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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[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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