2 - The Gem Beast

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[00:12] YARANDRALA
    Here you are.
[00:13] YARANDRALA
    This drink warms you up
    and helps with fatigue.
[00:17] RIT
    Thank you.
SIGN    Banished from the Hero's Party,
    I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside 2nd
SIGN    The Gem Beast
SIGN    The Gem Beast
[01:54] YARANDRALA
    You used to drop by often to drink
    this when we were in Central.
[01:59] YARANDRALA
    It's delicious.
[02:01] YARANDRALA
    Gideon, I'm glad we could
    have such a peaceful reunion.
[02:06] RED
    Sorry I made you worry.
[02:09] YARANDRALA
    Don't be. What's more, I was happy to hear
    that you two are living together now!
[02:17] YARANDRALA
    On that note, I have a suggestion.
[02:20] YARANDRALA
    Would you like to move to the
    Kingdom of Kiramin with me?
[02:24] RED/RIT
    What?
[02:24] RUTI
    Nope.
[02:28] YARANDRALA
    Well, hear me out first.
[02:30] YARANDRALA
    Kiramin is the biggest city-state
    on the continent of Avalon.
[02:35] YARANDRALA
    It lies in the cold northern plains,
    but magic keeps the weather springlike.
[02:41] YARANDRALA
    Most of all, while high elves
    are by no means perfect,
[02:45] YARANDRALA
    we never betray our friends and allies.
[02:49] RED
    Well, that came out of nowhere.
[02:51] YARANDRALA
    Not true!
[02:54] YARANDRALA
    I never could make sense of it.
[02:57] YARANDRALA
    Why were you kicked out of the party when
    you always worked so hard for everyone?
[03:02] RED
    It was inevitable.
    I could no longer keep up in battle.
[03:08] YARANDRALA
    "Inevitable"?! Not you, too!
[03:12] YARANDRALA
    Even if you really had
    turned into dead weight,
[03:15] YARANDRALA
    I wanted to adventure with you.
[03:19] YARANDRALA
    If you were having a tough time,
    I wanted to be your pillar of support.
[03:23] YARANDRALA
    Dumping a guy who's always been there for
    you just because he "stopped being useful"
[03:29] YARANDRALA
    is not an option in my mind!
[03:31] RED
    I appreciate the sentiment, Yarandrala.
[03:34] RED
    But...
[03:35] YARANDRALA
    You too, Rit!
[03:36] YARANDRALA
    You're a Loggervian princess
[03:38] YARANDRALA
    and a hero who has fought
    countless battles for your homeland!
[03:41] YARANDRALA
    Yet you wound up having to leave
    your home all by yourself, too.
[03:45] RIT
    I-I did, but that was my idea.
[03:49] RIT
    Nobody was in the wrong.
[03:51] YARANDRALA
    Well, I wouldn't have let
    you set off alone like that.
[03:57] RIT
    Yarandrala.
[03:59] RIT
    We're thankful for how
    much you care about us,
[04:02] RIT
    but we aren't going to go to Kiramin.
[04:05] YARANDRALA
    Why?!
[04:06] RIT
    Because we're living happy
    lives here in Zoltan.
[04:12] RED
    Yeah.
[04:13] RED
    At first, I only came here because
    I thought nobody would recognize me,
[04:17] RED
    but now, I've developed great
    friendships with the people of Zoltan.
[04:20] YARANDRALA
    What if you get betrayed again, though?
[04:23] RED
    Then that's fine.
[04:27] RED
    When someone invites me out for drinks,
[04:30] RED
    and I say I won't go without Rit,
[04:33] RED
    they'll tease me about it, but then immediately
    start planning a family dinner party.
[04:39] RED
    That kind of relationship
    is more than enough for me.
[04:47] RED
    I know.
[04:48] RED
    Why don't you live in
    Zoltan for a while, too?
[04:52] RIT
    Yeah. It's a really nice place.
[04:55] YARANDRALA
    Maybe, but Kiramin's much better—
[04:59] RED
    It's starting to get a little chilly.
[05:01] RED
    Let's have another cup of tea.
[05:03] TISSE
    In that case...
[05:05] RED
    Tisse?!
[05:06] TISSE
    I know just the place to warm up.
[05:12] YARANDRALA
    This bath is perfect.
[05:15] RIT
    It soothes both the mind and body.
[05:18] RUTI
    Yup. This feels good.
[05:20] RUTI
    And also...
[05:26] RUTI
    Such a pretty view.
[05:31] YARANDRALA
    I'm happy for you, Ruti.
[05:35] RUTI
    Thanks.
[05:37] TISSE
    The water's hot, and the view's unbelievable.
[05:40] TISSE
    This merits a high score.
    I'm going to say 95.
[05:44] RIT
    Where'd it lose the five points?
[05:46] TISSE
    It's much too far from Zoltan.
[05:49] RIT
    Ah.
[05:52] RIT
    I guess.
[05:54] RIT
    We'll be arriving at the
    gem giants' settlement soon.
[05:57] RIT
    I wonder what kind of monsters they are.
[05:59] RUTI
    I hear they gain energy from cutting gems.
[06:03] RIT
    They do?
[06:04] TISSE
    I assume it's like what eating is for us.
[06:09] TISSE
    Something essential for survival.
[06:11] RIT
    Like eating, huh?
[06:13] RIT
    Hup!
[06:16] RIT
    Yum!
[06:17] RIT
    Okay, that's not too relatable.
[06:20] YARANDRALA
    So, the gem giants have the
    stone you're looking for?
[06:23] RIT
    Yeah. We're going to trade the
    Zoltatian glass Red has for a blue sapphire.
[06:30] TISSE
    The artistry in Zoltatian
    glass is unique to Zoltan,
[06:34] TISSE
    so Red was sure they would like it.
[06:37] YARANDRALA
    Huh...
[06:38] YARANDRALA
    Good for you, Rit.
[06:41] YARANDRALA
    Where are Red and the others, by the way?
[06:44] RIT
    Mogrim hates baths to begin with,
[06:47] RIT
    and Red's being considerate
    and using the annex bath.
[06:51] YARANDRALA
    What? He's taking a dip all alone?
[06:54] YARANDRALA
    I feel bad for him!
[06:56] RIT
    Hey, wait, Yarandrala.
[06:58] RIT
    Hold up!
[07:00] YARANDRALA
    Don't be a stranger, Gideon!
[07:01] RIT
    You can't do this, Yarandrala!
[07:04] YARANDRALA
    Hurry up and get in with us already!
[07:09] TISSE
    By the way, milady, are you okay with this?
[07:13] RUTI
    With what?
[07:14] TISSE
    Red and Rit getting married.
[07:17] RUTI
    Oh...
[07:19] RUTI
    Rit's a nice girl, and she'll
    treat my big brother well.
[07:24] RUTI
    I always thought she was the kind
    of person I wanted him to marry.
[07:29] TISSE
    Is that so?
[07:31] TISSE
    Does the thought of their
    marriage not make you lonely?
[07:36] RUTI
    Well, I'm his sister.
[07:38] RUTI
    I can't marry him.
[07:40] RUTI
    So I'll let Rit take the role of his wife.
[07:45] TISSE
    Milady...
[07:48] RUTI
    But I can still be his lover.
[07:54] RUTI
    Big Brother is a giving person.
    He can handle two partners with ease.
[07:59] RUTI
    Rit can be the number one wife,
    and I can be his number one lover.
[08:05] RUTI
    I'm going to join him, too.
[08:18] MOGRIM
    What?!
[08:19] MOGRIM
    You asked Red and them to move to Kiramin?!
[08:22] YARANDRALA
    I did. They can live happier lives there.
[08:28] MOGRIM
    Don't make 'em mingle with
    you lawless high elves!
[08:31] MOGRIM
    They're much better off living
    in Zoltan with us dwarves!
[08:35] MOGRIMYARANDRALA
    Hmph!
[08:36] RIT
    High elves and dwarves really
    don't get along, huh?
[08:46] YARANDRALA
    Are those the gem giants?
[08:49] RIT
    Something seems off with them.
[08:55] CHIEFGIANT
    I'm ashamed to say we have nothing
    to offer to make you feel welcome,
[09:00] CHIEFGIANT
    but please, make yourselves at home.
[09:02] RIT
    Thank you.
[09:03] RED
    We're here to trade for your gems.
[09:05] RED
    And we can offer this Zoltatian glass.
[09:13] CHIEFGIANT
    It's beautiful.
[09:14] CHIEFGIANT
    Truly valuable for us
    as a species. However...
[09:19] CHIEFGIANT
    Unfortunately, we cannot make that trade,
[09:22] CHIEFGIANT
    for we do not have any
    gems to offer in exchange.
[09:34] MOMGIANT
    Stop that!
[09:41] RED
    You can have this.
[09:42] KIDGIANT
    Really?
[09:46] KIDGIANT
    Thanks!
[09:49] KIDGIANT
    Look what I got, Mom!
[10:01] MOGRIM
    Wow...
[10:02] RED
    We have more glass.
[10:04] RED
    It isn't much, but please
    share it amongst yourselves.
[10:10] CHIEFGIANT
    But...
[10:11] RED
    Don't worry about compensating us.
[10:13] RED
    I'm not sure why, but you
    don't have any gems, right?
[10:17] RED
    If this keeps up, you'll all starve to death.
[10:21] RED
    So please accept it.
[10:28] TISSE
    Do not drop them.
[10:31] RUTI
    Don't worry. I've got this.
[10:33] RUTI
    This will put smiles on all their faces.
[10:36] CHIEFGIANT
    Very well.
[10:37] CHIEFGIANT
    We are truly grateful for receiving
    such a blessing in these trying times.
[10:42] CHIEFGIANT
    Our human, dwarven, and high elven friends...
[10:46] CHIEFGIANT
    We promise to you an unchanging friendship
    until the day our tribe dies out.
[10:58] RUTI
    Why do you think Demis
    created them like that?
[11:02] RED
    You mean how they gain
    energy from cutting gems?
[11:06] RUTI
    Yep.
[11:07] RUTI
    The Almighty created this world.
[11:10] RUTI
    Every living being was surely
    crafted with a purpose.
[11:13] RED
    By defeating gem giants, humans can
    obtain gems as their victory spoils.
[11:20] RED
    And maybe they were meant to be enemies
     to fight in order to develop our Blessings.
[11:26] RUTI
    If the Almighty really designed things
    that way, then battle is unavoidable.
[11:30] RUTI
    But...
[11:31] RUTI
    Monsters exist to be more than
    just fodder for Blessings.
[11:35] RUTI
    That's what I would like to believe.
[11:37] RED
    Yeah, I feel the same way.
[11:43] CHIEFGIANT
    It's been a while since we've
    been able to cut our fill.
[11:45] CHIEFGIANT
    You have our heartfelt gratitude.
[11:47] RED
    So, what's happening in your settlement?
[11:52] CHIEFGIANT
    A troublesome beast has started living here.
[11:55] YARANDRALA
    What beast?
[11:56] CHIEFGIANT
    A gem beast—a monster that eats gems.
[12:00] RED
    A gem beast?
[12:01] CHIEFGIANT
    Just by existing, it turns all the gems
    and minerals in its vicinity into lead.
[12:07] RIT
    Lead?
[12:08] CHIEFGIANT
    Indeed.
[12:09] CHIEFGIANT
    And this is that lead.
[12:11] YARANDRALA
    It seems subtly imbued with magic.
[12:14] CHIEFGIANT
    It's also more poisonous now.
[12:18] YARANDRALA
    If this has contaminated the groundwater,
    this entire region is in danger.
[12:23] RUTI
    That may be why the zoogs'
    forest has been weakened.
[12:27] RED
    We need to stop this before
    the damage spreads.
[12:29] RIT
    But we've never heard of this monster before.
[12:33] RIT
    How will we fight it?
[12:35] RED
    I remember reading something in
    historical records before.
[12:38] RED
    It said that a warrior party set out to
    fight a gem beast in the era of wood elves.
[12:44] MOGRIM
    How did those warriors defeat it?
[12:46] RED
    Nah, they didn't.
[12:48] MOGRIM
    What?!
[12:50] RED
    Most of the wood elves in the battle died,
[12:52] RED
    and only a handful of
    warriors managed to escape.
[12:56] TISSE
    So, no one has ever defeated that thing?
[13:00] CHIEFGIANT
    Our fighters fell to it, too.
[13:03] CHIEFGIANT
    There is no guarantee
    you would return alive.
[13:06] RED
    Still...
[13:07] RED
    We can't let it be.
[13:12] MOGRIM
    This must be the southern mine
    the tribal chief mentioned.
[13:17] RIT
    There are still gems remaining here.
[13:20] RUTI
    The beast may show up to consume them.
[13:22] RED
    The thing's apparently huge...
[13:25] RED
    But there are plenty of hiding spots here,
[13:28] RED
    and we brought a whole bunch of potions, too.
[13:32] MOGRIM
    Never seen this rock before.
[13:34] RED
    Mogrim, try to stick close!
[13:36] MOGRIM
    Right! My bad!
[13:44] RUTI
    Big Brother!
[13:57] RED
    The rock wall turned to lead?!
[14:27] YARANDRALA
    So that's the gem beast.
[14:40] RED
    Ruti?!
[14:43] RUTI
    Sacred Shield.
[14:52] RUTI
    It's shattering.
[14:57] RED
    Ruti!
[15:07] YARANDRALA
    Thorn Bind!
[15:33] RED
    It must have a vulnerability somewhere.
[15:56] RED
    The impact was weaker than I expected.
[15:59] RED
    Given how big it is, it could've
    made the entire mountain crumble.
[16:03] RED
    Is it propping up its whole body with magic?
[16:08] RUTI
    My Sacred Shield?
[16:17] YARANDRALA
    My Thorn Bind?
[16:26] YARANDRALA
    Are you kidding me?!
[16:28] RUTI
    Sacred Shield.
[16:34] TISSE
    It can replicate its opponents' magic spells?
[16:39] YARANDRALA
    What a troublesome foe.
[16:47] YARANDRALA
    It can use fire and water magic
    at the same time? That's absurd!
[16:50] YARANDRALA
    What's going on with its Blessing?!
[16:55] RUTI
    Wait, could the gem beast be...
[16:57] RED
    ...using multiple Blessings to
    boost its physical abilities.
[17:01] RED
    That's why it can reflect physical and
    magical attacks, and support its massive weight.
[17:06] RED
    In which case...
[17:08] YARANDRAMA
    You don't mean...
[17:31] RUTI
    Sacred Shield.
[17:40] MOGRIM
    Did that work?!
[17:45] RIT
    What now, Red?
[17:47] RIT
    Lowering its Blessing level might help.
[17:51] RIT
    For that...
[17:52] YARANDRALA
    We need the wild elves' medicine, yes?
[17:54] RED
    Yeah. I think this is our best bet.
[17:57] RIT
    Is that the thing you used against Ademi?
[17:59] RED
    That's right. But making it
    drink this won't be easy.
[18:03] YARANDRALA
    I'll stop it.
[18:05] RED
    Use this.
[18:05] YARANDRALA
    Thanks.
[18:11] YARANDRALA
    O origin of mana, ruler of all creation...
[18:15] YARANDRALA
    Great spirit of the mighty tree!
[18:41] RIT
    Take that!
[19:04] RED
    This thing can't even stand
    without its Blessings?
[19:32] MOGRIM
    Man...
[19:33] MOGRIM
    I didn't expect to find this beauty
    inside the gem beast's body.
[19:37] RED
    I'm glad you got the earth
    crystal you came for.
[19:41] MOGRIM
    Aye! With this, the childbirth
    should go smoothly.
[19:46] RED
    On the other hand...
[19:51] RIT
    Wow.
[19:52] RIT
    Such a pretty view.
[19:53] RED
    Yeah.
[19:54] MOGRIM
    I'll be home soon.
[19:56] MOGRIM
    Wait for me!
[20:03] YARANDRALA
    Red, Rit, you two are content
    with your current lives, yes?
[20:07] RED
    Yeah.
[20:08] RED
    I plan to continue leading a perfectly
    normal life together with Rit.
[20:13] YARANDRALA
    And you can do that in Zoltan?
[20:16] RED
    Yeah.
[20:17] RED
    For the first time in my life,
    I'm living for myself.
[20:22] YARANDRALA
    Good to know.
[20:24] YARANDRALA
    I've decided to try living
    in Zoltan for a while.
[20:28] RIT
    What? Really?
[20:30] YARANDRALA
    I've taken an interest in the place
    that gives you two so much joy.
[20:34] RED
    Yeah? We'd love to have you!
[20:36] YARANDRALA
    Is that okay, Ruti?
[20:39] RUTI
    Of course.
[20:40] RIT
    Better get everyone together
    for a welcoming party.
[20:43] MOGRIM
    Hurry up! Or I'll leave you behind!
[20:49] VAN
    Ljubo.
[20:51] VAN
    I believe I am plenty strong now.
[20:53] VAN
    I would like to join the front lines as
    the hero and fight the demon lord's army.
[20:59] LJUBO
    Van, you mustn't rush things.
[21:02] LJUBO
    We should plan everything out
    and execute it flawlessly.
[21:05] LJUBO
    I have prepared a new battlefield for you.
[21:09] LJUBO
    Head out with Esta to defeat this monster...
[21:13] LJUBO
    Come in.
[21:16] LJUBO
    It's fine.
[21:19] UNDERLING
    There has been a sighting of the
     former demon lord's airship.
[21:23] VAN
    The demon lord's vessel?!
[21:25] UNDERLING
    It was supposedly headed for
    the remote town of Zoltan.
[21:31] VAN
    Zoltan...
[21:33] LJUBO
    Kiggith should be back
    from his scouting mission.
[21:37] LJUBO
    Have him head to Zoltan.
[21:40] UNDERLING
    Sire.
[21:42] VAN
    Ljubo—
[21:43] ESTA
    Building strength suitable for a hero and
    leveling up your Blessing comes first.
[21:49] LJUBO
    Precisely.
[21:50] LJUBO
    Stick to the plan and go monster
    hunting with Esta for the time being.
[21:55] LJUBO
    I'll make sure Zoltan is
    thoroughly investigated.
[21:59] LJUBO
    Oh, don't you worry.
[22:02] LJUBO
    I'll draft up a brand-new plan for you, too.
[22:06] VAN
    Thank you.