E9 - The Guild Master's Granddaughter

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[00:01] Ferdinand
    The bond between Lutz and Main grew deeper
    as he accepted her for who she was.
[00:07] Ferdinand
    They went on to complete their paper
[00:09] Ferdinand
    and received a passing grade from Benno.
[00:13] Ferdinand
    Now, the two of them are faced
    with new encounters...
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
SIGN    Chapter Nine The Guild Master's Granddaughter
[01:59] Lutz
    Wow! I've never seen so much
    money in one place before!
[02:03] Main
    Uh, I've never bought anything myself,
[02:07] Main
    so I can't tell what's worth how much.
[02:10] Benno
    What? Are you kidding me?
[02:12] Lutz
    She collapses at the drop of a hat,
    so she's never sent on errands.
[02:19] Benno
    Mark, teach her the various
    denominations of currency.
[02:23] Mark
    Certainly, Master.
[02:26] Mark
    One small bronze coin is worth 10 lyon.
SIGN    Small Bronze Coin
SIGN    10 lyon
[02:28] Mark
    Ten small bronzes are 100 lyon,
    equal to one medium bronze coin.
SIGN    Small Bronze Coin Medium Bronze Coin
SIGN    10 lyon 100 lyon
[02:33] Mark
    And ten medium bronzes are 1,000 lyon,
    equal to one large bronze coin.
SIGN    Medium Bronze Coin Large Bronze Coin
SIGN    100 lyon 1,000 lyon
[02:37] Main
    I see.
[02:39] Main
    Then ten large bronzes are
    10,000 lyon, which is...
SIGN    Large Bronze Coin
SIGN    1,000 lyon 10,000 lyon
[02:43] Mark
    One small silver coin.
SIGN    Small Bronze Coin = 10 lyon Medium Bronze Coin = 100 lyon Large Bronze Coin = 1,000 lyon Small Silver Coin = 10,000 lyon Big Silver Coin = 100,000 lyon Small Gold Coin = 1,000,000 lyon Big Gold Coin = 10,000,000 lyon
[02:45] Main
    Ten small silvers are 100,000 lyon,
    equal to one large silver coin.
[02:49] Main
    Ten large silvers are 1 million,
    equal to one small gold coin.
[02:53] Main
    Ten small golds are 10 million,
    equal to one large gold coin.
[02:57] Mark
    Correct. Very well done.
[02:59] Benno
    Now, let's discuss the payment
    for the paper prototype.
[03:04] Benno
    Your share is one small silver
    and eight large bronzes each.
[03:11] Lutz
    This is money we earned, right?
[03:14] Main
    It doesn't feel real, huh?
[03:16] Benno
    When spring comes, we'll
    mass-produce the paper.
[03:19] Benno
    You'll be able to make a
    small gold coin in no time.
[03:23] Main
    Speaking of making money...
[03:26] Main
    Would this make a decent product?
[03:32] Benno
    You were involved in that as well?
[03:35] Benno
    N-Nothing. Do you make these
    all by yourself, lass?
[03:44] Main
    "I come up with creations,
    and Lutz makes them," so...
[03:48] Main
    No. I make the decorations,
    and Lutz makes the pin.
[03:53] Main
    Right?
[03:54] Lutz
    Huh? Y-Yeah...
[03:56] Main
    We're planning on making
    that our winter handiwork.
[04:00] Benno
    Sounds good.
[04:02] Benno
    Now, a question:
[04:04] Benno
    Do you two have the time and
    energy to go somewhere?
[04:11] Benno
    This is the Merchant Guild.
[04:14] Main
    Merchant Guild, you say?
[04:16] Benno
    Anybody who does any kind of business
    must register themselves with the Guild.
[04:21] Benno
    Unless you do, you can't sell
    paper or even scraps of it.
[04:25] Benno
    If you do business without registering,
    you'll be punished severely.
[04:31] Benno
    The three of us are going upstairs.
[04:33] Man
    Your card, please.
[04:47] Main
    The gate vanished!
[04:49] Main
    Is that a magical item, too?
[04:52] Benno
    Yes. This place has links to nobility.
[04:56] Benno
    I hope your registration goes smoothly...
[05:03] Man
    A carpenter's son, and a soldier's daughter?
[05:06] Man
    Please take a seat and wait.
[05:11] Main
    A bookshelf!
[05:13] Benno
    Bookshelf? That's a file cabinet.
[05:15] Benno
    It only has scrolls and wooden plaques.
[05:19] Main
    You don't call everything
    with writing a book?
[05:22] Main
    Even plaques and scrolls?
[05:24] Benno
    Of course not!
[05:25] Benno
    Books are smartly bound,
    highly valuable items.
[05:30] Main
    Not that I care, as long as I can read!
[05:38] Benno
    I should've seen it coming!
[05:39] Benno
    Knowing that old fart, he's going to
    find something to complain about!
[05:44] Main
    "Old fart"?
[05:48] Main
    Mercantile law, noble almanacs, and...
[05:51] Main
    What's that?
[05:54] Main
    A map!
[05:58] Benno
    This is Ehrenfest.
[06:00] Main
    Ehrenfest?
[06:02] Benno
    Yeah.
[06:03] Benno
    Towns are named after their lords.
[06:06] Main
    Where does the lord live?
[06:09] Benno
    In the noble quarters to the north.
[06:11] Benno
    To the east is the highway, and you'll
    find a lot of travelers there.
[06:15] Benno
    The south has farming villages,
    the forest, and a small town.
[06:19] Benno
    The river lies to the west.
[06:20] Benno
    Cross it, and you'll reach
    the neighboring domain.
[06:23] Benno
    The two lords are friends,
    so it's a busy route.
[06:28] Benno
    You'll eventually go there
    to stock up as well.
[06:31] Lutz
    Really?
[06:32] Benno
    Yes, if we can get you registered.
[06:35] Main
    Is it that difficult to get registered?
[06:39] Man
    Mister Benno, the guild master
    would like to see you.
[06:44] Benno
    Let's go.
[06:46] Guild Master
    Thank you for coming.
[06:48] Main
    So that's the "old fart."
[06:51] Guild Master
    Let's get right down to business, Benno.
[06:55] Guild Master
    Temporary registrations are for unbaptized
    children to help their family business.
[07:03] Guild Master
    I can't permit them for kids
    who aren't related to you.
[07:09] Benno
    There's a first time for everything.
[07:11] Benno
    What if I say it's for a clear objective?
[07:14] Guild Master
    What do you mean?
[07:17] Benno
    You'll change your tune once you find out
    what these two have up their sleeves.
[07:22] Guild Master
    What could these kids have?
[07:24] Benno
    You'll see. Main, show our
    Guild Master the thing.
[07:30] Main
    Here you are.
[07:32] Guild Master
    I-Is that...
[07:33] Guild Master
    Is that your product?!
[07:35] Benno
    Weren't you looking for a hair
    ornament a lot like this?
[07:42] Main
    Oh? I'm starting to see
    the big picture here.
[07:45] Man
    Did you say that hair ornament?
[07:47] Guild Master
    That's the next big thing!
    Find out who made it!
[07:50] Benno
    If this is indeed what you're looking for,
[07:52] Benno
    they plan to make more as part
    of their winter handiwork.
[07:56] Benno
    But since they aren't being
    allowed temporary registrations,
[07:59] Benno
    they regrettably can't sell them,
    even if they do make more.
[08:03] Benno
    What a crying shame, truly!
[08:09] Guild Master
    I approve their temporary registration.
[08:14] Benno
    Thank you very much.
[08:17] Main
    And so, Lutz and I were
    issued IDs—guild cards.
[08:39] Guild Master
    Let me introduce myself.
    I'm Gustav, the guild master.
[08:45] Guild Master
    My granddaughter Freida will
    be baptized in the winter.
[08:49] Guild Master
    I would like the ornament
    before the ceremony.
[08:52] Guild Master
    How does this sound?
[08:54] Benno
    There's only a month left until
    the winter baptism ceremony.
[08:58] Benno
    We can prioritize your order,
    but it will cost you.
[09:04] Guild Master
    This is as high as I can go!
[09:07] Benno
    Thank you for your business!
[09:09] Guild Master
    Then we have a deal.
[09:12] Guild Master
    Make another like the one you showed
     me earlier before the ceremony.
[09:16] Main
    Don't you want it styled to
    her hair color or her outfit?
[09:21] Guild Master
    I don't want her to find out about it.
[09:24] Main
    Oh boy. Not one of those
    unpleasant surprises.
[09:27] Main
    Wouldn't your granddaughter be troubled if she'd
    already planned to wear something different?
[09:33] Main
    If you're giving her a gift,
[09:36] Main
    you'd want to see her smile
    rather than frown, right?
[09:40] Main
    Besides, she'd wear it more lovingly if
    it were made with her opinions in mind.
[09:47] Guild Master
    Main, was it?
[09:49] Guild Master
    Why don't you work for me?
[09:52] Benno
    Rejected!
[09:54] Guild Master
    My store is bigger than Benno's,
    and you'll be paid better.
[09:57] Main
    Mister Benno has helped me so much,
    I could never fully repay him.
[10:01] Guild Master
    I'll repay him for you.
[10:03] Main
    U-Uh...
[10:05] Benno
    Main! Tell him in no unclear
    terms that you refuse!
[10:09] Main
    I-I'm afraid I must refuse.
[10:11] Guild Master
    I see.
[10:13] Guild Master
    Of course you couldn't speak your
    mind next to such a scary escort.
[10:21] Main
    After that, we made plans to meet with
    the guild master's granddaughter,
[10:25] Main
    and then returned to the store.
[10:28] Mark
    Welcome back.
[10:30] Benno
    That old fart jumped on the hair ornament,
    so I took his order for this much.
[10:35] Main
    Oh, what was that all about?
[10:38] Mark
    It means four small silvers.
[10:40] Lutz & Main
    What? Four small silvers?!
[10:43] Main
    That's daylight robbery!
[10:45] Benno
    If you can make money, make as much of it
    whenever, wherever, and however you can.
[10:51] Main
    But...
[10:52] Benno
    You should study up on the value of things.
[10:54] Benno
    All of your creations are luxury items.
[10:58] Benno
    If you don't understand how they're priced,
[11:01] Benno
    you'll turn the market upside down.
[11:06] Main
    Before leaving, Lutz and I decided to take
    a portion of the prototype money—
[11:10] Main
    the small silver coin—and deposit
    it with the Merchant Guild.
[11:13] Main
    The Guild also functions
    as a bank, apparently.
[11:18] Benno
    You go to war tomorrow.
[11:21] Benno
    Stay on your toes.
[11:22] Main
    We're just going to see a girl, you know?
[11:24] Benno
    I've heard that Freida takes after the old
    fart the most among his grandchildren.
[11:29] Lutz
    If she tries to recruit Main like he
    did today, prevent it at all costs.
[11:33] Lutz
    Got that, Lutz?
[11:34] Lutz
    Gotcha.
[11:35] Main
    You don't have to be so wary.
[11:39] Main
    See you tomorrow, then.
[11:43] Main
    As Urano, I always looked forward to
    repaying my folks with my first salary.
[11:50] Tuuli
    What? How did you get this money, Main?
[11:53] Main
    We finished our paper,
    so we had Benno buy it.
[11:57] Main
    We have to stock up for winter
    soon, right? Use this money.
[12:00] Eva
    This is amazing, Main.
[12:02] Tuuli
    You must've worked so hard.
[12:03] Main
    Lutz and I made it together.
[12:06] Eva
    Come to think of it, you two
    have been up to something.
[12:09] Tuuli
    Attagirl, Main!
[12:12] Gunther
    I'm not sure I follow, but I'm
    proud of you anyway, Main!
[12:15] Main
    That hurts, Dad.
[12:17] Main
    Dad and Mom were over the moon.
[12:21] Main
    How about your folks?
[12:23] Lutz
    They were happy I made money,
[12:26] Lutz
    but when I told my dad
    I made paper and sold it,
[12:30] Lutz
    he started ranting about how I
    should be a paper craftsman.
[12:33] Main
    Oh...
[12:35] Lutz
    But I wanna work a job where I'll
    get the chance to leave this town.
[12:39] Lutz
    You wanna hurry up and
    make a book too, right?
[12:42] Main
    Yeah. When that's done,
    the next goal is a bookstore.
[12:46] Main
    That's a long ways away, though.
[12:49] Lutz
    I don't mind selling books with you, Main.
[12:53] Lutz
    It hit me while looking
    at that map yesterday.
[12:56] Lutz
    Booksellers can sell their wares
    to nobility across the lands.
[12:59] Lutz
    Doesn't that sound great?
[13:03] Main
    It certainly doesn't sound bad.
[13:04] Freida
    Would you be Main?
[13:06] Main
    Oh, yes.
[13:12] Freida
    I'm Freida.
[13:15] Freida
    Pleasure to meet you.
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
SIGN    Ascendance of a
     Bookworm
[13:27] Freida
    I could tell immediately from your hairpin.
[13:32] Freida
    It was the perfect identifier.
[13:34] Lutz
    I-It's nice to see you.
[13:37] Freida
    Allow me to show you to my home.
[13:40] Main
    This girl exudes "well-bred rich girl"
    from every pore of her skin.
[13:45] Main
    Looks like Benno's fears that she takes
    after her grandfather were unfounded.
[13:50] Freida
    We're here.
[13:54] Main
    The Ottmar Company?
[13:56] Lutz
    So this is the guild master's store.
[14:02] Main
    He's gotta be really loaded.
[14:07] Freida
    Let us get right to it, then.
[14:09] Main
    Sure.
[14:11] Main
    Miss Freida, here's a sample of the
    hair ornament the guild master ordered.
[14:16] Freida
    Oh my! This is it!
[14:20] Freida
    You see, I've always loved
    watching the baptism day parade.
[14:29] Freida
    And this summer,
[14:31] Freida
    this hair ornament stood
    out from everything else.
[14:36] Freida
    So I begged Grandfather
    to get me one for myself!
[14:38] Freida
    I'll bring out the outfit right away.
[14:41] Main
    So then, we sat down
[14:43] Main
    and picked out a color for the
    ornament that'd suit the outfit.
[14:47] Main
    She also gave me some of the
    thread used in the outfit.
[14:52] Main
    But we did run into a snag.
[14:55] Main
    If you're going to wear your hair like this
    on the day, you'll need two ornaments.
[14:59] Freida
    Oh, I suppose I'll have to double your pay.
[15:03] Main
    No. You gave me thread to use as material,
[15:06] Main
    so it's fine as is.
[15:09] Freida
    That won't do. I'll pay for two.
[15:13] Main
    Oh, you don't have to.
[15:16] Freida
    But I will.
[15:17] Main
    You really don't have to.
[15:19] Freida
    No, let me!
[15:21] Lutz
    Then why not make the second one half-price?
[15:24] Lutz
    Main wants to give a discount
    in return for the thread.
[15:27] Lutz
    Freida wants to pay for the two ornaments.
[15:30] Lutz
    Then let's split it down the middle
    and make the second one half-price.
[15:34] Main
    You're a genius, Lutz!
[15:36] Main
    Is that acceptable, Miss Freida?
[15:38] Freida
    I don't mind, but...
[15:41] Freida
    If you can make money, make as much of it
    whenever, wherever, and however you can.
[15:47] Freida
    Isn't that what business is all about?
[15:50] Main
    Huh? Is she more than just
    an innocent rich girl?
[16:00] Freida
    It's colde water.
[16:02] Freida
    A drink made by mixing colde juice
    with honey and diluting it with water.
[16:06] Main
    Oh, the fruit that looks like raspberries?
[16:12] Main
    So sweet!
[16:13] Lutz
    Yeah! It's so sweet and nice!
[16:16] Main
    Did you make this, Miss Freida?
[16:18] Freida
    No, our cook did.
[16:21] Main
    I guess you never need to cook, then.
[16:24] Main
    How do you spend your time usually?
[16:28] Freida
    My favorite pastime?
[16:30] Freida
    Counting money, I guess?
[16:34] Main
    Excuse me?
[16:35] Freida
    Not just counting it, but piling it up, too!
[16:38] Freida
    It gives me great joy to feel its
    pleasant weight fill up a bag.
[16:42] Freida
    And isn't the sound of coins scraping
    together the most delightful thing?
[16:45] Main
    M-My piggy bank growing heavier
    used to make me happy, too.
[16:51] Freida
    You understand my hobby?!
[16:54] Freida
    Say, Main! Why don't you work for me?!
[16:57] Lutz
    No!
[16:58] Freida
    Our store is bigger than Mister
    Benno's, and the pay will be better.
[17:02] Main
    Mister Benno has helped me so much,
    I could never fully repay him.
[17:06] Freida
    I can repay him for you!
[17:09] Lutz
    Main, turn her down in no unclear terms!
[17:11] Main
    I'm getting déjà vu... I had this
    same conversation yesterday!
[17:16] Freida
    You haven't been baptized, meaning you're
    not officially his apprentice yet.
[17:21] Freida
    So join me. You love sweet things, don't you?
[17:24] Main
    I do...
[17:25] Main
    I-I must respectfully decline!
[17:28] Freida
    That's too bad.
[17:30] Freida
    But we'll see each other often at the Guild.
[17:34] Freida
    I can hardly wait.
[17:36] Main
    Right...
[17:39] Benno
    What? You made the second one half-price?
[17:42] Benno
    Are you stupid?!
[17:44] Benno
    What if people now start demanding
    the second one be free?!
[17:49] Benno
    And I told you,
[17:50] Main
    When we got back to the store,
[17:50] Benno
    "If you can make money, make as much of it
    whenever, wherever, and however you can!"
[17:52] Main
    Benno gave us a real earful.
[17:55] Benno
    Well, whatever. As long as you
    charged for the second one.
[17:59] Benno
    So, how was the old fart's granddaughter?
[18:03] Main
    She's a cut above even the guild master.
[18:06] Lutz
    I thought she was kinda like Main.
[18:08] Main
    What? In what way?!
[18:09] Lutz
    The way she looks when
    she's talking about money
[18:12] Lutz
    is just how you look when
    you're talking about books.
[18:16] Lutz
    And you two are the same in terms of
    being cute but also total weirdos.
[18:25] Main
    One month later...
[18:28] Freida
    My, how wonderful!
[18:30] Freida
    May I try them on?
[18:32] Guild Master
    Of course.
[18:34] Main
    Allow me.
[18:36] Freida
    B-But...
[18:41] Main
    All done.
[18:44] Freida
    How do I look?
[18:46] Guild Master
    Oh, very pretty, Freida.
[18:49] Guild Master
    You look like a flower fairy right now.
[18:51] Main
    It suits you very well, Miss Freida.
[18:54] Freida
    Thank you, Main!
[18:59] Main
    The guild master and Benno left
    the room to discuss business.
[19:04] Main
    Miss Freida paid for the ornaments herself.
[19:08] Main
    Well, our job here is done.
[19:10] Main
    Thank you very much, Miss Freida.
[19:12] Freida
    Main! We're friends now, so call me Freida!
[19:18] Main
    F-Friends?
[19:21] Freida
    I have to say, you've come up
    with a truly intriguing concept.
[19:25] Main
    What do you mean?
[19:28] Freida
    Well, we have cloth embroidered
    with thread to give it depth,
[19:32] Freida
    but nothing like these flowers—made out
    of thread alone, yet jumping out at you.
[19:36] Freida
    This could be revolutionary.
[19:39] Main
    So this is what Benno was talking about.
[19:42] Main
    I may have just made a huge mistake.
[19:47] Lutz
    Main, we should leave.
[19:50] Main
    Oh, I'm frail and fall ill often.
[19:54] Main
    Lutz is monitoring my condition for me.
[19:58] Freida
    Huh?
[19:59] Freida
    Main, do you have the Devouring?
[20:02] Main
    The what?
[20:04] Freida
    The Devouring. It feels like you have a
    fever inside that's eating away at you.
[20:09] Main
    You know about my illness?
[20:12] Freida
    I do, because I have it as well.
[20:17] Freida
    See how tiny I am?
[20:20] Freida
    I was thinking you were
    pretty small yourself.
[20:23] Main
    How can it be cured?
[20:26] Freida
    The Devouring...
[20:29] Freida
    can't be cured.
[20:33] Freida
    Because it's not a disease, exactly.
[20:36] Freida
    You can control the fever,
    but it costs a lot of money.
[20:42] Main
    Money...
[20:44] Freida
    The Devouring won't do anything,
    as long as you're motivated.
[20:49] Freida
    But remember that it'll come back to bite
    you if you're ever aimless or lose heart.
[20:56] Main
    Is that so?
[20:58] Main
    Thank you very much for that
    information, Miss Freida.
[21:02] Freida
    Main.
[21:03] Freida
    You really should come work for me.
[21:08] Freida
    We'll make lots of money while
    figuring out interesting products.
[21:12] Freida
    Doesn't it sound fun?
[21:16] Main
    Oh, Miss Freida.
[21:18] Freida
    That's Freida to you!
[21:21] Main
    Freida.
[21:21] Main
    
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[23:08] Ferdinand
    So you've finally learned
    that you have the Devouring.
[23:11] Main
    I have! And when I was told that I'd
    be fine as long as I was motivated,
[23:16] Main
    I felt like I'd become a
    type of migratory fish.
[23:20] Ferdinand
    Mygreatory fish? What does that mean?
[23:22] Main
    A fish that dies if it doesn't keep swimming.
[23:25] Ferdinand
    I've never heard of any such fish.
[23:27] Ferdinand
    I would love to see one.
[23:29] Main
    Forget about the fish and
    worry about me, Head Priest!
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