13 - The Guide

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[00:04] ---
    "Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided
    to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside"
[00:18] ---
    "The Guide"
[00:20] ---
    Sh-She's out for blood!
[00:23] ---
    Rit. Godwin. Please tend to Tisse.
[00:37] ---
    Ruti!
[01:01] ---
    Are you crazy?! You can't fight her
    with such a chintzy weapon!
[01:31] ---
    Ruti.
[01:33] ---
    Big brother!
[01:52] ---
    Looks like I missed all the fun.
[01:55] ---
    Theodora!
[01:58] ---
    It's no use. Tisse's wound
    is beyond my power.
[02:06] ---
    I've got this.
[02:13] ---
    What?
[02:15] ---
    I can't channel my Blessing.
[02:20] ---
    I don't understand.
[02:23] ---
    It has always manipulated me
    into fighting battles I never sought,
[02:29] ---
    but now it's silent when I
    really need its power!
[02:35] ---
    Please, no!
[02:36] ---
    I finally found a true friend.
[02:41] ---
    But I... I slew her with my own hand.
[02:47] ---
    I shall heal her.
[02:56] ---
    Regenerate.
[03:04] ---
    She'll be fine now.
[03:09] ---
    I won't ask for your forgiveness.
[03:11] ---
    I still believe I had no choice.
[03:14] ---
    Even if it meant killing my brother?
[03:17] ---
    That's right.
[03:19] ---
    Our party fell apart
    once Sir Gideon was gone.
[03:24] ---
    So I've been thinking why it is
    you didn't immediately go after him.
[03:30] ---
    You didn't need a party anymore, did you?
[03:33] ---
    Ares, Danan, and I were of no use to you.
[03:36] ---
    And neither was Gideon.
[03:38] ---
    You could forge ahead without us.
[03:43] ---
    You don't need to eat or drink.
[03:45] ---
    You never sleep or get tired.
[03:47] ---
    And neither do you fear nor despair.
[03:50] ---
    I finally realized the truth
    despite my thick skull.
[03:53] ---
    To be the Hero...
[03:57] ---
    To be the Hero is such
    a lonely and cruel fate.
[04:01] ---
    Despite that, I strived to ensure
    you lived to fulfill your role.
[04:05] ---
    You were born to save the world.
[04:07] ---
    But Theodora, I never wished for this.
[04:11] ---
    The world and the Almighty will
    likely judge whether I was wrong.
[04:17] ---
    Strike me down, for I have betrayed you.
[04:21] ---
    And that cannot be forgiven.
[04:22] ---
    Please, wait!
[04:25] ---
    I always wanted to be a hero.
[04:28] ---
    I looked up to all of you.
[04:31] ---
    But I never imagined that
    the path would be so grim
[04:34] ---
    for those fated to save the world.
[04:37] ---
    Now I see that Theodora, too, was ever
    anguished over what she should do.
[04:42] ---
    What she did may have been wrong.
[04:44] ---
    Some might even call it foolish.
[04:47] ---
    But Theodora was a hero!
[04:49] ---
    She fought for the sake of our world,
    using what means she believed was right.
[04:54] ---
    So I beg you! Please spare her life!
[05:03] ---
    Lady Ruti.
[05:05] ---
    I see you're alive and well.
[05:07] ---
    Tisse!
[05:08] ---
    I'm sorry for worrying you.
[05:14] ---
    I'm sorry for harming you.
[05:19] ---
    But you'll be okay now,
    so let's leave it at that.
[05:22] ---
    However...
[05:26] ---
    I'm going to live as Ruti.
[05:28] ---
    I see.
[05:30] ---
    I never thought of myself
    as the Hero, not even once.
[05:35] ---
    If anyone was suited for that role,
    it would be you.
[05:39] ---
    Me?
[05:41] ---
    You've fought for the sake of the world.
[05:44] ---
    Now you sit before me
    wounded and anguished.
[05:46] ---
    That above all else
    is the mark of the Hero.
[05:53] ---
    I believe that a real hero
    will never feel lonely.
[05:58] ---
    A real hero?
[05:59] ---
    Yes, one who wants to save
    the world of their own free will.
[06:03] ---
    Physical strength doesn't make a hero.
[06:05] ---
    It's a hero's strength of purpose
    that gives others the courage to fight.
[06:12] ---
    Gideon, I mean, Red...
[06:16] ---
    Can I, too, become a Guide like you?
[06:20] ---
    If you want to, I'm sure you will.
[06:24] ---
    I see.
[06:28] ---
    That sounds far better
    than fighting comrades
[06:31] ---
    for the sake of the Almighty's laws.
[06:41] ---
    Ares really did a number on our shop.
[06:46] ---
    It's snowing.
[06:48] ---
    Gideon.
[06:53] ---
    Hey, there.
[06:56] ---
    Are you okay, Lady Ruti?
[07:00] ---
    I haven't felt cold in a long time.
    I kind of like it.
[07:11] ---
    The snow's so beautiful.
[07:14] ---
    But you'll catch a cold.
[07:16] ---
    I've never had a cold.
[07:18] ---
    I look forward to my first one.
[07:22] ---
    Here.
[07:24] ---
    How about you both join us for breakfast?
[07:27] ---
    Okay.
[07:30] ---
    We give thanks for this food.
[07:40] ---
    That's so yummy.
[07:43] ---
    The new Blessing that Ruti received
    took on the name "New Truth."
[07:48] ---
    It has a crazy powerful
    skill known as Ruler,
[07:50] ---
    which can dominate and
    control other Blessings.
[07:54] ---
    She's now using it to suppress
    the Hero's Blessing.
[07:58] ---
    I hear you're heading out
    with Tisse after this.
[08:01] ---
    I'm looking for someone
    who wants to sell their farm.
[08:05] ---
    So you're serious about starting
    a farm that grows medicinal herbs.
[08:09] ---
    It's the first thing
    I've wanted to do myself.
[08:12] ---
    I'll do all I can to assist Lady Ruti.
[08:17] ---
    I'll be back in time for
    the funeral service this evening.
[08:20] ---
    Okay.
[08:22] ---
    I'll stay and mind the shop.
[08:24] ---
    Gonz is supposed to stop by later.
[08:26] ---
    Okay, thanks.
[08:29] ---
    O Almighty Demis, we commend unto Thee
[08:34] ---
    this Thy faithful child for his
    first and final pilgrimage.
[08:41] ---
    The life he led is inscribed
    upon his Divine Blessing,
[08:45] ---
    and we now return it to Thee
    along with his sins.
[08:51] ---
    --If his Divine Blessing be full of virtue,
    we ask that you may guide him to Nirvana.
[08:53] ---
    --The Holy Church teaches us
    that upon death,
[08:53] ---
    --If his Divine Blessing be full of virtue,
    we ask that you may guide him to Nirvana.
[08:56] ---
    we are granted a new Divine
    Blessing and reincarnated.
[09:00] ---
    If so, then Ares is no longer at
    the mercy of the Sage's Blessing.
[09:17] ---
    Red.
[09:31] ---
    Gideon.
[09:33] ---
    I'm sorry so much of this fell on you.
[09:39] ---
    Thanks for the concern.
[09:44] ---
    Well, I'm heading back to the inn.
[09:46] ---
    How long will you be in Zoltan?
[09:49] ---
    Two or three days' rest is all
    I need for a wound like this.
[09:52] ---
    Then I'm out of here.
[09:53] ---
    Well, we'll miss you.
[09:56] ---
    I'm cut out for fighting
    and not much more.
[10:01] ---
    But there's one thing I don't understand.
[10:04] ---
    Why was Shisandan able
    to wield those holy swords?
[10:07] ---
    Good question.
[10:09] ---
    It's strange that a demon would wield
    holy swords meant to slay the Demon Lord.
[10:14] ---
    Theodora said the holy sword
    was a relic of the first Hero.
[10:18] ---
    But why were there five of them?
[10:21] ---
    They're not just spares, are they?
[10:23] ---
    This is just a theory,
    but I think one is missing.
[10:27] ---
    What do you mean?
[10:28] ---
    If one of the past Heroes took one,
[10:31] ---
    then the numbers add up.
[10:33] ---
    The same number as an Asura demon's arms.
[10:36] ---
    So the first Hero was...
[10:39] ---
    Asura demons don't have Blessings.
[10:41] ---
    So Demis, creator of Divine Blessings,
    must've changed the Hero's meaning.
[10:46] ---
    Almighty Demis?
[10:49] ---
    I'm sure the first Hero
    would've respected your choice.
[10:53] ---
    After all, you took back
    what it means to be the Hero.
[11:06] ---
    Thank you, Gonz, Mido.
[11:08] ---
    Everything's back to normal thanks to you.
[11:11] ---
    Come over to eat anytime.
    It's the least we could do.
[11:14] ---
    Is everything okay with your kid sister?
[11:17] ---
    Yeah, everything's fine now.
[11:19] ---
    That's great to hear.
    You'll have to introduce us soon.
[11:23] ---
    Will do.
[11:24] ---
    See you later.
[11:38] ---
    He even ruined the bed.
[11:41] ---
    That was our bed.
[11:46] ---
    Sometimes I start freaking out
    when I go to sleep at night.
[11:51] ---
    I worry that you'll be gone
    when I wake up the next morning.
[11:56] ---
    Don't be ridiculous.
[11:58] ---
    It's not just me.
    We all need your inner strength.
[12:02] ---
    You are the Guide.
[12:04] ---
    Is there anyone who wouldn't
    be saved by your guidance?
[12:08] ---
    The Guide isn't that impressive
    as far as Blessings go.
[12:11] ---
    No, it's not your Blessing.
    It's you yourself that's important.
[12:16] ---
    We all depend on you, Red, the man shaped
    by the life you lived with your Blessing.
[12:21] ---
    Really?
[12:23] ---
    But I'm scared.
[12:26] ---
    What if you leave to guide someone else?
[12:30] ---
    This shop and that bed were somewhere
    we could always return to.
[12:34] ---
    But after they were trashed, I felt like
    you didn't want to come back.
[12:39] ---
    You're wrong.
[12:40] ---
    You have it all wrong, Rit.
[12:42] ---
    What do you mean?
[12:45] ---
    I need you.
[12:47] ---
    The only reason I come back
    to this shop and our bed
[12:53] ---
    is because of you.
[12:58] ---
    Remember when we met again?
[13:00] ---
    You said you never imagined
    there'd be things I didn't know
[13:03] ---
    or that I could be birdbrained.
[13:05] ---
    Uh-huh.
[13:06] ---
    You knew I was far from perfect,
[13:08] ---
    but you said that made you want
    to be around me even more.
[13:14] ---
    That made me so happy.
[13:19] ---
    I'm a Guide.
[13:22] ---
    I guide someone until they can
    go it alone, and then I move on.
[13:27] ---
    But you're different.
[13:30] ---
    You knew I wasn't perfect,
    yet you said you wanted to be with me.
[13:35] ---
    Red.
[13:37] ---
    This is the end of my journey.
[13:40] ---
    I love you far more than you even imagine.
[13:44] ---
    You'll be with me forever?
[13:47] ---
    That's my heart's desire.
[13:54] ---
    Have we grown so weak
    that we can't stand to be apart?
[13:59] ---
    Maybe so.
[14:01] ---
    But you don't need to be
    so strong to live the slow life.
[14:04] ---
    Right.
[14:31] ---
    S-Sorry!
[14:36] ---
    Why you! I'll get you for that!
[14:39] ---
    Cut it out, Rit! That tickles!
[14:41] ---
    How do you like it?!
[14:51] ---
    Did you see that?
[14:54] ---
    They're spectacular.
[14:56] ---
    Hey!
[14:58] ---
    Just being like this with you
    is more than enough.
[15:01] ---
    Yeah, I feel so happy.
[15:04] ---
    Still...
[15:06] ---
    I can't help feeling
    that something's missing.
[15:24] ---
    I feel so awkward.
[15:28] ---
    Um, I...
[15:37] ---
    Red!
[15:38] ---
    Rit. Sorry.
[15:40] ---
    I'm at my limit. I don't think
    I can hold back any longer.
[15:44] ---
    You don't think I feel
    the exact same way, too?
[15:51] ---
    I love you.
[16:02] ---
    I'm so happy.
[16:04] ---
    Living with you is never-ending bliss.
[16:07] ---
    I didn't think it could get any better.
[16:10] ---
    There's even greater joy ahead.
[16:14] ---
    I said this was the end of my journey,
[16:17] ---
    but it's also the start of a new one.
[16:20] ---
    What kind of journey?
[16:22] ---
    A peaceful but wonderful one.
[16:25] ---
    We'll run our shop together,
    and on days off, we'll go out together.
[16:30] ---
    We'll have children someday. Life may
    be a bit hectic, but we'll have fun.
[16:35] ---
    The kids will slowly grow up,
[16:38] ---
    and we'll grow old together.
[16:41] ---
    Then we'll have to babysit the grandkids.
[16:44] ---
    Things will get hectic again,
    and though it may seem hard,
[16:48] ---
    it'll be a lot of fun.
[16:49] ---
    That sounds like
    a truly wonderful journey.
[16:53] ---
    Rit, I asked you this before,
    but what's your favorite gemstone?
[16:57] ---
    Any kind is fine if you pick it.
[17:00] ---
    My favorite gemstone will be
    the one you choose for me!
[17:06] ---
    Got it.
[17:08] ---
    I can't wait to see it.
[17:09] ---
    I really can't!
[17:21] ---
    Gideon.
[17:25] ---
    Ruti.
[17:27] ---
    Morning, big brother.
[17:29] ---
    Did Rit take off already?
[17:33] ---
    Yeah, she told us to take
    our time and catch up later.
[17:36] ---
    Well, shall we head out?
[17:38] ---
    Today, I'll show you the port.
[17:40] ---
    We can go out for breakfast.
[17:42] ---
    I like your cooking the best,
    but I'm curious about Zoltan's cuisine.
[17:56] ---
    What's this, Apothecary?
    Cheating on your woman?
[17:59] ---
    She's my little sister.
    Her name's Ruti Ruhr.
[18:02] ---
    You have a kid sister? She's adorable.
[18:05] ---
    She's also a brand-new rank-B adventurer.
[18:08] ---
    So don't get any funny ideas
    if you want to live.
[18:10] ---
    Seriously?
[18:12] ---
    You have the Champion Rit
    and a cute little sister?
[18:15] ---
    Does being an apothecary
    grant you a hero-like Blessing?
[18:18] ---
    There's no such blessing.
[18:22] ---
    Do you like that?
[18:25] ---
    I like it because it's the cheapest.
[18:28] ---
    Then I'll buy the one
    that looks best on you.
[18:33] ---
    Okay, I'll accept your gift.
[19:21] ---
    I'm so happy.
[19:23] ---
    I didn't think we'd be able to
    spend time together like this again.
[19:29] ---
    And I never thought I'd make friends
    like Tisse, Mr. Crawly Wawly, and Rit.
[19:36] ---
    Thank you, Gideon.
[19:38] ---
    Will you stay with me forever?
[19:41] ---
    Sure, as long as you'll have me.
[19:44] ---
    I'll always be by your side.
[19:46] ---
    Yay!
[19:50] ---
    What a nice day. This feels so good.
[21:06] ---
    Thank you!
[21:11] ---
    We're done tending to the herbs.
[21:13] ---
    Nice work.
[21:14] ---
    I'll check on them later,
    so why don't you take a break?
[21:18] ---
    I want to help.
[21:19] ---
    You sure? Aren't you tired?
[21:22] ---
    Sitting down when your legs
    are tired feels so good.
[21:39] ---
    Um, what just happened?
[21:41] ---
    I never know what to say
    at times like this.
[21:46] ---
    Ruhr!
[21:50] ---
    What's wrong?
[21:51] ---
    An urgent job just came in!
[21:53] ---
    A gang of ogres seized a village
[21:55] ---
    and captured the adventurers
    sent to deal with them!
[22:01] ---
    You decide what you want to do.
[22:04] ---
    Okay.
[22:10] ---
    This is what I want to do.
[22:15] ---
    I'll be back, big brother.
[22:17] ---
    Okay. Be careful out there.
[22:25] ---
    Lady Ruti really is the Hero.
[22:29] ---
    She's doesn't just fulfill a role.
[22:31] ---
    She's a Hero who fights
    of her own free will.
[22:36] ---
    Well said.
[22:40] ---
    Ruti!
[22:44] ---
    I'll make whatever you want
    when you get back.
[22:47] ---
    Any requests?
[22:53] ---
    Warm milk with honey.
[23:02] ---
    Drinking with such a lovely lady?!
[23:04] ---
    Luck's finally come my way!
[23:06] ---
    So tell me, what's Zoltan like?
[23:09] ---
    It's a dreary place.
[23:11] ---
    It's difficult to reach
    and has no strategic value.
[23:14] ---
    That's why it's an undeveloped backwater.
[23:17] ---
    Really? Sounds like you hate it.
[23:20] ---
    No. It may be a dreary place,
    but it's a fine town.
[23:24] ---
    I could never hate it.
[23:26] ---
    It's the perfect place
    to lead the slow life.
[23:34] ---
    Gideon. Rit.
[23:37] ---
    I can't wait to see you two again.