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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[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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