4 - The Daily Life of the Former Hero and the Assassin

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[00:12] KAI/WOLF
    Whoa...
[00:13] KIGGITH
    What's so surprising?
[00:16] KIGGITH
    We knew from sighting reports
    that it was in this area.
[00:20] KIGGITH
    Investigate it at once.
[00:21] KAI
    Now? In the dark? We won't find anything!
[00:26] KIGGITH
    I didn't ask for your opinion. Get to it.
[00:31] WOLF
    Understood...
[00:32] WOLF
    But, Kiggith,
    what are you so wary of?
[00:37] WOLF
    You even had us abandon the
    hideout we arranged for you.
[00:40] KIGGITH
    Do you not hear the footsteps?
[00:48] KIGGITH
    Approaching silently, it's ready to pounce
[00:53] KIGGITH
    with its fangs bared.
[00:56] KIGGITH
    They're the footsteps of a spider.
SIGN    The Daily Life of
    the Former Hero and the Assassin
[01:12] RUTI
    I go to sleep at night and
    wake up in the morning.
[01:15] RUTI
    It's one of the small joys in life.
[01:46] RUTI
    Morning stretches complete.
[01:49] RUTI
    The brightness of the morning sun.
[01:52] RUTI
    The pleasure of exercise.
[01:54] RUTI
    The spotlessness of a
    place freshly cleaned...
[01:57] RUTI
    These were all things I had once cast aside,
    deeming them unnecessary for a hero.
[02:01] RUTI
    But I get to experience them thanks to
    "New Truth," the new Blessing created within me.
[02:07] RUTI
    Almighty Demis didn't
    bestow me with New Truth.
[02:12] RUTI
    It's less a blessing and more
    a power born of my free will.
[02:16] RUTI
    At least, that's what I believe.
[02:19] RUTI
    Now this is the slow life.
[02:22] RUTI
    Morning, Mr. Crawly Wawly.
[02:41] TISSE
    The herb farm is starting to come together.
[02:44] RUTI
    Yep.
[02:45] RUTI
    But I couldn't have done
    it without you, Tisse.
[02:47] TISSE
    I have no experience growing herbs,
[02:51] TISSE
    so I'm not sure I'm actually being useful.
[02:53] RUTI
    Two heads are better than one.
[02:59] TISSE
    I really didn't expect you
    to propose this, though.
[03:07] RUTI
    Adventuring is my side gig.
[03:09] RUTI
    Growing herbs will be my main job.
[03:11] TISSE
    Are you doing this to help Red?
[03:16] RUTI
    That's a big part of it.
[03:18] RUTI
    But mostly, I just wanted to do something
    that didn't involve my battle prowess.
[03:25] TISSE
    That's wonderful.
[03:27] RUTI
    About last night—
[03:28] TISSE
    Well, let's get to work.
[03:32] TISSE
    Miss Ruti!
[03:37] TISSE
    Can you tell what's wrong, Mr. Crawly Wawly?
[03:42] TISSE
    The soil is stone cold, apparently.
[03:45] RUTI
    It's true. But why?
[03:48] TISSE
    We lack the knowledge to fix this.
[03:50] TISSE
    We should ask Red to take a look.
[03:54] RED
    Looks like the growth of
    cold mold is the cause.
[03:57] RUTI
    Cold mold? Like the stuff
    that grows in caves?
[04:01] RED
    Yeah.
[04:02] RED
    It absorbs heat from everything close by.
[04:05] RED
    Only the huge colonies can
    cause problems to adventurers,
[04:09] RED
    but on farms, even trace
    amounts can cause disease.
[04:13] RED
    These issues are part and parcel
    of starting a farm, unfortunately.
[04:16] RUTI
    Right.
[04:18] RED
    But because you noticed it
    and came to me immediately,
[04:22] RED
    we may be able to fix this.
[04:25] RED
    Will you help me out?
[04:26] RUTI
    Of course. This is my herb farm.
[05:01] RED
    All done. Great job.
[05:03] RED
    If the chemicals we sprayed
    get rid of the cold mold,
[05:06] RED
    the herbs should recover in time.
[05:08] RUTI
    Good.
[05:10] RED
    Let's show some faith in your herbs.
[05:13] RUTI
    Right. Thank you, Big Brother.
[05:16] RED
    Sure.
[05:18] TISSE
    Miss Ruti has changed.
[05:21] RED
    She sure has. Look how hard she's
    trying to save these young herbs.
[05:27] RED
    You never could've seen her like
    this back when she was the Hero.
[05:30] TISSE
    This is her ideal vision of a slow life.
[05:36] TISSE
    But I...
[05:48] RED
    The two of them will be fine.
[05:52] TISSE
    I'm Tisse.
[05:54] TISSE
    A member of the Assassins' Guild,
[05:56] TISSE
    and an assassin with nefarious
    plans to oversleep this morning.
[06:04] TISSE
    G-Good morning.
[06:06] RUTI
    Morning.
[06:07] RUTI
    What are your plans for the day?
[06:09] TISSE
    Tending to the herbs.
[06:11] RUTI
    I took care of that already. What else?
[06:17] TISSE
    Nothing in particular.
[06:20] RUTI
    Good. I want you to accompany me today.
[06:25] TISSE
    For what?
[06:28] RUTI
    A very important task.
[06:33] TISSE
    Huh? Why are we having
    breakfast like always?
[06:43] TISSE
    And why are we taking a bath now?
[06:47] RUTI
    Tisse...
[06:51] TISSE
    Y-Yes?
[06:53] RUTI
    You like baths.
[07:03] TISSE
    E-
[07:04] TISSE
    Enough to write my own review book, yes.
[07:08] RUTI
    Big Brother's cooking is
    the best in the world.
[07:12] TISSE
    It is very delicious, yes.
[07:15] RUTI
    So you get it.
[07:16] TISSE
    Get what?!
[07:19] RUTI
    Hook, line, and sinker.
[07:24] TISSE
    Something's going down,
    and I don't know what!
[07:32] TISSE
    I wonder what this very important task is.
[07:35] RUTI
    Big Brother bought me a hairpin here.
[07:38] TISSE
    It's very nice.
[07:41] RUTI
    Yep.
[07:46] TISSE
    Is she telling me this is a crime
    scene and to stay on my toes?!
[07:51] TISSE
    I'll keep my eyes peeled.
[07:54] RUTI
    Good.
[07:57] LADY
    Eek!
[07:58] GUY
    A drake's running wild!
[08:04] TISSE
    I'll stop it.
[08:06] RUTI
    No. I'll handle it.
[08:08] TISSE
    But it might become a big mess...
[08:13] RUTI
    Sit.
[08:17] GUY
    That thing's sent many a trainer
[08:18] GUY
    to the hospital, and she made it sit!
[08:18] LADY
    Look, that unruly beast is
    acting like a house cat!
[08:21] TISSE
    Yeah, I knew she'd draw attention.
[08:28] RUTI
    The scenery here is very pretty.
[08:31] RUTI
    And there's always a
    pleasant breeze blowing by.
[08:33] TISSE
    Is that so?
[08:36] TISSE
    So, is this where the important task is?
[08:42] TISSE
    Miss Ruti?
[08:45] RUTI
    You there.
[08:48] RUTI
    There's a monster lying dormant underground.
[08:50] RUTI
    It needs to be dealt with.
[08:52] MAN
    Huh? Where did that come from?
[08:54] RUTI
    Don't say I didn't warn you.
[09:06] TISSE
    A man-eating earthworm!
[09:07] TISSE
    It attacks and devours any people it finds
     when it awakens from hibernation!
[09:12] RUTI
    Hi-yah.
[09:19] BOY
    Holy cow!
[09:21] MAN
    Would you happen to be Zoltan's
    strongest adventurer, Miss Ruti?!
[09:25] RUTI
    Anybody could've executed that chop.
[09:28] RUTI
    I'm a perfectly run-of-the-mill adventurer.
[09:30] TISSE
    Splitting a man-eating earthworm in two
    with your bare hands won't go unnoticed.
[09:39] TISSE
    Now we're at the theater.
[09:41] TISSE
    What happened to the task?
[09:44] RUTI
    The lead's acting in this
    play is the talk of the town.
[09:47] RUTI
    I'm sure it'll be fun.
[09:48] TISSE
    It's the story of a knight and a
    bandit falling for the same woman.
[09:53] HEROINE
    Stop it, you two!
    We all go way back, don't we?
[09:58] TISSE
    What a tense development.
[10:00] TISSE
    Huh?
[10:07] RUTI
    That sword has been cursed.
[10:09] RUTI
    You should throw it away at once.
[10:11] KNIGHT
    Don't give me that!
[10:13] KNIGHT
    My acting has improved so much
    since I got my hands on this thing!
[10:17] KNIGHT
    Like hell I'm just gonna throw it all away!
[10:23] RUTI
    A devil of arts.
[10:25] RUTI
    They possess people and bestow them with
    talent in exchange for their lifespan.
[10:34] RUTI
    I'm just your friendly neighborhood
    adventurer. Very ordinary.
[10:38] TISSE
    Wow! Who could've ever expected that the
    two were fighting because of a devil?!
[10:45] HEROINE
    The play isn't over yet!
[10:47] HEROINE
    Use this!
[10:50] HEROINE
    Adventurer! Please save the person I love!
[11:05] TISSE
    She's drawing attention like never before.
[11:08] TISSE
    The audience will probably never
    forget this for as long as they live.
[11:21] TISSE
    You gave out a bunch of autographs.
[11:23] RUTI
    I wasn't trying to draw attention.
[11:25] TISSE
    I hear the play's switching to a screenplay
    featuring the Adventurer Ruti tomorrow.
[11:31] RUTI
    Oh...
[11:32] OPARARA
    Here you are!
[11:35] TISSE
    You're well known as a Zoltan adventurer now.
[11:39] TISSE
    I don't think it's anything to worry about.
[11:41] RUTI
    But today was important.
[11:45] TISSE
    What were you even trying to do today?
[11:51] TISSE
    Huh? Miss Ruti's feeling down for once.
[11:55] RUTI
    The day's not done yet.
    There's time to turn things around.
[11:58] TISSE
    Can we?
[11:59] RUTI
    Yeah.
[12:04] RUTI
    So, how are things lately?
[12:21] RUTI
    Anything bothering you?
[12:23] TISSE
    Er... I'm a little concerned about how
    strange you've been acting today.
[12:30] RUTI
    Nothing ever goes right.
[12:32] TISSE
    Um, what's the matter?
[12:37] RUTI
    It seemed like you've been
     worried about something lately,
[12:41] RUTI
    so I planned today to help
     take your mind off things.
[12:44] RUTI
    And then, I was going to treat you to
    your favorite oden and hear you vent.
[12:50] TISSE
    Is that so...
[12:52] RUTI
    Yep. But it didn't go too well...
[12:56] RUTI
    I think.
[12:58] TISSE
    She's so strong that today's events
    all felt inconsequential to her.
[13:03] TISSE
    So she never even considered that
    they would cause such a scene.
[13:07] TISSE
    She really is abnormal.
[13:09] TISSE
    But...
[13:12] TISSE
    You're too kind.
[13:14] RUTI
    I keep messing things up.
[13:16] RUTI
    You're always having to clean up after me.
[13:18] TISSE
    Has that been bothering you?
[13:23] RUTI
    I did my best to keep a low profile
    by not using any special skills.
[13:27] RUTI
    I also kept insisting that
    I was an ordinary adventurer.
[13:29] TISSE
    I get the feeling it had the opposite effect.
[13:33] RUTI
    Oh...
[13:34] TISSE
    But you're a lot better off than before.
[13:37] RUTI
    You thought I was even worse than this?
[13:41] TISSE
    I tore my hair out when you threw
    that knight off the bridge.
[13:45] RUTI
    Grr.
[13:49] TISSE
    Thank you very much, Miss Ruti.
[13:53] TISSE
    No need to worry about me.
[13:55] TISSE
    It'll all be over by morning.
[14:03] KIGGITH
    What are you doing?
[14:06] WOLF
    We've finished investigating the airship,
    so we're writing up a report.
[14:13] KIGGITH
    Leave out any and all information
    about Tisse. Delete this.
[14:16] KAI
    No can do.
[14:19] KAI
    Her being here means that there's a possibility
     the airship belongs to the Hero Ruti.
[14:26] WOLF
    Leaving out such critical information
[14:28] WOLF
    would constitute an act of
    treachery against Cardinal Ljubo.
[14:36] KIGGITH
    I can't have you reporting this.
[14:39] KIGGITH
    Settling the score with Tisse is far more
    important to me than the Church's orders.
[14:53] KIGGITH
    I can't wait...
[14:55] KIGGITH
    My archenemy.
[15:13] TISSE
    It's been a while,
[15:15] TISSE
    Kiggith Viper.
[15:16] KIGGITH
    It brings back memories of our days training
    under our master when I see you like this,
[15:22] KIGGITH
    Tisse Garland.
[15:24] TISSE
    The Assassins' Guild has only one
    way of dealing with deserters.
[15:30] TISSE
    I trust you're fully aware of that.
[15:33] KIGGITH
    I like the bloodlust in your eyes.
[15:35] KIGGITH
    No wonder our master saw
    great potential in you.
[15:39] KIGGITH
    Which means killing you here
    would be a crying shame.
[15:42] TISSE
    What are you implying?
[15:43] KIGGITH
    Why don't you join me?
[15:47] KIGGITH
    You have what it takes
    to be my right-hand man.
[15:50] TISSE
    What happened to your allies?
[15:53] KIGGITH
    I killed them.
[15:54] KIGGITH
    They were about to get in the way of
    my battle with you, my greatest prey.
[15:58] TISSE
    Then I have no qualms about killing you.
[16:02] TISSE
    The Guild does not take betrayal lightly.
[16:05] KIGGITH
    That's just it. You're sorely lacking
    in an assassin's thirst for murder.
[16:11] KIGGITH
    As your fellow student and mentor,
[16:13] KIGGITH
    I'll teach you what it
    truly means to be an assassin.
[16:43] KIGGITH
    You're better than I remember.
[16:45] KIGGITH
    But how will you deal with these?
[16:57] KIGGITH
    What now? If you dodge them,
    this airship will be destroyed.
[17:02] TISSE
    Aren't you here for the airship?
[17:05] TISSE
    Besides, that skill kills
    innocent bystanders, too.
[17:08] TISSE
    That's why Master forbade
    us from ever using it.
[17:10] KIGGITH
    That's why I said you're lacking in thirst.
[17:13] KIGGITH
    We have our Blessings and our skills.
[17:15] KIGGITH
    All an assassin needs to do
    is fight as they will us to.
[17:18] KIGGITH
    That realization is why
     I left the Assassins' Guild!
[17:33] TISSE
    Kiggith used to be more faithful to
    his Assassin's Blessing than I was.
[17:40] TISSE
    So why did he end up like this?
[17:44] KIGGITH
    Got you!
[17:57] TISSE
    It's over.
[17:58] TISSE
    Any last words?
[18:01] KIGGITH
    D-Don't kill me.
[18:04] KIGGITH
    I'm in the employ of
    Cardinal Ljubo of the Church.
[18:08] KIGGITH
    Don't you want to know more?
[18:13] TISSE
    How could you reveal your client's name?
[18:16] KIGGITH
    I'll tell you everything I know.
[18:20] KIGGITH
    So spare my life...
[18:23] KIGGITH
    Ljubo wants the airship.
[18:26] TISSE
    He refuses to uphold
[18:26] KIGGITH
    He plans to have it airborne
[18:27] TISSE
    even the most fundamental
    rules of being an assassin.
[18:29] KIGGITH
    as soon as possible.
[18:31] TISSE
    The man I see before me is
    simply a disgraceful murderer!
[18:47] TISSE
    Kiggith could only adhere to his Blessing.
[18:52] TISSE
    He had no will of his own.
[19:01] TISSE
    Miss Ruti.
[19:04] RUTI
    Is it over?
[19:05] TISSE
    Yes. He was a rogue assassin who
    deserted the Assassins' Guild.
[19:10] RUTI
    I see.
[19:12] TISSE
    The Guild isn't as authoritarian
    as people seem to think it is.
[19:18] TISSE
    You're allowed to turn down
    missions you don't want to take.
[19:21] TISSE
    You're even free to retire.
[19:23] TISSE
    Our Blessings have fated us to live
    as assassins, so we need a place
[19:27] TISSE
    where we can help each other live.
[19:30] TISSE
    That place, and that organization,
    is the Assassins' Guild.
[19:34] RUTI
    Surprising.
    Everyone thinks it's a scary place.
[19:38] TISSE
    That's our marketing strategy.
[19:40] TISSE
    Even the rule about not accepting
    unreasonable missions was established
[19:43] TISSE
    so we would have just cause and
    not be wiped out by higher powers.
[19:48] TISSE
    We're all just doing everything
    we can to survive.
[19:53] RUTI
    So you're not allowed to
    murder without reason?
[19:56] TISSE
    Exactly. Carrying out assassinations
    left and right would be problematic.
[20:04] TISSE
    But they are still assassinations
    at the end of the day.
[20:07] TISSE
    And I made you, the Hero, help with one.
[20:11] RUTI
    Is that why you wouldn't talk to me about it?
[20:13] TISSE
    Your desire is to live a
    slow life here in Zoltan...
[20:17] TISSE
    But I...
[20:22] TISSE
    I cannot quit being an assassin.
[20:27] TISSE
    So how would it be okay for
    me to stay by your side?
[20:35] RUTI
    Assassin or not, you're my friend.
[20:39] RUTI
    So you don't have to force
    yourself to change for me.
[20:43] RUTI
    You can just be a slow-life assassin instead.
[20:47] TISSE
    A slow-life assassin?
[20:50] TISSE
    What...
[20:55] TISSE
    What the heck is that supposed to mean?
[20:57] RUTI
    I'll continue to offer a helping
    hand whenever you need it.
[21:01] RUTI
    It doesn't matter that
    we're Hero and Assassin.
[21:03] RUTI
    I'll do it because I want to.
[21:06] TISSE
    Miss Ruti...
[21:12] RUTI
    So, please, talk to me next time.
[21:15] TISSE
    Yes... I will, Miss Ruti!
[21:31] LJUBO
    This is unusually shoddy work for Kiggith.
[21:34] LJUBO
    This doesn't even tell me
    where the airship is.
[21:37] LJUBO
    I'll need him to lead me there in person.
[21:41] LJUBO
    But this at least confirms
    the airship's existence.
[21:45] LJUBO
    Summon Van back.
[21:47] UNDERLING
    Understood.
[21:48] LJUBO
    No, wait. On second thought, I'll go.
[21:51] UNDERLING
    Is there any need for you to go personally?
[21:53] LJUBO
    Once I meet up with Van, we'll head
    for Zoltan directly from there.
[21:58] LJUBO
    At last, it is time for my lofty
    ambitions to be realized.
[22:14] ESTA
    The Church's warriors can no longer
    keep up with the way Van fights.
[22:20] ESTA
    Our party is in shambles. We should descend.
[22:24] VAN
    But I can keep fighting.
[22:26] ESTA
    Maybe you can, but our party can't.
[22:29] VAN
    Is that a problem?
[22:31] ESTA
    What?
[22:32] VAN
    Only the Hero may save the world.
[22:35] VAN
    Then any sacrifices made to
    develop the Hero's Blessing
[22:38] VAN
    can be seen as justified
    for the sake of the world.
[22:40] VAN
    No, they can't.
[22:41] SOLDIER
    Sighting the flare ordering
    us to descend the mountain!
[22:48] VAN
    Cardinal Ljubo's orders?
[22:49] VAN
    I'm glad. Finally my real
    adventure can begin.
[22:54] ESTA
    Do you have nothing to
    say to our dead comrades?
[22:58] VAN
    The Hero need not look back.
[23:00] VAN
    It's the phrase I like most
[23:01] VAN
    from the texts on the
    Heroes across history.
[23:03] VAN
    The Hero is a
    symbol of hope.
[23:05] VAN
    He need only march onward.
[23:07] VAN
    Isn't that wonderful?
[23:23] TISSE
    Raise your arms, please.
[23:28] RUTI
    We've got farmwork again today.
[23:31] TISSE
    Let's do our best!