2 - The Princess Who Didn't Join the Hero's Party

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    Where are all the customers?
[00:12] ---
    My medicinal herbs and concoctions
    will expire if no one buys them.
[00:17] ---
    But with this rain, the people of Zoltan
    will probably just stay home.
[00:23] ---
    Welcome!
[00:26] ---
    Gideon.
[00:29] ---
    It really is you.
[00:33] ---
    Rit.
[00:49] ---
    "Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided
    to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside"
[02:07] ---
    It's been ages, Gideon.
[02:10] ---
    "The Princess Who Didn't
    Join the Hero's Party"
[02:10] ---
    Actually, I go by "Red" here.
[02:14] ---
    "The Princess Who Didn't
    Join the Hero's Party"
[02:14] ---
    So it seems. I heard at the guild.
[02:17] ---
    I never expected to see you in Zoltan.
[02:21] ---
    She is a B-rank adventurer here in Zoltan.
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    Her full name is Rizlet of Loggervia,
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    the second princess of the Duchy
    of Loggervia, a major military power.
[02:31] ---
    What about you?
[02:32] ---
    Why's a princess of Loggervia working
    as a B-rank adventurer in the boonies?
[02:38] ---
    Some favor me for the throne over
    my younger brother, the crown prince.
[02:42] ---
    So I left before it tore our family apart.
[02:45] ---
    I'm enjoying my freedom
    till things settle down.
[02:48] ---
    I see.
[02:49] ---
    By the way, what's with the name?
[02:52] ---
    Rit and Red are kind of similar.
[02:57] ---
    Well, I couldn't think of anything else,
    so I riffed off Rit.
[03:00] ---
    I'm flattered.
[03:03] ---
    You actually remembered me.
[03:06] ---
    Of course, I remember. We were comrades,
    even if it wasn't for too long.
[03:13] ---
    Comrades? You're still calling it that?
[03:17] ---
    So, Gide-- I mean, Red.
    What are you doing here?
[03:21] ---
    Well...
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    Unbelievable!
[03:24] ---
    That's not fair! You adventured
    together for so long!
[03:28] ---
    The fact is, I was a liability.
[03:30] ---
    That's not true!
[03:32] ---
    You did your best to ensure
    the party always succeeded!
[03:35] ---
    You worked so hard!
[03:37] ---
    Don't get so mad.
[03:39] ---
    I endangered my comrades
    as long as I was there.
[03:43] ---
    Retiring before any harm
    was done was for the best.
[03:46] ---
    But are you sure Ruti and the rest
    of the party are okay without you?
[03:50] ---
    They defeated Gandor,
[03:52] ---
    one of the Four Celestial Kings
    in the Demon Lord's army.
[03:54] ---
    They're doing fine.
[03:58] ---
    Your tea's grown cold.
    I'll go make some more.
[04:00] ---
    No, this is fine.
[04:02] ---
    I haven't seen you in so long.
[04:04] ---
    The least I could do is serve
    a decent cup of tea.
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    I was banished from the Hero's party.
[04:25] ---
    There was nothing more
    I could do for Ruti.
[04:39] ---
    That's so good.
[04:41] ---
    It's even better than
    the tea back at court.
[04:44] ---
    That's laying it on thick!
[04:46] ---
    I only have novice-level cooking skills.
[04:49] ---
    I can't complete with
    the Chef's Divine Blessing.
[04:52] ---
    Then maybe it tastes so good
    because you made it for me.
[05:01] ---
    We met several years ago.
[05:05] ---
    It was in the border town of Alonor
    in the south of Loggervia.
[05:11] ---
    Almost all the orc sightings
    have been concentrated in the west.
[05:17] ---
    So then we go defeat them.
[05:19] ---
    They might be scouts.
[05:21] ---
    Most likely.
[05:22] ---
    Hey, sweet maid.
[05:24] ---
    Let's enjoy a drink together.
[05:26] ---
    Don't ignore me.
[05:28] ---
    The name's Dir. You must've heard of me.
[05:36] ---
    Ow, that hurt.
[05:37] ---
    Wh-What the hell, you bitch!
[05:42] ---
    You've picked the wrong person
    to talk to like that, haven't you?
[05:50] ---
    M-My bad! I'll be on my way!
[05:53] ---
    Wait! You haven't paid yet!
[05:55] ---
    Did you think I needed your help?
[06:03] ---
    The Duchy of Loggervia doesn't need
    the Hero to crush the Demon Lord's army!
[06:17] ---
    Hmph.
[06:21] ---
    Pay her no mind, Ruti.
[06:24] ---
    I know.
[06:25] ---
    That little lady's got spunk.
[06:27] ---
    Who do you suppose she is?
[06:29] ---
    That was the Champion Rit, the most
    formidable adventurer of all!
[06:33] ---
    Never been defeated in the arena!
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    She's our pride and joy!
[06:41] ---
    You weren't honest
    with your feelings back then.
[06:44] ---
    You were really prickly.
[06:45] ---
    W-Was I?
[06:47] ---
    Yeah, we fought side by side a few times,
    but you always complained.
[06:51] ---
    But I could be honest
    with my feelings at times.
[06:54] ---
    Like when?
[06:57] ---
    Like that time at the mountain village...
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    Made any progress?
[07:10] ---
    Nope, nothing to speak of.
[07:12] ---
    The Hero's party isn't very impressive
    when it comes to collecting info.
[07:17] ---
    You're probably right.
[07:19] ---
    We don't have anyone
    with a Blessing like that.
[07:24] ---
    Well, our investigation has
    been making great progress.
[07:27] ---
    Wanna hear about it?
[07:28] ---
    Yeah, let's have it.
[07:30] ---
    All right.
[07:32] ---
    If you say, "Please, Princess Rit,
    tell a fool such as me,"
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    I'll be happy to tell you all about it.
[07:41] ---
    Please, Princess Rit,
    tell a fool such as me.
[07:46] ---
    Swallowing my pride is a small price
    to pay to save Loggervia.
[07:52] ---
    Now I feel bad.
[07:53] ---
    --Really?
    --What's that mean?
[07:55] ---
    I'm surprised you'd honestly
    admit feeling bad about anything.
[07:59] ---
    Why you...!
[08:01] ---
    Now I'm not gonna tell you!
[08:03] ---
    Sorry.
[08:04] ---
    So, what did your investigation find?
[08:10] ---
    I found strange tracks around the village.
[08:12] ---
    They indicate recent and frequent
    back-and-forth travel from the north.
[08:17] ---
    From the north?
[08:20] ---
    There's a mountain cabin
    used by loggers up there.
[08:23] ---
    That's true, but all the logging is
    happening in the northeast right now.
[08:28] ---
    It's strange how the logging continues
    even though no wood is being delivered.
[08:34] ---
    Then there are those strange tracks.
[08:38] ---
    Where'd the missing wood go?
[08:40] ---
    I don't know. There's no sign
    of it being moved.
[08:43] ---
    Must've been magic.
[08:44] ---
    Most likely.
[08:46] ---
    Why aren't the villagers
    complaining about this?
[08:50] ---
    Hostages, I bet.
[08:51] ---
    There are almost no kids
    or old folks left.
[08:55] ---
    So it's a group organized enough
    to hold hostages?
[08:59] ---
    Yeah.
[09:00] ---
    That eliminates brigands and goblins.
[09:02] ---
    So it has to be...
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    The Demon Lord's army.
[09:07] ---
    Rit, shouldn't we work
    together on this one?
[09:11] ---
    Huh? With you and your party?
[09:13] ---
    Don't make me laugh.
[09:15] ---
    I've already beaten back
    the Demon Lord's army twice!
[09:19] ---
    Loggervia doesn't need the Hero!
[09:22] ---
    But it wasn't the enemy's main force.
[09:24] ---
    What's your point?
[09:26] ---
    Loggervia has never lost land to invaders.
[09:29] ---
    We win battles, plain and simple!
[09:32] ---
    When that huge force of goblins attacked,
    your forbearers requested Central's help.
[09:39] ---
    I doubt Loggervia is too proud
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    to do whatever it takes to
    boost its chances of victory.
[09:47] ---
    No.
[09:49] ---
    I'll take care of this myself.
[09:52] ---
    Then Father won't have to cede command
    of any of my master's forces to the Hero.
[09:58] ---
    The entire royal guard will remain his.
[10:01] ---
    Okay. I won't twist your arm, so...
[10:05] ---
    Here.
[10:07] ---
    What's that for?!
[10:08] ---
    Food's been scarce lately.
[10:13] ---
    This better not taste gross!
[10:20] ---
    Well?
[10:23] ---
    Not bad.
[10:25] ---
    Where'd you buy them?
[10:27] ---
    I made them.
[10:29] ---
    You did? Why?
[10:32] ---
    I'm sick of salt-cured foods, aren't you?
[10:36] ---
    So I learned to cook for long trips.
[10:42] ---
    At least you got that right.
[10:45] ---
    See? That was an honest feeling.
[10:47] ---
    Was it really?
[10:49] ---
    What about when we joined forces?
[10:52] ---
    You're not half bad,
    but don't let it go to your head.
[10:55] ---
    I'm only admitting you're barely capable.
[10:59] ---
    Okay, okay, enough already!
[11:03] ---
    Rit wasn't truly honest with her feelings
    till our showdown with Shisandan.
[11:09] ---
    The outcome of that battle
    was nothing to celebrate about.
[11:17] ---
    "The Duchy of Loggervia"
[11:21] ---
    The enemy offensive has halted for now.
[11:25] ---
    But the Demon Lord's army
    will resume its invasion before long.
[11:30] ---
    We must do something now!
[11:31] ---
    With food and fuel running low,
[11:34] ---
    we'll be annihilated if the war
    continues much longer!
[11:37] ---
    The enemy's in the same boat.
[11:41] ---
    I discovered a mountain fortress
    where they've been storing food.
[11:46] ---
    We should strike there.
[11:49] ---
    While our main force distracts the enemy,
[11:51] ---
    I'll lead a party of adventurers
    in a raid on the fortress.
[11:55] ---
    We can't risk having a princess
    enter enemy territory!
[11:59] ---
    If our foe is also wearing thin--
    we can hole up against a siege.
[12:03] ---
    Lord Gaius?
[12:04] ---
    I like the princess's plan.
[12:07] ---
    Master!
[12:09] ---
    The royal guard and I
    will serve as a decoy.
[12:11] ---
    We'll help as well.
[12:13] ---
    That is most welcome.
[12:15] ---
    I'll entrust the castle's defense
    to the Hero's party.
[12:21] ---
    But the plan failed.
[12:24] ---
    Master?! What are you doing here?
[12:31] ---
    Who are you?
[12:32] ---
    Where's my master?!
[12:36] ---
    I am Shisandan.
[12:38] ---
    I devoured your master.
[12:40] ---
    You see, I needed his memories,
    O dearest student of mine.
[12:52] ---
    Your people love you as their hero.
[12:56] ---
    If I used that against you, I could
    conquer your country much easier.
[12:59] ---
    What do you think?
[13:07] ---
    What are you doing here?!
[13:09] ---
    Something didn't feel right
    about being left at the castle.
[13:14] ---
    Don't cry, Rit.
[13:15] ---
    If you number among the Hero's comrades,
    vengeance won't come through tears...
[13:20] ---
    ...only through cold steel!
[13:24] ---
    Right!
[13:38] ---
    Ruti will be here shortly.
[13:39] ---
    We must hold out till then!
[13:41] ---
    Got it!
[13:51] ---
    The Hero!
[14:24] ---
    You didn't attend
    the war council again today.
[14:27] ---
    They decided to keep holing up.
[14:31] ---
    May I sit?
[14:35] ---
    Rit.
[14:37] ---
    If you really don't want to fight,
    I won't try to make you.
[14:42] ---
    But I think you do want to.
[14:45] ---
    It's just all this sorrow
    sucked the fight out of you.
[14:49] ---
    You're probably right, but it's no use.
[14:52] ---
    I'm scared. I'm scared
    of losing someone else.
[14:57] ---
    I'm scared, really scared.
[15:01] ---
    My Master, the royal guard,
    and all those adventurers...
[15:04] ---
    I know each and every one of the fallen.
[15:08] ---
    I know what they were like,
    how they lived their lives,
[15:11] ---
    and even why they fought alongside me!
[15:15] ---
    But they're all gone.
[15:18] ---
    They're dead because of me.
[15:21] ---
    I'll never see them again.
[15:27] ---
    We're going to break through the siege
    lines and summon reinforcements.
[15:32] ---
    We'll head into Bewitching Woods.
[15:35] ---
    It's usually impassable,
[15:37] ---
    but a former comrade of mine
    by the name of Yarandrala lives nearby.
[15:42] ---
    With her Blessing...
[15:45] ---
    I'll leave it in your hands.
[15:47] ---
    Rit.
[15:48] ---
    I'll fight if the reinforcements arrive.
[15:50] ---
    That's not what matters.
[15:52] ---
    What matters is whether Loggervia
    has the will and pride to keep fighting.
[15:58] ---
    You must join our quest for reinforcements
[16:01] ---
    and help us battle the Demon Lord.
[16:03] ---
    Without you, the people of Loggervia
    will only remember
[16:07] ---
    the day they lost the great captain
    of the royal guard.
[16:11] ---
    Even if the Demon Lord is vanquished,
[16:13] ---
    that bitter memory will remain
    a thorn in the duchy's side.
[16:19] ---
    You are my comrade
    and a comrade of the Hero.
[16:22] ---
    However,
[16:24] ---
    this war isn't the Hero's to win.
[16:27] ---
    It should be won
    by Loggervia's will to fight.
[16:31] ---
    Otherwise, you won't prevail
[16:33] ---
    if the Demon Lord returns
    after the Hero is gone.
[16:37] ---
    We have to claim victory ourselves?
[16:40] ---
    That's right.
[16:46] ---
    Rit regained her will to fight, and
    the Demon Lord's army was vanquished.
[16:51] ---
    Hey, you hungry?
[16:53] ---
    I'm starving!
[16:54] ---
    I haven't gone shopping today,
    but I can throw something together.
[16:58] ---
    Red.
[17:00] ---
    Could I work here with you?
[17:03] ---
    Huh?!
[17:04] ---
    Red and Rit's Apothecary.
    It has a nice ring to it, don't you think?
[17:09] ---
    Wh-Whoa, slow down.
[17:10] ---
    You're only one of two
    B-rank adventurers in town.
[17:14] ---
    I'm gonna retire.
[17:16] ---
    No, no, wait.
[17:17] ---
    I just opened up shop,
    and business is slow.
[17:19] ---
    I can't afford to hire anyone.
[17:21] ---
    Who'll look after the shop
    when you're out gathering herbs?
[17:26] ---
    It would be a total waste
    to close each time.
[17:29] ---
    That's true, but it's not like
    I have many customers.
[17:33] ---
    Your business will grow.
[17:36] ---
    Don't you have any concoctions
    that can only be found here?
[17:39] ---
    Oh, well...
[17:41] ---
    I have two original creations.
[17:44] ---
    This is my Multiply Potion.
[17:46] ---
    Mix it with a magic potion,
[17:48] ---
    and you can increase its
    volume by a factor of five.
[17:52] ---
    That's a bad idea.
[17:54] ---
    Huh? Why?
[17:56] ---
    Potion prices will crash
    if you start selling this.
[18:00] ---
    It'll never fly over at the guild.
[18:02] ---
    But we're talking potions here,
    not magic items over 10,000 perills.
[18:08] ---
    Reasonably priced potions that are
    available to all support the economy.
[18:13] ---
    Imagine the damage you'd do
    if you made prices crash.
[18:17] ---
    Y-You have a point there.
[18:25] ---
    S-Sorry.
[18:27] ---
    But I'm relieved.
[18:29] ---
    Relieved?
[18:30] ---
    I thought you were this amazing person.
[18:34] ---
    You're multitalented and always calm,
    so I felt this vast distance between us.
[18:39] ---
    I'm not that big of a deal.
[18:42] ---
    No, you are, Red.
[18:44] ---
    But I never imagined there'd
    be things you didn't know,
[18:48] ---
    or you'd have a birdbrained side.
[18:51] ---
    Disappointed?
[18:53] ---
    No, it made me want to
    be around you even more.
[18:58] ---
    This is the other one.
[19:00] ---
    It's a new pain killer as effective
    as existing compounds
[19:04] ---
    but far less addictive.
[19:06] ---
    Now that sounds good.
[19:08] ---
    But pain killers require
    the Zoltan Council's approval,
[19:11] ---
    even if less addictive.
[19:14] ---
    Oh, right.
[19:21] ---
    Well...
[19:22] ---
    ...whenever you have time is fine.
[19:26] ---
    And I can't pay you that much, but...
[19:31] ---
    ...it'd be great if you could help out.
[19:35] ---
    Sure! But don't say,
    "Whenever you have time."
[19:38] ---
    We'll never be apart!
[19:47] ---
    This looks so good!
[19:53] ---
    It is good!
[19:55] ---
    Glad you like it.
[19:56] ---
    Now I'll be able to enjoy
    your cooking every day.
[19:59] ---
    You will?
[20:01] ---
    Looks like cooking will be more fun now.
[20:04] ---
    What time is breakfast?
[20:06] ---
    About seven o'clock, I'd say.
[20:08] ---
    Then I'll have to get up early.
    I'll do my best!
[20:13] ---
    She's coming for breakfast, too?
[20:15] ---
    I know! Let's build a bathtub.
    I'll pay for it.
[20:18] ---
    A bathtub?
    I can't have you spend that much.
[20:22] ---
    Don't worry about it.
    After all, I'll use it, too.
[20:26] ---
    Come again?
[20:26] ---
    She's planning to bathe here, too?
[20:28] ---
    You only have one single-bed?
[20:31] ---
    Y-Yeah.
[20:32] ---
    Okay, I'll buy another tomorrow.
[20:34] ---
    My belongings are in my item box,
    so I won't need any furniture.
[20:38] ---
    You make it sound like you're moving in.
[20:41] ---
    That's because I am. Wasn't that clear?
[20:54] ---
    What?!
[21:03] ---
    Forgive the wait.
[21:05] ---
    This is Tisse.
[21:06] ---
    I've asked her to join our party
    in Gideon's stead.
[21:10] ---
    She has the Divine Blessing
    of the Assassin
[21:13] ---
    and is a rare talent, even among
    the Assassins' Guild elite.
[21:16] ---
    She'll be far more useful than Gideon was.
[21:19] ---
    Thank you for this opportunity.
[21:21] ---
    This is my pet, Mr. Crawly Wawly.
[21:27] ---
    I had to scour the various guilds
    before I found one of her caliber.
[21:31] ---
    Because of Gideon,
    I've had to work my fingers to the--
[21:35] ---
    The name's Danan. I have
    the Martial Artist's Blessing.
[21:38] ---
    I'm Theodora, and my Blessing
    is the Crusader.
[21:41] ---
    Is anyone listening to me?!
[21:45] ---
    It's the Hero.
[21:50] ---
    I'm Ruti.
[21:52] ---
    I'm Tisse Garland.
[21:54] ---
    You'll be under my command, not Ares'.
[21:58] ---
    Is that clear?
[21:59] ---
    Y-Yes.
[22:00] ---
    I will obey your every command.
[22:04] ---
    Good.
[22:05] ---
    We're going to hunt for a weapon
    the previous Demon Lord left behind.
[22:09] ---
    We leave tomorrow.
[22:11] ---
    Understood.