E12 - Dahlia in Bloom

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SIGN    Dahlia in Bloom:
    Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools
SIGN    Episode 12: Dahlia in Bloom
[01:47] Wolf
    It feels like it's been ages
     since I last came here.
[01:51] Dahlia
    For me, too. We've both been so busy.
[01:56] Dahlia
    How did your campaign go?
[01:58] Wolf
    It was a flock of harpies.
[02:00] Wolf
    They were after the sheep in a nearby village.
[02:03] Wolf
    They took some children while
    we were there hunting them.
[02:05] Wolf
    I'm glad it all ended well.
[02:07] Dahlia
    Were the children all right?
[02:10] Wolf
    Yes. The injuries they sustained from
    the harpies were all healed with magic.
[02:16] Dahlia
    I'm glad both you and the children are safe.
[02:19] Wolf
    This was a huge help.
[02:22] Wolf
    When the abducted children
    fell from the sky,
[02:25] Wolf
    I couldn't have reached
    them in time without it.
[02:28] Dahlia
    Really?
[02:31] Dahlia
    I'm so glad.
[02:36] Dahlia
    Well, let's get to prototyping a magic sword.
[02:39] Wolf
    All right.
[02:40] Dahlia
    Last time, thanks to the black slime,
[02:43] Dahlia
    we ended up with a short sword
    we couldn't hold barehanded.
[02:47] Dahlia
    This time, we'll try a yellow slime,
     which uses earth magic.
[02:51] Wolf
    Earth magic, huh?
[02:53] Wolf
    But given enough time,
    a yellow slime can melt metal.
[02:58] Dahlia
    Yes, but unlike black slimes,
    when rendered into powder,
[03:02] Dahlia
    they lose their solvent property.
[03:05] Dahlia
    The particles are very fine,
    so please wear a mask.
[03:08] Dahlia
    And gloves, too.
[03:11] Wolf
    All right.
[03:20] Dahlia
    Please stir this very slowly.
[03:23] Wolf
    Got it.
[03:25] Dahlia
    While you're doing that, I'll imbue the sword.
[03:28] Dahlia
    So... I was thinking of using
     the same magics as last time,
[03:33] Dahlia
    but is there anything you'd like to change?
[03:35] Wolf
    No, that's good. I'd like to be able
    to compare it to the last one.
[03:39] Dahlia
    Then I'll use the same magics.
[03:49] Wolf
    It's all right. There's no resistance.
[03:52] Wolf
    I can put it back together like this.
[03:54] Wolf
    Oh, so close, yet so far.
[03:56] Dahlia
    What's wrong?
[03:58] Wolf
    The guard isn't emitting water,
    and the sheath isn't lighter.
[04:02] Wolf
    Probably because of the earth magic.
[04:04] Wolf
    It's shut down everything
     imbued into the sword.
[04:08] Dahlia
    So this one's a flop.
[04:10] Wolf
    I suppose we'll just have
    to test different materials.
[04:13] Dahlia
    Which means... maybe the unicorn horn?
[04:17] Dahlia
    I'll try powdering a bit of it for next time.
[04:21] Wolf
    Looking back on it, maybe our first attempt
[04:23] Wolf
    with the Short Sword of a Demon King's
    Subordinate went a little too well.
[04:28] Wolf
    It was our first try, but we were
    able to assemble and activate it.
[04:32] Dahlia
    Yes, you're right.
[04:37] Dahlia
    If we could just touch that
    sword with our bare hands,
[04:41] Dahlia
    that would mean the process we used
    to make it wasn't wrong, wouldn't it?
[04:45] Wolf
    Even if the process wasn't wrong, I still have
    to say it's wrong from a safety perspective.
[04:51] Dahlia
    Earth magic works on black slimes, right?
[04:55] Dahlia
    So if we use this yellow slime solution
[04:58] Dahlia
    on the Short Sword of a
    Demon King's Subordinate...
[05:01] Dahlia
    What do you think would happen?
[05:04] Wolf
    Well...
[05:06] Dahlia
    Let's try it!
[05:18] Dahlia
    I'll start by placing some meat on it.
[05:23] Dahlia
    It seems to be safe!
[05:27] Wolf
    I'll do it!
[05:29] Wolf
    I won't let you take this responsibility,
    so just give up that idea.
[05:38] Wolf
    This is...
[05:39] Dahlia
    Are you all right?
[05:41] Wolf
    Yes. No problems at all.
[05:43] Wolf
    It emits water, and the sheath is lighter!
[05:46] Wolf
    It's a success!
[05:48] Dahlia
    If this method works,
[05:50] Dahlia
    we should have no issue
     applying it with a longer sword.
[05:53] Wolf
    All right! That makes this
     our magic sword, version 1!
[06:05] Dahlia
    If my eyes aren't deceiving me...
    that's moving, isn't it?
[06:11] Wolf
    It's definitely moving. As if it's alive.
[06:16] Dahlia
    No, it can't be alive... surely...
[06:20] Wolf
    But it really looks that way.
    It's like it's crawling around.
[06:26] Dahlia
    It's just a conflict between
    the types of magic.
[06:28] Wolf
    I have an odd question.
[06:30] Wolf
    Is it possible for magic
    devices to gain something
[06:33] Wolf
    like a living spirit of their own,
    by some chance?
[06:37] Dahlia
    I've never heard of that happening...
[06:40] Dahlia
    but ghosts and spirits of the fallen can
    reside in weapons and armor, right?
[06:45] Wolf
    Yes, that's what people say.
[06:47] Dahlia
    You don't think something has
    come to dwell in this, do you?
[06:51] Wolf
    I don't think so. We're here in the tower.
[06:56] Wolf
    If anything inhabited this,
    it would be your fam—
[06:58] Wolf
    No, never mind!
[07:00] Dahlia
    My father and ancestors would
    never come to haunt anything!
[07:13] Wolf
    What is that?
[07:16] Dahlia
    The scale of a mirror snake.
[07:19] Dahlia
    It's effective in deceiving the eye.
[07:21] Wolf
    Really? I didn't know mirror
    snakes were this beautiful.
[07:26] Dahlia
    A client was kind enough to send it
     to me specially because it's so unusual.
[07:32] Dahlia
    It was the first time I'd seen one, too.
    The shine was so beautiful
[07:36] Dahlia
    that I thought it was from a rainbow serpent.
[07:38] Wolf
    A rainbow serpent?
[07:39] Dahlia
    Yes, it's a very rare monster,
[07:42] Dahlia
    and people say a lantern imbued with one
    of its scales allows you to see the future.
[07:48] Dahlia
    It might just be a coincidence, though.
[07:51] Wolf
    I see. But a mirror snake scale is
    impressive enough in itself, isn't it?
[07:57] Wolf
    If it can deceive the eye, it might
     be useful in escaping monsters.
[08:02] Dahlia
    In that case, shall we try
    imbuing something with it?
[08:05] Wolf
    But it's a rare material, isn't it?
[08:08] Dahlia
    It so happens that I've been
    wanting to test it out.
[08:15] Dahlia
    Huh?
[08:20] Wolf
    Dahlia!
[08:34] Wolf
    Lady Chair of the Rossetti Company...
[08:37] Wolf
    May I have the honor of escorting you?
[08:40] Dahlia
    Huh?
[08:41] Dahlia
    Y-Yes!
[08:44] Dahlia
    Thank you for the kind offer.
[08:49] Dahlia
    I'm sorry. My shoes have narrow heels,
    so it will probably hurt if I step on you.
[08:55] Wolf
    Please, go right ahead.
[08:57] Wolf
    After all, I'm certain
    you're as light as a feather.
[09:24] Wolf
    Are you all right?
[09:26] Dahlia
    Yes... Was that...
[09:30] Wolf
    An illusion?
[09:32] Wolf
    Ysou don't think it was...
[09:35] Dahlia
    Oh, um... I'm not sure.
[09:39] Dahlia
    If that was from a rainbow serpent
    and not a mirror snake,
[09:42] Dahlia
    then was that... a glimpse of the future?
[09:46] Wolf
    Dahlia?
[09:47] Dahlia
    Y-Yes?
[09:49] Wolf
    Do you want to dance?
[09:51] Dahlia
    N-No. Not in the least.
[09:55] Wolf
    Then it must have been just a hallucination.
[09:58] Dahlia
    That's right! Definitely just a hallucination.
[10:02] Wolf
    Does that mean you saw the same thing I did?
[10:05] Dahlia
    I think I might have.
[10:07] Wolf
    I see. If, by chance, that was the future...
[10:12] Dahlia
    If it was?
[10:14] Wolf
    Then I'll need to practice my dancing.
[10:25] Wolf
    Well, goodbye.
[10:28] Dahlia
    Goodnight.
[10:30] Dahlia
    Sweet dreams.
[10:32] Wolf
    Sweet dreams.
[10:43] Wolf
    If that was the future...
[10:47] Wolf
    Just forget it!
[10:52] Ivano
    That's everything.
[10:54] Ivano
    Do you have any questions?
[10:56] Gabriella
    I don't see any issues.
[10:58] Dahlia
    I'm fine.
[11:02] Gabriella
    Dahlia, how have things been
    with Lord Wolfred since then?
[11:07] Dahlia
    Pardon?
[11:09] Dahlia
    Nothing in particular has changed.
[11:12] Gabriella
    Once the production of the five-toed
    socks finds its proper course,
[11:17] Gabriella
    you may begin to receive
    various offers of marriage.
[11:21] Dahlia
    While I appreciate the thought,
[11:22] Dahlia
    I'm not considering romance
    or marriage right now.
[11:25] Gabriella
    So if we do receive any such offers,
[11:28] Gabriella
    you're comfortable declining all of them?
[11:30] Dahlia
    Yes. Please do that.
[11:35] Ivano
    Madam Gabriella,
     this is just a bit of small talk.
[11:40] Ivano
    If the son of an earl went to live in town,
[11:43] Ivano
    would it even be possible for him
    to marry into a merchant's family?
[11:47] Gabriella
    That would be difficult
     for the son of an earl.
[11:50] Gabriella
    Especially if his family was due to become
    the family of a marquis in the near future.
[11:55] Gabriella
    It would attract trouble in droves.
[11:58] Gabriella
    Jealousy and harassment...
[12:00] Gabriella
    And it would all be directed at the woman.
[12:03] Ivano
    What if the merchant were to grow her company
[12:06] Ivano
    and become an official supplier to the palace,
[12:09] Ivano
    or she gained a high-ranked noble as
    a guardian and became a baroness?
[12:13] Ivano
    Would he be able to marry her then?
[12:16] Gabriella
    In that case, I suppose it would be possible.
[12:20] Ivano
    Then I'll consider that the minimum
    goal in my plan for the company.
[12:27] Gabriella
    How ambitious of you.
[12:29] Gabriella
    It will be a rather thorny path.
[12:32] Ivano
    Knowing our chairwoman, she'll invent a
    magic device to cut through those thorns.
[12:43] Dahlia
    Sorry. Did I keep you waiting?
[12:45] Lucia
    No, not at all!
[12:47] Irma
    Dahlia, you've gotten so pretty!
    You look great.
[12:52] Dahlia
    Thank you. And that dress
    suits you very well, Irma.
[12:58] Irma
    You think so? Marcella bought it for me.
[13:03] Irma
    Come on, Marcella. Say something.
[13:08] Marcella
    Dahlia, you've really blossomed.
[13:13] Marcella
    You're so beautiful.
[13:14] Dahlia
    Hey, Irma, Marcella is really forcing
     himself. Please stop him.
[13:20] Irma
    Marcella, I won't get jealous, so you just
    keep showering Dahlia with compliments!
[13:25] Lucia
    Mister Marcella, while you're at it,
    I'd like some compliments, too, please!
[13:31] Marcella
    Sure thing! You look lovely, too, Lucia!
[13:34] Marcella
    I'm a lucky guy, getting to drink
    with so many beauties tonight!
[13:39] Lucia
    Where does this go?
[13:40] Dahlia
    Oh, on the desk, please.
[13:43] Marcella
    All right. Let's get started.
[13:52] Dahlia
    Irma, Lucia, Mister Marcella...
[13:56] Dahlia
    From being there for me when my betrothal
    was broken to becoming my guarantors,
[13:59] Dahlia
    and even selling our new socks...
    Thank you so much for everything.
[14:04] Irma
    Oh, stop that. I haven't done anything.
[14:07] Marcella
    And as for being a guarantor, well,
    that's something I'd have asked for myself.
[14:12] Lucia
    That's right.
[14:14] Lucia
    And thanks to you, I'll be able to save
    up funds for the workshop quickly.
[14:19] Dahlia
    I couldn't have done anything on my own.
[14:22] Dahlia
    So today, eat and drink
     to your hearts' content.
[14:26] Irma
    All right.
[14:28] Marcella
    I'll enjoy the feast without reservation!
[14:30] Lucia
    I didn't eat lunch today
    so I'd be ready for this!
[14:33] Marcella
    To the founding of the Rossetti Company,
[14:35] Marcella
    to Irma's beauty salon,
    and to the prosperity of Lucia's workshop...
[14:39] Marcella
    With hope that we all find
    good fortune tomorrow!
[14:42] Marcella
    Cheers!
[14:43] Dahlia; Irma; Lucia
    Cheers!
[15:19] (Flashback) young Dahlia
    Dad! Dad!
[15:22] (Flashback) Dahlia; while engaged
    You stayed up late again, didn't you?
[15:25] (Flashback) Carlo
    An idea struck me.
[15:27] (Flashback) Carlo
    I think of things, then create them.
    Think. Create. Over and over again.
[15:31] (Flashback) Carlo
    I've never been able to see an end to it.
[15:34] (Flashback) Carlo
    But Dahlia...
[15:37] (Flashback) Carlo
    I know you'll be able to do it.
[15:40] (Flashback) young Dahlia
    Dad!
[15:42] Dahlia
    What magic device should we make next?
[16:05] Wolf
    Is the color of your bouquet all right?
[16:10] Dahlia
    Yes, thank you.
[16:13] Wolf
    I'm glad the weather is nice today.
[16:16] Dahlia
    Yeah. It's been raining a lot lately.
[16:24] Dahlia
    Wolf, a friend of mine said the other day...
[16:39] Dahlia
    Well, this is where we part ways.
    Our grave is over there.
[16:44] Wolf
    All right. Then let's meet back here later.
[17:02] Wolf
    Mother, it's been quite some time.
[17:06] Wolf
    The other day, I spoke with
    my older brother, Guido.
[17:10] Wolf
    I also learned that Father
    has been coming here.
[17:14] Wolf
    I've been such a child.
[17:17] Wolf
    If I had been able to speak with you,
    I'm certain you would have scolded me.
[17:28] Wolf
    I've made a friend that I want to protect.
[17:31] Wolf
    She rescued me from my aimless wandering.
[17:36] Wolf
    She's made magic devices to protect me.
[17:40] Wolf
    And one day, we might create
    an incredible magic sword.
[17:45] Wolf
    Right now, all I ever do is cause her trouble,
[17:48] Wolf
    but I hope that one day,
    I'll be able to protect her.
[17:53] Wolf
    To do that, I'll have to be
    able to beat you, Mother.
[18:06] Dahlia
    Dad, things are over between me and Tobias.
[18:11] Dahlia
    But if you saw how it came to this,
    I know you wouldn't be angry with me.
[18:18] Dahlia
    I've founded the Rossetti Company.
[18:20] Dahlia
    Mister Ivano has joined the company,
    and he's helping me so much.
[18:25] Dahlia
    Also, I've even visited the palace.
[18:28] Dahlia
    My first products ended up being
    five-toed socks and drying insoles,
[18:33] Dahlia
    but people are pleased with them.
[18:37] Dahlia
    I'd made them for you.
    It's a strange feeling.
[18:42] Dahlia
    I didn't know you'd made it a hobby
    to have people owe you favors.
[18:48] Dahlia
    The head of the Trade Guild,
    Gabriella, Mister Oswald...
[18:52] Dahlia
    There may yet be others I don't know about.
[18:56] Dahlia
    You were always so slipshod
    and casual about everything.
[18:59] Dahlia
    Playing gallant out of my sight wasn't fair.
[19:03] Dahlia
    But... thank you, Dad.
[19:12] Wolf
    You asked me something when I was little.
[19:16] Wolf
    You asked what kind of
    knight I wanted to be.
[19:19] Wolf
    I'd always thought you were asking about
    strength or speed. My style in battle.
[19:30] Wolf
    My answer is late,
    but the kind of knight I want to be...
[19:36] Wolf
    is one who can protect that
    which he desires to protect.
[19:41] Wolf
    That may be the wrong answer
    as a knight, but it is my wish.
[19:51] Wolf
    This is your sword, Mother.
[19:53] Wolf
    They say that when someone
    dies protecting someone else,
[19:57] Wolf
    they continue to protect
    their beloved beyond death.
[20:01] Wolf
    I am choosing to believe that.
[20:05] Wolf
    I can fight on my own.
[20:08] Wolf
    If possible, I'd ask that you grant your
    protection not to me, but to my friend, Dahlia.
[20:16] Dahlia
    I'm glad you were looking out for me,
[20:19] Dahlia
    but I don't think I can keep going this way.
[20:22] Dahlia
    If I do, I'll always be the daughter you
    worried for and not a full-fledged artisan.
[20:33] Dahlia
    I lack magical power and technical skills,
[20:36] Dahlia
    and I don't know how many
    decades it will take,
[20:40] Dahlia
    but even so... I want to become a
    magical artificer who surpasses you.
[20:47] Dahlia
    I've made dear friends who support me.
[20:52] Dahlia
    I'm not alone anymore,
    so I know I'll be all right.
[21:11] Dahlia
    One day, I'll be an even more
    amazing magic artificer than you were.
[21:16] Dahlia
    You can look forward to it!
[21:27] Wolf
    What are you doing next?
[21:28] Dahlia
    I'm going to the Trade Guild.
[21:30] Wolf
    About the magic sword from the other day?
[21:32] Dahlia
    I can't take something that could be
     mistaken for a monster to the Guild.
[21:37] Wolf
    You're right. If it started moving on its own,
[21:41] Wolf
    people might start calling it
    the Crawling Magic Sword.
[21:43] Dahlia
    It's unlikely, but if it did attack someone,
     it'd be no laughing matter.
[21:47] Wolf
    If that happened, they'd likely brand one
     of us the Demon Lord for birthing a monster.
[21:53] Dahlia
    I'll let you have that distinction, Wolf.
[21:55] Wolf
    Then you would be the
    witch at my side, Dahlia.
[22:03] Dahlia
    Oh! The carriage is already here.
[22:06] Wolf
    Let's hurry!
[22:06] Dahlia
    Yes.