# E9 - Beyond the Nightmare
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**[00:07] Guido**
Father was called to the royal
palace first thing this morning.
**[00:10] Guido**
He was most disappointed that he
wouldn't get to see you, Wolfred.
**[00:13] Guido**
I'm sorry, but would you mind
talking to me in his stead?
**[00:18] Wolf**
No, I don't mind. I asked to talk because
**[00:21] Wolf**
the Rossetti Company, for which
I've recently become a guarantor,
**[00:24] Wolf**
will soon be doing business with the
knights' monster suppression force.
**[00:29] Wolf**
I wanted to let him know.
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***SIGN*** Episode 9: Beyond the Nightmare
**[02:02] Guido**
I see.
**[02:04] Guido**
You've clearly fostered
some very good relationships.
**[02:06] Wolf**
Yes. I'm very grateful for them.
**[02:10] Guido**
Father asked me to tell you that this villa
and its staff are yours to do with as you wish.
**[02:16] Guido**
He doesn't mind if you use them
to help the Rossetti Company.
**[02:20] Guido**
Also, if you ever need water or ice
magic stones, I can accommodate you.
**[02:26] Guido**
Should you have difficulty with anything
else, don't hesitate to tell me.
**[02:30] Guido**
I'll do everything I can for you.
**[02:32] Wolf**
Thank you. That's a tremendous help.
**[02:36] Guido**
Changing the subject, Wolfred,
are you considering marriage at all?
**[02:43] Wolf**
Not at the moment. I'm fine as I am.
**[02:46] Guido**
Are you still keeping
company with Lady Gastoni?
**[02:49] Wolf**
Yes, she's kind enough
to treat me very well.
**[02:54] Guido**
I see.
**[02:57] Guido**
Wolfred, I heard that this is the first
time you've ever contacted our father.
**[03:04] Wolf**
Is it? I haven't been inconvenienced
in any way before now,
**[03:09] Wolf**
so I suppose I've had no need.
**[03:13] Wolf; internal**
* I hardly have any memories*
* of even speaking with him.*
**[03:16] Wolf; internal**
*What am I supposed to want from him?*
**[03:18] Wolf; internal**
* He's allowing me to live without worry*
* for food, shelter, or clothing.*
**[03:22] Wolf; internal**
* He also permitted me to join the monster*
* suppression force. That's enough for me.*
**[03:28] Guido**
Are you thinking of leaving the
Scalfaratto family in the future?
**[03:34] Guido**
I thought this might be part of such a plan.
**[03:37] Wolf**
I...
**[03:38] Wolf**
I would like to be independent someday,
**[03:41] Wolf**
but the company is a
completely unrelated matter.
**[03:44] Guido**
Is it? In that case, is there
anything you need or want?
**[03:50] Wolf**
Not at the moment.
**[03:52] Guido**
Have you given any thought to employment
outside the monster suppression force?
**[03:57] Wolf**
I can't say I have.
**[03:59] Guido**
Then you don't plan to
renounce the Scarlet Armor?
**[04:03] Wolf**
No, not at present.
**[04:06] Wolf; internal**
* We don't have the sort of relationship*
* where we talk like this,*
**[04:09] Wolf; internal**
* so why is he forcing himself to*
* act like an older brother now?*
**[04:16] Wolf**
Is something wrong, brother?
**[04:21] Guido**
I'm sorry.
**[04:23] Guido**
I know that you've avoided me.
**[04:26] Guido**
I've used the lack of opportunities to talk
as an excuse to run from you until now.
**[04:31] Wolf; internal**
*So that's what it is.*
**[04:33] Wolf; internal**
* All of his unexplained behavior*
* springs from a sense of guilt.*
**[04:37] Wolf; internal**
*Most likely over that day...*
**[04:40] (Flashback) Man**
Don't let them get away!
**[04:41] (Flashback) Woman**
Who put you up to this?!
**[04:47] (Flashback) Guido's mom**
Guido!
**[04:53] (Flashback) bandit**
Don't let your guard down!
**[04:55] (Flashback) bandit 2**
They're tough!
**[04:56] (Flashback) bandit 3**
Surround them! Surround them!
**[04:58] (Flashback) Wolf; young**
Mother...
**[05:29] Guido**
I've regretted it all this time.
**[05:37] Guido**
If you and Dame Vanessa
hadn't protected us that day,
**[05:42] Guido**
both my mother and I would have died.
**[05:44] Guido**
The fact that I couldn't save Dame Vanessa...
**[05:47] Guido**
that I stole your mother from you...
**[05:49] Guido**
I know apologizing now
won't make any difference,
**[05:52] Guido**
but please know how sorry I am.
**[05:55] Wolf**
Please raise your head.
You've done nothing to apologize for.
**[05:59] Guido**
If I had fought, then maybe
Dame Vanessa wouldn't have died.
**[06:04] Guido**
No, as a man, as your older brother...
**[06:07] Guido**
I should have died to protect
you and Dame Vanessa!
**[06:11] Wolf**
Please take that back, brother.
**[06:15] Wolf**
That day, my mother fought
because she chose to.
**[06:19] Guido**
But I can use magic. If I'd gone out first...
**[06:23] Wolf**
She fought to protect you.
Saying that you should have died instead
**[06:27] Wolf**
is no way to repay the knight
Dame Vanessa Scalfaratto.
**[06:30] Wolf**
So please take those words back.
**[06:35] Guido**
I'm sorry. I take it back.
**[06:39] Wolf**
Thank you. I apologize for
speaking with such disrespect.
**[06:55] Guido**
I thought that you resented me and
that avoiding me was only natural.
**[07:01] Wolf**
I don't resent you, nor have I avoided you.
**[07:04] Wolf**
We simply haven't had the
opportunity to meet. That's all.
**[07:06] Guido**
I'm sorry. I should have spoken
with you like this sooner.
**[07:11] Wolf**
It's all right.
**[07:12] Guido**
That day, when you fought,
I was frozen with fear.
**[07:24] (Flashback) Guido's mom**
Guido, you mustn't go out there!
**[07:25] Guido**
My mother clung to me to protect me,
and I couldn't throw her off.
**[07:41] Guido**
When I stepped out of the carriage,
everything was red...
**[07:52] Guido**
To this day, I see Dame Vanessa
and the fallen knights in my dreams.
**[08:02] Wolf; internal**
* I don't know how many times*
* I've had that nightmare.*
**[08:06] Wolf; internal**
*Is my brother the same way?*
**[08:11] Guido**
I am truly sorry that I'm such
a contemptible older brother.
**[08:15] Wolf**
Not at all. I've had similar dreams.
**[08:20] Wolf**
It'd be nice if there were a way to
be spared the dreams we don't want.
**[08:24] Guido**
In that case, I recommend marriage.
**[08:27] Guido**
It may not rid you of them completely,
but I think you'll have less of them.
**[08:30] Wolf**
I feel that would be difficult to implement,
but I'll keep it in mind.
**[08:37] Guido**
I haven't been able to do anything
for you as your older brother.
**[08:40] Guido**
Please allow me to make it up to you.
**[08:43] Guido**
Whether it concerns business or the palace,
please come to me for anything.
**[08:47] Wolf**
Thank you.
**[08:50] Wolf**
I don't know anything about business relations,
so I'd appreciate your advice on that.
**[08:57] Wolf**
And if you're willing to indulge me,
**[09:00] Wolf**
I'd like to ask for materials used
to imbue items with magic.
**[09:04] Guido**
Of course. I'll procure whatever I can.
**[09:07] Guido**
What are you looking for?
**[09:09] Wolf**
Fairy crystal.
**[09:11] Guido**
All right. If I find any, I'll send it to you.
**[09:14] Wolf**
Thank you.
**[09:17] Guido**
In the meantime, I think you
should try speaking with our father.
**[09:21] Wolf**
If the opportunity presents itself...
**[09:23] Guido**
I feel bad because I only
go a few times a year,
**[09:27] Guido**
but I believe he visits
Dame Vanessa's grave monthly.
**[09:33] Wolf**
I see.
**[09:36] Wolf; internal**
* Perhaps my father loved*
* my mother more than I knew.*
**[09:45] Guido**
I will pray that your dreams
of that day go away, Wolfred.
**[09:50] Wolf; internal**
*I hadn't even realized it.*
**[09:54] Wolf; internal**
* The nightmares that haunted*
* me for so many years...*
**[09:56] Wolf; internal**
* Since the day I met her,*
* I haven't had it even once.*
**[10:10] Gabriella**
Are you ready?
**[10:11] Dahlia**
Yes.
**[10:16] Fermo**
I'm here from the Gandolfi
workshop. My name is Fermo.
**[10:19] Fermo**
Pleasure doing business with you.
**[10:23] Dahlia**
The item I wanted to consult with
you about is this foam pump bottle.
**[10:31] Fermo**
That's...
**[10:33] Fermo**
Does it hold a special kind of foam inside?
**[10:36] Dahlia**
No, it's regular soap and water.
**[10:38] Fermo**
Washing your face or hands,
in barber shops, children's toys...
**[10:42] Fermo**
It seems like this would
have a number of uses.
**[10:44] Dahlia**
The people who've tested it for me said
it's been useful for shaving facial hair.
**[10:49] Fermo**
I see! I'd like to try that once myself.
**[10:53] Gabriella**
Ivano.
**[10:54] Ivano**
Right.
**[10:55] Ivano**
Mister Fermo, this way, please.
**[10:59] Fermo**
Huh? For what?
**[11:01] Gabriella**
Since you have the opportunity,
why not tidy yourself up?
**[11:08] Fermo**
This is great! If these pump bottles
become widespread,
**[11:12] Fermo**
maybe we'll see less razor burn
and stray whiskers around.
**[11:16] Dahlia**
I'm glad you like it.
**[11:19] Fermo**
Is the mechanism for creating
the foam in the pump section?
**[11:23] Dahlia**
Yes. These documents contain
the specifications.
**[11:27] Dahlia**
The parts come off the top.
**[11:32] Fermo**
May I have a look?
**[11:34] Dahlia**
Of course.
**[11:38] Fermo**
I see.
**[11:40] Fermo**
We can make this.
**[11:42] Gabriella**
If possible, we'd like to rush
production in the first month.
**[11:45] Gabriella**
We'll need over fifteen
hundred units monthly.
**[11:48] Gabriella**
For every hundred, you'll receive two
gold coins and three large silvers.
**[11:52] Gabriella**
What do you say?
**[11:53] Fermo**
All right. We'll take the job.
**[11:57] Fermo**
But...
**[11:58] Fermo**
If we're making these for shaving,
this top is too small for a man's hands.
**[12:04] Fermo**
A larger one would be easier for children
and the elderly to use, as well.
**[12:13] Fermo**
If they'll be in places where
lots of people will use them,
**[12:16] Fermo**
it'd be better to have the center
of mass in the base for stability.
**[12:19] Fermo**
Folks will also be happier if it holds more.
**[12:22] Fermo**
It might also be good to affix it
to a pedestal to deter theft.
**[12:26] Dahlia**
I hadn't thought that far.
**[12:30] Fermo**
Is this unrelated to the codevelopment
project you mentioned in your letter?
**[12:34] Dahlia**
No. I'd like you to work with
me to improve this bottle.
**[12:39] Dahlia**
If the improved version goes to market,
**[12:41] Dahlia**
I'll rewrite the profit contract
under both of our names.
**[12:47] Fermo**
Why?
**[12:48] Dahlia**
Huh?
**[12:49] Fermo**
If you want to make improvements,
you can just tell me to fix certain parts.
**[12:56] Fermo**
There's no point in listing
both our names, is there?
**[12:59] Fermo**
Vice Chair.
**[13:00] Fermo**
Is this your way of showing
pity on our workshop?
**[13:04] Gabriella**
It's exactly as my letter stated.
**[13:06] Garbiella**
"A promising, talented magic artificer
is seeking an artisan to codevelop with."
**[13:13] Fermo**
A codeveloper would be on board
from the very beginning of the project!
**[13:19] Fermo**
This product's already complete!
**[13:21] Dahlia**
But the Gandolfi workshop can make
further improvements to it, right?
**[13:26] Fermo**
We can.
**[13:27] Dahlia**
And that's why.
**[13:33] Fermo**
So we each contribute ideas
and start by making what we can?
**[13:37] Fermo**
If something good comes of it,
would we make that our next product?
**[13:41] Dahlia**
I'd be grateful if we did.
**[13:43] Dahlia**
I'll pay for the materials and
labor required for prototyping.
**[13:47] Fermo**
I don't need either of those.
**[13:50] Fermo**
There's no need to list me as a codeveloper!
**[13:54] Fermo**
Instead, I'd rather you commission any
new items you make from our workshop.
**[13:59] Dahlia**
That won't do!
**[14:00] Dahlia**
If we're going to collaborate
and create something together,
**[14:03] Dahlia**
then please name yourself a codeveloper!
**[14:06] Fermo**
All of the renown and profits
should go to the original inventor!
**[14:13] Dahlia**
You're right.
**[14:16] Fermo**
You understand now?
**[14:18] Dahlia**
I'm new to this, so I didn't realize.
Please register it as a new item in your name.
**[14:24] Fermo**
Why would I do that?!
**[14:26] Dahlia**
I apologize for asking you to place
the name of a novice like me
**[14:31] Dahlia**
next to yours on a contract.
**[14:34] Fermo**
You've got it wrong!
**[14:35] Fermo**
I didn't make the original, so I don't want
to make any money via the profit contract!
**[14:40] Fermo**
I admit that the workshop is
running a little sideways,
**[14:43] Fermo**
but I'm not accepting charity from anyone!
**[14:46] Dahlia**
That wasn't my intention!
**[14:55] Fermo**
When I took that bottle apart, you
instantly came up with several ideas.
**[15:01] Dahlia**
You considered the product's users
and what would make them happy.
**[15:07] Dahlia**
And when you looked at the bottle, that gleam
in your eyes was that of my ideal artisan.
**[15:14] Dahlia**
So please.
**[15:15] Fermo**
You're saying you want to develop with me
because you see me as an experienced artisan?
**[15:21] Dahlia**
Yes.
**[15:29] Fermo**
All right.
**[15:31] Fermo**
You can put my name on the profit
contract as a codeveloper!
**[15:36] Fermo**
I'll be in your debt to start,
but remember this!
**[15:40] Fermo**
One day, I'll come up with something
that'll really bring in the money!
**[15:48] Dahlia**
Of course!
**[15:49] Dahlia**
I'm looking forward to it!
**[16:02] Dahlia**
I did it!
**[16:10] Dahlia**
*And finally, I'll increase its durability.*
**[16:19] Dahlia**
In that case, I'll make it lighter.
**[16:26] Dahlia; internal**
* Maybe unicorn horn has some quality*
* that cuts through magical energy.*
**[16:32] Dahlia**
*Come to think of it...*
**[16:43] Dahlia**
All right.
**[16:50] Wolf**
Sorry to drop by without notice.
Are you sure you aren't too busy?
**[16:54] Dahlia**
Yes. My company meeting schedule
has settled down for the time being.
**[16:59] Wolf**
You've been working hard.
**[17:01] Wolf**
Oh, right. Here.
**[17:03] Wolf**
I brought my mother's book and her notes.
**[17:05] Wolf**
She wrote about etiquette in conversations
with nobles. I think it'll be useful.
**[17:09] Dahlia**
Thank you. Please come inside.
**[17:17] Wolf**
Oh? Dahlia, did you hurt your leg?
**[17:21] Dahlia**
Huh?
**[17:25] Wolf**
Who did this to you?!
**[17:27] Dahlia**
No, this was...
**[17:29] Wolf**
Let me see.
**[17:31] Wolf**
You have a bruise on your right cheek
and medicine patches on your neck...
**[17:34] Wolf**
Your shoulder, too?
**[17:36] Dahlia**
The result of my own carelessness. That's all.
**[17:39] Wolf**
Only your right side is injured, isn't it?
**[17:41] Wolf**
That wouldn't happen by simply falling.
**[17:44] Wolf**
Dahlia, tell me the truth!
**[17:46] Dahlia**
Really, no one else was involved!
**[17:50] Dahlia**
I was trying to imbue using sköll,
and I got blown back! That's all!
**[17:58] Wolf**
I see.
**[18:00] Wolf**
I'd love to hear every single detail.
**[18:03] Dahlia**
Of course.
**[18:06] Wolf**
What's this?
**[18:07] Dahlia**
It's a bracelet I imbued with a sköll fang.
**[18:11] Dahlia**
Their fangs have an effect on wind magic,
**[18:14] Dahlia**
but when used as a material in imbuing,
**[18:16] Dahlia**
they demand a tremendous
amount of magical energy.
**[18:19] Wolf**
Is it similar to when you
made my glasses for me?
**[18:24] Dahlia**
No, it's not like that.
**[18:27] Dahlia**
I secretly tried this before, and it drained
my magic so badly I nearly fainted.
**[18:31] Dahlia**
I ended up vomiting.
**[18:32] Wolf**
Yet you dared such recklessness again?
**[18:35] Dahlia**
Well, that was four years ago,
and it wasn't anything so serious.
**[18:41] Dahlia**
Besides, I'm certain my skills and my
magical reserves have improved since then.
**[18:47] Dahlia**
And just in case I didn't succeed,
**[18:49] Dahlia**
I made this second attempt in my bedroom.
**[18:55] Dahlia**
As I began imbuing the bracelet, it felt
easier and easier to put magic into it.
**[19:00] Dahlia**
Then the feeling changed, as though all
of my magic was being sucked away.
**[19:08] Dahlia**
It took a lot of my magic,
but the imbuing itself was a success.
**[19:13] Wolf**
Then how did you get injured?
**[19:17] Dahlia**
After I succeeded,
I suppose I let down my guard.
**[19:20] Dahlia**
When I put the bracelet on, I sent
the tiniest amount of magic into it.
**[19:35] Dahlia**
And that's how I ended up as you see me now.
**[19:40] Wolf**
Dahlia, you have two choices.
**[19:43] Wolf**
Either you drink a potion, or I take you
to a church right this moment.
**[19:47] Dahlia**
It isn't anything so dire!
**[19:50] Dahlia**
Besides, before I made the sköll bracelet...
**[19:54] Dahlia**
I made this.
**[19:56] Dahlia**
Thanks to the unicorn's ability to reduce
pain, it doesn't hurt all that much.
**[20:01] Wolf**
I see. In that case, are you up to going
somewhere with me right now?
**[20:06] Dahlia**
Um, I'm getting the feeling that
you doubt me for some reason...
**[20:18] Dahlia**
All right! I'll drink a potion!
**[20:22] Dahlia**
When I think about how many bottles of my
usual wine I could buy for what this cost...
**[20:26] Dahlia**
What a waste.
**[20:28] Wolf**
All right. Then next time,
I'll bring you potions.
**[20:31] Dahlia**
Please don't!
**[20:36] Dahlia**
Um... I'm sorry I made you worry about me.
**[20:41] Wolf**
No, I'm the one who should apologize.
**[20:44] Wolf**
I'm sorry for touching you
without permission earlier.
**[20:47] Dahlia**
Please don't let it trouble you.
I knew it was out of concern for me.
**[20:53] Dahlia**
I thought that even if I failed, the worst
that would happen was that I'd faint.
**[20:58] Dahlia**
And since I live alone now,
**[21:01] Dahlia**
I thought that, even then,
I wouldn't worry anyone.
**[21:05] Wolf**
The fact that you think like that
makes me worry even more.
**[21:09] Dahlia**
But I'll be more careful from now on!
**[21:12] Dahlia**
After all, an accident like
that may happen again,
**[21:16] Dahlia**
and if I do faint, I have a feeling
you'd be very worried for me.
**[21:22] Wolf**
Yes, I'd be grateful if you'd do that.
**[21:29] Dahlia**
Then I'll go put this away.
**[21:32] Wolf**
What are you going to do with it?
It isn't something you'd use, is it?
**[21:37] Dahlia**
That's right. It's dangerous,
so I thought I'd seal it up.
**[21:41] Wolf**
It's such a beautiful color. What a shame.
**[21:44] Dahlia**
Yes, but accidentally putting magic
into it sends you flying, so...
**[21:49] Wolf**
Then couldn't someone like me,
with no usable magical energy,
**[21:52] Wolf**
touch it without issue?
**[21:55] Dahlia**
Yes, but...
**[21:56] Wolf**
Dahlia, would you mind...
**[22:00] Wolf**
if I tried this bracelet out for a while?
***SIGN*** Episode 10: An Invitation to the Palace