E8 - The Rossetti Company
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[00:15] soldier A
I've never been so utterly able to banish
all thoughts of foot fungus from my mind!
[00:20] soldier A; background
I could focus entirely on the big frogs!
[00:20] Wolf
Banish all thoughts... of foot fungus...
[00:24] soldier B
No sweat!
[00:24] soldier A
And no itch!
[00:25] soldier C; background
Even when I plant my feet, I don't slip!
[00:25] Wolf
They don't get itchy...
[00:27] soldier D
Wolfred, write faster!
[00:29] Wolf
Just a moment, please. My notes...
[00:29] soldier C; background
The heel needs more reinforcement.
[00:31] soldier A
If possible, a knee-high pair would be great!
[00:33] Wolf
Knee-high...
[00:33] soldier B
Mass-produce these as soon as possible!
[00:35] soldier A
I'd like more sizes!
[00:37] soldier D
We'll write the notes ourselves!
Go fetch some parchment!
[00:39] Wolf
Mass production as soon
as possible... Sizes...
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SIGN Episode 8: The Rossetti Company
[02:13] Dahlia
Eighty sets?!
[02:16] Dahlia
Of the five-toed socks and drying insoles?
[02:19] Wolf
I'd like to order them immediately.
[02:20] Dahlia
I only asked for a report on
your experience using them.
[02:25] Wolf
I have the report, too. Here you go.
[02:29] Dahlia
Just how much did you put
yourself through to get all this?
[02:31] Wolf
I'm the one who's going to be
putting you through too much.
[02:35] Wolf
This is our implementation plan.
[02:38] Dahlia
"After the initial eighty sets,
continued procurement..."
[02:42] Dahlia
How did things get this far?
[02:44] Wolf
That's included in the report, too.
[02:50] Dahlia
Partway through, this turns
into letters of thanks.
[02:53] Wolf
Many of the men have been
concerned about foot fungus.
[02:56] Dahlia
This is packed with admiration for
the idea and the skill to bring it to life.
[03:00] Dahlia
This is your handwriting, isn't it, Wolf?
[03:03] Wolf
As the unit's representative,
I was permitted to record the consensus.
[03:12] Dahlia
I don't know how to handle this many orders.
[03:15] Dahlia
I'll go to the Trade Guild
for advice tomorrow.
[03:18] Dahlia
What about you, Wolf?
[03:20] Wolf
I'll go with you. The captain
wants me to hurry things along,
[03:23] Wolf
so I'd love to help in any way if I can.
[03:26] Wolf
I'd also like to get advice
on what I should do next.
[03:29] Dahlia
In that case, I'll see when
Mister Dominic is free.
[03:32] Dahlia
Let's consult with the vice chair, too.
[03:36] Wolf
Could I become a guarantor, too,
so that I can provide support?
[03:39] Wolf
That would increase our chances
of being able to procure materials.
[03:44] Dahlia
Thank you so much!
[03:46] Wolf
Although it may only lead to
rumors of indecorous behavior.
[03:51] Dahlia
You mean ones suggesting
there's something between us?
[03:56] Wolf
I'm sorry it took me so long
to consider the possibility.
[04:00] Wolf
Would it be better for me to keep a
certain distance when we're in public?
[04:03] Dahlia
I don't care what other people think of me.
[04:06] Dahlia
Not as long as I can produce results
[04:08] Dahlia
and deal with people who
acknowledge my successes.
[04:11] Wolf
Dahlia...
[04:12] Dahlia
But those are just my own
thoughts on the matter.
[04:15] Dahlia
If you'd prefer to change
the way we interact,
[04:18] Dahlia
then it's not my place to stop you.
[04:20] Dahlia
If that's what you'd like to do,
don't hesitate to tell me so.
[04:26] Wolf
I'm sorry.
[04:27] Wolf
I don't want to change our relationship.
[04:29] Wolf
As your friend, I want to say proudly that
I support your work creating magic devices.
[04:35] Wolf
I don't want to hide that from anyone.
[04:40] Dahlia
Thank you.
[04:43] Dahlia
In that case, please stay my friend!
[04:46] Dahlia
I'll do my best to make sure our friendship
isn't an embarrassment to you!
[04:58] Ivano
We've been waiting for you, Lord Scalfarotto,
Lady Chair of the Rossetti Company.
[05:05] Gabriella
I am the vice chair of the
Trade Guild, Gabriella Jedder.
[05:09] Gabriella
I act as the guildmaster's representative.
[05:12] Gabriella
Lord Wolfred Scalfarotto,
you'd like to proceed with becoming
[05:15] Gabriella
a guarantor for the Rossetti
Company, correct?
[05:18] Gabriella
Ivano.
[05:19] Ivano
I'll make the arrangements immediately.
[05:21] Gabriella
Dominic is standing by,
so he should be here promptly.
[05:25] Gabriella
Lord Scalfarotto,
I'll ask you to meet with him.
[05:28] Wolf
Of course.
[05:30] Gabriella
Dahlia, while he's doing that,
may I speak with you a moment?
[05:34] Gabriella
Will you come to my chambers?
[05:38] Dominic
For now, this should be everything you need.
[05:42] Wolf
Thank you for teaching me about all of this.
[05:46] Dominic
If you're going to continue your work
as a knight while serving as a guarantor,
[05:50] Dominic
I recommend that you inform
House Scalfarotto of your intentions.
[05:55] Wolf
So you do think that's necessary?
[05:57] Dominic
With an eye to the future, yes.
[06:00] Dominic
Besides, they say victory favors
the first to make a move, don't they?
[06:06] Gabriella
The Guild received a notice.
[06:08] Gabriella
It came under the name of the captain
of the monster suppression force.
[06:12] Gabriella
He said he'd be sending someone
and asked us to look out for him.
[06:15] Dahlia
Did he mean Wolf?
[06:17] Gabriella
That part doesn't matter.
[06:19] Gabriella
What's more important is that he said he
wanted to provide support for the inventor.
[06:25] Gabriella
This has never happened before.
[06:27] Dahlia
Gabriella, I don't know how to handle
this. Please tell me what to do.
[06:31] Gabriella
Will you tell me the particulars?
[06:33] Dahlia
Yes. The drying five-toed
socks and insoles are...
[06:39] Gabriella
How many can you imbue in a day?
[06:43] Dahlia
Probably fifteen or twenty pairs.
[06:48] Gabriella
You can't do more?
[06:49] Dahlia
I can't do more than that by myself.
[06:52] Gabriella
In that case, we should hire someone.
[06:55] Gabriella
This will work out somehow.
It'll be fine. Just fine.
[06:58] Dahlia
Please don't say that like you're
praying for it to be true!
[07:03] Gabriella
Now, let me offer a suggestion.
[07:06] Gabriella
Dahlia, write up a profit agreement
for the five-toed socks and drying insoles.
[07:12] Gabriella
I'll assign an assistant to you.
[07:14] Dahlia
All right.
[07:16] Gabriella
As for the manufacturing... Let's send
a messenger to the Clothing Guild.
[07:20] Gabriella
Lord Wolfred, would you like to be present?
[07:23] Wolf
Yes, of course.
[07:25] Dahlia
Instead of making such formal,
[07:27] Dahlia
grand arrangements, can't we
speak to a workshop directly?
[07:31] Gabriella
It would be best not to.
[07:34] Dominic
Lord Wolfred, do the knights and soldiers
of the palace wear leather shoes?
[07:39] Dominic
And what about the civilian officials?
[07:41] Wolf
I think most of them wear leather shoes.
[07:44] Dominic
Then it's fair to assume that they're
common throughout the palace.
[07:48] Dominic
This may catch on with the nobility
and even commoners from there.
[07:52] Wolf
I see. Anyone who wears
leather shoes would also...
[07:55] Dominic
Which is why I don't think a
single workshop will be enough.
[07:59] Dominic
Also, I believe we'll need to source
green slimes, which are used in the insoles.
[08:03] Gabriella
Then we should bring in
the Adventurers Guild.
[08:06] Gabriella
In addition to catching the slimes,
we'll recommend cultivating them.
[08:09] Dahlia
We won't need that many!
[08:12] Dahlia
One small slime is enough to imbue five pairs.
[08:15] Ivano
The insoles are disposable, aren't they?
[08:18] Ivano
Hunting slimes won't be sufficient.
We really should be cultivating them.
[08:25] Gabriella
Welcome to the Trade Guild.
[08:27] Gabriella
For these negotiations, our Guild
will be acting as an intermediary.
[08:33] Gabriella
Those are the specifics of the matter.
[08:36] Fortunato
I understand the situation,
[08:38] Fortunato
but if you're asking us to participate,
[08:40] Fortunato
does that mean you don't intend
to keep the technology a secret?
[08:43] Dahlia
That's right. We want it
to spread as far as possible.
[08:47] Fortunato
The Rossetti Company could
build its own workshop.
[08:51] Dahlia
At our current size, that isn't realistic.
[08:54] Fortunato
Assistant Manager Ferno,
with your workshop at full operation,
[08:59] Fortunato
how many socks could you make in a day?
[09:02] Lucia
Their structure is unique, so twenty
pairs would be our maximum.
[09:06] Fortunato
There's no way to set things
up for mass production?
[09:09] Lucia
If we modified the knitting machines used
for gloves to automate part of the process...
[09:13] Fortunato
Let's arrange for technicians
to come in immediately.
[09:16] Fortunato
We'll start the knitting by hand and strive
to increase early-stage production.
[09:20] Fortunato
We'll have cobblers make the insoles.
[09:23] Fortunato
Shall we deliver the finished
items to the Trade Guild?
[09:26] Fortunato
Or will magic artisans here be
handling the imbuing process?
[09:30] Dahlia
I'll entrust that to you.
[09:32] Fortunato
Then shall we say the Rossetti Company
[09:34] Fortunato
will be paid the profit agreement
plus 20% of any net profit?
[09:38] Gabriella
The Trade Guild would prefer 25%.
[09:42] Fortunato
Please, consider the time the
Clothing Guild will be investing.
[09:46] Ivano
Pardon my interjection.
[09:48] Ivano
While 20% will suffice,
[09:50] Ivano
we'd ask that you send us reports
on the numbers being produced.
[09:54] Ivano
We'd also ask that the Rossetti
Company retains the right
[09:58] Ivano
to decide which customers get priority.
[10:01] Fortunato
Yes, we can accommodate those conditions.
[10:04] Ivano
Does that suit the Rossetti
Company chairwoman?
[10:07] Dahlia
Yes! Um...
[10:09] Wolf
I agree with these conditions, as well.
[10:12] Dahlia
Please proceed with them.
[10:14] Fortunato
The Rossetti Company is welcome
to assign an overseer, if you'd like.
[10:19] Dahlia
No, I trust you, Lord Fortunato.
I'll leave everything to you.
[10:25] August
Now it's our turn.
[10:26] August
Regarding the use of green
slimes for the insoles...
[10:30] August
How many can be made per slime?
[10:32] Dahlia
One small slime makes five pairs.
[10:35] August
Which means we'd need two
hundred for a thousand sets.
[10:38] August
Jean, what do you think?
[10:41] Jean
The Rossetti family has been
good to us in the past.
[10:43] Jean
During Mister Carlo's time, he sent
us out for krakens and sand lizards.
[10:49] Jean
What fond memories.
[10:52] Jean
Not to mention the blue slimes for the
Rossetti Company chair's waterproof fabric.
[10:55] Jean
We owe you a lot.
[10:58] Jean
And the potential this time seems
orders of magnitude greater!
[11:01] Jean
My whole body is rapt with anticipation.
[11:04] Dahlia
B-Both my father and I are deeply
grateful for all you've done for us.
[11:17] Lucia
Dahlia!
[11:19] Dahlia
Lucia! Thank you for everything.
[11:22] Lucia
What's the meaning of all this,
[11:24] Lucia
sending a messenger to the Clothing Guild?
My father nearly passed out.
[11:29] Lucia
My mother said, "You made them, so you go!"
[11:31] Lucia
Then she made me the assistant
manager on the spot.
[11:33] Lucia
The workshop is just our family of five.
[11:35] Lucia
Who needs an assistant manager?
[11:38] Dahlia
I'm sorry. I didn't think it'd lead to all this.
[11:42] Lucia
I only made them to make Mister Carlo laugh.
[11:46] Lucia
Who'd have thought it would go this far?
[11:48] Lucia
Oh, right! Could you send me
the raincoat fabric by cart?
[11:53] Lucia
I wanted to make some cute ones,
but I have no idea when I'll be able to.
[12:00] Wolf
I'm glad things seem to
have worked out for now.
[12:03] Dahlia
Have they really?
[12:05] Wolf
I don't mean to upset you,
but I think you should learn
[12:10] Wolf
how to avoid interacting with nobles.
[12:14] Dahlia
Did I say something disrespectful?
[12:16] Wolf
You said, "I trust you, Lord Fortunato.
I'll leave everything to you."
[12:22] Dahlia
Y-Yes, I did.
[12:24] Wolf
When a single lady says that to a nobleman,
it can be taken as an expression of love.
[12:28] Dahlia
I meant that I trust the way he does business,
so I'd leave those decisions to him!
[12:34] Wolf
He knows that you're not a noble,
[12:37] Wolf
and if anything were to happen,
I'd intervene, so don't worry.
[12:41] Dahlia
Oh, how could I be so tactless?
[12:44] Wolf
There was a line in an old opera.
[12:45] Wolf
"I trust you, Lord Orpheno.
I'll leave everything to you."
[12:51] Dahlia
I see.
[12:53] Wolf
Quoting it became fashionable.
[12:56] Wolf
Noblewomen would say it to men
on the first night they spent together.
[13:02] Dahlia
I don't know anything about that...
[13:07] Gabriella
You understand what I'm saying, don't you?
[13:13] Gabriella
You understand what I'm saying, don't you?
[13:17] Ivano
Yes, completely.
[13:20] Gabriella
"We ask that the Rossetti Company retains the
right to decide which customers get priority"?
[13:26] Gabriella
It's true that that would be of the
utmost importance for a company.
[13:30] Ivano
I'm terribly sorry.
[13:32] Ivano
I prioritized my interests as guarantor of
the Rossetti Company over the Trade Guild's.
[13:39] Gabriella
May I ask why?
[13:42] Ivano
Vice Chair... No, Lady Gabriella, please accept
my resignation from my post at the Trade Guild.
[13:49] Gabriella
I figured that must be it.
[13:51] Gabriella
Though it happened sooner than I expected.
[13:54] Gabriella
Please raise your head.
[13:59] Ivano
I thought I'd finish out my career
here under your guidance.
[14:03] Gabriella
But you're giving that up,
aren't you? For Dahlia's sake.
[14:06] Ivano
It's for myself. I really
do love being a merchant!
[14:11] Gabriella
After seeing that smile, I can hardly argue.
[14:15] Gabriella
Before you quit, why don't you
ask Dahlia if she'll hire you?
[14:19] Ivano
That wouldn't be fair.
[14:21] Ivano
Please allow me to write my letter
of resignation here and now.
[14:32] Gabriella
I'll hold on to this.
[14:34] Ivano
You aren't accepting it?
[14:35] Gabriella
If Dahlia turns you down, come back.
[14:39] Gabriella
You should speak with Lord Wolfred first.
[14:42] Gabriella
If he recommends you,
Dahlia won't be able to refuse.
[14:46] Ivano
Aren't you setting the bar a little high?
[14:49] Gabriella
You can take the opportunity to see
what kind of man he is on my behalf.
[15:01] Gabriella
Honestly. Dahlia's stolen a good man from me.
[15:10] Ivano
Thank you for taking time out for me.
[15:12] Wolf
Not at all.
[15:14] Ivano
Lord Scalfarotto, what do
you think of Miss Dahlia?
[15:18] Wolf
She's an amazing magic artificer
and my good friend.
[15:22] Wolf
What does that have to do with my being
a guarantor of the Rossetti Company?
[15:28] Ivano
You're standing right where Mister Carlo died.
[15:32] Ivano
I ran to him, but there
was nothing I could do.
[15:48] Wolf
Thank you for telling me that.
[15:50] Ivano
No... Perhaps I only told you because
I was hoping to see you react so.
[15:55] Ivano
To me, Miss Dahlia appears as a
goddess clad in golden prosperity.
[15:59] Wolf
What do you mean?
[16:01] Ivano
I think the Rossetti Company
is capable of great things.
[16:05] Ivano
I want to stand at Miss Dahlia's
side and help to grow the company.
[16:09] Ivano
I've just submitted my letter of
resignation to the Trade Guild.
[16:14] Wolf
Why are you telling me this?
[16:16] Ivano
Please recommend me to her, Lord Wolfred.
[16:21] Wolf
Why should I recommend you to Dahlia?
[16:24] Ivano
I'm the eldest son of a storied
merchant company,
[16:28] Ivano
and I've worked at the
Guild for sixteen years.
[16:31] Ivano
I take pride in my company
management and trade skills.
[16:35] Wolf
Then you should take over
your family's business.
[16:37] Ivano
We lost it all during my father's time.
[16:41] Ivano
I ran to the royal capital as if
I was trying to escape that,
[16:44] Ivano
and the work I found for myself
was at the Trade Guild.
[16:48] Ivano
Miss Dahlia's company
is incredibly attractive.
[16:51] Ivano
But a merchant company
with no merchants in it?
[16:54] Ivano
She'd just be fodder for all the others!
[16:57] Ivano
I cannot stand that thought.
[16:59] Wolf
Yet it's not even your own company?
[17:02] Ivano
She envisions golden dreams that might
have the power to change the world.
[17:07] Ivano
There isn't a merchant out there
who wouldn't be roused by that!
[17:11] Ivano
So is there any way you would
recommend me to her?
[17:16] Wolf
Will you promise me two things?
[17:19] Wolf
Use covenant magic at a
church to make it binding.
[17:22] Wolf
First, you will not intentionally
disadvantage Dahlia or her company.
[17:25] Ivano
Of course, if that will earn your trust.
What's the other promise?
[17:28] Wolf
I want you to protect Dahlia above all else.
[17:31] Wolf
If anything happens, I want Dahlia's
protection to come before the company,
[17:36] Wolf
before everything else.
[17:40] Ivano
As a man, you have my word.
[17:44] Wolf
Here. Take this to make your preparations.
[17:48] Ivano
This is a gold coin commemorating
the coronation!
[17:51] Wolf
I've heard that it takes
money to change professions.
[17:54] Wolf
Please accept it, but don't tell Dahlia.
[17:57] Ivano
Understood. Then I shall accept
it without reservation.
[18:00] Ivano
Also, from now on, please call me Ivano.
[18:16] Gabriella
Yesterday was tough, wasn't it?
[18:18] Dahlia
Without your guidance,
I would have been helpless.
[18:22] Dahlia
Thank you so much.
[18:24] Gabriella
Dahlia, let me apologize in advance.
[18:27] Dahlia
Huh?
[18:28] Gabriella
That foam pump bottle...
[18:29] Gabriella
It was so wonderful to use that
I recommended it to a friend.
[18:33] Gabriella
And now we've just received an
order for two hundred of them.
[18:37] Gabriella
It'll keep us quite busy.
[18:39] Dahlia
I'm so grateful, I think I might cry.
[18:42] Gabriella
Also, a request came in from the chair
of the Orlando Trade Company for you,
[18:45] Gabriella
as chair of the Rossetti Company,
asking to be a distributor.
[18:49] Gabriella
Will you meet with him?
[18:51] Gabriella
I suspect he wants to apologize.
[19:03] (Flashback) Dominic
They say victory favors the
first to make a move, don't they?
[19:09] Dahlia
Raise your head. It's all in the past.
[19:13] Ireneo
I appreciate you saying that.
[19:16] Dahlia
Please, can't you speak to
me the way you used to?
[19:20] Ireneo
Thank you for being so kind.
[19:24] Ireneo
Here. There are twelve gold coins inside.
[19:28] Dahlia
I've already received reparations!
[19:30] Ireneo
I want to leave some kind of proof
that I've apologized to you.
[19:33] Ireneo
Purely for my own gratification.
[19:36] Gabriella
You should accept it.
[19:38] Gabriella
Unless you'd like to pressure the
Orlando Trading Company, that is.
[19:42] Dahlia
All right. I accept.
[19:46] Ireneo
I have one request.
[19:48] Ireneo
I hope you won't sue Tobias over
the magic device registration.
[19:53] Ireneo
Of course, I can't force your hand.
This is only my own personal hope.
[19:58] Ireneo
In exchange, I have a proposal for you.
[20:02] Ireneo
For the next three years, we will give your
materials orders the highest priority.
[20:08] Ireneo
And we won't make exempt any materials,
even the most unusual or rare.
[20:14] Gabriella
What do you think, Dahlia?
[20:15] Dahlia
I have one request.
[20:18] Ireneo
Please, ask anything of me.
I'll do whatever is in my power.
[20:21] Dahlia
I'd like to procure fairy crystal
as quickly as possible.
[20:26] Ireneo
Fairy crystal? All right. I'll arrange
to contact all of our suppliers.
[20:33] Ireneo
Gabriella, would you grant me a little
time to speak with Miss Dahlia alone?
[20:38] Gabriella
My, Ireneo! Are you planning to woo her?
[20:41] Ireneo
I wouldn't do anything so unbecoming.
[20:51] Ireneo
Miss Dahlia, I wasn't sure if
I should give this to you.
[20:55] Ireneo
I intended it to be a wedding gift,
[20:57] Ireneo
but consider it compensation
for the trouble I've caused you.
[21:00] Ireneo
It's small, but I'm told it's
the horn of a female unicorn.
[21:04] Ireneo
I can't tell if it's real or not, though.
[21:06] Ireneo
I heard that it can be used to nullify
any toxin and ease any pain.
[21:11] Dahlia
Why are you giving this to me?
[21:13] Ireneo
Mister Carlo asked me to.
[21:16] Ireneo
It took far longer than I thought,
[21:18] Ireneo
but will you accept it so that
I can keep my promise to him?
[21:24] Dahlia
All right.
[21:25] Ireneo
I regret that you're not my sister-in-law.
[21:29] Ireneo
But I think that's probably best for you.
[21:32] Ireneo
This is the last time I
will call you "Miss Dahlia."
[21:35] Ireneo
From now on, I hope our relationship
will be that of two company leaders,
[21:39] Ireneo
Lady Chair of the Rossetti Company.
[21:41] Dahlia
Of course, Mister Ireneo.
[21:43] Dahlia
No... Chairman of the
Orlando Trading Company.
[21:48] servant
Lord Wolfred, Lord Guido has arrived.
[21:52] Wolfred
I'll be right there.
[21:58] Guido
It's been a while, hasn't it, Wolfred?
[22:01] Wolf
Indeed it has, brother.
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