1 - You're Not a True Comrade

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    It's been three years since the
    Demon Lord Taraxon invaded Avalon.
[00:14] ---
    Four nations have fallen,
[00:16] ---
    and the Demon Lord holds
    half the continent.
[00:19] ---
    But the god of our world
    has not forsaken us.
[00:36] ---
    For Ruti Ragnason, a maiden with
    the Divine Blessing of the Hero, is here.
[00:56] ---
    "Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided
    to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside"
[02:12] ---
    Henbane staunches bleeding
    and disinfects wounds.
[02:15] ---
    Koku leaves make antidotes.
[02:17] ---
    Yujin mushrooms function as a tonic.
[02:17] ---
    "You're Not a True Comrade"
[02:23] ---
    Okay, that's enough for today.
[02:28] ---
    This is the borderland region of Zoltan.
[02:31] ---
    To the north and east is
    the Wall at the World's End,
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    a vast, unexplored mountain range,
    and the rest is ringed by marshland.
[02:34] ---
    "Zoltan"
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    This makes it difficult to reach
    and of no strategic value.
[02:41] ---
    This makes it difficult to reach
    and of no strategic value.
[02:42] ---
    As such, development has
    proceeded at a snail's pace.
[02:46] ---
    Even brigands have forsaken this land,
    for there is little worth taking.
[02:51] ---
    The only travelers who visit are
    either fugitives, hermits, or eccentrics.
[02:56] ---
    "Adventurers' Guild"
[02:56] ---
    But I couldn't think of a better
    place for me right now.
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    Seven pounds of henbane,
    four pounds of koku leaves,
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    and a bag of white berries.
[03:07] ---
    Excellent work once again, Red.
[03:09] ---
    That comes out to 130 perills.
[03:11] ---
    Thank you, Megria.
[03:13] ---
    Don't mention it. Please come again!
[03:16] ---
    Red, been out gathering
    medicinal herbs again?
[03:19] ---
    Something wrong with that?
    I think it's right up my alley.
[03:23] ---
    Yeah, but that bronze sword
    of yours is just sad.
[03:27] ---
    You should at least have a steel one.
[03:30] ---
    You're one to talk.
[03:32] ---
    I mean, yours is just for show.
[03:34] ---
    Put a cork in it!
[03:37] ---
    My dream is to open my own apothecary.
[03:40] ---
    I'm not seeking adventure.
    I want to live the slow life.
[03:51] ---
    There's only one problem.
[03:53] ---
    I don't have enough money
    to open my shop, at least not yet.
[03:57] ---
    Hey, Red!
[03:59] ---
    What's up? Helping out at home?
[04:02] ---
    Yeah! I'm bringing Dad and Gonz lunch!
[04:06] ---
    Really? I'm proud of you, Tanta.
[04:08] ---
    Gonz says I'll make
    a fine carpenter someday.
[04:12] ---
    I haven't figured out
    what kinda Blessing I have,
[04:15] ---
    but I'm gonna become a carpenter and
    build a shop for you no matter what!
[04:19] ---
    I'm counting on it.
[04:21] ---
    By the way, what's your Blessing?
[04:24] ---
    Hmm, I wonder.
[04:26] ---
    Anyway, your dad and Gonz
    must be starving.
[04:28] ---
    What? You're not gonna say?
[04:30] ---
    Aw, whatever. Come by
    and visit again sometime.
[04:33] ---
    I'll give you some advice
    about opening a shop.
[04:36] ---
    You got it.
[04:37] ---
    See ya!
[04:39] ---
    All living things have a Blessing.
[04:43] ---
    It is bestowed by the All-Mighty
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    to guide people's lives
    and grant them strength.
[04:49] ---
    That's why they're called
    Divine Blessings.
[04:51] ---
    Blessings grant powers known as skills
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    "Fighter"
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    Blessings grant powers known as skills
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    "Hunter"
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    Blessings grant powers known as skills
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    "Warrior"
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    according to their type,
    such as Fighter or Mage.
[04:55] ---
    "Mage"
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    according to their type,
    such as Fighter or Mage.
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    "Enhanced Strength,
    Enhanced Agility,
    Enhanced Endurance"
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    Fighters have fighting skills.
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    And mages have skills
    that allow them to use magic.
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    As for me...
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    You're not a true comrade.
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    If you would excuse me.
[05:49] ---
    What's the rush, Ares?
    You wanted to see me?
[05:54] ---
    Try to strike me with that.
[05:58] ---
    What's wrong? Are you afraid
    to prove your strength, Gideon?
[06:12] ---
    There are many ways, physical and magical,
    to pierce a ward such as this.
[06:16] ---
    Yet you are unable to do so.
[06:20] ---
    If I had Thunderwaker instead
    of this bronze sword...
[06:24] ---
    Is that not Thunderwaker's
    power rather than your own?
[06:29] ---
    It's a powerful weapon,
    no matter who wields it.
[06:34] ---
    You're not a true comrade.
[06:37] ---
    A true comrade fulfills
    their allotted role
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    and is one you can fight alongside.
[06:43] ---
    You're saying I'm not?
[06:45] ---
    Even you must have noticed.
[06:47] ---
    You couldn't pull your own weight,
    even in the recent battle with Desmond.
[06:52] ---
    Not only that,
[06:53] ---
    Ruti had to protect you,
    which gave our enemy the advantage.
[07:00] ---
    Frankly, you're a liability.
[07:02] ---
    But even worse, you're nothing
    but dead weight to Ruti.
[07:07] ---
    You possess the Divine Blessing
    of the Guide.
[07:10] ---
    You guide and protect the first leg
    of the Hero's journey.
[07:13] ---
    From the day you were born,
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    your Blessing made you as
    formidable as a veteran knight.
[07:19] ---
    And you have fulfilled
    that role admirably.
[07:23] ---
    Even I admit and respect that.
[07:26] ---
    However, we no longer need you.
[07:31] ---
    Ruti and the rest of the party
    have exceeded your level.
[07:35] ---
    There's nothing you can do better than us.
[07:39] ---
    I'm trying hard to do what I can.
[07:43] ---
    You're trying? Are you a complete fool?
[07:47] ---
    Making an effort, even a successful one,
    is no excuse for being a liability.
[07:53] ---
    It's selfish to ask us to forgive you
    just because you're trying.
[07:58] ---
    You really aren't a true comrade.
[08:03] ---
    The Hero won't abandon a comrade,
    and I doubt she'll ever ask you to leave.
[08:08] ---
    You should quit on your own
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    so you'll no longer be
    a burden on your sister.
[08:13] ---
    I'm second-in-command
    of the Bahamut Knights.
[08:16] ---
    Returning to the order after being called
    a liability would stain their honor.
[08:21] ---
    So tell them I didn't return
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    after heading out to keep tabs
    on the Demon Lord's army.
[08:28] ---
    Will you do that for me?
[08:29] ---
    Very well. We'll go with your story.
[08:34] ---
    Thanks.
[08:35] ---
    And one more thing.
[08:37] ---
    Leave your equipment before you go.
    The party earned it, not you.
[08:45] ---
    That's when I changed my name
    to Red and came here to Zoltan.
[08:51] ---
    The truth is, Ares was right.
[08:55] ---
    I'm worried about my kid sister,
    Ruti, but that's silly.
[08:59] ---
    She's more formidable than I am.
[09:11] ---
    There's no glory to be had here,
[09:13] ---
    but I needn't risk my life in battle
    or deal with nerve-wracking intrigue.
[09:18] ---
    That's the life Zoltan offers.
[09:22] ---
    This is the second phase of my life.
[09:33] ---
    My Blessing doesn't
    have any innate skills,
[09:35] ---
    but it has many common skills
    that anyone could obtain.
[09:39] ---
    The Survival skill is one.
[09:41] ---
    It keeps me from getting lost in all
    but the deepest mountain reaches
[09:46] ---
    and allows me to identify
    most medicinal herbs.
[09:58] ---
    Oh, an owlbear.
[10:06] ---
    I'll let it be.
[10:08] ---
    I'm not in the Hero's party anymore.
[10:18] ---
    Red, you're alive and well!
[10:21] ---
    Something happen?
[10:22] ---
    How can you be so carefree?!
[10:24] ---
    An owlbear was spotted in the mountains.
[10:28] ---
    Albert.
[10:30] ---
    That's "sir" to you, D rank.
[10:33] ---
    Right. B-rank adventurer Albert, sir.
[10:36] ---
    So, what do you want?
[10:37] ---
    I've heard about you.
[10:40] ---
    Your specialty is gathering herbs,
    and you're a mountain expert.
[10:43] ---
    Well, I do what I can.
[10:45] ---
    We're about to head out
    to put down the owlbear.
[10:48] ---
    But we haven't done much
    herb gathering and all that,
[10:51] ---
    so we know little of the mountains.
[10:53] ---
    I see. So you need a guide?
[10:56] ---
    We don't want to waste too
    much time on a lowly owlbear.
[11:01] ---
    Sorry, but I think I'll pass.
[11:03] ---
    This is your big chance!
[11:06] ---
    You'll pad your résumé
    simply by guiding us,
[11:08] ---
    and you might even make C rank!
[11:10] ---
    I've no interest in C rank.
[11:13] ---
    My dream is to open an apothecary
    and lead a simple life.
[11:18] ---
    Fine! We'll look elsewhere!
[11:21] ---
    I wish you'd accept, Red.
    It would sure put our minds at ease.
[11:26] ---
    I can even guarantee
    your promotion to C rank.
[11:29] ---
    Sorry, but I'm really
    not interested in that.
[11:34] ---
    Really? Well, all right then.
[11:37] ---
    I'll return to the guild shortly,
    so you can drop off your herbs there.
[11:41] ---
    Got it. I'll see you there.
[11:43] ---
    All right. Now, if you'll excuse me.
[11:48] ---
    I'd rather not stand out.
    I want to keep my past a secret.
[11:59] ---
    Brother...
[12:02] ---
    I only made 90 perills this time.
[12:05] ---
    At this rate, it'll take over
    half a year to open a shop.
[12:09] ---
    But that's fine.
[12:11] ---
    There's really no rush.
[12:15] ---
    Red! It's me, Gonz!
[12:24] ---
    Don't knock so hard.
[12:27] ---
    You'll break the door.
[12:30] ---
    What's wrong?
[12:31] ---
    Tanta has a fever, and the doctor
    says he has white-eye!
[12:40] ---
    Nao!
[12:42] ---
    What are we to do?
[12:43] ---
    There's no medicine.
[12:45] ---
    Don't worry. We'll have Red get some.
[12:47] ---
    No one in Zoltan has gathered
    as many herbs as he has.
[12:54] ---
    Doctor.
[12:54] ---
    Red, I'm glad you're here.
[12:57] ---
    Please let me have a look.
[13:00] ---
    Irises turning white,
[13:02] ---
    a mouth full of sores,
    and swollen lymph nodes on his neck.
[13:06] ---
    He has all the usual symptoms.
[13:08] ---
    Indeed.
[13:09] ---
    How long since he developed a fever?
[13:12] ---
    He collapsed around 3:00 in the afternoon.
[13:15] ---
    There's a risk of blindness
    after the first 24 hours.
[13:19] ---
    He'll need the right medicine before then.
[13:21] ---
    Yes, but there've been goblin fever
    and white-eye epidemics the past month,
[13:26] ---
    but we don't have enough medicine.
[13:28] ---
    There's plenty of koku leaves
    but not blood needles.
[13:32] ---
    They should be starting
    to sprout in the mountains.
[13:35] ---
    Please, Red!
[13:37] ---
    You gotta get the herbs he needs!
[13:39] ---
    I know the mountains
    are dangerous right now,
[13:41] ---
    but I've got no one else to turn to!
[13:44] ---
    I'll pay any price you ask!
[13:47] ---
    I mean it! You gotta save him!
[13:52] ---
    The mountains are currently off-limits.
[13:55] ---
    The Adventure's Guild might expel me
    if they find out I was there.
[13:59] ---
    I'd like to avoid that.
[14:00] ---
    N-No dice?
[14:03] ---
    I'll take this on as a friend
    rather than an adventurer.
[14:07] ---
    Just don't tell the guild.
[14:08] ---
    Red!
[14:10] ---
    I'll be back as soon as I can.
    Doctor, please look after Tanta till then.
[14:18] ---
    Okay, no one's looking.
[14:25] ---
    Endurance Mastery: Fatigue Immunity.
[14:28] ---
    High-Speed Mastery: Lightning Speed.
[14:48] ---
    I don't want to waste any time,
[14:51] ---
    but I'll likely run into Albert's party
    on the shortest route.
[14:54] ---
    It's the long way, then.
[14:56] ---
    Wait, that smell!
[15:03] ---
    They used fire magic!
[15:06] ---
    Why'd it have to be here?!
[15:13] ---
    In the Zoltan region, blood needles
    only grow around here.
[15:17] ---
    But I've no way to extinguish this fire.
[15:20] ---
    If Ruti and Ares were here
    instead of me...
[15:34] ---
    It fled from Albert's party.
[15:51] ---
    Albert, over here!
[15:53] ---
    B ranks are something else.
[15:55] ---
    But I helped guide you, so I'm
    looking forward to a fine reward.
[15:58] ---
    That wound...
[16:00] ---
    Something wrong?
[16:02] ---
    Never mind.
[16:03] ---
    Let's get out of here before
    the resistance magic wears off.
[16:08] ---
    He'll be fine now.
[16:09] ---
    The medicine seems to be working.
[16:11] ---
    And it was administered early enough
    to prevent permanent damage.
[16:15] ---
    What a relief.
[16:16] ---
    Thank you so much!
[16:17] ---
    We're lucky we got the medicine in time.
[16:20] ---
    It's all thanks to Red.
[16:22] ---
    I'm so grateful, Red.
[16:24] ---
    I'm sorry we put you in danger.
[16:27] ---
    Don't worry about it.
[16:29] ---
    I can't believe that idiot Albert
    burned most of the blood needles.
[16:35] ---
    Doctors throughout Zolton
[16:36] ---
    would be delighted to have an adventurer
    like you open an apothecary.
[16:41] ---
    Please let me know when you set up shop.
    I'll have plenty of orders for you.
[16:46] ---
    I'd welcome the business.
[16:48] ---
    Hey, Red! Stay for dinner!
[16:51] ---
    Maybe next time.
[16:52] ---
    You should keep an eye on Tanta tonight.
[16:59] ---
    After an all-out effort,
[17:01] ---
    I only managed to gather
    one bag of blood needles.
[17:05] ---
    It's my limited Blessing.
[17:06] ---
    I've improved my common skills
    as far as possible, but I've hit my limit.
[17:11] ---
    If this is the very best I can do, I won't
    be saving the world anytime soon.
[17:18] ---
    No wonder I got kicked out.
[17:20] ---
    Red!
[17:23] ---
    I wanted to thank you once again!
[17:26] ---
    You're Tanta's savior,
    and our family's, too!
[17:30] ---
    No, I didn't do all that much.
[17:32] ---
    Don't be stupid! Who knows what
    would've happened without you?!
[17:37] ---
    I'm so glad that you came
    to live here in Zoltan!
[17:42] ---
    All right, how about we talk about
    the reward lest anyone forgets...
[17:46] ---
    Oh, right! Ask away, and don't be shy!
[17:51] ---
    I won't be. I'm going to ask
    for the thing I want most.
[18:06] ---
    "Four months later..."
[18:10] ---
    That's when--
[18:12] ---
    It's the Champion Rit.
[18:14] ---
    I wonder if she'd let me join her.
[18:16] ---
    Rit does her work solo.
[18:18] ---
    She wouldn't give you the time of day.
[18:21] ---
    Rit!
[18:22] ---
    Interesting. I've never seen
    you dressed like that.
[18:25] ---
    I've been invited to
    a friend's celebration, so...
[18:28] ---
    Oh, this is probably a bad time, then.
[18:31] ---
    Not at all. I still have time to help
    with whatever you need.
[18:36] ---
    Thanks. I need to file
    a job completion report.
[18:40] ---
    Sure! I'll prepare the form.
[18:45] ---
    So what's the occasion?
[18:48] ---
    Red is celebrating his shop's completion.
[18:51] ---
    He's an adventurer specializing
    in gathering medicinal herbs.
[18:55] ---
    But now he's opening
    a brand-new apothecary.
[18:58] ---
    An herb-gathering specialist?
[19:01] ---
    Sounds interesting. What's he like?
[19:03] ---
    He's very kind.
[19:05] ---
    He's also quite charming,
    and the townspeople love him.
[19:10] ---
    But I think there's more
    to him than meets the eye.
[19:13] ---
    He gets this dark look at times.
[19:16] ---
    There's more to him, eh?
[19:17] ---
    But that's nothing unusual here in Zoltan.
[19:20] ---
    I suspect Red is actually far more
    formidable than he'll admit.
[19:25] ---
    Really? Now you've piqued my interest.
[19:29] ---
    Gimme the details.
[19:30] ---
    No problem. I heard that...
[19:36] ---
    So this Red fellow gathered herbs amid
    a wildfire and brought them back to town?
[19:41] ---
    That's right.
[19:42] ---
    He claims he gathered them before
    the guild put the mountains off-limits.
[19:47] ---
    I'm not buying it, though.
[19:49] ---
    But the guild has no proof,
[19:51] ---
    and he got the much-needed
    blood needles, so they left it at that.
[19:56] ---
    I'm shocked he'd risk his life
    to gather herbs for someone.
[19:59] ---
    I mean, who does that, right?
[20:02] ---
    Come to think of it,
    Red has a chivalrous side.
[20:05] ---
    Maybe he was a knight!
[20:07] ---
    A knight?
[20:10] ---
    Is something the matter?
[20:13] ---
    It's nothing.
[20:19] ---
    I finally have my shop.
[20:20] ---
    What do you think, Red?
[20:23] ---
    Thank you, Gonz. You really
    are Zolton's top carpenter.
[20:26] ---
    Tanta lent a hand.
[20:30] ---
    A man always keeps his promise.
[20:32] ---
    That's right.
[20:34] ---
    And it's just like the design you drew.
[20:36] ---
    Thank you.
[20:38] ---
    This is the reward I requested from Gonz.
[20:42] ---
    I paid for the building materials,
[20:44] ---
    but he built it for free.
[20:46] ---
    That meant I had just enough saved.
[20:54] ---
    Red.
[20:55] ---
    Did you receive that order I placed?
[20:59] ---
    I'll have it delivered tomorrow evening.
[21:03] ---
    Great, thanks.
[21:05] ---
    Guess what I heard at the port?
[21:07] ---
    The Hero's party defeated Gandor's forces.
[21:12] ---
    Really? Then it's only a matter of time
    before they defeat the Demon Lord, too.
[21:16] ---
    The world is safe and sound
    as long as we have the Hero Ruti!
[21:19] ---
    It was for the best.
[21:21] ---
    And for Ruti, too.
[21:23] ---
    Hey, Red!
[21:25] ---
    Don't you have any big dreams?
[21:27] ---
    Huh?
[21:41] ---
    Well...
[21:44] ---
    No need to be pretentious.
[21:46] ---
    After all, I'm no longer a knight
    or in the Hero's party.
[21:50] ---
    You already helped make my
    dream come true, so thank you.
[21:56] ---
    But now I want to take it easy
    and enjoy myself.
[21:59] ---
    On hot days like this,
[22:01] ---
    I just want to drink some
    cold tea and chat with you.
[22:04] ---
    So come on by anytime you like.
[22:08] ---
    And that's how my slow life began.