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.
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[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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[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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