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