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E8 - Don't Laugh at Someone's Prayers

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[00:06] ---
    Tell me.
[00:07] ---
    Are you prepared to die?
[00:14] ---
    No Yethma who reaches the royal capital
    has ever come out again.
[00:18] ---
    Same goes for her chabirone.
[00:20] ---
    That place is a closed-off, unknown world.
[00:22] ---
    No one has any idea what's going on inside.
[00:26] ---
    It could be that you're only going there
    to be killed.
[00:28] ---
    So, do you still want to go
    to the royal capital?
[00:33] ---
    Oink.
[00:36] ---
    All right...
[00:37] ---
    then take these.
[00:39] ---
    They're the same
    as the ones Rossi's wearing.
[00:45] ---
    They can control water, create ice
    and make changes to the terrain.
[00:56] ---
    If there's a lot of water available,
[00:57] ---
    you can even create a swamp
    that'll trip people up.
[01:00] ---
    You need to get a feel
    for how to use them.
[01:02] ---
    Practice on the way.
[01:11] ---
    To be honest...
[01:13] ---
    although...
[01:14] ---
    I hate Yethma hunters
    enough to murder them...
[01:17] ---
    I've never actually killed one.
[01:20] ---
    Five years ago...
[01:22] ---
    when I went to get that collar back...
[01:24] ---
    I did no more than...
[01:26] ---
    immobilize one weakling
    and smash one of his eyes.
[01:30] ---
    I was totally outnumbered...
[01:32] ---
    and had no other choice but to run.
[01:35] ---
    So...
[01:37] ---
    the next time...
[01:39] ---
    I take on the Yethma hunters...
[01:41] ---
    I don't know if you'll be able
    to escape to safety.
[01:45] ---
    Look, I know you're smart.
[01:50] ---
    I want you to use these tools
    to come to my aid along with Rossi.
[01:57] ---
    Do you have any questions
    or something you want to say?
[02:00] ---
    Grunt!
[02:13] ---
    Worst-case scenario...
[02:15] ---
    I might even have to sacrifice you.
[02:21] ---
    If that happens, you decide.
[02:27] ---
    Whether it'll be you who dies...
[02:29] ---
    or Jess who dies.
[02:35] ---
    That choice is up to you.
[04:14] ---
    Once we've crossed,
    we'll be in the Needle Woods.
[04:17] ---
    The royal capital is in the center.
[04:30] ---
    Are you okay?
[04:44] ---
    Please don't mind me.
[05:13] ---
    Can you see that red star...
[05:14] ---
    in the northern sky?
[05:19] ---
    That's the wishing star...
[05:20] ---
    Salvia.
[05:22] ---
    They say that if you can get your hands
    on that star, your wishes will come true.

[05:27] ---
    My wishes...
[05:51] ---
    That's...
[05:53] ---
    the royal capital?
[05:54] ---
    Yeah.
[06:00] ---
    You guys, have you ever heard about this?
[06:03] ---
    The mushrooms that grow around here
    start glowing faintly at night.
[06:07] ---
    I've heard that before.
[06:09] ---
    No one really knows
    why they glow, right?
[06:13] ---
    No.
[06:14] ---
    A local hunter told me why.
[06:20] ---
    See, what's glowing is the Yethma blood
    that got absorbed by the mushrooms.
[06:26] ---
    There's a small village up ahead.
[06:28] ---
    We'll be staying at an inn there tonight.
[06:35] ---
    Hey...
[06:36] ---
    That collar's black.
[06:38] ---
    You're right, it is!
[06:40] ---
    When it's being tended by someone
    who protects the Yethmas, it glitters...

[06:44] ---
    but when evil approaches,
    the collar turns black.

[06:48] ---
    I thought that was how it worked.
[06:50] ---
    The Needle Woods
    is like a hotbed for Yethma hunters.
[06:53] ---
    Starving scoundrels run rampant here,
    and scores of Yethmas lose their lives.
[06:58] ---
    The air is rife with malevolence
    in this area.
[07:01] ---
    Something that shade of black
    is probably way on the lighter side.
[07:07] ---
    You two and...
[07:09] ---
    I mean, you three and I
    will be going our separate ways tomorrow.
[07:13] ---
    Once you enter the royal capital,
    you'll never see me again as long as you live.
[07:16] ---
    Needless to say,
    if you die, that'll be it.
[07:19] ---
    I'm going to drink up!
[07:20] ---
    You guys order whatever you want.
[07:23] ---
    That's the kind of place this inn is.
[07:26] ---
    The Last Supper, huh?
[07:29] ---
    All right, to prepare for tomorrow—
[07:30] ---
    I'm sorry.
[07:33] ---
    I...
[07:34] ---
    would like to excuse myself and go to bed.
[07:38] ---
    I'm fatigued...
[07:40] ---
    and have no appetite.
[07:49] ---
    Go sleep in our room.
[07:50] ---
    Rossi will be close by,
    keeping an eye on you.
[08:10] ---
    Come on, let's dig in now.
[08:12] ---
    Yes!
[08:17] ---
    It's delicious!
[08:18] ---
    Look, Mister Pig!
[08:20] ---
    I think this is quail meat!
[08:22] ---
    It's seasoned with salt and herbs,
    so here's just a little taste! There!
[08:30] ---
    This is amazing!
    It's like pricey yakitori!

[08:33] ---
    "Yakitori"?
[08:34] ---
    Yeah, that's a local dish from my country!
[08:37] ---
    Oh, is that right?
[08:38] ---
    So, in your country, too...
[08:43] ---
    Do you think we can bring this to our room?
[08:48] ---
    She said she had no appetite, but I think
    this is something that Miss Blaise could—
[08:52] ---
    Yeah! She just might be able to eat it!
[09:01] ---
    Hey, do you mind?
[09:04] ---
    I want to discuss priorities.
[09:07] ---
    The way I see it...
[09:08] ---
    human or Yethma or whatever...
[09:11] ---
    if you have a soul, all lives are equal.
[09:15] ---
    But... tomorrow, if it so happens
    that we can only save either you or Blaise...
[09:20] ---
    only one or the other...
[09:26] ---
    then we're going to pick you
    without a second thought.
[09:34] ---
    Mister Naut...
[09:36] ---
    - What are you...
    - You just saw for yourself.
[09:38] ---
    Right now, she's anguished...
[09:41] ---
    and she's barely showing any will to live.
[09:44] ---
    But...
[09:46] ---
    But you're not like that, Jess!
[09:50] ---
    Of course...
[09:51] ---
    our top priority is to protect all lives.
[09:54] ---
    But if we find ourselves
    in a hopeless situation...
[09:56] ---
    protecting your life is going to take
    precedence over everything else.
[10:03] ---
    You can't do that!
[10:05] ---
    That would be...
[10:07] ---
    That would be too harsh on Miss Blaise!
[10:09] ---
    So...
[10:11] ---
    Jess...
[10:13] ---
    I'm your chabirone, Jess.
[10:17] ---
    To protect your life.
[10:19] ---
    That's my reason for being here.
[10:23] ---
    I'm not sure what it is that I can do.
[10:26] ---
    But in my mind...
[10:27] ---
    I already have the resolve to do it.
[10:29] ---
    Mister P-P-Pig...
[10:37] ---
    Oh...
[10:38] ---
    I'm so sorry.
[10:40] ---
    No one's ever said
    such a thing to me before...
[10:44] ---
    so I don't know what to do.
[10:47] ---
    Just let yourself be happy about it.
    I'd like that better than anything.

[10:54] ---
    Then, I'll be happy.
[11:04] ---
    But... what Mister Naut just said...
[11:09] ---
    I'd feel bad for Miss Blaise.
[11:12] ---
    I just can't...
[11:20] ---
    I once had a dream.
[11:23] ---
    To go to the royal capital
    as a certain someone's chabirone...
[11:27] ---
    and live by her side for the rest of my life.
[11:33] ---
    Her bones...
[11:35] ---
    are part of these twin swords.
[11:38] ---
    If you think that's dumb,
    then mock me all you want!
[11:42] ---
    But you see...
[11:44] ---
    you look so much like her.
[11:50] ---
    I want to at least see you safely
    to the royal capital.
[11:54] ---
    I want you to live the life
    that she didn't get to...
[11:57] ---
    even if she'd wanted to.
[12:03] ---
    Thank you so much, Mister Naut.
[12:13] ---
    Of course, I plan
    on making it home alive, too.
[12:16] ---
    I wouldn't want to make Ceres cry.
[12:19] ---
    Right!
[12:21] ---
    Let's all survive
    to the end of this journey!
[12:31] ---
    What are you always up to here, Big Sis?
[12:36] ---
    I am praying.
[12:38] ---
    To the wishing star.
[12:39] ---
    Oh, really?
[12:41] ---
    But you know what? I hate that star!
[12:43] ---
    Do you really?
[12:45] ---
    Even if you tell it what you want,
    it never gives you anything!

[12:49] ---
    And there's no way to actually get
    your hands on a star, is there?

[12:54] ---
    That's exactly why I pray.
[12:58] ---
    Because I don't believe
    it could ever come true...

[13:01] ---
    since there's no hope. That's why I pray.
[13:04] ---
    No one ever prays for a star within reach.
[13:07] ---
    We pray because it's out of reach.
[13:12] ---
    And it's while you're praying...
[13:15] ---
    that you can forget about everything
    and focus on your wish.

[13:26] ---
    I hear you're about to turn 16.
[13:29] ---
    Yes. I'll be leaving here
    and will be heading to the royal capital.

[13:32] ---
    I see.
[13:34] ---
    Listen.
[13:35] ---
    I heard a rumor.
[13:37] ---
    They say there is something strange
    about the royal capital.

[13:49] ---
    Are you going now?
[13:50] ---
    Yes.
[13:51] ---
    So, I'm never seeing you again.
[13:55] ---
    One last thing before I go.
[13:58] ---
    When you find yourself at a loss...
[14:02] ---
    you should search for a star to guide you.
[14:06] ---
    Salvia is a wishing star
    precisely because it's far off in the northern sky.

[14:12] ---
    When you've lost your way, the wishing star
    will show you the direction to take.

[14:17] ---
    And in the same way,
    when you've lost sight of how to live...

[14:22] ---
    you should search
    for a wishing star of your own.

[14:27] ---
    Right, I see.
[14:38] ---
    I'd lost hope long ago.
[14:41] ---
    I already knew from the start.
[14:46] ---
    On my journey...
[14:48] ---
    I was always walking
    with my back to the wishing star.

[15:04] ---
    That's right.
[15:07] ---
    I'd known all along
    that this was going to happen.

[15:12] ---
    Over and over... Over and over...
[15:15] ---
    Terrible things were done to me.
[15:18] ---
    Throughout it all...
[15:20] ---
    over and over, over and over,
    I continued to pray.

[15:28] ---
    After they'd brought me to Munires...
[15:31] ---
    I was unable to see the star
    while I was in the dungeon.

[15:34] ---
    And yet I prayed.
[15:37] ---
    I knew no one would come to rescue me.
[15:40] ---
    But in order not to get swallowed up
    by my fears...

[15:43] ---
    in order not to get crushed by despair...
[15:45] ---
    I continued to pray.
[15:50] ---
    And then...
[15:52] ---
    you all appeared before me.
[15:55] ---
    Mister Naut...
[15:57] ---
    opened the cage and held me close.
[16:01] ---
    That was the first time...
[16:04] ---
    I'd ever been held so tightly.
[16:09] ---
    I...
[16:11] ---
    no longer have the strength
    to keep holding onto hope.
[16:16] ---
    But...
[16:19] ---
    surely, those people...
[16:26] ---
    Noble Pig...
[16:27] ---
    Noble Pig...
[16:29] ---
    Could you please wake up?
[16:36] ---
    What's going on?
[16:38] ---
    I'd like to talk to you.
[16:45] ---
    I'm sorry to disturb you
    when you were at rest.

[16:48] ---
    No, it's all good.
    I'm used to this kind of scenario.

[16:52] ---
    So, what's on your mind?
[16:54] ---
    You can tell me anything.
[16:57] ---
    Wh-Wh-What's this?
[16:59] ---
    Please forgive me for being rude.
[17:02] ---
    But it's a bit cold out here.
[17:05] ---
    I see. Gotcha.
[17:09] ---
    Noble Pig...
[17:10] ---
    You've come here
    from another world, right?

[17:13] ---
    Well, I guess so.
[17:15] ---
    I came from a world
    that's totally different than this one.

[17:18] ---
    If you don't mind,
    could you tell me about that world?

[17:23] ---
    Oh, is that all?
[17:25] ---
    Fine.
[17:26] ---
    What do you want me to talk about, then?
[17:30] ---
    Is it true that in your world...
[17:32] ---
    women with small breasts are preferred?
[17:37] ---
    My bad! I mean, I...
[17:39] ---
    It's true that I prefer small ones.
[17:42] ---
    But not really.
[17:43] ---
    I'm sure...
[17:45] ---
    that no one ever tempts men
    because her breasts happen to be large.

[17:53] ---
    Yeah, that's true!
[17:55] ---
    No one!
[17:56] ---
    Most guys probably
    wouldn't give you a second look.

[17:59] ---
    Is that right?
[18:00] ---
    So, such a world exists?
[18:04] ---
    When I die tomorrow...
[18:06] ---
    if only I could be reborn into that world,
    nothing would make me happier.

[18:10] ---
    Don't talk like that. It's bad luck.
[18:13] ---
    You shouldn't just give up all hope.
[18:15] ---
    The household I used to serve...
[18:18] ---
    was a family of gravekeepers.
[18:20] ---
    "There must be another world
    beyond all those stars."

[18:25] ---
    That thought would cross my mind.
[18:28] ---
    So...
[18:29] ---
    since you came here
    from beyond the stars, Noble Pig...

[18:32] ---
    I'd like you to hear my final prayer.
[18:40] ---
    Please look at this.
[18:44] ---
    What's that?
[18:46] ---
    In the basement of that church...
[18:48] ---
    they removed...
[18:50] ---
    my internal organs.
[18:51] ---
    What?
[18:53] ---
    By the time you all came to my rescue...
[18:57] ---
    it was already too late.
[19:03] ---
    Let's go talk to Naut and Jess!
[19:05] ---
    There might be a way to fix you!
[19:08] ---
    Please don't tell them about this.
[19:11] ---
    Mister Naut is such a kind person...
[19:15] ---
    so he's sure to put himself into danger
    trying to save my life.

[19:20] ---
    But if we use a black rista—
[19:21] ---
    To heal someone with a black rista, you must
    absolutely have an attachment to that person.

[19:27] ---
    You wouldn't be able to heal me.
[19:30] ---
    I don't need to make it
    to the royal capital.

[19:34] ---
    I'm offering my life to you and Miss Jess.
[19:39] ---
    What are you...
[19:42] ---
    Death will be my salvation.
[19:47] ---
    I happened to be born a Yethma...
[19:51] ---
    and with this body,
    with this face, with this voice...

[19:55] ---
    I ended up tempting
    everyone around me, so I'm to blame.

[19:59] ---
    You're wrong about that! Of course the people
    who exploit the Yethmas are the ones to blame!

[20:08] ---
    So, that's how people see it
    in your world, Noble Pig.

[20:11] ---
    Darn right!
[20:13] ---
    When I die...
[20:15] ---
    please take me to your world, Noble Pig.
[20:18] ---
    That is my...
[20:20] ---
    final wish.
[20:24] ---
    I got here without praying.
[20:27] ---
    There's no reason you couldn't make it over there
    when you've been praying all long.

[20:32] ---
    You can reincarnate yourself
    into my world for sure!

[20:36] ---
    Thank you very much.
[20:47] ---
    Let's head back now.
[20:49] ---
    It would be too risky to be away
    from our room for too long.

[20:55] ---
    Please wait.
[20:57] ---
    Just one more thing.
[21:00] ---
    When I was working
    as a gravekeeper...

[21:03] ---
    I once heard something strange.
[21:06] ---
    Something strange?
[21:10] ---
    I was told that the royal capital
    has no entrance.

[21:13] ---
    Huh?
[21:14] ---
    That's why...
[21:16] ---
    all Yethmas end up dying
    in the Needle Woods.

[21:19] ---
    Wh-What's that supposed to mean?
[21:21] ---
    Then, what was the point
    of us risking everything to...

[21:24] ---
    Apparently, there is a way to enter.
[21:27] ---
    Not that a Yethma who entered the royal capital
    has ever appeared outside of it.

[21:32] ---
    Even so, somewhere along the way,
[21:34] ---
    people started hearing this rumor
    about the way to get inside the royal capital.

[21:40] ---
    What is it?
[21:41] ---
    "Appeal to the king."
[21:43] ---
    Don't Laugh
    at Someone's Prayers
[21:48] ---
    Is that all?
[21:50] ---
    Yes.
[21:52] ---
    There's only one way for a Yethma
    to enter the royal capital.

[21:55] ---
    I'm told it's to appeal to the king.
[21:58] ---
    Does that mean you have to shout
    toward the royal capital?

[22:01] ---
    I don't know.
[22:02] ---
    But...
[22:04] ---
    I thought that if this could help you
    in some small way...

[22:10] ---
    Please.
[22:11] ---
    Please, I beg of you.
[22:16] ---
    No matter what...
[22:18] ---
    I want you all to live...
[22:20] ---
    and to find happiness.