E22 - Wilma and Holy Scriptures for Kids

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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.
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter Twenty-Two Wilma and Holy Scriptures for Kids
[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!
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
[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.
SIGN    Illustration by Chocoan