# 16 - Forest of Demonic Beasts
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**[00:00] ---**
This show contains scenes that some viewers may
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**[00:02] F**
Please guide us.
**[00:05] I**
If you say enemies can
become friends overnight,
**[00:07] I**
maybe you should throw yourself
on the ground and apologize, eh?
**[00:10] I**
Can you manage that, you smug noble?
**[00:19] F**
This is all I can do now.
**[00:22] F**
I swear I shall make amends.
**[00:24] G**
Why are priests and nobles
so over the top?
**[00:29] G**
Do what you want.
**[00:30] F**
Th-Then...
**[00:32] I**
Well, that was quick.
**[00:34] G**
I don't need you to make
amends or apologies.
**[00:36] G**
I killed your guys, too.
It goes both ways.
**[00:40] G**
But no thanks to being your guide.
**[00:42] G**
Not my thing.
**[00:45] G**
I don't know what you want to
learn, but do what you like.
**[00:48] G**
Stay out of my way,
and I won't interfere.
**[00:51] F**
We are grateful.
**[00:53] G**
No need for that yet.
**[00:55] G**
Coming with us means you won't
be able to sleep at night.
**[01:02] P**
They're coming, Isidoro!
**[01:03] I**
I know!
**[01:04] Ser**
Lady Farnese, please keep
the fire going!
**[01:08] F**
I... I am ready!
**[01:10] F**
No, Casca!
**[01:12] F**
You cannot wander around!
**[01:15] G**
Here they come!
**[01:19] I**
Come at me, you ghouls!
***SIGN*** Forest of Demonic Beasts
**[03:05] I**
Take that...
**[03:06] P**
Oh, tasty!
**[03:07] Ser**
I tried adding marrow from the
fox we caught yesterday.
**[03:08] I**
Why?
**[03:10] P**
Pico, you do good work!
**[03:13] G**
Think of your size. Why hold
your sword over your head?
**[03:16] G**
If you want to become a
sellsword, use your brains.
**[03:19] Ser**
Would you like more salt?
**[03:19] I**
What if I get brain damage before
I get the chance to think?
**[03:22] P**
We did have a workout earlier...
**[03:23] P**
Dropey, it's almost dinnertime.
**[03:26] P**
Get Farnese and Casca will you?
**[03:28] I**
You guys are getting good at
this domestic life thing.
**[03:33] Ser**
Lady Farnese, these are...
**[03:35] F**
Mushrooms.
**[03:36] F**
I found them earlier.
**[03:38] Ser**
They're poisonous.
**[03:39] Ser**
We can't eat them.
**[03:41] F**
R-Really?
**[03:43] I**
Hey! My holiday best!
**[03:45] Ser**
You can stop. I'll take it from here.
**[03:50] G**
What're you doing?
**[03:51] G**
Never mind. Focus on protecting
Casca and the fire!
**[03:59] F**
*I am so useless.*
**[04:03] F**
*It's laughable, really.*
**[04:06] F**
I have been quite cruel to you.
**[04:10] F**
I apologize.
**[04:18] F**
*I never realized my insignificance.*
**[04:26] F**
Casca, please wait a moment.
**[04:31] F**
This will add to our provisions,
at least a bit.
**[04:34] F**
Huh?
**[04:34] F**
Damn you.
**[04:37] F**
I failed...
**[04:42] F**
Let us return, Casca.
**[04:47] F**
Casca?
**[04:49] F**
Casca!
**[04:53] F**
*It's... It's my fault!*
**[05:00] F**
Casca!
**[05:04] F**
*What should I do?*
**[05:06] F**
*I don't even know the way back.*
**[05:20] F**
Cas—
**[05:22] F**
Someone!
**[05:25] F**
Serpico...
**[05:30] P**
Oh, there she is.
**[05:32] P**
Over here!
**[05:37] Ser**
Lady Farnese, you're unharmed.
**[05:39] I**
Man, not a care in the world, huh?
**[05:41] I**
And we were all scrambling
to protect Casca...
**[05:45] F**
Casca!
**[05:47] F**
Is Casca all right?
**[05:49] I**
She's more than all right.
**[05:52] I**
Her stomach led her
back before dinner.
**[05:57] I**
Good, we can finally get some sleep.
**[06:02] I**
Don't cause so much trouble, okay?
**[06:04] I**
Why is the babysitter getting lost?
**[06:12] F**
Serpico?
**[06:13] Ser**
Yes, my lady?
**[06:15] F**
I have caused you trouble.
**[06:19] F**
What's wrong?
**[06:20] Ser**
Nothing, my lady.
**[06:23] Ser**
Are you returning to the Holy See?
**[06:29] F**
Who...
**[06:31] F**
Who would go back?
**[06:37] Elder**
If you're heading to the Port
of Vritannis, be careful.
**[06:43] Elder**
It's become a garrison
for the allied forces.
**[06:48] Elder**
I hear the Kushans are about to
start a major battle there.
**[06:53] Elder**
Even if the allied forces
repel the Kushans,
**[06:56] Elder**
they'll carve up the kingdom
amongst themselves.
**[07:01] Elder**
Midland may even cease to exist...
**[07:05] Elder**
Well, not that any of that
matters to us shepherds.
**[07:10] Elder**
Are you a Midlander?
**[07:13] Elder**
Things must be difficult for you.
**[07:15] G**
No, we were only living
there for a while.
**[07:21] Elder**
Oh, I just remembered!
**[07:25] Elder**
Beware if you're taking that path,
**[07:28] Elder**
especially around the pass.
**[07:31] I**
What the hell, Gramps?
**[07:32] I**
Are you saying bandits are about?
**[07:34] Elder**
That wouldn't be so bad,
**[07:37] Elder**
but what's out and about
aren't human folk.
**[07:39] Elder**
They're trolls!
**[07:42] I**
Trolls?
**[07:47] I**
Shit...
**[07:48] I**
How can I land one hit on Guts?
**[07:53] P**
Wouldn't you have better
luck throwing stones?
**[07:55] I**
Unless I use the sword, it's pointless.
**[07:57] P**
Your skills with rocks aren't bad, though.
**[08:02] I**
Well, sure.
**[08:05] I**
Got meat.
**[08:08] P**
A double throw, huh? Clever.
**[08:28] I**
Ow!
**[08:31] I**
Shit! That didn't work, either!
**[08:34] G**
Not bad.
**[08:35] G**
You were doing well that time.
**[08:38] G**
But if you always attack from below,
the opponent will anticipate you.
**[08:41] G**
You need to figure out how
to be less predictable.
**[08:45] G**
About your last attack,
**[08:46] G**
you should aim for gaps in the armor.
**[08:49] G**
You're not strong enough to pierce it.
**[08:52] I**
I see...
**[08:56] I**
Hey, is this good enough?
**[08:58] G**
What?
**[08:59] I**
Isn't training usually
**[09:01] ---**
practicing basics for a long time and
inheriting techniques and stuff?
**[09:05] G**
You're practicing basics every day.
**[09:07] I**
But...
**[09:08] G**
Do you plan to only go into battle
**[09:11] G**
after training for dozens of years and
becoming a master swordsman?
**[09:14] G**
That's a pretty long game.
**[09:16] I**
N-No, I don't!
**[09:17] G**
Then you need to manage
with what you have now.
**[09:21] G**
Isn't that what you've been
doing all this time?
**[09:25] Ser**
You are kind to him.
**[09:28] Ser**
If it isn't too much trouble, could you
help me gather firewood?
**[09:46] Ser**
Well, these are a little damp...
**[09:50] G**
Let's just get down to it.
**[09:52] Ser**
What do you mean?
**[09:53] G**
Drop the act.
**[09:55] G**
You wanted privacy, so we
could finish the duel.
**[09:58] Ser**
What are you talking about?
**[10:00] Ser**
I wanted to get to know
you better. That's all.
**[10:03] Ser**
Have a heart-to-heart.
**[10:05] G**
Huh?
**[10:05] G**
You aren't making any sense!
**[10:07] G**
If you don't want to fight, I'm off.
**[10:11] Ser**
To be completely honest,
I'd like you to die.
**[10:16] G**
You finally have the same
look as when we fought.
**[10:19] Ser**
But this is what Lady Farnese wants.
**[10:24] Ser**
The look on her face, like a child
who's just sobbed her heart out.
**[10:27] Ser**
I've never seen her so vulnerable.
**[10:31] Ser**
You've changed her.
**[10:34] Ser**
Well, as long as Lady Farnese chooses
to continue her journey,
**[10:37] Ser**
I intend, as her aide, to maintain
good relations with you.
**[10:42] G**
You worry too much.
**[10:46] I**
What the hell?
**[10:47] I**
What's going on?
**[10:49] I**
Hey! Bandits?
**[10:54] I**
All right!
**[10:55] I**
Are you okay?
**[10:57] P**
He isn't human!
**[10:59] I**
What?
**[11:04] I**
What the...
**[11:05] Elder**
But what's out and about
aren't human folk.
**[11:08] I**
*So this is what he meant!*
**[11:14] I**
*I'll handle this.*
**[11:17] Iva**
Oh, my.
**[11:18] Iva**
He's going to die.
**[11:20] Iva**
What are you going to do?
**[11:34] I**
I'm not scared of you...
**[11:36] I**
You rotten monkey!
**[11:37] I**
I'll get ya!
**[11:49] P**
Isidoro!
**[11:51] I**
*I... I'm gonna die!*
**[11:58] I**
Berries?
**[12:00] Schierke**
Don't move.
**[12:02] Schierke**
Look all around you.
**[12:06] I**
Wh-When'd they show up?
**[12:09] Schierke**
The rest of you, come here.
**[12:17] Schierke**
Listen to me.
**[12:18] Schierke**
No matter what happens,
do not leave or break this circle.
**[12:22] I**
Wh-What's this?
**[12:23] P**
It's magic!
**[12:24] P**
This is a magical ritual!
**[12:26] F**
Magic?
**[12:27] F**
Then, is she...
**[12:29] Iva**
That's right. She's a witch, see? A witch.
**[12:33] P**
A fae like me...
**[12:34] P**
It's been too long!
**[12:35] Iva**
Hey, who do you think you are?
**[12:36] Iva**
*Yodo hegh vau hegh.*
**[12:38] Iva**
*Adonai tsabaut.*
**[12:40] Iva**
*Eghehyeh...*
**[12:41] Iva**
*Argrah.*
**[12:44] I**
They're everywhere!
**[12:48] I**
Wh-What the...
**[13:03] I**
Wow.
**[13:05] I**
What's going on?
**[13:08] Schierke**
I say this with the best of intentions,
**[13:10] Schierke**
but you should leave
as soon as possible.
**[13:13] I**
N-No need for you to worry.
**[13:16] I**
We're used to monsters like them.
**[13:18] Sch**
Excuse me, but with your sword skill,
**[13:21] Sch**
you won't survive another encounter.
**[13:23] I**
What?!
**[13:23] I**
H-Hang on a second, hag!
**[13:30] I**
Wh-What the...
**[13:32] I**
These don't belong to no hag.
**[13:34] I**
I mean, there's hardly anything!
**[13:39] I**
You're just a kid?
**[13:44] G**
Hey, what's wrong?
**[13:45] Ser**
Lady Farnese!
**[13:46] G**
What happened here?
**[13:48] F**
Well...
**[13:53] Sch**
*What's with those two?*
**[13:56] Sch**
*It's as if they attract distortions.*
**[14:01] I**
Damn it all...
**[14:03] I**
That witch girl!
**[14:06] G**
You did well.
**[14:08] G**
You have my thanks.
**[14:09] I**
Coming from you, it just
makes me all itchy.
**[14:13] P**
Well, ultimately, the little witch
saved us, including the monkey.
**[14:20] G**
* I don't want anything like*
* that to happen again.*
**[14:26] Ser**
She's grown quite fond
of you, Lady Farnese.
**[14:29] F**
Y-You think so?
**[14:34] I**
Hey! Stop!
**[14:36] I**
Stop it!
**[14:37] I**
Stop!
**[14:38] I**
Stop, I said!
**[14:39] ---**
Stop! Hey, stop!
**[14:45] I**
Huh? What?
**[14:48] P**
Okay... There you go.
**[14:51] Ser**
What happened?
**[14:53] Morgan**
We were attacked by trolls.
**[14:56] Morgan**
There were five others with me,
but everyone else was...
**[14:59] Morgan**
But I can't just return to our village.
**[15:03] Morgan**
There's a place I need to go.
**[15:07] Morgan**
I am Morgan, of Enoch Village.
**[15:10] Morgan**
Travelers such as you
may not know this,
**[15:14] Morgan**
but tales of fae and witches have
always been told in these parts.
**[15:19] Morgan**
Even still, not many of us
believed those tales.
**[15:25] Morgan**
At least, not until that fateful night.
**[15:28] I**
What fateful night?
**[15:30] Morgan**
A band of trolls attacked the village.
**[15:34] Morgan**
They came, like something
out of the pages of a tale,
**[15:38] Morgan**
appearing from the darkness.
**[15:41] Morgan**
Ever since that day, our world
was changed forever!
**[15:46] Morgan**
It's as if our lives were a lie.
**[15:50] Ser**
So do you bear a message to your lord?
**[15:53] Morgan**
Our lord has gone to
Vritannis for battle.
**[15:56] Morgan**
The fortress is empty.
**[15:59] Morgan**
Even if I took him the news,
**[16:01] Morgan**
I doubt he'd send men because
he'd think trolls don't exist!
**[16:06] I**
What's your plan, then?
**[16:08] Morgan**
We counter the legend
with another legend.
**[16:11] Morgan**
A witch... That's who we're
thinking of asking for help.
**[16:16] I**
A witch?
**[16:18] Morgan**
They say a witch's house stands
deep in this forest.
**[16:23] Morgan**
It's said that only those
invited by the mistress
**[16:27] ---**
of the house are allowed to reach it.
**[16:30] I**
Does that mean this forest
is under a witch's spell?
**[16:34] I**
Wouldn't that mean looking
for her is pointless?
**[16:38] Morgan**
From time to time,
**[16:40] ---**
children in the village claim
to have seen the house.
**[16:46] Schierke**
*Someone has breached the barrier.*
**[16:50] Schierke**
Elementals...
**[16:54] P**
What is this?
**[16:55] I**
W-Wow...
**[17:13] Morgan**
I knew it wasn't a dream!
**[17:16] Morgan**
No one believed me.
**[17:19] Morgan**
And after so many years, even I
thought I had dreamed it.
**[17:27] I**
That witch girl must be here, too!
**[17:30] G**
*What is this strange sensation?*
**[17:34] G**
Isidoro!
**[17:34] G**
Get away from there!
**[17:36] I**
Huh?
**[17:38] I**
What?
**[17:39] I**
What's with the dumb-looking statue?
**[17:43] I**
What a laugh! Er, uh...
**[18:00] Morgan**
Wait... Let me speak to it.
**[18:02] Ser**
Morgan!
**[18:04] G**
That thing won't listen to you!
**[18:06] G**
Stay back, Gramps.
**[18:15] I**
Shit! It regrew its arm!
**[18:17] G**
*A ghoul?*
**[18:19] G**
*Could it serve the apostles?*
**[18:28] Ser**
This is...
**[18:32] I**
Creepy fucks!
**[18:37] I**
Wh-What's up with them?!
**[18:46] G**
There's no end to them.
**[18:52] Iva**
Hey, look! Look at that man's sword!
**[18:56] F**
No!
**[19:04] Ser**
That's...
**[19:07] Ser**
Everyone,
**[19:08] Ser**
the golems have a small doll embedded
near the symbols on their chests.
**[19:11] Ser**
Once you remove the dolls,
they cannot regenerate!
**[19:15] Iva**
Oops, they figured it out.
**[19:17] G**
I see.
**[19:18] G**
Now that we know...
**[19:21] I**
*Isidoropkick!*
**[19:24] ---**
Yes!
**[19:26] Iva**
What now, Schierke?
**[19:27] Iva**
They'll destroy every single one!
**[19:29] Schierke**
I have no choice.
**[19:31] Flora**
*Enough.*
**[19:36] F**
Wh-What happened?
**[19:38] I**
They suddenly stopped moving.
**[19:48] I**
I knew it was her!
**[19:50] F**
*The witch!*
**[19:52] Schierke**
Everyone, this way, please.
**[19:54] Schierke**
My mistress will see you.
**[19:56] I**
Oh, yeah? Great!
**[19:59] I**
I'll fight her!
**[20:01] Ser**
What will we do?
**[20:02] G**
We did get an invitation.
**[20:03] G**
Let's go meet this witch.
**[20:07] I**
Wow, this is fun!
**[20:11] I**
It's more like a nest than a house.
**[20:14] I**
I feel like I've turned into a squirrel.
**[20:15] Sch**
You, there.
**[20:16] Sch**
Don't touch anything on the
desk without permission.
**[20:19] Iva**
What a kid!
**[20:21] I**
Wait, so you aren't the
witch people talk about?
**[20:23] Sch**
I am Schierke, and I am
still an apprentice.
**[20:27] Iva**
I am Ivalera, her guardian.
**[20:30] I**
Oh, so you're just a trainee.
**[20:33] I**
I'm Isidoro.
**[20:34] I**
You did quite a number on me!
**[20:36] I**
Thanks to you, I was living in my
ancestors' shoes for a half day.
**[20:39] Sch**
That was because you grabbed
me in a strange manner!
**[20:42] I**
Strange?
**[20:43] I**
Just tell me what you mean.
**[20:45] I**
I'm only a monkey, so...
**[20:46] Sch**
Like I said, a strange manner!
**[20:48] Iva**
Her boobs.
**[20:51] Sch**
L-Like I said...
**[20:52] Iva**
Boobs!
**[20:54] G**
Quit it. It's getting on my nerves.
**[20:56] G**
Anyway, can you take
us to her already?
**[21:00] G**
The one you call your mistress?
**[21:01] Sch**
This way, please.
**[21:04] Sch**
I brought them, mistress.
**[21:10] Flora**
Welcome to the mansion
of the spirit tree.
**[21:13] Flora**
Please forgive the discourtesy
of my apprentice.
**[21:16] Flora**
She was only concerned for my safety.
**[21:19] I**
So she's the witch?
**[21:21] I**
I totally thought she'd have
**[21:23] ---**
a pointy noise and be all shriveled,
like some monster...
**[21:26] Sch**
H-How dare you?
**[21:28] Flora**
Why, thank you.
**[21:29] Flora**
I'll take that as a compliment.
**[21:34] Morgan**
Fifty years ago,
the medicine you gave me
**[21:38] Morgan**
saved my mother from certain death.
**[21:41] Morgan**
I can't believe my eyes...
You look exactly the same.
**[21:46] Flora**
I remember you.
**[21:47] Flora**
You were the boy from back then.
**[21:49] Flora**
It has been a while.
**[21:53] Flora**
You've never taken the life
of any of my brethren.
**[21:57] Flora**
But if you had, it would have been
a sin shared by all who serve God.
**[22:03] Flora**
I would not seek retribution
from you alone.
**[22:07] F**
*How did she know?*
**[22:09] Flora**
As for you two who bear the brand...
**[22:12] G**
How did you know that?
**[22:14] Flora**
I am glad I could meet you.
**[22:16] Flora**
I have been waiting for you.
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***SIGN*** He is still alive.
***SIGN*** That's... a brand of sacrifice, isn't it?
***SIGN*** Schierke, aid them.
***SIGN*** It's a key, linking the mortal realm and the deepest part of the spirit realm.
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