E3 - The Boxing Dogs

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[00:05] Sabina
    A fighting tournament?
[00:06] Fabrice
    Yes.
[00:07] Sabina
    Huh. Sounds like I came home at a bad time.
[00:11] Fabrice
    You don't like combat sports?
[00:13] Sabina
    Will you be fighting, too?
[00:16] Cestvs
    Yes, probably.
[00:19] Nashca
    Lady Sabina!
[00:20] Woman
    Help me, Lady Sabina!
[00:22] Woman
    At this rate, my family will go bankrupt!
[00:25] Sabina
    Calm down. What's the matter?
[00:29] Woman
    Some nasty brutes are hanging around my bar.
[00:32] Woman
    They're extorting and
    beating my other customers.
[00:35] Woman
    The store is an absolute mess.
[00:38] Sabina
    I won't allow that kind
    of violence in my city.
[00:41] Sabina
    You people! You're used to fighting, right?
[00:45] Sabina
    You're going to help me.
[00:47] Ruddock
    Is that an order?
[00:49] Nashca
    Yes.
[00:50] Sabina
    Follow me. We're going to
    get rid of those thugs.
SIGN    The Boxing Dogs
[02:29] Sabina
    I won't allow a bunch of crude,
    harmful pests like you to stay here!
[02:34] Sabina
    I've come to exterminate you!
    Prepare yourselves!
[02:37] Thug
    Who the hell are you guys?
[02:38] Thug
    You wanna fight?
[02:44] Cestvs
    He's huge.
[02:45] Boss
    I'll kill you brats!
[02:49] Ruddock
    Don't be scared, Cestvs.
    Just do what you always do.
[02:53] Ruddock
    All right! Follow me!
[02:59] Ruddock
    Don't let them catch you, shrimps!
[03:03] Hernando
    Let go of me!
[03:08] Sabina
    Huh. He's stronger than he looks.
[03:13] Ruddock
    He's coming for you, Cestvs!
[03:15] Boss
    Move!
[03:25] Cestvs
    Uh-oh.
[03:32] Ruddock
    Idiot! What are you doing?
[03:40] Boss
    Shit! Move out of the way!
[03:42] Cestvs
    Move! Someone stop that man!
[03:50] Cestvs
    Seriously? No one's stopping him.
[03:55] Ruddock
    They call them onlookers because
    they won't get involved.
[03:58] Sabina
    You let him escape? You're useless!
[04:00] Sabina
    For crying out loud!
[04:06] Nashca
    Lady Sabina.
[04:07] Sabina
    You're late, Nashca.
[04:09] Sabina
    They got away because you
    didn't bring Emden sooner.
[04:14] Nashca
    I'm sorry. But the incident
    has already been resolved.
[04:22] Lady 1
    Look, it's Emden.
[04:24] Lady 1
    Emden?
[04:26] ---
    Wow!
[04:27] ---
    Incredible...
[04:33] Rabble
    Wow...
[04:34] Rabble
    No one stands a chance against Emden.
[04:37] Rabble
    He didn't even break a sweat.
[04:41] Cestvs
    He beat that huge man half to death.
[04:44] Emden
    Thank you for waiting, Lady Sabina.
[04:46] Emden
    I shall defeat the rest immedi—
[04:47] Sabina
    You're saying that after arriving this late?
[04:50] Sabina
    Your replacements took care of them.
[04:53] Emden
    That was a rash decision, Lady Sabina.
[04:54] Emden
    You shouldn't have marched in there
    with outsiders who can't be trusted.
[04:58] Emden
    I'm the only one you need.
[05:00] Pedro
    It's not like we did it because we wanted to!
[05:03] Ruddock
    I agree. I can't ignore what you just said.
[05:06] Sabina
    This was my decision, Emden.
[05:09] Sabina
    Or what? Are you saying I have to
    seek direction from a slave like you?
[05:14] Emden
    Of course not. I'm just worried about you.
[05:19] Sabina
    Now that those pests have been exterminated,
    I have no more business with you.
[05:23] Sabina
    Return to your own world.
[05:27] Emden
    Why? Why do you shun me so?
[05:31] Sabina
    What are you so upset about, Emden?
[05:33] Sabina
    Aren't you the one who's
    forgotten our promise?
[05:37] Cestvs
    Promise?
[05:38] Sabina
    I heard you've achieved an
    unprecedented 48-match win streak.
[05:42] Sabina
    They call you the "Immovable Object."
[05:44] Sabina
    There are even girls who have
    fallen in love with you.
[05:47] Emden
    I've nearly achieved my goal.
[05:48] Emden
    I will fulfill our promise at the
    next tournament, without fail.
[05:52] Nashca
    You're smart enough to know, Emden.
[05:55] Nashca
    No matter how successful you become or how
    much you demonstrate your love for her,
[05:58] Nashca
    this goddess will never
    truly give you her attention.
[06:03] (Flashback) Man 1
    Happy birthday, Miss.
[06:06] (Flashback) Woman 2
    Congratulations, Lady Sabina.
[06:09] (Flashback) Old Man 2
    You grow more beautiful every year.
[06:13] (Flashback) Nashca
    Lady Sabina.
[06:15] (Flashback) Sabina
    What is it, Nashca?
[06:17] (Flashback) Nashca
    The servants of the Fabrice
    family have a gift for you.
[06:23] (Flashback) Sabina
    How cute. I love it, Nashca.
[06:27] (Flashback) Emden
    Lady Sabina.
[06:29] (Flashback) Sabina
    Emden?
[06:30] (Flashback) Emden
    I-I wanted to congratulate you, as well...
[06:33] (Flashback) Sabina
    Congratulate? You, a slave,
    want to congratulate me?
[06:41] (Flashback) Sabina
    So, what gift could you possibly have for me?
[06:47] (Flashback) Emden
    A-An unbroken 30-fight
    win streak that will never fade.
[06:52] (Flashback) Emden
    Th-That is what I shall give to you.
[06:54] (Flashback) Sabina
    Is that record really worth screaming about?
[06:57] (Flashback) Nashca
    So far, there hasn't been a gladiator
    in Pompeii who has won more
[07:02] (Flashback) Nashca
    than 26 consecutive matches.
[07:03] (Flashback) Sabina
    Oh? I wish I could say you thought hard
    for one who has nothing to give, but...
[07:10] (Flashback) Sabina
    I want 50.
[07:12] (Flashback) Sabina
    You might as well give me a legendary record.
[07:16] (Flashback) Emden
    F-Fifty?
[07:18] (Flashback) Sabina
    In exchange, once you achieve your goal,
[07:22] (Flashback) Sabina
    I shall grant you your freedom and
    make you my official retainer.
[07:26] (Flashback) Emden
    I can trust those words, can't I?
[07:33] Sabina
    You still have two victories to go.
[07:36] Sabina
    And of course, if you lose a single one,
    you'll be back at square one.
[07:39] Sabina
    A single scratch on a jewel
    diminishes its value.
[07:43] Emden
    I am perfectly prepared.
[07:45] Emden
    During these past two years, I haven't
    missed a single day of training.
[07:48] Emden
    After all, your honor rides on these fights.
[07:52] Cestvs
    He trained that hard for that
    promise? He's terrifying.
[07:59] Ruddock
    Just listen to you, you pervert.
    You should be ashamed of yourself.
[08:03] Ruddock
    A fighter's record isn't about
    quantity. It's about quality.
[08:07] Ruddock
    How dare you bring your creepy
    ulterior motives into it?
[08:09] Ruddock
    I'll end your winning streak
    at the upcoming tournament.
[08:14] Ruddock
    And after me, he'll be your opponent.
[08:16] Cestvs
    Who, me?
[08:17] Ruddock
    We'll destroy you with the
    worst defeats you can imagine.
[08:21] Emden
    I'll fight you right now. Bring it on, brats.
[08:24] Ruddock
    Let's go, asshole!
[08:25] Cestvs
    W-Wait! Stop!
[08:28] Nashca
    Stop this, Emden!
[08:29] Sabina
    Look at how worked up they are. What idiots.
[08:31] Sabina
    Men are such children.
[08:38] Ruddock
    I haven't felt this fired up in a while.
[08:41] Cestvs
    Don't drag me into your feud.
[08:45] Zora
    You really suck at brawling, you know that?
[08:48] Cestvs
    Where'd that come from?
[08:49] Zora
    What kind of idiot charges
    head-on into a guy that much bigger
[08:52] Zora
    than himself when he doesn't have the
    strength to end the fight with a single blow?
[09:00] Cestvs
    You don't need to tell me that.
[09:02] Cestvs
    If I were bigger and stronger,
    I wouldn't have to work so hard.
[09:09] Cestvs
    If only I were as big as Ruddock or my master...
[09:14] Cestvs
    I lack strength. I lack power!
[09:18] Drisco
    Rejoice, boys! Tonight the young
    master has prepared a feast for us.
[09:27] Getty
    So good!
[09:28] Pedro
    How does anything taste this good?
[09:31] Hernando
    I've never had anything like this!
[09:34] Cestvs
    I won't get bigger if I don't eat.
[09:37] Cestvs
    If I stay small forever, I'll never
    survive long enough to win my freedom.
[09:44] Zafar
    What's wrong, Cestvs?
[09:49] Cestvs
    I failed to bring down a thug at today's job.
[09:53] Cestvs
    My opponents are always larger than me,
[09:56] Cestvs
    but my biggest problem is that
[09:57] Cestvs
    I don't have a killer move that can
    take down an opponent in a single blow.
[10:01] Cestvs
    This incident made that painfully clear.
[10:04] Cestvs
    Some situations can't be recovered from
    if you miss your first opportunity.
[10:09] Cestvs
    And in order to prevent
    that from becoming fatal,
[10:11] Cestvs
    I need the strength to land a knockout blow.
[10:16] Zafar
    A knockout blow, huh?
[10:18] Zafar
    There's no such thing as a simple
    technique for ending a fight easily.
[10:23] Cestvs
    What?
[10:24] Zafar
    The more powerful the blow,
    the higher the price you pay to use it.
[10:27] Zafar
    In other words, the question
    is whether or not you have
[10:30] Zafar
    the resolve to cross the line of carnage.
[10:32] Cestvs
    The resolve to cross the line of carnage...
[10:35] Zafar
    I guarantee you'll face dangerous opponents
    who you'll have to get before they get you.
[10:40] Zafar
    If you intend to face your destiny
    rather than run from it...
[10:45] Zafar
    If you feel you need power
    from the bottom of your heart,
[10:49] Zafar
    then I shall teach you a killer move that
    will down your opponents in a single blow.
[10:55] Cestvs
    A killer move that will down my
    opponents in a single blow...
[11:01] Cestvs
    I want to win.
[11:04] Cestvs
    Please teach me, Master.
[11:08] Zafar
    Very well.
[11:09] Zafar
    But first, we fill our stomachs. Eat.
[11:12] Cestvs
    Yes, Master.
[11:14] Nashca
    Cestvs, could you come to the sitting room?
[11:18] Nashca
    Lady Sabina wants to talk to you.
[11:22] Cestvs
    Y-Yes, sir.
SIGN    The Roman Fighter
[11:26] Sabina
    Thank you, Nashca.
[11:28] Nashca
    Yes, my lady.
[11:30] Sabina
    No need to be so stiff.
[11:33] Sabina
    I have a good offer for you.
[11:36] Cestvs
    Okay...
[11:37] Sabina
    Allow me to be direct.
[11:38] Sabina
    How would you like to go to Rome with me?
[11:41] Cestvs
    To Rome?
[11:43] Sabina
    If I purchase you, you can be released
    from your life of endless fistfights.
[11:50] Sabina
    Well? Aren't you happy?
[11:51] Cestvs
    Wh-Why me?
[11:53] Sabina
    I was just looking for a boy
    to serve as my chamberlain.
[11:57] Sabina
    Since you seem to be stronger
    than you look, I chose you.
[12:02] Sabina
    And if necessary, you can be my bodyguard.
[12:05] Cestvs
    Bodyguard? Don't you already
    have him for that?
[12:08] Cestvs
    Isn't he your family's slave?
[12:11] Sabina
    Him? You mean Emden?
[12:14] Sabina
    No. I can't use him.
[12:17] Sabina
    Simply being strong isn't good enough.
[12:20] Sabina
    Social gatherings require
    a certain degree of grace.
[12:24] Sabina
    And I need someone young
    so I can teach him manners.
[12:28] Sabina
    Emden glares at everyone like
    he's ready to bite their heads off.
[12:32] Sabina
    Honestly, he's irritating.
[12:35] Sabina
    His gaze alone is unbearably creepy.
[12:39] Sabina
    It gives me chills.
[12:41] Cestvs
    Um... I don't think the leader of my
    group would allow you to buy me.
[12:45] Sabina
    You've been chosen. You should be happy.
[12:48] Cestvs
    What? B-But I...
[12:50] Sabina
    Then it's decided. All that's left
    is to negotiate with your leader.
[12:54] Cestvs
    W-Wait a minute!
[12:56] Sabina
    Wait? Why? Is there something
    you're not satisfied with?
[12:59] Cestvs
    No, it's not that.
[13:02] Cestvs
    It's just that... I can't do it.
[13:07] Cestvs
    From your perspective, I'm sure
    my life seems supremely miserable.
[13:12] Cestvs
    But I have a master I respect,
    and I have friends.
[13:18] Cestvs
    And besides, I don't want to
    be bought or sold anymore.
[13:23] Sabina
    What did you say?
[13:24] Cestvs
    I was saved from this world
    by someone once before.
[13:30] Cestvs
    He was of very noble birth,
    but he was also very lonely.
[13:35] (Flashback) Nero
    Please don't go, Cestvs!
[13:37] (Flashback) Nero
    Stay with me! Please!
[13:41] (Flashback) Cestvs
    I'm sorry. I can't do that.
[13:45] Cestvs
    He wanted for nothing,
    but suffered constantly
[13:47] Cestvs
    under a heavy responsibility that
    prevented him from speaking his mind.
[13:51] (Flashback) Nero
    Who do you think I am?
[13:54] (Flashback) Nero
    Submit to me, Cestvs!
[13:56] (Flashback) Nero
    I won't hear any objections!
[13:57] (Flashback) Nero
    I won't allow it!
[13:59] Cestvs
    He bought a slave because he wanted a
    friend, and then imprisoned me in chains.
[14:04] Cestvs
    He was so lonely, that twisted idea
    was the only one he could come up with.
[14:09] Cestvs
    Ultimately, I was forced to flee from him.
[14:13] Cestvs
    That's why I decided that the next
    person to purchase me will be me.
[14:18] Cestvs
    I want to buy myself back with my
    own strength and live with pride.
[14:22] Cestvs
    I don't want to live as a fighting slave anymore,
[14:24] Cestvs
    so I have to fight with my own two
    fists, no matter how much I suffer.
[14:30] Sabina
    What are you talking about?
[14:32] Sabina
    I'm not the slightest bit lonely.
[14:34] Sabina
    I thought I was helping your miserable self
    by making such a considerate offer.
[14:38] Sabina
    I don't believe this. I'm insulted.
[14:43] Cestvs
    I'm sorry. I'll never forget your kindness.
[14:46] Cestvs
    Please forgive me.
[14:50] Sabina
    You're an unbelievable idiot.
[14:53] Sabina
    You think you'll ever get this lucky again?
[14:56] Cestvs
    Yes, I am an idiot. Anyway, uh...
[15:01] Cestvs
    May I leave now? I was
    in the middle of eating.
[15:05] Cestvs
    I have a fight coming up,
    so I need to practice, too.
[15:07] Sabina
    Get out of here! You stink of garlic!
[15:10] Cestvs
    S-Sorry!
[15:17] Cestvs
    Serving by the side of a beautiful
    woman like her would've been a dream.
[15:22] Cestvs
    But that's not good enough.
[15:25] Cestvs
    I have to do it with my own two hands.
[15:29] Cestvs
    And to do that, I need
    a single knockout punch!
[15:34] Both
    Welcome back, Lady Sabina.
[15:37] Lady 1
    Lady Sabina, I've brought you some of the
    mead with hot water that you like so much.
[15:41] Lady 1
    Please have some fruit
    for your beauty, as well.
[15:44] Sabina
    Thank you. You're so reserved and thoughtful.
[15:48] Sabina
    I like girls like you.
[15:51] Lady 1
    You flatter me!
[15:53] Sabina
    That's right. This is a normal reaction.
[16:04] (Flashback) Cestvs
    May I leave now? I was
    in the middle of eating.
[16:14] Lady 1
    Lady Sabina, is something the matter?
[16:17] Sabina
    Bring Emden here immediately.
[16:21] Lady 1
    What?
[16:21] Sabina
    Quickly!
[16:22] Lady 1
    Yes, my lady.
[16:29] Sabina
    I originally intended to
    leave Pompeii tomorrow,
[16:32] Sabina
    but I've decided to do you the
    favor of watching your match.
[16:35] Sabina
    Well? Does that please you?
[16:37] Emden
    Yes, my lady.
[16:38] Sabina
    However, make sure your first
    opponent is a boy named Cestvs.
[16:45] Sabina
    Don't hold back just because
    your opponent is a child.
[16:49] Sabina
    I want you to beat him so badly that
[16:51] Sabina
    he'll never be able to stand
    again, right before my eyes.
[16:55] Sabina
    I want you to make him regret
    ever becoming a fighting slave.
[16:58] Sabina
    Got it?
[16:59] Emden
    Y-Yes, my lady.
[17:01] Ruddock
    You can't be serious!
[17:03] Ruddock
    This is my fight!
[17:06] Ruddock
    Why does he get to fight before me?
[17:09] Drisco
    Don't get so worked up.
    It's already been decided.
[17:13] Ruddock
    Decided?! Who the hell decided that, huh?!
[17:16] Drisco
    Someone influential in Pompeii...
[17:18] Nashca
    Cestvs, did something happen
    between you and Lady Sabina?
[17:19] Nashca
    There's nothing I can do about it.
[17:22] Nashca
    Try to understand, all right?
[17:23] Cestvs
    Well, actually...
[17:25] Ruddock
    There's no point in fighting second!
[17:27] Ruddock
    Let me fight him when he's fresh!
[17:31] Ruddock
    Nothing gets my blood pumping
    like breaking the nose
[17:33] Ruddock
    of the strongest undefeated guy here!
[17:35] Nashca
    What? You declined her offer?
[17:39] Cestvs
    Was that a bad idea?
[17:43] Nascha
    Lady Sabina was definitely
    behind this decision.
[17:48] Cestvs
    It's fine. If it's already been decided,
    then all I can do is fight as hard as I can.
[17:54] Nashca
    Don't be so lighthearted about it.
[17:55] Nashca
    If you don't approach this realistically,
    you'll be in real danger.
[17:58] Cestvs
    Lighthearted?
[18:01] Cestvs
    I'm obviously not lighthearted!
[18:02] Cestvs
    Every fight I've ever fought
    in has been dangerous!
[18:05] Cestvs
    Who's going to help me once the fight starts?
[18:08] Cestvs
    If I have time to complain,
[18:09] Cestvs
    spending that time training
    instead is far more realistic!
[18:13] Nashca
    I'm surprised. It's hard to believe he's
    only a child with those nerves of steel.
[18:18] Nashca
    He must have experienced quite the bloodbath.
[18:21] Nashca
    But he can't win. His opponent is too strong.
[18:27] Zafar
    Imperfection is no excuse in a fight.
[18:30] Zafar
    You'll have to spend your remaining
    time mastering the technique.
[18:32] Zafar
    Don't give up on me.
[18:34] Cestvs
    Thank you, Master.
[18:36] Cestvs
    Grant these hands the strength to
    strike a single knockout punch!
[18:44] Emden
    It's perfect. The time is ripe.
[18:47] Emden
    At last, I've completed it.
[18:49] Emden
    It's time to finish this. Come at me!
[18:52] Slave
    Yeah!
[18:56] Emden
    My defense is impregnable.
[18:58] Emden
    I could get punched all
    day and keep my arms up.
[19:03] Emden
    And when these arms shift to offense and
    unleash the killer move I've perfected,
[19:10] Emden
    not a single man can remain standing.
[19:13] Emden
    I am strong.
[19:15] Emden
    In the arena, I am not some pathetic slave!
[19:18] Emden
    I am the unstoppable hero who shall present
    his goddess with an undefeated record!
[19:22] (Flashback) Sabina
    That boy trampled on the hand I offered him.
[19:26] (Flashback) Sabina
    After I offered to make him my
    chamberlain! Can you believe it?
[19:29] Emden
    Ch-Chamberlain? She wanted
    that boy by her side?
[19:33] (Flashback) Sabina
    So he must be punished.
[19:36] (Flashback) Sabina
    He's a fighting slave. You're the
    only one who can do it, Emden.
[19:41] (Flashback) Emden
    You can count on me, Lady Sabina.
[19:44] Emden
    For 16 years, despite serving
    her with the utmost sincerity,
[19:48] Emden
    she never offered me any kind words.
[19:52] Emden
    Not once.
[19:54] Emden
    But that boy who appeared
    a mere two weeks ago...
[19:58] Emden
    A slave like me, and an outsider...
[20:01] Emden
    What am I, a useless dog?
[20:05] Emden
    Is the bloody undefeated
    record I worked so hard for
[20:07] Emden
    worth less than the whims of a woman?
[20:10] Emden
    No. She doesn't know the
    weight of a single victory.
[20:15] Emden
    She never understood the feelings of one who
[20:18] Emden
    walks through battlefields
    where only the strongest survive!
[20:21] Emden
    Very well. Even if my freedom is to
    be unrewarding, I shall win it myself.
[20:27] Emden
    Let this all-consuming
    jealousy propel my fists!
[20:49] Guard
    Get out here, Emden. You're up.
[20:52] Cestvs
    There's no such thing as an easy fight.
[20:54] Cestvs
    Everyone here is desperate.
[20:56] Guard
    Get out here, Cestvs. You're up.
[22:39] Sabina
    You know that, Emden.
[22:41] Man
    The Guard Dog, Emden!
[22:44] Man
    Who knew the crowd would get this upset?
[22:46] Emden
    This will leave a stain on my record.
[22:49] Man
    D-Did you see that?
[22:50] Zafar
    No, it's a distraction.
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[22:52] Cestvs
    It's coming. A blow to the heart!