5 - The Amber Bracelet

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    The potions look good.
[00:09] ---
    And the medicine cookies--
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    I'm sorry, we're not open--
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    "Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided
    to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside"
[01:49] ---
    I am Galatine, a senior official
    at the Adventurers' Guild.
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    "The Amber Bracelet"
[01:53] ---
    How can I help?
[01:55] ---
    Is it true Rit is living here?
[01:58] ---
    It is.
[02:00] ---
    We would like to speak with her.
[02:03] ---
    You're welcome to after we're
    done getting ready to open.
[02:07] ---
    You should let us speak to her first.
[02:10] ---
    You would make us wait?
[02:12] ---
    Shouldn't you ask Rit before you decide?
[02:15] ---
    I know her well.
[02:18] ---
    You're quite confident, Master Red.
[02:21] ---
    I'm surprised you know so much
    about a D-rank adventurer.
[02:25] ---
    I've memorized the face and history
    of every adventurer ever in the guild.
[02:35] ---
    Very well. We will wait.
[02:38] ---
    I appreciate your patience.
[02:43] ---
    I can stock the shelves.
[02:45] ---
    The bigwigs are here, aren't they?
[02:47] ---
    Let's make 'em wait.
[02:55] ---
    And done.
[02:56] ---
    I'll go tell them no. Be right back.
[02:58] ---
    Okay, but make it snappy.
    I really do need you.
[03:07] ---
    Welcome!
[03:12] ---
    You're the Thieves' Guild's--
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    You know who I am?
    Impressive for a D-ranker.
[03:18] ---
    What do you want?
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    An elven coin.
[03:24] ---
    So you know what it is?
    Then I'll cut to the chase.
[03:28] ---
    Would sever all ties with Rit
    if I gave you this?
[03:32] ---
    It's worth 10,000 perills.
[03:35] ---
    That's enough to live comfortably.
[03:39] ---
    I can get you women, too.
[03:41] ---
    I'm talking the 50-perill-a-night kind.
[03:45] ---
    Way too cheap.
[03:46] ---
    Huh?
[03:48] ---
    Rit is priceless.
[03:50] ---
    A thousand elven coins
    wouldn't be enough.
[03:53] ---
    What?!
[03:54] ---
    I can't tell if you're
    a big shot or an idiot.
[03:57] ---
    I know she's far more valuable.
[04:00] ---
    Why else would the Thieves' Guild
    try to buy me off with elven coins?
[04:04] ---
    You got me.
[04:07] ---
    Let me know if you change your mind.
[04:12] ---
    We'd be happy to bargain with you.
[04:14] ---
    No need. Just forget about it.
[04:19] ---
    Do you want more money?
[04:21] ---
    No!
[04:22] ---
    A better title?
[04:24] ---
    Not interested!
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    An honorary peerage!
[04:28] ---
    No means no!
[04:30] ---
    My son's hand in marriage?
[04:31] ---
    Are you insane?!
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    Jeez! Enough already!
[04:36] ---
    I signed a lifetime employment
    contract at Red's shop!
[04:39] ---
    I retired from adventuring!
[04:43] ---
    And if you end up hounding
    Red out of town,
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    I'll go with him!
[04:56] ---
    Did you hear that?
[04:58] ---
    A lifetime employment contract at my shop?
[05:03] ---
    Are you mad I said that?
[05:05] ---
    It's just, they kept saying stupid things
    and wouldn't take no for an answer.
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    Rit.
[05:11] ---
    Come here.
[05:12] ---
    What for?
[05:14] ---
    Oh, um...
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    Your hand, please.
[05:19] ---
    Okay...
[05:22] ---
    R-Red?!
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    It's a gift.
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    A down payment on your
    lifetime employment.
[05:33] ---
    Wow!
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    A bracelet with an amber stone!
[05:37] ---
    This...
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    ...is a down payment?
[05:41] ---
    I might get the wrong idea
    with a gift like this.
[05:47] ---
    In that case, there's
    something else I want to buy.
[05:51] ---
    What's your favorite gemstone?
[05:55] ---
    Anything would be fine
    if it was from you, Red.
[06:02] ---
    Oh, okay...
[06:06] ---
    I have a job for you.
[06:10] ---
    It concerns Rit.
[06:11] ---
    Sure. I'd be happy to help.
[06:15] ---
    The Adventurers' Guild is desperate
    to get Rit adventuring again,
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    as you no doubt already know.
[06:23] ---
    Indeed.
[06:24] ---
    The Thieves' Guild doesn't
    want Rit to retire, either.
[06:29] ---
    We don't need anything else
    to worry about.
[06:33] ---
    What does that mean?
[06:34] ---
    Rit is this land's wild card.
[06:37] ---
    Any group she ends up on the
    wrong side of pays a pretty price.
[06:43] ---
    Even the Thieves' Guild backs off
    when she gets involved.
[06:49] ---
    Then isn't her retirement
    to be celebrated?
[06:52] ---
    Not even!
[06:54] ---
    The situation is manageable
    if she's in the guild,
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    but not when she's on her own.
[07:00] ---
    What if she suddenly saw us as a threat?
    Uncertainty is bad for business.
[07:04] ---
    I see.
[07:05] ---
    That's where you come in, Dir.
[07:07] ---
    I hear you know her weakness.
[07:12] ---
    You could say that.
[07:14] ---
    I'd ask you what it was, but I'd
    be wasting my breath, I take it?
[07:19] ---
    Anyway, the Thieves' Guild isn't
    gonna pick a fight with her.
[07:23] ---
    Um, okay...
[07:26] ---
    What I mean is this:
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    I'd like nothing better than for
    this problem to take care of itself.
[07:36] ---
    If the problem were to be taken care of,
    what's in it for me?
[07:42] ---
    Nothing from me 'cause the Thieves' Guild
    has nothing to do with this!
[07:47] ---
    But maybe I'd throw an easy job
    hauling cargo your way.
[07:52] ---
    And said cargo might contain money.
[07:54] ---
    Say no more. Leave it to me.
[07:58] ---
    I am so happy right now!
[08:03] ---
    To think I'd be living with Gideon,
    or I should say Red.
[08:08] ---
    I never dreamed this would happen
    when we parted ways in Loggervia.
[08:13] ---
    With the Demon Lord's army on all sides
    and the Captain of the Royal Guard fallen,
[08:16] ---
    Loggervia was in dire straits.
[08:19] ---
    As the crisis unfolded,
[08:21] ---
    we set off for the neighboring
    Duchy of Sunland to seek help.
[08:26] ---
    But first, we had to slip through
    the Demon Lord's heavily guarded lines.
[08:31] ---
    Gideon came up with a plan.
[08:31] ---
    "Loggervia" "Bewitching Woods" "Sunland"
[08:35] ---
    He proposed going through
    the Bewitching Woods,
[08:37] ---
    which was seen as impassable to humans,
    let alone the Demon Lord.
[08:43] ---
    Our first stop was a village
    on the edge of the woods.
[08:48] ---
    Gideon!
[08:50] ---
    You finally made it!
[08:55] ---
    Yarandrala.
[08:56] ---
    Good to see you in such fine spirits.
    Sorry the reinforcements are late.
[09:00] ---
    No worries.
[09:02] ---
    Rit, this is Yarandrala,
    the elf I told you about.
[09:07] ---
    Nice to meet you.
[09:09] ---
    N-Nice to meet you, too.
[09:12] ---
    Her Blessing is Singer of the Trees.
[09:15] ---
    She can converse with plants
    and have them come to her aid.
[09:19] ---
    The magic cast upon the Bewitching Woods
    has no effect on those born here.
[09:25] ---
    So I can find my way through
    simply by listening to the plants.
[09:30] ---
    Yarandrala is key to our current strategy.
[09:34] ---
    I doubt even the Demon Lord knows
    the way through the Bewitching Woods.
[09:39] ---
    You're going to place
    our fate in her hands?
[09:43] ---
    That shows how much you trust her.
[09:45] ---
    She's a true and trusty friend.
[09:51] ---
    Let's get to work.
[09:52] ---
    Theodora and Danan,
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    protect the villagers
    and get them to safety.
[09:57] ---
    The rest of us will go through
    the Bewitching Woods.
[09:59] ---
    That means Ruti, me, Rit,
    Yarandrala, and Ares.
[10:05] ---
    By the way, where is Ares?
[10:09] ---
    Those are the mercenaries he hired.
[10:17] ---
    I wonder where we are right now.
[10:19] ---
    Is this north or south?
[10:21] ---
    I don't hear any spirits.
[10:29] ---
    Gideon is a member of the Hero's party.
[10:31] ---
    Of course he wouldn't try
    to cheer up a depressed princess.
[10:35] ---
    Even so, I still got my hopes up.
[10:41] ---
    What is wrong with me?
[10:50] ---
    You okay, Rit?
[10:54] ---
    Don't think I want you to worry
    about me, 'cause I don't!
[10:58] ---
    Okay. I guess you're right.
[11:01] ---
    My bad.
[11:06] ---
    You know what?
[11:07] ---
    What?
[11:08] ---
    The white birch told me
    there's a river ahead.
[11:13] ---
    Do you want to bathe if we take a break?
[11:16] ---
    Bathe?
[11:18] ---
    You'll feel refreshed.
[11:19] ---
    The high elves have a saying.
[11:21] ---
    "Cleanliness is next to holiness.
    Evil and grime go hand in hand."
[11:27] ---
    Okay then, take care of things
    for a bit, Gideon.
[11:30] ---
    I never said I wanted to go.
[11:33] ---
    Ruti, care to join us?
[11:38] ---
    That's what I thought.
[11:40] ---
    All right, let's take a break.
[11:42] ---
    We don't have time for that!
[11:45] ---
    We promised we'd follow Yarandrala's lead
    in the Bewitching Woods.
[11:49] ---
    That's only because you're a pushover!
[11:52] ---
    I-I don't...
[11:53] ---
    Relax. Gideon can
    handle things for a while.
[11:56] ---
    But...
[11:57] ---
    Do you even understand?
    Of course you don't!
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    It's so obvious you don't!
[12:07] ---
    Come join me, Rit.
    It's so cool and refreshing.
[12:12] ---
    It's so cold!
[12:26] ---
    I was wondering, Rit.
[12:28] ---
    You like Gideon, don't you?
[12:32] ---
    Wh-What are you talking about?
[12:35] ---
    It's so obvious.
[12:37] ---
    You're such a lovely person.
    I'm sure Gideon likes you, too.
[12:42] ---
    I wonder.
[12:43] ---
    But you get angry when embarrassed.
    You need to work on that.
[12:48] ---
    You're right.
[12:49] ---
    Instead of hiding your embarrassment,
    show your affection in a playful manner.
[12:55] ---
    That's easier said than done.
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    What about you, Yarandrala?
[13:04] ---
    Do you feel the same as I do?
[13:06] ---
    Me? No, I don't.
[13:09] ---
    Really?
[13:10] ---
    High elves live a little longer
    than humans.
[13:14] ---
    That's why I don't fall in love with them.
[13:20] ---
    I learned my lesson.
[13:23] ---
    That's why...
[13:25] ---
    ...I see Gideon as a close friend,
    a comrade in arms,
[13:29] ---
    and the human I can most trust.
[13:33] ---
    That's not love.
[13:35] ---
    I want Gideon to be happy.
[13:39] ---
    He's always assumed a greater share
    of the burden for his comrades.
[13:45] ---
    That will never change.
[13:47] ---
    But I want him to live life
    for his own sake.
[13:52] ---
    I want him to enjoy a simple kind of life
    with someone he truly loves.
[13:59] ---
    Yarandrala.
[14:01] ---
    But I can't carry Gideon's burdens.
[14:06] ---
    People don't understand that his abilities
    go far beyond his Blessing and skills.
[14:12] ---
    I know what you mean.
[14:14] ---
    Gideon is definitely formidable,
    but he's not invincible.
[14:21] ---
    Everyone depends on him,
    and they take that for granted.
[14:25] ---
    But I think that has to change.
[14:30] ---
    Maybe you'd be a good fit for him.
[14:33] ---
    What?
[14:34] ---
    But don't just lean on him.
[14:37] ---
    I think you two can help
    support each other.
[14:42] ---
    I can?
[14:43] ---
    But Gideon has always been
    carrying all the weight.
[14:47] ---
    And that's fine.
[14:49] ---
    After all, you truly love him.
[14:53] ---
    Yes, I do.
[14:56] ---
    I really do.
[14:58] ---
    You see? It will be fine.
[15:01] ---
    Gideon can lean on you
    when he's having a tough time.
[15:15] ---
    How much longer, Yarandrala?
[15:18] ---
    Stop!
[15:25] ---
    Scouts from the Demon Lord's army?
[15:28] ---
    Unbelievable!
[15:31] ---
    It was that mercenary.
[15:33] ---
    We were warned that the Demon Lord
    has informers among the conquered nobles.
[15:38] ---
    I thought we lacked information, so--
[15:41] ---
    What's done is done.
[15:43] ---
    The question is: what do we do now?
[15:54] ---
    I'll distract the enemy.
[15:55] ---
    Ruti and Rit, I want you
    to break through their line.
[15:59] ---
    It's too risky!
[16:00] ---
    She's right. Even you can't--
[16:03] ---
    Trust my brother.
[16:04] ---
    But...!
[16:05] ---
    Yarandrala, I want you to go with him.
[16:08] ---
    Count on me!
[16:09] ---
    Wait, Ruti! I don't think this is--
[16:12] ---
    I don't need your consent to give
    orders to my party members.
[16:19] ---
    Don't worry. I wouldn't do this
    if I thought I couldn't.
[16:26] ---
    The Demon Lord's army was waiting
    by the Bewitching Wood's exit.
[16:30] ---
    Fearing their presence, Sunland
    had deployed troops at the border.
[16:36] ---
    This allowed us to request reinforcements
    faster than expected.
[16:41] ---
    However...
[16:44] ---
    I beseech you, Almighty Demis,
    and you, Larael, Guardian of Hope.
[16:48] ---
    Please watch over Gideon.
[16:51] ---
    And Victy, Guardian of Martyrs,
    please don't claim Gideon.
[17:05] ---
    Rit.
[17:06] ---
    What?! I'm not scared!
[17:09] ---
    Fall back.
[17:10] ---
    What?
[17:12] ---
    W-Wait! You're charging in alone?!
[17:22] ---
    So this is the power of the Hero?
[17:33] ---
    This is the Hero Ruti's war.
[17:38] ---
    Hey there.
[17:44] ---
    Brother.
[17:47] ---
    Forgive me. There was no other way.
[17:50] ---
    I won't do it again.
[17:52] ---
    It's all right. Yarandrala and I are fine.
[17:57] ---
    Never again.
[17:59] ---
    Ruti.
[18:01] ---
    I didn't join the Hero's party
    after the battle.
[18:05] ---
    I had to help rebuild Loggervia,
    but that wasn't all.
[18:08] ---
    I mainly felt I shouldn't come
    between Ruti and Gideon.
[18:17] ---
    And so I continued my journey alone.
[18:21] ---
    To think I'd run into Gideon
    here in Zoltan.
[18:25] ---
    It's nothing short of a miracle.
[18:27] ---
    I just remembered.
[18:29] ---
    Don't you have a delivery?
[18:31] ---
    I totally forgot!
[18:37] ---
    Young lady.
[18:39] ---
    I've seen you in Loggervia.
[18:42] ---
    I'm honored you recognized me.
[18:45] ---
    But I don't know your name.
[18:48] ---
    I'm the adventurer Dir.
[18:50] ---
    I need to speak with you.
[18:53] ---
    Not interested. Good day.
[18:56] ---
    I know who you really are, Princess.
[19:01] ---
    So? It's not like I'm trying to hide it.
[19:05] ---
    Don't get bent outta shape.
[19:07] ---
    I can be a sweetheart like Red--
[19:12] ---
    I-I'm gonna tell Loggervia
    that you're living with Red!
[19:17] ---
    Princess,
[19:19] ---
    you've played with fire long enough.
[19:21] ---
    You should return to adventuring
    or go back to Loggervia.
[19:26] ---
    That whole royal succession thing
    should be settled about now.
[19:30] ---
    I don't care.
[19:32] ---
    What?
[19:33] ---
    I don't care if I abandon
    my social status in Loggervia.
[19:37] ---
    I don't need fame and fortune
    if I can live like this with Red.
[19:43] ---
    Red and Rit's Apothecary--
[19:46] ---
    that's all I need.
[19:48] ---
    How could you wanna live such a
    simple life with a Blessing like yours?!
[19:52] ---
    My Blessing? You may be right.
[19:56] ---
    However...
[19:59] ---
    This is what I want.
[20:07] ---
    I'm back!
[20:10] ---
    Welcome home!
[20:14] ---
    What's wrong?
[20:15] ---
    Oh, no, it's just,
[20:17] ---
    hearing you say "welcome home" makes me
    so happy, even after all this time.
[20:23] ---
    Boy, am I hungry. Let's eat.
[20:26] ---
    Okay!
[20:31] ---
    I don't need to sleep,
    but the nights are long and boring.
[20:36] ---
    It was better when my brother was here.
[20:43] ---
    Ruti, don't be shocked
    by what I'm about to say.
[20:46] ---
    Your brother has left the party.
[20:50] ---
    Why?
[20:51] ---
    Gideon said he'll keep an eye
    on the Demon Lord's army.
[20:55] ---
    He feels more useful as a scout.
[20:58] ---
    I tried to stop him,
    but he'd already made up his mind.
[21:02] ---
    I finally gave up and let him go.
[21:05] ---
    Why did he tell you that?
[21:07] ---
    Why didn't he tell me?
[21:10] ---
    Maybe he didn't want to
    look bad in front of you.
[21:15] ---
    It's a matter of pride,
    and I can understand that.
[21:20] ---
    I know you feel uneasy
    without your brother.
[21:23] ---
    After all, you were but a little girl
    before you were the Hero.
[21:28] ---
    You've only spent a short time
    with me compared with Gideon,
[21:34] ---
    but I'll always be here for you.
[21:38] ---
    He did something to my brother.
[21:55] ---
    I'm sorry.
[21:58] ---
    My journey must continue.
[22:03] ---
    After all...
[22:05] ---
    ...I am the Hero.
[22:07] ---
    But now there's a hole
[22:11] ---
    where my brother was.