11 - A Gathering of Champions

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[00:05] ---
    Thank you.
[00:07] ---
    Rit told me about last night.
[00:10] ---
    There's no need to thank me.
[00:12] ---
    Lady Ruti is my friend.
[00:16] ---
    That's why I'm thanking you.
[00:18] ---
    I'm grateful that you're her friend.
[00:23] ---
    Lady Ruti should be the one
    to tell you this, Sir Gideon,
[00:27] ---
    or should I say, Master Red.
[00:30] ---
    But it must be hard for her
    under the circumstances.
[00:33] ---
    That's all right.
[00:35] ---
    We're aware of the changes
    she's going through.
[00:39] ---
    Then I'll place my trust in you
    and share with you what I know.
[00:59] ---
    "Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided
    to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside"
[02:17] ---
    "A Gathering of Champions"
[02:17] ---
    I had no idea that a contract demon
    had approached Ruti.
[02:22] ---
    Will Ruti become addicted if she keeps
    taking that Devil's Blessing drug?
[02:28] ---
    She should be fine while the full
    immunity of the Hero's Blessing lasts.
[02:32] ---
    But that drug also has a
    Blessing-weakening effect.
[02:36] ---
    Once her Blessing weakens enough
    to lose her full resistance,
[02:40] ---
    she'll start showing signs of addiction?
[02:43] ---
    I'd say it's quite likely.
[02:45] ---
    In any case, let's see
    what Godwin has to say.
[02:48] ---
    He's at the ancient elven ruins?
[02:50] ---
    Yes, but...
[02:56] ---
    Are you angry at Lady Ruti for
    breaking Godwin out of prison?
[03:02] ---
    It's not like anyone got hurt.
[03:05] ---
    I can't say I'm pleased about it,
    but it's not my place to judge.
[03:11] ---
    Please let Lady Ruti know
    that's how you feel.
[03:15] ---
    She's likely scared of what you
    might say if you found out.
[03:19] ---
    I'll do that.
[03:20] ---
    One more thing.
[03:21] ---
    I'd like to stop by the port to buy
    the alchemical tools Godwin requested.
[03:26] ---
    Our port is the end of
    the line for trading vessels.
[03:29] ---
    They may not have what you want,
    but I'll go see.
[03:32] ---
    Okay, we'll go rent a couple
    of riding drakes and head off.
[03:36] ---
    Okay, I'll be right behind you.
[03:40] ---
    What a miserable-looking port.
[03:43] ---
    Do you really think we can get this
    done without anyone noticing me?
[03:47] ---
    Those are magic bandages that
    divert attention away from you.
[03:52] ---
    So stop your grumbling.
[03:54] ---
    We'll look for an inn and
    gather info around the port.
[03:58] ---
    I'm not staying a moment
    longer in this grubby place.
[04:01] ---
    The center of town can't be this bad.
[04:04] ---
    I'll look for an inn there.
[04:20] ---
    Jackpot!
[04:21] ---
    Gideon!
[04:24] ---
    Danan!
[04:25] ---
    What're you...?
[04:27] ---
    It's so good to see you again, my friend!
[04:35] ---
    Now that is good!
[04:36] ---
    You say that about everything.
[04:39] ---
    No, I don't!
[04:40] ---
    After you left the party,
[04:42] ---
    I've had to eat Ares' god-awful
    cooking day after day.
[04:47] ---
    So why the hell did you leave?
[04:50] ---
    I'm sure Ares told you.
[04:52] ---
    I reached my limit as far
    as combat ability.
[04:55] ---
    No!
[04:57] ---
    It became crystal clear
    once you were gone.
[05:00] ---
    Gideon, you're a formidable force.
[05:03] ---
    Even when battling a much stronger foe,
[05:05] ---
    you've got the grit to keep
    your wits about you.
[05:08] ---
    And though you lack magic
    and martial arts skills,
[05:11] ---
    you know the most
    effective battlefield actions.
[05:14] ---
    You are a real man.
[05:16] ---
    Our party needs you.
[05:18] ---
    Sorry.
[05:19] ---
    But I've found where I belong here.
[05:24] ---
    I can't go back with you.
[05:31] ---
    I see. You left the party
    of your own free will.
[05:36] ---
    That's right.
[05:38] ---
    I'm going to remain in Zoltan awhile
    to see what it is you do here.
[05:43] ---
    Then I'll decide what to do.
[05:45] ---
    That's fine with me.
[05:48] ---
    But there's just one problem.
[05:50] ---
    Which is?
[05:51] ---
    Ruti's here.
[05:53] ---
    Huh?!
[05:57] ---
    She suffers due to her Blessing?
[05:59] ---
    I don't know anything about that.
[06:02] ---
    I really don't.
[06:04] ---
    But I do know that I don't
    really understand anything!
[06:07] ---
    All I can do is fight!
[06:10] ---
    All brawn and no brains.
[06:12] ---
    I fight for whatever cause
    the Hero takes up!
[06:17] ---
    So if milady says she wants
    to quit being the Hero,
[06:20] ---
    that's when I need to start thinking!
[06:23] ---
    Now that that's decided, we can't
    sit around here gabbing all day!
[06:27] ---
    Let's go, Gideon!
[06:29] ---
    We must play our part and save the Hero!
[06:32] ---
    Wait! I haven't even heard
    what happened to you!
[06:35] ---
    We can talk on the way.
[06:37] ---
    Besides, there's really not much to tell!
[06:39] ---
    Losing your right hand
    isn't worth a good story?!
[06:44] ---
    Shouldn't we follow them?
[06:54] ---
    It's me.
[06:56] ---
    Danan?
[07:00] ---
    What are you doing here?
[07:03] ---
    I came to find Gideon.
[07:06] ---
    Gideon's here?!
[07:07] ---
    Yeah. He's running an apothecary.
[07:10] ---
    Where's the Hero?
[07:13] ---
    She's not here.
[07:15] ---
    Why not?
[07:16] ---
    I don't have to explain anything to you.
[07:19] ---
    Gideon plans on settling down here.
[07:23] ---
    Remember Princess Rizlet of Loggervia?
[07:27] ---
    He's living with her.
[07:31] ---
    I've been risking my life while
    he runs off to live a peaceful life
[07:36] ---
    and tries marrying into the royal family?!
[07:39] ---
    That dirty little traitor!
[07:40] ---
    Well, if the Hero is trying to win
    Gideon back, she's wasting her time.
[07:47] ---
    Wait, don't tell me the Hero knew
    Gideon's whereabouts the whole time.
[07:53] ---
    Now I see.
[07:54] ---
    Ruti realized Gideon was here
    after she spoke to that demon.
[07:59] ---
    Please take me to Gideon's shop.
[08:02] ---
    Sure, but what do you have in mind?
[08:05] ---
    I'll tell him to disappear
    from Ruti's life forever!
[08:09] ---
    I doubt he'll agree to that.
[08:12] ---
    I'll force him into
    submission if I have to!
[08:14] ---
    So where is he?!
    Tell me where his shop is, now!
[08:20] ---
    Follow me.
[08:24] ---
    Gideon!
[08:25] ---
    You've thwarted me at every turn!
[08:33] ---
    Gideon! How dare you drag the Hero
    into such a crummy little shop!
[08:38] ---
    What are you trying to pull?!
[08:48] ---
    Damn you!
[09:01] ---
    Now that you got that out of your system,
[09:03] ---
    have you figured out
    it was a big waste of time?
[09:07] ---
    Shut your trap!
[09:09] ---
    Shut your trap!
[09:17] ---
    Shisandan's alive?!
[09:19] ---
    That's right.
[09:21] ---
    I was attacked aboard the ship I took here
[09:23] ---
    and had my right hand bitten off.
[09:25] ---
    I plunged into the sea but was saved
    when I washed up in a port town.
[09:30] ---
    He'd taken the form of an adventurer,
[09:32] ---
    but it was without a doubt Shisandan,
    the Asura demon we battled in Loggervia.
[09:37] ---
    I thought Ruti defeated him!
[09:45] ---
    Ruti plunged her blade through his heart.
[09:48] ---
    Relax. It's not that big a deal.
[09:52] ---
    Every time he returns,
    I'll keep beating him to death!
[10:05] ---
    There shouldn't be anyone in Zoltan with
    magic powerful enough to summon a drake.
[10:10] ---
    They're heading toward the mountains
    where the Hero went.
[10:14] ---
    Gideon, you go ahead as fast as you can.
[10:16] ---
    I follow behind as best I can.
[10:18] ---
    Got it!
[10:25] ---
    Rit! Tisse!
[10:27] ---
    Red!
[10:29] ---
    Danan's coming, too.
[10:31] ---
    You saw Danan?!
[10:32] ---
    He was at the port.
[10:34] ---
    He came looking for me.
[10:37] ---
    I'm sorry I didn't tell you,
    but I ran into him, too.
[10:41] ---
    Danan?
[10:42] ---
    Yes.
[10:43] ---
    But he said since you're
    trying to lead a peaceful life,
[10:46] ---
    it's better if you didn't know
    he was here.
[10:49] ---
    Did you notice anything
    different about him?
[10:52] ---
    Anything different?
[10:54] ---
    No, nothing in particular.
[10:56] ---
    I see.
[10:58] ---
    When I saw Danan, he had lost
    his right hand at the wrist.
[11:02] ---
    What?!
[11:03] ---
    What in the world happened?
[11:06] ---
    It seems Shisandan bit it off.
[11:10] ---
    That's not possible!
[11:12] ---
    We were there when the Hero slew him!
[11:15] ---
    We were.
[11:16] ---
    But Danan isn't one
    to forget a foe he's faced.
[11:20] ---
    I believe what he said is quite credible.
[11:24] ---
    So then who did I see
    if it wasn't really Danan?
[11:27] ---
    It was probably Shisandan.
[11:29] ---
    He was able to take Danan's
    form after devouring his hand.
[11:33] ---
    If I'd told you sooner,
[11:36] ---
    you probably would've known
    he was an imposter.
[11:39] ---
    Then I could've--
[11:42] ---
    Cut him down?
[11:44] ---
    Yeah, I hadn't planned
    on taking up a sword again,
[11:47] ---
    but he's an exception.
[11:49] ---
    If Shisandan's here,
    let's battle him together!
[11:52] ---
    Let's avenge Gaius's death
    once and for all.
[11:55] ---
    But, Red...
[11:57] ---
    If you say we must fight, I, too,
    will take up my sword again.
[12:02] ---
    There's no point in averting a fight
    if it will make life unbearable.
[12:07] ---
    Okay. If it really was Shisandan,
[12:10] ---
    I'll become the Champion Rit
    just this once more.
[12:13] ---
    I'll be fine, so you go on ahead.
[12:16] ---
    Got it.
[12:47] ---
    She could've used the mechanism
    that opens the place up.
[12:51] ---
    Ruti can be so careless sometimes.
[13:00] ---
    All right.
[13:02] ---
    Acrobatics Mastery: Slow Fall.
[13:17] ---
    It's supposed to be southwest of here.
[13:23] ---
    This is wood-elf script.
[13:26] ---
    But what's it doing in
    an ancient elven ruin?
[13:30] ---
    "Hero Administration Authority"?
    What could that be?
[13:38] ---
    Is this it?
[13:43] ---
    Whoa!
[13:47] ---
    Y-You're that apothecary...
[13:50] ---
    Where's the girl who dragged you here?
[13:52] ---
    How should I know?
[13:54] ---
    Probably somewhere in these ruins.
[13:56] ---
    Could you try shouting out
    and see if she answers?
[13:59] ---
    Wh-Why don't you call her yourself?!
[14:01] ---
    She seriously scares me to death!
[14:04] ---
    Really? In that case...
[14:13] ---
    Big brother?!
[14:19] ---
    Tisse told me what's going on.
[14:22] ---
    I'm sorry I haven't been any help.
[14:25] ---
    Huh?
[14:26] ---
    I, too, have been looking for a way
    to suppress your Blessing all this time.
[14:31] ---
    This concoction curbs Blessing impulses.
[14:34] ---
    But it can be toxic.
[14:37] ---
    And it doesn't work
    on the Hero's Blessing.
[14:39] ---
    I don't understand.
[14:41] ---
    Haven't you always tried
    to save the world?
[14:44] ---
    Since you were a kid,
    you tried to get stronger.
[14:47] ---
    You became a knight and
    helped countless people.
[14:50] ---
    Plus, you joined me on the quest
    to defeat the Demon Lord.
[14:54] ---
    You didn't have to help people like I did.
[14:59] ---
    But you did, anyway.
[15:01] ---
    I never told you, did I?
[15:04] ---
    All I wanted to do was to protect you.
[15:07] ---
    Why? I'm the Hero, after all.
[15:11] ---
    Don't be silly.
    You really have to ask why?
[15:14] ---
    It's because you're precious to me.
[15:18] ---
    I knew you'd embark
    on your own journey someday.
[15:22] ---
    I've merely been preparing for that.
[15:25] ---
    So, I don't mind that you're trying
    to quit serving as the Hero.
[15:31] ---
    I don't blame you.
[15:32] ---
    Are you sure?
[15:34] ---
    I abandoned my comrades,
[15:36] ---
    I broke Godwin out of jail,
    and I'm trying to quit being the Hero.
[15:40] ---
    You'll forgive me after all that?
[15:43] ---
    I will.
[15:44] ---
    Can I really do whatever I want?
[15:46] ---
    The whole world and my Blessing
    expect me to play the Hero's role,
[15:51] ---
    but it's okay for me to do what I want?
[15:54] ---
    Just as my life is my own to live,
[15:56] ---
    yours is your own to live, too.
[16:02] ---
    Gideon.
[16:06] ---
    I'm such a selfish girl,
[16:08] ---
    so selfish that I'm not worthy
    of being the Hero.
[16:11] ---
    But please don't hate me
    for being like that.
[16:16] ---
    Ruti, you'll always be
    my beloved little sister.
[16:20] ---
    Thank you.
[16:21] ---
    You're the best big brother ever,
    and I really love you.
[16:26] ---
    It has to be around here!
[16:28] ---
    Why can't we find it?!
[16:30] ---
    Come to think of it,
[16:31] ---
    there's an ancient elven ruin
    on this mountain.
[16:34] ---
    So what if there is?!
[16:36] ---
    Quit blabbering on like that
    and help me find Ruti!
[16:39] ---
    Word is part of the ruins
    lies underground.
[16:43] ---
    Why are you just telling me this now?!
[16:46] ---
    It slipped my mind.
[16:47] ---
    So where are these ruins
    you're talking about?!
[17:02] ---
    Theodora?!
[17:05] ---
    Red!
[17:07] ---
    That was quick.
[17:08] ---
    We didn't waste any time.
[17:09] ---
    Lady Ruti, I...
[17:13] ---
    Tisse.
[17:14] ---
    Thank you for bringing
    my brother and Rit here.
[17:20] ---
    We need to go speak with Godwin.
[17:23] ---
    Demon hearts are required
    to make Devil's Blessing.
[17:28] ---
    We must find out what
    he means to do about that.
[17:31] ---
    The demon who visited me also
    said it requires demon hearts.
[17:35] ---
    But since the curse of demon hearts
    won't manifest within me,
[17:39] ---
    the Devil's Blessing can't take effect.
[17:42] ---
    Then how are you weakening
    the Hero's Blessing?
[17:47] ---
    A nameless Blessing emerged within me.
[17:50] ---
    A nameless Blessing?!
[17:51] ---
    Yes.
[17:53] ---
    There are no skills or impulses.
    It's just there.
[17:59] ---
    I've never heard of that!
[18:02] ---
    What sort of Blessing has no name?
[18:06] ---
    We need to know.
[18:08] ---
    Will she suffer murderous rages?
[18:10] ---
    That's a known effect of
    the Axe Demon's Blessing.
[18:14] ---
    But if the Blessing doesn't manifest,
    the murderous rages shouldn't, either.
[18:19] ---
    And if there are no impulses
    with this nameless Blessing,
[18:22] ---
    we can assume nothing bad will happen.
[18:24] ---
    Simply put, what can we
    expect will happen?
[18:28] ---
    Well, it doesn't seem all that dangerous.
[18:33] ---
    Something's coming!
[18:38] ---
    Plague eyes.
[18:39] ---
    They'll keep multiplying for
    the duration of the spell.
[18:42] ---
    And if we attack, the caster
    will know where we are.
[18:45] ---
    How convenient.
[18:46] ---
    Lightning of Judgment!
[18:52] ---
    Hey! Don't run off alone!
[18:53] ---
    Red!
[18:55] ---
    Follow behind me, but keep Godwin safe!
[18:58] ---
    Will do!
[19:00] ---
    I have no idea how Ruti has been
    fighting her battles since I left.
[19:05] ---
    Ruti!
[19:06] ---
    They're around that bend!
[19:13] ---
    Ares!
[19:15] ---
    I've finally found you.
[19:17] ---
    Come with me and defeat the Demon Lord.
[19:20] ---
    Ruti, only you, the Hero,
    can save the world.
[19:24] ---
    And I must be by your side.
[19:27] ---
    We don't need anyone else.
    Surely you know that?
[19:31] ---
    Every last one of them
    is worthless and weak.
[19:36] ---
    Now let's go defeat the Demon Lord,
    just the two of us.
[19:39] ---
    A bright and beautiful future awaits us.
[19:42] ---
    Now, take my hand and--
[19:45] ---
    I'm done adventuring with you.
[19:48] ---
    What?
[19:48] ---
    Our journey together is over.
[19:51] ---
    I'm going to live my life as Ruti,
    rather than the Hero.
[19:56] ---
    How very kind you are.
[19:58] ---
    You can't get rid of Gideon,
    even though he weighs you down.
[20:02] ---
    So you chose a bearer of
    a worthless blessing over me.
[20:05] ---
    You have it all wrong, Ares! Ruti is--
[20:07] ---
    Shut your mouth!
[20:13] ---
    Now, Ruti, you're free to go.
[20:16] ---
    Let's go defeat the Demon Lord!
[20:21] ---
    You never did understand
    a single thing about me.
[20:28] ---
    I avoided your vitals.
[20:30] ---
    You have the skill to heal yourself,
    but remember this:
[20:35] ---
    I would've slain you had you
    seriously wounded my brother.
[20:46] ---
    Gideon, are you okay?!
[20:48] ---
    Y-Yeah.
[20:50] ---
    R-Ruti.
[20:55] ---
    I'm no longer the Hero.
    There's nothing more I can do for you.
[21:02] ---
    Why?
[21:04] ---
    Why won't the Hero fulfill her role?
    It doesn't add up.
[21:08] ---
    Why am I, the Sage,
    sitting here bloodied and alone?
[21:12] ---
    How can people be so foolish?!
[21:14] ---
    Damn them! Damn them all!
[21:17] ---
    Are you all right?
[21:20] ---
    I'm Bui, an adventurer.
[21:22] ---
    Here, try this.
[21:29] ---
    You can use healing magic.
[21:31] ---
    It seems I was presumptuous.
[21:33] ---
    You're an Asura demon.
[21:35] ---
    I used the Appraisal skill on you.
[21:38] ---
    You don't have a Blessing.
[21:40] ---
    Asura demons are the only beings
    in this world that lack one.
[21:45] ---
    Impressive, Sage.
[21:47] ---
    I've no wish to fight you.
[21:50] ---
    What do you say we form a party together?
[21:53] ---
    Huh? Are you insane?
[21:55] ---
    A relic of the first Hero
    lies hidden in these ruins.
[22:00] ---
    We should help each other find it.
    Then we can fight if we must.
[22:04] ---
    A relic of the first Hero?!
[22:06] ---
    That's right.
[22:07] ---
    The Hero will return to your side--
    if you give it to her.