you chose this path.
[10:49] Benno
    If you want to read your books in peace,
    learn to command your retainers first.
[10:52] Benno
    Learn how to act and speak like nobility.
[10:59] Main
    Got it.
[11:00] Benno
    So, when do we have to deliver the donation?
[11:04] Main
    I told them we'd do it
    whenever you were free.
[11:11] Benno
    You thoughtless nitwit!
[11:12] Benno
    That's basically saying
    we'll bring it at once!
[11:17] Benno
    Mark, hurry up and get things ready!
[11:19] Mark
    Understood, sir!
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[11:40] Main
    The heck? I've never seen this place.
[11:43] Main
    Wait, is this the front entrance?!
[11:48] Fran
    Lady Main.
[11:50] Main
    Hey, Fra—
[11:51] Main
    Oh, right.
[11:52] Main
    I need to act like a noble.
[11:55] Main
    Mister Benno, please meet my retainer, Fran.
[11:59] Main
    Fran, can we see the head priest now?
[12:05] Fran
    Everything is ready for you.
[12:09] Main
    Fran actually responded to that.
[12:12] Main
    I guess speech and mannerisms
    really do play a big part.
[12:25] Benno
    Boy.
[12:27] Benno
    You're going to make the lady collapse.
[12:34] Fran
    My apologies.
[12:36] Benno
    You should pay attention
    to how fast you're walking.
[12:39] Fran
    I understand.
[12:43] Benno & Mark
    On this auspicious day, bathed in the
    light of the God of Fire, Leidenschaft,
[12:48] Benno & Mark
    we pray that the gods bestow their
    blessings upon this meeting they guided.
[12:53] Benno
    Nice to meet you, Head Priest.
[12:56] Benno
    I'm Benno of the Gilberta Company,
    and I'm here at Lady Main's invitation.
[13:03] Benno
    It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
[13:06] Ferdinand
    I bless you from my heart.
[13:10] Ferdinand
    May the God of Fire, Leidenschaft, guide
    the Gilberta Company to greater heights.
[13:16] Main
    They call that "blessings"?
[13:18] Main
    I didn't know they used mana like that.
[13:25] Main
    How do I climb on like a noble?
[13:28] Main
    No way! Impossible!
[13:31] Main
    Whatever shall we do now, Fran?
[13:36] Fran
    Pardon me, Lady Main.
[13:41] Main
    Whoa, I got through to him.
[13:45] Main
    His attitude has changed a little.
[13:50] Main
    And then,
[13:51] Main
    after Benno presented my donation
    and a gift from himself...
[13:55] Ferdinand
    Since you're here,
[13:57] Ferdinand
    I'd like you to answer a few
    questions for me, Benno.
[14:03] Main
    I'm not sure what's going on, but I do
    know a brutal fight's about to break out!
[14:07] Main
    Don't lose, Benno!
[14:09] Main
    Bong!
[14:10] Ferdinand
    Here in the cathedral,
[14:12] Ferdinand
    the staff see Main as a loose cannon
    who let her mana go out of control.
[14:17] Benno
    Her mana went out of control?
    I hadn't heard that.
[14:22] Ferdinand
    Benno, I've heard that you're a man of keen
    insight who discovered Main's talents.
[14:29] Ferdinand
    I want to hear your frank opinion
    on what kind of person she is.
[14:34] Benno
    I am but a merchant.
[14:37] Benno
    I don't know much about mana,
[14:40] Benno
    but Lady Main is a genius, at least
    when it comes to product ideas.
[14:46] Benno
    However, she fails to realize that.
[14:49] Benno
    At Gilberta Company, we see her as having
    an easygoing and magnanimous personality.
[14:54] Main
    But he usually calls me
    careless and thoughtless...
[14:58] Main
    I guess wording can make all the difference.
[15:01] Ferdinand
    Magnanimous?
[15:03] Ferdinand
    Who, this loose cannon?
[15:07] Benno
    Yes.
[15:09] Benno
    She holds her family, friends, and books
    very dear, and refuses to compromise on them.
[15:15] Benno
    As long as you don't mess with
    those things, she's magnanimous...
[15:17] Benno
    Or, well, just indifferent.
[15:21] Ferdinand
    I see.
[15:23] Ferdinand
    Anything else that could
    make her mana go berserk?
[15:26] Benno
    Not that I'm aware of.
[15:27] Benno
    However, I need to bring something
    about her to your attention.
[15:33] Main
    Benno's going on the counterattack!
[15:36] Benno
    The lady is incredibly frail
    and unbelievably sickly.
[15:42] Ferdinand
    Sickly?
[15:44] Ferdinand
    Ah, yes. She said she needed
    someone to monitor her condition.
[15:48] Main
    Yes.
[15:49] Benno
    At the moment, one of our apprentices
    is the best man for the job.
[15:55] Main
    Stay on the attack, Benno!
[15:58] Ferdinand
    And this apprentice is a
    boy named Lutz, I take it?
[16:01] Main
    Correct.
[16:02] Ferdinand
    Can you do it, Fran?
[16:07] Fran
    Not yet, as ashamed as I am to admit it.
[16:11] Main
    It's impossible to figure it out so quickly.
[16:15] Ferdinand
    But we can't have that.
[16:17] Ferdinand
    Make sure you can do it before
    the knight order's convocation.
[16:20] Ferdinand
    Understood?
[16:22] Fran
    Certainly. I'll learn how to by the fall.
[16:25] Benno
    Also, Head Priest, the lady
    is highly intelligent,
[16:30] Benno
    but she has very little social experience,
[16:32] Benno
    and very little knowledge of the
    church's values and noble society.
[16:37] Benno
    So please...
[16:38] Ferdinand
    Yes, I'm aware.
[16:40] Ferdinand
    That's why I assigned Fran to her.
[16:43] Ferdinand
    He is one of my best retainers.
[16:47] Ferdinand
    She can ask him about anything
    she doesn't understand.
[16:51] Main
    Wait, did Fran not realize
    why he was assigned to me?
[16:58] Ferdinand
    Meanwhile, Benno, I hear
    that Main is your Fruhtrane.
[17:03] Ferdinand
    Can you explain that?
[17:05] Ferdinand
    I want to know exactly how you see her.
[17:10] Benno
    I'm not sure how to answer that.
[17:13] Benno
    I don't understand myself why
    people are saying that about me.
[17:19] Main
    Yikes, Benno's reeling!
[17:22] Main
    But Fruhtrane? Isn't that
    the Goddess of Water?
[17:26] Ferdinand
    What is it, Main?
[17:27] Main
    I hate to ask, but what is "Fruhtrane"
    being used to mean in this context?
[17:36] Main
    Would you tell me, Fran?
[17:40] Fran
    Well, uh, you see...
[17:43] Ferdinand
    Sweetheart, lover, one who moves their heart.
[17:47] Ferdinand
    That's the common usage of the name.
[17:51] Main
    No, no! No way!
[17:54] Main
    Not a chance!
[17:56] Main
    That's ridiculous.
[17:59] Main
    We could be father and daughter, you know?
[18:01] Benno
    As the lady says, it's absurd.
[18:05] Ferdinand
    That age gap isn't exactly uncommon, though.
[18:09] Main
    One of my retainers wants to
    be the high priest's concubine,
[18:13] Main
    so I get that it may be common here,
    but it's not a thing downtown!
[18:25] Mark
    Head Priest, I realize that
    it's not my place as a servant,
[18:29] Mark
    but may I be allowed to say something?
[18:32] Ferdinand
    Go ahead. What is it?
[18:34] Mark
    I need to state this to defend
    my master's good name.
[18:37] Mark
    The common usage of "Goddess
    of Water" doesn't apply here.
[18:42] Ferdinand
    How so?
[18:43] Mark
    Lady Main miraculously opens doors to
    one business venture after another.
[18:49] Mark
    She is our Goddess of Water, who brings
    great change to the Gilberta Company.
[18:54] Ferdinand
    Thank you. I understand now.
[18:57] Ferdinand
    Lastly, I would like to discuss the
    distribution of the Main Studio's earnings.
[19:03] Main
    Go, Benno!
[19:05] Main
    Benno wins!
[19:11] Main
    They settled on the church getting
    ten percent of the earnings.
[19:14] Main
    Just as I was marveling at
    Benno's negotiating skills...
[19:18] Fran
    Lady Main?!
[19:20] Ferdinand
    On your feet. You disgrace yourself.
[19:24] Benno
    This happens often.
[19:26] Ferdinand
    It does?
[19:30] Benno
    As I mentioned earlier,
[19:33] Benno
    she's very sickly.
[19:35] Ferdinand
    I see now...
[19:38] Benno
    We're profoundly sorry
    that you had to see this.
[19:42] Benno
    We would like to cut our farewells
    short and leave immediately.
[19:51] Fran
    Let me carry Lady Main!
[19:53] Benno
    I refuse. We're in a hurry.
[19:57] Fran
    But I'm her retainer.
[20:01] Main
    Fran?
[20:03] Fran
    I failed to understand the
    head priest's intentions
[20:06] Fran
    and took my frustrations out on you.
[20:09] Fran
    Please forgive me.
[20:12] Main
    It must've been painful.
[20:15] Main
    You felt like you'd been cast aside, right?
[20:19] Main
    But the head priest has absolutely
    no intention of letting you go.
[20:24] Main
    He was even giving you orders
    like nothing back there,
[20:28] Main
    even though I'm your master now.
[20:33] Fran
    Right.
[20:35] Main
    Fran?
[20:37] Fran
    Yes?
[20:38] Main
    I'll do my best to become a
    master you can be proud of.
[20:44] Main
    Will you help me out?
[20:46] Fran
    From now on, please feel
    free to ask me anything.
[20:54] Benno
    Don't you dare drop her.
[20:56] Fran
    I won't.
[21:01] Main
    While I was bonding with Fran, elsewhere...
[21:05] High Priest
    Oh, they're bringing in
    the donation, are they?
[21:08] Delia
    Yes, High Priest.
[21:10] High Priest
    Good. Keep bringing me information
    about that little devil, Delia.
[21:15] Delia
    Yes, sir!
(Flashback) [21:19] Man
    Gil, you have a master
    now. Have her feed you.
[21:26] Gil
    I can't eat anything thanks
    to that clueless idiot!
[21:30] Gil
    Stupid idiot!
[21:34] Gil
    Damn, I'm so hungry...
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[23:14] Main
    What did you make of the head priest?
[23:17] Benno
    He's still young, but for a blue robe,
    he has a decent look in his eyes.
[23:21] Main
    Wait, what? Young?
[23:22] Benno
    Yeah, I bet he's around
    twenty-two or twenty-three.
[23:27] Main
    No way! I was sure he was in his thirties!
[23:30] Benno
    Don't you dare let that slip in front of him.
[23:33] Main
    My lips are sealed.
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[00:01] Ferdinand
    Even at the cathedral, it was her
    way or the highway for Main.
[00:05] Ferdinand
    But when she saw Lutz doing his
    best as apprentice merchant,
[00:09] Ferdinand
    she realized her folly at not trying
    to fit in with the church's ways.
[00:13] Ferdinand
    That led to her finally
    winning Fran's trust, but...
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[02:04] Fran
    Welcome home, Lady Main.
[02:06] Lutz
    Welcome... "home"?
[02:09] Main
    I'm commuting, but the
    cathedral is home to them.
[02:13] Main
    Isn't that right, Fran?
[02:15] Fran
    That is right.
[02:17] Lutz
    Makes sense.
[02:18] Gil
    You didn't even know that?
[02:21] Delia
    Don't bother.
[02:23] Delia
    Let them put their feet in their mouth.
[02:26] Main
    Gil, Delia, could you keep it down?
[02:30] Main
    I'm talking to Fran here.
[02:33] Fran
    I know when I'm unneeded.
[02:35] Fran
    Bye.
[02:36] Lutz
    What's her deal?
[02:38] Main
    That was Delia, my retainer.
[02:40] Lutz
    Even people like her can be a retainer?
[02:44] Fran
    Delia's a special case.
[02:46] Lutz
    What about this guy?
[02:48] Gil
    What about you?
[02:49] Gil
    Don't just waltz in here and act like
    you own the place, you outsider!
[02:53] Fran
    You can think of Gil as a special case, too.
[02:56] Lutz
    So you're the only decent
    retainer she's got.
[02:59] Main
    Fran's an excellent retainer, and he comes
    with the head priest's recommendation.
[03:03] Lutz
    I'm Lutz, with the Gilberta Company.
[03:05] Lutz
    I was told to come pass on my tricks
    for monitoring Main's health.
[03:10] Fran
    Thank you for coming.
[03:12] Gil
    Hey, runt! You still haven't
    told us about this guy!
[03:16] Gil
    Don't ignore me!
[03:23] Lutz
    You moron!
[03:25] Lutz
    What if you hurt Main?!
[03:28] Gil
    Wh-What do you think you're doing?
[03:30] Lutz
    A retainer who lays a hand on his
    own master? I don't believe you!
[03:34] Gil
    Let me go!
[03:37] Main
    If this were downtown,
    Gil would have it coming.
[03:42] Fran
    Please stop Lutz, Lady Main!
[03:44] Fran
    This is the cathedral!
    There can be no violence here!
[03:50] Main
    There we go again! What's normal
    downtown is abnormal here!
[03:55] Main
    Lutz, drop it.
[03:59] Lutz
    Just fire this moron!
[04:01] Fran
    If you want him disciplined,
[04:02] Fran
    he can be thrown in detention
    or denied the alms of the gods once.
[04:07] ---
    The alms of the gods?
[04:10] Gil
    That's right! You failed
    to give me what I need!
[04:14] Main
    What you need?
[04:17] Fran
    Masters must look after their
    retainers' daily needs.
[04:22] Fran
    Usually, they give retainers
    their leftovers from meals.
[04:27] Fran
    And whatever's left over from that goes
    to the orphanage as the alms of the gods.
[04:32] Main
    But I haven't done that
    because I commute from home?
[04:37] Gil
    You finally realized, huh?
[04:40] Gil
    Because you're such a clueless idiot,
    I'm about to starve to death here!
[04:44] Gil
    What's wrong with you?
[04:45] Lutz
    What's wrong with you?!
[04:47] Lutz
    You don't work, and you
    nearly hurt Main, too!
[04:50] Lutz
    And you think you deserve
    food and clothing?!
[04:53] Gil
    The alms of the gods are
    bestowed upon all equally!
[04:56] Fran
    Lutz is right, Gil.
[04:59] Fran
    Don't think that you can partake of the alms without working for it.
[05:04] Gil
    Like you'd ever understand.
[05:06] Gil
    I bet the head priest's been
    feeding you the good stuff.
[05:11] Fran
    I haven't moved from the
    head priest's quarters.
[05:15] Fran
    Delia's likely living at
    the high priest's, too.
[05:21] Main
    What about Gil, then?
[05:22] Gil
    I became your retainer because
    I thought I could eat my fill.
[05:28] Gil
    I thought I wouldn't have to share what
    little food I got in the orphanage anymore!
[05:34] Gil
    If I'm not getting the alms of the gods
    anyway, I quit being your retainer!
[05:38] Lutz
    Well, that makes things easier. Right, Main?
[05:41] Main
    It's my fault.
[05:43] Lutz
    What do you mean?
[05:46] Main
    I requested to continue living at home
    because I didn't want to leave my family.
[05:51] Main
    If you're bearing the brunt of that, Gil,
[05:56] Main
    then I'll take responsibility for it.
[05:59] Main
    I'll think of a way to make
    sure you're well fed.
[06:02] Main
    So could you give me some time?
[06:06] Gil
    Can you even do that?
[06:11] Main
    While wondering how I could ensure
    that Gil got the alms of the gods,
[06:16] Main
    I headed to the head priest's office
    to take care of paperwork.
[06:22] Ferdinand
    Why aren't you wearing your blue robes?
[06:24] Main
    I was told I'd be kidnapped
    if I wore them downtown.
[06:29] Ferdinand
    Kidnapped?
[06:31] Main
    Yes. So I planned on changing
    into them once I got here.
[06:35] Main
    Give me a moment, please.
[06:43] Ferdinand
    That's improper.
[06:44] Ferdinand
    Change in your own quarters.
[06:47] Main
    You'll give me quarters?
[06:50] Ferdinand
    Oh... I take that back.
[06:52] Ferdinand
    We preferred to have you live at
    home rather than in the noble wing.
[06:58] Ferdinand
    That is why your request to
    commute from home was approved.
[07:03] Ferdinand
    We can't afford to give you quarters.
[07:06] Main
    Is that so...
[07:08] Arno
    Head Priest.
[07:10] Arno
    How about the orphanage director's office?
[07:12] Arno
    It's far from the noble wing,
[07:15] Arno
    and since it was always meant for blue-robes,
     it's fit to receive guests as well.
[07:23] Ferdinand
    Very well.
[07:24] Ferdinand
    Main, you can use the orphanage
    director's office.
[07:28] Ferdinand
    From now on, change and
    welcome guests over there.
[07:33] Main
    I'm very grateful.
[07:36] Main
    That takes care of the shelter in
    "food, clothing, and shelter"!
[07:43] Ferdinand
    It has remained unused for a long time.
[07:45] Ferdinand
    You'll need to clean it
    up if you want to use it.
[07:49] Main
    Then I'll have Gil clean up
    while I help with your work.
[07:57] Man
    She wants to let Gil handle it?
[07:59] Man
    I heard he kept getting thrown in
    detention for not cleaning the chapel.
[08:04] Ferdinand
    Are you really going to have Gil do it?
[08:07] Main
    I can't evaluate him fairly
    if I don't give him a chance.
[08:15] Main
    Gil, you said you didn't
    see me as your master,
[08:19] Main
    but would you be willing to work for food?
[08:23] Main
    If you clean up the director's office
    for me, I'll compensate you for it.
[08:27] Gil
    Huh? Compensation?
[08:30] Main
    Reward for your work.
[08:33] Main
    Money, wages.
[08:36] Gil
    Wa... ges?
[08:38] Main
    He who does not work, neither shall he eat!
[08:41] Gil
    He who what?
[08:43] Main
    I'm not willing to hand out food and
    clothing to someone who doesn't work,
[08:46] Main
    but if you do your job,
    I'll take care of you.
[08:50] Main
    So, can I trust you to clean up?
[08:53] Gil
    If I clean the place, you'll pay
    me these wages or whatever,
[08:57] Gil
    and I'll be able to eat all I want, right?
[09:00] Main
    Yes, I promise.
[09:03] Gil
    Fine. I'll do it.
[09:06] Main
    I look forward to seeing
    what you can do, Gil.
[09:23] Gil
    Gross!
[09:31] Gil
    Whoa.
[09:43] Gil
    Just you wait, you runt!
[09:48] Fran
    The orphanage lies on either
    side of the chapel,
[09:52] Fran
    split into boys' and girls' wings.
[09:55] Fran
    The director's office lies to
    the left, in the boys' wing.
[09:58] Fran
    Let me take you there.
[10:09] Fran
    It hasn't been cleaned.
[10:12] Lutz
    I knew it was too much for him after all.
[10:16] Gil
    I haven't cleaned the first floor yet.
[10:19] Main
    What part did you clean up, then?
[10:22] Gil
    Your room, duh.
[10:24] Main
    Huh? My room?
[10:26] Fran
    It's upstairs.
[10:30] Main
    It's shining!
[10:31] Fran
    The staircase does seem
    to have been cleaned.
[10:34] Gil
    Get up here already!
[10:40] Gil
    How d'ya like that?
[10:55] Main
    It's spotless!
[10:57] Gil
    Of course it is. I cleaned it.
[11:01] Main
    Thank you, Gil.
[11:11] Main
    Gil, can you kneel for me?
[11:15] Gil
    Like this?
[11:21] Main
    Good job. Well done.
[11:26] Main
    You're really a good boy deep down, huh?
[11:39] Main
    What Gil needed most from me
[11:42] Main
    was actually just thanks and praise.
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[11:58] High Priest
    Unbelievable!
[12:00] High Priest
    How dare he decide this
    without checking with me?
[12:03] High Priest
    Who does that mere head priest think he is?
[12:06] High Priest
    Delia! Why didn't you report this to me?!
[12:09] Delia
    What are you talking about?
[12:11] High Priest
    The little devil was given the
    orphanage director's office!
[12:16] High Priest
    How were you going to get me any useful
    information sitting around here?!
[12:20] Delia
    Huh? U-U-Uh...
[12:25] Delia
    Please wait, High Priest!
[12:26] Delia
    High Priest!
[12:38] Delia
    This is all her fault!
[12:41] Gil
    Whoa, we're outside!
[12:44] Fran
    You even prepared outfits for us?
[12:47] Main
    Well, it's my duty to
    provide you with clothing.
[12:50] Main
    And Benno told me not to walk around
    wearing the church's uniform,
[12:55] Main
    so wear these whenever I have to go downtown.
[12:59] Fran
    Sure.
[13:00] Main
    Then let's go have lunch, shall we?
[13:11] Lutz
    I got us buchlettes.
[13:16] Main
    Time to dig in!
[13:18] Gil
    O mighty King and Queen
    of the endless skies...
[13:22] Gil
    who doth grace us with thousands
    upon thousands of lives to consume,
[13:27] Gil
    O mighty Eternal Five who
    rule the mortal realm,
[13:32] Gil
    I offer thanks and prayers to thee, and do
    take part in the meal so graciously provided.
[13:39] Fran
    That's the prayer before a meal.
[13:42] Lutz
    Really? I've never heard it before.
[13:45] Main
    I'm going to have to learn it, right, Fran?
[13:50] Fran
    I can help you with it.
[13:51] Main
    Please do.
[13:53] Main
    For now, let's eat!
[13:55] Main
    Aren't you going to eat?
[13:57] Fran
    Retainers eat what's left over
    after their master's meal.
[14:03] Main
    Oh, right.
[14:04] Main
    This is an order, then.
    Eat up while it's still hot!
[14:07] Gil
    Yay!
[14:12] Main
    What's the matter, Fran?
[14:15] Fran
    Uh, do I eat this with my hands?
[14:17] Main
    Yep. That's what's common downtown.
[14:20] Main
    It's not like the church.
[14:24] Fran
    I understand.
[14:29] Main
    Do you like it?
[14:30] Fran
    It's delicious!
[14:32] Gil
    I don't care as long as it fills me up.
[14:34] Main
    Are the alms of the gods that unsatisfying?
[14:38] Gil
    With fewer blue-robes blue robes around,
    we receive less as alms of the gods.
[14:43] Gil
    On top of that, all their gray-robed
    retainers had to come back to the orphanage.
[14:47] Main
    Well, stuff yourself today, Gil.
[14:50] Gil
    Yay!
[14:51] Gil
    I offer the gods my prayers!
[14:54] Main
    Hey, Gil! Don't offer your prayers here!
[14:57] Main
    That's a cathedral thing!
[15:04] Gil
    Hey, I'm sorry.
[15:06] Main
    For what?
[15:08] Gil
    For calling you clueless.
[15:12] Gil
    Downtown, I'm the clueless one.
[15:15] Lutz
    We're both clueless about each other.
[15:18] Lutz
    So you tell Main whenever you
    think she's doing something wrong.
[15:22] Lutz
    And I'll keep a look out so
    you don't do anything weird.
[15:25] Lutz
    Okay, Gil?
[15:29] Gil
    Sure, Lutz.
[15:34] Benno
    What? You found a oven?
[15:37] Main
    The orphanage director's office
    I was given had an oven.
[15:43] Benno
    Great job, Main!
[15:44] Benno
    A kitchen that was actually
    being used by nobles
[15:47] Benno
    will help big time with this "Italian
    restaurant" you were talking about!
[15:50] Benno
    Let's have our cooks practice there.
[15:52] Main
    You already found cooks?
[15:55] Main
    Then let's have them make my recipes.
[15:58] Main
    The food they make can also be alms
    of the gods, so it's two birds with one stone!
[16:03] Benno
    "The alms of the gods"?
[16:05] Main
    My retainer's meals. And whatever's left
    over after that goes to the orphanage.
[16:15] Main
    And that's how I came to meet Hugo
    the cook and his assistant Ella.
[16:22] Hugo
    "Put the used vegetable water in the stew instead of throwing it away"?!
[16:40] Main
    Look, pizza!
[16:42] Main
    I'd thought I would never
    get to eat it in this world!
[16:45] Main
    Viva pizza!
[16:50] Main
    I offer thanks and prayers to thee, and do
    take part in the meal so graciously provided.
[16:56] Both
    Thanks for the food.
[17:03] Main
    So good!
[17:07] Main
    Do you like it?
[17:09] Benno
    This is way better than I expected.
[17:12] Benno
    I can't believe it, ma'am.
[17:14] Main
    I'm lucky I already had homemade baker's
    yeast because I wanted soft bread.
[17:19] Main
    Good job, past me!
[17:21] Main
    Fran, I bestow upon you the alms of the gods.
[17:25] Fran
    Thank you.
[17:29] Delia
    This is all your fault!
[17:32] Delia
    Why'd you have to go and get this office?
[17:34] Delia
    Because of it, the high priest
    thought I was incompetent!
[17:37] Fran
    Delia!
[17:38] Gil
    Knock it off!
[17:41] Delia
    Because of you, I was thrown out
    of the high priest's quarters.
[17:45] Delia
    What are you going to do about it?!
[17:49] Main
    Does that mean the high priest cut you off?
[17:55] Delia
    N-Not yet.
[17:58] Delia
    Who would cut off someone as cute as me?
[18:03] Fran
    The reason Delia was assigned
    to you was because,
[18:06] Fran
    as a girl around the same age, she could
    get friendly with you and gain information.
[18:11] Fran
    That was the idea, or so I've heard.
[18:15] Fran
    But with how brazen she was,
    she's made you wary of her.
[18:20] Fran
    The high priest no doubt sees
    her as a major disappointment.
[18:25] Delia
    No...
[18:26] Delia
    But hey, a priestess without a
    female retainer is just unheard of.
[18:31] Delia
    Aren't I right?
[18:33] Fran
    We've had absolutely no
    issues in your absence.
[18:38] Benno
    Main, if she's not up for
    the job, let her go at once.
[18:43] Main
    I don't know what I should do...
[18:45] Delia
    Are you going to throw me out?
[18:58] Gil
    Crocodile tears aren't gonna help.
[19:00] Main
    Wait, what?
[19:04] Delia
    I'm not crying crocodile tears!
[19:05] Gil
    She who does not work, neither shall she eat!
[19:09] Gil
    There's no food or shelter for
    those who don't work here.
[19:14] Gil
    Ain't that right, Lady Main?
[19:17] Main
    Gil is indeed right.
[19:20] Main
    I have nothing to give a
    retainer who doesn't work.
[19:26] Delia
    Fine. You just want me to work, right?
[19:35] Delia
    Surely you need some womanly charms in here
    if you don't wish to put off your guests.
[19:41] Main
    I see.
[19:43] Main
    Smiling and fawning over guests has
    been her job all this while...
[19:51] Benno
    I don't need that crap.
[19:53] Delia
    Are you kidding me? How is that possible?!
[19:57] Delia
    What am I supposed to do, then?
[20:01] Delia
    I can clean and do the laundry!
[20:04] Delia
    I can even maintain your room!
[20:11] Delia
    I'll do my job from now on.
[20:15] Delia
    So please don't throw me out.
[20:21] Delia
    Anything but going back to
    the orphanage, please...
[20:28] Delia
    I'd rather die!
[20:32] Delia
    Please don't say you don't need me.
[20:54] Main
    Delia.
[20:59] Main
    You can stay here.
[21:02] Main
    You'll look after me as my retainer, right?
[21:10] Delia
    Lady Main...
[21:18] Delia
    What's this I hear about you changing in
    front of the head priest? How immodest!
[21:22] Delia
    You're going to ruin yourself as a woman!
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[23:14] Gil
    Yay, yay!
[23:16] Fran
    A gift from Lady Main!
[23:18] Delia
    No fair! What's with the clothes?!
[23:19] Gil
    No clothes for someone who doesn't work.
[23:23] Main
    There's some for you, too.
[23:24] Main
    You will work hard for me, won't you?
[23:28] Delia
    What choice do I have?
    You're so hopeless without me!
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E18 - Orphanage Reforms

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[00:00] Main
    
[00:01] Ferdinand
    After Fran,
[00:02] Ferdinand
    Main then managed to win over
    the hostile Gil and Delia, too.
[00:07] Ferdinand
    However, she would soon come to face
    much bigger problems at the cathedral.
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[01:53] Fran
    Well, Lady Main,
[01:55] Fran
    I'll take the alms of the
    gods to the orphanage.
[01:58] Main
    Yes, please do.
[02:04] Gil
    Huh? Did Fran leave already?
[02:06] Gil
    We have all this bread left over.
[02:08] Main
    The alms of the gods are
    running low now, aren't they?
[02:11] Main
    You should take the bread to the orphanage.
[02:14] Gil
    I'll do just that!
[02:15] Main
    Hey, Gil.
[02:18] Main
    Can I ask you for a favor?
[02:21] Main
    I just want to see what
    the orphanage is like.
[02:24] Gil
    I'll take you there.
[02:26] Gil
    I know a shortcut.
[02:28] Main
    Huh... Everyone eats together
    in the girls' wing?
[02:32] Gil
    Yeah.
[02:33] Gil
    Food's handed out to gray robes,
    apprentices, and then unbaptized kids in order.
[02:39] Gil
    Here we are.
[02:40] Main
    The basement?
[02:41] Gil
    Yeah. You'll find the unbaptized kids
    and gray-robed priestesses here.
[02:47] Main
    Wait...
[02:49] Main
    Are they locked inside?
[02:57] Main
    What's with this awful stench?
[03:12] Orphan
    Alms... of the gods?
[03:44] Main
    N-No!
[03:49] Gil
    I-I'll close the door now!
[03:58] Gil
    Lady Main?!
[04:03] Delia
    I can't believe you foolishly took her
    to the basement, you foolish fool!
[04:07] Gil
    How was I supposed to know
    it'd turned into that?!
[04:12] Gil
    Lady Main, you're awake?
[04:15] Gil
    Thank goodness.
[04:17] Gil
    I... I'm sorry.
[04:20] Fran
    Lady Main, I'm sorry you had to see that.
[04:27] Main
    That's the "orphanage"?
[04:31] Main
    That awful mess?
[04:33] Gil
    It used to be better when I was there.
[04:37] Delia
    But then they got rid of
     gray-robed priestesses.
[04:39] Main
    They did what?
[04:41] Delia
    Because of that, nobody was around
    to take care of the kids anymore.
[04:47] Delia
    And with the drop in blue-robed priests,
[04:50] Delia
    there weren't enough alms
    of the gods to go around,
[04:53] Delia
    and plenty of really young
    kids started dying off.
[04:57] Delia
    And that was a year ago, so
    it's probably even worse now.
[05:05] Gil
    Lady Main, help them out.
[05:09] Gil
    Please.
[05:10] Fran
    You mustn't get involved.
[05:13] Gil
    What?
[05:14] Main
    Why not, Fran?
[05:17] Main
    Life downtown and life in the
    church are very different.
[05:20] Main
    You've already experienced that firsthand,
    and run into trouble because of it.
[05:24] Main
    It's too risky to carelessly
    stick your nose into this.
[05:29] Gil
    Delia! You wanna help them too, don't you?
[05:56] Delia
    I want nothing to do with it. I don't
    want to remember life down there.
[06:01] Delia
    I just want to forget it all.
(Flashback) [06:07] Delia
    Anything but going back to
    the orphanage, please...
(Flashback) [06:14] Delia
    I'd rather die!
[06:16] Main
    She must've gone through hardships
    I can't even imagine.
[06:25] Gil
    Please, Lady Main, help them out!
[06:30] Gil
    I get to eat all I want
    now, but they're still...
[06:40] Main
    Forgive me, Gil.
[06:43] Main
    Fran's right. It would be too
    risky for me to make a move.
[06:48] Main
    There's basically nothing I can do here.
[06:50] Gil
    What?
[06:53] Main
    Instead...
[06:55] Main
    I'll ask the head priest to do anything he
    can to improve the orphanage's conditions.
[07:02] Fran
    Lady Main...
[07:04] Main
    Fran, could you get me a
    meeting with the head priest?
[07:09] Fran
    Certainly.
[07:12] Ferdinand
    I have to turn down your request.
[07:15] Ferdinand
    There's no need for improvement.
[07:17] Main
    But really young kids are starving
    and on the brink of death.
[07:22] Ferdinand
    We don't have money to spend
    on unbaptized orphans.
[07:26] Ferdinand
    Moreover, the church doesn't recognize
    unbaptized children as individuals.
[07:31] Main
    Are you saying it doesn't
    matter if they die?
[07:35] Ferdinand
    If they do, it is because
    the gods willed it.
[07:40] Main
    What's the orphanage even for, then?
[07:43] Main
    Is it not to raise children
    who don't have families?
[07:47] Ferdinand
    It is not.
[07:48] Ferdinand
    It is a place to raise servants for
    nobility, by the grace of nobility.
[07:53] Ferdinand
    A well-trained gray-robed priest
    can fetch a pretty penny.
[07:59] Main
    The way they think here
    is completely abnormal!
[08:03] Ferdinand
    If you want to help the
    orphans, then do it yourself.
[08:06] Main
    Is there anything I can do?
[08:11] Ferdinand
    You can take on the unwanted
    role of orphanage director
[08:14] Ferdinand
    and take personal responsibility
    for their well-being.
[08:19] Ferdinand
    Can you handle that responsibility?
[08:22] Main
    I can't.
[08:24] Ferdinand
    Don't you have the money?
[08:26] Ferdinand
    If you feed them well, you
    won't have to see them die.
[08:30] Main
    If I use my studio's capital, yes.
[08:33] Main
    But I don't have any personal funds left.
[08:37] Ferdinand
    So you can't take responsibility
    for them or spend any money?
[08:40] Ferdinand
    If you can't do anything,
    then keep your mouth shut.
[08:43] Ferdinand
    This isn't a matter you should meddle with
    out of a halfhearted sense of morality.
[08:56] Fran
    Lady Main, would you like
    to stop by the library?
[09:00] Fran
    It might help you feel a little better.
[09:04] Main
    You saw this coming, didn't you?
[09:08] Fran
    Well, it was part of my job to always
    know what the head priest was thinking.
[09:13] Fran
    Please forget about the orphanage.
[09:36] Main
    How am I supposed to forget about it?
[09:39] Main
    I can't even read like this.
[09:43] Gil
    How'd it go, Lady Main?
[09:45] Main
    The head priest denied my request.
[09:48] Gil
    Why?!
[09:49] Fran
    Gil, control yourself.
[09:51] Delia
    This is why it's pointless
    to expect anything.
[09:54] Main
    I'm sorry, Gil.
[09:56] Delia
    You too, Lady Main!
[09:58] Delia
    Fretting about it isn't going to help
    you do anything, so just forget it all!
(Flashback) [10:03] Ferdinand
    If you can't do anything,
    then keep your mouth shut.
[10:08] Main
    It's not like I can't do anything.
[10:10] Main
    If I use the Main Studio's capital,
    I can improve the conditions here.
[10:14] Ferdinand
    Can you handle that responsibility?
[10:21] Main
    Lutz!
[10:25] Lutz
    What's wrong, Main?
[10:30] Lutz
    What happened, Fran?
[10:33] Fran
    You see...
[10:36] Lutz
    Kids on the verge of dying?
    Yeah, that stings.
[10:39] Main
    All I want is for them
    to have enough to eat...
[10:45] Lutz
    If they have nothing to eat, why
    not just go forage in the forest?
[10:49] Main
    Oh, right!
[10:51] Fran
    Unfortunately, orphans aren't
    allowed out of the cathedral.
[10:56] Lutz
    But aren't you and Gil out and about?
[10:59] Main
    They're my retainers,
    so they're an exception.
[11:03] Lutz
    Then just make all the
    kids your retainers, too.
[11:07] Lutz
    That way, they'll get to go outside, right?
[11:10] Main
    Lutz, you're a genius!
[11:12] Lutz
    Just have them pull their own weight
    and gather foodstuff from the forest.
[11:19] Main
    He who does not work, neither shall he eat!
[11:19] Lutz
    He who does not work, neither shall he eat!
[11:22] Main
    But what about in winter?
[11:25] Main
    And it'd suck if the orphanage went
    back to square one after I'm gone.
[11:31] Fran
    Uh, Lady Main, you shouldn't rush
    to decide everything right now.
[11:36] Main
    Fran, am I allowed to send
    retainers out on errands?
[11:41] Fran
    You can, yes.
[11:42] Main
    Then I can have them gather the
    wood I need to make paper.
[11:49] Lutz
    You thinking Main Studio, Orphanage Branch?
[11:52] Main
    Exactly!
[11:53] Main
    If I turn the orphanage into a branch of
    my studio and have them earn their keep,
[11:58] Main
    then none of the kids will have
    to starve even after I'm gone!
[12:02] Lutz
    Right!
[12:03] Main
    Great idea, if I do say so myself!
[12:06] Fran
    I agree that it's a wonderful idea,
[12:09] Fran
    but it's far removed from the
    church's established practices.
[12:12] Fran
    Should anything go wrong, the orphanage
    director will be held responsible.
[12:16] Fran
    Are you prepared for that?
[12:18] Lutz
    You won't get anywhere worrying about that!
[12:21] Main
    But...
[12:24] Lutz
    Main.
[12:26] Lutz
    What's worse? Being held responsible, or
    watching kids die without doing anything?
[12:32] Main
    I'd be scared if I were alone,
[12:35] Main
    but if you're in it with me, I'll be fine!
[12:37] Lutz
    Great. That's that, then.
[12:39] Lutz
    Let's help the orphans together.
[12:46] Fran
    In that case, you should
    watch out for Delia.
[12:49] Fran
    She still works for the high priest.
[12:51] Main
    Fran...
[12:53] Fran
    Allow me to assist you, Lady Main.
[12:57] Main
    Sure.
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     Bookworm
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     Bookworm
[13:19] Main
    And so, we put our plan to help
    the orphans into action.
[13:33] Benno
    An orphanage branch of the Main Studio?
[13:36] Benno
    Why cause yourself headaches?
[13:39] Main
    Hey, you said it yourself.
(Flashback) [13:42] Ferdinand
    Say you want to use the Main
    Studio to provide work for the orphans,
(Flashback) [13:46] Ferdinand
    provide them a better environment,
(Flashback) [13:48] Ferdinand
    or some bull crap like that, and
    get them to accept your ownership!
[13:53] Benno
    I didn't expect you to actually do it.
[13:55] Main
    But if this works, we can
    mass-produce our paper!
[13:59] Benno
    Yes, but you'll need permission to set
    up a workshop inside the cathedral.
[14:05] Main
    You're being unusually cautious about this.
[14:08] Main
    I get it. I'll ask the head priest
    for permission as soon as possible.
[14:13] Main
    Ow!
[14:14] Benno
    You nitwit! Don't just
    jump straight into things!
[14:17] Benno
    When up against nobility, you need
    to prepare and lay the groundwork,
[14:20] Benno
    even if you feel it's a
    roundabout way to do things.
[14:23] Benno
    Hell, it may even be the
    most decisive factor.
[14:25] Main
    Groundwork?
[14:27] Fran
    Mister Benno is absolutely right.
[14:30] Fran
    You always try to jump straight into
    talks as soon as you decide on something,
[14:33] Fran
    but that goes against noble etiquette.
[14:37] Fran
    Normally, you must get an appointment
    beforehand by stating your purpose.
[14:44] Main
    An appointment just to talk to somebody?
[14:46] Fran
    Yes. You can't be hasty
    when dealing with nobility.
[14:50] Fran
    You must take your time and make sure you
    go into the talks with the upper hand.
[14:57] Main
    This just reminds me of
    corporate politicking.
[15:00] Fran
    Let me handle this, Lady Main.
[15:03] Fran
    Your distaste for the orphanage's
    state and the gray robes' treatment
[15:08] Fran
    is something the head
    priest shares as well.
[15:10] Main
    What? But...
(Flashback) [15:13] Ferdinand
    There's no need for improvement.
[15:15] Main
    It didn't seem that way to me at all.
[15:20] Fran
    The head priest hides his feelings so the
    high priest can't find fault with him,
[15:26] Fran
    so it's really hard to tell,
[15:29] Fran
    but he is annoyed by the
    present state of the church.
[15:32] Main
    Who, the head priest?
[15:34] Ferdinand
    A noble must never put
    his emotions on display.
[15:40] Main
    Tch. Darn noble.
[15:43] Main
    After this discussion, I decided to
    take the post of orphanage director,
[15:49] Main
    and Fran immediately went
    to work to make it happen.
[15:53] Main
    It seems I'll be appointed to the post
    following a meeting with the head priest.
[16:01] Ferdinand
    We'll talk here today.
[16:04] Main
    In bed?!
[16:05] Arno
    Head Priest?
[16:06] Ferdinand
    Hurry.
[16:08] Main
    O-Okay.
[16:23] Main
    Oh, it's a door?
[16:31] Ferdinand
    Come in.
[16:53] Main
    Head Priest... What's with this place?
[16:57] Ferdinand
    It's a hidden room only accessible to
    those with a certain amount of mana.
[17:01] Main
    A-A hidden room?
[17:03] Ferdinand
    Even retainers can't enter. It's the
    perfect place for a secret discussion.
[17:09] Main
    I get the feeling we're not going
    to be discussing the orphanage.
[17:13] Main
    Am I gonna get yelled at?
[17:16] Ferdinand
    Take a seat.
[17:18] Main
    Thank you.
[17:25] Ferdinand
    Do you understand why I brought you here?
[17:34] Main
    I-I don't.
[17:37] Ferdinand
    Because Fran advised me it was futile to
    expect noble-society subtlety from you.
[17:44] Main
    I'm sorry.
[17:46] Ferdinand
    I actually did feel as though I lost
    years of my life the other day.
[17:49] Ferdinand
    I can't believe you criticized the high
    priest's policies in front of his retainer.
[17:56] Main
    Huh? One of his retainers was there?
[18:00] Ferdinand
    There was also a blue-robed priest,
    who is one of his supporters.
[18:05] Main
    Oh, I think I remember seeing a blue robe...
[18:09] Ferdinand
    You should memorize the faces and names
    of the people you need to be wary of.
[18:13] Main
    Sorry.
[18:15] Ferdinand
    Also, you show no signs of
    reading between the lines,
[18:19] Ferdinand
    or of hiding your own opinions.
[18:22] Ferdinand
    This could prove fatal in noble society.
[18:25] Ferdinand
    You need to learn how nobles do things.
[18:29] Ferdinand
    As a blue-robed apprentice priestess,
    you're part of their society now.
[18:34] Main
    Okay.
[18:35] Ferdinand
    Now, let's discuss your becoming
    the orphanage director.
[18:40] Main
    Yes.
[18:41] Ferdinand
    I have a question.
[18:43] Ferdinand
    You're usually indifferent to people,
    so why do you want to help the orphans?
[18:49] Ferdinand
    You aren't one to take on trouble
    if there's nothing in it for you.
[18:52] Main
    It's so I can read my books
    with a clear mind, obviously.
[18:59] Ferdinand
    What... did you say?
[19:02] Ferdinand
    Main, talk to me in a
    language I can understand.
[19:07] Main
    As things stand, I'm too bothered
    by it all to focus on my books.
[19:11] Main
    That's why I made up my
    mind to help the kids.
[19:14] Ferdinand
    So, just to clear the way for your
    reading, you'll become orphanage director
[19:19] Ferdinand
    and run a workshop there?
[19:22] Main
    Exactly.
[19:25] Ferdinand
    You're a far bigger fool than I anticipated.
[19:31] Main
    I think the whole director
    thing is off the table now.
[19:36] Ferdinand
    That's all I wanted to discuss. I officially
    appoint you as orphanage director.
[19:42] Main
    What did you just say, Head Priest?
[19:45] Ferdinand
    I said, I officially appoint
    you as orphanage director.
[19:49] Ferdinand
    As long as you're ready for
    it, I have no objections.
[19:55] Main
    Thanks a lot!
[19:57] Ferdinand
    "Thank you kindly," you mean.
[20:01] Ferdinand
    That's how noble women express
    their gratitude. Keep it in mind.
[20:05] Main
    Got it.
[20:07] Ferdinand
    You'll also need a priestess
    to teach you how to talk.
[20:11] Main
    Head Priest, do you mind if
    I ask you a question, too?
[20:16] Ferdinand
    What is it?
[20:18] Main
    Why aren't you like all those other priests?
[20:25] Ferdinand
    Because, like you, I wasn't
    raised by the church.
[20:31] Ferdinand
    I grew up in noble society, but
    joined the church for certain reasons.
[20:37] Ferdinand
    Anyway, whatever you do from now
    on, make sure you report to me.
[20:42] Main
    Got it.
[20:47] Gil
    Thank you, Lady Main!
[20:52] Main
    Come, let's bring the kids
    the alms of the gods.
[20:55] Gil
    Yeah!
[21:00] Main
    Delia...
[21:08] Delia
    I'll keep this a secret from the high priest,
[21:11] Delia
    so you'd better not mess this up.
[21:18] Main
    Thank you, Delia.
[21:24] Main
    All right!
[21:25] Main
    Everyone out!
[21:27] Main
    We're going to get you all nice and clean!
[21:30] Main
    And then we'll eat until
    we can't eat anymore!
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[23:17] Ferdinand
    Lady Main, if you want to let
    the kids out of the orphanage,
[23:20] Ferdinand
    it's going to be difficult to
    arrange clothing for all of them.
[23:23] Main
    Don't worry. I'll just get some
    old rags from a used clothes shop.
[23:26] Main
    Like these.
[23:28] Lutz
    The money she spent on your
    clothes should cover everything.
[23:31] Fran
    You used to dress like this, too?!
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E19 - Cleanups and Star Festivals

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[00:00] Main
    
(Flashback) [00:09] Orphan
    Alms... of the gods?
[00:27] Ferdinand
    The state of the orphanage
    shocked Main to her very core.
(Flashback) [00:31] Ferdinand
    I have a question.
(Flashback) [00:33] Ferdinand
    You're usually indifferent to people,
    so why do you want to help the orphans?
(Flashback) [00:38] Ferdinand
    You aren't one to take on trouble
    if there's nothing in it for you.
(Flashback) [00:42] Main
    It's so I can read my books
    with a clear mind, obviously.
(Flashback) [00:49] Main
    What... did you say?
(Flashback) [00:52] Main
    Main, talk to me in a
    language I can understand.
(Flashback) [00:56] Main
    As things stand, I'm too bothered
    by it all to focus on my books.
(Flashback) [01:00] Main
    That's why I made up my
    mind to help the kids.
(Flashback) [01:04] Ferdinand
    So, just to clear the way for your
    reading, you'll become orphanage director
(Flashback) [01:09] Ferdinand
    and run a workshop there?
(Flashback) [01:12] Main
    Exactly.
(Flashback) [01:15] Ferdinand
    You're a far bigger fool than I anticipated.
[01:21] Main
    I think the whole director
    thing is off the table now.
(Flashback) [01:26] Ferdinand
    That's all I wanted to discuss. I officially
    appoint you as orphanage director.
(Flashback) [01:32] Main
    What did you just say, Head Priest?
(Flashback) [01:35] Ferdinand
    I said, "I officially appoint
    you as orphanage director."
(Flashback) [01:39] Ferdinand
    As long as you're ready for
    it, I have no objections.
(Flashback) [01:44] Main
    Thanks a lot!
[01:47] Ferdinand
    With the head priest's blessing, she
    took the post of orphanage director.
[01:52] Ferdinand
    And now, the orphanage is on the
    verge of undergoing a rebirth.
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[03:39] Main
    Under Fran's directions, the orphanage
    was given a total makeover.
[03:45] Main
    It was performed under the pretext of
    cleaning it up for my first visit as director.
[03:54] Main
    I decided to hand out rewards to kids who
    put in extra effort in the cleanup.
[04:03] Main
    Are there any kids that
    seem ill or fatigued?
[04:06] Fran
    No, there are no health concerns.
[04:10] Fran
    It must be because Gil delivered
    food to them all this while.
[04:14] Main
    Oh, I'm glad to hear it.
[04:16] Fran
    The children look up to
    Gil as their messiah.
[04:21] Fran
    And since he was going around
    saying he did it on your orders,
[04:24] Fran
    it's likely they see you the same way.
[04:30] Gil
    Lady Main, we're done
    cleaning up the boys' wing.
[04:33] Main
    Good work, Gil.
[04:35] Main
    Could you start preparing the meals, then?
[04:38] Gil
    Got it!
[04:41] Fran
    I'll come for you once everything's ready.
[04:45] Main
    Okay.
[04:48] Delia
    So the kids are all right now.
[04:50] Main
    Thanks to you overlooking
    the whole thing, yeah.
[04:55] Delia
    I was brought out of there
    on the day of my baptism,
[04:59] Delia
    washed from head to toe by
    a gray-robed priestess,
[05:01] Delia
    told I'd transform into a pretty lady,
[05:04] Delia
    and taken to the high priest.
[05:08] Delia
    Three of us were taken there that day,
[05:12] Delia
    but only I was chosen.
[05:17] Main
    Delia...
[05:20] Delia
    Why?
[05:21] Delia
    Why weren't you there to help me?
[05:24] Main
    Don't be absurd!
[05:26] Delia
    I know!
[05:27] Delia
    I know I'm being unreasonable...
[05:32] Main
    Please don't cry, Delia.
[05:34] Delia
    I'm not crying!
[05:36] Main
    Sorry.
[05:37] Delia
    Don't go apologizing to your retainer!
[05:43] Main
    I'll make you a promise.
[05:44] Main
    If you ever need help again,
    I will be there for you.
[05:50] Main
    It's a pleasure, everyone.
[05:52] Main
    On this auspicious day, bathed in the
    light of the God of Fire Leidenschaft,
[05:55] Main
    I, Main, stand before you, appointed
    your director by the head priest.
[06:00] Main
    You all graciously accepted my request
    and welcomed me with open arms,
[06:05] Main
    and I couldn't be happier about it.
[06:09] Main
    Hear me, rulers of the heavens.
[06:14] Main
    Hear me, five eternal rulers of the earth.
[06:19] Main
    To the Goddess of Water, Fruhtrane,
[06:22] Main
    the Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria,
[06:25] Main
    the Goddess of Earth, Geduldh,
[06:27] Main
    and the God of Life, Ewigleben,
[06:30] Main
    we give our prayers and thanks.
[06:34] Main
    We offer the gods our prayers!
[06:36] Orphan
    We offer the gods our prayers!
[06:40] Main
    You've made the orphanage
    spotlessly clean for my visit,
[06:45] Main
    and for that, I bring you rewards.
[06:51] Main
    Whoever has their name called, please
    step forward with your plate.
[06:55] Main
    Wilma.
[06:57] Wilma
    Y-Yes?
[06:59] Main
    I heard that you were the first to
    take the children and wash them up.
[07:04] Main
    Thank you.
[07:09] Kid
    Why just Wilma? The alms of the gods
    should be bestowed equally upon all!
[07:12] All
    Yeah, yeah!
[07:14] Main
    But these aren't alms of the gods.
[07:17] Main
    They're rewards, and those
    aren't given out equally.
[07:23] Main
    He who does not work, neither shall he eat.
[07:26] Main
    You don't get rewarded
    if you don't work for it.
[07:29] Main
    I hope you all keep that in mind.
[07:32] Main
    Kai.
[07:33] Kai
    Y-Yes!
[07:36] Main
    You're a very efficient cleaner, I hear?
[07:40] Main
    Lutz had high praise for you.
[07:45] Kai
    Thank you, Lady Main!
[08:03] Main
    And thus, the orphanage
    resumed normal operations.
[08:17] Main
    Today, I had Dad and Tuuli take
    the kids to the forest.
[08:23] Kai
    It's amazing.
[08:24] Kai
    If we do as Lady Main says,
[08:26] Kai
    we can make soup for ourselves.
[08:30] Gil
    Only she would say something like that.
[08:32] Gil
    "If you want to have it, make it
    yourselves?" Are you kidding?
[08:37] Kai
    Right?
[08:38] Gil
    I'm really glad she became the director.
[08:43] Kai
    Gil, you sure changed your tune.
[08:45] Kai
    Just a few days ago, you were whining
    about having to serve a commoner runt.
[08:51] Gil
    It's 'cause she's not like all those
    other blue-robed priestesses.
[08:54] Gil
    She actually praises you,
    if you do your part.
[08:58] Lutz
    Then do your part and make
    paper for her, okay?
[09:02] Both
    You got it!
[09:07] Orphan
    Find something to take back
    as a gift for Lady Main!
[09:10] Gil
    Hold it! I get to go first!
[09:13] Gil
    I'm Lady Main's retainer, after all.
[09:15] Gunther
    You kids need to settle down.
[09:18] Gunther
    You're not going to last until we get back.
[09:21] Tuuli
    The kids in the orphanage
    must really love Main, huh?
[09:35] Orphan
    Lady Main!
[09:37] Orphan
    We're back!
[09:38] Main
    Welcome back.
[09:40] Main
    Did you manage to gather lots?
[09:42] Orphan
    Yeah!
[09:43] Orphan
    I got the most out of everyone!
[09:45] Main
    Really? That's impressive.
[09:48] Orphan
    Praise me too, Lady Main!
[09:49] Orphan
    I did my best, too!
[09:51] Orphan
    These are for you.
[09:56] Main
    Thank you... I truly appreciate it.
[10:08] Main
    After that, I decided to reward the people
    who helped with the orphanage reforms
[10:13] Main
    with gifts for their efforts.
[10:20] Main
    Fran, this tablet is for you.
[10:23] Fran
    Wh-Who, me?
[10:25] Main
    Yes, it's your reward.
[10:29] Main
    You laid the groundwork for this entire
    orphanage thing with the head priest,
[10:32] Main
    and have done so much for me.
    I'm really grateful to have your help.
[10:37] Main
    You can write on this wax here.
[10:40] Main
    It'll help you jot down notes
    even when you're outdoors.
[10:43] Fran
    Thank you.
[10:49] Fran
    This is an incredible item.
[10:52] Fran
    I'll do my best to learn to monitor your
    health better so I can be of more use to you.
[10:58] Main
    I have something for you too, Gil, Delia.
[11:01] Gil
    Really?
[11:02] Delia
    Well, you'd better.
[11:06] Main
    Use these to practice how to write.
[11:09] Main
    Retainers also need to ghostwrite
    letters for their master, right?
[11:16] Both
    Thank you so much, Lady Main!
[11:20] Main
    I also decided to make flash cards
    to make learning the alphabet fun.
[11:26] Main
    Wilma volunteered to draw the faces,
    since she was a good artist.
[11:33] Main
    For the leisure-starved orphans, the
    flash cards became the ideal playthings.
[11:40] Main
    Benno took an immediate liking to the cards
    and bought the rights to sell them.
[11:45] Benno
    Good job, Main!
     These will fly off the shelves!
[11:52] Main
    That should give my finances
    some breathing room.
[11:56] Lutz
    Oh, you did mention they were running
    low due to the orphanage reforms.
[11:59] Main
    Yeah...
[12:00] Main
    By the way, Lutz, do you and your
    brother Sieg not talk much?
[12:07] Main
    When we went to the carpentry
    workshop to order the cards,
[12:11] Main
    he didn't seem to know much
    about your work at all.
[12:18] Lutz
    Merchant and craftsman work
    just have nothing in common.
[12:21] Lutz
    Forget that. The Star Festival is coming up.
[12:25] Main
    The Star Festival?
[12:26] Lutz
    Yeah. Think you can come with me this year?
[12:29] Main
    That festival involves
    playing with water, right?
[12:33] Lutz
    Nah, not water.
[12:35] Lutz
    People throw tau fruit at couples.
[12:41] Main
    Do the orphans get to take
    part in the Star Festival?
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     Bookworm
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     Bookworm
[12:58] Main
    To discuss the orphanage's and my
    role during the Star Festival,
[13:03] Main
    I sought to make an appointment
    with the head priest.
[13:06] Main
    It's because I was sternly told
    to watch my mouth around people.
[13:18] Main
    But I didn't write anything that could
    get me yelled at in the hidden room!
[13:22] Main
    This makes no sense!
[13:28] Ferdinand
    You fool!
[13:31] Ferdinand
    The Star-Binding Ceremony
    is the day after tomorrow.
[13:34] Ferdinand
    You don't have the time to
    waste on all these formalities.
[13:37] Main
    The "Star-Binding Ceremony"?
    Not the Star Festival?
[13:42] Ferdinand
    That's what the church calls it.
[13:45] Ferdinand
    It's a ceremony for adults.
[13:48] Ferdinand
    Apprentices like you aren't
    allowed to take part.
[13:52] Main
    Then I don't have to do anything, right?
[13:55] Ferdinand
    Many townsfolk will be visiting
    the cathedral on that day.
[13:59] Ferdinand
    Your job is to make sure none of the orphans
    leave the orphanage during the ceremony.
[14:06] Main
    Huh?
[14:08] Ferdinand
    Is there a problem with that?
[14:10] Main
    Wouldn't it be more peaceful if we just
    let the orphans leave the premises?
[14:15] Ferdinand
    We can't have complaints about
    letting orphans out into town.
[14:19] Main
    Then can they be allowed to play
    strictly within the orphanage?
[14:25] Ferdinand
    "Play"?
[14:26] Main
    Yeah.
[14:27] Main
    Star Festivals are celebrated downtown
    by throwing tau fruit at one another.
[14:31] Main
    And I want the orphans to experience that.
[14:42] Ferdinand
    As long as you clean up thoroughly afterward,
[14:45] Ferdinand
    and promise not to be a nuisance
    to the townsfolk, I don't mind.
[14:50] Main
    Thank you kindly!
[14:54] Main
    Then came the day of the Star Festival.
[15:05] Main
    I wonder if they've made
    it to the forest by now.
[15:15] Blue Robe
    Oh, if it isn't the plebeian who
    shamelessly wears blue robes.
[15:20] Blue Robe
    Children have no place in today's ceremonies.
[15:23] Main
    The head priest has ordered me to
    keep the kids inside the orphanage
[15:28] Main
    to prevent them from
    hindering the ceremonies.
[15:32] Blue Robe
    Taking care of orphans is the perfect
    job for a commoner like you.
[15:35] Blue Robe
    Good luck.
[15:37] Main
    Thank you kindly for your encouragement.
[15:42] Fran
    Lady Main...
[15:44] Main
    I'm fine, Fran.
[15:46] Main
    They're only words. They can't hurt me.
[16:02] Main
    Thanks, Lutz! Did you see
    how happy everyone was?
[16:08] Main
    I wish I could've gone with you.
[16:11] Lutz
    Wanna go take a quick peek, then?
[16:13] Lutz
    You have time while the kids
    are eating lunch, right?
[16:17] Main
    Of course! Let's go!
[16:30] Main
    Wow! This is crazy, Lutz!
[16:34] Kid
    Hey, there's a completely dry pair over here!
[16:38] Main
    Are you serious?
[16:40] Lutz
    Run for it, Main!
[16:42] Main
    What? I can't!
[16:44] Kids
    After them! Don't let them get away!
[16:45] Main
    Brr!
[16:47] Lutz
    Move your legs, Main!
[16:52] Main
    By the time we got back to the orphanage,
    we found everything already good to go.
[16:56] Main
    You must clean up thoroughly afterward.
[16:58] Main
    You mustn't be a nuisance.
[17:00] Main
    Finally, you must have fun without
    fighting or getting hurt.
[17:03] Main
    Are we clear?
[17:05] All
    Yes, ma'am!
[17:06] Lutz
    All right. Come get your tau fruit.
[17:11] Lutz
    What's wrong, Main?
[17:16] Main
    It's sucking up my mana.
[17:18] Main
    This is creepy. What the heck?
[17:25] Main
    Lutz, it's trombe!
[17:33] Lutz
    Everyone here who's used
    to foraging, grab a knife!
[17:41] Lutz
    When I give the signal, cut everything down.
[17:44] Both
    Got it!
[17:46] Lutz
    Main, toss it into the dirt.
[17:48] Main
    Begone, sprouty sprout!
[18:00] Gil
    The hell is this?
[18:01] Lutz
    Valuable material for paper.
[18:03] Lutz
    Fran, take care of Main!
[18:05] Fran
    Certainly.
[18:14] Lutz
    Attack!
[18:27] Gil
    Yeah! We did it!
[18:31] Lutz
    Okay, everyone else get to work!
[18:33] All
    Yeah!
[18:36] Main
    In the end, everyone got in on the act
[18:38] Main
    and helped us cut down three whole trombes.
[18:41] Main
    Thank you!
[18:42] Main
    Now I'll have more funds
    to spare for the orphanage!
[18:45] Lutz
    Well, let's get to the fun and
    games with the tau fruit, then.
[18:49] Orphan
    All right!
[18:54] Gil
    There!
[19:04] Main
    Oh! We'll have to fix everything back up!
[19:06] Fran
    I'll take care of it, Lady Main.
[19:19] Lutz
    Main?
[19:22] Main
    Fran had to carry me back home that day.
[19:29] Eva
    So? Did you have fun at the festival?
[19:32] Main
    Yeah. The kids were all smiles, too.
[19:37] Eva
    Really?
[19:40] Main
    I'm so glad...
[19:47] Main
    And lying in wait for me after
    I recovered from my fever was...
[19:52] Ferdinand
    What in the world did you do?
[19:55] Main
    What are you talking about?
[19:58] Ferdinand
    When I went to check if you'd
    cleaned up like you said you would,
[20:01] Ferdinand
    I found soil dug up, and part
    of the tiling sticking out.
[20:06] Main
    You went to check?
[20:09] Ferdinand
    I thought I told you not to be a nuisance.
[20:12] Ferdinand
    What did you do to cause that mess?!
[20:14] Main
    Like I'd told you beforehand,
[20:15] Main
    we threw tau fruit at one another...
[20:20] Ferdinand
    Didn't you also chop down
    plants for your paper?
[20:24] Main
    Yikes. He knows.
[20:27] Main
    Yeah. But we didn't do anything
    else to cause a commotion.
[20:32] Ferdinand
    I don't think you can say that after
    you flipped whole tiles in your row.
[20:40] Ferdinand
    Main, you will spend the
    day repenting in detention.
[20:45] Fran
    Head Priest, please reconsider this!
[20:49] Ferdinand
    Offer the gods your prayers and
    reflect on what you have done.
[21:04] Fran
    Lady Main!
[21:07] Ferdinand
    Hadn't she recovered?
[21:11] Fran
    You take her frailty too lightly.
[21:14] Fran
    This is why I asked you to reconsider.
[21:20] Ferdinand
    You mean you were worried about her
    health, and not her losing face?
[21:26] Main
    Before I could reflect on my actions,
[21:28] Main
    it seems the head priest was left to
    deeply repent his choice to lock me up.
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[23:11] Benno
    What?
[23:12] Benno
    Tau fruit turned into a trombe?
[23:14] Main
    Yeah.
[23:15] Main
    I think it could serve as a
    substitute for magical items!
[23:18] Benno
    You'd better not tell anyone that!
[23:20] Main
    What? Why?
[23:21] Main
    It could save the lives of so
    many kids with the Devouring!
[23:24] Benno
    Mana is the jurisdiction of nobility.
[23:27] Benno
    If word got out that tau fruit
    can replace magical items,
[23:30] Benno
    it could turn the church and
    noble society upside down!
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E20 - The Path Ahead of Lutz

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[00:01] Ferdinand
    Main put in real effort to improve
    the orphans' living conditions.
[00:06] Ferdinand
    However, after the Star Festival,
[00:09] Ferdinand
    she was put in detention
[00:11] Ferdinand
    and developed a fever.
[00:13] Ferdinand
    Meanwhile...
[00:15] Deid
    You fool!
[00:18] Lutz
    Why won't you just accept it?!
[00:20] Lutz
    I've had enough of this! I'm leaving!
[00:22] Deid
    Do whatever you want!
[00:27] Karla
    Lutz!
[00:29] Ferdinand
    Another storm was brewing.
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[02:14] Tuuli
    Big trouble, Main!
[02:16] Main
    What's wrong, Tuuli?
[02:18] Tuuli
    Lutz ran away from home and hasn't come back!
[02:21] Main
    Huh?
[02:23] Main
    What happened?
[02:25] Tuuli
    Tell her, Ralph.
[02:27] Ralph
    Last night, Lutz and Dad got into a fight,
[02:31] Ralph
    and he said he was leaving.
[02:34] Ralph
    We looked all over, but didn't find him.
[02:37] Ralph
    Do you know where he could be, Main?
[02:41] Main
    Wasn't he at the Gilberta Company?
[02:44] Ralph
    The Gilberta Company? Where's that?
[02:47] Tuuli
    Hey, Ralph! You don't even know
    where your brother works?!
[02:51] Tuuli
    I can't believe you!
[02:53] Main
    Can you take Ralph there, Tuuli?
[02:56] Tuuli
    Sure.
[03:02] Tuuli
    This is the place.
[03:03] Ralph
    He works for such a fancy place?
[03:13] Tuuli
    Wait, Ralph!
[03:16] Ralph
    Lutz!
[03:17] Ralph
    What is wrong with you?!
[03:19] Woman
    Huh? What's going on?
[03:21] Man
    What's this about?
[03:23] Lutz
    I'm working. Don't bother me.
[03:25] Ralph
    Why, you...
[03:27] Ralph
    Enough of your nonsense!
[03:29] Ralph
    We're going home!
[03:32] Lutz
    Knock it off! Let me go!
[03:33] Ralph
    Hurry up!
[03:35] Man
    Hey, kid! Stop that!
[03:35] Ralph
    What's the big deal?
[03:37] Ralph
    Hey!
[03:43] Ralph
    Give it a rest, Lutz!
[03:45] Ralph
    You think you can just do whatever you want?
[03:47] Ralph
    You're causing everyone
    trouble with your crap!
[03:50] Tuuli
    Let's go, Ralph.
[03:51] Tuuli
    We know that Lutz is fine now.
[03:54] Tuuli
    Come on.
[03:55] Ralph
    Lutz! Lutz!
[03:59] Main
    So he was at the shop.
[04:02] Tuuli
    Yeah, he was working.
[04:05] Tuuli
    He and Ralph got into a fight, though.
[04:09] Tuuli
    Main.
[04:10] Tuuli
    I know you're worried, but you need
    to focus on getting better first.
[04:15] Main
    Yeah, you're right.
[04:19] Main
    But my fever just refused to go away...
[04:22] Sascha
    Give Lutz back!
[04:24] Sieg
    Lutz!
[04:25] Karla
    What are you people trying to do with Lutz?
[04:28] Karla
    Give Lutz back to me!
[04:30] Karla
    Lutz! Lutz!
[04:32] Karla
    Come on out, Lutz!
[04:36] Main
    And several days passed
    before I could see Lutz.
[04:40] Mark
    Good morning, Main.
[04:43] Mark
    Are you feeling better now?
[04:45] Main
    My fever finally went away.
[04:47] Main
    So, uh, where's Lutz?
[04:50] Mark
    Let's take this discussion to the back.
[04:53] Mark
    The other employees have been
    on edge these past few days.
[04:58] Main
    How did things turn out
    this way, Mister Benno?
[05:02] Benno
    I was planning to take Lutz
    along on a trip to another town,
[05:05] Benno
    but he couldn't get his parents' permission.
[05:08] Main
    That's what Lutz has always wanted to do!
[05:12] Main
    But his family was against his becoming
    a merchant, and that caused tensions.
[05:21] Lutz
    Master, you called for me?
[05:23] Main
    Lutz!
[05:28] Main
    Where are you living now?
[05:32] Main
    Lutz?
[05:34] Lutz
    Where, you ask?
[05:37] Lutz
    I'm living up in the attic storage.
[05:43] Main
    The attic? Why?!
[05:45] Lutz
    What am I supposed to do?
    I have nowhere else to go.
[05:49] Main
    But that's no different than
    being a live-in apprentice!
[05:53] Main
    Can't you do something to help, Mister Benno?
[05:57] Benno
    I'm considering adopting Lutz.
[06:01] Main
    You'll adopt him?
[06:03] Benno
    I need to talk to his parents about it.
[06:07] Main
    Oh...
[06:09] Main
    But are you okay with that?
[06:11] Main
    Your brothers and everyone
    else are all worried about you.
[06:13] Lutz
    You're telling me I should go back home?
[06:16] Lutz
    That I'm in the wrong here, just
    like Mom and my brothers say?
[06:21] Lutz
    That I'm causing everyone I know trouble?
[06:34] Main
    Lutz...
[06:35] Main
    I'm not saying anything
    of the sort! How could I?
[06:40] Main
    I know how hard you've worked!
    I know how much you've sacrificed!
[06:47] Main
    I'm on your side, no matter what.
[06:50] Main
    Lean on me whenever you need, okay?
[06:54] Lutz
    I'm sorry, Main.
[06:59] Lutz
    But if I leaned on you, you'd
    collapse under my weight.
[07:06] Main
    What can I do for Lutz?
[07:12] Main
    Even the adoption will require
    his parents' permission.
[07:15] Main
    But as things stand, he's suffering
    as a live-in apprentice.
[07:23] Ferdinand
    Main.
[07:25] Main
    Y-Yes, Head Priest?
[07:30] Ferdinand
    You're not making any progress.
[07:33] Main
    Oh, I'm terribly sorry.
[07:43] Ferdinand
    Main, you stopped again.
[07:48] Main
    Sorry...
[07:55] Ferdinand
    Come to the hidden room, Main.
[07:58] Main
    But shouldn't we get this done, Head Priest?
[08:01] Ferdinand
    I need to repair the calculator first.
[08:03] Main
    "Calculator"?
[08:07] Main
    Is he calling me a calculator?!
[08:13] Ferdinand
    What is going through your mind?
[08:16] Main
    I'm sorry. It's really none of your concern.
[08:20] Main
    I'll switch gears and work hard!
[08:23] Ferdinand
    If work's not getting done,
    then it's very much my concern.
[08:37] Ferdinand
    And who wouldn't be bothered
    by a child moping about?
[08:40] Main
    Ed Iest! Ad urz!
[08:50] Main
    Wait, are you worried about me?
[08:54] Ferdinand
    Of course not.
[08:58] Main
    The thing is, I don't know what to do
    about the whole Lutz and Benno thing.
[09:04] Ferdinand
    Ah, they are both important to you.
[09:07] Ferdinand
    Tell me about it.
[09:08] Main
    Okay.
[09:11] Ferdinand
    I see.
[09:12] Ferdinand
    What you want is to improve
    Lutz's living conditions.
[09:17] Ferdinand
    Reconciling with his family would be best,
[09:20] Ferdinand
    but Benno adopting him is
    also a solution in your eyes.
[09:25] Ferdinand
    Did I get anything wrong so far?
[09:26] Main
    Nope.
[09:29] Ferdinand
    If Lutz does want to be adopted
    by Benno, there's a way.
[09:34] Main
    Huh? How?
[09:36] Ferdinand
    Lutz can be deemed abandoned by his
    parents, and taken in by the orphanage.
[09:44] Ferdinand
    That way, its director becomes his guardian,
    and can sign his adoption papers.
[09:50] Main
    So I can sign for him?
[09:53] Ferdinand
    You're still a minor.
[09:55] Ferdinand
    Your boss's signature will also
    be required, and that's me.
[09:58] Main
    If that can help Lutz right
    away, can we please do that?
[10:03] Main
    But...
[10:04] Main
    I don't want to tear apart his family.
[10:12] Ferdinand
    I can't say anything after
    hearing only your perspective.
[10:16] Ferdinand
    I'll need to hear from his parents, too.
[10:19] Main
    But how will you?
[10:22] Ferdinand
    I simply have to summon them.
[10:26] Main
    S-Summon?!
[10:28] Ferdinand
    I'll have them lay it all out for me,
[10:31] Ferdinand
    and if I deem adoption necessary,
    I'll help make it happen.
[10:36] Main
    U-Uh, isn't this kinda becoming a big deal?
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[10:52] Main
    And so, the cathedral became
[10:53] Main
    the venue of a meeting between
    everyone involved with Lutz.
[11:04] Ferdinand
    Hold on to this during the meeting.
(Flashback) [11:07] Main
    What is that, Head Priest?
(Flashback) [11:10] Ferdinand
    A magical item that prevents eavesdropping.
(Flashback) [11:12] Ferdinand
    While you're holding on to this,
(Flashback) [11:14] Ferdinand
    your voice will only be heard
    by someone who has another: me.
(Flashback) [11:18] Main
    Huh... That's one quaint item.
(Flashback) [11:23] Main
    Wait, are you telling me
    to shut up and watch?!
(Flashback) [11:28] Ferdinand
    Precisely.
(Flashback) [11:30] Main
    But I want to help Lutz in any
    way I can in this meeting!
(Flashback) [11:36] Ferdinand
    I want to make the intentions of
    all participants perfectly clear.
(Flashback) [11:41] Ferdinand
    You'll only make it harder if you meddle.
[11:50] Main
    I can't take part in this discussion,
[11:52] Main
    but I'm rooting for you in my heart, Lutz!
[11:56] Ferdinand
    I would like to discuss Lutz's complaint now.
[12:02] Ferdinand
    Lutz, state your case.
[12:06] Lutz
    They refuse to recognize my
    efforts, no matter how hard I try.
[12:10] Lutz
    They always push me away,
    telling me to do what I want.
[12:13] Lutz
    But I want...
[12:14] Deid
    Don't be a baby!
[12:19] Main
    Would you hear Lutz out?!
[12:22] Main
    Please! He truly wants to be a merchant!
[12:28] Ferdinand
    Settle down, Main.
[12:31] Ferdinand
    Also, cover your mouth whenever
    you use that item to communicate.
[12:38] Ferdinand
    Deid, what do you mean by, "Don't be a baby"?
[12:44] Ferdinand
    I am not familiar with the ways of people
    downtown. Please explain so I can understand.
[12:54] Lutz
    How is wanting you to
    accept this being a baby?
[13:00] Karla
    My husband's not good with
    words, so please allow me.
[13:04] Karla
    You want us to accept what you do, but
    can you really make it in that business?
[13:10] Lutz
    What does that have to do with not
    letting me to visit another town?
[13:16] Ferdinand
    State your reasons for
    withholding permission.
[13:26] Deid
    It's too dangerous.
[13:28] Karla
    Yeah! There are animals and
    bandits outside the city walls!
[13:32] Karla
    Who would take a child out there?
[13:35] Benno
    If I may...
[13:36] Benno
    We would go by carriage, and the
    town is only half a day away.
[13:41] Ferdinand
    Wouldn't traveling by carriage
    ease most of your concerns?
[13:48] Deid
    There's no need.
[13:50] Lutz
    I told you it was for work!
[13:53] Ferdinand
    Calm down, Lutz.
[13:56] Ferdinand
    What do you mean, it's not necessary?
[13:58] Benno
    We want to take Lutz because we're planning
    on building a new workshop there.
[14:03] Karla
    Why would you need a mere
    apprentice for that?
[14:08] Benno
    Considering the future of my
    business and Lutz's abilities,
[14:12] Benno
    I want to raise him to be my successor.
[14:16] Benno
    To that end, I would like to adopt him.
[14:19] Karla
    What are you talking about?
[14:22] Deid
    Oh?
[14:25] Deid
    That's hardly worth discussing.
[14:31] Ferdinand
    Deid, could you state your reasons why?
[14:35] Benno
    I would like to know as well.
[14:37] Benno
    The adoption would benefit not only
    my business, but also Lutz himself.
[14:45] Deid
    You don't have any kids, do you?
[14:49] Benno
    No, but that's why I'm considering
    Lutz to be my successor.
[14:53] Deid
    That's not it.
[14:55] Benno
    How so?
[15:04] Deid
    You may be an excellent merchant,
[15:08] Deid
    but you can't be his father.
[15:12] Ferdinand
    Why not? Explain yourself.
[15:19] Deid
    Parenting is all about what's in here.
[15:21] Deid
    What benefits who doesn't matter one bit.
[15:26] Benno
    Ah, yes. I do prioritize my shop's
    profits above everything else.
[15:33] Benno
    However, Lutz seriously
    wants to be a merchant.
[15:37] Lutz
    Yeah. Why can't you at least
    accept my apprenticeship?
[15:42] Deid
    I told you to do what you want.
[15:46] Lutz
    Do what I... huh?
[15:50] Main
    What's that about?
[15:51] Karla
    You still don't get it?
[15:54] Karla
    It was his way of accepting your decision!
[16:00] Lutz
    How am I supposed to get it
    if you don't spell it out?
[16:04] Deid
    You fool!
[16:07] Deid
    You ignored your parents' objections
    and chose this line of work!
[16:11] Deid
    So be a man and do whatever it takes,
    be it a live-in apprenticeship or whatever!
[16:16] Deid
    Don't be a whiny coward
    and run to the orphanage!
[16:20] Deid
    Let alone look for adoption...
[16:23] Deid
    Who would ever agree to that?!
[16:25] Karla
    Yeah!
[16:26] Karla
    You're my dear son, who I gave birth
    to and raised all these years!
[16:32] Karla
    I could never give you away to anyone!
[16:48] Deid
    Apologize, Lutz.
[16:51] Ferdinand
    That isn't clear enough, Deid.
[16:54] Ferdinand
    Who should he apologize to, and for what?
[16:56] Deid
    I have to explain myself again?
[16:58] Deid
    Lutz, you wasted so many people's time
    because you couldn't control yourself.
[17:03] Deid
    Apologize.
[17:05] Main
    What?
[17:11] Lutz
    I'm so sorry.
[17:12] Deid
    I can't hear you.
[17:14] Lutz
    I'm so sorry!
[17:16] Main
    But I did this by talking
    to the head priest!
[17:20] Main
    Sorry, Lutz!
[17:22] Ferdinand
    Well, I can't allow the adoption
    given what his parents are saying.
[17:28] Ferdinand
    What will you do, Benno?
[17:29] Benno
    I truly do value Lutz's talents.
[17:32] Benno
    Instead of adoption,
[17:34] Benno
    I can offer him a dapla contract, making
    him responsible for the store's future.
[17:37] Benno
    Would you agree to that?
[17:40] Deid
    You're being awfully hasty.
[17:42] Benno
    Lutz is a hard worker, and he has
    the patience and perseverance.
[17:45] Benno
    I want to secure and start
    training him as soon as possible.
[17:53] Deid
    Very well.
[17:55] Deid
    As much as I want to help him,
[17:58] Deid
    I don't know anything about business,
    and I can't back his ventures.
[18:02] Mark
    Then let's file the paperwork with
    the Merchant Guild immediately.
[18:06] Deid
    This is why I can't stand merchants.
[18:09] Deid
    Come on.
[18:12] Deid
    As our youngest son, he's received
    a somewhat spoiled upbringing,
[18:16] Deid
    but he's got spirit.
[18:18] Deid
    Please take good care of him.
[18:21] Karla
    Please.
[18:24] Lutz
    Dad... Mom...
[18:42] Lutz
    I swear I'll become a merchant
    who needs no introduction!
[18:46] Deid
    Damn right you will!
[18:49] Deid
    You're a man. Quit whimpering.
[18:58] Benno
    Head Priest.
[18:59] Benno
    Thank you very much for today.
[19:03] Deid
    We're going home, you stupid boy.
[19:06] Lutz
    Ow!
[19:07] Karla
    I'm so glad, Lutz.
[19:09] Lutz
    Stop that, Mom! Not here!
[19:11] Karla
    Don't be shy, now.
[19:16] Deid
    Looks like I hadn't made myself clear.
[19:19] Deid
    So, uh, thanks.
[19:23] Ferdinand
    No problem.
[19:24] Lutz
    Mom, I'm feeling kinda hungry.
[19:27] Karla
    What? Don't you need to
    visit the Merchant Guild?
[19:31] Lutz
    Well, yeah...
[19:35] Sascha
    Lutz!
[19:37] Lutz
    Bro!
[19:38] Sieg
    You made us all worry, you little punk.
[19:41] Lutz
    Sorry.
[19:42] Ralph
    Did you learn your lesson?
[19:44] Lutz
    Stop that, Ralph!
[19:46] Karla
    Wait, why was Main at the cathedral, anyway?
[19:51] Benno
    Please keep what you saw today a secret.
[19:54] Benno
    Ignorance can be bliss at times.
[19:58] Deid
    Don't worry.
[19:59] Deid
    I'm not gonna meddle in
    the affairs of nobility.
[20:02] Deid
    Besides, I'm sure she has her own reasons.
[20:07] Ferdinand
    Do you realize now? Getting one side
    of the story simply isn't enough.
[20:13] Main
    Right...
[20:21] Ferdinand
    Aren't you glad that
    family wasn't torn apart?
[20:26] Ferdinand
    Things turned out exactly as you hoped.
[20:33] Main
    I'm so glad.
[20:36] Main
    I really am glad.
[20:45] Ferdinand
    Stop crying, Main.
[20:47] Ferdinand
    You're making it seem as
    though I made you cry.
[20:50] Main
    These...
[20:53] Main
    These are tears of joy, so it's okay.
[20:57] Ferdinand
    You're such a handful.
[21:05] Main
    Thank you kindly.
[21:13] Main
    Ferdinand...
[21:17] Main
    That was when I realized that the
    head priest was named Ferdinand.
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[23:00] Main
    Head Priest, is a magical item that
    prevents eavesdropping really useful?
[23:06] Ferdinand
    Of course. Nobles often use it.
[23:10] Ferdinand
    It's the High Priest!
    We can't have any trouble!
[23:13] Ferdinand
    Hide, Main!
[23:15] Main
    Got it!
[23:22] Ferdinand
    That's how it's usually used.
[23:24] Main
    So, to discuss secrets?
[23:26] Main
    You're the only one who uses
    it to shut a person up, right?
[23:32] Main
    Head Priest!
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[00:01] Ferdinand
    Main somehow managed to help
    resolve Lutz's family issues.
[00:05] Ferdinand
    However, she starts to have
    concerns in her own home.
[00:10] Main
    Are you still not feeling well,
    Mom? Are you really okay?
[00:16] Eva
    Main...
[00:19] Eva
    You see,
[00:20] Eva
    Mom has a baby in her belly.
[00:25] Eva
    You're going to be a big sis.
[00:30] Main
    I'll make a picture book
    for the little one, okay?
[00:34] Eva
    Picture book?
[00:35] Main
    Yeah, picture book!
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[02:19] Lutz
    Picture book?
[02:20] Benno
    Picture book?
[02:22] Ferdinand
    What is a "picture book"?
[02:24] Main
    This is now the third time.
[02:27] Main
    Picture books are literally books
    for kids, with pictures in them.
[02:30] Ferdinand
    Books are expensive as it is.
[02:33] Ferdinand
    And you want to make them for
    babies, who can't even read?
[02:35] Ferdinand
    What are you thinking?
[02:38] Main
    I'm going to be a big sister.
[02:41] Fran
    It seems Lady Main's family
    is expecting a child,
[02:45] Fran
    so she wants to give the baby a present.
[02:48] Ferdinand
    I see. I understand now.
[02:50] Main
    There you have it, so
    please let me have Wilma.
[02:53] Ferdinand
    Fran?
[02:55] Fran
    Making a picture book needs an artist,
[02:58] Fran
    so she has identified a gray-robed
    priestess who's good at drawing
[03:00] Fran
    and is requesting permission
    to make her Main's retainer.
[03:03] Main
    Honestly, I wanted to draw it myself...
[03:10] Benno
    Your handwriting's good, but your art sucks.
[03:14] Main
    Please, Head Priest.
[03:19] Ferdinand
    That baby will prove to be
    a huge weakness for you.
[03:24] Main
    Where did that come from?
[03:27] Ferdinand
    You hold your family extremely dear,
[03:31] Ferdinand
    as shown by the time you tried to take
    on the high priest to protect them.
[03:36] Ferdinand
    Who knows what he'll do
    when he learns of this?
[03:40] Ferdinand
    Surely you understand that
    this can't be laughed off
[03:43] Ferdinand
    by saying you can't just
    hide your emotions.
[03:47] Main
    I do, yes. I'll keep that in mind.
[03:49] Ferdinand
    Take this as an opportunity to accustom
    yourself to noble mannerisms and culture.
[03:55] Main
    "Culture"?
[03:57] Ferdinand
    I mean music.
[03:59] Ferdinand
    It is one of the nobility's favorite pastimes.
[04:02] Ferdinand
    Do we have anyone suitable?
[04:05] Fran
    How about Rosina? She used to
    be Lady Christine's retainer.
[04:10] Ferdinand
    Main, if you want an
    artist as your retainer,
[04:13] Ferdinand
    you will also take in one
    who is proficient in music.
[04:17] Main
    One moment! You can't make
    the decision for me!
[04:20] Main
    I don't even have any instruments!
[04:23] Ferdinand
    I see.
[04:25] Ferdinand
    Of course you can't practice
    without an instrument.
[04:28] Main
    As such, I really only want
    Wilma to be my retainer.
[04:34] Wilma
    I truly appreciate your kind offer, but...
[04:38] Wilma
    There'll be nobody left
    to take care of them.
[04:40] Wilma
    I'm the only one who does.
[04:42] Wilma
    I would like to remain in the orphanage.
[04:46] Main
    In the church, all retainers move
    into their master's rooms.
[04:51] Main
    Is there any way I can make Wilma my
    retainer and let her live in the orphanage?
[04:57] Main
    I decided to ask the head priest for advice.
[05:01] Main
    And, on the day I was to
    have that discussion...
[05:04] Fran
    The head priest sends
    these gifts with his regards.
[05:07] Main
    Wow.
[05:08] Main
    I turned him down because I had no
    instruments, but they've found their way to me.
[05:12] Fran
    These are harspiel.
[05:15] Main
    Harspiel, huh?
[05:16] Fran
    It seems the head priest is set
    on having you learn music.
[05:25] Main
    Welcome, Head Priest.
    I've been expecting you.
[05:29] Main
    Those are cookies my cooks made for you.
[05:31] Main
    They'll be part of the menu in Gilberta
    Company's upcoming restaurant.
[05:37] Ferdinand
    I didn't know you were
    dabbling in food, too.
[05:40] Main
    Well, I am. So I want to experience
    real noble cuisine before we open.
[05:46] Ferdinand
    I shall invite you to lunch sometime soon.
[05:52] Ferdinand
    So...
[05:54] Ferdinand
    You said you wanted to make Wilma your
    retainer, but let her stay in the orphanage?
[05:59] Main
    Yes. She's the only one who can take
    care of the unbaptized kids there.
[06:05] Main
    The young ones fall ill easily, and
    sometimes even develop fevers late at night.
[06:13] Ferdinand
    If Wilma's going to stay
    back at the orphanage,
[06:16] Ferdinand
    that's all the more reason
    to take Rosina in.
[06:18] Ferdinand
    I even arranged for your instruments.
[06:20] Ferdinand
    You should have no objections now.
[06:22] Main
    But is there any need for music
    in the church's ceremonies?
[06:35] Main
    Here we go again with that
    magical item again.
[06:42] Ferdinand
    The reason music is essential to you is
    because it is a vital part of noble culture.
[06:46] Main
    You said that the other day, too.
[06:49] Main
    But I am not a noble.
[06:52] Ferdinand
    You will surely be part of
    noble society in the future.
[06:57] Main
    But I have no intention
    of leaving my family.
[07:01] Main
    According to the priest,
[07:04] Main
    when nobles or those with
    the Devouring get married,
[07:06] Main
    their partner has to be of a comparable
    mana capacity or they can't have kids.
[07:11] Main
    What's more, a child's mana is
    heavily influenced by its mother's.
[07:16] Main
    With noble numbers dwindling now,
[07:19] Main
    it's apparently easy to picture young nobles
    flocking to me once I come of age.
[07:25] Ferdinand
    However, they'll only see you as a
    tool connecting them to high society.
[07:30] Main
    So I'll be a convenient baby maker?
[07:33] Ferdinand
    That's up to you.
[07:36] Main
    Huh? Up to me how?
[07:38] Ferdinand
    Whether or not you're only seen
    as a tool to produce children
[07:43] Ferdinand
    will depend on how well you can
    conduct yourself as a noble.
[07:48] Ferdinand
    You must educate yourself in
    their ways to protect yourself.
[07:52] Main
    I understand.
[07:54] Main
    I'll also make Rosina my retainer and
    learn as much as possible from her.
[08:01] Main
    After that, I asked the head priest
    to show me the right way,
[08:06] Main
    so he played the harspiel for me.
[08:12] Main
    He's so good!
[08:14] Main
    The minstrels around the East
    Gate can't even lace his boots!
[08:21] Ferdinand
    From the vast blue skies
[08:27] Ferdinand
    Come the rays of light
[08:32] Ferdinand
    The blessings of Leidenschaft
[08:37] Ferdinand
    So shine the leaflets
[08:39] Ferdinand
    So sweet the wind smells
[08:41] Ferdinand
    So burns the flame of life
[08:44] Ferdinand
    In summer
[08:55] Main
    That was wonderful!
[08:57] Main
    If you were to sing love songs, you would
    have no shortage of women falling for you!
[09:02] Ferdinand
    What are you saying?
[09:05] Main
    It was a compliment, honestly.
[09:07] Ferdinand
    Anyway, you give it a try.
[09:10] Main
    What? Now?
[09:19] Ferdinand
    This is the most basic note.
[09:23] Main
    Oh, hey, that's do.
[09:26] Main
    Re.
[09:28] Main
    Mi.
[09:29] Ferdinand
    This is what you call a musical scale.
[10:05] Ferdinand
    This is a surprise.
[10:07] Ferdinand
    I wasn't sure how much a commoner
    could really understand about music,
[10:11] Ferdinand
    but it seems you'll pick it up soon enough.
[10:14] Main
    Yikes! I went and made
    it harder for myself!
[10:18] Ferdinand
    Make sure you practice playing
    the harspiel every day.
[10:22] Main
    May I take time out of helping
    you with work for it?
[10:26] Ferdinand
    Spend less time reading instead!
[10:29] Main
    I will defend that time with my life!
[10:32] Main
    In the end, we settled on reducing
    the time I spent helping him.
[10:37] Main
    All right.
[10:39] Main
    The head priest gave his permission,
    so I'm making you my retainer.
[10:44] Wilma
    I shall do my very best
    to serve you, Lady Main.
[10:48] Main
    By the way, is Rosina here?
[10:50] Wilma
    I'll go get her for you.
[11:01] Main
    Whoa.
[11:02] Main
    Talk about a pure mademoiselle!
[11:05] Main
    I guess this is how the head priest
    expects me to conduct myself.
[11:11] Ralph
    Lady Main, you wished to speak to me?
[11:15] Main
    I'm making you my retainer at the
    head priest's recommendation.
[11:21] Main
    Your main job is to teach me
    how to play the harspiel.
[11:25] Main
    Aside from that, you will share
    the duties of my other retainers.
[11:30] Main
    Do you have any objections?
[11:33] Ralph
    How could I ever?!
[11:35] Ralph
    The harspiel is my best instrument!
[11:40] Main
    Rosina moved into the director's office
    as soon as she got everything ready.
[11:45] Ralph
    My, look at those harspiels!
[11:47] Main
    Could you play it for me?
[11:51] Ralph
    May I?
[11:52] Main
    Of course. Please do.
[11:55] Ralph
    Please bring me my harspiel, then.
[12:05] Ralph
    I can't believe I get to play again.
[12:09] Ralph
    Could you get me my chair?
[12:18] Main
    Something seems off.
[12:20] Main
    What is it?
[12:47] Ralph
    Lady Main, I promise to serve
    you with all my heart.
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[13:03] Delia
    Oh, honestly!
[13:04] Delia
    Lady Main!
[13:06] Main
    What's the matter, Delia?
[13:08] Delia
    Rosina's not working at all.
[13:10] Rosina
    Goodness! It's rather rude of
    you to accuse me of not working.
[13:15] Delia
    She doesn't do a single thing other
    than play that instrument of hers.
[13:19] Delia
    She won't even get up in the mornings.
[13:21] Main
    Is that true, Rosina?
[13:23] Rosina
    My job is to teach you
    the harspiel, Lady Main.
[13:28] Rosina
    Now, let us practice.
[13:32] Main
    Delia, I have to practice now.
    I promise I'll hear you out later.
[13:39] Delia
    Oh, all right.
[13:47] Main
    Thank you.
[13:49] Rosina
    Could you kindly take my harspiel, as well?
[13:52] Main
    She's doing it again.
[13:56] Main
    Rosina.
[13:58] Main
    Why are you giving Fran orders?
[14:01] Rosina
    Why?
[14:02] Main
    Fran is my head retainer.
[14:05] Main
    Don't forget that.
[14:07] Rosina
    What?
[14:08] Main
    I'm going to go help the head priest now,
[14:11] Main
    so I ask that you fetch some
    water with Delia, Rosina.
[14:14] Rosina
    Whatever are you saying?
[14:17] Rosina
    Isn't that the work of
    a gray-robed priestess?
[14:19] Main
    What?
[14:21] Rosina
    I may damage my fingers doing
    servant work like that.
[14:26] Rosina
    Just have the apprentices
    over there take care of that.
[14:30] Main
    Rosina, I will not allow you
    to talk down to my retainers.
[14:35] Main
    And I'm certain I asked you to
    perform other duties, as well.
[14:39] Rosina
    But Lady Main, I'm different
    from other retainers.
[14:44] Rosina
    Why is that so hard to understand?
[14:47] Rosina
    It appears that you've misunderstood your
    position as a blue-robed apprentice priestess.
[14:51] Main
    I'm wrong?
[14:52] Delia
    You're the one who's wrong, Rosina!
[14:54] Fran
    Delia!
[14:57] Main
    I'm still not familiar with all of
    the ways of the church.
[15:00] Main
    I'm going to listen to
    what everyone has to say
[15:03] Main
    before deciding if you are
    right or wrong, Rosina.
[15:09] Fran
    Wilma and Rosina's previous
    master, Lady Christine,
[15:14] Fran
    was a blue-robed apprentice priestess
    who loved nothing more than art.
[15:17] Fran
    She favored retainers who
    showed talent in the arts.
[15:22] Fran
    Rosina was favored by her master
    because she excelled in music,
[15:27] Fran
    and the servant work was all done by the
    other gray-robed apprentice priest retainers.
[15:31] Fran
    And I believe that is why she looks down upon
    gray-robed priests as well as their apprentices.
[15:37] Main
    That's going to be a huge issue.
[15:41] Ferdinand
    The word of the head retainer
    is the word of their master.
[15:44] Ferdinand
    You do not need retainers who refuse to
    understand this, so return them to the orphanage.
[15:49] Main
    But then I won't be able to
    practice the harspiel, would I?
[15:53] Ferdinand
    We just need to find you someone else.
[16:01] Main
    Head Priest, I know I may be
    out of line for asking this,
[16:04] Main
    but may I be excused for the day?
[16:08] Main
    I'd like to hear what all
    of my retainers have to say,
[16:10] Main
    so I'd like some time to talk to them.
[16:14] Wilma
    You want my opinion?
[16:17] Main
    Yes. I heard that under Lady Christine,
[16:20] Main
    the servant work was only
    done by the gray-robed priests.
[16:24] Main
    Do you agree with that statement, Wilma?
[16:27] Wilma
    After Lady Christine returned to noble
    life and I was returned to the orphanage,
[16:33] Wilma
    that was when I found out
    my treatment had been special.
[16:38] Main
    So it's just Rosina...
[16:42] Wilma
    Lady Main, if you could, please give Rosina
    time to reflect upon herself, as well.
[16:50] Main
    I hear you loud and clear.
[16:52] Main
    Thank you.
[17:00] Main
    And then, we had our discussion.
[17:03] Gil
    Her instrument is so loud, she doesn't listen
    to anyone, and she doesn't work!
[17:07] Gil
    Haven't you ever heard of, "He who
    does not work, neither shall he eat"?
[17:10] Delia
    How am I supposed to work
    with someone like her?
[17:13] Delia
    Fire her already, Lady Main!
[17:15] Rosina
    It's only obvious that I dedicate
    everything I have to my art,
[17:18] Rosina
    since it is my duty to teach Lady
    Main how to play the harspiel.
[17:22] Rosina
    I'd like for you to broaden your horizons
    for the arts a bit more, Lady Main.
[17:28] Main
    Rosina, I can't have you expecting the
    exact same treatment you had before.
[17:32] Rosina
    What?
[17:33] Main
    If you're going to be my retainer, I need
    you to attend to duties other than music, as well.
[17:39] Main
    I understand that your hands are very
    important when it comes to handling your instrument,
[17:43] Main
    so perhaps you can work on some paperwork.
[17:45] Rosina
    But I've never done anything of that nature.
[17:52] Main
    If there are things you don't
    know or you think you can't do,
[17:54] Main
    this is the perfect
    opportunity to learn them.
[17:56] Main
    When Gil and Delia first became my
    retainers, they weren't able to write letters,
[18:01] Main
    but after some hard work,
    they were able to learn how.
[18:07] Main
    But I have no use for retainers who
    refuse to do any work from the start.
[18:19] Main
    Rosina, I am not Lady Christine.
[18:25] Main
    You can either accept these terms
    or go back to the orphanage.
[18:29] Main
    Please make your decision by tomorrow.
[18:54] Rosina
    I guess I can't go back
    to how things used to be.
[19:00] Wilma
    If you work hard, Lady
    Main will acknowledge you.
[19:25] Rosina
    I would like to put in the effort
    to be your retainer, Lady Main.
[19:30] Ferdinand
    Oh?
[19:31] Ferdinand
    So you decided to keep her?
[19:34] Main
    Yes. She'll be doing paperwork.
[19:38] Main
    Though I'm sure that her desire to play the
    harspiel is what drove her to this decision.
[19:42] Ferdinand
    Well, that works in our favor.
[19:45] Ferdinand
    Because I wanted to see how
    your practice is going.
[19:50] Main
    I-In ten days?!
[19:54] Main
    And so began my hardcore lessons.
[20:15] Main
    Let us understand happiness together...
[20:35] Ferdinand
    Well done.
[20:38] Main
    It's all thanks to you, Rosina!
[20:40] Rosina
    No, it's because you're a
    quick learner, Lady Main.
[20:50] Main
    What?
[20:51] Main
    Wilma doesn't like to be around men?
[20:54] Rosina
    You had no idea?
[20:57] Rosina
    I thought that was the reason that
    Wilma remained at the orphanage.
[21:04] Main
    I wonder if there's a reason why...
[21:09] Rosina
    Wilma was tricked by a blue-robed priest,
    and forced to offer her flower to him.
[21:15] Main
    Huh?
[21:16] Rosina
    Thankfully, no other harm came to her...
[21:20] Rosina
    But she has been afraid of men ever since.
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[23:02] Main
    The head priest sent me bedclothes
    along with my harspiel...
[23:07] Main
    Is this common for nobles?
[23:11] Fran
    I believe he sent it to you to apologize
    for making you faint in the detention room.
[23:17] Ferdinand
    Do not mention this to anyone.
[23:19] Ferdinand
    Because you usually only
    receive bedclothes
[23:22] Ferdinand
    from your family, betrothed, or lover.
[23:24] Main
    Wait, why would you do something like
    this that'd give people the wrong idea?!
[23:27] Ferdinand
    It's your fault for not having bedclothes prepared
     for yourself when you pass out all the time.
[23:31] Main
    Can I return that lecture
    along with this gift?
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[00:00] Main
    
[00:01] Ferdinand
    Main took in two new retainers,
    Wilma and Rosina.
[00:05] Ferdinand
    Soon, Rosina's reluctance to do manual work
[00:08] Ferdinand
    left the rest of the retainers
    far from pleased.
[00:11] Ferdinand
    But after witnessing Main's
    diligence first-hand,
[00:15] Ferdinand
    Rosina decided to take on a new attitude.
[00:17] Ferdinand
    That allowed Main to focus wholeheartedly
    on making her picture book.
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[02:04] Main
    Once upon a time, there
    were three little pigs,
[02:10] Main
    and the time came for them to leave
    home and seek their fortunes.
[02:15] Main
    The first little pig built
    his house out of straw.
[02:18] Main
    The second little pig built
    his house out of sticks.
[02:20] Main
    The third little pig built
    his house out of bricks.
[02:25] Main
    One night, a big bad wolf came along,
[02:27] Main
    huffed and puffed, and blew the first
    little pig's straw house away.
[02:34] Main
    The first little pig ran for his life, to
    the second little pig's house of sticks.
[02:39] Main
    But the big bad wolf chased after
    him and again huffed and puffed.
[02:42] Main
    The house of sticks was
    blown away easily, too.
[02:47] Main
    The two little pigs then ran to the house
    of the bricks the third little pig built.
[02:52] Main
    Of course, the big bad wolf followed suit.
[02:55] Main
    And again, it huffed and puffed...
[03:02] Main
    And so the three little pigs lived in
    the brick house happily ever after.
[03:08] Main
    The end.
[03:10] Main
    What did you think? Was it fun?
[03:15] Orphan
    I couldn't really understand it.
[03:17] Main
    What? You couldn't?
[03:19] Orphan
    No. What's a "little pig," Lady Main?
[03:23] Orphan
    And what's a "big bad wolf"?
[03:28] Wilma
    Lady Main, are you going to make
    a picture book out of that story?
[03:32] Main
    That was my plan...
[03:34] Wilma
    What exactly are pigs and wolves?
[03:38] Wilma
    I've never seen any, so I might
    have a hard time drawing them.
[03:42] Main
    I suppose so.
[03:48] Main
    That was very helpful. Thank you.
[03:50] Main
    I'll come back with a different story soon.
[03:53] Orphan
    Tell us your stories again, Lady Main!
[03:58] Wilma
    I shall take my leave with the kids, then.
[04:00] Main
    Actually, there's something else
    I want to discuss with you.
[04:02] Wilma
    What is it?
[04:04] Main
    I heard from Rosina.
[04:07] Main
    That, um...
[04:09] Ralph
    I thought it would be best
    if she knew that about you.
[04:16] Main
    So the reason you wished to
    continue living in the orphanage
[04:19] Main
    was because you didn't want to go outside...
[04:21] Main
    You didn't want to interact
    with men, wasn't it?
[04:25] Wilma
    Yes. I'm sorry I didn't tell you.
[04:29] Wilma
    But I wasn't exactly trying to hide it.
[04:31] Main
    I understand, Wilma.
[04:34] Main
    Anyway, I've decided to bring Rosina
    and not Fran every time I visit you.
[04:40] Main
    You can rest easy.
[04:44] Wilma
    So that's why she's here.
[04:49] Wilma
    You've always respected my wishes, even
    when you were taking me in as a retainer.
[04:54] Wilma
    Thank you oh so kindly.
[05:05] Gil
    Bring on the sprouty thing!
[05:19] Lutz
    You guys are getting used to this.
[05:21] Lutz
    How much more paper are we making, Main?
[05:24] Main
    If even pigs don't work, Momotaro fighting
    ogres is completely out of the question.
[05:30] Main
    And it needs to be something
    Wilma can draw...
[05:34] Lutz
    She's not even listening.
[05:36] Gil
    She does tend to get lost
    in her own little world.
[05:40] Lutz
    Gil, you're starting to really get her now.
[05:43] Main
    The church!
[05:46] Lutz
    What about the church, Main?
[05:49] Main
    I know what to have Wilma draw!
[05:51] Lutz
    You've decided?
[05:53] Main
    Yeah. I think a kids' version of
    the holy scriptures will be great!
[05:56] Main
    It'll also teach the kids the alphabet!
     Two birds with one stone!
[06:01] Main
    In that case, we'll need to
    make one for each kid, right?
[06:04] Main
    But there are no copiers or printers here...
[06:07] Main
    Oh, I could use block printing! I learned
    how to do it in arts and crafts!
[06:10] Main
    Yeah, I'm gonna go with woodblock printing!
[06:15] Benno
    Ink?
[06:17] Main
    Yes. I need ink to make my picture book.
[06:20] Benno
    Oh, that thing you were
    talking about last time.
[06:22] Main
    Yeah.
[06:23] Benno
    How much do you need?
[06:25] Benno
    Ink is expensive, you know?
    Did you take the cost into account?
[06:38] Main
    I didn't.
[06:40] Benno
    You fool! What kind of merchant doesn't
    calculate the cost price first?!
[06:45] Main
    I'm not a merchant anymore!
     I'm an apprentice priestess!
[06:48] Main
    Wad hudz! Wowwy!
[06:52] Main
    Later, we went to a carpenter's
    to order the block.
[06:56] Main
    The workshop that made the flash
    cards was too busy to take my order,
[06:59] Main
    but they referred me to an
    offshoot run by a young boss.
[07:04] Main
    Mister Ingo, make the delivery
    to the Gilberta Company, please.
[07:08] Ingo
    Understood.
[07:10] Ingo
    I look forward to your continued patronage.
[07:15] Man
    Ink, you say?
[07:16] Main
    I'm looking for oil-based ink.
[07:19] Main
    Do you have any that aren't for parchment?
[07:22] Man
    Ink is ink. There's only one kind.
[07:30] Main
    Will I have to make ink for myself, too?
[07:34] Main
    What can I use? Soot?
[07:37] Main
    Oil paint?
[07:38] Benno
    Hey, Lutz. What's she talking about?
[07:41] Lutz
    Her thoughts are just leaking out her mouth.
[07:45] Benno
    When will it end? I'd like
    to discuss the restaurant.
[07:48] Lutz
    Not until she finds her answer.
[07:54] Main
    I'll just start making all kinds,
    and use the best one for the book.
[07:59] Main
    How's that, Lutz?
[08:00] Lutz
    Why me?
[08:02] Main
    All of my ideas...
[08:06] Lutz
    ...I'll bring to reality.
[08:08] Main
    Then the first order of
    business is gathering soot.
[08:45] Ferdinand
    What in the world are you planning?
[08:49] Main
    Whatever do you mean?
[08:51] Ferdinand
    The grey-robed priests are cleaning
    fireplaces and chimneys awfully early this year.
[08:58] Ferdinand
    You put them up to it, didn't you?
[09:01] Main
    Please don't make it sound like
    I'm devising a devious plot.
[09:04] Main
    I'm only having them gather soot in order
    to make ink for my plant-based paper.
[09:09] Main
    That's what my picture book
    will be made of, after all.
[09:13] Ferdinand
    I see what's going on now,
[09:16] Ferdinand
    but be careful not to go too far
    and draw the high priest's ire.
[09:20] Main
    Okay.
[09:21] Ferdinand
    Also, inform me once you've
    decided on the book's contents.
[09:25] Ferdinand
    You're too unpredictable.
[09:28] Ferdinand
    It's bad for my heart.
[09:30] Main
    I'll have you know I've already decided.
[09:33] Main
    I'm making a picture-book version
    of the holy scriptures for kids.
[09:36] Ferdinand
    The scriptures for kids, is it?
[09:38] Ferdinand
    It could prove helpful in
    teaching them how to read.
[09:42] Main
    Yes, that's the plan.
[09:44] Ferdinand
    Very well. You have my permission.
[09:46] Main
    Thank you kindly!
[09:51] Wilma
    Wow, a picture-book version
    of the scriptures for kids?
[09:55] Main
    You shouldn't have a problem
    drawing that, right?
[09:58] Wilma
    Right! I can handle anything related
    to the church perfectly fine.
[10:01] Main
    Then please get started right away.
[10:07] Main
    Once the sketches were done,
[10:09] Main
    I wrote the prose in mirrored letters
[10:12] Main
    and had Sieg, Lutz's brother,
    carve the whole thing into wood.
[10:17] Main
    Mixing soot well with oil was enough
    to produce the ink we needed.
[10:24] Main
    It should be fine if it's
    that glossy and sticky.
[10:37] Main
    I made the disk-like baren myself.
[10:41] Orphan
    Wow! It's like a painting!
[10:44] Orphan
    The block was all black,
    but there are white lines!
[10:53] Main
    I don't know...
[10:55] Main
    It's not what I'd look
    for in a picture book.
[10:57] Lutz
    Yeah. The text is a bit hard to read, too.
[11:03] Main
    What now?
[11:05] Orphan
    We're back!
[11:07] Orphan
    It was amazing!
[11:09] Wilma
    What was?
[11:11] Orphan
    They put ink on a board, and
    there it was! Your drawing!
[11:15] Wilma
    My drawing?
[11:17] Wilma
    I did draw a sketch on a wooden
    board at Lady Main's request.
[11:21] Wilma
    Was that it?
[11:23] Orphan
    Yeah! It was really pretty!
[11:26] Orphan
    You should come with us next time!
[11:30] Wilma
    No!
[11:40] Wilma
    I'm sorry!
[11:43] Wilma
    I...
[11:48] Wilma
    I'm so sorry!
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[12:29] Main
    It looks good, as I thought.
[12:32] Main
    I decided to put the picture-book
    scriptures on hold
[12:36] Main
    and switched focus to the book for the baby.
[12:38] Main
    I already knew what kind of book it'd
    be, so all I needed was the tools.
[12:43] Main
    I ordered them from Johann.
(Flashback) [12:45] Johann
    Oh, you're that girl
    from the Gilberta Company.
[12:49] Main
    Johann is very precise with his
    work, and I love him for it.
[12:54] Orphan
    Lady Main...
[12:55] Orphan
    What is this?
[12:57] Main
    A picture book for a baby.
[13:00] Lutz
    Say, Main, will this really
    make the baby happy?
[13:04] Main
    It totally will!
[13:06] Main
    Solid shapes, like triangles and
    rectangles, work great with infants!
[13:11] Lutz
    Well, if you say so.
[13:16] Lutz
    Anyway, it looks like we could use the
    thick paper for the scriptures, too.
[13:19] Main
    Yeah.
[13:21] Wilma
    This...
[13:22] Wilma
    is what I drew?
[13:24] Main
    Your art is so detailed, this is how
    it turns out with woodblock printing.
[13:30] Main
    It completely takes away from
    what makes your art so great.
[13:34] Main
    So I tried to come up with a
    different way to do things.
[13:41] Wilma
    You drew this?
[13:43] Main
    Yes. Using your art as reference,
[13:46] Main
    I made a sample by paper cutting
    using only black and white.
[13:50] Main
    This requires far less work than carving
    wood and carries the tone better.
[13:56] Main
    It's just... I don't know if
    kids will like this very much.
[14:03] Wilma
    I'll give this method a shot.
[14:05] Main
    I would very much appreciate that.
[14:08] Wilma
    I would also like to see how good
    I can be using a new style.
[14:13] Main
    Wilma...
[14:15] Main
    Please don't push yourself, okay?
[14:18] Wilma
    I won't.
[14:24] Orphan
    Please wait, Lady Main.
[14:27] Orphan
    We need to tell you something.
[14:31] Main
    Wilma's acting strange?
[14:33] Orphan
    Yes. Ever since I asked her to come
    with us to the studio and she refused.
[14:40] Orphan
    She's seemed down ever since.
[14:43] Orphan
    Please help her out, Lady Main.
[14:47] Main
    You must both love Wilma very much.
[14:50] Both
    We do!
[14:51] Main
    But we'll have to wait for
    time to heal her wounds.
[14:55] Orphan
    Is there no other way?
[14:58] Main
    Well...
[15:00] Main
    If she sees you all doing your best,
    she might start wanting to go outside.
[15:08] Main
    While Wilma was busy drawing,
[15:11] Main
    I had the head priest go over the text for
    the picture-book version of the scriptures.
[15:18] Main
    What? Another lecture?
[15:24] Ferdinand
    Main, where exactly did you
    receive your education?
[15:28] Main
    I'm not sure I understand your question.
[15:32] Ferdinand
    Your prose is too good.
[15:35] Ferdinand
    The holy scriptures are laden
    with complicated phrasing,
[15:38] Ferdinand
    and editing them into simple, concise
    prose that even kids can understand
[15:41] Ferdinand
    is no mean task.
[15:46] Ferdinand
    At least, it should be beyond the
    girl I read the scriptures to,
[15:50] Ferdinand
    who at the time couldn't even
    grasp the terms and words used.
[15:55] Ferdinand
    It's almost as though you were
    educated in a foreign land,
[15:59] Ferdinand
    and were merely unfamiliar with
    the language spoken here.
[16:04] Main
    Head Priest, I was born and
    raised in this very town.
[16:10] Ferdinand
    And my investigation of
    you corroborated that.
[16:17] Ferdinand
    But it still makes no sense to me.
[16:31] Main
    I've actually been asked this before.
(Flashback) [16:35] Liese
    Say, Main. Who are you, really?
(Flashback) [16:39] Liese
    Where did you get all these recipes?
[16:43] Ferdinand
    And how did you respond?
[16:47] Main
    "In my dreams."
[16:52] Ferdinand
    In your dreams?
[16:54] Main
    Yes.
[16:55] Main
    In a dreamlike world very different from
    this one, one I can never go back to.
[17:00] Main
    That was my answer.
[17:08] Main
    Will you believe me?
[17:16] Ferdinand
    How very absurd,
[17:18] Ferdinand
    but it proves my suspicions right.
[17:22] Ferdinand
    You are terrible at lying
    and keeping secrets.
[17:27] Ferdinand
    However...
[17:27] Ferdinand
    It only confuses me all the more.
[17:30] Ferdinand
    I'll need time to think this over.
[17:34] Main
    Meanwhile, as I was getting the
    required equipment together,
[17:38] Main
    Wilma finished her drawing.
[17:42] Wilma
    Please take a look.
[17:46] Main
    This is wonderful, Wilma!
[17:48] Main
    I'll have it printed at once!
[17:50] Main
    Tell Gil to get things ready.
[17:52] Ralph
    Certainly.
[17:54] Wilma
    Um, Lady Main?
[17:57] Wilma
    May I please accompany you to the studio?
[18:02] Main
    But aren't you...
[18:04] Wilma
    Trying my hand at this new method has
    given me just a little bit of courage.
[18:11] Wilma
    Maybe now...
[18:17] Wilma
    Maybe now, I could go outside!
[18:22] Main
    Wilma!
[18:23] Wilma
    It would be very reassuring
    to have you by my side.
[18:28] Main
    I'll make dead sure no man
    gets anywhere near you!
[18:32] Ralph
    Lady Main,
[18:33] Ralph
    it's usually a retainer's job to
    keep men away from their master.
[18:55] Main
    Are you all right, Wilma?
[18:57] Wilma
    I am.
[18:59] Orphan
    Hey! It's Wilma!
[19:00] Orphan
    Wilma's here!
[19:05] Wilma
    I came to see the printing
    you were all so enamored by.
[19:28] Orphan
    Wow, amazing!
[19:31] Main
    This is truly incredible.
[19:40] Main
    What's the matter, Wilma?
[19:42] Wilma
    I'm just so happy...
[19:47] Wilma
    Lady Main, I shall get to
    work on the next drawing.
[19:52] Main
    Wilma...
[19:54] Main
    Yes, please do.
[19:57] Main
    And each time Wilma finished a drawing,
    we got to work printing it.
[20:03] Main
    Look, Tuuli!
[20:05] Main
    We finished printing it!
[20:07] Tuuli
    Wow, that's great!
[20:09] Main
    All that's left is to bind it!
[20:11] Main
    Help me, Tuuli!
[20:12] Tuuli
    Who, me?
[20:13] Main
    Yeah! I need your skills!
[20:24] Tuuli
    Snip it, Main.
[20:58] Main
    It took two years...
[21:00] Lutz
    Two long years.
[21:01] Tuuli
    You did it, Main!
[21:03] Main
    I couldn't have done it without you two!
[21:06] Main
    Thanks!
[21:08] Lutz
    Hey, this is just the first.
[21:09] Lutz
    You've gotta go on and make so many more,
    nobody can ever finish reading them.
[21:15] Lutz
    Isn't that right, Main?
[21:18] Main
    Right. So many that the world will
    need libraries to hold them.
[21:22] Main
    It's a promise, okay, Lutz?
[21:26] Main
    Ah, the blessed, sweet scent of ink!
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[23:09] Main
    Whew! I'm still no match for Gutenberg.
[23:14] Lutz
    Who's that?
[23:15] Main
    The man, the god, who pulled off
    the greatest feat of all time.
[23:19] Main
    And who I want to be!
[23:21] Lutz
    The heck is this thing?!
[23:22] Main
    The movable-type printing press
    that Gutenberg invented.
[23:25] Main
    How I'd love to bring it over to this world!
[23:27] Lutz
    Hold on. This has metal parts, doesn't it?
[23:30] Lutz
    Did you calculate the cost?
[23:32] Main
    Lutz, you're starting to sound like Benno.
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E23 - Harvest Festivals and Staying Home

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[00:00] Ferdinand
    
[00:00] Ferdinand
    With the help of the people around her,
[00:02] Ferdinand
    Main finally finished a book—the
    picture-book version of the scriptures.
[00:06] Main
    I couldn't have done it without you two!
[00:09] Main
    Thanks!
[00:10] Ferdinand
    Meanwhile...
[00:12] High Priest
    Listen, leave that little devil
    out from the Harvest Festival.
[00:16] High Priest
    She'll eat into our share.
[00:17] High Priest
    She makes enough from her studio, anyway.
[00:20] Blue Robe
    Indeed. Let's put that cheeky plebeian
    in her place once and for all.
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[02:10] Main
    It's been a while since we've
    visited the library, huh, Fran?
[02:13] Fran
    Indeed. You've been busy with
    the picture book lately.
[02:17] Main
    I want to read to my heart's content today.
[02:23] Main
    Carriages?
[02:24] Main
    What's going on?
[02:26] Fran
    They're for taking blue robes
    to the Harvest Festival.
[02:30] Main
    What's the "Harvest Festival"?
[02:33] Fran
    A ritual held in the domain's
    farming settlements.
[02:35] Blue Robe
    I see our resident plebeian
    is quite ignorant.
[02:53] Blue Robe
    You seem to know your place
    rather well already.
[02:56] Blue Robe
    Perhaps I shouldn't have bothered after all.
[03:07] Fran
    Lady Main, there was no need
    for you to kneel before him.
[03:12] Main
    Well...
[03:13] Main
    While we may both be blue robes, I'm
    a commoner and he's of higher status.
[03:19] Main
    If I can avoid needless squabbling
    this way, it's a small price to pay.
[03:23] Fran
    If you've thought this through,
    I shall say no more.
[03:26] Fran
    However, you mustn't be a pushover.
[03:29] Main
    I understand.
[03:31] Main
    Anyway, let's hurry on to the library.
[03:37] Fran
    After you, Lady Main.
[03:46] Main
    Wh-What happened here?
[03:49] Main
    Who could have...
(Flashback) [03:53] Blue Robe
    Perhaps I shouldn't have
    bothered after all.
[03:59] Main
    That accursed blue stooge!
[04:02] Main
    I know who did this!
[04:04] Main
    It's not too late to get him!
[04:08] Fran
    Lady Main!
[04:09] Fran
    You should report this to the
    head priest and ask for advice!
[04:13] Main
    But he'll get away if we waste time...
[04:16] Main
    Hey, Fran!
[04:18] Fran
    We're going to the head priest's office.
[04:20] Main
    Put me down! Now!
[04:31] Ferdinand
    What in the world happened?
[04:32] Fran
    We found the library all messed up.
[04:36] Fran
    Lady Main figured out who did
    it and wanted to go catch them.
[04:40] Fran
    I brought her here instead.
[04:41] Ferdinand
    Very good. A wise decision.
[04:45] Ferdinand
    Main, to the hidden room.
[04:49] Ferdinand
    Tell me how you found the library.
[04:51] Main
    Sure. Both big bookshelves were empty.
[04:55] Main
    Their contents were all over the floor.
    You can't even set foot in there.
[05:00] Ferdinand
    And who did it?
[05:02] Main
    I don't know his name, but the
    blue-robed priest I met earlier said,
[05:07] Main
    "Perhaps I shouldn't have
    bothered after all."
[05:10] Main
    There's no doubt! He did it!
[05:12] Ferdinand
    And so what if he did?
[05:16] Main
    I shall hold a bloody carnival
    right here in town.
[05:20] Main
    A bloody carnival where I'll paint
    the town red in more ways than one!
[05:25] Main
    Raiding the library is an
    obvious declaration of war!
[05:28] Main
    The culprit deserves the guillotine!
[05:33] Ferdinand
    Stop right there.
[05:34] Main
    What? Why?
[05:37] Ferdinand
    You seem to be having some
    rather unsavory thoughts.
[05:41] Ferdinand
    It's written all over your face.
[05:45] Ferdinand
    Also, the blue-robed priests have already
    departed for the Harvest Festival.
[05:51] Ferdinand
    They won't be back for another ten days.
[05:53] Main
    Ten whole days?
[05:55] Ferdinand
    The church sends priests to hold the
    ritual in settlements all over.
[05:59] Ferdinand
    While they're there, they collect taxes
    and produce as tribute to the gods.
[06:05] Ferdinand
    It's likely that the library was attacked
    as a way of keeping you from the harvest.
[06:12] Main
    They damaged the books for that?
[06:16] Main
    Very well. Challenge accepted.
[06:20] Main
    I'll clean up the library myself!
[06:24] Ferdinand
    Everything in there was ordered
    by date of acquisition.
[06:28] Ferdinand
    You can't handle it.
[06:31] Main
    Then I'll sort them my own way!
[06:38] Main
    That's it!
[06:45] Main
    I can take this chance to
    arrange everything my way!
[06:51] Main
    It'll be a library by me, for me!
[06:54] Main
    I'm a genius!
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[06:59] Main
    But wait just a damn second.
[07:01] Main
    Can I really arrange the books entirely
    haphazardly, by my whim alone?
[07:08] Main
    I know what this calls for.
SIGN    N
[07:09] Main
    The Nippon Decimal Classification.
SIGN    N D
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[07:13] Main
    That's the system I'll
    classify the books under.
[07:16] Main
    Now, allow me to introduce to you the
    nine major divisions of the NDC!
[07:24] Main
    Come on!
[07:25] Main
    General.
SIGN    0. General
[07:26] Main
    Philosophy.
SIGN    1. Philosophy
[07:27] Main
    History.
SIGN    2. History
[07:28] Main
    Social Sciences.
SIGN    3. Social Sciences
SIGN    4. Natural Sciences
[07:28] Main
    Natural Sciences.
SIGN    5. Technology / Engineering
[07:29] Main
    Technology.
SIGN    6. Industry / Commerce
[07:30] Main
    Commerce.
[07:31] Main
    Arts.
SIGN    7. Arts
[07:31] Main
    Language.
SIGN    8. Language
[07:32] Main
    Literature.
SIGN    9. Literature
[07:33] Main
    Eek!
[07:33] Main
    Love you, Natural Sciences!
[07:34] Main
    Lead me, General!
[07:35] Main
    I'll take a quick glance
    at the books strewn about
[07:37] Main
    and start sorting them
    into these ten divisions.
[07:40] Main
    Then I'll place them in their appropriate
    shelves, thus completing the first step.
SIGN    0. General
SIGN    0. General 1. Philosophy
SIGN    0. General 1. Philosophy 2. History
SIGN    0. General 1. Philosophy 2. History 3. Social Sciences
SIGN    0. General 1. Philosophy 2. History 3. Social Sciences 4. Natural Sciences
SIGN    5. Technology / Engineering
SIGN    5. Technology / Engineering 6. Industry / Commerce
SIGN    5. Technology / Engineering 6. Industry / Commerce 7. Arts
SIGN    5. Technology / Engineering 6. Industry / Commerce 7. Arts 8. Language
SIGN    5. Technology / Engineering 6. Industry / Commerce 7. Arts 8. Language 9. Literature
SIGN    Literature
SIGN    For Example...
[07:45] Main
    The second step will need a closer look,
SIGN    Literature Japanese Literature
[07:48] Main
    classifying the books into
    several sub-categories, but...
SIGN    Literature Japanese Literature Novels & Fiction
SIGN    Literature
SIGN    However...
[07:52] Main
    The sub-categories will require
    heavy adaptation to this world.
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[07:59] Main
    Which means I'll have to create a
    whole new classification system!
[08:03] Main
    You know, it feels like...
[08:09] Main
    I'm a real librarian or something!
[08:14] Main
    Please leave the library to me.
[08:18] Ferdinand
    It's quite unsettling how your mood
    suddenly changed for the better,
[08:22] Ferdinand
    but very well. You can handle the cleanup.
[08:27] Main
    Thank you!
[08:31] Ferdinand
    This is a list of the books
    I donated to the library.
[08:34] Ferdinand
    Use it if you need to.
[08:36] Main
    Thank you kindly.
[08:39] Main
    He donated so many books?
[08:43] Main
    Just who is he, really?
[08:47] Delia
    What in the world happened here?
[08:49] Delia
    I can't believe anyone would
    have the heart to do this!
[08:52] Gil
    If Lady Main sees this, she's
    sure to blow her lid...
[09:03] Main
    I need you all to clean
    up the library today.
[09:07] Gil
    Uh, why do you seem to be in a good mood?
[09:12] Main
    Because I am delighted.
[09:13] Main
    I want to offer the culprit my
    thanks, and the gods my prayers.
[09:18] Main
    I get to sort the books in
    the library as I please.
[09:21] Main
    Nothing could bring me more joy!
[09:23] Main
    Yahoo!
[09:27] Main
    Now, let's get right to work!
[09:30] Main
    First, separate them all into
    paper- and tablet-based.
[09:34] Main
    After that, we'll place them in the
    appropriate shelves depending on their content.
[09:38] Main
    Those go under Social Sciences,
    so place them by the "3" marker.
[09:43] Fran
    Understood.
[09:44] Main
    Let's see what this one has to say, then.
[09:50] Delia
    A moment, Lady Main.
[09:52] Delia
    Could you save your reading for
    after we clean this mess up?
[09:56] Main
    Oh, sorry. I got drawn in.
[10:02] Main
    Gil.
[10:04] Main
    That book goes in the
    shelf above, not there.
[10:07] Gil
    Oh, I'm sorry.
[10:11] Main
    I already know which books will go there.
[10:13] Main
    I saw in the head priest's catalog books
    that can only exist in a fantasy world.
[10:19] Main
    That's the shelf for magic books!
[10:23] Main
    I wonder what they're like.
[10:26] Main
    I can't wait to read them!
[10:28] Main
    Where are the books on magic?
[10:32] Main
    But as the cleanup went along...
[10:41] Fran
    Is that all?
[10:43] Delia
    That didn't take too long, huh?
[10:50] Fran
    What's the matter, Lady Main?
[10:53] Main
    The books on magic that the head
    priest donated are missing.
[10:57] Ferdinand
    Are you finished with the cleanup?
[11:02] Main
    Head Priest...
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     Bookworm
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     Bookworm
[11:15] Main
    Head Priest, I don't see these books around.
[11:20] Ferdinand
    They're in my quarters,
    so it isn't a problem.
[11:23] Main
    Oh, is that so?
[11:25] Ferdinand
    Yes. Still, I'm surprised you figured
    out they weren't in the library.
[11:30] Main
    We classified the books by genre
    and placed them accordingly,
[11:33] Main
    but the shelf I set aside
    for these ended up empty.
[11:36] Ferdinand
    You... classified the books?
[11:38] Main
    Yes.
[11:41] Ferdinand
    Tell me more. To my room, now.
[11:44] Main
    There's a system of library classification
[11:46] Main
    called the Nippon Decimal Classification,
    based off Melvil Dewey's Decimal System.
[11:54] Ferdinand
    Melvil... Dewey?
[11:56] Main
    Dewey is a name etched forever
    in the history of libraries.
[12:01] Main
    Time for a history lesson!
[12:03] Main
    Melvil Dewey was an American
    librarian, educator,
[12:06] Main
    and inventor of the Dewey Decimal System,
[12:08] Main
    which influenced libraries across the world!
[12:11] Main
    He's a man who left his mark
    on culture as we know it!
[12:14] Main
    I went by the Nippon Decimal Classification,
[12:17] Main
    and sorted books into General,
    Philosophy, History, Social Sciences,
[12:20] Main
    Natural Sciences, Technology, Commerce, Arts,
[12:23] Main
    Language, and Literature, and put
    them in their respective shelves.
[12:28] Main
    I couldn't decide whether to classify magic
    books as Natural Sciences or Technology.
[12:37] Main
    So I'd like to read them
    before making the call.
[12:40] Main
    By the way, how would you classify them?
[12:49] Ferdinand
    Hmm...
[12:50] Ferdinand
    You could say the basics of magic are all
    about observing and understanding nature.
[12:54] Main
    Okay, and?
[12:56] Ferdinand
    But magical items are a
    different story altogether.
[13:00] Main
    Ah, is that so?
[13:03] Main
    Okay, so what will you do?
[13:09] Ferdinand
    I'm highly curious about these
    "classification systems,"
[13:11] Ferdinand
    but classifying books on magic isn't a
    matter you need to concern yourself with.
[13:16] Main
    Why, Head Priest?!
[13:18] Ferdinand
    Because these books won't ever line
    the shelves of the church's libraries.
[13:22] Main
    What?
[13:23] Ferdinand
    Magic is the exclusive
    domain of the nobility.
[13:26] Ferdinand
    Blue robes have no right to peruse
    these books as they please.
[13:29] Main
    But aren't blue robes nobles?
[13:32] Ferdinand
    Technically, blue robes are of
    noble birth and possess mana.
[13:38] Ferdinand
    But nobles aren't recognized as such
    unless they graduate the Nobles' Academy.
[13:43] Main
    "The Nobles' Academy"?
[13:45] Ferdinand
    It's a school for noble children.
[13:48] Main
    You mean nobody's a noble unless
    they complete their education there?
[13:51] Main
    That's a harsher criteria
    than I was expecting.
[13:55] Ferdinand
    Nobles are allowed to channel
    the great power of magic.
[13:58] Ferdinand
    Thus, peerage isn't granted
    to those who haven't learned
[14:01] Ferdinand
    the right way to control or use it.
[14:03] Ferdinand
    So I have no intention of
    letting you see these books...
[14:07] Main
    Head Priest!
[14:08] Main
    Let me read them!
[14:10] Main
    Please!
[14:13] Ferdinand
    No means no.
[14:15] Main
    Pretty please!
[14:20] Fran
    What's wrong, Lady Main?
[14:23] Main
    I couldn't get him to let
    me read the books on magic.
[14:28] Main
    Lutz and Tuuli are visiting
    the orphanage today.
[14:31] Main
    They're teaching the kids how to bind books.
[14:34] Lutz
    Nice, looking good.
[14:35] Lutz
    Then you push the needle through the
    hoop and pull it out the other side.
[14:39] Orphan
    Like this?
[14:40] Lutz
    Yeah, that's the way.
[14:42] Tuuli
    Then you put the leftover thread
    into the hoop and cover it up.
[14:46] Orphan
    Wow! I did it!
[14:48] Tuuli
    Good job!
[14:49] Orphan
    Will this do?
[14:50] Orphan
    Teach me how to do this.
[14:52] Orphan
    Hey, Tuuli!
[14:53] Main
    Hmm... I don't have any specific
    complaints, but just do it better.
[15:00] Orphan
    Uh... How, exactly?
[15:03] Main
    You'll get better with practice!
[15:05] Orphan
    R-Right...
[15:09] Lutz
    These kids have never
    even used needles before.
[15:12] Lutz
    Looks like we'll only get through
    half of what we planned.
[15:16] Tuuli
    I wanna teach them how to sew sometime.
[15:18] Tuuli
    That'll help them patch
    up their own clothing.
[15:21] Main
    Yeah, it'd be a great help
    if you could teach them.
[15:26] Lutz
    Anyway, here. Copies for
    the people who helped us.
[15:31] Main
    Thanks!
[15:32] Main
    Lutz, let's go give Benno one tomorrow.
[15:35] Lutz
    Sure.
[15:39] Main
    Ta-dah!
[15:41] Main
    The picture-book version of the
    scriptures for kids is complete!
[15:44] Benno
    Oh?
[15:46] Benno
    It's rare to see a book
    without a leather cover.
[15:48] Benno
    A flower watermark, eh?
[15:50] Benno
    Is this bound with thread alone?
[15:53] Benno
    You haven't used glue?
[15:55] Main
    That's right.
[15:59] Benno
    This art is amazing.
[16:01] Main
    Wilma really outdid herself.
[16:04] Benno
    Very good.
[16:06] Benno
    You did a great job.
[16:07] Main
    Thank you!
[16:10] Benno
    So, how much are you going to sell these for?
[16:13] Main
    Huh? I'm not selling them.
[16:15] Main
    I'm going to use them as
    textbooks in the orphanage.
[16:18] Benno
    What? You're not selling them?!
[16:20] Benno
    What are you thinking?!
[16:22] Main
    And what are you saying?!
[16:25] Main
    These books are going to
    be textbooks for kids!
[16:28] Benno
    Good products ought to be sold!
[16:29] Main
    Hell no!
[16:36] Mark
    Have you two calmed down?
[16:39] Main
    I'm going to make a bunch of similar
    picture books for the time being.
[16:43] Main
    My artist doesn't leave the cathedral, so
    she can't draw what's considered common.
[16:48] Lutz
    But I don't know about making
    book after book about the gods.
[16:53] Benno
    Lutz is right.
[16:55] Lutz
    Aren't you going to make any books that
    customers would want to buy and read?
[16:59] Main
    Of course I'm going to make some
    for the general public eventually!
[17:03] Main
    And also books with no pictures, only prose!
[17:05] Lutz
    Do it now, not eventually!
[17:07] Lutz
    This isn't a game!
[17:08] Main
    I don't need you to tell me!
[17:11] Main
    But to do that, I'll need to get
    my hands on some other stuff first.
[17:16] Benno
    Like what?
[17:17] Main
    Stencil paper for the mimeo.
SIGN    Mimeo = Mimeograph Machine
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[17:22] Main
    Either that, or...
[17:24] Main
    Types for a letterpress.
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[17:28] Benno
    Stencil... types?
[17:30] Main
    Yes. With those, I can
    mass-produce books efficiently.
[17:35] Main
    However, I can't make either
    without lots of capital.
[17:40] Benno
    Why don't you just pull another
    product idea out of your hat?
[17:43] Main
    How about playing cards?
[17:46] Benno
    What're those?
[17:47] Main
    A plaything much like
    those flash cards I made.
[17:50] Main
    Even adults can play with them.
[17:52] Benno
    Nobles are sure to love 'em, huh?
[17:56] Benno
    Can you visit Corinna before you head back?
[17:59] Main
    For what?
[18:00] Benno
    She wants to get you fitted for
    your ceremonial garb, it seems.
[18:08] Main
    And so I got fitted for
    my ceremonial outfit,
[18:11] Main
    and we dove headlong into winter prep.
[18:14] Tuuli
    You visited Missus Corinna?
[18:17] Main
    Yeah. Her belly's all big now.
[18:20] Main
    The baby's going to be born over the winter.
[18:22] Eva
    I think we'll have to wait for spring.
[18:26] Tuuli
    Will it be a boy or a girl?
[18:28] Main
    Which would you like, Dad?
[18:30] Gunther
    Hmm...
[18:33] Gunther
    A boy would make me happy, since
    I'd finally have company at home.
[18:37] Gunther
    But a girl would also make me happy,
    since she'd be the cutest little thing!
[18:40] Main
    Same here! I'd love them either way!
[18:43] Tuuli
    I can't wait!
[18:45] Main
    I'll help you lots around the
    house over the winter, Mom.
[18:50] Eva
    I'd very much appreciate that, but...
[18:52] Tuuli
    Don't work too hard and fall sick, okay?
[18:58] Gunther
    Ah... You'll get to stay right
    at home through the winter, huh?
[19:05] Main
    Yep!
(Flashback) [19:17] Ferdinand
    What?
(Flashback) [19:18] Ferdinand
    What do you mean, you finished 30 copies
    of this book in such short order?
(Flashback) [19:23] Main
    We inked cut paper and
    printed several copies.
(Flashback) [19:27] Ferdinand
    Printed?
(Flashback) [19:28] Main
    Right!
(Flashback) [19:29] Main
    My goal is to make a ton of cheap
    books that everyone can read.
[19:34] Ferdinand
    I had no idea she was capable of this.
[19:38] Ferdinand
    She's going to turn society on its head.
[19:42] Fran
    Head Priest, I've brought Lady Main.
[19:46] Ferdinand
    Good.
[19:50] Main
    Head Priest, I have a request.
[19:54] Main
    While processing pig meat for winter,
[19:57] Main
    I would also like permission to make
    glue and candles at the orphanage.
[20:02] Main
    The stench will be terrible, you see...
[20:04] Ferdinand
    So long as you finish before the other
    blue robes return, you have my permission.
[20:09] Main
    Understood.
[20:11] Ferdinand
    Also, Main, you stand out
    too much in whatever you do.
[20:15] Main
    Believe me, I'm trying not to.
[20:18] Ferdinand
    You lose yourself when books are involved.
[20:22] Main
    I'll take more care from now on.
[20:24] Main
    I never want the library to
    be attacked like that again.
[20:28] Ferdinand
    You fool!
[20:31] Ferdinand
    Petty harassment like
    that is not the problem.
[20:38] Ferdinand
    Anyway, the more pressing
    issue now is your winter work.
[20:42] Main
    Uh, I was planning on doing it at home.
[20:45] Ferdinand
    You're not aware, then?
[20:47] Ferdinand
    The Dedication Ceremony
    happens over the winter.
[20:50] Ferdinand
    It's where all of the divine objects
    in the cathedral are replenished,
[20:55] Ferdinand
    which calls for a vast amount of mana.
[20:59] Ferdinand
    Your participation is mandatory,
[21:02] Ferdinand
    and we must avoid a situation
    where a blizzard keeps you away.
[21:06] Ferdinand
    As such, you will live here over the winter.
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[22:48] Main
    Head Priest, what do you think of
    Cinderella for my next picture book?
[22:53] Ferdinand
    Oh? What's it about?
[22:55] Main
    I'll tell you all about it!
[22:56] Main
    A long time ago, there lived
    a truly kind and pretty girl.
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[23:03] Main
    And so, Cinderella lived happily ever after.
[23:08] Main
    What do you think, Head Priest?
    A great story, isn't it?
[23:11] Ferdinand
    How truly absurd.
[23:12] Ferdinand
    Your story involves a poor commoner
    girl marrying the prince.
[23:18] Ferdinand
    Do you seriously think that that's possible?
[23:20] Ferdinand
    Don't ignore their difference in status.
[23:22] Ferdinand
    And if it does go through, the prince
    will be stripped of his royal status,
[23:26] Ferdinand
    and his younger brother will be
    named successor to the throne.
[23:28] Ferdinand
    As such, I find it hard to believe
    Cinderella truly achieves happiness...
[23:31] Main
    You're far too cynical, Head Priest!
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E24 - Knight Orders and Requests

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[00:00] Ferdinand
    After making a book with block printing,
[00:03] Ferdinand
    Main next set her sights
    on using a letterpress.
[00:08] Ferdinand
    Meanwhile, the blue-robed priests
    departed for the Harvest Festival.
[00:12] Ferdinand
    And then...
[00:14] Ferdinand
    The Dedication Ceremony
    happens over the winter.
[00:17] Ferdinand
    We must avoid a situation
    where a blizzard keeps you away.
[00:21] Ferdinand
    As such, you will live here over the winter.
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(Flashback) [02:12] Main
    The entire winter?
(Flashback) [02:16] Ferdinand
    You're afforded blue-robed
    priestess treatment
(Flashback) [02:19] Ferdinand
    because your mana is needed
    in such ceremonies.
(Flashback) [02:22] Ferdinand
    Did you forget that?
(Flashback) [02:25] Main
    No, I understand where you're coming from.
(Flashback) [02:28] Main
    But my family will be worried sick.
(Flashback) [02:31] Main
    I get feverish much more
    often in the winter.
(Flashback) [02:35] Ferdinand
    Your family will be allowed
    to come check on you.
(Flashback) [02:40] Ferdinand
    That's the most I'm willing to compromise.
[02:48] Ralph
    Lady Main? You don't look so well.
[02:53] Main
    I'm fine, Rosina.
[02:55] Main
    I'm simply a little unsettled at the moment.
[02:58] Main
    Fran, I heard from the head priest earlier.
[03:02] Main
    It seems I have to live in the
    cathedral over the winter.
[03:07] Ferdinand
    If he's decided so, I don't
    think we can overturn it.
[03:12] Main
    I'm aware of that, but...
[03:17] Orphan
    Brr! So cold!
[03:19] Orphan
    I wonder what's for dinner tonight.
[03:24] Main
    I am the orphanage director, huh?
[03:29] Main
    Fran, what would my winter
    preparations entail?
[03:35] Lutz
    Are you gonna be okay?
[03:36] Lutz
    Living in the cathedral all winter?
    Mister Gunther will be livid.
[03:41] Main
    That's my biggest worry.
[03:46] Lutz
    Well, not much you can do. Work is work.
[03:49] Lutz
    Besides, I think you're better
    off in the cathedral.
[03:53] Main
    How so?
[03:55] Lutz
    This may sound rude,
[03:56] Lutz
    but your chambers there will keep
    you much warmer than you'd be at home.
[04:00] Lutz
    Less chance of getting sick.
[04:02] Lutz
    Fran's starting to get pretty good
    at monitoring your condition, too.
[04:07] Main
    I see. I can use that as a bargaining chip.
[04:11] Main
    Your words carry more weight
    in my family than mine.
[04:15] Ferdinand
    Good luck.
[04:16] Main
    Thanks!
[04:23] Gunther
    So, Main, what do you wanna discuss?
[04:28] Main
    Well, uh, the thing is...
[04:32] Main
    There's supposedly an important
    ceremony in the winter,
[04:35] Main
    so I've been asked to start living in
    the cathedral once it begins to snow.
[04:41] Gunther
    What's all this now?
[04:43] Gunther
    The deal was that you
    could commute from home!
[04:47] Main
    I mean, once it starts snowing
    for real, I won't be able to go.
[04:51] Main
    But there's an important ceremony.
[04:54] Gunther
    Your health is more important.
[04:57] Main
    Lutz said Fran can be
    trusted with my health.
[05:02] Main
    Besides, the head priest said
    you could come check on—
[05:06] Gunther
    I can't let you live all by yourself!
[05:09] Gunther
    You could drop dead anytime!
[05:11] Gunther
    Forget it!
[05:16] Eva
    What do you want to do, Main?
[05:20] Main
    Stay in the cathedral.
[05:21] Main
    That's my job.
[05:24] Gunther
    Main!
[05:25] Main
    Dad, you do realize they only let me
    join because they need my mana, right?
[05:31] Main
    That's why they gave me the blue robes
    and excused me from any physical labor.
[05:37] Main
    The head priest accepted basically
    all of our conditions.
[05:41] Main
    I can't not be there when
    they need me and my mana.
[05:47] Gunther
    Yeah, but...
[05:49] Main
    Also, the reason I've stopped
    falling ill to the Devouring
[05:54] Main
    is because I've been dedicating my
    mana to objects at the cathedral.
[05:57] Main
    If not for that, I never would've
    lived to see this day.
[06:06] Main
    You know what else, Dad?
[06:09] Main
    I have to look after
    everyone in the orphanage.
[06:15] Gunther
    Those kids, huh?
[06:17] Main
    Yeah. I'm their director.
[06:28] Gunther
    We're allowed to come see
    how you're doing, right?
[06:32] Main
    Yeah!
[06:33] Main
    Thanks, Dad!
[06:35] Gunther
    I know it's over when your
    mind's set on something.
[06:38] Gunther
    Make sure you do your job well.
[06:41] Main
    Yeah, I'll do my best.
[06:47] Eva
    What will you do if you get sick?
[06:50] Main
    I have a bed and all, and my
    retainers will be there for me.
[06:54] Tuuli
    That bed looked so nice and soft.
[06:57] Main
    Oh, right.
[06:58] Main
    We should probably tell Fran what
    to do when I come down with a fever.
[07:03] Eva
    I'll come visit, then.
[07:06] Eva
    If they're going to be taking care of
    you all winter, I should thank them.
[07:10] Tuuli
    I can come check on you often.
[07:13] Main
    Great. I'll miss you all, so
    come as much as you can, Tuuli.
[07:18] Tuuli
    Hey, I have to teach the kids how to sew,
    and I wanna learn how to read, too.
[07:22] Gunther
    Why do you always turn to Tuuli?
[07:27] Gunther
    You can lean on me too, you know.
[07:29] Main
    Oh, in that case...
[07:32] Main
    I need you to help with the
    orphanage's pork stocking.
[07:36] Main
    Nobody there knows how to do it.
[07:40] Gunther
    Sure.
[07:41] Gunther
    You can count on me!
[07:45] Main
    Mister Deid also helped with that, saying
    he wanted to repay the head priest.
[07:52] Orphan
    We're back!
[07:55] Main
    Welcome home.
[07:56] Main
    Did you manage to process lots of meat?
[07:59] Orphan
    Yes, Lady Main!
[08:01] Lutz
    Main, here's the pig skin you asked for.
[08:05] Main
    Thanks, Lutz!
[08:07] Main
    Now we can make glue.
[08:25] Main
    Maybe I should get working
    on a new picture book, too.
[08:29] Ferdinand
    Pardon me, Lady Main.
[08:31] Ferdinand
    But before you start working on a book,
[08:33] Ferdinand
    you need to prepare for the knight order's
    request and memorize the prayers.
[08:39] Main
    Knight order's request?
[08:42] Main
    Does that have anything to do
    with the Dedication Ceremony?
[08:44] Ferdinand
    No, it's unrelated.
[08:48] Ferdinand
    Most years, the knight order makes
    a request before winter begins.
[08:54] Ferdinand
    And when they do, we're
    required to perform a ritual.
[08:57] Main
    But with all the political upheaval, the
    church is lacking blue robes for that?
[09:02] Ferdinand
    Correct.
[09:03] Ferdinand
    As an apprentice blue-robed priestess,
[09:05] Ferdinand
    you'll be expected to perform
    the ritual for the knights.
[09:09] Main
    Wait, isn't this a really important job?
[09:14] Ferdinand
    It is, and that's why you'll need
    to have the prayers memorized.
[09:20] Main
    It's like I'm talking to the head priest.
[09:22] Main
    You're not the Fran I know!
[09:25] Main
    Go back to your usual, gentle self!
[09:28] Ferdinand
    I don't mind,
[09:30] Ferdinand
    but you'll be the one the
    head priest yells at later.
[09:35] Main
    Fine. I'll memorize the prayers.
[09:41] Main
    But wait, if you only need a blue
    robe, the head priest is right there.
[09:45] Ferdinand
    At times, he must prioritize his
    noble duties over the church's.
[09:53] Main
    Noble... duties?
[09:56] Ferdinand
    By the way, did you manage to
    arrange for ceremonial clothing?
[10:00] Main
    Well, the fitting's done, so
    it should be finished soon.
[10:05] Ferdinand
    Then please have it brought here so you can
    set out as soon as we get the request.
[10:11] Gil
    Fran, can you give me a hand?
[10:14] Gil
    Gilberta Company sent some carpets.
[10:17] Ferdinand
    Coming.
[10:20] Main
    In the few days after that...
[10:23] Main
    This is beautiful, Missus Corinna!
[10:26] Main
    My ceremonial dress was finished,
[10:28] Main
    my chambers got a winter makeover,
[10:30] Main
    preserved food was stocked
    up, candles were made,
[10:33] Main
    and most of the orphanage's
    winter prep was complete.
[10:46] Ferdinand
    Ah, it's the holy night of Schutzaria.
[10:53] Ferdinand
    The knight order's request will come soon.
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[11:14] Main
    How did the Harvest Festival go, Head Priest?
[11:39] Main
    Wha...
[11:40] Main
    What is this?
[11:42] Ferdinand
    Keep it down, Main.
[11:48] Karstedt
    Sir Ferdinand, this is Karstedt.
[11:51] Karstedt
    The knight order requests assistance with
    a raid, and a priest to perform a ritual.
[11:55] Karstedt
    Please make arrangements at once.
[11:57] Karstedt
    Sir Ferdinand, this is Karstedt.
[12:01] Karstedt
    The knight order requests assistance with
    a raid, and a priest to perform a ritual.
[12:04] Karstedt
    Please make arrangements at once.
[12:12] Main
    Th-The bird turned into a stone!
[12:17] Main
    Head Priest?
[12:21] Ferdinand
    Ordonnanz.
[12:29] Ferdinand
    Understood.
[12:39] Main
    What's with all these fantasy tropes?!
[12:49] Main
    What just happened, Head Priest?
[12:53] Ferdinand
    Weren't you listening?
[12:55] Ferdinand
    The knight order has called on us.
[12:59] Ferdinand
    Change into your ceremonial garb at
    once and report to the Gate of Nobles.
[13:04] Main
    Okay!
[13:06] Main
    Uh... Where's the Gate of Nobles?
[13:10] Ferdinand
    I can show you there.
[13:18] Ferdinand
    Delia! Rosina!
[13:20] Ferdinand
    Ready the ceremonial garb right away!
[13:23] Main
    I've never seen Fran get so worked up.
[13:30] Delia
    Please put this on, Lady Main.
[13:35] Delia
    Lady Main is ready!
[13:37] Ralph
    Lady Main, you're dealing
    with the knight order.
[13:41] Ralph
    Even if something should displease you,
    please make sure not to show it on your face.
[13:47] Ferdinand
    Lady Main, you remember the prayers, I hope?
[13:59] Main
    Oh? Isn't this...
[14:01] Ferdinand
    The Gate of Nobles lies in between the
    head priest and high priest's offices.
[14:07] Main
    Is that so?
[14:12] Main
    What?!
[14:14] Main
    Is that really the head priest?!
[14:21] Ferdinand
    Our apologies for the delay.
[14:24] Main
    Head Priest, uh...
[14:27] Main
    What's with the getup?
[14:29] Ferdinand
    Oh, I'm participating not as the
    head priest, but as a knight.
[14:36] Main
    Ah, your noble duties.
[14:40] Ferdinand
    Is that your ceremonial garb?
[14:49] Ferdinand
    That design is a tad unusual,
    but it's better than I expected.
[14:54] Ferdinand
    What is that crest?
[14:56] Main
    The Main Studio's insignia.
[14:59] Ferdinand
    I see.
[15:00] Ferdinand
    Arno.
[15:06] Ferdinand
    Main, you were born in the summer, yes?
[15:09] Ferdinand
    You can borrow that.
    Put it on your middle finger.
[15:21] Ferdinand
    Don't act surprised over every little thing.
[15:24] Main
    Easy for you to say!
[15:27] Main
    The fact that he's lending me this ring
[15:30] Main
    means we're entering a fantasy world
    where nothing I know means anything.
[15:48] Ferdinand
    Your plebeian is showing.
[15:50] Ferdinand
    Try to keep your mouth shut, at least.
[15:52] Main
    Sorry about that.
[15:54] Ferdinand
    Here we go.
[16:16] Main
    This place is nothing like downtown.
[16:28] Ferdinand
    This is the noble district.
[16:34] Ferdinand
    Lady Main, please conduct
    yourself like a noble.
[16:46] Karstedt
    Sir Ferdinand.
[16:50] Karstedt
    I'm truly glad to see you well.
[16:56] Ferdinand
    Thank you, Karstedt. Same to you.
[17:04] Ferdinand
    Karstedt, this is Main, the apprentice
    priestess who will conduct the ritual.
[17:12] Main
    Hello, Sir Karstedt, my name is Main.
[17:15] Main
    It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
[17:24] Karstedt
    Likewise, Apprentice Priestess.
[17:28] Ferdinand
    Let us depart, then.
[17:29] Karstedt
    Right!
[17:44] Main
    Now we've got animal sculptures!
[17:55] Ferdinand
    Karstedt,
[17:56] Ferdinand
    have the retainers ride
    with some of the knights.
[17:59] Ferdinand
    Main, you come with me.
[18:01] Karstedt
    Understood!
[18:05] Main
    What is this, Head Priest?
[18:08] Ferdinand
    Magic crystal transformed
    into a rideable beast.
[18:11] Ferdinand
    So long as you supply it with
    mana, it can take you anywhere.
[18:16] Main
    "Take you"?
[18:18] Ferdinand
    Go.
[18:19] Main
    Whoa! The magic lion started moving!
[18:34] Main
    Whoa, clouds!
[18:40] Main
    We're so high up!
[18:42] Main
    Oh, that's downtown!
[18:46] Main
    The forest we always go to!
[18:48] Ferdinand
    Settle down, Main.
[18:51] Ferdinand
    You're disgracing yourself
    with the way you're talking.
[18:55] Main
    Sorry.
[18:58] Main
    Where are we going, by the way?
[19:01] Ferdinand
    There.
[19:08] Main
    What is that?
[19:11] Ferdinand
    A magical tree called trombe.
[19:13] Main
    What? That's the sprouty thing?
[19:25] Main
    I had no idea it could turn into this...
[19:29] Main
    This is pretty dangerous.
[19:32] Ferdinand
    It's the knight order's job to cut it down.
[19:43] Ferdinand
    Your part comes after the knight
    order takes down the trombe.
[19:48] Ferdinand
    You must heal the soil that
    has had all its mana drained.
[19:52] Main
    Got it.
[19:53] Ferdinand
    Stay here until then.
[19:57] Ferdinand
    Karstedt, pick out two guards for her.
[20:00] Karstedt
    Schicicoza, Damuel.
[20:03] Karstedt
    You two guard the priestess.
[20:04] Both
    Sir.
[20:07] Main
    Hup.
[20:11] Main
    I forgot.
[20:12] Main
    Gotta be elegant.
[20:14] Ferdinand
    You're such a handful.
[20:18] Ferdinand
    Make sure the apprentice priestess
    receives nary a scratch.
[20:22] Both
    Sir.
[20:35] Ferdinand
    Let's go.
[20:42] Main
    Head Priest, members of the knight order,
[20:45] Main
    I pray for your safety and success.
[20:48] Main
    May Angriff, Leidenschaft's disciple and god
    of war, offer you his divine protection.
[20:58] Main
    My mana's being absorbed...
[21:03] Soldier
    Huh? What?
[21:05] Soldier
    What's this?
[21:06] Karstedt
    The apprentice priestess
    has given us her blessings.
[21:08] Main
    What? Blessings?
[21:12] Ferdinand
    Main... Please, please
    stay put until you're up.
[21:24] Schicicoza
    Those blessings were utterly meaningless.
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[23:11] Main
    Head Priest!
[23:13] Main
    My heart couldn't keep up with all those
    fantasy staples one after another!
[23:17] Ferdinand
    Hmm... Was that too much to take at once?
[23:20] Main
    No, it will help me with
    my next picture book!
[23:25] Ferdinand
    You really do think about
    nothing but books, huh?
[23:29] Main
    Yeah! Thanks for the compliment!
[23:32] Ferdinand
    That... wasn't my intention.
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E25 - Trombe and Battles

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[00:00] Ferdinand
    
[00:02] Ferdinand
    Main sets out to battle at
    the knight order's request.
[00:07] Ferdinand
    Your part comes after the knight
    order takes down the trombe.
[00:11] Karstedt
    Schicicoza, Damuel.
[00:13] Karstedt
    You two guard the priestess.
[00:15] ---
    Sir.
[00:16] Main
    Head Priest, members of the knight order,
[00:20] Main
    I pray for your safety and success.
[00:26] Schicicoza
    Those blessings were utterly meaningless.
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[02:15] Main
    Meaningless?
[02:18] Schicicoza
    Using mana on blessings when
    you're already short on it
[02:24] Schicicoza
    is nothing but an act of folly.
[02:29] Damuel
    Schicicoza, what are you saying?
[02:32] Damuel
    There is a huge difference between
    having Angriff's blessings and not.
[02:38] Damuel
    We don't have that many
    people this time, either.
[02:40] Schicicoza
    Hmph. What's wrong with
    calling a fool a fool?
[02:44] Main
    His eyes...
[02:47] Main
    He's got the same look as
    that blue-robed priest.
[02:51] Damuel
    Schicicoza, you...
[02:54] Main
    I apologize if I've displeased you.
[02:59] Main
    I won't do it again.
[03:08] Damuel
    Don't take his words to heart.
[03:11] Damuel
    With our numbers, your blessings and the
    mana they provide will be a big boost.
[03:17] Ferdinand
    Hear me, Ruler of the Heavens.
[03:19] Ferdinand
    The King, the God of Darkness...
[03:21] Damuel
    It begins.
[03:22] Ferdinand
    The father of the whole, wide world!
[03:25] Ferdinand
    Heed my call and grant me thy holy power.
[03:29] Ferdinand
    Rend the evil that steps out
    of line, take its power,
[03:32] Ferdinand
    and bestow my weapon with thy blessings.
[03:37] Karstedt
    Thy blessings!
[03:42] Main
    Their weapons turned black!
[03:43] Main
    Can you explain that, Fran?
[03:46] Fran
    No... This situation is a first for me
    as well, so I'm not familiar with it.
[03:50] Damuel
    Apprentice Priestess,
[03:52] Damuel
    that happens to weapons given the God
    of Darkness's divine protection.
[03:55] Damuel
    If you imbue them with mana and attack,
[03:57] Damuel
    it'll drain double the mana
    from the enemy for you.
[04:00] Damuel
    You can't take down a trombe without that.
[04:03] Main
    I see there are nobles who interact normally
    with an apprentice priestess, too.
[04:08] Damuel
    Not many people can see the
    knights fight first-hand.
[04:12] Damuel
    You should observe carefully.
[04:14] Main
    Thank you kindly.
[04:16] Damuel
    At first, we'll whittle down
    the trombe using arrows.
[04:19] Damuel
    Look, the one in the blue
    cape is Sir Ferdinand.
[04:34] Main
    Whoa, it's like he's a horseback archer!
[05:02] Main
    The Head Priest is so cool!
[05:05] Fran
    Lady Main, mind your speech.
[05:11] Damuel
    Duplicating arrows that way
    requires a lot of mana.
[05:16] Damuel
    And Sir Ferdinand, who can do it
    over and over, truly is amazing.
[05:20] Main
    Yeah!
[05:22] Damuel
    I wish he'd return to the
    knight order already.
[05:25] Main
    What? Return?
[05:27] Damuel
    Don't tell anyone I said that.
[05:30] Main
    Understood.
[05:33] Main
    Since he's so slender, high-strung,
    and suits desk work so perfectly,
[05:37] Main
    I never imagined he was a former knight.
[05:43] Main
    But I guess the head priest
    can really do it all!
[05:51] Damuel
    It's starting to work.
[05:53] Damuel
    Can you see the trombe turning black?
[05:58] Main
    I can, yes.
[06:01] Main
    Oh, a limb fell off.
[06:09] Karstedt
    Now!
[06:10] Karstedt
    Attack!
[06:12] All
    Sir!
[06:31] Karstedt
    We've felled enough limbs!
[06:33] Karstedt
    Now for the trunk!
[06:35] All
    Sir!
[06:40] Karstedt
    Finish it!
[06:51] Damuel
    It's almost over.
[06:53] Main
    I was worried about fighting
    such a terrifying monster.
[06:58] Main
    I'm glad that it seems we've
    suffered almost no casualties.
[07:02] Damuel
    It seems Sir Ferdinand's presence this time
    made it easier to deal with the limbs.
[07:11] Schicicoza
    Damuel, why are you being so
    friendly with a plebeian?
[07:14] Damuel
    A plebeian?
[07:15] Schicicoza
    Don't you know?
[07:17] Schicicoza
    That's a plebeian.
[07:22] Schicicoza
    And as a plebeian, she wears the blue
    robes granted only to nobility.
[07:28] Schicicoza
    Talk about a puffed-up fool.
[07:32] Schicicoza
    The nobles may have dwindled in number,
[07:35] Schicicoza
    but that doesn't justify granting
    a plebeian blue robes.
[07:38] Schicicoza
    I don't understand what
    Sir Ferdinand is thinking.
[07:42] Damuel
    Don't be silly, Schicicoza.
[07:46] Schicicoza
    It's true.
[07:48] Schicicoza
    The high priest laments the fact, too.
[07:51] Schicicoza
    He can't believe that the order in the
    cathedral is being destroyed for one plebeian.
[07:59] Schicicoza
    Why don't you say something, plebeian?
[08:04] Schicicoza
    Can't open your cheeky mouth
    without Sir Ferdinand around?
[08:13] Damuel
    Stop this, Schicicoza!
[08:15] Damuel
    We're meant to guard her!
[08:17] Damuel
    Her status means nothing
    until we finish our mission!
[08:20] Schicicoza
    Quiet, Damuel.
[08:22] Schicicoza
    Know your place.
[08:24] Schicicoza
    Don't you tell me what to do.
[08:35] Main
    This is scary!
[08:42] Fran
    Lady Main!
[08:46] Main
    Fran!
[08:48] Fran
    Lady Main!
[08:49] Main
    Don't move, Fran!
[08:53] Main
    Weren't we told to endure it, come what may?
[08:57] Main
    We mustn't let this escalate!
[09:01] Schicicoza
    Let me teach you something, plebeian.
[09:04] Schicicoza
    In situations like these, you're meant to
    apologize for your retainer's misconduct.
[09:11] Main
    I apologize for my retainer's
    transgressions.
[09:20] Schicicoza
    What's with that look?
[09:23] Schicicoza
    How dare you, plebeian?
    Perhaps I should gouge out your eyes.
[09:35] Schicicoza
    Messer.
[09:39] Damuel
    Don't, Schicicoza!
[09:41] Damuel
    The apprentice priestess is
    meant to conduct the ritual!
[09:44] Schicicoza
    Shut up.
[09:46] Schicicoza
    You don't get to order
    me around, lesser noble.
[09:53] Main
    No!
[09:55] Schicicoza
    That's the way. Plebeians should shrink
    away in awe and fear of us nobles.
[10:05] Main
    Head Priest!
[10:07] Main
    Ouch!
[10:09] Schicicoza
    That's what you get for suddenly
    standing up, you fool.
[10:29] Main
    Why?
[10:34] Fran
    Lady Main!
[10:38] Damuel
    Where'd all this trombe come from?
[10:40] Schicicoza
    It's your fault for standing up...
[10:47] Damuel
    I'll get you out, Apprentice Priestess!
[10:51] Damuel
    Hear me, ruler of the heavens.
    The King, the God of Darkness.
[10:55] Damuel
    The father of the whole, wide world.
[10:57] Damuel
    Heed my call and grant me thy holy power.
[10:58] Main
    I-I can't breathe!
[10:59] Damuel
    Rend the evil that steps out
    of line, take its power,
[11:00] Main
    Lutz!
[11:01] Damuel
    and bestow my weapon with thy blessings.
[11:02] Main
    Help me!
[11:04] Lutz
    Certainly. We'll have this
    arranged for you right away.
[11:11] Main
    Help me, Lutz!
[11:13] Lutz
    Main?
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[11:28] Damuel
    ...bestow my weapon with thy blessings.
[11:28] ---
    I... can't breathe...
[11:33] Damuel
    I'll get you out now, Apprentice Priestess.
[11:38] Damuel
    The protection isn't working?
[11:40] Ferdinand
    Fall back, Damuel!
[11:53] Ferdinand
    Main, what's happening here?
[11:56] Main
    Blood.
[11:58] Main
    My blood activated the trombe.
[12:02] Ferdinand
    Your blood?
[12:07] Ferdinand
    I don't believe this.
[12:09] Ferdinand
    You were supposed to
    guard her, you imbeciles!
[12:12] Damuel
    We're terribly sorry!
[12:15] Ferdinand
    There is no point fighting them
    off if the wound remains open.
[12:21] Ferdinand
    Entwaffnung.
[12:25] Ferdinand
    Rot.
[12:31] Ferdinand
    Make sure you don't cry.
[12:33] Ferdinand
    Tears contain mana as well.
[12:36] Main
    Okay.
[12:44] Main
    My wound...
[12:45] Ferdinand
    I used the mana only to close it, not heal it.
[12:49] Ferdinand
    Using my mana above trombe is
    suicidal, but it'll have to do.
[12:54] Main
    Head Priest, please use those
    arrows to get rid of the trombe.
[13:00] Ferdinand
    I deactivated the divine protection,
    so I can't use weapons anymore.
[13:05] Ferdinand
    You can't change a weapon's form
    once it's imbued with blessings.
[13:10] Ferdinand
    Help should arrive shortly.
[13:19] Karstedt
    Sir Ferdinand? Why the distress signal?
[13:23] Ferdinand
    You're late!
[13:26] Karstedt
    What's all this?
[13:28] Karstedt
    Karstedt, the incompetent guards
    you chose let this happen.
[13:33] Karstedt
    Save Main at once! Hurry!
[13:36] Karstedt
    Sir!
[13:36] Karstedt
    Men, take your positions!
[13:38] All
    Sir!
[13:43] Karstedt
    Chop it down!
[13:49] Ferdinand
    Karstedt, don't even scratch Main.
[13:53] Ferdinand
    You'll turn her into bait.
[13:55] Karstedt
    Right!
[14:07] Karstedt
    It's tough...
[14:08] Karstedt
    One more time!
[14:10] All
    Right!
[14:15] Ferdinand
    You're the only one with a knife.
    Hurry up and get her out.
[14:19] Damuel
    But the protection didn't help earlier.
[14:23] Ferdinand
    I've closed her wound.
    The trombe won't activate anymore.
[14:31] Damuel
    It worked this time!
[14:35] Karstedt
    Be careful, Damuel.
[14:38] Karstedt
    Damuel, Apprentice Priestess,
    how did this happen?
[14:43] Karstedt
    I've never seen Sir Ferdinand so angry.
[14:46] Damuel
    Well...
[14:56] Karstedt
    Are you all right?
[14:58] Main
    No. Please get my retainer.
[15:04] Karstedt
    Where is the apprentice
    priestess' retainer?!
[15:08] Fran
    Lady Main!
[15:10] Fran
    She's feverish.
[15:12] Ferdinand
    Unsurprising. She was entwined
    by all those trombe limbs.
[15:17] Ferdinand
    She must've lost quite a lot of mana, too.
[15:20] Ferdinand
    Have her drink my potion.
[15:24] Fran
    Please drink this, Lady Main.
[15:27] Main
    Ew... What is this?
[15:30] Fran
    A potion the head priest blended.
[15:32] Fran
    It should help quell
    fatigue and recover mana.
[15:36] Main
    Is that so?
[15:45] Fran
    Are you all right, Lady Main?
[15:50] Main
    Wow. The fever's fading away.
[15:58] Ferdinand
    Schicicoza, Damuel.
[16:01] Ferdinand
    If you have anything to say for yourselves
    about this mess, speak up now.
[16:07] Schicicoza
    I see no reason to defend myself.
[16:11] Schicicoza
    She's a plebeian.
[16:13] Schicicoza
    That's all that matters.
[16:18] Ferdinand
    How about you, Damuel?
[16:21] Damuel
    Well...
[16:24] Karstedt
    We need information.
[16:27] Karstedt
    Speak your mind.
[16:37] Main
    This is how a class-based society works.
[16:41] Main
    But I'm sure the head
    priest will believe me.
[16:52] Main
    Sir Ferdinand, Sir Karstedt.
[16:56] Karstedt
    What is it, Apprentice Priestess?
[17:00] Main
    Should I tell you what happened,
[17:02] Main
    would you guarantee my safety?
[17:07] Karstedt
    What do you mean?
[17:09] Main
    Should I tell the truth that inconveniences
    a member of the nobility,
[17:14] Main
    would you drag me around by the
    hair or try to gouge my eyes out?
[17:23] Karstedt
    What?
[17:25] Karstedt
    You did that to her?
[17:27] Schicicoza
    It's a groundless accusation.
[17:29] Schicicoza
    This plebeian stood up when she
    didn't have to and hurt herself.
[17:33] Karstedt
    Damuel, you saw what happened, didn't you?
[17:37] Karstedt
    Tell the truth.
[17:39] Schicicoza
    I'm not sure he really saw it, actually.
[17:51] Damuel
    Our status is too different.
[17:54] Damuel
    When Schicicoza told me to know my place,
[17:59] Damuel
    I couldn't stop him anymore.
[18:03] Damuel
    I'm terribly sorry!
[18:10] Ferdinand
    That's right. You must never
    forget who ranks above.
[18:19] Ferdinand
    By the way, Schicicoza,
[18:22] Ferdinand
    who holds the highest rank of all of us here?
[18:28] Schicicoza
    It is you, Sir Ferdinand.
[18:32] Ferdinand
    That's right.
[18:33] Ferdinand
    And I gave you my orders.
[18:37] Ferdinand
    "Make sure the apprentice priestess
    receives nary a scratch"!
[18:45] Ferdinand
    If you considered our ranks, it should've
    been obvious what you needed to uphold.
[18:51] Ferdinand
    You're the one who needs to know your place!
[18:57] Schicicoza
    But... But that's a plebeian.
[19:00] Ferdinand
    The girl you hurt is no mere plebeian.
[19:04] Ferdinand
    She's an apprentice priestess
    who was granted blue robes
[19:08] Ferdinand
    with the lord's permission
    due to her abundance of mana!
[19:24] Ferdinand
    Know that voicing any complaints with that
    decision is dissent against your lord!
[19:35] Ferdinand
    Not only did you two disobey
    orders and abandon your duties,
[19:41] Ferdinand
    you hurt your charge and
    disgraced the knight order.
[19:44] Ferdinand
    Don't think you're going to get off lightly.
[19:48] Ferdinand
    The lord will sentence you in due time.
[19:57] Ferdinand
    Karstedt, you chose incompetent
    men as bodyguards,
[20:02] Ferdinand
    and failed to discipline your recruits.
[20:05] Ferdinand
    As commander of the knight order,
    you will be held responsible.
[20:09] Ferdinand
    You will be punished in due time, too.
[20:13] Karstedt
    This mess has truly exposed my lack
    of leadership in the knight order.
[20:20] Karstedt
    I profusely apologize for causing you
    the trouble of having to step in.
[20:30] Ferdinand
    Main, we need to finish up the ritual
    while the potion is still effective.
[20:34] Main
    Right.
[20:40] Ferdinand
    Come with me.
[20:44] Ferdinand
    Here we go.
[21:01] Ferdinand
    Listen, Main.
[21:03] Ferdinand
    Show them you're truly worthy
    of wearing those blue robes.
[21:09] Ferdinand
    If the knight order recognizes your
    importance, that will act as a shield for you.
[21:14] Main
    Got it.
[21:15] Main
    But it's my first time. I'm not
    sure if this will really work.
[21:21] Ferdinand
    No need to worry.
[21:23] Ferdinand
    I'll set up a foil for you.
[21:25] Ferdinand
    Huh?
[21:27] Ferdinand
    I don't fight battles I can't win.
SIGN    Next Chapter Dreamlike World
[23:10] Main
    My first ritual is coming up.
[23:12] Main
    Isn't this nerve-wracking, Head Priest?
[23:14] Ferdinand
    Then you can drink another vial of my potion.
[23:17] Main
    There's that disgusting potion again!
[23:19] Ferdinand
    Well, I did sacrifice the taste.
[23:21] Ferdinand
    But it worked right away, did it not?
[23:24] Main
    Yeah, but the taste matters.
    Please improve it.
[23:28] Ferdinand
    And how will you make it worth my while?
[23:29] Main
    I feel like the head priest's thought
    process is starting to resemble Benno's lately.
SIGN    Illustration by Suzuka

E26 - Dreamlike World

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[00:00] Main
    
[00:01] Ferdinand
    Schicicoza's antics led to
    Main being entwined in a trombe.
[00:06] Ferdinand
    You're the one who needs to know your place!
[00:12] Ferdinand
    Listen, Main.
[00:14] Ferdinand
    Show them you're truly worthy
    of wearing those blue robes.
[00:20] Ferdinand
    It is your job to replenish
    this land with mana.
[00:24] Main
    Got it.
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter Twenty-Six Dreamlike World
[02:13] Ferdinand
    Schicicoza.
[02:15] Ferdinand
    You start the healing ritual.
[02:19] Schicicoza
    Me?
[02:21] Ferdinand
    Since you were neglecting your duties,
    you must have plenty of mana in reserve.
[02:26] Ferdinand
    The original plan was for me
    to show her how it's done,
[02:30] Ferdinand
    but I wasted all of my mana
    cleaning up your mess.
[02:36] Main
    Lies. He's probably got enough
    to do this with ease.
[02:40] Ferdinand
    Step up, Schicicoza.
[02:46] Ferdinand
    Show Main the ropes and make her realize
    that you're a different breed.
[03:01] Ferdinand
    O Fruhtrane, Goddess of Water,
    bringer of healing and upheaval.
[03:06] Ferdinand
    And the twelve disciples who serve her.
[03:10] Ferdinand
    Hear my prayer and grant
    me your holy powers.
[03:19] Ferdinand
    Your sister has been hurt
    by the minions of evil.
[03:24] Ferdinand
    Grant me the strength to heal
    Geduldh, the Goddess of Earth...
[03:32] Main
    Huh? He stopped?
[03:37] Ferdinand
    Not yet. This isn't nearly enough.
[03:42] Schicicoza
    In return, I offer you a sacred melody.
[03:45] Schicicoza
    Unleash your supreme waves, and...
[03:48] Main
    No! He can't spend any more mana!
[03:57] Ferdinand
    All that talk, and that's all you've got?
[03:59] Ferdinand
    I see how depleted the knight
    order's roster is now.
[04:05] Ferdinand
    Unhand this.
[04:07] Ferdinand
    Finish off the rest, Main.
[04:25] Main
    O Fruhtrane, Goddess of Water,
    bringer of healing and upheaval.
[04:30] Main
    And the twelve disciples who serve her.
[04:34] Main
    Hear my prayer and grant
    me your holy powers.
[04:43] Main
    Your sister has been hurt
    by the minions of evil.
[04:48] Main
    Grant me the strength to heal
    Geduldh, the Goddess of Earth.
[04:52] Main
    In return, I offer you a sacred melody.
[04:55] Main
    Unleash your supreme waves,
[04:57] Main
    and offer your pure protection.
[05:00] Main
    For as far as I seek, cover
    these lands in your hues!
[05:16] Ferdinand
    Stop! That's plenty!
[05:27] Main
    Will that do, Head Priest?
[05:31] Ferdinand
    Yes, the land mana's has been replenished.
[05:35] Ferdinand
    Too much, if you ask me.
[05:41] Ferdinand
    Do you see?
[05:42] Ferdinand
    That's the apprentice priestess who was
    granted blue robes by the church and the lord.
[05:46] Ferdinand
    And I have taken her under my wing.
[05:50] Ferdinand
    Any objections?
[05:56] Ferdinand
    None, I see.
[05:58] Ferdinand
    Very well. Let's return home.
[06:10] Ferdinand
    Main.
[06:11] Ferdinand
    I feel bad about what transpired.
[06:15] Main
    Where did that come from?
[06:17] Ferdinand
    I didn't want you to be hurt,
[06:20] Ferdinand
    or to be exposed to such malice.
[06:23] Ferdinand
    I never expected any knights
    to disregard my orders.
[06:29] Ferdinand
    It's a failure on my part.
[06:33] Main
    Nobody could've anticipated
    one of my guards doing that.
[06:36] Main
    You don't have to feel responsible.
[06:39] Ferdinand
    No, I am responsible for you.
[06:43] Ferdinand
    I'm truly sorry.
[06:49] Main
    Head Priest... You're too conscientious.
[06:54] Ferdinand
    Main.
[06:55] Ferdinand
    Do you have any demands in
    response to today's events?
[07:01] Main
    That look...
[07:03] Main
    He's telling me to say "no."
[07:06] Main
    I do.
[07:09] Main
    I request a replacement
    of my ceremonial robes.
[07:13] Karstedt
    Robes, you say?
[07:14] Main
    Just look. They were brand new,
    and now they're ruined.
[07:19] Karstedt
    Ah, yes. That won't do.
[07:22] Main
    And here I had them custom made
    to adjust for my future growth.
[07:26] Main
    This is awful!
[07:27] Karstedt
    I see age is no barrier when it comes to
    how particular women are about fashion.
[07:32] Main
    This is no joke!
[07:34] Main
    Please have an exact replacement
    made before winter!
[07:38] Karstedt
    Do you need it for something in winter?
[07:40] Ferdinand
    The Dedication Ceremony.
[07:42] Ferdinand
    Even if it was through no fault of her own,
[07:44] Ferdinand
    you can imagine what the high priest will
    say if she isn't dressed appropriately.
[07:50] Karstedt
    Ah, yes.
[07:51] Karstedt
    Understood. I'll have a
    replacement prepared for you.
[07:54] Main
    Thank you.
[07:56] Main
    It would be very helpful if you could
    order it from the Gilberta Company.
[08:00] Karstedt
    Okay. Anything else?
[08:03] Main
    Sir Damuel not only tried to help me,
[08:07] Main
    he also tried very much
    to stop Sir Schicicoza.
[08:11] Main
    Please go easy on him.
[08:13] Main
    Apart from that,
[08:15] Main
    I'm fine with whatever punishments you
    hand out according to your rules.
[08:18] Main
    I wouldn't want to butt in and
    attract further resentment.
[08:21] Karstedt
    Yes, that's a wise decision.
[08:24] Karstedt
    The matter will be handled
    internally by the order, then.
[08:27] Main
    Understood.
[08:32] Lutz
    Main!
[08:33] Main
    Lutz?
[08:35] Lutz
    Thank goodness you're okay!
[08:37] Lutz
    How's your wound?
[08:38] Lutz
    Huh? It's healed?
[08:40] Main
    How did you know?
[08:43] Lutz
    I heard your voice calling
    for help in my head.
[08:47] Lutz
    I even saw you all wrapped up in trombe.
[08:53] Main
    It was back then?
[08:54] Lutz
    I wanted to go help, but I didn't
    even know where you were.
[08:58] Lutz
    I was a complete mess!
[09:00] Lutz
    I'm so glad you're all right.
[09:08] Main
    Noble society is so scary!
[09:15] Main
    After fulfilling the knight order's request,
    I was, of course, left bedridden.
[09:19] Main
    By the time I was okay to be out and
    about, fall had reached its peak.
[09:25] Main
    Fran, nothing happened
    while I was away, I hope?
[09:28] Fran
    No, Lady Main. That aside, the
    head priest wants to see you.
[09:32] Fran
    He has asked you to visit
    his chambers at once.
[09:34] Lutz
    What did you do this time?
[09:36] Main
    Nothing I'm aware of.
[09:41] Main
    I'm here, Head Priest.
[09:43] Ferdinand
    Oh, Main.
[09:45] Ferdinand
    Come to the secret room.
[09:46] Main
    What? Did I do something to
    deserve this, Head Priest?
[09:50] Ferdinand
    Be quiet and follow me.
[10:02] Ferdinand
    Drink this, Main.
[10:05] Main
    Huh? I'm not getting yelled at?
[10:15] Main
    That was really nice.
    I love the mild sweetness.
[10:19] Ferdinand
    That tasted sweet to you?
[10:21] Main
    Yes, why?
[10:23] Ferdinand
    I see.
[10:25] Ferdinand
    Now, wear this.
[10:28] Main
    What is this?
[10:30] Ferdinand
    Can't you tell? It's a magical item.
[10:37] Main
    I'm asking what we're using it for.
[10:40] Main
    Please... tell... me...
[10:50] Ferdinand
    Main's the only one who uses
    this to tie her hair.
[10:53] Ferdinand
    And it's not just this hairpin.
[10:55] Ferdinand
    She has brought us all sorts of creations.
[10:58] Ferdinand
    But the most surprising thing of all
[11:00] Ferdinand
    is her passion for books.
[11:03] Ferdinand
    She treasures literature, and even wrote
    some picture books for children.
[11:09] Ferdinand
    Her obsession is clearly abnormal.
[11:11] Ferdinand
    Just what goes through that head of yours?
[11:18] Ferdinand
    I shall take a look into your past, Main.
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
[11:44] Main
    Huh?
[11:46] Main
    What happened to me?
[11:50] Main
    I...
[11:53] Main
    Wait, I was...
[11:55] Ferdinand
    Can you hear me, Main?
[11:57] Main
    Huh, I hear the head priest's voice.
[12:01] Ferdinand
    I've synchronized our minds.
[12:03] Ferdinand
    Sorry, but I'm going to take
    a look into your memories.
[12:07] Main
    My memories?
[12:09] Ferdinand
    Yes. You have way too much mana.
[12:13] Ferdinand
    Thus, I need to investigate whether
    or not you're a threat to this domain.
[12:19] Main
    You want to clear your suspicions, huh?
[12:23] Main
    No problem. I understand.
[12:25] Ferdinand
    Always so careless.
[12:28] Ferdinand
    You need to hone your
    self-protection instincts.
[12:30] Ferdinand
    But very well.
[12:31] Ferdinand
    Can you take me to the "dreamlike
    world" you mentioned before?
[12:36] Ferdinand
    We should be able to go
    there if you picture it.
[12:40] Main
    What? You mean I can go wherever I want?
[12:44] Main
    Follow me, then!
[12:46] Ferdinand
    Calm down. Don't rush things.
[12:57] Ferdinand
    What is this place?
[12:58] Ferdinand
    It looks like a noble district
    in some foreign land.
[13:01] Main
    Takes me back...
[13:03] Main
    This is Japan.
[13:05] Ferdinand
    "Japan"?
[13:06] Main
    Where I lived before I was Main.
[13:09] Ferdinand
    Before you were Main...
[13:12] Ferdinand
    Is this the dream world you mentioned?
[13:14] Main
    Yes.
[13:16] Main
    If I hadn't died buried under an avalanche
    of books, I would've been a librarian now.
[13:21] Ferdinand
    A librarian?
[13:22] Ferdinand
    Does that mean you were an adult?
[13:26] Main
    Yes.
SIGN    Library
[13:29] Main
    This is it!
[13:30] Main
    My personal utopia!
[13:33] Ferdinand
    What is this?
[13:35] Main
    The library!
[13:42] Ferdinand
    What...
[13:44] Ferdinand
    This has more books than even
    the Nobles' Academy's library.
[13:47] Ferdinand
    Are these really all books?
[13:50] Main
    Yeah.
[13:51] Ferdinand
    I see now.
[13:53] Ferdinand
    Given that you had memories
    of living in such a world,
[13:56] Ferdinand
    it makes perfect sense why the cathedral's
    library would bring you to tears.
SIGN    As a girl raised in the back of beyond, even farther than the end of the road to the East Country, how rustic and odd I must have been. However it was that I first became enthralled with them, once I knew that such things as tales existed in the world, all I could think of over and over was how much I wanted to read them.
[14:01] Main
    I offer the gods my prayers!
[14:03] Ferdinand
    I see how badly you missed books now.
[14:10] Ferdinand
    Where is this?
[14:11] Urano's Mom
    Urano.
SIGN    He said things like, “Well now, there still are some people here that
    I have not met before,” which seemed to indicate that he found us
    interesting, and he did stay for a while, making no move to leave quickly.
[14:19] Urano's Mom
    Hey, Urano.
[14:22] Urano
    What?
[14:23] Urano's Mom
    Eat already. I need to clean up.
[14:26] Urano
    Go ahead, then. I just won't eat.
[14:29] Ferdinand
    Is that your mother?
[14:31] Main
    Yes.
[14:33] Urano's Mom
    And here I made your favorite
    food. I feel so stupid.
[14:37] Urano
    Look, I'm reading right now.
[14:39] Urano's Mom
    Didn't we agree that you wouldn't
    read at the dining table?
[14:43] Urano
    I'm almost done, okay?
[14:45] Main
    Mom...
[14:48] Urano's Mom
    Just clean up after yourself, okay?
[14:50] Urano
    God, leave me alone.
SIGN    It was dark without even the light of stars; from time to time, drizzle fell,
    and the sound of it falling on the leaves of the trees was charming.
[14:59] Main
    Mom!
[15:01] Main
    I need to apologize to Mom!
SIGN    Long ago, rather than being infatuated with all those frivolous tales and poems, if I had only devoted myself to religious practice day and night, I wonder, would I have been spared this nightmarish fate?
[15:04] Ferdinand
    Calm down, Main.
[15:06] Main
    I never got the chance to say goodbye to her!
[15:10] Main
    Wait, Mom!
[15:12] Main
    Please wait!
[15:14] Ferdinand
    Control your emotions, Main!
[15:16] Main
    Come back, Mom!
[15:19] Main
    Don't leave me!
[15:23] Ferdinand
    Enough. No more.
[15:42] Main
    Head Priest...
[15:45] Ferdinand
    I feel absolutely terrible.
[15:48] Ferdinand
    I was too synchronized.
[15:51] Main
    Sync...
[15:54] Main
    Wait, did you end up sharing all my emotions?
[15:59] Ferdinand
    That's what happens when
    you synchronize minds.
[16:04] Ferdinand
    You're such a handful.
[16:06] Ferdinand
    Put yourself in my shoes.
[16:20] Ferdinand
    What is it?
[16:23] Ferdinand
    Main?
[16:29] Ferdinand
    What are you doing?
[16:30] Main
    Giving you a hug! Hugs calm you down!
[16:34] Main
    When I have dreams like these and feel awful,
[16:38] Main
    I have Tuuli give me hugs
    to make me feel better.
[16:40] Main
    I have Lutz and my family, but you
    have nobody who'll do this for you!
[16:47] Ferdinand
    Knock it off.
[16:49] Main
    I refuse!
[16:51] Main
    Hug me back!
[16:54] Ferdinand
    Hmph. You're the one who wants to calm down.
[16:59] Main
    I've been trying to block
    off those memories for ages.
[17:02] Main
    Because, even if I do remember,
    I can never go back.
[17:07] Main
    Thank you for helping me see my mom again,
[17:13] Main
    Head Priest.
[17:28] Main
    Use this item again sometime, Head Priest.
[17:31] Main
    I'd like to eat my mom's cooking next time.
[17:36] Ferdinand
    Absolutely not.
[17:38] Ferdinand
    I'm never synchronizing with you again.
[17:40] Main
    What?
[17:42] Main
    Then I'm not giving this back
    until you promise you will.
[17:49] Ferdinand
    I'll need to win you over, huh?
    I suppose I could sate you with books.
[17:53] Main
    Really?!
[17:56] Main
    Head Priest!
[18:04] Guard
    Master Karstedt, Sir Ferdinand
    is here to see you.
[18:08] Ferdinand
    I got what I needed. Please return them.
[18:11] Karstedt
    Sure.
[18:13] Karstedt
    So, what did you find?
[18:17] Ferdinand
    Nothing but books.
[18:19] Ferdinand
    Not a trace of malicious intent.
[18:21] Karstedt
    I see. So your fears were ungrounded.
[18:24] Ferdinand
    That's right. But...
[18:27] Karstedt
    But?
[18:28] Ferdinand
    Main had memories of life in a
    world far more advanced than ours.
[18:34] Ferdinand
    And a life as an adult woman, no less.
[18:37] Karstedt
    What? How could that be?
[18:40] Ferdinand
    I know it's hard to believe, but it's true.
[18:45] Ferdinand
    If Main's knowledge and
    memories are utilized well,
[18:48] Ferdinand
    she can bring Ehrenfest
    unprecedented prosperity.
[18:52] Ferdinand
    But she really has nothing
    but books on her mind,
[18:56] Ferdinand
    so only the people around her
    need to put her to good use.
[19:01] Karstedt
    You seem to have taken quite
    a liking to that girl.
[19:06] Ferdinand
    That isn't it. I just believe
    she can be a great resource.
[19:11] Karstedt
    I see.
[19:13] Karstedt
    Yes, she does have an immense amount of mana.
[19:17] Karstedt
    By the way, Schicicoza's case
    has taken a complicated turn.
[19:22] Ferdinand
    His mother's causing a fuss and talking
    to everyone she can think of, right?
[19:26] Ferdinand
    I received a complaint
    from the high priest, too.
[19:29] Karstedt
    What will you do?
[19:39] Ferdinand
    Would you be willing to adopt Main?
[19:41] Karstedt
    What?
[19:43] Ferdinand
    Given the amount of mana she possesses,
    she'll be in constant danger.
[19:47] Ferdinand
    Without a powerful backer, there's
    no telling how she will be treated.
[19:52] Ferdinand
    Her worth to us is immeasurable.
[19:55] Ferdinand
    We can't let anyone else steal her.
[19:58] Ferdinand
    We need to hurry and have
    her taken in by a noble.
[20:08] Gunther
    Yum!
[20:09] Gunther
    You really are a great cook, honey.
[20:12] Tuuli
    This is something Main came up with, right?
[20:15] Eva
    Yeah. Don't you think I've gotten
    good at this strange recipe?
[20:19] Eva
    What do you say, Main?
[20:28] Main
    I'm sorry, Mom.
[20:33] Eva
    What's all this now?
[20:36] Main
    I never got the chance to say it.
[20:40] Main
    Mom, thank you for always
    feeding me all this great food.
[20:46] Main
    Dad, thank you for putting your
    life on the line to protect me.
[20:51] Gunther
    Sure.
[20:53] Main
    Tuuli, thank you for always
    agreeing to my selfish requests.
[20:59] Main
    I'm really glad I was born to this family.
[21:04] Gunther
    Did something happen, Main?
[21:06] Main
    Nah.
[21:07] Main
    I just realized I have to live in the cathedral
     soon and won't see you all for a while.
[21:12] Tuuli
    Is that all? Don't scare me like that!
[21:14] Eva
    Oh? Then you'll want to eat lots
    of my cooking while you still can.
[21:19] Main
    I will!
[21:19] Gunther
    Okay, much better.
[21:21] Gunther
    You look best when smiling, Main!
[21:24] Tuuli
    There goes the doting father again.
[21:27] Main
    I love you all so much!
[21:33] Main
    Thank you, Mom.
[21:43] Benno
    Main!
[21:44] Benno
    You fool!
[21:46] Benno
    What did you do this time?!
[21:48] Mark
    We received an order for ceremonial
    robes for you from a high-ranking noble.
[21:53] Benno
    You better have a good explanation for this!
[21:55] Main
    Sorry, I need to get going, so it'll
    have to wait until after work.
[22:00] Benno
    Hey, get back here!
[22:03] Mark
    Main can't be stopped by anyone, huh?
[22:11] Lutz
    Main, we're gonna get back to
    printing picture books again.
[22:15] Main
    Yeah!
[22:18] Main
    I'm gonna make lots, lots, loads more books!
[23:23] Ferdinand
    Very good.
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Illustration by Shiina You

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SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Re-Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1
[01:39] Ralph
    Huh? Tuuli?
[01:41] Tuuli
    Ralph? Lutz and Fey, too.
[01:46] Tuuli
    Main! Are you okay?
[01:48] Lutz
    You okay?
[01:50] Lutz
    I'll give you a ride.
[01:53] Lutz (Narrator)
    My name's Lutz.
[01:55] Lutz (Narrator)
    I'm the youngest of four brothers,
    and I live in Ehrenfest.
[01:59] Lutz (Narrator)
    My dream is to become a traveling trader.
[02:05] Lutz (Narrator)
    My childhood friend, Main, is weak,
    so she can't even go outside without me,
[02:12] Lutz (Narrator)
    but when it comes to books,
    she completely loses her head.
[02:18] Main
    Hey, do you know a shop that
    sells books? Where is it?
[02:22] Man
    A shop? There isn't one.
[02:25] Man
    Books have to be copied by hand, you see.
[02:28] Man
    They cost so much money that
    very few people can buy any.
[02:33] Lutz (Narrator)
    Main apparently kept bugging
    him to let her see the book,
[02:35] Lutz (Narrator)
    but he just wouldn't show her.
[02:37] Lutz (Narrator)
    Of course he wouldn't.
[02:40] Lutz (Narrator)
    But that wasn't enough to make Main give up.
[02:45] Main
    I'm gonna make a book.
[02:47] Main
    My very own book.
[02:54] Main
    That's paper!
[02:55] Main
    Dad, what's this?
[02:58] Gunther
    Oh, it's parchment.
[03:00] Gunther
    Paper made from goat and sheep skin.
[03:03] Lutz (Narrator)
    Main begs her dad for some parchment.
[03:07] Lutz (Narrator)
    Why would he buy that for you when it's so
    expensive and you can't even write anyway?
[03:12] Lutz (Narrator)
    But then, Mister Otto said...
[03:14] Otto
    If you want to learn how to read
    and write, why not use a slate?
[03:19] Otto
    If you don't mind using my
    old one, you can have it.
[03:23] Main
    Thank you, Mister Otto!
[03:30] Otto
    Here.
[03:33] Otto
    That's your name.
[03:36] Lutz (Narrator)
    Main looks so happy.
[03:38] Lutz (Narrator)
    I was really impressed when she
    said she could write her name.
[03:44] Lutz (Narrator)
    Main finally got started on making her book.
[03:48] Lutz (Narrator)
    First, I guess she tried to make
    something called papy-whatever,
[03:51] Lutz (Narrator)
    but she got too frustrated after a few days.
[03:56] Lutz (Narrator)
    Other than making this book of hers,
[03:58] Lutz (Narrator)
    she would think up other things no
    one's ever heard of and make them.
[04:02] Lutz (Narrator)
    She made a hair stick so they
    could put up their hair,
[04:05] Lutz (Narrator)
    and she wove a basket on her own,
    even though she'd never been taught.
[04:11] Main
    You can extract oil from meryl fruit?
[04:14] Tuuli
    Yeah, why?
[04:18] Main
    All done!
[04:24] Tuuli
    That smells amazing.
[04:27] Tuuli
    What are you doing?!
[04:29] Lutz (Narrator)
    She used meryl fruit and made this Simple
    All-In-One Shampoo to wash her hair.
[04:35] Lutz (Narrator)
    I let her wash my hair,
    too, and it felt amazing!
[04:40] Lutz (Narrator)
    But my favorite invention of hers is this.
[04:46] Lutz
    One, two...
[04:49] Main
    Ta-dah!
[04:51] Main
    Your simple paruecake is ready to eat!
[04:55] Lutz (Narrator)
    That paruecake is insanely delicious.
[04:59] Lutz (Narrator)
    It was basically just used
    for bird feed before...
[05:01] Lutz (Narrator)
    Where the heck did Main
    learn how to make this?
[05:06] Main
    Watch this.
[05:13] Lutz
    Are these letters?
[05:15] Main
    That's right.
[05:17] Lutz (Narrator)
    It was around this time that
    I started helping Main.
[05:21] Lutz (Narrator)
    We used clay to make some tablets,
[05:23] Lutz (Narrator)
    but once we put them into
    the fire, they blew up.
[05:27] Lutz
    You'll write on these this time?
[05:29] Main
    Yeah. I need lots of these.
[05:33] Lutz (Narrator)
    Soon after, something
    terrible happened to Main.
[05:41] Main
    Huh? They're gone!
[05:43] Main
    Mom! Do you know where the
    wood tablets here went?
[05:46] Eva
    Oh, the firewood you brought home?
[05:50] Eva
    I used it, of course.
[05:51] Main
    You used it?
[05:54] Eva
    Main?
[05:57] Main
    What's happening?
[06:02] Eva
    Main?
[06:03] Eva
    Main!
[06:08] Main
    I feel like the fever's eating away at me.
[06:11] Main
    I'm slowly fading away.
[06:15] Lutz
    Main!
[06:19] Main
    Lutz...
[06:20] Lutz
    Are you okay, Main?
[06:22] Lutz
    I heard you collapsed suddenly.
[06:25] Main
    It didn't work out again.
[06:28] Lutz (Narrator)
    Main collapsed from experiencing
    despair over and over again.
[06:31] Lutz (Narrator)
    What is this bizarre fever?
[06:34] Lutz (Narrator)
    At the time, both Main
    and I still had no clue.
[06:38] Lutz (Narrator)
    I had Main introduce me to Otto because
    I wanted to become a traveling trader.
[06:44] Otto
    This is Benno, an old buddy of mine
    from my days as a traveling trader.
[06:48] Otto
    Lutz, you want to join the
    traveling trade, I hear?
[06:51] Lutz
    Oh, yes.
[06:54] Lutz
    I...
[06:54] Otto
    Forget about it.
[06:56] Lutz (Narrator)
    Otto and Benno were against me losing my
    citizenship to become a traveling trader.
[07:03] Lutz (Narrator)
    Instead, Main suggested that
    I become an apprentice merchant.
[07:08] Lutz (Narrator)
    That's when Benno said...
[07:10] Benno
    What do you want to sell
    when you're a merchant?
[07:13] Main
    I'll produce paper using plants.
[07:15] Main
    We'll have a prototype by the
    time of our baptism next summer.
[07:19] Main
    You can decide whether
    it's usable or not then.
[07:22] Benno
    Very interesting. That's fine by me.
[07:25] Lutz
    Yes!
[07:26] Main
    We did it, Lutz!
[07:29] Main
    Let's do our best!
[07:31] ---
    Yeah!
[07:32] Main
    Mister Otto.
[07:34] Lutz (Narrator)
    Main then asked them if they
    knew anything about the fever.
(Flashback) [07:39] Benno
    It may be the Devouring.
(Flashback) [07:43] Benno
    If it is the Devouring,
(Flashback) [07:45] Benno
    she'll die very soon.
[07:48] Lutz (Narrator)
    We were invited to Benno's shop.
[07:52] Lutz (Narrator)
    That was when he tried to make a deal to find
    out how to make the Simple All-In-One Shampoo
[07:57] Lutz (Narrator)
    in exchange for gathering
    materials to make paper.
[08:01] Lutz (Narrator)
    As for Main's answer...
[08:03] Main
    I want to reserve the right
    to produce the paper.
[08:05] Main
    And Lutz will have exclusive
    rights to sell it.
[08:08] Main
    Royalties added to our pay will
    mean nothing if we're fired.
[08:13] Benno
    I'm impressed that you already have the
    wherewithal to protect your interests.
[08:18] Benno
    Mark, prepare the contract magic.
[08:21] Mark
    At once.
[08:22] Lutz (Narrator)
    Most of the stuff they mentioned
    was too complicated,
[08:25] Lutz (Narrator)
    but they signed the form with
    contract magic with no problem.
[08:27] Lutz (Narrator)
    Something was still bothering me, though.
[08:32] Lutz
    Hey, uh...
[08:37] Lutz
    You are Main, right?
[08:41] Lutz
    Main talking to an adult about stuff I don't
    know like an equal doesn't seem right.
[08:47] Lutz (Narrator)
    Was I just imagining things?
[08:50] Lutz (Narrator)
    My doubts stuck around, and
    we kept working on the paper.
[09:00] Main
    That is one red fruit.
[09:02] Main
    Ow, hot!
[09:09] Lutz
    What's wrong?
[09:10] Main
    What is this?
[09:11] Lutz
    Trombe!
[09:18] Lutz (Narrator)
    We tried using trombe fruit, which sucks
    nutrients from its surroundings, to make paper.
[09:26] Lutz (Narrator)
    Everything moved along smoothly, but...
[09:30] Lutz (Narrator)
    I had more trouble trusting Main than ever.
[09:35] Lutz (Narrator)
    Once the paper was finished, I...
[09:37] Main
    It's paper.
[09:39] Main
    It's actually paper.
[09:42] Main
    We really did it.
[09:47] Lutz
    Tell me...
[09:49] Lutz
    Who are you?
[09:53] Lutz
    You know how to make paper,
     and even said you'd done it before.
[09:58] Lutz
    There's no way you're Main.
[10:03] Main
    You're right.
[10:05] Lutz
    Did you devour Main with your fever?
[10:09] Main
    That's half-right and half-wrong.
[10:14] Lutz
    What does that mean?!
[10:15] Lutz
    Isn't this all your doing?!
[10:17] Lutz
    Didn't Main disappear because of you?!
[10:20] Main
    It's not like I wanted to be Main!
[10:24] Main
    I lived and died in a different world,
[10:26] Main
    but suddenly I found that
    I'd become some child!
[10:32] Lutz (Narrator)
    She never wanted to be Main.
[10:36] Lutz (Narrator)
    She said she'd go away if I wanted,
[10:39] Lutz (Narrator)
    and I told her that was up
    to Main's family to decide.
[10:46] Main
    Are you sure you don't want me gone?
[10:49] Main
    I'm not the real Main, you know?
[10:54] Lutz
    It's fine.
[10:57] Lutz
    If it's been you for an entire year,
[11:00] Lutz
    most of my memories with "Main"
    are actually of you.
[11:09] Lutz
    So... You can still be Main to me.
[11:18] Lutz (Narrator)
    Learning about Main's secret made something
    fall into place deep inside of me.
[11:25] Lutz (Narrator)
    It may not have meant much to anyone else,
[11:28] Lutz (Narrator)
    but it was a big piece
    in the puzzle of my life.
[11:31] Main
    Mister Benno, we've brought
    prototypes of the paper.
[11:34] Main
    We've made three samples of varying
    thickness each from two plants.
[11:42] Benno
    Wow, it works.
[11:44] Main
    So, do we pass?
[11:47] Main
    Can Lutz be your apprentice?
[11:52] Benno
    You pass.
[11:55] Main
    Yay!
[11:57] Main
    We did it, Lutz!
[11:58] Lutz
    Yeah!
[11:59] Lutz (Narrator)
    Thanks to Main, I became
    a merchant's apprentice.
[12:03] Lutz (Narrator)
    So, we headed to the Merchant's
    Guild to get registered.
[12:08] Guild Master
    Thank you for coming.
[12:10] Guild Master
    I can't permit temporary registrations
    for kids who aren't related to you.
[12:15] Benno
    You'll change your tune once you find out
    what these two have up their sleeves.
[12:18] Main
    Here you are.
[12:20] Guild Master
    I-Is that...
[12:22] Guild Master
    Is that your product?!
[12:23] Benno
    Weren't you looking for a hair
    ornament a lot like this?
[12:28] Guild Master
    I approve their temporary registration.
[12:32] Lutz (Narrator)
    Main and I were both registered,
[12:35] Lutz (Narrator)
    and received our guild cards.
[12:38] Lutz (Narrator)
    And to top it off, the guild master commissioned
    a hairpiece for his granddaughter's baptism.
[12:44] Freida
    Would you be Main?
[12:46] Main
    Oh, yes.
[12:49] Freida
    I'm Freida.
[12:51] Freida
    Pleasure to meet you.
[12:53] Lutz (Narrator)
    Freida's a weirdo who apparently
    likes to count money.
[12:57] Lutz (Narrator)
    She even tried to hire Main away...
[13:00] Lutz (Narrator)
    You can really tell she's the
    guild master's granddaughter.
[13:04] Freida
    My, how wonderful!
[13:08] Freida
    How do I look?
[13:10] Guild Master
    Oh, very pretty, Freida.
[13:14] Lutz (Narrator)
    Main and I learned the truth about her fever.
[13:19] Freida
    Main, do you have the Devouring?
[13:23] Freida
    I have it as well.
[13:28] Main
    How can it be cured?
[13:31] Freida
    The Devouring...
[13:34] Freida
    can't be cured.
[13:38] Freida
    You can control the fever,
    but it costs a lot of money.
[13:44] Lutz (Narrator)
    After learning about Main's Devouring,
    Master Benno made her an offer.
[13:50] Benno
    All I can do for you is
    pay for your information.
[13:54] Benno
    Even if you have to sell everything
    you know, do it and save up money
[13:57] Benno
    for when the time comes.
[13:59] Main
    What do you mean?
[14:03] Benno
    When your fever can't be suppressed anymore.
[14:09] Lutz (Narrator)
    And then... the time did come.
[14:23] Benno
    Main!
[14:24] Lutz
    Main?!
[14:25] Lutz
    You okay?!
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
SIGN    
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
[14:46] Lutz (Narrator)
    Main was saved by magical
    items that Freida had.
[14:51] Lutz (Narrator)
    But it was only temporary... and her fever
    would apparently overflow again, soon.
[14:58] Main
    How soon is "soon enough"?
[15:01] Freida
    A year, at most.
[15:04] Freida
    There's only one way to survive.
[15:08] Freida
    Entering into an agreement with a noble.
[15:11] Freida
    Just as I have.
[15:13] Main
    Dad, Mom, Tuuli.
[15:16] Main
    We need to talk.
[15:20] Gunther
    What are you talking about?
    Wasn't your illness cured?
[15:26] Main
    The Devouring is incurable.
[15:29] Lutz (Narrator)
    For Main, the thought of living apart from her
    family sounded like a fate worse than death.
[15:38] Tuuli
    You'll always be with us.
[15:45] Gunther
    Of course.
[15:47] Main
    Thank you!
[15:51] Main
    Lutz.
[15:54] Main
    What's wrong?
[15:57] Lutz (Narrator)
    It was finally time for our baptism.
[15:59] Lutz (Narrator)
    I was surprised by how pretty Main looked!
[16:08] Man
    The High Priest is here.
[16:15] Main
    I so wanna read this myself!
[16:18] High Priest
    We shall now demonstrate
    the right way to worship.
[16:21] High Priest
    We offer the Gods our prayers!
[16:23] Main
    The Glico running man!
[16:25] All
    We offer the Gods our prayers!
[16:27] Main
    No way! I can't!
[16:30] Man
    What's the matter?
[16:31] Lutz
    She seems to be feeling unwell.
    She suddenly collapsed.
[16:36] Lutz (Narrator)
    After getting lost in the temple,
[16:38] Lutz (Narrator)
    Main stumbled upon a certain room.
[16:48] Main
    So many books...
[16:52] Main
    Part of it's like a chained library, too.
[16:56] Lutz (Narrator)
    But when she learned that only church
    personnel were allowed to read the books,
[17:01] Lutz (Narrator)
    she met with the High Priest about
    becoming an apprentice priestess.
[17:06] High Priest
    If a child from a family like
    yours wishes to work here,
[17:10] High Priest
    a sizable donation would be a
    good indicator of your passion.
[17:15] Main
    One large gold is the most I can offer.
[17:17] Woman
    L...
[17:18] High Priest
    A large gold coin?
[17:22] High Priest
    Also, you can read the
    scriptures stored here,
[17:25] High Priest
    so feel free to drop by anytime.
[17:27] Main
    Really? Yay!
[17:31] Main
    I offer the Gods my prayers!
[17:33] Main
    Hey, Dad.
[17:35] Gunther
    What is it?
[17:36] Main
    I'm thinking of becoming an apprentice
    priestess at the cathedral.
[17:44] Gunther
    What? I dare you to say that one more time!
[17:47] Main
    They yelled at me, saying becoming
    a priestess is for orphans.
[17:54] Ferdinand
    It's not only orphans. There are nobles, too.
[17:57] Main
    But I'm frail and sickly, too.
[18:00] High Priest
    You're sickly by nature?
[18:03] Main
    I have the Devouring...
[18:05] Ferdinand
    The Devouring?
[18:09] Ferdinand
    Try touching this grail.
[18:16] Main
    Whoa! What's going on?!
[18:20] Ferdinand
    Main, we would like to speak to your parents.
[18:24] Lutz (Narrator)
    Master Benno came up with a plan to protect
    Main by negotiating with the church.
[18:30] Benno
    As you possess both mana and money,
    nobles will see you as fine prey.
[18:35] Benno
    So, Main, how about you sign
    a new contract with magic?
[18:40] Main
    A contract for what?
[18:42] Benno
    One that states Lutz will
    sell everything you make.
[18:47] Benno
    Even if a noble tries to steal you away,
[18:49] Benno
    this contract will guarantee
    that you can contact us.
[18:52] Lutz (Narrator)
    On the day of the negotiation
    with the church...
[18:55] Main
    Hello, High Priest.
[18:58] High Priest
    Oh, Main. Welcome.
[19:04] High Priest
    Who are these two, Main?
[19:06] Main
    My father's a soldier, and my
    mother's at a textile workshop.
[19:11] High Priest
    A soldier?
[19:18] High Priest
    Ah... I never thought they'd be poor.
[19:21] High Priest
    What a waste of time.
[19:23] Lutz (Narrator)
    The High Priest's attitude
    completely changed.
[19:26] Lutz (Narrator)
    Is this what all nobles are like?!
[19:28] Lutz (Narrator)
    Main's mom and dad made their demands clear.
[19:33] High Priest
    How dare you!
[19:34] High Priest
    Hold these insolent parents
    down and lock Main up!
[19:53] High Priest
    A mere commoner thinks
    he can defy the church?
[19:56] High Priest
    To the guillotine with you!
[19:59] High Priest
    Get him!
[20:09] Main
    Enough.
[20:12] Eva
    Main?
[20:17] Main
    He was ready to kill a person.
[20:21] Main
    I'm sure he was ready to
    risk his own life, too.
[20:34] Ferdinand
    Main!
[20:37] Main
    Move.
[20:38] Ferdinand
    Calm down! Let's talk things out!
[20:41] Main
    Using force? Or...
[20:44] Main
    Using mana?
[20:49] Ferdinand
    If you kill the high priest,
[20:52] Ferdinand
    your parents will be accessories
    to the murder of a noble.
[20:55] Main
    Even my family will get hurt because of me?
[21:07] Ferdinand
    I see you've returned to your senses.
[21:10] Ferdinand
    Let's have a discussion.
[21:12] Lutz (Narrator)
    The head priest agreed to
    all of their conditions.
[21:19] Lutz (Narrator)
    And so, Main became an apprentice
    blue-robed priestess.
[21:28] Gunther
    It's over.
[21:30] Main
    Yeah.
[21:34] Main
    Tuuli!
[21:37] Tuuli
    You guys!
[21:40] Lutz
    Main!
[21:47] Tuuli
    Main... Welcome back.
[21:52] Main
    I'm home...
[21:55] Main
    Tuuli!
[23:35] ---
    Shiina You Namino Ryo
SIGN    Moto Naoko
SIGN    Karasuba Ame

E26.5P2 - Re-Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2

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SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Re-Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2
[01:36] ---
    Gil.
[01:38] ---
    That book goes in the
    shelf above, not there.
[01:41] ---
    Oh, I'm sorry.
[01:43] Gil (Narration)
    I'm Gil, Lady Main's retainer and
    a gray-robed apprentice priest!
[01:48] Gil (Narration)
    I'm 10 years old!
[01:50] Gil (Narration)
    Lady Main isn't like the other blue robes.
[01:53] Gil (Narration)
    If I work hard, she praises me!
[01:55] Gil (Narration)
    And she rewards me, too!
[01:57] Gil (Narration)
    But the way we met was just awful.
[02:03] Flashback
    As for the retainers we'll
    be assigning to Main,
[02:06] Flashback
    I'm planning to assign her one of
    my own and have him report to me.
[02:11] Flashback
    Good idea.
[02:12] Flashback
    Then I shall also send one of my own.
[02:17] Flashback
    For the last one,
[02:19] Flashback
    let the biggest problem child among
    the orphans give her a headache.
[02:23] Flashback
    Get as much money and
    mana you can out of her.
[02:27] Gil (Narration)
    By "headache," he meant me?
[02:30] Gil (Narration)
    Well, Lady Main was a commoner, so when she
    came to the cathedral it upset everyone.
[02:36] Flashback
    We welcome you with open arms.
[02:39] Flashback
    From the bottom of my heart,
    I thank you for welcoming me.
[02:43] ---
    Let me introduce your retainers.
[02:45] Flashback
    I'm Fran. It's a pleasure to meet you.
[02:48] Flashback
    The name's Delia.
[02:50] Flashback
    I'm Gil.
[02:51] Flashback
    You're just a commoner, not a noble, right?
[02:54] Flashback
    The high priest asked me
    to give you a headache.
[02:58] Flashback
    The head priest just told
    you to discipline any misbehavior.
[03:02] Gil (Narration)
    Back then, we made it clear to Lady Main
    that we didn't want to be friends.
[03:08] Flashback
    Library, library!
[03:11] Flashback
    Why do you wanna go to the
    library? Are you stupid?
[03:14] Flashback
    I don't think of you as my master.
[03:17] Flashback
    I don't see you three
    as my retainers, either.
[03:26] Flashback
    How long has it been since
    I last read a book?
[03:30] Flashback
    Hey!
[03:31] Flashback
    It's time for lunch!
[03:33] Flashback
    I don't need any.
[03:35] Flashback
    Retainers have to be granted the
    gods' blessings by their master...
[03:37] Flashback
    Stop bothering me.
[03:43] Gil (Narration)
    She was so scary!
[03:46] Gil (Narration)
    And when Lady Main saw Lutz...
[03:50] Flashback
    The lad's giving his all
    to become a merchant.
[03:54] Flashback
    He's asking questions about
    everything he doesn't understand
[03:57] Flashback
    and trying to learn what's
    common knowledge in this trade.
[04:00] Flashback
    How about you?
[04:02] Flashback
    Are you trying to grow into your
    role as a blue-robed priestess?
[04:07] Flashback
    If you want to read your books in peace,
    learn to command your retainers first.
[04:11] Flashback
    Lady Main.
[04:12] Flashback
    Hey, Fra—
[04:13] Flashback
    Oh, right.
[04:15] Flashback
    I need to act like a noble.
[04:18] Flashback
    Fran, can we see the head priest now?
[04:23] Flashback
    Everything is ready for you.
[04:26] Flashback
    Lady Main is highly intelligent,
[04:29] Flashback
    but she has very little social experience,
[04:32] Flashback
    and very little knowledge of the
    church's values and noble society.
[04:36] Flashback
    That's why I assigned Fran to her.
[04:38] Flashback
    He is one of my best retainers.
[04:41] Flashback
    She can ask him about anything
    she doesn't understand.
[04:45] Gil (Narration)
    When the discussion of donations
    ended, the frail Lady Main collapsed.
[04:50] Gil (Narration)
    Is she okay?
[04:53] Flashback
    Let me carry Lady Main!
[04:55] Flashback
    I refuse. We're in a hurry.
[04:59] Flashback
    But I'm her retainer.
[05:02] Gil (Narration)
    Fran thought the head priest
    had given up on him,
[05:06] Gil (Narration)
    and was taking his frustration
    out on Lady Main.
[05:11] Flashback
    I'll do my best to become a
    master you can be proud of.
[05:16] Flashback
    From now on, please feel
    free to ask me anything.
[05:23] Flashback
    I can't eat anything thanks
    to that clueless idiot!
[05:27] Gil (Narration)
    I really hated her back then.
[05:32] Flashback
    Don't ignore me!
[05:38] Flashback
    You moron!
[05:40] Flashback
    What if you hurt Main?!
[05:42] Flashback
    If you want him disciplined,
[05:43] Flashback
    he can be thrown in detention
    or denied the alms of the gods once.
[05:48] Flashback
    The alms of the gods?
[05:51] Gil (Narration)
    Lady Main didn't know about
    the alms of the gods,
[05:53] Gil (Narration)
    which is where a master gives
    their retainers clothes and food.
[05:56] Gil (Narration)
    She felt bad and promised
    to feed me all I could eat.
[06:03] Gil (Narration)
    And then she asked the head priest
[06:06] Gil (Narration)
    to give her the orphanage director's
    office as a place to live.
[06:11] Flashback
    Then I'll have Gil clean up.
[06:14] Flashback
    But would you be willing to work for food?
[06:17] Flashback
    And I'll be able to eat all I want, right?
[06:20] Flashback
    Yes, I promise.
[06:27] Flashback
    Like this?
[06:33] Flashback
    Good job. Well done.
[06:36] Flashback
    You're really a good boy deep down, huh?
[06:42] Gil (Narration)
    It was the first time I'd ever
    been praised, and I felt happy.
[06:47] Gil (Narration)
    But Delia didn't report that she'd
    been given the director's office
[06:52] Gil (Narration)
    and was removed from the
    high priest's quarters.
[06:56] Flashback
    Fran, I bestow upon you
    the alms of the gods.
[06:59] Flashback
    Thank you.
[07:04] Flashback
    Because of you, I was thrown out
    of the high priest's quarters.
[07:07] Flashback
    She who does not work,
    neither shall she eat!
[07:11] Flashback
    There's no food or shelter for
    those who don't work here.
[07:16] Flashback
    I'll do my job from now on.
[07:19] Flashback
    So please don't throw me out.
[07:23] Flashback
    You can stay here.
[07:26] Flashback
    You'll look after me as my retainer, right?
[07:33] Gil (Narration)
    And so Delia was saved by Lady Main, too!
[07:37] Flashback
    Yeah. You'll find the unbaptized kids
    and gray-robed priestesses here.
[07:41] Gil (Narration)
    Lady Main asked me to take
    her to the orphanage.
[07:46] Gil (Narration)
    But what we found there was more
    horrible than even I knew.
[07:53] Flashback
    I-I'll close the door now!
[07:55] Flashback
    That's the "orphanage"?
[07:58] Flashback
    Lady Main, help them out.
[08:03] Gil (Narration)
    Lady Main went to talk to the head priest,
[08:07] Gil (Narration)
    and he asked if she was capable
    of becoming the orphanage director
[08:11] Gil (Narration)
    and taking responsibility for the orphans.
[08:16] Flashback
    I can't.
[08:17] Flashback
    If you can't do anything,
    then keep your mouth shut.
[08:20] Gil (Narration)
    With Lutz's advice, she made
    all the orphans her retainers,
[08:25] Gil (Narration)
    and came up with a way for them gather
    food and ingredients to make paper
[08:27] Gil (Narration)
    in the forest, so that they
    could be self-sufficient.
[08:31] Flashback
    You thinking Main Studio, Orphanage Branch?
[08:33] Flashback
    Exactly!
[08:36] Flashback
    Come with me.
[08:38] Gil (Narration)
    After making all her preparations,
[08:40] Gil (Narration)
    Main tells the head priest why she
    wants to be orphanage director.
[08:44] Flashback
    As things stand, I'm too bothered
    by it all to focus on my books.
[08:48] Flashback
    That's why I made up my
    mind to help the kids.
[08:51] Flashback
    You're a far bigger fool than I anticipated.
[08:54] Flashback
    Everyone out!
[08:54] Gil (Narration)
    And so Lady Main became the
    director of the orphanage!
[08:57] Flashback
    We're going to get you all nice and clean!
[09:00] Flashback
    And then we'll eat until
    we can't eat anymore!
[09:06] Flashback
    I, Main, stand before you, appointed
    your director by the head priest.
[09:13] Gil (Narration)
    As soon as she started, she would praise
    those who worked hard, and rewarded them!
[09:20] Flashback
    You don't get rewarded
    if you don't work for it.
[09:24] Flashback
    I hope you all keep that in mind.
[09:27] Flashback
    I'm glad she became director
    of the orphanage.
[09:31] Flashback
    Gil, you sure changed your tune.
[09:33] Flashback
    She actually praises you,
    if you do your part.
[09:37] Gil (Narration)
    "I want Lady Main to praise me."
    That's how we all ended up feeling.
[09:42] Flashback
    The Star Festival?
[09:44] Flashback
    Yeah.
[09:46] Flashback
    Do the orphans get to take
    part in the Star Festival?
[09:50] Gil (Narration)
    She talked to the head priest,
[09:52] Gil (Narration)
    who said that if they cleaned
    up and didn't make a fuss,
[09:56] Gil (Narration)
    they could all experience the Star Festival!
[10:02] Gil (Narration)
    It's thanks to Lady Main that everybody at
    the orphanage had such brilliant smiles!
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
[10:19] Flashback
    Are you still not feeling well,
    Mom? Are you really okay?
[10:24] Flashback
    Mom has a baby in her belly.
[10:28] Flashback
    It seems Lady Main's family
    is expecting a child,
[10:32] Flashback
    so she wants to give the baby a present.
[10:34] Flashback
    Making a picture book needs an artist...
[10:37] Flashback
    Please let me have Wilma.
[10:40] Gil (Narration)
    The head priest wanted her to learn
    music, not how to make picture books.
[10:44] Gil (Narration)
    He told her to make Rosina
    a retainer as well.
[10:48] Gil (Narration)
    And Wilma said she wanted
    to stay in the orphanage
[10:51] Gil (Narration)
    because she had to take
    care of the other kids.
[10:55] Flashback
    I turned him down because I had no
    instruments, but they've found their way to me.
[11:01] Flashback
    The reason music is essential to you is
    because it is a vital part of noble culture.
[11:05] Flashback
    But I am not a noble.
[11:07] Flashback
    You will surely be part of
    noble society in the future.
[11:11] Flashback
    I understand.
[11:14] Gil (Narration)
    After a lot of discussion, they
    both became Lady Main's retainers.
[11:21] Flashback
    Lady Main!
[11:22] Flashback
    What's the matter, Delia?
[11:24] Flashback
    Rosina's not working at all.
[11:26] Flashback
    My job is to teach you
    the harspiel, Lady Main.
[11:31] Flashback
    Rosina was favored by her master
    because she excelled in music,
[11:35] Flashback
    and the servant work was all done by the
    other gray-robed apprentice priest retainers.
[11:40] Flashback
    Rosina, I can't have you expecting the
    exact same treatment you had before.
[11:45] Flashback
    I would like to put in the effort
    to be your retainer, Lady Main.
[11:50] Flashback
    Let us understand happiness together...
[12:03] Flashback
    Well done.
[12:09] Flashback
    Wilma doesn't like to be around men?
[12:11] Flashback
    Wilma was tricked by a blue-robed priest,
    and forced to offer her flower to him.
[12:16] Flashback
    Thankfully, no other harm came to her...
[12:20] Flashback
    But she has been afraid of men ever since.
[12:24] Gil (Narration)
    And then, we finally began
    making the picture books!
[12:26] Flashback
    What in the world are you planning?
[12:29] Flashback
    I'm only having them gather soot in order
    to make ink for my plant-based paper.
[12:33] Flashback
    I see what's going on now,
[12:35] Flashback
    but be careful not to go too far
    and draw the high priest's ire.
[12:40] Flashback
    Wow, a picture-book version
    of the scriptures for kids?
[12:43] Flashback
    You shouldn't have a problem
    drawing that, right?
[12:46] Flashback
    Right! I can handle anything related
    to the church perfectly fine.
[12:50] Gil (Narration)
    We wanted to print the pictures Wilma drew,
    but at first, it didn't go well at all!
[12:57] Gil (Narration)
    And then Lady Main proposed a new method.
[13:02] Flashback
    I'll give this method a shot.
[13:07] Flashback
    Please take a look.
[13:11] Flashback
    This is wonderful, Wilma!
[13:14] Gil (Narration)
    Succeeding at that gave her confidence,
[13:18] Gil (Narration)
    and she was able to leave the orphanage!
[13:36] Flashback
    Wow, amazing!
[13:38] Flashback
    Look, Tuuli!
[13:40] Flashback
    We finished printing it!
[13:43] Flashback
    Wow, that's great!
[13:49] Flashback
    I couldn't have done it without you two!
[13:51] Flashback
    Thank you!
[13:54] Gil (Narration)
    As the blue-robed priests headed for the
    Harvest Festival, something terrible happened!
[14:01] Flashback
    After you, Lady Main.
[14:06] Flashback
    Wh-What happened here?
[14:09] Gil (Narration)
    A blue-robed priest had
    made a mess of the library
[14:12] Gil (Narration)
    to stop her from going
    to the Harvest Festival!
[14:17] Flashback
    I know who did this!
[14:19] ---
    It's not too late to get him!
[14:20] Flashback
    We're going to the head priest's office.
[14:21] Flashback
    Put me down! Now!
[14:23] Flashback
    What in the world happened?
[14:25] Flashback
    Lady Main's gonna be really mad...
[14:35] Flashback
    I need you all to clean
    up the library today.
[14:39] Flashback
    Uh, why do you seem to be in a good mood?
[14:43] Gil (Narration)
    She was really mad, but when she realized
    she could organize the books any way she wanted,
[14:49] Gil (Narration)
    she felt better.
[14:51] Flashback
    Very well.
[14:53] Flashback
    You can handle the cleanup.
[14:55] ---
    Thank you!
[14:56] Gil (Narration)
    Lady Main told us about the...
    J-Japanese? Decimal Classification?
[15:02] Gil (Narration)
    We used it to organize the books.
[15:07] Flashback
    That didn't take too long, huh?
[15:09] Gil (Narration)
    The head priest seemed confused
    by the idea of "classification."
[15:15] Gil (Narration)
    And then that order arrived.
[15:19] Flashback
    Sir Ferdinand, this is Karstedt.
[15:22] Flashback
    The knight order requests assistance with
    a raid, and a priest to perform a ritual.
[15:26] Flashback
    Understood.
[15:30] Flashback
    What's with all these fantasy tropes?!
[15:33] Flashback
    Ready the ceremonial garb right away!
[15:39] Flashback
    Our apologies for the delay.
[15:40] Flashback
    Oh, I'm participating not as the
    head priest, but as a knight.
[15:45] Flashback
    Here we go.
[15:53] Flashback
    This is the noble district.
[15:56] Gil (Narration)
    Lady Main headed to the noble
    district with the others.
[16:00] Gil (Narration)
    That's a trombe?
[16:02] Gil (Narration)
    How is it so big?
[16:04] Flashback
    What? That's the sprouty thing?
[16:06] Flashback
    Schicicoza, Damuel.
[16:09] Flashback
    You two guard the priestess.
[16:10] Flashback
    Sir.
[16:13] Gil (Narration)
    The head priest was amazing!
[16:15] Gil (Narration)
    The Trombe didn't last a minute!
[16:23] Gil (Narration)
    But something awful was
    happening to Lady Main.
[16:28] Flashback
    That's a plebeian.
[16:33] Flashback
    Stop this, Schicicoza!
[16:36] Gil (Narration)
    Stop! What are you doing to Lady Main?!
[16:39] Gil (Narration)
    Schicicoza was out of control.
[16:41] Gil (Narration)
    And when the blood from her wound
    hit the ground, a Trombe appeared!
[16:52] Flashback
    Fall back, Damuel!
[16:58] Flashback
    You were supposed to
    guard her, you imbeciles!
[17:01] Flashback
    We're terribly sorry!
[17:03] Gil (Narration)
    Of course the head priest would be mad!
[17:06] Gil (Narration)
    Lady Main was finally freed
    thanks to the Knights.
[17:10] Gil (Narration)
    Whew!
[17:12] Flashback
    By the way, Schicicoza,
[17:15] Flashback
    who holds the highest
    rank of all of us here?
[17:20] Flashback
    It is you, Sir Ferdinand.
[17:24] Flashback
    That's right.
[17:26] Flashback
    And I gave you my orders.
[17:29] Flashback
    "Make sure the apprentice priestess
    receives nary a scratch"!
[17:37] Flashback
    You're the one who needs to know your place!
[17:47] Flashback
    O Fruhtrane, Goddess of Water,
    bringer of healing and upheaval.
[17:51] Flashback
    Hear my prayer and grant
    me your holy powers.
[17:59] Flashback
    Cover these lands in your hues!
[18:05] Gil (Narration)
    Wow! Lady Main's prayer
    brought back the green!
[18:15] Flashback
    Too much, if you ask me.
[18:20] Flashback
    Main.
[18:21] Flashback
    I feel bad about what transpired.
[18:30] Gil (Narration)
    In order to understand how
    dangerous Lady Main was,
[18:33] Gil (Narration)
    and the secrets of the
    things she keeps creating,
[18:36] Gil (Narration)
    he used a magic item that
    let him see her past.
[18:50] Flashback
    Huh?
[18:52] Flashback
    What happened to me?
[18:55] Flashback
    Can you hear me, Main?
[18:58] Flashback
    Sorry, but I'm going to take
    a look into your memories.
[19:05] Flashback
    What is this place?
[19:07] Flashback
    It looks like a noble district
    in some foreign land.
[19:10] Flashback
    Takes me back...
[19:12] Flashback
    This is Japan.
SIGN    Library
[19:15] Flashback
    This is it!
[19:16] Flashback
    My personal utopia!
[19:19] Flashback
    What is this?
[19:21] Flashback
    The library!
[19:23] Flashback
    What...
[19:25] Flashback
    This has more books than even
    the Nobles' Academy's library.
[19:31] Flashback
    Where is this?
[19:32] Flashback
    Urano.
[19:33] Flashback
    Is that your mother?
[19:36] Flashback
    Yes.
[19:37] Flashback
    Didn't we agree that you wouldn't
    read at the dining table?
[19:41] Flashback
    Mom!
[19:43] Flashback
    I need to apologize to Mom!
SIGN    As a girl raised in the back of beyond, even farther than the end of the road to the East Country, how rustic and odd I must have been. However it was that I first became enthralled with them, once I knew that such things as tales existed in the world, all I could think of over and over was how much I wanted to read them.
[19:46] Flashback
    Calm down, Main.
[19:47] Flashback
    I never got the chance
    to say goodbye to her!
[19:51] Flashback
    Come back, Mom!
[19:53] Flashback
    Don't leave me!
[19:58] Flashback
    Enough. No more.
[20:07] Flashback
    I feel absolutely terrible.
[20:14] Flashback
    What are you doing?
[20:15] Flashback
    Giving you a hug! Hugs calm you down!
[20:19] Flashback
    When I have dreams like
    these and feel awful,
[20:23] Flashback
    I have Tuuli give me hugs
    to make me feel better.
[20:25] Flashback
    I have Lutz and my family, but you
    have nobody who'll do this for you!
[20:30] Flashback
    Hmph. You're the one who wants to calm down.
[20:34] Flashback
    I've been trying to block
    off those memories for ages.
[20:37] Flashback
    Because, even if I do remember,
    I can never go back.
[20:45] Flashback
    I got what I needed. Please return them.
[20:48] Flashback
    So, what did you find?
[20:51] Flashback
    Main had memories of life in a
    world far more advanced than ours.
[20:56] Flashback
    If Main's knowledge and
    memories are utilized well,
[20:59] Flashback
    she can bring Ehrenfest
    unprecedented prosperity.
[21:03] ---
    What will you do?
[21:05] Flashback
    Her worth to us is immeasurable.
[21:07] ---
    What?
[21:09] Flashback
    We can't let anyone else steal her.
[21:14] Flashback
    You really are a great cook, honey.
[21:20] Flashback
    I'm sorry, Mom.
[21:25] Flashback
    What's all this now?
[21:27] Flashback
    Mom, thank you for always
    feeding me all this great food.
[21:33] Flashback
    Dad, thank you for putting your
    life on the line to protect me.
[21:38] Flashback
    Sure.
[21:39] Flashback
    Tuuli, thank you for always
    agreeing to my selfish requests.
[21:43] Flashback
    I'm really glad I was born to this family.
[21:47] Flashback
    Okay, much better.
[21:48] Flashback
    You look best when smiling, Main!
[21:52] Flashback
    There goes the doting father again.
[21:55] Flashback
    I love you all so much!
[22:01] Flashback
    Thank you, Mom.
[23:35] ---
    Shirahama Kamome
SIGN    Hebi-zou
SIGN    Katsuki Hikaru
SIGN    Suzuka

E27 - The Beginning of Winter

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SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter Twenty-Seven The Beginning of Winter
[01:39] Main
    The end of autumn.
[01:43] Main
    Right around the time where the farmers
    come to sell their harvest...
[01:48] Main
    I was...
[01:52] Ferdinand
    Main, that's enough.
[01:59] Main
    Okay!
[02:01] Ferdinand
    The Dedication Ceremony is coming up soon.
[02:03] Ferdinand
    Reserve your mana for now.
[02:06] Main
    Understood, Head Priest.
[02:08] Ferdinand
    How are preparations for
    your winter stay here going?
[02:12] Main
    Th-They're going great.
[02:17] Ferdinand
    Judging from that look on your face, you
    appear to have a lot more work to do.
[02:21] Ferdinand
    It will start snowing soon.
[02:23] Ferdinand
    As I stated before,
[02:25] Ferdinand
    you not being able to come here because
    of a blizzard will be an issue.
[02:28] Ferdinand
    Hurry along with the preparations.
[02:29] Main
    Okay...
[02:39] Lutz
    I think 80 books is about all
    we can do with what we have.
[02:43] Main
    That's plenty.
[02:45] Lutz
    Don't worry. We'll get them made and
    sold by the time of your winter stay.
[02:51] Main
    I really wasn't planning to sell
    the scripture picture books.
[02:56] Main
    This is all Mister Benno's fault.
(Flashback) [02:59] Benno
    You're going to hole up at the cathedral?
(Flashback) [03:01] Benno
    Then you'll need a dressing gown,
    a visiting dress, a nightgown,
(Flashback) [03:05] Benno
    and street clothes, as well
    as some thicker socks.
(Flashback) [03:07] Benno
    As for your undergarments, make
    some that are high-quality.
(Flashback) [03:11] Benno
    Buy the fabric from my shop and have your
    mother or Tuuli sew them for you.
(Flashback) [03:16] Main
    I'm not exactly planning on having
    anyone see me in these undies,
(Flashback) [03:19] Main
    so they can probably be a bit worn out.
(Flashback) [03:22] Benno
    How stupid are you?!
    That's not the issue here!
(Flashback) [03:25] Benno
    You get sick easily enough as is!
(Flashback) [03:28] Benno
    Make sure you dress warmly!
(Flashback) [03:30] Main
    And I'm telling you I'm not going to
    be able to get all of those things.
(Flashback) [03:35] Benno
    Mmhm... In that case...
(Flashback) [03:38] Benno
    You should sell this book!
[03:45] Main
    So yeah, I sold my soul.
[03:52] Benno
    I'm Benno from the Gilberta Company.
[03:54] Benno
    I've come to fill out the necessary
    paperwork to sell this book.
[03:56] Freida
    Oh, Main? It is you, Main!
[03:59] Main
    Freida.
[04:00] Freida
    Hello.
[04:04] Main
    It's been a while.
[04:05] Freida
    I was worried when I heard that
    you went to the cathedral,
[04:08] Freida
    but I'm happy to see that you seem well.
[04:10] Main
    Thanks for worrying about me.
[04:13] Main
    How are the pound cakes selling?
[04:15] Freida
    Quite well, actually.
[04:17] Freida
    The nobles have taken quite
    a liking to them, as well.
[04:20] Freida
    I'd be happy to buy more recipes
    from you if you have any.
[04:24] Freida
    At a reasonable price, that is.
[04:28] Main
    Say, Freida...
[04:29] Main
    Look. I finally made my book.
[04:32] Freida
    What?
[04:34] Freida
    This is a book?
[04:38] Freida
    Indeed, it is a book.
[04:40] Freida
    But is it just the inside?
[04:42] Main
    That paper is the cover.
[04:44] Main
    We're going to have one of the studios
    we're working with create a cover
[04:47] Main
    made out of leather the
    way we want it, too.
[04:51] Freida
    Main, how much is this book?
[04:54] Main
    Huh? Um...
[04:57] Benno
    That'll be one small gold
    coin and eight large silvers.
[05:00] Benno
    Are you going to buy it?
[05:02] Freida
    Yes, I will, actually.
SIGN    Commercial Spirit
[05:06] Main
    Compared to these two, I'm definitely
    not cut out to be a merchant!
[05:13] Freida
    I must say, this is the best purchase
    I've made in quite a while.
[05:19] Freida
    Main, your next picture book should
    be about the seasonal gods and their kindred.
[05:26] Freida
    I have such a hard time
    remembering the gods' kindred.
[05:30] Main
    Sure...
[05:32] Main
    I promised Freida I would make
    a book about the kindred,
[05:36] Main
    and left the Merchants' Guild behind.
[05:39] Benno
    Who knew we'd encounter a pest like that?
[05:41] Benno
    At least we'll be able
    to sell the book now.
[05:43] Main
    R-Right...
[05:45] Johann
    Please wait!
[05:46] Johann
    Young lady from the Gilberta Company!
[05:53] Main
    Oh, Johann.
[05:55] Benno
    Who's that?
[05:56] Main
    He's an apprentice blacksmith.
[06:00] Benno
    Ah... Did you need something?
[06:03] Johann
    Miss, please!
[06:05] Main
    Huh?
[06:06] Johann
    Please become my patron.
[06:09] Main
    Patron?!
[06:14] Johann
    I'm going to become an adult next year.
[06:17] Johann
    So I need to find a patron out of my
    customers who believes in my skills
[06:20] Johann
    and can financially back me.
[06:23] Johann
    And I need to make what this patron
    wants me to make within a year.
[06:29] Benno
    This is what blacksmithing apprentices must
    go through once they become an adult.
[06:33] Benno
    If they succeed, they will be
    considered a professional.
[06:36] Main
    You're pretty skilled, Johann, so I'm
    sure you'd find a patron pretty easily.
[06:41] Johann
    Most of the customers don't
    really seem to like my work.
[06:45] Johann
    Because... I'm so particular
    about the finer details.
[06:49] Main
    Come to think of it,
[06:51] Main
    when I asked Johann to make me
    tools to make my picture book...
(Flashback) [06:55] Johann
    I've never had anyone request such a
    fine, thin, and small blade before.
(Flashback) [07:00] Johann
    What are you going to use it for?
(Flashback) [07:02] Johann
    You won't be able to cut anything
    with a blade this small.
(Flashback) [07:05] Johann
    You're going to cut plant-based paper?
(Flashback) [07:07] Johann
    And this is that plant-based paper...
(Flashback) [07:10] Johann
    If the paper's this thin, the blade
    will have to be thinner, too.
(Flashback) [07:14] Johann
    And the shape of the blade will have to change
     depending on how you're going to cut these.
(Flashback) [07:18] Johann
    How am I going to make a
    blade so thin and small?
[07:21] Main
    I guess you have a point...
[07:23] Main
    But you've really helped me out
    because you're so particular.
[07:28] Johann
    You're the only one who says
    that about my work, Miss!
[07:31] Main
    Huh?
[07:32] Johann
    You're the only one who'd ever
    consider being my patron.
[07:35] Main
    Um...
[07:37] Johann
    Please, Main! No, Miss Main!
[07:40] Benno
    Hey.
[07:42] Benno
    If you truly want her as your patron,
    shouldn't you be calling her Lady Main?
[07:47] Benno
    Anyway, she's a minor.
[07:49] Benno
    She won't be able to be your patron without
     permission from her parents or guardians.
[07:54] Johann
    So that's a no?
[07:56] Benno
    You basically wasted your time.
[08:06] Main
    Please wait.
[08:09] Main
    So as long as I have cosigner,
    I can become his patron, right?
[08:12] Johann
    Huh?
[08:13] Benno
    What are you plotting?
[08:20] Main
    Mister Benno, I have something
    I want Johann to make for me.
[08:29] Benno
    Now what?
[08:32] Main
    The things I want him to make if
    I become his patron are...
[08:36] Main
    metal letter types!
[08:39] Johann
    Metal... letter types?
[08:42] Main
    Yes!
SIGN    Met
[08:44] Main
    Metal letter types!
SIGN    Metal
SIGN    Metal Letter
SIGN    Metal Letter Types
[08:47] Main
    Welp, I guess you twisted my arm!
[08:49] Main
    For my precious little metal letter types,
[08:51] Main
    I'll give you a long explanation
    without you even asking for it!
SIGN    Letter Type
[08:56] Main
    Letter types are basically letters
    carved backwards into blocks.
[09:00] Main
    Essentially, they're like stamps
    of individual letters.
[09:04] Main
    A long time ago, they were
    made by carving wood,
[09:06] Main
    but by molding them out of metal instead,
    mass production became possible.
[09:11] Main
    when you line these letters up on the page
    of a book, it's called a letterpress.
[09:15] Main
    Then you set the letterpress and print.
SIGN    Letter Type
[09:18] Main
    When you print using a
    letterpress, it's called...
SIGN    Letterpress
[09:21] Main
    You guessed it. Letterpress printing.
SIGN    Letterpress Printing
[09:25] Main
    So historically, books could be mass produced
[09:28] Main
    because of the introduction
    of letterpress printing,
[09:31] Main
    but letterpress printing became more
    widespread because of metal letter types.
[09:36] Main
    Which means that the production of metal
    letter types is the cornerstone of my ambitions!
[09:41] Main
    It's the super-ultra-miracle-important
    first step!
[09:45] Main
    Man... I haven't gotten to say
    something so worthwhile forever.
[09:50] Main
    If the letter types differ in height, the
    letters will be uneven during printing,
[09:53] Main
    so I'd like the size and the height
    of all the letter types to be exact.
[09:57] Main
    I think if we have 50 each of the vowels and
    20 each of the consonants that'll be enough.
[10:02] Main
    Also...
[10:03] Johann
    U-Um...
[10:05] Benno
    Well, she's basically always like this...
[10:08] Benno
    But she'd be a great patron
    when it comes to getting paid.
[10:12] Lutz
    If you don't think you can keep
    up with Main's crazy ideas,
[10:15] Lutz
    you should hurry up and
     find another patron.
[10:18] Main
    It's going to require very delicate
    work, and there'll be a lot to make...
[10:22] Main
    What do you think?
[10:30] Johann
    My request stands.
[10:32] Johann
    Please become my patron.
[10:37] Main
    Mister Benno, I'm counting
    on you to be my cosigner.
[10:41] Johann
    Yes, please!
[10:46] Benno
    Oh, all right. I give you
    permission as her guardian.
[10:53] Johann
    Thank goodness you're such
    an understanding father!
[10:56] Main
    Huh?
[10:56] Benno
    What?!
[10:58] Main
    He's not my father!
[10:58] Benno
    There's no way that she's my daughter!
[11:00] Johann
    Huh?
[11:02] Lutz
    The master is single.
[11:04] Johann
    Huh?
[11:05] Benno
    If I was her father, I would
    never raise her as an air-headed,
[11:08] Benno
    unguarded girl who doesn't
    think about her actions!
[11:10] Main
    What are you talking about?
[11:12] Main
    If you were my father, I would've
    run away from home already!
[11:16] Benno
    As if you're that delicate!
[11:19] Main
    I wouldn't even last here a day
    because you're so obnoxious!
[11:22] Benno
    Who are you calling obnoxious, huh?
[11:25] Main
    I'm home.
[11:27] Main
    Oh, how cute!
[11:29] Tuuli
    I know, right?
[11:30] Eva
    That's what a noble's
    undergarment looks like.
[11:33] Main
    Hm... I guess I wouldn't mind
    anyone seeing me in these.
[11:37] Tuuli
    Huh? What did you just say, Main?
[11:40] Main
    Oh, uh... I just mean they're lovely.
[11:44] Eva
    We just have to prepare a few more of these
    by the time of your winter stay, right?
[11:49] Main
    Yup. Thanks, Mom.
[11:50] Tuuli
    I'll help, too.
[11:52] Main
    Thank you, too, Tuuli.
[11:55] Gunther
    I'm home.
[11:56] Main
    Welcome home, Dad.
[11:58] Gunther
    Here's a gift for you, Main.
[12:00] Tuuli
    You bought them again?
[12:02] Main
    Hey, they're tanie!
[12:05] Main
    I love you, Dad!
[12:06] Gunther
    I love you, too, Main!
[12:10] Tuuli
    And he bought raffle fruits yesterday, too.
[12:13] Tuuli
    Dad's spoiling Main way too much.
[12:15] Eva
    I can't really blame him.
[12:16] Eva
    Soon, she'll be away on her winter
    stay, and we won't be able to see each other.
[12:21] Tuuli
    At this rate, I think Dad is going
    to have a harder time than Main is.
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
[12:36] Main
    The scriptures picture book
    sold by the Gilberta Company
[12:41] Main
    started selling among the rich who
    had connections with nobles.
[12:50] Young Employee
    Er, excuse me, sir... Would
    you like to purchase that?
[12:55] Man A
    Yeah.
[12:58] Man A
    Here it is.
[13:03] Wolf
    There's no doubt about it...
[13:05] Wolf
    It's ink.
[13:07] Man A
    According to the foreman,
[13:08] Man A
    the child from the Gilberta
    Company knows how to make ink.
(Flashback) [13:13] Main
    I'm looking for oil-based ink.
(Flashback) [13:16] Main
    Do you have any that aren't for parchment?
(Flashback) [13:19] Bierce
    Ink is ink. There's only one kind.
(Flashback) [13:22] Main
    Wait, please!
(Flashback) [13:23] Main
    The ink that everyone makes...
(Flashback) [13:25] Main
    is it made from the extracting
    the dye from plants...
(Flashback) [13:27] Bierce
    Hey, where did you hear that from?
(Flashback) [13:30] Main
    Um... Do you really not make
    any other kind of ink?
(Flashback) [13:35] Bierce
    Other kind of ink?
(Flashback) [13:36] Main
    I-If you don't, that's totally fine! Sorry!
[13:42] Wolf
    Other kinds of ink?
[13:45] Main
    What did you want to talk
    about, Mister Benno?
[13:48] Benno
    The Ink Guild's gotten involved.
[13:50] Main
    Here we go. Vested interests.
[13:53] Benno
    I figured they would, but...
    It's going to be a hassle.
[13:56] Benno
    What do you want to do?
[13:57] Main
    I think we can sell our method of ink production
     and also abandon making any more ink.
[14:03] Main
    You don't want any more enemies,
    do you, Mister Benno?
[14:06] Benno
    Hm... And it has nothing to
    do with my main business.
[14:10] Benno
    If you'd consider that, it'd be helpful.
[14:12] Main
    Then I guess we're set.
[14:15] Lutz
    I've brought some tea.
[14:28] Benno
    You've still got a ways to go.
[14:30] Main
    But he's improving little by little.
[14:33] Main
    It's good, Lutz.
[14:36] Mark
    Sir, you have a guest from the Ink Guild.
[14:40] Benno
    All right. Main, go see Corinna.
[14:44] Main
    Huh?
[14:45] Benno
    The head of the Ink Guild
    has connections with nobles,
[14:49] Benno
    and there are plenty of
    terrible rumors about him.
[14:51] Benno
    You should avoid him at all costs.
[14:55] Main
    While negotiations with the
    Ink Guild were going on,
[14:58] Main
    I was getting fitted for
    some new ceremonial robes,
[15:01] Main
    since my other ones were ruined
    trying to subjugate the trombe.
[15:04] Otto
    Corinna, you need to get some rest.
[15:08] Otto
    Seriously... Corinna, you're pregnant,
[15:11] Otto
    but you're getting upper-class noble work.
[15:14] Main
    S-Sorry...
[15:16] Corinna
    Otto.
[15:17] Corinna
    How many times must I tell you that I don't
    appreciate you nagging me about work?
[15:22] Otto
    I'm just worried about you, Corinna.
[15:24] Corinna
    That's no excuse to complain
    in front of a customer!
[15:27] Otto
    Now, calm down...
[15:28] Corinna
    You're always the one upsetting me.
[15:30] Otto
    It's not good for the little one
    in your belly if you get upset.
[15:33] Main
    I see they're as close as ever.
[15:41] Wolf
    I signed it.
[15:42] Benno
    Lutz, take this contract
    upstairs and get a signature.
[15:53] Lutz
    It's good that you stayed up here, Main.
[15:56] Main
    What do you mean?
[15:57] Lutz
    The head of the Ink Guild's
    been looking for you.
[16:00] Main
    Huh?
[16:02] Lutz
    He said, "The one who mentioned a different
    way to prepare ink was a child.
[16:06] Lutz
    If they're here, bring them out."
[16:08] Lutz
    I don't like the look in his eyes.
[16:10] Lutz
    Way worse than the guild master.
[16:15] Lutz
    More importantly, let me see your hand.
[16:18] Main
    Okay...
[16:44] Lutz
    What do you think you're doing?!
    Let go of me, you jerk!
[16:48] Main
    Ooh, they kicked!
[16:50] Corinna
    They're full of energy, aren't they?
[16:53] Benno
    Main, Lutz had a run-in with a strange man.
[16:56] Main
    What?
[16:57] Benno
    They're probably from the Ink Guild.
[16:59] Main
    Is Lutz okay?
[17:01] Benno
    Yes. Mark is seeing him home now.
[17:05] Benno
    You need to stay here until
    someone comes for you.
[17:09] Main
    Okay.
[17:14] Tuuli
    Main!
[17:15] Main
    Tuuli!
[17:17] Benno
    Trying to find out more information and
    seeking out Lutz are both unnatural things to do.
[17:22] Benno
    There's no doubt that this is the
    work of the Ink Guild,
[17:25] Benno
    but I'm not exactly sure
    what their motive is.
[17:28] Benno
    If we're going to prioritize safety,
[17:30] Benno
    we might want to have Main start
    staying at the cathedral now.
[17:33] Tuuli
    What?
[17:34] Benno
    They won't be able to get
    to her, if she's there.
[17:38] Tuuli
    But starting her winter
    stay right now is...
[17:44] Gunther
    Main, what do you want to do?
[17:48] Main
    I don't want to be away from all of you,
[17:51] Main
    but I'd regret it even more if something
    were to happen to any of you,
[17:53] Main
    so I'll go to the cathedral.
[17:55] Tuuli
    Main...
[17:57] Main
    It should start snowing soon, anyway.
[18:00] Gunther
    All right.
[18:10] Fran
    Understood.
[18:12] Fran
    I will inform the head priest as well.
[18:15] Main
    I'll tell everyone else.
[18:18] Fran
    Lady Main, perhaps you
    should not tell Delia.
[18:25] Fran
    Delia still has connections
    with the high priest.
[18:28] Main
    Wait, still?
[18:31] Fran
    Considering Delia's situation,
[18:33] Fran
    it would be rather difficult for her
    to completely cut ties with him.
[18:38] Main
    It's so that she can continue
    to survive here...
[18:42] Fran
    We will go ahead and take
    Lady Main into our care.
[18:45] Gunther
    Take good care of Main, Fran.
[18:47] Fran
    Of course.
[18:49] Gunther
    Main, make sure you don't cause
    too much trouble for everyone.
[18:53] Gunther
    And make sure you tell the
    head priest everything.
[18:57] Gunther
    No good comes out of not
    communicating with your boss.
[19:02] Main
    Boss?
[19:05] Main
    Okay.
[19:08] Tuuli
    We'll come visit you on breaks,
[19:10] Tuuli
    so make sure you behave until then, Main.
[19:16] Main
    Yeah... I'll be waiting.
[19:21] Ferdinand
    Make sure Main stays in her room
    until we can get more information.
[19:26] Fran
    As you wish.
[19:27] Fran
    Also, Main's family has mentioned
    that they would like to come see her.
[19:32] Fran
    I'm sure that Lady Main will be lonely,
[19:34] Fran
    so I would be grateful if
    you would allow this.
[19:36] Ferdinand
    That's fine.
[19:38] Ferdinand
    The bigger problem would be
    if her mana were to go berserk
[19:40] Ferdinand
    from her not being able
    to control her emotions.
[19:43] Ferdinand
    I'd like to avoid doing the Dedication
    Ceremony in that manner as much as possible,
[19:48] Ferdinand
    because she will have to face the
    high priest there, no matter what.
[19:52] Fran
    Right.
[19:55] Delia
    What?
[19:56] Main
    It's a long story, but I'm going to be
    staying at the cathedral starting today.
[20:00] Delia
    What exactly is this long story?
[20:02] Main
    I can't really talk about it right now.
[20:05] Main
    I hope you'll understand.
[20:15] Tuuli
    Do you think Main will be okay by herself?
[20:19] Tuuli
    We should have brought her these, too.
[20:23] Rosina & Delia
    Good night, Lady Main.
[20:26] Main
    Good night, Delia and Rosina.
[20:51] Main
    I immediately became homesick
    just after a day.
[21:00] Gunther
    The nobility can piss off.
    I'm going to protect Main.
[21:06] Wolf
    If this is an order, I will see it through,
    but this is quite the request...
[21:12] Wolf
    This will require a bit of preparation...
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[22:58] Main
    It's finally about to start!
[23:00] Main
    We offer the gods our prayers!
[23:02] Ferdinand
    I hate to bring down your mood when you're
    so excited, but this is not a book.
[23:06] Ferdinand
    A proper book has words that are
    handwritten on pages of parchment.
[23:11] Ferdinand
    They include detailed illustrations,
[23:13] Ferdinand
    and the leather covers are
    decorated with gold or jewels.
[23:16] Ferdinand
    These magnificent pieces of art
    are what you call "books."
[23:20] Main
    But I want to make books more affordable
    and get them out to the masses!
[23:24] Ferdinand
    A proper merchant would want to raise prices
    and keep as much profit for themselves.
[23:29] Ferdinand
    You are not fit to be a merchant.
[23:31] Main
    I don't need to hear that from you.
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[00:00] Narrator
    The scripture picture books Main had
    created were now on the market.
[00:05] Narrator
    However...
[00:07] Wolf
    There's no doubt about it...
[00:09] Wolf
    It's ink.
[00:10] Benno
    If we're going to prioritize safety,
[00:12] Benno
    we might want to have Main start
    staying at the cathedral now.
[00:15] Tuuli
    What?
[00:18] Main
    I don't want to be away from all of you,
[00:20] Main
    but I'd regret it even more if something
    were to happen to any of you,
[00:23] Main
    so I'll go to the cathedral.
[00:25] Narrator
    Main tried to put on
    a brave face, but...
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[02:19] Main
    It's morning already?
[02:24] Delia
    Lady Main!
[02:26] Delia
    Please stay in bed until you're summoned.
[02:29] Main
    Oh, really? Sorry.
[02:32] Delia
    And don't apologize to your attendants.
[02:34] Main
    Even though we didn't have books at
    home, I was able to talk to Tuuli.
[02:45] Rosina
    That is all for today.
[02:47] Main
    Then I shall go help the head priest.
[02:52] Fran
    Lady Main, after speaking
    with the head priest,
[02:56] Fran
    he has instructed me to tell you
[02:57] Fran
    that you may not leave your room
    until we have more information.
[02:59] Main
    Huh?! But that means...
    I can't even go to the library?
[03:03] Main
    I thought I'd somehow make it
    through if I had my books!
[03:08] Main
    Talk about gloom and doom.
[03:11] Fran
    Lady Main, let's think about who should
    be your chef during your stay here.
[03:16] Fran
    We'll need to find an assistant
    from the orphanage for Ella.
[03:19] Main
    Right. I wonder who'd be a good candidate.
[03:22] Fran
    Please take your time thinking about it.
[03:24] Fran
    There's still plenty of time.
[03:27] Delia
    Lady Main, if you have time,
     please show me how to do arithmetic.
[03:31] Main
    Sure, of course.
[03:34] Main
    See? If you do this, it's easy.
[03:37] Delia
    Yes. You're a surprisingly
    good teacher, Lady Main.
[03:41] Delia
    Far better than Gil.
[03:46] Main
    Well, I was teaching
    people at the gate,
[03:48] Main
    so maybe I could be a teacher
    for the cathedral classroom.
[03:52] Fran
    Lady Main, what do you mean by
    this "cathedral classroom"?
[03:57] Main
    A place where people can learn
    how to read and write.
[04:01] Main
    The more people who learn how
    to read letters and books,
[04:05] Main
    there'll be people who can write and
    then we'll get even more books!
[04:09] Main
    Then we'll get lots, and lots, and lots...
[04:13] Main
    Many, many more books to read!
[04:16] Main Mob
    Yay!
[04:21] Main Mob
    Thank you!
[04:26] Fran
    Lady Main, I'm afraid I haven't
    been informed of such a place...
[04:30] Gil
    I mean, we have karuta and picture books,
[04:32] Gil
    so I'm pretty sure most of
    us can read a little now.
[04:35] Main
    But I want you to be able to write, too.
[04:38] Main
    That'll make your job as an attendant
[04:40] Main
    or when you come work at the workshop
    or orphanage much easier.
[04:44] Gil
    Would I be able to
    write reports by myself?!
[04:47] Gil
    Then I wanna learn!
[04:49] Main
    I'll make sure to teach you
    everything you need to know.
[04:52] Fran
    Lady Main, a grey-robed priest
    should be the one teaching.
[04:55] Rosina
    You mustn't bother with
    such a thing, Lady Main.
[05:01] Main
    Okay...
[05:05] Lutz
    Main, you okay?
[05:07] Main
    Lutz!
[05:08] Lutz
    Whoa.
[05:10] Main
    Hug me.
[05:13] Main
    I wanna go home.
[05:16] Lutz
    It's only been a day.
[05:18] Main
    I'm so lonely without my family.
[05:21] Main
    I might actually die from loneliness.
[05:25] Lutz
    That's seriously not funny coming from you.
[05:28] Delia
    Honestly, if you're going to hug
    someone, it should be a rich noble.
[05:32] Gil
    Lady Main relies way too much on Lutz.
[05:35] Main Narrator
    Then we talked about the
    hand work for the winter.
[05:39] Main Narrator
    We can't make paper in the winter,
[05:41] Main Narrator
    so we decided to make a Reversi set,
    a chess set, and playing cards out of wood.
[05:48] Lutz
    All right. First, let's make a pattern.
[05:51] Gil
    I wouldn't lose to Lutz if
    I had a writing tablet, too!
[05:55] Main
    I'll prepare one for you
    once spring comes along,
[05:57] Main
    since you know how to write
    and do arithmetic now.
[06:00] Gil
    Really? Yay!
[06:02] Gil
    Then I'll be on the same
    level as Lutz and Fran!
[06:05] Main
    The same?
[06:06] Gil
    Yeah! Because if I get a writing tablet,
[06:09] Gil
    that'll mean I've been acknowledged
    just like Lutz and Fran!
[06:13] Gil
    That settles it! I'm
    definitely beating Lutz!
[06:16] Lutz
    Yeah, hurry up and beat me already.
[06:18] Lutz
    Otherwise, it'll be an issue for me, too.
[06:20] Main
    And why is that?
[06:22] Lutz
    I'm going to tour a parchment workshop
     in a neighboring city this spring.
[06:27] Main
    A neighboring city?
(Flashback) [06:29] Main
    What do you want to do in life, Lutz?
(Flashback) [06:31] Lutz
    Me?
(Flashback) [06:34] Lutz
    I want to travel to other cities.
(Flashback) [06:37] Main
    Other cities?
(Flashback) [06:38] Lutz
    I wanna become a traveling trader
    and see the world for myself.
[06:44] Main
    So your dream is coming true.
[06:47] Lutz
    Yeah.
[06:50] Lutz
    Okay, Main. I'll see you later.
[06:52] Main
    Yeah.
[06:56] Gil
    Are you lonely, Lady Main?
[06:59] Main
    Well, I always had my family around me.
[07:06] Gil
    I'll coddle you like Lutz does!
[07:10] Fran
    Absolutely not.
[07:11] Fran
    Gil, Lady Main is your master.
[07:14] Fran
    It is not your duty as her
    attendant to coddle her.
[07:19] Fran
    You and Lutz are not the same.
[07:23] Gil
    Fine...
[07:24] Fran
    Lady Main, I can imagine you're lonely
    due to the current circumstances.
[07:29] Fran
    When your family or Lutz are here to see
    you, I can overlook them spoiling you.
[07:37] Fran
    However, I would like you to keep an
     appropriate distance with your attendants.
[07:44] Main
    Okay.
[07:49] Tuuli
    Main, it's like you're a little baby again.
[07:53] Main
    Well, I'm lonely, and
    Mom can't come, either.
[07:58] Main
    But I'm not lonely when we're like this.
[08:01] Tuuli
    Then I'll tell you stories,
    since Mom can't come.
[08:05] Main
    Okay!
[08:07] Tuuli
    Once upon a time, there were
    little star children.
[08:12] Tuuli
    Okay, I'll see you later, Main.
[08:14] Main
    Come back soon, okay, Tuuli?
[08:22] Main
    Wait...
[08:27] Main
    Tuuli...
[08:42] Fran
    Lady Main.
[08:43] Main
    Fran.
[08:44] Fran
    I have a message from the head priest.
[08:47] Fran
    He would like you to have your robes
[08:49] Fran
    for the ceremony delivered when
    Master Karstedt is here.
[08:53] Main
    Oh... all right.
[08:56] Main
    I'll have Lutz tell Mister Benno.
[09:00] Fran
    Thank you.
(Flashback) [09:32] Tuuli
    Your cooking is so delicious, Main.
(Flashback) [09:35] Eva
    You've got some on your mouth, Main.
(Flashback) [09:38] Gunther
    Main, make sure you eat plenty,
    so you can grow big.
(Flashback) [09:41] Tuuli
    Main.
(Flashback) [09:41] Eva
    Main.
(Flashback) [09:42] Gunther
    Main.
(Flashback) [09:43] Tuuli
    Main.
(Flashback) [09:44] Eva
    Main.
(Flashback) [09:45] Gunther
    Main.
(Flashback) [09:47] Tuuli
    Main.
(Flashback) [09:48] Eva
    Main.
(Flashback) [09:49] Gunther
    Main.
[10:04] Main
    The colder it got, the
    more homesick I became.
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     Bookworm
[10:21] Main
    On the day of the first
    snowfall of the year...
[10:25] Main
    Mister Benno! I missed you!
[10:31] Benno
    How depressing.
[10:32] Main
    What's wrong? You look rather pale.
[10:36] Benno
    I'm going to be speaking with the
    head priest and an upper-class noble.
[10:41] Benno
    I'm getting a headache
    just thinking about it.
[10:43] Mark
    Sir, you're going to mess up your hair.
[10:46] Main
    Wait, are you actually nervous?
[10:49] Main
    You're always more than happy to start
    fights with the guild master and vested interests.
[10:54] Benno
    Don't group the guild master
    and upper-class nobles together!
[10:57] Main
    Oh, don't even worry.
    Lord Karstedt is a good person.
[11:01] Benno
    You simpleton!
[11:02] Benno
    There's no way I'd be summoned to the
    cathedral just to deliver your robes!
[11:07] Main
    Huh?
[11:08] Benno
    They're clearly trying to gather
    more information about you.
[11:12] Mark
    Without a doubt.
[11:16] Ferdinand
    Thank you all for gathering here today.
[11:18] Ferdinand
    First, let's have a look
    at her ceremonial robes.
[11:21] Benno
    These are Lady Main's ceremonial robes.
[11:27] Ferdinand
    Well done, Benno.
[11:30] Karstedt
    Next, I would like for
    Apprentice Priestess Main...
[11:35] Karstedt
    to accept these robes.
[11:37] Main
    I humbly accept.
(Flashback) [11:50] Damuel
    Stop this, Schicicoza!
(Flashback) [11:52] Schicicoza
    Quiet, Damuel.
(Flashback) [11:53] Schicicoza
    Know your place.
(Flashback) [11:55] Karstedt
    Damuel. Tell the truth.
(Flashback) [11:58] Damuel
    When Schicicoza told me to know my place,
(Flashback) [12:03] Damuel
    I couldn't stop him anymore.
(Flashback) [12:08] Damuel
    I'm terribly sorry!
[12:10] Main
    Why...
[12:14] Ferdinand
    Karstedt, Damuel. Your punishment
    has come to an end for now.
[12:22] Main
    From there, due to Mister Benno's
    request to know the opinions of nobles,
[12:27] Main
    I had the head priest take
    a look at my handiwork.
[12:31] Ferdinand
    If you're going to sell these in the
    lower parts of the city, I see no issue.
[12:37] Main
    The magical item that prevents eavesdropping.
[12:43] Ferdinand
    Enschupot.
[12:52] Main
    What is this?
[12:56] Main
    I see.
[12:57] Main
    He set up this boundary for Mister
    Benno, since he doesn't have any mana.
[13:02] Ferdinand
    Now then, Benno... I have
    something I'd like to ask you.
[13:06] Benno
    Please, go right ahead.
[13:07] Ferdinand
    Is the head of the Ink
    Guild without a doubt Wolf?
[13:13] Benno
    Yes.
[13:14] Ferdinand
    Ever since you established
    a magical contract with them,
[13:18] Ferdinand
    they started investigating Main,
    and Lutz became their prime target.
[13:23] Ferdinand
    Is this also true?
[13:26] Benno
    It is.
[13:27] Benno
    Usually, I'll gather as much
    information as possible
[13:32] Benno
    before establishing a contract,
    to put us at a slight advantage.
[13:35] Benno
    I cannot fathom why he'd want information
    after the contract has been signed.
[13:40] Ferdinand
    Are you acquainted with this man, Main?
[13:42] Main
    No. I have not seen his face,
    nor do I know his name.
[13:45] Main
    Mister Benno had me hide while
    they established the contract.
[13:51] Ferdinand
    A wise decision, Benno.
[13:56] Karstedt
    Perhaps the reason Wolf openly gathered
    information after forming the contract
[14:01] Karstedt
    was because he didn't care if things went
    south after the contract was in place.
[14:07] Benno
    May I ask what you mean?
[14:08] Ferdinand
    Contract magic cannot be undone unless
    everyone in the contract agrees to it.
[14:13] Ferdinand
    I'm assuming he was trying
    to take advantage of that.
[14:16] Benno
    I had only heard bad rumors about him, but...
[14:20] Ferdinand
    What kind of rumors?
[14:22] Benno
    In order to gain the favor of nobles,
    he's willing to commit crimes.
[14:28] Main
    Crimes?!
[14:29] Benno
    I'm not entirely sure
    just how true this is...
[14:32] Ferdinand
    What do you think Wolf intended to do
    after getting information on Main?
[14:36] Benno
    Lady Main's greatest asset is her ability
    to create one product after another,
[14:39] Benno
    and her knowledge of how
    to create these items.
[14:47] Benno
    He could either kidnap Lady
    Main to gain this knowledge...
[14:49] Benno
    Or take those closest to her hostage and
    demand this knowledge be handed over.
[14:55] Karstedt
    Knowledge?
[14:56] Main
    Yeah, I'm sure this all sounds unbelievable.
[14:59] Benno
    However, imprisoning Lady Main is far more
    difficult than kidnapping her in her case.
[15:05] Ferdinand
    True.
[15:06] Ferdinand
    She'll run a fever for a few days
[15:08] Ferdinand
    after putting her in the
    reflection room for half a day.
[15:11] Ferdinand
    She'll die before they can get
    any information out of her.
[15:16] Karstedt
    Meaning it's probably likely
    that he'd sell her off
[15:19] Karstedt
    to some noble after gaining
    some of her knowledge.
[15:21] Main
    Sell me off?!
[15:27] Benno
    Or he could try to force a subordination
    contract through her Devouring.
[15:32] Ferdinand
    Seems likely.
[15:34] Ferdinand
    Benno, I'd like you to continue gathering
    information through your workplace,
[15:38] Ferdinand
    and continue to conceal
    Main's existence here.
[15:41] Benno
    As you wish.
[15:46] Main
    Then we had Damuel join in, so they could
    discuss the judgment their superior
[15:51] Main
    had given them for incompetence during
    their mission to subjugate the trombe.
[15:55] Ferdinand
    The judgment the lord had
    passed upon Schicicoza is death.
[15:59] Ferdinand
    As far as the public knows,
    Schicicoza died in the line of duty.
[16:03] Main
    As far as the public knows?
[16:05] Ferdinand
    Karstedt and Damuel have paid for your robes.
[16:10] Main
    Oh, so that's why he paid
    Mister Benno earlier.
[16:13] Ferdinand
    Damuel has been demoted to apprentice status.
[16:17] Ferdinand
    He will be your bodyguard for the next year.
[16:19] Main
    Huh?
[16:24] Ferdinand
    You are truly in danger.
[16:26] Karstedt
    Word has spread among the upper-class nobles
[16:28] Karstedt
    that there's an apprentice
    priestess who can be exploited,
[16:32] Karstedt
    given the amount of mana you have.
[16:36] Karstedt
    And that you had been granted
    blue robes by the lord.
[16:41] Ferdinand
    Do you see?
[16:42] Ferdinand
    That's the apprentice priestess who was
    granted blue robes by the church and the lord.
[16:47] Main
    That's the first time I've heard any of that.
[16:51] Main
    You dumb noble.
[16:53] Karstedt
    After finding out she was given
    her blue robes by the lord,
[16:56] Karstedt
    I'm sure nobles who want to get close
     to her will try to curry favor with him.
[17:00] Karstedt
    Even if it means having you kidnapped
[17:02] Karstedt
    just so they can save you
    and the lord feels indebted.
[17:06] Ferdinand
    And if they're someone who opposes the lord,
[17:08] Ferdinand
    they could kidnap you and sell you
    off to one of his enemies,
[17:12] Ferdinand
    or even claim that you're their child.
[17:15] Ferdinand
    And in that case, your
    family would be in the way.
[17:18] Ferdinand
    They would probably be silenced.
[17:24] Damuel
    Among the lower-class nobles,
[17:25] Damuel
    there is still much contempt
    towards the apprentice priestess.
[17:29] Damuel
    I'm sure they'd rather not
    acknowledge an apprentice priestess
[17:32] Damuel
    who's a commoner having so much mana.
[17:35] Damuel
    Even I couldn't believe this
    to be true until I saw her.
[17:44] Damuel
    And Schicicoza's mother was delighted
    that Schicicoza came home
[17:50] Damuel
    due to the purge.
[17:53] Damuel
    I heard that she bears great resentment
[17:55] Damuel
    towards the apprentice priestess
    due to what just happened.
[17:58] Main
    Resentment towards me?
[18:00] Karstedt
    If she wants to go as far as sacrificing her
    own family for the sake of revenge,
[18:04] Karstedt
    things will get ugly.
[18:06] Ferdinand
    Main.
[18:07] Main
    Yes?
[18:08] Ferdinand
    I was going to eventually have
    you marry a noble.
[18:12] Main
    Huh?
[18:13] Ferdinand
    It is extremely likely that you and those
    around you will be thrown into danger.
[18:18] Ferdinand
    You should have a noble adopt
    you as soon as possible.
[18:22] Main
    Adopt me?
[18:24] Ferdinand
    Yes. If you were adopted by Karstedt,
[18:26] Ferdinand
    you could be protected to some degree.
[18:28] Ferdinand
    I assure you that he is a good man.
[18:31] Karstedt
    Main, would you like to become my daughter?
[18:36] Main
    I can't!
[18:38] Ferdinand
    And what do you mean by that, Main?
[18:47] Main
    I want to go home.
[18:50] Main
    I don't want to be apart
    from my family any longer.
[18:52] Ferdinand
    Main, calm down.
[19:02] Ferdinand
    We're going into my workshop to make
    sure the effects of this are minimal.
[19:09] Ferdinand
    I know the Dedication Ceremony
     is approaching,
[19:12] Ferdinand
    but you've held in too much mana.
[19:14] Ferdinand
    You fool.
[19:16] Main
    I'm sorry...
[19:19] Ferdinand
    To think you'd be this unstable even
    with your family visiting you...
[19:22] Ferdinand
    Did something happen?
[19:24] Main
    It's all your fault, Head Priest.
[19:27] Main
    You just had to go digging
    through my memories.
[19:31] Main
    Thinking about the family
     I'll never get to see again...
[19:34] Main
    I never want to be apart
    from my current family.
[19:38] Main
    And yet...
[19:42] Ferdinand
    Main, control yourself!
[19:45] Main
    If I let some noble adopt me,
    I'll never be able to see my family!
[19:50] Ferdinand
    Main!
[19:53] Ferdinand
    It calms you down to a certain
    degree when I do this, does it not?
[20:04] Main
    You've still got a ways to go.
[20:08] Main
    Hup...
[20:11] Main
    This will do.
[20:13] Ferdinand
    Honestly...
[20:17] Ferdinand
    Now, listen to me. Your
    mana is far too powerful.
[20:22] Ferdinand
    It is enough that it should be used
    for this domain and this country.
[20:26] Main
    This country?
[20:28] Ferdinand
    Yes. Main, you need to realize this yourself.
[20:32] Ferdinand
    When your emotions become volatile,
    you put those around you in danger.
[20:37] Ferdinand
    Since you cannot control your powers,
[20:39] Ferdinand
    it is very possible to put
    your beloved family in danger.
[20:44] Main
    I'll be fine as long as I have my family.
[20:46] Main
    So please... Don't separate
    me from my family!
[20:53] Ferdinand
    Ten years old.
[20:56] Ferdinand
    The enrollment age for the
    Royal Academy is ten.
[20:58] Ferdinand
    Until then, have your family
    spoil you as much as you'd like.
[21:03] Main
    Thank you very much!
[21:07] Ferdinand
    But from that point on,
    I will not honor your opinions.
[21:11] Ferdinand
    If you are deemed dangerous or harmful,
[21:14] Ferdinand
    you will be dealt with.
[21:18] Ferdinand
    Just remember that.
[21:22] Main
    Okay...
SIGN    Next Chapter The Dedication Ceremony and Spring Arrives
[23:01] Karstedt
    Hm... The game played with
    these resembles gewinnen.
[23:10] Main
    Looks like I win!
[23:11] Ferdinand
    I have lost?!
[23:13] Ferdinand
    One more match! I will win the next round!
[23:15] Main
    If you buy Reversi, I'll
    play another game with you.
[23:19] Main
    Four large silver coins!
[23:21] Main
    Considering it just costs five small
    silvers, I just made eight times more!
[23:24] Main
    You should always take as much money
[23:26] Main
    as you can from wherever you can
    when the opportunity shows itself!
[23:32] Ferdinand
    I still don't understand.
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E29 - The Dedication Ceremony and Spring Arrives

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[00:00] Narrator
    Main is ordered to become
    Karstedt's adoptive daughter.
[00:05] Main
    I can't!
[00:07] Main
    I don't want to be apart
    from my family any longer.
[00:10] Ferdinand
    The enrollment age for the
    Royal Academy is ten.
[00:13] Ferdinand
    Until then, have your family
    spoil you as much as you'd like.
[00:16] Narrator
    But meanwhile...
[00:19] Wolf
    You still can't find that child?
[00:25] Wolf
    Where the hell is she hiding?
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter Twenty-Nine The Dedication Ceremony and Spring Arrives
[02:25] Main
    Starting today, I have a knight
    as my bodyguard.
[02:34] Main
    This is Sir Damuel.
[02:36] Main
    These are my attendants Fran,
    Gil, Rosina, and Delia.
[02:42] Fran, Gil, Rosina & Delia
    It's a pleasure to meet you.
[02:44] Damuel
    I'm Damuel. It is a pleasure to meet you.
[02:47] Delia
    Since you're a knight and a bodyguard,
    are you an upper-class noble?
[02:52] Delia
    I'm very happy to become
    acquainted with one.
[02:55] Damuel
    Unfortunately, I'm a lesser noble.
[02:58] Damuel
    But I plan to do my job as
    her bodyguard well.
[03:08] Lutz
    A knight?! That's awesome!
[03:10] Tuuli
    A noble is Main's bodyguard?!
[03:14] Damuel
    Yes... I'm Damuel.
[03:17] Damuel
    It's a pleasure.
[03:18] Lutz & Tuuli
    It's a pleasure to meet you!
[03:21] Lutz
    Okay, I'm gonna head to the workshop.
[03:23] Tuuli
    And I'll head to the cathedral classroom.
[03:27] Main
    Tuuli is currently working very
    hard to learn how to read and write.
[03:37] Damuel
    I'm so used to having other nobles look
    down on me, so I panicked a little.
[03:43] Main
    If I'm adopted by a noble, this is
    the world I'll have to live in.
[03:49] Damuel
    What are you going to do,
    Apprentice Priestess?
[03:53] Main
    What else?
[03:54] Main
    I'm going to the library!
[03:56] Main
    Now that I have a bodyguard,
    I got permission to move about!
[04:01] Main
    Yahoo!
[04:05] Fran
    Lady Main, the library is cold,
[04:08] Fran
    so if you are there for a long period
    of time, it may affect your health.
[04:11] Main
    D'oh.
[04:14] Damuel
    Then perhaps all we need to do
    is ask Lord Ferdinand
[04:18] Damuel
    if she can bring books into her own room?
[04:21] Fran
    I see.
[04:23] Damuel
    Er, I didn't mean to
    overstep my boundaries.
[04:28] Damuel
    My apologies.
[04:29] Fran
    No, you are absolutely
    correct, Sir Damuel.
[04:40] Main
    Damuel fit right in with
    everyone else in no time.
[04:45] Jenni
    The high priest has departed to the
    palace for the Dedication Ceremony.
[04:48] Delia
    In that case, please tell him that
    Main now has a new bodyguard.
[04:54] Delia
    Though even if he is a bodyguard,
     he's of low standing,
[04:57] Delia
    and can't seem to do anything
    other than awkwardly laugh.
[05:01] Voice
    Jenni!
[05:03] Jenni
    Sorry, I've got to go.
[05:05] Delia
    Jenni! Make sure you tell the high
    priest I came by to report to him...
[05:11] Delia
    Ugh! I came all this way and
    don't even get a reward!
[05:24] Arno
    The room where the Dedication Ceremony
[05:27] Arno
    will take place is in the deepest
    part of the nobles' quarter.
[05:37] Main
    The high priest...
[06:05] Main
    By the way, Head Priest,
[06:07] Main
    just what kind of ritual is
    the Dedication Ceremony?
[06:10] Ferdinand
    The Dedication Ceremony is the most
    important ritual among the cathedral's events.
[06:16] Ferdinand
    You will take the small grail you received
    at the Harvest Festival and fill it with mana.
[06:21] Ferdinand
    This will determine how much
    harvest we will have.
[06:24] Main
    How much harvest we have?!
[06:26] Main
    I'll do my best!
[06:30] Ferdinand
    We are the ones who offer prayers and
    gratitude to the Gods who created this world.
[06:37] Main
    The King and Queen Gods that
    rule upon the sky so high
[06:41] Main
    are the Gods of Darkness and
    Light, husband and wife.
[06:44] Ferdinand
    The Eternal Five that
    rule upon this land...
[06:49] Main
    The Goddess of Water, Fruhtrane.
[06:51] Main
    The God of Fire, Leidenschaft.
[06:54] Ferdinand
    The Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria.
[06:56] Ferdinand
    The Goddess of Earth, Geduldh.
[06:59] Main
    The God of Life, Ewigleben.
[07:02] Main
    We show our respect to the Gods
    who give all life their blessings...
[07:08] Main & Ferdinand
    ...and repay them for
    their divine blessings.
[07:18] Ferdinand
    Main, that is enough.
[07:26] Ferdinand
    That was more than anticipated.
[07:28] Main
    They're red now.
[07:30] Ferdinand
    This will do for today.
[07:33] Main
    We have to fill all of those ourselves?
[07:37] Ferdinand
    Yes.
[07:38] Ferdinand
    Even though I have business
    in the nobles' district.
[07:42] Main
    Wouldn't it be easier if all the
[07:44] Main
    blue-robed priests just went "Bam!"
    and all contributed at once?
[07:50] Ferdinand
    The difference is mana is too great.
[07:53] Ferdinand
    Though their mana flows easier
    when we say the prayer together,
[07:57] Ferdinand
    if they are influenced by
    how much mana you release,
[08:00] Ferdinand
    they will not last physically.
[08:02] Main
    Oh...
[08:04] Ferdinand
    You are the only one who can
    participate in this ritual with me.
[08:15] Main
    This is going to take forever.
[08:20] Ferdinand & Main
    We are the ones who offer prayers and
    gratitude to the Gods who created this world.
[08:29] High Priest
    You seem to be praying really hard.
[08:35] Ferdinand
    High Priest.
[08:45] Ferdinand
    What brings you here?
[08:54] High Priest
    Main, offer some of your
    mana into these, as well.
[08:58] Main
    Huh?
[08:59] High Priest
    This is a request from the lord.
[09:03] High Priest
    Are you saying you can follow
    the orders of the head priest,
[09:05] High Priest
    but not my orders as the high priest?
[09:14] Main
    I would be honored.
[09:17] High Priest
    Do not forget those words.
[09:31] Ferdinand
    I was nervous that you
    might lose control again.
[09:36] Main
    Well, I've grown, so...
[09:43] Ferdinand
    I do not believe that filling these
    grails is an order from the lord.
[09:47] Main
    Huh?
[09:48] Ferdinand
    I'll ask the lord and see for myself.
[09:51] Ferdinand
    But you should continue to be obedient
[09:53] Ferdinand
    to let the high priest believe
    he has the upper hand.
[09:56] Ferdinand
    Can I rely on you?
[09:58] Main
    I don't mind making you look
    good every once in a while.
[10:04] Main
    And so, the Dedication Ceremony
    ended without issue.
[10:08] Main
    At the end of winter, Rosina had
    her coming-of-age ceremony
[10:13] Main
    and we all celebrated.
[10:25] Damuel
    This smell is definitely something...
[10:26] Main
    Welcome to our parts.
[10:28] Fran
    You'll just have to get used to it.
[10:30] Main
    This is the assignment the
    head priest gave you, right?
[10:35] Main
    If you're going to be my bodyguard,
[10:37] Main
    we'll be coming down here
    every now and then.
[10:42] Damuel
    What a rather difficult assignment.
[10:45] Mark
    Sir, Lady Main has arrived.
[11:02] Johann
    What do you think?
[11:09] Main
    The most important thing...
[11:10] Main
    is that these letter types are
    all the same size and height...
[11:15] Boss
    What do you think, little lady?
[11:17] Boss
    Is this what you wanted?
[11:25] Main
    They're wonderful! Truly Gutenberg!
[11:28] Boss and Johann
    Huh?
[11:30] Main
    I give you the title of Gutenberg, Johann!
[11:34] Johann
    Guten...?
[11:36] Lutz
    Main, calm down.
[11:37] Main
    No, you need to be more excited, Lutz!
[11:40] Main
    Gutenberg's first name is Johannes,
    and we have Johann here!
[11:43] Main
    What a lovely coincidence! Truly a miracle!
[11:49] Main
    We offer the gods our prayers!
[11:51] Boss
    So what's this Gutenwhatsit?
[11:54] Main
    A great person who caused a huge turning point
    in the history of books. He's basically a god!
[11:58] Main
    He's absolutely amazing!
[12:00] Main
    Johann... no.
[12:02] Main
    Everyone involved with
    bookmaking is Gutenberg!
[12:06] Main
    We're all in this together!
[12:08] Benno
    Well, I want no part of this.
[12:10] Main
    I offer the Goddess of Wisdom,
    Mestionora, my thanks.
[12:15] Fran
    Lady Main!
[12:19] Damuel
    I think... I might actually
    be executed this time.
[12:22] Lutz
    Main, are you okay?
[12:23] ---
    Lady Main!
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     Bookworm
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     Bookworm
[12:43] Main
    Head Priest, the snow is starting to melt,
[12:46] Main
    so I'd like to go home sometime soon.
[13:00] Ferdinand
    I actually received word
    that Wolf has died.
[13:03] Main
    Huh?
[13:07] Ferdinand
    We found out just when I had asked Karstedt
    to look into who Wolf's client was.
[13:15] Main
    So some noble is behind this?
[13:18] Ferdinand
    It would seem so.
[13:21] Main
    And they're after...
[13:23] Main
    me?
[13:25] Ferdinand
    Give this to your family for me.
[13:31] Main
    Head Priest, this is...
[13:35] Ferdinand
    I'm counting on you.
[13:39] Main
    As you wish...
[13:49] Ferdinand
    For her safety,
[13:51] Ferdinand
    we'll be keeping Main at the cathedral
    until the Spring Prayer is done.
[13:55] Gunther
    But our agreement was to only
    keep her through the winter.
[14:00] Gunther
    I can't agree to this.
[14:02] Ferdinand
    Right now is the most dangerous time.
[14:05] Ferdinand
    This would be the worst time
    for Main to get kidnapped.
[14:09] Gunther
    Kidnapped?
[14:11] Ferdinand
    Main's mana was far greater
    than I had anticipated.
[14:14] Ferdinand
    It is essential for this
    city that lacks mana,
[14:18] Ferdinand
    but there are nobles who will resent her.
[14:21] Gunther
    And you're saying a noble is after Main?
[14:23] Ferdinand
    Yes. Whether it be from this domain or
    another is something I'm uncertain of for now.
[14:29] Ferdinand
    That's why I've had the lord and the knights
    limit how often the nobles can move about.
[14:36] Ferdinand
    There should've been a change regarding
    nobles entering and exiting the gate as well.
[14:40] Gunther
    Yes, I'm aware of it.
[14:43] Gunther
    That was for Main?
[14:45] Ferdinand
    Yes.
[14:47] Gunther
    Why would you go that far?
[14:49] Ferdinand
    I told you.
[14:50] Ferdinand
    We need Main's mana.
[14:54] Gunther
    Her mana?
[14:58] Ferdinand
    On that note, I'd like to
    discuss something with you.
[15:00] Ferdinand
    Once Main turns ten, I will
    have her adopted by a noble.
[15:04] Gunther
    Adopted by a noble?!
[15:06] Ferdinand
    This has already been decided.
[15:08] Ferdinand
    Main's mana is unbelievably great.
[15:12] Ferdinand
    But if she can't control it, she is a
    danger to herself and those around her.
[15:17] Ferdinand
    If she is deemed dangerous,
     Main will be dealt with.
[15:21] Gunther
    Dealt with?!
[15:23] Ferdinand
    It's only natural to eliminate something
    dangerous in order to protect the city.
[15:28] Ferdinand
    You are a soldier. I'm sure that idea
    isn't foreign to you, Gunther.
[15:34] Ferdinand
    In order to keep that from happening, she
    needs to learn how to control her mana.
[15:40] Ferdinand
    That is why she will be adopted.
[15:43] Ferdinand
    Until she's ten years old and can
    enroll in the Royal Academy...
[15:46] Ferdinand
    she may spend time with her family.
[15:49] Ferdinand
    But once she turns ten, she will either
    be adopted by a noble, or executed.
[15:53] Ferdinand
    Those are the only options.
[15:56] Ferdinand
    The noble is one I'm well-acquainted with.
[16:00] Ferdinand
    I will make sure she is treated well.
[16:02] Ferdinand
    That I can promise.
[16:07] Ferdinand
    This is to protect your daughter.
[16:12] Eva
    All right. We will leave
    Main in your hands.
[16:17] Gunther
    Effa!
[16:18] Eva
    When it was first decided that Main
    would stay at the cathedral,
[16:21] Eva
    I didn't think that would be
    possible due to how weak Main is.
[16:26] Eva
    But Tuuli had informed me that Main
    was doing well thanks to all of you.
[16:33] Eva
    I'm sure it's all because of your
    consideration, Head Priest.
[16:37] Eva
    Head Priest, please continue
    to look after Main.
[16:42] Gunther
    But her getting adopted is just...
[16:44] Eva
    There are even dapla apprentices
    that leave their homes at ten.
[16:49] Eva
    I'd prefer that to Main losing her life.
[16:56] Gunther
    True...
[17:08] Main
    I don't want to turn ten.
[17:32] Rosina
    The preparations for the Spring
    Prayer aren't even done yet.
[17:36] Delia
    Ugh. Where could she have gone to?
[17:39] Delia
    Lady Main!
[17:45] Main
    Next, I want a printing press.
[17:48] Lutz
    And how are you going to
    make a printing press?
[17:51] Main
    I'm planning on modifying
    a regular press.
[17:56] Damuel
    Observing her this closely...
[17:58] Damuel
    I can definitely tell that the
    apprentice priestess is unique.
[18:01] Damuel
    If she wants to live in peace.
[18:04] Damuel
    being under Lord Karstedt's
    protection is probably the best.
[18:08] Ferdinand
    Oh? You're defending Main now, too?
[18:13] Ferdinand
    Looks like you're getting used
    to Main and the cathedral.
[18:18] Damuel
    Even now, I think it would've been better
    if Schicicoza was not her guard.
[18:24] Damuel
    Because of that incident, I was demoted,
[18:27] Damuel
    and my engagement was called off.
[18:31] Ferdinand
    It is incorrect for you to assume that you
    were punished because of Schicicoza.
[18:36] Damuel
    Huh?
[18:38] Ferdinand
    You have your own crimes.
[18:42] Ferdinand
    Damuel, you should have
     immediately cast "rot."
[18:46] Damuel
    Rot?
[18:48] Ferdinand
    When things are out of your control, you need to cast rot so that others know.
[18:53] Ferdinand
    If you had been guarding an upper-class noble,
     or a princess from another domain,
[18:56] Ferdinand
    that is what you would've done.
[18:58] Ferdinand
    Am I wrong?
[19:00] Ferdinand
    Before falling to the threats
    of a middle-class noble,
[19:03] Ferdinand
    you should asked for help from
    someone of higher rank.
[19:07] Ferdinand
    Not only did you fail at that,
    you failed your mission.
[19:10] Ferdinand
    Lamenting, "Oh, woe is me," regarding
    this is also one off your crimes.
[19:15] Ferdinand
    You fool.
[19:18] Ferdinand
    There are some unsettling rumors
    surrounding the Spring Prayer.
[19:22] Ferdinand
    Know that any bizarre
[19:24] Ferdinand
    sense of pride, or obsequious words
     or actions, will do you no good.
[19:28] Damuel
    Yes, sir. This time, I will not fail in
    protecting the apprentice priestess.
[19:36] Main
    What? The high priest isn't
    going to the Spring Prayer?
[19:41] Ferdinand
    Unlike the Harvest Festival,
    there will be no donations.
[19:46] Main
    So the fact that he's making me
    go to a ritual without donations
[19:49] Main
    is definitely harassment.
[19:51] Ferdinand
    And who will be accompanying you?
[19:55] Main
    Fran, Rosina, Hugo, and Ella.
[19:59] Ferdinand
    So four, then.
[20:01] Main
    Um, Head Priest.
[20:03] Main
    We'll be going around for ten days
    for the Spring Prayer, right?
[20:07] Main
    I'm pretty sure I'm going
    to get sick at some point.
[20:11] Ferdinand
    Hm. You will probably
    need a lot of medicine.
[20:14] Main
    That super-gross medicine...
[20:17] Main
    Couldn't you at least do
    something about the taste?
[20:21] Ferdinand
    You seem to feel very strongly about this.
[20:24] Ferdinand
    I'll give it some thought.
[20:27] Main
    Thank you very much.
[20:29] Ferdinand
    Also, just in case...
[20:32] Ferdinand
    Wear these.
[20:36] Main
    And then, the morning of
    the Spring Prayer...
[20:42] Ferdinand
    I hate to say this...
[20:46] Ferdinand
    But more people will be accompanying you.
[20:53] Main
    Lord Karstedt.
[21:00] Main
    Have I ever seen this
    blue-robed priest before?
[21:05] Sylvester
    You're so puny. Has her
    baptism actually happened?
[21:15] Sylvester
    Squeak "pwee" for me.
[21:18] Main
    Sorry, what?
SIGN    Next Chapter Spring Prayer
[22:57] Main
    Mister Benno, I'll buy you a souvenir
    during the Spring Prayer,
[23:00] Main
    so look forward to it.
[23:02] Benno
    I'm more concerned about the restaurant.
[23:04] Benno
    It's almost finished, but
    you haven't shown up once.
[23:08] Main
    Well, I'm busy.
[23:10] Benno
    Whatever. Help me come up with ways of
    avoiding any dine-and-dashers and theft.
[23:14] Main
    In that case...
SIGN    No referral, no entry
[23:16] Main
    make it so no one can come
    without a referral.
[23:18] Benno
    A... referral?
[23:20] Main
    It's a kind of invitation.
[23:22] Main
    If someone who was invited causes an issue,
[23:25] Main
    the one who invited them
    will take responsibility.
[23:30] Benno
    You're sounding more and more
    like a merchant every day.
[23:32] Main
    I finally got some praise!
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E30 - Spring Prayer

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[00:01] Narrator
    The fact that there are those after Main
    and her strong mana has come to light.
[00:06] Ferdinand
    Main's mana is unbelievably great.
[00:10] Ferdinand
    But if she can't control it, she is a
    danger to herself and those around her.
[00:15] Ferdinand
    If she is deemed dangerous,
     Main will be dealt with.
[00:19] Narrator
    Meanwhile, a blue-robed priest
    she had never seen before
[00:23] Narrator
    appeared before her as she gets ready
    to head to the Spring Prayer.
[00:26] Sylvester
    Squeak "pwee" for me.
[00:32] Sylvester
    Well? Go on! Squeak.
[00:34] Sylvester
    Go on, go on.
[00:36] Ferdinand
    Clearly, he has a terrible personality.
[00:39] Ferdinand
    Just go ahead and humor him.
[00:43] Main
    Pwee!
[00:44] Sylvester
    Excellent.
[00:45] Sylvester
    Now, keep squeaking!
[00:47] Main
    Pwee! Pwee! Pwee...
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SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter Thirty Spring Prayer
[02:32] Ferdinand
    Sylvester.
[02:33] Sylvester
    Come on, come on...
[02:34] Ferdinand
    Main is weak. If you tease
    her too much, she will die.
[02:42] Sylvester
    What's this supposed to be?
[02:44] Main
    Please give that back!
[02:44] Sylvester
    Whoa, there.
[02:46] Main
    Give it back... please!
[02:48] Main
    Come on... I asked you to give that back.
[02:52] Main
    That's the hair stick that Mom,
    Dad, and Tuuli made for me!
[02:57] Main
    I hate guys like this!
[03:04] Damuel
    Apprentice Priestess!
[03:12] Sylvester
    Hey, I was just teasing her a bit.
[03:15] Ferdinand
    You can get it back in
    your hair, can't you?
[03:17] Main
    Yes. Thank you kindly.
[03:20] Karstedt
    Go play with Damuel instead of Main.
    He won't break as easily.
[03:22] Ferdinand
    That's how Sylvester is with everyone.
    Don't let it get to you.
[03:25] Sylvester
    Oh, fine.
[03:26] Sylvester
    Want to play, Damuel?
[03:29] Damuel
    Um, please, no!
[03:33] Ferdinand
    Hm... This should do.
[03:35] Karstedt
    Then let us go.
[03:38] Ferdinand
    Damuel, pick Main up.
[03:40] Ferdinand
    Sylvester and Karstedt,
    I need you to carry these.
[03:46] Main
    Sir Damuel, I'd like you to keep some
    distance from that blue-robed priest.
[03:53] Damuel
    I wholeheartedly agree with you.
[03:58] Ferdinand
    Karstedt will lead.
[04:01] Ferdinand
    Sylvester and I will be in the back,
    putting Main and Damuel in the middle.
[04:26] Main
    That's Fran and the others
    who left earlier.
[04:29] Main
    I wonder if we're going to the winter estate
[04:31] Main
    that's in the farming village
    closest to the south gate.
[04:46] Sylvester
    Move!
[04:48] ---
    What the?!
[04:58] Villager
    Wow!
[05:06] Villager B
    So cool!
[05:07] Main
    Is the Spring Prayer an event where priests
    show off various tricks for the farmers?
[05:12] Karstedt
    You don't need to learn anything from him.
[05:17] Ferdinand
    We will now begin the Spring Prayer.
[05:19] Ferdinand
    Mayors, come forth.
[05:32] Main
    Goddess of Water, who brings upon
    healing and change, Fruhtrane,
[05:37] Main
    and the twelve kindred
    goddesses at her side...
[05:40] Main
    The God of Life, Ewigleben,
    has freed thine sister,
[05:45] Main
    the Goddess of Earth, Geduldh. Now,
    aid her in bringing new life upon this land.
[05:54] Main
    We offer you an invigorating song of joy.
[05:59] Main
    We offer you our prayers and gratitude,
[06:01] Main
    and ask for your pure protection in return.
[06:03] Main
    May you bless all of the life
    upon this land with happiness.
[06:16] Main
    It's green.
[06:17] Villagers
    We offer the Goddess of Earth, Geduldh,
    and the Goddess of Water, Fruhtrane,
[06:21] Villagers
    our prayers and gratitude!
[06:25] Ferdinand
    We offer the gods our prayers!
[06:27] Villagers
    We offer the gods our prayers!
[06:29] Ferdinand
    Thus ends the Spring Prayer.
[06:32] Ferdinand
    Follow the will of the gods and live
    righteously along with the bounty of new life.
[06:37] Ferdinand
    We offer you the gods' blessings.
[06:55] Main
    Where are we?
[06:58] Ferdinand
    This is Baron Blon's summer estate.
[07:01] Main
    Nobles who have been put in charge of
    watching over farming villages by the lord
[07:04] Main
    spend their time living in the
    estates in the farming villages
[07:06] Main
    from the Spring Prayer to
    the Harvest Festival.
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[07:09] Main
    In the winter, they return to the nobles'
    district and give their yearly reports and taxes.
[07:14] Main
    So, going around to the farming villages
    and interacting with the farmers
[07:19] Main
    during the Spring Prayer is very important.
[07:21] Ferdinand
    That building there is where the nobles live,
     and the annex is where we priests will stay.
[07:28] Ferdinand
    Arno should have already
    gone by to have it opened.
[07:33] Arno
    Welcome back.
[07:39] Arno
    I would like to get dinner started,
    but there are only two dining halls.
[07:44] Arno
    What would you like to do?
[07:46] Ferdinand
    We can all eat together in
    the larger dining hall.
[07:50] Ferdinand
    Just make sure that Main and Sylvester
    are seated away from each other.
[07:54] Arno
    As you wish.
[07:56] Ferdinand
    All of you should get properly dressed
    and meet in the dining hall.
[08:01] Rosina
    Welcome back, Lady Main.
[08:04] Rosina
    First, let us get you changed.
[08:11] Main
    I feel alive again.
[08:17] Rosina
    You look beautiful, Lady Main.
[08:19] Main
    Thank you.
[08:21] Rosina
    Hugo and Ella were working
    very hard on your meal.
[08:25] Main
    Wait, why?
[08:26] Rosina
    They didn't want to be
    outdone by another chef.
[08:31] Main
    That just means I need to
    work harder, as well.
[08:35] Karstedt
    Ah...
[08:36] Karstedt
    Once you're properly dressed, you actually
    look no different than a noble lady.
[08:40] Main
    You are far too kind, Lord Karstedt.
[08:43] Ferdinand
    You have become far more
    refined during the winter.
[08:46] Main
    Thank you kindly.
[08:48] Ferdinand
    Though I see that you still wear
    your heart on your sleeve.
[08:52] Main
    You always give too much praise and
    critique at once, Head Priest!
[08:58] Ferdinand
    Oh mighty King and Queen
    of the endless skies...
[09:00] Ferdinand
    who doth grace us with thousands
    upon thousands of lives to consume,
[09:07] Ferdinand
    O mighty Eternal Five who
    rule the mortal realm,
[09:12] Ferdinand
    I offer thanks and prayers to thee, and do
    take part in the meal so graciously provided.
[09:18] Sylvester
    Mmm... This smells great.
[09:22] Sylvester
    Why are you the only one
    with a different meal?
[09:25] Main
    Fran, do you know?
[09:27] Fran
    Because someone else prepared your food.
[09:30] Main
    Because I had someone else prepare my food.
[09:32] Main
    They're using the smaller
    kitchen to prepare it.
[09:37] Main
    My chef is extremely talented.
[09:42] Sylvester
    Wh-Why are you eating?!
[09:43] Main
    Huh? What do you mean?
[09:45] Ferdinand
    Sylvester was interested
    in your food, Main.
[09:49] Main
    What? That's what he meant
    by it smells good?
[09:53] Main
    How was I supposed to know that?
[09:57] Main
    I wouldn't mind giving you half.
[09:59] Sylvester
    H-Half?!
[10:01] Main
    You can't possibly be suggesting that you
    wanted to take all of a poor commoner's meal...
[10:09] Sylvester
    Half will do just fine.
[10:16] Main
    Now, if you'll please excuse me.
[10:19] Main
    Gentlemen, please enjoy
    the rest of your meal.
[10:22] Sylvester
    Main, wait.
[10:24] Sylvester
    Let us talk about trading chefs.
[10:31] Main
    Lord Sylvester,
[10:32] Main
    they are chefs who we're borrowing
    from someplace else.
[10:36] Main
    I cannot make any decisions
    regarding this trade.
[10:39] Sylvester
    Then I will negotiate with
    whoever they work for.
[10:41] ---
    Who is it?
[10:42] Main
    Lord Sylvester, merchants
    can't say "no" to nobles.
[10:46] Main
    That would end up being an order.
[10:49] Sylvester
    I see.
[10:51] Main
    They are going to be the chefs of a
    restaurant that will be opening soon.
[10:55] Sylvester
    Ah, a restaurant?
[10:57] Main
    Preparing to open the restaurant and properly
[11:00] Main
    training the chefs involves a lot
     of money and people.
[11:03] Main
    If you enjoyed their food,
[11:05] Main
    please consider becoming a
    patron of that restaurant.
[11:11] Sylvester
    Very well. I'll do just that.
[11:14] Main
    Thank you kindly.
[11:17] Main
    For the rest of the night,
[11:18] Main
    we played the harspiel, and...
[11:22] Karstedt
    Since everyone is showcasing their
    talents, allow me to show you mine.
[11:34] Main
    ...we also saw a sword dance.
    It was a very long night.
[11:39] Sylvester
    That was cool, wasn't it? Now, praise me.
[11:42] Main
    It was lovely...
[11:44] Sylvester
    You didn't actually mean that. Try again.
[11:48] Main
    I was forced to to praise him over again
    three times, and I became exhausted.
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[12:03] Main
    The next day, we handed
    over a small holy grail
[12:06] Main
    that we'd poured our mana into
    at the Dedication Ceremony.
[12:08] Main
    After that, we went around to five
    different winter estates in a day.
[12:13] Main
    Then the next day, and the day after that,
    we continued to go to winter estates.
[12:17] Ferdinand
    We'll be going to see Viscount Gerlach next,
    but we'll be heading to him by carriage.
[12:22] Main
    What? A carriage?
[12:23] Ferdinand
    Let us regroup with the others.
[12:31] Ferdinand
    Main, use this to hide your face.
[12:34] Ferdinand
    Viscount Gerlach is quite interested in you.
[12:39] Ferdinand
    He wanted you to stop by
    during the Spring Prayer.
[12:43] Ferdinand
    He is very close with the high priest.
[12:46] Ferdinand
    Be on your guard.
[12:49] Main
    So that's what he meant.
[12:54] Viscount Gerlach
    Ah, thank you for coming all
    this way, Lord Ferdinand.
[13:00] Viscount Gerlach
    Is that the apprentice priestess
    I've heard so much about?
[13:03] Ferdinand
    Yes.
[13:04] Viscount Gerlach
    You will be staying the night, won't you?
[13:06] Viscount Gerlach
    We will offer you nothing but the best.
[13:09] Ferdinand
    No, we will be staying with
    Count Leisegang tonight.
[13:14] Viscount Gerlach
    I see.
[13:16] Viscount Gerlach
    That's too bad.
[13:25] Main
    Head Priest...
[13:27] Main
    I don't think I'm feeling very well.
[13:32] Ferdinand
    Then you should go to bed early tonight.
[13:35] Ferdinand
    I will leave the medicine
    I have prepared with Fran.
[13:38] Main
    Thank you kindly.
[13:43] Main
    This is an attendant's
    room, but it's very comfy.
[14:10] Main
    I slept so well! I feel all better!
[14:14] Fran
    Good morning, Lady Main.
[14:17] Fran
    This may seem sudden, but the head
    priest would like to see you.
[14:30] Ferdinand
    Bandits entered here late last night.
[14:33] Main
    Bandits... You mean thieves?
[14:36] Karstedt
    Not quite. We believe they
    wanted to kidnap you.
[14:40] Karstedt
    Two men snuck into my room last night.
[14:44] Main
    I see. Of course, they wouldn't think
    the person they're trying to kidnap
[14:47] Main
    would be in an attendant's room.
[14:50] Karstedt
    I tried to catch them as
    soon as I saw them, but...
[14:54] Main
    Did they get away?
[14:56] Karstedt
    No.
[14:57] Karstedt
    I caught one, let Lord Ferdinand handle him,
[15:01] Karstedt
    then I went after the other one.
[15:03] Karstedt
    He managed to get on a horse and flee.
[15:06] Karstedt
    I was about to pursue him with my highbeast,
[15:10] Karstedt
    but then he and the horse exploded.
[15:16] Sylvester
    The one we captured took his own
    life as Ferdinand was disarming him.
[15:22] Main
    No...
[15:24] Ferdinand
    We considered not telling
    you about this incident,
[15:26] Ferdinand
    but we decided it'd be best
    if you knew what was going on
[15:30] Ferdinand
    since they're after you.
[15:32] Ferdinand
    I'm quite certain that Viscount
    Gerlach is behind this.
[15:35] Ferdinand
    Be careful, Main.
[15:37] Main
    There's no chance that the culprit
    is actually Count Leisegang?
[15:42] Karstedt
    No. This is my mother's family home.
[15:46] Karstedt
    They wouldn't dare try to
    harm someone in my company.
[15:56] Main
    I ate my breakfast, though it
    went down with difficulty,
[15:59] Main
    and finished my morning and evening duties.
[16:05] Ferdinand
    Now, let us regroup with the carriage.
[16:08] Main
    It's finally over.
[16:12] Karstedt
    An attack!
[16:14] Ferdinand
    We will go first.
[16:17] Main
    Sir Damuel, let's hurry, as well!
[16:20] Damuel
    I cannot catch up to
    their speed with my mana.
[16:23] Main
    Then go ahead and use my mana, too!
[16:29] Damuel
    Thank you!
[16:50] Main
    What is that black thing?
[16:53] Damuel
    That is a God of Darkness barrier.
[16:55] Damuel
    Mana-based attacks won't work against it.
[16:58] Damuel
    One of the attackers must be a noble!
[17:05] Main
    Head Priest! If mana won't
    work against the carriage,
[17:08] Main
    please use magic to blast those men away!
[17:11] Sylvester
    Wait! They might just
    be men from this domain.
[17:15] Main
    Fran and Rosina are more important!
[17:17] Main
    If I pray to the gods,
    I can use magic, can't I?
[17:21] Sylvester
    Stop her at once!
[17:23] Ferdinand
    I cannot.
[17:24] Sylvester
    What do you mean?!
[17:25] Ferdinand
    But I can at least give her some direction.
[17:28] Ferdinand
    Main! Pray to the wind!
[17:41] Main
    Goddess of Wind that rules
    over protection, Schutzaria,
[17:44] Main
    and the twelve kindred
    goddesses at her side...
[17:48] Ferdinand
    Main, surround the God of Darkness barrier with
     your own without letting it devour your mana.
[17:54] Main
    Hear my prayer and grant me holy power!
[17:59] Main
    Grant me a shield of wind that will
    ward away those who wish to do us harm!
[18:14] Man A
    What the?!
[18:18] Karstedt
    Well done.
[18:19] Main
    I know, right?!
[18:21] Main
    Way to go, shield formed by the power
    of the Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria!
[18:27] Damuel
    I sensed some mana from the forest just now!
[18:31] Ferdinand
    We will go investigate the forest.
[18:33] Ferdinand
    Damuel, continue protecting Main in the air.
[18:36] Damuel
    Yes, sir!
[18:37] Sylvester
    No!
[18:38] Main
    Huh?
[18:48] Sylvester
    Ferdinand!
[18:50] Sylvester
    Take this!
[18:54] Main
    That was so scary...
[18:56] Ferdinand
    Of course, he would do that.
[18:57] Sylvester
    You stay here, Ferdinand.
[18:59] Sylvester
    We might be dealing with
    the decoy over there.
[19:01] Ferdinand
    Understood.
[19:02] Sylvester
    Come, Karstedt!
[19:03] Karstedt
    Yes, sir!
[19:06] Ferdinand
    What he did may seem violent,
    but we are prioritizing your safety.
[19:11] Main
    Huh?
[19:12] Ferdinand
    Main, will you pray with me that
    they are successful in battle?
[19:19] Main & Ferdinand
    May the God of War Angriff, kindred of the
    God of Fire, Leidenschaft, protect them.
[19:32] Main
    It looks like a phoenix.
[19:56] Karstedt
    Such power.
[19:58] Main
    The carriage! Is the carriage safe?!
[20:01] Ferdinand
    It's perfectly fine.
[20:03] Main
    Oh, thank goodness.
[20:06] Ferdinand
    What's the matter, Main?
[20:07] Main
    Head Priest, I'm out of mana.
[20:10] Ferdinand
    You're out of mana?
[20:19] Rosina
    Lady Main, are you awake?
[20:22] Main
    Rosina...
[20:24] Rosina
    You mustn't move too suddenly.
[20:26] Rosina
    You must have pushed yourself rather hard.
[20:28] Main
    Is everyone okay?
[20:30] Rosina
    Yes. Everyone is fine.
[20:32] Main
    Thank goodness...
[20:37] Main
    By the time I woke up again, the head
    priest had brought me my medicine.
[20:43] Ferdinand
    Drink this.
[20:46] Main
    He said he'd work on the flavor,
[20:48] Main
    but it was still absolutely awful.
[20:51] Main
    From what I heard later, apparently they
    didn't know who set up the dark barrier.
[20:57] Main
    Mostly because Lord Karstedt's attack
    turned everything in the area to dust.
[21:03] Main
    Was that because of our prayers?
[21:06] Ferdinand
    It may be.
[21:08] Ferdinand
    Don't talk about it unless you are asked.
[21:11] Main
    Okay...
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[22:50] Ferdinand
    You do far too many things
    that put you in danger.
[22:54] Ferdinand
    You had magical items with you this time,
    so when we offered our prayers to the gods,
[22:58] Ferdinand
    a spell activated.
[23:00] Ferdinand
    If you had lacked magical items,
[23:01] Ferdinand
    your mana would've lost control
    and you would've died.
[23:03] Main
    What?!
[23:04] Main
    Wait, didn't we do this all before?
[23:07] Ferdinand
    I'll say it as many times as needed.
[23:09] Ferdinand
    If your mana leaks out of your body
     until it begins to flow out all at once,
[23:13] Ferdinand
    your body, the vessel, cannot sustain itself.
[23:16] Ferdinand
    Your skin will start to bubble,
[23:19] Ferdinand
    much like when you boil water.
[23:21] Ferdinand
    Once your skin can no longer hold it
    in, it'll burst, and your flesh—
[23:26] Main
    I can't hear you! I don't want to hear it!
[23:30] Ferdinand
    Hey! I wasn't done talking!
[23:31] Main
    I'm sorry! I'll never do it again!
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[00:01] Narrator
    Toward the end of the Spring Prayer,
[00:03] Narrator
    Main and her companions were attacked.
[00:14] Ferdinand
    Over half of the people who
    attacked the carriage
[00:17] Ferdinand
    were not farmers from Ehrenfest.
[00:21] Main
    But then who...
[00:26] Ferdinand
    Viscount Gerlach's land
    connects to other domains.
[00:33] Ferdinand
    Erecting a God of Darkness
    barrier around the carriage
[00:35] Ferdinand
    would require a decent amount of mana.
[00:39] Ferdinand
    Perhaps they are middle-class...
[00:41] Ferdinand
    but there is definitely
    a noble leading this.
[00:44] Main
    And you think it's a noble
    from another domain.
[00:49] Ferdinand
    There is someone else who carried this out.
(Flashback) [00:54] Damuel
    I sensed some mana from
    the forest just now!
[00:58] Ferdinand
    Considering Damuel sensed
    mana back there...
[01:02] Ferdinand
    They must be Devouring soldiers.
[01:04] Main
    Devouring... soldiers?!
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[03:04] Gil
    Welcome back, Lady Main.
[03:06] Main
    Thanks for watching over the place, Gil.
[03:10] Delia
    I'll get your bath ready immediately.
[03:12] Main
    Thank you, Delia.
[03:14] Fran
    Lady Main.
[03:16] Rosina
    Please let us thank you.
[03:18] Main
    Why are you being so formal?
[03:21] Fran
    If you were to measure the worth of
    farmers and gray-robed priests,
[03:25] Fran
    the ones who would be considered
    more important are the farmers
[03:27] Fran
    because of their crops and taxes.
[03:32] Rosina
    And yet, you saved us, Lady Main.
[03:36] Fran
    We were able to live a bit longer
    because of you, Lady Main.
[03:40] Fran & Rosina
    Thank you kindly.
[03:45] Main
    During the Spring Prayer, Nicola and
    Monika got put in the kitchen,
[03:49] Main
    and ended up helping Hugo and Ella,
    which livened up the kitchen a bit.
[03:58] Main
    Head Priest, I'm here because
    I am told that you summoned me.
[04:03] Main
    Lord Sylvester.
[04:08] Ferdinand
    Have a seat.
[04:10] Main
    All right.
[04:11] Sylvester
    Main.
[04:12] Sylvester
    You're going to be my guide.
[04:15] Sylvester
    It'll make it easier to look around.
[04:19] Main
    Um... A guide to what, exactly?
[04:23] Sylvester
    First, the orphanage. Next, the workshop.
[04:27] Sylvester
    I'll have to look at the forest
    the orphans go to, as well.
[04:31] Main
    Uh...
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[04:34] Sylvester
    How dare you work those orphans
    for your own desires?
[04:41] Main
    Please just don't go confiscating anything!
[04:45] Ferdinand
    Don't worry, Main.
[04:47] Ferdinand
    I will also be accompanying you
    to the orphanage and workshop.
[04:54] Ferdinand
    I knew I'd have to see them one day.
[05:06] Sylvester
    I figured it be messier than this,
    but it's surprisingly clean.
[05:10] Main
    Head Priest, Lord Sylvester,
    this is my attendant, Wilma,
[05:15] Main
    who also manages the orphanage and takes
    care of the children who haven't been baptized yet.
[05:22] Wilma
    Thank you for visiting our humble orphanage.
[05:24] Wilma
    We are truly honored by your visit.
[05:28] Ferdinand
    Ah... The attendant who created
     those magnificent drawings.
[05:33] Ferdinand
    Continue your good work.
[05:35] Wilma
    Th-Thank you very much...
[05:39] Sylvester
    Main.
[05:40] Sylvester
    What is this?
[05:42] Main
    Those are game cards called karuta.
[05:43] Ferdinand
    You have not told me about those.
[05:45] Main
    They are not for sale, so
    I did not report them to you.
[05:49] Ferdinand
    Is that the truth?
[05:51] Main
    Yes.
[05:52] Main
    I gave Mister Benno the rights,
[05:54] Main
    but we'd have to draw pictures
    for every single card,
[05:57] Main
    so they can't be mass-produced.
[05:59] Ferdinand
    Hm...
[06:01] Ferdinand
    Then why did you make them?
[06:03] Main
    So that my attendants can
    learn the alphabet.
[06:07] Main
    I had a set made for the orphanage
    at the workshop at the same time.
[06:11] Sylvester
    Did you also make this so they
    could learn the alphabet?
[06:14] Main
    Yes!
[06:15] Main
    We're trapped indoors during the
    winter with nothing to do,
[06:18] Main
    so I made sure they had books to read, or
    could play games with karuta or playing cards,
[06:22] Main
    and now they can read and write.
[06:25] Main
    They can even do a little arithmetic.
[06:29] Main
    I had read the scriptures so
    that I could make these picture books,
[06:33] Main
    and thanks to them, I was able to learn the
    names of the gods and the divine instruments.
[06:36] Ferdinand
    Main.
[06:37] Main
    Yes, Head Priest?
[06:45] Ferdinand
    We can discuss this later.
[06:55] Sylvester
    Main, where do you make the toys?
[06:59] Main
    Toys are made by hand in the winter.
[07:01] Main
    The creation of paper and picture books
    takes top priority at the Main Workshop.
[07:06] Sylvester
    But the toys seem more
    interesting and profitable.
[07:08] Sylvester
    Why prioritize paper and picture books?
[07:12] Main
    Because I want them.
[07:16] Sylvester
    So you're doing whatever you want.
[07:19] Main
    Really? You're going to try to scold
    me about that, Lord Sylvester?
[07:25] Ferdinand
    This doesn't change the fact that both
    of you are the causes of my headaches.
[07:31] Main
    This is Master Benno from
    the Gilberta Company
[07:35] Main
    and his dapla apprentices, Leon and Lutz.
[07:38] Main
    They are in charge of the items created
    in the Main Workshop and the restaurant.
[07:43] Main
    Please treat them kindly.
[07:45] Sylvester
    Oh? Lift your faces.
[07:47] Benno
    Thank you.
[07:57] Benno
    May we be blessed that the Goddess of
    Water, Fruhtrane, guided our meeting
[08:06] Benno
    pure and true...
[08:09] Main
    Master... Benno?
[08:11] Sylvester
    Benno, I'd like to talk to
    you about the restaurant.
[08:15] Sylvester
    Come.
[08:17] Benno
    As you wish.
[08:21] Main
    I wonder what's up with Mister Benno.
[08:23] Ferdinand
    Main.
[08:24] Main
    Yes?
[08:25] Ferdinand
    What is this contraption?
[08:28] Main
    That is the new printing press!
[08:32] Main
    They take these metal letter
    types and create sentences.
[08:43] Gil
    Lady Main, it's done.
[08:45] Main
    Mhm.
[08:47] Main
    We will now print.
[08:55] Main
    We can print many pages at once.
[08:58] Main
    We are currently using this rubbing pad
    to transfer the ink onto the paper,
[09:01] Main
    but with an actual printing press, we'll
    be able to print even more pages at once.
[09:05] Main
    Isn't that amazing?
[09:07] Ferdinand
    This will change history...
[09:09] Main
    Huh?
[09:11] Ferdinand
    Main.
[09:13] Ferdinand
    I now have a mountain
    of questions to ask you,
[09:16] Ferdinand
    and things I'd also like to tell you.
[09:20] Main
    Fran should be giving him reports...
    I wonder what he wants.
[09:30] Main
    Mister Benno, what did Lord
    Sylvester say to you?
[09:35] Main
    Ow! Ow!
[09:39] Benno
    This is all your fault!
[09:41] Benno
    Argh... Damn it!
[09:44] Main
    What did I do?
[09:48] Benno
    What's certain is that a hell of an
    opportunity just fell in my lap.
[09:53] Benno
    I have no idea if it's
    gonna work out, though.
[09:57] Main
    I have no idea what's going
    on, but do your best...
[10:02] Main
    Dwat huwrts...
[10:07] Main (Narration)
    The next day,
[10:09] Main (Narration)
    Lutz and some others led
    him through the forest.
[10:15] Main
    That's a shure!
[10:18] Sylvester
    Amazing, isn't it?
[10:20] Sylvester
    I hunted it down.
[10:21] Gil
    Lord Syl was amazing back there!
[10:24] Lutz
    Yeah! He managed to hit it in one shot,
    even though it was so far away!
[10:28] Main
    Lord Syl, eh?
[10:31] Main
    Maybe he likes kids, surprisingly.
[10:33] Sylvester
    Go ahead and feed that to the orphans.
[10:36] Rico
    Yay!
[10:38] Main
    Thank you kindly.
[10:44] Sylvester
    I hadn't had this much fun in a while.
[10:46] Sylvester
    Main.
[10:47] Sylvester
    This is a token of my gratitude.
[10:51] Main
    Thank you kindly.
[10:53] Main
    Is this... a magical item?
[10:56] Sylvester
    It is a type of one, but you won't
    be able to use magic with just this.
[11:01] Main
    Then what is it used for?
[11:04] Sylvester
    It'll act as a protective
    charm when you need it.
[11:07] Main
    A protective charm?
[11:09] Sylvester
    Turn around. I'll put it on you.
[11:15] Sylvester
    Have you never received an
    accessory from a man before?
[11:19] Sylvester
    Move your hair out of the way.
[11:22] Main
    I've had someone put a hair
    accessory in my hair before.
[11:29] Sylvester
    There.
[11:34] Sylvester
    Make sure you keep that on
    you at all times. Understand?
[11:38] Sylvester
    If you're ever in trouble, press your
    blood seal upon this black stone.
[11:44] Main
    If I'm in trouble?
[11:46] Sylvester
    Yes.
[11:48] Sylvester
    I promise I'll come save you.
[11:50] Main
    Lord Sylvester...
[11:53] Sylvester
    Got it?
[11:54] Main
    Ow...
[11:55] Sylvester
    No, you're supposed to go, "Pwee."
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     Bookworm
[12:19] Ferdinand
    With books made from parchment,
[12:21] Ferdinand
    in order for a single book to be completed,
[12:26] Ferdinand
    it takes the hard work of many
    workshops and artisans.
[12:34] Ferdinand
    But that's not the case with your book.
[12:37] Ferdinand
    The text, pictures, and printing
    can all be done in one workshop.
[12:46] Ferdinand
    Once your printing press is complete,
[12:48] Ferdinand
    it'll be possible to mass produce
    these books in very little time.
[12:52] Ferdinand
    Which means that everyone who
    had earned a living making books
[12:56] Ferdinand
    will not be in the same
    situation any longer.
[12:59] Main
    And that's why you said
    history would change...
[13:02] Ferdinand
    How did your world change
[13:05] Ferdinand
    once books went into the hands
    of farmers and townspeople?
[13:12] Main
    There were instances where people
     brought down the ruling class,
[13:14] Main
    and the people started
    their own government.
[13:18] Main
    There were also leaders who
    spread information beneficial
[13:21] Main
    to their agenda in order
     to incite their people.
[13:26] Main
    But...
[13:27] Main
    If you're asking me how things will change or
    how some people may take advantage of this...
[13:33] Main
    I don't have an answer for you.
[13:36] Ferdinand
    It would all depend on how this is used...
[13:40] Ferdinand
    How troublesome that we don't know
[13:42] Ferdinand
    how this will turn out because the
     effects will be too far-reaching.
[13:45] Main
    We can't expect the same thing that
    happened in my world to happen here.
[13:49] Main
    This is a world that can't function
    without nobles who can use magic.
[13:54] Ferdinand
    It's true that it's possible
    to rule with magic.
[13:58] Ferdinand
    But there's no guarantee
    of how that will play out.
[14:01] Ferdinand
    What is certain is the pushback
    from the nobles will be grand.
[14:10] Ferdinand
    Do not print for a while.
[14:13] Main
    Huh? But why?
[14:15] Ferdinand
    Many households that lack wealth
     make a living by copying books.
[14:20] Ferdinand
    If your printing starts to spread, lesser
    nobles will hold a grudge against you.
[14:27] Main
    Are you saying that nobles
     have a vested interest?
[14:33] Main
    Very well. How long should I wait?
[14:37] Ferdinand
    Until you are adopted by Karstedt.
[14:44] Ferdinand
    If a commoner were to step into noble
    territory, they would instantly be crushed.
[14:49] Ferdinand
    But if you were a high-class noble who
    received permission from the lord
[14:53] Ferdinand
    to print for the sake of the domain,
    you will not be crushed easily.
[14:59] Main
    So two more years...
[15:05] Ferdinand
    How about it, Main?
[15:06] Ferdinand
    Perhaps you should let Karstedt
    adopt you at once.
[15:09] Main
    Huh?
[15:11] Main
    N-No!
[15:14] Ferdinand
    Are you unsure about having Karstedt
    as your adoptive father?
[15:17] Main
    Of course not.
[15:18] Main
    I think Lord Karstedt
    is a wonderful person.
[15:22] Main
    But...
[15:25] Main
    I'm just now realizing how much
    trouble I've caused my parents
[15:28] Main
    because books were all I had on my mind.
[15:36] Main
    You're the one who made me realize that
    I need to treasure my current family.
[15:43] Main
    So I want to stay with my
    family as long as possible!
[15:49] Ferdinand
    If you are that determined,
    my hands are tied.
[15:53] Ferdinand
    For the next two years, just make a
    few children's books here and there.
[16:00] Main
    I understand.
[16:04] Main
    By the way, Head Priest.
[16:06] Main
    What is your relationship
    with Lord Sylvester?
[16:11] Ferdinand
    What do you mean?
[16:12] Main
    You seem a bit too familiar with...
[16:14] Main
    I mean, you two seem rather close.
[16:19] Ferdinand
    It's better that you don't stick
    your nose where it doesn't belong.
[16:23] Main
    I see...
[16:25] Main
    Then if you'll excuse me.
[16:27] Ferdinand
    I'm not done talking to you yet.
[16:29] Main
    Huh?
[16:30] Ferdinand
    Contact your family.
[16:33] Main
    Huh?
[16:35] Ferdinand
    You may go home.
[16:40] Main
    Okay!
[16:47] Delia
    Are families that nice to have?
[16:50] Main
    For me, I feel like I belong there.
[16:53] Main
    It's where I'm most at ease.
[16:55] Delia
    Huh...
[16:58] Tuuli
    Main!
[16:59] Gunther
    We came to get you!
[17:03] Main
    Dad! Tuuli!
[17:12] Fran
    See you again tomorrow, Lady Main.
[17:15] Damuel
    Try not to go out alone.
[17:18] Main
    Yes, I won't.
[17:21] Main
    I'm home, Mom!
[17:22] Eva
    Welcome home, Main.
[17:24] Main
    Wow, you look like you're
    going to pop any second.
[17:27] Eva
    The baby is going to be here any day now.
[17:30] Eva
    They might have been waiting
    for you to get home.
[17:34] Main
    Your big sis is home now.
[17:37] Main
    Whoa, they kicked me.
[17:53] Gunther
    I'll go get the midwife!
[17:56] Tuuli
    I'll go get some water!
[17:59] Main
    Mom, remember. Hee hee hoo. Hee hee hoo...
[18:05] Main (Narration)
    Once someone is in labor, women
    from around town come to help.
[18:09] Main (Narration)
    The men pluck and carve chickens, and
    prepare for the naming ceremony.
[18:14] Main (Narration)
    That seems to be the custom in this world.
[18:16] Main (Narration)
    I asked Lutz to tell the church that I wouldn't
    be able to go to the cathedral for a while.
[18:29] Fran
    Then I'll report that Lady Main
    was holding a celebration
[18:32] Fran
    for someone in the lower part of
    the city who has helped her out.
[18:36] Lutz
    Thanks. Also, if you could...
[18:39] Fran
    I will not tell Delia about this.
[18:42] Delia
    A celebration?
[18:45] Main
    Please let them be born
    without any problems.
[18:48] Gunther
    Please be born without a problem this time.
[18:51] Main & Gunther
    Please just be well—
[18:54] Tuuli
    Dad! Main!
[18:56] Tuuli
    He's born!
[19:04] Gunther
    Effa!
[19:05] Main
    Mom!
[19:07] Eva
    He's a healthy baby boy.
[19:13] Main
    What's his name? Do you
    have one for him yet?
[19:16] Gunther
    Yeah. It's Kamil.
[19:18] Main
    Kamil...
[19:20] Main
    Kamil... It's your big sis.
[19:31] Main
    Oh, no! He started crying.
[19:35] Eva
    Well, that's what babies do, dear.
[19:39] Main
    I'll only be able to be with Kamil
    for the next two years.
[19:43] Main
    To make sure that Kamil doesn't forget me,
[19:47] Main
    I'm going to make lots and
    lots of picture books.
[19:54] Jenni
    Sadly, the high priest currently
    isn't here because he was invited
[19:58] Jenni
    to visit by a giebe in the south.
[19:59] Delia
    I see...
[20:01] Delia
    In that case, please tell him that someone
    Lady Main knows in the lower part of the city
[20:05] Delia
    was celebrating something.
[20:06] Jenni
    I will.
[20:10] Jenni
    You move much more elegantly now, Delia.
[20:14] Delia
    I'm just copying Rosina.
[20:17] Jenni
    I see...
[20:18] Jenni
    Is Rosina well?
[20:21] Jenni
    This takes me back to when
    I was serving Lady Christine.
[20:25] Jenni
    Back then, I would dance every night
[20:29] Jenni
    as Rosina played her harspiel.
[20:31] Jenni
    Then Wilma would draw that.
[20:33] Delia
    Rosina continues to play
    her harspiel every day.
[20:39] Jenni
    I see. So she is still
    living the same life.
[20:44] Delia
    Jenni?
[20:46] Jenni
    Oh, I have good news, by the way.
[20:48] Delia
    What is it?
[20:50] Jenni
    We are going to have a visitor very soon...
[20:54] Jenni
    And I hear that this noble
    likes little children.
[20:59] Delia
    I see. He likes little children...
[21:02] Jenni
    Make sure you look more presentable.
[21:04] Delia
    Thank you, Jenni.
[21:08] Delia
    If this noble takes a liking to me and
    I end up as his mistress,
[21:12] Delia
    I might be able to leave the cathedral.
[21:16] Jenni
    That noble...
[21:18] Jenni
    Doesn't like normal children...
[21:20] Jenni
    He's apparently looking for
    a child with the Devouring.
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[23:00] Main
    Hey, Dad.
[23:01] Gunther
    What is it, Main?
[23:02] Main
    You said, "Please be born without
    a problem this time," right?
[23:06] Main
    What did you mean by that?
[23:07] Gunther
    Ah... Well, our first child miscarried.
[23:10] Main
    Huh?
[23:10] Gunther
    The boy we had next died
    within a year of his birth.
[23:14] Gunther
    You and Tuuli made it just fine,
[23:16] Gunther
    but our next child didn't
    survive the winter, either.
[23:19] Gunther
    And the one after that...
[23:20] Main
    What?! You mean it was that
    hard to have a baby?!
[23:23] Main
    We offer thanks to the gods!
[23:25] Main
    We thank the kindred of the Goddess of
    Water, the Goddess of Childbirth Entrinduge,
[23:30] Main
    for her blessing and protection.
[23:32] Gunther
    For her blessing and protection!
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E32 - The Abandoned Child of the Cathedral and Making Colors

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[00:01] Narrator
    Main is finally permitted to go back home,
[00:05] Narrator
    and swears to put even more of her
    heart and soul into bookmaking
[00:08] Narrator
    for the sake of her little
    brother Kamil, as well.
[00:11] Narrator
    Meanwhile...
[00:14] Gerlach
    The plan to kidnap the blue-robed apprentice
    priestess at the Spring Prayer has failed.
[00:21] Viscountess Dahldolf
    That is truly unfortunate, Viscount Gerlach.
[00:26] Viscountess Dahldolf
    I was quite hoping to have that commoner
    blue-robed apprentice priestess
[00:32] Viscountess Dahldolf
    and Lord Ferdinand both suffer...
[00:35] Gerlach
    Viscountess Dahldolf,
    I understand how you feel.
[00:40] Gerlach
    It is quite unfortunate to lose your
    son, Lord Schicicoza, in such a way.
[00:47] Bindewald
    Not to mention, you managed to let
    half of the Devouring soldiers
[00:51] Bindewald
    I lent you get eliminated.
[00:54] Gerlach
    I'm terribly sorry, Count Bindewald.
[00:58] Bindewald
    I'd rather get more troops
    from you than an apology.
[01:02] Gerlach
    What do you mean?
[01:04] Bindewald
    I'd like to buy that blue-robed
    apprentice priestess from you.
[01:12] High Priest
    We are aware of your request through
    Viscount Gerlach's letter.
[01:16] Bindewald
    If I recall correctly, if an adoption
    is by a noble from another domain,
[01:20] Bindewald
    we did not need permission
    from Aub Ehrenfest?
[01:24] Gerlach
    Count Bindewald is a noble from the
    neighboring domain of Ahrensbach.
[01:30] High Priest
    Ahrensbach...
[01:35] Gerlach
    I must say, this is a favorable deal.
[01:39] Gerlach
    I'm sure that commoner blue-robed apprentice
    priestess is a thorn in your side as well.
[01:46] Viscountess Dahldolf
    Lord Ferdinand declared before
    the knights that the apprentice priestess
[01:49] Viscountess Dahldolf
    was under his protection.
    If she was sold off...
[01:52] Viscountess Dahldolf
    I'm sure Lord Ferdinand
    would suffer, too.
[01:59] Gerlach
    I'm certain that will make your older
    sister, Lady Veronica, happy, too.
[02:03] Bindewald
    In order to find out more about this
    blue-robed apprentice priestess
[02:07] Bindewald
    and what kind of contracts she may have,
[02:08] Bindewald
    we were hoping we could get your assistance,
    since you are the high priest, Lord Bezewanst.
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[04:07] Main
    My little brother Kamil is so adorable!
[04:11] Main
    He was just born, so he's so tiny,
[04:14] Main
    and whenever he cries, he
    gets so red and wrinkly.
[04:19] Main
    I never knew a little
    brother could be so cute.
[04:23] Benno
    That's enough.
[04:25] Benno
    I get enough of doting parents
    from being around Otto.
[04:28] Main
    What?! Missus Corinna had her baby, then?
[04:32] Benno
    At the end of winter.
     Her name is Renate.
[04:36] Benno
    She'll be the Gilberta Company's heiress.
     I hope you'll look after her.
[04:40] Main
    You don't seem that excited, considering
    she's your precious heiress.
[04:46] Benno
    Yes, because Otto is excited
    enough for the both of us.
[04:52] Otto
    Renate's absolutely adorable,
    no matter what she does.
[04:57] Otto
    Renate's absolutely adorable,
    no matter what she does.
[04:59] Corinna
    Stop playing with your food, dear.
[05:02] Main
    Thank goodness the Gilberta
    Company has Missus Corinna.
[05:06] Benno
    More importantly, hurry up and
    tell me about the printing.
[05:09] Main
    Right.
[05:10] Main
    The head priest has told me not to do
    any letterpress printing for a while.
[05:17] Main
    If we keep moving forward, the vested
    interest opposing us will be the nobility.
[05:22] Benno
    A vested interest of nobles...
[05:26] Benno
    Discretion is the better
    part of valor indeed.
[05:29] Main
    So I want to put everything into
    making picture books for a while.
[05:35] Benno
    Everything? What are you plotting?
[05:39] Main
    First, I want to create some colored ink
    so we can add colors to the pictures.
[05:43] Main
    Second, improving our mimeograph technology.
[05:47] Benno
    Colored ink and improving
    mimeograph technology?
[05:52] Main
    Yes, but we'll have to hurry and
    prepare, or we won't make it in time.
[05:55] Benno
    In time? For what?
[05:58] Main
    Why, creating a picture book to go
    along with my precious Kamil's growth.
[06:03] Main
    I'm going to give this
    my all for Kamil's sake!
[06:06] Benno
    Did you get permission from the head priest?
[06:09] Benno
    If you did, that's fine.
[06:11] Benno
    I'll let you meet the foreman
    of the workshop soon.
[06:14] Main
    Thank you kindly.
[06:19] Main
    My little brother was born the other day.
[06:23] Gil & Rosina
    Congratulations.
[06:27] Delia
    Oh, I had no idea.
[06:30] Main
    Oh, no. I was so excited that I let
    the cat out of the bag myself.
[06:34] Gil
    Lady Main, what's your brother's name?
[06:37] Main
    Nice follow up, Gil! Yay!
[06:39] Main
    His name is Kamil.
[06:41] Main
    He was just born, so he's really tiny.
[06:44] Main
    And when he cries, he gets
    all red and wrinkly.
[06:46] Main
    He's absolutely adorable!
[06:48] Rosina
    Lady Main, I must say, the way you describe
    him doesn't make him sound that cute.
[06:56] Main
    I wonder who that is.
[07:00] Wilma
    Pardon me.
[07:03] Main
    Wilma, where'd that baby come from?
[07:07] Wilma
    Well...
(Flashback) [07:10] Woman
    I offer him to the gods.
[07:13] Main
    So she brought him here because
    she couldn't take care of him...
[07:16] Wilma
    Apparently so. What shall we do?
[07:20] Main
    What should we do?
[07:24] Fran
    This is the first time I've dealt
    with something like this, too.
[07:28] Main
    Fran requested a meeting with the head
    priest so we could talk to him about this.
[07:36] Rosina
    He's so adorable.
[07:38] Main
    He may be cute,
[07:40] Main
    but my Kamil's way cuter!
[07:44] Wilma
    He's fine because he's sleeping right now,
    but what should we do when he wakes up?
[07:49] Main
    Give him milk.
[07:50] Delia
    That's not possible.
[07:52] Delia
    We don't have any gray-robed priestesses
    that have given birth left.
[07:57] Wilma
    Do you know anything about raising
    a baby without a mother, Lady Main?
[08:04] Main
    Well... I have read before that a mother who
    couldn't nurse gave their baby goat's milk.
[08:12] Wilma
    Goat's milk?
[08:14] Wilma
    Thank you kindly. I will
    prepare some right away.
[08:21] Rosina
    What should we do? He's crying.
[08:30] Main
    Judging by the way he's crying, he's hungry.
[08:33] Wilma
    I will go get some goat's milk.
[08:35] Delia
    Ugh!
[08:37] Delia
    He's wet.
[08:39] Main
    Oh, no! We need to change his diaper!
[08:42] Wilma
    Diaper...
[08:43] Main
    Do we have any cloth?
[08:45] Delia
    Yes, we do.
[08:48] Ferdinand
    Hmm... an abandoned child.
[08:51] Ferdinand
    Just take care of him like you
    have done for the other children.
[08:54] Main
    We came to talk to you because none of the
    gray-robed priestesses have had a child.
[09:00] Ferdinand
    Right.
[09:01] Ferdinand
    But there's nothing we can do about that.
[09:04] Ferdinand
    Shall we hire a wet nurse?
[09:07] Ferdinand
    Sadly, I have no experience
    in child rearing as well.
[09:11] Main
    We can actually hire a wet nurse?
[09:14] Ferdinand
    If we can find anyone pious
    enough to come to the orphanage.
[09:19] Main
    That seems difficult.
[09:27] Main
    And so, we're all going
    to be taking care of him.
[09:30] Everyone other than Main
    All of us?!
[09:32] Main
    Yes. If Wilma has to take care of him
    herself, she's going to collapse,
[09:36] Main
    because babies need milk at night, too.
[09:41] Main
    Wilma will watch the child during the day,
[09:44] Main
    and the rest of you can take
    turns watching him at night.
[09:47] Rosina, Wilma & Gil
    Understood.
[09:49] Delia
    Ugh! Why do I have to do this, too?
[09:53] Main
    Of course, you should look after him.
[09:56] Main
    You're going to be this
    child's older sister.
[09:59] Delia
    O-Older sister?
[10:01] Main
    Yes. I would like for you to care for this
    child like he's your own flesh and blood.
[10:06] Delia
    But my dream is to become a concubine!
[10:10] Main
    If she concentrates her
    attention somewhere else,
[10:13] Main
    she may forget about wanting
    to be a concubine!
[10:14] Delia
    There, there!
[10:16] Main
    Let's see who can be the better big sister.
[10:20] Delia
    Well, of course I'm going to win.
[10:23] Gil
    Delia, you always let Lady
    Main play you like a fiddle.
[10:26] Delia
    Shut up.
[10:27] Main
    All right, first, let's
    give this child a name.
[10:31] Delia
    In that case, I want his name
     to sound similar to mine.
[10:34] Delia
    Then I might feel like he's my family.
[10:36] Main
    A name that sounds like Delia...
[10:39] Main
    Delia...
[10:40] Main
    Deita... Deetoria... Dil... Dirk...
[10:47] Delia
    Dirk... Since he's a boy,
    I think we should go with Dirk.
[10:52] Main
    Then Dirk it is.
[10:55] Main
    Your name is Dirk, little boy.
[11:04] Rosina
    He's crying.
[11:06] Main
    I'm sorry, Dirk. Please don't cry.
[11:09] Delia
    Hello, Dirk.
[11:12] Delia
    I'm going to be your big
    sister starting today.
[11:19] Delia
    There, there. Good boy.
[11:25] Delia
    Did you see that? Dirk smiled at me!
[11:29] Wilma
    Well, Lady Main has Master Kamil.
[11:33] Main
    Well, Kamil always cries at me, too.
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[11:52] Main
    Kamil, it's your big sister.
[12:03] Main
    Jeez, why are you crying again?
[12:06] Tuuli
    Aw, you made him cry again.
[12:08] Eva
    Kamil always cries whenever
    he sees Main's face.
[12:13] Main
    We're actually going to be taking care of an
    abandoned baby at the orphanage now, too,
[12:17] Main
    and he also cried on me.
[12:20] Main
    What am I doing wrong?
[12:22] Tuuli
    An abandoned baby?
    You're going to raise him?
[12:24] Main
    Yes. We're taking turns watching over
    him, so it's going to be rough.
[12:29] Eva
    Then why don't you set a sleep
    schedule for them?
[12:33] Eva
    Being able to nap will make
    your lives much easier.
[12:36] Main
    I see. Thanks, Mom.
[12:40] Main
    Kamil, well? Do you like picture books?
[12:46] Main
    Did you see that? Kamil didn't cry!
[12:49] Main
    He's looking at the picture book!
[12:50] Main
    I'd expect nothing less
    from my baby brother.
[12:53] Main
    Your sister is going to make a picture book
    with pretty colors next, so wait for me.
[13:01] Benno
    She should be here any moment.
[13:03] Mark
    Please excuse me.
[13:06] Heidi
    Dad, is that her?
[13:08] Bierce
    Don't point.
[13:10] Benno
    Good morning, Lady Main.
[13:14] Benno
    This is Bierce, the new
    head of the Ink Guild.
[13:18] Bierce
    About that... I'm the foreman
    of the ink workshop.
[13:23] Bierce
    I'm not fit to be the head of the Ink Guild.
[13:26] Bierce
    Not to mention, I have no idea
    how to deal with nobles.
[13:30] Bierce
    Boss, why don't you become
    the head of the Ink Guild?
[13:33] Benno
    Don't make it sound so simple.
[13:35] Benno
    I'm sure there will be plenty
    of nobles that will ask
[13:39] Benno
    for the shady business dealings they had
    going on with Wolf to continue.
[13:43] Benno
    If I end up selling ink, the guild master
    will try to give me even more trouble.
[13:50] Main
    I'd honestly feel much better if
    you sold the ink, Mister Benno.
[13:55] Benno
    Do you want me to die from exhaustion?
[13:57] Bierce
    Well, I definitely can't do it.
[14:02] Benno
    Why don't we ask the guild master's
    shop to take care of it?
[14:05] Main
    What? You're going to let
    someone else sell it?
[14:07] Bierce
    I would love to, but there was some
    merchandise that guild master was dealing
[14:13] Bierce
    that Wolf monopolized as soon as he
    became the head of the Ink Guild.
[14:16] Bierce
    What do you think will happen
    if I go to him again?
[14:19] Benno
    I can only imagine. I can already
    hear that old geezer cackling.
[14:27] Bierce
    That's why I came to the
    Gilberta Company instead.
[14:30] Bierce
    Come on, help me out, miss.
[14:32] Main
    Sure, as long as you help me
    out in developing colored ink.
[14:37] Bierce
    Colored ink?
[14:38] Heidi
    Colored ink?
[14:39] Benno
    Colored ink?
[14:40] Main
    Yes, colored ink. I'm about to invent it.
[14:44] Heidi
    Ooh! I'll do it! I wanna help!
[14:48] Heidi
    That's why I'm here!
[14:52] Main
    Um... and you are...?
[14:54] Bierce
    This is my daughter, Heidi.
[14:56] Bierce
    Her and her husband Josef are the ones
    making the ink you created for the plant paper.
[15:02] Main
    Oh, I see.
[15:05] Heidi
    The way you make ink is so new and
    different that it blew me away!
[15:10] Heidi
    I look forward to working with you!
[15:12] Main
    My name is Main. I look forward
    to working with you, as well.
[15:18] Heidi
    The reason I came here today is because
    I was thinking we could probably
[15:22] Heidi
    make plant-based ink in colors besides black.
[15:25] Main
    We absolutely can! Please go for it!
[15:28] Heidi
    Do you know what would
    be the best ingredients?
[15:30] Main
    Well...
[15:32] Benno
    Lady Main...
[15:35] Main
    I do have information on the ingredients.
[15:37] Main
    Once they're on the market,
     I'll be taking part of the sales
[15:40] Main
    as a fee for the information.
[15:42] Heidi
    That's too expensive! It costs so
    much to get something to the market.
[15:47] Main
    In that case... I'll take care of
    half of your initial expenses.
[15:50] Benno
    A quarter is more than enough.
[15:52] Bierce
    Sounds fair to me.
[15:54] Heidi
    You've got a deal. Want to head
    over to the workshop right now?
[15:57] Heidi
    I collected a bunch of ingredients
    I thought might work.
[16:00] Main
    That sounds wonderful! I'd love to go!
[16:07] Benno
    Calm down, you fool!
[16:09] Bierce
    We haven't finished talking yet!
[16:15] Heidi
    I'm gonna go ahead and get things ready.
[16:18] Benno
    Lutz, keep an eye on her. It's basically
     like we have two Mains now.
[16:22] Lutz
    You can't be serious, Master. My
    hands are already full with this Main.
[16:27] Main
    Say, Lutz. Heidi seems interesting and
     really passionate about her work,
[16:32] Main
    but she's also... unique.
[16:34] Lutz
    You should be the last person to say that.
[16:41] Man
    Sure, that's fine.
[16:44] Main
    Hello!
[16:46] Heidi
    Hey, Miss! Over here!
[16:53] Main
    The best kind of oil to use
    when making ink is drying oil.
[16:56] Main
    It's a type of oil that hardens when dried.
[16:58] Heidi
    So we'd be using linseed, mische,
    ped, eise, and turm oils.
[17:05] Main
    Then we'd just mix in
    some ground-up minerals.
[17:09] Heidi
    Okay, let's give it a try.
     Josef, help me out.
[17:13] Josef
    Right.
[17:14] Heidi
    This is my husband.
[17:16] Main
    It's nice to meet you. My name is Main.
[17:18] Main
    I'm in charge of the Main Workshop.
[17:21] Josef
    I'm Josef.
[17:22] Main
    Today, I've come here to purchase
    some ink for plant paper,
[17:26] Main
    and I wanted to be here to see
    you make new colors for the ink.
[17:30] Josef
    S-Sure. Pleasure to have you.
[17:34] Main
    Thank you.
[17:36] Heidi
    Which things did you want to mix, miss?
[17:39] Main
    Well...
[17:41] Main
    If you mix that yellow
    clay with the linseed oil,
[17:45] Main
    you should end up with a color
    in between yellow and brown.
[17:48] Heidi
    You got it!
[17:59] Heidi
    That's strange...
[18:01] Josef
    That's definitely not brown.
[18:03] Main
    But why...
[18:06] Lutz
    It turned blue.
[18:08] Heidi
    Let's try some mische.
[18:18] Heidi
    Next, some ped.
[18:22] Lutz
    Bluish green.
[18:24] Heidi
    Next, eise.
[18:29] Main
    Ocher!
[18:31] Lutz
    We finally got the color we wanted.
[18:36] Main
    I never thought the different kinds of
    oils would produce different colors.
[18:42] Lutz
    Why does this happen?
[18:48] Heidi
    You're wondering that, too,
    right? Isn't it strange?!
[18:51] Heidi
    You totally want to find out why, right?!
[18:53] Main
    That doesn't really matter right now.
[18:56] Main
    What's important right now
    is what colors we can make.
[18:59] Heidi
    What?! You're not curious as
    to why this mystery happens, Miss?
[19:06] Josef
    Come on! Don't lump the young
    lady into your weirdo circle.
[19:10] Heidi
    That's so mean!
[19:12] Heidi
    I just thought we'd be able
    to understand each other...
[19:15] Main
    Understand each other?
[19:18] Main
    I'd like to know the results
    rather than the hows and whys.
[19:22] Main
    And I was able to get the
    color I wanted with eise.
[19:26] Main
    Next... let's try that blue and some eise.
[19:37] Lutz
    This time, it turned yellow.
[19:39] Main
    This may be more difficult than I thought.
[19:41] Heidi
    This is work that's definitely worth doing.
[19:45] Lutz
    We need to sort out our results.
[19:47] Main
    Yes, but it's problematic that we can't
    anticipate how the colors will turn out.
[19:54] Main
    What is it, Gil?
[19:58] Gil
    Lady Main, my writing board...
[20:02] Main
    I promised I'd get you one in spring.
[20:07] Main
    You did do your best to learn the alphabet.
[20:11] Main
    I'll ask Johann to make you a stylus.
[20:20] Gil
    Thank you kindly, Lady Main.
[20:28] High Priest
    So that creature now has a little brother.
[20:30] Delia
    Yes.
[20:34] High Priest
    I guess that doesn't really
    matter at this point.
[20:36] Delia
    Huh?
[20:38] High Priest
    Any other changes to report?
[20:40] Delia
    Changes?
[20:43] Delia
    Um...
[20:46] Delia
    There's a new orphan at the orphanage!
[20:50] High Priest
    You may take your leave now.
[20:52] Delia
    Ugh... I thought I'd finally
    get a reward today.
[21:00] Ella
    It'll be nice and warm soon.
[21:01] Delia
    Thanks, Ella.
[21:07] Delia
    Yes, yes. I'll be right there.
[21:10] Delia
    Sorry to keep you waiting, Dirk.
[21:12] Delia
    Dirk...
[21:17] Delia
    Dirk!
[21:19] Delia
    What are these spots?
[21:22] Delia
    He feels so hot...
[21:23] Delia
    What a terrible fever... but why?
[21:28] Delia
    Dirk...
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[23:09] Gil
    Hey! Dirk is crying!
[23:12] Rosina
    I'll sing him a lullaby.
[23:14] Rosina
    Fall asleep, fall asleep,
    fall asleep, fall asleep...
[23:18] Fran
    Rosina, you just want an excuse to
    play the harspiel. There, there.
[23:21] Wilma
    Oh, that'll make a lovely painting.
[23:23] Delia
    If you're going to paint, paint Dirk and I.
[23:29] Main
    So... Taking care of Dirk
    is going well... I guess?
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E33 - Delia and Dirk

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[00:01] Narrator
    Main tries to create various colored inks with
    the daughter of the ink workshop foreman, Heidi.
[00:06] Narrator
    Meanwhile at the cathedral,
    they take in an abandoned child
[00:10] Narrator
    and name him Dirk.
[00:12] Delia
    Ugh! Why do I have to do this, too?
[00:16] Main
    Of course, you should look after him.
[00:19] Main
    You're going to be this
    child's older sister.
[00:22] Delia
    O-Older sister?
[00:24] Main
    Yes. I would like for you to care for this
    child like he's your own flesh and blood.
[00:31] Delia
    Did you see that? Dirk smiled at me!
[00:36] Narrator
    However...
[00:37] Delia
    What are these spots?
[00:41] Delia
    He feels so hot...
[00:42] Delia
    What a terrible fever... but why?
[00:45] Delia
    Dirk...
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[02:33] Main
    Dirk's cheeks had bumps on them?
[02:35] Delia
    Yes. They went away immediately
    when I gave him goat's milk.
[02:40] Fran
    I saw them on him this morning.
[02:42] Delia
    Is this common with babies?
[02:46] Main
    He seems to be okay right now.
[02:49] Delia
    He really had bumps on his face!
[02:52] Main
    I can't really determine anything
    unless I see them myself.
[02:55] Main
    Let's see what happens the
    next time you give him milk.
[03:13] Fran
    I believe he's getting hungry.
[03:16] Delia
    I'm sorry, Dirk. We'll give you
    some milk in a little bit.
[03:23] Main
    A fever?
[03:28] Delia
    Yes, Lady Main. He's burning up.
[03:41] Main
    This is...
[03:43] Delia
    Please look.
[03:46] Delia
    He has bumps on his cheeks.
[03:49] Main
    Yes, I see that. Delia, go ahead
     and give him some milk.
[03:53] Delia
    All right.
[04:01] Delia
    Here you go, Dirk.
[04:09] Rosina
    The bumps disappeared.
[04:11] Fran
    What could this mean?
[04:14] Main
    Fran, could you fetch Lutz for me?
[04:17] Main
    Could you also request a
    meeting with the head priest?
[04:21] Main
    As soon as possible.
[04:24] Fran
    As you wish.
[04:26] Delia
    Lady Main, did you figure something out?
[04:33] Main
    I cannot say yet.
[04:49] Lutz
    Fran said you wanted to talk to me.
[04:52] Lutz
    What's the matter, Main?
[04:54] Main
    Yes, well...
[05:00] Main
    I was wondering if you'd go to the
    forest and get me some tau fruit.
[05:03] Lutz
    Tau fruit?
[05:05] Main
    Yes. Please, Lutz.
[05:07] Lutz
    All right.
[05:13] Main
    If we have tau fruits, we can keep Dirk's
    mana from going berserk and killing him.
[05:23] Ferdinand
    What is it now?
[05:24] Main
    The baby I told you about yesterday...
[05:29] Main
    Are we safe talking about this here?
[05:33] Ferdinand
    So this must be important if you're worried
    about who might be watching or listening.
[05:37] Main
    Yes.
[05:44] Ferdinand
    Did something happen to this baby?
[05:48] Main
    I believe the baby has the Devouring.
[05:52] Main
    When crying from hunger,
[05:54] Main
    the baby develops a fever
    and breaks out in a rash.
[05:57] Main
    But after taking milk, the fever goes away
    and the baby returns to normal.
[06:01] Ferdinand
    If the child is showing that
    many signs as an infant,
[06:05] Ferdinand
    an abundance of mana must be present.
[06:09] Main
    I knew it.
[06:11] Ferdinand
    The infant definitely has the Devouring.
[06:16] Main
    He's thinking about something.
[06:18] Ferdinand
    It might be best if we have the child form
    a contract with a noble immediately.
[06:22] Main
    Huh? A contract?
[06:25] Ferdinand
    The baby will not survive otherwise.
[06:31] Main
    What it means to form a
    contract with noble is
[06:34] Main
    in exchange for the noble giving
    the other magic items to survive,
[06:37] Main
    they become the noble's subordinate,
[06:39] Main
    have their mana drained away,
[06:41] Main
    and will live that life of confinement
    until they literally die.
[06:50] Main
    Head Priest, is there any
    way we can have Dirk
[06:53] Main
    offer up mana and become
    a blue-robed priest like me?
[06:58] Ferdinand
    Raising a child as a blue-robed
     priest costs money.
[07:02] Ferdinand
    Who, exactly, would pay for that?
[07:04] Main
    Well...
[07:06] Ferdinand
    Even if you could pay,
[07:07] Ferdinand
    wouldn't you be favoring one child over
    the others as the head of the orphanage?
[07:16] Ferdinand
    Without magic items, those
    with the Devouring will die.
[07:19] Ferdinand
    Forming a contract with a noble
    is absolutely necessary.
[07:23] Main
    Right...
[07:24] Ferdinand
    Mostly, those who form
    contracts with Devouring children
[07:28] Ferdinand
    are nobles who feel like
    their mana is lacking.
[07:31] Ferdinand
    They don't usually want others to
    know they've made this contact,
[07:35] Ferdinand
    so they often have them become
    concubines or attendants.
[07:39] Main
    Just like Freida...
[07:41] Ferdinand
    But it's different when
    it comes to adopting them.
[07:44] Ferdinand
    Then, they need permission from the parents.
[07:47] Ferdinand
    It's not as though they can form
    these contracts with anyone.
[07:51] Main
    Then what about me?
[07:52] Ferdinand
    In your case, because of
    your abundance of mana,
[07:56] Ferdinand
    the fact that you are smart
    enough to make your own money,
[07:58] Ferdinand
    and know how to use your own talents,
[08:01] Ferdinand
    we decided it'd be best if you were
    adopted by an upper-class noble.
[08:05] Main
    I see...
[08:08] Main
    Head Priest,
[08:10] Main
    please make sure you find
    Dirk a good candidate.
[08:15] Ferdinand
    Main, is this infant a girl?
[08:18] Main
    He's a boy.
[08:20] Ferdinand
    Him being a boy makes this more difficult.
[08:23] Ferdinand
    If he was a girl, he might've had
    a better chance of being adopted.
[08:28] Main
    You mean as a pawn in a
    marriage of convenience.
[08:32] Ferdinand
    Whatever the outcome may be, we need to find
    out how much mana this infant has first.
[08:44] Main
    The head priest is going to find out
    how much mana you have tomorrow.
[09:04] Fran
    Good morning, Head Priest.
[09:07] Ferdinand
    Where is this child?
[09:09] Fran
    Right this way.
[09:20] Main
    Thank you kindly for coming to see us.
[09:25] Ferdinand
    Main, see everyone else out of the room.
[09:27] Main
    Understood.
[09:28] Main
    I need all of you to leave for now.
[10:01] Main
    Oh, the color is changing.
[10:08] Ferdinand
    Hm... He's about equal to a
    stronger middle-class noble.
[10:13] Ferdinand
    If a noble is lacking mana right now,
     they may want to adopt him.
[10:18] Ferdinand
    But if we think about your safety,
[10:21] Ferdinand
    it's unwise to probe around
    too much for possible interest.
[10:28] Ferdinand
    If you're that worried, then once
    you're adopted by Karstedt,
[10:33] Ferdinand
    you should be the one to form
    a contract with this child.
[10:37] Main
    Me?
[10:38] Ferdinand
    You'd be a noble, so it would be possible.
[10:43] Main
    Thank you kindly!
[10:46] Ferdinand
    Main, how many know that this
    child has the Devouring?
[10:50] Main
    Just me.
[10:53] Ferdinand
    In that case, continue to stay quiet
    about that and take care of him.
[10:56] Ferdinand
    The high priest will take advantage
     of this if he finds out about it.
[11:02] Ferdinand
    Between you, who can be rather disobedient,
    and this child who cannot think for himself yet,
[11:06] Ferdinand
    it's clear which one the
    high priest would choose.
[11:10] Ferdinand
    If you want to protect him,
    make sure he is not found out.
[11:13] Ferdinand
    Whether or not you are able
    to protect this infant
[11:16] Ferdinand
    may greatly change your position
    and your surroundings.
[11:19] Ferdinand
    Always keep that in mind.
[11:23] Main
    Yes.
[11:31] Delia
    Lady Main, what did the head priest say?
[11:35] Delia
    Is Dirk ill?
[11:37] Main
    No, he is fine.
[11:40] Main
    He just said to continue to look
    after Dirk at the orphanage.
[11:44] Delia
    I see...
[11:46] Delia
    Oh, thank goodness.
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[12:11] Heidi
    Morning, miss. I've been waiting for you.
[12:14] Main
    Good morning, Heidi.
[12:16] Main
    We wrote down the results
    from all of our experiments.
[12:19] Heidi
    Nah, it's okay. I can't really read anyway.
[12:23] Heidi
    More importantly, how'd the results turn out?
[12:26] Main
    We found out that linseed produced
    blues, mische produced greens,
[12:30] Main
    and that eise produces yellows.
[12:33] Heidi
    Well done, Miss!
[12:35] Main
    Today, let's start using the ink we've
    made on vorlin paper and trombe paper.
[12:50] Lutz
    The colors pretty much end
    up as-is on the trombe paper.
[12:53] Main
    They end up a bit darker on the vorlin paper.
[12:56] Heidi
    Hopefully they stay like
    this even after they dry.
[13:01] Main
    No way...
[13:03] Lutz
    They darkened way more after they dried.
[13:06] Main
    It would be great for drawing blood, though!
[13:09] Lutz
    No one needs a specific ink just for that.
[13:14] Heidi
    Now I know why art workshops
    keep how paint is made a secret.
[13:20] Main
    Apparently paint is made very
    specifically by certain workshops,
[13:24] Main
    but the methods they use are kept a secret.
[13:26] Main
    You basically won't find any
    paint available where I live.
[13:30] Main
    Paints for nobles are made by the
     workshop they ordered them from,
[13:34] Main
    and delivered right to them.
[13:36] Heidi
    Miss! Let's find out why
    the inks change color!
[13:40] Main
    All that matters is the result!
[13:42] Main
    Okay, next, let's try
    combining the colors, Gil.
[13:46] Gil
    Okay, Lady Main.
[14:07] Tuuli
    I guess it's not great that all the colors
    turned black when you combined them.
[14:11] Main
    Seriously, what should I do?
[14:14] Eva
    You're not using a fixing agent?
[14:16] Main
    Fixing agent?
[14:18] Eva
    It's a liquid used to make
    sure the color stays.
[14:21] Eva
    When you're dying fabrics, you use it to
    make sure the color doesn't change any more.
[14:27] Main
    Thanks, Mom! I'll give that a try.
[14:31] Lutz
    So there's something called
    a fixing agent, huh?
[14:34] Lutz
    I guess we would've never
    figured that out if Missus Effa
[14:37] Lutz
    didn't work at a fabric dying workshop.
[14:40] Main
    Once we gather all the ingredients,
    I'm going to try to make some.
[14:44] Main
    My mom told me how to make it.
[14:47] Lutz
    You just need to tell us how to make it.
[14:50] Gil
    We'll make it for you!
[14:52] Gil
    You're not allowed to, Lady Main.
[14:56] Lutz
    Oh, also... Could you get
    some parchment from Wilma?
[15:00] Lutz
    I'll get things ready at the
    workshop, so we can print.
[15:08] Main
    So as you can see, I'm being left out,
[15:11] Main
    and Gil and Lutz are off making
    the fixing agent somewhere.
[15:14] Main
    Isn't that mean?
[15:17] Rosina
    Oh, Lady Main.
[15:18] Rosina
    A fixing agent is absolutely
    necessary when drawing or painting.
[15:21] Rosina
    Wilma always mentions it's impossible
    to paint or draw without it.
[15:24] Main
    Huh?
[15:26] Rosina
    You always seem to know the
    most surprising things,
[15:29] Rosina
    but you had no idea about fixing agents.
[15:33] Delia
    Just a little more, Dirk. Don't give up!
[15:40] Main
    Dirk can already flip over?
[15:43] Delia
    No, not yet.
[15:45] Delia
    He's almost got it though.
[15:47] Main
    That's quite fast. My little
    Kamil's nowhere near that.
[15:55] Delia
    Well done, my little brother.
    You're quite talented.
[15:59] Main
    What's with that adorable smile?!
[16:01] Main
    I've never seen that before!
[16:04] Rosina
    Lady Main.
[16:06] Rosina
    Leave Dirk to Delia and let
    us start this harspiel lesson.
[16:12] Wilma
    Good morning, Lady Main.
    I've come to take Dirk.
[16:16] Main
    Good morning, Wilma. Thank you again.
[16:22] Wilma
    How was last night, Delia?
[16:25] Delia
    The same as usual, Wilma.
[16:28] Wilma
    I'll go ahead and take Dirk.
[16:29] Delia
    When Dirk leaves, I get so lonely.
[16:36] Delia
    Okay, off you go.
[16:49] Delia
    Lady Main, do you think Dirk
    feels lonely or is crying?
[16:54] Main
    He's surrounded by other children,
    so I'm sure he's not lonely.
[16:58] Main
    Even if he may not be able to
    sleep because it's too loud.
[17:01] Delia
    But that's not fair to Dirk.
[17:04] Main
    Well, Wilma will look after him.
[17:07] Delia
    How do we know that, though?
[17:11] Delia
    Ugh! Are you even listening to me, Lady Main?
[17:16] Main
    Well, if you're that worried,
    why don't you see for yourself?
[17:29] Delia
    I don't want to go to the orphanage!
[17:42] Main
    Make sure you two get plenty of rest.
[17:45] Fran
    Please excuse us.
[17:47] Rosina
    Excuse us.
[17:52] Main
    Sir Damuel.
[17:54] Main
    I'm going to head to the orphanage.
[17:59] Damuel
    Hey, Apprentice Priestess.
[18:01] Damuel
    Where are your attendants?
[18:03] Main
    Huh?
[18:04] Damuel
    Why are you trying to leave
    without a single escort?
[18:09] Damuel
    Perfect timing.
[18:10] Damuel
    You, attendant. Go with
    Lady Main to the orphanage.
[18:14] Delia
    Huh?
[18:16] Main
    Just to the entrance of
    the orphanage will do.
[18:18] Main
    Do you think you'll be able to?
[18:23] Delia
    As you wish.
[18:38] Delia
    Now, if you'll excuse me.
[18:40] Damuel
    Hey.
[18:42] Damuel
    Are you implying that the apprentice
    priestess, your master, should open the door?
[18:46] Damuel
    Open the door.
[19:23] Main
    Good work, you two.
[19:25] Delia
    Lady Main, I'm going to head back.
[19:28] Main
    All right. Sorry to push you like this.
[19:31] Main
    Thank you, Delia.
[19:33] Delia
    It's all right.
[19:40] Delia
    Dirk!
[19:44] Delia
    Seriously! What if Dirk got hurt?!
[19:48] Delia
    You need to keep a better eye on him!
[19:59] Wilma
    Lady Main, do you think
    Delia will be all right?
[20:02] Wilma
    I heard that she didn't like
    coming to the orphanage.
[20:05] Main
    I'm not sure.
[20:08] Main
    But I'm hoping she'll let Dirk's
    cuteness get to her little by little.
[20:27] Main
    This isn't the same place
    you came from anymore, Delia.
[20:40] Delia
    Ugh, what's that supposed to mean?!
[20:43] Wilma
    That's Delia's voice.
[20:44] Main
    I wonder what happened.
[20:46] Damuel
    Let's hurry back, Apprentice Priestess.
[20:49] Delia
    The head priest can't be trusted!
[20:52] Fran
    He can be trusted.
[20:55] Main
    Fran, Delia.
[20:57] Main
    What's this all about?
[20:59] Delia
    Lady Main, is it true that Dirk
    is supposed to be adopted?
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[22:43] Main
    Head Priest, I thought that Dirk
    actually had more mana than I do.
[22:48] Ferdinand
    At the time of your births,
    Dirk's would probably measure higher.
[22:52] Ferdinand
    This doesn't apply to the original Main,
[22:54] Ferdinand
    but after you took over her consciousness
    and your mana condensed,
[22:58] Ferdinand
    your mana capacity vastly increased.
[23:01] Main
    This must be it.
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[23:02] Main
    When you compress mana,
[23:04] Main
    it creates empty space for your body's
    mana to fill, so you compress it tighter,
[23:07] Main
    and then you get even more space.
[23:09] Ferdinand
    Yes. This is a method of controlling mana
    that you learn at the royal academy.
[23:14] Main
    What? Really?
[23:16] Main
    Here I was barely surviving.
[23:19] Ferdinand
    I'm sure some harm may come from this.
[23:23] Main
    Wh-What do you mean by harm?
[23:25] Ferdinand
    I'll tell you if you go to the royal academy.
[23:29] Main
    What?
[23:31] Main
    Tell me now, Head Priest!
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E34 - Ominous Developments

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[00:01] Narrator
    While Main is struggling to create colored
    inks, she finds out that Dirk has the Devouring.
[00:08] Ferdinand
    The high priest will take advantage
     of this if he finds out about it.
[00:13] Ferdinand
    Whether or not you are able
    to protect this infant
[00:16] Ferdinand
    may greatly change your position
    and your surroundings.
[00:20] Ferdinand
    Always keep that in mind.
[00:23] Main
    Yes.
[00:25] Delia
    The head priest can't be trusted!
[00:27] Fran
    He can be trusted.
[00:30] Main
    Fran, Delia.
[00:32] Main
    What's this all about?
[00:34] Delia
    Lady Main, is it true that Dirk
    is supposed to be adopted?
[00:39] Main
    What?
[00:42] Fran
    Arno had brought over a
    message from the head priest
[00:46] Fran
    saying it would be difficult to find
    a noble to adopt Dirk after all.
[00:51] Delia
    Why is the head priest talking
    about Dirk getting adopted?!
[00:57] Main
    I...
[00:58] Fran
    Delia! How dare you treat
    Lady Main in such a manner!
[01:02] Fran
    Unhand her at once!
[01:04] Delia
    First Lady Main and her family, now Dirk and I.
[01:08] Delia
    Apparently, the head priest takes
    joy in ripping families apart!
[01:13] Fran
    That is not true!
[01:15] Fran
    The head priest has his own reasons.
[01:19] Delia
    And what exactly would those reasons be?!
[01:22] Main
    Delia.
[01:25] Main
    The one who asked the head
    priest to have Dirk adopted
[01:29] Main
    is me.
[01:31] Delia
    What?
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[03:18] Delia
    So you want to tear us apart, Lady Main?!
[03:22] Main
    No.
[03:23] Main
    But all of us taking turns to take
    care of him is quite a burden.
[03:27] Main
    If someone wants to adopt Dirk,
[03:30] Main
    I thought that maybe he
    could find some happiness.
[03:34] Delia
    Even then! How could you decide
    this without telling me?!
[03:38] Delia
    It's just too cruel!
[03:40] Main
    Currently, I'm grateful that you now all know
    about us trying to find someone to adopt Dirk.
[03:45] Delia
    What?
[03:47] Main
    Because I...
[03:48] Main
    never thought you'd want to take
    care of Dirk so much, Delia.
[03:55] Delia
    Lady Main...
[03:57] Main
    The head priest has said that we probably
    will not be able to find anyone to adopt him.
[04:02] Main
    Even so, he is doing his
    best to find someone anyway.
[04:06] Delia
    I see...
[04:09] Fran
    In Arno's message, apparently the head priest
[04:13] Fran
    asked us to continue looking
    after the child in the meantime.
[04:18] Delia
    So Dirk and I won't be ripped apart, then?
[04:22] Main
    Correct. I know how much you care for Dirk.
[04:28] Main
    And...
[04:29] Main
    I personally know how it feels to not
    want to be away from your family.
[04:39] Delia
    Thank goodness.
[04:41] Delia
    I don't want to be apart
    from Dirk, no matter what.
[04:46] Delia
    He's the first time I've ever had... a family.
[04:54] Delia
    Just a little more! You've got this, Dirk!
[04:59] Delia
    You're almost there, Dirk!
    You can do this! Come on!
[05:06] Delia
    You're amazing, Dirk!
[05:08] Delia
    I'd expect nothing less
    from my little brother!
[05:11] Delia
    You're just wonderful.
[05:14] Main
    Some time after, the doors were installed
    at Mister Benno's Italian restaurant,
[05:24] Main
    and our fixing agent was completed.
[05:46] Artisan B
    Who the hell are you?!
[05:49] Darua
    Josef! We've just been informed
    that Heidi's been captured!
[05:53] Josef
    What?!
[05:55] Artisan B
    She came to steal our paint-making secrets.
[05:58] Heidi
    I wasn't trying to steal it...
[06:01] Josef
    I'm so sorry for the trouble
    my daydreaming wife caused...
[06:05] Artisan B
    If you're her husband, you need
    to keep better tabs on her.
[06:10] Josef
    I'll do my best.
[06:13] Josef
    Heidi, what were you doing there?
[06:16] Heidi
    I was trying to find some inspiration
    and somehow ended up there.
[06:21] Heidi
    I wonder how we can make ink that the
    little miss will be satisfied with.
[06:26] Josef
    That's seriously all you ever think about.
[06:29] Main
    Josef! Heidi!
[06:32] Main
    We figured out how to make a fixing agent!
[06:35] Josef & Heidi
    A fixing... agent?
[06:42] Josef
    The color didn't change.
[06:44] Lutz
    And next...
[06:49] Josef
    It didn't turn black!
[06:51] Main
    This is the first I've seen
    it with my own eyes, too.
[06:58] Main
    Is something wrong, Heidi?
[07:02] Heidi
    And it's over just like that.
[07:04] Heidi
    It's over before we ever found out
    what was causing that change.
[07:11] Main
    I don't mind giving you a little money
    if you want to continue your research.
[07:16] Main
    If we want to make these colors
    vibrant or create more colors,
[07:20] Main
    basic research will be necessary.
[07:22] Heidi
    Miss, you're the best!
[07:24] Josef
    Miss, you're spoiling Heidi way too much.
[07:28] Main
    Well, to me, you're also Gutenbergs.
[07:33] Josef
    Guten... what now?
[07:35] Lutz
    Now there's even more.
[07:37] Main
    Gutenberg...
[07:39] Main
    One of the most important people
    in the history of books.
[07:42] Main
    He's basically a god because of
    the way he changed how they're created.
[07:45] Main
    Currently, we have...
[07:47] Main
    Johann, who created the metal letter types,
[07:50] Main
    Mister Benno, who's making
    plant-based paper,
[07:52] Main
    and Lutz, who sells books, as
    the Gutenbergs of this town.
[07:57] Main
    There's also Mister Ingo,
    who makes our printing press,
[08:00] Main
    and now you two, who make our inks.
[08:02] Main
    I'm considering giving all of
    you the title of Gutenberg as well.
[08:06] Main
    Of course I don't mind investing in Gutenbergs,
    who will be vital in the creation of books.
[08:11] Josef
    Right...
[08:12] Heidi
    Did you hear that? We're Gutenbergs, Josef!
[08:15] Heidi
    She'll invest in this!
[08:17] Heidi
    I'll be allowed to do my research!
[08:20] Heidi
    Yahoo!
[08:22] Lutz
    Yeah, she's just like Main.
[08:26] Main
    Heidi.
[08:27] Main
    If you're unable to deliver the
    ink we order by the deadline,
[08:31] Main
    I will be cutting off your
    funding. Just remember that.
[08:34] Heidi
    Ack!
[08:35] Lutz
    I guess it takes one to know one.
     Main has her figured out.
[08:40] Both
    Takes one to know one?
[08:45] Main
    Next, I'd like some wax paper.
[08:48] Main
    Even if we were going to make a substitute,
[08:50] Main
    we'd need an iron and wax paper...
[08:53] Lutz
    What are those, and where can you find them?
[08:57] Gil
    All in Lady Main's head.
[09:01] Main
    I'll do my best to try to figure
    out how to make all of that,
[09:04] Main
    so I'll need you to take notes
    on your tablet when I do, Gil.
[09:08] Gil
    I'll do my best, Lady Main!
[09:11] Main
    Next, we went to the wax workshop to
    have Gil's tablet filled with wax.
[09:17] Main
    Hello!
[09:18] Artisan
    Hey, Gutenberg! Lady Main's here!
[09:21] Johann
    Stop calling me that.
[09:24] Johann
    What brings you here today, Lady Main?
[09:27] Main
    Well, I was hoping you'd be
    able to make Gil a stylus.
[09:30] Main
    And I was hoping you could
    make a toy for Kamil as well.
[09:35] Johann
    A toy?
[09:38] Main
    I'm going to go straight home now.
[09:43] Gil
    What's that?
[09:48] Main
    Isn't that...
[09:49] Damuel
    We need to hurry!
[09:52] Lutz
    Hey, where are we going?
[09:54] Damuel
    This is a shortcut!
[10:03] Damuel
    Apprentice Priestess,
[10:04] Damuel
    I'm going to regroup with the knights
    to find out more information.
[10:07] Damuel
    You are not to leave your
    house until I come back.
[10:11] Damuel
    Understood?
[10:12] Main
    Yes.
[10:13] Damuel
    Please watch after the apprentice priestess.
[10:17] Eva
    What in the world is going on?
[10:19] Main
    Apparently, something
    happened at the east gate.
[10:21] Eva
    The east gate?
[10:23] Main
    I hope Dad is okay...
[10:27] Gunther
    A noble from out of town tried to
    come in and caused a commotion.
[10:32] Gunther
    They didn't know the policies at the gates
    had changed and had an unauthorized invitation.
[10:37] Main
    Oh, "No nobles from other domains may
    enter without permission from the lord."
[10:42] Gunther
    Yeah. Then they got mad at the gatekeeper
    for stopping their carriage.
[10:47] Gunther
    That's why we summoned the knights.
[10:50] Gunther
    We have to summon the knights
    whenever nobles are involved.
[10:56] Main
    I guess everyone's put a lot
    of thought into all of this.
[11:01] Gunther
    If a dangerous noble tries to enter,
[11:04] Gunther
    I will immediately call the
    knights and protect the gate.
[11:07] Gunther
    So make sure you're aware
    of your surroundings, Main.
[11:13] Gunther
    What are you laughing about?
[11:15] Main
    Oh, nothing.
[11:21] Main
    Dad's words made me so happy
    that I ended up smiling,
[11:25] Main
    despite the situation we're in.
[11:47] High Priest
    Stop getting in my way!
[11:51] High Priest
    How dare all of you mock me?!
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[12:14] Tuuli
    Yours turn out so much cuter.
[12:17] Main
    Well, your seams definitely
    look better than mine.
[12:20] Tuuli
    You need to get better or sewing, or
    you'll never be able to get married.
[12:25] Main
    That's fine! I plan to
    devote my life to books!
[12:31] Eva
    Lutz is here.
[12:34] Main
    Lutz!
[12:35] Lutz
    Johann finished a little something.
[12:40] Main
    The bell!
[12:42] Lutz
    What are you going to do with that?
[12:44] Main
    There we go.
[12:46] Main
    Look, Kamil. It's done!
[12:53] Main
    Just look at him! You're so precious, Kamil!
[13:04] Lutz
    Kamil always seems to cry
    when he sees your face, Main.
[13:07] Main
    Inconceivable.
[13:09] Kamil
    Big Sis Main!
[13:14] Main
    I'm supposed to be the big sis
    adored by my little brother.
[13:18] Main
    I've got a long road ahead of me.
[13:21] Lutz
    Main, when can you head to the cathedral?
[13:24] Main
    No idea.
[13:26] Lutz
    You've been home three days now, right?
[13:27] Main
    I'm so bored, I don't know
    what to do with myself.
[13:30] Lutz
    Then let's figure out what the
    next picture book should be.
[13:33] Main
    The next picture book?
[13:35] Main
    I wonder...
[13:38] Ferdinand
    About the trouble that
    happened at the east gate...
[13:41] Ferdinand
    The one who had given an invitation
    to that noble from another domain
[13:44] Ferdinand
    was the high priest.
[13:47] Ferdinand
    They were given a stern
    warning from the knights.
[13:50] Ferdinand
    And because the lord is away
    at a lords' gathering,
[13:55] Ferdinand
    he won't be issuing any
    new permits at this time.
[13:58] Ferdinand
    During this time, Main should be
    able to come to the cathedral.
[14:02] Fran & Damuel
    Yes, sir.
[14:03] Ferdinand
    But there is a possibility someone
    will try to forge the permits.
[14:07] Ferdinand
    Please let Main's father know of this matter.
[14:09] Fran & Damuel
    Yes, sir.
[14:12] Main
    I was finally able to go to the cathedral after
    I'd been holed up at home for five days.
[14:19] Damuel
    That concludes Lord Ferdinand's message.
[14:22] Gunther
    Understood.
[14:24] Main
    Okay, I'll be going now.
[14:27] Gunther
    Be careful, Main.
[14:41] Main
    It's really quiet. Is Dirk still asleep?
[14:46] Fran
    Upon the high priest's orders,
    Dirk has been adopted by a noble.
[14:52] Main
    What?
[14:55] Rosina
    It happened yesterday.
[14:58] Rosina
    When Fran and I returned
    from our lunch break
[15:02] Rosina
    Delia and Dirk were nowhere to be found.
[15:04] Rosina
    Soon after, Wilma told us
    that Delia had taken Dirk.
[15:09] Fran
    We had the head priest ask the
    high priest what had happened
[15:13] Fran
    and we found out about the adoption.
[15:16] Main
    But doesn't an adoption with a noble
    need to be cleared by the lord first?
[15:20] Fran
    Apparently not when it involves
    a noble from another domain.
[15:24] Main
    Really?!
[15:26] Fran
    The head priest seemed concerned
    about this matter, too.
[15:29] Main
    What is going to happen to Delia?
[15:32] Fran
    Lady Main,
[15:33] Fran
    please let go of Delia.
[15:36] Main
    Huh?
[15:37] Fran
    She acts on her own without
    permission from her master
[15:40] Fran
    and brings you misfortune.
[15:43] Fran
    She should not be allowed to
    continue as your attendant.
[15:46] Rosina
    She should be telling you when
    she goes to see the high priest.
[15:56] Main
    Fran, please summon Delia for me.
[16:00] Fran
    As you wish.
[16:02] Main
    But the last thing she wanted
    was to be torn apart from Dirk.
[16:06] Main
    Why would she do this?
[16:16] Delia
    When I told the high priest
    that the head priest
[16:19] Delia
    was looking for someone to adopt
    Dirk and couldn't find anyone...
(Flashback) [16:23] High Priest
    Oh? The head priest was looking
    for someone to adopt the boy?
(Flashback) [16:27] Delia
    But the head priest couldn't find
    anyone, so I'm still looking after him.
(Flashback) [16:33] Delia
    He gets these bumps when he starts crying.
(Flashback) [16:39] Delia
    I'm just so worried.
(Flashback) [16:41] High Priest
    And you should be. I'll go ahead
    and take care of this for you.
(Flashback) [16:45] Delia
    Huh?
(Flashback) [16:47] High Priest
    Leave this to me.
[16:50] Delia
    And then the high priest
    found someone immediately!
[16:54] Delia
    Isn't that amazing?!
[16:55] Main
    Are you okay with this, Delia?
[16:57] Main
    Wouldn't this mean you'll be away from Dirk?
[17:01] Delia
    The high priest said that Dirk could stay
    by his side until he comes of age!
[17:06] Delia
    Until then, Dirk and I get to stay in
    a room the high priest prepared for us!
[17:13] Main
    There's something very wrong with this.
[17:16] Main
    If they're after Dirk's mana, what's the
    point of having the high priest raise him?
[17:20] Main
    Why did this noble agree to adopt Dirk?
[17:25] Delia
    Pardon me...
[17:27] Delia
    But may I be excused now?
[17:29] Delia
    Dirk's new father will be here soon.
[17:35] Main
    In that case, I will dismiss
    you as my attendant, Delia.
[17:40] Main
    I'm sure taking care of Dirk will
    be difficult, but do your best.
[17:44] Delia
    I will. Please excuse me.
(Flashback) [17:51] Delia
    The high priest asked me
    to give you a headache.
(Flashback) [17:56] Delia
    Anything but going back to
    the orphanage, please...
(Flashback) [18:01] Delia
    I'd rather die!
[18:05] Main
    And I thought things were better now...
[18:10] Fran
    Lady Main.
[18:12] Main
    I wonder if Dirk and Delia are all right...
[18:17] Rosina
    This is a choice Delia made for herself,
    and now that Dirk is no longer an orphan,
[18:21] Rosina
    our hands are tied.
[18:25] Main
    You're right.
[18:30] Fran
    More importantly, Lady Main,
[18:32] Fran
    please be cautious of the high priest.
[18:35] Main
    What?
[18:36] Fran
    When I went to fetch Delia earlier,
[18:38] Fran
    the high priest was very
    persistent about seeing you.
[18:42] Main
    The high priest was?
[18:44] Fran
    He'd been doing everything he
    could to avoid you until now.
[18:46] Fran
    This sudden change in him is unsettling.
[18:50] Fran
    Also, the high priest was involved
    in the incident at the east gate.
[18:56] Fran
    The one who had sent an invitation
    to the noble from another domain
[18:59] Fran
    was apparently the high priest.
[19:16] Tuuli
    Main! We've come to get you.
[19:18] Main
    Tuuli, what brings you here?
[19:21] Tuuli
    Let's go home together. It's been
    dangerous lately, hasn't it?
[19:24] Tuuli
    I'll protect you, Main!
[19:26] Gil
    Me, too! I'll protect you, Lady Main!
[19:29] Main
    Um...
[19:33] Damuel
    It's dangerous for me to have
    more of you to protect...
[19:38] Main
    So, listen, Tuuli.
[19:40] Main
    If something were to happen,
    you'd be in more danger than I am.
[19:44] Main
    If it were just me,
    Sir Damuel could protect me.
[19:48] Tuuli
    Fine, I got it.
[19:50] Main
    Mister Otto!
[19:52] Main
    It's been a while.
[19:54] Otto
    Main! You're safe! Thank goodness.
[19:58] Main
    Safe? Did something happen?
[20:02] Otto
    Something happened at the east gate.
(Flashback) [20:05] Gunther
    Why did you let that carriage through?!
(Flashback) [20:07] Otto
    Captain! Calm down!
(Flashback) [20:09] Gunther
    Why didn't my message get relayed to you?!
(Flashback) [20:17] Gunther
    Main... Main's in danger!
[20:20] Damuel
    They let a carriage through?!
[20:22] Damuel
    Is it the one from the other day?
[20:24] Otto
    Yeah, it's the same noble.
[20:27] Otto
    I'm surprised you know about this.
[20:29] Otto
    We're looking for him right now.
[20:32] Damuel
    You contacted the knights, didn't you?
[20:34] Otto
    Huh? Um... I'm not sure...
[20:38] Otto
    The captain went to the cathedral
    to make sure Main was okay.
[20:42] Otto
    You didn't bump into him?
[20:44] Damuel
    Rot!
[20:49] Otto
    Huh? Wha?!
[20:51] Otto
    Wait, are you a noble?!
[20:53] Main
    We'll definitely be safe with
    the knights here, right, Tuuli?
[20:58] Main
    Huh?
[20:59] Main
    Tuuli?
[21:06] Damuel
    Apprentice Priestess!
[21:08] Main
    H-Help me...
[21:13] Main
    Help me!
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[22:53] Main
    Dad, did you actually tell everyone?
[22:56] Gunther
    Of course, I did!
[22:58] Gunther
    Before we changed shifts, I went to the east
    gate and talked to the one in charge there.
[23:02] Gunther
    Then from the south gate,
    west gate, and north gate,
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[23:05] Gunther
    I had all of the ones in charge gather
    and told them all Sir Damuel's message!
[23:10] Main
    Then why didn't they know?
[23:13] Gunther
    According to the gatekeeper, the one
    in charge there never told them.
[23:17] Main
    What?!
[23:19] Gunther
    That's why the gatekeeper didn't know to
    check to see if the permit was forged!
[23:24] Main
    Well, I can't blame them.
[23:26] Gunther
    Why the hell didn't they
    tell all the gatekeepers?!
[23:29] Gunther
    I'm gonna go hit him again!
[23:32] Main
    Dad, don't!
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E35 - The Black Protective Charm

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[00:01] Narrator
    Main is ecstatic that they finish
    making some colored inks.
[00:04] Narrator
    But...
[00:05] Fran
    Upon the high priest's orders,
    Dirk has been adopted by a noble.
[00:11] Main
    What?
[00:12] Fran
    More importantly, Lady Main,
[00:15] Fran
    please be cautious of the high priest.
[00:17] Fran
    The high priest was involved
    in the incident at the east gate.
[00:24] Narrator
    Then the curtain rises on even more trouble.
[00:29] Tuuli
    Main! We've come to get you.
[00:32] Main
    Tuuli, what brings you here?
[00:34] Tuuli
    Let's go home together. It's been
    dangerous lately, hasn't it?
[00:37] Tuuli
    I'll protect you, Main!
[00:40] Gil
    Me, too! I'll protect you, Lady Main!
[00:42] Main
    Um...
[00:46] Damuel
    It's dangerous for me to have
    more of you to protect...
[00:51] Main
    So, listen, Tuuli.
[00:52] Main
    If something were to happen,
    you'd be in more danger than I am.
[00:56] Main
    If it were just me,
    Sir Damuel could protect me.
[01:00] Tuuli
    Fine, I got it.
[01:02] Fran
    Lady Main had just gone home.
[01:05] Gunther
    Damn it... Main!
[01:08] Damuel
    They let a carriage through?!
[01:10] Damuel
    Is it the one from the other day?
[01:12] Otto
    Yeah, it's the same noble.
[01:14] Otto
    I'm surprised you know about this.
[01:16] Otto
    We're looking for him right now.
[01:19] Damuel
    You contacted the knights, didn't you?
[01:22] Otto
    Huh? Um... I'm not sure...
[01:26] Otto
    The captain went to the cathedral
    to make sure Main was okay.
[01:30] Otto
    You didn't bump into him?
[01:32] Damuel
    Rot!
[01:38] Fran
    Could something have happened to Lady Main?
[01:42] Main
    We'll definitely be safe with
    the knights here, right, Tuuli?
[01:48] Main
    Tuuli?
[01:53] Main
    H-Help me...
[01:57] Gunther
    Did something happen?
[01:58] Otto
    Captain!
[01:59] Gunther
    Where's Main?
[02:10] Gunther
    What do you think... you're
    doing to my daughter?!
[02:14] Main
    Ow!
[02:15] Lutz
    Main!
[02:16] Gil
    Lady Main!
[02:19] Lutz
    Are you okay, Main?
[02:20] Main
    Yes. Where's Tuuli?
[02:25] Tuuli
    N-No...
[02:29] Lutz
    Main?
[02:30] Gil
    Lady Main?
[02:31] Main
    Hey. What do you think
    you're doing to my Tuuli?
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[04:21] Main
    Get your dirty hands off of Tuuli.
[04:24] Main
    Or you're going to die. I mean it.
[04:35] Main
    Tuuli!
[04:36] Tuuli
    I-I was so scared.
[04:44] Main
    A magic stone?
[04:47] Main
    Dad, look out!
[04:48] Damuel
    Getilgt!
[04:52] Damuel
    I'll take care of things here.
[04:54] Damuel
    Gunther, return to the cathedral and inform
    Lord Ferdinand of what's going on!
[04:58] Gunther
    Yes, sir.
[04:59] Gunther
    Otto, take care of Main!
[05:01] Otto
    Main, we should also...
[05:03] Lutz
    You're bleeding, Main.
[05:06] Main
    Must be from when I was dropped earlier.
[05:09] Main
    Mister Otto, we're definitely in trouble
    right now, and we need to call for help, right?
[05:14] Otto
    What else could this possibly seem like to you?
(Flashback) [05:21] Sylvester
    If you're ever in trouble, press your
    blood seal upon this black stone.
(Flashback) [05:26] Main
    If I'm in trouble?
(Flashback) [05:28] Sylvester
    Yes.
(Flashback) [05:30] Sylvester
    I promise I'll come save you.
[05:40] Lutz
    Main, what is that?
[05:41] Main
    A protective charm.
[05:42] Otto
    Let's hurry!
[05:49] Arno
    The head priest is currently not in.
[05:51] Fran
    What? Where did he go?
[05:54] Arno
    No idea.
[05:55] Fran
    Then if you could give him a message for me.
[05:57] Fran
    We've received word from Master Gunther
[05:59] Fran
    that the noble from the other
    day has made it into the city.
[06:02] Arno
    Received. If you'll excuse me.
[06:07] Delia
    Fran.
[06:09] Delia
    Is Lady Main around?
[06:11] Delia
    Dirk's new father is here and
    would like to speak with her.
[06:17] Fran
    Lady Main has gone home.
[06:19] Fran
    The head priest is also out.
[06:21] Delia
    I see. What a pity.
[06:29] Main
    We had Tuuli and Lutz stay behind
    at the Gilberta Company,
[06:33] Main
    and we headed to the cathedral.
[06:38] Main
    He's absent?
[06:39] Fran
    Yes. The head priest is currently not here.
[06:42] Main
    I see...
[06:43] Fran
    An emergency flare had gone up,
[06:46] Fran
    so he might have been
    summoned by the knights.
[06:49] Main
    I see.
[06:51] Fran
    Also, apparently Dirk's new father
    is here and wanted to see you.
[06:56] Main
    See me?
[06:57] Fran
    Yes.
[06:58] Fran
    I was relieved that you didn't have to go
[07:01] Fran
    to the high priest's room
    while the head priest is out.
[07:07] Main
    Sir Damuel.
[07:09] Damuel
    Is Lord Ferdinand here?
[07:11] Main
    Huh?
[07:12] Damuel
    I used ordonnanz, but he didn't reply.
[07:15] Damuel
    That's why I came here.
[07:17] Fran
    I figured he went to see the knights.
[07:20] Main
    Then where exactly is the head priest?
[07:26] Fran
    Let's speak with Arno one more time.
[07:28] Main
    Yes.
[07:30] Damuel
    Apprentice Priestess,
    put this on just in case.
[07:34] Damuel
    The ring that one of the men was using
    earlier that'll serve as evidence.
[07:37] Damuel
    Unlike Lord Ferdinand, I have
    no magic stones to lend you.
[07:43] Main
    I thank you kindly for your consideration.
[07:51] Main
    What? The size isn't changing.
[07:55] Main
    It does seem to let me store
    my mana in it at least.
[07:59] Main
    Let's go.
[08:04] Gil
    Please... Watch over Lady Main.
[08:12] High Priest
    Here is proof of the contract.
[08:14] Delia
    Yes, sir.
[08:18] Bindewald
    This completes our contract.
[08:37] Fran
    This way.
[08:42] High Priest
    I've been searching for you, Main.
[08:44] Gunther
    Damn it, why?
[08:46] High Priest
    Count Bindewald, that's the blue
    apprentice priestess, Main.
[08:51] Bindewald
    Oho...
[08:59] Bindewald
    Main, I will establish a contract with you.
[09:03] Main
    A contract?
[09:04] Delia
    How lovely to have a noble
    fancy you, Lady Main.
[09:09] Delia
    You'll be adopted by Count
    Bindewald... just like Dirk.
[09:15] Bindewald
    The contract I formed with that
    infant is one of servitude.
[09:18] Delia
    What?
[09:22] Delia
    But it says right here that
    you've adopted him...
[09:24] Bindewald
    Take a look at the second form.
[09:28] Delia
    A Devouring servitude contract?
[09:31] Main
    The Devouring refers to a
    commoner who has mana.
[09:35] Main
    In exchange for a magic item,
[09:37] Main
    they are forced into a life
    of servitude until they die.
[09:42] Delia
    No... You're lying. She's lying, right?
[09:46] Delia
    You said you'd make sure
    we could stay together.
[09:50] High Priest
    Yes, that child will be mine.
[09:54] High Priest
    But in exchange, Main will
    leave the cathedral.
[09:57] Main
    What?
[09:58] Bindewald
    Those are the terms of this deal.
[10:00] Main
    I've heard nothing of this!
[10:02] Main
    There is no contract unless
    all parties agree!
[10:06] Bindewald
    Well, this is a servitude contract.
[10:08] Bindewald
    Because of the Spring
    Prayer as well as today,
[10:11] Bindewald
    I've lost many of my Devouring soldiers.
[10:15] Bindewald
    I'll have you make up for my loss yourself.
[10:19] Bindewald
    Now, sign the contract!
[10:21] High Priest
    The head priest is currently gone.
[10:24] High Priest
    I will just turn a blind eye if
    you decide to run off with Main.
[10:28] High Priest
    Capture her quickly and leave
    the city, Count Bindewald.
[10:33] Bindewald
    You may kill anyone besides the child.
[10:36] Bindewald
    Capture her!
[10:39] Damuel
    Apprentice Priestess! Step back!
[10:50] Damuel
    Schwert!
[10:52] High Priest
    What? Who is that?
[10:53] Delia
    That is Lady Main's knight bodyguard
     that I'd informed you of.
[10:57] High Priest
    Knight bodyguard? I know nothing of this!
[10:59] Bindewald
    The knights finding about
    this would not be good.
[11:04] Main
    Look out!
[11:08] Bindewald
    You insolent little commoner Devouring girl.
[11:22] Bindewald
    Oho, so you already have
    on a ring of servitude.
[11:27] Main
    A ring of servitude?
[11:29] Bindewald
    As long as you have that ring on,
    you cannot attack your master.
[11:34] Bindewald
    You cannot take that ring off unless
    the contract is annulled.
[11:38] Main
    Meaning this ring is worthless
    unless a contract is formed.
[11:42] High Priest
    You won't be able to run that insolent
    little mouth for much longer!
[11:51] Delia
    Dirk!
[11:53] High Priest
    What a pity. Infants don't
    have much mana after all.
[11:58] Main
    How cruel... How dare you do that to Dirk?!
[12:04] High Priest
    Are you able to attack a defenseless infant?
[12:07] High Priest
    Are you willing to throw Delia
    into the depths of despair?
[12:10] Delia
    Please! Please no!
[12:12] Delia
    Lady Main, please!
[12:19] Main
    No!
[12:20] High Priest
    Yes! Well done, Jenni!
[12:22] Gunther
    Main!
[12:25] Main
    Let go of me!
[12:26] Jenni
    I will not.
[12:28] Jenni
    I'm being forced to work as a flower-giver
[12:31] Jenni
    while Rosina and Wilma get to continue
    on like nothing has changed.
[12:37] Jenni
    That's hardly fair, is it?
[12:41] Bindewald
    You're more trouble than you're worth.
[12:45] Bindewald
    Messer.
[12:49] Bindewald
    Open up your hand.
[12:50] Main
    No!
[12:54] Main
    Ow!
[12:56] Bindewald
    Now, let's get your blood seal.
[13:03] Main
    No, no!
[13:05] Main
    No, no, no!
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     Bookworm
[13:17] Main
    No!
[13:19] Main
    No!
[13:21] Main
    No!
[13:23] Main
    No!
[13:24] Main
    No!
[13:26] Main
    I don't want to!
[13:27] Main
    Stop it!
[13:29] Main
    No!
[13:30] Gunther
    Let go of Main!
[13:35] Gunther
    Main, are you all right?
[13:38] Bindewald
    You insolent peasant!
[13:41] Main
    Dad!
[13:42] Gunther
    This is... nothing...
[13:46] Main
    Dad!
[13:47] Main
    Dad! Dad!
[13:51] Main
    You won't get away with this.
[13:59] High Priest
    Count Bindewald!
[14:03] High Priest
    Don't think the same trick will keep working!
[14:10] High Priest
    I'm not scared of you, child!
[14:24] High Priest
    This is a magic stone of
    darkness that absorbs mana!
[14:32] High Priest
    Futile! Absolutely futile!
[14:41] High Priest
    What?
[14:54] High Priest
    Wh-What's the meaning of this?
[15:04] High Priest
    Main!
[15:07] High Priest
    Just how much...
[15:16] Bindewald
    I let my guard down...
[15:18] Bindewald
    To think she possessed this much mana.
[15:25] Damuel
    Apprentice Priestess!
[15:28] Main
    Sir Damuel!
[15:30] Bindewald
    How pathetic to call yourself a knight
     when you have so little mana.
[15:53] Main
    Head Priest!
[15:54] Ferdinand
    What is the meaning of this?
[15:59] High Priest
    What are you doing here?
[16:01] High Priest
    You should be away.
[16:04] Ferdinand
    I'd announced that I was away...
[16:08] Ferdinand
    But it appears as though a stranger
    has entered the cathedral.
[16:13] Ferdinand
    High Priest, who is this?
[16:16] High Priest
    A noble from Ahrensbach!
[16:19] Ferdinand
    If you could kindly show me your permit.
[16:21] Bindewald
    Why must I show anything to a mere priest?
[16:25] Ferdinand
    Well, since our lord is currently away,
[16:27] Ferdinand
    no noble from another domain
    is allowed to enter this city.
[16:30] Bindewald
    Are you trying to suggest
    that I forged my permit?
[16:33] High Priest
    He has been granted proper permission.
[16:37] Ferdinand
    We had established some
    new rules this winter.
[16:40] Ferdinand
    Were you not aware of them?
[16:42] High Priest
    New rules?
[16:45] Ferdinand
    Ah... Please forgive me.
[16:48] Ferdinand
    The winter social is for nobles.
[16:50] Ferdinand
    Of course, you wouldn't know.
[16:54] High Priest
    M-More importantly, do something about Main!
[16:58] High Priest
    I'm not the one who caused all this trouble!
[17:00] High Priest
    It was Main!
[17:01] Main
    What?
[17:03] Bindewald
    I was viciously attacked.
[17:06] Bindewald
    She had the nerve to attack
    me, a noble, with her mana.
[17:09] High Priest
    Capture Main for committing
    treason against a noble!
[17:14] Ferdinand
    Main, you let your mana go berserk again?
[17:16] Main
    It was an emergency.
[17:18] Ferdinand
    I can see that.
[17:21] Main
    Head Priest... am I going
    to be charged with a crime?
[17:25] Ferdinand
    Yes.
[17:27] Ferdinand
    Because we are dealing with the high
    priest and a noble from another domain.
[17:30] Ferdinand
    Not just yourself, but your family and
    your attendants will all be charged.
[17:37] Main
    I'm sorry, Dad.
[17:38] Gunther
    I was prepared to die as soon as
    you started going to the cathedral.
[17:43] Gunther
    This is no different.
[17:52] Main
    Lord Sylvester, you liar.
[17:55] Main
    You promised to protect me.
[17:58] Ferdinand
    Main, where did you get that?
[18:01] Main
    He gave it to me after he went hunting.
[18:03] Main
    He said it was a protective charm.
[18:06] Ferdinand
    I see.
[18:09] Ferdinand
    That is a powerful protective charm indeed.
[18:11] Main
    What do you mean by that?
[18:14] Ferdinand
    That's only...
[18:16] Ferdinand
    if you are prepared to become
    Sylvester's daughter.
[18:21] Main
    You mean Lord Sylvester
    instead of Lord Karstedt?
[18:26] Ferdinand
    Correct.
[18:28] Ferdinand
    But not in two years.
[18:31] Ferdinand
    This would be immediately.
[18:32] Main
    Huh?
[18:34] Ferdinand
    If you have that resolve, you'll
    be able to save your family.
[18:45] Gunther
    Absolutely not. You're not
    leaving us immediately!
[19:01] Main
    If that is how to save everyone...
[19:05] Main
    Then I will proceed.
[19:06] Gunther
    Main!
[19:11] Main
    I want to protect everyone.
[19:14] Main
    Please forgive me, Dad.
[19:16] Gunther
    Main...
[19:23] Ferdinand
    If you've made up your mind...
[19:26] Ferdinand
    Main, pray to the wind and protect them.
[19:29] Ferdinand
    Protect them from my mana.
[19:32] Main
    From your mana?
[19:37] Ferdinand
    We've just received this justification.
[19:41] Ferdinand
    I will now take this moment to be
    rid of those who stand in my way.
[19:43] High Priest
    Head Priest, have you
    sealed away Main's mana?
[19:47] High Priest
    Let Count Bindewald dispose of that vermin.
[19:50] High Priest
    It's best to throw her out of this domain.
[19:57] High Priest
    What do you think you're doing?
[20:00] High Priest
    Wh-What are you doing?!
[20:02] Ferdinand
    You dying right now will
    just cause me issues later.
[20:05] High Priest
    What?! Quit fooling around and untie me!
[20:11] High Priest
    Are you defying my orders?!
[20:14] Bindewald
    Why does a priest have a schtappe?
[20:17] Ferdinand
    Why... it's because I am a noble who
    graduated from the Royal Academy, of course,
[20:23] Ferdinand
    Count Bindewald.
[20:26] Ferdinand
    You may think it's safe for
    you once you leave Ehrenfest,
[20:32] Ferdinand
    but don't think for a second
    I'm letting you escape.
[20:45] Main
    Goddess of Wind that rules
    over protection, Schutzaria,
[20:49] Main
    and the twelve kindred
    goddesses at her side...
[20:53] Main
    Hear my prayer and grant me holy power!
[20:58] Main
    Grant me a shield of wind that will
    ward away those who wish to do us harm!
[21:18] Main
    Everyone here... My family...
[21:21] Main
    I'm going to protect them!
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[22:59] Main
    Jeez, you should've saved
    us earlier, Head Priest.
[23:03] Ferdinand
    I didn't know what was going on.
    There's no helping that.
[23:06] Main
    Well, since you came out of your quarters,
[23:08] Main
    you must have been in your secret room.
[23:10] Ferdinand
    Correct. I was doing some research
    regarding this current incident.
[23:15] Main
    Sir Damuel mentioned he used
     ordonnanz, but you didn't reply.
[23:20] Ferdinand
    Ordonnanz doesn't reach my hidden room.
[23:23] Main
    Then how did you find out what was going on?
[23:25] Ferdinand
    Zahm had delivered a magic message
    from the knight at the north gate to me.
[23:30] Main
    I see... Wait, what's a magic message?
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[00:01] Narrator
    Main gets dragged into a dubious plot
[00:03] Narrator
    and lets her mana go berserk.
[00:09] Main
    Lord Sylvester, you liar.
[00:12] Main
    You promised to protect me.
[00:15] Main
    Main, where did you get that?
[00:17] Main
    He gave it to me after he went hunting.
[00:20] Main
    He said it was a protective charm.
[00:22] Ferdinand
    I see.
[00:24] Ferdinand
    That is a powerful protective charm indeed.
[00:27] Main
    What do you mean by that?
[00:29] Ferdinand
    That's only...
[00:31] Ferdinand
    if you are prepared to become
    Sylvester's daughter.
[00:37] Main
    If that is how to save everyone...
[00:41] Main
    Then I will proceed.
[00:44] Ferdinand
    If you've made up your mind...
[00:46] Ferdinand
    Main, pray to the wind and protect them.
[00:50] Ferdinand
    Protect them from my mana.
[00:58] Main
    Everyone here... My family...
[01:01] Main
    I'm going to protect them!
[01:11] Main
    Lord Karstedt!
[01:13] Sylvester
    Sorry to keep you waiting, Main.
[01:15] Main
    Lord Sylvester!
[01:23] Sylvester
    Ferdinand, that's enough. Well done.
[01:27] Sylvester
    Main, you may put down your shield as well.
[01:34] Main
    Wait. Is the head priest's
    rank lower than his?
[01:38] High Priest
    Oh, Sylvester! You came at the perfect time!
[01:42] Sylvester
    What is this mess?
[01:44] Sylvester
    Let's hear what's going on...
[01:47] Sylvester
    Uncle.
[01:49] Main
    What?
[01:50] Bindewald
    And who's that supposed to be?
[01:53] Karstedt
    This is Aub Ehrenfest.
[01:56] Bindewald
    H-He couldn't be...
[01:58] Main
    Aub... Ehrenfest?
[02:03] Gunther
    Main, that's the lord.
[02:05] Main
    The lord?
[02:08] Main
    Huh?
[02:09] Main
    What?
[02:13] Main
    What?!
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
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[03:58] Benno
    Otto, Lutz, what happened?
[04:01] Lutz
    And so Mister Gunther and
    Main went to the cathedral.
[04:06] Otto
    Come to think of it, Main
    said something strange.
[04:09] Otto
    She said we needed to call for
    help in that situation.
[04:13] Benno
    And?
[04:14] Lutz
    She used her blood seal on the
    black stone hanging from her neck.
[04:18] Benno
    Damn it! It's too early for that!
[04:20] Lutz
    Huh?
[04:26] Tuuli
    Main's okay, right?
[04:29] Lutz
    Main... will be okay.
[04:44] Sylvester
    You may look up.
[04:48] Sylvester
    Is there anything you'd like
    to say, Count Bindewald?
[04:53] Bindewald
    I'd like you to punish that commoner!
[04:56] Sylvester
    Commoner, you say?
[04:58] Bindewald
    This little brat named Main!
[05:01] Bindewald
    She used her magic against a noble!
[05:04] Bindewald
    She is truly a dangerous,
    treacherous little commoner!
[05:08] Sylvester
    You seem to have the wrong
    idea about something.
[05:11] Sylvester
    This girl you call a commoner
[05:13] Sylvester
    is my adopted daughter.
[05:15] Bindewald
    Absurd!
[05:17] Sylvester
    Main.
[05:25] Sylvester
    The proof...
[05:27] Sylvester
    is right here.
[05:31] Bindewald
    And what's that?
[05:33] Sylvester
    A magic item that finalizes a contract
    once a blood seal is used.
[05:37] Sylvester
    Do you understand now?
     Main is already my daughter.
[05:41] Sylvester
    Which would mean that you attacked a
    relative of the lord of this domain.
[05:48] Bindewald
    No...
[05:49] Sylvester
    Count Bindewald, you not only
    entered this city illegally,
[05:54] Sylvester
    but you attacked its lord's daughter
    as well as her knight bodyguard.
[05:58] Sylvester
    You will be taken into custody. Seize him!
[06:07] Sylvester
    I will sentence you once all of
    your crimes have become clear.
[06:13] Sylvester
    Uncle.
[06:14] High Priest
    Sylvester!
[06:16] High Priest
    I knew none of this!
[06:18] High Priest
    This was all devised by Count Bindewald!
[06:21] High Priest
    I just did what I was told!
[06:24] Sylvester
    You're making excuses?
[06:26] Sylvester
    That's rather unsightly, Uncle.
[06:29] High Priest
    It's the truth! You have
    to believe me, Sylvester!
[06:32] High Priest
    I didn't do anything wrong!
[06:33] High Priest
    Tell that cur to untie me at once!
[06:37] Sylvester
    And now calling him a cur...
[06:40] Sylvester
    My little brother.
[06:43] Main
    Little brother?
[06:47] Main
    These two are brothers?
[06:51] High Priest
    Who cares about a younger brother
    who has some whore as a mother?
[06:58] Sylvester
    I ask that you refrain from insults.
[07:00] Sylvester
    Though our mothers are different,
    he is still my precious little brother.
[07:04] High Priest
    Don't let him fool you, Sylvester!
[07:06] High Priest
    I'm sure he's the one who coaxed
    you into adopting Main, as well!
[07:11] High Priest
    Nullify this adoption at once!
    This is my warning as your uncle!
[07:17] High Priest
    You are my precious little nephew!
    I wish you no misfortune!
[07:22] High Priest
    Sylvester! I'm...
[07:25] High Priest
    I'm saying this for your own good!
[07:31] Sylvester
    And now crocodile tears...
[07:32] High Priest
    I'm worried about you from
    the bottom of my heart!
[07:36] Sylvester
    As the lord, I will cast aside any
    attachment I have for you as a relative,
[07:39] Sylvester
    and place judgment upon you.
[07:43] Sylvester
    Uncle, you went too far.
[07:46] Sylvester
    I cannot turn a blind eye any longer.
[07:48] Sylvester
    This commotion you caused
[07:51] Sylvester
    is worthy of the death penalty.
[07:52] High Priest
    What?!
[07:54] Sylvester
    That goes for all of your accomplices, too.
[07:57] Sylvester
    Take him away!
[07:59] High Priest
    Sylvester!
[08:09] Delia
    Lady Main, please take care of Dirk for me.
[08:12] Main
    Delia...
(Flashback) [08:15] Delia
    Why weren't you there to help me?
[08:20] Main
    Lord Sylvester, I have
    a favor to ask of you.
[08:24] Sylvester
    Name it.
[08:25] Main
    Would you consider sparing Delia?
[08:28] Sylvester
    And why is that?
[08:30] Main
    Delia was only deceived.
[08:32] Main
    I don't believe she had any
    involvement in their evil deeds.
[08:36] Sylvester
    Be that as it may, if she was
    involved in this incident,
[08:39] Sylvester
    she must face some punishment.
[08:43] Sylvester
    As the daughter of the lord,
    you may decide her punishment.
[08:48] Sylvester
    Let's see what you decide.
[08:54] Main
    For her punishment, I order that
    Delia return to the orphanage.
[08:59] Main
    You will be no one's attendant.
[09:02] Main
    You will spend the rest of your life taking
    care of Dirk and all of the other orphans.
[09:05] Main
    That is your duty from now on, Delia.
[09:12] Delia
    Thank you kindly.
[09:19] Sylvester
    Are you Main's biological father?
[09:22] Gunther
    Yes. My name is Gunther.
[09:24] Sylvester
    We will now finalize this
    contract for the adoption.
[09:28] Sylvester
    Go summon your family.
[09:30] Gunther
    Yes, sire.
[09:37] Gunther
    Thank you very much.
[09:39] Tuuli
    Dad, what happened to your arm?
[09:42] Gunther
    It's no big deal. Main's
    waiting for us. Let's go.
[09:47] Lutz
    Mister Gunther, where's Main?
[09:50] Gunther
    I promise I'll explain
    everything to you later.
[09:52] Gunther
    Just wait for me.
[10:01] Arno
    Perhaps you should get some rest.
[10:03] Fran
    I'm fine.
[10:05] Arno
    You're so inflexible, Fran.
[10:08] Fran
    I could say the same about you, Arno.
[10:10] Fran
    Why didn't you tell me that the head
    priest was in his hidden room?
[10:18] Ferdinand
    You may take your leave.
[10:24] Sylvester
    Main, let's talk about your future.
[10:27] Main
    Am I going to become Lord
    Karstedt's daughter first
[10:30] Main
    and then become yours, Lord Sylvester?
[10:36] Ferdinand
    Well, a former commoner girl
[10:39] Ferdinand
    being adopted is quite different
    from a noble girl being adopted.
[10:44] Sylvester
    You are the beloved daughter of Lord
    Karstedt's third wife, who perished.
[10:50] Main
    Talk about illegally messing with
    someone's family register.
[10:53] Sylvester
    As for the Gilberta Company...
[10:57] Sylvester
    I considered having them close up shop...
[11:00] Main
    What?!
[11:01] Sylvester
    But they are absolutely necessary
    to keep the printing business
[11:04] Sylvester
    as one of this city's industries.
[11:07] Sylvester
    I will let you continue your
    relationship with them.
[11:11] Main
    Thank you kindly.
[11:14] Sylvester
    Regarding your birth family...
[11:17] Sylvester
    You are going to become
    the daughter of the lord.
[11:20] Sylvester
    Your name will change.
[11:23] Sylvester
    Seeing your family...
[11:25] Sylvester
    will be prohibited from now on.
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     Bookworm
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     Bookworm
[11:40] Ferdinand
    Come in.
[11:44] Tuuli
    Main!
[11:45] Main
    Tuuli!
[11:48] Tuuli
    Main, are you okay?
[11:51] Tuuli
    The look on Dad's face was scary when
    he came to get me, and he was injured.
[11:55] Tuuli
    And now even Mom and Kamil
    have to come to the cathedral...
[11:59] Tuuli
    I was really scared that something
    might've happened to you.
[12:04] Tuuli
    I'm so glad you're okay!
[12:08] Gunther
    Tuuli, you need to bow, as well.
[12:11] Tuuli
    Huh?
[12:19] Sylvester
    In order to conclude this
    incident without further issue,
[12:22] Sylvester
    it has been decided that
    Main will be adopted by me.
[12:26] Sylvester
    The commoner Main is now dead.
[12:30] Gunther
    Understood.
[12:32] Tuuli
    Is this my fault?
[12:33] Main
    It's not.
[12:34] Tuuli
    But then why...
[12:40] Tuuli
    Dad must've known.
[12:42] Sylvester
    All of you are obstacles to Main
    becoming your lord's daughter.
[12:46] Sylvester
    I thought of having all of
    you dealt with, too.
[12:51] Sylvester
    But then Main would probably go berserk,
[12:54] Sylvester
    so I'm allowing all of you to live.
[12:59] Sylvester
    But I cannot allow you to see
    her as her family any longer.
[13:03] Sylvester
    Once you sign the contract, I will
    allow you to continue seeing her.
[13:07] Sylvester
    Main, read it to them.
[13:14] Main
    "You are to announce to everyone
    around you that Main has died."
[13:18] Main
    "If you are ever to encounter
    Main from now on,
[13:21] Main
    you will not claim to be her family."
[13:25] Main
    "You will treat Main as a noble."
[13:30] Main
    Those are the terms of this contract.
[13:38] Tuuli
    So if I sign this contract, you
    won't be my little sister anymore?
[13:43] Main
    Mm...
[13:44] Tuuli
    But I don't want that!
[13:46] Main
    I don't want this either,
[13:48] Main
    but I don't want to put you
    in danger anymore, Tuuli.
[13:51] Main
    Something might happen to Mom or Kamil next.
[13:54] Main
    I don't want to put my
    family in danger anymore.
[13:58] Tuuli
    But...
[14:01] Main
    Even if we're not family anymore...
[14:03] Main
    Even if I can't call you
    my big sister anymore...
[14:05] Main
    I still want to be able
    to see your face, Tuuli!
[14:12] Main
    I'll keep doing my best to make picture
    books and toys for you and Kamil, Tuuli.
[14:17] Main
    So please... let me at least see you.
[14:20] Tuuli
    Main, please don't cry.
[14:22] Tuuli
    I promise I'll do my best to learn how to
    read, so I can read these books you're making.
[14:27] Main
    Tuuli, once you become a
    professional seamstress,
[14:31] Main
    I'll send you my clothing orders,
    so I want you to make them.
[14:34] Tuuli
    I promise you. I'll make you
    all your clothes, Main.
[14:38] Main
    I love you, Tuuli.
[14:40] Main
    I couldn't be prouder of my older sister.
[14:51] Eva
    Main...
[14:52] Eva
    You're leaving your parents far too early.
[14:55] Main
    I'm sorry, Mom.
[14:58] Eva
    You get sick easily, so
    you need to be careful.
[15:01] Eva
    Make sure you listen to everyone around you,
[15:03] Eva
    so you don't cause them any trouble.
[15:05] Eva
    Don't go running off on your own.
[15:08] Eva
    Make sure you help out when you can,
[15:10] Eva
    and make sure you don't
    rely too much on others.
[15:11] Main
    I usually just listen and say,
    "Yeah, yeah," to all of this,
[15:15] Main
    but knowing I won't hear
    this anymore is just...
[15:23] Eva
    I love you, my dear little Main.
[15:27] Main
    I love you, too, Mom.
[15:30] Main
    Mom, do you want me to
    write your name for you?
[15:32] Eva
    I've been practicing how to write, as well.
[15:38] Main
    Dad, is it okay if I hold Kamil?
[15:43] Main
    I'm going to be making picture books just
    for you, so make sure you read them, okay?
[15:51] Main
    Is your arm okay, Dad?
[15:54] Gunther
    Yeah, I'm fine.
[15:56] Main
    I'm sorry. This is all my fault.
[15:58] Gunther
    And I'm sorry that I couldn't
    protect you, Main.
[16:04] Main
    No, you always protected me, Dad.
[16:08] Main
    If I ever get married, I want to marry
    someone who'll protect me just like you.
[16:13] Gunther
    You're just supposed to say that
    you want to marry me, Main.
[16:17] Main
    I want to marry you, Dad!
[16:21] Gunther
    I've always wanted my
    daughter to say that to me,
[16:26] Gunther
    but now that my wish came true,
    my daughter's leaving me...
[16:30] Gunther
    This is too much to bear.
[16:32] Main
    My name is going to change, and I won't
    be able to call you "Dad" anymore,
[16:37] Main
    but I'll always be your daughter.
[16:39] Main
    I'll protect this whole city.
[16:42] Gunther
    The whole city, eh?
[16:51] Ferdinand
    Main, restrain yourself!
[16:54] Main
    No, I need to use this mana,
[16:57] Main
    because it was born from the
    love that I have for my family.
[17:01] Main
    I'm going to use it for my family!
[17:05] Ferdinand
    Main...
[17:06] Main
    The king and queen of the Gods,
    who rule upon the sky so high,
[17:09] Main
    are the Gods of Darkness and
    Light, husband and wife.
[17:11] Main
    The Eternal Five that
    rule upon this land...
[17:20] Main
    The Goddess of Water, Fruhtrane.
[17:23] Main
    The God of Fire, Leidenschaft.
[17:25] Main
    The Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria.
[17:30] Main
    The Goddess of Earth, Geduldh.
[17:33] Main
    The God of Life, Ewigleben.
[17:36] Main
    Hear my prayers and bless us.
[17:39] Main
    I offer you my heart.
[17:42] Main
    I offer you my prayers and gratitude...
[17:44] Main
    Please repay them with
    your divine protection!
[17:50] Ferdinand
    This is...
[17:51] Main
    Give us the power to heal pain.
[17:55] Gunther
    My wound... is all better?
[18:04] Main
    The power to continue toward our goals.
[18:08] Main
    The power to ward off evil.
[18:11] Main
    The power to endure hardship.
[18:14] Main
    Bless my loved ones with these powers.
[18:26] Main
    This is my last blessing to all of you.
[18:35] Main
    Tuuli.
[18:38] Main
    Kamil.
[18:42] Main
    Mom.
[18:45] Main
    Dad.
[18:48] Main
    Everyone...
[18:50] Main
    I love you.
[19:16] Sylvester
    The contract spell is now complete.
[19:19] Sylvester
    The one who stands before
    you now is Rozemyne.
[19:22] Sylvester
    She is the daughter of an upper-class noble.
[19:29] Gunther
    If you'll excuse us.
[19:31] Eva
    May you stay well and healthy.
[19:34] Tuuli
    Goodbye...
[19:39] Main
    Thank you very much for coming by today.
[19:43] Main
    I pray that we get to meet again
    from the bottom of my heart.
[22:03] Tuuli
    Morning, Lutz. Did something happen?
[22:06] Lutz
    I guess Main really isn't here.
[22:11] Tuuli
    No, Main is gone.
[22:15] Benno
    If you've got time to cry
    about it, get to work!
[22:17] Benno
    I don't care if it's Main or Rozemyne.
[22:20] Benno
    What does she desire more than anything?
[22:22] Lutz
    Books!
[22:23] Benno
    Precisely!
[22:25] Benno
    There's only one thing we need to do.
[22:28] Benno
    And that's business!
[22:30] Ferdinand
    In order to ensure she lives up to everything
    that being the daughter of the lord entails,
[22:34] Ferdinand
    I'll need you to guide her
    as sternly as possible.
[22:36] Fran
    As you wish.
[22:38] Fran
    I will give this task my all.
[22:40] Tuuli
    I'm going to be able to make hair
    accessories at Missus Corinna's!
[22:45] Eva
    That must be thanks to Main's blessing.
[22:48] Gunther
    I'm home!
[22:49] Gunther
    I ran into Gil at the square and was
    able to find out how Main's been doing.
[22:52] Eva
    Oh, thank goodness.
[22:53] Tuuli
    Hurry up and tell us, Dad!
[22:58] Ferdinand
    Your job will be to spread the printing business
    as a new industry throughout this domain,
[23:04] Ferdinand
    Rozemyne.
[23:06] Rozemyne
    I understand.
[23:08] Rozemyne
    I'm going to protect everyone.
[23:10] Rozemyne
    And to do so, I'm going to
    create even more books!
SIGN    Illustration by: Suzuka